Being the Duke
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
By Charlotte Van Houten
Hi, my name is Charlotte Van Houten and I’m nine and a half years old. I played the Duke of Ephesus in the Mountain Shakespeare Festival production of “The Comedy of …
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Last Two Weekends For ‘Under the Stars’
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
By Kat and Bill Fair
On Saturday, Aug. 2, at 8 p.m., the Pine Mountain Gazebo will host Under The Stars as it begins its last two weekends of fun with an Old Time Radio …
Chino Hills 5.4 Quake Rocks Hill
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
At 11:42 a.m. Tuesday, July 29 many in the Mountain Communities felt a twisting jolt that was unmistakable.
By Megan Blaney, San Bernardino County PIO
According to the U.S. Geologic Survey, a 5.4 earthquake—first reported …
Part Two: Tejon Castac Board Says ‘Water Is No Problem’
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
Conflict of Interest Question Raised
By Patric Hedlund
In part one last week, we described the tiny American flag and a tattered cowboy hat holding four strips of yellow paper at center stage in the …
11-Year-Old Runaway Leads CHP On 100 mph I-5 Chase
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
A wild chase on the Interstate 5 on Friday, July 25 led Fort Tejon’s California Highway Patrol officers into hot pursuit of an unlikely driver. Witnesses reported a very short white male, appearing to be …
News Alert: Water Service to Lebec Restored
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
LEBEC (Monday, August 4, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.) — According to Santana from Santana’s Pumping & Plumbing, water service was restored at about 2 p.m. on Friday, August 1.
LEBEC (Friday, August 1 at 12:28 …
It’s Historic: Paramedics To Be on Ballot
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
By Patric Hedlund with reporting by Frances Durocher and Edie Stafford
Pine Mountain has won the right to vote on a historic measure in the November general election. If two-thirds of those voting agree to …
Single Car Rollover South of Gorman Leaves One Dead
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
Reported by Cat Buckles
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.) — On Monday, Aug. 4, Priya Sen, 8 suffered fatal injuries in a single car accident on the Interstate 5, just …
Fiesta Days, It is Celebration
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
—the music, mischief, great food, big laughs, old friends, new friends and wide visions—that binds our mountain people together to remind us who we are and what we share
By Patric Hedlund, Editor, The Mountain …
Fiesta Days History
From the August 01, 2008 Edition
By Kitty Jo Nelson
How it all began
In 1965, when our family moved to the mountains, there were two retired doctors available a few hours a day. No pharmacy. No clinic. There was a …