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Tourist Kiosk in Lebec Gets Ready to Rock

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

Forty Thousand Pound Boulder Flies into Flying J

"Very scary!" reports Michael Berg, "41,100 lbs. of stubborn mass deciding when and where it wanted to lay. The workers looked like ants next to the behemoth …

Assessment In Pine Mountain May Fall

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

In a brisk and often boisterous meeting over budgets on Tuesday, April 15 in Pine Mountain, the unexpected happened: all parties left smiling.

Jack Throckmorton, chair of the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association Board …

An Incredibly Effective Squeaking Wheel

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Linda MacKay, president of the Mountain Communities Boys & Girls Club, has one child with asthma and an energetic mom in Lebec who has passed the 90 year mark. MacKay pays a …

There Are Such Things as Vampires

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

You’re sitting in an audience and watching a live theater production when all of a sudden the power goes out. You hear nothing and see nothing but you break out into a cold sweat.

How …

The Flying Trampoline

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

Before memory of the wild winter winds that accompanied all that snow begins to fade, here is a great story sent by a reader.

By B. K. Velie

Gale force winds surprised the firefighters in …

Frazier Man Hit by Drunk Driver

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

Charles "Chuck" Fusco, 60 of Frazier Park was sitting at a stoplight near the marina in Ventura Wednesday, April 9 when he heard a loud bang and suddenly realized his Jeep was spinning through the …

Public Comment Sought on Kern County Proposed Fee Adjustments

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

The Kern County Resource Management Agency will host several public meetings and invites the public to comment on proposed fee adjustments for the following Kern County Departments: Engineering and Survey Services, Environmental Health Services and …

Robotics Team Finishes Off Successful Season

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

By Danielle Culver and Jeremy Hurst

The Frazier Mountain High School Robotics team, the Snowbotics, went to the Los Angeles FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Regional Competition at the Los …

Business Profile: Stage Stop Hay & Mercantile

From the April 18, 2008 Edition

By Gigi Day

Darren Hager and his wife Claudia have country in their veins. They met at the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield and have been dancing through life together ever since. They have lived on …