Community

Ashburn Asks DMV To Offer Services in Frazier Park

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

Never underestimate the power of persistence. The Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (FRC) has been collecting letters asking the California Department of Motor Vehicles to offer services locally. Mountain residents are faced with significant barriers …

‘The Pig People’ Films On Mountain

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

Horror Flick Starring Lil’ Romeo Shoots at Mil Potrero Park

At www.ThePigPeople.com you’ll see this Robert Miller Entertainment production called "A Gripping Suspense," with a plot summarized in this way: "After multiple unsolved murders …

Enterprise on the Road: Adventures by the Sea

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

This picture was taken outside the Otter Inn in Monterey, way back at Thanksgiving.

Having a wonderful time in their adventure by the sea are (l-r) Brien Campbell, Margie Abraham and Chris and Tammy Cuneo. …

Fire Clearing Projects to Start Soon

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

By Karen Good, USFS PIO

Mt. Pinos District Ranger Tom Kuekes has authorized two projects to reduce hazardous fuels in Los Padres National Forest adjacent to the communities of Lake of the Woods and Frazier …

SWAT Team Responds To Gunshot In Lebec

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

By Gary Meyer

A gunshot in Lebec prompted a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team to swarm a tiny neighborhood in O’Neil Canyon, Friday, Jan. 11.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic …

Two of Six Parties Allow Nonpartisan Voters To Vote in Primaries

From the January 18, 2008 Edition

By Ann K.Bamett, Kern County Auditor-Controller-County Clerk

Nonpartisan voters (those registered as decline to state and independent) are allowed to vote in the primary election February 5 for nominees in the Democratic and Independent Parties.