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Snow Bunny Report

From the December 30, 2016 Edition

A solid wave of snow play visitors washed westward across Mountain Community roads early over the holiday weekend, then washed back east in the afternoons at sunset, after a day of family fun in the …

Toys for Tots’ Secret Mission

From the December 30, 2016 Edition

Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church hosted Santa’s Toys for Tots event

Santa Claus and his reindeer flew in early from the North Pole this month to supervise a secret operation at Shepherd of …

Snow Blues

From the December 30, 2016 Edition

Emails were sent out to Cuddy Valley neighbors Wednesday, to make people aware of the cause of the back-up of traffic in Cuddy Valley this week. [See photos on page 15.] A solution was worked …

Valley Oaks student remembers sailors this season

From the December 23, 2016 Edition

By Laurie Oliver, Cuddy Creek

Emily Oliver is a senior at Valley Oaks Charter High School. All seniors complete a senior project. Emily wrote a research paper on the effect support from home has on …

Roads, trails and campgrounds close in LPNF

From the December 16, 2016 Edition

Los Padres National Forest officials announced “seasonal closures” of roads, trails, OHV routes and campgrounds in the Mount Piños Ranger District due to “inclement weather” effective Wednesday, Dec. 14.

“Closures will remain in effect …

Oil Drilling plan in LPNF halted

From the December 16, 2016 Edition

Los Padres ForestWatch, a nonprofit watchdog group, has announced that oil drilling and fracking plans in the Los Padres National Forest were halted early this month. LPFW said the U.S. Forest Service “officially suspended its …

Cost of firefighting to bring big changes to Los Padres Forest

From the December 16, 2016 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Mount Piños District Ranger Roy Morris “took a promotion and went back to New Mexico to be branch chief at the Albuquerque Service Center,” Los Padres National Forest Information Officer Andrew …

Dickens Christmas Tea a hit

From the December 16, 2016 Edition

The reading of A Christmas Carol was accompanied by a game at the Ridge Route Museum’s Dickens Tea. Every time the word “left” was read in the story, everyone had to pass their bagged gift …