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Haunted House Offers Fun For the Whole Family

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

By Kat Fair

Many surprises promise to greet the valiant visitors to the third annual Haunted House offered by the Frazier Mountain High School Drama Club on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Tours through the abandoned buildings …

Emergency Closure of Los Padres National Forest Announced

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

GOLETA, Calif., Tues., Oct. 23— In conjunction with the Cleveland, San Bernardino, and Angeles National Forest, Los Padres National Forest Supervisor Peggy Hernandez today announced, that as a result of current extreme fire activity in …

Halloween Spooktaculars

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

The thrills and chills of Halloween Spooktaculars are lining up to amuse playful spirits of all ages this month.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Fall Festival begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at Tait …

Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Beckons

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

By Cat Buckles

Are you ready for a ghostly tale involving both the competition for love’s fair hand and the vision of a Hessian trooper’s nightly ride in quest of his missing head?

This weekend, …

Heavy Traffic On the Way

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

"A single, fully loaded big rig truck weighs 80,000 pounds—that is the equivalent [in wear on the roadway] of 9,600 cars stacked on top of each other….You wondered where all those potholes come from…?" statistician …

El Tejon Unified School District Attendance Declines

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

By Richard Hoegh

El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) daily attendance declined slightly overall, but incurred a 20 percent attendance drop at El Tejon School.

Shelly Mason, ETUSD Superintendant, announced at the Oct. 10, 2007 …

Family Pride Boosts Team to Focus, Success

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

By Tamara and Sarah Trost, proud family members

Jason Trost, a graduate of Frazier Mountain High School and resident of Lebec has been making movies since he was eight years old.

He directed two of …

Always Thoughtful

From the October 19, 2007 Edition

Jeff French, Bakersfield-based surveyor and civil engineer, was a good friend and development associate of Jim Wainright. These are his comments.

By Jeff French

I first met Jim in 1969. He came into the engineering …