Community

Summer Film Industry Internships Offered to Local Students

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

Kern county residents, 14 years of age and older, who are eligible for school internship credit and who are interested in careers in the film industry have the opportunity to complete three-week internships this summer …

Fish and Game May Give Goldilocks Bear a Reprieve

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

Trap Removed, but Family Still Upset at Attempts to Foil Efforts To Catch Intruder

Reported by Patric Hedlund and Jim McDevitt

Despite the infamous date, Friday the thirteenth may have been a lucky day for …

Statewide Black Bear Policy

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

Please see related story "Fish and Game May Give Goldilocks Bear a Reprieve" which follows events surrounding a bear frequenting Pine Mountain homes for which a depredation permit has been issued.

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UPDATE – Fire Threatens Homes in Digier Canyon

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA—July 23, 2007; 9:15 a.m.:  UPDATE  According to Kern County Fire Department Public Information Officer Captain Doug Johnston, full control of the Digier Canyon fire was obtained this morning at 8:00 a.m. Crews …

Tasty Tejon Tidbits Circulated by NIMBY

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

Jan de Leeuw, moderator of his Cuddy Valleybased NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) listserv has an interest in issues related to development—especially the development ambitions of the Tejon Ranch Company (TRC). This month he has …

Evacuation Order for Zaca Fire West of Pine Mountain

From the July 20, 2007 Edition

Drought Requires Extreme Caution To Prevent Fires In All Areas

Almost 85% of our Mountain Community residents are estimated to have evacuated last September when the Day fire rushed into Lockwood Valley, threatening Pine Mountain …