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Born to rummage!

From the May 1, 2015 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Gorman School’s rummage sale was bursting with activity on Saturday, April 25 as shoes, coats, Monopoly games and a washer-dryer set were grabbed by bargain hunters. The $10 each for the washer …

Updates set for Hwy 138 Improvement Project

From the May 1, 2015 Edition

Two ‘open house’ update meetings for the Western Antelope Valley about changes to the Highway 138 corridor from I-5 to Highway 14 are set for this week. Caltrans and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority …

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month

From the May 1, 2015 Edition

Foster Parents and Social Workers will be honored on Thursday, May 7, at Hodel’s in Bakersfield at 5:30 p.m. at a closed dinner and training: “Healing Hearts and Minds through Trauma Informed Care.” Foster and …

Ready to laugh? Join AARP for lunch May 7

From the May 1, 2015 Edition

By Darlette Ratschan, AARP

Join the AARP on May 7 as we celebrate Mother’s Day with a fabulous Mexican potluck lunch at 12 noon at the Frazier Mountain Park Community Center.

Humorist and storyteller …

‘How you turn out when you turn up’ gains wide support

From the April 24, 2015 Edition

Mountain Youth Can Change Communities (MyC3) has been giving their “How you turn out when you turn up” presentation to groups in Bakersfield and on the mountain this month.

Written by MyC3 youth, with …

Little League hosts ‘thank you’ day for sponsors

From the April 24, 2015 Edition

What could be more fun than Saturday at the baseball fields, playing with friends and family, cooking up barbecue and expressing gratitude to people who make it all possible?

Frazier Mountain Little League held their …

The Cat House — Twilight Tour — Saturday April 25

From the April 24, 2015 Edition

By Jill Neptune, TME

Have you ever had the chance to see a live mountain lion? How about a snow leopard? The first of three annual fundraising Twilight Tours at the The Cat House Conservation …

Local church feeds a hungry community

From the April 10, 2015 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Frazier Mountain Community Church put on its fourth community dinner at Frazier Mountain Park on Saturday, March 28. Hundreds of people lined up to enjoy an Italian meal of pasta, meatballs, salad …

AARP is having fun

From the April 10, 2015 Edition

By Darlette Ratschan, AARP

Charles E. White spoke about the history of Tehachapi at the April lunch meeting. He’ll give a follow-up tour of the Tehachapi Heritage Museum on Friday, April 17 after lunch at …

Last blooms of a fleeting Spring

From the April 3, 2015 Edition

JoAnne Childers Word of Neenach and Frazier Park’s Maryann Ryan sent photos of their quests to capture the last blooms of our fleeting spring.

At top are three photos taken last week by Childers Word …