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Moody skies deliver trace of snow and rain to keep hope alive

From the March 6, 2015 Edition

Meteorology was sounding like rap beats last week as California weather analysts spun excited tales of high pressure ridges transforming to low pressure troughs followed by an onshore surge of Pacific moisture-cooled temperatures.

Pulsing storms …

Sunday’s storm

From the February 27, 2015 Edition

The rainstorm that began with a Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service on Sunday, Feb. 22 dropped a dusting of snow on Lake of the Woods on Sunday night and a half inch …

Gorman tower to be built, but without public comment

From the February 20, 2015 Edition

By Patric Hedlund with added reporting by Jill Neptune

On February 13 a legal notice was published in The Mountain Enterprise about a communication tower to be built at Los Angeles County Fire Station 77 …

Yes…the birds and the flowers think it is spring

From the February 20, 2015 Edition

On the same day in the first week of February, two local photographers saw their first California poppies blooming —one in Neenach, another in Lake of the Woods. It is freakishly strange to see spring …

Work begins to upgrade park bathrooms

From the February 13, 2015 Edition

A new urinal has been installed at Frazier Mountain Park as work on plumbing updates continues, Larry Swan, park superintendent for the Kern County Parks Department reports. A new commode for the women’s bathroom is …

Vet’s Update

From the February 6, 2015 Edition

Local care for veterans

Veteran Dave Suess of Frazier Park wrote a letter last week (January 30) about mountain vets qualifying for local care if the VA is 40 or more miles away. He reports …

Tax filing tips under the Affordable Care Act

From the January 23, 2015 Edition

By Marie Mastrocinque, Marie’s Income Tax Service (Frazier Park)

Are you starting to gather together the records you need to file your 2014 tax return? One new item you’ll need is information about your health …

PMC golf course may get $45,000 make-over

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

On Saturday, Jan. 17 there may be a vote by the Pine Mountain Club POA (PMCPOA) Board of Directors to allocate an unbudgeted $45,000 to “restore playability” to the PMC golf course. …