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Cyberthugs are not just Sony’s problem now

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

PAY UP. . .OR ELSE!

You may have seen Eric Rand of Frazier Park bending hot iron in the blacksmith shop at Fort Tejon during Frontier Days. His day job is working as an information …

Grand jury application period is open

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Applications for the Kern County Grand Jury will be accepted from now through April 3, 2015. A group of 19 citizens, randomly selected from the pool of applicants, are interviewed and then …

Apache Divas greet a new year of healthy walking

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

The Apache Divas celebrated the new year with a healthy walk, then reconvened at Marie Valencia’s home for this photo: (top row, I to r) Nancy Moore, Denise Skene, Susan Doniger, Brenda Martin, (middle row) …

Buddy Rodgers found dead in Lebec

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

On January 10, Joseph Buddy Rodgers was found deceased in the van he had made into a cozy home. In 2007 he was a wrangler at the Pine Mountain Equestrian Center. He appeared in movies …

Hungry Valley Holidays at the SVRA

From the December 26, 2014 Edition

I wrote this Jingle Bells variation for our Hungry Valley holiday party. The chorus needs to be repeated to stay with the melody. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! —Maggie Hurley, State Park Interpreter, Hungry Valley SVRA

Salutes to Robert Gibson and Weiland Swaim

From the December 26, 2014 Edition

Robert Gibson graduated from his basic training with the U.S. Marine Corps on December 19, 2014 as a private first class.

He is home on leave right now until mid-January when he will be …

Granddaughter’s tragedy holds warning for young people

From the December 19, 2014 Edition

By Patric Hedlund with Susanne Green

On December 11, Phyllis Browning of Lake of the Woods was grief-stricken when she came into The Mountain Enterprise office. She had just returned from her granddaughter’s funeral in …

AARP launches a new executive board

From the December 12, 2014 Edition

The 2015 AARP Board was installed at the December 4 meeting: (l-r) Treasurer, Rosie Milewski; Claudia Mosier standing in as proxy for Vice President Phyllis Browning; President, Darlette Ratschan; and Secretary, Maxine Jarvis. Shirley Wilson …