Week’s Highs To Be in the 80s—National Weather Service
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.)—This is a good week to get busy and finish up a lot of those projects that we just can’t seem to get done when it …
Breaking News: El Tejon Unified School District Schools Close Friday
LEBEC / FRAZIER PARK, CA (Friday, April 13, 2012 at 8:35 a.m.)–El Tejon Unified School has announced that all of its schools will be closed today, due to snow and ice conditions expected throughout the …
Schools at a Risky Crossroad, Part 3–Logjam Breaks: Trustees Talk, Argue, Consider New Ideas-in Public
By Patric Hedlund with Kelly Franti
After a long drought waiting to hear real ideas and hard facts debated by the ETUSD Board of Trustees in open session, the public finally got an earful …
Guests Evacuated In Holiday Inn Fire
By Gary Meyer
A laundry room fire reported at 3:41 p.m. in Lebec’s Holiday Inn Express prompted evacuation of all occupants Saturday, March 31.
As Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) crews arrived, they observed smoke …
Invention Convention Solves Life’s Problems
Photos and report by Patric Hedlund
“It floats on water and drives on land,” said Alex Rodrigues, 8 of his “Car Boat,” designed to use wind instead of gasoline.
The Frazier Park School 2012 Invention …
AYSO Champions Mountain’s AYSO U-14 Black Ice Select Wins Region
The first co-ed AYSO U-14 select team in this region won against all boys, mostly much older, says Black Ice Select coach Peter Kjenaas proudly: (l-r) Mika Kjenaas, Lily Hallmark, Hunter Lannom, Kevin Kendrick, Michael …
First Solar’s Dust Bowl
Helen Henry of the Fairmont area took this photo April 1 from her home 4 miles from Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 at Highway 138 and 170th West. She said she saw one water truck, …
‘We Did It!’ Green Dragon Wins $5,000
While sweet dreams of MegaBucks millions filled the fantasies of many last week, Green Dragon Organic Community Farms was informed that it won a jackpot of its own. Thousands of votes for Green Dragon were …
News and Features
El Tejon Unified School District Schools Close Wednesday
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 a.m.)–El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) announced this morning that all of its schools will be closed today, Wednesday due to snow and ice—except Pine Mountain Learning ...
El Tejon Unified School District Schools on Two-Hour Delay Friday
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7:45 a.m.)–El Tejon Unified School District announced this morning that its schools will be on a two-hour delay today. Snow has been falling throughout the morning in ...
School Board Gives Layoff Notices to 21 Support Staff and New Contract with Raise to Superintendent
LEBEC, CA (Thursday, April 12 at 3 a.m.)—At a late meeting last night the El Tejon Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to extend a new three-year contract to Superintendent Katie Kleier. The contract ...
$14,000 to Mountain Festivals for Tourism Ads
By Patric Hedlund
The Mountain Shakespeare Festival placed its first out-ofcounty ad last week to invite people from Los Angeles to attend this year’s festival in July. They won $4,000 of the Kern County Board ...
Despite Snow, Record Dry Year Hits State
By Patric Hedlund
A one-two punch of low pressure ridges last week brought Pacific storms with rain and snow to Northern California, then dumped several inches of the white fluffy on the higher elevations of ...
Brian Marshall Named New Kern County Fire Chief
Reported by Alan Krauter
The Kern County Board of Supervisors has appointed Brian Marshall to be Kern County’s Fire Chief. He was appointed to serve as interim chief in November 2011 when former Chief Nick ...
Assault Weapons Seized in Lockwood
By Patric Hedlund
The sound of 20- to 30-round bursts of automatic gunfire summoned Lockwood Valley Sheriff’s substation deputies to a Los Padres Forest location southwest of Curtis Trail in Lockwood Valley March 24.
Deputies ...
CERT Basic Training Offered
By Tom Yancey
What if your neighborhood was affected by a disaster? Would you know what to do to help out yourself, your family or your neighbors? Pine Mountain Club Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) ...
Former Supervisor Candidate Cliff Thompson of Taft Found Dead at Home
UPDATE—TAFT, CA (Monday, April 9, 2012 at 8 a.m.)—Viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 11, from 3 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, 501 Lucard Street, Taft, 93268 (661-765-4111).A graveside ...
