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: First Solar Makes Major Restructuring Changes
UPDATE: NEENACH / FAIRMONT, CA (Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 4:21p.m.)—First Solar, Inc. said in their investors’ conference today that they will lay off 30 percent of their international manufacturing workforce, as many as 2,000 …
Elected MAC Is Promised by both Supervisor Hopefuls
By Patric Hedlund
Both candidates agreed last week that whoever wins the Kern County Supervisor’s race June 5 will make it a top priority to change the Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC) into an …
300 Kids…2,500 Eggs…53 Seconds
By Gary Meyer
Okay, settle down….
What can be more fun than hundreds of eager children eyeing an ocean of brightly colored eggs with the single goal of gathering mass quantities into baskets in the …
Schools at a Risky Crossroad Part 4
UPDATE: Community-Wide Public Brainstorm Meeting Set for THURSDAY, MAY 3 at Cuddy Hall at 7 p.m. Mark Your Calendar By Patric Hedlund
As if awakening from a long, Sleeping Beauty slumber, the board of the …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: April 19: What Does Meth Do to a Community?
Town Hall April 19 Considers Link to Early Drinking and Use of Meth
A town hall meeting at the Frazier Park Library will be held on Thursday, April 19, 5-6:30 p.m. about the impact of …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Earth Day Fun April 21 Set for Frazier Mtn. Park
Come celebrate a vision of life in our beautiful mountain wilderness at the free 3rd Annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Frazier Mountain Park’s Community Center. All ages …
Community Clean-Up Helpers to Win TV, iPad
By Patric Hedlund
Volunteers for the May 5 Roadside Clean-up of Frazier Mountain Park Road are urged to pre-register by April 30 to be included in a drawing for a free 55-inch LCD TV, an …
News and Features
Grand Jury Watches Lebec Board Vote and Bicker
By Gary Meyer
Five members of the Kern County Grand Jury were present Tuesday, April 3 to observe the Lebec County Water District’s board of directors vote to have its attorney draft an agreement to ...
Former Candidate for Supervisor Dead at 60
A candidate for Kern County Supervisor who ran a vigorous campaign against incumbent Ray Watson in 2008 died on April 5. Clifford W. “Cliff” Thompson, 60 of Taft, won the support of 67 percent of ...
Piñon Pines Well Project Begins
By Patric Hedlund
Piñon Pines Water Company board members watched proudly on Monday, April 9 as WDC Exploration & Wells rolled pipe and began the long process of drilling a test probe down to 600 ...
Welcome to the Museum’s Night Talks
By Susan Amon, RRCM
On the fourth Thursday of the month, from April through September, the Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society will present their series called “Night Talks.”
Harrison Irving Scott, widely known ...
Fire Chief Urges Vigilance Against Hazards
Reported by Gunnar Kuepper
Wildfires, floods and severe earthquakes were the subjects on Wednesday, April 4, when new Kern County Fire Chief Brian Marshall held a Town Hall meeting at the Frazier Park Library to ...
New Museum Board
Meet the new board of directors of the Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society for 2012-2013: (top row) Bethel Billesbach, David Goodkin (Vice President), Daisy Cuddy (Treasurer), Jessie Jewell Jamar, Harry Nelson, Bonnie Kane; ...
FMHS Car Wash Canceled Due to Weather
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8:58 a.m.)–The FMHS Car Wash that was scheduled for this morning, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., has been canceled due to snow. It will be rescheduled and ...
Grapevine Open After CHP Escorts Friday Night
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8:55 a.m.)–Interstate 5 (The Grapevine) is open this morning after CHP was escorting vehicles over the summit Friday night due to snow conditions.
Frazier Mountain Park Road ...