Elected MAC Is Promised by both Supervisor Hopefuls

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

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 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 ...