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 …
NEWS ALERT: I-5 Ramp and Lane Closures in Lebec, Wheeler Ridge
(Thursday, Aug. 13 at 12:26 p.m.) The Lebec Road on- and off-ramps to northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for six weeks from August 9 until approximately September 18 due to CalTrans resurfacing projects. Most …
Big Greens Ask that Tejon’s Condor Gag Order be Lifted
By Patric Hedlund
Two environmental groups broke ranks last week with a pact to stay silent while Tejon Ranch Company races to build Tejon Mountain Village within critical habitat of the endangered California Condor.
The …
Budget Axe Could Kill 100 CA State Parks

Including Hungry Valley and Ft. Tejon
Unless California State Parks can find financial partners to help offset the current budget cuts and keep its 270 operational units open, as many as 100 parks could be …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Frazier Park Estates Hearing Now Aug. 27
Lorelei Oviatt of Kern County Planning Department said in a letter to “interested parties” dated July 30 that the hearing before the Planning Commission regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Frazier Park Estates, …
This Weekend: Run to the Pines Car Show

Starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 8 in the Pine Mountain Village Center
Fiesta Days Fun: Good OL’ Times in 2009

The 42nd Annual Fiesta Days took place July 31 through August 2 at Frazier Mountain Park. From Friday’s Pet Show to Saturday’s Parade to Sunday’s Horseshoe-throwing contest, there was something fun to eat or do …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
Send Mountain Community events to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 245-3794.
Saturday, August 8
- Clean Up The Ridge Route work day postponed until Saturday, Sept. 12.
- Tejon Ranch Conservancy Hike: Big Sycamore Canyon 8 …
News and Features
New Fire Restrictions in Los Padres National Fores
In response to the increasing possibility of wildland fire, Los Padres National Forest officials have imposed two additional fire restrictions effective August 5. The restrictions will remain in effect until the end of fire season, ...
Internal Affairs Complaint Filed Regarding Arrest
Part 4 Background (Read Parts 1, 2 and 3)
By Patric Hedlund
The Mountain Enterprise received a Sheriff’s Log report in July about arrests following the Wine in the Pines Festival on ...
Amtrak Bus from Lebec Still a Go
One of our readers emailed The Mountain Enterprise that she’d heard Amtrak bus service from the Flying J in Lebec had been discontinued.
We are happy to report that bus service in Lebec is still ...
‘End of an Era’
Last Friday, Aug. 2, Judi Waters, Frazier Park Library librarian for 27 years, said good-bye to scores of friends, neighbors and patrons who gathered to wish her well on her last day of work. Budget ...
‘Clunkers’ Stalled in D.C.
The ink was barely dry on last week’s story [“Cash 4 Clunkers Offers Up to $4,500 Rebate,” The Mountain Enterprise, July 31] when the U.S. Transportation Department called a halt to the $1 billion ...
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Calendar and Announcements
- Tejon Ranch Hike Location Change
- Stage Combat Classes Begin
- Frazier Park Library Has New Hours
- Weekly Events
- Bi-Weekly Events
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Columns
- High Country Gardener: What’s For Dinner?
- Sightings: Bears in Lake of the Woods, Pine Mountain, Frazier Park and Tips to Bear Proof Your Home
Community
- Fiesta Days Fun: Net Profit
- El Camino Pines Family Movie Night Review: Luther
- Jackson-Cox Graduates From Basic Training
- Night of the Perseids
- Ridge Route Clean-up Postponed