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 …
Friday is the deadline, but where are the candidates? UPDATE:Extension to Wednesday, Aug. 15
Update: Filing Extension Yields New Candidates Candidates may file until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to run for elected office in the Mountain Communities. Those positions, and the candidates registered so far, are as follows:
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Fiesta Days Thunders On
By Sabrina Stolting, Mountain Memories Association
From the impressively large rabbit and some well-dressed furry friends at the Fiesta Days Pet Show Friday, Aug. 3 to the last horseshoe thrown Sunday afternoon, Aug. 5, fun …
Shooting suspect arrested in Bakersfield
By Patric Hedlund
Frazier Park Substation deputies and the Kern County Sheriff’s special investigations division arrested 22-year-old Shawn Sengsavang of Bakersfield on Thursday, Aug. 2 for attempted murder and assault with a firearm.
His arrest …
$150 State fire protection fees to rural homes raise concerns
By Patric Hedlund
Virtually all homeowners in the Mountain Communities are among the 825,488 Californians who will receive a bill for $150 in the mail for firefighting from the state this year. Mailing of the …
Breaking News: Lightning Ignites Three Fires near Mt. Abel
PINE MOUNTAIN (Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012 at 12:35 p.m.)–Los Padres National Forest Battalion Chief John Abell, with the Mt. Pinos Ranger District, privided some details: There are three fires, two of them are on Mt. …
For the Record
In our July 20, 2012 edition [page 12], we asserted that AV Tree Farm (for which Pat Chiodo works) and/or Pat Chiodo, while serving as president of Fairmont Town Council, was in an undisclosed contract …
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Assaults reported in Pine Mountain
By Patric Hedlund
Scott Robinson of Pine Mountain woke with a jolt Thursday, Aug. 2. He heard wheels spinning at the bottom of his driveway on Woodland Drive near Alder Court at about 7:15 a.m. ...
Road Rage
We received an email from a member of our TeenBeat Team, who graduated this year from Frazier Mountain High School and is heading to College of the Canyons. He wrote at 2:40 p.m. July 30.
...Mountain housing sales inch up as average price slips
By Gary Meyer
The housing market in the Mountain Communities may be rebounding from its bottom, according to local broker Gary Wilson, owner of Mountain Properties (with offices in Pine Mountain and Frazier Park).
While ...
Don’t miss the Perseids meteor shower this weekend
By Gary Meyer
Don’t miss the Perseids meteor shower this weekend.
Where?
Don’t worry, just look up.
When?
Watch the meteor shower for free, August 10 through 13, from late-night into the early-morning hours.
...The Mountain’s Mars Connection
By Patric Hedlund
Two local residents, Ken Hurst of Piñon Pines and Rob Steele of Cuddy Valley, were watching with personal interest when the cheers erupted at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the landing of ...
Kern County Issues Advance Budget Advocating Hiring Increase
BAKERSFIELD, CA (Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 at 5 pm.)—The Kern County Administrative Office has released a Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2012-13 that increases county spending by more than $70 million and recommends the Board ...
Run to the Pines is Saturday
Party season continues on the Mountain. Run to the Pines is the next traditional community event to make you grin. Invite your friends. The Frazier Mountain Communities Little League will benefit from the famous 50-50 ...
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