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: Wildfire Breaks Out in Lebec–Continual Updates

(Incident coverage begins at the bottom of this page)
UPDATE (Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 8 p.m.)—A community meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Lebec Community Church (2350 Lebec Road). The Post …
Breaking News: Post Fire-Day Three Aftermath
LEBEC (Thursday, August 26, 2010, 12:25 p.m.)—Chuck Noble of Los Padres Estates in Lebec evacuated on Tuesday as the Post fire crested on the hill above his home with 150-foot flames.
Quick and aggressive …
Breaking News: Helicopters Rescue Hiker Stricken by Heat Sickness
CUDDY VALLEY (August 23, 2010, 7:30 a.m.)—At about 1 a.m. The Mountain Enterprise contacted Kern County Sheriff’s Watch Commander to confirm there were search helicopters operating in the Frazier Mountain region between Frazier Park and …
Breaking News: Fire from Overturned Big Rig Rages onto Tejon Ranch

UPDATE (Aug. 22, 4:45 p.m.)–The Base fire (at the base of the Grapevine) was declared contained at 4 p.m. and controlled at 4:33 p.m. The blaze, sparked by an overturned big rig hauling carrots, reached …
Health Safety News: Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Salmonella from Eggs

The Mountain Enterprise is providing this information from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about salmonella and eggs. Click to visit this California Department of Public Health List of Recalled Eggs Distributed in California: …
Breaking News: Hazardous Spill on Grapevine Near El Tejon School
LEBEC, CA – On Thursday, August 19, 2010 at approximately 11:30 a.m. the Kern County Fire Department received a call of a hazardous materials spill from a tractor trailer on southbound I-5 at the Fort …
Back to School amid Kisses And Confusion August 18

The first day back at Frazier Park School on Wednesday, Aug. 18 won lots of kisses for tots entering kindergarten, but first-day-of-school confusion as well.
“Boy, is that place a mess!” our photographer exclaimed. “They …
Center of the World Festival Is Here

A rare opportunity to participate in the birth of a mountain festival that promises to grow into a notable international event is yours this weekend. Opening ceremonies for the second Center of the World Festival …
Best Rest Inn Closes Without Notice

By Mountain Enterprise staff
The Mountain Enterprise has been informed by unofficial sources that employees and hotel guests of the Best Rest Inn were surprised to be told last week, on Tuesday, that the doors …
The Economic Future Just Happened
Fact: Half of the businesses listed on the Fortune 500 were started in a recession.
—Kaufman Foundation, 2009
Major opportunities come with every shift in the status quo. Thursday, Aug. 19 …
Details Emerge In Alleged Lebec Embezzlement
By Patric Hedlund and Pam Sturdevant
A Kern County Sheriff’s detective was assigned last week to investigate the alleged embezzlement at the Lebec County Water District, but even before he arrived, customers and members …
MAC Theme Is ‘Improvement’

By Sara Woerter
‘Improvement’ was a continuous theme throughout the Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC) meeting on August 17. The members, appointed by Supervisor Ray Watson, held a monthly meeting to discuss our Mountain …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
Ongoing through August–September
- Tim Ellis is August’s Artist of the Month at Work of Heart Gallery (3011 Mt. Pinos Way, FP).
- Buy drawing tickets for FMHS Football fund-raiser gourmet dinner on August 25 …
News and Features
Celebrate The Grand Opening of the Mountain’s Own Small Business Development Center
The University of California, Merced Small Business
Development Center Regional Network invites you to the grand opening of the Mountain Communities SBDC.
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 Noon to 1 p.m.
* Cuddy Hall *
Hosted ...
Big Pot Farms Discovered In Lockwood
Two More Found in Frazier Park Region
Three large marijuana farms were discovered in Lockwood Valley and in the Los Padres Forest near Frazier Park last week. On August 9-10 Kern County Sheriff’s Narcotics ...
Energy Fair Offers Surprises
See Real Artworks from Recycled Items
By Mar Preston, Energy Fair
The Energy Fair is not all about electronic gizmos and weird Rube Goldberg devices. There are surprises and fun in store, along with those ...
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Calendar and Announcements
- Tim Ellis is Artist of the Month at the Work of Heart Gallery for August
- Swarthout’s 25 Years Celebrated
- Candidates for Local Office Are Announced
Columns
- Sightings: The Bobcats Are Out
- High Country Gardener: The Story Behind Pine Nuts
- High Country Gardener: Dear Michelle… Mushroom Growth
- Enterprise on the Road: Mommy & Me at Ventura Beach
- Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log: July 1-10, 2010