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: Outlet Mall on Tejon Ranch Near I-5 Moves Ahead
LEBEC, CA / the Grapevine (Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 at 12 noon)—The Tejon Ranch Company’s plans to develop an outlet store mall where Interstate 5 and Highway 99 meet, north of the Grapevine, is moving …
Breaking News: Grapevine Alert Cleared–Back Up on Southbound I-5 Due to Fatal Multi-vehicle Crash Cleared
ALL-CLEAR UPDATE GORMAN, CA / the GRAPEVINE (Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 at 11:19 a.m.)—The CHP has just issued an "all lanes open" alert. The southbound I-5 is open and traffic is flowing again. Details about …
Breaking News: Lockwood Valley Fire Holding at 25 Acres
LOCKWOOD VALLEY (FRAZIER PARK), CALIFORNIA (Monday, Sept. 3 at 9:35 p.m.)–A number of Los Angeles news organizations have been reporting an incorrect location of the fire as being on Boy Scout Camp Road, which is …
Sports Update: Falcon football wins second game
LEBEC, CA (Friday, Sept. 31, 2012)—The Frazier Mountain High School Falcons have leaped ahead 571 points in national rankings and 33 points ahead in state rank, with their second pre-season win Friday, Sept. 31. The …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Fall Festival and hometown parade invite you this Saturday and Sunday
Labor Day Weekend Fun
Reported by Barry Burgelin
Oktoberfest in Pine Mountain moved from October to Labor Day weekend many years ago for the warmer weather and the larger crowds. Now in its 37th year, …
Comment: ‘Truthiness’ muddies ETUSD dialogue
By Patric Hedlund, Editor The Mountain Enterprise
Okay, for those who need a definition, let’s do it quickly: ‘Truthiness’ is a satirical word coined by the Stephen Colbert character on the Comedy Central channel. He …
What’s ahead for local schools?
Parents meet consultants about future of schools—Part Two
By Patric Hedlund
Fifty-five energetic, engaged parents, business people, school staff and teachers came together as a focus group August 20 to share hopes, dreams and realistic …
News from the Western Antelope Valley: Is Valley Fever a real threat?
Is Valley Fever a real threat?
By Patric Hedlund
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health began mapping animal diagnoses of Valley Fever in 2007. The blowing dust in arid places carries the viral …
Fashion Statement
Nicole de Leeuw attended the El Tejon Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting of August 15 with her brace from neck surgery and ‘A Free Press’ T-shirt fashion statement that she made herself. It …
OpEd: A little pep talk on saving our schools
By Kelly Franti, ETUSD parent
I just finished reading part one of the article about the ETUSD consultants and the meeting that took place on August 20 [“Parents meet ETUSD consultants about future of schools—but …
Friends mourn death of Sue McKowen-Gathering planned for Saturday, Sept. 8
A memorial lunch is being planned at Los Pinos Restaurant this Saturday, Sept. 8 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. in Lebec. If you knew Sue, please join us for exchange of stories and memories in …
News and Features
Credit card fraud a worry at Flying J again
By Patric Hedlund
Heide Ploen didn’t quite believe her ears when the American Express Fraud Division started reading off the charges that had been made to her credit card in August.
The first call she ...
Enterprise on the Road: VFW members meet on the road
Past VFW Post 9791 Commander Dave Gilman of Frazier Park went to Pocatello, Idaho to visit member Simba Roberts, famous throughout the Mountain Communities for his activities on behalf of veterans. Simba says he misses ...
Kids enjoy work and parade with Mil Potrero Water Company
By Cam Acosta, MPMWC
Mil Potrero Water Company in Pine Mountain recently had its first “Bring Your Kids to Work Day.”
Children saw what their fathers did during their workday by stopping at a well ...
Enterprise on Road: Dee Bumgardner
Dee Bumgardner of Frazier Park writes that she “took this town’s paper to the second annual ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ kick-off breakfast at Hodels in Bakersfield on August 22.” At right are Bakersfield Eyewitness ...
AYSO opening day pits Killer Whales against the Tidal Waves
On AYSO’s opening day, Saturday, Aug. 25, the U-6 Killer Whales proudly showed their banner: (l-r) Elva,Sophia, Nikki and Sarah (all 4-5 years old). The Whales played against the Tidal Waves.
The Killer Whales are ...
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