She Chose to Live

She Chose to Live

One Year after Terrible Crash, Gigi Day Is Walking Again…and Eager to Dance.

Thanksgiving-eve marked the one-year anniversary of the terrible crash on Frazier Mountain Park Road that crushed Gigi Day’s legs, pelvis and face, …

WINTER STORM WATCH THROUGH WEEKEND

FRAZIER PARK, PINE MOUNTAIN, LEBEC (Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, 5:45 a.m.)—All roads are open. As predicted by the National Weather Service, a wet storm blew in on Thursday evening. Because temperatures were above freezing, a …

Mystery Shrouds Deaths of Two Men

Mystery Shrouds Deaths of Two Men

By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer

There are major discrepancies between the official Kern County Sheriff’s reports and the rumors circulating around the Mountain Communities about the deaths in November of two Frazier Park men …

Ho Ho Ho, That’s Four to Eight Inches Of Snow…

Ho Ho Ho, That's Four to Eight Inches Of Snow...

Above: Mount Pinos draped in snow clouds. Six to eight inches fell in Pine Mountain Saturday, Nov. 28. Weather-spotter Linda Curtis measured four inches of snow and .45 inch of precipitation in Frazier Park. More …

News to Use: Holiday Inn Express in Lebec is Hiring

News to Use: Holiday Inn Express in Lebec is Hiring

LEBEC (Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, 7:45 a.m.)—Construction on the new Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Lebec is finishing up and hiring is underway for staff who live in the Mountain Communities. If you are a …

News to Use: I-5 Lane Closures December 7-11

UPDATE : CALTRANS CONTINUES INTERSTATE 5 PAVEMENT PROJECT NEAR GRAPEVINE

Lebec – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with Security Paving Company continuing a pavement rehabilitation project on northbound Interstate 5 in …

Lebec County Water District Faces Challenges

By Patric Hedlund

On Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., important challenges for the Lebec County Water District will be discussed, including the need to raise rates in order to qualify for state and federal …

Lack of Elections Is Still an Issue for MAC Appointees

Lack of Elections Is Still an Issue for MAC Appointees

Reported by Katy Penland

They can’t get away from it. When the five people appointed by District Four Supervisor Ray Watson met to go over bylaws to form the Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (McMAC …

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing

Send Mountain Community events to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 245-3794.

Thursday, December 3

  • AARP potluck 12 p.m. Frazier Mountain Park Com. Ctr. New officers installed (245-2234)

Friday, December 4

  • Bryter Daze live at …

News and Features

Santa at Fantasy of Lights Today, Saturday

The Fantasy of Lights Holiday Faire and Parade kicks off the holiday season Saturday, Dec. 5. Vendors and food booths open at 10 a.m. throughout downtown Frazier Park. Festivities include photos with Santa, reindeer and ...

Marijuana Seized in LOW Home

By Katy Penland

Kern County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a residence in the 7100 block of Lakewood Drive in Lake of the Woods Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Garret Conklin, 34 ...

Bear Causes Big Rig Pile-Up on I-5

By Katy Penland

A 400-pound black bear was struck and killed by a big rig early Wednesday morning, Nov. 18 near El Tejon School on Interstate 5, causing four big rigs to crash in a ...

Grapevine reopens

UPDATE, FRAZIER PARK (Tuesday, Dec. 8, 10:50 a.m.)—CHP has been running escorts over the top of the Grapevine since 8:30 Tuesday morning. According to Officer Etchebarne of the Ft. Tejon station, they anticipate the escorts ...