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 …
Production News: Television Commercial Shooting in Cuddy Valley

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at 10:45 a.m.)–A television commercial for SafeCo Insurance is being shot at the Y in west Cuddy Valley. A producer was not available for details this morning.
Weather Alerts Snow Forecast for Sunday and Monday

UPDATE FRAZIER PARK, LEBEC, PINE MOUNTAIN, CA, (Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 at 5:40 a.m.)—Roads are clear and the Interstate 5 Grapevine is open. In Pine Mountain there has been a one-quarter inch dusting of …
Breaking News: High School ‘Lockdown’ Rumors Explained
LEBEC, CA (Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 at 3 p.m.)—There was confusion and concern generated yesterday at Frazier Mountain High School when students told their friends they thought the school was on "lockdown."
Sgt. Mark Brown …
Dancers, Grinch and Santa Put a Sparkle In Kids’ Eyes

By Gary Meyer
In past years, when the Fantasy of Lights parade rolled through town the first weekend in December, the action— and the crowds—filled the streets. This year the people were inside, visiting …
What Is Your Child Breathing?
By Patric Hedlund
When El Tejon School was built in 1939 it was in a beautiful, healthy country setting. Since then, the Interstate 5 has been built less than 150 yards from the classrooms, right …
Editorial: When Boards Behave Badly, We All Pay
By Patric Hedlund, Editor
Democracy is a complicated trick to pull off. Egyptians are discovering that right now. Human beings are cantankerous everywhere.
Here, close to home, we often observe how the push-and-pull of conflicting …
What’s New with Markets on Highway 138?

By Gary Meyer
In the past year, big changes have occurred with markets serving the Western
Antelope Valley along Highway 138. Gil’s Country Store in Western Neenach closed its doors and both the other markets …
Looking for Affordable Gifts?
Pine Mountain-based author Rosalie Maggio called with excitement from the Boys & Girls Club Name Your Price Thrift Store to announce “they have an amazing collection of used books here, all very affordable.”
Maggio …
News and Features
More Road Grump Situation Updates
Bridget Wilson of Pine Mountain volunteered her correspondence with Kern County’s Roads Department about the resurfacing of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Cuddy Valley Road. She said she thought it might help. We agree, and ...
OpEd: Is ‘Occupy’ Fighting the Wrong Battle?
By Bob Anderson
The occupy movement is making news all over the country, even right here on the hill.
While their primary agenda is obscure, their premise is flawed. As I understand it, their main ...
AARP Installs New Officers
AARP Chapter 2915 installed four new 2012 officers during its Thursday, Dec. 1 lunchtime meeting at Frazier Moun- tain Park Community Center. About 50 people attended.
Officers installed were: Shirley Wilson, President; Maxine Jarvis, Vice ...
Festive Fun and Free Films For Gorman School-and the Community
Reported by Michi Knight, teacher
Pirates, pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians have all been spotted at Gorman School in the past month.
The PTSO invites the Mountnain Communities to join us to kick off the holiday ...
Enterprise on the Road
Michi Knight sent this note: Here are Glade and Griffin Knight at Linn’s Farmhouse Store in Cambria. We went there for Veterans weekend (we were married in Cambria and our 10th anniversary was 11/11/11). This ...
Statistics Confirm Burglaries Up for This Year
By P. Hedlund and G. Meyer
And Watch Out for Wednesdays…
Happy Holidays…and be forewarned. Statistics show that ‘opportunistic property crimes’ increased in the Mountain Communities this year—as did fraud, including identity theft—but there is ...
Embarrassing Start for New Lebec County Water Board
‘Towelhead’ Comment and Secret Meeting Attempt Raise Questions about Director’s Judgement
By Patric Hedlund
Reports of racial slurs used by a Lebec County Water District (LCWD) director while conducting official business was the lead story ...