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: First Solar Project Clears Planning Hitch
By Patric Hedlund for The Mountain Enterprise NEENACH / FAIRMONT / WESTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY, CA ( Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at 2:10 p.m.)—Kim Szalay of the Los Angeles County Planning Department has just confirmed to …
Breaking News: Snow Falling, SCHOOLS OPEN WEDNESDAY, Grapevine Open
UPDATE: Gorman, CA (Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 1:42 p.m.)—Sybil Chester called to say Gorman School is now closed. She received an email from her daughter’s teacher that school is cancelled due to snow stcking on …
Breaking News: TriCounty Watchdogs Prevail in Challenge to Frazier Park Estates in Lebec
UPDATE: LEBEC, CA (Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at 4 p.m.)— A press release has been circulated by the Center for Biological Diveristy and the TriCounty Watchdogs regarding the court victory last Friday (see report below) …
Breaking News: Tejon Ranch Settles Suit for Illegally Killing Cougars
LEBEC, CA / TEJON RANCH (Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at 11 a.m.)— Kern County Deputy District Attorney John Mitchell today confirmed that Tejon Ranch Company has settled a suit for illegally killing at least 11 …
11 Teachers Could Be Cut by ETUSD—Board of Trustees Holds Illegal Meeting
By Patric Hedlund
The Board of Trustees of the El Tejon Unified School District last week held an illegal secret meeting to authorize putting more teaching positions on the chopping block—possibly half of the teachers …
Editorial: School District Must Follow State Laws
El Tejon Unified School Superintendent Katie Kleier is still fairly new at her job. ETUSD Board President Paula Regan has served nine years as a trustee, but allowed an item to be discussed illegally in …
Public Input Asked for New Tejon Ranch Condor Plan
Comments Due by May 3
The endangered California condor is making a dramatic comeback in the wild. Part of its historic critical habitat is on Tejon Ranch Company (TRC) land that developers want to use …
First Solar and Rural Councils Inch Toward ‘Good Neighbors’ Goal
By Patric Hedlund
UPDATE: See Breaking News report above about new challenges to the First Solar project in the Antelope Valley.
It’s not yet all roses and valentines in the Western Antelope Valley. But …
We Have Winners! Local Kids Win Tickets to See Harlem Globetrotters
Four youngsters from Frazier Park and their guests will be cheering in Rabobank Arena on February 16 for the Harlem Globetrotters. The youngsters won tickets in a contest sponsored by The Mountain Enterprise. Each wrote …
A Valentine to My Hometown
By Ian Nicholls
I moved to Frazier Park just under four years ago, previously lived in Mendocino County for three years and the Beach Cities for eight years preceding that. It’s important that I point …
News and Features
Seesaw Economics: Unemployment Sinks, Gas Rises
As America’s national unemployment rate has dropped to 8.5 percent—the lowest in three years—California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) reports that the jobless rate in Kern County has dropped to 13.4 percent in November 2011. That ...
‘Masters of Disaster’ Training
On Saturday, Feb. 4 there was a training drill for emergency services to work together in the event of a major multi-vehicle accident involving a school bus slammed onto its side. The event was set ...
Girl’s Soccer Edges toward Top Spot for League Title
Falcon Pride Takes Wing
By Coach Sharon Lemburg
With just two games left in the race for the High Desert League girl’s soccer title, the Falcons are now in first place all by themselves.
...Culture, Music and Fun Planned by Library ‘Friends’
Reported by Ali Coover
The new Friends of the Library (FOL) is planning computer classes, monthly musical concerts and a lecture series for the Frazier Park Branch Library. In the FOL meeting January 14, Bethel ...
Beauty Shot
Beauty Shot: Probably snapped just seconds apart—Kerry Keiser from Alcot Trail and Cliff Coleman from Highway 138—both spotted this “fingerpainting” cloud in the western sky last week. Thanks to both for sending them to us.
Dragonfly’s Garden Ready for Valentines
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Dragonfly’s Garden Flower and Gift Shop has moved into the former spot of The Tree, at 3405 Mt. Pinos Way, on the corner of Los Padres Drive. Above, Roger ...
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