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: State Says Kern Open to Antitrust Suit on Ambulances
Public Comments Due by September 1
By P. Hedlund with F. Durocher
(Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, 2:13 p.m.) Kern County is the only county in California without a state-approved Emergency Medical Services (EMS) plan …
Local Nurse, Students, Firefighters Aid Haiti

Living on the San Andreas Fault gives mountain residents a special bond with earthquake victims in Haiti. School children in Gorman are collecting money to send to the Red Cross, orthopedic nurse Kathy Weinstein from …
Happy Valentine’s Day

When the kids at Robin’s Nest weren’t making valentines this week, they were playing with shadows and accidentally—almost—made the Olympic Rings logo. All the valentines in this week’s print issue are from Robin’s Nest artists.
Snow Bunny Brainstorms Continue: OpEd–I Was A Teenage Snow Bunny

Ideas from readers continue to pour in, suggesting ways to improve the Mountain Community’s ability to host visitors from surrounding urban areas while maintaining our peaceful rural habits. Here are OpEds and letters on the …
Snow Bunny Brainstorms Continue: OpEd–Change or Be Changed…
Ideas from readers continue to pour in, suggesting ways to improve the Mountain Community’s ability to host visitors from surrounding urban areas while maintaining our peaceful rural habits. Here are OpEds and letters on the …
Schaffer Takes Plea Deal on Molestation Charges

By Patric Hedlund
LEBEC—Just as his case was set to go to trial, James Schaffer of Lebec agreed to a plea bargain Monday morning, Feb. 8. A jury was about to be seated to hear …
Wow! Did You See That? The Great Backyard Bird Count

This weekend, join in the fun of the 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count—from Friday through Monday. Whether you have 15 minutes or four days to devote to it, your counts are welcome.
Watch and …
Pipeline Dispute and Fluoride Plague Lebec Water District

By Katy Penland and Patric Hedlund
A possible recall effort against the Lebec County Water District Board is underway this week, as a dispute between developers and the board over a water pipeline continues to …
Snow Day School Bus Policy Leaves Parents Steaming
Danielle Vogelsang is steaming about the snow-day school bus policies for Frazier Park School that left her uncertain where her 8-year-old was on the morning of February 9.
School had closed early because of a …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
Send Mountain Community events to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 245-3794.
Now through the end of February
- Sign-up open for Watercolor Workshop Series at The Art Studio in Frazier Park. $25 includes supplies, classes for beginner/intermediate …
News and Features
Dark Chocolate is Key to Valentine’s Heart n’ Health
If you plan to give candy to your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, consider making it dark chocolate.
“If you give dark chocolate, your gift may actually benefit the heart of the person you are giving ...
Old Time Radio Theater Road Show Snags Grant From Arts Council
By Mary Main, Director OTRT
Frazier Mountain’s Old Time Radio Theater was recently picked as one of eight county-wide finalists to receive a 2010 Community Arts Grant.
The grant is for “The Old Time Radio ...
Woman Evicted from Foreclosed Home, Then Arrested for Animal Cruelty
By Patric Hedlund and Katy Penland
“When it rains it pours” is the way some described what happened to Kimberly Maggio, 49 Monday, Feb. 8. Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed on her home, but that was ...
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- Richard L. Olsen: February 25, 1921–January 26, 2010
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