School bond may be on June ballot

School bond may be on June ballot

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Trustees for El Tejon Unified School District were told by consultant Rex Despain of Isom Advisors last week that local voters are likely to respond well to a school bond proposal …

Local theater revival ahead

By Patric Hedlund, TME

You may remember the glory days when the Mountain Shakespeare Festival and the Center of the World Festival (with its original scripts and songwriting competitions) were highlights of each summer.

These …

Mountain marchers in Sacto, Bako and L.A.

Mountain marchers in Sacto, Bako and L.A.

By Elke Heitmeyer, Frazier Park

Kern County residents who are interested in changing local politics decided to put on a Women’s March in Bakersfield this year, rather than join the hundreds of thousands in Los …

Pizza, ponies and s’mores at PMC Youth Committee

Pizza, ponies and s’mores at PMC Youth Committee

Based on notes by Erin Pattarino and Patric Hedlund

Ponies, pizza, longboards and s’mores were on the menu for the last meeting of the Pine Mountain Club Youth Committee. The next meeting is this Saturday, …

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School bond may be on June ballot

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Trustees for El Tejon Unified School District were told by consultant Rex Despain of Isom Advisors last week that local voters are likely to respond well to a school bond proposal ...

12 dirt bikers rescued in Lockwood Valley

By Patric Hedlund, TME

A group of twelve dirt bike enthusiasts, 24 to 56 years of age, were excited about an outing Sunday, Jan. 21 to a rugged, mountainous Lockwood Valley portion of the Los ...

Mountain marchers in Sacto, Bako and L.A.

Mountain Community marchers were in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Bakersfield last Saturday, Jan. 20 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March, the largest demonstration in U.S. history. Michi Knight of Piñon Pines and ...