Breaking News: Two Kern County women dead from flu
BAKERSFIELD, CA (Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at 4:40 p.m.)—Kern County Department of Public Health Services released this notice today about two flu-related deaths.
Bakersfield – Dr. Claudia Jonah, Kern County’s Health Officer, announced the county’s …
Is Frazier Park Growing a Quilt Trail?
By Chandra Sargent Mead
Have you been noticing the painted wood quilt patterns on barns, sheds and houses around the Frazier Mountain area?
A group of local “guerrilla quilters” (who want to remain anonymous) have …
Evil Queen
•The Mountain Enterprise has a strict policy about civility in these pages. We ask writers to base their letters on facts rather than personal insults and name-calling. We would not print a letter like this …
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 …
While the rest of us partied over the holidays…
Public workers fought fire, flood, freeway chaos
By Gary Meyer with reporting by Patric Hedlund
Public workers had the taxpayer’s back over the holidays as the rest of us took a breather.
Water Line Break …
Fire station, cell service and architects come to Pine Mountain
By Patric Hedlund
A surge of developments is occurring in the Pine Mountain Community.
Fire Station 58 After 37 years of promises, Kern County’s Fire Station 58 is finally being built just west of …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing plus Regular Weekly and Monthly Events
Ongoing and Upcoming
•Los Padres National Forest seeks public comment on changes to national forest fees (including for snow play on Mt. Pinos). See LPNF website for details. Submit comments by Jan. 6, 2014 to …
Ridge Route Communities Museum is recruiting new talent
By Bonnie Kane and David Goodkin
The Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society begins this New Year with openings on its board of directors. There are opportunities for new volunteers and board applicants to …
Volunteer Power is a rare and precious fuel
Critical volunteer board positions opening up
This mountain runs on a very rare and precious fuel: Volunteer Power. We are mountain people, and that means we are all called upon to do a little something …
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: What you really want to know
By Miki Knutson, MCFRC
Whether you are an aging individual, family member or a caregiver, you will want the valuable information about the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia to be given at a workshop …
A Celebration of Life for Robert Stowell, Sr.
A Celebration of Life for Robert Stowell, Sr. will be held at The Tournament Players Club 26550 Heritage View Lane Valencia CA 91381 on January 12 at 1 p.m.
To …
Services for Vicenta Hernandez
Services for Vicenta Hernandez will be held by the Frazier Mountain Community Church at Frazier Mountain High School Saturday, January 4 at 11 a.m. A potluck will follow—please bring a main or side …
Jizo Peace Center Gives Humanitarian Award
Space Available for Shikoku Island Trip
By Ruth Handy, Jizo Peace Center
Shige Higashi, the editor of “Cultural News,” receives the Pine Mountain-based Jizo Peace Center 2013 Humanitarian Award. Higashi tirelessly dedicates his energy to …
Reports from Future Falcons: Peak to Peak Mountain Charter and Gorman School
Chocolate Festival at Peak to Peak
By Wendy Worster, P2P Office Manager
Peak to Peak Mountain Charter School celebrated the beginning of Winter Break with the Chocolate Festival. Students enjoyed yummy chocolate treats and dressed …
News and Features
Retirement Check List for Baby Boomers
By Bill Spaniel, CalCPA
From now until 2030, about 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day, according to the Pew Research Center. This large generation, born between 1946 and 1964, has had a ...