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 …
Fort Tejon Hosts Booming Fourth of July Picnic
By Patric Hedlund
Retired Kern County Sheriff’s Detective Kerry D. Savee, riding his trusty steed Mary, spent this Fourth of July playing the role of Sgt. Louis Welton, a Fort Tejon Dragoon in 1856. Welton …
New Fencing Protects Oaks but Coordination At Site Questioned
By Patric Hedlund
Frazier Park architect Max Williams has looked over the architects’ plans for the Frazier Park Branch Library, and sees good news and bad news. The good news is that the architect did …
News Update: County Statement on Oak Tree Care at Frazier Park Building Site
July 9, 2010 Dear Editor: In accordance with Kern County’s commitment to the MCMAC subcommittee that we would send an update out by Friday, the attached "Letter to the Editor" is intended to update our …
Runaway Big Rig Smashes CHP Cruiser
By Gary Meyer
A California Highway Patrol (CHP) cruiser was hit by a big rig tractor-trailer on Interstate 5, Saturday, July 3, after the truck’s driver lost control on the Grapevine, reaching speeds of …
TriCounty Watchdogs Sue Kern County over Frazier Park Estates Water
Related Groups Seek Return of Kern Water Bank to Public Control
By Patric Hedund
Two suits have been filed that may slow developers seeking to build along the Grapevine corridor in Lebec. The TriCounty Watchdogs …
OpEd by Glenda Marr: Parent Power Is Needed to Save ETUSD Football And Our After-School Programs
The first official meeting for new ETUSD Superintendent, Katherine ‘Katie’ Kleier, is this Wednesday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the Frazier Mountain High School (FMHS) Library. Bring your priorities for this coming year to …
Breaking News: Harriet Drive Incident Sends Woman to Hospital
Frazier Park (Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.)—On Monday, July 12, 2010, at about 3 p.m., deputies from the Frazier Park substation were dispatched to the 2900 block of Harriet Drive in Frazier Park to …
OpEd by Rona Kornblum: ‘Use It or Lose It’ Summarizes Kern County Bus Service
Since 2002, we have had a special summer bus between Lebec and Pine Mountain, making stops in Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods and Pinon Pines.
Kern County’s Frazier Park Fixed Route helps people get …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
Ongoing July-August
- Sign up for the 43rd Annual Fiesta Days contests and tournaments (Queen, Parade, Pet Show, Hack Tournament and more) by downloading entry forms from www. frazierfiestadays.com, emailing fiestadays@live.com or by calling 661-431-8260 …
Breaking News: Crashed Big Rigs Cleared on Southbound I-5, before Castaic
UPDATE; CASTAIC, California (Monday, July 12, 2010, 4 p.m.)–Sigalert was canceled at 3:39 p.m. All lanes are open.
UPDATE; CASTAIC, California (Monday, July 12, 2010, 2 p.m.)–The Sigalert has been extended to 4 p.m. An …
Breaking News: Bakersfield College Closed until 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 13
BAKERSFIELD (Monday, July 12, 2010, 12:09 p.m.)—Bakersfield College will be closed beginning at noon today, Monday, July 12 due to a failure in the air conditioning system. All classes and offices at any Bakersfield College …
Breaking News: All Clear in Lebec Water; All Restaurants Open Again
LEBEC (July 10, 2010, 5:45 p.m.)—The Lebec County Water District has received an "all clear" with its water tests and restaurants are open again in the business district. A "boil water" order was necessitated as …
Breaking News: Pine Mountain Pool Open
PINE MOUNTAIN (Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7:30 a.m.)—The Pine Mountain Club pool is open again, after a thorough cleaning of all surfaces and a "chlorine blast" of the water.
PINE MOUNTAIN (Tuesday, July 13, 2010, …
News and Features
Food, Music and Wild Beasts at Our Lady of the Snows BBQ
By Michelle Maga
Music and the tantalizing aroma of wood smoke filled the air while wild animals roamed the grounds at Our Lady of the Snows annual community BBQ on Sunday, June 27. The acoustic ...
What Does ‘Buy Local’ Really Mean?
By Gary Meyer
A few months ago I asked Frazier Park Lumber (Ace Hardware) owner Harry Spyrka whether anyone had asked him to bid on the lumber for a building project up the street. He ...
Discord Continues between Pine Mountain Commercial Property Owners and Merchants
By Patric Hedlund
If you ask members of the Pine Mountain Village Merchants’ Association what they want most from the people who own the (approximately) 26 commercial buildings in Pine Mountain Village, they point to ...
Twins Win Awana’s Top Award
The completion of 12 years of hard work and service by Pine Mountain sisters Amy and Wendy Mack, both 17, was marked by presentation of the Awana Citation Award at Grace Baptist Church in Santa ...
Little Bit of Wildlife Seeks Public Participation
By Patrice Stimpson, LBOW
After a rash of human-caused wildlife injuries and deaths last summer, four Mountain Community animal advocates realized that the nearest licensed wildlife rehabilitation centers were located miles away.
Vicki Bingaman, Suzy ...
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