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 …
First Solar Offers Jobs To Neenach Area–From Fire to ‘Hire’ See Updates
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By Patric Hedlund
Update -Frazier Park and Neenach,Fairmont, Antelope Acres (Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 4 p.m.)—Richard Skaggs of the Oso Town Council writes: We have a location for the First Solar Lancaster Job Fair …
Breaking News: ETUSD Trustee Cathy Wallace Resigns
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LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 11 a.m.)–El Tejon Unified School District Trustee Cathy Wallace has resigned her seat on the board. In a statement dated July 19, Superintendent Katie Kleier said Wallace’s July …
Breaking News: Schimmel Receives 37 Years to Life in Murder Case
VENTURA, CA (Monday, July 18, 2011 at 10:40 a.m.)–Lockwood Valley resident Jayson Schimmel this morning received a combined total sentence of 37 years to life in the March, 2009 murder of his infant son …
Plane Crashes in Lockwood Valley
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By Patric Hedlund
“It is sort of part of the adventure, you meet an awful lot of fantastic people when things like that happen,” retired businessman William Thomason said in an interview on Monday, July …
Principal Resigns from El Tejon, FP Schools
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“It was an unexpected opportunity for me,” Dena Kiouses said, “and I took it.”
For three years Kiouses has served as principal of both Frazier Park School (grades K-3) and El Tejon School (grades 4-8). …
Rain and Snowfall Hit Local Record
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Reported by Jim Lumsden
It was a record year for precipitation in the Mountain Communities. We recorded 27.73 inches of precipitation from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 (known as the ‘precipitation year’). This …
Mountain Shakespeare Festival Runs Through July
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Two plays performed by the Mountain Shakespeare Festival will have you laughing one night and crying the next.
Bullshot Crummond will split your sides with laughter at the antics of the British man of action …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: The Ultimate Benefit Show Invites You
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By Jasmine Buck
Come enjoy live music, food and the satisfaction of helping a good cause at The Ultimate Benefit Show!
This exciting benefit concert will begin at noon on Saturday, July 23 at Cuddy …
Save Fort Tejon
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July 6, 2011 Dear Editor:
This is a letter to all members of the Mountain Communities.
I recently found out about the closure of Fort Tejon. My father, John Fuess, has volunteered at this community …
High Speed Rail Meeting Set for Thursday, July 14 in Bakersfield See Update
By Patric Hedlund
Update -Frazier Park (Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 9:10 a.m.)—The City of Palmdale has filed for a preliminary injunction to stop the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s study of the possibility of shooting …
FMHS Varsity Sports Are Restored, Principal Hired
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District Prepares to Close El Tejon School-4th and 5th Graders to Attend Frazier Park School for 2011-2012
By Pam Sturdevant and Patric Hedlund
Amid budget cuts and layoffs, funding for Frazier Mountain High School’s varsity …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
July and Ongoing
- Junior Falcons Football Club meets at Frazier Mountain Park Saturday at noon. All 3rd-8th graders are welcome. For info call Mike at 661-444-2159 or Roger at 661-805-1250
- Songwriting Contest to showcase …
News and Features
Whooping Cough Shots Required By Schools
Free Vaccinations Offered By Gary Meyer
Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccinations are needed for children returning to school this year, according to El Tejon Unified School District Superintendent Katie Kleier. Militsa Brennan reports there will be ...
The Dog Days Of Summer
Maggie Takes a Road Trip
Maggie Van Ostrand is a humorist and columnist who lives in Pine Mountain
By Maggie Van Ostrand
Just got back from a crosscountry drive with my two dogs and boy, ...
Pine Mountain Village Merchants Have Big Plans
Pine Mountain Wine Fest Rises Like a Phoenix as Art Walk, Golf Tournament Planned for this Year
By Patric Hedlund
There was a lilt in the voices of members of the Pine Mountain Village Merchants ...
Man Killed by Kern County Deputy during Investigation Of Juveniles Seeking Beer
Former NFL running back David Lee “Deacon” Turner was killed by a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy at about 1 a.m. Sunday, July 10. Turner grew up in Kern County.
According to KCSO reports, at about ...
Bard’s Faire Sunday Is for the Whole Family
By Maxine Stenstrom, Holly Van Houten and Kat Fair
The Mountain Shakespeare Festival will hold their annual Bard’s Faire at the Pine Mountain Village Center Gazebo on Sunday, July 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
Big Plans in Neenach
By Jan Olof Hellsund
Shortly after the attractions of wind, sun and nearby highpower transmission lines were discovered in the Western Antelope Valley, ‘green energy’ developers began purchasing land for solar and wind turbine farms. ...
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