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: Kidnapped Oregon Woman Found in Frazier Park
Frazier Park (Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 7:30 a.m.)—Data has now been received from the Frazier Park substation and the Kern County Sheriff’s office about this incident. Marshall Goldberg, 55 was staying at a motel …
What if 300 Jobs Came to this Area Overnight? They Just Did –Job Fair Time, Place Announced
Update -Frazier Park, Neenach,Fairmont (Friday, July 22, 2011 at 4 a.m.)—The First SolarJob Fair will be from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30 at George Lane Park in Quartz Hill at the corner of West …
$112,500 Awarded to Boys & Girls Club After-School Program
By Patric Hedlund
A long, suspenseful wait was broken Thursday, July 14 when an official letter of confirmation arrived at El Tejon Unified School District. Funding for a joint Boys & Girls Club-ETUSD after-school program …
Mountain Shakes Offers Last Glimpse at Something Special
Photos and notes by Patric Hedlund
If you are a fan of the living art of theater, or if you want to gain insight into what makes the Mountain Communities an extraordinary place to live …
Trustee Resigns From ETUSD Board
Breaking News:
As we go to press, a short statement has been received thanking Cathy Wallace for her five years of service with the troubled El Tejon Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Wallace co-pastors …
Teen Beat Reporters Meet New Principal
By Tony Levesque, TeenBeat
At a time when every school in the Mountain Communities, including Gorman Elementary, has lost its principal (with the exception of Pine Mountain Learning Center), it was good to meet the …
Update: ‘Save Fort Tejon’ Needs Your Votes
Fort Tejon State Historic Park, central to the settlement of the Mountain Communities in the 1850s and a key site in California’s history, is also critical to this area’s ecotourism future. The park and its …
Schimmel Sentenced In Baby Son’s Death
Reported by Alex Wilson and Gary Meyer
After 995 days in jail, Jayson Schimmel, 35 of Lockwood Valley was sentenced July 18 for the March, 2009 murder of his infant son, Steven.
Ventura County Superior …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: The Ultimate Benefit Concert is Saturday, July 23
Saturday, July 23 at noon the Ultimate Benefit Concert at Cuddy Hall will host multiple bands and an open jam to assist local cancer victims in their struggle. $5 ticket, food for sale, open to …
FMHS Booster Line
Events– Picnic and a Movie: Join us for our second Family Movie Night at the FMHS football field Saturday, July 30 for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Tickets are $5 and …
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
- Focus Central offers Summer …
News and Features
Junior Rodeo Stars Romp in Lebec Event
Reported by Ritchie Copenhaver
In two days of rip-snortin’ excitement, youth rodeo athletes from age 2 (the ‘Little Britches’ with stick horses) to 18 romped through 26 junior rodeo events in Lebec on July 9-10. ...
Arsenic Reported In Pine Mtn Well
By Gary Meyer
Mil Potrero Mutual Water Company (MPMWC) has reported levels of arsenic in one of its wells above the drinking water standards set by the State of California.
According to MPMWC General Manager ...
Jizo Peace Center Celebrates Five Years in Pine Mountain
By Ruth Ratna Handy, Founder of Jizo Peace Center
The Jizo Peace Center in Pine Mountain is celebrating its fifth year on the mountain with a series of healing events. We invite the public to ...