Economic Upswing Is Closer to Home

Economic Upswing Is Closer to Home

More local jobs are being advertised and more local homes are being sold recently.

Jeff Mowry of Jennings Realty in Pine Mountain sent data last week indicating that 75 percent more Mountain Community homes were …

Community Input: Who Is Responsible for Road Repairs?

Community Input: We have been happily flooded with letters from readers recently. We will resume important dialogues here next week. This week we want to answer your many questions about the progress being made in …

Passing Snow Closes Schools and Grapevine

Passing Snow Closes Schools and Grapevine

By Patric Hedlund

Winter woke from a deep snooze this week and decided to make a token appearance before spring becomes official.

Monday, Feb. 27 began with dark clouds and about two inches of snow …

Resolve to Be Ready

Resolve to Be Ready

By Tom and Dayne Yancey

All in the Mountain Communities are invited to a fun and informative evening about preparedness for the whole family on Friday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Pine Mountain …

Quicksilver Meets Giants

Quicksilver Meets Giants

Ericka Steere was defending and Matthew Kjenaas was running behind a player who was over 6 feet tall at the third game of the Sectional AYSO playoffs Saturday, Feb. 24. The U-14 co-ed team has …

Winter Sports Awards Given

Winter Sports Awards Given

By Tony Levesque, Student Intern

The Falcon soccer and basketball teams both have had strong seasons this year, but it has finally come to a close.

Both girls and boys soccer teams went to playoffs, …

News and Features

Good News At ETUSD

El Tejon Unified School District Trustee Steve Kiouses has arranged to bring an advanced Geology class to Frazier Mountain High School next year, for high school and college credit. Advanced Placement Psychology is also being ...

Scouts Learn About Safety

Reported by Rita Bernards and Vicki Rubay, Troop Leaders

On Friday, Feb. 24 Captain Mark Phillips and Firefighter Sam Adams of Kern County Fire Department Station 57 visited Daisy and Brownie Girl Scout Troop #329 ...

Municipal Advisory Council Reports on Projects

By Gary Meyer

The Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC) met Tuesday, Feb. 21. Eight people attended.

Arnoldo Beltran of Soledad Enrichment Action (SEA) answered questions about his organization’s plans for the Tait Ranch property. ...