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: All Power Restored to Mountain Communities, SCE Says; Schools Still Closed
FRAZIER PARK (March 25, 2011 at 10 a.m.)—All power has been restored to the Mountain Communiites, including Frazier Park, Lockwood Valley and Pine Mountain.
"Everybody was restored at 6:30 p.m. Thursday night. We really appreciate …
Breaking News: Roads to Some Mount Pinos Snow Play Areas Open
UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK (March 25, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.)—It’s Over! Or is it? It appears the great springtime storm may have passed. Skies are showing patches of bright sunsine. National Weather Service shows temperatures rising to …
Breaking News: Young Man Found in Frazier Park Snow Identified; Memorial Today

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.)— A memorial service for David Reed Duncan has been scheduled for Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m. in Valencia, where he had been attending high …
Breaking News: Coroner Reports Man Found Dead at Flying J
LEBEC, CA (Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.)–A man was found dead in a restroom at the Flying J truck stop in Lebec Wednesday night, March 23. According to Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lieutenant …
Breaking News: Youth in Church and Boy Scout Camps Seek Evacuation from Mountains
UPDATE—PINE MOUNTAIN (March 21, 2011 at 10 p.m.)—This is a press release from the Kern County Sheriff. The KCSO Search & Rescue team, was dispatched to the Frazier Mountain area where two seperate youth groups …
Breaking News: Vehicle with Occupant Swept Away in Reyes Creek/Lockwood Valley
LOCKWOOD VALLEY, CA ( Sunday, March 20, at 9:40 p.m.)—The Emergency Operations Center for Ventura County is strongly advising residents: • Avoid any unnecessary travel. • Stay away from streams, washes, flood control channels and …
Breaking News: Head-on Collision Injures Six on Frazier Mountain Park Road

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 11:10 a.m.)–A possible head-on collision on Frazier Mountain Park Road between Lebec and Frazier Park has injured up to six people possibly including children, according to preliminary …
9.5 Teaching Positions Cut

Trustees Hear Passionate Pleas for ‘A New Way’
• High School Principal May Step Down
By Patric Hedlund
“There is a bit of a stun factor going on here. It is hard for all of …
The FP Grabs Raves…and Puzzled Questions

‘Silly, Filthy and Utterly Unique’
The talented Trost family of Lebec took their first feature film, The FP, along with Mountain Community friends and collaborators to the ultracool SXSW (South by Southwest) music and film …
56 Send Protest To State Attorney General on Oaks and County Oversight

Residents of the Mountain Communities have joined together to write a letter to the attorney general of California to protest what they say is a failure of oversight by Kern County. The letter, signed by …
‘Live Local’ Survey Winners Announced
The Mountain Enterprise staff
Is your name among the 79 winners of the ‘Live Local’ raffle? A strong response greeted the survey about shopping habits of Mountain Community residents.
The results were surprising, and we’ll …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
March and Ongoing
- Girl Scouts will start delivering cookies and setting up booths outside local businesses. They will also collect your non-perishable food donations for the local food cupboard.
- The Wild Watchers Nature & …
Breaking News: I-5 Open over the Grapevine; Mt. Pinos Snowplay Area Closed; Surface Roads Hazardous

UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, March 21 at 5:27 p.m.)—Interstate 5 is still open. Primary surface roads throughout the Mountain Communities are plowed. Residential roads are still a problem in most areas, with many people in …
Breaking News: Updates: New Severe Weather Warning Issued; ETUSD Schools Closed Wednesday
FRAZIER PARK, CA (March 23, 2011 at 12:40 p.m.)—Snow is coming down again throughout the Mountain Communities. Calls from Pine Mountain indicate that some people have lost power again. Visits from Pine Mountain people to …
Breaking News: CHP Pacing Traffic Over Grapevine
LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.)–According to Caltrans CHP is currently pacing traffic over the Grapevine due to snowy conditions.
LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.)–According to Caltrans CHP …
News and Features
Japanese Tragedy Raises Local Earthquake Questions
The tragedy in Japan puts the issue of disaster preparedness in the forefront of concerns here at home. The Mountain Communities are in one of the world’s most vulnerable seismic locations. The Pacific Tectonic Plate ...
What Links Plants and Quakes?
Can geologists take cues from plants to confirm the history, location and propagation of earthquakes?
This topic will be explored at the Saturday, April 2 meeting of the Condor Group of the Sierra Club.
Deiter ...
Spring Equinox Drum Circle Ceremony to Be Held Sunday
By Sara Jane Owen
Spring Equinox marks equal hours of light and darkness, a time of awakening in the natural world after the longdormant months of winter.
On Sunday, March 20 there will be a ...
Mountain Shakes Seeks Actors
By Kat Fair
Auditions are being held Friday and Saturday, March 25- 26 for Shakespeare’s renowned romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet and a fast-paced British farce, Bullshot Crummond.
The Mountain Shakespeare Festival is gearing up ...
New High School Art Contest Opens for Mountain Students
All high school students are invited to enter “An Artistic Discovery” Congressional Art Competition.
The deadline for submission is Monday, April 25. Entries will be accepted at the Bakersfield office of 22nd Congressional District Representative ...
Power Restored to Many Mountain Areas, But Not All; Water Restored in Pine Mountain
UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK (Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:40 p.m.)—Jennifer Perfect of the American Red Cross reported at 9:30 p.m. that the Frazier Mountain High School shelter will be placed on standby mode for this evening. ...
Over 100 Homes Still Lack Power
FRAZIER PARK (March 24, 2011 at 5 p.m.)—Southern California Edison reports that there are still over 100 mountain residents without power. Spots in Pinon Pines, Pine Mountain and Lockwood Valley all report homes without electricity.
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