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: Bullet Train Grapevine Route Studied as Alternative to Antelope Valley
Frazier Park (Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 3 p.m.)—The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has voted to allocate funds to take another look at routing the high speed rail "bullet train" through the Interstate 5 …
Breaking News: Yes, that Is Really Snow!
Pine Mountain (Monday, May 9, 2011 at 7 p.m.)—Yes, it is the day after Mother’s Day, and yes, this really is the fabled ‘Mother’s Day Snow’ of Pine Mountain—this year a day late, on May …
Breaking News: The Mountain Enterprise Joins Lawsuit to Defend Brown Act
FRAZIER PARK (Thursday, May 5, 2011, 3 p.m.)—The Mountwin Enteprise has joined colleagues in the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association in filing a major "friend of the court" brief to protect the "open meetings" section of …
Wanted: Volunteers to Help Children Plant Trees on Friday, May 13
Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting Event – May 13 Volunteers are needed to assist school children from Frazier Park Elementary and Pine Mountain Learning Center to plant trees at the Apache Saddle Fire Station this …
News of bin Laden’s Death Brings Mixed Responses
By Patric Hedlund
A snapshot from the collective memory of this mountain was triggered by the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death Sunday night, May 1. Nine and a half years earlier, on December 5, …
Bears Begin to Return
They’re Baaaack…
We were visited by this black bear Sunday and Monday, April 24-25. These photos were taken from our deck in Pine Mountain on Lassen Way. I gave a blast of a marine air …
Have You Joined The Great Tomato Survey Yet?
Michelle Maga is taking a survey of local gardeners to discover what we can tell each other about our experiences with common varieties of garden tomatoes in the Mountain Community area. Please click on
Teachers Rally to Help Bring Back 154 Students
Knowing History of District’s Challenges Adds to Understanding of Current Struggle
By Patric Hedlund
To understand what is unique about the struggle facing El Tejon Unified School District, an understanding of events of the last …
Wildfires Break Out Just North of Lebec, Near Grapevine See Video
See Video at right. GRAPEVINE, CA (Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8:33 p.m.)–Northbound number four lane (the slow lane) at the northern base of the Grapevine has been closed since 6:22 p.m. at the semi …
Where the Trees Grow Sideways and the Sun Burns Bright
Fairmont Called ‘Center of Renewable Energy Business’ As Council Considers Dumping Public Access Bylaws
By Patric Hedlund
“There are a lot of gunslingers in the west,” Nat Parker of Oregon-based Element Power told the Fairmont …
Two More First Place Awards–The Mountain Enterprise Brings Home State Honors
The Mountain Enterprise Brings Home State Honors
The hometown team has brought back two more first place awards for excellence in journalism in a statewide competition. Under current management, The Mountain Enterprise has now won …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
April and Ongoing
- May’s Artists of the Month at Work of HeART Gallery are FMHS Art Students. (3011 Mt. Pinos Way, behind the Coffee Cantina 245-3548.)
- Junior Falcons Football Club meets at Frazier Mountain …
News and Features
Taxpayers Boost Tejon Ranch To Healthy First Quarter
LEBEC (Friday, May 6, 2011)—It seems that conservation pays…very well. Tejon Ranch Company (traded on the New York Stock Exchange as TRC) reported revenue from operations for the first quarter of 2011 (to March 31) ...
Mothers Tell of Kids Killed by Drunk Drivers
Reported by Mitch Wood and Judy Cadman
Students encountered a horrifying scene at 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 2 as school buses pulled into Frazier Mountain High School.
A mangled SUV was tossed up onto the ...
331 Acre Fire On Tejon Ranch
Wildfire season opened with a 331 acre fire on Tejon Ranch about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27. Kern County firefighters contained the grass fire that is reported to have begun east of Highway 223, ...
Kern County Presiding Judge Visits Frazier Park Rotary Club
By Gary Meyer
The Honorable Michael Bush visited the Rotary Club on Thursday, April 28 at Los Pinos Mexican Restaurant in Lebec.
Judge Bush, a graduate of University of San Diego, was a Kern ...
Mountain Chamber Says It Will ‘Revitalize’
By Rachel Unell, Michi Knight and Stacey Havener (MCCOC)
The Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce (MCCOC) is undergoing a revitalization program and the board is excited about providing more value to our members. We are ...
‘We’re Still Your Children, Please Still Be Our Parents’
Parents ‘Call to Action’ Offers Facts, Friends and Tools To Help You Help Your Kids Reach Their Full Potential
New UCLA brain imaging studies reveal the human brain is not fully developed until about age ...
Prom Has Been a Cliffhanger
By Patric Hedlund
As we go to press, the story behind the scenes about paying for the upcoming May 6 senior prom is still a cliffhanger.
Traditionally, the junior class at Frazier Mountain High School ...
Tempests, Tea Cups, And Big Issues in Local Election
Commentary by Patric Hedlund
Big issues are being debated in the midst of the Pine Mountain Club elections this year. Freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble—even to have dinner with one’s children ...
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