Memories of Mom

Memories of Mom

By Maggie Van Ostrand

A beautiful woman is queen of every room she enters. Conversation hushes, people turn to look and the center of attention falls upon her.

My mother was not like that. She …

Lost Dog Lessons

Lost Dog Lessons

By Lola McKnight, McSPCA

Several helpful people were running about the streets of Lebec trying to catch a lost dog on a chilly night this spring. The report came into the Mountain Communities Society for …

We’ve Got What It Takes

We've Got What It Takes

By Gary Meyer

It may have been early, but by 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5 an outpouring of 190 people arrived to sign up for the community clean-up stretching from the Interstate 5 to the …

Ideas, Teamwork Emerge at Community Brainstorm

Ideas, Teamwork Emerge at Community Brainstorm

Mountain Schools at a Risky Crossroad, Part 7:

By Patric Hedlund with reporting by Michi Knight

Four of the five El Tejon Unified School District trustees and the ETUSD superintendent saw about 70 neighbors roll …

Judge Orders ETUSD to Retain Pink-Slipped Teachers

Judge Orders ETUSD to Retain Pink-Slipped Teachers

By Gary Meyer

An administrative law judge, on Friday, May 4 ordered El Tejon Unified School District to retain four teachers who were issued layoff notices in February, according to documents acquired by The Mountain …

Advantages of a Rural School

Frazier Mountain High School Principal Anthony Saba was eager to share good news last week: “Beginning in 2013, the top 9 percent of our graduating seniors will automatically be accepted into a University of California …

News and Features

Moon Over Lebec

You may have been aware that the brightest moon of the year was shining over our Mountain Community homes last weekend (May 5-6).

Chuck Noble writes about the photo at left:

“I managed to photograph ...

High Country Gardener

High Country Gardener By Michelle Maga

Our moms grew up gardening in a different era. Some were gardening long before hybridizing plants became the rage.

A plant that is an old favorite is not only ...

USFS Seeks Help with Condor Plans

By Patric Hedlund

United States Forest Service condor specialists are hosting a public next week in an open house May 17 in Taft to recruit region-wide public input about a 15-year management plan for Bitter ...

Falcon Pride Takes Wing: The High School Prom

Brandon Knight and Alexa Puga were selected king and queen of the ‘Walk in Venice’ prom on Saturday, May 5. The theme was chosen by the Junior Class Associated Student Body (ASB). It is an ...