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 …
Blogging Notes: About those Rumors You’ve Been Hearing….
Frazier Park (Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 3 p.m.)—Here are some stories we are working on for the next print issue of The Mountain Enterprise. This is written in the tone of a blog becaues …
Breaking News: School District Lays off 19 Classified Staff, Suspends Principal

LEBEC (May 19, 2011 at 9 p.m.)–In two fiery and passionate rounds of meetings this evening, the El Tejon Unified School District Trustees heard the sentiment of parents, teachers and students from the community about …
Might Bullet Train Shoot Across the Grapevine?

Speculation Thick about Backroom Wrangling As Antonovich and Tejon Ranch Protest Study
By Patric Hedlund
Kern County Supervisor Ray Watson is a fan of high speed rail. For over seven years, his single solution to …
Census Numbers Require County Changes–Public Workshop on May 19
What Will it Mean for Us? New Boundaries Explored at May 19 Public Workshop
By Allen Krauter, Kern County administrative analyst
New Kern County Supervisors will be elected next year, and census results require that …
Breaking News: ETUSD Calls Special Meeting–Teachers Tell Fear of ‘Manipulation’ When: Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m.
Breaking News: ETUSD Calls Special Meeting—Teachers Tell Fear of ‘Manipulation’ When: Thursday, May 19, 6 p.m. Closed Session and 7 p.m. Public Meeting
A special meeting of the El Tejon Unified School District Board has …
Taxpayers Boost Tejon Ranch To Profitable First Quarter
By Patric Hedlund
It seems that conservation pays…very well. Tejon Ranch Company (traded on the New York Stock Exchange as TRC) reports revenues from operations for the first quarter of 2011 were “above $18.6 million—more …
Snake Season Arrive–Stay Watchful!

Hiker Peter Gray took this photo of a Pacific Coast rattler. They are well-camouflaged, and the most common rattlesnakes in this area. The Los Padres Forest’s snake population is now out. They may appear in …
Activities Planned Throughout the Region for the Sixth Annual Endangered Species Day
Would you like to meet a tortoise, take a nature walk, or visit a nature center? From the Sespe Wilderness to the Devil’s Punchbowl, organizations across the region are hosting a weekend of free …
Prom Magic 2011

Ms. Alex McCue was asked to send a short report about Frazier Mountain High School’s 2011 “Masquerade Ball” prom.
By Alex McCue, FMHS senior
Our group started by going to Braxton Jens’ home in Cuddy …
As Kids Take STAR Tests, School Rankings Are Released by State
By Patric Hedlund with Gary Meyer
The Pine Mountain Learning Center maintained its rating as the highest-performing school in Kern County when Academic Performance Index (API) rankings for 2010 were released May 5 by the …
Spotlight Shines on Local Heroes

By Gary Meyer
California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Barnachia was working the late-night shift at Fort Tejon Station on December 16, when a murder suspect was reported traveling south from Sacramento spotted the vehicle, made …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: COMMUNITY CALENDAR
May and Ongoing
- May’s Artists of the Month at Work of HeArt Gallery are FMHS Art Students. See their art work on display (3011 Mt. Pinos Way, behind the Coffee Cantina 245-3548.)
- Junior Falcons …
Lilac Festival Parade, Music, Vendors, Fun this Weekend

Free Bus Rides Offered by Kern County to Celebrate Lilac Festival
Don’t miss out on the fun at Lilac Festival Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 in Pine Mountain Village. The parade starts at …
News and Features
ETUSD Trustees to Discuss Hiring of New High School Principal
LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 4:15 p.m.)–The El Tejon Unified School District Board of Trustees have announced that a new high school principal will be the topic of a closed session discussion on ...
Lebec Water District Issues Boil Water Notice
LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 11 a.m.)–The Lebec County Water District issued a Boil Water notice at 9:51 this morning. The notice follows:
BOIL WATER ORDER ...
Casino Night To Raise Funds for High School Sports Saturday, May 14
Dress in your best western wear and join the fun over at Cuddy Hall Casino. The Frazier Mountain High School Booster Club will be offering dinner and gaming fun to raise money to support FMHS ...
Mother’s Day at Robin’s Nest
By Robin Barrington, Lebec In memory of my mother, Mrs. Donna Bye (who passed away from cancer a year ago), I’d like to share with you “What a Mom Does” by the children at Robin’s ...
Kern County Vacation Rental Regulations Under Review–Permits Being Considered
In February we wrote an editorial about why vacation rentals are a benefit to our community and why the county should not be intruding in this decision by private owners. This week we interviewed Planning ...
Mountain Communities Small Biz Development Center Wins A Birthday Present
By Patric Hedlund
The energetic team from the Mountain Communities Small Business Development Center (SBDC) went to Bakersfield on May 5 to receive a $5,000 grant from the Women’s and Girls’ Fund (a leadership initiative ...
Our Homegrown Missionary
By Chandra Sargent Mead
Some of you may know Dea Walker as the teacher of one of your kids at El Tejon School. Some may know her as a judo competitor in the local club ...
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