It is done. For now. Federal employees to return to work Thursday.
UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 at 9:20 p.m. PST)—The president has signed the bipartisan bill that was written in the U.S. Senate and finally allowed to the floor for vote by the full …
Breaking News: Great Shakeout drill goes smoothly at schools
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10:35 a.m.)—The Great California Shakeout drill at local schools went according to plan, plus a surprise test of which teachers were not aware. See the story in the …
Color the Mountain 5k wins wild support
‘It is important for kids up here to know they can do more than they think they can.’—Monick Powers, 16
By Patric Hedlund—Runner Emily Hon, 10 and a group of laughing grandparents were playfully color-bombed by Monick Powers, 16 and her friends Saturday, Oct. 5 at the “Color the Mountain” 5k Run. Puffy clouds of pink, yellow, blue and green cornstarch…
New test wells in Lake of the Woods are dry as regional plan is considered at special meeting
Most regional water districts attend
Where independence and urgency collide
By Patric Hedlund
Lake of the Woods Mutual Water Company’s third attempt to find a new water source has failed. “Two test holes were dug, …
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 …
Tourism grant applications are due October 18
New, simplified application for up to $10,000 for marketing
Teresa Hitchcock, director of the Kern County Board of Trade, came to Frazier Park last Friday with area representative David Chavez to review a new, shorter, …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing plus Regular Weekly and Monthly Events
Ongoing
•Frazier Park Community Fixed Route Bus Service through the Mountain Communities will be extended to October 29 with its regular schedule. Call 1-800-560-1733 for schedule and pick-up info, plus Dial-A-Ride (Dial-A-Ride’s western limit is …
Reading program at FP School begins
This week the United Way’s Community Reading Program began at Frazier Park School. Despite support staff union objections, a group of volunteers trained September 19 to provide reading enrichment for second graders.
Second grade …
News and Features
Is your nonprofit board working perfectly yet?
Steve Sanders returns to help you solve specific problems, Tuesday, Oct. 15
Building dynamic and effective nonprofit boards is vital to the Mountain Communities. Our youth sports, art and cultural groups, festivals, civic organizations, property ...
Geneology of the founding families—Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Pine Mountain
In 2009 The Mountain Pioneer published this intriguing photo of Florence Cuddy, the woman who founded Lake of the Woods. Jan de Leeuw of Cuddy Valley researched her story. She is a descendent of the ...
No Longer Censored, Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m.—Library
Dee Dominguez is the chairwoman of the Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, “of the lands where the mountains meet the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, now known as Tejon Ranch and the Frazier ...
First league game is this Friday, with top rival, Kern Valley
By Jerry Quick, FMHS Athletic Director
Friday, October 11 is Frazier Mountain High School’s first league game of the football season. Kern Valley has been our biggest rival in the High Desert League over the ...
New law: Employers must allow voluntary CPR
By Patric Hedlund
Employers may not forbid employees from voluntarily providing CPR, a new law signed October 5 by California Governor Jerry Brown says. In March 2013 the death of Lorraine Bayless, an 87-year-old Bakersfield ...
“To Do” list issued by Supervisor Couch’s office
Frazier Park, CA (Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.)—A staffer for Supervisor David Couch released a “to do” list today of items the District 4 representative considers priorities of the moment in this region. ...
