Breaking News: Update: Forest will reopen to the Public Thursday, Sept. 23.
Los Padres National Forest officials today announced that the forest-wide closure that took effect August 31 will expire at midnight tonight, re-opening public access to Forest campgrounds, roads and trails beginning tomorrow, September 23. Fire …
Community turns out for the park and pond…again

Channeling history and passion into strategic positioning to win Prop 68 funds
By Marcy Axness, TME
The first of two meetings between Kern County park officials and community members opened Tuesday, Sept. 14, with Frazier …
Breaking News: Loving Memory Event Saturday, Sept. 25, 5 p.m. at FP substation for Deputy Gabriel Gonzales

UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at 8 a.m.)—Friends and family of Deputy Gabriel Gonzales are planning an event for Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Frazier Park substation: “We would like to extend an …
Ride to Remember — The 20th Anniversary

By Militsa Brennan, Cuddy Valley
The spirit of this Mountain Community never ceases to amaze me, and this year’s 9/11 Ride To Remember was no exception. It was so wonderful to see so many …
Breaking News: PMCPOA Board Votes on “Re-Do” of Fines Schedule Adopted Without Following State Law

On Saturday, Sept. 18 Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association Board voted to re-adopt the fine schedule affecting all homeowners in PMC. It had been introduced by then-Director Bill Lewis II without first notifying homeowners …
EDITORIAL— Honor 9/11: Wake Up to the War at Home

By Patric Hedlund, Editor, TME
Remembering is serious business. As one sage said last week, the surest way to forget the meaning of an event is to create a memorial. Freezing a moment in marble …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing plus Regular Weekly and Monthly Events
For listing in the newspaper and online, send community events by Thursday at 2 p.m. to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 661.245.3794
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Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021
• Buckland Liquidators Swap Meet Sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. …
‘We could have lost everything today’: Fire in PMC

By Patric Hedlund and Marcy Axness, TME
A small fire was reported on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 4, as the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association Governing Documents Committee was telecasting via Zoom. PMC …
Lowest cost Fictitious Business Name (DBA) publishing in Kern County announced by The Mountain Enterprise

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)—The Mountain Enterprise newspaper announced on Wednesday, June 2, that its Fictitious Business Name publishing fee is the lowest in Kern County. “We’re keeping the cost …
Breaking News: Sign up for ReadyKern Today
If you haven’t already, sign up for ReadyKern to receive “Reverse 911” alerts about emergencies in your area.
Breaking News: Drinking Water Warning Alert for Frazier Park
State Water Resources Control Board • [This notification will continue until the new well is built and operational. Please see the FPPUD Water Conservation Plan.] IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER DRINKING WATER WARNING …
Breaking News: Interstate 5 Lanes Are Open — Emigrant fire 75% contained

UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at 11 p.m.)—The Emigrant fire is now 80%
UPDATE—FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at 8 a.m.)—Traffic remains normal on the Interstate 5 near Pyramid Lake and …
Breaking News: Working from the Home Outward: Lessons from California for Federal Wildfire Policy

Working from the Home Outward: Lessons from California for Federal Wildfire Policy at https://environmentnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Home-Outward-report-2021-1.pdf
This 23-page anthology (plus 6 pages of references) explains in readable English the latest findings and recommendations from those at …
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Ride to Remember — The 20th Anniversary
By Militsa Brennan, Cuddy Valley
The spirit of this Mountain Community never ceases to amaze me, and this year’s 9/11 Ride To Remember was no exception. It was so wonderful to see so many ...
Community turns out for the park and pond…again
Channeling history and passion into strategic positioning to win Prop 68 funds
By Marcy Axness, TME
The first of two meetings between Kern County park officials and community members opened Tuesday, Sept. 14, with Frazier ...
Photographer bags shot of elusive critter
By Marcy Axness, TME
Photo documentarian Bill Buchroeder is devoted in his efforts to catalog the seasonal comings and goings of wildlife in our area. He charts a near-daily course that includes Quail Lake, Gorman’s ...
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