$625,000 federal grant won for Drug-Free Communities
Good, clean fun can get pretty dirty
By Patric Hedlund
The tall, red-haired woman with Kermit-the-Frog-green smudges smeared over her freckled chin also had a relieved smile playing across her face after the Color …
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 …
Drought die-off in the Los Padres Forest
What can be done about all those brown spots in the forest due to the drought? The Condor Group of the Sierra Club invites the public to hear the experts speak.
By Mary Ann Lockhart
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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 ___________________________
Friday, September 26
•La Sierra Mexican Restaurant 7th Anniversary celebration with live music …
Sign up for CERT training
Be a hero. When the ‘Big One’ strikes, in a wildfire or snow emergency, people are needed who are trained to work with a team to help.
All Mountain Community residents are invited to register …
Bear facts win emergency solutions
By Patric Hedlund
In these days following the shooting of a 75-100 pound, 2-year-old black bear August 5 in the forest beyond upper Linden Drive in Pine Mountain, we learned California Department of Fish and …
Man killed by black bear in New Jersey
A Rutgers University senior was killed this week by a black bear on Sunday, Sept. 21 as he and four friends hiked in the Apshawa Preserve in northern New Jersey.
The New York Times reported …
California bear attacks not reported by state
By Patric Hedlund
We reported last week that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s list of California Black Bear Public Safety Incidents shows 12 bear attacks since 1980. A wild animal attack is defined …
Artworks Gallery opens
By Michael Cram, Artworks
A new art venue is opening in Pine Mountain Village.
Artworks Community Gallery believes that art is a means by which a community develops for itself a medium for self expression …
AARP hosts Bonnie Kane at fall meeting October 2
By Maxine Jarvis, AARP
Members and friends, come join us on Thursday, Oct. 2 for our monthly potluck lunch and general meeting. Bring your table setup.
Our speaker will be Bonnie Kane, historian and co-founder …
Social media misfire strikes again
By Patric Hedlund
A mother heard from her El Tejon Middle School student a week ago that students would be banned from displaying the American flag or wearing flag-themed clothes at school. “I posted a …
News and Features
$625,000 federal grant won for Drug-Free Communities
Good, clean fun can get pretty dirty
By Patric Hedlund
The tall, red-haired woman with Kermit-the-Frog-green smudges smeared over her freckled chin also had a relieved smile playing across her face after the Color ...
Bear facts win emergency solutions
By Patric Hedlund
In these days following the shooting of a 75-100 pound, 2-year-old black bear August 5 in the forest beyond upper Linden Drive in Pine Mountain, we learned California Department of Fish and ...
Man killed by black bear in New Jersey
By Gary Meyer
A Rutgers University senior was killed this week by a black bear on Sunday, Sept. 21 as he and four friends hiked in the Apshawa Preserve in northern New Jersey.
The ...
California bear attacks not reported by state
By Patric Hedlund
We reported last week that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s list of California Black Bear Public Safety Incidents shows 12 bear attacks since 1980. A wild animal attack is defined ...
Social media misfire strikes again
By Patric Hedlund
A mother heard from her El Tejon Middle School student a week ago that students would be banned from displaying the American flag or wearing flag-themed clothes at school. “I posted a ...
Pine Mountain Health Center to open Oct. 4
See the story in The Mountain Enterprise now on newsstands throughout the mountain communities.
A grand opening for the Pine Mountain Health Center will be held noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 at the ...
Membership bids for Tejon Tribe to be closed
A 30-day window to apply for membership in the Tejon Indian Tribe will close on September 15. An enrollment form can be obtained at: Tejon Indian Tribe, 1731 Hasti-Acres Drive, Suite 108, Bakersfield, CA 93309 ...
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- High Country Gardener — Problem solvers for dry and shady places
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- Valley Voices — Public hearing on Antelope Valley zoning changes
Community
- Lebec water district considers annexation of the Juniper Ridge housing development
- Drug Take Back is Saturday, Sept. 27
- Discover ‘The Big One’ Earthquake Tour Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.
- Tejon’s 20-year water franchise is a renewal
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Obituaries
- Ronald Dean Finneman — May 11,1952 to September 14, 2014
- Dorothy ‘Dottie’ J. Noble — February 8, 1924 to August 20, 2014