By Gary Meyer, TME

It was hot Saturday and Sunday—not by Bakersfield standards, but for our cool, crisp mountains, it was hot!

In Frazier Park, the thermometer hit 99ºF. In Pine Mountain Club at the Wine In The Pines festival, it was 100ºF.

But at 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, the Cooling Center in Frazier Park was empty.

On days when the temperature reaches 93ºF, the Cooling Center at 3801 Park Drive will be open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Photo captions:

Above: Kern County General Services worker Jason Brown supervises the cooling center at Frazier Park Recreation Building on Saturday, July 6, when it was 99 degrees outside.

Above: The Frazier Park Recreation Building where a Kern County employee keeps the temperature pleasant.

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This is part of the July 12, 2024 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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