Photos and Notes by Patric Hedlund, TME

Pine Mountain Club gave itself a beautiful birthday party Saturday, July 31.

The little village is 50 years old, as is the Mil Potrero Mutual Water Company, that shared the party. Outside, the weather was perfect and spirits soared in the friendly, festive setting. For the little ones, there was a bounce house, bright-colored inflatable slides and a red and yellow castle to climb.

The free barbecue—hamburgers and hot dogs—was served up with cordial smiles.

Families spread their picnic blankets beneath the trees next to the golf course pond. Elders rolled up in golf carts parked in a row along a rise to watch the action, while The Karson City Rebels rocked from a deck above the festivities.

Inside, Bonnie Kane, “a Minnesota girl,” now historian of the Ridge Route Communities Museum, told of bringing her three children to grow up on the mountain to get out of the…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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L-R: The Jakabbfy family, The Karson City Rebels, and the PMC CERT volunteers

Picnic blankets, three bands, a big bounce house, free BBQ, and a lemonade stand made for carefree family fun. Inside, there were stories about the history and a workshop about the future of the community.

(Left) Abed Srahin and son Adam, 6, have just moved to PMC. (Below) Lanna and Isaac Gonzalez (with Jade, 5, and Everett, 3) bought a home in PMC, to move here full time to raise their children. They are thrilled to meet Elisa Mata, 7, selling lemonade, helped by Marcelino Barajas and Lizzie Segovia. Ben Rasmussen looks on with a smile.

Ryan Suggs, 22, of West L.A., works in construction. He brought his friend Maya Wata, 23, a student at Cal State Northridge, to see his grandma’s mountain cabin, and talks about his love for snow.

The Karson City Rebels band includes Michael Casey (Lebec), Noel Deis (Santa Monica), Gil Karson (Frazier Park), Ned Kramer (PMC), Don Butler (Ventura). Their fans are from the entire mountain.

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