By Gary Meyer
LOCKWOOD VALLEY, Calif. (Friday, June 27, 2008 at 12:15 p.m.; updated July 1) — A Lockwood Valley man died the morning of Friday, June 27 in a house fire at Adams Trail and Curtis Trail.
Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash said Ventura County engines were dispatched at 6:09 a.m. from Ojai and arrived at 7:33 a.m. Patrol 16, which is normally stationed in Lockwood Valley during... [more]
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By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer, with Chuck Noble and Chuck Herbert
Kern County firefighters were caught with two mountain homes burning at the same time on Wednesday, June 18. A blaze on Lancer Way in Lebec burned a Los Padres Estates mobile home to the ground, leaving only a few charred timbers standing.
While firefighters were still working in Lebec, a home near Mt. Pinos Way and Monterey Trail in the center of Frazier Park exploded... [more]
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By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer
A first step to implement the creation of an independent Tejon Ranch Conservancy began this week as the board of directors for the new organization was announced. The new board’s task will be to put systems in place to manage the 240,000 acres (375 square miles) of preserved habitat agreed upon during two years of secret negotiations between five environmental groups and the Tejon Ranch Company.
The deal was announced... [more]
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PINE MOUNTAIN—A significant increase in reports of black bear sightings from throughout the region are coming in, from Lebec to Lake of the Woods to Pine Mountain.
Patrice Stimpson, a security officer for Pine Mountain Club, reported a bear ripped open an outdoor hutch, stepped on the guinea pig inside and ate him last week. She said, “the same bear broke into a chicken coop and ate two pet chickens,” a week earlier. These events both... [more]
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In this issue you will find the beginning of The Mountain Ride, a carpool project sponsored by The Mountain Enterprise.
We all enjoy living on the mountain, but since January 2007 the price of crude oil has vaulted from $60 to more than $130 a barrel. The goal of The Mountain Ride is to support our readers’ need to find more affordable ways to make your daily commutes.
“There are other services not focused on... [more]
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 Fireworks Are Illegal Here
| Safe Public Fireworks Displays Offered in Surrounding Areas
By Gary Meyer
FRAZIER PARK–The message is clear: All fireworks are illegal in all areas of these Mountain Communities. Period.
That's what fire officials from the three counties of the Mountain Communities told
| Gas Leak Causes Frazier Park Businesses To Be Evacuated  
| FRAZIER PARK—An evacuation was ordered in Frazier Park, along Mt. Pinos Way, after trenching for a water pipe replacement ruptured a gas line at approximately 1 p.m. Monday, June 23.
California Highway Patrol officers blocked off Mt. Pinos Way and adjacent... |
| Three Likely DUI Crashes, One Fatal, in a Single Day 
| Death, injury and property damage resulted from three accidents in less than five hours between 8 p.m. June 19 and the beginning of June 20. At least two, maybe all, of the accidents appear to be alcohol-related.
Erick Galdamez, 29 of... |
| Come to the Cabaret!
| By Kat Fair
You are invited to an atmospheric cabaret, complete with tables, flickering candles and fabulous entertainment as live entertainment reigns again in the Pine Mountain Gazebo at 8 p.m. this Friday, June 27.
For the first time, Kathleen Lloyd and... |
| Take a Peek Into Our Past
| July 5 Summer Event at the Ridge Route Communities Museum
By Eloise Richer
On Saturday, July 5, the Ridge Route Communities Museum will hold the July Summer Event from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The museum is located at 3515 Park Drive, just... |
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