Mountain Center NewsLocal news for Mountain Center, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tassajara Fire: Update and Recap- July 7, 2008 The wildfires threatening Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California, moved no closer to the monastery on Friday and Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/tassajara-fire-update-and-recap?fromr... Gap fire 'still a gorilla'- July 7, 2008 After two weeks of little gain, fire officials in Monterey County said a series of backfires started overnight helped reinforce containment lines between flames and homes near Big Sur and a Boy Scout camp ...http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/gap-fire-still-a-gorilla?fromrss=1 Firefighting Monks of Tassajara- July 6, 2008 Latest word from California is that wildfire has not yet touched Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, although the threat is still very real.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/firefighting-monks-of-tassajara?fromr... Tassajara Still Threatened by Fire- July 4, 2008 Today's Monterey County Herald features a story by Dennis Taylor on the effort to save Tassajara Zen Mountain Center , thought to be the oldest Buddhist monastery in the Western Hemisphere, from being consumed ...http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/tassajara-still-threatened-by-fire?fr... As wildfire approaches, some evacuate, some stay- July 4, 2008 The setting sun is obscured by a large smoke cloud looking north up the coast in Big Sur Thursday July 3, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/as-wildfire-approaches-some-evacuate-... Tassajara Zen Center Wildfire Update- July 2, 2008 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California, remains in jeopardy from uncontrolled wildfire.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/tassajara-zen-center-wildfire-update?... National Guard to help fight Northern California wildfires- July 2, 2008 Firefighters on Tuesday continued to battle a fusillade of wildfires plaguing Northern California, including a destructive blaze that has charred homes and threatened tourist haunts along the Big Sur coast.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/national-guard-to-help-fight-northern... Monks fight Basin Complex Fire- July 2, 2008 LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif.- The Basin Complex fire is threatning the oldest monastary in America and Buddist Monks are staying behind to protect it.http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/07/monks-fight-basin-complex-fire?fromrs... Big Sur fire surges, but Bay Area air better- July 1, 2008 While a stubborn fire southeast of Big Sur continued to send flames in new directions on Sunday, threatening more than 1,200 homes, pollution regulators provided better news, predicting the re-emergence of ...http://www.topix.net/city/mountain-center-ca/2008/06/big-sur-fire-surges-but-bay-area-air-... |