By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Longtime Crestline resident Tracy Klinkhart retired on Aug. 21 following a distinguished 25-year career with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, first as a patrol deputy for 15 years out of the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station...
Jazz resonated across the mountain
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor That mountain residents and visitors were excited to get out and listen to some exceptional jazz last weekend was borne out by the sell-out crowds at the Blue Jay Jazz Festival. Chris Levister, president of the Blue Jay Jazz...
Lake Arrowhead Village celebrates its 100-year history
Historic display to continue through Labor Day By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer The centennial celebration for Lake Arrowhead Village was held last Saturday, with County Supervisor Dawn Rowe in attendance. She presented a beautifully inscribed and signed County...
The state of mountain real estate
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Things are good in mountain real estate but have slowed a bit. There have been fewer transactions recently. That was part of the report given by Steve Keefe, owner/broker of Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty, at a meeting of the Mountain...
HIGHWAY 18 REOPENS!
On April 22, 2022, Caltrans closed the section of Highway 18 between LakeGregory Drive and Pine Road due to erosion near Red Rock Wall. Exactly four months later, on Aug. 22, Public Information Officer Emily Leinen went live on Facebook to announce the repair work had...
Woodstock returns to Green Valley Lake
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer The tiny mountain hamlet of Green Valley Lake celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair – commonly referred to simply as “Woodstock” – on Saturday, Aug. 20. The original Woodstock lured some 400,000 free...
VFW trout derby slated for Sept. 3
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9624 and its Auxiliary, both based in Cedarpines Park, will once again be hosting their annual trout derby on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Lake Gregory Regional Park. This year’s event, which has been...
Teaching discipline, creating champions
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor As a boy growing up in the Los Angeles area, Pablo Tello got picked on and was bullied. “I was not a big kid,” he said. But then he started watching Bruce Lee movies, which inspired him to take up martial arts, specifically Tae Kwon Do. At...











