Dear Sidney, I really need some advice! I recently moved to Crestline from Southern Sacramento. I am a 70-year-old woman and I bought an old 1930s cabin by the lake, which I love! I have spent a few winters up here, but my neighbors still call me a mean name,...
Discovering the stunning beauty of Alaska
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Since Alaska became the 49th state on Jan. 3, 1959, it has fascinated folks in the lower 48 and has become a popular place for cruises on several different cruise lines. And so it came about that I took my very first cruise last...
BMX ANTI-BULLYING ASSEMBLY DAZZLES VOE STUDENTS
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Some 520 students in Grades 1 through 5 at Valley of Enchantment Elementary School were summoned to the school playground on Tuesday, Aug. 29 for what was billed as an anti-bullying assembly. It was just that. However, in an...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Mean
You may recall an article in the Aug. 17 issue of this newspaper entitled “The California Fair Plan is everything but fair.” No duh! Well, today I’m going to expand on this shameful unfair plan that is being foisted upon the thousands of mountain area...
Blue Jay Jazz Festival delights concert goers
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY - Senior Writer Last weekend’s 16th anniversary of the Blue Jay Jazz Festival was a trifecta of three sold-out jazz concerts, beginning on Thursday, Aug. 24t at the exclusive Tavern Bay Beach Club and wrapping up on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Lake...
Malone family in a bind due to fire
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer The Malone family lost their home when the house next door exploded and caught their home on fire in the middle of the night on Aug. 18. The family had to flee their Lake Arrowhead home immediately. They called 911 for the fire...
Working toward a quick response to disaster
Story and photos by Cat Robertson - Staff Writer There was a great turnout on Aug. 26 at the Green Valley Lake disaster planning community meeting. After a series of storms last winter that many locals refer to as “Snowmageddon,” and a hurricane that threatened...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – California Bloodlines
On Thursday, Aug. 25, Rhea-Frances and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary, so I thought it would be appropriate to share with you some of the memories and highlights of our 50 years of wedded bliss. And, believe it or not, us California-born natives are still...
