Five cabins at Thousand Lines Christian Camp had been destroyed in 2023 during the blizzard known as Snomageddon. On June 19, the camp hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the rebuilding of those cabins. The event brought together staff, alumni, ministry...
Celebrating young musicians
By Mary-Justine Lanyon It was standing room only in the multipurpose room at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School. The occasion was the school’s spring concert. As Charlotte Ford, the MPH music director, welcomed family and friends to the concert, she...
Jay Grafton Vickers: July 28, 1944 – June 20, 2026
Jay Grafton Vickers, age 81, of Lake Arrowhead, California, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Jay was born on July 28, 1944, in Upland, California, to James Edmund Vickers and Ellen Vickers. He spent his childhood in...
‘Peace is not a destination – it’s a daily practice’ – Taipei Part 2
At the center of each Rotary International Convention are the general sessions where thousands of Rotarians from around the world gather to hear speakers, enjoy some entertainment and, most importantly, meet one another and share ideas. The opening general session of...
Arts & Entertainment Guide
Estate Planning: Reverse mortgages and estate planning in California
A reverse mortgage can be a helpful financial tool for some older homeowners, but it also creates important estate planning issues that families often do not fully understand until after death or incapacity. In California, a reverse mortgage allows homeowners who are...
Those Were The Days: Dr. Wesley Thompson — Celebrating his 120 years of ‘Crestline’
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY HISTORIAN Since Jamboree Days is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the naming of Crestline, it seemed like a good time to introduce Dr. Wesley Thompson, whose name is not familiar to most mountain residents today, but it was familiar...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Sealed With a Kiss
I was reminiscing about the 60s recently, about how much fun it was in the summertime when school was finally out and how much fun it was to ride my bicycle through the orange-tree-lined road down to Corona del Mar to splash around in the ocean and swim out to a buoy....











