By Dr. Amit Arwindekar Medical Director, UnitedHealthcare Global As the weather gets warmer and the school year has ended, many California residents may be planning a vacation. While some prefer a staycation, 86 percent of Americans plan to travel out of state...
Community picnic in the San Moritz Meadow: a Jamboree Days tradition
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer What better way to kick off Jamboree Days than enjoying the free community picnic in the San Moritz Meadow on Sunday, June 29. Hundreds of children and adults swarmed the Meadow last year and even more are expected this coming...
Those Were The Days — Danahers’ Highland sawmill sold to Brookings
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Logging in the San Bernardino Mountains started during the 1840s Mexican era using primitive sawpit methods, followed by David Seely who built a water-powered sawmill on Seely Flats in the 1850s. Lumbering moved into Little Bear...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Heat Wave
I guess I don’t have to tell you it was hotter than a witch’s broomstick last week. But, let’s face it, it’s always hot this time of the year, and people always complain about the weather, especially me. But then people complain when it’s cold. Some folks, especially...
Ask the realtor — Why smart homebuyers don’t wait – They negotiate
In today’s economy, buying a home can feel like trying to sprint through molasses. Interest rates are hovering around 7 percent, home prices are still rising and inflation isn’t doing anyone any favors. Even folks with solid incomes are looking at their potential...
Estate Planning — The importance of funding a living trust
Creating a living trust is a powerful estate planning tool – but its value depends entirely on whether it’s properly funded. Funding a trust means transferring ownership of your assets into the trust’s name. Without this crucial step, the trust may not serve its...
The creation of an orchard
By Mary-Justine Lanyon In the early hours of a May morning, a group of hardy volunteers gathered to plan a variety of fruit trees behind the Twin Peaks Community Center. This project is a partnership between Mountain Provisions Cooperative, Rim of the World...
Stringtacular: an afternoon of amazing music
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Seven groups of young strings students presented an afternoon of music to a packed house at Stringtacular on June 7. The program was held in the multipurpose room at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School. The afternoon began with the...











