The Spats
Amber Waves
LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT A primer on PFAS ‘Our #1 goal is public health’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District was surprised, General Manager Catherine Cerri said, to find the presence of PFAS in Lake Arrowhead. “Our drinking water is so pristine,” she said. Cerri was addressing the Mountain Sunrise Rotary...
A ride for Robb – ‘This is the way the world should be’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Lake Arrowhead resident Jeff Spears loves to ride his bicycle. Riding is just what he did from June 2 to 8 when he participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles – a ride of 545 miles. Of the 1350 riders who registered...
Bringing potable water to Thailand
By Mary-Justine Lanyon When Armand LeSage heard the call for Rotarians to participate in a vocational training team (VTT) to Thailand to study the water available there, he signed right up. The Lake Arrowhead resident – a member of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club –...
Grammy winners galore at the Blue Jay Jazz Festival – Lee Ritenour and George Whitty to take the stage
The guitar has been part of Lee Ritenour’s life since the tender age of 8, when he took up the instrument. Born in Los Angeles, Ritenour decided at the age of 12 he wanted to pursue a career in music. At 16, he played on his first recording sessions with the Mamas...
Remembering REX ARNCE JACKSON – July 5, 1952 to January 21, 2024
Rex “left us way too young.” He was only 71 when cancer took him from this earth life. He was born in 1952 to Liz and Earl Jackson. He attended Jurupa Unified schools and graduated from Rubidoux High in 1971. Rex was immediately drafted by the Cincinnati Reds baseball...
