For a decade, the Heisler Theater Company has presented A Christmas Carol to the mountain community. The story is from the original story by Charles Dickens, who is also included in this version of the play. “We are thrilled to be back at the Tudor House theater...
New California laws you should know about – Part 1
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Major new California laws effective for 2026 mostly focus on employment and labor, data privacy, housing, education, introducing a higher statewide minimum wage, new employee notice requirements and restrictions on certain...
Heralding in the Christmas season
Goodwin’s Family Christmas on Dec. 1 drew a large crowd to Lake Gregory. The tree was lit (1) with a new special package underneath its boughs this year, courtesy of the Lake Gregory Company. Santa’s elves were everywhere (2), bringing fun to the young and young at...
Raising funds for Rim students
Members of the Rim of the World Educational Foundation board with Heather Hackney at the Giving Tuesday event hosted by Heather and John Hackney at the Lakefront Tap Room. The Hackneys donated a portion of the proceeds from the sales on the evening of Dec. 2. Rim Ed...
Santa visiting Mountain Museum this weekend
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Mountain History Museum will be open this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Dec. 21 they will hold their annual end of the year open house. Santa Claus will be visiting the museum from noon to...
Fostering friendship across the globe – Part 2
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor’s note: If you missed Part 1 of this report on the Rotary Friendship Exchange, you can read it online in the Dec. 4, 2025, flip issue. As our Friendship Exchange team from District 5330 in California made its way to Ratlam – our...
Old Country Coffee Shop hosts Coffee with a Cop
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer The venerable Old Country Coffee Shop in Running Springs played host to a dozen or so sheriff’s deputies and senior officers from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station and several CHP officers, who showed up for Coffee with a Cop...
Ask the realtor: Holiday hangover housing — Why the next 30 days favor smart buyers
This month’s homebuyers are quietly scoring some of the best deals we’ve seen in a while, and it’s happening in ways that don’t always show up in headline price reductions. Sellers whose homes have been sitting on the market for three months or longer are tired....











