Fire danger is lessened but not over
The several inches of snow the mountain received last weekend make for beautiful photos. There is the hope that the moisture will lessen the fire danger but San Bernardino County Fire Chief Dan Munsey has some wise words for us. “This continual fire season has been so...
RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – Planning for school closures
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor “How do we make decisions about school closures?” That was the first item up for discussion at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District’s board of trustees. Dr. Paul Sevillano, the district’s superintendent,...
Father Garces discovers the San Bernardino Mountains
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian As the United States was declaring its independence from England in 1776, Father Francisco Tomas H. Garces was exploring the Inland Empire of California. He was searching for a route from New Spain, where the mission San Xavier del Bac...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Dancing in the Dark
Don’t you just love it when Edison chooses to shut off your power out of fear that a blown-down powerline could spark another deadly wildfire? I’ve mentioned time and again that it’s time for Edison to bury their dang powerlines. So, I called up Southern California...
