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Those Were The Days: ‘Uncle’ Billy Stephen attracts visitors to the mountains – Part 3

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian   Professor William Stephen arrived in the San Bernardino Mountains from Scotland in 1890. He wrote for the newspaper in the valley, extolling the virtues of the mountains and their beauty. He became part of the fun of visiting...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Simple Song of Freedom

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Simple Song of Freedom

If you’re expecting to hear something funny, you might as well be reading Mad Magazine or the Sunday funnies, cuz this week’s musing, as Molly said to Fibber, “T’aint funny McGee.” Well, you know what they say, War is Heck, or something to that effect. You know, it...

Dear Sidney – 10/26/2023

Here it is October and it feels like summer again. Wildflowers have found their way along the roadways, a beautiful sight. My neighborhood, too, is bursting with baby daisies. What I’m upset about is the fact that beginning in September, my street has become a used...

Real estate agent vs. REALTOR: What’s the difference?

In our daily conversations, we often use words interchangeably, assuming they mean the same thing when, in fact, they do not. A Kleenex is a brand of tissue, but not all tissues are Kleenex; a Xerox is a type of photocopy, but not all photocopies are Xerox. Similarly,...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Monster Mash

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Monster Mash

On her last visit to the States, my dear friend Helen of Leeds (Leeds is a town in northern England where The Who recorded their epic album “Live at Leeds”) commented on the absurdness of the whole concept of  Halloween, which is apparently not celebrated in England....

Dear Sidney – 10/19/2023

Regarding the question you published in the Oct. 5 issue, has anyone replied to you about this person? I live here in Crestline and have some things to say that might help her. The domestic violence people in Victorville helped me file for divorce back in 2005 and...

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