As our loved ones age, end-of-life decisions can come sooner and with more complexity than we expect. A heartbreaking story by Maggie Schneider Huston in Newsweek illustrates just how critical it is to prepare and advocate effectively. In 2023, after the death of his...
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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Operator
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been getting some very strange phone calls of late, dozens of calls every cotton-pickin’ day, many of which have no one there to talk to. I call them “ghost calls.” I beg them to say something, anything. It’s really annoying when they...
Ask the realtor — When your inheritance comes with wood paneling and a tax bill
There was a time when inheriting your parents’ home was considered a gift. Nowadays, it’s just as likely to come with a sigh and a spreadsheet. As baby boomers begin passing on their real estate to millennial heirs, it turns out many adult children are just as...
Estate Planning — 10 guardian mistakes that could put your kids at risk (and how to do it right)
Imagine something unexpected happens and you’re suddenly unable to care for your children. In that moment, you’d want to know they’ll be safe, supported and raised by people you trust. But unless you’ve taken the right legal steps, that might not happen. Here are 10...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Peaceful Easy Feeling
I was reading an article about “Glamping” (elegant camping) in Westways the other day… Oh, and for those of you who don’t read, why are you reading this? Anyhoo, it’s a magazine for members of the American Automobile Association (AAA) and it reminded me that the Lake...
Those Were The Days — William Knapp, early lumberman and pioneer
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Did you know that two Crestline roads are named from William Knapp’s lumbering days? Obviously, Knapp’s Cutoff is named after Knapp, but who was he? Knapp lived 30 years in the San Bernardino Mountains, ranching and lumbering....







