Last month’s series of atmospheric river rain and snowstorms was a real humdinger or, as I like to call it, a real “dumbhinger.” Now, what’s that supposed to mean? Oh, I don’t know, it’s just something that popped into my head. Anyway, luckily, the stately Motley...
Features
Features
The evolution of Lake Arrowhead and its owners
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Those who attended the second of Russ Keller’s historical presentations at the library in Blue Jay will recall he left off with James Mooney – who developed a resort on the shores of Little Bear Lake – dying from the flu. He had no...
Estate Planning — Trusts & homeowner’s insurance: Avoiding costly claim denials
Transferring your home into a living trust is a smart estate planning move, helping to avoid probate and streamline asset distribution. However, many homeowners fail to update their homeowner’s insurance after making this change. If your insurance policy does not...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Stormy Weather
Well, I’m bummed out cuz I didn’t get to see last week’s so-called Blood Moon, all because of the dreaded, so-called Atmospheric River, which dropped a heaping helping of dang snow all the way from here to Heap’s Peak, not to mention a whole heap of clouds that made...
Those Were The Days — The colorful life of Henry Guernsey
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Henry Guernsey died 101 years ago, in March 1924. Well-known during his lifetime, which was fraught with disasters and spectacular highs, he bought and sold sawmills, got injured, healed, lost lawsuits and named a town. Henry...
Ask the realtor — The curious case of the ‘Quick Sale’ scam
Earlier this week, I got a phone call from someone eager to sell their vacant land – fast. They claimed they just wanted to break even, nothing more. Sounds generous, right? It’s not. It’s a scam, and a surprisingly common one at that. Here’s how it usually plays out:...








