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Those Were The Days: The Hencks move to Skyforest and start a school

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian     Joseph E. Henck and his uncle and father purchased the 440 acres that have become Skyforest from the Kuffel family. The Kuffels were an early pioneer family, who have a canyon named for them. They had homesteaded the area...
‘We saw hell, you saw freedom’

‘We saw hell, you saw freedom’

By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Lake Arrowhead resident Mike Hewitt shared his journey in the U.S. Army, which took him to Germany and Vietnam, at the annual Veterans Day observance held at Arrowhead Ridge. The crowd was welcomed by Polly Sauer, who has co-chaired the...

Veteran gets help to retreat and refresh

Veteran gets help to retreat and refresh

Nick Nerio (left), commander of American Legion Post 360, presented Michael Brewer, a board member of Elder Warriors Retreat, with a $500 scholarship to present to a veteran. Marine Corps veteran Dale Ele (center) is the recipient of the scholarship, which he will use...

Vietnam is a country, not a war

Vietnam is a country, not a war

When Michael Brewer got his “love letter” (draft notice) in the mail, he followed the path of thousands of other young males and joined the United States Marine Corps. Why? Knowing that most 18- and 19-year-old boys were being shipped out to Vietnam in 1967, he...

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