As parents, ensuring our children’s safety and future well-being is our top priority. We provide for them, nurture them and dream of their bright futures. But have you considered what would happen to them if you were no longer around? While it’s uncomfortable to think...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The Serrano Indians (Yuhaaviatam tribe) are the indigenous people of these mountains. They have many legends of their creation, with the Eye of God rock outcropping and the hot springs in the Big Bear area being very sacred to...
I vividly remember the first time my parents lost a house to foreclosure. Yes, the first time; there was a second, but more on that later. It was early 1988, just months after Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, when the stock market crashed disastrously. My dad, a...
Now that Christmas has come and gone, like Boxing Day…No, it’s not a day set aside to honor Muhammad (“I am the Greatest”)Ali; it’s a day set aside to get rid of all of the unsightly, leftover Christmas gift boxes strewn throughout the stately Motley Manor. In the...
A solid estate plan ensures you enjoy life while safeguarding your loved ones' future when you're no longer there. Life insurance is a vital part of this plan, but its effectiveness depends on how it’s structured. Choosing the right beneficiaries is crucial to avoid...
For Michael Brewer, sitting in the presence of retired Army Lt. Col Chuck Haeflinger, who was a Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and Gloria Loring, actress and a member of the Bob Hope USO show, was a walk down nostalgia lane, as he too is a combat veteran of the...
