Lots of folks around here are still complaining about all the racket emanating from the Beyond Wonderland Electronic Music Festival held at the National Orange Show Events Center in the heart of San Bernardino. This nocturnal noise reverberated all the way to...
It’s really annoying when the first thing you see just before entering Crestline is a row of concrete K-rails adorned with chain-link fencing to keep the ever-crumbling hillside from tumbling onto Highway 138. Oh, sure, something is needed to prevent rocks and...
Alpine Mountaineer Senior Writer Douglas W. Motley is seen removing the weeds and brush surrounding his property. He wants to remind mountain residents that it’s important to do so before the arrival of fire season. (Photo by Rhea-Frances Tetley)
With the prospect of yet another unprecedented fire season looming, I recently began my seasonal weed and debris clearance earlier than usual. The recent spell of cooler weather made conditions ideal for dealing with this year’s bumper crop of already knee-high weeds....
It’s that time of the year once again. Yes, it’s that dreaded time of the year when the taxman comes knock, knock, knocking at your door.Federal and state income taxes were due on the 15th of April, as usual. But that’s not all, folks, property taxes were also due on...
As last week’s somber Vietnam Veterans Day luncheon at the San Moritz Lodge fades into the past and with Memorial Day quickly approaching, it reminds me that freedom is not always free and that war is never an acceptable way for a civilized society to settle its...
