Mountain Events
Smokey Bear turns 81
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Smokey’s Bear’s 81st birthday party, held at the Mountain History Museum on Aug. 3, was attended by almost 200 people. Fifty kids did the museum scavenger hunt, winning prizes. The cake, popcorn and lemonade party was enjoyed on...
National Night Out draws crowd to sheriff’s station
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer This year’s annual National Night Out, held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 on the front entrance patio of the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station, drew what some might consider a moderate crowd, owing to a much larger event...
Miami Comes to the Mountain
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer One of the biggest events this year at Leisure Shores, which is located on Lake Gregory’s eastern shore in Crestline, will be the fundraiser “Miami Comes to the Mountain.” It will treat partygoers, who are age 21 and older,...
The Boles Murders – 60th anniversary
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Crestline has its own mass murder, the Boles Family murders, about which a documentary was made examining this almost unknown event. The documentary, using CSI investigation techniques (before that was made popular on TV),...
