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The buttress repairs at Lake Gregory are underway. (Photo by Louise Cecil) 

Final Stage Of Dam Repair Underway 

By Louise Cecil 

Construction is now underway 

on the buttress project to repair 

Crestline’s Lake Gregory Dam. This 

repair project, which has been seven 

years in the making, has resulted in 

lowered water levels in the lake and 

has already seen the replacement of 

the outlet valves to enable the lake 

to be half drained within three days 

as a safety measure required by the 

state, since the dam is so close to 

the San Andreas Fault. The earthen 

part of dam has experienced de-watering 

so this buttress could be installed. 

The dewatering process was 

needed to create and maintain a dry 

foundation for construction. Dewatering 

generators, which are located 

at the lowest part of the construction 

site, have been running around 

the clock for several months. Rockforce, 

the construction company 

hired to complete this final stage of 

the project, has said that the “generators 

will be removed as soon as 

construction conditions warrant, 

but may remain an operational necessity 

for the next few months.” 

When the lake was dredged 

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a couple summers ago, the silt from 

the bottom of the lake was retained 

and stored in an 18-foot-tall mound 

on the former San Moritz baseball 

field next to the lake, with the hope 

to use that as the buttress material, 

thus saving the county money. But 

after analyzing the silt, the state 

nixed that idea, claiming there was 

too much organic material in the 

silt, possibly from fish poop, and 

that it could not be used. 

After all this time, the buttress 

is finally getting installed. 

Starting with 20 truck loads a day 

and progressing up to 120 truck 

loads a day, the approved fill dirt 

and other construction materials for 

the dam are being delivered to the 

dam site, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

six days a week. Currently, about 65 

trucks a day are being used to deliver 

materials. 

The trucks are traveling 

up Highway 18, past the Crestline 

Bridge and through the Narrows to 

the traffic signal at Lake Gregory 

Drive, where they turn left. Then 

they drive down Lake Gregory 

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The winds hurt some of last years bonfire celebration. Crestline residents 

will be hoping for a calm day this year. Photo taken in 2016 bonfire. 

Crestline Bonfire lit on December 1st 

by Lynette Eastwood 

Reminiscent of the old 

golden movies of yesterday where 

the people celebrated Christmas in 

a personable and non-commercial 

way, the annual Crestline Bonfire 

at Christmastime always draws a 

large crowd. Just gathering together 

for the joy of Christmas as it was 

before it became so commercialized 

is truly a treat. 

On December 1, 2018, you 

too may want to come and enjoy 

this unassuming and joyous event. 

Held on the North Shore of Lake 

Gregory, you will want to bring the 

whole family, especially the kids. 

The fun starts at 5pm, so be there 

for the fun. Even the little fourlegged 

ones will enjoy it. 

It is sponsored by Lake 

Gregory Parks and Recreation with 

the help of the Crestline Fire Department. 

There is music with all 

the popular Christmas songs. You 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 

Pg. 2-Newsbriefs & Updates 

Pg. 3-Fallen Fruit Organization 

Pg. 4-Against All Odds 

Pg. 6-Bark Beetle Battle 

Pg. 7-Sen. Mike Morrell 

Pg. 8-Local Legend: Linda Peabody 

Pg. 11-Artists: Nancy Anderson 

Pg. 13-Shate Thanksgiving Day 

Pg. 14-Local Musicians: Jeff Ballew 

Pg. 15-Dining Guide 

Pg. 16-Walking for Health 

Pg. 18-InSight’s Landing on Mars 

Pg. 20-Business Directory 

Pg. 22-Local Worship Services 

can sing along and gather with your 

loved ones and friends. 

Hot chocolate and hot dogs 

will be available for everyone to enjoy. 

Some free prizes will be given 

to the kids. Santa will be there and 

will have a nice lap to sit on and 

listen to those stories of the dreams 

of Christmas gifts for all the good 

boys and girls. 

Relive and experience the way 

Christmas was in in bygone times 

when Christmas was just simpler 

and more basic. Get away from the 

more commercial aspects of the season 

and enjoy a great family bonding 

time. So, we’ll see you there 

from 5pm to 8pm on the north side 

parking lot at Lake Gregory across 

from Goodwin and Sons. Enjoy 

what Christmas used to be like and 

kick off your holiday season. 

Also, don’t miss the Christmas 

Tree Lighting event on Nov. 

24th at 5pm. 

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Sierra Club to show film at 

St. Richards in Skyforest 

At its Monday, November 

12, 2018 meeting, the Mountains 

Group of the Sierra Club will be 

showing the documentary Reinventing 

Power: America’s Renewable 

Energy Boom. This educational 

documentary takes us across 

the country to hear directly from the 

people making our clean energy future 

achievable. These individuals 

are working to rebuild what’s broken, 

rethink what’s possible, and 

revitalize communities. These stories 

are proof that America does not 

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lights on and protecting our communities. 

Critically, Reinventing 

Power underscores the notion that 

we don’t have to sacrifice jobs for 

a clean environment. Supporting a 

clean energy future means building 

a better, more prosperous future for 

everyone. A FREE evening! What 

a wonderful and educational experience 

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The meeting will be held at 

St. Richards Episcopal Church at 

28708 Highway 18 in Skyforest 

and begins at 7 P.M. Refreshments 

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Morrell Staff to Hold Mobile 

Office Hours in Lake Arrowhead 

District staff from the office of 

State Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho 

Cucamonga) will hold office 

hours at the Lake Arrowhead Communities 

Chamber of Commerce 

the first week of November, Tuesday, 

November 6, 2018 at 11:00 

a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Constituents can 

stop by to discuss statewide or community 

issues as well as seek help 

with problems they may be having 

with state agencies. 

Appointments are encouraged 

and can be made by contacting the 

District Office at (909) 919-7731. 

Mobile office hours are held at 

the Lake Arrowhead Communities 

Chamber of Commerce on the first 

Tuesday of every month. A full district 

schedule of mobile office hours 

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Lines to Long at Polling 

Places You Say? 

Why don’t you try to vote 

early? What is Early Voting? Early 

voting takes place in person before 

Election Day. You don’t need an 

excuse to vote early — you can 

vote early even if you are capable 

of voting at the polls on Election 

Day. Most states offer early voting 

at this point, including California. 

If you haven’t voted by mail 

you want to do your civic duty in 

person, just take the information 

with you to a local polling place 

instead of driving off the mountain. 

The location to vote early in 

the mountain communities is Lake 

Arrowhead Fire Station #91. It’s located 

at 301 CA S. State Hwy. 173, 

Lake Arrowhead, CA. Early voting 

starts the week before the election 

on Tues. Oct. 30th, 2018 until Sat. 

Nov.3rd from 10 am – 6 pm., and 

again on Mon. Nov. 5th from 10 am 

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Dam Repairs: from front page 

Drive to Lake Drive and turn right 

to the dam where they drop their 

loads. The large dirt-carrying trucks 

then drive to San Moritz Way and 

drive past the Lake Gregory Education 

and Community Center to the 

former San Moritz ballfield. There 

the trucks are being filled with the 

old silt being stored there. Then 

they continue on San Moritz Drive 

and turn left onto Lake Gregory 

Drive up to the traffic signal. They 

turn right onto Highway 18 and go 

down the mountain. 

The residents are glad to see 

that there is now a small dent in the 

large dirt pile, which has received 

the nickname “Mt. San Moritz” 

and hope it disappears faster than 

Slover Mountain in Colton. The 

Lake Gregory Recreation Company 

is reportedly envisioning that land 

on the former ball field as a grassy 

flat space for picnics and community 

events for this next summer, says 

Lake Gregory Recreation Company 

Manager Arlene Arenas. 

On October 11, a large compacting 

machine was delivered to 

the dam site in pre-dawn hours due 

to its size and to not conflict with 

other traffic going up and down the 

mountain. It was so large it required 

a special use permit from the Department 

of Transportation to be 

transported up the mountain. 

This compacting machine 

will be quite loud when operating. 

From the website ‘A Better Lake 

Gregory,’ they warn; “This equipment 

will be used through the duration 

of the project to compact material 

used for the buttress. The noise 

from the multi-axle transport will 

likely be significant and we apologize 

for the inconvenience this 

might cause local residents.” 

The project is approximately 

on schedule and the only problems 

they foresee that may affect 

the on-schedule completion in 

April is an extremely wet or early 

white winter. If it snows, the work 

will stop, as they cannot compact 

in snow. They will be unable to 

compact if it rains too heavily either, 

however a light rain, since 

they are using some water while 

compacting, will not greatly delay 

the project said Rockforce. An extreme 

deluge may wash away some 

of the already compacted materials, 

which would result in a significant 

setback. 

Rockforce has spoken to 

numerous community groups and 

requested, in a highhearted manner, 

that residents not pray for a White 

Christmas and then pray heavily for 

rain in April so the lake will refill 

for this coming summer. 

All water in Lake Gregory 

comes from run-off and snowmelt, 

so it is not known if the lake will 

refill by summer. But most hope the 

weather is cooperative this winter 

season, so the repairs can be completed 

on time, and the repairs are 

completed before the rains begin to 

fall and that they come late enough 

and are heavy enough to fill it this 

spring for the upcoming summer 

beach season. 

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Fallen Fruit Organization to Plant Trees 


On Sunday, November 18th, there 

will be 14-15 semi dwarf apple trees 

will be planted next to the Crestline 

Chamber of Commerce. The trees 

are expected to grow 10-15 feet 

tall and will have a crab apple root 

base. The fruit trees will be planted 

by David Burns and Austin Young, 

Los Angeles based artists who operate 

under the name Fallen Fruit. 

Since 2004, they’ve been planting 

fruit trees around Los Angeles and 

across the country. Young says, “We 

were interested in how Los Angeles 

is a driving city, and we felt really 

disconnected from our neighborhood 

and community and thought 

that a map (using fruit trees) would 

help us meet our neighbors.” He 

hoped the map would inspire people. 

The parks that they work on 

have usually around 20 to 50 trees. 

A tree takes about two to four years 

to mature. Once it matures, each 

tree can produce 300-500 pounds of 

fruit each year during its lifespan of 

up to 50 years. So far, since 2004, 

47 fruit parks have been built, and 

this is what the mission and purpose 

has been to use fruit as a medium 

to get people physically connected 

with their neighborhood’s. Apple 

trees go back at least 100 years in 

the San Bernardino mountains. 

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Rim Nordic Ski Area Celebrates Its 

27th Anniversary 

Rim Nordic Ski Area, Inc., 

located five miles west of Running 

Springs on Hwy 18, just across the 

street from Snow Valley Mt. Resort, 

begins its 27th season of cross-country 

skiing and snow-shoeing activities. 

Owners Bev and Kerry Brown, 

avid downhill skiers as well, began 

the resort with the hopes of introducing 

the southern California 

population to another sport not inherently 

known in this area. This is 

the only cross-country ski area with 

machined-groomed trails in southern 

California. Bev and Kerry are 

members of the Cross-Country Ski 

Areas Association, a North American 

organization that promotes the 

sport. 

Because snowmaking is not 

available at Rim Nordic, waiting 

for mother nature has been difficult 

some years. Brainstorming year to 

year was just part of the operating 

plan. In 1994, Kerry was racing 

his mountain bike often in Big Bear. 

He decided the trails at Rim Nordic 

were just right for mountain biking 

and so was born Rim Nordic Racing. 

They have hosted cross country, 

Super D, Enduro and downhill 

mountain bike events as well as 

other viable options, including summer 

trail runs, winter biathlons, TV 

commercials, soap operas scenes, 

and The History Channel stories. 

Rim Nordic hosted California State 

Senior Winter Games for over 10 

years. It hosted the Western States 

Fire & Police Games mountain biking 

events twice. A TV commercial 

for the U.S. Coast Guards using its 

mountain bike trails was a fun endeavor. 

Now home to the annual 

Pine Cone Festival in October, a lot 

continues to happen at the site. 

Rim Nordic Ski Area sits at 

an elevation of 6,775 ft., providing 

skiers with 10 miles of groomed, 

track-set trails. The grooming is 

considered world class since Kerry 

has been grooming with his Kassbohrer 

Piston Bullys just like the 

larger ski areas for these past 25 

years. He grooms for classic xc skiing 

as well as skating. Snow-shoeing 

is unlimited as one can snowshoe 

beside the skiers or venture 

out into the untracked forest wilderness. 

The rental shop, snack bar and 

retail shop 

are located 

at the base of 

the ski trails. 

The parking 

lot is right 

off Hwy 18, 

plowed when 

necessary for 

skier parking. 

Ski lessons 

are available 

for all levels 

of skiers on 

weekends. 

Learn-to-Ski 

packages are 

especially 

popular, which includes lesson, 

equipment and trail pass—a great 

way to begin your cross-country 

experience. No lessons required 

for snow-shoeing.... just like hiking. 

Rentals available for skiing 

and snow-shoeing. Bev and Kerry 

say cross-country skiing gets a “bad 

rap” for being considered hard to do. 

Yes, it can be a great workout, and 

also the best aerobic fitness activity 

in the world. But they comment that 

it is easy to learn and you can go at 

your own pace, and crowds—what 

crowds? 

Used or new equipment as 

well as gifts, clothing, hats, etc. 

are available for purchase at the 

ski area. The retail shop is open 

only during ski season or during 

the summer season at the mountain 

bike park…. check for hours and 

days…. but you can call or email, 

and Bev would be glad to meet you 

there by appointment. The Facebook 

site (Rim Nordic Ski Area, 

Inc) is growing fast and Kerry is 

now posting his videos from the 

summer mountain bike season on 

YouTube as well at rimnordic.com. 

Against All Odds 

by Sandi Huckaby 

One could argue that Monarch 

butterflies are the most intriguing 

creatures in this hemisphere. 

Their epic migration - lasting multiple 

generations, beginning in Mexico 

and California, then making its 

way up to Ontario, Canada — is a 

phenomenon like no other. How 

do they know? If they are the third 

generation in the middle of this migration, 

how do they know to keep 

heading northeast instead of coming 

home and heading southwest? 

And each time they mate they have 

to find milkweed to lay their eggs 

on so that their caterpillar offspring 

will have milkweed to eat. But 

what if there is no milkweed? It is 

no wonder that their numbers are 

dwindling thanks to the use of deadly 

pesticides all along their route. 

So when we discovered that 

the nursery in Rim Forest was selling 

milkweed plants, I bought one 

for our community garden in Green 

Valley Lake, and my friend Jean 

bought two to plant in her flower 

garden. We were hoping that if the 

Monarchs are smart enough to find 

their way to Canada and back, maybe, 

just maybe, they could find their 

way up 7000 feet to the San Bernardino 

Mountains and our three 

little milkweed plants. 

About a month went by and 

Jean called me very excited that indeed 

there was a Monarch butterfly 

checking out her plant. For several 

days that week it kept coming back. 

Then sure enough, about a month 

later, there was a caterpillar munching 

on the leaves of her milkweed. 

She brought it inside, plant and all, 

because she was afraid birds would 

eat it. Like any good foster mom, 

she kept checking on it to make 

sure it had enough to eat, calling 

the Monarch hotline and scouring 

the internet for more information. 

Just like clockwork, the caterpillar 

formed its cocoon and again we 

all marveled at how amazing this 

whole process was and –”can you 

believe it!—it’s all happening right 

here in little old Green Valley Lake! 

Wow!” All we had to do now was 

wait two weeks and then she would 

emerge from her cocoon a fully 

formed butterfly. The anticipation 

was killing us. 

Two weeks went by and nothing 

happened. Then three weeks. 

Nothing. We all were sure something 

had gone wrong and she was 

never going to come out. A cold, 

high altitude town, after all, was not 

suitable Monarch habitat. But Jean 

didn’t want to throw the cocoon 

away because its lovely jade green 

color with its tine gold band was so 

pretty to look at. 

Then on the 28th day, a full two 

weeks longer than normal, there 

she was---she had emerged after all 

when all hope was lost; her beautiful 

black, white, and orange wings 

were so magnificent. But something 

was wrong. Jean tried to feed 

her sugar water, but she wasn’t taking 

it. Yet another frantic phone call 

to the hotline and the advice was to 

spray her with a little water as if it 

were raining. That helped, but she 

still wasn’t flying. One wing tip 

had folded over which meant her 

wings were not symmetrical. So 

the advice on the other end of the 

hotline was to clip her other wing 

so they would match. By this time 

there were four foster moms hovering 

around the table. The bravest 

held the two wings in place and performed 

“the operation” with baited 

breath. 

By this time so much had been 

invested in this precious creature 

that we couldn’t imagine sending 

it out into the cold, windy, cruel 

world. It’s mid-October. What will 

she find to eat this late in the year? 

What if she freezes? That is when 

BJ and Lyle volunteered to drive 

her down to Palm Desert where it’s 

warm and there are lots of flowers 

blooming. So we made our goodbyes 

and off they went. Once there, 

BJ took her out of the box, set her 

gingerly on a flower, and watched 

her fly away. Success. Bittersweet, 

but a success nonetheless. 

Get Ready for Winter 

As the leaves change color 

and the days become cooler and 

shorter, we all know winter is on 

its way. Now is a great time to get 

ready for winter by checking on 

emergency supplies in your vehicle 

while also making sure your home 

is prepared for the season as well. 

With forecasters calling for an El 

Nino weather pattern, the San Bernardino 

Mountains could see significant 

snowfall if the forecast holds 

true. It’s also time to get ready for 

the ski and snowboard winter season. 

The local ski areas normally 

open by Thanksgiving. Our local 

area saw its first snowfall on October 

13. While the populated areas 

of the San Bernardino National Forest 

saw moderate to heavy rainfall 

at times, the higher peaks received 

a dusting of snow. 

Whether you’re an avid skier 

or snowboarder or a newbie, one 

of the best ways to prepare for the 

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A dusting of snow 

on the San Bernardino 

Peak area 

taken October 14 

from the top of 

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by Kevin Somes 

by Kevin Somes, Vice President & General Manager, Snow Valley Mtn. Resort 

cal ski shows. The SnowJam show 

in Del Mar is being held November 

9-11 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. 

Ski Dazzle is scheduled for November 

16-18 at the Los Angeles 

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ski shows offer many exhibitors including 

ski areas, winter products 

plus adventure activities such as 

rock-climbing walls. Additionally, 

the shows are also a great place to 

save on hardgoods such as ski and 

snowboard equipment plus clothing 

as well as essentials such as gloves 

and socks. 

Snow Valley is getting ready 

for winter and plans to open for its 

81st season in November. Be sure 

to watch for pre-season specials on 

lift tickets and be sure to check out 

the all new Anytime Snow Pass offers 

access to not just Snow Valley, 

but several other ski resorts around 

the country. 

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Attitudes Can Make Or 

Break Your Day 

I bet that you have heard 

the adage about “getting out of the 

wrong side of the bed”. I don’t 

know who first said those words, 

but they’ve stuck around for such 

a long time that no one person can 

claim that they haven’t been the 

receiver of them sometime in their 

lifetime. 

Why? Because everyone on 

this planet has had bad days in their 

lives and it all stems from our lousy 

ATTITUDES! 

Our mind-sets, our ideas 

and opinions create the atmosphere 

around us. How we apply them is up 

to us. Just making a slight change 

in our attitude from our awakening 

each morning, can change and create 

improved days for ourselves. 

So, how do we make better choices? 

Most certainly we must change 

what happened yesterday by not 

repeating the same “bad day” patterns 

for the new day. 

If you’ve found that you’ve 

been sad, then make it a point to 

consciously change that feeling. 

Make plans to do something that 

makes you smile and be happy. 

Take a power walk in the 

park and watch children play on the 

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You’ll find that your mood will lift 

immediately. 

Change your action and 

thoughts to things that inspire you 

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Think about the last hug 

that you’ve received that made your 

day…or remember someone who 

did a small but needed help for you 

when you couldn’t manage doing it 

yourself…think about how great it 

felt when YOU stepped forward to 

help someone in need of some love. 

All of those things are a part of 

seeking out happiness in your daily 

life. 

I wrote of the word “love” 

in the paragraph above. This simple 

word can change your daily attitude 

to one of new life. I am not speaking 

of romantic love but the simple, 

heartfelt love that people give freely 

to each other. Seek out people that 

need a boost, just like you. Make 

new friends. Go to events that you 

are interested in and you will meet 

a lot of people who share your same 

interests. 

Think “lovely” thoughts. 

Relax into them. Love is for everyone 

to enjoy, whether it is seeing a 

field of colorful flowers, a bunch of 

playful yipping puppies, a mother 

duck leading her line of ducklings 

into a pond nearby, hearing the babble 

of a bubbling fountain or brook, 

watching children play or something 

as simple as eyeing a reunion 

of two people finding each other at 

the airport. Just go out and seek out 

the smorgasbord of life all around 

you. Grab hold. Take it in. 

Did those thoughts that I 

suggested give you a good feeling 

inside? That is because we focused 

on the positive side of life and not 

the “bad day” thoughts. Sure, we 

will have bad days, but if you reach 

out into the world around you, you 

can change your stinking attitude 

into something much, much better. 

We can change the future but not 

the past. Don’t get stuck in those 

things that are bygone history. 

Change your “get up” ATTITUDE 

today and restart your life. 

Just a little bit of THIS and 

THAT… 

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MOUNTAIN GARDENING 

BY sUSAN campbell & Michele Martinez 

Join the Bark Beetle Battle 

At a recent event 

held by UCCE San Bernardino 

Master Gardeners 

at the Big Bear Discovery 

Center, CAL FIRE gave a 

thoughtful presentation on 

bark beetles, how they are 

causing havoc to California 

mountain forrests, and 

what residents can do to 

help thwart a local infestation. 

Beetles are small 

hard-bodied beetles, less than a ¼ 

inch, that bore through tree bark to 

lay their eggs within the inner park 

(phloem). They and the larvae they 

produce feed on the tree’s living 

tissue, cutting off the tree’s ability 

to transport nutrients. Each beetle 

species creates a gallery pattern on 

the underside of the bark, unique to 

its species. Most of the bark beetles 

are native, cause high levels of tree 

mortality in California, and prefer 

specific tree species. 

Ponderosa, sugar pine and 

lodgepole are attacked by mountain 

pine beetles. Periodic outbreaks of 

mountain pine beetles can kill millions 

of trees, but during low levels 

of population, attacks are primarily 

on weak / stressed trees. 

Ponderosa pines and Coulter 

pines are attacked by western pine 

beetles. During drought periods it 

can kill trees of all ages and classes 

of vigor. Attacking beetles release 

pheromones that attract more beetles 

until a mass attack overcomes 

the tree that may spill over to other 

nearby trees. 

Jeffrey pines are attacked by 

Jeffrey pine beetles. Like mountain 

and western pine beetles, weak / 

stressed trees are at risk, and Jeffery 

pine beetles also emit pheromones 

to attract more beetles. 

Red turpentine beetles are 

generally seen on trees that have 

been infected by any of the above 

beetles. They also attack fire-injured 

trees, or trees with weak/unhealthy 

root systems or soil conditions. 

They don’t always cause tree 

mortality. 

Two top promoters of infestation 

are lack of tree vigor and infested 

firewood. 

A vigorous tree is more capable 

of fighting off bark beetles 

than a weak tree. When it senses an 

attack, a tree’s natural response is 

to expel sap, pushing the bark beetle 

out of its bore hole. Trees can 

become week and stressed when 

they’re overcrowded, and compete 

for limited resources including water, 

nutrition and light. Trees also 

become weakened if they’re injured 

due to construction or fire, or during 

drought conditions. The more severe 

and prolonged the drought, the 

greater number of dead trees. 

Non-treated firewood transported 

from infested areas is currently believed 

to be the greatest bark beetle 

threat. Once the infested firewood 

enters the community, beetles escape 

the firewood to attack nearby 

trees. For instance, San Diego 

County and Cleveland National 

Forest are currently undergoing a 

gold-spotted oak borer beetle infestation 

which has killed over 

100,000 oaks and is spread by the 

wood being illegally ‘poached’ for 

firewood and sold to communities 

such as our own. 

Once bark beetles have successfully 

attacked a tree, there is generally 

nothing that can be done to save it. 

Prevention is key. 

• Keep trees healthy by thinning 

them (40-60 trees per acre is ideal) 

and by keeping a diversity of trees. 

Since most beetles prefer specific 

tree varietals, should an attack 

occur, tree mortality would be reduced. 

• Avoid causing tree damage, such 

as bark damage, or avoid disturbing 

root structures during construction 

when compacting or excavating 

soil. 

• During drought conditions, water 

Beetle Battle: cont. on page 7 

America’s Thanksgiving Heritage 

By State Senator Mike Morrell 

State Senator Mike Morrell 

represents the 23rd Senate District 

Each fall, we set aside time 

from our busy schedules to reflect 

on the many ways we have been 

blessed over the last year. Times 

of thanksgiving are a part of our 

American heritage, stretching back 

to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

At the recommendation of 

Congress in 1789, President George 

Washington issued the first proclamation 

declaring a national day of 

Thanksgiving. He wrote of its significance 

against the backdrop of 

the conclusion of the Revolutionary 

War and the subsequent adoption of 

our country’s Constitution. 

He declared that this event should 

be a day: “…devoted by the People 

of these States to the service of 

that great and glorious Being, who 

is the beneficent Author of all the 

good that was, that is, or that will 

be—That we may then all unite in 

rendering unto him our sincere and 

humble thanks 

“—for his kind care and protection 

of the People of this Country previous 

to their becoming a Nation 

Beetle Battle: from page 6 

the trees once a month using soaker 

hoses. Line the hoses beneath the 

tree’s outer canopy and give it a 

slow drip for 12 hours. 

• Minimize habitat for beetle development 

by cleaning up recently 

blown down trees or branches. 

• Remove all trees that currently 

contain beetles. Removing trees 

promptly will reduce pheromones. 

• During severe drought periods 

consider using insecticides to protect 

non-impacted high-value trees. 

Treatment should be performed by 

a licensed/certified applicator who 

has been trained in the proper use 

of the chemicals. 

• Purchase firewood from a reputable 

seller and buy local firewood. 

Healthy trees can add 7 – 

21% to property value; dead trees, 

don’t. If you’re think you might 

have an infested tree, and your 

property lies within a state responsibility 

area, contact CAL FIRE. 

Its foresters will inspect the tree. If 

“—for the signal and manifold 

mercies, and the favorable interpositions 

of his Providence which we 

experienced in the course and conclusion 

of the late war 

“—for the great degree of tranquillity, 

union, and plenty, which we 

have since enjoyed 

“—for the peaceable and rational 

manner, in which we have been enabled 

to establish constitutions of 

government for our safety and happiness, 

and particularly the national 

One now lately instituted 

“—for the civil and religious liberty 

with which we are blessed…” 

Nearly 80 years later, in the 

midst of Civil War, Abraham Lincoln 

made a similar proclamation, 

which is credited with establishing 

the Thanksgiving tradition as one 

observed each year near the end of 

November. 

In 1863, he declared that: 

“No human counsel hath 

devised nor hath any mortal hand 

worked out these great things. They 

are the gracious gifts of the Most 

High God, who, while dealing with 

us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless 

remembered mercy. 

“It has seemed to me fit and 

proper that they should be solemnly, 

reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, 

as with one heart and 

one voice, by the whole American 

people.” 

As we join with family and 

friends this month and throughout 

the holidays, may we continue 

to give thanks for all the ways our 

nation has been guided and blessed 

since its Founding. 

Sen. Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) 

represents the 23rd Senate 

District which includes the San 

Bernardino Mountains. 

they determine the tree is infected, 

they will assist with the removal of 

the tree, including some of the cost, 

but only if it’s currently infested. 

Once bark beetles have abandoned 

the tree, CAL FIRE cannot remove 

the tree, as at that point it is not considered 

“abatement of the beetles” 

under the state program. [However, 

the tree may be eligible for removal 

under the Mountain Rim Fire Safe 

Council’s Hazardous Tree Removal 

grant – www.MountainRimFSC. 

org] 

If you are concerned about 

possible infested firewood, the firewood 

can be treated by covering it 

with 6mm clear plastic from March 

– November. The plastic must cover 

the entire pile and be fully sealed 

around the base. A new 6mm plastic 

cover should be added every six 

weeks to prevent beetles from escaping 

in case of damage or weather 

wear. 

Photo above: Suzanne Walters, 

David Hutcheson (Seated L) 

Mike and Penny Kellar (Seated R) 

Rose Garden Greets Drivers 

Mountain Meals On Wheels 

drivers were treated to a fall luncheon 

provided by Mountains 

Community Hospital and the efficient 

kitchen staff headed by de- 

Lynn Walker. Those who attended, 

spent a lovely afternoon in the Rose 

Garden partaking of a scrumptious 

meal while visiting with fellow 

drivers and hearing of what’s new 

regarding meal delivery. 

The biggest news to date 

is the Mountain Meals On Wheels 

dedicated phone line! This means 

anyone who would like to reach us, 

seeking to be on the program as a 

recipient, interested in becoming a 

volunteer driver, or simply needing 

more information about our program, 

just has to call (909) 436- 

8065. 

The program, a non-profit 

501 (c) (3) organization, continues 

to do what it has always done: de- 

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liver nutritionally balanced meals to 

those mountain neighbors who are 

unable to shop or prepare meals for 

themselves due to illness, convalescence, 

or frailty. Our area of service 

stretches from CedarPines Park and 

Valley of Enchantment on the west 

to Green Valley Lake On the east. 


is an all-volunteer organization relying 

solely on our local community 

and charitable organizations for 

donations. We do not receive any 

governmental grants or funding. 

We have a great team of volunteer 

drivers delivering the meals, 

Monday through Friday. In addition, 

our drivers can provide an occasional 

check-up on the welfare of 

our home bound recipients. 

For additional information, 

call (909) 436-8065 or visit our 

website, www.mountainmealsonwheels.org 

. 

For Rim Of The World School Board 



LOCAL LIVING LEGENDS 

Local Living Legend: Linda Peabody 

By Kevin Somes 

Linda Peabody is a true Living 

Legend in the Running Springs 

Communities. Linda and her husband 

George visited a relative’s 

cabin in Big Bear twice a year and 

decided they wanted to retire to the 

mountains. On October 25, 2003 

Linda and George moved from 

Carlsbad to Arrowbear which was 

the day before the Old Fire began 

and required them to evacuate for 

two weeks. 

Linda worked as an Administrative 

Assistant for both the 

County of Los Angeles Probation 

Department and then Ecolab. Her 

husband George also worked at 

Ecolab for many years as well. 

Although retired, Linda 

wanted to keep busy and thanks 

to Terisa Bonito and Laura Dyberg, 

she began working for the 

Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council 

on March 4, 2004 and worked for 

them until 2007. Linda joined the 

Home Care by Sofy 

Home Healthcare Aid, M.A with 

• Current CPR Certifi cation 

• Food Handling certifi cation 

• Clean background check 

• Program certifi ed for San Bernardino 

County 

• Good references 

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Certified Medical Assistant 

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Two bedrooms., double entry door leads to bright living room 

w/new bamboo wood flooring, wood burning stove-and custom 

built-in cabinets. Dining room leads to a large deck. Gourmet 

kitchen breakfast bar,granite counters, new stainless-steel appliances 

w/2 refrigerators. Large master bedroom, walk-in closet 

and updated master bath,laundry and mud room. Upstairs,a 

huge family room with vaulted ceiling and library style cabinetry,large 

dorm room that sleeps six with kids play room or walkin 

closet. Corner lot, waterfall, deck by running stream. Fenced 

back yard, fruit trees,RV sized garage. Appliances are included, 

furniture negotiable. 

$359,000 

Holy Moment.......by Pastor Jay 

When One Falls 

November is one of my favorite 

months; Andrea’s and my anniversary, 

my birthday, the church’s 

birthday, and, of course, Thanksgiving. 

All of these have to do with 

celebrations, hanging out with special 

people and usually for us this 

involves a trip somewhere…what’s 

not to like about this month? 

There is one day in this 

month that is set aside to honor the 

ones who are serving our country, 

and who have defended our country, 

Veterans Day. We are all so 

grateful for these men and women 

who have sacrificed their lives for 

theme of our lives; helping one up 

who has fallen, making sure things 

are done right for someone who 

Participating students L to R in photo above are Lane Teter, Sierra Taylor, 

Alex Willemse, Anthony Robles, Kylie Maestas, and London Buckhalter. 

Garden Project Reveal 

Linda Peabody 

our freedom. So, I just want to take can’t, encouraging someone when 

The staff and students 

this moment to thank you if you they are discouraged, looking past 

at Charles Hoffman Elementary 

Running Springs Area Chamber of have served or are currently serving oneself to see the hurt of others… 

School are proud to introduce our 

Commerce in 2006 and has been our country, we really do appreciate becoming selfless in such a selfish 

lovely school garden not only to 

instrumental in keeping the Chamber’s 

you. 

world. What would happen if that 

the Running Springs community, 

Visitor Center and operations 

staffed and managed. 

I have never seen this movie 

before, but now I plan on watching 

became our theme? 

As we come into this amaz- 

but to all of our mountain friends. 

Our garden project is focused on 

it: the movie titled “Taking ing month, the month of celebra- 

improving biological studies as 

Linda has experienced 

many events and has seen numerous 

changes during her fifteen years tors being Kevin Bacon. The reason the things we have, but let’s produce 

dards at Charles Hoffman Elemen- 

Chance,” with one of the main actions, 

let’s not only give thanks for 

well as incorporating NGSS stan- 

on the mountain. She has seen the why this caught my attention, one situations for others to have a reason 

to say thanks! Happy Thanks- 

innovation, and the beautification 

tary school through renovation, 

changes brought about by the Old 

of the captions says, “When one 

Fire as well as the Slide Fire. She 

falls, another brings him home.” giving! May God bless your month 

of our school’s greenhouse/garden 

also noted that she has seen many 

Can you imagine if this became the of Thanksgivings! 

location. Through the dedication 

changes in our business community 

and hard work of our local Girl 

due to factors such as a major recession, 

Scout, Amber Armellini of Troop 

poor winters plus the extended 

1186, who chose Charles Hoffman 

closure of Highway 330 in 2010. 

Great Seasonal Rates 

Garden as her Gold Award Project, 

Linda believes that our 

our garden dream is now becoming 

Communities are truly a great place 

to live and work. Her favorite thing 

about our Community is the fact 

that people help each other out. She 

a beautiful reality. Not only do we 

have the beginning of a functioning 

greenhouse, but we now have six 

handmade benches, a large handmade 

workbench, a storage unit, 

says that if you need something, 

people always are there to help. 

Midweek Rates as low as 

three eight by four planter boxes 

Linda enjoys spending time with 

on caster wheels, a water filtration 

unit, a compost system, and 

her family and once a month they $65 daily * 

attend a play at the Lifehouse Theatre 

in Redlands. She also enjoys 

much needed soil, compost, herbs, 

and pollinators to start our life science 

experience. Parent donations 

working for the Chamber and assisting 

at Community Events such 

Deep Creek Motel 

have also helped tremendously in 

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seeking continued community support 

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mini grant to finance our mission. 

Creating a sustainable garden 

throughout the school year is 

our primary goal. Our needs for 

Members of the Golden Oaks Seniors 

the sustainability of our growing 

over 41 yrs. experience 

garden will include sun canopies, 

gardening tools, mini pots for student 

transplanting, and an ongo- 

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Under New 

Ownership 

31927 Hilltop Blvd, 

Running Springs 

$319,000 

The 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath 

home has room for all your 

toys, includes extra-high 2 car 

garage.The first level has living 

room with brick fireplace, 

upgraded gourmet kitchen 

.ed full bath and slate flooring 

throughout. Second level 

offers 4 bedrooms one with 

its own bath, the huge master 

suite has walk-in closet, tiled 

master shower with jetted tub, 

indoor laundry and high ceiling. 

Fenced yard includes a 

BBQ island. 

and seedlings. Though this goal is 

of supreme importance, our second 

goal of greenhouse renovation 

goes hand in hand. Due to the location 

of our school in the San Bernardino 

Mountains and its inclement 

winter weather, gardening in 

the onsite greenhouse is essential. 

Right now our greenhouse is basically 

just a shell. Due to vandalism 

in the past, the lighting and heating 

system needs renovation as well 

as a new roof to prohibit rain and 

snow leakage. Our goal is to renovate 

the greenhouse to ensure student 

engagement in life science all 

through the school year. With continued 

funding, we will be able to 

sustain the growing outside garden 

as well as engage students in using 

the greenhouse during our winter 

season. 

Our final goal is to beautify 

the area by painting murals on the 

garden interior walls. Community 

support from local artists, like Anna 

Wilson, will enable our school to 

engage students in the creative arts 

as well by providing them with 

paint, brushes, supplies, and artistic 

renderings needed for creating 

murals reflecting the beauty of nature 

and life science. It is our belief 

at Charles Hoffman Elementary 

School that in offering students 

a progressive gardening program 

where they experience life science 

hands-on using STEM concepts as 

well as project-based learning, students 

will become thoughtful, caring 

environmental stewards with a 

passion for making a difference in 

our community and greater world. 

We look forward to sharing 

our harvest with the community at 

our Fall Festival, local Farmer’s 

Market, and our much anticipated 

Book and Salsa Fiesta Night in late 

spring. Please support our mission 

and join in on the fun and see the 

beauty of environmental studies 

hands-on at Charles Hoffman Elementary 

School 

Camilla Saavedra Montenegro with parent volunteer Lisa Teter. Students 

are planting the in new raised gardening beds at CHE Garden Project 

Mountain Meals On Wheels Captures 

A Number 

After some forty years, 

Mountain Meals On Wheels, has 

secured a dedicated phone line. 

This means if you need to reach us, 

seeking to be on the program as a 

recipient, interested in becoming a 

volunteer driver, or simply needing 

more information about our program, 

you need only call this phone 

number, (909)436-8065. 

The program, a non-profit 

501(c)(3) organization, continues 

to do what it has always done, deliver 

nutritionally balanced meals 

to those mountain neighbors who 

are unable to shop or prepare meals 

for themselves due to illness, convalescence, 

or frailty. Our area of 

service stretches from Cedarpines 

Park/Valley of Enchantment on the 

west to Green Valley Lake on the 

east. 


is an all-volunteer organization relying 

solely on our local community 

and charitable organizations for 

donations. We do not receive any 

governmental grants or funding. 

We have a great team of volunteer 

drivers delivering the meals, 

Monday through Friday. In addition, 

our drivers can provide an occasional 

check-up on the welfare of 

our home-bound recipients. 

For additional information, 

we can be reached at (909)436- 

8065 or visit our website: www. 

mountainmealsonwheels.org 

GRAND OPENING 

Nov. 24-25, 2018 

AlexLuv2Cook 

Market & 

Green Valley Lake 

General Store 

Under New 

Management 

since June 2018, 

We carry the following items: 

• Tackle shop & fishing supplies 

• Packaged food essentials 

• AlexLuv2Cook baked goods 

• Water, soda, energy drinks, & juices 

• Chips, snacks, huge variety of candy 

• Ice cream 

• Coffee, tea, creamers, non-dairy milk 

• Propane, firewood 

• Emergency power supplies – candles, flashlights, batteries, 

propane cans, lamp, lamp oil, kerosene, portable gas stoves 

• Winter gear – gloves, hats, boots, blankets 

• Snow gear – sleds, tire chains, snow play toys 

• Gift Shop - Handmade jewelry, crochet accessories, handpainted 

glassware, souvenirs (and we will be adding local crafters & artists soon) 

• Handmade jewelry, crochet accessories, handpainted glassware, 

souvenirs (and we will be adding local crafters & artists 

soon) 

• Household essentials – kitchenware, cleaning supplies, first aid 

supplies 

• Pet supplies 

• Automotive supplies 

• Stationery, children’s games 

909-324-1032 

33257 Green Valley Lake Rd, Green Valley Lake 



Lake Gregory Church Plans for the 

Holiday Season 

Here are some of the events planned 

for the Lake Gregory Community 

Church during the holiday season. 

The fun includes events for the 

whole family. 

First off for—families with kids: 

• Fall Festival, October 31, 

5:30-8 p.m. Bring the whole family 

out and join your neighbors for 

games, trunk or treat, food and fun 

for all! (Family friendly costumes, 

please.) 

• The Gospel Project, every 

Sunday morning, 9 & 10:30 a.m. 

Engaging Children’s ministry that 

introduces children to the message 

of the Bible is available during both 

gatherings. Resources for parents 

also provided. 

The Contact is (Addison Woods – 

Addison@lakegregorychurch.com) 

Families with Youth: 

• #famfridays, every Friday 

from 7 to 9 p.m. Join other teens 

for this high energy and engaging 

time together each week. 

• Friday 5th quarter – as 

scheduled. Special events and activities 

in addition to or in place of 

famfridays. (See our website and 

other social media for the latest.) 

• Mexico Missions Trip, December 

14-16. Call for more information. 

The contact is (Brandon Van Dyk – 

bvandyk85@msn.com) 

Women’s Ministry Events: 

• Bunco game night, Saturday, 

October 20, 6:45 p.m. Get to- 

gether with other ladies for an evening 

of fun. Bring an appetizer or 

snack to share. 

• Women’s Christmas Dinner, 

Saturday, December 1, noon to 3 

p.m. at Twin Peaks Christian Conference 

Center. This is a great way 

to prepare for the holiday season! 

Men’s Ministry Events: 

• “Come to the Table” Men’s 

Dinner, Sunday, November 11, 5 

p.m. All men are invited to be a 

part of this annual event to reflect 

on our relationship with God and 

each other. 

• Service projects – opportunities 

are available each month to 

help someone in our community. 

New Message Series and Classes 

on Sunday Mornings: (Every Sunday 

at 9 or 10:30 a.m.) 

• “Experiencing God—A real 

God being experienced by real people.” 

(Oct. – Dec.) 

• Foundations Class – better 

understand the foundational matters 

of our faith (9 a.m.) 

Please contact them with questions 

regarding any of these or other activities 

throughout the week. 

“We believe that God restores people 

and brings ongoing renewal in 

our lives. Begin your journey of 

renewal with us!” Lake Gregory 

Community Church is located at 

460 Pine Drive, (just off of Dart 

Canyon Road), Crestline; the phone 

is 909-338-2813 and the website is 

www.lakegregorychurch.com 

The 

Fall & 

Winter 

Crestline 

Edition 

Is Here! 

if you would 

like copies 

at your busi- 

ness location, 

please contact 

the chamber 

office! 

the crestline magazine is also 

available ‘down the hill’ at 

selected locations as well as both 

california welcome centers 

in the inland empire 

A Free Teen Center is Coming to Lake 

Gregory Education and Park District 

Support And Invest In 

Our Mountain Youth 

The Rim of the World Recreation 

and Park District Teen Center 

will hold a soft opening on November 

5, 2018 at the Lake Gregory 

Education and Community Center 

from 2:00-7:00 pm. The center will 

be open for both middle and high 

school students, FREE of charge. 

We are in need of the following 

items to help make this center successful. 

For your donation, we will 

be hanging a plaque outside the 

Teen Room with your business/ 

name in honor of your support. 

Items needed: 

• Vizio Soundbar ($200) ) 

• Laptops (2) ($300 EA) 

• UV LED Black Light (2) ($200) 

Asphalt & Sealing 

• Concrete Services • Retaining Walls • Foundations • 

22912 Vista Lane, Crestline 

PO Box 9208 

Cedarpines Park, CA 92322 

Framing 

• Board Games & Activities ($300) 

• Electronic Dart Board ($300) 

• Glow in the Dark Dodge Ball (3) 

($75) 

• Small Bulletin Board ($35) 

• Area Rug ($100) 

• Coffee Table ($85) 

• Open Shelf Unit ($150) 

• Blank Canvas (3) ($200) 

• Vending Machine ($4,000) 

We are also taking monetary donations, 

so we may stock the Teen 

Center with special teen activities 

and resources. Check can be made 

payable to ROWRPD and please 

make sure to include LGEC Teen 

Center on the memo line. We appreciate 

your time and consideration. 

If you have any questions, 

please don’t hesitate to call the Park 

District Office, (909) 337- PARK 

(7275). 

The new Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce board was inducted 

into service at the RSACC installation dinner on Oct. 27th, 2018. From L to R: 

Jordan Zarate, Susan Heisler, Terisa Bonito (retiring), Mike Lee (Vice President), 

Kevin Somes (President), Jennifer Sireika, Connie Riach (retiring), 

Jesse Smith, Alexandra Lim, Joan Moseley, and office administrative assistant 

Linda Peabody. Not picturer are Dixi Willemse, (new chamber secretary), 

Mike Scullin, (treasurer), and Elily Bauder, (new board member). Photo courtesy 

of Mike Lee/Starlight Photography 

Serving The Mountains For Over 46 Years 

Lic. # 

683295 

Paving & Grading 

(909) 338-5432 

Fax (909) 589-0166 

Nancy Anderson—Bears Are Her Business 

Nancy Anderson at Wildhaven Ranch 

in Cedar Glen. She’s pictured with 

Little Bear, who has become a popular 

painter. 

“If you do not know them, 

you will not love them, 

If you do not love them, 

you will not protect them” 

—Author Unknown 

This quotation has guided 

Nancy Anderson’s photography, 

educational presentations, and her 

life. Born in Massachusetts, she 

moved with her family to Glendale 

as a young child. Growing up in 

California, she visited local zoos 

and decided she wanted to be a veterinarian. 

And then she began taking 

photographs of animals, birds, 

and landscapes. At the same time, 

she became fascinated with Ansel 

Adams and his photography. Not 

surprisingly, Nancy’s college major 

was photography. 

Nancy’s life took a slightly 

Misha, a brown grizzly bear, starred in the movie 

Dr. Doolittle 2 as Ava. Photo by Nancy Anderson 

different turn, as she became a tennis 

instructor at Griffith Park; while 

at the same time she continued her 

photographic endeavors at professional 

tennis events. 

In 1987, Nancy changed 

her journey, moving to Running 

Springs and has lived there ever 

since. She continued her photography 

as well as becoming a private 

investigator for Workman’s 

Compensation Division. Seventeen 

years ago, Nancy 

was diagnosed with breast 

cancer and has been cancer 

free since that time. 

Within two years, another 

event occurred that further 

changed her life. Two little 

bear cubs came into her 

life. Quincy and Woodie, 

two-day-old abandoned 

black bear cubs, entered 

her life. As a wildlife rehabilitator 

at Wildhaven, 

she became their caretaker 

and bear handler. Unfortunately, 

Quincy and 

Woodie had a short life, 

just less than two years. A 

necropsy determined that the probable 

cause of their death was due to 

a genetic disorder caused by their 

mother ingesting chemicals during 

A painting done bt Little Bear from Wildhaven 

ranch in Cedar Glen. Photo by 

Nancy Anderson 

her pregnancy. With their passing 

Nancy promised to “love and protect 

our black bears” as her life’s 

work through her photography and 

educational presentations. 

Nancy has attended 

four International 

Bear Symposiums and 

studied with world-renowned 

bear biologists. 

In fact, she is featured 

in Alaskan bear biologist 

Stephen F. Stringham’s 

book When 

Bears Whisper, Do You 

Listen? (2009) with the 

signature “For a fellow 

bear whisperer.” 

During this time, she 

has developed a close 

relationship with Little 

Bear from Wildhaven. 

This mutual trust and 

Photo by Nancy Anderson 

Xena, the Golden Eagle at Wildhaven Ranch. 

Photo by Nancy Anderson 

bond allowed her to capture Little 

Bear’s “sweet soul” through her 

photography. At the same time, 

Nancy consistently conveys the 

knowledge that “Wildlife is always 

wild.” 

Nancy has developed such a 

rapport with Little Bear that Little 

Bear ‘paints pictures’ that can be 

viewed and purchased at Wildhaven. 

Nancy’s work includes 

magnets, cards, matted photographs 

and framed photographs 

and is displayed at Mountain Arts 

Gallery and SkyPark Gift Shop. 

Also, the Mountain History Museum 

has a bear education exhibit 

featuring her photography. 

Come to the Mountain 

Arts Gallery Artists 

Reception in December 

On Saturday, December 1st 

from 5 to 7pm is Mountain Arts 

Gallery’s artist reception. Come 

and enjoy the works of our featured 

gallery artists. Award winning artist, 

Helga Koplin-Batman will be 

doing an art demonstration. In addition, 

Nick, the son of Romantasy 

Jewelry artist, Terry Williams and 

his girlfriend Alyna will provide 

guitar and vocals musical entertainment. 

And for greater fun, guests 

are invited to “make it and take it” 

pinecone holiday ornaments! 

During the event, there will 

be a 15% discount on all purchases. 

This is a good time to do some 

early holiday shopping! Light refreshments 

and wine will be served. 

At the conclusion of the event will 

be a raffle. Raffle tickets are only a 

dollar for one, 6 tickets for $5 and 

15 tickets for $10. Raffle prizes 

are donated artworks by our gallery 

artists. The grand prize is Helga’s 

freshly finished demo painting! 

So, mark your calendar! 

Come join the fun and entertainment, 

do some early discounted 

Christmas shopping, enjoy the food 

and wine and win raffle prizes at the 

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Further Adventures of Yoda 


Well, it’s official, 

Yoda is an absolute 

Mediterranean Dog. He 

likes to go outside, and 

bark and he likes every 

dog in the neighborhood 

to notice him. So, while 

I keep the house warm, 

he wants outside. He 

will stay in the cold for 

short periods of time, 

but he will come in and 

sit by the heater to warm 

his bones. 

With the upcoming season, 

he will enjoy the snow, but not the 

rain. He will run back inside when 

the first drop falls, so you can see 

how he welcomes any bath. 

He tolerates Halloween 

costumes, but may shake them off 

when you not looking. He doesn’t 

like anything on his head but tolerates 

anything that is attached to his 

body if it doesn’t get in the way of 

his peeing. He wants every dog to 

know he has a large territory. And 

the territory can be anywhere he 

decides it is. Of course, if a female 

stroll by, he wants them to know he 

may be available. 

The hope of both of us is 

to find a more compatible place 

for him eventually, so he can have 

room to run outside. The town of 

Crestline is quite compatible and 

when he sees that lake he knows the 

neighborhood a little better. 

He seems to be a thinker as 

I tell him something he likes. For 

instance, the “w” word, which is 

walk, the ‘p’ word, which is potty, 

Across 

from Lake 

Gregory 

the two can be intertwined. And 

of course, do you want to go bye, 

bye’s (like a ride in the car). 

He knows he’s different and 

a dog, but he wants it both ways. 

He wants to watch the scenery and 

ride on top of something, so he can 

check out the dog situation nearby, 

but he wants other dogs to ‘notice’ 

him just in case they may seem indifferent 

to him. 

Oh, I forgot, when on one 

of his walks, he seems to enjoy 

crunching down on the leaves and 

sniffing as if there may be a prize 

underneath. And of course, whatever 

he does in those leaves, humans 

may not find out until the cold winter 

wind blows them away. But it’s 

probably the scent of another dog 

wanting someone to notice them 

also. 

Well, I fully expect Yoda to 

scamper around after the first winter 

snow and come to life completely 

until his paws get too cold and 

it’s straight to the house. 

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Free Senior Nutrition Lunches 


At the San Moritz Lodge 

in Crestline anyone aged 60 years 

and older can enjoy a tasty nutritious 

lunch almost every Tuesday 

throughout the year (except for holidays 

and unforeseen events, such as 

road closures or hazardous conditions 

such as snow). 

Senior Nutrition Program 

The Crest Forest Senior Citizens’ 

Club (CFSCC) started running 

the Senior Nutrition Program in 2007 

at the request of the County Department 

of Adult and Aging Services 

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(37) sites that currently run Nutrition 

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The custom tea serving table has 

a slate top with imported wood 

from China surrounding it. Photo 

by S. Peter 

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various other forms of entertainment 

going on, whether educational 

or fun events. The seniors’ club 

often has different entertainment 

usually geared to the season, i.e. 

Halloween may have a contest for 

the best costume. There are fashion 

shows, art displays, musical group 

players and so many other numerous 

events which are ever changing 

and vary each year. 

Interesting speakers are a 

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Running Springs area residents.The restaurant is hoping to increase the 

business climate in downtown Running Springs. Photo by S. Peter 

Hilltop Chinese Restaurant Planning 

to Open Sunday, November 11th. 

by Steven Peter 

The Hilltop Chinese Restaurant 

is tentatively planning a soft 

opening of the restaurant on Sunday 

November 11, 2018 in downtown 

Running Springs. The residents 

have watched the workers meticulously 

build the business almost 

from the frame up. 

When asked about the issue 

of not opening earlier, Majid 

just pointed skyward and said, “all 

in God’s timing”. So, he is satisfied 

about the time it took and how 

much he enjoyed all the neighbors 

stopping by and wishing them good 

luck with the restaurant. 

Majid Nazari and Leila 

Wong have lighting and other dining 

appliances for the business imported 

from China. In fact, Majid 

states that “we spent two and a half 

days searching for lighting fixtures, 

art, and tiles in the world’s largest 

shopping center in Yiwu (pronounced 

(e—vou), China.” 

Both Majid and Leila are 

retired teachers and are now in 

the import/export business. They 

have both enjoyed finding the perfect 

pieces in far distant places 

that would look good in their new 

restaurant in Running Springs. 

The couple’s son, Ali, is a 

master chef and cook and will handle 

all the food dishes for the restaurant. 

Ali was the head of the food 

department at University of Southern 

California and is used to serving 

up to 1500 people a day from the 

kitchen. Majid stated the plan is to 

serve Sushi on the weekends in the 

restaurant. Majid also stated that 

the hope is to use the larger seating 

capacity for weddings, meetings, 

or local events, but will section off 

part of the restaurant for those occasions. 

On waiting for a beer and 

wine license, Majid stated that he 

will only serve a maximum of two 

alcoholic drinks per person. He stated 

if they want to drink more, they 

can walk down the street to the bar. 

The idea is to keep the restaurant 

family-friendly for all. 

The style of restaurant cuisine 

is planned to be similar to Chinese 

Express food, with an adjustable 

menu based on the 10-12 items 

that remain the most popular. One 

popular meal would be rice or noodles 

with two items and a soft drink 

for $10. 

The couple hopes that patrons 

enjoy the TV monitors for 

sports, the food, and light music 

on the weekends in a safe environment. 

The couple have found a 

nice weekend second-home in Running 

Springs, not too far from their 

new restaurant in town. Oh, there is 

also a guest that happens to be on all 

four legs, and at 180 pounds, Buddah, 

is their large Great Dane mascot 

and will keep an eye on things. 

Share Thanksgiving Day and dinner 

with your neighbors 


Do not eat alone on Thanksgiving 

Day. The Rotary Club of 

Crestline-Lake Gregory is coordinating 

its annual free Thanksgiving 

Day Community Dinner this 

November 22 at the beautiful San 

Moritz Lodge in Crestline. This holiday 

dinner welcomes every family 

or single person who wants to enjoy 

a free traditional Thanksgiving 

dinner with all the fixings with their 

neighbors and friends. 

This is the second year that 

the Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary 

(C-LGR) has sponsored this decades-long 

Thanksgiving Day Feast 

tradition at the San Moritz Lodge. 

Traditional Thanksgiving Day dinners 

at the lodge can be traced date 

back to the 1950s, when the Club 

San Moritz hosted splendid Thanksgiving 

Day buffet dinners for its 

members. Now the entire community 

is invited to attend in the beautiful 

log lodge room. T h i s 

is a fun way to celebrate the holiday, 

especially if you do not have 

family coming up the mountain to 

share the holiday with you. You do 

not need to eat alone that day. The 

Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary will 

be cooking over 100 turkeys and 

plus all those side dishes for all 

who want to come to the San Moritz 

Lodge located at 24640 San Moritz 

Drive between noon and 4 p.m. on 

Thursday, November 22nd. RSVPs 

are NOT required. 

Gaston Maya of the C-LGR 

will be doing the cooking and coordinating 

the dinner again this 

year; offering the same menu as last 

year of a full traditional turkey dinner 

with turkey, mashed potatoes, 

dressing, gravy, green beans, salads, 

corn, rolls, all cooked on site, 

served buffet style from San Moritz’s 

kitchen. For dessert, there will 

be apple and pumpkin pies with 

whipped cream, and, of course, coffee, 

tea and water will be offered. It 

was declared by those who attended 

in 2017 to be delicious. Last year 

they served 620 dinners. “I hope 

that this year will be even better 

than last year. I am all excited to do 

it again” said Gaston. 

They will be cooking these 

100 turkeys in many ways, of course 

most will be baked or roasted the 

traditional way, plus there will be 

peanut oil deep-fried turkeys, and 

turkeys cooked on past Rotary President 

Mick Hill’s big smoker. 

Last year, the school children 

from Valley of Enchantment 

school from the Rotary-sponsored 

“Interact Club,” an afterschool program, 

wrote lists of things we're 

thankful for, and made pictures of 

turkeys which decorated the walls. 

Plus, they made turkeys out of pine 

cones for the table decorations. 

For those who are elderly, 

shut-in or unable to attend this free 

holiday dinner, Rotary will also 

be delivering meals to those who 

pre-request them. Delivery will 

be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 

Thanksgiving. Go to Rotarythanksgiving.com 

to order, or there is a 

form to fill out on its Facebook 

page. Rotary will want an address 

and email address/phone number to 

contact you for delivery directions 

and to find out if anyone has any 

food allergies in the household. 

Everyone is invited to this 

community event; poor, rich, old, 

young, part-timers, full-timers, 

homeless, vacationers, they don’t 

ask; just come, enjoy and meet with 

some of your neighbors. One family 

of 12 brought all their relatives who 

came up the hill to this dinner last 

year and had the best time. 

This year’s sponsors are 

Goodwin and Son’s Market, San 

Manuel Band of Mission Indians, 

The Marketplace, Mick Hill Enterprises, 

Lakeview Realty, and the 

Lake Gregory Recreation Company. 

The Crestline-Lake Gregory 

Rotary Club meets every Thursday 

morning from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at 

the Bear House, 23420 Crest Forest 

Drive in Top Town Crestline. It is a 

big supporter of Valley of Enchantment 

school, education, high school 

scholarships, and support local and 

international needs. The Club also 

sponsors the annual Community 

Awards Dinner each spring. Its motto 

is “Service above Self.” Contact 

the Club at www.CrestlineRotary. 

com if you’d like to join Rotary in 

improving life on the mountain and 

worldwide. If you’d like to donate 

or volunteer time to this dinner, see 

the website. 

Inside the new Hilltop Chinese Restaurant. Photo by S. Peter 



Musicians on the Mountain 

MOUNTAIN 

DINING 

Jeff Ballew playing in The Perfect Cut Band staring Dr. Peter Dykman (Neil 

Diamond). This concert was held at the Center Stage in Lake Arrowhead on 

July 4th. 

Jeff Ballew-A Band for All Reasons 


After 50 years in the music 

industry, you may think that 

it would be time to take a break, 

not Jeff. When you go to different 

clubs, eateries, outdoor gatherings 

on the mountain, and even the Lake 

Arrowhead Village Concert Stage, 

you might hear, “hey, wasn’t that 

guitarist in that other band last 

month.” Yes, Jeff Ballew plays in 

several different bands, sometimes 

at the same time. That’s where 

planning and scheduling come in. 

Guitarist Jeff Ballew 

Born into a musical family, 

Jeff has been playing the guitar 

since he was nine years old. He 

moved to San Francisco at the age 

of twelve and recorded for local 

Photography by Mike Bates and Cathrine Wyatt 

bands throughout the bay area at 

the age of 13. In 1967 Jeff attended 

the Monterey Pop Festival where 

he, and America, were introduced 

to Jimi Hendrix. Motivated by Jimi, 

Jeff moved to Southern California 

and founded WWIII, an extremely 

popular Southern California Rock 

Band. 

In 1983, Jeff moved to Texas 

to play lead guitar for Chastity 

Fox, with whom he toured the United 

States. Following this success, 

he returned to Southern 

California and was 

signed to RCA Records’ 

Jack Street Band, 

worked as a staff writer 

for Chrysalis Records, 

and performed on the 

soundtrack for the 

full-length feature film 

“Dangerously Close.” 

He has appeared in 

concert opening for 

Survivor, Styx, REO 

Speedwagon, Leann 

Rimes, Kansas, and 

many more! 

Jeff recalls playing 

at some of the early rock and 

blues clubs on the mountain. An 

early band Jeff played in was 

called Select and had a little following 

around the mountain. Jeff 

has played at some long-gone clubs 

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Jeff Ballew has been playing in “Colour My World” for the last ten years 

having recently celebrated their time together. 

and landmarks. In Arrowbear Lake, 

there was the Golden Elk, and in 

Running Springs, Lloyds, which 

drew from all of Southern California. 

There was also the Timbers in 

Blue Jay, and Rodney’s which was 

the go-to location in the 1990’s. 

In 2002, Jeff became a 

founding member 

of the Eagles 

tribute band, 

Desperado and 

toured the United 

States with 

them. Founding 

members of 

Desperado are 

Jeff Ballew (guitars, 

banjo, pedal 

steel, mandolin 

& vocals) and 

Michael Olivieri 

(guitars, keyboards 

& vocals). 

They are 

now joined by 

newer members Mike Lamper (guitars, 

keyboards & vocals), Bruce 

Fitzsimmons (bass guitar & vocals) 

and Ron Davis (drums). 

Following his love of the 

music of Chicago, Jeff subsequently 

formed “Colour My World.” 

Jeff states they “take great pride in 

presenting an entirely ‘live’ show, 

free of prerecorded tracks, tapes or 

enhancements of any kind.” The 

founding members spent fourteen 

months searching the world for enthusiastic 

and talented musicians 

who were properly suited to the 

demanding endeavor which is the 

music of “Chicago” and have been 

playing together under that moniker 

for 10 years. The mostly mountain-local 

band members are: Jeff 

Ballew, Ron Davis, Michael Olivieri, 

Bruce Fitzsimmons, Michael 

Lamper, Edwin Blas, Phil Norris, 

Adrian Tapia. Jeff Ballew is the 

General Manager. 

And if you thought Jeff was 

just a hard rocker, you might just 

be wrong. When listening to heavy 

rock-riffs you wouldn’t think of 

Neil Diamond would you. Well, Jeff 

with the help of some other people 

and local artists on the mountain, 

heard a voice that sounded “just like 

Neil”. So, after listening to him, arrangements 

were made to possibly 

build a band around him. So, with 

Jeff’s contacts and connections, Dr. 

Peter Dykeman (a Neil Diamond 

Desperado always sells out in locations on the mountain 

especially on Center Stage in Lake Arrowhead. 

tribute) was born. They made their 

first regular engagement at the Tudor 

House in Lake Arrowhead and 

both nights were sold out. 

Currently, Jeff is shooting 

videos with a new band and singer 

named Khristina Kay, who is a Pat 

Benatar tribute singer. Her videos 

are on YouTube with Jeff playing 

in the background. So, it seems like 

wherever you go on the mountain, 

you may see or hear Jeff playing 

somewhere. 

Khristina Kay is one of the new 

artists Jeff Ballew is working with. 

She’s a Pat Benatar tribute singer. 

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Phone: (909) 867-2469 

Neo’s Deep Creek Drive- In 

32890 Hilltop Bl., Arrowbear 

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Bill’s Villager Coffee Shop 

27195 CA. 189 

Blue Jay, CA 92317 

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Neo’s Pizza House 

32000 Hilltop Blvd., Running Springs 

Phone: (909) 867-5373 

Old Country Coffee Shop 

32019 Holiday Lane, Running Springs 

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Blondies Grill & Bar 

33227 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear 

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Rocky’s Outpost & Trading Co. 

32150 Hilltop Blvd. 


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Eagles Nest Tavern 

33257 Green Valley Lake Rd. 


Phone: (909) 685-4757 

Crestline Café 

23943 Lake Drive 

Crestline, CA 

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633 Forest Shade Road 


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33249 Green Valley Lake Rd. 


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Cedar Glen Malt Shop 

29125 Hook Creek Rd, 

Cedar Glen 

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Lou & Eddies 

28561 Hwy. 18 

Skyforest, CA 92385 

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Hortensia’s Mexican Food 

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Walking: A Step in the Right Direction 


Have you been thinking of 

adding more exercise and physical 

activity to your life? Have you 

thought about walking? Walking is 

a great way to be more active especially 

here in the mountains and is 

the most popular physical activity 

among older adults. While some 

hiking can get strenuous, most people 

can walk, including many people 

with disabilities who are able to 

walk on their own or with walkers 

or other aids. 

What are the benefits of 

walking you say? Two benefits 

of walking are that it’s easy to do 

and has a low risk of injury. Walking 

also is free or low-cost because 

you don’t need special equipment, 

clothing, facilities, or training. Because 

walking can easily fit anyone’s 

schedule, needs, and abilities, 

it’s a good way to start getting active 

if you haven’t been recently. 

Most people with disabilities can 

walk on their own, with walkers, or 

with other aids. 

Like other kinds of regular 

physical activity, walking at a brisk 

pace also may offer health benefits, 

such as 

• lowering your risk of high blood 

pressure, high cholesterol, heart 

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disease, and type 2 diabetes 

• strengthening your bones and 

muscles 

• helping you burn more calories 

• improves your fitness 

• lifting your mood 

Most people do not need 

to see a doctor before they start a 

walking program. However, you 

should check with your doctor if 

you have a chronic health problem 

such as a heart condition, diabetes, 

high blood pressure or are over 40 

years old and have been inactive 

You also should talk with your doctor 

if, while walking, you get dizzy, 

feel faint or short of breath, or have 

chest, neck, shoulder, or arm pain. 

Adults need 150 minutes, 

or 2.5 hours, per week of moderate-intensity 

aerobic activity to stay 

healthy. Aerobic physical activity 

is activity that speeds up your heart 

rate and breathing. Brisk walking 

is an example of moderate-intensity 

aerobic activity. Walking briskly 

for 30 minutes a day, five days a 

week, will help you meet the goal 

of 150 minutes per week. But any 

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helps. If you can’t walk for 30 

minutes at a time, try breaking your 

activity into three 10-minute walks 

instead. 

For more health benefits and 

to control your weight, you may 

need to walk more than 150 minutes 

a week. Aim for doubling the 

amount to 300 minutes each week, 

or about one hour a day on five days 

of the week. The more you walk, 

the more health benefits you may 

gain! 

Walking is an easy form of 

physical activity to start because 

many people can walk wherever 

they are, without days or weeks of 

preparing and planning. 

Setting realistic goals— 

such as walking 10 to 15 minutes, 

three times a week—and having 

a plan to reach them will improve 

your chances of sticking with a 

walking program. 

Think about the following as you 

set your goals and create an action 

plan: 

Your goals should be: How 

far and how often you will walk 

to start? Where you want to be 

with your walking program in six 

months? Where you want to be in 

one year? 

Also, make sure you have everything 

you may need, such as 

• shoes that fit right and have good 

arch support; a firm, well-cushioned 

heel; and nonskid, flexible soles 

• clothes that keep you dry and 

comfortable 

• a hat or visor for the sun, sunscreen, 

and sunglasses 

• a hat and scarf to cover your head 

and ears when it’s cold outside 

• layers of clothing in cold weather 

that you can remove as you warm 

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October was the last month 

of full operations for the Rim of the 

World Historical Society’s Mountain 

History Museum. This summer 

season it conducted a raffle for a 

handmade historical quilt, and had 

its drawing for the winner on October 

14, the museum’s last day of 

operations. The raffle raised funds 

to support the overhead expenses of 

the museum. 

The beautiful hand-made 

quilt was created by Doe Huff, a 

former member of the historical 

society’s board of directors. She 

has sponsored several fundraising 

ideas for the historical society over 

the past 20 years. It was her idea to 

offer the Old Fashioned Fourth of 

July Picnics that occurred over a 

ten-year period in Crestline. She is 

very supportive of the youth on the 

mountain as well. 

Doe used a computerized 

printing process to put 30 historical 

photos onto special fabric and then 

had to set the inks into the fabric 

by a heat process. Then she sewed 

those special historical site photos 

quilt patches into a patchwork quilt, 

that captured the hearts of many 

who saw it and have a soft spot for 

local history. Each quilt square took 

almost one hour each to create, and 

then more time to piece the patches 

together for the front. The black 

and white photos were surrounded 

by green and an edging of gold. The 

quilt has a colorful backing side. 

The winning ticket was pulled by 

members of the historical society 

in the museum at 1 p.m. The winner 

was Elizabeth Krumwiede, who 

with her husband Richard, owns 

Sycamore Ranch and Winery located 

in Dart Canyon in Crestline. 

Elizabeth purchased the winning 

ticket this summer when she attended 

Russ Keller’s July presentation 

of “Murders with a Crestline Connection.” 

She bought three tickets 

for $5 and was amazed she won. “I 

felt like I won a million-dollar lottery.” 

Elizabeth was presented the 

quilt by Doe personally. Elizabeth 

said, “The colors are perfect for 

my guest bedroom, so I’m having a 

friend make me a quilt rack to properly 

display it.” 

Since her retirement, Doe has made 

over 30 Quilts of Valor for military 

veterans and has set up a complete 

sewing center in her home for her 

projects. She really enjoyed creating 

this historical themed quilt, and 

was proud to be able to personally 

present it to Elizabeth. 

The funds raised will be used to 

support the programs, such as Russ 

Keller’s talks, and educational and 

school programs and tours and creating 

new displays in the museum. 

The museum is closed until Santa 

Day in December when Santa will 

visit the furniture from the Santa 

House from the old Santa’s Village. 

The museum can be opened for 

pre-scheduled tour 

for church, scout or 

school groups. For 

more information on 

the Museum or historical 

society or to 

schedule a group tour 

of the museum during 

its closed months. 

Call the answering 

machine at 336-6666 

and schedule a tour. 

The Rim of 

the World Historical 

Society began as the 

Crest Forest Historical 

Society in Crestline 

in 1986, as part 

of a campaign promise 

made during the 

1986 honorary mayor 

contest, won by Tom 

Powell Jr. 

Over the decades, 

the ROW Historical 

society has 

collected photos and 

made calendars for many years, 

displaying historical photos of the 

area. This quilt, reflected those original 

photos of historical locations. It 

was on display and was admired by 

Doe Huff (left) and Elizabeth Krumwiede hold up 

the historical photo handmade patchwork quilt 

that was raffled by the Rim of the World Historical 

Society last month. 

thousands this summer in the museum 

and last month during the Blue 

Jay Quilt Walk. 

Now Open 

7 Days 

Hours: 

Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm 

Sat. & Sun. 8:30am-5pm 

32005 Hilltop Blvd., Running Springs (909) 867-2591 



Veterans Day Dinner Planned 

The 3rd Annual Veteran’s 

Day Dinner will take place at the 

Twin Peaks Senior and Community 

Center in Twin Peaks on November 

10th between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. 

The event is being sponsored by the 

Girl Scout Troup #1311. It is also 

being co-sponsored by Thrivent Financial 

of Lake Arrowhead. 

In the last two years, the 

event has brought out many veterans 

from all across the mountain. 

And again this year, all veterans 

and their families are all welcome. 

The idea is to honor all Veterans and 

Did You Know? 

There are new Plans for 

CHronic-Condition Needs 

Medicare Advantage Plans for 2019 in San Bernardino 

County can provide extra help for Chronic Care Beneficiaries 

with conditions such as: 

• COPD • Chronic Heart Condition • Diabetes 

These plans may provide coordination care, lower 

co-pays for medications for these conditions as 

well as certain insulin injections for diabetes. 

For Information about these plans and others 

call for additional information. 

As an Independent Insurance Agent 

since 1995 and working with Medicare 

Plans since 2001, I provide you with unbiased 

information and I am contracted/ 

certified with several plans in 2019: 

thank them for their service. 

The address of the event 

is at 675 Grandview Rd., in Twin 

Peaks. There is a larger representation 

of veterans on the mountain 

than in other communities 

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NASA and JPL’s InSight Mars Lander may pust to rest what’s on the inside 

of Mar’s with several detection instruments testeing for Mars Quakes and 

type of potential of water. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL. 

The ‘Claw Game’ on Mars 


If you’ve ever played the 

claw machine at an arcade, you 

know how hard it can be to maneuver 

the metal “hand” to pick up a 

prize. Imagine trying to play that 

game when the claw is on Mars, the 

objects you’re trying to grasp are 

far more fragile than a stuffed bear 

and all you have is a stitched-together 

panorama of the environment 

you’re working in. Oh, and 

there might be a dust storm. 

NASA’s InSight lander mission, 

slated to arrive on Mars on 

November 26, 2018, will be the 

first mission to use a robotic arm to 

grasp instruments from the spacecraft 

and release them into place on 

another planet. These instruments 

will help scientists study the deep 

interior of Mars for the first time. 

“We have a lot riding on 

InSight’s robotic arm, so we’ve 

been practicing our version of the 

claw game dozens of times,” said 

Tom Hoffman, InSight’s project 

manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion 

Laboratory in Pasadena, California. 

“The difference, of course, is that, 

unlike the claw machine designers, 

our robotic arm team works hard to 

allow us to win every time.” 

Insight’s robotic arm (called 

the Instrument Deployment Arm) 

will pick up two sensitive science 

packages from the spacecraft deck 

and gently lower them to the ground: 

The Heat Flow and Physical Properties 

Package, which will assess 

Mars’ interior energy, and the Seismic 

Experiment for Interior Structure, 

which will study vibrations of 

the ground set off by Mars’ quakes 

and meteorite impacts. InSight also 

needs to place a Wind and Thermal 

Shield over the seismometer, like a 

cover — or rounded dish cover — 

at a fancy dinner service. 

“The robotic arm has to 

place everything perfectly,” said 

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, team lead 

for Insight’s instrument deployment 

system operations at JPL, “But we 

like a challenge.” 

As with any older machine, 

engineers had to refurbish the arm 

and customize it for Insight. They 

pulled it apart, replaced some pieces, 

relubricated it and repainted it. 

Engineers also added a color camera 

and a grapple (the claw). 

An especially clever feature 

of this robotic hand is that melting 

of paraffin wax -- a common essential 

of candles and crayons -- controls 

the opening of Insight’s fingers. 

To begin the process, an 

actuator heats a very pure paraffin 

wax to 84°F, which takes about 15 

minutes in the average Mars temperature 

of about minus 60°F. The 

wax expands as it melts and pushes 

out a rod that pushes on a spring 

that opens the fingers. When the 

fingers open, a microswitch turns 

off the heater, and the cooling, contracting 

wax allows the rod — and 

the fingers — to retract. At rest, the 

fingers are closed so that if the hand 

happens to lose power, so it won’t 

drop an instrument. 

A few days after landing, Insight 

engineers will put the robotic 

arm into action. The arm will move 

so the camera attached to it can take 

images of the area around the lander 

site. Back on Earth, engineers 

will use those images to figure out 

where the instruments can be safely 

set down. 

Waiting for the Big Meteor Show 

in Earth’s Sky 

The biggest meteorite show 

of the year is on Dec. 13th and 14th, 

where some 75 meteors per hour 

dazzle sky watchers. In November, 

a warm up to the big show, is 

on November 17, and 18 when the 

Leonid Meteor Shower happens in 

the predawn hours of those days. 

The number of meteors per hour is 

around 15 shooting stars across the 

sky. 

Photo taken on the north side of Green Valley Lake. Photo by S. Peter 

Where to Find Fall Color Around 

the Gateway Communities 


For those lucky enough to 

live in higher elevations in Southern 

California, we are given a yearly 

show in the fall with rich colors 

of bright yellow, orange, and red 

leaves before dropping onto the 

ground. The leaves seem to turn 

in our local mountains a little later 

than in the Eastern Sierra. But, by 

mid-October to early November, 

most have either blown off with the 

Santa Ana winds or are just hanging 

in there to fall soon after the first 

frost. Quaking Aspen always show 

their brilliant yellow color along 

Highway 18 going towards Big 

Bear Lake as you drive to higher elevations 

up into the mountains. 

The higher the elevation, 

the quicker the leaves have turned. 

The phrase ‘turned’ in this sense, 

means that it has changed or developed 

new color. People who search 

out color are called ‘leaf peepers’ 

and usually traverse areas of higher 

elevation. In Southern California, 

most deciduous trees that are ‘color 

changers’ are in larger quantity in 

the mountains. The cooler climates 

display the better range in color at 

the higher elevations. 

When coming up Highway 

330, you can spot the yellow leaves 

of the oaks that are changing earlier 

along the highway. Highway 18 

shows color here and there until 

you arrive into Arrowbear Lake and 

spot the large Quaking Aspen along 

the highway next to the Valero gas 

station. Quaking Aspens glitter silvery 

green in the spring and summer 

but turn a bright yellow in the 

fall due to the loss of chlorophyll. 

Approximately two miles down 

the road past Arrowbear Lake 

is the turnoff for Green Valley 

Lake. Taking that road in either 

early morning or late afternoon, 

the sun glows through 

the yellowing leaves to give 

the appearance of an otherworldly 

hue. Additionally, on a 

quiet morning or late afternoon 

with no wind, you might catch 

a beautiful serene view of the 

lake with the fall color surrounding 

and mirroring it up to the sky. Make 

sure you have a camera with you as 

you don’t want to miss this scenery. 

Green Valley Lake has some of 

the best colors in the area due to 

the larger number of oak trees and 

higher elevation. Being at 7,000 

feet, the lake is higher than even 

Big Bear Lake. The back side of 

the lake (across from Green Valley 

Lake Road), has more of the brighter 

colors. 

For the less adventurous, 

and where you can walk more into 

the forest, lies the Heaps Peak Arboretum. 

The Arboretum is about seven 

miles west on Highway 18 from 

Running Springs. A great variety of 

trees and fall color will greet you 

as you walk the easy .07-mile hike. 

An interpretive trail will explain 

the different trees and plants native 

to the San Bernardino Mountains 

throughout the hike. Along the way 

you may see lots of green Bracken 

Fern on the hillsides turning brown 

and hibernating for the winter. 

If you would like to get a 

glorious 360-degree view, a quick 

drive up to Keller Peak and Children’s 

Forest just off Highway 18 

would be just the ticket. The spectacular 

view from Children’s Forest 

will display the view around 

the forest and showcase the lakes 

among the fall color. And if you 

are not afraid of heights, try Keller 

Peak, where you can see the desert 

to the north, the San Bernardino 

Valley and beyond to the south, and 

on a clear day, the reflection of the 

ocean in the far distance. 

A New-England type view from Wilderness 

Road, Running Springs. Photo by S. Peter 

These brilliant red maples can be found at Fireman’s Park, next to the 

Running Springs Library. Photo by Steve Peter 

This idyllic scene was taken at Green Valley Lake last Fall. Photo by S. Peter 

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into loud applause. David Heisler 

provided much of the comedy as 

George’s brother Leo, who regularly 

cheats on his wife and sets updates 

for George with his own stable 

of easy women. 

While we had plenty of opportunities 

to laugh at the way the 

characters dealt with their situation, 

we came away with a serious lesson 

about moving forward in life and 

leaving the past behind. Brilliant 

play, brilliantly performed. 

It is anticipated the Lakeside 

Players will get the opportunity 

to perform this excellent show on 

the main stage at the Tutor House 

soon. When they do, go see it. 

Cheekers, Pine Cone Festival Mascot, Kevin Somes from Snow Valley Mountain 

Resort, and Smokey Bear pose for a picture. Photo by Bev Brown 

The Mountain Fife & Drum always stand out due to their local roots and 

overall popularity. Photo by Bev Brown 

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Nancy Loesch as Jenny Malone, and Steve Izant as widower George Schneider 

getting together in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two. Photo by Tessa Dick 

Chapter Two: A Chance To Enjoy 

One Of Neil Simon’s Best 

By Tessa Dick 

I had the pleasure of attending 

another brilliant performance 

by the Lakeside Players, directed 

by Ron Walsh. Neil Simon’s play 

Chapter Two uses comedy to explore 

serious problems in relationships. 

This romantic comedy presents 

a challenge for actors, not only 

because they must memorize so 

much dialog, but also because they 

must convince the audience that 

their emotional bonds are real. 

This opening night performance 

succeeded in making me forget 

that they were actors and really 

care about the characters. Steve 

Izant plays the widower George 

Schneider, who has lost all interest 

in life until he meets the divorcee 

Jenny Malone, played by Nancy 

Loesch. The chemistry between 

them is amazing. They both resist 

the attempts by his brother and her 

best friend to play matchmaker, but 

fate and a handwritten note intervene. 

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tiny gem next to the Tudor House 

in Lake Arrowhead, allowing us to 

watch Jenny and George at the same 

time, in their separate apartments, 

while they talk on the phone. The 

sound effects are spot on, down to 

the last half-ring of the telephone. 

The cast consists of just four 

characters who bear the burden of 

telling a story that spans 12 years 

while simultaneously immersing us 

at the moment. Izant brilliantly navigates 

the sudden transformation of 

George from a widower who has 

lost all interest in life to a man inspired 

by a new love. Loesch delivers 

Jenny as a spunky woman with 

a zest for life who has never quite 

moved on after a painful divorce. 

Well-organized and hard around the 

edges, she is nevertheless vulnerable. 

A newcomer to the Lakeside 

Players, Renges Fabris, delivers a 

powerful performance as Jenny’s 

best friend Faye Medwick, and she 

can sing! When Fabris finished her 

song, the entire audience sat silent 

for a moment, stunned by her magnificent 

voice, and then exploded 

David Heisler as Geroge Schneider’s brother, and Steve Izant as George in 

a humorous moment in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two. The play was directed 

by Ron Walsh. 

Nancty Loesch as Jenny Maalone and Renges Fabris as Jenny’s best 

friend as Faye Medwick in a lighhearted moment in Neil Simon’s Chapter 

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Local Area Churches 

Lake Gregory Community Church 

460 Pine Dr., Crestline, CA 92325 

(909) 867-2907 

Cool Fall Deals Worth a Visit! 

1410 Calgary Drive 

Lake Arrowhead, CA 

(909)337-5483 

www.churchofthewoods.org 

Service times 

in Crestline: 

Shabbat (Sabbath): 

Friday night @ 7:00 p.m. 

Torah Study: 

Sunday @ 10:00 a.m. 

Service times 

in Calimesa: 

Shabbat (Sabbath): 

Sat. morning @ 10:00 a.m. 

Torah Study: 

Tuesday night @ 7:00 p.m. 

170 S. Dart Canyon Rd. 


(909)338-5934 

and 

9580 Calimesa Blvd. 

Calimesa, CA 92320 

New Wine Christian Fellowship 

340 Hwy. 138, PO Box 3935 

www.newwinecrestline.org 

Crestline CA 92325 

Sunday service at 10:30 am. 

Children’s Sunday class: kindergarten through 5th grade. 

Youth Sunday class for junior and high school 

students during the morning service. 

Office Hours – Wednesday 9 am to 2 pm 

Thursday 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm 

Sunday Service 

Times: 

9 & 11 a.m. 

Wed. Night 

Free Dinner & 

-Activities for All Ages- 

5:30-8:00 p.m. 

909 338.6077 

Shiloh Messianc Congregation 

170 S. Dart Canyon Rd. Crestline, CA 92325 

(909) 338-5934 

St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church 

23079 Crest Forest Dr., Crestline,CA 92382 

(909) 338-2303 

New Wine Christian Fellowship 

22730 Waters Dr., CA 92325 

(909) 338-6077 

Calvary Chapel, Lake Arrowhead 

101 Grandview Rd., Twin Peaks, CA. 92391 

(909) 337-2468 

Crestline First Baptist Church 


(909) 338-1918 

Crestline Community Presbyterian 

23954 Lake Dr. Crestline, CA., 92325 

(909) 338-3304 

Crestline New Life Christian Fellowship 

Contact: Ronald Veale 

23484 Lake Dr. 


Phone: 909-338-3213 

Email: rvpastorron@verizon.net 

Website: crestlinenewlife.com 

“Where the Word 

of God, the Holy 

Bible, is preached 

and practiced, and 

the great triune 

God is worshipped 

in an atmosphere 

of warm Christian 

23382 Crest Forest Dr., Crestline fellowship” 

(in Toptown across from Fire Station) 

www.MountainReformed.com 

909-547-4374 

Adult Sunday School 9:30am • Worship Service 10:30am 

$144,999 

Enter into a small fenced 

court yard. Main door entry 

into the living room with 

wood burning stove. Small 

sunny deck off of living 

room. Cozy kitchen, eat in 

dining and back door access 

to court yard area. Main level 

bedroom, full bath and 

laundry off of kitchen area. 

Downstairs has the 2nd bedroom 

and build up area access. 

Storage unit is located 

front side of the house. 

$159,000 

Fantastic view home with 

easy access. Fenced backyard 

and wrap around deck. 2 Bedrooms, 

2 bathrooms plus large 

loft with 4 beds. Wood burning 

fireplace in living room. 

Comes furnished, sold As-Is. 

Conventional or Cash only. 

$239,999 

$175,000 

Two units. Each has one bedroom 

and one bath with kitchen. 

All one level. Detached 4 

car garage with 3 stalls, one 

that has been turned in to an 

office but can be put back 

into a garage stall. Large patio 

area. Nice corner lot that 

is all one level. Fenced yard. 

Needs some TLC, but well 

worth the effort. 

$242,500 

$179,000 

Cute 2 Bedroom, 1 bath A-Frame 

cabin. Main level includes bedroom, 

office, laundry room and 

living area. Upstairs is loft bedroom. 

Usable level fenced back 

yard. Plenty of parking. Close to 

hiking, fishing and ski resort. 

$254,999 

$189,000 

Great family home or weekend 

getaway. New roof, new 

flooring,fresh paint. 4 bedrooms, 

1.75 baths. Cozy fireplace.Level 

parking. Close 

to ski resorts, hiking trails 

and lakes. 

$260,000 

3 bed, 2 bath home located in 

$224,999 the desirable Nob Hill area. 

This mountain cabin is tucked 

3 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms 

Backed up to the National Forest 

the house sits on a gentle deck with mountain views, 

Don’t miss this beautiful away on a secluded street in 

with open floor plan. Amazing 

Great setting with plenty of 

home. 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths. the heart of Running Springs. space around you. Two bedroom 

two bath house features views. Living room has vault- 

yard. House recently received 

slope with amazing mountain spa and a shady fully fenced 

New windows, except for First level has two bedrooms. 

free standing, New kitchen Living room on 2nd floor with a bonus room/office. Also has ed ceilings, fireplace and an new exterior paint and brand 

cabinets, new stove, micro, vaulted ceilings and fireplace, nice deck area with a filtered air-conditioner. The kitchen/ new vinyl windows and 

and dishwasher. New flooring full bath, open kitchen area view of the valley and city dining bar area opens to living blinds! Brand new Trex decking 

and railings. Comes fully 

throughout. New paint interior 

and exterior. New com- 

off of the living room The 3rd 

with eat in dining. A deck is lights. Back yard is level and room. 2 bedrooms and full bath 

fenced and has two storage areas. 

Large skylight in kitchen Top floor has loft bedroom and cess road perfect for part time 

w/ laundry is on the main level. furnished! Sits on a private acposition 

roof. Trex decks. RV floor has the master bed and 

parking. Cozy fireplace. Close full bathroom. Access to sun 

to let in natural light. 

bathroom. The bottom level has or full time living 

to hiking, ski resorts and more. room from the 3rd floor. 

bonus room or family room and 

large build up. 

St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church 

MASSES: 

Weekend Masses: 

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. 

Sunday: 10:00 a.m./Sunday teaching for children 

Weekday Masses: 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesday Communion Service at 8:30 a.m. 

23079 Crest Forest Dr. 

Crestline, Ca. 92382 

Phone 

909-338-2303 

Crestline First Baptist Church 

Sunday Service Times: 

9:00 AM Kids/ 

Adults Sunday School 

10:15 AM Celebration Service 

twin peaks community church 

Service Times: 

Sunday 

9:15-Adult Sunday School 

10:30 AM-Church Service 

Connecting People to Jesus 

– Love God, Love Others, 

Serve the World 

Preschool 

Sunday Services: 

- Kindergarten 

8am-Traditional Music 

9:30-Contemporary Service 

11:00-Traditional Service 

27415 School Road, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 

(909) 337-1412 

$319,000 

4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath home with 

room for all your toys, includes 

extra-high 2 car garage. First 

level has front porch, living 

room with a large brick fireplace 

with an efficient insert, upgraded 

gourmet kitchen with butcher 

block counter top island with a 

built-in wine refrigerator, breakfast 

bar and pantry. First floor has 

large family room, upgraded full 

bath and slate flooring. Second 

level has 4 bedrooms one with 

bath the other with a Romeo 

and Juliet deck. Master suite includes 

walk-in closet, tiled master 

shower with jetted tub, indoor 

laundry and high ceiling. 

$325,000 

Wonderful business opportunity 

in a stellar location with 

Highway frontage. 3 buildings 

on one acre parcel. The 

Rustique furniture A-frame 

(business not included), the 

2 bedroom two bath house 

behind the A-frame, and the 

warehouse yard all included 

in the price of this property. It 

also includes the vacant lot directly 

to the east (parcel number 

0295-143-17-000). 

$415,000 

This amazing 3 bedroom 2 

bathroom house with panoramic 

views of the valley is 

ninety-five percent remodeled 

from top to bottom. Custom 

iron work security doors with 

matching custom fireplace 

screen and stair/loft railing. 

Kitchen has new cabinets 

with granite counter tops and 

stainless steel appliances. 1st 

floor has custom lighting with 

built in bar is perfect for a 

game room. Large deck with 

killer city light views. 

$459,999 

Enchanted Forest Estate home 

built in 2006. The house sits 

up on a hill overlooking the 

mountain range. Enter into a 

living room with vaulted ceilings 

and fireplace. Hickory 

wood flooring through out. 

Kitchen has granite counters 

and stainless steel appliances. 

Master bedroom has fireplace, 

bath with separate shower and 

spa tub. Redwood deck off 

backyard. 2 additional bedrooms 

and full bath are at opposite 

side of the house. 2 car 

garage. 50 year roof. 

$499,999 

Enter into the Enchanted Forest 

Estates home with 5 bedrooms 

4 bathrooms. Enjoy 

the tranquil front deck area 

that overlooks the waterfall 

and Koi pond. 2 master bedroom 

suites on top floor. Bottom 

floor with 2 bedrooms, 

1 bath and large living room. 

Kitchen has granite counters 

and stainless steel appliances. 

Amazing Valley views. 

533 Springy Path, Crestline, CA 92325 

(909) 338-1918 

909 337-3011 

Calvary Chapel, Lake Arrowhead 

Service Times: 

Sunday 

8:30 and 10:30 AM 

Wednesday evening 

7:00 PM 

Pastor Scott Stout continues 

through the book of 1John 

Interested in visiting? 

101 Grandview Rd. 

P.O. Box 1210 

Twin Peaks, CA 92391 

(909) 337-2468 

St. Richard’s Episcopal Church 

Sunday Worship Times 

8am Holy Eucharist This is a quiet service with no music. 

Our liturgy alternates weekly between Rite 1 and Rite 2. 

10:00am Holy Eucharist 

28708 Highway 18, Skyforest, CA 92385 

909-337-3889 Fax: 909-337-9980 

31927 Hilltop Blvd, 

Running Springs, CA 

DRE# 01292179 

(909) 867-9772 



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