June 2019-Mountain Lifestyle-Running Springs Edition

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The Mountain Arts Festival has always been a local favorite in Running 

Springs since its inception nibne yearsd ago. Photo by Rustique Furniture 

The Annual Mountain Arts Festival 

Slated for July 6th and 7th 

by Steven Peter 

Rustique Furniture will be 

hosting the Mountain Arts Festival 

this year on the weekend following 

Independence Day on July 6th and 

7th. The event always has a crowd 

that spills onto the surrounding area 

due to the due to the highly visible 

location on Highway 18 in Running 

Springs. It can’t be missed whether 

you come from the Lake Arrowhead 

area east, or Big Bear west, or 

coming directly up Hwy. 330 from 

the San Bernardino Valley area below. 

Plans are for over 25 artist and 

artisan booths arranged around the 

property of Rustique Furniture including 

the back yards and driveways 

of the establishment. 

The Festival starts at 10AM 

and runs until 5PM on Saturday and 

Sunday. Many of the artists will be 

on hand to explain their creative 

process to all those interested and 

describe some of the natural materials 

they use. Rustique Furniture 

is known throughout the mountain 

area for their carving and woodworking 

projects, so expect to find 

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a predominance of chainsaw and 

wood carved products. 

Rustique Furniture has focused 

mainly on wood and chainsaw 

carving for over 17 years, but 

they carry a large collection of 

wood, glass, and ceramic products 

as well as novelty items. The store 

is laid out with themes throughout 

and very artistically decorated. 

The festival originated to show 

some of the local citizens artistic 

sides. The festival will have photographers, 

leather crafts, glass art, 

paintings, jewelry, windchimes, and 

birdhouses. Additionally, there will 

be a produce stand, wood turning, 

engraved signs, hand crafted items 

and wood veneer articles along with 

cabin décor. 

This homegrown arts festival 

also features live entertainment 

with three bands or artists playing 

on Saturday and two more different 

bands on Sunday. Different types of 

food and sweet treats will also be 

available including hamburgers, hot 

dogs, tacos, and other BBQ items. 

On the sweet side, there will also be 

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Running Springs Chamber Board Member Joan Moseley stands with members 

of Girl Scout Troop 768 and Cub Scout Pack 264 to honor our veterans 

on Memorial Day at the flagpole in downtown Running Springs. Joan was 

the emcee of the event. Photo courtesy of Cathy Clemens 

A Memorial Day Celebration to 

Remember! 

by Kevin Somes, RSACC President 

On Monday, May 27, 2019, 

the Running Springs Area Chamber 

of Commerce held its annual Memorial 

Day Celebration. Headed 

by longtime Board Member Joan 

Moseley, this annual event is held 

every Memorial Day at 11am at the 

Monument Site/Flagpole in Downtown 

Running Springs. Normally 

the weather is mild with temperatures 

in the sixties. However, this 

year winter briefly returned, and 

attendees were greeted with snow 

on the ground, fog and a temperature 

of only forty degrees. Despite 

the weather, attendance was strong 

with over fifty people in attendance. 

Joan Moseley even commented as 

to how our wonderful local Community 

truly supports those who 

valiantly fought for our freedom 

and paid the ultimate price by hav- 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 

Pg. 2-Newsbriefs & Updates 

Pg. 4-Mountain B&G Fundraiser 

Pg. 5-Defensible Space 

Pg. 6-Get Rid of Headaches 

ing ventured out into the winter 

weather to honor our veterans. 

New this year was the participation 

of local Scouts who led 

the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. 

They did a marvelous job 

and their participation was very 

much appreciated by everyone in 

attendance. At the conclusion of the 

ceremony, Joan invited all Veterans 

in attendance to come forward and 

share their name and details about 

their service to our great Nation. 

The Running Springs Area 

Chamber of Commerce thanks Joan 

for her tireless support and organization 

of this important annual 

event. The Chamber is also grateful 

to those who have served our Country 

and also appreciates all who 

braved the winter weather to attend. 

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Pg. 7-Mountain Artists: Kelly Lingel-Crowder 

Pg. 9-Mike Morrell column 

Pg. 11-Wooden Boat Show 

Pg. 13-R.S. Chamber 

Pg. 15-Dining Guide 

Pg. 16-Local Legend: Steve Peter 

Pg. 17-Supercharge Your Immune System 

Pg. 18-Universe’s Most Magical Compound 

Pg. 21-Why Sunlight Is Good For You 

Pg. 22-Local Worship Services 

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The Rim of the World Trails Alliance 

is a new local organization 

dedicated to not only maintaining, 

but also designing and implementing 

new trails in our Rim of the 

World Communities. Founded under 

the original guidance of Bruce 

Daniels, the Alliance has grown to 

have its own Board of Directors. 

Kevin Somes (President), Chris Ehe 

(Vice President), Bev Brown (Treasurer), 

Carol Kinzel (Secretary) 

and Mike Milliorn plus a dedicated 

team of Alternate Board Members 

and Community Supporters meet 

monthly to formulate plans for this 

new organization. The Alliance is 

working on applying for grants and 

has a significant mapping effort underway 

spearheaded by Chris Ehe 

(Vice President and owner of Environmental 

Hightech Engineering). 

The Alliance needs Community 

input and participation. We invite 

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information including details on the 

next Alliance meeting. 

Heaps Peak Arboretum 

Celebrates 35 Years 

On Saturday, June 22 from 3:00 

pm to 5:00 pm Heap’s Peak Arboretum 

will be celebrating their 35th 

Anniversary. They will be honoring 

the families of the founders 

and past volunteers as well as the 

current Board members and volunteers! 

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JUNE 2019 ISSUE 

News Briefs 

40th Annual Run Through 

The Pines 

Registration is now open for 

the 40th Annual Run Through the 

Pines! Join us and help uscelebrate 

one of Southern California’s longest 

“running” runs, which started 

in August of 1979. 

The run features a 10K, 5K run 

or walk, and racewalk. Walkers/ 

Runners can enjoy a semipaved 

roadway around Lake Gregory 

which passes scenic mountain and 

lake views. The run is at a 4,720 feet 

elevation, which makes it a perfect 

little challenge for mountain locals 

and especially those folks down the 

hill. Race day staging is at Lake 

Gregory Educational and Community 

Center, 24740 San Moritz 

Way, Crestline, CA 92325. Participants 

receive a goodie bag, enjoy 

music by Paid 2 Party DJ services, 

have access to water stations hostedby 

various community groups, 

are provided chip timing and computerized 

race results by Racewire, 

and receive locally designed event 

t-shirts (one size fits all), trophies 

for 1st place winners, and finisher 

medals. The course is patrolled by 

Emergency Communications. The 

run provides post-race refreshments, 

and the LAKE and PINES 

provide the FRESH COOL MOUN- 

TAIN AIR. 

If you can’t run in the run, you 

can still be a part of the run! The 

Run Through the Pines needs and 

appreciates volunteers, vendors, 

and sponsors. Without the support 

of the\ community this run would 

not be possible. 

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You Can Help The Needy 

By Eating And Giving 

Donations 

Saturday June 1st! Mountain 

Communities Homeless Coalition 

would love for you to come out 

and support their cause, catch a 

great show by, shop the stores and 

eat in the Lake Arrowhead Village. 

Mountain Homeless Coalition is 

donating and handing out baked 

goods to bring attention and help 

those in need to raise donations 

for the “At Risk” Homeless on 

the Mountain. Currently there are 

over 100 children on the Mountain 

that suffer from being Homeless 

and MCH also supports our RIM 

School District yearly with snacks 

and food bags for those kids up to 

6 times a year. MCH always likes 

to involve our community. It’s going 

to be a great night and they look 

forward to seeing you there. 

Daniel Pensabene – President of 

Mountain Homeless Coalition 

Facebook: https://www.facebook. 

com/MountainHomelessCoalition/ 

“From Crestline to Big Bear - We 

Care” 

Red’s Memorial Luncheon 

A memorial Celebration of Life 

for the late Joseph “RED” Dauer, 

who passed away May 20, 2019. 

The luncheon will be held at 11:00 

am. at Hootman Center in Running 

Springs on June 12, 2019 in his 

honor. 

Members of the Golden Oaks 

Seniors, plus family and friends 

in the community who knew and 

loved RED, are invited to share in 

the potluck. 

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cupcakes and Italian Ice delicacies. 

Entertainment on Saturday 

will feature Gwendolyn Daniels, 

Jimmy Reid, and Ready or Not, and 

on Sunday, entertainment will be 

John and Sally McGill, and Clearshot. 

If you would like to be a vendor, 

there are less than ten spots left, 

so call or fill out an application right 

away. The festival is still looking 

for glass blowers, ceramics, folk 

art, furniture, wood carving, jewelry, 

metalwork, mosaics, painting, 

photography, stained glass, leather 

crafts, or silk-painted clothing. The 

email address is RusticMountain- 

Arts@gmail.com or call 909-867- 

7071. 

Running Springs Farmers Market Update 

by Cathy Clemens 

The Running Springs Area 

Chamber of Commerce Farmers 

Market and Artisan Faire had a 

great first month. Attendance at the 

market has increased from last year 

and we are maintaining a wide variety 

of interesting vendors. 

The popular SkyPark at 

Santa’s Village Free Day Pass Promotion 

and Snow Valley Ski Lift 

Ticket Promotion are expected to 

be big hits again this month. Spend 

$25 at the market to get your Free 

Day Pass to SkyPark at Santa’s Village 

on June 8th or your Free Snow 

Valley Ski Lift Ticket on June 29th. 

June’s Market Music and Theme 

Line-Up 

• June 1 – Mountain Ecology and 

Garden Expo 

Gwendolyn Daniels, Classic Rock 

Harmony, www.gwendolyndanielsmusic.com. 

• June 8 - Animal Day and SkyPark 

at Santa’s Village Free Day Pass 

Promotion. 

Acoustics with Adam, Adam Hurlbut 

plays Rock ’n’ Roll songs from 

artists like Jackson Browne. 

• June 15 - Father’s Day 

Jerry Boquette, The Human Jukebox, 

909-219-0464 jboquette@yahoo.com. 

• June 22 - First Responder, Health 

& Safety Faire 

Calvary Chapel Worship Team 

• June 29 - Art and Craft Extravaganza 

and Snow Valley Ski Lift 

Ticket Promotion 

Mark Segal, Classic and Contemporary 

Rock plus Originals, 310- 

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SAT. JULY 6TH & SUN. JULY 7TH 

Running Springs Branch Library 

June Programs 

Looking for fun, free and 

educational programs for your children 

this summer? You don’t have 

to look far! The “Tales of Enchantment” 

Summer Reading Program 

begins at the Running Springs 

Branch Library on June 10th and 

continues to August 3rd with exciting 

programs, reading-for-rewards 

prizes, opportunity drawings and 

family friendly entertainment. 

Start off the summer with 

the Summer Reading Program 

Kick-off Event on June 10, 2019 at 

2:00pm. There will be a fun fairytale 

themed puppet show with an 

awesome craft to follow! Also, 

June 10th marks the first day of the 

Summer Reading Program. Sign up 

the whole family, receive awesome 

registration materials and start reading 

to earn innovative prizes all 

summer long. The Summer Reading 

Program is for all ages; teens, 

children, adults and babies. Come 

be a part of this important literacy 

endeavor and promote lifelong love 

of reading and learning together. 

On Tuesdays at 3:00pm, 

a fun interactive family program 

of crafting and creating is offered 

through our Craft Corner programs 

(Please note: On June 11th at 

3:00pm, instead of a craft, the Running 

Springs Branch Library will be 

hosting a Mermaid Slime workshop 

with our Discovery Time program). 

Fun for all ages! 

Journey through fantastic books and 

engage your imaginations with Storytime 

on Thursdays at 10:30am. 

In between book reading, there is 

singing and dancing to silly songs 

(a great source of gentle exercise). 

the heat is coming! 

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Also, a fun craft is included to take 

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Don’t forget to check out 

books with your library card. For 

every 25 items checked out, with 

receipts kept from June 10th -August 

3rd , you will earn an opportunity 

drawing ticket for a chance to 

win some big prizes at the end of 

the summer. It’s a wonderful time to 

visit the library and be a well-read 

community. 

For more information, 

please contact the Running Springs 

Branch Library at (909) 867-3604. 

The San Bernardino County 

Library System is a dynamic network 

of 32 branch libraries that 

serves a diverse population over a 

vast geographic area. The County 

library system strives to provide 

equal access to information, technology, 

programs, and services for 

all the people who call San Bernardino 

County home. 

The library plays a key role 

in the achievement of the Countywide 

Vision, www.sbcounty.gov/ 

vision by contributing to educational, 

cultural, and historical development 

of our County community. 

For more information on 

the San Bernardino County Library 

system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/ 

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Lots to Do in Running Springs This 

Summer 

The Running Springs Communities 

offer plenty of spring, summer 

and fall fun! From fishing, hiking, 

mountain biking, a farmer’s market, 

summer faires to movies on 

the mountain, there is something 

for everyone to enjoy. Green Valley 

Lake offers fishing during all 

three warmer weather seasons. 

Thanks to abundant and late season 

precipitation, Arrowbear Lake 

should have water later than in recent 

years. Plenty of hiking opportunities 

exist in our National Forest 

and for those looking for a unique 

hiking experience, Snow Valley operates 

the Scenic View Chair which 

makes hiking easier while offering 

a scenic chairlift ride on Southern 

California’s only high speed 

6 seat lift. Snow Valley and Rim 

Nordic combined offer over twenty 

miles of cross country and downhill 

mountain bike trails. Also be sure 

to enjoy the weekly Farmers Market 

and Artisan Faire in Running 

Springs plus Green Valley Lake’s 

Summer Faires held on most Saturdays. 

Lastly, looking for something 

to do in the evening? Snow Valley 

will begin its Cinema Under the 

Stars beginning in July. Bring the 

family and enjoy a free movie on 

select evenings beginning Friday, 

July 5. Family friendly food specials 

and beverages plus popcorn 

will be available at affordable prices. 

More details on this new event 

series is available at snow-valley. 

com. Additional information about 

area events is available at visitrunningsprings.com. 

Time to get ready for the 13th Annual 

Pine Cone Festival 

The 13th Annual Pine Cone 

Festival will be here before you 

know it! On Saturday, October 5th, 

from 9:30 to 4pm, come for the fun 

and festivities. Hang out with the 

Festival mascot Cheekers! Check 

out all the fire engines, patrol vehicles 

and other first responders, and 

compete in the World-Famous Pine 

Cone Olympics. This family-friendly 

event is entirely free and can be 

enjoyed by all ages. Please join the 

fun this year at Rim Nordic/Snow 

Valley, on Highway 18 between 

Big Bear and Running Springs. All 

parking is in the spacious 

Snow Valley lot with a 

courtesy shuttle to take visitors 

back and forth across 

the highway to the Festival 

site at Rim Nordic 

The Festival’s 

theme is fire prevention, 

forest health and family 

fun. There are contests and 

prizes galore! Don’t miss 

the Pine Cone Olympics 

(first round is free and then 

you can pay only $1 for additional 

rounds to improve 

you score and win ski passes 

and more). Try to catch 

your favorite local first responder 

agency competing 

for the golden Pine Cone 

trophy awarded to the winner 

of the Pine Cone Brigade competition. 

Bring a huge Coulter pine 

or lengthy sugar pine to enter in the 

World’s Largest Pine Cone contest 

(winners receive almost $1,000 in 

prizes). Are you the creative type? 

Then go to work on an entry for the 

Pine Cone Craft contest; first, second 

and third place winners in three 

ages groups will go home with prizes. 

Want to explore our forest – 

take a tour on the Nature Walk (with 

or without a guide) and learn about 

the flora and fauna around us. 

Remember to check out 

the amazing vendor booths with 

wonderful items for early holiday 

shopping and great food vendors to 

satisfy your taste buds. There will 

be music all day: in the past local 

mountain favorites like the Mountain 

Fifes & Drums, Quarter to 3, 

Dan McNay, Todd & Barbi and 

Little Bear Valley Blues have entertained 

visitors. 

Just 30 minutes from San 

Bernardino, and 60-75 minutes 

from many locations in Orange and 

Los Angeles Counties, the Festival 

is easy to find on Highway 18; just 

five miles east of Running Springs. 

After the Festival visit nearby Lake 

Arrowhead, Crestline or Big Bear. 

There will be plenty to do and enjoy 

in our local mountains into the evening 

or even the whole weekend. 

And best of all – it’s FREE! 

Vendor applications are now 

being accepted – space is limited to 

100. For more info, visit www.Pine- 

ConeFestival.org. 

Do You Have Defensible Space 

Around Your Home? 

Across the mountain fire 

hazard abatement notices are being 

sent out to inform homeowners 

and parcel owners of the defensible 

space guidelines for keeping the 

weeds, grasses and debris in check 

to allow firefighters to effectively 

fight a wildland fire be it necessary. 

State and county codes address “defensible 

space” requirements. 

What is defensible space? 

It is the required space between a 

structure and the wildland area that, 

under normal conditions, creates a 

sufficient buffer to slow or halt the 

spread of wildfire to a structure. It 

protects the home from igniting due 

to direct flame or radiant heat. Defensible 

space is essential for structure 

survivability during wildfire 

conditions and for the protection to 

firefighters defending your home. 

The current standard is clearance 

of 100 feet of the structure, or 

up to your individual property line. 

If your property line goes to 50 feet 

(east to west), then it would be up 

to your 50-foot property line only. 

Vacant lots less than ½ acre must 

comply with all requirements, and 

those over one acre need to provide 

a 100-foot clearance from all neighboring 

structures and 10 feet from 

streets and roadways. 

Giving firefighters a fighting 

chance to save a home comes 

with the challenge of keeping any 

combustible material away from 

any dwellings. Pine needles, wood, 

slash, or flammable liquids can 

quickly reduce the odds of saving a 

dwelling. 

Wildland fires can be even 

more dangerous. A fire will burn 

faster uphill. This is because the 

flames can easily reach more unburnt 

fuel in front of the fire. Radiant 

heat pre-heats the fuel in front 

of the fire, making the fuel even 

more flammable. 

According to Wikipedia, a 

wildfire can spread as fast as 6.7 

miles per hour in forests and 14 

miles per hour in grasslands. Another 

concern is if the fire is crowning 

due to a wind-whipped fire. 

Crowning is defined as the movement 

of fire through the crowns of 

trees or shrubs independently of the 

surface fire. Many times, a fire that 

is wind driven ignites brush and 

dwellings hundreds of feet – even 

miles - downwind from where it is 

currently burning, in more of a hopscotch 

manner. So, it pays to clear 

away around dwellings to make it 

easier for firefighters to save homes. 

If you are challenged by getting 

rid of all the “slash” you remove 

(limbs, bushes, small trees), take 

advantage of Mountain Rim Fire 

Safe Council’s Curbside Chipping 

Program. MRFSC has a grant from 

CAL FIRE’s California Climate Investment 

Program to provide crews 

to come and chip the material and 

haul it away (or blow it back on 

your property for erosion control) 

for FREE! You must register in 

advance for this service. Monthly 

deadlines to register in Crestline, 

Running Springs, Arrowbear and 

Green Valley Lake are the third 

Sunday of the month through September. 

Arrowhead Communities 

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communities. For more information 

or to request curbside chipping 

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Two Ways to Potentially Rid 

Headaches and Stress 

Of course, having your vision 

checked to reduce headaches 

is something most people already 

know. But what about your ears? 

Can hearing loss and/or ringing in 

your ears cause fatigue and headaches? 

The short answer is yes, 

according professional medical experts. 

One patient of a local hearing 

health clinic owned and operated 

a recording studio for over 

thirty years; mixing loud music on 

a day-today basis took its toll and 

caused a mild hearing loss and significant 

tinnitus. 

Loud sounds can cause 

hearing loss and tinnitus: So, can 

certain medications, accidents (especially 

head trauma) and of course 

aging can cause hearing problems. 

If you’re curious as to which medications 

that can cause hearing loss, 

you can Google “medications that 

can cause hearing loss”. 

So, if you get a little blurry 

vision, you make an appointment 

for an optometrist; If you’re not 

hearing well, you should also have 

your ears checked since your hearing 

health is just as important to 

wellness as your eyes. And according 

to a John Hopkins study, hearing 

loss can actually cause more 

significant health issues than vision 

loss. 

Most doctors do not address 

three important aspects of you daily 

health: Eyes, teeth and hearing. 

That’s because most medical offices 

do not have adequate eye, dental 

and hearing test equipment nor the 

licensed staff to conduct those tests. 

This is why you should regularly 

see an optometrist, a dentist and a 

hearing health professional. Each of 

these offices specialize in improving 

your overall health in those respective 

areas. 

Most persons don’t know 

that hearing loss (even a mild ones) 

can cause significant “straining” to 

hear people talk. They are also like 

that fatigue and strain can cause 

headaches and stress: most medical 

experts agree how these factors 

usually cause more illnesses. 

There’s a deeper issue with 

Hearing Loss that affects your brain 

too. Since your brain does the actual 

hearing and understanding, 

when you have hearing loss, you’re 

starving your memory because your 

hearing and your memory are directly 

tied together. 

To prove this point, most 

people with hearing loss are struggling 

to fully understand their favorite 

movies and T.V. shows. They 

get half way into the show and don’t 

understand why a certain character 

is acting up or why a certain event 

just took place - it’s because in the 

beginning of every show there are 

clues and things that set up the plot 

and if you’re not hearing well, you 

are not going to understand that plot. 

Thus, the hearing loss person is asking 

their loved ones to explain things 

in the movie they are watching. 

Any constant strain on the 

body or especially missed information 

is not good for one’s health. 

Treating hearing loss will also alleviate 

frustration in communicating 

with others; Especially loved ones. 

One way to detect hearing loss is 

when people are constantly having to 

repeat themselves or when a person 

has to turn the T.V. up to loud levels. 

Another common miscommunication 

is a loved one may state “I’m 

going shopping at the store” and the 

hearing loss person will reply: “Why 

are you mopping the floor?” 

Hearing loss causing social 

and physical problems have been a 

major subject of study by doctors 

and researchers for decades. As mentioned 

in a previous article, some 

forms of Dementia have been clinically 

proven to be linked to hearing 

loss, according to a John Hopkins 

University study; readers can Google 

the search words “Hearing loss 

and dementia” to learn more about 

the extensive study; the study claims 

that untreated hearing loss can bring 

a five times greater chance of developing 

dementia compared to those 

with no hearing loss. 

According to the National 

Council on Aging (NCOA) 

“One out of every four older Americans 

has undetected or untreated 

hearing loss. Older adults with hearing 

loss don’t realize how much the 

quality of their lives has been affected,” 

said Jim Firman, president and 

CEO of NCOA. “As someone with 

significant hearing loss, I can personally 

attest to how the right hearing 

aids have dramatically improved 

my ability to work and play, my relationships 

with family and friends, 

and my self-esteem. We encourage 

all adults and their families to take 

a hearing test and find out what 

they’ve been missing.” 

A 1999 NCOA survey on 

hearing loss and older adults found 

that when people began to treat their 

hearing loss, many saw improvements 

in their lives, including their 

family relationships (66%), mental 

health (36%), sense of independence 

(34%), social life (34%), and even 

sex life (8%). 

Read more at: http://www. 

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Kelly Lingel Crowder, A Lifetime 

Of Art 


From an early age, Kelly 

Lingel knew she loved color and 

wanted to be an artist. Born and 

raised in Southern California, Kelly 

would spend hours alone painting 

and drawing. Kelly was fortunate to 

be exposed to great artwork from a 

young age. Her mother encouraged 

her creativity and she and her godmother 

would take her to art museums 

and galleries throughout the 

United States and Europe. 

As a child, she studied art 

at the Asian Pacific Art Museum in 

Pasadena. Kelly has worked as an 

elementary and secondary art teacher 

in the United States, Spain, and 

Japan, where she was exposed to 

different artists and styles of aesthetics. 

She has written art curriculum 

for local school districts in Los 

Angeles County, and has worked 

Boats to Print!-Kelly Lingel 

in collaboration with the Los Angeles 

Music Center to provide migrant 

students grades 1-12 throughout 

Los Angeles County a week of 

working in the arts-visual, dance, 

and theater. 

Kelly is a representational 

artist who paints in oil in both plein 

air and the studio. Kelly uses painting 

is a form of meditation, and as 

such it is both more challenging 

and deeply fulfilling. She paints 

landscapes, still lifes, portraits and 

figurative works. Kelly has studied 

with Master Artist Jove Wang, and 

Kelly Lingel 

is influenced by the paintings of 

Nicholai Fechin, Joaquin Sorolla, 

Edward Hopper, Henri Matisse, and 

Claude Monet. She has exhibited at 

the Long Beach Museum of Art, the 

Art in the Garden juried show in 

Sherman’s Gardens, 

the Palos 

Verdes Art Center, 

as well as 

the California 

Art Club’s Long 

Beach Bicycle 

Race Art Show, 

where her painting 

was used for 

the Long Beach 

City Bicycle 

Race Home Page 

and poster. 

Last year Kelly won First 

Prize at the 2018 Lake Arrowhead 

Art and Wine Festival. “Painting is 

the way I can best communicate, 

and when my paintings emotionally 

connect with the viewer, I feel 

honored to have made that intimate 

human connection”, states Kelly. 

“I hope that through my paintings 

I can help others to see the beauty 

that surrounds us, even in everyday 

objects. I am grateful that with 

beauty all around us, there will always 

be endless inspiration!” 

Kelly is a new artist at the Mountain 

Arts Gallery, and you can also 

THE MOUNTAIN ARTs GALLERY 

Invites You To Come See the Artwork of Our 

Amazing Mountain Artists 

Painters, photographers, metal, 

jewelry, gourds and more! 

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Open 7 days a week 10 am – 6pm 

see some of her artwork at 

The Lake House First Fridays 

in Cedar Glen. It’s located at 

28966 Hook Creek Road. She 

will be a featured artist there on 

July 5th along with John White. 

Kelly’s work is also shown 

at the Quorom Art Gallery in 

Laguna Beach. The Mountain 

Arts Gallery is located at 28200 

State Highway 189, Lower 

Suite Bldg-E-120 in Lake Arrowhead, 

and their phone is 

909-744-8450. 

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28200 State Highway 189, Lower Suite 

Bldg-E-120, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 

(909) 744-8450 

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Barbara’s 

Treasure Box... 

full of THIS and THAT 

Father’s Day Created In 1910 

by Sonora Smart Dodd 

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: 

Father’s Day is on June 16th, 2019 

Sonora was attending 

church in Spokane Washington on 

Mother’s Day in 1909, when she 

heard a sermon about celebrating 

mothers. 

That sermon sparked the 

moment when her ongoing interest 

of honoring fathers first took hold. 

She always had the notion 

that fathers should have a celebration 

day placed on the National 

Calendar because her father, William 

Jackson Smart, not only fought 

in the Civil War, but he raised her, 

and her five other siblings, after her 

mother died in childbirth, in 1898. 

After the war, he became a 

double parent and farmer. Sonora 

admired his fortitude to take care 

of the farm, the home, and the children. 

He was the glue that held this 

family together and she appreciated 

his loyalty, hard work, leadership 

and love. 

Sonora’s father was her hero 

for sticking it out and being the best 

dad that he could. His continued 

dedication to the family gave her 

a vision to address all others in our 

country with a special day set aside 

to honor them. 

So, she worked together 

with the local clergy, the YMCA 

and the River Press of Fort Benton, 

Montana to get the word out that 

the first Father’s Day Celebration 

would happen in 1910. The newspaper 

story predicted the Celebration 

would go nationwide by the 

following year, but the idea was not 

accepted at first and didn’t catch on. 

She was so dedicated to making this 

happen, that she spent the next 62 

years of her life, lobbying backers 

of her movement. But once again, 

it didn’t get accepted until 1972 

when President Richard Nixon announced 

the 3rd Sunday of June 

would be a Federal Holiday that 

honored fathers. 

Today, we can thank Sonora 

Smart Dodd for all her years of 

work to make sure that fathers got 

their day and were celebrated and 

honored each year in June, along 

with mothers on their separate day 

in May. 

Sonora Dodd was called a 

“Renaissance Woman”, who was 

talented in the arts of being a painter 

and a poet. She also was a businesswoman 

who ran a funeral home 

with her husband while raising their 

only son, Jack, who became a future 

father himself. 

Sonora Smart Dodd died in 

1978, at age 96, but she lived long 

enough to see her vision come true. 

She has a legacy that she worked 

hard for that will follow her through 

her family’s history. 

Father’s Day is coming up. 

I know that many fathers do not 

deserve what I am about to suggest, 

but I sincerely encourage you 

to pay attention to your dad, this 

Father’s Day, even if it is a phone 

call, a note in the mail or a short 

visit. Time is short and days go by 

quickly. It could be a momentous 

couple of minutes together if only 

you would take a step forward to 

say: “Hi Dad. How are you?” and 

open that conversation. I know that 

only a few may do this, but even if 

just a few make the move and try to 

connect with each other, I am SURE 

that it will be worth the time and effort. 

If not, then at least you can say 

that you tried. 

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Oct. 5, 2019 

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Memorial to Labor Day! 

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PO Box 2990 • Running Springs • CA 92382 • 909-867-2600 

MOUNTAIN GARDENING 

BY susan campbell & michelle martinez 

Invasion of the Brooms 

We see them 

as we drive up into 

our mountains 

by the side of the 

highways. They’re 

everywhere, and 

they’re on the top of 

California’s list of 

invasive plants. 

Scotch broom 

(Cytisus scoparius), 

French broom Springs. 

A familar scene coming up Hwy. 330 into Running 

(Genista monspessulana) 

Spanish broom (Spartium 

junceum), and Portuguese, or striated, 

broom (Cytisus striatus) were 

introduced into California in the 

mid-1800s for landscape planting, 

mine tailings stabilization, and 

roadside erosion control. The abundant 

bright yellow flowers, leaves, 

and bark were used medicinally. 

The stems were cut for broom-making 

materials. But what were once 

considered useful and desirable, 

have since been defined as aggressive 

and invasive. 

Brooms grow rapidly and 

form dense stands that are inaccessible 

to and unpalatable to wildlife. 

The dense stems make regeneration 

of most other species difficult or impossible 

and create a dangerous fire 

hazard. The inner stems die back, 

providing a highly flammable fuel. 

The California State Department 

of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) 

has listed brooms as a Class C pest 

species: “troublesome, aggressive, 

intrusive, detrimental, or destructive 

to agriculture, silviculture, or 

important native species, and difficult 

to control or eradicate.” The 

California Exotic Pest Plant Council 

(CalEPPC) has placed Scotch, 

French, and Portuguese brooms to 

their List A, Most Invasive Wildland 

Pest Plants, aggressive invaders 

that displace natives and disrupt 

natural habitats. 

Scotch broom is native to 

the British Isles and central and 

southern Europe. It was initially 

introduced to the U.S. as an ornamental, 

and later to control erosion 

and stabilize coastal dunes. Today, 

Scotch broom is estimated to infest 

more than 600,000 acres in California. 

French and Spanish brooms 

are native to the Mediterranean region 

and the Canary Islands. They 

were first introduced into California 

around 1850. French broom is the 

most widespread of the three species, 

reported in at least 23 counties 

in California. Spanish broom is less 

widely distributed but appears to be 

expanding its range. 

Brooms can successfully 

invade pastures, fields, and grasslands. 

All brooms grow best in 

dry sandy soils in full sunlight, but 

they also grow well in a variety of 

soil textures and a wide pH range. 

A common feature of the invasive 

brooms is an aggressive root system 

characterized by a taproot that 

can exceed 2 feet in length and an 

extensive, many-branched shallow 

lateral root system. As with most 

legume species, brooms are able to 

fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, 

which allows them to grow on 

otherwise poor-quality soils. Stem 

growth can be rapid (3 to 4 feet) 

in the first year. Brooms are often 

found along our roadsides in nearly 

pure stands where soils are frequently 

disturbed. Equipment and 

contaminated road surfacing materials 

can spread seed. While they do 

not establish well in highly shaded 

areas, they initially invade open 

sites such as logging roads, landings, 

skid trails and harvest areas. 

A mature Scotch broom 

plant can produce about 15,000 

seeds per year. On average, less 

than 5 percent of the seed are lost 

to insect predation, and 98 percent 

of the surviving seed are viable. It 

uses a variety of tactics to spread. 

About 40 percent germinate the 

Scotch Broom: cont. on pg. 9 

Remembering D-Day 

State Senator Mike Morrell 

represents the 23rd Senate District 

by State Senator Mike Morrell 

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On Memorial Day, our nation 

paused to reflect on the legacies 

of those men and women who 

have given their lives in service to 

our country. We honor individuals 

in every conflict from our nation’s 

past. 

2019 also holds special significance 

as June 6 marks 75 years 

since 160,000 Allied troops landed 

on the beaches of Normandy to begin 

the liberation of Europe from 

Nazi Germany. 

D-Day (also known as Operation 

Overlord) saw the loss of 

more than 9,000 Allied soldiers’ 

lives in what became one of the 

most important events in world history. 

In his invasion order, General 

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme 

Allied Commander, said the 

following to the servicemen: 

“Your task will not be 

an easy one. Your enemy is well 

trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. 

He will fi ght savagely. 

But this is the year 1944! … The 

tide has turned! The free men of the 

world are marching together to victory! 

I have full confidence in your 

courage, devotion to duty and skill 

in battle. We will accept nothing 

less than full victory! Good luck! 

And let us all beseech the blessing 

of Almighty God upon this great 

and noble undertaking.” 

Speaking to their determination 

and tenacity, Eisenhower 

recognized the unique character of 

those in our Armed Forces – qualities 

that still resonate today. 

He carefully chose the 

words courage, devotion, and duty, 

which all promote the idea of being 

set aside for a purpose in coming 

to the aid of others through selfless 

sacrifice. 

As leaders and dignitaries 

gather in France to commemorate 

D-Day, it will likely be one of the final 

milestone ceremonies to include 

veterans from that landing. It makes 

our charge all the more necessary in 

the years ahead to ensure their actions 

are never forgotten and that 

future generations know the cost of 

freedom and liberty. 

In addressing the country on 

D-Day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

called on Americans to come 

alongside him in prayer. Here is an 

excerpt: 

“Almighty God: Our sons, pride of 

our Nation, this day have set upon 

a mighty endeavor, a struggle to 

preserve our Republic, our religion, 

and our civilization, and to set free 

a suffering humanity. 

“Lead them straight and 

true; give strength to their arms, 

stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness 

in their faith. 

“They will need Thy blessings. 

Their road will be long and 

hard. For the enemy is strong. He 

may hurl back our forces. Success 

may not come with rushing speed, 

but we shall return again and again; 

and we know that by Thy grace, and 

by the righteousness of our cause, 

our sons will triumph.” 

D-Day is an opportunity not 

only to remember our history, but 

also to tell our World War II veterans 

and the Greatest Generation 

that we are grateful. 

Senator Mike Morrell represents 

the 23rd Senate District in 

the California Legislature, which 

includes the communities of the 

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Scotch Broom: from page 8 

second year. Most of the remaining 

seed have an impervious seed 

coat that requires scarification for 

germination to occur. Movement 

along waterways, transportation in 

gravel and road surface materials, 

or exposure to low-intensity grass 

or brush fires can stimulate germination 

of the seed. Seed will germinate 

for many years even after the 

parent plants are removed. Seed 

stored in glass jars at Kew Gardens 

in England remained viable after 81 

years. In the field, seed were found 

to germinate at least four years after 

removal of the plant. In California 

mountains, few animals eat Scotch 

broom seed. 

Control strategies: Heavy 

shade is an effective long-term treatment. 

Moderately shade intolerant, 

broom needs nearly full sunlight to 

thrive. Hand-pulling or hoeing of 

young plants is an effective strategy 

when infestation is relatively 

small, and is easiest when the soil is 

moist, and most effective before the 

plant produces seeds. Large plants 

can be mechanically removed using 

specialized tools. Broom seed 

germinate only in the top 2½ inches 

of the soil. Soil disturbance can 

bring long-lived seed close enough 

to the surface to germinate, and lead 

to reinvasion. Only 10 percent of 

Scotch broom stems will re-sprout 

when lopped within 3 inches of the 

soil surface during the driest period 

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of the season – usually end of July 

until first rains. Removal of broom 

should be followed by propagation 

of preferred plants, grasses and 

other vegetation that may control 

broom seedlings. Many herbicides 

are effective on broom but may 

harm other plants if not correctly 

applied. Since herbicide formulations 

and recommendations are 

subject to changes, check with your 

local county agricultural commissioner 

or pest control adviser for 

current recommendations. 

Refrain from planting seeds and 

transplants – or face invasion of a 

species difficult to eradicate. 

June Gardening Tips 

• Amend soil with fertilizers or 

compost 

• Harden off and transplant seedlings 

• Plant your favorite herbs 

• Plant natives to attract pollinators 

• Plant tender fuchsias, begonias, 

dahlias 

• Set up / check irrigation 

• Mulch! 

Summer Deals From Running Springs To Arrowbear! 

$139,000 - This rustic mountain cabin 

was rebuilt after the 2007 fires. Level entry 

and level parking cabin. Walk into the 

living room area with fireplace. French 

doors off of the living room to side deck. 

$235,000 - This mountain home has a 

lot of potential. Light fixer. Enter into living 

room w/ fireplace open kitchen and 

dining w/ wood burning stove. 1 bed, 

1 bath and bonus room on main level. 

3 bedrooms downstairs and laundry. 

Newer water heater. Storage shed in 

back yard. Priced to sell. Sold as is. 

Jamie & Lisa Houck 

909-384-2612 (C) 

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Jaime Stiansen 

909-261-5205 (c) 

BRE: 02040272 

$182,900 - Wonderful setting with a 

view! Sets on 3 lots so you have some 

nice space around you. Nice cabin with 

lots of upgrades. Newer dual pane windows 

and sliders throughout. 

$364,900 - Level-entry home with one 

car garage. Freshly painted inside and 

out. Hardwood floors, crown moulding, 

antique fireplace. Upstairs has den and 

master bedroom, private deck and master 

bath. Dual pane windows, new screens, 

new dishwasher, and new water heater. 

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CHE (Charles Hoffman Elementary News 

Photo shows teacher Pam Strebel with Camila Vedoy, Luz Roque Gerard, 

and Swara D’Souza, who have successfully satisfied the requirements to be 

reclassified as English proficient students. Not shown is Ms. Ana Vega, CHE 

bilingual Aide who assisted the English Learners. 

Reclassification Ceremony Held at CHE 

The Rim of the World Unified 

School District reclassification 

ceremony was held on May 

23, 2019. . The students were 

honored that evening with a certificate 

along with students from 

the other schools in the district. 

They will also receive a medal at 

the end of the year awards ceremony 

on Wednesday, June 5. At that 

ceremony students will be honored 

for their third trimester work 

and success for the entire school 

year. Students may earn awards 

such as the principal’s award, for 

being examples of following the 

three behavioral expectations at the 

school: be safe, be respectful, and 

be responsible; the personal success 

award; a teacher choice award (for 

someone who has shown significant 

progress in their classroom); and 

the outstanding achievement award 

highlighting students’ academic excellence. 

Students are also honored 

for their attendance at 95% as well 

as 100%. Upper grade students earn 

honor roll as well. There are many 

opportunities for children to receive 

recognition! Parents and families 

are encouraged to attend the trimester 

awards assemblies. 

Thrift Store Needs Your Help! 

The Golden Oaks Thrift 

Store is going through a transition 

period. We appreciate your patience 

and cooperation as we implement 

new ways to become more efficient. 

Without the donations that 

we receive at the Golden Oaks 

Thrift Store, the Golden Oaks Seniors 

would not be able to give to 

the mountain communities like we 

are honored to do..This last year 

alone we donated over $32,000 to 

local organizations and deserving 

people. 

Here’s the thing… 

• 95% of donators donate items that 

we can sell. 

• 95% of donators donate during 

open hours. 

• 95% of donators check with the 

cashier before unloading items. 

Everybody wins! 

5% we call the “Midnight Dumpers” 

FOR SALE IN RUNNING SPRINGS 

Charming 2BR,1BA home ready to move right 

in! Level parking, storage shed, updated bathroom, 

fireplace in living room, updated deck off 

the living room/kitchen with a peek-a-boo view. 

Great for full time or 2nd home! Only $180,000 

Jaime Brandon 

951-756-5022 

License # 02065076 

5% often dump (every day) after 

hours (sometimes while we are 

open) or late at night to avoid the 

cost and inconvenience of proper 

waste disposal. 

It is this 5% that is causing 

SENIOR VOLUNTEERS to waste 

countless hours and expense to dispose 

of illegal dumping of electronics, 

mattresses, hazardous waste, 

worn out and dirty clothes and yes 

“household trash.” 

It’s a perplexing problem. 

We can’t survive without donations, 

but we can’t survive with people 

using our property as a dump. We 

work hard to present ourselves to 

be a conscientious non-profit business. 

It is discouraging when the 

Midnight Dumpers leave us looking 

like a dump. 

Please help us. 

Respectfully 

Debbie Harper 

Golden Oaks, Trustee 

STEAM Project Based Learning at CHE 

Photo is shown with Scirus Stebbing, Maelko 

Ozuna, and Gavin Payne. Ashley Roll is in the 

background. 

Students in Mrs. 

Overmyer’s class participated 

in STEAM Project 

Based Learning by listening 

to the fairytale of 

Jack and the Beanstalk. 

In this version, the beanstalk 

has toppled over, 

and Jack has to create a 

parachute so he can safely 

return to his home. Students 

chose from the materials 

in class or brought 

items from home to create 

a parachute for Jack. 

Students were grouped in 

threes and brainstormed 

what materials to use 

and the shape and size 

of the parachute. They 

discussed the factors of 

what keeps a parachute 

up best. After sketching 

their plans, and using a 

Lego person simulating 

Jack, the students held a control drop. Revisions were made and students 

did their final drop which must take longer to fall than the control drop to 

be considered successful. 

Amazing house, great neighborhood! 

4BR/3BA peek-a-boo view, Brand new 

beautiful kitchen with self closing cabinets 

and granite countertops! This is a must 

see, so much house for only $344,900 

Aerial view of last years Le Grand Picnic on the grounds of the 

Mountains Community Hospital. Photo courtesy of Mountains 

Community Hospital 

Le Grand Picnic 2019 TURN ON… 

TUNE IN…Before It SELLS OUT! 

We hope you’ll join us to 

Let the Sunshine In at our 28th Annual 

Le Grand Picnic fundraiser 

to support Mountains Community 

Hospital. This year’s flower-powered 

event will be held on Sunday, 

July 21 from 5:00–7:30 pm in the 

hospital’s Rose Garden. Gloria Loring 

- celebrity, actress and recording 

artist - will be returning as the 

Mistress of Ceremonies. The event 

includes food and drink from 15 

local restaurants, unique silent and 

live auction items and experiences, 

and a drawing for a gold coin valued 

at over $1,200! DJ Clay will be 

spinning music from the Summer 

of Love and everyone is invited. 

Tickets are $80 each and can be 

purchased online at https://legrandpicnic2019.eventbrite.com 

or by 

calling (909) 436-3210. Last year’s 

event sold out, so grab your tickets 

early! 

“The views from the hospital 

are incredible, but the location 

poses some challenges, namely 

wind and lack of shade. We hope 

that moving it later in the day will 

make the event more comfortable 

for everyone,” says Kim McGuire, 

MCH Community Development 

Director. 

Some of the funds raised at 

this year’s event will help fund the 

purchase of a new 3D mammography 

system that combines multiple 

breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional 

picture of the breast. The 

cost of the machine is $350,000. 

“Our Radiology Department has 

selected The Hologic Genius 

3D Mammography System and the 

MCH Foundation Board and I remain 

confident that we will be able 

to raise the full amount through 

grant funding and donations from 

our community,” says Kim. 

Our current machine is con- 

sidered an End of Life system and 

is past the date where the manufacturer 

can guarantee parts or repairs. 

Should the system suffer a 

significant failure, it would severely 

impact our ability to provide this 

service to the community. Patients 

are at the center of everything we 

do, and a new 3D mammography 

system would help transform the 

patient experience in a number of 

significant ways. 

Better Detection. The Genius 

3D Mammography exam, 

available on the Hologic 3Dimensions 

system, provides better, earlier 

breast cancer detection. The 

exam is more accurate and detects 

20-65% more invasive breast cancers 

compared to 2D alone. 

• More Comfortable. With pain 

being the number one complaint 

during mammography exams, fear 

prevents many women from making 

regular breast imaging appointments 

a priority. The 3D system 

features the SmartCurve breast 

stabilization system that is clinically 

proven to deliver a more comfortable 

mammogram compared to 

a traditional mammography exam. 

• Fewer False Alarms. Greater accuracy 

also means reducing the 

chances of being called back for 

additional unnecessary screenings. 

The Genius 3D exam reduces 

callbacks by up to 40%, meaning 

our patients will also experience 

greater peace of mind and less 

stress. 

• Better for Dense Breasts. The Genius 

3D exam is the only mammogram 

FDA approved as superior 

for women with dense breasts. 

Studies show that the Genius 3D 

exam has greater accuracy than 2D 

mammography for women across a 

variety of ages and breast densities. 

MCH Foundation is also continuing 

to raise money for the Willerth 

Education Center to serve our community 

and hospital staff. The Willerth 

Education Center will be built 

on top of a parking structure, which 

will be constructed in the tiered 

parking area near the Medical Office 

Building. The approximate cost 

of the Willerth Education Center is 

$2 million. 

Sponsorship opportunities 

for Le Grand Picnic are available 

and of course would be greatly appreciated 

and acknowledged. We 

are looking for a minimum donation 

of $250 to help cover the costs 

of holding this year’s event. The 

five sponsorship levels are: 

• PENNY LANE at $250 includes a 

quarter-page ad in the program 

• HERE COMES THE SUN at 

$500 includes 2 tickets and a quarter-page 

ad in program 

Le Grand Picnic in 2018 • Photo by Louise Cecil 

• GOOD VIBRATIONS at $1,000 

includes 4 tickets and a quarter-page 

ad in the program 

• I’M A BELIEVER at $2,500 includes 

6 tickets and a half-page ad 

in the program 

• LIGHT MY FIRE at $5,000 includes 

a table for 8, a full-page ad in 

the program and recognition during 

the event! 

For all other questions regarding 

MCH Foundation’s biggest 

fundraiser of the year, please visit 

www.mchcares.com or call (909) 

436-3210. The money raised at Le 

Grand Picnic, and throughout the 

year, enables MCH to purchase 

equipment that would not be possible 

with patient revenue alone. 

Donations are vital to the health of 

MCH and our mountain community 

and we look forward to seeing you 

in July! 


Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce (RSACC) 

CHAMBER UPDATE 

Message from the RSACC President, Kevin Somes 

Giving Our Communities A Voice 

Since becoming President of the Running Springs Chamber 

of Commerce in October 2008 (and being elected annually since 

then), it was always my goal to give our Communities a voice. 

While many might argue that print media is in decline, I believe it 

remains important and is an effective means to communicate— 

especially in Communities such as ours. Back in the spring of 

2015, Steve Peter came to the Chamber and announced his 

ambition to start a hometown Arrowbear/Green Valley Lake/Running 

Springs newspaper. I recall discussing this concept with 

Joan Moseley who founded the Alpenhorn News and is brilliant 

when it comes to print media matters. We were both skeptical of 

whether the concept would succeed. Nonetheless, we pledged 

our support and the May/June 2015 edition of the Mountain Lifestyle 

newspaper was published. Now four years later, Mountain 

Lifestyle has come a long way. Not only does the paper reach its 

original three communities, but Steve has expanded the distribution 

dramatically to communities such as Sky Forest and Crestline. 

Mountain Lifestyle is a true community effort with multiple 

Community members contributing articles. Lynette Eastwood 

has also been a major contributor and assistant to Steve and 

she is a big part of the success story as well. Steve has also assisted 

the Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce via publishing 

the Chamber’s quarterly magazine which is now entering 

its fourth year! Along with Mountain Lifestyle and the Chamber 

Magazine, the Chamber is expanding its reach thanks to grant 

funds from the County of San Bernardino. Watch for further details 

in July’s edition of the Mountain Lifestyle. 

As always, everyone is welcome to attend our monthly Chamber 

Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 11 at the Hootman Center. 

For updated information please visit runningspringchamber. 

com and follow us on our social media channels. 

THE GATEWAY TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MTNS. 

A publication promoting the communities of 

Running Springs, Arrowbear, and Green Valley Lake 

Sponsored by the Running Springs 

Area Chamber of Commerce 

Farmer’s Market 2019: Page 5 

Giving BackTo The Community: Page 7 

CHE: What We’re About: Page 9 

Spring and Summer Activities: Page 10 

Marketing For Success Pages 11 

Running Springs Area 

Chamber of Commerce 

P.O. Box 96 


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PO Boxes 

mid july 

the gateway magazine is also 

available ‘down the hill’ at 

selected locations as well as both 

california welcome centers 

in the inland empire 

2,000 extra copies this month 

+ 5,000 next month 

Kevin Somes, President of the Running Springs Area Chamber 

of Commerce 

Pictures from the Running Springs 2019 Memorial Day Service 

The Community gathered on Memorial Day to honor those who have 

served our Country including local Veterans pictured here with Joan 

Moseley. 

Representing the Running 

Springs Area 

Chamber of Commerce 

at the Memorial Day 

event are from L to R: 

Mike Scullin (Treasurer), 

Susie Heisler (board 

member), Kevin Somes 

(President), and Joan 

Moseley (Lifetime board 

member). 


Rosalva’s-Skyforest, formerly Hortensia’s-Skyforest has changed names 

and upgraded their prior menu. Photo from Facebook page 

Rosalva’s Skyforest—New Name, 

Same Great Food 

by Lynette Eastwood 

This charming authentic 

Mexican cuisine restaurant had a 

name change recently. Formerly 

Hortencia’s Mexican Grill in Skyforest, 

owner Jose Montion keeps 

the same great quality from when it 

was Hortencia’s but with new and 

different dishes. Jose prides himself 

on making all the food on the menu 

entirely from scratch, meticulously 

and creatively displayed for you 

to enjoy. Unique and original new 

items are all gluten free, even the 

The Molcajete feast for two 

handmade salsas and tortillas. 

The restaurant serves breakfast, 

lunch, and dinner, either to dine 

in or take out. There is a charming 

patio adorned with nice and festive-looking 

tables along with patio 

lighting and colorful umbrellas. The 

view has a nice forest setting from 

all locations around the restaurant. 

The outside patio seating can accommodate 

up to 76 persons and 

is available for whatever you wish 

come in & try the 

molcahete 

enough food for 

two or more 

only $23.95 

to celebrate from birthdays to weddings 

or any special event. 

Jose Montion has been in the 

restaurant business for fifteen years 

and en joys entertaining and cooking 

and has been at this location for 

six years. Catering is also available 

for all occasions with advance notice. 

One of the unique specialties 

on the menu is an item fit for a king 

that can serve a minimum of two 

people known as Molcajete. This 

feast is served in a heated lava rock 

as it was done for 

thousands of years 

pre-dating Mexican 

culture. Molcajetes 

were used to crush 

and grind spices 

and prepare salsa 

and guacamole. Rosalva’s 

Molcajete 

includes steak, chorizo, 

shrimp, chicken, 

cactus, onion, 

and Mexican cheeses. 

Some of the 

great veggie selections 

are veggie burritos, veggie fajitas, 

veggie tacos, taco salads, and a 

veggie soy steak. Additionally, there 

are kids’ plates, with rice and beans 

or French fries, and you can also order 

a la carte. Be sure to stop by for 

Taco Tuesday and Happy Hour with 

special pricing. Rosalva’s is located 

at 28575 State Hwy. 18, in Skyforest. 

The phone is 909-337-7733 and 

the hours are 10am to 8pm Sundays 

through Thursdays; 10am to 9pm on 

Fridays and Saturdays. 

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER 

Taco Tuesday Happy Hour 

Hard Tacos $2.00 2-5PM Mon-Thurs. 

Soft Tacos $2.50 

Mexican or 

American Tacos 

• Chicken • Steak • Pork 

Monday Margaritas 

$6 all Day* 

*House Margaritas 

28575 State Hwy. 18 

Skyforest, CA 

(909) 337-7733 

Looking back at the 25th Rebuilding Day 

By Tim Clarke 

This year’s Rebuilding Day 

had its fair share of incredible 

giving moments from our contractor 

and trades people, from 

building decks, stairs, painting, 

plumbing in hot water heaters, 

etc. For me though, it’s the acts of 

our volunteer forces that inspire 

on a different plane. Whether 

it is bonding with a homeowner 

over an old-fashioned spring 

cleaning of her home or painting 

to brighten up a dark room. The 

spontaneity of extending a yard 

cleanup to an exhausted neighbor 

who had just settled her husband 

back in after a hospital visit; 

spending time listening to the life 

stories; making a new friend are all 

equally important. When Shirley 

Easton (96 years young) was able 

to leave her convalescent room at 

her grandson and granddaughter’s 

home to visit the job site, all of us 

were thrilled and Shirley felt like 

Queen for a day! Shirley had but 

one request she wanted to talk again 

to her new friend, Darrell Parks, 

with whom she had bonded on a 

previous emergency repair call. 

They had chatted about old friends 

and mountain lore and she was glad 

to find someone who had memories 

of younger days. For me the touching 

moment came at the dinner that 

evening when a poem written by 

Donna Foley was read. 

REBUILDIN TOGETHER, Wow! 

What a crew! 

I’m blown away with all that they 

do! 

They’ve chosen to help me, a tattered 

old dame 

Who is cranky and bossy and a little 

bit lame. 

Now Open From 10:30am-9:00pm 

Love Sushi 

order 50 or more pieces 

and receive them at 

$1.25 each 

(allow 48 hours for delivery) 

My home that I love and have lived 

in for years 

All the work needed compounded 

my fears! 

What can I do to, to whom do I 

turn? 

REBUILDING TOGETHER is what 

I did learn! 

I turned in my app, they called me 

to say 

My home had been chosen for Rebuilding 

Day! 

Now I am waiting, pure joy in my 

heart! 

Can’t hardly wait for their work to 

start! 

A group on our mountain, volunteers 

all 

Ready and willing to answer your 

call. 

The work that is needed, be it small 

or grand 

They’re here to help by lending a 

hand! 

Specials 

Starting 

at $7 

Catering for 

20 or more 

now available 

Hilltop Chinese Restaurant 

31956 Hilltop Blvd., Running Springs 

Closed Wednesdays 

MOUNTAIN 

DINING 

Toto’s Restaurant 


Phone: (909) 867-2469 

Deep Creek Drive- In 

32890 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear 

Phone: (909) 867-3700 

Bill’s Villager Coffee Shop 

27195 CA. 189, Blue Jay 

Phone: (909) 337-9069 

Neo’s Pizza House 


Phone: (909) 867-5373 

Old Country Coffee Shop 

32019 Holiday Ln., Running Springs 

Phone:(909) 867-3100 

Blondie’s Grill & Bar 

33227 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear 

Phone: (909) 867-9000 

Rocky’s Outpost & Trading Co. 


Phone: (909) 939-0501 

The Malt Shoppe 

33249 Green Valley Lake Rd. 

Green Valley Lake 

Phone: (909) 939-0515 

LouEddies Pizza 

28561 Hwy. 18, Skyforest 

Phone: (909) 336-4931 

Rosalva’s Skyforest 

28575 Hwy. 18, Skyforest 

Phone: (909) 337-7733 

Hungry Bear Deli, Bakery & Cafe 

28578 #B Hwy. 18, Skyforest 

Phone: (909) 336-7300 

The Tudor House 

800 Arrowhead Villas Rd. 

Lake Arrowhead 

Phone: (909) 336-5000 

Toni’s Kitchen Mexican Food 

24194 Lake Dr., Crestline 

Phone: (909) 338-9377 

Taco Tuesday 

Tacos starting at $1.50 

Thurs (Locals Night) 

Locals Night 15% OFF 

Cedar Glen Malt Shop 

29125 Hook Creek Rd, 

Cedar Glen 

909-337-6640 

The Bear House 

23420 Crest Forest Dr., Crestline 

(909) 338-8100 

Stockade 

23881 Lake Drive, Crestline 

(909) 338-2465 

Subway 


(909) 338-5551 

The A Restaurant 


(909) 338-2423 

Higher Grounds Coffee House 

23776 Lake Dr, , Crestline 

(909) 589-2772 

Crestline Café 

23943 Lake Dr. Crestline 

(909) 338-4128 

La Casita 

633 Forest Shade Road, Crestline 

(909) 338-9196 

Mandarin Garden 


(909) 338-6482 

McDonald’s 


(909) 693-3388 

Cedar Glen Coffee Shop 

28942 Hook Creek Rd., 

Cedar Glen 

909-337-8999 

RB’s Steak House 

29020 Oak Terrace, Cedar Glen 

(909) 336-4363 

Arturo’s Mexican Restaurant 

27159 CA-189, Blue Jay 

(909) 337-5500 

Deep Creek Drive-In 

Serving Mexican and American Cuisine 

6 Great New Menu Items! 

Con Chili Gamberi $13.99 

Shell pasta, Shrimp, Asparagus, Parmesan cheese with a cream 

Lobster Sauce. 

Penne Portabella $13.99 

Portabella Mushrooms, Italian sausage, Chicken w/ cream 

porcini Mushroom Sauce. 

Fettacini Alfredo $10.99 

with Chicken or shrimp $13.99 

Caesar Salad $9.25 

add Chicken or Shrimp $11.50 

Mixed Salad $9.25 

Spring mix, bleu-cheese crumbles, tomato, w/ balsamic vinegar-Add 

Chicken or Carne Asada $11.50 

Spinach Salad $9.25 

Spinach, tomato, bleu-cheese crumbles, and carmelized onions 

and balsamic dressing. 

Tamale Night 

$1.75 (single) 

$7.50 (dinner) 

(2 tamales, beans, & rice) 

Weekend Special 

Fri, Sat, Sun Nights 

Prime Rib $11.25 

Rib Eye $11.25 

Coconut Shrimp $11.25 

32890 Hilltop Blvd., Arrowbear, CA 909-867-3700 

TOTO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 

Monday 

2 Soft Grilled 

Fish Tacos 

served with rice & beans 

Neo’s Pizza House 

Take Out or Dine-In Hand Thrown Pizza! 

coupon coupon 

Small 

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for$9 75 

with coupon only 

• expires 6-30-2019• 

Weeknight Dinner Specials 

$ 

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Tuesday 

Dinners 1-16 only$ 9 25 

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Large 

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• Bread Knots 

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Extra Large 

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or a 2 Liter Soda 

5PM-8PM 

Wednesday 

Taco Night 

Small Ground Beef, 

Shredded Beef, or Chicken 

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Thursday 

15% OFF 

909-867-2469 

Open: Sun.-Thurs 11-8pm • Fri. & Sat. 11-9pm 

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Monday-2 for 1 Spaghetti Special • Thursday Locals 15% off 

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27195 CA-189, Blue Jay, CA 

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Now carrying the Impossible Burger! 

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Good through June 30, 2019 

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LOCAL LIVING LEGENDS 

Local Living Legend: Steve Peter 

by Kevin Somes 

This month’s Local Living 

Legend is someone who has truly 

given a voice to our local Communities 

in a variety of ways. By 

publishing this newspaper plus the 

Running Springs Chamber’s quarterly 

magazine, Steve Peter has contributed 

immensely to our mountain 

Communities. Steve has a long 

history in not only the publishing 

business, but also through being involved 

in numerous local business 

communities via his involvement 

with many Chambers of Commerce. 

While the Running Springs 

Communities have had hometown 

papers such as the Hilltop Messenger 

and Joan Moseley’s Alpenhorn 

News, no local papers have been 

based in Running Springs for many 

years. While other local papers do 

cover the Running Springs Communities, 

it has long been a goal of 

the Running Springs Area Chamber 

of Commerce to have a hometown 

paper and a magazine to promote 

our wonderful local events and also 

to provide information and news to 

both locals and visitors. Although 

after over forty years in the publishing 

business Steve had initially 

retired, he gladly came out of retirement 

and founded the Mountain 

Lifestyle newspaper in 2016. 

Steve purchased a home in 

Running Springs in 2003 and eventually 

moved to Crestline while 

renting out his Running Springs 

home. In 2014 he returned to Running 

Springs as a full-time resident. 

During his long career Steve has 

lived in numerous communities, 

however, his favorite place is our 

A wood panel (“woodie”) from last year’s Antique and Wooden Boat and 

Car Show. Photo by Louise Cecil 

Woodie Boats and Cars Show at 

Lake Arrowhead on June 8 

By Louise Cecil 

The 35th annual Antique 

and Wooden Boat Show and Woodie 

Car Show at Lake Arrowhead, 

which is sponsored by the Rim of 

the World Historical Society, will 

be on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. at the docks of Lake Arrowhead 

Village with the cars displayed 

along the lake shore. 

Wooden boats from all over 

Southern California will come 

to the lake and be on display at 

the docks in front of McDonalds. 

These classic boats, such as Chris- 

Crafts, Glastons and Gar Woods are 

a delight to see. Several are locally 

owned, the others are just visiting, 

and will be available to be seen this 

weekend only. The entire event is 

free except for a $5 fee to go onto 

ALA’s docks. So far 40 boats have 

registered for the event. They all 

belong to the Antique & Classic 

Boat Society Southern California 

Chapter. 

Boat Show Coordinator 

Greg Naylor said, “Come on down. 

It’s going to be a great day at the 

lake.” 

Reina, the 1928 Hackercraft 

28-foot long Dolphin II, Triple 

Cockpit Woodie is the featured boat 

of the year. Its owners are Dave Anderson 

and John Maddox, who have 

spent years restoring her. Reina has 

a 200-horsepower, 700-cubic inch 

Sterling Petrel engine, and is built 

for speed. 

The members of the Up the 

Hill Woodie Club are arriving with 

55 of their fantastically restored 

Woodie Cars which they will display 

along the lakefront from the 

waffle house to the ski school, and 

in the village. Many owners will 

accessorize their cars with era appropriate 

items that complement 

the car’s age and theme. Visiting 

the cars and talking with their owners 

is free. 

The Over-the-Hill Woodie 

Club will be handing out awards at 

3:50 p.m. at the ski school dock to 

the cars owners. Some of the categories 

are “Best Before 1939,” 

“Best 40s,” “Best 50s Steel and 

Wood,” and “Best Lakeside Car” 

and “Best in Show.” There are others, 

including perpetual award trophies, 

that are unique and very car 

related. 

Additionally, there will be 

vendors at the show selling their 

wares, mostly connected to history, 

antique boats and cars. Plus, the 

Rim of the World Historical Society 

will have its gift booth open featuring, 

books, historic photos, shirts, 

caps, and other merchandise. The 

36-page full color program for the 

event is free. 

In addition to the classic 

boats and cars, this is a family 

friendly day at Lake Arrowhead Village. 

Families can enjoy the village 

with its many restaurants and shops, 

plus the view of Lake Arrowhead is 

amazing this year, now that the lake 

has filled this last winter from the 

winter rain and snow storms. 

The Mountain History Museum 

which is located on the other 

side of the lake at 27176 Peninsula 

Drive has now opened for the season, 

and is also run by the Rim of 

the World Historical Society and 

will be open all weekend from 

10:30 to 4:30 as well. Entrance is 

free. 

This show is presented by 

the Rim of the World Historical Society, 

in cooperation with the Overthe-Hill 

Woodie Car Club and the 

Southern California Chapter of the 

Antique & Classic Boat Society, 

Arrowhead Lake Association, and 

Lake Arrowhead Village. Come out 

and enjoy the day. 

mountain communities. He loves 

the camaraderie on the mountain as 

compared to the many communities 

he has been involved with. He feels 

our people truly make the difference 

and are passionate about helping 

others and contributing positively 

to our Community. 

Over the sixteen years on 

the mountain, Steve has seen many 

changes. The 2003 Old Fire and 

the 2007 Slide Fire both changed 

the landscape of our Communities 

quite significantly and scars of 

those events still exist today, but as 

Steve points out, our people are resilient 

and have become stronger after 

facing extreme challenges. Over 

the years Steve has also noted our 

business community has evolved as 

well. 

As Steve’s Mountain Lifestyle 

newspaper begins to enter its 

fifth year of publication with this 

June 2019 issue, our Community 

is grateful to honor Steve and he is 

certainly a perfect example of a Local 

Living Legend! 

Stations To Fly Red Flag on Fire 

Warning Days 

When the National Weather 

Service (NWS) issues a Red Flag 

Warning, most San Bernardino 

County residents know to keep a 

watchful eye for signs of fire in their 

community. 

But what exactly does a Red 

Flag Warning mean? And how do 

you know if one’s in place? 

In a nutshell, the warning 

means warm temperatures, very low 

humidity, and strong winds are expected 

to combine to produce an increased 

risk of fire danger within a 

24-hour period. 

Red Flag Warnings are usually 

reported on the radio or in newspapers, 

and they are also shared on 

social media, but even with that 

many venues getting the word out, 

some residents might miss the message. 

In light of this, the San Bernardino 

County Fire Department 

has begun flying a red flag under the 

American flag at fire stations within 

areas under Red Flag Warnings. 

“The Red Flag Warning program 

is designed to enhance public 

safety by providing a visual reminder 

that extreme fire conditions are 

predicted or present,” stated Fire 

Chief Don Trapp. “This program is 

another tool in reaching out to communities 

during Red Flag Warnings 

and asking them to take extra precautions.” 

The Fire Department will 

also fly the red flag when the National 

Weather Service issues a Fire 

Weather Watch, which means fire 

conditions are likely to exist in the 

next 12 to 72 hours. 

Residents are encouraged to 

report any sign of fire immediately 

to 911 regardless of whether a warning 

is in place. Learn more about the 

County Fire Department and how to 

make your home and property fire 

safe by visiting www.sbcfire.org. 

Mountain Transit’s RIM Weekend 

Trolley is returning for its third season 

beginning Friday May 17th! 

Mountain Transit’s RIM 

Weekend Trolley is returning for its 

third season beginning Friday May 

17th! The RIM Weekend Trolley 

will run every Friday, Saturday, and 

Sunday through October 27th. 

The RIM Weekend Trolley 

schedule has been expanded this 

season to begin a bit earlier in the 

day than previous years and includes 

extended evening hours (until 

10:30pm) allowing riders to enjoy 

evening entertainment, dining 

and concert events without having 

to drive or find parking. 

The Rim Trolley route begins 

in Top Town/Crestline travels 

through Lake Gregory, Blue Jay 

Village, Twin Peaks, Skyforest, 

and Lake Arrowhead before turning 

around at the Cedar Glen Post 

office. Stops of interest include 

SkyPark at Santa’s Village, The 

Tudor House and Lake Arrowhead 

Village. 

If you are looking for a 

way to enjoy any of the RIM area’s 

many music, art, dining and entertainment 

options that abound in 

summer season, the RIM Weekend 

Trolley is a great way to explore. 

Our friendly trolley conductors are 

happy to share fun facts and answer 

questions about the communities 

you will travel through as you enjoy 

the scenery. 

For only $5.00, your trolley 

weekend pass allows for unlimited 

re-boarding all weekend on the 

Trolley. (If you are a senior, veter- 

an or person with a disability, the 

weekend pass in only $2.50) Tickets 

may be purchased directly from 

the conductor. 

Use your weekend pass and 

disembark at any point to enjoy 

whatever activities catch your eye, 

before re-boarding and heading to 

the next location. 

With so many great restaurants, 

shopping and activities to 

choose from this summer such as 

Friday Night Concerts at Skypark 

or Lake Gregory’s FREE Fresh 

Market Concert Series, Corks and 

Hops in Crestline and Top Town, 

concerts every Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday at Lake Arrowhead Village, 

or Live Theater at the Tudor House; 

a weekend trolley pass is your pass 

for summer fun! 

Additional information on Mountain 

Transit: 

Mountain Transit services are managed 

by Mountain Area Regional 

Transit Authority, a rural transit 

agency that was formed December 

of 1993 under a joint power’s 

authority between the City of Big 

Bear Lake and San Bernardino 

County. Mountain Transit provides 

Dial-a-Ride and Fixed Route service 

throughout the rural San Bernardino 

Mountain communities. 

Mountain Transit also provides Offthe-Mountain 

commuter service 

between these communities and 

the city of San Bernardino, making 

connections with Omnitrans, 

Metrolink, Greyhound, and other 

various stops. 

Now Open 

7 Days 

Hours: 

Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm 

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

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

Girl Scout Troup #768 was gracious hosts to the Meals on Wheels 40th anniversary 

birthday celebrated last May 19th. They scurried around to collect 

everyone’s empty plates and settings after the meal was done. Photo by 

Lynette Eastwood 

Meals On Wheels Celebrates 40th 

Anniversary Birthday in Style 


To the many people who 

attended this worthwhile delicious 

dinner and fund raiser event on May 

19, 2019, it was an absolutely wonderful 

success. The spaghetti was 

cooked by Thatcher Whyte from 

the Mountain Sunrise Rotary, along 

with Ralph Wagner. The spaghetti 

tasted better than many well-known 

spaghetti houses according to some. 

Along with this appetizing dish 

there was a salad where you could 

adorn it with your own toppings, 

garlic bread and desserts all provided 

by Mountains Community Hospital. 

Girl Scout Troop #768 took 

care of the raffle tickets and helped 

serve everyone with drinks and anything 

else that the attendees wanted 

with smiles and extreme courtesy to 

everyone. 

It was back in August of 

1979 that Lucy Kelly created a 

Meals on Wheels service for our 

mountain communities. Forty 

years later, it continues to serve our 

community, delivering nearly 9,000 

nutritious meals every year. After 

the meal, Ianita Wagner, President 

of Mountain Meals on Wheels, was 

honored with an engraved plaque 

for her 38 years of service for her 

contributions to Mountain Meals on 

Wheels. 

While people were finishing 

their meals, Dan Reed called 

out various names for the numerous 

raffle tickets with numbers for the 

lucky winners. The tickets were for 

a 50/50 raffle, various gift baskets 

filled with treasures that was part of 

the silent auction, which added to 

the excitement. 

Volunteers deliver meals to 

those in need; who cannot prepare 

their own meals and are eligible for 

this service. This nonprofit organization 

is a blessing for those who 

are in need their services. 

Meals on Wheels is looking for 

more volunteers to help deliver the 

meals to waiting participants. The 

meals are provided by Mountains 

Community Hospital for a nominal 

cost to the recipients. Besides delivery 

personnel, any monetary donations 

are gladly accepted. 

It was a fun and entertaining 

evening plus a great delicious meal, 

so be sure to look attend next year’s 

annual event. Once a year Mountain 

Meals on Wheels has a special 

thank you lunch that is held for all 

of the volunteers that have contributed. 

For any inquiries of this organization, 

the phone number is (909) 

436-8065 


Comparison of the liquid water volume of Earth, Europa and Titan to 

scale. Only liquid water is considered in these estimates but water ice is 

also significantly present in Europa and Titan. Photo courtesy of NASA. 

The Universe’s Most Magical Compound 


Water shouldn’t be wet and 

why water is so amazing 

Water shouldn’t really be 

wet! It shouldn’t be a liquid; it 

should be a gas. After all, all other 

similar molecules are gases at 

room temperature. Water—beyond 

its obvious life-giving properties is 

truly astonishing. 

Water is the most common 

compound in the cosmos. Water 

usually takes the form of ice or gas, 

arrayed beautifully. All lightweight 

molecules are gasses: carbon dioxide, 

methane. From hydrogen to 

oxygen, all molecules or this size 

and weight are gasses at room temperature. 

But here on Earth, it mostly 

shows itself in its rarest form: liquid. 

Cosmically speaking, the rings 

of Saturn are countless ice chunks; 

Comet tails are mostly water vapor 

and most stars are surrounded by 

steam. 

Gaseous water is invisible. 

Clouds are not vapor, but countless 

tiny liquid droplets. And that twoinch 

transparent gap between a teapot’s 

spout and the white “steam”— 

that’s the actual vapor. The white 

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stuff commonly called “steam” really 

isn’t. Steam is invisible. The 

white cloud leaving the teapot is 

merely where tiny liquid droplets 

are starting to appear due to condensation. 

Why is water liquid on earth? 

This liquid water phase only 

exists in an extremely narrow temperature 

range, and even that is not 

enough! The H2O molecule must 

also sit under pressure, supplied 

on this planet by our atmosphere’s 

weight. 

Only then do you get its 

transparent liquid type magic. Next 

time you hold a glass of water, remember 

two-thirds of its contents 

are pure hydrogen, which composes 

most of the cosmos. Hydrogen 

normally is incapable of holding 

our attention for more than a few 

moments in a chemistry lab but 

has managed to make us amazed 

only a few times in our lives. When 

the Hindenburg Zeppelin and later 

the Challenger capsule exploded, 

those horrible spectacles were actually 

demonstrations of the simplest 

chemistry lesson. Here was 

hydrogen releasing itself from a 

man-made cage to find its way to 

its favorite companion, oxygen. 

The result is water, so that during 

the explosions the white billowing 

“smoke” surrounding both dying 

airships was simply a cloud. 

That drinking glass’s other 

component, oxygen, is much heavier 

than hydrogen. Atom by atom, 

oxygen is sixteen times more massive. 

Even though there are twice as 

many hydrogen atoms as oxygen in 

water, seven-eighths of the water’s 

weight is oxygen. Since your body 

is mostly water, two-thirds of your 

own weight is pure oxygen also as 

well as most warm-blooded animals. 

And you would also include 

the Moon in this. When coyotes 

howl, it’s basically a case of oxygen 

howling at oxygen. 

Water’s strangest characteristic 

Water’s strangest characteristic is 

this: The two hydrogen atoms chemically 

bonded to one oxygen atom 

that comprise water are not linked 

in a straight line (180 degrees) but 

at an angle of 105 degrees. 

This fact alone has made 

life on earth possible (and perhaps 

on endless other worlds as well). 

The angle of 105 degrees gives the 

oxygen portion has a more negative 

attraction and the hydrogen portion 

a more positive attraction. This results 

in water molecules aligning 

themselves. The oxygen of one will 

bond to the hydrogen of the next 

in a network of weak connections. 

So instead of being a loose mixture 

of individual molecules, water is a 

matrix or a framework that behaves 

like a much bigger structure. 

This little feature has tremendous 

significance. Without 

such hydrogen bonding, water 

would be like all the other molecules 

of its size and weight—a 

gas at room temperature. This odd 

electrical hydrogen bonding is why 

your veins and brains are filled with 

fluid instead of vapor. 

Water also regulates the 

Earth’s temperature and there is 

more fresh water in the atmosphere 

than in all the rivers on the planet 

combined. While water is essential 

here on planet Earth, NASA has 

discovered water in the form of ice 

on the moon and each cubic foot of 

Martian soil contains around two 

pints of liquid water, though the 

molecules are not freely accessible, 

but rather bound to other minerals 

in the soil. Water can dissolve more 

substances than any other liquid including 

sulfuric acid. 

What is so incredible is that 

life could not exist if water did not 

occur as a liquid at room temperature! 

Water is the most important 

resource and the most common 

substance found on Earth. Water is 

mentioned in the second verse as 

well as literally the last verse in the 

Bible. Water is mentioned a total of 

722 times, more often than faith, 

hope, prayer, and worship. 

Water is absolutely essential 

to the human body’s survival. A 

person can live for about a month 

without food but only about a week 

without water. We know so little 

about water and yet we have lived 

with it as an accepted fact. How did 

we get so lucky or are other forces 

at work? Water as it turns out, is truly 

an underappreciated gift. 

Tips To Help Eliminate Allergies 


One of the most important 

first steps to help you battle allergies 

is to cut down your contact 

with things that trigger an attack 

both outside and in your home. 

Many objects inside your house 

such as your sheets, even kitchen 

counter tops can harbor pollen 

and dust. Also, there are some easy 

ways - using appliances you already 

have at home - to cut down on allergy 

triggers. 

Dust can make you really 

sick, so get rid of it. It’s easier said 

than done and that’s not the only 

allergen that can make you sick. If 

your throat gets really itchy, ears 

get itchy, eyes get really dry and 

itchy you can and should do something 

about it. If you love the love 

fresh air – there is something else 

comes in with it. This is especially 

true in the mountains. The beautiful 

trees outside our doors is a burst 

with pollens from the trees, flowers, 

shrubs, and other vegetation. With 

open windows there may be a layer 

of pollen collecting on your kitchen 

counter tops, shelves, ceiling fans, 

vents and any other object that is 

open to the air. 

Whether allergens come 

from outside the house or in, Consumer 

Reports says your appliances 

can help you eliminate them. Here’s 

some helpful hints: 

First - clear the air. Close 

the windows and use your air conditioner 

instead. The A/C can also 

cut humidity, limiting the growth of 

mold and dust mites. But be sure to 

clean the filter regularly. 

For hard to reach spots, use 

a do-it-yourself dust grabber. It’s 

great for narrow spaces and with a 

little engineering, it can help you 

reach dusty cobwebs on the ceiling. 

An inexpensive trick is to use 

an old sock or other material and 

put it on the end of a broom stick to 

reach high and cumbersome objects 

to reach. Use simple dust cloths on 

objects in your home or office. 

These allergens can settle 

on the large surface of your bed. 

Lynette Eastwood 

Things like dust mites feed on dead 

skin flakes and like to accumulate 

in your bedding. Help wipe them 

out by using the sanitizing cycle on 

your washer which uses extra heat 

to kill mites. And an extra rinse 

cycle can remove even more allergens. 

Another large space for allergens 

to gather? Floors. Weekly 

use your vacuum to pull dust mites, 

mold, pollen, and animal dander out 

of your carpets. It’s best to choose 

one with a HEPA filter that traps 

small particles and keeps them from 

going back into the air. 

When emptying dust from 

a bag-less vacuum can release particles 

back into the air - so if you 

have a vacuum with a bin, take it 

outside to empty it. Where it won’t 

end up back in the same air you are 

breathing and living in. 

Lastly, a portable air purifier 

may help filter pollutants in your 

home. Be sure to look for ones that 

use a HEPA filter - and breathe easy. 

Is that yellow dust making you sneeze? 

By Lynette Eastwood 

Around spring time, when 

you venture outside, you may notice 

that everything, including your car, 

plants, patio furniture have become 

covered with a bright yellow dust. 

You may wonder what this is and 

where did it come from. You can 

blame a male, that is a male species 

of the pine tree living in our beautiful 

mountain areas. 

That yellow dust covering 

everything that doesn’t move is pine 

pollen. Our lovely pine trees produce 

sometimes large amounts of 

pollen during the spring to pollinate 

the seeds of the pine cones which are 

female, a rare occurrence in nature. 

Unbeknown to many, pine trees have 

both male and female pine cones. 

Males cones are much smaller and 

usually unnoticed, but their pollen 

certainly is. When you find your 

freshly washed car covered in yellow, 

blame it on the male of the pine 

species. 

This pollen is not to blame 

for your seasonal allergies. It is 

heavy and quickly falls to the ground 

which is why it coats everything. 

You need to blame your sneezing 

on the other trees that are producing 

their own pollen at the same time. 

Plants that produce windblown 

pollen, many of which are 

trees, make life miserable for millions 

of human allergy sufferers 

each year. These trees use the wind 

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This pollination leads to procreation 

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good thing. Pollination is critical for 

trees to reproduce but can be crippling 

to some people with specific 

tree allergies and asthma. If these allergy 

sufferers live in areas with lots 

of the wrong trees, there can be major 

health issues and loss in quality 

of life during peak pollen season. 

With all the rain and snow 

this last season, this may turn out to 

be a high-allergy producing season. 

Allergy sufferers can make it through 

tree pollen season with a minimum 

of discomfort by following some 

common-sense suggestions. Minimize 

outdoor activity between 5 and 

10 a.m., as morning is the time when 

pollen counts are usually the highest. 

Keep the house and car windows 

closed and use air conditioning to 

stay cool. But you don’t have to stay 

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You need to have an awareness 

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The museum celebrated its seasonal grand opening with a members-only 

champagne party on the Friday evening of Memorial Day weekend. (photo 

by Louise Cecil). 

Mountain History Museum Opens 

For Summer Season 

by Louise Cecil 

The Rim of the World Historical 

Society’s Mountain History Museum 

opened for the summer season 

over Memorial Day weekend. Each 

year the museum showcases more 

of its archives, by exchanging out 

and creating many new displays 

over the winter. It will remain open 

Fridays and weekends through the 

summer until mid-October. 

Located at 27176 Peninsula Drive 

in Lake Arrowhead, around the corner 

from MPH Intermediate School 

on Rhine Road, the museum is open 

every Friday from noon to four 

p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays 

from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There 

is no entry fee and there is free offstreet 

parking. 

This year’s central exhibit is on 

television costume designer Robert 

Carlton. Many of his original color 

drawings of his costume designs are 

displayed with one of the beautiful 

evening gowns that he designed for 

the Dinah Shore TV Show, worn by 

Diana Ross. This impressive display 

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many residents who have worked 

in the TV and movie industries who 

have chosen to live or retire in these 

mountains. His work was compared 

by Museum Director Marilyn Mays 

as an early day Bob Mackie; elegant 

but splashy-style costume designer. 

The map table with the map to Lake 

Arrowhead movie stars’ homes is 

back this year, to compliment the 

fashion display. 

The Arrowhead Springs Hotel 

display has been expanded again 

this year. It showcases the four 

hotels that have been built at the 

hot springs, and since originally 

it claimed to cure TB, also on display 

are many other medical devices, 

some called “quack cures,” that 

were actually unhealthy, and some 

could cause death. The hotel was 

also used as a naval hospital, treating 

sailors during World War II, and 

later, after some remodeling, was 

the location of the honeymoon suite 

used by Elizabeth Taylor when she 

married Nikki Hilton. The hotel has 

been the site of thousands of visitors 

and other movie stars, plus was 

for decades the international headquarters 

for Campus Crusade for 

Christ and is now owned by the San 

Manuel Band of Mission Indians. 

The new displays touch many 

areas of local history. The 50th 

anniversary of the landing on the 

moon of the Apollo astronauts is 

celebrated, with a display about the 

history of Mountain Skies Astronomical 

Society, which is 30 years 

old and has opened an astronomy 

center with an observatory here on 

the mountain. 

The theme of the July 5th and 6th 

Jamboree Days weekend is based 

on historical talks that ROWHS historian 

Russ Keller has given numerous 

times, “Crestline, The Swingingest 

Town in America.” It is hoped 

that many of the parade floats and 

events will be based on that theme. 

The theme is aptly displayed in the 

display on Top Town Crestline in 

the museum. 

The US Forest Service has a display 

of badges, memorabilia, and 

maps with photos of all the ranger 

stations in the forest, and an authentic 

USFS local uniform, firefighting 

tools, and many Smokey Bear 

items. The forest is what brought 

people to the mountain and shapes 

the communities’ borders. Smokey 

Bear is expected to visit the museum 

to celebrate his birthday later in 

the summer. 

The display on the original 1956 

Santa’s Village has the original furnishings 

of the Santa house, including 

Santa’s bed and chair, and many 

pictures of the park which that 

brought millions of visitors to the 

mountain from 1955 through 1998. 

Other topics covered include 

Pinecrest, Snow Valley, the lumber 

industry display was expanded, local 

Indians, mountain communities, 

and so much more. 

The Cozad Theater shows a power-point 

movie of some of the 500 

movies made locally. Inside the 

movie display is an original carbon-arc 

projector from the Crestline 

Theater and numerous movie 

posters. 

The display on the local Serrano 

Indians has been moved and totally 

revamped this season. It shows 

additional aspects of their years 

living, visiting and hunting on this 

mountain. 

This is the third year focusing 

on the life of pioneer Mary Putnam 

Henck. This year’s display focuses 

on her early years, when she moved 

to Skyforest from Hemet where she 

had just helped begin the Ramona 

Pageant. When she arrived, after already 

being one of the early women 

to graduate from Berkeley, and 

one of the first female vice principals 

in the Los Angeles School 

District; then she began the Lake 

Arrowhead School District, and got 

a bond issue passed that built the 

first-through-eighth grade Lake Arrowhead 

School building, which is 

now used as Fire Station #91, located 

at the entrance to Lake Arrowhead 

Village. The display has many 

early day artifacts form the Lake 

Arrowhead School room, including 

its classroom clock. 

Outside the museum is a lumber 

wagon from the 1899-1912 

Brookings Lumber Company, that 

transported lumber from Fredalba 

to Highland on the dirt City Creek 

Road. In the parking lot is the Crestline 

Bus, which took visitors from 

Top Town Crestline to Lake Gregory 

in the 1950-60s is displayed. 

Along with numerous artifacts, 

across the front of the museum 

are four 12x12 foot photo murals, 

showing the building of the dam at 

Little Bear Valley, Indians at Rock 

Camp, the Tudor House in its glory 

days and the Talmadge Lumber 

Mill, and old street signs. 

On June 30, the museum will 

present its annual American Inde- 

Museum: cont. on page 21 

Life-giving sunlight is necessary to help in the production of Vitamin D. 

Why Sunlight Is Good For You! 


Few seem to realize that the 

Sun in May is as strong as it is in 

August, especially once we hit the 

middle of the month. The marketing 

of ultra-blocking sunscreens 

and special sun-protective clothing 

plays into these fears. 

Everyone probably instinctively 

senses that sunlight enhances 

their mood and whittles away 

depression. This may be due to the 

fact that its rays cause the brain to 

release serotonin, which makes you 

feel good during the day. It also 

helps you feel more alert, more focused, 

and calmer. 

Research suggests that light 

hitting your skin, not just your eyes, 

helps reverse depression, especially 

those at risk of seasonal affective 

disorder. Moreover, being outside 

gets us golfing, gardening, and engaging 

in other types of physical 

activity. 

We all know the sunlight 

produces melatonin, often called 

the “sleep hormone.” This happens 

during darkness at night. The more 

sunlight your body enjoys, the more 

melatonin you produce at night. 

This improves your sleep, synchronizes 

your biological clocks, and 

lowers stress. Getting into a natural 

sleep cycle is important to reduce 

depression. 

Sunlight influences sleep 

and circadian rhythm, both of 

which have been shown to influence 

weight regulation. So, it may 

not be a surprise that sunlight promotes 

weight loss. Research reveals 

that as little as 20 to 30 minutes of 

morning sunshine can reduce body 

fat and help you shed those extra 

pounds. So, get outside for that 

morning walk! 

We’ve long known that “the 

sunshine vitamin” (Vitamin D) promotes 

calcium absorption which is 

essential for bone growth and formation. 

And many of us have low 

levels of vitamin D which leads to 

poor bone health. 

The primary salutary mechanism is 

that sunlight’s medium-length ultraviolet 

rays, called UV-B, interact 

with cholesterol in the skin to create 

a type of beneficial vitamin D you 

will not get from popping vitamin 

pills. 

Just 5 to 15 minutes of pure 

sunlight per day will give spark this 

hormone which promotes calcium. 

The vitamin D needs activation. 

The Sun helps to convert inactive 

vitamin D levels to active. 

Sun Rays And Cancer 

Most of us are aware that 

chronic exposure to ultraviolet 

(UV) radiation present in sunlight 

is responsible for the induction of 

most nonmelanoma skin cancers. 

Solar radiation is a well-established 

skin carcinogen, responsible for 

more cancers worldwide than any 

other single agent. 

However, in the past two 

decades many have carried this too 

far. Sunlight is also associated with 

reduced risk for many chronic illnesses 

including cancer and cancer 

mortality. Nobody wants to get skin 

cancer, but we’ve gone from sun 

worship to sun pale people. 

Slopping SPF blockers onto 

our skin whenever we step outdoors 

is not a good idea until you’ve received 

at least 15 or 20 minutes 

of daily exposure. That’s the recommended 

amount. At minimum, 

with just face and arms exposed, 

try to get at least 15 or 20 minutes 

of strong sun a day, a few times a 

week. 

If you’re outside for an extended 

period of time, wear sunscreen 

with a sun protection factor 

(SPF) of at least 15 plus a hat and 

shirt around midday. 

Also, consistency is important. 

If your skin hasn’t seen the sun 

in a long time, you are more susceptible 

to sun burn. Suddenly getting 

a lot of sun is more dangerous 

then steady exposure over time. In 

fact, studies have shown that outdoor 

workers who were exposed to 

regular sunlight had a lower risk of 

developing skin cancer compared to 

their indoor counterparts. 

Some information about the 

glass in car windows, offices, and 

homes: 

Glass that is transparent 

to visible light absorbs nearly all 

UVB. This is the wavelength range 

that can cause a sunburn, so it’s true 

you cannot get a sunburn through 

glass. However, about 75 percent of 

UVA passes through ordinary glass. 

UVA leads to skin damage and genetic 

mutations that can lead to cancer. 

So, perhaps it’s better to open 

that window and let direct sun rays 

hit you. 

Sunlight And Health Benefits 

Other studies show sunlight 

delivers benefits for various skin 

conditions, and for helping prevent 

or relieve thyroid problems, rheumatoid 

arthritis, systemic lupus, 

and inflammatory bowel disease. 

It doesn’t take long to gain 

such benefits. You needn’t sunbathe 

for hours and, indeed, should never 

let your skin burn. To appraise 

the vitamin D your body will create 

during this next month, consider 

that a glass of fortified milk contains 

between 50 to 100 IU’s of that 

vitamin. With that in mind, consider: 

Sunbathing in a swimsuit for 

30 minutes lets the average-sized 

body create: (a.) 50,000 international 

units (IUs) of vitamin D in people 

with light skin tones. (b.) 20,000 to 

30,000 IUs in people who already 

have a tan or (c.) 8,000 to 10,000 

IUs in people with dark skin tones. 

Does this mean that it’s safe 

for people with darker skin to spend 

more time in the sun? Yes and no. 

Certainly, people with pale skin 

types who sunburn easily and don’t 

tan are more likely to get sun-related 

skin cancer. However, dangerous 

skin cancers are more common 

among darker-skinned people. 

Also, while skin cancer is much 

more common overall among lighter-skinned 

people, it tends to be 

more deadly among people of color 

because diagnosis is often delayed. 

The huge amount of vitamin 

D the body creates in such a short 

time implies that it’s a very desirable 

substance, since nature doesn’t 

seem to do anything for no reason. 

It’s actually pretty amazing. Our 

own Sun gives us one of the healthiest 

vitamins of all, vitamin D, in 

just 15 to 20 minutes so that we can 

live and grow healthily. 

Pets Benefit From Sunlight, 

Too 

Dog and cat bodies use 

UV-B like humans do, but their 

skin plays no role in the process. 

Instead, oils in their fur is what converts 

it to the vitamin. When they 

clean or groom themselves, they invariably 

swallow some. It’s a major 

reason nature programed our pets 

to lick themselves so much. Studies 

show that pets with higher vitamin 

D blood levels have fewer cancers 

and better heart health. 

So around now, in late May 

or June—the best thing we get from 

the sky bombards us all day long 

before the stars come out (providing 

it stops raining). Get outside 

and enjoy the sunlight! 

Mountain Skies Astronomy Village is celebrating its 30th anniversary on the 

mountain. Photo by Louise Cecil 

Museum: from page 20 

pendence Day Holiday Ice Cream 

Social. Hosted again by long time 

members Jim and Doe Huff, they 

invite you to have some Moose 

Tracks or other flavor ice cream, 

and then load it up with toppings for 

free. There will also be popcorn and 

punch to drink, while you tour the 

museum and see this season’s new 

displays. The patio area has also 

been expanded. 

The free museum is operated by 

the Rim of the World Historical Society, 

which is a grass roots organization 

that began in Crestline as the 

Crest Forest Historical Society in 

1986. It was honored in 2017 as the 

Non-Profit of the Year by the Lake 

Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce. 

Call 909-336-666 for group tour information. 


Local Area Churches 

Calvary Chapel Running Springs 

31575 Hilltop Blvd., (Hwy. 18) 


(909) 867-2907 

St Anne’s In The Mountains 

Catholic Church 

30480 Fredalba, Running Springs 

(909) 867-2832 

Springs of Life Church 

31960 Hilltop Blvd., 


(909) 809-4129 

Calvary Chapel Christian Camp 

32355 Green Vly Lake Rd., 


(909) 867-4444 

Rim Of The World Community 

Church 

31116 Hilltop Blvd., (Hwy. 18) 


(909) 867-2911 

Green Valley Lake Church 

(A Calvary Chapel Fellowship) 

Running Springs Assembly-God 

2679 Secret Dr., 


(909) 867-5195 

Rim of the World Community Church 

Sunday Services 

Worship & Sermon 

at 10:00 AM 

31116 Hilltop Blvd Running Springs, CA 92382 

Men’s Leadership 

Study 

2nd and 4th Saturdays 

of month at 8AM 

(909) 867-2911 

Mountains Meditation Group 


(909) 838-8680 

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 

Lake Arrowhead 

27415 School Rd. 

(Behind Rim High School) 

(909) 337-1412 

Green Valley Lake Church 

648 Yukon Dr. 


909-420-5500 

Connecting People 

to Jesus 

Love God, Love Others, 

Serve the World 

worship Services 

8 AM Informal Traditional 

9:30 AM Praise and Worship 

11 AM Traditional 

31575 Hilltop Bl. 

(Hwy 18), 

Running Springs, CA 

“SIMPLY TEACH THE WORD OF GOD SIMPLY” 

Service Times: 

Sunday 10:30 AM 

648 Yukon Drive P O BOX 8355 

Green Valley Lake, CA, 92341 

909-420-5500 

twin peaks community church 


Sunday 

9:15-Adult Sunday School 

10:30 AM-Church Service 

909 337-3011 


Sunday 9:00 and 11:00 am 

Wednesday evening 7:00 pm 

St. Anne’s in the Mountains 

Catholic Church 

Church Office: 

909-867-2907 

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 

1410 Calgary Drive 

Lake Arrowhead, CA 

(909)337-5483 

www.churchofthewoods.org 

Sunday Service 

Times: 

9 & 11 a.m. 

Wed. Night 

Free Dinner & 

-Activities for All Ages- 

5:30-8:00 p.m. 

Mass Schedule: Saturday, 4:00 p.m. 

Reconciliation/Confession, 3:30 p.m. 

Pastor: Father Michal Osuch, C.R. 

30480 Fredalba Road 

Running Springs, Ca. 92382 

2679 Secret Drive, Running Springs, CA 92382 

runningspringsaog.com 

Phone and Fax: 

909-867-2832 


ASSEMBLY OF GOD 

Gerry Smarte, Pastor 

Sunday Adult Bible Study................9:00 a.m. 

Sunday Morning Worship..............10:15 a.m. 

Thursday Bible Study......................6:45 p.m. 

Food Distribution, 2nd & 4th Sat....11:00 a.m. 

(909) 867-5195 

Springs of Life Church 

Sunday Service Times 

Service: 9:00 A.M. 

STRONGHOLD 

Middle School and High School Group 

6:30pm Tuesday evenings 

(909) 824-4997 

31960 Hilltop Blvd Running Springs, CA 


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