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 By Mel Makaw    Community    March 18, 2023 

Women's History Month

March is National Women's History Month here in the United States, which is also just a small part...

 
 By Mel Makaw    Community    March 18, 2023 

Hart Memorial Park

One rainy day last week when I was suffering greatly from cabin fever, I decided I had to get out...

 
 By Mel Makaw    Community    March 4, 2023

Lone Pine Western Film Museum

I've been through Lone Pine a few times on the 395 heading for somewhere else, but I hadn't yet...

 
 By Mel Makaw    Community    March 4, 2023

Snowy thoughts

It's hard to imagine what the weather will be like when you read this, but as I sit here writing a...

 

Going to the movies

I love going to the movies, and as near as I can recall, I always have. My folks took me early on;...

 

Changes in Randsburg

Last summer I made a daytrip to Randsburg specifically with the goal of getting a chocolate malt at...

 

Hagen Oaks Farmers Market

Tehachapi's weekly Farmer's Market is always a fun activity in the summers around here, and I love...

 

Love languages

Love is a funny thing. It's hard to define, yet most of us know what it is. Many of us recognize...

 

Unplanned stay-at-home days

I really enjoy taking regular day trips and telling you all about them in these pages, but every...

 

Saving my memories in book form

I didn't make any New Year's resolutions this year. As a general rule I find I don't keep them...

 

Lucking out: an Oklahoma tornado story

The wonky, wildly windy weather we've had lately, along with counting my blessings in this new year...

 

Lady Roadrunners, CSUB basketball

For as long as I can remember I've been a basketball fan, particularly of the girls' and women's...

 

Bakersfield Museum of Art

If you're feeling the need for a little culture to start off the new year, may I suggest the Bakersf...

 

Onward into 2023

How on earth is it time to write an end-of-the-old year-and-hooray-for-the-New- Year column? How did...

 

Woodland Preserve in Lancaster

I was not aware of the existence of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve in Lancaster until I read a...

 

Ever changing holiday traditions

My childhood was pretty traditional, generally speaking, and our holiday celebrations were no except...

 

Charlie Brown Farms in Littlerock

'Tis the season for gift-giving, and if you're in the mood for finding some unique gift ideas, may...

 

Another pun-filled day

I'm lousy at making up puns, but I love to hear or read them. Here are more fun puns I've come acros...

 

Happy Holidays!

As a child, thanks to my mother's never-ending desire to learn all about other peoples and other...

 

Thankful for the little things

Thanksgiving is coming right up, a uniquely American holiday, a time to celebrate being grateful, a...

 

The Gaslight Melodrama

I pretty much love all forms of live theater; I love going to (and occasionally being in) the plays...

 

Time to vote

Have you voted already? I have. I got my ballot in the mail, did my homework and filled it out, and...

 

The Kern Valley Museum

Kernville is like a magnet for me – I love making day trips into the whole Lake Isabella area for...

 

Enjoying October

I've always loved the month of October for many reasons – the little chill in the air, then the...

 

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