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I heard an advertisement the other day saying that Pine-sol® could do a bang up job of cleaning...

When I was a child of five or so, our family had to drive from Mojave to Lancaster to see a movie....

Not long ago I wrote about my father's purchase of a piano for our family in the amount of $75. It w...

I was talking to a gentleman the other day who said he'd like to read another one of my husband's...

I seem to be stuck in the past. Some, the long past and some just my past. It's so interesting to...

I entered into a conversation with someone who had another earthquake story. We have read a good...

Owens Valley 1918: I ran onto some interesting facts about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. The facts...

This year, 2020, will go down as one to be noted in history. I don't know exactly what will...

Some years ago I used to stop by on my way to the Post Office to pick up a friend and retired...

While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 33 years ago, I could not resist...

I just realized that this week was my deadline week for my column. With the "silent killer" flu...

I have been reading about panic buying at the stores. Due to my vintage age I have been requested...

I remember listening to the radio. Each program had a sponsor that paid to be mentioned at...

The penitential season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26 at St. Malachy Church, 407 W. E St.,...

I was looking through a book my husband and I put together about his Marine Corps experiences in...

I received a call from my good friend, Del Troy, who was looking for some specific information about...

In the summer when the temperature soars to 102 degrees we're looking for a cool place. When...

I awakened in a perfectly agreeable mood. It was time to write my article for The Loop newspaper...

One-hundred-thirty-two years ago there was a small frame building built on West F Street. A frame...

I remember December 31, 2016, New Year's Eve. Father Time, old 2016 made an effort to throw the...

"Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go. The horse knows the way to...

In 1950, when I began living in the Southland, it was, and still is, 200 miles from Oceanside,...

My earliest memories, as a child, involves lying in bed listening to the Mojave wind hitting the...

There hangs on my wall among an assortment of family photos a photo of a fine looking lady. Her...

Pat's notes: In 2017 I wrote about the pioneer family; the Cuddebacks. Recently, someone pointed...