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Editor's Note: The following marks a milestone for columnist McAvoy Lane. This is his 1,500th Pine Nuts column. McAvoy's musings first began at the now shuttered North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. The column was rescued by the Sierra Sun, Calaveras Enterprise, Comstock Chronicle and Carson Now. McAvoy has done these columns without skipping a deadline.
A photographer wants to reunite a forgotten photograph with the family of a sailor.
Jonathan K. Crockett did not know his grandfather George Alvin Crockett. The elder Crockett was born in Whitney, Idaho, on July 9, 1893, and died July 20, 1959, 11 years
Carolyn (Fredrickson) Cody IRON MOUNTAIN — Carolyn (Fredrickson) Cody, 85, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at her home. She was born on Dec. 28, 1935, in Detroit, daughter of the late Carl and Margaret (Spisak) Fredrickson. She was a graduate of Birmingham High School. Her parents divorced when she was 11 years old, and she lived with many different family friends the following years, always forever grateful for their kindness. Carolyn’s first job was in Cleveland at the age 15, selling tickets by herself at a downtown movie theatre. Her first purchase was a Brownie Camera she plac...
The Amazing True Story of Nathan Harrison By DANIEL WEISS March/April 2021 Around the turn of the twentieth century, Palomar Mountain became a popular destination for tourists from San Diego. Though the mountain lies just 60 miles northeast of the city, at the time, the arduous trip to its summit took several days via horse, horse-drawn carriage, or automobile. The final six miles to its 6,140-foot peak, up a winding grade from the mountain’s base, known as Tin Can Flat, took a full day. The single-lane, unpaved track ran alongside sheer drop-offs and was so steep that drivers would ...