By Bill Pumford, Image from the ROWHS Collection TITLE: LES SALM – A LIFE WELL LIVED: PART ONE: EARLY CAREERS: One of the most interesting people I have run across – dead or alive – would be Les Salm. His various jobs and passions included forest ranger, part-time actor, inventor, and fire chief. Les Salm …
MILEPOSTS #1112
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: MEMORABLE SUMMERS IN SKYLAND: In 1891 construction began on the Arrowhead Reservoir Road, which zigzagged along present-day Highway 18. With an average grade of 8% it reached the crest via tortuous switchbacks. Although the road’s main purpose of the day was to facilitate the Arrowhead Reservoir Company’s …
MILEPOSTS #1111
By Bill Pumford, Image from the ROWHS Collection TITLE: SKYFOREST ELKS LODGE 2393: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was established in New York City in 1868. Its work for social causes initiated the chartering of lodges in many cities in the United States. I was blessed last year in being able to join …
MILEPOSTS #1110
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: FIRST ELECTRIC LIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN: One of the mountain’s pioneering families were the Andresons. They made important contributions to the development of San Bernardino and they also appreciated the wonders of the local mountains. John Sr. and his wife, Emma, immigrated to the United States from …