Culture

If you’ve been to the movies or watched TV any time in the last, oh, 70 years or so, odds are you’ve caught at least a glimpse of Victor Valley.

It basically was love at first sight. But getting Rick Main to take that first gander at Victor Valley took some doing.

Calico Town makes “getting hitched” easier than falling off a horse.

If you see a fellow in Old Town Hesperia who looks decidedly out of his century, be prepared for a long-winded treat. Most likely you’ve come across Griz Drylie, and he’s got something to say.

California is big. San Bernardino is big. So it is only natural that the San Bernardino County Fair would be, well, big.

The booming tom drums, wailing horns, jive guitar riffs and mellow vocals might recall the ’30s and ’40s, when swing was king and “band” meant dance band. But Phat Cat Swinger is anything but retro kitsch.

Roy and Dale would be proud.

Believe it or not, snow skiing in the desert isn’t all that uncommon.