From Ship to Shore

There is a saying, “People tend to accumulate as much stuff as they have room for," and such is the case down here in Mexico, where there are literally dozens of garages full of things which have been brought down by Americans. Now, there have been garage sales in the past, and people who support the local fire department use them to raise…

There was a time when flooding was common place here and G Street was G Grade — built high enough to stop the water overflowing from Bear Creek. Bear…

There is such a thing as being "Black Listed" and the City of Merced is close to being on the list of such cities. The city needs a new police chief.…

There was a reason why I bought the Rag Doll — a 29-foot wood sailboat in the 1990s. God, in his infinite wisdom, has just let me know. The boat, originally built in Sweden in 1959, was transported to the United States by men whose ancestors must have been Vikings. The Rag Doll was solid, built out of African Mahogany over a Birch wood…

As 2022 comes to an end, and as we look forward to our 59th year in business, it’s time to look back at all the years that have passed. It was on a day…

We are sure many people will be traveling much further than we have traveled to be home for the holidays, but 1,200 miles from the beach community in Mexico…

Editor’s note: For nearly 30 years, Publisher John Derby, wrote one children's story a year at Christmas time, and his late wife Kathy compiled them into a book. It has been over a decade since he wrote his last story; however, he had one story of Cracky the Crab which was partly written and never completed. Recently, Derby…

Explorers, since the beginning of time, have been in search of the Fountain of Youth. Behold, it was right before their eyes. It is the children.…

Now is the time for gift giving, and if you are no different than most people, finding just the right gift for that someone special is not easy. There is…

Who has not heard about the Three Wise Men who visited the Christ child in Bethlehem bringing gifts of "Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh"? Not far from our home in Mexico, the Boswellia Tree, which is where Frankincense comes from, is growing in the wild. A week ago, a lady was going to take a hike with other people in our area to find the…