36th CHILI COOK OFF FEB. 14, 15 & 16 LAKESIDE’S SIGNATURE ANNUAL EVENT   Started some 3 ½ decades ago by a hardy little band of ex-pats led by Ann Whiting, Morley Eager, Micki Church and sponsored by Corona Beer, the three-day event has gone from what was little more than a small picnic to an internationally […]

OOPS! By Eric Roberts   Why the OOPS? Because these stories are about embarrassing moments that happen on the stage or in the production of a movie.  A song writer was famous for his hit songs “Tiny Bubbles” and “Pearly Shells.” Ironically, Leon Pober had never been to Hawaii though he wrote these very popular

The Garfield Follies By Kenneth J. Clarke   I had known Garfield Higgins since he moved with his father to our town in Cornwall, England, his mother having died in the London Blitz. He always was a large boy, muscular, fit and quick on his feet, but not as quick with his mind. His mental

Child Of The Month By Barb Corol   Meet Edgar Osiel. Edgar is 12 years old and lives with his Mom, Dad and 3 other siblings. Edgar was seven when he was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes or as it is commonly referred to as Type I Diabetes. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes is a disorder

The Sad Life Of A Happy Woman By Herbert W. Piekow     Juliana Pastana was buried in her home state of Sinaloa, Mexico one hundred and sixty three years after she died in childbirth in Moscow, Russia. Juliana’s embalmed body might still be in a locked storage room in the University of Oslo’s Norway

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson     Experience counts for a lot in competitive bridge. Although the odds against the exact same deal occurring more than once in a lifetime are stupendous, certain situations reappear with sufficient frequency that if you recognise a possible solution early enough it can lead you to the

Front Row Center By Michael Warren Lakeside Little Theatre – Season 50     My review of Blood Relations will not appear till March, so here’s an overview of the current season and a look forward to the prospects for next season. Season 50 is quite a milestone for LLT and some special events are

Murder In Mexico – The Series By Herbert W. Piekow   John Scherber, the author of the Murder in Mexico series knew he wanted to be a writer at the age of sixteen. In college he majored in English and in graduate school, at San Francisco State, he studied creative writing where he wrote short

Dear Portia Advice to the Lovelorn the Overfed and the Deeply Disgruntled   Portia!  Gracious! Look, Toots, how is it that we did not meet, if I have your bank debit card enshrined among my trophies?  You pick the fast lane, Chickie, and I’ll be there with you.   I might even return the card. I love

Some Dreams Never Die By Randall Best   If “the good die young,” like they say, then Tom was one of the best. I met Tom right in the middle of a good ol’ Colorado blizzard. Wasn’t anything but white in front of the headlights and I didn’t have the damndest idea of where I