Prep: 40 minutes Bake: 20 minutes Cool: 1 hour Oven: 400°F 6 servings 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 11/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional) ¼ cup butter or margarine 6 cups peach slices 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 egg 1/4 cup milk 1. Preheat oven…

The brick building at the corner of Front and F Streets was one of the first permanent structures in the city. The two story building was built to house a store on the ground floor, but was never used for that purpose. Instead it served as a Wells Fargo Express Office and the Darby and…

For some reason Dad allowed me to take the week off from school so I could go with him as he completed a temporary duty assignment. It would be a very exciting week. We arrived at the base in the early evening of Sunday, having driven all day long from about the time the sun…

Since the tidal gauge was installed in Crescent City’s harbor in 1934, the town has been hit by 34 tsunamis. This time, the waves raced into the boat basin, ripping up docks, sinking 11 boats, damaging 47 others, killing one man and causing millions of dollars in damage. Tsunamis are different from stormy seas. A…

This is the second part of a two-part series which began with the story, “Karma.” A friend, who shall remain nameless, and I were up to no good. It wasn’t all that unusual as we were always looking for new ways to get into trouble. We were in a group of tree situated near the…

This is part one of a two-part series. The second part is called, “Prank.” At first it left me angry, but about a minute or so later I started laughing. That’s because I realized as a kid I had done pretty much the same thing. It was jus’ after 11 at night and I was…

It’s very difficult to sit at the news desk, hundreds of mile away and witness at a distance, events that effect friends and former neighbors in a place that is all too familiar to me. I don’t keep my love for all things Del Norte County, California, a secret — preferring instead to wear my upbringing…

Clark County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Min Chang and Keon Park, indicted in January on one count each of murder with use of a deadly weapon, armed robbery, first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon and two counts of conspiracy in the death of Young Park. Keon Park is not related…

We were attending the high school graduation of one of my cousins when I saw a person I knew – but never expected to see again. The ceremony had jus’ concluded and people were milling about both inside and outside the gym. My folks were standing on the grass in front of the building talking…

Colonel Robert “Bud” Laux and Dad served in France together while in the U.S. Air Force. My parents liked and trusted Bud so much that they asked him to be one of my God-parents. Bud, as I knew him, flew a number of bombing missions in Europe during World War II. He was shot down by…