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The Best of the Fawnskin Flyer

There are just some stories in the Fawnskin Flyer that have become legendary or that people ask me about. Here are a few, if you have a favorite leave a comment and I’ll include it!

I’ve made the list with the dates and titles (if available) just click into the Archives to locate anything else prior to 2008. They are not in any particular order…2008 content can be found by clicking on the category or by using the search box at the top of the page.

Since our move in 2008, some links to pictures or older content are broken–sorry!

  • July 2 & 8, 2005 Lucy Runs Amuk
  • July 22, 2005 Toilet T-issue
  • July 28, 2005 Fashion Award of the Week
  • August 5, 2005 Lucy’s Weakness
  • August 2, 2005 Doo Dah Parade Winners
  • August 7, 2005 Fire Station 49 Gets Air Support
  • August 11, 2005 Spider Bite first Aid
  • August 19, 2005 Mountain Folk Dating Criteria
  • August 20, 2005 More Dating Criteria
  • August 21, 2005 Community by Susan Chernak-McElroy
  • August 22, 2005 Puppy Therapy
  • September 9, 2005 Dog Town
  • September 23, 2005 Fawnskin’s Cougar
  • September 30, 2005 Fawnskin After Dark
  • October 26, 2005 Puppy Therapy Pile
  • November 4, 2005 Jack Radio Scam
  • November 10, 2005 Fawnskin Dieter Update
  • November 28, 2005 Blowing Smoke? Well Kinda more like steam…
  • November 29, 2005 Stop Bad Behavior (Drugs)
  • December 4, 2005 Fawnskin Christmas Tree Lighting
  • December 14, 2005 NSIA Holiday Party
  • January 10, 2006 Emily Parker Mayor of Fawnskin
  • January 12, 2006 First Amendment Issue
  • February 13, 2006 Lights Out for Fawnskin & Smithsonian Exhibition in Fawnskin
  • February 19, 2006 VTV
  • February 27, 2006 Tired Tires
  • March 6,2007 Fawnskin Teen Club
  • March 13, 2007 Tourist Terrorists
  • April 17, 2007 Hi there race fans…
  • April , 22, 2007 MS Walk Team Big Bear
  • May 8, 2006 Quiet on the Fawnskin Front (Doris Layne)
  • May 14, 2006 Garden Party from Correspondent Rick
  • May 22, 2006 David Gonzales Memorial from Correspondent Rick
  • May 24, 2006 David Gonzales Memorial Photos
  • June 4, 2006 Bad Behavior Continues & Fawnskin Pirate Faire
  • June 9, 2006 Arrastre Fire
  • June 12, 2007 Friends of Fawnskin wins Cluster Pines/Marine Point Battle
  • June 25, 2006 A Pirate’s Life for Guest Author
  • June 26, 2006 Bogey Fishing Tournament & Krazy Kayaker, Forest Fritters, Mountain Folk Interview Criteria
  • July 4, 2006 You Betcha! (Chuck & Cheryl Knight)
  • July 6, 2006 BIG Breaking News in Fawnskin
  • July 7, 2006 The B’s Have It
  • July 12, 2006 When Pigs Fly
  • July 13, 2006 Media Mania & Rumor Mill, Missing Manners
  • July 18, 2006 Cool! (North County San Diego Day Trip)
  • July 30, 2006 Fawnskin Bustling & Bristling, Community Paddling,
  • July 30-31, 2006 Doo Dah Parade 2006 Photos
  • August 11, 2006 Mountain Peeves: Strollers
  • August 15, 2006 Critter Crimes
  • August 20, 2006 Cougar Craze
  • August 22, 2006 In Other Valley News (Big Bear Media)
  • August 27, 2006 Literary Pie (Blueberry Pie)
  • September 6, 2006 Landon Orcutt
  • September 14, 2006 Bark Beetle Removal Free for Fawnskin
  • September 14, 2006 Fawnskin Parks
  • October 7, 2006 Desert Treasures
  • October 27, 2006 Fawnskin Mayor Race 2007
  • November 20, 2006 Sister Annette is at it again…(Pickle Ball Champ Lives in Fawnskin)
  • November 21, 2006 Bad Behavior: Albert Sparks
  • December 3, 2006 Fawnskin Christmas Tree Lighting 2006
  • December 11, 2006 Betty Sunseri to leave Fawnskin
  • December 12, 2006 ‘Tis the Season in Fawnskin
  • December 16, 2006 Spirited Singers in Fawnskin
  • December 20, 2006 Honorary Mayor Pancake Breakfast Photos & Fawnskin Caroling Photos
  • December 24, 2006 Santa Claus Goes High Tech
  • December 26, 2006 Fawnskin Christmas Dinner, Fawnskin PO Holiday Party
  • January 8, 2007 Penny Pinching in Fawnskin, Gene Cyr 2007 Mayor of Fawnskin
  • January 12, 2007 Bad Behavior…What Happened to Manners?
  • January 13, 2007 Mountain Folk Dating Criteria Revisited
  • January 16, 2007 Stupid Tourist Tricks
  • January 28, 2007 Fawnskin Cougar Tips
  • January 31, 2007 Dog Man in Deep Doo Doo
  • February 9, 207 Mountain Folk Etiquette
  • March 18, 2007 St Patrick’s Day Recipes
  • March 22, 2007 Dogs of Fawnskin Napoleon
  • March 24, 2007 Missed the Bus has new meaning in Fawnskin
  • March 26, 2007 Moose Lodge 2085 Don Easton Retires (Photos)
  • April 1, 2007 Dogs of Fawnskin: Cleo
  • April 5, 2007 Fawnskin Celebrates Easter
  • April 12, 2007 Shut Up the Fawnskin Flyer?
  • April 23, 2007 Big Bear MS Walk
  • May 13, 2007 Coffee House Crawl in the San Bernardino Mountains
  • May 14, 2007 Dirt on the Fawnskin Festival
  • May 22, 2007 Captain Jack Sparrow & Pirate Faire 2007 in Fawnskin, California
  • May 23, 2007 Fawnskin Festival Spaghetti Feed & Fawnskin Author’s Book Signing at Serenity Place Gallery
  • May 25, 2007 Fawnskin Bathroom Basics
  • June 5, 2007 Fawnskin Goes to New York
  • June 26, 2007 My Buddy Carol (Elephant RIP)
  • June 27, 2007 Fawnskin Market Celebrates One Week!
  • July 1, 2007 Fawnskin…nice change from the other side of the lake!
  • July 3, 2007 Mountain Folks Guide to Going Out of Business in Record Time
  • July 6, 2007 Big Bear Burros
  • July 7, 2007 Hot Date Turns Cold
  • July 9, 2007 Water Wars
  • July 12, 2007 Don’t Feed the Bears & More
  • July 19, 2007 Alleged Dirt Bag…When Celebrities are Bad Examples
  • July 22, 2007 Imports–Toxic Terrorism
  • July 25, 2007 Getting Our Piece of the Literary Pie: Fawnskin Authors
  • July 26, 2007 Fawnskin Post Office Expands…Fawnskin Bustling with Growth
  • July 28, 2007 Fawnskin Festival, Fawnskin Doo Dah Parade 2007, Behind the Scenes…
  • July 29, 2007 Fawnskin Festival…That’s All Folks
  • August 1, 2007 Cabazon Dinosaurs
  • August 9, 2007 Fawnskin Renaissance Faire & Meeting Update
  • August 13, 2007 Other Side of the Mountain: Cougar Creek
  • August 15, 2007 Touring California: San Diego Crystal Bowl Concert
  • August 18, 2007 Other Side of the Mountain: Wild Haven
  • August 21, 2007 Fawnskin’s Buddhist Temple
  • August 26 2007 Fawnskin’s Old Fashioned Picnic
  • September 1, 2007 Dogs of Fawnskin (Soileil) etc., Butler Fire Near Fawnskin
  • September 2, 2007 Butler Fire & Why I Never Show Bravado
  • September 3, 2007 Spot Fires, California the Shake N’ Bake State
  • September 4, 2007 Run for the Grizzlies
  • September 5, 2007 Pan Hot Springs
  • September 14, 2007 Landon Orcutt Remains Found in Big Bear
  • September 15-17 2007 Butler Fire II (Multiple Posts, Evacuation of Fawnskin, etc.)
  • September 22, 2007 Cowboys & Pirates, Home Again (Butler Fire II)
  • September 24, 2007 Butler Fire II Aftermath
  • September 28, 2007 Heliattack in Fawnskin
  • September 30, 2007 Things are Smokin’ in Fawnskin
  • October 3, 2007 The REAL Reason Fawnskin was Spared
  • October 14, 2007 Rescue Me Animal Sanctuary
  • October 22, 2007 Fawnskin Adventure Park
  • October 23, 2007 Fire Around Fawnskin and more…
  • October 23-30, 2007 Slide Fire (Multiple)
  • October 31, 2007 Fawnskin’s Halloween Decor
  • November 5, 2007 Girl Power: Big Bear Style
  • November 6,2007 First Saturday Tradition Continues (Artists)
  • November 9, 2007 Fawnskin Crime Wave: Theft in Fawnskin
  • November 13, 2007 Mayor Candidate Gene Cyr
  • November 16, 2007 Mayor Candidate Cynthia Crane
  • November 18, 2007 Mayor Candidate Betty Conroy
  • November 20, 2007 Fawnskin’s GG Discovers the BARKery
  • November 22, 2007 Fawnskin Says Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Holidays
  • November 24, 2007 Day Trips from Big Bea: Glen Ivy
  • November 30, 2007 Fawnskin’s Old Fashioned Christmas Tree Lighting
  • December 5, 2007 Scoop on All Mountain Feed & Pet
  • December 9, 2007 More Bossy Birds & The Fine Art of Snow Shoveling in Fawnskin
  • December 10, 2007 GG’s Chicken Pot Pie Stew
  • December 11, 2007 After Snow Adventures in Fawnskin
  • December 12, 2007 Squirrel Negotiations in Fawnskin
  • December 13, 2007 Historic Fawnskin Malt Shop & Current Town Musings
  • December 14, 2007 Fawnskin Locals Prepare for Next Storm & Onslaught of Holiday Visitors
  • December 15, 2007 Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs in Fawnskin
  • December 17, 2007 What about Moon Camp Exception & Other Development in Fawnskin?
  • December 18, 2007 What is your holiday tradition?
  • December 21, 2007 Fawnskin’s Post Office Pie Day, Candy Cane Biscotti & More
  • December 22, 2007 War in the Woods: Fawnskin Squirrels Prepare
  • December 23, 2007 Christmas Folklore, Santa visits Fawnskin Early, Mountain Folks Quest for Cheap Holiday Entertainment
  • December 25, 2007 Tamales & New Traditions, Christmas in Fawnskin

Fawn Park: Permanently locked into our Bad Behavior section, this little puppy gets a whole listing of its own!

  • September 13, 2005
  • February 16, 2006
  • April 28, 2006
  • July 22, 2006 Bad Behavior
  • July 30, 2006 Fawnskin Bustling & Bristling, Community Paddling
  • August 11, 2007 Imprisonment in Fawnskin
  • August 22, 2006 Fawnskin Ground Zero
  • August 29, 2006 Fawn Park
  • August 31, 2006 Volume II Issue 9
  • September 3, 2006 Sad but True…
  • September 6, 2006 Marty Ingles Song
  • September 10, 2006 Bad Behavior: Fawn Park
  • November 21, 2006 Fawn Park Rount Two (with links)
  • November 29, 2006 FAwn Park closure Volume II Issue 12
  • December 3, 2006 Scoop for Fawnskin
  • Decmember 14, 2006 Fawn Park Update
  • January 11, 2007 Ingles Solicits More Funds for Park Closed to Residents & The Public, Reports from the Other Side of the Lake
  • January 20, 2007 Fawn Park & Other Matters
  • January 25, 2007 Marty Ingles Apprciation Day
  • January 28, 2007 Fawn Park Close Again
  • February 23, 2007 O’Reilly Factor Fawn Park
  • February 24, 2007 Fawnskin Says, “It’s All about the Money” after O’Reilly Factor Gets Locals Riled
  • March 26, 2007 In Other Fawnskin News…
  • March 29, 2007 Fawnskin Makes the Paper…three times
  • July 23, 2007 Fawn Parkclosure: 1st Year Anniversary
  • July 27, 2007 Fawn Park: Heat Rises & Tempers Flare
  • July 31, 2007 In Other News…Fawn Park (Yawn…)
  • August 1, 2007 Fawnskin Park in the Grizzly
  • August 3, 2007 Fawn Park & Miller Park in the News
  • September 9, 2007 Up and Down in Fawnskin
  • September 30, 2007 Fawn Park Saga Continues (Yawn)
  • October 10, 2007 GG Gets Multiple Phone Calls (Fawn Park *Yawn*)
  • October 21, 2007 More PR or Reality?
  • October 28, 2007 That Darn Park

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