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Live Oak Canyon train returns to station after a full-circuit run past light displays and Santa at the North Pole. (Photo credit: Ellis Evans)

Still Lit for the Holidays? Local Farm Draws Visitors as Season Winds Down

David Ruiz, Guest Contributor December 31, 2024

Spread across 100 acres, Live Oak Canyon transforms itself each holiday season from a traditional pumpkin patch into a holiday-light-covered winter wonderland offering food, rides, petting zoo, ice skating...

The Polar Express conductor holds his lantern up, ready to call passengers aboard, at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California, on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Photo credit: David Ruiz)

From Southern California to the North Pole: How an Interactive Train Ride Enchants Thousands Each Year

Heidy Moreno Román, Managing Editor December 24, 2024

Southern California might seem the furthest place from the North Pole (especially with its 70 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures in December), but every year since 2019 the Southern California Railway Museum...

A digital illustration depicts money burning while a teacher watches in agony. Inflation has caused many teachers to feel like their paychecks are affording less and less. (Artwork credit: Julien Rivera)

More Inflation, More Desperation: Norton Teachers Struggle to Balance Costs of Housing, Food, Family

Heidy Moreno Román, Managing Editor December 19, 2024

Despite national increases in teacher pay, inflation (or a general increase in prices that reduces the amount one can afford) has actually decreased teachers’ purchasing power by 5.3% over the past 10...

Mallorie Johnson works as seventh grade English teacher (left) and monster at Knott's Scary Farm in the Cinema Slasher haunted maze at night (right). (Photo credit: Ellis Evans)

Teacher by Day, Monster by Night

Nicole Jaramillo, Editor-in-chief November 13, 2024
Seventh grade English teacher Mallorie Johnson shares her experience as a monster at Knotts' 51st Scary Farm.
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