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Unicorn buck makes Crestline hunter a legend John Moore, 32, of Crestline shows off the unicorn buck he killed in Knox County on the opening day of gun season. "I think I missed him three years ago ... I know some people were hunting it, Moore said. "I noticed there was a cut on his leg that probably came from a crossbow. CRESTLINE -- John Moore went into the woods as just another hunter, but he emerged a star. That's what getting a unicorn deer can do for a guy. "It's pretty cool. I never knew it would go this...

Saturday, November 1, 2003 Crestline man an information lifeline Good samaritan stays behind to help care for friend as fire rages By GARY GEORGE Special to the Daily Press CRESTLINE — When deputies evacuated this tiny mountain town nearly a week ago, Ed Ham decided to stay put and care for a diabetic friend who is dependent upon a respirator. Ham figured that even six or seven minutes outside in the smoky air would have put his friend, Larry, in danger. So Ham, 61, retrieved a gasoline-run generator from his glass company, Crestline Enterprises, and hooked it up. He packed...

Current Fires Active list for California, 6:19pm 10/27/03 (Updates welcome. Freepmail me or post 'em. I need all the help maintaining this list that I can get! Please, let's not discuss theories of how the fires started, or political debates of who should or should not be there... let's keep this thread as a fire-news only thread. Thank you!) Most recent total update: 1,100 homes lost in the southland. 325,000 acres burned. 30,000 homes still threatened by the fire. The list: Hemet fire, Riverside county. As of last heard report, 6500 acres burned. May have joined with the Mountain fire...