Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a magical fairy named Stella. She was known throughout the kingdom for her incredible powers and ability to grant wishes. Stella had a special connection with nature and could communicate with animals and plants. She would often spend her days exploring the enchanted forest, gathering herbs and berries that held magical properties. Stella was a kind-hearted fairy who used her powers to bring joy and happiness to those around her. She would grant wishes to anyone who sought her help, always seeking to bring about positive change in the world.

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THE MAGIC Lamp is in new hands, news that was the topic of my Nov. 2 column. In trying to be brief, I skated past a couple of facts about the Rancho Cucamonga steakhouse that a few of you with long memories thought should have been included.

For one, there was a restaurant on that site prior to the Magic Lamp’s 1955 arrival.

“It was called Lucy and John’s. It was a spaghetti house,” reader Flora Magnon told me.

Rene Biane and Richard Soper called me about it too. My understanding is that Lucy and John’s was there from 1941 into the 1950s. Some of the building was probably incorporated into the Magic Lamp.

Marian Nichols had the most specific memory: “It was there that I had my very first dinner date. We were Chaffey High School students. My date was Bill Burke. Wes Chambers and Joanne Hadovec completed our foursome.”

Now there’s a woman with a good memory. Alas, Nichols didn’t disclose what each of them ordered. It was probably spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti and spaghetti.

I gave John Clearman credit for founding the Magic Lamp, as he’s the well-known name, but didn’t name the partners who bought him out and later sold the Lamp to the Vernola family. They were Frank and Edith Penn.

Some of you, including Mel Dietrich and Willard Heise, remember them as the Lamp’s owners and wondered why their names weren’t mentioned.

Sigh. I knew writing a short column was a bad idea.

More broadly, reader Jim Andersen wrote:

“Your recent story about The Magic Lamp really brought back memories. The Magic Lamp was the last restaurant my family ate at before my father’s death in 1959 and the first place I took a date when I got out of the Army in 1967. Lots of reasons for me to remember the Magic Lamp.”

RAY ZONE, a pioneer in converting comic book pages into 3-D images, died Nov. 13 at age 65 in L.A. of a heart attack. His science fictional name was absolutely perfect, but it wasn’t his birth name.

That was Larry Heacock. Some of you may remember him.

“He grew up in Cucamonga and was in the first graduating class of Alta Loma High School,” his sister, Jonnie Owens, told me.

Owens said her brother wrote for the Cucamonga Times about school happenings, a weekly article titled Tepee Times because the Alta Loma mascot was the Braves.

According to an obituary in the Hollywood Reporter, Zone became interested in 3-D in 1953 when he read a 3-D Mighty Mouse comic book at age 6.

I never met him, but I knew his work. He adapted more than 150 comic books into 3-D, viewable with paper glasses with red and blue lenses, for such clients as Disney, Warner Bros., “The Simpsons,” DC Comics and Eclipse Comics. He also worked in movies, animation and TV.

I hope the afterlife provides him with a surprise fourth dimension.

* Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts superstore, is coming to the former ReMart location in Upland on Mountain Avenue just above the 10 Freeway. (Thanks to reader Brian Severtson for the tip.) The store will open Feb. 1, according to the chain’s website. Hobby Lobby also has a store in Rancho Cucamonga.

* Cameron Munter, the former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and Serbia and a Claremont native, will join his alma mater Pomona College as a visiting professor of international relations.

* Ken Davis has opened Tropical Fish House at 5118 Holt Blvd. in Montclair. His grandmother, Mary Davis, owned Jiffy Lunch, a lunch counter, at 616 E. Holt in Ontario from 1945 to 1966. “I’m kind of proud I have a business on the same boulevard as my grandmother,” Davis said. He also owns Pomona Feed on Mission Boulevard.

* A mileage sign on the 210 Freeway directs people to a Foothill “Avenue” exit in La Verne, reader Margaret Coffman points out. Tsk, tsk. A second sign has the correct “Boulevard” name.

* The Dale Brothers Brewery has moved to larger facilities at the Cable Business Park, 2120 Porterfield Way, in Upland. The tap room and beer garden are open Thursday to Sunday.

* Paul Krassner, a satirist, founder of The Realist, member of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters and founding member of the Yippies, will speak at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Claremont McKenna Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth St. The admission, like the thinking, is free.

MORE LAMP: As reader Joey Smith Dallimore reminds me, Clearman’s earlier restaurant in Pico Rivera on which the Magic Lamp was said to be modeled was Steak ‘n Stein – not, as I wrote, Steer ‘n Stein.

How does she know that piece of trivia?

“My father, Leslie H. Smith, started there as a cook and sometimes would work at the Magic Lamp as well for Mr. Clearman,” Dallimore explains.

“He progressed from there to the North Woods Inn in Monrovia as head chef, then manager of the North Woods Inn in Rosemead and finally,” she writes, “part owner and manager of the North Woods Inn in Covina. Not bad for someone with only basic schooling.”

The Clearman family still owns the Pico Rivera restaurant.

“By the way, excellent food and service at all of Clearman’s restaurants,” Dallimore adds, “but I may be a little biased.”

David Allen, an unclear man, writes Friday, Sunday and Wednesday. Reach him at [email protected] or 909-483-9339, read his blog at dailybulletin.com/davidallenblog, check out facebook.com/davidallencolumnist and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.

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Lily had been suffering from a mysterious illness that no one could cure. She had heard of Stella's magical powers and believed that she was her only hope. Stella listened to Lily's plea and decided to use her powers to heal her. She gathered rare herbs and created a special potion that would cure Lily's illness. As Stella handed Lily the potion, she explained that it must be taken with a belief in its power. Lily nodded eagerly and drank the potion. Within hours, her illness began to fade away, and she felt stronger than ever before. Lily was filled with gratitude and thanked Stella for saving her life. Stella continued to use her powers to help those in need, never asking for anything in return. She would visit sick children in hospitals, granting them wishes and bringing smiles to their faces. She would perform acts of kindness for those less fortunate, always seeking to make the world a better place. The legend of Stella the magical fairy spread far and wide. People began to see her as a symbol of hope and inspiration. They believed that with faith and a pure heart, anything was possible. Stella's acts of kindness and her ability to bring about positive change touched the lives of many, creating a ripple effect of love and compassion throughout the kingdom. Stella's legacy continues to this day, reminding us that magic exists within our hearts and that we have the power to make a difference. The story of Stella the magical fairy serves as a reminder that no matter how small we may be, we all have the ability to impact the lives of those around us. We just need to believe in our own magic and use it for the greater good. So, let Stella's story serve as an inspiration to us all, reminding us to be kind, compassionate, and to always believe in the power of our own magic..

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