Q: I’ve heard one there is someone locally who makes reins with women’s hair. A: “Yes, human hair is used to make mecates,” said Bob Ramsey, a Filer native. A mecate is a rein made of a single piece ...

The “Colorful Cowgirl” puts a new twist on an old tradition. Known as the "Colorful Cowgirl", Gloria Michelle is putting her personal twist into a 4-generation family tradition of handmaking mecate ...

How exactly does a wrestler get stronger because of an injury? It’s hard to imagine that being the case for any wrestler, but Redlands East Valley High School junior Chris Mecate isn’t just any ...