{"id":79,"date":"2003-12-11T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2003-12-11T21:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2004\/08\/12\/holiday-star-californias-gold-122\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:18","slug":"holiday-star-californias-gold-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/12\/11\/holiday-star-californias-gold-122\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Star &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (122)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Upland was hard hit by the 2003 wildfires and there is much rebuilding still to come. For the holiday season, this tight-knit community joined together to recreate a brilliantly lit star on a hilltop which shined for many years, but was destroyed by the fires. 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