By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor The goldspotted oak borer, which is native to Arizona, was first detected in Southern California – in San Diego – in 2004. For several years, mountain residents have heard the warning to “buy it where they burn it,” referring to firewood,...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Continuing our look back at 2024, here are some of the highlights from the second half of the year. July 4 – What better way to kick off Jamboree Days than having a free community picnic for one and all in the San Moritz Meadow....
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Working with local volunteers and government agencies and others, on Sunday, Dec. 15, in Valley of Enchantment off Balsam Lane, 35 volunteers coordinated by Bear Valley Environmental Protection Society (BVEPS) cleared a former...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor $46,998.27 That is the total amount of donations made to the Rim of the World Unified School District at the Dec. 18 meeting of the board of trustees. The Rim of the World Educational Foundation made presentations to all six campuses,...
The majority of the Alpine Mountaineer team gathered for a holiday lunch in the Magnum room at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa on Dec. 19. In addition to sharing greetings of the season with each other, we all wish our readers a happy holiday season with best wishes...
For Michael Brewer, sitting in the presence of retired Army Lt. Col Chuck Haeflinger, who was a Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and Gloria Loring, actress and a member of the Bob Hope USO show, was a walk down nostalgia lane, as he too is a combat veteran of the...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Saturday night, Dec. 14 in the mountains was apparently the evening most of the nonprofits and local families, too, decided to hold their holiday parties. This year, since Thanksgiving was on the last possible day it could be held...
One of my earliest memories of “home” is walking into my grandparents’ house in Redlands, in the early 1970s. There was a special plaque on the wall, which etched itself so deeply into my heart that it has stayed with me my entire life. There was always some kind of...
