When creating an estate plan with minor children, one of the most important decisions is choosing a guardian to care for them if you pass away prematurely. While naming guardians in your will provides clarity on your wishes, relying solely on this can fail to...
Preventing frozen pipes
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Last week’s snowstorm, though not overwhelming, may be a precursor to what’s coming our way this winter. This is a good time to prepare for what may be coming by winterizing your home, especially if you are going to be away from the...
LAKE ARROWHEAD MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL – Supervisor details funding for Rim communities
By Mary-Justine Lanyon In a special appearance on Zoom at the Jan. 4 meeting of the Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council, Supervisor Dawn Rowe told her constituents that crime prevention and public safety are at the “top of everyone’s concerns.” She noted she is...
Sheriff’s Log – 01/11/2024
December 26, 2023 VOE (Fraud Credit Application) Fir Ln – Yesterday, 12/25/23, at approximately 5:00 p.m., RP used inside card reader to purchase gas at the 7-Eleven in Crestline - at approximately 5:05 p.m., RP got a notification from his bank of a $500.00...
Principal comes home to serve school he attended
By Cari Slater Special to the Alpine Mountaineer After most recently serving as assistant principal of Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School, Terry Gomes was approved as the school’s principal at the Sept. 14, 2023, meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School...
IRS offers penalty relief
In a major step to help people who owe back taxes, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced new penalty relief for approximately 4.7 million individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations that were not sent automated collection reminder notices during the...
It’s winter weather, whether you are ready or not
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Last winter taught some of us mountain residents some hard lessons about winter, first of which is those who are prepared will be better off when those storms do arrive. Just weeks ago, on Dec. 21, winter officially arrived....
What are the root causes of homelessness?
By Mary-Justine Lanyon That was the question posed by Paul Fournier at the presentation on homelessness on Jan. 6 at the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church. Fournier, who is in charge of church and community relations for Lutheran Social Services, noted down...
