Trust contests in California typically arise when beneficiaries or potential heirs believe something went wrong in the trust's creation or administration. While trusts are generally more difficult to challenge than wills, there are several legitimate grounds for...
Last week’s Oscar Award show seems to have caught me off guard, since there were very few films and performers that I’ve ever heard of, not that I would have wanted to see them in the first place. In the second place I rarely have the time or desire to watch movies on...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The recent weather reminded me of a snowstorm from 1919, when Samuel Dillin (De-Lynn) had an unusual snowstorm experience. Dillin had a fatal respiratory illness diagnosis in 1917 and came to the mountains to peacefully die,...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Concert pianist John Reith, the music director at St. Richard’s Episcopal Church, held the audience spellbound on March 1 as he offered a concert he dedicated “to the lives lost and personal property destroyed in the recent horrific...
ARROWBEAR Summer Music Camp: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Choral and Jazz Improv sessions beginning in June. For dates and registration information, visit Arrowbear.com. CRESTLINE Upcoming Events at Refresh: March 14 and 15, noon-4:30 p.m., craft fair...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer An Inland Empire man who had been acting as church pastor and is accused of stealing more than $230,000 through wire fraud schemes and confidence violations was arrested on Thursday, March 6. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.
Your Social Security benefits can be an important part of your retirement income but when should you start collecting them? Essentially, you’ll need to decide whether you’re going to take your benefits as early as possible, wait until your full retirement age (FRA) or...
