One of the most common questions I receive is whether an adult child, sibling, friend or other trusted person may attend an estate planning meeting or pay for a loved one's estate plan. The answer is yes, but only with appropriate safeguards. Under California law, an...
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to Labor Day weekend, despite all of its hustle and bustle, because it always ushers in the fall season and a return to normalcy and quietude on the mountain. Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you...
BIG BEAR Big Bear Theatre Project: tick,tick…BOOM!, Oct. 15-25. A Ghost Story, Dec. 17-20. Big Bear Performing Arts Center. Tickets and more information, bigbeartheatreproject.org. BLUE JAY Craft Fair: Every Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., weather permitting, in the US...
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.
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The July 28 meeting of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District board of directors was held at their new corporation yard on Rouse Ranch Road. The reason: So General Manager Ryan Gross could give the directors and community members...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon On any given Wednesday, the community room in the Skilled Nursing Facility at Mountains Community Health is filled with music. For the past year, local musician Dale Fisher has been sharing his talent on the keyboard with the residents....
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Two of the Blue Jay business owners – Bev Eskew and Chad Logan – sat down to chat about their village. “The businesses that are here are thriving,” Logan said. He acknowledged that several storefronts are currently empty but noted...
It may have been well over a week since Jackie – the world-famous bald eagle from Big Bear – died but the tributes continue to flow in. In mid-July, an eagle later identified as Jackie was found grounded and was attacked by two subadult eagles. The injured eagle was...
