By Cecilia Ponce de Leon Special to the Alpine Mountaineer What some may consider an unlucky date turned into a day filled with generosity and community spirit as Mountain Transit and Rim of the World Veterans Outreach hosted a successful “Fill the Bus”...
By Theresa Grant Special to the Alpine Mountaineer The first significant winter storm of the season swept through our mountain communities last week, leaving behind icy roads, fallen trees, vehicle accidents and more than a few anxious pet owners. While it...
If you’ve been watching mortgage rates like a hawk, you’re not alone. At the time of this article being written, the average 30-year fixed rate is 6.01 percent. The week prior it was 6.09 percent and last month it averaged 6.04 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s...
By Aylene Popka Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead Members of the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead and the Rim of the World High School Interact Club treated residents of the Mountains Community Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility to a Valentine's Day brunch on Feb....
On Saturday, March 14, members of the Mountain Fifes & Drums will march around Lake Arrowhead Village, performing 18th-century Colonial tunes. The purpose of their three-mile march is to raise funds for their trip to Colonial Williamsburg in May. The Fifes &...
RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Enjoying the summer of 1910 in the San Bernardino Mountains was fun for the tourists, but change was about to occur on the mountaintop. The incline rail system that had been built in 1906 to bring up the cement for the Arrowhead...
For many Californians, pets are more than companions, they are beloved family members. But legally, pets are considered personal property under California law. This means that while a dog, cat or other animal cannot inherit money on its own, owners can make legal...
Well, it’s wintertime again and I barely got finished putting away all the Christmas tree ornaments on the tree when Albert (my cat) got rambunctious and wanted to play with them. Oh, and then he wanted a fancy dinner so, of course, I gave him a fancy feast. Then,...
