By Dr. Ginger Gabriel Special to the Alpine Mountaineer When you are grieving a loved one’s death, the holiday season can be especially painful. Our Surviving the Holidays seminar helps participants discover: How to deal with emotions What to do about...
New fund to grant scholarships to Rim graduates
By Mary-Justine Lanyon A new scholarship fund – called the Curits James Ingham Scholarship Endowment Fund – has been established with the gift of $100,000. The donation was made by Suzann Foster Ingham. As a former member of the Rim of the World Educational...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Summer Rain
I guess I don’t have to tell you that it was a long, hot summer with hardly any rain, ‘cept for that flash flood that snookered many of our mountain communities last week. I sure wish it would rain some more, just like it did in the days of yore when my lover was...
Teaching students music and much more
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The gift of music bestowed on five strings students was evident in their playing at the Arrowhead Arts Association gala, held on Oct. 11 at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge. The teachers who gave that gift to the students – Mui-Yee Barry,...
Firewood drawing upcoming, tickets now on sale
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Winter is apparently here, with the cold nights suddenly here after that heat spell. The trees are just beginning to turn colors and the smell of firewood burning in fireplace is in the air – and it’s only October. The...
5 questions to ask before choosing a health plan
By Rhonda Randall, D.O. Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual Millions of Americans review their health plan options during open enrollment each fall, often the only time they can choose or change coverage. Choosing a health plan can...
Do you dare take the Haunted Trail?
The Sequoia Trail at Heaps Peak Arboretum becomes haunted at this time of year – but not too scary. The haunted Halloween hike will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Witches, ghosts and skeletons help with the...
Those Were The Days: The story behind building Papoose Lake
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Currently, there are discussions on the new state laws requiring every man-made lake, including Lake Arrowhead, to be drainable in case of some type of emergency that might require the removal of the water from the lake....











