By Mary-Justine Lanyon Taking a tour of the CTE (Career Technical Education) classes at Rim of the World High School is an eye-opening experience for anyone who has not previously visited these classrooms. On Oct. 21, members of the Rim of the World Educational...
What a Wonderful World
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Skyland Arts Foundation invited the community to a viewing party held at the Lake Arrowhead Brewing Co. on Oct. 19. What they viewed was a video created by Skyland Arts to illustrate their vision for the community. Called “What a...
In the Kitchen with Bev: Evoking the feeling of fall
What is one ingredient that puts you immediately into the feeling of fall? For me, it is sweet potatoes (and yams, but eh, potato, pot-ato). My mom would roast them whole, split them open and serve them with butter and a little drizzle of honey. On fall mornings,...
IT Awareness: Don’t take the bait!
IT Awareness By Evan Cooper Owner, Cooper IT Consulting As technology continues to play an important role in our everyday lives, Alpine Mountaineer readers have expressed an interest in learning more about cybersecurity, online safety and helpful technology...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Monster Mash
With Halloween coming up in just a couple of days, let’s take a look at the history of this spooky holiday. Though it’s been celebrated for over a century in the United States, it’s not in any other area of the globe. I have an old friend who used to reside in Great...
RUNNING SPRINGS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — Making the case for two measures
By Mary-Justine Lanyon At the Oct. 13 meeting of the Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors, two local organizations made the case for the measures they have on the Nov. 3 ballot. Mountains Community Health – represented by CEO Mark Turner,...
Those Were The Days: The story behind the construction of Papoose Lake – Part 2
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian After the Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) declared, in1973, that the level of Lake Arrowhead had to be lowered by 70 feet, due to earthquake safety concerns, many in the community became outraged and concerned. A public...
Sheriff’s Log
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.











