By RHEA-FRANCES TETELEY Staff Writer The Nam to Sand Jam concert and dinner held at the Tudor House was declared an unqualified success by organizer Michael Patrick Brewer. The event was developed to recognize the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago. About 125...
Unleashing the power of Rotary
One of the highlights of the year for any Rotary Club is the visit by the sitting district governor. Governor Nyron McLean visited the three Rim-area clubs recently. At the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead on Sept. 9, District Governor Nyron McLean installed the club’s...
Ask the realtor: When your job can derail a home loan — A Lake Arrowhead buyer’s close call
Buying a home is stressful enough without unexpected surprises, but one of my recent Lake Arrowhead transactions proved that even the “perfect” buyers can hit a roadblock. My clients were first-time homebuyers with credit scores above 800, stable careers and plenty of...
Top Town Fall Festival seeking participants
By Rhea-Frances Tetley Staff Writer With the change in the calendar and weather to fall, the Crestline Chamber of Commerce is planning their fall and winter events. The Top Town Fall Festival will take place on Nov. 8. The chamber has ordered a crisp mountain...
Get Ready to Celebrate Halloween
By JULIANNE HOMOKAY Special to the Alpine Mountaineer “Halloween.” Do you think of a sweet, neighborhood event where kids go door-to-door in homemade costumes in hopes of scoring bucketloads of candy? Or does it seem to you that Halloween has become not only a...
6 tips for choosing your health benefits for 2026
By Steve Cain CEO, UnitedHealthcare of California As millions of Americans evaluate their health plan options during open enrollment season, a recent survey found that 43 percent of people regret a health decision they’ve made because of misleading information....
Revival concert attracts thousands
At a revival concert billed as “California Will Be Saved,” held in the Lake Gregory meadow on Sept. 27, local pastors (1) invited the crowd of thousands (2) to come closer to the stage. Speaker Lindy-Ann Hopley (3) encouraged the concertgoers, who also heard a...
Celebrating the Mighty Pine Cone
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It was a clear, crisp day – the perfect day for the Pine Cone Festival. As guests arrived, they parked at Snow Valley and then took a Mountain Transit shuttle across the street to Rim Nordic. The Mountain Fifes & Drums kicked...











