As we enter 2025, several important legislative changes are poised to affect estate planning in California. From federal tax revisions to new reporting requirements, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve to protect assets and ensure smooth wealth transfer. Federal...
Once again, the rain gods have smiled down upon us and our mountaintop communities and have replenished them handsomely. Not since Lake Gregory was replenished by a single downpour in 1938 have we witnessed so much H2O in such a brief interval. Why, it was raining so...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Benjamin Davis Wilson was born in Tennessee in 1811. He traveled to Los Angeles in 1841 as part of the Workman-Rowland Party whose plan was to take a ship to China. The Republic of Mexico wouldn’t permit them to leave. (Daniel...
BLUE JAY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Open Mic Night with Dale Fisher 6:30-9pm Dogwood Tavern (Instagram: @dogwood_tavern) CRESTLINE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Karaoke with Kimberly Drum 7-9pm Rim of the World Sports Bar (909-338-0557) (facebook.com/Rimoftheworld...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Rimforest Length: 4.2 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 458 feet Challenge: easy to moderate Let’s begin with a candid comment: There’s nothing particularly dramatic about the Dogwood Trail in...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The kindergarteners from Valley of Enchantment Elementary School recently took a field trip to the Crestline post office on Lake Drive. This field trip often makes a big impression on the students, as they get to go behind...
It’s 6 a.m. and my husband has just left for his commute down the hill. I take my first sip of coffee – hot, sweet, topped with Italian sweet cream foam – just as I check my emails for any overnight transaction fires. One email immediately catches my eye. A client had...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The South Coast Air Quality Management District has been looking at changes to its rules governing hot water heaters and furnaces for more than a year. Last November, the Alpine Mountaineer published an article outlining the proposed...
