By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.3 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 248 feet Challenge: easy to moderate It’s the crown jewel of the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust. Arrowhead Ridge was once a high-end...
Lake Arrowhead chamber seeks information for upcoming centennial
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Lake Arrowhead Communities Chamber of Commerce is planning a centennial celebration of its founding. The chamber was formed in November of 1924 but, because of the fires last fall, the celebration was postponed. They will...
Deadline looms for scholarship applications
The Rim of the World. Communities Scholarship Council encourages all local high school seniors to apply for their scholarships, which range from $500 to $2,500. The application deadline is March 28. Since 1957, the Council has been providing monetary assistance to...
Patience – not chains – required last weekend
The traffic coming up and going off the mountain was very backed up and slow this last weekend, because of the closure of Highway 330. That closure forced all the snow seekers, skiers and snow boarders going to the ski resorts at Snow Valley and Big Bear to use...
Ask the realtor — Aging in place: What it means for mountain real estate
Over the years, I’ve watched plenty of folks move to the mountains with grand plans of a forever home – only to realize a decade or two later that their knees didn’t sign up for the staircase marathon, or that their charming woodsy retreat has become a little too “off...
The Brothers Reed come to the mountain
The Brothers Reed – known for their comedic brotherly banter and impeccable harmonic expression – are coming to the mountain and will perform at the Tudor House on April 3. This performance will serve as an exciting prelude to the Bear Roots Festival, set to take...
Meals on Wheels seeking volunteers
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer For more than 45 years, the Mountain Meals on Wheels program has provided meals to those unable to provide healthy meals for themselves. The program began on August 13, 1979, when Lucy Kelly, who at the time was the president...
Turning a passion for wildland firefighting into a passion for helping others
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Royal Ramey and Brandon Smith were two of the lucky ones. They made the challenging transition from fighting fires while incarcerated to having professional careers with the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire once they returned home....











