By Mary-Justine Lanyon Since 1995, Mountain Helping Hands has been reaching out to residents of Running Springs, Arrowbear and Green Valley Lake with boxes of food for their Thanksgiving dinner. On Nov. 26, the boxes labeled with each family’s number were lined...
You might think estate planning is only for the wealthy or too complicated and expensive. These are just a few myths surrounding estate planning that I hear often. In reality, estate planning is critical for everyone, regardless of age or financial status. Many people...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon An emotional father thanked the Rim of the World Unified School District and the community for the support shown for “my little girl. “It has been a light in the storm,” Dr. Fillmore Smiley told the school board at their Nov. 21 meeting....
Lake Arrowhead Village was bustling with activity over Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday morning, the Arrowhead Queen appeared to have a spotlight shining down on it.
Building a new home in our mountain resort communities, spanning Crestline to Lake Arrowhead to Running Springs, has become an increasingly cost-prohibitive endeavor. With an average home sales price of $557,000, our area is already battling housing affordability...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Lions Club has been holding a firewood raffle this last month. For a $1 ticket, anyone could win a cord of firewood for themselves and, on top of that, they could donate an additional cord to a worthy person. The...
By Julianne Homokay Special to the Alpine Mountaineer We all look forward to the holidays for the comfort that taking part in our time-worn traditions provides. Those traditions may include a family outing to a performance; that on the mountain would mean Lake...
Folks were flocking to Kuffel Corner in Skyforest on Saturday, Nov. 30, to experience a European-style Christmas market right here on the mountain. An elf (1) greeted guests as they arrived. There were vendors with art, plants, sun catchers, fairy houses (2), honey,...
