I vividly remember the first time my parents lost a house to foreclosure. Yes, the first time; there was a second, but more on that later. It was early 1988, just months after Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, when the stock market crashed disastrously. My dad, a...
At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead, President Jay Rynda and Geneal Kerr presented Aileen Popka with her Paul Harris plus eight award and Bob Gladwell with his Paul Harris plus six award. Congratulations to these Rotarians for their support of the...
The Rim of the World Unified School District has announced that, under the National School Lunch/School Breakfast programs under the Community Eligibility Provisions for the 2024-2025 school year, all Rim students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Following the death of his daughter, Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley – who was hit and killed by 30-year-old Joseph Alcazar in Newport Beach on May 25, 2024 – Dr. Fillmore Smiley sought a way to keep her memory alive and pay tribute to...
By Derek Johnson Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Paper & Clay, Crestline's new bookstore, has launched “Kids’ Storytime,” a weekly event designed to bring families together for fun and imagination. Every Saturday at 11 a.m., kids can relax on plush blue cushions...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The Alpine Mountaineer is delighted to announce the return of Those Were the Days, a weekly feature that first appeared in this paper’s forerunner, The Crestline Chronicle, in 2001and continued in The Alpenhorn News until 2018. I want...
Now that Christmas has come and gone, like Boxing Day…No, it’s not a day set aside to honor Muhammad (“I am the Greatest”)Ali; it’s a day set aside to get rid of all of the unsightly, leftover Christmas gift boxes strewn throughout the stately Motley Manor. In the...
A solid estate plan ensures you enjoy life while safeguarding your loved ones' future when you're no longer there. Life insurance is a vital part of this plan, but its effectiveness depends on how it’s structured. Choosing the right beneficiaries is crucial to avoid...
