By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Today’s students were not alive 23 years ago when the World Trade Center’s twin towers were struck by highjacked airliners in New York on September 11, 2001. The attacks were carried out by an Islamist terrorist organization,...
By Rhea-Frances Tetley Staff Writer Beginning in January 2025, companies wishing to write insurance in California will be required to issue 85 percent of their policies in areas designated as fire risk areas. That was some encouraging news shared by Insurance...
An update from Mark Turner CEO, Mountains Community Hospital We are on track to meet the state’s 2030 seismic deadline. We are excited to announce that USDA has agreed to provide Mountains Community Hospital with low-interest, long-term financing for the construction...
The annual Pine Cone Festival has been celebrating its role in bringing families into the mountains to enjoy the forest and learn about wildfire since 2006. Twice featured in the Automobile Club’s Westways magazine’s “Five Worth the Drive,” the Festival is guaranteed...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Lions Club has been collecting aluminum pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House for several years. They are now incorporating the Valley of Enchantment Elementary School into their collection campaign. The Ronald...
The calendar may say September but it’s time for Oktoberfest. The celebration will take place in Lake Arrowhead Village, in Waterfront Park at the end of the peninsula, from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27. What can guests expect? There will be German beer, of course, for...
By Gregory Wright CEO, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, California If you’re retiring soon – or know someone who is – you’re not alone. In 2024, a record 4.1 million Americans are expected to retire, with over 11,000 turning 65 every day. This phenomenon is...
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer On a brisk evening in Running Springs, fellow adventurers and art enthusiasts gathered beneath the towering pines of Havenwood to experience the creative storytelling of resident author, artist and climber Jeremy...
