By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Organizers of this year’s 14th annual Lake Arrowhead Brewfest said the event drew over 1,000 beer and wine aficionados to its new setting, under a white marquee tent at Waterfront Park at the end of the Lake Arrowhead Village...
Mission: Possible – Rim Family Services to hold first ever gala
Rim Family Services provides mental health and substance use prevention programs on the mountain, supporting more than 8.500 families, youth and individuals. To help support those programs, they will be holding their first ever fundraising galas on Saturday, Sept. 28...
Reaching out to the unhoused
Following a recent meeting of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club, members filled nearly 100 bags with a variety of toiletries – shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss – which President Elizabeth O’Neil (right) then delivered to Sue...
Rim students helped encourage New York kids after 9/11
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,...
A discussion with Insurance Commissioner Lara
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...
From the Heart
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 Pine Cone Festival set to kick off
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...
VOE students join Lions in collecting pull tabs
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...










