Those Were The Days: Mary Putnam Henck changed these mountains
BY RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian J. Putnam Henck spoke to the Rim of the World Historical Society in 1994, sharing his memories of his family and especially his mother, Mary Putman Henck. Despite living in the mountains, and being an older mother, Mary Henck...
Estate Planning: Child custody after death in California — The gaps most parents miss
Most parents assume that if something happens to them, their child will automatically be cared for by the other parent. Often that’s true, but not always. A recent case out of Michigan highlights how complicated things can become when family dynamics are strained. In...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Here Comes Summer
Let me tell ya, this was the Mayest May in many years, ya know. Ya know why they call it May? It’s becuz it may rain, it may snow and it may be 80 degrees. It did all of that this year. Now that May is leaving and we are drifting into June, school will soon be out for...
Upcoming Events
BIG BEAR Big Bear Theatre Project: On Golden Pond, June 18-28. Creating Worlds Playwright Festival, Aug. 13-16. tick,tick…BOOM!, Oct. 15-25. A Ghost Story, Dec. 17-20. Big Bear Performing Arts Center. Tickets and more information, bigbeartheatreproject.org. BLUE JAY...
Sheriff’s Log
Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.
High school musicians excel at festivals
By Kari Stebbing Music Director Rim of the World High School I wanted to let you all know how our wind ensemble performed at their Regionals competition on April 30. We performed down at Excelsior High. We performed two pieces for three adjudicators. Our goal...
Hospital celebrates 75 years with new name and brand
Mountains Community Hospital is entering a new era as it celebrates 75 years of serving the mountain communities with a new name, refreshed brand identity and ongoing campus expansion projects. Formerly known as Mountains Community Hospital, the organization is now...
