Get Ready to Celebrate Halloween
By JULIANNE HOMOKAY Special to the Alpine Mountaineer “Halloween.” Do you think of a sweet, neighborhood event where kids go door-to-door in homemade costumes in hopes of scoring bucketloads of candy? Or does it seem to you that Halloween has become not only a...
6 tips for choosing your health benefits for 2026
By Steve Cain CEO, UnitedHealthcare of California As millions of Americans evaluate their health plan options during open enrollment season, a recent survey found that 43 percent of people regret a health decision they’ve made because of misleading information....
Revival concert attracts thousands
At a revival concert billed as “California Will Be Saved,” held in the Lake Gregory meadow on Sept. 27, local pastors (1) invited the crowd of thousands (2) to come closer to the stage. Speaker Lindy-Ann Hopley (3) encouraged the concertgoers, who also heard a...
Celebrating the Mighty Pine Cone
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It was a clear, crisp day – the perfect day for the Pine Cone Festival. As guests arrived, they parked at Snow Valley and then took a Mountain Transit shuttle across the street to Rim Nordic. The Mountain Fifes & Drums kicked...
