At a recent meeting of the Mountain Resort Communities Association of Realtors, I was asked point blank why, as the local real estate columnist, I wasn't reporting on the ongoing fracas between the Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee (AWAC) and a vocal group of...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer A child pays attention to what her mother says – much of the time, at least. Some words of wisdom have a special resonance and find a permanent place in the child’s memory. Dr. Ginger Gabriel has never forgotten...
Getting ready to sell your house and hoping to squeeze every dollar out of it without spending a fortune? You're not alone. The good news is, you don’t need to hire a designer or gut your kitchen to make a solid impression. A little sweat equity, a few smart tweaks...
Yes, both trustees and executors are entitled to be compensated for the services they provide in administering a trust or estate. In California, the law provides specific guidance on compensation, and both state and federal tax authorities treat that compensation as...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The lumbering industry in the Little Bear Valley area was moving forward full speed in the 1880s and the steam-powered lumber mills were cutting the larger trees that the earlier mills couldn’t handle. The lumbermen usually left...
Well, I guess I don’t have to tell you that the world has gone to hell in a handbasket. It’s true, folks, we’ve got Israelites and Iranians clobbering each other with rockets and missiles and other folks demonstrating and rioting in the streets of L.A. and other...
