The Mountains Community Hospital Foundation has been awarded a $300,000 capacity-building grant by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. This grant will help strengthen the MCH Foundation so it can grow its fundraising capabilities and be even more of an asset to...
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Helping students improve their word choices
The students at Lake Arrowhead Elementary School received their dictionaries and thesauruses on Friday, Feb. 7 from members of the Lake Arrowhead and Mountain Sunrise Rotary Clubs. The Rev. Dr. Bill Stanley shared some of the features of the dictionaries with the...
Preparation is the key to evacuation – Make leaving safely second nature
Ask any firefighter and they will tell you there is no longer a fire season. Here on the mountain, we must be fire safe all year long. The recent fires in Los Angeles are harsh reminders that one never knows when a fire will hit. Long before fire threatens, plan your...
LET’S GO HIKING – Ponderosa Trail
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Rimforest/Twin Peaks Length: 1.6-mile loop (including spur) Elevation gain: 146 feet (from lowest point) Difficulty: easy to moderate Pardon the cliché, please, but “Better late than never.” Winter made a...
Exploring careers in the world of music
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor So, you are a high school student who plays the trombone (or flute or drums). What can you do with that talent after high school and after college? That was the question answered by Laura Penrose and Melissa Hulett at a special...
RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – Planning for school closures
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor “How do we make decisions about school closures?” That was the first item up for discussion at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District’s board of trustees. Dr. Paul Sevillano, the district’s superintendent,...








