Communities
Celebrating Christmas with friends
The dining room at the Elks Lodge will be filled with happy voices on Christmas Day as folks enjoy a delicious dinner. Santa will be at the dinner, of course. He often heads outside the Elks Lodge to wave to passing motorists, who honk excitedly at seeing him. (File...
Donation enables purchase of new transport chairs
Thanks to a $16,500 donation from the Ted Roy Charity Foundation, the Mountains Community Hospital Foundation was able to purchase five new transport chairs for the hospital. The new chairs feature better maneuverability, movable components, intuitive operation,...
Masonic installation on Dec. 27 in Twin Peaks
The 2016 Twin Peaks Masonic Lodge installation. (File photo by Rhea-Frances Tetley) By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer For 73 years the Masonic Lodge in Twin Peaks has been active in the local mountain communities. The Freemasons support many local activities,...
Holiday cheer for homeless students
The Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead was pleased to provide holiday gift boxes for the 18 homeless students at Mountain High School and Rim of the World High School. Funds were provided by Rotary member donations to the club’s Little Blessings program. – Submitted by...
An invitation to celebrate with the Masons
Members of the Rim of the World Masonic Lodge 711 invite the public to their 73rd installation ceremony. The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. on Dec. 27, the traditional day for the feast of Saint John the Evangelist. Dating back to the 18th century, this is a day...
Rebuilding Together puts out call for house sponsors
Submitted by Timothy Clarke Rebuilding Together Mountain Communities The home selections for Rebuilding Day 2023 are complete and the notifications will be going out after the first of the new year. To make those wishes come true on April 29, we could use some house...









