Lifestyle
Exploring the paths beyond high school
The gymnasium at Rim of the World High School was buzzing with enthusiastic conversations on Thursday, Sept. 24. The occasion? The annual Career & College Fair, coordinated by Stephanie Phillips. She had invited representatives from businesses, industries,...
College students and young adults face ongoing mental health challenges
By Dr. Kristina Petsas Chief Medical Officer of Quality and Compliance West Coast Markets, UnitedHealthcare Mental health challenges among young people remain persistently high; many students and families are still trying to understand how best to respond....
Pause – scammers count on your immediate action
By Mary-Justine Lanyon While people of any age can be scammed, those over 80 report the highest loss, said Ruth Lecaro, an attorney on the elder law team with Inland Counties Legal Service. She was joined by legal secretary Mariana Castro at a program at the...
Meet the Phils at Mountain Mercantile
Local author and artist Phil Yeh will be appearing at Mountain Mercantile in Running Springs on Saturday, Oct. 24. Yeh will be signing his books, including Places, a book of 126 watercolors of places he has been during his 41-year world tour; and Dinosaurs Across...
A Burger with a Purpose
By Cecilia Ponce de Leon Special to the Alpine Mountaineer In the mountains, community means more than simply living in the same place. It means looking out for one another, stepping forward when there is a need and remembering the men and women who are there...
Honoring the honey bee, wolves and wolfdogs
There is one food that every culture has in common – bread – a unifying force across the world. It has sparked revolutions and has been the heart of countless cities built around flour mills and community bakeries. Although bread has changed over the past century,...








