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Tips to help you stay safe this summer

By Dr. Damanpreet Jamarai Chief Medical Officer UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement of California Summer brings long days, family vacations, afternoons by the pool and more time outside. But, as temperatures rise and families head to the water, it’s also...

Highlanders to play Riverside Smudgepots on July 27

Jul 23, 2024 | Sports

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Highlanders Vintage Base Ball team, who recently marched in Crestline’s Jamboree Days parade, pulling their trophies on a cart, is scheduled to play the Riverside Smudgepots at the Harich Field in Twin Peaks this...

MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – Design team selected for hospital expansion

Jul 17, 2024 | Communities, Health, Lake Arrowhead

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Mark Turner, the CEO of Mountains Community Hospital, had good news for the hospital’s board of directors at their June 28 meeting: Their $50,000 USDA loan for a proposed retrofit and expansion plan had been approved at an interest rate of 3.5...

RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – Trustees move forward with new cell phone policy

Jul 17, 2024 | Education

By Mary-Justine Lanyon After Amanda Markovich, president of the Rim Teachers Association, reported to the board of trustees at the June 27 meeting that many teachers were working at summer jobs “to help make ends meet,” Trustee Scott Craft expressed his opinion. “The...

LET’S DINE OUT – Bringing the world to the mountain

Jul 17, 2024 | Food

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Steve “El Jefe” Gomez hails from Miami, Fla., but his culinary adventures have taken him all over the world. He is combining his passion for cooking with what he learned in his travels at El Jefe’s Little Kitchen. The food truck – which he had...

RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – Board votes to post bond measure on November ballot

Jul 9, 2024 | Education

By Mary-Justine Lanyon The vote was unanimous – 5-0 – on the part of the trustees of the Rim of the World Unified School District to post a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. That vote took place after two related presentations – one on a facilities master plan and...

Little Leaguers win all-star tournament

Jul 3, 2024 | Sports

By Julianne Homokay Special to the Alpine Mountaineer On the night of June 26, the Mountains Little League (MLL) Junior Division won their district All-Star Tournament for the first time for any of the divisions since 2014, facing down Newmark Little League from the...