Lifestyle
The kids are home from school: 4 tips to address youth mental health
By Dr. Donald Tavakoli National Medical Director for Behavioral Health UnitedHealthcare As high school and college students finish their spring terms and prepare for summer, it’s a critical time to check their mental health and consider how to engage in...
Hearts & Smarts: Defining, preventing and treating cardiac disease
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Hypertension – heart attacks – strokes – diabetes. At the fourth health and wellness seminar put on by Soroptimist International of Rim of the World with the help of a grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Nurse Practitioner Kim...
LET’S GO HIKING – Children’s Forest Trail
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: East of Running Springs Length: 2.2 miles Elevation gain: 57 feet Challenge: easy Our destination this week is in a setting beloved by outdoor-adventure devotees. The area’s main attraction is the Exploration...
A revised take on Hook Creek Road
With the good intention of giving a “Let’s Go Hiking” nod to Cedar Glen, this weekly columnist wrote about Hook Creek Road for the June 20 edition of the Alpine Mountaineer. My first preference would have been the access route to Splinters Cabin and trail to Aztec...
Students ‘reflect’ on why they are hopeful
Each year the national PTA sponsors the Reflections contest, in which students can create and submit works of art in a variety of genres. Rim of the World High School, under the guidance of George Whitty, has participated for the past several years. The 2023-2024...
Using the arts to promote mental health
By Mary-Justine Lanyon After watching two films – This Is Me, about a young man coming out as gay to his friends and family; and Unimaginable, about the stress of isolation due to the pandemic – guests at Spade & Spatula on June 2 discussed the films and their...








