Mountain Events
It’s not goodbye but see you soon
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Like a shepherd watching over his flock, Pastor Mike Whisner has cared for the congregation at the Twin Peaks Community Church for the past 25 years. The time has come for him to retire. However, fortunately for both the congregation and...
Youth reaching out to the unhoused
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Mountain Hands is a youth service group started by James O’Brien, his wife, Keely Hawkes, and their daughter, Cadence. Cadence and the other teens started casting and rehearsing a musical version of Mean Girls last June. Their goal: To...
Scholarship awarded to Marine
At a recent meeting of the local Marine Corps League, a scholarship of $500 was awarded by Commandant Aaron Wienke to Marine Charles Flores to attend Victor Valley College. The scholarship was awarded in the name of the late mountain resident, Daryl Carroll, who was a...
RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — Questions raised about trustees’ compensation
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Two speakers at the Feb. 26 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District school board raised questions about the recent increase in compensation the trustees receive. “It is disheartening to hear about such an exorbitant...
