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Earth Day on the Mountain (Photo Update)

Staged at Rim of the World High School by Green Team Arrowhead

By Michael P. Neufeld
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Photo Update - Sunday 5 a.m.

Forest Care was one of the exhibitors at Earth Day on the Mountain at Rim of the World High School. Program coordinator Megan Prys met with attendees to discuss the benefits of Forest Care in the San Bernardino National Forest. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Energy conservation was the theme of the Southern California Edison booth at Earth Day on the Mountain. Edison representative Susan Peterson handed out a free CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) light bulb. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Gary Valladao from the Running Springs Water District handed out water conservation coloring books during Earth Day on the Mountain. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

The Vegetarian Club at Rim High School was among a host of several student booths at Earth Day on the Mountain. The booth was staffed by seniors Hanna Machler (left) and Lauren Kivlen. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Bob Yeomans and Penny Shubnell from the Crestline/Lake Gregory Chamber of Commerce served up healthy food alternatives during Earth Day on the Mountain. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Update – Saturday, 3:55 a.m.

The Green Team Arrowhead Earth Day Celebration, at Rim High School today (April 18), will allow organizations and businesses to reach out to the mountain communities with their messages regarding sustainability.

Organizers—including the Rim High School Science Club—invite local residents to participate, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. When you do, you will enjoy: entertainment, food, informative films, guest speakers, raffle prizes. There will also be numerous booths, offering information on everything from water conservation to renewable energy, and recycling to sustainable communities.

Water Charity submitted the very first booth application for Earth Day on the Mountain. Averill Strasser, COO of the non-profit corporation that does water, sanitation, and health education projects around the world, urges mountain residents to clean out their medicine cabinets, and bring their old medications to the event.

Mountain residents are urged to dispose of unused or expired drugs correctly. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

"We, in turn," Strasser explained in his booth registration form, "will collect and dispose of them as hazardous waste, according to the proper protocol."

Strasser explained that flushing unused hormones, sedatives, or antibiotics down the toilet means they eventually wind up in drinking water. "If you put them in the garbage," Strasser emphasized, "they wind up in the landfill, and find they way into the ground water."

Earth Day on the Mountain is an event for the entire family, with plenty of entertainment by the likes of Wake the Bard and Senara (in the gymnasium), and Moondaddies and Nothing Matters with Reggie Bannister.

Don't miss this opportunity to participate in Earth Day on the Mountain.

Original Story

Lake Arrowhead, CA - Earth Day on the Mountain is scheduled for Saturday (April 18) at Rim of the World High school, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission to the event is free and will feature; live music, food, giveaways, green products, guest speakers, raffle prizes and countless booths proving information for local residents.

Unofficial Earth Day Flag (Photo by Wikimedia Commons.)

The event, sponsored by Green Team Arrowhead and The Science Club at Rim High School, promises fun for the entire family. Presentations and movies will be offered in the Performing Arts Center. Information about recycling, water conservation and renewable energy will be featured.

Alternative fuel vehicles will be on display, and various other companies will be exhibiting new "green" technology.

Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) light bulb (Photo by PiccoloNamek/Wikimedia Commons.)

In addition, attendees are invited to bring their household recyclables to the event. Those who do will receive a free CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) light bulb. Visit http://www.greenteamarrowhead.com/node/66 for a list of acceptable items.

Here is a partial list of the booths scheduled to participate on Saturday:

• ABC Solar/Running Springs
• AFV Fleet Service
• Architerra Design Group
• Arrowhead Ranch Outdoor Science School
• Art of the Earth
• Association of Building Contractors of the San Bernardino Mountains
• Best LED Lighting
• BioPro Technology
• Bradco Environmental
• CREEC/Region 10 (California Regional Environmental Education Community)
• Cantrell's Heating and Air
• City of Big Bear Lake
• Crestline/Lake Gregory Chamber of Commerce
• Friends of the Mountain
• GVL Artisan Tour
• Inland Empire Resource Conservation District
• J.U.R. Industrial Sales
• Lake Arrowhead Community Services District
• Lake Arrowhead Nursery
• Mastro Industries
• Mountain Communities Wildfire ReLeaf
• Mountains Group of the Sierra Club Booth
• Paragon Performance
• Peterson Landscape Architecture, Inc.
• Pickens Plan Army
• Prestige Mountain Homes
• ProLawn Turf
• Rim High Vegetarian Club
• Rim of the World High School Interact Club
• Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
• San Bernardino National Forest Association
• Save Our Forest Association
• Skyline Ponds
• SoCal Solar Store
• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• Southern California Edison Company
• Staple's Building Solutions
• Stephens Honey
• SunTrek Solar Industries
• The Alpenhorn News
• The Gas Company, a Sempra Energy Utility
• WJRB Consulting & Design, Inc.
• Water Charity
• Wildhaven Ranch
• reThink Environmental

Individuals or groups wishing to participate in Earth Day on the Mountain may follow instructions on the group's web site at http://www.greenteamarrowhead.com.

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Michael P. Neufeld, Senior News Editor, is a graduate of the Dwight Bentel School of Journalism at San Jose State University. His first job out of San Jose State was with the Associated Press in Los Angeles as overnight Radio Editor. Prior to joining RIMOFTHEWORLD.net, Neufeld was editor of two weekly newspapers—THE MOUNTAIN NEWS and CRESTLINE COURIER-NEWS. He also has experience as editor of an employee newspaper for a major utility company and during his tenure as executive director of the San Jose State University Alumni Association served as faculty advisor to the association's monthly newsletter. He also spent eight years in commercial radio doing everything from news to advertising sales and writing commercials to being an announcer and on-air personality. Neufeld is actively involved the mountain communities including serving as master of ceremonies for the Arrowhead Arts Music Festival held each summer.

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