By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Lake Gregory Regional Park is one of the best places on the mountain in which to paddle a kayak. The calm lake doesn’t have motor boaters speeding by to make big waves, which can upset a kayak; it has calm waters which make it easy...
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Bear invasions at mountain area homes seem to have increased in recent weeks, with California black bears (they’re actually brown in coloration) rummaging through outdoor trash barrels as they wander through neighborhoods after dark....
By RICH CASSONESpecial to The Alpine Mountaineer Jason Riordan calls his wife, Lisa, “the wind at my back.” Together they are the owners of Riordan’s MMA Club in Running Springs. “There’s something in her personality that disarms my shyness, that puts me at ease,...
CRESTLINE-LAKE GREGORY ROTARY CLUB By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor The members of the Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary Club did not let continuing COVID-19 restrictions deter them from holding their 19th annual recognition of folks from the community who have offered...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer The Crestline Kooks are at it again! Every other Sunday night during the summer they will be offering a free parasailing show at the Crestline launch site. These Sunday night flights began on June 6. They started the summer season...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor It was a blustery celebration – that describes the weather, not the speeches. The wind blew so ferociously that many caps went flying and one of the graduation arbors toppled over. Before the 185 students graduating from Rim of the World...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor The Mountain High School graduation ceremony began with Principal Dave Nygren thanking the students’ families for being there “when they needed you. “I can guarantee they are ready to step forward and begin their adult lives.” Nygren told...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor In 1946, George “Mac” McKenzie and his wife, Lucy, founded the McKenzie Water Ski School in Lake Arrowhead. For more than 50 years, they shared their passion for water skiing with the residents of visitors to Lake Arrowhead.Eventually, the...
