On Nov. 11, a group of volunteers – including veterans, local residents and SkyPark at Santa’s Village staff – spent the day sprucing up the meadow at SkyPark. They planted native plants and seeds and spread mulch to help conserve water, improve soil health and...
Crestline Magazine now available
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Winter 2024 edition of Crestline Magazine has been published and delivered to local post offices to be placed in post office boxes. The magazine has a lovely color cover photo looking west over Lake Gregory by...
Glowing millipedes invade mountain communities
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Ben Price, who is a longtime mountain resident, told the Alpine Mountaineer in a candid Nov. 2 interview that he was taking out the trash one evening when something unusual in the forest caught his eye. “It glowed green, it moved...
Summit stresses need for more affordable housing
The San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership, in collaboration with the county’s Office of Homeless Services, hosted the 13th annual Homeless Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to discuss priorities for addressing homelessness in the county and to highlight key successes...
Mountain youth help feed the homeless
Three members of the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church youth group, their parents and three staff members went to help prepare and serve dinner to people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Riverside on Sunday,...
A master lease leads to needed housing
After years of planning and several attempts in various locations, the Mountain Homeless Coalition has successfully master leased six small cabins in Big Bear Lake. With a master lease, the property owner receives a fixed rent from Mountain Homeless Coalition each...
LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT Concern expressed over chemicals in water
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Nov. 14 meeting of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District opened with concerns expressed by customer Garin Vartanian on a recent survey showing an elevated amount of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the water...
Countdown to Christmas
No sooner has the Thanksgiving turkey been eaten than attention gets turned to Christmas. And what better way to do that than to celebrate with a Christmas tree lighting. The first one of the season on the mountain will take place at Lake Arrowhead Village on Friday,...











