By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY - Senior Writer The California Highway Patrol’s recent, four-day-long July 4th weekend maximum enforcement period resulted in the arrest of nine motorists for driving on mountain area roads under the influence of alcohol and or drugs, said...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer At the July Crest Forest Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting, held on July 11 due to the July 4 holiday, the Lake Gregory Company explained their recent beach closure, which is addressed in a story elsewhere in this issue....
By Mike Harris - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer The impact of short-term rentals on the housing stock in mountain communities will be investigated by San Bernardino County, with two public meetings planned in early August: one in Crestline and the other in Lake...
You may recall that last month I ran a musing titled “Blow Up Your TV.” It railed against all the stupid TV sitcoms and other idiotic television shows. Back in 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minnow referred to American commercial television programming as a “vast...
Dear Sidney, A very dear friend, Mary, was left at the altar this week. It wasn’t really an altar, but a park bench along the Lake Gregory path with a clergy and a few friends. A reception was to follow with beers and shots at the Bear Claw Saloon. It’s so sad. Even...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer Crestline is not only the current home of the world’s strongest woman, Deanna Flores, it is also her hometown where she grew up and where her extended family lives. Flores was recently paraded through town during the two-mile long...
By Dr. Ginger Gabriel - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer At the close of the June 24 Rebuilding Together work day, President Wayne Palmer announced that GAF Roofing and Copp Roofing & Construction were donating, in response to the Snowmageddon disaster, four new...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon It was a little chilly but the first Beer Bingo at the Brewery, held on June 6, was a huge success. Folks kept warm by grabbing for Bingo chips and walking up to the table to check on their silent auction bids. Because folks clamored for another...
