On Saturday, May 18, a bevy of volunteers walked around Lake Gregory, up and down Lake Gregory Drive and through downtown Crestline, picking up litter left behind by other folks. According to Rick Dinon, one of the organizers of Clean Up Crestline, there were about 22...
Lake Gregory summer concert series going full throttle
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Crestline’s very popular Friday night summer concert series and Market at Lake Gregory began Friday, May 3. This free event, which takes place from 4 to 8 p.m., also has 25 or more craft and food vendors. The concerts begin at 5...
Festival draws dozens of kites
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Dozens of colorful kites took to the sky above the San Moritz meadow on the eastern shore of Lake Gregory on Saturday, May 11, for the second annual Crestline kite festival. Tamara Bellamy flew this colorful kite (1) while this...
Are you prepared for a disaster?
Are you interested in learning how to prepare and help your family and neighbors in the event of a disaster or other major event? With earthquakes and El Niño looming over our heads, can you spare a couple of weekends? If you want to help but don't know where to go,...
Should phones be allowed in schools?
By Mary-Justine Lanyon That is the question on the minds of not only local school administrators and trustees but on the minds of school officials nationwide. At the April 18 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District board of trustees, teacher Debbie...
Come watch a bear emerge from a log
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer This year’s Jamboree Days on Saturday, July 6, will have activities that extend throughout the Lake Drive area after the 10 a.m. parade is over. There will be vendor booths and bands from the 7-Eleven lot to the kid’s fun zone at...
Remembering those who gave all
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The atmosphere in the San Moritz Lodge was solemn and respectful as a large crowd gathered for the annual Memorial Day observance. “We are here to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so we could picnic and do what we choose,” said the...
Rising from the ashes
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Following the devastating fire in 2007 – when 100 homes were lost in Green Valley Lake – the Mountain Community Alliance was created as the community’s main civic organization. Patrick and Sandi Huckaby – the president and secretary of the...











