San Bernardino County Supervisor Dawn Rowe has announced she is partnering with Rebuilding Together Mountain Communities to provide home repair and maintenance services for qualifying individuals in the Rim communities. On Jan. 9, the board of supervisors unanimously...
Planting the seed for a mountain co-op
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The “seed” for the Mountain Provisions Cooperative was planted when Alexander Vallejos and Holly Walker were distributing farm-fresh produce to local residents. When they pondered bringing Arrowhead Farms Direct to an end, the idea of a...
Breaking News – Crestline man wanted for domestic violence
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A slew of sheriff’s deputies and CHP officers were dispatched to the Top Town area of Crestline around 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, in response to multiple reports of a man brandishing a gun in the vicinity of Crest Forest and Fern...
Rim High seniors celebrate applying to colleges
By Dian Zhang Special to the Alpine Mountaineer As the winter season begins settling in, many 12th-grade students across the nation have finished applying for colleges. The application window for many four-year universities has already closed. In celebration of this...
It’s time for a dip in the lake
The 15th annual PolaRotary Bear Plunge is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. The beach at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa will be filled with folks sporting colorful costumes, waiting for their turn to go jump in the lake. Some folks jump as a single...
CHP nets 6 DUI arrests during holiday period
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer California Highway Patrol CHP) officers from the Arrowhead Area CHP office in Running Springs racked up six driving under the influence (DUI) arrests during its recent Christmas and New Year’s Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP)....
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Here Comes the Rain Again
Nice weather we’ve been having lately… nice for ducks, that is. One of my neighbors, old man Quigley, whom I encountered whilst he was constructing an ark in his front yard, stopped me to inquire how long a cubit is. I told him I wasn’t sure, but I suggested that he...
Dear Sidney – 01/11/2024
Dearest Sidney, Happy New Year! May the year bless you and keep you warm. No more eight-foot snow berms. I have a dear friend now living out of state since 2019. Every Christmas since moving away, she sends me a gift box by way of the USPS. The box is always received...










