Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Holly Jolly Christmas

Back in the day, when I was a young lad growing up in the OC, Mr. Holly Jolly Christmas himself, Burl Ives, showed up at an assembly when I was in second grade at Tustin Elementary School and entertained us kiddos with a whole mess of Christmas songs, one of which, of...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – The Boys of Summer

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – The Boys of Summer

How about those Boys in Blue? That’s right, I’m talkin’ bout the one and only Los Angeles Dodgers, you know, the ones that just won the World Series after beating the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 of what NBC News called a “roller-coaster game.” You probably already...

Dear Sidney

Dear Sidney

Dear Sidney, The religious holidays are approaching. I cannot complain that I am not invited to Thanksgiving and Christmas family celebrations. I am invited; however, I enjoy spending these holidays with friends of faith. The “family” celebrations are devoid of giving...

Bringing back the glory of the meadow

Bringing back the glory of the meadow

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor The meadow at SkyPark at Santa’s Village was bustling with activity on Wednesday, Oct. 23 as volunteers from the Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), the Urban Conservation Corps and the California Climate Action Corps planted...

‘She was a person?’

‘She was a person?’

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor After having a snack of pizza, clementines, carrots and water, the members of Every Girl Counts – the club for sixth, seventh and eighth-grade girls at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School – took the short walk to the Mountain History...

Winter prep work to begin on SR-18

Winter prep work to begin on SR-18

Caltrans has announced the Burnt Mill maintenance crews have begun preparing State Route 18 for winter. The winter preparation maintenance operation began on Wednesday, Oct. 30 with a break on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Work will continue from Monday, Nov. 4 to Thursday,...

Fall Fest brings the community together

Fall Fest brings the community together

By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Twin Peaks Community Center was transformed into a hub of fall festivities as the Mountain Provisions Cooperative hosted its second annual Fall Fest. The event drew a crowd of locals, vendors...

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