By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It’s happened to all of us – we are out on a walk and spy a bird we’ve never seen before. How can we identify it? The answer has been supplied by the Heaps Peak Arboretum, which unveiled a new poster of birds of the San Bernardino...
Crestline Trick or Treat the Merchants a whopper
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer As far as candy goes, there were plenty of Whoppers available all along Lake Drive and in Top Town during last Saturday’s Crestline Trick or Treat the Merchants, but the real whopper was the number of trick or treaters filling their...
Penny Shubnell: Memorial set for November 8
Penny Shubnell was born Penny Rzewnicki in Michigan on June 8, 1943. She grew up there, married and came to California in 1966, where she began working for Carter, Holly, Hale as a data processor. She divorced, earned a BA at Cal State Fullerton and supported her...
Rare British car captures top prize at CHP car show
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A 1950 British Ford Anglia owned by Dave Meigide of Running Springs took first-place honors at the California Highway Patrol’s annual car show on Saturday, Oct. 19. Meigide, who teaches Auto Technology at Rim of the World High...
SHERIFF’S BRIEF – Sheriff Dicus releases mid-term report highlighting progress and key accomplishments
Sheriff Shannon Dicus has released his mid-term report, offering an overview of the department’s progress and key initiatives since he took office. The report reflects the department’s ongoing efforts to enhance public safety, support personnel and address community...
Arrowhead Arts Association Fall Festival – A gathering of classical music lovers
By Dr. Ginger Gabriel Special to the Alpine Mountaineer In celebration of the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” Arrowhead Arts Association engaged the director of the Riverside Philharmonic, Tomasz Golka, to schedule and then reschedule the...
Vietnam Vet Speaks at Women’s Club of Lake Arrowhead Meeting
With Veterans Day on the horizon, it was only appropriate that Nick Nerio, commander of American Legion Post 360, shared his experience in Vietnam with the Women’s Club of Lake Arrowhead. He was drafted into the Army in 1966, Nerio told the women at their Oct. 16...
Portrait Of An Artist – Jo Robinson: Maven of fluid art
I just love being able to create pretty things. To do it by this beautiful lake while being part of the artist collective, showing my work and teaching, is more than I’d ever imagined. I feel very fortunate! – Jo Robinson By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine...











