By Mike Harris Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Rockslides along Highway 18 in what’s called the Narrows wrecked two vehicles on two different dates, causing the drivers to be transported to the emergency room and destroying both vehicles. The first incident occurred...
Remembering Penny Shubnell, community leader | June 8, 1943 – October 18, 2024
Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club president and community motivator and mentor Penny Shubnell, who lived in Crestline for 28 years, passed away very suddenly on Friday evening, Oct. 18. Penny had spent the previous day interacting with friends while selling ice cream...
Tri-chamber mixer honors three local groups
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The tri-chamber mixer, held by the mountain area chambers of commerce each year, gives the members of all three chambers an opportunity to learn what the other chambers are doing and what the other businesses on the mountain are...
Helping to make the village shine
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor On Saturday, Oct. 19, I joined 26 other volunteers on a community-wide cleanup day in Crestline, stretching from Lake Gregory to Top Town. Organizer Rick Dinon of the Lake Gregory Yacht Club broke the area up into sections and sent the...
Community shows their heart for Noah
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Noah Bard is well known in the Crestline community as Mr. Hospitality. Last year, as a 16-year-old, he rode in the 2023 Jamboree Days Parade. He is often seen throughout town in stores, meeting people and waving at traffic on Lake...
Spuds and sundaes – a perfect dinner
The Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club hosted its annual Stuff Your Spud fundraiser at Leisure Shores on Oct. 17. Folks stuffed their baked potatoes with a variety of toppings: chili, cheese, chives, salsa, butter, bacon bits, sour cream, cheese sauce, peas and more....
Touring the world with young musicians
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor As Emily Gregg Ozaeta, the music director at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School, welcomed the guests to the school’s fall concert, she encouraged parents and friends to return for their spring event. As good as these students are now,...
Rim Special Athletes offers kayaking with the blind
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Rim Special Athletes program offers year-round individual sporting activities for those with disabilities. One of the groups that came to some of RSA’s activities this summer was the Inland Empire Chapter of Lighthouse for the...











