By Mary-Justine Lanyon When Armand LeSage heard the call for Rotarians to participate in a vocational training team (VTT) to Thailand to study the water available there, he signed right up. The Lake Arrowhead resident – a member of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club –...
Grammy winners galore at the Blue Jay Jazz Festival – Lee Ritenour and George Whitty to take the stage
The guitar has been part of Lee Ritenour’s life since the tender age of 8, when he took up the instrument. Born in Los Angeles, Ritenour decided at the age of 12 he wanted to pursue a career in music. At 16, he played on his first recording sessions with the Mamas...
Remembering REX ARNCE JACKSON – July 5, 1952 to January 21, 2024
Rex “left us way too young.” He was only 71 when cancer took him from this earth life. He was born in 1952 to Liz and Earl Jackson. He attended Jurupa Unified schools and graduated from Rubidoux High in 1971. Rex was immediately drafted by the Cincinnati Reds baseball...
Mountain Top Days are upon us
This weekend head to Running Springs for the annual Mountain Top Days. The festivities begin on Friday night, Aug. 2, with a parade down Hilltop Boulevard. Those participating will line up on Old City Creek Road at 5:30 p.m. with the parade stepping off at about 6:15....
Road work to impact recreational opportunities
Road work on Keller Peak Road (Forest Service Road 1N96), which began on July 29, will restrict public access to the road on Monday through Friday through Sept. 20. The following sites will be impacted: Shady Cove Campground, yellow post sites off the road and Trail...
Portrait of an Artist: Lisa Cook – From fine art to fun art
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Lisa Cook lives in an art gallery. The walls of her Lake Arrowhead home display paintings she’s created with singular inspiration and skill. Each of them comes with its own story, so this is a residence of many stories –...
Crestline Chamber reviews past and future activities
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Chamber of Commerce has just successfully held two large public events back-to-back in July: Jamboree Days and Corks & Hops. At their monthly chamber meeting, they reflected on how the events went and are looking...
We hit it out of the park!
Submitted by Kimberly McGuire MCH Foundation Executive Director MCH Director of Community Development The support and unity shown at Le Grand Picnic fundraiser on July 21 was truly amazing. We want to thank everyone who attended, raised their foam fingers, and helped...










