Last month all the mountain communities experienced what Southern California Edison (SCE) calls PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoffs). Funmi Williamson, SCE’s senior vice president and chief customer officer, issued a statement and the answers to some common questions...
The Pinewood Derby is a fun Cub Scout racing event held in many Packs. During the event, Cub Scouts race small wooden cars down a sloped track. They are powered only by gravity. The first Pinewood Derby race was organized and held in 1953 in Manhattan Beach, Calif. By...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Diners who may not have eaten at BIN189 at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa for a while are in for a delightful surprise when they do return. Executive Chef Ruben Bugarin, who joined the staff last September, has just launched his new...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The new Crestline bookstore, Paper & Clay, will be hosting a poetry reading for members of the community to enjoy on Sunday, Feb. 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The evening’s event will feature local poets reading some of...
Two more students have completed the required credits and have graduated from Mountain High School. Octavio Aguilar, who graduated on Jan. 31, plans to work with his family at the bakery they are opening on the mountain. He also plans to go to school to become an auto...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Sanitation District (CSD) is very concerned about the 100-year contract that Hesperia Venture One, LLC (HV1), which owns the property where their treated effluent outflow is distributed, wants them to sign. Over the...
By Isabella Dino Special to the Alpine Mountaineer It begins in the gym, as most things do in high school. A large space that has seen victories and losses, rallies and homecomings, all the rituals of adolescence that take place under bright fluorescent lights....
Paula Marzicola was very active in the mountain community for decades. She was known by almost all who have lived on the mountain for any length of time as a cook for various restaurants and free meals for the community. She died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday...
