If you’ve been thinking about buying a home but aren’t quite ready to commit to a real estate agent, there’s good news: Open houses have become one of the easiest and least stressful ways to begin your search. For years, open houses attracted plenty of "lookie-loos" –...
Arts & Entertainment Guide
Those Were The Days: Skyland Heights—the destination to beat valley heat
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The current Top Town area was not the first area where early visitors to the mountains chose to stay. The Skyland area is the oldest and highest part of Crestline. There is evidence from metates near the springs that even the...
Estate Planning: Trust administration vs. probate in California—Understanding the difference
When a loved one passes away, families are often faced with the task of settling the decedent's affairs and transferring assets to beneficiaries. In California, this process generally occurs through either trust administration or probate. While both serve the purpose...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Armstrong
Last Saturday’s July 4th fireworks extravaganza in the sky, above Lake Gregory, marked the 57th anniversary of the first manned moon landing. I remember it like it was yesterday. Ground control to Major Tom. Commencing countdown, engines on. Check ignition and may...
Upcoming Events
BIG BEAR Big Bear Theatre Project: Creating Worlds Playwright Festival, Aug. 13-16. tick,tick…BOOM!, Oct. 15-25. A Ghost Story, Dec. 17-20. Big Bear Performing Arts Center. Tickets and more information, bigbeartheatreproject.org. BLUE JAY Craft Fair: Every Saturday,...
Sheriff’s Log
Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.
Crestline home burns during Jamboree Days parade
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer On Saturday morning, July 4, a mid-morning fire began in the San Moritz area of Crestline as the the annual Jamboree Days parade was about to begin. The parade goers who lined Lake Drive noticed the black smoke arising from the...











