William (Bill) H. Miller Jr. was born on December 13, 1940, in Easton, Pa. He grew up in that area until he joined the Navy in March 1959. There he served on three different ships including the U.S.S. Midway. During his time in the Navy, Bill was married to Leslee;...
Back in the day, when I was a young lad growing up in the OC, Mr. Holly Jolly Christmas himself, Burl Ives, showed up at an assembly when I was in second grade at Tustin Elementary School and entertained us kiddos with a whole mess of Christmas songs, one of which, of...
The peninsula at the end of Lake Arrowhead Village was lit up on the night of Dec. 14 not only by the Christmas tree but also by two bonfires. The bonfires – sponsored by San Bernardino County Fire – drew folks who love to kick off the holiday season with the annual...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon For many years, Holland Lowe, executive director of Operation Provider, has put on a truly magnificent dinner on Christmas Day with the help of a flock of elf volunteers. On Dec. 25, folks are invited to come to the Elks Lodge in...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer As we get ready to usher in 2025, the staff of the Alpine Mountaineer has carefully considered and then selected a handful of articles from the past year that we feel have had a significant impact on the lives and lifestyles...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Water consumption is up slightly but the draw on Lake Arrowhead is down. That was the report from Operations Manager Matt Brooks at the Dec. 10 meeting of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District board. Comparing November 2024 to...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer When the judges for Crestlights, Dirk Rinker and Grayson Lopez, drove around Crestline to see all the homes and businesses that had enrolled in this year’s Crestlights home and business lighting contest, they said it was “a...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The focus of the Every Girl Counts meeting on Dec. 11 at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School was achieving healthy bodies and brains. The program – sponsored by Soroptimist International of Rim of the World – is open to girls in sixth,...
