Southern California Edison’s Community Resource Team was set up at the Robert Hootman Center in Running Springs during and following the power outage created by wind damage to transmission equipment. Team member Josh (pictured) was handing out firewood to mountain...
Remembering Rose Smiley
Dr. Fillmore Smiley and Lori Thomas – with some of Rosenda “Rose” Smiley’s friends – at the Crestline Café. Owner Amber Crubaugh donated a portion of the proceeds from dinners on Sunday, Jan. 12 to benefit Rose’s memorial legacy fund. The then-14-year-old girl was...
The do’s and don’ts of flying a drone
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Scott Boyer – who lays out the Alpine Mountaineer – recently got his FAA pilot’s license so he can fly his drone. An FAA pilot’s license? “Yes,” Boyer said, “the FAA is particularly fussy about where pilots are allowed to fly and how to...
No-fly zone for drones
Flying a drone can be fun and even informative BUT flying them in a zone where an active fire is burning is not only a bad idea – it’s illegal and is a federal offense. A drone flying over the recent fires in the Los Angeles area hit a plane dropping fire retardant,...
How to prepare for power outages and natural disasters
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Rural mountain living comes with an even share of natural beauty and challenges, especially when it comes to extreme weather and power outages. Between frequent Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) or the recent...
The time to sign up for Mountains Little League is now
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer It may seem as if winter has just begun and that baseball season just ended with the Dodgers winning the World Series, but Mountains Little League is having their final baseball and softball signups on their website,...
Crestline Chamber of Commerce looks to the future
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The newly elected members of the Crestline Chamber of Commerce board of directors will be introduced to the community at their first public board meeting of the new year on the third Tuesday of January. Jan. 21, at 5:30 p.m....
Greed won’t sell your house
The house across the street from me is on its fifth listing in 15 months. It’s a well-built home with rare features for our area: front and back yards, a spacious layout, high-end finishes, a garage and parking for at least four cars. I knew the original owners who...











