By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor With all the speculation on Facebook about why the power went out on the mountain at 3:47 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 – and the grumbling about it – I reached out to Southern California Edison for some answers. Yes, we had all been...
LET’S GO HIKING – Metate Trail
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.3 miles (with alternative return leg) Elevation gain: 112 feet (final stretch of outgoing leg) Challenge: easy to moderate The far northwestern quadrant of greater Lake...
Empowering students with words
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Each year the Rotary Clubs on the mountain and Soroptimist International of Rim of the World distribute dictionaries to the mountain’s third-graders and thesauruses to the fifth-graders. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, members of the Crestline-Lake...
Rotary Clubs looking for high school speakers
The three Rotary Clubs in the Rim communities – Crestline-Lake Gregory, Lake Arrowhead and Mountain Sunrise – encourage high school students to enter their speech contests held early in February. Speeches must be five to eight minutes long and based on Rotary...
Arts & Entertainment Guide
CRESTLINE THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Karaoke with Kimberly Drum 7-9pm Rim of the World Sports Bar (909-338-0557) (facebook.com/Rimoftheworld sportsbarlll) Karaoke 9pm-late Bear Claw Saloon (thebearclawsaloon.com) FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 Karaoke with Kimberly Drum...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Cookies
January and February are my favorite months of the year. Why? you ask. Thank you, I’m glad you asked. Well, it’s because Girl Scouts all over the fruited plain will begin selling their sweet, delicious Girl Scout cookies on Jan. 26. But you better hurry, because they...
Estate Planning – Leaving your pet in your will won’t protect them – Here’s what to do instead
For many, pets are cherished family members. Planning for their care if you’re no longer around is essential, but leaving them in your will won’t guarantee their safety or well-being. Estate planning for pets requires more thoughtful solutions to ensure they continue...
Those Were the Days – Indian legends about the Arrowhead
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian “The Arrowhead” is a 7½ acre area of different soils on the side of the mountain on the eastern hillside of Waterman Canyon. The Arrowhead is 1,375 feet in length and 449 feet in width. Lake Arrowhead adopted its name, inspired by that...
