By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer On Nov. 21 when Joe Gutierez, the trail maintenance lead for the Rim of the World Interpretive Association, was at Heaps Peak Arboretum, a visitor reported to him they had found a cut tree in the snow on the ground. Upon initial...
Lake Gregory dredging plan OK’d by Supervisors
By Mike Harris Special to the Alpine Mountaineer After years of talking about it, the go-ahead was given to start the Lake Gregory Regional Park Sitewide Sediment Management Project in 2025 by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors at the Tuesday, Nov....
Join the Mountain Bruins, help a student
The UCLA Mountain Bruins have started their 2025 membership drive. The group provides tuition support to any mountain student accepted to UCLA; this support is for all four years. We also provide a field trip for sophomores and juniors from the local mountain schools...
Colonial Christmas concert returning to San Moritz Lodge
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The year was 1783. The Revolutionary War had ended and George Washington was on his way home to his wife, Martha, at Mount Vernon. The Mountain Fifes & Drums will be presenting their annual Christmas program, “A Colonial...
Blue Jay holiday parade this Saturday
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Blue Jay holiday parade will be marching through town this Saturday, Dec. 7 down Highway 189 through the center of Blue Jay, stepping off at 2 p.m. The 2024 parade theme is "Our House is a Very, Very, Fine House." This year...
Author meets her fans, makes new ones
Chrysteen Braun – who has written a series of book set in Lake Arrowhead – was at Timberline in the Glen on Nov. 30, meeting fans and signing books for new ones. One such new fan was fellow author Claudia Treuherz (right). Braun’s books – the Guest Book triology plus...
Financial Focus – Inflation-fighting strategies for retirees
Inflation may run high or low, but it’s pretty much always around and it’s particularly concerning if you’re a retiree. How can you help protect yourself from a rising cost of living? Here are a few suggestions: Keep some growth potential in your investment portfolio....
Sheriff’s Log
Big Bear Lake resident arrested after deputies find methamphetamine On Tuesday, Nov. 26, at about 12:53 p.m., Big Bear Station deputies assigned to the Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Arroyo Drive and Lake View Drive...









