Open houses have been a staple of the real estate market for decades. They conjure up images of curious neighbors and casual "lookie-loos," but their role in today’s market has evolved. With the nationwide changes to real estate practices implemented on Aug. 17, 2024,...
I know this is repetitious, but it’s important. If you had read the edition of this newspaper last year that talked about Crestline being named a “City of Peace” – and I trust you, as a loyal reader, did – you would, no doubt, have seen and hopefully read the article...
My hubby and I are blessed to be grandparents six times over. Their ages range from 4 to 9. Unfortunately, the parents of our blessings live down the hill in three different arenas: Chino, Rancho Mirage and Hesperia. Papa and I are unmercifully invited to every Little...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Chief Chris Fogle of the U.S. Forest Service, who has been serving as incident commander with Team 11 for the Line Fire, gave comprehensive reports at both the Crest Forest and Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council meetings on Oct. 1...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It is every parent’s worst nightmare. On May 25, 2024, 14-year-old Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley was struck down in a crosswalk in Newport Beach by a 30-year-old Fontana man. She did not survive. That man, Joseph Alcazar, was arrested...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Suspect Justin Halstenberg, who allegedly ignited the devastating 43,000-acre Line Fire in the foothills above Highland on Sept. 5, entered a not guilty plea at his initial court appearance, a video arraignment held on Sept. 28. That...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Every spring and fall, the Crestline community gets together to have a community cleanup day. In the fall, it is cleaning up from all the visitors that have come to Lake Gregory and Crestline during the summer; in the spring is...
By Julianne Homokay Special to the Alpine Mountaineer We’ve all heard the adage: “It takes a village.” At Mountains Community Hospital’s Sept. 27 ribbon cutting ceremony for their new front entrance, speaker after speaker demonstrated how this concept became action to...
