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Lake Arrowhead home tour a living inspiration
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Lake Arrowhead’s 49th annual home tour, produced by the Lake Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce, was held on Sept. 21, 2024. The home tour is a community-run event, where volunteers work together to show off the best of Lake Arrowhead to...
Residents urged to stay vigilant as Line Fire nears containment
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer At a community meeting held on the evening of Sept. 14 at the Hootman Center in Running Springs, local officials and fire authorities provided updates on the ongoing Line Fire, which began in Highland on Sept. 6. They...
Barefoot to Freedom: One woman’s tale of escaping from Cuba
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor As a young girl, Hilda Valenzuela Wendtland grew up in Cuba, where she was born, under communism and Fidel Castro. “Our voices were silenced, people were sent to prison and shot by a firing squad. The world knew nothing about it,” Hilda...
Traffic incident on State Route 18 proves fatal to pedestrian
On the evening of September 21, 2024, a fatal accident occurred on State Route 18 near Hortensia’s at the Cliffhanger, generating a significant response from local authorities. According to initial reports, a male individual was found lying in the roadway with no...
Fort Gregory Outdoor Company cuts ribbon
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The members of the board of directors of the Crestline Chamber of Commerce and many community members came out to celebrate the Red Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the outdoor and camping store, The Fort Gregory Outdoor Company. Fort...
