By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The community of Green Valley Lake held a "Return From Evacuation" potluck gathering in the center of town, across from the lake on Saturday afternoon. The community celebrated the survival of the town from the Line Fire and the...
Bingo will continue first Fridays at Leisure Shores
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer On the first Friday of each month, the Lions Club will be hosting bingo games at the Crest Forest Senior Center’s Leisure Shores for the Crestline and mountain community residents and visitors. September was the first official month...
Finding your way “Through the Storm”
At their Oct. 5 afternoon tea, the Mountain Christian Women’s Fellowship will hear from Teresa Alexander, speaking on “Through the Storm.” Alexander, the director of the Mountain Pregnancy Center, will share her story of how God miraculously saved her grandson...
Line Fire arson suspect pleads not guilty
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Line Fire arson suspect Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco, entered a plea of not guilty at his San Bernardino County Superior Court video arraignment hearing, which was done from jail on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Halstenberg reportedly...
Noah’s heart transplant fundraiser, rescheduled for October 6
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Noah Bard is well-known in the Crestline community as Mr. Hospitality. Last year as a 16-year-old he rode in the 2023 Jamboree Days Parade, and he is often been seen throughout town in stores meeting people and waving at traffic...
Start fall off at the Harvest Festival
By Cady Price Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Havenwood will be hosting its Harvest Festival on Sept 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – the third year it has hosted the event. Havenwood is a retail shop in Running Springs with a large event space behind their A-frame...
One woman’s emotional journey with breast cancer
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Tustin resident Susan Svoboda had always been a very healthy person. Like so many adults of her age, she had had her tonsils removed as a child. And she gave birth to two children in the 80s – without so much as an aspirin. So it came as...
Portrait of an Artist – Rebecca Maloof: Expressive wearable art
“I love it when someone comes into the gallery and buys something, and I see how delighted they are with their purchase. I sense that they’ll love the piece or the set as much as I did when I made it.” —Rebecca Maloof By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer...











