By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District was surprised, General Manager Catherine Cerri said, to find the presence of PFAS in Lake Arrowhead. “Our drinking water is so pristine,” she said. Cerri was addressing the Mountain Sunrise Rotary...
A ride for Robb – ‘This is the way the world should be’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Lake Arrowhead resident Jeff Spears loves to ride his bicycle. Riding is just what he did from June 2 to 8 when he participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles – a ride of 545 miles. Of the 1350 riders who registered...
Bringing potable water to Thailand
By Mary-Justine Lanyon When Armand LeSage heard the call for Rotarians to participate in a vocational training team (VTT) to Thailand to study the water available there, he signed right up. The Lake Arrowhead resident – a member of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club –...
Grammy winners galore at the Blue Jay Jazz Festival – Lee Ritenour and George Whitty to take the stage
The guitar has been part of Lee Ritenour’s life since the tender age of 8, when he took up the instrument. Born in Los Angeles, Ritenour decided at the age of 12 he wanted to pursue a career in music. At 16, he played on his first recording sessions with the Mamas...
Remembering REX ARNCE JACKSON – July 5, 1952 to January 21, 2024
Rex “left us way too young.” He was only 71 when cancer took him from this earth life. He was born in 1952 to Liz and Earl Jackson. He attended Jurupa Unified schools and graduated from Rubidoux High in 1971. Rex was immediately drafted by the Cincinnati Reds baseball...
Mountain Top Days are upon us
This weekend head to Running Springs for the annual Mountain Top Days. The festivities begin on Friday night, Aug. 2, with a parade down Hilltop Boulevard. Those participating will line up on Old City Creek Road at 5:30 p.m. with the parade stepping off at about 6:15....
Road work to impact recreational opportunities
Road work on Keller Peak Road (Forest Service Road 1N96), which began on July 29, will restrict public access to the road on Monday through Friday through Sept. 20. The following sites will be impacted: Shady Cove Campground, yellow post sites off the road and Trail...
Portrait of an Artist: Lisa Cook – From fine art to fun art
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Lisa Cook lives in an art gallery. The walls of her Lake Arrowhead home display paintings she’s created with singular inspiration and skill. Each of them comes with its own story, so this is a residence of many stories –...











