By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer The 12th annual Lake Arrowhead Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead, lured 56 classic vehicle owners, as well as hundreds of spectators, to Lake Arrowhead Village on Saturday, July 27....
Wes Abarca: Muralist extraordinaire
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Commissioned by Crestline’s TM Camping Company, located adjacent to the Shell gas station on Lake Drive, mural artist Wes Abarca was hired to create a colorful mural on the south side of the company’s office building. The mural...
Mountain Top Days: Celebrating ‘Our Town’
By Derek Johnson Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Mountain Top Days – the annual summer festival in Running Springs – lived up to its theme, “Our Town.” It had every bit of small-town charm that one expects from this mountain community. The festivities began on...
LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT – Changing of the guard in field operations
By Mary-Justine Lanyon “This is a tough one,” said Catherine Cerri, general manager of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District. Cerri and the district were honoring one of their own – Mike Blackwood, the field operations manager, who was retiring after having...
MPH teacher arrested for alleged sex crimes
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Jack Daymond Allen, 62, of Lake Arrowhead, a teacher currently on leave from Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School in Lake Arrowhead, was arrested and taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies on July 24 and booked at the sheriff’s...
Joe Whyte: Master of outdoor images
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer It’s a surprising instance of contrasting origins and outcomes. Joe Whyte’s roots are in the upscale and somewhat hoity-toity soil of south Orange County. He was born and grew up in Corona del Mar. He also lived for a...
Concert Under the Stars: An evening of serious fun
Comedy, rock ‘n roll and gourmet food stations will combine to create an evening and concert “under the stars” to raise funds for the Mountain Communities Boys & Girls Club. The event – which will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Lake Arrowhead Country Club...
A new kind of book club for kids
The Lake Arrowhead library is excited to announce a book club that introduces kids to several classic books and helps them find out what they like to read: the First Chapter Book Club. The First Chapter Book Club will meet Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. starting on Aug. 14...











