By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Chamber of Commerce is now focused on making their Feb. 14 “Mardi Gras on the Mountain” celebration the best one yet. It will be held inside the San Moritz Lodge this year on Valentine’s Day, giving every one...
Crafternoon at Leisure Shores
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club (CFSCC) is starting the new year with a schedule filled with returning and new activities. Each day of the week different fun groups gather, plus healthy exercise groups take place....
Local author shares powerful story of loss, resilience
For local author Danielle Enborg, the San Bernardino Mountains are more than just a backdrop, they are home. Raised in Crestline, Enborg credits the mountain community with shaping who she is, instilling values of resilience, connection and a deep sense of belonging...
Chili cook-off to warm your insides
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer January is the perfect time for chili. Start the year off right by getting together with friends and attending Leisure Shores’s annual chili cook-off at the Crest Forest Senior Citizens membership meeting at their clubhouse,...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Hot, Hot, Hot
Better hurry up and start diggin, and I ain’t kiddin’ for it’s gonna start gettin’ hot, hot, hot around these parts, all on account of Asteroid Nemesis 128, discovered on Nov. 25, 1872, and it seems to be coming back to “get” us. Me mind on fire, me soul on fire,...
Kids wrapped in quilts of love
By Dr. Ginger Gabriel Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Children look to the adults in their lives to give them sustenance, safety and love. Nobody has figured out why some people get born into wealth and others born into scarcity. But most sacred scriptures...
Ask the realtor: Why Your Home Listing Expired — and Why “Taking a Break” Won’t Fix It
The day your home listing expires without a sale is quietly devastating. You’ve cleaned, staged, shown, waited, hoped—and then the sign comes down. No offer. No closing. Just exhaustion. That’s usually when sellers say they want to “give it a break.” But here’s the...
An observation about the VA disability investigation
By Mike Brewer Special to the Alpine Mountaineer With a lifelong bent for objectivity and back story truth, I would like to offer some perspective on the Veterans Administration fraud investigations. These are tumultuous times and the myriad of lobbyists and message...











