BLUE JAY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 ---------------------------------- Friday Night Live with Steve’s Rock n’ Roll Time Machine 8pm Dogwood Tavern (dogwoodtavern.net) CRESTLINE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 --------------------------------------- Karaoke with Kimberly Drum...
Estate Planning: Why do I need a will if I have a trust?
If you’ve set up a living trust in California, you might be wondering why anyone would still need a will. After all, isn’t a trust supposed to take care of everything? The truth is, while a trust is a powerful tool for managing and distributing your assets, it doesn’t...
Those Were The Days: Dedicating Rim of the World Drive
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The official dedication of the 101-mile Rim of the World Drive occurred on Sunday, July 18, 1915 – 110 years ago. The dedication ceremony took place below Strawberry Peak in Pinecrest’s South Park. The event was attended by 101...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: It’s Only Rock & Roll…but I like it
People sometimes ask me if I was at Woodstock. Sadly, I have to admit I didn’t make it. Seems it was in upstate New York, and I was here in California, trying to get enough credits to graduate with the class of ’69. Also, sadly, I didn’t graduate until 1970. Must have...
Upcoming Events
BLUE JAY Craft Fair: Every Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., weather permitting, in the US Bank parking lot on North Bay Road at Hwy 189, next to Grocery Outlet. Interested new vendors should talk with Chuck at the event. CRESTLINE Crestline Carolers: Dec. 20, 6 p.m....
Sheriff’s Log
Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.
LAKE ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT — Changes at the helm of the water district
By Mary-Justine Lanyon When Catherine Cerri, who has served as the general manager of the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (LACSD) for the past several years, announced her upcoming retirement, the district went into action, seeking a new GM. They...
Blue Jay Parade Lures 1,000 Admirers
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer This year’s annual Blue Jay Christmas parade, now in its 46th year, proved true to its theme: “There’s Magic in the Mountains.” Its quarter-mile-long parade route along Highway 189, in the mountain hamlet of Blue Jay, is reputedly...











