12th annual Duck Derby slated for April 16
Easter egg hunt will precede Duck Derby By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Thousands of plastic ducks will race to the finish line from the shore of Lake Gregory’s south shore beach this coming Saturday, April 16, during Crestline’s 12th annual Duck Derby. Everyone is...
Scots Lodge – A community’s labor of love for Rim High students
By Sean EshelmanSpecial to The Alpine Mountaineer They say “It takes a village” to raise a child, and the true value of a community comes from the way it treats its most vulnerable members. Thanks to the devotion of its volunteers and generosity of public donations,...
Crestline Café under new ownership
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Amber Crubaugh, the new owner of the Crestline Café, began her eight-year-long career at the restaurant in June 2014. “I had been a manager at McDonald’s in Blue Jay for five years,” she told The Alpine Mountaineer, “before an opening...
Eroding slope to be repaired next year
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor The area of Highway 189 as it approaches Lake Gregory Drive is well known – and somewhat terrifying – to local motorists as it narrows in to barely allow two vehicles to pass safely. Caltrans Public Information Officer Emily Leinen and...









