Sheriff’s Log – 12/14/2023
November 28, 2023 BLU (Warrant Arrest) State Hwy 189 – Transient was sleeping outside – got verbally aggressive with RP and staff for telling her to leave – deputy contacted suspect at Jensen’s – she was found to have multiple warrants – arrested and booked...
Mischievous spirits take to local streets
By P.D. Hancock Special to the Alpine Mountaineer You could hear the bells way before you could see them. On Dec. 2, a motley crew of Yuletide monsters sauntered down Lake Drive. This Krampus run was organized by Ty Holifield, a transplant from Alabama who...
Gifting students with the power of words
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Dictionary: a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin and usage. Third-graders across the...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Words
When I look back on the past year, I find that I have written over 42,000 words as part of this weekly column, not to mention all the other words used in the news and information articles that I’ve written for this newspaper. Now that’s a lot of wrods. Wait a darned...








