Community feedback sought about short-term rentals
By Mike Harris - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer The impact of short-term rentals on the housing stock in mountain communities will be investigated by San Bernardino County, with two public meetings planned in early August: one in Crestline and the other in Lake...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Won’t Get Fooled Again
You may recall that last month I ran a musing titled “Blow Up Your TV.” It railed against all the stupid TV sitcoms and other idiotic television shows. Back in 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minnow referred to American commercial television programming as a “vast...
Dear Sidney – 7/20/23
Dear Sidney, A very dear friend, Mary, was left at the altar this week. It wasn’t really an altar, but a park bench along the Lake Gregory path with a clergy and a few friends. A reception was to follow with beers and shots at the Bear Claw Saloon. It’s so sad. Even...
World’s strongest woman lives in Crestline
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer Crestline is not only the current home of the world’s strongest woman, Deanna Flores, it is also her hometown where she grew up and where her extended family lives. Flores was recently paraded through town during the two-mile long...
