By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Crestline residents were restless without Jamboree Days to celebrate on July 4th, so two different groups held their own parades through town. One was a car parade, the other a walking celebration of America’s freedoms. Both events...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Crestline’s Heritage Farmers Fresh Market returns this Friday, July 3, starting at 4:30 p.m. and lasting until 8 p.m. in the North Shore parking lot of Lake Gregory. The market nights will continue every Friday through Sept. 25,...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor For the first time in its 73 years of operation, the grounds at Camp Paivika in Crestline are quiet this summer. Due to COVID-19, the camp is like a ghost town. “We came to the decision early,” said Kelly Kunsek, the camp’s director, “that...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Ye Olde Thrift Shoppe, run by the Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club, reopened for retail business on Memorial Day weekend. All shoppers are required to wear a face mask and are given hand sanitizer when entering the store, to...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer While the mountain communities begin to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Crestline-Lake Gregory Chamber of Commerce has decided to update its landscaping to look more inviting to new visitors to the community. Crestline’s...
Editor’s note: Mike Johnstone, general manager and vice president for Goodwin and Son’s Market in Crestline, asked that The Alpine Mountaineer consider doing a story about how the staff at the market has been working overtime to keep the community safe and fed. Rather...
