By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor In 1946, George “Mac” McKenzie and his wife, Lucy, founded the McKenzie Water Ski School in Lake Arrowhead. For more than 50 years, they shared their passion for water skiing with the residents of visitors to Lake Arrowhead.Eventually, the...
Submitted by Rick DinonLake Gregory Yacht Club The Lake Gregory Yacht Club celebrated its opening day on Saturday, June 5. This year, the club’s 17th, was especially memorable, marking the reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown that had the clubhouse and events closed...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer The mountains saw blue skies and sunny weather for Memorial Day weekend 2021. It also saw thousands of visitors, coming out of a year of imposed COVID restrictions, visiting the mountain communities to enjoy the festivities offered....
Shortly after restored yodeler wooden sculptures began appearing around Crestline in January, The Alpine Mountaineer newspaper had a visitor come knocking on our door. To our delight, it was another yodeler sporting a bushy grey moustache and an alpine cap. What our...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Memorial Day was created to honor and remember all who died in service of the United States. It was originally inspired by the 63,200 deaths of soldiers in the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day but renamed Memorial...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Growing up in Westlake Village, Justin Kerner often went to a Rocket Fizz located there after school with his friends. “We all loved it,” Kerner said. “It closed down but I had good memories of it.” Years later he went on a family trip to...
