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Local Flavor Meets Global Blends: Kuffel Canyon Coffee Opens in the Mountains

Special to the Alpine Mountaineer   After more than two years of anticipation, Kuffel Canyon Coffee has officially opened its doors, bringing artisan coffee, specialty teas, and a welcoming community atmosphere to the mountain region. Located within the Kuffel...
‘Early detection is key’

‘Early detection is key’

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor   It was a beautiful day for a walk in the mountains and a couple of hundred folks took the Soroptimists up on their invitation to do just that. The event was the walk at SkyPark at Santa’s Village on Oct. 5 to raise awareness about...

New ranger for the mountaintop

New ranger for the mountaintop

Acting Forest Supervisor Lesley Yen has announced that Josh Direen has taken over as the Mountain Top district ranger as of Feb. 17. Direen has worked in engineering on the San Bernardino National Forest for more than 22 years. He has been the forest engineer for the...

Counting those without a home

Counting those without a home

For the past several years, the Mountain Homeless Coalition has led the effort to count those who are homeless on the mountain as part of the national Point-in-Time count. This year’s count will take place on Jan. 23. HUD (Housing and Urban Development) requires an...

A European-style Christmas market comes to the mountain

A European-style Christmas market comes to the mountain

Folks were flocking to Kuffel Corner in Skyforest on Saturday, Nov. 30, to experience a European-style Christmas market right here on the mountain. An elf (1) greeted guests as they arrived. There were vendors with art, plants, sun catchers, fairy houses (2), honey,...

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