Jeff Gumpertz has made music his career. Jeff Gumpertz playing French horn with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Jeff Gumpertz (middle) with other French horn players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Jeff Gumpertz and fellow French horn players at the...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott Roll Out the Barrel It’s that time of the year again when we get to roll out the barrel and, what do you know, it’s Oktoberfest time. Well, we already had the Lake Arrowhead Brewfest a couple of weeks ago to usher in the beer-swilling...
By Douglas W. Motley Senior Writer Oktoberfest, a Lake Arrowhead tradition since 1982, found a new home this year in Waterfront Park – formerly Lollypop Park – at the end of the peninsula in Lake Arrowhead Village. This year’s Oktoberfest kicked off on Saturday, Sept....
By Derek JohnsonSpecial to The Alpine Mountaineer Mountain residents enjoyed another fantastic Pine Cone Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1 after a two-year pandemic hiatus. The gently sloping forest at Rim Nordic Ski Area hosted a large number of vendor booths, games,...
Despite the beach area being closed for the season, this bear decided to take a swim in Lake Gregory on Monday, Oct. 3. Following his swim, he checked out the boat house shore area and then returned to the forest. Remember that these bears that live in the local...
Boomer gets the bad guy By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer The Arrowhead Area office of the California Highway Patrol in Running Springs staged its annual open house on Saturday, Sept. 24, attracting hundreds of local residents and others from San Bernardino and...
