By Cassandra DonahueSpecial to The Alpine Mountaineer It was 80 years ago that Fred Ohlendorf established what came to be known as the Arrowbear Music Camp. On Sept. 4, 2022, approximately 150 “Arrowbearites” had the opportunity to reunite with campers and staff...
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Longtime Crestline resident Tracy Klinkhart retired on Aug. 21 following a distinguished 25-year career with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, first as a patrol deputy for 15 years out of the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor That mountain residents and visitors were excited to get out and listen to some exceptional jazz last weekend was borne out by the sell-out crowds at the Blue Jay Jazz Festival. Chris Levister, president of the Blue Jay Jazz...
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Things are good in mountain real estate but have slowed a bit. There have been fewer transactions recently. That was part of the report given by Steve Keefe, owner/broker of Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty, at a meeting of the Mountain...
On April 22, 2022, Caltrans closed the section of Highway 18 between LakeGregory Drive and Pine Road due to erosion near Red Rock Wall. Exactly four months later, on Aug. 22, Public Information Officer Emily Leinen went live on Facebook to announce the repair work had...
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer The tiny mountain hamlet of Green Valley Lake celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair – commonly referred to simply as “Woodstock” – on Saturday, Aug. 20. The original Woodstock lured some 400,000 free...
