By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Highway 18, a major route both into and out of the San Bernardino Mountains communities, is now open to through traffic without the use of pilot cars, with the exception of brief periods while construction crews continue to replace...
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Meet Charles Callaci, World War II veteran, mountain treasure
By Michael BrewerSpecial to The Alpine Mountaineer It’s hard to imagine but some of these World War ll veterans are still with us and full of wit and wisdom. Charles Callaci is one of them and one of us in the Lake Arrowhead community of Crest Estates. I had the...
Stockade Restaurant under new ownership
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Crestline’s historic “World Famous, Stockade Whiskey and Grub, Est. 1954” restaurant is currently undergoing some upgrades to its interior under the direction of its new owners, Chip Anzalone and Kyle Lake, who purchased the...
Search and Rescue team member honored for 38 years of service
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer Ken Kenaga, a 38-year veteran of the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station’s Search and Rescue Team (SAR), was honored by 40 of his fellow teammates on Jan. 13 for his steadfast dedication and courage in searching for persons missing or lost...
Groundbreaking for sanitation upgrades
Crestline Sanitation District board members (left to right) Sherri Fairbanks, Ken Nelson, Chairman Matthew Philippe and Niki Wiessner on Jan. 13 get ready to put ceremonial shovels into the dirt to begin groundbreaking work on the $10.4 million upgrade to Huston Creek...
Travel opens on Hwy 18 with pilot cars
Caltrans estimates full reopening first week of February By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Editor’s note: Publisher Mike Harris and Editor Mary-Justine Lanyon toured the washed-out section of Highway 18 with Caltrans Public Information Officer Emily Leinen on Jan. 6. Later...









