By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor They were nurses. They were volunteers. They were loving, caring individuals. They were the 17 people remembered and celebrated at this year’s Rose Memorial ceremony at Mountains Community Hospital. While the ceremony is usually...
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Stars, stories and song — Magical evening supports boys and girls
By Cecilia Ponce de Leon Special to the Alpine Mountaineer On a crisp, starlit evening at the Lake Arrowhead Country Club, the Mountain Communities Boys & Girls Club hosted its highly anticipated Concert Under the Stars, an unforgettable celebration of...
A Burger celebrates grand opening
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Ever since Crestline’s fabled A Burger Restaurant at the corner of Lake Drive and Forest Shade Road closed down about a decade ago due to the failing health of its previous owner, Elizabeth (“Liz”) Tulcan, scores of faithful...
Come for the run – stay for the view
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Caren Ware has been running her whole life. It is said her interest in running was sparked by her having run the most laps at an elementary school jog-a-thon. Today she is a world-class athlete, a USA Track & Field Level II coach, a...
The jazz festival is here
The wait is over! Tonight, Aug. 21, this year’s Blue Jay Jazz Festival – known as Shuffle, Swing and Sizzle – kicks off with Ms. Monet & Friends. Born Conesha Monet Owens, this California native has fulfilled her fondest wish: To do something in the arts –...
Over 500 Runners Run Through the Pines
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Crestline’s 46th annual Run Through the Pines 5k and10k races around the 2.7-mile perimeter of Lake Gregory on Saturday, Aug. 9 lured some 500 or more men, women and children, according to Rim of the World Recreation and Park...









