By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The tri-chamber mixer, held by the mountain area chambers of commerce each year, gives the members of all three chambers an opportunity to learn what the other chambers are doing and what the other businesses on the mountain are...
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When age is just a number – One woman’s pilgrimage on El Camino
"Walking is the best way to see a country. Well, maybe not all countries, but the best way to see this one." - Ethel By Megan Miller Special to the Alpine Mountaineer How did you spend your summer? Ethel Mohler decided to take a walk. A long walk. In Spain....
Fires destroy two Crestline homes
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Recent residential fires have laid waste to two Crestline homes in the past couple of months. The most recent fire, which broke out in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 10, destroyed a three-bedroom, three-bath residence in...
Healing at Havenwood – Mountain communities raise funds for Palenchar family
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer When the going gets tough, mountain residents show up. On Oct. 12, locals from Running Springs, Arrowbear and Green Valley Lake gathered at Havenwood to honor the heroes who saved Running Springs and neighboring...
‘We have been throwing everything in our toolbox at this to try and put it to bed’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Chief Chris Fogle of the U.S. Forest Service, who has been serving as incident commander with Team 11 for the Line Fire, gave comprehensive reports at both the Crest Forest and Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council meetings on Oct. 1...
Remembering a stolen life
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It is every parent’s worst nightmare. On May 25, 2024, 14-year-old Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley was struck down in a crosswalk in Newport Beach by a 30-year-old Fontana man. She did not survive. That man, Joseph Alcazar, was arrested...









