By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor After having a snack of pizza, clementines, carrots and water, the members of Every Girl Counts – the club for sixth, seventh and eighth-grade girls at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School – took the short walk to the Mountain History...
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Highway 18 boulders destroy 2 vehicles
By Mike Harris Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Rockslides along Highway 18 in what’s called the Narrows wrecked two vehicles on two different dates, causing the drivers to be transported to the emergency room and destroying both vehicles. The first incident occurred...
Remembering Penny Shubnell, community leader | June 8, 1943 – October 18, 2024
Crest Forest Senior Citizens Club president and community motivator and mentor Penny Shubnell, who lived in Crestline for 28 years, passed away very suddenly on Friday evening, Oct. 18. Penny had spent the previous day interacting with friends while selling ice cream...
Tri-chamber mixer honors three local groups
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...
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...









