By Cady Price Special to the Alpine Mountaineer The third annual Havenwood Harvest Festival was a success! Patrons of all ages were enjoying the day, starting off the fall season with live music, activities and, of course, a pumpkin patch. The weather might be warm,...
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Final Corks & Hops this Saturday in Crestline
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Crestline’s annual series of Corks & Hops craft beer and wine festivals concludes this coming Saturday, Oct. 5. Sponsored by the Crestline Chamber of Commerce, Corks & Hops is a wine and beer tasting festival featuring craft...
Lake Arrowhead home tour a living inspiration
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Lake Arrowhead’s 49th annual home tour, produced by the Lake Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce, was held on Sept. 21, 2024. The home tour is a community-run event, where volunteers work together to show off the best of Lake Arrowhead to...
Residents urged to stay vigilant as Line Fire nears containment
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer At a community meeting held on the evening of Sept. 14 at the Hootman Center in Running Springs, local officials and fire authorities provided updates on the ongoing Line Fire, which began in Highland on Sept. 6. They...
Barefoot to Freedom: One woman’s tale of escaping from Cuba
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor As a young girl, Hilda Valenzuela Wendtland grew up in Cuba, where she was born, under communism and Fidel Castro. “Our voices were silenced, people were sent to prison and shot by a firing squad. The world knew nothing about it,” Hilda...
Line Fire Community Meeting attracts large crowd
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A community meeting to inform mountain residents of progress being made on quelling the acrid smoke and flames of the Line Fire in the hills above Highland was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Crestline’s San Moritz Lodge. The meeting,...









