By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer December 25 (Christmas Day) marks the 20th anniversary of the Waterman Canyon mudslide, in which 14 persons lost their lives when a torrent of mud and boulders swept through Waterman Canyon. It all began early in the afternoon on...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The issue of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the water provided to its customers by the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District has been at the forefront of the district’s concerns since the issue was raised at its Nov. 14...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer It was 16 years ago that the Mountain Fifes & Drums Corps first presented its Colonial Christmas concert. “When we first did this concert and show in 2007,” asked Director Joy Hatch, “who would have thought we’d still be...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Many Lake Arrowhead motorists and other drivers welcomed the reopening last week of Highway 173 just below Mountains Community Hospital to two-way traffic. For more than 30 months, that short stretch of roadway...
Compiled by Mary-Justine Lanyon We’ve all gotten them – email or text messages telling us that a delivery cannot be made without additional information. You may be expecting a package from that company and may be tempted to respond with the requested...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Dec. 6 meeting of Every Girl Counts – the program for middle-school girls sponsored by Soroptimists of Rim of the World (SIROW) – began with Elaine Tipton outlining the program’s code of conduct. Be quiet and listen, she advised the girls....
