Can you find the fire hydrant in this photo? If you can’t see it – or don’t think you could get to it – imagine the difficulty firefighters would have if they were responding to a fire at your home or your neighbor’s. Do yourself and the community a favor and clear...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Martin Luther King Day is nationally declared as a day of service to improve your community. On the mountain, this day of service was exhibited at the Heap’s Peak Arboretum where volunteers gathered, socially distanced, and...
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer When San Bernardino County received its first 67,710 doses of Pfizer-Biontech’s COVID-19 vaccination medication on January 13, two Alpine Mountaineer employees – Senior Writer Douglas Motley and Staff Reporter Rhea-Frances Tetley –...
By Douglas W. MotleySenior Writer As winter weather returns to the mountaintop area, both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Caltrans want to remind motorists of the many hazards related to wintertime driving, particularly when driving on snow and ice. First of...
No houses lost to wildfire By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor Last year was the first year in 25 years within the County Fire district that no house was lost to wildfire. “I am so excited about that,” Chief Dan Munsey told members of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club. He...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Following the late December storms – which brought up to 24 inches of snow – visitors flocked to the mountaintop, enticed by the sight of snow-capped mountains, visible from the valley below. The temperatures have remained fairly low...
