Communities
Game of Skate to honor Daunte Symonette
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY - Senior Writer On Saturday, May 6th, the Rim Communities for Youth Coalition and Crestline Youth Coalition will join together in honoring the memory of then 16-year-old Crestline skateboarder Daunte Symonette, who succumbed to the temptation of...
Obituary – Gary Alari 1948 – 2023
After being hospitalized in Mountains Community Hospital at the beginning of the 2023 blizzard, Gary Alari, 75, passed away on March 16, 2023, at Parkview Community Hospital, Riverside. The cause of death was respiratory failure brought on by other health issues. Gary...
Hospital honors its ‘loyal supporters’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The Summit Circle dinner is held each year as a way for the Mountains Community Hospital Foundation to thank “its most loyal and dedicated supporters. “You help our hospital fulfill its mission of providing exceptional care,” Peter Venturini,...
Seeking truth, fairness and goodwill Students apply the 4-Way Test to a variety of topics
By Mary-Justine Lanyon (Photos by Mary-Justine Lanyon) Each year the mountain Rotary clubs hold a speech contest for high school students based on Rotary’s 4-Way Test. The students are to apply the four principles to a topic of their choosing. Those four principles...
By Teresa Adamo - Special to The Alpine Mountaineer During times of crisis, chaos and trauma, people go into what’s called “survival mode.” To cope, the brain shuts down certain functions – focusing instead on combating danger. It’s all about getting from one day to...
Lions and Mountain Mutual Aid to distribute food this Saturday
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer This Saturday, April15, in conjunction with the Operation Mountain Strong and Mountain Area Mutual Aid relief groups, the Crestline Lions Club will be offering its next community distribution at Lake Gregory’s North Shore parking...










