Communities

MacKay Fire Threatened Structures

By Mary-Justine Lanyon At 2:46 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, a fire broke out in a pile of split wood across from MacKay Park, in the area behind Mountains Community Health. The fire spread into adjacent vegetation with what was called a “rapid rate of spread,”...

Benches in place to remember Rose Smiley

Jan 4, 2025 | Communities, Rimforest

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Following the death of his daughter, Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley – who was hit and killed by 30-year-old Joseph Alcazar in Newport Beach on May 25, 2024 – Dr. Fillmore Smiley sought a way to keep her memory alive and pay tribute to...

Counting those without a home

Jan 4, 2025 | Communities, Skyforest

For the past several years, the Mountain Homeless Coalition has led the effort to count those who are homeless on the mountain as part of the national Point-in-Time count. This year’s count will take place on Jan. 23. HUD (Housing and Urban Development) requires an...

Lions end of year donation activity intensifies

Jan 4, 2025 | Communities, Crestline

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Lions Club is always very busy in the community in December. While sitting in their annual See’s Candies sales booth to raise funds to donate to their many projects, they were also collecting toys for the California...

Successful Crestline cleanup of forest encampment

Dec 29, 2024 | Communities, Crestline

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Working with local volunteers and government agencies and others, on Sunday, Dec. 15, in Valley of Enchantment off Balsam Lane, 35 volunteers coordinated by Bear Valley Environmental Protection Society (BVEPS) cleared a former...

Chamber mixer at Lake Arrowhead Lodge wows the crowd

Dec 29, 2024 | Business, Communities, Lake Arrowhead

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Lake Arrowhead Communities Chamber of Commerce threw a fabulous Christmas-time mixer for its members at the new Lake Arrowhead Lodge, formerly known as the UCLA Conference Center. The Lodge was announcing to the community that...

Celebrating the holidays in Green Valley Lake

Dec 29, 2024 | Communities, Green Valley Lake

By Cady Price Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Tis’ the season in Green Valley Lake! The Mountain Community Alliance hosted a holiday potluck and artisan boutique on Dec. 14. Locals gathered in the Green Valley Lake clubhouse to peruse a selection of handmade items...