Communities
Noah’s heart transplant fundraiser, rescheduled for October 6
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Noah Bard is well-known in the Crestline community as Mr. Hospitality. Last year as a 16-year-old he rode in the 2023 Jamboree Days Parade, and he is often been seen throughout town in stores meeting people and waving at traffic...
Start fall off at the Harvest Festival
By Cady Price Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Havenwood will be hosting its Harvest Festival on Sept 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – the third year it has hosted the event. Havenwood is a retail shop in Running Springs with a large event space behind their A-frame...
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,...
Surviving the Line Fire: A story of loss, love and community
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer I’ve lost a home before. It was in the early 2000s. After the 2008 recession, many people couldn’t afford their mortgages due to the crash. Unfortunately, my mother was one of them. Eighty percent of our belongings were...
CREST FOREST MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL – Crest Forest MAC foreshadowed the Line Fire
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer At the Sept. 3 meeting of the Crest Forest Municipal Advisory Council, representatives of various government agencies – the sheriff’s department, County Fire and CHP – addressed the audience and warned them to always be prepared in...
Mountain pets during evacuation
By Dr. Ginger Gabriel Special to the Alpine Mountaineer If you are a Line Fire or Bridge Fire evacuee with pets, there is a coalition of pet rescue teams ready to help you. Their two blue pop-ups are at the Lake Gregory parking lot in Crestline, across the street from...









