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From Rim High to romance novels—Crestline native writes love letter to Jamboree Days

For Tara Geerlings Cummins, the magic of the mountain community where she grew up has always been something worth capturing. The Crestline native, who graduated from Rim of the World High School in 2010, is now a published author, bringing the familiar charm,...

Sheriff’s Log

Nov 19, 2025 | Local

Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.

Top Town Festival the site of fantastic family fun

Nov 19, 2025 | Crestline, Mountain Events

Crestline’s Top Town Festival combined the music of the Philbillies (1), a small beer garden (2), bounce houses for the kids and many vendors offering a vast selection of items for early seasonal gift-buying. Molly’s Art Gallery, Goodwin’s, Oak Leaf Bakery, The Lake...

Sheriff’s Log

Nov 12, 2025 | Local

Deputies arrest Big Bear City man for attempted murder of his estranged spouse On November 3, 2025, at approximately 6:55 a.m., deputies responded to a residence in the 1100 block of N. Mound Street regarding a report of shots fired. A neighbor reported that a male,...

Volunteers clean trail around Lake Gregory

Nov 6, 2025 | Crestline, Mountain Events

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Every fall and spring, the Crestline community gets together for a community cleanup day. In the fall it is cleaning up all the waste that visitors have left behind during summer; in the spring it means cleaning up all the debris...