Mountain Events
Crestline Lion’s food drive benefits SDA food bank
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Last weekend, the Crestline Lions Club held a food drive at Goodwin’s Market. As customers entered the store, if they desired, they were handed a list of food needs for the weekly community food bank held at the Seventh Day...
What was that in the sky?
On Feb. 21 at 6 a.m. a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base north of Lompoc in a push toward sending 25 mini Starlink satellites into a polar orbit. Ninety such missions are planned for 2026. The rocket could be seen from Crestline.
Mountain Pummeled by Winter Storm
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Last week’s storm surprised many residents by the amount of damage that was caused by both the rain that soaked the ground and then the wind that toppled many trees onto houses, across roadways and into vehicles. The first...
Friday the 13th brings good fortune at donation drive
By Cecilia Ponce de Leon Special to the Alpine Mountaineer What some may consider an unlucky date turned into a day filled with generosity and community spirit as Mountain Transit and Rim of the World Veterans Outreach hosted a successful “Fill the Bus”...
