Mountain Events
Water Lantern Festival meaningful and emotional
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer The fifth annual Water Lantern Festival, held on the north shore beachfront of Lake Gregory, will likely be remembered as a testimonial to peace and love, akin to the 1970s love-in generation. According to organizers, the two-day...
Recognizing their own at awards banquet
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer At the 23rd annual Mountain Communities Awards Banquet – sponsored by the Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary Club – seven organizations honored one of their own who deserves special acknowledgement for their contributions and...
Crestline visitors center celebrates grand opening
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Chamber of Commerce started off the summer season right, with a snip of a ribbon, opening the new glass doors of its new visitors center on the north shore of Lake Gregory, overlooking the lake. At the ceremony,...
Reaching out to donors with thanks – and brunch
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor “We invited you here to express our appreciation for having made a significant donation to the hospital foundation.” With those words, Peter Venturini, the president of the Mountains Community Hospital Foundation, greeted the...
