Mountain Lifestyle-Crestline & Lake Arrowhead edition-April 2018

Student Art Show: from pg. 11
MAN’s goal, as stated in its
mission statement, is to inspire visual
arts in our mountain communities.
Aside from the annual student
art show, MAN also gives Rim HS
Graduate Art Scholarships to three
deserving seniors each year in May
during the annual Rim Scholarship
Night.
Please support MAN by
visiting the Mountain Arts Gallery,
dockside at Lake Arrowhead Vil-
San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford gives award certificates
to the Lake Gregory Improvment Committee: From L to R: John Short, Supervisor
Rutherford, Rick Dinon-Chairman, Leslie Dodge-Taylor, Mick Hill, and
not in picture. Conrad Newberry, and Kyle Schulty. Photo by S. Peter
Janice Rutherford Sets Stage For
Dam Reconstruction
by Lynette Eastwood
Janice Rutherford’s office
conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony
celebration for advancement of
the rehabilitation of the dam at Lake
Gregory Lake in Crestline, California.
It took place at the Water Sanitation
District on March 23, 2018, at
10 a.m. The ground-breaking ceremony
began with a shovel of dirt to
kick off the reconstruction officially.
Everyone was invited to attend
the celebration of the improvement
to the lake.
Thus far, vegetation has
been removed to provide access for
the planned construction and for
adding improvements for the road
to allow access of both the public
and construction equipment. Reconstruction
of the dam to bring the
dam up to present day earthquake
code requirements has been an ongoing
project which began in 2017.
This should be the last leg of the
project which is projected to be finished
in the beginning quarter of the
year 2019.
“The improvement work on
the Lake Gregory dam is on track
with the project timeline, and in
the past, the Crestline community
has seen major headway,” said San
Bernardino County Supervisor Janice
Rutherford. “We will continue
to work with members of the Lake
Gregory Improvement Committee
to keep residents informed about
the project and any impacts to the
community.”
“This is a big step forward
for Lake Gregory and for the Crestline
community,” Second District
Supervisor Janice Rutherford stated.
“We will work closely with the
contractor to ensure residents are
updated on the progress of the rehabilitation
work and to minimize
impacts to the community.”
The good thing for the community
is that during construction,
all recreational activities will continue
at Lake Gregory, including
year-round fishing and swimming
in the summer.
The traffic impact area/construction
zone along Lake Drive
is between the Crestline Sanitation
District Office and Edelweiss
Drive. Road signs will alert drivers
to a lane shift and other potential
lane closures throughout the period
of construction. When necessary,
This is the re-routing of the road while the construction is going on. It also
shows that San Moritz will be closed during the work on the project.
traffic may be reduced to a single
lane or the road even closed with
electronic signals, flaggers and detour
signage installed to direct traffic
and indicate detours.
Initially, a temporary concrete
barrier will be installed along
the edge of both lanes of traffic on
Lake Drive. The traffic adjustment
will narrow lanes and shift them
slightly, but still allow two-lane
traffic for the time being. The Lake
Drive parking areas along the road
shoulder at the dam will no longer
be available as the area is needed
for traffic circulation and construction-related
activity. The upper
roadside walking path may end up
being closed to public access during
construction, but an alternative
lakeside route will still be available.
In the coming weeks, the
public restrooms on Lake Drive
will also be removed in preparation
for the continued work on the buttress.
Construction is scheduled
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Work will continue for approximately
one year and project
completion is expected in the first
quarter of 2019.
With the removal of trees
and overgrown underbrush, the
boundaries and crest of the dam are
clear and distinguishable. Trees are
being cut to just above ground level,
leaving stumps that will be removed
during the excavation of the
existing rock riprap layer to expose
the underlying dirt layer of the dam.
The underlying dirt embankment
will serve as the foundation for establishment
of the new, reinforced
buttress.
To provide and traffic flow
during the construction of the Lake
Gregory Dam Improvement Project,
a one-way portion of San Moritz
Way will be widened to allow
two-way traffic.
“Reconfiguring San Moritz
Way so it can accommodate twoway
traffic will lessen the inconvenience
to residents who depend on
Lake Drive to access their property,”
said County Supervisor Janice
Rutherford. “Having it remain
open to two-way traffic after construction
is another long-term benefit
to the community of Crestline
coming from the retrofitting of the
dam, along with the two new deten-
Lake Gregory: cont. on page 13
lage. You will find outstanding
fine art, photography,
jewelry and
unique gifts offered by
over fifty talented local
artists. Your patronage
will help ensure that
MAN’s advocacy for
the arts in our young
artists and for our
mountain communities
will continue for many years to
come.
First Place
Drawing-
Madison Oaks
Best of Show-
Lidia Malina
First Place
Photography-
Nicolas Huston
Tinkering Night at Charles Hoffman
Elementary
Tinkering Night at CHE
encourages students to use their
creativity! Under the enthusiastic
direction of PTA president, Jaime
Stiansen, service minded parent
volunteers manned multiple stations
with various components for
students to engage with technology,
wood working, engineering concepts,
and just plain fun! One of the
highlights was attaching wires to
actual bananas that then played music!
Tinkering Night is a Hoffman
tradition, this being the third year
and families appreciate the opportunity
to learn by doing. When a project
didn’t quite work out, children
and parents simply took it apart and
tried again, learning a valuable life
lesson. Students were invited to enter
the Lego contest and grade level
winners received a kit of Legos to
take home.
One of the favorite stations
was building a wooden car
under the direction of Mr. Michael
Milliorn, shown in the photo with
daughter Brennah, Ryan Wood,
and Cooper Strebel. Superintendent
Michelle Murphy was also in
attendance. Delicious tacos were
available for purchase, making dinner
easy, from Toto’s Restaurant in
Running Springs. Special thanks
to Z Painting for donating supplies
for the evening event and to Twin
Peaks Auto Services owners, who
attended the night as well, bringing
a check for $500 from the Automotive
Service Councils of California
to encourage young people learning
through hands-on activities. A special
shout out to our mountain business
partners! When we all work
together, we increase the impact we
have on students within our community.
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The groundbreaking followed the ceremony and speeches. From L to R:
Arlene Arenas-General Manager for Lake Gregory Recreation, Beahta Davis-Director
of County Recreational Parks, Supervisor Janice Rutherford,
Gil Flores-Sheriff’s Department, and Jordan Sukut of Rockforce Construction
and project manager. Photo by Lynette Eastwood
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A wide-window display of the students artwork and creations
at the Mountain Arts Gallery • All photos courtesy
of Mountain Arts Network
Brooke Woolley puts together
marshmallows and toothpicks to
design a unique snowflake, while
her friend, Madisyn Groff has
transformed herself into a box
robot, with help from Mr. Justin
Wood.
Gavyn Payne can’t decide between
building a bridge or snowflake. His
mother, Enid Payne, an engineer
with UPS, set up those challenges in
which students eagerly participated.
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