This week in The Alpine Sun

Lead Stories:

Rural departments to get $400,000 for projects
     The San Diego County Task Force on Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services recommended the use of $400,000 for fire protection facilities and equipment for the Boulevard, Campo, Mt. Laguna, Pine Valley and San Diego Rural fire departments.

Three of four charges against Lenz dropped
     Robert Lenz, of Alpine pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft of public money. The amount of his alleged fraud from the post office rose from $373,000 to $430,000.

Local residents design future of Alpine at workshop
     Residents from Alpine took part in a design and planning workshop on Feb. 19 to discuss future development. (with photos)

Postman Larry Galm retires after 24 years of local service
     Long-time Alpine postman Larry Galm retires on Feb. 25. (with photos)

Viejas trims the fat from its staff
     Viejas opens Weight Watchers Club for company employees. (with photos)

Columns:

Just The Facts Ma'am: Carol Lovejoy
     Lovejoy answers a readers question: "Who is Arnold Way named after?"

Class Action: Chuck Taylor
     Taylor discusses a recent sixth grade camp and the appointment of Mark Price as the co-chair of the Governors Coalition on Education.

Spiritual Sunrise: Merry Murray
     God holds the title to your life

Opinion:

Letters to the Editor:
     Carolyn Gain writes to comment on the Feb. 10 Class Action column; "Where did the performing arts money go?"
     T. Odom writes to congratulate the MEHS junior varsity and varsity basketball teams on their actions during a recent basketball game.
     Two more MEHS students commented on previously published stories about violence at the school.
     Staff writer Ryan Weaver tells the story of the case of the missing newspapers.

Sports:

Steele Canyon clocks another victory
     Steele Canyon boys' varsity basketball team beats out third place Helix 63-53.

Helix scores last minute win over Granite
     Helix varsity basketball beats out Granite Hills 70-68.