This week in The Alpine Sun

Lead Stories

Speakers thwarted in choice of local planner 
The Alpine Planning Group filled the vacant seat created by the departure of Harold Cox at the last meeting held May 26. Pat Cannon was voted in by board members, upsetting the obvious community favorite, Linda Richards. 

Marine, daughter of local pioneers, dies at age 82
Betty Noble was a woman of whom the town could be proud; a woman who had served her country and her community all her life; and a woman who helped define Alpine’s history.
Noble, who would have been 83 years old this September, died in Hilton Head, South Carolina, where she had traveled in late February to play in a Women Marines Golf Tournament. 

Airport authority to collect siting comments online
Area residents who are concerned about a possible airport in the Boulevard/Campo area will soon have a chance to take part in countywide discussions on the subject. The San Diego County regional airport authority will launch a web dialogue beginning June 6 where residents can openly discuss the future site for the international airport.  

Alpine students win valedictorian honors at Steele Canyon, Granite Hills
Calculus in eighth grade, full-ride scholarships and whopping 4.0-plus grade point averages are routine for this year’s graduating valedictorians.
Jonathan Carmody and Nicholas Harrington will see their hard work pay off in the coming years as they attend prestigious colleges and join the work force.

Fire season begins, CDF to inspect homes 
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officially declared the beginning of fire season on Monday, May 30 and will, once again conduct inspections for required clearance around homes. 


Columns

Class Action with Chuck Taylor: Don’t miss that hot date with a grad

Financial Focus with Jim Whitener: Are you hitting 10 percent savings?

Spiritual Sunrise with Merry Murray: Salvation is free, but still costly


Sports

East County athletes run, jump, vault to CIF titles 
Sevaral east county athletes earned admittance to the San Diego Section’s annual track and field royal court by qualifying to compete at this weekend’s state championship meet in Sacramento.