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This
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Lead
Stories
AUSD opposed
gender-focused education bill
The Alpine Union School District adopted a new budget,
approved a GATE and wellness plan and discussed sponsoring a
PTSA workshop. The board opted to reject the most controversial
item on the agenda, a gender-focused education bill to revise
the state education code.
Students lauded at annual woman's club meeting
This year's
Alpine Woman's Club meeting honored five recent graduates with
college scholarships. Also, the club was presented with gifts to
the scholarship foundation, and new officers were elected. Mary
Chubb is the new president, and Ann Hill was named vice
president.
Retired SEAL drives coast to coast for military families
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Don Zub is on a mission. Starting
on the 4th of July, he will undertake a three-week,
cross-country road trip ending up in Virginia Beach for the UDT-SEAL
reunion on July 23. There he will raffle off his 1990 Madza
Miata with all the proceeds going to families of SEALS.
High school football field vandalized
Wendell R. Cutting Football Field at El Capitan High School was
torn up by vandals using heavy equipment. With a new track
installation under way at El Cap, a mini-excavator found on site
was used to do the damage.
Longtime teacher gets vacation ---- at last!
Pat Price of Alpine has spent 37 years in the GUHSD. Principal
of El Capitan High School for six years, Price is retiring
and planning a summer trip to New England with his wife. He will
spend free time restoring his racing car and traveling through
Europe.
Cargo
container ordinance to be heard
The San Diego County Planning Commission will hold a July
hearing on regulations related to the use of sea containers on
private property. Among other elements of the proposed ordinance
changes is the elimination of many private property uses.
Spend an
evening with your elected representatives
Join your local elected officials in a lively
discussion of hot topics facing Alpine and the Back Country. The
Alpine Chamber of Commerce's 8th annual event will be held on July
26 at Viejas. Big name attendees include Assemblyman Jay LaSuer,
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and Duncan Hunter.
Civic
Reports
Pay attention to legal
fire clearance requirementsLong-term storage of RVs is still a problem on
town streets
The Pine Valley Community Planning Group met to study a master
plan for wireless telecommunications facilities known as cell towers. County
staff and the C.H.P. constantly receive citizen complaints expressing frustration
with recreational vehicles on residential streets. Summer is in full swing,
and those rising temperatues mean one thing to folks in the Back Country:
it's fire season! Prepare your property with vegetation management and
creating defensible space around your home.
Pay attention to legal
fire clearance requirements Deadline nears for high school input
Summer is in full swing, and rising temperatures mean one
thing to folks in the Back Country: it's fire season! Prepare your property
with vegetation management and creating defensible space around your home.
The Alpine High School Citizens Committee, which has been advocating for a
local high school since the late 90s, has provided a comprehensive study of
the 12 potential sites. Though they are not suggesting one particular
location over another, AHSCC believes that certain sites are not compatible
with the needs of Alpine.
Deadline nears for high
school input
The Alpine High School Citizens Committee, which has been
advocating for a local high school since the late 90s, has provided a
comprehensive study of the 12 potential sites. Though they are not
suggesting one particular location over another, AHSCC believes that certain
sites are not compatible with the needs of Alpine.
Columns/Opinion
My turn with Linda P. Hirshman:
Make it easy to work hard
My Turn with Lee Hamilton: What will it take to improve
the dialogue of democracy?
Making the Grade with Steve Hunyar: Alpine Elementary is lean and green
Financial Focus with Jim
Whitener: If it sounds too good to be true---it probably is
Family Matters with
Helen Horvath: The language of love can include words that heal or hurt
Spiritual Sunrise with
Merry Murray: Are you serving God or yourself?
Just the Facts Ma'am
with Carol Lovejoy: Is organized 'grad night' for your teen?
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