Republican women’s
meeting
ALPINE — Mountain
Empire Republican Women Federated will hold its regular
meeting on Monday, March 19, in the Club House of the Alpine
Mobile Home Park at 2400 Alpine Blvd.
Refreshments at 10:30 a.m., business meeting begins at
11 a.m. Maureen Austin, owner of CHIRP for Garden Wildlife,
Inc. will be the guest speaker.
The public is welcome to attend. Call 749-1993 for more
information.
Support group meeting for Alpine cancer patients, caregivers
ALPINE — This year
nearly 12,000 San Diego County residents will be diagnosed
with some type of cancer. In order to address their special
needs and concerns, the American Cancer Society has
established a support group for patients, survivors,
caregivers and family members who live in Alpine and nearby
communities. Meetings will continue throughout the year on the
third Wednesday of each month.
Anyone who has been affected by cancer, either as a
patient or a family member, is invited to this group at 6:30
p.m., Wednesday, March 21, at the Alpine Community Center,
1830 Alpine Blvd. For reservations, please call the American
Cancer Society, 682-7415 or e-mail
kay.clark@cancer.org.
Kiwanis sponsors Special Olympics
EL CAJON — All Division 31 Kiwanis
Clubs, including Alpine, are sponsoring the 2007 Special
Olympics on Saturday, March 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
West Hills High School, 8756 Mast Blvd. in Santee. In case of
a rain, the events will be rescheduled for March 31.
Practice dates at West Hills and Helix High School are
scheduled for Feb. 10, 17, 24 and March 3, 10 and 17.
Requirements to qualify are; ages eight and up, including
adults diagnosed with a developmental disability; a release
form and physician’s certification; and attendance at practice
sessions prior to the event.
To sign up for the event, call the Special Olympics
Office at 283-6100, or to volunteer to help during the event,
Call Jim Cate at 890-2283.
Easter Egg hunt at Viejas
ALPINE — All children age 12 and under are invited to
the county’s largest free Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 31
from 12 to 4 p.m. at Viejas Outlet Center. This year’s annual
Easter Egg Hunt will feature 10,000 eggs hidden in Viejas
Outlet Center Park.
The old-fashioned Easter holiday celebration will take
place in Viejas Outlet Center Park beginning at noon with the
arrival of the Easter Bunny. The first Easter Egg Hunt will
begin at 12:30 p.m. for infants and 1-year-olds; followed by a
hunt at 1:30 p.m. for children age two to four; with five- to
eight-year olds at 2:30 p.m.; and finally the nine to
12-year-olds at 3:30 p.m. There will also be Easter fun and
games for the kids as well as free photos with the Easter
Bunny.
Alpine school district musical
begins this week
ALPINE — Tickets are on sale now for
this year’s Alpine School District Musical. Always an
extremely popular event, for the past three years all of the
tickets have been sold out. Due to the popularity, there will
be a limit of 25 tickets per purchaser.
The play dates this year are March 15, 16, 17, 22,23, and
24, with a possible out of town Julian Performance on the 25
(to be announced).
This is the 30th year of the Alpine School District
Musical.
NRA family camp coming in April
ALPINE — The Lemon Grove Rod and Gun Club will host the
National Rifle Association Family Shooting Sports Camp on
Sunday, April 1.
Participants will take part in gun safety classes, hunter
trail safety, wildlife identification, as well as one-on-one
supervised shooting. There will also be a hunting dog
demonstration and a shotgun show. Certified firearms
instructors and range safety officers will be present at all
times.
The event is free to all family members ages 6 and up.
Please do not bring firearms or ammunition. For more
information please contact Jim Smith at 464-5073 or via e-mail
at deerlover@cox.net.
Alpine Community Center spring
tennis camp
ALPINE — The Alpine Community Center will offer a “Spring
Tennis Camp” April 2 through 5. The four-day camp will consist
of a variety of sessions for all age groups and player
abilities.
The camp will provide youngsters with the opportunity to
learn basic tennis skills and match play.
The regular Spring tennis classes will begin April 16
with After-School programs for beginners and advanced players.
Adult morning and evening classes will also be offered.
For registration and information one may call Rene
Toscano at 722-1669 or e-mail
retoscano@yahoo.com.
17th annual Vintage
Alpine coming in May
ALPINE — The 17th
annual Alpine Kiwanis Vintage Alpine wine tasting event will
be held again this year at Summers Past Farms on Sunday, May
6, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Vintage Alpine is a fund raising event for the Kiwanis
Club of Alpine Foundation. Tickets available now until March
24 for $40, March 25 to May 5 for $45, or $50 at the door. No
one under the age of 21 will be admitted.
Summers Past is located
at 15602 Olde Highway 80 in El Cajon. For more information
contact
vintagealpine@alpinekiwanis.org.
Alzheimer’s caregivers support
group
ALPINE — The Alzheimer’s Association San Diego/Imperial
Chapter is offering a free support group for family caregivers
of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Participants will
learn effective coping strategies for caregiver stress and
ways to best care for their loved ones.
The group meets the first Wednesday of each month from 2
to 3:30 p.m. at the Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd.
For more information one may call (858) 492-4400.
Second annual Campo-Lake Morena
Round Up
CAMPO — The Campo-Lake Morena Business Association will
host the 2nd Annual Campo-Lake Morena Round-Up on Saturday,
May 5, at Eagles Wings Ranch, 1850 Lake Morena Dr. in Campo.
Gates open at 7 a.m. and opening ceremonies go at 9 a.m.
This is a fun-filled day of events such as, all day
Gymkhana, Wild Cow Milking, Ranch Roping, Bull Riding,
Versatile Ranch Horse Competition and more. There will also be
more than 25 vendors for food and western items. This is an
alcohol free, family event.
For more information or to participate in an event or as
a vendor, visit
www.clmba.org or call Wally Palmer at 478-9078 or Dan
Lawrence at 478-2327.
Free
guitar lessons for teens
ALPINE — A free guitar class is being offered to local
teens on Wednesday evenings at 3:30, 4:15, and 5 p.m. at the
Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd. There are three
classes available: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Middle and High School students are invited participate in
these free lessons.
Students need to bring their own guitar; electric and
acoustic guitars can be used for the class. The instructor is
Fr. Keith Acker, pastor of our local Alpine Anglican Church.
He has taught guitar for more than 20 years and taught the
free classes to teenagers in Alpine the last five years.
For more information visit
www.AlpineAnglican.com
or call 722-1772.
Local 4-H looking for more Amigos
ALPINE — The
Alpine Amigos 4-H is looking for interested youth between the
ages of five and 19 to join the club.
Would you love to learn more about farm animals and
crafts? Come see what 4-H is all about. General Meetings are
held the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Alpine
Community Center.
For more information call Linda at 445-8610 or Charla at
445-4249. |
Alpine Mountaineers
2007 sign-ups
ALPINE — Alpine Mountaineer Pop Warner Football league
will be holding sign-ups beginning in February.
The Alpine Mountaineers are a Pop Warner Football League with
Six teams and Cheer Squads, ranging in age from 5 to 15. Cheer
Squads will be matched with an age appropriate football team.
Sign-ups are scheduled for March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Shadow Hills Elementary.
Players must have two copies of their birth certificates
and a 1-by-1 inch head shot photo. At the end of school year,
a copy of the year’s report card will be required.
Football registration is $225 for tackle football, and $150
for cheerleaders and flag team and includes coaching,
competition registration fees and Cheer Uniform.
The Mountaineers are also looking for volunteer Cheer
Coaches and a Cheer Director. For further information, contact
Chuck Taylor, Vice President at 251-6998. Our web site is
www.alpinefootball.com.
ESDCJF barbecue and fundraiser
LAKESIDE — The Eastern San Diego County Junior Fair will
be holding a barbecue and fund raising event on Sunday, March
18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event takes place at El Capitan High School and the
Lakeside Rodeo grounds at Highway 67 and Mapleview, in
Lakeside. Tickets are $7 each and all funds raised will go to
fund the fair, which will take place this year May 14-19.
Historic town hall open for tours
ALPINE — The Alpine Town Hall will be open to the public
on Sunday, March 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. Due to a special event it
will not be open on Saturday, March 24, however, the Alpine
Historical Society buildings will be open on both Saturday,
March 24 and Sunday, March 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Town Hall, owned and operated by the Alpine Woman’s
Club, was built in 1899 and is located at 2156 Alpine Blvd.
The Dr. Sophronia Nichol’s House was built in 1896 and the
Capt Adam Beaty house was built in 1899. They are both located
at 2116 Tavern Road. Just follow the signs to the Museum.
Kiwanis Club of Alpine will walk
for MS
ALPINE — The Kiwanis Club of Alpine is sending a team,
Alpine Trailblazers, down to the Embarcadero on Sunday, April
29, to participate in the 2007 Multiple Sclerosis Walk.
Walkers have their choice of taking a 5K or 10K stroll
along beautiful San Diego Bay while raising money to help
those who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. This is the Alpine
Trailblazers fifth year participating. They are looking for
additional team members of those who would like to pledge them
with a donation.
If you would like to walk or sponsor this team please
call team captain, Jan Herold, at 445-5255.
Calling
poets, authors and journalists
ALPINE — The Alpine Writer’s Guild is in the process of
organizing a writing group for teens. If you are a local
teenager and have an interest in writing, please contact
Lillian Fisher at 445-5537.
County library friends announce 2007 essay contest
SAN DIEGO — The Library Friends of San Diego County (LFSDC),
an umbrella organization of Friends of the Library groups of
the branches of the San Diego County Library, announces the
2007 topic for its annual essay contest for students and
adults: “How My Library Could Be Even Better.”
Entries may be submitted at any branch of the San Diego
County Library by Saturday, April 28. Essays should not exceed
500 words. Each participant is allowed one entry. Judging will
take place in two age categories: Students through grade 12,
and Adults.
The first place winner in each of the two divisions will
receive $100; second place winners $50; and third place
winners: $25 at a meeting of the Library Friends. All six
winners will also be recognized at an official, televised
meeting of the County Board of Supervisors.
The entry form is available online at
www.sdcl.org/docs/EssayContest.pdf and at all library
branches. For more information, contact
Lfsdcessay@yahoo.com
or call Dick Wayman (760) 788-7908; Susan Davis (858)
679-0410; or Katie Harte (760) 436-9421.
7th Annual Alpine Challenge bike
ride
ALPINE — Registration is now open for the 7th Annual
Alpine Challenge bike ride, being held on Saturday, April 28.
Participants can register on-line for one of four rides
offered: the Pine Valley Ride (72 miles), the Descanso Ride
(62 miles), the 30-Mile Ride, or the 20-Mile Ride.
The event will include a post-ride lunch, microbrewery
beer garden, free massage, T-shirt, goodie bag, and raffle
prizes. A 20 percent discount is available for registration
prior to April 14.
Proceeds benefit the Rady Children’s Hospital and the
Alpine Challenge Scholarship Fund.
For more information including registration, ride
profiles, and maps, visit the web site at
www.AlpineChallenge.com.
New
classes at Fantastic Ceramics
ALPINE — Alpine’s Fantastic Ceramics
is holding new classes by Alpine Artisans. The classes will
give kids and adults a chance to create items for themselves
and/or presents to give to others.
Classes include everything from hair to home accessories
featuring beading techniques, working with clay and much more.
Adults and children will learn new skills as well as artistic
and scientific concepts and lessons such as “Reduce Reuse and
Recycle.”
The class list is always changing so check back
frequently for new classes being offered. For more information
one may call Fantastic Ceramics at 445-7200 or check online at
www.fantasticceramics.com.
ALFA has new store hours
ALPINE — The Alpine Library Friends
Association Book Store has new operating hours.
It will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and closed on Mondays. The store is located in The Alpine
Creek Town Center, 1347 Tavern Rd. Suite #14.
If you have not visited the bookstore yet you are missing
out on the best selections of books in the East County. There
is a large variety of books to choose from at reasonable
rates. Many books are sold for a fraction of their original
price. Everyday there are new books to choose from on the New
Arrival’s table. Wednesday is Half Price Day and patrons need
to stop in to see what is half price that day. You can also
purchase gift certificates.
All proceeds go towards supporting the Alpine Library
with new books and magazines, equipment, crafts for Story Time
programs and continuing to increase ALFA’s capital fundraising
account for a new Alpine Library.
CTN looking for local
content
SAN DIEGO — The
County is accepting applications for grants that encourage
non-profit and educational institutions to produce quality and
timely half-hour video productions. Five $10,000 grants will
be awarded through the Local Government Programming Video
Grant Program, and finished videos will be aired on CTN, Cox
channel 19, and Time Warner Channel 22.
Applications can be obtained at
www.ctn.org, by calling
595-4680, e-mailing
Jacquelyn
Collins or mailing Cable Franchise Administrator,
County of San Diego, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 208, San
Diego, CA, 92101.
Seniors can take
advantage of food distribution
BACK COUNTRY - Seniors living in the Back Country who are
60 years of age of older can take advantage of a free food
service program, which delivers 40-pound boxes of food to
local specific points in the area.
Residents are currently trying to get the word out and
collect information about senior in the area who would like to
receive a food box. The current pick-up point in the
Campo/Lake Morena area is at Lake Morena Village.
For more information of to sign up to receive free food,
one may call Chris Harris at 478-2385. |
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