Chipper days
ALPINE — The Greater Alpine Fire Safe Council is
organizing chipper days in Alpine Heights, along Anderson
Road and Anderson Truck Trail, and in the area of West
Willows Road south of Interstate 8.
Homeowners from Willows and Alpine Heights can attend
an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4.
Homeowners from the Anderson Road areas can attend a meeting
at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Both meetings are at the USFS
Alpine Station, at 3348 Alpine Blvd. The actual chipping
will take place Jan. 15 through 17.
Interested residents can call Wende Cornelius at
733-5579 for more information.
Alpine girls softball
registration
ALPINE — The Alpine Girls Softball Association will be
holding registration for next season on Thursday, Jan. 3,
2008, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
All registrations will be held at Boulder Oaks
Elementary School.
Tryouts will be held on Saturday, Jan. 12. Please check
the AGSA website for time slots,
eteamz.active.com/alpineasa/. If you have any
questions please contact Laura Galeazzi at 405-0638.
Alpine photo club meetings
ALPINE — The Alpine Photography Club will be holding its
next meeting on Tuesday, Jan 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Alpine Community Center. Please bring any interesting photos
of your Christmas or interesting photos you have taken over
the holiday period.
The club meets the first and third Tuesday of each
month. Anyone who is interested in photography with or
without a camera is welcome to attend and contribute.
For more information about the club please contact
George Miller 445-9167 or e-mail at
mgeor5@cox.net, or
check online at the club’s new website:
www.alpinephotoclub.com.
East County Health Fair
ALPINE — The Alpine Chamber of Commerce Health
Committee is seeking talented artists with creative minds
for an Art Contest that focuses on health and healthy
choices.
Elementary, middle and sr. high school students and
adults are asked to submit original artwork for review for
use in an upcoming Wellness Fair, t-shirt logo, and Medical
and Wellness Provider Pamphlets and Directories. Artwork can
be in acrylic, watercolor, crayon, charcoal, colored pencil,
photography, collage, or fabric.
Awards for winning entries will be given at the “Art of
Living Healthy” Wellness Fair on Jan. 26, 2008. Entries will
be judged for their representation of the “living healthy”
theme.
For more information, please contact
nina@alpinechamber.sdcoxmail.com or telephone
445-2722. |
50th anniversary open house
ALPINE — As part of its 50th anniversary, Alpine Lutheran
Church is holding a Holiday Open House on Saturday, January
12, 2008, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the church, 2040
Tavern Road, across the street from Joan Mac Queen Middle
School.
Blood bank at Mountain Empire
MTN. EMPIRE — The San Diego Blood Bank blood will accept
blood donations at an open to the public blood drive hosted
by Mountain Empire Jr. Sr. High School, 3305 Buckman Springs
Rd., Pine Valley, Thursday, Jan. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. The blood drive will be held in the gym.
Anyone who is at least 17 years old, in good health and
weighs at least 110 pounds may be eligible to give blood. A
good meal is recommended prior to donation.
For donor requirements or to make an appointment, call the
San Diego Blood Bank at 1-800-4MY-SDBB or visit
www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
Kiwanis youth Olympics
ALPINE — The Kiwanis Club of Alpine will hold its annual
Youth Olympics on Saturday, Jan. 19th, 2008 at Alpine
Elementary School. The schedule for this event is: 8:30 a.m.
— Registration, 9 a.m. — Opening ceremonies and competition
begins, 10:30 a.m. — competition concludes, 10:30 to 11 a.m.
— Magician performance, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Medal
Presentation, conclusion of games.
There will be 12 events: Basketball Dribble, Basketball
Free Throw, Long Jump, 20-Meter Races, 40-Meter Races,
60-Meter Races, Sit Ups, Rope Skipping, Pull/Chin Ups,
Soccer Ball Dribble, Softball Throw, Bicycle Gymkhana.
Competition will be by age group divisions: 4/5/6, 7/8,
9/10, 11/12/13. Boys and Girls will compete separately.
Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each
event, each division, boys and girls.
Sunrise Powerlink EIR hearings
MTN. EMPIRE — Two hearings to be held at Mountain
Empire High School will discuss the Environmental Impact
Report for the proposed SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Project.
Sunrise Powerlink Environmental Impact Report Workshops
will be held on Thursday, Jan. 31, (one workshop in the
afternoon and one workshop in the evening), times to be
announced. The EIR workshops will be an opportunity to
become informed about what is being proposed.
An Administrative Law Judge Public Participation
Hearing will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 (one session
in the evening), time to be announced. This will be an
opportunity for residents to go on legal record with their
comments.
Back Country planning groups are looking for volunteers
to help review the EIR prior to the workshops so that we
will be prepared for the workshops. Please contact Denise
Morse at 889-9033 if you would like to volunteer. |
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