Scholarship
ALPINE—The Alpine Woman’s Club Scholarship,
Preservation and Education Foundation will offer four $1,000
scholarships to deserving high school seniors who reside in
Alpine. Scholarship applications are available at the
following locations; your high school, see your counselor,
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce, The Community Center, The
Alpine Library, Albertsons, Daniels, or you can visit our
website:
info@alpinewomansclub.org.
Applications are due by May 31, 2010. Pick up one
today. For further information, call 445-5274, or 659-0050.
San Diego county ROP celebrates 40th Anniversary; Alpine
ROP students offered a chance to win scholarships in county
wide contest — Deadline April 30
ALPINE—The San Diego County Regional Occupational
Program (ROP) turns 40 this year, and as part of the
celebration, high school senior ROP students are eligible to
win $100 cash scholarships. The students selected will be
honored on May 19 at the California Association of Regional
Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP) Awards Ceremony
held at the County Office of Education. The San Diego County
ROP Program, one of the oldest in the state, trains over
51,000 student every year. Heying & Associates, a
full-service public relations agency located in downtown San
Diego, is the scholarship sponsor.
To enter, students must submit a 500 word essay that
explains how being a part of the ROP Pathway Program has
benefited them, as well as what they plan to do when they
graduate.
“We encourage all ROP students to submit essays so we
can hear about the great things they have been doing now and
throughout their high school careers,” said Steve Pinning,
Senior Director of ROP at San Diego County Office of
Education.
Encourage your student to enter today! For additional
information and guidelines, contact Valerie Hesson, ROP
Coordinator at The San Diego County Office of Education, at
858.571.7243.
Coffee and Conversation
ALPINE—Join Supervisor Dianne Jacob for coffee and
conversation at the Alpine Woman's Club, 2156 Alpine Blvd.
Thursday, April 29, 2010, 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. For more
information, please call Robin Smith at 619-445-8313.
Income tax prep
ALPINE — The Alpine Community Center is hosting a free
income tax preparation class for senior citizens, low-income
citizens and the disabled on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the center, 1830 Alpine Blvd.
Call for reservations at 445-1022.
Hatha Yoga Classes
ALPINE—Weekly Hatha Yoga classes on Sundays @ 5:30 pm,
Boulder Oaks Park. If you are interested in unraveling those
kinks
and want more information , please contact Connie Nash at
619 445-YOGA (9642)
Sage and Songbirds Festival and Garden Tour
ALPINE—"The Hills Are Alive with Butterflies" at Viejas
Outlet Center
For the 13th Annual Sage & Songbirds Festival and Garden
Tour
Alpine's Biggest Annual Festival to be held May 1
& 2, 2010
Viejas Outlet Center is proud to host Alpine's biggest
festival, the 13th annual Sage & Songbirds Festival & Garden
Tour on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2.
The theme for this year's event is "The Hills Are Alive with
Butterflies." The free family-friendly event held in the
Viejas Outlet Center show court and will feature exciting,
live butterfly releases at noon both days; displays of live
hummingbirds and birds of prey; garden-related vendors;
plant sales; and art displays throughout the weekend. In
addition, ongoing educational programs will teach a variety
of habitat, gardening and wildlife topics, and guided tours
of the award-winning habitat gardens of Viejas Outlet Center
will be offered.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
A tour of residential gardens and habitats coincides
with the festival, with proceeds benefiting CHIRP, a local
non-profit organization dedicated to preservation and
enjoyment of birds, butterflies and other creatures through
hands-on and interactive programs and gardens
For more information on the festival and garden tour,
visit http://www.chirp.org/s&s_festival&garden_tour.html or
call 619-445-8352.
Discover Tuscany
ALPINE—Saturday, May 01, 2010, Deadline for booking
with a deposit due or $250.00. Discover Tuscany November 02
– 11, 2010. Contact Holt Travel 619-445-9193.
Do You Live Far From Your Grandchildren?
ALPINE—Grandparents—Create a personal storytime DVD for
your grandkids!
United Through Reading, a non-profit organization, will
produce a video starring YOU reading to the camera (aka your
grandchildren)! This program is FREE, and you will take your
DVD home with you – a great gift for your family! The
program is on Thursday, May 6 beginning at 1:00 p.m. with
timeslots available to 3:00 p.m. (Space is limited—sign up
early!)
Sign-up is Required: Call the Alpine Branch at 619-445-4221,
or stop by 2130 Arnold Way, to put your name on the list
Visit http://www.unitedthroughreading.org/grandparent/ to
learn more about this program.
Seeking Bonded Tree Removal Contractors
PINE VALLEY—Pine Valley Fire Safe Council (PVFSC) Seeks
Licensed, Bonded Tree Removal Contractors The PVFSC has
plans to remove some 50+ dead & dying trees in the Pine
Valley area using funding provided by a federal grant.
Interested tree contractors should contact Dick Dupree at
619-473-8683 by May 10th to find out more about bidding this
project. All tree removal work will be completed by July 30,
2010.
Sunrise Powerlink Community Council meetings
Lakeside, Thursday, April 22nd, Time:6:00PM,
Location:Lakeside VFW Hall, 12650 Lindo Lane, Lakeside, CA
Campo, Tuesday, May 4, 2010, Time: 6:00 p.m., Location:
Mountain Empire Community Center, 976 Sheridan Road, Campo,
CA
Alpine, Monday, May 10, 2010, Time: 6:00 p.m.,
Location: Alpine Woman's Club, 2156 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA
91901
City of San Diego, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Time: 6:00
p.m., Location: Scripps Ranch Recreation Center, 11454 Blue
Cypress Drive, San Diego, CA
Boulevard, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, Time: 6:00 p.m., Location:
Sacred Rocks RV Park, 1331 Shasta Way, Boulevard, CA
Community Youth Choir (CYC) Spring Session!
ALPINE —Weekly voice lessons on Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm,
Christ The King Episcopal Church, 1460 Midway Dr., Alpine,
CA 91901. Register today, classes begin 4/14/10. Recital is
on Fri. 6/4/10. Tuition is $65 for 8 weeks including
recital. This session features a Summer/beach music theme.
Space is limited, call Terri at (619) 723-0309 or 445-8968.
Chamber of Commerce Business Directory
ALPINE—Reserve your space today for the new Alpine
Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce Business Directory 2011
– 2013. The directory serves the communities of Alpine,
Boulevard, Lake Morena, Campo, Descanso, Harbison Canyon,
Pine Valley & Guatay. The directory is mailed to all
business and residences in these areas. The directory is
available at the Chamber throughout the year. Contact Kelly@alpinechamber.sdcoxmail.com
or see http://www.alpinechamber.com for all the forms.
Miss Alpine Pageant
ALPINE—Monday, May 10, 2010, 6:00 P.M. 42nd Annual Miss
Alpine/Teen Miss Alpine Pageant and Miss Mountain
Empire/Teen Miss Mountain Empire Pageant will be held at
Viejas Casino DreamCatcher Showroom. For more information,
contact Billie Sangster at 619-390-0061. Ages are teens
13-16 and young ladies ages 17-21.
Health Fair
ALPINE—Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10:00 – 2:00 P.M. The
Mountain Health & Community Services “Ready, Set, Grown”,
Children’s Health Fair in Alpine.
Wild in the country
ALPINE—Saturday, May 15, 2010, 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Lions,
Tigers & Bear’s annual “Wild In The Country”. For more
information contact 619-659-8078.
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Viejas Concerts
ALPINE—April 27, 2010 - The DreamCatcher at Viejas
Casino, SoCal's premier intimate music venue, has announced
an exciting concert lineup featuring an eclectic line up,
from Country to Jazz and Rock to R&B.
The DreamCatcher at Viejas Casino seats approximately
700 people and provides southern Californian's a unique
opportunity to catch well-established music superstars, as
well as rising stars, in an up-close and personal setting.
Once again this year, $1 from every ticket sold will go to
the Alpine School District's music and math programs.
The DreamCatcher concert schedule is as follows
(tickets on sale now unless otherwise noted):
Saturday, May 15: Lisa Lisa with Klymaxx and Debbie Deb
Thursday, June 10: Country legend Merle Haggard (On
sale April 30th)
Friday, June 11: Chick Corea Freedom Band with Kenny
Garrett, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes
Saturday, June 12: The Temptations
Friday, July 9: Boyz II Men
Saturday, July 10: Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman
Show (On sale April 30th)
Friday, August 13: George Benson
Sunday, August 15: Los Lonely Boys
Friday, August 27: Asia
Friday, October 8: Keith Sweat
Thursday, October 21: Taj Mahal | Vieux Farka Toure
Tickets to all concerts can be purchased at the V Shop
inside the east entrance to the Viejas Casino, or online at
http://viejas.frontgatetickets.com/index.php. Must be 21 and
present a valid I.D.
Help Us Build a Library
ALPINE —April flowers are here and so are some
wonderful Gardening books at the bookstore. The weekly 1/2
price specials for April are as follows: Business/Financial
4/28-5/2. Our end of the month sale occurs on 4/24 and 25.
Come for book bargains at 2554 Alpine Blvd.
Library scholarship
DESCANSO — The Friends of the Descanso Library is
awarding its second annual $1,000 scholarship to a
graduating senior who lives in Descanso 91916 zip code area.
Applications may be picked up at the San Diego County
Library, Descanso Branch, 9545 River Drive, Descanso,
beginning March 8. Application deadline is April 24.
Luke Barbour Scholarship
DESCANSO—Win a $1,000 scholarship and save your parents
some money. . . The Luke Barbour Scholarship applications
are now available inside Perkins Store and the Descanso
Library. $1,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to a
graduating senior with a “B” average who is a resident of
Descanso and/or the son/daughter of a Town Hall member.
The competition will consist of a 500 word essay and
oral interview. Deadline for the essay is April 2nd, and the
interview date is April 18th. The scholarship is good for
beauty school, vocational school, or any accredited junior
college, college, or university.
Get on board and get inspired. Any questions? Call
Shane or Diana Shea at 619-445-2482. The 16th annual Luke
Barbour scholarship offering is now underway, sponsored by
the Descanso Town Hall Association.
Harbison Canyon Lion Student Scholarship
Harbison Canyon Students age 16-22 years interested in
applying for one of two Harbison Canyon Lions $500.00
Scholarship can call Mary Manning at 619-445-5044.
Application are due June 1, 2010, 8pm and require an essay,
written faculty reference and summary of Students
volunteerism.
4th Annual Ultimate Music Challenge
VIEJAS—It’s southern California’s biggest cover band
smack-down, as Viejas Casino hosts the 4th annual Ultimate
Music Challenge.
Thirty-nine of the area’s best cover bands will compete
at Viejas Casino’s DreamCatcher Lounge every Sunday night
through June 20th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Up to five bands will perform each Sunday, with the winning
bands advancing to the Semifinals, then to the Championship
on June 20th.
The winning cover band takes home $25,000, second place
earns $10,000 and 3rd place pays $5,000. A panel of
distinguished judges will score each band’s performance in
the categories of Showmanship, Musical Ability and Audience
Response.
For more information, including dates, times and
participating cover bands, visit
http://www.ultimatemusicchallenge.com/dates.html
Exercise Classes
ALPINE—NEW! Zumba Classes at the Alpine Community
Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd. Great Exercise, lots of Fun. $5.00
per class each Wednesday at 10:30
Call for info 445-7330 and/or to sign up. See Zumba.com for
info about the class.
Friday Fun Nights
CAMPO—Fun, Free Family Events offered by the Mountain
Empire Community Center, 976 Sheridan Rd., Campo, CA. For
more information please contact Carol Lewis at 445-6200,
ext: 165.
We really need some more volunteer’s to help out at our
next Family Night which is on April 30th from 6-8pm. If you
are able to volunteer we request that you are at the
community center at 5pm and assist with clean up until about
9pm.
Free Legal Clinic April 30, 2010
EL CAJON—The Foothills Bar Association in partnership
with the San Diego county Public Law Library will present a
free legal clinic on Friday, April 30th from 10 a.m. —3 p.m.
Volunteer lawyers will provide general legal advice and
referrals only and will not provide on-going representation.
This is a public service een and will be held on a walk-in
basis at the law library: 250 East Main Street, El Cajon.
For more information contact the library at: 441-4451.
Christy’s Toy Outlet
ALPINE —Sunday, May 02, 2010, 11:00 – 12:00 P.M. Ribbon
Cutting for Christy’s Toy Outlet at the Viejas Outlet
Center, 5005 Willows Road, Ste. 216. If you plan on
attending, please RSVP to Kelly@alpinechamber.sdcoxmail.com.
The 7th Annual Mad Hatter Tea Party
ALPINE—“A Very Merry Unbirthday Party”__The 7th Annual
Mad Hatter Tea Party and Fashion Show presented by the
Alpine Soroptimist offers a delightfully different Mother's
Day weekend event. This year's fund raiser, Saturday May 8th
from 11 to 2:30 pm, follows the traditional "Alice in
Wonderland" tea party theme with an exciting new venue in
the Oak Tree Ballroom of the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and
Casino. The extravaganza features a Fashion Show and
Accessories from Glamour Girlz Boutique, Music by Events
with Pizazz featuring Eric Lund, the Mad Hatter Hat Parade
and Contest, Gift Baskets for Silent Auction, a Money Hat
Opportunity Drawing, Tea Pot Surprises and buffet style Tea.
Reserve seats early for the women in your family by calling
Michelle Albee @ 619.722.0032 or Mikea@cox.net. Cost $50 per
person. Tables of 8 available and going fast!
Artist call
ALPINE — Calling all crafters, artists, and non-profit
organizations. The 13th Annual Alpine Sage and Songbirds
Festival for May 1-2, is now accepting applications for
booths at the Viejas Outlet Center.
Thousands attend this event yearly from all over the
southwest — this is a great opportunity to showcase your
product.
To download an application visit the web site at
www.chirp.org, or contact Christine Vargas at 445-4489.
20th Annual Vintage Alpine
ALPINE—Mark your calendars for the 20th Annual Vintage
Alpine, a wine experience in the country! This year’s event
will take place on May 2nd, beginning at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Reserve your tickets now! April 1 through May 1, tickets
will be $45., and $50 on the day of the event. For more
information contact Art Armagost at 971-5215, or Richard
Higgins at 672-3861.
Lake Morena 4th Annual Round-Up
CAMPO—Saturday, May 01, 2010, Campo - Lake Morena 4th
Annual Round - Up at Eagles Wings Ranch, 1850 Lake Morena
Dr. Presented by the Mountain Empire Business Association
and the Chamber. Gates open at 7:00 A.M., opening ceremonies
at 9:00 A.M. Vendors, food, ranch branding competition,
ranch horse challenge, gymkhana, gunfight competition,
petting corral, pony rides and more. For information Call
Patty Lawrence 619-478-2327 or email patty@mtneba.org
Reserve your booth now!
Deadline for Non-Food Booths are April 15, 2010
Coyote Music Festival Lineup Announced
El Cajon, CA – The Cuyamaca College Music Industry
Studies program is proud to announce the second annual
Coyote Music Festival on May 1, from 12-5pm on the grand
lawn of Cuyamaca College. The free, all-ages event will
present a wide range of musical styles including alternative
rock, folk, indie, metalcore, and rap. This year the
festival has expanded to two stages and will feature
performances by Silent Lune, Christine Marie, Aghori,
Yttrium, Steam Powered Giraffe, January Lights, Steve Stylez,
Jester James, and Jesse Lamonaca and the Dime Novels. All of
the artists are from the San Diego area, and they all play
original music. There will be food and beverages as well as
CDs and merchandise from the artists available for purchase
at the event.
For a complete schedule of the day’s activities, or
filming options please contact Chuck Walker at (619)
660-4288.
Hot Topics
ALPINE— Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7:15 – 9:00 A.M.
Business Networking Breakfast “Hot Topics”. The Breakfast
will be held at The Vine Restaurant, 2502 Alpine Blvd. The
speaker will be United States Border Patrol. The cost is
$15.00 per person. $20.00 at the door. RSVP to Kelly@alpinechamber.sdcoxmail.com.
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