This week in The Alpine Sun

Lead Stories

Viejas Granted Restraining Order 
  Protection of Sacred Burial Ground in Recent Discovery, now called unparalleled in San Diego County.. . .MORE

Man serving jail term for shooting brother with snake shot  
  An Alpine man who was sentenced to a year in jail for shooting his older brother with snake shot has a projected release date of August 15, according to the sheriff's department....MORE

Fairies, Fairies, Everywhere  
   Do you believe in fairies? Well there was some conclusive proof of their existence at Summer’s Past Farms on Saturday the fifth. Fairies of all ages, shapes and sizes came to visit the Fairy Festival, if only to smell the flowers and show off their wings. When the bell rang at 10:00, all fairy glamour was thrown away and the fairies showed themselves, wings and all....MORE

Excellence Strikes twice for Alpine students
In 2008 the Steel Canyon High School Class Valedictorian was Alpine resident. . .

A Glimmer of Hope
As many folks in Alpine know, the original plan for the new high school did not include sports facilities that would be ready when the school opens. . . 
 
Local teen to play at state fair 
While many of her peers are packing up to head off to college this summer, recent Steele Canyon High School graduate Danielle Pupa is following her dream to be a professional singer/songwriter.

Alpine takes a trip back into history
On Saturday, May 5, 2010, the Alpine Historical Society celebrated Alpine history Days. The celebration took place at the historical museums in Alpine.

Man convicted of mother’s murder near Alpine
 EL CAJON--A jury on Friday convicted an El Cajon man of first-degree murder in the Dec., 2008, slaying of his mother, Dixie Lee Larson, 57, who was beaten to death with a pipe in her home not far from
Alpine.

 

Columns/Opinion

My Turn with Lee Hamilton: There Is No Substitute For Robust Oversight

Abundant Life with Guatay Christian Fellowship: Bondages—Break Them!