‘Chuck’ succumbs to prostate cancer

Charles Howard Taylor, aka Chuck, 82, of Copperas Cove, Texas, went home to the Lord on June 7, 2021. Chuck passed peacefully at home...

Alpine Youth Center reopens to the commnity

The Alpine Youth Center, long overdue for a facelift that was in discussion before the COVID-19 pandemic landed, finally reopened its doors to the...

New animals retreat to greener pastures

Eighteen new animals arrived at the Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine on June 1, including two horses, two miniature goats, five Lamancha goats, one...

NOW Is the Time to Take Action: 3 Easy Steps

NOW Is the Time to Take Action: 3 Easy Steps YES: Local Alpine Parks NO: Sports Complex The County’s Department of Parks and Recreation is ignoring an...

Descanso Days raises money to rebuild town hall

The Descanso Days community event held recently had all the mark­ings of a small-town gathering that could have taken place a century ago: country...

Service, scholarships survived the pandemic

Alpine Kiwanians gave out thousands of dollars in scholar­ships to local students as this unprecedented school year of distance learning and modified school activities...

VFW pays tribute to fallen veterans

Newly elected VFW Com­mander John Paul Sullivan led the largest Memorial Day event the post has seen in years, with well over 100 veterans...

Sticking point in Alpine

By noon on May 27, 15 donor appointment slots for a San Di­ego Blood Bank drive held at Barons Market had already been filled,...

Wall of Honor ceremony returns

It took at least 15 minutes for Dan Foster and attendees to fall into the Wall of Honor event on Saturday; there was joking...

Race to the bottom

Saturday marked the first time kids strapped on their helmets and hit the racetrack for the first Al­pine Kiwanis soap box derby since 2019. Colorful...