Valley fire continues to burn

Authorities reported that the Valley Fire has burned more than 17,000 acres in the three days since it started Saturday and as of Tuesday...

Mountain Empire face is a familiar one

Patrick Keeley stepped into his new role as Mountain Empire Unified School District Super­intendent recently after five years as principal at Mountain Empire High...

Fire marshal speaks of preventive measures

Following the Aug. 13 fire that broke out in the 2700 block of Alpine Boulevard, Alpine Fire Marshal Jason McBroom put to­gether suggestions for...

3D modeling a passion project for Alpine student

Jacob Saflar, a Granite Hills High School se­nior, is on a pathway to become a doctor. With a more flexible schedule after schools shut...

New face, new plans for students

Grossmont Union High School Superintendent Theresa Kemper says she still feels like a teacher and carries the skills she initially learned in the classroom...

Hugs, treasure boxes and mud day will be missed

From the mouths of babes: “I’m go­ing to miss her hugs.” Thomas Lanier, age 5. did not men­tion schoolwork but said he is sorry to...

Foster advocate was ‘tremendous’

Debora Stolz was a single parent of eight children, four of them through adoption, and an active member in the foster care community. Stolz...

Reopening salons post-COVID

Joanie Davis spent six weeks making birdhouses while her salon, Head East was closed for social distancing due to COV­ID-19. She expected to see...
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Club wants to give students money

The Alpine Woman’s Club Scholarship, Preservation and Education Foundation is now accepting scholarship appli­cations from graduating high school seniors of 2020 who re­side in...

White glove treatment for Alpine artifacts

Alpine Historical Society Presi­dent Tom Myers donned white gloves before delicately picking up a six-inch wide metal star cast sometime around the American civil...