The Lighting of Alpine’s Community Christmas Tree is returning to the foothills holidays!
Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration of the season from 6-7 p.m. on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Alpine Woman’s Club. It’s the historic Alpine Town Hall at 2156 Alpine Blvd.
Brenden Prout of the Alpine Christian Fellowship will provide live music at the event, presented by the Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce.
As part of the festive season, the Chamber’s 2018 Best Holiday Decorations & Lighting Contest started Nov. 1. There are prizes for the top three winners.
Anyone with buildings or property on Alpine Boulevard, Arnold Way or Tavern Road is eligible to compete. Judging will be done the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 5. The winners will be announced on Friday, Dec. 7, at the Chamber’s annual Snow Festival.
More than 90 entries have registered so far to be in the Chamber’s 23rd Annual Alpine Village Christmas Parade of Lights on Dec. 7!
The parade down Alpine Boulevard from West Victoria Drive starts at 6:30 p.m. It ends near the Snow Festival in the Alpine Creek Town Center at 1347 Tavern Road.
Chamber Christmas decorations, scheduled to come down on Jan. 15, 2019, are up on light poles now in the Alpine Boulevard village area.
For more information, parade registration or to get a Snow Festival booth, call (619) 445-2722, e-mail loribledsoe@alpinechamber.com or visit www.alpinechamber.com.
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Another big holiday attraction is the Alpine Woman’s Club’s Thirteenth Annual “Christmas in Alpine” Home Tour on Saturday, Dec. 15!
Visit five beautifully decorated area homes as well as the organization’s clubhouse, Alpine’s Historic Town Hall at 2156 Alpine Blvd. The charming building will be decorated and open from 1 to 4 p.m. that day for ticket holders to enjoy light refreshments.
Tickets are $30 before the tour and $35 at the Alpine Woman’s Club on tour day. Raffle tickets are $5 each or six for $20. There’s an opportunity drawing for a $500 cash prize!
Proceeds benefit the club’s Scholarship, Preservation and Education Foundation. The club has given over $136,000 in scholarships to local graduating seniors.
Buy tickets in advance on line at www.alpinewomansclub.org or at Postal Annex of Alpine, 2710 Alpine Blvd., or Alpine Garden & Gifts, 2442 Alpine Blvd.
Checks payable to Alpine Woman’s Club may be mailed to Kathy Stewart – Home Tour Chairperson at 763 Alpine Heights Road, Alpine, CA 91901.
For more information call (619) 799-9071 or email kathysab@icloud.com.
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Help others by donating blood on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Alpine Community Blood Drive!
The Kiwanis Club of Alpine holds the quarterly event from 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Alpine Woman’s Club at 2156 Alpine Blvd.
The San Diego Blood Bank and the Alpine Woman’s Club also participate.
“We do it every three months,” said Kiwanian Jim Cate. “We’ve helped a lot of people with this going on about 18 years. The record was 92. Three bloodmobiles came down that time. There were a lot of people stopping and donating blood.”
Call (619) 890-2283 to RSVP and/or if blood is needed for medical use.