CIF girls volleyball finals get eastern exposure

There’s obviously more to the fall high school sports playoffs than just tackle — or even, flag — football. Cross county, boys water polo, girls field hockey, girls tennis, girls golf...

Area colleges expand services for veterans

Veteran services at the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District are celebrating a se­ries of accomplishments. So far this year, the vet­erans’ centers at both Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges have served a combined...

THE WRITE WAY

Members of Alpine’s Girl Scout Troop 5003 worked together to make cards and letters of gratitude for vet­erans participating in Honor Flight San Diego’s Roll Call. The multi-level troop is composed...

VETERANS HONORED

The Alpine Veterans Wall of Honor added 14 local residents’ names during its annual Veterans Day ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Alpine Club. The Veterans Wall of Honor pays tribute...

Emergency preparedness at home: Document your valuables for insurance purposes

By Donna DurckelCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE As the community prepares for El Niño’s impacts, the Coun­ty reminds residents that the region also faces wildfire risks from Santa Ana winds and...

Veterans in crisis need more than a ‘Thank you’

By Ron Carver, David Cortright, Barbara Doherty Every year, we pause on Vet­erans Day to celebrate our vet­erans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for...

CIF tackle football playoff pairings set

Seeding for the San Diego Section tackle football playoffs has been completed. There are the usual surprises and usual suspects. The four Open Division quali­fiers include the top-seeded Carlsbad Lancers (9-1), second-seeded...

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 to every job. For over 30 years, she...

Cool Fever keeps ‘em dancing

Sunday’s Summer Concert at the Alpine Community Center Park, performed by Cool Fever kept the crowd on their toes. The Kiwanis were there with their cook shack, providing a tasty dinner...

Indescribable

We are all connected to a sin­gle point of creation. Everyone we will ever meet in our lives, on this planet is related to us if we had the resources to...

Prelim set in Jacumba pastor’s slaying

By Neal Putnam For The  Alpine Sun EL CAJON—A Dec. 12 preliminary hearing was set Oct. 26 for a Boulevard man who is accused of killing his landlord who also served as the...

Defending livelihoods in name of public service

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital public services in the name of combat­ing “inefficiency.” That’s meant abruptly — and often illegally — firing tens of thousands of workers like...

Heat relief at Cool Zones

SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY: ALPINE BRANCH 1752 Alpine Blvd. Mon Closed Tues 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Wed 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun Closed (619) 445-4221 SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY:...

Novel examines use of propaganda and fascism

Jennifer Coburn’s new novel “The Girls of the Glimmer Factory” is now on presale, coming out on Jan. 28, one day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This follows her critically acclaimed...
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