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Valentine’s craft class at the Alpine VFW Post 9578 on Jan 23 and 24, 2019 at 6pm. In this class we will be creating a fun centerpiece you can use for the Valentine’s holiday year after year. The wooden box will already be assembled and you will be provided with 3 quart sized mason jars and paint to create your one of a kind art for your home! Bring your own faux flowers, leaves or foliage for that finishing touch! •••spots are limited••• We are offering an Early Bird Special of $35 OR $40 the night of. There are a few different means of payment for you to pay ahead of time. IF, for some reason you are not able to pay ahead of time PLEASE call Ashley Whitaker at619-933-7265. Plan to come early, the VFW will be serving dinner from 5-7pm. The menu will include: Street tacos, rice, beans, chips & salsa ALL for $8 per plate. PLUS a full bar!! Please call/ or txt to sign up for the class or if you have any questions please feel free to call (619) 933-7265. We need to know by January 21st if you will be attending!
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Cash/Check: hand delivered to the VFW or myself. The Alpine VFW is located at 844 Tavern Rd., Alpine Ca 91901.
 January 2019
Please Help Migrant Families in Mexico
More than 40 migrant men, women and children are temporarily sheltered at the Albergue Camino de Salvacion church in Tijuana, Mexico. The church is providing them a safe refuge as well as food, water, and electricity, but the migrants need new socks and underwear and the church needs donations to pay for food and utilities.
Please make a donation to help these families. The Alpine Community Church is accepting monetary donations of and new socks and underwear for men, women and children of all sizes. These donations will be delivered to the Community Congregational Church, UCC, in Chula Vista where Tijuana pastor Jose Antonio Altamirano will pick up the donated items.
There is no arrangement for on-line giving, but you can bring money, socks and underwear to the Alpine Community Church Office, located at 2225 W. Victoria Drive, in Alpine, on Monday thru Friday from 9:00 am to noon, or you can make an appointment by calling the church office 619-445-2110, or call Tom at 619-885-8063.
Checks should be made payable to “Community Congregational Church” with “Migrant Mission” on the memo line.
Cash may be donated in a sealed envelope with the words “Migrant Mission” on the face. This program will continue until the end of May. Please help if you can.
Submitted By Tom & Judy Myers
NEWS RELEASE 1/9/19
NEW COUNTY INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES ‘GRANNY FLATS’
The Board of Supervisors on Wednesday launched a program to encourage the development of granny flats and other small dwellings as part of a broader county effort to address the region’s housing shortage.
The board voted to waive county permit and development impact fees over the next five years for property owners wishing to build granny flats on lots with existing homes. The units can be used for family members or rented out as a source of income for the homeowner.
The program could result in thousands of additional homes within the county’s unincorporated areas, a region largely represented by District 2 Supervisor Dianne Jacob and District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond.
“This is a critical step in our on-going efforts to address the region’s housing crisis, especially the serious need for affordable housing,” said Jacob, the board chairwoman. “This new program is the quickest and easiest way for us to expedite the development of housing.”
To cover the loss of fees, the county will subsidize the program to the tune of $11 million over the 5-year period.
“There is no single solution to the regional housing shortage, but an average savings of $14,000 for an accessory home will raise property values and offer more affordable places to live,” said Supervisor Desmond. “We will continue to be creative and challenge the status quo to solve the region’s housing crisis.”
The additional homes are allowed under the county’s General Plan, which guides development in Alpine, Julian, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Valley Center and all other unincorporated communities.
CHAIRWOMAN DIANNE JACOB / SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Contacts: Steve Schmidt, 619-206-9108, steve.schmidt@sdcounty.ca.gov
Anita Lightfoot, 619-531-4709, anita.lightfoot@sdcounty.ca.gov
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January 13, 2019
Got some cool old stuff? The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (PSRM) in Campo is preparing to add another educational ride which will include Roy Athey’s Famous Alpine Train & Railroad that was donated last year (Read about it here), that will include an old western town and we are looking for tax deductible donations of misc items to include as part of this exhibit.
Items needed are:
Old barn wood
Usable construction materials
Usable dimensional lumber
Plywood
Tin roofing (preferably with rust)
Old wagon wheels – metal or wood
An old buckboard
Wooden storage sheds
Old signs
An old windmill
Blacksmith items, anvil, tongs etc…..
Western memorabilia – horse tack, old milk cans, lanterns, etc…
Old mining equipment – wood wheel barrow, narrow gauge rail road track, old oar car, etc
If it is not listed and you think it might go well with a ride that is showing old mining history give us a call!
Please contact Jim Lundquist at 619-417-7059 email JimLundquist@gmail.com or Jim Tewksbury at 619-246-7116 email jrt49@hotmail.com
January 8, 2018 Submitted By George Barnett
Today the County Department of Parks & Recreation advised Alpine Community Planning Group members and others that the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve tomorrow a land purchase in Alpine for a town park. The proposed land is 98 acres abutting Wright’s Field along South Grade Road.
This is good news for Alpine as the purchase preserves the land from residential development, and together with the portion of Wright’s Field owned by the Back Country Land Trust, it extends preserved passive parkland right in the middle of our town to a plot nearly 330 acres in size.
This to me is also a fitting tribute to Supervisor Dianne Jacob who is finishing her long and distinguished career in 2020 as Supervisor of the 2nd District and the Backcountry. She has been Alpine’s strongest advocate for conservation, improved roads, better law enforcement, and our local schools, and for parkland.
Below is a map of the proposed land purchase (IN YELLOW) and the Back Country Land Trust (BCLT) owned parts of Wright’s Field bounded in white. All together, this County acquisition and BCLT property provides Alpine with a wonderful, unsurpassed passive parkland of immense environmental value. How many towns anywhere have a 330 acre environmental preserve & parkland in their middle?
The public has always been invited to use BCLT’s private-owned portion of WF north of South Grade Road as a “passive parkland”. By definition that means open to the general public for hiking, horseback riding, dog walking, star gazing, and so on – all passive activities with the only requirements to stay on the trails, to leash dogs, to pickup after dogs and to not leave trash behind. The County is buying 98 acres of WF not owned by BCLT, but from a speculative Dallas-based investor LLC. My understanding is that the County will also plan on passive uses, that is – no active sports playing fields. Maybe there’ll be picnic places, a pavilion, a kiddie playground, or things of that nature that town’s people want. But we’ll find that out in due course when the County presents some plans to Alpiners. The County is also supporting plans to upgrade the playing fields at Joan MacQueen Middle School (which are deemed active parkland), and those existing facilities currently serve la cross, soccer, soft ball and limited track and field, with the softball fields possibly becoming dual use with football. The final plan is in the hands of the Alpine Union School District.
George Barnett biggeorge8888@gmail.com
Notice of Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Alpine Fire Protection District. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 – 5pm at Fire Station #17 (Meeting Room) 1364 Tavern Rd., Alpine, CA. 91901.
VIEW AGENDA HERE: 1.0 ag1_15_2019
Posted By: Jenn James – Alpine Fire Protection District, Administrative Assistant jjames@alpinefire.org 1364 Tavern
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PUBLIC MEETING: Alpine Community Plan Update – Planning Concepts Workshop – January 26, 2019 (Saturday). The County of San Diego Department of Planning & Development Services (PDS) would like to invite you to attend the third public meeting of the Alpine Community Plan Update: the Planning Concepts Workshop. At this workshop, attendees will learn
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The Sunrise Powerlink Fire Mitigation Grants Program Administrator, Bonnie J. Burchill will provide information about the Year 2019 Grants program at 6:30 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Alpine Library Resource Room located at 1752 Alpine Blvd, Alpine. Information about the program will be provided, answer questions, applications will be available.
Grants are
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Alpine Design Review Board Meeting – Final Agenda. Monday, January 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Alpine Community Center (1830 Alpine Blvd. Alpine, CA 91901) (619) 445-7330
AGENDA Note: Action may be taken on any of the following items:
I. Call to Order – Roll Call: Peggy Easterling, Dan Wasson, Kippy Thomas,
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Electronics Recycling Event in the Alpine Albertsons parking lot on Saturday January 19 and Sunday January 20, 2019 from 9am to 4pm.
We accept TV’s, Computer Monitors, PC’s, Laptops, Servers, Tablets, Cables, Chargers, keyboards, Mice, Cell Phones & Accessories, Network Equipment, Stereo Equipment, Li-Ion Batteries and Car Batteries, Medical Test Equipment & More!
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