Community Calendar: Week of Jan. 11-17, 2012
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:53:42 -0800

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Rock River Water Reclamation District , 333 Kishwaukee St. Sat., 8 am-4 pm; Sun., noon-4 pm Club Round: A Clubhouse for Round People 7120 Windsor Lake Pkwy., Suite 202, Loves Park. Various activities throughout ...

SUNRISE: Hearing scheduled Thursday for AFA cadet charged with rape
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:17:56 -0800

Applicants must: -- Be at least 16 years old, with a Colorado driver license, and a high school student. -- Present two letters of recommendation, and a completed application. -- Show proof of medical insurance, and agree to a criminal and driver ...

Linda shoemaker: Riley on a mission in 11th District
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:07:22 -0800

He is running in the 11th Congressional District against incumbent Mike Conaway. It's a safe Republican district , part of a redistricting strategy devised by felon Tom De Lay. Conaway's best accomplishment has been to maintain the foundation laid by his ...

Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 2
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:46:25 -0800

Adlai Stevenson High School Performing Arts Center, 1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire. Call (847) 415-4121 or visit www.d125.org. Feb. 19, 2 pm: Ralph's World, featuring children's musician Ralph Covert. $15; $10 for children. Vernon Area Public ...

Trove of N.C. teacher evaluation data online, with more to come
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:38:27 -0800

Of the county's elementary schools , the following had at least one teacher fall into the distinguished bracket: Drexel, Forest Hill, George Hildebrand, Glen Alpine , Hildebran, Icard, Mountain Crest, Mull, Oak Hill, Ray Childers, Rutherford College, ...

Proposal Would Limit Collective Bargaining with Public Employees
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:24:01 -0800

Keith Grover, R-Provo, an Alpine School District administrator, introduced HB106, a bill that would stop state and local governments, including school districts, from bargaining with public employees on any issue other than for wages and health care.

Despite rumors, Provo Red Cross office not closing
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:28:32 -0800

The rumor that the Provo office was closing was reported in a recent meeting of the Alpine School District . "I know there are rumors flying around Provo that we are closing," Zundel said. "That is simply not true. We've heard about this from several ...

Hamilton robbery suspects held without bail
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:43 -0800

By Dan Mac Alpine A male-female duo charged in an armed robbery of Harrigans Package Store, 505 Bay Road, Hamilton, was held without bail following an arraignment Monday, Jan. 30, at Ipswich District Court, Newburyport, pending a dangerousness hearing ...

Joseph Frank Fowers
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:02:29 -0800

He was also a bus driver for 14 years in the Alpine School District . Joe and Delores enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and Canada visiting Arabian and Belgian horse farms and attending horse shows. Our dad was happy and very friendly with ...

District keeps emergency supplies for schools , buses
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:15:10 -0800

Ron Eaton, a bus driver with the Alpine School District , unloads a cooler of water bottles at the Alpine School District bus garage in American Fork on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Several buses have been equipped with emergency supplies that includes ...

LA Supervisors, With Governor, Violate Open Meetings Law
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:58:37 -0800

The district attorney's office found that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had clearly - and rather flagrantly -- violated the state's open meetings law when it met with Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in a secret, closed-door meeting last fall ...

Longmont's Heritage, Loma Linda schools could be joined at the library
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:08:03 -0800

By Victoria AF Camron Longmont Times-Call Nannette Ammon laughs as students from Loma Linda Elementary School crack jokes after school Thursday. Ammon, who has a child in the school , said she doesn't necessarily agree with the district's plan to ...

What The Eagle is working on today
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:12:22 -0800

High school skiing: The county's Alpine league will host its first race of the season today at Bousquet Ski Area at 5 pm This race was postponed from last week, as persistent mild weather continues to hamper area ski slopes. Our High School Coordinator ...

school notebook: Jan. 30, 2012 - Feb. 3, 2012
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:22:35 -0800

Tuesday: District benchmark writing assessment for second through sixth grade. >> Friday: Milam spirit day; 1 pm, Principals' awards; 1:30 pm, sixth-grade educational planning; last day for dance ad sales. >> Daily: 7:40 am, All-star news; ...

TEMECULA: Catholic school wins garden grant
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:47:20 -0800

Joel Anderson, R- Alpine , and Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, who represent the district in which the school belongs. Each year the foundation awards grants to 24 schools that have student gardens or are interested in creating them.

Big Bend Livestock Show begins tomorrow
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:13:20 -0800

This year's Livestock Show, the 68th annual installment, will kick off tomorrow at the Alpine FFA facilities near Alpine Middle School . On Friday and Saturday, students from the Brewster and Jeff Davis counties' FFA and 4-H programs will compete for ...

Adventure Sports Calendar
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:11:08 -0800

Mountain/snow education : Feb. 23-26; an intermediate four-day adventure in Three Sisters Wilderness; students must be in good physical shape and have their own gear; learn how to travel over snow, camp, traverse slopes, route-find and realize the ...

Left Justified: Candidates forum Jan. 31 at Unitarian Universalist Church
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:36:32 -0800

... 4848 Turner St. (four blocks north and east of Alpine and State). The questions asked by a panel will only focus on education . The subject will be limited, but you will have a chance to meet the candidates. There are plenty of them to go around.

Arizona bans two University of Houston books from its schools as it targets ...
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:32 -0800

By Tyler Rudick Houston-based publisher of US Latino literature, Arte Publico, is making waves in Arizona with two of its works getting banned in Tucson schools . After dissolving its Mexican American Studies program, the Tucson Unified School District ...

Chinese, Portuguese immersion programs to begin this fall
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:11:43 -0800

Alpine School District Superintendent Vern Henshaw announced recently that because of the enormous success of the district's Chinese and Spanish immersion programs, three new elementary language immersion programs will begin in the fall of 2012.