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FEATURE 10 Lakeside Firefighters Raise Around $7,000 for Burn Institute

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STORIES 14 Vaqueros Dominant in Season’s First Two Football Games 16 Lakeside History

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Owner & Publisher Michael Raher Copy Editor Annette Williams Contributors Kathy Kassel Joe Naiman Lakeside Historical Society Annette Williams Advertising Sales Doug Rains Advertising Coordinator Breanna Hecker Layout & Graphic Design Eva Popcke

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Are you ready to kick up a little dust and dance the night away? Sept. 16 is the night to put on your cowboy boots and get ready to have a grand ole time at the Lakeside Arena Rhythm ‘N’ Brews event at the Lakeside Arena Rodeo Grounds!

We have a fun lineup of great local bands. Opening the night’s music is our very own Lakeside Home Journal publisher Michael Raher, who will be rocking the drums with local band Big Sky Moon with a gritty, country, Southern rock-nroll sound. Next, you will hear Whiskey Ridge, who are country with an edge.

Our grand headliner, the Morgan Leigh Band, is one of the hardest-working, highenergy country bands in San Diego County!

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Capitan Stadium Association and the Lakeside Chamber.

It will be our second annual co-hosting of this family fun night for all ages. Vendors, a petting zoo and games for the kids will add to the fun!

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Proceeds from this event support our schools, kids and businesses in Lakeside.

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either of the Lakeside firefighters who drove in the June 11 Firefighter Demolition Derby at the San Diego County Fair placed, but the Lakeside Firefighters Association was still able to raise approximately $7,000 for the Burn Institute.

Altogether, the 16 participating fire departments raised close to $100,000.

“I feel fantastic about it,” said Lakeside Fire Protection District Captain Danny Leetch.

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In 1995, the Cajon Speedway, the Burn Institute and local fire departments collaborated on an annual Firefighters Destruction Derby, which was renamed the Firefighter Demolition Derby in 2017, an event that includes fundraising and promotions for the institute. The Burn Institute and local firefighters also collaborated on an annual exposition at Qualcomm Stadium. Cajon Speedway closed after the 2004 season, and there was no Firefighters Destruction Derby for five years. But in 2010, the Fire and Safety Exposition was moved to the San Diego County Fair, and the demolition derby was reinstated.

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The configuration of the Del Mar Arena necessitated some changes. Cars are divided into heats. The 2023 format had three early afternoon heats, with the last two running cars in each heat advancing to the final and two last-chance qualifier heats in the late afternoon, which allowed the final remaining car from each of those to compete in the main event. The driver from the fire department that raised the most money for the Burn Institute is also allowed to drive in the final, if he has an operational car.

Encinitas firefighter/paramedic Donnie Butz won the derby for the second consecutive year. He is the son of Lakeside Fire Chief Donald Butz.

“Just super stoked that the Burn Institute does this for a good cause,” Donnie Butz said.

Lakeside had two drivers this year: Leetch and firefighter/ paramedic Patrick Sellers. It is also one of five fire departments with two vehicles — Leetch drove a 1975 Lincoln Mark IV, and Sellers competed in a 1972 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

The 2023 derby was the 10th for Leetch and the fifth for Sellers.

Leetch took first place in 2011, and Sellers won in 2015. In 2019, Sellers and Leetch became the first drivers from the same fire department to capture the top two positions, when Sellers won and Leetch placed second. The event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to coronavirus restrictions. Leetch placed second in 2022.

This year, Sellers was in the first qualifying heat. He was one of the final three drivers.

“I was doing super well, and then I broke my drive shaft,” he said.

That gave Butz and Nate Diaz of the Coronado Fire Department the automatic transfers to the final.

Sellers wasn’t able to compete in the last-chance qualifier.

“Once I did that, it was all over,” he said. “I wasn’t able to weld it back together.”

Leetch was in the second heat, but his car was disabled early.

He then outlasted Rancho Santa Fe engineer/paramedic Jake Elkins to win the first last-chance qualifier and earn a position in the final.

Six other drivers in the final remained when Leetch broke his flag, signaling that he could no longer continue.

“A little disappointed,” Leetch said.

Leetch had driven forward into the car of Carlsbad Fire Department driver Matt Newlin.

“We had a great car — I misused it,” Leetch said. “I should have known better than to hit that bumper.”

The Mark IV was also used in last year’s Firefighter Demolition Derby.

“We broke it this year,” Leetch said. “It ain’t coming back.”

Leetch joined the Lakeside Fire Department in 2008. Sellers has been a Lakeside firefighter for 10 years.

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fter the first two games of the 2023 season, El Capitan High School’s varsity football team held a 2-0 record, and the Vaqueros had outscored their opponents by a cumulative 102-18 margin.

“We’re off to a good start,” said El Capitan head coach Ron Burner. “The kids here have been working hard. We’ve got a good group of kids, a good group of players. They seem to all get along real well.”

This is Burner’s 19th season as El Capitan’s head coach and his 21st season with the Vaqueros overall.

He began his football coaching career as a West Hills High School assistant coach and was with the Wolf Pack program for seven years. Burner initially attended Lee Vining High School in Mono County before transferring to Mammoth Lakes High School when that school opened. He was in the school’s first graduating class.

CIF playoff divisions are now based on competitive balance, which is the basis for how the Grossmont Conference assigns teams to leagues. El Capitan has been in Division III since 2018 and in the Grossmont Valley League since the 2020-21 season.

Last year, the Vaqueros were undefeated in six league games and had an 8 3 overall record, including a first-round loss in the CIF playoffs.

This year’s varsity roster has 56 players. Another 28 players are on the junior varsity squad, and the freshman team has 62 players.

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Ten of last year’s varsity starters return to the 2023 Vaqueros, including junior Chance LaChappa, who started as both a wide

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receiver and a defensive back. The returnees consist of six offensive and five defensive starters. This year’s team has additional two-way starters.

“Sometimes you have those kids who are really good, and you don’t take them off the field,” Burner said.

“Valley Center is historically a powerhouse in our division, and I think we just caught them off guard early,” Burner said.

Four of the offensive linemen are returning starters.

The Vaqueros traveled to Canyon Hills High School for an Aug. 25 game and returned home with a 55-0 triumph.

“Helps a lot,” Burner said.

“Canyon Hills is rebuilding,” Burner said.

Current senior Devin Marsh was an all-league player last year as the right tackle. This year, he is playing center.

Barker completed all seven of his passes against Canyon Hills.

He threw four touchdown strikes. El Capitan gained 246 yards in the air and 187 yards on the ground, including 103 yards on five carries by junior Brady Joralemon. The Canyon Hills quarterback was sacked four times.

Junior quarterback Brandt Barker threw 11 touchdown passes in the Vaqueros’ first two games. Burner uses senior Julian May and junior Ayden Banegas as both running backs and wide receivers. Tight end Gavin Ames, who is a senior, also plays linebacker. His brother, junior Marlon Ames, is a defensive lineman. The secondary includes senior cornerback Max Holbrook.

Various special teams units handle the offensive and defensive aspects of punts, field goals, point after touchdown attempts and kickoffs.

“It’s a group of hard workers,” Burner said. “We have a lot of starters on special teams for obvious reasons.”

El Capitan’s season began Aug. 18 at Valley Center. Barker threw for 317 yards and seven touchdowns in the Vaqueros’ 47-18 victory. LaChappa caught seven of those passes, including four for touchdowns, and had 168 receiving yards.

LaChappa also had a 43-yard interception return, and junior

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G.T. Taylor also intercepted a pass. Two of El Capitan’s four sacks were recorded by senior Shune Hayes.

Dominant victories early in the season show the strengths of a team but don’t necessarily prepare for tougher league and playoff competition.

“That’s why we have La Jolla and Steele Canyon,” Burner said.

“They’re two big tests.”

After those two games, the Vaqueros will close out pre-league play Sept. 15 at home against Santana and Sept. 22 at West Hills. League play for El Capitan begins Sept. 29 at home against Monte Vista.

“I have high expectations for them,” Burner said. “The staff and the team itself have high expectations.”

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The Lakeside Boathouse circa 1910

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The Lakeside Boathouse circa 2018

THE BOATHOUSE COURTESY OF LAKESIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Lakeside Boathouse was built in 1887, at the same time and in conjunction with the long-gone Lakeside Inn. It dates back to the very beginnings of the town, created as a lure to get people to visit Lakeside and, perhaps, even buy and settle here.

From the back of the hotel, guests of the inn could wander down a landscaped trail, through a wooden turnstile and onto a footbridge to the structure.

It was originally constructed over the water, and people could “secure a paddle at the office” of the hotel, a privilege reserved for guests only, and take a boat out onto the lake.

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Today, the boathouse sits on land in the center of Lindo Lake Park. It sports a paint scene that approximates the original colors.

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