September 13, 2012
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REIN schedules Candidates’ Forum for planning group hopefuls REIN — Ramona Equine Industry Network — is inviting all of the candidates for the Ramona Community Planning Group to participate in a Candidates’ Forum on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the MultiPurpose Room of the Ramona Community Center, 434
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STEEL POLE PROJECT—Crews from Henkels and McCoy Construction work on Creelman Lane replace wood utility poles with steel, which are more durable, as part of San Diego Gas & Electric’s Transmission Reliability Project, said General Foreman Frank Roper. The project includes replacing the 11 wood poles on Creelman, he said. The distribution and transmission line leads to the Creelman substation.
County, including retail sales manager for the San Diego Union-Tribune, PennySaver, ADVO and Get1Free. The general manager position was created due to a reorganization of MainStreet Media San Diego. Anthony Allegretti, president and CEO or MainStreet Media, announced the reorganization. “Jeff Mitchell has done an outstanding job with our inland papers,” said Allegretti. “The Good Times, one of the country’s premier alternative weeklies, offers Jeff and his wife Anna an opportunity to return to their roots in Northern California.” Pfeiffer, who is publisher of the La Jolla Light, Rancho Santa Fe Review, Del Mar Times, Solana Beach Sun and Carmel Valley News, will add the Sentinel, Poway News Chieftain and Rancho Bernardo & 4S
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Aqua Lane. This will be an opportunity for the public to ask questions pertinent to the Ramona Community Plan and to hear for themselves the platforms of each of the candidates. The 10 candidates vying for the eight open seats on From page 1
Ranch News Journal to her responsibilities. “Phyllis has had extensive experience with weeklies, dailies and metropolitan newspapers,” said Allegretti. “She has been instrumental in improving the editorial quality and financial stability of our coastal publications.” Keller will report to Pfeiffer as will Maureen Robertson, editor of the Sentinel. “Ramona is a very special community,” said Pfeiffer. “I have tremendous confidence in the journalistic and leadership abilities of Maureen and Debbie to continue the excellent traditions of the Sentinel, Ramona’s only weekly newspaper.”
the planning group are: incumbents Torry Brean, Eb Hogervorst, Jim Piva, Paul Stykel, and Richard Tomlinson, and Jim Cooper, Kathy Dasilva, Barbara Jensen, Robin Joy Maxson, and Donna Myers. REIN was formed several years ago by some members of the Economic Development Committee of the Ramona Chamber of Commerce. REIN completed and published a comprehensive survey of the economic impact of the equine industry to the community of Ramona. “The survey provided decision makers with valid information direct, if you will, from ‘the horse’s mouth,’” said Arvie Degenfelder, REIN secretary. For more information, contact Degenfelder at 760789-1716.
Chamber accepts nominations for annual awards till Nov. 15 Nominations for Ramona Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement are being accepted. The chamber each year recognizes recipients of the awards at its Installation Dinner in January. Nomination forms are at the chamber office at 960 Main St. and at the Java Hunt in San Diego Country Estates, and will be included in the chamber newsletter. Nominations will close Nov. 15 for judging, and the recipients will be announced at the dinner on Jan. 13, 2013. “It is not a requirement to be a member of the chamber to submit nominations nor does the nominee need to be a member,” a statement from the chamber reads. “This is about community recognition.” Questions may be directed to the chamber office at 760-789-1311.