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BY KAREN BRAINARD There was anger and there were tears of painful memories and loss Monday as one person after another protested a proposed San Diego Gas & Electric rate hike to recover $379 million in costs from the raging 2007 wildfires. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held two public participation hearings Jan. 9 at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido so SDG&E ratepayers could voice their opinions on the utility's request recover the remainder of its costs incurred from the Witch Creek, Guejito and Rice fires. Several fire victims called the idea of charging ratepayers unconscionable and said the costs should be borne by the
utility, owned by Sempra Energy, and its shareholders. Investigators determined the fires were caused by SDG&E lines. "This is a picture of our home burning," said Ramona resident Joann Kling, her voice breaking as she held up a magazine photo spread for CPUC’s two administrative law judges and Commissioner Liane M. Randolph. "I want to impress upon you how devastating it is...It takes years and years to get back into your home." Approximately 125 people attended the 2 p.m. hearing and nearly a third of the 46 speakers were from Ramona. The 7 p.m. hearing drew about 43 members of the public. SEE SDG&E, A23
Caltrans to present SR-67 centerline project to planners Caltrans will present its plans to install flexible channelizers in the centerline of state Route 67 during the Ramona Community Planning Group’s meeting Thursday, Jan. 12. The meeting, open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in the Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. The meeting, normally held on the first Thursday of the month in the Ramona Library Community Room, was rescheduled because of the New Year’s holiday. Caltrans’ project is proposed to provide a visual barrier as a safety measure in the centerline of the highway from Willow Road in Lakeside to Shady Oaks Drive in Ramona. According to Caltrans, most driveways off SR-67 will not be blocked. Construction is expected to begin early this year and cost about $7.15 million. Three changeable message signs before major intersections are also proposed in the project. On Dec. 7, the state transportation agency held a public open house about the project at Olive Peirce Middle School. An estimated 75 people attended the open house.
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Peter Bidegain, owner of Antiques & Treasures and Reds, Whites & Brews at 629 Main St., displays some of the latest treasures discovered at the approximately 135-year-old building that he has been refurbishing. The brown bottle at right is Warner’s Safe Kidney & Liver Cure.
Inside this Ramona Maid Pickle Company jar, Peter Bidegain found a note that said “Ralph McIntosh, Nov. 6, 1954, Pioneer Market.”
Building restoration unearths past BY KAREN BRAINARD he gifts keep coming for Peter Bidegain as he continues to restore and renovate the approximately 135-year-old building he bought at 629 Main St. Historians say the building housed the first commercial establishment in the Santa Maria Valley, the Santa Maria Store, in the early 1880s and was followed by other mercantiles, including the Pioneer Market. Now it is the site of Bidegain’s
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ON THE AGENDA Thursday, Jan. 12 Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Agenda items include Caltrans presentation on installation of flexible channelizers on state Route 67 centerline between Willow Road in Lakeside and Shady Oaks Drive in Ramona. Also: exterior improvements and drive-through modifications to McDonald’s restaurant, 1550 Main St.; Theaker administrative permit for agricultural clearing for a vineyard on seven of 14 acres,1303 Olive St.; asphalt concrete overlay 2016-17 project; parking at Mt. Woodson recreational area; Warnock solar project landscaping; naming 13th Street bridge; election of officers; and consideration of sending an RCPG member to Jan. 25 county Board of Supervisors meeting for medical marijuana and Park Lands Dedication Ordinance agenda items. Thursday, Jan. 19 Ramona Unified School District Board, 6 p.m. closed session, 7 p.m. open to the public session, Wilson Administrative Center, 720 Ninth St. www.ramonausd.net.
Dos Picos County Park will present a hike and workshop titled Living Around Local Wildlife beginning Jan. 14. The interpretive program for all ages will focus on live animals, taxidermy animals, species sustainability in parks, and information on stormwater awareness. Living Around Local Wildlife will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on the following Saturdays: Jan. 14 and 28, Feb. 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22, and May 13 and 27. Participants meet at the amphitheater. The program is free but there is a $3 parking fee for day use visitors. The county park is at 17953 Dos Picos Park Road, off Mussey Grade Road. For more information, call 760-789-2220. The nighttime skies will be the focal point of two upcoming programs at Santa Ysabel West County Preserve at 29510 state
Route 78 in Santa Ysabel. On Saturday, Jan. 21, a Star Party will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Ranger Bill will lead a two-mile family friendly hike through the preserve that will be followed by star gazing with a variety of telescopes set up, courtesy of the Curiosity Peak Observatory and the Julian Dark Sky Network. During the hike Ranger Bill will discuss the history, plants, and wildlife of the preserve. A Lunar Eclipse Family Hike will be conducted at the Santa Ysabel West Preserve on Friday, Feb. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m. Telescopes will be set up in the staging area for a close-up look at this celestial event. Both events at Santa Ysabel West are free and participants are advised to dress in layers, carry water and bring a flashlight. For more information, call 760-765-4098.
NJROTC to host ‘Up the Hill Drill’ on Saturday On Saturday, Jan. 14, Ramona High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets will host their 9th Annual "Up the Hill Drill." The Area 11 NJROTC State Qualifier event is the largest and longest running Navy Cadet field meet in San Diego County. "Chief Bob Richardson and I are hosting 17 Southern California Navy JROTC schools and expecting 800-plus cadets and instructors in attendance,” said retired Navy Commander Bradley Davis, Ramona High’s Senior Naval Science Instructor and event coordinator. “Competitive events cover armed and unarmed basic drill, armed and unarmed exhibition drill, personnel inspection, color guard, academics, and fitness trials. “The combination of active duty Marine drill instructors from MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot) San Diego; Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Army recruiters; NJROTC midshipmen from the University of San Diego; and active duty and retired Naval officers is quite impressive. Add another 50 RHS parents and the entire scope of the undertaking is revealed. It takes a lot to make this rewarding event successful."
SHERIFF’S REPORTS Among reports at the sheriff’s Ramona station: Thursday, Jan. 5 • Female, 31, arrested, 1900 block Main Street, drunk in public. • Male, 37, arrested, South 10th and D streets, misdemeanor bench warrant. Wednesday, Jan. 4 • Male, 77, arrested, Main Street, possess controlled substance paraphernalia.
Tuesday, Jan. 3 • Male, 51, arrested, Main Street, possess controlled substance and possess controlled substance paraphernalia. • Male, 40, arrested, 700 block Main Street, possess narcotic controlled substance. • Male, 39, arrested, 700 block Main Street, willful cruelty to child without injury or death. • Two victims of domestic violence, Archie Moore Trail and
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Green Haven Lane, $70 in U.S. currency. • Residential burglary, 23600 block Country Villa Road, $300 stereo component and miscellaneous valued at $330. Friday, Dec. 30 • Petty theft of wallet and $600 in currency, 1300 block Main Street. • Petty theft from vehicle, 23600 block Country Villa Road, $150 skateboard, $130 watch, backpack and $30 miscellaneous.
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State money to fast-track teacher education BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON San Diego State University has learned that it will receive nearly $750,000 in state grants to fast-track the education of prospective teachers to reduce a shortage of educators in California. The three grants will allow SDSU to create a program that will allow students to earn both their undergraduate degrees and teaching credentials within four years. The process usually takes five years. While the grants won’t provide immediate relief for the existing teacher shortage, they likely will once students begin graduating from the condensed program. In the meantime, Ramona Unified School District has taken steps to alleviate the hardship students and other teachers experience when not enough credentialed teachers are available. Trustees in December approved a contract with the Ramona teachers union that includes a $7,500 signing bonus for credentialed teachers in high-demand subjects. The district also plans to again offer a financial incentive to teachers who let the district know early of their plans to retire or resign at the end of the school year. “This year Ramona Unified experienced a shortage of qualified teaching candidates to fill positions at the start of the year,” Superintendent Anne Staffieri,
Ed.D., said in an email. “This shortage was exacerbated by the unexpected late resignations and retirements of a few teachers — some resigning within two weeks of the start of the new year. These key positions (were) in music and mathematics and special education.” In October, one Ramona High School math teacher told trustees that she and other math teachers were each teaching an extra class because the district had not yet found a qualified math teacher. Taking the additional class was their choice, because they didn’t want a substitute teaching the estimated 200 students affected, but they are exhausted, she said, asking trustees for their help in hiring and retaining high-quality teachers. Trustees in November approved hiring a new math teacher at the high school, but the person was unable to start until this month. “With the help of the grants from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, we will pursue the goal of providing better preparation in a shorter period of time,” said Joe Johnson, dean of San Diego State’s College of Education. “These grants will allow SDSU to play a substantial role in reducing teacher shortages, while also helping us maintain a leadership role in teacher education in California.” Education officials believe that the extra year to earn a credential leads some students to pursue another career, partially causing a shortage that is
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nationwide in scope but worse in California. In a fall survey conducted by the Learning Policy Institute, 75 percent of school districts in California reported having difficulty in hiring enough qualified teachers, and the figure rises for districts in low-income areas. The California Teachers Association estimates that more than 100,000 teachers will need to be replaced over the next decade. SDSU faculty will develop integrated teacher education programs for special education, math, science, and bilingual education programs. Those areas have seen the highest demand for new teachers in recent years, according to the school. Lessons no longer required by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing will be eliminated. “We are proud that our nationally recognized education researchers received these significant grants from the state of California,” said SDSU President Elliot Hirshman. “These resources will help our faculty and staff develop innovative four-year teaching credential programs — programs that will, ultimately, support the recruitment of teachers and the excellence of our K-12 schools.” The college plans to offer the four-year program for the first time in the fall 2018 semester. The traditional five-year track will be maintained to provide flexibility for students. City News Service contributed to this report.
BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON All past presidents of the Ramona Chamber of Commerce are among those scheduled to be honored at the chamber’s Annual Installation and Awards Gala. Ramona Unified School District Superintendent Anne Staffieri, Ed.D., will be the master of ceremonies at the “Rediscover Ramona” event that will be held in the Barona Resort & Casino Golf Center on Saturday, Jan. 21. Cocktails will be at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6. Awards will go to the Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year and Lifetime Achievement recipient. Nominated for Citizen of the Year are Eric Vellone, Peter Bakarich, and Patrick Osio. Business of the Year nominees include Ramona Town Radio, Ramona Family Naturals, and Java Hut, and Nonprofit of the Year nominees are Boys & Girls Club of Ramona, Hearts & Hooves Therapy, and Ramona Community Foundation. County Supervisor Dianne Jacob will administer the oath of office to the chamber’s 2017 board that includes Sally Westbrook as president; Paul Zawilenski, vice president; Cindy Galloway, secretary; Amber Ramirez, treasurer; Robert Krysak, past president; and directors Stacy Bart, Kathleen Cole, Karen Domnitz, Carol Fowler, Connie Phillips, Bob Murray, Patrick Osio, Heidi Sam, Eric Vellone, and Dan Vengler. Among other guests will be State Sen. Joel Anderson and Mike Harrison from Congressman Duncan Hunter’s office. The cost of $59 per person includes a choice of three main entrees: Pecan crusted pork loin with maple butter glaze and brown sugar yams; supreme chicken breast with Tasso ham, Gruyere cheese, tomato and spinach orzo; and vegetarian three cheese ravioli with sundried tomato cream sauce and vegetables. Because seating is limited, reservations are requested ASAP to Ramona Chamber of Commerce, 960 Main St., 760-789-1311.
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EDITORIAL Thumbs Up to Ramona Chamber of Commerce for forging an even deeper relationship with Ramona schools. Ramona Unified’s superintendent, Anne Staffieri, Ed.D., will be the master of ceremonies at the chamber’s annual awards/installation gala Jan. 21. That’s a first for the chamber and district as far as we know. In addition to accepting high school interns at its Main Street office and dispensing scholarships to graduating high school seniors each year, the chamber recently gave $2,275 in grants ranging from $500 to $725 to three elementary schools. The money comes from fundraisers such as Man About Town and the motorcycle show held for the first time at the 2016 Ramona Country Fair. Thumbs Down to county supervisors who last month took the first step to give themselves a hefty raise. We hope they don’t follow through by taking the final vote this week to boost their salaries and subsequently their pensions. Thumbs Up to Ramona Unified School District for chipping away at its deferred maintenance list, which took a back seat during the Great Recession that the National Bureau of Economic Research reports began in December 2007 and saw the beginning of its end in February 2010. Thumbs Down to the vandals who climbed onto the roof of Ramona Elementary School recently and damaged the ducting to one of the heating and air conditioning units. The damage has been repaired and the unit is operating, but at a cost of $400 to $500 to the district, Maintenance and Operations Supervisor Ed Anderson reports. At least the vandals weren’t successful in getting into a classroom. If anyone knows who the vandals are, please call the Ramona sheriff’s station, 760-789-9157. They need to take responsibility for what they did. Community members have joined Ramona Elementary parents, teachers, administrators and students in — one step at a time — making improvements at the school. Thumbs Up to Country Estates homeowner Susie Hollister-Schell, the force behind the Estates association adding something new — pickleball — to its amenities. Sounds like fun. Thumbs Up to the town’s winery industry. A recent report showed a 31.5 percent hike in taxes the county received from motels, inns and other temporary lodging units in the community. Unless readers have another perspective to share, we attribute that to more people sampling Ramona Valley wines, noting other amenities in town and deciding to spend the night. That has a positive economic ripple effect in the SEE THUMBS, A6
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Sell recycled water at irrigation water rates BY GARY HURST The San Diego Union-Tribune recently published an article written by Deborah Brennan about the “new source of recycled water” for Olivenhain Municipal Water District customers in Encinitas: $7.8 million was invested to install a distribution network that includes seven miles of pipeline. The system “started taking shape in spring 2015” and “will offset 350 acre-feet of potable water demand per year.” General Manager Kimberly Thorner reported that recycled water is about 15 percent less expensive than potable water, offering a savings to users. This recycled water was formerly disposed of by pumping into the ocean. Olivenhain's water recycling strategy is quite different from that of Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) as presented by staff at the December 2016 Board of Directors Orientation meeting. RMWD treats the recycled water produced by its two reclamation plants as a waste
product without significant value to any customer. This view of reclaimed water persists in spite of long-standing and convincing evidence that the water is very valuable. Existing customers consistently argue over what share of this water they will receive in order to offset expensive water purchased from San Diego County Water Authority — the alternate source of water supply for these water customers. The RMWD Board should reject the staff view that disposal of recycled water at little or no cost to users is long out-dated. The RMWD Board should see the issue from the perspective of recycled water users and sewer users — the water is very valuable because it offsets the need to use more expensive water from alternate sources. This view of the value of recycled water is not new. Among others, San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) articulated this view in a report reviewing RMWD that is now SEE HURST, A6
OUR READERS WRITE Help a child today, for tomorrow Children today need our support more than ever. Older adults have abundant skills and life experience to share and a desire to help. A new national campaign launched Nov. 17 called Generation to Generation aims to mobilize one million adults age 50+ over the next five years to support young people. Oasis is proud to be a founding partner in this campaign. Since 1989 thousands of volunteers have helped students in grades K-3 read at grade level and get a better start in school through the Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring program. Oasis Tutoring is the largest school-based program in the country that engages older adults who have the time and desire to help.
More than 5,000 tutors work one-on-one with children each week throughout the school year, giving them undivided attention, tuning in to discover each child’s interests and providing personalized activities to build motivation to learn. There are so many children in need of more individual attention here in the Ramona Unified School District. For more information about how you can make a difference through OASIS Tutoring or to register for training, please contact Lyn Hardy, RUSD OASIS Intergenerational Tutor Coordinator, at 760-787-4317 or lhardy@ramonausd.net. The next training is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., in Montecito High School Library, 720 Ninth St. Lyn Hardy Ramona
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FROM HURST, A4 years old. This issue is important to sewer ratepayers because RMWD may not charge customers more for sewer services than the cost of providing sewer services. RMWD is required to charge water and sewer customers proportionally for services. This is a critical difference from a tax that need not be proportional to benefits. Each dollar that recycled water customers pay reduces sewer customer assessments by one dollar. It is in the public interest for RMWD to value
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Thumbs Up to the Backcountry Quilters, who donated $2,500 to the senior center’s nutrition program. The quilters raised the money at their fall Quilt Show. They also gave $250 raised at the show to Tom’s Club at Ramona High School and $250 to Mountain View Community Church, where they held the show.
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the recycled water produced by the two reclamation plants based upon how customers use the water and the cost to RMWD of obtaining water from an alternate source. It is surely in the public interest for RMWD to treat reclaimed water so that it may be added to the supply of irrigation water and sold at irrigation water rates. This relieves sewer customers from having to pay disproportional costs for the sewer systems — hundreds of dollars per customer each year. Gary Hurst is a Ramona resident. Thumbs Up to Costco, Mike Osborne of Pinery Christmas Trees in Del Mar, and others who made sure that Ramona Ag Boosters Christmas tree sales happened after learning the nonprofit’s regular vendor had production problems. And, of course, thumbs up to those who purchased the trees so the Ag Boosters’ main fundraiser of the year was a success.
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Jan. 20, either at the front desk of the resort or by calling Pam Molthen at 760-789-6659. Lasley has been breeding and showing these gentle giants for over 30 years and has sold her champion stock dogs nationally and internationally. They are especially popular dogs for protecting livestock of all kinds, noted Lasley, and they are also good family dogs. In addition to her work with Great Pyrenees dogs, Lasley with her husband
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Art guild to feature equine artist Ramona Art Guild will feature award-winning equine artist Sarah Richter at two events this month. The first will be a demonstration by Richter during the Ramona Art Guild meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be in the Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. It is free and open to the public. On Saturday, Jan. 21, Richter will conduct a workshop, also in the library community room, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Titled “Horses in Motion,” the workshop will be for everyone from beginners to experienced artists. Cost is $35 for guild members and $40 for non-members. The workshop is limited to 15 students, so early registration is recommended. For more information and to register, go to www.zhibit.org/rag.
Works by equine artist Sarah Richter, featured in two Ramona Art Guild events this month, are showcased in Distinction Gallery in Escondido.
Live music at the library Ramona Library kicks off 2017 with two free music concerts. Sunny Side Strings, an all acoustic group based out of Ramona, will play at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, as part of the library’s Acoustic Showcase Series. Some people call their musical style “Roots,”
according to the group, “as it's a uniquely American music genre that encompasses old time, bluegrass, country, blues and more.” The Acoustic Showcase Series features a concert on the second Thursday of each month. The next day, Friday,
Jan. 13, the library will host a piano concert at 1 p.m., performed by John Nilsen, founder of the Magic Wing recording label in 1987. Nilsen played 250 performances throughout the United States and Europe in 2015. Ramona Library is at 1275 Main St. For more information, call 760-788-5270.
‘Impact Your World’ author scheduled for Republican women’s meeting Author and media personality Becca Keating will be the guest speaker when Intermountain Republican Women Federated members meet on Monday, Jan. 23. The luncheon meeting will be in San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Road, and will begin at 11 a.m., with check-in and social time at 10:30. Cost is $16 per person. Described as a powerful, contemporary voice on the front line of politics, media and religion, Keating is author of the “Impact Your World” series, which includes “Empowering Parents to Educate” and “Empowering the Constitutional, Conservative Citizen.” Her online biography says that her urgent first-person perspective on faith and policy are ripped from today's headlines and featured on television and talk radio. She speaks with conviction on the value of every person and the tremendous potential each has to impact family,
Becca Keating community, and country, the announcement of her visit to Ramona noted. The next in her “Impact Your World” series targets the “Secrets of Powerful Communication” and “Confronting the Bully Within.” The information in her books and speeches informs, stimulates thinking, and encourages an empowering, positive response to impact culture.
Keating is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in family studies and child development. Her travels throughout Europe, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the United States add another dimension to her insight and awareness of the times in which we live. To attend the meeting, reservations are due by Jan. 18. Ramona residents with last names beginning with A to L may call Pam Sturgeon at 760-703-9963. Those whose last names begin with M through Z may call Millie Klein at 760-788-5801, and Julian/Santa Ysabel residents may call Mary Lou Jones at 760-765-1725. For more information, contact Sandy Hurlburt at 760-789-0220 or sandylandrid@hughes.net. Intermountain Republican Women Federated welcomes members, spouses, and guests from Ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel, and surrounding areas.
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Ask Mr. Marketing BY ROB WEINBERG
Patience is a virtue
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ear-end is when I examine how to improve my life. Each year I vow to become more patient, usually with mixed results. I usually find myself marveling at those with the temperament to be in retail. After all, the retail sales experience can make a person crazy. Customers with bad attitudes show up making unreasonable demands. Sales representatives must grit their teeth and smile, or risk losing the sale and the future revenues that customer represents. This explains why my own retail career was frighteningly abrupt. You didn’t know that early on I tried my hand at both sales and customer service? Neither was my strong suit, as I was unwilling to deal with those who were like — me. Handling difficult, annoying customers isn’t always easy. A particular personality type is needed to successfully pull it off. Folks in retail are at the front line of the insanity — especially during December. Budgets are typically stretched thin, and people are cranky, rushed, or confused. Plus parking’s nearly impossible! Which might explain why lots of people don’t like the holiday season. In addition to customers, retailers must deal with displays, co-workers, inventory, marketing, and the competition. Finding an employee who
can handle it all with aplomb is rare. Thus it was I found myself on Dec. 31 in an optometry office, hustling to use my medical insurance before the clock ran down. Awaiting my appointment, I listened to a patient in the next room debating about ordering contact lenses without exceeding her insurance benefits. The customer representative repeatedly walked through numerous options as the customer argued over $5. I found myself reaching for my wallet and wanting to shout “Just BUY the stupid things!” Still, I held my tongue while considering the lessons to be learned from the exchange. Every organization has a simple objective: increase revenues and admirers. After 30+ years in marketing, this showed me the real secrets to business success: patience, active listening, product knowledge, and a persistent drive toward making the sale. Deal with anger, stress, and frustration without losing your cool and you’ll make both your customer and your bottom line much happier. Do it once and you’ll have a good day. Do it every day and you’re guaranteed to have a successful 2017. With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing. Learn other marketing tips at www.askmrmarketing.com.
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Magazine showcases couple's passive house The certified LEED Platinum home of Pete Beauregard and Amy McQuillan of Ramona is the focus of San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles magazine's cover feature this month. Casa Aguila, the 3,123-square-foot home named for the golden eagles that circle the property, is billed as the first truly passive house in the San Diego region. It is built on a hilltop off Weekend Villa Road where many homes were lost in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire and overlooks the San Pasqual Valley and Cleveland National Forest. The passive house and its property was featured in the fall 2015-16 issue of Ramona Lifestyles magazine, published by the Ramona Sentinel, as it neared completion. In May 2016,
a grand opening was held at Casa Aquila to showcase the energy and water efficiency to many in the design and building industries. Created by Andrew Wilt Designs and Alliance Green Builders, the house draws its energy from the wind and sun with a wind turbine and three dual-axis solar-tracking systems on the property. Rainwater is captured in storage tanks for indoor use, and stormwater and wastewater, which goes through onsite wastewater treatment, are used for irrigation. Incorporated into the home are energy efficient construction materials and appliances. “It’s like LEED on steroids,” Alliance Green Builders President Jeff Adams says in the January magazine article.
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Retired Navy Commander Bradley Davis, left, Ramona High’s senior naval science teacher, and retired Navy Chief and naval science teacher Bob Richardson accept a check for $250 for the school’s NJROTC program from Kim Lasley, Ramona Rotary president.
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n behalf of Ramona Rotary Club, Kim Lasley, the club’s president, smiled her way through Friday morning as she distributed $2,000 in checks ranging from $250 to $500 to Ramona teachers. The first check, for $500, went to Montecito
High School construction teacher Nick Jordan for his construction class at the school. Checks of $250 each went to three Ramona High School programs: Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, culinary arts and agriculture.
With the agriculture program’s Wall of Fame showcasing ribbons, trophies and plaques, Ramona High School agriculture teacher Alyson (Tulloch) Connolly accepts a check for $250 for the program from Ramona Rotary president Kim Lasley. Connolly teaches agriculture biology, veterinary science/agriculture economics, floral design and agriculture mechanics. She also is the Future Farmers of America (FFA) adviser at the school.
Ramona Rotary Club president Kim Lasley presents Ramona High School teacher Laurie Ivers with a check for $250 for her culinary arts program at the school.
With some of his construction students in the background, Montecito High School teacher Nick Jordan accepts a check for $500 for the school’s construction program from Ramona Rotary Club president Kim Lasley.
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Mystery series gets start in Ramona BY KAREN BRAINARD effrey Crimmel has traveled the world and lived in many places but it was a chapter of his life when he unexpectedly found himself staying in Ramona after a medical emergency that led to his mystery series. “The whole series that I started back in 2012, began in Ramona,” he said. The 71-year-old is temporarily living in Ramona and preparing to publish his fourth mystery book. Crimmel and his wife, Suzanne, were living in San Felipe, Mexico, when his leg started swelling. They traveled to El Centro, Calif., to see a doctor and it was discovered he had a blood clot in his leg. When medical staff informed him that he would be transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Crimmel told his wife to go to Ramona. The Crimmels' niece, Roxanne Pieters, lives in Ramona and the community was one that they had visited many times over the years. During Crimmel's stay in the hospital, he said he encountered an amazing experience. The medication he received caused him to have a brain bleed, he said, describing it as a clot on the back of his skull that put pressure on his neck. But it also gave him the temporary ability to be aware of things before they happened, he said. For 1 ½ days, Crimmel said he knew what the nurses were
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Jeffrey Crimmel's "Brain Bleed" mystery mentions the town of Ramona and was followed by "Ian's Revenge.” going to say before they said it. So, as he was lying in the hospital, Crimmel said he started thinking: "How can I turn this into a story?" He had been writing non-fiction but thought he could work this into a mystery — one where the character kept the ability to foresee things. That led to his first mystery, "Brain Bleed," which mentions Ramona in Chapter 3. That was followed by the sequels "Ian's Revenge” and "Nab Yoga." “They’re interesting stories. They’re fun,” he said. In his books, Crimmel takes his characters to various countries including Italy, France
During one of his travels, author Jeffrey Crimmel takes a boat to Alba, Italy. and Peru — usually places that he knows from his travels. "I've lived in a lot of these places over the years," he said. The 1963 La Jolla High School graduate said he spent nine years going around the world in the 1970s and that was the focus of his book "Living Beneath the Radar." "I got into Afghanistan before the Russians were there," he said, adding it was like being in a medieval country. Crimmel later felt the calling to become a teacher. He got his teaching credential and at age 40 began teaching Special Education, retiring after 25 years. For him, writing has been a passion and he now has eight books total. "It's called an addiction, I think, at this
point," he said. An “indie writer,” Crimmel self-publishes his books, which are available on Amazon, and expects to release "The Hemp Papers," another mystery, later this month. "I always try to work in something I'm involved in, but I always go after things I don't like," he said. Crimmel, who plays bridge at the Ramona Senior Center, said he and his wife came to Ramona about five months ago and are living with their niece. “I’m not really a city dweller. You just breathe easier here,” he said. Describing his stay in Ramona as transitional, Crimmel said he and Suzanne plan to eventually move to Portland, Ore., where his daughter lives.
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Sun Valley Council PTA lays groundwork for future BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON A district-wide science fair, an arts council, and Celebrate Science were among topics discussed at the Sun Valley Council PTA’s first meeting of 2017. The group, comprised of representatives of each school PTA in the Ramona Unified School District, meets the first Wednesday of each month in the Wilson Administrative Center Board Room, 720 Ninth St., at 5:30 p.m. Meetings start with dinner provided by alternating PTAs, with the formal meeting at 6. In roundtable fashion, a representative from each school PTA provides updates from that organization. During the Jan. 4 meeting, Superintendent Anne Staffieri, Ed.D., distributed information about the Speak Up Survey on the district website, ramonausd.net. She asked them to spread the word about the survey, which will end Jan. 13, saying it will provide the school district with valuable information and insight and will help with the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). “It’s important to get a solid parent voice,” she said. Principals likely will use all-calls or newsletters to let parents know about the survey, she said. The national Speak Up Project for Digital Learning, prepared by Project Tomorrow, provides students, parents, educators, and other community members with an opportunity to answer multiple choice
questions about education, particularly concerning digital learning and the use of technology to prepare students for the future, states the survey introduction. Those taking the survey may choose one of four options -students, parents, educators, community. Survey results will be available to the district in February and are shared each year with state and national policy makers. Project Tomorrow’s vision is to “ensure that today’s students are well prepared to be tomorrow’s innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world,” states its website, www.tomorrow.org. Staffieri also shared information about the Palomar College Open House on the college’s satellite campus at Ramona Community School, 1010 Ramona St., from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12. She called it a one-stop shopping opportunity, where students can meet the instructors and register for spring classes. Barnett Elementary’s Birthday Bash on March 10 to celebrate the school’s 25th anniversary was among topics discussed, as were Family Movie Night and Science Night at James Dukes Elementary, Game Night and Father/Daughter Dance at Ramona Elementary, Box Top competition at Hanson Elementary, Father/Daughter Dance at Mt. Woodson Elementary, and Ninth District PTA’s Founders Day celebration in the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego on Feb. 22 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. PTAs throughout San Diego and Imperial counties
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Sun Valley Council PTA president Lori Stevens, left, and treasurer Lorien Hayes complete paperwork after the organization’s first meeting of 2017 on Jan. 4. are members of the Ninth District PTA. Student artwork selected from each school district for the regional Reflections Contest will be displayed during Founders Day, an annual meeting to honor PTA’s three founders, elect Ninth District officers for the coming term, celebrate San Diego County Teachers of the Year, and present honorary service awards to community members. Additional topics of discussion included the need for more parent volunteers at school events and the establishment of an arts council with representatives from each school to research and apply for grants to support art programs. Celebrate Science, a program that previously was in Ramona schools, sends high school science students to the elementary schools to share interactive biology and chemistry
demonstrations and experiments with the younger students. The program, initiated by former school board member Christopher Smith in 2005, benefits both age groups. The older students plan, prepare and present their demonstrations, and the younger students are inspired by their teenage “teachers,” who show them the possibilities that science offers. California School Boards Association awarded Ramona Unified a Golden Bell award in 2011 for its Celebrate Science program. The consensus of PTA members at the meeting last Wednesday was to investigate the possibility of returning the program to the schools. Sun Valley Council PTA plans to hold a districtwide science fair next year. Planning will start this year, said Lori Stevens, council president.
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Crop value down 6.5 percent in county Wine grape acreage grows BY JOE NAIMAN The overall crop value in San Diego County declined 6.4 percent and agricultural acreage decreased 6.5 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to the county’s annual crop report that also showed a growth in wine grape acreage. While acreage for wine grapes rose from 923 to 969, the yield dropped from five to three tons per acre so tonnage declined 31.5 percent from 4,246 to 2,907, stated the report released last month. The price of wine grapes per ton dropped from $1,547 to $1,456 to create a 35.6 percent decrease in total value from about $6.57 million to $4.2 million. "The acreage is still going up," said San Diego County Farm Bureau Executive Director Eric Larson. The total commercial production value of agricultural crops in San Diego County was $1.7 billion in 2015, as compared to 2014 when county farmers sold crops worth $1.8 billion. Agricultural acreage declined from 268,592 to 251,147. Increasing water prices have challenged produce growers for years, and the recent consumer water restrictions have also created reluctance for in-state buyers to purchase nursery products which account for approximately two-thirds of the county's crop value. "Considering those two items the 6 1/2 percent decrease does not come as much of a surprise," said Larson. Horticulture accounted for 12,700 acres in 2014 but dropped to 12,475 acres in 2015. The county's top three crops in terms of production value are all nursery crops and the highest-value crop, ornamental trees and shrubs, declined in value from $439 million to $409.5 million. Indoor flower and foliage plants were down from about $364 million to $344 million. Larson attributes the horticultural drop to the water shortage, which led to the restrictions. "It's making some folks hesitant to purchase plants," he said. "They may think twice before buying a plant that's going to require some water." That perspective is bolstered by additional acreage and sales for cacti and other succulents, which changed in rank from eighth in 2014 to fifth in 2015, while increasing in total crop value from $43 million to $72.6 million and in acreage from 310 to 374. Total apiary production value increased 77.5 percent between 2014 and 15, from about $2.3 million to $4.05 million. The apiary crop with the largest numerical increase was pollination services, which rose in value from $2.1 million to nearly $3.2 million. Beeswax jumped in value from $2,575 to $25,900 and honey rose from $150,573 to $832,410. Tomatoes had the county’s fifth-highest production value in 2014, but ranked seventh in 2015 as production value, tonnage and acreage declined. That left avocados as the only produce
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Eric Larson, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau crop among the county's top five. Avocados ranked fourth in both 2014 and 2015 and acreage only declined .05 percent to 18,344, but avocado production decreased from three to two tons per acre. A drop in the value per ton caused a 28.2 percent decline in total crop value from $154 million to $110 million. "Avocados are very cyclical in how they produce, but nonetheless there are fewer acres of avocados," Larson said. "That's driven by the price of water. We don't attribute that to the drought. We attribute that to the cost of water." Some agricultural acreage can be fallowed if water becomes too costly, but avocados cannot be temporarily taken out of production, he said. "It's a permanent crop. It's not like they're going to come back in production the next year. Once they exit they exit," said Larson. Hass avocado acreage declined by 75 while yield decreased from three to two tons per acre. The value declined 31.3 percent from $148 million to $102 million. Lamb-Hass avocados were harvested on 758 acres in 2014 and 2015, but a yield increase from three to four tons per acre led to a 59.1 percent tonnage increase and a 70.7 percent value gain from $4.7 million to almost $8 million. Larson attributes the gain in Lamb-Hass avocado tonnage and value to additional acreage coming into maturity. "It's a newer variety," he said. "They increase in production over the years." He expects the recent planting of high-density avocados to result in a future similar increase. Chicken market eggs declined 9.3 percent in value from $45 million to $40.9 million. The quantity of eggs decreased 15.2 percent, from about 35.6 million dozen to 30.2 million dozen. "We needed to expect a reduction in the amount of eggs produced because of Proposition 2," Larson said. California voters passed Proposition 2 in the 2008 election. The law, which became effective Jan. 1, 2015, requires commercial poultry to have enough room in their cages to extend their limbs fully and turn around without obstacles. To achieve compliance many egg farmers reduced their flocks so the remaining birds could have the legally-mandated space. In 2013 San Diego County poultry farms marketed 63 million dozen eggs. Larson noted that the number of egg farmers has not increased, nor has the size of their farms. "The ones that are there are going to end up with fewer chickens to create the space required by Proposition 2," he said. The number of market chickens declined 21 percent to 68,098 and the value of SEE CROPS, A22
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Ramona Unified schools, the library, most public offices and the Ramona Sentinel will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Adults interested in tutoring reading to a kindergarten through third-grader once a week on a one-to-one basis are invited to free training in the Montecito High School Library, 720 Ninth St., on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Lyn Hardy, Ramona Unified School District’s OASIS Intergenerational Tutor Coordinator, at 760-787-4317 or lhardy@ramonausd.net.
Speak Up Survey Community members have until Friday, Jan. 13, to complete the Speak Up Survey on Ramona Unified School District’s website, www.ramonausd.net. The online survey offers multiple-choice questions in four categories: students, parents, educators and community. Those taking the survey may choose the category most appropriate for them.
Birthday Bash Barnett Elementary School PTA invites the community and former students, teachers, and families to the Birthday Bash to celebrate the school’s 25th anniversary on March 10 at 5 p.m. The time capsule that was buried in 1991 at the school at 23925 Couna Way will be opened and a new one will be put in its place, said Michelle Lawrence, Barnett PTA president.
Intra Soccer Tryouts Ramona Intra Tryouts will be held on Monday, Jan 16, Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Ramona Adult Softball fields, 929 Elm St., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Check-in will be at 5. Tryouts will be for boys born in 2005-07, 2004 and 2003. Tryouts will be for girls born in 2007-08 and 2004-05. For more information, email ramonaintra2016@gmail.com.
Bingo time Persons age 18 and older are invited to play Bingo at Ramona Senior Center, 434 Aqua Lane, every Thursday at 1 p.m. Cost to play is $14 per person, with a $5 discount for first-time players. The winnings are said to be substantial. One does not have to be a senior to play. For more information, visit the center or call Tina Lacey, the center’s activities coordinator, at 760-789-0440.
Game testing Ramona Food & Clothes Closet is looking for volunteers to test electronic games that have been donated to the nonprofit’s Thrift Store at 773 Main St. Students who have time after school, need community service credits or just love playing games are asked to call Vesna Curry, RFCC manager, at 760-789-4458.
Trash service There will be no delay in trash pickup on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ramona Disposal reported.
Grief Share Grief Share, a 13-week program, will begin Monday, Jan. 23, in Mountain View Community Church, 1191 Meadowlark Way, and will be held on Mondays from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. 760-789-1634.
Farhat, Pilkerton earn academic honors Ramona residents Hannah L. Farhat and Kyra L. Pilkerton are on Oregon State University’s Scholastic Honor Roll for the fall term. Farhat, a freshman majoring in kinesiology, earned all A’s. Pilkerton earned a B-plus for achieving a 3.5 or better GPA. A sophomore, she is a pre-public health major. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded units of course work.
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Library helps patrons become tech savvy Looking to up your technology game in 2017? If so, Ramona Library is offering free opportunities. Computer Class: Each Tuesday at 2 p.m. basic computer skills are taught. Beginners are welcome. Participants may bring their own laptop or borrow one from the library. Lessons include accessing the
Internet, sending an email, searching, and working with files. eBook and eAudiobook help: Patrons may bring in their new tablet, smartphone, or eReader and a library staff member will show them how to access thousands of free titles with their library card. 3D Printing: The
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Ramona High 2015 alumni playing in the varsity-alumni soccer game on Saturday are, from left, Karli Njaa, Courtney Dolan, Danielle Vizcarra, Ceci Estrada, Shelby Sherman and Kathrin Hoertig.
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Ramona High School freshman Gracie Knowd attempts to get the ball away from alumni Silvia Villegas, Class of 2010.
Players in the varsity-alumni girls soccer game on Saturday take time for a photograph.
Mothers, daughters welcome alumni game challenge BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona High’s varsity head coach Deena Vizcarra faced her daughter, Danielle, in the Bulldogs' varsity-alumni game on Saturday. Vizcarra coached the varsity squad and Danielle played for the alumni. Family splits also included Ramona High School senior Sierra Crenshaw playing for the varsity and competing against her mother, Jennifer (Story) Crenshaw. The alumni overcame a 1-0 deficit to win the 2-1 game. Approximately 20 former players took the field for the alumni. Proceeds from the girls and boys varsity alumni games
and the youth clinic that attracted about 20 young players earlier in the day were approximately $1,200 for senior scholarships. "I'd call it a very successful night," Deena Vizcarra said. After a 5-0 loss to Mission Bay on Jan. 4, the Ramona girls had a 1-8 record. The alumni game did not count in the season standings. "I thought we were fine the first half," Vizcarra said. The Bulldogs would have two shots on goal for the entire game. "Their defense was really good and kept us from finishing," Vizcarra said. Mission Bay's offense took
seven shots in each half. The Buccaneers had four corner kicks and Ramona had two corner kicks. In the varsity-alumni game, sophomore Hope Sooley scored the first goal. The alumni tied the game on a first-half goal by Valerie Moroyoqui, and in the second half 2015 graduate Karli Njaa scored the winning goal. "The girls played really well against the alumni," Vizcarra said. If weather permits Ramona will travel to Vista for a game on Friday and will host San Pasqual in Tuesday's league opener. "Looking forward to league," Vizcarra said. "We're going to see how all this goes."
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Varsity-alumni game ends in tie Four inducted into school’s Soccer Hall of Fame BY JOE NAIMAN Prior to the boys varsity-alumni game Saturday, four names were added to the Ramona High School Soccer Hall of Fame. Alumni Andy Garcia and Corinna Romero were honored in person as the newest hall of fame members. Pablo Carmona and John Marciano were unable to attend. Garcia, a 2013 graduate, is under contract with a semi-professional team based in Tijuana, so was not allowed to play in the alumni game. Michael Jordan, the boys varsity head coach and a 1989 Ramona High School graduate, played with the alumni. Carson Charbonneau, Danny Edwards, and Chato Castro, this season's varsity captains, coached the varsity. "It was a really entertaining game," Jordan said. "The alumni had to come back in a really dramatic fashion." The score was 3-3 at halftime. The varsity held a 5-4 lead before 2015 graduate Alex Medina scored
the tying goal with about one minute remaining. "It was fantastic," Jordan said of the game. Medina scored two goals, as did 2006 graduate and current junior varsity coach Daniel Delgado. Delgado's brother, 2011 graduate Eddie Delgado, scored the alumni's other goal. J.C. Valade scored twice for the varsity with Eddie Saucedo, Charbonneau, and Marco Chavez placing one ball apiece into the net. When it comes to the varsity team’s season play, Jordan emphasizes not abandoning the team's game plan when opponents score goals. "Keep playing your game and good things will happen," Jordan said. "Things will work their way out." That helped Ramona turn tied games into victories Jan. 4 at home against Sage Creek and Jan. 6 at Escondido Charter. The Ramona players saw that lesson from the other side in the varsity-alumni game Jan. 7 when the alumni
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Mike Diaz, left, keeps his eyes on the ball as varsity player and Ramona High junior Marco Chavez, right, and alumni Danny Delgado (Class of 2008) go for the ball. Diaz (Class of 1988) is assistant coach for the Bulldog girls varsity team. Delgado is boys junior varsity head coach. turned a 5-3 deficit into a 5-5 final score. The 5-2 win over Sage Creek began with Ramona scoring the game's first two goals. The Bobcats scored in the 39th minute of the first 40-minute half and scored early in the second
half to tie the game. "I think that kind of upset us because we had the game in hand," Jordan said. Ramona had the final three scores of that SEE SOCCER, A18
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‘Girl on the Train’ tops county library checkouts “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins was the most popular adult book checked out in the San Diego County Library system for the second consecutive year, the county reported. The electronic version of the thriller was also the fourth-most checked out e-book in 2016. The rest of the top 10 books were, in order: “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee, “Rogue Lawyer” by John Grisham, “The Crossing” by Michael Connelly, “Memory Man” and “The Guilty” by David Baldacci, “Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel” by Lee Child, “Tricky Twenty-Two: A Stephanie Plum Novel” by Janet Evanovich, and “X” by Sue Grafton. Child's “Make Me” was the top e-book selection this year, followed by “Rogue Lawyer,” “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes, “The Girl on the Train,” and “The Martian” by Andy Weir. The movies checked out most often were “Bridge of Spies,” “Into the Woods,” “The Martian,” “Mad Max Fury Road,” and “Insurgent.” The San Diego County Library ranks first in the state and fifth in the U.S. for both the number of programs offered and attendance at those programs. For attendance at children's programs, the library ranked first in the state and fourth nationally. Books in the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series by Jeff Kinney took 10 of the first 11 places for children's book checkouts, according to the library.
Life Tributes
Youth and varsity players share high-fives at the end of their game.
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arsity players from the Ramona High School girls and boys soccer program hosted a three-hour Youth Soccer Clinic Saturday morning. The high schoolers guided the younger players through drills and conditioning. The clinic ended with a full field game mixing the younger players with the varsity players. Each young participant received a T-shirt, water bottle, and ticket of admission to the Varsity versus Alumni game that evening. The estimated $1,200 raised will go toward scholarships for graduating high school seniors.
Youth Soccer Clinic participants, from left, Jesus Alberto Nunez, Carson Moss and Tommy Iglesias listen to instructions.
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December 4, 1938 - December 26, 2016 Ramona — Larry Haeger, 78, went on to his heavenly home on December 26, 2016. Larry was born in Chicago, IL, to the late Edwin and Florence Haeger. He moved with his family to San Diego, Ca, when he was four years old. Larry was raised Lutheran and was involved in many of the youth activities including the Lutheran Student association, where he met the love of his life and wife of 56 years, LaBelle. Larry graduated in 1961 from SDSU with a BS in Physics and worked as an aerospace engineer for over 50 years. He and LaBelle created many wonderful memories traveling domestically and abroad. Larry is survived by his loving wife, LaBelle; daughters, LaBelle (Gary) Edmiston and Darcy (Corie) Hargrove; grandchildren, Tyler, Josie and aja
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Sophomores Kendall Purvis and Carley Reese, both members of Ramona High’s varsity girls soccer team, guide youth player Violet Llic.
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Palomar College Open House Jan. 12 On-site registration, entertainment and the opportunity to meet and talk with spring semester teachers are among highlights of Palomar College’s open house on the Ramona Community Campus, 1010 Ramona St., from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. In addition to six college classes at Ramona Community School, Palomar will offer four classes at Ramona High School. Classes will be from Jan. 30 through May 27. Palomar courses at Ramona Community are: Introduction to Music, Thursdays from 6 to 9:10 p.m.; U.S. History since Restoration, Mondays from 6 to 9:10 p.m.;
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Rise in food costs affects senior center The New Year has brought an increase of $1 per person in the suggestion donation for lunch at Ramona Senior Center. Effective Jan. 1, the suggested donation for lunch is $5 for seniors age 60 and older and $8 for others. The increase is the result of the rise in food costs, said Ray Cardona, the center’s executive director. The center at 434 Aqua Lane is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It serves
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Bulldogs beat Tri-City Christian Team plays Westview at home Friday BY JOE NAIMAN The Bulldogs beat Tri-City Christian, 58-49, on Tri-City’s home court Friday and will host Westview at home this Friday. Ramona trailed Tri-City by 3 points at halftime but led by 20 during the second half. "We're playing good ball and getting better every day," said head coach Dan Marshall. The Westview game will conclude pre-league play for Ramona. The Bulldogs will open Valley League competition Jan. 17 at San Pasqual
and Jan. 20 at Escondido. Earlier in the season, the Bulldogs reached the championship level in the Aztec Holiday Classic over the winter break. "We ended up getting to play in the finals and lost to a good Valhalla team," said Marshall. The Aztec Holiday Classic took place Dec. 26-30. "We performed well. We had five games in five days," Marshall said. The championship game loss to Valhalla was by a 52-44 margin. Ramona had one other loss in the
tournament when Point Loma won a 70-69 overtime victory on Dec. 27. "Both Point Loma and Valhalla are excellent teams," Marshall said. "Playing those tough teams exposes you to what you need to work on." Ramona's tournament wins were against San Ysidro, Calexico, and Eastlake. Blake Seits and Jake Newman were named to the all-tournament team. Seits had 38 points in the Point Loma game. Point Loma and Ramona faced off in a Jan. 2 non-tournament game on Ramona's court, and the Pointers won, 80-65. Marshall noted that the Bulldogs trailed by 6 points in the
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fourth quarter before strategic gambles worked in the Pointers' favor. "We played a lot better than the outcome," he said. El Camino hosted Ramona in a Jan. 4 game that ended as a 70-64 Wildcats victory. "That was a really tough game," Marshall said. "We felt like we outplayed El Camino." The score was 51-51 after three periods. Ramona was successful in preventing the easy score, which forced the Wildcats to shoot from behind the 3-point line. Two El Camino players sank six 3-point shots apiece, a career high for both of them.
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Bulldogs fifth in DeJohn tourney Team starts 2017 BY DAN BROWN Ramona wrestlers opened their league season by dominating in a dual meet last Thursday. Ramona forfeited 2 weight classes, which equate to the same score as a pin, but Ramona won 10 of the 12 matches and won by a score of 61 to 18. The dual meet was a warmup for the Sam DeJohn tournament at one of the top wrestling schools in the state, San Fernando High School, on Saturday. The competitive tournament gave the Ramona team a chance to wrestle against teams from out of the San Diego area including teams from Los Angeles and Nevada. More than 20 teams competed and Ramona took fifth. “I was really pleased with how we wrestled,” said coach Tyson Knierim. “Our technique is getting better and this was an excellent opportunity to prepare us for CIF.” Nathan Kidoo wrestled at 115 and took second, losing to a
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Ramona High School varsity wrestlers, pictured with their coaches, show the ribbons they won at the Sam DeJohn tournament at San Fernando High School on Saturday. state ranked wrestler. Victor Perez took fifth at 120, Jeffery Ramsthaler took third at 128 and Kevin Gonzales took fifth in the 128B weight class. Jordan Castro took third at 132, Jacob Rodriguez took third at 138 and Brandon Setterberg took fifth at 150. Jacob McElwee, who has spent most of his time in junior varsity, wrestled at 197 and made the most of his opportunity at this varsity meet.
FROM SOCCER, A14 game. Edwards had two goals and an assist, Saucedo had a goal and an assist, Andrick Molinero scored a goal and added an assist, Cesar Ramos had one goal, and Charbonneau provided one assist. Charbonneau beat the Escondido Charter goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation to open scoring in the Jan. 6 game, but the halftime score was 1-1. The White Tigers might have held a 2-1 halftime lead, but Ramona goalkeeper Lucas Marin stopped a first-half penalty kick. Escondido Charter also received a penalty kick in the final minute of the game and scored
He took second overall but included a victory over the top-ranked wrestler at 197. Travis Johnson won the heavyweight division and Baron Napier took fifth in the heavyweight B class. San Marcos won the meet for the third consecutive year and San Fernando took second. Ramona’s next meet is at home against Valley Center on Thursday. JV starts at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7.
to finalize the result as a 3-2 Ramona victory. "We were letting some goals in that shouldn't be let in," Jordan said. "We were able to overcome it. Hopefully that's the identity that our team's taking on." Ramona's second goal came when Koscanny Luna directed a corner kick to Mario Gonzalez, who headed the ball into the net. Ramos scored the third goal after taking a pass from Edwards. The alumni game does not count in the standings, but the victories over Sage Creek and Escondido Charter gave Ramona a 5-4-4 season record. The Bulldogs host Del Norte Thursday if weather allows and will open Valley League play Jan. 17 at San Pasqual.
BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona's girls water polo team will face San Pasqual in a home match Thursday. The Jan. 12 match will be the first time the girls have played since Dec. 13. "We've had a couple of good strong weeks," said Ramona coach Donnie Williams. "We were able to get the girls working together." Ramona posted a 2-5 record for the Calendar Year 2016 portion of the season. "I think we've come a long way," Williams said. "A couple of younger girls are really starting to pick up their game and understand what's going on." The Bulldogs will follow Thursday's league home game with a non-league home game Friday against La Costa Canyon. East County Invite tournament play will begin Monday. "Everybody's going to have their role to take care of and at the same time they're going to have their opportunity to succeed," Williams said. San Pasqual and Escondido are new to the Valley League this year. Oceanside and Orange Glen are no longer league opponents. Valley Center, who will host the Bulldogs in a Jan. 19 contest, returns to the Valley League as does Fallbrook. Fallbrook has won the past two Valley League championships, and in both 2015 and 2016 the league finale between Fallbrook and Ramona determined whether the Warriors or the Bulldogs would take the league title. "Fallbrook sounds like they're pretty strong still," Williams said. "It's probably going to come down to that." The Feb. 9 match at Fallbrook will conclude league play for the Bulldogs and Warriors. Williams noted that none of the other three league opponents can be taken lightly. "You've got to show up for every game," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting some games going. It's been a big improvement in the last couple of weeks."
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Injuries limit team’s success BY JOE NAIMAN Since Ramona High School's girls basketball season began, Toni Dominguez has been taken out of action due to a knee injury, Chiara Mattern had her jaw dislocated by an opposing player's elbow, Julia Plantz ended a game with a broken nose, and Kimberly Reckling sprained her ankle. "We're still a patchwork team," said Ramona coach Cameron Koford. "We're at now where we should be by the first two weeks of the season." A Jan. 6 loss at Rancho Buena Vista gave Ramona a record of 3-10. The Longhorns prevailed by a 60-43 score. "We had the best second quarter we've ever had, but then we went into a dry spell," Koford said. "It was just a new team struggling to find ourselves." Plantz, who is also in the school band, missed most of Ramona's earlier home game against Mt. Carmel. The Bulldogs began that game with eight players. Mattern was hurt early and left. Four players fouled out by the fourth quarter, so for part of the game the Bulldogs only had three players against the five Mt. Carmel athletes on the court. After Plantz's band activity was finished she went to the locker room, borrowed another player's uniform and another player's shoes, and went onto the court wearing makeup and tights. "I just have to be happy because the girls are still fighting," Koford said. Mt. Carmel won that game by a 40-28 score. Ramona took a 44-31 victory against the Sundevils in a Dec. 17 game at Mt. Carmel. "That was good," Koford said. The Bulldogs have a Martin Luther King Shootout game Saturday against Bishop's at Mount Miguel and will begin league play Jan. 17 at San Pasqual and Jan. 20 at Escondido. "We're getting better. We're just missing a lot of our shots right now," Koford said. "It's a real pleasure to coach them because they keep working hard and fighting."
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-033058 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Volcan Vista Farm and Vineyard b. Volcan Vista Vineyards c. Volcan Vista Lavender Located at: 26480 San Felipe Rd., Warner Springs, CA 92086, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Ralph G. Arroyo, 26480 San Felipe Rd., Warner Springs, CA 92086. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 07/16/2002. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/30/2016. Ralph G. Arroyo. R3648. Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-031928 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. A & J Envios Express Located at: 850 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. An Do, 1203 Country Estates Dr., Vista, CA 92084. b. Joshua Minturn, 5673 Split Mtn. Rd., Borrego Springs, CA 92004. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/16/2016. An Do. R3638. Dec. 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-032035 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Black Forest Foxes Located at: 27094 Rancho Ballena Lane, Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s):
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2017-000378 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Village Bonsall Market Located at: 5527 Mission Rd., Bonsall, CA 92003, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 5527 Mission Rd., Bonsall, CA 92003. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Al Rayes Brothers, Inc., 5527 Mission Rd., Bonsall, CA 92003, California. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The first day of business was 02/01/1999. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/05/2017. Ramez Alrayes, President. R3646. Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-032455 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Krystal Klean San Diego Located at: 10755 Scripps Poway Pkwy, San Diego, CA 92131, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Richard D. Lowe, 26127 Barona Mesa Rd., Ramona, CA 92065. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 12/27/2012. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/22/2016. Richard D. Lowe. R3642. Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2017-000239 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. D Rendon Construction Located at: 625 12th St., Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Daniel Rendon, 625 12th St., Ramona, CA 92065.
625 12th St., Ramona, CA This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/04/2017. Daniel Rendon. R3645. Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2017-000641 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Honey Do Solutions Located at: 822 A St., Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Christopher Clugston, 822 A St., Ramona, CA 92065. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/09/2017. Christopher Clugston. R3648. Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017 APN: 288-300-32-00 TS No: CA07001233-16-1 TO No: 8668494 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 23, 2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 17, 2017 at 09:00 AM, Entrance of the East County Regional Center, East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on September 30, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015-0514943, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, executed by TERENCE L. PATTON, A
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MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. as nominee for SKYLINE FINANCIAL CORP. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 23559 VISTA VICENTE WAY, RAMONA, CA 92065 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $411,634.97 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the will cashier’s check
said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of
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Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 26781, Pub Dates: 01/12/2017, 01/19/2017, 01/26/2017, RAMONA SENTINEL R3644 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006193882 Title Order No.: TSG1608-CA-3061338 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/22/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP , as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/28/2006 as Instrument No. 20060458393 and Page No. 18299 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, State of CALIFORNIA.EXECUTED BY: WALLACE A. YOUNG AND IRENE ESTRADA-YOUNG, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 02/06/2017 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL
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BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:24028 GYMKHANA ROAD, RAMONA, CALIFORNIA 92065 APN#: 288-510-0100 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $434,210.04. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest
AL SLOCUM, CIC Lic. No. 0827781 be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006193882. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727. www. servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and
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100 - LEGAL NOTICES DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 7951852 Dated: 12/23/2016 A-4603819 01/05/2017, 01/12/2017, 01/19/2017 R3640
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF MOBILEHOME AND ITS CONTENTS WE NOW GIVE NOTICE that on January 30, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Community Clubhouse at 2239-80
Community Clubhouse at 22 Black Canyon Road, Ramona, CA 92065, Oak Tree Ranch will hold a public sale of the mobilehome and its contents described below: Mobilehome Serial no. KC-CA-01K21196A, B & C and Insignia/Label no. RAD1373974, 975 & 976 presently installed on Space #61 at 2239 Black Canyon Road, Ramona, CA 92065, and being held on the account of Doka V. Chappell and Gloria V. Chappell, as homeowners. Oak Tree Ranch, as authorized by Civil Code §798.56a(e) of the Mobilehome Residency Law, has a warehouse lien pursuant to Commercial Code §7209 on the above-mentioned mobilehome. Any person with an interest in bidding on this mobilehome and its contents may appear at the place, on the date, and at the time of the public sale listed above, and participate in the sale. DATED: January 5, 2017 OAK TREE RANCH By: Linda Fleming, Authorized Representative NPS 1/30/17. R3639. 1/12/16, 1/19/17.
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Send details (who, what, where, when, cost and contact information) in an email to editor@ramonasentinel.com. The deadline is noon Friday. Items run on a space available basis. Questions? Call 760-789-1350. THURSDAY, Jan. 12 ■ Ramona Business Network Exchange, 7 a.m., Nuevo Grill, 1413 Main St. Buffet breakfast. 760-788-1770 or www.bneRamona.com. ■ TOPS—Ramona Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Grace Community Church, 1234 Barger Place, 9 a.m. Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tai Chi at 9 a.m., Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m., 3D Printer Demonstrations at 3 p.m., Music Shop at 3 p.m., Family Movie Night at 4 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Bingo, 1 p.m., Ramona Senior Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Open to persons age 18 and older, $14 per person with $5 discount for first-time players. 760-789-0440. ■ Acoustic Showcase Concert, 6 p.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Local band Sunny Side Strings, old time, bluegrass, country, and blues. Free. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, open game, 6 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Palomar College Open House, sign-ups for spring semester classes in Ramona, meet instructors, 6 to 8 p.m., Ramona Community Campus, 1010 Ramona St. ■ Intermountain Fire Council, 6:30 p.m., Intermountain Fire Station, 25858 state Route 78. 760-789-5131. ■ Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. FRIDAY, Jan. 13 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Zumba at 9:30 a.m., Bouncing Baby Storytime at 10:30 a.m., Teen Action Council at 3 p.m., Family Craft at 3:15 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, open game, 9:30 a.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Piano Concert, 1 p.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., featuring John Nilsen, founder of the Magic Wing recording label and worldwide
performer. Free. 760-788-5270. SATURDAY, Jan. 14 ■ Up the Hill Drill, hosted by Ramona High School NJROTC, all day beginning at 6:30 a.m., Ramona High School, 1401 Hanson Lane. More than 800 cadets and instructors will participate in the Area 11 NJROTC State Qualifier. 760-787-4151. ■ Weight Watchers, Ramona Woman’s Club, 524 Main St., 8 a.m. ■ Ramona Certified Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kmart lot, 1855 Main St. 760-788-1924 or Ramona Certified Farmers’ Market on Facebook. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exercise Dance Class at 9:30 a.m., Bilingual Storytime at 1:30 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Hawk Watch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road. Hosted by Wildlife Research Institute every Saturday through February. Visitors encouraged to arrive by 9:30 a.m., wear layered clothing and sturdy shoes and bring binoculars. Scopes available. 760-765-1957 or www.wildlife-research.org. ■ Free Legal Clinic, 10 a.m. to noon, Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Sponsored by Ramona Bar Association, first come, first served. ramonabarassociation.com/ events.html. ■ Ramona Soccer League youth registration for spring season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., soccer building, Ramona Soccer fields in Ramona Community Park off Earlham Street. Registration: $70, includes jersey, bring birth certificate. www.ramonasoccer.com. ■ Ramona Adult Soccer registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., soccer building, Ramona Soccer fields in Ramona Community Park off Earlham Street. Registration: $85, includes jersey. 619-204-2885 or www.ramonasoccer.com. ■ Living Around Local Wildlife, 2 to 3 p.m., Dos Picos County Park, 17953 Dos Picos Park Road. Free interpretive program that includes hiking and a workshop on live animals and not-so-live animals. Meet at amphitheater; $3 parking fee. 760-789-2220. SUNDAY, Jan. 15 ■ Depression and Bipolar Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m., Rose Garden at Collier Park, 626 E St. 760-443-6861 or www.dbsasandiego.org. ■ Ramona Soccer League youth registration for spring season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., soccer building, Ramona Soccer fields in Ramona Community Park off Earlham Street. Registration: $70, includes jersey, bring birth certificate. www.ramonasoccer.com. ■ Ramona Adult Soccer registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., soccer building, Ramona Soccer fields in Ramona Community Park off Earlham Street. Registration: $85, includes jersey. 619-204-2885 or www.ramonasoccer.com. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday Funday at 2 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Car Show, 3 to 5 p.m., Albertsons
parking lot, 1400 block of Main Street. Owners of pre-1974 trucks and cars are welcome to display vehicles. Tractors, tanks, boats, Peterbilts, motorcycles and other vehicles welcome. Free. 760-789-3396. MONDAY, Jan. 16 ■ Ramona Library, Ramona schools and many public offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ■ Ramona Intra Soccer Tryouts, 5:30 to 7 p.m., check-in at 5, Ramona Adult Softball fields, 929 Elm St. Boys: Players born in 2005-07, 2004 and 2003. Girls: Players born in 2007-08 and 2004-05. ramonaintra2016@gmail.com. TUESDAY, Jan. 17 ■ Backcountry Quilters, 9 a.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. pinecastle946@sbcglobal.net. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Country Line Dancing at 10 a.m., Preschool Play at 10:30 a.m., Computer Basics at 2 p.m., Teen Chess Club at 3 p.m., Children’s Folklorico Dance at 4:30 p.m., Adult Folklorico Dance at 6 p.m., Citizenship classes at 6 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona Rotary Club, noon, D’Carlos restaurant, 1347 Main St. Luncheon meeting. 619-316-4456. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, lessons and practice for open players with separate class for beginners, 2 to 5 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Open House to Benefit Ramona Relay for Life 2017, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 16307 Swartz Canyon Road. Shopping, drinks, appetizers. A percentage of all sales will benefit the American Cancer Society/Ramona Relay for Life 2017 ■ Knit/Crochet Group, 6 to 8 p.m., Starbucks, 1315 Main St. judyportiz@hotmail.com. ■ Ramona Parks and Recreation Association, 6:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. ■ Ramona Community Singers, 7 to 8:45 p.m., Ramona Town Hall West Wing, 729 Main St. Open to all. 760-788-1887 or g.seashore@earthlink.net. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Yoga at 9:30 a.m., Women’s Empowerment Art Therapy at 9:30 a.m., ABC Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m., Storytime Craft at 11 a.m., Spanish as a Second Language at 1 p.m., Teen Time: PS4 at 3 p.m., Tween Manga at 3 p.m., Homework Club at 4 p.m., Kids Research & Database Class at 4:30 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, open game, 9:30 a.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Ramona Intra Soccer Tryouts, 5:30 to 7 p.m., check-in at 5, Ramona Adult Softball fields, 929 Elm St. Boys: Players born in 2005-07, 2004 and 2003. Girls: Players born in 2007-08 and 2004-05. ramonaintra2016@gmail.com. ■ Ramona Art Guild, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. Demonstration by award-winning equine artist Sarah Richter. Open to the public. Free.
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New law addresses pets at risk in vehicles Steps to take before breaking into vehicle RAMONA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Ramona Fire Department responds to an accident on state Route 78 Jan. 5 with Medic 80, at left, the first call for the department's new ambulance.
Four-vehicle collision first call for new ambulance A four-vehicle collision on state Route 78 just west of West Haverford Road Thursday afternoon, Jan. 5, was the first call for one of Ramona Fire Department’s new ambulances. Two people were transported to Palomar Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after a rear-end collision caused a chain reaction, according to authorities. Around 3:45 p.m., the 53-year-old female driver of a Kia SUV was yielding to eastbound traffic, waiting to make a left turn from SR-78 onto Crosswinds Road, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Christy. A Chevrolet Suburban, driven by a 54-year-old woman, stopped behind the Kia and the 39-year-old Lakeside man driving a Honda Civic stopped behind the Suburban, he said. Both female drivers were from Ramona.
A 31-year-old Escondido man, driving a Ford F150 pickup truck told authorities that he had limited visibility due to pouring rain and hit the brakes when he saw the vehicles in front had stopped but slid on the wet roadway into the back of the Honda, said Christy. The Honda was then pushed into the Suburban which struck the back of the Kia, he said. Transported to the hospital in Medic 80 were the driver of the Honda who had moderate injuries and a female passenger in the Suburban with minor injuries, Christy said. The new ambulance is based at Fire Station 80 in town and the other new ambulance is at Station 81 in San Diego Country Estates. Both ambulances, constructed specifically for Ramona, were delivered to the stations late last year.
A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that protects good Samaritans from being held criminally liable if they break into a locked vehicle to rescue an animal in distress. County Animal Services says there are certain things to keep in mind before anyone breaks into a vehicle to free a pet. First, it is not illegal to leave a pet in a vehicle. Animals can stay inside as long as they aren’t in danger from the heat, the cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or any other circumstances that could put them at risk. If the animal is alert and active, then it is not in immediate danger. In those instances, County animal control officers would not break into a vehicle. The officer would post a notice on the vehicle and return to check on the pet later depending on the weather
FROM TREASURES, A1 bone, and the full carcass of an animal, possibly a bobcat. The items were found beneath the building when Bidegain’s plumber, wearing a Hazmat suit and respirator, went down through a small opening in the flooring to fix a leaky pipe. “They were just laying in the dirt,” Bidegain said. The finds make him curious about the history behind them, especially the pickle strip jar from the Ramona Maid Pickle Company. Although there are no pickles inside there is a white piece of paper that says in thick black lettering: “Ralph McIntosh, Nov. 6, 1954, Pioneer Market.” What was the reasoning for that message in the bottle? Ralph McIntosh Sr. laughed when he heard about it, noting he was about 18 years old at that time and his father, Henry Douglas McIntosh, owned the Pioneer Market. He doesn’t remember putting the note in the bottle but said, “I wouldn’t put it past me.” “I don’t know why I would do that. I’m surprised it wasn’t a beer bottle,” the 81-year-old chuckled.
FROM CROPS, A12 market chickens dropped 28.3 percent to $3.9 million. The fruit crop with the largest percentage decline was apples, whose total value decreased 51.8 percent. Although acreage only decreased from 254 to 231, the yield dropped from two tons to one ton per acre and tonnage fell 54.5 percent from 508 to 231. "Apples require a certain number of chill hours to set fruit," Larson said. "The last
conditions, the temperature inside the vehicle, whether the windows are cracked open and if the pet has water. If the animal does need help, officers have tools to rapidly break into the vehicle and free the animal. County News Center lists steps the public must follow before breaking into a vehicle: • Determine the vehicle is locked and there is no other way to remove the animal • Have a good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the animal is in imminent danger if it is not immediately removed • Contact local law enforcement, the fire department, animal control or call 911 before forcibly entering the vehicle • Use no more force than necessary to remove the animal Once the animal is out, the rescuer must stay with the pet in a safe location near the vehicle until it can be turned over to a peace officer, humane officer, animal control officer or another emergency responder.
McIntosh said his father owned Pioneer Market from around 1950 to about 1972. “I worked there off and on,” he said of the family business. “It was a pretty busy place.” There were only two or three small markets in town then, he added.
There were two levels of floor between the adjoining storefronts, he pointed out. “We were under there several times,” McIntosh said. Bidegain would like to have someone explore further underneath the flooring,
thinking there may be more treasures. It takes a certain person — one who’s not claustrophobic or afraid of small spaces, he noted. The store owner plans to showcase his recently-discovered artifacts and any more that he might find. “I think I’m going to create a little shadow box and put them on display,” he said. Bidegain, who moved to Ramona in 2014, has worked tirelessly to bring the structure back to its original luster. During the process he uncovered in the walls an 1885 San Francisco newspaper, a 1962 sales ticket for Knudsen Dairy Products and a 1968 wage-earning sheet showing a $1.25 hourly rate, and behind the acoustic paneled ceiling he found a 1987 Hustler magazine. With his latest finds, he said, “It just keeps going. I love it.” McIntosh said he remembers finding a primitive adding machine in the building’s attic that his family donated to the Guy B. Woodward Museum. Bidegain is eager to learn more about the history of the building and the businesses it housed. Occasionally some of the town’s older residents walk in and reminisce about the days they came in to buy candy, he said. McIntosh, who had not yet stopped in, told the Sentinel he planned to do so.
couple of winters haven't experienced as much cold as previously." Although the yield of miscellaneous berries remained the same with nine tons per acre, the price per ton dropped 25.3 percent. "We're getting more and more berries coming in from Mexico. They're competing with our growers here," Larson said. While the potato yield dropped from 16 to 6 tons per acre, a $27 to $511 increase in the price per ton allowed the crop value to increase 361 percent from $171,838 to
$762,159. "That is a crazy increase in the price per ton," Larson said. The local crop with the largest drop was oat hay, which decreased in value 72.8 percent from $1.5 million to $396,896. Acreage declined 47 percent, yield was down from two tons to one ton per acre and the price per ton dropped from $190 to $162. The 29.4 percent increase in the production value of cattle is most likely due to the price, which increased from $207 to
$275 per 1,000 pounds. The number of head declined from 11,100 to 10,800 while the weight decreased from 9.9 million to 9.81 million. "Cattle will come and go depending on the availability of grazing land and the amount of grass out there," Larson said. A drop in the price per 100 pounds of hogs and pigs from $74 to $50 resulted in a 36.9 percent drop in value to $162,500. Hog production decreased by 91 head with total weight dropping from 347,800 to 325,000 pounds.
KAREN BRAINARD
Ralph McIntosh Sr., 81, says he doesn't remember putting this note in a Ramona Maid pickle strip jar back in 1954, but with a laugh adds, "I wouldn't put it past me."
www.ramonasentinel.com FROM SDG&E, A1 "This is an extraordinary turnout," said Diane Conklin, spokesperson for Ramona's Mussey Grade Road Alliance and an intervenor at the CPUC. Commissioners will determine whether SDG&E conducted prudent management and operation of its facilities before the 2007 wildfires and whether the costs are reasonable. David Geier, SDG&E’s vice president of electric transmission and engineering, said he believes the causes of the fires were outside the utility's control. The public utility says it was an unusual and extreme wind event Oct. 21 and 22, 2007, with winds in excess of 90 mph. "We had no reason to know that those fires would occur on that day...trust me, if we did we would have done everything possible to make sure those fires didn't happen," Geier said. The rate increase, he said, would amount to $1.70 per month for six years. Geier said SDG&E settled $2.4 billion in claims and had 2,500 claims. Under California law if a utility's facilities are linked to any kind of property damage the utility is automatically liable, regardless if it was at fault, according to Christopher Lyons, attorney for SDG&E.
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The Witch Fire was determined to have been started by two lines coming into contact with one another, the Guejito Fire by a Cox Communications fiber optic cable breaking away from an SDG&E pole and lashing against an electric line, and the Rice Fire by a Sycamore tree branch breaking and blowing into an SDG&E line, Lyons said. Two people died and 1,300 buildings were destroyed in the three fires. The utility said it has taken measures to prevent future fires, including hardening the grid, replacing wood poles with steel poles, and setting up a weather monitoring system. Ronald Serabia, a Ramona resident and retired fire captain, said he appreciates SDG&E strengthening its electrical systems and working to better understand wind conditions and connections to wildfire, but SDG&E knew there were issues with wildfires during wind events in the 1970s. Beth Edwards said she was outside harvesting grapes on her Ramona property on Oct. 21 and SDG&E "willfully ignored" the weather warnings. A line in Santa Ysabel experienced four interruptions throughout the day before it was finally de-energized, she said, but by that time,
"The fire had already been going for three hours." Edwards said SDG&E used mediation to speed up the settlement process. "They paid for our damages but we lost 40 percent on average to the lawyers," she said. Matthew Parr, policy adviser for county Supervisor Dianne Jacob, read a prepared statement on her behalf, noting she was unable to attend because she was being sworn in for a historic seventh term. "SDG&E's persistent efforts to pin the costs on 2007 wildfires on ratepayers is beyond reprehensible," she stated. Also speaking at the hearings were fire victims from Escondido and Valley Center. Conklin, who spoke on behalf of the Mussey Grade Road Alliance and consumer advocate groups, reminded the CPUC that the people of San Diego County and the commission were able in 2012 to stop SDG&E's previous request to recover $594 million through rate hikes. “If SDG&E prevails in this proceeding, members of our communities will be forced to pay, in increased utility rates, for hundreds of millions of dollars for payouts for pain and suffering, lost life and property, and even SDG&E
attorney fees. SDG&E shareholders will not bear any burden for any of these needlessly incurred massive costs,” she said. Conklin will be at the next step in the process, the Jan. 23 evidentiary hearing at the CPUC headquarters in San Francisco. Comments on SDG&E's rate hike request may be submitted to: CPUC Public Advisor, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102, or via email to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov. Refer to the proceeding number A.15-09-010.
KAREN BRAINARD
Diane Conklin, spokesperson for the Mussey Grade Road Alliance, talks with attendees during a break at the public participation hearing.
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