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■ Taste of Ramona, 2 ■ Homecoming, 3 ■ Opinion, 4 ■ VFW contests, 6 ■ High IQ, 7 ■ Sports, 10 ■ Montecito Ranch, 14 ■ Obituaries, 16 ■ Classifieds, 19 ■ Crime reports, 21

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Justin Rodi, front center, and other Mountain Valley Academy students wear their Ya'll Get REKT T-shirts. Pictured from left: Jason Lowe, Parker Hicks, Bobby Mehelic, McKenna Rodi, Bryan Mehelic, Justin Rodi, Jackson Wettstein, Sara Mehelic and Helen Buchanan.

Teen aims to raise the bar for his generation BY KAREN BRAINARD A Mountain Valley Academy senior is trying to raise the bar on behavior among teenagers and is doing so by borrowing a gaming term familiar to his generation. Ya’ll Get REKT is the organization that Justin Rodi has founded to encourage teenagers to represent themselves in a more positive manner and to think before they speak or act. “So far people are responding well, which is really exciting to see,” said Rodi.

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The idea for his organization came about after he began observing and reacting to actions of fellow teenagers. “I was kind of taken aback,” he said. Rodi said he realized teenagers have a bit of a reputation for kind of being miscreants, but also realized they are somewhat responsible for that. In the gaming world, the word “rekt,” short for “wrecked,” means to be destroyed or defeated. “I knew among teenagers that was a SEE REKT, A16

BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON Work on a $1.2 million state-funded energy efficiency project at six Ramona schools and the gymnasium at the district office is expected to start on Monday. In a special meeting last Tuesday, Ramona Unified School District trustees approved the project in a 4-1 vote, with Bob Stoody casting the dissenting vote. To secure his “yes” vote on the contract, Stoody said he needed more assurance than what the contractor verbally provided. The project will include lighting retrofits at Barnett Elementary, Mt. Woodson Elementary, Ramona Elementary, Montecito High, Ramona High, Ramona Community Montessori and the Wilson gym. If completed in time for inspection and approval by Dec. 31, Ramona Unified School District will receive a rebate of $247,000 from SDG&E, Assistant Superintendent David Ostermann said. If not completed by then, the rebate would be less. Balfour Beatty Construction will do the work Mondays through Thursdays from 3 p.m to 1:30 a.m. “Part of their mandate is to make sure that when you walk into your classroom in the morning, it’s ready for teaching,” said Ostermann. Trustees last month postponed voting on the contract, saying they needed more information. Ostermann presented a PowerPoint at the Sept. 13 meeting that included project background, required steps taken, projects at each school, and project benefits, which will include annual electric bill savings of about $78,000, reduced maintenance costs for the new fixtures, the savings to investment ratio the state required, and the rebate. The district spent $1.35 million on electricity last year, Ostermann said. Money for the project comes from Proposition 39, approved by California voters in 2012. The proposition created the California Clean Energy Job Act, which allocated money from a change in the corporate income tax code for energy efficiency and clean energy projects for five years, starting in 2013-14. Ramona’s portion is $1.2 million over the five years. SEE PROJECT, A22

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ON THE AGENDA Thursday, Sept. 22 Ramona Unified School District Board, 6 p.m. closed session, 7 p.m. open to the public meeting, Wilson Administrative Center Board Room, 720 Ninth St. Among agenda items: 2016 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results, sufficiency of instructional materials public hearing, Career Technical Education agreement with county Office of Education, 2017-18 district calendar, utility conservation proposal, and reports from superintendent, employee union representatives, student board members representatives and school trustees. Complete agenda on www.ramonausd.net by Friday afternoon. Monday, Sept. 26 West Subcommittee of Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Perrin Oak Ranch small winery, 16138 Highland Valley Road, Escondido. Tuesday, Sept. 27 Public Workshop on County of San Diego Climate Action Plan, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., County Operations Center Chambers, 5520 Overland Ave., San Diego. Workshop about the county’s climate action planning process and to provide input. For more, visit www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/advance/

climateactionplan.html. Transportation and Trails Subcommittee of Ramona Community Planning Group, 6:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Consideration of drainage on pavement on Keyes Road, a few feet south of Hanson Lane, with request for a safe crossing such as an underground culvert to divert flooding and damage to large vehicle undercarriage. Wednesday, Sept. 28 Ramona Community Planning Group Special Meeting on integration of medical marijuana dispensaries in the community, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. Possible action by planning group. Thursday, Sept. 29 Ramona Design Review Board, 7:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center. Preliminary agenda items:site plan reviews for cultivation facilities at 736 Montecito Way and 2338 Montecito Road; waiver requests for Vineyard Grant James’ landscape plan and small winery permit, Arco exterior improvements, Aloha Truss new fencing and landscaping, Piva Equipment additional materials lot, and Kountry Kitchen addition, remodel and parking; preliminary review for McDonald’s exterior improvements.

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investments. In addition, a group has been considering 2338 Montecito Road for a medical marijuana cultivation operation. The county Board of Supervisors is expected to consider amendments to the county’s ordinance on medical marijuana collectives this fall.

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Experience Taste of Ramona on Saturday Ramona Chamber of Commerce invites residents and visitors to “experience the delicious foods of Ramona” at the 2nd Annual Taste of Ramona on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event offers the opportunity to sample food from nearly 20 Ramona eateries during the self-guided tour. Presented by the Ramona chamber, Taste of Ramona will feature tastings from new restaurants in addition to well-established eateries. “As you stir up an appetite by walking down Main Street, enjoy entertainment along the way,” said event organizers. A free shuttle service will provide five stops along Main Street, and there will be music and other entertainment along the way. Tickets are $20 “to experience the

Tuesday nights at Montecito High GED (General Education Diploma), Adult Education and Construction CTE (Career and Technical Education) Program classes are available to the community. Classes will be held every Tuesday night beginning Sept. 27 at Montecito High School, 720 Ninth St.: ■ GED, Room 9 — Study hours are 4 to 6:30 p.m.; testing hours are 3:30 to 7:30.

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Free heart screenings scheduled for middle and high school students Students in seventh through 12th grades have an opportunity to get a free heart screening that could save their life. The Prevent Fatal Cardiac Arrest in Youth heart screenings will be at Ramona High School on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free screenings are offered by the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation, which has screened at least 20,000 teens for heart abnormalities that put about 1 in 100 students at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death of those under 25 and the No. 1 killer of student athletes. Heart screenings are not a part of annual checkups or pre-participation sports physicals — the reason the foundation screens for free. Eric Paredes was a healthy Steele Canyon High School sophomore athlete who died unexpectedly from Sudden Cadiac Arrest in 2009. His parents, Rhina and Hector Paredes, established the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation to honor their son through their commitment to prevent this tragedy from occurring to other young people. The free screenings identify cardiac

anomalies that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is not a heart attack. It is an abnormality in the heart’s electrical system that can be detected with a simple EKG (electrocardiogram), but EKGs are not part of a teen’s annual exam or sports physical. Parents may register their children at EPSaveALife.org/register and download a screening packet they complete and bring to the event. Walk-ins are also accepted; paperwork will be available at the school if online registration is not possible. Screenings take less than an hour. Parents need not be present for youth who have a signed and completed screening packet. Students wear a T-shirt, sweat pants or sports shorts to the screening. Girls wear a sports bra. Those being screened are asked to bring a self-addressed stamped envelope in which a copy of the EKG will be mailed back to them to add to their medical records. Parents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to screen their teens.

Increased calls lead fire department to assess needs BY KAREN BRAINARD An aging fire engine and an increase in calls is leading the Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire to consider a new engine with Advanced Life Support (ALS). Ramona Municipal Water District’s fire ad hoc committee had a lengthy meeting, discussing a new engine and addressing how best to cover the costs of the fire department, said Thomas Ace, water board president who sits on the committee with Darrell Beck, board vice president. The fire department recently had a call for a life support level

incident that it was unable to cover as the ambulances and single ALS engine were committed, said Ace. Through a mutual aid agreement, Barona Fire Department covered the call, he said. Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire Battalion Chief Steve Foster told the Sentinel that the increased calls represent all types, but medical represents about 80 percent of the calls received by the fire department. In August, the department’s three stations received a total of 409 calls, of which 226 were medical, said Foster.

In 2013, the department had a total of about 3,000 calls, he said, but that total number jumped to 4,000 by 2015. As density increases and more visitors come to Ramona or through the community, the call volume builds, said the fire chief. And, if an accident occurs with multiple victims, that requires pulling ambulances from other stations, he noted. The fire department’s reserve engine is 26 years old, which is outside the specifications of the National Fire Protection Standards, said Foster. The life expectancy of a SEE DEPARTMENT, A16

Coming Home Night Carnival open to all It’s been 10 years since the first Coming Home Night Carnival, an annual tradition that started in 2007 after Ramonans who had evacuated town were allowed to return after the Witch wildfire. Coming Home Night 2016 will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Ramona High School parking lot, 1401 Hanson Lane. Presented by the RHS Associated Student Body, the carnival is open to the

community and promises activities for all ages. Carnival rides, mechanical bull riding, music, art and food will be part of the festivities. Each day of Homecoming Week at Ramona High has been Dress Up Day and has had a different theme. Monday’s was Sweet Dreams Pajama Day, Tuesday was Twister Day — Bright Colors, Wednesday was Wise Wednesday — Brainiac, Thursday is Tech

Thursday — Video/Board Games, and Friday will be Class Colors — blue for seniors, white for juniors, red for sophomores and black for freshmen. The Homecoming Football Game against Vista High School will start at 7 p.m. Friday. The coronation of the Homecoming Court will be at 6:30 p.m., also in the stadium. The Homecoming Dance will be Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

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Stereotyping: A mistake BY TOM MCKELVEY I read Mr. Solomon’s Guest Commentary of last week with great interest. Here I found an articulate and clearly patriotic American who believes in the sanctity of our country’s founding documents, a citizen who recognizes that the subject of Islam and Sharia as they affect America are, in fact, problems worthy of discussion. So why the title “We cannot violate Constitution’s protections?” And then I read on and understood. What Mr. Solomon has done is to lump all who might call themselves Tea Party members into one “basket.” The Tea Party movement is a grass roots movement; the Ramona Tea Party is not affiliated with any central governing body as are the Democrat Party and Republican Party. I would ask that Mr. Solomon and others like him go to our website ramonatead.com and read our list of governing principles and our mission statement. If they do they will see that we are, as a group, conservative constitutionalists. They also should attend one of our free monthly forums held at the MainStage Theater where we offer informative presentations to the public. Mr. Solomon points to our heritage and the “power of the American melting pot” which he believes in, as do I. He then goes on to say that “a bit of food stamp and housing assistance does not break a country.” However, Mr. Beck was referring to a migration resulting in a great deal more than just a “bit,” and adding to the already staggering problem of illegal immigration. Mr. Solomon, in his reference to historical immigration, has apparently forgotten that upon arriving at Ellis Island it was important to the American government that the new arrivals could support themselves and have money to get started. The average the government wanted the immigrants to have was between $18 and $25 ($600 in 2015 adjusted for inflation). What I feel is most beneath Mr. Solomon is his veiled reference to racism and attaching that to the Ramona Tea Party. I suspect the three men and women of color on our 10-person steering committee might take umbrage at such an absurd notion. One of these fine patriots, our chairman, has proclaimed on more than one occasion “I’m tired of being referred to as a hyphenated American (African American)….I’m simply an American.” Growing up in the south in the 1950s and ‘60s, he has put racism behind him. I hope we all can do as well. Tom McKelvey is a Ramona resident.

Ramona Sentinel welcomes letters and guest commentaries. The writer’s name, address and daytime telephone number must be submitted. Only the writer’s name and community of residence will be published. Letters that are mailed, faxed or brought to the office must be signed, including letters from a group. Letters may be mailed to Ramona Sentinel, Attn: Letters, 850 Main St., Suite 106, Ramona, CA 92065; faxed to 760-789-4057; e-mailed to editor@ramonasentinel.com; or brought to 850 Main St., Suite 106, Ramona. The deadline for letters is Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information, call 760-789-1350, extension 4570.

OUR READERS WRITE Let’s be Americans Having read the many comments regarding my opinion piece, “Hate speech is not free speech,” the common thread I find is fear of Islam and the people who practice it. I know these fears are unjustified due to personal experience, and further believe that fanning those fears puts our Muslim community members, fellow Americans, at risk. One letter writer clearly made the point that we must not violate the rights of fellow Americans just because they are different. Not to say that ISIS isn’t a problem in our world, but the odds of them impacting us in Ramona are on the order of being struck by lightning. The writers cite “knowledge” that Muslims can never be assimilated here. They point to ISIS as an example of how Muslims are dangerous, telling us that large populations of the Muslim world practice slavery. Still another writes that 150 million Muslims want to kill infidels, and that Syrian refugees are rapists and many of them are on their way to Ramona! A quadruple dose of fear from our letter writers, none citing that Timothy McVeigh killed 168 Americans in Oklahoma City, and Adam Lanza 20 elementary students at Sandy Hook, neither one a Muslim. No one mentioned that we Americans have a long history of fearing people of other color, places and cultures. When JFK was running for president, people questioned his loyalty because he was a Catholic. Would he follow Cannon Law, or choose to uphold the Constitution? More fear that was unfounded. To me the fear of Muslims is contrary to the American ideal of opening our arms to the world’s refugees, confident that our way of life can and does work for everyone. So, what will we do with all this fear that is being piled upon us? Do we let these fears lead us to hate? Do we turn our heads when our Muslim kids are being bullied in our schools, or our Muslim neighbors harassed? There are millions of Muslims in the U.S., many fully assimilated and happy to be living in a place where all religions are supposed to be practiced without suspicion, good citizens and good neighbors. Still, in San Diego 55 percent of Muslim students reported being bullied because of

their religion. We can stop these trends in Ramona by rejecting our fear. So what shall we do? Do we shrink in fear, or do we stand tall and embrace people of all faiths so they can participate in this grand experiment called America? I choose the latter. Dave Patterson Ramona

Appreciates trail workers I have been using the back trail at Mt. Woodson for over 20 years, and was finally able to meet two of the people responsible for this trail — Bob Smillie and Mike Fry — a couple of weeks ago, while running the trail. (I wonder if they also received a threatening note from a resident on the windshield of their car for “trespassing” — and how wrong that would have been!) I was glad to be able to thank them in person for their efforts, but I feel that further thanks is well deserved. Both Bob and Mike, and a few others were working on the trail as I passed, and they explained several major changes that they were making. Today, I got to see the fruits of their efforts, and it just struck a chord in me: the trail was more beautiful than I had ever seen it. The gorgeous wood of the manzanitas were more visible now. Everything seemed so alive and healthy, despite the lack of rain we’ve been getting. This trail is truly one of the greatest things about Ramona. I’ve gone there for exercise and nature, relaxation and meditation, crying and healing, and I want Bob and Mike, and all others involved, to know that their work will always be appreciated. Dianne Feureisen Ramona

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is that it could take up to 10 days or more for a bill to be paid due to a holiday(s) when the bank pays with checks. This was the case with a bill I paid to the Ramona Municipal Water District. I received a late charge because the bill was 3 days late, despite that I had issued the payment 4 days before the payment was due and given an additional grace period of about 3 days. The question that came to my mind was “why is it that some banks in Ramona can deliver their payments to the Ramona Water District overnight electronically and Chase Bank cannot?” I called Chase to ask this question. The response was that this was a contractual issue with Chase’s corporate office and the Ramona water district and other than that, they honestly didn’t know. I was told that I could lobby for a reconsideration of this issue between Chase and the Ramona water district simply by asking Chase to send my request to lobby for Chase bank to approach the Ramona water district on my behalf

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to move toward changing over to electronic bill paying. Since the employees for the local Chase branch are not privy to the contractual language that prevents electronic banking with the water district at this time, it seems to me that any change to this contract may never start without some effort by Chase customers. I encourage any customer of Chase bank and Ramona water district to contact Chase and request Chase’s corporate office to consider moving toward electronic online bill paying with the water district. If you agree that this would work for you, please call Chase Customer Service at 866-443-0911 and ask to be included in lobbying Chase corporate for electronic bill paying with the Ramona water district. Frank Lucio Ramona Editor’s note: Since the Sentinel received this letter, Chase Bank contacted the water district. The process has been initiated to send Chase bill pay payments to the water district electronically instead of through the mail.

Students have the opportunity to compete for thousands of dollars in awards and scholarships and a trip to Washington, D.C., in the Veterans of Foreign Wars 2016-17 Voice of Democracy Scholarship and Patriot’s Pen Essay competitions. Commander Doug Scholl of VFW Post 3783 in Ramona said students begin by competing at the local Post level with an entry deadline of Nov. 1. The Post winners then compete at the district level and the winners advance to the state competition. State winners move on to national competition. Prizes and scholarships can be

awarded at the Post, district, state and national levels. Information is being shared with area schools to help reach as many students as possible. This year’s Voice of Democracy theme is “My Responsibility to America.” The competition is open to all high school students. Students must write and record a three-to-five-minute essay on the theme. Full contest details and application form are available at www.wfw.org/VOD or at the Ramona Post at 2247 Kelly Ave. Patriot’s Pen 2016-17 theme is “The America I Believe In.” This

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3-year-old’s IQ qualifies her for Mensa BY KAREN BRAINARD A 3-year-old Ramona girl is a new member of an exclusive club to which only those with high intelligence are invited to join. Chloe Llerenas, daughter of Alex and Cindy Llerenas, received her invitation to join Mensa, an international high IQ society, about a month ago after her IQ tested 147, putting her in the 99.9th percentile of the population. Candidates for membership in Mensa must place in the top 2 percent of the population. The 3-year-old reads at a fourth-grade level and learned the periodic table of elements in 1-1/2 months, said her mom. Cindy said her daughter has excelled from birth, recalling that the day after she was born she was babbling to the nurse, even interrupting the nurse as if she was trying to tell a story. "I asked the nurse: 'Is that normal?'" Cindy said. The nurse told her Chloe was definitely in the top percentile. "She had a lot of presence when she was born," said Cindy. The Ramona mom can run through a list of Chloe's early milestones including: watching and listening to her mother say "I love you" and trying to say it back at 3 months old; talking at 6 months; speaking full sentences at 9 months; adding numbers and reading a few words before 1 year old; and putting the car seat belt around herself at 1 year old.

When Cindy took Chloe at age 1-1/2 to storytime at the library, she said her little girl would direct the children and parents what to do, such as singing or clapping, to keep the program flowing. "She has this leadership quality about her. She nurtures kids," said Cindy. The library staff called her the mayor of storytime, Cindy added. Cindy said every two weeks they go to the library and check out lots of books. Chloe, who sometimes reads to her 2-year-old sister, Kate, learned to read on her own and never tires of it, said her mother. "She just keeps learning. It's inspiring to me," said Cindy. "Do ducks have hair?" Chloe asked while reading "Hannah Duck." "Do turtles eat strawberries?" she questioned later. "We're constantly on Google looking things up," Cindy said, picking up her cellphone and asking Google the question. The answer comes immediately and yes, turtles do eat strawberries. Chloe knows some geography and is learning about internal organs and parts of the brain. "I feel like this is a good foundation," said Cindy. "Lungs breathe oxygen,” Chloe reads as she plays a matching game that her mom created, reading the functions of different organs and then finding its corresponding

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The London Bakery’s Grand Opening

knight in shining armor and even the queen made special appearances at The London Bakery at 632 Main St. when owner Joanne Bennett held her Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The daylong affair featured cakes, cream puffs, shortbread, scones and

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Bulldogs medal at Movin’ Shoes Invite Loss at RB Gibson wins senior girls race BY JOE NAIMAN The Mt. Carmel/Movin' Shoes Cross-Country Invite meet gives medals to the top 60 finishers in each race, and on Sept. 16 Ramona High School runners took home 11 of those medals. Eight of the 12 Ramona girls who competed placed among the top 60 in their race including Gwendalyn Gibson, who won the Division 2 senior girls race. The 15 Ramona boys who ran included three who received medals in the sophomore race. The girls' course at Morley Field in San Diego was 2.75 miles and the boys ran 2.95-mile races. The meet was the third of the season for Ramona but the first in which boys from all levels and girls from all levels ran the same distance. "I can kind of see how everybody is running against each other," said head coach Sherri Edwards. The varsity boys race at the Sept. 9

Gwendalyn Gibson wins the Division 2 senior girls race in the Mt. Carmel/Movin' Shoes Cross-Country Invite at Morley Field in San Diego on Friday. Mustang Invitational meet was 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) and the girls varsity course was 2.3 miles. The girls had a 1.65-mile course at the Aug. 27

Vaquero Stampede meet. "That was the longest race that our girls have run," Edwards said of the Morley Field distance. Gibson was one of 109 runners in the Division 2 girls race. Her time of 16:00 placed ninth among girls in all divisions and all grade levels, although she was not able to run off of her competition in the senior race. "She didn't have anybody push her," Edwards said. "She was kind of all by herself the whole race. She ran it pretty easily." Gibson had a time of 17:54 in last year's Mt. Carmel/Movin' Shoes Cross-Country Invite junior race. "She's improved a ton from the year before," Edwards said. Marissa Talle, the only other Ramona senior girl who competed on Sept. 16, had a time of 17:47 to place ninth. "Marissa Talle had a great race, too," Edwards said. Talle completed the course in 19:24 last year. Team scores are given to schools with at least five runners in a race. Ramona had five girls in the freshman SEE GIBSON, A12

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His game-day services at Western New Mexico were not needed during the 2015 college season so that will not count against his four years of college eligibility. Western New Mexico head coach Adam Clark was raised in Santee and played at West Hills High School and Grossmont College before finishing his playing career at St. Ambrose University in Iowa. The Mustangs have more players from San Diego County than from New Mexico, and it has become an annual occasion for the Western New Mexico team to travel to San Diego for a game against the University of San Diego. “It felt like a home game for us,” Vargas said. “We had such a big crowd.” Many of the 2,567 in attendance were family members or friends of Western New Mexico players. Vargas had approximately 60 spectators with family members, former teammates, former teachers and coaches, and Pop Warner players he coached. “I had a lot of support,” he said. The Pop Warner players were able to see a National Collegiate Athletic Association contest, Vargas noted. “It kind of showed them what a college game’s really like,” he said. Western New Mexico, which is in Silver City, is in Division II of the NCAA, and Vargas received scholarship money. “When I went for my visit I felt at home,” he said. “It was my best option.” West Hills High School graduate Josh McIntire had been the Mustangs' punter and placekicker and was a senior in 2015. Vargas has taken over those duties. “I wanted a different outcome, but for my first game in college I had a pretty good game, probably the best game I ever had, so that was pretty much a positive,” he said. The Toreros received the opening kickoff, SEE VARGAS, A12

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race and placed fourth among the 11 full teams. Amy Brown had a time of 17:23, which gave her third place among the 141 runners. "She was really competitive. She went out leading the first mile," Edwards said. "It was a good race for her." Two other Ramona freshman girls received medals: Alyssa Davis had the 44th-place time of 19:57 and Michaela Meskell finished 47th at 20:07. Corrine Wood took 80th place with a time of 22:02 and Kensey Sapper placed 92nd at 22:32. The only Ramona boys team with enough runners for a team score was the sophomore group, which finished fourth among 22 full teams. "I was really happy with the way they competed. I'm really excited about the future for those guys," Edwards said. A time of 17:28 gave Jack Clough 11th place among the 249 runners including nine from Ramona. Cameron Klein finished 28th at 18:16, Marshall Sutter had a time of 18:31 for 37th place, Billy Miller garnered 71st place after completing the course in 19:11, and Gavin Roche took 84th place for his 19:29 performance. Lexi Waples was the only Ramona harrier among the 144 girls in the sophomore race. She earned 20th place by finishing in 18:44. "I was really pleased with the way Lexi ran," Edwards said. "I thought she was real focused and did a great job." Two of the four Ramona girls who ran in the junior race earned medals. Madison Huckey had a time of 19:18 to place 35th among the 153 runners and Sarah Guthrie was 57th after racing for 20:11. Ramona's four freshmen boys were led by Marcus Wallace, who finished 79th with a time of 20:29. The Bulldogs' next races are part of Saturday's Dana Hills Nike Invitational meet.

28-0 lead after the first quarter and a 35-0 halftime advantage. "The first quarter sort of got away from us," Baldwin said. "They scored 21 points so fast on big plays." The Bulldogs used their third quarterback of the season during the loss to the Broncos. Casey Buggeln has not played since he injured his ankle in Ramona's Sept. 2 road game against Pt. Loma. C.J. Gabriel, who had practiced as a wide receiver and plays cornerback when the Bulldogs are on defense, took over as quarterback and Baldwin called up sophomore Derek Diamond from the junior varsity. A combination of Gabriel’s two-way status and the need for a more passing-oriented offensive scheme led to the use of Diamond after the Broncos built up their first-quarter lead. "We had to go to throwing the ball more," Baldwin said. "We just felt

FROM VARGAS, A11 so Vargas began the game with a kickoff that went into the end zone. “(I was) very happy,” he said. The kickoff was not a touchback; Jacob Arnell returned the ball 26 yards. Vargas’ only other placekick during the 27-0 loss to USD was a 33-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter that was blocked. “That was the bad part of the game for me, but it was just a miscommunication,” he said.

like we needed a different style of attack." Diamond completed nine of 16 passes for a total of 97 yards. "It gave us a chance to develop some more younger kids when the game got out of control," Baldwin said. The Broncos scored their final touchdown in the third period. The fourth quarter utilized a running clock. "It wasn't that we didn't play with effort. They were that good," Baldwin said. "They're 4 and 0 for a reason." The 2017 Ramona team will likely have more seniors than next year's Rancho Bernardo squad. "Rancho Bernardo's just a much better football team this year," Baldwin said. "We look forward to playing them next year." Pt. Loma was ranked 12th in the CIF San Diego Section when the Pointers defeated Ramona. Rancho Bernardo entered the Sept. 16 game ranked first

among section teams with St. Augustine, who handed the Bulldogs an Aug. 26 defeat, ranked second. "We've had three tough road game travels in four weeks," Baldwin said. "That's as big as it gets, and for a young team I'm proud of the way we went out there." Baldwin notes that the tough opposition will contribute to the growth of the team. "I think we're better for it," he said. That includes the loss to Rancho Bernardo. "We learned valuable lessons against a great team," Baldwin said. "We'll take what we learned from it and turn it into a positive." The Sept. 16 game was also Ramona's Palomar League opener. Vista is also in the Palomar League, and Friday’s game is part of Ramona's homecoming weekend. "I know 100 percent that my kids will come back and give phenomenal effort," Baldwin said.

In his capacity as the Mustangs' punter, Vargas averaged 37.8 yards on eight kicks. “Overall I had very good punts except one of them. One of them just went off the end of my foot,” he said. That punt traveled 27 yards from the line of scrimmage to the USD 48. Another punt from the USD 40 was for 29 yards, although the placement to the 11-yard-line was preferable to a touchback, which would have given the Toreros the ball at the 20. Four of Vargas’ punts were for at least 40 yards, including two that

were 46-yard boots. “The goal of the game was not to let them return a punt,” Vargas said. Jamal Agnew, who is USD’s other primary kick returner, is an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision pre-season all-American. Three of Vargas’ punts were returned; Agnew returned punts for 2 and 3 yards while Arnell lost a yard on his lone return. “I was happy with that,” Vargas said. “We did our job.” And, he added, “(I) kind of got the first game jitters out of the way.”

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Bulldogs prevail over Panthers, Wildcats League play starts Thursday BY JOE NAIMAN A high school tennis team doesn't need to dominate to win a dual match. A team that wins at least 10 of the 18 sets wins the match, and if each team wins nine sets the total number of games won constitutes the tiebreaker to determine the match winner. The ability of Ramona High School's girls to win games within a set, including the tiebreaking game to 7 points when the set is tied at six games apiece, allowed the Bulldogs to enter Valley League play with a 4-3 season record following victories on the Riviera Oaks courts Sept. 13 against Vista and Sept. 16 against Brawley. Ramona's win over Vista was by an 11-7 score and the match against Brawley was decided in Ramona's favor due to the number of games the Bulldogs players won. "It was a good week," said coach Troy Romero. The two triumphs extended Ramona's winning streak to three. The Bulldogs' Sept. 8 match was a 10-8 victory over Rancho Buena Vista, and the Bulldogs were on the losing end of the 13-5 match Sept. 6 against San Marcos. "We did a little bit better this time than the week before," Romero said. The only Bulldogs singles player or doubles team to win all three sets against Vista was the tandem of seniors Jamie Roe and Kaley Sapper, but the Panthers were unable to sweep any Ramona player or duo. "Everybody got at least 1 point," Romero said. Ramona doubles players Sarah Drown and Ashley Cortez won two of their three sets with a 7-5 contest accounting for their loss. Hannah Nowakowski and Halli Romero won one of their sets, but it was against Vista's No. 1 doubles team and each duo had won six games before Nowakowski and Romero prevailed in a 7-3 tiebreaking game. One of Vista's singles players won all

three of her sets, but Renee Hogervorst was successful in her other two sets. Antonia Radeke won a 7-6 set after a 7-5 tiebreaker victory. "It was close," Troy Romero said. Romero has alternated Ramona's No. 3 singles position between Mylani Garduno, Jessica Nelson and Chelsea Boss. Nelson did not play Sept. 13, and after Garduno won one of her two sets Romero substituted Boss for the third set and Boss was victorious. Romero noted that even if a team's No. 1 singles player and No. 1 doubles team sweep their sets, additional victories are needed to win a match. "It pretty much requires everybody to win at least one," he said. That was also the case in the match against Brawley. "Brawley was the closest match we've had," Romero said. Ramona's 80-74 advantage in games was due to a 45-39 margin in doubles play; the Bulldogs and Wildcats each won 35 singles games. "The doubles came through, got us an extra six games," Romero said. Roe and Sapper won 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0 sets. "They just continue to play so well," Romero said. A tiebreaking game must be decided by at least 2 points, and Nowakowski and Halli Romero lost a 7-6 set after a 9-7 tiebreaker. They won a 6-3 set and were defeated in a 6-4 contest. Cortez was out of town for family reasons, so Drown teamed with Nelson. They won a 7-5 set while losing by 6-3 and 6-1 margins. Hogervorst won two 6-2 sets, including the one against Brawley's No. 1 player, while losing by a 6-3 score. Radeke had a 6-1 victory with 6-2 and 6-3 losses. Boss lost 6-2 and 6-1 sets before a 6-0 triumph over her Brawley counterpart. Troy Romero noted the importance of winning games during the set losses. "That was good," he said. Ramona's first Valley League home match is against Valley Center Thursday afternoon. Four of the five Valley League teams had winning records before the start of league competition. "It looks like we're all going to be pretty close," Romero said.

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semifinals and the state tournament's Division II regional final. "We have a lot of versatility. We have a lot of firepower," said coach Connie Halfaker. "I knew we were going to be in everything. You can't control the other team." Ramona had lost only one set in the Bulldogs' first 12 matches before Scripps Ranch took two of the sets in Ramona's SEE BULLDOGS, A16

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Board agrees to expand sewer service for Montecito Ranch BY KAREN BRAINARD Ramona Municipal Water District directors gave their approval Sept. 13 for the district to apply to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for a sewer service boundary expansion to include the future Montecito Ranch residential development. As requested by the developer of Montecito Ranch, the expansion would annex the subdivision of 417 single-family lots to the Santa Maria Sewer Service Area. The board approved a pre-annexation and pre-latent powers expansion agreement that states that the Montecito Ranch owner will pay for all costs and fees associated with the application and the infrastructure for sewer service and recycled water. According to the district, the Santa Maria Water Reclamation Plant has available capacity of 626 equivalent dwelling units (EDU). Montecito Ranch is requiring 422 EDUs, which include 1 EDU for each of the 417 single-family homes, and five EDUs for a park site, states the agreement. The document notes that capacity at the Santa Maria plant is limited and sewer connections are on a first-come, first-served basis. It also states that depending upon when the owner applies for connections, RMWD may not permit them until the plant is expanded. Montecito Ranch, approved by county supervisors in 2010, will be a 935.2-acre development, of which about 571 acres will be biological open space, situated south of state Route 78, west of Ash Street, and north of

Montecito Way, Summer Glen and Cedar Street. On behalf of Montecito Properties, LLC, Bruce Tabb had the district complete a sewer system evaluation in January and sent a request to annex on June 1, stated the board’s agenda memo. Although the parcels for Montecito Ranch lie outside the sewer service boundaries, they are within the district’s water service boundaries, according to district contracted engineer Mike Metts. Metts told the board that after LAFCO approves the boundary expansion, a resolution will be presented to add the annexation to the district’s legislative code. In other business at the meeting: • Director Jim Hickle reported that the conflict of interest ad hoc committee that he serves on with director Joe Zenovic met twice, one of those times with the district’s legal counsel, and plans to bring a recommendation to the board by next month. The ad hoc committee was formed at the Aug. 9 meeting after concerns were raised as to whether two candidates for water board seats have a conflict of interest. The candidates, Jim Piva and Doug Kafka, serve on the San Diego Country Estates Homeowners Association Board, and the Estates will be negotiating its recycled water contract with the water district in 2018. Both Piva and Kafka said that if elected they would resign from the HOA board if it was determined there was a conflict of interest. • The board held a closed session near the end of the meeting for performance evaluation of the general manager and general counsel, stated the agenda.

WOMAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER CAR HITS TREE Emergency crews respond to a vehicle-into-a-tree accident on Wildcat Canyon Road about 1 mile south of Barona Speedway just after 11:30 a.m. Monday. Officials reported that the driver, a 34-year-old pregnant woman, was airlifted to Sharp Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Ramona woman, who was the sole occupant of the 2006 Nissan Altima, was northbound on Wildcat Canyon Road when, she said, she became sleepy and the car drifted off the road on a curve and hit the tree, California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Christy said. Her injuries included a fractured right femur, broken left wrist, bumps and scrapes, officials reported. She was wearing her seatbelt and there was no indication of alcohol use, Christy said. Cal Fire/Ramona Fire Department assisted Barona Fire Department at the scene, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Ramirez with the Ramona Fire Department.

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FROM DEPARTMENT, A3 reserve engine is 25 years, and a frontline engine 15 years, he said. In addition to the need for medic assessment engines, Foster said the staffing on engines should be increased from two to three people with one being a paramedic. When responding to an incident, the paramedic can “get life-saving measures in place until an ambulance can arrive,” he said. The type of fire engine recommended by the department is one that is being used by the Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire and has been adopted by San Diego County Fire Authority, said Foster. The recommended engine costs $484,000, with an additional $120,000 for equipment, said Ace, and would take one to 1-1/2 years to build. How to pay for that engine is another issue the committee is looking into as well as evaluating the fire EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) fee that residents pay annually for fire department service. That $188.52 per EDU fee has not changed since it was implemented in 1996. To change it requires a vote of the people. Ace said the committee is considering other mechanisms to replace the EDU fee, and is looking at new development in the community. Montecito Ranch, which will consist of 417 single-family homes west of Ash Street and north of Montecito Way, is outside the five-minute response time but within the 10-minute response time for rural properties. Ace said they are looking at ways Montecito Ranch can provide compensation to cover fire services. Ace also told the board that the two new ambulances being built to replace aging ambulances in the department are anticipated to arrive late October or early November.

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Evelyn Lorraine Christofferson august 6, 1926 - September 14, 2016

Ramona — Evelyn Christofferson was born Evelyn Lorraine Jensen on august 6, 1926, in Lyon County, minnesota. after high school graduation she moved to minneapolis where she met and married Gerald John Christofferson and had two children, Phillip and Cynthia. In 1957 they moved to Escondido, Ca, where they lived and raised their family. In 1981 Evelyn and Gerald moved to Ramona, Ca, to be closer to their family. after Gerald’s death in 2002, Evelyn remained in Ramona until august of 2016 when she returned to Escondido. She passed away peacefully on September 14, 2016, after a short illness. Evelyn was best known as a loving and compassionate Christian woman who was always helping people. She was a friend to everybody she met and her friends were family to her. Evelyn

loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her joy was holidays with the family and the food. She always felt loved at those moments. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald John Christofferson, and sister, Shirley Jean mullinax. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Zentz; son, Phillip Christofferson; grandsons, Jason, Jeremy and Phillip Christofferson; great-grandchildren, alyssa, Celeste, Derek, Talia, Kyla, Colin and Evan Christofferson, Jacob Jones and Kaelah Depaola; and sister, Verna nelson of Colorado Springs, Co. Services will be held on monday, September 26, 2016, at 4:00pm at Bonham Bros. and Stewart mortuary, 321 12th St., Ramona, Ca 92065. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ramonasentinel.

NJROTC earns top awards, qualifies for regionals Ten Ramona Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets left the Neptune Olympics in Coronado with five awards and a trophy: first in the sand castle competition, first in the paddle board race, second in the surfboard race, second in the Zodiac boat race, third in the paddle board race — and the Overall First Place trophy. The Bulldogs, led by cadets Jacob Powers and Alaina Sill, faced 15 schools and competed in seven different water and sand contests at the Sept. 10 event. Because the event was held the day before 9/11, the Ramona cadets, under the leadership of Cadet Jayme Lasley, constructed a sand memorial based off the Twin Towers with the saying “Let’s roll” spelled out in seashells. Simultaneously, 120 miles to the north at Chaffe High School, Ramona NJROTC’s varsity marksmanship team, captained by cadets Nicole Lewis, competed in their first Shoulder-to-Shoulder competition of the season. The team shot in a “3 by 10” competition, placed first overall and quickly qualified for the Area 11 Championships.

FROM REKT, A1 very popular thing,” Rodi said. So, he turned the word into an acronym for his movement: R = Respect E = Empathy K = Kindness T = Thoughtfulness “The goal of Get REKT is to change the reality of our generation by conducting ourselves in a way that is benevolent and worthy of public scrutiny,” states the Ya’ll Get REKT website. “Our efforts will serve as an example to generations past and future who may come to better embrace and appreciate the power of cooperation and care.” Rodi has enlisted the help of peers who exemplify the characteristics of his movement. MVA senior Parker Hicks is his business manager and Rodi’s sister, McKenna, an MVA junior,

FROM BULLDOGS, A13 25-15, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-8 victory. Halfaker noted that errors were responsible for the two games the Falcons won. "It wasn't that they lost intensity or lost focus," she said of her players. "We had such a strong serving game that when we were on it was just no contest. We played some of the best ball that I've seen us play, almost mistake-free." Amanda Donais led the Bulldogs’ 14 digs, Katie Flinn and McKenna Marshall each had 10 digs, Natalie Seol contributed nine digs, and Sammy Shupe and Karina Martinez recorded eight digs apiece. "Everybody was playing defense pretty well," Halfaker said. "Our serve-receive was really good and we were able to push our offense. We put

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is his media manager. He has designed wristbands that he has been handing out to teens choosing the REKT philosophy, as well as T-shirts. “I’m really trying to make it an organization by teens for teens,” he said. He has also garnered the support of MVA Principal Kathryn Gunderson, Ph.D. “She has been absolutely great,” he said. Gunderson invited Rodi and others in the group to speak at an assembly for all MVA high school students on Friday, Sept. 9. “I have worked with teenagers every day of my 35 years in education and I know that the great majority of our youth have big hearts and fine minds,” Gunderson said in an email. “The power of Y’all Get REKT is to shine a light on all the good things teens do! Just think of all the positive energy

that could be unleashed.” Reception from parents has also been positive. Rodi said one Ramona High School parent donated money to help get the organization off the ground. While he said they will accept help, he added, “Ultimately execution is in our hands.” Rodi said he is booking meetings with community leaders and groups to spread the message about his movement. Among those he will be meeting with are the youth groups at Grace Community Church and Calvary Chapel, and he is also in contact with the leader of the Fusion Club at Ramona High School. As a high school senior, Rodi is in the process of applying to four-year colleges and said he is thinking about majoring in political science. To learn more about Ya’ll Get REKT, visit www.yallgetrekt.com.

them back on their heels early in the games we won." Shupe had 49 assists. Seol and Donais each had 37 hitting attempts with Seol recording 21 kills and Donais providing 13 kills. "The number of sets given were very, very even," Halfaker said. Seol added six blocks and Gracie Seits contributed three blocks. Donais gave Ramona 6 points on serving aces while Marshall and Flinn had three aces apiece. "I'm very pleased with the skills that we were able to take advantage of," Halfaker said. Canyon Crest won 25-19 and 25-10 sets before Ramona avoided a sweep with a 25-10 victory in the third game. "The third set we tightened up on blocks really well and then they made adjustments to get around it the fourth set," Halfaker said. "The other team just

kind of picked it apart." The Canyon Crest margin of victory in the fourth set was 25-10. "They were determined to shut Natalie down," Halfaker said. Donais led the Bulldogs with 15 kills. Marshall had nine kills along with 15 digs. Flinn added 13 digs. Seits had a team-high nine blocks. Seol's points included three aces. Shupe had 28 assists against the Ravens. "We didn't score a lot of offensive points," Halfaker said. "They (Canyon Crest) either made mistakes or were blocked." Ramona will spend tomorrow and Saturday at the Beach Cities Invitational tournament. Tuesday's home match against San Pasqual will commence Valley League play. "Now we can refocus on the upcoming week," Halfaker said.

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SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER The senior center’s renewed Ramona Ramblers Travel Club will meet in the center on Monday, Oct. 3, to vote on a new chairman and on lowering the membership dues. Trips will now be every three months. Upcoming trips include: • “Plaid Tidings” at Welk Theater on Saturday, Dec. 3. • “Classic California Coast

Cruise,” scheduled for 2017, $100 sign-up and $150 deposit due by Dec. 1. More information about the trips will be available at the Oct. 3 meeting. “We hope there will be more members participating in our program and at our meetings,” noted Liz Prafke, Rambler tour director.

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NEWS BRIEFS Church to host food distribution Free fresh produce will be available during a food distribution, open to the public, on Friday, Sept. 23, at First Congregational Church, 404 Eighth St. The distribution will begin at 2 p.m. and continue to about 3 p.m. or until all the food is gone, said Arthur Blanck, who is involved with the partnership of organizations that is offering the program. The group plans to offer the free food distribution each month on the Friday before the fourth Saturday. Feeding America/San Diego will provide the food and First Congregational Church sponsors the distribution.

Block party New Life Assembly of God, 424 Letton St., will hold a block party on Saturday, Sept. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. to celebrate 50-plus two years in Ramona. All are welcome. The party will include free food, games, prizes, live music and more.

Prop. 64 meeting Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM) will hold a public meeting about Proposition 64 in Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., at 11

a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Joe Minervini, Ramona coordinator for CALM, said the presentation will urge “voters to vote no on Proposition 64, on legalizing sale of marijuana for recreational use in the State of California.” The proposition is on the Nov. 8 ballot. CALM, an all-volunteer political action committee, aims to defeat efforts to legalize marijuana, taking the position that federal laws against the use, cultivation and transportation of marijuana should be maintained and enforced and should not be relaxed or softened. For more about CALM, visit calmusa.org. For more about the meeting, contact Minervini at 619-204-0391 or jminervini1@cox.net.

VFW pig roast fundraiser Ramona VFW Post 3783’s biannual pig roast will be held at DaleMar Ranch, 17067 El Sol Road, on Saturday, Sept. 24. The all-you-can-eat meal includes spit-roasted pig, turkey and roast beef. Side dishes are welcome. Free motorhome and tent camping are available, and there will be a jumbo jump for the children. The event will begin at 1 p.m. Dinner will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Karaoke will be from 1 to 5 p.m., and the Rockhounds band will provide

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Rosh Hashanah On Sunday, Oct 2, Congregation Etz Chaim will observe the holy day of Rosh Hashanah with services at 8:30 p.m. in the Rotunda of San Diego Country Estates, 16911 Gunn Stage Road. All are welcome. For more information, call 760-789-2781.

Bomb scare An abandoned purse reported as suspicious caused a bomb scare and the evacuation of the CVS store last Wednesday night. The purse had been left in a shopping cart just outside the entrance of the store at 1810 Main St. Someone noticed it and called the Sheriff’s Department about 8:35 p.m., sheriff’s Lt. Christine Robbins said. The store was evacuated and closed for the night, and the parking lot was cordoned off. A sheriff’s bomb expert determined there was nothing dangerous about the purse and sheriff’s officials left by

about 10:45 p.m. There was no identification in the purse, which contained an object wrapped in electrical tape, said Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Samuels.

October series Calvary Chapel Ramona at 114 14th St. plans a “Jesus in the Fall Feasts” series for three Sundays in October. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 2, 9 and 16. “Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year” will be the topic on Oct. 2, “Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement” on Oct. 9, and “Feast of Tabernacles” on Oct. 16. For more information, call 760-789-6031.

Ramona Tea’d Bradlee Dean, syndicated columnist, radio host and Sons of Liberty Ministry founder, will be the guest speaker at the Ramona Tea’d forum on Saturday, Sept. 24. Dean is working on a policy aimed “to reshape America by redirecting the current and future generations both morally and spiritually through education, media and Judeo-Christian values found in our U.S. Constitution.” The free forum is open to the public and will be in Ramona Mainstage, 626 Main St., at noon. Doors open at 11 a.m. Early arrival is recommended. For more: www.ramonatead.com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-022709 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. San Diego Closet Design b. San Diego Closets and Garage c. SD Closet Design d. SD Closets and Garage e. SoCal Closet Design f.SoCalClosets and Garage Located at: 17147 Garjan Ln., Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. James M. Sommers III, 17147 Garjan Ln., 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 08/26/2016. James M. Sommers III. R3547. Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-023378 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. EVP Digital Located at: 243 Feghali Rd., Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 243 Feghali Rd., Ramona, CA 92065. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Michael W. Edison, 243 Feghali Rd., Ramona, CA 92065. b. Christina R. Edison, 243 Feghali Rd., Ramona, CA 92065. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. The first day of business was 09/02/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/02/2016. Michael W. Edison. R3544. Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6 2016.

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Individual. The first day of business was 01/01/1993. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/22/2016. John Jessee. R3551. Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 5, 2016. APN: 288-182-16-00 TS No: CA07000685-16-1 TO No: 8643548 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 February 20, 2013. 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 October 28, 2016 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 February 28, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-0132731, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, executed by FRANK NOLASCO AND JEANNETTE ROGSTAD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for OCMBC, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 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

LEGAL NOTICES of100 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: 16260 ARENA DRIVE, 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 $242,363.67 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this

terest 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 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

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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 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 Auction. com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www. Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000685-16-1. 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. Date: September 10, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0700068516-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may

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charges: $358,499.26 The purported property address is: 1435 LILAC ROAD, RAMONA, CA 92065 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 279-200-22-00 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 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 sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1 (855) 238-5118 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-16-711689-AB . 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 1 (855) 238-5118 O r Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA16-711689-AB IDSPub #0113641 9/8/2016 9/15/2016 9/22/2016. R3543.

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS Among reports at the sheriff’s Ramona station: Sunday, Sept. 18 • Petty theft of $100 recording device, 400 block Main Street. Saturday, Sept. 17 • Male, 34, arrested, 1700 block San Vicente Road, carry concealed kirk or dagger. Friday, Sept. 16 • Female, 42, arrested, 400 block Main Street, spousal/cohabitant abuse with minor injury and violate domestic relations court order. • Victim of violate domestic relations court order, 800 block Pine Street. Thursday, Sept. 15 • Shoplifting, $400 miscellaneous, Albertsons, 1400 block Main Street. • Male, 45, arrested, 1000 block B Street, drunk in public. • Male, 31, arrested, 100 block North 14th Street, felony other agency’s warrant. • Found property – three necklaces, ring, two bracelets and bag, 1400 block Montecito Road. • Female, 40, arrested, 2300 block Spangler Peak Road, battery: spouse/ex-spouse/date. • Victim of violate domestic relations court order, 1000 block Third Street. • Get credit with another’s ID, 2000 block San Diego Avenue. Wednesday, Sept. 14 • Petty theft of $300 bicycle, 700 block D Street. • Get credit with another’s identification, 16000 block Spangler Peak Road. • Found narcotics, 700 block Main Street. Tuesday, Sept. 13 • Male, 40, arrested, 900 block D Street, use/under influence of controlled substance. Monday, Sept. 12 • Get credit with another’s ID, 23400 block Glenn Ellen Way. Sunday, Sept. 11 • Male, 20, arrested, 700 block Main Street, use/under influence of controlled substance. • Two males, 35 and 27, arrested, 1600 block Main Street, use/under influence of controlled substance. Saturday, Sept. 10 • Commercial burglary, Moxie Salon, 1700 block Main Street, $160 miscellaneous. Friday, Sept. 9 • Female, 50, arrested, 200 block 11th Street, possess controlled substance for sale. Thursday, Sept. 8 • Vehicle burglary, state Route 67 and Mt. Woodson Road, camera and miscellaneous.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Thursday, Sept. 22 ■ Coming Home Night Carnival, 6 to 9 p.m., Ramona High School parking lot, 1401 Hanson Lane. Rides, food, art and other activities. rhs.ramonausd.net. Friday, Sept. 23 ■ Author Talk, 1 to 5 p.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Ramona author Ken Knee will introduce his recently-published books, “Baseball is Poetry in Motion” and “Quintcannon: Line of Play,” and sign copies. 760-788-5270. ■ Free Food Distribution, 2 to 3 p.m. or until food is gone, First Congregational Church, 404 Eighth

St. Open to the public. ■ Homecoming Football Game, versus Vista, 7 p.m., Ramona High School stadium, 1401 Hanson Lane. Homecoming Court coronation, 6:30 p.m., stadium. rhs.ramonausd.net. ■ American Legion Post 332, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. 760-788-5947. Saturday, Sept. 24 ■ 3rd Annual Mattress Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ramona High School, 1401 Hanson Lane. Proceeds benefit school’s music program. 858-663-5372. ■ 2nd Annual Taste of

Ramona, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ Public meeting on Proposition 64, presented by Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM), 11 a.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. 619-204-0391. ■ Ramona Tea’d Forum, noon, Ramona Mainstage, 626 Main St., doors open at 11 a.m. Free. Speaker: Bradlee Dean, Sons of Liberty Ministry founder. www.ramonatead.com. ■ Block party, noon to 3 p.m., New Life Assembly of God, 424 Letton St., to celebrate 50-plus two years in Ramona. All are welcome. Free food, games, prizes, live music

and more. ■ Golfing for a Cure tournament, shotgun start 1:30 p.m. San Vicente Golf Resort, 24157 San Vicente Road. Benefits Ramona Relay for Life, 760-445-5583 or jules.elliott@live.com, and Ramona High School golf teams, 760-484-1488 or michael@gaineygolf.com. Sunday, Sept. 25 ■ 3rd Annual Mattress Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ramona High School, 1401 Hanson Lane. Proceeds benefit school’s music program. 858-663-5372. ■ Car Show, 4 to 6 p.m.,

Albertsons parking lot. Monday, Sept. 26 ■ Young Life Christian outreach group for high school students, 7:27 to 8:30 p.m., Ramona Library. Tuesday, Sept. 27 ■ Soroptimist International of Ramona, 6 p.m. at member’s house, potluck. 858-722-6810. Wednesday, Sept. 28 ■ San Vicente Valley Club luncheon meeting, check-in 11 a.m., San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Road. 760-789-6659. ■ Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS), 7 p.m., Ramona Library.

FROM PROJECT, A1 That does not cover all projects identified in the two energy audits completed for the district at no cost to the district, noted Ostermann. Most of the work will be at Ramona High and Ramona Elementary, with the largest project at Ramona High, which uses more electricity than the other campuses, Ostermann said. Retrofits at all of the sites will include removing existing light fixtures and ballasts and installing new LED lighting fixtures, Ostermann reported. Ramona High retrofitting will include classrooms, offices, auto shop, library, pool area and gym. Ramona Elementary work will include classroom, office and exterior retrofitting. Lighting projects at the other locations: • Barnett Elementary, library and parking lot. • Montecito High, exterior wall. • Mt. Woodson Elementary, cafeteria and parking lot. • Ramona Community Montessori, multi-purpose room and exterior. • District office, Wilson gym. Before trustees voted on the motion to approve the contract, Stoody cautioned against using bright glary LED lights and fixtures that whine. Ostermann said a Ramona resident he has talked with works on Prop. 39 projects in San Diego city schools and advised the district to be sure the lumens are not too much. Stoody also asked that the motion include what Ostermann and trustees had discussed in the meeting: a guarantee that, other than an unanticipated act of God, the work will be completed on time; there will be no change orders and additional costs; and the district will receive the rebate of $247,000. The other trustees did not change motion. “As long as we complete this project and they (SDG&E) come and inspect by Dec. 31, we’ll have the money,” said Sumeet Gadi, Balfour Beatty senior vice president. “Now if something changes on SDG&E’s end, I really have no control over it ... I can only guarantee what I can control.” Ostermann said SDG&E has reserved the rebate money for Ramona Unified as long as the project is completed on time. Balfour Beatty’s original schedule for the district was based on trustees’ approval in August. Since then, the firm made adjustments and the original project start date of Oct. 12 was delayed only one week, Gadi said.

“If SDG&E changes their rules, I understand,” said Stoody. But, he noted after the meeting, he believed the contractor should assume liability for the rebate if the district does not receive the $247,000 due to the fault of the contractor or those working for the firm. The rebate will go into the general fund, and trustees will decide how to spend it. Trustee Rodger Dohm said it could be spent on “a hybrid of solar panels with a fuel-cell power plant.” Also at the meeting, Ostermann presented the district’s 2015-16 unaudited actuals showing that the district did not deficit spend. “We lived within our means,” he said For the first time, his presentation was in graph form versus what he called “a bunch of numbers.” He credited Superintendent Anne Staffieri, Ed.D., for working with him on the change. Trustees based their approval of the 2016-17 budget in June on estimated results for 2015-16. “Those estimates can now become actuals,” he said, noting it will be official when an independent financial audit is completed and presented to the board. Ostermann’s report showed 2015-16 revenues of $58.5 million and expenditures of $55.3 million. The ending balance was $11 million. Of that, $9 million was unrestricted and $2 million restricted. According to the revenue graph, the district received 80 percent of its money from Local Control Funding Formula sources. “Those dollars are dependent upon ADA (average daily attendance), which is dependent upon enrollment,” said Ostermann. The district received 10 percent of its budget from “other local” sources for special education (from the state), for Career Technical Education (from the county), and from donations and the district’s before-and-after-school ESP program; 5 percent from federal sources; and 5 percent from “other state” sources. During the review

of property taxes, Trustee John Rajcic repeated that the county, not the school district, levies the tax. Employee salaries, benefits, workers’ compensation and pension contributions were 80 percent of district expenditures. Services and other expenses represented 12 percent; supplies, 4 percent; other outgo, 3 percent; and capital outlay, 1 percent. In other business: • Trustee Dawn Perfect reported on two meetings she had attended — California Interscholastic Federation Board, which discussed the possibility of compacting the football season to end earlier, and the two-day Equity Symposium in San Diego. A member of the San Diego County Achievement Gap Task Force, Perfect said the symposium addressed the difference between equity and equal in education: “Are we giving all students the same education, which is equal, or are we providing an equitable education, which is tailoring what each student needs?” Based on information presented at the event, “many of our students are not where they need to be, not even close, and that’a a huge concern,” Perfect said. “...This isn’t about AP (advanced placement). This is about math and English and whether our kids across the board are mastering the material. The stats aren’t good, and it isn’t just Ramona Unified. It’s all of San Diego.” How to target instruction for the hardest to reach students, a more personal approach to teaching with an emphasis on establishing relationships with the students, and taking a personal interest in the success of all students were among symposium topics. Ramona teachers, counselors and administrators attended the event. “Our staff was enthusiastic about the concepts presented and were very eager ... to develop and implement a plan tailored to the needs of their school sites,” Perfect said. “Everybody was pretty excited, fired up.” “Attitude’s a little thing, but it certainly makes a big difference,” said Rajcic, adding

that the attitude in the district lately has been “super positive. Hopefully it will carry through the year.” The achievement gap task force has existed for about 10 years. At the same time there has been a push for more rigorous high school courses, creating a challenge, Dohm said. “I do think there’s a matter of realism of what we do,” he said. “What happens, we go to a conference, we get excited, we come back, and we forget. We have to be careful.” Saying he liked what he heard from Perfect, Dohm added, “It’s something that we should continually bring back, talk about, so it’s not forgotten ... Keep the fire lit.” • Trustees approved a side letter of agreement between the district and California School Employees Association Chapter 733, the union that represents the district’s support staff. The agreement relates to health benefits and is similar to an agreement between the district and teachers union that trustees approved in August. The agreement gives employees three medical plan choices: Anthem Blue Cross HMO that offers four levels of coverage, Anthem Blue Cross PPO that offers three levels of coverage, and Kaiser Primary HMO. Ramona High School Librarian Cori McDonald, Ramona Teachers Association president, said that the district used to have just one Anthem Blue Cross HMO plan, but by going to a four-tier option — Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze — the cost increase will be 10 percent rather than the 14 percent increase without the options. Under the new agreement, those employees opting for the Anthem PPO Gold plan will cover any additional costs above the district’s contribution to the Platinum HMO plan. The district pays 85 percent of eligible employees’ medical plan benefits and the employees pay 15 percent, according to the district’s 2015-16 agreement with employees. That may change, depending on the outcome of negotiations for 2016-17.

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Ask Mr. Marketing

Tax Collector Notes BY DAN MCALLISTER

BY ROB WEINBERG

Economic trends

Got original ideas?

hanges in the local economy impact every San Diegan, and it can have a large effect on what happens at the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office (TTC). Here are some of the biggest economic trends we at the TTC tracked through the second quarter of 2016. San Diego County’s unemployment rate climbed back up to 5.1 percent in June for the first time since October 2015 and remained below that of Los Angeles (5.2 percent), Riverside (6.7 percent) and California (5.7 percent), but above the national rate of 4.9 percent. The rate declined a total of 0.1 percent year over year as local nonfarm payrolls grew by 37,600 workers, or 2.7 percent. The private sector drove employment growth in June, accounting for 31,300 jobs. The leisure and hospitality industry was the largest driver of regional employment growth, adding 7,800 jobs since June 2015, a 4.2 percent increase. Professional, scientific and technical services (PST), a subset of professional and business services (PBS) and strongly associated with the region’s innovation economy, accounted for over 11.5 percent of private sector growth, adding 1,000 jobs since May. Other industries with year-over-year growth were professional and business services (+7,000 jobs), education and health services (+7,000 jobs), government (+6,000 jobs), trade, transportation and utilities (+3,500 jobs), financial activities (+2,200 jobs), manufacturing (+1,000 jobs) and other services (+700 jobs). San Diego continues to gain recognition as an attractive place for business. The Worth

Group announced that San Diego has been named as a 2016 “Worth Destination.” Featured in the June/July issue of Worth magazine, San Diego is among 15 cities lauded for civic leadership, quality of life, business climate, sustainability, entrepreneurial community, cultural offerings and urban innovation. “San Diego has long been famous for its incredible natural beauty and beautiful weather,” says Richard Bradley, Worth’s editor in chief and chief content officer. “But thanks to its close and mutually beneficial relationship with Mexico, its status as a global hub with a particular emphasis on Asia, and its world-class scientific community, San Diego is also an economic powerhouse.” The University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI), fell 0.2 percent in June to 140. After hitting its highest level in almost 10 years in April, the USD Index fell for the second straight month in June. Economists usually look for three consecutive changes in a leading index to signal a potential turning point in an economy. For now, the outlook remains for solid growth in the local economy through the end of 2016. San Diego County’s median home price in June was $495,000, up 4 percent from year ago levels but below the pre-recession peak of $517,500 hit on November 2005. The county’s median price is still lower than other parts of Southern California. In June, the median was $530,000 in Los Angeles County, $657,500 in Orange County, and $550,000 in Ventura County. Dan McAllister is San Diego County treasurer-tax collector.

his morning I drove past a truck that said “Got Tinting?” promoting a car window service. Then there was a car saying “Got Cloud?” for computer storage. In the afternoon I saw a shirt reading “Got Mary?” touting a church. Tonight I saw “Got Debt?” campaign ads. My question: Got Original Ideas? These messages all reference a 1993 TV ad for California’s Milk Processor Board. In it, a hapless history buff eating a peanut butter sandwich is called in a radio station contest to identify who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. He correctly answers “Aaron Burr,” but the peanut butter sticking to the roof of his mouth muffles his response. Desperately he grabs a bottle of milk, only to find it empty. Our friend loses the prize as the commercial’s tag line appears: Got Milk? And from that moment the phrase “Got Milk?” became part of the popular culture. The ad is generally considered one of the best commercials of all time. It is even parodied in the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” I recognize that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Churches, computer firms, and others are obviously trying to leverage the Milk Board’s success into their own. Regardless of what you’re selling, though,

OPEN HOUSES

Guided grasslands hikes, rides County Parks and Recreation offers free guided hikes and rides through a portion of the Ramona Grasslands Preserve that is closed to the public. From October through December, docents will lead interpretive excursions for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians through the northwest sections of the preserve using an old trail known as Old Survey Road 97. The excursions, open to age 18 and older, will provide a unique look at local history, plant and wildlife communities.

Reservations are required to participate, and spots are limited. Hikes are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon and begin near the end of Rangeland Road where signs will be posted for parking. Guests should arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. Participants should be appropriately dressed for the weather and bring water and sunscreen. No restrooms are available. To reserve a spot and for more information, visit reservations.sdparks.org, click “Programs and Activities,” then in the box at left, click 18 and older, Ramona Grasslands and Winter.

HOMES SOLD September 3 - September 9

ADDRESS 15909 Arena Drive 16134 Scarbery Road 2339 Beverly Street 1422 Hanson Lane 23251 Sageland Drive

BED 3 3 3 5 3 SOURCE: CoreLogic

BATH 2 2 2 2 2.5

PRICE $420,000 $450,000 $515,000 $567,000 $850,000

people expect you to address their concerns. But if the best message you can deliver is a blatant rip-off of someone else’s ad campaign, that doesn’t say much about your ability to provide original solutions. In fact, if you’re incapable of generating original ideas and the next guy can, shouldn’t I just hire him instead? Because even if his ideas aren’t a home run, at least he’s making the effort. Just saying “Got Shoes?” or “Got Chocolate?” tells me you’re just phoning it in. Please don’t misunderstand. You should be watching other marketing materials looking for ideas. Someone may have a great concept for photography, typography, or copy and you can use it as research. But research and outright theft are completely different. Research Good. Theft Bad. Get it? So the next time you think it’s clever to just say “Got Whatever?”, think again. You’re NOT being clever — you’re being a “Me Too!” And you’re fooling nobody but yourself. One might even argue your marketing efforts are being counterproductive. With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing. Need original ideas? Visit www.askmrmarketing.com.

OPEN HOUSE LISTINGS AT RAMONASENTINEL.COM/OPEN-HOUSES-LIST/ $455,000-$465,000 15909 Litten Wy 3BD/2.5BA Lori Hoge, ReMax Direct

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Residence was remodeled in 2013 and has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and is on a .20 acre fenced parcel. $349,800 MLS #160041975

Spectacular home with walled courtyard. Approx 2,482 SF, 3BDs, 2 ½BAs on .64-acre parcel. $518,800-$528,800 MLS #160017192

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Contemporary Mediterranean with 2,920 SF, 4BDs, 3½ BAs and attached 4-car garage. Private setting on .54 acre. $635,800 MLS #160013915

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