The Santee Magazine - V05.2 - Fall 2016

Thinking of Selling?

Sandy Schmitt President/CEO Santee Chamber of Commerce

The Santee Chamber Magazine is growing with every issue! We are introducing more articles and information for the community and our business members than ever before!

The Chamber also helps to pass on information that may assist parents with updated choices on what direction they can explore for their children’s education and finding scholarships... for instance, college vs. manufacturing industry. This is an up and coming career choice for many students where college may not be a fit.

Our business members are also giving back to the Santee community, from sponsorships for our local schools to discount shopping for our senior citizens. This is where shopping local is important for our ecommerce and helping to keep the taxes we pay from purchases as we shop in Santee.

If you would like to keep up with the community news and events, please sign up to receive our weekly newsletter. You can call our office or sign in online on our website at santeechamber.com. Your email will never be shared and you can opt out anytime.

I want to thank everyone who contributed to this issue including our Chamber staff and the Santee Magazine Committee. Without their hard work and dedication, we would not have a local magazine. It is important that we keep this going! So for future publications we need more contributors, articles and stories from you!

Sincerely my best,

From the Office of the Mayor

SanTee

Voepel Mayor City of Santee

For the past 16 years I’ve had the privilege of serving as the Mayor of Santee. From the beginning, my goal was to nurture a culture of good government based on fiscal prudence while also providing the highest quality of service.

Building a great city doesn’t happen by accident. It requires vision, community spirit and old-fashioned gumption. As John Wayne once said: “Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.” For me, I’m not riding off into the sunset. I’m just changing horses. I’ll be trading in my Mayor’s saddle for a new one as your presumptive representative in the 71st Assembly District.

Before I hang up my Mayor’s cap (I actually have a cap that says: “MAYOR”) I’d like to reflect on some of the bigger challenges we all faced together:

• Santana High School shooting on March 5, 2001

• Battle over the expansion of the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility

• Sycamore Canyon landfill settlement: Santee receives money for impact fees and every citizen gets 2 free “dump runs” a year*

• Maintaining very low crime rate, great fire/paramedics, deputies and firefighters that care about ALL of us

• Completion of Sky Ranch development

• Completion of 55-acre Town Center Community Park in 2010

• Opening of State Route 52 in March 2011

For me personally, it’s been a great ride, even the bumps and saddle sores. I’m leaving the Mayor’s office with a wealth of friends and a richness of experiences. All of you – friends and frenemies – have made me a better man by challenging me to do the best I can for Santee.

“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.” – John Wayne

May Santee have smooth sailing and following seas, Salute!

* See page 33 for more details

Bill Pommering

Graphic Design

Arli Wolfson of Graphic Resources

Contributing Editors

Kristen Dare

Liz Shank

Arli Wolfson Printer Advanced Web Offset

Contributing Writers

Maggie Avants Maria Fink

Joe Gersztyn Rick Griffin

Virginia Hall Andrew Johnston

Mikayla Parks Sandy Pugliese

Terry Rodgers

Liz Shank Linda Vail Randy Voepel

Arli Wolfson Ike Enzenauer

Contributing Photographers

Maria Fink

Jay Renard Ken Yuraitis

Randy

Publisher Santee Chamber of Commerce

Santee

2016 Officers

Virginia Hall, Chairman of the Board

Keller Williams Realty – 619.258.8585

Mike Clinkenbeard, Chairman-Elect Farmers Insurance – 619.442.0415

Darlene

Robert

Cynthia

2016 Directors

Travis

Chairman’s Message

Virginia Hall

The Santee Chamber of Commerce is rockin’ and rollin’, helping businesses to connect and prosper.

As this year’s Chairperson, I am thankful for the Event Committee Chairs and their members, who volunteer their time to organize fantastic community events and business networking opportunities.

I would like to first thank the Santee Street Fair Chair Pat Chambers (of Toastmasters), who brought us another memorable Memorial Day weekend. Next, the Black Tie Car Show Gala Chair Robert Lloyd (Lloyd’s Collision Centers), who promises a night of fine dining, high-end classic cars, live auction, music, and dancing to the Mighty Untouchables on August 20th. The OctOVERfest Chair Mike Clinkenbeard (Farmers Insurance), is planning a fun day starting with an Overthe-Line Tournament at Town Center Park followed by an all-adult Party in the Park on October 1st. Doug Whitney (Whitney Promotions), next year’s Golf Tournament Chair, is busy organizing the spring golfing experience of 2017. All of our events offer sponsorship opportunities to promote businesses.

I would like to thank Barbara Ryan (Santee School District) for leading the Government Affairs Committee that keeps the members up-to-date on government legislation affecting businesses; Cynthia Whitney (Cynthia Whitney CPA) for heading up the Ambassadors and organizing the Lunch Club that meets the last Wednesday of every month; as well as Sarah Wood (Allegiance Heating and Air Conditioning) for kicking off our Young Professionals Group, 21 to 42 years old. Also a big thanks to Bill Pommering (Santee-Lakeside Rotary), the lead editor of the Santee Magazine published by the Chamber and sent to every household in Santee now three times a year with local information and advertising opportunities.

Check out dates and times of events and networking opportunities online at SanteeChamber.com. Time to get your business rockin’ and rollin’.

2016 Chairperson of the Board Santee Chamber of Commerce

Meet the Candidates

In an effort to provide all Santee voters with information about the candidates running for local office, we asked the candidates for Santee City Council, the candidates for Padre Dam Municipal Water District Division 5, and the candidates for the School District for their responses to three very specific questions.

Each answer was taken directly from their responses: there was no editing, checking for spelling or grammar by The Santee Magazine staff.

We followed the rules and regulations that govern the Candidates’ Ballot Statements as issued by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.

This gives each Candidate a level playing field in which to respond.

Why are you running for office?

What is your vision for the City?

What are your 3 top priorities if elected?

Rob McNelis ElectRobMcNelis.com

Santee Mayoral Candidates

John Minto JohnMinto.com

I am running for Mayor because I am passionate about making sure Santee prospers into the future, while staying fiscally conservative. We need to do a better job of putting money away for capital improvements like replacing failing roads and underground storm drains without burdening our citizens with additional taxes. As a relatively young city, our past councils did not have to worry about all of the infrastructure since most of it had life cycles of 30 to 40 years. Many of these resources have reached or are reaching the end of their functional life now and we need to be prepared to repair/ replace them before they hit the point of complete failure. This can be done if our current leadership makes it a priority over “pet projects” that just serve a particular interest group. As your next Mayor, this will be my priority.

I see a city that continues to grow in a smart and meaningful manner. We will not build just for the sake of building, but rather use long term planning to enhance the amenities currently available while providing opportunities for home ownership for new citizens to raise their own families here. Santee has provided incredible blessings for my family. I have been able to build a business here that actually created jobs for others, raised a family in Santee and was proudly elected to City Council. These are all opportunities that I could never have imagined doing all in one place when I was growing up in Los Angeles. I have now lived in Santee more than half my life and I feel I owe this city the very best that I have every day and promise to represent this great city proudly!

I am running for mayor because after 14-years on the city council I believe I have the skills required by the citizens of Santee. I have the ability to lead the city into its next generation of prosperity, smart growth and potential.

I have lived in Santee since 1992 and have been involved in my local neighborhood and at several levels of the community.

I have experience where it’s needed and the citizens of Santee will benefit from my vast areas of knowledge at local, state and federal levels.

I will continue to work tirelessly to keep Santee one of the safest cities in San Diego County; I will continue to improve traffic conditions; I am available to all citizens of Santee; and I promise to hold myself to the highest level of integrity required of the Office of the Mayor of Santee.

Santee is a city rich in history and tradition. We are a community who shares a common vision. I want our city to be affordable, to provide opportunities for all, for residents to be able to raise their families comfortably, and for everybody to enjoy all Santee has to offer.

The mayor is a member of the council who provides leadership, promotes positive relationships and models good governance. The mayor helps the city council and city staff accomplish the goals of the city and its residents.

The mayor fosters actions that create jobs, supports education, reduce crime, improve traffic, repair streets and sidewalks and enhances the overall wellbeing of the city and its residents.

As mayor, I will encourage an innovative teams, hold government accountable and focus on common goals.

Number one is to defeat the initiative to build a new City Hall in town center by taxing our citizens. We already have a City Hall that is paid for and is completely functional. We do not need a “Taj Mahal” just so we can look like other big cities!

Second, I will implement video streaming of all City Council meetings. I feel it is important for citizens that cannot attend in person to be able to see what their elected are saying and how we are voting. This will help insure that what we say to you as citizens on a day to day basis, is the same thing that we say when it comes time to vote.

Third, I will work more closely with the Santee School district to make sure we are all doing everything we can to help prepare our children for the challenges of tomorrow.

My top three priorities in Santee are 1) the maintenance of our streets, 2) a senior center, and 3) a new library.

I have responded to several citizen requests regarding potholes on residential streets. At my direction, more than 3,000 pounds of asphalt has been laid. Additionally, I voted to set aside $6 million for street resurfacing projects throughout the city.

For many years, seniors have been promised a center where they can network and connect. It’s time to live up to that promise.

Santee needs a new library. Let’s build a place that is on the cutting edge of technology and provides adults and kids alike with an arena for learning.

Why

Mason Herron MasonHerron.org

Growing up in East County, I had a chance to witness firsthand how Santee has grown over the past several years. Our city’s leaders have implemented a vision for the city that has brought growth, prosperity, opportunity, and an improved quality of life to our city. I am running to bring new leadership and new ideas, but to also continue building on the progress our city has made.

I believe we stand at this moment with an opportunity to solidify Santee is one of the premier cities not just in San Diego County, but in the entire State of California. While many people in my generation are shying away from public service, I believe it to be a noble and effective way to give back to your community.

If elected, I will look forward to working hard each day to make Santee even better.

There’s no question that Santee has experienced tremendous growth and progress over the past couple of decades. We’ve seen an influx of local and national retail stores, greater food options, new parks and trails, and many amenities that improve our quality of life.

As we transition into this next phase of prosperity, it’s important that we continue to remain aspirational and ambitious regarding what our city can become. I believe our city can be well served by the presence of higherend restaurants, more local jobs, and options for move-up housing.

I believe it’s not out of the question that someday Santee can serve as an expansion hub for the high-paying tech jobs that many of our residents already commute to. Above all, however, our prevailing long-term goal should be to continue protecting and enhancing the quality of life for all Santee residents.

My top three priorities if elected will be: Infrastructure: While many of our city streets have been recently repaired or upgraded, there are still many miles of pavement that require fixing. In addition, the city must address our aging sewer and wastewater infrastructure in order to more effectively prevent flooding and protect our environment.

Homelessness: I believe we must continue dedicated efforts to address homelessness in our city by working to ensure those who need and want help are directed toward our existing regional social service programs.

Public safety: Without a safe community, it becomes difficult to recruit businesses and young families to our city, and when citizens don’t feel safe, quality of life plummets. That’s why I am dedicated to ensuring public safety remains fully funded and I am committed to providing our deputies and firefighters with the resources and policies they need to keep our community safe.

Stephen Houlahan

StephenHoulahan.com

I’ll place our neighborhoods first, uphold Santee’s General Plan, and prevent additional traffic gridlock from overdevelopment that can easily overwhelm city infrastructure. I, Stephen Houlahan, am compelled to serve – not for personal gain, but to protect my hometown city that I love.

Today Santee is at a cross-roads. Recently, high-density development has accelerated without including traffic solutions. We must decide whether to maintain our friendly small town setting with adequate emergency services and adequate public infrastructure or succumb to unbalanced high-density development of our beautiful scenic views. I pledge to reject General Plan Amendments that allow over-development without adequate infrastructure. New homegrown non-conflicted leadership is required to provide a check and balance to a status-quo that may otherwise allow overpopulation, excess traffic, loss of our community values and quality-of-life.

Quality over quantity: Top-tier amenities, ample business and job opportunities all built upon a fiscally conservative foundation that allows first class emergency services and excellent schools.

Santee needs a leader with vision to bring highpaying jobs to our community by properly nurturing our city assets, while protecting our neighborhoods and small town values. I grew up in Santee. I am raising a family here. Like most of you, I must drive SR-52 to and from work daily. It is my belief Santee’s quality-oflife must come before the profits of “out-oftown” developers!

I have a record of successful community leadership and action that prevented a power plant eyesore, established scenic highway status for SR-52 in its place, and increased rooftop solar adoption on new homes. I hope to continue working in synergy with Santee residents as your council member.

Santee council members must uphold the “General Plan” refusing to sell off our qualityof-life. General Plan Amendments that maximize developer profits at community expense must be defeated.

Many of our streets are riddled with potholes and our thoroughfares are becoming dangerous to navigate. Repairing our infrastructure, encouraging quality commer-cial development (like high-tech, Trader Joes, or a movie theater) to support quality emergency services, and limiting high-density residential development to protect Santee’s small town atmosphere are my top three priorities

are you running for office? What is your vision for the City? What are your 3 top priorities if elected?

Council Candidates

Dustin Trotter

DustinTrotter92071.com

So why am I running?

The short answer – because I love my city, was born and raised here and want to give back. I’m not a career politician, I don’t plan on running for higher office. I’ve spent the better part of my life in Santee, am raising my two kids here, and plan on staying here. We need to elect people who understand our unique issues and are tied to the community for years to come. I am that person. I will ensure we have a business friendly environment where we cut red tape and get government out of the way of small business. I will ensure our infrastructure is kept up, improving public transportation and putting dollars into the crumbling streets. And I will work to make the city a better place, encouraging open space and parks and completing our community center and employment center.

I’m a Santee native and small business owner who started working from a very young age. I remember finishing school and jumping on the bus to go to my dad’s pizza parlor to work at age 13.

Through the years I quickly understood what it takes to work hard, have integrity, honesty and loyalty. Traits that have served me well in the past and continue to serve me well today. And if you allow me, traits that I believe will serve you well at city hall.

And I can win this. I know what it takes to succeed. I am putting together a dynamite team, we are starting early and with your support and donations we are off and running. We have a path to victory, we have the message and we have the numbers – we just need the resources to get that message out.

1) Economic Prosperity - Business growth, friendly business climate-improve building dept. Housing-smart new housing elements for todays lifestyle

2) Safety - Traffic, Public transportation improved MTS bus routes and other means of transportation road and infrastructure improvements.

3) Social wellbeing - Live, work, play moto Parks and trials improvements and completion Community center

Firefighter and paramedic services, sound financial decisions, widening of 52, recreation trail from 67 to Mission Trails Park, continued economic development, public safety, opportunities for the fine arts in Santee, responsible development decisions, protection of mobile home communities.

www.dustintrotter92071.com

Louis ‘Gino’ Wylie MakeSanteeRadAgain.com

I am running because I believe my generation has a more negative view of politics and politicians than previous generations, and I think it is because they feel public office is only available to older citizens. I want to show people that it doesn’t matter if you’re 18,30,50 or 90, if you have ideas for helping your community you should speak up and fight to achieve them.

Augie Scalzitti

I think Santee has made great strides towards being a friendlier, more accepting town, and my vision for city council is to continue to foster that inclusive environment the city is working towards. City Council members should be easy to get ahold of, and accepting of advice or concerns from the residents of Santee.

I want to continue to work for you ensuring financial accountability without sacrificing water safety and reliability. I will strive to keep Santee Lakes Park and Campground as a community treasure for all to enjoy. The bulk of the park expense is paid by out-of-town campers. We in Santee benefit without paying additional tax or cost to our water bills.

If elected, my top three priorities would be creating incentive programs for local veteran-owned small businesses, standing up for residents in the fight against overurbanization, and reopening the dialogue on allowing medical marijuana deliveries to medical marijuana patients in Santee. To learn more about each please visit www. makesanteeradagain.com.

The responsibility of a Board Member is to make sure the Distric is run in a cost-effective manner, ensuring that water charges are justifiable. I continue to strive to be an effective Director that listens and reacts to concerns of water customers!

The three most important issues are connected. Our semi-desert area requires safe, adequate and cost effective water supplies, including utilizing reclaimed water resources. Santee Lakes has become a world renowned water reclamation and recreational facility. I support expansion of our water reclamation facilities. This is one sure way that we can locally control sewer rates and retain a precious natural resource… “water”.

Why are you running for office?

Santee School Board Candidates

Santee

El-Hajj

Serving the community of Santee and its children on the Santee School Board over the past years has been my honor. Originally, I joined the Board to insure the education of my own children remained strong, unbiased and focused on quality educational principles. Over the years, I have realized my goals are important for all children. Today I believe we face new challenges in implementation of rigorous standards, creative technologies and the demands of a changing world. However, I believe it is so important to maintain a balance with the education of young children. I am running for this office because I believe my experiences have taught me how to ensure balance occurs. As my grandchildren enter the District, I want Santee School District to be a place of high standards as well as a caring, nurturing community for the development of young minds.

My vision for this office is the same as it is for the Santee School District. We must deliver a quality education for every child who enters the door of any school in our District. We must employ dedicated, well-trained employees who place the education of those children at the forefront. We must continue to develop responsible fiscal budgets. We must maintain safe, clean and comfortable schools that are the pride of every neighborhood. And, we must continue to look forward to the future our children will face with excitement and passion and work tirelessly to ensure these children are equipped with the academic tools they need to be successful.

I have to admit I have more than three top priorities, but I will say my top priority will always be a quality education for every child. This defines our reason for existing as a school district. This education needs to equip each child with basic skills in reading, mathematics, scientific principles and a fundamental understanding of our history, government, and society. Beyond this, though, children need to learn to think, not just memorize facts. Secondly, a top priority of mine has to be the development of our staff. We cannot deliver a quality education without teachers and classified employees who believe in their own mission and who are willing to expand their expertise. Thirdly, we must maintain a responsible budget. All of our best intentions cannot be realized if we are unable to meet our obligations financially.

Elana Levens-Craig

I am running for the Santee School Board again because I want to continue improving the educational options for Santee’s youth. As a former teacher, I know that a quality education can change a child’s life. In today’s world, children must receive an education that prepares them for the workforce in our global society, as well as teaches them to be responsible citizens and good people. I have worked to involve multiple stakeholders within our community in the LCAP (local control accountability plan) process, allowing for input from wide-ranging viewpoints. I visit schools and classrooms on a regular basis to celebrate learning and listen to staff input about what is essential for student achievement. Together with our parents, staff and community, I will continue to work to ensure that all students in the Santee School District receive the highest quality education and the support necessary to realize their dreams.

As a school board member, my responsibility is to set policy and direction for the school district, while maintaining fiscal responsibility and transparency. I envision a school district with strong leadership, highly qualified teachers and staff and a safe, supportive school environment for our students and families. As a school board member, I will continue to work to ensure that our district is headed in that direction, by working directly with our schools, staff and families. I will continue working with community partners and organizations to maximize opportunities for our students. I am hopeful that we can incorporate coursework to include music, art, foreign language and other non-academic subjects that foster student creativity. It is crucial to address the whole child and to provide a caring and nurturing environment in which students feel safe and able to learn.

1 - Maintain high standards for student achievement for all students in the Santee School District. Our incredibly talented teachers and staff must have adequate resources, curriculum and professional development to utilize new, innovative technology and standards within their classrooms. Educators can then continue providing superior instruction to ensure that our students are high academic achievers that are college and career ready.

2 - Continue to utilize my knowledge of school budgets, focusing on the fiscal strength and accountability that is crucial in running a school district. As a taxpayer, I am mindful of the importance of utilizing tax dollars in the most effective and efficient way.

3 - Keep the public informed about our schools, our facilities, and the budget. Communication is key in making sure that parents and community members see our schools as a welcoming environment that encourages them to be active in their child’s education.

What is your vision for the City? What are your 3 top priorities if elected?

Diane

Chet F. Harritt is Moving Full STEAM Ahead STEAM Blends Science and the Arts in Education

Today’s global work force and international economy demands students engage in learning experiences to bridge business and educational goals. To build those global competencies with students, certain schools are embracing a deep and purposeful focus on the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM).

In the Santee School District, Chet F. Harritt STEAM School is proud to be implementing a curriculum and programs specifically designed to develop students’ thinking as innovative problem-solvers and prepare them for STEAM based educational and career pathways.

Chet F. Harritt STEAM School is a progressive educational organization with a long-standing history of academic excellence and community involvement. In part, the school’s vision is to develop and enhance the students’ skills and knowledge in the sciences and technology so they are both contributors and influential in a worldwide technological society.

The STEAM focus integrates, personalizes, and customizes the educational experience of students and develops the skills and imagination needed to design, create, and utilize advanced technologies.

STEAM curriculum provides deep, authentic, problemsolving experiences through integrated, inquiry-based units of study designed to leverage the intersection of the Next-Generation Science Standards, the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards and the Mathematics Common Core State Standards.

The Chet F. Harritt STEAM School staff members are committed to ongoing professional development as a cornerstone for an ever-developing learning environment rich in critical thinking, curiosity, and creativity.

Partnerships with businesses, colleges and universities strengthen the STEAM experience for all students. Current partnerships include the University of California at Berkeley and Amplify Science, Cuyamaca College, and Naval Air Forces Pacific.

To learn more about STEAM at Chet F. Harritt School or to propose a partnership, please visit their web site at SanteeSD.net/Domain/327 or contact the Principal, Andy Johnston by telephone 619.258.4802 or by e-mail (andrew.johnston@santeesd.net).

Santee Kiwanis Host the Junior Olympics

Kiwanis International is a coeducational service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is in more than 80 nations. Membership in the Kiwanis family is more than 600,000 members strong.

Each year, Kiwanis clubs raise more than $100 million and report more than 18.5 million volunteer hours serving communities and children.

Our motto is “Serving the Children of the World.” Kiwanis clubs focus on changing the world by serving one child and one community at a time.

Members of the club are called Kiwanians. Kiwanis clubs help their communities in countless ways. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive... great things happen.

The Santee club was founded in 1975. The majority of our club’s activities are focused in Santee and for the children. We sponsor Key Clubs at West Hills and Santana; this is a leadership development program for teens. Every year our goal is to give at least $4,000 in scholarships to deserving Santee high school students; the past several years we have exceeded that amount.

For over 35 years, we have organized the Junior Olympics – a track meet for all nine elementary schools. Our Hope of America award is presented annually to outstanding 8th grade students. We have assisted the Sheriff’s Department in free child identification projects and in their Bike Rodeo as well. Santee Kiwanis holds a free annual Fishing Derby for ages 5-14.

If any of these activities push your interest button, call Joe Gersztyn at 619.987.1614 for more information. TSM

Santee Lions Host Student Speaker Contest

This year will mark the 80th Annual Lions Student Speaker Contest.

The purpose of this contest is:

• To provide an opportunity for competitive public speaking among students on a subject of vital interest to the contestants and to the American people as a whole.

• To stimulate self-expression and independent thinking.

• To present to the public through the student speakers contests the problems surrounding the maintenance of this commonwealth as a free nation.

• To consider the means at our disposal of meeting the present and future world problems.

This contest is open to students who reside in California (MD-4), including foreign exchange students, grades 9-12, of any high school or junior high school, or independent study.

There are six levels (Club Contest, Zone Contest, Region Contest, District Contest, Area Contest, and the Final Contest) in which the winning student at each level must participate in the next level.

The final prizes will be $400 in cash plus $21,000 in scholarship funds.

At the Club Level, which is held on the evening of the first Tuesday in February, there will be no more than six participants.

The public is cordially invited to attend the various levels of the Student Speaker Contest.

If you are interested in helping those in need, have sight or hearing problems and those who are blind, please contact Ike Enzenauer at 619.443.3510 or aenzenauer@cox.net for information on joining the Lions.

Rotary Inspires Youth Through Scholarships

Established in 1960, the Rotary Club of Santee–Lakeside has been actively engaged in community affairs, both locally and internationally. As part of the largest international service organization, this local club has the opportunity to make a difference in five different Avenues of Service—Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service and Youth Services. While the Rotary Club of Santee-Lakeside participates in each of these services, its primary focus has been on Youth Services and, in particular, providing scholarships to a number of local high school students each year.

Since 1991, the Rotary Club of Santee-Lakeside has been offering mentorship and scholarship opportunities to students who are at risk for not graduating high school. The obstacles are varied but the real potential to help these students lies in the mentorship by Rotarians of the students selected to participate. As mentors, Rotarians counsel, guide, find resources including tutoring if needed, and most of all provide encouragement. Scholars are generally selected in their sophomore year and are mentored for the balance of their time in high school.

Students live within the Club’s service area which includes the boundaries for Santana, West Hills and El Capitan High Schools. The premise of the scholarships is to make sure selected students graduate on time with their class. Students must maintain a C average and refrain from drug and alcohol use as well as live within the school’s behavior standards. They are also required to give back as stewards of the community by volunteering a requisite number of hours, some of which must be for Rotary. Failure to meet any of these requirements may lead to forfeiture of their scholarship. The scholarship itself is the equivalent of the cost of two-years of community college tuition, including books and other student expenses. The students need not

One School – One Heart IN MEMORY OF RANDY & BRYAN

attend a community college; they may go to any accredited school they choose but the face value of the scholarship remains as if they attended a community college. To date, the scholarship program has assisted 155 scholars.

Adela Parra, a former recipient, shares that when she was in high school, her father who was in the military committed suicide. This was a dark period in her life and she was going down the wrong path. “Rotary provided me guidance above and beyond,” says Parra. Through her fight with cancer during her final year in college, Parra credits Rotary for giving her the ability to navigate through life and difficult situations. “I couldn’t have done it without them,” she relays. Parra has become the spokesperson for the Rotary Club of Santee-Lakeside’s annual charity fundraiser, Concert At the Lakes, which funds this program and was held on July 30, 2016.

With a history of running an effective scholarship program, The Rotary Club of Santee–Lakeside was asked by a citizen group to be the stewards of a charitable fund set up in honor of Santana students, Randy Gordon and Bryan Zuckor. These students’ lives were cut short during a shooting rampage at Santana on March 5, 2001. Every year two students - usually one girl and one boyare selected through an essay and interview process to receive a $1000 scholarship. The focus of the essay and discussion is on bullying and peace efforts through leadership. Rotarians participate in the interview and selection process and award the scholarship to winners at their Senior Awards ceremony at the end of each year.

Every year in April, Rotary Clubs throughout District 5340 hold a leadership camp in Idyllwild. RYLA—which stands for Rotary Youth Leadership Award—is a complete scholarship awarded to young women and men of high school age who are leaving their junior year and will be next year’s senior high class. The program prepares these students for leadership roles in their senior year and beyond. The Rotary Club of Santee-Lakeside provides a minimum of three scholarships — one for each high school in its service area. Students are selected through an interview process.

Rotarians serve as staff for this weekend event. This year, six students were selected to attend. At Camp RYLA students will have the opportunity to learn more about themselves through the voices and eyes of people who have experienced life, people who can help them see things from a different viewpoint. They will learn not only from special speakers, volunteer Rotarians and non-Rotarians, but by interacting with other scholarship winners just like themselves. This is an awe-inspiring event that changes not only the lives of students, but Rotarians as well as they come together to learn how to make a difference in the world, one life at a time.

– Sandy Pugliese

Scholarship Resource Guide

Are you a Santee student in need of tuition assistance? Choose from our list of scholarships below for help!

Abraham & Lillian Turk Scholarship

Turk Family

Up to $10,000 turkscholarship.org

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

San Diego Scholarships

AAUW San Diego Branch $750—$1,500 aauwsandiego.org/localscholarships

AMN/HCC Scholarship

AMN Healthcare $2,000 hccsd.org/amn/hcc-scholarship

San Diego County Salute to Education Scholarship

San Diego County Ford Dealers $1,000 salutetoeducation.com

Visual & Performing Arts Educational Grant

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir $1,500 to $3,500 mlkccsd.org/grants

MTS & Coca-Cola Laptop Scholarship Contest

MTS & Coca-Cola Laptop sdmts.com

Holiday Bowl Scholarship

San Diego Bowl Games Varies sandiegobowlgames.com/scholarship

AXA Achievement Scholarship

AXA Advisors, LLC $10,000-$25,000 https://axa.scholarshipamerica.org/reminder/

AXA Achievement Community Award Program

AXA Advisors, LLC $2,500 https://axa.scholarshipamerica.org/reminder

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Ronald Reagan Presidential & Foundational Inst. $10,000 1-844-402-0354 reaganfoundation.org/education/scholarshipprograms/ge-reagan-foundation-scholarshipprogram

State Farm Good Neighbor Scholarship Program

State Farm Companies Foundation $5,000 scholarshipamerica.org/ statefarmgoodneighborscholarship

Sleeping Angels Co. Scholarship Program Sleeping Angels $500 sleepingangelsco.com/scholarship

Dream Award Scholarship America $5,000-$15,000 scholarshipamerica.org/dream_award.php

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation $20,000 coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants

Hit The Books Scholarship

Coffee For Less.com $500 coffeeforless.com/scholarship

BestRingWormsCream BestRingWormsCream.com $500 bestringwormcreams.com/2016-scholarship-forstudents

Couponchief.com Scholarship Program $1,000 couponchief.com/pages/scholarship

Various Scholarship Opportunities Unigo.com Varies unigo.com/scholarships/by-state/californiascholarships

Nancy Fazio Scholarships Fazio Family Varies

Boys & Girls Clubs of East County Foundation Executive Assistant Candy Hallock at 619-440-1600 x305 or candy@bgcec.org

Voice Of Democracy Veterans of Foreign Wars $1,000-$30,000 vfw.org/VOD

Community Service Scholarship Kiwanis Club of Santee Up to $1,000 santeekiwanis.org/scholarships

Miss Santee & Miss La Mesa Scholarship Pageants 4 Points Event Production Varies 4pointsevents.com

Pell Grant - Federal $5,775 fafsa.gov

FAFSA - Federal Varies fafsa.gov

SEOG Grant $500-$1500 fafsa.gov

Cal Grant A Varies fafsa.gov

Cal Grant B Varies fafsa.gov

Chameleon John Scholarship Chameleon John $3,000 chameleonjohn.com/scholarship/ universities/apply

HeadsetPlus.com Scholarship HeadsetPlus.com $1,000 headsetplus.com/blog/1000headsetplus-com-2016-collegescholarship

The OVID Scholarship OVID $500-$1,000 ovidlife.com/scholarship

Varsity Tutors Scholarship Varsity Tutors $1,000 varsitytutors.com/college-scholarship

Town & Country Wine and Spirits Definitely a Cut Above

Town & Country Wines and Spirits is not your ordinary corner convenience store. New owners Boby and Jacleane pride themselves on serving fast, fresh, healthy and affordable gourmet deli specialties along with a wide collection of wine, spirits and craft beer.

Located diagonally across the intersection from the Santee Library shopping center, it is a great place to stop on your way to a picnic lunch at Santee Lakes, a day at the beach, or conveniently grab a healthy meal or fruit smoothie on your working lunch break.

Featuring restaurant quality sandwiches and salads, they offer a variety that is a cut above the average corner store. There’s a Sandwich Special of the day which includes free chips and soda, or if you are eating healthy fruit and bottled water. Looking for a different sandwich? Try Cranberry Turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce, a Chicken Pesto Panini, a Thai Chicken Wrap, or a Classic Reuben. Their menu also includes items geared towards vegetarians such as delicious vegetarian sandwiches and wraps, healthy salad choices, tabouli, hummus or deviled eggs.

Check out Town & Country’s Breakfast menu... bagels and

croissants, breakfast burritos, Acai bowls, oatmeal with fixings, parfaits, and hot steaming coffee are a delicious start. Fruit Smoothies are a great choice any time of day.

Shelves and fridges are filled with an extensive assortment of wines, local craft beer and liquors. They stock often hard-to-find favorites and they will go out of their way to stock your preferred selection.

They are family owned, and focused on becoming a strong supporter of the Santee community. Boby’s philosophy... “We don’t just make customers, we build friendships.”

As a new member of the Santee Chamber of Commerce, there will be a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting, and Town & Country would like to invite you and your family to the festivities. Keep an eye out for information about the Grand Opening and updates on their weekly store specials by liking their Facebook page at facebook.com/ towncountrywineandspirits. You never know what you’re going to find.

And be sure to take advantage of their ‘Buy One, Get One for 5¢ Wine Sales’!

Sandwiches, Wraps & Paninis

Cranberry Turkey with Stuffing, Classic Reuben, Chicken Pesto, Smoked Turkey Gouda & more

Veggie Melt, Veggie Wrap, & more

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A Walk Back in Time with the

Santee Historical Society

Santee’s First School

Land was deeded to the Santee School District by Jennie B. Santee, B. L. Cowles, et al on June 13, 1891 in the amount of $1.00

Article reprinted from the San Diego Union, San Diego, CA Thursday, December 17, 1891

The New Cowles School

One of the Best Appointed School Buildings in the County

“W. H. Sommers writes from El Cajon that the Cowles school took possession of the elegant new school house on Monday morning of this week.

It is doubtful if there is any building of the kind in the county provided with more conveniences. In the first place the furniture and school apparatus is of the very best. Then it is provided with a good well, wind mill and a large tank from which water is piped into the cloak room, where there is a wash bowl placed upon a neat marble slab.

On Arbor day the children will plant trees upon the acre and a half of ground embraced in the school block. The intention is to irrigate the trees and shrubbery and make the grounds as handsome as good taste and care can make them. The lot is, of course, to be neatly fenced.

A nice bell of fine tone is one of the features of interest, which every school should possess.

This elegant little building will be dedicated with appropriate exercises on Friday evening, December 11 [1891]. The entertainment will consist of recitations, music and short addresses. At the close of the school exercises a lunch will be served, after which the young people will spend a few hours on the always popular amusement of dancing.”

– Story researched by Carole Delozier

Making a Lasting Difference

Established in 2003, the Santee School District Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with a vision to help Santee School District schools produce good citizens and future leaders for our community. The Foundation supports this vision by providing financial, material, and service resources to maintain consistently high quality educational opportunities for the children of our community.

The Santee School District Foundation is hard at work providing additional resources and unique programs for students in Santee.

and hands-on activities to every K-8 classroom at every school. This continued support provides the coordination of the program and the purchase of art supplies, bringing quality visual art experiences into the classrooms.

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Over the past ten years, the Foundation has distributed more than $300,000 directly to schools. Items funded by the Foundation include classroom technology (hardware and software), science equipment, robotics equipment, reading materials (hard and electronic copies), specialized P.E. equipment, and many more resources to enhance education for students.

The Foundation also provides ongoing support for Arts Attack, the classroom art curriculum, bringing art instruction

How do we do it? Dedicated volunteers organize fundraisers each year, and families and businesses in our community support the Foundation through their memberships and donations. Our fundraising events include our annual Golf Classic which raises the majority of our funds and provides the community with an enjoyable day on the golf course while supporting a worthy cause. Each February the Foundation hosts the annual Art Show and Auction, where student creativity and art projects are on display and fabulous student created art projects go to the highest bidders.

This past year the Foundation provided two evenings for adults to come and learn to paint, taking home their own masterpiece at the end of the class. Spring brought the 2nd annual Aloha 5K and Fun Run where over 500 children and adults participated in this great community event.

Please remember to thank the major sponsors of these events: Balfour Beatty Construction, Allied Waste, Pardee Homes, Walmart, Waste Management of El Cajon, Webb Cleff Architecture & Engineering Inc., Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, Mission Realty Group, the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and Precision Temperature. We could not do what we do without their support!

As you can see, the Foundation is busy working to provide additional resources and unique programs for students at all schools. The Foundation, solely comprised of volunteers so that all money raised is used to support our Mission, greatly appreciates private donations and engages in fundraising to provide direct and meaningful benefits to the students in Santee School District. The strength of tomorrow’s community lies in the children of today.

For more information on the Santee School District Foundation or to make a donation, please visit our website at SanteeFoundation.net. TSM

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2016 Art Show and Auction Going Global

The Santee School District Foundation held its annual Art Show and Auction on February 18th. Once again this year, the Art Show and Auction highlighted student creativity and art production and raised over $4,000 to support the Arts Attack program at the schools. But more than that, the event brought out a diverse group of the community to view and appreciate outstanding art created by some very talented students. The year’s theme “Going Global,” featured amazing art created by students. The event also included school Arts Attack highlight tables filled with student art and art centers for children to enjoy.

The Arts Attack program, run mostly by volunteers, brings art instruction and hands-on activities to every K-8 class at every school. The Foundation proudly partners with the

Santee School District by financially supporting the Arts Attack program, providing funds for the coordination of the program and the purchase of art supplies to bring quality art instruction to classrooms.

You may have seen the spectacular products brought home by children, or perhaps you have visited a classroom where students are engaged in art lessons based on techniques and skills ranging from sculpture, painting or sketching. Each grade level receives lessons that develop skills focused on color, shape, or patterning and often emulate a famous artist’s piece of work. If you are interested in volunteering to bring art lessons to children, please send an email to: SanteeFoundation@gmail.com and we will let you know how you can help.

2016 SANTEE ALOHA 5K FUN RUN

Thank you to the Santee community for your awesome support of the 2nd annual Santee Aloha 5k Fun Run. This year’s Fun Run brought out more than 500 participants for an action packed morning with warm-ups provided by CKO Kickboxing, Polynesian dancers from Dance Scene, and lots of food and beverages from a variety of vendors. Each runner received a Hawaiian lei at the finish line.

Local vendors who sponsored the Aloha 5k Fun Run include the YMCA, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Limitless Reality Photography, Donutopolis, Mission Realty Group, Walmart, Barker Chiropractic, Renewal by Anderson Windows, California Coast Credit Union, Waste Management, Orangetheory Fitness-La Mesa, San Diego County Credit Union, East County Schools Federal Credit Union, Off Broadway Live, Mary’s Donuts, CKO Kickboxing, Sports Clips, Damsel in Defense, AXA Advisors, Coffee Corner, Sweetsnaps Photography, DS Water, Daphne’s, Santee Kiwanis, and Kona Ice. We are so grateful for their support and hope that you will thank them when you visit their business. Without all of you, our runners and walkers, we could not have had such a successful event. And if you missed it this year, please plan to join us for the fun in April next year!

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Thanks to a sizeable donation from Walmart, the Santee Girls Amateur Softball Association’s scoreboards are up and running again at the Santee Sportsplex.

Walmart said it was proud to award Santee ASA a $6,000 check to cover the costs of repairing the aging scoreboards, which hadn’t been operable for three years.

Santee Walmart Store Manager Bobbie Jo Lewis was joined by Santee City Councilman Rob McNelis to present the check to the organization and to thank them for the investments they are making in the community’s young women.

Santee ASA President Jay Strandberg expressed his gratitude, saying fundraising that amount of money to retrofit the scoreboards with current technology would have taken the league two years. The league has had to come up with other money to repair vandalized equipment such as field lights, he said, so it was decided the scoreboards weren’t an immediate need and that the repair cost shouldn’t be passed on to the families.

“Santee ASA gives a huge thank you to Walmart,” Strandberg said. “The scoreboards have been out of use for the last three years, but we had them up and running within two weeks of their donation and they are now being enjoyed by 500 Santee families.” TSM

– Maggie Avants Editor, Santee Patch

Petal Vision Design & Events Custom Florals for Life’s Milestone Events

The art of floral design is alive and well in Santee, California. Every floral design starts with a collaboration between my clients and myself. A simple sketch is created and an idea is born. I see floral design as an art form. I want to bring your vision to life and tell your story with flowers.

As an event florist I specialize in life’s milestone moments and personalize them based on your traditions, style and design theme. The Petal Vision design process starts by us getting to know each other. While some clients give me a color palette, theme and budget to work with and let me run with it, others prefer to be involved every step of the way.

Once contacted I give you a little bit of homework before meeting: I ask you to gather things that inspire you and make you happy. Pinterest, Instagram, magazine pictures, even fabric swatches or a favorite item to incorporate into your event. These are helpful tools in the creative process and make your event truly unique. We will discuss your venue, and your style. Is it classic, romantic, whimsical, steampunk, vintage, country, chic or anything in between?

I will create a proposal for you based on all of this and once we are under contract our collaboration begins. This is by far my favorite part of the process.

I do not accept deliveries. I am hands on and will physically pick up all your flowers myself at the farm or flower market. I do this so if Mother Nature is not cooperating with some of your product I can immediately make adjustments on your behalf. As an artisan wedding and event studio, I like to have my hands in every aspect of the design and production process.

I strive to stay current in my industry by attending yearly workshops and symposiums, enabling me to study from floral educators from around the world.

This is an ongoing process as design is always evolving. The investment of time is invaluable in any creative field and is a building block of great design that I can share with my clients.

Petal Vision Design and Events is a company I have built around my community. I recently had the pleasure to volunteer painting the murals at the Walker Preserve during Earth Day. As a resident of Santee it is just a small footprint I can leave behind in my community. I met wonderful people that weekend and will always cherish the memories. I will be donating floral headpieces at the Santee Summer Concerts on August 11th during Wingstock, and look forward to meeting many new friends.

Flowers have a short life span but once the event is over they can be donated and given a new life. My mentor and the founder of Heliotrope for Hospice (helotropeforhospice.org) Diane Citrowske, AIFD, is repurposing the flowers along with her team of volunteers. They provide bedside flowers to patients in hospice in San Diego County. This is a wonderful way to spread love to others in need.

Petal Vision Design and Events is a small company with a big heart. I am proud to be a part of the Santee community. Consultations are always complimentary as I often meet my clients at the event venue or the local coffee house for the initial consultation. For further information about my company or to help one of the causes I support, I invite you to visit my website at PetalVision.com. TSM

Maria Fink

Artisan Event Florist

There’s a New Sheriff in Town Captain Tony Ray

Winning appointment as the City of Santee’s de facto police chief in April was a delightful case of “déjà vu all over again” for Capt. Anthony “Tony” Ray of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.

Ray said it’s the fourth time in his 25-year career that he’s been given the opportunity to serve in Santee. And he plans to make the most of it by applying what he learned earlier in his career as a patrol officer, Community Policing Specialist, patrol sergeant and lieutenant.

Using Intelligence Led Policing tactics, which involves scientific tracking of crime statistics and patterns, is a part of his law enforcement repertoire, he said. But he’s also a strong proponent of Community Based Policing that relies on cultivating a rapport with residents.

“You also have to hear what the people say,” he said.

Ray is a proud East County local. He grew up in Santee and Spring Valley, where as a kid he played Little League, Pop Warner, and was a high school and college wrestler at Grossmont Community College.

In his teens and early ‘20s, he worked at Jack-in-the-Box and other fast-food outlets in Lakeside, El Cajon and Santee. At age 19, he was just about to close the restaurant in the early morning hours when he was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped. It’s one of - but not the only - reason he chose a career in law enforcement. He was also influenced by his father, who was a police officer in Washington D.C. and the sheriff of a rural town in Maryland.

“Somebody has to take care of the good people,” he said, recalling his rationale for going into the sheriff’s academy at the ripe age of 30. Before that, he was a high school teacher for 5 years.

As a rookie deputy, Ray was assigned to a now-defunct men’s jail at Santee’s Las Colinas Detention Facility, which today is an all-female facility. Later, in the mid-‘90s, he was a Santee patrol deputy and one of the first Special Purpose Officers serving with the department’s Crime Suppression Team. He became an expert on graffiti, crime related to the MTS trolley and the homeless encampments along the San Diego River - all of which are still relevant to Santee.

Ray said his familiarity with Santee will come in handy as he fine-tunes a law enforcement strategy for the community. Traffic, drug dealers, burglars and would-be gang bangers will receive the attention they deserve, but crime education and prevention will also be a priority, he said. Dealing with the homeless who live in the riverbed requires a deft touch that balances their rights with the community’s desire to feel safe.

“We’ll spend a lot of time in the parks making sure people feel comfortable using them,” he said.

Ray is also interested in working with property managers to remove chronic criminal tenants before they drive out all the law-abiding ones at multi-family housing complexes.

– Terry Rodgers, City of Santee

QCMI Machinist Training Program

Quality Controlled Manufacturing, Inc. (QCMI) is an East County veteran and family owned business that specializes in the precision machining of all metals including exotic alloys. QCMI services provide customers with components that have complex shapes, contours, exacting tolerances and stringent quality requirements. Services include: CNC turning, milling, and grinding; conventional machining; welding; EDM; fabrication; inspection; engineering; R&D: aging/annealing; non-destructive testing (NDT); next higher assembly and supply chain management. In addition, QCMI was issued the USA Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Agency Certificate and is authorized to operate an approved FAA repair station with the following ratings: Limited Accessory and Non-Destructive Testing.

Establishing a machinist training program has been a dream of QCMI’s CEO Bob Grande. Grande founded his machining company in his garage 37 years ago last October. Over the years, Bob continued to see shop classes disappear from high school curriculums. That dream of a training program came to fruition when the QCMI Machinist Training Program opened its doors and welcomed the first six students to this training on November 10, 2014.

Rick Urban, COO/CFO of QCMI spearheaded the creation, planning and development of the QCMI Machinist Training Program. Qualified QCMI employees developed and structured the curriculum and the students are taught both in a classroom setting and on the shop floor hands on training. Curriculum is comprised of Safety, Shop Theory, Quality, Shop Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Inspection, Manual Machining, CNC Machining, Soft Skills Training and Six Sigma Green Belt. At the end of the QCMI Machinist Training Program, students are Six Sigma Green Belt Certified and receive a Certificate as a CNC Machinist Operator.

QCMI partnered with the East County Career Center in El Cajon, and the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SWDP) to provide Veterans as well as other adult dislocated workers with the education in Machining. The SWDP is designated by the County and City of San Diego to receive

both state and federal dollars to fund training programs throughout the region. The main source of SDWP funds come from the United States Department of Labor. In May 2015, the QCMI Machinist Training Program graduated the first six students and in July 2015, the second cohort of six students graduated. At the end of the program, with the help of QCMI, the QCMI Machinist Training Program were successful in obtaining jobs in the manufacturing and machining industry with a 100% job placement.

With the success of the QCMI Machinist Training Program in 2015, Bob Grande and Rick Urban transitioned the QCMI Machinist Training program to the 501(c)(3) Grande Foundation Comprehensive Machinist Academy. The Grande Foundation is dedicated to the improvement of education with the focal point being the self-sustaining, state of the art machinist training academy. On May 16, 2016, The Grande Foundation Machinist Academy opened their doors to nine students and in August 2016, a second cohort will commence. Again, The Grande Foundation partnered with the East County Career Center and the SDWP. By partnering with the East County Career Center and the SDWP, students must meet eligibility requirements in order to attend the training program. QCMI again will assist in the placement of graduates in the manufacturing machining industry at the completion of the training program.

The investment by QCMI in the training program has been extensive in both time and dollars. QCMI has spent more than $250,000 to develop the program and in the initial years of the training itself. The total previous and on-going investment is typically only possible for large companies like General Electric, Caterpillar or even Boeing. However, QCMI has taken a long term strategy to solve what they believe is a long-term problem opportunity. That is to ensure there are qualified machinists for the industry for years to come.

If you are interested in learning more about The Grande Foundation Machinist Academy, please contact Quality Controlled Manufacturing, Inc. The next machinist training program is scheduled to kick off in the spring of 2017. TSM

Grossmont Healthcare District’s Herrick Community Health Care Library Serves East County Residents

The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD), a public agency that supports many non-profit, health-related community programs and services in San Diego’s East County region, operates the Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, a comprehensive consumer health library, open to the public, and specializes in providing access to reliable health information on-site and via the Internet.

The Herrick Library, which opened in 2002, is located at 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa. The library’s collection totals about 3,000 items including books, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, DVDs, computer databases, and its website with extensive links covering all major health topics. The library staff provides patrons with reference and research assistance for their health or medical questions. Ten computers are available for public use. The library also offers two small meeting rooms that are available to community-based, nonprofit organizations for health-related workshops and meetings.

The library is named after the late Dr. Herrick, who passed away in March 1998 while serving as a member of the District board of directors. He also served as director of the Grossmont Hospital Pathology Department (1961-1996), chair of the Continuing Medical Education Department (1963-1993), and a founder of El Cajon

Valley Hospital (1967).

Regular library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays through Fridays, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. For more information about the library, phone (619) 825-5010 or visit HerrickLibrary. org. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/HerrickLibrary.

“The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Herrick Library is a tremendous community asset that is available to anyone who wants to access a broad array of healthcare sources and to gain a greater understanding of medical conditions and options,” said Nancy Greengold, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Grossmont Hospital. “For hospital patients and their families, the library is a valuable resource that provides current health information and research.”

The Grossmont Healthcare District, formed in 1952 to build and operate Grossmont Hospital, is governed by a five-member board of directors, each elected to four-year terms, who represent more than 500,000 people residing within the District’s 750 square miles in the East County. The District serves as landlord of the hospital, including ownership of the property and buildings on behalf of East County taxpayers.

Visit Your Community Health Care Library

The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD), a public agency that supports many non-profit, health-related community programs and services in San Diego’s East County region, operates the Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, a comprehensive consumer health library specializing in providing reliable health information, accessible both on-site and via the Internet. The library provides free access to the latest consumer-level information in print and electronic formats. The library staff is trained to assist patrons in providing reference and research assistance about their health concerns.

GHD is governed by a five-member board of directors, each elected to four-year terms, who represent more than 500,000 people residing within the District’s 750 square miles in the East County. Formed in 1952 to build and operate Grossmont Hospital, GHD serves as landlord of the hospital, including ownership of the property and buildings on behalf of East County taxpayers.

9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 825-5010 www.herricklibrary.org

Hours: Tues. 9 am –8 pm

Wed.–Fri. 9 am –5:30 pm

Saturday 8 am –12 noon

Part of the Grossmont Healthcare District www.grossmonthealthcare.org

Santee City Hall Teen Dances are a Hit!

Tweens and early teens in grades 6 through 9 have been flocking to the City of Santee’s monthly City Hall Dance events.

Dancing, music, and games offer youngsters a guaranteed good time in a supervised setting.

Teen Center members pay only $5 admission; $15 for non-members. Sign up in advance and receive a $1 discount for members or $2 off for nonmembers.

The next City Hall Dance is from 6 pm to 9 pm. on September 30. Non-members must have a permission slip from parent or guardian. Register online at santeerec.com.

For more information call 619-258-4100 ext. 222 . TSM July 12, 2016 4:07 PM

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Reasons to Join the Santee Chamber of Commerce

Why should a business join the Santee Chamber of Commerce? Just as with any other organization, a business or individual’s reason for getting involved and their overall experience in a Chamber will be unique. At the Santee Chamber of Commerce, our mission is “Creating Opportunities for our Members to Build Successful Businesses while Enhancing Economic and Community Development.” Everything our Chamber does is to make movements toward fulfilling our mission. If you want to get more involved with our Chamber, read our top 6 reasons below on how we can better fulfill your business’s needs.

coffee mixer, a breakfast mixer including an educational speaker, an after-hours mixer featuring food and good times, and a lunch mixer lead by our Chamber Ambassador group.

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Marketing: Being a Chamber member allows for some unique advertising opportunities. At SanteeChamber.com there is a member directory that allows the public to find Chamber members in their search for a particular service or type of business. The Chamber website also allows for members to post coupons and deals as well as any job openings they may have.

Networking: Chamber mixers offer the opportunity to meet and build connections with other local businesses. For many businesses, word of mouth begins with relationship building and our mixers are a great way to lay the foundation to a great relationship. The Chamber offers a variety of mixers each month including a casual

• A Weekly Update is sent out from the Chamber and features over 1,800 unique email addresses. Chamber members are able to submit events, promotions, etc. to be featured.

• The Santee Magazine (which you are currently reading!) is the official publication of the Santee Chamber

and 25,000 copies are distributed to every home, business and PO box in town. Any Chamber member is able to advertise in the Magazine at a discounted rate.

Events: The Chamber hosts a myriad of events throughout the year! In addition to the networking mixers for members, the Chamber also hosts free and ticketed events open to the public where members can promote their businesses via sponsorships. Some of the events hosted by the Chamber are Awards Night, the San-Tee Golf Tournament, the Santee Street Fair & Craft Beer Festival, the Black Tie Car Show Gala, and Taste of Santee. The newest event to come to Santee is oktOVERfest, where there will be an Over the Line Tournament and Party in the Park to follow. The Chamber is currently seeking businesses who want to be a part of the event and attendees to play and party – see more info on Pages 1-2.

Advocacy: The Chamber acts as an advocate for member businesses in a few different ways. The Government Affairs Committee of the Santee Chamber receives reports from elected officials, reviews laws and bills that will have a potential impact on businesses and recommends action, if needed, to the Chamber Board of Directors. The Chamber also provides representation at Santee City Council and Santee’s Community Oriented Policing Committee meetings to bring up issues and concerns of member businesses.

Leadership: The Chamber offers a few options for those wishing to exercise their leadership skills including the Board of Directors, Ambassadors, and Young Professionals Group.

• The Chamber’s Board of Directors acts as a decision making body and eligible members can be nominated by a current Board member or by petition of ten Chamber members.

• The Ambassador group acts as a point of contact for new members and is a great group for any individual interested in increasing their leadership role in the Chamber.

• The Santee Chamber recently launched East County’s first Young Professionals Group which will serve as a forum to engage young professionals to help them become more competitive in the business arena, build new networking relationships, and experience personal growth.

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Community Involvement: Being a member of the Santee Chamber allows a business to be more involved in the Santee community by exposure, sponsorship, and volunteerism. If your business is in Santee or is interested in marketing to the Santee area, the Chamber is a great way to get involved and give back to this community we love!

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Santee Walmart

Proudly serving the community for more than 20 years

The Santee Walmart opened its doors in 1993 and, two decades later, is honored to continue serving Santee residents and visitors alike as an integral part of the community.

Walmart is proud to support many local organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of East County, Santee School District Foundation, City of Santee Fire Department, Santee Food Bank and Santee Chamber of Commerce, and participate in local events like the Santee Street Fair and Annual Car Show.

The Santee Walmart is committed to being a good steward of the environment. The store participates in local clean ups with I Love a Clean San Diego, and partners with San Diego River Park Foundation and Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation to help keep Santee pristine.

Walmart understands that when we work together, we all live better.

Visit walmartsandiego.com for more information.

SDG&E’s Outdoor Safety Tips

At work or play, stay safe outdoors

Whether you’re working on a backyard project or relaxing with family and friends, outdoor activities are popular this time of year. For your own safety – and to help prevent power outages and fires – remember to:

• Keep Mylar balloons, kites, drones, remote-controlled planes and other objects away from power lines.

• Stay at least ten feet clear of overhead electric lines and any equipment that carries an electric current.

• Never let anything you’re touching, such as tools, machinery, a ladder or scaffolding, come in contact with electric lines.

• Keep off of power poles, transformer boxes and electric substation fences.

• Report downed power lines by calling 911 immediately. Get more tips on electric safety at sdge.com/electricsafety.

For safety, plan before you plant

Planning with tree planting includes knowing where your trees will grow. You can help prevent power outages and fires by planting trees that won’t touch electric lines as they mature. You should never risk pruning trees near electric equipment.

Right tree, right place: Our treeplanting guide makes it easier for you to choose the right tree for the right place. Visit sdge.com/treeguide.

Know what’s below: At least two workdays before digging, call 811 or submit a location request at digalert.org to have underground utility-owned gas lines marked for free. In addition, be sure to have a qualified contractor locate gas lines that belong to you — typically those that run from the meter to your gas appliances. When excavating near buried gas lines, dig carefully, using only hand tools.

Find deals on SDG&E® Marketplace

Our online marketplace can help you find energysaving deals. Shop for energy-efficiency products from lightbulbs to appliances. It’s easy to apply online for rebates for qualifying refrigerators ($25), clothes washers ($50) and variable-speed pool pumps ($200). You’ll receive your rebate on a pre-paid debit card within five to seven days.

Visit marketplace.sdge.com to get started. TSM

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New News.

New News.

Recycling gives new life to old materials. The newspaper you put in the recycle bin today could return to your house as a cereal box.

By doing your part, you can help save raw materials which also saves time, energy and expense.

Recycling gives new life to old materials. The newspaper you put in the recycle bin today could return to your house as a cereal box. By doing your part, you can help save raw materials which also saves time, energy and expense.

New News.

Recycling gives new life to old materials. The newspaper you put in the recycle bin today could return to your house as a cereal box.

By doing your part, you can help save raw materials which also saves time, energy and expense.

Recycle Right:

- Recycle all bottles, cans and paper

Recycle Right:

Recycle Right:

- Keep items clean and dry - No plastic bags

- Recycle all bottles, cans and paper

- Keep items clean and dry - No plastic bags

Recycling gives new life to old materials. The newspaper you put in the recycle bin today could return to your house as a cereal box. By doing your part, you can help save raw materials which also saves time, energy and expense.

- Recycle all bottles, cans and paper - Keep items clean and dry - No plastic bags

Learn more and become a Recycling Ambassador at: RecycleOftenRecycleRight.com

Recycle Right:

Learn more and become a Recycling Ambassador at: RecycleOftenRecycleRight.com

Learn more and become a Recycling Ambassador at: RecycleOftenRecycleRight.com

- Recycle all bottles, cans and paper - Keep items clean and dry - No plastic bags

2016-2017 Community Events

Movies & More by the Lake Santee Lakes 18 Summer Concert Town Center Community Park East 18 Night Fishing Santee Lakes 20 Black Tie Car Show Gala Gillespie Field 24 City Council Meeting City Hall, Building 2 25 Summer Concert Town Center Community Park East 27 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House September 6 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 10 Santee Bluegrass Festival Town Center Community Park East 14 City Council Meeting City Hall, Building 2

24 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House 28 City Council Meeting City Hall, Building 2 29 Politics in Paradise BNS Brewing & Distilling Co. 30 Teen Dance City Hall, Building 8 October 1 oktOVERfest Town Center Community Park West 1-2 Stockzilla Santee Lakes 4 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 12 City Council Meeting City Hall, Building 2 13 Business After Five TBD 26 City Council Meeting City Hall, Building 2 29 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House

1 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 5

Creation Day Family Festival Creation & Earth History Museum 5-6 Trout Opener Santee Lakes 8 Election Day Various Polling Places 10 Business After 5 TBD 18 Holiday Lighting Celebration Trolley Square 26 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House December 1 Taste of Santee Union Bank 6 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 11 Santa at the Lakes Santee Lakes 31 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House

3 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 14-15 Trout Re-Opener Santee Lakes 28 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House February 7 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 25 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House March 7 Morning Buzz The Coffee Corner #2 16 Awards Night Barona Resort & Casino 25 Pancake Breakfast Santee Lakes Club House

For more information about events, please check the following websites: Ci.Santee.Ca.us CreationSD.org SanteeCarShow.com SanteeChamber.com SanteeLakes.com

Community Resource Guide

Animals (Dead on Public Property)

City Public Services 619.258.4195

Animals (Stray) County Animal Control 619.236.4250

Barking Dogs Santee Sheriff’s Dept. 619.956.4000

Bees (Private Property) Information 411

Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates ............... County Recorder’s Office .............619.401.5700

Boys & Girls Club ....................................... Boys & Girls Club .........................619.938.2582

Business Licenses ...................................... City Finance .................................619.258.4100 x146

Chamber of Commerce .............................. Chamber of Commerce ................619.449.6572

Child Care Referrals

YMCA ...........................................800.481.2151

City Council Meetings City Clerk 619.258.4100 x114

Crime Prevention Santee Sheriff’s Dept. 619.956.4000

Disabled Services Independent Services 800.510.2020

Disaster Preparedness Fire Department 619.258.4100 x208

DMV (El Cajon) Dept. of Motor Vehicles 800.777.0133

Dump (Sycamore Landfill) San Diego Landfill Systems 619.449.4053

Elementary Schools Santee School District 619.258.2300

Employment City Human Resources 619.258.4100 x262

Events Info (Recorded Info) City Recreation 619.258.4100 x201

Fire Hydrants Padre Dam MWD 619.448.3111

Garage Sales City Code Compliance 619.258.4100 x206 Graffiti Graffiti Hotline 619.258.4116

High Schools Grossmont Union HSD 619.644.8000 Housing Programs City Housing 619.258.4100 x129

Insect, Mosquito & Rat Infestations County Vector Control 858.694.2888

Neighborhood Watch Santee Sheriff’s Dept. 619.956.4000 News (City) City Manager’s Office 619.258.4100 x223

Noise Control .............................................. City Code Compliance .................619.258.4100 x206

Ordinances ................................................. City Clerk......................................619.258.4100 x114

Park Reservations

Potholes

Public Records

City Recreation.............................619.258.4100 x222

City Public Services .....................619.258.4195

City Clerk......................................619.258.4100 x114

Public Transportation Metropolitan Transit Systems 800.266.6883

Rattlesnakes Fire Department 619.258.4100 x208

Recreation Programs City Recreation 619.258.4100 x222

Recycling Information City Community Services 619.258.4100 x128

San Diego River Issues City Planning 619.258.4100 x168

Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve Padre Dam MWD 619.596.3141

Senior Citizen Trips/Socials City Recreation 619.258.4100 x222

Sheriff’s Department (non-emergency) Non-Emergency Dispatch 858.565.5200

Sidewalk Repairs City Public Services 619.258.4195

Street Lights City Development Services 619.258.4100 x168

Teen Center City Recreation 619.258.4191

Traffic Accident Information Santee Sheriff’s Dept. 619.956.4000

Trash Pickup Waste Management 619.596.5100

Volunteers City Recreation 619.258.4100 x222

Water Service Padre Dam MWD 619.448.3111

YMCA (Cameron Family) Cameron Family YMCA 619.449.9622