6-21-2012.Ramona Sentinel

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VOL. 126, ISSUE 18

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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012

Inside Destruction derby Fire Capt. John Bates of Ramona competes as a finalist in the benefit firefighters destruction derby at San Diego County Fair...............6

Water board terminates San Vicente solar project By KAREN BRAINARD Ramona Municipal Water District directors terminated the district’s San Vicente wastewater treatment plant solar project and directed staff to request a $10,000 refund from the law office of its legal counsel.

RMWD Director Joe Zenovic said at the board’s June 12 meeting that he believed there was a conflict of interest with the district’s legal counsel, Sophie Akins of Best Best & Krieger (BBK). Zenovic noted that Akins brought the matter to the board two years ago and acted as the project manager.

She is now a member of the California Center for Sustainable Energy Board (CCSE), he said. CCSE is the organization issuing solar rebates. “I don’t think this board should ever allow legal counsel to act as project manager,” said Zenovic. Akins became a partner in BBK

earlier this year and has been replaced at RMWD meetings by attorney Brook Miller of BBK. An April 16 BBK press release announced that Akins will lead the law firm’s renewable energy practice group. Having worked with other pubSee WATER DISTRICT, page 12

Kreep is ahead in judge’s race Amateur hams Ramona’s ham radio operators invite the public to demonstrations of the radio service’s capabilities.......3

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Business...................... 5 Our Town.....................7 Opinion......................8 Worship....................10 Sports........................23 Classified..................24 Obituaries.................34

As the County Registrar of Voters has continued to tally tens of thousands of absentee ballots, Ramona Constitutional Law Attorney Gary Kreep has gradually pulled ahead of his opponent, Garland Peed, in their race for Superior Court judge. As of 5 p.m. Monday, the registrar’s office showed Kreep 1,458 votes ahead of Peed, with 50.18 percent of the vote. The registrar’s office reported there were still 2,000 ballots to be counted with updated results scheduled to be posted after the Sentinel went to press. Kreep said on Tuesday he was very pleased with the results but “I’m not about to claim victory until all the ballots are counted.” Kreep told the Sentinel that he has learned his race has been the closest Superior Court judge race in San Diego history. Forecasts showed him losing to Peed by 10 to 20 points because he is a conservative and Peed had high

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Sentinel photo/Timothy Jay Hall

RAMONA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012—Family, friends and teachers packed Bulldog Stadium to celebrate the school’s 414 graduates on June 14. From left, Bonnie Judd, Kirk Kaliszewski and Stephanie Kangas line up for graduation ceremonies that started with the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” processional and concluded with fireworks. Ramona Unified School District held three high school graduation ceremonies last week, starting with Mountain Valley Academy on June 12 and followed by Montecito High School and Future Bound Independent Study on June 13 and Ramona High. For more photos, see page 22.


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