2011-2012 Ramona Lifestyles

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RAE Automotive

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Ramona Valley Wineries

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Equestrian Activities Ramona Rodeo

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Grown in Ramona Music Reputation Grows Ramona Airport Map of Ramona Businesses W.T. Kirkman Lanterns

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Guy B. Woodward Museum Chamber

L I F E S T Y L E S

Clean Machine

A Growing Attraction

ROCC’s The Wild West

Shine In The Best Places

Promotes Events Year-Round

32 Library 33 Antique Shopping 34 Schools 37 Ramona Garden Tour 38 Art Thrives 40 Golfing, Racing, Paintball 42 Clubs and Organizations 44 Business Directory On the Cover: 1937 Studebaker, all steel - NOT a kit car.

“Constance” is owned by Randy Waitman.

Cover photo and design by Nancy Stegon

Publisher -Jeff Mitchell Editor - Maureen Robertson Writers -Karen Brainard, Tony Cagala, La Vonna Connelly, Matt Finley, Marlene Robershaw, Maureen Robertson, Michael Scott-Blair Page Design/Graphics - Nancy Stegon, Beth Edwards Sales Representatives - Nancy Lund, Lynn Sampson Office Manager - Kitty Brisendine

Hello Friends, With its population fast approaching 45,000, Ramona is the fastest growing unincorporated town in the county.

Even in these changing and challenging times we have managed a steady growth rate. Why? Because Ramona is geographically the “Heart of San Diego County” and, located in the “Valley of the Sun,” we see only bright lights in the future.

We would like to invite those who do not live in Ramona to visit and enjoy our town and see for yourself why it is a little slice of heaven.

Ramona boasts a booming wine industry, antiques galore, art, golf, museum of history, equestrian, music, hiking and riding trails that go on forever—just to name a few attractions.

Ramona has an easy relaxed pace that you are sure to fall in love with.

We have adopted a “Keep your business in Ramona and keep Ramona in business” attitude that helps to remind our citizens to shop here first to help support our merchants and bolster our wonderful lifestyle.

As honorary mayor, it is my pleasure to help our town in any way possible. Please contact me through Ramonatownhall. com if you would like to help restore our beloved Town Hall, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

There is currently a united restoration brigade that needs your help restoring Town Hall.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you as you visit Ramona and stop in for awhile. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed as you discover all the outstanding opportunities that Ramona has to offer.

Those of us who already live here know what a special town this is.

Sincerely,

Honorary Mayor Sharon Davis

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W

hen you walk into an automotive repair shop, one of the last things you may expect to be impressed with is—cleanliness!

After all, repair garages are supposed to have oil stains on the floor and grease marks on the walls—aren’t they?

Well, not if it is Ramona’s RAE Automotive Service Company at the corner of Ninth and D streets. From the moment you walk in, you can’t help being impressed by the sense of quality, efficiency, know-how, friendliness 4 Ramona Lifestyles 2011-2012

and, yes, cleanliness.

“That’s the way I like my workplace,” said RAE founder and owner, Randy Waitman. “It’s the way I like my home. You’ll find the same thing in my truck. It’s the way I like my life.”

Waitman’s working life is totally focused on automobiles — understanding them, fixing them and racing them.

But his working philosophy takes in the much broader field of the car and the owner.

“When a person comes into an auto repair facility, it can be a little intimidating. The customer has little idea of what is happening or what to expect and for many of them it is not a very pleasant experience,” said Waitman.

“The goal of everyone at this facility is to change that image by keeping everything understandable. We like to explain as carefully as possible just what we are doing, why we are doing it, and what the outcome will be. Good customer care 2011-2012 Ramona Lifestyles 5

goes hand in hand with good car care.”

Every new employee is given his or her own hard copy of Dale Carnegie’s classic, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” a book that Waitman says helped him focus on the important guiding principles of his own life.

Each employee must attend weekly staff meetings and do 32 hours of training in some field each year.

“Most do it in automotive engineering, but I don’t mind if they do automotive stuff, psychology or anything else, just as long as they do something each year that helps make them into a better person,” said Waitman, who is married with four children.

Does all the training and focus on quality pay off?

RAE is the only automotive repair facility in Ramona to be recommended and endorsed by the American Automobile Association, Waitman said.

“The AAA sets very high standards and comes here every six months and surveys 300 customers. We must get an 85 percent approval from the customers to maintain our AAA recommendation, and we have done that every year since 1997, our second year of business, and in many of those years we got a 100 percent approval from our customers. We are all very proud of that record,” said Waitman.

RAE is the umbrella company that includes three other companies owned and operated by Waitman. They are Ramona Performance and Machine, which builds and sells high-performance parts for cars; RWM Marketing, which is the racing side of the business; and USA Simulator, which tours nationally using real race cars and a simulator to give people of all ages the thrill of simulated high-speed racing.

Waitman himself races sprint cars. If you have

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ever seen boxy-looking, open-wheel cars, with high wings on top, sliding sideways around a dirt tract or rolling endover-end down the straightaway, you have probably seen sprint car racing. “The word predictable has no place in dirt track racing,” he said.

“Sprint cars are the most fun I have had in racing,” said Waitman, who won two world championships as a highspeed boat racer between 1988 and 1991.

“But I learned there are only three kinds of boat racers — dead ones, paralyzed ones and ones who gave it up.

I decided to join the third group before I joined one of the first two, though I did break my back on one occasion, broke my wrist on another and have had some pretty serious head trauma. But I love any form of racing. I love the adrenaline. I love the challenges,” said Waitman, who frequently races at the Perris track.

Before going into business for himself, Waitman was responsible for the operation and maintenance of a fleet of 100 vehicles for a major San Diego area company.

He has lived in the Ramona community since 1985. He came to love the community and gave up his management position to run his own operation, beginning in 1996, as a contribution to Ramona “without a single customer and in an old tire and lube place at the south end of my current facility that took me a month to get clean,” recalled Waitman, who is 49 years old and enjoys snowboarding and water skiing along with his racing.

“When we opened the doors we set ourselves a goal of doing a given amount of monthly business by the end of our first year. We hit that goal in our first month and have never looked back since,” he said.

Waitman is a master certified technician and has a master’s certification as an engine machinist and journeyman machinist.

All the technicians in the company are master certified, and RAE

constantly upgrades the equipment to ensure the best in diagnostics and repairs.

There is virtually nothing on any car that RAE can’t handle, but in the rare case that an exception occurs, RAE will take over and get the car fixed so that the customer is not running up and down the hill.

“I enjoy hard work,” said Waitman. “Sometimes you can come by here at 9.30 p.m. and I will be here. Other times I am here at 5.30 a.m. I’m comfortable with that. I enjoy the challenges of life. Sometimes it is just dealing with a difficult person, sometimes it’s ensuring that things come out well in the end.

“Sometimes I just walk out of my house and marvel at the air, and the sky and the grass. The earth is a beautiful place. Yes, it has its hills and valleys, but I agree with those who say that if you never experience an occasional low spot, how do you know what the highs are?” asked Waitman, who is proud of his two terms on the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, where he served as the chair of the Country Fair.

The sun has gone down; the staff has all gone home.

Waitman takes one final tour of the RAE headquarters and

is proud of what he sees.

He has every right to be.

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Ramona Wineries

Whether just off the highway or hidden back on a winding, tree-shaded country road, wine tasting rooms are offering samplings of the many award-winning wines of the Ramona Valley.

There are approximately 16 bonded wineries in the valley and as of mid-March, seven of them had wine tasting rooms in the Ramona area, with more to come. The first was at Schwaesdall Winery 17677 Rancho De Oro Road off state Route 67. Owner John Schwaesdall opened his winery and tasting room on July 10, 1996, but it was not until the county allowed boutique wineries in 2010 that local wineries began opening more tasting rooms to the public.

The most recent tasting room to open is Edwards Vineyard & Cellars owned by Beth and Victor Edwards at 26502 Highway 78 east of downtown Ramona. The Edwards opened their tasting room in March and invite the public to stop by from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, later in the summer.

Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery opened its tasting room in November 2010 and can be reached by driving two miles down the picturesque Mussey Grade Road, and then turning left on Mahogany Ranch Road. The 43-acre vineyard, owned by Michael and Kim Hargett, sits on a high valley at 1,500 feet elevation and offers views of the surrounding mountains.

The Hargetts have been making wine at that location since 1996. For $7, visitors to their tasting room can savor five half or one-ounce tastes, choosing from the varieties of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, mouvedre, zinfandel and syrah. Mahogany Mountain also offers samples of its white zinfandel and port wine.

Recent awards include a bronze medal for their estate-bottled zinfandel in the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in April 2010, and a bronze medal for their estate-bottled merlot and cabernet sauvignon wines in the Lum Eisenman wine competition in July 2010.

Since its opening five months ago, the tasting room has attract-

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ed visitors from all over, said Kim Hargett. About half come from the local area while the remainder includes visitors traveling from out-of-state or even from foreign countries, she said.

Hargett said she was surprised at the support they have received from neighbors on Mussey Grade Road who have found the tasting room to be a gathering place.

“They have said this is a good place to get to know your neighbors,” commented Hargett.

A rainy weekend, expected to be slow for business, turned busy, she noted, as neighbors and residents headed to the spacious tasting room to sip and socialize.

Another new tasting room that recently opened is at Woof ‘n Rose Winery, about 1-1⁄2 miles off state Route 67 and Airmail Lane.

“We’re not the easiest spot to find,” admitted owner Marilyn Kahle, but just give her a call and she can give directions.

Visitors to Woof ‘n Rose can enjoy the winery’s views overlooking the Ramona Airport. Palomar Mountain serves as a stunning backdrop.

“We’ve got a beautiful view on a clear day,” said Kahle.

Woof ‘n Rose Winery’s tasting room is by appointment only, but Kahle said she doesn’t want that to deter visitors. Usually she and her husband, Steve, are around, she said, and if someone calls, they will be happy to open the tasting room.

“We’re retired from day jobs. It’s a work of passion,” Kahle said of their winery.

For $5, visitors can sample four wines, but the tasting fee can be waived if bottles are purchased. Their wines include their flagship product, a cabernet franc that has won awards, and a blend called Eglantine. Their 2008 grenache noir won a bronze medal at the 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine competition.

The Kahles continue to add to the variety of grapes grown on their five-acre property.

Ramona Wineries Besides having a passion for wine, the Kahles are dog lovers and visitors may get to meet their four-legged partners, Champagne, Syrah and Tawny.

Lenora Winery on Steffy Road just opened a tasting room, March 5. On weekends, visitors can sample five different wines, produced by Lenora Winery, in a souvenir glass for $10, said owner Eric Metz. The five-acre winery, begun in 1999, grows both red and white varieties of grapes.

Other wineries with tasting rooms include Schwaesdall Winery, Salerno Winery and Cordiano Winery. Although Cordiano has an Escondido address, it is located on Highland Valley Road and is a member of the Ramona Valley Vineyard Association

(RVVA). Hacienda de las Rosas Winery, also a member of the RVVA, operates a tasting room in Old Town San Diego.

The recent increase in wine tasting rooms is due to the approval of a tiered winery ordinance by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors that allows boutique wineries by right to open tasting rooms. Other winery owners are looking into opening tasting rooms and some have said they would love to see a Ramona wine trail.

With a microclimate conducive to grape-growing, the Ramona Valley is designated an American Viticulture Area. Check out the tasting rooms and watch for more to open.

Tasting Rooms Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 14905 Mussey Grade Road (access off Mahogany Ranch Road) 760-788-7048 Woof ‘n Rose Winery and Vineyard: by appointment only - 760-788-4818 Schwaesdall Winery: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 17677 Rancho De Oro Road (at State Route 67) 760-789-7542 Salerno Winery: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays 17948 State Route 67 760-788-7160 Edwards Vineyard & Cellars (Patio): 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, (weather permitting) longer hours during summer 26502 Highway 78 760-788-6800 edwardsvineyardandcellars.com Lenora Winery: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 251 Steffy Lane - 760-788-1388 Cordiano Winery: 11 a.m. to sunset, Wednesdays through Sundays 15732 Highland Valley Road Pamo Valley Winery Tasting Room Coming Soon 760-271-3090 If in San Diego, sample Ramona Wines at Ramona’s Hacienda de las Rosas Winery Tasting room in Old Town 2764 Calhoun Street Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Equine

One of the features that attracts people to Ramona is its equestrian lifestyle. Whether individuals are riding along a road or groups are on a trail ride or participating in competitive equestrian events, horses are a visible and vital part of the community.

“There are wonderful riding opportunities in and around Ramona,” says Arvie Degenfelder, longtime Ramonan involved in equestrian affairs.

Active in Ramona Trails Association (RTA) and Ramona Equine Industry Network (REIN), Degenfelder notes that Ramona has more feed stores than groceries—and not one closed during the recent tough economic times.

Founded in 1984, Ramona Trails Association (www.ramonatrails.org) isn’t just for equestrians, but welcomes bicyclists and hikers to its ranks.

“Trails are for everyone” is its motto, and the nonprofit organization works to preserve existing trails and establish new ones. Check the association’s website for a list of meetings, work parties, and activities.

The San Vicente Saddle Club is among other active equestrian groups

in town. Its annual Poker Ride fundraiser will be on Saturday, May 14.

Advance registration is $30 for adults and $25 for kids under 12. Lunch only tickets are also available.

The event boasts a catered barbecue lunch, silent auction, opportunity drawings and the chance to win cash with a winning poker hand. The morning starts with registration at 8 a.m. and the first group of riders going out at 9. There are several levels of rides available from the beginner to the advanced.

The event promises to host about 100 equestrians with their family and friends who enjoy a relaxing ride, a wonderful meal and bid well on products donated by generous donors. Among silent auction donors are All About Fun RV, Leslie Souza (sculptor for the “Welcome to Ramona” monument at state Route 67 and Highland Valley Road), Southwest Trailer and Jewelry World. Many more were being collected and will include tickets to theme parks, dinner cruises, horse supplies, auto care and more.

Opportunity drawing prizes range from jewelry to animal feed and everything in between Last year’s winning poker hand won $125.

The San Vicente Saddle Club is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to promoting interest in the equestrian community and lifestyle in the Ramona Valley region for over 20 years. It strives to meet members’ individual equestrian goals through education, training and the sharing of knowledge, and gives back to the community through donations to charitable organizations and volunteerism.

The club, headquartered in the San Diego Country Estates area of Ramona, is open to everyone interested in equestrian sports and lifestyle. Its members are not limited by geography.

Poker Ride participants will be helping to raise funds that will be used to create and maintain the beautiful and extensive trail network throughout the Estates and help maintain related facilities, as well as contribute to charitable causes such as the Casey Tibbs Western Center Memorial Entrance, roof replacement for Guy B. Woodward Museum, Horsepower for Life/American Cancer Society, Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center, San Diego Hippotherapy, Rancho Cuyamaca State Park, Wild Mustang Rescue organizations, the Humane Society, sponsorship of 2011 Miss Ramona Rodeo contestant Shelby Tomes, and various community service trail improvement projects.

“The Poker Ride is not only a fundraiser, but an event attended by all ages, all types of people, families, new and experienced equestrians alike,” said Kat McClanahan, who is helping to organize the event. “Join us as we hit the trail again and try to make it the best year yet.”

The registration form, event rules and the required waiver are available on the web at www.sanvicentesaddleclub.com. For more information, call or e-mail Kat McClanahan at 619-249-2741 or info@sanvicentesaddeclub. com.

The list of other equestrian clubs and centers in Ramona is long. Among them are: Santana Riders—promotes fine horsemanship, sportsmanship and hosts Open and Gymkhana horse shows throughout the year. More information: www.ramonasantanariders.com.

San Diego Country Estates International Equestrian Center—16911 Gunn Stage Road, offers boarding, conditioning horse track, arenas, work areas, trail rides, and hosts equestrian events and groups. More information: 760-789-3704, equestrian@sdcea.net, or www.sanvicenteresort. com.

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Equine Ramona Vicente Pony Club—holds mounted lessons twice a month and organizes clinics that are open to all interested riders. Riding meetings alternate between Copper Meadows at 633 Montecito Way and the International Equestrian Center, 16911 Gunn Stage Road. More information: ramonavicente.ponyclub.org.

Copper Meadows—a nationally recognized equestrian center and show facility at 633 Montecito Way. It provides training, horse trials, cross country, hunter jumper, eventing and other equestrian opportunities. More Information: www.copper-meadows.com or 760-788-7702.

Casey Tibbs Western Center—on Pappas Road off Avenel Lane in San Diego Country Estates in Ramona has a large show arena, trail course, turnouts, hot-walker, barn wash racks with hot and cold water, and easy access to many horse trails that wind through the area. Corrals and barns are available for boarding and horse trailer parking. The grounds can be leased for shows, clinics, and other events, and a list of trainers is available.

More information: 760-789-3407 and equestrian@sdcea.net.

Mountain Valley Ranch—at 842 state Route 78 received a major use permit to allow participant events from the county this year, meaning it will offer an array of equestrian opportunities in addition to special events such as an annual Pumpkin Patch that attracts visitors from throughout the region from late September through October and its Christmas trees that are sold from the day after Thanksgiving through Dec. 23. The ranch is home to numerous community events such as the annual Barn Dance put on by Soroptimists International of Ramona. More information: www. mountainvalleyranch.com, 760-788-8760.

Ramona Arabian Horse Association—is a sanctioned club of the Arabian Horse Association. It sponsors community Fun horse shows, Class A Arabian horse shows in the Fred Grand Arena in Ramona Outdoor Community Center off Aqua Lane and the International Equestrian Center in

San Diego Country Estates, and competitive trail rides, sanctioned by the North American Trail Ride Conference, in Ramona, Rancho Penasquitos Preserve, and Elfin Forest. The rides are open to all breeds and are a sport ranging from 20 miles in one day to 50 miles in two days. More information: 760-789-1977, 760-789-0007, or rminsko@gmail.com.

Ramona Equine Industry Network (REIN)—a network of individuals and businesses that recognize the economic impact the equestrian population has on Ramona. More information: Arvie Degenfelder, 760-7891716.

Rainbow Riders Drill Team—also called the “Blue Angels on Horseback,” an award-winning group that thrills audiences with its fast-paced and intricate maneuvers in rodeos and shows. Tryouts are held during the year. More information” www.rainbowriders.com.

Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center—a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals living with disabilities. Located at a 350-acre state-of-the-art equestrian facility, the center offers a true ranch environment with abundant wildlife, oak groves, and hundreds of acres of trails, in a beautiful, serene environment. A member of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), it is dedicated to following the standards set by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association to ensure safety, quality, and success for its clients. In addition to providing services to handicapped children, it is home to “Operation Saddle Up,” a program that provides equine-assisted services to wounded service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. More information: www.cornerstonetrc.org.

Creek Hollow Ranch—at 26131 Old Julian Highway offers equestrian riding, boarding, training, clinics, and events. More information: 760-7894875, creekhollowranch.com.

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The theme of Ramona’s 31st annual rodeo is a play on words—Ramona Rodeo ROCC’s The Wild West.

The three-day Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event will be on Ramona Outdoor Community Center grounds, and ROCC is in charge of three days of rodeo excitement planned for May 20-22, 2011, with ROCC’s nine directors serving as co-chairs.

“It’s a play on the word rock,” co-chair Joani Georgeson said of this year’s theme.

Excitement builds each year as rodeo weekend nears, but this year brings an additional feature.

“The Main Street Parade is back in force,” said Georgeson. “I am really stoked. You can’t believe the people calling in support.”

It’s been seven years since Ramona has seen a full-scale Main Street parade, and the parade committee’s been meeting since November to assure it’s a great one.

With a United We Stand theme, the parade will have six divisions: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force,

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Coast Guard, and Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts. Each will have its own division marshal.

Parade entries are due by May 1, and floats, vehicles, horses, bands, other music groups, color guards, drill teams, clowns, sports groups and others are welcome. The parade will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, and will go along Main Street from 13th to Fifth streets and down Fifth to the rodeo grounds on Aqua Lane.

Three rodeo shows are scheduled in the Fred Grand Arena, 421 Aqua Lane: Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Gates open May 20 and 21 at 5:30 p.m. and May 22 at noon.

General admission tickets Friday and Sunday are $10, with children age 6 to 12 $5 and free for those 5 and younger. All seats for the Saturday show are $15, with ages 5 and younger admitted free.

Friday Night is Blockbuster Night: 10 preferred seats for $75.

VIP tickets are $50 each Friday, $60 Saturday and $30 Sunday. VIP ticket holders will be seated at tables on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Everything’s private—food, beverages and seating,” Georgeson said of VIP tickets.

And when it comes to the rodeo, look for the best in professional bull riding, saddle bronc rid-

ing, team roping, bareback riding, barrel racing and tie-down racing.

ProRodeo announcer Jody Carper will broadcast from the announcer’s booth, and professional rodeo entertainer Mark Swingler, professional bullfighter Dusty Duba and professional bullfighter Joe Butler will be in the arena.

Wear something red on Friday to show support for our troops and wear something pink on Sunday for cancer awareness.

A rodeo kick-off party will be Thursday, May 19, when ROCC hosts the Ramona Chamber of Commerce Mega Mixer at the ROCC Pavilion from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Kenrix Sushi Co. stages the Cowgirl Fashion Show from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

For tickets and more information about Ramona Rodeo ROCC’s The Wild West, see www.Ramona Rodeo.com, call 760788-0811 or stop in at rodeo headquarters in the Ramona Business Barn at 369 Main St.

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Agriculture

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ackcountry locavores have never had it better. Thanks to an expanding network of local farms, Ramona residents now have a literal cornucopia of local fresh food available to them.

Ramona, with its vast array of wineries, animal farms, egg farms, and dairies, is fast becoming San Diego County’s premier agritourism destination. Worthy of mention are Ramona’s small vegetable farms. Many of them have opened their gates to the public and have made shopping for locally-grown a meaningful weekly activity.

Why eat locally-grown produce? Reasons range from practical to philosophical. On the practical side, locally-grown produce is fresher, safer, and better for you. It has traveled fewer miles, touched fewer hands, and has had minimal exposure to chemicals (if any). On a philosophical level, local farms allow people to have a relationship with their food system, support good stewardship of natural resources, and build a greater sense of community.

Whether you want to buy fresh produce, see a small farm, or visit your local farmer, Ramona has the farm for you! Small farms are disappearing, but one way to perpetuate Ramona’s agricultural legacy is by buying locally-grown. Contact some of your local farms for more information: Ramona Certified Farmer’s Market— Open Saturdays, year-round (weather permitting) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their new location in the Kmart parking lot at 1855 Main Street. Local farmers and organic growers offer a colorful array of fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, plants, and flowers in a festive market setting. Other vendors have a variety of natural products, unique gifts and tasty cooked foods to choose from. Contact: Summer 760-788-1924. Website: www.ramonafarmersmarket.ning.com.

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Why eat locally-grown produce?

Reasons range from practical to philosophical.

weekends, spring through fall (contact farm for specific dates) at 252 Steffy Road. The 2011 “Grow Your Own Food” Plant Sale is two weekends April 9-10 and 16-17. Seasonal Farm Stand items include red/green/ hot bell peppers, green/yellow squash, heirloom tomatoes, wax beans, eggplant, cucumbers, basil, chives, melons, free range eggs. Contact: Tim Connelly 760-535-2212 or connellygardens@cox.net Website: www.connellygardens.com Connelly Farms—Open Saturdays, yearround, starting at 9 a.m. at 456 Telford Lane.

Farmer Ryan grows heirloom and unique varieties. Stop by this farm stand for succulent lettuce, swiss chard, root vegetables, peas, beans, artichokes, tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, melons, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, stone fruit, figs, pomegranates, citrus, range-run eggs. Meat goats are also raised at the farm. Contact: Ryan Connelly 760-712-6182. Website: www. connellyfarms.com.

Dowle Dairy Farm Stand—Open yearround at 1645 Warnock Road. In addition to running a dairy, Farmers Steve and Karen cultivate a variety of vegetables for sale at the farm stand. An array of items, which vary depending on the season, are displayed on a large flat wagon style cart.

Cows can be seen moseying in the distance.

Contact: Steve Dowle 760-789-7201 or dowledairy@usa.com.

Page’s Organics—Seasonal farm stand open July through October at 1914 Pamo Road. Farmer Tom is a certified organic grower. Farm stand items include: tomatoes, summer squash, peppers, eggplant, grapes citrus, basil, beans, and specialty vegetables/ miscellaneous fruits. Contact farm to sign up for e-mail blast that announces the opening date. Contact: Tom Page 760-8058982 or tpage760@sbcglobal.net.

San Diego Organics—Open year-round,

Saturdays starting at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays/ Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m. at 955 Hanson Lane.

Farm stand items include: strawberries, melons, citrus, herbs, and 65 different vegetables. Zenovic family farmers are certified organic. A box of San Diego Organics fresh produce can be delivered (CSA program).

Seniors get a discount. Contact Joe Zenovic 619-994-7705 or joezenovic@hotmail.com.

Local Harvest Website: www.localharvest. com.

Farmer Steve Inc.—Farmer Steve and his family grow a variety of fruits, citrus and avocado in Ramona. This farm is not open to the public but delivers locally-grown produce (CSA program) twice a month.

Items are grown in Ramona, Bonsall and Vista. Customization of the boxes is allowed and Farmer Steve delivers anywhere in San Diego County. Fruit gift boxes can also be shipped anywhere in the nation.

Contact: Steve White (60-751-0805 or fruitfamily@dishmail.net Ramona Family Naturals—Local health food store owner Robert Bradley is committed to carrying locally-grown produce in his store at 642 Main St. To find out what local produce he is currently carrying, contact: Robert Bradley 760-787-5987. Website: www.ramonafamilynaturals.com.

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Music

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amona is developing a reputation as a music town, with the fourth annual Ramona Music Fest on the calendar for April 9, 2011, and the second annual two-day Ramona Bluegrass & Old West Fest slated for April 30 and May 1,2011.

The Music Fest, put on by the Ramona Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, is from noon to 6 p.m. in Dos Picos County Park at 17953 Dos Picos Park Road. Featuring local bands, the event raises money for the service groups’ community projects and scholarships for area students. Children’s activities, beer and wine gardens, barbecue, auctions and a reverse drawing for a large-screen are planned while musicians entertain on two-stages. Details are at ramonamusicfest.org.

The Bluegrass and Old West Fest will be at the Ramona Rodeo Grounds at 421 Aqua Lane. Among performers will be Lonesome Otis, Taildraggers, Tom Boyer, Blue Creek Band, and Shirthouse Band.

Overnight camping will be available.

It will be nonstop music, with bands playing for 50 minutes each hour and short “tween” sets on another stage.

Cowboy p o e t r y, historic storytelling, The Leatherman, and a variety of other acts will be on the “tween” stage.

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from Ramona, the region, and beyond, the two-day festival will generate a buzz about the 2011 Ramona Rodeo scheduled for May 19-21.

Festival co-chairs Rob Lewallen and Chris Anderson of Ramona started sharing their ideas about a bluegrass festival about three years ago. Anderson had also been talking to Joani Georgeson with the Ramona Outdoor Community Center and six weeks before last year’s festival, they said it was a go.

“And there it was, six weeks later, a new Ramona tradition up and running and off the ground,” said Lewallen.

The bluegrass movement has been gaining momentum, Lewallen commented.

“It came about back in the ‘40s with the advent of Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys and then some other great groups like the Country Gentlemen and the Dillards,” said Lewallen, a musician.

The genre languished, except in tight bluegrass circles, for a long time.

“Then in the past few years it seems to have taken on more of a following,” continued Lewallen. “There are a lot more bluegrass groups out there now as well as more festivals.”

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park attracted nearly 800,000 people.

It was the festival’s 10th anniversary.

Unbeknown to each other, Lewallen and Anderson had been attending the festival.

“It probably didn’t hurt that both Chris and I have roots in Tennessee, both of us having attended the University of Tennessee, although several years apart,” said Lewallen, who spent many summers at his grandparents’ home in East Tennessee, lived outside of Memphis and later was stationed in Tennessee in the Navy.

“Chris also lived in Memphis for awhile,” he said, adding that their

paths did not cross until they lived in Ramona.

The concept of the Ramona Bluegrass & Old West Fest is becoming known in the area, and people have told the organizers, “Oh, I missed it last year but heard it was really great.”

With a lot more time to get ready for this year’s festival, committee members are fine tuning specifics of the performance schedule and adding events, vendors and sponsors.

“We’ll be having a much larger focus on jamming, both spontaneous and organized,” said Lewallen. “For instance, this year we’ll have an interactive Jamming Stage where folks can play along with someone on stage who leads them in songs.”

The vision for a few years from now? Increase attendance each year, make Ramona a destination, and have enough seed money for a down payment on a national act, and, later, national acts, with an eye toward becoming the largest bluegrass festival in the county.

“We are somewhat unique in that we have the ‘Old West’ part, which is different than that of most all the other festivals,” he said. “We have the space at the ROCC to eventually think about having two concurrent live stages going at the same time. Art Thomsen (of the ROCC) is working on the old amphitheater area, which is a natural acoustically, so we could expand to doubling the musicians without extending the days,” although extending the festival to include Friday night is a possibility.

Free vendor space is available at the festival for registered nonprofit organizations. Prospective sponsors and vendors may call Martha Luce at 760-532-7196 or Sally Westbrook at 760-525-4888 for details.

See ramonabluegrass.com or ramonarodeo.com for more information.

Music

Ramona Concert Association Ramona Concert Association started in 1985, and for the past 26 years has presented talented musicians from around the world to Ramona audiences. Each season consists of four concerts at affordable prices.

The association began as a dream of Charles Nunn, the first principal of the Olive Peirce Middle School in Ramona.

Nunn wanted the performing arts center at the new school used to present the finest in music and drama to the students and residents of Ramona. He put an announcement in the Ramona Sentinel inviting interested residents to attend a meeting to start a concert group in Ramona. Residents responded and the concert association was formed, with Nunn serving as the first President.

That first concert in September of 1985, with pianist Gustavo Romero and

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the New Christy Minstrels, was a huge success and in October 2011 the Concert Association will start its 27th season.

Following the untimely death of Nunn in 1989, the performing arts center was named in his honor, the Charles R. Nunn Performing Arts Center.

The association averages 400 members a year.

The Ramona concert audience is unique in that it has many young families and also children of all ages in attendance, said Robershaw.

“We never have a concert without several people approaching the board members and thanking us for bringing such wonderful musicians to Ramona,” said Marlene Robershaw, association president. “They appreciate the price, the convenience of a Ramona event, and the accomplished, experienced and entertain-

ing musicians that perform for us. I am always astounded at the amount of stellar artists that literally stand in line to share their talents and be a part of our concert seasons.”

You may join each year until July 1 at discount prices: $25 adults, $10 students, and $55 families (includes two adults and all children and students in the household.) After July 1, adult and family categories go up $3 each; students remain the same.

All concerts are in the Charles R. Nunn Performing Arts Center next to the Olive Peirce Middle School at 1521 Hanson Lane.

For more information, call Robershaw at 760-789-7474, e-mail ramonaconcerts@cox.net or visit the website, ramonaconcerts.com.

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Airport

Where else in the community can you learn to fly, view World War II-era war birds, tour the world’s only operational rotorcraft museum, and find yourself in the geographical center of San Diego County? Right here at Ramona Airport.

Built in 1943 by the U.S. Navy for use as an emergency landing field, the airport is on 300 acres of land. An estimated 200 people have businesses and tenants at the airport. It’s the second largest employer in Ramona behind only the Ramona Unified School District, said Airport Manager Bo Donovan.

“Managing it, I believe, is a lot like managing a little city,” Donovan said. “We have law enforcement issues, we have regulatory issues, we have tenant issues, we have security issues, we have safety issues, we have infrastructure here... we’re just like a little city.”

Ramona’s airport is a busy one, with 105,814 operations in 2010. The top priority is ensuring safety. Once that is taken care of, Donovan’s job is to serve the community.

“I am here to serve not only the people here at the airport, people that are coming to and from the airport—the aviators—but the community,”

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Donovan said.

And like a mayor, Donovan oftentimes goes about the community, generating interest in the airport and handing out coloring books to children.

The airport is a community asset, he said.

“It’s for their use and we want them to understand how they can use it and when they can use it,” he said. “We have Young Eagles events here, several Saturdays a year, where kids come and for absolutely no cost whatsoever get their first experience in a general aviation airplane.

They’re taken up and flown around the community... These flights are donated by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association.”

Ramona Airport, established in 1957, was the first CalFire Air Attack base. The U.S. Department of Forestry Helitack base is there, too.

There are three flight schools, with several businesses providing aviation services, including Ramona Avionics, one of the largest avionics shops in Southern California. Classic Rotors specializes in restoring historic helicopters and rotorcraft and is touted as being the only helicopter museum in the world with operational helicopters.

Another impressive feature is the air traffic control tower, built in 2003.

“Controllers that come here are almost exclusively experienced air-traffic controllers, either

coming out of the military or coming out of the Federal Aviation Administration system,” Donovan said. “Even though they’re experienced controllers...they still have to go through a pretty extensive acclimation period. They need to know the terrain, they need to know the landmarks, they need to know the operation of the airport— how we function.”

Classic Fighters of America Formation Flying Clinics is based at the airport. It takes to the skies three or four times a year, which allows pilots to become certified to fly in air shows.

The viewing area is a popular spot to watch the planes take off and land. Picnic tables are set up and people can come with their children and imagine where the planes are coming from or going to.

Donovan said that the viewing area is even more interesting when there’s a fire, watching the CalFire planes making multiple trips into the air, and the loading and re-loading of the fire retardant.

Each year, the airport puts on an open house for people throughout the region to tour the property and see aircraft on display. The Formation Flying Clinic will be performing during the event. There will be a pancake breakfast and a Mexican fiesta for lunch.

The open house is scheduled for Sept. 24, 2011, and admittance is free.

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Unique Businesses

“Sure, we can do that.”

- W.T. Kirkman

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ou’ve seen them from Disneyland to “Desperate Housewives,” from museums as far away as Australia and Spain to Ramona’s Main Street— authentic and historic lamps and lanterns all created by W.T. “Woody” Kirkman, a scion of one of this community’s most historic families.

W.T. Kirkman Lanterns has just opened a new showroom and production plant at 2291 Main St. and is already churning out lanterns to be used by the police officers in a Warner Brothers pilot for a proposed television show built around the Boston police force of the 1840s to 1850s.

Each of the more than a dozen police lamps, along with four lamps for horse-drawn carriages, lamps to illuminate the waterfront, and 24 solid brass period restaurant lamps have all been crafted from scratch at the new facility and will be shipped to Canada where the pilot is being filmed.

Woodward T. Kirkman, great-grandson of Guy and Genevieve Woodward who developed Ramona’s widely respected museum, has created a remarkable international business.

He creates authentic period lighting styles that are used by everyone from private people building period homes to movie sets, Las Vegas show producers, museums, historic parks and the National Parks Service.

Often he is called on to create something entirely new. Everyone has seen the seemingly flickering flames in places such as

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Kirkman developed an extremely realistic one that never repeats itself and can be adjusted from a subtle flicker to hurricane force.

A Florida company that had been trying to develop something similar gave up and bought Kirkman’s.

But then, a modification was needed by the producers of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas who needed flickering lights on stage, but they had to be battery operated to avoid cables snaking around the stage, yet be strong enough to drive a 50-watt halogen light.

“Sure, we can do that,” said Kirkman.

The company’s lights and fixtures have appeared in “War of the Worlds,” “The Stepford Wives,” Extreme Makeover: “Home Edition,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “Battlestar Galactica,” as well as dozens of historical and recreational locations, such as the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, Disneyland resorts in the U.S., Tokyo and Paris, and the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

And it is not just lanterns.

An East Coast grocery store was built on a farm theme with a huge silo for the entry.

“The owner wanted to make a statement with the entry. So we built a light made up of three wagon wheels hanging beneath each other, carrying a total of 18 lights and making a nine-foot tall chandelier,” said Kirkman. “He then wanted a single wheel chandelier to hang over each cash register— made quite a statement.”

Kirkman’s interest in old lighting adapted to work with modern technology started while he was in high school and working in the family store in Ramona.

The store closed in 1995 and he took over the lantern business with a website the following year. Today, looking at his catalog is like looking through the lighting section of an old Sear’s catalog. And you can have your lantern burning oil, or coming on at the flick of a switch, and even be interchangeable.

You need parts for your old lantern, or some special work done? You’ll find it at Kirkmans, where they have been doing custom creation and repair for more than 25 years.

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Shopping

Shopping: Past and Present in

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magine walking down a street where the past and the present collide. It isn’t that hard to do when you’re walking down Ramona’s modern, yet thoroughly historic, Old Town Main Street. Mixed amongst the historic Ramona Town Hall and the Verlaque House are the antique and specialty shops.

Strolling to 734 Main St., you’ll be unable to pass by the massive door of The Original Old Town Ramona Antique Fair without noticing the antiques and wares that seem to stretch beyond the building’s capacity—and you’ll likely be unable to resist entering when you see the old-fashioned candy just inside the entrance.

Owner Sandee Salvatore keeps the store in topnotch condition, and her 42 different dealers keep the store interesting, even for just a walk into the past.

“We’re extremely eclectic as far as what you might find in any one of the spaces, from vintage furniture to vintage arcade games, (to) artwork,” Salvatore said.

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All of the vendors are from San Diego Coun-

“We are really only one in a handful of malls left in the county after this economy,” she said.

Vintage glassware is one of the main attractions in the mall. But Salvatore said the most popular sale depends on who walks through the door, which is why the vendors try to spread the interest in what they sell. She’s finding that customers are looking for that antique that still has some sort of function.

“People come up here for the antiques, our prices are very good compared to the coast—and the variety of good stuff, treasures that we have here.”

The antique fair is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The phone number is 760-789-0574.

Just a short walk away, you’ll find Squash Blossom Trading Co. It’s a family-owned and operated high-end antiques shop that opened its doors eight years ago.

They’ve just signed a new lease and don’t plan on going anywhere soon.

Victoria Townsend runs the store with her mother, and a lot of what they have they’ve received locally, she said.

“We have a really eclectic mix, people always think I travel, but I don’t go anywhere,” she said.

“I do get a lot of stuff from China and we do tribal

masks, and you just never know what’s going to come in, but it always looks like I travel and people always just cannot believe that I get a lot of it locally.”

They also receive a lot of Native American jewelry, Sterling silver, and Mexican folk art, which are the most popular items in the shop, mostly due to location, Townsend said.

Because of the variety and quality of her inventory, a lot of visitors drive from the coast just to see what’s here, Townsend said. “It’s just different than what most people carry, and it changes all of the time.”

Her store was recently visited by Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, the two stars on the History Channel’s reality TV show “American Pickers.”

The duo, known for their antique “picking” talents, bought a few things and told her she had a great shop.

Most people out looking for antiques are buying for use as a design element to their home, Townsend said. Other times it’s something they remember from their childhood, and that sparks their collecting.

“People want things with value...but they have to like it. They aren’t just buying for value,” Townsend added. “Sometimes people buy because they just don’t think they’ll see that item again.”

Squash Blossom Trading Co. is at 746 Main Street. For more information, call 760-788-2353.

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Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber Promotes Events Year-Round

esidents and visitors are kept busy with activities Ramona Chamber of Commerce provides year-round, starting with a gala Installation and Awards Banquet in January and continuing to the community Christmas Tree Lighting in December.

A two-day Artists Open Studio Tour in the spring, four-day Country Fair in the summer, horseshoe tournament in June and Main Street Merchants Trick-orTreat bash on Halloween are among others. A Fall Festival is being planned for some time in late October 2011 and ideas being discussed include a biker run for motorcyclists, tethered hot air balloons and wine tasting, notes Craig Jung, the chamber’s executive director.

In addition, monthly mixers are held on third Thursdays, giving the business community and others the opportunity

to network over dinner. The mixers are from 6 to 8 p.m. in a different business each month.

Proceeds from chamber activities go toward scholarships, community events and to maintain the chamber office. In addition to the events it sponsors, the chamber lends its support to other community activities such as the July 4 fireworks.

The chamber has a long history in town and will celebrate its 103rd birthday on Oct. 13. It began as the Ramona Improvement Society and changed to its current name in 1922.

The office, at 960 Main St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

The chamber has about 325 members working to support Ramona’s business community and to make Ramona a des-

Honorable mention– Del Mar Fair 2008, Walnut Headboard & Footboard The Cabinet & Furniture Technology Faculty “Standards of Excellence” First Place Award, Tables and Chairs, June 2000

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tination for visitors. Membership is open to individuals, businesses and nonprofits.

Courtesy membership is open to other chambers and political representatives.

Ramona’s chamber is part of the Greater Eastern Chamber of Commerce Asssociation, which meets quarterly and is made up of representatives from chambers in Ramona, Santee, Spring Valley, Alpine, Lakeside, Poway, Julian, Borrego Springs and La Mesa.

Mural Project

H.E.A.R.T. Outdoor Murals

To use an art analogy, The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project corporate canvas is prepped and the organizational artists who will bring mural art to buildings throughout town are busy.

The fledgling organization plans an outdoor mural program throughout town to encourage economic vitality by increasing tourism, promoting community pride, and celebrating our rich cultural heritage

through an outstanding outdoor visual arts program. Like a pebble in a pond, it is hoped that the ripples of interest each mural launch and completion creates, will spread to encourage community involvement and economic development.

The project is named for the acronym created by Ramona vintner S. Elaine Lyttleton and adopted by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations,

making reference to Ramona’s geographic location in the center or heart of San Diego County. The letters H.E.A.R.T. refer to the components that identify the community of Ramona: H: Historical/hiking E: Equine A: Arts/Antiques/Agriculture R: Rural Drives/Vistas T: Tasting of Fine Wines.

To stay up with the mural project, see www.ramonamurals.com.

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Library

New Library is a

Showplace At 21,000 square feet, the new library is four times the size of Ramona’s former library on Montecito Road

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n idea initiated more than a decade ago has turned into a showpiece featuring the latest in library concepts and energy-efficiency, and is attracting flocks of visitors from Ramona and

beyond.

Ramona’s new library at 1275 Main St. is a striking building with an exterior of Tuscan-style stone and a campfire shade of stucco. The interior offers state-of-the-art amenities including public computers, wireless Internet access, an automated book checkout, and an automated sorter to check in books.

Since the library’s grand opening Feb. 15, Ramona Library Branch Manager Ellie Slade said she has seen a huge increase in patrons and in circulation. Visitors from other library systems in San Diego and Orange counties have come to check out the $11.6 million project.

Slade is enjoying the library’s spaciousness and all the natural light filtering in through windows high above the bookshelves.

“It doesn’t feel cluttered,” she said. “It gives you the feeling of open space and possibilities.”

The new building has surpassed the dreams of Friends of the Ramona Library President Elyse Kuhn.

“The library is more than I ever hoped for,” Kuhn said. “It’s uplifting.

It’s high and bright and it’s colorful.”

Ramona needed a building with dazzling architecture and this one fits in beautifully with the landscaping, Kuhn said. The library was a collaboration of the design-build team of C.W. Driver, Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects and Manuel Oncina Architects.

At 21,000 square feet, the new library is four times the size of Ramona’s former library on Montecito Road. The number of computers available to patrons has increased from eight to 21, not counting those in the children’s area, said Slade.

With wireless Internet and public computer stations available free of charge, Slade said she is seeing more people using the library for technology. And with comfortable, ergonomically-designed chairs, arranged in a lounge setting, Slade noted more patrons are coming just to relax and read.

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The “living room” even has a fireplace.

Areas specifically designated for children and for teens are set apart with circular shapes and beckon with their fun and colorful signage. There are also three teen study rooms that are well-utilized, Slade said.

The library also features a large community room that can accommodate about 200 people and be used for meetings and events. It even has a stage for performances. This room is already in high demand. A Poet’s Patio for live performances is located just outside the room.

Another special feature is the building’s energy-saving design that includes three solar panels covering about 5,000 square feet on the roof. The panels are expected to offset about half of the library’s estimated electrical consumption. The building was designed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification requirements and is expected to achieve Gold LEED status. Visitors can track the energy produced by the solar panels on a digital monitor in the library’s lobby.

Also in the lobby are glass cases that display items from the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society. Slade said the library will be rotating the displays each month.

Friends of the Ramona Library now has its own bookstore, located at the library’s front entrance, which will allow the organization to sell used books on a regular basis. Sales from the books go to fund new materials and to support library programs.

The Friends contributed nearly $1 million to the funding of the new library, which is a branch of the San Diego County library system.

Slade noted the library has added so many resources for people in town, especially important in today’s economy. It will serve as the cornerstone for the future Ramona Intergenerational Community Campus (RICC).

Plans call for a senior center and a children’s club to also be located on the campus.

The library opens at 9:30 a.m. six days a week. On Mondays and Wednesdays it remains open until 6 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays until 5 p.m.

Museum

Guy B. Wooward Museum

Ramona’s Historic Treasure In the heart of downtown Ramona is the Guy B. Woodward Museum, a treasure of early Western culture and a haven for the stories of San Diego County’s backcountry.

The museum sits on land where the community of Ramona began. Its complex of historic buildings includes the Verlaque House, an adobe house of French-Provincial design built in 1886 by Theophile Verlaque, a Frenchman who came to California to seek good fortune as an entrepreneur. The house is furnished as though its original occupants still lived there, an exception is the doctor’s office with medical equipment from days past.

The basement of the Verlaque House, which used to be a wine cellar, contains fascinating items such as Native American artifacts, old motion picture equipment, and Casey Tibbs memorabilia and other items celebrating the rodeo culture. Gold mining equipment, stemming back to the days of the gold rush in Julian, are also on display.

Guests at the museum can take part in a guided tour of the property. The tours can last a halfan-hour or, if visitors have all day, they will get an all-day tour, said Ken Woodward, museum director.

“We verbally take them through and point out all of the points of interest in the museum.

And by the time they finish they really have a great picture of Ramona and the surrounding area and a history of the area, and that is what, I think, is really important that they take away from us,” said Kenneth Woodward, director of the museum.

Apart from using the museum to traverse the history of Ramona, people can use the immense archival materials to research into the past lives of Ramonans.

For Alice Funk, office administrator, it’s all about the leads when it comes to doing the research.

“I scan through things, and look for leads and, when I see that, then that’ll lead me to another area and another area,” Funk said.

She follows the links into the past with whatever information the client can provide, such as names or dates or club or church affiliations.

Oftentimes Funk starts the research by looking at the copious collections of newspapers the museum has in its archives—Ramona Sentinels that date back to the 1800s—as well as books, biographies, and artifacts that the museum has obtained since the late Guy B. Woodward began collecting in the late 1960s.

After he retired as Oceanside’s chief of police, Guy Woodward dedicated himself to the museum.

The very first museum was housed in the upstairs of Ramona Town Hall, said Ken Woodward.

Collecting became Guy Woodward’s sole preoccupation and when the Ransom family, which came to Ramona in 1923, donated the historical Verlaque House to the museum and Ramona Pioneer Historical Society, Guy was off and running.

“My mom said she never saw him again, sun up to sun down; that was it,” Woodward said.

It was thanks to Guy’s efforts that all of the archival materials are where they are today.

Apart from newspapers, the museum houses, tape recorded interviews with the “old-timers” Guy knew as a child, maps denoting property lines, and thousands of photographs from the early residents and families of Ramona.

“He was well aware that those photos had a way of disappearing throughout time, and knew the best thing to do was collect them for the historical society to be able to archive them for future generations to look at,” his son said.

“You run into the situation where families want to come back and look at the past. People, once they get into their 50s, they suddenly think, ‘my gosh, my family grew up in Ramona...and I lived there but I didn’t pay attention to what the history of Ramona was. Now that I’m older, I’m interested in that history.’ It is critical for the entire picture of San Diego County to have the history of Ramona...it not only develops an appreciation, but it tells people what we were like at the time,” Woodward said.

Guy went around to the old-timers and asked them to sit down and write down their family history so they would always be preserved and have a place in Ramona, Woodward said. The Clevenger family was one of the families to do so. John Archibald Clevenger had one of the family members sit down, resulting in several hand-written volumes on the family.

“About five years ago,” Woodward said, “a guy walks in and says ‘my name is Clevenger...

I would like to know if you have anything on the Clevenger family,’ and I said ‘please come with me.’”

He went through all the materials in the research room, Woodward explained, and he said, “I don’t believe that my family wrote this, and we didn’t know anything about it.”

The museum has several hundred families like these on file.

Alice began working for the museum as a docent twelve years ago, after retiring from her job working at a bank; and one of her specialties while working there was looking for people. That

was how she got involved in researching people’s histories at the museum.

Most people come looking to find out about the day-to-day lives of their relatives, what type of work they did, who they were married to, their relatives and friends, if they owned any buildings or ranches, and what was happening at that time, Funk explained. “They get excited,” she said.

“And they want to continue carrying the story across into the next generation. And so as a result, they continue to...tell, more or less, about their present situation. And oftentimes they supply me with more information,” Funk said.

Woodward recalled a time when a man came to the museum looking for information on his dad. The only information he could provide was that he was killed somewhere in Ramona around the 1930s or ’40s and Alice was able to find the article in the Sentinel of his father getting killed in a traffic accident. The article was just a small size, Woodward explained, but once he saw it, the man said “that’s my only contact I’ve ever had with my dad.” It was really traumatic for him to see that in writing, Woodward said.

“We learn so much from the past,” said Woodward. “We have no model to tell us what happens to a democracy after 270 years, but if people have an open access to the history of their country, and it’s constantly reinforced, they will support and defend their democratic ideas,” Woodward said.

For those interested in doing research, an appointment is required. There is a $25 per hour fee to view all of the materials. The museum doesn’t allow scanners, but they can provide photocopies and they can reproduce photos for a fee.

For an appointment, call the museum at 760789-7644.

Guy. B Woodward Museum is located at 645 Main Street. Admission to the museum is $4 per adult, $1 per child 12 and under. They are open Thursday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Appointments are appreciated on Thursdays and Fridays.

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Schools

Ramona’s Schools — Making the Community Proud

By Robert W. Graeff, Ed.D. Superintendent, Ramona Unified School District Ranked among the higher performing school districts in North San Diego County, the Ramona Unified School District has long served the greater Ramona community as an excellent collection of public schools. Including 10 separate school sites for more than 6,200 students, the district is regularly awarded multiple awards and honors for student achievement in academic excellence, athletic achievement, and innovation in services to their students and their families.

Having completed a revisioning process for the local school community three years ago, the district now has a five-year Strategic Plan with a comprehensive vision for Preparing Today’s Learners for Tomorrow’s World. Recognizing that the local parent community places a high value on excellence in education, the district’s governing board and administration strive hard to view parents as equal school partners in an effort to maintain high levels of rigor and expectations for all school-aged children.

For elementary-aged students, the district

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maintains five traditional elementary schools for students in Grades K-6. With schools located from the east in the San Diego Country Estates all the way to the “west end” at Mt. Woodson, each of these schools are equipped with an outstanding collection of teachers who practice the latest classroom strategies in ensuring a high level of learning for all students.

With a high value on the utilization of technology, continual assessment and interventions, and encouraging all students to excel, the majority of the district’s elementary schools have surpassed the state’s expectations for excellence with Academic Performance Indices far exceeding 800 with three schools approaching 900.

The district’s comprehensive middle school, Olive Pierce Middle School, is located at the heart of the district, adjacent to its sister high school,

Ramona High. At OPMS, more than 800 students in grades 7-8 enjoy the prestige of attending a school which was named a National Blue Ribbon School within the past few years. Staffed by a school which boasts a significant number of teachers named as Educators of the Year by the California League of Middle Schools, OPMS is frequently visited by teachers and administrators across the state in search of exemplary practices in teaching and learning. In addition to a rigorous academic program, the school offers opportunities for students in competitive athletics, vocal and instrumental music, art, and a wide range of after school activities through its After School Education and Safety program.

Ramona High, the flagship school of the district, is home to more than 1,800 high school students and is very proud of its excellent reputation

Schools in academics, athletics, and the arts. Fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the school offers a wide range of academic coursework with the goal of preparing all students for eligibility at a four-year university or meaningful entry into the world of work upon graduation. Annually, the school’s academic achievement far surpasses national, state, and countywide performance in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the level of participation in Advanced Placement (AP) tests.

The school’s automotive program is ranked in the top five high school programs in America and was featured for three months in 2009 on a nationally broadcast television series, named Drag Race High. With a full collection of elective course offerings in Career Technical Education, the school received the California Distinguished School Award within the past five years for its excellence in high school education.

Highly regarded throughout the local area is one of the district’s alternative schools, Ramona Community School. Situated on a beautiful campus only four years old, this unique site features two programs on one campus. In the K-8 Montessori Academy, classrooms are carefully prepared educational environments based upon the principles and theories of Dr. Maria Montes-

sori (1870-1952). In this environment, children are allowed to develop and grow according to their own needs and at their own pace. With this philosophy, children are neither rushed nor held back, but are free to progress through series of activities on their unique interests and abilities.

In the sister program on the same campus, the Mountain Valley Academy is home to a very successful and popular Independent Study program for students in Grades K-12. In this program, home study students in all grades may study exclusively at home or take advantage of a “two day, on-campus option.”

The program is provided by means of an independent study enrollment agreement, which is signed by parents and students with the school district. This agreement places a significant responsibility on the family, but can be a very rewarding and successful experience for those who make the commitment. Students are provided with art, music, PE, and computer programs while on campus.

Rounding out the district’s collection of ten schools are the district’s continuation high school, Montecito High, and its sister independent study school, Future Bound. The proud holder of a recent award as a Model Continuation High School, Montecito annually enrolls

nearly 160 students who prefer smaller classes, more individualized attention, and a more intimate campus environment. With a full academic offering and a WASC accreditation, the school also offers a wide variety of courses in Career Technical Education, including sequential ROP courses in Food Trades, Landscaping, and Computer Applications. In Future Bound, students can choose an independent study program offering maximum flexibility for a student’s individual situation, leading to a high school diploma.

Families new to the local area or who have children preparing for kindergarten are encouraged to explore the school district’s comprehensive website at www.RamonaUSD.net, featuring detailed information on each of the district’s schools and the district’s overall listing of services for our schools and families. For more detailed information, parents are encouraged to call or visit their local school office.

In this exciting new era of public education where schools and teachers are taking extraordinary efforts to meet the ever-increasing demands of public and governmental agencies, local residents can rest assured that Ramona schools will remain at the top of the pack in preparing students for global competition and the skills needed in the 21st Century.

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Federal Bio-Mass Tax Credit Extended to 2011!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) has been extended into 2011. The Federal BioMass Tax Credit includes a 10% consumer tax credit (up to $300) for the purchase of 75%-efficient bio-mass burning stoves (i.e. wood and pellets). This Tax Credit applied only to the purchase of the stove but not towards installation costs.

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Garden Tour

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ardens owned by photographers, artists and nature lovers are the focus of the Fourth Annual Ramona Garden Tour, set for April 30,2011.

The garden of Roy and Robin Toft features views from the ocean to Starvation Mountain. Roy, a nature photographer who has worked with National Geographic magazine, concentrates on drought tolerant plants with low water usage.

The garden of Ron and Lynda van der Veen is full of native vegetation and large boulders and has been designed to be walked and enjoyed.

Paths between the rocks, drought tolerant plantings and waterfalls share space with a putting green, large deck and sitting areas.

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Bulent and Lubomyra “Luba” Yoldas have surrounded the boulders on their two-acre property with garden paths. They have his-and-hers vegetable gardens and an orchard filled with both traditional and non-traditional fruits that Luba uses to make jams.

Carol Wilson has been creating her garden and unique garden art for the past 13 years without the use of outside help or even a truck, and she has done so using very little money.

The garden is rich in one-of-a-kind art pieces and mosaic tapestries, many with a cat theme.

The whimsical garden of Ralph and Diane Schafer has been a work in progress for the past 26 years. Diane is a photographer and uses the gar-

den for many photography sessions of families and pets.

A huge plant sale will be held on tour day at the parking lot of Bank of Southern California, 1315 Main St. Hundreds of plants, including vegetables, will be available to the public.

Vendor and educational booths and a raffle round out the day’s events.

The Ramona Garden Tour takes place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and are available at Ramona Interiors, 707 Main St., and will also be available at the Plant Sale the day of the tour.

Proceeds benefit the Ramona Garden Club Scholarship Fund and other community projects. For more information, call Pam Marler at 760787-0087.

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Art

Artists

Thrive in this Climate

Ramona’s nature and beauty provide an ideal setting for artists to work in their private studios and in groups.

Ramona Art Guild, established more than 35 years ago, features artists demonstrating various media in meetings held the third Wednesday of each month from September through June in Ramona

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Community Library, 1275 Main St. The nonprofit guild sponsors workshops, shows and art excursions, and is open to anyone interested in art. For contact and more information, visit the guild’s website at www.ramonaartguild.org.

Ramona Open Studios Tours, in its eighth year, promotes the town’s art community. Featuring a variety of media and artwork, 18 award-winning artists open their studios to visitors for two days in

Art April. More information about the 2011 tour is at www.ramonaart.org.

In 1988 a group of artists established an artists’ cooperative in the Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery in the heart of Old Town Ramona at 845 Main St. The gallery features established and new artists each month and provides a venue for them to show and sell their works.

Monthly receptions are held and an annual juried show in October attracts entries from San Diego and nearby counties.

Art lessons are held in the gallery, and the gallery houses an artbook and video resource library. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. More information is at www.olderamonagallery.com, 760-7893682 or loretta.alfonsi@hotmail.com.

Also promoting Ramona’s art scene is Highland Valley Studios Inc., which offers art education programs. More information is at www.highlandvalleystudios.com.

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Recreation

Golfing, Racing and Paintball Ramona has some of the best recreation found in one place in San Diego County. In addition to all of the equine and hiking opportunities, there are three kinds of racing, three beautiful and challenging golf courses and two paintball parks that should satisfy just about any adventurous appetite.

San Vicente Golf Resort San Vicente Golf Resort at 24157 San Vicente Road in San Diego Country Estates in Ramona has 6,633 yards of what can be considered tough golf but fun above all else.

Get pro lessons at San Vicente Golf Resort with a driving range and a short game practice area. The resort has tennis courts, an Olympic sized swimming pool, a jacuzzi and lots of jogging trails.

San Vicente Golf Resort was designed by Ted Robinson and is managed by Mario Trejo. The par 72 course has up to 6,610 yards and varied slope ratings from 109 to 136. Call 760-7893477 for tee times.

If you live near the course you can get a pretty good discount. You can also make reservations up to a week in advance. The Oaks Grille Lodge

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has great food and friendly personnel.

Mt. Woodson Golf Club Mount Woodson Golf Course presents a tight, rolling course full of big, beautiful oaks and a real country feeling. It was voted Best Scenery

by Southland Golf Magazine in October 2009.

There are 6,113 yards of golf with a rating of 683. The slope rating of 130 rides on Bermuda grass and was designed by Lee E. Schmidt and Brian Curley. The course opened in 1991.

Mt. Woodson is managed by Synergy Golf Course Management LLC and is at 16422 N. Woodson Drive. It can be reached by phone at 760-788-3555.

Barona Creek Golf Club If golf is your thing, you can catch 18 holes at Barona Creek Golf Club, with 7,111 yards and some seriously long tees for par 72 links. Barona Creek Golf Club is just minutes from downtown Ramona at 1932 Wildcat Canyon Road and can be reached toll-free at 888-722-7662, or at 619390-8931.

The course rating is 74.4 on Bermuda grass with a slope rating of 140. It was designed by Gary Roger Baird, ASGCA, and opened in 2001.

Barona Creek is managed by Director of Golf Don King, Ross Marcano and Sandy Clark.

Barona Oaks Motocross Park Barona Oaks Motocross Park has been an important part of motocross for over 30 years. Barona Oaks has been involved in some of the biggest names in motocross like Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Johnson and Jimmy Johnson, who is now an accomplished NASCAR driver.

Barona Oaks Raceway is home of the California Mini Motorcycle Club (CMMC), which is run by an annually elected board of directors.

The track also has on-site camping that makes it ideal for out-of-town racers to come to Ramona and compete. This hillside racetrack is tucked away on the Barona Indian Reservation at 1800 Wildcat Canyon Road, less than 10 minutes from downtown Ramona. You can contact Barona Oaks Motocross Park by calling 619838-1920.

Barona Drag Strip Ramona is also home to the Barona Drag Strip, an eighth-mile high-speed run located just up the hill from the Barona Oaks Motocross

Recreation Park at 1750 Wildcat Canyon Road. Call them at 619-993-0272.

You can rent the track for test/tune events, camp at the track and get racing fuel and methanol at the track.

Barona Speedway If drag racing and motocross wasn’t enough there’s a 1⁄4 mile banked oval track sitting right next to the Barona Drag Strip.

Barona Speedway races Pro Stocks, Factory Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, Pony Stocks and Dwarfs. You can contact Barona Speedway via Fast Track Enterprises at 619-669-1303.

and Hyper Ball with Airball, NPPL and even X-Ball.

Giant Paintball Giant is a fairly new park located at the Barona Oaks Motocross park just outside of Ramona. Airsoft players will be right at home with great courses and all the supplies you’ll need,

including a Full Day Air Fill (any size) for only ten bucks!

Giant Paintball is open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reservations may be made by calling 1-877442-6897.

Private parties are welcome.

Velocity Paintball If you’d rather gear up and unload on your pals, you can let loose at Velocity Paintball at Warnock Road and San Vicente in Ramona. They offer a secluded arena with plenty of technical challenges in a unnoticeably small area.

You can rent equipment there and refill your CO2 tanks.

They offer over a dozen different fields with Speed Ball

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Clubs & Organizations 4-H Clubs (Ramona) Paisanos .................................... 760-789-3882

Friends of Ramona Library ............ 760-789-3525 Fund for Animals Wildlife Rehab... 760-789-2324

Palomar Sportsmen’s Club ............ 619-596-8124 Parent Teachers Association

Rancheros ......ramonarancheros4h.webs.com Stars .......................................... 760-788-2497

Gideons International ................... 760-749-9750 Girl Scouts/Brownies..................... 760-739-0860

Barnett Elementary................... 760-788-3500 Hanson Elementary................... 760-787-2100

Valley ........................................ 760-788-1589 Wranglers ................................. 760-788-0622

Guy B. Woodward Museum .......... 760-789-7644 Happy Hatters (Red Hat Society)... 760-789-0440

James Dukes Elementary .......... 760-788-5060 Mt. Woodson Elementary ......... 760-788-5120

AA-North County .......................... 760-758-2514 Al-Anon ......................................... 800-690-2666

Health & Human Services ............. 760-738-2438 Hidden Valley Ranch Rehab .......... 760-789-4600

Olive Peirce Middle School ....... 760-787-2400 Ramona Elementary.................. 760-787-4400

American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W.) ................................. 760-788-6824

In His Steps.................................... 760-789-5988 Intermountain Republican Women’s Club

Ramona High School ................. 760-787-4000 Pemarro-Chemical Dependency.... 760-789-8070

American Legion Post #332 .......... 760-789-0238 Arriba Teen Center ....................... 760-788-6443

Federated ................................. 760-787-1148 Iron Mountain Conservancy ......... 760-788-WILD

Poison Control Center ................... 800-876-4766 Rainbow Riders ............................. 760-788-4594

Boy Scouts Troop 679 .......... www.troop679.org Boy Scouts Troop 768 .......... www.troop768.org

Kiwanis Club .................................. 760-789-5056 Knights of Columbus ..................... 760-789-0583

Ramona Adult Day Health Center . 760-789-1553 Ramona Adult Softball .................. 760-317-8160

Boys & Girls Club........................... 760-788-7564 Business Network Exchange ......... 760-504-6608 California School Employees Assn. 760-787-2059

La Leche League ............................ 760-782-3408 Lemurian Fellowship ..................... 760-789-1420 Mothers & More .................................................

Ramona Ag Boosters ..................... 760-788-1494 Ramona Arabian Horse Assoc. ...... 760-789-1977 Ramona Art Guild .......................... 760-789-7131

Cleveland National Forest ............ 858- 673-6180 Club X Teen Center ....................... 760-788-7564

..................... ramoma.momsnmore@gmail.com Mussey Grade Road Alliance...............................

Ramona Bar Association ............... 858-456-5822 Ramona Cemetery District ............ 760-789-0136

Cub Scouts ................................... 760-789-0780 Del Dios Sheltie Rescue ................. 760-788-1846

....................................dj0conklin@earthlink.net Narcotics Anonymous ................... 800-479-0062

Ramona Chamber of Commerce ... 760-789-1311 Ramona Christian Women’s Club.. 760-788-0434

Disaster Preparedness .................. 858-565-3490 Domestic Violence Hotline ............ 619-234-3164

.........................................Spanish 619-491-1984 Office of Emergency Services ........ 858-565-3490

Ramona Community Center .......... 760-789-0999 Ramona Comm. Planning Grp ....... 760-445-8545

Emergency Animal Rescue ............ 760-789-5775 FAST .............................................. 800-660-4789

Palomar Observatory .................... 760-742-2119 Palomar Ranger District ............... 760-788-0250

Ramona Comm. Resource Center . 760-738-2438 Ramona Concert Association ........ 760-789-7474

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Clubs & Organizations Ramona Country Fair .................... 760-789-1311 Ramona Elder Srvc. Team (REST) .. 760-788-4228

Ramona PONY Baseball................. 760-788-1978 Ramona Pop Warner ..... RamonaPopWarner.net

SANDAG ........................................ 619-699-1900 S.D.C.E. Equestrian Centers ........... 760-789-3407

Ramona Equine Industry Network 760-533-6853 Ramona FFA .................................. 760-788-5041

Ramona Ramblers ......................... 760-789-0440 Ramona Real Estate Association ... 760-803-4708

Salvation Army .............................. 760-788-3310 SD Co. Emergency Services. .......... 858-565-3490

Ramona Fibromyalgia Support...... 760-789-1635 Ramona Fire Safe Council ............. 760-445-8545

Ramona Rotary Club ..................... 619-339-1767 Ramona Rodeo.............................. 760-519-1632

SD County Genealogical Ass. ......... 760-789-2534 SD Housing Commission................ 619-231-9400

Ramona Food & Clothes Closet..... 760-789-4458 Ramona Forum ............................. 760-207-9139

Ramona Senior Center .................. 760-789-0440 Ramona Soccer League ........RamonaSoccer.com

San Vicente Pony Club .................. 760-789-4470 SV Saddle Club .. info@sanvicentesddleclub.com

Ramona Garden Club .................... 760-789-8774 Ramona Girls Softball.................... 760-789-6669

Ramona Teachers Association ...... 760-788-2985 Ramona Tea’d ............... ramonatead@mail.com

San Vicente Valley Club ................. 760-440-9267 Santa Maria Masonic Lodge #580 F & AM ..........

Ramona Grange No. 632 ............... 619-444-4559 Ramona Head Start ....................... 760-789-2087

Ramona Town Hall, Inc. ................ 760-789-8696 Ramona Trails Association ............ 760-788-0354

...................................................... 760-787-9727 Santana Riders .............................. 760-765-3381

Ramona Junior Fair. ...................... 760-788-0622 Ramona Library ............................. 760-788-5270

Ramona Trails Pony Club .............. 760-789-9684 Ramona Tree Trust........................ 760-787-0794

Sierra Del Mar Camp ..................... 760-788-3310 Social Security ............................... 800-772-1213

Ramona Lions Club........................ 760-789-4726 Ramona Nutrition Program........... 760-789-0440 Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society

Ramona Vicente Pony Club ........... 760-788-1955 Ramona Wildwood Ranch ............. 760-788-3310 Ramona Woman’s Club................. 760-788-0806

Soroptimist Int’l. - Ramona ........... 760-525-4888 Suicide Prevention Hotline ............ 800-273-8255 Teen Crisis Hotline ........................ 800-852-8336

(R.O.A.R.S.) .......................... info@ROARS.net Ramona Outdoor Community Center, Inc.

Ramona Women’s Connection ..... 760-789-7474 Ramona Youth Soccer ................... 760-788-7242

Toastmasters................................. 760-788-9139 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) .. 760-789-0238

(ROCC) ...................................... 760-788-0811 Ramona Parks & Rec. Assoc. ........ 760-789-0999

Rape & Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline ...................................... 858-385-4657

Unyeway, Inc................................. 760-789-5960 VFW Auxiliary #3783 ...........................................

Ramona Pet Awareness League .... 760-788-1846 Spay/Neuter, Medical, Lost & Found

Restoration Ranch Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation ........................... 760-787-9432

.............................. 760-789-0831/760-789-7888 Vision International ....................... 760-789-4700

Hotline ...................................... 760-788-9822 Ramona Pioneer Historical Soc ..... 760-789-7644

RIDEFACT ...................................... 866-765-3177 Royal Alliance Band & Guard ........ 760-787-4198

Wildlife Research Institute ............ 760-789-3992

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Business Directory Accounting and Bookkeeping Services

Automotive - Detailing

Churches (continued)

Cindy Price, E.A. ............................ 760-788-6944

Jerry’s B Street Car Wash .............. 760-789-7811

Light of the Lamb ............................ 760-788-7796

Diversified Accounting .................. 760-789-8870

K2 Auto Detailing .......................... 760-420-4944

Mountain View Community ........... 760-789-0866

H&R Block – Elizabeth Flehr .......... 760-789-3510

Ramona Classic Car Wash ............. 760-788-1343

LA Consulting Company ................ 619-994-9542 Air Conditioning & Heating

New Life Assembly of God .............. 760-789-1522 Ramona Lutheran ........................... 760-789-1367

Juanita’s Bookkeeping & Tax Serv. 760-789-1334 Banks

Ramona Seventh Day Adventist ...... 760-789-3478

Bank of Southern California .......... 760-788-8788

Ramona United Methodist ............. 760-789-7106

Union Bank ................................... 760-788-6742

Ramona Valley New Life Church ..... 951-775-9479 Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church .......... 760-788-7456

Ace Heating & Cooling .................. 760-419-4275 Action Air Conditioning & Heating 760-787-0875

Beauty Shops

Corrigan’s Heating & Air Cond. .... 760-788-7033

Artistry in Hair............................... 760-789-1231

The Way Church.............................. 760-789-2732

B Street Salon ............................... 760-788-4916

Computer Services

Airport

Beauty 2 You ................................. 760-789-4247

Comprehensive Computer Service.. 760-594-0922

Ramona Airport ............................ 760-788-3366

bellamia Salon Spa Boutique ........ 760-788-3275 Chic Boutique ................................ 760-788-2800

Contractors

Animal Services

Dreamy Nails & Spa ...................... 760-789-7448

Flash Electric ................................... 760-789-2988

A Country Clip ............................... 760-788-3722

Master Hair & Nails ...................... 760-789-4980

Lou’s Cabinets ................................. 760-789-4412

County of San Diego Department of Animal Services ......................................... 619-767-2675

Moxie Salon .................................. 760-789-0022

Mark Owens General Contractor .... 760-789-5265

Ramona Beauty Supply & Salon. ... 760-789-4413

Michael B. McDonald ...................... 760-644-7541

Emergency Animal Rescue ............ 760-789-5775

Salon Blondies ............................... 760-789-9989

Pieters Co. Design & Construction .. 858-435-0804

La Dolce Vita Alpacas .................... 760-788-1959

Shear Attitude............................... 760-788-3999

R.J. Kuchta Construction ................. 760-789-5209

Laund-Yer-Mutt........................... 760-788-WASH

Shearendipity ................................ 760-484-6600

Superior AC & Heating .................... 760-789-6784

Venus Nails & Spa ......................... 760-787-5909 Antiques

Dance

Michael E. Clack ............................ 760-788-3620

Building & Home, also see Contractors

Dance Centre of Ramona ................ 760-789-8532

Original Old Town Antique Fair ..... 760-789-0574

Accurate Underground & Grading . 760-789-8792

Ramona/Julian Academy of Dance . 760-789-1711

Squash Blossom Trading Co. ......... 760-788-2353

EPS Lumber, Economizers ............. 760-789-4950 Hurricane & Poway Fence Co. ....... 760-789-4142

Dentist

Appliance Repair

Ransom Brothers True Value......... 760-789-0240

Dr. Brandon Jergensen, DDS ....... 760-789-6200

Mr. Ron’s Appliance Repair........... 760-788-8481

Watt’s New Solar Systems ............ 760-782-9200

Dr. Jaime Gonzalez, DDS ............. 760-787-0962

Arts

Carpet Cleaning

Dr. Liske DDS Gen. Dentistry ....... 760-789-9500

Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery .......... 760-789-3682

Big D Services, Inc. ........................ 760-789-0587

Dr. Mark Chintala, DDS ............... 760-789-2882

Ramona Concert Association ........ 760-789-7474

One Call Carpet & Uph. Cleaning .. 760-504-6608

Ramona Dental Group ................ 760-789-8537

We Care Carpet & Uph. Cleaning . 760-788-1862

Ramona Family Dentistry ............ 760-789-0170

Joe Bradley Auctioneers ............... 619-297-7653

Carpet & Flooring

Dermatology

TNT Auction .................................. 801-519-0123

The Carpet Lady ............................ 760-789-6929

Ramona Dermatology ................. 760-789-6434

Automotive

Child Care Services

Dining & Beverages

A&A Muffler .................................. 858-486-0415

Boys & Girls Club ........................... 760-788-7564

3rd Street Grill .............................. 760-789-2866

Country Tire & Auto ...................... 760-789-4141

Busy Bee Preschool ....................... 760-789-0941

Amerient Restaurant .................. 760-789-6855

Dr. James L. Hill DDS Inc. ............. 760-789-2330

Auction Services

Danny’s Truck & Auto ................... 760-789-6177

Amici ........................................... 760-788-4800

Dave’s Auto Truck & RV Service .... 760-788-1770

Christmas Trees

Big Apple Bagels .......................... 760-788-1800

Eiler Tire & Brake .......................... 760-788-7560

Pine Tree Acres ............................. 760-788-5524

Boll Weevil of Ramona ................ 760-788-1392

Main Street Auto Care .................. 760-788-8686

Cheers Of Ramona ...................... 760-789-0270

Prestige 2 Auto Collision ............... 760-788-5639

Churches

ColdStone Creamery.................... 760-788-4335

RAE................................................ 760-788-1505

Berean Bible Church ..................... 760-789-2278

Da Tuna Shack ............................ 760-788-8862

Ramona Body Shop ....................... 760-789-0080

Church of Christ ............................ 760-789-7103

D’Carlos....................................... 760-789-4340

Ramona Motor Works .................. 760-789-3094

Congregation Etz Chaim ................ 760-789-7393

Jeremy’s on the Hill..................... 760-765-1587

Ramona Transmissions ................. 760-788-0200

First Christian Church.................... 760-789-2371

Kenrix Sushi................................. 760-788-8002

Ron’s Tire & Brake Inc. .................. 760-789-3600

First Congregational Church ......... 760-789-3348

La Cocina..................................... 760-789-8332

Stallion Customs ........................... 760-788-6004

Grace Community Church ............. 760-789-0562

Los Amigos .................................. 760-789-5086

Superior Automotive .................... 760-789-2800

Hope Vineyard Christian ............... 760-789-7775

Mamma Rosa Italian Restaurant 760-789-6147

Traction Tire .................................. 760-789-8877

Immac. Heart of Mary Catholic ....... 760-789-0583

Mi Casa Reveles .......................... 760-789-9823

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Business Directory Dining & Beverages (continued)

Fencing

Jewelry

Molly Malone’s ........................... 760-789-9050

Hurricane Poway Fence – Com. . 760-789-4142

Artistry in Gold ............................ 858-486-4373

Nikos Greek Kafe......................... 760-789-2342

Ramona Fence, Inc. – Resid. ....... 760-788-1538

Jewelry World and Loan .............. 760-789-2048 Mc Whorter Jewelers .................. 760-789-3385

Nuevo Grill .................................. 760-789-2801 The Oaks Grille ............................ 760-789-8290

Financial

Packards ..................................... 760-789-4262

Edward Jones – Yvonne Catton ... 760-789-8419

Landscape Services Calvillo’s Landscape Service ........ 760-788-6913

Poway Sushi Lounge ................... 858-748-0070 Quizno’s ...................................... 760-787-9892

Fireplace / Woodstoves / Chimney Sweep

Edible Eden, orchard specialist ... 858-748-3316

Ramona Cafe............................... 760-789-8656

Pott Belly Shop ............................ 760-789-4567

RTC Nursery ................................ 760-789-5910

Romano’s Italian ......................... 760-765-1003

Fire Equipment

Legal Services

Santa Ysabel Casino .................... 760-787-0909

California Fire Apparel & Equip. .. 760-271-9118

Evan A. Drexl, Esq. ...................... 760-789-1485

Ramona Lisa’s Pizza & Subs ........ 760-789-8200

Law Office Krysak & Associates... 760-789-9314

Sizzler .......................................... 760-789-3240 Florists Disposal/Recycling

Luis Vasquez Floral Designs ........ 760-787-9300

Library

County of San Diego Recycling .....877-r-1-earth

Ramona Florist & Gifts ................ 760-789-1852

Ramona Library ........................... 760-738-2434

Daily Disposal .............................. 619-702-3300

Furniture

Ramona Disposal Service ............ 760-789-0516

Dovetail Furnishings - Custom..... 619-977-4105 Golf

Education Services

Lumber E.P.S. Lumber .............................. 760-789-4950

Richardson Recycling .................. 760-789-9041

Ransom Bros. Lumber & Supply . 760-789-0240

San Vicente Golf Resort ............... 760-789-8290 Martial Arts

College Planning Source.............. 858-676-0700 Lacaze Learning Center ............... 760-519-7517

Grocery Stores

Ramona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ........... 760-787-5855

Ramona Luthern School .............. 760-789-4804

Albertsons ................................... 760-789-0023

Ramona Martial Arts ................... 760-315-2274

Ramona Family Naturals ............. 760-787-5987 Elder Care

Stater Brothers ........................... 760-789-9915

Massage Bee Bees Massage Therapy ........ 760-445-5322

Aging in Place .............................. 951-760-6579

Cozy Spa & Massage ................... 760-576-7615

Casa De Las Campanas ................ 858-451-9152

Hardware Stores

Grace Care Management ............ 760-789-9177

E.P.S. Hardware .......................... 760-789-4950

Ramona Adult Day Health Care .. 760-789-1553

Ransom Bros. Hardware ............. 760-789-7898

Entertainment

Health Clubs

Mainstage Theatre ...................... 760-789-7008

Crossfit Brand X .......................... 760-419-7135

Mortgage Bankers/Brokers

Fitness Xpress for Women ........... 760-870-4580

San Vicente Mortgage................. 760-787-1700

Equine

Jazzercise .................................... 760-789-0960

Shelly Heimer .............................. 619-743-8848

Matthews Equine Service, Inc. .... 760-789-1123

Ramona Fitness Center ............... 760-789-3500

Town & Country Home Loans...... 760-789-9995

Health Services

Mortuary & Cemetery

Arch Health Partners................... 760-789-5160

Bonham Bros. & Stewart............. 760-789-1678

Event Services

Ramona Oaks Family Practice..... 760-789-8812

Cantrall Wedding Officiant Serv. 619-699-9290

Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic ... 760-789-7059

Nuevo Memory Gardens/Ramona Cemetery District ........................................ 760-789-0136

Home Improvement

Motorcyles

Eye Care

Carrera Design ............................ 760-788-4759

All American KTM ....................... 760-788-7733

20/20 Eyesite .............................. 760-788-0088

Handyman Plus .......................... 760-420-6004

Ramona Performance Cycles ...... 760-788-2453

Ramona Eye Care ........................ 760-788-3622

Ramona Interiors ....................... 760-789-6025

Mobile Home Parks Oak Tree Ranch Inc. .................... 760-789-1382

STTS Cowboy Challenge .............. 760-330-6643 Top Ridge Farms ......................... 949-702-4260

Seidl’s Party Rentals .................... 760-787-9455

Studio One .................................. 760-789-9328

Music

Tom Fite Const. & Patio Co. ........ 619-405-9390

Ramona Music...............................760-789-3154

Insurance

Notary

Elite Contractors Insurance......... 877-331-9149

Cantrall Mobile Notary ............... 619-699-9290

Feed Stores

Farmers Ins. Amber Ramirez ....... 760-789-0010

Joan Gansert ............................... 760-518-2081

Catt Farm & Ranch Supply .......... 760-789-2280

Farmers Ins. Luis Carbajal ........... 760-787-1100

Elston Hay & Grain ...................... 760-789-5020

Wateridge Insurance Services ..... 760-788-9558

Farmers Market Farmer Steve Inc. ........................ 760-751-0805 Ramona Certified Farmers Mkt. .. 760-788-1924

Orthodontist

E&R Quality ................................ 760-789-1741

Dr. C. M. Hulsey, III DDS, MS ....... 760-789-3340

Kahoots Feed & Pet Supply ......... 760-788-7785

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Real Estate (continued)

Schools

Air Superiority ............................. 760-445-2023

Coldwell Banker Country Realty (continued)

Barnett Elementary School ......... 760-787-3500

Veronica Clark .................... 760-803-3582

Hanson Elementary..................... 760-787-2100

Photography

Eileen Castberg RE Brokerage ..... 760-440-0884

James Dukes Elementary ............ 760-788-5060

Piedra Photos .............................. 760-522-8388

The Funderburk Company

Montecito High School ............... 760-787-4300

Myrna MacMurray ............. 760-390-0062 Plumbing

MJN Real Estate Nicholes Deseno ................. 760-803-4840

Jim Haworth Plumbing Service ... 760-789-5119 Ramona’s Plumber ...................... 760-788-2889

Prudential

Mt. Woodson Elementary ........... 760-788-5120 Mtn. Valley Academy .................. 760-787-3600 New Life Christian Academy ....... 760-788-8008 Olive Peirce Middle School ......... 760-787-2400

Bob Weaver ........................ 760-703-5158

Palomar College .......................... 760-744-1150

Postal Services

Deborah Hoss ..................... 760-822-2110

Ramona Community School ........ 760-787-3600

Ransom Brothers Postal Annex ... 760-789-7849

Joan Gansert ....................... 760-518-2081

Ramona Elementary ................... 760-787-4400

The UPS Store.............................. 760-789-1141

Melinda Farkas Real Estate Co. ... 800-360-3714

Ramona High School ................... 760-787-4000

United States Post Office ............ 800-275-8777

Ramona Real Estate Association ........ RREA.org

Ramona Lutheran School ............ 760-789-4804

Ramona Real Estate Brokerage

ROP/RUSD ................................... 760-787-4035

Propane, Gas & Oil Amerigas ..................................... 760-789-3100

Paul & Bryn Tarr ................. 760-789-4000

RUSD District Offices ................... 760-787-2000

Re/Max Direct ............................. 760-788-1000

Kamps Propane ........................... 619-390-6304

Jan Ryan.............................. 760-420-9780

Spa Services

Patriot Propane........................... 760-789-7079

Regina Flores ...................... 760-788-0721

Ambience Day Spa ...................... 619-328-4772

Propane Delivery Service ............ 760-721-8600

TL & Associates ........................... 760-440-9064

Spa Riviera .................................. 760-788-3738

Pro-Flame of Ramona ................. 760-788-6262

Town & Country Realty Inc. ........ 760-789-3400

Ramona Energy, Inc. .................. 800-789-0410

Thrift Shops

Shuster Oil, Inc. ........................... 760-745-0591

Resort

Valero ......................................... 760-789-2411

San Vicente Inn ........................... 760-789-8290 Santa Ysabel Resort & Casino ..... 760-782-0909

Utilities Ramona Municipal Water District . 760-789-1330

Property Management Easy Living Property Mngt. ........ 619-490-9577

Ramona Food & Clothes Closet... 760-789-4458

Retail

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. ......... 619-696-2000

AJ’s Art & Frame ......................... 760-788-4669 Publications

Crazy 9 Patch Quilt Shop ............. 760-789-4050

Veterinary Services

Orange Book Ramona Directory . 760-789-4243

Dynamic Discounts...................... 760-789-3346

Adobe Animal Hospital ................. 760-789-7090

Ramona Lifestyles ....................... 760-789-1350

Elam’s Hallmark .......................... 760-788-9107

Cedar Creek Equine Vet ................ 760-484-4426

Ramona Sentinel Newspaper ...... 760-789-1350

Fashionably Late ......................... 760-787-0797

Giddy-Up, Miska Carlberg DVM .... 760-504-6713

San Vicente Valley News ............. 760-789-7131

For What Décor........................... 760-788-8830

High Valley Veterinary Hospital .... 760-788-6250

Sentinel Magazine....................... 760-789-1350

Herbal Life – Amy Arena ............. 760-789-1529 Kimi’s Fashions............................ 760-789-1099

Waste Management

Pump & Water Storage

Kirk’s Bike Shop Inc. .................... 760-789-4111

Daily Disposal Services, Inc. .......... 619-702-3300

Ransom Pump & Supply, Inc. ...... 760-789-5955

La Femme Bath & Body............... 760-788-8400

Ramona Disposal .......................... 760-789-0174

Lia Sophia .................................... 760-219-9715 Real Estate

Mexi-Crafts Co. ........................... 760-789-2876

Water

Apple Tree Realty........................ 760-765-1111

Nan’s Place ................................. 760-787-5700

Hague Quality Water .................... 760-789-5010

Century 21 San Vicente

Ranger Doug ............................... 760-789-4867

Ramona Municipal Water Dist. ..... 760-789-1330

Carol Fowler........................ 760-522-1777

Sears of Ramona ......................... 760-788-8080

Clendenen Group ................ 760-787-3210

Seidl’s Party Supplies ................. 760-787-9455

Water Well Drilling

Doreen Smith...................... 760-803-4708

Take it or Leave It Clothing ......... 760-978-4493

AAA Drilling ................................... 760-587-9339

Kathy Smail ......................... 760-787-4296

Treasures Christian Store ............ 760-788-0254

Martha Luce ....................... 760-532-7196

Victoria Supply Company ............ 760-789-5656

Wineries

Sally Westbrook .................. 760-525-4888

Wrangler Dan’s Mercantile ......... 760-789-4964

Cactus Star Vineyard .................... 760-787-0779

Coldwell Banker Country Realty .. 760-789-2110

WT Kirkman Lanterns.................. 877-985-5267

Mahogany Mountain Vineyard ..... 760-788-7048 Pamo Valley Vineyards & Winery.. 760-788-0920

Cheryl Hotchkiss ................. 858-735-5542 Judy Raines ......................... 760-604-1946

RV

Schwaesdall Winery ...................... 760-789-7547

Karen Dye ........................... 760-787-3179

All About Fun – Rental/Sales ...... 760-789-8988

Woof & Rose Winery ..................... 760-788-4818

Melinda Zeller..................... 760-787-3190

All About Fun – RV Service .......... 760-789-0407 See ad in this publication

Melissa Wilcoxson .............. 760-415-6602 Sharon Quisenberry............ 760-787-3177

Septic

Susan Michalek ................... 760-445-1270

Green Clean ................................619-663-BLUE

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Karen Dye

Karen Dye is a 24-year resident of Ramona and would love to share the benefits of making Ramona your next home! Dye and her husband Jerry raised their two children here in Ramona, enjoying the open country, fresh air and wonderful people.

You may contact Karen at 760-445-7168.

Melissa Wilcoxson

Melissa Wilcoxson has been a Ramona resident for 26 years, where she built two homes, and raised 3 children. Wilcoxson has over 10 years in the Mortgage industry. That knowledge coupled with her experience in vacant land, building new homes and her excellent customer service makes her the perfect partner for you. Call Melissa at 760-415-6602.

Melinda Zeller

Melinda Zeller and her husband Nikos, have lived in Ramona for 6 years and have two sons, Nikos 10 and Blake 4. She grew up in the Midwest and has lived in the San Diego area for the past 17 years. It was the small-town American values and atmosphere that drew her to Ramona. Integrity, strong

negotiotion skills and commitment to her clients are a few qualities that have allowed her to succeed in the Real Estate industry. Melinda regularly attends real estate courses to stay up to date with the ever-changing market. Melinda can be reached at 619-708-9812.

Karen Pellettera

Karen Pellettera is a hard-core animal lover, drawn to Ramona way back in 1987. A native San Diegan, she grew up not only with dogs and cats for pets, but because her father was a commercial fisherman, she occasionally had live lobsters, but it’s hard to put a leash on a lobster!

Finding a property that allowed her to have 4 horses, 3 dogs, 2 cats, and several cockatiels was no easy task! Once she found Ramona, she knew she had found her new hometown!

Karen can be reached at 760-822-8899.

Jessica Mendez (Se habla Español) Jessica Mendez believes that experience and education are the cornerstone for success, Jessica has pursued learning and recently received her

California Associate Broker License.

This newest achievement helps identify Jessica as not only a long-time real estate agent with an abundant amount of experience, but as a professional realtor who can manage a variety of real estate transactions.

You can contact Jessica directly at 760-212-6265.

Gary Webb

Gary Webb has lived in Ramona for almost 3 years, he has been married for 33 years to his wonderful wife Robbie.

Together they have 2 beautiful daughters: Cortney 31, and Crystal 29. He loves boating, golf, travel, and family.

Gary was previously in the automotive business for 30 years, and is the former owner of Poway Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge. He joined Coldwell Banker Country Realty in 2010.

You can reach Gary at 858-442-7311.

Susan Michalek

Susan Michalek grew up in Ramona (aka: Sue Jensen) and graduated from Ramona High School in 1979. She loves Ramona and gets excited showing off her little town. She tells her buyers “Ramona is a Secret” because it is such a great place to live. She enjoys spending time with her family and has a yorkie named Nikki, her good luck charm! She has sold real estate for over 8 years. You can reach Susan at 760-445-1270.

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