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BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON Ramona Unified School District trustees don’t want to see budget projections with deficit spending. That was the message district officials received when they presented budget projections through June 2018. Each December district administrators present the school board with updated budget assumptions and projections for the current fiscal year and the next two years. While the latest report shows an ending balance of $6 million at the end of this fiscal year, it projects deficit spending in 2016-17 and 2017-18. “We just came out of a real tight time, a real dangerous time, and we need to be cautious,” said trustee Bob Stoody. “I need us to look with more caution at each one of the expense areas and not feel so free, because I’ve been uncomfortable with a lot of what’s gone on this year

in some of the spending areas.” Saying he takes responsibility for areas he voted to increase spending and acknowledging “there were some areas that needed to be increased,” Stoody said his concern is going from a $6 million ending balance this year to $778,149 by June 2018. “If I was to create another column, 2018-19, we’d be in big trouble,” he said. Parent Kim Newcomer agreed. “Have we forgotten about all the drama about the bond last year?” she asked. “What I’m expecting from these guys is a path to fiscal responsibility.” Looking at the district’s continued declining enrollment and seeing deficit spending, “if this was your home, you’d lose your home,” she said. “This is our schools. Are we going to lose our schools?” Responding to comments about the report being just projections, Newcomer said, “I don’t get a sense

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Ramona High School junior Jacob Powers gives reasons he supports having a sheriff's deputy on campus. Listening are sheriff's Commander Dave Myers, center, and Lt. Rich Williams with the sheriff's Ramona station. of urgency here. We just push it off. Everybody’s happy. We’ve got better benefits, we got raises, and I’m happy for people to have those, but I think we need to be a little more cautious about falling off that cliff and getting into crisis mode again.”

Trustee Kim Lasley, elected board president for 2016, noted that the district has to prepare projections before it knows what the budgets will be. “It’s not that the budget comes out SEE TRUSTEES, A22

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With Superintendent Robert Graeff smiling in the background, recent school district retirees, from left, Candace Cox, Debra Worthington and Michael Saavedra hold their crystal apples as district trustees and others wish them well in the next phase of their lives.

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Three longtime Ramona Unified employees said hello to retirement, but not before receiving a crystal apple and accolades from the school district, and applause, congratulations and thanks from trustees, co-workers, family and former students. Candace Cox, Michael “Mike” Saavedra and Debra “Debbie” Worthington were the center of attention at the start of the school board’s December meeting as they listened to others tell of their contributions to Ramona students. Cox and Saavedra each worked for the district for 25 years, Cox as an adaptive physical education teacher and Saavedra as a teacher in Ramona’s award-winning

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automotive program. Worthington was a secretary at Ramona Community School for the past 18 years. In addition to teaching during the school day, Saavedra worked with students before and after school and during weekends and holidays, former school board member Tony Dunkailo said. “We went to NHRA (National Hot Rod Association competition) every year and we kicked butt, said Dunkailo. “We go to New York, we win. A little town like Ramona of 50,000 takes first place in the nationals in New York.” Dunkailo said he has watched the district’s auto program grow since 1978, when his son was a student of another district retiree, Mike Jordan. SEE RETIREES, A22

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Kidnap-carjack suspect faces charges Creek bed cleanup planned for Jan. 9 in San Diego and Orange counties Kidnapping, robbery and other charges were filed in San Diego against a man accused of abducting a batting coach and his teenage student last week at Hickman Field in Kearny Mesa, then committing a carjacking to make his getaway, a prosecutor said last Wednesday. Ira Stringer, 45, was arrested Saturday, Dec. 26, following a high-speed chase that started in Orange County and ended in Riverside County. He was charged in Orange County with robbery, kidnapping and evading police and will be prosecuted there before facing charges in San Diego, said Deputy District Attorney Jim Koerber. Stringer was taken into custody in the city of Orange after fleeing from a Circle K gas station he allegedly robbed, according to San Diego police. The defendant allegedly admitted to the double kidnapping in Kearny Mesa when he was interviewed by SDPD detectives, and also allegedly admitted to robbing a mini-market in Lemon Grove before making his way to Orange County. The coach and teenage boy were kidnapped the morning of Dec. 23 from the Hickman Field ballpark at 5100 Hickman Field Drive. Stringer allegedly approached them and asked

for a cigarette. When the coach and teen declined, Stringer allegedly threatened them with a silver revolver and ordered them both into the coach’s car. Stringer allegedly ordered the coach to drive them to Ramona, with the teen in the passenger seat and Stringer in the back seat with his gun pointed at the victims. Stringer allegedly took the coach’s cell phone and pretended to have a conversation with another person who appeared to be in on the heist, according to San Diego police. The coach allegedly tried to take the gun from Stringer and a fight ensued, causing the coach to lose control of the

On the Agenda

Emergency Vehicle Operations Course and training facility; consideration of four-way stop at Fifth and D streets; public review of San Diego County Code related to amendments to Water Conservation in Landscaping Ordinance; county’s multi-year resurfacing program; winery ad hoc committee’s findings on county’s draft amendments to winery ordinance; election of officers for 2016; addition and confirmation of new subcommittee members; and Ramona Design Review Board meeting report.

Thursday, Jan. 7 Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. Among agenda items: waiver and design exception request for proposed Ramona Senior Garden, 1236-40 H St., to leave utility poles in place instead of undergrounding — reconsideration of previous vote required; informational presentation by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department on proposed

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car and crash into another vehicle near San Vicente and Chuckwagon roads in Ramona. The gun went off twice during the struggle, striking the roof of the car, according to the San Diego police. Immediately after the crash, the teen got out of the car and ran to a passing motorist to ask for help. The good Samaritan took the boy to the Ramona sheriff’s station. The victims told deputies that after the crash, the kidnapping suspect carjacked an elderly woman who tried to help them. Stringer is scheduled to be in court Jan. 11 for a preliminary hearing in Orange County.

Volunteers needed

A group of organizations is planning to clean trash out of the Santa Maria creek bed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, and is looking for volunteers. The project is spearheaded by Don Wendt, president of the Ramona Trails Association, who said anyone interested in volunteering can contact him at president@ramonatrails.org. In addition to Ramona Trails Association, other organizations that plan to

Monday, Jan. 11 Ramona Unified School District Board Workshop, 5 p.m., District Office Board Room, 720 Ninth St. Community workshop to solicit comments about desired characteristics for a new superintendent. Supt. Robert Graeff will retire at the end of the school year. More: 760-787-2007, www.ramonausd.net. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Ramona Municipal Water District Board, 2 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. More: rmwd.org.

take part are Iron Mountain Conservancy, Serve Ramona and Ramona Rotary Club. Representatives from the sheriff’s Ramona station will also be on hand. Wendt said they plan on meeting at the staging area, 1710 Montecito Road, and work about a quarter-mile downstream. Because much of the creek bed is on private property, Wendt said they obtained permission from the property owners. The sheriff’s department will put out a notice to any homeless people who might be living in the creek bed that it will be cleaned out that day, said Wendt. Volunteers must be 14 years or older. Student community service hours are available, according to organizers, but a parent/guardian must sign a liability waiver. Participants should bring heavy-duty gloves, and wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Closed-toe shoes or high-topped work boots are recommended. SEE CLEANUP, A3

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K-rails are stacked just off of Rutherford Road in preparation to install them on the hillside to divert rainwater into the drainage channels instead of into yards.

SDCE starts flood mitigation project BY KAREN BRAINARD Work is underway to prevent future flooding along Rutherford Road in San Diego Country Estates where many homeowners were devastated when rainwater and mud flowed down the hillside into their yards and houses during the July 2015 rainstorms. It’s a scenario the San Diego Country Estates Homeowners Association (HOA) does not want to see happen again, especially with predicted El Niño events approaching. The remedy includes the installation of 60 K-rails and at least 1,000 yards of rip-rap to divert water, said Jim Piva, president of the HOA “A lot of positive things are happening,” said Piva. Above the houses on one side of Rutherford Road is a mountain along which a rocky, uneven dirt service road runs parallel to the street. During the July 18 and 19 downpours that produced four inches of rain, water, mud, silt and rocks flowed down from the hillside into yards and across the street. The homeowners association owns the service road that is about 40 years old, but San Diego Gas & Electric has an easement and therefore is responsible for its maintenance, said Paul Fisher, president of Projection Engineering in Ramona, who was hired by the HOA to evaluate the area and come up with solutions. One of the solutions, Piva said, will be to camber the road towards the mountain so

FROM CLEANUP, A2 Also requested for use are buckets, trash clippers, wire cutters, shovels, rakes, hoes, pry bars, pitch forks and wheelbarrows. Anyone who wants to loan a wheelbarrow can drop it off at the staging site by 9 a.m. and pick it up at 3 p.m., said organizers. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

the rainwater won’t flow over the top of the road into people’s yards. That work will be covered by SDG&E, which has hired Patriot General Engineering Inc., of Lakeside, said Piva. The HOA is also hiring Patriot for its share of the work and will then save on costs because the equipment will already be on-site, he noted. Patriot will be installing 60 20-foot K-rails to force the water into the drainage ditches and culverts, and 1,000 pounds of rip-rap — in this case, broken concrete — to help slow down the momentum of the flow. Installation of the k-rails were scheduled to begin on Monday. “We’re taking all the water that comes off that mountain...and divert it to the drainage and the culverts between people’s property that it was designed to do originally,” said Piva. The HOA was also able to save money on the rip-rap, which is coming from a former dairy on Warnock Road. Piva said when he learned that John Gassaway was hired to break up concrete at the former dairy and haul it away, he told Gassaway the HOA could use it for rip-rap. “We saved a boatload of money with that,” he said. The HOA has budgeted $150,000 for the work, said Piva, and the county has given them the green light. Piva said the project makes sense for an association to do because besides mitigating future flooding, it can also help maintain land values.

If it rains on Jan. 9, the cleanup event will be rescheduled. Ramona Trails Association could also use help the next morning, Jan. 10, when it plans on improving overgrown trails in Ramona Community Park, said Wendt. Those interested can contact him at president@ramonatrails.org.

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What kind of person should district’s next superintendent be? Ramona’s elected school trustees will meet on Monday, Jan. 11, at 5 p.m. to hear what characteristics community members want in the public district's next superintendent. An observer at the December school board meeting noticed how some trustees viewed the word community. The impression was that they considered it the school community — thus the suggestions to send an all-call to parents, a mass email to district employees, emails to each school site and the parent-teacher-student association, and a note on the district website. The Sentinel appreciates the current superintendent — who will retire at the end of the school year in June — for pointing to the reporter in the room and suggesting the newspaper as another vehicle to consider to get the word out to the community. The community, after all, includes all Ramonans, many of whom have no direct connection to the school district but who pay the bills through their tax contributions, who donate to and volunteer for student causes, and without whom the district would be a lonely and withering island onto itself. As trustees consider traits they’d like to see in the next superintendent, we encourage them to find someone who is comfortable with the general community and who sees the value in being open about school business — the positive as well as the negative — and understands that the public is more at ease with a district that keeps the community in the information loop. Bob Graeff has done that through his letters to the community, his "Yesterday" email wrap-ups after each school board meeting, and his accessibility to the public. Specifics of the next superintendent’s contract also likely will be discussed. How much should a superintendent in a unified district with a $56.7 million budget, about 5,590 students and 678 employees — not counting substitutes and coaches — be paid, and how should his or her contract be worded? Among other considerations are leadership qualities, budget priorities, strength in tough situations, ability to think outside the educational box, and the understanding that the elected trustees set policies and district direction. Also, does a school district superintendent have to be an educator? We encourage Ramonans to share with their elected trustees what’s important to them in a school district superintendent. Those unable to attend the meeting may send comments to Graeff's administrative assistant, Robyn Puckett, at rpuckett@ramonausd.net. Those without computer access may mail their suggestions to Puckett at Ramona Unified School District Office, 720 Ninth St., Ramona, CA 92065 Attn: Robyn Puckett, or bring their suggestions in writing to Puckett in the district office. We appreciate trustee Bob Stoody’s suggestion to hold the community meeting and the rest of the board’s immediate support for the idea. On another note, we commend those on the board who said they didn’t like the idea of deficit spending in the multi-year budget projection presented to trustees last month. The fact that a motion to approve the budget update — which included deficit spending — did not receive a second is a positive sign. Ramona school district is not the federal government. It is closer to the community and should have more common sense. These are supposed to be better economic times. If we deficit spend now, what will happen when the economy takes a dip?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Good Samaritans assist elderly woman This letter is to thank the gentlemen who changed the tire on my vehicle during a brief stop along San Vicente Road. I asked to borrow a phone to call my car garage, Basel’s Body and Frame. The man working on the road offered to change my tire and would not accept any lunch money, so I said I will call the Ramona Sentinel and give my thanks in a letter to the editor. To John Volpp and Fabian Velasco, contractors on the freeway to Ramona: THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH. Ana Saint-Germain Ramona Note: Ana Saint-Germain is 92 years old. How will gun ‘control’ laws be enforced? My recent Sentinel article compared statistical gun homicides to other tragic deaths and the overall attitude of the current administration toward guns. Rochelle Hancock replied with a letter to the editor and raised several questions: Was it not my priority to help prevent mass murdering by not being burdened by a few gun rules? Also, what exactly concerns gun owners about “control?” The answer to the former is our lives are filled with rules, including legal, moral values and common sense, to prevent us from harming one another or ourselves. Probably 99% of the world follow these and helps us all to feel safe. So my answer is yes. As to “control,” that will be determined by the Constitution, the Legislature and ultimately the Supreme Court. The common sense and effectiveness of the “control” can always be

called into question. Banning 20-ounce sugary drinks is “control,” being able to buy two 10-ounce drinks shows the lack of common sense and ineffectiveness of the ban. I think everyone agrees that felons and mentally unstable should be barred from owning guns. Some argue that a 10-day background check for any gun purchase should be applied nationwide. I agree with that type of gun control. But San Francisco takes gun control a step further and all the way into your house. Despite state laws governing proper handling and storage of firearms in your home, San Francisco requires you to barrel lock or store in a locked safe any handgun when not in use. This includes when you are asleep. So San Francisco does not trust its citizens to follow proper moral and common sense rules; they make it illegal not to follow them. But how exactly is this going to be enforced? Barring probable cause or a warrant to enter someone’s home, it would require the Gun Police smashing through the 4th Amendment and the door of a sleeping citizen and demanding to see their guns are properly stored. “Control,” yes; sensible and effective, hardly. This law is from a city that recently witnessed the gun homicide of a young woman. The accused is an illegal immigrant and five-time felon whot was wanted for deportation but given “sanctuary” by San Francisco. The gun used was stolen from a federal agency, the Bureau of Land Management. There are plenty of gun laws enacted that were meant to stop such a crime. Tragically it required common sense to prevent it. Peter Cassella Ramona

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Investment manager needed on Estates board BY GARY HURST It is the start of a new year and the San Diego Country Estates Association is asking for nominations for the three positions that will be open on the board of directors. I hope a few of the more than 3,000 Estates owners will consider serving on the board. The particular perspective and skill set required is that of investment manager. Each property owner in the Estates is also an investor in the association. Each Estates owner is a “shareholder” in the association that owns and manages assets on behalf of, and for the benefit of, all Estates owners. The owners invested in the association and these assets when they bought property in the Estates. The association board of directors has the fiduciary responsibility to manage these investments for the benefit of all owners.

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The perspective and skill set required to fulfill the responsibilities of an investment manager require common sense, but are not common. Investment managers must consider the long term — they are managing investments in assets that may be used by owners far beyond our lifetimes. Their responsibility is to preserve and grow the value of owner's investments — to look beyond the short-term desire to maximize revenue or cash flow, or minimize assessments. This requires special knowledge and skills that are not required in most private or public sector management positions. Investment managers must be able to focus on strategic financial

judgments. This requires a deep familiarity with management information systems. What information is critical? How can this information be obtained? Not from accounting systems and public financial statements that inherently measure, categorize, and report in predetermined formats what has already happened. Investment managers must know how to use cost accounting systems to obtain management information above and beyond the formal financial reporting system. Investment managers must know how to actively listen in order to get the best ideas from all owners, and use those ideas to create and

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implement the best financial strategies. This requires a substantial time investment, and use of open forums like public email forums. Investment managers know that to develop sound long-term strategy they must devote a lot more time to an idea than a three minute presentation by an owner at a monthly board meeting. Investment managers know that they must be able to communicate directly with owners via email to develop sound long-term strategy. Investment managers, not staff, manage communications with investors. Owners must be able to communicate via email with individual directors or the board as a whole at the owner's discretion, and not

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The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on state Route 78 in Julian over the weekend as a 68-year-old Canadian man vacationing in Yuma, Ariz. Larry Ferniuk apparently lost control of his motorcycle in the eastbound lanes, east of San Felipe Road, and laid the bike down around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday. He was thrown into oncoming traffic and was struck by a pickup truck hauling a trailer, according to the California Highway Patrol. Ferniuk was declared dead at the scene about 40 minutes after the crash, authorities said. It was not immediately known where he was headed. A Sig Alert was in effect for several hours for State Route 78 between Scissors Crossing and Yaqui Pass while officials investigated the crash.

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Hawk Watch returns on Saturdays throughout January and February The Wildlife Research Institute is hosting Hawk Watch, a free event that introduces visitors of all ages to resident raptors, every Saturday in January and February. The first Hawk Watch of 2016 was held on Jan. 2. Others will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road, rain or shine, on Jan. 9, 23 and 30, and Feb. 6,

13, 20 and 27. The institute recommends visitors arrive by 9:30 a.m. and bring cameras and binoculars. Scopes will be available for participants to use to see raptors in the wild up close. The organization’s biologists and volunteers say they will have hot coffee brewing, along with doughnuts and other refreshments.

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Series of four childbirth preparation classes scheduled to start on Sunday Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic will start its next childbirth preparation series on Sunday, Jan. 10. Classes in the four-session series will continue each Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The last class will be on Jan. 31. The series prepares a mother and her coach for the baby’s birth. Whether she chooses the birth to be in a hospital, in a birth center or at home, there is something for her to learn in this class,

says Anita Krisik at the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic. Among topics covered will be choices available, nutrition during pregnancy, medical intervention, and different drugs and medications offered in the hospital environment. Natural pain relief, how to make a birth plan, and what to do in case of an emergency also will be covered. In addition, breastfeeding and

information about the newborn will be discussed. Attendance at all four classes is encouraged. The classes will be held in the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic at 1530 Main St., Suite 6. For more information or to register, call the clinic at 760-789-7059.

Ramona Senior Activity Center at 434 Aqua Lane is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. except for legal holidays. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals also are delivered to the homebound. Suggested lunch donation for seniors age 60 and older and for the homebound is $4. Transportation is $1. Lunch for a non-senior guest of a senior is $6. For reservations and more information, call 760-789-0440. Menu Thursday, Jan. 7: Boneless chicken breast, mushroom gravy, California vegetables, rice, pears. Friday, Jan. 8: Stuffed bell peppers, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, tropical fruit. Monday, Jan. 11: Stuffed manicotti, Italian vegetables, garlic bread, peaches. Tuesday, Jan. 12: Chili beans with meat, cornbread, salad, tropical fruit. Wednesday, Jan. 13: Teriyaki chicken, four-way mixed vegetables, rice pilaf, kiwi. Thursday, Jan. 14: Pork chops, stuffing and gravy, broccoli, applesauce. Friday, Jan. 15: Scalloped potatoes, California vegetables, roll, Fruit Cocktail. Activities Thursday, Jan. 7: Machine embroidery at 9 a.m., Bingo at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8: Exercise at 9 a.m., Pinochle at 9 a.m., Seniors empowering seniors at 10 a.m., Pokeno at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11: Exercise at 9 a.m., Lace/Crochet at 9:30 a.m., Wii Monday at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12: Walking Group at 8 a.m., Quilting at 9 a.m., Yoga at 9 a.m., Computer Class at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13: Exercise at 9 a.m., Pinochle at 9 a.m., Senior Center Bridge at 12:30 p.m. More information about the center is at 760-789-0440, at ramonaseniorcenter.com and on Facebook.

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Ramona Unified superintendent ready to ‘slow down’ BY PAT MAIO Special to the Sentinel Ramona Unified Superintendent Bob Graeff, who navigated his school district through a major fiscal crisis, has announced plans to retire at end of the school year. “I’ve been 40 years in public education. It’s time. It’s been a long, good road, but it’s time,” said the 62-year-old Graeff. He said he's tired, burned out and ready to try something different, but not on a full-time basis. Options include consulting or coaching other superintendents, or perhaps teaching part time. “It’d be nice to slow down the merry-go-round,” said Graeff, a lifelong educator in San Diego who joined the Ramona district as an assistant superintendent of educational services in 2001 before becoming superintendent in 2008. “I still have enough life and energy to do something different.” District leaders said Graeff will be deeply missed. ”I hate to see him go,” said

2015 school board president Dawn Perfect. “He’s done a really good job. He’s a team player.” Perfect said district trustees plan to meet Jan.11 to begin mapping out the process of hiring a new superintendent — hopefully by this spring. “It’s going to be tough shoes to fill,” she said. “The school district is the single largest employer in Ramona. He’s kind of like the CEO of the largest corporation in town. It’s a tough and stressful job.” Graeff will be cutting short a contract that is good through the 2017 school year, with total annual compensation of roughly $244,300. He said he wants to spend more time with his wife, Alicia, an assistant principal at Westview High School in Poway, and their two children, Katie, a senior, and Danny, sophomore, at San Pasqual High School. Part of that family time will involve a couple of bucket-list vacations. Graeff said he’ll take his clan on an “old-fashioned car trip” in the southeastern United States to Nashville, Florida’s

Disney World, Atlanta and New Orleans. They’ll visit relatives, eat Cajun food and Graeff will reacquaint himself with the Deep South. When they return from the road trip, they’ll head to Oahu, the third largest of the Hawaiian island chain for another vacation. Graeff stepped into the job as superintendent at a difficult time for Ramona Unified. The district has seen enrollment plunge since 2000, falling by nearly 24 percent from 7,200 students in 2001 to 5,590 today as the

local population has grown older. At the same time, several schools were getting older and falling into disrepair. The district has tried six times to pass school bond measures since the 1960s, and each was rejected by district voters. Eventually, Ramona Unified borrowed significant amounts of money to build two new campuses — Ramona Community and Hanson Elementary schools — and improve two others. Graeff said the decision to borrow wasn’t his, but

digging the district out of debt and trying to convince the community to invest in its schools became a top priority. Little progress has been made on the latter. “It hurts,” said Graeff of his efforts to get a bond measure passed while superintendent. “Do I take it personally? Ramona is a unique community. We have just never been able to put the right message together.” Graeff took over as superintendent just as the economic downturn was hitting, forcing the state to

District includes community in search for a new leader Public workshop Monday

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new superintendent, reads an announcement on the district’s website, www.ramonausd.net. To support this effort, the trustees will host a community workshop in the District Office Board Room, 720 Ninth St., at 5 p.m. on

Monday, Jan. 11, to hear from community members. Members of the community may also email Robyn Puckett at rpuckett@ramonausd.net with qualities and/or experiences that the new superintendent should possess to lead the school district forward.

make big cuts in education funding and leading Ramona Unified to live on a shoestring budget. With money needed to repair aging campus buildings, the school district by 2013 began looking to sell $4 million in property to raise money and lower debt. The property is still on the market, but Graeff said that the district has dodged slipping deeper into a financial mess by instead refinancing $35 million in debt, saving Ramona Unified a total of $7 million in payments over the next 17 years. The school district’s fiscal crisis also was dealt with by cutting salaries, benefits and laying off 20 percent of its workforce — going from 800 teachers, administrators, clerical staff, custodians and others, to 650. So many tenured teachers were laid off that class sizes in kindergarten-through-third grade went from one teacher-per-20 students to one teacher-per-27 students. By this past spring, the district’s $55 million budget SEE GRAEFF, A8

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Ramona man selected to head board supporting foster youth

TRUSTEES APPROVE STIPEND—Montecito High School Principal Dave Lohman, left, accepts an oversized check for $1,000 from Superintendent Robert Graeff. The one-time stipend, approved by Ramona Unified trustees, recognizes Lohman for being selected California Continuation Principal of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators after being the association's choice as Region 18 Continuation Principal of the Year. In the background are Dawn Perfect, left, 2015 school board president, and Yuniz Galicia, Montecito High's student representative on the board.

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assistant principal at Roosevelt Middle School in Balboa Park. He later became an assistant principal at Mission Bay High School, then moved to Vista High School, where he remained seven years from 1994 to 2001. “The last eight years in public education in this state have not been easy,” said Graeff. “The job of superintendent in public education is clearly changing. The level of parents who voice very strong concerns — very publicly — has increased dramatically over the past decade. It has coincided with the Internet.” Additionally, he said, school boards everywhere have become more politically motivated on a variety of issues. “There were days when the superintendent was held in high esteem,” he said. “I don’t know if that exists much anyplace, anymore.”

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Soccer boys improve, despite losses, says coach BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona High School boys soccer coach Michael Jordan would have preferred that his varsity team didn’t lose all four of its games over the winter break, but he takes consolation in the improved performance of the players. The Jan. 2 loss doesn’t count in the standings, since it was the annual varsity-alumni game. The varsity-alumni games, which also include a girls game and a youth clinic earlier in the day, provide funding for scholarships in the memory of a former Ramona soccer figure, and this year’s varsity-alumni games honored Christina Brambila, the late wife of longtime assistant coach Chico Brambila. Jordan, a 1989 Ramona High School graduate, played with the alumni who came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the varsity players. The game raised about $1,700 for scholarships in Brambila’s name. “That was tremendous. We did really well,” Jordan said. Another fundraising game, the varsity-staff game, will take place

on the evening of Jan. 11 in the school gymnasium. The Bulldogs will return to CIF action Jan. 13 at home against Mission Hills and Jan. 15 at Sage Creek. The three SoCal Classic tournament games, which counted in the standings, gave Ramona a 5-4-1 season record entering Calendar Year 2016. All of the SoCal Classic games were played at the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside. Ramona lost twice on Dec. 28 and once on Dec. 29. Ramona opened the tournament against El Camino and took a 2-0 lead on goals by Eddy Saucedo and Koscanny Luna. “We had an opportunity to go up 3-0, just an easy shot right in front of the goal,” Jordan said. “We missed the opportunity. They came back and scored.” That created a 2-1 halftime score, and the Wildcats accounted for the two second-half goals to secure a 3-2 victory. “It’s a momentum game,” Jordan said. Jordan said that in the second half his team was playing not to lose rather than to win.

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Alumni teach young Bulldogs value of experience BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona High School’s girls soccer team lost nine starters from the 2014-15 squad, and the current roster of 20 players includes six freshmen and only seven players who were on last year’s varsity. The value of the departed seniors was demonstrated Jan. 2 when 2015 graduates accounted for two goals and two assists in the varsity-alumni game, and the former players overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the 2015-16 squad by a 4-2 score. “Our team is young and I think they did really well against more experienced players,” said varsity coach Deena Vizcarra. The day began with a youth clinic in which approximately 25 youngsters were tutored by both the Ramona boys and the Bulldog girls. “They had a good experience working with the kids and teaching them skills,” Vizcarra said. The girls varsity would be outnumbered on the bench during the varsity-alumni game as 23 former players participated. Ramona junior Sierra Crenshaw played against her mother and aunt — Jen (Story) Crenshaw and Carrie (Bell) Story are both 1990

Ramona High School graduates and were the oldest alumni on the field. Carrie Story is also the Bulldogs’ junior varsity assistant coach. Vizcarra coached against her daughter, 2015 graduate Danielle Vizcarra. The only sisters to play against each other were senior Megan Vandervort and 2012 graduate Emily Vandervort. Megan Vandervort scored the game’s first goal after taking a cross pass from Kat Lorentz, and the varsity took a 2-0 lead when Vandervort sent a chip pass to Kendall Purvis for another score. The final first-half goal was put into the net by 2015 graduate Karli Njaa with an assist from 2012 graduate Samantha Schmidt. “The game definitely picked up,” Deena Vizcarra said. Nicole Lewis was the varsity goalie in the first half while 2010

graduate Valeria Moroyoqui guarded the alumni net prior to halftime. The second-half goalies were freshman Hope Sooley and 2006 graduate Taylor Aglio. Schmidt scored the alumni’s second goal, and the former Bulldogs went ahead when Njaa scored with an assist from 2015 graduate and current Miramar College player Ceci Estrada. Daniela Charbonneau, who last played for Ramona during the 2012-13 season, scored the final goal with an assist from 2015 graduate Kathrin Hoertig. Ramona’s varsity, which concluded Calendar Year 2015 with a 5-3 season record, will travel to Mira Mesa High School for a game against the Marauders on Thursday. For more photos of the varsity-alumni girls soccer game, see page 11.

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Ramona High School freshman Kendall Purvis shoots a goal during the varsity-alumni girls soccer fundraiser on Saturday. The alumni won, 4-2.

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Ramona High junior Sierra Crenshaw, center defender on the school’s girls varsity soccer team, stands with her mother, Jennifer (Story) Crenshaw, left, and her aunt, Carrie Bell Story, at the girls soccer alumni game on Saturday. Both adults are 1990 Ramona High graduates who played with the alumni. Story is assistant coach of the junior varsity girls soccer team.

Sisters Sydney Schmidt, left, a 2015 Ramona High graduate, and Samantha Schmidt, a 2012 graduate, play on the alumni team. Their mother, Noelle Schmidt, is assistant coach of the junior varsity girls soccer team.

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Girls third in Aztec Holiday Classic hoops tourney BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona High School’s girls basketball team took third place in the Aztec Holiday Classic tournament played at Montgomery High School. The Bulldogs’ 76-18 win Dec. 26 against Madison High School was followed by

a 61-27 victory Dec. 28 against La Jolla High School. Although Westview defeated Ramona in the Dec. 29 semifinal, the Bulldogs defeated Scripps Ranch in the third-place game Dec. 30. The tournament results gave Ramona a season record of 5-4.

FROM BOYS SOCCER, A9 Ramona’s best hope for the equalizer. “That always opens you up for a counterattack,” Jordan said. When Ramona concluded tournament play Dec. 29 against Crawford, six regular Bulldog starters were unavailable due to illness, injury or academic grade issues. The Bulldogs still scored the first goal, and the final goal in the Colts’ 2-1 victory was scored late in the second half. “I was really happy with those reserve players who came off the bench and contributed,” Jordan said. Ramona’s goal was the result of a counterattack. That play ended when Mario Gonzalez sent a cross pass to Angel Zepeda, who headed the ball into the net. If the last defender commits a foul on a breakaway, an automatic red card is issued. That player is removed from the

The game against La Jolla placed Ramona coach Dan Marshall and one of his former players on opposite benches. Chelsea Maurer, who graduated from Ramona High School in 2009, is now an assistant coach for the Vikings’ varsity and a substitute teacher at La Jolla High School.

game and the team is not allowed to substitute. When a Crawford forward advanced the ball past a Ramona defender late in the first half, such a situation happened. “It wasn’t even a dangerous foul,” Jordan said. The foul led to a Crawford direct kick that was placed into the net to tie the score. The ejection removed a seventh normal starter from the game. “We almost won the game shorthanded,” Jordan said. “Even with 10 men they kept their poise. We played really well.” The Colts scored the winning goal with approximately 10 minutes remaining. “They boys continued to try to get that equalizer,” Jordan said. “They played to win and not to lose. The boys showed a lot of heart, and I was happy with their performance even though we lost 2-1.”

Ramona outscored La Jolla by a 14-11 margin in the first period but had a 17-3 advantage in the second quarter. “We put some press on until the lead was pretty big,” Marshall said. The score after three quarters was 45-24, and the Bulldogs scored 16 of the 19

Crawford and West Hills advanced to the tournament semifinals and both won their semifinal matches. West Hills scored in the second overtime to defeat Crawford in the championship game. The youth clinic the morning of Jan. 2 drew approximately two dozen children between the ages of 3-1/2 to 14. In the alumni game Ramona junior varsity coach Connor Maruna was injured and unable to play for the alumni team, so he coached the Bulldogs’ varsity while the alumni players coached themselves. The 11 alumni who graduated in 1996 or earlier started the game while the younger alumni were substitutes. Passes from Israel Torres to Zepeda, Carlos Morales to Gonzalez, and Gonzalez to Morales accounted for the varsity goals. The alumni scoring was the result of two goals apiece by 1988 graduate Mike Diaz and 2015 graduate Alex Medina.

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“The second half of the game the girls fought hard. I was proud of them not giving up,” Marshall said. That second-half effort came against a stingy Westview defense. “They’re guard-heavy, so when they get a lead it’s very difficult to get back in the game,” Marshall said. Plantz scored 12 points against Westview, Scheib had 7 points, Green added 6 points, and 5 points apiece were scored by Mattern, Elexis Espina and Emily Sojourner. The third-place game included an 8-point Ramona lead with a minute and a half to play before Scripps Ranch narrowed the final score to 46-44. “They had some big threes at the end of the game,” Marshall said. Since the Falcons were trailing, it was inevitable that they would attempt 3-point shots. “We were trying to force them off the three-point line,” Marshall said. “It was working for a while, but SEE CLASSIC, A13

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Cager boys win pool BY JOE NAIMAN The Grossmont Tournament for boys high school basketball teams had four round-robin pools of six teams apiece but no championship semifinals or finals, so the four pool winners were unofficially champions. One of those teams was Ramona High. “We’re proud of that,” said coach Zack Cole. Grossmont High School hosted the tournament, and all games were played in the Cuyamaca College gymnasium. The Bulldogs won four of five games in the tournament to improve their season record to 10-4. “We’ve been a really good third quarter team over the last seven or eight games,” Cole said. Ramona began tournament play Dec. 18 with a 49-44 victory over Mission Hills. “It was a tight game,” Cole said. “It was close pretty much the entire way.” The Bulldogs scored 17 points in each of the final two quarters. “We played hard,” Cole said. “We were just able to pull it out.” Marco Cobian led the Bulldogs with 17 points against the Grizzlies. Jake Newman added 11 points. A 17-2 advantage in the third quarter Dec. 19 against University City contributed to Ramona’s 53-28 win over the Centurions. “We just completely took over that game,” Cole said. Cobian scored 23 points against University City. Calvin Harris contributed 8 points. Newman and Austin Pierce had 6 points apiece. Three Bulldogs scored in double figures Dec. 21 when Ramona defeated Santana by a 64-43 margin. Blake Seits had 25 points, Cobian scored 13 points, and Logan Knudson provided 12 of Ramona’s points.

FROM CLASSIC, A12 they just moved further back.” Mattern scored 16 points against Scripps Ranch, Scheib contributed 13 points, and Green had 6 points. Mattern, whose statistics also included 23 points against Madison, was named to the all-tournament team. “Chiara is a great shooter, one of the best

FROM ALUMNI, A10 event for all,” said Deena Vizcarra, girls varsity soccer coach. The tournament will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start at San Vicente Golf Resort. The cost is $105 for an individual golfer or $380 for a registered foursome. Registration includes entry, golf cart, range balls, golfer goodie bag, lunch, T-shirt if registered by Jan. 15, an opportunity at the Hole In One contest sponsored by Jewelry World, and hors d’oeuvres during awards. Purchase of “Mulligans” (do-overs) and “Grenades” (pick it up and throw it) also are featured, and silent auction items will be available. Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, putting contest, longest drive, and closest to the pin. The boys and girls varsity soccer players will present the award ceremony.

Thirty of Ramona’s points were the result of 10 successful 3-point shots, and Cole noted that the Bulldogs have improved their 3-point success compared to the 2014-15 season. “We’re more efficient when we take them,” he said. Ramona held a 26-25 halftime lead before outscoring the Sultans by a 26-7 margin in the third period. “We came out and dominated the third quarter again,” Cole said. “We had to work. That score did not indicate how tough of an opponent they are. We just shot the ball well the second half.” Westview is in Division I for CIF playoff purposes and Ramona is in Division III, but that didn’t stop the Bulldogs from taking a 48-36 victory over the Wolverines in the Dec. 22 contest. Ramona’s halftime cushion of 28-22 was augmented by a 14-7 advantage in the third quarter. “We kind of just gained control of the game there,” Cole said. Cole noted that third-period success can be attributed to halftime adjustments. “That’s a sign of a good team,” he said. In the case of the Bulldogs’ matchup with Westview, that included handling the Wolverines’ multiple offensive schemes. “They make you think and they make you be patient,” Cole said. Cole’s players responded by adjusting their tempo. “I like how our boys can play that type of game,” Cole said. “We can play many ways.” The defensive role of Seits included guarding Westview forward Ben Okhotin, who was limited to 3 points for the game. “Blake did an amazing job of guarding him,” Cole said. “He just went out there and he really shut him down.” Seits’ offensive contributions included 17 points. SEE BASKETBALL, A16 in the county,” Marshall said. Marshall opted against a tournament that conflicted with classroom finals, so the Bulldogs are participating in the Sweetwater New Year Classic tournament, which takes place the first week after the end of the academic winter break. Ramona’s games at Sweetwater High School include a contest against Montgomery on Jan. 7 and the tournament position final on Saturday. “Every year this event has grown,” said Vizcarra. “Last year we had 75 golfers participate and we expect to grow it again this year.” Tournament organizers are looking to the community for event and tee hole sponsorships, silent auction donations, golfer’s goodie bag contributions, and, of course, golfers. Registration and information on sponsorship is at www.ramonausd.net/rhs. Sponsors are needed by Jan. 15. Donation items will be picked up at businesses by contacting Diana Benke at dbenke@ramonausd.net, or mailed to Ramona High School, ATTN: Soccer, at 1401 Hanson Lane, Ramona, CA 92065. “The support by the business community and Ramona citizens is an important ingredient to the success of our local student’s athletic program,” said Vizcarra.

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Restaurant’s ‘dining experience’ garners top reviews BY KAREN BRAINARD “Best Ambiance” is just one of the many OpenTable Diner’s Choice restaurant review categories that The MainCourse has won since opening last fall. “It’s going very well,” Orrin Day said of his restaurant at 620 Main St. “It’s well-received.” Dale Baursaw, the restaurant’s general manager, noted that they have won Diner’s Choice reviews not just for North County, but for all of San Diego County, and that is pitting them against established, well-known restaurants. “And it’s been for every month we’ve been open,” Baursaw said of making the Diners' Choice lists. In addition to best ambiance, other categories that the restaurant has won include best steakhouse, best service and special occasions. Day and his wife, Cheryl, opened The MainCourse next door to their Ramona Mainstage theater in Septembe 2015. By combining their professional skills, the Days created an upscale steakhouse

restaurant that transports patrons to a different era. “It’s a dining experience,” said Orrin. Orrin said that when he bought the theater building at 626 Main St. in 2002, he knew he wanted to open a restaurant next door. Two years ago he purchased the building next door from the owners of Ramona Beauty Supply & Salon, who relocated down the street. He remodeled the interior, as well as exterior, to blend it with the Mainstage, which was built in the 1940s. The dark wood paneling and art deco decor is reminiscent of the 1930s and 40s and incorporates materials and fixtures from that time period. “When they built back then, they built to last,” said Orrin. To give that authentic look, he re-purposed the mahogany wood from the former Fat City steakhouse before the Fat City/China Camp building on Pacific Highway in San Diego was demolished. Orrin even fashioned a “speakeasy door” to the Mainstage that blends with the paneled walls. “It’s kind of a VIP-type

door,” said Orrin. Cheryl, an interior designer/decorator, put her talents to work inside. Art deco light fixtures in the hallway leading to the restrooms are also from Fat City. Flooring is an elegant black and white Italian carrara marble and, in keeping with the theme, Cheryl added black and white photographs of city scenes and iconic 1940s celebrities. The classic look is even carried over into the restrooms, and the time period is reflected in the restaurant’s background music. “We just wanted it to be comfortable,” Cheryl said. Since opening, Baursaw said they have added slide-down windows and overhead heaters and fans to the outdoor patio area. The restaurant bills itself as a classic American steakhouse with a contemporary flair. Baursaw said it not only attracts local residents, but people heading to Julian and visitors staying at the timeshares in San Diego Country Estates. About the only way to get in on a Saturday night is with a reservation, he said, adding

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Standing behind the bar at The MainCourse are, from left, owners Orrin and Cheryl Day, Executive Chef Dustin Homen, and General Manager Dale Baursaw. that Friday nights are filling up too. Baursaw said the restaurant offers VIP packages for Mainstage customers. “We escort them directly to their seats. We do have future plans for valet parking,” he said. Baursaw said they plan to change the menu this year, and add “some exciting new dishes.”

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In addition to steaks, the menu also includes seafood, pork and lamb chops and pasta. Much of the produce comes from Ramona’s Connelly Farms and Harbor Farms, Orrin said, and everything is made from scratch. That includes sauces such as lemon herb beurre blanc, served with the grilled salmon fillet, and dressings SEE DINING, A17

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New landscaping regulations limit grass, prevent high water use BY KAREN BRAINARD To fall in line with new state landscaping regulations that limit grass and high water use for new development, the county is in the process of amending its Water Conservation in Landscaping Ordinance. A public review of the county’s draft amended ordinance is available at www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/Public_Review_Non-CEQA.html. Comments must be received by 4 p.m. Jan. 15. Until the draft ordinance is adopted, the county is implementing the state Department of Water Resources’ amended Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) that went into effect Dec. 1, 2015. The state ordinance was revised as a requirement of Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order last April to address and mitigate drought conditions. The state required the county to either adopt the amended MWELO or revise its local ordinance. Revisions pertain to all new development projects, including single-family or multi-family residential, with landscapes larger than 500 square feet, and to modifications of existing landscapes that were subject to discretionary permits and total 2,500 square feet or more, according to the county. Projects proposing landscaped areas between 500 and 2,500 square feet may comply by following a series of “prescriptive provisions” and signed certifications, while projects in excess of 2,500 square feet must have a landscape plan submittal, stated the county’s Planning and Development Services newsletter.

FROM BASKETBALL, A13 “That was one of his best overall performances that I’ve seen,” Cole said. Cobian added 12 points against Westview. Santa Fe Christian lost two of its first four games in the tournament, so Ramona won the pool even with a 56-55 loss to the Eagles in the Dec. 23 game. The lead changed three times in the final minute.

Based on state changes, turf shall not exceed 25 percent of the total landscaped area for single-family and multi-family residential projects. In multi-family residential areas turf is only allowed where it is readily useable by residents and serves more than just an ornamental feature. No grass is allowed in non-residential areas unless it is included in a special landscape area. Turf and high water use plants are prohibited from street medians. A ball field, park, golf course, or cemetery must be designed to limit turf in any portion of a landscaped area that is not essential for the operation of the facility, states the

draft, and no grass will be allowed in a landscaped area if it cannot be irrigated without causing runoff, overspray or other wasteful water uses. Non-compliance can result in penalties. The amended ordinance would allow the county to randomly audit outdoor water use on any property for which it issued a water use authorization to determine compliance. The changes promote use of graywater, requires use of more efficient irrigation systems, and adds rainwater retention requirements.

Ramona Unified School District is accepting applications through Jan. 7 for its early-start kindergarten program for children who will be 5 years old by March 2016. The program is offered only during the second semester. Classes will be from Jan. 25 through June 8. Upon completion of early-start kindergarten, children will attend a full year of regular kindergarten at their school of residence. The program was held at

be requested, regardless of a family's home address. No transportation will be available through the

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“It was a pretty intense game,” Cole said. Cobian scored 19 points against the Eagles, who are in Division I, and Seits added 18 points. Ramona has a home game Friday against Mar Vista. “We’re just hoping that the community will come out to support the boys and just give us a nice high school basketball environment to play in,” Cole said.

Ramona Elementary School last year, but the district will consider offering it at the schools with the highest number of eligible student applications. Students may request any school location, but some students may be assigned to family's second request if their first choice school does not have enough applications to warrant offering the program. The district will consider offering the program at the following schools: • Hanson Elementary, 760-787-2100 • James Dukes Elementary, 760-788-5067 • Mt. Woodson Elementary, 760-788-5120 • Ramona Elementary, 760-787-4400 • Ramona Community, 760-787-3600 Any school location may

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her good friend Barbara Dyson, of writing and editing the gossip column for the school newspaper, The Foothiller Echoes”. She graduated from Grossmont High with the class of ‘49. Her career took her to the San Diego Union Tribune in the early 60’s where she was director of

the classified advertising telephone sales force of 85 for many years. Dodie often talked with her high school journalism instructor that she was the only student to realize a successful newspaper career. She directed the classified sales force to aid in achieving a record of 3,250,000 ads published by the U-T in a year. They were one of only a few newspapers to achieve this record. Dodie retired from the U-T in the early 80’s. Dodie liked travel, ship board cruises were a favorite. newspapers were her love and home was her masterpiece. as a member of the VFW auxiliary, she volunteered for many years helping the Buddy Poppy fundraisers. She served on the VFW

Landscape photography by Ray Kuenstler of Ramona will be among works featured in the Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery at 845 Main St. this month. The public will have the opportunity to meet Kuenstler and other gallery artists at a reception in the gallery on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The gallery is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Dolores Jean ‘Dodie’ Apgar RamOna — It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dolores Jean apgar. Dodie, as she was known to all, went to the gates of Heaven December 28, 2015. a welcome sign, we’re sure, was posted for the bright, happy, sunshine demeanor of Dodie when she arrived at the gates of Heaven. Dodie was born October 6, 1931, in Long Beach, Ca. That sunshine demeanor followed her throughout her life and served her well in her career. She was a resident of Ramona since 1969. Journalism was her life. Dodie started with a class at Grossmont High. She was awarded the responsibility, along with

district. For more information, call one of the schools listed or the district office, 760-787-2012.

auxiliary Board, was a member of the University of nebraska alumni association and several newspaper professional classified advertising associations. Dodie was a friend to all and a mentor to many. She is survived by her husband, Charles “Chuck” apgar; son, Scott (Shirley); step-son, Greg apgar; granddaughters, Danielle apgar-medrano (Tony), Tracey Stovall and mercede Lindstrom (Cliff ); and three great-grandchildren. Services have been held. Interment at nuevo memory Cemetery in Ramona was on January 5, 2016. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ramonasentinel.

Ramona — on Christmas morning this amazing family lost “Richie”. He passed away at the very young age of 26. He honorably served the military (army branch), from January 19, 2007 and was medically discharged on July 19, 2011. Survivors include his wife Tiffany Cullen; their two children ages 5 and 2; mothers Karen Cullen and Shawn morrill; father Paul Wells; grandparent Rayola Vauchelet; brother allyn ankerbrand; sisters Haley Gross, amber Ramirez, and april Lenhoff. The family is struggling with this unexpected

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courses that includes appetizers such as fried calamari strips, spiced potstickers and seared scallops, soups, salads and desserts. A four-course special for two is being offered on Monday and Tuesday nights. “The big thing with that is there’s not many restrictions,” Baursaw said of the choices for the four-course special. “It’s almost our entire menu for dinner.” Breakfast, offered on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings

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Flickers BY GUY HANFORD Box Office Leaders “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” PG13 30 years have passed, and the Stormtroopers, led by Kylo, threaten the existence of the Galactic Empire. “Daddy’s Home” PG13 The job of a mild-mannered stepfather becomes more difficult when the free-spirited father comes back into the picture. “Joy” PG13 The true story of Joy Mangano and her business and family conflicts as she creates a dynasty with her invention of the Miracle Mop. “Alvin & the Chipmunks-The Road Chip” PG The chipmunks create havoc when they think Dave will abandon them by proposing to his girlfriend. “The Big Short” R Four financial outsiders predicted the mortgage bubble collapse of the mid-2000’s and decide to take on the banking industry. “Sisters” R Two grown sisters plan to sell their parent’s home, but one last raucous house party with friends of their youth may destroy the house. “Concussion” PG13 This is the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu and his study of the adverse effects of repeated head concussions on football players “Point Break” PG13 Inspired by the 1991 movie, FBI infiltrates a group of athletes to investigate their involvement in corporate crimes. “The Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt. 2” PG13 As war escalates in Panem, Katniss Everdeen must lead the rebel army against President Snow. “The Good Dinosaur” PG A Neanderthal lad and Arlo, an Apatosaurus, become best friends facing a brave new world in this animated feature. “Creed” PG13 The son of Apollo Creed, Adonis, is trained by Rocky Balboa, the former World Heavyweight Champ and boxing foe of his dad. ***ALSO PLAYING IN THEATERS*** Bajirao Mastani, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Danish Girl, In the Heart of the Sea, Krampus, Legend, Macbeth, The Night Before, The Peanuts Movie, Room, The Secret in Their Eyes, Spectre, Spotlight, Youth Coming Soon to the Theaters “The Hateful Eight” R A bounty hunter and his prisoner take refuge in a deserted cabin occupied by another bounty hunter and ruthless characters. Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins – Directed by Quentin Tarantino Yosemite – Revenant – The Forest – Wazir – Anesthesia – The Masked Saint – Ride Along 2 – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – Norm of the North – Band of Robbers – The Benefactor – Dirty Grandpa – The 5th Way – The Boy – Ip Man 3 – Mojave – Synchronicity – Aferem! – Exposed , The Finest Hours – Kung Fu Panda 3 – Fifty Shades of Black – Lights Out – Jane Got a Gun New on DVD “Sicario” R An FBI agent is recruited to serve on an elite government task force whose mission is to combat the flow of drugs from Mexico to the U.S. “The Walk” PG Philippe Petit attempts the most daring challenge of his high-wire feats by attempting to walk between the Twin Towers of NYC. Foreign, Classics, Documentaries Infinitely Polar Bear, Captive, Sleeping with Other People, Cruel, Maneater, Barefoot Artist, Memories of the Sword, Adulterers, Condemned, Kill Game, Legend of Wasco, Over Your Dead Body, Full of Grace, Lawless Range, Brave Heart: Lizzie Velasquez Story, Little Dead Rotting Hood, Indigenous, Lucky Girl, Perfect Chord, Joe Dirt 2, Throwaways, Shanghai, Flesh and Bone, Cold Deck, Heroes of Desert Storm, Ashby, Deathgasm, Mercury Plains, Battle for Skyark, Yongary Monster from the Deep, Phantom from 10,000 Leagues, Figures in a Landscape, Completely Lady Snowblood, Experimenter, Northern Soul, Robert, Stock Option, Rodeo Girl, Close Range, Wrecker, Djinn, Green Inferno, The Visit Animation: Magilla Gorilla & Friends, Coconut Dragon Television: True Detective s2, Last Kingdom, Luther series 4, Blood Lions (PBS), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia s10, Legend (complete series), Broad City 2 Have a Happy New Year!

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Thursday, Jan. 7 ■ Ramona Business Network Exchange, 7 a.m., Nuevo Grill, 1413 Main St. Buffet breakfast. 760-788-1770 or www.bneRamona.com. ■ Tops—Ramona Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Grace Community Church, 1234 Barger Place, 9 a.m. Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tai Chi at 9 a.m., English as a Second Language at 9:30 and 10 a.m., Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m., SDCL eBook Consultations at 1 p.m., 3D Printer Demonstrations at 3 p.m., Rockin’ Recess at 3:15 p.m., Homework Club at 4 p.m., Citizenship Class at 6 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona Woman’s Club, 1 p.m., 524 Main St. Speaker: Gail Prout, author of “High Tech Industrial Thriller,” who will also bring watercolor paintings by her sister, Gail Prout, for viewing. ■ Alateen, 5 to 6 p.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. To help teens ages 13 to 19 deal with relatives and friends who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs. www.alanonsandiego.org. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, open game starts 6 to 9 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Young Life Christian outreach group for students in high school, 7:27 to 8:30 p.m., Neighborhood CrossFit, 114 14th St. 760-505-3035 or Young Life Ramona on Facebook. ■ Ramona Santana Riders board meeting, 7 p.m., International Equestrian Center Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Road in San Diego Country Estates. More: www.ramonasantanariders.com. ■ Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St. Friday, Jan. 8 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Zumba at 9:30 a.m., Bouncing Baby Storytime at 10:30 a.m., Teen Action Council at 3 p.m., Family Craft at 3:15 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, 10 a.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, free youth lessons, 3 to 4 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. Saturday, Jan. 9 ■ Kiwanis of Ramona, 7 to 8:30 a.m., VFW Post 3783, 2247 Kelly Ave. Breakfast meeting with speaker. 760-522-2625. ■ Weight Watchers, Ramona Woman’s Club, 524 Main St., 8 a.m. ■ Ramona Girls Softball Registration, 9 to 11 a.m., Ramona Girls Softball fields snack bar, Aqua Lane and Fifth Street. Bring copy of player’s birth certificate. www.eteamz.com/ramonagirlssoftball1. ■ Santa Maria Creek Cleanup, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers meet at staging area, 1710 Montecito Road. 760-440-9135 or email president@ramonatrails.org. ■ Ramona Certified Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kmart lot, 1855 Main St. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exercise Dance at 9:30 a.m., Beginning Computing at 10 a.m., Teen Music Shop at 2 p.m. 760-788-5270.

■ Hawk Watch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road. Free event for all ages, held Saturdays in January and February, rain or shine. Bring binoculars or use available scopes. wildlife-research.org. ■ Ramona Pony Baseball Registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pony baseball fields, 417 Aqua Lane. First time players bring copy of birth certificate. www.ramonabaseball.com. ■ Ramona Soccer League Registration for the spring season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Quiznos, 1664 Main St., in the Stater Bros. shopping center. For ages 4 to 18, bring copy of player’s birth certificate. www.ramonasoccer.com. Sunday, Jan. 10 ■ Depression and Bipolar Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m., Rose Garden at Collier Park, 626 E St. 760-497-4046 or www.dbsasandiego.org. ■ Ramona Pony Baseball Registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pony baseball fields, 417 Aqua Lane. First time players bring copy of birth certificate. www.ramonabaseball.com. ■ Ramona Soccer League Registration for the spring season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Quiznos, 1664 Main St., in the Stater Bros. shopping center. For ages 4 to 18, bring copy of player’s birth certificate. www.ramonasoccer.com. ■ Free Childbirth Preparation Class, 2 to 4:30 p.m., Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic, 1530 Main St., Suite 6. First of four sessions. To register or for more information: 760-789-7059. ■ Car Show, 3 to 5 p.m., Albertsons parking lot, 1400 block of Main Street. Free. 760-789-3396. Monday, Jan. 11 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Scrapbooking at 10 a.m., Adult Chess Club at 10 a.m., Conversation Cafe at 10 a.m., Bilingual Storytime at 10:30 a.m., English as a Second Language at 10:30 a.m., 3D Printer Demonstrations at 3 p.m., Homework Club at 4 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Santa Maria Lodge No. 580 of Free & Accepted Masons, 6:30 dinner, open to the public; 7:30 stated meeting, Ramona Masonic Center, 310 9th St. More: www.santamaria580.org. Tuesday, Jan. 12 ■ Backcountry Quilters, 9 a.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. pinecastle946@sbcglobal.net. ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Baby Yoga at 9 a.m., Country Line Dancing at 10 a.m., English as a Second Language at 10 a.m., Teen Chess Club at 3 p.m., Homework Club at 4 p.m., Children’s Folklorico Dance at 4:30 p.m., Adult Folklorico Dance at 6 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona Rotary Club, noon, Denny’s restaurant, 1946 Main St. Luncheon meeting. 619-990-4469. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, free lessons for beginner and intermediate players, 2 to 4 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ San Diego County Mobile Library, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Country Village Store, 23658 San Vicente Road. www.sdcl.org. ■ Soroptimist International of Ramona, 6 p.m., Hatfield Creek Vineyards and Winery, 1625 Highway 78. More: 858-722-6810. ■ Ramona Sportsmen’s Club, 6:30 p.m., Mountain View Community Church, 1191 Meadowlark off state Route 78 and Ash Street. All are welcome. Wednesday, Jan. 13 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EBook Help Day all day, Yoga at 9:30 a.m., English as a Second Language at 9:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m., Storytime Craft at 11 a.m., Teen Time: Wii at 3 p.m., Paws to Read with Winston and Sassy at 3:30 p.m., Homework Club at 4 p.m. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, 10 a.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. ■ Financial Wellness: Teens & Money, 3:30 p.m., Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Seminar presented by San Diego County Library and San Diego County Credit Union. ■ Ramona Ag Boosters, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Call or email for location: 619-922-1821 or glow92065@aol.com. Supports Ramona High School FFA and Ramona 4-H clubs. ■ Intermountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Board, 6:30 p.m., Intermountain Fire Station, 25858 state Route 78. More: 760-789-5131. ■ San Vicente Saddle Club, 7 p.m., Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Road. www.sanvicentesaddleclub.com.

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IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: WYLIE WELDY AND COLLEEN WELDY, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 10/12/2012 as Instrument No. 2012-0625089 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, Described as follows: As more fully described in the Deed of Trust Date of Sale: 1/22/2016 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the en-

at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the en trance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $326,100.17 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 367 TELFORD LANE RAMONA, CA 92065 A.P.N.: 284-291-54 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal

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100have - LEGAL may been NOTICES released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (888) 632-4482 or visit this Internet Web site www.Xome.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-14608. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 12/23/2015 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC 600 City Parkway West, Suite 110-A Orange, CA 92868 Automated Sale Information: (888) 632-4482 or www. realtybid.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313-1969 Shirley Best, Trustee Sale Specialist A-4556099 12/31/2015, 01/07/2016, 01/14/2016. R3339. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title Order No.:95512692 Trustee Sale No.: 81079 Loan No.: 399090372 APN: 288-621-13-00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/29/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/14/2016 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on 6/3/2009 as Instrument No. 20090300056 in book N/A, page N/A Rerecorded on 7/13/2009 as Instrument No. 2009-0381315 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, executed by: ARNIE FRY, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor. HUGH BLACKWOOD, as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH

THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 , all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 25540 BELLEMORE DRIVE RAMONA CA 92065. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex-

Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $98,861.41 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Date: 12/17/2015. CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, as Trustee, 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 Phone: 714-283-2180 For Trustee Sale Information log on to: www.usa-foreclosure.com CALL: (714) 277-4845 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid on a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear

matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of the outstanding lien that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be

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ther of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for

ble, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 277-4845, or visit this internet Web site www.usa-foreclosure.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 81079. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” FEI # 1077.00366 12/24/2015, 12/31/2015, 01/07/2016. R3336.

County of San Diego Ramona Community Planning Group FINAL MEETING AGENDA January 7, 2016 7:00 PM @ the Ramona Community Library, 1275 Main Street, Ramona 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL (Piva, Chair) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF 12-3-15 Announcements and Correspondence Received PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: Opportunity for members of the public to speak to the Group on any subject matter within the Group’s jurisdiction that is not on posted agenda. APPROVAL OF ORDER OF THE AGENDA (Action) ACTION ITEMS: A. County Zoning Ordinance Amendment related to Limited Wholesale, Boutique And Small Wineries (POD 14-005) Draft Winery Ordinance. Department of Environmental Health will be in attendance to give a brief overview of food service as it relates to wineries. Ad Hoc Committee will present findings from their meetings. Planning Commission is scheduled to hear the item 2-5-16 B. MUP 15-023, Proposed “Ramona Senior Garden” located on 1236-1240 H Street, was approved by the RCPG as follows on 11-5-15: MOTION: TO APPROVE THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE OVERHEAD UTILITIES BE RELOCATED TO UNDERGROUND FOR AT LEAST 2 POLES. The motion passed 13-0-0-0-2, with 2 members absent. Upon further investigation, it has been revealed to the applicant that undergrounding of three poles will be seriously cost prohibitive because of the complexity of the area. Supporting documents and estimates will be presented. The applicant is requesting a Waiver from Undergrounding Utilities (Policy I-92) and a Design Exception Request for poles to remain at their current location. The RCPG must vote to reconsider the previous action taken 11-5-15 prior to taking any further action. C. Presentation by San Diego County Sheriff’s to provide the CPG with background and project information for a regional Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC), and to gather feedback from the Ramona community. The proposed project is a joint initiative by the local agency partners that operate the Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy at San Diego Miramar College, including the County of San Diego, City of San Diego, and San Diego Community College District. The EVOC facility would utilize approximately 80 acres and include a course to provide driving experience/training through a variety of scenarios experienced by emergency vehicle operators. An administrative building would consist of classrooms and simulator rooms, offices, a break room, locker rooms, restrooms, and multi-purpose storage areas. A garage or covered area would also be needed for training vehicles and equipment. Item is informational. D. (Transportation/Trails Subcommittee Project) San Diego County Traffic Advisory Committee Item – Consideration of a 4 way stop at 5th and D. Currently it is a 2 way stop, with traffic on D stopping. E. Public Review of San Diego County Code related to Amendments to the Water Conservation in Landscaping Ordinance (POD) 15-003 Public Review ends 1-15-16. Available online at: http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/Public_Review_Non-CEQA.html F. (Transportation/Trails Subcommittee Project) County (DPW) Multi Year Resurfacing Program, Letter Response to the RCPG GROUP BUSINESS (Possible Action) A. Election of Officers for 2016: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary B. Mandatory Annual Planning Group Member Training Dates: 1-23-16, 1-30-16, 2-27-16 C. DESIGN REVIEW REPORT (Ensign) – Update on Projects Reviewed D. Discussion Items (Possible Action) 8-D-1: Concerns from Members 8-D-2: Future Agenda Item Requests 8-D-3: Addition and Confirmation of New Subcommittee Members 8-D-4: Process of Subcommittee Meeting Scheduling E. Meeting Updates 8-E-1: Board of Supervisor and Planning Commission Meetings 8-E-2: Future Group Meeting Dates – Next RCPG Meeting to be 2-4-16 at the Ramona Community Library, 7 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

The RCPG is advisory only to the County of San Diego. Community issues not related to planning and land use are not within the purview of this group. Item #5: Opportunity for members of the public to speak to the RCPG on any subject within the group’s jurisdiction that does not appear as an item on this agenda. The RCPG cannot discuss these matters except to place them on a future agenda, refer them to a subcommittee, or to County staff. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. Please ﬁll out a speaker request form located at the rear of the room and present to Vice Chairperson. RCPG Final 1.7.16. R3341. 1/7/16

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Sheriff’s reports Among reports at the sheriff’s Ramona station: Sunday, Jan. 3 • Male, 27, arrested, 700 block Main Street, driving without valid driver’s license. Saturday, Jan. 2 • Male, 45, arrested, 1400 block Montecito Road, drunk in public. • Two males, both 19, arrested, B Street, use/under influence of controlled substance. One also arrested for possess for sale designated controlled substance, and possess controlled substance. The other also arrested for possess narcotic controlled substance and possess controlled substance without a prescription. • Male, 33, arrested, 600

block South 14th Street, driving while license suspended or revoked. • Male, 33, arrested, Main and Eighth streets, driving without valid driver’s license. Thursday, Dec. 31 • Male, 73, arrested, 1400 block Main Street, drunk in public. • Female, 18, arrested, 1700 block Montecito Road, misdemeanor bench warrant. Wednesday, Dec. 30 • Male, 18, arrested, 1400 block Realty Road, battery on person. • Male, 25, arrested, Montecito Road and Davis Street, drunk in public. • Female, 32, arrested, 21400 block San Vicente Road, possess narcotic

FROM TRUSTEES, A1 and then we do this and then we have our figures, but it always changes once it comes out,” she said. Her motion to accept the report as presented failed to receive a second. After more discussion, trustees voted 4-0, with John Rajcic absent, to table action until their Jan. 21 meeting, a week after Gov. Jerry Brown’s annual budget update. “It wasn’t very long ago we had a $48 million budget,” said Stoody. “Now it’s (nearly $57 million) and we need to deficit spend. Something’s wrong.” In other action during their December board meeting, trustees reconsidered a previous vote to place a condition on accepting the county’s offer of a sheriff’s deputy on campus through June at no cost to the district. Lt. Rich Williams at the sheriff’s Ramona station expects Deputy Chris Allen to start work as school resource officer in Ramona schools on Friday, Jan. 8. Allen will be headquatered in an office in the Ramona High School administration building, but will work at all schools in the district. “We as a community need to protect our students and staff,” Ramona High junior Jacob Powers told trustees. “...This vote must be passed so that, if a mass shooting or a violent situation occurs, it can be suppressed by a professional provided by the sheriff’s department, so that we as students may feel safe and protected while on campus, where we should feel safe and protected.” Powers said he is confident the district has the money to pay for the officer. After this school year, the county and district will negotiate cost sharing. Trustees in November wanted assurances that the district’s cost in subsequent years be no more than 50 percent. Because the county would not do that, trustees in December asked for a school board policy stating their intent not to pay more than 50 percent of the officer’s annual cost. “When we talked at the last board meeting, we were in agreement that we were OK with 50 percent or less,” said trustee Rodger Dohm. “We feel that that is reasonable, because the money that we

controlled substance. Tuesday, Dec. 29 • Male, 39, arrested, 24300 block Watt Road, misdemeanor bench warrant. • City of San Diego victim of grand theft of $9,000 trailer, 22300 block Sutherland Dam Road. • Male, 27, arrested, 1800 block Main Street, use/under influence of controlled substance. • Commercial burglary, Peppertree Apartments, 100 block North 14th Street, occurred between Dec. 25 and 26. Monday, Dec. 28 • Female, 28, arrested, 2100 block Black Canyon Road, battery to spouse/ex-spouse/date.

receive from the community is for educating children. Obviously we need to have our children safe. There’s no doubt about that. We’re not questioning that. The question is who pays for it?” Sheriff’s Commander Dave Myers, who attended the board meeting with Williams, estimated start-up costs for the officer at $285,000 to $290,000. The next year’s cost would be about $175,000, he said. School resource officers are part of community-based policing efforts, said Myers, who coordinates the sheriff’s school resource officer program. “There’s a lot of things that the school resource officers bring to a district,” he said. “The thing that we see here most often so far as legal violations and things that we have to intervene in are drug issues,” said trustee Dawn Perfect. “Does an SRO help us deal with that effectively?” “Yes, directly,” responded Myers. Lasley said an officer on campus is an opportunity for students to be more comfortable around a deputy, “knowing that they can go and talk to them.” “It gives them more of a relationship with the police department, with that officer, that more things may be brought forward that may not be known, so that it could help ensure more safety on the campuses,” she said. Parent Kevin Quinn said the officer brings many benefits to the district. The officer likely will bring design, procedure and technology suggestions to the district, he noted. “Just to get on (the Ramona High) campus, you have to go onto the campus before you get to the office,” he said. “People roam freely there, including a recent bank robber who was on the campus the day before he robbed it and was arrested in the (school) parking lot.” “The school resource officer cannot stop random acts of violence from happening on our schools,” said Newcomer. “We cannot live out of fear. We need to be brave and we need to say, ‘everyone in this room needs to watch what’s happening around them...We all need to be vigilant and stop this from happening.”

A ceremony to celebrate the life and legacy of Marion Elyse Kuhn, a former Ramona Citizen of the Year who was instrumental in seeing that the community received a new library building, will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at St. Mary’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church. Elyse, 86, died in her Ramona home on Dec. 10. Noted in the community for her 30 years of leadership with the Friends of the Ramona Library, an organization she helped to start in 1985, Kuhn worked over the years to develop children and adult programs at the library when it was formerly located on Montecito Road. Along with other Friends, she developed county support for a new library and assisted with fundraising efforts for the Ramona Library building, now at 1275 Main St. Elyse was named Ramona Citizen of the

Year for 2007 and received awards from San Diego County for her volunteer library work. She was also an active member of the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society, the San Vicente Valley Club and attended St. Mary’s church. Raised in Montreal, Canada, Elyse married Bernard Kuhn in 1950 in a double wedding that included Bernard’s brother, David, marrying Elyse’s sister, Marilyn. After seven years as an Air Force wife in Canada, Elyse emigrated with her young family to the Boston area. The couple moved their household 22 times before settling for the past 36 years in a hilltop house overlooking Ramona. Donations in her memory may be sent to Friends of the Ramona Library, P.O Box 843, Ramona, CA 92065.

Soccer league starts spring signups Ramona Soccer League starts registration for the spring season this weekend, and will continue to offer signups during the remaining weekends in January. Spring soccer games will be played on Sundays from March 6 to May 1. The signups, for ages 4 to

18, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10, 16 and 17, 23 and 24, and 30 and 31, in front of Quiznos, 1664 Main St. in the Stater Bros. shopping center. A copy of the player’s birth certificate is required when registering. The cost is $70, which includes a jersey. Mail-in registrations are

FROM RETIREES, A1 Saying there will never be another Saavedra, Dunkailor asked some of Saavedra’s former students in the audience to stand. Among the 16 who stood was Chris Gunnett, Hanson Elementary principal. “These are professionals in their trade,” he said. “…We’re losing a good person.” As Saavedra received handshakes and thanks from each district trustee, 2015 board president Dawn Perfect said Saavedra exemplifies “what we talk about when we say college and career.” One of her sons was in Saavedra’s program and has launched into a career after college, she said. “For those students who show a gift, you steer them to that program very well, college and to career, so thank you very much for helping our students prepare for a pathway appropriate for them,” said Perfect. Cox listened as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Tony Newman read from a letter written by a parent of a boy she worked with for the past five years. “You kept him motivated and pushed him out of his safety zone so he could reach these milestones,” the parent wrote. “For this our family will be forever grateful…You always talk with so much passion for what you do, and you always seem spot-on about his strengths and weaknesses. You really knew him and knew how to make him perform successfully.” Cox talked of her career, saying she started as a teacher and by happenstance was in a private setting where she observed someone working with a child who had developmental motor delays and sensory integration difficulty. “I want to do that,” she recalled saying then. She furthered her education, worked in the private setting for 10 years and learned of an

also accepted if postmarked by Feb. 3. No late applications will be accepted. To download the registration forms, visit www.ramonasoccer.com. Mail the forms, a copy of the player’s birth certificate and a check payable to RSL to: P.O. Box 463, Ramona, CA 92065.

opening “in this town called Ramona” when she moved to San Diego County. She thanked the district for the opportunity to teach here and complimented “the wonderful support by the administrators at the elementary schools, middle school, high school and the special ed department at those schools, and the Pupil Services here in the district, and most of all,” she said, her voice breaking with emotion, “Connie Halfaker.” She and Halfaker, also an adaptive PE teacher, were a team with a goal of working with children and helping them integrate their bodies “so their bodies can do the max of what they can do,” she said. During Worthington’s tenure at Ramona Community School, she worked on two campuses with four principals, two sets of budgets, some 50 teachers, almost 100 staff members, a myriad of parents and at least 2,000 students, Newman said. “Five principals,” Worthington said, correcting him with a smile. “Debbie Worthington will be remembered as helpful, caring and knowledgeable during her tenure at Ramona Community,” Newman said. “Folks remember you at the old campus, crammed in that tiny office with stuff piled up around.” Parents described Worthington as a rock, he added. “Others note how you always look for solutions to help students, teachers, staff and parents,” said Newman. “You have been the heart of Ramona Community School, Debbie, a good friend to all. You are wished only the best as you launch this new leg of your journey.” Also retiring is Katherine Marx, part of the support staff with Future Bound, the district’s independent study program headquartered at Montecito High School. She was not at the meeting.

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Ramona Homes & Real Estate Cristina Vaughn of RE/MAX Direct earns top honor This is seventh consecutive year Ramona real estate professional Cristina Vaughn has earned a top honor fewer than 7 percent of San Diego Realtors ever receive. San Diego Magazine has named her a 2016 Five Star Real Estate Agent for the seventh consecutive year. The announcement came at the end of 2015, after a rigorous research process that included a regulatory and consumer complaint review, and an evaluation of objective criteria associated with real estate agents who provide quality services to their clients. In the end, Vaughn was recognized by the largest and most widely published real estate agent

award program in North America. Vaughn excelled in every category, including customer service, communication, finding the right home, integrity, negotiation, marketing the home, market knowledge, closing preparation and overall satisfaction. Among other achievements, Vaughn has been inducted into the coveted 100 percent club from RE/MAX international corporation. Crediting her clients for their support, friendship and continuous referrals, Vaughn said, “I would like to send a heartfelt thanks to

each and every one of my clients for allowing me to be a part of your real estate experience. It is truly my privilege to help you buy or sell, and I especially appreciate the confidence you have in me. I will continue to treat each sale or purchase as if it were my own, and you can count on me even after the deal is closed to be available for any questions or assistance.” Vaughn will be mentioned in the March 2016 issue of San Diego Magazine. For any real estate needs or questions, contact Vaughn at RE/MAX Direct at 760-788-1000 or on her cell at 760-807-1250.

New Year’s resolutions for homebuyers

(StatePoint) Writing out your New Year’s resolutions? If you’re thinking of buying a home in 2016, it’s time to add these five resolutions to your list: • Get your financial house in order: Good credit is key to getting a mortgage at a reasonable interest rate. If it’s been more than a year, find out what your credit score is. You can improve your credit by paying your bills on time, working with a no-fees housing counselor, and beefing up your credit literacy. Free online resources can help, such as Freddie Mac’s CreditSmart online training. • Figure out how much

you can afford. What do you earn? What do you spend? How much do you have in savings? Answering these questions will help you learn whether you are financially ready for homeownership. Make a budget and use free online tools and calculators to determine how much you can afford and the amount you have for a down payment. If you’re short, reduce optional expenses and set up a monthly, automatic deposit into your savings account. • Explore your mortgage options. Don’t assume you don’t have enough for a down payment or won’t qualify for a mortgage

without 20 percent down. In fact, about 40 percent of today’s homebuyers are making down payments that are less than 10 percent and a recent study found that 87 percent of U.S. homes would qualify for down payment help. Find out if you’re eligible for any local or state down payment assistance programs. Remember, some options may be as low as 3 percent. But keep in mind that if you’re not putting at least 20 percent down, you’ll pay extra each month for mortgage insurance. Contact several mortgage lenders to shop around and get the best deal.

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