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Thursday, July 7, 2016

INSIDE

Ramona resident heads air attack base. 7

■ Lindbergh mural, 2 ■ Boulder preserve, 3 ■ Opinion, 4 ■ Holiday rescues, 5 ■ STEAM camp, 8 ■ Farming history, 10 ■ Montecito High, 14 ■ Obituaries, 16 ■ Classifieds, 18 ■ Pie auction, 20

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Crews eye late July for completion of road project BY KAREN BRAINARD The San Vicente Road Realignment Project is expected to be completed by the end of July. Those driving San Vicente Road between Warnock Drive and Wildcat Canyon Road will notice lots of activity as crews work on final elements of the $24 million project designed to improve safety on that stretch where serious accidents and fatalities have occurred over the years. Among work underway this month is completion of utility joint trench operations and underground drainage facilities, hydroseeding for erosion control, and construction of an equestrian trail, said county Project Manager Michael Long. The equestrian trail, also known as a

pathway, will be covered with decomposed granite and have a post and rope barrier separating it from the roadway. Also in the works are pedestrian ramps — curb cuts that comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) — that will be installed at the intersections of Warnock Drive, Deviney Lane and Chuck Wagon and Wildcat Canyon roads, said Long. Final paving for the entire width of the newly-aligned road is expected in early July, he said. “Once final paving is accomplished, construction activities will include, but not be limited to, final striping, raised pavement marker placement, and SEE ROAD, A11

Water district board adopts $5.85 million Cal Fire contract BY KAREN BRAINARD Ramona Municipal Water District directors adopted Cal Fire’s not-to-exceed $5.85 million agreement for fire protection services for the 2016-17 year. The district has contracted with Cal Fire to staff and manage its three fire stations on a year-to-year basis since 1993. To fund the fire department

services, residents pay a fire equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) fee that pays for about half the cost with the remainder covered by property tax revenue. Earlier in the June 14 meeting, the district’s general manager, David Barnum, told the board that to place a vote before the public asking to increase the annual fire EDU fee SEE WATER, A6

ALEXIS NAGEM

LIGHTING UP THE SKY

Ramona ended the country’s 240th birthday celebration with 20 minutes of fireworks Monday evening. “Rotary did light up the sky,” said Ramona Rotary president Kim Lasley, who chaired the club’s 24th annual July 4th Family Picnic & Fireworks. For more photos, see page A21.

Thieves steal mail in San Diego Country Estates Mailboxes vandalized A rash of mail theft and mailbox vandalism struck areas of San Diego Country Estates last Monday night, reported Laura Lewis, postmaster at Ramona Post Office. “Whatever was an easy hit, they just hit it,” she said. “It’s a terrible crime.” About 144 customers were affected on

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roads that included Watt and Sargent, said Lewis. Because postal carriers cannot safely leave mail in the broken boxes, Lewis said she is asking the affected customers to pick up their mail daily at the post office until the boxes are repaired. For elderly residents or those who are unable to get to the post office, Lewis made arrangements for them to receive their

mail. Repairs on the mailboxes were about 50 percent completed by last Thursday with repairs continuing Friday and Saturday, noted Lewis. Many of the locked postal boxes, owned by the U.S. Postal Service and containing eight to 16 residential mail slots, were in darker, more desolate areas of the Estates, she said. The units were

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Transfer of Lindbergh mural complete Finishing touches this week The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project began the transfer of the Lucky Spirit mural of Charles Lindbergh on Main Street at Ninth Street on Friday, and muralist John Whalen put the finishing touches on the mural this week. Bernd Construction and Contracting, a Ramona firm, completed the installation on Saturday. This mural used to appear on the commuter building at the San Diego International Airport. The original artists, John and Jeanne Whalen, purchased it from the Port of San Diego and sold it to the H.E.A.R.T. Project. They have refurbished it for display on Main Street. To fit on the wall of the building at 310 Ninth St., a portion of the bottom of the mural was removed. Prior to installing the mural, the wall was painted a graduated blue to represent the sky around Lindbergh. A portion of Lindbergh’s head extends above the roofline. The Ramona Mural Project has joined in the

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Lindbergh starts to make an appearance along Ninth Street on Friday.

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Bernd Construction & Contracting workers rotate a piece of the Lindbergh mural to plan its attachment Friday afternoon. Live Well San Diego project. Art appreciation, involving local artists in the economic development project that is the main focus of the Mural Project, encourages locals and tourists to stop in Ramona, get out of their cars, and walk Main Street to view the art murals — which all contribute to living well. Each of the murals has at least one, and up to 26 “heart” icons in it — a “Where’s Waldo” exercise to get people out of their vehicles to find the heart. Donations to help pay for this mural project may be made on the website at ramonamurals.com. Donations of $100 or more will be listed on the website and on a plaque on the building. The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation For more information about the Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project, go to the website or contact Elaine Lyttleton at 760-787-1102.

ON THE AGENDA Thursday, July 7

Ramona Community Planning Group, 7 p.m., Ramona Library Community Room,. 1275 Main St. Among agenda items: Caltrans update on state Route 67 and Highland Valley/Dye Road Intersection Improvement Project; SANDAG presentation on the “Keep San Diego Moving Forward” ballot measure; project update for 41-unit Creekside at Village Walk at Robertson and Pala streets; suggested changes for Park Lands Dedication Ordinance language and update on PLDO projects. 760-445-8545 Ramona Unified School District Board, 7 p.m., Wilson Administrative Center, 720 Ninth St. Among agenda items: Discuss possible date for board retreat with new superintendent before start of 2016-17 school year, Back to School Night dates, Individual Music Independent Study, Integrate Math 1 and 2 support, increase general fund revolving cash account, approve bid for intercom system at Ramona High, and reports from employee union representatives and school board members. Complete agenda is at www.ramonausd.net.

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Tuesday, July 12

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Crowd voices concerns about preserve plans BY KAREN BRAINARD About 100 people, mostly residents of Mussey Grade Road, showed up for the county’s public workshop on the Boulder Oaks Preserve Public Access plan, voicing their concerns Thursday evening. County Parks and Recreation staff said they scheduled the June 30 meeting in the Ramona Library Community Room to present proposed plans and solicit comments, due by July 15. The approximately 2,000-acre open space preserve is located off Mussey Grade Road. A portion of the land, 748 acres, was purchased from Salvation Army in 2012. The county is proposing low-intensity, low use, non-motorized, multi-use trails with three one-acre staging areas, each providing for 10 vehicles. “So what happens when 50 cars show up?” asked one person in the crowd. Residents were quick to point out the parking problems at Iron Mountain and Mt. Woodson trails. “You’re looking at putting so many more people on the road,” said a member of the audience. “How do you plan on regulating that?” asked another. Country District Park Manager Dave Holt responded: “What

Residents view maps of the Boulder Oaks Preserve. we’re doing is just throwing a concept out here. Getting your input and thoughts are the important thing.” Lorrie Bradley, a land use/environmental planner with Parks and Recreation told the audience the meeting was just the beginning and they will take comments into consideration. To comment on the plans for Boulder Oaks Preserve, send them by July 15 to Lorrie Bradley, 5500 Overland Ave., Suite 410, MS 029, San Diego, CA 92123, or email her at Lorrie.Bradley@sdcounty@ca.gov.

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BY GARY HURST attended the meeting of the Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) Board of Directors (BOD) on June 14th at which the Sewer Service charges hearings for Santa Maria and San Vicente Sewer service areas were conducted, and rate increases adopted for both areas. Thomas Ace, board president, approached me after the hearings and stated that he paid close attention to my commentaries in the Sentinel and objections, and took them all very seriously. Only Jim Hickle's discussion, questions, and vote against the increases showed any comprehension of the objections (all of an accounting, financial, or legal nature). When I pointed this out, Mr. Ace responded that the BOD “must rely upon staff and consultant” expertise to make up for a lack of BOD financial planning expertise and experience. How can a BOD provide the required direction to staff and consultants when they do not understand the issues? The lack of enterprise financial planning qualifications of directors is the critical shortcoming that prevents this BOD from satisfactorily fulfilling its duties to ratepayers and property owners. The hearing and Mr. Ace's comments raised another oft-repeated question. How can the BOD rely upon staff and consultants who have repeatedly proved unreliable? Using the meeting as an example, the chief financial officer (CFO) emotionally urged the BOD to discount protest letters from two ratepayers that were identical, sent by the plaintiffs in the current class action against RMWD regarding sewer service charges, itemized alleged RMWD violations of the California Constitution (added by Proposition 218), and were clearly written by their attorney. Don't prudence and the court's opinion (under appeal) in the class action standing opinion require extra attention to such specific objections? The inappropriate cash flow analysis does not address the question of “how much should be in each reserve” — it inherently can not. So the question is always raised at hearings and the BOD must make an arbitrary decision that seems to always be “more.” A proper reserve analysis starts with lists (already regularly prepared) of capital assets or improvement projects and the year acquired, then for each item adds remaining useful life and either current value or estimated cost, then calculates the current required reserve and required annual contribution expense to maintain the current “target” reserve levels. Reserve “targets” are set consistently and fairly over the years, not according to arbitrary BOD feelings regarding how much to “pay now, or pay later.” This methodology is a simple and understandable spreadsheet prepared in-house that provides consistent answers year after year. Consultants do not like this methodology because their cash flow programs are no longer needed to hide the relevant facts among the irrelevant details — ever. The BOD, staff, and consultant discussions SEE HURST, A6

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Thanks for a successful San Vicente Road project BY JOE CAHAK his letter is to say Thank You to our Ramona Community Planning Group for what they have all done to contribute to the completion of the major roadwork on San Vicente Road. This is a significant multi-generational improvement project. I raised the initial petition and raised community debate to gain the support of RCPG, San Vicente Board of Directors and the Ramona Chamber of Commerce. We held a lot of meetings and were able to get a road tour of Ramona with many senior San Diego County Department of Public Works staff as well as Supervisor Dianne Jacob, Pat Uriell and other Ramona planning group members and even State Senator Anderson’s representative. We made a strong impression of the sorry state of our local roads. This started many side efforts like the DPW Priority list for Ramona. This proved to be an important tool to help keep long-term projects alive through all the elements of the project cycle. This was all a lot of work to gain support over time. Pat Uriell moved on and Jim Piva took over and we all had some initial uncertainty how the new board would work. But Jim Piva won us over and worked with us, listened and learned from what we had done and did much more. This month the road is approaching completion. Only overcoat remains and the trail and shoulder work. We not only got what the county initially offered in the plan, which stopped at Chuckwagon Road, and trail on one side. Jim Piva and the newer members worked to keep that plan not only alive, but got trails on both sides and extension to the sewage treatment plant. This extension was a critical piece as it improves the interchange and also removes both “dip sections” that regularly flooded and closed the road in heavy rains. When the project seemed to be going awry when some members of the Estates association board of

directory launched an effort to kill the project, some of us stood up for the effort. But Jim Piva not only wanted to make a mark, he ran for the board there as well. From that vantage point, Jim as director and board president, led our San Vicente community through a positive experience during the construction. Sure it meant some slowdowns and inconveniences, but they are almost over. The contractor, FlatIron, had some folks who live in the Estates and they caught the flooding during severe rains and jumped right on the issue. They directed traffic to minimize the impact and worked with us. They were residents and they took responsibility that it was done right. Thanks guys. Thanks for also making it better at handling our flash floods than it used to be. Note the road is now enforceable and CHP (California Highway Patrol) has already been out there enforcing and we intend to continue to ask for more. So please, use our new road safely and do enjoy what our community has achieved. This project is a real community success. I owe Jim Piva, Dianne Jacob, our RCPG members and DPW staff the most. Thank you more than I can say in words. I get to enjoy a better safer ride to and from home. My neighbors, friends and family get to enjoy the road in our lifetimes. It seemed near impossible back in 1999, yet here we are today with a beautiful road view to drive I am proud of what we did together. I thank you all again for allowing me to have the opportunity to do my part with this project. I learned a lot, met a lot of really great people, and learned how to speak in public. So it was well worth the effort for me, no matter the years I spent working for it. I enjoy the view as I drive it and think great thoughts now about the achievement and folks I worked with to do it. On to my next community project. Joe Cahak is a Ramona resident living in San Diego Country Estates.

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Greg Creswell of Creswell Marketing and his son Nathan install lettering identifying the building at 720 Ninth St. as Ramona Unified School District headquarters. Built in 1936, the building has undergone a facelift that, among other things, included dual-pane energy-efficient windows, moulding repair, a fresh coat of paint and entrance stairway repairs. Before housing district administration offices, the building was the community’s high school and junior high school.

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Paramedics move a Boys Scout who had tripped in the dunk tank during the July 4th Family Picnic to an ambulance where they treated him before releasing him to his parents.

Holiday rescues keep emergency crews busy It was a busy July 4th weekend for Ramona emergency crews, who responded to nearly 25 medical aids and two vehicle accidents. An air ambulance landed at Ramona Fire Station 80 late Sunday afternoon, July 3, to transport a 47-year-old motorcyclist to Palomar Medical Center, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Ramirez with the Ramona Fire Department. Witnesses reported that the man was westbound on H Street near 16th Street about 5 p.m. when his motorcycle struck a vehicle and then a full-sized dumpster and masonry wall. No other injuries were reported. Shortly after 2 p.m. on July 4, Ramona paramedics responded to a report of two Cedar Creek hikers needing assistance. A San Diego County helicopter transported one 29-year-old woman who was suffering heat exhaustion and fatigue from the trail to Ramona paramedics at the end of Ramona Oaks Road.

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Cal Fire paramedics with the Ramona Fire Department treat a motorcyclist injured in an accident on H Street on Sunday.

The paramedics treated the San Diego resident and she refused transport to a hospital, noted Ramirez. A second female hiked out and was treated at the trailhead for heat-related issues and released. Among other incidents, paramedics used a rescue basket to carry a 13-year-old boy from a trail on the Mt.

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focused on “what is the appropriate level of working capital (inappropriately referred to as “reserves”).” Because most sewer revenue comes from the sewer fee charge on annual property tax bills, it spikes in December and February. Spending is spread more evenly throughout the year, so working capital inherently spikes twice each year and then declines. There is inherently no single appropriate level of working capital, so the entire discussion was an off-point distraction. Protests raised the only relevant point — do charges comply with California Constitutional (Proposition 218) requirements regarding who pays, how much, and when — but were ignored by the BOD, staff, and consultants. I raised 10 objections in my sewer protest letter. Five of these objections were also raised by one or more other protesters (including two Estates HOA directors). Only Jim Hickle addressed any of those objections. Staff manipulated the BOD into adopting the ill-considered sewer charge increases by submitting their proposal at the last opportunity and before agreeing upon budgeted expenses to be apportioned (as constitutionally required as a result of Prop. 218). The County Assessor deadline to accept changes to be applied to the 2016-2017 property taxes will pass before the next BOD meeting. Only Jim Hickle refused to be manipulated, raised relevant questions, and voted against the increases. The BOD, staff, and consultants cannot fix a financial planning process that they do not recognize, or will not admit, is broken. I would be remiss if I did not add at this point that the engineering and operations presentations at the meeting were concise, informative, and conveyed a sense that these parts of RMWD are well-focused and hard-working. Three RMWD BOD seats will be on the ballot this November. Albert Einstein is credited with defining “insanity” as “doing the same thing and expecting a different result.” Unless Ramona voters elect a BOD majority that understands enterprise financial planning so as to be qualified to direct staff and consultants, shouldn't we expect the same old arbitrary and irrational decisions from the broken enterprise financial planning processes currently used? Gary Hurst is a Ramona resident.

would take about 18 months of preparation and approximately $230,000. Barnum gave the estimated timeline in response to board discussion May 10 when Director Joe Zenovic pushed for a ballot measure to raise the fire EDU fee of $188.52 that has been in place since it was established in 1996. Because the fire EDU is considered a special tax, to increase it requires two-thirds voter approval. Barnum said the 18-month timeline would include a review of services, polling the community, which could involve a pollster and cost $5,000, and implementing a fire facilities plan to address projected needs. “Based on that, we can do a rate and fee study — this is what we’ve done with sewer and water,” Barnum said. “It takes about six months. And then another check-in to see if you want to proceed.” After that, the ballot initiative would be reviewed by legal counsel and the

FROM MAIL, A1 recently occurred in the Estates. On June 2, Ramona sheriff’s deputies arrested four people – three of them San Diego residents – after they were observed emptying mailboxes near the 15000 block of Rainbird Road by a resident. When deputies approached the suspects’ vehicle, they saw a plastic shopping basket full of mail in it, said Lt. Jerry Hartman of the Ramona station. Lewis said the last big rash of mail theft was in desolate areas on Highways 67 and 78, but now it appears the thieves are getting

county, which would take about another three months, he said. Zenovic addressed the estimated 18-month timeline, saying “I think that’s excessively long.” He suggested the timeline and the cost could be trimmed. Thomas Ace, board president, said the fire ad hoc committee, on which he serves with Director Darrell Beck, has been working diligently to reduce costs and increase revenues wherever possible, and looking at whether to increase the fire EDU. “We’re very clear there’s not sufficient time to do it this year,” Ace said of a ballot measure, adding there may be an opportunity next year or in 2018. Cal Fire’s new agreement represents a $100,576 decrease over last year’s budget. Cal Fire Chief Tony Mecham with the San Diego County Fire Authority attributed the decrease to the district’s elimination of a fire marshal battalion chief at the beginning of the year. Fire marshal services are now provided by the fire authority.

Mecham also noted that Cal Fire only bills for actual costs. Last year, Cal Fire presented a $5.95 million agreement, half a million more than the previous year, but the agency is projecting the actual costs for 2015-16 will be about $5.05 million. The agreement funds 29 positions in the fire department. In other business, the board: • Authorized awarding a contract to Utility Service Co., Inc. for construction of the Poway-Forebay Reservoir Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $315,754; • Authorized awarding a contract for valve replacement projects at state Route 67 intersections at Mussey Grade Road and at Dye Road to M-RAE Engineering Inc. for $277,177; • Adopted a resolution to collect delinquent water charges of $19,099 by placement on the San Diego County property tax rolls; and • Approved the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, a state requirement that has to be updated every five years.

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Kremensky heads up air attack base in Ramona BY KAREN BRAINARD Burke Kremensky not only brings years of training to his new position as San Diego air attack officer at the Ramona Air Attack Base, but also the personal experience of his family evacuating during a wildfire while he was out working the fire. In both the 2003 Cedar and the 2007 Witch Creek fires, the Ramona resident’s wife, child and two dogs had to evacuate. Kremensky took on his new position in January, after serving as battalion chief for Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire. He manages the air tanker base at Ramona Airport, and oversees Cal Fire personnel there and on the San Diego County sheriff’s helicopters at Gillespie Field. “This is a pretty hard job to get into. I started out as a helicopter fire captain at Gillespie and went through all these aviation classes to get into this position,” he said. After the classes it takes about three years of training to be certified to fly as an air tactical supervisor, he said, adding that he had about 1,000 hours-worth of fire flight time heading into this job. During the recent Border Fire near Potrero, Kremensky flew on an air tanker that made drops. Noting he is not a pilot, he explained that he rides in the back of an OV-10 Bronco and coordinates the air space and directs air drops for the helicopters and airplanes. “You have a lot of aircraft in a very tight airspace or tight area flying around

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Border Fire started on June 19, Kremensky said they put a lot of aircraft out to slow down the spread, and they were battling rugged areas with limited access. For a pilot, he said, the drops are almost acrobatic. “They drop down from 4,000 feet to about 150 feet off the brush line and back up,” he said. “So that takes a toll on them.” Among aircraft fighting the Border Fire

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Community school hosts STEAM camp BY ALEXIS NAGEM Ramona Community School hosted two one-week STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) camps for first- through eighth-graders. The camps, held the last two weeks in June, featured classes that taught students the basics of each subject through lectures and hands-on experiments. For example, students in James Dukes teacher Grant McNiff’s class spent time learning the skills needed to sketch and draw landscape pictures when taking into consideration the background, mid-ground and foreground of the scene. Students in Hanson Elementary teacher Melissa Ferguson’s class took a day to learn about Newton’s third law of motion by building and testing bottle rockets. “This is just a hands-on, fun way of testing that law,” Ferguson said. The first camp was last week, and the second ends Friday, July 1, with classes from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day.

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Vintner featured in farming history display

Bob Vice of Mystery Mountain Grove in Valley Center and Fallbrook held the 1970 sign that showed the U.S. population was 204 million with 4.6 percent of the workforce in farming. The census data ended with the 1990 figures held by Alysha Stehly of Vesper Vineyards in Escondido. That census year the American population was 261 million with 2.6 percent in farming. "I think it's a scary figure when you look at the average age of farmers," said the 58-year-old Edwards. The first census year in which fewer than half of the workforce was in agriculture was 1880. Tony Godfrey of Olive Hill Greenhouses in Fallbrook noted that 49 percent of the workforce had an agricultural occupation that year. Edwards and her husband Victor began growing grapes in 2002. "I don't come from a family of farmers, so we entered into it, and neither did my husband, so there is hope that people who don't have a history of farming might enter into the field," she said. Edwards noted that the presence of farm equipment in the display was well-received by youth and might encourage some of them to consider careers in agriculture. She added that the diversity of farming may encourage people to become farmers. "We've got the organic movement, which is awesome," she said. The display also included a Friends of Farming silo. Friends of Farming is a San Diego County Farm Bureau project that encourages the support of those who are not in agriculture professionally. The history of farming in San Diego County display included leading crops and water milestones. "To me I thought it was a very good display showing innovation and how people who are farming are doing so much with so little," Edwards said.

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Hundreds oppose Anza-Borrego park rule changes BY J. HARRY JONES Hundreds of people packed a public hearing in Kearny Mesa on June 22 to demand that access remain open to popular visitor destinations within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The hearing focused on a proposed rule change by the California Department of Parks and Recreation that appeared to prohibit off-trail access to cultural and natural preserves within the entire park system. State officials say the changes won’t affect Anza-Borrego, however, because decisions on limiting access would be left to individual park districts — and the one that oversees Anza-Borrego doesn’t want the restrictions. That didn’t stop roughly 250 people from flooding last Wednesday’s meeting to argue against the proposed rules. The crowd was so big that some had to be turned away for fire safety reasons. Those who spoke out included hikers, horseback riders, cyclists and rock climbers, as well as Borrego Springs merchants worried that the changes would affect tourists. Environmentalists and an earthquake scientist also argued to keep the areas open. The crowd opposed to the new regulations was so diverse that it prompted one Sierra Club representative to comment: “I’ll bet there are even Republicans in the room.” About 42,000 acres within the 640,000-acre desert park are within eight cultural preserves — places where Native American artifacts can be found. Rich Stuka, who has been visiting Anza-Borrego for four decades, said many FROM ROAD, A1 rumble strip creation during mid to late July,” he said. The project began in September 2014 and was estimated to take 18 months. Included in the $24 million price tag was $2 million for utility relocation and undergrounding, $3.6 million for the Ramona Municipal Water District realignment of its water main that was in the county right-of-way, and the county’s cost of $18.4 million, funded by TransNet revenue.

generations of families have a strong connection to the park and its unique attractions, including Blair Valley, one of the cultural preserve areas. “I named my daughter after Blair Valley,” he said. “So now she can’t take her kids to see the pictographs in Blair Valley? Really? Is that helping

anything? Has anyone ever seen the pictographs damaged? I’ve been going out there a long time and I’ve never seen those pictographs defaced.” Martin Jorgenson, of the local unit of the Backcountry Horsemen of California, said the rules are not needed.

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Accolades catch superintendent off guard BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON “What’s going on here?” Superintendent Robert Graeff, Ed.D., asked as Ramona Unified school board members told him to remain standing. “We’re going to step a little out of the box tonight,” board president Kim Lasley said at the June 16 meeting. Since it was Graeff’s last regular board meeting before he retired last Thursday, the board had planned several surprises. First was the presentation of colors by the Ramona High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Color Guard and the national anthem sung by Class of 2016 graduate Wesley Richardson. Then came the plaques, the wine and the cake. Two plaques came from the board. Lasley presented one, and board member Rodger Dohm presented one. Dohm, who had helped make the plaque he presented, said Graeff focused on the students over everything else during his 15 years in Ramona. The plaque, digitally signed by each of the five board members, thanked Graeff for his 40 years in education. Another plaque came from Sun Valley Council PTA, the umbrella organization for the PTAs at each school in the district. It was the Golden Oak Service Award, the most prestigious award from the California State PTA, “and it’s given to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the welfare of children and youths in a school or community,” said Lori Stevens, Sun Valley Council president. “Dr. Graeff has been a huge supporter of PTA,” she said. “This is better than Wheel of Fortune,” Graeff said. In addition to the award, Stevens gave Graeff a gift basket with a bottle of his favorite wine, wine glasses, other goodies and a $100 gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse. The engraving on the wine bottle included the district’s Commitment

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School board members John Rajcic, Rodger Dohm, Kim Lasley, Dawn Perfect and Bob Stoody present Superintendent Robert Graeff, Ed.D., with plaques of thanks and appreciation for his 15 years with the Ramona district. to Excellence logo and Graeff’s name and title. One wine glass was engraved with Graeff’s wife’s first name and one with his, Stevens said. Ramona High graduate Deanna Lasley then wheeled a container with nine wine bottles from the back to the front of the board room. Each bottle represented a different Ramona school and was engraved with the name of the school, the school colors and the school mascot. Also included were “Go Dawgs” wine glasses. As with the PTA bottle, once the bottles are empty they will be refilled with colored water and re-corked so they can be saved as a memento. “I don’t know what to say,”Graeff said. “I wasn’t prepared for this.” He thanked everyone and talked

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briefly of being appointed superintendent in March 2008. “At that time, the stock market was at an all-time high of 14,000 points, George Bush was president, and life was good in America, sort of,” he said. “Then, as soon as I got appointed, the whole world came crashing down, the stock market got cut in half in less than 12 months, the mortgage loan business fell apart, and the Great Recession began, and we had a tough

go for quite awhile.” Ramona “held fast during a real tough (economic) storm for several years and managed still to raise student achievement, test scores continued to go up, teachers helped put kids in college, we did the right thing in the best way we knew how,” he said, crediting the school board, district administration, teachers, support staff, community “and just some wonderful kids.”

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Some words from Montecito High Class of 2016 graduation BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON Montecito High School Class of 2016 diplomas don’t have room to list the names of all who contributed to each graduate’s success, salutatorian Marley Abraham said on graduation night. “This was a group effort,” he said in his brief speech to all attending the ceremony. Students at Montecito aren’t lost in a sea of a thousand students with teachers who understandably struggle to remember their names, Abraham said. “Here, our teachers not only know our names, they know who we are, and that acknowledgment showed us we are important — and while you had our attention, you taught us what was important,” he said. There is something special about the dynamics at Montecito High — humble and extremely effective, Abraham continued. “You’ve made us confident in who we are and gave us proof that there is good in the world.” Principal Dave Lohman followed, interjecting humor into a speech that also carried a serious tone and shared sage advice. “Life will kick you hard. It will blindside and sucker punch you,” he said. “…It will desert you in your most time of

need. You must rise up, stand tall and raise your chin high and say, ‘I CAN DO THIS,’” he said. “…Get back on your feet and fight – keep moving forward. And be your brother’s or sister’s keeper.” Lohman advised the graduates to be an integral part of their friends’ lives. “Not just a bystander who allows your friends and families to struggle in difficult times. But reach down when they have fallen, lend them a hand, and pull them off the floor,” he said. “…Show your Toro pride by really being your brother or sister’s keeper.” He ended his talk by naming and saying something to each graduate. For example: “Awesome piano skills,” “You have made me a better principal and person,” “A race to the finish — literally,” “Best face on the news,” “Did you know school starts at 7:45?” “Become a detective,” “You have NOT finished your amazing journey,” “I bet you didn’t know that we had school before lunch,” “What’s really on your mind?” Families and friends watched, some taking photographs, as others gave speeches. School board members presented diplomas, and graduate John Barrios presided over the traditional turning of the tassels, acknowledging members of the Class of 2016 as high school graduates. Then, as Lohman said, “It’s now time to celebrate.”

Class of 2016 graduates switch the tassels on their caps to signify they received their diplomas.

Among those in the audience watching the graduates enter the ceremony are 2-year-old Bryson Christiansen, Stacy Monaghan, Nathan Young and Heather Draper.

School board member Rodger Dohm presents a graduate’s diploma.

School board member Bob Stoody presents Jacob Velasco with his diploma.

Salutatorian Marley Abraham talks about the difference Montecito High meant to the Class of 2016.

School board member Dawn Perfect presents James Petersen’s diploma.

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Alheli Villegas and Skyler Monaghan walk to their seats.

Ella Marie Evans is among Montecito graduates leaving the ceremony with congratulatory flowers and balloons.

Antonio Lolong accepts his diploma from school board member John Rajcic.

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Independence Day Parade San Diego Country Estates Association kicked off Independence Day with a 33-entry parade along Pappas Road from Avenel Lane to Ramona Oaks Park on Monday morning.

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Henry Jauregui

march 14, 1932 - may 27, 2016 Ramona — Henry Jauregui passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in Fontana, Ca, at the age of 84. Henry is survived by the love of his life, alma ofelia Jauregui, and his children, angel, alma (abel), William (natalie), Elias (Teri), Dan, Claudia (Larry). Henry is preceded in death by his oldest son, Henry Felix Jauregui Jr. Henry was born in mexico City, mexico, to Felix Jauregui de Teochaltiche and angela angulo de Jauregui. He moved to San Diego and began working for San Diego marine Ship Buildings as a laborer. Henry and alma’s paths crossed while waiting for connecting flights at a local airport. They quickly fell in love and were married in Ensenada, Baja, California, in the summer of 1957. after their wedding ceremony the young couple moved to a small home in national City and started their family. Henry was proud to reach the goals he set out for himself and his young bride when he became an Entrepreneur. Henry and alma were living

the “american dream” as business owners and operators of restaurants and salons throughout San Diego. They raised their family in San Diego and later moved to the Inland Empire where he passed away surrounded by his 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. a celebration of life is scheduled for 1pm on July 9, 2016, at mountain View Community Church, 1191 meadowlark Way, Ramona Ca 92605, with a reception to follow. all are welcome to attend and celebrate Henry’s life. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ramonasentinel.

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Ramona — John Christopher mericantante Jr. passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side. John, or lovingly known as Uncle Chris, is survived by his niece, Jodie; niece, Tammy and her six children; and nephew, Bobby and his wife, Loni, and their three children, John, Christopher and amy. Uncle Chris will always be remembered for his caring heart, wisdom and the love he had for his family and friends, but most of all for making the best beef jerky in town, always greeting us with, “Hey man”, and watching the Padres and Charger games with all of us. Uncle Chris touched all of our hearts but he was especially close to Jodie who promised his late mother, Grandma martha, to always take care of her

baby since Uncle Chris had suffered a stroke that left him disabled. Uncle Chris blessed each of us with his spirit, silly jokes and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. a celebration of life will be held at the VFW in Ramona on Sunday, July 10, 2016, from 12:00 Pm to 3:00 Pm. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ramonasentinel.

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State invites public to comment on new science curriculum California is updating its science curriculum by gathering public comment on a new framework, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said Wednesday. The Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (CA Science Framework) will provide guidance for teachers, administrators and parents on how a curriculum based on content standards is implemented in the classroom and how to integrate the Next Generation Science

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chapters on assessment, access and equity, and supporting high-quality science instruction, Torlakson said in his announcement. It provides direction to educators to implement state standards in the context of California's diversity and helps them teach the critical thinking skills students will need for 21st century careers. The draft framework and directions to submit comments are on the California Department of Education (CDE) Science Curriculum

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-014821 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Wholistic Existence Located at: 118 14th St., #45, Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Nicole Beard, 118 14th St., #45, Ramona, CA 92065. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 05/17/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 06/01/2016. Nicole Beard. R3489. June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2016. APN: 288-391-13-00 TS No: CA08004385-15-1 TO No: 150169446-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 25, 2005. 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 July 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM, at the entrance to the East County Regional Center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 1, 2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0946951, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, executed by RONALD R. KNUTH,

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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 In Source Logic at 702-6597766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08004385-15-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: June 14, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0800438515-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-6604288 Miguel Ochoa, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Order no. CA16-002131-1, Pub Dates, 06/30/2016, 07/07/2016, 07/14/2016. ISL CA16-002131-1. R3488..

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-13-607940-AL Order No.: 13-0041072-01 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/7/2006. 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 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 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 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. 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(s): PERLITA L. NEWMAN, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 3/16/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0183767 of Official

100 -No. LEGAL NOTICES of Official ment 2006-0183767 Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 7/28/2016 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, located at 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $633,382.70 The purported property address is: 2436 DURAZNITOS ROAD, RAMONA, CA 92065 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 285-110-16-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you

date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-13-3500607940-AL . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA

ration 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916939-0772 O r Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-13-607940AL IDSPub #0110769 7/7/2016 7/14/2016 7/21/2016. R3500.

NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PERSONAL AND/OR BUSINESS PROPERTY Ramona Self Storage, LLC, fka Olympic Public Storage, intends to sell the personal property of the named below to enforce a lien imposed on said property Pursuant to Lien Sale per California Self Storage Act Section 21700 through 21715 of the Business and Professional Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code. C039 Kyle Matlock 5x10 D014 Kenneth Ritch 5x10 D019 Monica Simmons 5x10 F020 Belinda Roath 10x10 F210 Tanner Long 5x5 H143 Wendy Lopez 5x5 H147 Hitzury Amaro 5x5 H156 Kimberly Fernandez 5x5 J014 Ashley Ann Landers 5x10 K017 Brian Erickson 5x10 RV84 Craig Partridge RV NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDS TO SELL THE PERSONAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE TO ENFORCE A LIEN SALE PER CALIFORNIA SELF STORAGE ACT CHAPTER 10. UNDERSIGNED WILL SELL ITEMS at an ONLINE auction at: www.StorageBattles.com sale by competitive bidding starting on July 1, 2016 through July 10, 2016, WHERE SAID PROPERTY HAS BEEN STORED AND WHICH ARE LOCATED AT: RAMONA SELF STORAGE, 118 12th ST., RAMONA, CA 92065, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ALL PURCHASES ARE SOLD AS IS AND MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE TIME OF SALE. SALE

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

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL (Piva, Chair) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF 6-2-16 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. 6. APPROVAL OF ORDER OF THE AGENDA (Action) 7. ACTION ITEMS: A. SR 67/Dye Road/Highland Valley Road Intersection Improvement Project, Caltrans Representatives will Provide an Information Update on the Project and Planned Improvements to the Intersection B. SANDAG presentation on the “Keep San Diego Moving Forward” ballot measure, which is designed to provide a dedicated source of local revenue to invest in our region’s transportation future C. Project Update for TM 5610, Robertson and Pala Street, General Plan Designation VR-15, VR 4 (partial) 41 Unit Subdivision, 5.50 acres, Creekside at Village Walk. All condominium units to have an attached 2 car garage. 35 guest parking spaces proposed. Access is off Robertson. Woodcrest Homes, Representative D. (Parks Subcommittee Item) Discussion of PLDO Language and Suggested Changes E. (Parks Subcommittee Item) Discussion of PLDO Projects Update 8. GROUP BUSINESS (Possible Action) A. DESIGN REVIEW REPORT (Ensign) – Update on Projects Reviewed B. Discussion Items (Possible Action) 1. Concerns from Members 2. Future Agenda Item Requests 3. Addition and Conﬁrmation of New Subcommittee Members C. Meeting Updates 1 Board of Supervisor and Planning Commission Meeting 2. Future Group Meeting Dates – Next RCPG Meeting to be 8-4-16 at the Ramona Community Library, 7 p.m. 9. 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.

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HOURS OF THE TIME OF SALE. SALE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION UP TO THE TIME OF SALE. COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY ONLINE BIDS. R3496. 6/30/16, 7/7/16. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 PETITION OF: MELISSA ANN SHANLEY for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2016-00019715-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner(S): MELISSA ANN SHANLEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present Name : MELISSA ANN SHANLEY to Proposed Name: GEMMA AURELIA HEARTS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is

at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 29, 2016 Time: 8:30 am Dept: 46 The address of the court is: 220 West Broadway San Diego, CA 82101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ramona Sentinel Date: JUN 13, 2016 JEFFREY B. BARTON Judge of the Superior Court R3487. June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2026.

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Junior Fair fundraiser is Saturday BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON

Ramona Junior Fair’s Barbecue, Pie Auction and Tractor Show has an addition this year — trucks. The idea came when entries in the Main Street parade were lining up and a young 4-H’er spotted the truck Dr. Malcolm Boykin, DDS, was using for his parade entry. “Crissy, wouldn’t it be cool if that truck was in our tractor show?” the youngster asked Crissy Tobiason, Ramona Junior Fair Board member who is coordinating the fundraising event on Saturday, July 9. The idea caught on, and this year’s Tractor Show is the Truck and Tractor Show. The barbecue, pie auction and truck and tractor show will be at the junior fairgrounds at 431 Aqua Lane. The Truck and Tractor Show will be from 3 to 7 p.m., the Deep Pit Barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m., and the Pie Auction will start at 6 p.m. Tickets for the barbecue dinner are $7 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger. Specialty Meats of Escondido will donate the turkey, beef and pork for the meal, and members of the Ramona Junior Fair Committee will prepare pasta salad, broccoli salad, corn, water, iced tea, lemonade and punch. Persons interested in entering trucks and/or tractors in the show may call Tobiason at 951-809-6486 so she can coordinate placement. Trucks will be judged in the following categories: • Turkey, the most unique truck entered in the competition. • Big Beefy, for big trucks, three tons or bigger, oil rigs, truck haulers. • Sheepy, judged on overall design and quality, interior and exterior, and paint job. • Old Goat, 1970 and older. The theme of this year’s junior fair is “A Look Back at the Fair.” Since the junior fair started in 1971, the Old Goats would be pre-junior fair, said Tobiason. • Veal Group, trucks that are 1971 and newer, “the Ramona Junior Fair era,” said Tobiason. • Pig Group, the patina group, the old rusty trucks and trucks that are works in progress. • Bunny Group, the best overall, the cutest truck in the competition. • People’s Choice, tickets to vote are 50 cents each or 5 for $1. Tractor awards will go to Best Overall, People’s Choice, Most Unique, Best Antique for 1944 and older tractors, Best Classic for 1945 and newer tractors, Best Youth, and the Best Tractor in its Old Clothes. Tobiason calls the pie auction “a bake sale on steroids.” “There are no rules to participate, and there are no rules to buy,” she said. “The only rules that I have is everybody’s got to have fun.” All proceeds from the event go to put on the junior fair and to maintain and keep the lights on at the junior fairgrounds, said Tobiason.

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Independence Day celebration

Ramona Rotary Club’s 24th Annual July 4th Family Picnic and Fireworks attracted at least 2,000 people to the fields behind Olive Peirce Middle School as others packed areas around the school to enjoy the fireworks and to celebrate the holiday at private parties and neighborhood gatherings. “It was a successful evening,” said Kim Lasley, Ramona Rotary president and event chair. “All I heard as people left was it was great, it was the best one yet.” The vendors did well, children and adults enjoyed the games and activities, and all the children were smiling, she said. Ramona Rotary presents the community event each year with the donations from individuals, families, organizations and businesses.

Zaire Tatum, 7, and his sister, Jai, 6, show their lion faces.

Sophia Alvarez and Gracie Macias with the Rebels Elite Shimmer squad sell necklaces to raise money for the competition cheer teams. Ann Marie Wilson with Boy Scout Troop 768 paints an image on Ian DeWitt, 3.

Ramona Chamber of Commerce president Robert Krysak takes time for a snack.

Jonah Miller, 2, concentrates on her steps.

Father and son Tyler and 8-month-old Maverick Swift wait for the fireworks to start.

Boy Scout Niall Hearn with Troop 768 cringes as sponges come his way.

Outgoing Ramona Rotary president Bob Murray and incoming president Kim Lasley thank the community for its support.

Rotarian Andy Schreiber accepts fireworks donations as the entrance to the July 4 event.

Rotarian Joan Renaud and volunteer Jayme Lasley work in the Rotary booth.

PHOTOS BY MAUREEN ROBERTSON

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UNIQUE APPROACH Ramona High School junior Jack Falconer, a linebacker on the school’s varsity football team, brings his guitar, his singing voice and his Ramona Football discount cards to the Ramona Rotary July 4th Family Picnic & Fireworks event on Monday. The cards sell for $20 each and are a fundraiser for the football program. Falconer, sporting his Bruce Springsteen look, offered to sing and play his guitar for anyone who asked. They didn’t have to purchase a discount card, but he hoped they would. The cards are available from all football players through Friday, July 8.

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Whelehon to play softball at Cal State San Marcos

BY JOE NAIMAN Although the Cal State San Marcos softball program wasn't able to provide Sara Whelehon an athletic scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year, she will still play for the Cougars. "It made me really happy and ecstatic that it happened, because I wanted to stay home and play softball," Whelehon said. Whelehon made the decision to attend Cal State San Marcos in late May. "They didn't have any more money because it was so late," she said. "It's kind of like a walk-on, but the coach wants me." Cal State San Marcos is in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Whelehon was also considering Simpson University in Redding, Carroll College in Montana, and Lewis and Clark College in Oregon before deciding on the San Diego County school. "I just really wanted to stay at home, and then this opportunity came," she said. "I'm so excited for her. I think it's going to be a great fit," said Ramona High School coach Kristina Wright. "She has so much to offer the program. I think she's going to have a really successful career there." Whelehon was a month old when her family moved from Santee to Ramona. She attended James Dukes Elementary School and Olive Peirce Middle School before her four years at Ramona High School. She is the youngest of three children. Her brother, Sean, played golf at Ramona High School before graduating in 2008. Her sister, Kim, is a 2012 Ramona High School graduate who followed her Bulldogs softball career with competition for Southern Arkansas University and completed her collegiate career this year. Whelehon's father, Dan, did not attend high school in California but played football and baseball. Her mother, Pam, was involved in high school swimming and water polo in Orange County. Whelehon began organized softball with the Ramona Girls Softball program and has played travel ball for the past six years, most recently with the Renegades Elite team. After spending her freshman year on Ramona's

Sara Whelehon, 2016 Valley League Softball Player of the Year, is pictured with her parents, Pam and Dan, and with Ramona High assistant softball coach Stephanie Kiesel and head coach Kristina Wright. A Ramona High School Class of 2016 graduate, she will play on the Cal State San Marcos softball team. junior varsity team, Whelehon became a starter as a sophomore in 2014. Although the left fielder did not receive all-league recognition as a sophomore, she was named to the Valley League's second team as a junior and this year she was not only a first-team choice but also the Valley League Player of the Year. "I think my favorite memory was going to the CIF championship game my sophomore year, because it was just a really great experience," Whelehon said. Whelehon was also on Ramona's varsity golf team as a junior and senior. In addition to her athletic activities, she was involved in Ramona's Associated Student Body as a freshman and sophomore, and she was also a National Honor Society member who completed her high school studies with a 4.26 grade point average. "The fact that I am now playing softball is basically a dream of mine and I'm just really excited for the season," Whelehon said of playing in college. "I'm just extremely excited for the road ahead, and I'm really thrilled." "I think she's ready for the challenge and I'm proud of her, proud of the work she put in," Wright said.

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Thursday, July 7 ■ Ramona Business Network Exchange, 7 a.m., Nuevo Grill, 1413 Main St. ■ TOPS, 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. 760-788-5270. ■ Patriot Day Auditions, 6 p.m., Ramona Town Hall West Wing, 729 Main St. Auditions for the Patriot Day Talent Show, a fundraiser for Ramona Town Hall. ■ Ramona American Graffiti Cruise night, departs from Ron’s Tire & Brake, 2560 Main St., at 6:15 p.m. and continues up Main Street through Old Town and back. ■ Ramona Santana Riders board meeting, 7 p.m., International Equestrian Center Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Road. www.ramonasantanariders.com. Friday, July 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.

■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, free youth lessons, 3 to 4 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. Saturday, July 9 ■ Free swap meet space, breakfast, The Church of Christ, 530 11th St. ■ Weight Watchers, Ramona Woman’s Club, 524 Main St., 8 a.m. ■ Hike Swartz Canyon, 8 to 11 a.m., docent will lead a four-mile moderate hike at Mt. Gower Preserve, 17090 Gunn Stage Road. ■ Ramona Certified Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kmart lot. ■ Ramona Soccer League Registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ramona Soccer Fields off Earlham Street. Bring player’s birth certificate. ramonasoccer.com. ■ Ramona Junior Fair Truck & Tractor Show, Barbecue, Pie Auction, Ramona Junior Fairgrounds, 431 Aqua Lane. Truck & Tractor Show from 3 to 7 p.m., Deep Pit Barbecue Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m., Pie Auction starts at 6 p.m. Dinner: $7 for adults, $5 for children age 12 and younger. 951-809-6486. Sunday, July 10 ■ Car Show, 4 to 6 p.m., Albertsons parking lot. ■ Ramona Soccer League Registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ramona Soccer Fields. Monday, July 11 ■ Santa Maria Lodge, 6:30 dinner, open to the public; 7:30 stated meeting, Ramona Masonic Center, 1175 Main St. Tuesday, July 12 ■ 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, July 13 ■ Ramona Library,Card Making with Mary Morgan at 2 p.m., All Star Learners at 2:30 p.m., Murder Mystery Night at 6 p.m. ■ Kiwanis of Ramona, 6 p.m., Amici restaurant, 1429 Main St. 760-522-2625. ■ San Vicente Saddle Club, 7 p.m., Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Road.

Ramona HOMES SOLD June 18 - June 24 ADDRESS

15841 Davis Cup Lane 15837 Davis Cup Lane 15723 Davis Cup Lane 15683 Davis Cup Lane 411 Hanson Lane 1024-1026 8th Street 24010 Gymkhana Road 16266 Arena Drive 216 Ransom Hill Lane 1330 Somerset Court 26194 Bellemore Drive 17264 Felipe Road 24258 Cerro Vista Way 24339 Del Amo Road 16526 Dartolo Road 16590 Shady Oaks Drive 1019 Ocean Vista Way

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FIREWORKS DONATION

KAREN BRAINARD

On behalf of Ramona Real Estate Association, Sally Westbrook presents a $250 donation for the Ramona Rotary 2016 Fireworks Fund to Amber Ramirez with Ramona Rotary Club last Tuesday. Joining Westbrook, president of RREA, are association members Lori Hoge, Karen Domnitz, Teresa Hobbs and Linda Hogue.

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