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Bicycles are among popular Christmas gifts awaiting Toys for Tots recipients. The Toys for Tots effort at Ramona Airport on Saturday netted donations of at least 1,000 toys and $20,000 for disadvantaged children.
Thousands of disadvantaged children will receive a toy this Christmas thanks to those who gave generously to the Toys for Tots drive held at the Ramona Airport. Ramona residents David Williams and Martin Wood spearheaded the event, which is in its ninth year. Through his online company, Wakeworld.com, Williams raised $8,610 to purchase toys, and Wood, who is chief executive officer of Poway-based Delkin Devices, presented a whopping $12,331 check to Toys for Tots. The money from both companies included contributions from their employees, vendors and customers. In addition, employees and friends gave their time to the event, held Dec. 12, by volunteering to cook hamburgers for everyone
who came to it. They also helped set up tables and tents, and assisted Marines who were on hand to receive toy donations. Ramona residents dropped off more than 1,000 new and unwrapped toys at the airport. The toys and cash were turned directly over to the Marine Corps, which runs the Toys for Tots program. Wood said his company does one major charitable program a year and chooses Toys for Tots for several reasons, including the fact that it is run by the Marine Corps. “You can’t ask for a more honest, reputable or harder working group than the U.S. Marines, and they are the ones that collect these gifts from us and deliver them to the children,” said Wood. “This is a win-win for all of us.” Navy Capt. Louis Tripoli, a physician at Camp SEE TOYS, A26
Battaglia wins big in World Series of Team Roping BY JOE NAIMAN Ramona’s Markie Battaglia led all competitors in earnings in the World Series of Team Roping held during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Battaglia, Miss Rodeo California in 2010, competed in three divisions based on the combined skill level for both partners Dec. 7-13, and earned a total of $160,600. “It was very surreal. I can’t believe it. It was pretty amazing,” Battaglia said. “My partners were great. My horse was exceptional.” The 2006 Ramona High School graduate rode
11-year-old Vida during the South Point arena ropings. “I was fortunate enough to have a really good horse,” Battaglia said. “The crowd went absolutely crazy,” said family friend and Ramona resident Jama McCluskey, who witnessed Battaglia’s wins. Battaglia, who was a header throughout the week, partnered with heeler Bronc Boehnlein of Norco for third place in the No. 13 Team Roping, took third in the No. 11 Team Roping in conjunction with heeler Bob Mackey of Riverside, and teamed with Arturo Chavez of Anza for the 19th-place SEE BATTAGLIA, A13
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Public weighs in on paramedic service Speakers at Ramona Municipal Water District’s Dec. 8 workshop regarding the future of paramedic transport services in the community said they do not want the district to subcontract with a private ambulance company. Two speakers, however, also said they do not want to pay more for the fire EDU (equivalent dwelling unit) fee that funds approximately half of the Ramona Fire Department’s costs. Property tax revenues make up most of the difference. To raise the annual fire EDU, which has not increased from $188.52 per EDU since it was established in 1996, requires a vote of the people. An attempt to raise the fire EDU in 2005 failed, requiring a 2/3 voter approval, and did not even receive 50 percent in favor, according to the district. RMWD contracts with Cal Fire to staff fire and paramedic services, and for the 2015-16 year those fees increased about half a million dollars. Now the district is faced with the dilemma of having to replace its three ambulances within the next three years at a total cost of approximately $660,000, reported district staff. “The sooner the better in this
situation,” said Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire EMS Coordinator Jared Andrade in a presentation to the board. He said the ambulances are approaching the end of their service life and at some point could be a liability. “One in every three days an ambulance is out of service,” he told the board. At Station 80 is a 2013 model with 96,000 miles and on average accumulates 35,000 miles per year. Station 81 in the San Diego Country Estates has a 2008 ambulance with 114,000 miles, an an annual mileage of 20,000. A reserve ambulance is at Station 82, a 2008 model with 157,000 miles that averages about 10,000 miles per year. All are Advanced Life Support (ALS). The minimum time for one of the ambulances to transport a patient to a hospital is two hours, according to staff. Andrade noted that in the past, the fire department has relied on Indian gaming grants to purchase equipment but those opportunities are not currently available. The board was presented with two options: Option 1 — RMWD and the Ramona Fire Department continue to provide ALS transport services, purchase ambulances and consider
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how to secure funding with one option putting a measure on the November 2016 ballot to raise the fire EDU. Option 2 — Subcontracting with a private ambulance company and staffing each fire engine with a paramedic, making all response apparatus ALS. May eliminate the need to purchase ambulances but the provider would set the billing rates, and the fire department could lose revenue generated through ambulance billing. RMWD General Manager David Barnum said the issue is about “how do you pay for the level of service that this community wants.” “The level of service we have now is excellent,” said resident Furio Picco, who was one of five speaking at the workshop among the dozen members of the public attending. The district also received a letter from a resident complimenting the fire department that was read aloud by board president Darrell Beck. Picco, who formerly worked as a paramedic in Riverside County, said it would be worth asking the public to pay more for the fire EDU. “I honestly value we have local control and local revenue,” he said.
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RMWD Director Jim Hickle, center, asks questions regarding fire EDU fees as Director George Foote, left, and Director Thomas Ace listen. George Boggs, a former water board member, said some people wonder why they have to pay the fee if they never use the service. “I look at our fire fees as a type of insurance. You hope you never use it,” he said. Boggs said he never did until a few years ago when his wife had her first stroke, and he lauded the quick response time and skills of the paramedics. “It’s so important to have good equipment because it depends on the response time,” said Connie Bull, another former water board member. Bull said she was in “absolute opposition” to privatizing the ambulances or raising rates, and
questioned the district’s finances, and where the tax dollars and accumulated reserves go. “With all due respect...I believe your situation here appears to be tantamount to malpractice management of our funds,” she said. After another speaker expressed similar sentiments, Barnum said he wanted to remind the board that revenues generated for one fund, such as water, cannot be used for another fund, such as fire. George Cannon, retired from the San Diego City Fire Department, said the city had used private ambulances and it became quite an an operation to track the service. SEE PARAMEDICS, A18
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RMWD to recognize completion of 2 projects To recognize the completion of two projects — the new reverse osmosis system at the San Vicente Water Reclamation Plant and an extension of the bay at Ramona Fire Station 81 — Ramona Municipal Water District will have a double dedication event during a special board meeting Friday, Dec. 18, and invites the public. The board will convene at
2 p.m. at the Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane, make announcements and provide maps to the dedication locations, both in San Diego County Estates. At the San Vicente Water Reclamation Plant, a third reverse osmosis system has been added to increase production of recycled water, which serves as a means of disposing
wastewater effluent, and to reduce the cost of brine hauling. At Fire Station 81 a construction project extended the bay to accommodate the length of the fire engines and to allow for extra storage. For more about the special meeting and dedication, visit www.rwmd.org, and click the board of directors tab.
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Ramona Elementary students on Friday load some of the 478 food items they collected for the Ramona Food and Clothes Closet's Share Your Holidays drive. Teacher Sandy McInish, adviser for the school's student council, helped the students organize the drive. Clockwise from bottom left: Sandy McInish, Josiah Martinez, Pricila Soto, Dalylah Cruz, Miguel Corza, Alex Lopez Rivas, Selena Quiroz, Ramona Food and Clothes Closet Board member Lori Webster, Abigail Ring, Erika Godinez, Katie Castillo, Lily Lanini, Juana Tellez, Mirage Lemus and Maria Ojeda. The students helped load the other donated food items on a food and clothes closet truck.
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LETTERS Why so easy to get marijuana dispensary? Granted, I’ve just lived in Ramona for 2-1/2 years, but someone needs to explain me to why there’s a huge uproar if you talk about a box store coming to town, but it seems easy as pie to get a marijuana dispensary set up. Or 3. Or 4. Or, if Dag Bunnemeyer is correct, 6 or 7. Where’s our representation? Please enlighten me. What can we do about this? Jan Jensen Ramona Consider cumulative effect of 677 new units on traffic To: My Friends at San Diego County DPW and Caltrans Re: The Future of Main Street/SR 67, Downtown Ramona Within the next five years+/-, Ramona will witness 677 new dwelling units: • Montecito Ranch, 417 new homes in the Montecito Ranch • Cumming Ranch, 125 new homes in the Cumming Ranch project • Valley Park Apartments, 62 new apartment units on 16th Street next to the Lutheran School • Nickel Creek, 45 new townhomes at the dead end of 14th Street • Village Place Apartments, 28 new two- and three-bedroom apartments at 521 16th St. THAT’S A TOTAL OF 677 NEW DWELLING UNITS, SOME WITH TWO, THREE AND FOUR BEDROOMS. Keeping in mind that “the future comes fast,” my concern, as well as yours, is that all the vehicles from these new dwelling units will funnel onto downtown Main Street. You are all aware that the LOS (level of service) in the concerned area of Main Street is about the lowest it can get during the commute hours. There are two intersections that will need your immediate attention, Main & Montecito Road and Main & 14th Street. I am aware that some of the housing projects I list above have individually completed “traffic studies” with their projects, but they all did the studies individually, and some did their traffic studies years ago. My concern is when you put all these projects together, the cumulative result will be a huge traffic mess. There has been some mitigation resulting from the two large housing developments, Montecito Ranch and Cumming Ranch, but that mitigation is severely lacking in solving the pending problem. I am hoping all of you and your superiors will be proactive with this matter. Considering the importance of SR67, especially in a wildfire scenario, this may be a proper time to have Caltrans start a “Project Study” so that we can “get ahead of the curve.” I am at your disposal to offer my layman’s suggestions. Respectfully, Joe Minervini Ramona And the music goes on — and on The Ramona Concert Association would like to thank all of our wonderful supporters who have made possible another awesome season of extra special musical concerts. Our Benefactors are: Charles and Carol Oswalt, Guy and Kim Buchanan, Eileen Carter, Phil and Nancy Harding, Douglas and Judy Wilsman, Michael Barker, Mike and Sue Del Selva, Charles Kennel and Ellen Lehman, SEE LETTERS, A6
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Grandstands to Sideline BY JAMES J. FLANAGAN What a transition — from watching Bulldog football in the grandstands on those wonderful “Friday Night Lights” to working on the sideline as a coach. It’s a bucket list come true, for sure. My wife and I would rush making it home in time to get up to the school to watch the Dawgs — shouting and stomping our feet to get the boys going — and for me to yell at the coaches to try this play or that. “Hey coach, the corner is retreating at the snap … throw a quick pass to the wideout.” “Coach, are you hearing me …. come on, come on!” That was our Friday nights during football season. Part way through the game, never fails my wife Sandy would say, “Why don’t you coach? You see this game different than I do. You should coach.” But being in my 60s, that path of life has long passed me by. I do love football, all the little things about the game — well, I thought I knew the little things. Then it happened on a winter’s day when I was reading the Sentinel that I saw an advertisement for a football coach at the high school. My wife said go for it. No, I said, I’m too old for that. She said you never know. Well, long story short, I did call and talked to Coach Baldwin and got an interview. I was as nervous as a cat on a hot roof. I met with three coaches and answered all their questions. I told my wife, “Well, it went well. We will have to wait and see.” Couple of days later I received an email from Coach Pecoraro saying, “You need to get some paperwork from the school administration and pass a background check. If all is well…welcome to the team.” Well, there it is I am going to be a Bulldog football coach — wow. First meeting on a Monday night — oh, man, what will this be like? As we sat around the large table with computers on it and several large
whiteboards on the walls, the other coaches started to talk. But what is this language that they are speaking? Safeties 9 by 1 on the inside of number 2, linebackers 50, 10, 50 heels at 5, linemen are at 1, 3, 5, 9 — ummmm, wait, what? Coach Baldwin just looked at me and said, “You have that deer in the headlight look.” Really, I said, really, oh my, oh my. “Here’s a notebook. Start looking it over for our next meeting.” At the next meeting a test — what a test. Oh no — and man did I destroy that test — not good. I went home and studied and studied and studied some more. And then there are all the courses online a coach has to take for the State of California: First aid, how to coach, how to do this and that — hours and more hours. Man, I have yet to see a football player. Meetings and more studying, and then it’s spring ball — football players. I did more listening and watching than coaching, learning a ton, and then it’s study some more. Spring ball is over, then it’s summer camp, three to four nights a week. After coaching for two to three hours, then there’s the nightly meetings for an hour or more, getting the practice plans ready for tomorrow. Now it’s time to place players in the possible position where they will play. Nothing is in concrete, always changing, coaches talk it out — try them here — nope, maybe here — how did they do there? Meetings and more meetings. During the season, it gets even crazier. The practice plans for the team we are playing that week, and the game plan that we have to get together. What offensive plays? What defensive setup will help us win with the personnel we have for this game? How do we come up with all this? It is all that film we watch — and watch and watch again. Let me tell ya, just getting the film ready takes hours and hours. SEE COACH, A6
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FROM COACH, A4 Now why am I telling you all this? I can sum it up in this statement: “It is a lot less work to coach from the grandstands than it is to be with these young men day in and day out and become a part of their lives.” I will have to say that I would not exchange this past year for anything — even with all the work, and sometimes the stress, sharing with the young men and the other coaches this game that I love. Thanks, Ramona, for sharing with me your fine young men. And, coaches, thank you for making me a part of the team. “Let’s Go, Dawwwwgs!” Coach Jim Flanagan James J. Flanagan is a Ramona resident. FROM LETTERS, A4 William Lawler, Ramona Disposal Service, Al Slocum with Wateridge Insurance Services, and Graham White. The Patrons are Don and Arline Bartick, D.A. and Joan Brouillette, Sandy Burney, Harry and Sondra Butler, Bert Byrne, Louis and Candace Carvalho, Dave and Eileen Castberg, Wayne Channon of City Barber Shop, Stephen Courtney and Virginia Pollack, Craig and Mary Culver, Bill and Mona Groves, Larry and La Belle Haeger, Robert and Charlotte Hunsberger, Wayne Jones, W.T. Kirkman Lanterns, Jerry and Pollyanna Meloche, Ransom Bros. Lumber and Supply, San Vicente Valley Club, Gail and Michael Voorhes, and Big 5 Sporting Goods. So far the concerts presented have been real crowd pleasers. Continuing in February 2016 will be an official Steinway artist, James D’Leon, classical pianist. Then in April will be the exciting Coastal Cities Jazz Band. Known as one of the finest Big Bands in Southern Caifornia, they have performed for 20 years. The Ramona Concert Board is very proud to be able to present such world-class musicians right here in Ramona. The price is just right — $25 for a season adult membership — and you don’t have to drive up and down the hill at night. Marlene Robershaw Ramona
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Public or private model for ambulance service? BY GARY HURST On Dec. 8, I attended the Ramona Municipal Water District (District) Board of Directors (BOD) meeting that included a “Paramedic Transport Service Workshop.” The BOD and senior staff were looking for public input regarding the strategic direction to take regarding this public service program. The discussion was prompted by a stated need to replace existing ambulances within the next three years at a total cost estimated as high as $660,000. Comments from five public speakers at the workshop were generally complimentary regarding the current service provided by Cal Fire under contract with the District. Several other comments from directors, members of the public, and staff not related to service satisfaction may not stand up to more than casual scrutiny. The stated need to replace the ambulances apparently stems from National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) recommendations, which include ambulances no more than 8 years old. Compliance with NFPM recommendations may be viewed by some as a de facto “get out of jail free” card in the event of a liability action, but may not be the case. Isn't a review of the District's insurance policy, and
discussion with the District's insurance carrier and legal counsel, in order before making any decisions regarding the replacement of otherwise very serviceable equipment? One of the ambulances appears to have ongoing problems that keeps it out of service about one out of every four days. The underlying causes reportedly cannot be fixed by a single relatively inexpensive fix like replacing the motor. The sale of and replacement of this ambulance does appear to make sense IF THE DISTRICT CONTINUES THE CURRENT SERVICE STRATEGY (option 1). Continuing this strategy surely involves a super-majority vote to approve a significantly higher property tax assessment to fund the Fire/Paramedic programs. While the 2015-16 Cal Fire budget for firefighters and paramedics may be viewed as “worst case,” the approval of such an increase can surely not be delayed more than an additional year or two if the District continues the current strategy. Another stumbling block to continuing the current strategy is that the District has accumulated no reserve funds for the repair and replacement of ambulances. This necessitated the discussion of option 2 – contracting with a private company to provide transport of medical emergency cases to hospitals. The option is reportedly
used in the City of San Diego, but with less than complete satisfaction. If the District chooses this option, the Cal Fire contract would be modified so that a paramedic would be included as a part of all fire engine companies, not just three companies as is the current situation. The first responder to a medical emergency call would be the closest fire engine company, and the paramedic that is part of each company would be qualified to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) – the highest level allowed by law. This level of first response is generally considered to be the most critical factor in most medical emergencies, but a patient cannot always be stabilized and the emergency sometimes continues throughout the transport to a hospital. While option 2 eliminates several medical positions from the Cal Fire contract, it staffs every fire engine company with an ALS paramedic. The added personnel on these engine companies adds to the company's response capability for other emergencies such as accidents, fires, etc. The net reduction in Cal Fire staffing from option 2 is estimated to be five people and the annual contract reduction, $1 million. At any given time, more fire engine companies are staffed in the District than ambulances, SEE AMBULANCE SERVICE, A7
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Planners postpone vote on 28 apartments Wait for county’s density decision BY KAREN BRAINARD Ramona Community Planning Group tabled a vote on the proposed Village Place Apartments for 16th Street, preferring to wait until the county makes a decision on the density allowed for the project. At the Dec. 3 meeting Architect Edward Gros presented the project that would include five buildings
with a total of 28 units on the 3.41 vacant acres across from Ramona Lutheran Church. That equates to 8.2 dwelling units per acre. Although the property is zoned 24 dwelling units per acre in the county’s general plan, the Ramona Community Plan stipulates 7.3 dwelling units per acre unless it is senior or affordable housing.
FROM AMBULANCE SERVICE, A6 and the fire engines do not leave the District to transport patients to hospitals, so option 2 significantly increases the availability of ALS paramedics in the District service area compared to option 1 – the current paramedic program strategy. Of course, ambulances would still be required to transport patients to hospitals and somebody still has to pay the personnel and equipment expenses associated with this task. In most cases, option 2 surely represents a “sea change” in how these payments occur. Ambulance transport is currently subsidized by a combination of a portion of the fire/paramedic assessment on annual property taxes plus about half of the
Gros said the county had not determined whether they incorporate a density of 8.2 or would be required to downsize to 7.3. The property falls just outside the Ramona Village Center Form-Based Code area that would allow 24 dwelling units per acre, said Scotty Ensign, vice chairman of the planning group and a member of the Ramona Design Review Board.
general fund property tax revenue that is distributed to the District annually. One public speaker compared this to paying into an insurance pool so that user fees would be lower. Option 2 would surely reduce this subsidy/insurance pool significantly and increase user fees that are partly paid by insurance companies for most users of medical transport services. The costs of the ambulance, EMTs, and paramedics do not go away under option 2; the method of payment changes from the current mostly public model to a much more private model. The BOD and staff discussion of option 2 focused on the District's loss of revenue and assumed loss of control of fees, not on this “sea change.” Gary Hurst is a Ramona resident.
While design review was pleased with the architecture and layout of the project, it tabled a vote at its Nov. 19 meeting, requesting additional information. “They met a lot of requirements that are in the form-based code area,” Ensign noted. He also reported that the planning group’s Transportation and Trails Subcommittee reviewed the proposed development but had concerns regarding traffic impacts to Main and 16th streets and wants to see a traffic analysis, especially since a 62-unit apartment complex is proposed across the street. Gros said the buildings’ exterior would be ranch house/country style and there would be three earth tone color schemes. Each apartment would have a private single-car garage and there would be 28 uncovered parking spaces for a total of 56 parking spots. The county’s requirement is 52 spaces, he said. The two-story buildings
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New music teacher settles into director’s seat BY JESSICA KING Roughly four months into his new teaching job, Maxwell Lowe is finding it a pleasure to direct the Ramona High School band and choir programs. “Everything has been going very well,” said Lowe. “I’ve been incredibly impressed with the maturity level and dedication of my students.” Lowe stepped into an already well-supported band program, but he has been charged with reviving the school’s previously axed choir
class. In regards to the band program, the 24-year-old Michigan native said that building a positive and hard-working program culture often takes years and the fact that he has such a culture already is a testament to his predecessors, students and their families. “I’m also blessed to have an awesome group of parents and a great booster organization,” said Lowe. “The amount of work needed to have a successful and active band program is herculean, and there’s no way that we could
Gallery open house Dec. 19 Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery artists will hold their second annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served, and an opportunity drawing for a painting will be held. Gallery artists are also holding a Christmas sale on some of their artwork. The gallery is at 845 Main St. For more information, call the gallery at 760-789-3682. S T A T E
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Conservancy strives to start Santa Maria greenway project BY KAREN BRAINARD Efforts to establish the Santa Maria Creek Greenway and to clean up more of the creek bed are underway, said Kit Kesinger, a Ramona resident and member of the Iron Mountain Conservancy (IMC). Kesinger reported at the Ramona Community Planning Group’s Dec. 3 meeting that the conservancy’s greenway team has met with county Parks and Recreation Department staff, Ramona Trails Association and the planning group’s Transportation and Trails Subcommittee in the past three months. At the county meeting, Kesinger said IMC identified its long-term vision for the greenway to include multi-use trails, trail head with parking, picnic areas, bike racks, hitching posts, and rest areas with boulders for seating and mounting horses. Goals include improving water quality, flood control and circulation within Ramona. The concept is one that has been around for years, and is proposed to run along the
creek from the Montecito Road staging area to Wellfield Park. Kesinger said county parks is not committed to active acquisition of properties for the greenway, but the current approach is to require dedications during subdivisions, new construction or other land use changes that need a discretionary permit. Nickel Creek Apartments at the north end of 14th Street has dedicated trails and environmental easements for the greenway and is the first dedication of land since 2006, the year the county Board of Supervisors directed staff to identify potential sources of funding to acquire land from willing sellers. At this rate, Kesinger said, it “will take centuries for the greenway.” To speed up the process, Kesinger said the greenway team is proposing to accomplish the following: • Organize an umbrella organization with a name such as Friends of the Greenway, consisting of representatives from various organizations providing a voice on how the greenway should be developed.
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puts in jeopardy the family’s plans to attend the 1904 World’s Fair that is coming to St. Louis. The stage version is based on the 1944 MGM movie and features some of its most memorable songs, namely “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “The Trolley Song.” The Welk’s 20-member cast excels in the production. Chelsea Emma Franko is well-cast as Esther, whose voice is well-suited for and showcased in songs like “The Boy Next Door” and the previously mentioned tunes. Stealing the show are the two youngest cast members, Katelyn Katz as Agnes and Maxine Sutton as Tootie. Their antics are a riot, and Sutton is especially memorable in her part, successfully delivering lines that set many in the audience laughing during opening night last Saturday. Though Franko and Luke Monday, cast as her love-interest John Truitt, are the leads, this production really comes across as an ensemble show, with all the main characters getting their opportunity to shine. This includes
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Ramona’s Trainer BY PETER SAN NICOLAS
Day of rest challenge “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest…” You may recognize this verse from the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament. There were a number of reasons for this in biblical times, to keep the sabbath, to rest your animals, laborers, yourself and even the land. If you’re like me, REST can be a difficult task. We must make a deliberate effort to rest, to relax and to rejuvenate the heart, soul, mind and body. This week I’d like to challenge you to take a complete day of rest. No yard projects, no strict eating, no working out and no office work. Don’t set an alarm to wake up, and when your eyes crack open from that nocturnal slumber, don’t get out of bed. Lay there, maybe fall back to sleep, daydream
a bit, relax and rest. Don’t rush, and purposefully be at ease. Breathe deeply, stretch your arms, relax your mind and be at peace. For this one day of the week, make little to no plans. It sounds simple, but guaranteed you will want to check your email, return a phone call and put in some sort of work, DON’T! If it’s truly an emergency, it will make itself known. In fact, many times what we think is urgent and a “must-do” task really isn’t and really can wait until Monday or when the work week begins. This concept of six days of labor and the seventh day rest holds true for your fitness and nutrition. It’s a very good idea to do some sort of fitness six days a week. Yes, six days of fitness!! This doesn’t mean a
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ROTARY RECOGNIZES STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Ramona Rotary Club recognizes November Students of the Month at a recent meeting. Pictured from left are Montecito High School teacher John Chan with student Marissa Lane, Mountain Valley Academy student Anne Kaiser with teacher Debbie Ray, Ramona High student Sophia Mittman with teacher Liz Schaude, and Rotary president Bob Murray, who presented the students with certificates.
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Ramona resident Markie Battaglia, a former Miss Rodeo California, attributes her wins JENNINGS PHOTOGRAPHY to her horse and her team roping partners. FROM BATTAGLIA, A1 average in the No. 10 Team Roping. Each competition consisted of three full go-rounds and a short go for the teams with the top averages after three runs. The first three go-rounds for the No. 13 Team Roping took place Dec. 8 with the short go on Dec. 9. The first three No. 11 division runs were Dec. 10 with the short go qualifiers returning Dec. 11, and the No. 10 competition consisted of Dec. 11 initial runs and a Dec. 12 short go. Battaglia and Boehnlein had an average of 30.40 seconds on four head in the No. 13 competition to earn $67,000 apiece. An average of 33.77 seconds in the No. 11 Team Roping gave Battaglia and Mackey $88,000 each. Battaglia and Chavez had an average of 40.77 seconds to give each partner $5,600 of No. 10 earnings. “I’m still shocked, and I feel very lucky,” Battaglia said. Battaglia, 27, began team roping when she was 17. This year’s World Series of Team Roping was her fourth. “I had won money before,” she said. “Nothing like this.” In addition to winning the 2010 Miss Rodeo California crown, Battaglia was first runner-up in the 2011 Miss Rodeo America Pageant, where she won the Horsemanship Award. She also was 2008 Clovis Rodeo Rain and frost Ramonans experienced below freezing temperatures this week, with the National Weather Service issuing a frost advisory early Tuesday and Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The temperature in Ramona early Tuesday morning was 27 degrees, and forecasters on Tuesday predicted it would be 29 in Ramona Wednesday morning, 22 on Mount Laguna, 26 on Palomar Mountain, 28 in Julian, and 38 in Borrego Springs. The National Weather Service predicted a warming trend would begin Wednesday and continue through the weekend. Earlier in the week, rain and mountain snow began to ease up Monday morning. In a one-day period ending around 4:15 a.m. Monday, automated gauges recorded 1.04 inches of rain on Palomar Mountain; .67 of an inch in Julian; .58 of an inch in Descanso; .47 of an inch in Alpine; .46 of an inch at Mt. Woodson; .29 of an inch in
This is among photos on Markie Battaglia's Facebook page. Queen, 2006 Poway Rodeo Queen, 2005 Lakeside Rodeo Queen and 2003 Ramona Rodeo Junior Queen. In 2004, she won the California High School Rodeo Association Queen crown after receiving the association’s District 8 title. Poway; .27 of an inch in Ramona and Potrero; a quarter-inch in Escondido; .24 of an inch at Miramar and in Rancho San Diego; .23 of an inch in Rancho Bernardo and Oak Grove; and .20 of an inch at Brown Field and in Valley Center. Less than two-tenths of an inch was recorded in several other locales. "Showers are departing this morning just as quickly as they came," according to the weather service. "Aside from a few stray light showers — one moving off the San Bernardino Mountains into the northern Coachella Valley and a couple over San Diego County — (precipitation) looks to be over.'' A National Weather Service winter weather advisory for the mountains expired at 3 a.m. Monday. However, a high wind warning for the mountains and deserts remained in effect until 1 p.m. Peak wind gusts recorded through 2 a.m. were 71 mph at Volcan Mountain and 59 mph in Borrego Springs.
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Bulldogs win Baron-Matador Classic Team faces Mission Hills on Friday Ramona High School boys basketball coach Zack Cole entered the Bulldogs in the Baron-Matador Classic tournament to provide Ramona with tough opposition intended to prepare the team for league competition and the CIF playoffs. The Bulldogs ended up winning one of the tournament championship games. The Bulldogs won four of their six games in the tournament, giving Ramona a 6-3 record. “We’ve played a really tough schedule up to this point,” Cole said. “We did that on purpose.” Cole also selected the tournament because it gave the Bulldogs, who are in Division III for CIF playoff purposes, an opportunity to play other Division III teams, including the top
Division III squads. “We purposely front-loaded our schedule,” Cole said. “We were trying to challenge them (his players) early in the season.” Ramona’s Nov. 30 season opener at home against Mira Mesa was part of the Baron-Matador Classic. Ramona took a 73-55 victory over the Marauders. Before the Bulldogs returned to the tournament co-hosted by Bonita Vista High School and Mount Miguel High School, Cole brought a remnant of his former New Mexico coaching days to the Ramona team by taking the Bulldogs to Santa Fe for the Al Armendariz Classic. Ramona won two games and lost one in the New Mexico tournament to take third place. “I think it was a big success,” Cole said. “It was a great tournament. They
were a great host. It provided an opportunity for our boys to come together and bond around each other.” On Dec. 3 Ramona defeated Santa Fe High School, but a Dec. 4 loss to Goddard High School of Roswell relegated the Bulldogs to the third-place game Dec. 5 against Pueblo West High School of Pueblo, Colo. Ramona’s win over Pueblo West gave the Bulldogs third place in the tournament. “It worked out super perfect,” Cole said. “It was actually a pretty nice trip. I hope to be able to do it again.” Baron-Matador Classic play for Ramona continued Dec. 8 with a 71-59 loss to Lincoln and Dec. 9 with a 61-50 Vista win at Ramona’s expense. “We didn’t shoot the ball extremely well in the two losses that we had,” Cole
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gym was the site of the Dec. 11 game against Clairemont which ended with the Bulldogs on the desired end of the 66-28 score. The 16-team Baron-Matador Classic selected four teams to play
in two separate championship games based both on record and on strength of schedule. Ramona was one of those four teams, and on Dec. 12 the Bulldogs played a championship game against
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Freshman Cameron Necochea heads toward the hoop during the Bulldogs' 66-28 win on the home court Friday.
Valhalla. Ramona held a 13-11 lead after the first period, and at halftime the score was a 26-26 tie. Ramona outscored the Norsemen in both second-half periods and captured a 67-61 win for the championship. “The last two games we took care of the ball,” Cole said. That meant being confident while on offense and taking shots in the right situation. “We just kind of got back to the basics,” Cole said. The other championship game was between Lincoln and Mira Mesa, so the Bulldogs played all three of the other teams in the championship contests. “We beat two of them,” Cole said. Cole was allowed to select a team Most Valuable Player and gave that honor to Blake Seits. During the tournament Seits scored 28 points against Mira Mesa, 19 against Lincoln, 5 against Vista, 14 against Chula Vista, 14 against Clairemont, and 21 against Valhalla. The championship game concluded Ramona’s activity of nine games in 13 days and
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Bulldog senior Shawn Stemm takes the shot during Ramona's home court win on Friday. eight games in ten days. The Bulldogs’ final pre-league tournament will be the Grossmont Tournament,
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Boys soccer season starts strong Bulldogs beat first two opponents BY JOE NAIMAN Players on Ramona High School’s boys soccer team won their first two games of the 2015-16 season, outscoring the opposition by a 9-2 margin. Seven of Ramona’s nine goals were scored in the second half of play. “We’ve kind of made a new commitment this year to fitness and conditioning,” said coach Michael Jordan. The Bulldogs opened their season at Mission Bay High School with a 4-2 win over the Buccaneers and traveled to Steele Canyon High School two days later for a contest that ended with the 5-0 score in Ramona’s favor. Both Mission Bay goals were scored on penalty kicks. “We have yet to allow goals on a play,” Jordan said. Ramona’s defensive history will be honored during Hall of Fame Night ceremonies that will precede the home game against
Bonita Vista on Dec. 17. This year’s four Ramona High School Soccer Hall of Fame inductees are coach Bill Pittsford and three goalies: 1984 graduate Tim Nagle, 1987 graduate Oscar Bravo, and 2014 graduate Jesse Bonilla. Bonilla’s successor, Tony Solis, had five saves in the shutout against Steele Canyon. “He’s been playing great,” Jordan said. A penalty kick allowed Mission Bay to take a 1-0 lead in Ramona’s season opener, but later in the first half Manny Reyes played a ball to Andrick Molinaro, who shot to the near post. “He kind of rifled it in,” Jordan said. The goal created a 1-1 score that remained unchanged until the second half, when the second Mission Bay penalty kick goal gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 deficit. “Our team is showing some moxie and perseverance,” Jordan said.
During the second half, Eddy Saucedo scored two goals and Carlos Morales placed a shot into the net. Justice Mendoza had two assists: one on a corner kick and one on a counterattack. “I was really happy with the boys being able to put
behind the two conceded penalty kicks and continue to push and play with our style of soccer and get the win,” Jordan said. Brandon Chavez scored in the first two minutes of Ramona’s game against Steele Canyon. Reyes had a corner kick that led to that goal. “The ball kind of came out
towards the top of the box,” Jordan said. The Bulldogs had a 1-0 halftime lead before second-half goals by Saucedo, Molinaro, Morales, and Salvador Castro. “A lot of all-around scoring: defenders, midfielders, set pieces, corner kicks,” Jordan said. Chavez and Castro are
center defenders. “That was nice,” Jordan said of two goals being scored by defenders. “We wanted defenders to be attacking and be aggressive.” The defenders who contributed to the shutout also included outside backs Manny Velasco and Jesus Gutierrez.
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Junior Mikaila McNary, above, steers the soccer ball during Ramona's away loss to El Capitan last Tuesday. At left, senior Jenni Rivera scores the only goal for the Bulldogs in the 7-1 tournament contest.
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FROM PARAMEDICS, A2 He suggested the district talk to other agencies that have dealt with private ambulances. With RMWD’s fire fee at $188.52 per EDU, Director Jim Hickle asked how many EDUs are typically charged to a customer. Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire Battalion Chief and Fire Marshal Steve Foster said the district’s legislative code says it’s based on occupancy and a residence is usually one EDU. If there is a granny flat on a property that would be charged an additional EDU, he said. Hickle, as well as directors George Foote, Joe Zenovic and Thomas Ace indicated they would like to keep the current service. Zenovic and Ace noted that costs have increased since 1996 when the fire EDU was established. “It certainly costs a lot more to transport a person today than in 1996,” said Ace. He thanked all who attended and said “What I’m hearing from you today is that you do care.” Beck said he and Ace will discuss the matter more in a fire ad hoc subcommittee meeting and will potentially bring it up at at the next board meeting. In other business: • Barnum announced that Joe Lomeli has been hired as water operations manager, filling the position that was formerly held by Johnny Brean who retired in May. Lomeli has worked for other agencies and lives in Ramona, said Barnum. • The board approved on consent calendar
an amendment to the general manager’s employment agreement that will provide him with a district vehicle, currently a 2008 Ford Fusion, for commuting to and from work and for work activities as a performance reward. Last year the board had removed the district vehicle benefit from the agreement after it gave Barnum a 3.5 percent merit raise effective in April 2015, and 3 percent raises in October 2015 and 2016, and increased his severance package to 18 months. According to an agenda memo with the salary schedule, as of January 2016, Barnum’s salary will be $210,579. Barnum has been general manager since October 2011. The board also adopted a resolution approving the classification and salary schedule of employees for 2016. Their four-year contract in December 2013 gave them an annual 2 percent raise. Additional information, such as pension contributions, was unavailable as no one at the district responded to Sentinel inquiries. • Also on consent, the board authorized a communications site license agreement with Verizon Wireless for a cell tower site off Calisotga Place near a water tank. San Diego Country Estates Association owns the land but RMWD has an easement on the property. • Following the public meeting, the board met in closed session for conference with legal counsel on existing litigation, Plantier, et al. v. RMWD, and on public employee performance evaluation of the general manager, according to the agenda.
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County begins replacing lost oaks at Dos Picos BY KAREN BRAINARD
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Dr. Sandra Thorpe, executive director of Juan Bautista de Anza Charter School, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to mark the school's membership in the Ramona Chamber of Commerce. Thorpe said the school at 850 Main St. has a self-paced, individualized, online curriculum and is a charter school of 80 students with an equestrian component. "It is not a seat-based program," she told chamber members, adding that adults volunteer their time as advisers to clubs ranging from ballet to cycling.
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trees that large can become landmarks in a few years. The county noted that sycamores are native to California and not susceptible to GSOB, and California sycamores go dormant in the winter, so less leaves during the colder months is normal. Both sycamores planted at Dos Picos are multi-trunk and SEE TREES, A25
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Betty Jane Van Voorhees
September 12, 1927 - november 25, 2015 Ramona — Betty Jane Van Voorhees, 88, of Ramona, died november 25, 2015. Betty was born in Clintonville, Wisconsin. She graduated from Redgranite High School in Redgranite, Wisconsin, in 1945. She worked as the manager of the cashier’s department at Sears for approximately 25 years. She was a member of Ramona Lutheran Church. Betty was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was predeceased by her husband, David James Van Voorhees. Survivors include: daughters, Rebecca Hamblin of Sunland, Ca, and Deborah Holsapple of San Diego, Ca; sons, David Van Voorhees of new York and Greg Van Voorhees of Carlsbad, Ca; nine grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at 10am at Ramona Lutheran Church, 520 16th St., Ramona. Final inurnment will be at Fort Rosecrans national Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Ramona Lutheran Church in memory of Betty Van Voorhees. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ramonasentinel.
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1275 Main St. Visit with Santa, holiday carolers, and cookie decorating. 760-788-5270. ■ Ramona ACBL Bridge Club, free youth lessons, 3 to 4 p.m., 1721 Main St., Suite 101. 760-789-1132. Saturday, Dec. 19 ■ 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 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. ■ Holiday Open House, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery, 845 Main St. Light refreshments, opportunity drawing. 760-789-3682. ■ Toys for Tots Zumbathon, 10 a.m. to noon, Ramona Town Hall, 729 Main St. Admission: new unwrapped toy. Sunday, Dec. 20 ■ Depression and Bipolar Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m., Rose Garden at Collier Park, 626 E St. More: 760-497-4046 or www.dbsasandiego.org. ■ Car Show, 4 to 6 p.m., Albertsons parking lot, 1400 block of Main Street. Owners of pre-1974 trucks and cars are welcome to display vehicles. Tractors, tanks, boats, Peterbilts, motorcycles and other vehicles welcome. Free. 760-789-3396. Monday, Dec. 21 ■ Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scrapbooking at 10 a.m., Adult Chess Club at 10 a.m., Conversation Cafe at 10 a.m., English as a Second Language at 10:30
Sheriff’s reports Among reports at the sheriff’s Ramona station: Saturday, Dec. 12 • Male, 20, arrested, 1300 block Main Street, conspiracy to commit crime, battery on person, and shoplifting liquor valued at $11.99 from Country Wine and Spirits. • Petty theft from vehicle, tools worth $250 and sunglasses, 1200 block Anna Rose Lane. • Vandalism to windows, $400 or less, 1400 block Gerlar Lane. • Male, 37, arrested, 400 block East Pile Street, vandalism to utility vehicle $400 or more. •Female, 46, arrested, 1200 block Main Street, misdemeanor bench warrant.
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Friday, Dec. 11 • Female, 27, arrested, 15000 block Wildcat Canyon Road, possess stolen vehicle and found narcotics. • Female, 29, arrested, 22500 block Casa De Carol, obstruct/resist peace officer/emergency medical technician and battery on person. Thursday, Dec. 10 • Grand theft of $8,430, 16600 block Archie Moore Road. • Victim of petty theft of $150 miscellaneous and receive known stolen property, 100 block Seventh Street. Wednesday, Dec. 9 • Victim of commit mail theft, and victim of grand theft of checks, 20700 block Sutherland Dam Road. • Female, 26, arrested, 400 block Third Street, use/under influence of controlled substance, possess
controlled substance paraphernalia and possess controlled substance. Tuesday, Dec. 8 • Salon Blondies, 500 block Main Street, victim of commercial burglary, $40 purse, $10 worth of coins and $279 worth of miscellaneous tools. • Male, 24, arrested, 600 block Main Street, use/under influence of controlled substance and possess controlled substance. Monday, Dec. 7 • Vandalism to furniture, $400 or less, 1100 block Summer Glen Road. • Male, 25, arrested, 400 block South 14th Street, post release community supervision violation. • Male, 32, arrested, 100 block Magnolia Avenue, driving without valid driver’s license.
Judge delays murder trial in 6-year-old’s death The murder trial for the biological father of a 6-year-old Ramona boy who died in 2011 has been delayed almost a year after he hired a new attorney. The death of the disabled boy, who was renamed Samuel Isaiah Dahlke after a Ramona woman adopted him, was determined to be a homicide stemming from a shaking injury he suffered to his head when he was about 6 weeks old in 2005. His father, Billy Joe Springfield II,
now 32, was convicted by a jury of misdemeanor child abuse and acquitted of felony child abuse in 2006 in San Diego Superior Court. Springfield was placed on probation and later moved to Texas. However, after Samuel died on Nov. 29, 2011, the district attorney’s office filed a murder charge against Springfield. He appeared in court with a new lawyer and requested the Nov. 2 trial date be vacated.
Springfield will now stand trial on Sept. 26, 2016. His lawyer, Robert Ford, an experienced criminal defense attorney, said he needed time to research the case and medical records. San Diego Superior Court Judge Joan Weber granted the delay. Springfield remains free on his own recognizance. He is also charged with manslaughter in the boy’s death. The boy, who was blind and hooked to monitors, died in his sleep.
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MENU Thursday, Dec. 17: Beef stroganoff, Brussels sprouts, egg noodles, apricots. Friday, Dec. 18: Oven fried chicken, California vegetables, mashed potatoes, cake and fruit. Monday, Dec. 21: Chicken fajitas, chuckwagon corn, Mexican rice,
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Fictitious Business Name(s) to be Abandoned: a. Clear Blue Pools Located at: 24927 Via Lopez Ct., Ramona, CA 92065, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 24927 Via Lopez Ct., Ramona, CA 92065. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 03/27/2014 and assigned File no. 2014-008821. Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: (1.) James William Henry, 24927 Via Lopez Ct., Ramona, CA 92065 (2.)Patricia Louise Henry, 24927 Via Lopez Ct., Ramona , CA 92065 This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) This statement was filed with Recorder/County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., of San Diego County on 12/07/2015. James W. Henry Partner. R3332. Dec. 17, 24, 31, 2015 Jan 7, 2016 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2015-030352 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be Abandoned: a. Cal West Auto Center Located at: 1070 Commerce Street, #D, San Marcos, CA 92078, San Diego County. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 05/08/2015 and assigned File no. 2015-012392-01.
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assigned File no. 2015 012392 01. Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: (1.) Groupierre, Inc., 8460 Hudson Dr., San Diego, CA 92119 CA This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) This statement was filed with Recorder/County Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., of San Diego County on 11/23/2015. Bruno Groupierre President. R3325. Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15-662077-BF Order No.: 150055736-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/24/2008. 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 Code 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
ranty, 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): KEITH J. IMMONEN AND
Trustor(s): KEITH J. IMMONEN AND LINDA S. IMMONEN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 10/30/2008 as Instrument No. 20080567158 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 7/7/2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0280570 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 1/8/2016 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Entrance of the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $381,640.47 The purported property address is: 15707 VISTA VICENTE DRIVE, RAMONA, CA
VISTA VICENTE DRIVE, RAMONA, CA 92065 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 288-30007-00 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
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100 LEGAL NOTICES ing 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 800280-2832 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: CA15-662077-BF . 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 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-662077-BF IDSPub #0096645 12/10/2015 12/17/2015 12/24/2015. R3328. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 118111 Title No. 140039659 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/08/2006. 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
OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01/06/2016 at 10:30 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/16/2006, as Instrument No. 20060346116, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of California, executed by Paul A. Zirwes, A Single Man, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by 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 and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 291-221-04-00 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2597 Woodland Road, Julian, CA 92036 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 said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $347,325.73 If the Trustee
of Sale is: $347,325.73 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 12/1/2015 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-7302727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may 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 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
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Students participate in Hour of Code
BY KAREN BRAINARD Students in kindergarten through ninth grade at Ramona Community School participated in a worldwide event last week known as The Hour of Code. “The idea is just to introduce people to computer science and computer programming,” said parent volunteer Kim Newcomer, who spearheaded the project. The Hour of Code is a global movement aimed at reaching tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries as a one-hour introduction to computer science. Organized by Code.org, a public 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science, the Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. The organization encouraged Hour of Code events between Dec. 7 and 13 in support of Computer Science Education Week.
Newcomer said the program is set up in a fun way for different ages and levels. The focus is to let students know that “computer science is pretty friendly and it’s powerful,” said Newcomer.“We just want kids to know it’s an option for them.” That could include designing web pages or creating animation for Disney, she noted. “I’m just passionate about mathematics and science,” said Newcomer, who has a mechanical engineering background. The 28 students from Ramona Community Montessori School and Mountain Valley Academy worked on the school’s Chromebooks in three different areas: drawing with code, web pages and on databases where lessons taught how information is stored and used on web pages. To make the block programming fun, themes were incorporated such as Star Wars, Minecraft and “Frozen,” the latter of which
students used code to move Elsa around as she skated on ice. In the programs students could see the JavaScript, the progamming language. “Computers are cool, ” said third-grader Daniel Snow. Katherine Dobrotin and Michaela Greely, also in third grade, worked on the drawing element by creating a simple snowman. Katherine said for the drawing, “the first time is hard. My brother’s an expert at it.” Her brother, Ricky Dobrotin, a fifth-grader, was at a table where he and other boys were learning how to create web pages using HTML and CSS, as they said they’ve done programming, said Guy Buchanan, Newcomer’s husband. He, along with Eric Mittman and Robert Depapaz, the school’s computer lab technician, were among those volunteering to assist students. As of Dec. 10, 195,295 Hour of Code events had been held around the world, according to code.org.
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Parent volunteer Kim Newcomer works with Liam Kruso during the Hour of Code.
With snacks and drinks on hand, Michaela Greely, left, and Katherine Dobrotin work on drawing a snowman.
Mosquito-borne virus remains active, says county
From left, Daniel Snow, William Noble and Lily Anderson focus on the computer screens. FROM TREES, A19 will grow up and out more than single-trunk trees to provide added shade for campers, staff pointed out. Cal Fire conservation crews assisted in digging the four-foot deep holes, between campsites 7 and 10 and behind campsite 22, for the planting of the trees. A PVC irrigation system was installed at the base of each tree. Holt said it is important that the deep roots are irrigated to make the trees healthy and able to better resist pathogens. The sycamores will be on a drip irrigation system with captured or reclaimed water, he said, and some small trees may be planted around them. “This should be a bright spot as how county parks is taking action...to fight back the drought and pests,” said Holt. According to county parks and recreation, the cost for each tree with installation was about $2,000. Jessica Geiszler, public information officer with the parks department, said the county’s investment in tree plantings and the Heritage Tree Program is supplemented by grants, donations and strategic partnerships. The efforts at Dos Picos are part of a larger plan to diversify species at county parks to ensure there are always healthy plants and habitats for visitors to enjoy, she said.
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FORUS RECEIVES NEW BANNER Friends of Ramona Unified Schools (FORUS) Board member Perla Martinez, right, and her daughter Casey, a FORUS student liaison, present FORUS with a new banner explaining the nonprofit's purpose, showing its completed projects, sharing its wish list and giving its thanks to contributors, particularly Shelly Heimer of W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital. Heimer, a Ramona resident with three daughters in Ramona's public schools, donates $100 for every loan processed. FORUS, with the assistance of donors and volunteers, works on health and safety projects at Ramona schools. The group’s next meeting will be in Room A3 at Olive Peirce Middle School at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13. All are welcome.
(CNS) West Nile virus remains active in the region and across the state, and residents should keep taking steps to protect themselves against mosquitoes, San Diego County health officials said. Six confirmed or probable human West Nile cases have been identified since the middle of November in the county, bringing this year's total to 41, including five fatalities, according to the Department of Environmental Health. Testing results are pending for three more human cases. More than 700 people have tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus across California this year and 39 have died, the highest single-year total since the disease first was found in the state a dozen years ago. San Diego County officials said they've discovered West Nile this year in 362 dead birds, 49 batches of mosquitoes, 12 chickens and a horse. The number of dead birds with the virus is the most since 563 were discovered in 2008. Since the disease remains active, residents are encouraged to continue to protect themselves against it. The best protection is to empty out areas of standing water where mosquitoes breed — especially after a recent rainfall, stay indoors at dusk and dawn when the insects are most active, and wear long sleeves and pants or use repellent when outdoors.
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Ramona residents David Williams and Martin Wood present checks totaling $20,941 to the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program during the drop-off event at Ramona Airport on Saturday.
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Toys are stacked up for delivery to disadvantaged children this holiday season. FROM TOYS, A1 Pendleton Navy Hospital, stopped by to drop off a $100 check to Wood, who
happens to be Tripoli’s neighbor in Ramona. “It’s a wonderful cause,” said Tripoli of the Toys for Tots program, adding the
Library hosts holiday event Friday Ramona Library will hold a Winter Celebration with holiday activities at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. Children will have a chance to visit with Santa Claus and tell him their wishes, while
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parents can take photos. Cookie decorating will give youngsters a special treat where they can use their creativity, and carolers will entertain with festive songs. Ramona Library is at 1275 Main St. For more information, call 760-788-5270 or visit www.sdcl.org.
Ramonans show up in droves to donate toys by the armfuls.
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Vehicle hits motorized scooter; victim airlifted to hospital A 72-year-old Ramona man who was traveling in a motorized mobility scooter was flown to Palomar Medical Center after he was struck by a vehicle on state Route 67 at Day Street just before 1 p.m. Dec. 9, according to authorities. The victim suffered major, but not life-threatening, injuries, reported Kevin Pearlstein, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Pearlstein said the accident occurred when a 58-year-old Ramona man, driving a 2008
Nissan Armada southbound on state Route 67, pulled to the right to make a right turn onto Day Street. At the same time the man in the scooter was westbound crossing Route 67 in the crosswalk at Day Street, said Pearlstein. According to the report, the driver did not observe the scooter when he turned right on a red light and struck it in the crosswalk. Pearlstein said no alcohol or drugs were involved.
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Ramona Homes & Real Estate Rise in prices continues at healthy pace Home sales dropped in November, but they are on a better pace than 2014, says Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® Sales of previously owned homes saw a dramatic — yet seasonal — decline during November, but for the year, San Diego County is on a better pace than 2014, according to the Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR). Single-family home sales were down month-over-month by 25 percent, and about 7 percent from November of 2014. Condominiums and townhome sales were down about 24 percent from October but posted an increase from a year ago: 6 percent. For the year-to-date, single-family homes sales are up nearly 8 percent, and attached properties are up 10 percent, compared to 2014. Median prices continue to
rise at a healthy rate. Single-family properties sold about 10 percent higher in November compared to October, and stand at $539,000. Condo and townhome sale prices were up about 6 percent from October, with the median at $340,000. Prices are on a pace to finish 2015 up 6 percent compared to 2014. The supply of resale homes on the market slipped further, to 2.1 months, while five to six months is considered a healthy level. Homes that sold in the county were on the market for an average of 39 days. “We aren’t seeing any monster growth in home prices, which will be a good thing to maintain economic
stability in the region,” said Chris Anderson, Ramona resident and SDAR’s 2015 board president. “Inventory and affordability are the other side of the spectrum, and both are keeping our home sales from shaking loose.” In Ramona, 41 homes were sold in November, according to CoreLogic. Of those, 2 were condominiums and 39 were single-family homes. Single-family home sales ranged from $159,000 at 514 11th St. to $845,000 at 940 Heritage Ranch Road. The condominium at 15671 Davis Cup Lane sold for $200,000, and the one at 23947 Green Haven Lane sold for $291,500. In November, the zip
Assessed property values leap for Southern California coast California State Board of Equalization (BOE) member Diane L. Harkey announced Monday that assessed values of property in San Diego and Orange counties jumped 5.7 percent ($907.3 billion to $959.0 billion) from 2014-15 to 2015-16. County-assessed property values rose 5.7 percent, while those assessed by the state rose 7.2 percent
year-over-year. “This continued growth in property values on the Southern California coast is great news for the region,” said Harkey. “Hopefully this signals that economic recovery will continue here and throughout our state.” The assessed valuation in California’s 15 coastal counties, which accounts for
more than 60 percent of total assessed valuation, gained 6.0 percent. Valuations in the 43 inland counties rose 5.8 percent. This is the fifth consecutive year the total value of California’s county and state-assessed properties has increased, fueled in large part by the recovery in the state’s housing market.
HOMES SOLD
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codes in San Diego County with the most single-family sales were: 92057 (Oceanside North) with 50 91910 (Chula Vista) with 40 92028 (Fallbrook) with 37 92128 (Rancho Bernardo East) with 36 92115 (College) with 34 The most expensive listing sold in the county in November was a five-bedroom, eight-bath, 9,100-square-foot home on the coast of La Jolla, built in 1996, with a sale price of $12 million. SDAR’s housing statistics are compiled monthly from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Here is a summary: MEDIAN SALES PRICE
Comparing November 2015 to October 2015 (month over month) • Single-Family: 3 percent INCREASE November 2015 = $539,000 October 2015 = $524,000 • Condos/Townhomes: 4 percent DECREASE November 2015 = $340,000 October 2015 = $353,000 MEDIAN SALES PRICE Comparing November 2015 to November 2014 (year over year) • Single-Family: 10 percent INCREASE November 2015 = $539,000 November 2014 = $488,000 • Condos/Townhomes: 6
percent INCREASE November 2015 = $340,000 November 2014 = $320,000 TOTAL SOLD LISTINGS Comparing November 2015 to October 2015 (month over month) • Single-Family: 25 percent DECREASE November 2015 = 1,407 October 2015 = 1,878 • Condos/Townhomes: 24 percent DECREASE November 2015 = 738 October 2015 = 975 TOTAL SOLD LISTINGS Comparing November 2015 to November 2014 (year over year) • Single-Family: 7 percent DECREASE November 2015 = 1,407 November 2014 = 1,507 • Condos/Townhomes: 3 percent DECREASE November 2015 = 738 November 2014 = 757
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