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Poway High grad has pilot kids’ show on Amazon. A3
■ Crime Log, A6 ■ Reader Poll, A6 ■ Then and Now, A7 ■ Calendar, A12 ■ Opinion, A16 ■ Obituaries, A18 ■ Vacation Photos, A19
Former Bronco swims at Olympic Trials. B2
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Vol. 64, ISSUE 6
PUSD board will A PATRIOTIC TRADITION decide fate of MARCHES ON supt. on Sunday BY EMILY SORENSEN The Poway Unified School District Board of Education will be holding a special meeting at 6 p.m Sunday to deal with Supt. John Collins’ administrative leave situation. The meeting will be held in closed session. The meeting was announced by Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, board president, at the June 22 regular board meeting. O’Connor-Ratcliff said at the June meeting that Sunday’s meeting, originally scheduled for July 11, would have the board making a “final decision” about Collins’s administrative leave. She also said at the time that talks with his School board meets attorney were still ongoing. Monday on Supt. O’Connor-Ratcliff said it was the John Collins. board’s unanimous decision to make the final decision about Collins on Sunday. Collins has been on administrative leave since April, when a board-requested audit began on his contract. Associate Supt. Mel Robertson has been serving as acting superintendent since April. An interim superintendent, Edward Velasquez, was hired by the board in June and will begin on Aug. 1. Things have been contentious between Collins and the board of education for some time, with Collins retaining a personal attorney in November and the board following by hiring its own special counsel, Maribel Medina, in early December. Lawyers have been meeting regularly in closed session for contract negotiations regarding Collins ever since. The bad blood between Collins and the board began even SEE PUSD, A10
PHOTOS BY CRISELDA YEE
Rancho Bernardo held its 47th annual Spirit of the Fourth parade on Monday afternoon, part of its full day of festivities to celebrate Independence Day. Activities included a community fair in Webb Park, classic car show, veterans ceremony, patriotic pet contest and rubber ducky race. Following the parade, locals headed to Bernardo Heights Middle School for musical entertainment that preceded the fireworks show. Pictured above is Del Norte Nighthawks marching band, and below, youngsters in the “Wheels on Parade.” See more photos on Page A8 and at PomeradoNews.com.
RB Historical Society puts some of its collection online Photos, books and items listed on website
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A page featuring photos available for viewing on Rancho Bernardo Historical Society's new online collections database.
BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK There is a new way to get a peek at Rancho Bernardo Historical Society’s archives without visiting its museum in person. The society recently launched an online collections database that volunteers are quickly filling with photos and other information about the Rancho Bernardo History Museum’s collection. It is viewable at RBHistoricalSociety.org by clicking the “Rancho Bernardo: Online Collection” link.
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As of Tuesday, 778 photos spanning from the 1960s to the historical society’s pancake breakfast this past Memorial Day can be viewed online. They are just a portion of the museum’s 4,000 or so photos in its collection. “We’re trying to add to it every week,” said Peggy Rossi, Rancho Bernardo History Museum’s collections manager. “We’ll put up every (photo) we can that has no copyright restriction.” She said volunteer Ted Oatway scanned about two-thirds of the displayed photos, adding volunteer Sally Edwards also significantly contributed to the effort. In addition to the photos, there is a library that SEE HISTORICAL, A10
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