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A Refuge for Hikers Who Dare the Pacific Crest Trail

By Jack Riordan ~ the journal

for transportation. Living up to its name, the Pacific Crest Trail runs as closely as possible to the highest points of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. It was officially designated as a National Scenic Trail in 1968, but it was not until 1993 that the trail was actually completed, making way for the most intrepid of long-

rom around mid-April to about mid-May, Main Street in Julian sees an influx of big beards and bigger backpacks, as long-distance hikers pass through town on the southernmost leg of the Pacific Crest Trail. For the majority of Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hikers who intend to make the full trip, the journey begins at the U.S. border with Mexico and heads north, covering more

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than 2,600 miles, spanning three states (California, Oregon and Washington), and passing through 25 national forests and seven national parks before coming to an end at the Canadian border. Just to get from the southern starting point to the Julian checkpoint at Scissors Crossing involves 77.6 miles of rugged trail hiking. So, out of necessity, the town of Julian has become an essential pit stop for the hikers. With roughly 13 miles between the trail and town, hikers rely on the kindness of residents

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A banner listing the distances to the most popular rest stops was presented to Julian resident Stephen “Special Delivery” Harkins when he completed the Pacific Crest Trail in 2012. Photo by Jack Riordan

distance hikers. By the year 1999, perhaps 30 or 40 of these daring adventurers would apply for

the necessary permits and start their trek from just south of Campo. By 2015, the number increased so greatly that now 50 permits are issued each day — and even that is a restriction to keep the trail from becoming too congested. With the rapid increase in the number of hikers on the trail inevitably comes a proportionate amount of those for whom the PCT is an entirely new experience. On average, prudent hikers will take six months or more just in the planning and preparation phase leading up to their trip. Then, if they plan to hike the entire route, they can expect to spend on average anywhere from four to six months on the trail. Typically, the ideal departure time for those hiking northbound is late April. This allows time for the snowpack in the Sierras to melt sufficiently to clear the trail for the hikers. It also means that they must stick to a very welldefined schedule to ensure safe conditions through the mountain passes. Resupply points, such as Julian, are mapped out well in advance. Hikers prepare

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Pacific Crest Trail hikers look for a ride on Highway 78 in Julian.

portable stoves, new socks or boots, or perhaps spending money for odds and ends along the way. For those carrying all of their gear on their backs and averaging about 20 uneasy miles a day on the trail, a picturesque mountain town like Julian must look like an oasis to those who at 77 miles in are beginning to realize just how much of a challenge the Pacific Crest Trail is. Recognizing this, the backcountry businesses welcome them with open arms and great deals. Right in the heart of town, Julian Market & Deli has a banner out front inviting them inside, and the shaded patio at Carmen’s Place has become

a common rest area for those passing through. Mom’s Pies offers a free sandwich and slice of pie to any hikers who display their PCT longdistance permit. Julian Library is also a popular spot for those coming off the trail. Along with a bevy of free, locally grown fruit to choose from when it is available, the free Internet and computer access is a much-appreciated amenity, allowing hikers to check in with the real world and let loved ones know how they are doing. It was there that Anna CooperFarnkrug was sitting at a computer See Pacific Crest Trail continued on page 11

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Left, Julian Library offers computers for use by hikers. Pictured back row, from left, are library staff members Tonya Gadbois and Liana Moor, with hikers Crystal Kilpatrick and Preston Davis from Kentucky, and front row, hikers Jamie Szewczyk from Connecticut and Philippe Davignon from Quebec, Canada. Right, supplies are sent to the Warner Photos by DArrel Kinney Springs Post Office for pickup by hikers.

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Rodeo Life is not Easy By Johnny McDonald ~ the journal

he fearless American rodeo cowboy is young, technically observant and athletic. He’ll check the chutes and arena layout, and look for familiar animals in the corral.

and Mexico in the early 1800s, and gained legal status in the counties of San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo following California’s 1851 Act to Regulate Rodeos. These cowboys will be ready to challenge the odds

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Many of these cowboys will be in town May 20, 21 and 22 for the 36th annual Ramona Rodeo. Ramona, Lakeside and Poway continue to sustain the tradition of competitive rodeo that began on ranches throughout the U.S. Southwest

with split-second timing on a bucking bronc or unpredictable bull, or to chase down steers. I’ve met a few over the years. One old veteran of tough campaigns concluded that “the modern-day sport has

become a younger man’s challenge, where fitness and skills prevail.” He added, “Heck, I used to show up in my pickup, pay my entry fee and take a shot at a bronc or bull. Now, they spend time in a gym and make a point of studying the animals and how they break from the chute.” Entry fees may vary from $30 to $300, depending on the size of the promotion. Bullfighters are also important to the show, serving as protectors for the cowboys, One bullfighter said that a bucking horse will try to avoid a fallen rider, but a bull will step on him. “It’s tough when you’re stepped on by a 1,500-pound animal,” he said. It’s a blink-of-an-eye, actionpacked show, and the reason why the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association maintains that more than 30 million people count themselves as fans of the sport. The PRCA sanctions about

600 shows in 37 U.S. states each year, with the climactic nationals held in Las Vegas. If they’re lucky, cowboys might make it to 35 rodeos and

accumulate enough points to reach the nationals. “I’m 24 now, and I don’t See Rodeo Life continued on page 17

Rodeo Action Begins! Exciting Ramona Rodeo action begins tonight, May 19, with a slack rodeo performance at 8 p.m. in the Fred Grand Arena, 421 Aqua Ln., where overflow contestants will perform and admission is free. Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, rodeo gates open at 6:30 p.m., and performances start at 8 p.m. The Patrick Howard Trampus Band will perform following both evening rodeo events. On Saturday morning, the America the Beautiful Rodeo Parade steps off at 10 a.m., with parade road closures starting at 9:30. Sunday, May 22, is Kids Day, with rodeo gates

opening at 2:30 p.m. and the performance beginning at 4 p.m. The first 200 kids through the gates with a paid adult will receive a free gift. The junior barrel race will be one of the highlights of this performance. Mutton bustin’ will take place during the Friday and Sunday performances. Audiences always enjoy watching youngsters ride the sheep while hanging on for all they’re worth! With four days of actionpacked events, the 36th annual Ramona Rodeo is not to be missed! Tickets prices vary. Visit www.ramonarodeo.com for details. n

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RMWD Raises Ambulance Service Fees By Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

ser fee rates are going up for Ramona Fire Department’s ambulance and paramedic services. The Ramona Municipal Water District Board of Directors approved the increase at its May 10 meeting. The increase will bring the annual revenue for operating the ambulance program to an estimated $86,000 from the user fees. Two types of service are provided: basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS). ALS services are charged when paramedic care is provided. This includes medications, intravenous therapy and establishing an advanced airway, similar to that utilized by a hospital during surgery. Rates are based on the services received and whether the person is a resident or a non-resident of Ramona. BLS base rates for residents will now be $1,479, and nonresidents, $1,668. ALS base rates for residents will be $1,523, and non-residents, $1,712. The rates will go into

effect immediately. District Engineer Mike Metts updated the directors on work being done at the Santa Maria Water Reclamation Plant’s Clarifier No. 4 Project. The project is nearing completion, and a public ribbon-cutting ceremony at the plant will be scheduled within the month. Provisions for the new clarifier were included in the plant’s original design. The service area was formed by the county in 1946. The treatment plant was relocated to its present location in 1973. RMWD took over ownership of the plant in 1981. The final cost for the clarifier project is $1,300,497, which includes change orders totaling $69,997. Partial funding for the project came from the Nature Conservancy purchasing a spray-field easement for $1,124,000. “This is not an unreasonable amount of overruns for a project this size,” Director Darrell Beck said, referring to the change orders. In other business, a public

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Flying High in an Ultralight By Jack Riordan ~ the journal

Look, up in the sky! It’s not a bird. It’s not quite a plane. It’s more of a “go-cart with wings.” At least that’s how Dale Finch, owner and instructor at San Diego Ultralights LLC, describes the weight-shift ultralights he makes available to the public. Finch, a Ramona resident since 1996, has always been a bit of a thrill-seeker. Growing up in the Midwest, he found a passion for hang gliding, but the perpetually flat terrain was not exactly conducive to the sport. In 1984, his hang gliding instructor introduced him to the ultralight, and more than 1,000 hours of flight time later, Finch is among San Diego County’s most experienced weight-shift ultralight instructors. His company offers a comprehensive two-day course, available to just about anyone age 16 and older. Participants must weigh between 120 and 200 pounds, due to the training ultralight’s performance limitations, and must be in STAT E

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good health and have current medical insurance. The first day of training is a ground course, where prospective pilots learn the basics of the vehicle, safety standards and what to expect once they are airborne. The day concludes with a written exam, on which the participant must score well to advance to the second day of training. Day two is flight training, which takes place at Ocotillo Airport. It is here that pilots will board an ultralight to put the bookwork into practice. This day consists of essentially driving around the runways to get a feel for the machine. For those who are well prepared and have shown the necessary aptitude, their second day will end with a solo flight over the wide-open spaces of Ocotillo Wells. That’s right, after just a day and a half of instruction, they are sent skyward all by themselves. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) states that to be classified as an ultralight, a vehicle must hold no more than five gallons of gas, must weigh less than T HE

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254 pounds unoccupied, and it must be intended to be manned by just one person. Years ago, the trend with ultralights was to increase passenger occupancy, and in turn, engine size. That is when the FAA stepped in with their regulations, reclassifying many of the vehicles as “light sport aircraft” instead of ultralights. The weight-shift ultralight technology that Dale Finch

utilizes simply will not accommodate more than one occupant, anyway. You see, unlike your typical aircraft, there is no control stick in the aircraft to manipulate the pitch movement (up or down) or roll (left or right) while airborne. Instead, the pilot sits in a swing-style seat and controls all of the ultralight’s movements simply by adjusting his or her own body weight.

Lean left or right, and the ultralight gently glides to the corresponding side. Lean back to gain altitude, or forward to decrease it. There is a manual throttle that probably takes the most getting used to, but it almost becomes second nature within minutes of being in the air. Pilots can expect to fly at about 25 to 35 mph during a training session, and the craft

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Anne Staffieri Selected as New RUSD Superintendent

he Ramona Unified School District Governing Board reported May 6 that they have appointed Anne

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She has taught high school in Escondido and Valley Center, and served as an administrator in Valley Center, Escondido and Ramona. She currently resides with her husband and family in Temecula. In the Friday-night announcement, the board also stated that a formal contract for employment is still to be developed and approved by both parties at the next regular meeting of the board,

set for May 26. Staffieri is expected to remain on staff with the Escondido Union High School District through June 30, before assuming her new position on July 1. Until that time, Graeff will continue as chief of Ramona schools, completing 15 years of service as a cabinet officer and superintendent in that district. n

RUSD Employees Honored for Decades of Service is teacher Andrea Mixer Chandler, 32 years. Serving 25 to 29 years are account technician Connie Claxton, 28 years; teacher Julie Bridgewater, 28 years; food service, Sharon Callahan, 28 years; teacher Connie Mendoza, 27 years; teacher Mona Snodgrass, 26 years; teacher M. Elizabeth Schaude, 26 years; special ed. para educator Lisa Sosbee, 26 years; library technician Becky Harvey, 26 years; teacher Sherri Edwards, 25 years; and teacher Karen Zimmerman, 25 years. Serving 20 to 24 Exceeding the 35-years-of-service mark are Ramona High School secretary Cynthia years are teacher Salow, left, and teacher Larry Bringham. Elizabeth Granquist, Photos Courtesy of Ramona Unified School District 24 years; teacher Steve Koch, 24 years; food service, Marta Garcia, 24 years; teacher Laura Ivers, 24 years; special ed. para educator Tina Lovell, 24 years; custodian George Martinez, 23 years; teacher Rose Darrough, 23 years; teacher Paul Gabriel, 23 years; attendance technician Peggy Buzbee, 23 years; teacher Christine Vavra, 22 years; campus security, Joe Edwards, 22 years; teacher Robin Brainard, 22 years; special education teacher Daniel Marshall, 21 years; Assistant Teacher Andrea Mixer Chandler Principal Marie Antoinette has been a teacher for more than Rodriguez, 21 years; teacher 30 years. John Rodriguez, 21 years; teacher Steve Emery, 21 years; teacher Jane Lynnell Knauerfirst awards were presented Chastang, 21 years; teacher at Ramona High School Robert Grace, 20 years; May 2, with 33 employees teacher James Kegrice, 20 recognized. years; and teacher Kenneth Honored for serving more Scheib, 20 years. than 35 years were Ramona Awards will be presented High secretary Cynthia to employees at each of the Salow, 38 years, and teacher district’s campuses through Larry Bringham, 37 years. In June 1. n the 30-plus-years category Ramona Unified School District launched a new recognition program to honor its employees for their years of service to the district. The

May 19, 2016

Help Protect Pets from Rattlesnakes

attlesnake season started early this year, thanks to the combination of more rain and high temperatures. Rattlesnake expert Donald Schultz says it’s important to know how to keep your pets safe from some of the most deadly vipers in the country. He offers insight on how to prevent and avoid snakebites.

In Southern California, rattlesnake season stretches from March to September, though bites can occur yearround. During this time, rattlesnakes are more active,

especially during dawn and dusk, when temperatures reach 60 degrees or higher. With the combination of heat from the drought and moisture from El Niño, the growth of lawns and plants has increased, and more insects and rodents are present. Rattlesnakes are drawn out by the prospect of prey to

hunt.   According to Schultz, rattlesnakes are ambush predators and are likely to be hidden in small spaces along hiking trails and even in backyards and front porches.

He has several recommendations for pet owners — and all residents — to help them avoid encounters with rattlesnakes • Clear debris, trash, rock piles and woodpiles around the house, so snakes have no place to hide. • Be wary of outdoor pots and overgrown brush. • Keep dogs close and on a leash. • Avoid walks around dusk and dawn and stick to wellused trails. • Do not let dogs wander around on their own, especially around logs, holes and underbrush — all of which are likely rattlesnake hiding places. • Teach dogs to avoid rattlesnakes at a rattlesnake aversion training course. • If a pet does encounter a snake, do not approach the reptile, do not attempt to catch it and do not attempt to kill it. Most snakebites occur when people go after snakes.

Pacific Crest Trail Continued from page 3 April 23. Most PCT hikers assume a trail name or a nickname to exchange with the many people they meet along the way. Anna goes by “Rocket,” but the Rocket was grounded for a few days with a foot injury, so she was relieved to be able to spend the time healing in such a friendly place. “It’s an invaluable thing to be able to come in here and feel welcome and to be able to rest up and find a shower and do the little things that we appreciate so much that are normally taken for granted,” she says with a laugh. “But being out on the trail, we joke that our standards are now lower.” Making these hikers feel so welcome at the library is Branch Manager Colleen Baker. A Ramona resident since 1973, Baker grows much of the fruit they give away in her yard and brings it to work for the hikers to enjoy. She makes them signs that they can be seen holding on roadsides from Mexico to Canada that read “hiker to town” on one side, and “hiker to trail” on the other. Baker has worked at the library for nine years and has always seen Pacific Crest Trail enthusiasts come through. But May 19, 2016

those numbers have grown substantially in the past few years, she says, ironically because of a book. In 2012, Cheryl Strayed published her personal memoir from her gutsy experience on the PCT titled, “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” The book hit No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and was chosen as part of Oprah’s book club. Strayed’s story inspired a huge increase in PCT permit requests, but that number skyrocketed even further when, in 2014, the book was turned into a blockbuster film simply titled “Wild,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. The “the ‘Wild’ effect,” as it is now called, prompted by one woman’s epic adventure led to a tenfold increase in permit applications, with an estimated 3,000 being issued in 2015. At Julian Library, Baker is happy to see the town abuzz with PCT adventurers. Though she has only hiked sections of the trail herself, she does have a personal connection to it. For years now, Baker has served in the role of trail manager for her friend and Julian resident Stephen Harkins. As such, she prepares the boxed goods and mails them to his

upcoming resupply points, checks in with him via email and telephone, and handles any time-sensitive business that he cannot attend to while out hiking. Now retired from the U.S. Postal Service, Harkins uses the trail name “Special Delivery,” and with Baker’s assistance, he has completed the Pacific Crest Trail twice, most recently in 2012. With the warmer spring weather this year, he got an early start and is already well beyond 500 miles into his trek. After Julian comes a 32-mile stretch of trail to the next marked resupply point and rest area at Warner Springs, then another 41 miles to Idyllwild. After that, it’s just 1,546 miles to Oregon, then 457 to Washington and 508 more miles to British Columbia, Canada. Of course, there are many stops along the way, a number of them catering to the needs of the Pacific Crest Trail. But for hikers like “Rocket,” Stephen Harkins and a growing number of others, Julian will always be a special chapter in their own PCT memoirs. n

• If a snake must be removed, call animal control or gently sweep it away from the area with a long stick. Though following Schultz’s prevention tips is the best measure, snakebites can still occur. If a snake bites a dog, it is important to remain calm. Though there is very little first aid a pet owner can administer alone, taking the following steps can improve a pet’s chance of recovery. • Remove harnesses and leashes that can restrict breathing. • Immediately take the dog to the closest emergency animal hospital. • If the dog is small enough to hold, carry it to the car.

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rom the giants in the sky to the world’s smallest, Karl Montijo remembers his days as a B-17 and B-29 cadet pilot and as a unique airplane builder. This 91-year-old Poway resident explained a diverse flying career that included time spent at Convair and Rohr, Inc. “At 18, I enlisted in the Army to be trained for the

infantry, but after a year I learned that the Army Air Corps was looking for flying cadet candidates,” he said. “So I signed up.” It was a gamble, because if he had washed out, he’d be sent back to the infantry. He didn’t look back. The Journal found out about Montijo from one of his sons, Robert, who joined us during the interview in his dad’s den. Robert is a longtime Ramona resident.

Left, the famous Wee Bee aircraft could achieve an altitude of 2,000 feet. Above, Karl Montijo. Below, Bill Chana, Karl Montijo and Ken Coward stand with the newly completed Wee Bee replica, on display Photos Courtesy of Bob Montijo at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.

fire-control system that controlled four machine gun turrets. “Kept looking for a flying job when I got out of the service, but I couldn’t find one, so I joined the reserves in San Diego and flew all types of planes,” he said. “Lindbergh Field was quiet in those days. Not many airlines.” He went to work at North Island as a sheet metal mechanic for six months, and then moved to Convair’s flight test department. A year later, he joined Rohr as a draftsman and remained there for 30 years. It was at Convair that he and friends William Chana and Kenneth Coward began building the Wee Bee, the world’s smallest plane to be flown by man. When an Ocean Beach

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garage became too small, they continued in hangars at Gillespie Field and Brown Field. “We didn’t know anything about wood fabric, so we used steel metal,” he commented. “I was the only one of the guys who had a flying license, so I began taxiing (on the ground). “It only weighed 165 pounds, 20 less than me in those days. We needed more power and finally used a 30-horsepower engine so we could go a little higher than 15 feet.” It was placed on display at the old San Diego Aerospace Museum on Balboa Park’s Prado, but was destroyed in the 1978 fire. A replica built at Rohr appears in the park’s current San Diego Air & Space Museum. n May 19, 2016

Newcomers Swap Snow for Sun By Angela McLaughlin ~ the journal

“Andy and Angie are here!” A tasting room attendant flings open the door to the winery and calls out as we walk up. It is the second time we have been here, and already she greets us like old friends. It’s the first week of February, and my husband and I have just moved to Ramona as the new hosts for a Collier County Park. We’re nervous, lonely and looking to fit into our new community. I’m a Minnesotan, born and raised. Growing up, we always had this idea that California was a bustling place, packed with too many people to Angela and Andy McLaughlin make any real connections. When the Photo Courtesy of Angela McLaughlin opportunity for the park host positions popped up, we decided to make across the room in restaurants, some the trek into Ramona to check out the made us feel like the outsiders that park and the town. we were. Driving through gorgeous, rolling But the second we mentioned we foothills and stumbling upon horse had just moved here, the atmosphere ranch after horse ranch, I was remindshifted dramatically. We were soon ed of the small town where I attended being shuffled around to meet people, college. It felt like a homecoming. handed flyers and brochures of things We were immediately enchanted by to do, and hearing firsthand about the the beautiful open spaces, wide history of the city we were about to array of wildlife and the historic become a part of. downtown area. We were frequently asked, “How But living in a place isn’t just about did you find Ramona?” as if Ramona the scenery. It’s about the people, too. was some well-kept secret. At first, people in Ramona seemed a Nearly every place we go, people little leery of us newcomers, with our recognize us as the “newbies,” and Northern accents and funny words, some places have dubbed us the dontcha know. (And it’s “pop,” by the “A Team.” From grocery stores to way, not “soda.”) Staring at us from

bookstores to the thrift shop on Main Street, people who see us check to see how we are doing and to ask if we’ve tried this place or that. We’ve learned the best places to eat breakfast, where to hang out on cruise night, and that everyone has a favorite Mexican restaurant — and that they all differ from one person to the next. Moving to a new town, and especially a new state, is tricky. We left our entire lives in Minnesota — friends, family, jobs, our home. We gave it all up for an adventure and to find something new, somewhere with beautiful weather, the ocean and near-constant sunshine. In doing so, I’ve lost the usual Minnesotan

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Cycle Dawgs Win Team Trophy

amona High School Cycle Dawgs competed in the National Interscholastic Cycling Association SoCal High School League’s mountain bike race April 24 at Vail Lake, finishing with five podium placements and a second-place team trophy.

team finishing 11th or better. The race season has been especially successful for female riders Gwendalyn Gibson, first place in the Varsity Girls category; and Stassa Cappos, second place, Sophomore Girls. Both are leaders in their catego-

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PONY Baseball Tournament and bragging rights. Games will be played at the ball fields at 223 Aqua Ln. Visit www. ramonabaseball.com/tournaments for information. n

Ramona PONY Baseball will present its 34th annual Ramona Baseball Invitational Tournament May 26 through 30. Teams from all corners of the county will compete for trophies

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Members of the Ramona High School Cycle Dawgs team celebrate their second-place Photo Courtesy of Caron Cappos trophy win.

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amona Rodeo has been a local tradition every spring for the past 36 years, drawing contestants from around the country to compete in a number of physically demanding events. Modern-day rodeos are a celebration of the Old West. Long ago, when large herds of cattle grazed on the vast acres of big cattle ranches, annual roundups and branding required cowboys to use their horsemanship skills, herding, roping and riding to bring in the cattle. Here are some fun facts about the history of rodeo. O T he word “rodeo” is loosely derived from the Spanish word for “round-up,” or literally, rodear, “to surround.” O T he English word “rodeo” was first used around 1834 to refer to a cattle round-up. O R odeo events are based on the real-life skills of working vaqueros and cowboys, first in Spain and Mexico, and later in the United States, Canada and Australia. O B ull wrestling, practiced long ago in Mediterranean countries including Spain, may have been an Olympic event in ancient Greece.

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performed entertainment acts at rodeos. Vaudeville hosted many of these acts during the rodeo offseason. C owboy competitions weren’t exclusively called rodeos until the 1920s, with professional cowboys officially adopting the term in 1945. Until then, competitions were commonly referred to as frontier days,

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only 100-point bull ride in the history of rodeo. M odern bucking broncos are not wild horses but are bred for use in rodeos. A proven bucking bronco may cost between $8,000 and $10,000. R odeo is the official state sport of Wyoming and Texas. F or many colleges, particularly in the West, rodeo is an official team sport.

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Three Memorial Day ceremonies on May 30 will be presented by local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783, to honor past and present veterans and active-duty military. The first service will be at 10 a.m. at Nuevo Memory Gardens, 532 Ash St., where veterans’ graves will be marked with individual American flags the

Friday before. Other ceremonies will follow at the World War II Memorial at the ball field on Ninth Street, and at the Vietnam War Memorial at Schwaesdall Winery, 17677 Rancho de Oro Dr., off Highway 67. After the services at 1 p.m., a picnic will be held at the VFW Post at 2247 Kelly Ave. Call 760-789-7888 or visit www.vfw3783.com. n

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Buddy Poppies Help Vets The VFW conducted its first distribution of Buddy Poppies before Memorial Day in 1922. Within two years, the VFW was granted a trademark for the name, helping to guarantee that all Buddy Poppies are the genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. Proceeds provide financial assistance to the veterans who assemble the poppies, help maintain state and national veterans’ rehabilitation and service programs, and support the VFW National Home for Children. Over Memorial Day weekend, look for Buddy Poppy donation points at Albertsons, Stater Bros., Kmart and County Wine & Spirits in San Diego Country Estates. n

Ramona Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783 donated a check to Ramona Rotary Club’s Fourth of July event. From left are Post Quartermaster Jon Herbin, Rotarians Bob Murray and Kim Lasley, Photo by Darrel Kinney and Post Commander Doug Scholl.

Clean for Spring and Benefit RFCC Spring is the time when folks get busy cleaning. For those who are going through items they may no longer need, Ramona Food and Clothes Closet (RFCC) invites the community to donate those items and help others at the same time. “This is a perfect time to take your unwanted items to the Ramona Food and Clothes Closet,” says RFCC Service Manager Vesna Curry. Donation hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A convenient drive-through drop-off area is located at 773 Main St., at the back of

the thrift store. Assistants will unload the vehicles, and donors will receive a receipt for their taxes. The nonprofit RFCC has supported the community for more than 30 years with community grants to local organizations, such as Ramona Senior Center, youth sport groups, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, schools, and victims of fires and floods. In addition, RFCC awards student scholarships, provides food services for those in need, and loans medical equipment at no charge, carrying on the motto, “Because you gave, we can give.” n

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uring the month of May, Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital are collecting used hearing aids so they may be reconditioned and given to those with hearing loss. It’s part of a program called “So the World May Hear,” and it marks Better Speech and Hearing Month. The program recycles donated hearing aids and fits more than 100,000 of them each year to children and adults throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 countries. Each and every part of a hearing aid is useful, no matter how broken it is.

Palomar Health Chief of Audiology David M. Illich is spearheading the hearing aid drive and has been on many missions around the world to help people hear — many for the first time. There are more than 36 million people in the world with debilitating hearing loss, and fewer than 3 percent of them have any kind of medical care or hearing care, according to Illich.    Bring the devices to Palomar Medical Center, 2185 Citracado Pkwy., in Escondido, or Pomerado Hospital, 15615 Pomerado Rd., in Poway. n

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amona Garden Club’s Garden Tour and Plant Sale last month was well attended, even with the

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“We had around 170 to 180 guests go through the gardens. We’re real happy with the results, considering the weather. And the plant sale went well, too.”

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ome people seem to never age, yet others look older than their years. It’s not just “looks,” either. Some people just seem to fall apart sooner than others.

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