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Practice Makes Perfect ~ Page 6

The Quest for a Second Chance ~ Page 2

APRIL 9, 2015

Ramona Senior Center Joins Meals on Wheels ~ Page 12

Soroptimist Seuss Fundraiser is a Hit ~ Page 15

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The Quest for a Second Chance

By Tracy Rolling ~ the journal

ith an unrelenting passion for animals and a deep sense of responsibility to local wildlife, the San Diego Fawn Rescue is on a mission to give abandoned fawns a second chance. According to rescue director Shawnie Williams, the nonprofit organization receives calls from all over Southern California with pleas for help. “We’re on call 24 hours a day,” she says. Last year, the team took in 17 fawns. Five came from Julian, and the rest were from Ramona, Santa Ysabel, Cuyamaca, Barona, Sorrento Valley, Rancho Penasquitos, Big Bear and Temecula.

San Diego Fawn Rescue volunteers, from left, Shawnie Williams, Terry Lockwood and Peggy Chaplin, stand in front of the enclosures during a recent open house. Photo by Tracy Rolling

“That’s a lot for us,” she says, grateful to generous donors and volunteers for raising enough money to build an enclosure in Ramona. The average cost to rehabilitate a fawn is about $3,500. That amount includes formula, feed, volunteer hours, vet bills, travel expenses and ongoing operating expenses such as permits. “This is the time of year when we start getting calls,” Williams says. In an effort to educate the public about the dos and don’ts when it comes to sheltering a lost fawn, she encourages people to understand the difference between an abandoned animal and one that is safe. “A nesting fawn was set somewhere intentionally. The mom is nearby and watching. People should leave it alone. But if a fawn is wandering around, crying or standing near its dead mother, it needs help.” Deer are skittish, stressed animals. The local breed is descended from the southern mule deer, which has eight sub-species. The majority of orphans are a result of their mother being killed by a vehicle, mountain lion or coyote. Occasionally, a baby is stuck in a fence. The mom easily hurdles an object, but a fawn is still too small. Older fawns sometimes wander into schools, warehouses and outbuildings. “In those cases, we try to get them back into the wild as soon as possible.”

Each situation is different, and that’s why the group completes an intake sheet upon arrival. It identifies where the fawn was found, lists injuries and tracks its food and recovery process. When needed, they call veterinarian Todd Cecil, DVM. “Since we get a broad spectrum of ages — from only a few hours old, weighing four pounds, to nearly full grown — our goal is the same: to have very little contact with them and keep them wild,” Williams says. With two herds in the region, rescued animals are separated for genetics purposes and disease prevention. Handlers wear a unique deer mask and gloves while bottle feeding goat colostrum to the infants. Since fawns are lactose intolerant, a special formula is prepared. When the spots on their hindquarters disappear, the animal is ready to return to the wild. Volunteer Birney Groom offers the use of his horse trailer and gives his time helping repopulate the animal within three miles of where it was originally found. Last year, eight fawns were successfully returned to the wild, including a twin rescued when it was only two hours old after its mom was killed by a car. “The boy died, but we were able to save the girl.” Williams says the release can be emotional, especially since it takes about

Fawns are cared for by volunteers until they are mature enough to re-enter the wild. Photo Courtesy of San Diego Fawn Rescue

four months to rehabilitate one fawn. “To see them in the wild, run free, is such a euphoric feeling. You know it’s where they belong. It literally brings tears to your eyes.” At the same time, only about 50 percent of orphaned fawns survive. She cautions people not to feed, pet or play with the wild animals, or they could be signing its death warrant. “Some people find a fawn, take it home, feed it milk and let it sit on the couch with the family dog. But it can become a dangerous situation when the baby matures and acts aggressive, especially during mating season.”

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Knowing the public means well, she encourages people to call the rescue at 858-549-4149 or 858-603-0170, or visit them on Facebook. Driven solely by volunteers, the rescue group works closely with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. They are permitted to rehabilitate wildlife and inform wardens when an animal is ready for release. “We have a very strict protocol and follow it to the letter.” Last month, the group hosted an open house. “We want to show our donors what we are doing.” Williams credited Terry and Tom Lockwood for volunteering their Ramona property, helping build the enclosures, and aiding in the recovery

efforts, and thanked Peggy Chaplin for her dedication. She also applauded her husband, Scott Williams, for his unwavering support during the past 15 years of rescuing animals. The group could use more volunteer feeders, since the fawns eat four times a day. Other wish list items include adolescent deer food, such as yard clippings and tree branches, along with monetary donations, which can be made through their parent organization’s website at www.skyhunters.org, with a notation that the funds are designated for the deer team. “I’ve always been inspired to save animals,” Williams says. “I respect nature and enjoy giving these fawns a second chance at life. After all, if we don’t help them, who will?” n

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Fun and Frolic at Spring Garden Fest Fun activities and a focus on gardening will be a highlight of the Spring Garden Fest, presented by the Ramona Garden Club at Ramona Library on April 25. In addition to the club’s popular plant sale, there will be a free seed and bulb swap booth, where people may bring one and take one. The plant sale will feature specialty plants, strawberries, plumerias, pond plants, garden art items, crafts, fairy gardens, bird feeders and more. There will be also be a wide variety of vendors offering unique items and kettle corn.

New this year will be a Kidz Zone area, with complimentary face painting and a free seed planting station. Proceeds will benefit the club’s local scholarships, grants and community enhancement programs. There will not be a garden tour this year, but the club plans to bring it back next year. Spring Garden Fest will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1275 Main St. Admission is free. Visit www.ramonagardenclub. com or “Ramona Garden Club” on Facebook. n

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t. Woodson Elementary School held a rodeo-themed Family Reading Night, inviting Miss Ramona Rodeo Brittney Phillips to read to students and their families. The second-annual event took place March 19, with 145 students, family members and staff in attendance. “There was a much bigger turnout than last year,” said the school’s reading program coordinator and event organizer Amy Williams, the parent of a second-grader. The event included a hot dog dinner before Phillips arrived to read two stories, answer questions, pose for pictures and visit with the students.

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“Everyone was excited to hear she was going to be there,” Williams said. “In addition to having Brittney as our guest reader, there were two rodeo-themed games to play and a craft table with rodeo-themed activities, such as coloring sheets, word search and ‘Mad Libs,’ and a make-your-own bookmark craft. I also had rodeo-themed books available for families to read together.”

“It’s always a pleasure being a part of children’s events,” said Phillips. “Our children are our future. I can’t express enough how important it is to recognize that and how crucial things like this are to keeping such a loved heritage and tradition of rodeo alive and well.” Phillips encouraged the children to come and enjoy Ramona Rodeo Kids’ Day activities at noon on May 17. Visit www.ramonarodeo.com. n

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Practice Makes Perfect By Tiffany Pressler ~ the journal

iss Ramona and Teen Miss Ramona contestants are perfecting their skills before they face judges and an audience at the Miss Ramona and Teen Miss Ramona Scholarship Pageant 2015, set for April 11. 2014 Miss Ramona Courtney Ford and Teen Miss Ramona Elizabeth Bowersox are right beside the contestants, coaching them and helping them prepare to answer interview questions, write speeches, walk in heels and present themselves in front of a live audience. This year’s pageant theme will be ‘50s night. The opening number is a dance to “Rockin’ Robin,” and the contestants will wear denim capris, ankle socks and oversized white shirts, with a decorative pin of each girl’s initial on the pocket. The age range for Miss contestants is 17 to 25, and Teen is 13 to 16. Competing in the Miss category will be Grace Berry, Allison Gaither, Shannon Huff and Shannon Singleton. Going for the Teen title are Aixa Garcia-Cedillo, Ashley Dominguez, Megan Kelly, MacKenzie Nolan, Anna Simmons and Ciara Webb-Martin. Miss Ramona Courtney Ford says they have rehearsals two times a week. She advises the future Miss Ramona and Teen Miss Ramona to just take it day-by-day

and embrace everything, because, “It goes fast.” She says that the future queens should try to do as much as they can in Ramona. “We do a lot with our sister queens in Lakeside and Julian,” she added. “We do a lot of stuff down the hill.” The thing that Ford will miss most about her reign is the environment that the crown and sash bring. “It’s a confidence boost,” she says, pointing out that it’s amazing how a piece of metal and bit of fabric can turn on the smiles and add to one’s selfesteem. She never considered herself a “pageant girl,” but it became a whole different experience than all the clichés she’d heard. “It’s a greater experience than what you think.” It even got her thinking about getting into the Miss America system. In addition, she wants to pursue public speaking. In the fall, she will be going to North Central College in Illinois, and says, “I am really excited.” Bowersox, the reigning Teen Miss Ramona, is a junior at Ramona High School. Her college plans are to pursue environmental studies at University of Southern California or University of Colorado, Boulder. She previously served as a 2013 Teen

Surrounding Miss Ramona Courtney Ford and Teen Miss Ramona Elizabeth Bowersox are, back row from left, Teen candidates MacKenzie Nolan, Ciara Webb-Martin and Aixa Garcia-Cedillo, and Miss candidate Shannon Huff. Front row are Miss candidates Grace Berry and Shannon Singleton; Anna Simmons, Teen; and Allison Gaither, Miss. Not pictured are Teen candidates Megan Kelly and Ashley Dominguez. Photo by Tiffany Pressler

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amona Unified School District Superintendent Robert W. Graeff announced last month the selection of Mike Zehm as Teacher of the Year, and Tim Kuebler as Classified Employee of the Year. Mike Zehm has been a Ramona Elementary School teacher for 34 years. He was recognized by Graeff as being an extraordinary member of the faculty and a genuine leader on his school’s staff and on committees throughout the district. “With a long record of raising student achievement levels in his Title I school, Mike is an outstanding representative of the teaching profession and truly models the very best of what every parent would want from their child’s classroom teacher,” said Graeff. Tim Kuebler serves at

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Ramona High School, and has been a special education para-educator in the school’s moderate-to-severe and adaptive PE programs since 1999. “Tim is well known for his positive approach with students and his calming influence in a sometimeschaotic environment, said

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Soroptimists Ready for Laughs at ‘Girls Night Out’ Soroptimist International of Ramona will host an evening of laughs April 17, as its “Girls Night Out” dinner fundraiser presents the standup comedy of Cindy Burns and Vicki Barbolak, known as the “Fabulously Funny Femme Fatales.” The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the San Diego Country Estates Rotunda at 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. Burns says she is a 25-yearold trapped in the body of a 55-year-old. “I used to be the kind of girl that said, ‘You can look but don’t touch.’ I’m at the age now where you touch but don’t look!” She created, produces and performs with “The Funniest Housewives of Orange County” and has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “The Tonight Show.” Barbolak bills herself as a “trailer trash housewife,” boasting that she finally closed escrow — at the DMV. She talks about marriage and kids, and is known as the funniest mom in the PTA. She was selected to be a member of Jay Leno’s Laugh Squad at NBC and is the 2007 winner of Nickelodeon’s “Funniest Mom in America,” hosted by Roseanne Barr.

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or with items inside such as Kleenex, lip balm, hand sanitizer, playing cards and manicure sets. She also has treat bags for cats and dogs. The money she earns will go to the Ramona Relay for Life cancer walk, to be held April 11 and 12 at Wilson Field, 720 Ninth St. “I started raising money at age six,” she says. “We do the relay every year.” Brooke attends Canyon View Elementary School in Poway and was inspired to raise money because her grandfather had cancer. She says when a cure is found for cancer, she will start raising money for diabetes. “I want to fight for both,” she says. Her sewing teacher inspired her to sew bags. She started by sewing large bags, and it took five days to complete the task. “The small bags are much easier,” she says. Brooke accepts donations for

the bags and gives it to Relay for Life. “It’s whatever they want to pay,” she says. “I have made $445 and donated it all to Relay for Life.” The bags are sold on her mom’s Facebook page under “Gina Helms-Sullivan.” She meets up with buyers at Starbucks and at school. She has sold bags at bake sales and brought some to sell at Pamo Valley Winery. In addition, Brooke has a candy machine business, with machines placed in Ramona, Poway and Mira Mesa businesses, such as Kmart and Denny’s. The candy machines contain M&M’s, Skittles, Mike and Ike and sour candies. Customers pay 25 cents for the candy. Brooke is saving the money from this business for college. “It’s been absolutely fun,” Brooke says. “Sometimes I say it’s ‘rad.’” n

Arts, Unlimited Tumbling Classes Begin Ramona Council of Arts, Unlimited, which provides small enrichment classes by qualified instructors at reasonable rates, is offering a new session of tot tumble, and beginning and

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‘One Way’ In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He doesn’t leave any wiggle room there, does he? If Jesus had merely claimed to be “one way, truth and life,” among many other ways, truths and lives, that would have made a lot of people much happier. If he had merely claimed that we could come to the Father through him, but not just through him alone, many would have no problem with that. But that is simply not what Jesus said. We live in an age of relativism and pluralism. In other words, we like to believe that everyone’s opinions and beliefs are

just as valid and true as the next person’s, even if they blatantly contradict each other. We also like to believe that all roads lead to the same place (heaven). But not Jesus. His words cut directly against the grain of our relativistic and pluralistic age. And many people — even some Christians — find this to be offensive. The exclusivity of the claims of Christ is a stumbling block to many. But why is that? Why do we suppose that all roads lead to the same place? You would never dream of trying to apply that logic to driving in your car. If someone asked you for directions to Julian, you wouldn’t tell them, “Just drive whichever way you want, and you will get

there eventually.” That’s a good way to get someone lost. If that is true in lesser things like driving, how is it that we can so blindly think such logic rightly applies to ultimate things, like getting right with God? Being offended by the exclusive claims of Jesus Christ is a lot like a man who is lost at sea, refusing a life preserver that is thrown to him because he doesn’t like the color of it or because he’d really prefer a nicer lifeboat. What should really amaze us is not the exclusivity of the claims of Christ to be the way to the Father, but the very fact that God has made a way at all. We should hear Jesus’ words in John 14:6 as the greatest news any person could ever hope to hear — that God has provided the Way for sinners to be made right with a holy God! n Rev. Andy Schreiber is pastor of Ramona Valley Presbyterian Church. He may be reached at 760-787-1570 or andy@ramona valleypca.com. Visit www.ramona valleypca.com

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