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OPMS Boys Basketball Season Summary ~ page 4

Hearts and Hooves Therapy is Helping Others ~ page 2 Rabobank Withdraws from Julian ~ page 9 RUSD Trustees Hear Reports on New Math Program, Teacher Honors and Projected Enrollment ~ page 15

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Hearts and Hooves Therapy is Helping Others By Tiffany Pressler~ the journal

iniature horses and a hands-on approach to therapy are the tools that

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Rebecca, 16, interacts with miniature horse Chips during a session. Photos Courtesy of Melissa Sargent

clients are children from 2 to 18 years old who simply want to become more familiar with horses. Sargent offers pony playtime in 30- or 60-minute, one-on-one sessions at her home with a miniature horse and instructor. She teaches basic safety and offers instruction about equine body parts, grooming and foot care. Each session is a little different and based on the participants’ ages. Games are used to help with the education aspect and teach the children confidence, courage and respect. Some of the games, which include “red light, green light” and “Simon says,”

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show children how to properly lead, stop and back up the horses. “If you aren’t confident, the horse will overpower you,” Sargent says, adding that big horses may be intimidating to a 6-year-old, but the miniature horses help build courage and a bond between the horse and child. “Horses will not judge you,” she says, and interacting with them gives clients an opportunity to forget about the problems and struggles going on in their lives. Offsite work, funded by pony playtime fees, is scheduled to

Four-year-old Corben participates in pony playtime.

start in April at hospitals and home care locations. Sargent took one of her miniature horses to Ramona Community School for career day — her first official offsite visit. She and Tori met with students in five different classrooms. She talked about how she got involved in horses and training, showed them the basic body parts of the horse and explained the difference between a miniature horse and pony. It was a short version of pony playtime. Now that she has received her 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity designation from the IRS, she is working on building a partnership with San Diego Youth Services and county foster care centers. In addition to working with these programs, she wants to start pony playtime sessions for siblings who are in the foster care system but who don’t live together. She will set up a session for the families, and the siblings will get to spend time with each other. Sargent is one of four children, but she spent several years in foster care and was adopted when she was 2 ½ years old. She didn’t meet her siblings until she was 21. “If this program was in my life, we wouldn’t be strangers,” FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Two Concerts Close Association’s 30th Season

By Annette Williams ~ the journal

R Hearts and Hooves Therapy founder Melissa Sargent, right, brings miniature horse Tori to career day at Ramona Community School.

she says. She got into horse showing at age 14, was involved in 4-H and Future Farmers of America and is a certified veterinary assistant. In addition, she is registered as a Pet Partners animal therapy handler. “Horses have always been in my life,” she says. Hearts and Hooves Therapy all started when Sargent rescued a miniature horse named Chips last March. She started training him to be a therapy horse. “I knew that I wanted to get a minihorse and get the community involved.” In October, she got a 7-month-old miniature, Tori, and started training her and developing the program to help children and adults. And there is Nacho, another member

of the program. He is a full-size paint horse who has been part of the family since 2006. Sargent’s students can graduate from the miniature horses to the big horse as they continue to learn horsemanship skills. The whole Sargent family is involved in Hearts and Hooves Therapy, including Melissa’s husband, Ian, and kids, Kulten, Kylee and Kinlee. Every member helps take care of the horses and assist her with the training aspect. “We have put our whole hearts into this,” she says — and the hooves are Tori, Chips and Nacho. With their help, she says, “I am able to help a lot of people.” Call 619-633-5105 or visit www.heartsandhoovestherapy.org. n

amona Concert Association will end its 30th season with a bang, as the organization presents two concerts in March. On March 7, members of the Ramona High School band program will perform. The bands are led by Zachary Christy, the school’s director of music. “This will be the fourth year we have had the privilege of presenting to the community these young and talented musicians,” said Concert Association President Marlene Robershaw. “This season, the Royal Alliance Marching Band took home several first-place trophies in their field competition.” The RHS Jazz Band will perform first, featuring the numbers “Sister Sadie,” by Horace Silver; “Katy,” by Sammy Nestico; “Get in Line,” by

Soroptimist Club Presents Seuss Dinner It may be dinnertime, but it’ll be breakfast foods on the menu at the Soroptimist Club of Ramona’s “Dr. Seuss Breakfast for Dinner” fundraiser March 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, green eggs and ham will be served. Club members will be decked out in pajamas, and guests are invited to wear costumes. Balloons and student-colored pictures

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OPMS Boys Basketball Season Summary

Members of the Olive Peirce Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team watch the eighth-grade players during the championship game held at Sullivan Middle School in Bonsall. Photos by Tracy Rolling

By Tracy Rolling ~ the journal

layers and coaches at Olive Peirce Middle School (OPMS) had a lot to cheer about at the conclusion of the boys basketball season. As a program, the team finished 14-4, with the eighth-graders earning the title of North County League Champions, and the seventhgraders finishing as League Runner Up. OPMS Head Coach Thomas Pacheco congratulated the players and parents for a successful season, noting that both teams were undefeated at home. Pacheco, in his second sea-

son of coaching, said there were multiple standout kids, naming Bryce Rolling and Hunter Pietila as seventh-grade players who, “Took care of their schoolwork off the court, and while on the court, they were both aggressive, efficient and respectful to their teammates, coaches and opponents.” He credited both boys for having a great attitude and always trying their best, telling how Rolling was one of two seventh-grade captains who took the role of the starting point guard, and Pietila was, “A huge spark of energy who hustled on every possession

— defense or offense. I could always count on him to raise the intensity during the games.” He named Jacob Jovien and Cameron Necochea as two eighth-grade standouts and team captains. “Most of the boys looked up to these two since they worked hard on and off the court,” Pacheco said. “They both had great citizenship in the classroom and in the gym, giving full effort during practices and games.” He said one of the most memorable games was the eighth-graders’ away-game win against Sullivan Middle School

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fter hearing presentations from three finalists in the search for a new legal counsel, Ramona Municipal Water District Board of Directors adjourned to a lengthy closed session only to return with the announcement that they could not reach a decision. General Manager David Barnum said the decision-making process will be brought back to the board “in the near future.” “We’re hoping it will come back at the next meeting,” Barnum said. “Either the next board meeting or the following meeting.” An attorney from Best Best & Krieger will continue as the district’s legal counsel until another firm is hired. Jim

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for review. The finalists were determined by interviews with RMWD staff, mainly Barnum and Human Resources Manager Tim Clement. In other business before the board, approval was given to purchase a new dump truck. The vehicle will replace the current five-yard dump truck that has been in use in the district for more than 25 years. The old truck will be retained as a backup vehicle, primarily for transporting equipment to excavation sites. The directors asked staff at last month’s board meeting to look into other options for purchasing a truck, including lease agreements. RMWD Purchasing Officer Tom McKernan explained to the board that the

The Valley and Beyond . . . This and That By Johnny McDonald ~ the journal

ow that Super Bowl XLIX is in the books, the attention of San Diego’s football followers will be focused on a nine-member stadium taskforce assigned to recommend a location and propose financial solutions that will satisfy the Chargers. Their job is complex and might be considered overwhelming. Whom do you tap for money, or must San Diegans be asked to vote on a bond issue? However, in the 1960s, a pair of teams and a stadium came together within nine years. My old boss, San Diego Union Sports Editor Jack Murphy, had a way of moving the city with his column, meetings and speeches. And he organized the San Diego Sports Council, all city leaders, for support. He talked Los Angeles Chargers owner Barron Hilton into moving south to play in Balboa Stadium (1961), with the promise of a new stadium. In November 1965, a $27 million bond was passed, allowing construction to begin one month later. To get a major league baseball franchisee, he talked Dodgers general manager “Buzzie” Bavasi into pulling some strings. The Padres entered the big time in 1969. So far, there’s no Pied Piper around like Jack Murphy.

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Rabobank Withdraws from Julian

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he letters came from Roseville, just north of San Francisco, notifying all account holders that Rabobank will close its Julian branch as of May 1, 2015.The decision made in an office hundreds of miles away from Main Street in Julian after a “considerable study of market and operational factors across the network,” according to Greg Jones, spokesman for the financial institution, will have a considerable impact on the people who live, work and visit in Julian. The letter went on to explain that accounts will automatically be transferred to the La Quinta branch, nearly 100 miles away. Alternatively, the letter continues, customers may access services with Rabobank from anywhere 24/7 through its automated account information system at 800-942-6222, online at www.rabobankamerica.com using the Rabobank Mobile Banking app, or use ATMs at 500 Walgreens stores throughout California with no ATM fees, though other fees may apply, according to terms and conditions of account holder agreements. The nearest Walgreens is more than 30 miles away.

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bank, as there can be long waiting lists, especially for larger boxes. • Customers have the option of moving their accounts to a Rabobank branch other than La Quinta, if they so choose. While there is plenty of time for Rabobank customers to carefully make and execute decisions about their financial affairs, Bell advises not waiting until the last minute to take care of business. Some banks have a policy of placing holds on deposited checks or taking a couple of weeks to issue new ATM cards. “What we don’t want is to create a situation where customers don’t have access to the funds because of banking processes and procedures,” said Bell. After the initial shock of learning that the only bank in town is planning to close its doors wears off, what remains is to understand what needs to be done and move forward with a positive plan. Some hope that another bank will move in to take over the business that Rabobank leaves behind. In the meantime, however, it is important to understand that there are several options available. n

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With a goal to teach intermediate and advanced ball-handling skills to up-andcoming players, Necochea says the academy is the first of its kind in Ramona and will prepare kids for the next level of competition. Fees will include scheduled practices, weekly games and high-level coaching. Seasonal clinics featuring guest coaches and possibly a tournament or two will also be included in the program. “We would like to have two teams for every grade level from fourth grade through eighth grade,” said Necochea. “One team would be an elite, the other a developmental.” He added that those who are interested may visit the Ramona Bulldog Basketball Academy Facebook page or Twitter (@RamonaBball). “This is an exciting opportunity for youth basketball in Ramona,” he said. “As for next year, I expect the boys to come out fighting like they did this year,” Pacheco said. “The seventh-graders will make up the eighth-grade team, and if they can come together, I know we’ll do great. As for the eighth-graders, I know they will be very successful playing high school ball!” n

Above, eighth-grade player Cameron Necochea runs the ball down the Sullivan Middle School court. Left, and on the cover, Jacob Jovien scores during a game last month at San Marcos Middle School, where OPMS won 66-51. Photos by Tracy Rolling

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Preschoolers Visit Fire Station 80

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Busy Bee Preschool took a field trip to Ramona Fire Department Station 80 last month to reinforce class lessons about fire safety. n

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central and western portions of 1915, a little community began Pamo Valley and also was suctaking root. In 1896, the Almond cessful in the cattle business. Post Office was established. By Records indicate that all of the 1903, a schoolhouse was built, By Darrell Beck ~ the journal first pioneers were very sucand the Almond School District cessful and became reasonably was serving the children of amo Valley is located prosperous in their livestock Pamo Valley. about seven miles north of and beekeeping endeavors. In 1905, James F. Kerr Ramona at the foot of Pamo During the period of 1880 acquired 200 acres and raised grade.This small, secluded valley to 1885, 20 people from four bees. That same year, Arthur B. is about six miles long and one families were reportedly living Foster, C.H. Foster, C.C. Bogue mile wide and is completely sur- in Pamo. The land boom of the and Fred Paine moved there. rounded by steep mountains on all sides, including Pine Mountain, Black Mountain and Orosco Ridge.The Santa Ysabel Creek, Temescal Creek and other minor tributaries flow through the gentle inclines of the oak and sycamore landscape. On the high ground and by the streams, there is an abundance of archaeological evidence indicating that the place was inhabited by Indians prior to the presence of European influences. The Northern Dieguenos, who likely followed game trails, discovered the valley. These trails were eventually A Civilian Conservation Corps tent camp was established in Pamo used by white settlers, thus cre- Valley in the 1930s. Photo Courtesy of Darrell Beck ating the primary exploration and pack trails leading from ‘80s was in full bloom during After acquiring 1,630 acres coastal villages into the backthis period of Western expanin the north end of the valley, country through Santa Ysabel sion, bringing several land including the old Ingraham Creek Canyon, Carne Canyon, speculators, including William property, they formed the Temescal Canyon and Black Carney, who was interested Pamo Dairy & Stock Company. Canyon to Mesa Grande and solely in land for resale, and J.M. The group built up the dairy, beyond. Woods, who bought up much including corrals, silos and Early tax records of the of the valley with visions of homes, and their venture grew 1850s indicate that cattlemen building a dam and impounding and thrived for many years. named Kerr and Loyd were water to supply the needs of But beginning about 1907, in the valley for a short time, agriculture and newcomers to farmers started leaving, and running cattle in the vicinity the region. by 1915, most of the farmers of Temescal Creek. By 1860, During the land boom, many had abandoned their land. This William Ingraham of New York schemes were in the works to exodus seemed to be caused showed up on the census, and impound water in the valley by drought and unusual climate by 1862, he had been joined by and acquire water rights. At this conditions in the little valley, as John Riffles. Both raised cattle. time, speculators were consider- well as the soil not being very By 1866, Ingraham had acquired ing a plan to divert water from favorable for crops, but better 520 acres through homestead the San Luis Rey River into suited for beef, dairy cattle patents and purchases on the Pamo Valley, where a dam could and bees. north end of the valley, where be constructed to supply water Due to the gradual decline he also cultivated and sold hay. to the southland. As a result, the in population, He married Dorotea, an Indian Pamo Water Company was orga- the Almond Post woman who was much youngnized in March of 1888, and by Office was closed er, and they had six children. 1889, Woods had sold 800 acres in 1914, followed By 1870, Harry H. Warren of to that company. shortly thereafter New York arrived in Pamo and This plan never materialby the school. took up a 160-acre homestead ized, as the land boom went There were only in the south end of the valley, bust. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop eight households later expanding his holdings to more people from settling in in Pamo Valley 640 acres where he ran cattle. Pamo Valley. by 1915. Several During that same period, Ira By 1890, records indicate newcomers, King of Ohio took up a homethat 50 to 60 people lived there including John stead and eventually acquired on a number of ranches, many Holland and W.W. 540 acres. He raised bees. of them trying to eke out a Mason, came William Johnson of Missouri living by cultivating the soil for to raise chickshowed up on the 1880 cenagricultural crops. ens and hogs. sus, acquired 200 acres in the During the period of 1889 to Livestock, dairies

and beekeeping were the principal industries. It was in 1917 that my maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harper, and their family of three children, including my six-yearold mother, arrived in Ramona in a two-horse-drawn wagon from Holtville in the Imperial Valley. After asking around town, they found that the old Almond schoolhouse was unoccupied, so they stayed there until Charles could find work and a permanent place to stay. During the 1930s, a Civilian Conservation Corps tent camp was built near the low-river crossing as a lodging place for the men who worked on Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression. For many years, a single telephone line from the Ramona switchboard supplied phone service to the camp. In 1935, Ralph Foster moved his dairy operations from Lakeside to the north end of the valley, where his father, A.B. Foster, had earlier run cattle and operated a dairy. According to Ralph Foster’s son Raymond Foster, who also worked the ranch for many years, the City of San Diego purchased the Foster property in 1964, which was leased back by the Foster interests and where it has continued to be used for cattle and dairy. After Ray Foster’s death in 2002, the lease was transferred to Robert

Neal, who continues to operate a cattle ranch. For many years, the City of San Diego remained determined to build the Pamo Dam to impound water for domestic and agricultural irrigation purposes. As early as 1925, the city began purchasing portions of the valley for that purpose. By 1950, the city had acquired a permit from the state to build a 264-foot-high concrete Pamo Dam that would hold 130,000 acre-feet of water. However, by 1987 or ‘88, as the result of federal Environmental Protection Administration, regulations and public protests, the city was blocked from ever making use of the 4,300 acres for a reservoir. Today, Pamo Valley is part of the San Dieguito River Valley Park, a plan initiated in 1986 and approved in 1995 called the “Coast to Crest Trail,” stretching 55 miles from Del Mar on the Pacific Ocean to Volcan Mountain and beyond. The park is controlled and managed by the San Dieguito River Valley Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority. Park boundaries lie within a focus planning area that crosses through the jurisdiction of federal Bureau of Land Management lands, Indian lands, state lands, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, and the cities of Del Mar, Escondido, Poway and Solana Beach. n

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Woman’s Club: Ramona Woman’s Club welcomes Irish dancer Katie Ward on March 5 at 1 p.m. Literary Section meets March 9 at 1; Card Party is March 12 at 11:45; and the Ladybugs eresztury Garden Section will meet for a field trip to office 760-765-0693 El Plantio in Escondido on March 26 at 10. cell 760-419-9949 Meetings are held at 524 Main St. Call President Karen Stangl at 760-788-6116 or visit h2osmpl@nethere.com www.ramonawomansclub.com. Garden Club: Ramona Garden Club will feature principles and elements of floral design with floral designer and instructor Betty Patterson-del Sol at the March 11 meeting at noon at Mountain View Community Church, 1191 Meadowlark Wy. Meetings are the second Wednesday, except July, ACCOUNTING August and December. Call 760-789-8774 or visit BUSINESS CONSULTING www.ramonagardenclub.com. Art Guild: Ramona Art FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Guild’s March 18 demonstration meeting will feature artTAX PLANNING & PREPARATION ist Nancy Oleksa at 7 p.m. at Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Call 760-787-1962 or visit www.ramonaartguild.org.

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Community Center, 434 Aqua Ln. 760-788-4308 Ramona Grange third Sat. 10:30 am, 215 7th St. dlfriedli@cox.net Ramona Municipal Water District Board second Tues. 2 pm, 434 Aqua Ln. Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Club (ROARS) fourth Wed. 7 pm, Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. www.roars.net Ramona Santana Riders at 7 pm first Wed. every other month (Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.) at International Equestrian Center Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. Open shows and gymkhanas. ramonasantanariders@yahoo.com www.ramonasantanariders.com Ramona Stars 4-H second Wed. 7 pm in home economics building on Aqua Ln. Robin Evans-Becker, 760702-1424 ramonastars@gmail.com Ramona Trails Association first Wed. 7 pm except Sept. and Dec. Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Ln. 760-443-0809 Ramona Vicente Pony Club Sat. at International Equestrian Center, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. 619517-5993 www.ramonavicente. ponyclub.org San Vicente Saddle Club second Wed. 7:30 pm International Equestrian Center, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. 760-788-7533 www.sanvicentesaddleclub.com Shakespeare Open Reading Group second Fri. 6-8 pm at Ramona Family Naturals, 642 Main St. Email firefamily98@gmail.com www. sandiegoshakespearesociety.org Town Hall Bridge Club Ramona Town Hall, 729 Main St. 760-789-1132. n

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Republican Women Federated will present guest speaker Luanne Arangio-Law at the group’s March 24 meeting at 5:45 p.m. at Ramona Valley Grill, 344 Main St. She is the Community Health Nurse and educator for Palomar Health. The group welcomes members, spouses and guests from Ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel and surrounding areas. Contact 760-788-6342 or nfrazee34@cox.net.

San Vicente Valley Club: The San Vicente

Valley Club welcomes local artists Judy Nachazel and Jolinda Marshall to its March 25 luncheon meeting. Nachazel is a past president the Ramona Art Guild and co-founder of the Open Studios Tour. Marshall has a studio in Ramona and is the former owner of a stained glass art gallery in Northern California. Meetings are at the San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Rd., with reservations due by the Friday before the meeting at the front desk or by calling Maxine McNamara at 760-788-6189. Check in at 11 a.m. The public is welcome. Visit www.sanvicentevalleyclub.org. The club invites Ramona-based nonprofit organizations to submit applications for its 2015 Community Awards. Deadline is April 1. For an application form, visit www.sanvicentevalleyclub. org or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to San Vicente Valley Club, Community Funding, 24157 San Vicente Rd., Ramona, CA 92065. n FEBRUARY 26, 2015

RUSD Trustees Hear Reports on New Math Program, Teacher Honors and Projected Enrollment By Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

he new Integrated Mathematics Pathways program may soon be coming to Ramona Unified School District.The board of trustees heard a presentation on the program from high school math teachers Cori McDonald and Ola Knutsson at its Feb. 12 meeting.The new program, if approved, will be taught progressively in all grades at the high school level. The secondary math teachers have been working for the past year on the new Mathematics Content Standards and the Standards of Mathematical Practice. They have concluded that the new program will better prepare students not only for college but for the state-mandated high school exit exams, the California Assessment of Performance and Progress, and the SAT and ACT testing programs. Trustees agreed the teachers should continue studying the Pathways program and return to the next board meeting on March 17 to seek board approval to add the classes to the courses of study at the high schools. Teacher McDonald, head of the math department at Ramona High School, and Mayra Vasquez, counselor/psychologist at Montecito High School, were recently nominated for Educators of the Year by the California League of High Schools

Dave Lohman, principal of Montecito High School and Future Bound Independent Study, was named Principal of the Year for Continuation/Alternative High Schools for San Diego and Imperial Counties. Photo by Ruth Lepper

for Region 9. Olive Peirce Middle School science teacher Erica Reynolds was also nominated for the California League of Middle Schools. Montecito High School/Future Bound Principal Dave Lohman was honored as Continuation/Alternative High School Principal of the Year for San Diego and Imperial Counties. In other business before the governing board, Assistant Superintendent David Ostermann reported that the projected enrollment for the 2015-16 school year will be down by 108 students districtwide. The biggest drop will be in the secondary schools, with

52 fewer students. Ramona High School tops the list with 46 fewer students. Next in line is the elementary level, showing a decrease of 42 students overall. This represents a yearly decline in student population since the 2001-02 school year. The current student population is 5,692; projection for next year is 5,584. Assistant Superintendent Tony Newman reported that contract proposals between the district and Ramona Teachers Association have

been reopened. The board unanimously approved scheduling a public hearing for the March 17 meeting. The trustees voted to cast their ballot for the selection of representatives to the California School Boards Association. Trustees Dawn Perfect and John Rajcic are among those running. There are seven vacancies for the delegate assembly. Ostermann also reported that the renovation of the dugouts at the Ramona High School ball fields has been completed. n

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Hazel Lorraine Smith

By Rev. Andy Schreiber

Jan. 16, 1923 – Feb. 11, 2015

H. Lorraine Smith was born Hazel Lorraine Rush in Huntington Beach. She spent most of her youth in the West Los Angeles area. In 1939, she married Charles Edward Smith in Inglewood, and in 1984, Lorraine and Charles moved to Ramona. Shortly after their arrival, they opened a novelty store, Smith’s Bargain Prices, on Main Street, where they became a favorite of the community, selling toys, candy, clothes and a variety of household items. In 1994 Lorraine and Charles moved to Thousand Oaks, where Lorraine worked at the local school district for the afterschool program. She remained with the school district even after Charles’ passing in 1996. Lorraine returned to Ramona in 2007 to the Ramona Terrace Estates

mobile home park, where she became a regular participant at the park’s and Ramona Senior Center’s many planned events and social gatherings. Due to failing health, Lorraine spent the last two years sharing time with her two daughters in the Santa Rosa, Calif., and Sparks, Nev., areas. Lorraine’s outgoing personality, passion with keeping active and love of her family were the keys to her long and happy life. Those that were fortunate enough to spend time with Lorraine were better because of it. Lorraine is survived by her sister, Ruth Rodriguez; her five children, Charles Smith Jr., Sharon Powell, Susan Cramer, Steven Smith and Daniel Smith; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. n

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boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Eph. 2:810, English Standard Version) We are saved only by grace. That is, we are brought into a right relationship with God only by His grace, not by what we do. So if you are trying to make yourself right with God by what you do (i.e. by tying to be a good person, or even by being religious), you are just setting yourself up for disappointment and frustration. Salvation is a gift of God’s free grace. You don’t earn a gift; you accept it. And how do you accept God’s gift of salvation? Paul tells us that it is “through faith.” Faith

is the open hand that receives God’s gift — it is believing God at His Word. Does that mean it does not matter how we live? Of course not. But we must not put the proverbial cart before the horse! Paul says that we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for them. So we do not do good works in order to be made right with God. Rather, we do good works because through faith in Jesus Christ we have already been made right with God! Gratitude for the free gift of God is the Christian’s true motivation for living life for God. We love Him because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19) “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!” Kind of makes you want to sing, doesn’t it? n

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Friends of Library Seeks More Members

By Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

riends of the Ramona Library has a successful business going, with its used bookstore, located in a corner of the spacious library. And all the money brought in goes directly back to the library, in terms of books, equipment and programs. To do all this, the Friends group depends on volunteers and also on its membership roster. There will be a membership drive during the month of March, with an opportunity drawing for a gift basket as an incentive. Anyone who joins or renews their membership during March will have their name entered for the drawing, according to Cheryl Storey, vice president in charge of membership. There will be a table set up in the library lobby from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday

in March. Annual memberships start at $15 for an individual ($10 for a student or senior) and go up to $250 for a life membership. Applications also will be available in the library bookstore. The bookstore sells used books, DVDs and CDs that have been donated to the group. During 2014, a total of $16,007 was generated from bookstore sales. A weekly silent auction has become a popular event, with a recent auction generating as much as $20 for one book. But mostly, hardcover books sell for $1 and paperbacks for 25 cents or 50 cents. The bookshelves are stacked with hundreds of books, listed alphabetically by author or in designated sections, such as gardening, history or biography. A special section is set aside for children’s books.

The Friends sponsor several programs throughout the year, geared toward adults, teens and children. This includes “Talk Like a Pirate,” edible holiday crafts (most recently, heartshaped cookies for Valentine’s Day) and summer reading programs for children. On the teen side, there are music programs, wildlife research, chess games and a $1,000 scholarship available for a graduating senior. Adult programs are attracting large audiences, from art classes to gardening, a book club, cooking demonstrations, cultural programs, chess games, annual local authors’ day and special events. The Friends also sponsored the stained-glass windows created by famed artist James Hubbell, installed above the two main entrances to the library. The bookstore is manned by volunteers. Aside from helping

customers, their job is to accept the many donations that come in daily, and to keep the shelves stocked. Flo Firth is in charge of

the bookstore. More volunteers are always needed, she said. Contact Cheryl Storey at 760-789-1164. n

Turn Clocks Ahead March 8 Daylight Saving Time will begin in California on Sunday, March 8. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. An easy way to remember which way to turn the clock is to quote the old saying,

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how to get our groceries home? Reusable! Pay the 10 cents once and you’ve got a bag you can use over and over and over and over and over again. I already have a pile of reusable bags that have been handed to me free from grocery stores and other businesses. These same bags have already been carrying my groceries home for several years. After I unpack my groceries, the bags fold into a neat little pile by the door. Each one already holds a few of the smaller individual bags that can gather a bunch of onions, separate pears from apples, or protect a head of broccoli. These little bags are

show the government that it is not a real issue? Why aren’t those citizens using their time and resources to do something about what they think is a real issue? This would make a clearer priority statement to the government. The said article jumps from needing to pay 10 cents for recycled or reusable bags to “taxing” people for “simply wanting to take their groceries home.” Really? We have so little imagination or creativity as to

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