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Fire department activates Ramona CERT
 | | Don Scott of the Ramona Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Cal Fire Capt. Robert McLaughlin with the Ramona Fire Department go over last-minute details after a briefing of Ramona CERT and ham radio volunteers this morning. Teams of the volunteers are patrolling Ramona today in an effort to provide early wildfire detection so, if any fires occur, firefighters can respond as quickly as possible.Sentinel photo/Maureen Robertson |
04.JUL.08
- Copyright Ramona SentinelI-15 express lanes open northbound this weekend
03.JUL.08
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will keep the Interstate 15 express lanes open in the northbound direction during the Fourth of July holiday weekend beginning
with today’s afternoon commute. The direction will be reversed Monday morning for the peak commute in the southbound direction.
“We generally use the weekend configuration in the northbound direction during holidays,” said Caltrans spokesperson Edward Cartagena. “We don’t move the reversible barrier during weekends and holidays because there just isn’t the distinct peak commute patterns (southbound in the morning and northbound in the afternoon) that we see weekdays.”
Caltrans reminds motorists to use hands-free cell phone devices, buckle seat belts and drive safely as they make their way to and from holiday destinations.
- Copyright Ramona SentinelCounty offices close for holiday
03.JUL.08
All county offices will be closed tomorrow, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. but essential services, including law enforcement, will remain in operation.
All county parks will be open, though the reservations desk maintained by the county Department of Parks and Recreation will be closed. Online reservations may be made by visiting www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/online.html.
County teen and recreation centers and libraries will be closed. All county offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 7. - Copyright Ramona SentinelOwners forfeit pot house to government
Neal Putnam 03.JUL.08
The owners of a house in Ramona linked to marijuana cultivation and a Ramona man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana plants on Friday. The homeowners agreed to forfeit their house to the U.S. government.
Thomas Vernon Swift, and Kevin Dean Kennedy, both 48, agreed to forfeit the house at 16201 Swartz Canyon Road as part of the plea agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s office. Jorge Morales, 23, was arrested at the Ramona house on April 14 and lived there. [More]Chamber, historical society receive TOT funds
Joe Naiman 03.JUL.08
Allocation of Fiscal Year 2008-09 Community Enhancement funds from the County of San Diego’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) included grants to the Ramona Chamber of Commerce and the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society.
The Ramona chamber received $50,000 in TOT funds while the historical society received $20,000.
Each county supervisor was given a $670,000 Community Enhancement budget and decided how much of his or her budget would be given to each group requesting funds. Supervisor Dianne Jacob’s recommendations were ratified by the rest of the San Diego CountyBoard of Supervisors when the supervisors approved the county’s 2008-09 budget, including the Community Enhancement allocations, on June 24. [More]Save Our Town Hall meeting attracts 60
 | | Ramona Town Hall Trustee Woody Kirkman responds to a question during the Save Our Town Hall meeting last Wednesday. Sentinel photo/Jeff Mitchell |
Julie Pendray 02.JUL.08
Ramonans would miss their town hall like a front tooth if it were torn down.
That was the consensus at a public meeting last Thursday in the Ramona Community Center, where residents aired their concerns about the 114-year-old building that has stood vacant on Main Street since 2002. Carole Fowler, president of the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, moderated the meeting. About 60 people attended.
Local author and former town hall board member Darrell Beck summed it up this way: “Imagine waking up in the morning and looking in the mirror and seeing your two front teeth missing. That’s what Main Street would look like without the town hall.”
Since 2002, board members have been unable to pay for insurance and special assessments on the structure. Without liability insurance, they have not been able to keep the building open to the public. [More] |
Ground squirrels test positive for plague
01.JUL.08
Blood samples from two ground squirrels at the Doane Valley Campground on Palomar Mountain have tested positive for plague, according to county vector control officers.
“We found plague in the same park at this time last year. Campers should avoid contact with squirrels and their fleas,” said Gary Erbeck, director of the Department of Environmental Health. “Do not put your tents near squirrel burrows, do not feed the squirrels and warn your children not to play with the squirrels.”
Plague is a bacterial disease of wild rodents that can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas. [MORE]County unifies rural fire agencies
27.JUN.08
San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to consolidate a dozen unincorporated area fire agencies that have struggled over the years to operate on shoestring budgets and haphazard staffing.
Vice Chairwoman Dianne Jacob, who has championed the consolidation effort, called the decision “historic” and said it radically transforms the region’s network of fire protection and emergency medical services.
“Over half the county will be unified into a single, less-fractured, more efficient agency,” she said. “This means stronger and better coordinated services in our rural areas. And, it brings us significantly closer to our eventual goal of creating a countywide fire entity to serve the region.” [MORE]County calls for night air attacks
Joe Naiman 26.JUN.08
In the years since the October 2003 Cedar Fire that spread after dark, members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors have expressed concern that California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) helicopters were prohibited from flying at night. [More]
26.JUN.08 Crews make quick work of three fires
25.JUN.08 ‘Rock strike’ triggers grass fire
24.JUN.08 Stolen weapons recovered, two arrested
23.JUN.08 Hands-free cellular phone laws go into effect July 1
21.JUN.08 Emergency crews stop Warnock grass fire at six acres
20.JUN.08 Fire destroys motorhome
19.JUN.08 High fire danger warning
19.JUN.08 Town hall: Topic of town hall meeting
19.JUN.08 Parvo attacks puppies
18.JUN.08 SANDAG launches real-time traffic video on cable TV
17.JUN.08 Another 10 dead birds test positive for West Nile virus
13.JUN.08 Deputies see increase in car burglaries
12.JUN.08 Outta Here!
12.JUN.08 Housing plan draws critics
12.JUN.08 Farmers regroup after firestorm
12.JUN.08 Perfect attendance for 2008 graduate
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