It’s been a long process, but the Board of Supervisors letter that
authorized the construction of our new library which was signed back on
Sept. 25, 2007, is finally becoming a reality. The dirt lot on Main
Street between 12th and 13th will be evolving into our beautiful new
Ramona Library.
The judge who sentenced Keith Harold Turner to six years in prison on
Jan. 23 for killing his wife and burying her in the backyard of his
Ramona house says he may be paroled within four years.
Seven jurors sent letters to the judge urging leniency, with some
saying the case has changed their lives for the better. The judge read
several portions of letters in court in which two jurors said they will
cherish their families more and not be so judgmental toward others in
the future.
On the Ramona High School campus after the final bell of the day rings,
friends are gathering to answer the all-important question of what they
are going to do after school. A lot of the time the answers remain the
same: sleep, watch TV, talk on the phone and, unfortunately for some,
find trouble to get into.
While Main Street commerce in Ramona has many challenges, not the least
of which is the affect of the global economy, it also has many
dedicated citizens in numerous organizations working on solutions.
Ramona is a Community Planning Area of the County of San Diego, and as
such falls under the purview of the County Board of Supervisors, with
Dianne Jacob as the supervisor representing the Ramona area. The
supervisors are advised by the San Diego County Planning Commission.
District 2 includes Ramona, Julian and East County, is represented on
the Planning Commission by Bryan Woods, who is vice chairman, and
Michael Beck.
A floral tea set used by museum founder Guy B. Woodward’s mother will
be among settings on display during “Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner,” a
fundraiser at the museum the next two weekends.
The event will feature half a dozen table settings, some which have
been donated to the museum over the years. Some have been brought in
for the show.
The Lady Bulldogs won two Valley League games and got back into the
race for the league championship by beating Valley Center and Westview.
The Lady Bulldogs are now 12-5 on the season.
The Lady Dawgs started both games with big scoring runs in the first
periods and played their signature physical defense to hold both teams
to under 40 points.
The Lady Bulldogs beat Valley Center 61-37 in the Dawg House to get back into the Valley League race.
Ken Scheib’s Bulldogs dropped two close decisions in Valley League boys
varsity basketball action on their home court in the third week of
league action.
The Dawgs lost to Valley Center High School 74-70 in the final seconds
and dropped a hard fought battle to Westview High School in overtime.
The Dawgs are now 12-8 overall and are 2-3 in the Valley League.
Ramona High School’s girls water polo team pieced together a five-game winning streak before a Jan. 22 loss to Valley Center.
Ramona won two East County Invite tournament games Jan. 19 and defeated
Oceanside in a Jan. 20 Valley League contest. The Bulldogs followed
those wins with the loss to Valley Center.
“We were on a pretty good roll there,” said Coach Donnie Williams. “We
just need to understand what we’ve got to do and execute, and we’ll be
fine.”
Ramona High School girls soccer team earned its first Valley League win of the 2009-09 season at home against Orange Glen.
The Bulldogs led 2-0 at halftime and prevailed by a 6-0 final score on Jan. 13.
“That was a pretty good game for us,” said Coach George Garcia. “The girls played pretty good. They passed the ball well.”
Wrestling is a unique sport. It is an individual sport, maybe the most
individual sport at the high school level. There is no teammate to
blame. The elements can’t be the blame. It is one on one. Same weight.
Same mat.
Wrestling tournaments are like no other tournaments or meets in high
school. Wrestlers get to see how good they are compared to the other
wrestlers in their weight classification.
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