Trick-or-treaters haunt Main Street merchants for candy and other
goodies on Friday during the annual Safe Trick or Treat event sponsored
by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce.
Maybe Donna Zick summed it up best when she described it as a “bowl
of compassion” in a world that can sometimes be cruel and hard.
She wasn’t talking about some huge philanthropic gesture or grand
government rescue program. She was talking about the Ramona Food and
Clothes Closet (RFCC) at 773 Main St. that, through a succession of
personal and community disasters over the past quarter of a century,
has been a life-saving godsend to the people of the surrounding area,
said Zick, a 50-year resident of Ramona and member of the RFCC Board of
Directors.
Ramona Concert Association will present a “who’s who of sax gone wild” when Saxophobia comes to town on Nov. 7.
Audience members will have a glimpse of some of the rarest
saxophones ever made and the music will pay tribute to the legendary
artists who contributed to the development of jazz.
Guy B. Woodward Museum in Ramona recently received several
noteworthy items, said Bert Byrne, publicity chairman of the Ramona
Pioneer Historical Society, which operates the museum.
Former Ramona Postmaster Paul Lewis has donated a 1926 pedestal collection mailbox.
In 1888 Emily Mary Gunn, grandmother of Ramona resident Jakki Leap,
painted a portrait of her sister, Elizabeth Gunn. Emily studied
painting at the Louvre Apox in France.
Rick Terrazas from Congressman Duncan Hunter’s office will discuss
Ramona’s future, problems and some solutions at the San Vicente Valley
Club’s luncheon meeting on Nov. 18. Guests are welcome.
Reservations may be made at the front desk of the San Vicente Inn or
online at wildrose@barneymc.com with Maxine McNamara by Friday, Nov.
13. Cost of the luncheon is $11.
Social time starts at 11 a.m. followed by a brief business meeting, the noon luncheon and the guest speaker at 1.
Ramona Art Guild will host artist and photographer Linda Doll at its
meeting in the Ramona Library, 1406 Montecito Road, at 7 p.m. on Nov.
18.
Doll is a painter, digital photographer, graphic artist, instructor
and juror of art contests. She has taught in seven countries and has
served on several art support groups. Her paintings and drawings are
included in many books and on several magazine covers.
Julian Art Gallery marks two centennials in its special exhibit this
month: The California Art Club’s 100th year and Julian’s 100th Apple
Days celebration.
The exhibit, “Julian and the San Diego Back Country: A Centennial
Exhibition of the California Art Club,” represents the beautiful
scenery of Julian and its surrounding regions with works of art by
California Art Club San Diego and Orange County Chapter members.
Two watercolorists, both students of noted wildlife artist Joe
Garcia of Julian, will share the Discovery Room in the Olde Ramona
Hotel Gallery in November and December. Both of the artists, Sally
Quinette and Mandy Lindquist, are members of the Ramona Art Guild and
the Escondido Art Association.
Also, gallery members present their annual fine art show, Festivus for the Rest of Us, this month and next.
A reception for Quinette, Lindquist and all of the gallery artists
will be held in the gallery at 845 Main St. from 3 to 5 p.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 14.
In observance of Veterans Day, Ramona Library, will open its
Community Room for a 90-minute PBS documentary, Medal Of Honor, on
Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m.
A big screen has been especially procured for this viewing. Admission is free.
This film by award-winning producer, director and cinematographer
Roger Sherman is narrated by award-winning actress Alfre Woodard. Noted
award-winning documentarian Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz)
is its executive director.
Today’s technology is playing an important role in preserving Ramona’s past.
Using a high-end scanner, David Hunsberger is digitizing about 2,500
photos from the 1800s and early 1900s of families that lived in the
Ramona- to- Santa Ysabel area and in the Santa Maria Valley. The photos
will be saved on a hard drive and can then be transferred to DVDs where
they will be more easily accessible, and there will be no worry of
deterioration, Hunsberger said.
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