It took ground and airborne crews about a half- hour today to subdue a brush fire that blackened several open acres in a rural area north of Escondido.
The blaze off Lilac and Sierra Rojo roads in Valley Center erupted for unknown reasons about 10:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire.
Seniors Empowering Seniors, a new feature at Ramona Senior Activity Center, is offered Fridays at 1 p.m. All are welcome.
Morning exercise classes will not be held Friday, May 3 and next week. Classes will resume on Monday, May 13.
Ramona High School’s boys volleyball team extended its losing streak to four matches with an April 23 loss at Escondido but broke that losing streak April 25 with a home victory against Orange Glen.
The results gave the Bulldogs an overall record of 17-16, including a 2-6 Valley League figure, entering the final week of the regular season.
The sixth annual Ramona Music Fest will feature five hours of ska, rock, Americana, rockabilly, blues, jazz, and bluegrass on two stages.
It’s a family day to listen, enjoy, and dance to music performed by emerging talent and popular San Diego performers.
Ramona High School’s girls track and field team won first-place points in nine of the 16 events that comprised the Bulldogs’ April 18 Valley League home meet against Oceanside and ended with a 75-53 Ramona victory.
“I was pleased. It was an overall really good team effort,” said head coach Sherri Edwards.
San Vicente Saddle Club’s annual poker ride will be held on May 4.
Now, don’t let the name fool you. This saddle club is composed of many types of people, not just horse people. Oh, it may have started out that way some 20 years ago, but this group has grown into a philanthropic nonprofit organization that makes amazing contributions to our community.
Firefighters are working on hot spots after extinguishing an eighth of an acre vegetation this afternoon on Walnut Street west of Davis Street.
An estimated 25 firefighters from Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire, U.S. Forest Service, and County Fire Authority had the fire contained within 10 minutes of being dispatched at 2:47 p.m., Ramona/Cal Fire Battalion Chief Burke Kremensky said.
WHO’S COUNTING?—Add another two names to the list of administrative retirees and resignations at Ramona Unified: Phyllis Munoz, Ramona Elementary principal, and Anne Staffieri, assistant superintendent of human resources. Superintendent Robert Graeff made the announcement of Munoz’s retirement on April 10, and Staffieri’s name is on Escondido Union High School District’s April 16 agenda as a “new hire” with the same title — assistant superintendent, human resources.
A fact-finding report many had hoped would resolve differences between Ramona teachers and the school district hasn’t.
The report, scheduled to be released to the public at the trustees’ meeting Tuesday, April 16, has been on the Ramona Teachers Association website since last week. Also on the RTA website at ramonateachers.com is a dissenting report from the California Teachers Association member representing RTA on the fact-finding panel.
A celebration of life will be held Sunday, April 21, at 1 p.m. in Dos Picos Park for Taylor Dorman, Ramona High School sophomore who died April 10 after a softball hit him in the chest during a morning physical education class.
It was his 16th birthday.
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