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Flickers: What’s new at the movies

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Iron Man 3 PG13 Tony Stark must use his creative mind to fight the enemy as his personal world is destroyed. R. Downey, Jr.

Pain and Gain R Trio of personal trainers venture into extortion and kidnapping in 1990s Miami. The Rock/Mark Wahlberg

Behind the Front Page

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING—That’s how Nora Seidl at Packards is taking a disappointment. Packards was on the lineup of Ramona’s Nine Days and Nights of Music until a sheriff’s detective showed up at the coffee shop with a cease and desist order, telling her she couldn’t have entertainment at her business without an entertainment license.

Ramona’s Trainer: Uncommon

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I had the pleasure of watching a movie this last week called “Undefeated.” This was a documentary set in the hot south of Memphis featuring the once losing high school football team, the Manassas Tigers.

They weren’t just a bad team. They were terrible, with a 5-95 record over the past 10 years. In this film, through football and coaching, young boys grew up to be men, not just any men but “Uncommon” men.

Heritage Herd expands with two new foals

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Ramona’s original horses are thriving on the land they currently occupy in Ramona. In April 2013 there have been two new foals born, giving the herd a more viable future. Sired by two separate stallions of the remaining four in all of existence on earth, these little fillies contain the unique genetic material that will help keep the herd alive. Don, Juan, Bautista and Anza are the stallions of the Heritage Herd.

Timeout with Tambo: What if?

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We already know what the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) thinks about our student/athletes at Mountain Valley Academy. We may soon see what the Ramona Unified School District thinks about all of the student/athletes in our district.

There are no sure things when dealing with politicians or administrations. I have been asked to speculate what would happen to the athletes, teams,

Ask Mr. Marketing: About those robo-callers…….

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Sometimes I’m asked when I’ll run out of material to write about regarding objectives, audiences, and budgets.

After all, we’ve spent several years analyzing various communications tools and general marketing trends.

Yet many readers report they see the connection between marketing and their daily lives, so we must be doing something right.

San Vicente Saddle Club Poker Ride A worthy cause — and lots of fun

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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.

Ramona’s Trainer

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YO, YO, 1-2-1-2

No I’m not kicking off a hip hop career. I’m talking about yo-yo dieting this week and the issues and repercussions associated with it.

We just launched our seventh Ramona’s Biggest Winner competition, where teams of four complete bootcamps, nutrition classes, one-on-one

Behind the Front Page: Retirements, resignations, and Ramona Day at the Fair

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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.

Manes & Trails: A blow to trail advocates

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As federal and state budgets shrink, trails move farther down the list of importance to those decision makers in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento. Earlier this year a great loss to the trail community occurred. The California Recreational Trails Committee (CRTC), comprised of trails supporters, professionals, group leaders, and agency representatives to work with the state and many agencies and organizations regarding trail issues, was

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