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Two fire department trailers available free
18.AUG.08
Two 24-feet by 40-feet mobile trailers are being offered free to persons who need them.
The trailers are being used by the Ramona Fire Department at Fire Station No. 82, 3410 Dye Road, but need to be moved to make way for station improvements that have been approved by the Ramona Municipal Water District Board.
Tentative time the trailers will be available for pickup is September. Max Laur, project manager for Davis & Adams Construction Inc. in charge of building a new operations center at the station, said the project is expected to begin in mid-September. Removal of the trailers is necessary to do the project.
Laur said there may be fire victims or others who would need a trailer. The trailers are in usable shape and are on wheels, he said.
Laur may be contacted for more information at 858-268-9831. - Copyright Ramona SentinelPeppers Unlimited recalls La Torre Jalapeno Nacho Slices
15.AUG.08
Peppers Unlimited Inc. of Fontana, Calif., is voluntarily recalling 580 cases of La Torre Jalapeno Nacho Slices because of possible product contamination caused by a chemical reaction between the product and the can potentially resulting in a swollen and/or ruptured container and significant off flavor.
The recalled products were sold nationwide through food distributors and food retailers in 425 gram cans and bear the following description:
Yellow, red, white and black label with a picture of Jalapeno Slices. The La Torre logo is in black and “Jalapeno Nacho Slices” is in white. [MORE]Food and Clothes Closet celebrates with Ice Cream Social
Ramona Food and Clothes Closet will celebrate 25 years of being part of the community with an outdoor Ice Cream Social at 773 Main St. from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16.
Tables, chairs and balloons will mark the spot of the 25th anniversary party. A disc jockey, miniature horse, display of what the nonprofit organization does, and giveaways are among celebration plans. All are welcome to sit, visit, learn about the Ramona Food and Clothes Closet, and enjoy some ice cream. Admission is free.
To mark the 25th year the food and clothes closet has been helping the community, every 25th customer will receive a basket of goodies. [MORE]Air search fails to yield suspect
14.AUG.08
The helicopter circling Ramona’s town center Wednesday evening was officials looking for a parolee at large, reports the sheriff’s Ramona Substation. The suspect was not found.
- Copyright Ramona SentinelSupervisors put fire tax on ballot
Joe Naiman 13.AUG.08
A measure to create a regional fire protection agency and establish a parcel tax for fire protection will be on the November 2008 ballot.
A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Aug. 6 placed the measure on the ballot. If approved by voters, property owners will pay an additional $52 parcel tax the first year. The 30-year tax will be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index for San Diego County.
A joint powers agency (JPA) called the San Diego Regional Fire Protection Agency would have 10 board members and the tax would apply to properties in incorporated cities as well as in the county’s unincorporated area. All voters in the county will be able to vote on the measure, which must receive two-thirds voter approval to pass. [More]Murder trial held off until January
Neal Putnam 13.AUG.08
The trial of the gunman accused of killing David Busby II, a security guard at the Kmart store in Ramona, was delayed until Jan. 20, 2009, after his parents retained an attorney, who on Monday told the court he needed more time to prepare his case.
Andrew Nicholas Griffith, 29, of Scripps Ranch, waived his right to have a speedy trial before El Cajon Superior Court Judge Herbert Exarhos. His attorney from the alternate public defender’s office, John O’Connell, was taken off the case after attorney Knut Johnson came in and became the new attorney. [More]Ramona Disposal Service: Small Business of the Year
 | | Ramona Disposal Service Marketing Development and Sales Manager Patrick Osio, left, Director of Customer Services Jamie Symons, and Vice President and General Manager John Snyder hang the framed resolution naming Ramona Disposal Service California 77th Assembly District’s Small Business of the Year. The resolution hangs in Ramona Disposal Service’s front office at 324 Maple St. Sentinel photo/Maureen Robertson |
Maureen Robertson 13.AUG.08
When John Snyder, Patrick Osio and Jamie Symons returned from California Small Business Association’s California Small Business Day in Sacramento, they had in hand a framed resolution naming Ramona Disposal Service the Small Business of the Year in the state’s 77th Assembly District.
California’s 77th District, represented by Assemblyman Joel Anderson, has a population of about 423,390 and consists of about 15 percent of San Diego County. Among communities in the district are Ramona, El Cajon, La Mesa, Alpine, Borrego Springs, Crest, Granite Hills, Harbison Canyon, Lakeside, Rancho San Diego, Santee, Winter Gardens, most of Casa de Oro-Mount Helix and Jamul, and about 2 percent of the city of San Diego.
“We are especially pleased and proud that a Ramona business was chosen Small Business of the Year,” said Snyder, Ramona Disposal vice president and general manager.
Osio is the firm’s marketing development and sales manager, and Symons is customer services director. [More] |
Dead bird count continues to climb
12.AUG.08
West Nile virus continues its spread in San Diego County, and in the past week, 35 dead birds have tested positive for the disease, County Vector Control officials said today.
Among the latest dead birds were 31 American crows, two Western scrub jays, and two red-shouldered hawks. The birds were found in Ramona, Alpine, Boulevard, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Del Mar Heights, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, Santee, Scripps Ranch, Solana Beach and Vista.
This week’s count brings the year’s total to 251 dead birds. Eight sentinel chickens, seven mosquito pools, one horse and three humans also have been infected. [MORE]Possessing stolen assault rifle nets 180 days for 18-year-old
Neal Putnam 08.AUG.08
An 18-year-old Ramona man was sentenced this week to 180 days in jail for possession of a stolen assault rifle that was found in his bedroom.
The release date for Mark Angelo Hancock is set for Oct. 5, according to the sheriff's department. Hancock received credit for spending 63 days already spent in jail. He was fined $900 by El Cajon Superior Court Judge Larrie Brainard.
Hancock has been serving his jail time at the Descanso Detention Facility where more minor offenders reside. Brainard placed him on three years probation and ordered him to abstain from alcohol. [More]
07.AUG.08 Grant money targeted for disaster training, homeland security
07.AUG.08 Too hot to handle
07.AUG.08 Senior center explores FAST-like bus service
07.AUG.08 Election filing to end Friday
05.AUG.08 County lifts boil water order for Rancho Santa Teresa
01.AUG.08 Country fair weekend kickoff
31.JUL.08 Fairy shrimp stall library
31.JUL.08 County ponders 30-year fire tax
31.JUL.08 Four days of family fun packed into Country Fair
31.JUL.08 Junior Fair: A Tribute to Ramona’s History
31.JUL.08 Drag Race High gets under way in Ramona
30.JUL.08 Third ground squirrel tests positive for plague
29.JUL.08 Day of the Cowboy
28.JUL.08 U.S. grown jalapeño and serrano peppers not connected to Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak
27.JUL.08 Repaving begins on state Route 67
24.JUL.08 Boil water order does not affect Ramona Municipal Water District
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