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By Jack Riordan ~ the journal

The ramona recreational basketball League tipped off its 2015-16 season

Dec. 12, with 15 games taking place across two locations in ramona.

The ramona branch of the boys & Girls clubs of Greater San Diego is the organization behind both the recreational basketball League for local boys and girls in grades three through eight, and the biddy ball League for boys and girls in first and second grade.

Terra Davis is the sports director for the ramona branch. She took the job two years ago, just two days before the 2013-14 basketball season was set to begin. When she learned that the position was vacant, she stepped in, hoping to help ensure a smooth season ahead.

Since then, the club has kept Davis busy with two seasons of arena soccer, and two ever-growing basketball leagues.

This year’s recreational basketball League boasts a whopping 226 boys and girls in

30 teams. The biddy ball League has 64 kids, also up from last year’s total.

Games and practices take place at the olive Peirce middle School gym, Wilson Gym, and even outdoors at the boys & Girls club or behind oPmS. Davis says it is a dream of hers to someday have a new indoor gymnasium at the club, with two full courts. With that, she says, they could have two basketball seasons each calendar year.

Though Davis works quite literally day and night to keep the league up and running, she is the first to admit that she cannot do it alone. Parent volunteers play a big role in how successful any youth sports league will be, and basketball is no different.

“This league would not be anywhere near as successful if it weren’t for the volunteer coaches, team moms and dads, scorekeepers and timekeepers,” said Davis. “We couldn’t do this without them. It is fun for me to watch the coaches get better each year and come back for

more the next year.”one of those coaches is nick

norvell, volunteer head coach of the Lakers from the fifth/sixth-grade division. norvell’s team went undefeated last season, but even he is quick to concede that parental involve-ment is a big key to the kids’

enjoyment of the sport.as for how he has been able

to lead his young players to success in the past, norvell says that he likes to make sure that the kids are having fun, first and foremost.

“It’s easier to do the teaching part when we are having fun at

the same time,” he says.The games are officiated by

local youth referees from oPmS and ramona High School. They are being overseen this season by Ken Sheib, the former rHS varsity boys basketball head coach and currently a math teacher and assistant varsity

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ences with youth basketball as she looks ahead to this upcoming season. “I have had the best time watching my daughter Jolie come all the way from biddy ball to now her last (eighth-grade) year in rec-reational basketball,” she says. “I’m going to cry after that last game, but hopefully we have prepared her to make one of the ramona High School teams next year. I am now getting to watch my son Wyatt start in the basketball program and will have my twins in biddy ball next year. There is nothing better than seeing the joy on these kids’ faces when they make a basket for their team, and I feel like all of these kids are my

‘basketball kids!’”The leagues took a two-week break

from practices and games for the holi-days, and will be back on the courts on Jan. 4 to resume practices and games. Games take place on Saturdays, begin-ning at 9 a.m. at oPmS and Wilson Gym. admission is free, and every game is entertaining.

The league is funded by parent-paid fees, which just isn’t enough when all of the costs are considered.

another crucial resource for the club is donations. This season, league parent and volunteer coach John Ward made

The Heat and The Future in the seventh/eighth-grade division take part in high-flying action in week one of the Ramona Recreational Basketball League.

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By Ann Reilly Cole ~ the journal

celebrating each new year with great expectations is a tradition so irresist-ible that people the world over have

created countless customs to mark the moment. balls drop, corks pop, songs are sung, and toasts and promises are made to turn over a new leaf or put one’s best foot forward, all in anticipation of a fresh start when the old year ends and a new one begins.

Whether solemn, quirky, practical or silly, these rituals help emphasize the human desire to live in the hope that the best is yet to come.

an Internet search of new Year’s traditions shows scores of ways to ring in the new year, with many themes

overlapping between cultures. Some people celebrate the new year by eating eat black-eyed peas or lentils, which symbolize coins; cooked greens to represent paper money; and pork for a fat wallet. Parties, parades and fireworks are common throughout the world.

Wearing new clothes and giving gifts of honey for sweetness, gold for prosper-ity or lamps to give light to the new year are customs in Italy. Italians who want to change their luck for the better will wear red underwear.

In Ireland, wind from the west at midnight predicts good fortune for the country, but if it’s from the east, a hard year may be in store.

The Spanish eat 12 grapes, one for each stroke of the clock at midnight, while the Japanese take to the streets eating buckwheat noodles as temple bells count down to midnight.

Strauss’ operetta “Die Fledermaus,” a comic story of revenge, seduction and mistaken identity at a high society new Year’s eve party, is performed live in Vienna and other european opera houses on new Year’s Day. recorded

radio or television broadcasts of the operetta are aired in many locales.

Locally, there is a group of hearty souls that starts the new year with a big splash by taking a leap into the chilly waves at La Jolla Shores. at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1, the La Jolla cove Swim club sponsors its annual Polar bear Plunge and “chili + Potluck.” ramona resident Guy buchanan has celebrated new Year’s Day by diving into the deep blue Pacific since 1996, when he became a member of the LJcSc. The event has grown from about 50 swimmers when he first started to hundreds at last count. buchanan usually swims two miles, which takes about an hour. Some people just dip their toes or splash around a bit. after the swim, everyone enjoys a potluck chili dinner at the shores.

Julian residents Gaynor and Dominic behan follow a custom from Great britain called “first-foot.” The tradition prescribes that, for good luck, a dark-haired man — carrying in his pocket the gifts of coal for warmth and money for good fortune, and in his hand, salt for flavor or good food — must be the first person to enter the home on new Year’s

Day. before midnight on new Year’s eve, everyone has to be out of the home, usually through the back door. The behans take out a bottle of champagne for the countdown, and at the stroke of midnight, kiss the person next to them and share a champagne toast. They sing “auld Lang Syne” and the song “You’ll never Walk alone,” from the rodgers and Hammerstein musical “carousel,” also recorded by the Liverpool band Gerry and the Pacemakers.

“This is a song from Liverpool, where we were born, and the lyrics mean a lot to us,” says Gaynor.

The dark-haired person (no redheads allowed for this job) assigned to let in the new year is first to cross the thresh-old, followed by family and friends for support and love for the coming year.

Taking a break from daily routines to celebrate creates memorable moments that can enrich life. Whether a long-held and widely observed ritual or something done in the privacy of one’s heart and home, starting and keeping traditions make for extraordinary living.

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after 38 years, Kirk newell has loosened his handlebar grip on Kirk’s bike Shop so his manager, clark cathcart, can ride the business into 2016 and

beyond. Its new name: cc cycles.The building, which newell owns, will be divided

into two parts. The larger front section will feature all models, while the back will include newell’s specialty bikes.

“I have an agreement between my manager and myself,” said newell. “He’s buying the inventory and renting the building.

“I’ll still be doing business with specialty bikes, but by appointment only. I like the idea of not being required to be at a retail establishment daily, 10 to 5:30.”

His specialties will be tandems, two-seaters, recum-bent (lie down) bikes and folding bikes that can be packed in suitcases.

as for cathcart, newell commented, “He’s worked for me since he was 12 years old, and now he’s 50. been the manager, so he knows the place “His focus is mountain dirt bmX bikes. He works out of his trailer to service them at competitions.”

newell said in his younger days he competed over many mountain tracks, from california to arizona.

cathcart said, “It’s a great opportunity for myself, and it allows Kirk to retire. We’ll continue on with the service we’ve always provided.”

newell agreed that the bike industry has changed over the years, where the Internet has put similar small shops out of business.

cathcart noted that the ramona shop has kept up with the times, and its online business has expanded throughout Southern california and as far north as oxnard and bakersfield.

“We’ve been able to diversify and stay in business,” said cathcart. “I think we’re pretty stable. “We sell to everyone, from the two-year-old to the 90-year-old, if they want to ride still. It’s been a family shop.”

“actually, it’s been several things over the years,” newell said. “It was a library when my wife was a little girl.”

He and his wife, Trudie, have been married 40 years. They first met when they were undergraduates at university of california, San Diego.

“She grew up in ramona on a chicken ranch,” he said. “I’m from riverside.”

He said his major was Spanish literature and his minor was biology.

“Spanish has been a big help with Hispanic customers,” he added.

“my wife and I have made a point of traveling right along with our tandem bicycle. We’ve been to South america, all over europe and china. We enjoy doing bike tours. It gives you a chance to see the culture in slow motion.”

When he first came to ramona, newell said he worked for his wife’s father at the chicken ranch and fertilizer business for a few years before he opened the bicycle store.

“It was a nice business that allowed us to purchase the building over the years and to set us up for retire-ment,” he said. “I also had a store in Poway for 10 years and closed it in 1994.

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Ramona Youth Basketball Continued from page 3

a donation of $500 to help in any way necessary. many coaches also agreed to buy their own game balls, another hefty expense that the league had been bur-dened with in years past.

“We have a lot of expenses that come with a successful basketball season, from the gym rentals, jerseys, equipment, ref-eree fees and end-of-season awards,” says Davis. “We spend more than we bring

in each year, so generous donations like the $500 given by John Ward are very helpful.”

another donation came to the league by way of ramona Family Dentistry, whose business name is now promi-nently displayed on the backs of all team jerseys to show their sponsorship.

The public, too, can support the young athletes by attending games, cheering them on, volunteering to help, and making a donation that will go to a great cause. Game schedules, team rosters, results and individual player statistics for the recreational basketball League are available at www.leaguel-ineup.com/ramonahoops.

From active parents, selfless volun-teers, brave young refs, the boys & Girls club staff and, of course, the inspiring young players themselves, the ramona recreational basketball and biddy ball leagues are in good hands, ensuring that tomorrow’s future basketball stars are learning how to dribble today. n

Volunteer coach nick norvell rallies his fifth/sixth-grade Lakers team before another fun basketball practice.

PHoTo By Jack RioRdan

Below, volunteer coach Roman Macias instructs his third/fourth-grade wizards team on how to get into a proper defensive stance.


By Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

a deputy sheriff will soon be assigned to cover ramona unified School District full time, starting in January. The deputy will have an office provided at ramona High School but will be available to cover all schools in the district.

after voting to reconsider the item from the november board meeting, the trustees unanimously approved at its Dec. 17 meeting to accept the county’s offer of the newly established Supplemental Law enforcement Services. expenses will be covered by the county through the end of June. at that time, ruSD will have an opportunity to opt out of the program or to take over financing the deputy’s position.

rHS junior Jacob Powers was one of the people in the

audience who spoke on behalf of the program. He stressed the safety of the students would be increased with a deputy on campus.

Trustees pointed out the positive effect the program will have as students become more familiar and trusting with the presence of a law enforcement officer.

In other business, Superintendent robert Graeff honored montecito High School Principal Dave Lohman with a “presentation check” for $1,000 in recognition of Lohman being named the association of california School administrators State administrator of the Year.

assistant Superintendent Tony newman honored employ-ees who are retiring from the district, presenting them each with a crystal apple and a certificate. The retirees are

certificated employees mike Saavedra, 25 years as a shop teacher at ramona High School; and candace cox, 25 years at ramona High School in pupil services and the adaptive physi-cal education department; and classified employees Debra Worthington, ramona High School; and Katherine marx, Future bound.

The trustees held an annual organizational meeting of the governing board, setting dates for the coming year and elect-ing new officers. Kim Lasley was elected president, to begin in January, and Dawn Perfect will take over as vice president and clerk of the board.

assistant Superintendent David ostermann presented the first interim report on the district’s financial situation. The report is a state require-ment and will be filed with the

state once it is approved by the board. However, the trustees asked ostermann to make some changes and bring the report back next month before giving approval.

ostermann said several changes have occurred between the budget approval in June and the December report.

Graeff announced his plans to retire at the end of June,

culminating a 40-year career in education. The superintendent has served as ruSD superinten-dent for the past eight years. Trustees set a special meeting for Jan. 11 to discuss hiring a new superintendent.

The next regularly sched- uled meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 in the Wilson administration center, 720 ninth St. n

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marion Elyse Kuhn Passesmarion elyse Kuhn, 86,

passed away peacefully at home in ramona on the

morning of Dec 10, 2015. Daughter of mr. and mrs. W.H. Hoyes of montreal, canada, she was raised in that city, graduated from Westmount High School and was married to bernard Kuhn in 1950 in a double wedding with bernard’s brother David, who married elyse’s sister marilyn.

after seven years as an air Force wife in canada, elyse moved with her young family to the boston area. altogether, they moved their household 22 times before settling for the last 36 years in a hilltop house over-looking the town of ramona.

The Kuhns’ homes included five years on Kwajalein atoll in the Pacific ocean. elyse’s travels gave her much social experience and lasting friends in several cultures. She worked as a medical technician or as saleslady of women’s clothing occasionally, but her crowning achievements were as a loving

wife, mother, homemaker, com-munity worker and friend to many. Her personality was unas-suming, feminine, warm and open, and she attracted friends and supporters gracefully.

In ramona, elyse was noted for 30 years of leadership of the Friends of the ramona Library, and she and her Friends devel-oped much county support and achieved many library upgrades and services, which culminated in a new ramona Library in 2011. She was named ramona citizen of the Year for 2007, and she received other awards from San Diego county for her voluntary library work.

elyse’s hobbies included horsemanship, artwork and

golf, and she was a great reader. She was an active member of ramona Pioneer Historical Society and San Vicente Valley club, and attended St. mary’s in the Valley episcopal church. elyse loved and supported cats, dogs, horses, birds and all of God’s creatures.

elyse became the matriarch of five generations of living people this year. She is survived by her daughters Diane, nancy and Leslie; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. besides husband bernie and their descendants in the western united States, she leaves two sisters and their families in ontario, canada,

and in-laws in both countries.a gathering to celebrate

elyse’s life and legacy will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2016, at St. mary’s church on San Vicente road, and all are wel-come. Flowers will be provided by the family. If you would like to make a donation in elyse’s memory in lieu of flowers, please send it to Friends of the ramona Library, P.o. box 843, ramona, ca 92065. The family thanks ardent Hospice for its capable and kind care of elyse during her last six months.

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By Jim Evans ~ the journal

Fewer people seem to make new Year’s resolutions anymore because the

success rate is so dismal. In fact, studies show that despite the best of intentions, only 12 percent of those who set resolutions succeed.

The most common reason for failing is setting unrealistic goals in the first place. but many simply forget about their resolutions as quickly as they make them.

However, although an 88 percent failure rate is depress-ing, there are still some brave souls among local residents and holiday visitors who were optimistic enough to venture a few resolutions for 2016.

Rickie Whyte of ramona is an avid reader of the ramona Home Journal and remem-bered seeing resolutions in the Journal last year. Her resolution for the new Year? “Health and happiness for everyone.”

Munche Psnoiers of Sun city is visiting her son for the holidays and expressed the wish of “Peace for the world” during these tumultuous times.

Johnny Cordova of escondido has been help-ing the Salvation army with its christmas collections and hopes that everyone will be “more grateful for what they have and enjoy their parents while they are still living.”

Raul Ahlmada of oceanside has been in recovery and hopes

to “stay sober during the new Year and be a better father.”

Kmart employee Jesus Moreno is a member of a local fitness center and wants to work out more in 2016. He has already lost 20 pounds and

now wants to focus more on strength and fitness.

George Ardbian of ramona wants to “be nicer” in 2016.

So, while new Year’s resolu-tions might seem fickle, they also help create an optimistic

outlook for the future, and optimism is the first step toward succeeding at anything.

What’s your resolution for 2016? all you need is one — go for it! n

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speakers at the ramona Woman’s club’s Jan. 7 meeting at 1 p.m. will be sisters Gail Prout, an author, and Diana Prout, an artist. Literary meet-ing is Jan. 11 at 1; bridge is Jan. 14 at 11:45; and Ladybugs’ field trip to Kniffing’s nursery in el cajon is at 10. meetings are held at 524 main St. call President betty Shaw at 760-789-4515 or visit www.ramonawomansclub.com.

Garden Club: ramona Garden club will meet Jan. 13, the second Wednesday, at noon at mountain View community church, 1191 meadowlark Wy. call 760-789-8774 or visit www.ramonagardenclub.com.

Art Guild: ramona art Guild’s Jan. 20 demonstration meeting will feature artist Linda Luisi at 7 p.m. at ramona

Library, 1275 main St. call 760-787-1962 or visit www.zhibit.org/rag for meeting and workshop information.

Intermountain Republican Women Federated: The group’s Jan. 25 meeting will be held at 10:45 a.m. at ramona mainstage, 626 main St., featuring guest speaker Shawn moran, a border patrol agent who serves as vice president and spokesperson for the national border Patrol council. Lunch is $16, catered by The maincourse.

officers for 2016 will be President Sandy Hurlburt, First Vice President — Programs nora Simon, Second Vice President — membership carol Stipp, Third Vice President — Ways and means mary Lou Kohl, treasurer Jerrilynn myers, secretary Joan Gansert and

corresponding secretary claudia Weringa.

The group welcomes mem-bers, spouses and guests from ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel and surrounding areas. rSVP by Jan. 16. contact 760-789-6225 or email sandylandrid@ huges.net.

San Vicente Valley Club:The San Vicente Valley club

welcomes guest speaker Dave Lohman, principal of montecito High School, to the club’s Jan. 27 luncheon meeting. Lohman was named california administrator of the Year for continuation High School Principal in 2015, after being honored at the county level.

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Students Go Off Campus for a Hands-on 16th Century Project

By Lindsay Santa ~ the journal

excellent teachers are often those who find unique and creative ways to motivate

and excite children with their daily school lessons. ramona Lutheran christian School science teacher Frank Lucio and language arts teacher elaine crary, who teach a combined fifth- and sixth-grade class at the

school, recently decided to col-laborate on their lesson plans for a 16th century project with their students that ultimately took them off campus to construct a final project.

Initially, the classroom was converted to resemble a castle from the period, with the stu-

dents decorating walls and desks to look like stone.

The instructors decided they wanted to take the lesson to an even deeper level and involve a hands-on outdoor activity.

“We decided to have the students continue the lesson by creating an outdoor 10-foot trebuchet-style catapult from this era,” said Lucio. “Students did all the measuring of the

materials, drilling and sawing lumber, and each took turns putting together the sections, which were then assembled into the finished and functional catapult.”

In order to construct the large catapult, members of the class had to travel to a location

off campus, where there would be more space. Garret Willat, a school parent who works for Warner Springs Gliderport, volunteered his workplace for construction of the project and to run several test launches to check its working capacity and functionality.

construction materials for the catapult were donated by ransom brothers Lumber and

Supply, and the golf ball pro-jectiles were donated by Fred arcaina of San Diego country estates Pro Golf Shop.

“The students built the cata-pult and then practiced launch-ing the golf balls to see how far they could project,” said crary. “They each took great pride in seeing the final result. We were so thankful to mr. Willat and the staff at Warner Springs Gliderport for helping our stu-dents participate in this unique lesson.”

The students completed their lesson by giving informa-tion about the different char-acters that were part of their research into medieval kings and their court. They dressed in handmade costumes from the

period and invited their families for a cooking demonstration and presentation about tradi-tional banquet rituals. afterward, they launched projectiles from the catapult, and a number of them joined guests in dining on traditional banquet foods, including homemade meat pies and potatoes prepared by stu-dents in the school kitchen.

“We would like to thank both ransom brothers and Warner Springs Gliderport for making this catapult project possible for our classes,” said

Lucio. “It was my students’ favorite activity all year, and every student participated in one aspect or another to con-struct the final catapult used.”

The students also learned how to play games from this time period and made their own backgammon game boards and pieces to play with their families during the banquet. as they dined, they played the age-old games and observed what the class had accom-plished during their month-long lesson. n

The classmates gather around the finished project.

Fifth- and sixth-grade students from Ramona Lutheran christian school listen to parent Garret willat as he gives instructions on how to construct a 16th century-inspired catapult in a work area at warner springs Gliderport. PHoTos By MicHeLLe kauFMan

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Library Sculpture Dedicated to Elyse KuhnBy Annette Williams ~ the journal

When Friends of the ramona Library commissioned a new sculpture by artist Leslie Souza

that was installed on the library grounds a few months ago, the plan was to surprise elyse Kuhn by dedicating it in her honor. Kuhn, a longtime president of the Friends organization, was one of the ramona Library’s biggest supporters for more than three decades. The dedication ceremony

was held Dec. 16, but Kuhn passed away one week before.

Friends President Dr. michael barker told those in attendance at the Friends’ business meeting before the dedica-tion that he had met with Kuhn several weeks earlier, showing her pictures of the sculpture and telling her that they would be honoring her for her work.

“She was very pleased and surprised,” he said.

The sculpture is set in front of the library, surrounded by a grouping of plants and boulders, including one specially engraved with the sculpture’s title, “Wings of Inspiration,” and a dedication to Kuhn.

“It’s more than just a sculpture,” said Souza, the artist. “It’s part of something bigger, like the library.” Souza noted that the sculpture’s “living patina” is classy, but not gleaming, and said it is an honor to have her pieces, including her Welcome to ramona monument, placed throughout ramona, where she has lived for 27 years.

During the presentation ceremony, barker and leaders from ramona Library and the county library system talked about Kuhn’s tireless work and unending efforts for more than 30 years — fundraising, holding book sales, writ-ing grant proposals and partnering with county Supervisor Dianne Jacob — and how she finally saw her goal of having a library in ramona become a reality.

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Director José a. aponte spoke about Kuhn’s dream for a new library. “I dreamt it with her,” he said. “but the committee did the heavy lifting. When we talk about the library today, we talk about elyse Kuhn. She was fearless in the process.”

aponte gave credit to both elyse and her husband for their efforts. “bernie drove her to every meeting in the county,” he said, while also commending fellow library supporters Joan Gansert and Dick Wayman.

Donna ohr, deputy director of the San Diego county Library, remembered briefly working at the ramona branch

library and said the sculpture reminds her of Kuhn.

“Its formidable spirit fits her to a T,” said ohr. “I’m still processing that she is gone. I am comforted by the fact that we have a wonderful staff and community, and a living library that continues. elyse put that foundation in place.”

“Without elyse’s perseverance, who knows if this library would be a reality today,” said barker. “The legacy of elyse Kuhn is not just this wonderful building. The Friends of the ramona Library will continue to do the work that she helped to start.” nThe “wings of inspiration” sculpture at

Ramona Library was dedicated dec. 16 in honor of the late elyse kuhn.

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The ramona High School Varsity Song Team attended the u.S. Spiritleaders Winter classic competition Dec. 12

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see their dancers beginning to reach out and talk to competitors and become friends with them,” said coach erika Peterson. “Their sportsmanship was very impressive, and we couldn’t have been prouder.”

The team is performing their com-petition routines during rHS basketball games and will compete Jan. 24 in newport beach at the national Dance alliance Socal Spirit classic. n

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“This is the biggest year I can ever remember in the parcel volume,” Lewis said a few days before christmas. “We are receiving more than 5,000 parcels per day, seven days a week.”

She shared a few photos to prove her point, with images of packages stacked high, mail delivery personnel with loaded trucks, and clerks working on a

new parcel acceptance scanning system installed in ramona just for the season.

“It’s working great,” she said. “We are delivering from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. every day.” and that included Sunday deliveries, as well.

Lewis is a 31-year veteran of the u.S. Postal Service, who previously served 18 years as postmaster of the Julian Post office. before starting as ramona Postmaster, she spent a few years in the retail division of the Postal Service, trav-eling throughout the entire Pacific area, including Guam. n

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Groups also providing gifts were the Thomsen Learning center, who joined with century 21 award agent karen domnitz to fill one client’s entire wish list. Pictured are the children, parents and staff of the learning center, including owner Pam Thomsen, pictured in the middle row, right, with domnitz behind her. PHoTo couRTesy oF kaRen doMniTz

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Ramona chamber of commerce gave $2,000 from its educational Grant Program to Montecito High school’s trade skills training program to help with the cost of Paxton/Patterson construction training. From left are Montecito High school Principal dave Lohman, chamber director Bob Murray, Montecito High school teacher nick Jordan, and directors darrel kinney, Patrick osio, Jason deLeo, amber Ramirez and Robert krysak, and executive director Joe stupar. PHoTo By caRoL kinney

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local Wineries Earn Grand Harvest awards

Three local wineries were honored in Vineyard & Winery management’s

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ramona ranch Winery’s Tannat was awarded best-in-class and double-gold; its

Sangiovese reserve received a gold; and its merlot, a silver.

altipiano Vineyard and Winery received silver awards for two Sangiovese wines and a bronze for merlot, and Lenora Winery was awarded silvers for dessert wine and a Sauvignon blanc blend, and bronze for cabernet Sauvignon.

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personnel and other wine industry professionals who not only recognized the best wine submissions, but possessed the level of knowledge and exper-tise needed to assess the wine’s terroir, according to Vineyard & Winery management’s Debra Del Fiorentino, director of wine competitions.

all three wineries are members of the ramona Valley Vineyard association. n

To show his appreciation to the Ramona community, nicholas deseno, right, of MJn Real estate, held an iPad giveaway drawing this month, and annette williams, left, was selected as the winner. deseno made the presentation two days before christmas. PHoTo By caRoL kinney


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RmWd dedicates Two new Projects in country EstatesBy Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

ramona municipal Water District ended the year on a positive note with dedications of two major

projects that were recently completed.General manager David barnum

called the Dec. 18 public ceremony a “double-header dedication” during a combined water board special meeting and field trip to the San Vicente Water reclamation Plant and Fire Station no. 81, both located in San Diego country estates.

one of the key factors of the reverse osmosis no. 3 facility, housed at the Water reclamation Plant, is its design to save money on brine hauling. currently, 2.5 gallons of water run through the system every minute. eventually, it will increase to 3.5 gallons per minute.

“That’s about a truckload,” Jim anderson, operations manager at the San Vicente Water reclamation Plant, said. He further explained the new system eliminates the need for hauling brine out of town.

anderson praised contractor Paul benold for his dedication to the project. “He pretty much did all the work here single-handedly,” anderson said.

The general manager said the reverse osmosis system will save the district an estimated $700,000 annually. The total cost of the system was $150,000, includ-ing a grant of about $75,000.

“What this project does is, first, it produces more recycled water,” barnum said. “Secondly, it reduces the brine hauling.”

Following the ceremony at the reverse osmosis system, the group moved on to Fire Station no. 81, where the station’s bay extension was dedi-cated by the directors and Fire battalion chief Steve Foster.

The extension added 380 square feet

to the bay that houses the fire engines. Previously, the rear door of the station could not be closed due to the long length of the trucks. The roof also had to be replaced due to normal wear and tear over the past 38 years. The station was originally built in 1977.

“The firefighters don’t have any complaints; they love it,” chief Foster said at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Jim nicoloff, the original architect for Station no. 81, was called out of retire-

ment to complete the extension project. He attended the dedication ceremony, along with contractor ryan mikha, of new Visions building & Design.

The cost of the project was budgeted for $255,000. It was completed in less than three months.

The next public dedication ceremony for rmWD will be for the Santa maria clarifier project, expected to be com-pleted in January or February. n

director Jim Hickle looks through a microscope, as samples bottles are on display, showing the stages the water goes through during the reverse osmosis process.

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Instead, I wake up every morning in the best country ever. our government allows us to talk openly about our differences. our constitution guarantees us freedoms of speech, religion, press, the right to work at any job, and marry

who I choose and have a family. because of my family, I have the opportunity to choose my school, my sport of riding horses, and what I want to become. In fact, one day I want to represent my country, the uSa, in the olympics.

I realize that I am very special and blessed to be chosen for adoption. I have an amazing life here in the uSa. I also know that with this blessing comes responsibility, like being kind, gentle, helping others, and to be productive and give back to society.

This essay asked what freedom means to me. Freedom means my future! n

Mountain Valley academy student kelsey Markee is the first-place award winner at the local and county levels in the VFw Patriot’s Pen program. From left are kelsey’s grand-parents scott and nora Milner; VFw auxiliary member JJ Lemire; Patriot’s Pen chairper-son diana kulhancik; VFw district President Lupe duggins; kelsey Markee; Mountain Valley academy teacher stacy Gill; VFw district commander Larry Ruess; Patriot’s Pen chairman Matt Foster; and Ramona VFw Post commander doug scholl.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783 recognized six exceptional students from ramona High School, moun-

tain Valley academy and olive Peirce middle School who wrote winning essays submitted to the Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy scholarship program.

mountain Valley academy student Kelsey markee received two top honors, with a win at the local level and another first-place award against competitors selected by 29 Posts throughout San Diego and Imperial counties.

Since 1947, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has promoted patriotism and an opportunity for students to express themselves in support of democratic ideals and principles through the VFW’s annual essay program. middle school students write a 300- to 400-word essay,

with this year’s theme being “What Freedom means to me.” High school students wrote essays and recorded an audio speech on the theme “my Vision for america.”

after receiving 63 Patriot’s Pen essays and seven Voice of Democracy submis-sions, the judges for the ramona VFW competition were hard-pressed to select three finalists in each program.

This year’s Voice of Democracy winner was Kiana carlstrom, with elizabeth Dean placing second, and brayden Lessler placing third. In addition to Kelsey markee, Patriot’s Pen honors went to second-place winner Isabel cervantes, and third-place winner emily balch.

Kelsey’s essay has been submitted to the state competition.

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More than 4,000 people attended state senator Joel anderson’s Holiday Legislative open House this month.

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on Dec. 10, community members congregated at State Senator Joel anderson’s Holiday Legislative

open House at Toyota of el cajon. anderson said he was thrilled to

meet his constituents. “I’m grateful to the over 4,000 attendees who came to share their ideas to improve our govern-ment. Forty to 60 percent of the bills I introduce come from my constituents, and I look forward to bringing many of their great ideas to the Senate floor next year.”

Those who attended had an oppor-tunity not only to present their ideas to improve the government, but also to network with community members and local businesses.

among the attendees from ramona

was rodger Dohm, a ramona unified School District board member. When asked why he thinks thousands of people show up at anderson’s Holiday Legislative open House, Dohm said, “It’s ultimately because they know that anderson is going to hear their voice, and they know that he’s going to actu-ally do something.”

many attendees presented ideas they had regarding government and legisla-tion and took a few minutes to chat with anderson.

musicians from the International academy of Jazz put on a spectacular performance that brightened the mood to even greater heights.

Those who were unable to attend this year’s open house are welcome to submit their legislative ideas by calling

Ramona unified school district Board Member Rodger dohm, right, with anderson, was one of the open house attendees.

anderson’s office at 619-596-3136 or emailing him at [email protected]. n

Asem Alahmad is a legislative intern for Senator Anderson and a student at San Diego State University.

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a riveting performance in a special engagement at La Jolla Playhouse. The playwright/pianist extraordinaire stars in the one-man show, “Hershey Felder as Irving berlin,” based on Felder’s book and berlin’s music.

berlin, an american compos-er who emigrated as a young-ster to the united States from russia, lived to the age of 101. He was active in show business for 64 years, from 1907 to 1971.

Felder takes us down memory lane with berlin from his boyhood until his death in 1989. Photographs and videos add background to Felder’s

performance. at times, Felder engages the audience in a sing-along.

Featured songs include “alexander’s ragtime band,” “There’s no business Like Show business,” “blue Skies,” “always,” “White christmas” and “God bless america,” among others.

Felder is superb. His perfor-mance is spellbinding. His talent is magnificent.

The run is limited, end-ing on Jan. 3. Several perfor-mances have been added to the Playhouse’s usual schedule.

Call the box office at 858-550-1010 or visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org. n

Upbeat Musical Graces Welk Stage“meet me in St. Louis” takes

us back to the turn-of-the-centu-ry World’s Fair in (where else?) St. Louis, the heart of missouri, where the Smith family (along with the entire town) is getting ready for the big event. It produced several catchy tunes that remain popular today.

The Welk resort Theatre is staging an upbeat production of “meet me in St. Louis” with a cast of 20 very talented men and women.

The title tune is perhaps the best remembered, but it also brought us “Have Yourself a merry Little christmas,” “The Trolley Song,” “Skip to my Lou” and “The boy next Door,” among others. Songwriters Hugh martin and ralph blane are not as well remembered.

The play is based on “The Kensington Stories,” by Sally benson, and the movie “meet me in St. Louis,” starring Judy Garland. This led to actors now playing the main character in the play to mimic Garland’s movie role.

The Smith family is com-posed of four daughters, one son, mother, father and grandpa. The story evolves around the love lives of the two eldest daughters, agnes and esther.

Love, back in those days, didn’t blossom as quickly, or as freely, as it does today, so the girls have to help it along if they are to catch their beaus.

When Father comes home with a big announcement — they are moving to new York city — the family is in a tizzy.

chelsea emma Franko stars as daughter esther. Katelyn Katz plays the older sister agnes, who is in love with the wealthy Warren Sheffield, played by Drew Grant. esther has her sights set on John Truitt, the boy next door, played by Luke monday.

Youngster maxine Sutton steals a few scenes as Tootie Smith. Sarah errington rounds out the quartet of daughters as rose Smith. Son Lon is played

by Fisher Kaake. Gary Gordon is a hoot as

Grandpa. Susan boland does a mean Irish jig as Katie, the maid. mother and Father are played by Wendy Waddell and eric Hellmers.

Director Larry rubin brings it all together, along with the choreographic talents of Karl Warden and musical direc-tion of Justin Gray. Producer is Joshua carr.

The singing is stupendous; the dancing is unbeatable. The well-rounded production is definitely an audience-pleaser for the holiday season.

The show runs through January 2016 at Welk Resort Theatre in Escondido. Call 888-802-SHOW. n

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