KUMEYAAY LAKE POETRY CAMPOUT OCT. 10-12 AT MISSION TRAILS
September 29, 2014 (San Diego) –Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation President Jay Wilson announces the Kumeyaay Lake Poetry Campout, a three day, family-friendly poetry workshop weekend at Mission Trails Regional Park’s Kumeyaay Lake Campgrounds (Two Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA, 92119). The event is open to for 12 participants (ages 10 years old to adult, three camp sites can be reserved), Friday, October 10, Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12, 2014, with check in time Friday, October 11, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. “The Peace of Nature & The Nature of Peace” workshop will blend writing time for beginning to seasoned poets in four structured writing workshops. Star Gazing with the San Diego Astronomy Association, a Guided Nature Walk, and a Saturday Sunset Open Mic for campout poets and community at the Kumeyaay Lakes amphitheater are blended with poetry events led by noted poet Jim Moreno. Imagine participants being able to camp with Walt Whitman, Mary Oliver, Robinson Jeffers, Joy Harjo, N. Scott Momaday, Maya Angelou, Antonio Machado, Chief Seattle, and Jim Moreno in the form of hearing their poetry as prompts then writing and reading original poetry in four structured workshops: Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The peace of Nature and the nature of peace will be considered in writing creative poems in the heart of 5,800 acres of both natural and developed recreational acres of the Mission Trails Regional Park, Kumeyaay Lakes Campground. This beautiful area represents a San Diego prior to the landing of Cabrillo in San Diego Bay in 1542 with rugged hills, valleys and open areas; the traditional homeland of the First Americans, the Kumeyaay Nation. Art and community in Southern California have enjoyed a harmonious collaboration since the Kumeyaay of San Diego County, the Coso People of the Northern Edge of the Mojave Desert, and, Moreno’s adopted tribe, the Chumash of the Channel Islands and South Central Coastal California put paint to brush to rock Join poet Jim Moreno to put verse to pen to paper for this weekend of creativity and community in the great outdoors. The fee for the weekend is $75 plus camping reservation fee. Sign up at https://activenet020.active.com/sdparkandrec/servlet/registration Jim Moreno is on the Advisory Board of the Poetic Medicine Institute of Palo Alto, California and a Regional Editor of the San Diego Poetry Annual. He is a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of San Diego and the Point Loma Arts Academy. Jim is the Resident Poet for the Juvenile Court & Community Schools and was an original member of the Langston Hughes Poetry Circle. Moreno is the author of “Dancing In Dissent”, (Dolphin Calling Press, 2007) and two cd’s of music and poetry. He hosts “2nd Tuesday– Jihmye Poetry” at the Cafe Cabaret on Adams Ave., and is in post production for his radio show “The Poetry Cafe” to be aired on KNSJ, 89.1 FM & KNSJ.org. Information: (619) 668- 2748 or 760 802-2449, Sign up at https://activenet020.active.com/sdparkandrec/
HEAT WARNING: TEMPERATURES RISING TO WELL-ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY
September 29, 2014 (San Diego)–The National Weather Service warns that an upper-level high pressure system is building over the San Diego, raising temperatures through next weekend. Highs will rise to near normal by Tuesday, then another 5 to 15 degrees above normal by the weekend with Saturday forecast to be the warmest day . “The main difference between this forecast heat even and the last one is there will be drier air over the air,” says Jimmy Taeger, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Diego. Conditions are predicted to improve over the region by early next week as the upper-level high weakens. Location and Forecast High Ambient Temperature: Low Deserts and Inland Empire……………….100 to 105 F Inland Valleys…………………..…………………..90 to 100 F High Deserts (Apple Valley and Victorville)……90 to 95 F Mountains (Below 5000 feet)……………………..80 to 90 F Coast/Beaches………………………80 to 85 F
REWARD OFFERED FOR MAN WHO THREW PUPPY OVER FENCE
Photo (left): Dolly adopted by new owner; Photo (right): man on video wanted for animal cruelty East County News Service September 29, 2014 (Ramona) – PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information about a man who threw a 6 month-old puppy over a fence in Ramona. The brutal act was caught on video on August 28th, showing a man in a red shirt and dark pants committing the violent act. The video went viral, drawing over 7,000 viewers on Facebook, but the crime remains unsolved. Fortunately the dog, a black and white pit bull named Dolly, survived without serious injury. She was taken to County animal control and has been adopted by a Poway resident – a man who had recently lost his own black and white pit bull mix to cancer. He has indicated he believes it was fate that brought Dolly into his life. County Animal Services continues to investigate the brutal action against Dolly. If caught, the suspect will likely face charges of animal cruelty and abandonment. Anyone with information should contact the San Diego County’s Animal Services at (760) 966-3224 or call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
MAN CRUSHED BY TRACTOR IN LAKESIDE
September 28, 2014 (Lakeside)–A 61-year old man was crushed by a skip loader tractor this morning in Lakeside. The Lakeside resident had been working with another man to excavate a pipe on Wildcat Canyon Road near Muth Valley Road when the tractor turned and the heavy load caused it to tip. According to Sgt. David Hale with the Sheriff, the victim placed himself between the tractor and a hillside in an effort to stop it from tipping over. He was trapped against a hillside when the tractor toppled, killing him immediately. The name of the victim has not yet been released, pending notification of family.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS WITHOUT TAKING ACTION ON IRAQI REFUGEE BILL
By Miriam Raftery September 28, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)–Congress adjourned last week without voting upon a measure to help relocate Iraqi minorities displaced by ISIL, the Islamic terrorists who have seized control of much of Iraq and Syria. Congressman Juan Vargas, who sponsored the bill, said the measure had broad support and that he will work to win passage in the next session. Failure of Congress to take action before adjourning comes as a major disappointment to Iraqi Chaldean Christian leaders in East County, who have spent months lobbying Congress and the administration to help save Iraq’s persecuted Christians and other minorities. Bishop Jammo and Iraqi-American leader Mark Arabo, head of the Neighborhood Market Association, from San Diego traveled to Washington in efforts to build support for the measure. They sought to raise the cap on the number of Iraqi refugees who would be admitted to the U.S. , making the case for at least 70,000 people for whom they provided documentation. ISIL terrorists have forced Iraqi Christians, Yezidis and other religious minorities to flee their homes with nothing but the clothes on their back, or face death by the sword if they refused to convert to Islam. Some victims have been tortured by ISIL; women and children have been kidnapped and sold into slavery, while others have been beheaded or killed in other brutal ways. Arabo told the UT San Diego, “My worst fear is we will look back three years from now and say we could have stopped the genocide.”
MASTER GARDENER REPLACES LAWN WITH WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY PLANTS
September 28, 2014 (San Diego) — With San Diego knee-deep in a drought, it might be a good idea to ditch that thirsty turf grass in favor of a vibrant, easy-care garden that’s also a haven for butterflies and other native species. San Diego County News Service met up with a San Diego Master Gardener who did just that. Click the video to check out her beautiful yard.
DEADLIEST FLU SEASON
County urges residents to get flu vaccine Source: County News Service September 28, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – Last influenza season had the most deaths in San Diego since the County began tracking the disease. Seventy people died due to complications from the flu, the highest number ever recorded by the County Health and Human Services Agency. Although the majority of individuals who die from influenza are adults with pre-existing medical conditions, their deaths serve as a strong reminder for people to get vaccinated every year. Influenza can be deadly—and the County is urging everyone age six months and older to get a flu short. It takes weeks for immunity to develop, so now is the time to get vaccinated before the flu starts to spread, according to county health officials. Vaccination is especially important for people who are at high risk of developing serious complications from influenza. They include: People with chronic medical conditions like asthma, diabetes and lung disease, even if your symptoms are under control Pregnant women People 65 years and older People who live with or care for others who are at higher risk County Public Health Officer Wilma Wooten says, “Getting a flu shot every year is important because the vaccine effectiveness declines over time.The best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.” The influenza vaccine is available throughout San Diego County at doctors’ offices, retail pharmacies and County public health centers for people with no medical insurance. You can also visit www.sdiz.org or call 2-1-1 San Diego to find a list of County locations.