December 2015
East County Magazine
DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: TOP FESTIVALS AND EVENTS DEC. 4-13
Printer-friendly version Listen to Destination East County by clicking the audio link, originally aired on KNSJ radio. December 1, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) –This week’s Destination East County includes an array of holiday happenings including major community festivals such as the Alpine Parade of Lights and Snow Festival, Lakeside’s Christmas on Maine, a tree-lighting and sleigh rides in
CLIMATE PLAN ADVANCES IN SAN DIEGO
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery December 1, 2015 (San Diego) – While world leaders met in Paris at a global climate summit on Monday, San Diego City Council’s Environmental Committee also convened –and voted unanimously to send an ambitious climate action plan to the City Council. The plan would cut the city’s carbon emissions in half over the next
VOLUNTEER TO BRIGHTEN SPIRITS OVER THE HOLIDAYS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 29, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)–Holidays are tough for everyone, but especially elderly people who are alone. SeniorCare.com has put together a holiday volunteering guide complete with ideas to help your neighbors as well as local volunteering opportunities in your area and ways anyone can help during the holiday season. You can
TONIGHT: CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR ANIMALS
Printer-friendly version December 5, 2015 (La Mesa)– You’re invited to celebrate “Christmas for Animals” tonight ta 6 p.m. in La Mesa. Enjoy live jazz, blues, and rock n’ roll plus delicious foods and drinks, silent auction prizes and Santa Claus! The party is at 4518 Mayapan Drive in La Mesa at the home of a wonderful benefactor, hosted
NILE SISTERS SEEKS HELP FOR GIFT BASKETS TO ASSIST REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
Printer-friendly version December 1, 2015 (San Diego)–Each year, Nile Sisters’ Adopt-a-Basket program provides baskets filled with household goods to help newly arrived women refugees and immigrants and their children. The end of the year and holiday season is a difficult time for many families, so Nile Sisters seeks to relief some of the financial worries on these newcomers
BLACK LIVES MATTER: HAUNTED BY THE PAST
Printer-friendly version America: The Black Point Of View, An Investigation And Study Of The White People Of America And Western Europe, and The Autobiography Of An American Ghetto Boy, The 1950s And 1960s, by Tony Rose (Amber Books, 2015, Phoenix, Arizona, 545 pages). Book Review by Dennis Moore November 28, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – The title itself
$1,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR SUSPECT FOLLOWING TEEN GIRL IN ALPINE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service December 1, 2015 (Alpine) — San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the Alpine Sheriff’s Station are asking for assistance from the public to help identify and locate a man wanted for annoying a child. Authorities have released a sketch of the suspect. On November 4 and November 18, 2015, a 16
EL CAJON MAYOR TO PRESENT “STATE OF THE CITY” ADDRESS DEC. 8
Printer-friendly version East County News Service December 8, 2015 (El Cajon) – El Cajon Mayor bill Wells will present his State of the City address on Tuesday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. The Mayor will detail accomplishments of the City over the past year, as well as where the City is headed in the
BLAZING HOLIDAY BONFIRE: DEC. 4 IN LEMON GROVE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service December 1, 2015 (Lemon Grove) – Lemon Grove’s annual community bonfire will be ablaze at Civic Center Park (3200 Main Street) on Friday, December 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. Activities also include hayrides, a rock climbing wall, game booths, photo booth, arts & crafts, face painting and a game truck. Free
READER’S EDITORIAL: INNOCENT LIVES LOST DUE TO POLITICS OF HATE
Printer-friendly version By Madge Will Photos: Murdered victims of massacre at Planned Parenthood in Colorado include young mother, Iraq War veteran, and police officer December 1, 2015 (San Diego)—Victims of the latest mass shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic weren’t abortion doctors or patients. Ke’Arre Marcell Stewart, an Iraq War veteran, had just learned he was
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