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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: UNUSUAL SIGHT OUTSIDE EL CAJON POLICE HEADQUARTERS

Printer-friendly version Photo Credit: Web of Life Photography: The Vicarious Lenz   September 10, 2024 (El Cajon) – Photographer Robert Gehr spotted this wily character lurking outside the El Cajon Police Department headquarters this morning.   Casing the joint? Hunting rabbits? Or perhaps seeking water during one of the most extreme heat waves on record.   Among the most adaptable

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: UNUSUAL SIGHT OUTSIDE EL CAJON POLICE HEADQUARTERS

Printer-friendly version Photo Credit: Web of Life Photography: The Vicarious Lenz   September 10, 2024 (El Cajon) – Photographer Robert Gehr spotted this wily character lurking outside the El Cajon Police Department headquarters this morning.   Casing the joint? Hunting rabbits? Or perhaps seeking water during one of the most extreme heat waves on record.   Among the most adaptable

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: 20TH ANNUAL VAQUEROS RUN COMPLETED IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version By Shiloh Ireland August 10,2024 (Lakeside) — The annual Vaqueros Run rumbled down Maine Avenue in Lakeside on August 1st. El Capitan High School football team, a Grossmont Union district school, marched down Maine Avenue with their football team and cheerleaders while Maine Avenue was lined with fans. The small-town spirit was alive and the marching band complimented the

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: 20TH ANNUAL VAQUEROS RUN COMPLETED IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version By Shiloh Ireland August 10,2024 (Lakeside) — The annual Vaqueros Run rumbled down Maine Avenue in Lakeside on August 1st. El Capitan High School football team, a Grossmont Union district school, marched down Maine Avenue with their football team and cheerleaders while Maine Avenue was lined with fans. The small-town spirit was alive and the marching band complimented the

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: 20TH ANNUAL VAQUEROS RUN COMPLETED IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version By Shiloh Ireland August 10,2024 (Lakeside) — The annual Vaqueros Run rumbled down Maine Avenue in Lakeside on August 1st. El Capitan High School football team, a Grossmont Union district school, marched down Maine Avenue with their football team and cheerleaders while Maine Avenue was lined with fans. The small-town spirit was alive and the marching band complimented the

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: PINE VALLEY DAYS PARADE

Printer-friendly versionBy Shiloh Ireland   July 29, 2024 (Pine Valley) — I returned to the Annual Pine Valley Days Parade in Pine Valley on Saturday, July 27. The Mountain Empire is always welcoming and friendly and the small community pride was evident. Starting at 9 a.m., the parade traveled down old Highway 80 from Pine Valley Road to Pine Blvd.

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: PINE VALLEY DAYS PARADE

Printer-friendly versionBy Shiloh Ireland   July 29, 2024 (Pine Valley) — I returned to the Annual Pine Valley Days Parade in Pine Valley on Saturday, July 27. The Mountain Empire is always welcoming and friendly and the small community pride was evident. Starting at 9 a.m., the parade traveled down old Highway 80 from Pine Valley Road to Pine Blvd.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST TOOK LOCAL MOM’S LIFE AND SHE AWOKE

Printer-friendly versionVideo by José Eli Villanueva   By Anita Lightfoot, County of San Diego Communications Office   July 29, 2024 (San Diego) — ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is a medical procedure for critical care patients with life-threatening heart or lung failure. An ECMO machine is used to pump blood out of a patient’s body, add oxygen, remove carbon dioxide,

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST TOOK LOCAL MOM’S LIFE AND SHE AWOKE

Printer-friendly versionVideo by José Eli Villanueva   By Anita Lightfoot, County of San Diego Communications Office   July 29, 2024 (San Diego) — ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is a medical procedure for critical care patients with life-threatening heart or lung failure. An ECMO machine is used to pump blood out of a patient’s body, add oxygen, remove carbon dioxide,

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JUNE BLOOMS

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service   July 8, 2024 (San Diego’s East County)– Junebug Owens sent in this idyllic image taken in late June of her Belgian Malinois mix dog, Ellie, lolling amid blossoms from a purple flowering Jaracanda tree and a scarlet Bougainvillea. Printer-friendly version

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‘GET OUT THERE’ AT THE FAIR WITH COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION

Printer-friendly version By José Eli Villanueva, County of San Diego Communications Office June 12, 2023 (Del Mar) – Get great ideas to get outside this summer at a new San Diego County fair exhibit. This year’s theme at the fair is ‘Get Out There’ and the County’s Parks and Recreation Department is featured in the main hall. Here’s a sneak peek

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: MEMORIAL DAY IN EAST COUNTY

Printer-friendly versionMay 31, 2023 (San Diego’s East  County) –Shiloh Ireland sent photos of East County Memorial Day commemorations, including changing of the flag on the bridge at Santee’s Veterans Memorial on Mast Blvd.  The flag was donated by the city;  and in attendance was the VFW of Santee as well as the American Legion of Santee and Dan Bickford, Vice

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: MISSING MAN TABLE

Printer-friendly versionMay 28, 2023 (Lakeside) – This Memorial  Day weekend, the Boll Weevil in Lakeside set up a “missing man” table to commemorate prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action who never came home.  “Lest we forget,” says Shiloh Ireland, who sent in this photo.    Printer-friendly version

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PHOTOS OF THE MONTH: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE LAKESIDE RODEO

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 25, 2023 (Lakeside) – Shiloh Ireland took photos behind the scenes for two days leading up to the Lakeside  Rodeo last month.   Just eight seconds is considered a successful bull ride.  Bulls released into the arena briefly weighed between 1,800 to 2,000 pounds each.  Bronco-bucking horses of different breeds are bred to buck.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: LAKESIDE WESTERN DAYS PARADE

Printer-friendly version  May 16, 2023(Lakeside) — ECM interns Jacob Pamus and Danielle Torres took video highlights of the 2023 Lakeside Western Days Parade. The 59th annual parade featured the theme “Fighting for Justice” with District Attorney Summer Stephan as Grand Marshal,  plus equestrian entries and other Western-themed participants.   Printer-friendly version

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: LAKESIDE RODEO AND WESTERN DAYS PARADE

Printer-friendly versionBy Shiloh Ireland May 13, 2023 (Lakeside) – Lakeside Rodeo, which is Lakeside’s largest event of the year along with the parade, was Thursday through Sunday, April 27th. – April  30th. And the annual Lakeside Western Days Parade rolled out on April 29th. and it too was a fun-packed venue and family event. ECM was at Texas Roadhouse Restaurant

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: EARTH DAY IN LA MESA

Printer-friendly version  April 24, 2023 (La Mesa) — ECM interns Jacob Pamus and Daniela Torres visited La Mesa’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, speaking with an event organizer and participants about  their efforts to protect our planet. Printer-friendly version

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: SANTEE’S BUNNY TRAIL

Printer-friendly version   April 13, 2023 (Santee)  ECM intern Daniela Torres visited “Hop Down the Bunny Trail,” a free family-friendly event hosted by the city of Santee on April 1 at the Santee Trolley Square center. The fun included music, kids’ crafts, carnival rides, giveaways, Easter bunny photos, an egg hunt, and more.     Printer-friendly version

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: MOUNTAIN LION VS. DEER

Printer-friendly version   View video ful frame:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rLMqpVuZGbo April 5, 2023 (Alpine) — Buddy Wilkerson shot this video of a deer in a life-or-death struggle with a mountain lion. It was taken earlier this month along Tavern Road in Alpine, near Dehesa Road in San Diego’s East County. It’s rare to spot a mountain lion in broad daylight, let alone

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