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BEST PHOTOS FROM EAST COUNTY: NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Printer-friendly version November 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — While residents in other parts of the country are shoveling snow, and even coastal residents are contending with foggy winter days, here in East County it’s been a week to savor some beautiful moments.  We hope you’ll enjoy a few of the best shots captured by our readers and staff this week in East

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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: THE CUYAMACA FLUME

Printer-friendly version  By Billy Ortiz   Flume-riding was a popular East County sport in the late 1800s.  What was it like to travel via water flume from Cuyamaca to San Diego? November 23, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – For this video adventure, I took a boat ride on El Capitan Reservoir to locate the Conejos Creek diverting dam (South Fork

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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: SKY HUNTERS’ RAPTOR HAVEN PROVES A RAPTUROUS EXPERIENCE

Printer-friendly version  Story, photos and video by Billy Ortiz   November 17, 2010 (Alpine)—Far off the beaten path in the back country of east San Diego County, nestled in a hidden glen, is a special rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned birds of prey. Sky Hunters is a raptor education facility geared toward public information, preservation and rehabilitation of birds

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VETERAN’S DAY TRIBUTE: NAVAL PILOT HONORED AT CRASH SITE IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version  On a dark, cloudy night in 1961, Lt. J.G. Thomas Allen Ryan, 23, crashed a Navy jet fighter plane onto a mountainside in Lakeside. Four decades later, a group of Lakeside residents hiked to the crash site to pay homage to the military pilot’s memory.   By Betty McMillen   November 11, 2010 (Lakeside)–A Lakeside hiking group celebrated

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EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURE: REDISCOVERING LOS COCHES CREEK DAM–AND A TOWERING HIDDEN WATERFALL

Printer-friendly version By Billy Ortiz Adventurist/Historian November 11, 2010 (Lakeside) – This  video adventure  reveals an exciting discovery in my search for East County history. Reading about the history of the Lakeside Inn, I discovered that the innkeepers needed a water source, so a dam was built on Los Coches Creek back during pioneering days in the 1800s. An old black

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HALLOWEEN SIGHTINGS IN EAST COUNTY

Printer-friendly version   November 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Kids and the young at heart had some Halloween fun last night at parties and trick-or-treat events throughout East County. Photos by Trever Richardson and Miriam Raftery.           Printer-friendly version

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BEST EAST COUNTY PHOTOS

Printer-friendly version   October 22, 2010 No kidding! Youngsters had a great time at the San Miguel Fire open house in Spring Valley earlier this month, where this boy got a close-up look at goats owned by Johnny Gonzalez; the four-footed brush clearing team is used to create firebreaks in East County’s rural areas. Photo by Miriam Raftery. “My son grew

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SKY’S THE LIMIT!

Printer-friendly version  September 30, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Wild weather created the perfect storm for some spectacular skies over East County during the past couple of days. Here are a few of our favorites.                               Scroll down for more amazing images of skies over East County.  

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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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