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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: NORTHERN LIGHTS OVER EAST COUNTY

Printer-friendly version     May 12, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, made a rare but spectacular appearance over San Diego’s East County Friday night, visible in mountain and rural areas dark enough to see the dramatic night sky.   These images were taken by Joyce Teague from Guatay, CA, in East County near

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BORREGO SUNSET AND RAINBOW

Printer-friendly version May 7, 2024 (Borrego Springs) – Mitchell Sterling sent in these dramatic images showcasing natural spectacles in the Anza-Borrego Desert. The dramatic desert sunset  features lenticular clouds; the rainbow is over the San Ysidro Mountains on the western end of Borrego Springs.. Both shots were taken on May 4 from his driveway in the Ocotillo Heights neighborhood of

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BORREGO SUNSET AND RAINBOW

Printer-friendly version May 7, 2024 (Borrego Springs) – Mitchell Sterling sent in these dramatic images showcasing natural spectacles in the Anza-Borrego Desert. The dramatic desert sunset  features lenticular clouds; the rainbow is over the San Ysidro Mountains on the western end of Borrego Springs.. Both shots were taken on May 4 from his driveway in the Ocotillo Heights neighborhood of

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: KIWANIS HELP CHILDREN AT EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER

Printer-friendly version   View video: Kiwanis at ECTLC~East County Transitional Living Center-Dan Bickford, Carole Farris and AJ Tota. (youtube.com)   March 25, 2024 (El Cajon) — Shiloh Ireland visited the East County Transitional Living Center to speak with leaders of Kiwanis about their organization’s dedication to helping children. On March 16, Kiwanis members pitched in to help out families transitioning from

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: KIWANIS HELP CHILDREN AT EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER

Printer-friendly version   View video: Kiwanis at ECTLC~East County Transitional Living Center-Dan Bickford, Carole Farris and AJ Tota. (youtube.com)   March 25, 2024 (El Cajon) — Shiloh Ireland visited the East County Transitional Living Center to speak with leaders of Kiwanis about their organization’s dedication to helping children. On March 16, Kiwanis members pitched in to help out families transitioning from

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: CLOUDS OR PINK UFOS?

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service June 18, 2022 (Shelter Valley) – Tina Goff snapped the photos left and below of saucer-shaped clouds at sunset from her home in Julian overlooking Shelter Valley around 8:06 p.m. on June 17.  Goffl quipped,  “They may be coming for us, LOL!” Carol Birch also took pictures of the same beautiful and bizarre cloud formation.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: COOPER’S HAWK

Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery June 14, 2022 (La Mesa) — Each year, a pair of Cooper’s Hawks has chicks raised in their nest atop a large ficus tree on our property on Mt. Helix in unincorporated La Mesa.  Today, one of the fledglings landed on our gate just a few feet from me, unpreturbed by my close proximity, and

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: SUNRISE ON VOLCAN MOUNTAIN

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 24, 2022 (Julian) — Scott Lagace snapped these inspiring shots of the sun’s rays on an early morning hike up Volcan Mountain in Julian.                           Printer-friendly version

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: PEOPLE’S CONVOY PASSES THROUGH SAN DIEGO

Printer-friendly versionBy Matthew Manosh April 15, 2022 (San Diego) – On Friday April 8th, the People’s Convoy passed through San Diego on its way to Los Angeles. With a motto of “Let freedom roll,” the truckers are on the road to protest proposed vaccination mandates and other COVID-19 related bills in California. The convoy left Arizona in the morning and

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: BUNNY PHOTO OPS

Printer-friendly versionApril 14, 2022 (El Cajon) – Photos with the Easter Bunny are being offered at Parkway Plaza shopping mall in El Cajon, where you can hop on by for a photo opportunity until April 16, as this image by Rebecca Jefferis Williamson illustrates.   Printer-friendly version

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: LEMON GROVE STUDENTS HONORED

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service April 11, 2022 (Lemon Grove) – Elijah McKee took this image of the proud winners of Lemon Grove’s annual third grade essay writing contest and Councilmembers, during an awards presentation April 5 by the Lemon Grove City Council. Printer-friendly version

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: ORCHID TREE BLOOMING IN BORREGO

Printer-friendly version April 10, 2022 (Anza-Borrego Desert State Park) — Though there wasn’t enough rain for a superbloom season in the Anza Borrego Desert this year, you can still see examples flowering desert plants and trees in a demonstration garden at the Anza Borrego Desert Natural History Association center. This orchid tree blossom was among the most striking examples during

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VIDEO OF THE MONTH: MOUNTAIN LION IN DESCANSO

Printer-friendly version    March 14, 2022 (Descanso, CA) — Ana Lilia sent in this video of a mountain lion spotted in the backyard of her home in Descanso, a rural community in San Diego’s backcountry.  “I love how the last shot of him/her is just as he passed by our statue of St. Francis of Assisi — the patron Saint

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BOBCAT CLOSE ENCOUNTER

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service March 9, 2022 (Ramona) – Photographer Scott Lagace was hiking in the Ramona Grasslands Preserve this week when he was fortunate enough to encounter a bobcat basking in the sun that obligingly posed for photos. Though this was one cool cat around the human present, bobcats are normally secretive and solitary. They have been protected

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