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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: MT. HELIX SUNSET

Printer-friendly versionOctober 27, 2024 (Mt. Helix) — Karen Pearlman stopped atop Mt. Helix with her dog, Charlie, last weekend and captured some stunning sunset shots.                 The Mt. Helix Park Foundation maintains the preserve atop Mt. Helix and has several events coming up including a Turkey Trot Nov. 29 and Christmas on Mt.

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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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HELIX WATER DISTRICT LAUNCHES 2022 LAKE JENNINGS SPRING PHOTO CONTEST

Printer-friendly versionSource: Helix Water District Photo: Bald eagles at Lake Jennings, by Scott Lagace March 5, 2022 (Lakeside) — Helix Water District has launched its 11th annual Lake Jennings Spring Photo Contest to share the beauty of its reservoir with the local community. The contest is open to photos taken at Lake Jennings in Lakeside between March 1 and May

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: HOLY GUACAMOLE!

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service March 2, 2022 (Alpine) – Richard Edwords of Kamp’s Propane sent in this photo from the Preferred MM SD Insurance Services wiinning team, which took home the first place trophy in the Alpine Kiwanis Club’s recent guacamole contest. The competition benefits Sports for Exceptional Athletes.   Printer-friendly version

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UKRAINIAN-AMERICANS HOLD VIGILS IN SANTEE AND SAN DIEGO

Printer-friendly version By Matthew Manosh Scroll down to links to videos from vigils March 1, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) — Local Ukrainian-Americans gathered in demonstrations these past few days in solidarity with their nation, which is under attack from Russian forces. Thursday night,  a prayer vigil was held in Santee on a vacant lot, where there are plans to

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: COUNTY SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service February 26, 2022 (San Diego) – Tonight, the San Diego County Administration Building is illuminated in blue and yellow – Ukraine’s national colors, to show solidarity with Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The action came at the request of Shane Harris, President of the People’s Association of Justice Advocates, a national civil rights association based

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: WINTER WONDERLAND ON MOUNT LAGUNA

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service February 23, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) – UCSD’s HP Wren webcam captured this serene image of snow-covered pine trees and land atop Mount Laguna during a break in today’s winter storm. Printer-friendly version

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: VALLEY OF THE MOON

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service January 29, 2022 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — Jacumba Hikers recently trekked to the rugged, rock-strewn Valley of the Moon in the Jacumba Mountains. Angela Somera sent these photos from the hike, which was led by Mike Rood and Bill Paper. “I was the `sweep,’ the last person on the hike to make sure no one gets off

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BIRDS AT LAKE JENNINGS

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service January 12, 2022 (Lakeside) – Greg Dunne took a stroll around Lake Jennings in Lakeside, where he photographed a a black-crowned night heron and a bald eagle, both fish-loving birds that have been denizens at our local lake. Printer-friendly version

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CUYAMACA PEAK

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service January 5, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) – Jay Steiger took a New Year’s morning hike to the top of Cuyamaca Peak, the second highest peak in East County. He sent in this beautiful image, with patches of snow still clinging to trees along the trail. Printer-friendly version

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: COYOTE HUNTING

Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 29, 2021 (Ramona) – Scott Lagace snapped a series of images of a coyote pouncing on a gopher mound in the Ramona Grasslands Preserve this week, but the prey eluded capture, much to the coyote’s consternation. The wily coyote earlier camouflaged itself among a herd of cattle – apparently oblivious to the “no trespassing”

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