East County Magazine
PHOTO OF THEWEEK: SOLAR ECLIPSE
Printer-friendly versionOctober 15, 2023 (San Diego’s East County)—Jake Christie of East County snapped this shot of yesterday’s solar eclipse, shot through a welder’s mask. Printer-friendly version
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: OPEN HOUSE AT THE LAKESIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Printer-friendly version Story and photos by Shiloh Ireland October 15, 2023 (Lakeside) — On Saturday, September 30, Lakeside Fire Protection District held its annual Open House featuring department trucks and an ambulance, a Sheriff department K9 demonstration, a REACH helicopter landing, face painting for kids, a dunk- a-firefighter booth and agencies with booths and demonstrations. The event brought a full
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: BOBCAT IN JAMUL
Printer-friendly version October 2, 2023 (Jamul) — Fabrice Borel of Jamul snapped a photo of this beautiful bobcat, which was so close he says he thought it might jump into his vehicle. California, where hunting bobcats has been illegal since Jan. 1, 2020, now has an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 bobcats, according to the California Fish and Wildlife Dept. You
THE MIGRANT CRISIS IN PHOTOS
Printer-friendly versionBy Rebecca Person Photos by Rebecca Person and photographers who asked to be anonymous October 1, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) — Waves of border crossers quietly filter into the high desert towns of Jacumba Hot Springs and Boulevard in the farthest eastern corner of San Diego County. Local residents and volunteers there respond with rounds of water and
WINNERS IN LAKE JENNINGS PHOTO CONTEST
Printer-friendly versionSeptember 28, 2023 (Lakeside)–Helix Water District announces the winners of the 2023 Lake Jennings Photo Contest, with this year’s first place in the adult category going to photographer Billy Ortiz of Lakeside for his image “Reflection.” (Photo, left) Now in its 12th year, the contest drew 60 photos from photographers throughout San Diego County. This year’s entries highlighted
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: TROPICAL STORM HILLARY HITS SAN DIEGO
Printer-friendly versionVideo by: Jessyka Heredia August 23, 2023 — Hurricane Hillary was downgraded to a tropical storm before hitting San Diego on Sunday. See what some residents experienced around the county from as far east as Sunshine Highway in Mount Laguna to as far north as La Jolla and as far south as Imperial Beach and several spots
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: ELECTRICAL STORM LIGHTS UP COWLES MOUNTAIN
Printer-friendly version August 20, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) –Michael Adam Cohen, award-winning entertainment reporter and photographer, shot these surreal images of a lightning storm over Cowles Mountain, as Tropical Storm Hilary drenched our region. The first image, viewed from Mt. Helix, makes Cowles Mountain appear to be an island floating in a foggy sea. In reality, those are clouds obscuring
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: HURRICANE FUELS LIGHTNING STORM IN JACUMBA
Printer-friendly versionAugust 19, 2023 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — Outer bands of Hurricane Hilary have sparked an estimated 1,000 cloud-to-cloud lighting strikes in San Diego County, the National Weather Service says. At the Desert View Tower in Jacumba Hot Springs, overlooking Imperial Valley, Gabrielle Schultz had a birds-eye view and shot this dramatic video of a lightning storm before dawn this
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SPACEX ROCKET OVER EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version July 22, 2023 (Campo) – Mary Simmonds snapped this dramatic image from Campo of a SpaceX rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on July 19. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. You can also view video of the rocket taken by Henri Migala at these links: https://youtu.be/1TfQx16gpDs https://youtu.be/CszalLzs5uY Printer-friendly version
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: COUNCILMAN GETS A SCARE AT COMICON
Printer-friendly version July 21, 2023 (El Cajon) – El Cajon Councilman Gary Kendrick sent in this photo of his reaction to a monster he encountered at Comicon. A childhood fan of comic books, Councilman Kendrick credits reading Superman comics with teaching him the important of being respectful to everyone, a value he strives to follow in his civic duties as
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: EAST COUNTY SHOWS ITS HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery December 23, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – East County residents have decked the halls – and more – to celebrate the holiday season. At Janet’s Montana Café in Alpine, even the moose head on the wall is adorned with sleighbells, a pine wreath and bow. (Photo by Miriam Raftery) In downtown Julian, carolers sing out
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BOBCAT IN DEERHORN VALLEY
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 20, 2021 (Deerhorn Valley) – Tanner Valladares shared these photos he took of a bobcat on December 19 in Deerhorn Valley. The photos were taken with a Samsung s21 Ultra at about 10x zoom. “The cat was about 75 yards off our back porch,” he says.
VIDEO OF THE MONTH: SANTEE TREE LIGHTING
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 10, 2021 (Santee) – The new Santee TV station now has a video posted of the city’s tree-lighting ceremony, which included many other activities such as snow sledding and live music. View the Santee Tree Lighting recap video at: https://reflect-cityofsantee.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/210?channel=1 Santee TV has many more videos including videos of recent city council meetings, parks
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SURREAL DESERT DAWN
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 9, 2021 (Anza Borrego Desert) – The Anza Borrego Foundation and Sicca Rood provided this stunning image taken December 7 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. No, that’s not the mother ship touching down for a landing. The ABF posted the image on Facebook, with this note: “And who ever said the desert was boring?
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: HOTEL DEL CORONADO’S STUNNING CHRISTMAS 2021 LIGHTS
Printer-friendly versionPhotos of the week. Photos and story by Rebecca Jefferis Williamson December 2, 2021 — The 2021 Hotel del Coronado’s Christmas lights have debuted a new look — shimmering, color-changing lights that resemble a castle. Their historic Norfolk Island Pines, located on their front Founders Lawn, draped with lights, created that illusion. “It looked like an Emerald City,” said
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: TURKEY TIME
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service November 23, 2021 (Alpine) – Did you know that not all turkeys are brown? Richard Edwords of Alpine sent this shot of his white “royal palm” and gray “blue slate” turkeys, both heritage breeds. Fortunately for these birds, they won’t wind up on the Thanksgiving table. Edwords says, “They are therapy turkeys. We take them
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: BISON, BY GOLLY!
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service November 8, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) — Cynthia Robertson spotted this herd of bison while on a day trip in route to Lake Henshaw in San Diego’s East County. These bison may be part of a herd on the 1200 acre Star B Bison Ranch and Hops Farm in Ramona, which offers tours for up close
ANZA-BORREGO PHOTO CONTEST NOW OPEN
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Nov. 2, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – You’re invited to submit your best photos of the unique and natural beauty of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by December 7. There are six categories to enter your photos – and the Best of Show winner will receive a 2.5 hour private tour for two with California Overland
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BOUNTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FALL IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo, left: fall foliage along Highway 78 in Ramona Valley October 31, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – A drive through Ramona and Santa Ysabel in rural East County this Halloween weekend revealed colorful autumn sights, as well as a favorite Halloween Haunt. Trees in our local mountains are beginning to show
VIDEO OF THE MONTH: FOODIE FEST DRAWS HUNGRY CROWD IN EL CAJON
Printer-friendly version October 21, 2021 (El Cajon) — Visitors to El Cajon’s first-ever Foodie Fest on October 9 had an opportunity to savor flavors from an array of restaurants and caterers, featuring cuisines from around the world. East County Magazine intern Cristina Lombardo visited Foodie Fest and created a video to document the experience. She spoke with local restarurant owners
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