East County Magazine
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: SHOWING PATRIOTIC SPIRIT IN LAKESIDE
Printer-friendly version July 5, 2023 (Lakeside) – Shiloh Ireland sent in these photos of spectators and participants celebrating our nation’s birthday at the Lakeside Patriotic 4th of July Parade yesterday. The parade was sponsored by the Maine Avenue Revitalization Association (M.A.R.A.). Printer-friendly version
‘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
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
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
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.
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
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
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: BALD EAGLE TAKES FLIGHT AT LAKE MORENA
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 2, 2023 (Campo) – Scott Lagace snapped images of a Bald Eagle taking flight at Lake Morena in rural East County. Printer-friendly version
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
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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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: LIGHTNING FIRE
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery October 4, 2021 (La Mesa) – Lightning from tonight’s storm sparked several fires across East County tonight, including this one in the Casa de Oro/Mt. Helix area. Dawn Hough Sebaugh captured a series of dramatic images showing lightning striking vegetation with an explosive force, sending a shower of sparks swirling up into the night sky. “It sounded like a bomb
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: NATURE’S LIGHT SHOW
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service September 11, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – More than 100 lightning strikes illuminated skies across San Diego County last night, the National Weather Service reports. Michael Brunker snapped these spectacular images from his San Carlos home using a Nikon D7500 camera on a tripod, taking hundreds of shots. After driving home through from Alpine
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: DUST STORM IN BORREGO SPRINGS
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 31, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – “Strong thunderstorms east of Borrego and subsequent downdrafts has created a Haboob in Borrego Springs, see progression below over several minutes,” says Bob Kutscher, who sent in these photos. A haboob is an intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current or weather front; haboobs occur commonly in
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SUNRISE AFTER A DESERT STORM
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 20, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – Bob Kutscher snapped this photo on August 11, the morning after a storm dumped three quarters of an inch of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning – all preceded by a Haboob, or dust storm that left particles to intensify the sunrise hues. Printer-friendly version
THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK’S INAUGURAL WEEKEND PROVIDES A PHOTO-OF-THE-WEEK SHOT
Printer-friendly version August 10, 2021 (San Diego) ECM reporter Rebecca Jefferis Williamson snapped this photo-of-the-week during a performance by Gladys Knight at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The inaugural weekend started with a performance by the San Diego Symphony under conductor Rafael Payare’s guidance on August 6. Gladys Knight performed August 8. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park’s season ends
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: EAGLES IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 12, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Scott Legace photographed a mother and baby Bald Eagle landing on their perch here in San Diego’s East County. Printer-friendly version
JOIN THE 2021 JULIAN HIKING CHALLENGE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service July 12, 2021 (Julian) –You’re invited to explore some of Julian’s most beautiful trails in the Julian Hiking Challenge. Complete the five hikes listed by December 31, submit photos and you will receive a special certificate, sticker and entry into a raffle to win a Julian Goodie bag of Julian keepsake items, special
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: NATURE IN EL CAJON
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 8, 2021 (El Cajon) – Robert Gehr captured the beauty of nature in downtown El Cajon with images of a cactus flower, pine cones, a mother duck and ducklings, a snowy egret and a colorful hummingbird.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK:FLOWER POWER
Printer-friendly version East County News Service July 3, 2021 (Flinn Springs) –Renee Owens snapped this idyllic photo beneath a flowering jacaranda tree with bougainvillea in the background. “Ellie is part Belgian Malinois, pure flower child,” says Owens, who photographed the dog in Flinn Springs. Beautiful jacaranda trees are native to South America, but have become popular in Southern California. Bougainvilleas
LAKE JENNINGS NAMES WINNERS IN SPRING PHOTO CONTEST FOR 2021 “LIFE AT THE LAKE” THEME
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photos courtesy of Helix Water District June 28, 2021 (Lakeside) – In the 10th annual Lake Jennings Spring Photo Contest, 61 photographers submitted entries. This year’s theme was “Life at the Lake.” Photographer Johnathan Bradley of Lemon Grove won first place for his image titled “Open Field” (above left) and second place for
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