East County Magazine
EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURES: FINDING TRANQUILITY AT KITCHEN CREEK FALLS
Printer-friendly version Story and photos by Billy Ortiz View video by Billy Ortiz and Pam Wilmers: http://youtu.be/0Aelray-VZU February 17, 2012 (Kitchen Creek) — The name Kitchen Creek brings up many thoughts of times gone by. One can only imagine gold miners giving this creek its name. My friends and I came to the falls in mid-May 2011.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK : A HUMDINGER OF A PHOTO
Printer-friendly version February 11, 2012 (Lakeside) — Dennis Richardson froze the motion of a hummingbird pausing by for a snack at a backyard birdfeeder in Lakeside. Printer-friendly version
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FLIGHT OF THE SUNBIRD
Printer-friendly versionFebruary 7, 2012 (Lakeside) — No, it’s not an insect or an invader from outer space. It’s an up-close view of the Erickson air crane "Sunbird" erecting the Sunrise Powerlink in Lakeside’s Wildcat Canyon/El Monte Valley area. Billy Ortiz snapped this head-on closeup image of the massive helicopter, which is capable of hoisting heavy loads including transmission towers. Printer-friendly version
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: A MID-WINTER HIKE IN LAKESIDE
Printer-friendly version January 24, 2012 (Lakeside) — What could be more beautiful than a mid-winter’s sunrise over an East County mountainside? Photographer Billy Ortiz shot these stunning images while hiking in Lakeside’s El Monte Valley, along El Capitan, over the Lunar New Year, marking an idyllic start to this Year of the Dragon.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FULL MOON
Printer-friendly version January10, 2012 (Lakeside) – ECM photographer Dennis Richardson snapped this photo of the unusually bright full moon this weekend at his home in Lakeside. “I took it from my back yard using a 100 X 400 mm Canon lens set on 400 mm,” he said. Do you have a fabulous photo taken in East County or
PHOTO OF THE MONTH: MCCAIN VALLEY
Printer-friendly version January 6, 2011 (McCain Valley) — Charles and Laurie Baker sent in this birds-eye shot, taken from a rocky precipice while hiking in McCain Valley. The scene encompasses portions of a site proposed for the Tule Wind Farm. Printer-friendly version
EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURE: RIVER PARK COMMUNITY DAY
Printer-friendly version View East County Magazine’s video of this event: http://youtu.be/NrWud3-lEGM By Billy Ortiz Photos and video by Billy Ortiz December 21, 2011 (Lakeside) — Early in the morning on December 10 at the Lakeside River Park Conservancy, students from El Capitan High School AP Environmental Science Group, Lakeside River Valley High School, and biology students from Cuyamaca Collage joined members
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CHRISTMAS AT VIEJAS
Printer-friendly version December 16, 2011 (Alpine) – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Viejas Outlet Centers and Viejas Casino. ECM editor Miriam Raftery snapped this shot of holiday lighting at Viejas, where you’ll find San Diego’s largest outdoor ice skating rink, a holiday fountain light show, national-brand shops and more this holiday season. Viejas employees pitched in to help collect over 3,000
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: GOLDEN TIMES AT THE JINGLE PAWS WALK
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery November 20, 2011 (El Cajon ) – ECM editor Miriam Raftery snapped these images during a “Jingle Paws Walk” sponsored by El Cajon Animal Center for Education and Services (ACES) Foundation. A new secret weapon for the Chargers was revealed: “Air Bud”, golden retriever of Disney movie fame put
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: BUTTERFLY BEAUTY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery November 8, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) — ECM editor Miriam Raftery snapped this colorful image of a monarch butterfly on a lantana plant at the backyard of a home near San Diego State University on last weekend’s Sustainable Homes Tour. Printer-friendly version
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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,
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,
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JUNE BLOOMS
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 8, 2024 (San Diego’s East County)– Junebug Owens sent in this idyllic image taken in late June of her Belgian Malinois mix dog, Ellie, lolling amid blossoms from a purple flowering Jaracanda tree and a scarlet Bougainvillea. Printer-friendly version
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