East County Magazine
BEST PHOTOS FROM EAST COUNTY: NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Printer-friendly version November 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — While residents in other parts of the country are shoveling snow, and even coastal residents are contending with foggy winter days, here in East County it’s been a week to savor some beautiful moments. We hope you’ll enjoy a few of the best shots captured by our readers and staff this week in East
VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: THE CUYAMACA FLUME
Printer-friendly version By Billy Ortiz Flume-riding was a popular East County sport in the late 1800s. What was it like to travel via water flume from Cuyamaca to San Diego? November 23, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – For this video adventure, I took a boat ride on El Capitan Reservoir to locate the Conejos Creek diverting dam (South Fork
BEST EAST COUNTY PHOTOS: November 23, 2010
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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: SKY HUNTERS’ RAPTOR HAVEN PROVES A RAPTUROUS EXPERIENCE
Printer-friendly version Story, photos and video by Billy Ortiz November 17, 2010 (Alpine)—Far off the beaten path in the back country of east San Diego County, nestled in a hidden glen, is a special rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned birds of prey. Sky Hunters is a raptor education facility geared toward public information, preservation and rehabilitation of birds
VETERAN’S DAY TRIBUTE: NAVAL PILOT HONORED AT CRASH SITE IN LAKESIDE
Printer-friendly version On a dark, cloudy night in 1961, Lt. J.G. Thomas Allen Ryan, 23, crashed a Navy jet fighter plane onto a mountainside in Lakeside. Four decades later, a group of Lakeside residents hiked to the crash site to pay homage to the military pilot’s memory. By Betty McMillen November 11, 2010 (Lakeside)–A Lakeside hiking group celebrated
EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURE: REDISCOVERING LOS COCHES CREEK DAM–AND A TOWERING HIDDEN WATERFALL
Printer-friendly version By Billy Ortiz Adventurist/Historian November 11, 2010 (Lakeside) – This video adventure reveals an exciting discovery in my search for East County history. Reading about the history of the Lakeside Inn, I discovered that the innkeepers needed a water source, so a dam was built on Los Coches Creek back during pioneering days in the 1800s. An old black
HALLOWEEN SIGHTINGS IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version November 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Kids and the young at heart had some Halloween fun last night at parties and trick-or-treat events throughout East County. Photos by Trever Richardson and Miriam Raftery. Printer-friendly version
BEST EAST COUNTY PHOTOS
Printer-friendly version October 22, 2010 No kidding! Youngsters had a great time at the San Miguel Fire open house in Spring Valley earlier this month, where this boy got a close-up look at goats owned by Johnny Gonzalez; the four-footed brush clearing team is used to create firebreaks in East County’s rural areas. Photo by Miriam Raftery. “My son grew
2 MORE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS FROM EAST COUNTY
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SKY’S THE LIMIT!
Printer-friendly version September 30, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Wild weather created the perfect storm for some spectacular skies over East County during the past couple of days. Here are a few of our favorites. Scroll down for more amazing images of skies over East County.
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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
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
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