Ramona, CA

Ride ’em Cowboys…and Cowgirls! Junior Jackpot Rodeo Wraps Up Winter Season by Jim Evans      It started between two friends who became neighbors. Vanessa Aspin and Jeannie Malone have been friends — well, almost forever — and they have both enjoyed barrel racing together over the years. More ... Junior Jackpot Rodeo Participants Read the Story... Here Comes the Rodeo! by Johnny McDonald      It’s an exciting lifestyle for those "weekend warriors" who take dangerous chances to compete in rodeos. One missed throw, one lost grip and they don’t even recoup their entry fees. More ... at the Rodeo      • Ranch Rockers will kick-off the Friday night festivities with a pre-rodeo performance from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Following the rodeo, fans can dance the night away from 9:30 p.m. More ... New Post-Fire Issues Surface by Bobbi Zane      Several new post-fire issues arose during a Town Meeting, called and chaired by Supervisor Dianne Jacob on Wednesday, April 28. More ... Insurance Commissioner Meets with Fire Victims      Making a visit to Ramona, State Insurance Commissioner, John Garamendi had the difficult task of facing over a hundred fire victims, who prefer to be called fire survivors. More ... FIRESTORM VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED BY THE PADRES!      Members of the San Diego Firestorm Community Recovery Team, the regional voice of fire survivors from 2003s Paradise and Cedar fires, were the first ever to be honored by Volunteer San Diego and the San Diego Padres at the new downtown ballpark. More ... 24th Annual Rodeo Parade      Saddle up, hitchem’ up, put on your marching shoes and join in the fun! More ... Miss Ramona 2004      Lauren LeVine, Miss Ramona 2003 crowns Sarah McAllister, Miss Ramona 2004. More ... 2004 Ramona      Left to right: Rachel Brown, Little Miss; Rachelle Pyeatt, Young Miss; Carlin Boyle, Junior Queen; Lara Klopp, Ramona Rodeo Queen 2004. More ... Ageless Archie Packed A Punch At His Ramona Training Site by Johnny McDonald      Remarkable Archie Moore, a boxer with endless endurance as a world champion, was a Ramona ranch owner back in 1958. More ... Gone To The Dogs Canine Stars Steal the Show by Jim Evans      Ashley Hoskins probably didn’t know what she was getting into when she married Don "Rocket" Hoskins 22 years ago last month, but it was love at first sight when they were introduced to each other one fateful day by a friend in Carlsbad. More ... Fire Heroes Honored During Sheriff’s Department Awards Ceremony by Joe Naiman      Three Ramona units and numerous sheriff’s deputies who assisted in evacuations during the Cedar Fire were honored April 9 during the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department awards ceremony in San Diego. More ... Floating Museum Offers an Insight into Life at Sea by Johnny McDonald      The USS Midway, San Diego’s newest museum docked at Navy Pier, is described as a "work in progress." Although the aircraft carrier is to open to the public next month, there is still much to be done, according to marketing director Scott McGaugh. More ...