Ramona, CA

2 Years After Cedar Fire – Still No Countywide Fire Department      By E.A. Barrera The County Board of Supervisors recently voted to strengthen fire protection services in the county by providing $5 million annually to fire agencies and districts in underserved rural communities. In a September 21, 2005 press statement released by County Department of P More ... Soaring is freedom for Ramona Family      By E.A. Barrera Garret Willat made his first solo sail through the sky when he was fourteen. He wasn’t old enough to drive a car, but at that age he’d already been “soaring” for a year. This is how he depicts flying a glider, or “Sail Plane.” Garret describes the experience as a “pure sp More ... While You Were Out Features Ramona Couple’s Barn Makeover      by Laura Calverley While You Were Out, a home improvement program that airs nationally on TLC, recently renovated Bernadette and Tony Gawne’s barn into a recreation room/workshop decorated in “vintage gas station” style. It was a surprise to Tony, as the premise of the show is that a hom More ... Boy Scouts Sell Popcorn for the Troops      The smell of popcorn, warm and buttery, wafts from the garage as the door rolls up. Boxes stacked several feet high are grouped by taste: kettle corn, caramel with almonds and pecans, extra butter and butter light, and caramel with peanuts. Customs forms wait to be completed and the sales banner is More ... A New House, a New Beginning      By Ruth Lepper Barbee Skinner sits in her window seat every day, looking out over the mountainside at the green trees. More ...