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RUSD Continues Long-serving Employee Honors

Ramona unified School District’s recognition program to honor employees for their many years

of service to the district continued in may and June throughout its campuses, offices and facilities.

on may 13, district office awards were presented. Superintendent Robert Graeff, who is retiring this month, was recognized at the event.

District office staff who have served between 30 and 34 years are Laurie Houck and Robyn Puckett. Serving in the 25-to-29-year category are elena Garcia, Lorraine Sulser and Gina Walter; and 20 to 24 years, Karen Perdew, nona Silverthorn, Jennifer Hallmann, Lynn Brown-Pastirchak and eileen Highley.

maintenance, operations and trans-portation staff who have served more than 35 years are Charles mandala, Steve o. Whitney and James King; 30 to 34 years, Paul Webb and Kenneth Shafer; 25 to 29 years, Lynette Beard, Lynnda Conklin, Karen Sanders and Patty Yeaton; and 20 to 24 years, edward anderson and anita Fry.

Barnett elementary School staff member Georgia Bradley has served 37 years. Serving 30 to 34 years are Linda m. marthis and Lezlie mitchell; 25 to 29 years, Randall Schimpf, Robin Rhoades, Jayne Kerner, Dyan Winship and marcelo Romero; and 20 to 24

years, Jennifer Bement, Donna Gordon and Darlene Patterson. The awards were presented may 25.

Honored may 11, Hanson elementary School teacher Jean mackinnon has served 30 years. Serving 25 to 29 years are, Joyce olson, Sharon Torpin, Carmen Ruiz-erivez, Teresa Shea and anna munoz; and 20 to 24 years, Yolanda Beltran,

Susan Gwizdak, amy Robeson, Beth Sanders-Koegel, Terry meyers, eugene mendoza and melissa Ferguson.

James Dukes elementary School staff members who have served 25 to 29 years are Grant mcniff and martha Cole; and 20 to 24 years, martha (Lynn) Visnack, Johnny Kirk, Cheryl LaFreniere and Tommie akin. The awards were scheduled to be presented June 1.

Honored may 18, montecito High

A cake was inscribed as a send-off to retiring Superintendent Robert Graeff.

Among the RUSD district office staff honored were, from left, Nona Silverthorn, Jennifer Hallmann, Karen Perdew, Eileen Highley and Lynn Brown-Pastirchak.

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School teacher Birgit Leitlein has served 32 years. Serving 25 to 29 years are Star Sweitzer and Kathleen Funk; and 20 to 24 years, Holly anastas, Susan Ketterer, Janis Griffin, David Lohman and elva Lyn Hardy.

awards were presented may 4 at mt. Woodson elementary School. Staff serving more than 35 years are David Rice and adrienne moreland; 30 years, Peggy Powell; 25 to 29 years, Paige Schwartz, Bonnie Welch, alicia Stemm and Sharyn Farrow; and 20 to 24 years, Barbara Spain and Laura Peterson.

mountain Valley academy instruc-tional para educator Kim Guidry has served 28 years; and teachers Kelly Hicks and Debbie Ray have served 24 years. The awards were presented may 4.

Honored may 18, olive Peirce middle School special education para educator Susan Biggs has served 33 years. Serving 25 to 29 years are nancy Profancik, Dave Reynolds, Leslie Pequegnat, Connie Halfaker, Ingrid

Forbes, Leslie Blanscet and Sherry Carr; and 20 to 24 years, Bonnie Ingalls, myles Vandegrift, Barbara Boryla-adelsgruber, Julie Doria, Beverly Singleton, andrea marootian and Ken Hall II.

awards were presented may 4 at Ramona Community montessori School. Instructional para educator Karen Scribner has served 36 years; and serving 20 to 24 years are Donna Braye-Romero, Carolyn mcnulty and Cindy Bean-morris.

Honored may 11, Ramona elementary School teachers michael Zehm and Kelly Conroy have served more than 30 years. Serving 25 to 29 years are Jill Hays, Diane DeChaine, michele Clark, nancey Lowenberg, Susana abarca and aida Perez-Smith; and 20 to 24 years, Christine Luitjens and Sandra mcInish.

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Two Schools Earn Academic Award

Hanson elementary School and Ramona elementary School were recently honored as Gold Ribbon School award recipients, and now the schools have received the added distinction of being named academic achieving Schools by the California Department of education.

The award is given to schools that earned the Gold Ribbon

award and are also Title I schools. They are among 38 schools in the state that earned the recognition.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson made the announcement may 3. Ramona unified School District Superintendent Robert Graeff congratulated the two schools. n

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Cycle Dawgs Compete in NICA SoCal Final ChampionshipBy Ron Bacas and Robert Grace

on may 7, the Ramona High School Cycle Dawgs concluded a five-race series in Tehachapi.

The high-desert winds, dry conditions and high altitude made for some tough conditions for all racers. However, they raced with unstoppable determination, even with four flat tires, no back brake, rocky single track, 20-plus-mph headwinds and a couple of spills.

The mountainous terrain was a challenging six-mile loop, with a 700- foot elevation gain per lap: 24 miles for varsity boys (four laps), 18 miles for varsity girls and JV boys (three laps), and 12 miles for sophomore/freshman boys and girls (two laps).

at the final nICa SoCal Championships race, the Cycle Dawgs Team finished in fifth place in Division 1, and overall won a third-place team trophy. D1 teams are teams with 12 or more racers.

This was the Cycle Dawgs’ second season racing in D1. They began the season with 19 high school racers, and a first-ever middle school racer. Haro bikes was the team sponsor. Their really fast race bikes helped racers get to the podium.

This year the team had six girls race, up four from last year.

The Cycle Dawgs earned four team trophies: one first, one second, and

two thirds, with awards based on the top eight scorers from each team.

The team earned three class points leader jerseys: Gwendalyn Gibson, varsity girl; Stassa Cappos, sophomore girl; and Seth Levy, sophomore boy. They were phenomenal wins, as all earned at the first race and kept until the last race.

Team members are: varsity boy

Jaron Cappos; varsity girl Gwendalyn Gibson; JV boys Sean Duffy, andrew Finley, Ryan mcKinnon, nick Verhine and Travis Wagner; JV girl marissa Talle; sophomore boys Karson Basore, Josh Failla, Richard Grenda, Brayden Lessler, Seth Levy and Patrick myers; sophomore girls Stassa Cappos and Della Linell; ninth-grade boy Braden Brown; ninth-grade girls annika Green

and natalie underwood; and middle school, Jacob macias.

The team boasted several top over-all nICa SoCal Championship winners over the five races.

Sophomore boys: Seth Levy, earned first place and champion; Brayden Lessler, second; and Karson Basore, third. They were the first Cycle Dawgs and SoCal team to dominate the podium.

“my most favorite memory about this race was breaking away from the pack,” said Seth. “I’ve been wanting that for a really long time. my favorite memory from this season has to be working with my teammates every race. I feel like if my teammates and I work together, one of us can definitely get it done. on Saturday, I didn’t like the course, but I found the more I rode it, the more it grew on me. So in the end, I liked it a lot. I liked all the long, single-track climbs and downhills.”

Jaron Cappos, varsity boy, placed third. He was the only four-year team member this season.

Gwendalyn Gibson, varsity girl, placed first. She had four wins and placed second for the season, and is the SoCal Girls Champion.

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“The Scouts understand they don’t have to be expert welders. Instead, they have to be able to identify and put in place the right people to get the project done. It really helps them develop leader-ship skills, and at the same time, benefits the community.”

The average age of an eagle candidate is between 14 and 17.

During the past couple of years, Troop 679 members have completed a number of projects, including building fencing for an area horse res-cue, enclosing a prayer garden for a local church, installing flagpoles for churches, and installing fencing and a sign for a community garden.

“one of our biggest com-munity service projects as a troop is to help at the annual Ramona Relay for Life, which

took place last april,” he said.Scouts from Troop 768 have

also been busy. “We’ve completed proj-

ects all over town,” said Scoutmaster Doug Crawford.

Some of their eagle proj-ects include refurbishing dug-outs for the Ramona Softball Fields, building two kiosks for the soccer fields, building two kiosks for the Ramona Fund For animals, building and placing trail markers for the mount Woodson and Santa maria Creek trails, and build-ing and erecting a welcome sign for the Ramona Chamber of Commerce.

They’ve also completed projects for Ramona High School, such as installing disabled and general parking signs, building a hand-washing and vegetable-washing station, and constructing a compost-ing shelter for a special needs program.

“We’re working on refur-bishing a World War II veter-ans memorial wall at Ramona elementary and building tables and benches for a local church,” said Crawford.

Tom andrews, Scoutmaster for Troop 130, and his wife, Patty, have been part of BSa for 20 years.

“no one project is bigger

or better than the other. They are all equally good,” he said, adding that eagles from his troop have built a music control booth for a local church, constructed a barn for In His Steps Christian Homes, built a bobcat enclo-sure for Ramona Fund For animals, rebuilt a children’s play center for a church, and fabricated an equestrian obstacle course in Holly oaks for the mounted patrol.

“They designed it, but the eagle Scout and his team constructed it. It’s neat to see the boys come up with an idea, then coordinate every-thing so that the plan comes to fruition.”

Some of the projects from Troop 130 that are under way include repainting a u.S. map at one elementary school, refurbishing 18 pig pens for the high school ag program, and creating a fenced area for livestock at the In His Steps women’s home.

andrews applauds the BSa for producing outstand-ing individuals, and invites Jesse Richard and Bradley Hayes, Ramona’s newest eagle Scouts, to soar with the rest of Ramona eagles. n

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Record-breaking Track Star Leaves a Lasting Legacy

By Jack Riordan ~ the journal

Records, as they say, are meant to be broken. Ramona High School

senior track and field standout Holly Stallman got that message loud and clear.

The Journal first reported on Holly three years ago at the end of her freshman year at RHS. at that point, she had already left her mark in the school record book — twice — beating two records that had stood since 1977.

Those records had been set by Rose Kalabsa, now Rose

Darrough, who is currently a teacher and tennis coach at Ramona High. When you look at the RHS school records for track and field, it is pretty remarkable how many of the entries have stood the test of time for so many years — or even decades.

In 2013, Holly set new top times in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints, but luckily for Darrough, her long jump record of 17 feet, 11 ¾ inches (also set in 1977) appeared to be safe, since Holly was focused on sprinting.

Fast-forward to the cur-rent day, and Holly is on the verge of graduating from high school as the four-time reign-ing Valley League Champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter races, having broken and re-broken her own records several times along the way.

at the Valley League Finals in may, Holly tied the meet record in the 100-meter, finishing the sprint in just 12.25 seconds.

She also participated in the 4x100-meter relay for the Bulldogs, and their team broke

another school record this season, with a time of 49.68 seconds. That record had stood since 2005.

If that was not enough, Holly also took up the long jump her junior year, and now graduates as the two-year reigning Valley League champ in that event. Sure enough, she pulled out all the stops at the Valley League Finals this year, breaking Kalabsa’s 1977 record and another meet record with a distance of 18 feet, 7 inches.

Holly has committed to the university of utah in the fall, where she will continue her studies and participate on the university track team. utah, like many universities, does not offer full athletic scholar-ships to freshman track athletes, instead making them prove themselves in order to earn the scholarship for their remaining time at the school. With that said, these colleges still recruit top-tier athletes hard. Holly had options, but elected to go to a school

that would keep her in the Southwestern region, where she could compete against the best of the best.

In 2013, she told the Journal that she had olympic aspirations. Today, with all of her experience gained, she still hopes to represent her

country on the track one day. When asked what advice

she would give to herself as a freshman, she offered, “Work harder. Work much harder, and focus on going to the gym, too.”

even then, it was clear how much she respected

Ramona High School senior track and field star Holly Stallman wears the four first-place medals she earned at the 2016 Valley League finals in may.

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and appreciated her coaches, and that admiration has only grown stronger.

“Sometimes you can’t see the mis-takes you are making,” she says. “The coaches can spot them and help fix them, and before you know it, you’ve dropped 3/10ths of a second — which is huge.”

as a former RHS boys track star, and still the school record holder for the 100-meter and the long jump, majaliwa mcKeaver was brought in during Holly’s junior year to help with the team. His presence has certainly played a role in her resounding suc-cess in the long jump.

Holly explains, “When you run on the board, you can’t see the board, so he is my eyes for me. That’s been a big help for me keying in and getting really far jumps.”

Head Track Coach Sherri edwards recognizes just how special her time has been with Holly, whom she looks at these days as an unofficial assistant coach as well as one of her star ath-letes. But beyond that, edwards recog-nizes Holly’s exceptional character as a person, and she admits that she will miss that as much as anything when she is gone.

“one of the best things about Holly is how hard of a worker she is,” says edwards. “Holly is a great role model in her work ethic and the way she approaches a meet. anything I ask her to do, she does.”

When the dust settled at the 2016 Valley League Finals, Holly and her relay squad stood atop the podium with four first-place medals — 100-meter, 200-meter, 4x100 relay and long jump). She leaves RHS with four school records in the same events.

It’s even more incredible, when you consider that Holly tore her menis-cus and hyperextended her knee in a track-related injury in the summer of 2015. Doctors initially told her that she would be unable to train or com-pete for at least four weeks, but due to the extent of her injury and her subse-quent surgery to repair it, she was in a leg brace for six full months.

But, with the spirit of a champion, she persevered and was back on the track by December, preparing for what was to become a phenomenal senior season.

“You don’t get someone like this coming down the road every year,” says edwards. “I don’t even know what it will be like to have a track team without Holly.”

So yes, records are made to be broken. and when asked what advice she may have for upcoming student athletes who may aspire to one day top Holly’s impressive track records, edwards smiles and simply says, “Go for it.” n

RUSD Honors Retiring Employees

Celebrate!

You’ve earned this day, and we hope you enjoy every moment. Congratulations Class of 2016!

From the staff at Ramona Home Journal

By Ruth Lepper ~ the journal

Ramona unified School District honored 14 teachers, one classified employee and the

superintendent, all retiring at the end of this month, in a special ceremony on may 26.

Classified employee Chuck mandala marked 42 years with the district, working in the maintenance and operations department. assistant Superintendent Tony newman joked with mandala, telling him to be sure to “leave the keys behind when you leave.”

newman introduced the retirees, giving a brief synopsis of each one’s accomplishments during their time with the district. The combined number of years for all the retirees totaled 408, newman said. each retiree was presented with a certificate from their union president. The board of trustees waited in line to congratulate the retirees.

Topping the seniority list for the retiring teachers were Larry Bringham, Ramona High School, 38 years; and from mount Woodson elementary School, adrienne moreland, 37 years; and Peggy Powell, 31 years.

In the 20 years or more category were Bonnie Welch and Barbara

Spain, mount Woodson; Joyce olson and Yolanda Beltran, Hanson; Sandra mcIntosh, Ramona elementary; Bonnie Ingalls, olive Peirce; and Billy Clark, Lynn Knauer-Chastang and Paula Payne, Ramona High. other retirees were Terry Cargo, Hanson elementary; and Kevin mcnees, Ramona High.

Last to be recognized was Superintendent Robert Graeff, with 15 years serving the district.

The final day of work for the retirees will be June 30, the end of the current fiscal school year. n

Assistant Superintendent David ostermann, left, congratulates classified employee Chuck mandala.

PHoto By RUtH LEPPER


come for the Ribs, Stay for the Fun!By Angela McLaughlin ~ the journal

Get your napkins out and mark your calendars for June 18, as the 11th

annual Ramona Community Rib & Chicken Fest is coming to town!

With more than 3,000 pounds of ribs, 800 pounds of chicken and 800 pounds of potato salad and coleslaw, there’s sure to be enough for every-one. Beverages are also included (no alcohol).

It’s not all about the food. With a day filled with prize drawings, a bake sale, music, face painting and a huge craft fair at the front of the building, people of all ages will find something to enjoy.

The event is a labor of love from the community of Ramona.

“It’s unbelievable how the people come out in the town to volunteer and help us,” says Ramona Senior

Center Board of Directors member Pete Bakarich. It requires some serious dedication from the volunteers, but it’s all for a great cause.

Friday night before the event, they have 60 volunteers who help prepare the ribs, coating them in barbecue sauce and wrapping them to marinate overnight.

“It takes us about five hours to wrap the ribs,” he says. “I’ve got 12 cooks who cook from 5 o’clock in the morning to 2 in the afternoon on Saturday,” he says, proudly talking about the “wonderful volunteers” who help make this day a success.

With easily 75 volunteers doling out food and fun the day of the fundraiser, it’s sure to be an event to remember.

This year’s benefit for the Ramona Senior Center’s nutrition program will be held in the olive Peirce middle School Performing arts Center, 1521 Hanson Ln., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sponsored by the Ramona Rotary club and affiliated with meals on Wheels, Ramona, the Rib Fest proceeds assist the local nutrition program in provid-ing more than a thousand meals each month to seniors in nine different ZIP codes.

“We do a number of meals a month, anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 meals,” adds Bakarich. “This is a major fund-raiser for the Ramona Senior Center, and we need the public — Ramona — to come out and support us. That’s what makes the nutritional program function.”

Guests who choose to dine in will enjoy an all-you-can-eat meal. Cost for adults is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Dinners may also be ordered to

go for $15. Children ages 12 and under can have a meal of hot dogs, chips and a drink for only $4.

“Last year, we had 1,100 people show up,” he says, adding that this year they hope to draw in more of a crowd.

advance tickets are available at the Senior Center, 434 aqua Ln., and online at www.ramonaseniorcenter.com. Click “events” then the “Ribfest 2016” tab. Sponsorships are always welcome. Call 760-789-0440.

Bakarich encourages everyone to tell their friends, family and neigh-bors to head on down to the Rib & Chicken Fest and indulge in a good meal and a lot of fun, while support-ing a great community cause. n

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18: BBQ Rib & Chicken Fest from 11-7 at Olive Peirce Middle School Performing Arts Center, 1521 Hanson Ln. Advance tickets $15 at www.ramonaseniorcenter.com or $20 at the door. $4 kids meal.

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Ramona Club NewsRamona Woman’s Club will hold

its end-of-the-year potluck and instal-lation of officers on June 2 at noon at 524 main St. Call President Betty Shaw at 760-789-4515 or visit www.ramonawomansclub.com.

Ramona Garden Club will meet June 8 at Collier County Park, 626 e St., for its year-end picnic and installa-tion of officers. Call 760-789-8774 or visit www.ramonagardenclub.com.

Ramona Art Guild will hold a round-table meeting June 17 at Ramona Library, 1275 main St. Call 760-787-1962 or visit www.zhibit.org/rag.

Intermountain Republican Women Federated will hold its fundraiser June 27 at Ramona oaks Park, 25386 Pappas Rd. Social time is 5:30 p.m. and call to order is at 6. Guest speaker will be Leisa Tilley Grajek, the founder of K9 Guardians, which offers services dogs to veterans with disabilities.

The group welcomes members, spouses and guests from Ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel and surrounding areas. RSVP by June 21 to 760-703-9963 or email [email protected]. n

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You might work diligently at building a financial roadmap for your retire-

ment years and a comprehen-sive estate plan. But you can’t just create these strategies — you also have to communicate them. Specifically, you need to inform your spouse and your grown children what you have in mind for the future — be-cause the more they know, the fewer the surprises that await them down the road.

Let’s start with your spouse. Ideally, of course, you and your spouse should have already communicated about your respective ideas for retirement and have come to an agreement on the big issues, such as when you both plan to retire, where you’ll live during retirement, and what you want to do as retirees (volunteer, travel, work part time and so on).

But what you both might have let slip through the cracks are the important specifics related to financing your retirement. You’ll need to answer several questions, including these:

• When will you each start taking Social Security?

• Are there strategies for maxi-mizing both of your Social Security payments?

• When will you need to start

tapping into your respective retirement accounts, such as your IRa and 401(k)? and, once you do start withdraw-ing from these accounts, how much should you take out each year?

You may want to work with a financial professional to address these issues, but however you proceed, you and your spouse need to be “on the same page” regarding the key financial components of your retirement.

now, consider your grown children. You need to clearly communicate your estate plans to them, not only for the sake of openness and honesty, but also because they may well play active roles within those plans. So when talking to your children, make sure you cover these areas:

• Durable power of attorney — You may well decide to give one of your grown children the durable power of attorney to pay bills and make financial choices on your behalf if you are unable to do so.

• Estate executor — An execu-tor is the person or entity you name in your will to carry out your wishes. an executor has a variety of responsibilities, so you’ll want to choose someone

who is honest and capable of dealing with legal and financial matters. again, you could ask a grown child to serve as your executor, but, to avoid potential conflict of interests among your chil-dren, you might want to go outside the family. Talk with an attorney about how best to name your executor.

Status of will and living trust — assuming you have already drawn up a will, share it with your grown children. The same is true with a liv-ing trust, a popular estate-planning tool that may allow your survivors to avoid going through the time-consuming, public and expensive process of probate. a will and a living trust will obviously contain a great deal of information your children should know about — so take the time to explain your thinking when you cre-ated these documents.

You want to enjoy a com-fortable retirement, and you want to leave a meaningful legacy through your estate plans. To help accomplish both these goals, you need to include your loved ones in your arrangements — so open those lines of communication.

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Tournament to Support FORUSa FoRuS Golf Tournament

is set for June 17 at San Vicente Resort, with pro-ceeds to support the needs of schools within the Ramona unified School District.

The nonprofit FoRuS — Friends of Ramona unified Schools — has provided essential repairs and supplies for area schools over the years, and is helping make a difference in students’ lives.

Check-in is at 11:30 a.m., a putting contest is at noon, and

shotgun start is at 1 p.m.Cost is $100 for individual

golfers or $375 for a four-some, which includes a full round of golf, a cart and lunch. Putting contest entry is $10.

Registration ends June 14. To sign up or sponsor the event, contact Shelly Heimer at 760-870-7730 or [email protected].

San Vicente Resort is located at 24157 San Vicente Rd. n

Ryan Hamilton Earns aWaNa Citation awardRyan Jason Hamilton, 17,

was awarded the Citation award last month from the Ramona aWana clubs.

The Citation award is the highest honor offered by aWana, a non-denominational, inter- national ministry that seeks to teach evangelism and long-term discipleship to children and teens. It is presented to par-ticipants in 12th grade who have completed 10 workbooks from third through 12th grade, read through the entire Bible and memorized more than 800 verses.

Ryan, who is the son of Linda and Bill Hamilton, is the only local recipient of the award this year. He is a home-school student who will graduate June 4. n

Ryan Jason Hamilton, center, was presented the AwANA Citation Award by his high school group leaders, Kevin and Veronica Springfield. PHoto CoURtESy of LiNDA HAmiLtoN

cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regard-ing your situation. n

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It’s Coach Al’s GameBy Johnny McDonald ~ the journal

You call Coach al Schaffer, and he says: “Let’s get together and talk.”

about basketball, naturally, because that’s his life.

Bring up a name like Phil Woolpert, who coached two national cham-pions in San Francisco, and al’s ready for a tale or two.

The same might be said of Indiana’s Bobby Knight

or uCLa’s John Wooden — all past masters of the game.

al remains close to the game as a volunteer coach with the highly successful San Diego State aztecs, the hottest sports ticket in the area.

He says he never ceases to be amazed by the calm man-ner and tactical way aztecs

Coach Steve Fisher has guided his teams through 11 straight winning campaigns. The suc-cessful 71-year-old Fisher will be back again this season in pursuit of an nCaa playoff berth that eluded his team last season, even though it won the mountain West’s regular season crown.

He had to settle march madness with a semifinals finish in the nIT.

Schaffer, too, will be back for a seventh season, ready to help where he can help, usually one-on-one player meetings on fundamentals or corrections.

“Steve wants me around because he says it keeps him feeling young,” Schaffer, who’ll be 82 in July, said with a chuckle.

Schaffer travels down from Ramona for practice sessions and usually takes an “observa-tion” seat across court from the team bench at games.

of course, he’ll be jotting

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He says people don’t real-ize that Steve’s team had led the nation with a record 15 straight overtime victories. The aztecs now are 20-1 in that capacity.

“Steve settles them down and then he’ll say, ‘We’ll just do this, this and this,’” al relates.

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“If he needs to get on them, he’ll get on them. He’s not afraid to call them out. Steve will tell you it’s a lot of luck involved and, I suppose, good coaching, which he often credits his staff.”

Some head coaches domi-nate practice, but Schaffer says Steve gives his assistants duties and responsibilities.

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Jim anderson, Wastewater operations Superintendent in charge of the Santa maria and San Vicente wastewater plants, explained the operation of the clarifier to those in atten-dance. Joe Castro, who over-sees the Santa maria plant’s operations, was also on hand to answer questions.

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orders totaling $69,997. Partial funding for the project came from the nature Conservancy purchasing a sprayfield easement for $1,124,000.

“It’s very impressive,” Director Darrell Beck said. “You did a great job. everybody was thinking ahead.”

Clem miner, the contractor with neWest Construction Company, also praised the work relations with RmWD.

“It was a cooperation with the district,” he said. “a part-nership, working side by side.”

Santa maria Water Reclama-tion Plant has been owned and operated by RmWD

since 1981. It was formed as the Santa maria Service area by the county in 1946, and moved to its present location on Sawday Road in Ramona acres in 1973.

at the time the plant was designed, provisions were made for a fourth clarifier. Clarifiers no. 1 and 2 are in service, but at this time, Clarifier no. 3 is down for repairs and general maintenance.

The Santa maria plant provides sewer service for 4,200 equivalent dwelling units (eDu) in Ramona’s downtown area. Its capacity is for treating one million gallons of sewer flow per day.

The final step for the recycled water is sending it to the sprayfields near Rangeland Road. Recycled water from the Santa maria plant is also used to irrigate the mount Woodson Golf Course. n

Clarifier No. 4 was dedicated may 24 at the Santa maria water Reclamation Plant. PHotoS CoURtESy of RmwD

Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new clarifier are, from left, Ramona municipal water District directors Darrell Beck, thomas Ace, Joe Zenovic and Jim Hickle.


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Bow Wow Pow WowBy Angela McLaughlin ~ the journal

attention, dog owners and dog lovers! The 12th annual Kiwanis

Bow Wow Pow Wow dog show is set for June 11, and dogs and owners are invited to par-ticipate in this year’s exciting event.

“It’s been a fun-filled event for the community of Ramona,” says Pat Bell, incoming president for Kiwanis Club of Ramona. He adds that the categories have stayed the same as previous years, since they are popular with participants and observers.

Categories include best costume for both adult and children’s dogs; dog and owner look-alike; most unusual markings; most beautiful female; most handsome male; best trick; best tail-wagger; best kisser; cutest dog; best

singer; and best in show.The best in show trophy

will be awarded to a dog that was entered in at least two contests and placed first in one or more.

other activities include a silent auction, raffles and bake sale. Information about dog training and dogs for adoption will be available.

The Kiwanis Club will be pre-paring hot dogs, hamburgers and nachos for sale.

Held at the Ramona outdoor Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the

show will provide dogs and their owners with a chance to win any of the 12 contests. entry check-in begins at 10 a.m., and the entry fee is $5 per category, or $20 for five categories.

Spectator admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under.

Proceeds will go to the emergency animal Rescue group and to children and senior community service projects that are funded by the Ramona Kiwanis

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Gallery Mural Dedicated to H.E.A.R.T. Project

A mural on the front of 2Create Gallery has officially become part of the Ramona H.E.A.R.t mural Project, celebrated with a dedication ceremony may 21. Pictured are muralist Helen wilson, center, and 2Create Gallery owners Dave and molly Begent.

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mark’s services are limited now, because he has been diagnosed with aLS, more com-monly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. His father takes him to each practice.

Schaffer’s association with Fisher goes back to michigan, when both had great success. Fisher was at the university, and Schaffer compiled a 373-251 high school record.

al coached 14 years at Ramona High School at a time when the Bulldogs reached the CIF San Diego Section Division III final.

Reflecting back on six years with the aztecs program, he said, “It has been a godsend to be around them.”

Schaffer believes the aztecs will be a better team this year. However, transitional years can be tricky with the arrival of new talent.

He was asked about Luke Walton being named as the Los angeles Lakers head coach.

“I wished him good luck,” he said. “He has a good back-ground and he’s young. They’ll need him.”

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Local high schools have announced their top graduating seniors for the class of 2016.Ramona High School valedictorian

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rian is annette Burns, and salutatorian is Jesse Richard.

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Ramona Home Journal congratu-lates these school leaders and all of this year’s graduates! n

RUSD valedictorians, from left, Annette Garcia, montecito High School; Annette Burns, mountain Valley Academy; and Clair Groenewold, Ramona High School, were honored by the board of trustees at its may 26 meeting. the students were introduced by Superintendent Robert Graeff and presented with certificates and medals designating them as the valedictorians. they will be the only students in their graduating classes to wear the distinctive medals. PHoto By RUtH LEPPER


simply called the Ramona Hotel. Its name was changed to the Kenilworth Inn in 1914, when a second story was added by owner Henry a. miles in anticipation of attracting more customers due to the 1915 Pan american exposition in San Diego.

Ramona historian Barbara Kelly cited names such as Scofield, Ricker, Robins, Baxley, Ross, Wonderley, Jasper and Pierce who managed the Kenilworth Inn for short periods, but most of the credit for management goes to Ida m. Kearney, who took over

in 1910 and was proprietor until her death in 1926, when it was taken over by mrs. George Roques. Kelly related how old-timers told of the beautiful and well-kept flower gardens surrounding the hotel, including roses, stocks, lilacs and an evergreen hedge. She further told how the inn was known far and wide for its excellent chicken dinners, as attested to by names on the guest register that recorded many famous people of the era, including madame ernestine Schumann Heinck, who sang there July 23, 1922.

The Kenilworth Inn was used for Sunday school, church services and socials, and was a center of commu-nity activity, including high school senior banquets. The inn was also a popular lodging

place for many unmarried schoolteachers.

The inn was located on the northeast corner of eighth and main streets, now the site of Ramona Food and Clothes Closet. It was set back from the road, allowing for a large parking area, garden and driveway.

It was destroyed by a fire that began in the kitchen in november 1943, and due to wartime shortages of materials, it was never rebuilt.

another early two-story frame hotel was built in about 1888 by abel adams. Known

as the adam’s House, it was an unusual double-gable-style structure that was easily rec-ognized in old photographs. Here, adams’ wife, with the help of an Indian girl, did all of the cooking. adams also had a livery stable on the property in connection with the hotel. The couple left Ramona in the early 1900s, and the owners of the Kenilworth Inn took it over and used it for extra rooms.

The adams house was located on the present site of the Ramona Café, originally called the el Patio. The hotel was set well back off the main trail, had a big front yard that featured two Washingtonian palm trees and a familiar free-standing sign at the street. During construction of the el Patio in 1948, one of the palm

In 1884, Theophile Verlaque built his General Store in Santa maria on the main

trail to the Julian mines. Shortly thereafter, he built a small frame house west of his general store that became the first roadhouse in the valley. It was only used in that capacity for several years.

The hotel was relocated to make space for the larger Verlaque House that was built on that site about 1886-88, and is now the Guy B. Woodward museum.

according to early photo-graphs, it is believed that the

original hotel was moved just westerly to the adjoining lot, where it became the residence of Thomas Jerman, who opened the Jerman Drug Store in 1889 on the property now occupied by affordable Treasures. The Jerman residence was again moved in the 1930s to a location on 11th Street, where the old roadhouse is now a private residence.

In 1886, the Santa maria Land and Water Company, headed by company president milton Santee, purchased 3,855 acres of the valley and began laying out the township of Ramona. In order to pro-mote land sales, Santee built a hotel that opened for business on april 23, 1887. The original building was a single-story, 15-room brick structure

ON MEMORY’S BACK TRAIL

By Darrell Beck ~ the journal

The Kenilworth Inn, adams House and Early Roadhouses in Ramona

trees was removed, and many adams House artifacts were found during the excavation. The adam’s House was torn down about 1936. The other palm tree was removed when the current bakery building was constructed about 1995.

Civil War veteran Captain Francis m. Green of Illinois came to Ramona in 1911, where in 1914 he built a con-crete house on main Street. It eventually became known as

the Ramona Hotel. old-timers said that Capt. Green used all kinds of barbwire, farm machinery parts and other iron implements to reinforce the concrete, which was a common practice at the time. There were several small bun-galows built in the rear, used for many years as a hotel and rental cottages. The old hotel is now the home of the olde Ramona Hotel Gallery.

another hotel that offered room and board was located about five miles east of town on present-day Highway 78, just east of Ramona

Trails Drive. This two-story residence, built in about 1920 by W.R. Burnham and later owned by the Settle family, was known as the “mary Louise.” The place eventually became known as the “Canyon Inn” and was used as a hotel for a number of years. The Canyon Inn was miraculously spared from being destroyed by the Witch Creek fire and remains today as a private residence.

The Del nido motel was built in the early 1950s and was located on the south-west corner of 11th and main streets. The motel was owned and operated by Richard “Dick” Thuneman and featured an onsite swimming pool and a bait and tackle business. It was torn down in the 1990s to accommodate the Ramona Plaza building.

Today, only Green’s Ramona Hotel and the Canyon Inn remain as testament to earlier times, but neither is being used as a lodging establishment. n

the Del Nido motel was built in the early 1950s. PHotoS CoURtESy of DARRELL BECK

A second story was added to the Kenilworth inn in 1914.

As pictured in a painting by Louise mcintosh Shidner, the Adams House was a two-story frame hotel built circa 1888 by Abel Adams.


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The Lord’s Prayer, Part IV‘Thy Will Be Done’

In this study through the Lord’s Prayer (matt. 6:9-13), we now come to the third

request, which is, “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (v. 10).

This is closely related to the previous request, “Thy kingdom come” (v. 10). after all, one of the primary ways that a king’s kingdom is manifested is in his will being done, as one must lead to the other.

What does it mean to pray for the Lord’s will to be done? It means, as Jesus goes on to tell us in v. 10, that his will would be done “on earth as it is in heaven.”

How is God’s will done in heaven? Perfectly. Perpetually. Personally. That is how the angels themselves do the will

of God in heaven! They obey him perfectly. There is no dis-obedience or sin in heaven. none. That is part of what makes heaven, well, heaven! They obey him perpetually. In other words, they do his will at all times. always. and they obey him personally. They live to serve the Lord and do his will.

That has important implica-tions for those who confess the name of Christ and who would sincerely pray the Lord’s Prayer. If you are going to pray for the Lord’s will to be done on earth, that has to start with His will being done in our own lives.

But what does that entail? First of all, it means that we humbly submit to and accept his will in whatever he sends

By Rev. Andy Schreiber

Pastor’s Cornerour way in this life. That is to pray what Jesus himself prayed in the garden of Gethsemane — “not as I will, but as You will” (nIV).

To pray this way requires that we trust God that his will is good, and that he knows what he is doing — even when we ourselves do not.

Do you pray this way? Do you pray for the Lord’s will to be done in your life, even in times of trial or suffering? The Lord “works all things accord-ing to the counsel of his will” (eph. 1:11, eSV). all things.

and so he alone is worthy of our trust at all times.

It also means that we must seek to do the will of the Lord in our own daily lives. and if we are praying for the Lord’s will to be done without a sincere desire and aim to do what the Lord has com-manded in his Word, then we are just going through the motions in prayer. There is a word for that kind of thing — hypocrisy.

as Jesus himself said, “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?”

(Luke 6:46, nIV). So let us learn to pray for

the Lord’s will to be done, both in our own lives as well as in our families, our commu-nity and even “on earth as it is in heaven.” n

Rev. Andy Schreiber is pastor of Ramona Valley Presbyterian Church. He may be reached at 760-787-1570 or andy@ramo-na valleypca.com. Visit www.ramona valleypca.com. Opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the publisher.

How Medicare Covers Prescription DrugsBy David Sayen

medicare helps pay for prescription medications. even if you don’t take many prescriptions now, you should consider joining a medicare drug plan.

There are two ways to get medicare prescription drug coverage.

medicare standalone drug plans, also known as Part D plans, add drug coverage to original medicare, as well as to some medicare Cost Plans and medicare Private Fee-for-Service plans. You must have medicare Part a or Part B to join a standalone Part D plan.

medicare advantage plans and other medicare health plans often include pre-scription drugs. medicare advantage plans are managed care plans, similar to Hmos or PPos. many, but not all, offer prescription coverage. To join such a plan, you must have medicare Part a and Part B.

You can sign up for either type of drug plan when you first become eligible for medicare or during medicare’s open enrollment season, which runs from oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year.

Beware: If your medicare advantage plan includes pre-scription benefits and you join a Part D plan, you’ll be dis-enrolled from your medicare advantage plan and returned to original medicare.

The cost of a medicare drug plan cost varies, depend-ing on what plan you choose, which drugs it covers, which pharmacy you use, and wheth-er you’re eligible for the extra Help program.

most standalone, or Part D, plans charge a monthly pre-mium, which you must pay in addition to your Part B pre-mium. If you’re in a medicare advantage plan, the monthly premium for that plan may include an amount for drug coverage.

most medicare drug plans also have a yearly deduct-ible, an amount you must pay before the plan begins paying for its share of your drugs. once the deductible is met, you’ll also pay a co-payment or co-insurance amount at the pharmacy counter.

In addition, most medicare drug plans have a cover-age gap, also known as the “donut hole.” The gap begins after you and your drug plan

together have spent a certain amount for your drugs. For information, see the “medicare & You” handbook, mailed to every medicare beneficiary annually and available online at www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf.

once you’re out of the gap, you get “catastrophic cover-age,” which means you only have to pay a co-payment or co-insurance amount for your drugs for the rest of that cal-endar year.

However, not everyone will enter the coverage gap, because their drug costs won’t be high enough. The gap is scheduled to be eliminated by 2020.

Keep in mind that not every medicare drug plan covers every drug. You’ll need to check with the plan to make sure that the drugs you need are covered. also, plans may have restrictions, such as prior authorization, quantity limits, and step therapy, which requires that you try a lower-cost drug before the plan will cover a high-priced medication.

You or your prescriber has the right to appeal if you believe that such a rule should be waived.

The extra Help program mentioned earlier assists low-income folks in paying for their prescriptions. If you qualify, extra Help can save you thousands of dollars annually on your drugs. n

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Library News

Summer Reading ChallengeThe library is gearing up

for a summer packed full of free programs and ser-vices, including the Summer Reading Challenge that began June 1 and continues through aug. 31.

a Summer Reading Kickoff Party is set for June 17 at 1 p.m., featuring John abram’s animal show. Special events for kids, teens and adults will take place weekly through early august.

The reading program will

award prize to readers of any age who read 10 books or read for 10 hours. Sign up at the library or online at www.sdcl.org/src. n

nutrition Program offered at library

In an effort to provide critical support throughout the summer and ensure that kids and families are get-ting the nutrition they need, Feeding america San Diego announced meal distribution sites for its Summer Food Service Program.

Free lunch will be provided weekdays to children and teens at Ramona Library, 1275 main St. The program will start June 13 and end aug. 19, offering lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This will be in addition to Feeding america’s monthly food distribution program at Ramona Food and Clothes Closet every third Thursday.

Funded by the united States Department of agriculture, the Summer Food Service Program is administered by the California Department of education and sponsored by Feeding america.

In 2014 throughout San Diego County, 59 percent of those who received free and reduced-price meals during the school year did not receive food during the summer. Through direct-to-client programs and its partner agencies, Feeding america works to meet this specific need.

Call Ramona Library at 760-788-5270. n

Volunteers Needed at Ramona LibraryRamona Community Library

at 1275 main St. is gearing up for a busy summer of offering free programs and services. Branch manager Chelsie Harris invites residents to help by giving back to the community and becoming a library volunteer.

“a six-month commitment is preferred, but only two hours per week are required,” said Harris.

The library needs bilin-gual volunteers to assist with english as a second language and citizenship workshops; people who have experience with computers to help teach other adults how to use a mouse, write emails, access websites and more;

crafters to help children with basic crafts; an adult music instructor to guide teens with reading music and learning to play drums, bass guitar, electric guitar and keyboard provided by the library; and volunteers to perform shelving and

administrative tasks.Those who are interested

may call the library at 760-788-5270 and ask for Leslie. The volunteer hiring process takes approximately six weeks and includes a background check and free medical exam. n

friends of the Ramona Library presented scholarships last month to two local 2016 graduates. Scholarship recipients Gabriel Plendcio, second from left, and Perla Cruz, second from right, are pictured with friends directors Chuck Lemenager, Dr. michael J. Barker and Kaaren Chatfield. Both Plendcio and Cruz are graduating from Ramona High School. PHoto By ANNEttE wiLLiAmS

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week before election Day. Completed ballots — in

their sealed, signed and addressed official envelopes — may also be submitted in person at any polling place 22in the county or to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters office at 5600 overland ave., San Diego, 92123, before 8 p.m. on June 7. By law, bal-lots must be returned by each individual voter, or by an authorized family member or someone in the voter’s house-hold. To give authorization, there is a second place to sign on the back of the official ballot envelope.

May i vote for anyone i want and for any party?

Well, yes and no. If you are registered with a political party, your ballot will list only that party’s presidential candidates.

There are six parties with presidential candi-

dates in California: american Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom and Republican. If you are registered “no party preference,” also known as nonpartisan, there will not be any presidential candidates listed on your ballot.

But, every four years, political parties have a say as to who will be allowed to vote for their party’s presi-dential candidates, and the upcoming primary election is no different.

This year the Democratic, american Independent and Libertarian parties have cho-sen to open their ballots to nonpartisan, no-party-prefer-ence voters. Registered non-partisan voters may request one of these three ballots at their designated polling place.

on the other hand, the Republican, Green, and Peace and Freedom parties have chosen to limit voting on their ballots to those who are registered with their parties.

Primary elections differ from the general election in november, when all nominees will be listed on the ballot.

Am i actually voting for a candidate, or just the delegate for a particular candidate?

For the Democrats, you are voting for your candidate of choice, and each presidential candidate will be awarded a certain number of delegate spots based on the results of the presidential primary.

For Republicans, it is

winner take all, so the presidential candidate who wins any given Congressional District will receive all three delegate appointments for that district. In addition, 10 at-large delegates are awarded to the presidential candidate receiv-ing the largest number of votes statewide.

will i need to show voter iD?

Probably not, but it’s a good idea to take a valid driver’s license or other state-issued ID with you just in case.

If you have voted at your polling precinct before, the poll worker will confirm your name and address. You will be instructed to sign a list and may proceed to vote.

If you have not voted before and have registered by mail, you may need to produce ID that shows your name and address.

If your name is not on the voting roster, someone will help you find your cor-rect polling location, which is based on your residential address. In the worst-case scenario, if you believe you are registered to vote and want to vote at the polling location where you are, you may vote using a provisional ballot and you do not have to show ID.

The bottom line is that voting can be complicated. But important things — like rights — shouldn’t be taken for granted, so there have to be rules in place to ensure and protect those rights. n

By Jim Evans ~ the journal

The Presidential Primary election is just around the corner, and like many

americans, Ramona residents are champing at the bit to make their initial selection for the office of President of the united States.

It is a duty, a responsibil-ity and a principal right of citizenship to vote, but it also comes with rules — and sometimes those rules can be complicated.

Let’s cut to the chase:

when is the election? The Presidential Primary

election is on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Do i have to be registered to vote?

Yes

when do i have to register?

You must have been registered by may 24.

where do i vote?There are approximately

1,522 polling places in San Diego County and about 18 in Ramona, mostly at churches, fire stations, schools and even at some private residences. You may vote only at the designated polling place indicated on the back of your sample ballot and voter information pamphlet that you receive in the mail. If you have not received a pamphlet, you can visit www.sdvote.com or call 858-565-5800 to determine your poll location.

one of Ramona’s polling places is alamo West Storage at 1037 olive St., where co-managers Peter massaro and Patty Stone are expecting a larger-than-usual voter turnout this year.

“We had more than 400 people show up to vote in the last election,” said massaro. “But with all of the election hullabaloo this year, there will likely be a lot more people show up this time, so don’t wait till the last minute.”

Residents who typically cast their votes at alamo will miss the presence of “Baby,” the friendly springer spaniel. She passed away last month after being a regular fixture for so many years. She couldn’t vote, of course, but she made everyone feel right

at home.

will voting be done manually or by voting machine?

no one seems to know for sure but “probably a com-bination of both,” according to Stone.

“Last time we had one electronic voting machine, and all the rest were manual. most people seemed to prefer the old-fashioned method of marking or punching their own ballot.”

Parents are also allowed to take children under the age of 18 into the voting booth with them.

How late are the polls open?

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on voting day. as long as you are in the polling place or in line before closing time, you will be allowed to vote.

what if you want to vote but cannot make it to the polls on Election Day?

If you have to work that day and you ask your employer at least two days in advance, you have the right to take up to two hours off work at the beginning or at the end of the workday without loss of pay.

mail ballot voting is also an option, but the deadline to request a mail ballot for this election was may 31.

mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before June 7 and received by the county elections office no later than June 10. The Registrar of Voters suggests mailing ballots at least a

Alamo west Storage co-managers Patty Stone and Peter massaro are pictured working at the business’ polling area during the last election.

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“What’s a small town without a big dance?” asks Bill Fink, a member of the Sons of the american Legion. “This is our 10th annual dance, so we’re looking for this to be an extra-special bash.”

Performing will be Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Swingshift and Three Chord Justice.

“These are fabulous bands,” says Fink. “Giant dance floor at a beautiful mountain venue with twinkly lights under the dark, dark skies of Julian. It’s a throwback to a simpler time.”

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Santa maria-style open-flame-barbecued beef and chicken dinners with all the fixin’s, vegetarian options, side dishes, desserts, soft drinks, beer, hard cider and wine will be offered for sale.

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The next day, she felt fairly normal except for a large bruise on her forehead, a sore neck and a determination never to go skateboarding again.

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“Coaches were extremely generous with their time, and taught the kids how to make repairs quickly, which definitely helped at this race,” said one parent.

Parent Caron Cappos added, “This

will be the last year our kids, Jaron and Stassa, race together, which has been a wonderful family experience.”

Cycle Dawgs coaches are Ron “Bacon” Bacas, Robert Grace, Dave Heiar, Rodney Linder and Steve Vaniolia. The team thanked Haro bikes, Red monkey Grips, nite Rider lights, Webb Construction, CC Cycles and Bike Works for their support.

The next event for the racers was the state race in Los olivos, with 11 qualified to compete against leagues in northern California. n

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