TWO ARCHITECTS OF LEARNING AT CUYAMACA COLLEGE RETIRING AFTER 33 YEARS
Founding instructors of landmark programs leave a legacy May 29, 2012 (El Cajon)– For more than three decades, two instructors at Cuyamaca College have worked within hailing distance of one other,...
View ArticleGROSSMONT, CUYAMACA COMMENCEMENTS BRING A HAPPY ENDING TO A ROCKY FINANCIAL YEAR
June 2, 2012 (El Cajon) -- The commencements held at Cuyamaca and Grossmont colleges this week, in which more than 2,300 students received degrees or certificates, were a joyous and welcome change to...
View ArticleCENTENNIAL BANNERS GOING UP AROUND EL CAJON
July 4, 2012 (El Cajon) -- The City of El Cajon will officially be turning 100 years old on Monday, November 12, 2012. In celebrating our mission statement, “Honoring and Celebrating the People Who...
View ArticleCOLLEGES PLAN PUBLIC REMEMBRANCES OF 9/11 ATTACKS
September 10, 2012 (El Cajon) -- Cuyamaca and Grossmont colleges are holding public remembrances of the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and triggered the global war on...
View ArticlePHOTOS OF THE WEEK: WILD TURKEYS IN CUYAMACA
Decenber 26, 2012 (Cuyamaca) -- Turkeys for Christmas may conjure up images of a holiday dinner. But photographer Tom Lemon spotted this flock on Christmas Day while driving through Rancho Cuyamaca...
View ArticleLET IT SNOW! STORM TO BLANKET MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 4,000 FEET
December 29, 2012 (San Diego’s East County ) - A storm moving through our region today and tomorrow is expected to bring rain and in mountain areas, snow. By tomorrow, snow is forecast to drop down...
View ArticlePHOTO OF THE WEEK: DOE, A DEER
December 29, 2012 (Cuyamaca) -- While driving through Rancho Cuyamaca State Park last week, ECM editor Miriam Raftery spotted several groups of deer grazing in the sun-dappled woods, including this...
View ArticlePHOTOS OF THE WEEK: WINTER WONDERLAND
December 31, 2012 (San Diego's East County) -- A blanket of snow envelops our local mountains and rural areas this New Year's Eve. Melody Ponchot arose early to snap sunrise photos as the morning's...
View ArticleCUYAMACA, GROSSMONT COLLEGES BEGIN SEMESTER IN AN OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT
Photos by Stephen Harvey/Grossmont College photographerJanuary 25, 2013 (El Cajon)--Spring semester begins January 28 at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges in a restorative vein, with hundreds of classes...
View ArticleDESCANSO JUNCTION: A RESTAURANT WITH COUNTRY FLAIR
An East County Eater ReviewBy Ariele Johannsonread more
View ArticleOPEN HOUSE AT JULIAN FIRE STATION SEPT. 28
August 17, 2013 (Julian) -- Julian Cuyamaca Fire Protection District invites the public to an open house at the Julian Fire Station on Saturday, September 28 from 10-4 p.m. The station is located on...
View ArticlePHOTOS OF THE WEEK: DRY TIMES AT LAKE CUYAMACA AND MOUNT LAGUNA
By Miriam Raftery; photos by Tom LemonFebruary 23, 2014 (Cuyamaca) – “The meadows should be green, Cuyamaca Lake full. Not so,” Tom Lemon writes after a trip to the mountain area. “The area is...
View ArticleQUESTIONS REMAIN ON CUYAMACA BURN
Photos above: Sign amid charred terrain reads, "As these habitats recover from fire, a colorful variety of bird liife will return."By Miriam RafteryMarch 28, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) –...
View ArticlePHOTOS OF THE WEEK: ANOTHER SECRET STREAM
August 7, 2014 (Borrego Springs) – Tom Lemon sent in these photos of a “secret stream”, along with this description:read more
View ArticleSD TRAILS: SPOOKY TRAIL RUN
By Randy ZunigaDecember 13, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) - I had been training off and on throughout the summer for a night trail half-marathon up by Julian in October. I was doing different trail...
View ArticleCONTROLLED BURN WEDNESDAY
Update: Click here for a map of the burn area, provided by CAL FIRE, which is assistant state parks with the burn. February 3, 2015 (Cuyamaca) -- A 100-acre controlled burn is scheduled for this...
View ArticlePHOTOS OF THE WEEK: CUYAMACA PEAK
March 10, 2015 (Cuyamaca) – Melody Munoz sent in these photos after this week’s snowfall on Cuyamaca peak. read more
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