🌱 Patch AM: Will Ramona lose its skatepark nonprofit just before funding arrives?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Ramona lose its skatepark nonprofit just before funding arrives?
• How will Ramona Unified's new finance chief shape local schools?
• What's really happening at Ramona's egg ranch after salmonella tests?

Also on today's calendar: Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very hot with a few showers, with a high of 106 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 101, low: 64.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ramona Skatepark Champions needs volunteers for nonprofit to continue (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Ramona residents are being asked to step up as Ramona Skatepark Champions risks disbanding unless at least three new board volunteers come forward by Sept. 30, threatening momentum for a long-sought local skatepark. With county funds potentially available and a site at Ramona Community Park in play, organizers say an active nonprofit is crucial to finally getting a skatepark built.
   

• Ramona Unified's new administrative services leader brings experience, education (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Ramona Unified has hired Michelle Howe-Kelton as its new assistant superintendent of administrative services, overseeing budgets, facilities, transportation, food services, and other operations that shape daily school life. She brings extensive finance and school business experience and says her priority is making long-term, fiscally responsible decisions that keep Ramona students' programs and campuses strong.
   

• Ramona egg ranch makes difficult choice in salmonella outbreak (sandiegouniontribune.com) — A Ramona egg ranch, Happy Hens, is linked by county health officials to a salmonella outbreak with 23 cases, and is disputing claims it's resisting a voluntary recall while already withholding eggs from two affected properties. The farm faces a costly testing regimen or the potential loss of about 10,000 hens, a decision with big implications for local shoppers and the business's future.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ramona

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Armen Kurdian Town Hall
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  9:30 am
• Ice Cream Social & Book Fair
  James Dukes Elementary Ramona, CA 92065
  5:00 pm
• Train-the-Trainer Robotics &AI 1 of 5
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  5:00 pm
• Regular Board Meeting
  Ramona City Unified Ramona Unified School District Office, 720 9th St, Ramona, CA 9
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Non-profit workshop
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  9:30 am
• Jones Wedding →
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Introduction to Watercolor →
  The Art Center Ramona, 438 Main St, Ramona
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• Back to School Night
  Mission Elementary Oceanside, CA 92058
  5:30 pm
• FB & MHS Back to School Night
  Ramona City Unified Montecito High School, 720 9th St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
  6:00 pm
• MHS Back to School Night
  Montecito High (Continuation) Ramona, CA 92065
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Armen Kurdian Town Hall
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  9:30 am
• Train-the-Trainer Robotics &AI 1 of 5
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society has formed a New Community Engagement Committee addressing the need for Emergency preparedness, evacuation and emergency short term housing for Turtles/Tortoises and other animals in designated disaster areas.
  Please join our Zoom meeting, September 11, 2026, 7 pm, PUBLIC INVITED! Go To: sdturtle.org, tap the EVENTS tab, to join our meeting Text: 619-593… (Nextdoor San Diego Country Estates)
• A possible HOA approach to reckless e-bike / e-motorcycle riding!
  I've been thinking about what the community can realistically do about the increasingly dangerous riding behavior we're seeing. Our roads are public… (Nextdoor San Diego Country Estates)

• Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew in Ramona. Apply here.
• Ramona Unified School District posted a job opening for Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2026-2027 School Year ($7,500 Signing Bonus) in Ramona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ramona here.

🗞 Nearby News

Poway

• Social justice singer-songwriter Crys Matthews coming to Poway on Friday (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Injuries Reported in Startling Car Crash on 12342 Poway Road (sweetlaw.com)
• Davis and Sosnowski vie for Poway Unified Trustee Area B seat (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Escondido

• ESCONDIDO: Indigenous-focused 'Blood Memory' opens Sept. 12 (northcoastcurrent.com)

Santee

• Santee Firefighters To Host Annual Pancake Breakfast (patch.com)

Ok Ramona! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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