Saturday Prepper Fair Offers Demonstrations and Education

Local Prepper Fair gives you the opportunity to experience first hand what you need to do to prepare for looming disaster threats in our area.

Zucchini Wars!

Look out for the Zucchini Ninja dropping giant ones on peoples door steps!

Check out the Poway Taste of our Town Fundraiser, this Saturday, June 23rd, featuring local wines!

Saturday, June 23, sample local wines, food and live music at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation inaugural fundraiser “Taste of our Towne,” benefiting the POW Foundation!

National and Local Attention for the Ramona Valley Wineries and Vineyards

The accolades and opportunities to celebrate our local, Ramona Valley winemakers and vineyards just keep rolling in!

The Secret Bible

I think I have figured out why Christians seem to be so inconsistent about their world views. They aren't hypocrites. There is just more than one Bible out there. Which one are you reading?

Something came to me at the Church of Epiphany!

Statues of tired soldiers, flaming swords granite obelisks and walls, but no mention of the people that have felt the blade of our terrible swift American sword.

Preparing for Possible Summer Blackouts

Power outages are becoming more frequent. If you have medical equipment, office equipment, or a freezer full of food, learn how a stand-by generator may be the right choice for you.

High Water Pressure Can Cost You Money

High water pressure can waste money, and in some cases could get you fined. Learn how to control water pressure, or consider installing a drip irrigation system.

Quail Mutterings: There's No Place Like Home

There's no place like home. Such is the case for me when I venture out to other places.

Nothing Bold, Nothing New from Ramona School Officials on Crisis

Asking the unions to sacrifice so that the inevitable fiscal calamity will be delayed only a year is unconscionable in my view.

SR 67 Is a Problem and the Problem Needs to Be Addressed

SR 67 needs a central barrier of some type, whether that be a K-rail or a middle lane between cars traveling in opposite directions.

Supporting Healthy Children: It Takes a Village… but Family First!

The nation and our communities are working together to address childhood obesity. But as parents, what we model and encourage at home has the biggest impact on raising healthy children.

First ever San Diego Fair Commercial Wine Contest Is Saturday, June 9

Come taste local wines at the San Diego Fair's first commerical Wine Festival on June 9th, and meet the winners - Daily tasting opportunites, too!

Grape Arbors Within Your Reach

The basic steps to creating a grape arbor are introduced.

The Long View of Making Ends Meet

Although loans are good in some respect, living debt free is the best way to maintain a budget. When a society relies on loans, prices rise. We saw that in the housing industry just recently...

Duncan Hunter LIVE!

Duncan Hunter recorded LIVE at the Ramona Mainstage Theater on May 19th.

No More Neckties!

What not to get the golfing dad on Father's Day.

June Gardening To-Dos

Tips and tricks on June garden planting and maintenance.

Saturday, June 2–Local Ribs and Wines Pair up at the Ramona Fairgrounds for a Good Cause

Opportunity to support a good cause, taste local wines and meet the winemakers at Ramona's 7th annual Ribfest at the Ramona Fairgrounds on June 2nd.

Solar “Farms” and Zoning Exceptions

SD County needs to plan, develop and solicit agreement with our communities on placement of these welcomed green technologies within a larger context than the piecemeal process currently in place.

Facebook Brand Pages: How to Create a Simple Business Page

Facebook is constantly changing their services and recently we were introduced to Timeline. This tutorial goes through how to create a new page, timeline features, and how to brand your page.

Watering Tips for Your Yards and Gardens in the Warmer Weather

Summer Watering

‘Fire Fee’ has Rural Californians Seeing Red

With California’s fire finances on the fritz, Governor Brown thinks he’s found the funds to prevent forest fires...at the expense of rural Californians however.

Ramona Valley Wine Region Magazine - Spring Issue

Spring Issue of the Ramona Valley Wine Region magazine is available for free on-line at www.ramonavalleywineregion.com - focus is on the emerging Ramona Valley!

Upcoming Ag Booster Events

Upcoming Ag Booster Events

Addressing Pre-Natal Depression

Pre-natal Depression can be as overwhelming as Post-Partum Depression; living in a rural community can add to the feelings of isolation. Identification and intervention are key.

Elementary Schools Honor Band to Attend Orange County Festival

Successful Spaghetti Dinner Concert;Honor Band is poised to attend the Orange County Adjudicated Festival on May 18, and will enjoy the Knott’s Berry Farm afterwards.

Military Members Moving to Ramona

VA loans and other financing availble to Military Service Members and others looking to move to Ramona.

Gardening tips for the 2nd week of May

More Gardening Tips for May!

Is Your Hen Clucking for a Clutch of Chicks?

Since my flock has a rooster, it’s important to know when a hen is ready to raise a clutch of baby chickens. They give a deep throated growl in their box when you enter the coop.

2012 Summer Band Camp

2012 Ramona middle and elementary school summer band camp will start on July 16. A concert by the summer camp students will be on July 27 in Ramona Oaks Community Park.

Why Is Duncan D. Hunter Afraid?

A "leader" controlled by fear begets false bravado, a false pretense of competence, and a need to "appear" in control. Worse is his inability to take meaningful action. Result - paralysis.

San Vicente Resort is Environmentally Friendly

San Vicente Resort is Green

Spring Garden Tips

Spring...time to plant your garden!

Quail Mutterings: A Sense of Story

As I wander through the canyon these days the weeds, like Rapunzel’s hair, are growing long and thick.

Budget Busting Habits

We can do things differently or buy things differently in order to loosen the budget, but certain things are created to work against us to bust those budgets. The end result is we fail.

Bubba's Natural Imagination Makes Him Great

Bubba Watson wins the Masters.

Earth Fair, where we can feel the pulse of our nation!

It’s not a secret that when times are good, the skirts get shorter and people enjoy themselves more.

Back to the Basics of Eggs

Chickens can produce wonderful, fresh, great tasting eggs of all sizes and colors. One of the things many people don’t consider when buying chickens is their egg production.

The Dalai Lama, an amazing person.

If we teach fear and suspicion to our children, we are handing them a sword, rather than a plowshare.