ALL ABOARD! STEAM TRAIN RIDES, SQUARE DANCING & DIXIELAND JAZZ AT OLD POWAY...
July 4, 2011 (Poway) –Decked out with red and blue bunting on wooden railway bridges, water tower and gazebo/bandstand, Old Poway Park today looked like a scene straight out of a Norman Rockwell...
View ArticleMISSED THE FIREWORKS? WATCH FINALE HERE FROM SANTEE SALUTES!
July 4, 2011 (Santee) - An estimated 7,000 people turned out for Santee Salutes, including families from throughout East County as well as local dignitaries including Assemblyman Brian Jones and...
View ArticleA ROARING GOOD TIME: EAST COUNTY CHAMBER MEMBERS GET UP CLOSE & PERSONAL...
Story by Miriam Raftery; Photos by Mark and Miriam Raftery August 2, 2011 (Alpine) -- "Oh, you're beautiful!" San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce President Scott Alevy exclaimed as his wife,...
View ArticleVIDEO TOUR: MISSION TRAILS, AMERICA'S LARGEST URBAN PARK
August 28, 2011 (San Diego) -- East County Magazine videographer Jack Winemiller has created this video tour of Mission Trails Regional Park. At over 6,150 acres, Mission Trails is larger than Balboa...
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FOR “MUSTANG MAN” WHO DARED TO DREAM, A SPIRITED JOURNEY CONTINUES
By Miriam Raftery Video by Billy Ortiz There comes a time in life when a person may decide to take a chance—to do something wild, so daring that it challenges the spirit and nurtures the soul....
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EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURE: RIVER PARK COMMUNITY DAY
View East County Magazine’s video of this event: http://youtu.be/NrWud3-lEGM By Billy Ortiz Photos and video by Billy Ortiz December 21, 2011 (Lakeside) -- Early in the morning on December 10 at...
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EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURES: FINDING TRANQUILITY AT KITCHEN CREEK FALLS
Story and photos by Billy OrtizView video by Billy Ortiz and Pam Wilmers: http://youtu.be/0Aelray-VZU February 17, 2012 (Kitchen Creek) -- The name Kitchen Creek brings up many thoughts of times gone...
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DOWN ON THE FARMS: A VIDEO TOUR OF LOCAL AGRICULTURAL IN LAKESIDE
In honor of Harold Hilliker Farm Day at Lakeside Middle School, videographer Billy Ortiz created a video documentary tour of local agricultural sitesStory, photos and video by Billy OrtizJune 30, 2012...
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OSPREY NESTING TOWER TAKES WING AT LAKESIDE RIVER PARK
Story, photos and video by Billy OrtizView video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Y0hc267sANovember 3, 2012 (Lakeside) -- On a cool, cloudy autumn morning on October 20 in East County a group of...
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BEST VIDEOS IN EAST COUNTY: BOBCATS IN EL MONTE VALLEY
By Billy OrtizView video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0EPuSgKJOYNovember 20, 2012 (Lakeside) --Early in the morning on November 15 in El Monte Valley, I was driving slowly like always, hoping to...
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JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS: AN OASIS FOR TOURING CYCLISTS ON THE SOUTHERN TIER
March 11, 2013 (Jacumba Hot Springs)--Pinch Flat Fortune Productions has created a delightful video that provides a cyclist’s eye view of Jacumba Hot Springs, a town built around a natural mineral...
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PARTICIPANTS GET IN CHARACTER AT VALLECITOS DAYS: ANNUAL EVENT CONTINUES SUNDAY
By Miriam RafteryView videos: Soldier, sea captain, mountain man’s "Rendevous taleMarch 16, 2013 (Vallecitos) -- A soldier, a sailor, and a mountain man—all bringing to life tales from the 1850 and...
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TOWN OF CAMPO TAKES ON MEXICAN BANDITOS IN HISTORICAL REENACTMENT
By Ariele JohannsonApril 9, 2013...
View ArticleRUNNING CATTLE: HOME ON THE RANGE
Campo Creek Ranch offers local delivery of all-natural grass-fed beefBy Miram RafteryJune 13, 2013(Campo)—Cattle come running when rancher John Clark arrives. It looks like a scene out of a...
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COUNTY PARKS SERVICE TAKES ACTION TO SAVE MIGRATORY BIRDS AT LINDO LAKES
View a video by Billy Ortiz of water flowing into Lindo Lakes.View an earlier video of stilts in low water. View a Facebook page created by Ortiz with photos of wildlife at Lindo Lakes. June 22,...
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WILD RIDE: VIDEO INSIDE A FLASH FLOOD AT THE OCOTILLO WIND FACILITY
July 24, 2013 (Ocotillo) - In a dramatic video, award-winning videographer Jim Pelley takes a wild ride along a flooding roadway in the heart of the Ocotillo Express Wind Project. The brief storm,...
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BEST EAST COUNTY VIDEOS: A RAILROAD RIDE THROUGH CARRIZO GORGE
A reader sent links to an amazing video shot during a ride on a freight railway line through the rugged Carrizo Gorge, across Goat trestle , through tunnels and the Seven Sisters bridges. This line is...
View ArticleLightning Show In Ocotillo
September 12, 2012 (Ocotillo)- Photographer Jim Pelley captures lightning show over a wind project in the Ocotillo desert.read more
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INTERNATIONAL SKATING CHAMPION HEADLINES KROC ICE HOLIDAY SHOW
By Miriam RafteryDecember 19, 2013 (San Diego) -- Christopher Caluza, Philippine national champion, performed as the grand finale at last night's holiday ice show at the Ray & Joan Kroc Community...
View ArticleMT HELIX ACADEMY KIDS SHOW THEIR TALENT IN “LIKE TO HAVE FUN” VIDEO
By Miriam RafteryFebruary 15, 2014 (Mt. Helix)—The Mt. Helix Academy in la Mesa, which has students from kindergarten through ninth grade, takes pride in “happy kids who love to learn,” says Tracey...
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