Valley Center residents will be asked to curtail all domestic and protection uses of water between Feb. 4-14.
The Metropolitan Water District, the big agency that sells water to all of Southern California, has advised the Valley Center Municipal Water District that from midnight Feb. 4 through midnight Feb. 14 that one pipeline in the Second San Diego Aqueduct and two pipelines in the First San Diego Aqueduct will be shut down for construction and maintenance.
Only the water that is in storage when this shut-off begins will be available, which means that local farmers will have to do without during those ten days, except for watering livestock. At the same time domestic users will be prohibited from outdoor landscape irrigation.
Fortunately, February is not normally a month when growers buy a lot of water.
Water customers will be sent notification of the water supply emergency in the Jan 15 bills, according to Chuck Dacus, director of operations at the district.
The district plans to fill up all of its reservoirs prior to the shut-off.
Customers with questions about the process can call the water district at 749-1600 between 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Part II
This continues our review of 2001, the year in which all of us changed.
April
Valley Center lost a curmudgeon with the voice of a lion and a heart of gold: Ken Knust. The longtime resident, occasional activitist and Realtor died of a heart attack at the age of 60.
Three thousand folks waited in line to greet the opening of the massive Pala casino, one of the biggest gaming palaces in California. . . The VC Revitalization group was looking into obtaining funding for a study of an east-west connector road between the high school and Lilac.
More power to you— The water district began a process that sparked the main Valley Center political debate of 2001: Whether or not to build a cogeneration power plant near the Betsworth pumping station. It was all part of a much bigger issue of how the water district was going to deal with power rates that threatened to put it out of business. . . Valley View Casino, owned and operated by the San Pasqual Band of Indians, was the second casino to open in Valley Center. . . . The VC-P school district board approved creating the All Tribes American Indian Charter School. . . . The VC fire board was impatient enough in its negotiations to provide service to Rincon Reservation to asked its legal counsel how much notice it should give before ceasing to provide service.
May
Skateboarders Brendan Keaveny and Austin White were requesting a park of their own from the VC Community Services District and the board was receptive to the idea. . . The water district board continued to explore the idea of authorizing a $35 million power plant as it was approached by a company that promised to be able to deliver such a plant: California Power Partners. . . . The County Board of Supervisors approved using a $250,000 gift from Abbe Wolfsheimer Stutz and Louis Wolfsheimer to build a VC history museum next to the next VC library. . . Larry Glavinic was back as chairman of the VC planning group after Chairman Phil Geddes resigned and put his home on the market. . . . Gail Illingworth was named VC Teacher of the Year for 2001. . . Bill McMann, owner and founder of the historic Corral Liquor, died at the age of 78.
End of Ordeal—The City of San Diego decided to drop its animal cruelty charge against longtime animal rescuer Bob Farner. City attorney Casey Gwinn met with Farner and told him to “Keep up the good work!” The 78 year old Farner had been rescuing animals for 30 years at the time the City indicted him for failing to have a wounded deer put to sleep right away— Farner went to his doctor’s appointment first.
June
The Valley Center Coalition of Betsworth residents formed to oppose the siting of a power plant in their neighborhood. Keith Davis, their spokesman, told the water board, “We are concerned. We are educated people. We have families. We are very concerned about the decision you are going to make and we want to be involved in that decision.”
Carol Ann Kreep, 57, lost her heroic fight for life against a rare respiratory disease.
VC woman Jane Dorotik was convicted of the February 2000 murder of her husband, Robert Dorotik, 55, despite efforts by her defense attorney to point a finger of suspicion at her daughter.
To be continued . . .
All young ladies interested in joining the fun of this year’s Miss Valley Center Pageant must hurry as the deadline is Jan. 12. Eligibility requirements include being between 17 and 24, being at least a senior at an accredited high school, never married or given birth to a child, and of high moral character.
All participants are eligible for a number of prizes ranging rom free photo sessions to cash scholarships., not to mention the admiration of her community.
The winner will advance to the Miss San Diego County/Fairest of the Fair competition, a preliminary for Miss California USA.
The pageant includes an essay contest and focuses on helping young women improve their poise and self-confidence. Karen & Dianna Greene, the directors of the pageant since 1999, are committed to guiding the girls through almost six weeks of preparation. “I think the best part waS practicing and getting to know the other contestants. We had a lot of fun together, we even hung out on the week-ends. Dianna and Karen are great, too,” said Amber Bauer, Miss Valley Center 2001.
This year’s pageant, Aloha Valley Center, will be held Saturday, March 2, 2002. The deadline for applications is Saturday, Jan., 12. An orientation meeting will be held at noon Saturday, Jan. 12 at Ann’s School of Dance. All interested girls are invited to attend and all applicant are required to attend.
Applications can be picked up at VC High School and at many local businesses. For more information , questions or for an application you may contact Karen Greene at 749-1863.
The Miss Valley Center Pageant is sponsored by the Valley Center Women’s Club, with the held of the Valley Center Chamber of Commerce and has been a tradition in the Valley since 1969.
A Pauma man was killed in an early morning crash on New Year’s Day near Lake Wohlford.
On Jan. 1, 2002, at about 5:25 a.m., a 17 year-old Hispanic male, from Valley Center was traveling northbound on Valley Center Road north of Lake Wohlford road, according to CHP Officer Mark Aldrich, the investigating/arresting officer on this incident.
The 17 year-old driver lost control of his l989 Honda Accord while traveling at a high rate of speed.
The driver allowed his vehicle to travel across the southbound lane and into several trees.
The right front passenger, a 26 year-old male Hispanic, from Pauma Valley, suffered fatal head injuries as a result of the collision. The center rear passenger, Hector Segura, age 18 from Pauma Valley, and the driver were later transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital by Mercy Air Ambulance.
Hector Segura sustained major head trauma and the driver was later released with minor injuries and booked at juvenile hall for 192 C 3 PC Gross Vehicular
Manslaughter while DUI, and 23153 (A) CVC Felony DUI.
The driver had a blood alcohol level of .13 about 2-3 hours after the collision. All occupants in the vehicle were wearing seat belts.
The art of Analise Rigan of Valley Center is part of an exhibition of 144 paintings by six local artists at the San Diego Art Institute until Jan. 12.
The show is entitled East Meets West 12x12 by 6”.
Each painting in the exhibit is a creative visual conception of the combined Eastern and Western Zodiacs.
Other artists in the exhibit are Thierry Chatelain, Andre Rushing, Stephanie Goldman, John Abel and Ken Goldman.
People have always delighted in a possible understanding of their personalities and traits through zodiac and the Chinese animal year. Doubly intriguing is this union of East Meets West 12x12 by 6” by showing the original imagery by the San Diego artists in tandem with the narratives of traits and personalities of both the East and West.
The 12 Chinese animals and 12 Western constellation signs merged providing the fusion for the 144 original works in oil, watercolor and gouache.
The art show is located at the San Diego Art Institute, House of Charm, Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado in San Diego.
Analise Regan has been a resident of VC since April of 2001.
By DAVID ROSS
Somebody please tell me why I should pay a penny to keep the beaches in Encinitas from eroding? I couldn’t care less if the beaches erode (that’s what beaches have done for eons) and resent the fact that SANDAG is talking about adding a charge to my property taxes to pay for such nonsense.
SANDAG (San Diego Assn. of Governments) is at present studying various “funding options” to fight coastal erosion, including a “sand tax,” of property taxes. One option has coastal residents pay a higher share of the “sand tax” than inland residents. Well, goody. But I don’t want to pay anything.
I live on Palomar Mountain, and although the sky is pretty clear there most nights, I’d have to look pretty darn hard to find any residents on the coast who are paying anything extra to preserve the trees or the birds or the soil where I live.
At last check, the only thing the people on the coast ever did for us inland folks was send us some of their excess homeless people. Oh and one other thing: pass a proposition that prevents any commercial development on the Mountain, including rebuilding existing commercial buildings if they burn down.
For that matter, why are shifting sands the problem of Valley Center residents? And please don’t give me this “No Man is an Island” silliness. There are some things that are local problems, and beach erosion is one of them.
If folks in Solana Beach want nice beaches, let them pay for it. I don’t want any part of it. This is not a county problem, it’s a coastal problem.
SANDAG, please keep your sand where it is, and your proposals for shifting a local problem in the tide pool where it belongs.
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