Palomar Mountain News

What ideas do you have to donate for the Silent Auction? Here is a peek at a few things that have already come in. They’ve been delivered to the Community Center and Cecelia and Christine will make them into fun displays of irresistible items for your home, cabin or gifting pleasure.

Do you have contacts at Sea World, the Zoo, Animal Park, Center for the Arts, movie theaters or where ever for free gift certificates or tickets? How about the casinos for over-night stays, dinners, or two-for-ones at Rincon’s Lazy River? Maybe a great deal from the La Jolla Splash Park? Or a bag of feed from Tractor Supply? Cecelia just came up with another idea; Would you like to teach a class on whatever you love? Baking, wood working, sewing, a craft, or you pick? There is so much talent here on Palomar. Let’s do this!

Do you remember Chris the Woodcutter? One year he won a manicure! That was good for lots of laughs! Connect with your contacts and it will be so fun to see what you come up with!

With Fall and the Holidays just around the corner, maybe you have some wonderful like-new or vintage things that you are ready to pass on for someone else to enjoy?

Just off the phone with John Lesac. He has been busy with his mill and is donating a live edge slab that is seasoned and he plans to hand-finish for you to make into a side table or bench! That will be fun to see who goes home with that creative piece from the forest!

It would be wonderful if the items can be delivered ASAP or by Thursday August 29th via Cecelia 760-594-4688 or Christine 949-400-7997. They will get all questions answered about Silent Auction donations. You could then meet up with one of them to make arrangements to drop off or give them the donation info so they have the paperwork ready the day of the event.

So much fun ahead!

Cecelia and Christine

PS We are friends donating our time to put this Silent Auction together. ALL proceeds will go directly to the Hoedown Community Center Fund Raiser – This event provides funds toward insurance, paper goods and other expenses throughout the year. Thanks to All for contributing!

Wow! This fun event is only ten days away!?!

FROM: Robert Carlyle

All mountain neighbors are invited to bring your family to our annual event on Saturday of Labor Day Weekend at the Community Center House next to the Fire Station. We are going to kick it off earlier than advertised. Come on out at 10 am until 2:00.

ENTRANCE – Adults $15.00, Kids 6 to 12 are $7.00. Age 6 and under are free.

THANK YOU to The Bailey Resort folks. They are donating a very delicious, catered BBQ lunch. Their staff with Tom Mendenhall heading up and donated the lumber to re-built the stage. Julian Pie Company donates pies every year.

LIVE MUSIC – Weekender Chris Clarke is playing his guitar and singing bluegrass favorites.

SILENT AUCTION – There will be a fun Silent Auction this year! Full-timers have volunteered to have it all set up the day before in the Community Center House. Cecelia Borland and Christine Locken have some great ideas to make this a real successful event and fun for all. When you show up for the Hoedown, let the bidding begin! The auction will close at 1:45. The gals are donating 100% of the proceeds to the Community Center*. And, YES what do you have to donate for the auction? More on that in the next post.

CRAFT and COMMUNITY BOOTHS – Are you crafty? Do you have a special product you market, fresh produce to sell? Just let us know. We will provide a 6 foot table and you bring the rest. So far we have very cute carved bears and mountain themed cloth purse sets heading our way. Ted Berry, mascot for Save Palomar Mountain will be there, and who else? For those of you selling items, reserve your space then simply donate something to the Silent Auction and your booth is free.

CERT SIGN ORDERS – This will be the last day to order your address signs. Click for more info and check out their booth.

*COMMUNITY CENTER FUNDRAISER – This event provides funds toward insurance, paper goods and other expenses throughout the year. Thanks to All!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES –

1. Help with set up Friday August 30th
2. Help with clean up and put away Saturday August 31
3. Lunch ticket people needed to help Sharon Dall
4. Someone needed to clean Community Center House before event and after

Please email Cecelia farmgirl92060@gmail.com about Silent Auction donations

Please email me to volunteer to help and/or reserve a table for a booth.

Hope to have a great turn out!

Thank you,

Robert Carlyle carlyler37@gmail.com

Are you one of those folks who come up and dream about having a place of your own on beautiful Palomar? This is the ever-changing view from my desk where I could have taken several fun photos already this morning of folks out there enjoying this mountain.

All of a sudden a lot of people are considering being our newest neighbor! Since returning from a couple weeks traveling, I’ve had showings almost daily. One day, I had three appointments and several days, two! Usually a call or text comes in and we schedule time the next day or so. But, more often than not, they are last minute. Sunday we were finishing up lunch at Lake Henshaw. A couple came in asking if I was Bonnie Phelps. They’d seen my car with my name on it in the parking lot. They had messaged me, hoping for a tour – we took off and had a wonderful time. Another day I was catching up at my desk, thinking I had a day free and got a call for a showing. A couple saw a listing on line, came up to walk around, liked what they saw and called for a tour. Of course! They were so surprised that I could be there in just a few minutes. Both those couples submitted offers today! Another realtor was up with her clients and we are to get an offer from them, too! Usually with other agents we meet at our home/office, take a look at a some big maps to get oriented a bit and then I do the driving. When agents are from off the mountain, it has always been so helpful to get their client’s questions answered along the way. She has an offer heading our way, too. Three offers in one day!

So, I’d better use this time while I can before the phone rings again. Don’t get me wrong, I love to get pulled away from my computer! There is nothing I like more than sharing Palomar where we have lived full time now for 26 years! When clients have a question about this mountain, I’d better know the answer, don’t you think? So come on up!!

What do I have available now? Here are my listings with a couple more in the works: Palomar Properties For Sale.

And yes! This is a great time to get your questions answered about the value of your ranch, home, cabin or land. Let’s connect!

Bonnie-on-a-Roll!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor 

hellobonniephelps@gmail.com

Desk 760-742-1742

Cell 760-533-1742

Palomar Properties Real Estate

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Why are these signs a good idea? Here are three reasons for you:

1. Do you order things online to be delivered? Quite a few times times I’m out showing property and come across a package dropped off on a stump in the middle of nowhere, at a vacant cabin, in front of a gate or someplace it just doesn’t belong. I realize this might have been ‘delivered’ by a new, quite frustrated, Amazon delivery person that has given up on our very creative numbers down these little dirt roads and is just trying to get home. Some of these found packages look pretty weathered and I do get them to the right address. When you provide your house number signs all along the way, you might have a better chance of getting your packages in a more timely manner.
2. Thinking of selling? If your buyer is needing a loan, lenders now require photos of your house with numbers at each turn. The appraiser needs to take photos from the public road, any turns along the way and then mounted on the house. True story. If more numbers are needed, then they need to get posted, photographed and provided prior to the loan funding for your escrow to close.

These $15.00 reflective signs are a great deal but not always available since Bill needs to have multiple orders to keep the pricing down. Now is your chance to check this off your list:

3. FROM: Bill Leininger CERT Program Manager

Help the Fire Dept Help You! 

Seconds count in an emergency, so make it easy for our Firefighters and Paramedics to get to you FAST.  How can you help?

Visible, obvious house number signs and arrows to your house!

Imagine a dark, foggy night on the mountain – where do you need signs and arrows posted to make it easy for the Fire Department to get there?

Signs are 12 x 6 inches; made of aluminum; come in two colors – Blue or Green. 

–       BLUE signs mean you have an accessible water tank on your property that the Fire Dept can use to refill the water tanks on their vehicles.

–       GREEN signs mean you do not have an accessible water tank on site.  But, the sign is still just as visible and important to the Fire Department.

Other sign options are available, including arrows (to point a direction), “END” (to indicate the end of the road, driveway), etc.  Just let us know what you need.

– I’ll have actual signs at the PMPO Mtg (24 Aug) and at the Mountain Hoe-Down.

PRICE for each sign – approx $15 (payable when you get the sign)

– I’ll follow-up to confirm your order before I place it.

To place your order (or ask questions), e-mail me at Palomar.Mountain.CERT@gmail.com with the following information:

– your name

– your house number

– sign color (blue or green)

– any other signs you want (arrows, other words, etc)

– phone number

– e-mail

Remember, help our Firefighters and Paramedics help you!

Thanks so much for your help!

—

Bill Leininger

Program Manager

CERT – Northern Division

San Diego County Fire Protection District

Cell: 760-807-6923

Palomar.Mountain.CERT@gmail.com

Delightful treats are waiting for you! That ice cream is so delicious! Tastes just like old fashioned homemade! There are lots of toppings for sundaes and enticing recipes for your soon-to-be favorite coffee. Lots, lots more to intrigue you at the Bailey Store.

The enchanting resort was built in the late 1800’s. The historic dance hall/barn has hosted so many memorable events as a fun place to gather for sharing meals, square dancing, birthdays, weddings and so many celebrations. About a century ago this corner in the store was a post office. Oh my!!! Can you imagine how thrilled the locals would have been to gather for their mail and have Hilda offer this yummy ice cream?

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 7 or give them a quick call to confirm 760-247-2300

Click for more info and photos: Have you been to Bailey’s Store?

Did you know the General Store now has Wi-Fi? Fred White, owner of Western Broadband gifted the free public hotspot. Thank you so much Fred! It is simple to access. When you visit the General Store, just go to your settings and jump on SavePalomarMountain.org. Scan the QR code on our flyer or sign and you’re ready to share your feelings about keeping those lines off this beautiful mountain. Then you can easily forward to family and friends. Of course you can also check your messages anytime or send a text. No password required.

And, when you’d like a refreshing pick-me-up, stop in for friendly smiles from DJ, Pascale and Staff. Have fun shopping and be sure to check out the variety of coffee from the cooler…. oh, try the Caramel Latte, delicious!

Oh, by the way, would you give us some love? You’re invited to simply click from where ever you happen to be. Leave your comments about why you enjoy Palomar Mountain and would like to see it preserved for future generations to enjoy.

Could you use some flyers or post some signs to spread the word? Just let me know and thanks for sharing!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor lovin’ the beauty of this Mountain

760-533-1742

Members of your Save Palomar Mountain Task Force had a great day with two men that work with NextEra Energy/ Horizion West, Fred Bauermeiste and Eric Oesterling. They are here with George Ravenscroft and Jim Hamerly, our SMP Task Force Chairman. They accepted our invitation to come from the Bay Area for a day on Palomar Mountain. Of course, our goal was to introduce them to this ‘Treasured Gem’ and voice our concern and reasons why we were asking them to ‘skirt the mountain’ with the 500,000 volt transmission lines.

We met up at Lake Henshaw to drive what we have learned through the bidding process and referred to as the the SDGE ‘orange line’ route (shown on our website). However, thankfully, SDGE did not get the contract for construction. NextEra did win the contract and our Task Force has been working to learn what their route options might be and do everything possible to keep the route off Palomar. We met up at Lake Henshaw and following the ‘orange line’ map, began our drive up East Grade Road, with many stops planned along the way. I did show on the map that this is our only east/west road and that we would be driving all roads.

We took off up Panorama Trail, paused at both the Will and Dyche Valleys then pulled in to George Ravenscroft’s property. George explained his land was used to stage the Fire Department during one of our last fires, the fact that Palomar has been used as Indian Villages for centuries and mentioned endangered species. That fire did jump his home and met up with the back burning started along the grade. With the fire and wind history, topography and many other reasons, it doesn’t make sense to us that the lines be installed anywhere on the mountain.

Fred and Eric were very familiar with our website, and knew of the over 600 comments that have poured in from all over the United States and 20 countries showing public use support. We drove across Crestline, out to Birch Hill, past the Fire Station and popped in at the General Store and then to out to the Observatory. We cruised down to Bailey’s Resort, through the State Park and up to Boucher Lookout. Have you been there lately? You are invited to check it out like we did! Take the steps up to meet with the volunteers. It was so interesting to hear about the important service they provide at the Boucher Hill Lookout. Mike Downs (in uniform) and Kurt Barnhart (green cap), tell about the process of finding and identifying locations to report ‘smokes’. We checked out Doane Pond and a loop in the campground.

Much our our conversation was about the potential of increased fire danger with the mountain’s history, strong winds and topography. We discussed the small roads and the fact that all our housing areas come to a dead end as they do not have another way out. If an evacuation was needed for residents, researchers, campers, vacation rental folks and visitors, everyone would need to go out the same direction and potentially cross, maybe multiple times to leave the mountain, under 500,000 voltage lines.

It was time for lunch! Perfect timing as we had arranged to slip in along with hundreds of kids at the Christian Conference Center. Aaron Nelson (center) was our host and is the new Director at the camp. They have a few more weeks of summer campers and we got to experience it in full swing.

It was a very productive day and a pleasure to meet Fred and Eric. They are so knowledgeable and we’d love to have them join us here on Palomar. Just no 500,000 volt towers, please….

Will keep you posted!

Bonnie Phelps, Tour Guide for NextEra and Palomar Mountain Task Force Member

Palomar has had a wonderful resource for so many marketing and printing needs for over 25 years. Save Palomar Mountain recently had postcards, signs and flyers made. When I opened this order, including new business cards, I was so impressed with the design work and finished products. I remembered about other ways Susan has given back to the community and just had to do this ‘shout out’.

Owner of Premiere Image, Susan Humason has a fun story about her love affair with Palomar. Living in Texas, she earned an undergraduate degree in forestry. She moved to San Diego for her MBA. Missing trees so much, she had a very fast-paced, high stress job but was longing for a much more calming environment.

Discovering Palomar Mountain, she first rented, then later a fun cabin below the Lodge became available. Susan had to make it her own and enjoyed her ocean view immensely. She became involved in the community and served on the PMPO. They had started a newsletter and Susan has donated her time to publish the Annual newsletter for over two decades. She is living back in the city but said her heart is still on Palomar and love that it has remained so pristine. She has also re-published three books on Mountain history and does all the banners. If you haven’t met, you’ll usually see her at the Hoedown and Pancake Breakfasts.

Thank you Susan! When you need marketing materials, design, printing or promo items, simply reach out:

Premiere Image

11407 W Bernardo Court
San Diego, California 92127 

858.586.7692
INFO@PREMIERIMAGE.ORG

For the past 5 years + when folks on Palomar have needed a new roof, most have used Pollie Varona. We just counted up that he and his crew have installed over 30 roofs up here, including ours. Pollie was up yesterday finishing a project on Crestline and popped by asking if we would like ours serviced. Of course!

They start by blowing off all the debris and then checking areas of penetration; all vents and chimneys. They removed old caulking and replaced it with new. He showed me photos of rust around a chimney and used a special product to protect that area until we get it replaced. They cleaned our gutters, did some repairs, recalked around windows where needed and touched up with paint we had tucked away. Pollie also pointed out work a company did that recently installed a dish so a sports fan I know can keep up on the games. Alas, they installed their cable on top of the shingles and then secured it across a valley on the roof! Anytime you penetrate a roof, you are asking for leaking. The proper way is to run cable along the facia and not penetrate the roof shingles at all. He patched all the holes from under the shingles and has everything set for the next home run or touch down or what ever it may be.

Does this sound like something you’d like to have done? Simply call or text:  Pollie Varona 760-519-0697

Click for the post from 2019 when they installed our new roof.

Our four Treasures grew up on Palomar and many locals know them. So occasionally, I take the liberty to share a bit …

Two of our grandkids were born early at about 5 pounds. One of our mountain weekenders, Dr. Yvonne Vaucher got them off to a great start in Intensive Care. Last year I shared about our grandson, Judah doing well as a Happy Patient of Doctor Vaucher.

Today is Sunshine’s birthday. We were so pleased to see Dr. Yvonne for the second time at the hospital when we arrived 15 years ago. Our newest granddaughter was having great care in her little incubator. Here is an update on those two little babies:

Judah is now 16 and 6 feet 4 inches tall! Sunshine already passed up her GramBonnie at 5 feet 9! We are very pleased with how those little preemies are turning out. Thank you Dr. Yvonne!

That photo on the bridge? They were all enjoying this year’s Eclipse on the White River in Arkansas.

Ok, back to regular programming, I promise…

Bonnie