Most of you recognize Cynthia Lucia who works at the General Store. Her smile is even bigger than most days! Her granddaughter Mina Knapp-Castillo, spends the summer with her and was photographed by Sunset Magazine. You can read the nice article in Mother’s Kitchen, and I’m guessing Mina would give autographs when she is helping her very proud Grandma in the General Store.
Sunset recognizes a lovely, “Star” when they see one! Hooray for Mina and Mother’s Kitchen with such a nice article.
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From: Heather [mailto:bellacanislupus@gmail.com]
Heather is a Volunteer at the PMFD and is a PMPO Board Member, has lived on Palomar going on 11 years and been a member of FD going on 7 years. She is looking to Rent a car you’re not using! Is willing to pay $20.00 per day plus gas. If you have a vehicle your not using could she rent it from you on the days she works?
Please call 760-703-4323.
Thank you for your help.
Heather Beer
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Of the dozens of campgrounds in San Diego County, only one has made Sunset Magazine’s list of the 42 best campgrounds in California.
The Doane Valley Campground in Palomar Mountain State Park is listed as the 34th best in the state in a special camping issue now on magazine racks.
Click to read all about it and see some beautiful photos taken in our own backyard!
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From: Peter Brueggeman
Subject: Filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Virginian on Palomar Mountain
Adalind Bailey’s 1959 oral history mentioned the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Virginian on Palomar Mountain. She said they filmed cattle scenes on Palomar Mountain, used the Doane cabin for that tragic scene at night, when the hero guards his best friend who has to hang for cattle theft, and shot “…a lot of the wilder pictures up on the road above where the State Park is now. A lot of it came in around that neighborhood near the Doane cabin, mostly over in the wilder part of the mountain and in this neighborhood….”
Her oral history and some other oral histories relevant to Palomar Mountain are in the San Diego History Center Library archival collection. I’ve been there to look at Palomar Mountain history stuff, and it was interesting… to me at least.
Peter
Peter Brueggeman
4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com
http://www.peterbrueggeman.com
Many thanks to former cabin owner, Peter for being a continual resource, gathering historical info about our favorite Mountain. I didn’t realize that George Doane’s cabin was used in making this film almost 100 years ago! (We should have a Centennial Party next year, don’t you think?!??). THANK YOU Peter!
From: Peter Brueggeman
Subject: footage of George Doane’s cabin circa 1914
Bonnie, I regularly add resources to my Palomar Mountain History website at http://peterbrueggeman.com/palomarhistory
I recently added a link to film footage of George Doane’s abandoned cabin, used as a set in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1914 film The Virginian. Click for a direct link to that footage via my YouTube.
Peter
Peter Brueggeman
4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com
http://www.peterbrueggeman.com
Barbara Anne Waite’s ties to Palomar go back to 1904 when her grandmother first came up as a child. Barb gathered her Journal and letters and complied a delightful book.
Curt and Barb have been up several times recently and Barb is hard at work on her second book. It will tell of Elsie’s Mountain years when the family managed a Hotel in an apple orchard on State Park Road. Lots of great adventures! Hurry Barb! We can hardly wait!
Meanwhile, Click through Barb’s website to “Buy the Book” for FREE for your Kindle through Aug. 15th!
Please share with your family and friends!
From: Danielle Doelman [mailto:danielledoelman@yahoo.com]
Thanks to all who generously donate prizes for our Auction or Raffle. Gift Certificates or items to bid on are welcomed and greatly appreciated! Please let me know what questions you might have.
Thank you,
-DD
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From: Danielle Doelman [mailto:danielledoelman@yahoo.com]
Can you help set up or clean up on Saturday, August 31st. That would be much appreciated!
Thank you,
-DD
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With a goal this year of raising $20,000 to help with the on-going expenses of the PMVFD, Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, the volunteers came up with some pretty creative ideas! Here is a flyer for you with all the details: BBQ fundraising goal
BBQ Raffle and Tickets
Labor Day BBQ
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The Grand Prize for the Raffle this year is one size fits all, and that favorite color of many! $1000.00!
You can get those lucky tickets at the General Store, the Observatory Gift Shop, or the Fire Department! Here is more info for you:
BBQ grand prize
More info for the Labor Day BBQ
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