Palomar Mountain News

Everyone is invited to the Mountain Hoedown a week from Saturday from 11 until 2:00. Volunteers have been busy planning, securing the permits, designed and printed the cute banner, clearing, trimming and raking. The stage was past it’s prime so it went away and is in the process of being all brand new. Food was ordered and it will be all ready for an enjoyable afternoon together on the Mountain.

One of our neighbors’ Chris Clarke will be singing and strumming great music with his band. You’ll be tapping your feet and maybe even what to get up and dance!

It’s a fund raiser for the Community Center so there is a $10.00 Entrance fee for adults, kids are free. (It’s a great time to be a kid!) Cash and checks accepted.

A lunch will be will be ready from 11 am until about :00 at the USFS Picnic area next to the Community Center. Carved Beef & Ham will be served with Cole Slaw, Beans, Rolls & Butter, Barbecue Sauce, Julian Apple Pie and lce Cream with plates & utensils provided.

Many thanks to Gary & Lynda Lockard for treating us to the lunch!

First Come, First Served until it’s gone! Donations are welcomed, too and will all go toward the Community Center.

There are so many wonderful items already delivered for the Opportunity Drawing and more are welcomed! (Stay tuned for more info!)

Bring your own water and chairs (and small table if you’d like). Alcohol & pets are not permitted on the Community Center grounds.

You may eat in the amphitheater area from the barbecue or bring food from home. However, we are not able to accommodate a potluck dishes.

Parking at the USFS Picnic Area & Rainford’s Lookout (pullout on the East Grade, across from Fire Station.)

It is sure to be a fun afternoon! See you there!

We woke up totally enveloped in clouds this morning but opened up a bit about 9am.

Neighbor, Jim Hamerly shared that he got 5.68″ of rain and clocked 31 mph wind with our total rainfall to 61.4 inches for the year. Apparently, the last time a hurricane touched down in San Diego County, it was 165 years ago they didn’t have any notice. We did, so many of us had sand bags ready and waiting by the time ours was down-graded to a Tropical Storm. However, because we had so much rain within just a few minutes, those bags were helpful.

Ann Sowards posted about a big tree down on property that borders Cabin Fever, owned by our son. I decided to cruise around and check on that tree, some up-coming listings and see how the neighborhoods faired. Driving up Fern Meadow I saw the rain really had some fun there with new ruts. With that little adventure, I decided not to venture off other dirt roads and let them dry out a bit.

A couple downed branches and trees were reported and cleared along the main roads. There are leaves, a few pine cones and some fruit that blew off trees. So, from what I could see, everything looked like a typical winter storm… but in August!

Coming down from Crestline and across State Park Road, you can see the flatlands were opening up and now it feels like the sun is trying to come out.

Those fall colors -on-the-way should be even more beautiful this year!

Bonnie Phelps

The past 23 years it has been so interesting to see the trends emerge in Real Estate. Things are quite a bit different on Palomar than our listings in the cities. Our fourth escrow in a row just closed with full time folks moving in. As long as great internet is available, the buyers are seeking the mountain life with clear sky, no constant traffic noise, trees, fresh air and the lifestyle we have here a mile nearer Heaven.

Great internet? That hasn’t always been the case. Fred with Western Broadband has done his very best to provide his line-of-site broadband as much as he can. Now, for the hard-to-service locations, Star Link has made it possible to stream, have Zoom meetups and has made a huge difference.

So, what is happening at this very moment? We have a huge shortage of listings!!! Some new ones are on the way but not quite ready. For those of you considering selling, there sure are a lot of buyers lined up!

Let’s connect!

Bonnie and Nate, ‘Mom and Son’ to serve You for all your Real Estate Needs

760-533-1742 or 619-576-1826

DRE# 01293655 and DRE# 01410663

For those of you looking for some rain with all these clouds teasing us this week, there is quite a storm promised.

So, there is a ‘chance of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall’ Sunday night and Monday giving us perhaps 4 inches of rain.

Yes, we must dance in that rain!

Bonnie Phelps,

Realtor with dancing shoes on!

Looking for an old-fashioned, fun time on Labor Day Weekend? Like to hear some great bluegrass by one of our Mountain Musicians? How about meeting some of your neighbors who love Palomar so much, they call it ‘home’?

This little mountain community has some very dedicated volunteers that have been working behind the scenes to orchestrate this event for all of us to enjoy:

Saturday, September 2nd 11 am to 2 pm, $10 per person, kids free!

Pull in on Summit Circle, just to the west (left) of the Fire Station in the National Forest Picnic Area.

Gary and Lynda Lockard are treating us to a beef and ham barbecue lunch with cole slaw, rolls and butter. There will also be pie and ice cream. Sorry it does not work for others to bring food potluck-style. Donations are welcomed.

Neighbor, Chris Clarke and his band Plow will be playing and singing on the Community Center stage. You are invited to sit ’round the stage (limited chairs so you might want to bring your favorite), enjoy your lunch, the music and maybe even get up and dance!

The event is a fund raiser for the Community Center. You’ll also have the opportunity to get in on the Raffle! Irresistible prizes and more on that soon!

Hope to see YOU there!

Big THANKS to all for making this happen!

Bonnie Phelps, Mountain Realtor always up for fun times on Palomar

For those of you who chose to be in your warm beds the past few nights at midnight, this is a peek of what you missed. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos with us, Ernie!

From: Ernie Cowan

The 2023 Persoid Meteor Shower is history, and as usual it was not as spectacular as media hype would suggest. At any rate, it was a soft, beautiful evening and I did get a few nice images from Palomar Mountain and Lake Henshaw.

Above are two (right side) meteors at the same time over Will Valley Pond.

Later, three at the same time (far left) over Lake Henshaw.

See also Such a beautiful night!

The Highway to the Stars brought a lot of folks up to see the meteor shower from our normally clear sky. Dotted with some scattered clouds, a last minute idea took us to Round House Ranch with the perfect setting to watch the show. Thought you might enjoy the view from the deck looking southwest off the mountain. The marine layer hid the majority of the city lights of Escondido, Valley Center and out to the coast.

New friends from the city are pretty star-savvy and suggested we face more to the north. If you’re going watch tomorrow night, you might appreciate a comfy chair, jackets and some cozy blankets. We sure we enjoyed our couple hours, scanning the sky. Several shooting stars appeared as we were turning into pumpkins.

Good night and sweet dreams,

Bonnie Phelps

Have you inherited or acquired your property from family? Did your grandparents pass the property down to their kids and now it is owned by you and a few cousins?

Have you purchased adjoining land from a neighbor?

Was there property that came up at a county or public auction that you couldn’t resist?

Did you buy land in your personal name without vesting or in the name of a trust?

When this happens, it usually means that there was no title insurance. Maybe there are old, back taxes due or a Nordstrom lien (true story). The County will record basically what ever is presented to them. When deeds are recorded, you might think all is well.

If you have read this far, you might be saying “I don’t want to sell”. I understand. But, one of these days, there might come a time when you or your heirs decide to let your property go to someone else to care for and enjoy.

Five escrows in a row have needed work to jump through some pretty crazy hoops to move forward. One is delayed because we’re promised a month or so and several thousand dollars per parcel to be ‘clear to close’. Some just need copies of old trusts mentioned from decades ago. Do you have any clue at all where they are? The attorney office that created them is no longer in business and the prior owners are not to be found. An affidavit notarized and signed by whoever granted the property can be pretty simple, however when the grantees are no longer living, it can be a lot more complicated. Some issues need an attorney to sort out.

Now I have three new listings that all need – drum roll – title work. Yes, we are hot on this before we even put them on the market to avoid delays during escrows.

Are you curious about title to your property? Simply reach out, we’ll pull title and point you in the right directions to have everything all set.

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor for the clean up work!

At my Desk 760-742-1742

Out and About: 760-533-1742

From Cecelia Borland

IT’S DUMPSTER TIME!!
Palomar Mountain Fire Safe Council is offering large dumpsters this year for community clean up.

August 5th and 6th to the left of the Fire Station. Turn into Summit Road where the line often begins. It’s also a social event so you can meet your neighbors!

Open 8 to noon Saturday (and Sunday, space permitting)
2 pickups full per household until noon Saturday,
then all you want.
NO TIRES, PAINT, HAZMAT, ELECTRONICS,
CHEMICALS, or LARGE APPLIANCES
DONATIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED
Come early; bring your combustibles, trash, small
appliances, and other rubbish that litters your yards.

This is a grant but donations are welcomed to keep it coming our way.
We don’t know how long this grant offering will last so
“make hay while sun shines”

For those of us who still have a landline phone, ‘reverse 911 calls’ during emergencies come to us immediately. But what happens when we are out and about on our cell phones? You don’t get emergency calls unless you are registered. You can also provide your email for email alerts, too.

It is simple to do. Sign up on line in less than a minute for you and any family members with cell phones and email. All emergency info will reach you whether you are on top of Palomar Mountain or the other side of this big, wonderful world of ours:

https://www.readysandiego.org/alertsandiego/

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor and Ready for ALL calls

Questions about Real Estate? Let’s Connect!

At my desk: 760-742-1742

Out and About: 760-533-1742

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