Palomar Mountain News

Quite the summer storm today!  I was driving across Crestline and saw lightning strike out near Morgan Hill area.  I came in to my office real quick and unplugged my computer.  unplugged a few other things then ran up to our Round House property to unplug some more and had a great view of the planes going over wetting down the fire.   (My camera was not with me – darn – thought it best to stay put!)  Lots of drama in the sky but the rain skirted our property! 

I did wonder if High Point was manned today, and sure enough, here is the message from Brad with the run-down from Bill and Bill. 

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Many of you met Matt and Amanda Rau who lived on Palomar.  Matt is with the Marine Corps and has returned home from serving our Country in Afghanistan. They had a fun time on the Mountain recently.  Thanks to Matt and all who give to our country preserving the freedoms we enjoy.  Click for a great video saluting our Military.

Bonnie Phelps

Hello Everyone,

Thanks to the great photography of Mike Johnson, you can take a peek at the Logging done last week on the Nate Harrison Grade.  Hard work. However, with the right equipment and skills, you can see by Mike’s photos it looks pretty fun!  What is that one-liner?  Something about boys and their toys?

Ron Elliott and Crew 1-530-913-0050   Click to see: Logging on the Nate 

Stay tuned!  Ron has a mill and kiln, slabs the wood, drys it and turns the burned logs into beautiful furniture!  Photos real soon!

Bonnie Phelps

A new service is available from the Mountain!  David Drake is available to give  you ideas and install surround sound video and audio systems.  His ad is below and is posted along with many others on the Mountain Yellow Pages. 

From: David Drake 

Surround Sound Video and Audio consultant and installation.  Please call for your appointment.

David Drake on the Mountain

Home: 760-742-2397 Cell: 760-484-1369

For those of you out in the Palomar area, many of  us watched after the last fire as this home was re-built.  Lots of character, quality construction on 3.5+ usable acres.  Like to plant a Vineyard?  Orchard? You’ll love the fact that you have your own well.  There is room for a big garage or workshop and lots of options for RV or boat parking.  Our Clean-Team will finish up grooming the land this week but meanwhile, the home is sparkling for you to move right in. 

Oh! What does “Cuca” mean?  Well, I’m told it is an Indian word for a coffee-type bean and loosely translated by those who have loved this dotted-with oaks-area for decades, as “Exhilarating”.  Click for website and MLS info then come see for yourself. 

Bonnie Phelps

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Oh, by the way!  Who do you know interested in buying or selling?  Your referrals are sincerely appreciated.

DRE License 01293655 with Remax United

Have something with a plug you would like to send to finer pastures?  How about some shredding? . If it has a cord it can be disposed of for free, including large appliances.  The Valley Center ewaste & shred event is this Saturday.  They will also gladly accept donations 🙂

 Shredding will be $5 for a bankers sized box. Tell everyone you know. We  need lots of workers thruout the day. Hours are 9-2 for drop off but workers are needed before and after too.

 Saturday, August 21 at VC Lower Elementary from 9 – 2.   When driving through Valley Center, turn north on Cole Grade Road, the school is pretty quick on the left.

Dear Family and Friends of Helen McKinley, 

Please click for photos and Service info.

Several of you have forwarded the article about the Hantavirus from different papers to turn around.  The editor of the Valley Center Road Runner lives on Palomar, so I thought I’d send from his paper: http://www.valleycenter.com/extra2.htm  Thanks David Ross!

After some of the adventures I’ve had cleaning out new listings, I’ve said “If we had the hauntavirus on Palomar, I would have been gone long ago”.  However when I saw this article, I quickly called to check on Joelene.  She is one of our residents up here who did some heavy-duty de-mousing recently for a client and ended up with a flu bug.  Thankfully she is fine and knows how to be careful.  

BTW, if you’d like someone to really deep-clean your cabin, Joelene is wonderful:   760 215-9283

Would YOU like to be out at High Point during a Thunderstorm?  What an adventure!  Two great messages tell of the day.   The first is from Don Stouder, the volunteer manning the tower during Monday’s thunderstorms.  I had a questions about his message when he said he was ‘in the porta-potty when the rain started … but glad he had taken the HT’.  Thinking it was a typo for TP, (LOL  🙂  I confirmed with Brad who cleared it up:

From Brad: << HT is an acronym for ‘Handy Talkie’ or hand held radio. We have a base radio as primary in the lookout and 2 hand helds as back up along with a cell phone. I am so amazed at what our volunteers are doing when faced with a high stress situation that includes lightning and a bunch of professional firefighters and pilots that want to talk to us. We seem to be getting the job done…now we just need some more lookouts to open! >>

Enjoy reading the Thunderstom Lessons Learned at High Point!

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