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Snow Falls in San Diego Mountains

Scattered showers and a bitter cold combined Wednesday to create winter weather for San Diego that by the day’s end had brought snowfall to the mountains. Temperatures were in the mid 20s to mid 30s for much of San Diego County in the morning, though the increasing cloud cover helped mitigate the…

East County mat men mine five gold medals at CIF divisional finals

East County will be well represented on the mat at this weekend’s San Diego Masters state-qualifying tournament at Olympian High School following last weekend’s showing at the section divisional tournaments. Wrestlers from 11 East County schools earned the right to compete at this weekend’s showcase section tournament based on place-finish…

Meals on Wheels San Diego Luminaries’ Luncheon

On Feb. 15, Meals on Wheels San Diego County is held its annual Luminaries’ Luncheon that reviewed its fiscal year 2016/2017 and honored George A. Scott Award Recipients and Staff. The event took place at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina, Bay Tower. read more Source: East County Californian

Meet the Californian’s new editor

Mary York is an award-winning journalist and sports reporter. She is a graduate of Southwestern College with associate degrees in paralegal studies and Spanish and is continuing her education at San Diego State University. As a native San Diegan, York has been involved in covering pertinent community news, as well…

Celebrating Local Legend Charles ‘Chuck’ Holenda

A legend is defined as, “a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.”  It is often overused in todays self-absorbed world, where anything or anyone seem to be characterized as legendary in some quarters, almost to the point of the word…

8th Annual Randy Jones Run/Walk for Independence

“I saw what they did for people.” said Cy Young winner, former San Diego Padres’ pitcher Randy Jones, explaining the motivation for his involvement with the El Cajon’s Home of Guiding Hands, “I saw them help them out.” Jones was at his signature fundraiser for HGH, the Randy Jones Run/Walk…

CIF finals venues set for winter sports playoffs

Championship venues for this year’s San Diego Section winter sports playoffs have been announced. The basketball finals will be split between Viejas Arena on the campus of San Diego State University (Open Division, Division I and Division II), San Marcos High School (Division II, Division III and Division IV) and…

Evangelist Billy Graham, 'America's Pastor,' Dies at 99

Billy Graham, one of the nation’s most powerful preachers who helped usher evangelical Christianity into the American mainstream through televised sermons, best-selling books, political appearances and stadium revivals, died Wednesday at the age of 99.The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association confirmed his death to NBC News. Graham, who long suffered from…

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