By BONNIE OWEN Lyle grew up and attended high school in Laguna Beach in the 1950s. Most of his art was for projects at school. He made drawings for the yearbook and school paper, posters, and stage artwork. On graduation, he was awarded the Bank Of America Art Achievement Award,…
La Mesa California
By ELAINE ALFARO It all started with a middle school friendship, untapped free time, and a life-changing nonprofit organization needing volunteers. Brenda Patrick, originally from the Bay Area but now a local in La Mesa, sought a new avenue for her spare time after retiring from a lifelong career in…
By DAVE THOMAS Companies, organizations, schools and more are adjusting how they go about doing business again amid another winter surge of the coronavirus. Several universities and schools in San Diego announced recently they would return to virtual classes to begin the 2022 spring semester. For many students and staff,…
Foothiller Footsteps By Connie and Lynn Baer The past two years of COVID have presented seemingly insurmountable obstacles for activity classes such as high school marching bands. Grossmont High School instrumental music director James Villegas found ways to overcome those obstacles. 2021 Mother Goose Parade Looking back to the fall…
The County held a virtual presentation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Cottonwood Sand Mining Project on Jan. 19. More than 300 people attended the English version and in tandem, the county held the presentation in Spanish and Arabic. During the three hour meeting, not one person spoke…
