Palomar Mountain News

" It won't be much, but at long last, rain is coming this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Sure they look odd next to your Ford F-150, but those little guys are proud of their size.

Nov. 7 - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Second annual SoCalROC Show-n-Shine Toy Drive featuring food, raffles, goodie bags, vendors, live classic rock music by the Whipple Road Band and more centered on car show fans.

Sixth-grader Stephanie Legault did rock climbing at Cuyamaca Outdoor School this month.

By Robert Krier 11:35 a.m. October 5, 2009 SAN DIEGO - Cool, calm weather should keep it feeling like fall around the county this week.

After months of getting blasted by record setting heating waves, on Sunday Mother Nature threw San Diego County a curve.

Divers and hoop netters will begin catching California's spiny lobsters just after midnight Friday as the state's lobster season opens with a rush.

IN the files of the world's astronomical observatories there are a number of photographs, enlarged from tiny negatives.

Friday, September 25th, 2009. Issue 39, Volume 9. The Palomar Mountain V-8's regional group of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America, Inc.

Rene and Rick Toome happily carry lobster-and-steak-loaded plates to their table at the seventh annual Lobster on the Green, held September 11 at Ingold Sports Park.

Jim Jessop, whose great-grandfather built the Horton Plaza clock, is returning the timepiece to working order.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, 2009 -- A massive effort by thousands of firefighters on the ground and retardant-carrying aircraft appears to have greatly lessened the threat that a massive wildfire poses to the Mount Wilson Observatory a ' home to two historic telescopes a ' officials said Wednesday.

A wildfire raging in Angeles National Forest is threatening the 105-year-old Mount Wilson Observatory, home to a several of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world for studying astronomical objects with unprecedented resolution and clarity.

As state regulators consider a plan to black out fire-prone areas of San Diego County during high winds, a utility is making alternative plans for the 590 or so people who require uninterrupted power to stay alive, it was reported today.

A popular camping venue in the North County might be closing soon. Palomar Mountain State Park is on a proposed list of open spaces slated to close after Labor Day.

Palomar Mountain State Park, which contains some of the best campgrounds in San Diego County, will likely close after Labor Day, thanks to the state's budget crisis.

Visitors to the busiest state parks can expect to pay more for daily parking passes and camping privileges starting next week, officials announced Tuesday.

Shortly after 9 p.m. on the Fourth of July, Brad Eells scanned the horizon from his perch atop the newly renovated High Point Lookout tower at the apex of Palomar Mountain.

Posted July 13, 2009, 12:37 p.m. Native Lilies, such as the Humboldt lily, are blooming this month in widely scattered locations throughout San Diego County's higher mountains.

Sunday, July 12th, 2009. Issue 28, Volume 13. NORTH COUNTY- Two brush fires broke out yesterday, one on Palomar Mountain and the other on Camp Pendleton, but no structures were damaged and no one was injured, a fire spokeswoman said.