Palomar Mountain News

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009. Issue 27, Volume 13. PALOMAR MOUNTAIN- A member of a Japanese film crew is recovering today from heat exhaustion after a helicopter plucked him off Palomar Mountain, a sheriff's corporal said.

More cuts could be on the way for the San Diego Unified School District. Last week, the boarda TMs meeting was a marathon session lasting almost 12 hours.

Today: is the 154th day of 2009. There are 211 days left in the year. On this date: In 1808, Jefferson Davis -- the first and only president of the Confederate States of America -- was born in Christian County, Ky.

Posted June 2, 2009, 11:46 a.m. The native rhododendron, Western Azalea, is blooming this month in scattered locations throughout the county's higher mountains.

Several popular parks in San Diego could be on the chopping block under Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget proposal to shutter 220 California Parks.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to cut 220 state parks in order to save California millions of dollars.

Struggling to balance its budget, the San Diego Unified School District is pouring over what more to cut.

It's easy today to take the Hubble Space Telescope and its glorious views of galaxies and colorful nebulae for granted after 15 years of amazing astronomy and countless cosmic photographs.

On April 2, a ground squirrel from the Doane Valley Campground on Palomar Mountain tested positive for plague, the a oeblack deatha disease that ravaged Europe and killed millions during the 14th Century.

A few hundred volunteers decided to help out Mother Earth on Saturday by revegetating a small portion of the Chino Hills State Park, which was nearly entirely ravaged by the Freeway complex fire in November.

Galileo 's Telescope: One of only two telescopes remaining that were built by Galileo.

The Pala Band of Mission Indians will open its $100 million expansion at Pala Casino Spa and Resort , which includes major improvements to its dining and gaming areas and a new parking garage, in May 2009.

Palomar Mountain and the Interstate 8 corridor between Alpine and the Laguna Mountains are the two most important areas for clearing brush as a way of preventing wildfires, according to report delivered to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today.

Resting high above the city of Escondido, Valley Center is well on its way to becoming a rural suburb.

" A quick moving storm brought as much as three-quarters of an inch of rain to the county's mountains Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

A large plume of smoke from atop Palomar Mountain created a stir in the communities below the mountain, but rest assured the smoke is coming from a controlled burn.

In this rustic corner of California wine country, parents are fighting to prevent the closure of a one-classroom school established before the Civil War.

In this rustic corner of California wine country, parents are fighting to prevent the closure of a one-classroom school established before the Civil War.

The San Diego Bird Festival starts Thursday and continues through the weekend. Aforesaid bird gala can be found at the Marina Village Conference Center on Quivira Way.

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