BULLOCK'S ORIOLE

We may be in the midst of a winter storm, but spring is still poking through the cracks. Suzanne Malden writes: Yesterday (Friday) I was fortunate enough to see the Bullock's Oriole for the first time this season. He was on a spike from a century plant [agave].
The NWS removed its LOW SNOW warning, although flurries are still predicted tonight and tomorrow above 2500' as cold temperatures follow the main front.  Heaviest rains are predicted later this afternoon/evening, then the cold arrives. We've got the woodstove fired up, and I have a great excuse to stay in and read a good book– thanks to Ariele Brooke-Johannsen who dropped off Shadow of the Wind the other day.

Bullock's Oriole rests in a blooming Century Plant (agave) at the Malden Residence off Deerhorn Valley Rd.

-Photo by SUZANNE MALDEN

WHERE ARE MY SKIS?

8:45 PM FRIDAY
NWS UPDATES WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET. 1 INCH OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AT 1500 FEET. SOME SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 1250 FEET.

Winter Weather Advisory: Low Snow Elevation

NWS San Diego, CA

5 Miles NNE Dulzura CA  -  32.68°N 116.74°W (Elev. 2585 ft)

...VERY LOW ELEVATION SNOW POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

FRIDAY 2:10 PM: 

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a winter weather advisory above 2000 feet for snow...which is in effect from 2 am to 5 pm PDT Sunday. 

• Elevation: Above 2000 feet. 
• Snow levels will rapidly fall to around 2000 feet late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.  
• Snow accumulations: Up to 2 inches.  
• Timing: Early Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. 
• Locations include: Potrero...Beaumont...Yucaipa...Ramona [ED NOTE: Deerhorn Valley area is included]

Impacts: Residents and travelers into the higher foothills of the inland empire and the San Diego County valleys should be prepared for hazardous winter weather conditions and possible road closures. 

Travel will likely be impacted on Interstate 15 through the Cajon Pass...on Interstate 10 through the Banning...on Interstate 8...and on Highway 78 late Saturday night and at times on Sunday. 

  

CASINO ALERT

RUMORS ARE TRUE.

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"Jamul Indian Village Draft Tribal Gaming Project"

The tribe's Project Manager will present the environmental document at the Jamul/Dulzura Community Planning Group in a "Public Workshop."

PUBLIC MEETING
Tuesday, March 13th

7:30 pm

Oak Grove Middle School Library

The "Jamul Indian Village" has given notice that they will be presenting their latest plan for for a casino. You can download their letter with a description of the current proposal here:

http://jacjamul.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/JIVletter3142012.pdf

A community meeting is critical to get everyone on board. This is an opportunity to demonstrate community response to this project and the threat it poses to Jamul and surrounding rural areas.
Please pass this information along to your friends and neighbors, and plan to attend Tuesday's meeting in Jamul.

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Please bookmark this site: www.jacjamul.com

The JAC [Jamulians Against the Casino] will post more information as it is presented to them.

HOORAY! WE'RE BACK.

Last week the big computer that runs DeerhornValley.net was hacked.  A lot of hours and headaches have resulted, but it looks like we're back.  I'll have to go through and check the links, but right now it looks like most of the site is up and running.  Halleluja!

CLICK THIS TEXT TO DOWNLOAD THE ANTLER

The print edition of The Antler is at SoCal Printers (a wonderful family business we couldn't do without!) and should get to the Jamul Post Office for mailing tomorrow, Monday.  It is delivered to everyone on Rural Route #1 (all of Deerhorn and Honey Springs) – if you have a mailbox. 

No mailbox?  Or prefer to get it at your Jamul P.O.?  Just send us a quick request with your Box #: theantler@deerhornvalley.net

Thanks for all the kind words as I worked through this mess.  That's what makes living in Deerhorn so special.

-Kim Hamilton, WebKeeper

DeerhornValley.net: Down For Maintenance...

Beginning tomorrow (Thursday, 3/8) DeerhornValley.net will be offline for some maintenance work.  This will take at least 6 hours, and I plan to start early with a cup of good coffee in my hand, and the phone number of my service provider's Help Desk.

Thanks for your patience.  At this point, DeerhornValley.net is still running, but the other websites I host on my server are all down... so a complete wipe-it-all-clean maintenance is required.

"There are only two kinds of computers: those whose harddrives have crashed, and those whose will." 

SUPERVISORS GET AN EARFUL

EastCountyMagazine.org has just posted this article on last Wednesday's discussion by the Board of Supervisors on eliminating local Planning Groups. As usual, ECM has a more complete perspective on issues that involve rural East County. With the formal vote still ahead (3/28), every rural resident needs to understand this process to prevent

SUPERVISORS GET AN EARFUL FROM PUBLIC AND PLANNERS OVER PROPOSAL TO AX PLANNING GROUPS; VOTE SET FOR MARCH 28 

“The only reason to consider gutting planning groups is to give free rein to every developer who wants to overwhelm a rural town—and keep the locals in the dark.” -- Patsy Fritz
http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/8857