Santee McDonalds Grand Re Opening
Photos by Jay Renard Saturday May 12th was the grand re opening of McDonalds in Santee. The Paul Schmid Organization, City of Santee, and the Santee Chamber of Commerce were on hand for the Grand Opening Celebration. From 9:30 to 11:00 am, the East County Cruisers sponsored a classic car show. Among the cars there [...]
Sage and Songbirds Festival-2012
Photos by Jay Renard The annual Sage and Songbirds Festival was held on the first weekend in May, and included garden tours, educational seminars, specialty vendors, and entertainment. The 2012 theme is “Waterwise & Butterflies!”, and was held May 5-6, 2012. A highlight of each year’s event is CHIRP’s very popular butterfly release, held at [...]
Alpine Challenge Bike Ride 2012
Photos by Jay Renard Saturday, May 5th was the annual Alpine Challenge. It was an opportunity to explore East San Diego County’s mountain scenery and help local teens in their quest to continue their education and help support the efforts of Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. Ride level were Alpine (25 Mile), Descanso (50) and [...]
Jane Dumas Day
Photos by Jay Renard Saturday April 28th, the City of San Diego declared Jane Dumas day. Jane Dumas, one of the few living elders with a comprehensive knowledge of Kumeyaay (native people of the San Diego region) ethnobotany and medicine, learned about plants and healing from her mother, Isobel Thing, a Kumeyaay cha’ak (healer) and [...]
Santee/West Hills Exhibition Fast Pitch Softball
Photos by Jay Renard Wednesday March 14th was an inter Santee school softball game at the Sportsplex in Santee. Santana and West Hills High Schools are not in the same softball league. They played a non league game for the “bragging rites”. This year Santana defeated West Hills 3 to 1.
Santee City Council Proclaimations and Recognition
Photos by Jay RenardWednesday March 14th at the Santee City Council meeting, Miss Santee 2012, Victoria Heyne, and Miss Santee Teen, Casey Maynard, and their court were introduced. Miss Santee 2011, Maria Maes, and Miss Santee Teen 2011, Savannah Keener were there to pass the crown. Both Maes and Keener received proclamations from the Santee [...]
Santree Fest – 2012
Photos by Jay RenardSaturday, March 17th was Santree Fest in the city of Santee in celebration of Arbor Day. Santee residents showed up in great numbers dispite the rainy weather. Over 40 trees and shrubs were planted in front of the YMCA Aquatic Center on Riverwalk Drive. Santee has been recognized by the National Arbor [...]
Santee Chamber Mixer at Cox Store
Photos by Jay Renard Thursday, March 15th was the Santee Chamber of Commerce monthly “after 5″ mixer. The event was held at the Cox Store in Santee. Food was catered by Oggi’s Pizza and Brewery. The monthly event is for local businesses to network. Participants mingles and played “business card” bingo. Miss Santee, Victoria Heyne, [...]
Kiwanis Invitational Sports Meet – 2012
Photos by Jay Renard Saturday, March 10th was the 29th Annual Kiwanis International Sports Meet at West Hills High School in Santee sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of East County. The event began at 9:00 am. Presentation of the Colors was by Boy Scout Troop 950, followed by the National Anthem. The open ceremonies concluded [...]
Miss Santee La Mesa Pageant – 2012
Photos by Jay Renard Friday March 2nd was the Miss La Mesa and Miss Santee Pageants presented by the City of La Mesa, the City of Santee, Grossmont Center, La Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the Santee Chamber of Commerce. The event was held at the Sonrise Community Church in Santee. Miss Santee Maria Maes, [...]
Helix Charter High School Performing Arts Complex Groundbreaking
Photos by Jay Renard Wednesday February 29th was the groundbreaking for the Helix Charter High School Performing Arts Center. The 34,000 square foot center is scheduled to be complete in May 2013 and will seat 410 people. The complex contains a dance studio, digital music labs, band room, choral room, scene shop, costume shop, recital [...]
Santee Schools Art Show – 2012
Photos by Jay Renard Thuesday February 28th was the third annual Santee School District Foundation Art Show and Auction. The show was at the Santee Boys and Girls Club from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The show featured framed original student art, a silent auction of both local and student art, and a live auction [...]
San Diego River Park Foundation Cleanup – Santee
Photos by Jay Renard Saturday February 25th, nearly 80 volunteers from the San Diego River Park Foundation’s Clean and Green Team and the Friends of Santee’s River Park met to remove trash and debris from the river habitat in Santee at Cottonwood Avenue and Chubb Lane near Town Center Park. The event started at 9:00 [...]
Grossmont College Receives Proclaimation from Santee City Council
Photos by Jay RenardWednesday February 22nd, the Santee City Council presented Grossmont College a proclamation for its support of the East County community. Accepting the proclamation was Dr. Sunita Cooke, Grossmont Community College’s President and Ernest Ewin Executive Director of Development Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges. Santee Mayor Randy Voepel made the presentation.This year [...]
NFL Play 60 at Santee Cajon Park School
Photos by Jay Renard Thursday, February 16th was the NFL Play 60 Challenge day at Santee’s Cajon Park School. The American Heart Association, San Diego Chargers, and the Santee School District are bringing this program to all students in grades 6 through 8. More than 2,200 students from the district’s 9 middle schools.There were 6 [...]
City of La Mesa Celebrates Century of Smiles
By Jay Renard Saturday, February 18, 2012 The festivities started at 7:00 am on the 2nd story of the Grossmont ShoppingCenter parking structure. Food and beverages were availble. Hundreds of La Mesans socialized on the parking structure enjoying a sunny San Diegan day. At 8:00 am, staff volunteers started placing people on the outlined “100” [...]
Santee Sportsplex Girls Fast Pitch Softball
Photos by Jay RenardLast Saturday and Sunday (2/11 & 2/12) Santee Sportsdplex hosted Triple Crown Sports Girls Fastpitch Softball. Teams from Southern California and Arizona competed in Santee. This is the 3rd year of the event.
Santee Chamber of Commerce’s Award Night Celebration at Barona Resort and Casino
Photos by Jay Renard Friday February 10th was the Santee Chamber of Commerce’s Award Night Celebration at Barona Resort and Casino. The evening began with a no host bar. At 7:00, Master of Ceremonies, Steve Hamann began the program with a welcome and live auction. Dinner was then served. Dana Sass, Community Relations Manager for [...]
Chinese New Celebration at El Cajon Valley High School
Thursday February, 2012 El Cajon Valley High School was honored as a partner with the Confucius Institute School of Language and SDSU. This partnership supports the Chinese program at ECVH. Professional dancers and musicians from China entertained students and faculty of El Cajon Valley High School. Part of this celebration includes a plaque ceremony as [...]
Santee Sportsplex Youth Soccer
Photos by Jay Renard Santee Sportsplex has a winter youth competetive indoor soccer program. On Sunday afternoons from January to March, youth teams will play to keep up on their soccer skills. Today, the afternoon game was played by the Hot Spurs (yellow) and the East County Select (red).
NFL Play 60 Challenge 2012
Photos by Jay Renard Monday, January 30th was the kick off of the NFL Play 60 Challenge. The American Heart Association, San Diego Chargers, and the Santee School District are bringing this program to all students in grades 6 through 8. More than 2,200 students from the district’s 9 middle schools are making the pledge [...]
El Cajon Valley High School Dedicates Metal Works Facility and Special Education Suites
Photos by Jay RenardWednesday January 25th, El Cajon Valley High School and Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) dedicated its expanded metal works facility and new special education suites. The Career Technical Education (CTE) Metal Masters Program, located in building 600, now has an expanded welding shop with an additional 2,704 square feet of workspace [...]
Sportsplex USA Partners with The Santee School District Foundation
Photos by Jay RenardMonday, January 23, 2012, Sportsplex USA made a donation to the Santee School District Foundation (SSDF) in the amount of $1440.00. Sportsplex USA and the SSDF have partnered with the goal of offering affordable youth indoor soccer programs to all parents and children in Santee. The Santee School District Foundation is committed [...]
Santee Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet
Friday January 20th was the installation of the Santee Chamber of Commerce officers.Installed for the year 2012 were: John Morley – President Tina Hertenstein – 1st VP Eddie Vandiver – 2nd VP Robert Lloyd – 3rd Vp Sandy Pugliese – Secretary Jana Bradley – Treasurer Ronn Hall – Immediate Past President On hand to present [...]
