Joyce Strand

Sustainable Ramona will host a Water Conservation Resources series of Zoom presentations Sept. 20-24.

Sustainable Ramona: Reduce our holiday carbon footprint

December 12, 2023 at 8:11 p.m.

Sustainable Ramona is a local non-profit dedicated to the preservation of our surroundings. By responding to your questions each month, we intend to provide you with common-sense, affordable and short-...

Rob Lewallen, for Sustainable Ramona’s community forum on June 15, displays a component of his mini-microgrid at his Ramona property. The microgrid system includes six key components.

Sustainable Ramona to host community forum on microgrid proposal

June 7, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

Sustainable Ramona is hosting a community forum to discuss the creation of a local independent power utility with microgrid technology to lower electricity rates using solar and wind power.The forum...

Sustainable Ramona: Who are we?

January 10, 2023 at 5:42 p.m.

This is the first of a regular column in the Ramona Sentinel by Sustainable Ramona, a local group dedicated to the preservation of our surroundings. By responding to your questions,...

VIP Gala attendees are, from left, Sue Robinson, Jennifer Argyelan and her husband, Bob Argyelan, and Cheryl Boney with her sister-in-law Virginia Boney.

Ramona Art and Wine Festival celebrates 10th anniversary

November 1, 2022 at 5:20 p.m.

The Ramona Art and Wine Festival celebrates its 10th annual event with 40 artists and vendors and 14 area wineries — a record number — on Saturday, Nov. 5.The festival...

Lynette Bredow is the 10<sup>th</sup> annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival commemorative artist. Her winning art will be featured at the Festival VIP Gala and auctioned at the Festival on Nov. 5.

Lynette Bredow’s painting to commemorate 10th annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival

October 25, 2022 at 4:21 p.m.

The Ramona Art and Wine Festival has selected Lynette Bredow’s watercolor painting showcasing grapes and a sunset to commemorate its 10th annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival.Bredow said she was...

Harvest Festival attendees can have fun while learning about ways to sustain Ramona’s surroundings.

Environmentally friendly Harvest Festival set for Saturday, Oct. 22

October 11, 2022 at 8:05 p.m.

Sustainable Ramona and the Ramona Community Garden will present their first Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Ramona Community Garden event site.Created as...

Wine barrel art preview for 10th annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival

October 4, 2022 at 4:18 p.m.

Business hosts in Ramona and San Diego are displaying the wine barrel art that will be auctioned off at the 10th annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival on Nov. 5.This...

Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Projects launches photo giveaway contest

October 4, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.

The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project is launching a giveaway to win free tickets to the 10th annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival to be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, from...

The 10<sup>th</sup> annual Ramona Art and Wine Festival will once again be held at Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road, on Nov. 5.

Ramona Art and Wine Festival seeks sponsors, wineries, artists and vendors

April 6, 2022 at 7:59 p.m.

The Ramona Art and Wine Festival is accepting applications for sponsors, wineries, artists and vendors to participate in the 2022 festival.Celebrating its 10th year, the festival will be held from...

The Ramona Earth Day Festival will feature seven bands performing throughout the day. Shown here is the BlueGrass Band performing at a bluegrass festival in October 2019.

Ramona’s first Earth Day festival to feature bands, exhibitors and speakers

March 31, 2022 at 6:23 p.m.

Sustainable Ramona and Ramona Community Garden will present the first Ramona Earth Day Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 23.Created as a family friendly event, the festival will...

The ALDI mural is expected to be completed and installed by mid- to late spring.

Artist Beata Wojcik selected to paint ALDI store mural in Ramona

January 26, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project has chosen artist Beata Wojcik to create its mural for the new ALDI store.Wojcik was one of more than a half dozen applicants who submitted...

The grassroots Sustainable Ramona will present a Zoom series on Green Buildings Nov. 8-11.

Sustainable Ramona presents Green Building series

November 3, 2021 at 4:11 p.m.

Sustainable Ramona will highlight resources to foster sustainable buildings in its second symposium series on the topic of Green Buildings.Speakers will offer information over Zoom daily during the week of...

Mesa Grande Tribal Chairman Jesse Morales, left, offers a sage blessing to artist Simon Melnyk at Kumeyaay mural dedication.

Ramona mural dedication pays tribute to Kumeyaay Native Americans

October 6, 2021 at 3:42 p.m.

The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project held an Oct. 2 dedication ceremony for its 27th mural that pays tribute to the Kumeyaay Native Americans. Following introductions and announcements from H.E.A.R.T. Mural...

Simon Melnyk, who's painting the Kumeyaay mural to be unveiled in mid-September on the back of the Verizon building, shows a video of his process in creating the mural at the July 25 Kenilworth Inn traditional dinner. <br/><br/><br/><br/>

Celebration of historic Kenilworth Inn to benefit Ramona murals

July 28, 2021 at 3:33 p.m.

A parade of aprons — handmade by Jackie Jackson and donated to the H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project — was a big hit at the Kenilworth Inn Traditional Dinner held July 25...

Traditional Kenilworth dinner to help fund new mural

October 19, 2019 at 12:33 a.m.

The Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project is seeking a mural artist to create a new mural of the Kenilworth Inn along the entire wall of the Ramona Food & Clothes Closet...

Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels, talks about immigration as a worldwide issue.

Forum topic: Why people seek asylum

April 16, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

Speakers at the Indivisible Ramona Forum titled “Why People Seek Asylum in the U.S.,” addressed a diverse group of community .The speakers highlighted growing, organized and strengthened violence as a...

Work in progress depicts the late blacksmith Tom Bandy working at his forge. Bandy is the father of Lin Carnevale, co-owner of D’Carlos and the grandfather of Keith Carnevale, co-owner and manager. <br/>

Blacksmith mural dedication set for Saturday

April 3, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project will hold a dedication ceremony for its 19th mural, “Family Blacksmith,” by artist Beata Wojcik at D’Carlos restaurant on Saturday, April 6, at 10 a.m. The...

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