Could I have you take down the map to the hidden valley range on this post?
 
Seems there have been some shooters that are going to this private range without permission and using AP rounds on the steel.
 
SDTS has unofficially been renting this range 1 day a month, however it seems that some people believe this is BLM land and they can use it whenever and however they like.
 
We are hoping things will change before the owner decides that allowing match events to happen should end at his range.
 
Thanks for understanding.
 
Best regards,

150 Grand will be renamed "The Grand Place" when it reopens in late September, and will feature a jazz bar and large dance floor.

Mousavi bought 150 Grand in January, six months after the famed restaurant closed. He has spent nearly $200,000 since then remodeling the inside. He hopes to hire a chef in the next few weeks and open next month, he said.

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_dbc2600b-1bf0-58e5-be0e-048e7bb21042.html

Reed Reservoir Replacement

The City of Escondido has signed a contract with Gateway Pacific Contractors to replace the existing reservoir located on Hidden Trails with two new concrete tanks.  The contractor will be given a Notice to Proceed on June 14, 2010, the expected duration of the contract will be approximately 18 months.  All planned work will be contained within the existing reservoir site.  In the near future you can expect to see a construction trailer moved onto the site.  The first work to take place will include removing trees and vegetation in all areas where work is to be done and installing temporary above ground pipeline to replace an existing pipe that goes south from the existing tank down the canyon towards the San Pasqual Valley.

The Los Angeles Times has a nice map - click here

Hi:  The December HOA Newsletter notes that a proposal to develop 10,000 homes, etc., on the Rancho is under consideration.  Is there a map that shows which parts of the Rancho are to be developed and which are to be a preserve?  Thanks.

Craig Whittemore, the Deputy Utilities Manager for the City of Escondido, presented this exhibit describing two new replacement tanks for the existing Reed Reservoir:

Exhibits

Downtown restaurant 150 Grand closes

I'm very sad to see them go.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/07/28//news/inland/escondido/z1f61844d1c95144488257600007d5cb5.txt
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/30/1mc30150183712-recession-claims-high-profile-downt/?&zIndex=140560

The restrictions were triggered by the council declaring a "Level 2" water emergency, which many other cities and water agencies have done this spring.

The new rules will take effect July 01st.

Level 2 Water Alert
Shrinking Water Supply

Hacienda de Vega brings traditional gourmet Mexico City cuisine to Escondido. The husband and wife team of Patricia and Alonso Vega remodeled and restored the freestanding building formerly known as Los Amigos Restaurant in an original adobe home dating back to the 1930s. Beautiful grounds, complete with a pond and fountain, make a lovely backdrop for house specialties such as tableside-made guacamole, chicken mole and fresh corn chowder.


“At Hacienda de Vega, it is our true intention to bring you a taste of some of the real regional cuisines of Mexico – past and present.  From the pleasures of antojitos with their different salsas and cheese, to the enjoyment of elaborate guisos, with their adobos, moles and recados, we hope that you enjoy and savor these true traditional recipes and that they summon feelings of comfort, family, and of being home."


Nominated for Best Mexican Restaurant by AOL City Guide for the fourth consecutive year.

Hacienda de Vega is located at 2608 S. Escondido Blvd. , Escondido 92025 .  The telephone number of the restaurant is (760) 738-9804.  Its web site address is http://www.haciendadevega.com.

A New Children's Camp in Southern California - Youth Lenten Retreat- Camping in Monastery Sretenje in Escondido.



A group of twenty pilgrim-adventurers, consisting of teenagers, children and adults arrived to the Monastery grounds at dusk on Friday, March 20, prepared with sleeping bags, tents, and excitement.

The monastery, located in a deep valley and surrounded by the echoing hills of Escondido and its gentle streams, made a peaceful impression setting a powerful tone for our retreat. The single monastic cell, in which His Grace, Bishop Maxim stayed to be with us, suddenly became surrounded by tents that looked much like forest mushrooms.

In the heart of a dark yet star-lit night, a campfire illuminated stories that sparked our youth’s fascination for the beauty of God’s creation. While bedding down for the night, our happy voices were only dwarfed by the sounds of birds chirping and frogs croaking.