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Sports Psychologist Decodes Training to be a Winner
Beck: How long have you been doing cartoons? Miller: This is my 10th year as a cartoonist for the Borrego Sun. I also cartooned for my high school annual and university newspaper. Beck: What other types of artistic things do you... — Updated 6/23/2015
Killer Enters Guilty Plea To Manslaughter
Anthony Simoneau, 46, would have gotten 25 years to life if convicted of murder. He entered a guilty plea to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Fumiko Ogawa, 41, and was instead sentenced to 11 years in... — Updated 6/1/2015
Twenty-One Guns in Celebration
A Memorial Day celebration was held at Christmas Circle on May 25 in remembrance of those who have died in active military service. American Legion Post 853 Commander, Gary Saunders, welcomed everyone in attendance and explained... — Updated 5/28/2015
Borrego Desert Garden Tour
The Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association held their 17th Annual Borrego Desert Garden Tour on March 28. The fund-raiser showcased a variety of creative uses of space at the eight sites on the tour, including six homes,... — Updated 5/22/2015
Liars gather 'round the fire
It's been said the liar's contest began 99 years ago, but considering the source, this is likely a lie. There's something, if not poetic, at least approaching beautiful, about relying on a liars club to provide information about it... — Updated 5/22/2015
Taking control of our water future
When the Borrego Water District (BWD) held its 14th Annual Town Hall Meeting on March 25, Martha Deichler, BSUSD superintendent and Borrego Water Coalition (BWC) member, introduced the speakers. Deichler then set the tone of the... — Updated 5/22/2015
NASA points out the drought
Jay Famiglietti, a senior NASA JPL water scientist and professor at U.C.I. spoke to a crowd at the Performing Arts Center theater on April 10, and again to a full room at the ABDNHA library the following day. Professor Famiglietti... — Updated 5/22/2015
Scam Alert
The Borrego Water District would like to warn the community that someone representing themselves as being from the BWD has called a home owner to try to gain access to the inside of their home. The caller wasn't from the Water District. There are legitimate reasons the Water... — Updated 5/22/2015
Beer Insprired by Conservation and Desert Landscapes
The Anza-Borrego Foundation (ABF) will be collaborating with Nickel Beer Company to create a beer inspired by the spirit of conservation and a love for the desert landscapes of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). The... — Updated 5/22/2015
Borrego Water District's Meeting Talks Conservation, Credit Worthiness
The April 22 meeting started off with the presentation of a refund check of $33,050 to the Borrego Water District (BWD) from Joint Powers Insurance Authority. “Congratulations. You’re one of 110 agencies that have received a refund. Keep up the good work,” they were told for f... — Updated 5/22/2015
Studies Connect Earthquakes With Drilling
Scientists have accumulated evidence that gas and oil drilling have caused numerous earthquakes in the U.S. Although most of these man-made quakes have been relatively small, seismologists say the shaking dramatically increases the potential of larger, dangerous quakes. Jason... — Updated 5/22/2015
Borrego Syncs Spiritually with Nepal for Earthquake Relief
A benefit concert was held on May 6 at The Springs At Borrego to provide relief for a Napali school that friends, Dee and Liesel helped to create. 100 percent of the evening’s proceeds will be sent to benefit the children and families associated with the school affected by the e... — Updated 5/22/2015
Microgrid and Water Recurrent Worries for Borrego Springs
Two informational presentations were given to the Borrego Springs Community Sponsor Group on May 7. The first was a briefing on the microgrid from representatives of SDG&E. The microgrid is a subset of the larger electrical grid, w... — Updated 5/22/2015
Big Solar Obstructing Sacred Land for Native Americans
The supposed objective of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was to save and create jobs for Americans, but non-American firms also applied for and were granted permits to build utility scale renewable energy projects on public lands in the western U.S. One of... — Updated 5/22/2015
