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SuperFam Trip - Highlights
As usual the sun shone over Borrego Springs as representatives of the travel industry from the UK, Scotland and Ireland turned up at Christmas Circle. The welcoming party was sponsored by the Borrego Sun but couldn't have been... — Updated 10/15/2016
Salvation Mountain in the News
We all know RV'ing is a great experience and lifestyle; apparently it's becoming more popular with the rest of the world too and tourists should be flocking to the area after Salvation Mountain makes it on to the front cover of RV... — Updated 10/13/2016
Student Awards at School Board Meeting
Seven weeks into the Borrego Springs Unified School District school year, Principal's, of both the elementary and middle/high schools, awarded 'Student of the Month' at the monthly school board meeting held on Oct. 12. Excited... — Updated 10/13/2016
Salton Trough and Earthquake Risk
Following the discovery of a new fault under the Salton Sea by a team of seismologists, questions have been raised in the press as to whether the new information raises the risk of larger quakes. According to the teams provisional, and somewhat speculative data, the fault is... — Updated 10/12/2016
Pipeline Protest - Mne Miconi
Over the Columbus Day weekend, several protesters came out at Christmas Circle to protest the North Dakota oil pipeline. There were signs such as Support Standing Rock and Protect First Amendment Rights held by some local... — Updated 10/12/2016
Borrego Today
It's another sunny day in Borrego today with a high of 97F forecast. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will see clear skies. Low 61F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Feeling like a true Borregan. Seen Big Horn Sheep, Coyotes and finally... — Updated 10/11/2016
Borrego Days Update
It's October and that means the Borrego Days Desert Festival is upon us! The committee met on Oct. 10 at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss some last minute details. Some of you might be wondering why Borrego Days is not on the last weekend of October. This is because the... — Updated 10/11/2016
Nestlé - Drumstick Re-call
Nestlé USA, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of its Nestlé Drumstick Club 16 count Variety Pack and 24 count Vanilla Pack (with cones marked for easy individual sale) due to a possible health risk. The two pack sizes contain 4.6 fl.oz. cones and were manufactured in B... — Updated 10/11/2016
Flags Out for Columbus Day
The flags are flying around Christmas Circle in observance of Columbus Day!... — Updated 10/10/2016
Hispanic Heritage Month
San Diego County Latino Association (SDCLA) The SDCLA and 200 guests are coming together today in San Diego, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The exciting event will feature delicious free food and local entertainment. The SDCLA will also present their 2016 SDCLA Scholarship... — Updated 10/10/2016
World Mental Health Day
Broken Stems are premiering "Take Me In" on October 10th, WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY as an opportunity to raise "awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health." "According to... — Updated 10/10/2016
Borrego Retail Meeting
Bright and early on Friday morning, Oct. 7, the Borrego Springs retail committee met at the chamber to talk about the upcoming season and events taking place. Robin, from Desert Robin talked about the upcoming 'Hot Shopping' day to be held on Dec. 2, in the late afternoon. This... — Updated 10/10/2016
GO RAMS - Car Wash Today
If you need your car washed, there are a group of students at the Borrego Sun office willing and able. For the cost of a donation, they will wash your car and all proceeds go to the local sports teams. They will be there until... — Updated 10/10/2016
Super Car Testing in Borrego
Many of you will have seen the 'Zebra Cars' travelling through Borrego over the last couple of weeks, I finally caught up with them to find out what it is all about. Inside the vehicles, there are sensors galore, all set to test... — Updated 10/8/2016
Anza-Borrego Foundation - Grant Announcement
The Anza-Borrego Foundation have the following announcement to make - 'As you have probably heard, ABF has been awarded a $45,000 challenge grant through the Parker Foundation of San Diego. We had 11 weeks to raise the matching funds and we did it, all thanks to you! The $90,000... — Updated 10/7/2016
Border Patrol - Illegal Immigrants Hidden in Tractor-Trailer
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, seized a tractor-trailer with illegal immigrants hidden inside on Wed. Oct 5. The incident occurred after a 44-year-old man approached the checkpoint driving a red truck with a white tractor-trailer. A... — Updated 10/7/2016
Governor Approves Bill - Early-warning System
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a legislation to speed up the development of a statewide earthquake early warning. “We’ve seen the devastation earthquakes have caused in California,” said Brown in a press release announcing his signing of the bill (Senate Bill 438). “This keeps u... — Updated 10/7/2016
Community Sponsor Group Meeting
Borrego Springs Community Sponsor Group (BSCSG) met on on Oct. 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the high school community room. The group talked about how to proceed discussion of the Borrego Springs Community Plan (BSCP). For the last few months the sponsor group has been reading through and... — Updated 10/7/2016
SuperFAM Farewell
As the family from SupperFAM, Trek America and British Airways head off home, we would like to thank them for choosing Borrego to be their final destination. We know they enjoyed themselves last night, (some photos may exist on... — Updated 10/7/2016
Are Salton Sea Earthquake Swarms Induced?
The threat of an imminent 7+ earthquake has diminished despite the U.S. Geological Survey reporting two more earthquakes, magnitudes 3.4 and 3.0, in the Salton Sea region Wednesday morning following the cluster of quakes, Mining Awareness have asked the question - are Geothermal... — Updated 10/6/2016
Joe and Andra Tie the Knot
After meeting four years ago at the Springs at Borrego Golf Course and RV Park, my golf buddy Joe Gamulin finally tied the knot with Andra Backus on Sunday, Sept.25. I'm hoping Joe will still be able to play some golf now and then... — Updated 10/6/2016
Email Scam Warning
It seems some people in town are receiving an email scam which would allow remote users to access your computer and personal details. If you receive a similar request, be sure to delete it. See the email below:- Somebody (hopefully you) requested a new password for the Stripe... — Updated 10/6/2016
Borrego Rentals/Turnkey Merge
When it was announced that the Gallardo family would be moving out of Borrego, the first thought on most people’s minds, was, “What about Borrego Rental?” Well the company isn’t going anywhere, in fact it is merging, expandi... — Updated 10/6/2016
Sustainable Strategies to Reverse Ecological Disruption
AGESS, Inc. is a visionary project management company that uses cutting edge science to solve some of the most pressing ecological problems of our day. Currently working to rehabilitate the Salton Sea and other polluted waterways, AGESS uses an “industrial ecology” of inn... — Updated 10/6/2016
West Shores High School Sees Accredidation
West Shores High School is in Western States Association of Schools and College (WASC) accreditation mode. All sorts and conditions of educators, students, and community members are diligently setting forth, clarifying and substantiating the rubrics that govern our school and its... — Updated 10/6/2016
