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EL CAJON, CA 92020 U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 237 PRESORTED STANDARD (619) 444-5774 Adoptable pets . .page 19 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! INSIDE THIS ISSUE CALL Local ................. 2-7 MotorandSports 10-12 Health .................13 Legal Notices ... 14-17 Classifieds ...........18 Best Friends .........19 Gazette Newspaper Group Publications, State and National Award winning publications, proudly serves El Cajon, Rancho San Diego, La Mesa, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Ramona, Santee, Lakeside, Alpine, Jamul and the Back Country VOLUME 10 NUMBER 11 AUGUST 20-26, 2009 End of summer break cool-down Children of all ages flock to their favorite “Cool Zone” in East County at the Viejas Outlet Center fountain. The interactive fountain will remain open to the public daily through Labor Day and will also feature intermittent nightly “wet shows” and Splashtracks, which brings the fountain to life as streams of water dance to music and lights. The fountain offers a fun way for children to play and cool off in the water, as parents relax. Photo by Debbie Norman Dolci Self Serve Frozen Yogurt Smog Checks, We Now do ‘Test Only’ Yogurt We Certify Gross Polluters only Any Size $ .95 Consumer Assistance Program HAIRCUT Reg. $15.00 Buy One $ 95 FREE EMISSION REPAIRS 9 Get One + CERT. Up to $500 in CAP Repairs Good Only at the EL CAJON SALON FREE Formerly Most Cars CALL FOR DETAILS Expires Oct. 7, 2009 *Extra Charges may apply for Long or Thick hair. Of Equal or Lesser Value. Not valid with other 15 offers. Expires. 8/15/09 Limit 1 per customer. Dolci Mango 151 S. SUNSHINE, EL CAJON • 444-1696 124 West Main St., Suite 140 El Cajon For faster service bring DMV Renewal • Motorhome & Some Van Extra. Not valid with other offers. ECG2 Target Center • 330 Broadway, El Cajon Exp.08/30/09 (619) 440-0339 PAGE 2 GAZETTE AUGUST 20, 2009 Local News & Events Bits and pieces around East County DeGrossmont College “You drive around the park- winding perimeter road when still 45 minutes late to class,” ing lot, following students in the lots are full. “The way he said. “After that, for the first celebrates parking structure your car in hopes that they’ll some students drive – are you couple of weeks, I came two opening be leaving, so you can take kidding?” hours before class and slept in their spot – sometimes you get my truck.” rossmont College lucky, but a lot of times, you’re Student body president Marc student Lisa An- competing with other cars and Valenzuela has his own war A facility grand opening Gdrews knows all too drivers who can get pretty story about campus parking. -- not the kind of event likely well the musical-chairs-on- aggressive,” she said, adding to draw more than a collec- wheels experience of trying to she was always wary about “On my first day here at tive yawn from today’s gen- find parking the first weeks of resorting to Plan B: parking her Grossmont, I came an hour eration of frenetic, multitasking each semester. car curbside along the narrow, early to find parking and I was collegians -- spurs animated New Grossmont College parking structure. discussion among students progress from miles away, its gathered recently near the hilltop perch easily seen from campus library. The facility the freeway vantage point. in question? A long-awaited, $24.5 million parking structure “I think it was an excellent with an attached 3,200-square- investment,” Valenzuela said foot facility for campus police. about the 403,000-square-foot, Commuters on the East County tri-level structure with its 1,431 stretch of the 125 have been parking spaces, bringing a net able to observe the structure’s See PARKING page 16 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������� ������������������������� TTRIPLERIPLE $AVE WATER … USE ROCK Call for Free Estimates • Colorful Deco Rock PLAY HOT SEATS EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY IN AUGUST! • River Rock • Beach Pebbles 9PM TO MIDNIGHT Tuesdays & Thursdays • Gravel • Boulders • Flagstone ALPINE ROCK Every Tuesday & Thursday In August & BLOCK EARN 3 POINTS 13288 Hwy. 8 Business, FOR EVERY $3 PLAYED! 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Sales and Installation John Pelley REALTY RESOURCES (619) 938-3800 Bonded • Insured • Lic. 657323 Stephen Dows, mba www.Realty-Resources.com 8731 Winter Gardens Blvd., Lakeside, CA DRE#01523368 CSLB#884406 San Diego Dual Glaze (619) 444-1844 / (619) 921-5457 SHOP EAST COUNTY PAGE 4 GAZETTE AUGUST 20, 2009 — LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS — Don’t miss Stoney’s Major roadwork planned birthday party Starting next week a ma- celebration jor resurfacing project will begin affecting several major Stoney’s Kids is having a several streets in El Cajon. birthday celebration to ben- Work is scheduled to start next efit East County youth on week on Fletcher Parkway, Thursday, Aug. 27. Festivities from Westwind Drive down to will be held at Sycuan Resort, Graves. Once complete, work formerly Singing Hills Golf will begin on Cuyamaca and Course, on the lawn, from some adjoining streets such as 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Since 1991, Tyrone Street, Aldwych Road this all-volunteer, non-profit and Murray Drive. This will organization has raised over then be followed by work on $650,000 to fund projects Chase Avenue. that support our youth in the East County. Over 98 percent Motorists traveling through of donated funds go directly these areas can expect some to youth programs. Stoney’s possible delays. The streets El Cajon City Highlights Kids has supported everything mentioned will receive an from structured youth sports overlay of high-tech rubber- and after school programs ized asphalt, which is much by Monica Zech and attend one or more of the 12/25, 172 East Main Street. Haute With Heart is this to scholarships for 6th grade more durable and reduces City of El Cajon Public El Cajon Police Department’s Sector 8/6 - (combined camp, recreation programs, road noise.