The Ramona Ukulele Jammers will present two performances of all-time favorite Broadway show tunes.
The first is at the Ramona Community Library on Saturday, May 31, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room. The next day, on Sunday, June 1, the group will perform at 2 p.m. at the Ramona Terrace, 1212 D St. The shows are free.
At the Library performance, the words will be projected for the sing-along songs for “Hello Dolly,” “Edelweiss,” “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “They Call the Wind Mariah.” Songs from “Cabaret,” “The King and I,” “The Sound of Music,” “My Fair Lady,” “Annie Get your Gun,” “Oklahoma” and “Mary Poppins” will also be performed by the 20-plus Jammer group.
The performances are sponsored by the Ramona Friends of the Library. For more information, call Karla Brustad at 760-522-8631.
Kiwanis kicks off fireworks donations
Kiwanis Club of Ramona kicked off fundraising for this year’s July 4th fireworks with a donation of $1,100 on May 10.
On behalf of Ramona Kiwanis, President Tiffany Lynch with other Kiwanians presented the check to 2025 July 4th Fireworks Chair and Kiwanian Susan White at the donation thermometer at 10th and Main streets. The color red will move up the thermometer as additional donations to the Ramona Fireworks Fund are received.
The goal to stage the celebration is $50,000.
Presented by Ramona Chamber of Commerce, Ramona Rotary Club, and Kiwanis Club of Ramona, the July 4 fireworks and family picnic will be held on the field behind Olive Peirce Middle School, 1521 Hanson Lane. The grounds traditionally open at 4 p.m. and the fireworks start at 9. Those attending are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. Among event features are food and craft vendors and family games geared to children.
The free event is made possible by sponsorships and community donations. Volunteers will be accepting donations Saturdays and Sundays in June in front of Albertsons and Stater Bros. Market. Donations jars and Sponsor A Spark cards are in numerous Ramona businesses.
Sponsorships are available and credit card donations may be made online at ramonafireworks.com, at the chamber office, 1306 Main St., or by ing Laura Lehman, the chamber’s office manager, at 760-789-1311. Checks payable to the Ramona Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Fund may be mailed to the chamber office.
A drawing for the opportunity to receive the 8-by-8 shed donated and built by Nick Jordan’s construction students at Montecito High School will be held at the event, with the winner announced at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $10 each, six for $50, or 14 for $100. All proceeds go to the fireworks fund.
U.S. Forest Service issues warning to avoid herbicide treated area
Herbicide is scheduled to be applied on U.S. Forest Service property between the old Ramona Dump on the east side and Rancho via Norte on the west side starting Tuesday, May 27.
About 115 acres will be treated with herbicide through Saturday, June 7. Roughly 20 to 35 acres will be sprayed each day.
with sprayed plants should be avoided for 24 hours from the time of the application, officials said. Avoid entering the treated (sprayed) area during that time.
The Forest Service is conducting the vegetation management treatment for the North Ramona Fuelbreak as an application for cut vegetation stumps.
“Only the cut vegetation stumps will be sprayed -– no broadcast spraying will be done,” states a Forest Service flier.
The Vastlan herbicide is a systemic herbicide used for the control of broadleaf weeds and woody plants in various environments, including forests, rangelands, permanent grass pastures and non-crop areas, according to the Forest Service.
For more information, the Palomar District Office at 760-788-0250 or [email protected].
Ramona Sheriff’s volunteers offer free vacation checks of homes
Ramona residents who are getting ready to go on vacation can the Ramona Sheriff’s substation to help ensure their homes are safe while they are away.
Free vacation checks of homes are conducted six days each week as time permits based on a random schedule, said Ramona Senior Volunteer Sheriff Danna Atkins.
The Volunteer Sheriff Patrol crew will check a home’s doors, windows and garage doors to ensure they are properly locked and will observe the perimeter of the property, Atkins said. If any window or door is open, or any suspicious activity is observed, a Sheriff’s deputy will be called, she said.
Vacation check forms are available at the Ramona Sheriff’s substation, 1424 Montecito Road. Staff can help applicants complete their forms, or the forms can be taken home and returned within five days of the vacation departure.
Requested information includes phone numbers, date and time of the departure, names of people who have permission to visit the property such as a gardener, and identification for vehicles left on the property. Identification cards are required when submitting the form, which must be signed in the presence of a Sheriff’s staff member, Atkins said.
For more information, call the Ramona Sheriff’s substation at 760-789-9157.
