Descanso NewsLocal news for Descanso, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Caring for the land- April 24, 2008 "It's kind of best exemplified in our motto, Caring for the land and serving people.' I firmly believe in that." "We'll be responsible for managing the national forest," said Gillett, who has served as the district ranger on the Descanso District of the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County since 2002. via San Bernardino County Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/caring-for-the-land?fromrss=1 Homeowners work to cut fire risk- April 22, 2008 "We're going to try and do that and buy a pump for the pool, just in case" Six months after the most recent conflagrations destroyed nearly 1,700 homes, killed 10 people, forced the evacuation of more than 500,000 and stirred unease about the future, many are taking fire protection ... via San Diego Union-Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/homeowners-work-to-cut-fire-risk?fromrss=1 Windsor Square-Hancock Park Garden Party and Tour- April 20, 2008 THE Pierpoint Davis estate garden in Hancock Park, originally designed in 1922, is one of six private gardens open to the public during Sunday's Windsor Square-Hancock Park Garden Party and Tour. via Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/windsor-square-hancock-park-garden-party-and... 56-Year-Old School Could Be Victim Of Budget Cuts- April 18, 2008 "This year is her dream year. To work in her dream school and she gets one year of it ... and it's gone" Cynthia Johnson and her family recently moved to Pine Valley from Boulevard, mainly because of the elementary school. via KGTVhttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/56-year-old-school-could-be-victim-of-budget... For Earth Day, go play outside- April 16, 2008 "Gardens in China are bustling and lively, not Zen-like environments. They're about socializing." THIS weekend, you could celebrate Earth Day -- which is technically Tuesday -- among L.A.'s stalled freeways, its overbooked apartments and endless arid concrete sidewalks. via Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/for-earth-day-go-play-outside?fromrss=1 Man Wants To Rebuild After Losing 2 Homes To Fire- April 10, 2008 "I just always thought of it like living in a cave" An East County man who lost two homes to wildfire, has plans to rebuild again, but this time the house will be almost invisible. via KGTVhttp://www.topix.net/city/descanso-ca/2008/04/man-wants-to-rebuild-after-losing-2-homes-to... |