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February 29, 2012 / Arts & Entertainment
So, what is it that fascinates us so much about the Oscars? What was once a 50 minute show has now turned into an all-day event if you, like millions, tuned in at 3pm to ensure that you did not miss a single wave, exclamation of surprise, or catty remark about someone’s less-than-flattering gown. What a day! There were the Pre-Red Carpet shows with commentators telling us all about what was ...
July 6, 2011 / Featured
Congratulations to three of Borrego Springs Elementary students, Hannah Harper, Isabella Daniel, and Sita Antel for being among this year’s winners of the Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest. Hannah and Isabella tied for second place honors and Sita received third place honors in the Youth Division. Hannah’s photograph is a landscape showing a rushing stream of water dancing across the rocks....
November 20, 2010 / Featured
There isn’t one stoplight in Borrego Springs. No Starbucks or McDonald’s or Vons either. There's only one telephone prefix in town — 767. One of the running jokes around town is that when the Borrego Sun newspaper is published every two weeks, everyone’s already heard the news just by standing and gabbing in front of the post office. No more than 5,000 people inhabit Borrego in the wi...
November 3, 2010 / Featured
Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list can be time-consuming, frustrating, and expensive. Many people find that this experience causes them to overspend their holiday budget - assuming they were prudent enough to set a budget in the first place. Unfortunately for some, the only budget limit they set is the limit on their credit cards and the holiday shopping only ends wh...
June 27, 2010 / Featured
If you want to know something about Borrego Springs (past and present) then you need to know Liz and Abby.” That was the advice I got from a couple of vivacious hikers who were sitting next to me at breakfast on morning---and they were right! Liz and Abby are Liz Carr and Abby Carr King, the Carr sisters. The Carr family moved to Borrego around 1970 after Jack Carr retired from the Navy. Jack...
June 27, 2010 / Art
Anza-Borrego has one of the richest fossil records in North America dating back some 7 million years, so it is only fitting that, if you were going to establish a “creature desert”, populated with dinosaurs and saber tooth tigers, Borrego would be the perfect location! Dennis Avery, the gentleman who owns miles of desert called Galleta Meadows Estate, is the benefactor of an extraordinary c...
June 27, 2010 / Featured
What do you call a group of pigs? Until recently, I’m not sure I could have answered this question, but, as a result of running into several groups of pigs in the last couple of months, I found the need to educate myself. Wait! Have I lost you already? Let me clear things up. I am talking about all those little pigs you can find sitting on the countertops of businesses all over town. These wh...
June 27, 2010 / A Bit Of History...
Borrego Springs has long been an oasis for those seeking a quiet, contemplative atmosphere. Ironically, Borrego has also been the site of high drama, great laughs, and intense, action-filled adventures. A surprise to some, Borrego has been the filming location for some 20 productions. As early as 1928, with the making of “Beggars of Life”, starring Wallace Beery and Louise Brooks, Hollywood...
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