January 2017 La Mesa Blog Posts (8)

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La Jolla Adventures: 2 for 1 Kayaking with Everyday California + 20% off dinner & champagne at Shore Rider

From Friday, Feb. 10 through Tuesday,…

There are too many temptations for those living at Mount Miguel Covenant Village to sit back and watch the world go by. The nearby City of San Diego, the mountain views, activities galore, and for one resident, the call of the road and some delicious apple pie waiting for him in Julian, a small city located in the Cuyamaca mountains. 

Moving to…

La Mesan Named 2017 Board President

LA MESA -- The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) recently elected its board officers for the 2017 calendar year.

 La Mesa resident Michael Emerson was elected as board president, Gloria Chadwick as vice president and Virginia Hall, GHD’s…

The Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD), a statewide trade association for California’s several healthcare districts, has announced that Randy Lenac has joined the ACHD Board of Directors. Lenac has served since July 2014 as a member of the Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) board of directors in San Diego County. GHD represents more than 500,000 people residing in the district’s 750 square miles in San Diego’s East County region. GHD is one of 79 healthcare districts in…

The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, will host a free program on “Easy Ways to Eating Right for a Healthy Body and Mind” from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. The program is part of the library’s “Wellness Wednesday” series, normally held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. Advance RSVP is not necessary. Handouts will be…

Mount Helix resident Grace Schlesier of La Mesa is among 18 plein air artists who are part of an exhibit featuring 90 paintings at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum at the Wieghorst Western Heritage Center, 131 Rea Ave., El Cajon. The exhibit, called “Salmagundians and their Southern California Friends,” features two East County residents, including Schlesier, who are members of the Salmagundi Club. El Cajon resident Gloria Chadwick also has been accepted as members of the Salmagundi Club. The…

LA MESA -- About 100 people gathered on New Year’s Day afternoon at Mount Helix Park Amphitheater for a “Prayer Summit,” hosted by Unite San Diego, an East County-based coalition of pastors, elected officials, business owners and community leaders.

 The program consisted of brief remarks from an elected official followed by a local pastor who prayed for them,…

The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host County Supervisor Dianne Jacob for its first breakfast meeting of the year starting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Marie Callender’s restaurant, 6950 Alvarado Road, San Diego. Breakfast sponsors include Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World and Hornbrook Center for Dentistry.…