Just a gentle reminder to our volunteer gardeners who have adopted a plot in our garden to tend and give tender loving care to.  The hot summer sun has taken it's toll and your space needs some sprucing up.

  Also a big thank you to the "Garden Task Force" who really did a great job of cleaning up sections of the garden that were getting out of hand.  Over 25 bags of yard debris were bagged.  Barbara and Ray Whitlock, Edna Kouns, Cindy Sullivan and Betty McMillen were there doing some major work.  Also Cindy Sullivan is our new volunteer who adopted the Chamber of Commerce front yard.  Ray installed a timer on the sprinkler system and the yard is already looking better -- it's amazing what a little water will do for plants.

"Around the horn
YANKEES: Minor league pitcher David Welling (El Capitan High School/Grossmont College) said he will report to the club's spring training headquarters in Tampa today, ending a two-month leave of absence. A first-round draft pick in 1999, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander is expected to pitch in two simulated games before making a rehab start for a lower minor league teams.
Welling suffered from a compelling urge to throw to first base that caused him anxiety problems that eventually resulted in his leave. He said last night he 'feels his competitive juices flowing again and is looking forward to resuming his career.'"

  There is a lot of History surrounding Lakeside's beautiful lake and park situated in the middle of town. According to historians, the Indians -- before the advent of white settlers -- used it as a camping ground utilizing the water available in this natural lagoon.
  When the railroad came to Lakeside, families from throughout the country would proceed to Lakeside on the Cuyamaca Railroad with all the joyous crowding and paraphernalia appropriate to a school or church picnic. Not much lake was apparent, and the decorations consisted mostly of sand and eucalyptus trees, but the picnics were always highly exciting.
  According to the old-timer, William S. Doty," . . . the sack races, three-legged races, and potato races were both exhausting and dramatic, and the food, naturally, was superb."
  There are accounts of the train being so over-crowded that the boys would justifiably sit on the steps of the open platforms of the little cars and feel that this was, indeed, life in the raw.

  Referred to as a "children's paradise," Lindo Lake Park is a source of enjoyment to those of all ages. Its present usage fulfils the needs of children and adults alike.
For the children, it is an exciting experience to feed the duck population -- and even the adults get into the act. It is a great place for family or group picnic with carefully laid out facilities including picnic tables, barbecue and water with each space. People love to ride horses on the trails. There are tennis courts, playgrounds for the young, and two shaded pads which will accommodate large parties. Boating is not allowed, but there is fishing. Yes, they catch some big ones there.
  Claimed to be the only natural fresh water lake in San Diego County, it was originally fed by mountain streams. When sub dividing land in 1886 for the 3,000 acre Lakeside Townsite, the El Cajon Valley Land Company dedicated 45 acres as a public park. The park was landscaped and a boathouse built. This natural lagoon, became known as Lindo Lake.
  The Lakeside Inn was constructed in 1887 and purchased by John H. Gay in 1904. Gay fenced the park and

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