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"Children in the Poway Backyard Swim program listen intently to water safety directions from Gordon Crismon, instructor. From left are Patty Harrewl, an instructor, who aided with the lesson; and Janet Fuller, Anita Fuller, Valerie Webster, Laura Webster, Bob Hahn and Clarence Wahlstrom, the pupils."

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"Line of live Christmas Trees - Poway [California]."

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[Author's account of cancellation of high school classes, online learning, isolation, and family members' struggles with COVID.]

Scope and Contents "Chidren gather around George Milne, director of the Poway Community Day Care Center, to look over the games and books which will be available to them. The day care center will open Sept. 10 (Left to right) are Jenifer Stevenson, Joyce Lynn Stevenson, Milne, Jane Stevenson, Gail Dershem, Missy Milne and Caroline Johnson. The center, located at 13502 Community road, will be open from 6 a.m. until 6p.m. Milne and his wife are co-directors for the center which is sponsored by the Community...

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An oral history interview with Leslee K. Roberts, a Marine Corps veteran, who shares her experiences growing up in Ohio, deciding not to become a nun and choosing to leave Ohio by joining the U.S. Marine Corps. She discusses some military regulations, meeting and marrying her husband, and her various homes in North County. She talks about her involvement and support of the Poway community as well as Poway’s early development.

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"Rod Lewis of Fallbrook demonstrates bull-riding at the 13th annual Ramona rodeo held at the Fred Grand Arena. The weekend event included a parade down Main street and a chili cook-off. Source: Times-Advocate. May 14, 1993. Photography by Dan Rios." [Image 211]

[Image 212: man in green shirt on bull.]

Scope and Contents "Janet Gibbs, Miss Poway Valley Riders, gets help from attendants (from left) Cheryl Moore, Debbie Christensen, and Donna Schutz as she and her horse, Bobby, plan for Pow Wow Days and the PVRA national horse show on Labor Day weekend. This is the first year the horse club has selected a queen. Miss Gibbs and her attendants, who also include Debbie Slocum, will present trophies at the horse show as well as competing, and will ride in Pow Wow Days parade. Parade entries are being accepted at...