1886 This house, built by French immigrant Theophile Verlaque in 1886, was the first permanent residence in the community of Nuevo, later known as Ramona. It is one of the oldest and best preserved buildings in the San Diego backcountry and is closely associated with a noted Ramona pioneer family. The Verlaque House remains a…

Man About Town Ramona Chamber of Commerce welcomes candidates for its Man About Town Contest. Votes are one penny each. Every penny a contestant receives in donations counts as one vote. Funds are split equally between the candidates’ selected charities and the Chamber’s scholarship and educational program grants. Ramona Chamber of Commerce launched its Man…

Girls Softball – Three local girls were named All-Americans by MaxPreps. Cathedral Catholic junior Megan Faraimo and Bishop’s senior Livy Schiele were named to the first team while Ramona senior Hanah Bowen was second team. Bowen was joined on the all-CIF first team by incoming junior Seneca Curo. The second team included recent RHS graduate Jordyn…

Julian has a wide variety of activities for families as well as adults. Enjoy the cool evenings outside riding in a horse-drawn carriage or explore the many gems that dot Main Street. You can take one of our fascinating tours, sample wines from the local wineries, visit the historical museums, ride a horse through serene…


Congratulations to RVVA member Vineyard Grant James! They were listed recently in Travel+Leisure as the #2 winery to visit in the U.S. A full press release follows. Travel + Leisure Chooses Ramona Winery, Vineyard Grant James, as #2 Winery in U.S. to Visit Ramona, Calif., June 8, 2017 – Travel + Leisure, a leading travel publication,…

Buddy Poppy Program Buddy Poppy History: The VFW conducted its first poppy distribution before Memorial Day in 1922, becoming the first veterans’ organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. During the 1923 encampment the VFW decided…

Now YOU can SUBMIT AN EVENT to RamonaEvents.com.  We currently have this feature open to the pubic, where anyone may click on a link in the lower teal-blue menu at the top of our site.  When you submit an event, an administrator will review, and may edit, your event and then will either approve it,…


Coyote Hazing

Coyotes in Ramona may behave more brazenly around their human neighbors in times of scarcity.  When you spot coyotes threatening your pets or property, your correct response is to “get big” and be loud and aggressive. “Hazing” is an effective method to retrain Coyotes who have adapted to human presence.  The key is to commit. …

You can’t hardly help talk about Ramona Events, these days, without talking about the recent flash floods that devastated families and parts of the community, last weekend. As is typical of Ramona Food and Clothes Closet, they are “Johnny on the Spot,” with immediate, practical assistance to families in crisis in Ramona. Vesna Curry of…