Helen Ofield, Patch Mayor
- Lemon Grove, CA
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Helen Ofield is an award-winning writer for film, TV, radio and online and print media, member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and a veteran historic preservationist in New York and California. She is president of the Lemon Grove Historical Society and former 11-year member of the San Diego County Historic Site Board. She spearheaded the saving of Lemon Grove's first church (1897) and its adaptive reuse as the Parsonage Museum of Lemon Grove, and the saving of the H. Lee House (1928) and its adaptive reuse as the city's cultural center. She conceived and directed the award-winning Lemon Grove History Mural and serves on various civic committees and boards. (See www.newpacificproductions.com for which she is managing producer.)
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Historic School Bell Will Ring in the New Lemon Grove Library
The celebration for the opening is happening June 1.
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1953: Of Thee I Sing
News from the May 7, 1953 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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1967: When Flowers Bloomed
News from the April 27, 1967 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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Lee House to Host Film Night Thursday
The event will feature two Emmy Award-winning historical documentaries by Jack Ofield and the viewing of artifacts from the films.
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1968: The Plague Year
News from the April 25, 1968 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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1949: A Distant Spring
News from the April 16, 1949 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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1996: Preview of Coming Attractions
News from the March 28, 1996 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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Lemon Grove Historical Society Honors Rosemary Putnam
The long-time leader of the Friends of the Lemon Grove Library was honored at the Society's annual dinner.
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Lemon Grove Historical Society Christmas Open House
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1953: When the Fur Flew
News from the March 26, 1953 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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1976: Driving the Snakes Out of Lemon Grove
News from the March 17, 1976 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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Mrs. Bell Comes Home
Lemon Grove School District's original school bell makes her final journey.
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1961: Lemon Grove Women: That's You All Over
News from the March, 1961 editions of the Lemon Grove Review.
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Grove Scholarship Pageants On Stage Tonight
Area young women compete in the annual pageant
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In Memoriam: Longtime Lemon Grove Resident Lucia Ionescu Kanchenian Dies
Kanchenian, who gifted her Romanian folk art collection to Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art at Balboa Park in 2008, died Feb. 2
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1960: Town Gone Wild
News from the March 1, 1960 edition of the Lemon Grove Review.
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OPINION: Lemon Grove Historical Society Urges San Diego Leaders to Stand By Balboa Park Ruling
San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria recently asked his city's attorney to come up with legal and legislative ways to revive a proposed bridge project at the historic park.
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1949: Comfort Zone
News from the February 24 issue of Lemon Grove Homeland News.
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