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ROBERT LERNER

Reporter · US

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Aug 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · By ROBERT LERNER

    Could the grizzly again walk our roads? - Valley Roadrunner (opens the original)

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    Standing 8 feet tall, this grizzly is at the Valley Center History Museum. The California grizzly bear, a unique species, has been extinct for more than a century. But there is renewed interest in bringing it back. And this time it’s from a state legislator. The grizzly has significance to Valley Center in that the largest such animal was killed in this area in 1866, giving the town its original name of Bear Valley. A taxidermy mount of a grizzly is the centerpiece attraction at the Valley Cente

  2. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · By ROBERT LERNER

    KPBS show touts Valley Center History - Valley Roadrunner (opens the original)

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    Viewers of the TV show learned that the original Betty Crocker was actually a Valley Center cook who is buried in Valley Center Cemetery. Docents at the Valley Center History Museum can almost always tell when a popular show on public television has featured a local story. On the next day and days following, there is an uptick in attendance with visitors looking for a certain exhibit they had seen on TV. The program on KPBS-TV is called “About San Diego” which focuses on people and places in the

  3. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · By ROBERT LERNER

    Hiding in plain sight: the famous folks among us - Valley Roadrunner (opens the original)

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    Harry Heard (front center) was a U. S. delegate to an international peace conference. Some of the country’s most famous industrialists, scientists and diplomats have lived in Valley Center and Pauma Valley. Yet, during their local residencies, most of their neighbors apparently were unaware that they lived in the shadow of greatness, influence or among the titans of industry. Data is from the archives at Valley Center Historical Society—which unearthed a handful of remarkable people. For starter

  4. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · By ROBERT LERNER

    World-famous event has roots in Valley Center - Valley Roadrunner (opens the original)

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    An actor atop the old castle heralds the opening of the Valley Center pageant in 1915. A local resident asked a volunteer at the History Museum if the fabled Pageant of the Masters art extravaganza originated in Valley Center. She had attended a performance of the annual outdoor event in Laguna Beach where living persons re-create famous paintings, and had noticed a footnote about its origins 112 years ago on the grounds of a famous property in Valley Center. One of the world’s most famous art e

  5. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · By ROBERT LERNER

    Local link to George Washington’s tree - Valley Roadrunner (opens the original)

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    A black walnut tree similar to the one planted in Valley Center. The year 1776 was significant for the soon-to-be United States of America but three years later, 1779, something occurred involving George Washington that would eventually have a connection to Valley Center. Not yet president, Washington personally planted a walnut tree at Mount Vernon, his famous home in northern Virginia. Years later, seeds from that tree found their way to several rural communities across the country, including

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