Santee's Parkinson's Boxing Program Leads a Busy East County Agenda
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The standout community story from East County is the Rock Steady Boxing program at Wise Owl Fit in Santee — a noncontact exercise class designed specifically for people with Parkinson's disease. The gym became the first in East County to offer the program when it launched in June. The drills target speed, balance, large coordinated movements, and conditioning, all of which address specific Parkinson's symptoms. Organizer Danielle Barrett says enrollment has been growing steadily through word of mouth. Wise Owl Fit serves adults 55 and older, making the program's local availability particularly meaningful for a community where the population skews older and specialized programming has often required driving into the city.
Access to Santee Lakes is temporarily limited on weekdays. East County AWP crews are grinding and repaving asphalt on the park's west side — covering Lake 1 through Lake 4 — with temporary weekday closures expected to continue into October. Onsite detours are posted. On the retail front, See's Candies has submitted environmental-health documents for a proposed store at 9862 Mission Gorge Road, Suite F — the former Everbowl space at Trolley Square in Santee Town Center. The submission is a planning-stage step; no opening date has been set.
Several other East County developments are on the Tuesday radar. The arraignment of Ray Talia — the 37-year-old El Cajon man arrested for allegedly mailing threats to Valhalla High School — was scheduled for today at El Cajon Superior Court; Sheriff's officials have stated there is no ongoing threat to the school. In Lemon Grove, the Sheriff's Department is seeking public help in a fatal hit-and-run investigation at Viewcrest Drive and Imperial Avenue — anyone with surveillance video or information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Department or Crime Stoppers. And in La Mesa, a free screening of 'Saving Claire: The Story of Denying Gravity,' a fall-prevention documentary, runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grossmont Healthcare District, 9001 Wakarusa Street, with walk-ins welcome.