Your Bonita, CA Community Magazine
Celebrating the past, present and future!
Read more below!
Your Bonita, CA Community Magazine
Celebrating the past, present and future!
Read more below!
The Towne Local Bonita--Premiere Issue
About the Magazine www.TheTowneLocalBonita.com
Each month, approximately 2,600 print copies of our exciting new magazine will be mailed to residents of Bonita, CA. Each issue will also be available online for those who live outside of Bonita. Issues will feature a Bonita family, business, and other timely articles. Issues will also contain helpful articles from our expert business sponsors, games appropriate for children, an historical article about Bonita, upcoming events, health, pets, and even reader-submitted recipes and poetry!
Issue #1 includes interviews with the Adrian and Delia Arancibia family, Myssie McCann, Bonita Point Auto Care 76, Now-Haus ADU builders, tennis coach Antonio Ramos, and more!
At The Towne Local Bonita, we believe that true community is a rare and valuable thing. Bonita is a special place. Multiple generations of families have grown up in Bonita and have seen the many changes. Through it all, Bonita has remained an unique oasis within Southern California. Our goal at The Towne Local Bonita is to highlight and celebrate Bonita.
If you want to nominate a family or super student, or submit original art or an idea for an article, please contact Jeff Bettger at 619-548-1288.
Business owners serving Bonita! What better way to target potential clients than in this high quality magazine!
Issue #1 Our Featured Family
Meet the Arancibia Family!
We are honored and pleased that Adrian, Delia, V, and Esperanza Arancibia took time from their
busy schedules to sit down with us to discuss their backgrounds, their leadership roles in public education, their family, and their hopes for the future. Don't miss their Family Spotlight!
Meet your neighbors
Would you like to nominate a family or individual living in Bonita for a future interview? Contact us below!
October Community Events
The Beginning of the Holiday Season Has Arrived!
For me, nothing signifies Fall more than the sight of pumpkins on the ground, corn taller than humans, and special holiday meals!
Upcoming Events
State Farm agent Claudia Alarcon will be sponsoring:
Fire prevention week is Oct 6-12. On Wednesday the 9th at 9:30am, Sunny Side fire department will join Claudia at the Bonita Learning Academy to give out goodie bags and fire prevention kits to children
On Oct 18, Claudia will sponsor a "Trunk or Treat" for the Bonita Softball League. Contact Claudia for more information!
Sweetwater Woman's Club
The Sweetwater Woman's Club
2024 Bonita Holiday
56 Annual Craft Show
Benefitting local charities and
High School Scholarships!
Oct 17, 18, 19
Congratulations Bonitafest Melodrama
The BonitaFest Melodrama "Thin Skins & Hayseeds" was wonderful! As the audience entered, we were entertained by the singing/songwriting of the incomparable Keiler Avery. The rest of the evening was a similar joy! A superior band, wonderfully-written music, beautiful singing and convincing acting. The script is charming, funny, poignant, heart-wrenching and an historical tribute to the Great Sweetwater Valley Flood of 1916 when a 17-foot wall of water raced through the Valley, wiping out everything in its path. The production is everything you could want from community theater and more! Be forewarned, as you walk to your car, you will still be humming an infectious tune about a horse! Special credit to writer/director/composer Dr. Max Branscomb. This year marks the 47th Annual Bonitafest Melodrama--SanDiego County's longest-running theatre production! The acting cast--Alexis Luna, Brissamar Aurora Luna,Trevor Braaten,Caleigh Jean Miller, Dalia Candelario, Tanya Carr, Donovan Hash, Ella Aldridge, Estrella Alexia Luna, Evelyn Sugapong, Isla Hobson, Kaede Muller, Keira Sugapong, Lorenzo Malatag, Mackenzie Koeppen, Malachi Antony Veglia, Randall Phillips, Rose Ingram, Sofia Petroulias, Syara Platero and Timothy Paul Evans. The band--Ken Santillan, Patrick Noyes, Kieler Avery and Karl Muller.
Congratulations Miss Bonita--Alicia Ontiveros
Look for our in-depth interview with Miss Bonita coming soon!
Congratulations Miss Chula Vista--Isabel Caballero
Look for our in-depth interview with Miss Chula Vista coming soon!
Great Clips
Our business sponsor will provide a free haircut to anyone battling cancer and who is going through chemotherapy. Please visit their locations in the Terra Nova Plaza or the Eastlake Village Marketplace.
Southwestern College Alumni Association
If you have taken classes at SWC in the past, please consider joining the Alumni Association. Stay up with all of the new and exciting things happening on campus!
www.SouthBayFM.com
In this series of video interviews, Jeff Bettger and Michael Dullea provide in-depth information relevant to the South Bay. Interviews include Mayor John McCann and Myssie McCann, Bill Adams of Now-Haus ADU's, Virginia Mendoza of South Bay Adult Education, Sofia Salgado Robitaille of Southwestern College Foundation, Steven Frailey of Pacific Maritime Group, Erwin Magbanua of Chula Vista Arts Festival, etc.
Marketing and Content Creator Available!
Does your business or social group need
expert assistance with marketing,
web design or content creation? Our very
own Kim is available for contract work.
Contact her at Kim@TheTowneLocal.com
Meet The Team
Our Publishing Director
Jeff Bettger has proudly served the Bonita and Chula Vista area as a real estate agent for the past 24 years. www.JeffBettger.com He considers himself lucky to have raised his daughter and son here. Prior to his real estate career, Jeff was a professor of special education at SFSU and UC Berkeley, following post-doctoral research at the Salk Institute in La Jolla. With his heart always in education, Jeff sits on the Board of Directors for the Southwestern Collge Foundation. Jeff is also a long-time member of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce where he participates in the Education Committee and has led their Leadership Progam.
As a hobby, Jeff is an award-winning poet www.JeffBettgerPoetry.com.
You can reach Jeff at
Jeff@TheTowneLocalBonita.com 619-548-1288
Our Graphics Designer
We are lucky to have Kim Skulavik as our team graphics designer. She will give the magazine its classy feel and create the advertisements for our local business partners. Kim is also the owner of Toucan Play. Her business provides fun activities and playground space for children under the age of 5. Parents can drop off their children while they run errands or just take some time for themselves. Birthday parties also available.
Our Photographer
Eddie Flores, the creative force behind Love Life Photography, has been capturing the essence of weddings, families, and special events for over 13 years. Eddie's passion for photography is matched only by his commitment to customer service. His goal is to go above and beyond to create memorable moments while ensuring every session is super fun and easy-going. Eddie's work is renowned for its warmth and vibrancy, reflecting his dedication to preserving the unique stories of his clients.
Our Owners
Tony Ross is a graduate of SDSU with a degree in Criminal Justice. After retiring from a career in Law Enforcement, Tony opened a barbecue cleaning, repair and installation business. Tony and his wife, Ashley, now own The Towne Local publications and their newest venture, Cucina Di Pizza (IG@cucinadipizza), a mobile Neopolitan Pizza service, because "we all know everyone loves pizza!" They have 3 sons and love bringing the community together.