Over the weekend a convicted child molester and his wife packed up and moved out of their Rosette Run house after it became known that an article was to be written about him.
About a month ago Richard Claude Bryant and his wife, Bonnie moved into the house on 15311 Rosette Run, which is near the end of Cool Valley Road.
On one side of the house lives a family with 12 children. Often during the summer over 30 children and grandchildren camp on the property next to a pond. On a hill above the house lives a school principal with two children. Another next door neighbor has a couple and three children.
In the oak a sycamore lined creek bed running behind the house children can often be seen and heard playing paintball.
A country block from the house is the terminus for the Cool Valley school bus route. Another bus stop is perhaps a block and a half from the house.
Bryant is listed on the Megan’s Law Web site (www.meganslaw.ca.gov/) as having been convicted of molesting a child under 14, but not a “sexually violent predator.”
A neighbor, Tami Oleson, was informed about Bryant shortly after he moved in. Another neighbor who subscribed to www.familywatchdog.us/ was notified on Oct. 15. She printed copies.
One day Mrs. Oleson answered the door to her neighbor, who blurted, “You obviously haven’t seen this!” and showed her a flyer.
“For many in my neighborhood it is enough for us to know that this guy poses a threat,” Mrs. Oleson told The Roadrunner.
She and others began posting Bryant’s photo up and down the nearest streets, and most prominently near the main bus stops at the end of Cool Valley Road.
Friday, before Bryant decided to leave, she said,“This guy is not listed as being on probation or parole. We have no knowledge about any restrictions on him.
“Even if you give the guy the benefit of the doubt, why would he move into a neighborhood full of children?” she asked.
“Our intent is not to harass this guy,” she said. “We are trying to protect the children, not only in our neighborhood, but in the entire community. The only way we can think of is to band together, distribute his picture and information to make sure every parent, adult and child sees it, knows his name and protects their children as a result.”
I visited the location on Friday and witnessed a verbal confrontation between Mrs. Oleson and a woman who identified herself as Bryant’s wife, Bonnie.
While I spoke with Mrs. Oleson, and as her husband, Cliff did yard work, Bonnie approached on foot and handed Mrs. Oleson a typed note: “Cliff and Tami, just to let you know that we are moving in the shortest possible time.”
An acid verbal exchange ensued. Bonnie claimed that Bryant didn’t do the crime, but pled no contest in Snohomish County , Wash. when he was told that if he fought the charge, he would get 27 years in prison. He served a year in McNeil Island Corrections Center for molesting his 8-year old niece, who actually was molested by his now deceased younger brother, she claimed. The incident occurred over ten years ago.
When Mrs. Oleson said that they shouldn’t have moved into a neighborhood with so many children, Bonnie shot back, “Yeah, we should live in a molesters’ colony, right? In the desert?”
Bonnie, who is 64, claimed they didn’t know they were moving next to children.
Asked why her husband took down signs, she answered, “He admitted that was a mistake and he was going to put them up the next day.”
Mrs. Oleson asked why they didn’t live in an adult community. They couldn’t afford to, she said. They had lived in Encinitas for several years before “noisy neighbors” caused them to move. Mrs. Oleson suspected it was because Bryant’s past had finally surfaced.
Later, on the phone with The Roadrunner, Bonnie said they wanted to move in the shortest possible time. “We just hope not to move into a ghetto. I’m doing chemo. I’m not well. I don’t know how we are going to do it.
“We lived as an innocent couple. We don’t live like felons on the run or like he has been guilty of anything.”
Mrs. Oleson called The Roadrunner Monday to report jubilantly that the Bryants left over the weekend, leaving furniture and belongings for shipment according to the landlord.
“We’re just happy that they’ve left,” she said. “But people should continue to monitor Megan’s Law web site and be vigilant!”
The White Light Church of Spiritualism is a new church in Valley Center started on Oct. 11.
The founder of this church is The Rev. Grace Wynands, who is also the pastor of the church.
Next year in 2009 the church will have its service on every Saturday at the Community Room of the Valley Center Library starting from 10 a.m. with a Healing Service and 11 a.m. Worship Service. Everyone is welcome.
According to Pastor Wynands, “Spiritualism is a religion, a philosophy and a science. All Spiritualists are Christian and believe that Jesus Christ is their Great Teacher or Divine Being. The philosophy known as Spiritualism is based on the simplistic premise that man is a dual being; consisting of a physical and spiritual component.
“The physical element (the body) disintegrates at death, but the spiritual (the soul, spirit, personality, consciousness, etc.) continues exactly as it was, only in another form of existence; in the ‘Spirit-world’ or heaven. Scientifically, the Spiritualists proved that communication with the disincarnate and the living is possible through a human ‘medium’ or ‘clairvoyant.’ ”
According to the Rev. Grace Wynands, she is a clairvoyant and a spiritual healer. At a young age, Spiritualism was already a part of her life.
In 2002 she followed the educational program at Harmony Grove, Spiritualist Assn. (HGSA), Escondido, in healing, mediumship and the ministerial studies.
Parallel to this she also completed her studies in hypnotherapy at the Bennett/Stellar University in San Diego.
In Summer 2005 she was ordained as a Spiritual Minister at HGSA.
Before coming to San Diego in 2001, she was an active member of the Assn. of Para-Psychology and Spiritual Awareness in Holland and she still gives lectures and readings in these settings during her regular visits.
She tells The Roadrunner that her ministry is working in the Light and helping people on their spiritual path. “White Art” is her own practice where she works as a certified medium, spiritual healer and hypnotherapist.
The White Light Church of Spiritualism mission statement is The Golden Rule: “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you” (Matthew 7:12).
Alex Carr, 13, was the youngest winner in the 35-year history of the San Diego Press Club Oct. 21 when he was awarded a third place award in the category of humor, non-daily newspaper.
He won for his story: “Boredovacationitis: Does your child exhibit the symptoms?” It appeared last summer in The Roadrunner.
If you missed it then, you can check out our Web site: www.valleycenter.com for a “reprint” of that story, plus all of the award winners.
Alex was recognized by Master of Ceremonies Ted Leitner at the festivities held in the Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, in downtown San Diego.
The Roadrunner staff won several other awards at the event.
The paper’s editor, David Ross, received a first place award in humor, non-daily newspaper, for his most recent April Fool’s Day hoax; second place in commentary and third place in breaking news for his piece, “Midnight Ride.”
The newspaper’s news Web site and its webmaster, Sheena Lintz, received third place. Its competition was Sign On San Diego, which is the Union Tribune’s news site, winner of first place and the La Jolla Light came in second.
Roadrunner columnist Patsy Fritz also won third place for her commentary, entitled “America the Choosy” and third place for her history piece, “My First Hug” which was about meeting Dwight David Eisenhower as a girl.
At the Oct. 20 meeting the VC planning group voted to ask the County to relax some standards that apply to all communities to give the planners more flexibility in planning the north and south “Villages.”
The planners noted that they are updating its Community Plan and Design Guidelines during the General Plan Update (GPU) process.
They held up the project being developed by Richard Law and his firm SWA for the North Village Specific Plan as having “promising design principles that could apply more widely to all of Valley Center's Village areas.”
They argued that for such principles to be applied that the County must be willing to use new approaches and apply existing processes more flexibly.
The group was following on the recommendation of the GPU subcommittee, whose motion the group adopted unchanged:
To support Valley Center in the GPU, we are requesting that the County:
• Provide a formal town center planning process to master plan both villages.
• Investigate road designs in the villages that may vary from current Department of Public Works standards.
• Coordinate the advance and regulatory planning teams and DPW efforts to provide the flexibility necessary to explore alternate planning and development options.
The group also voted to deny applicant Rena Patnode a Major Use Permit to operate an Outdoor Event Facility called Serenity Oaks Ranch immediately northwest of the VC Library.
According to the presentation the owner would not live on the premises. Usage would be entirely commercial: weddings and other festivities with food, drink, lights, DJ, live music, amplified sound for a minimum of 50 persons weekdays and 100-125 minimum on weekends; with a maximum of 400.
Events would be held until 10 p.m. with alcohol served until 9:45 p.m. Guests would be required to stay throughout the event, leaving en masse at 10 p.m., after which crews would break down tables, chairs, etc. for an hour or two.
The proponents and opponents of the proposal presented dueling Power Point presentations and rebuttals where the term “lies” was thrown around freely.
Opponents presented a map showing the neighbors in opposition to the proposal. Fifteen of them ceded their speaking time to their attorney, Charles Nachand of Escondido.
The VC planner in charge of making a recommendation was Nancy Layne.
Planners were somewhat stunned by the fervor of the opposition, until one commented, “What is this? What are we voting on?”
Mrs. Layne added, “Both sides need to talk.”
After extending their deadline past 10 p.m. planning Chairman Oliver Smith commented, “Essentially this is a commercial operation in a residential neighborhood,” and several planners commented that the neighbors were “vehemently opposed.”
Mrs. Layne said she was disappointed that the applicant and neighbors “couldn’t work it out” and some planners suggested that maybe they could “get together” and return at a future meeting.
But eventually the group decided to take a vote.
Layne moved to deny the Major Use Permit. The vote was 10 for denial, with one abstention, (David Montross) and one opposed, Frank Shoemaker. -
In other business the group approved the T-Mobile antenna (cell tower) on Double Canyon Road (Couser Canyon/Gregory Canyon area) with applicant's request for a monopalm tower (fake palm tree) instead of a fake “broadleaf tree” as the Dept. of Planning & Land Use had wanted. The site is in an old avocado grove.
The County felt one fake palm in an old grove aesthetically incompatible. However, the problem is that a fake broadleaf for a tower doesn’t have enough branches up top to hide the cell equipment and if it is installed lower, the signal gets interference from the live trees.
Saturday’s Halloween Carnival brought out all the spooks and goblins. See more pictures on the Campus Page and online at www.valleycenter.com/
Halley McFall and Reyna Norwood get their Halloween “do’s” from Gina’s Hair Salon stylists Gina Mitchell and Jeanna Slattery.. Now they are ready to hit the costume parties!
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