Drinking Reclaimed Water, Barn Owls, and Census Figures Are In

At Mount Helix Patch, we know that in your busy lives there may be some stories that you can't read about the day they happen. With the "Week That Was" column, we'll provide a roundup of the most important stories of the week.

The 2010 census data was release last week. Population was up in Spring Valley, and but down slightly in Casa de Oro-Mt. Helix. Population growth across San Diego County and the state of California increased by 10 percent.

Project officials, residents and Helix Water District customers held a public meeting to discuss the controversial El Monte Valley Water Reclamation Project.

Check out Claire Rule's great photo gallery of the Cajon de Oro Little League opening day ceremonies.

Larry Rinehart, who last week was arrested and charged with grand theft due to his mismanagement of funds for the Monte Vista HS baseball team while he was coach from 2003-07, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Water Conservation Garden welcomed two new residents, as a pair of barn owls inhabited a nesting box. The female, "Holla," has laid six eggs, which will hatch possibly as early as this week.

Months of planning and organizing will be rewarded on Tuesday when Spring Valley hosts its first Farmers Market. The market will run each Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. at the Spring Valley-East Communities Center.

State title dreams ended for the Mt. Miguel girls basketball team, as they were defeated in the semifinals of the CIF Regional tournament.