North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Mariachi Concert and dinner upcoming
By: North County Times | ∞
OCEANSIDE -- The American GI Forum Oceanside chapter will once again sponsor the biannual dinner, Mariachi Concert and Ballet Folklorico Tapatio scholarship fundraiser at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1290 Ivey Ranch Road.
The dinner concert with reserved seating is $25 per person. Proceeds will benefit the AVID program with support from San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Call Pete Magana, (760) 757-6276; John Lozano, (760) 724-1890; John Herrera, (760) 724-2508; Rod Sandoval, (760) 630-5198; Ida Acuna, (760) 717-3309; or Manny Astorga, (760) 721-1579.
AAUW group plans tea party
FALLBROOK -- The American Association of University Women will host its Tech Trek and Educational Foundation tea party at 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Fallbrook Woman's Club, 238 W. Mission Road.
The organization will honor the work done by the Educational Foundation, which provides funding for women who go on to do graduate work. Tech Trek is a program sponsored by AAUW that selects and sends girls entering the eighth grade, who have shown promise in math, science or technology, to a week-long program at UC San Diego.
Last year's Tech Trekkers will prepare a short talk on how the event benefited them. Susan Duling will chair the committee to select campers for this year's Tech Trek, and has organized the tea presentation.
Information: Iris Bourque, (760) 723-1373; club President Chris Young, (760) 728-3011.
Gem and mineral society to meet
FALLBROOK -- The Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at 123 W. Alvarado St., the home of the society's museum.
Jesse Fisher will give a PowerPoint presentation titled "Fluorite From the North Pennines." Fisher, a longtime collector, has a master's degree in geology and is a partner in the specimen recovery at the Rogerley mine. He also has written many articles on Southern California pegmatites and their minerals, as well as North English fluorites for magazines such as Rocks and Minerals, Mineralogical Record and LeRegne Mineral.
Information: (760) 728-1130.
Senior center plans Las Vegas, Grand Canyon trip
FALLBROOK -- The Fallbrook Senior Center is taking reservations for a five-day, four-night trip to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon from May 5 through 9. Cost is $379 per person, triple occupancy, two double beds; $399 per person, double occupancy; and $579 for single. Trip Protection Plan insurance is available.
The trip includes motorcoach transportation, four nights lodging including two consecutive nights in a Las Vegas Casino Hotel, two breakfasts, two dinners, gaming and sight-seeing on the Las Vegas Strip, a free day to shop, explore and discover Las Vegas, a visit to Laughlin, Nev., and view of the Colorado River, two nights at a Flagstaff, Ariz., hotel and a visit to Grand Canyon National Park, including an IMAX Grand Canyon movie.
Brochures are available at the senior center, 399 Heald Lane. Information and registration: (760) 728-4498; Dee, (760) 723-7469. A $75 deposit is due at sign-up, with the balance due March 1. There are no cancellations after Feb. 28. Thirty-five people are needed for the trip, and everyone is welcome. It is not necessary to be a member of the senior center.
DAR to hold student awards program
OCEANSIDE -- The Santa Margarita chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Jan. 12 at the El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way. Social time is at 9 a.m., with breakfast at 9:30 a.m., followed by the annual student awards program. A DAR Good Citizen Award will be given to a senior from El Camino, Oceanside and Carlsbad high schools and the Carlsbad Army and Navy Academy. The American History Award will be presented to an eighth-grade student from the Coastal Academy.
The DAR is open to any female 18 years of age or older who can prove direct lineage to a patriot who fought for American independence in the Revolutionary War. E-mail dpinckney@san.rr.com.
Tri-City Computer Club to meet
OCEANSIDE -- The Tri-City Computer Club will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Salvation Army Community Center, 3935 Lake Blvd. The club will present a program on the Association of PC User Groups Conference and selected exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. http://www.tricitycomputerclub.com.
Entries sought for Miss O'side pageant
OCEANSIDE -- Applications are being accepted for the 2008 Miss Oceanside Scholarship Pageant, sponsored by the Oceanside Sea Lions. The pageant will be held at 7 p.m. April 19 at the James Truax Performing Arts Center at El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro.
Single girls between the ages of 16 to 24 (girls must be at least a junior in high school) living in Oceanside are eligible to enter. All contestants will receive six weeks of pageant training for personal interview technique, walking and stage presence, and confidence building.
The pageant will be judged on personality, poise, personal interview, impromptu question on stage and overall look. The queen will receive a cash scholarship as well as numerous prizes. Princesses also will receive prizes. Miss Oceanside and her court become good will ambassadors for Oceanside and appear at various charity events and city functions. The first orientation will be held at 5 p.m. Feb. 28. Call (760) 434-3397.
Learn to live with pain
VISTA -- OASIS will offer the class, "Learning to Live with Pain," from 10:15 a.m. to noon Jan. 15 at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. Learn non-pharmacological options that reduce pain and increase the joy in life. Cost is $7. OASIS catalogs and registration forms may be picked up at the senior center. Call (760) 432-0635.
Tour guides needed for Carrillo Ranch
CARLSBAD -- Docents are needed to become tour guides for schoolchildren at Carlsbad's landmark Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. Volunteers will be trained on the "Hollywood connection," the history of a California working ranch, and native plants and animals before sharing their knowledge with visiting school groups. Information: (760) 476-1042; emnca@ci.carlsbad.ca.us.
CYT audition, classes planned
CARLSBAD -- Tri-City Christian Youth Theater will hold auditions for "Honk" from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 in Room 201 A and B of Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St. Registration in any CYT class is required to audition. Audition appointments are available by calling Michelle Whittaker at Carlsbadcrew@global.net. For more information about classes and auditions, go to http://www.cyt.org.
Tri-City CYT will offer a theater arts training program for students ages 4 to 18 starting today. Registration will be accepted through the third week of classes, to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Carlsbad Community Church. Sign up for classes at http://www.cyt.org.
'Walking through grief' group meets
CARLSBAD -- The walking group for individuals suffering through the grief experience meets at 9 a.m. Thursdays at the park on the northeast corner of Cannon Road and Coast Highway. Call (760) 431-4100.
Dietary planning offered for seniors
CARLSBAD -- Tri-City Medical Center dieticians will provide individual nutritional planning from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays in the Conference Room at the Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave. Receive guidance and tune-up the personal dietary profile. Call (760) 602-4650.
Teen grief group meets
CARLSBAD -- Hospice of the North Coast hosts the grief group for teens, ages 13 and up who have lost a family member or friend, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at hospice offices, 5541 Avenida Encinas, Suite A. Call (760) 431-4100, Ext. 118.
Democrats to meet Jan. 12
CARLSBAD -- The Democratic Club of Carlsbad-Oceanside will hold its regular meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 at the Carlsbad Woman's Club, 3320 Monroe St. Looking forward to the Feb. 5 California Presidential Primary, the program will feature a presidential candidate forum. Campaign workers for Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama and Richardson will present an overview of their candidate's policies. Information: (760) 804-2754, Rfriedheim@roadrunner.com.
Alaska focus of travel show
CARLSBAD -- Experts will offer information and insights into visiting Alaska with the travel show, "OnStage Alaska," at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the La Costa Resort & Spa, 2100 Costa Del Mar Road. For reservations, call (760) 743-7447.
Meet local authors Jan.17 at library
CARLSBAD -- The Cole Library will sponsor the author discussion featuring local authors Deke Houlgate and J. Stryker Meyer, moderated by mystery writer Taffy Cannon, at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in the library's Community Room, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive. Houlgate, motor sports writer for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, was a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun and the Los Angeles Times. He authored "The Fastest Men in the World on Wheels," "The Complete Motorcycle Book" and "The Handbook on High Performance Driving." He will discuss his new book, "Blood on the Wall," about a sportswriter covering the Indianapolis 500.
Meyer is an Oceanside resident and North County Times columnist. A former Green Beret who served two tours of duty with Special Forces during the Vietnam War, he has written about his experiences in his two books, "Across the Fence" and "On the Ground."
Cannon's books include "Guns and Roses," "Open Season on Lawyers" (Best
Novel Finalist, San Diego Book Awards); "Paradise Lost," "Blood Matters," the Nan Robinson series; and the "Booked for Travel" mysteries, written under the pseudonym Emily Toll. Her screenplay for the film "Doubleday" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Subject. Call (760) 602-2012.
Batiquitos Lagoon volunteer training
CARLSBAD -- The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation is now taking applications for the 2008 volunteer training sessions. Sessions will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, Feb. 23 through April 12 at the Batiquitos Lagoon Nature Center, Gabbiano Lane. The training will provide an overview of the lagoon's habitat, its history and the foundation's role to preserve, protect and enhance this important ecological reserve. Cost is $75, which is non-refundable, and covers course expenses, students' workbooks, and a one-year membership in the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation. Registration is limited to the first 25 paid applicants. Information: (760) 931-0800, http://www.batiquitosfoundation.org.
Volunteers needed to teach business skills
CARLSBAD --- The Communications Department of the city of Carlsbad is looking for volunteers to teach hands-on lessons to third-graders in Carlsbad schools about free enterprise and how local government works. The three-hour training session will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, March 7, followed by six one-hour lessons in the classroom. Volunteers will be trained to use teacher-tested materials and are connected with a classroom teacher. Volunteers are required to make a nine-hour total commitment -- dates and times after training are determined between volunteer and teacher with a flexible schedule. Lessons presented once a week in April and May. Information: (760) 436-1040; citystuff1@roadrunner.com.
Needlers meet at credit union
ENCINITAS -- Torrey Pine Needlers, the local chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America Inc., holds its meetings at 9:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month in the community room of San Diego Credit Union, 501 El Camino Real. Call (760) 598-7885.
Historical society needs volunteers
ENCINITAS -- The Encinitas Historical Society is seeking volunteers for Fridays and Saturdays at the 1883 Schoolhouse, Fourth and F streets. Volunteer service is for two or four hours in the afternoon. Volunteers will be trained and will receive local history material. Call (760) 753-5726.
Sister Cities Program committee to meet
ENCINITAS -- The Encinitas Sister Cities Program Planning Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Carnation Room at Encinitas City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. The committee will be discussing the summer 2008 student delegation and firefighter exchange.
Encinitas is a member of Sister Cities International, an organization dedicated to advancing and promoting friendship and good will amongst the world's nations by developing a special relationships between cities. Encinitas shares a Sister City relationship with Amakusa City, Japan. http://www.ci.encinitas.ca.us/Government/CommissionsAC/Sister CC/.
Learn about native plants, native people
ENCINITAS -- Quail Botanical Gardens will host the month-long class on "The Use of Native Plants by Native People" from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 10, 17, and 24, and 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 26 at the gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Ken Hedges of the San Diego Museum of Man will discuss plants used for food, medicine, ritual and basketry by the Kumeyaay; Richard Bugbee, a Luiseno, will address the interdependency between land and people; and Diania Caudell, Luiseno and board member of the California Indian Basket Weavers Association, will focus on the gathering of native plant material in San Diego County for use in traditional basket-making. Docents Mary Roper and Sharon Clay will give a tour of the Native Plants and Native People nature trail at Quail Botanical Gardens on Jan. 26. Cost is $80 for members; non-members, $100. Advance registration is required. Call (760) 436-3036, Ext. 206.
Gardeners to hear author
DEL MAR -- The Friendship Gardeners of Del Mar will meet Jan. 26 at a member's home. Gardening author Eva Shaw will discuss her book, "Shovel It." For time, address and carpool arrangements, call (858) 847-0433.
Doctor to share weight-loss story
ESCONDIDO -- Dr. Nick Yphantides will talk about his personal transformation in "My Big Fat Greek Miracle" at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 in Emmanuel Faith Community Church's Chapel, 639 E. Felicita Ave. His entertaining and motivational talk will be about how he, a previously 467-pound physician, lost 270 pounds and has kept it off for more than six years. Sign ups will be taken after the talk for those interested in joining a free 10-week support group that will gather on subsequent Wednesday evenings. Information: http://www.healthsteward.com, (760) 420-2251.
Divorce Care workshops set for adults, children
ESCONDIDO -- Heart Healers ministry for those dealing with divorce or suffering through separation issues will offer its next workshop series for adults and children starting in January. The following programs will be offered at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 639 E. Felicita Ave.
Friends to host half-price book sale
ESCONDIDO -- The Friends of the Escondido Public Library will hold a huge book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19 at the library, 239 S. Kalmia St.
Members of the Friends are invited to a preview sale from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 17. Nonmembers can join on the spot and take advantage of the sale. Annual membership is $5 for an individual, $7 for a family, $15 for a business and $25 for supporting membership. Lifetime membership is a one-time donation of $100 or more.
Every book in the Friends used book store at the library will be half price. The book sale will feature a wide assortment of popular fiction titles, from classics to best selling authors, as well as nonfiction subjects, such as cook books and self-help books. Other items for sale include magazines, movies in video and DVD formats and a wide assortment of music CDs.
Proceeds directly support the library's programs and services for children, teens and adults. Information: http://www.escondido.org/library, (760) 839-4832.
Children's Hospital auxiliary to meet
ESCONDIDO -- The Escondido Unit of Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 17 at the First Methodist Church of Escondido, 341 S. Kalmia St.
New members are invited to join the group, which helps children at the hospital through volunteer efforts and fundraising events. Information: Joannie, (760) 929-9255; Debra, (760) 476-0441.
Church to host dinner, movie
ESCONDIDO -- First United Methodist Church of Escondido, 341 S. Kalmia St., will host dinner and a movie Jan. 18. A "Ratatouille" cook-off and pasta bar will begin at 6 p.m., followed by Disney Pixar's "Ratatouille" at 6:30. Dinner cost is $3; movie admission is free.
To enter the "Ratatouille" cook-off, call the church office at (760) 745-5100. Dinner is free for cook-off entrants. Prizes will be awarded for the favorite dishes.
AAUW branch to host luncheon meeting
ESCONDIDO -- The Escondido-San Marcos branch of the American Association of University Women will host a luncheon meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Escondido Country Club, 1800 Country Club Lane.
Sybil Ihrig, a licensed practitioner of Oriental medicine and a classical homeopath, will present "Women's Health and Oriental Medicine."
Cost for the buffet luncheon is $16. Reservations: Ruth, (760) 489-0579.
City offers classes for youths
SAN MARCOS -- The city is offering classes for youths this month through May at the San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive.
Classes include baton/ribbon, cheerleading, tumbling, Move-N-Groove, Kinderdance, Junior Jazzercise, hip-hop dance, ballet/jazz, Young Rembrandts drawing programs, Rocket Readers, tennis, tae kwon do, Ballet Folklorico and hula Polynesian dance.
Information and registration: http://www.ci.san-marcos.ca.us, (760) 744-9000.
John Wayne exhibit extended
VALLEY CENTER -- The John Wayne Centennial exhibit at the Valley Center History Museum, which was scheduled to close at the end of December, has been extended through June.
"More than 300 people showed up on opening day six months ago, and visitors continue to inquire about the display," said museum President Bill Hutchings.
Organized by curator Marjorie Deskovick, the show features personal mementos, memorabilia, photos and other items that document the years the actor lived, shopped and rode horseback in the Valley Center-Pauma Valley area.
The museum, at 29200 Cole Grade Road, is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays Admission and parking are free. Information: (760) 749-2993.
Knitters, crocheters sought to help fire victims
POWAY -- The San Diego Wildfire Blanket Project will provide handmade blankets to more than 1,500 families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Knitted and crocheted squares have been donated from around the world, but volunteers are still needed to help make the blankets.
All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join in the project, regardless of skill level. Supplies will be provided to participants. Join in the opportunity drawing with all proceeds going directly back to the project for supplies.
Volunteers are invited to meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 in the Poway Library meeting room, 13137 Poway Road. Coffee and treats will be provided. To volunteer, e-mail GeorgeAnne Smith at sandiegowildfireblankets@gmail.com.
Welcome Club to host fire division chief
POWAY -- The Welcome Club of North County San Diego will host a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 24 at Maderas Golf Club, 17750 Old Coach Road. The speaker will be Garry MacPherson, fire division chief of the Poway Fire Department. He is a 40-year veteran who has served in every capacity, currently in emergency medical services and emergency planning. Information: (858) 487-5123.
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