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Help celebrate school’s achievements CARLSBAD — On May 24, Buena Vista Elementary School will be celebrating several achievements, including its 50-year anniversary from 4 to 7 p.m. on campus at 1330 Buena Vista Way.One of the oldest schools in Carlsbad, it was recently on the chopping block with the school board due to low enrollment. School parents were able [...] Event looks to raise funds for center OCEANSIDE — The We Are Family Harvey Milk Day celebration and fundraiser at the Oceanside Museum of Art on May 18 will help raise funds for North County LGBTQ Resource Center programs and day-to-day operations. Harvey Milk Day is the annual fundraiser date for the resource center because of the pioneering efforts San Francisco Supervisor [...] Jazz series ends with program on Miles Davis CARLSBAD — A full house is expected when the doors open at 3:45 p.m. May 19 at the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium for a jazz session by ESP honoring the electric period of Miles Davis. The concert is the fourth and final segment of a lecture/performance series titled This Is Jazz! hosted by San Diego [...] Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2012 Misleading on reserves The way Encinitas delineates its so-called “reserves” is confusing to the average citizen, including the City’s “justification” in the 5/11/12 Coast News, “Reserves figure disputed,” which the article states, “Following a Watchdog report on government reserve fund overflows appearing in the U-T in late April, officials with the City of Encinitas claimed [...] Wine is right ingredient for successful fundraising Community organizations large and small can be grateful for the powerful draw that wine can be, to raise funds for their activities to help the needy. It seems more and more events spotlight wine to increase attendance and support for worthy causes. America helps those that need help, a truly noble way to give and make [...] Tours of historical ship offer education and ghost stories Royalty, celebrities, power brokers, heads of state and ghosts. The Queen Mary has known them all, and some may still be hiding in the halls and walls of this venerable cruise ship, docked in Long Beach since the city bought her in 1967. The price tag: a paltry $3.45 million. On a recent visit, a [...] Bull Taco team scores again with Pandora Pizza OK, I’ll admit it, when I first heard there was going to be another pizza joint opening in Encinitas I was less than thrilled. I mean really, did we really need another option for pizza? Then I heard it was being run by the husband and wife team of Laurel Manganelli and Greg Lukasiewicz, who were [...] Adding art to your garden isn’t new Gardens can be awe-inspiring, beautiful and full of color, places of quiet relaxation and meditation or just plain working areas for food production. I have seen all of these in my past 35 years as a landscape contractor but there is also something else that makes a garden unique. Plants will speak to you no [...] |
