Horse therapy program grows to include instruction
OCEANSIDE — Ivey Ranch Park equestrian center is known for its horse therapy lessons that help the disabled, now it is teaching others how to do the same. “The big thing we’re doing right now is twofold accreditation and an education series,” Tanya Danielly, Ivey Ranch Park executive director, said. The Professional Association of Therapeutic [...]
Event thanks active military and their families
OCEANSIDE — An afternoon of food, music and carnival rides at Oceanside Pier thanked military and their families for their service on May 18. “It’s a day of celebration at the beach and an opportunity to meet military families,” David Nydegger, Chamber of Commerce CEO and Operation Appreciation founder, said. The annual event has been [...]
Special Olympics torch run set to pass through North County
OCEANSIDE — The Special Olympics torch run will pass through North County coastal cities May 29 as it heads to the summer games in Long Beach. Oceanside police officers will be handed the torch by Carlsbad officers at the Carlsbad, Oceanside border along Coast Highway 101 at about 9 a.m. Thirty Oceanside officers will run [...]
Newest section of Rail Trail to be built
OCEANSIDE — A 2,000-foot section of the 44-mile Rail Trail from the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside to the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego has received SANDAG funding and can now move forward with its design process and construction. The planned section of the trail lies on the west side of the [...]
Overhead power lines set to go below ground in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE — Unsightly overhead power lines at Oceanside Boulevard and Crouch Street are set to go underground following a public hearing that will be held by June 5. The web of overhead power lines is within the underground utility district that runs along Oceanside Boulevard. Most of the power lines on Oceanside Boulevard were put [...]
School board talks enrollments over upcoming housing developments
CARLSBAD — During its annual review of school attendance and boundaries at its May 22 meeting, the Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees debated changing elementary school attendance boundaries in anticipation of higher student enrollments resulting from Bressi Ranch, Quarry Creek and other new or planned housing developments within the next few years. [...]
Oceanside couple take plea deal, are sentenced
OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside husband and wife who enslaved their young niece for sex and housework were sentenced to 23 years to life and 20 years respectively in state prisons on May 20. Marcial Garcia Hernandez, 45, and his wife, Inez Martinez Garcia, 44, pled guilty to multiple felony counts of aggravated sexual assault on [...]
Community cleans up the coast
OCEANSIDE — Two big coastal cleanups took place at Oceanside Harbor and Pier on May 11.San Diego Coastkeeper volunteers cleaned up Oceanside Harbor beach.Volunteers were encouraged to bring their own collection bags and buckets to avoid creating further waste. Collected trash was sorted into types and tallied to help determine the amount of litter caused [...]
Fair brings neighbors together for a fun day in the park
OCEANSIDE — The Libby Lake Community Resource Fair was a bright spot for a community that had two neighborhood teens fatally shot and two injured at Libby Lake Park in March. The Neighborhood Services Department, police, firefighters, Save our Streets community group, Vista Community Clinic, and North County Lifeline joined other groups to give the [...]
One person dies in mobile home fire
OCEANSIDE — Fire engulfed a San Luis Rey Mobile Home Park residence at 5:28 a.m. May 7. Within five minutes of the initial emergency call Oceanside ambulance firefighter/paramedics and police officers were on the scene to evacuate homes near the burning residence on Hummingbird Lane. “Our first priority is to clear people,” Battalion Chief Terry [...]
