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Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad’s Youth of the Year finalists, from left, Gerald Ball and Jason Salinas with Youth of the Year winner Prashant Bhat were celebrated at the Super Star Dinner. Courtesy photo
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CARLSBAD — Everyone at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad knows Prashant Bhat, Gerald Ball, and Jason Salinas are winners. Now it’s official. The three young men were selected as Boys & Girls Clubs...
Competition was fierce Feb. 12 when the Carlsbad High School Varsity baseball team brought their A game against opponents on the alumni team. Above, Justin Garcia headed for home, Jon Talley looks to apply a tag and umpire Dave Thompson will have the final word. Courtesy photo
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CARLSBAD — The sun shone brightly on Lancer field, but it couldn’t match the warmth generated by the brotherhood that flowed from both dugouts and the stands during the resurrected alumni baseball ...
Plant-covered topiary Dorothea, at the San Diego Botanic Garden, is getting a makeover by artist Margaret Jones, exchanging ivy for water-saving succulents. Dorothea is representative of a waitress with her copper apron and tray full of cactus and succulent plants. Courtesy photo
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ENCINITAS — San Diego Botanic Garden’s succulent artist Margaret Jones is replanting charming Dorothea into a water-smart topiary. As a garden beautification volunteer and team captain of the Und...
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COAST CITIES — Verizon Wireless is celebrating the Year of the Tiger with an opportunity for students to win money for school. The company is hosting the Lunar New Year essay contest, where studen...
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CARLSBAD — The Kia Classic presented by J Golf announced an open pre-qualifying tournament at La Costa Resort and Spa on March 9, giving amateur female golfers the opportunity to play. All amateur...
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VISTA — Registration for the 53rd annual Miss Vista Scholarship Pageant and the eighth annual Miss Teen Vista Scholarship Pageant is currently under way. Contestants or their parents must live or w...
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VISTA — Vista Community Clinic is encouraging the community to make a difference in the lives of local youth by becoming a mentor in the STEP UP program. Step Up stands for Success, Truth, Educatio...
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SAN MARCOS — The College of Business Administration, or CoBA, at Cal State San Marcos received a $50,000 gift from Mission Federal Credit Union to provide building and programmatic upgrades not sup...
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COAST CITIES — On Jan. 1, California’s state screening program determined it will make cuts to California’s Every Woman Counts program. It has raised the minimum age for free mammograms from 40 to ...
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COAST CITIES — In an ongoing effort to reduce the potential for major or traumatic injuries as a result of vehicle collisions, Sheriff William D. Gore announced the Sheriff’s Encinitas Station will...
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CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave., is looking out for the health of area seniors in March. Reminding all that the Medicare Open Enrollment period ends March 31, Senior Security...
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CARLSBAD — On a cold and rainy March 5, 2000, a fanfare of brass marching bands, swing dancing, rock ’n’ roll music and pageantry marked the grand opening of the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada...
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CARLSBAD — Preserve Calavera has announced a pledge drive to raise the funds to permanently preserve the area known as Village H in the Calavera Hills neighborhood of Carlsbad. According to the...
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OCEANSIDE — The Boys and Girls Club of Oceanside will host its first annual “Give Back” luncheon, with two seatings for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 13. The event will take place at Outba...
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VISTA — The Vista Farmers Market will permanently change its hours to 8 a.m. to noon due to increased demand by customers and farmers. The new hours will begin April 3. The market is located at 325...
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SAN MARCOS — The Escondido City Council declared Feb. 24, 2010, as Cal State San Marcos Day in the city in honor of the university’s 20th anniversary in 2010. Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler, an alumna of...
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VISTA — The Rancho Buena Vista chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored eight Vista students and two San Marcos students at their seventh annual awards ceremony. The winner...
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Radio talk-show host and author Dr. Laura Schlesinger will appear at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at Pala Casino Spa & Resort Events Center. Schlesinger hosts a weekly syndicated radio show, “Dr. Laura,” wher...
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A group of concerned citizens attended a Progressive Democrats of America-sponsored Brown Bag Lunch event, focusing on health care. Tracy Emblem, a candidate for the congressional seat in the 50th ...
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COAST CITIES — The San Elijo Joint Powers Authority has received two awards, including the Small Plant of the Year and Safety Program of the Year from the San Diego Section of the California Water ...
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COAST CITIES — The California Coastal Coalition, Tuscany Restaurant and Pacific Coast Casino have partnered to create the first annual “Casino Night for the Coast.” The March 4 event, from 6:30 t...
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COAST CITIES — ArtSplash, a community celebration for arts education, invites schools and teachers in North County to apply for its annual ArtSplash grant. ArtSplash will accept grant application...
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ENCINITAS — The Grauer School and the Foundation for Women will host the screening of the film, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” at 7 p.m. March 6 in the Great Room on the campus of the Grauer School ...
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COAST CITIES — Class-Arts, Children and Technology, or Class-ACT, received a $15,000 AT&T Technology grant, to support the establishment of a video communication link between school in the United S...
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DEL MAR — Francis Parker School students are taking part in the Across Town and Around the World program. The Global Education Internships were offered to nine local students during the inaugural...
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CARLSBAD — The Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, is hosting a two-day job fair to fill over 30 positions in the hospitality industry, for full-time, part-time and summer wor...
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CARLSBAD —A Parent Night will be held at 6 p.m. March 9, at Jefferson Elementary School in the auditorium, 3743 Jefferson St. Parents of prospective and current Jefferson students are invited for...
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CARLSBAD — The first annual Mitchell Thorp Memorial Walkathon Jan. 23 at Poinsettia Park attracted more than 1,000 participants with net proceeds exceeding $70,000. “We are definitely overwhel...
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OCEANSIDE — Sign ups are now underway for the Spring 2010 San Luis Rey Athletic Association Trojans AAU sports programs. Register now for unlimited weight football, both spring and fall, year-round...
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COAST CITIES — The North County Transit District will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Coaster train with a Coaster Crawl on Feb. 27. The event will carry customers to the rail line’s norther...
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COAST CITIES — Several North County teachers and schools were honored in the “I’m Thankful for My Teacher” campaign, designed to give parents and children an opportunity to thank the teachers in th...
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ENCINITAS — Local boutique It’s a Luv Thing has launched a line of specialty T-shirts to raise money for children affected by the disaster in Haiti. The T-shirts feature the boutique’s signature...
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ENCINITAS — The city of Encinitas has extended off-leash dog hours in three of its parks. Encinitas Viewpoint Park and Sun Vista Park will have off-leash hours from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 8 p.m. Mo...
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