Community
Grauer principal named Educator of Year
ENCINITAS — The annual Encinitas Ellie awards, sponsored by the New Encinitas Business Network, awarded The Grauer School Principal Dana Abplanalp-Diggs the distinction of “Educator of the Year 2011.” Additionally, Grauer School parent and volunteer Sheila Wirick was also recognized as one of the “24-4-25” recipients, exemplifying one of 25 unsung heroes who contribute to [...]
Red Nose Run hits the beach again this year
DEL MAR — This year’s 20th annual Red Nose Run will take place on the beach in front of the Poseidon Restaurant at 2 p.m. Dec. 9, 1670 Coast Blvd. The course includes a 5K and a 3K run/walk on the beach. After the event, participants meet in the restaurant for refreshments, followed by door [...]
Have some holiday ‘L8 Nite” fun
ENCINITAS — Support your friends and neighbors by shopping locally this holiday season. The Downtown Encinitas Merchants Association and The Lumberyard shopping center, 937 S. Coast Highway 101, are making this easier with “L8 Nite Thursdays” shopping, complete with Santa Claus. The special festive evenings will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8, Dec. [...]
Tennis story has happy ending
CARLSBAD — As the 2010 tennis season came to a close last fall, the La Costa Canyon girls record stood at just 8-7 in CIF Division I, and the team had just failed to make the Division I finals for the 10th consecutive year. But the story has a happy ending. With the departure of [...]
Carlsbad women make strong showing in bodybuilding contest
COAST CITIES — North County bodybuilders Jennifer Rawls, Carrie Miller-Esayian and Gabriele Truitt all made a statement at the 25th annual Border States Bodybuilding and Bikini contest. Rawls, a Carlsbad native and 38-year-old mother of two, competed in her second show this year in the Bikini division. She won her over-35-short class, won the unlimited [...]
Volunteers needed to for breast cancer walk
DEL MAR — More than 4,000 walkers are scheduled to travel through the village of Del Mar Nov. 18, on the first leg of a 60-mile Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer in San Diego. Volunteers, dressed in pink, are needed to help cheer on the walkers and pass out water bottles as [...]
Center schedules culture lectures
CARLSBAD — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture’s Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies continues in Carlsbad. Professor Gershon Shafir, of UCSD, will lecture, on “The History of Israeli-Palestinian Relations” at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane. This lecture will survey the major stages in [...]
Couple raises funds for diabetes research
CARLSBAD — Michael and Melissa Kovalcik announced the launch of Wave For A Cure, a social enterprise based in Carlsbad, dedicated to funding Type 1 diabetes research through the sale of apparel and products that represent the active lifestyles of those living with or touched by diabetes. Founded by the Kovalciks and Mike Easley, the [...]
Local water district shows financial strength
ENCINITAS — Fitch Ratings reaffirmed in September that Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s bond rating of AA+ with a stable outlook, citing OMWD’s “excellent financial performance in the face of drought and recession as well as strong liquidity.” Fitch reported that OMWD shared characteristics with AAA-rated agencies, such as debt service coverage and its debt-to-equity ratio. [...]
Stockton Golf brings knowledge to Grand Del Mar
SAN DIEGO — Putting guru Dave Stockton, Sr., a PGA champion and acclaimed instructor known for working with prosas Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Annika Sorenstam, is now offering his family-run Stockton Golf operations at The Grand Del Mar. Dave Stockton, Jr., a PGA tour veteran, is heading the program on a weekly [...]
