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Burglaries increase in Ranch
RANCHO SANTA FE — There was a significant increase in home burglaries in Rancho Santa Fe in 2009. According to Rancho Santa Fe Patrol Chief Matt Wellhouser, there were 18 residential burglarie...
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Travis Burns and Nedra Abramson from the Helen Woodward Animal Center with Harry and Peaches, who are up for adoption, at L’Auberge’s canine cocktail party Jan. 16 in Del Mar. For more information about adopting these pups, visit animalcenter.org. PUPPY LOVE

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Right, Rancho Santa Fe resident Devon Brown tees off at the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club for the recent Rancho Santa Fe Open. The event was open to all affiliates of the club, members and employees alike. Gone golfing

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“As we light our menorah, we remember the souls above looking down on us,” Rabbi Levi Raskin tells members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe as he prepares to light the giant menorah that was carved on-site from several blocks of ice. Icy menorah highlights Hanukkah event
RANCHO SANTA FE — The second time was a charm for the Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe as members celebrated Hanukkah on Dec. 14 with traditional food and music, candle- and dreidel-mak...
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Horizon Preschooler Ally Collis does her best to shout out her reasons to be thankful at the school’s early Thanksgiving holiday celebration, an ongoing Thanksgiving tradition at Horizon Preschool and Kindergarten in Rancho Santa Fe. More than 200 students and their families packed the Horizon Christian Fellowship North County Sanctuary for the annual Thanksgiving Program. See more photos on Page 6. Thanks for everything

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Third-grader Eli Baloun had “spirited” hair for the Spirit Bowl. (It helps that Eli’s mom is a hairdresser!) 10 teams compete in Spirit Bowl ’09
RANCHO SANTA FE — Ten local schools competed in this year’s Spirit Bowl raising money for abused children. Hosted by Horizon Prep, the Spirit Bowl gives young athletes a chance to play footbal...
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Merger brings changes for Humane Society
by Promise Yee
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OCEANSIDE — The January merger of the Oceanside North County Humane Society and SPCA and the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA has elicited both kudos and questions. The merger renames the Oceans...
Fundraiser trades black ties for denim
by Patty McCormac
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RANCHO SANTA FE — In a departure from the stuffy, black tie, sit-down dinner fundraiser, the group from the Torrey Pines High School Foundation opted for a more upbeat, casual evening as its major ...
Board OKs extension for plans to develop 39-acre lot
by Bianca Kaplanek
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RANCHO SANTA FE — A development firm seeking a two-year extension for a planned subdivision on Del Dios Highway got exactly what it asked for — but just barely. With a 4-3 vote at the Feb. 18 meet...
Board OKs extension for plans to develop 39-acre lot
by Bianca Kaplanek
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RANCHO SANTA FE — A development firm seeking a two-year extension for a planned subdivision on Del Dios Highway got exactly what it asked for — but just barely. With a 4-3 vote at the Feb. 18 meet...
Ranch’s Glen Bell, founder of Taco Bell, dead at 86
by David Wiemers
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RANCHO SANTA FE — Taco titan Glen W. Bell, founder of the fast food empire Taco Bell, passed away in his Rancho Santa Fe home on Jan. 16. Bell was 86 years old. In his 1999 biography “Taco Titan,...
School set to tighten nonresident policy
by David Wiemers
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RANCHO SANTA FE — The Rancho Santa Fe school board will be more aggressively tracking nonresident students attending the R. Roger Rowe School. Superintendent Lindy Delaney brought the issue to the...