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Top honors
ENCINITAS — Encinitas resident Thomas D. Penfield, a partner with Casey Gerry, was recently named a member of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of attorneys, judges and law professors whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Casey Gerry has a satellite office in Carlsbad.

New office
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Ranch Investment Consulting Group, the newest branch of the national brokerage firm Wells Fargo Advisors, at 6110 El Tordo, Suite 200, is now open for business. The new executive team is comprised of Jeffrey Tadder, CIMA Rainey Hanley, Bob Gilbert and Van Schroeder. The Ranch Investment Consulting Group team helps clients with more than $2 million in corporate, family and individual assets held with Wells Fargo Advisors. For more information, call (877) 671.7013 or visit www.ranchinvestmentconsultinggroup.com.

Flag fundraiser
RANCHO SANTA FE — Ten football teams from San Diego schools will come together for Spirit Bowl 2009 to battle each other in flag football, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6, raising money for Camp Julian Oaks at Horizon Prep School, 6233 El Apajo Road. The fundraiser will also include The Grauer School, Santa Fe Christian and St. James Academy. Camp Julian Oaks ministers to abused children from San Diego County.

BU grad
SAN MARCOS — Laurence D. Williamson, of San Marcos, received a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University in September.

Gifts and toys
DEL MAR — Clone Duplicating and Printing, at 1202 Camino Del Mar, has expanded to include a new Paper and Gift Nook. Owners Rufus and Shirley Abelsohn were proprietors of a toy wholesale company in New Jersey. The Paper and Gift Nook, inside Clone, offers educational and plush toys suitable for newborn through toddlers, puzzles, gifts and stocking stuffers for the holidays. Orders are now being taken for Christmas cards. For more information, visit www.clonecopies.com.

Sonic in Vista
VISTA — The first North County location for the Sonic drive-in chain, at 101 Main St., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 31, a Friends & Family event Nov. 1 and its public grand opening Nov. 2. The drive-in will be open from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. Sonic started as a hamburger and root beer stand in 1953 in Shawnee, Okla., called Top Hat Drive-In, and then changed its name to Sonic in 1959.

Gift to Surfrider
COAST CITIES — Cali Bamboo, a manufacturer of bamboo residential and commercial building materials, announced a donation of $20,000 to the Surfrider Foundation. The company contributed $10,000 to national headquarters and $10,000 to the local chapter in support of clean water initiatives. As part of its membership with “1 percent for the Planet,” Cali Bamboo allocates 1 percent of its annual revenues toward environmental groups, setting an example for the rest of the business community.

Happy holiday
CARLSBAD — Members from Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad were able to trick-or-treat in style this year, thanks to costume donations from toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. The company donated 100,000 Halloween costumes to clubs throughout Southern California.

School breaks ground
CARLSBAD — Pacific Ridge School has accelerated its master campus building plans and broke ground on the first phase of its building plan Oct. 24. The school received its conditional use permit from the city of Carlsbad to begin construction of an energy efficient campus which will include a synthetic athletic field and an energy-efficient high school building. The school first opened its doors in 2007 and will focus on using environmentally-friendly construction resources.

Church changes
CARLSBAD — Rev. Marti Harvey and Rev. Brian Graham have announced the formation of Body, Mind & Soul Spiritual Center, which opened Nov. 1. Sunday services will be held at 9 a.m. in the Unity Church, 2555 Roosevelt St. For more information, call (760) 579-3988 or (760) 212-6556.

Kids for Kids
ENCINITAS — Kids to Kids announced it has awarded a grant to Brianna Keefe-Oates, originally from Encinitas, to support her volunteer work in the Dominican Republic. This grant will fund a regional volleyball tournament for girls from rural villages in the Dominican Republic. Money for Kids to Kids grants is raised by kids who organize their own creative fundraisers, mobilizing their communities to give back. The organization is looking to involve more kids, parents and teachers. To learn more, visit www.infantesano. org and follow the blog at kidstokids.org/blog/.

Holistic approach
ENCINITAS — The Natural Healing Institute will host an open house from 7:15 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12 at 543 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 105, and present three prospective students with scholarships to NHI. NHI is a state-licensed and state-approved, postsecondary vocational college specializing in comprehensive holistic health. Call (760) 943-8485 or visit www.naturalhealinginst. com.

Family fitness
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — EZIA Action Sports Training at The Sanctuary, 230 Birmingham Drive, offers a holistic-lifestyle approach for the whole family. Founder Isaiah Truyman has combined his elite sports performance coach experience and with an Olympic athlete training approach to create EZIA. For information, call (760) 635-1200.