Alpine Massage Therapy opens
its doors
ALPINE
—
Alpine Massage Therapy announces its grand opening, June 23
and 25, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 1347 Tavern Rd. suite
17-B.
The
opening will give visitors a chance to meet a therapist,
tour the suite and learn about the different services
offered. There will also be a prize raffle both days and
refreshments will be served.
Alpine
Massage Therapy offers many services, including clinical
therapeutic massage, aromatherapy and acupuncture. Auto
injury, medical and worker’s compensation insurance is
accepted.
For
more information, contact Katherine Torres-Kenion, RN and
BSN, owner, at 445-8171.
Jacob to host several
events
San
Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob will open the first
County Cool Zone of 2005 Thursday, June 23, at 11:30 a.m. at
the Salvation Army Senior Nutrition Center, 101 E. Main St.
in El Cajon.
Cool
Zones are existing public buildings that seniors can visit
to seek shelter from the summer heat, meet new people, save
money on air conditioning bills and help the region conserve
energy. Volunteers who can help enroll seniors in
money-saving programs will staff some Cool Zones.
Jacob
will also attend a summer barbecue at Edgemoor Hospital in
Santee Thursday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m. She will present
certificates to caregivers and discuss progress of the new
Edgemoor facility, which is current under construction on 30
acres of the County’s existing 326-acre Edgemoor property.
On
Friday, June 24, Jacob will host a morning coffee discussion
for constituents in Spring Valley at 8:30 a.m. at Casa de
Oro Travel, 10630 Willie Baker Way.
For
more information, contact Jennifer Stone at 531-4766.
Movies by the Lake
kicks off season
SANTEE
—
Santee Lakes kicks off the 2005 Movies by the Lake with the
classic musical Grease on Friday, June 24. Bring a
blanket and stake out that front row spot before the show.
The
summer 2005 Movies by the Lake schedule is as follows: June
24, Grease; July 8, Shrek 2; July 22, Shark Tale; August 5,
Racing Stripes; Aug. 19, The Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie.
The
movies are shown at Santee Lake’s Lake 5 Amphitheater. The
Grease performance will feature a classic car show beginning
at 4 p.m. For all movie nights, US 95.7 FM will start
playing music at 6 p.m., and Santee Lakes staff will start
children’s games and contests at 7 p.m. The movie will
start at 8 p.m. or when the sun goes down.
The
Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve entrance is located at 9310
Fanita Parkway in Santee. Parking for the 2005 Movies by the
Lake is $8 per car and the movie is free. Entry into Santee
Lakes begins at 4 p.m. for pre-movie picnics.
For
more information call 596-3141.
Christian Science
practitioner to speak
LA
MESA —
The First Church
of Christ, Scientist, La Mesa, will host a “Filling the
Emptiness” discussion Saturday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m.
Margaret Rogers, a Christian Science practitioner, national
speaker and published author on spiritual topics will lead
the discussion.
The
event will be held at the La Mesa Community Center, Nan
Couts Cottage, 5045 Memorial Drive. Childcare will be
provided.
For
more information please call Rhonda at 443-4554.
Unload unsafe
fireworks at Spring Valley disposal
SPRING
VALLEY —
The annual
fireworks disposal will be held Monday, June 27 at the
Sheriff’s Bomb Disposal Range, 11970 Singer Lane in Spring
Valley. The disposal will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Each
year there are over 12,000 firework-related injuries
nationwide; most involving severe burns to the face and/or
loss of fingers. Almost half the victims were children under
the age of 15. Class “C” fireworks caused 19 percent of
these injuries. Class “C” fireworks include sparklers,
flaming balls, bottle rockets, smokers, fountains and
candles that shoot sparks. All fireworks are illegal
throughout San Diego County.
All
visitors will be required to bring and wear a
construction-type safety helmet. This range does not have a
safety bunker. Light casual clothing is recommended due to
hot weather conditions. Portable restroom is available.
For
more information, contact Sgt. Conrad Grayson at 956-4981.
CCT to perform
Broadway hit Grease
LA
MESA —
The Christian
Community Theater will kick off its twenty-fifth anniversary
season with a production of the Broadway hit, Grease. The
performance will run from June 30 through July 23 at the Mt.
Helix Amphitheater in La Mesa. All performances begin at 8
p.m.
Grease
will feature Jesse Abeel of Ramona as Danny Zuko and Kelsey
Venter of San Diego as Sandy Dumbrowski. Written by Jim
Jacobs and Warren Casey, Grease first opened on Broadway in
1972 and enjoyed a popular revival again in 1994, as well as
success as a movie musical.
Directed
by Amy Cordileone, Grease features a live orchestra
conducted by Doug Roberts, with choreography by KC Grulli,
music direction by Janie d’Avignon and a cast of 36
performers.
Performance
dates are June 30, July 1-2, 7-10, 13-14, 16-17 and 21-23.
Ticket prices range from $17-$34 for adults, with children
12 and under admitted for $12. Tickets are available by
phone at (619)-588-0206 or (800)-696-1929 Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets may also be
purchased at the CCT Box Office, 1545 Pioneer Way in El
Cajon, or online.
ACC to hold Christmas in July holiday sale
ALPINE
- The Alpine Community Center will host a Christmas in July
decoration and ornament sale Wednesday, July 14 from 9 a.m.
until 7 p.m.
The
event will be held in the ballroom of the Community Center.
Items for sale will include lawn decorations, ornaments and
knickknacks. All proceeds will benefit the ACC’s programs.
For
more information contact 445-7330.
Grammy-winning country
artist to perform at Viejas
ALPINE
- Country artist LeAnn Rimes will perform at Viejas Concerts
in the Park Wednesday, July 27. Tickets are $70 per person.
Rimes
broke into the country music scene when she was only 13
years old, with a voice many have likened to the immortal
Patsy Cline. Since her Grammy-winning debut album, Rimes has
gifted fans with a series of best-selling CDs and hit
singles.
Viejas
Concerts in the Park has reserved seating and general
admission lawn seating, with wheelchair accessible tickets
available upon request. All guests must have a ticket to
enter. All shows occur rain or shine. Free parking and paid
valet service is available.
For
updated information on upcoming performers throughout the
season or to purchase tickets online.
Tickets are also available at the Viejas Gift Shop or one
may call 220-TIXS.
Youth sports
foundation to host international basketball exchange
The
Sports for Youth Foundation will host international sports
exchange sports events this summer.
The
foundation is accepting applications from Canadian and
American boys aged 15-20 who are accomplished high school of
club basketball players and good citizens in their school
and community to participate in a junior basketball exchange
in Brazil. The tour, which begins in August, will travel to
Rio de Janeiro and other selected Brazilian cities. The
registration deadline is July 30.
For
more information or a tour brochure, one may contact the Sports
for Youth office at (425)-255-4645.
Local farmers needed
at Farmer’s Market
ALPINE
- The Alpine Farmer’s Market is looking for local
residents who grow their own crops or livestock and have a
little surplus to sell at the Farmer’s Market Cooperative
in Alpine.
The
market is also looking for local artists and musicians.
For
more information, one may contact 445-5249
Family fishing fun on
Lake Cuyamaca
CUYAMACA
- The fishing has been good in Lake Cuyamaca this season.
Anglers
have had good luck with trout, crappie and Bullhead catfish.
The east lake has been the hot spot for larger trout, with
Pump House Cove producing the most limits on the west lake.
The bass are in the pre-spawn with some spawning in the
shallows.
Some
notable catches: Mitchell Hill, San Diego, 6.75 lb
largemouth bass. Scott Bruckner, Bonsall, 4 lb rainbow
trout. Delacruz family, Ramona, 20 trout weighing 26 lbs
total.
For
more information call (877) 581-9904.
Descanso library
continues summer reading program
DESCANSO
- The Descanso branch of the San Diego County Library, 9545
River Dr., continues its youth summer reading program this
summer, offering reading events for teens and younger
children.
Reading
events include a story time ever Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and a
story and related craft every Friday at 1 p.m. The program
will conclude with an end of summer reading party on Friday,
Aug. 5 at 1 p.m.
For
more information, call the library at 445-5279.
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GP 2020 Sterring Committee meeting
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego General Plan 2020 Steering Committee will be holding a meeting to discuss road networking, June 25. The meeting gets underway at 9 a.m. at the Department of Planning and Land Use, County Operations Center Annex, 5201 Ruffin Road, Suite B, in San Diego.
Members of the public are welcome to come and voice their opinions at the meeting.
The Steering Committee is comprised of one representative from each of the planning and sponsor groups. This committee guides and assists in the preparation of GP 2020 by making policy recommendations to staff, the Planning Commission, and Board of Supervisors.
For more information regarding this committee or to be added to an e-mail list for meeting notices and agendas, contact
Stephanie Gaines at (858) 694-3493.
MDA hosts weeklong summer camp
CUYAMACA —
The media, local sponsors, friends and family are invited to
attend VIP Day on Friday, June 24 at the Muscular Dystrophy
Association’s summer camp when the Poway Academy of Beauty
will have beauticians personally applying makeup and
creating 50’s-style hairdos for those in attendance.
Immediately following food and refreshments, campers will
attend a Sock Hop.
The
MDA’s annual weeklong summer camp has entertained 53
campers along with staff from southern California June 19-25
at Camp Cuyamaca.
The
camp’s theme is “Time Travel.” The week’s events
included toga Olympics, wheelchair soccer and military
hide-and-seek.
For
additional information on the summer camp or other MDA
services, contact MDA Health Care Services Coordinator
Danielle Valencio at (858) 492-9792.
New Little League
field to be dedicated to former player
CAMPO
—
The public is
invited to attend the dedication ceremony of the new Brandon
Lookingbill Memorial Field on Saturday, June 25 at 10 a.m.
at the Campo fields.
Lookingbill
was a former Mountain Empire Little League player who passed
away at 17 years old from leukemia. Present for the
dedication will be Mountain Empire Little League Members,
Diane Jacobs, a Padre representative, members of the
Mountain Empire Community Center and the Lookingbill Family.
For
more information contact Michele White at 478-9392.
Citizens Committee to
discuss future Alpine school
ALPINE
—
The next meeting
of the Alpine High School Citizens Committee will be Monday,
June 27 at 7 p.m. in the Oak Room of the Alpine Community
Center.
Dr. Terry Ryan, superintendent of
the Grossmont Union High School District, will again attend
the meeting to present an update on the future Alpine High
School. Accompanying Dr. Ryan will be other school district
officials who are directly involved in planning for the new
high school.
GUHSD
Board Trustee Larry Urdahl of Alpine will also be present to
comment and answer questions.
Alpine Family Medicine
announces grand opening
ALPINE —
Mountain Health
and Community Services announces the grand opening of Alpine
Family Medicine on Friday, July 1 at 9:30 a.m.,
Alpine
Family Medicine is located at 1620 Alpine Blvd. The day’s
events include a tour of the facility, free blood pressure
checks and diabetic screenings, a ribbon-cutting ceremony
and appetizers. There will also be opportunity drawings and
an opportunity to meet family care doctors.
For
more information or to RSVP contact Kristie Coronado at
445-6200 extension 160.
UC Davis wildlife
director guides wildfire field trip
CUYAMACA
- The Anzo-Borrego Institute will host a wildlife and
wildfire field trip on Sunday, July 17 at Cuyamaca Rancho
State Park.
Guided
by instructor Dr. Walter Boyce, director of the UC Davis
Wildlife Health Center, the field trip will visit two sites
that were impacted by the Cedar Fire. Participants will look
at differences among the sites and talk about what happened
to the wild animals, especially the large mammals.
The
field trip will meet at Los Caballos Equestrian Camp and
participants will drive to each location. A four-wheel-drive
or two-wheel-drive pickup with high clearance is ideal.
Low-clearance vehicles cannot make it over the rough dirt
roads to Fern Flat.
Cost
for members is $20, for non-members it is $24. For more
information, call Deborah Knapp, ABI Education Coordinator,
at (760)-767-4063 or register online.
American Cancer Society hosts Relay for Life
EL CAJON — The American Cancer Society will host the Relay for Life in East County on June 25 and 26 at Granite Hills High School, 1719 E. Madison Ave., in El Cajon.
The relay is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of people take turns running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one member on the track at all times. This year’s event will run from 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Every year, Relay for Life brings together millions of people to raise money to help prevent cancer, save lives and diminish suffering from the disease. People can participate by joining a team, sponsoring a team, or just cheering the walkers on.
More information can be found on the
website, or locally by contacting Kathy Woodland by phone at
579-1389, or e-mail Liz Berle, publicity coordinator,
or phone 606-1917.
Cross-cultural
foundations to host San Diego-Tijuana youth camp
TIJUANA
- The Americas Foundation and Young Audiences of San Diego
are sponsoring a weeklong International Friendship Camp this
summer at Colegio La Esperanza in Tijuana from July 24
through 30. The camp will accomplish its mission of
fostering greater cross-border understanding among San Diego
and Tijuana children by pairing young San Diego campers,
ages 6-12, with Tijuana youngsters of the same age.
The
overnight camp will focus on the arts and feature
multi-lingual classes and workshops and evening campfires
with performances by visiting artists and campers.
Parents
will register and participate alongside their children for
the week of the camp. The camp will function at an intimate
level, with no more than 40 campers from either border city.
Cost per participant for the 7-day camp is $180 (U.S.)
before July 1, and $245 after June 30. The fee includes
meals and field trips.
To learn more about the
International Friendship Camp or to register, visit the website
at or contact Stephanie
Jennings at 237-8870 or Merrill
DeGraff or Christine Brady, Americas Foundation
Director, at 585-9009 or visit the Americas Foundation Web
site.
Kindergarten
enrollment is underway
ALPINE — Enrollment for
kindergarten 2005-06 began April 11. Enrollment packets are
available at Creekside Early Learning Center and at all
Alpine elementary schools, the Alpine Union School District
office, Viejas Indian School, and Joan MacQueen Middle
School.
Children born on or before Dec. 2, 2000 are eligible to
attend kindergarten.
To register your child for
kindergarten, you must provide a certified copy of the
child’s birth certificate, a physical dated after April 2,
2005, up-to-date immunization records, and current proof of
residence such as an electric bill, propane bill, water bill
or tax bill.
Please call CELC at 659-8250 for
further information.
The Creekside Early Learning Center office is open 8 a.m. to
3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Classic Cruise car show returns to El Cajon
EL CAJON — The El Cajon Community Development Corporation will host the Cajon Classic Cruise from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday from May 18 to Sept. 28.
The Cajon Classic Cruise features more than 500 classic, custom and hot rod cars valued at more than $10 million. The free weekly event is centered on East Main Street at Prescott Promenade, just east of the Main and Magnolia intersection downtown El Cajon.
A series of show events are planned, including an Independence Day celebration on June 29; a Salute to the American Hot Dog on July 20; National Night Out on Aug. 3; a VIP Parade on Aug. 24, and a special Halloween Car Show on Oct. 26. Raffle tickets will be sold every Wednesday for a fully restored 1952-1956 Chevron Short Tohkeim 39 gas pump to be given away at the Sept. 28 show.
New writers’ group to meet
ALPINE — A new writer’s group is forming and will meet each Thursday at 1 p.m. in the recreation center of the Creekside
Meadows Apartments, 1750 Arnold Way.
Participation is free and activities will include discussion, support and critique of members’ poems, prose, plays, books, brochures, biographies, or biblical stories.
For further information, one may call Grace Nichols at 445-2779.
Spirit choir accepting new members
ALPINE — Alpine children between
the ages of six and 13 are invited to join the Spirit Choir.
Directed by Joanne Ginkel, with
husband Ludwig Ginkel as production manager, the youngsters
meet every Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Alpine
Community Church. There they learn lively new fun songs and
rehearse older ones.
The choir sings about once a month
and on special holiday occasions during the church’s
worship service. Contact Ginkel at 445 8480 for more
information.
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