(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  The Trails Neighborhood Eatery helped raise funds for two community organizations in mid-January: the El Cajon-based Home of Guiding Hands, and the Lake Murray Playground Project.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  Dr. Curtis McGuyer, pathologist, has been named Alvarado Hospital chief of staff, effective the first of January. The appointment is well deserved following 19 years of duty at the hospital, including serving as the chief of staff elect for the past year.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  All Residents, Business Owners and Property Owners in the communities of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville and San Carlos are eligible to vote in the election of the board of directors. The Navajo Community Planners Election is Monday March 15, 2010 at 7:00pm.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) - The Patrick Henry Grad Nite Committee will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church on Saturday, March 27, from 7:00 - 11:00am. Tickets are $5.00 for all you can eat pancakes, plus sausages, juice and coffee.

(Mission Times Courier) -  Girl Scout Troop #3053 has been together since the fall of 1997 when they began as a Daisy Troop.  The troop composition has changed somewhat over the years with the addition of some new girls as others moved on. Troop #3053 went from thirteen members in kindergarten to nine currently. 

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  Kurt Vonnegut wrote, "We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is."

Charlotte and Ed Blank walk at Lake Murray. Charlotte doesn't walk every day but occasionally a group of us get together for breakfast and we talk.  We recently discovered that we both like quotes.  I read them, savor them and forget most of them.  Charlotte writes them down to peruse from time to time. A good quote is one that makes one say "Hmmm."

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  Happy New Year!  2010 promises to be a year of challenges but also a year of discovery and opportunity.  Budgets are tight.  For many jobs are scarce.  And we all have more questions than answers about the future.
But these same obstacles didn't stop us in 2009.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  This month I would like to introduce Ken Stewart who has been recently assigned to Eastern Division as a service area lieutenant. Lt. Stewart comes from Central Division where he was a lieutenant for three years. He will be replacing Lt. Bernie Colon, who has been re-assigned to the Vice unit.