Courtesy: City Attorney’s Office and San Diego Police Dept.

Home Safety

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Be extra cautious about locking doors and windows when you leave the house, even if you will only be gone for a few minutes. Come home to a hot house, not an empty house. When going on trips or just out for the evening, use automatic timers to turn indoor lights on and off to make it appear you are home. Consider informing your neighbors if you will be away from your house for an extended period of time; ask them to watch your house and to collect your mail and newspapers. If you have house guests, familiarize them with your security precautions and make sure they follow them.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - The College View Estates Association (representing the neighborhood immediately west of SDSU) celebrated 10 years of great block parties in June. The annual block party attracted about 150 neighbors, grandchildren and people who grew up in the area. Festivities included the ever popular chili bake-off (won by Matt Taggert) and dessert contest (won by Marialuisa Kaprielian, pictured right, for her carrot cake with home grown carrots), the six-foot grill for burgers and dogs, watermelon eating contest, water balloon toss, and a 60-foot inflatable obstacle course.

By Chris Axtmann

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Mission Trails offers a series of walks throughout the summer, each led by a different naturalist. Learn about our wild and natural environment with over 5,800 acres protected here, right in your neighborhood.

Morning walks are special, when the air is fresh and still, and our evening walk is positively magical as twilight falls. Trail Guides will connect you to plants and creatures, have you observe scent and motion, identify habitats and understand ecozones surviving the arid weather. Our walks are free, very interesting, and geared towards all ages and interests. Sturdy shoes, hat, water and sunscreen are recommended.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation is pleased to present "Foothills 5: Five Artists, Five Media", a fine-art exhibition of paintings by five award-winning artists from the Foothills Art Association in La Mesa. The exhibition will be on display through July 16th.

The Foothills 5 Artists will be exhibiting in their preferred media. The artists include:
L.J. Crowe: Acrylic; Loretta Deczynski: Colored Pencil; Jennifer Meeder: Watercolor; Hazel Ross: Oil and Carolyn Teincuff: Pastel
"Foothills Five: Five Artists, Five Media," will be on display in the beautiful Mission Trails Gallery located in the 14,700 square foot air conditioned Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor and Interpretive Center. The Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is located at: One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, 92119. Admission is free.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Mark Rawlins, Chair of Navajo Community Planners, Inc. (NCPI) has announced a vacancy for a Grantville representative.

This community organization oversees all land-use issues for Grantville, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro and San Carlos.

The term will expire in March of 2011. An election to fill the unexpired term will be held at the next NCPI meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19th at Temple Emanu-El.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Vandalism to the artificial turf field at Pershing Middle School has been reported by Terry Cords, president of Crusader Soccer Club.

"This is the first vandalism to the field itself in over a year," Cords said. "It occurred in the southeast portion of the field, just off the playing area."
The matter has been reported to the police. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Ed Zwibel, the San Diego Police Department's Community Relations Officer for our area at (858) 495-7943.
"This is a prime sports field complex we share with the San Diego Unified School District and the City of San Diego's Park and Recreation Department and our community," Cords said. "I'm asking everyone using or living close to the field to be alert and to contact the police department's business office at (619) 231-5000 if they see or hear anything suspicious at the field."

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - June 15th marked the beginning of the Library's Summer Reading Program. This year's theme for our younger readers is "Make A Splash… Read!" Those who read a minimum of 10 books will win two Padres tickets and a bag of goodies. Additional prizes are awarded to those who read over 25 books.

Friday mornings at 10:00 bring more summer fun to kids of all ages. Entertainers include (July 2) Hullabaloo; (July 9) Sparkles the Clown; (July 16) Extreme Rahim; (July 23) Craig Stone; (July 30) Mad Science; (Aug 6) Literature Comes to Life; and (Aug 13) Raggle Taggle. Visit our web site www.sanc arlosfriendsofthelibrary.org for a description of these programs.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Activities for both adults and children are numerous, fun and FREE. The Friends will be underwriting any costs.
Adults may enjoy a Hatha Yoga class for all levels, including beginners. The classes began on Tuesday, July 7th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and continue throughout July. Call the library to register.

On Tuesday, July 20th, the Friends will present an Oasis class from 1:30-3:00 p.m. entitled "Multiple Intelligences: Which Way Are You Intelligent?" The next class, "The History of Balboa Park", will be held August 17th.

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - Girl Scout Troop 3247 of Allied Gardens Service Unit is wrapping up 13 years of scouting in our community. Over the years, 32 girls have participated in the troop which started at Foster Elementary in 1997. Seven girls have continued through their senior year of high school - earning awards, serving their community, inspiring younger girls, camping, swimming, sailing, skiing and more. Congratulations to Clara Townsend, Courtney Wilmers, Cree Kelso, Rachael Jander, Rebecca Koppel, Tanya Camper, and Sydney Boman. Their leaders, Kathy Camper and Tammy Wilmers, have been proud to watch them grow from goofy, giggling kindergarteners to beautiful, talented young women who take pride in their accomplishments and in their community.