Archive for: July, 2005

U.S. postage stamps date back to 1847

Stamp collecting has long been one of the most popular of all collectibles. I will briefly introduce stamp collecting in this column and mention the all-time most-collected stamps.

Two all-star softball teams off to nationals

The season is not quite over for two local under-14 softball all-star teams. The Rancho Penasquitos Lightning and the Poway Diamonds are both headed to the Fastpitch National Championships next week in College Station, Texas.

This week’s editorial cartoon

They will be missed ….

It was with sadness that I learned of these recent passings:

SHOK marks 15 years of helping kids

Seniors Helping Our Kids (SHOK) might have started out small 15 years ago, but the need for dedicated adult classroom volunteers has mushroomed right along with the rapid growth in the Poway Unified School District.

Sabre Springs parking concerns on agenda

Restricted two-hour parking limits and red curbing might be coming to Evening Creek Drive because the community is fed up with oversized trucks using that Sabre Springs street for unlimited parking.

Ryan wins world riding title, places in 10 events

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Poway resident Amanda Ryan has been riding in equestrian competitions since she was 7 years old, getting better every year. This season, the 17-year-old dominated the American Paint Horse Association’s World Show Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

Realtor of the Week: Catherine Thoreson

Catherine Thoreson believes that buying or selling a home should be a positive experience. That’s why One Source Realty is honoring Thoreson as it’s Agent of the Week.

Rancho Bernardo dog park opens Saturday, July 30

A grassy, fenced-in corner of the Rancho Bernardo Community Park is permanently “going to the dogs” this Saturday when the community’s new state-of-the-art, off-leash dog area officially opens to the pooch-loving public.

PowPAC to stage ‘Charlie Brown’

One of America’s favorite underdogs — Charlie Brown — will be making an appearance in Poway next month along with the rest of the highly-loveable Peanuts gang.

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