Archive for: November, 2006

Religion:Christmas concerts, outreach begin

The music department at Hope United Methodist Church presents “Canticle of Joy,” a Christmas cantata by Joseph M. Martin with narration by Pamela Martin, at 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 to 10, at the church.

Obituaries for November 30, 2006

Patty Holcomb Cunningham Patty Holcomb Cunningham, a retired Poway Unified School District secretary, died of heart failure on Nov. 19 at her Mira Mesa home. She was born on March 31, 1935 in Kankakee, Ill., and moved to San Diego in the summer of 1973. Cunningham, 71, retired from PUSD after 30 years of service [...]

Mr. Marketing:Give stuff away to make money

Many companies use sweepstakes to promote their sales. The idea is to give something away in exchange for personal information about the entrant. As almost everyone wants something for nothing, many sales prospects willingly trade their personal information in exchange for a chance to win whatever you’re giving away.

Locals behind new magazine for women

Attention women of San Diego: There’s a new magazine in town that promises to cover topics that are near and dear to your heart, without pounding home the message that women need “more wealth, more beauty and more sex.”

Collectables commemorate significant events

It is always fascinating to me to commemorate the anniversary of events and sites that we have taken for granted.

Winter Wonderland returns Dec. 2 in Penasquitos

On Saturday, Dec. 2, children will be able to come face-to-face with snow without having to drive away from San Diego County.

Royal banquet awaits patrons at PHS event

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Poway High School choral groups will help guests step back into Rennaisance times during the school’s festive 6th annual Madrigal Dinner, set for Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at Midland Elementary School, 13910 Midland Road.

PUSD kids surpass state’s fitness goals

When it comes to being physically fit, Poway Unified School District students easily outperformed their peers across the state and county, according to new state test scores.
Student performances varied widely from school to school within the district, however.

PQ dog park on horizon; critics still barking

Rancho Penasquitos residents may be able to let their dogs roam free closer to home next year. But not without rankling some of their neighbors, who are opposed to turning a rectangular park in the Feather Ridge community into an off-leash dog facility.

Poway to see $1.6 M for road repairs

More than $1.6 million in funds from recently passed Proposition 1B will be coming to Poway for street repairs and other transportation-related issues.

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