RB/4S Ranch Digest – Issue of Dec. 29, 2011
Protect pets
Rancho Bernardo Off Leash Dog Park will host a low-cost rabies and micro-chipping clinic for dogs, cats and rabbits from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. It will take place at the dog park’s entrance Park at the south end of Rancho Bernardo Community Park, 18448 W. Bernardo Drive.
Free goodies will be given to participating pets that must be properly restrained on leash or in carriers. For details, go to www.RanchoBernardoDogPark.com or call Robin Kaufman at 858-487-6227.
Child prostitution film
As part of National Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan. 11, local Soroptimists, the Action Network and San Diego County Office of Education are sponsoring free showings of the documentary “Indoctrinated, The Grooming of Children into Prostitution.” It includes San Diego footage and interviews with former sexually exploited youth.
According to authorities, San Diego is a high intensity child prostitution area since local vulnerable teens are recruited at malls, schools, parks, concerts and beaches, and on the Internet. Teen runaways are usually caught up in prostitution within 48 hours on the street.
Soroptimists of Rancho Bernardo and Poway are showing the film for free at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 in The Church at Rancho Bernardo, 11740 Bernardo Plaza Court. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Film content is not appropriate for children under 13 years. Older teens and their parents are encouraged to attend.
The event will include a panel discussion after the film. RSVP at http://stat.eventbrite.com/ or www.indoctrinated.org. For details, call Judy Horning at 858-748-0069.
Animal talk
Renee Resko from Helen Woodward Animal Center will talk about the facility and future of animal welfare at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 during the Oaks North Travel Club meeting. It will be in Oaks North Community Center, 12578 Oak North Drive in Rancho Bernardo.
Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome. For details, call 858-487-4781 or go to www.oaksnorthcommunity.org.
Sunday fun
The Never Alone On Sunday group is inviting locals to participate in games including bridge, canasta, contract gin and mah jong at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 and 22 at Bernardo Heights Clubhouse, 16150 Bernardo Heights Parkway in Rancho Bernardo.
Admission is free. RSVPs are required. Call Shirley Mallon at 858-451-0065.
Worldly topics
David Edick will discuss “Israel & Cyprus: Deep Water Gas and Insecurity” from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 5 at the World Affairs Council, North County Chapter meeting. He will describe the dangerous scenario developing in the eastern Mediterranean through Israel’s deep water gas discoveries.
A luncheon discussion will be held afterwards. RSVPs are required by Tuesday, Jan. 3 at cychad@att.net. The event will be at the Remington Club, Phase II, 16916 Hierba Drive in Rancho Bernardo. For details, call Georgia Herman at 760-855-1641.
Join the board
Candidacy forms for Rancho Bernardo Planning Board’s March election are available at the seven community centers, Rancho Bernardo Library, Casa de las Campanas and The Remington Club. The filing deadline is Jan. 31.
To be eligible, residents must have attended a monthly planning board meeting within a year of the election. They can fulfill the requirement through February. The board meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday at Oaks North Community Center, 12578 Oak North Drive in Rancho Bernardo. It does not plan to meet in January.
For details, go to www.RBPlanningBoard.com.
Make a business plan
Rob Weinberg will explain how to form a low-budget business marketing plan at the Wednesday, Jan. 10 Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club meeting. It will start at 7:15 a.m. in the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, 12280 Greens East Road. The presentation begins at 8 a.m. Members of the public are welcome. An optional breakfast is $15.
For details, go to www.rbsunrise.org or call Rob Weinberg at 858-673-9960.
Train adventure
Doug Jones will present “The Great Canadian Train Ride” at the 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 Rancho Bernardo Travelers meeting in the auditorium of Seven Oaks Community Center auditorium, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive in Rancho Bernardo. Guests over 18 are welcome. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered. Call 858-451-3964.
Map to save the economy
Author Jack Bowsher will present a road map to fixing the nation’s economy at the Tuesday, Jan. 10 Conservative Order of Good Government luncheon. His presentation is based on his book, “Educating Voters for Rebuilding America.” He formerly worked with senior federal government financial executives on ways to eliminate annual deficits.
The event will begin with an 11:30 a.m. social followed by the noon luncheon and presentation. It will be at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, 12280 Greens East Road.
Cost: $20 for non-COGG members, free to members. RSVPs due by Thursday, Jan. 5 with Marty Judge at 858-385-0876 or judgemuch@sbcglobal.net. Indicate choice of cheeseburger, chicken Caesar salad or smoked turkey Rueben.
Plant talk
David Hogan will talk about San Diego’s vernal pools during the presentation, “Mud puddles or Eden in Miniature,” during the 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 Lake Hodges Native Plant Club meeting. It will be at Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive. For information, go to www.lhnpc.org or call 858-487-6661.
University on Wheels
The Rancho Bernardo and San Dieguito chapters of Brandeis National Committee will present University on Wheels 2012. Maura Jane Farrelly, assistant professor of
American studies and director of journalism at Brandeis University, will speak about “Honesty in the Media” at an 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 luncheon at El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way in Oceanside
Cost: $40. RSVP at 858-673-2082.
Win prizes at library
San Diego County Library, including 4S Ranch and Poway branches, is holding a Winter Reading Challenge through Jan. 15. Patrons of all ages will be entered in weekly drawings every time they check out five items. Prizes include board games, ear buds, thumb drives, jigsaw puzzles, books, puppets, coffee mugs, free beverage coupons and tickets to local events.
The 4S Library is at 10433 Reserve Drive and Poway Library is at 13137 Poway Road.
Recycle trees
Boy Scout Troop 685 will pick up Christmas trees for recycling at residential curbsides in some neighborhoods on Monday, Jan. 2. Trees must be at the curb by 9 a.m. with a tax-deductible donation attached in an envelope. Write checks to “B.S.A. Troop 685.”
Service will be available in the High Country West, Camino Bernardo and Westwood neighborhoods of Rancho Bernardo, and in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Ornaments, lights, tinsel and stands must be removed.
Make a pickup registration at www.troop685.org or call 858-748-3401.
Middle East talk
Dr. Farouk Al Nasser, San Diego World Affairs Council president, will talk about the Middle East at the 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6 Rancho Bernardo Chapter of the City Of Hope meeting. It will be in the Rancho Bernardo-Glassman Recreation Center, 18448 W. Bernardo Drive.
Cost: $10 per person, which includes refreshments. Everyone is welcome.
Going through divorce?
The Church at Rancho Bernardo, 11740 Bernardo Plaza Court, is hosting a 13-week divorce recovery program for adults called Divorce Care, 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 4 to March 28.
The program is designed to help participants grow through their divorce while going through it and for anyone still suffering with unresolved issues from a past divorce. There will be guest speakers, workbooks and personal testimonies covering various topics. Register with Debbie Covington at 858-673-1252.
Financial aid workshop
A workshop on the FAFSA — Free Application for Federal Student Aid — will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 in the Poway High School Performing Arts Center, 15498 Espola Road.
The free workshop is for parents of college-bound seniors. The FAFSA is a form everyone planning on higher education should complete. It is used for federal aid, by the state of California, colleges (2-year and 4-year) and universities, and vocational institutions to determine their financial aid packages. You may want to bring the FAFSA worksheet, available at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
New emergency website
Get critical emergency information on your computer, mobile phone or tablet using San Diego County’s new website, www.sdcountyemergency.com. Visitors can also get information about preparedness and recovery, up-to-date maps, shelter locations and social media messages.
Like to write?
Rancho Bernardo Writer’s group is accepting two new members writing a novel, memoir or articles. Members critique each others’ work. It meets 9 a.m. to noon every Friday in Rancho Bernardo. Call Peter Berkos at 858-485-7148.
Adopt a doll
Sponsors are needed to provide healing dolls to children at hospitals in San Diego and Jerusalem. The dolls are made by local Aviva Hadassah chapter members and those at Jewish Family Service at Temple Adat Shalom.
Cost: $18 to adopt a doll that will be donated to a child. Dolls are inscribed with a donor’s or honoree’s name. Call Rose Greenberg at 858-487-5882 or go to www.adoptadoll.net to adopt a doll or volunteer with the project.
Hospital seeks volunteers
Pomerado Hospital, 15615 Pomerado Road in Poway, is seeking volunteers to help in the emergency room, work in the gift shop, drive the parking lot shuttle, transport patients in wheel chairs, attend to families of patients in surgery and do other interesting jobs. Call 858-613-4659.
Have outgrown kids’ clothes?
Soroptimists of Rancho Bernardo are collecting new and gently used baby, toddler and young children’s clothing to size 7 to distribute to needy families through North County Interfaith in Escondido. Recipients will be encouraged to bring in clean outgrown clothing and take larger needed sizes at no cost.
It is hoped this will be a long term, self-sustaining project. Donations can be made by contacting Judy Horning at 858-748-0069 or any RB Soroptimist.
Book bargains
Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library has book specials from 1-7 p.m. each Wednesday in its Book Shop on the library’s first floor, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive. All books are half the marked price. Call 858-613-3926.
Got news?
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Help kids learn
Local elementary schools are seeking retirees and other volunteers to come to school an hour a week and help a student with reading or other subjects. No special background needed. Free training provided. Contact Jane Radatz at jradatz@att.net or 858-485-5449.
Provide comfort
Volunteers are needed to knit, crochet or sew afghans or quilts that will be given to local foster children. Call Chris Bodle at 760-480-3412.
Green thumb?
Volunteers are needed to tend a garden near Pomerado Hospital in Poway, growing produce for local families in need. No gardening experience is needed. Shifts are one hour a week on the day of your choice. Contact Jane Radatz at 858-485-5449 or jradatz@att.net.
Help RB’s seniors
Rancho Bernardo Senior Services needs volunteers. Front office volunteers are needed 3.5 hours a day to answer phones, schedule appointments, greet visitors and provide community information. Drivers are needed to deliver hot meals to home-bound individuals who live in Rancho Bernardo.
The office is at 16769 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite K-14. Call Beth Wilson at 858-487-2640.
Be fire-prepared
San Diego County has a website with free information on how property owners can prepare for emergencies, especially wildfire, at www.ReadySanDiego.org.
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Posted by Elizabeth Marie Himchak
on Dec 28 2011. Filed under Digest, Local News.
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