SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Sears Essentials stores in Carmel Mountain Ranch and Clairemont will be among those closed as part of a major restructuring effort, the retailer announced Thursday. Sears Holdings released a list of 79 stores nationwide that would be closed, including three in California. The other affected California store is in El Monte, [...]

Before you bust out your noisemakers to celebrate the start of the new year and new beginnings, take a few moments to reflect on all of the community news and happenings during 2011.

The California Supreme Court Thursday upheld a new law that will abolish community redevelopment agencies, dealing a blow to San Diego city officials who tried to keep their agency open.
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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The Poway High boys basketball team is two wins away from the Governors Division title at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic.
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Mandy Castro poured in a team-high 16 points and the Poway High girls basketball team used an 11-2 run in the second half to pull away en route to a 46-35 victory over West Hills Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the SoCal Holiday Classic TOC bracket.
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Closing out games and finishing off comebacks are two things learned through experience. The Del Norte High boys basketball team, only in its second year at the varsity level, is finding that out the hard way early on this season.
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Discover Alaska Alaska Bush pilot and photographer Mark Stadsklev talks about his new book and flying in the Alaskan wild at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. This presentation is free. For details, call 858-513-2906. Time to exercise Move to the music of this free, gentle Zumba Gold exercise [...]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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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.
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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SANTA’S ELVES — Members of the Casa de las Campanas hobby shop in Rancho Bernardo were busy all year making hand-crafted toys for the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. They included, from left, Bob Anttila, Frank Harris, Al Rouben, Mike Ginger and Irv Kelly. This year 30 wooden tractors and 60 cars were delivered [...]

Sometimes it is too easy for those of us who were involved in the incorporation of Poway in 1980 to think that we “created” Poway and not much occurred before that date. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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