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Volume 5, Issue 7
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INSIDE Are you cutting costs too much? Underspending can be as hazardous as wasting money. National small business leader Brian Moran offers five tips to find the right budget for your business PAGE 5
Business owners get together and swap stories at DEMA’s mixer PAGE 10
Local prep school The Grauer School hosts the Chamber’s June Sundowner. Encinitas First brings the full story and pictures from the event PAGE 7
The Film Scholarship Association presents its Robert T. Nanninga scholarship award, commemorating the late Encinitas business owner, to a first-time filmmaker for her project on the origins of global warming PAGE 3
Big business may be struggling these days, but some small businesses tailored to niches are finding their ecnomony growing PAGE 6
Quail Gardens opens its new children’s garden — complete with tree house — for families to enjoy together PAGE 12
The new Encinitas fire station didn’t do a traditional ribbon-cutting — instead, Mayor Maggie Houlihan, Fire Chief Mark Muir and others turned out for the station’s “hosedecoupling’ PAGE 5
July 2009
Chamber heaps praise on teachers ENCINITAS — Rancho Santa Fe Security Systems, Inc. hosted the chamber’s annual Salute to Education to honor local students and teachers June 9. A large crowd of school administrators, teachers, students and their families gathered to celebrate the academic and professional achievements of Encinitas’ finest. Denise Mueller, of Rancho Santa Fe Security Systems, Inc., served as emcee of the event. As she has done for many years, Muller said she enjoyed watching the students and teachers recognized for their educational excellence. This year 16 students and 17 teachers were selected from schools, both public and private, in the area. Muller introduced each recipient while they made their way through a long receiving line of school, district and city officials as well as Chamber of Commerce representatives. Among the teacher standouts was Lance Gomez. Gomez, Capri Elementary school’s Teacher of the Year, won praise for
Parkdale Lane Teacher of the Year Doug Rierdan admires the plaque given to him by Encinitas Mayor Maggie Houlihan and Superintendent of Encinitas Union School District Dr. Lean King. In the background, Denise Mueller of Rancho Santa Fe Security Systems reads names of awardees. Photo by Dan Knighton
appealing to students and colleagues. He was described as a “dedicated and caring teacher who inspires children, connects with families and always makes time to
share his successful strategies with his colleagues.” Gomez also won the 2009 Teachers are Heroes Award from 94.9 FM and the San Diego County Office of Education for integrating
Service Learning into instruction. Gomez’s second grade class runs a popcorn company, which pops and sells popcorn after school each week and uses the proceeds
to make a difference for children around the world. Children learn math, social studies, and leadership, while developing strong ❚
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Classic cars cruise through downtown Encinitas ENCINITAS — The thumping beat of the bass and riveting guitar sounds joined the revving of classic car engines to usher in the summer solstice in downtown Encinitas. Hundreds of people took advantage of the long sunlight hours to enjoy the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association’s 11th annual Classic Car Cruise Nights on June 18. The first of four in the summer series was sponsored by Charlie’s Foreign Car Auto Service. The event’s host, the North Coast Vettes Car Club, prominently displayed Corvettes from various eras and classics along South Coast Highway 101. “This takes me way Joe Hermosillo shows his daughter, Olivia, 12, what makes the classic Shelby GT 350 a musback,” said Escondido resicle car. The Escondido residents attended the Classic Car Cruise Nights June 18 in downdent Sam Loughford. “They town Encinitas. Courtesy photo
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really don’t make them like they these anymore,” he said as he surveyed a 1962 Corvette. The owner, J.D. Duncan of Carlsbad, proudly displayed the car’s statistics. As one of only 14,500 cars of its kind, the automobile boasts a 327 engine with 240 horsepower. Corvettes weren’t the only cars on display, as more than 100 models lined the highway. “I love cars,” said Escondido resident Joe Hermosillo as he showed his daughter, Olivia, the engine of a classic Shelby GT 350. “I come to see the classics and the band is always a good show,” Encinitas resident Celia Walker said. She attended the event with her teenage sons. “It’s a fun time ❚
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The sixth annual Encinitas Wine Festival a huge success! PAGE 6
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce, it just works!