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VOL. 35, N0. 27
SAN MARCOS -NEWS
O’side road renamed for late. resident
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San Marcos moves closer to alternative energy. A3 Solana Beach club to maintain Rail Trail. A5
By Samantha Nelson
O’side drone program taking flight. A6 Encinitas council OKs Streetscape changes. A7
Late Carlsbad teen honored with mural. B1
FOOD &WINE Cheers! North County: Ryan Woldt explores the flavors of JuneShine hard kombucha. B8
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GLORY DAYS
BROC GLOVER, of Rancho Santa Fe, hoists a first-place trophy after winning the 1984 U.S. Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad Raceway. Race enthusiasts announced the long-shuttered raceway will be memorialized with a monument in Vista overlooking the raceway grounds. Story on A11. Photo by David Dewhurst, “Motocross: The Golden Era”
Art in the Village street fair returns to Carlsbad By Steve Puterski
The city of Carlsbad’s first large-scale public event roared back after thousands took to the streets on June 27 for the return of the Art in the Village street fair. The event, hosted by the Carlsbad Village Association, showcased 105 art vendors along Grand Avenue and State Street. For many of the vendors, it was the first maskless event since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. CVA Executive Director Christine Davis said it was the most successful event in her six years of running it. She booked 105
OCEANSIDE — The city is renaming one of its THE streets in the El Corazon VISTA property in honor of a former OceansideNEWS resident who led the city through economic development over the last two decades. Councilmember Peter Weiss requested that El Corazon Drive from Rancho Del Oro Road to Senior Center Drive be changed to Dr. Hugh La Bounty Drive at the June 14 council meeting. La RANCHO Bounty, who died in 2018, was Cal Poly Pomona’s SFNEWS third president who spent a total of 38 years at the university in various teaching and administrative LA BOUNTY capacities. After retiring in the early 1990s, La Bounty moved to Oceanside where he served in various community service roles. He also aided in the development of California State University San Marcos. According to Weiss, La Bounty had a strong passion for Oceanside. He was the founding member of the city’s Economic Development Commission, which Weiss said “helped jumpstart downtown’s economic revival” through its creation of the city’s first economic development strategy. In 2003, LaBounty was appointed to serve on the El Corazon Committee which was tasked with developing a community plan for the former sand mine location. LaBounty was chosen to lead the committee over several years through an outreach
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Oceanside fishing pier closed for repairs. A7
Taste of Wine: Wine columnnists Frank Mangio and Rico Cassoni share their top 10 wines of 2021 coming to a store near you. B8
JULY 2, 2021
artists and activated spaces with more than 12 bands playing at three locations along with face painting and food. “It was a complete success on all levels,” Davis said. “We saw more artwork under the arms of people walking out of the Village than we’ve ever seen. A lot of artwork found new homes.” Additionally, Davis said she changed the date this year to avoid a conflict with an event in San Diego, so the event had dozens of first-time artists. One of those artists is Tyson King, a 33-year-old artist from Mission Beach,
and it was also his first event in North County. King said he had a steady stream of interest and sold several prints within the first two hours. King said he has taken part in a number of events over the past several months, but all of them with masks. He said going maskless makes a big difference when connecting with potential customers. “It was very difficult to explain things and translate what I do,” King said of communicating his art through a mask. “You get people’s reactions and SAN DIEGO ARTIST Tyson King’s paintings were just some TURN TO VILLAGE ARTS ON A13
of the many fine art works featured at the Art in the Village street fair. Courtesy photo
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