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JUNE 24

GIANT RUMMAGE SALE

St. Mary Star of the Sea Altar Society is having its annual Giant Rummage Sale, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 25 and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26 at the Star of the Sea Center, corner of Pier View Way and Freeman Street, Oceanside. Society members are also taking donations of clean, gently used, not heavy items from 4 to 8 p.m. June 24 at the Star of the Sea Center.

VISTA VEGAN POP UP

The inaugural Vista Vegan Food Popup will from 5 to 9 p.m. June 24 and return every other Friday at Local Roots Kombucha, 1430 Vantage Court, Vista. The event includes vegan-friendly products including apparel, jewelry, beauty, wellness and home goods as well as services such as body work, reiki and henna. More information available at http://veganfoodpopup.com.

BE A HOST FAMILY

Offer your home and heart with Hands of Peace Summer Program through Pacific Ridge School, Carlsbad July 6 to July 25. Visit handsofpeace.org/ summer-program or email Melanie Stanek at mstanek@handsofpeace.org.

JUNE 25

MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE

The San Dieguito Heritage Museum invites the community to an Open House noon to 4 p.m. June 25 at Heritage Ranch, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Lots of volunteer opportunities are available. Visit https://sdheritage. org/.

HEROES PARADE

The Oceanside Independence Parade will return June 25 marching along North Coast Highway with a new theme: “Oceanside Strong, Honoring Our Hometown Heroes.” The parade will start at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North Coast Highway and Wisconsin Avenue and travel north on Coast Highway to Civic Center Drive. If you want to be part of the parade, visit mainstreetoceanside.com/ volunteer-for-the-parade or mainstreetoceanside.com/ independence-parade.

EXPLORE BY BIKE

North County Cycle Club rides every Saturday morning starting at 8 a.m. and also 8:30 a.m., usually from the car park of Old California Restaurant Row, 1020-1080 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Several rides of varying distance and pace explore different parts of San Diego North County each week. See northcountycycleclub.com for details. the city of Encinitas, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 at the EUSD Farm Lab, 441 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas to help gain a low-waste lifestyle. Free online registration is open now at zerowastefair. org for the in-person event. Booths, speakers, hands-on low waste DIYs, activities for all ages and a Swap & Shop booth.

JUNE 26

SKILLS FOR GIRLS

Athena Racing hosts three STEM Summer Camps to Teach Essential Skills to #GirlsinSTEM. Register at https://athenaracing.org. FABcamp, Wednesdays starting July 6, is an online STEM-education maker camp for middle school and high school girls. Career Development Camp, July 25 to July 29 is for high school girls who want to excel in their careers. Land+Sea+Air Transportation Camp, Aug. 1 to Aug. 5, takes a look into all of the sectors of the transportation industry. Register at athenaracing.org.

LOW FEES AT GARDEN

San Diego Botanic Garden announce it has joined Museums for All, that will allow those receiving food assistance benefits admission to SDBG for only $1 per person, for group’s up to four people, with the presentation of either a state-issued SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer card or a Women, Infants, & Children card and a valid photo ID. The Garden does not process cash transactions. For more information about Museums for All, visit https://sdbgarden.org/ specials.htm.

JUNE 27

FREE LUNCH FOR KIDS

Throughout the summer, the Oceanside Civic Center Library offers story times and book clubs, and free lunch meals to all children from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside.

JUNE 28

OCEAN VOICES

The Civic Center Library will host “Voices in the Sea” at 3:30 p.m. June 28 at 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Explore the sounds marine mammals make with a variety of activities to demonstrate the science of sound. This program is free and registration is not required. Tween and teen events are for ages 8 to 18.

KRVARIC TO SPEAK

The Carlsbad Republican Women welcome Tony Krvaric, past chairman, Republican Party of San Diego County, at 5:30 p.m. June 28 at the Holiday Inn, 2725 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad. Cost is $40. RSVP and pay online at CarlsbadRepublicans.com by June 21. No payment accepted at the door. For more information or ques-

CYCLISTS RIDE along the newest segment of the seven-mile North Coast Bike Trail over the weekend in Encinitas. The recent completions include new bike and pedestrian connections from Solana Beach to Encinitas and a new trail bridge suspended from the San Elijo Lagoon highway bridge. Photo by Jacqueline Covey

Cyclists, pedestrians traverse new trails

By Jacqueline Covey

ENCINITAS — Early Saturday, bicyclists enjoyed the view of San Elijo Lagoon from a jellyfish-shaped vantage point on the newest connector segment of the seven-mile North Coast Bike Trail.

“It’s beautiful,” said bicyclist David Wang of his northbound ride from Solana Beach to the I-5 Vista Point rest area — a giant concrete jellyfish — along the highway just south of Birmingham Drive.

Earlier this month, construction was completed on the overlook and a system of new paths that run parallel the freeway as part of the San Diego Association of Governments’ 40year North Coast Corridor Program, which partners with Caltrans, TransNet and other state and local agencies.

As of June 4, bike and foot traffic connects from Solana Beach to Encinitas via paths along Manchester Avenue and I-5. The project also extended Solana Hills Trails and built a new suspension bridge over the San Elijo Lagoon, underneath the Manchester Avenue overpass.

“I’m really excited about the expansion of our bike network,” said Mayor Catherine Blakespear. “We’ve been working to provide safe, convenient, beautiful and well-designed bike paths for several years. I love seeing the joy on people’s faces when they ride in our city.”

Build NCC, the package of the North County project that focuses on improvement projects in Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carlsbad, is expected to wrap up next year.

Build NCC is the first phase of the 40-year program that aims to improve bike and pedestrian connectivity for about $869 million, according to the Build NCC home page.

“It’s better than down there,” said Serge Issakov, a bicyclist referring to the shared bike path on Coast Highway 101.

Issakov, like many cyclists, generally does his pedaling over the weekends — as many flock to the beach.

“It’s great,” Issakov, said, adding that the new path enhances safety and helps cyclists “avoid things that would cause you to

RECENTLY COMPLETED I-5 Vista Point is an overlook shaped like a jellyfish just south of Birmingham Drive. Courtesy photo/

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