Allied Gardens October 7, 2011
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Good Taste TV chef Aaron Sanchez cooks up a new menu at the House of Blues’ Crossroads.
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By Elizabeth Stump
The SaranacMohawk community welcomes Officer Meghan Bisesto.
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The Sept. 8 power outage around Southern California resulted in boil order water orders for several neighborhoods around San Diego County, prompting many to wonder about the water in their district. Coincidentally, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) had earlier planned a “Water Talks” community forum for Sept. 13 to help enhance interaction with the public. The program had been launched in May and will be held on a quarterly basis at different locations around San Diego. Last month’s event, co-hosted by the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce, was open to the public. SDCWA Board Chair Michael T. Hogan and a panel of experts, comprised of Toby Roy, Water Authority Water Resources Manager; Bob Yamada, Water Authority Water Resources Manager; and Cathy Pieroni, City of San Diego Principal Water Resources Specialist, discussed the region’s development of local water supplies.
Say BOO! to a hauntingly good time As SeaWorld’s main star, Shamu won’t exactly be a fish out of water as the grand marshal of this year’s Blessed Sacrament Parish School Boulevard BOO! Parade & Carnival. The parade begins Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at 59th Street and creeps down El Cajon Boulevard heading east to Rolando Boulevard. It is sponsored by Campus Plaza Shopping Center.
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90 years
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Del Cerro resident celebrates
of an Emmy Award-winning life Almost Paradise
The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation gets artsy.
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By Cynthia Robertson
Del Cerro has an Emmy Award winner living in its midst: Eleanor Pratt, creator of the “Little Schoolhouse” TV program of the 1950s. Pratt was also once knighted in Italy with the title of “Lady,” and on Sept. 19 this year, she was queen for a day. Celebrating her 90th birthday at her home on that day, she dressed up like a queen. Like all of her parties, the event was worthy of a Better Home and Gardens write-up. A mariachi band played out by the pool while servers carried out trays of canapés among the guests. Sitting in elegant repose in her wheelchair, Pratt sipped from a flute of champagne as she received her guests, from her 6-month-old great granddaughter to elderly friends. See ELEANOR, page 5
Lake Murray Cleanup I Love A Clean San Diego participated in a cleanup effort at Lake Murray.
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College Area addresses its need for parks By Gale Susan Barlow The Language Academy, a K-8 year-round public school at 4961 64th St., celebrated groundbreaking for an improved recreation field Sept. 14. Through City-School District Recreation Agreements that date back to 1948, the new field will be operated as a joint-use park. The Language Academy joint-use park will become the second joint-use park in the College Area and only the third park in this notoriously park deficient community. City of San Diego planning documents recommend that the College Area have over 68 acres of parklands, based on population. Even with the Language Academy joint-use park, the College Area will have fewer than five acres of parklands. The Hardy Elementary School joint-use park, at 5420 Montezuma, and Montezuma Park, at 4939 Catoctin, have approximately two and one acres of public park space, respectively. See PARKS page 26