Allied Gardens November 4, 2011
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Master Flood Plan Adopted By City
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Volume XVII – Number XI
Marshall Faulk Foundation Breaks Fundraising Record
The Patrick Henry High School girls’ varsity tennis team is a hit.
The dedicated San Diego-based Choraleers sing for love of love.
Fletcher Hills
Marshall Faulk with the Aztec Cheerleaders
Courting Perfection
Local Vocals
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Business owners along flood-prone Alvarado Creek in Grantville finally received some welcomed relief after the San Diego City Council voted unanimously Oct. 24 to approve a comprehensive, long-term plan to maintain flood control channels that would regularly flood throughout the city. While it is not completely clear what the decision means for Grantville property owners as the rainy season approaches, a roadmap is finally in place to allow City crews to maintain drainage channels they had previously been prohibited from entering due to environmental considerations. In a process that pitted business and public safety interests against environmental protection concerns, the “Master Storm Water System Maintenance Program” took more than 16 months to approve. Several environmental groups
Marshall Faulk has more than just a charitable connection to the YMCA. When he was growing up in New Orleans, the San Diego State University alum turned to the organization for guidance and positive role models. “Outside of my family, I really didn’t have anybody to help me with being a kid in a poverty-stricken area until the YMCA,” said Faulk. “The Y taught me how to win, but most importantly, it taught me how to lose. You have to know how to lose to be able to enjoy the win.” “Kids need to see that you can make it out, you can be a success. That positive role model and reinforcement is what I hope we can give back to them and keep the cycle going,” Faulk said. More than 600 guests attended the fourth annual Aztec for Life Homecoming
See FLOOD, page 10
See FAULK, page 26
The Trails Eatery Takes an “Impossible” Journey
Thanksgiving Fare
By Charles Iyoho
Terra’s Chef Jeff Rossman shares his recipe for a sweet pumpkin dessert.
Restaurant owner Stacey Poon-Kinney was destined for the business. Her great-grandfather served as a chef in Santa Monica for 20 years, cooking for several entertainment greats such as the Rat Pack; her great-grandmother owned a diner well into her 70s; her mother was a devoted cook; and even dear old dad has been known to whip up a scrumptious bowl of chili from time to time. “I’ve always been passionate about baking,” said Kinney, settling into a seat in her tiny office tucked away in the back of her restaurant, The Trails
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Cosmopolitan Staycation
The Actor Next DoorSan Carlos resident Melinda Gilb cuts up in “Trailer Park” By Genevieve A. Suzuki
Old Town San Diego offers historical romance, good conversation and delicious eats.
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(From left) Leigh Scarritt as Linoleum Lin, Melinda Gilb as Betty and Kailey O’Donnell as Pickles - photo by Daren Scott
San Diego Repertory actor Melinda Gilb is an “Our Town” kind of girl. Although Gilb has lived everywhere in San Diego, she calls her San Carlos home, situated right up against Cowles Mountain, her favorite spot. Gilb said she loves her home’s convenience to Lake Murray and her son Knight’s ability to participate in the San Carlos Little League. “I love the hardware store on Jackson,” she said. “I may pay a little more, but they’re so nice and helpful it’s worth it.” “It’s a nice little town.” Ironically, Gilb, who celebrates 30 years as a thespian this month, had her first role in “Our Town” when she was a student at Granite Hills High School. “I was Mrs. Soames. She cries at the wedding,” said Gilb, See GILB page 19