Olivenhain woman on turning 100: I’ve lived an ‘absolutely, fantastically good life’ Maggie
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he can remember when eavesdropping on one’s neighbors was commonplace because telephones were party lines, what a “miracle” the invention of television was, and the shock and sadness of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. She doesn’t own a cellphone or a computer, but she does have an iPad, which she uses for reading novels in order to keep up with fellow book club members.
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A Julia MacWhinney, a centenarian born March 4, 1916. (Photo courtesy MacWhinney family)
Born March 4, 1916, longtime Olivenhain resident Julia MacWhinney is celebrating her 100th birthday. “The iPad is a wonderful invention, my goodness how marvelous it is,” said MacWhinney, in an interview with Seaside Courier. “I do think the new technology has changed the world — it has changed our lives completely; it certainly makes things very fast.” MacWhinney, whose maiden name is Nanasy, was born in New York City to two Hungarian immigrants. One of her irst memories was from the age of 3, when she watched a parade down Fifth Avenue in celebration of the return of U.S. Army Gen. John Pershing and other veterans from their victory in Europe. That was World War I. Then came World War II, and a couple of decades later, Kennedy’s assassination. “It was a very sad thing, it was a dificult time,” she said. “He was just a breath of fresh air in Washington. But we have weathered it as we always do weather catastrophes … we’ve had SEE MACWHINNEY PAGE 12
controversial proposal to build an outdoor mall on the south shores of Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad has been defeated by voters. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters ballot count released Tuesday — a week after the Feb. 23 special election — showed Measure A lost, 52.08 percent to 47.92 percent, with a total of 20,535 votes against the measure to 18,897 in favor. Only ive ballots still
needed to be counted as of press time. In anticipation of a defeat, the Carlsbad City Council, which had both supported and campaigned for the proposal to let developer Caruso Afiliated build a mall on the southern shores of the lagoon, just east of Interstate 5 and north of Cannon Road, a day after the election issued a conciliatory statement that read, in part, “This election has clearly demonstrated how strongly our residents value Carlsbad’s excellent quality of life and community character.” Early results, released shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m. on election night,
suggested the ballot initiative would easily pass, with a margin of victory of nearly 10 percent. But as the night wore on, the smiles and high-ives at the Caruso Afiliated party at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa grew less enthusiastic as each updated tally came in and by the end of the night, when the “No” side was ahead by 186 votes, several volunteers were in tears. Caruso’s campaign staff and city oficials initially held out hope that the estimated 7,100 absentee and provisional
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lans to build a 5,000-square-foot medical facility and a 3,000-square-foot humane education building are moving forward at Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas. “During this last year, RCHS has been making some big strides into the future,” said John Van Zante, public relations director for the animal shelter. Tucked away on a nearly 5-acre parcel off Requeza Street, the animal shelter that celebrated its 55th anniversary in 2015 is still based in the “the little yellow house” it opened in in
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