Escondido High basketball coach reaches 300 wins Paul Baldwin, who is in his 18th season as boys basketball coach at Escondido, and Pat Moramarco, who is in his 19th season as girls coach at Vista have joined the 300-win club. Baldwin, now 303-211, has had six 20-win seasons, with seven league championships and three San Diego Section titles, including Division I last season. He led…
The heck with the Walt Disney animated feature, Patio Playhouse Community and Youth theater brings Aladdin Jr. to the stage. “Aladdin, a kind but wily street urchin, finds himself unexpectedly falling in love with beautiful Princess Jasmine, just as her Sultan father decrees that she must select a royal husband,” Aladdin Jr. director Geoffrey Cox said. “Jasmine rejects various wealthy suitors and eventually it is…
On Friday, May 6, the Bonsall Woman’s Club (BWC) will be holding a fabulous Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Vista Valley Country Club, according to communications and public relations director Gail Golden. “This event is a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day with mom, daughter or a special friend and avoid the crowds,” Golden said. “Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. The theme of…
Around 200 art patrons and Escondido Arts Partnership and Escondido Municipal Art Gallery lovers flocked to the latest incarnation of the group’s annual major fundraiser, Panache 2016 on Saturday, March 19. Networking and noshing, auction bidding and general arts partnering went on for hours as patrons couldn’t get enough of art while a good time was had by all. “I live in Mira Mesa now,…
Construction has commenced at San Marcos on the missing link of the Inland Rail Trail bikeway to Oceanside. SANDAG officials said the 7-mile stretch would link he intersection of West Mission Road and Pacific Street in San Marcos to the intersection of North Melrose Drive and West Bobier Drive in Oceanside. The entire bike trail astride the Sprinter tracks will run 21 miles when completed….
Easter Sunday is cause for celebration for many people, what with religious observances and related activites. One of those family traditions revolved around the venerable Easter Brunch. Several outstanding local restaurants are hosting those events with the best of food and fun guaranteed for those who partake. Vintana Vintana Wine + Dine presents a delicious 3-course menu to enjoy from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m….
Thursday nearly ended with a bang at Oak Hill Elementary School when a kindergarten student reportedly showed up with a pellet gun and threatened his teacher and possibly other students. The unidentified 5-year-old boy brought the pellet gun in his backpack, according to Escondido police. He became upset during class, took the gun out of his backpack and aimed it at the teacher, police said….
A bad trip through the U.S. legal system got even worse this week for former Valley Center naturopath Robert Oldham Young. Author of the well-known “pH Miracle” books, and philosophy, Young already was placed in prison Feb. 3. following being found guilty of two charges of practicing medicine without a license. However a hung jury, after deliberating two weeks, found him innocent of one charge…
Former Escondido assistant city manager turned-city manager Graham Mitchell said Thursday, March 17 that Jay Petrek would become the new Mitchell, i.e., new assistant city manager. Petrek is Escondido director of community development. His new salary will be $164,390. Mitchell, for example, also received benefits including 20 days of management leave with the ability to convert 15 of those days to salary, auto allowance of…
Don’t look now Indiana Jones, but Keith and Judy Roynon and their highly eclectic, totally jaw-dropping Roynon Museum of Earth Sciences and Paleontology is gaining on you. The Roynon’s’ huge, private collection of fossils from around the world along with rocks and pre-historic artifacts once filled their South Escondido home. It brought in school groups by the busload for about 15 years. Museum official Jeannie…