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Senior Anglers angling for fish and fun

The Senior Anglers of Escondido (SAE) Fishing Club will be holding it’s regular monthly meeting starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, at the Park Avenue Community Center in Escondido. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., so come early for the best seats, SAE public relations director Ron Casapulla said. This energetic over-50 crowd of men and women, married and single, participate in both fresh and…


Best of San Marcos photo winners, spring egg scramble, playground maintenance

Two local photographers took home the gold in the form of San Marcos bucks as they prevailed in the city’s Second Annual Best of San Marcos photo contest. First place winner, Troy-Anthony Saunders, received $50 in San Marcos Bucks used towards one session of enrichment camps or specialty classes put on by the City for her submission “Double Peak.” Second place winner, Lynette Bordeaux, received…


Valley Center Ag Scholarship deadline, 18th Annual VCHS Jaguar Auction

Apply NOW for Ag Scholarships Students are encouraged to apply for the Dos Valles Garden Club $1,000 Ag Scholarships for the 2016-17 school year. Applications must be received by April 1. These agriculture scholarships are funded from the community’s support of garden club plant sales and the generosity of donors. To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must be a resident of Valley Center,…


Escondido Grapevine March 17 Print Issue

We now post online copies of our print newspapers, so members, and newbies, can see what all the fuss is about…Look to the sidebar for a permanent link to past issues. For more information about advertising and memberships, call Shera Sandwell at (760) 877-1055.


Sports shorts: Basketball, roller hockey and Escondido Youth Baseball

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…


Walt Disney’s 31st film, Aladdin Jr., comes to life at Patio Playhouse Youth Theater

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…


Bonsall Woman’s Club wants you (to attend a fabulous Mother’s Day luncheon)

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…


Escondido Country Club gets new developer agreement

Escondido Country Club & Community Homeowner Association members appeared this month to be on board and in approval of the recently announced agreement to have a new developer take the lead in the controversial redevelopment of the 110-acre property. “ECCHO’S Board of Directors recently learned that New Urban West, a respected community developer, entered into an agreement with Michael Schlesinger and Stuck in the Rough…


Leading new wave folk singers take over California Center for the Arts on April 1

No April’s Fools joke here, bluegrass is in the house on Friday, April 1 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Fans of the folksy country genre have the opportunity to see some of the leading ladies in the bluegrass world providing a singer-songwriter experience. Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell performs a rare singers-in-the-round type show with each artist sharing their own…


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