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december 2006 | january 2007
Serving the 92116 communities of University Heights, Normal Heights and Kensington
One Man’s Silver Is Another Man’s Gold
Christmas shopping on Adams Ave
by Suzi Finkelstein
It is that time of year again, Christmas is
coming. It can give you chills or, in my
case, pure thrills... I choose later. No big
malls with pushy drivers, no long lines, no
mean spirited sales clerks making you wish
there was no such thing as Christmas.
Instead, what I want to offer is Christmas
shopping that is fun. What I am referring
to is Christmas shopping on Adams Avenue. I think Santa did well by keeping it
a secret where he and the
elves hide all year getting
ready for the big sleigh
ride with gifts galore. So
where is the big guy hiding with his team of elves?
Resurrected Furniture
First stop, the Resurrected Furniture Store
at 2817 Adams Avenue. On the sidewalk
outside the shop I spotted a wooden hand
painted children’s desk with the attached
chair. For me it was a perfect fit, was made
for me. So I said to myself, I have been a
good girl this year and maybe Santa will
wrap this pretty little desk up for me to
write and draw and, hopefully, it will make
it home in time for Christmas day.
Resurrected Furniture, a consignment/
antique store, has been there for 15 years.
It is, of course part of the old Antique
Row on Adams Avenue which is to this
day, still open 7 days a week. Upon walking into the store and making my inquiry
on the desk out front, I was immediately
greeted by the owner, Charles Stuart. He
said “make yourself at home and, by the
way, don’t forget to look in the back room.
I have all sorts of goodies.”
How right he was. As the saying goes, one
man’s silver is another man’s gold. The word
eclectic in Webster’s dictionary was made
for this store and its owner. Charles claims
to be 74 years old, although he could easily
pass for 57. He says he has seen the neighborhood off Adams Avenue rise. He’s glad
to be there although he is worried about
some of the small store owners, since many
of the stores over his time have gone out of
business now competing with the big malls.
Charles referred me to several other
antique and consignment shops on Adams
Avenue telling me some have great buys
from the 1940's and 1950's, including the
Timeless Collectibles. He told me the 50%
sale items have kept him going, and that is
where I went to look for some special Christmas gifts for my friends. On the table there
were great books and other small vintage
items that make super stocking stuffers.
I immediately was drawn to the small
oriental porcelain thimbles and red
and blue hand painted vases behind the
counter. They were rich looking and very
delicate, the perfect gift for my 21 year old
daughter, who has all the “in” clothes she
needs, but the vases are a keepsake.
Charles’ shop is filled with hand painted
oriental boxes and pictures and he has a
collection of clay houses made to look like
the houses in San Francisco before the
1906 earthquake. A great gift for my hard
to buy for husband, who already has 20
great ties from all the Christmas’ that have
come before. I asked Charles about the
hand painted desk and bench. He said it
was made for 2 children to sit and write
or draw and he told me about the family
that had it made and about their home in
Normal Heights. I asked him to call and
see if we could negotiate on the price and
said I’d be back in a day or so.
Bamboo & Beyond
Next on my list of where to find the “perfect” Christmas gift was at Bamboo and
Beyond, 3412 Adams Avenue. There I met
up with Ariel Bernardo, the shop keeper.
He told me about the owner, Scott
Anderson, and said that he and his sister
make the trek twice a year to Bali looking
for unique items to please their clients.
Inside the store, I saw a beautiful hand
painted blue tapestry from Indonesia
with a large turtle in the center. It was
one of a kind. There was also an interesting bamboo picture frame shaped like
a turtle. Yes, the perfect gift for my son
who likes to surf and who dreams of perfect surfing spots around the world.
Pet Me Please
Now last, but not least on my list of
fun places on Adams Avenue to get
Christmas gifts is Pet Me, Please.
Continued on page 8
Centennial Time Capsule Ready for Take Off
Members of the Normal Heights Cultural
Council (NHCC) met this month to final-
ize the Centennial Time Capsule contents.
Included in the time capsule are recent
articles about Normal Heights, local restaurant menus, the Adams Avenue Herald,
posters, and flyers of recent and past
cultural events. Mementos will be
sealed in the vessel for 100 years and
will give the future residents of our
community a glimpse into the past.
Mayor Jerry Sanders and Supervisor Ron Roberts declared May 9,
NHCC Members deciding
on Time Capsule contents
Calendar : 2
www.AdamsAvenueHerald.com
business : 3 - 4
2006 “Normal Heights Day” at the Centennial Dinner held last May. The proclamations from both the city and county will
be put in the time capsule along with the
signed guest book and a specially designed
commemorative mug and magnet.
The NHCC is organizing a dedication
ceremony for the capsule once a permanent spot has been designated. As part
of the centennial celebration, a limited
number of Centennial Street Post Banners are available to purchase for $100.
Contact Cindy Weems at 619-723-7724
for questions and information.
Food finds : 10
safety : 13
PHOTOS: ©2006 Robert Rael Photography
by Cindy Weems
NHCC Co-Chair, Pete Evaristo &
members filling Time Capsule
GAmes : 14
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A D A M S AV E N U E
CALENDAR
ADAMS AVENUE
H E RAL D
A publication of Safe Neighborhoods
Serving the 92116 communities of University
Heights, Normal Heights and Kensington
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Sharon Wilson
(Emeritus)
Savanna L. Forbes
DecemBER
CALENDAR of events
5 : Tuesday
14 : Thursday
Adams Ave Business Assoc. 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Normal Heights Community Center
4649 Hawley Boulevard / 619.282.7329
UH Community Development Corp. 6:30 pm
UHCDC Office – 4452 Park Boulevard, Suite 104
Potluck Celebration for the Community and
Acknowledgment of our Police Officers
5:50 pm – 8:00 pm
Police Storefront 3905 Adams Avenue
(39th & Adams Avenue)
Join us for help on forming a neighborhood
watch, for help with a crime problem or to
talk to police officer Bill Fox. All residents
are invited to attend. For more information,
contact Partners for Safe Neighborhoods Chair
John Hartley: 619.299.8870 / [email protected]
Crafts Every Wednesday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
University Heights Library / 619.692.4912
UH Planning Group 7:00 pm
First Southern Baptist Church – Park & Meade
7: Thursday
16 : Saturday
UH Community Association 7:00 pm
Birney School Auditorium – 4345 Campus Avenue
UH Library Book Sale 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
University Heights Library / 619.692.4912
Park Boulevard and Howard Avenue
NH Community Planning 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Normal Heights Community Center
4649 Hawley Boulevard
6 : Wednesday
PUBLISHER
Safe Neighborhoods
a 501(c)(3) organization
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Savanna L. Forbes
9: Saturday
ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR
Will Sparks
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(619) 794-0044 * * *
[email protected]
4th Annual Kensington Tree Lighting Celebration
Plaza Kensington – 4183 Adams (& Edgeware Road)
4:30 pm to 9:00 pm – Food, fun, music
4:30 pm to 7:30 pm – Pictures with St. Nick
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Dickens-style Caroler’s
8:00 pm to 8:30 pm – Tree Lighting
For more info contact the KenTal Business Assoc.
e-mail: zensanctuary @cox.net / 619.269.9322
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
C O N TAC T I N F O
3905 Adams Avenue
San Diego CA 92116 / 619.282.7741
[email protected]
GRAPHIC DESIGN
13 : Wednesday
Kensington / Talmadge Community Assoc.
7:00 pm (dinner served prior for a reasonable price)
Kensington Community Church
4773 Marlborough / 619.284.5738
Normal Heights / Kensington –
Partners for Safer Neighborhoods
No meeting today. Join us tomorrow evening!
20 : Wednesday
Ken / Tal Planning Group 7:00 pm
Kensington Community Church
4773 Marlborough / 619.284.5738
21: Thursday
Normal Heights Cultural Council
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Normal Heights Community Center
4649 Hawley Boulevard
25 : Monday
CHRISTMAS
26 : Tuesday
Adams Avenue Rec Council
Meeting cancelled due to holidays.
Lesley Cameron / Cameron Graphics
Robert Rael
[email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Robert Rael
James Duren
David Woodin
Jim Schneider
Adams Avenue Business Association
North American Precis Syndicate
Savanna Forbes
DBR Media
Duchess Dale
Suzi Finkelstein
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add to its sales team. Part-time, 4-5 hours per week,
set your own hours. Commission + bonuses. Send
resumes to: editor @ adamsavenueherald.com
VIPS NEEDED There are openings in the
Volunteers in Policing program at the San Diego
Police Dept. Adams Avenue storefront located
at the 39th Street Park on Adams Ave. at 39th.
Contact Deanna Navarro @ 619-531-1503 for
employee information and an application.
CALENDAR of events
1: Monday
NEW YEAR’S DAY
18 : Thursday
UH Planning Group 7:00 pm
First Southern Baptist Church – Park & Meade
Adams Ave Business Assoc. 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Normal Heights Community Center
4649 Hawley Boulevard / 619.282.7329
Normal Heights Cultural Council
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Normal Heights Community Center
4649 Hawley Boulevard
NH Community Planning 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NH Community Center – 4649 Hawley Boulevard
20 : Saturday
3 : Wednesday
UH Community Development Corp. 6:30 pm
UHCDC Office – 4452 Park Boulevard, Suite 104
Crafts Every Wednesday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
University Heights Library / 619.692.4912
Paula Brandes
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For more info on the 39th Street VIP program
call Bob Parkinson at 619-280-8270.
[email protected]
WEBMASTER
CLASSIFIEDs
UH Library Book Sale 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
University Heights Library / 619.692.4912
Park Boulevard and Howard Avenue
23 : Tuesday
Adams Avenue Rec Council 7:00 pm
Adams Avenue Recreation Center
3491 Adams Avenue / 619.235.1149
4 : Thursday
UH Community Association 7:00 pm
Birney School Auditorium – 4345 Campus Avenue
10: Wednesday
Kensington / Talmadge Community Assoc.
7:00 pm (dinner served prior for a reasonable price)
Kensington Community Church
4773 Marlborough / 619.284.5738
17: Wednesday
Ken / Tal Planning Group 7:00 pm
Kensington Community Church
4773 Marlborough / 619.284.5738
25 : Thursday
Normal Heights / Kensington –
Partners for Safer Neighborhoods
7:00 pm
Police Storefront 3905 Adams Avenue
(39th & Adams Avenue)
Join us for help on forming a neighborhood
watch, for help with a crime problem or to
talk to police officer Bill Fox. All residents
are invited to attend. For more information,
contact Partners for Safe Neighborhoods Chair
John Hartley: 619.299.8870 / [email protected]
CIRCULATION 15,000
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A D A M S AV E N U E
BUSINESS
Business Spotlight
“Having a better quality of life by
by having a good quality of sleep.”
by S.L. Forbes
Sleep Matters. In an age where we’re all
feeling overtired and overstressed, one of
the culprits seem to be the lack of a good
quality night’s sleep. Sleep researchers
at the University of Maryland Medical
Center recently reported, “Poor sleep
habits are among the most common problems encountered in our society.”
Poor sleep habits not only affect adults,
but they affect children as well. According to the National Sleep Foundation,
“America’s children are sleeping less
than experts recommend while more
than two-thirds experience frequent
sleep problems.” And, children’s poor
sleep habits take a toll on parents and caregivers, some of whom
lose an estimated 200
hours of sleep a year due
to their child’s nighttime awakenings.
“The importance of sleep is vastly underestimated,” says Amos Kober, owner of
www.AdamsAvenueHerald.com
SLEEP MATTERS
Sleep Matters in Kensington. “We are all
very stressed and need a good night’s
sleep. People can have a better quality of
life by having a good quality of sleep. To
get a good quality of sleep, you need a
good quality mattress.”
For the sleep deprived, Amos and his
wife Keryn are heroes. Their new store
in Kensington, Sleep Matters, features
TempurPedic mattresses with pressure
relieving memory foam that are designed to improve the quality of sleep.
According to Amos, “The TempurPedic
mattresses are the only mattresses that
doctors will recommend.” The memory
foam conforms perfectly to the body and
helps align the spine and neck which also
helps alleviate back pain.
“Our goal is to make a really nice environment for shopping and trying out the
beds, for customers to be able to relax. We
don’t put on a lot of sales pressure. We
want our customers to come in and feel
comfortable. Sometimes people are shy
about trying the mattresses, we give them a
comfortable environment to come in and
try the product,” said Amos.
Beautiful Beds & TempurPedic
Mattresses at Sleep Matters
“They’re amazing, it feels like you’re
floating instead of lying in bed. The
TempurPedic mattress gets rid of the
pressure points of a conventional mattress
that causes back pain,” added Amos.
Sleep Matters also features a full line of
bedroom furniture, linens by Pinecone
Hill, as well as pajamas, beautiful robes,
fragrances, and body creams that would
make great gifts for the holiday.
There are seven different TempurPedic
beds. Go over to Sleep Matters and give
the mattresses a test drive. You have
nothing to lose and could gain the rest you
deserve for you and your family.
Sleep Matters
4072 Adams Avenue – Kensington
619.280.1188 / www.sleep-matters.com
Bedroom accessories make great holiday gifts
Photos by James Duren
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BUSINESS
Business Cents
Locaton, Location, Location
by Jim Schneider
This is a monthly article written specially
for the Adams Avenue Herald by Jim
Schneider, Executive Director of the
Adams Avenue Business Association.
This article series will provide
information and helpful tips for the
small business owners within the Adams
Avenue Herald distribution area.
Choosing a location for your small
business is the key to your success, so we
are all told. There are many factors that
affect the success of the location. Some of
which we may all think of as obvious, and
others that may be more obscure. The
obscure ones are the focus of this article.
The most obvious factors of location are
the physical aspects such as the overall look
of the storefront; windows doors and sign,
as well as the position on the block (corner
space or middle of the block), available
parking, neighborhood demographics,
etc. The more obscure factors are the type
of businesses that surround your location, an active chamber of commerce or
Business Improvement District, the other
merchants in the area.
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The types of shops that are immediately
near your location may be a great resource
for cross marketing or referrals for your
business. If you own a clothing shop for
example, having a shoe store nearby could
be of great benefit to your sales. Working
with the shoe merchant to stock similar
styles that compliment your clothing would
be a great way to draw more clients to both
shops. Advertising this unique pairing of
shops would also be excellent ways to share
the cost of advertising while informing the
public about this shopping convenience.
Another factor of location that should be
sought out is the availability of an active
chamber of commerce or Business Improvement District. These types of associations are generally staffed to address
the needs of the neighborhood merchants
and can offer marketing opportunities,
beautification efforts, assistance with
zoning and permitting issues as well as
many other technical assistance programs.
Business Associations or chambers of
commerce are an excellent way to pool
limited resources (time and money) of the
individual merchants together to have a
larger impact for the entire business
district. Having an active association can
greatly benefit any and all merchants by
addressing the common concerns of the
member-businesses.
Before you enter
into a new lease
or purchase a commercial property for
your business. I strongly recommend that
you spend some time to get to know the
people who own and operate current shops.
You certainly want to ensure that you can
have an open and friendly relationship with
most of them as they can dramatically affect
your success. You should be able to rely on
the neighbor merchants to refer your products and services to their clients and you
can offer the same for them. It would be difficult if you found, after you open your shop,
that you can’t work well with your neighbors.
So we all know that the physical location of
a store is important, but there are many
other location factors to take into consideration that are not as obvious and could
have a dramatic affect on the success of your
small business. Look closely at the existing
mix of businesses around your shop, use
the resources of a chamber of commerce
or business association, and make sure that
you can work well with your neighbor merchants. All of these can be of great mutual
benefit to you and your neighbors.
If you have an idea for future topics, or
questions about information in this series
of articles, you may contact Jim Schneider
at: [email protected]
You spend 1/3 of your life in bed.
Isn’t it worth investing in
the perfect mattress?
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community
4 th Annual Kensington Community
Tree Lighting celebration
On Saturday, December 9, Mayor Jerry
Sanders, 32 local business and over 400
Kensington residents are set to participate
at the 4th Annual Kensington Community
Tree Lighting Celebration. This event
features Tolly the Jolly Santa, harmonic
sounds of the Full Measure Carolers,
crafts and food for everyone participating.
Santa’s Village replete with over 30,000
white lights, reindeers and hay bales for
that classic holiday country celebration.
The event begins at 4:30 pm and runs
until 9:00 pm at Plaza Kensington on the
corner of Adams Avenue and Edgeware
Road in Kensington.
This celebration of the
holiday season is a wonderful
way to welcome the many sights,
sounds and smells that make this
such a joyous time of year
for the community.
In addition, the entire Plaza Kensington
parking lot will be transformed into a
Fourth Annual
Kensington Tree Lighting Celebration
Plaza Kensington 4183 Adams Avenue
Corner of Adams Avenue & Edgeware Road
Saturday, December 9th
Food, Fun, Music from 4:30 pm to 9 pm
Santa photos & crafts – 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Full Measure Carolers – 7 pm to 9 pm
Mayor Jerry Sanders Tree Lighting
between 8 pm and 8:30 pm
For more information contact:
Kensington Talmadge
Business Association (KTBA)
e-mail: [email protected] or 619.269.9322
CHARMING CRAFTSMAN
with attached GUEST SUITE
Gorgeous restored home!
Beautiful fir wood throughout 3/1
main house, attached 1/1 upstairs —
a perfect artists studio? Swedish fireplace in living room, yard full of fruit
trees/grand front porch, alley access.
A D A M S AV E N U E
REaL ESTATE
Look for the HERALD
Real Estate Section to
return in February!
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community
Start the New Year right
by Dana K Race
Start the New Year with a clutter free home
and fill the space with powerful positive intentions for a healthy, happy 2007. Encourage the kids to get involved too. Make a
“one toy in, one toy out” policy to teach
your children to share and be grateful for
what they receive. You will also be removing
the ‘clutter bug’ gene from their future!
Make piles of all of the items you no longer
need or want and call your favorite charity
to pick up the donations. Get involved
with your neighbors and suggest they clear
out the excess too. Set the stage for the
whole block by having everyone put their
donations curbside on the same day so the
charity truck can stop at each house.
Intention is a huge portion of feng shui.
Create clear and positive intentions for
the newly created space when you discard
items, or you will open that empty linen
closet 2 months later and it will be chock
full of various items once again. Make a
plan before you get started, and stick to it.
There’s no need to wait for spring to do a
deep clean. Once the home holiday garb is
stored away, clean the house from top to
bottom and invite fresh growth and energy
into your home. When you need a pick me
up, vacuum! I know, it sounds crazy – but
its true, a neat and organized home is comforting and welcoming and your thoughts
and attitude will adjust accordingly.
Cleaning the floors is one of the quickest
ways to change to vibration or energy of
your space, same goes for fresh linens.
Flip your mattress every other month and
take a broom stick or bat and ‘beat’ your
mattress, this will remove stagnant energy
and I promise you will sleep better that
very same night!
You may have a host of other resolutions
this year, but I wager that “get organized”
or “improve my attitude” just might be on
the list from last year– move it forward to
this year and let this be the time you make
it and keep it. Bring feng shui into your
life and watch the beauty unfold.
I wish you a joyous holiday season and a
healthy, wealthy, happy 2007!
Dana K. Race has been a feng shui consultant since 1999. She can help you clarify
your goals and reach them at home and
work. She is available for home and office
consultations and regularly teaches classes.
Visit her website at www.ask-Dana.com.
Dana is also a Realtor with Century 21
Horizon in Kensington.
Cutting Edge Art
by Paula Brandes
We walked into the Days Inn on Rosecrans
just before dusk on October 20th with no
agenda except to experience something
new and different. The ACE Collaborations was having an art exhibit in the motel
– for just one night – for the duration of a
typical tourist day in a motel. The show,
Exit Routes, was going to be an experience.
Upon entering the second level of the motel
walkway, my photographer friend and I were
greeted by Eric Baskauskas, official or unofficial spokesperson for the group. As the very
first guests of the evening, we were escorted
into the first room with a sense of excitement
that is best mustered by the young.
Upon entering, it felt like we had gone
back in time to the days of Andy Warhol.
Experiential art was scattered about:
flickering slides on walls, stark black
and white movies on the motel TV, tied
sheets heaped on the balcony, a skittering
robot with a top-mounted camera, pillows wearing suspenders and garter belts,
luggage made from paste and gauze, a
Zen garden, flowered sheets, spinning
lamps, and presenting itself – a full-on
fish pond in the bath tub.
As countless photos were snapped, I found
out more about the ACE Collaborations.
Many of the artists are students or recent
graduates of UCSD. The collaboration was
formed in June of this year, and they are
determined to stake their claim in the local
art scene. Almost half of them live in
Normal Heights in a big house that serves
as their living space, work space, and
sometimes their galleries. The Normal
Heightsers (their term for belonging to
the neighborhood) are Eric Baskauskas,
Akemi Hong, Andrew Peuler, Grace
Smith, Van Tran, and Angela Tsai.
According to Baskauskas, “Art is very
difficult to do here in San Diego. It’s not
an art-friendly place, for the most part.”
Continued on page 9
7th Annual Art Around Adams
The 7th “Art Around Adams” art and live performance event took place Saturday, December 2,
2006 along Adams Avenue in San Diego’s
Kensington and Normal Heights neighborhoods.
This year’s expanded event included over 50 artists,
showcasing original art including paintings,
drawings, mixed media and sculpture; and featured
performances by the nationally renowned Sushi
Performance and Visual Arts company, and the
EVEOKE Dance Theatre, two locally based forces for
progressive art & performance innovation.
Free trolley along venue route
Exhibits ran between 4 pm and 11 pm and performances between 6 pm and 10 pm on December 2.
A variety of stores and art studios along Adams
Avenue participated in the event, either hosting
artists or by offering special event merchandise, wine
tastings and gourmet refreshments. The venue route
stretched over a mile, from Vista Street in Kensington (6 blocks east of Highway 15 and the Adams
Avenue exit); to 30th Street in Normal Heights
(1 block west of Highway-805 and the Adams
Avenue exit). A free trolley was available to
transport people along the length of the event.
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A different kind of art event
Art Around Adams coordinator Papaha Gosline
believes the event is different than any other art
show in San Diego. “Art Around Adams is a local
community art event much like Art Walk was twenty
years ago, when very unique and talented artists showed their work inside and outside interesting little
businesses and spaces along the length and breathe of
one of San Diego’s intriguing eclectic neighborhoods,” said Mr. Gosline. “Our hope is to grow in a
way that keeps this fascinating element – showcasing
Normal Heights and Kensington along with our
artists and artists from around San Diego – without
becoming a street-booth/art-crafts show like so
many other “art fairs” around the county.”
Over 50 artists and performers
For a complete list of artists, performance and venue
locations, visit the Art Around Adams website at:
www.artaroundadams.org.
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community
Brain Power!
by Dr. Leo Meltvedt, D.C.
Brain Stimulation
Your brain is a greedy master – it wants fuel
and it wants it now! It also wants to be stimulated. These two things, stimulation and
fuel supply, are the driving forces that allow
your brain to regulate all the functions of
your body – every thought, every feeling, every
movement, and every breath. The less stimulation and fuel supply the brain receives
the more it losses the ability to maintain
the functions we take for granted everyday.
The primary stimulation to the brain is
the motion of muscles and joints. This is
where we tend to have problems, because
we can lose the motion of a joint and not
even know it. When a joint loses the ability
to move, it robs the brain of stimulation
and vital energy.
Fuel Supply
The primary fuel supply for the brain is
oxygen, so breathe! Practice deep breathing techniques to give your brain the
fuel supply it needs. A good breathing
exercise is to lightly place the tip of your
tongue on your top gum line, behind
your upper teeth, then breath in through
your nose for a count of four, hold your
breath for a count of seven, then, with the
tip of your tongue still lightly pressed
against the your top gum line, breath out
through your mouth for a count of
eight. Each 4-7-8 is one cycle. Do this
for four or five cycles at a time, three or
four times a day. It’s good for your brain
and it’s relaxing too.
If enough stimulation and vital energy is
lost, the brain may lose the ability to manage your physical functions, eventually leading to symptoms, which is another sign the
brain has lost control. One reason Chiropractic works so well is that it restores
precious motion to joints, increasing
stimulation to brain and restoring the
vital energy needed to keep you healthy.
IF YOU THINK CHIROPRACTIC
I S J U S T F O R B A C K PA I N ,
THINK AGAIN!
For the holidays, give your brain a well
deserved gift, breath deeply, exercise
and see your Chiropractor for some
brain stimulation!
Dr. Leo Meltvedt, D.C. is a Doctor of
Chiropractic at Kensington Chiropractic,
located at 4714 Marlborough Drive in
Kensington. For more information, call
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community
Other Holiday Events on the Avenue
LADYBUG ART
4070 Adams Avenue – Kensington / 619-563-0082
MARIPOSA ICE CREAM
3450 Adams Avenue – Normal Heights
www.MariposaIceCream.com / 619-284-5197
Ladybug Art features artists’ demonstrations during the month
of December. The demonstrations begin at 10 am until 3 pm,
with refreshments at noon. No fee for the demonstrations.
December 9 – Saturday
Painters Three – Astrid Kershaw /Cathy Bennett /Helen Renevitz
Demonstration – Painting techniques
December 16 – Saturday
Painter & Sculptor – Natalie Sternberg
Jewelry & Limited Edition Greeting Cards – Norma Liss
For your holiday ice cream needs, treat yourself to homemade ice cream. Special holiday ice cream flavors include:
Pumpkin Ice Cream, Peppermint Ice Cream, & Egg Nog
Ice Cream. Use the coupon below for 25% off any menu
item, including pints and quarts.
CURVES
3611 Adams Avenue – Normal Heights
619-255-4105
December 23 – Saturday
December 16, Saturday – 8:30 am -12 noon
Chinese Brush Painting – Susan Hull
Art supplies will be available for purchase at each
demonstration. Come by and release your inner artist!
Holiday Party Open House & Appreciation Day
Come try out the equipment and get a tour of the facilities
or, just come and be with fabulous like minded women
in a supportive and fun environment!
SANTA ON THE BOULEVARD
Lafayette Hotel & Suites (in the lobby)
2223 El Cajon Blvd. – For more info call: (619) 296-2102
It is a place where you can find the perfect
gift for your dog or cat. My dog, Ruby, got
some new toys while my cat, Samantha,
actually got some new cat treats.
Well, Christmas is coming and I am calm
having gotten the gifts I need. As a postscript, the day I went to pick up the hand
painted desk and matching bench from
Charles Stuart’s shop, he helped me load
this treasure into my truck and said “wait
a minute” he then came back out with a
big grin and a brand new wooden art box
filled with markers, brushes and paints
and he wished me happy holidays. I
looked at this very gentle man, who in
that moment reminded me of Santa, and
in him I saw what this holiday season is
really about, the joy in giving and being
kind to each other. And so a new year
begins in our life off of Adams Avenue.
THE LILY PAD CHILDREN’S STORE
3746 6th Avenue – Hillcrest
RSVP to The Lily Pad at: 619-220-8555
December 9, Saturday – 1 pm -3 pm
Celebrate the holiday season in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel
Your children are invited to sit down with Santa and have their
picture taken. Enjoy Christmas carols, refreshments, cookies,
and leave with a lovely photo of your child, at no charge.
Sponsored by the El Cajon Blvd. Business Improvement Association.
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December 7, Thursday – 10 am -6 pm
Adult Event Make your own holiday cards led by artist
Shawn Peterson. Supplies, ideas and creativity provided.
$10 / materials for 20 cards; $20 / materials for 40 cards.
December 9, Saturday – 2 pm -4 pm
Storytelling Children will enjoy holiday stories from
around the world. In addition, children will make their
own ornament to take home. Ornaments will be suitable for
any holiday decoration. Treats and drinks provided. Free.
Caribbean
Marketplace
An exhibit of contemporary oil
paintings by Caribbean artists
from Cuba and Haiti. An artful
and dramatic use of color and
form, captures the spirit of
the Caribbean Marketplace.
December 10th thru January 25th
11 am - 6 pm daily
California Antilles
Trading Consortium
3737 Adams Avenue
•
619. 283. 4834
Mariposa
Homemade Ice Cream
3450 Adams Avenue • Normal Heights
619.284.5197
With this coupon get 25% off any menu item
Homemade ice cream, sherbet and sorbet
www.MariposaIceCream.com / Expires January 20, 2007
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St. Didacus Catholic
Community
4772 Felton Street, San Diego, CA 92116
619.284.3472 / 619.284.3484 fax
www.saintdidacus.com
Rev. Michael J. Sinor Pastor
Mr. Peter Nguyen Deacon
Mr. Miguel Casabosch Deacon
Gallery space is often priced beyond the
budgets of young and upcoming artists,
and the collaboration is looking for a
permanent space to call home. They are
hoping to find space in Normal Heights
but would consider other areas if the
price and parameters are right.
Masses
Saturday Vigil
Sunday – English
– Spanish
Daily Mass
– Wednesdays
Holy Days
5 pm
8 am and 10 am
11:30 am
7:30 am
8:30 am
as scheduled
Eucharistic Adoration – Wednesdays 7:30 am
First Fridays
8 am - 9 am
Confessions – Saturdays
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Parish School
4630 34th Street, San Diego, CA 92116
619.284.8730 / 619.284.1764 fax
www.saintdidacusparishschool.com
The artists are not limiting their exposure to San Diego. In December, the exhibition will be traveling to Baltimore,
Anaheim, and
Tijuana. This
group is on the
move, carving a
name for themselves in the art
scenes of other
large metropolitan areas. The concept of the show is
so unique and refreshing, I am sure they
will do well on their tour.
According to the brochure for Exit Routes,
“The practice of art can be as much an
exit route as the (aforementioned) routes
of escape. As artists and spectators, we
understand the habit of mitigating the
real and absolute with the fantastic and
grotesque. Let us consider the relationships between the banal and the spectacular as we enjoy a holiday away from life.”
Mrs. Elizabeth La Costa Principal
So we enjoyed our holiday. Immensely.
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To reach the ACE Collaborations, call 619516-1756 or: [email protected]
‘Lotophagi’ by Angela Tsai (photo far left);
‘Packed’ – pillow art by Andew Peuler (center);
and ‘Untitled’ by Van Tran (above).
Photos by David Woodin
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food Finds
Mystic Mocha Evokes Great Breakfasts in North Beach –
Without the Trip to San Francisco!
by Risa & Dave Baron
One of our favorite cities in the world
is San Francisco. Before we had kids, we
would visit San Francisco on a regular basis
for food adventure weekends. We would
literally eat our way through “The City,” of
which our favorite neighborhood was
North Beach, an Italian / Bohemian section
of town with great restaurants.
San Diego’s third annual
Restaurant Week will delight food
aficionados once again from
Sunday, Jan. 7 – Friday, Jan. 12, 2007!
During these six days only, over 125
spectacular restaurants will offer a special
fixed-price, three course dinner menu for just
$30 or $40 per person (beverages, tax and
gratuity not included). Even food lovers on
a budget can indulge in fare from many
of the city’s most well known chefs and
award-winning, delectable restaurants!
Check it out – see the website for specifics:
www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com.
We’ll report back with our pick!
Mystic Mocha in University Heights evokes
for us our old stomping grounds of North
Beach. Located in University Heights, this
bohemian décor restaurant is located at
the intersection of Alabama and Mission
Avenue and is a great addition to the
neighborhood.
A cozy coffeehouse in the shape of a
wedge, has limited indoor and outdoor
seating, but they made a great use of
their space. They offer Motto coffee and
have a large selection of coffee offerings as well as loose tea.
What makes Mystic Mocha most outstanding is their daily breakfast, offered
from 6 am – 1 pm Monday through Friday,
and 6 am – 2 pm Saturday and Sunday.
For the past few months, we have enjoyed
many of their breakfast offerings with and
without our kids. Many times Dave takes
the newspaper for a leisurely breakfast
alone; other times we include the kids.
Indeed, the kids like the chocolate chip
pancakes and we like the price – $4.00 for
a single large pancake, $5.50 for two. The
restaurant also offers banana-nut, strawberry, strawberry-banana and blueberry
pancakes and they serve real, maple syrup.
Our other favorites include the egg
scrambles, very generous helpings of eggs.
We also like the Green Chile Quesadilla –
a large portion of scrambled eggs with
cheese and salsa fresca, folded into a large,
jalapeño-cilantro tortilla. We have also
enjoyed a substituted sun-dried tomato
tortilla. This is a great, large breakfast but
this may be a case in which less is actually
more. Because sometimes we feel wasteful if we cannot finish the entire plate.
This diner would recommend that Mystic
Mocha offer a little less egg. Nevertheless, the quesadillas are a bargain at $4.75.
They also offer variations that include
bacon, smoked turkey sausage and spinach.
The coffeeshop also offers a variety of
breakfast wraps for $4.75. The wraps
come in a variety of versions, including
artichoke, black olive and parmesan,
spinach, mushroom and feta spicy chicken
sausage and pepper jack. We have heard
good things about Mystic Mocha’s Quiche,
but it hasn’t been available on the occasions we have been there. The quiche sells
for $3.75 a slice or $5.50 for a plate that
includes pastry and fruit.
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Massage Therapy
2852 Adams Ave.
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Cut Back, Calm Down,
and Care More This Season
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We are big fans of steel cut oatmeal, which
we eat almost every morning with blueberries. The health benefits of steelcut
oatmeal far outweigh traditional oatmeal
such as Quaker Oats. We were thrilled
to learn that they offer steel cut oatmeal
on their menu. The large portion of oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins is
$3.25, and if you desire, banana, strawberries, blueberries or cranberries for an
additional .50¢.
This is the skinny on steel-cut oats, according to the internet resource WIKPEDIA:
“Steel-cut oats are also known as coarsecut oats, pinhead oats, Scotch oats, or
Irish oats. In comparison, the other main
variety (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Rolled_oat) rolled oats, are flake oats that have
been steamed, rolled, resteamed and
toasted. Because the steel-cut oats are more
“natural” with less preprocessing, they
may be more nutritious than the more
popular rolled oats. The texture of steelcut oats is nuttier, more flavorful, and
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retains a chewier texture than rolled oats.
Like most (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Whole_grains) whole grains, steel-cut oats
take longer to cook than pre-processed.
We highly recommend you add Mystic
Mocha to your morning routine in the
neighborhood. Be aware that word has
gotten out fast and Mystic Mocha attracts
crowds on Saturdays and Sundays, but it
is worth the wait. If you don’t like crowds,
visit them during the week. The staff is
very friendly and accommodating and
parking is plentiful.
Eat well and Happy New Year! – Risa & Dave
Mystic Mocha – University Heights
2105 Mission Avenue
(Mission & Alabama Avenues)
619.688.0858
by Marg Stark
Cut Back
A few years ago, my sons’ obsession with toy
catalogs (which arrive in droves this time
every year) threatened to extinguish the
light from the holiday season. As five and
eight-year-old toy misers will do, they
circled items and folded down pages. They
obsessively cut and pasted pictures onto
their Santa list. And they hollered at us to
come running if a $29.99 rocket launcher
from their hit list was advertised on TV.
The holidays are now defined by excess –
by overextending ourselves in every way.
To cut back, you have to plan ahead. Talk
to your relatives about limiting or stopping
family gift giving – or making a charitable
contribution in each others’ names instead.
Share homemade items, and shop sales
through the year, not in a mad, unthinking
rush at year’s end. Cross extraneous people
off the ever-burgeoning card list.
To see Christmas through our children’s
eyes in the romantic way people assume
parents do, my husband and I had to keep
our boys wide-eyed and focused on
something other than PRESENTS. This is
no easy task in a society in which holiday
merchandising starts in early October. To
deepen the meaning and hush the claptrap,
we had to develop new traditions, ways of
cultivating spirit that didn’t involve credit
cards, gimme’ lists, or screaming. In the
end, we came up with the “Three C’s”
approach, namely to “Cut Back, Calm
Down and Care More.”
Make it your holiday tradition to get
bargains. Of all my holiday decorations,
the one that charms the kids most is the
$20 laminate deer I bought on ebay. In
another life, it would have been a fine lawn
ornament in a trailer park. But in our
house, it sits atop an armoire in the living
room, draped elegantly in French wire
ribbon I got for $4 at GTM in Lemon
Grove, and in teardrop crystals I bought
at Big Lots in North Park for .99¢ each. In
the same cheap but classy vein, I gave several
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musings
by Duchess Dale
“Try to remember, the kind of December
when life was slow and oh, so mellow...”
“There is no try, only do,”so sayeth Yoda
in Star Wars. December no longer feels
slow or mellow to me, it feels like a list of
“to-dos.” I guess Yoda didn’t have to deal
with Madison Avenue and the retailers who
want us to spend our dollars at their store
for the holidays.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the December
holidays as much if not more, than the
next person, but these days, we are forcefed Christmas before it is even Halloween!
I do love though that all three of the
biggies occur this time of year – Christmas,
Hanukkah and even Kwanza. Yet as a
deeply spiritual and metaphysical person
who has worked long and hard to get to a
place of mindfulness and being present in
the moment, it does concern me that at
this rate, within two years, we will start
seeing tinsel by Labor Day.
Most readers will pick up this newspaper
during December when busyness and the
buying frenzy will have accelerated. My
holiday wish is that people can find a way to
enjoy the holidays by reducing the shopping stress – to ease from the competitiveness of gift giving and return to the
opportunity to join in the collective consciousness of the season.
Imagine a holiday season where we take
more time to connect with ourselves and
our loved ones in an experience of the
sacredness of the season. There is a
current commercial slogan that says “This
Christmas, say everything without saying a
word.” Although, they are suggesting that
happens when buying a certain product, I
like the deeper possible meaning that the
idea of peace and goodwill towards
mankind can be shared and experienced
without sending one card or giving one
gift. It’s an inside job that doesn’t require
any shopping at all.
So this holiday season, be sure to schedule
in some down time and rest and relax in
the peace, love, and sacredness of the
season with your loved ones. Ho-ho-ho!
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safety
SDG&E Holiday
Lighting Safety
• Only purchase lights with the certification mark of a nationally recognized
testing laboratory, such as the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) mark.
• Inspect all seasonal lights for frayed
cords, loose connections and broken
sockets before using them.
Safe Holidays and a Crime-Free New Year!
by San Diego Police Dept. – Mid City Division
During the holidays it’s easy to get
distracted and forget basic security
precautions that we take for granted the
rest of the year. Following are simple
steps to take to help you have a safe
and happy holiday season.
• Don’t advertise what you received for
Christmas by putting the boxes out on
trash day. Break the boxes down and
put them in your recycle bin. If all of
the boxes don’t fit, bundle the boxes
together with twine and take them to
your local recycling center.
Holiday Shopping Tips
Home Safety
• Replace damaged electrical cords.
Do not attempt to repair them.
• Do not plug all your extra seasonal
lights into one socket or circuit.
• Be extra cautious about locking doors
and windows when you leave the house,
even if you will only be gone for a few
minutes.
• Keep your tree well watered and your
light cords dry.
• Don’t put large displays of holiday gifts
in view of your windows or doors.
• Do not let tree light bulbs touch
needles and branches.
• When going on trips or just out for the
evening, use automatic timers to turn
indoor lights off and on to make it
appear you are home.
• Never use indoor lights outside.
• Attach outdoor lights with hooks. Do not
put staples, nail or tacks through cords.
• Plug outdoor lighting into the ground
fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlets
only. The outlets have test/reset buttons.
• Use electrical tape over outside extension
cord connections to seal out moisture.
• Lights off when leaving or going to bed.
• Immediately after Christmas, mark all
new gifts with your California driver’s
license or I.D. number.
• Shop early to avoid the rush. Shop
early in the day to avoid crowds.
the people around you & your surroundings. Don’t allow attention to become
distracted from your purse/packages.
• Teach your children to go to a store
clerk and ask for help if you become
separated in a store or shopping mall.
• Don’t hesitate to notify store security
if you see suspicious activity.
• If you have to wait for a ride; wait in a
busy, well-lit place.
• Lock packages in the trunk or under
something if you have a van or SUV
with open windows.
• If you are the victim of a crime, report
it to the police immediately.
• Don’t overload yourself with packages.
If you must shop in the evenings,
shop with a friend or relative.
By taking these simple precautions you
can help ensure you and your loved ones
a safe & happy holiday. Best wishes for your
holiday season from the SD Police Dept.
• Park in well-lighted areas and as
close as possible to store entrances.
Be particularly aware of persons in the
parking lot especially near your car.
Lock your car and close all windows.
• If you have house guests, familiarize
them with your security precautions and
make sure they follow them.
• Carry only the charge cards you will
need. Don’t carry large sums of cash.
Men should carry their wallets in front
or inside pockets.
• Be sure your Christmas tree is sturdy so
that children can’t pull it onto themselves.
• Carry your purse next to your body with
the purse flap against you. Be aware of
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The Adams Avenue Business Association is taking this opportunity to say thank you to all
of the businesses and residents who have come together to ensure that events of 2006 were a success.
We wish we could name each of you who have taken your personal time to volunteer and work so hard to
make the Adams Avenue Business Association a success. So many have helped in so many ways, the
list is too numerous to mention here. Please accept our gratitude, thanks and praise for all you have done.
Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday and a Prosperous and Happy New Year!
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Games
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crossword puzzle
Neiman Marcus tea sets last year – a
prestigious brand I found at none other
than the $5 Store on El Cajon Blvd. in the
College Area.
Cut back, too, on social engagements.
Choose two per weekend that bring out the
best of your holiday spirit. We try to mix a
little culture with a little charity, a night out
at the Old Globe’s Grinch, for example,
and an afternoon volunteering at the
Copley YMCA holiday party. In addition
to our church festivities, we dabble in both
Chanukah and the Mexican posada, hoping
that Patrick and Liam think globally, not
just greedily. And we’ve stopped trying to
gobble down food and rush through conversations at the three different Christmas Eve
buffets to which we’re invited each year.
Less is often much, much more.
Calm Down
I didn’t always think so, standing in line hours
before Tuesday Morning even opened in
hopes of nabbing one of their remaining
bargain train tables. Burning the candle at
both ends, I wouldn’t rest till the fresh
cranberry wreath featured on the cover of
Martha Stewart’s magazine was hanging on
my door. Today though, I see families everywhere vibrating from stress, haggard with
homework and extra-curriculars that feel
like compulsories. So it’s become critical
to remind myself to breathe, even if I have
to add it to my Daytimer during December.
One way I’ve calmed the kids is to share my
values about good businesses. This year,
we’re big on Lily Pad, a toy store on Sixth
Avenue with a great price point, lots of
educational and non-commercial toys, and
owners bent on creating community within
the city of San Diego. I don’t know if their
young minds have absorbed lessons of
corporate citizenship from me, but I do
know they now clamor less for objects on
TV and more for the marionettes and
handmade wooden knights at Lily Pad.
Kids need to learn about a holiday
tradition called price gauging. So we
travel on Christmas day or the day after –
spending the holiday at home and venturing out for Grandmom’s on a less
expensive flight. And although our boys
want to use gift cards and Christmas checks
the minute they arrive, we encourage
them to shop the day after Christmas,
when their money will stretch farther.
A few years ago, I bought an inexpensive
ceramic nativity at K-Mart, which my kids
have played with every year under the tree.
My husband worried about the breakage
factor. He worried about the kids taking
the symbols too lightly. But letting the boys
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gather animals, action figures and elves
around the Baby Jesus, and encouraging
them to play quietly in the presence of
three kings, has made Christmas more
accessible to them. If only all of us could
spend time hushed by a tiny manger,
underneath pine branches, we’d feel the
calm that really comes with realizing your
place in a world filled with grace.
Adams Recreation Center
3491 Adams Avenue
619.235.1149 / 619.283.0977 fax
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FALL / WINTER PROGRAM
September 2006 through January 2007
SPECIAL EVENTS
Care More
Each year I let the kids pick out the gifts
we’ll give to children at the Copley YMCA
– hundreds and hundreds of whom, I tell
them, would not otherwise get gifts for
Christmas. They love dropping the toys
into the cart, thinking about the boys who
will receive them – almost as much as they
like leaving fresh carrots on the doorsill for
Santa’s reindeer on Christmas eve, and
discovering droppings in the snow the next
morning (Raisins do the trick every time!)
Yet, the tradition that changed their
attitude most is our “Twelve Days of
Christmas” ritual – 12 nights in which we
stealthily drop presents on a neighbor’s
doorstep. Each year we pick a neighbor or
friend who’s had a rough year – a bout of
cancer or a parent who passed away. We
strap together Turtle chocolates and Dove
soaps to make “Turtledoves.” Ruby’s
milkshake gift certificates are “maids a
milking. ”A Slinky " spray-painted gold
fits the bill for five gold rings.
Ceramics Paint a variety of figures.
Ages 8-12 / 4 - 6pm / FREE
Teen Council Speak up for your
community! Help design a place for
teens. Games, trips, etc... Ages 12-17
5:15 -6:45pm / FREE
Fridays
Teen Scene Teen games, tournaments
and contests, music. Ages 11-17 / FREE
Toys For Tots Registration
Call for dates, times & information:
619-235-1149
ANY AGE ACTIVITIES
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Salsa What fun to learn & great exercise!
Tuesday: 5:30 - 6:30pm / $5 class
Mondays
Cooking Class Based on the 5-a-Day
Program, children learn how to eat right
while they prepare & eat the food they make!
Ages 8-14 / 4 - 5:30pm / FREE
Computer / Internet Access Homework–
research–games. Ages 8-18 / 5:30-6pm FREE
Tuesdays
Cheerleading / Hip Hop Dance:
Cost $18 includes uniform rental proof
of age required at time of registration.
Sept through Dec – Ages 8-12 / 4 - 6pm
Young Picassos Learn all the basics and
history of painting through hands on
art and craft using a variety of paint.
Ages 8-14 / 4 - 5:30pm / FREE
Gentle Hatha Yoga Experience how movement & breathing can make a big difference
in the way you feel. Learn to connect with
your body to manage stress, become more
flexible, energized and relaxed. Relieve
stress! Saturday: 10 - 11am / $5 class
Note: Schedule/fee’s subject to change without notice.
Non-Competitive Sports Have fun
with relays, sports and group games!
Ages 5-16 / 4 - 5:30pm / FREE
Marg Stark is a Kensington wife, mom,
journalist and author. Her latest book is
‘What No One Tells the Mom’ (Perigee,
2006). Visit margstark.com for Marg’s
blog and books.
Thursdays
Flag Football through December Proof of
age required at reg. Cost: $10 -registration
includes uniform rental / 5-6:30pm, Saturday games, practice Thurs/Friday. Ages 8-14
Art & Crafts Beads and strings, art
and paint, collages, and more!
Ages 5-16 / 2 - 3:30pm / FREE
Do you have an adult program you would
participate in? Call Casper: 619-235-1149
Adult Coed Softball / Kickball Leagues
For information, teams and availability,
call 858-273-3485. Seasonal.
NA Meetings Wednesdays: 5:45 - 6:45pm
Would you be interested in Guitar Lessons
at $5 / class? Call Casper at 619-235-1149
Donations By donating to our park system, you
can help the Park and Recreation Department to
enrich the lives of others through quality parks and
programs. Your gift will help ensure that we meet
the needs of the community, including people of
all ages, abilities and income levels through recreation, natural open space parks, neighborhood parks,
and aquatics programs. For more information on
how you can become a donor to your favorite park,
pool or rec program, please call Stacey Lo Medico,
Deputy Director CPII Division, (619) 685-1306.
at the Library
Kensington – Normal Heights Library / 4121 Adams Avenue / 619.533.3974
Cookie Decorating with Judy
Wednesdays
Computer / Internet Access Homework–
research–games. Ages 8-18 / 3:30-6pm FREE
On and on I could preach at the boys about
the true meaning of Christmas, and about
the value of giving over receiving. Yet,
nothing spoke to them the way a newly
forged tradition did, their voices excited
about another secretive quest, their
sneakers pounding as they drop another
furtive present at the door. “Run, run,”
my two boys call out in stage whispers as a
porch light flicks on, the pulse of
Christmas alive – and well – in their hearts.
ADULT ACTIVITIES
Watercolor & Drawing
Class with Michelle Abrams
December 9th: Saturday – 10 am
Artist Michelle Abrams will lead a
directed drawing and watercolor lesson.
Ages 5-11. Registration required.
Crafts with Carol
December 13th: Wednesday – 2-3 pm
All ages are invited for a fun craft activity.
No registration required.
December 18th: Monday – 2-3 pm
December 20th: Wednesday – 2-3 pm
Registration required; please sign up for one
session only. We’ll provide everything you’ll
need to decorate imaginative holiday cookies.
Eat one & take one home as a gift! Ages 2+.
Holiday Crafts
December 19th: Tuesday – 2-3 pm
December 21st: Thursday – 2-3 pm
All ages are invited to make a holiday craft.
Come to one or both sessions; each day will
feature a different activity. No reg. required.
Call for more information or visit:
www.sandiego.gov/public-library
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