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events are free, open to the public, and sponsored by Friends of the Library and local businesses. The Library is located at 239 South Kalmia Street, Escondido.
Program for Skills to Provide Best Care to Patients – A CEU Event at Silverado Escondido will be held on Thursday, July 20th, from 9:30am-1:30pm, presented by Ashlea Rose. Lunch provided. Learn skills that make it easier to provide the best care possible for patients and clients. Courses include end of life conversations with residents families; identify patients and families appropriate for the “Go Wish” program; aspects of the hospice philosophy; recognize the differences between a living will and an advanced directive. Behavior management with dementia residents; identify expected physical and emotional behaviors with dementia; why challenging behaviors occur; risk factors that increase challenging behaviors; and understand ways to prevent injuries. Stages of family adjustment to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias; compare family adjustment stages to Kubler-Ross’ stages of grief; and an understanding of these stages to help support family members in coping with dementia. RSVP to Ashlea Rose by Thursday, July 13, by calling 858.204.8778. This event will be held at Silverado Escondido, 1500 Borden Road, Escondido.
Movie in the Park – The City of San Marcos will be presenting the movie, Zootopia, a free movie, at Woodland Park, 671 Woodland Parkway, on Friday, July 21st. The movie will be presented on a large inflatable screen in high definition format. Preshow activities start at 6:30pm and the movie starts at dusk. Bring beach chairs or blankets for lawn seating. Picnics are welcome. For further information, go to www.san-marcos.net. LSM Republican Women’s Luau was a Success – Funds raised from the June Luau will help support the Fischer House at Camp Pendleton, Service Dogs for Wounded Warriors, and Scholarships for young people. The event was a resounding success, thanks to all who participated, for the direction by Carol Spizzirri and her committee, the traditional Hawaiian Luncheon Luau by the St. Mark Country Club, music by the Lake San Marcos Ukulele Club, fashions from Chico’s and the White House Black Market, the beautiful Bird of Paradise centerpieces, other table and room decorations, for all the donations making it possible for all the items to bid on, for those who narrated and auctioneered, and especially for those who attended and supported this event, making it such a great success. THANK YOU! Meetings of the Republican Women will be dark this summer, but do come by the booth at the 4th of July celebration at the Lake and the Republican booth at the San Diego County Fair – the LSM club will be covering the booth on June 29th. You will hear back from LSM Republican Women’s Club in October. Watch for details of the meetings in future issues of The Paper.
Oceanside Charitable Foundation Supports Local Youth - Oceanside Charitable Foundation (OCF), an affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, awarded $53,000 in grants to five local nonprofit organizations at its 9th Annual Grants Celebration in May at the Oceanside Museum of Art. This year, OCF supported programs that helped vulnerable and at-risk youth in the Oceanside community. The programs funded include: New Directions with Casa de Amparo ($25,000); Basic Needs/My First Home with Just in Time for Foster Youth ($10,000); Safe Space with North County LGBTQ Resource Center ($10,000); School Pantry Program with Feeding San Diego ($5,000); Fire Safe Kids with the Burn Institute ($3,000). “Over the past nine years, OCF members have come together to grant more than $450,000 to organizations strengthening our community,” shared Beverly Holtz, OCF Board Chair. “OCF was founded for Oceanside, by Oceanside, to benefit Oceanside causes. The work OCF grantees are doing is a strong testament to this commitment, including grantee Casa de Amparo.” Casa is a current and former grantee that embodies the mission of OCF and its grantmaking. The organization supports individuals impacted
by and at risk of child abuse and neglect, through a range of programs and services that promote healing, growth, and healthy relationships. Through the Casa de Amparo New Directions Program, local youth ages 18 to 25 who are foster and former foster youth are able to participate in a housing program that addresses the challenges of transitioning from foster care to independent living. And that’s just one of the programs supported by OCF. OCF is dedicated to improving the quality of life and meeting emerging needs in Oceanside by increasing responsible and effective philanthropy; building a community endowment for the benefit of the region; providing funds annually to community organizations and causes, and giving the community a vehicle for legacy planning and gifts that will benefit Oceanside now and forever. Learn more about becoming a member of OCF by contacting Trudy Armstrong at 619.814.1312 or e-mail trudy@sdfoundation.org.
Retired Marine, Cal Frsanz, was Guest Speaker at DAR - The Santa Margarita Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), was privileged to have retired Marine, Cal Franz, as a guest at a recent meeting. Franz presented a power point presentation about SSgt Reckless, a Mongolian mare who served alongside the Marines of a recoilless rifle platoon during the Korean War. The battles being fought by this platoon were in hilly country and the weapons had to be moved constantly so as not to draw enemy fire. Reckless would carry six to eight 75mm recoilless rifle rounds, each weighing about 25 pounds, up the hills, and carry the wounded down, most often by herself with no Marine handler. Even though wounded at times, she continued her task. When the unit left Korea they worked to get Reckless brought to the United States to live out her life in peace. She sired four foals, and was buried at the stables at Camp Pendleton when her 19 year life came to an end. A monument was dedicated to her at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. As the Marines say, “She wasn’t a horse –she was a Marine.” Regent, Alida Woodward, presented Franz with thanks for his service and a certificate.
Pictured, Alida Woodward and Cal Franz holding a 75 mm recoilless rifle round.
CWONC Members Volunteered at Beer Festival – From June 16-18, members of Contemporary Women of North County (CWONC) served as stewards at the 11th Annual San Diego International Beer Festivals in Del Mar at the fairgrounds; the largest beer festival on the West Coast. The 2017 Competition featured 1,564 entries from 291 breweries from 23 U.S. states and 20 countries. The event is an opportunity for CWONC to raise funds in support of their favorite community projects – helping women, children, the military and our fourlegged friends. Visit www.cwonc.org, www.cfwc.org, www.gfwc.org.
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Historically Speaking by Tom Morrow
report, Murrow said:
“I pray you to believe what I have said about Buchenwald. I have reported what I saw and heard, but only part of it. For most of it I have no words … if I've offended you by this rather mild account of Buchenwald, I'm not in the least sorry.”
As the 1950s began, Murrow began his television career with misgivings about the new medium. CBS Radio’s “Hear It Now” moved to television and was re-christened “See It Now.” In 1953 Murrow launched a celebrity series entitled “Person to Person.” The Man Who Pioneered Radio and TV News
Edward R. Murrow came to prominence with a series of radio broadcasts from Europe for the Columbia Broadcasting System during World War II. He was born April 25, 1908, Egbert Roscoe Murrow at Polecat Creek, near Greensboro, North Carolina. His parents were Quakers. His home was a log cabin without electricity or plumbing, on a farm bringing in only a few hundred dollars a year from corn and hay.
A graduate of Washington State College, Murrow joined CBS in 1935 and remained with the network for his entire career. When Murrow joined CBS there was only announcer Robert Trout who coached Murrow with tips on how to communicate effectively on radio.
Murrow went to London in 1937 to head CBS's European operations. He hired journalist William L. Shirer, and assigned him to Berlin. When the war began on Sept. 1, 1939, Murrow provided live radio broadcasts back to America during the bombing of London. These broadcasts electrified U.S. radio audiences. These reports, especially during the Blitz, began with what became his signature opening, "This is London!" He flew on 25 British and American combat bombing missions over Europe, reporting to listeners. At the end of one 1940 broadcast, Murrow added a nightly phrase being used by Londoners: "Good night, and good luck." He was urged to stick with it, and another Murrow catchphrase was born.
As the war expanded, Murrow expanded CBS News in London to include a group of reporters acclaimed for their intellect and descriptive power, including Eric Sevareid, Charles Collingwood, Howard K. Smith, and others, later dubbed “Murrow’s Boys.” In 1944, Murrow sought Walter Cronkite to take over for Bill Downs at the CBS Moscow bureau. Cronkite initially accepted, but after receiving a better offer from his current employer, the United Press, he turned down the offer. On April 12, 1945, Murrow was one of the first reporters at the Buchenwald death camp in Germany. In his radio
“See It Now” focused on a number of controversial issues, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wisc., Murrow used excerpts from McCarthy's own speeches and proclamations to criticize the senator and point out episodes where he had contradicted himself. The broadcast contributed to a nationwide backlash against McCarthy and is seen as a turning point in the history of television. It provoked tens of thousands of letters, telegrams, and phone calls to CBS headquarters, running 15 to 1 in favor.
Murrow offered McCarthy the chance to respond to the criticism with a full half-hour on “See It Now.” McCarthy accepted the invitation, accusing Murrow of being a Communist sympathizer. Ultimately, McCarthy's rebuttal further decreased his already fading popularity. Murrow's hard-hitting approach to the news, however, cost him influence. “See It Now,” in general, did not score well on prime-time television. However, Murrow’s program concept lives on today as CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Another contributing element to Murrow's career decline was the rise of a new crop of television journalists. Walter Cronkite's arrival at CBS in 1950 marked the beginning of a major rivalry which continued until Murrow resigned from the network in 1961. Murrow held a grudge dating back to 1944, when Cronkite turned down his offer to head the CBS Moscow bureau. Murrow was invited by New York's Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate. Harry Truman advised Murrow that his choice was between being the junior senator from New York or being Edward R. Murrow, beloved broadcast journalist and hero to millions. He listened to Truman.
A chain smoker throughout his life, Murrow was almost never seen without a cigarette, smoking between 60 and 65 a day. He developed lung cancer and lived for two years after an operation to remove his left lung. Murrow died April 27, 1965, at his home in La Jolla two days after his 57th birthday. His colleague and friend Eric Sevareid said of him: "He was a shooting star; and we will live in his afterglow a very long time."
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