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FEB. 24
FASHION FOR A CAUSE There are still prime seats available for the fashion show and champagne lunch, “Catwalk for a Cause,” at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 25, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, held by the Altar Society to benefit its food pantry. Tickets are $35. Please RSVP to Michele at (760) 846-1006. DEL DIOS HIKE Join the Executive Director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, Trish Boaz, for an easy-to-moderate hike at Del Dios Gorge at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Free for member; $15 donation suggested for non-members. Register at form.jotform.com/SDRVC/exectrekdeldios. LIFELONG LEARNING “The Dracula Chronicles” and “On the Road to Stardom, Past, present and Future” will be the topics for Learning Is For Everyone (LIFE) Lectures at MiraCosta College, starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at the college’s Oceanside campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Admin. Bldg. #1000. Purchase a $1 parking permit at the machine in Lot 1A, and park in lots 1A or 1B. Visit miracosta. edu/life or call (760) 757-2121, ext. 6972. VOLUNTEER AT IVEY RANCH Ivey Ranch invites you to its Equestrian Volunteer Orientation 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 7 at 110 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside. Volunteers assist with the Therapeutic Riding Program as well as the care, grooming and exercise of the horses. For more information, visit iveyranch.com/get-involved/volunteer/. Volunteers must be at least 9 years old. No horse experience necessary. FUTURE FARMERS The bi-annual Future Farmers of America contest will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the MiraCosta College Horticulture Lab, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside, as California southern region high school students compete for awards in three categories: floral, vegetable crops, and nursery/landscape.
FEB. 25
NO COASTER OR SURFLINER There will be no Coaster or Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service in San Diego County on the weekend of Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements along the coastal rail corridor. Additional closures are scheduled for March 11 and March 12, March 25 and March 26, April 29 and April 30 and May 20 and May 21. Southbound Amtrak 796 and 592 (both Rail-2-Rail trains), scheduled to depart Oceanside on the Friday nights preceding each weekend at 10:19 p.m. and 11:57 p.m., will terminate in Oceanside unless otherwise announced. PRESERVING PACIFIC VIEW Encinitas Arts Culture and Ecology Alliance invites all to its volunteer work party from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25, at 600-698 3rd St., Encinitas, to help clean up the historic school site, and reduce ero-
T he C oast News - I nland E dition sion and blight. The group is working on the continued rehabilitation and reboot of the original Pacific View School site as an Arts and Ecology Center. BEST OF BREEDS The Silver Bay Kennel Club AKC Dog Show will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 24 through Feb. 26, at the Del Mar Fairgounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. The weekend includes all-breed AKC shows, agility, obedience, and rally trials plus “Meet the Breeds Extravaganza” tours. Free Admission to all shows. For more information and breed times, visit silverbaykc.com. RETIREMENT SEMINAR The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the city of Encinitas presents “Embracing Retirement, Before and After 65,” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas. Call (760) 753-6041 or visit encinitaschamber.com/ embracing-retirement for more information. BI-LINGUAL CORNER Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner), Escondido Public Library’s Bilingual Book Discussion Group, will meet from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Turrentine Room to discuss “Uno más uno/One Plus One” by Jojo Moyes.
MOUNTAIN BIKING Join “Family Fun on Bikes” at 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive, Escondido. Family Ride with San Diego Mountain Biking Association. Cost is $5. To register go to sikesadobe.org. For more information, visit (858) 674-2275 BEST OF BEES Celebrate the “Humble Honey Bees” at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 with Claire Winnick, beekeeper of RFB Family Farms and Apiaries. Cost is $5. To register, go to sikesadobe.org. For more information, visit (858) 674-2275 Rotary Club of Carlsbad is sponsoring am Electronic Recycling and Paper Shredding event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 at ViaSat, Building 5, 6155 El Camino Real. They will take most items, including TVs, computers, monitors, speakers and telephones. Shredding is $5 per file box. Large appliances can be recycled at a small fee. DEMOCRATS MEET Democratic Club of Carlsbad-Oceanside, will meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at 3320 Monroe St., Carlsbad For more information, contact Carol, (760) 753-4082.
FEB. 26
SCREEN YOUR TEEN Bring your teen in for a free
heart screening between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 at Sage Creek High School, 3900 Cannon Road, Carlsbad. Register at epsavealife.org/register. The Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation provides free heart screenings because they are not part of regular wellchild exams or pre-participation sports physicals, even though many heart conditions often have no symptoms or unrecognized warning signs. DOGGIE GRAS PARADE Helen Woodward Animal Center is marching its annual Doggie Gras celebration from 10 a.m. and noon Feb. 26 from 6461 El Apajo, back to the Farmer’s Market, 16079 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe. Parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Bring your pet and enter the costume contest.
FEB. 28
EATING DISORDERS IN TWEENS Sharp Rees-Stealy and San Dieguito Unified High School District present a free doctor-led talk, “Not Too Young: How Eating Disorders Can Develop in Tweens,” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb.28 at Earl Warren Middle School, 155 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. To register, call (800) 827-4277 or visit sharp. com/schooledonwellness. REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET Mary Baker,
FEB. 24, 2017 president of the California Federation of Republican Women Southern Division, will be the keynote speaker at Carlsbad Republican Women Federated meeting at 11 a.m. at the Green Dragon Tavern and Museum, 6115 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad. Cost is $35. For more information, contact Niki at (760) 931-9420 or nikicoates@att.net. RANCHO WOMEN’S FUND The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund will host Susan Taylor, a former NBC San Diego news anchor, its general meeting and site visit sign-up, from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in the 1929 Room, 827 Via De La Cumbre, Rancho Santa Fe. Cost is $15 per person. Register at rsfwomensfund.org. FREE SPAY DAY San Diego Humane Society is offering income-qualifying individuals with pit bulls, Chihuahuas and cats to sign up their pets for a free spay or neuter surgery on World Spay Day, starting at 10 a.m. Feb. 28. Make an appointment by calling (760) 757-4357 at the Oceanside Campus, 572 Airport Road or (760) 888-2275 for the Escondido Campus, 3450 E. Valley Parkway.
MARCH 1
SWINGIN’ CONCERT Friends of the Cardiff Library
will be hosting a free concert with Dean Paul Ratzman at 7 p.m. March 1, featuring the “Swingin with Dean” Show at the Cardiff Library Community Room, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff. For more information, call (760) 635-1000. IRISH DANCE Carlsbad Newcomers will present The Butler-Fearon-O’Connor “School of Irish Dance” dancers at 9:45 a.m. March 1 at the Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad. A no-host lunch will follow.
MARCH 3
SURVIVNG SEX TRAFFICKING Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland will host the North County Anti-Human Trafficking Collaborative meeting at 9 a.m. March 2 with guest speaker Grandville (Tom) Jones, at United Methodist Church of Vista, 490 S. Melrose Ave., Vista. The event is free to the public. GARDEN CLUB The Carlsbad Garden Club will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. March 3 at the Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. Jim Horacek from Armstrong Nursery will discuss growing fruit trees with an emphasis on stone and citrus fruits. For more information, visit carlsbadgardenclub.com