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The day I dyed my hair and went to Comic-Con Enjoy one from Jean Gillette’s archives about her 2010 day at Comic-Con.
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THOMAS FAMILY DAY is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum.
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ing now for the October Moonlight Beach “Low Tide” Beach Run and Sandcastle Contest. Visit https:// excelarace.com/moonlightbeach-fun-run-2022.html. Discount Code: lowtide40.
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WINERY EXCURSION
Get tickets now, as Silvergate San Marcos invites local seniors to join residents for a day trip excursion to Monserate Winery in Fallbrook Aug. 25. Depart at 10:30 a.m. at Silvergate, 1550 Security Place, San Marcos. Return approximately 2 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person. To RSVP, Call (760) 744-4484 or email Monica Castaneda at mcastaneda@americarehr.com. CATHOLIC FRIENDS
The Catholic Widows and Widowers of North County support group, for those who desire to foster friendships through various social activities, will attend a TGIF Concert in the Park, Calavera Hills Park, Carlsbad Aug. 5; have happy hour/ dinner at Miguel’s, 4S Ranch Aug. 9 and walk the Oceanside Strand Aug. 11, with meal to follow at Bagby Beer Co. Reservations are required at (760) 696-3502. FUN WITH FROG AND TOAD
The Escondido Patio Playhouse, to promote its Aug. 19 play, “A Year With Frog And Toad’ is hosting sneak peeks with songs from the show, stories from the children's books by Arnold Lobel and games. The Escondido events are at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at a Frog & Toad Tea at the Grand Tea Room, 145 W. Grand Ave. (tickets at thegrandtearoom.com); at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the church at 1917 E. Washington; 11:30 a.m. Aug. 8 at the Escondido Public Library, 239 S. Kalmia St.; 10 a.m. Aug. 11 at the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, 320 N. Broadway; 3:30 p.m. Aug. 12; 4:30 p.m. at the Escondido Public Library and 11 a.m. Aug. 13 at storytime at the Barnes and Noble, 810 W. Valley Parkway.
MIRACOSTA WELCOME
MiraCosta College students can get support preparing for the fall 2022 semester at any of three Welcome Fest events from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6, at the San Elijo Campus, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff; from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 13, at the Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Community Learning Center, 1831 Mission Ave., Oceanside. BREAST MILK DRIVE
TrueCare’s annual Breast Milk Drive and Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6, with the University of California Health Milk Bank, at TrueCare’s San Marcos Health Center, 150 Valpreda Road, San Marcos, to provide safe, nutritious, pasteurized human donor milk to babies in need. Pre-registration required at University of California Health Milk Bank portal, uchealth. service-now.com/csp. Attendees can pick up bags of fresh produce, diapers, goodie bags for mothers and babies and educational materials while supplies last.
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NONPROFIT GRANTS
The city of Escondido Nonprofit Relief Fund is now accepting online applications at sdivsbdc.org/ grant-for-escondido-nonprofits. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Aug. 11. To apply, nonprofits must be located in or serve the city of Escondido. Priority consideration will be given to nonprofits serving or located in the city’s Opportunity Zone. GENEALOGY MEET
Jennifer Anklesaria will present “The Wonders of Directories” to North MOONLIGHT 5K San Diego County GeneaSave 40% by register- logical Society from 10 to
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11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 in webinar format. Free, but online registration is required at BETA SIGMA PHI Make a reservation nsdcgs.org. by Aug. 16 for the Hidden Valley Vista City Council of Beta Sigma Phi International Beginning Day TODDLER VACCINATIONS Picnic, at 11 a.m. Aug. 23 TrueCare is providat Hollandia Park, 12 Mising easy and equitable sion Hills Court, San Maraccess to the newly apcos. HVVC will be providproved COVID-19 vaccine ing the lunch. Members for children ages 6 months are asked to bring a lawn and older through its comchair a $5 wrapped white munity healthcare centers elephant gift and their own in Encinitas, Carlsbad, beverage. RSVP by calling Oceanside and San MarPeggy at (760) 743-2610. cos, Visit truecare.org/ schedule-a-covid-19-vaccination-online to schedule. Appointments can also be made by calling or texting GUARDING THE FALLEN (760) 736-6767. The Patriot Guard is looking for new members. Patriot Guard attends Fallen Soldier military fuTHOMAS FAMILY DAY nerals to show honor and Everyone’s favorite respect to our country’s tank engine returns to the fallen heroes and their San Diego Model Railroad families and uses AmeriMuseum from 11 a.m. to can Flags to shield them 4 p.m. Aug. 13 for Thomas from protesters. To join, Family Day at 1649 El Pra- visit socalpgr.org/. Orgado, San Diego. Tickets at nizers don’t care what your sdmrm.org /thomas-fami- political views are, it is not ly-day. a requirement to be a veteran, you don’t even have EXPLORE BY BIKE to ride a motorcycle. The North County Cycle group attends the funerClub rides every Saturday al as invited guests of the morning starting at 8 a.m. fallen soldier’s family and and also 8:30 a.m., usually to support those soldiers from the car park of Old without family. They stand California Restaurant Row, guard for the fallen sol1020-1080 W. San Marcos diers of all military service Blvd., San Marcos. Several branches. rides of varying distance and pace explore different parts of San Diego North County each week. See northcountycycleclub.com CATHOLIC FRIENDS The Catholic Widows for details. and Widowers of North County support group, for those who desire to foster friendships through variPET PHOTO CONTEST San Diego Humane ous social activities, will Society’s annual Photo go bowling at Bowlero, Fundraiser is open for sub- San Marcos with meal afmissions, raising money ter, Fish House Vera Cruz for animal sheltering and Aug. 18; hear the Coastadoptions, investigations of al Communities Concert animal cruelty and neglect, Band, Carlsbad Communiveterinary care, education ty Church Aug. 20; attend programs for youth and Mass, St. Elizabeth Seton adults, the rescue and re- Church, Carlsbad with habilitation of wildlife and meal to follow, Notorious more. Submit your favorite Burger Aug. 21; have a day pet photo at sdhumane.org/ at Del Mar Racetrack Aug. photocontest through Aug. 25 and walk Oceanside, 31. For more information, lunch at Oceanside Broiler visit sdhumane.org/photo- Aug. 26. Reservations are required (760) 696-3502. contest.
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saw Bart Simpson. I hung out briefly with Boba Fett and Darth Vader, a zombie, some large machine-like creature, some very buff centurions, and I even rubbed elbows with Seth Green. If you don’t know who Seth Green is, well, then you are seriously lacking in coolness. Even I, who has been known to score pretty low on the cool meter, remembered him as the son of “Austin Powers’” Dr. Evil, who got told to “Zip it!” However, I did lose points because I didn’t know exactly why Green was signing autographs on the Comic-Con exhibit floor. It involves adult cartoons too strange even for me. If you need details, just ask someone between 18 and 25. Meanwhile, it turns out I have been a Comic-Con fan for years, but just didn’t realize it. The signs were all there. Basically I am a huge fan of imagination and whimsy …. and Comic-Con is pretty much Whimsy Central. I have been known to find any excuse to wear a costume and am quite comfortable looking a little ridiculous. I love science fiction and especially science fiction movies. I have been a “Star Trek” fan since the first season, a “Star Wars” fan as well. The clincher is that I was as big a fan of my children’s cartoon shows as they were, from “Rescue Rangers” to “Invader Zim” to “Angry Beavers.” When my godson gave me the heads-up to buy my ticket months ago, I decided to go for it, before a) I was really too old to walk from one end of the Convention Center to the other and/or b) the rumors come true and the iconic event leaves San Diego for
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the city’s pension obligations with the funds as well. Garcia, Morasco and Deputy Mayor Tina Inscoe felt that adding the language would be more transparent to voters. Adding the language went against recommendations from both staff and True North Research, a third-party consultant that conducted the sales tax survey, which indicated the move would be risky because the language was untested. Voters in the survey also indicated that reducing pension costs with the funds was on the lower end of their priorities. Instead, residents identified wanting additional public safety efforts, infrastructure improvements and actions addressing homelessness to improve Escondido’s
small talk jean gillette a more spacious spot in Orange County or L.A. If I am required to drive past that Orange County border to get to something, even Comic-Con loses its attraction. It was a day full of youthful exuberance and a visual feast. (I try to expose myself to youthful exuberance as often as possible in hopes of absorbing some subcutaneously.) I’m not sure what tickled me the most. It might have been the street signs outside the Convention Center written in Klingon. It could have been seeing trailers in serious surround sound. Or maybe it was the two or three adorable attendees who actually complimented my green hair. Well, sure. You can just go to Comic-Con looking normal, but it’s an opportunity lost. I should have gone as Medusa, who was featured this year, looking very like me before my shower. But even with my minimal effort, seriously costumed people chatted and joked easily with me. If you are willing to set aside a workday, maybe paint your hair green, and stand in endless lines, you have, apparently, earned their respect. I loved that the exhibits range from established stars to upcoming creative minds trying to break into the business. And you never really know — either one might be standing right next to you. Jean Gillette is a freelance writer who will be brushing up on her Klingon. Contact her at jean@coastnewsgroup.com. quality of life. Mayor Paul McNamara and Councilmember Consuelo Martinez were both opposed to adding the language; however, they voted in favor to get four votes. “I don’t think it’s a good idea, because it’s untested,” Martinez said. McNamara questioned how the tax would work to reduce pension obligations when the city is already required to pay it. “We’re not really reducing the pension debt,” the mayor said. “It’s a bill — something we have to pay.” Meanwhile, without additional revenue, the city could be forced to make cuts to police, fire, road maintenance, homeless encampment cleanups and other service areas, cuts that McNamara said would impact the city’s quality of life.
