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JUNE 28, 2013
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Nonprofits merge in N.County
JEAN GILLETTE Small Talk
Knowledge that’s worth passing on As my home remodel draws to a close, I find I not only gained a gorgeous granite counter top, I gained wisdom.The renovation of three bathrooms and my kitchen has taught me many things I will carry through life and pass on to my children. The list of newfound knowledge includes: 1. Doing dishes in the shower and watching TV on the futon in the guest room is not the same as camping out but it’s close enough. 2. When doing dishes in the shower, never wear long pants…or shoes. Naked is best. 3. Love your garbage disposal every day. If you think your trash stinks now, try putting all your food scraps in it. 4. You are a creature of habit and will continue to head for the kitchen for two full weeks after there is no sink or refrigerator there. 5. You actually have a “Spidey” sense for when the refrigerator gets unplugged. 6. Any day without a new layer of drywall dust is a good day. 7. You can manage very well without one-third of the stuff you have in your kitchen cabinets. 8. Throwing out congealed spices and almost empty bottles of god-knowswhat is very therapeutic. 9. It’s great to use your grill when you have no stove. It is not great to clean the grill when you have no kitchen sink. 10. Few things are as much fun as knocking out a TURN TO SMALL TALK ON B15
By Promise Yee
SUPERMOON OVER SAN DIEGO Photographer Daniel Knighton captures last weekend’s supermoon phenomenon on Sunday as it peeks out from behind some nighttime clouds over San Diego. The supermoon event June 22 and June 23 was the closest encounter between the Earth and the moon. The moon won’t be as close again until August 2014. Photo by Daniel Knighton
COAST CITIES — Two nonprofits, Interfaith Community Services headquartered in Escondido, and the Encinitas Community Resource Center, have begun the process to merge agencies to better serve those in need in North County. “Together we will improve and expand services and save overhead costs,” Richard Batt, Interfaith Community Services CEO, said. “Individually we are strong and combined we will be extraordinary.” The nonprofits provide help with food, housing, social services, employment services, childcare, senior services, TURN TO NONPROFITS ON B15
Yoga workshops target girls for empowerment By Lillian Cox
DEL MAR — Saree Zweifel was a young teacher in Milwaukee, Wisc. when she first became aware of the importance of teaching young women how to make positive lifestyle choices and to encourage one another. “Guys will ‘high five’ each other, but girls don’t know what to do with feelings of envy,” she explained. “They have a natural sense of jealousy and competitiveness. Even among friend groups, they can be nasty to each other.” Zweifel started a running club on Friday mornings before school to provide an opportunity to discuss how the girls could become more supportive of each other. The experience evolved into circuit training and yoga.When Zweifel moved to San Diego in 2008 she began teaching in the afterschool program at The Child’s Primary School in Clairemont with a program that connected yoga with writing and the school’s TURN TO WORKSHOPS ON B15
Saree Zweifel is a former elementary and middle school teacher who founded Girls on Target, which integrates circuit training and exercise with yoga. “Every girl deserves to feel beautiful, powerful, capable and confident,” she said. “My hope is that Girls On Target can help young women along the path to all they deserve.” Courtesy photo