May 2010 On the Internet at www.MissionValleyNews.com Volume IV Number 5

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The Positive View of the Community

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New RestaurantsNew RestaurantsNew RestaurantsNew RestaurantsNew RestaurantsNew businesses choose shopping centers for accessibility, family

friendly atmosphere; occupancy rate at 100 percent capacity in two loca-tions The Sudberry Family of Companies, a San Diego-based commercialreal estate developer known for its high quality projects throughout south-ern California, has added ten new tenants to its retail space in the SanDiego region.

“The new leases increase both of the company’s Mission Valley cen-ters – Fenton Marketplace and Rio Vista shopping – to 100 percent occu-pancy with all Sudberry centers now, more than 90 percent leased”, saidGeorge Yermanos, Sudberry vice president and director of property man-agement, “Of the ten businesses to move into Sudberry Properties’ retailspaces, six are restaurants”.

“I think San Diego is starting to see new interest in retail and perhapsa turnaround in the restaurant business, which have been positive indica-

The 7th annual celebration of the San Diego River is set for May 8th

through the 16th.San Diego River Days, a

yearly tradition is produced by theSan Diego River Park Foundationand is the largest watershed eventof its kind comprised of multipleevents that are free to the public.River Days started 7 years ago asa one day celebration and has sincegrown to encompass two week-ends. This year we have a widerrange and number of activities thanin years past including RiverFest2010, our closing family-friendlyfestival event at Qualcomm Sta-dium. RiverFest will include a 1kand 5k run and lots more other ac-tivities around an outdoor activitytheme.

River Days events include nature hikes and guided tours on local ecol-ogy and history, museum and native plant garden open houses, serviceprojects to help heal the rive and much more. The main goal behind RiverDays is to reconnect the people of San Diego back to the San Diego Riverand invite them to join with groups working toward a brighter future for

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The New Mission VThe New Mission VThe New Mission VThe New Mission VThe New Mission Valley Hampton Innalley Hampton Innalley Hampton Innalley Hampton Innalley Hampton InnIn Late 2007, the Concorde Consulting Group, Inc. was retained by

Ownership to provide Design/Build services for a new Hampton Inn Hotelto be located at 625 Hotel Circle South in Mission Valley. When Concordewas approached on this project, the Owner mentioned that several archi-tects were hesitant to take this project because they felt that the projectapproval would be along process with lim-ited possibility of ap-proval. It was the vi-sion of Concorde thatthis project could getapproval and theOwner could bring toMission Valley a veryexciting new modernhotel to service ourcommunity and thetourists who come toAmerica’s Finest City.Approved by the CityCouncil in January of this year, the new hotel is set to begin constructionby the end of the year.

The new Hampton Inn Hotel will be the newest design/build projectof its kind in Mission Valley. The site is a 2.77 acre parcel that sits directlybehind the current location of Vagabond Inn. The Entitlement Process in-cluded a team of consultants consisting of soils engineers, biological engi-neers, acoustical engineers, traffic engineers and landscape architects. Ledby Designer/Builder – Raj. Narayanan of Concorde Consulting Group and

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H.G. Fenton Company High MarksH.G. Fenton Company’s commitment to provide quality customer service

has once again been recognized nationally by SatisFacts LLC, the multifamilyindustry’s premier resident satisfaction research provider. The company’s residen-tial portfolio ranked among the top five in the nation, earning a “Superior” rank-ing (4.44) overall by its residents with several of its properties receiving indi-vidual rankings of “Exceptional” (4.5) or better.

The eight-year winning streak of garnering this top honor is a profoundachievement in the industry and affirms H.G. Fenton Company’s diligence to pro-

GINA’S VALLEY VIEWSBy Gina Cord, Editor/Founder

We are adding this new column to the Mission Valley News to giveyou a quick glimpse of what is new in Mission Valley. It is a one-stop forinformation about new businesses, local events, appointments to offices,and tidbits you can quickly scan to keep current with what is happening inMission Valley, Old Town and Fashion Valley. Feel free to send us yournews and we will share it with the community! Send an email toGina@MissionValleyNews.com

It appears the economic situation is turning the corner as we haveheard good news about businesses moving into the Valley.

Steve Platt, owner of the new Ar thur Murray’ s Dance Studio isset to open in mid-May in Hazard Center. Thisis really good news for folks who enjoy so-phisticated music and want to learn or prac-tice dance steps to exercise or just calm thesoul. Wouldn’t it be pleasant to hear a nicewaltz or fox-trot music, or to even hear somelively Cha-Chas and invigorating Salsa? Thegrand opening is scheduled for June. Staytuned for more information.

Don’t even think of trying to lease astore in Fenton Marketplace or Rio VistaShopping Center as we have been told by Sudberry Properties that these

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tors for our economy over the years,”said Yermanos.

Tom Schultz, Philly Cheeseowner, chose to open his California-inspired deli and restaurant atSudberry’s Village Walk in Eastlakebecause of the accessibility, family-friendly atmosphere and personaltouches to the shopping center thatincrease customer traffic to the area.

“The center is open, clean, andfamily-oriented,” Schultz said,“There is a gorgeous Koi pond withplenty of fish and turtles that kidslove to feed and look at located nearour restaurant. It really adds to thecustomer’s dinning and overall ex-perience.”

Smart Scrubs, a medical scrubsand nursing uniform store, justopened their fourth location at theFletcher Shopping Center in LaMesa because of the convenient free-way access, great parking, and openretail space, said owner MichelleShaw. Sudberry Properties’ ten newretail tenants include:

· Surf Brothers Teriyaki a1,080 square foot teriyaki chickenand beef restaurant that started inEncinitas 20 years ago and is nowdoing well in over seven locations,just added a new restaurant inSudberry’s Rio Vista Shopping Cen-ter in Mission Valley

· Luna Grill , a 1,800 squarefoot new concept offering near East

and Mediterranean health-consciouscuisine has opened in the FentonMarketplace shopping center in Mis-sion Valley

· Nutri-Shop, a 1,463 squarefoot retail nutrition chain opened onFebruary 19 at the Eastlake VillageMarketplace

· Pho Hiep & Grill a 4,788square foot family owned and oper-ated Vietnamese restaurant thatopened in early March and has hadgreat success due to the family’stwenty plus years of restaurant ex-perience, located at Village Walk inEastlake

· SD’S Philly Cheese a 1,429square foot is a deli and Philly cheesesandwich restaurant with a southernCalifornia twist, also located atSudberry’s Village Walk in Eastlake

· Smart Scrubs, a 2,700square foot medical scrubs and nurs-ing uniform store at the FletcherShopping Center, in La Mesa

· Souplantation, the popularchain opened a 7,000 square footrestaurant offering a salad bar, spe-cialty salads, soups, pasta, andbreads, on March 23 at EncinitasVillage

· Huntington Learning Cen-ter, a 2,800 square foot learning cen-ter that provides children with tutor-ing and supplemental instruction inreading, writing, mathematics, study

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The creative invention of The Urban Corps, this ‘edible wall’ and ‘woolly pockets’ vegetable, fruits and flower gardensare located on the roof of their offices. This is ingenious adaption of a new way to grow your own garden. The ediblewall contains everything from cilantro and watercress to Chinese celery. While the woolly pockets, made from recycled

plastic bottles, are horizontal and contain from broccoli to zucchini. There are so many different varieties of growingplants that it is impossible to name them all here.

“Ken Kramer“Ken Kramer“Ken Kramer“Ken Kramer“Ken Kramer’’’’’s About San Diego”s About San Diego”s About San Diego”s About San Diego”s About San Diego”

moves to Thursdays at 8:30pm on KPBS-TVmoves to Thursdays at 8:30pm on KPBS-TVmoves to Thursdays at 8:30pm on KPBS-TVmoves to Thursdays at 8:30pm on KPBS-TVmoves to Thursdays at 8:30pm on KPBS-TVAward winning local TV veteran, Ken Kramer, returned to KPBS-TV

in January with his celebrated program “Ken Kramer’s About San Diego.”The show documents San Diego’s history, people, and stories and is avail-able to KPBS as a result of a partnership between Ken Kramer Produc-tions, KPBS and NBC 7/39. Starting in April the program will air duringprimetime on Thursday’s at 8:30 p.m.

Ken Kramer is the creator, producer, and host of the series “KenKramer’s About San Diego” which began nearly 30 years ago at KPBS.Ken and the program moved to NBC 7/39 in 1995. Thanks to a recentpartnership agreement with NBC 7/39, KPBS now has access to the fulllibrary of “About San Diego” segments.

“Ken’s show is a treasure to the San Diego community, and we arethrilled to add it to our local line up,” said KPBS General Manager, TomKarlo. “KPBS is especially thankful to KNSD for giving us access to the‘About San Diego’ archives so we can continue to share them with SanDiegans for years to come.”

“Ken Kramer’s About San Diego” has been honored with numerousEmmy and Golden Mike Awards, and has received recognition from teach-ers groups, Save Our Heritage Org, the City of San Diego, the San DiegoHistorical Society, the Society of Professional Journalists, the San DiegoPress Club, the Radio Festival of New York, and the Voice of America. Inproclaiming “Ken Kramer Day” in 2008, The County Board of Supervisorsdescribed the show as “…more valuable to San Diego History than anytwo or three of our local museums combined.”

KPBS is a public service of San Diego State University, serving theregion with TV, Radio and Internet content that is educational as well asentertaining—and free of commercial interruption.

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the river. River Days is also anotherway to help build long term stew-ardship of the San Diego River andits surrounding habitat. Bringingfamilies and people out to see theriver and having a river focused ac-tivity for them to take part in goes along way towards creating that stew-ardship. It’s our hope that once theysee the river, they’ll get it and behooked.

The San Diego River has beenserving the people of San Diego forover 8,000 years.

It is steeped in history and richin biodiversity. When the first Eu-ropean explorers arrived they con-sidered it to be California’s first andfinest river. The people of Old Towndepended upon the river for water fordrinking and water for crops andlivestock.

Without the San Diego River,our region would be a very differentplace than the one we know and lovetoday.

In modern times the river hasbeen neglected and abused to thepoint where it is listed as one of

America’s most polluted rivers.However, there is a growingmovement and call to action todo something about the state ofthe river. The San Diego RiverPark Foundation has been lead-ing efforts to reverse the river’sneglect by engaging the commu-nity to care for and celebrate thisimportant and beautiful water-way. To date the River ParkFoundation, with the help ofthousands of volunteers has re-moved over 1,000,000 lbs oftrash and debris from the river.Plans call for a 52-mile river parksystem connected by a trail fromthe mountains to the ocean. SanDiego River Days and RiverFestare great opportunities to explorethe river and give back to thecommunity while having fun.We hope to see you on the SanDiego River!

For a complete list of activi-ties and events visit

www.sdriverdays.orgor call 619.297.7380

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his team of Consultants JenniferBrooks and Ralph Dilts (Civil Engi-neer); all work was coordinated withGlenn Gargas (Project Manager Cityof San Diego), the team accom-plished all the community needs andprepared documents to satisfy theneeds of the city, the owner and thefranchisee. The hotel will consist of87 beautiful rooms with view of thevalley and plenty of undergroundparking. The building incorporatessustainable energy efficient materi-als in construction, and incorporatesuse of solar panels on the roof sys-

tem. The site also will consist ofdrought resistant Planting.

“We took into consideration allaspects of the community input andcity criteria to implement an excel-lently designed building into a veryextraordinary and difficult site” asexpressed by Raj. Narayanan. “Ourcriteria was also to give our owner-ship, a building that would requirethe least amount of maintenancecosts and an excellent sustainableenergy efficient building for his long

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Old Town’s Barra Barra Saloonis offering free Bachata-style salsalessons every Monday night.

Dubbed “Salchata Mondays,”the lesson will combine the Bachatastyle of dance with traditional salsatechniques. The class is taught byAnthony Umina and MarissaJohnson of the Bachatamante DanceCompany in Clairemont Mesa.

“We are excited to be a part ofthe salsa movement that is verypopular right now,” said Chuck Ross,owner and operator of Barra Barra.“This dance lesson will provide afun, free event that anyone can at-tend, no matter your skill level.”

The lesson is from 7:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. with open dancing after-ward all night. The class is for all

ages, no experience or partner is nec-essary and Barra Barra will havefood and drink specials with thekitchen open all night.

Barra Barra provides outdoorand indoor seating with décor, am-biance and costumed servers reflect-ing the historic era reflected in OldTown San Diego State Historic Park.The restaurant is located just outsideof the Fiesta de Reyes courtyard atWallace and Calhoun streets, a one-block stroll from the Old Town Trol-ley Station. In addition to BarraBarra Saloon, Fiesta de Reyes boaststhe Casa de Reyes restaurant, 16 spe-cialty stores and the soon-to-openCosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant. For more information call (619) 297-3100 or visit

www.FiestaDeReyes.com.

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MAY 1 & 2 — CINCO DE MAYO — Celebrate this festive occa-sion with multiple stages featuring live music, entertainment and activi-ties. If you’d like to volunteer for the planning committee of this specialannual event, call the Old Town Chamber at (619) 291-4903. Free to thepublic from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. You can also check their website at: www.FiestaOldTown.com

The interior of Hacienda de Las Rosas Wine Tasting Roomwith co-owner, William Holzhauser. The Tasting Room islocated next to Fiesta de Reyes in the Old TownState Park. Photo courtesy of Steve Dryden.

By Steve DrydenHidden away in Old State State

Park lies the charming and cozy tast-ing room for Hacienda de las Rosaswinery. This tasting room is actually

a “treasure within a treasure” as OldTown is one of the most overlookedhistorical locations in San Diego.Few people remember that Old Townis the “Plymouth Rock” of Califor-nia, not only did California beginhere; it was also the location ofCalifornia’s first vineyard. So, if youwant to take a walk and a taste downmemory lane, I suggest you visit thisquaint tasting room and explore yourCalifornia heritage. What better wayto take a history class than with agood glass of local San Diego wine?This family owned boutique wineryis located at the Fiesta de Reyes (theold Bazaar del Mundo) at 2745Calhoun Street, open daily from11:30 to 8 p.m. ~ 9 p.m. on Fridays

and Saturdays. (619) 840-579 orhaciendawine@aol.com andwww.haciendawinery.com.

William Holzhauser andTammy Rimes have pooled their tal-ent and dreams into providing winelovers with high quality wines madefrom California grown grapes. Thewinery itself is located in Ramona,California with a focus on Spanish-style architecture (California Mis-sion) using traditional Spanishwinemaking techniques. Their port-folio of white Rosé wines include:2005 Palomino Sauvignon Blanc,2007 Oro Chardonnay, PrincessaSparkling California Wine, 2008Rossa Rosa White Sirah. The redwine selections are: Primera RosaCabernet Sauvignon and PetiteSirah, Vistoso Tempranillo, 2006Maximus Merlot, El Fuego RubyCabernet and Petite Sirah, 2006Sombra Petite Sirah. The good newsis that all wines are priced at $19.95.In addition, you’ll receive a 10% dis-count if you purchase by the case.Several wine tasting options areavailable for those who want to “re-search” their wines before making apurchase.

Tammy and William haveblended their love of wine and Cali-fornia history in a romantic settingoffering guests a golden opportunityto learn about local history and thepleasures of drinking Californiawine. Lucky visitors are usuallygreeted by family members or staffdressed in historical attire. Be pre-pared for an entertaining wine tast-ing that often includes artifacts,

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The array of events that took place in the central plaza inthe mid-1800s, as seen from The Cosmopolitan balcony,showed that Old Town San Diego was a frontier society intransition, shaped as much by its Mexican traditions as by

its aspirations to become an American town. Photo

courtesy of the J. Simms Agency

The three-year, multimillion-dollar restoration of Old Town SanDiego’s Cosmopolitan Hotel hasbeen completed and the “crownjewel of the state park system” isnow open for tours.

The Cosmo enjoys a prime lo-cation in Old Town San Diego StateHistoric Park, surrounded by muse-ums, historic landmarks and quaintshops, overlooking a grassy plaza.The Cosmopolitan includes an in-door and outdoor restaurant by thesame name, boutique hotel with 10rooms on the second level, alongwith private dining rooms for spe-cial occasions.

Originally constructed as thehome of San Diego pioneer and earlysettler Juan Bandini between 1827and 1829, the Cosmo (as it is affec-tionately called by Old Towners) isone of the most significant buildingsin California with a history spanning175 years. It was used first as a homefor the Bandini’s family and lateradapted and converted into a hotel,apartment building, olive factory,and restaurant.

The building is not only a rar-ity because of its long history, but ithas been associated with some of

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One of the Most Significant Buildings

in California Open for Tours

California’s most important peopleand events, and its distinctive archi-tectural character helps tell the storyof the birthplace of California. Thereare few historic buildings remainingin the state that rival its scale as rep-resentative of a 19th century com-mercial building that combinedMexican adobe and American wood-framing techniques.

The Cosmo’s reconstructionrevealed many of the intricate

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By Dr. Michael Pritsker, DC, QMEKnee pain is common. In fact,

an estimated 12% of the populationage 65 and older has osteoarthritisof the knee. Many of these knee painsufferers are advised to undergo sur-gery, and the operation of choice isarthroscopic.

Arthroscopic surgery is one ofthe major advancements in modernsurgical technology. For this particu-lar knee surgery, it involves makingthree small incisions in the knee; in-serting an arthroscope, a thin instru-ment that allows surgeons to see thejoint; and then flushing debris fromthe knee or shaving rough areas ofcartilage from the joint and thenflushing it.

Prior to this technology, muchlarger incisions had to be made, end-ing up with more surgical damage,scar tissue and healing time. Thisarthroscopic knee surgery is per-formed on 650,000 people in theU.S. every year at a cost of about$5,000 per procedure, for a total costof $3.3 billion dollars every year inthe US.

With such good technology, somany procedures performed and somuch money is made – you would

think the results would be impres-sive… wouldn’t you? You would atleast think there was some kind ofscientific proof this operationworked before it was performed onso many people every year…. Right?Well…

Guess Again!

The sad fact of the matter is pla-cebo studies of surgery are almostnever done. Many doctors considerthem unethical because patientscould undergo risks with no benefits.My question is: What about the riskof performing a surgery over andover without having scientific proofof the benefits versus the risks in thefirst place? What is so “ethical”about that?

Well, a placebo study was donefor this arthroscopic knee surgery…with shocking results. The 180 par-ticipants in the study were randomlyassigned to have the operation or tohave placebo surgery in which sur-geons simply made cuts in theirknees so the patients would not knowif they had the surgery. The day ofsurgery meant being wheeled into anoperating room while neither they

nor any of the medical staff knewwhat their treatment would be.

When they were on the operat-ing table, Dr. Moseley, who did allthe operations, opened a sealed en-velope telling him whether the pa-tient was to have the surgery or not.Those in the placebo group receiveda drug that put them to sleep. Unlikethose getting the real operation, theydid not have general anesthesia. Dr.Moseley made small cuts in theirknees to simulate an operation. Hebent and straightened the knee andasked for surgical instruments, justin case the patient was partly con-scious. An assistant sloshed water ina bucket to make the sound of a kneebeing flushed clean.

Results: Tests of knee functionsrevealed that the operation had nothelped, and those who got the pla-cebo surgery reported feeling just asgood as those who had had the realoperation. Dr. Baruch Brody, an ethi-cist at Baylor who helped design thestudy, described the surgery as asham. The paper in The New En-gland Journal is accompanied by twoeditorials. One, by Sam Horng andDr. Franklin G. Miller of the National

Thinking About Knee SurgerThinking About Knee SurgerThinking About Knee SurgerThinking About Knee SurgerThinking About Knee Surgery?y?y?y?y?

You May Want To Think Again…

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Diet?Diet?Diet?Diet?Diet?By Maryann Nowell, Fitness Coordinator,Mission Valley YMCA

Did the title catch your attention?

As a fitness professional, I amoften asked about successful weightloss. My reply? “The magic is in thenumbers.” This means calories con-

sumed need to be less than caloriesburned in order to reach your weightloss goals. Easier said than done, youthink? Perhaps not!

With a little information and afew suggestions, you may well be onyour way to achieving your dreamweight. So read on with determina-tion and a will-do attitude.

My first suggestion is to losethe trendy diets. Instead of depriv-

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two locations have been 100%leased. The newest addition to RioVista Shopping Center is SurfBr others Teriyaki , a teriyakichicken and beef restaurant thatstarted in Encinitas 20 years ago andis now doing well in over seven lo-cations. Added to Fenton Market-place is Luna Grill a new conceptoffering near East and Mediterraneanhealth-conscious cuisine accordingto George Yermanos, VP and direc-tor of property management for theSudberry team. He also says that tennew tenants including six new res-taurants have moved Sudberry’sother locations.

Moving around in MissionValley is Dr. Michael Pritsker, thelongest running advertiser in Mis-sion Valley News and our monthlyhealth columnist. Dr. Pritsker hasmoved his office to a new locationwith New Century Spine Centersnow located at 2835 Camino Del RioSouth, Suite 110, San Diego 92108.

Next door to Mission Valleyin Old Town, Chuck Ross hasstarted Salsa [IS THIS SALSADANCING OR SALSA TO EAT?]classes on Monday nights at theBarra Barra Salon and over 100people attended the first class inApril.

And Chuck’s The Cosmopoli-tan Hotel (aka Casa de Bandini) isscheduled to open in June with therestaurant surrounding the fountainand ten guest rooms upstairs. Themultimillion-dollar restoration is allrenovated to exact historical detail.

Also next door to MissionValley, one street west of Interstate5, is the headquarters of The UrbanCorps on Jefferson Street. You willbe amazed to visit their roof and wallgarden with lots of vegetables, fruitsand flowers planted in recycled plas-tic bottle containers, all fed by drip-irrigation and producing marvelouscrops! Call Eric Wolff, AssistantDirector, or Sam Duran, CEO, totake a tour and see what members ofUrban Corps have done for a sustain-able environment. You too can plantyour own garden on your condo bal-cony or terrace.

Finally, this communitynewspaper has changed its name toMission Valley News. We look for-ward to expanding our monthly newsand information for the Mission Val-ley community through this monthlypublication and our new and im-proved website

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month’s issue.Gina@MissionValleyNews.com.

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National Mom’s Nite Out will be celebrated in style with an ex-

travaganza hosted by Fashion Valley Mall, 7707 Friars Road, on Thurs-

day, May 6! The event will take place at Fashion VFashion VFashion VFashion VFashion Valley’alley’alley’alley’alley’s Center courts Center courts Center courts Center courts Center court

in front of Macy’s 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Festivities will include wine tasting,

light appetizers, mini spa services, complimentary cupcakes from

Cupcake Love, raffle prizes, discounts from participating stores and a

post event champagne toast at Bing Crosby’s. This event is FREEFREEFREEFREEFREE but

registration is required. Register at www.sandiegoparent.com TheTheTheTheThe

first 150 guests will receive a fabulous swag bag!first 150 guests will receive a fabulous swag bag!first 150 guests will receive a fabulous swag bag!first 150 guests will receive a fabulous swag bag!first 150 guests will receive a fabulous swag bag!

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SAN DIEGO LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS meets Wed., May 12from 5:30-7:30pm at the Mission Valley Library (Fenton Parkway next toIKEA) to discuss the Pros and Cons of issues on the June 8, 2010 electionballot. Debra Blum moderates.

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Councilmember Donna Frey’s District #6 Represents theCity of San Diego in Mission Valley

By Chet Barfield, Mission Valley repre-sentative for Councilmember Donna Frye

Easter Sunday’s magnitude-7.2 shaker near Mexicali and thedozens of aftershocks that haverocked San Diego since then areproof that earthquakes are an unde-niable fact of life in our region.That’s why each of us should takeseriously the necessity of being pre-pared.

The City of San Diego has Websites providing facts about earth-quakes and advice on what to dobefore, during and after one strikes.Other good sources of information

are the Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA) and the South-ern California Earthquake Center at theUniversity of Southern California.

At www.sandiego.gov/fireandems/safety/earthquake, the SanDiego Fire-Rescue Department offersdozens of recommendations, includingways to make a home earthquake-ready, supplies for disaster kits andrules on what to do — and avoid doing— during a rumbler.

The City’s Office of HomelandSecurity site, www.sandiego.gov/ohs,has a link to a detailed list of “earth-

quake preparedness tip sheets”from the California Governor’sOffice of Emergency Services.The 15 downloadable sheets in-clude specialized topics, such astips for pet owners, the elderly orpeople who are disabled.

FEMA’s site,www.fema.gov/hazard/earth-quake, has dozens of links forearthquake facts and guidelines,listings of available publicationsand real-time maps from the U.S.Geological Survey showing thelocation and strength of temblorsacross the United States andaround the world.

At an April 13 City Councilmeeting proclaiming “EarthquakePreparedness Month” in San Di-ego, California Emergency Man-agement Agency officials stressedthe importance of readiness andprovided handouts including anexcellent 32-page booklet, “Put-ting down roots in earthquakecountry.”

The booklet — published bythe Southern California Earth-quake Center (www.scec.org) inconjunction with FEMA, the Cali-fornia Earthquake Authority andthe Earthquake Country Alliance— is filled with color maps, chartsand graphics, facts and online re-sources, and short blurbs refutingcommon myths, such as “bigearthquakes always happen in theearly morning” (not true).

The handbook can be read ordownloaded at

www.daretoprepare.org,along with a Spanish version

and another for businesses. Up to10 hard copies can be orderedonline for free.

Experts agree “the big one”is coming; it’s a question of when,not whether. It’s up to all of us todo what we can to be ready.

By San Diego County Supervisor RonRoberts

It was early in the morning, butthe San Diego River Garden alreadywas a hive of busy-bee activity whenI arrived for the fifth annualRotarians At Work.

Many of the 275 volunteerswere wearing new gloves and thesupply of rakes, shovels and othertools appeared endless. The non-na-tive plants didn’t stand a chance, anda viewing stand offering a command-ing perspective of the wildlife wasunder construction.

Standing out in the group werethe Rotarians, clearly visible in theirnavy blue shirts with Rotarians atWork stenciled on the back. Amongthose joining the Rotarians were BoyScout Troops 295, 11 and 24; andstudents from Hoover High School

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Mission Valley’s Rotarians Are Inspiring San Diego River Partners

Supervisor Ron Roberts of San Diego County Board ofSupervisors Represents District #4, in Mission Valley

Supervisor Ron Roberts presents check for equipmentpurchases at the Rotarians at Work Project on the San DiegoRiver Garden in Mission Valley. Pictured (left to right) GinaCord, Past President of Mission Valley Rotary Club; RobHutsel, Exec. Dirc. Of the San Diego River Park Foundation;County Supervisor Ron Roberts; Andrew Tuccillo, CurrentPresident of Mission Valley Rotary Club; and Lydia Stewart,Chairperson for Rotarians At Work for Mission Valley RotaryClub. Photo courtesy Tim McClain.

With 250 people working together on Rotarians At Work,Rob Hutsel had to use a microphone to present the workingstations for the day. Workers included Mission Valley RotaryClub; the new Mission Valley Sunset Rotary Club; La JollaGolden Triangle Rotary Club with their Interact and RotaractClubs from UCSD and USD and Boy Scout Troop 11;Members of the Downtown Club 33 Rotary and their InteractClub from Hoover High School; Members of Point LomaRotary with the Rotaract Club from Nazarene College andBoy Scout Troop 24; Boy Scout Troop 295; Girl ScoutTroop 3206; and manning the First Aid Station wasGrossmont Health Occupations Center Vocational StudentNurses. To celebrate their 100th anniversary, the Boy Scoutscommitted to community work! Photo courtesy of Pam

Russell, Past District Governor of District 5340.

Supervisor Ron Roberts and Rob Hutsel viewing the workon the walking path by the River Garden as the workerscontinue their very well-done project. After they completedthe preparations, they covered the path with finely crushedrock.Photo courtesy Tim McClain.

and Point Loma Nazarene College . The River Garden location was

a great choice this year. Since its in-ception, I have helped fund this an-nual one-day cleanup of the San Di-ego River. Much already has beenaccomplished. Creating pathways,removing trash and planting nativevegetation have created some won-derful natural respites in a valleymore known for its shopping centers,new housing and office buildings.

I have a special fondness for theriver. Working as an architect on theHazard Center project we designedthe first river improvements as partof the First San Diego River Project(FISDRIP) maintenance assessmentdistrict.

The river’s Mission Valley por-tion is what most San Diegans arefamiliar with, at the very least fromseeing it from their cars as they tran-sit the valley on one of four freeways.Trolley riders get an even closerview. What these folks passing byare seeing, though, is just a small,albeit important, slice of the 52-milelong river.

The County of San Diego con-siders the river to be a critical natu-ral resource for our community. Mostof our efforts are concentrated in theheadwater areas that are experiencedby fewer people. These areas, how-ever, are extremely important aswhat happens upstream effects whatyou see downstream in Mission Val-ley. Partnering a decade ago withnumerous other government and pri-vate agencies, we acquired thou-sands of acres of land at the river’sheadwaters.

Since 2006, the County of SanDiego has contributed nearly$500,000 helping to acquire and pre-serve another 180 acres of propertyand improve five miles of trails. Withyour tax dollars we have helped buya conservation easement at EaglePeak and a staging area at El MontePark.

The county also has preparedresource management plans for sev-

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pieces of history, blended with edu-cational facts and keen humor.

This venue is popular with lo-cals and visitors for special events,parties, networking mixers, meetingsand luncheons which can includelive music, meals and wine tastingas desired. Basically they can as-semble the goods to deliver any sortof event you want them to host. Theirgarden room is popular with intimategroups of up to 25 persons, but theycan accommodate up to 100 personsas needed around the tasting roomand flowered patio areas. Local art-ists have quality paintings and art-work hanging on the tasting roomwalls ~ on loan from their gallerieslocated just a few yards down theplaza.

Old Town State State Park is a“forgotten gem” that should be ex-plored by locals and visitors alike.The park contains some of the old-est adobe buildings in California,beautiful landscaping, and is blessedwith tons of history and culture. Ad-

mission is FREE, and many culinaryoptions are available for exploration.This is the “perfect” family adven-ture with educational displays, pic-nic locations, walking trails, andunique shops. You could easily spendthe day investigating all the histori-cal sites including the museum on thehill in Presidio Park. In today’seconomy my budget-minded friendsand I often pickup a picnic lunch ata local deli, find a shaded beach un-der an ancient tree, sample some lo-cal wine and enjoy the simple beautyand tranquility of historical OldTown State Park. The Hacienda delas Rosas wine tasting room is theperfect compliment to this “hiddenjewel” in San Diego.

Steve Dryden is an internationalwine, food and travel writer. Heguides individual and small groupwine tours in Baja California’s pre-mier wine country. He can bereached at:

sbdryden@hotmail.comorwww.bajawineandtours.com.

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American details added to the homewhen it was turned into a hotel inSeptember of 1869, when the secondlevel was added by proprietor AlbertL. Seeley.

The original CosmopolitanHotel offered a variety of services,including a bar, sitting and billiardrooms, a barber shop, and a post of-fice equipped with telegraph.

The hotel’s main feature andcentral focal point, the balcony thatwraps around the second story, willgive visitors views to San Diego Bay,as well as a perfect perch for watch-ing entertainment in the state park’scentral plaza.

In the 1860’s, the balcony wasthe community’s grand stand whereguests often gathered to watch anarray of activities taking place on theplaza, anything from bullfights ormule-team races to holiday celebra-tions like the Fourth of July or cir-cus performances.

“The Cosmo will be recreatingmany of these community events inthe plaza for Old Town guests to en-joy,” said Chuck Ross, president ofOld Town Family Hospitality Corp.that leases the property from thestate. “We are attempting to have TheCosmo be as much like it was backin the 1860’s as is humanly possible,with visitors enjoying live entertain-ment circa the mid-1800s on a regu-lar basis.”

A multidisciplinary team of ar-chaeologists and project architectsworked for three years to ensure theauthenticity of the restoration andpreserved as much as possible fromthe original structure. All the adobe

brick on the lower level is original1820’s Bandini brick and was pains-takingly preserved. The exterior sid-ing on the upper level is original1869 wood.

The first phase of the projectbegan in April of 2007 when archae-ologists began removing sample sec-tions of the building’s stucco to ana-lyze its construction history. Threeyears later with the installation ofperiod fixtures and authentic 1840’sto 1870’s era antiques, the renova-tion is complete and the hotel andrestaurant are open for all to enjoy.

The renovation was funded byCalifornia State Parks, a CaliforniaCultural and Historical Endowment,Delaware North Companies and OldTown Family Hospitality Corp. Ma-jor contractors on the job includedHeritage Architecture and Planning,ASM Affiliates and IS Architecture.

Fiesta de Reyes, located in thenortheast section of Old Town SanDiego State Historic Park, is a plazacomprised of two existing restau-rants, Barra Barra Saloon and Casade Reyes, with The Cosmo adding athird restaurant to the concession.There are also 16 specialty shops atFiesta de Reyes, ranging from sweetdelectables and specialty foods, tohandmade gifts, artwork, homedécor and children’s toys. All storesare operated separately by locally-owned businesses.

For more information aboutOld Town’s Cosmopolitan Hotel,visit:

http:/www.fiestadereyes.com/

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eral Multiple Species ConservationProgram preserves within the SanDiego River watershed so we canbetter manage the land and providepublic access.

In the Mission Valley area, theCounty of San Diego handles mos-quito abatement to control the spreadof West Nile and other diseases. Herewe focus on places where the waterslows and the insects breed. Some-times the mosquitoes show up in oddplaces and patterns. In these in-stances, we depend on residents tokeep us informed so problems canbe quickly addressed.

The County of San Diego is animportant and conscientious partici-pant in the multi-partner caretakingof the San Diego River. Realizing

that most of us will only visit theeasily accessible paths or gardens, Iam particularly fond of the improve-ments in Mission Valley.

In the long term I am lookingforward to the day when my grand-children can bicycle or hike theriver’s entire length. Shorter term, Iam anticipating next year’s event andthe amazing things I know theRotarians will again accomplish.

Supervisor Ron Roberts’sFourth District includes MissionValley and its surrounding commu-nities. You can reach him atronroberts@sdcounty.ca.gov, findhim on Facebook by searching RonRoberts and follow him on Twitterat @ronrobertssd.

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Mission VMission VMission VMission VMission Valley Community Plan Updatealley Community Plan Updatealley Community Plan Updatealley Community Plan Updatealley Community Plan UpdateOn April 19th, the City of San Diego released a Request For Propos-

als (RFP) to hire a team of professional planning consultants to assist Citystaff with the preparation of the Mission Valley Community Plan Update.Details are available on the City’s website at www. sandiego.gov. In prepa-ration of the establishment of a Community Plan Update Stakeholder Ad-visory Committee, the City continues to seek interested community resi-dents, property owners, business representatives, organizations, and otherinterested parties. If you are interested in getting involved in the Commu-nity Plan Update process contact:

Project Manager Brian Schoenfisch, 202 C Str eet, MS 4A, SanDiego, CA 92101

(619) 533-6457Fax (619) 533-5951

bschoenfisch@sandiego.govAdditionally, the City has set up a website that will serve as a primary

medium for portraying updated information throughout the course of theMission Valley Community Plan Update process. Go to:

http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/communitv/cpu/missionvalley/News and updates, meetings, meeting minutes, stakeholder informa-

tion, as well as progress information and other pertinent data will be in-cluded on this site.

US Green Building Council San Diego Chapter

Appoints New Executive Director

Accomplished Architect and Certified Planner Takes Leadership Role The U.S. Green Building Council San Diego Chapter (USGBC-SD)

today announced Doug Kot as its new executive director. His key objectiveis to assist communities with green building policy and implementationthrough green building and Leadership in Energy and Environmental De-sign (LEED®) educational awareness.

Kot will promote USGBC-SD by developing a network of green tech-nical resources and partnerships with other groups to advance the greenbuilding initiative in San Diego. He also plans to set the volunteer base andbegin planning groundwork for the Greenbuild International Conferenceand Expo in San Diego.

Kot comes to the USGBC-SD from KEMA Services, Inc., where hewas a senior sustainable planning and green building consultant. He as-sisted in establishing the Sustainable Buildings and Operations unit, en-abling the financial stability of the San Diego office in this unstable economyand facilitating some of the highest performing LEED Platinum-plus projectsin San Diego. Previously, Kot developed a service model for GreenRoundtable, the Boston affiliate of the USGBC, where he was responsiblefor policy work, educational content, technical assistance and fundraising.

“The USGBC San Diego Chapter is fortunate to have gained DougKot’s extensive expertise and considerable talents in the development ofthe organization and the San Diego region,” said Zachary Pannier, USGBC-SD Board president. ”As executive director, he will be instrumental in in-fluencing the region to adopt green building design and operations that arehealthy, high-performance places to live and work, and that improve ourquality of life while being resource efficient.”

Throughout his profession, Kot has acquired many recognitions andcertifications, including a Certified Planner Member of the American Insti-tute of Certified Planners, an Architect Member of the American Institute

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skills and phonics, located inSudberry’s Encinitas Village shop-ping center

• ·Zen Spa, a 2,752 squarefoot relaxation, authentic reflexologyand customized body massage spa,located at Sudberry Properties’Carmel Mountain Ranch Town Cen-ter

• Di Giorgio Pizzeria, a3,358 square foot pizzeria located inthe Fallbrook Town Center

The Sudberry Family of Com-panies is a San Diego based real es-tate development and asset manage-ment firm that specializes in qualityshopping center projects, office

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Institute of Health, asks whether pla-cebo surgery is unethical. The con-troversy, they wrote, comes becausedoctors assume that patients in clini-cal research should not be put at riskif they cannot benefit, and placebosurgery involves risk. But, they say,clinical research is different frommedical therapy; its aim is not to helpthose in the study but to help futurepatients. To be ethical, they say, astudy with placebo surgery mustmeet three criteria: it must not placepatients at undue risk; the benefitsof learning whether the surgeryworks must be worth any potentialrisk to the patients; and the patientsmust give informed consent.

In the current case, they wrote,all those objectives were met and thestudy “exemplifies the ethically jus-tified use of placebo surgery.” Readyfor the real kicker?” This study wasreported in the New England Jour-nal of Medicine OVER TWOYEARS AGO!

Well… have YOU heard aboutit yet? If I didn’t read medical jour-nals, I wouldn’t have either. And theworst thing is – my patients keepcoming in telling me their doctors arerecommending this surgery! I’m be-ginning to wonder if this study hadany effect on the 650,000 done ev-ery year.

Or better yet… The $3.3 Bil-lion Every Year! For some reason, Ibet it didn’t.

buildings, and sustainable mixed-useurban communities. The company isthe master plan developer of theQuarry Falls community that will in-clude 900,000 square feet of com-mercial buildings and 4,780 residen-tial units and will be home to Mis-sion Valley’s first public school andpublic park. Since its founding in1979, it has built some 3.5 millionsquare feet of commercial projects,2.7 million square feet of industrialbuildings and has over 2 millionsquare feet currently in pre-develop-ment or under construction. More in-formation can be found at

www.sudberryproperties.com.

Writing this article, it remindsme of a very similar finding aroundthe same time as this study. Premarina $3 billion a year drug was not pro-viding the benefits once thought andwas found to increase the risk ofheart disease and breast cancer.Premarin was praised as a wonderdrug for over 30 years before it wasproven harmful.

So, as so many “trusted” medi-cal procedures are proven not towork or actually harmful… WHATOTHER OPTIONS DO YOUHAVE?

The biggest lesson in all this isto take care of your health before youlose it and start scrambling formiracle medical cures that may notexist. Too many Americans believethey can neglect or even abuse theirhealth until they start getting symp-toms and then some pill or surgerywill give them a quick fix.

Research is proving more andmore every day – these quick fixeseither do not work or come with apretty hefty price tag… in the formof side effects. The REAL answer iseating right, exercise, reducing stressand regular care. Regular Chiroprac-tic care can help your bones andjoints work correctly and minimizemany of the effects of aging and ar-thritis. Like they say – An ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure.For more articles and information,visit

www.BackCareTreatment.com.

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Baden-Baden, GermanyBaden-Baden, GermanyBaden-Baden, GermanyBaden-Baden, GermanyBaden-Baden, Germany, And Golf, And Golf, And Golf, And Golf, And Golf

in Germany and Francein Germany and Francein Germany and Francein Germany and Francein Germany and France

Vineyard Near Baden-Baden

By and with Peter SingerSince I am from Germany, I

know this part of the world very well,and since I am an avid golfer, I trulyenjoy playing golf in Europe. Myannual golf and sight-seeing groupwill be visiting Germany and Francefrom September 19-27, 2010 and youare invited to join us.

Though Baden-Baden isknown throughout the world as a SpaDestination, the golf courses, andthere are eight of them, are outstand-ing. We will be playing at Golf ClubBaden-Baden which was founded in1901 and is counted by playersamong the most attractive world-wide.

Our journey will begin in SanDiego on September 19th with aflight to Frankfurt/Main and we willtransfer by ground for a luncheonand sight-seeing in Heidelberg.There will be seven nights at the 4-Star Superior Heliopark Bad Hotelzum Hirsch in Baden-Baden, break-fast daily; three gourmet dinners anda welcome reception at the famousCasino Baden-Baden. Three roundsof golf are included at Baden-BadenGolf Club; Golf Club InternationalSoufflenheim Elsass France; andGolf Club Le Kempferhof Elsass

France; and sightseeing inStrassbourg France.

This luxurious travel plan ispriced at $1498. per person doubleoccupancy which does not includethe air transportation and allows youto live like the kings used to live.

Baden-Baden’s well-knownhospitality and relaxing atmospherehas been around for over 150 years.Baden-Baden is nestled in the foot-hills of the Black Forest and is richin tradition.

For more information or tojoin this exciting tour, call PeterSinger at 619.265.1059 or email:

petersinger2@att.net

viding the upstanding service residents have come to expect from the company.After surveying residents of more than 150,000 apartment units throughout

the U.S., including a sampling of those at H.G. Fenton Company’s 12 San Diegoapartment communities, SatisFacts honored the company nationally with a sec-ond place portfolio customer satisfaction award in the 2,000-4,999 units category.

“Our residents are our top priority and we work to ensure that we meet theirneeds through a high level of service and properties that offer the amenities theyvalue,” said Carroll Whaler, H.G. Fenton Company’s vice president of residentialproperty management. “The feedback year after year has reflected our team’sefforts to deliver outstanding service to our residents. This achievement will onlydeepen our determination to keep this tradition alive and to reach for even higherratings for 2010.”

The 12 H.G. Fenton communities evaluated in the recent SatisFacts surveyare: Scripps Landing in Scripps Ranch, 160 homes; Solana Highlands in SolanaBeach, 194 homes; Seagate in Carlsbad, 272 homes; Tierrasanta Ridge and ElDorado Hills in Tierrasanta, 356 and 455 homes respectively; Club River Run andRiver Front in Mission Valley, 368 and 229 homes; Creek View and Evening Creekin Sabre Springs, 133 and 139 homes; Bella Del Mar in Del Mar, 96 homes;Portofino in Mission Valley, 396 homes; and Aquatera in Mission Valley, 254homes.

In 2009, H.G. Fenton Company celebrated the launch and quick lease-up ofits amenity-rich, eco-friendly, 254-unit Aquatera apartment home community inMission Valley. With its 10,300-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style pool, fully-equipped clubhouse and luxuriously appointed homes, customers continue to re-spond positively to the entire property and high level of customer service at thesite, which received an “Exceptional” ranking.

H.G. Fenton Company, founded in 1906, has proudly entered its second cen-tury of service providing quality places for people to live and work. The companymanages an active development pipeline of land and commercial projects, withover 3 million square feet of office and industrial space, and 12 apartment com-munities totaling 3,000 homes.

H.G. Fenton Company is headquartered at 7577 Mission Valley Road,San Diego, Calif., 92108. The company website is www.hgfenton.com.

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“Playa Partners is our inner-circle of Amigos.” advised Beth Smith,General Manager of the Playa Grill & Margarita Bar, “No secret hand shakes,sport jackets with those stupid little patches…just the inside track on spe-cial events”, she continued, “on special events, and tasty offers for foodand drinks. And we’ll even buy you dinner on the week of your birthday.”

Coming up for the special events category is the Cinco de Mayocelebration. What better place to celebrate this Mexican holiday than at asuper Mexican restaurant?

$3. Playaritas; $5. for Shrimp tacos, carnita burritos; or Don Julioshots; or a bucket of five Coronitas for $10. served all day…now that’s agreat way to create your own fiesta.

At Playa Grill & Margarita Bar, the goal is to provide a fun experi-ence with top notch service and quality foods in a high-energy atmosphere.

Stop by at the corner of Fenton Parkway and Friars Road in FentonMarketplace and check out the other special events as there is one happen-ing everyday of the week and sign up for the Playa Partners.

The lounge area of Hunter Steakhouse where HappyHour takes place.

The entrance of 950 Lounge of the Handlery Hotel

By Dick Slaker with photos by AliceGerschler

While visiting Mission Valley,if one has to find a place for HappyHour, it’s not very difficult. It seemsthat on every corner you will findyour favorite place to stop after shop-ping, before driving home and justfinishing work, as most of this HappyHour are very close to one another.

HANDLER Y HOTEL & RE-SORT, LOUNGE 950: with its newrenovation, is proud to be a workingmember of the “Mission ValleyTeam’, with updated rooms, reno-vated meeting rooms, from the in-side to outside, this two story hotelwas formerly the Star Dust, but nowthe “Handlery Team” is making ev-eryone take notice with its lovely‘welcome mat’, plus they’ve learnedthat Happy Hour does bring in theclients for specials and values, whichguests are beginning to take noticefor the following Happy Hour Spe-cials: Happy Hour menu is presentedTuesday-Sunday from 4 to 7pm andincludes: Glug Slugs: Draft Beers,House Wine and Well drinks for only$4. MmmMmm menu $6. for Jerk

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Pork Skewers, Woodie Gold Wings,daily Bruschetta. On Monday comesthe value for guests: at the 950Lounge from 6-8 PM, only $3. for aburger with fries and $3.domesticDraft. To help you enjoy your HappyHour, they offer every Wednesdayfrom 5 pm-8pm live music withChristopher Dale. Other hours wouldbe Tuesday-Sunday from 4 pm -7pm; the door is open for an enjoy-able Happy Hour. What is nice about

sitting in the Lounge 950 or restau-rant you have space, long bar, roomto move around and not so crowdedand noisy. Truly a relaxing experi-ence, I’m told the room comfortableholds close to100 guests.

You’ll like the modern hipdécor done in tans, teals and brown,

and is very warm and comfortableThe property is owned by theHandlery family together with theirsister property on Union Square inSan Francisco. Address: 950 HotelCircle North, thus the name of thelounge. Parking is validated for 2hours, which gives ample time toenjoy Happy Hour.

HUNTER STEAKHOUSE:Almost around the corner from theHandlery, you will find the HunterSteakhouse, a San Diego restaurantthat is independently owned and hasbeen an icon since 1968. Originallyknown as Hungry Hunter, once in-side you will find the canoe paddlethat was used as a menu, located inthe bar area. This property alsoserves dinners, along with HappyHour which is from 3 pm – 7 pmwhere the drinks are $1. discountson house wine, draft beer and welldrinks.

What also captures your tastebuds are the Appetizers that theyshare with guests, from Crab StuffedMushrooms for only $5.99 to SherryPickles, one of their favorite, for$5.99, from Hot & Spicy Shrimp toPrime Rib Dipper you will find their

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We enjoy places with the am-bience of classic elegance. Placeswith chandeliers, tapestry uphol-stered furniture, linen table service,marble floor entries, real mahoganywalls, and fresh flowers to match oldworld design carpets. Yet theseplaces are often too formal and usu-ally too pricey for our budget.

So it is remarkable that we dis-covered a gem in the middle of rosegardens at the center of Mission Val-ley! The place offers impressiveclass, but is affordable and not tooformal. It is an inviting dining es-tablishment with warm sunlight in-doors, a comfortable breezeway, twooutdoor patios – one privately en-closed and the other open atpoolside. It has an extensive bar anda formal enclosed meeting room. Ihear business meetings are oftenconducted by the San Diego elite atthis locale.

The place we found is TrellisesGarden Grille on the grounds of theTown & Country Hotel & Resort.The hotel rose gardens are truly ex-tensive and well maintained, andthey are renowned by numerousawards. These roses continue asdecorations into the main diningroom of Trellises, but we like to walkthe grounds and gardens to “smellthe roses” this time of year.

Most important to my familywhen dining out is service. Trellisesoffers 4-star dining service with ex-perienced staff that appreciates cus-

tomers. One example on their staffwas our server, Angelica, who is aformer embassy hostess. She servedambassadors and royalty at state din-ners; we felt just as important din-ing with her at the Easter Brunch.

We already have reservations totake Mom to Mother’s Day Brunchon May 9. Mothers Day Brunch willoffer a full line buffet. Three carv-ing stations for beef, lamb, and ham;chef attended stations to cook om-elets, waffles and other dishes tocustom order; shrimps and otherseafoods; pastas, casseroles, andother prepared hot dishes; a full saladbar with fruits, vegetables, cheeses,and assorted platters. And yes, adessert bar with rich cakes, pies,torts, pastries, mousse, and otherEuropean tastes to die for….

I know about the upcomingMother’s Day Brunch because I havealready returned to Trellises forbreakfasts. I am now among the busi-ness regulars at this fine dining placewhere I conduct meetings and im-press my clients with their ambience,menu, and great service.

I recommend you call for res-ervations. While they may be hid-den inside the grounds of the Town& Country Resort, Trellises hasmaintained a volume of business byword of mouth (and taste) for de-cades….

Bon Appetite!

Raymond Weigel and family

Elegance at TElegance at TElegance at TElegance at TElegance at Trrrrrellises Garellises Garellises Garellises Garellises Garden Grilleden Grilleden Grilleden Grilleden Grille

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Happy Hour a great saving, about a$2. discount on most appetizers. Atthe top of the food chain you will findtheir Appetizer Sampler from $10.99which includes: Crab-stuffed mush-rooms, potato skins and calamari.

Finally you will find theHUNTER TRIO, with skewers ofBBQ chicken, tender teriyaki steakand grilled shrimp for $10.99. Someof their signature drinks include:Lemon Drops and Mai Tai. Youwon’t be disappointed with the rus-tic décor as Hunter has been famousfor over 40 years in Mission Valleyat 2445 Hotel Circle North, San Di-ego 92108.

BING CROSBY’S RESTAU-RANT & PIANO LOUNGE: Lo-cated about one mile away off Fri-ars Road in Fashion Valley Mall withplenty of free parking available, thisproperty is owned and operated byDudum Sports Entertainment, broth-ers Jeff and Rick Dudum. They alsooffer several sports and entertain-ment icon restaurants in North andSouth California. In addition to BingCrosby’s, icons such as JoeDiMaggio’s, Willie McCovey’s,Maria, Maria (Carlos Santana in-spired).

In Fashion Valley ShoppingMall, we were greeted by ChrisEnea, Assistant General Manager at7007 Friars Road and felt as thoughwe were traveling back in time to theclassic period of the 40’s and 50’smovies. The décor is ornate andplush which smacks of Rick’s in“Casablanca”. Black/White moviesplay on their TV screens of the oldBing Crosby movies, as they call itthe destination supper club. Nicebooths available for some quiet com-fort and also tables spaced through-out the lounge. Bing’s Triple 7Happy Hour where 7 for $7 until 7pm. Happy Hour served daily from

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The long bar with movie photos is the background ofBing Crosby’s Restaurant & Piano Lounge.

The sign tells the story of the $3. to $6. Happy Hour at P.F. Chang’s

3 to 7pm, plus, ALL DAY SUNDAY!Check out some of the following:Road to Singapore, or Love InBloom, The Del Mar, Sweet Leilaniand June in January, all these drinksare 7 for $7. each. During HappyHour, well drinks are $5. and $3. fordraft beer. Wine is part of the $7.each for any of the 7 wines listed,white and red. If you wish, you cansit outside by the fire pit and relaxand enjoy the environment. Livemusicians perform from Wednesday– Sunday. Manager Chris was askedwhat time they close, and his re-sponse was “If people want to staylate we will take care of them”. BingCrosby’s is very service oriented anda very nostalgic trip back in time formany who remember!

P.F.CHANG’S, a China Bistrois just a short walk from BingCrosby’s Restaurant, in the sameparking area located at Fashion Val-ley Mall, 7077 Friars Road. Wellworth the ‘short walk’, as we weregreeted by Michael O’Grady, Oper-ating Partner, who shared with ussome of their Happy Hour, everyday,specials which is from 3 to 6pm.

We discovered that P.F. Chang’sis a national chain with corporateoffices in Arizona, which has anAsian fusion but with strict attentionto Chinese composition of food. As

we arrived it was beginning to fillup quickly with a very vibrant andenergetic crowd arriving duringHappy Hour and being served bygracious young athletic dressed staffin black, affable, courteous andknowledgeable, with an emphasis onFun. Happy Hour known as “$3 to$6.” is from 3 to 6pm with gradeddrinks and appetizers from $3. to $6.began back on December 9th, and hasbeen a huge success ever since asmost of the booths and tables werefilling up quickly. With an order of

3 draft beers and 3 appetizers whichincluded: Crispy Green Beans, PorkDumplings and Crab Wontons, ourbill came under $20.00 and was dif-ferent, unique and very excellent.

Some of their Signature appe-tizers are the spicy crispy greenbeans, and the Signature alcoholicdrink was the agave margarita andAsian pear mojito. Believe me, eachof the food offering was a very dif-ferent taste and some are spicy whichthey warn you on the menu. Kid-dingly, ask the server about the 3 visitrule for chopstick use. I must say,for my first visit to P.F. Chang’s itsurely is a very popular chain withexcellent offerings. I even enjoyedthe crispy green beans.

ing yourself of something you love,substitute. Don’t think diet, thinkchange! Scones are an incredibleweakness for me. I especially lovethem with a large cappuccino (Sidenote: when did three-inch scones be-come the size of Whoppers?!) Byswitching to a small, non-fatcappuccino and several animalcrackers, I never feel deprived, andI eliminate a significant amount ofcalories from my daily consumption.

Imagine doing that type ofswitch all day long. Try a bananainstead of a Snickers bar or twoHershey kisses instead of a wholebag of chocolate covered peanuts.Trust me, the substitutions add up incalories and you never feel like youmade a huge sacrifice.

Let’s examine the facts: Onepound equals 3,500 calories. A defi-

cit of 7,000 calories a week means aloss of 2 pounds; creating a caloriedeficit larger than this leads tomuscle loss (which lowers the body’smetabolic rate) and persistent hun-ger (which can lead to rebound) andwe don’t want either of those. Be-cause muscle is a hungry tissue,keeping muscle on your bones burnsmore calories, and by not rebound-ing due to persistent hunger, you maymore easily avoid “food traps.” Ifyou create a caloric deficit of 7,000kcal a week through both nutritionand exercise, you’re essentially “di-viding and conquering”.

To summarize: take a TurboKickbox class, run on the beach, liftweights, or join a soccer league.Whether you’re at the YMCA orsomewhere else, STAY ACTIVE &EAT HEALTHY, Mission Valley!

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term use. This project will creategood jobs in the construction indus-try as well as green jobs and will helpstimulate our local economy in Mis-sion Valley”.

Concorde Consulting Group,Inc is a full service professional ser-vices firm working in the heart ofMission Valley and located in 3505Camino Del Rio South, San Diego,California. The family-owned firmwas started by a first-generation im-migrant from India and is headed byNirmala Kripa. The firm is over 14years old and provides services inarchitecture, engineering, project/construction management, generalcontracting with emphasis on design/build, cost control, project account-ing of construction funds andprogress of project in the SouthernCalifornia region. The design/buildside is headed by Raj. Narayanan andK.M. Kripa who oversee all dailyoperations and management of theprojects.

Concorde Consulting Group,Inc with a vision to provide profes-sional services to the community inan efficient and effective mannerwithout reference to project size,project type or client size. There pri-mary goal was and still remains toprovide excellent service at reason-able prices. The firm started its ini-tial operations from the garage ofRaj’s house in Southern California,and today has grown to a staff of tento fifteen consultants and key per-sonnel working in the office and atvarious job sites.

As a small business, Concordetakes a lot of pride in their work andworks extremely hard to achieveclient’s goals. The firm works alsoon Retail Tenant Improvements forWestfield Malls throughout Califor-nia, Custom Homes, Multi-family

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CHURCHES IN OR NEAR MISSION VCHURCHES IN OR NEAR MISSION VCHURCHES IN OR NEAR MISSION VCHURCHES IN OR NEAR MISSION VCHURCHES IN OR NEAR MISSION VALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEY

For your convenience

Holy Angels Byzantine Catholic Church

2235 Galahad Road2235 Galahad Road2235 Galahad Road2235 Galahad Road2235 Galahad Road

858-277-2511858-277-2511858-277-2511858-277-2511858-277-2511

First United Methodist

2111 Camino Del Rio South2111 Camino Del Rio South2111 Camino Del Rio South2111 Camino Del Rio South2111 Camino Del Rio South

619-297-4366619-297-4366619-297-4366619-297-4366619-297-4366

First Assembly of God

8404 Phyllis Place8404 Phyllis Place8404 Phyllis Place8404 Phyllis Place8404 Phyllis Place

858-560-1870858-560-1870858-560-1870858-560-1870858-560-1870

Calvary Southern Baptist

6866 Linda Vista Road6866 Linda Vista Road6866 Linda Vista Road6866 Linda Vista Road6866 Linda Vista Road

858-277-7078858-277-7078858-277-7078858-277-7078858-277-7078

Immaculate Catholic

University of San Diego Campus

5998 Alcala Park5998 Alcala Park5998 Alcala Park5998 Alcala Park5998 Alcala Park

619-574-5700619-574-5700619-574-5700619-574-5700619-574-5700

Immaculate Conception

Old Town

2540 San Diego A2540 San Diego A2540 San Diego A2540 San Diego A2540 San Diego Avenuevenuevenuevenuevenue

619-295-4148619-295-4148619-295-4148619-295-4148619-295-4148

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala

10818 San Diego Mission Road10818 San Diego Mission Road10818 San Diego Mission Road10818 San Diego Mission Road10818 San Diego Mission Road

619-283-7319619-283-7319619-283-7319619-283-7319619-283-7319

Joyful Living Church

3505 Camino Del Rio South3505 Camino Del Rio South3505 Camino Del Rio South3505 Camino Del Rio South3505 Camino Del Rio South

619.521-4800619.521-4800619.521-4800619.521-4800619.521-4800

Holy Family Catholic Family Church

1957 Coolidge Street1957 Coolidge Street1957 Coolidge Street1957 Coolidge Street1957 Coolidge Street

858-277-0404858-277-0404858-277-0404858-277-0404858-277-0404

United Church of Christ

2877 Governor Drive2877 Governor Drive2877 Governor Drive2877 Governor Drive2877 Governor Drive

858-453-3444

Presbyterian Church

2130 Ulric Street, San Diego, CA 921112130 Ulric Street, San Diego, CA 921112130 Ulric Street, San Diego, CA 921112130 Ulric Street, San Diego, CA 921112130 Ulric Street, San Diego, CA 92111

858-277-0523858-277-0523858-277-0523858-277-0523858-277-0523

Your Church or Synagogue can be listed here.Please call 619-291-0200.

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Being financially conscious is not stopping homeowners from craving

the very best in new interior design and outdoor living trends

The inaugural Stylish Spaces Interior Design & Outdoor Living Expo,debuts May 22 and 23, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center, Hall A.The fresh-faced event is a vibrant blend of classic, yet affordable, design.

“Stylish Spaces is a trend-setting home expo that is capturing theattention and buying power of today’s savvy homeowner,” said PatriceMeluskey, show co-producer. “Being financially conscious is not stop-ping homeowners from craving the best in new home trends, interior de-sign and outdoor living. Today, a stylish home is more about welcomingfamily, making memories and creating relaxation than about creating alavish and expensive statement.”

A plethora of indoor and outdoor exhibits await San Diegans, in-cluding the latest trend of edible landscapes. One of the key features ofthe show is an Urban Plantation, created by Karen Contreras’ Urban Plan-tations. Attendees will have the opportunity to step into their own Gardenof Eden – a beautiful, yet sustainable paradise filled with organic fruit andvegetables – bringing a new twist to the home veggie garden by artfullyplacing food plants and incorporating them into an outdoor living space.

Stylish Spaces recognizes eco-chic design, sustainability and waterconservation with its Tahitian/ Asian Fusion Garden. As guests enter, theywill experience an outdoor environment that promotes water conserva-tion without compromising style. Shellene Mueller, an award-winninglandscape designer, has incorporated the ethereal beauty of Tahitian andAsian landscapes integrating a water display with recycled copper.

Many San Diegans are adopting the fast-paced urban lifestyle, whichmeans their outdoor living space is smaller. With this in mind, StylishSpaces introduces Micro Outdoor Spaces. Eugene Marley of the French

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The Korean American Coalitionof San Diego will host its SecondAnnual Gala on Tuesday, May 11,2010 at the University Club atop Sym-phony Towers in downtown San Di-ego (750 B Street, Suite 3400, SanDiego, CA 92101). The reception willbegin at 6:00 p.m. and the dinner pro-gram will begin at 7:00 p.m. with liveentertainment throughout the night,including an appearance by the tradi-tional Korean drums team.

KAC-SD’s Second Annual Gala:“Building Leaders,” their largest an-nual event, is a highly anticipated cel-ebration. The gala will bring togethersome of the finest business and civicleaders of the San Diego communityfrom diverse backgrounds, cultures,and generations, including the atten-dance by the Honorable Mayor JerrySanders.

This event will feature MichellePark Steel, member of the Board ofEqualization and the highest rankedKorean-American officeholder in theUS, as the keynote speaker of thenight. Lee Ann Kim, executive direc-tor of San Diego Asian Film Festivaland former local news anchor atKGTV Channel 10 News, will host

THE KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION OF SANTHE KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION OF SANTHE KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION OF SANTHE KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION OF SANTHE KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION OF SAN

DIEGO (KAC-SD) TO HOST SECOND ANNUALDIEGO (KAC-SD) TO HOST SECOND ANNUALDIEGO (KAC-SD) TO HOST SECOND ANNUALDIEGO (KAC-SD) TO HOST SECOND ANNUALDIEGO (KAC-SD) TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL

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the celebration.

In addition to recognizing theirnew board and commemorating the

second anniversary of KAC-SD, thisevent will provide the organizationan opportunity to raise fund to sup-port their many programs and spe-cial events. One such program istheir leadership program, which al-lows KAC-SD to support the youthby providing the resources and op-portunities necessary for them tobecome future leaders within thecommunity.

If you’d like more informationabout this event or would like to par-ticipate please contact us atkac.sandiego@gmail.com.

When we give without expecta-tion of reciprocation or recognition,the more we will receive unexpect-edly. This immutable spiritual lawseems to defy logic, but proves true.To give only to receive results in selfbeing the end. When that which wegive is laden with expectations of re-turn, they cease to be gifts and becomeunits of exchange that we are, in ef-fect, trading for some reward. Thus,the laws of the reciprocity fail on theside of the giver who shares for thesake of receiving. Neither let your lefthand know what your right hand is do-ing while giving, for if we perform ourgood deeds as to be seen of men, wehave earned our reward in full.

Giving motivated by a pure heartdoesn’t require an audience to applaudthe ego. It gives without expectinganything in return, whereas it knowsthe love we give away is the only lovewe keep. A loving heart does not give

because we think it will gain us fa-vor with God. Love does not keep arecord of what it has given or howmuch is given. Love does not givesomething as to manipulate others.In essence, we can give without lov-ing, but we can never love withoutgiving.

The generous soul has manyresources within, richness greaterthan any physical wealth. When weserve someone or something self-lessly, the natural progression is re-ward. One might think we wouldreap rewards from that source whichwe have given. It may in fact hap-pen this way, but many times the re-ward of your selflessness will comefrom unexpected sources. Strive thento increase others first and you willin turn be greatly rewarded. Themanner of giving is in the end, worthmore than the gift.

Give Without ExpectationsGive Without ExpectationsGive Without ExpectationsGive Without ExpectationsGive Without Expectations

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PEACE4KIDS (P4K), a nonprofit high school foreign exchange or-ganization, is currently lookingfor Community Supervisors. CommunitySupervisors find host families and workwith their students during the school year. Individuals must enjoy teenagers, havegood communication skills, and embracediversity. Community Supervisors re-ceive a stipend. PEACE4KIDS (P4K) isalso looking for Host Families in the lo-cal area to host a Foreign Exchange Stu-

dent. These young ambassadors arebetween 15 and 18 years of age and allspeak English.Student’s profiles are ar-riving for those students from variouscountries Students will come with theirown spending money and medicalinsurance. Please call Carol, Susan, orTom Berger, Community Supervi-sors, 1-209-541-1211, 1-209-541-1336, or 1-877-381-4739 for more in-formation. Please visit our website,www.peace4kids.net.

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of Architects, and a LEED Accredited Professional of the USGBC. He ob-tained his bachelor of architecture at Pennsylvania State University, andcompleted international studies in Rome, Italy and Cergy-Pontoise, France.In addition, he earned two masters degrees from The University of Califor-nia, Berkeley. He received his master of city planning with an emphasis inurban design and his master of landscape architecture with an emphasis inenvironmental planning.

As Executive Director, Kot will report to the Executive Committee ofthe Board, as presided over by Board President Zach Pannier of DPR Con-struction. Other Executive Committee Board members are Paul Stapleton,vice president, of SDG&E; Lee Barken, treasurer, of Haskell & White,LLP; Kamala Kuresman, secretary, of Nolte Associates, Inc.; and Boardmembers Keith Schneringer of WAXIE Sanitary Supply; Jay Bart of BaronaRanch & Casino; Jay Corrales of Turner Real Estate; Carolyn Keith of TheEcoLogic Studio, LLC; Christian Dick of Swinerton Management & Con-sulting; and Lucia Stone of Hutchens PR.

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Garden Shoppe will offer design inspiration to San Diego’s ever increasingcity dwellers. Marley’s balcony-scapes inspire design, while adding beautyto spaces that are sometimes ignored.

San Diego’s interior design experts are preparing to “wow” attendees– the 2010 Interior Design Vignettes – allows homeowners to fuel theirpassion for home design. The interior design vignettes offer an intimateview of dazzling rooms, from classic to cutting edge. Dunn-Edwards is theofficial paint sponsor of the area, featuring their Low Odor/Zero VOC Ensopaint.

Interior designers, as well as Dunn-Edwards color consultants,will share their expertise at the Interior Design Vignettes,offering complimentary 30-minute consultations.

Attendees are also invited to pick up a paint brush and find their innerPicasso at the Dunn-Edwards Interactive Greener by Design™Display andPaint for Charity. At the end of Stylish Spaces, Dunn-Edwards will donatethe finished paint-by-numbers mural to the YWCA of San Diego County, anon-profit organization with programs and services for San Diego’s womenand children who are survivors of domestic violence and homelessness,including Becky’s House®.

“We are thrilled that Dunn-Edwards came onboard, which is a testa-ment to their ongoing commitment to develop high-performance productsthat are eco-friendly,” said Meluskey.

Stylish Spaces guests are encouraged to take their kitchen to the patio withBarbeque Galore’s Cooking Experience. Attendees will get entertaining and grill-ing tips, learn how to marinate, rub, skewer, smoke and rotisserie like a pro. Addi-tionally, guests will have a chance to win an EGrill ($199.00 value), the first infra-red electric grill that reaches searing temperature of 630 degrees in less than nineminutes, each day from Barbeques Galore.

This is an extraordinary event not to be missed. Show hours are Saturday,May 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Admission is $7 for adults with children ages 12 and under free. For moreinformation, call 888-970-EXPO (3976) or visit www.SeascapeProductions.com.

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NO ONE ASKED ME BUT….Mission Statements

By PaulBurri, Weekly columnist for the ‘Goleta Valley Voice”

Many people who want to start a new business aresoon advised to get busy writing a business plan. And anearly part of that effort is to write a mission statement. Wehave all seen mission statements. You can hardly walk intoany dry cleaner, delicatessen, fast food place without see-

ing a neatly framed statement that reads something like this:“Our mission is to provide our customers with a satisfying and

valued experienceevery time they visit our establishment.”

That’s great but all I wanted was a cheeseburger and some fries.I’d be a lot more impressed if their fancy, framed statement said some

thing like:“Our mission is to make as much money as possiblein the shortest amount of time with the least amount of effortso we can sell the business and retire to Palm Springs and play golf all day.”That would be honest and I could certainly respect that. I read a great

definition of business the other day. Here it is:I like business because it is competitive, because it rewards deeds

rather than words.I like business because it compels earnestnessand does not permit me to neglect today’s task while thinking about

tomorrow.I like business because it undertakes to please, not reform;because it is honestly selfish, thereby avoiding hypocrisy and senti-

mentality.I like business because it promptly penalizes mistakes, shiftlessness

and inefficiency, while rewarding well those who give it the best theyhave in them.

Lastly, I like business because each day is a fresh adventure.R.H. Cabell

I have emphasized the words, “because it is honestly selfish” becauseit makes an honest statement about the purpose of any business - to makemoney for its owners and investors. Why else would anyone want to risktheir time and money to start their own business? Why don’t more missionstatements say just that?

My advice to people who are starting a new business? Don’t wasteyour time (and mine) writing a mission statement. I won’t believe it any-way and neither will most other people.

projects, and Biotech and Industrial buildings throughout Southern Cali-fornia. Concorde recently finished an 8 unit apartment complex in Old Townand several Store Re-models at a Westfield Mall.

For more information contact Raj. Narayanan of Concorde Consult-ing Group, Inc. 619.248.9574.

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Cleaning lady – no time to clean? Give us a ring!Attention to details, strong work ethic – Insured –Free quotes – Teresa (619) 573-3535.

Keith Everett Construction and HandymanService: All phases of home remodeling and re-pair. Window and Door replacement specialist.Repair or build any style of fence, deck or patiocover. Senior discount, references, and memberof the BBB. No job too small. Liic #878703. Call619-255-3499. (06/10)

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We want safer, stronger seniors! Let’s improveyour balance, flexibility, strength and stamina.Personalized workouts in your own home are funand private. Call Pam Melody, Certified PersonalTrainer with Stronger, Safer Seniors Fitness Train-ing, at 619-962-7144 for a free consultation. (06/10)

Flute/Piano Instruction. 30 yearsexperience.Beginner to advanced. Music Educa-tion. B.A. Degree. Reasonable rates. Available forteaching in your home or mine. Rick, 619-286-8012. (06/10)

Pet/Houeesltting Services. Est. 1983, Bonded.Pet-tenders offers feeding, walking, plant care, -housesitting - and above alI...SPOILING...in yourown home! www.pet-tenders.com 619-298-3033.(06/10)

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Linda’s Puppy Love, a bonded, licensed, in-sured pet & housesitting service offers daily dogwalks, cat care, vacation visits, ovemight care,love, care & attention. 819-857-3674.www.lindaspuppylove.com. (06/10

ProdJectman - Handyman Services. No job toosmall. Let me help you get those jobs done!Painting, drywall, cleaning, yardwork, hauling, ~repairs, whatever! Please call AI, 619-997-2350.(06/1)

Painting: $60 per average room. Exterior workalso. Neat, clean and fast. Call today for your freeestimate. 619-280-7752. (06/10)

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Creative Landscape - mowing, edging, trim-ming, weed control, fertilizer, pruning plants,shrubs, trees. Weekly/bi-weekly service. CalLic#736809. 619-465-2237. (06/10)

Slngl Slngl Slngl Grow Your Voicel Take voicelessons with Susan Simmons, New ExpressionsSchool of Music, 2852 University Ave. Call858-349-8490 for appointment. (06/10)

Roy L. Schwartz Tree Service. Commercial &Residential; ISA certified arborist WE-6180A. Haz-ardous tree removal, 55-foot aerial truck. Bonded,Licensed, Insured. 619-282-3562. Uc# 775662.www.roystreeservice.com (6/10)

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Paul R Smith Complete Home Improvement.Complete bath remodel for $7200. All horne re-pairs & remodeling. 43-yr Allied Gardens resident.In business & serving the community for over 20yrs. Lic# 692972; BBB member. Call Paul,619-818-7880. (06/10)

Hauling: construction & yard clean-up. Demos.

Light maintenance. Call Carlos at 858-495-0548;cellular 619-813-9988. Tierrasanta resident. PIscontact via eraall: chidpas 1 @ aolcom. (6/10)

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Computer Repair - Setup -Tuneup. PC help forfamilies, seniors, home offices. Trusted in homesfor over 25 years. Call 619-992-5882. CA Lic#81527. (06/10)

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Firewood for Sale. 1/8 oord: $70. 1/4 cord: $125.1/2 cord: $195. Full cord: $295. Call 619-282-3562. (07/10)

Mirror 22" x 29" gold frame bevelled glass. Ask-ing $85 (619) 463-2007.

House for sale in Allied Gardens Single levelremodeled 3br/3ba view house 2 car garage ..lotsof upgrades.,own/agt. Principals only. S469,900.619-275-1874

Senior Living: 55+ small & large I BR’s start at$645/mo; $500 deposit. San Carlos Village Apts.7717 Tommy Street. Call 619-461-4111. (06/10)

For rent..Tierrasanta room available in four bed-room house close to Mission Trails. Bed, dresser,desk and high speed internet $650. per monthincluding utilities. Call 858.565.7016.

Enjoy Singing? Join Barbershop Chorus. Be-

ginners & experienced singers. Please call Joe,619-675-4374.

GIGANTIC BOOK SALE: Friends of the MissionValley Library Fundraising Effort. Most had cov-ers $1.; most paper backs 50 cents. Mission Val-ley Library, 2123 Fenton , Parkway in FentonMarketplace next to Ikea. By Phillip & Janet Pond.06/10

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