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Dec. 2012-Jan. 2013
The
A Publication of the Rolando Community Council
Volume 5, No. 6
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RCC Coming Events Community Holiday Party — Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
History of Rolando: Everything You Wanted to Know! — Tuesday, January 15 Social gathering at 6:30, Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Henry Clay Elementary School Auditorium – 6506 Solita
NEIGHBORS INVITED TO SHARE RCC HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Rolando Community Council and very special guest S. Claus invite you to make merry at our annual holly-jolly neighborhood Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 18 from 6:30 till 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Christian Reformed Church, 6745 Amherst St. Bring a potluck-style side dish or dessert to complement the specialties that local restaurants will contrib-ute to our feast. And don’t forget the kids! They’ll be able to decorate their own Christmas cookies, meet the guy in the red suit, and scamper home with a holiday goodie bag! Carols and musical entertainment will help to make the evening bright. Last year, an overflow crowd of more than two hundred joined Santa Claus and his elves (a.k.a. RCC volun-teers) for the celebration. This year, instead of our usual meeting place at Clay Elementary School which is still in session, the party is being held at the church to allow time to deck the halls. For more information, please contact Daniel Anderson at [email protected].
When University of California San Diego graduate student Daniel Anderson began research for a class pro-ject a couple of years ago, he couldn’t have guessed that it would lead to becoming a mummy. Oh, yes, and new president of Rolando Community Council. His assignment was to observe a board meeting of a non-profit neighborhood group. “He picked RCC,” said former president Jan Hintzman, “and RCC hooked him!” Having served as treasurer and a member of the RCC executive board for the past year, Daniel Anderson in October accepted board appointment as presi-dent. Born in Fresno, Anderson earned his undergraduate degrees at Fresno State and master’s in Political
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ANDERSON LEADS RCC
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ANDERSON LEADS RCC (continued from front cover) Systems Analysis at UCSD. He now works as cus-tomer account manager at UTC Aerospace (formerly ROHR) in Chula Vista. “Rolandians now have many different opportuni-ties to gather socially and build a sense of community due in large part to Daniel’s leadership,” Jan said. The board committee on social and cultural activities that he headed staged an “amazingly successful” com-munity Holiday Party last December. Spring saw the commencement of “Rolando Night Out,” each month featuring a different nearby restaurant. In summer neighbors enjoyed another Concert in Clay Park and in fall a barbeque. In addition, over the past two years, Anderson spearheaded clean-ups of the park and several other sites. “All this,” she pointed out, “besides keeping track of RCC finances.” An avid hiker, back-packer, and climber, Anderson has scaled a number of impressive peaks including Mount Whitney. His goals as RCC president are also lofty: “Promoting community spirit, safety, and expand-ing neighborhood involvement in RCC activities.” How far will our new president go for RCC? Well, think of the very tall mummy helping to lead our float in the BOO! Parade. That was Daniel. Anyone who walks like an Egyptian surely will go far.
RCC’s new President, Daniel Anderson, and a mini-mummy.
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The new development at 63rd St. and El Cajon Blvd. is underway. Contaminated soil has been re-moved from the place where a dry cleaning estab-lishment stood and the lone remaining building is being torn down. Neils Cotter, project manager for the developer Carmel Partners, indicates that a name for the pro-ject has not yet been chosen. Site preparation will continue with the actual construction of the 332-unit apartment development soon to follow. This time it’s really going to happen!
CENTERPOINTE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
It’s hard to imagine that once Rolando was out in the country, far from the developed city of San Diego. Want to know more about the history of our community? Come to the January Rolando Com-munity Council meeting on January 15, 7 p.m. at Clay School Auditorium, 6506 Solita. James Newland, local historian, will be presenting the his-tory of Rolando. Don’t miss this one!
THAT WAS THEN...CAN YOU FIND YOUR STREET NOW?
Aerial view of Rolando San Diego, June 27, 1928. (Sourced from Calisphere)
December’s “Rolando Night Out” will be our holi-day party (details on front page). RCC is planning a January night out for Thursday, January 24th. The place is not yet deter-mined, but hold that date. If you’d like to suggest one of your favorite neighborhood haunts, give Megan Mullen your sug-
gestions [email protected]. If you don’t receive our email alerts and want to keep up with what’s going on in the ‘hood, send your email ad-dress to Jan Hintzman at [email protected].
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BOOK SALES AHEAD
The last RCC book sale of 2012 takes place December 1, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in time to stock up for holiday reading. To give a literary jump-start to the New Year, the first sale of 2013 is January 5, same time. The location for both is the Rite Aid parking lot on El Cajon Blvd.
Are books on the gift list for your favorite kids? This year we can help stock the bookshelves at Henry Clay Elementary at 6506 Solita Ave. and sim-plify gift shopping through the PTA’s Online Book Fair Dec. 3-17. http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/clayelementaryschool6 Your order should arrive at the school by Dec. 20 or 21. You will be notified by phone to drop by and pick it up. As the PTA’s commission on the sales, Scholastic promises to furnish books to the school library. “The kids really like to read,” explains PTA volun-teer Armando Barron ([email protected]), and the library selection badly needs to be replenished. Check the web site and get your order in Dec. 3-17. The books you buy will, as they say, be gifts that keep on giving.
CLAY ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR
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Searching for a unique gift or the special vessel to adorn your festive board? Just in time, the ac-claimed ceramicists Nan Coffin and Richard Burkett are welcoming visitors to Third Pottery, their Rolando studio/home at 6354 Lorca Drive. Yes, that Richard Burkett, the SDSU art profes-sor whose mandolin kept us hoppin’ and “Gone Tomorrow” bluegrass band poppin’ at the summer RCC Concerts in the Park. That house with the huge pink rabbit out front. That Nan and Richard whose humor and neighborliness barely veil ex-pertise derived over four decades of working in clay -- “this amazing material,” Richard calls it. The Annual San Diego Pottery Tour (www.sdpotterytour.com), started five years ago and organized by Richard and Nan, will be held Dec. 8-9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. On this free, self-guided tour, 25 artists at 10 studios will offer their wares, often at special prices. Demon-strations will be held at several, including Third Pottery. During the week following and the weekend of Dec. 15-16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, you may stop by Third Pottery (www.thirdpottery.com or (619) 286-1836), as Nan puts it, “by appointment or by chance.” Over the past 15 years, Richard’s research and skills as a photographer and videographer, to-gether with Nan’s passion to learn, have led both far abroad: notably, to extensively study and docu-ment indigenous pottery cultures in Ecuadorian jungles and to observe porcelain-making at Jing-dezhen, China, near the original source of porce-lain clays. Important as such adventures are to their evo-lution as potters, their interest in their own kitchen may be nearly as significant. “I love to make useful pottery, and I love to cook and eat,” Richard says. “My work in clay often hovers be-tween pottery and sculpture,” each strengthening and informing the other. His sculptural pieces can be large and multi-media; his pottery may be ves-sels like cups and bowls. He says simply, “I like to make things.” The focus of Nan’s pottery lately is “duets,” like oil and vinegar cruets. She, too, loves cooking meals -- complex and spicy or earthy as roasted cauliflower -- and values “the presentation of food.” She frequently bakes and serves in pieces given or traded by other artists, each savoring of memory.
ROLANDO ARTISTS OFFER HANDMADE POTTERY By Aimee Lee Cheek
Richard Burkett and Nan Coffin
One day plates and cups were stacked too high and crashed. Although they’ve restocked, the dish-maker says, smiling at the irony, “we don’t have any sets of dishes anymore.” Every day while working, Nan drinks coffee from the same mug she’s used for years. It’s cracked, but it fits her hand and feels just right. “Fine handmade pottery,” Nan and Richard believe, “is the best gift, for a friend or for yourself.”
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“After all, the
villagers make the
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COMINGS AND GOINGS IN ROLANDO
Time to renew your membership to support RCC! Our 2012-13 membership year is underway. We depend on your support to continue this newsletter and all of our efforts to enhance the quality of life in Ro-lando. At $10 for an individual, $15 for a family, it’s a bargain. Find the form in this newsletter and return to RCC, please.
“Next Door,” a new beer and wine pub, opened at the beginning of November. You can find it at 7235 El Cajon Blvd., next door to the popular “Pubcakes.” Next Door offers San Diego craft beers and California wine, along with food and a spot to relax. You may be surprised, but Rolando officially extends beyond 70th all the way to 73rd Street. So, welcome to Rolando, Next Door!
“Bistro/Sixty” at 5987 El Cajon Blvd. is known and loved by many Rolandians as San Diego Desserts. Although the name is new, Mark and Arturo, the same owners, will welcome you with bistro offerings, baked items, creative desserts, wine bar, musicians and good times. The name change marks the business’s meta-morphosis from bakery and dessert spot to the sophisticated and friendly bistro it is today. Mark and Arturo have been great supporters of RCC and their guests soon become family. Check out their new ad in this paper and stop by to enjoy!
RCC did it again! Our BOO! Parade float entry, The Mummy’s Tomb, won a major award as Scariest Float. Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make this happen. To judge from the smiles, participants and bystanders all had a great time at the parade and carnival. RCC contributes funds to help support the annual event, staged by the College Area Business Improvement District
The Rolando Methodist Church steeple (on Seminole near El Cajon Blvd.) was adorned this fall with extensive scaffolding and is being remodeled. What’s going on? We learned that the building is still on the market albeit with some interested potential buyers. The steeple work is a reconstruction related to the cell tower that lives within its walls, unseen by passers-by.
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This community services column is designed to help connect Rolandians to others in Rolando offering ser-vices. Any Rolando Community Council members with small businesses are welcome to appear on this page free of charge. Email info to [email protected]. Look at all the talent we have close at hand!
Dee Patty — Giggling Heights Daycare. GHDC provides loving care and creative play year round for your little ones. (619) 990-6511. Jeff Wilson — Wilson Woodscape. Full service landscape construction company specializing in decks, fences and patio covers. License 945974. Contact Jeff Wilson (619) 838-1398. David Clarke — Water-wise Landscape and Garden Design. Design of low water Mediterranean-type residential landscapes (specializing in California native plants). Email [email protected] or call (619) 582-3752. Jolyne L. Harris — PhotOptions Photography. At your location within San Diego and portable studio available. Visit www.facebook.com/PhotOptions. Email [email protected] or call (619) 500-6336. Amy Zink — Edible Garden Consultant/ Coach. Design solutions and education for a thriving and pro-ductive edible landscape. Visit www.greenpeagardens-sd.com or call (619) 300-0713. Wenonah Wilcox — Board certified acupuncturist. Special discount for Rolando neighbors. Patients seen in home office and available for house-calls. (619) 261-4570. Brenda King, RN, CPT — Integrative Fitness Nursing. Licensed RN fitness expert offering effective solutions to maximize fitness goals, reduce your waistline and restore health. Visit www.integrativefitnessnursing.com or call (619) 200-1911. Patty Delgadillo — Certified Trainer and Massage Therapist. Teaches lifestyle changes in diet, exer-cise and daily activities to achieve fitness goals. (619) 865-3880. Aleah Cohen — Teen Babysitter. Energetic, responsible and fun. CPR and First Aid certified. Is avail-able to babysit for your children. (619) 246-7993. Sean LaPerruque — Music Teacher. Take violin, viola and/or piano from an experienced professional performer with teaching experience. [email protected] or (858) 722-5249.
ROLANDO COMMUNITY SERVICES
