The Coast News, Feb. 25, 2011
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A18 THE COAST NEWS<br />
FEB. <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
STUDENTS<br />
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World Health Organization,<br />
Albania<br />
“We congratulate all of<br />
the students who participated<br />
in this year’s Model<br />
United Nations Conference,”<br />
said Scott Silk, history<br />
teacher, Pacific Ridge<br />
School. “<strong>The</strong> University of<br />
Chicago Conference is one of<br />
the biggest and most wellknown<br />
conferences in the<br />
country. It was a great trip<br />
and our Pacific Ridge School<br />
students did an outstanding<br />
job at the conference.”<br />
CALENDAR<br />
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(760) 635-0464 to learn more.<br />
SKIN ON THE DRUM <strong>The</strong><br />
Seaside Center for Spiritual<br />
Living will send drum prayers of<br />
peace to the world at 1 p.m. <strong>Feb</strong>.<br />
27, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas.<br />
Christine Stevens and Emilla<br />
Eneva will lead the group<br />
through unification, celebration,<br />
and sacred rhythms. Visit<br />
www.SeasideCenter.org or call<br />
(760) 753-5786 to learn more.<br />
FEB. 28<br />
GAME THEORY <strong>The</strong><br />
Encinitas <strong>The</strong>atre Consortium<br />
will host a reading of Joe<br />
Powers’ new play “<strong>The</strong> Game of<br />
<strong>The</strong>ory” from 6 to 8 p.m. <strong>Feb</strong>. 28,<br />
Encinitas Library Community<br />
Room, 540 Cornish Drive.<br />
Participants will muse on time,<br />
consciousness and reality.<br />
MARCH 1<br />
AUXILIARY MEETING <strong>The</strong><br />
San Dieguito Unit 416,<br />
American Legion Auxiliary will<br />
meet at 7 p.m. March 1,<br />
American Legion Post, 210 W. F<br />
St., Encinitas. <strong>The</strong> group will<br />
have a speaker from the<br />
Encinitas Senior Center. Call<br />
president Amy Moser at (858)<br />
481-6698 for more details.<br />
BRITISH EMPIRE Daughter<br />
of the British Empire, Tintagel<br />
Chapter, will meet at noon<br />
March 1, 6621 Curlew, Carlsbad.<br />
Women of British ancestry are<br />
welcome to attend. E-mail<br />
dkmatr@hotmail.com or call<br />
(760) 438-0448 for more details.<br />
HEART FRIENDLY North<br />
CURB<br />
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then tape the notice to the<br />
mailbox.<br />
A donation of about $<strong>25</strong><br />
was requested, but Ross said<br />
that nobody returned to perform<br />
the work or collect any<br />
money.<br />
But a fighting-hunger<br />
charity has been painting<br />
addresses on curbs in Carlsbad<br />
since November, and plans to<br />
paint each curb in the city that<br />
is a house — excluding apartments<br />
and businesses.<br />
Canning Hunger, a nonprofit<br />
organization that has<br />
painted more than 1 million<br />
addresses, has painted 3,000<br />
curbs in the city for free — with<br />
a suggested donation amount<br />
of $13.<br />
But Carlsbad spokeswoman<br />
Kristina Ray said more<br />
than a dozen complaints were<br />
made about Canning Hunger,<br />
which claimed in a flyer to have<br />
a city permit to repaint all the<br />
curbs.<br />
“Residents were confused<br />
about the flyer,” she said.<br />
Carlsbad responded by<br />
posting a notice on their website<br />
that said that Canning<br />
Hunger “is not affiliated with<br />
YOUNG DIPLOMATS Pacific Ridge students, from left, first row, Stephanie Sapp and Annie O’Donnell; with, from left, second row, Abby Perelman, Katie Glockner, Izzy Hogenkamp,<br />
Hena Mustafa, Alex Rodrigues, Rachel Latterich, Kenneth Gudel, Zoe Tracy, Meili Eubank and, from left, third row, teacher Scott Silk, Tristan Saggese, Sean Straw, Dillon Lerach, Alex<br />
Rodrigues, Elle Lichter, teacher Noah Rachlin and Trevor Nesbitt attended the <strong>2011</strong> Model United Nations Conference of the University of Chicago. Chow, Perelman, Rodrigues,<br />
Eubanks and Saggese earned special awards. Courtesy photo<br />
<strong>Coast</strong>al Womenheart will meet<br />
at 10:15 p.m. March 1, Glen View,<br />
1950 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad.<br />
<strong>The</strong> group welcomes women<br />
with concerns and challenges<br />
about cardiac health to share<br />
information and sisterhood. Call<br />
Marilyn Deak at (760) 438-5890<br />
to learn more.<br />
YOUNG MUSICIANS <strong>The</strong><br />
annual Festival Concert, featuring<br />
the Carlsbad High School<br />
and Aviara Oaks Middle School<br />
Orchestras, is set for 7 p.m.<br />
March 1, Carlsbad Cultural Arts<br />
Center, 3557 Lancer Way.<br />
Suggested donation is $5. For<br />
more details, contact Marina<br />
Hall, music director for both<br />
orchestras, at (760) 331-6104 or<br />
at mhallviolin@gmail.com.<br />
MARCH 2<br />
STILL RUNNING <strong>The</strong><br />
Palomar Model A Ford Club will<br />
meet at 6:30 p.m. March 2,<br />
Palomar Estates East<br />
Clubhouse, 650 S. Rancho Santa<br />
Fe Road, San Marcos. Topics for<br />
discussion will include upcoming<br />
tours. E-mail Sheila Saxman<br />
at rssaxman@verizon.net or call<br />
(951) 696-0323 to learn more.<br />
TIME TO READ <strong>The</strong><br />
Oceanside Public Library will<br />
celebrate its grand re-opening of<br />
its newly remodeled facility at<br />
10 a.m. March 2, Civic Center<br />
Library, 330 N. <strong>Coast</strong> Highway<br />
101, Oceanside. Tour the library<br />
and enjoy refreshments courtesy<br />
of the Friends of the<br />
Library.<br />
SUPPORT GROUP North<br />
County Parkinson’s Support<br />
Group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m.<br />
March 2, Belmont Village, 3535<br />
Manchester Ave. Cardiff. Topics<br />
will include maintaining control<br />
the City of Carlsbad, and the<br />
city has not directed the group<br />
to repaint all curb addresses on<br />
public streets, as claimed in the<br />
group’s promotional flyer.”<br />
Representatives from the<br />
organization had collected<br />
donations from residents, and<br />
said they were working for the<br />
city, according to Ray.<br />
“People were being confused<br />
at what his (Canning<br />
Hunger’s) representatives have<br />
been telling residents,” she<br />
said.<br />
But the organization’s<br />
founder, Pastor Norm Whan,<br />
said that Canning Hunger<br />
obtained a business license<br />
from the city and showed the<br />
city the door flier.<br />
“We submitted the door<br />
hanger to the city of Carlsbad<br />
per their request,” Whan said.<br />
He said after the door<br />
hanger was submitted that the<br />
city gave the organization<br />
instructions on how to paint the<br />
curb.<br />
“We went about our business<br />
and painted 3,000 out of<br />
4,000 curbs,” he said.<br />
Ray said the curb painting<br />
isn’t an issue, and that Carlsbad<br />
does allow Canning Hunger’s<br />
type of fundraising, but a business<br />
license does not mean the<br />
over your decisions, financing<br />
long-term care, and more. Call<br />
June Brunson (760) 940-2763 for<br />
more details.<br />
MARCH 3<br />
RECAP <strong>The</strong> Leucadia 101 Main<br />
Street Association’s annual membership<br />
meeting will be held<br />
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 3,<br />
Encinitas Civic Center,<br />
Poinsettia Room, 505 S. Vulcan,<br />
Encinitas. <strong>The</strong> purpose of the<br />
meeting is to recap Leucadia<br />
101’s achievements for 2010 and<br />
present future goals. Visit<br />
www.leucadia101.com for more<br />
details.<br />
MARCH 4<br />
GEM FAIRE <strong>The</strong> Gem Faire<br />
will be held March 4 through<br />
March 6, Del Mar Fairgrounds,<br />
Bing Crosby Hall, 2260 Jimmy<br />
Durante Blvd. Over 100<br />
exhibitors from all over the<br />
world will be on site. Classes and<br />
demonstrations will be held<br />
throughout the weekend. For<br />
more details and times, call<br />
(760) 390-3599, e-mail<br />
info@gemfaire.com, or visit<br />
www.gemfaire.com.<br />
ROSE HANDS <strong>The</strong> Vista<br />
Garden Club will meet at noon<br />
March 4, Gloria McClellan<br />
Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace<br />
Drive,Vista. Dr. Joel Ross, a consulting<br />
rosarian from the<br />
California <strong>Coast</strong>al Rose Society,<br />
will discuss what to do with your<br />
hands to grow good roses. Call<br />
(760) 726-8737 to learn more.<br />
MARCH 6<br />
A TOAST Parents are invited to<br />
a wine party to benefit the<br />
city endorses the practice.<br />
She said people can<br />
decide for themselves if they<br />
want their curb painted.<br />
Carlsbad City Councilman<br />
Keith Blackburn said he<br />
received a call from a resident<br />
who said his curb was painted<br />
over, although it had looked<br />
perfectly fine.<br />
“He was then asked for a<br />
$13 donation,” he said.<br />
Blackburn said the resident<br />
would have said no to the<br />
service, had he first been asked<br />
if he wanted it.<br />
“He said there was just a<br />
tone that said it was a cityendorsed<br />
project,” he said.<br />
According to the city website:<br />
“<strong>The</strong> City of Carlsbad has<br />
not issued a ‘permit’ for any<br />
organization to repaint curbs.<br />
Homeowners are not obligated<br />
to pay for curb painting<br />
they did not request, even if the<br />
work has already been completed.”<br />
Whan said that Canning<br />
Hunger has painted curbs for<br />
more than 50 cities and<br />
works hard to maintain its<br />
reputation.<br />
“We have had the same<br />
name and telephone number<br />
for 19 years. This is a free service.<br />
It’s free to the city and free<br />
Torrey Pines High School<br />
Foundation from 5 to 7 p.m.<br />
March 6 at the home of Louay<br />
and Sophia Alsadek. Admission<br />
is a bottle of wine with a value of<br />
$35 or more. Wine donated at<br />
this party will be auctioned<br />
online with many other items<br />
and activities beginning March<br />
11 on the foundation website.<br />
Call the foundation at (858) 793-<br />
3551 to RSVP and receive directions,<br />
or visit www.torreypines<br />
foundation.org to learn more.<br />
ONGOING<br />
GOOD QUESTION Crossroads<br />
Encinitas will host a message<br />
series titled “Frequently avoided<br />
questions of the Christian faith”<br />
on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m., 846<br />
Munevar Rd., Cardiff. This is an<br />
informative time to hear perspectives<br />
on questions related to<br />
Christianity. Call (760) 635-5714<br />
to learn more.<br />
INVEST WISELY A women’s<br />
investment club will meet the<br />
fourth Wednesday of each month<br />
at 6:30 p.m. in the North County<br />
area. <strong>The</strong>ir portfolio includes<br />
stocks from many different sectors,<br />
including retail, tech, medical<br />
and the food industry. <strong>The</strong><br />
only requirement to join is a<br />
desire to learn about investing<br />
and stocks. Call Charlene Bason<br />
at (760) 727 or e-mail dollarsand<br />
senseforwomen@cox.net to learn<br />
more.<br />
WOMEN’S CLUB <strong>The</strong> San<br />
Dieguito Women’s Club will meet<br />
at 10:15 a.m. with lunch at noon<br />
the second Tuesday of each<br />
month, U.S. Bank, 131 N. El<br />
Camino Real, Encinitas. For<br />
details, call (760) 632-9768 or<br />
visit www.sandieguitowomans<br />
club.vpweb.com.<br />
to the citizens. Nobody ever has<br />
to pay for anything — the value<br />
is approximately $13,” he said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> work begins 72 hours<br />
after the door hanger is placed<br />
on a door, he said.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a number on the<br />
hanger for residents to call if<br />
they have any questions.<br />
He said they had received<br />
three calls from residents who<br />
opted to have their curb not<br />
painted, and two calls from<br />
people who wanted theirs<br />
fixed.<br />
“Both were fixed within<br />
24 hours,” he said.<br />
Whan said that regarding<br />
the words on the door hanger,”<br />
we put the word permit on the<br />
back of the brochure.<br />
Permission and permit is used<br />
interchangeably.”<br />
Ray said the door flier was<br />
submitted to the city, but materials<br />
aren’t approved by the<br />
city.<br />
“We don’t approve materials,”<br />
she said. “It is something<br />
we need to look at on our end.”<br />
Whan said the “situation<br />
sort of blindsided us,” when the<br />
city didn’t contact the organization<br />
before posting their notice<br />
online.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have 1,000 curbs left<br />
to paint, he said.<br />
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feature professors speaking<br />
on their own areas of<br />
research.<br />
In March, Professor<br />
Glenn Levine of UC Irvine<br />
will speak on “Sholem<br />
Aleichem’s Tevye through<br />
the Ages: From the Yiddish<br />
Mark Twain to Fiddler on<br />
the Roof.” Professor<br />
Rebecca Moore, of San<br />
Diego State, brings the<br />
series to a close with “Jews,<br />
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their service comes from the<br />
fact that most American<br />
online retailers don’t honor<br />
Scandinavian credit cards.<br />
Shoppers also enjoy ordering<br />
from someone who<br />
speaks their native language.<br />
“We have a lot of people<br />
who lived or visited<br />
here and they can’t find<br />
products they like in<br />
Europe or on websites<br />
either,” Savage explained.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re was one lady who<br />
was raised here and she<br />
wanted candy corn. When<br />
she received it she said it<br />
brought back childhood<br />
memories.”<br />
Other American candies<br />
popular in Europe are<br />
Babe Ruth, Reese’s Peanut<br />
Butter Cups, Skittles,<br />
Lifesavers, M&Ms, Hershey<br />
Kisses and candy canes.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is also a huge<br />
demand for Aunt Jemima<br />
pancake mix, Betty Crocker<br />
cake mixes, Oreo cookies<br />
and Starbucks coffee.<br />
Shoes brands such as<br />
Croc, Ugg, Timberland and<br />
Merrell are often requested.<br />
“I had a customer<br />
who’d request an order of<br />
100 pairs of shoes from<br />
shoes.com at a time,” said<br />
Fajardo.<br />
Some of the more popular<br />
clothing labels include<br />
Polo, Guess, Gap and<br />
Quiksilver.<br />
“People want to show<br />
the brand name,” Fajardo<br />
said. “<strong>The</strong> bigger the logo,<br />
the better it is. One lady<br />
loves everything Ralph<br />
Lauren.”<br />
Fajardo and Savage<br />
explained that a Ralph<br />
Lauren sweater priced at<br />
$59 in the U.S. would cost<br />
about $180 in Norway. A<br />
Quiksilver T-shirt priced at<br />
$14.99 here would be about<br />
$100 in Norway.<br />
Other trendy brands<br />
are Patagonia, Nike, Adidas<br />
and, of course, Levi jeans.<br />
“I have a customer who<br />
buys four to five pairs at one<br />
time in the same color,” said<br />
Savage. “<strong>The</strong> cost is the<br />
Christians and Muslims in<br />
Apocalyptic Dialogue” in<br />
April.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Scholar Lectures<br />
on Jewish Studies is a program<br />
of the Agency for<br />
Jewish Education made possible<br />
by the Leichtag Family<br />
Foundation and is free and<br />
open to the public.<br />
For more information<br />
on this or future talks in the<br />
series, contact the Agency<br />
for Jewish Education at<br />
(858) 268-9200, ext.102 or<br />
visit www.ajesd.org.<br />
same as one pair in<br />
Norway.”<br />
American cosmetics<br />
are also in demand, especially<br />
Bare Essentials and<br />
Mary Kay.<br />
“A lady buys Brut<br />
deodorant, 10 at a time,<br />
because she wants her husband<br />
to smell good,”<br />
Fajardo said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> most expensive<br />
item requested since they<br />
launched their business was<br />
a paint sprayer.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> man saved $3,000<br />
buying it here,” Fajardo<br />
said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> strangest item<br />
ordered was an oil-based<br />
sealant used to protect gold<br />
lettering on tombstones.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y don’t sell it in<br />
Norway because of<br />
European Union regulations<br />
that classify it as a hazardous<br />
material,” Fajardo<br />
explained.<br />
Fajardo and Savage say<br />
that even though taxes are<br />
high, Norwegians have a lot<br />
of money to spend because<br />
their country is the third<br />
largest oil producer in the<br />
world.<br />
“Scandinavia is very<br />
high-tech so whenever there<br />
is a new product in the U.S.,<br />
they want to buy it,” Fajardo<br />
said. “Normally, the technology<br />
doesn’t arrive over there<br />
for another six to nine<br />
months, so they want to be<br />
the first one to have it.”<br />
“We send a lot of electronics<br />
including cell<br />
phones such as Google and<br />
Nexus.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> website has been<br />
written up extensively in<br />
the Norwegian press including<br />
teen magazine, Kamille;<br />
a blog on the largest online<br />
newspaper, VG; and KK,<br />
named “Magazine of the<br />
Year” in 2010.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> editor-in-chief<br />
actually bought something<br />
from us,” Fajardo said. “I’ve<br />
never been in a business<br />
where you got so much positive<br />
feedback. We have <strong>25</strong>0<br />
friends on Facebook. We<br />
have a goal to have 500<br />
friends by April.”<br />
For more details, visit<br />
www.usa-scandinavia.com.