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B2 THE COAST NEWS FEB. 25, 2011 www.SDSeaCoast.com Scripps Ranch $1,300,000 Stylish Stonebridge Estates Sanctuary Home. MLS# 110009629 Encinitas $815-835,000 Bright, spacious, amazing ocean views. MLS# 110008892 Solana Beach $775,000 Single level 2BD/2BA home on park. MLS# 110007391 San Marcos $649,900-699,800 Beautiful home backs to open space w/ocean vus. MLS# 110003740 San Diego $599-625,999 Craftsman home w/separate guest home. MLS# 100065343 San Diego $485,000 Beautiful 4BR in desirable Casablanca com. MLS# 110005243 All of our Properties can be viewed on: SDSeaCoast.com Realtor.com Encinitas $1,150,000 Beautiful custom home w/open floor plan. MLS# 110008408 Encinitas $750-800,000 Delightful Encinitas Ranch cul de sac street. MLS# 110008995 Carlsbad $750,000 Ideal location near end of long cul-de-sac. MLS# 110006728 San Diego $685,000 Amazing Mission Bay and Pacific Ocean vus. MLS# 110004690 Carlsbad $609,000 Great 4BR/3BA home in Rancho Ponderosa. MLS# 100065620 Carlsbad $394,500 Beautiful townhome in Tamarack Pt w/views. MLS# 110009812 OPEN HOUSE Sun. 1-4 PM 6776 Estrella de Mar Rd. Trulia.com Google.com Encinitas $925-950,000 Stunning 5BD + loft newly built home w/vus. MLS# 110008873 Carlsbad $799,900 Private cul-de-sac backing to canyon w/vus. MLS# 110009449 Escondido $725,000 Single level home with great pool and spa. MLS# 110009777 Encinitas $680,000 Single story custom feels like an island. MLS# 100065122 Oceanside $543,000 Large lot/home view of El Camino Golf Crse. MLS# 110001091 Oceanside $350,000 Private streets, great golf course views. MLS# 110009756 San Marcos $825,000 Fabulous custom-built estate tucked away. MLS# 100066870 Cardiff by the Sea $799,000 Walk to all from this duplex style home. MLS# 110003352 Olivenhain $719,000 Single story on flat acre, interior courtyard. MLS# 110009164 Vista $649,900 Executive style 4BR/3BA, pool, spa & view. MLS# 100053299 Cardiff by the Sea $520-$550,000 Cardiff bungalow less than one mile to beach. MLS# 110006867 Carlsbad $335,000 Quiet upstairs unit on beautiful grounds. MLS# 110007993 Yahoo.com MSN.com
FEB. 25, 2011 City offers families creative activites SAN MARCOS — The city of San Marcos’ Family Enrichment Program will offer two special activities for families in March. Participants can use a special technique to design wooden plaques on March 2 and participants can create sand critters on March 30. All FEP events are held at 7 p.m. at the San Marcos Community Center, at 3 Civic Center Drive.The cost for each event is $3 per person. Space is limited for all activities, so early registration is recommended. The deadline to register is two days prior to each activity. The FEP brings families together through arts, crafts, cooking and special events. The FEP is sponsored by San Marcos Community Services. For more information, call (760) 744-9000. What can patients do to get better care? By the Editors of Consumer Reports As the health-reform law takes effect over the next several years, some 32 million newly insured Americans will gain access to a regular doctor. They will soon learn what others already know: Getting the best care from your doctor requires navigating a complex relationship within the 20 or so minutes allotted for the typical office visit. In an online poll of a national sample of 660 primary-care physicians conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, doctors revealed what patients can do to get better care. Their top gripe? Patient noncompliance with advice or treatment recommendations. Most physicians said it affected their ability to provide optimal care and more than one-third (37 percent) said it did so “a lot.” In the poll, conducted in September 2010, physicians named these top challenges: — More than threequarters (76 percent) of doctors said when it came to getting better medical care, forming a long-term relationship with a primary-care physician would help “very much.” — Next on the list: being respectful and courteous toward doctors, with 61 percent saying it would help “very much.” More than twothirds (70 percent) said since they had started practicing TURN TO CONSUMER ON B14 C’bad seeks hosts for Sister City visitors CARLSBAD — Host families are needed March 25 through March 29 when students are in Carlsbad from Sister City in Futtsu, Japan. Several events are planned and local housing is needed for girls ages 18 to 24. The students speak English, and are excited to see and experience what Carlsbad has to offer. Call Carlsbad Sister City Ambassadors at (760) 632- 8639 for details. Carlsbad will have five guests arriving from Futtsu, Japan, a city across the bay from Tokyo. Futtsu has been Carlsbad’s Sister City for 22 years and sends a group of students here every other year. This year there will be a high school student, two junior college students, a public service employee and a chaperone. All of them speak English and need local hosts from the morning of March 25 to their departure the morning of March 29 at Palomar Airport. Carlsbad Sister City Ambassadors have many events planned and the host families are also invited. CSCA is a nonprofit organization that is working with Carlsbad’s two Sister Cities, Futtsu and Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic. Contact CSCA at (760) 632- 8639 for details about hosting. City camp program accepting registration SAN MARCOS — The city of San Marcos Community Services is now accepting registration for Adventure Day Camp taking place March 31 to April 8. Camp meets from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be held at Jack’s Pond Recreation Center, 986 La Moree Road. Daily fees are $23 for San Marcos residents and $28 for nonresidents. Campers must bring a sack lunch and drink each day. An afternoon snack is provided. Registration must be completed at the San Marcos Community Center, at 3 Civic Center Drive. Adventure Day Camp operates during nonschool times and offers children the opportunity to learn about a variety of subjects through hands-on activities. Campers participate in creative projects, games, field trips and special events. Call (760) 744- 9000 for more information. THE COAST NEWS Seals, stores and more to see in SLO Town E’LOUISE ONDASH Hit the Road There they are — hundreds of elephant seals lounging in the sand, doing what these creatures do every winter on Piedras Blancas beach: hang out, give birth, nurse, mate and molt. It’s one of the strangest and most intriguing sites the West Coast has to offer, and you’ll find it about 20 minutes north of San Luis Obispo on Highway 1. Once almost extinct because hunters valued their oil-rich blubber, elephant seals are now protected by federal law. A few migrated to this beach in 1990, told their friends, and two years later, the first pup was born. The last time I was here, there were no viewing platforms or fences between visitors and this mass of oleaginous mammals. This time, busloads of school children and seniors line the barriers and circulating docents answer questions like: “When are the seals here? (Males begin arriving in late November to stake out territory and fight over the females. They leave March or April); “Why are they making that noise?” (The males are challenging each other); “What do they do when they aren’t on the beach?”(They ELEPHANT SEALS Mature males (bulls) like this one fight each other for dominance. They generally weigh about 6,000 pounds, but can weigh up to 11,000 pounds and reach a length of 16 feet to 22 feet. Their long snouts give them the name “elephant” seal, but females are much daintier looking. Courtesy photo swim in the ocean and eat continuously, diving as deep as 5,000 feet for food). After photographing the seals and the people watching the seals and the seals watching the people, we drive south about seven miles to Hearst’s Castle visitor’s center. No time to tour the castle, but we do explore the expansive center (free admission) and its William Randolph Hearst Exhibit. The history of this publishing tycoon (1863- 1951) is a bit sugar-coated, but the artifacts and photos are worth a look. In search of lunch, we head back to bustling downtown SLO and discover the Oasis Café (675 Higuera St.) which specializes in Moroccan and Mediterranean fare. My chicken curry and rice is the best I’ve ever had. Next on the itinerary: the elusive Bubblegum Alley. We walk up, down and around Higuera Street and can’t find it, despite directions from at least three people. Finally — there it is — the gum-graffitied walls (15 feet by 70 feet) next to 733 Higuera St. It takes a minute to get past the “ick factor,” but once I do, I find the Dubble-Bubble- Hubba Bubba-Bubblicious artwork to be fascinating. Exploring this communal mural is like trying to find pictures within the picture. When my eyes adjust, names, designs, fraternity letters and Mobility Plan 2011 North County Transit District's Mobility Plan 2011 aims to improve BREEZE bus service, which could change routes and frequency of stops throughout North County. We want to hear from you! To find out more and offer feedback, visit gonctd.com/mobilityplan2011 or attend one of our open houses through the first week of March. UPCOMING OPEN HOUSE EVENTS FEBRUARY 23 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Vista Senior Center 25 MARCH 3-6 p.m. Transit Centers* 1 10 a.m.-2 p.m. San Marcos Senior Center 2 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fallbrook Senior Center 3 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Palomar College - Quad 5 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Vista Public Library, Escondido Blvd. Branch 7 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Administration Hospital – La Jolla 8 5-7:30 p.m. Escondido Public Library Kalmia St. Branch *Transit Centers are located in Escondido, Oceanside, Vista and The Westfield Plaza Camino Real shopping mall. www.GoNCTD.com/mobilityplan2011 B3 more emerge. Bubblegum Alley backgrounder: Like many oddities, this has a hazy history. Plastering gum on the walls might have begun as a post- World War II graduation ritual at SLO High School, or it may have evolved as a rivalry between local high school and Cal Poly students. Downtown business owners tried in vain to keep the alley walls clean. Finally, in 1996, they turned lemons into lemonade and designated it an attraction that complements the shops, restaurants, cafes and art galleries on the pedestrianfriendly shaded streets. Exploring downtown on foot will bring you to many unique boutiques. One of the “funnest” is KwirkWorld (766 TURN TO HIT THE ROAD ON B23 Miss Organized Serving San Diego over 20 years Home & Business Estate Sales Ronna Bixby 760-431-4745 rasl1@att.net
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