NEWS UPDATES Nov. 16, 2017
Mild weather continues into next week
Following above average temperatures Thursday, the National Weather Service predicts a brief period of cooling on Friday, then warming again Saturday through most of next week. Expect Thanksgiving Day to be warm and dry.
Get your camera ready because more beautiful sunsets and sunrises are likely through Friday as high clouds continue over Scripps Ranch.
Local attorney selected to SDCBA board
Award-winning attorney Teodora Purcell, a Scripps Ranch resident, was recently selected to serve on the 2018 Board of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA).
The 2018 SDCBA Board of Directors will take part in an installation ceremony at Stepping Up to the Bar, the association’s annual holiday reception, on Dec. 1. This year’s event will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art at 1100 Kettner Blvd., and is open to all SDCBA members.
Directors are elected at large by the membership for threeâ€year terms, with one director elected from East County, one from South Bay and one from North County. Founded in 1899, the San Diego County Bar Association is the region’s oldest and largest lawâ€related organization and the hub of the city’s legal community, headquartered in downtown San Diego.
Recycling event scheduled
An Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Scripps Ranch High School. Residents are encouraged to bring their paper documents for shredding. Electronic items can also be dropped off so they can be properly recycled.
Teasers Toastmasters have big week
The Scripps Teasers Toastmasters is celebrating its 35th anniversary today and featured speaker Rebecca Clark this morning during its weekly meeting at the Scripps Ranch Community Center, 11885 Cypress Canyon Road.
In addition, on Saturday, Nov. 18, the Scripps Teasers Toastmasters will host the Areas 22 and 10 Humorous and International Speech Contests in the Community Room of the Scripps Miramar Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive. Registration begins at 1:15 p.m. The contestant and judge briefings begin at 1:30 p.m. Contests begin at 2 p.m. The suggested donation is $3 for snacks and beverages.
Yanni’s plans fundraiser
Yanni’s Bar & Grill is planning a Hurricane & Fire Relief Fundraiser Dinner intended to help Americans in Northern California and Puerto Rico who were devastated by the wildfires and hurricane Maria, respectively.
The event will be held Monday, Nov. 20, starting at 6 p.m. It will include a complimentary wine tasting, reception and dinner buffet. A suggested donation of $75 per person will go entirely to the cause. Checks can be made payable to either the Redwood Empire Food Bank or the One America Appeal for Maria. Donations are 100 percent tax deductible.
RSVP is required. Phone (858) 527-0011 to reserve seats. Yanni’s Bar & Grill is located at 12015 Scripps Highland Drive.
Hygiene items collected for the homeless
The Muschek family of Scripps Ranch is spearheading a drive to collect small hygiene items to be distributed to the homeless. Items such as toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, lotion and toothpaste are requested. The toiletries can be dropped off in a collection box in Chili Peppers restaurant, 10299 Scripps Trail, through Dec. 18.
The items will be sorted and packed into kits. This year, the kits will be donated to the Monarch School in downtown San Diego, a school specifically serving homeless youth. Contact Victoria Muschek for more information: bmuschek@san.rr.com.
SDEA members demonstrate at schools
Members of the San Diego Education Association (SDEA), dressed in red T-shirts and holding signs, demonstrated at a handful of Scripps Ranch public schools last week as they attempted to drum up support and awareness of their ongoing contract negotiations with the San Diego School District’s Board of Education. The DEA demonstrators were seen during morning drop-off at Miramar Ranch Elementary School and during afternoon dismissal at Scripps Ranch High School.
The shooting that wasn’t
Scripps Ranch residents are known to be ever-vigilant. Residents near the area of Avenida Magnifica and Scripps Trail reported hearing gunshots one evening in early November. The reports apparently caused the San Diego Police Department to alert its helicopter to search the area, and a few squad cars rushed to the vicinity as well. Fortunately, the search turned up empty and quiet was restored after about 45 minutes.
Social media was buzzing about the police helicopter that night. Here is a condensed transcript of correspondence, concluding with some humorous comments, on Scripps Ranch Information Exchange:
“Does anyone know why the helicopter is circling?”
“My brain is already interpolating …”
“No announcements we are at Lake View and watched them come in.”
“It’s literally flying over my head right now.”
“I’m listening to the police scanner right now.”
“My kids are mad that I won’t let them play outside now.”
“A teachable moment to my son about shutting and locking doors when a police helicopter is circling around the house!”
“3 cop cars just drove down AM past Jerabek.”
“We didn’t lock up, guard dog is on duty.”
“Never heard anything announced on the police scanner.”
“It was the backfire from a car. Someone thought it was a gunshot, so called police. Don’t ask me how I know … although it might have something to do with our plumber’s car.”
“Thought maybe someone was going 27 in the 25 zone on Pomerado and SWAT was after ’em.”
Reader article causes stir
A cover story in last week’s the San Diego Reader print edition, and posted Nov. 8 on the Reader website (bit.ly/2ip4Rem), caused plenty of discussion and uproar on social media, so much so that Scripps Ranch Information Exchange turned off commenting on the thread about the subject by the end of the weekend. In addition, the Reader posted an abundance of critical comments it received from residents.
The article, written by Moss Gropen, skimmed across several facets of the community in a satirical manner, ridiculing its suburban characteristics. Unsurprisingly, it was penned in the same provocative fashion that has been a hallmark of alternative city publications for decades. Based on the sizeable response, it’s a formula nearly as effective today as when such publications were at their pinnacle.