Oh, the CV Rec Council meeting on April Fools Day is canceled, too. Yes, really. No joke.

A reader asks:

Has anyone used Manpower Maintenance to clean, polish and seal their travertine flooring?

Please respond in the comments.

Here is the agenda for the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s Regional Issues Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 4:30 PM at the Carmel Valley Library: (more…)

The City of San Diego recognizes Cesar Chavez Day, and many services and offices will be closed for the day. As a result of this, trash collection will be delayed by one day this week. From the City’s website:

There will be a one-day delay in the collection of trash and recyclables for customers served by the Environmental Services Department on the Cesar Chavez Day Holiday, Monday, March 31, 2008. The City’s collection will occur one day later for the remainder of the week. Regular collection will resume on Monday, April 7, 2008.

Mayor Jerry Sanders, Council President Scott Peters, City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects, and City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department, Cordially invite you to a Groundbreaking Ceremony for The Carmel Valley Skate Park Friday, April 4, 2008, 3:00 PM, 12600 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130. Parking is available at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center on 377 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, CA 92130. For more information please email Woo-Jin Shim at wshim@sandiego.gov.

Love to Dance will hold their official grand opening on April 18, 2008 at 5:30pm. There will be food, drinks, dancing, door prizes, and activities for the children. It will also provide you with the opportunity to meet the owner and dance instructors tour the dance studio and meet other families with in the community. Register at the website www.lovetodanceinc.com (click on the Pink Carpet Event tab.) Love to Dance is in the new Torrey Corner center, 11120 East Ocean Air Drive, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92130 (corner of Carmel Mountain Road and East Ocean Air Drive). Contact: 858.229.0120 or info@lovetodanceinc.com.

Here’s a new one, I suppose it’s like a spa vacation for your infant! Leigh William is running a Baby Massage Class for ages Birth - Crawling. This 5 week small group course runs April 14 through May 15, Mondays & Thursdays in Carmel Valley, 9:30-11:00am. Evening and private courses available upon request. Cost: $129 including all materials and oils. Gift certificates available. To register or for more information, contact Mindful Birth and Parenting at: (858) 353-9626 or mindfulbirthandparenting@yahoo.com.

The power in my house flickered last night, confusing the computers and clocks. I was playing with a light at the time, and was sure it was something I did. However, I’ve heard from others in distant neighborhoods that the power went out for them, too. So, if you thought you’d caused something, rest easy. It wasn’t just your house.

Free e-waste electronic waste recycling (see the website http://www.ewastegreen.com/ for details). Saturday, April 19 - Encinitas, CA, 10 am – 4pm, Paul Ecke Central School, 185 Union St., Encinitas, CA. 92024. The website says:

We accept the following items: computers, monitors, scanners, printers, TV’s, stereos, cameras, cell phones, FAX, DVD, VCR, lap-tops, microwaves etc.
Free and Easy Drop-off
SORRY-NO BATTERIES OR APPLIANCES
Free and Easy Drop-off

April’s free family music program sponsored by The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented on Wed., April 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature the Goliards, who will present a program of authentic medieval music on period instruments. The music comes mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries, and includes bouncy dances, drinking songs, and hauntingly beautiful devotional and art melodies. The performers will be vocalist Wendy Greene, flutist Janet Parish-Whittaker, and harpist David Parish-Whittaker. The program will last 45 minutes. The Library is located at 3919 Townsgate Drive in Carmel Valley. For further information call (858) 552-1668.

The regular April meeting of the Carmel Valley North Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) has been canceled due to lack of agenda items. Next meeting on May 6.

SANDAG will discuss and vote on the massive Sunrise Powerlink (think HUGE electric transmission towers) on Friday, April 11 at 9:00 AM. The public will be invited to speak, but you may only get two minutes. If you live along the current powerlines in Carmel Valley or Torrey Hills, this project will impact you. Read on for details. (more…)

Piazza Carmel is holding their Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 22 from 12:00 to 3:00. See the Piazza Carmel Events Page for more information. And, Torrey Hills is holding their Egg Hunt on March 22 from 10:00 to 12:00. Expect the Torrey Hills event to be way too busy, as we’ve lost some of the other events in the area recently. If you’re a Realtor looking for good publicity next year, consider hosting an event at the CV Rec Center. With the housing slump, you’ll probably need all the publicity you can get! If you’d like to host an event, contact the Rec Center Staff at 858-552-1616.

Word is that the construction equipment will start moving to the skate park site on Monday, March 17, and the grading for the project will begin on Monday, March 24. This is scheduled as a 25 week project, so the construction should be done in mid September. You can see the park design at the Carmel Valley Skate Park site (the top 3 pictures are the most current.)

The program registration at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center begins this Saturday, March 15. See the CV Rec Center Spring Program for complete details. The brochure says:

REGISTRATION BEGINS: SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008 at 9:00AM (Except for Youth Sports Leagues, Camps, Special Events, Master Sports Programs, Kids City Programs & Senior Fitness.) Numbers will be issued at 7:00am to reserve a place in line. One number per family. We can not give you a number for a friend/neighbor.