At this point, there are no items on the Regional Issues Subcommittee agenda for Wednesday, September 2, so it looks like the meeting will be canceled. I’ll post ASAP if I hear anything different.

Carmel Valley Planning Board Neighborhood 10 MAD (South of SR-56) Subcommittee meeting at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM. The only issues on the agenda are: 1. The choices for the replacement of plant material in the median, and 2. the schedule for the turn over of the Carmel Mountain Road area by the Torrey Hills bridge from Pardee to the MAD. Update: Here’s the actual agenda: (more…)

In September, the free family music program at the Library will feature flutist Adrienne Nims and pianist Sheldon Rosenbaum performing works by Claude Bolling. The program is on Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 PM, at the Carmel Valley Library. See the Library Music Page for complete details.

The next Carmel Valley North Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) meeting will be on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 4:30 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

Summer’s winding down, and your kids are probably back in school next week. Here’s one last fun event for the summer: enjoy the movie Bolt on Saturday night in the park. I’ve heard that these events (run by Time Warner Cable) are a lot of fun. Activities start at 5:00 PM with the movie starting at dusk. I believe that one of the local youth sports groups will be there selling popcorn and drinks, so you can pull up a blanket, grab your snacks and enjoy. This is at Ashley Falls Park (13030 Ashley Falls Drive), on Saturday, August 29, 5:00 PM. See the Time Warner Cable Moonlight Movies page for more.

The next meeting of the Carmel Valley Recreation Council will be on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center, 3777 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, CA 92130. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

Did anyone notice the Halloween Shop setting up in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center at the corner of El Camino Real and Del Mar Heights Road? I guess this is the start of the holiday season—only 66 more days to get your decorations up… The Birch Aquarium at UCSD has already announced its Halloween activities: they’ll be having a Haunted Aquarium and a Pumpkin Decorating Contest. See the Birch Aquarium Web Site for details.

Registration is underway now for a Youth Flag Football League at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. There are two age divisions: 10 & Under (8, 9 and 10 year olds), and 12 & Under (11 and 12 year olds). Registration is $60 and includes regular season games, jerseys, pictures and trophys. Sign-up now at the CV Rec Center (3777 Townsgate), or call for additional information (858-552-1616).

If you’re following the Del Mar Union School District’s 7/11 Advisory Committee on School Closings (see the 7/11 Committee web page), they will be updating the DMUSD Board at their August Meeting. The Board meeting is at Del Mar Hills Elementary School (14085 Mango Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014) on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:30 p.m.

Update: The “Save our Del Mar schools” committee is hosting a pep rally prior to the Board Meeting at Del Mar Hills Academy. This is intended to be a fun, family event where the community can come together in support of ALL the schools. The Pep Rally runs from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The 2009 Fall Program Brochure for the Carmel Valley Recreation Center is now available. Registration for classes begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 12, 2009 (although some people get there really early to line up!) Note that the Rec Center staff will hand out line numbers at 7:00 AM. Also note that, for some programs (such as Master Sports and Kid City) you register online with the vendor. See the program for complete details and lots of information about the Recreation Center (hours, closing dates, facilities, contact information for youth sports organizations, etc.)

The community relations group at MCAS Miramar regularly issues notices about operations on the base. Here are the updates for Aug 24-28, 2009:

1. On August 25 & 26, there will be standard rotary-wing operations using the Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) from the late afternoon to late night (concluding before 10 pm). On August 27, there will also be operations from the late afternoon to early evening (concluding before 6 pm).
2. There will be standard fixed-wing operations using the Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) pattern on August 24 from the late evening to late night (concluding before 10:30 pm).

Weather conditions could propagate aircraft noise and you may experience varying degrees of noise and vibration within adjacent communities.

Way back in the ’90s, there was a group called the Carmel Valley Community Council that ran community events like the 4th of July Parade and the Chili Cookoff. Members included Eric Studer, Tom Ritchie, Bill Johnson and someone (before my time) named John. Does anyone out there remember John’s last name, or have contact information for John or Eric? If you do, contact me at ken@cvsd.com, or leave the information in the comments. Thanks!