The annual street festival drew crowds over the weekend.
In Viewfinder this week, we take a look at the annual Fiesta de los Peñasquitos held in Rancho Peñasquitos on Sunday. The street festival—hosted by the Rancho Peñasquitos Town Council—draws thousands from the area and features local businesses, performers and organizations.
Brian Williams is accused of killing his mother at their Rancho Peñasquitos home in July 2011.
A man accused of fatally stabbing his detective mother and 18-year-old sister in their Rancho Peñasquitos home last summer waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday and agreed to stand trial on double murder charges. Brian Rockwell Williams, 24, will be arraigned June 12, when a trial date could be set. Last October, a judge found Williams mentally incompetent to stand trial and he was sent to a state mental hospital for treatment. Once his competency was determined to be restored, he was returned to San Diego, where criminal charges were reinstated. Williams is charged in the July 18 deaths of Donna Williams, a veteran San Diego police child abuse detective, and Briana Williams, who graduated from Mount Carmel High School and had …
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Two days of events kick off Saturday with a 5K run and school supply drive.
Two days of family-friendly events kick off in Rancho Peñasquitos on Saturday morning—with bacon. Saturday: 5K Run/Walk Hosted by the Rancho Peñasquitos Town Council, the PQ5K Fun Run/Community Walk starts the weekend festivities Saturday morning. The course ends with a pancake breakfast with bacon and orange juice. The details: The run also includes a school supply drive, starting at 9:30 a.m., for 100 children of military families at Camp Pendleton through Homefront San Diego in a partnership with San Diego’s Navy League. Requested items include backpacks, spiral notebooks, pencils and water bottles. A full list of suggested donations is here. Sunday: Street Festival The second day of the family weekend brings a street festival—The 17th…
Three parent group presidents were selected as overall district volunteers of the year.
The heads of parent volunteer groups at three schools have been named the Poway Unified School District Volunteers of the Year for 2012, it was announced Thursday. Ron Cole (Black Mountain Middle School in Rancho Peñasquitos), Sharon Stephens (Chaparral Elementary School) and Pilar Gross (Poway High School) were chosen from a pool of three dozen school site volunteers of the year for the overall district honors. Stephens died in March from breast cancer and was honored with a moment of silence at the April school board meeting. See below for more about each of the district winners from a PUSD announcement. A full list of the 2012 PUSD Volunteers of the Year is attached. Also see: PUSD Teachers of the Year PUSD Classified Employees of the …
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The elementary and middle school students showed how San Diegans save water.
Seven local students have been honored among the 19 winners of the 12th annual Water Conservation Poster Contest, hosted by the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department. The local winners (listed below) come from Turtleback Elementary School in Rancho Bernardo, Mesa Verde Middle School and Park Village Elementary School in Rancho Peñasquitos and home school. The students were recognized during a City Hall ceremony on Tuesday. "San Diegans continue to do a great job conserving water and these youth have reinforced our conservation ethic,” Mayor Jerry Sanders said, according to a news release. “It is important to remember that San Diego still imports most of our water supply. Let’s continue to educate our youth about the value of water …
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The 86-year-old man is said to suffer from dementia.
San Diego police sought the public's help Wednesday in locating a missing 86-year-old man who suffers from dementia. Faustino Andrada was last seen leaving for a walk in the 10100 block Freeport Court in Rancho Peñasquitos around 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to an SDPD bulletin. He takes daily walks in the area and frequents the nearby Stater Bros. shopping center in the 9800 block of Carmel Mountain Road. Andrada, who is Filipino, stands about 5 feet 6 and weighs roughly 90 pounds. He has gray hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. He was last seen wearing a blue sweater, brown pants and a blue hat with white lettering on the front. Anyone who has seen Andrada is urged to call San Diego police at (619) 531-2000. -City News Service
Rancho Bernardo Patch just got a little bit bigger.
Good news! As of Monday, we are officially expanding our coverage area to include Rancho Peñasquitos and 4S Ranch! Over the past several months, we have included pieces here and there about the happenings in those areas, but we’ll now be featuring all the latest news, information and local business listings from both towns. Because so many of our users live in Rancho Bernardo but work or otherwise spend time in PQ and 4S, it was just good common sense to build on our existing coverage area. Plus, who doesn’t want to know what’s going on just a few miles away?! Don’t worry: We'll still offer the same robust coverage of everything happening in Rancho Bernardo. But now we’ll be on top of the things that matter to residents of PQ and 4S, too…
The forum is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in Rancho Bernardo.
Patch will be live streaming Thursday night's mayoral forum featuring Rep. Bob Filner (D) and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher at the Ed Brown Senior Center. The forum is being co-hosted by the Rancho Bernardo Community Council and the Rancho Peñasquitos Town Council from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in RB. Patch will begin streaming around 7 p.m. on this site (ranchobernardo.patch.com). The Ed Brown Senior Center is located at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park, 18402 W. Bernardo Dr. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Both groups are accepting emailed questions through Wednesday afternoon at RBCommCouncil@aol.com and info@rpcouncil.com. Check back on Thursday for live coverage of the forum and a recap. The two other primary mayoral candidates—Councilman Carl DeMaio …
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Several Poway Unified School District athletes have been chosen.
Several boys and girls basketball players from high schools in the Poway Unified School District, including Mt. Carmel and Westview, have been selected to participate in the 2012 Senior All-Star Game, which will be played Friday, April 13 at Horizon Christian High School. The teams were selected by the San Diego County Basketball Coaches Association. Erica Lohrenz (Mt. Carmel) and Briana Stewart (Westview) have been selected to play for the North Team in the Girls game, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Sam Okhotin (Westview) and Blake Watkins (Westview) have been selected to play for the North Team in the Boys game, which begins at 8 p.m. Additionally, there will be a boys and girls 3-Point Contest and a Boys Slam Dunk Contest during the evening…
Rancho Peñasquitos will host four different community egg hunts on Saturday.
Michelle Mowad
4:02 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
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