8 San Diego Uptown News | Oct. 28-Nov. 10, 2011 FROM PAGE 7


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II and Korean Marine Aviator and baseball legend; Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm founder; Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 astronaut; James Raisbeck, aerospace engineering entre- preneur; Dick Rutan, combat pilot and aviation record setter; Bill Gibbs, aviation living leg- end; TOPGUN (the squadron), Captains Dan Pederson, first TOPGUN Commanding Officer and Rick Ludwig, former Op- erations Officer and Command- ing Officer representing; Naval Aviation, on its 100th anniversa- ry, invited guest Chief of Naval Operations and Commander Naval Air Forces; Tom Pober- ezny, Experimental Aircraft Association and Airshow Pilot.


during the 1960s it was de- clared “abandoned”, and then promptly declared a historic landmark then converted into a community park (with nearly all of its 3,000 to 4,000 souls remaining on site). Several of its tombstones were unceremo- niously dumped in a ravine at Mt. Hope Cemetery, while 142 nicer tombstones were saved and stuck in a distant corner of park with little honorable or historical perspective.


THRIVE WELLNESS TO OPEN NEW LOCATION Thrive Wellness is opening a


new location at 4080 Centre St., and hosting an open house on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free activities at the open house will include: acupuncture demonstra- tions, body fat testing, postural alignment and core strength assessments, healthy food and recipes, raffles, and supplemen- tary health education. The new clinic has seven treatment rooms and a large fitness and postural alignment training studio.


CALVARY CEMETERY HOSTS WALKING TOUR ON HALLOWEEN Come celebrate the Spirit of Halloween with a rare exami- nation of the true history and buried memories of Calvary Cemetery, also known as Pio- neer Memorial Park in Mission Hills on Saturday Oct. 29. The Halloween Walking Tour at Calvary Cemetery (1875-1970) will provide a glimpse into the controversial histories of one of San Diego’s oldest and most haunted cemeter- ies. Calvary Cemetery was the premier burial site during the early 20th century; years later


SCRIPPS HEALTH UNVEILS MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT Union Bank has partnered with Scripps Health to spon- sor the Mobile Medical Unit. The Scripps Mobile Medical Unit is a 40-foot motor coach equipped with two examina- tion rooms, a nurse’s station, state-of-the-art telecommunica- tions and interior and exterior television screens providing patient education. The mobile unit will be constantly traveling all around San Diego and will not be anywhere long term. The official launch of Union Bank’s sponsorship of Scripps’ Mobile Medical Unit took place in front of the downtown Union Bank office on Oct. 27. The Mobile Medical Unit offers a variety of community-based screenings and health services and is also equipped for disaster prepared- ness and response.


USPS CONSOLIDATES MAIL ROUTES IN HILLCREST The U.S. Postal Service an-


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nounced the 40 current routes in the Hillcrest area have been reduced to 30. The same area is still being covered. The 10 carriers that covered the routes that were consolidated into the remaining 30 now have the option to bid on other routes in San Diego not fully covered by a regular, full-time carriers. If the 10 carriers removed from the Hillcrest routes do not get the specific Postal Service routes they bid on, it usually means a senior carrier bid on the same route, said Eva Jackson, com- munications program specialist for the Postal Service San Diego district. In this case, the 10 car- riers may bid on the routes left by the senior carriers or ones held by part-time employees.


more entertainment for San Diego,” he added. Until then, most of the company’s staff have been released, including General Director Leon Natker and Artistic Director J. Sher- wood Montgomery.


SD ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL COMING TO BALBOA PARK The fifth annual San Diego


Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) is coming to Balboa Park. Running Oct. 29 through Nov. 12, the Festival will feature 15 Italian movies, celebrations, famous di- rectors and dynamic discussions. The SDIFF shows films


LYRIC OPERA ANNOUNCES BANKRUPTCY The Lyric Opera San Diego announced Friday, Oct. 17 that it intended to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Saddled with a large mortgage, board of directors President Roberto Cueva said in a state- ment, “the sale of the Birch North Park Theatre venue… is not moving as quickly as we had expected.” The arts organization was integral in the restoration of the historic theatre, located at 2891 Uni- versity Ave. in North Park. Taking over the lease in 2005 upon completion of the restora- tion, Lyric Opera San Diego ultimately sought to sell the property in January 2011 to help stave of f bankruptcy. “Like most arts organizations in San Diego, it has been a challenge to maintain a professional level of operations and production value…,” Cueva said. “We are hopeful that our restructuring period will be brief and that soon we will be offering even


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throughout the year to a con- tinually growing audience, last year filling over 5,000 seats. Almost all films are San Diego premieres, and the SDIFF is practically the only movie bridge between our local scene and Italian culture everywhere. At this year’s Festival, SDIFF


invited directors and experts who have not only studied but also lived and breathed the life to discuss their work with audience members. All show- ings will be held at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park at 7 p.m. unless otherwise stated. For a list of films and venues, or to read reviews or see trailers, visit www.sandi- egoitalianfilmfestival.com.


UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUM The purpose of this commu-


nity forum series, sponsored by the University Heights Historical Society and the University Heights Community Development Corporation, is to provide residents with a very broad overview of some of these recent changes, the basics of community planning in San Diego, and to invite residents to think about what they value about our neighbor- hood and their vision for its future shape. Community members can have a voice in the shape of their communities by participating in a variety of organizations, including city-recognized plan- ning groups and other organi- zations that participate in land use decisions. Representatives from key community organiza- tions in University Heights will share a brief overview of their organization’s mission, goals, membership and how to get involved. The next forum, The Role of Community Organizations in Shaping University Heights, will be held Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church, located at 3993 Park Blvd.


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JUMPER IN HILLCREST HAD DEMANDS FOR DUMANIS A medical marijuana advo- cate demanded attention from San Diego County District At- torney Bonnie Dumanis Friday, Oct. 14 by threatening to jump from the University Avenue overpass onto SR-163. The man, who initially was speaking with both police and media, had a list of demands for Dumanis regarding medical marijuana laws. He also indicated that Dumanis must drop out of San Diego’s mayoral race. He first gained attention at approxi- mately 2:30 p.m. and police quickly closed northbound and southbound lanes on SR-163 be- tween I-8 and I-5. Although he crossed back over the guardrail at approximately 4:30 p.m., po- lice did not take custody of the man until 8:40 p.m. Dumanis did not comment officially on the incident.


COASTAL RAIL LINE AND DOWNTOWN TROLLEY SUBJECT TO CLOSURE FOR CONSTRUCTION Regional transit riders will still be able to reach their destinations despite construc- tion this weekend on the coastal rail line and in down- town San Diego. Portions of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail line between Orange County and downtown San Diego will be shut down for the second weekend in a row as construc- tion crews work to improve passenger and freight rail services by installing a second main line track and new rail bridges in the corridor. Trolley service also will be affected in the downtown area due to construction on the MTS Orange and Blue lines. Amtrak will continue the installation of a second rail track in the Carls- bad area, south of Cannon Road during the weekend of Oct. 28-30. SANDAG will con- tinue constructing a new rail bridge at Trestles beach, near the Orange County line for two additional weekends, Oct. 28-30 and Nov. 4-6. Additional maintenance work will be conducted on the line in other locations between Trestles and Carlsbad Poinsettia Station this weekend.


UPTOWN PLANNERS TO DIS- CUSS TWO NEW FACILITIES The Uptown Planners Com- mittee will discuss two new proposed facilities, a Veterans Rehabilitation Center in Mission Hills and a new Fire Station in Hillcrest. These will be informa- tional items on the agenda for their Nov. 1 meeting at the Joyce Beers Community Center at 6 p.m. The proposed Veterans Re- habilitation Center use will pro- vide medical care and rehabilita- tion services in a residential and therapeutic setting to eligible ambulatory veterans challenged by medical conditions, psychi- atric disorders, and mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and physical injuries who do not need hospitalization or nursing home care. Regarding the new fire station, the existing fire station will be replaced with a facility that will house nine fire personnel, and be approximately 10,500 feet in size. The project will include two and one-half bays with mechanical exhaust system; 18 crew parking spaces in fenced secured area and three public parking spaces. u


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