by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbad City Council candidate Thomas K. Arnold wants everyone to know that former long-time City Council person Ramona Finnila says he is “worthy of consideration, according to a press release.
Having just met Thomas K. Arnold, I now consider him someone who is worthy of consideration,” Finnila said. “He has a high energy level and a good sense of what needs to be done in Carlsbad for our future.”
While that doesn’t exactly sound like a ringing endorsement to us, it obviously can’t hurt. To read the entire release, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s Beatrice Patten turns 100 year old today and the San Diego Union-Tribune is helping her celebrate with a profile in the paper.
When people ask me how I’ve lived so long, I just tell them I don’t let things bother me,” said Patten, who celebrates her 100th birthday at her home in Carlsbad today. . . . “I deal with problems immediately, then I don’t bother with it anymore. I just go on my merry way. Stress is what kills people.”
We agree entirely. For more tips from Beatrice click the link.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s Larry Dershem and his wife Hoa, apprently think legal same-sex marriage is causing the fall of western civilization. Why else would he and an estimated 10,000 SoCal Christians spend 12-hours in prayer at a rally Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium called TheCall?
This is 5,000 years of history,” he said. “Marriage predates government.”
It’s amazing how far people will go to make other people’s happiness illegal.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbadistan Halloween fan Wayde Gilliam is setting up his UFO crash landing site for the second year in a row at 7972 Grado El Tupelo, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
Visitors from as far as Los Angeles came to see the spectacle. Last year the UFO sighting drew more than 1,000 visitors and this year Gilliam is expecting many more. . . . The idea was thought up by Gilliam and his friend, Andy Konopacki, after a number of years of attempting to provide a different, more effects-oriented experience for Halloween. . . . The UFO project takes about a week to design the spacecraft and then another couple weeks to construct it. Gillian and Konopacki also use a number of lighting, fog and audio special effects to enhance the experience.
Wayde’s neighbors must be very happy.
[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on October 30, 2008
It’s a celebrity driven world and Carlsbadistan’s leading golf company is buying in: JT style.
Callaway Golf Company today announced it has reached an agreement with Justin Timberlake to endorse and play Callaway equipment. The terms of the contract are not being disclosed. . . . “We’re thrilled to have Justin as part of the Callaway staff,” said George Fellows, president and CEO, Callaway Golf. “He has everything we look for when signing new talent – natural ability, a solid work ethic and passion for the game.”
In these trying business times it probably can’t hurt, right? Especially if you’re going after the pop music crowd.
[Link: BusinessWire image via Popsugar]
by The Editors on October 29, 2008
A downed, live power line forced Carlsbadistan Police and Fire to close Magnolia Ave. at Pio Pico and one block east this morning before 8, according to the Carlsbad Fire Department.
“The line is still live so we’re keeping the street closed until the utility company can get here.”
This put a cramp in many students’ morning commute, but should be cleared up sometime this morning. Special thanks to a Carlsbadistan new tipster for alerting us to this breaking story.
by The Editors on October 29, 2008
We originally wrote this in May, but as the bi-annual Carlsbadistan Street Faire and Junk Show is the same year after year after year we’re going to do our part for self-sustaining blogging and simply run it again:
Hard to believe it’s already been six months since the last Carlsbad Street Faire, but don’t kid yourself. Time flies.
On Sunday, November 2, 2008 expect to see the streets of Carlsbadistan shut down so traveling QVC salespeople can clutter our Village with push-up tents filled with junk of all shapes and sizes. Get out early and load up. And don’t forget the beer garden. Because it’s usually the safest place to stand in the whole faire. Plus, in the beer garden you won’t have to worry about tripping over any neon coyote doorstops with macramé tails.
And please, if you’re coming down to park in our neighborhood, please do it quietly and remember to pack your trash.
[Link: Carlsbad.org]
by The Editors on October 28, 2008
Just got this photo from a Carlsbadistan reader who is currently riding perfect waves in Fiji, near an island called Tavarua. See that wave? It’s called Restaurants. If you’re nice it will barrel you, if you’re not it will cut you up.
If you’d like to take some Carlsbadistan stickers on your next trip click here and we’ll send you a bunch of ’em. Then just snap a photo of you with the sticker, email it to us, and we’ll put you up right here.
[Link: Free Stickers Please]
by The Editors on October 28, 2008
The Caribbean rhythms of the “steel pan” drums warm hearts around the world, but on November 1, 2008 at 5:30 PM at The Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State Street, the sounds of Trinidad and Tobago come to Carlsbadistan on film and in person.
Keli Ross-Ma’u will be premiering his documentary In The Panyard and playing a live concert following the film.
Keli Ross-Ma’u, a music student from the U.S., studies and performs with the Pamberi Steel Orchestra in Trinidad, the birth place of the steel pan. Ross-Ma’u gets an insider’s experience of the Panyard, a community center where people of all ages from the surrounding neighborhood gather for steel pan rehearsals, and he learns how the country’s unique instrument and personal methods of teaching music create a close bond within the community.
All tickets are $22 at the door, or $20 if purchased in advance. Click the link to purchase tickets.
[Link: Carlsbad Village Theatre]
by The Editors on October 27, 2008
Several upset Carlsbadistan parents made their kids stay home from school to protest a $1.25 million donation made to the “No on Prop. 8” campaign by the California Teachers Association, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
The parents are upset because they say the union should be fighting for legislation that will actually affect schools — legislation like the budget and class size — not gay marriage. . . Anita Kelley’s family is one of many who received e-mails about the protest and said she believes the teachers union has no business supporting a social issue that doesn’t affect schools. . . “It’s nothing that will benefit students or teachers. It was just wasteful spending,” said Kelley. “I think the money could be better used and spent in areas that would have benefited more kids.”
Maybe the union represents a lot of gay teachers. . . guess Mrs. Kelley didn’t really think of that one, huh?
[Link: NBC San Diego]
Carlsbad City Council candidate Thomas K. Arnold wants everyone to know that former long-time City Council person Ramona Finnila says he is “worthy of consideration, according to a press release.
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