June 2007

Talley Scratches For The Big Leagues

by The Editors on June 28, 2007

21 23 146 8 07Recent Carlsbad High School graduate Jon Talley is trying his had at the Big Leagues as he reports to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Gulf Coast League rookie team in Dunedin, Fla, according to San Diego Union Tribune writer Kevin Gemmell.

I’m going to train as hard as I can,” said Talley, 18, who bats left and throws right. “I’m going to put everything I’ve got into it with no regrets. And if I don’t make it, I’ll have something to fall back on.”

Talley’s former coach says it’s all about his batting.

The bottom line is: He’s a pure hitter,” said Carlsbad coach Chris Greene. “I think that’s why the scouts have been coming to see him perform. I think they feel confident they can play him at a number of positions. . . . It’s just a matter of finding him a position, because they know he can hit, and if he can continue to hit at the next level, he’s going to be successful.”

[Link: San Diego Union Tribune and The North County Times]

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The Acura Classic’s Last Serve

by The Editors on June 28, 2007

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After 16 years at the La Costa Resort and Spa Carlsbad’s Acura Tennis Classic is leaving. The event has apparently been sold to the Women’s Tennis Association Tour. This means we all have one more chance to watch the best women in tennis battling it out under the summer sun in Carlsbad, July 28-Aug. 5. And this year the field could be the best ever, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.

The Acura Classic is shaping up as an event that smacks of the tournament at Wimbledon, only without the rain.

This truly is one of Carlsbad’s best events. Click here to purchase tickets and get more information.

[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]

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The Steel Forest For the Trees

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

347018 500A-Singer-BristleconeOn our list of strange Carlsbad-based businesses, NatureMaker ranks pretty high up there. The company builds what they call “steel art trees.” And that’s exactly what they are: steel welded into the shapes of natural, realistic trees. Their most recent piece was designed for the atrium of an incredible well-designed “San Diego County home” titled The Oldest Living Bristlecone Pine.

The intricate hand-carving, hand-painting, and scenic aging of the gnarled trunk and weathered limbs accurately reflect the struggle of bristlecone pines to grow in the harsh high mountain climate and barren soil of the Sierras and Rocky Mountains. “This is our way of showing that despite the daily assault on our fragile ecology, Nature as force and timeless energy will surely prevail,” says Gary Hanick, president of NatureMaker.

Maybe someday we’ll get to see this tree in person. . .

[Link: Marketwire]

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Carlsbad’s Newest Private Skatepark

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

Earthopening100008Apparently, last night was party night at Carlsbad’s Earth Products headquarters as Chris Miller and his PE/Adio crew pulled the wrapping off their new, indoor, “you can’t skate it unless you know someone” skatepark including the new Adio bowl. But we’ll put it this way, if you’re in the lobby of Earth Products (on El Camino Real just north of Palomar Airpord Road), you’re really close to the park.
Click the link for all the photos of opening night from TransWorld Skateboarding Editor Carleton Curtis.

[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]

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CSI: Carlsbad Library Unit

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

CsiThis Friday night (June 29) is Teen Late Night @ The Library (for 6th Grade and older). After the library closes a crew from the Rueben H. Fleet Science Center is going to do a hands-on experience about collecting evidence from a crime scene. It’s kind of like supervised cops and robbers. Advanced sign-up is required. And hopefully, it’s not too late. We never know with this stuff.

[Link: Carlsbad Library]

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Upper Deck’s Official $425 Million Topps Offer

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

Portal LogoudAccording to the San Diego Business Journal:

Upper Deck Co. had officially made a bid buy rival Topps Co. for about $425 million, a move that could undermine an attempt by former Walt Disney Co. head Michael Eisner to acquire the trading card company. . . Upper Deck, a Carlsbad-based trading card and sports entertainment publishing company said late Monday that its offer values Topps’s shares at $10.75 each and would expire on July 24.

This story is much more complicated that it seems as Upper Deck had to force Topps into considering it’s offer. And some are suggesting that Topps managment hadn’t told share holders that Eisner was planning on “retain existing management.” For more on those details check out this story from AZcentral.com.

[Link: San Diego Business Journal]

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Carlsbad’s Helping Hann

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

There’s nothing like a write up in the local paper to help a high school grad get where she’s going. Carlsbad’s Miranda Hann, 18, got the full deal in the San Digeo Union Tribune when writer Leah Masterson broke it down for everyone.

Miranda Hann isn’t your typical teenager. . . Throughout her high school career, she spent weekends and summers volunteering for organizations that nurtured her love of science and her desire to enter the field of medicine. . . For three years, Hann volunteered every weekend in the Maternity Unit at Tri-City Medical Center.

Right on, Miranda.

[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]

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Downed Rider Closes North I-5

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

Ab2D90Ed-0D6C-0B86-Ef1Cf501040D3623According to the North County Time, a motocycle rider (possibly running with two others) crashed last night at 9:22 PM on Interstate 5 just south of Tamarack.

The CHP closed off the freeway at 9:30 p.m. during the investigation causing traffic to back up. . . Motorists called to report that three motorcycles were speeding on the freeway just prior to one rider crashing, he said. . . the rider was thrown from his motorcycle, which caught fire, Sanchez said. The rider was conscious and suspected of driving under the influence, he said.

We’re hoping he was wearing one of those annoying broom-head helmets, because they come in so handy for sweeping up after motorcycle accidents.

[Link: North County Times]

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Carlsbad’s Education Spending Spree

by The Editors on June 27, 2007

If things go as the Carlsbad Unified School District hopes the next five years will bring $223 million of improvements to district facilities including rebuilding Carlsbad High School, building a second high school, and upgrading six other schools.

Known as the facilities master plan, the 137-page document details $223 million in spending and provides construction options for each project, including costs and scheduling. The master plan includes some changes from previous district thinking. . . “The facilities master plan is not just another binder that will sit on my shelf,” school board President Kelly Moors said Tuesday. “It’s a working document that I will carry with me as I visit schools and talk to residents. It’s a step-by-step description of what will happen, and when, at each site.”

We’re looking forward to it. For all the details, click the link.

[Link: North County Times]

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Dead in The Water Hazard at La Costa

by The Editors on June 26, 2007

070626AerialToday at 8:30 AM, in a water hazard on the second hole of La Costa Resort and Spa’s North Course an Environmental Waterworks worker who was cleaning the lake apparently fell into 3 feet of water and then disappeared. A co-worker who saw him alerted emergency crews and two other began immediately search for the man.

He was skimming the water’s surface to remove algae, leaves and debris, when he fell into deeper water. . . It appears his waders filled up with water and he drowned, said Carlsbad police Lt. Kelly Cain. . . . Rescue divers found his body tangled in weeds about 12 feet underwater, said Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy of the Carlsbad Fire Department.

It was reportedly the man’s first day on the job. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]

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