by The Editors on September 22, 2007
It may have been hidden in a copper box in the wall behind the dedication plaque, but the Carlsbad High School time capsule that was sealed away on September 13, 1957 reveals shocking news about the past: things were cheaper then, especially teachers and school administrators.
Also in the time capsule was the 1957-1958 Employee’s Manual for the “Oceanside-Carlsbad High School and College District” – now three separate institutions. The college district is now MiraCosta College. . . The manual details a salary schedule for teachers; first-year teachers started at $4,200 annually while the most educated teacher, with 14 years experience, pulled down $7,260. Administrator salaries ranged from $5,892 to $10,524. By comparison, teacher pay in Carlsbad ranges between $38,885 to $84,558. Superintendent John Roach makes $200,000 annually.
Small engine repair teacher Mike Cates heard rumors about the time capsule existence and decided to hunt for it.
Cates recruited carpenter Randy Sheldahl, a 1970 graduate of the school, to tear into an interior wall behind the plaque Wednesday night, accompanied by alums Ginny Unanue, Charla Boodry, Marianna Seeley and Clay Wiest, who served double duty as the school’s first librarian and English teacher. . . Using hand tools and an electric saw, Sheldahl cut away the wall to reveal a wood case built between framing studs. He pried away the front of the case to reveal the copper box, encrusted with bits of concrete and bearing what appeared to fingerprints.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 21, 2007
On October 6, 2007 Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Theatre will kick off a new production. Humble Boy by playwright Charlotte Jones is the story of:
Broken vows, failed hopes, astro-physics and … Beekeeping. All is abuzz in the Humble hive. Following the sudden death of his father, thirty-five year old Felix Humble (NVA Ensemble member Daren Scott) returns home to square off with his difficult and demanding mother (San Diego favorite Rosina Reynolds).
The play originally opened at London’s Royal National Theatre in 2001, and received the Smith Blackburn Award, and the U.K. People’s Choice New Play Award in 2002, according to an insightful interview with Jones on Colorado Backstage. The play runs through November 11 (Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2 PM). Check the box office for all the details.
[Link: New Village Arts Theatre]
by The Editors on September 21, 2007
Looks like that “big winter storm” went churning right on past us to the West.
by The Editors on September 21, 2007
According to the North County Times “More than 100 people poured into a Palomar Airport Advisory Committee meeting Thursday night to discuss a recently completed economic report.”
The report, called the Air Services Situation Review, wasn’t on the agenda, but that didn’t stop about 30 people from voicing their views. The crowd appeared divided, with half saying the report’s suggestions would make the place a safer, more attractive place, and the other half saying that noisy planes were already causing them enough grief.
We love flying out of Palomar: the more flights, the better. But then we don’t live in Bressi Ranch. Click the link for all the details.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 21, 2007
Wednesday night at approximately 11:00 PM a man walking on Acacia Street near Coast Highway was robbed by two men in a car who jumped out and confronted the man. The man handed over his wallet and the car sped away.
Officers saw a vehicle similar to the one used in the crime about five blocks away, heading east on Oak Avenue. Officers found two men hiding in an apartment complex on Lincoln Street. They said they found a revolver, a shotgun and ammunition nearby. . . Police said the victim identified the suspects, who were booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
This infraction will not stand. Not in Carlsbadistan. Great work by the Carlsbad police. Thank you.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on September 21, 2007
Orange 21, the the Carlsbad-based company that owns Spy Optic has announced that they are abandoning their preliminary discussions with No Fear Retail Stores, Inc. regarding the purchase of the company’s 40 retail store fronts.
John Pound, the Co-Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Special Committee that evaluated the preliminary discussions said that ‘a transaction does not make sense at this time’. However, the discussions were useful in identifying ‘our short-term goals of focusing organic growth’
Orange 21 CEO Chief Executive Officer of Orange 21 Mark Simo said that “our stockholders would be better served by us continuing to focus on our turn-around efforts.” And we agree with Mark.
[Link: Trading Markets]
by The Editors on September 20, 2007
Two nights ago on the evening news (we were only watching to catch up on this) we watched the KNSD weather bunny get all jittery over a “big, coming winter storm,” that was supposed to drown Carlsbad in .5 inches of rain on Thursday.
Today, under perfectly blue skies, we were reminded once again of the old axiom: San Diego TV Weather professionals are ALWAYS wrong (News 8’s Shawn Styles is so bad he doesn’t even count). Here’s what the San Diego Union Tribune has to say about our .02 inches of rain this morning and the “big storm” that is reportedly rolling in tomorrow afternoon.
The Weather Service says the best chance for significant rainfall in the county will be Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. Rainfall totals are expected to range from about 2 inches in the San Bernardino Mountains to less than a quarter inch in southern San Diego County. The snow level is expected to drop to about 6,000 feet Friday night.
We should be taking bets. . . but we’ll wait and see. Hopefully, all this weather won’t get in the way of this weekend’s Art Splash or A Taste of Carlsbad. Because that’s pretty much all we have planned.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on September 20, 2007
. . . and then Ponto can look just like this! Epic.
At Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting, the Ponto Beach Front Vision Plan got thumbs up all around (no surprise) with a few slight alterations according to a story in the North County Times.
It was the second time the commission has backed the document. Two years ago, the group gave its endorsement, but the City Council later ordered an extensive environmental review. The council’s decision came after intense pressure from neighbors and coastal preservationists.
The “modifications” include:
- expanding the buffer zone — a public parkland — along Batiquitos Lagoon. The recommendation calls for a 75-foot buffer area, up significantly from the original footpath area that the plan initially called for;
- mandating underground parking structures unless the developers can show they aren’t feasible;
- requiring trail links and encouraging the state park system to allow public access through its South Carlsbad State Beach campground; and
- putting additional noise mitigation measures on a proposed hotel project in the northern end of the Ponto area.
This will go before the City Council in late October, so there is still time to slow it down.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 20, 2007
When we think of librarians we often think of quiet, bookish people behind a desk or computer screen. But Carlsbad’s Bonnie Biggs is not your standard librarian (or ex-librarian in this case). She recently retired from her job as the University of California San Marcos‘ tribal liaison, but the work she is most known for is reviving libraries on Indian reservations in Southern California, according to a story in the San Diego Union Tribune.
What she did revived libraries at Indian reservations across Southern California and led her to become a link between young tribal members and college. . . “She encouraged us to keep our libraries open, enlarge our collections,” said Patricia Dixon, a Pauma tribal member.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on September 20, 2007
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 5 Minute Networking session on September 27, 2007 at what we still like to call “Pea Soup Anderson’s“. It sounds like one of the silliest exercises ever. For only $30:
You will have the opportunity to meet up to 20 individuals, one-on-one, in 5 minute increments. In a 5 minute meeting with another individual, you can describe your respective businesses, exchange business cards, and pass on referrals.
Can you imagine our five mintues:
Hi, we’re The Editors of Carlsbadistan. We search the Internet for interesting, odd, shocking, or silly stories related in someway to Carlsbad and we put them up on a website that nobody reads. . . you say you’re a single, 37 year old real estate agent with two kids (five and seven), and a roofing business on the side? Here’s my card, oh, and do you know any really good massage therapists?
Sounds like a bad version of speed dating. Maybe we should go. . . undercover and report back.
[Link: Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce]
It may have been hidden in a copper box in the wall behind the dedication plaque, but the Carlsbad High School time capsule that was sealed away on September 13, 1957 reveals shocking news about the past: things were cheaper then, especially teachers and school administrators.
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