According to a story in the North County Times, “Chelsea Streano (left) was crowned Miss Carlsbad 2009 and Madeline Spellerberg (right) was chosen Miss Teen Carlsbad 2009 in the 55th annual pageant sponsored by the Carlsbad Lions Club on Saturday at the Cultural Arts Center.”
Chosen first princess in the Miss Carlsbad contest was Caitlin Davis; second princess, Tracie Powers; third princess, Kathryne Lowman; Miss Congeniality, Kate Edgecombe; and Miss Photogenic, Kathryne Lowman. . . . Chosen first princess in the Miss Teen Carlsbad contest was Natasha Maldi; second princess, Olivia Bellow; third princess, Jesslan Hovis; Miss Congeniality, Veronica Quezada; and Miss Photogenic, Madeline Spellerberg.
We’re not exactly big fans of beauty pageants in general, but it’s not easy doing what these girls do no matter how you look at it. Congrats.
There’s nothing that makes us feel older than realizing the theme park we voted against has been in Carlsbadistan for 10 years already. March 20, 2009 was Legoland California’s official 10th Birthday in Carlsbadistan and while we may disagree with some of their recent expansion plans we have been amazingly surprised by what good neighbors they have been for the past decade. The place is virtually invisible and we like it that way.
Yesterday, in a private after-hours birthday party (which we were not invited to) workers busted out a 10-foot-tall birthday cake made entirely of cake and frosting. . . gotcha. No, the cake was not-surprisingly made entirely of Legos.
The model took 13 model builders weeks to create and features LEGO replicas of some of the Park’s most popular attractions sitting atop five tiers. Some of the models are animated including a moving pirate ship, turning dinosaur head, and illuminated candles. Guests can marvel at the giant LEGO birthday cake all summer long and view birthday-themed fireworks every Saturday.
The girls will compete in four categories: Interview, Personality & Themewear, Poise & Gown (that’s the beauty part), and Question. Each category has a different number of points toward the win. The girl with the most points becomes Miss Carlsbad for 2009.
What do they win for all this effort? A $1000 scholarship and a year of community service.
Carlsbadistan’s golf company Callaway just signed a deal with Perry Ellis International to “design, manufacture and distribute Callaway-branded golf and sportswear,” according to a story in the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The partnership will get Callaway apparel in both deaprtment stores and sporting good stores. . . . “This relationship allows both companies to complement each other’s strengths and concentrate on their individual core capabilities. We see this as an incredible opportunity for us to help expand Callaway’s presence in the apparel market,” Oscar Feldenkreis, president and chief operating officer of Perry Ellis International, said in a statement.
For companies that don’t care all that much about how the clothing turns out, licensing is like free money. And right now, free money is good. Right?
As if Carlsbadistan needs another reason to drink beer. Pizza Port is loading up on the good stuff next weekend for a Belgian Beer Party blow-out on Saturday, March 28, 2009, according to a story on TheFullPint.com.
More than 100 Belgian and Belgian-style beers will be available for sampling. The first session is from 10 am to 4 pm. The second session is from 5 pm to 11 pm. Pre-Sale tickets are available for $40 at the Pizza Port website – www.pizzaport.com. Tickets will be $45 at the door, if there are any left available. There will be 3 liter bottles opened every hour and the Pizza Port bottle shop will have glassware and full bottles for sale. Look for a pre-party on Friday the 27th at Pizza Port Carlsbad with 10-20 Belgian beers on tap.
Glenn Sundby, founder of International Gymnast magazine and the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 . He was 87. Sundby had spent the last year in an assisted living facility in Carlsbad.
Sundby was known and loved throughout the gymnastics world for the tireless and numerous contributions he made to the sport. He was a gentle but determined man, loyal to the core and was never one to give up on his ideas. Gymnastics has truly lost a humble legend and faithful friend.
According to the story on the International Gymnast Magazine website, “A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28 at 10 a.m. at Coastline Baptist Church, 557 Vista Bella, Oceanside, Calif.”
On January, 16, 2009 Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbadistan’s premiere US Postal Service stamp designer, helped launch to new priority mail stamps at the SANDICAL Stamp Show in San Diego, CA.
The 2009 Express Mail stamp depicts Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful erupting in the warm glow of an autumn sunset while several bison graze nearby. The 2009 Priority Mail stamp, paying tribute to America’s redwood forests, depicts two people walking through a forest of redwood trees. Both stamps are digital illustrations produced by stamp artist Dan Cosgrove of Clarendon Hills, IL, under the direction of art director Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, CA.
Sorry we missed it. . . because there ain’t no party like a stamp launch party.
Carlsbadistan wake boat builder Epic has launched a new plug-in electric hybrid wake boat that reportedly cuts carbon emissions by 50%.
The 22-foot craft is expected to bring its hybrid equivalent of 375 horses to the water sometime in July. The price tag could be as much as $150,000 dollars for this specialized boat though the company foresees being able to produce a $70,000 version by 2012. We can only wonder if some of the plug-in hybrid technology used here will also find its way into into the Aptera 2h.
And it makes sense, Epic CEO Chris Anthony is also the co-founder of Aptera.
North County Times writer Paul Sisson turned in a great story today (photos by Bill Wechter) about St. Patrick’s day with Tip-Top Meats‘ owner Big John Haedrich.
Ironically, Haedrich —- the owner of Tip Top Meats and a hospitality icon in Carlsbad —– is German, not Irish. His nickname reflects his 6-foot-plus frame and his thick hands, which he used to butcher his first hog at age 12. . . .A fourth-generation butcher, he said he long ago learned the secret to cooking a great St. Patty’s Day plate: . . . “Use choice meat, put it in a good mild cure and sell it for a medium price,” Haedrich said, whose butcher shop and restaurant sits near the corner of Palomar Airport and Paseo del Norte, just east of Interstate 5.
Whatever it is Big John is doing, we like it. And so will you.
The name Sorenson Media has been synonymous with video compression since the company was founded in 1995. But now, that company has moved to Carlsbadistan, according to a story in the North County Times.
Sorenson Media, based in Salt Lake City, opened its new office in Carlsbad to be the hub of its business, said Peter Csathy (pronounced “Chatty”), the company’s chief executive, on Tuesday. The original Utah office will remain, he said, but most of the hiring will take place in the Carlsbad office on Jefferson Street.
Welcome to Carlsbadistan, Sorenson. We can always use a little video compression help around here.
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According to a story in the North County Times, “Chelsea Streano (left) was crowned Miss Carlsbad 2009 and Madeline Spellerberg (right) was chosen Miss Teen Carlsbad 2009 in the 55th annual pageant sponsored by the Carlsbad Lions Club on Saturday at the Cultural Arts Center.”
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