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San Diego bingo luncheon to raise funds for foster teens

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The San Diego Woman’s Club will host a Bingo Party fundraiser to benefit the Just in Time For Foster Youth organization (jitfosteryouth.org) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the club, 2557 Third Ave., San Diego.

Palette to Palate event boasts art, music, food and fun

‘Lackadaisical Lady Fish’ by irene de watteville is a sample of the imaginative table décor that will be on display at Palette to Palate, April 27. raymond elstea

The evening begins with a VIP Eat Your Art Out sit- down dinner.

La Jolla Half Marathon organizers offer update, security measures

The La Jolla Half Marathon and and La Jolla Shores 5K takes place on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Courtesy Photo

A quick update on the La Jolla Half Marathon on Sunday, April 28, 2013 from the Kiwanis Club of La Jolla. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the tragedy in Boston and their families. We are working diligently with our partners in law enforcement and public safety and will be taking appropriate measures depending on developing information from local and federal authorities.

Taste of the Triangle on April 19 to benefit University City schools in La Jolla/San Diego region

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Taste of the Triangle 2013 — “A UC Affair to Remember” — will be an evening of food and fundraising for University City public schools 7-10 p.m. on Friday, April 19. “Taste” returns to The Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club at UC San Diego in La Jolla. Proceeds benefit the five public schools of University City: Curie, Doyle, and Spreckels elementary schools; Standley Middle School; and University City High School.

La Jolla Community Calendar April 18 – 25

Thursday, April 18
■ The Rock in Wonderland Online Auction, to benefit Bird Rock Elementary School, through April 21. birdrockfoundation.org
■ Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449.

Goodwill store to open on Girard Avenue in La Jolla Village

A Goodwill Industries resale shop is coming to the La Jolla Village, currently going through the necessary permit review process with plans to move into the building at 7631 Girard Ave., formerly La Maisonette.

American Legion dinner speakers to share worldly views in La Jolla about French culture, United Nations

Two women will share their international experiences as guests of the American Legion Post 275 over dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at the La Jolla Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro.

Membership drive on at La Jolla Community Center

Members of the La Jolla Community Center express their enthusiasm for the recently renovated facility. Courtesy

La Jolla Community Center (LJCC) is in the midst of a two- month-long membership drive to attract new participants to the adult center’s many programs and events.

Drone-use protesters gather in La Jolla

Many signs at the anti-drone protest advocate stopping the use of drones. Ashley Mackin

As part of a multi-day series of protests against the use of the remotely piloted aircrafts known as drones, costumed protesters gathered on April 5 in front of General Atomics Aeronautical headquarters in La Jolla, one of the world’s leading drone manufacturers.

Kudos to La Jolla Village Merchants Association

rkers with McCullough Landscaping were busy last week refilling hanging flowerpots on Girard Street with fresh spring flowers, including petunias, white lobelia, Snow Princess alyssum, gold alyssum and other flowers, said La Jolla Village Merchants Association’s (LJVMA’s) Design Division Director, James Niebling. The LJVMA maintains about 120 hanging baskets in the Village. The cost of the new plantings is just shy of $600. The LJVMA also added two queen palms in front of the new La Jolla Village Information Center, as well as succulent ground plantings at the base of six new trees the LJVMA added last fall, on Girard and Herschel avenues. — Pat Sherman

The LJVMA maintains about 120 hanging baskets in the Village.

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