Red Ribbon Week at Carmel Del Mar

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually across the nation to promote healthy choices and clean living for children.

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually across the nation to promote healthy choices and clean living for children.
The Del Mar Union School District board approved some tweaks to the district’s field trip policy at its Oct. 26 meeting.
The San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) continued its public outreach campaign to get 10,000 acres of city-owned open space dedicated as parkland by visiting the Torrey Pines, Torrey Hills and Carmel Valley community planning boards in October.
A community member’s attempt to rinse out a propane tank in his yard led to the voluntary evacuation of most of the homes on the 800 block of Juanita Street in Solana Beach on Oct. 22, said Jim Sturtevant, battalion chief of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, which encompasses Solana Beach.

St. Therese of Carmel Guild sponsored a wine tasting event Oct. 23 at the home of parishioners Mary and Jim Clifford. For more information, visit www.sttheresecarmel.org. Photos: Rob McKenzie

Ashley Falls Elementary School recently held a Family Art Night at the campus. Students and parents enthusiastically tackled the event’s theme, Build A Scarecrow. Photos: Rob McKenzie

If you want to get a head start on the fast-approaching Holiday Season, check out the Del Mar Plaza’s complimentary pre-season shopping and tasting event, “Passport To Style at Del Mar Plaza,” which will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 6 -9 p.m.

The Del Sol Chapter of National Charity League held a Mardi Gras Fashion Show on Oct. 23 at the Del Mar Hilton to raise funds for San Pasqual Academy, a first-in-the-nation residential education campus designed specifically for foster teens.

Jake’s Del Mar hosted its 29th annual Beach Fun Run on Oct. 22. The 5K run started and finished at Jake’s, with awards for first place for men and women, along with oldest and youngest people to finish and the baby stroller division.

In recognition of Carruth Cellars’ one-year anniversary of operation in Solana Beach, the winery hosted a community art installation fundraising project from Oct. 19 to 22. The winery commissioned international mosaic artist Laurel True, of True Mosaics Studio based in New Orleans, to install a mosaic mural at Carruth Cellars.