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Holly Jolly on Molly, December 11, 2012

Join your neighbors for holiday festivities December 11, 2011 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m

On Molly Circle and California Street.

Friends of Fire Mountain will provide hot coco and cider, you bring sweets or an appetizer to share.

Don’t forget your own chair and a little something for the holiday food drive!


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Oceanside Farmers Market & Sunset Market

Summer time is full of fun things to do in Southern California. One of the best family friendly events happens every Thursday year round, the Oceanside Farmers/Sunset Market.

Located on the corner of Coast Highway and Pier View Way in Downtown Oceanside, the Oceanside Farmers Market is Open Year Round, Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

MainStreet Oceanside’s Sunset Market has been a bright spot in downtown Oceanside for more than three years. This weekly gathering is more than a Farmers Market.

Thousands of residents and visitors alike gather each week to enjoy the varied hot food offerings, the eclectic merchandise selections, the gourmet packaged food section and the live entertainment.

THURSDAY EVENINGS 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm ALL YEAR ‘ROUND

For more information Follow the Jump to the Mainstreet Oceanside web site.


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Crime Watch in Fire Mountain

Be aware, there have been two burglaries in the Fire Mountain neighborhood one on Fuchsia Court, the other on Fire Mountain Road.  Accounts of the robberies were given by neighbors and victims: In the cul de sac on Fuchsia Court, off Ivy Road, two girls came to the door and rang the bell. When no one answered, they went around to the back of the house and broke in.  The girls had backpacks to carry out what they stole and they were in a silver Suzuki. The neighbor saw the girls and got the license plate number of the car — the stolen property was dropped as they fled and the items were returned to owner.

The other robbery  was up near the corner of Fire Mountain and Ridgeway and the burglars came through the window while the owner was sleeping.

Please be careful and aware while you are home and away and be sure to watch out for your neighbors as well.

If you see something suspect please call:

  • Oceanside Police Department
    Emergency: 911
    Non Emergency: 760-435-4900 3855 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92054
  • Crime Prevention Unit: Dulci Fish 760-435-4547 OR Meg Munoz 760-435-4543

Tips on starting a neighborhood watch can be found here

Other important numbers in Oceanside can be found here.


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Banksy at Bull Taco

No, Banksy wasn’t dining at Bull Taco (or maybe he was and we just didn’t know it).
Oceanside restaurant Bull Taco, on the corner of Cassidy and 101, was the spot of choice for the late night art & dash.

While the piece hasn’t shown up in full on Banksy’s web site, similar pieces are already on the site, but the question remains – is it truly a Banksy?

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Update: Sources say the art was not a Banksy, so the question still remains…who was it?


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OCEANSIDE: School district closes part of Palmquist playground

(I thought this story was interesting for Fire Mountain Parents.)

Source: North County Times: Oceanside Unified School District officials closed a play structure at Palmquist Elementary School on Wednesday, saying they need to study whether changes should be made to the equipment where 14 students have broken their arms since 2007.

The move came three days after the North County Times published an article about the spate of injuries and the district’s response to them. Oceanside Unified had closed the structure for about a month in late 2009 to study its safety and re-opened it after deciding to restrict access to smaller children. Since then, five more students have broken their arms, including two so far this school year, the Times reported.

Far more students have broken bones at Palmquist than at any other district elementary school. Most of the injuries happened after school.

For more of this story click here: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/oceanside/article_4d114b08-9d9b-5250-aa8f-b0ddd8695017.html


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National Children’s Study Focuses on Oceanside

A nationwide study has just launched in San Diego and Oceanside, specifically large parts of Fire Mountain will be included in the study.

The National Children’s Study is the largest longterm study of health and development ever conducted in the United States.

The study will help us to identify what is harmful, what is harmless, and what is helpful to child health and development.  We will learn important facts about many diseases or conditions that are

becoming more common among our children, including:

  • Pregnancy related problems
  • Birth defects
  • Injuries
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes and Obesity
  • Autism
  • Behavioral and  learning disorders

The study recently held a meeting at the Oceanside El Corazon Senior Center. Look for more information on the National Children’s Study website.


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Solving the Mystery of Writing with Erica Miner

 

Yep, that’s right, Oceanside has interesting things going on in our city- look for more of these informative, fun, and even educational events posted right here in 2011.

Erica Miner, award-winning author, screenwriter and lecturer, will talk about writing mystery novel and her latest book, Murder In the Pit, on Friday, February 4, at 2:00 p.m., at the Oceanside Senior Center, 455 Country Club Lane, Oceanside.

The program is free and is made possible by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library and the two City of Oceanside services- The Oceanside Public Library and the Oceanside Country Club Senior Center. For more information, please visit http://www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org or call (760) 435-5657

For more information check the full press release- right here.