Start the summer right by cleaning out your garage, attic, and back yard. Drop off any usable items to the Goodwill Drop Off just off the 15 Freeway at Mira Mesa Blvd., then take the rest to the free community cleanup and recycling event at Mira Mesa High School. The Mira Mesa Town Council “Clean and Green” day this year is on Saturday, July 19 at Mira Mesa High School. This community clean up and recycling event is sponsored by the San Diego City Environmental Services Department. This event is for households only, as no business waste is accepted by the city.

This is the perfect time to recycle unwanted or broken appliances, TV’s, computer monitors, electronics, lawnmowers (free of oil and gas), metals, wood & yard trimmings (must be bundled & tied, not to exceed 50 lbs. or over 6’ long).

You can get rid of non-recyclables such as: carpeting, broken furniture, mattresses and palm fronds (must be bundled & tied, not to exceed 50 lbs. or over 6’ long).

Items not accepted: light bulbs/tubes, dirt, construction or demolition rubble, hazardous wastes (paint, motor oil, batteries) and tires.

Please separate waste and recyclables, as there will be different bins for each.

Arrive early! Cleanup will run from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Note: Enter the school parking lot ONLY from northbound Reagan Road and then exit onto Mira Mesa Blvd after dropping off your items.

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Celebrate the Fourth of July with your family and friends in Mira Mesa!

Events include: A Pancake Breakfast, The Fun Day at the Park at the Gil Johnson Community Park and Recreation Center, followed by a Community Parade, and ending with a Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular.

The Pancake Breakfast runs from 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. at the Mira Mesa Epicentre, 8450 Mira Mesa Blvd. It is sponsored by the Black Mountain Masonic Lodge #845. The cost is $5.00 per person.

The Fun Day at the Park begins at 10:00 a.m. and continues throughout the day, with games for the kids, food, rides, and community booths featuring many of our local businesses. The location is the Gil Johnson Community Park and Recreation Center, across from Mira Mesa High School.

The 34th Annual Fourth of July Parade, featuring: floats, marching bands, and entertainment, starts at approximately 11:30 a.m. and runs along Mira Mesa Blvd. from Greenford Drive to Camino Ruiz. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Our Community”.

The Fourth of July Fireworks, sponsored by the Mira Mesa Community Fourth of July Committee and its sister nonprofit group, Scripps Mesa Fireworks, Inc. will begin at approximately 9:00 p.m. from the Mira Mesa High School Fields. The fireworks display can be enjoyed from locations, such as the Community Park and seen from as far away as Miramar Lake in Scripps Ranch.

The fireworks display is funded completely through donations, and both donations and volunteers are always greatly appreciated. To give your support, send donations to: Mira Mesa Community Fourth of July Committee, PO Box 261264, San Diego, CA. 92196.

If you or your group can volunteer time, convertibles, or manpower, please contact Karen Burger at (858) 271-0419 or Judy Sluyter at (858) 549-4557.

Be sure to look for us in the Fourth of July Parade. We will keep you cool during the parade with free water bottles, and handing out t-shirts and Frisbees.

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Are you planning on heading up to the Rec Center to celebrate the 4th of July this year? It is one of our favorite holidays of the year and we like to make a day out of it. We have about 20 or 30 friends show up, and more stop by throughout the day. Below is our checklist for what we bring to the park. Hopefully it can help you in planning your celebration.

Please do us a favor and add anything you can think of that we might have forgotten about in the comments section below and tell us your plans for the 4th.

CHECKLIST

- Cell phone (always come in handy)
- Cooler and Ice
- Folding tables (very limited amount of tables at park)
- Table clothes
- Favorite beverages
- Case of water
- Food

• Burgers
• Hot dogs
• Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, salt & pepper)
• Buns (Hot dog and hamburger)
• Chips
• Carne Asada
• Tortillas
• Salsa
• Potato salad
• Watermelon
• Desserts (cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc…)

- Grill (don’t forget to check propane | or charcoal and lighter fluid)
- Matches (for grill)
- Wire brush (for grill)
- Grill utensils (spatula, fork and tongs)
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Paper plates
- Plastic forks, knives and spoons
- Plastic cups
- Koolie cups
- Can opener
- Bottle opener
- Aluminum foil
- Trash Bags
- Napkins
- Paper towels
- Cleaning wipes
- Toilet paper (park has plenty of Porta-Potties, but extra TP is always a good idea)
- Duct Tape (always comes in handy)
- Chairs
- Blanket (sometimes it gets cool at night)
- Canopies
- Screen Tent
- Boom Box (9 PM – Tune to 96.5 KYXY for music synchronized to Fireworks)
- Battery for Boom Box
- Games (cards, poker chips, Frisbee, volleyball, badminton, Bocce ball, football)
- Squirt guns
- Sunscreen (apply often)
- Sunglasses
- Hats
- Flashlights
- Camera
- Video camera
- First aid kit

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I want to apologize for not posting in a while. About two months ago I took on a full-time partner (Mark Smith) to help me with my Internet businesses. Since then, we have made MiraMesa.com our top priority.

We have been working hard on a current Mira Mesa Business Directory, as I have had many requests for one since I removed the last one which had several bugs in the software. We have actually been going door to door and up and down Mira Mesa Blvd. and Miramar Rd., and now are working on the streets in between. So far we have entered almost 1100 businesses into the directory, and we probably have at least another thousand to go. We decided as soon as we got the first thousand listed, we would make the directory live.

There is still a lot of tweaking to do with the directory, which includes adding the rest of the images for each listing, as well as making the search function work much better. Our goal is to make this Business Directory your first choice to use when you need to find a business in Mira Mesa. You can check it out here: www.MiraMesa.com/directory or you can just click on the Biz Directory link on the top of this page.

Please do us a favor and check it out and give us some feedback when you get a chance.

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This past Sunday we had about 25 volunteers show up and paint a section of the block wall on Mira Mesa Blvd. just east of Parkdale that has been neglected for decades. That was just the start of this ongoing project to beautify the streets of Mira Mesa and we definitely could use your help each week. The schedule is not set in stone, but at least for the next couple weeks we will need volunteers from 8am to 10am on Sunday mornings. The more volunteers we get, the faster we will get done. Grab your significant other and/or your older kids and get involved in your community. Here is a great article on why you should volunteer with other family members.

The Mira Mesa Town Council approved $1000 towards the paint for this project at their last meeting and Frazee Paint and Wallcovering on Miramar Road has graciously volunteered to supply us with more paint as the project rolls along.

Now if you really don’t have the time or the ability to paint, there are other things you could do to help out. One of the coolest things that happened this past Sunday was a man stopped by in his car (out of the blue) and dropped off a big box of donuts to the volunteers. He was practically in tears when he dropped them off as he thanked us for the work we were doing. Now that made everyone feel good!

Now there are close to 80,000 of us living in Mira Mesa these days. If just a small percentage of us can spare a couple hours now and then we can clean this community up in no time. Please… make your plans to volunteer and let’s make Mira Mesa a beautiful place to live in!

If you would like to see some more photos that were taken of last Sunday’s event, you can check them out on Ted Brengel’s website.

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Quietly Building Their Fan Bases These Talented Filipino’s are Establishing Themselves Within the San Diego Music Community.

Baby Back Entertainment and MidCity Records in association with TBF Entertainment Group are proud to put together a night of R&B and soul music at the Hot Monkey Love Café. The show is an all age event held March 28th 2008 doors open at 7pm. Hot Monkey Love Café is located at 6875 Suite B El Cajon Boulevard San Diego Ca, 92115. Tickets are on sale now at the venue box office $8 pre-salNoly and Marlon DaneNoly and Marlon Danee and $10 the day of the show. Performing that night will be the R&B sensation Noly, San Diego’s R&B/Pop mainstay Marlon Dane, emerging R&B singer Kim Llarenas, and introducing soulful teen sisters Sam and Alex. Noly and Marlon Dane will debut tracks off their upcoming CD’s as well as perform their most popular hits.

Noly’s music can be described in one word “eclecticurbanflow”. He fuses elements of urban music with classic and contemporary R&B. This singer/ songwriter’s smooth vocals are set to soulful music performed by his band. This formula has led to shows with nationally known acts such as Tyrese and Ginuwine. He is a stage veteran who has performed throughout Southern California drawing comparisons to John B, Maxwell, and D’angelo. Marlon Dane is a fresh blend of pop and R&B. Recently he has shared the stage with Platinum recording artist Frankie J whom he has often been compared to. This entertainer makes sure to give a great stage performance from start to finish. Marlon Dane’s self entitled CD will be available early summer 2008 with several scheduled performances planned for the release. Kim Llarenas and the sisters will be performing covers from some of today’s hottest R&B singers.

MidCity Records is a San Diego based independent record label that fiercely supports local emerging artists. Baby Back Entertainment was established by the label to promote concerts that showcase their artists as well as some of the city’s finest talents. Chris Tucker CEO of MidCity Records and Baby Back Entertainment can be reached via email at midcityrecords@yahoo.com, myspace.com/ctmidcityrecords, or by calling 619-846-4378.

TBF Entertainment Group manages Marlon Dane and Noly and they can reached at their web site www.tbfentertainment.com.

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MiraMesa.com is undergoing a major overhaul and you will see lots of changes in the upcoming weeks. We have decided to go with a blog theme vs. the way the site use to be. This (hopefully) will make the site much more personable and more enjoyable to read, as well as make it much easier to update the content.

We do need your help on a few things though…

1) Please sign-up for our Newsletter. The more subscribers we get, the better deals we can get for you from local merchants. Just fill out the form over on the upper right side of this page. We plan on giving out lots of great prizes (t-shirts, gift certificates, etc…) to randomly drawn subscribers, so sign-up right now!

2) Please leave a comment below letting us know what you would like to see on this site. This site is for the residents of Mira Mesa and anyone who works here or visits, so please give us your suggestions. You can also send us email via the contact form if you prefer.

3) Let us know what is going on in Mira Mesa. I am basically running this website by myself right now and there is no way I can keep up on all the things going on in Mira Mesa. So please send me any and all news or announcements and I will do my best to get it on the website.

More to come…

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A lot of people have been asking me about the new law (SB 1613) that requires drivers to use a hands-free device when using a cell phone in their vehicle . Most people thought the law was starting on New Year’s Day… but it actually starts on July 1st, 2008.

Specifically, the law will Continue Reading

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What’s missing in your life? If it’s a sense of belonging, friendship, “giving back” to society or community camaraderie, we have the place for you – your community’s HEROES (“Hometown Efforts to Rescue Our Endangered Society”). Simply put it’s neighbors helping less fortunate neighbors. The group’s main goal is to target MM community persons and organizations, which need physical/fix-it-up support, through a collaborative team comprised of local organizations, businesses and individuals – all to improve our collective community environment and spirit…. through one person/location at a time… The main objectives are: (1) what’s doable with a small team in 4 hours on a Saturday, (2) set priorities: safety, health, convenience, and (3) while most efforts are geared towards cleaning up, we will consider minor: electrical, plumbing, & structural repairs (simple items) in the house & yard. Continue Reading

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Eric Elegado - Marauders Class of 1982

Eric Elegado and his sisters and brother were raised in Mira Mesa, and all graduated from Mira Mesa High School. Eric graduated in 1982, got his real estate license when he was 18, and became a prominent businessman in the community. He has always prided himself in giving back to the community where he grew up.

Over the spring and summer, the Marauders and football boosters renovated the old Metal Shop as a new weight room and training facility, putting in over $50,000 of improvements. The football team recently moved into the facility which had lain dormant for a number of years after the metal shop program was canceled. The space had been used as a storage area.

The new spaces include 13 Olympic weight stations, each set up for a different routine, a classroom facility, and a computer/video room. In August a video server, several computers, projectors and a large screen plasma TV were installed. Continue Reading

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