Elizabeth Marie Himchak

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Elizabeth Marie Himchak

Ten high school seniors from throughout Poway Unified will be honored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Rancheros for being stellar student-athletes. The third annual Breakfast of Champions will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 3 in San Diego Oasis’ Rancho Bernardo center. During the event two finalists — one male and one female — will be awarded $4,000 college scholarships. The others will each receive $1,000 scholarships, for a total of $16,000 distributed.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Elizabeth Marie Himchak

The Aviara Trio will return to the Rancho Bernardo Library with its mix of international music on Tuesday, April 22. Violinist Robert Schumitzky, cellist Erin Breene and pianist Ines Irawati will be giving their annual performance as part of the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library’s free Chamber Concert Series at 6 p.m.Schumitzky said the Aviara Trio has been performing at the library for at least the last 15 years.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Elizabeth Marie Himchak

The Pacific Beach Recreation Center held its annual Spring Egg Hunt on April 5. The free event included a bounce house, arts and crafts, face painting, games and other activities. The highlight was the egg hunt, held for three age divisions and enjoyed by children up to 11 years. Children hunting for eggs at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center. (Milan Kovacevic)Aria Feng and Emilie Wu. (Milan Kovacevic)Quinn and Owen Lamantia.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Elizabeth Marie Himchak

Ten seniors at Rancho Bernardo, Del Norte and Mt. Carmel high schools each received $2,100 scholarships for going “above and beyond to make life easier for others” despite their own challenging circumstances. The combined $21,000 was presented on April 3 by the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo and its Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club Foundation during a dinner at The Heights Golf Club. Rotarian Gary Saks said the scholarship program not only honors high-achieving seniors, but those with special needs.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Elizabeth Marie Himchak

“Laura,” a 1940s murder mystery with an unexpected twist, is playing through May 4 at PowPAC. The three-act play is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Vera Louise Caspary, which was also turned into a 1944 film noir movie. It was that movie that made Kira Blaskovich want to direct the play for Poway’s community theater. “I had seen the movie starring Dana Andrews when I was very young, 12 or 13, and loved the movie,” Blaskovich said.