Poway Gives Back: Grand Marshall Chosen for Poway Days Parade

By Bill Stoudenmire

PARADE HAS A GRAND MARSHALL

It's official! The Grand Marshall for the 49th Poway Days Parade, presented by the Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps, is former Poway Council member and Mayor Carl Kruse. According to parade Chair Pauline Getz, Carl is the perfect choice because he brings together three key components of our parade: the City of Poway, Rotary and our parade theme, “I Love a Fit Poway”. He has given more than a decade of service to the City where he lives, is the current Governor of Rotary District 5340, which includes Poway, and is a member of the RB Sunrise Rotary Club, and fitness is important in his life and he has carried the Olympic Torch on three separate occasions.

Parade day is Saturday, Sept. 7. It starts at 9 a.m. and will follow its tradition route down Poway Road. The parade will be preceded this year by a 5K Fun Run starting at 7 a.m. in Poway Community Park. There will also be a one-mile course. The Poway Kiwanis Club will be putting on a pancake breakfast near the finish area. To register for the 5K, be in the parade, sponsor and donate and to volunteer log on to www.powayparade.org.

SOROPTIMISTS HONOR DESERVING WOMEN AND GIRLS

Congratulations to the three recipients of this years awards presented by Soroptimist International of Poway. Receiving the Violet Richardson Award, which is given to young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who make their community a better place, is Samantha Lizarraga. Samantha will be a Junior at RB High School next year. She is active in Girl Scouts, working on a project to encourage education of women around the world, collecting bottles and donating the recycling money to various schools world wide, she stuffed stockings for troops at Christmas and back packs for women and children in Soroptimist”s Traditional Housing program. She received $500 for herself as well as $500 for a chosen charity. The Women's Opportunity Award, which helps women seeking to improve their economic status through further education, went to Karen Boteju, survivor of two abusive relationships, mother of 3 and now in the nursing program at Cal State San Marcos. She received $1,000 toward her schooling. Finally the $500 Mikki Tuggey Memorial Abraxas High School Scholarship went to graduate Emira Koxha, as the most deserving female senior scholar at Abraxas. Again, congratulations. Way to give back!

SUMMER LOVE

Need a new best friend? The Summer Love adoption special is on at Escondido Humane Society from now until Aug. 31. Adoptions are $25 for all animals, including puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats and rabbits. The EHS is located at 3450 E. Valley Parkway and open 7 days from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Call 760-888-2247 and log on to www.escondidopets.shelterbuddy.com to see who's adoptable.

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