🌱 Gas Hits $5 + Need Masks Inside + Virtual College Prep Class

Happy Saturday, people of Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, your weekend weather:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool. High: 55, Low: 42.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and cool. High: 61, Low: 37.
• Monday: Sunny. High: 68, Low: 36.

Here are three of the top stories in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch today:

1. They said it would happen. Now it has. Gas prices have risen to over $5 a gallon. When will it end? That is "largely dependent on world events and oil prices, as well as California's gasoline supply issues which often tend to occur in the spring months," said Marie Montgomery, a public relations specialist with the Automobile Club of Southern California. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch Press Release Desk)
2. Although the mask mandate is gone, the California Department of Public Health strongly urges that people continue to mask indoors. In some high-risk settings, masks will be required. Masks will still be required at health care venues and long-term care facilities, detention centers, transit hubs and public transit, as well as cooling and emergency shelters. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch Press Release Desk)
3. Students and families are encouraged to attend SDCCD/Ujamaa 2022 — Virtual College Prep Workshop. Students will learn how to prepare for the competitive landscape of higher education and how to navigate the process of applying to colleges. The UCSD admissions team will review the application process to assist future college applicants. Register today. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch Press Release Desk)

This weekend in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch:

Saturday, Mar. 5

• March Drive Thru Grocery Drop Off — Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church (RBCPC). (9 a.m.)
• Zumba with Lynn for Boomers (Online) — San Diego Oasis. (9 a.m.)
• Watercolors — Ed Brown Center. (9 a.m.)
• Manage Your Future (Online) — San Diego Public Library. (Noon)
• Book Club — Ed Brown Center. (12:30 p.m.)
• Library NExT: Admit One, Session One: S.A.T. Test Prep (Online) — San Diego Public Library. (1 p.m.)

Monday, Mar. 7

• Legal Assistance (by appointment) — Rancho Bernardo Senior Center. (Noon)
• Hand & Foot Cards — Ed Brown Center. (1 p.m.)
• Beginning Tap — Ed Brown Center. (3:15 p.m.)
• Virtual Craftronics — San Diego Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Conflict Coaching Session (Online registration) — Rancho Bernardo Branch Library. (5 p.m.)
• Pajamas Storytime — Rancho Bernardo Branch Library. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 4S Ranch Library: "Every week throughout Women’s History Month, we will honor women who made the history of library sciences! This week, we introduce you to Hypatia of Alexandria. Hypatia lived between 350–370 and 415 AD. She was an Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and scholar at the library of Alexandria, in Egypt." (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "What advocacy issue is most important to you? Learn more about North San Diego Business Chamber's Economic Development & Advocacy Advisory Council." (Facebook)
• YMCA Raintree Ranch: "It's your turn to have the summer of a lifetime. New friends and memories await you at YMCA Overnight Camps Marston, Raintree Ranch & Camp Surf. Reserve your spot today, spots are filling up fast!" (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "Thank you to NOVA Home Loans for its generous donation to Operation Connect. With this, we will be able to further help transitioning veterans in San Diego. Know a transitioning service member? Invite them to attend the free Operation Connect Workshop on April 1." (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "Celebrate North San Diego Business Chamber's 32nd Annual RB Alive! Expo with a full day of entertainment and enjoyment. Visitors can partake in tasty treats and browse over 200 booths." Set for June 5. (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo: "We're back. The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society and the Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club Foundation will once again host Vines & Vittles, a family festival with a Western theme on Aug. 14 from 2 to 5 pm. Come on out to Rancho Bernardo's Web Park for tastings from local restaurants, wineries, and craft breweries. We'll have some great entertainment, a large kid's area and a lot of craft vendors." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all next week for another update!

— Bettyann Pernice