Condo Fire Conviction + Plea For Vaccine + Sugimoto Leads

Up and at 'em, Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

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First, today's weather: Top temperature 89 degrees, sunny with light wind 10 mph.

1. Father's conviction upheld in the RB condo fire. It was a very sad day in RB. Two children, a girl age 7, and a boy 10 years old, were killed in a fire on Oct. 28, 2017. The perpetrator: Henry Lopez, their father. On Monday, the appellate court panel upheld the father's conviction. (CBS News 8)
2. Plea for COVID-19 vaccine: A beloved Ranch Bernardo grandfather has died of COVID-19. His daughter said her father had been vaccine-hesitant, that he thought the problem had been overblown by the media. She added that she and her mother had been vaccine-hesitant as well. They are now asking that residents get vaccinated. (10News)
3. Steve Sugimoto (Rancho Bernardo High School) ties for fifth place in the Husky Invitational. He played in the San Diego State men's golf team Monday on the par-72, 7,155-yard Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club. Opening with a 4-under-par in the first round, Sugimoto came back for a 2-under 70 in the second 18. (SDSU Athletics)

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Today in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch::

• YMCA-Camp Surf? - Bernardo Heights Middle. (10 a.m.)
• College Planning and Divorce – San Diego, California Hub ~ No-Cost Webinar. (Noon)
• Darwin's Legacy webinar at CECRB. (1:30 p.m.)
• BHMS Lacrosse Team - Bernardo Heights Middle. (3:20 p.m.)

Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch Patch Notebook

• 4S Ranch Library: "'It is a necessity for us to raise our children with our roots so that they can communicate with their grandparents, but also so that they can create some kind of empathy for human beings that do not look like them, and do not sound like them, and do not smell like them.' Zoe Saldaña" (Facebook)
• Rancho Bernardo Branch Library: "Registration is open for our first in-person craft program for teens and adults in about 18 months! ToshWerks will be here to help you decorate for Spooky Season with a DIY raven wreath (inspired by the king of spooky, Edgar Allen Poe)." (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo: "Let's all get out an support RB Sunrise Rotary's great event!" (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "San Diego elected officials are looking to impose a new Vehicle Mileage Tax to charge drivers per mile that we drive. (Facebook)
• Rancho Bernardo Branch Library: "Postcards are available at the RB branch at the Youth Services Librarian desk. Return completed postcards to library staff by Nov. 1." (Facebook)
• North San Diego Business Chamber: "Get involved and attend the next Economic Development & Advocacy Advisory Council Meeting on Oct. 7." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Creative Writing Group (Ages 18+) - Rancho Bernardo Library. (Sept. 22)
• CECRB Presents Charles Darwin, Folk Tales, Fiction & Facts. (Sept. 22)
• YMCA - Camp Surf? Bernardo Heights Middle School. (Sept. 22)
• Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live (Sept. 25)

Now you're in the loop and ready start this Wednesday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Bettyann Pernice

About me: I have lived in Rancho Bernardo since 2006 and I am very happy to live in this wonderful town. I have been active in the Rancho Bernardo Community Council as well as the Planning Board. I am also a member of the Maintenance Assessment District (the MAD) which works with the City of San Diego to create our beautiful new medians. I am also vice president of HOA 2 in Seven Oaks. I am a regular contributor to Patch, Nextdoor, and Facebook. I am very pleased to be writing the Patch RB Newsletter as well.

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