Annual 'Lunch at the Outback' fundraiser for Seniors Helping Our Kids (SHOK):
Please save the date of Monday, March 22nd, for the annual "Lunch at the Outback" fund raiser for Seniors Helping Our Kids (SHOK). Everyone is welcome. Come and bring friends.

It's the best lunch deal of the year! Come any time 11:00-1:00. The Outback opens just for this event. Order a delicious steak, chicken, or salmon meal, including salad, fries, beverage, tax and tip, for only $12 -- of which a portion goes to SHOK.
The funds are used to buy children's books and other educational supplies to support our 175 volunteers in the PUSD schools.

The Outback Steakhouse is in the Target Shopping Center, Pomerado Road at Ted Williams Parkway. No reservations are needed -- tickets at the door -- cash or check

Comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence will headline Adat Shalom Men’s Club Comedy Night, Saturday, March 20 at the Temple social hall. Tony Calabrese of Comedy, Inc will be the emcee along with 3 other comedians. This event is our men’s club annual fundraiser and is open to the community.

Doors open at 7:15, with program beginning at 7:50pm. Advance reserved seats are $24 per person including dessert. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $30.

Reservations can be made online at www.adatshalom.com/comedy or by mail to Temple Adat Shalom Mens Club, 15905 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064, or call 858-451-1200. Note on your reservations if you want to use our FREE babysitting service during the event.

The RB Sunrise Rotary Club's March guest speaker. Their meetings are a MUST for anyone interested in camaraderie and community insight. The March schedule includes:

· March 2nd Carl DeMaio providing an update on City Council happenings and how they particularly impact the Rancho Bernardo area

· March 9th Rex Teets and area high school students competing in the Four-Way Speech Contest

· March 16th Tara Beeston, with a profile of her recent travels throughout South Africa

· March 30th Jeff Iverson, where the retired FBI agent will examine the experience of the Cold War and discuss the strange political bedfellows that were created

The meetings start promptly at 7:15 am at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, 12280 Greens East Road, San Diego, CA 92128. Speakers begin their presentations at 8:00 am. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings at no charge if staying for just the speaker. A $15 fee will be charged to those staying for breakfast.

The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary club itself can be found online at www.rbsunrise.org.

Medfly Quarantine Affects Rancho Bernardo and Backyard Produce Project

A Medfly quarantine zone imposed by the US Department of Agriculture is centered in Escondido but includes all portions of Rancho Bernardo with the exception of Seven Oaks, Bernardo Heights, High Country West and all of Oaks North south of Paseo del Verano Norte.

Citrus and other produce grown in the quarantine zone must be consumed on the same property or disposed of in household garbage receptacles, not in green waste containers.

Because of the quarantine, the Backyard Produce Project, which collects home-grown produce to give to local charities, has been ordered by the USDA to move its collection site outside the quarantine zone and to accept no produce from the quarantine zone. The project has moved to the Seven Oaks Community Center.

Collection takes place the fourth Thursday of the month, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Homeowners outside the quarantine zone are encouraged to continue donating produce.

For further information, contact Jane Radatz 858-485-5449.

New Passport Application Information:

To better serve our customers, the Clerk of the Board will begin accepting passport applications by appointment only beginning tomorrow, June 4. The public can call (619) 531-5600 to schedule an appointment.

On Monday, June 1, the second phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) went into effect, and travelers must now have a passport book, passport card or other travel document approved by the Department of Homeland Security to be able to re-enter the U.S. when returning from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda by land or sea ports-of-entry. Without the proper travel document, travelers will be denied entry into the U.S.

Since May 22, the Clerk of the Board processed more than 1,286 passports and lines have stretched into the halls of the County Administration building. Under normal circumstances, the department processes approximately 350 passport applications per month.

Adopting an appointment-only system is intended to ensure a quicker and more orderly application process for our customers.

Firefighting after Prop. A's defeat | The San Diego Union-Tribune

Update on Lake Hodges Pedestrian Bridge.
(from SignOnSanDiego.com - San Diego Union-Tribune)

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RSVP - Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol - Free Services for Rancho Bernardo Residents
Vacation House Checks
If you are leaving your house for five days or more, would you feel safer knowing trained personnel were checking your house six days a week? This is a free service to the people of Rancho Bernardo.
Your Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (R.S.V.P.) will check your home while you are away, up to 30 days. RSVP has checked more than 144,000 homes since the program started in 1992.
YOU MUST complete a Vacation House Check form, which is our permission to be on your property. You will need the name, address and phone number of a LOCAL emergency contact WITH A KEY to your house. Come into our office, upstairs in the library a few days before you leave.
If you have business in our Police Storefront you may park in the stalls marked "San Diego Police" for fifteen minutes maximum. (Note: RSVP cannot check residences that are "For Sale" or "For Rent".)
You Are Not Alone (Y.A.N.A.) Program
Do you have a friend or loved one living alone in the RB area who would benefit from scheduled visits by RSVP? Call the storefront office or stop by to sign up for the "You Are Not Alone" (Y.A.N.A.) program. This is another free service to the people of Rancho Bernardo.

The Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol is here to serve your community! We are completely funded by the generosity of citizens, businesses, service clubs and similar organizations. All contributions are tax deductible. RSVP does not charge for any of the above services.
Rancho Bernardo Police Storefront - (858)538-8146. 17110 Bernardo Center Drive - Upstairs in the RB Library. Open Monday through Friday - 7:30 am to 11:30, 1 pm to 3:30 pm.