Escondido (Calif.)

Scope and Contents Envelope contains images related to two stories. Caption of story #1: "Mr. Frostie is a new business whose specialty is soft ice cream. Owned by Dick Maggini (right) and managed by Debbie Neighbors (left), the business is located at 330 Felicita Ave., Escondido. ... The product is reported to be low in fat and air content, while being high in protein, as compared with regular ice cream." Caption of story #2: "Tribute in Tile" Artists Andre Diuhos and Terry Pardue apply finishing touches to...

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"When you open the doors in the morning, an important chore is to hose down the sidewalk in front of your business, especially during the long, rainless summer. Doing his bit to keep Escondido neat and tidy is Ed Lochmoeller, a salesman at Drue's Churchill and Cassou Appliances, 254 E. Grand Ave." [Similar images in envelope.]

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This is a short visual diary documenting some of the COVID-19 related signs that I've seen around where I live in Escondido.

Scope and Contents "Ray Tiburski, Escondido bus driver, said he had one regret when his wife, Margarita, became the first and only woman bus driver for the North County Transit District (NCTD) .... That was that she wouldn't be able to bring him a cup of coffee every day. He never dreamed that he would be able to spend five three-minute coffee breaks every Thursday with his wife. That's what happened beginning last week. Like all new NCTD bus drivers, Mrs. Tiburski drives a different route and time schedule...

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"Michel Stroot, slender, affable chef at the Golden Door spa, fixes an Oriental lunch (top photos), fruit slush (center right) and a lobster dinner with stuffed tomato in a 500-calorie gourmet weight-losing day's diet. Secret is in selection of ingredients and controlled size of portions."

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"Liquid diet, served on the first day of a week's stay at the elite Golden Door health spa in Escondido (in background), consists of four ounces each of (from left) grapefruit juice, almond milk and carrot-apple juice. Bowls in front hold sunflower seed taken to provide bulk."

Scope and Contents Library holds digitized copies of microfilm of the Escondido Times-Advocate from 1912-1995. Access to this resource is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of California State University, and visitors to the physical library building, who can access the paper via this...

Scope and Contents "Poway High School coaches (from left) Ted Robinson, Greg Stokes, Norm McMilan and Wayne Smith, lend a hand in building the new press box atop the stands, which have been enlarged at Poway for the '70 season. The Titan field will now accommodate 2,500 spectators, more than twice as many as last season. The press box is 16x18 with a camera tower on top. Poway opens the '70 season Sept. 18." [Similar images in envelope, as well as additional images related to 1970-09-13 article by Kathlyn...

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[Author's recollection of high school, student governance, during the pandemic.]

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[Author's account of high school closures, online education, family care, assistance to neighbors and non-English speakers.]