Scripps Ranch Real Estate and Community Blog

It's time for all little monsters and their friends to celebrate the American tradition of Halloween.  In addition to the usual trick or treating on All Hallows Eve, Scripps Ranch residents can attend has a few organized Halloween activities for all ages.

Bring the kids for Halloween trick or treating at the Scripps Ranch Farmers Market on Saturday October 29 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM across the street from the new Vons Center and next to Innovations Academy.  All Vendors will particpate and costumes are welcome bu not necessary.

October 22  from noon to 5:00 PM is the date of the 38th Annual Halloween Carnival at Miramar Ranch Elementary School. The event is open to the public and the school is located at 10770 Red Cedar Drive. There will be a costume contest, carnival games, music, dancing, Haunted House and a silent auction.

The Scripps Ranch Marketplace welcomes all children and their parents at its annual Halloween Celebration on Saturday October 29 from 1-5 PM.  There will be free treat bags, fire engine rides, a giant slide and a free family photo.

Please join us Saturday October 22 at the Scripps Ranch Coldwell Banker Office.

Owners of Scripps Ranch homes and their children have always enjoyed access to highly rated Scripps Ranch Public Schools and excellent private schools.  Now they have a third option, Inovations Academy: A Community Charter School. The new school is located on the corner of Scripps Poway Parkway and Spring Canyon Road.

Inovations Academy is a tax payer supported alternative school, serving K - 8 students in Scripps Ranch and all of San Diego City.  It is a constructivist, project based learning school with a strong character and community development program. Inspired by the ideas of French psychologist Jean Piaget, the Constructivist Educational Philosophy is based on the theory "that students generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas." Learning is project based and with a "strong character and community development program."  The school also offers Scripps Ranch families an exciting, additional choice in education, choose from a full time (5 day) model or a 2 and 3 day model for home schooling families. 

Classes begin in the fall and a one week summer school is available the first week of August 2011.  For more information go to Inovations Academy   

The Scripps Ranch Cvic Association will continue a 41 year tradition and sponsor a 4th of July Parade and festivities. The SRCA will sponsor a Scripps Ranch 4th of July Parade. The Scripps Ranch Old Pros will sponsor a bike ride, a 10K run and 2K fun run and walk.  Beginning at 11:00 PM there will be fun and activities in Hoyt Park for the entire family.  Baskin Robbins and the SRCA will sponsor a free ice cream social.  There will be a DJ and activites for children.  For more information go to the Scripps Ranch civic Association Web page at www.scrippsranch.org.

The Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library  will remain quite active over the summer months. 

There will be two childrens programs as well as a summer reading program.  On July 14  at 3:00 PM the Gypsy Folk Ensemble will perform Dances From Around The World.  On July 28 Nana Yaw Asiedu will  teach the music and the importance of the cultures of Haiti, Ghana, Cuba and Brazil. There is still time to sign up for the summer reading program for children and teens.  For more information go to www.srfol.org

The San Diego Shakespeare Society presents open readings on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:15 to 7:45 at the Scripps Ranch. library  All those attending may participate if they wish.

The Scripps Mesa Gardening Club will host speak Fausto Palofax, of Mission Hills Nursery, speaking about Urban forests on July 26 at 6:00 PM at the Scripps Ranch Library.

SR Single Neighbors will meet on Wed July 13th  at Que Pasa from 5:30-7:30.  Call Mary Ann Pearson for more information at 619 518 1243.

The Annual Scripps Ranch Community Fair will be held on Sunday May 15 from 11 AM to 5:30 PM at the Scripps Ranch Community Park.  Spnsored by the Scripps Ranch Civic Association, the theme this year is Scripps Ranch-Going Green. There will be an exciting arrey of family events, rides, activities and food. Following the fair there will be a concert from 6:00 to 7:45 PM featuring the rock and roll stylings of the Igniters.

The Scripps Ranch Elder Care Alliance will present  best selling author, poet, and keynote speaker Natasha Josefowitz, Phd. She will speak on "Too Wise to Want to BE Young Again" on Wednesday May 11 at 10:00 AM in the Scripps Ranch Library. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. www.sreldercare.org

Sustainable Scripps Ranch will offers a fascinating program this month.  Wed May 11 from 6:30-8:00 PM Kevin Fretz of the Green Alliance will speak about Sustainable Organic Practices at the Scripps Ranch Community Center 11885 Cypress Canyon Road.  RSVP  and info at sustainablescrippsranch@gmail.com.  Sunday May 15 from 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM they will have a "Green and Sustainable" booth at the Scripps Ranch Community Fair.

Scripps Ranch Theater Presents Rounding Third from May 21 to June 25th.  The play is a comical and heart warming look at baseball, fatherhood and life values. For more information go to www.scrippsranchtheatre.org

The Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library will again present The Pleasure of Your Company Concert Series Sunday May 22 at 2:30 PM  Pianist Juidt Gabos will perform Liszt, Verdi and Chopin.  There is no charge but donations are appreciated.

Fantastic Forces, a special children's presentation from the Reuben H Fleet Space Center will take place on May 19 at 3:00 PM  at the SR Library. Chinese storytime is held at the library every Friday at 4:00 PM.

SR Single Neighbors will meet on Tuesday May 17 at Yanni's Bistro from 5:30-7:30.  Call Mary Ann Pearson for more information at 619 518 1243.

Village Quilters will meet Saturday may 14 at the Scripps Ranch Library at 10:00 AM.  The speaker will be Raylene Salazar from Quilter's Haven.

SR Knitting Group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Scripps Ranch Library from 1:30-3:30 PM. Call Sheri Foster for more information 858 530 2385