Escondido (Calif.)

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.]

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[Author's recounting of struggles with motherhood and schooling, husband's work as a Customs Officer at San Ysidro, racist confrontation while shopping at Walmart, family members' contractions of Covid-19.]

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"Mrs. John Edmondson Jr. displays the trophy recently received by the Junior Woman's Club in recognition of the many hours they contributed in the neighbor to neighbor cancer drive. Mrs. Edmondson is cancer chairman for the local Junior Woman's Club. The trophy will be on display for one month at Escondido National Bank." Other images in envelope include a group of men around a table, and something unclear bearing the description "A Brett & Edwards original."

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"Bond try for SPHS readied" Escondido Union High School District trustees meet with teachers, parents and teachers to address a bond measure to finance overcrowded and underequipped San Pasqual High School. Envelope includes photos of meeting as well as photos of two speakers.