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PETCO PARK HOSTS coral macfarland-thuet

Deerhorn Latin Jazz Artist

5/5/2010– Cinco de Mayo... Petco Park, and a real thriller of a ballgame between the Padres and the Colorado Rockies.

Starting off the evening was Deerhorn resident, Coral MacFarland Thuet singing the Star Spangled Banner. Coral is a celebrated Latin and jazz artist who makes her home right here in Deerhorn's Sunrise Estates. I

If you attended the Holiday Potluck last December, you heard some of her beautiful selections adding to the musical background.

Coral sings fluently in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Her repertoire combines jazz and the music of Latin America. Coral has recorded several CDs including To Another Shore, Live at L'Escale and Abriendo Puertas. Coral has also recorded two childrenÕs albums in Spanish and English and a bilingual Christmas album with pianist Randy Porter. In 2005 Coral's concert with Bill Cunliffe and Imaginacion was listed by the Union Tribune's George Varga, as one of the top ten favorite jazz concerts of the year.

Wednesday's appearance at the Q was a repeat for Coral. In 2006 she was invited by the Padre's to sing the U.S. and Mexican National Anthems at Petco Park for a 2006 opening week National League game before an audience of 35,000.

Coral is also a voice-over artist and has narrated several children's books and has done many other narrations for films including the Omnimax film Ocean Oasis, a production of the Museum of Natural History in San Diego. Not only is Coral MacFarland Thuet a talented singer, she is also a gifted actor who has performed major roles in English and Spanish at the Old Globe Theater, San Diego Repertory Theater, and Centro Cultural Tijuana.

And a personal note: Coral is one of the most engaging and friendly neighbors you will ever meet. Deerhorn is so proud and so fortunate to call her "neighbor!" -KH

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ARCHIE --- OUR RURAL POSTAL CARRIER

One of the best things about living in the backcountry is knowing the folks who make things work by name: Archie brings our mail, David is the Fed-Ex guy, Oscar gets the morning papers out, Enrique and Dane are our local sheriffs. Who else can we give a tip-o-the-hat to?

Archie --- Our Rural Mail Carrier. Don't forget to wave!

Another DV'er (Sandra Ignosci) writes...

During all the rains and flooding, I was amazed that everyday mail was coming through-- even on the days where the Dips were almost impassible, and Mother Grundy was flowing. Our own Rural Carrier is ARCHIE.  When you see him on the road in his (self-purchased) mail car, give a wave. He ALWAYS waves back. He along with the others at Jamul PO did an outstanding job making sure we got our mail each day.  When the roads were closed off, flooded, etc. didn't we got out to our mailboxes and expect to open them and find mail?  And when we did, like magic it was there! And when I tried to Thank Archie all I got was 'That's my job'.  I think they all deserve a tip of the hat!

WE THANK YOU, ARCHIE!

Sandra Ignosci (The Elenas) is a former Jamul rural postal carrier. She knows all too well that rural carriers have unique challenges delivering mail to our backroads, dirt roads, and by roads.

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Pink Booties at the Hance's!

4/18/2010

Peg Hance called Susie Norton the other morning to say a new mini arrived in the rain.

Susie sent along some pictures and comments to share the news:

"This first picture was taken last summer. Look at size of a grown mini compared to Josh and Coop, as well as the height of the lowest bar.

"Shortly before I got there, the foal walked under the bottom bar into the adjoining enclosure.

"I helped him rejoin his mother by pushing his head under as I held his front legs.

"Then he helped himself to lunch. He is really precious!"

Thanks, Susie, for sharing the good news. It's part of what makes Deerhorn Valley such a special place to live! And congratulations to Peg's new family member -Kim!

(So does she have a name yet?!)

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