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OB FLASHES – News, Calendar and Discussion Board for Nov. 6 – 12, 2009

November 6, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

OB ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY
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Seagull shot with arrow found in OB
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Newport News and Rumors
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December 5, 2009, OB Holiday Parade
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TV Series “Terriers” Rumored to be Coming Back to OB in January
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School Board member John DeBeck Joins OB Historical Society in celebrating OB Elementary’s 100th year anniversary – Nov. 19th
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Chinese Commies Invade OB
AND MORE ……

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OB Flashes – News, Calendar and Discussion Board for Oct 30th – Nov 5th, 2009

October 30, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

Crane works on jetty repair

Federal stimulus are being used to repair the Mission Bay channel entryway. The project, overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers, includes fixing the channel’s south jetty – OB’s north jetty, which was reportedly damaged by an El Nino winter storm ten-eleven years ago. Go inside for link to our earlier post on this.

OB Flashes – News, Calendar, and Discussion Board for October 21-27, 2009

October 21, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

Locals Set Out Surfing Rules for Sunset Cliffs

A few days ago, a sign appeared at Ladera Street at the end of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, just before the stairs. It was a privately-made sign, nailed to a post and stuck in the ground.
Yet it boldly set up surfing rules for Sunset Cliffs, and emphasized that “Locals” have priority on the waves. It also cautioned inexperienced people not to surf at the famous Cliffs, known for their beauty and their dangers. (Just last week, a young surfer got caught in the high tide and had to be rescued.)

See inside for more…..

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OB Flashes – News, Calendar and Discussion Board: October 9 – 15, 2009

October 9, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

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UPDATE: Airport could get a new track – public hearings to be held on High-Speed Rail line
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OB Elementary calling on alumni for Holiday Parade
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Should this tree be cut down?
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Hodad’s staging benefit to honor OB Elementary’s Centennial
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OB Rag to receive ’special award’ from OB Mainstreet Association
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Anti-graffiti progress seen along cliffs but not at local market
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Sale of Sunset Cliffs seascape to benefit Cliffs Natural Park Council
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OB Rag to you: please support our sponsors
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Jump in the OB Elementary PTA’s recycling program
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OB Peoples Food to hold “Healthy Halloween for The Children”
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Don’t forget Halloween clean-up by OB Town Council and Dog Wash
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New and Improved OB Flashes – Calendar and Discussion Board: Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2009

October 1, 2009 by Staff

OB’s Oktoberfest Is on October 10th at the OB Pier
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Anti-Hate Crimes Conference October 1st
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Peaceniks Leaflet Point Loma High School
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North OB Restrooms to have Temporary and Mobile Replacements
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Bongo drum attacker arrested on Voltaire Street
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Diver who died off Sunset Cliffs identified
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Banned Book Week Looks at Censorship
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OB Town Council and Dog Beach Dog Wash Annual Clean-up on Halloween
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………. ALL DETAILS INSIDE ……

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OB Flashes: Community Bulletin Board: September 22-29

September 22, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

OB RAG Community Bulletin and sometimes Discussion Board for the week of September 22nd-29th, 2009.

News and views, community events, thoughts, musings – it’s all here. Discuss anything that is bugging you, or exciting you, or of interest. Or just something you want to share with the rest of us. Do it in the comments section.

Not only that, if you or your buds are having a meeting or event you would like to inform the rest of us about, do so here. If you are having a GARAGE or YARD SALE this week, let us know.

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OB Flashes – Community News and Discussion Board: Sept 15-21st

September 19, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

OCEAN BEACH, CA. News and views, community events, thoughts, musings – it’s all here.

This is OB Flashes – the OB Rag’s weekly Community Bulletin and Discussion Board. Discuss anything that is bugging you, or exciting you, or of interest. Or just something you want to share with the rest of us. Do it in the comments section.

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OB Flashes – Community Bulletin and Discussion Board: September 8th – 14th

September 7, 2009 by Staff

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is OB Flashes – the OB Rag’s weekly Community Bulletin and Discussion Board. Discuss anything that is bugging you, or exciting you, or of interest. Do it in the comments section. Not only that, if you or your buds are having a meeting or event you would like to inform the rest of us about, do so here. If you want to get rid of something, like an old working TV, do it here.

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OB Community Bulletin and Discussion Board: Sept 1 – Sept 7, 2009

September 1, 2009 by Source

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is the OB Rag’s weekly Community Bulletin and Discussion Board. Discuss anything that is bugging you, or exciting you, or of interest. Do it in the comments section. Not only that, if you or your buds are having a meeting or event you would like to inform the rest of us about, do so here.
Come inside for each of these sizzling stories …

* GO INSIDE FOR OPEN THREAD FOR DISCUSSION

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OB Community Bulletin and Discussion Board: August 24 – 31, 2009

August 25, 2009 by Staff

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is the OB Rag’s weekly Community Bulletin and Discussion Board. This means that you can discuss anything that is on your mind and get it off your chest, right chere. In the comments.

All details inside ………….

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Musicians Add to the OB Farmers Market Flavor

August 20, 2009 by Doug Porter

by Doug Porter

Since a significant number of our readers participating in the latest OB Rag weekly poll told us that they love the music played at the OB Farmers Market, I went down on August 19th & met a few of the players. The faces change some each week, but the vibe is always mellow. Don’t forget to leave a little spare change (or bills) in their tip jars if you enjoy the music.

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OB Community Bulletin and Open Discussion Board

August 18, 2009 by Staff

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is the OB Rag’s weekly Community Bulletin Board expanded version; now it’s the Community Bulletin and Open Discussion Board. Plus if your group is having a meeting or event you would like to inform the rest of us about, do so here.

OB RAG IS LOOKING FOR DESK OR OFFICE SPACE IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT – PU-LEESE!

PEOPLE’S 38TH ANNUAL BIRTHDAY PICNIC AT ROBB FIELD – SAT AUG 29TH

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Tony Messadri Surf Classic Makes a Splash at the OB Pier

August 18, 2009 by Staff

On Saturday August 15th, Ocean Beach witnessed the Tony Mezzadri Surf Classic at the Pier. This was the 15th year of bringing awareness and fundraising for spinal cord injury research to the local community.

Local photog Jim Grant was there. Here is what he saw.

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Weekly OB Community Bulletin Board for August 10th – 17th

August 14, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

Go to full article for details:

* LAUNCH OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WITH ART BY OB ARTIST KIM HOWELL

* NEWPORT AVE PET STORE LOOKING FOR ARTISTS AS PART OF PR FOR ANIMAL RESCUE

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Ya vant sum late-breakin’ news? water main break on Bolinas Thursday mornin’

August 13, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

Our hidden and invisible citizen reporters are everywhere. Thursday, August 13th witnessed a watermain break on Bolinas Street in northeast Ocean Beach.

Here are early a.m. scenes from that street. Hopefully, the spilled water will be used to water Collier Park, just down from this area.

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OB Community Bulletin Board – Aug 3rd – 9th

August 3, 2009 by Staff

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is the latest OB Community Bulletin Board. If you have any news, commentary, info, or advice you’d like to share, simply post it in the comments section.

In the meantime, we’re start it out with the following newsy bits.

HOOPERS’ TRIAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER …

4th MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY TO OPEN IN OB – …

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Why we live where we live photo gallery

August 1, 2009 by Source

Thanks to local photographer Jim Grant we can enjoy scenes from Sunset Cliffs hours after the sun has gone down.

Remember, if you have photos of OB or the surrounding environs that you would like us to share with the community, email them to us at obragblog@gmail.com

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OB Community Bulletin Board (7/24-7/31/09)

July 28, 2009 by Staff

This is an Ocean Beach Community Bulletin Board. Please post any news or info that you’d like to share in the comments section. We’ll start it off with the following:

* UPDATE: OBMA HELPS CLEAN UP VETS’ MEMORIAL

* New Medicinal Marijuana Dispensary to Open on Newport …

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – OB Fireworks

July 5, 2009 by Jeff Stone

Fireworks at the end of the OB Pier are always good for a huge crowd. The beach, the pier, the surrounding blocks, the overlooking hilltops, and the cliffs are packed. It seems like the whole world comes to OB for the fireworks every 4th. And why not? They’re great!

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More Photos! OB Street Fair 2009

June 28, 2009 by Staff

We’ve received more photos from our own Wireless Mike and another good friend of the Rag, R. Kacmar. Look for an upcoming article by Wireless Mike on the Chili Cook Off and check out other photos taken by R. Kacmar’s in Anna’s post, Trolley Tales, about the the trolley service to the Street Fair. Looking […]

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Vendorland at the Fair – Street Level

June 28, 2009 by Lane Tobias

by Lane Tobias

Treated to a beautiful San Diego summer day, thousands of people flocked to OB to take part in the 30th incarnation of the Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off Festival. …

As for the vendors, the very people who make this fair the bustling event that it is, it was obvious even before the crowds started showing up around 2:00pm who was going to have a good day.

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OB Street Fair: Da Bomb – Photos

June 28, 2009 by Staff

After the historic 30th annual OB Street Fair, the seaside beach community nurses its hangover from the day of partying.

It was a picture-perfect day for OB’s annual street festival, its Chili-Cook-off, the bands, the vendors, the food, the festivities and crowds.

Here’s the first crop of photos, taken by Doug Porter and Jeff Stone. We’ll be adding more as they come in!

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Jim Grant shares his sunsets

June 24, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

Jim Grant is one of the best local photographers in the OB/ Point Loma area. He keeps sending us his shots of sunsets and other wonderful views – and we just have to share. Which one do you prefer?

If you have any beautiful – or not so beautiful photos of OB or Point Loma you’d like us to showcase, send them to us via email : obragblog@gmail.com

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The Great Graffiti Paint-Out

June 21, 2009 by Staff

OCEAN BEACH, CA. Saturday, June 20th, was the first (for some) Great Graffiti Paint-out for Sunset Cliffs, marred by countless taggings. About twenty people showed up bright and early and proceeded to paint clean the entire stretch from Orchard north to the Pier. Special thanks go out to Ed Baer, Lou, and Jon Carr for making this happen. Cheers to you!

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Rites of Passage

June 17, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

by Frank Gormlie

SUNSET CLIFFS, CA. Ah, the rites of Spring, the rites of passage. Jim Grant, local photographer best known for his amazing sunsets, sent us this pic of local kids doing the jump. Ah, to be young again.

In my youth, just a few moons ago, I did this jump a number of times. I even swam through the yucky seaweed to the cave, walked in a few yards and found the hidden stairs to the old locked door that leads to the secret passageway. It was used during Prohibition for booze runners. They hadn’t heard yet of the ‘no alcohol’ ban in San Diego parks.

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Flash to the Past: Original OB Rag Covers

June 13, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

As you probably know, this blog is named after the original OB People’s Rag, an underground or alternative community newspaper that flourished in Ocean Beach during the first half of the Seventies.

See the evolution of the newspaper’s covers, as they reflected what was going on in OB at the time and what was on the minds of its all-volunteer citizen journalist staff.

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The Ugly Side of OB

June 12, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

More scenes of Ocean Beach than we care to view or think about. But the taggers have found their canvas and its our cliffs. Here is another sampling of what some people think is the worst spate of graffiti on Sunset Cliffs then they can remember. These were taken recently by local photographer Jeff Stone.

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Scenes at Dog Beach

June 1, 2009 by Frank Gormlie

At the northwest end of Ocean Beach sits a sandy respite known as Dog Beach. Nothing more needs to be said. It is a local wonder, an international destination, and a model for all other ‘dog parks’. Everybody who has a dog has been there. In fact, we kind of glorify the place.

San Diego photographer Jen Wilbur agrees.

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Images from around our OB town

May 27, 2009 by Source

One of our favorite OB photographers, Jeff Stone, has sent us the following images from our community. We need you to suggest titles for each photo. What’s your title? Which photo do you favor? Do you have any photos of OB that you’d like the blog to showcase? If so, send them to us via […]

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First Annual OB Global Rock Fest, April 18th, 2009

April 14, 2009 by Jon Carr

By Jon Carr

The first annual OB Global Rock Fest is taking place at the pier parking lot on April 18th, 2009.
The event is being promoted as “Carbon Neutral” because the stages will be powered with Solar energy and there will be plenty of environmentally conscious vendors in the grassy area between the wall and Abott street.

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