The San Diego Traveler

My father loved trains, loved everything about them, especially diesel trains. It was easy to buy gifts for him, train books, ties with trains on them, train paraphernalia, movies about trains. I never thought about buying him a train song book!
If you have a train enthusiast in your life, take them and the rest of your family to Old Poway Park this Saturday, (October 4) for the Train Song Festival. This event features:
• Live, traditional railroad music • Storytelling • Train related vendors • Model railroad display • Arts and crafts market and demonstrations • Train rides for a nominal …read more

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According to Wikipedia, Earth Day began in 1970:
“On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.”

So how do San Diegans celebrate Earth Day?
City of Poway Earth/Arbor Day
On April 12, …read more

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