Vintage car show has been canceled

San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA
ENCINITAS: Students at Encin-itas Country Day School were presented
with a special US flag Thursday to help them celebrate Memorial Day…

JULIAN: The Julian Classic Motoring Show, a display of classic touring and vintage racing cars hosted by the Menghini Winery, has been canceled, organizers said yesterday. The event was scheduled for tomorrow. –M.M.

Bus drivers to mark a moment of silence

NORTH COUNTY: Bus drivers and other North County Transit District employees will honor those who died defending the nation by observing a moment of silence on Memorial Day.

District Executive Director Karen King said the transit employees will stop at 3 p.m. Monday to honor the nation’s fallen.

“This Memorial Day, NCTD staff and coach operators will slow down for a brief minute to pay respect to our nation’s military men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service,” King said in a statement.

The district will observe its Sunday/holiday service schedule on Monday. The Coaster commuter train between San Diego and Oceanside will not operate. –M.B.

Embassy flag sent to school

ENCINITAS: Students at Encin-itas Country Day School were presented with a special U.S. flag Thursday to help them celebrate Memorial Day.

The flag came from Marine Lt. Col. Mario Carazo, who raised the flag over the U.S. Embassy in Iraq on March 30. Carazo, who is deployed in Iraq, is the father of students Mario and Milla Carazo.

Mario, a kindergartener, raised the flag at the school with the help of Carazo’s friend, Marine Major Tony Gallardo. Milla, a preschooler, and their mother, Jennifer Carazo, watched.

“He sent the flag to connect to the school, and to his children,” said Kathleen Porterfield, principal of Encinitas Country Day. –B.L.

Artists’ banners to fly at festival

VISTA: Nearly 30 banners de-signed by local artists will be on display beginning Sunday to coincide with the Vista Village Chocolate Festival and Street Fair.

The festival, expected to feature 130 vendors, will be held tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in downtown. The banners will be on display through July 4, a city news release said.

The “Celebrate Vista” banners, featuring city landmarks such as the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, will be on display on Main Street and South Santa Fe Avenue. Banners will be auctioned off after July 4, with minimum bids of $60. The Vista Village Art Gallery, 127 Main St., will begin taking bids tomorrow.

For more information about the chocolate festival, visit: www.vistachocolatefest.com. The event is sponsored by the Vista Chamber of Commerce and the Vista Village Business Association. –M.R.