High School sophomore gives back to his community By Jean Bartlett Features Correspondent Oct 21, 2015 Reed Blount, 15, is a sophomore at Terra Nova High School. His big focus at school is art. He considers his ability to draw portraits of people to be his best art skill. “I love art and history,” Reed said. “I plan to take […]

Ocean find confirmed as tsunami debris By Jean Bartlett Features Correspondent Posted:   09/16/2015 photo by Helen Nicely On July 25, 2015, Paxton and Jeff Christner retrieved… ( Helen Nicely ) Every fourth Saturday of the month, father and son, Jeff and Paxton Christner, participate in the monthly Mussel Rock cleanup. The two Pacificans began picking up trash at Mussel […]

Thank you, Pacificans Lynn Adams, President Pacific Beach Coalition, Edgemar Dec 1, 2015 Clean beaches, streets, lots, businesses, open spaces, and trails are a blessing and a joy. They lift up my spirits and make me appreciate life, nature and people. Finding litter disappoints and deflates my spirit and I think deep down it affects everyone similarly. Thank you to […]

Pacific Beach Coalition leads banner year for environment Jean Bartlett Features correspondent Dec 30, 2015 For every piece of trash not properly disposed of, some life will suffer. That life could be swimming in the ocean, winging through the clouds, walking on the planet, or gliding over trees or ground. Unchecked garbage finds its way down streets and into storm […]