Oceanside CA— The weather cleared just in time for another busy weekend with a wide variety of local events. Some snapshots from the weekend of April 16, 2015
In Oceanside, the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce was host to the annual Armed Forces Day ‘Operation Appreciation’ on Saturday at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater. Active-duty military from Camp Pendleton and other local military bases were invited to the Oceanside Pier for food, carnival rides, entertainment by ‘The Hereos’ and military displays. It was all free to active duty military and their dependents.
Operation Appreciation began after 9/11 and has become a community tradition that draws 10,000 people every year to this festival.
This year the event was sponsored by close to 40 local and corporate sponsors and was presented by Genentech and Pacific Marine Credit Union.
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Henri Mascorro (center), who traveled from LaVerne CA for Operation Appreciation, poses with the crew of LCAC 56
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Chief Matthew Groves
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Katlin, 10
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Kelsy performs with ‘The Hereos’
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In Carlsbad, on Saturday, it was the annual Wild West Fest at the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. There was country and bluegrass music, western themed crafts, pony rides and an old west show put on by the Alpine Outlaws. The Alpine Outlaws put on shows and teach gun safety while dedicating their time to having fun and re-creating the lure of the Old West. The shows help the Outlaws raise money to help terminally ill children make their final wishes come true.
A salsa contest was part of the event with salsa being judged on taste as well as table presentation in the following categories: best overall, people’s choice, best presentation, funniest presentation, best fruit salsa, hottest salsa and originality. Sandy Andersen has won the contest the previous three years. “It’s my grandma’s recipe.” explained Sandy about her success in the contest. Her grandparents, Refugio and Juanita Rochin, owned Acapulco Gardens restaurant on Hill St (now Coast Highway) in Oceanside. Leo Carrillo was a family friend and frequent visitor at the Gardens.
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Trevor Mulvey, Karl Kummerle, Jessie Andra Smith andNathan Rivera entertained the crowd attending Wild West Fest with some bluregrass tunes.
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Will “Outlaw” Saxton gives a gun safety demonstration
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Will “Tulsa Bill” Moore
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Tanner, 6 from San Marcos
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Sandy and Travis Andersen serve up Sandy’s award winning salsa next to Paul “with the hot stuff” Aguilar
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Julian, 3 and his brother Nico, 6, get some pointers from Tulsa Bill
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Charlotte, 2 and Chyan, 4,
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