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**Christopher Vega's got talent, but does he have The Voice?** Christopher Vega is a 7-year-old Oneonta Elementary School second grader in Imperial Beach and is competing on Telemundo’s La Voz Kids (The Voice Kids) featuring child singers ages 7-14. The winner will receive a recording contract with Universal Music and a scholarship. The show follows the same format of NBC’s successful “The Voice” with blind auditions, battle rounds and live shows. The three judges are Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio, Prince Royce a bachata singer from New York and Roberto Tapia who writes inspirational music with positive messages. During the blind audition where the coaches' decisions are based solely on voice. The coaches hear the singers perform, but they don't get to see them, due to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by a singer's voice, he or she pushes a button to select that person for his or her team. At this point, the coach's chair swivels so he or she can face the person selected. Once the teams are set, coach’s work with their vocalists, giving them advice and sharing the secrets of their musical success. .During an impromptu show at his after school program before leaving for Florida to audition Christopher sang several songs in Spanish including “La De La Mochila Azul” or The Girl with the Blue Backpack about a boy at school having a crush on a girl. His classmates described his performance as “Amazing”, “Awesome”, “Perfect”, or like Karla Sanchez said “He is the best ever.” “I was speechless”, Christopher’s teacher Tiane Alaman said when she heard him sing. “My jaw dropped, I was that blown away. He’s a very hard worker in class. A good friend to his classmates and loves to make everyone laugh so it shouldn’t surprise me that he’s a talented performer.” On the Sunday, March 19 episode Christopher auditioned and was chosen by Judge Roberto Tapia, who was born in San Diego and got his first No.1 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart last August with his 11th album, "El Muchacho." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/2…
— May 20, 2013 7:39 p.m.

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**2013 San Diego County School Volunteer of the Year Award.** DonorNation, an online philanthropic marketplace, is hosting the 2013 San Diego County School Volunteer of the Year Award and is joined by Sprouts Farmers Market. Marla Fernandez, Principal of Oneonta Elementary School nominated Pete Salisbury saying “Mr. Pete, as he is called by the staff, students and the school community, is an exemplary volunteer. In the five years that I have been the site principal, he has not missed one day of work. He voluntarily organizes and trains the Safety Patrol and during the day before he works as a Noontime Supervisor, you can see Mr. Pete taking out the recess equipment, organizing the next PTA event or promoting a school wide event. He is known for dressing up in costume as parents arrive to school to invite them to different school activities. As the PTA treasurer, he spends countless hours participating in every single PTA function. He truly cares about our school and our community and he shows that he cares by the amount of time he spends volunteering his time at our school.” The winner chosen from over 100 candidates will get a $5000 donation in their name to their school from DonorNation, as well as one year of free groceries from Sprouts Farmers Market. If you would like to vote for me, Pete Salisbury click the link: [http://schoolvolunteeraward.org/profile.php?profi…] [1]: http://schoolvolunteeraward.org/profile.php?profi… http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/0…
— May 2, 2013 5:06 p.m.

neighborhoods/imperial-beach -- Imperial Beach

I’m a regular Imperial Beach contributor to The Readers Neighborhood Stories and the News Ticker feature but have been silent this past April but not for lack of trying. On Wednesday, April 10 there was a 2 hour power outage affecting an elementary school and hundreds of residents south of Grove Ave. in the Oneonta neighborhood. SDG&E acknowledged it on their official Twitter feed but offered no explanation. I asked SDG&E if it was due to an accident, sabotage or poor maintenance. They replied they needed my “address” to provide an answer. I replied saying they acknowledged the outage on a public forum so they could certainly offer an explanation on a public forum. I’m still waiting. On Sunday, April 14 outside a condo near Seacoast Blvd. several people witnessed three objects flying in the sky around 8:00 pm. They heard a boom sound from the west then lights appeared in the sky. A witness talking on the phone at the time told the person on the other end “I see something strange in the sky and will call you back. I want to try and photograph it.” That person told me they would put me in touch with the witness. I’m still waiting. On Thursday, April 25 at 10:29 pm 12 gunshots were heard between 10th & 11th Street on Imperial Beach Blvd. I stood outside waiting to hear sirens or see the ASTRA helicopter buzz into the area. Nothing happened. The following morning I talked to three residents in a 2 block area and they had all heard the gunshots. I contacted the San Diego Sheriff that patrols the streets of Imperial Beach and have yet to get an explanation. If you know of any of these incidents or anything Imperial Beach related feel free to contact me. I'm on Twitter @tuckerpete
— April 28, 2013 3:48 p.m.

He Can’t Be Gone

The stringer article does not identify the driver who according to the Sheriffs report "was speeding for some unknown reason". Witness's at the scene guessed the speed of the truck at 50mph on a residential street that parallels an elementary school. I have written letters to the Mayor and City Manager of Imperial Beach and to the South County Eagle & Times suggesting the residents who responded to the scene be recognized for their heroic efforts. The letter basically said the following: "On Thursday night August 6 Imperial Beach residents along 11th Street and Grove responded heroically after a speeding Toyota Tundra pickup truck hit several parked cars lost a front tire flipped on its side partially ejecting the driver. Residents swarmed out of their homes and without regard to their own safety lifted the truck off the driver and several attempted to resuscitate him. If this accident had occurred during the day and video taken it would have made a compelling news story broadcast across the nation, but since it happened in the dark only those neighbors that participated know the actions they took. Actions that make people, ordinary people, Heroes. Their heroism and bravery are a credit to the people of Imperial Beach and all of San Diego County. I have mentioned to Sheriff Deputy Lopez the investigating officer that those people involved need to be recognized for their actions. I have suggested to Mayor Janney that an award or public recognition was in order for the civic bravery displayed by the residents of 11th and Grove."
— August 20, 2009 3:31 p.m.

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