Once Lost, Now Found - How You and Your Dog Can Help Save a Life with Search Dog Resources

Search Dog Resources was formed from a group of people that have the same mission in mind, and that is to aid law enforcement to find lost people, whether it be an Alzheimer’s patient, whether it be a child, whether it be a hiker, whether it be somebody that hasn't returned for quite awhile…and we get together two or three times a week to train for those missions.

We have dogs in different disciplines. We have trailing, which works like a bloodhound that needs a scent article and hopefully will be able to follow that scent of that person only. And then we have what they call area dogs, which are non-scent specific and they will find any human scent. It takes two to three years to get a certified dog to gain mission-ready status.

It's Progress, Not Perfection (Yet) - I Love A Clean San Diego Inspires a Conservation Lifestyle

In this edition of The Village Visionary, I speak with Ian Monahan, Philanthropy & Marketing Manager of I Love a Clean San Diego. This organization has been restoring and enhancing the beautiful environs of San Diego County for over six decades, as well as educating people about conservation and sustainability! Ian and I had a lovely chat that I think will be inspiring to anyone who desires to go green. Read on!

It's a Circus Out There! - A Peek Behind the Curtain of The Circus Collective of San Diego

y guest for this post is Ehrick Costello of The Circus Collective of San Diego, a performing arts group whose mission is to make contemporary circus arts accessible to the community in unexpected ways. The brainchild of aerial artists Zoe Irvine and Danielle Berg, the Collective officially became a nonprofit in 2015. The members perform their art not in a circus tent or huge arena, as you might expect, but in unusual spaces, such as galleries, theaters, community centers, library annexes and the like. The group aims to foster creative freedom of expression among their members, promote cross-disciplinary collaboration with other artists (such as dancers, musicians, and spoken word poets), and to give emerging circus artists the chance to blossom. Their shows are sometimes educational, sometimes a commentary on society, and sometimes just plain fun! With every performance they bring artfully crafted, original entertainment to our community. What they bring to the table is inspiring, uplifting, and downright delightful!