Tag: Ginny Ollis
Meet Your Neighbors
By Ginny Ollis So many of the people who share our community are gifts to us and to our world. Steve McIntee and Bob Meinzer live in a Mission Hills home with a spectacular view, which seems to me to radiate their perspective on living … looking beyond and appreciating all that life offers. […]
Do you know your neighbors, David and Tina Swim?
by Ginny Ollis When people stop pushing, focus on achieving what is important to them, and take satisfaction from doing what matters and doing it well, they may become David and Tina Swim. David grew up in Kansas and still speaks with charming midwestern dialect. He followed his big brother to San Diego after college, […]
Remembering Tom McGibeny
One of Mission Hills’s biggest fans and residents was Tom McGibeny. Born in 1942, Tom was raised as an Air Force “brat” and moved frequently during his youth, including six times while in high school. While attending Arizona State in 1966 he was drafted into the Army and sent to Viet Nam. It was during […]
A Love Story That Continues
For most of us, the energy that Frank and Madeleine Pavel exude in one day would serve us well for many weeks. Both are native San Diegans who share the same curiosity and, eagerness to bring about needed changes in our city and county. At the same time, they offer a friendly approach to their […]
Meet Your Neighbor: Janed Guymon Casady
Among the many wonderful things about Mission Hills are its convenient location, history, architecture and especially people. Community is a reflection of the people who live within its perimeters. One of those to whom most of us can relate is Janed Guymon Casady. Most of you will recognize her maiden name, “Guymon.” Her grandfather […]
Art is a Mind-Expanding Exploration
No two people look at any piece of art and see exactly the same thing. The lack of words opens the personal tunnel of interpretation. A new artist who has moved to San Diego and into a small but engaging gallery in Old Town graces our neighborhood with both the freedom to see with our […]
The Frame Station is Getting a New Home
By Ginny Ollis Tom Sandler has been an icon of the Mission Hills business community since 1981. That’s when he opened his Frame Station business, creating and delivering perfectly suited custom framing for whatever you want to show off. (In case you don’t know, a quick visit to the big competitors, like Aaron Bros., will […]
The Mission Hills Business Community Has a New Leader
by Ginny Ollis The Business Improvement District (BID) for Mission Hills has a role of promoting local businesses and providing them with leadership to be their voice in government issues. BIDs provide services, such as cleaning streets, providing security, making capital improvements, construction of pedestrian and streetscape enhancements, and marketing the area. The services provided […]
From High Chairs to Bar Chairs
Dan Thomas Shares Fond Memories As we start a new year, 2014, some of us will be setting our sights for new personal and professional expectations and goals. However, one of my dear friends, Dan Thomas, will be closing a chapter in his life. He’s retiring. Before he retires, he plans to go out with […]
Mission Hills Town Council Announcement
By Ginny Ollis Proving again that we humans are “pack animals,” residents and guests of Mission Hills poured into Pioneer Park on the 4th of July for the traditional parade, BBQ contest, children’s games and concert. Even the drizzling skies did not cause people to give up their neighborhood get-together. The Town Council registered […]
