Spending time with family, volunteering and just having fun can quickly fill up a schedule.  4S Ranch resident and retired teacher Nancy Jones, on the other hand, embraces the challenge – and still finds time to enjoy a good book. After moving to the Gianni community two years ago, she was thrilled for the proximity [...]

Francis Parker School 7th grader Snigdha Nandipati – an Inland North County resident — had her magical run at the 84thAnnual Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest come to an end in the 5th round on Thursday. She finished in a tie for 27th place out of the 11 million participants who started this competition at [...]

Francis Parker School’s Snigda Nandipati – an Inland North County resident — became one of 50 semifinalists on this week at the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest. The Rancho Penasquitos 7th grader earned her place out of the 275 contestants from across the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and [...]

by LORI LUM Ever since she was very little, Laura Roppé has been a performer.  From her family’s living room to high school and college, she took every opportunity she found to be on stage.  But suddenly, after college she decided to go to law school. She became a wife and a mother of two [...]

Hughes Family Profile Single, work-at-home mom with 3 children Mother: Melanie Lynn Hughes Profession: Registered Dietitian, but working with “Moms Making Six Figures” Children: Ellie (6), Cameron (5), Austyn (2) Pets: Australian Shepherd (Sydney), Tabby Cat (Ginger) What are you, as a family, most looking forward to this summer? We spend a good majority of [...]

Moser Family Profile Working mom and dad with 4 children; nanny Father: Robert Kim, DDS Profession: Dentist Mother: Noel Moser, DDS, MS Profession: Orthodontist Nanny: Victoria, 37 Children: Lauren (7), Hannah (6), Aubrey (4), Mathew (14 months) Pets: Golden Retriever (Bella), Cat (Montana) What are you, as a family, most looking forward to this summer? [...]

Quartararo Family Profile Working dad, stay-at-home mom with 2 children Father: Tony Quartararo Profession: Manager, Hewlett-Packard Mother: Stacie Quartararo Profession: Stay at home mom Children: Avery (5), Carter (7) Pets: Beta Fish (Flash and Dan) What are you, as a family, most looking forward to this summer? We are looking forward to breaking away from [...]