Hedy St. John honored for community leadership Dignitaries, colleagues and friends gathered in December to praise and thank Hedwig “Hedy” St. John, one of the Peninsula’s most prominent community leaders for roughly a decade. St. John was honored during an appreciation ceremony Dec. 11 in the 1100 block of Rosecrans Street, where she was lauded with proclamations from the city, the county and the state senate. Members of the civic group Point Loma Association also dedicated a tree and plaque in her name near the intersection of Rosecrans and Cañon streets. St. John, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in June, served as the chair of the Peninsula Community Planning Board from 1992 to 1995, and was instrumental in leading to the redevelopment and private-public reuse of the former Naval Training Center as part of the nation’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission efforts. She also was an advocate of open-space preservation, one of the original members of the San Diego Association of Governments and a visible proponent of the Quieter Home program that provides noise relief to Peninsula residents living under the flight path of planes flying to and from Lindbergh Field. During the Dec. 11 ceremony, St. John was presented a proclamation from the office of District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer on behalf of the City Council and was similarly presented a proclamation by Supervisor Ron Roberts in the name of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A third proclamation was extended by state Sen. Christine Kehoe’s office on behalf of the California state senate. The appreciation ceremony was attended by an estimated three dozen or more well-wishers. Free medical exams to be offered in OB Second Chances Bread of Life is arranging a free medical examination for those in need on Saturday, Jan. 15. The checkups are being provided by trained physicians from the University of California, San Diego’s mobile medical team. According to Second Chances Bread of Life officials, the free exams will include on-the-spot treatments, referrals and basic medical supplies. Residents are being urged to take advantage of this opportunity for free professional medical service, starting at 8 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, located at the northeast corner of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and Santa Monica Avenue. In conjunction with the free examinations, a free breakfast and free bottles of natural EarthSpringWater will be provided to participants. For more information, call (619) 886-4275, or e-mail [email protected]. Silver Gate to open kindergarten registration Silver Gate Elementary School will begin its kindergarten enrollment on Monday, Feb. 14 for the 2011-12 school year. Enrollment takes place Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, located at 1499 Venice St. All students who will be five years old by Dec. 2, 2011 and are residents of Silver Gate Elementary School boundaries may register. Parents must bring a valid and current proof of home residence (utility bill, cable bill, tax bill, rental agreement, mortgage document or military housing orders); immunization record and the child’s birth certificate or passport upon registration. For more information, call (619) 222-1139.