Rancho Santa Fe Calendar of Events Local Events, Tours and Area Information For Rancho Santa Fe Residents To Enjoy! The population of Rancho Santa Fe is about 4,200 people. The total number of households is 1,453. It is estimated that the maximum total population of 6,500 people may occur by approximately 2007.
With an average residential lot size in excess of two acres, rural Rancho Santa Fe is distinguished by its open spaces. Sidewalks and street lights are banned from residential areas. Winding driveways lead to traditionally styled Spanish, Mediterranean or Ranch style homes flanked by fragrant, citrus and native foliage. Elaborate landscaping protects the privacy integral to the Rancho Santa Fe way of life.
 UPCOMING EVENTS
WEEKLY HAPPENINGS RSF Children's Library - Ginny's Knitting Club every Monday at 10 am; PreSchool Story Time every Tuesday at 12:30 pm; Craft Time every Thursday at 3:30 pm; Fun Fridays, starting in June, 12 pm. Call 756-2512 for information RSF Tennis Club - Ladies Beginning Tennis Clinics, every Thursday, from 10-11:30 am. 756-4459 RSF Golf Club - Happy Hour with $4 martinis, 4-6 pm, Wed-Sunday; Burger Night, every Wednesday, reservations begin at 5:30 pm; Half Price Bottle Wine, Thursday evenings; Steak Night every Saturday, reservations begin at 5:30 pm. 756-1182 RSF Senior Center - Music Appreciation - Mondays, 2-4 pm; Watercolor Art Class - Tuesdays, 10 am to Noon; Afternoon Movie - Thursdays, 2-4 pm; Free Blood Pressure Checks, no apt. necessary - Last Thursday of every month, 9:30-11:30 am; Current Events Discussion Group - 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, 9:30-10:30 am; Friday Afternoon Social - Last Friday of the month, 4:30-6 pm; Writer's Workshop, Acting Class, Oil Painting - call 858-756-3041 for more information. Helen Woodward Animal Center - Summer Critter Camp - now through August 22.Volunteer Orientation - Saturdays at 9:00am-noon. 858-756-4117. Training to become a certified foster parent. RSF Community Center - Adult Fitness classes - Yoga Sculpt, Mondays, 9:15 am; Power Flow Yoga, Tuesdays, 9:15 am; Core Circuit Training, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45 am; Zumba Fitness, Tuesdays, 11 am; Women’s Beginning Tennis, Wednesdays, 9 am; Flow Yoga, Wednesdays, 8:30 am; YogaNamastacy, Thursdays and Fridays, 8:30 am. 756-2461
JULY 2008
Monday, July 7 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - PW Dance Musical, Legos: Pre-Engineering; Camp Rancho - Super Heroes, Dance Musical, Engineering Fundamentals with Legos, Mosaic Tile Masterpieces. 756-2461 Monday, July 7 - RSF Children's Library Monday Movie, "A Bug's Life ," 1 pm. 756-2512
Wednesday, July 9 - RSF Children's Library special event, Mad Science, 11 am; Teen Performance Puppet Workshop, July 9, 16 and 23, 1-3:30 pm. 756-2512 Sunday, July 13 - RSF Historical Society with SD Historical Society, at the Garden Club, lecture on Lilian Rice. Presented by Vonn Marie May, Cultural Landscape Specialist. $10 members - $15 nonmembers. Info 756-9291. Reservations 619-297-4650 Monday, July 14 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - Camp Rancho - Olympic Week, Kids Korp Volunteer Camp, Kahuna Bob’s Surf Camp, Animals, Art and Science. 756-2461
Monday, July 14 - RSF Children's Library Monday Movie, "Charlotte's Web ," 1 pm. 756-2512 Thursday, July 17 - RSF Art Guild's artist reception for new show, "Summer in the Ranch," 5-8 pm. 759-3545 Thursday, July 17 - RSF Children's Library, storyteller Harllynne Geisler, 1 pm. 756-2512
Saturday, July 19 - American Red Cross Babysitting Training, 9 am-4 pm, RSF Community Center. 756-2461 Sunday, July 20 - Summer Cinema Series, 4 pm, Garden Club. 756-1554 Monday, July 21 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - PW Mad Science, Camp Rancho - Around the World, Kids Korp Volunteer Camp, Animals, Art and Science II. 756-2461
Monday, July 21 - RSF Children's Library Monday Movie, "How to Eat Fried Worms," 1 pm;Wii Week, thru July 25. 756-2512 Friday, July 25 - RSF Children's Library Ice Cream Social and end of summer reading program with magic show, airbush face painting, and raffle, 1 pm. 756-2512 Monday, July 28 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - PW Radical Reptiles, European Multi-Sports Cam, Camp Rancho - Wacky Science, Radical Reptiles Camp. 756-2461 AUGUST 2008 Monday, August 4 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - PW Clay Shop, Youth Sports, Camp Rancho - Wet & Wild, Community Theater - “The Wizard of Oz,” Drawing in Nature. 756-2461 Saturday, August 9, 16, 23 - Helen Woodward Animal Center - Teach your dog to surf. 756-4117 ext 312. Sunday, August 10 - RSF Art Guild’s 2nd Annual “Music & Art on the Lawn at the Inn,” 4-7 pm. music by Peter Pupping and artist’s demonstrations. 759-3545 Monday, August 11 - RSF Community Center Summer Camps this week - Legos: Pre-Engineering, PW Tennis, Camp Rancho - Field Trip Week, Tennis Academy, Karate, Legos: Junkyard Challenge. 756-2461 Sunday, August 17 - Summer Cinema Series, 4 pm, Garden Club. 756-1554 Monday, August 18 - RSF Community Center Summer Camp this week - PW Ultimate Sports Camp, thru Wed., Aug. 20. 756-2461
Thursday, August 21 - RSF School's first day of school. 756-1141 Thursday, August 21 - Community Connection and Fall Sign Up Day, 8:30 to 10:30 am, RSF Community Center. 756-2461
SEPTEMBER 2008
Thursday, September 4 - Back-to-School Bash, after-school to 5 pm, RSF Community Center. 756-2461 Sunday, September 7 - RSF Art Guild's Art Fair. 759-3545 Sunday, September 7 - Helen Woodward Animal Center - 3rd Annual "Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon". 9:00am-2:00pm. 756-4117 ext 312. Thursday, September 11 - RSF Art Guild's artist reception for new show, "Fall Harvest," 5-8 pm. 759-3545 Saturday, September 13 - “Home, Home on the Ranch”, dinner dance, Garden Club, 6:30 pm. 756-1554 Saturday, September 20 - Rancho Days 2008 thru September 27. 756-2461 Saturday, September 20 - Neighbor Night 5:30-8:00pm. 756-2461
OCTOBER
Monday, October 20 - Community Center's Golf Classic, at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, 756-2461 NOVEMBER 2008 Thursday, November 13 - RSF Art Guild's artist reception for new show, "Holiday Reflections ," 5-8 pm. 759-3545 Saturday, November 1 - Artero, A Fine Art Auction, at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. 5:00-9:00pm. A benefit for: A Reason to Survive, Angel Faces, and Lux Art. 759-3545. MAY 2009 Saturday, May 2 - RSF Community Center Gala fundraiser. 756-2461
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Tax Considerations >Taxable Profits
If you are thinking of selling your home and your house has risen in value since you purchased it, or you have accumulated a lot of deferred profit from previous sales, the Taxpayer Relief Act passed in 1997 could be of tremendous value.
Prior to this law, when a homeowner moved to a smaller home, relocated to a less costly area, or made a decision to rent, they were left with unfavorable tax consequences. The old tax law allowed people who sold their homes to defer tax on any profit by buying a replacement home of at least equal value within two years. At age 55, they could permanently escape tax on up to $125,000 of profit, but any profit in excess of that amount was taxable unless a new home was bought.
The good news is that with homes sold after May 6, 1997, homeowners can make as much as $500,000 tax-free profits on the sale of a principal residence for joint filers or $250,000 for single filers. The $500,000 capital gains exclusion removed taxes as a consideration for most home sellers by giving them flexibility to trade up or down. It has also allowed homeowners to preserve the savings value of a home when they sell, provided they use the property as their principal residence for two of the prior five years prior to the sale.
Consult your tax advisor for your particular circumstance.
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