An Education Rally, Strange Name For Mariah Carey's Son, and a Local Woman Selling Suicide Kits Online

At Mount Helix Patch, we know that in your busy lives there may be some stories that you can't read about the day they happen. With the "Week That Was" column, we'll provide a roundup of the most important stories of the week.

Family Friend columnist Gen Suzuki wrote about how Monte Vista almunus Nick Cannon, who recently celebrated the birth of twins with his singer-wife Mariah Carey, named his new son something that is less name, more adjective.

The community garden in Spring Valley is one step closer to "growing" as organizers recently received a federal grant to help defray the cost of materials, labor, garden education training and tools.

The Board of Supervisors for San Diego County last week approved a plan that would save residents thousands on their prescription drug purchases.

In the most shocking story of last week, we wrote about Sharlotte Hydorn, a 91-year-old East County woman who for the last few years has been selling kits containing a large plastic hood, medical tubing and instructions on how to use the bag to commit suicide. She claims she is not "selling death" only offering people with terminal illness a painless, humane exit from life. Her highly controversial methods are being debated. Chime in on the conversation.

The Grossmont Union High School District is using existing bond money to facilitate school construction and renovation projects at campuses across East County, including at Monte Vista and Mount Miguel High Schools.

In an effort to boost awareness and participation in Bike To Work Day on May 20, SANDAG announced programs and bike locker locations at many trolley stops across the county, the closest of which are in La Mesa and Lemon Grove.

A statewide rally in support of teachers and education was a big event locally as well, as thousands gathered to send a message to Sacramento about not cutting school budgets. Jay Steiger, a member of the Mt. Helix Council of PTAs wrote an opinion piece about the rally, and he and his colleagues attended the rally in Balboa Park.