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Catholics, others, to view Papal address By Aaron Burgin

The Encinitas Lions Club and the Swami’s Surfing Association host their 20th annual surf event on Sunday giving blind and visually impaired people a chance to surf and experience the waves. Photo by Tony Cagala

Blind surfers experience the feeling of waves By Tony Cagala

ENCINITAS — The third time was the charm for Larry Graff to get his idea off the ground — or in the water — as it were. More than 20 years ago, Graff, then a member of the Lions Club, was watching TV when he saw

members of the blind community water skiing. “I thought, because I’ve water skied, ‘if they can water ski, they can surf,’ so I was in the water and I paddled up to Bruce King (then president of the Swami’s Surfing Association) and I said, ‘Bruce, I’d

like to take blind people surfing,’” Graff said. As Graff and King tell the story, it would take another two times for Graff to paddle out with King and try to sell the idea. On the third try, Graff was adamant about bringing the idea to

fruition and wouldn’t take no for an answer. King relented and they agreed that they could take blind people surfing, forging a partnership for the past 20 years. The partnership continued TURN TO SURFING ON A14

‘Fruit Forest’ honoring Barth gets unanimous approval By Aaron Burgin

A fruit forest honoring former City Council member and former Mayor Teresa Barth gets unanimous approval. File photo by Tony Cagala

MARIA DAMIAN

BRIAN STRANGE

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2014. The creation of a fruit forest in honor of Barth has been discussed since De-

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ENCINITAS — A proposal to create a grove of edible fruit trees in Glen Park dedicated to former City Councilwoman Teresa Barth received the City Council’s unanimous endorsement Wednesday night. The Council approved three separate items that comprised the overall approval: First, they approved the pilot project, which will be organically maintained; second, a memorandum of understanding between the city and two local nonprofits that breaks down each party’s responsibilities for the project’s first year; and thirdly, naming the park after Barth, who served on the council for eight years before not seeking re-election in

cember 2014, when a group of residents announced their intent to pursue the project at Glen Park during Barth’s farewell ceremony. The proposal was met by applause and a standing ovation from the crowd in attendance. The city has been working with the two groups — the Cardiff 101 MainStreet Association and Healthy Day Partners — since February on the project, which calls for the planting of a grove of 10 to 15 fruit trees on the north side of the park, near the Scout House. The Parks and Recreation Commission voted in support of the park proposal in September. According to the staff report, the city would use an $8,500 turf removal grant

and a donation of 40 yards of organic mulch to prepare the park site for the tree planting. The memorandum of understanding calls for the two nonprofits to plant the trees, install the irrigation, signage, provide volunteers and perform maintenance for the first year. The City staff report included a couple points about the project that the Council reviewed, but ultimately determined were acceptable. Organically maintaining the proposed fruit grove — which would prohibit the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides — could raise the maintenance budget for Glen Park, currently at $35,000, by $2,000 to $10,000. The increase is due to

the fact that organic pest and weed-management practices take more man-hours and more frequent applications. “Due to the potential of reduced effectiveness of organic materials and the elimination of synthetic “pre-emergent” herbicides that suppress weeds prior to germination, labor cost may double,” parks staff wrote in the council report. The second point involved the naming of the grove after Barth, which only meets two of the six thresholds in the city’s naming policy. The Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-1 in favor of naming the park after Barth. A tree planting ceremony at Glen Park will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 3.

REGION — Like many of San Diego County’s 800,000 Catholics, Sis. Maureen Brown, a pastoral associate at Oceanside’s St. Thomas More Catholic Church has had Thursday circled on the calendar for more than eight months. On Thursday morning, Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress, the first pontiff to address America’s legislature in the nation’s history. The Pope is expected to advocate for a renewed emphasis on tackling global poverty, confronting climate change, caring for migrants and providing a welcoming church that is pastoral rather than doctrinaire. A number of local Catholic churches have arranged private and public viewings of his historic speech, as well as seminars and sessions in the weeks preceding his visit to provide additional insight into his words. “For me personally, it is just a wonderful experience to have our Holy Father here, especially because I believe the issues he is raising need to be looked at in our society,” Brown said. “Racism, fixing immigration, an economy that is inclusive of the poor and marginalized and our environment.” While St. Thomas More is not hosting a public viewing of he address, Brown said the church will host a viewing of one of Pope Francis’ homilies from his weeklong visit at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. “I think the other thing people beyond the Catholic Church see is that he is a very positive and loving figure who is trying to mold us and call us up for mercy and compassion and have our

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