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Council Fills Three Open Planning Commission Seats

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

With three commissioner terms set to expire on Thursday, March 23, the Planning Commission will see one new member and two returning members behind the dais.

During its meeting on Tuesday night, March 21, the Dana Point City Council voted unanimously to appoint Luke Boughen and returning commissioners Ashok Dhingra and Eric Nelson to the Planning Commission.

As an attorney with experience representing public agencies, Boughen listed the General Plan update, maintaining the city’s culture and livability, and improving public safety with traffic and e-bikes as priority items in front of the

CUSD Asks for Public Input on Search for New Superintendent

BY COLLIN BREAUX

While the Capistrano Unified School District looks for a new superintendent, staff and officials are asking for public feedback on what they want to see with the next person filling the role.

Planning Commission.

Boughen has served as a Traffic Improvement Subcommittee member for the past eight years and has worked on the Parking and Circulation Task Force.

When asked how he believes the city should balance the need for affordable housing with the concern for overdevelopment, Boughen noted that he’s worked with organizations that promote affordable housing throughout Orange County and recognizes that it’s challenging in a coastal city to get the same “bang for your buck” from development.

Boughen added that the proposed Victoria Apartments project alone would get the city close to its Regional Housing Needs allotment for the 2021-2029 housing cycle. For this housing cycle, the state’s Housing and Community Development Department charged Dana Point with the task of planning for 530 new housing units.

Of the 530 new housing units the city

must plan for, 147 are allocated toward very-low-income housing; 84 assigned to low-income housing; 101 for moderate-income housing; and 198 are dedicated for above-moderate-income housing.

The Victoria Apartments project proposes an additional 53 low-income housing units, distributed between very-low, lowand moderate-income housing units.

Boughen pointed out that while the Victoria Apartments would bring in new affordable housing units, he voiced concerns with the project’s large size and scale, aesthetics, style and design.

Dhingra has served as a Planning Commissioner in Dana Point since October 2021, though he also served as a Planning Commissioner in Diamond Bar and San Dimas before moving to Dana Point more than eight years ago.

“This is, I believe, my way of giving back to the community that I’m living in,” Dhingra said. “And I’ve done that in the previous two communities that I lived in.”

As a civil and structural engineer, Dhingra previously served as the senior vice president of AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm.

When asked what Dhingra felt the Planning Commission handled well and what it could have handled better, he said he thought the accessory dwelling unit ordinance was done well, though he wished he could have worked on the short-term rental ordinance more.

Dhingra added that he looked forward to working on the General Plan update, specifically the circulation and Housing Element. Over the next 10 years, Dhingra said he’d like to see homelessness addressed through the Housing Element.

“I foresee in 10 years from now, a city more vibrant than it is today, and don’t get me wrong, it’s a very vibrant city right now,” Dhingra said.

Nelson, a 12-year Dana Point resident, has served as a Planning Commissioner over the past four years.

“My experience in land use, planning and development, I believe, provides a unique insight into the process of development, redevelopment in what is now a largely built-out community, as well as my daily real-world experience addressing issues from parking, traffic, zoning

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10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences. The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 27

Planning Commission

6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting. This meeting will also be livestreamed through the city’s YouTube channel. A link for livestreams and replays is available on the city’s website. Dana Point Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern Street, Suite 210, Dana Point. danapoint.org

conformance, CEQA review, just to name a few,” Nelson said.

Disagreeing with Dhingra, Nelson felt that the Planning Commission did a great job with the STR ordinance, adding that he chaired the process on a subcommittee.

“At the end, there were happy people and there were angry people, but I think it was a balanced outcome, so I’m actually very proud of what we delivered to the council,” Nelson said.

Nelson highlighted recent bluff failures, the General Plan update, the harbor revitalization and the proposed Victoria Apartments as issues and projects that he looks forward to addressing in his next term.

“The challenges facing the city today look slightly different than they did four years ago, and I’m looking forward to being a part of that continued collaborative effort,” Nelson said.

Parents, students, and other members of the CUSD community are invited to complete an online survey about their perspective on the current state of the district and characteristics they think are necessary in a superintendent.

The survey is open through March 31, CUSD announced through its news outlet, CUSD Insider.

Additionally, CUSD will host in-person forums from 6-7 p.m. on March 20 at Capistrano Valley High School, March 27 at Aliso

Niguel High School, and March 29 in the CUSD Board Room in San Juan Capistrano. Feedback data will be presented to the Board of Trustees during a meeting on April 19.

“Education Support Services consultants will recruit and advertise for the superintendent position,” CUSD said in its Insider.“Once all applications are received, the consultants will also do extensive vetting and analysis of each candidate, which is expected to take several weeks.”

The Board of Trustees will then decide which candidates to invite for closeddoor interviews.

“Trustees hope to appoint a new superintendent at the regularly scheduled Board meeting of May 31, 2023,” the district said. “It is anticipated that the superintendent will begin July 1, 2023.”

The Board of Trustees voted, 4-3, to terminate the contract of former Superintendent Kirsten Vital Brulte for undisclosed reasons last December.

(From right) Dana Point City Council voted to appoint Luke Boughen and returning commissioners Eric Nelson and Ashok Dhingra to the Planning Commission during its meeting on Tuesday, March 21. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

Youth Sailors Train on Tall Ships ‘Exy,’

‘Irving

Johnson’

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

Once a month for the past six months, members of the Dana Point Sea Scouts have joined the San Pedro Sea Scout unit for training aboard the tall ships Exy and Irving Johnson. On the square-rigged tall ships, trainees prepared to join the volunteer crew in San Pedro for future Los Angeles Maritime Institute sails and cruises. Aboard the tall ships, Sea Scouts learned to go aloft to set and furl the square sails. The new tall ships program is a result of a collaboration between the Los Angeles Maritime Institute and the South Coast Sailing Team in Dana Point. Jim Wehan, founder of the Dana Point Sea Scout Unit and skipper of the Spirit of Dana Point, started the square rigging program in January 2020 but stopped the program because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wehan started the Dana Point Sea Scouts program more than 30 years ago as a coed boating program for youth aged 14-18. The program aims to develop the Mariner Sea Scouts’ knowledge in boating so that they can be confident when handling sailboats of all sizes.

“My experience with tall ships goes back 40 years, and I felt that it would be a real fun experience for the youth to learn these skills,” said Wehan, president of the South Coast Sailing Team.

The tall ships program is open to all Sea Scouts. For more information on Mariner Sea Scouts and its programs, visit mariners936.com.

‘Women Making a Difference Awards’ Ceremony Honors Storytellers

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

In celebration of National Women’s History Month, Orange County Fifth District Board Supervisor Katrina Foley recognized Music Preserves Foundation President and Co-Founder Patti Compton for her work on her music history radio show Play Something Sweet

Compton’s recognition was part of Foley’s second “Women Making a Difference Awards” held at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point on Saturday, March 18.

The theme of this year’s awards ceremony honored storytellers, recognizing women making a difference in the arts, blogs, books and publications, radio, stage, podcasts, social media, film, public information, print news and television news.

Foley honored Compton’s efforts to share music history with her one-hour radio show, which airs weekly on KXFM 104.7 in Laguna Beach every Thursday from 4-5 p.m.

“Each week, I trace the history of a specific genre of music or time period and discuss the stories behind why that particular music was created at that time and look at the societal influences,” Compton said in an email. “I have covered everything from blues, jazz, and funk to rap, grunge, and punk.”

On her show, Compton has told the story of college students searching the South for forgotten blues players such as Son House and Skip James in the 1960s, bringing them to perform at the Newport Jazz Festival and the cultural impact of the record Free to Be… You and Me on young girls during the Women’s Rights Movement.

“I feel that through finding and telling culturally important stories behind songs and music and using music as a primary

Supervisor Foley Announces Harbor Advisory Committee

BY BREEANA GREENBERG

To improve transparency and oversight over the redevelopment of Dana Point Harbor, Orange County Fifth District Board Supervisor Katrina Foley announced plans to create a harbor advisory committee during the Dana Point Civic Association’s monthly Coffee Chat on March 17.

The harbor advisory committee would comprise Foley and stakeholders such as a large and small merchant, a boater, two members of the public, ad hoc mem-

source to study history, I am making an impact by broadening the scope of how we experience music and remember history,” Compton said.

“Stories are so important, because telling stories is part of being human,” Compton continued.“Oral histories in the form of storytelling (are) how history has been passed down for generations—through stories and songs. Music is history.”

Receiving the award for “Women Storytelling Making a Difference” in the radio category on Saturday was gratifying, Compton said, “because there are so many women out there telling stories and making a difference through several different forms of media and the arts.”

“By shining a light on a few, we are letting the world know that we are all out there moving the needle—and they should probably be paying more attention,” Compton continued.

Compton added that she’d like to thank Foley and the County of Orange for highlighting women in the commu-

bers including the Dana Point Harbor Partners, CEO Real Estate and a representative from public safety, according to Foley’s office.

Foley also announced that she would host a public town hall in April to gather more insight from community members, with plans to launch the committee after the Town Hall.

“My hope is that it is the beginning of what I would consider a more transparent process and beginning to answer some of the questions, and maybe we can find some solutions to some of these issues that are just really burdening you all,” Foley said.

In addition to improving transparency, the committee aims to increase engagement with Dana Point Harbor Partners

nity who are making a difference during National Women’s History Month.

In a media release, Foley congratulated the nominees and awardees of her second Women Making a Difference awards, adding that she’s “honored to recognize the many talented women storytellers who dedicate their lives to pursuing truth, producing art, and reflecting our community.”

The awards ceremony also featured performances from Jacque Tahuka-Nunez and the Women’s Fellowship from the Marshallese Ministries of Orange County.

“These stories are essential to retaining the history and experiences of our residents in Orange County,” Foley said. “I’m proud to celebrate esteemed women who care about others and understand that lifting up those in pain or struggling lifts up us all.”

“Women empowering women builds stronger communities for everyone,” Foley continued, “and I look forward to working together to make a difference in Orange County.”

and the public, combat misinformation about the redevelopment, create solutions to concerns voiced by the harbor community and identify opportunities for growth during the construction period.

Foley said she plans to host a minimum of two public meetings or town halls per year, as well as a minimum of two stakeholder roundtables with harbor stakeholders per year.

During the Coffee Chat last week, Foley also said that she would be adding a “Harbor Update” to her weekly newsletter that will provide updates on both the Dana Point and Newport Beach harbors.

In an email, Foley’s office added that the weekly newsletter will keep residents apprised of town halls and public meetings.

Members of the Dana Point Sea Scouts gather once a month in San Pedro to learn how to sail square-rigged tall ships.

Photo: Courtesy of Val Diamond

Orange County Fifth District Board Supervisor Katrina Foley honors storytellers at her second “Women Making a Difference Awards” on Saturday, March 18.

Photo: Courtesy of Supervisor Katrina Foley’s Office

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Dana Hills Administration Seeks to Renovate, Rebuild Deteriorating Facility

BY BREEANA GREENBERG, DANA POINT TIMES

As Dana Hills High School celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the Capistrano Unified School District continues to seek funding for infrastructure improvements to repair or replace deteriorating facilities.

Dana Hills High School was built in 1972 and opened in 1973. As a 50-yearold building, Dana Hills Principal Brad Baker explained that the school faces heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical, and foundational issues.

“When I first got the job here, it was pretty much like ‘Congratulations, you got the job,’ and really the second thing that was told to me is,‘Hey, facilities (are) difficult at Dana; there’s some needs there,’” Baker said above the loud whine of the school’s HVAC unit behind the gym.

“Particularly the HVAC system, when we start school in August, September, it’s pretty warm, so keeping the HVAC system going is a big task for our maintenance operation,” Baker continued.

Baker added that there are days when the heat or air conditioning is out, and students and teachers have learned to dress in layers to prepare for hot or cold classrooms.

While many teachers try to combat the heat in some classrooms by opening the windows, many classrooms in the 50-yearold main building are windowless.

“We’re in constant repair, so that becomes an issue because that repair takes time, and when the parts need to be ordered or they’re hard to find, then our kids and our teachers go without AC or heat,” Baker said.

Baker added that when classrooms are crowded and kids are too hot or too cold, there are laws that regulate temperatures in classrooms to which the school must conform.

“We’re constantly fighting those things as infrastructure pieces when it comes to HVAC, electrical and the need for seismic retrofitting,” Baker said.

It is likely more cost-effective to demolish and rebuild the school rather than piecemealing the replacement of aging infrastructure, Baker said.

“Instead of doing the retrofitting and HVAC, electrical, a full-modernization would cost more than building a completely new school at Stonehill and Golden Lantern,” Baker said.

The newest buildings at Dana Hills, the science wing, are 20 years old and already showing rusting and warping in

the classrooms, Baker said.

“This was the last investment in our school,” Baker said.

The greatest hurdle in raising funds for schools across Capistrano Unified School District is the lack of state funding available for facility repairs, Ryan Burris, the chief communications and public engagement officer for the district, said.

“For us, over the last eight years, just working in communities and discussing state facilities bonds and that kind of work in order to raise funding, that has definitely been a challenge,” Burris said.

For schools to receive state funds available for facility improvements, the school district needs to show that it has the funds to match.

Baker added that without the local community investing in its schools, the district cannot receive state matching funds, and the funds end up going to other schools.

“So, if you drive up to Tustin or some of our northern schools, they look like college campuses,” Baker said. “The classrooms have great AC and heating and very consistent electrical, and they’re just beautiful. You feel like you’re on a university campus.”

“I just don’t think that’s right that money that we have and we pay every day in taxes is going to other places,” Baker continued.

For Dana Hills High School, the district is looking to build a new classroom building, similar to what it has built

at Aliso Niguel, Tesoro, San Juan Hills and San Clemente High Schools, which would cost between $40 million and $60 million, Burris said.

“That would provide some new classrooms that would take the place of the portable buildings that are now on the corner of Golden Lantern,” Burris said.

“Ultimately though, the vision for Dana Hills specifically, because of the way that it is constructed, the age of it, would be if the school district had the money to take down the old building and build a brand new, state-of-the-art high school,” Burris continued.

The new 14-classroom building expected to replace the school’s portable buildings is anticipated to be built on the current sports field, Baker explained.

“The board passed funding, so now they are just working on getting a bid (for construction),” Baker said.“From there, the groundbreaking time and timeline will be by whichever company they go with.”

One area of the school that will see improvements soon is the library.

The Dolphin Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the high school, has fundraised to provide improvements in the library. Thanks to the Dolphin Foundation, the library will be upgraded with new furniture and mounted projectors, Chromebook stations and more, Baker said.

“We want the space to be a special place for kids to come and learn and teachers to bring classes again, to use it,” Baker said.

CUSD Insider posted a video sharing infrastructure issues across the Dana Hills campus to raise awareness of the issues.

The cost of a complete teardown and rebuild is estimated to cost between $150 million and $200 million, Burris said.

Adding to funding difficulties, increases in construction costs alone have caused the price of facility improvements to skyrocket, Burris said.

Over the years, the district has looked to fund facility improvements at Dana Hills High through bond measures. Voters, however, have rejected those measures on the ballot.

“When we ran the bond measure districtwide in 2015, one of the things that city leaders and community members told us was that we had to be creative about how we were looking to fund these facilities projects,” Burris said.

“So, there was a pretty good understanding that the budget that CUSD has cannot cover the cost of all of the facilities, improvements, repairs and upgrades that the district requires,” he continued.

In pursuing “creative” facets to funding improvements, the district began looking at surplus properties to bring in more funds. The district highlighted surplus properties to use ground lease payment proceeds to invest into local schools.

To ensure that funds from ground lease payments benefit the local high school, the district’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution that states that such coffers will be used toward Dana Hills.

Dana Hills High School Principal Brad Baker points to the proposed site of a new

14-classroom building to replace the school’s portable classroom buildings. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

“There is a priority by trustees and by the district that there is a significant amount of work that needs to take place at Dana Hills High School,” Burris said. “You can look at our budget and see that the money is not there to do that, which is one of the reasons why we have looked across the district to figure out what do we do with surplus properties and how we can use those to invest in our schools.”

If the proposed Victoria Boulevard Apartment Project were to be developed at the district’s bus yard in Dana Point and the school district received the estimated $40 million in ground lease payments up front, CUSD would still need to pursue a bond measure to get the remaining funds needed to make upgrades.

“Ultimately, there would have to be some sort of facilities bond measure that would cover the difference,” Burris said. If the apartment project fails to materialize, the district must return to the drawing board.

“We do not have other options,” Burris said. “We don’t have another way to fund these improvements. The school gets older and older.”

“We’ve had a very rainy winter season. There are leaky roofs and all kinds of issues across the district,” Burris contin-

ued. “While we have funding that will pay for repair and things like that every year, it is not enough to do this significant amount of work that we need to do across the district and our older schools.”

Burris added that the district would continue to lobby the state to provide more funding for school facilities and

classrooms, noting that the district has been somewhat successful in lobbying the state for more funding per student.

“It’s not OK for our teachers; they work hard, they deserve a workplace like anyone else when it comes to educating our future. They should have a comfortable workplace to do that,” Baker said. “Teaching and education is probably

more complex than ever now, and I think asking for a facility that meets our basic needs isn’t too much to ask.”

Baker added that as an educator, he believes in the importance of investing in students and their education to ensure that they are successful and learn how to contribute to society.

“If they are doing well out in the community, we all benefit,” Baker said. “We don’t want to do the opposite and fail our kids and not prioritize them and then spend money on the back end for social help, prison, all those kinds of things that can come with the lack of education.”

Overall, Baker said that regardless of the challenges that the school faces with its facilities, “People come with their A-game every day,” Baker said.

“That’s been the hardest part of all of this; our teachers and our staff and our students, we’re doing great things,” Baker said. “Even data shows that our kids are learning at a high level, our teachers are teaching at a high level.”

“We have great things happening in this building; it’s just the building isn’t matching the greatness that’s happening,” Baker said. “So that’s what I’m looking for; it’s just again, be the voice and the face for our staff and our students to have an improved facility.” DP

Many of the classrooms in Dana Hills High School’s 50-year-old main building are windowless and often face heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical and foundational issues. Photo: Breeana Greenberg

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OUR GAS BILLS AUBREY BEAUCHAMP, Capistrano Beach

Last year, my January gas bill was $76. This year, the weather was colder with more gas use, and I expected a higher bill. I was right. In January this year, it went up to $117. I began to leave most rooms of my house unheated and just warm up one room. Also, I began to wear three layers of clothes.

Then the February bill came at a stiff $250. I am a senior on a fixed income, and this increase stretched my budget. I conserved more heat and waited with bated breath for the next bill. It came at an astonishing $346.

With it, and separate mailings, came notes saying that, compared to other customers, I was doing very well. I even received a discount. Yet, the end result was still a whopping $346.

a big box truck space are being trimmed, leaving what looks like a very unnatural-looking tree, with a flat vertical surface straight up from the curb and a flat horizontal surface just above a big box truck.

Today, there are maybe 20 trees trimmed like this. Maybe it’s just me, but I think the “box cutout” looks terrible and unprofessional. And for the record, I contacted the city last year twice, but so far, I have not received any replies, nor have I seen any changes in the tree trimming.

If you agree with me, please send emails and or make phone calls. I’ve done my part.

SAVE OUR SAND CORD BAUER, San Clemente

San Clemente is built on sand. When the OCTA expanded the highway 5 overpass at Avenida Pico, St. Andrew’s lost a parking lot from the vibration of construction, because it’s built on sand.

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waters would be brown from the runoff. Tons of sand would have poured into the ocean. But now, because of cement culverts and complex sewer systems, and possibly gray-water reservoirs, that barely happens.

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I don’t know what the end of March will bring, but I do hope that the folks at the gas company responsible for these gas hikes will have warm homes and can live with less than three layers of clothes.

TREE TRIMMING OF CITY TREES

LARRY LASCURAIN, San Clemente

Over the last year, I have noticed some of the larger trees on Avenida La Pata on both sides of Avenida Pico are being trimmed with minimal regard for what they look like when trimmed.

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What I mean is that any part of the tree branches that would encroach into

Multimillion-dollar homes at Sea Pointe Estates move, because they’re built on sand. And now the clifftop homes near North Beach have been red-tagged for fear of sliding down the sandy hill. All the beautiful new homes on the bluffs below the outlet mall—built on sand.

Trampas Canyon Reservoir off Ortega Highway replaced an abandoned smaller reservoir that was used for sand mining. Storing gray water is a step in the right direction for water conservation, but does the sandy water flow down the San Juan Creek in the same way it did a few years ago?

Since the reservoir’s come online, it seems like Capo Beach and all points south have lost a lot of sand.

One hundred years ago after a massive rain like last week, our entire coastal

I’m a big fan of modern conveniences, including sewers, post-tension slabs, and paved roads. We simply have to realize that our actions have consequences. This is not a cry to heed the climate alarmists. If their predictions for the past 30 years haven’t embarrassed them enough, this year’s snow levels should. Pardon the pun, but this issue is more concrete. If we’re going to pack homes and businesses next to the ocean and redirect the natural flows of water, we need to mitigate for all these changes.

If our beaches were all private, I’d say the homeowners or San Clemente would need to pay. But they’re not. We share our beaches with the surrounding communities, and much of what happens in this town regarding water use is out of our control.

Our San Clemente City Council needs to take this issue to the county and the state now, while we still have beaches to enjoy.

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What’s going on in and around town this week

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FRIDAY | 24

HOOS’GOW DAY

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Better wear your Western duds this day—otherwise, you might end up in “jail”! This annual Fiesta de las Golondrinas tradition gives a taste of the Wild West. Costumed San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association members are stationed throughout town in search of city slickers who aren’t wearing at least some Western attire. You may get “arrested,” all in fun. To bail out of the old-time jail cell, try to talk your way out or purchase a Fiesta souvenir, with proceeds helping to defray costs of the annual Swallows Day Parade. San Juan Capistrano. swallowsparade.com.

FROG JUMPING CONTEST

4-6 p.m. The Fiesta Association’s annual frog jumping contest is a family-friendly time for entertainment and prizes before the Swallows Day Parade. Bring the kids out to see the namesake amphibians leap around. You might even see “Mark Twain” make an appearance. Los Rios Park, 31791 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano. swallowsparade.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT PIERSIDE

6 p.m. Live music is featured at this walk-up restaurant with great views of the sunset. Boo Stubbs will perform. Pierside Kitchen + Bar, 610 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente. 949.218.0980.

SATURDAY | 25

DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET

9 a.m.-1 p.m. California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market, and craft vendors provide a large selection of art, jewelry, clothing, handbags, candles, handmade soaps and unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. It is strongly recommended that custom-

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SATURDAY | 25 SWALLOWS DAY PARADE

11 a.m. Celebrate the return of the swallows to San Juan Capistrano with the 63rd annual Swallows Day Parade. Horses are back in the parade for the first time since 2019. Community groups will be riding and walking in the parade. Keep an eye out for local equestrian Robert Ridland, who is this year’s grand marshal. The Mercado Street Faire will take place just off the main parade route, if you want to celebrate in a different way. Downtown San Juan Capistrano. swallowsparade.com.

ers bring their own reusable bags. La Plaza Park, 3411 La Plaza, Dana Point. danapoint.org.

WYLAND’S WHALE AND DOLPHIN ADVENTURE

ART LESSONS IN THE WILD

10 a.m.-noon. Available Saturdays through April 29, Dana Wharf is offering this exclusive package for kids ages 12 and under that includes an art lesson via video feed by environmental artist Wyland and a free two-hour whale watching adventure. Each child who participates in the art lesson will be entered in a contest to win prizes, as well as a gift from Wyland and Dana Wharf. Lessons cost $15. Dana Wharf, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. 888.224.0603. danawharf.com.

SWALLOWS DAY CELEBRATION AT EL ADOBE DE CAPISTRANO

Noon-7 p.m. Enjoy food, music, and drinks at one of San Juan Capistrano’s signature restaurants during the big day. Grand Junction Band, DJ Tones, and Marie Kelly will be on hand to provide musical entertainment. There will also be mariachi music on the front patio. Wristbands for entry into the palenque and garden will be sold the day of the event for $10. The event is for people 21 years of age or older. El Adobe de Capistrano, 31891 Camino Capistrano, San Juan

Capistrano. eladobedecapistrano.com.

POST-SWALLOWS PARADE CONCERT

5 p.m. The fun won’t stop after the Swallows Day Parade. Head over to The OutPost to continue the celebration with a country music show. Granger Smith, Earl Dibbles Jr., and Lauren Alaina will perform. Doors open at 4 p.m. General admission tickets are $45. VIP tickets are $95. Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, 30753 Avenida La Pata, San Juan Capistrano. sanjuanoutpost.com.

A ‘SEA’CRET’ SOIREE: JAZZ 2023 5-11 p.m. Get in your 1920s best glamour attire and join the Ocean Institute for a secret speakeasy by the sea Jazz Festival Fundraiser. This year, the Ocean Institute is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Jazz Festival Fundraiser with a Roaring ’20s theme. Proceeds from the event go to support Ocean Institute’s flagship outreach program, Adopt-A-Class, and its operations. The Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. oceaninstitute.org.

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CONCERT AT THE COACH HOUSE

7 p.m. Enjoy some rollicking sounds over

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dinner at this intimate and popular South Orange County venue. Reggae band Big Mountain will perform. Tickets are $28. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

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LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER

7 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Doors tribute band Burning Doors will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point. 949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

Photo: Shawn Raymundo

Local Boys & Girls Clubs to Host Summer Camps Summer Camp & Activities Guide

Spring is officially here and there’s no better time than the present to start thinking about your child’s extracurricular activities for the summer months, which are just around the corner.

To help parents and guardians who are considering which camps to enroll their kids, we present our annual Summer Camp Guide. The issue is chock full of information on fun—and educational—programs that several local organizations are offering this year.

This year’s Summer Camp Guide is sure to get your kids rockin’ and rollin’ as we chat with the owners and operators of the area’s music schools that are offering fun learning opportunities for students interested in picking up an instrument or fine-tuning their musical talents.

The owners of Goods and Goats Market, the San Juan Capistrano-based farm, highlights its unique, hands-on summer camp where students learn to care for farm animals and grow seasonal fruits and vegetables.

We outline the junior lifeguard programs that the City of San Clemente, the San Clemente and Doheny State Beaches, and California Junior Lifeguards host each year that teach children to be safe and confident in ocean waters, as well as CPR, first aid and rescue techniques.

The Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente tells us about its arts education classes offered to kids of all ages during the summer, such as its Paint and Play series or its college dance program.

And speaking of art, local renowned artist Rick Delanty provides some tips and tricks for kids to start their own summer art project.

Keep reading on to check out all of these stories and to find out more useful information and resources that can help you plan your child’s summer activities.

By C. Jayden Smith

The onset of summer brings a need for activities to fill children’s days, and one entity well-versed in providing school-age students with fun and learning opportunities is the Boys and Girls Club.

Readers within our tri-city area have two options at their disposal, in the Boys and Girls Clubs’ Capistrano Valley branch at 1 Via Positiva in San Juan Capistrano, and the South Coast Area organization located at 1304 Calle Valle in San Clemente.

The San Juan Capistrano location will host its 2023 Summer Camp on Mondays through Fridays from June 3 to Aug. 4, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Participants will access field trips and opportunities in STEM, art, sports, and more. The camp is open to students entering first grade up to students entering their senior year of high school.

The price is $125 per week, or $35 for a single day, with financial assistance available.

Contact the Via Positiva branch at 949.542.4495.

At the South Coast Area club, its camp will run from June 5 to Aug. 11, on Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The camp will be closed for the days of July 3 and July 4.

In addition to weekly and daily payment options, families can pay $700 for each child to participate for the full summer. Prices increase on May 20.

Discounted pricing is available for families approved by the state’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program.

The camp is for children going into the first through eighth grades, with free meals and snacks and fun activities. For incoming third- through eighth-graders, sports camps will consist of basketball, pickleball, soccer, volleyball and more.

There will also be field trips to places such as the zoo, a trampoline park, and Santa Ana’s Discovery Science Center, as well as in-house activities including a magician and a petting zoo.

High schoolers will have limited opportunities to participate as Leaders In Training. Registration opens on April 5 at bgcsca. org/summercamp.

Casa Romantica Summer Classes Nurture Passion for the Arts

By Breeana Greenberg

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente offers a variety of arts education camps and programs for children of all ages, from their paint and play series introducing visual arts to young children to their college dance program for teens considering a major in dance.

Paint and Play Series

Families can enjoy painting and drawing activities on the grounds of the Casa Romantica through the Paint and Play Series. The series is recommended for kids ages 2-5.

Casa Romantica Executive Director Amy Behrens says that early exposure to arts education in childhood development “integrates the left side of the mind, the right side of the mind, They’re utilizing a lot of creative cognition skills, they’re learning how to share and move from parallel play to interactive play with other students.”

“So it’s all around a fantastic class for young children to participate in; it’s a core part of our arts education program for young students,” Behrens continued.

Casa Kids Creative Camp

Casa Romantica’s new format of their Summer Camp offers an introduction to dancing, singing and painting. Kids ages 5-8 will work with professionals in Orange County from a wide variety of creative mediums. The program will run for four weeks, with three hours of instruction each Monday.

“We’ve had so many families who wanted to participate in some of our other arts education programs but were hesitant to sign up because they weren’t sure if their children were ready to commit to something,” Behrens said. “Casa Romantica offers this as a service to these families, because it’s such a low barrier to entry.”

In the creative camp, kids can learn about different genres of dance, vocal arts, painting, drawing and sculpting and more.

“From there, we hope that it’ll inspire those children to participate in activities of their school or after school, during the normal school year,” Behrens said.

Casa Romantica Music Student Ensemble

Free masterclasses will be held in August for serious musicians ages 13-17, with auditions and weekly classical music ensemble practices from September through June.

Casa Romantica Music Student Ensemble developed from Casa’s Summer Music Academy, which has run for the past seven years. This year, Casa is taking a break from the Summer Music Academy to launch new programs, including the Music Student Ensemble.

“The classical music ensemble is really one of its kind opportunity for talented young students performing classical music to have access to really fantastic training weekly as an ensemble,” Behrens said.

In the first year of this program, Casa aims to put together a small classical music ensemble from students selected from the auditions. Students in the ensemble will have performance opportunities throughout the year.

College Dance Program

Casa Romantica’s three-day dance program consists of masterclasses for serious high school dancers considering a major in dance in college. The program builds a connection between college dance departments and high school student dancers, partnering with Cal State Long Beach, Chapman University and University of California, Irvine.

“We’ll be providing masterclasses with instructors from each of those universities and colleges, and a variety of genres for teen students and providing them with lecture and instruction opportunities and choreography and movement so that they can put together a portfolio piece to present prospective colleges and universities,” Behrens said.

& SafeSoaked

Junior Lifeguard Programs Teach Ocean Safety, Confidence for Kids in the Water

By Zach Cavanagh

Summer in South Orange County means sandy, salt-crusted, sunsoaked days cooling off in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. For safe, fun and organized beach expeditions, many youths and their families choose from a selection of junior lifeguard programs in San Clemente and Dana Point.

For kids of all ages, junior lifeguard programs offer a way to introduce them to ocean waters in a fun and safe way. These programs can give kids confidence in jumping into waves by teaching them a safe way to do so.

In addition to marine safety, first aid taught through a slew of fun activities, these programs can also help young watermen and waterwomen develop leadership skills. Here’s a quick look at the area’s several junior lifeguard programs:

City of San Clemente Junior Lifeguards

One of the most popular and well-regarded programs in South Orange County is the junior lifeguard program run by the City of San Clemente down at the Pier beach.

Over 800 boys and girls between the ages of 9-16 take part in the program each summer. The program has activities like pier jumping, pier swims, bodyboarding, body surfing and plenty of other swims. The priority of the program is education and experience in ocean safety, along with first aid and rescue techniques.

For kids new to the junior lifeguard program, a swim test must be passed to be eligible for registration to the program. The swim test, which costs $5, will have kids swim four lengths of a pool, which is 100 yards, in under two minutes. These swim tests take place on Saturdays (March 25 and April 1 and 8) at the San Clemente Aquatics Center from

9:30-11 a.m. and Wednesdays (March 29 and April 5) at the Ole Hanson Beach Club from 6-7:30 p.m.

Registration begins on April 26 at 8 a.m. for one of three program sessions (June 5-23, June 26-July 14, July 17-Aug. 4).

For families wishing to enroll in the program but have a financial hardship, scholarships may be available if there is enough funding through the San Clemente Lifeguard & Junior Guard Foundation. In 2022, the foundation funded 10 scholarships, including programming supplies.

More information on the program, registration and the scholarship application can be found at san-clemente.org/JG.

San Clemente State Beach & Doheny State Beach Junior Lifeguards

The California State Parks runs its own junior lifeguard programs at San Clemente

State Beach and Doheny State Beach.

The state programs offer six hours of instruction per day in four two-week sessions. The programs teach general aquatic safety, team-building and physical fitness. There are recreational activities like surfing, bodyboarding, paddleboarding and dodgeball. There are also educational activities such as CPR, first aid, rescues and other beach operations.

The state programs make sure to state they are not “learn to swim” schools, which means, like the City of San Clemente program, there are swim tests prospective junior guards must pass to register. The tryout requirements are based on age. For 8-10-year-olds, they must swim 100 yards in under two minutes, 10 seconds. For 11-12-year-olds, the time standard is two minutes, and for 13-15-year-olds, the time is one minute, 50 seconds. The tryouts also include swimming 10 yards underwater and treading water for five minutes.

The tryouts for both the San Clemente and Doheny programs will take place at San Clemente High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 15, April 29 and May 13.

The four sessions for junior lifeguards will be June 5-16, June 19-30, July 10-21 and July 24-Aug.4.

Both state beaches also hold a Summer Surf Camp from Aug. 7-11. Doheny offers a three-day surf camp July 5-7 and a Spring Break Surf Camp from April 3-7.

More information for the San Clemente State Beach program can be found at parks. ca.gov/?page_id=21967. More information for the Doheny State Beach program can be found at parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30324.

California Junior Lifeguards & Mini JGs at Salt Creek

There are one- and three-week options for junior lifeguards ages 8-17 and a one-week program for Mini JGs ages 5-7 offered by California Junior Lifeguards at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point.

Unlike the City of San Clemente or State Beach programs, California Junior Lifeguards sets itself apart with a younger session for kids 5-7 years old. This Mini JGs program runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in 10 different one-week sessions from June 8-Aug.21. There are no tryouts, and the program allows for more fun time for these younger guards.

In the main three-week programs for 8-17-year-olds, junior lifeguards are taught in an educational and recreational environment on how to safely handle ocean situations. Kids are taught on emergency situations, teamwork, self-respect and an awareness of the environment. There is instruction on CPR, first aid, ocean safety, rescue techniques, surfing and bodyboarding, among other skills. There are also activities for marine biology, oceanography and nutrition and diet.

Unlike the other programs, there are no tryouts. The California Junior Lifeguard programs are open to swimmers, surfers and bodyboarders of all ability and skill levels.

The three sessions will be held June 5-23, June 26-July 14 and July 17-Aug. 4.

More information on both programs can be found at jrlifeguards.com.

Junior lifeguard programs at several sites in San Clemente and Dana Point teach children to be safe and confident in ocean waters, as well as CPR, first aid and rescue techniques.

Photo: File

Note for Note

Music Schools Offer Summer Camps for Kids

By Collin Breaux and C. Jayden Smith

On a Saturday morning, the sound of The Cult song “Fire Woman” fills the air.

Kids are up on stage, singing and performing the hit song. They variously speak into a microphone, pound away on a drum kit, or strum guitar strings as they cover the rock hit.

So weekend rehearsals go at Los Rios Rock School in San Juan Capistrano, one of several South Orange County music schools that teaches kids how to perform rock music.

For teens and pre-teens taking a break from school this summer, they can spend the interim as a rock star at various musical camps—including with Los Rios Rock School. Six camps will be offered this year for students ages 6-17, in June and July.

“Our summer camp is a way for people— especially who aren’t doing the normal yearly membership here—to get a taste of (the school),” School Director Philip Allen said. “They’re really fun weeklong crash courses in what we do. Kids show up. They learn a song or two, rehearse it with their band, and then put on a concert at the end of the week.”

The cost is $399 for new students and $299 for current students.

“It’s a really cool way to get involved with playing in a band if you’re an instrumentalist and you’ve never played with anyone before,” Allen said. “You can see what that’s like. You get to hang out with the directors and have that immersive experience.”

Kids practice during the morning, from Monday through Friday.

While the school’s focus is on rock, instructors also guide students with general musical compositions.

“We all come mostly from rock backgrounds, but we teach music as a language, as our philosophy,” Allen said. “One of the most amazing things about our culture and campus here is that we encourage everyone to bring their own styles in.”

Kids are welcome to explore their interest in learning country songs, for instance.

“There’s always this sort of ‘I’m not a country player, I don’t want to do that’ (feeling) and then, by the time they learn the song, they’re like, ‘Maybe I l kind of like country now,’” Allen said. “We do try to encourage everyone to push everyone’s boundaries a little bit. We’ve done everything from heavy metal to disco to a cappella.”

The students choose a song to learn and play together for the week and are then assigned specific instruments and parts to perform.

“There’s two parts: learning their individual part on their instrument, but the more important part that we bring is then learning how to apply that in a band situation,” Allen said. “One thing we’re sort of trying to combat a little bit

is the idea that there’s a lot of people who can play a song on their instrument when they’re playing to a track or YouTube.”

“That’s great, but a lot of people don’t realize that’s a safety net because you’re playing to a prerecorded track that is never going to be wrong,” Allen said. “You have this thing guiding you along. When you have four people playing together with no safety net, you realize there’s a whole part of it knowing the song by heart, being confident in the next section, and being able to communicate with each other in a musical sense.”

Performing as a band helps teach kids patience and interpersonal skills, Allen said.

“You get in a band, and you realize you’re trying to please four people. When they learn this at an early age, it’s kind of fun because

camp in June and July. The cost is $325 per week.

A visit to Danman’s on a given night will find kids practicing on piano and guitar.

“The camps consist of about, usually, six to 10 students,” founder and owner Dan Lefler said. “We have two types of camps, rock camps and vocal camps. The rock camp gets together, figures out the music they like, picks the songs they want to do, start working out their parts. The next day, they’ll generally do a photo shoot. They’ll do a poster.”

Posters of past camps are hung up at the school.

“Many times, they’ll do T-shirts. They create a band shirt as part of the project,” Lefler said. “They come, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There’s a little snack period. On

ally livestreaming it (so) it’s like a music video,” said co-founder and owner Biff Cooper.

From Monday through Wednesday, the children will learn the songs, before recording and filming in the facility’s studio on Thursday and Friday. At the end, the students will receive a copy of their video to share with friends and family.

Cooper added that he is unsure whether the video process will be livestreamed or be recorded separately before ending up on YouTube this year, but the camp has been done in previous summers.

The music school staff do try to help children still in the beginning phase of learning music, but overall, the camp is tailored to those who have reached a specific level of intermediate or higher.

Beyond the camps, the Beach Cities Rock Club is an afterschool program that teaches students to perform cover songs whether by singing or by playing the bass, drums, guitar, piano or ukulele. Monthly memberships are $185 per month and include weekly private 30-minute lessons and band classes.

After his five-year foray into giving music lessons independently, Cooper partnered with another record store in 2013 to start the school. A series of personal events showed him and his wife that they needed to continue on their own.

“The concept was that we would do music lessons in the back of a record store, because that was a way—through osmosis—that kids could get interested in music and look through a record store and have that experience of learning about different genres,” Cooper said.

Now, the school utilizes its own recording studio to help students and artists acclimate to being in a recording environment and put out songs.

they have this communal vested interest in this song,” Allen said. “You do start to realize that if someone’s a weak link or if someone’s falling behind, it’s on everyone to help bring them up.”

Even if the students never pursue music after the camp, they can carry that camaraderie and team skills over into their adult lives, Allen said.

“We don’t expect everyone to be best friends, but you still have to figure out a way to work,” Allen said. “As adults, you go into the working world, you realize—joining a company or starting a business or whatever it is—you can’t always be in the workplace with everyone you love, but you still have to make it work. Being in a band situation, there’s something very conducive to that and something that kids can grasp onto early because they are all part of that team.”

Over in neighboring town Dana Point, Danman’s Music School is also offering a summer

Friday at 12:30, they do a concert on stage for parents and friends (next door at StillWater Spirits & Sounds).”

Music education and performing in front of an audience enable kids to learn how to think under pressure, Lefler said.

“When you play music, you have to recall information in a precise order,” Lefler said. “A lot of kids that are super shy, once they do a few performances, they’re not so shy anymore. Other than that, it’s really fun.”

For those who play on a level above most, San Clemente’s Beach Cities Rock Club offers a fun summer alternative that will help children hone their musical talents.

The Music Video Summer Camp will occur from Mondays through Fridays during the weeks of June 19 to June 23, June 26 to June 30, and July 24 to July 28, at a cost of $299 per camper.

“Basically, the kids are going to learn a few songs in a set, and then we’re going to be virtu-

Even during the summer, the afterschool times remain the same, as students and parents are accustomed to the classes’ place in their schedules. The music video camp classes will take place in the mornings.

Cooper enjoys the positive impacts music lessons have on those that take part in the school, as he looks to give students a constructive outlet to express themselves and heal. That sentiment follows the Rock Club’s mission statement as an organization that seeks to guide students toward achievement in a “safe, creative and goal-oriented environment.”

“To me personally, just giving students that purpose, artistically, and (for them) to be inspired by art and to show them that (art) is inspirational,” Cooper said. “That’s probably it for me.”

More information about the various rocks schools can be found online at losriosrockschool.com, danmans.com and beachcitiesrockclub.com.

Eliana Martz practices playing the guitar at Danman’s Music School in Dana Point. Photo: Collin Breaux

Goods and Goats Summer Camp Teaches Importance of Farming and Animal Care

By Breeana Greenberg

Tucked away on Trabuco Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano, the small Goods and Goats Market farm offers a hands-on learning experience at its summer camp and Junior Farmers Program. Goods and Goats Market hosts four weeklong summer camps for kids ages 6-12. Campers can sign up for half-day camps from 9 a.m. to noon or full-day camps from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition to the summer camp, Goods and Goats also offers a six-week Junior Farmers program where kids can spend more time learning to cultivate the land, care for the farm animals and enjoy spring farm adventures.

Each day at the Goods and Goats summer camp begins with a morning meditation, intention setting and dream journaling.

Once intentions for the day are set, students will move into the gardens and goat areas to focus on planting, soil health, plant anatomy and animal and overall farm care. In the garden, kids will learn to grow fruit or vegetables that are in season at the time.

“We want the kids to actually eat and touch the fruits and vegetables that they plant and cultivate,” Educational Director and Farm Manager Lara Hughes said.

After learning to garden and cultivate an edible garden, Goods and Goats Market Owner Lani Jones explained that kids are more willing to eat something they have never tried before, and it “always tastes better because it gets to fully ripen.”

At the end of the Junior Farmers program, kids will cook a dish from the local seasonal fruits and vegetables that they learned to cultivate.

Each camper will get hands-on, one-on-one time with the farm’s Nigerian Dwarf goats, learning about proper goat care and anatomy.

“Our Junior Farmer program and our summer camps are two parts,” Hughes said. “So part of it, we want to teach kids about cultivating the land and how important that it is to be future stewards of our world and how they can take it on themselves and maybe take it back to their own house and their gardens.”

“Then the other half is our animal anatomy, where we focus on the goats’ horn and hoof care,” Hughes continued.

Every kid will get to choose a goat that they will spend time and bond with throughout the week. The kids will then learn to walk the goat on a lead, like walking a horse and learn about hooves and horns and how to care for them. Campers will even get the chance to enjoy storytime with the goats.

The farm has 36 goats on the property, with many of them born on the property, some from other farms or rescued from untenable living situations.

“Our goats are now born here on the property, but when Lani started, some of the goats came from a different farm so some of the horns have been removed from another farmer or bred out,” Hughes said.

Hughes explained that kids tend to have many questions because some of their goats have horns and some do not.

“So we talk about that and then we teach the kids how to trim their hooves up,” Hughes said. “We also talk—which goes into any farm life—about the cleanup.”

“I think there’s always this glamorous picture of a farm,

but the reality of a farm is that’s what happens, they go to the bathroom, we have to clean up, we have to keep them in good conditions,” Hughes continued.

Jones explained it’s valuable to teach the kids about hard work and what goes into caring for an animal, as well as how to compost during the cleanup.

Campers will be able to get creative with many different crafts like building birdhouses, tie-dying, painting kindness rocks and more. Students will also learn through hands-on science experiments.

Hughes’ background in animal science, wildlife conservation and biology informs her experience teaching campers.

“I do really gravitate towards science, so I really like it to be

hands-on,” Hughes said. “So every Junior Farmer Session and even every week in Camp, there will definitely be one or two science experiments that we do, but it will always pertain to what we’re doing.”

“So winter was potatoes, so we grew potatoes, our feast was potato soup, and then we did a science experiment with potatoes where we all worked together to create a battery with potatoes, and we were able to turn on a clock,” Hughes continued.

Through hands-on science experiments, Hughes can teach campers about the scientific method, creating a hypothesis and testing it.

At the end of the day, campers will have free time around the farm, where they can interact with resident bunnies, guinea pigs and chickens, zip line, play with vintage Tonka sets and more.

Families who sign up before April 15 will receive an early bird special of $40 off per summer camp registration. After the early bird discounts, sibling discounts are available for families who sign up multiple campers. The camp includes a Jr. Farmer Goods & Goats Market T-shirt and a dream journal.

Goods and Goats Market Owner Lani Jones and Lara Hughes, educational director and farm manager, offer a unique, hands-on summer camp where students learn to care for farm animals and grow seasonal fruits and vegetables. Photos: Breeana Greenberg

“We want the kids to actually eat and touch the fruits and vegetables that they plant and cultivate.”

—Lara Hughes

NATURE RESERVE OFFERS OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS

For children eager to spend time outside and willing to learn about ecology along the way, The Nature Reserve in Rancho Mission Viejo is offering a spring break camp where they can explore the preserve in a fun way. The camp will be held from April 4-6, with a new theme each day. April 4 will give kids a chance to learn about reptiles, April 5 an opportunity to make wildflower-themed art, and April 6 concluding with a day of outdoor eco-themed games to teach campers about recycling. Each day will also give youngsters an opportunity to do a 1-mile trail hike. The camp costs $45 for one day and $115 for all three days. The day’s activities will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with drop-off starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration and more information can be found at thenaturereserve.org. — Collin

Breaux

By Shawn Raymundo

ummertime can bring so much fun and excitement to children’s lives, whether they’re going on adventures with friends, traveling with family, or, on occasion, getting into a bit of mischievousness.

With all that fun, though—in between days of just lounging around the house—those summer months can really fly by, leaving little opportunity for creativity.

To help parents and guardians who are looking for their kids to exercise some creativity this summer, we spoke with renowned San Clemente artist Rick Delanty, who shared some advice on how kids can spark their imagination, putting pen—or pencils, markers or painted fingers—to paper.

“Creativity is not just applicable to art professions, but to any (field),” he says. “I think getting involved in the arts, just like getting involved in sports, is creating a well-rounded, adjusted individual that can be successful anywhere, so I think it behooves parents to give this drawing stuff a try.”

“It’s really exciting for the kids to plunge the depths of their potential and realize things that are in there that they may not otherwise unless the parents or teachers help bring those out,” Delanty adds.

To get started, one of the first things a parent should purchase for their kid, Delanty says, is a sketchbook. The sketchbook simply allows the artist-in-training to learn by doing, drawing various shapes and anything else they see.

One of the goals of the sketchbook, Delanty says, “is to have those kids do anything they want to from their imagination; start drawing things they actually see, emphasize the idea that drawing is not photography, it’s all about shapes and the inter-

relationship with that.”

As for what to draw with, the age of your child will certainly be a factor. Delanty says that if your kid is very young, he’d start with finger painting and chalk. For kids in upper elementary

school grades or in middle school, he advises getting them watercolors or markers. And for those in high school, they should be using pens, drawing pencils and paint.

Starting a Summer Art Project with Rick Delanty S

Delanty notes that while he, as a professional, uses an eraser to clean up finger marks on his drawings, he advises parents to not emphasize the use of erasers with their kids.

“I wasn’t a big proponent of erasers because an eraser means you can back up and correct what you did and makes kids tentative,” he says.

Parents, Delanty also advises, should look to maintain a consistent schedule with their kids when it comes to meeting benchmarks on a project. Sitting down to work with them a set number of days a week, at a specific time, will build consistency that allows the kids to set expectations so it’s not just a project to pursue when they’re bored.

“The whole thing is consistency, and developing any kind of creative skill depends upon consistency whether the kid is learning to play the clarinet or whether they’re learning to draw,” Delanty says, adding, “I don’t think creativity should ever be—or a creative act should never be—associated with boredom.”

As some final advice to parents, Delanty says that an emphasis on creativity can’t be underestimated.

“It’s really important that parents focus on creativity,” he says, later adding that “parents can be the kid’s biggest influence in developing their own creativity at home, and this is the major way to do it.”

Delanty says additional information about artist resources and developing a kid’s inspiration for creative drawings can be found at accessart.org.uk.

San Clemente artist Rick Delanty offers some advice and tips for parents who are looking to access their child’s creative and artistic side during the summer. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

“It’s really exciting for the kids to plunge the depths of their potential and realize things that are in there that they may not otherwise unless the parents or teachers help bring those out.”

—Rick Delanty

949 VOLLEYBALL CLUB

949 Volleyball Club, celebrating 13 years in San Juan Capistrano, provides summer camps for both boys and girls, ages 9 to 18, at any ability level. The club has won 12 Junior Olympic medals, as well as 6 National Championships at the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Junior National Championships. The summer camp’s goal is to teach beginners the fundamentals of the game and to prepare juniors and seniors looking to compete in the NCAA. 949 Volleyball Club promotes sportsmanlike behavior inside and outside of the gym, instills the values of integrity, dedication and hard work, and focuses on having fun! Space is limited; please register early. For more information, contact Justin at 949.374.2890 or visit 949vb.com.

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AMERICAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLUB

Sign up now for Spring, Summer and Fall sessions. Spring is for ages 12+ and runs March 13 through May 26. Late sign-ups are OK. Weekly Summer sessions for ages 10-12 (Bombers) and 12–24 (Beach Club) start June 5! Come play with encouraging & experienced coaches. Beach Club plays at Doheny State Beach ALL YEAR LONG. We train coed, beginners through pros, youth through college. Beach volleyball helps all athletes with cross-training to gain strength, speed, and agility. Our wonderful coaches include many experienced D1 athletes. Doheny State Beach, 25300 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point. 949.485.0826. AmericanBeachVolleyballClub.com info@americanbeachvolleyballclub.com

CITY OF SC

Summer camps are a time for children to form lifelong memories and friendships while seeking out new adventures and engaging in stimulating activities. San Clemente proudly offers over 100 camps and programs by expert instructors for all interests and abilities. Save on summer camps with discounted prices through “Early Bird Registration.” Savings fly away April 25th; don’t miss out on great deals. Camps fill up quickly! Register today at san-clemente.org/recreation. 949.429.8797, 949.361.8264, 100 N Calle Seville, San Clemente, CA 92672.

ELITE SOCCER LEAGUE

Elite Soccer League is a South Orange County soccer league that offers Recreational and Club soccer options to players ages 3-18. Our goal is to help kids reach their highest potential in soccer and in life. We understand that, through soccer, we are building more than just great soccer players; we are building the future, confident leaders of our communities. Come give Elite Soccer League a try! Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall Programs. Call/Text 949.468.0086. info@elitesoccerleague.com. elitesoccerleague.com.

FAIRMONT SUMMER PROGRAMS

Locations in Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, North Tustin, and San Juan Capistrano

Keep your kids curious, challenged, and connected this summer. Fairmont’s award-winning summer programs offer a full lineup of educational programming. CAMP (Preschool-8th Grade): ACA-accredited camp experience combines education, recreation, and field trips to keep kids engaged all summer! SUMMER SCHOOL (Kindergarten-8th Grade): reading, writing, and math taught by Fairmont teachers and individualized to meet students where they are. SUMMER SCHOOL (High School): Dozens of for-credit, UC-approved courses available. Enroll by April 16th for 10% off ! 714.234.2757 fairmontschools.com/summer.

KIDCREATE STUDIO

Kidcreate Studio is an art studio just for kids. We specialize in classes, camps and parties for children ages 18 months to 12 years. We offer classes in our studio in Dana Point, as well as onthe-go. Kidcreate is a great way to introduce your child to the wonderful world of art. We provide a positive, self-esteem-building environment and projects that match the developmental needs of children at different ages. Exploring art, feeling free to make some messes, and having fun—that’s what Kidcreate Studio is all about.

34255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 113, Dana Point. 949.370.9509. kidcreate.com/dana-point.

SOUTH COAST CONSERVATORY

When you enter the dance studio, you can leave your worries at the door and simply enjoy your body’s movement. A dance class is the perfect setting to make new friends, branch out socially and maintain positive relationships. And when you’re in the class, it can be one of the best ways to express yourself and even unlock new ideas to use in your daily life. Start your dance journey this summer at SCC! 27652 Camino Capistrano, Laguna Niguel. 949.367.0099. scconservatory.com/SUMMER.

WESTWIND SAILING

Welcome aboard! Westwind has been providing educational, community, boating programs since 1987: Sail and SUP Camps (spring break & summer), Adaptive sailing, after-school programs and boating classes for all ages and skill levels. Westwind is a 2022 DP Times People’s Choice winner for “Best Camp for Kids” and “Best Harbor Recreation”. And we’re a US Sailing, Community Sailing Center and STEM Hub. Boating scholarships are available. Find us at OC Sailing & Events Center: 34451 Ensenada Pl. DP Harbor. 949.492.3035, westwindsailing.com.

OCEAN INSTITUTE

Registration is OPEN for our ‘Sell-out’ Summer Camps! Ocean Institute Camps, located in Dana Point Harbor, will run June 12 – August 11, ages 5-17. Enroll today to give your child a new perspective as they explore, discover, and thrive by diving into summer camp! Our camps are immersive educational journeys designed to promote collaborative learning, exploration, discovery, and empower campers to reach their full potential. Our talented staff, top-notch resources and unique campus ensure a summer experience like no other! Visit: Oceaninstitute.org. 949.496.2274, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629.

YMCA

Plan your perfect summer at the Y today! Our camps develop character, facilitate new friendships, and create lifelong memories. Camps provide opportunities for kids to join a community as they learn how to be more independent through engaging in physical, social, and educational activities. To learn more and register, visit ymcaoc.org/ orange-county-camps! YMCA of Orange County, 13821 Newport Ave #200, Tustin, CA 92780, 714.549.9622, ymcaoc.org.

Summer School Information

Continuing to Learn

By Collin Breaux

MINI MINNOWS (4-6 YEARS OLD)

9am - 12pm or 1 pm-4pm

Different themed activities, crafts and games each day! Snacks are included.

BEACH SAFARI (6-9 YEARS OLD)

9am-4pm

Tidepool Walks, Beach Games, Crats, Swimming, Whale Watching on a 60-foot Catamaran, BBQ and so much more!

H2O ADVENTURE CAMP (9-13 YEARS OLD)

9am-4pm

Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, Kayaking, Sailing, Rowing, Whale Watching on a 60-foot Catamaran, Swimming, Games, Lunch provided and so much more!!

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School’s out for summer…but not always.

Summer school is available for Capistrano Unified School District students who need to retake classes or want to attend for other reasons.

Registration is open to all high school students through May 25. Students are advised to contact their school counselor

about registering.

The summer session will be from June 14 to July 18, Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., according to CUSD. Classes will not be held on July 4.

While students will do the majority of schoolwork online from home, taking tests in person is required. An online orientation assignment is mandatory by June 30, CUSD’s summer program overview said.

In-person school services will be held at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo at 26301 Via Escolar.

Acceleration and remediation courses will be offered. Teachers will provide tutoring and labs.

“Teachers are on campus at Capistrano Valley High School Mondays-Thursdays from 8:30-1:30 p.m. to assist students with anything they may need and for required in-person testing,” CUSD’s overview said. “Students that prefer to work on campus are welcome to come to class anytime during the bell schedule.” Visit capousd.org for more information.

CITY RECREATION DEPARTMENTS OFFER SUMMER CLASSES

By Breeana Greenberg

From Ballet Folklorico, filmmaking and beginner guitar classes to “bionerds” and surfing camp, local city recreation departments offer a wide variety of camps and classes for children and families to enjoy throughout the summer.

Dana Point

The summer issue of the City of Dana Point’s Lookout Community News and Recreation Guide will be available beginning Friday, May 5 at danapoint.org/recreation. Registration for summer classes will open on Monday, May 8 at 7:30 a.m. A wide variety of recreation programs and classes for all ages are offered through the Dana Point recreation department including summer youth camps.

San Clemente

Summer Camp registration is open in San Clemente, with Early Bird discounts open until April 25. Those interested in registering online for a summer camp will need to create an account and visit san-clemente.org/ recreation or visit the Community Center to register in-person.

San Clemente’s recreation department offers a variety of classes and camps during the summer such as the Art Exploration Summer Camp at Pico Park, beginning guitar and ukulele, “Bionerds” science camp, surfing camps, filmmaking, sports, dance, active adventure camps, preschool camps and much more.

Some camps do sell out, so staff recommends families register as soon as possible.

San Juan Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano’s Community Services Department offers a variety of classes that keep kids active over the summer break including Ballet Folklorico classes for kids from 5 to 18 and other athletic programs.

The spring class flyer detailing class offerings will be posted on the city’s website the week of March 27, with the summer flyer available the week of May 15. Registration for San Juan Capistrano’s recreation programs is available over the phone 24 hours a day by calling 949.493.5911 or residents can visit the community services department in person to register.

The community service department advises to register early or at least 1 week prior to the class starting date.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): GRACE DONGQUING GUTIE and Does 1 through 50, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DANIEL RASCOL

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California

Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 30-2022-012666526

Judge Corey S. Cramin

The name and address of the court is: (El Nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Orange 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701

The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del obogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):

Adam J. Krolikowski, Esq., 930 W. 17th Street, Suite D, Santa Ana, CA 92706

Ph: (949) 269-1869

DATE: (Fecha) 06/23/2022

David H. Yamasaki, Clerk of the Court, by (Secretario) K. Trent, Deputy Clerk(Adjunto)

Published: Dana Point Times Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF

NAME

Case No. 23FL000097

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner NATALYA GULINA on behalf of LUKA ANDREEVICH GULIN GROVER, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

LUKA ANDREEVICH GULIN GROVER

Proposed Name

JACOB LUKA GROVER GULIN

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 04/14/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: L64. The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts. ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 02/14/2023

JUDGE JULIE A PALAFOX, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times Mar 10, 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236656259

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

DANELECTRO STORIES

24292 TAXCO DRIVE

DANA POINT, CA 92629

Full Name of Registrant(s):

DANELECTRO STORIES LLC

24292 TAXCO DRIVE

DANA POINT, CA 92629

This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2020

/s/Danelectro Stories LLC/Michael Campion, Chief Executive Officer

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/17/2023

Published in: Dana Point Times Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DANA POINT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Site Development Permit SDP22-0050: To construct a 1,247 square foot, two-story addition to a 1,753 square foot two-story historic house, 147 square foot addition to the 310 square foot detached garage, and a new deck located within the Residential Multiple Family 14 (RMF14) zone at 34010 Street of the Amber Lantern.

Project Numbers: SDP22-0050

Project Location: 34010 Street of the Amber Lantern (APN: 682-28137)

Project Representative:Anthony Massaro, Project Manager

Applicant: Brandon Colbo

Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is found to be Categorically Exempt per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) and Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration).

Hearing Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 (Dana Point City Hall)

All persons either favoring or opposing the subject project are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing.

For further information, please contact John Ciampa at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3591.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF:

JAMES G. HORN, aka JAMES GARLAND HORN

Case Number: 30-2023-01311102-PR-PL-CJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will and or estate, or both, of JAMES G. HORN, aka JAMES GARLAND HORN

A Petition for Probate has been filed by ESTHER F. HORN in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE

The Petition for Probate requests that ESTHER F. HORN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: April 20, 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. in Dept: C8

Address of Court: 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (1) The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California Statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Arlin P. Neser, Esq, Attorney at Law, 9110 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine CA 92618 PH: (949) 484-9607 Published

2023

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Date of Sale: 04/06/2023 at 9:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. NOTICE is hereby given that First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA in care of: 400 S. Rampart Blvd, #290 Las Vegas, NV 89145 – Phone: (844) 857-8303, duly appointed Trustee under Notice of Delinquent Assessment (“NDA”), and pursuant to Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“NOD”), will sell at public auction for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, (a cashier’s check payable to said Trustee drawn on a state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, or a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank as specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest now held under said NDA, to wit: Multiple Timeshare Estates as shown on Exhibit “A-1” (as described in the Declaration recorded on 06/17/1988 as 88-288532 as amended) located at 34630 Pacific Coast Highway, Capistrano Beach, CA, 92624 with APN shown herein. The Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address shown herein. All recording references contained herein and on Schedule “1” attached hereto are in the County of Orange, California. Said sale will be made, without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, as to title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said NDA, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of sale, estimated fees, charges, as shown in sum due on Schedule “1” together with estimated expenses of the Trustee in the amount of $600.00. The claimant, Riviera Beach and Spa Vacation Plan Owners Association, a California nonprofit corporation, under NDA delivered to Trustee a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation. APN: See Schedule “1”. Batch ID: Foreclosure HOA 125319-RVB1-HOA. Schedule “1”: Lien Recording Date and Reference: 12/13/2022; Inst: 2022000405218; NOD Recording Date and Reference: 12/14/2022; 2022000407843; Contract No., Owner(s), APN, Sum Due; 16625789, DONALD G. MORLEY and JANICE M. MORLEY, 916-124-04, $3,442.15; 16625829, JO ANNE CHILDRESS, 916-12-229, $773.88; 16625906, BONNIE LEE FARRAN, Trustee of the FARRAN TRUST DATED DECEMBER 3, 1987, SUB-TRUST C, 916-124-09, $2,739.65; 16625921, ALVIN T. GRONER, JR. and KIM O. GRONER, 916-120-53, $1,513.08; 16626048, RICHARD V. FENAROLI and YVONNE L. FENAROLI, 916-121-35, $2,739.65; 16626087, HEIRS AND/OR DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF ENRIQUE S. MARQUEZ, DECEASED, THEIR INTEREST BEING SUBJECT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE OF SAID DECEDENT, 916-126-06, $4,064.17; 16626138, EARL E. GAUGLER and MARIE A. RICHARDS, Trustees of the GAUGLER TRUST DATED JUNE 15, 1989, 916-127-13,

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$4,057.17; 16626404, THOMAS E. HARPER and JEANNE DISARRO, 916-132-09, $2,947.06; 16626425, MARNIE RING-YZBICK and DAVID G. YZBICK, 916-144-13, $4,371.22; 16626582, LORI A. CLOCK, 916-142-62, $2,294.38; 16626646, ROBERT D. FAINBARG and PAULA H. FAINBARG, Trustees of the R. & P. FAINBARG TRUST, ESTABLISHED JUNE 27, 1995, 916-142-33, $2,532.33; 16626735, GARY E. SABARA and ANN MARIE M. SABARA, 916-140-65, $1,520.42; 16626816, STEVEN LEVINSON, Trustee of the CISNEROS FAMILY TRUST DATED JULY 2, 1992, 916-141-32, $2,532.33; 16626831, KELLEY M. DOYLE and CYNTHIA A. DOYLE, 916-130-27, $2,532.33; 16626860, HOWARD G. HEINRICHS and ELIZABETH A. HEINRICHS, 916-130-61, $1,516.00; 16626976, DON I. JOHNSON and DIANE D. JOHNSON, and their successors, as Trustees of the JOHNSON FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 27, 2007, 916-129-04, $4,057.17; 16626995, TAMARA LEE NELSON A/K/A TAMARA BIENSTADT AND THE UNRECORDED INTEREST OF THE SPOUSE OF TAMARA LEE NELSON A/K/A TAMARA BIENSTADT, 916-129-55, $1,399.05; 16627041, NANCY COORS MCINTIRE, 916-13644, $3,750.09; 16627086, ROBERT H. ZWEIBEL, 916-145-28, $2,739.65; 16627145, KASIE VARIA and ANTONIO VARIA, 916-113-13, $2,739.65; 16627197, ANTONIO L. MYRELL and ANNIE E. MYRELL, Trustees of the MYRELL TRUST DATED AUGUST 6, 2004, 916-111-09, $4,057.17; 16627241, KYRLE C. HATH and LOIS E. HATH, 916-111-25, $3,750.09; 16627337, ROBERT L. HERNANDEZ, 916-136-67, $2,737.21; 16627385, WESLEY J. THOMAS and COSONYA L. STEPHENS and the unrecorded interest of the spouse of COSONYA L. STEPHENS and DEEDRA F. THOMAS and SHLESHIA C. MANNS and the unrecorded interest of the spouse of SHLESHIA C. MANNS, 916-14553, $3,187.96; 16627544, KATHLEEN D. RENDON-AGUIRRE and the unrecorded interest of the spouse of KATHLEEN D. RENDON-AGUIRRE, 916-119-42, $3,750.09; 16627572, SABRINA L. UMPHRESS and MARK G. LEE, Co-Trustees of the SYLVIA LEE REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JANUARY 11, 2007, 916-138-24, $2,532.33; 16627640, DEAN G. MCKEEVER, 916-145-34, $4,057.17; 16627836, JOYCE J. WALTON and NOREEN T. MIURA, 916-133-53, $783.96; 16627890, Madd Dog One, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, 916-135-99, $2,071.92; 16628093, SYLVIA TERRAZAS, 916128-14, $1,395.93; 16628488, MARTHA E. HALDA, 916-132-77, $2,234.98; 16628817, KRISTINA VAN BUSKIRK, 916-129-73, $2,960.32; 16628997, MICHAEL E. WINOWSKI and ELENOR P. DAHL, 916-143-24, $4,960.93; 16629040, TOMMY THURMAN and SANDRA THURMAN, 916-122-60, $730.21; 16629131, SHARON M. DESANDE, Trustee of the DESANDE FAMILY TRUST, DATED DECEMBER 10, 2001, 916-118-77, $2,364.43; 16629289, JIMMY A. DUNBAR and MARY JOYCE DUNBAR, Trustees of the DUNBAR FAMILY 1996 LIVING TRUST UNDER DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED MARCH 5, 1996, 916-140-52, $2,071.92; 16629419, STEVE ALFRED MORRILL and ROSEMARY PHOEBE MORRILL, Trustees of the STEVE ALFRED MORRILL TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 1980, 916-133-73, $1,627.09; 17540372, CATHERINE DENISE HARGROVE, 916-114-35, $3,750.09; 18179315, JENNIFER CENA WILLIS and the unrecorded interest of the spouse of JENNIFER CENA WILLIS and JULIE ELIZABETH SHAW and the unrecorded interest of the spouse of JULIE ELIZABETH SHAW, 916-113-09, $2,739.65. Exhibit “A-1”: Contract No., Undivided Interest, Condominium Unit No., Vacation Plan, Use Period; 16625789, 1/45TH, 215, Premier, Annual; 16625829, 1/90TH, O213-A31, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial;

16625906, 1/45th, 215, Preferred, Annual; 16625921, 1/102, E211, Preferred, Even Year Biennial; 16626048, 1/51, 212, Preferred, Annual; 16626087, 1/51, 217, Preferred, Annual; 16626138, 1/51, 218, Preferred, Annual; 16626404, 1/51, 223, Limited, Annual; 16626425, 1/51, 335, Limited, Annual; 16626582, 1/102, E-333, Preferred, Even Year Biennial; 16626646, 1/51, 333, Riviera, Annual; 16626735, 1/102, O331, Riviera, Odd Year Biennial; 16626816, 1/51, R332, Riviera, Annual; 16626831, 1/51, 221, Riviera, Annual; 16626860, 1/102, O221, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial; 16626976, 1/51, 220, Preferred, Annual; 16626995, 1/102, 220, Riviera, Odd Year Biennial; 16627041, 1/51, 327, Riviera, Annual; 16627086, 1/51, 336, Preferred, Annual; 16627145, 1/51, 104, Preferred, Annual; 16627197, 1/51, 102, Preferred, Annual; 16627241, 1/51, 102, Riviera, Annual; 16627337, 1/102, 0327, Riviera, Odd Year Biennial; 16627385, 1/102, 336, Limited, Odd Year Biennial; 16627544, 1/51, 110, Riviera, Annual; 16627572, 1/51, 329, Riviera, Annual; 16627640, 1/51, 336, Preferred, Annual; 16627836, 1/102, 0324, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial; 16627890, 1/102, 326, Riviera, Odd Year Biennial; 16628093, 1/51, 219, Preferred, Annual; 16628488, 1/102, 223, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial; 16628817, 1/102, 220, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial; 16628997, 1/51, R334, Riviera, Annual; 16629040, 1/90, 213, Riviera, Even Year Biennial; 16629131, 1/102, 109, Preferred, Odd Year Biennial; 16629289, 1/102, 331, Riviera, Even Year Biennial; 16629419, 1/102, 324, Limited, Odd Year Biennial; 17540372, 1/51, 105, Riviera, Annual; 18179315, 1/51, 104, Preferred, Annual. Published in Dana Point Times – Mar 17, 24, 31, 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01310639

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VICTOR LORENZO LEWIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

VICTOR LORENZO LEWIS

Proposed Name

MGM

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 05/03/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100 Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/findmy-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 03/07/2023

JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236656118

1A. 20186507965

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SCOOP DECK

34535 GOLDEN LANTERN DANA POINT, CA 92629

Full Name of Registrant(s):

MILLER & MILLER 32961 DANAOAK

DANA POINT, CA 92629

COFFEE MANAGEMENT

32961 DANAOAK

DANA POINT, CA 92629

This business is conducted by a CA Limited Partnership.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/1982

MILLER & MILLER/s/JAMES A. MILLER, JAMES A MILLER – GENERAL PARTNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/16/2023.

Published in: Dana Point Times Mar 10, 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236657730

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLUSENSE 34605 VIA CATALINA

CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

Full Name of Registrant(s):

CLEANBLU INC.

34605 VIA CATALINA

CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA 92624

This business is conducted by a WY Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a

CLEANBLU INC/s/GINA LENGER, GINA LENGER CHIEF FIANCIAL OFFICER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 03/07/2023.

Published in: Dana Point Times Mar 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20236656114

1A. 20186516691

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COFFEE IMPORTERS

34531 GOLDEN LANTERN

DANA POINT, CA 92629

Full Name of Registrant(s):

JAMES A. MILLER-GEN. PARTNER OF MILLER & MILLER CLP

34531 GOLDEN LANTERN

DANA POINT, CA 92629

This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/09/1979

JAMES A. MILLER-GENERAL PARTNER OF MILLER & MILLER CLP/s/JAMES A. MILLER, JAMES A MILLER – GENERAL PARTNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 02/16/2023.

Published in: Dana Point Times Mar 10, 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

20236657188

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

WEI ART STUDIO

6675 E LEAFWOOD DR

ANAHEIM, CA 92807

Full Name of Registrant(s):

HUILIN WEI

6675 E LEAFWOOD DR

ANAHEIM, CA 92807

This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: n/a

/s/Huilin Wei

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 03/01/2023.

Published in: Dana Point Times Mar 10, 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DANA POINT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Coastal Development Permit CDP21-0018 and SDP23-0008(M) at 35041 Camino Capistrano: A request to demolish an existing, detached, two-car garage and the construction two detached structures, consisting of one (1) single car garage and one (1) two car garage. The project also includes the remodel and expansion of an existing nonconforming single-family dwelling and attached, previously permitted second dwelling unit. The site is located on a coastal bluff lot within the City’s Coastal Overlay District (the California Coastal Zone) and the Appeals Jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission and is non-conforming with respect to specific development standards, thus requiring the approval of the subject CDP and SDP(M), respectively.

Project Number: CDP21-0018 and SDP230008(M)

Project Location: 35041 Camino Capistrano (APN: 123-372-11)

Applicant: Daniel Martinez, Architect

Owner: Peter and Sonya Derbonne

Environmental: The project is Categorically Exempt from the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Sections 15301 and 15303 (Classes 1 and 3 – Existing Facilities and New Construction).

Hearing Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 (Dana Point City Hall)

All persons either favoring or opposing the subject project are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing. This project may also be appealed to the California Coastal Commission in accordance with Dana Point Municipal Code Sec-

tion 9.69.090. The process includes, but is not limited to contacting the Coastal Commission for the appropriate forms and instructions to file an appeal.

For further information, please contact Danny Giometti, Senior Planner, at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3569.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DANA POINT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Dana Point to consider the following:

Site Development Permit SDP22-0030 located at 33750 Stonehill Drive: A request to stockpile approximately 62,000 cubic yards of clean soil/rock located within the Industrial/Business (I/B) Zoning District and the Flood Plain Overlay (FP-2) district at 33750 Stonehill Drive. Pursuant to Dana Point Zoning Code (DPZC) Section 9.31.050(a), a site development permit shall be obtained before construction or development (filling, grading, or excavation operations) begins within any area of special flood hazards, areas of flood-related erosion hazards, or areas of mudslide hazards established in or pursuant to DPZC Section 9.31.020.

Project Number: Site Development Permit SDP22-0030

Project Location: 33750 Stonehill Drive (APN: 668-412-21)

Applicant: Taryn Kjolsing – South Coast Water District

Property Owner: South Coast Water District

Environmental: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is found to be Categorically Exempt per Section 15304(c) (Class 4 – Minor Alterations to Land) in that the project involves filling of earth into previously excavated land with material compatible with the natural features of the site.

Hearing Date: April 10, 2023

Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible)

Hearing Location: 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629 (Dana Point City Hall)

All persons either favoring or opposing this proposal are invited to present their views to the Commission at this hearing.

Note: This project may be appealed to the City Council. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Dana Point prior to the public hearing.

This project requires a Coastal Development Permit however it is located within the “Coastal Commission Permit Jurisdiction,” as delineated on the Dana Point Local Coastal Program Post Certification Permit and Appeal Jurisdiction Map. A coastal development permit shall be obtained directly from the California Coastal Commission subsequent to City action on the site development permit.

For further information, please contact Alyssa Gonzalez, Assistant Planner, at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 2483556.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 30-2023-01309136

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner

AMIRHOSSEIN PEIVANDI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name

AMIRHOSSEIN PEIVANDI

Proposed Name

DAVID PEIVANDI

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause

why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing

Date: 04/26/2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: D100.

Room: Remote Appearance. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/ find-my-court.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Dana Point Times

Date: 02/27/2023

JUDGE LAYNE H. MELZER, Judge of the Superior Court

Published: Dana Point Times Mar 10, 17, 24, 31, 2023

by Tom Blake

‘My Money Is on The Chair’—Six Words Bring Love to a Senior Couple

Finding a compatible mate in one’s senior years is difficult. It can happen when people get out of the house, walk, and intermingle with others. Charlotte, a Dana Point woman, shared her senior-finding-love story.

Charlotte wrote, “In 2013, I was 69 and content with my life as a single woman. I had been walking for 20 years in Dana Point Harbor six days a week.

“One day, while walking on Dana Point Island, I saw a man flailing around trying to collapse a blue-colored beach chair. He looked funny and flustered. I started laughing and called out to him, ‘My money is on the chair!’

“He asked me to show him how it was done. No problem, except I couldn’t collapse it, either. We stood there laughing until a lady saw us from her car and mercifully showed us how to collapse it. He said his name was Phillip.

“I knew on that first day that something special had just happened, that he was the one for me even though he lived in England and was a recent widower. I figured, ‘Just my luck, no chance whatsoever.’ Later, I told four friends and my sister that I had met the one.

“Phillip was visiting his son in Trabuco Canyon for Christmas. He had lost his wife of 60 years six months before, so I knew he was dealing with that.”

They waved goodbye. No contact information had been exchanged.

Charlotte continued, “I KNEW I was going to see him again. I made sure to

look fabulous the next day, and there he was at the same location. I smiled upon seeing him. We talked for two hours.

Phillip said he was going home soon, so we exchanged email addresses.

BY TOM BLAKE

“We started corresponding. A month later, he said he was coming back to the U.S. I was very happy about that.

“I told him how much I missed him and that I loved him. He asked how I could love him; I said I didn’t know, but knew I did.

“Phillip has three children, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His children had no problem when he told them about me. All they said was, ‘Dad, we want you to be happy.’”

Charlotte commented on their ages. “Phillip was 82 at the time, 13 years older,” she said. “He was reluctant at first to share that info with me. He did a week later. I couldn’t have cared less; I was totally hooked by that time. He’s a very vital man, mentally and physically.

“He seemed ageless, sharp as a tack, in good shape, and the best part is he made me laugh a lot, and that’s the cherry on top for me; we laugh every day. His sense of humor was all that mattered.

“He moved in with me within a month after his return to the States. Just four months after we met. He was concerned that it had only been eight months since his wife had passed. I was

FROM THE ARCHIVES

This image is an artist’s drawing of S.H. Woodruff’s 1920s city plan for Dana Point. It was to be a Mediterranean village with a hotel. This photo is available for viewing and purchase at danapointhistorical.org.

Every week, the Dana Point Times will showcase a historical photo from around the city. If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, send the photo, your name for credit as well as the date and location of the photo to sraymundo@picketfencemedia.com

sensitive to that issue, too, but, regardless, I just laid it all out there; I truly loved him and told him so again.

“We both knew it was meant to be. It’s been nine years now, and we are as happy as two clams. I say to single seniors, don’t wait around, jump in and swim; you will enjoy the water.

“Had he not been struggling with the blue chair, I would have walked right by and missed the love of my life. We live in

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com.

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com.

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Turtle

DANA POINT TIMES

This pretty girl is Turtle, a Greyhound/ Labrador mix with a bubbly personality. Only 1 year old, Turtle is a happy pup who just loves to run and play. Her favorite game is probably fetch with a ball, but she wouldn’t turn her nose up at a nice hike, either. Turtle is looking for an active adopter and a yard where she can run to her heart’s content.

If you are interested in adopting Turtle, please visit petprojectfoundation.org.

Completed adoption forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment. DP

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

See the solution in next week’s

Photo: Courtesy of the Dana Point Historical Society

Dana Point. DP

Celebrating Wedding Traditions: For Better, for Worse

“Adaughter is a daughter all her life, but a son is a son ’till he takes a wife.”

The first time I heard this pithy proverb was soon after giving birth to my first son, and I laughed.

Today, I find the quote less humorous—last month, my older son became engaged.

As my son and his fiancé begin planning for their big day, I’m realizing how much has changed since my walk down the aisle more than 30 years ago.

LIFE’S A BEACH

Wondering what lies ahead, I turned to the internet for the top wedding trends of 2023.

Party Before the Reception

Elaborate Exits

In 2023, newlyweds make grand exits featuring fiery sparklers and confetti bombs, thus providing the perfect photo opportunity.

Host an engagement party. Check; off to a brilliant beginning!

Manage your son’s side of the family. Easier said than done.

Wear a dress complementing the wedding colors. I’m praying today’s trend of rust and terracotta fades before their big day.

BY SHELLEY MURPHY

Brides and grooms are gathering guests the day before their nuptials and welcoming them by hosting an afternoon barbecue lunch or evening cocktail reception.

In 1990, our wedding guests arrived at the church and caravanned to our reception venue for dining and dancing. Period.

Extravagant Cakes

Trends vary from 5-foot sugary confections to statement cake-toppers—think furry family members.

Our wedding cake didn’t boast towering tiers; I do remember including flowers, but not four-legged friends.

Individualized Invitations

Couples are encouraged to express their personalities with colorful invites incorporating humor, pop culture or photos, and directing guests to digital wedding websites.

Our ivory and black, fancy-font invitation disclosed just the facts: the location, date, and time.

My husband and I exited our reception early, without fanfare, to catch a Pan Am flight to Florida to board a cruise the next morning.

Disposable Cameras

What’s old is new again, and brides are placing the disposable cameras on tables so that guests can capture candid photos.

It’s nice to know I got something right three decades ago.

Along with wedding do’s, I discovered many don’ts. Five of today’s most-forbidden traditions were all flagrantly featured at my wedding.

Sequestering Before the Ceremony

Back in the day, it was considered bad luck for the bride and groom to meet prior to the ceremony. Today, not-so-superstitious couples trade this tradition for private “first look photos.”

According to a popular wedding planning website, theknot.com, as mother of the groom, I must remain mindful of my main duties.

I’ll make this short and sweet, as I’m discovering that’s a real job of the mother of the groom.

Host the rehearsal dinner and make a speech in honor of the special day, but, of course, keep it quick and concise.

Choreograph the mother-son dance and ask my son to “practice a few moves” before taking the dance floor to eliminate awkward moments. I can’t wait for my son’s reaction to this.

While it’s too soon to tell if the old proverb is true, this much is certain: four simple words—“Will you marry me?”— changes life forever. DP

For more than 20 years, Shelley Murphy and her husband have lived in San Clemente, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to Picket Fence Media since 2006.

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DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

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Baseball Ready for Reset in South Coast League

The early portion of the 2023 season has been a rough go for the Dana Hills baseball team.

As of press time on Thursday, March 23, the Dolphins (2-8) had only played one game in the past 14 days—a onerun tournament loss to Yorba Linda, 7-6, on Saturday, March 18. That was Dana Hills’ sixth loss in a row.

Those six runs were the most Dana Hills had put up in this losing skid, with 40 runs against and just 17 for the Dolphins. Dana Hills was shut out twice in that stretch.

Amid the unceasing rain in Southern California, the Dolphins look to finally put the nonleague schedule behind them and put together a run in the South Coast League.

Dana Hills was set to open the South Coast League at Tesoro (4-5) on Thursday, but results were not available at press time. Due to rain pushing back that league opener, the Dolphins are scheduled to host a doubleheader against Tesoro on Friday, March 24. First game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and the second at 3:45 p.m.

Opening with Tesoro could be what the Dolphins need to get back on track. The Titans eliminated Dana Hills from playoff contention at the end of last season, which gives the Dolphins plenty of motivation to strike back early in this league campaign.

Next week, Dana Hills will play a three-game series with Mission Viejo. The Dolphins will go to the Diablos on Tuesday, March 28, host Mission Viejo on Wednesday, March 29, and finish up back at the Diablos on March 31.

Softball Set to Finally Open League Play

Like their baseball counterparts, the Dana Hills softball team hadn’t been able to play a game in 16 days as of press time.

The Dolphins (5-4) last took the field on March 7 in a 9-0 loss at JSerra, which snapped a four-game winning streak.

The rain then displaced a home game against San Clemente on March 16 and the prospective South Coast League opener against Mission Viejo on Tuesday, March 21.

Dana Hills was then set to open South Coast League play on Thursday, March 23, at Tesoro (6-3-1), but results were unavailable at press time.

If the Dolphins avoided the weather and got in that league opener on Thursday or if they don’t play until next Tuesday, March 28, against Capistrano Valley Christian, it will only be Dana

Hills’ third game under new/old head coach Brandon Cosenza.

Cosenza resigned as the head coach of the Dolphins in May of 2022 after nine seasons at the helm, but he remained as a teacher at Dana Hills. Natalie Mills was subsequently hired as the head coach and opened the season with the Dolphins. However, Mills has since left the program, and Johnny Perryman stepped in as interim head coach.

Cosenza regained the reins as head coach officially on March 6, as the Dolphins shut out El Toro, 2-0.

Dana Hills will resume league play next Thursday, March 30, at home against San Juan Hills ahead of spring break. The Dolphins won’t return to action after that until April 11 at Aliso Niguel.

Distance Runners Take Top Spots at Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational

The Dana Hills distance runners continue to be the track and field program’s mainstay early in the 2023 spring season.

Evan Noonan, coming off CIF-SS and CIF State cross country championships in the fall, earned the Dolphins’ only solo race victory in the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational on Saturday, March 18. Noonan, a sophomore, posted a personal record in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:08.

Noonan was closely followed in second place by junior Garrett Woodruff, who also posted a personal record at 9:12.

Dana Hills also earned victories in both the boys and girls 4x800-meter relays.

The only other Dolphin to find the podium at Laguna Beach was sophomore jumper Gabriella Salinas. Salinas took second place in the girls triple jump with a mark of 35 feet, 3 1/4 inches and set a personal best in the girls long jump with a third-place mark of 17 feet, 3 1/4 inches.

Boys Volleyball Wins First League Games in Four Years

The Dana Hills boys volleyball program has had its struggles in recent years.

The Dolphins haven’t had a winning record overall since 2019—the last time Dana Hills had won a league game—and hadn’t had a winning record at any point in league play since 2017, under the late, great Oz Simmons.

While the Dolphins (5-10) have some ways to climb for an overall winning record, Dana Hills can wipe those league blemishes out of its ledger.

Dana Hills won its first league game in four seasons in its Sea View League opener with a sweep of El Toro on March 14, and while the Dolphins lost in four sets at Mission Viejo on March 16, the Dolphins are back over .500 in league play with a sweep victory at Capistrano Valley on Tuesday, March 21.

Dana Hills played El Toro for the second of three matches on Thursday, March 23, at El Toro, but results were not available at press time.

The Dolphins host Mission Viejo on Tuesday, March 28, and Capistrano Valley on Thursday, March 30. DP

Dana Hills Baseball and senior pitcher Andrew Nesson (pictured) look toward a new start in the South Coast League this week.Photo: David Gangloff

Think Blue This Spring

Gathering at The Ecology Center to focus on sustainability, the environment

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

With the unrelenting rains, it may not seem like spring has sprung yet, but when we are finally able to string together a few sunny days, we’re going to be in for one heck of a treat.

The hills are as green as they’ve ever been, and area beaches have enjoyed some healthy sand replenishment thanks to the flowing San Juan and San Mateo Creeks.

If you’re looking for a reason to get outside and be inspired by the world around you, this Friday, March 24, The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano is hosting the first Blue Session.

Tackling issues surrounding sustainability, the environment and related subjects, there are several guest speakers on the bill, as well as a lineup of fun, hands-on activities. The full-day experience promises to have a little something for everyone.

“We wanted to be able to bring like-minded people together at the farm and have this experience where every-

one is outside, learning, laughing and having fun,” explained Dave Winslow, the founder of The Momentum, who is producing the one-day event.

“Everything is connected; we’re not all trying to save the world in our own little silo,” Winslow continued. “Bringing people together is a celebration of that and a way for us to all move forward collectively.”

Guest speakers include Ryan Harris, who is both an innovator and pioneer in the field of sustainable surfboard construction, and Mia Helminiak, the director of Community Engagement at Nomadix. Also on the bill is Derek Sabori, the former vice president of Global Sustainability for Volcom. Sabori has built and taught a sustainability-in-fashion curriculum at Orange Coast College and will be offering an introductory session at the event.

Chef Irving Zarate is offering a class on fermentation and upcycling food waste. Trained at Chef Rene Redzepi’s “gastronomic mecca” in Copenhagen, Zarate will bring the subject to life via his fermentation installation at The Ecology Center.

GROM OF THE WEEK

TANNER SANDVIG

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

It’s been said here before, and we’ll say it again, Tanner Sandvig is a surfer’s surfer. The San Clemente goofy-footer is the complete package. A warrior among the NSSA ranks, it seems every week he’s either posting a big result or cheering his friends on when they’re ripping.

Additionally, Atlantic Packaging’s “A New Earth Project” will be there putting on demonstrations about how everything from surfboards to T-shirts can be packaged in a much more sustainable, Earth-friendly way.

Attendees can also plan on a silkscreen experience, tour of the regenerative organic farm, and plenty more. More info and tickets are available at sustainability.blue.

Shifting gears, as the WSL Championship Tour shifts its focus Down Under to Bells Beach, action on the Qualifying Series has been hot and heavy at the Cabarete Pro in the Dominican Republic.

Battling through a field of North America’s top talent, in the end it was San Clemente’s Cole Houshmand topping the podium and grabbing his first-ever QS victory.

“I haven’t really processed it yet; it’s been a long time coming,” said Houshmand after the win, adding: “I haven’t won a contest in six years, so this means a lot to me, and this place will always hold a special place in my heart now.”

“I’ve worked super hard for this, and it just felt like this was the one; stoked

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how it played out,” he continued. “It was an amazing Final. I have the best support crew from my family to all the San Clemente boys, and I’m sure I’ll be processing this the next few days.”

The North American Qualifying series is now off to Barbados for the next stop. And with Taj Lindblad currently ranked third, Houshmand in fourth, Jett Schilling in fifth, and Crosby Colapinto in eighth, the San Clemente crew has a lot riding on scoring some big results in the Caribbean.

The top seven men and one wild card will ultimately graduate to the WSL Challenger Series, where they’ll compete for a chance to join the prestigious Championship Tour. DP

Jake Howard is a local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. A former editor at Surfer Magazine, The Surfer’s Journal and ESPN, today he writes for a number of publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation.

An anchor of the Shorecliffs Middle School surf team, Sandvig is fresh off making two finals at the 2023 NSSA State Championships. Demonstrating just how wide-ranging his talents are, he took fourth in the highly competitive Boys Shortboard Division then jumped on the log and scored a third-place finish in the Longboard Division. Itching to climb back atop the podium, Sandvig recently earned his second win of the season in the NSSA Open Boys division. And always looking to push himself, he also surfed up a division and made the semifinals of the Open Juniors, which he described as his

“favorite heat of the weekend.”

“This weekend, I set goals and conquered a few, and I have Griffin Colapinto to thank for demonstrating how to do that,” Sandvig said after the competitive flurry.

More than the results, Sandvig’s true colors shine brightest when he’s cheering on his little sister or firing up his friends to push their limits. His dedication to surfing and its community is nothing short of inspiring. DP

If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com.

Dave Valentine of The Momentum gives a screen-printing demonstration at The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano as part of the sustainability-focused Blue Session. Photo: Courtesy of The Momentum

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