April 16, 2021

APRIL 16-22, 2021 | VOLUME 14, ISSUE 16

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Editor’s Pick: Earth Day Trash Cleanup at Doheny GETTING OUT/PAGE 10

Live Music Returns to The Coach House GETTING OUT/PAGE 10

Strawberry Fields Forever

South Coast Farms Kicks Off Strawberry Season with U-Pick Program E Y E O N D P/ PAG E 3

George Kibby and his wife, Rebecca Noble, have made it their mission to offer fresh, pesticide-free produce to the community, directly from the farm to their Dana Point stand. Photo: Lillian Boyd

PCH Chiropractic to Host Event for Surfers Healing

DHHS Football Loses in Overtime

The District Salon Reopens with New Location

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George Kibby founded South Coast Farms in 1996 after farming for more than a decade in Mexico. Photo: Lillian Boyd

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1998, Rebecca Noble began working at the farm in search of a healthy source of food for her children.

“I met Farmer George, and the rest is history,” Noble, a San Clemente resident, said about meeting her future husband.

Kibby says he and his crew of six are up at 6:30 a.m. daily to pick produce in the fields. The fruits and veggies—free of any pesticides—are then washed and delivered to the farm stand.

“That’s really what makes us unique,” Kibby said. “You can’t get fruit any fresher than this.”

When Kibby isn’t farming in the fields, he’s gardening at home.

“There’s a spiritual experience that comes with soil. I’m always in the soil,” Kibby said. “I’ve been doing this my whole life. It’s all I know.”

With strawberry season in effect, South Coast Farms is offering its U-Pick program, which will allow visitors to pluck their own strawberries in their fields off Ortega Highway. Lettuce, broccoli and tomatoes are also on the horizon, Kibby said.

South Coast Farms also offers its community-supported agriculture (CSA) program with weekly or bi-weekly basket pickups in South San Clemente, Capistrano Beach or Dana Point.

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South Coast Farms Kicks Off Strawberry Season with U-Pick Program

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

With strawberry season upon us, South Coast Farms continues to offer fresh picks daily from its fields to the farm stand in Monarch Bay Plaza—just 20 minutes away from its farm in San Juan Capistrano. Pretty soon, its “U-Pick” program will launch as well, allowing customers to pick their own fresh strawberries from the fields.

Started in 1996 by George Kibby, South Coast Farms is a family farm dedicated to growing and purveying farm-fresh strawberries and other fine foods from the fields to the tables. All produce is grown without pesticides, fungicides, or any other unsavory treatment.

But Kibby’s first hand at farming extends back to 1982. After growing up Dana Point Times April 16-22, 2021

in Anaheim, Kibby went on to farm in Santa Barbara, and then Mexico for 13 years—where he developed a fluency in the Spanish language.

“In Mexico, I farmed cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers … the usual suspects,” Kibby said. “That’s where I learned to farm.

That’s for sure. I learned you’re only as good as the soil you have.”

But a drought in the mid-’90s yielded unfavorable results in Guadalupe, Mexico for Kibby.

“Water was scarce as can be. We didn’t have enough water to farm. I had a wel,l and the well dried up,” Kibby said about his return to the States.

It was then that Kibby founded South Coast Farms in San Juan Capistrano. In Page 3

“If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a CSA, we like to describe it as a partnership between a food grower— us—and a food consumer,” Noble said.

“Generally, the partnership is between a local farm and a community of supporters that wish to preserve the agricultural life and heritage of their community, as well as guarantee for themselves a reliable, healthy and safe source of food.”

Prices for one 14-week quarter are $280 for biweekly (which includes seven baskets) or $560 for weekly (which includes 14 baskets).

“As a small family farm, we rely on direct sales to our customers. We need the support,” Kibby said. “Your choice to support us is the best way to assure you have a family farm on your side who cares about putting delicious, nutritious food on your table every week.”

For more information on the U-Pick program or CSA program, visit southcoastfarms.com or follow the farm on Instagram at @southcoastfarms or on Facebook at facebook.com/southcoastfarmsoc.

The South Coast Farms stand is located at 24040 Camino Del Avion, Dana Point.

The fields are located near Tree of Life Nursery at 33201 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano. danapointtimes.com

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OC Launching Digital Vaccine Record Program, Not ‘Passports’

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

While Orange County health officials did announce a pilot program for a digital passport for COVID-19 vaccine and testing credentialing earlier this month, Dr. Clayton Chau assured the public on Tuesday, April 13, that it will not be a mandate.

County leaders are, however, looking to clarify their messaging of the program, which is a plan to submit digital vaccination records to residents for their own use.

On Thursday, April 8, Orange County Health Care Agency’s Twitter account announced the pilot program.

“The Digital Passport enables individuals to participate safely and with peace of mind in activities that involve interactions with other people, including travel, attractions, conferences/meetings, concerts, sports, school and more,” the tweet said.

No additional information was provided at the time.

Chau, the county’s health officer and director of the OC Health Care Agency, later told the Orange County Register that the county could easily update its vaccine appointment scheduling website, Othena, so that people who used it to get vaccinated could show anyone proof of their vaccination.

Othena is the app being used for vaccine appointments at the county’s mass inoculation sites, including Disneyland, the OC Fairgrounds and Soka University.

But Chau said the health agency was seeking a way to bring the records of people who were vaccinated through traditional and private providers under the Othena umbrella for a passport system.

Chau told supervisors that private businesses can require people to show proof of vaccinations or negative tests.

“Can the government do that? The answer now is no. Can the private side do that? The answer is yes,” he said. “We don’t make decisions on whether a business will use proof or not.”

Chau says the little white card given to people who’ve been vaccinated has been forged and sold over the internet, causing the FBI to issue various warnings against using them. People will need a more reliable way to show they’re vaccinated.

“As a health entity, we are required by law to give people proof that we provided a service to them … in this case, the vaccination,” Chau said.

The FBI issued a warning on Monday, April 12, that it is illegal to sell or buy fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards after fake vaccination cards have begun popping up for sale online.

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Orange County is looking to launch a program that will send residents their own vaccination records to have for their own use. Photo: Lillian Boyd

“There are some people that just don’t want to get vaccinated, but they still want to go to the baseball game, and they still want to travel internationally, and so this might appeal to them,” Don Vilfer, a former FBI agent, told FOX/11 LA on April 5.

State officials have said they aren’t mandating vaccination passports, either.

“There are no current plans by the state to impose or have a vaccine passport system here in California. That said, we know that businesses are exploring— already—how they ensure that people who are vaccinated can come and enjoy the benefits of being vaccinated,” said Secretary of the state’s Health and Human Services Agency, Dr. Mark Ghaly, at a news conference last week.

Some businesses, such as those that compete in sports stadiums, can increase their spectator capacities if they can show everyone has either tested negative or has been vaccinated.

More than 200 people, including San Clemente resident Alan Hostetter, registered to speak on the issue at Tuesday’s county supervisors meeting, many of whom spoke against any type of mandated vaccine passport and the vaccine itself.

“Chau’s comments were shocking, immoral and unethical; he is unfit for office. Please remove him today. No vaccine (passports) by any name you give them,” Hostetter said.

Ahead of the meeting, Hostetter rallied with fellow activists on social media to encourage people to speak against the passports. He’s been the face of several anti-lockdown protests in Orange County, including a mask-burning rally, and also attended the Jan. 6 pro-Trump march in Washington, D.C., that turned violent when rioters stormed the Capitol.

“They are concerned that, at some point, we are going to say without the digital equivalent of this card … you’re not going to be able to travel in Orange County, leave Orange County,” Supervisor Don Wagner said. “That’s not what we’re doing, not what we’re intending.”

Supervisors stated during the meeting that the term “passport” may have been inartful.

Chau says OC Health Care Agency staff members are trying to avoid more confusion by removing that kind of language from previous posts.

Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said officials need to be clearer.

“I think we really need to get clear on messaging on that,” Bartlett said.“We’re getting a lot of phone calls … there was a rumor that went around that we have some kind of mandate on a vaccine record.”

Bartlett additionally issued the following statement in response to public concerns related to vaccine passports.

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ance of a government vaccine ‘passport,’” said Bartlett. “To be clear, Orange County is not adopting any type of proof of vaccination requirement, nor will we.”

Bartlett clarified that the Othena app, utilized by the county, includes a feature that enables individuals to voluntarily opt in to receive a digital version of their vaccination record should they wish to do so.

“This feature is provided by the third-party app as a matter of convenience to users and is not utilized for any official government purpose,” Bartlett said. danapointtimes.com

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SATURDAY, APRIL 17

FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each Saturday, California farmers bring fresh produce to sell at the Dana Point Farmers Market. Craft vendors are available the first Saturday of the month. La Plaza Park, Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point.

DP | Dana Point Historical

Society Announces 2021 Scholarship Competition The Dana Point Historical Society will be awarding two $1,000 scholarships honoring prominent women in the history of our community. Doris Walker was a historian and the author of several books about local history, as well as a founding member of the Dana Point Historical Society. Lucy Chavarrias-Saunderson was the matriarch of the El Patio Café restaurant family. She went into the restaurant business in 1937. El Patio opened in 1951 and was the longest-running business in Dana Point until it closed in 2020.

All graduating high school students who live in the City of Dana Point (92629 or 92624 zip code) and are planning to attend community college, university or trade school in the following year are eligible. Although scholastic achievement is considered, the award is based primarily on need, an interest in history and participation in community service.

Applications are available from your school’s scholarship program or by going to the DPHS website at danapointhistorical.org and downloading the application.

The deadline for submission is April 23.

DP | Dana Point Couple

Debuts Tequila Brand OTACA Tequila, a new-to-market agave spirits company, launches in spring 2021 throughout Southern California. OTACA was founded by Anthony and Nicole Accetta, a husband-and-wife duo and Dana Point residents, who share a passion for entrepreneurship, artistry, and the endless pursuit of the ultimate sipping tequila.

After years of researching and tasting the world’s finest tequilas and traversing Mexico’s most-treasured agave plantations, the Accettas embarked on a mission to create their own ultra-premium tequila.

OTACA Tequila enters into the Southern California marketplace with a debut in approximately 600 locations throughout Southern California, including restaurants such as Red O, Sol Agave, and Javier’s and locations including Hi-Time Wine Cellars and Old Town Liquor.

“The conversation on tequila is shifting.

OTACA’s entry into the market comes at a time when curiosity and appreciation for premium sipping tequila are at an alltime high,” said Anthony Accetta, a Dana Point-based entrepreneur and real estate developer. “After years of research, we Dana Point Times April 16-22, 2021

Marley Blue, a 1-year-old merle Australian Shepherd, won the Outlets at San Clemente’s “Ultimutt” mascot contest, making her the shopping center’s official dog ambassador for the next year. Photo: Courtesy of Outlets at San Clemente/@marleyblue_and_me

Tequila is a bottled celebration of terroir, history, and culture that illuminates the depth and intricacies that agave-based spirits have to offer.”

For more information on OTACA Tequila, visit otacatequila.com.

crafted OTACA with our master distiller to excite and enchant those with discerning palates. Our mission was to create a tequila that would be once tried, always craved.

And so, OTACA was born.”

OTACA Tequila is made from 100% Blue Weber agave piñas grown on the lowlands of Tequila—Mexico’s gateway to the blue agave region of the Jaliscan Lowlands.

Each hand-selected agave piña is harvested once it reaches its optimum maturity after eight years. Produced on a boutique estate, the agave is then fermented, twice distilled, and then twice filtered through a proprietary chilling process. The result is a pristine, ultra-smooth sipping tequila presenting the purest expression of agave’s natural flavors.

The Plata, OTACA’a first release, is a take on the classic Blanco. Each smooth sip presents notes of citrus, vanilla, and a touch of warm earth, the Accettas say.

The Accettas are currently aging two additional marques for the OTACA brand portfolio: a Reposado, which will be aged for six months, and an Añejo, which will age for a full 24 months—both of which gaining nuances as they mature in cognac barrels.

“There is purity in tequila. It is a straightforward process, yet it remains somewhat mysterious. The art of distillation presents itself as a blank canvas; each step of the proprietary process is its own defining brush stroke,” comments co-founder Nicole Accetta, a renowned artist whose oil on canvas paintings are displayed around the world. “OTACA

FREE COMMUNITY SHRED DAY 9 a.m. Monarch Bay Plaza, at PCH and Crown Valley Parkway, is sponsoring a Free Community Shred Day to shred your sensitive documents. While your documents are being shredded, join us for a sidewalk sale and receive a free in-store gift (while supplies last). Watch your documents being shredded and know that the paper remnants will be recycled. Services provided by Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists.

On-site destruction takes only minutes.

Visit monarchbayplaza.com/calendar. html for more information.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

DANA POINT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 6 p.m. The Dana Point Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers at 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210, Dana Point.

SC | Outlets Names Dog

Ambassador for the Year The Outlets at San Clemente has selected Marley Blue, a 1-year-old merle Australian Shepherd, as the shopping center’s “Ultimutt” Dog ambassador, concluding its two-week online competition.

Marley Blue, who garnered the most likes on Instagram and the most votes on the competition’s webpage, outpolled nearly 70 other dogs to become the official dog ambassador of the Outlets at San Clemente for a year.

The pup will get to star in a photoshoot at the Outlets at San Clemente and will become the furry face on all pet-friendly communications throughout the local shopping center.

According to Marley Blue’s owner, the pup loves to go on adventures, catch Frisbees and go hiking. She is a natural poser in front of the camera and often visits the Outlets.

DP | TASTE Festival Rings in

Spring at The Ecology Center Some community events are hapPage 5

pening again in San Juan Capistrano as COVID-19 case numbers level off and restrictions are lifted. A new event is The Ecology Center’s TASTE festival, which is scheduled to launch April 24-25 for the Earth Day weekend, weather permitting.

TASTE groups will be limited to 10 or fewer participants, and attendees are welcome to purchase a full group block of tickets for their family and group of friends, The Ecology Center said on its website.

Attendees will get to learn about what happens to strawberries when they grow, sample some, and enjoy some musical entertainment.

“After completing the GROW–EAT– MAKE stations, it’s time to pick your own,” the event description said. “Strawberry season U-Pick has been a tradition on this land for over 25 years, and we are honored to uphold this region’s agricultural heritage. Explore our four unique Regenerative organic berry varieties–Fronteras, San Andreas, Camarosa, and Albion!”

Masks are required for adults, and TASTE events will happen every Saturday until the berries run out. Cost is $15 per person. Visit theecologycenter.org for more information. danapointtimes.com

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E-mail your garage sale info to info@danapointtimes.com DEADLINE 12PM MONDAY. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. 5 FAMILY GARAGE SALE - APRIL 16 & 17 7am-3pm on Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17.

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Home grown organic lemons. Digital Art on sight. Address is 26806 Calle Almanza, Capistrano Beach, 92624 VINTAGE SALE - SATURDAY APRIL 17 San Juan Capistrano Historical Society 31831 Los Rios Street - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m Furniture, Clothing, Antiques, Plants & More GARAGE SALE- SATURDAY APRIL 17TH 8am to 3pm. Daniel Dr off Priscilla Dr off Golden Lantern.

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This position is commission-only and offers a highly competitive commission plan. The ideal candidate will have experience selling media across multiple channels ideally at a newspaper or digital media company. Candidates will work as an Independent Contractor, own a business license and maintain their own business home office, independent email and phone contact information.

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Doctors Catherine and Palmer Peet can be found surfing at Trestles when they’re not seeing patients at PCH Chiropractic. Photo: PCH Chiropractic

PCH Chiropractic to Host Event to Benefit Surfers Healing

BY LILLIAN BOYD , DANA POINT TIMES

Doctors Catherine and Palmer Peet, a husband-and-wife duo, have opened PCH Chiropractic in Capistrano Beach and will be hosting a free community event in support of Surfers Healing.

With more than 38 years of combined practice experience, the Peets specialize in a technique called Chiropractic Biophysics or CBP, which, they say, is the cutting edge of chiropractic care.

“We are the only chiropractic office in South Orange County doing such advanced techniques,” Palmer said. “Our office has the latest equipment and also a digital X-ray suite on site.”

The Peets care for all ages of patients with chiropractic care, but they specialize in both Pediatric Chiropractic and Prenatal Chiropractic care. Between them, they have won academic awards, lectured on a post-graduate levels, authored professional articles, been appointed by governors to serve on chiropractic boards, both directed a department and served as an adjunct professor at Life Chiropractic College West, and had one of the largest chiropractic private practices in New England.

“In just the early weeks of opening PCH Chiropractic, we have already seen several patients no longer needing to suffer needlessly thanks to the life-changing results of chiropractic care,” Catherine said.

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be found at Trestles surfing, doing yoga, mountain biking, woodworking, and hanging out with their 12-year-old son.

“We love living in the San Clemente/ Dana Point area because of the people, climate and, yes, because of the great surfing,” Palmer said.

PCH Chiropractic will be hosting a free community event at their office to benefit Surfers Healing on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

“Surfers Healing is an amazing nonprofit organization that takes autistic kids surfing during a series of surf camps that are carried out year-round around the world,” Palmer said.

This free community event will take place at PCH Chiropractic, 26933 Camino de Estrella, Capistrano Beach. There will be a yoga class from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for all levels, a holistic cooking demonstration from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., live music, complimentary healthy snacks, yummy smoothies, free spinal screenings, a giveaway of Dr. Sears’ brain book for the first 40 guests, a silent auction with items all to benefit Surfers Healing, and a raffle for door prizes.

All are welcome to join Doctors Peet as they support Surfers Healing. For more information, contact PCH Chiropractic at 949.503.2691, email contact@pchchiropractic.com, or visit pchchiropractic.com.

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GUEST OPINION | Health and Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau

Using Food as Medicine F our months into the new year, and 13 months into the pandemic, I am seeing a bit of desperation as people start to acknowledge the repercussions of their behavior over the past year, or perhaps their lifetime.

My clients learn early on that I am going to teach them not only what a healthy lifestyle approach can look like and how to make it come to fruition, but that I also help them advocate for their health. Once this happens, we look to living that long, healthy, independent, joyful life that we have long desired.

But it is here that you have to understand your options and that a lifestyle change cannot only prevent and halt disease processes, it can completely reverse the ramifications of years of poor choices.

What I see on a regular basis, regrettably, is a serious disconnect between how to make that happen. I have heard of medical practitioners with little to no nutrition or exercise physiology education prescribing diets and fitness programs to their patients that can be harmful, and certainly not helpful, to their plight.

It is crucial to educate patients in the concept of eating wholesome real food, while understanding that everyone has

a calorie budget, especially when weight loss is desired, and that healthy/clean food choices don’t necessarily translate to proper nutrition, nor sustainable weight loss and improved health.

Take a deep breath, and let’s have a chat.

Our food supply is safe, and the farmHEALTH AND ers that provide a NUTRITION 101 large portion of your

BY GINA COUSINEAU food stuff, feed their families the very foods you are eating.

Sadly, with the influx of social media and the internet at your fingertips, your Google searches can prove dangerous to both you and your family.

My suggestions are multifaceted and comes in a handful of ideas: 1. Eat food in its most natural state.

2. You cannot outtrain a bad diet. Simply begin a walking program of 150 minutes or more a week to be a healthy human.

3. Have a physical once a year with bloodwork, age/symptom-appropriate preventive screenings/testing, and follow

Letter to The Editor

prohibited by the DP zoning code.”

Existing STRs operating with DP-issued permits are operating illegally. In January 2014, the DPCC approved sending a zone text amendment to the CCC for approval.

Although DP began issuing STR permits at that time, it communicated that STR operation was illegal until the CCC approved the zoning change. Quoting from the April 2, 2013 Staff Report: “Hence, any person desiring to operate a short-term rental prior to all zoning changes becoming effective will be doing so at their own risk, knowing they are violating current City regulations, which may not be changed if the Coastal Commission does not grant its approval.” When the DPCC rescinded the zone text amendment in November 2016, it allowed STRs with permits to continue operating in violation of City regulations.

The STR ordinance approved in 2014 and rescinded in 2016 had all the characteristics of the pilot program currently being discussed. Pilot programs permit STRs to operate in zones where they are illegal while negotiating with the CCC to amend the zoning code. This violation of the DP zoning code puts DP in a questionable legal situation, puts risk on the STR operators, re-

SHORT-TERM RENTALS PROPOSED PILOT: THINGS TO CONSIDER PAUL WYATT, former Dana Point Councilmember The Dana Point Planning Commission (DPPC) is holding short-term rental (STR) workshops. This letter does not favor or oppose STRs in Dana Point (DP); it should help residents make an informed decision.

Although it has been frequently stated that DP has a long history of STRs, they are not and have never been legal in DP, not even during 2014 through 2016, when DP was issuing STR permits. The April 2, 2013 Council Meeting Staff Report entitled “Status of Existing ShortTerm Rentals” states: “It is estimated that over 250 short-term rentals are operating in the City, and per Council’s direction … staff has not expended resources taking action against persons operating such uses, even though they are currently Page 8

up with a face-to-face visit with your medical practitioner to discuss your situation, considering your personal and family health history.

4. If necessary, seek experts to help you advocate for your health, including specialty physicians, physical therapists, certified fitness professionals, and qualified nutrition experts. You don’t see a dentist for your heart condition, so why would you listen to an actor for their nutrition advice?

Gina Cousineau sees clients virtually and in person out of her San Clemente office.

Her extensive education—a BS in dietetics and MS in integrative and functional nutrition—chef training, and 30-plus years as a fitness professional allow her to help clients lose weight and improve their health. You can reach her at mamag@mamagslifestyle. com, 949.842.9975, and on Instagram and Facebook @mamagslifestyle. Register for her complimentary weekly newsletter at mamagslifestyle.com. DP 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.

ducing the likelihood of a successful pilot, and cedes control to the CCC. STRs are businesses, as stated in DP Municipal Code Section 5.38. The zoning code must be changed to allow legal STRs operations. The 34,000 DP residents being asked to give up their right to live in residential-only neighborhoods should have the opportunity to vote on this zoning change. If they are not concerned with STRs in their neighborhood, they should approve the change, but the change should not be forced on them.

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SATURDAY | 17 VINTAGE POP-UP MARKET 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The San Juan Capistrano Historical Society is hosting a vintage pop-up market on Los Rios Street. There will be vintage crafts and other goods, so come on down and enjoy the fresh air on one of San Juan Capistrano’s most historic streets. The O’Neill Museum, 31831 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano.

949.493.8444. sjchistoricalsociety.com.

DRIVE-IN MOVIE ON THE MEADOWS 7:30-9 p.m. The city, along with Environmental, is bringing The Lorax to the meadows at Vista Hermosa Sports Park for a drive-in movie night. Admission is $15 per vehicle. Each parking spot will be marked in advance and have 6 feet of distance on both sides. Pre-registration for vehicles is required through the city’s website. Parking will open 90 minutes before the show, and all vehicles must be in place 15 minutes before showtime.

Parking is first-come, first-served. Vista Hermosa Sports Park, 987 Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY | 21 THIS SACRED EARTH 7 p.m. The Jewish Justice Advocates and the Jewish Collaborative of Orange County will host this virtual seminar entitled “This Sacred Earth: The Climate Crisis …

What’s Real and What We Can Do?” Professor Jeremy Kagan of the Climate Reality Project will lead the lecture on how to fulfill the covenant as Earth’s stewards.

For more information on where and how to register for this seminar on Zoom, contact Carol Singer at 949.275.3552.

Temple Beth El of South Orange County, 2A Liberty, Aliso Viejo.

Editor’s Pick Photo: Courtesy of Stand Up to Trash

SUNDAY | 18 EARTH DAY CLEANUP 9-11 a.m. In celebration of Earth Day, join Stand Up to Trash in taking care of Mother Earth. Meet at the grass area next to the parking lot off Puerto Place at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point. Bags and gloves will be provided, and groups are welcome.

Trash will be measured and prizes given to the most collected. Tell a friend or bring a friend. For more information, visit standuptotrash.com.

Live Music Returns to The Coach House

BY COLLIN BREAUX, DANA POINT TIMES

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fter more than a year of having to close its doors to public in-person concerts, the show is back on at one of South Orange County’s most popular music venues.

Musical performances returned to The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano this past weekend with concerts by Karly Moreno on Friday, April 9, and by Jason Feddy on Saturday, April 10.

Indoor concerts and other indoor events with limitations were given the green light to resume in California starting this month, as long as an area is not in the purple “widespread” risk tier of the state’s COVID-19 metric monitoring system.

Orange County is currently in the orange “moderate” risk tier, with cases continuing to plummet and vaccinations increasing. Besides some livestreamed shows that were not open to in-person audiences, The Coach House hadn’t had any concerts or events throughout the pandemic.

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Kicking off The Coach House’s Dinner and Drink Service nights, Karly Moreno performs to a socially distanced audience on Friday, April 9. Photo: Collin Breaux

“I figure it’s time they let us open,” owner Gary Folgner said.

The Coach House is officially operating

as a restaurant for the time being, as this past weekend’s performances were called Dinner and Drink Service nights. Under Page 10

the orange tier, inside dining at restaurants allows only 50% capacity.

The venue will likely continue having local musical acts play until the end of the month, with the latest performances serving as a test run of sorts. Folgner said they are looking at getting national acts back after that and are working to confirm those dates, noting things are “up in the air” at the moment.

National acts, including Buckcherry, The 5th Dimension and The Spinners, were scheduled to play The Coach House in 2020 before the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. Despite attempts to have some outdoor events, it wasn’t able to work out the logistics for such.

Dinner reservations for the shows are required, and The Coach House will be following health guidelines. Call the box office at 949.496.8930 to book a reservation, and visit thecoachhouse.com for more information.

The Coach House is located at 33157 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano. DP danapointtimes.com

DP LIVING

The District Hair Salon Reopens with New Location

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Grayce

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rayce is an 8-year-old tortoiseshell cat who is ready and waiting for her forever family. She has a friendly disposition and does well when meeting new people. Grayce also gets along with other cats and likely wouldn’t mind having a feline roomie. Could this grey and gregarious little girl be a match for you?

If you are interested in adopting Grayce, please visit petprojectfoundation.org to download an adoption application form.

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

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

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 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

See the solution in next week’s issue.

Lora Jean Kosinski and her staff of stylists celebrated the reopening and relocation of The District Salon on Monday, April 12. Photo: Lillian Boyd

BY LILLIAN BOYD, DANA POINT TIMES

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ora Jean Kosinski first began working in a salon as a receptionist at age 19. It was supposed to be a temporary summer job.

“I quickly grew to love everything about the salon industry,” Kosinski said. “I went to night school, and I never looked back.”

She had grown up in San Juan Capistrano and attended Dana Hills High School, developing a special familiarity and love for the area.

“When I originally was looking for a salon space, I didn’t think I stood a chance finding one in Dana Point,” Kosinski said.

But one way or another, she first founded The District Hair Salon at 24452 Del Prado in Dana Point in the fall of 2014.

When hair salons were included in the businesses directed to close amid state orders to fight the pandemic, The District Salon was faced with challenges throughout 2020.

“When I found out I would have to relocate, I was stressed, I mean, really stressed. I knew I wanted to stay in the Lantern District, but knew that was a slim chance,” Kosinski said. “We had just got our name out there, won Best of Dana Point, and made a work family. It had slowly grown into the crew of talented

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stylists we have today.”

In the salon industry, stylists need to work in order to get paid, Kosinski said.

“COVID was a really hard time for my coworkers and I. I felt guilty that the whole situation was out of my hands,” Kosinski said. “We don’t typically qualify for government help, and I know most of my co-workers support other family members. COVID made us all bond together.”

But now Kosinski and her staff of stylists are ready for The District Salon’s next chapter. A ribbon-cutting was held on Monday, April 12, in celebration of the new location at 34161 Pacific Coast Highway, Unit B, in Dana Point—still within the Lantern District.

“This new future for The District Salon feels more mature … like dressing up for a date after shedding our COVID sweatpants,” Kosinski said. “We all feel rejuvenated and fresh. The future is bright, and we are ready to continue to educate ourselves and remain in the spotlight of Dana Point. We are ready to recommit ourselves and figure out how we can bring a new life and love into Dana Point community.”

For more information, visit thedistricthairsalon.com or call 949.248.3406. DP

Photo: Santa Ana Public Library

FROM THE ARCHIVES

This photograph shows Pavillion at what was then known as San Juan by the Sea, in 1887. San Juan by the Sea was a short-lived railroad boom town, site of modern downtown Capistrano Beach.

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 lboyd@picketfencemedia.com.

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

Dana Hills football overcame a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit but fell in overtime to Portola on Friday, April 9. Portola earned a share of its second straight league title, and the Dolphins missed out on their first league title since 2012. Photo: Alan Gibby/Zone57

DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, DANA POINT TIMES

For in-game updates, news and more for all the Dana Hills High School sports programs, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @SouthOCSports

DHHS Football Loses League Title in Overtime The Dana Hills football team had an opportunity within its grasp all night long.

The Dolphins’ first league title since 2012, second league title in school history and the program’s first outright league championship were all there for the taking.

However, despite all of Dana Hills’ fight, the Dolphins did themselves in one too many times on Friday, April 9.

Dana Hills clawed back from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to tie Portola with under a minute to play, but in overtime, the Bulldogs scored first and held strong on a Dolphins’ fourth-down attempt to take the win, 29-26.

Portola (4-1, 2-0) clinched at least a share of the inaugural Pacific Hills League championship with the win. The Bulldogs—the last Pacific Coast League champion before the league’s expansion Dana Point Times April 16-22, 2021

and reorganization into the Pacific Coast Conference—can clinch the title outright on Friday, April 16, against Laguna Hills, which can also earn a share of the title with a win over Portola.

Dana Hills (4-1, 1-1), unfortunately, won’t get that second shot to claim a share of the league title, despite its own win over Laguna Hills. Because of Northwood’s cancellation of the Dolphins’ league and season finale on Friday, April 16, due to the number of injuries in Northwood’s program, Dana Hills will be unable to secure a second league victory.

Instead, Dana Hills will take on Pacific Valley League champion Irvine on Friday at Irvine High School.

The Northwood cancellation became a double-edged sword for Dana Hills. If the Dolphins had won, they would’ve been outright league champions with only two league games played, but now, the Dolphins are left without the third opportunity to make up ground for a shared title.

Down 12 points in the fourth quarter, it seemed as if Dana Hills’ chance at the league title was truly slipping away, but the Dolphins didn’t go down without a fight.

Junior quarterback Bo Kelly came to life in the second half and got Dana Hills within six points on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Omarjaye Black with just under five minutes remaining in the game. The Dana Hills defense held down Portola, and the Dolphins came roaring back again.

Kelly found Black for the second time on

the night for a 25-yard touchdown pass to tie the game, 26-26, with 51 seconds left.

Kelly completed 22 of 33 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns. Black caught six passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns. Noah Simpson caught three passes for 87 yards. Will Craven caught six passes for 101 yards. Christian Guarascio caught an 11-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 3-yard touchdown.

Dana Hills could have gone ahead on the extra point of that final-minute touchdown, but it was blocked.

In overtime, Dana Hills won the toss and held Portola to a field goal. With Portola in the lead, 29-26, Dana Hills could win the game with a touchdown or extend it with a field goal.

On fourth down at the 5-yard line, Dana Hills had the choice to kick the field goal or go for it all and make history right then and there. The Dolphins stuck to their aggressive nature and went for it.

Kelly looked for Black one more time in the far right corner of the end zone, but the pass couldn’t connect. Portola earned its share of the league title, and the Dolphins lost a crucial league thriller in overtime for the second consecutive season.

Dana Hills had its chances to take the game throughout the night, but the Dolphins found themselves just off.

Portola came out running a Wing-T offense, pounded the ball on the ground and looked as if it would almost never attempt to pass the ball. Despite some yardage gains by Portola in the run game,

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Dana Hills seemed to contain the threat.

However, as Portola heaved up desperate pass attempts for big yards, the Dolphins uncharacteristically lost their coverage a couple times, which set up the Bulldogs for scores.

Portola, which had thrown for totals of 71, 17 and 41 passing yards this season, put up a season-high in the air with 123 passing yards, with seven completions on 22 attempts.

In the third quarter with Dana Hills still right there to get the lead back, the Dolphins muffed a punt return and set up Portola well into Dana Hills territory. Portola capitalized to take its first 12-point lead of the night.

As Dana Hills continued to make its way back, the Dolphins were hit with penalties, including one that called back a long touchdown run. Dana Hills almost let Portola win it in regulation with a pair of back-to-back pass interference penalties, but the Dolphins closed regulation with an interception.

In addition to the extra point missed at the end of regulation, Dana Hills also missed an extra point earlier in the fourth quarter. Either of those two points would have given the Dolphins the win and the league title.

CIF-SS Approves Playoffs for ‘Season 2’ Team Sports Championship season will finally return to the CIF-Southern Section this school year.

Following updated guidelines from the California Department of Public Health last week that allowed competitions between teams from any part of the state, the CIF-SS announced on Monday, April 12, that it would conduct section championships for team sports in Season 2.

These sports are baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls team tennis, boys volleyball and boys and girls dual meet wrestling. All playoff competitions are currently scheduled to take place at home sites, rather than one championship location.

CIF-SS is still working on approvals for almost all of its individual sports—boys and girls golf, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls individual tennis and boys and girls track and field—but because those sports have championship events where multiple schools attend one central location, there are more hoops to jump through.

The only sport denied a championship season will be boys and girls individual wrestling, as the sport has been unable to conduct tournaments this season, with no plans for league finals. The CDPH guidelines still forbade any individual wrestling tournaments because of the sports’ high contact and the gathering of multiple teams. DP danapointtimes.com

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ACUPUNCTURE

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Exempt from the provisions

set forth in the California

Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) per Section 15303

(Class 3 – New Construction).

Hearing Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 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. This project may also be appealed to the California Coastal Commission in accordance with Dana Point Municipal Code Section 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 Sean Nicholas at the City of Dana Point, Community Development Department, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 209, Dana Point, (949) 248-3588.

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Choose Your Summer Surfboard Wisely With World-Renowned Shapers in Our Backyard, Shopping Local Is a Great Idea

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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he first south swells of the year have graced our shores, water temps have begrudgingly inched up a degree or two, spring break is in the rearview mirror, and all that means summer can’t be far off.

It also means that it’s the perfect time to get an order in for a new board or two before the upcoming warm-water season.

Last week, Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira won the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup in dominant, statement-making fashion.

Under Carissa’s feet was a board shaped

by Matt Biolos. Under Italo’s feet was a board designed by Timmy Patterson.

Both are local shapers based in San Clemente, and while they’re expert craftsmen sought out by the world’s best surfers, they also make ridiculously fun boards for the everyday surfer.

And it’s not just Biolos and Patterson.

San Clemente’s industrious “Surfboard Ghetto” alone is home to a number of world-class shapers. And a little further

Italo Ferreira flies high on his Timmy Patterson shape en route to a big win at the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup last week. Photo: Courtesy of WSL/Matt Dunbar

north up PCH, artisans such as Tyler Warren and Gary Larson at Hobie epitomize what it means to build beautiful wave-riding craft.

Whether you’re buying a board straight off the rack or are interested in going the custom route, to have that kind of access to that kind of equipment is something to celebrate.

I recently stopped by the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, and next door to them are the good people at Catch Surf. Behind their building was a mound of cardboard boxes from what I would assume was a recent shipment of new foam boards from its overseas factory.

“Brands like Wavestorm and Catch Surf, among others, are produced in Agit Global’s 75,000 square-foot Taiwan factory,” reported Surfline’s Dashel Pierson in April 2019.

Mystery solved. Now, I’m not saying

that all foam boards are bad—even though I’ve come to loathe Costco’s Wavestorms—kids are learning on them, guys are charging Pipe on them, and they don’t hurt when they hit you in the face.

There are all kinds of upsides to having a foam board or two in your quiver. I have several, in fact.

But as I drove away from the Catch Surf offices, I was struck by the contrast between these mass-produced joy machines and the expertly crafted blades that are made within a 5- or 10-mile radius. And I guess that’s my point this week; when it comes to picking out a new surfboard for summer, there is no shortage of choices.

If it’s a user-friendly, durable, ride-anything kind of board you’re after, there are lots of interesting options in the foam board space. But there are also a lot of amazing surfboard shapers, glassers and

sanders who live in our community and benefit from local support.

As evidenced by Moore’s and Ferreira’s performances in Australia last week, they literally make the boards that world champions ride—which means they’ll work just fine for your marathon Trestles sessions.

And by supporting your local shaper, not only are you putting money back into the area’s surf community, you’re helping ensure that the tradition of surfboard building lives on for another generation.

This area has a long and distinguished history of surfboard construction. Heck, if it wasn’t for Grubby Clark and Hobie Alter back in the day, who knows what we’d all be riding today?

Over the years, those early, first-generation shapers—including Patterson’s father and uncle, Ronald and Raymond, who were employed by Hobie—honed their skills and were able to pass that knowledge along to current shapers such as Timmy.

Meanwhile, Biolos, who was born in nearby Orange, was adopted by some of the key players in the local shaping community, who helped foster his emerging talents.

If surfboards are going to keep evolving and getting even more fun to ride, somebody has to design and build them, and while you might just be ordering a new board for summer, that investment could help ignite the career of the next great local shaper.

Jake Howard is 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. DP

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

AVERY MCDONALD

BY JAKE HOWARD, DANA POINT TIMES

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isplaying a new endorsement sticker on her board, Avery McDonald of San Clemente went on a roll last week at USA Surfing’s Prime Series event.

Held in fun 2- to 3-foot surf at Church, she battled her way through the highly competitive Girls Under-16 division, surfing her way into the Final, where she took a very respectable fourth place.

Making the most of her opportunities in and out of the water, McDonald Dana Point Times April 16-22, 2021

Avery McDonald. Photo: Courtesy of USA Surfing / Kurt Steinmetz

recently announced that she’d joined the team at Monster Energy. The surf team already boasts a wildly talented roster, including world tour star and local hero Griffin Colapinto, as well as Brazilian

high-fliers Filipe Toledo and Yago Dora.

One of only a handful of young women on Monster’s surf program, the new partnership is a huge chance for both McDonald and Monster to push the sport ever forward.

McDonald has also been grinding through NSSA events with much success.

From making the finals at the West Coast Regionals a few weeks back to a big win up in Santa Cruz, when contests finally resumed in February, she’s a constant threat no matter what division she’s entered or in which surf spot she’s paddled out to compete.

Only 13 years old, good things are happening for McDonald, and there are sure to be more to celebrate in the not-too-distant future. DP Page 14

Water Temperature: 61-64 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-10 Outlook: Southwest swell maintains waist to head high waves and sets up to a foot overhead, (3-5-6’) on Friday.

Light wind Friday morning, shifts to a moderate west wind in the afternoon.

Surf size slowly fades on Saturday, and by Sunday waves are down to waist-chest high, (3-4’). The pattern of light/variable morning winds followed by moderate westerly onshores continues through the weekend.

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