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All in the Family Third generation at Luciana’s keeps family legacy 30 years strong E Y E O N D P/ PAG E 4 Three generations of the Vallera-Luhan family have spent the last 30 years sharing their Italian culture through hospitality and cuisine at Luciana’s Ristorante. Pictured (L to R) Jorge Luhan II, Mary Vallera and Lucia Luhan. Photo by Rick Davitt

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Authorities Identify Pair Killed in Coast Highway Crash

Dolphins Offer Homecoming Blast to Four Decades Past

Dolphin Report: Ogden Sets School X-C Record at Clovis Invitational

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LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTING

CITY AND BUSINESS CALENDAR Tri-annual Bulky Item Drop-off 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The city of Dana Point and CR&R team up to collect appliances, furniture, cardboard, tires, green waste and other large items at two locations, Dana Hills High School, 33333 Golden Lantern, and Palisades Elementary School, 26462 Via Sacramento.

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Community Recycling Event 9 a.m.– 11 a.m. Residents can drop off plastic bottles and aluminum cans in the Dana Hills High School parking lot,

10:15 a.m., 11 a.m. Dana Point children’s librarian Ericka Reeb hosts two story hours each Tuesday for preschoolers and toddlers. Find out more by calling the library at 949.496.5517.

33333 Golden Lantern. To find out more, email president@dhhsptsa.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 History Tour 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. The Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, hosts a two-hour, walking tour exploring the history of the area.

Advanced registration is required. To register, call 949.542.4755 or email wqintern@danapoint.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Dana Point Historical Society Meeting 6:30 p.m. San Juan Capistrano’s preservationist, Ilse Byrnes, who is responsible for the designation of 13 Orange County sites on the National Register of Historic Places, will speak at the Historical Society’s monthly meeting at City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Preschool and Toddler Storytimes

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… the Coast Highway Crash?

THE LATEST: Authorities have identified two Capistrano Beach residents killed in a crash along Coast Highway on Sunday afternoon, including a driver suspected of drinking before the accident.

John Knowles Jr., 43, was driving a white Volkswagen Jetta, with passenger Kerensa Donselman, 32, when a fourvehicle crash occurred between Beach Road and Camino Capistrano, according to the coroner’s office. Both Donselman and Knowles were killed. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash.

A preliminary reconstruction of the accident indicated Knowles, who was traveling northbound, attempted a “passing movement,” putting his car in the path of two other vehicles, said Lt. Jeff Hallock, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. This stretch of road is a no passing zone.

Knowles was driving behind a Mini Cooper operated by a 15-year-old student driver. Two other vehicles involved, a passenger van and Honda Civic, were heading southbound. The Jetta suffered the worst damage and appeared to have split in half upon impact, Hallock said.

Four others were injured in the accident. The two occupants of the van, a 50-year-old woman and 49-year-old man, were hospitalized, as well as another woman, 53, from a third vehicle. The student driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene and released to parents. The driving instructor was unhurt, authorities said.

WHAT’S NEXT: According to a sheriff’s department Twitter post on Monday evening, authorities suspect alcohol played a role in the accident. Investigators are awaiting toxicology test results.

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FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.danapointtimes.com for updates.

—Andrea Papagianis and Jim Shilander

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… the 241 Toll Road?

THE LATEST: An amended agreement between the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency and the California Department of Transportation approved last week has invited speculation about whether a toll road connection to Interstate 5, near Trestles, will ever be attempted again. But officials at the agency say it’s too early to count Foothill South out.

The agreement, which was approved by the agency’s board by an 8-6 vote, extends the period the TCA can collect tolls on the 241 until 2053. However, as currently written, the agreement forbids the collection of tolls for any extension of the toll road south of its current terminus at Oso Parkway after 2041.

WHAT’S NEXT: Todd Spitzer, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and TCA board member, who voted against the measure, said he believes any chance of extending the toll road is dead.

Lisa Telles, spokeswoman for the TCA, noted the renegotiated agreement represented the sixth such change to the original document, and said such an amendment could easily provide the ability to build and finance an extension. Telles said the agreement with Caltrans had “nothing to do” with the proposed 241 extension.

FIND OUT MORE: For the full story, visit www.danapointtimes.com.—JS

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… Tall Ship Trial?

THE LATEST: A man accused of negligence in the firing of live ammunition during a

mock cannon battle at last year’s Toshiba Tall Ships Festival that injured two women will not face trial until December, Orange County Superior Court records show.

Steven Denton, the former captain of the tall ship Amazing Grace, pleaded not guilty to one count of grossly negligent discharge of a firearm in December. The charge stemmed from a September 8, 2012 incident in which two women aboard the tall ship Bill of Rights, Donna Reed and Laura Huber, were struck by shotgun-shell fragments, during the Ocean Institute’s annual festival.

An investigation into the incident found the Amazing Grace had live ammunition rounds onboard and fired one off instead of a blank round, in the mock battle outside the OC Dana Point Harbor.

WHAT’S NEXT: Denton’s jury trial was set to begin October 2, but has been postponed until Monday, December 2. If convicted, Denton faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

FIND OUT MORE: Stick with www.danapointtimes.com for developments.—AP

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… Planning Department Staffing?

THE LATEST: The Dana Point City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a contract with an outside agency to assist with the Community Development department’s influx of planning inquiries.

Since June, the city has contracted a part-time consultant to provide additional planning counter support for $35,000. In May, the city experienced a “record number” of visits and required extra staff to handle the increase, city documents said.

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Dana Point Harbor revitalization, residential applications and the implementation of the short-term vacation rental ordinance.

WHAT’S NEXT: With council approval the contract is increased to $70,000 to handle support over the next four to five months.

The contracted employee fills a void left vacant since the city’s hiring freeze in 2008. Department savings from fiscal year 2012-2013 will fund the position.

FIND OUT MORE: Stay informed with www.danapointtimes.com.—AP

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… SONGS?

THE LATEST: Southern California Edison submitted a formal request for arbitration Wednesday in its dispute with the manufacturer of steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

The utility submitted notice to the International Chamber of Commerce against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy for malfunctioning generators that ultimately led the utility to the SONGS closure.

Edison argues generator designs were so flawed that it constituted a breach of contract. The utility alleged Mitsubishi has not submitted to a full audit of materials related to its design process. Both companies were cited for faulty designs by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month.

WHAT’S NEXT: Edison filed a notice of dispute in July, giving the companies 90 days to work out differences before going to binding arbitration. A three-member arbitration panel will be formed and proceedings will be held later this year.

FIND OUT MORE: For the latest on SONGS, visit www.danapointtimes.com.— JS www.danapointtimes.com

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All in the Family Third generation at Luciana’s keeps family legacy 30 years strong

By Andrea Papagianis Dana Point Times

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hen Lucia put olive oil on the restaurant table, it was innovative. Waiters ran back-and-forth as customers requested butter for their bread, but the first generation Italian-American stayed strong, held her ground and figured people would eventually come around. She was right.

In 1976, Lucia “Lucy” Luhan became one of the first Orange County restaurateurs to offer fresh, handmade pastas. With her mother, Mary Vallera, in the kitchen of their What’s Cooking Bistro in Newport Beach, she served pasta, not spaghetti, to her eatery’s patrons. Pastas delicately highlighted by sauces, meats, cheeses and vegetables, Lucia held true to her mother’s traditional ways to introduce a community to Italian “food culture.” And for the last 30 years, things have remained relatively unchanged.

“The Italian recipe is simple, its good ingredients and creativity,” Lucia Luhan said.

Lucia expanded her restaurant portfolio with a second location in the What’s Cooking line in Coast Mesa. She’d follow it in 1983 with Luciana’s Ristorante in Dana Point.

Straying slightly from the simple, take out café with a deli and small bistro tables, Lucia kept it simple and created an Italian, Mediterranean escape along the Southern California coast.

This month Luciana’s celebrates its 30th anniversary, and although Lucia is no longer the face in the day-to-day operations, her name and son, Jorge Luhan II, ensure her vision and the Italian “convivio,” literally translated to “living together,” tradition of gathering around the table live on. “‘Knees under the table,’ as my father used to say,” recalled Lucia of her family’s meals at the table.

The Vallera family left their home in the Abruzzo province, east of Rome and the Lavio region in central Italy in the late-1930s, but like many immigrants brought their cultural customs along. Among her favorites, Lucia recalls meals stretching for hours, her mother’s art of homemade pastas, garden, cellar and her values that helped bring numerous family members stateside.

Mary began making pasta when she was just 6 years old. It was a skill that became second-nature after decades of mixing, rolling and cutting the creations daily. From the family’s first restaurant in their settled Connecticut to Luciana’s, Mary was a regular fixture in the kitchens making her pastas. Ignoring her daughter’s pleas to use a machine, Mary held firm to the way she was taught, crafting each pasta hand.

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Mary Vallera made handmade pastas daily for her family and Luciana’s Ristorante customers well into her 90s. Courtesy photo

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For 30 years, the Vallera-Luhan family has shared Italian traditions with south Orange County at Luciana’s Ristorante. Now with the reins, Jorge Luhan II (right) is carrying on the legacy of the women before him, his mother, Lucia Luhan (left) and grandmother, Mary Vallera. Photo by Rick Davitt

hand,” Lucia said. “There is a warmth of the hand that makes the dough better, and anyway, she makes it faster by hand than by machine.”

Well into her 90s Mary continued her artisanal craft, that for over 27 years, patrons throughout the family’s Orange County restaurants feasted upon. For more than a decade after Jorge and his brother Jason took over the operations, Mary was unrelenting. But as her dexterity dwindled and it became increasingly more difficult to navigate a bustling restaurant kitchen, Jorge “fired” his grandmother, he quipped.

“We have kind of retired her for now. If we needed her to help she could, but it’ll be just a little bit slower than before,” Lucia said of her mother’s pasta making, who just a few years ago shared her craftsmanship with adoring visitors of her daughter’s Italian countryside cooking school.

In 1985, Lucia took the family operation international.

Long waiting to return to the homeland her parents left behind, the Connecticut born and raised Lucia jumped on an opportunity and purchased a forgotten 500-year-old Tuscan farmhouse. Sitting upon 18-acres of olive groves, Lucia began picking and pressing her own olive oil that same year. Luciana’s has been serving the Villa Luciana oil ever since.

Each October, Lucia takes to the groves and handpicks olives from the trees for pressing. It’s a knowing where food comes from and how it is made that goes back to mankind’s beginning. The concept, Jorge believes, his mother and grandmother were ahead of the times in bringing fresh produce, handmade items and the Mediterranean diet to the Orange County table, when society had strayed.

“You look at trends and you get to watch them come full circle,” Jorge said.

The Luhans now have plans to market their line of oils.

With European Union credentials obtained, they hope to have the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval in time for December bottling. Lucia’s passion for food and culture is apparent when she talks about olive oil.

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On Sunday, October 13 Mary Vallera’s descendants gathered to celebrate their matriarch’s 100th birthday. Photo by Rick Davitt

by California retailers failed to meet a U.S. Department of Agriculture quality standard. And while some are better for frying than drizzled over vegetables, Lucia said the healthy oils are pungent, bitter and slightly sting the back of your throat.

While officials work out the olive oil regulation kinks, Lucia is happy to see her mother’s diet, heavy with the medicinal and nutritional “liquid gold”—for stomach aches, moisturizer, popcorn, pasta and scrambled eggs—olive oil has become a prominent part of American society.

“America gave me a lot of things, but it did not give me food,” Lucia said. “I was born and raised here, met my husband here and raised my children here. America gave me everything. But thank god my mother gave me food culture.”

Mary’s time-honored craft is one Lucia fears will soon be a lost art, and her traditions forgotten. The family’s matriarch turned 100 this month, and celebrated her birthday surrounded by generations on Sunday, October 13. Deeply rooted in Italian customs, Jorge, who has led the Luciana’s operations for 20 years now, said the way of the past is here to stay.

“We have changed slightly with the times, but we will never leave behind who we are or what we are,” Jorge said. DP www.danapointtimes.com

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DP Sheriff’s Blotter SPONSORED BY

Dana Point Police Services www.HideitLockitOrLoseit.com COMPILED BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.

Friday, October 11 DISTURBANCE Calle Juanita, 27000 Block (1:16 p.m.)

A woman called authorities believing her neighbor, who she used to have a restraining order against, ran into her fence.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34300 Block (12:25 p.m.) A caller contacted authorities from a payphone to report a verbal altercation that turned violent. A woman with salt and pepper hair and wearing a blue sports bra,

black fishnet top and purple pants was accused of hitting the caller’s friend over the head with a beer bottle.

Dana Point Business of the Month: CAPO BEACH EQUIPMENT RENTAL

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Compiled by Robert Sedita, Management Analyst, Dana Point Community Development

KEEP THE PEACE Sepulveda Avenue/Domingo Avenue (7:05 p.m.) A woman used an iPhone application to track her child’s lost phone and requested police assistance when she believed the phone was located.

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DISTURBANCE Camino Capistrano/Via Verde (3:03 p.m.)

A female driver was reported to authorities for cutting the caller off, then screaming and spitting at him. The driver was last seen on Camino Capistrano.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Del Prado Avenue, 245000 Block (1:45 p.m.) A patrol check was requested for an older, tan jeep with a weapon mounted onto it. The caller said the vehicle looked similar to those in the television show “M*A*S*H” An elderly man was standing next to the vehicle. The informant reported being scared and driving away.

DISTURBANCE Pequito Drive, 33800 Block (10:36 a.m.)

The caller’s young adult son was reportedly “freaking out” because his father took his marijuana away.

To read more Orange County Sheriff’s blotter entries, visit www.danapointtimes.com.

ave Nail has been in the equipment rental and repair business for more than 30 years and has owned and operated a number of shops in south Orange County. In the late ’90s, Nail, with the perfect name for the tool business, consolidated his shops into one location, Capo Beach Equipment Rentals, located at 34221 Doheny Park Road in Capistrano Beach.

“We love this town, it is our little Mayberry,” Nail said of Capo Beach. “It is the last bastion of small town in Southern California.”

Nail and manager Edward Lloyd have been serving Dana Point and the surrounding Orange County area for 14 years, and while the city has changed, Nail’s business has all but stayed the same, he said. Providing tool rentals, repairs and sales, this two-man force provides services to weekend warriors tackling DIY projects and professional contractors and landscapers working on complete remodels alike.

Capo Beach Equipment Rentals offers a wide range of tools both big and small—from power washers and sanders to saws and jackhammers—and repairs and sharpens all brands of tools. No mat-

Owner of Capo Beach Equipment Rentals, Dave Nail (left), and manager Edward Lloyd, hold onto the small town feel of Capistrano Beach. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

ter what a customer’s repair need is or what a job calls for, the tools can be rented or mishaps can be repaired, Nail said. In additional to providing one-on-one care to each of their customers, Nail and Lloyd also take care of their community by helping out various athletic programs at Dana Hills High School.

For more information, visit the company’s Facebook page. DP

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB YOUTH OF THE YEAR MEETS PRESIDENT OBAMA

As the Boys & Girls Club Pacific Region Youth of the Year winner, Dana Hills High School graduate Yossymar Rojas (fourth from the right) and other Youth of the Year winners met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in September. Courtesy photo

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fter winning the Boys & Girls Club Pacific Region Youth of the Year award in July, Dana Hills graduate Yossymar Rojas got the chance to compete for the club’s national title in September.

Although the final award went to Kiana Knolland from Wichita, Kan., the competition earned Rojas the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. and meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.

Reflecting back on the moment and the entire Youth of the Year competition, Rojas called it a “surreal experience” he, his family and the members of the Capistrano Valley club aren’t likely to forget.

“It’s been amazing. I’ve gone to so many places and seen so many people. It

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definitely opened up my world. If I hadn’t been involved in the Boys & Girls Club, I wouldn’t have been able to experience so much. I’m eternally grateful,” Rojas said.

Rojas is now less than a month into his freshman year at UC Irvine, where he’s studying to earn a degree in biomedical engineering. Despite his busy schedule, Rojas said he often visits home on the weekends and makes it a point to stop by the club whenever he can.

“To think I walked into the club seven years ago, just to play soccer, to where I am now, I think it proves I’m not just a random case. Any one of those kids could easily get to where I am,” Rojas said. DP —Brian Park www.danapointtimes.com

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GUEST OPINION: By Scott Schoeffel

“E” is for Elephant, Excellence Elephants of today, paint brighter future for Dana Point of tomorrow

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f you have been out and about in our beautiful city over the past several weeks you have probably noticed an array of adorable, multi-colored visitors perched throughout our resorts, Harbor, parks and other public areas.

Elephant Parade, the world’s largest support organization for preservation of the Asian elephant, has finally arrived on American soil from previous stops in major European and Asian cities. Elephant Parade organizers chose Dana Point as this country’s first host city and the city is wholeheartedly embracing its presence.

The herd of unique and endearing baby elephants has beguiled many of our residents and visitors for weeks now.

Delighted onlookers constantly surround them. Each elephant has a distinct and memorable “personality,” provoking lively debates over personal favorites.

Thus far the Elephant Parade has done much more than provide our city with an

amazing open-air, public art exhibit and a pack of lovable new friends to dote upon. It has also helped place Dana Point on the world stage. For a city that stakes much of its prosperity on attracting Scott Schoeffel high quality tourism business from throughout the world, presenting an event of this magnitude and global stature could pay significant dividends for many years to come.

We owe a debt of gratitude to Dana Point’s Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID)—as well as the four resort general managers that serve as the TBID’s advisory committee—for making Dana Point the center of this historic occasion.

Most importantly, the Elephant Parade is a major arts and humanitarian experience that is steeped in excellence. Our

city’s outstanding reputation makes us the perfect host, and our commitment to the arts and the environment no doubt allowed us the privilege of staging it here.

It is a testament to how high the city has elevated its profile in all of these areas that Dana Point was chosen to welcome the Elephant Parade to the United States for the very first time.

Over time, our city’s rising prominence and devotion to excellence should translate into a higher quality of life for our residents, a more robust economic setting for our businesses and a powerful lure for the substantial private investment needed to consummate the Town Center, the OC Dana Point Harbor and Doheny Village revitalization projects.

As the world learns more about Dana Point and its lofty standards through celebrated, first-rate events like the Elephant Parade, the world may be beating a path to our town sooner than any of us imag-

ine. And what a welcome challenge that would be. So, the next time you look into the hopeful and engaging eyes of one of your favorite new elephants, consider that you may be getting a glimpse of our city’s bright future at the same time.

The herd will be gone in November, but not before they have helped pave the way for many excellent tomorrows in Dana Point. As they say, an elephant never forgets, and neither will we. The best is yet to come.

Scott Schoeffel has been a Dana Point councilman since 2008. Schoeffel is an avid supporter of the arts through his own musical endeavors and outreach on behalf of others’ work. 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.

Letters to the Editor ASK LEADERS HARD QUESTIONS JILL RICHARDSON, Dana Point

The Town Center construction is under way. I too will ask the City Council, Planning Commission and all the key decision makers: Are you certain the stores located throughout Town Center will be busier?

Traffic jams will increase. What is being done to avoid more traffic? The Orange County Transportation Agency awarded Dana Point funds to start a trolley program next summer. How will the Town Center handle this new mass transportation program? What is being done to increase usage of mass transit?

Why did the City Council award a company to develop “parking options” just last week? Why would Dana Point build Dana Point Times October 18-24, 2013

a “new” 4-star hotel, when almost every weekend the established hotels in Dana Point have vacancies? Why would you amend a height limit to build a new hotel?

We have plenty of hotels that are underutilized. If Town Center proves problematic, can changes be made?

I will do my best to come to the meetings and ask these very important questions and try to get answers. I encourage all residents to do the same.

CHOOSING THE BEST BAG CATHY BROWNE, Pasadena

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry at the absurdity of the article, “Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Needed to Rid Waterways of Debris” (Dana Point Times,

September 20-26, Vol. 6, Issue 38).

First of all, Ms. Papagianis and Mr. Schwarz try to infer that the reduction of trash in the coastal cleanup from September 2012 was due, in part, to the Dana Point bag ban, which was implemented in April 2013. Please don’t insult your readers like this.

Secondly, the “Don’t forget about Doheny section” states “This year the two entities are following a zero-waste policy for the cleanup and are asking volunteers to bring buckets, old chip bags or recycled paper and plastic grocery bags to collect refuse.” Since Dana Point enacted a plastic grocery bag ban, is the author telling residents to go shop in San Juan Capistrano, or Mission Viejo to get the bags to use for clean up? Can Eben Schwarz and Page 6

Dana Point’s City Council acknowledge the truth that plastic grocery bags get reused every day by normal people as trash bags, even by the California Coastal Commission?

The hypocrisy of the bag ban shows itself. It is not true environmentalism. It is “feel good” green washing. Disclaimer, I am general manager of Crown Poly, a manufacturer of plastic grocery bags. I also shop for my family and I have common sense to choose the best bag for me and to reuse plastic bags.

To submit a letter to the editor for possible inclusion in the paper, e-mail us at letters@danapointtimes.com or send it to 34932 Calle del Sol, Suite B, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624. Dana Point Times reserves the right to edit reader-submitted letters for length and is not responsible for the claims made or the information written by the writers.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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THE LIST

A day-by-day guide to what’s happening in and around town. COMPILED BY TAWNEE PRAZAK

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SOCSA BROADWAY NIGHT 7 p.m.-10 p.m. South County School of the Arts presents a show featuring Broadway classics and more at Dana Hills. $12-$15. 33333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.240.1994, www.socsarts.org.

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PTF PARENT UP EDUCATION SERIES 9 a.m.10 a.m. A parent psychologist visits St. Margaret’s Episcopal School to help parents raise self-reliant, appreciative children. Free and open to the public. 31641 La Novia Ave., San Juan Capistrano, 949.661.0108, www.smes.org.

FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES 7 p.m.-9 p.m. The Dana Point Library shows the Canadian film Three Worlds.

33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point, 949.496.5517, www.ocpl.org.

EDDIE MONEY 8 p.m. The longtime hit rock ‘n’ roll artist in concert at The Coach House. Tickets $40. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

ROCKY’S REVIVAL 8 p.m. Live music and dinner at Wind & Sea Restaurant. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

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SAN CLEMENTE OKTOBERFEST 2013 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Oktoberfest for all ages with German music, craft beer, food and games at Old City Plaza. $5 presale; $10 at the door. 111 W. Avenida Palizada, San Clemente,www.scoktoberfest.com.

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SASHA EVANS & JOE HARNER 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Live music at DaVine Food & Wine along with wine tasting that starts at 4 p.m. $15 for five wines. 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

COMMUNITY SYMPOSIUM ON SAN ONOFRE Noon.

Community event on the decommissioning of San Onofre and the dangers of nuclear waste at the Center for Spiritual Living Capistrano Valley. $10. 1201 Puerta Del Sol,Ste. 100, San Clemente, 949.240.6463.

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AT THE MOVIES: WHEREFORE ART THOU ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ There is a fine line when it comes to screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s work. Unfortunately with such high notoriety, screen interpretations can come off as forgettable, uninspired or brilliant. Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh have been the two most successful at placing Shakespeare on screen, but Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes proves less successful with his recent interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. As we all learn in high school, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet come from two families with contempt for each other that runs deep. When Romeo (Douglas Booth) meets Juliet (Hailee Steinfeld) at a masque, it is love at first sight. But with love follows passion, rivalry and death within the families. Damian Lewis, Natasha McElhone and Ed Westwick costar as Juliet’s parents and cousin Tybalt, with Kodi Smit-McPhee is Romeo’s Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth in Romeo and Juliet. ©2013 R & J Releasing, Ltd. friend Benvolio and Stellan Skarsgård is the Prince of Verona. Adapted by Fellowes and directed by Carlo Carlei, there isn’t anything different or new from the traditional 1968 screen version by Franco Zeffirelli people love. It doesn’t put a new spin on the classic like Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 modern adaptation either, so it feels lacking. The scenery and costumes are pretty and Steinfeld gives a fine performance, but the direction borders on unintentionally campy and Lewis gives one of the hammiest portrayals of Shakespeare on film. —Megan Bianco

CRAFT FAIR AND FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Fresh produce, flowers and more at La Plaza Park in Dana Point every Saturday. 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

DANA POINT RELAY FOR LIFE 10 a.m. The American Cancer Society’s 24-hour event in Lantern Bay Park. 25111 Park Lantern Road, Dana Point, www.relayforlife.org.

2013 BEACHCOMBER GOLF EXPO 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Brand-new golf initiative expo at Monarch Beach Golf Links featuring vendors and info on golf. 50 Monarch Beach Resort, N. Dana Point, 951.845.4653, pgahq.com.

sunday

FAM’S HUNGER WALK 1 p.m. Join Family Assistance Ministries in raising funds to help feed the hungry. Starts at the San Clemente Community Center. 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente, 949.492.8477, www.family-assistance.org.

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GOT UKULELE? 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Ukulele players and fans are invited to Aventura Sailing for a Hawaiian music lesson and jam session; every Sunday. 24707 Dana Dr., Dana Point. 949.829.2675, www.ekanikapilakakou.com.

JOHN WATSON’S BODY 5 p.m. A Sherlock Holmes mystery at Camino Real Playhouse. Tickets $18; shows through Nov. 3. 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.489.8082, www.caminorealplayhouse.org.

MARINE MAMMAL CRUISE 10 a.m. Ocean Institute marine biologists lead the cruise, in search for blue whales and sea life. $22-$35. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

THE REFLEXX 4 p.m. Live ‘80s new wave music at StillWater. 24701 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.danapointstillwater.com

monday

RED RIBBON PARADE 4 p.m. Community parade featuring student bands and dance teams. Starts at Baskin Robbins in San Clemente. Avenida Del Mar and El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.8386, www.san-clemente.org.

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SMOKEY KARAOKE 8 p.m. Get on stage at BeachFire, every Monday. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

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RUBEN GONZALEZ 7 p.m.10 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

PRISCILLA THE MUSICAL 7:30 p.m. Un uplifting and fun story on stage at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Tickets start at $25. Shows through Oct. 27. 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787, www.scfta.org.

wednesday

FRED’S OPEN MIC NIGHT 8:30 p.m.-close.

Open mic night with Gary Wright every Wednesday at Fred’s Mexican Cafe.

32431 Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, 949.218.8508, www.fredsmexicancafe.com.

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ANOTHER VIEW III PRINTMAKING EXHIBIT Noon-4 p.m. National Printmaking Society juried exhibition at Saddleback College featuring prints by 50 artists; works for sale. Free admission. 28000 Marguerite Pkwy., Mission Viejo, 949.582.4656, www.saddleback.edu.

thursday

LOS RIOS PARK GARDEN ANGELS 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Help volunteer with Goin Native at Los Rios Park; meet at the Montanez Adobe. Every Thursday. 31661 Los Rios St., 949.606.6386, San Juan Capistrano, www.goinnative.net.

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SENIOR TWILIGHT DINNER 5 p.m. Dana Point Community Center. Cost $8. 34052 Del Obispo St., Dana Point, 949.248.3536, www.danapoint.org.

THE KALAMA BROTHERS 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Iva Lee’s.

555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

YAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Canines and their companions are invited for tricks and treats in celebration of Howl-O-Ween at the Ritz Carlton. 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr., Dana Point, 949.240.2000, www.ritzcarlton.com. *For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.danapointtimes.com.

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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:

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Dolphins Offer Homecoming Blast to Four Decades Past Nearly one in three Dolphins took part in a halftime celebration Friday night paying homage to the school’s 40th homecoming anniversary

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s the Dolphins and the Aliso Niguel Wolverines stepped off the football field Friday night, hundreds of costume-clad Dana Hills students waited, seemingly patiently, on the surrounding track’s rings. Minutes of the second quarter ticked away slowly as excitement built on the sidelines, with no shortage of it on the field.

The stands erupted as junior Luke Williams intercepted an overthrown pass from Aliso Niguel’s quarterback Nick Chapman in the second and returned it for a 76-yard touchdown. The show was just beginning. With the padded players gone and the score standing at 31-7 in favor of the Dolphins, the stadium lights were cut and a mad dash to the 50 yard-line ensued.

An estimated one in three members of the Dana Hills High School student body, of nearly 2,300 students, took part in the night’s homecoming celebration. It took nearly 800 participants to put on the student-run, choreographed and executed performance, paying homage to the last four

Seniors decked out in funky prints are ready to bring the ‘70s back to life in the Dana Hills homecoming halftime show. Photo by Alan Gibby

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decades of Dana history. From the lights to the script and the 20-foot backdrops to the synced dances and tunes, everything about the night was in the hands of Dana’s students.

Costumed figures like Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber and John Lennon opened the stage frantically looking for this year’s homecoming court, and sent the audience on a ride into the past to find them.

Sporting backwards hats, the freshman class celebrated the not-too-far-gone 2000s with trends and songs they helped make popular. The baseball-tee wearing sophomores kicked it back to the decade they were born with hits from pop icons like the Spice Girls, N’SYNC and Britney. No sign of the royalty.

It was on to the neon clad ’80s, as the juniors took center stage. But MJ, aliens and a little hair band tribute showed little sign of the missing royalty. The seniors were the royals’ last hope as the spotlight hit the cast of “That ’70s Show.” With a hundred of their polyester-clothed classmates waiting, Fez, Donna, Hyde, Jackie, Kelso and Michael struck a pose.

Disco came to life as the senior class performance threw it back to the decade Dana Hills came to be and saw its first graduating class. But still no sign of the royalty.

Enter longtime announcer, teacher and the voice of Dana Hills, Merritt Grimm. Dressed as Dr. Emmett Brown from the ’80s Back to the Future saga, Grimm rode into the show in the time-traveling DeLorean. Doc came to the rescue.

One-by-one and escorted by their mothers, fathers and mentors, the royal court made their way down the red carpet, followed by nearly 20 past queens. Student organizers wanted to stay true to the homecoming spirit this year by honoring the school’s alumni and showcasing the queens of yesteryears. Aubrey Rhodes would join the ranks, crowned with her king, and fellow senior, Spencer Martin.

A fireworks show topped the night’s performance, but not the evening’s celebration. The Dolphins went on to shut the Wolverines out in the second half, to put a 52-7 victory in the Dana Hills history books.

To see a full slideshow of the night, visit www.danapointtimes.com. DP Page 10

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s seen throughout Dana Point, local talents and internationally renowned artists, activists and celebrities have joined together for a common cause, to save the dwindling Asian elephant population.

Each week, until the herd departs on its next journey, the Dana Point Times is highlighting one local or regional artist’s contribution to the Elephant Parade: Welcome to America open air exhibit, the largest fundraising event for The Asian Elephant Foundation, which is on display until early November.

ELEPHANT: “I Brought Highlighting the plight of My Own Snorkel” one of Earth’s largest creaARTIST: Marine wildlife tures fit right in with the pasartist and environmental sion of one local artist, whose steward Wyland larger than life marine murals LOCATION: Laguna Cliffs have taken him around the Marriott Resort and Spa, world and back.

25135 Park Lantern The artist, photographer, educator, avid scuba diver and explorer, Wyland, has spent his career shaping the way citizens across the globe view the environment. Through his nonprofit Wyland Foundation he has engaged millions of students worldwide for nearly 20 years.

With his 100th mural, a 24,000 square foot piece, stretching half a mile long and painted with the help of student artists from 110 nations, Wyland is no stranger to odd canvases. One of his latest creations, a 5 foot tall baby elephant statue, sporting goggles, gives an elephant’s view of scuba diving. The playful painting melds Wyland’s passion for marine life and the organizing foundation’s educational efforts from here to Amsterdam. DP www.danapointtimes.com

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DANA POINT’S NOAH GREY FINISHES THIRD IN 2013 SUPERKART USA SERIES

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Dana Point’s Noah Grey finished third in the overall standings of the 2013 SuperKart USA ProKart Challenge on September 29. Courtesy photo

Dana Point resident Noah Grey finished his 2013 Superkart USA ProKart Challenge series in third-place after placing 16th in the Lancaster Grand Prix on September 29.

Grey competed in the TaG, or Touch and Go, junior category this season, which features drivers ages 12-15. The vehicles in the class can reach top speeds of up to 80-90 mph, according to Grey’s racing sponsor Phil Giebler.

Giebler said that Grey was a continuous front-runner this year and is primed for a breakthrough next season.

“He has been running up front all year long in the toughest races in the country,” Giebler said. “He has had some bad luck that has robbed him of some wins this year. It will all come together soon for him.”

Grey’s teammate Carter Williams won the junior circuit championship for a third consecutive year and will be moving on to the senior division. With Williams gone, Giebler anticipates Grey to take his spot as the circuit’s top junior racer. —Dana Point Times

Dolphin Report

By Steve Breazeale

Follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports for updates on all the Dana Hills fall sports programs BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CLAIMS THIRD IN CLOVIS, OGDEN SETS SCHOOL RECORD The Dana Hills boys cross country team finished third in the varsity race at the Clovis Invitational in Fresno on October 12. The performances of senior Gavin Diem and sophomore Jake Ogden, who finished tenth and ninth, respectively, helped propel the Dolphins to 170 points and a podium finish.

Ogden’s time of 15:27 broke the sophomore school record at Woodward Park and posted the 21st best overall time for a sophomore at the event.

As a team, the Dolphins ran the 61st best time ever at Woodward Park.

The Dolphins also asserted themselves as the team to beat in the South Coast League after capturing first-place at the South Coast League cluster meet on October 8, defeating El Toro 32-37 for the top spot. Ogden won the race with a time of 14:58.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TAKES THIRD IN LEAGUE CLUSTER MEET Trabuco Hills ran away with the first South Coast League Cluster meet and Dana Hills finished in third-place at Irvine Regional Park on October 8. Emma Kao (18:00) finished seventh and sophomore Sienna Serrao (18:08) finished ninth to pace the Dolphins.

DANA HILLS GIRLS TENNIS CONTINUES LEAGUE DOMINANCE After toppling Mission Viejo 16-2 on October 15 the Dana Hills girls tennis team ran their South Coast League Dana Point Times October 18-24, 2013

Dana Hills fullback Andrew Dunn, left, and Michael Vogeler, right, block for Sean Schulte as he returns an Aliso Niguel kick on October 11. Schulte had two receiving touchdowns and a kickoff return touchdown in the Dolphins 52-7 win. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

record up to a perfect 6-0 on the season.

The Dolphins (8-3, 6-0 league) dropped only two singles sets to the Diablos and swept their opponent in the doubles format.

The Dolphins followed up the league win with a 17-1 nonleague victory over visiting La Jolla Country Day on October 16.

Dana Hills was set to travel to El Toro for an October 17 league match. Results were not available at press time.

SCHULTE’S BIG NIGHT PUTS DOLPHINS OVER WOLVERINES 52-7 The Dana Hills football team was searching for the big play over the course of their nonleague schedule. They had a few along the way but when they needed one most, like in their Sea View League opener against Aliso Niguel on October 11, Sean Schulte was more than willing to provide.

Schulte took the opening kickoff 88 yards, cutting back across the Wolverine coverage team twice, to score the first

touchdown of the night and kick start a convincing 52-7 Dana Hills victory. Schulte would end the night with two receiving touchdowns and the kick return score.

The Dolphins (3-4, 1-0) built their lead to 10-0 in the first quarter and following a 21-yard scoring strike from Dana Hills quarterback Mac Vail to Schulte, it was 17-0. Vail rolled out of the pocket, drifted right and spotted a wide open Schulte in the back corner of the end zone. Junior Carter Hadley blocked an Aliso Niguel punt that set up the score.

Junior Luke Williams would break off his own big play in the second half, swooping in to intercept an overthrown pass by Aliso Niguel’s Nick Chapman and return it 76 yards for the score, making it 31-0.

“We had the kick return, the blocked punt. So it was good in all three phases of the game. That’s what we needed to do, to make it a statement game,” Dana Hills head coach Todd Rusinkovich said.

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lions’ share of the reps is no coincidence.

Scott injured his ankle in the Dolphins first game of the year and made an appearance against JSerra on September 27.

But in the Dolphins 42-3 win over Irvine last week, Scott got the most carries he’d had all year and exploded for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Against the Wolverines, Scott tallied 137 yards and scored twice. His second touchdown, one from five-yards out, gave Dana Hills a 38-7 lead.

“When you can control the line of scrimmage like we can do … that’s unbelievably huge just to be able to control the tempo,” Rusinkovich said. “That’s a tough thing for an opposing defense to know what they have to face.”

A road game against Capistrano Valley (4-2) is on tap next week for the Dolphins. The Cougars were one of three teams that split the league title with Dana Hills last season.

BOYS WATER POLO DEFEATS CHARGERS, STAY IN FIRST PLACE The Dana Hills boys water polo team defeated long-time South Coast League rival El Toro 7-6 on October 8 to give them an edge in the league standings. Spencer Likens had three goals, Bennett Williams and Grady Williams each had two and goalie Brody Zachary recorded 19 saves to seal the win.

The Dolphins defeated Capistrano Valley 16-7 on October 15, improving to 3-0 in league. The Dolphins will take part in a weekend tournament and return to league play with a road game against San Clemente on October 22.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SET FOR DUEL WITH TRITONS Both the San Clemente and Dana Hills girls volleyball teams entered their October 17 match with 3-0 league records.

Results were not available at press time.

The winner of the match will have an edge in the standings.

In their first three league games the Dolphins (13-4, 3-0) earned three straight-set wins. www.danapointtimes.com

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Josh Hoffman. Photo by Andrea Swayne

Age: 12, Marco Forster Middle School When Josh Hoffman sets his mind on something, nothing stands in his way. About a year ago he decided to learn to surf and to try out for the team at Marco Forster Middle School. “I had a great mentor, Mark Sombrano,” Josh said. “He taught me the basics, brought me to different surf breaks to expand my knowledge. I think his help was key and I’d like to thank him for it.”

Now, this bright seventh-grader from Dana Point is a member of his school surf team and competes in the SSS and WSA. His most recent podium appearance came October 6 in WSA Event No. 3 at Huntington Beach, where he took third in U14 Longboard. Josh’s dad surfed and his grandfather was one of the best locals at Killer Dana back in his day. This family legacy is part of what drew Josh to the sport. “My family plays a big part in supporting my desire to be a surfer,” he said. “They support me with everything I need to be successful and really care about my passion.” Josh is not only fiercely committed to having a pro career someday, but also to invent a new process or product that will revolutionize surfboards of the future. “I also have a drive to ride big waves and hope to travel the world in search of waves that are un-crowded, massive and powerful,” he said. “I love the adrenaline rush and tell myself when I’m in the lineup, ‘Don’t paddle unless it’s menacing. Paddle for the biggest waves.’” —Andrea Swayne

From Italy to South OC: Documenting Surfing’s Mecca

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 65-68 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: San Clemente: 10-15’ Fair Catalina: 15-25’ Fair-Good Outlook: Small mix of south-southwest groundswell, south-southeast tropical swell and northwest swell eases Friday into the weekend, for mainly knee-thigh high waves, (1-2’+) as the fine weather holds. Check out Surfline.com for all the details!

Italian filmmaker celebrates local surf breaks

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talian action sports filmmaker Pier Francesco Macchi may become a familiar site around some of the area’s best surf breaks in the coming weeks, and he’s looking for help from local surfers.

Macchi is putting together a documentary on surfing, Surf on the Road, consisting of 10 to 12 episodes, for the Italian action sports website www.board.tv. With the assistance of Chris Iltis, from San Clemente Surf School, Macchi will be exploring 10 surf breaks all located in or around San Clemente. Shooting will begin soon.

“It’s not about pro surfers, though there will be some. It has to be about characters, the surf culture and history,” Macchi said.

“So local riders, local shapers all surfing

RESULTS Local finishers only. KEY: SC=San Clemente, DP=Dana Point, SJC=San Juan Capistrano, CB=Capistrano Beach.

WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 3, October 12-13, Huntington Beach, Goldenwest Street MICRO GROM BOYS/GIRLS U9: 2. Dane Matson, SC; 3. Bryce Pinkerton, SC; 5. Cannon Carr, SC. BOYS/GIRLS U10: 1. Brayden Burch, SC; 2. Dax McPhillips, SC. BOYS U12: 1. Kai McPhillips, SC. BOYS U14: 1. Noah Atwood, CB; 2. Shane Hardy, SC; 4. Ryan Dana Point Times October 18-24, 2013

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Italian documentarian Pier Francesco Macchi will be telling the stories of surf breaks across the area in the coming months for an Italian action sports website. Photo by Jim Shilander

different spots. That’s already enough to cover.”

Previously, Macchi did a series on snowboarding in the Italian Alps and said surfing represents the last of his frontiers of sorts.

“Doing it here, in the mecca of surf, is the cherry on top,” he said.

Macchi is working to get local sponsors on board and has set up a Facebook page to keep people abreast of what’s going on

with the series, www.facebook.com/surfontheroaddocumentary.

Iltis said though San Clemente’s surf breaks run all the way from San Onofre to Poche Beach, some of which may not be located in the city’s boundaries, all are closely connected to surfers in the area.

“It’s not a typical surf movie where you’re going for action shot after action shot,” Iltis said. “There’s going to be a lot of back story. ‘Why do you like to surf here.’”

Martin, SC; 6. Noah Hohenester, SC. BOYS U16: 3. Nathan Carabba, SC. GIRLS U12: 2.

Kirra Pinkerton, SC; 4. Samantha Sibley, SC. GIRLS U14: 3. Kirra Pinkerton, SC; 5. Samantha Sibley, SC; 6. Cameron Duby, SJC. GIRLS U16: 4. Bethany Zelasko, DP; 5. Lily Benjamin, SJC. GIRLS U18: 1. Malia Osterkamp, SC; 4. Kirra Pinkerton, SC. BOYS LB U14: 3. Joshua Hoffman, DP; 4. Jimmy Wynne, SC. JR. LB U18: 5. Jack Benjamin, SJC; 6.

Kaimana Takayama, SC. GIRLS LB U14: 1.

Cameron Duby, SJC; 2. Lexi Morgan, SC; 5.

Malia Mauch, SC. GIRLS LB U18: 1. Rachael Tilly, CB; 2. Emmy Lombard, SC; 3. Teresa O’Connor, SJC; 5. Kyla Kelley, CB. LEGENDS 50+: 3. Dale Baker, SC. OPEN MEN: 5. Cody

Canzoneri, SC. OPEN WOMEN: 2. Malia Osterkamp, SC; 3. Kirra Pinkerton, SC; 6. Samantha Sibley, SC. OPEN MEN LB: 1. Cody Canzoneri, SC. SR. MEN LB 40+: 3. Michael Takayama, SC; 4. Eric Rendon, SC. NSSA Open, Event No. 3, October 12-13, Cardiff by the Sea, Seaside Reef JUNIORS: 2. Gunner Day, SC. BOYS: 2. Jett Schilling, SC; 3. Ethan Mudge, CB. MINI GROMS: 1. Jett Schilling, SC; 4. Nicholas Coli, SC. WOMEN: 1. Tia Blanco, SC; 2. Malia Osterkamp, SC. GIRLS: 1. Alexxa Elseewi, SC. PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT: Tia Blanco, SC; Jett Schilling, SC; Gunner Day, SC. For full results, log on to www.danapointtimes.com.

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Macchi and Iltis said they’ve already done an interview with shaper Bill Stewart on his arrival to San Clemente and to surfing and becoming a name known to surfers worldwide. Another episode will focus on one of the members of the surf school’s team, a young surfer going through trials and tribulations that come with the sport.

“She doesn’t have to be a big name, it’s all about the personal connection,” Iltis said.

Macchi said that while he’s tried each of the sports he’s covered before, his time in San Clemente—expected to be around three months—will include his own personal surfing education.

To become involved, Macchi encouraged people to “like” the Facebook page, where they can find out how to share their stories. DP

UPCOMING EVENTS October 26: NSSA Explorer, Event No. 6, San Diego, San Fernando Court November 2-3: NSSA Open, Event No. 4, Newport Beach, 54th Street November 9-10: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 4, San Diego, Mission Beach, San Fernando Place November 16-17: NSSA Open, Event No. 5, San Onofre State Park, Church Beach November 23: NSSA Explorer, Event No. 7, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Seaside Reef December 7-8: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 5, San Clemente, Pier www.danapointtimes.com