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Finding Strength through Support

Locals help veterans, families find power through counseling, therapy and service E Y E O N D P/ PAG E 7

Dana Point resident Mark Carlisle, a stand-up paddleboard instructor and Hobie employee, gives Army National Guard veteran Matt Oostra, of Yorba Linda, pointers Saturday at Baby Beach before he hits the water on a SUP board for the first time. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

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The council’s approval keeps the project on track, Fowler said. Foundations will be laid as part of the city’s current work on Del Prado. The archway is expected to cost $500,000.—AP

Five things Dana Point should know this week

County Renews SCWD Contract for Poche Beach Cleanup Efforts

Niguel Terrace Given Rental Permit Extension THE LATEST: Short-term vacation rental owners in Niguel Beach Terrace were given an extension Tuesday night to comply with city ordinances on rentals of less than 30 days.

In a 4-to-1 vote, the Dana Point City Council extended a May 1 enforcement deadline, giving the neighborhood off Selva Road a chance to amend homeowners association rules to allow vacation rentals.

Niguel Beach Terrace now has until Aug. 1.

After years of debating the legality and practices of short-term rentals, the ordinance was adopted last spring. City code was silent on the issue, meaning rentals, usually for days and weeks, were considered illegal. However, more than 200 vacation rentals operated within city limits.

The city now allows such rentals in residential neighborhoods but requires rentals be inspected, permitted and subject to the 10-percent bed tax that campsites and hotels are.

While the practice is now allowable, the city left the ultimate decision up to homeowners associations. Owners at Niguel Beach Terrace, who have been renting their condos out for years, say they didn’t know their HOA disallowed vacation rentals until their permit applications were denied by the city in January.

Owners have worked to amend the HOA’s rules to allow rentals, but told the council they would not make the enforcement deadline. With bookings set, owners asked for the extension to avoid cancellations, reimbursements and possible city fees. The ordinance carries fines from $250 to $1,000 for violations. The council approved the extension with Councilman Carlos Olvera casting the dissenting vote.

WHAT’S NEXT: The extension requires that Niguel Beach Terrace rental owners apply for a temporary permit by April 30. The $150 fee and inspection will apply. Owners will have to submit a list of booked rentals and must stop booking rentals as of April 15.—Andrea Papagianis

TCA to Cease Cash Collection on Toll Roads THE LATEST: The Transportation Corridor Dana Point Times April 18-24, 2014

According to a city survey, a number of vacation rental homes are located in Niguel Beach Terrace. The neighborhood’s regulations don’t allow such property uses but the City Council granted owners an extension to the city’s May 1 enforcement date to sort the issue out internally. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

Agencies will no longer collect cash toll payments on its 51-mile toll road network, effective Wednesday, May 14 at 12:01 a.m., according to an agency release.

In January, the TCA introduced new electronic toll-collection methods that do away with cash-payment stations along state routes 73, 133, 241 and 261.

WHAT’S NEXT: Toll road drivers will still be able to use their FasTrak transponders, but new ExpressAccount license-plate imaging will collect tolls electronically as motorists pass through.

FIND OUT MORE: Learn more by visiting www.thetollroads.com.—Brian Park

Lantern District Entryway Gets Approved Again THE LATEST: Despite community concerns, the City Council reapproved entryway plans for the downtown Lantern District Tuesday night, keeping the project on track for a summer bidding process.

The item reappeared on the body’s agenda this week after unanimously being approved as a consent calendar item March 18. Since, community members have raised issue with the approval process, continuity and seemingly favorable design to Del Prado Avenue over Pacific Coast Highway.

Three poles will be erected on PCH featuring banners for special events and marketing campaigns. On Del Prado, a stucco archway with red tiles, mimicking the pedestrian bridge on the southern end of town, will be built, marking the entrance to the Lantern District.

Residents raised issue with the project’s

approval Tuesday, saying community members, outside an ad-hoc committee made up of council members and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Del Prado businesses, should have been involved.

“I assume a lot of people don’t know what is going on here,” said Keith Johannes, who along with wife Barbara is involved with the Dana Point Historical Society. “Reserve the item and let the community have its say.”

Councilmen Bill Brough, Carlos Olvera and Steven Weinberg expressed frustration the council was again presented with the item. Brough said bringing an item back could set a dangerous precedent of issues being reintroduced.

“I am not a fan of revisiting things,” Weinberg said. “We made a decision and need to move on.”

The council voted 3-2 to leave the designs as is, with Mayor Lisa Bartlett and Councilman Scott Schoeffel dissenting.

Both expressed an interest in opening entryway designs to resident input.

“We have to be careful,” Bartlett said, regarding spending taxpayers’ dollars.

“We want to get it right.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Brad Fowler, the city’s director of public works and engineering, said the archway was designed to draw travelers down Del Prado. With the city’s street improvements PCH and Del Prado will be altered to two-way roadways, with PCH remaining the city’s major vein and Del Prado becoming more pedestrianfriendly. The city’s goal is to have 25 percent of traffic traveling Del Prado.

“We are not worried about PCH, we are worried about Del Prado,” Weinberg said, adding the committee had to figure out

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THE LATEST: The South Coast Water District will continue to provide operating services for the Poche Clean Beach Project, a joint effort between Orange County and the city of San Clemente, after the Board of Supervisors extended a contract with the agency Tuesday, April 8.

The project captures urban runoff from a channel leading from the Prima Deshecha Landfill. If left unattended, the runoff could contribute to bacteria levels at the beach, which has historically been one of California’s most polluted beaches.

WHAT’S NEXT: Since receiving an ‘F’ in August from Heal the Bay, a watchdog group that monitors beaches statewide and awards letter grades based on health department bacteria readings, Poche’s grades have risen and consistently stayed at ‘As’ in wet and dry conditions.

For now, it appears joint efforts to clean the beach are working. The city and San Clemente have utilized multiple tactics, including trained birds of prey, ultrasonic devices and coyote decoys to keep seagulls, thought to be responsible for high bacteria readings, from congregating at the beach.—AP

Las Ramblas Construction Underway, Closures Expected THE LATEST: Crews are working under Interstate 5 at Pacific Coast Highway and Camino Las Ramblas to prepare the bridge for widening as part of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s I-5 improvement project.

Drivers will experience lane reductions and closures as construction crews work under the bridge and along north and southbound on- and off-ramps. Nightly closures and detours can be tracked on Google Maps by visiting the project’s website www.octa.net/I-5pico.

WHAT’S NEXT: The project will add a high occupancy vehicle lane on I-5 from San Juan Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano to Avenida Pico in San Clemente.

FIND OUT MORE: Get updates on Twitter @SouthOCInfo.—AP www.danapointtimes.com

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Community Meetings FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Mermade Market 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

This boutique featuring handmadecrafts runs through Saturday, April 19.

Food trucks will join the mix Saturday.

Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan Ave., 949.672.8019, www.mermademarket.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

Whale Walk and Talk 9 a.m.–11 a.m.

Learn about the area’s largest mammal visitor, the California gray whale, on this 1.5-mile walk through the Dana Point Headlands. Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, 949.248.3527, wqintern@danapoint.org.

Dana Point Farmers Market 9 a.m.– 1 p.m. Seasonal produce, flowers and much more at La Plaza Park each Saturday. 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

Dana Harbor Toastmasters 7 p.m.–

8:30 p.m. Practice becoming a confident communicator. For more info, email 1707@toastmastersclubs.org or contact Marshall at 949.441.6179. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, www.1707.toastmastersclubs.org.

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS

SAN CLEMENTE

The Army Corps of Engineers may have located a site that could provide sand for San Clemente’s beach replenishment, but members of the Coastal Advisory Commission have concerns about the sand’s quality.

The project, which is a part of a federal spending bill, would add approximately 50 feet of sand to the beach between Linda Lane and South T-Street. The sand “borrow site” is off Oceanside. Commissioner Ken Nielsen, however, voiced concerns over the quality of that sand, noting that Oceanside’s own refill sand was brought in from Del Mar. Initial work would likely cost the city $4 million.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

The San Juan Capistrano City Council directed city staff Tuesday, April 1 to study a project to build a shopping center between the Mission and Interstate 5, but some local leaders called the proposal an inappropriate addition next to the city’s most iconic landmark and at its gateway. The proposal, the Shops at Capistrano, includes three singlestory buildings, one 12,000-square-foot space for a grocery store and 194 parking spaces. The market, however, is not permitted by the land’s current designation. Developers want to change the designation and add a site-specific plan, which would open the door for a market.

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DP Sheriff’s Blotter

A caller reported a 5-foot-8-inch-tall woman wearing pajama pants in the restroom next to her office claiming she was “fidgety and picking at her face.” The caller believed the woman was on drugs.

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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.

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE Pacific Coast Highway/Alcazar Drive (2:32 a.m.)

Two men were seen throwing debris on the street.

DRUNK IN CAR Puerto Place/Dana Point Harbor Drive (12:19 a.m.) Outside of a liquor store a man in a gray truck was seen drinking from a bottle and then driving away.

Saturday, April 12

Tuesday, April 15 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Street of the Copper Lantern, 34100 Block (9:18 p.m.) A patrol check was requested for a group of individuals who were drinking on the street and looking into vehicles.

ANNOYING PHONE CALL Bridgeport Street, 0 Block (7:25 p.m.) A woman informed authorities of a man sending her photos of his genitals.

UNKNOWN TROUBLE Alcazar Drive, 33900 Block (4:04 p.m.) Officials were notified of an unidentified person inside a resident’s garage trying to get inside the house and hitting the door.

Sunday, April 13 DISTURBANCE Street of the Golden Lantern, 34600 Block (9:14 p.m.) A drunken man with a white hat, red shirt and beige shorts was seen yelling at people and threatening to fight them.

WELFARE CHECK Pacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (6:26 p.m.) A man and two girls, believed to be between the 5 and 7 years old, were standing in front of a store and performing tasks, like jumping rope, in exchange for money.

VANDALISM REPORT Santiago Drive, 33100 Block (10:16 p.m.) Passengers of a dark Chevy Caprice were throwing eggs at other vehicles in the neighborhood.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Seville Place, 34000 Block (9:30 p.m.) A caller said a man had a heart attack, got up and ran away.

GENERAL BROADCAST Victoria Boulevard/ Doheny Park Road (9:27 p.m.) In the parking lot of Smart & Final, a driver of a Ford Explorer was reportedly trying to run pedestrians over.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34300 Block (8:17 p.m.) A man who appeared to be homeless wearing a tan sweatshirt threatened a woman saying he was “going to come back and do something” to her.

PATROL CHECK Pacific Coast Highway/Del Obispo Street (5:56 p.m.) A man, wearing a green hoodie and black shorts, screamed obscenities from the sidewalk to passing pedestrians.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34300 Block (12:19 p.m.) A caller reported many apparently homeless individuals “defecating” in front of a store.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE Dana Drive, 24700 Block (6:06 a.m.)

PETTY THEFT La Plaza, 34000 Block (8:35 a.m.) A man in his 30s was seen

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Orange County Business Council President Lucy Dunn on transportation, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Sandra Hutchens on public safety and Saddleback College President Tod BurPat Bates. Courtesy photo nett on economic development.

The CCLC is made up of the chambers of commerce for the cities of San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, San Clemente and Laguna Niguel. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Laguna

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Supervisor Bates to Speak at State of South County Event in Dana Point Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates will provide an update on the state of south Orange County during a luncheon hosted by the Coastal Chamber Legislative Coalition on Friday, May 16 at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point.

Scheduled speakers also include

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skateboarding in the store and trying to steal candy.

Friday, April 11 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE Monarch Bay Plaza, 0 Block (5:56 p.m.)

A caller informed officials of a tent and some clothes set up on a grassy field.

DISTURBANCE Del Prado Avenue, 24800 Block (4:29 p.m.) A 6-foot-tall man was drinking in front of Ralphs and refused to leave.

TRAFFIC HAZARD Calle Los Alamos/Calle Velez (7:56 a.m.) Authorities were notified of sewer water coming out of a manhole.

Brother, Sister Caught Smuggling Narcotics on National Sibling Day

BY CATHERINE MANSO, DANA POINT TIMES

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ational Sibling Day, April 10, is a day to celebrate the unique bonds shared by those born to common parents. But one brother-sister pair took the day to share in illegal activity.

At 7 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents captured a 27-year-old man and his 33-year-old sister, attempting to smuggle 54 pounds of cocaine through the Interstate 5 checkpoint south of San Clemente.

The duo, identified as Mexican nationals, were driving a 2003 Ford Explorer when they were directed for a secondary inspection and K-9 units alerted officials to the presence of drugs. The pair claimed the reason for their trip was to shop in the United States.

Once the car was searched, authorities discovered cocaine underneath the floor boards of the car. It carries a street value of $702,130.

Border Patrol confiscated the vehicle and the suspects and narcotics were turned over to Drug Enforcement Administration officials. DP

Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa is located at 25135 Park Lantern in Dana Point.

Admission includes lunch and costs $50 for chamber members, $60 for non-members, and a table for 10 can be purchased for $450. Businesses interested in exhibiting at the event can pay a $150 vendor fee, which includes a 6-foot table, linen and one admission.

Reservations are required and must be made by Friday, May 2. To RSVP, contact the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce at 949.496.1555 or visit them online at www.danapointchamber.com.

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Residents review models at the Planning Commission meeting Monday, April 14 showing the city’s topography.

Many residents raised issue over the past months with the Doheny Hotel proposal’s height, 25 feet above the city’s 35-foot limit. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

Planning Commission Denies Doheny Hotel Proposal Public concerns of density, traffic and height lead Dana Point Planning commissioners to reject plans for a 250-room hotel at Dana Point Harbor Drive and Pacific Coast Highway

BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

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peaking unanimously, and echoing the vocal majority’s concerns of height, density and traffic, the Dana Point Planning Commission rejected a 250-room hotel proposal for the corner of Dana Point Harbor Drive and Pacific Coast Highway in a 4-0 vote Monday night.

While the commission, and public, said the corner, which acts as a gateway to the city, needs an upgrade, many agreed the project was too big and too dense. Commissioner Norm Denton recused himself from the discussion because his homeowners association owns nearby land.

The project has been at the forefront of discussion for months.

First brought to the city in 2011, the project was off the public’s radar until its draft-environmental study became available for review in August. Plans drew dozens of letters of opposition when it was first introduced and continued to be a divisive topic around the community.

In a series of public hearings, commissioners heard pleas from residents to reject the project and listened to consultants regarding parking, traffic and the

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project’s overall impact on the city.

Nearly 150 people packed the Dana Point Community Center Monday to hear updated plans in the commission’s third hearing on the project. Out of 35 requests to speak, commissioners heard from 30 residents and business owners both for and against the project—a majority in opposition.

“Be the voice of the people, be the voice of the community,” said resident Shelly Blair. “We are passionate about this issue. We are passionate about this community. This is not the right project for us.”

Initially, developer Beverly Hills Hospitality Group presented plans for a two- to five-story, four-star hotel on a 1.5-acre plot, comprised of three parcels.

The area currently houses a Jack in the Box restaurant, vacant storefront and a 46-room hotel.

CHANGING THE PLAN A revised proposal altered a project presented in the hotel’s draft-environmental study that showed a larger hotel with 0.76 acres of Lantern Bay Park being used for the hotel’s front driveway.

Under state law, the study provided alternatives that could lessen or avoid significant impacts while still meeting the developer’s objectives. The developer has held that certain criteria needed to be met in order to meet the desired four-star rating. Coralee Newman, spokeswoman for the developer, said the Hyatt Corporation expressed an interest in managing the property if it had the high star rating.

The modified proposal reduced the number of rooms by eight and added 100 on-site parking spaces, to the 275 already proposed, for guests, employees and the public.

Adjustments were made to the hotel’s proposed loading zone, which moved 60 percent of deliveries from PCH to an expanded driveway. Additionally, the project was scaled back from PCH from four to three stories in its eastern wing, but its western wing remained at 60.5 feet tall, or five-stories, nearly two times the city’s 35-foot height limit.

Newman said that changes took into account the community’s concerns, adding that the more than 100 conditions, which could be enforced later, made the project deserving of approval. Newman also said, if approved, the hotel would be called “The Dana Point Doheny Hotel,” speaking to other major hotels bearing the names not of Dana Point but of Monarch Beach, Doheny and Laguna Niguel.

However, project adjustments were not enough for community members.

STILL NOT ENOUGH Resident Raymond Payne said the developer was not listening to the community and joked “Dana Point” meant nothing in the name, when a project of this size would fit better in Buena Park.

“Are they listening?” Payne asked the commission. “You be the judge.”

Speakers, like resident Drew Reynolds, said the project did not fit city code and said the city would be making a mistake by giving up parkland to the developer.

Why exactly would we “want to hand over this land to a developer who simply wants to line his pockets?

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—Drew Reynolds

The 0.76 acres in question was deeded to Dana Point by Orange County for park use. Had the project been approved as presented, parkland negotiations would have go to the City Council for approval.

“Why exactly would we want to hand over this land to a developer who simply wants to line his pockets,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds asked the commission to look at the St. Regis and Headlands projects where there was an exchange of land, but Page 6

developers had to devote a portion to open space.

“This developer is selling the fear, uncertainty … that if this property doesn’t get developed we’ll be left with the status quo,” Reynolds said. “He is peddling this as urban crime and blight … maybe that deception works elsewhere but in Dana Point we acknowledge it for what it is: a carefully contrived marketing plan … based on the premise that you can squeeze a large hotel into a very, very small space.”

Former planning commissioner and city councilman Harold Kaufman was one of five who spoke in support of the project. Kaufman noted his concerns about parking but sympathized with the commission.

Each commissioner expressed an interest in seeing change to the corner and highlighted that a hotel is a permitted development, just not in the proposed capacity.

“This is a flawed project,” said Commissioner Liz Claus. “It has been flawed since day one, but this is what we do. We assume, with a project of this size, that there are flaws and we try to work it out.”

Claus pointed to an adjacent lot and a controversial development that is also making its way through the approval process. A 169-unit, mixed-use development is proposed for land behind the Denny’s restaurant at PCH and Del Obispo Street that now sits fenced and vacant. A zoning change for the site gained Dana Point City Council and California Coastal Commission approval, but the project has yet to be presented to the commission. Claus said the project could be looked at as an example of working together.

“This is a project that can be fixed to fit this community,” Claus said of the hotel.

“I do not think this is something that should be disposed of without our taking a longer look.”

The developer applied for multiple permits, including one for coastal development, height variance, conditional use and site development. All were denied.

Chairman Gary Newkirk said the commission could not take variances lightly.

Newkirk mentioned that 40 percent of the proposed hotel had a height 25 feet, or 73 percent, above the city’s allowance. He added the developer shouldn’t compare the property to other city hotels which had far fewer rooms per acre, than the proposed 111 rooms per acre at the Doheny Hotel site.

“Plain and simple, you are attempting to do too much with too little,” Newkirk told the developer.

The commission encouraged the developer to come back with a different plan.

Michael Draz, chief executive officer of Beverly Hills Hospitality Group, said in a prepared statement that he will continue working with city staff to develop a plan “acceptable” to both the community and capital partners.

The developer can appeal the decision to the City Council within 15 days. DP www.danapointtimes.com

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Finding Strength through Support Locals help veterans find power through counseling, sports and service STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

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ark Carlisle stands at the water’s edge sending out encouraging words and pointers on turn techniques and safety to first-time stand-up paddleboarders. The longtime Dana Point resident does this for a living.

As a personal trainer, SUP instructor, life-long surfer and employee of Hobie, one could say Carlisle’s life revolves around the water. It is where he’s made his career. Saturday, it was where he shared his story with some of the nation’s veterans, and their families, who were introduced to the sport for the first time.

Tragedy struck when Carlisle was 26.

His mother was diagnosed with stage-four, invasive breast cancer just six months after Mark’s father took his life. She would die two years later. When the reality caught up with him, Carlisle was riddled with anxiety, fear and depression. He’s not trying to put himself in the combat boots of veterans, but said he can relate to traumatic experiences on a smaller scale.

“As bad as things are that you’ve been through in life, somehow you must put the gears in motion and keep moving forward,” Carlisle said. “It doesn’t make it go away, but if you stay there you freeze and never move again.”

It’s a message Carlisle hoped to share with veterans and active duty members of the military who took part in a standup paddleboard clinic at Baby Beach this weekend. The day was sponsored

by Strength in Support, a nonprofit that came together after area mental healthcare providers saw a large need among their patients for affordable services, not just for servicemen and women but their families as well.

Three of the organization’s six board members work in mental health. As phone calls regarding counseling for military personnel and their families grew, a cost issue became apparent. The more than $100 sessions with private practitioners didn’t make sense, so they started offering

Sean Grady, and wife Morgan, return to shore after learning to stand-up paddleboard. The couple took part in a clinic Saturday aimed to introduce veterans and their families to new, therapeutic activities.

Volunteer and stand-up paddleboard instructor Mark Carlisle watches on and gives pointers as Army National Guard veteran Matt Oostra paddles out for the first time.

pro bono sessions.

Strength in Support co-founder Jill Boultinghouse, a family therapist, recalled board president and founder Evan Fewsmith saying “enough” in 2012. There would be no more pulling military members into their private practices, rather they needed to help on a larger scale, and so the nonprofit was born.

Military veterans and their families took part in a stand-up paddleboard clinic Saturday at Baby Beach sponsored by the nonprofit Strength in Support.

Here, veterans stop for a photo with SUP instructors, Mark Carlisle (second from right) and Josh Golden (second from left) after a successful session.

“We came to an understanding that there are different levels of emotional and mental health needs and different ways to address them,” Boultinghouse said. “We believe in the counseling room … but we

also believe in therapies outside of it.”

The organization now provides free and low-cost counseling services to all current and veteran military personnel seeking help. Family members, also, are encouraged to seek aid from the organization.

“Strength in Support really believes that one veteran is equal to another veteran,” Boultinghouse said. “It does not matter your years of service, it does not matter if you saw combat or not, you did serve this country. On top of that we are passionate about the fact that whole families served.”

Rickey Cole, a retired sergeant first class, who served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, said deployments are often worse for family members who are shrouded in misinformation and fear. With limited communications between service members and their families, Cole said worrying is the worst part.

“You have to have a good support chain when you deploy … it is not just you who is deploying, but your family is back there wondering if you are alive or if something bad has happened,” Cole said.

Saturday, Strength in Support aimed to introduce service members and their families to a new experience, one they could all share in, one that was now accessible. With Carlisle’s and volunteer Josh Golden’s guidance, Marine Charlz Caldwell, his wife and three children, ages 12, 7 and 4, took to the water.

For Caldwell, a medical coordinator with the Marine Corps’ Wounded Warrior Battalion, and his family it was their time on SUP boards. Wife Lefectra was hesitant at first, but after seeing daughters Ariyana and Breanna off with ease, she jumped on board to join her family at sea.

Ensuring active-duty Marines have the medical and healthcare services they need, Caldwell said he understands the good therapeutic activities can do.

“The spiritual side along with the health and wellness side of recovery is something our Marines need,” Cladwell said.

To find out more about Strength in Support, visit www.strengthinsupport.org. DP

DP SOAPBOX Dana Point

VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: Evan Chaffee, San Juan Capistrano Planning Commissioner

The Delayed Reaction of the California State Senate Recent transgressions in the Legislature compounded by slow response

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n March 28, the California State Senate, by a vote of 28 to 1, suspended three of its Democratic lawmakers, one of which has been convicted of eight felony charges and the other two who are under indictment. No more than a year after Democrats won a super majority in the California Legislature, three of the body’s more prominent members have been accused of significant wrongdoings that could end with each legislator serving state prison time.

The criminal conviction of Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Los Angeles) and the criminal charges against Sen. Ronald Calderon (D-Los Angeles) were conveniently ignored by the senate and most of the news media until the champion of anti-firearm legislation, Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), had ironically been charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms.

The revelations against the three senators occurred in monthly intervals, starting in January with Wright. The senator was found guilty of committing voter fraud and perjury for claiming false residency in his distressed south Los Angeles district, when he was actually living in the well-off community of Baldwin Hills.

In February, Calderon, who represents an eastern suburb of Los Angeles, was indicted by a grand jury on 24 felony counts, including accepting nearly $100,000 in bribes.

Finally, in March, Yee, according to an affidavit, allegedly discussed step-by-step instructions on how he could obtain illegal weapons through Muslim separatists in

the Philippines for an undercover FBI agent.

These weapons, worth an estimated $2.5 million, included shoulder-fired missiles.

To add insult to injury, Yee and his staff are also EVAN CHAFFEE accused of accepting tens Planning of thousands of dollars in Commissioner campaign contributions for client introductions, to obtain passage of specific legislation and to procure legislative votes. In fact, the senator and his staff have been accused of accepting up to $42,800 in campaign contributions from the FBI undercover operative for following through on various illegal requests.

As a result, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) commented on the floor before calling for a vote suspending the senators: “One is an anomaly, two a coincidence but three?”

These remarks drew the ire of Senate Republicans, who had called for Wright’s and Calderon’s suspensions several weeks earlier. In fact, Sen. Joel Anderson (R-San Diego) was the only member of the Senate to vote against the suspension, stating that the action was “disingenuous” and demanded that the three senators be suspended without pay.

While a suspension prevents the senators from being able to vote, it does not stop them from collecting their salaries.

Consequently, Steinberg introduced a constitutional amendment that would not

only allow the legislature to suspend its members but suspend their pay as well.

While the Legislature does provide ethics courses, it appears that there now exists a culture of corruption within the halls of the capitol sufficient to provide comfort for some legislators and their staff to accept bribes and engage in other forms of dishonesty.

Steinberg’s decision to overlook the wrongdoings of his colleagues by ignoring prior calls for suspension is thoroughly disconcerting. Only the pressure of outside sources like the media and members of his own party caused him to finally call for a vote.

Sadly, the arrogance of power concentrated in one political party, combined with the imperative to retain power at all costs, has resulted in an abandonment of integrity by too many of our Legislature’s members.

Apparently, the third time is the charm for any real action to take place in California’s super-majority Legislature when corruption amongst peers becomes an issue.

Evan Chaffee is a lifelong resident of San Juan Capistrano and is currently serving his first term on the city’s Planning Commission. He serves as campaign manager for Orange County Supervisor candidate Lisa Bartlett. 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

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Letters to the Editor DANA POINT, ORANGE COUNTY DESERVES BETTER REPRESENTATION CRAIG ALEXANDER, Dana Point

Lynn O’Neil’s letter (March 28, DP Times, Vol. 7, Issue 13) questioning Bill Brough’s comments about Lisa Bartlett misses the mark badly.

Ms. Bartlett’s mishandling of the authority she had as chairwoman of the Foothill/ Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency to approve contracts has made the news in a very negative way.

In short, she was formerly able to approve contracts for certain lobbyist-type services that were over the CEO’s $25,000 Dana Point Times April 18-24, 2014

authority level without board approval.

These approvals by Ms. Bartlett were never presented to the full board or the public for their review. One of those contracts had been increased over the years, including by Ms. Bartlett, for a total of over $517,000.

When Mr. Brough asked for a report about the transportation authority to be on the agenda, what was Ms. Bartlett’s response? To have the interim CEO of the agency come and act as her defense attorney to try and justify these foolish expenditures as a small part of the agency’s overall budget. Those are ratepayer and tax dollars Ms. Bartlett is spending. None of them should be spent behind closed doors like this.

I was at the meeting and I asked Ms. Bartlett if she ever disapproved any of the contracts or contract extensions the CEO presented her? Her answer, “No.” It is obvious to me that Ms. Bartlett, Page 8

who was paid by the TCA stipends of $7,920 in 2013, was rubber stamping anything the CEO presented her. Mr. Brough was right to call out Ms. Bartlett for her poor performance at the TCA and for not presenting a report herself and defending her actions.

Dana Point deserves better representation on the TCA board and this is one of many reasons why I am supporting Laguna Niguel City Councilman Robert Ming—and not Ms. Bartlett—to be elected on June 3 as our representative on the Orange County Board of Supervisors to replace termed out Pat Bates.

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Friday | 18 DEREK BORDEAUX BAND 7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Live Motown and R&B covers at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

MIKE SCARPELLO 8 p.m. Live music and dinner at Wind & Sea Restaurant. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

Saturday | 19 EASTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST 8:30 a.m.–11 a.m. Bring the family and come hungry to the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club’s pancake breakfast during the Dana Point Easter egg hunt at Sea Canyon Park. $6 for adults, $3 for children. 33121 Santiago Drive, Dana Point, www.monarchbeachrotary.com.

EDITOR’S PICK Children anxiously await the start of a bunny-hop race last year at the city’s annual Easter event at Pines Park. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

Dana Point Egg Hunts • aPril 19 9 a.m.–10 a.m. Children up to age 10 can enjoy games, egg hunts, a petting zoo and a visit from the Easter Bunny at two local parks. Egg hunts start at 10 a.m. Free.

Events are held at Pines Park, 34941 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano Beach and Sea Canyon Park, 33093 Santiago Drive, Dana Point, 949.248.3530, www.danapoint.org.

DOHENY MOTHER EARTH CLEANUP 9 a.m.–noon. Volunteers will clean the beach, San Juan Creek and the park grounds of Doheny State Beach. Bring work gloves. Meet at Lifeguard Headquarters. 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, www.dohenystatebeach.org.

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ECO HERO SALT CREEK BEACH CLEAN UP 10 a.m.–noon. The Ritz-Carlton celebrates Earth Day by inviting community members to care for the area’s marine environment. Learn from the resort’s Eco-Adventure Center’s naturalists about the fragility of the world’s beaches and oceans. 33333 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.240.5072.

READ TO A DOG 11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Children can practice their skills and build confidence reading aloud by sharing favorite tales with certified therapy dogs. RSVP today. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, 949.496.5517, www.ocpl.org/libloc/dana.

Sunday | 20 DANA POINT HISTORY TOUR 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Explore the history of the area each third Sunday with the Nature Interpretive Center. RSVP required for this 1.5-mile, docent-led tour. 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point, 949.248.3527, wqintern@danapoint.org.

SERRA CHAPEL TOUR 11:15 a.m. Tour at the Mission in honor of Father Junipero Serra, who was born 300 years ago this year. Offered Sundays.

Admission $6-$9. 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

librarian Ericka Reeb hosts two story times each Tuesday for preschoolers, toddlers and their caretakers. Call the library at 949.496.5517 for more information.

CURIOSITY CARTS 10 a.m.–noon. Educational carts offer visitors a close-up view of historical artifacts, including objects used by the Juaneño Mission Indians. Free with admission $6$9. Occurs every Tuesday and Thursday.

26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

Wednesday | 23 ORGAN PRACTICE AT THE MISSION 2 p.m. Stop by and listen to Christine Dow, the lead organ player at Mission Basilica, who will be practicing at the Serra Chapel. Free with admission $6-$9. 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

RABBI BLUE 7 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

Thursday | 24

CAPT. DAVE’S WHALE WATCHING Times vary. Get up close to marine life aboard a Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari trip. Prices vary depending on the vessel. 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsafari.com.

OCEAN WORLDS OF THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM LECTURE 7 p.m. Learn from a NASA scientist how the exploration of Earth’s oceans are helping scientists understand the possibility of life on other planets and moons. Free for members, $15 for non-members. Call or email rsvp@explorocean.org to register.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. ExplorOcean, 600 East Bay Ave., Newport Beach, 949.675.8915, www.explorocean.org.

Monday | 21

UPCOMING: FRIDAY, APRIL 25

HALF-DAY FISHING TRIP 10 a.m. Set out to sea with Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching on a five-hour, half-day trip, fishing for seasonal catches. $46 per person. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.427.1650, www.danawharf.com.

DANA POINT SYMPHONY 7:30 p.m. The symphony orchestra presents Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. $15-$20. St. Edward’s Church, 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point, www.danapointsymphony.com.

COUNTRY DANCIN’ WITH PATRICK AND FRIENDS 6:30 p.m. Every Monday at The Swallow’s Inn with steak night and happy hour prices. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188.

LORD OF THE STRINGS CONCERT: DOYLE DYKES 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Music by the country acoustic guitarist, Doyle Dykes, a Grand Ole Opry star at the Dana Point Community House. Tickets $40. 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana Point, 949.842.2227, www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com.

Tuesday | 22 DP LIBRARY PRESCHOOL AND TODDLER STORY TIMES 10:15 a.m., 11 a.m. Dana Point children’s

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Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier. © 2014 Marvel

At the Movies: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ It seems to have become a new tradition in Hollywood. Every six to 12 months since 2008, Marvel Studios releases a new superhero movie from the Avengers universe. There have been successes: Iron Man (2008), The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013); and disappointments: The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Captain America: First Avenger (2011).

Following up the fun ride of Thor: The Dark World (2013), comes Captain America’s second solo adventure, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Steve “Cap” Rogers (Chris Evans) thought he had enough on his hands trying to bring himself up to speed with society after being in a seven-decadeslong coma when he discovers an inside job happening within the clandestine counter terrorist organization S.H.I.E.L.D. With the help of partner Natasha “the Black Widow” Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Sam “the Falcon” Wilson (Anthony Mackie), Steve aims to stop whoever is setting them up. On top of that, a new arch nemesis appears in the form of a former friend, turned enemy, the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan).

Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford co-star. While Thor 2 and Avengers had comic undertones throughout, Winter Soldier takes a more dramatic route. Evans and Johansson continue to show their natural chemistry in their fourth film together, while franchise newbies Mackie, Redford, Frank Grillo and Emily VanCamp fit right in. With Winter Soldier, sibling directors Anthony and Joe Russo have the most eye-catching, gripping blockbuster of the year thus far.

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GUEST OPINION: Reading with Wright by Chris Wright

Crime and Mystery Take Readers around the Globe

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n last month’s column, we talked about Euro-centric crime/mystery fiction.

This month we’ll take a journey that expands the globe.

South AmericaREADING Brazil: Crime novelist WITH WRIGHT Leighton Gage died in

By Chris Wright 2013. He came to writing late in life but we are lucky he left us seven Inspector Mario Silva novels.

Mario Silva is with the federal police and is a graduate of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. He is a pragmatist who gets things done despite his politically-appointed masters. These are dark, page-turning stories that take readers all over Brazil.

They don’t do much for tourism, but no one escapes Mario Silva.

Middle East: Palestine is a most unusual location for a mystery series and it involves not a policeman but an educator.

Omar Yussef administers a United Nations school in Palestine and always seems to be in the wrong or right place, depending on how you view it.

This is an entertaining series set in the contemporary Middle East that manages to be informative without being partisan.

The series is written by Matt Rees and there are only four to read.

Africa: Kwei Quartey is a doctor living in Southern California who loves to write about his father’s homeland of Ghana.

His Darko Dawson series just had its third book published in March, Murder at Cape Three Points. Darko is a good man with great instincts. Vivid descriptions abound that show people persevering in the midst of poverty without generating sympathy or pity.

Promoting Within Their Ranks VFW Post 9934 honors its own, salutes new lieutenant colonel

BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

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ach man and woman who serves in the military travels their own route to service.

Whether it is straight out of high school, during a draft, following in a father’s footsteps or following their own calling, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9934 have seen it all.

On April 8, the post honored their own, one with a unique path, in witnessing and saluting his accomplishment of being promoted to the U.S. Marine Corps’ rank of lieutenant colonel. Surrounded by family and fellow veterans of the Iraq War, and those from Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korea, Lt. Col. Richard Viczorek took the oath of enlistment, rising from his rank of major.

The oath was presided over by retired Col. Joseph Snyder, marking the first time the local post has promoted a member within their ranks.

Viczorek, who lives in Dana Point with

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his wife Sarah, and sons Bobby and Jack, is a practicing appellate lawyer. Originally from Northern California, he graduated from UCLA and went on to obtain a law degree from Santa Clara University. At 29, Viczorek entered officer training school.

From Quantico, Va. to the Washington Navy Yard and Twentynine Palms to the Anbar Province of Iraq, Viczorek has built his military reserves career around the law, serving as both defense and prosecuting counsel before moving into an appellate court role.

When he deployed to Iraq in 2010, Viczorek’s unit helped Iraqis implement the rule of law and set up the legal system. He

educated Marines on the rules of warfare and served as legal counsel to the commanding officers. The deployment was a successful one; something Viczorek says should be credited to the enlisted Marines who performed heroic acts.

The Viczorek family moved to town in 2012, with plans to stay for the long haul, as Richard and Sarah will welcome their third child in the coming months.

Viczorek, called “Rick” by his comrades, joined the VFW to be around other service-minded people.

“This is a permanent station for me,” Viczorek said. “These people warm my heart and get me up in the morning.” DP

Chrome Meets Surf at Doheny Wood

BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

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he Southern California Woodie Club’s 17th annual Doheny Wood car show drew large crowds to Doheny State Beach Saturday, April 12 to celebrate surf culture and classic cars donning wood panels, candy-colored paint jobs and chrome: the Woodie.

Known as the nation’s largest beachside car show, dozens of iconic wood-paneled,

Chris Wright is not sure if he lives to read or if he reads to live. He has been a public librarian with the OC Public Libraries since 2006. 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

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9934 salute the newly promoted Lt. Col. Richard Viczorek.

Photo: Andrea Papagianis

Crowds peruse classic, wood-paneled cars at Doheny Wood. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

chrome-trimmed Chevrolets, Chryslers, Dodges, Fords, Packards and more lined the sands as crowds snapped pictures and heard treasured stories of kids raised, trips taken and past Doheny Wood shows.

For Jim and Patsy Bochniarz of San Clemente it was a chance to share the story of their courtship.

A framed cover from Hot Rod Magazine sat before their 1947 Ford station wagon, showing a blonde Patsy in November 1951. The Bochniarzs met at the magazine’s photo shoot that day 63 years ago and cars have remained a part of their lives ever since—even their dog bears the name Transmission.

They’ve owned the woodie for about five years and have shown it at Doheny Wood each year since. Jim even claims he saw the car being made, or at least one just like the wagon they own today.

On a trip to Iron Mountain, Mich. in 1947, the young Bochniarz witnessed Ford woodies coming off the line. While it may not have been his ‘47 woodie being built, Bochniarz holds onto the nostalgia all

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Ted Owen (left) and Gary Young enjoy the sights and sounds Saturday as they join other car aficionados in showing classic woodies at Doheny State Beach.

Photo: Madison May

these years later and passes the story, and a few jokes, to Doheny Wood visitors.

The Southern California branch of the National Woodie Club has been around since 1996, and put on their first Doheny Wood show in 1997. Since, the regional club has grown to include more than 300 members who showcase their classic rides at various events throughout the year.

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Cross-Country Success for Wounded Veteran Double-amputee Rob Jones gets hero’s welcome at Pendleton, throws first pitch at Petco Park

BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

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ob Jones and Ray Clark met at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Ma. Jones, a young sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserves, had returned from Afghanistan, wounded and entering recovery. At 24, Jones was injured by the weapons of warfare he had been tasked to look for: improvised explosive devices.

Jones, of Lovettsville, Va., was seriously injured. Photographs taken after the incident show a battered Marine. Badly wounded, Jones’ legs were amputated above the knee.

Through it all, Rob maintained his spirit, his father Lenny recalled Saturday morning as Jones embarked on the last miles of his cross-country journey, a fundraising tribute to injured servicemen and women.

“He got us all through this,” Lenny Jones said, holding back tears.

Jones and Clark met through the organization Ride 2 Recovery, which Clark serves as program coordinator for at Walter Reed. The Calabasas-based nonprofit has assisted more than 10,000 wounded veterans build their strength through cycling. Jones set his sights on conquering a challenge. He was determined to once

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and double amputee Rob Jones shares a moment with the man who taught him how to ride again, Ray Clark. Jones finished a cross-country bike ride from Maine to Camp Pendleton Saturday morning accompanied by area riders.

Photo: Andrea Papagianis

again ride a bike—no hand cycles or recumbent bikes, Jones wanted a traditional, upright bike.

Ride 2 Recovery founder John Wordin shared Jones’ story Saturday amidst a room of Rob’s supporters, including local leaders and nonprofits, family members and fellow veteran riders.

Rob slowly began riding in early 2011.

Together with Clark, Jones took to a tandem bike, allowing Jones to build up his core strength and regain his mobility. The cycling helped him walk.

As Jones grew stronger, he took to the

Deputy Brian Hall (left), a 27-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was recognized { IN DA NA P OINT } Tuesday, April 15 as Deputy of the Year.

The honor was bestowed upon Hall by his peers. The longtime officer will soon retire from his post, moving his career into the airline realm.

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Last week’s solution:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium Dana Point Times April 18-24, 2014

See today’s solution in next week’s issue.

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pavement solo but clipping in and out of pedals was difficult without knees. Clark and Jones continued to work, and Jones devised a plan to protect himself when he fell. Towels provided cushioning on handlebars and the bike’s frame.

“Despite everyone saying it couldn’t be done or that it was too dangerous … as if serving in Afghanistan as an engineer wasn’t dangerous,” Wordin said, “Rob proved that you set your goals, not a therapist or anyone else. And with a little help, anything can be done.”

Jones set aside riding for a time and pursued a new challenge: rowing. He went on to become a Paralympian, bring home a bronze medal, with his partner, from the 2012 London Games.

Last year, Jones told Wordin, “I am riding across the country.” Jones chose a route, riding east to west, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Camp Pendleton. Biking about 30 miles per day, with his brother and then dad following, Jones crossed the country during one of the nation’s worst winters on record.

On Saturday, Rob’s more than 5,000mile, six-month ride neared its end.

Escorted by 50 or more riders, Jones left Dana Point in the early hours to Camp

Pendleton, where he received a hero’s welcome. Clark, the man who got Rob going, rode beside Jones as he completed his journey.

“I am not surprised to see Rob achieve his goals, because he is that kind of guy,” Clark said.

Jones rode into San Diego’s Petco Park Sunday on the bike that took him across the nation. Marking the Padres’ Military Opening Day, Jones threw out the ceremonial first pitch and was honored by actor Gary Sinise, who after his role in Forrest Gump as double-amputee Lt. Dan Taylor became an advocate for wounded veterans.

Jones finished his ride but hasn’t reached his $1 million fundraising goal to assist veterans facing similar challenges. He raised about $115,000 thus far, which will go to support Ride 2 Recovery, Semper Fi Fund and Coalition to Salute American Heroes.

“Having a purpose and having something to work toward is always going to make your life better,” Jones said. “In order to get what you want, you have to prove it to yourself and work at.”

Read more about Rob’s road to recovery at www.robjonesjourney.com. DP

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Dolphins Volleyball Drops Early Lead in Loss to Tritons

BY STEVE BREAZEALE AND KEVIN DAHLGREN, DANA POINT TIMES

For in-game updates, news for all the Dana Hills High School sports teams, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports.

Dana Hills High School graduate Josh Dean will play football for the Onsabrück Tigers in Germany in 2014. Photo: Willamette University

Dean Signs Football Contract With Osnabrück Tigers COMPILED BY STEVE BREAZEALE

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ormer Dana Hills High School football player and current Willamette University quarterback Josh Dean recently signed a contract to play for the Osnabrück Tigers out of the Regionalliga League in Germany, according to a press release issued from the school.

Dean will go overseas following a standout career playing for the Bears, an NCAA Division III program in the Northwest Conference in Salem, Ore.. In 2013, Dean was named second team All-NWC for a second consecutive year and was named first team Capital One Academic All-District.

Dean threw a conference-leading 28 touchdown passes in 2013, a mark that ranked eighth in Division III. As a junior, Dean set all of Willamette’s single season passing records, completing 273 of 422 passes for 3,345 yards and 34 touchdowns. Dean finished his collegiate career with 5,877 passing yards and 62 total touchdowns.

During his senior year at Dana Hills, Dean led the Dolphins to a 9-3 overall record, a second-place finish in the South Coast League and a berth in the CIF-SS Championships. He threw for 1,992 yards, completing 61 percent of his passes, and 17 touchdowns.

Football roots in Germany date back to 1963, when the original Bundesliga, or German League, was formed. Over the years, the league expanded and contracted to take its current shape, which features six tiers. The Regionalliga, where the Tigers compete, is considered the third tier in German football and features 37 teams.

The Tigers’ season begins on April 27 with a home game against the Oldenburg Knights. DP Dana Point Times April 18-24, 2014

Walk-Off Win a Familiar Feeling for Dolphins Baseball The Dana Hills baseball team came from behind for a seventh-inning walk-off 3-2 win against Aliso Niguel on April 15, which was their second final-inning victory in as many games.

On April 8, the Dolphins got a game winning hit from Thomas Waldenberger that defeated San Clemente. Against the Wolverines, it was junior Zach Wolf who delivered the winning RBI single with two outs and a runner on second base.

It was the second time this season Dana Hills (15-4, 5-0) was able to win a game when the Wolverines started standout pitcher Kyle Molnar, a UCLA commit.

Aliso Niguel took the lead in the top of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Nick Wagaman, scoring Domenic Colacchio.

Dolphins senior Louis Raymond tied the game in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI double.

With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Dana Hills’ Luke Williams doubled off the left field wall and Wolf would single him in for the win.

The win puts Dana Hills two games ahead of San Clemente and Aliso Niguel in league standings. –Kevin Dahlgren

For two games, it looked like the San Clemente boys volleyball team was going to fall victim to spring break rust. After not playing a match for 12 days, the Tritons quickly found themselves in a 0-2 hole on the road against rival Dana Hills on April 15, the Dolphins eyeing a possible threegame sweep.

But after a convincing win over their opponents in the third game, the Tritons found their rhythm. The Tritons cleaned up their errors and took the final three games to claim a five-set, 20-25, 25-27, 25-17, 27-25, 15-12 South Coast League victory.

the match progressed, “weAsstarted making more and more unforced errors.

Especially in the fourth and fifth games, when it was close. We gave them some critical points.

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—Oz Simmons

The Dana Hills (12-6, 3-1 league) serving game played a large part in their first and second-game wins. Junior Teddy Fitzgerald and sophomore Jake Freeman had four aces between them in the opening two games and held serve with the score tied 24-24 in the second, allowing the Dolphins to earn a 27-25 win.

San Clemente (14-4, 3-0 league) kept the match alive in the third set, going on a late

6-0 run to pad their lead to 23-13. Junior middle blocker Matt August recorded a solo block and assisted on two more during the run.

“It took a while for us to get our rhythm.

We made a lot of unforced errors those first couple of games,” San Clemente head coach Ken Goldstone said. “I thought we kind of hung in there and played hard. I told them if we can just get a game and get some rhythm, we’ll be OK.” In the fourth, the Tritons benefitted from a Dolphins unforced error with the match on the line. Dana Hills held a 24-23 lead and could have put the match away, but instead an error was recorded at the net and the Tritons had a second chance.

Another block from August and a Peter van Liefde kill made it 27-25, forcing the decisive fi fth set.

The error at the net by the Dolphins was the turning point of the match, and was one of many mistakes Dana Hills head coach Oz Simmons saw his team make late in the game.

“As the match progressed, we started making more and more unforced errors.

Especially in the fourth and fi fth games, when it was close. We gave them some critical points,” Simmons said.

Dana Hills led 10-7 in the fi fth set and the Tritons tied things up following two Dolphins errors and an Aaron Strange block. Following an ace from junior Marcus McGuire that barely landed in play on the back line, junior middle blocker Brandon Hopper recorded a block and secured the match for the Tritons.

The Dolphins were set to play on the road against Tesoro on April 17. Results were not available at press time.

Killebrew, Ingraham Power Dolphins Softball to Win Junior Madison Killebrew and senior Danielle Ingraham stepped to the plate a total of eight times and came away with four combined home runs in the Dana Hills softball team’s 7-5 South Coast League win over San Clemente on April 15.

Killebrew and Ingraham each hit two home runs, which helped build an early 6-1 lead for the Dolphins (12-4, 1-1). The comfortable lead shrunk in the bottom of the sixth inning, when San Clemente scored four runs to make it 7-5.

Dolphins senior pitcher Lindsey Cassidy threw her seventh complete game of the season in the win.

Dana Hills was set to play Capistrano Valley on April 17. Results were not available at press time.

Dana Hills High School third baseman Zach Wolf delivered a game-winning RBI single in the Dolphins win over Aliso Niguel on April 15. Photo: Kevin Dahlgren

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY GROM OF THE WEEK

Conan Craig

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The Dana Hills High School men’s shortboard team took first place in their division at the 2013-2104 SSS State Championships. Photo: Sheri Crummer

Tri-city Talent Transcends Local surfers shine in North and South America

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

T

he amateur surfing world has been busy over the past couple of weeks, with finalist podiums near and far replete with local talent.

From the International Surfing Association World Junior Championships in Ecuador to Scholastic Surf Series high school competition to the Western Surfing Association Championship Tour, surfers hailing from our tri-city area have, once again, proven to be a formidable presence in the lineup.

The Surfing America USA Team brought home a copper medal from the ISA World Juniors Sunday, with San Clemente surfers Tia Blanco and Griffin Colapinto earning individual bronze and

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

WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 8, April 12-13, Oceanside, Harbor MICRO GROM BOYS/GIRLS SB U9: 1. Dane Matson, SC. BOYS/GIRLS U10: 1. Dax McPhillips, SC; 3. Dane Matson, SC; 4. Bane Corbett, SC. BOYS U12: 1. Jett Schilling, SC; 2. Sebastian Mendes, SC; 3. Kade Matson, SC; 4. Taj Lindblad, SC. BOYS U14: 1. Ryan Martin, SC; 3. Kade Matson, SC; 5. Ethan Mudge, CB. BOYS U16: 1.

Kei Kobayashi, SC; 6. Jacob Atwood, CB. BOYS U18: 1.

Brighton Reinhardt, DP; 2. Conner Dand, SC. GIRLS U12: 1. Kirra Pinkerton, SC; 4. Samantha Sibley, SC. GIRLS U14: 3. Kirra Pinkerton, SC; 5. Bethany Zelasko, DP; 6. Samantha Sibley, SC. GIRLS U16: 3. Cameron Duby, SJC; 5. Lily Benjamin, SJC; 6. Bethany Zelasko, DP. GIRLS U18: 3.

Kirra Pinkerton, SC. BOYS LONGBOARD U14: 2. Jimmy Wynne, SC; 6. Ricky Fodor, DP. JR. LONGBOARD U18: 2. Kevin Skvarna, SJC; 5. Kaimana Takayama, SC. GIRLS LONGBOARD U14: 1. Cameron Duby, SJC. GIRLS LONGBOARD U18: 3. Cameron Duby, SJC; 5. Teresa O’Connor, SJC. MEN 18-29: 2. Ricky Lovato, SC. LEGENDS 50+: 1.

Dale Baker, SC. OPEN MEN: 3. Cody Canzoneri, SC; 6.

Brighton Reinhardt, DP. OPEN WOMEN: 1. Samantha Sibley, SC. OPEN MEN LONGBOARD: 2. Cody Canzoneri, SC; 3. Kaimana Takayama, SC. OPEN WOMEN LONGBOARD: 3. Cameron Duby, SJC. SR. MEN LONGBOARD 40+: 1. Michael Takayama, SC; 6. Eric Rendon, SC.

copper medals, respectively.

In the SSS State Championships, April 5-7 in Oceanside, San Juan Hills High School became overall state champions among Section B inland schools. In Section A coastal competition, Dana Hills High School took top honors over runnerup Carlsbad High School in the Men’s Shortboard division.

The regular season of the WSA Championship Tour wrapped up in Oceanside Saturday and Sunday with first place finishes in 11 of 24 divisions being awarded to surfers from San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano.

From North America to South America, south county surfers shone brightly. DP

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 58-60 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-10’+ poor-fair Immediate: Northwest swell eases and some reinforcing south/southwest swell moves in. Morning conditions remain semi problematic with a fun combo running for the exposed beachbreaks. Down a notch in size from Thursday, surf in the knee- to shouler-high (2-4’) zone prevails at better exposures, as top combo and summer focal points see plus sets around favorable tides.

Longer Range Outlook: Fun blend of south/ southwest swell and minor northwest swell mix is on tap to start the weekend, with more favorable morning conditions looking likely. By the end of the weekend a larger south/southwest swell and some new northwest swell prevail. Check out Surfline. com for all the details!

For full results including SSS and ISA events, see www.danapointtimes.com.

Dana Point Times April 18-24, 2014

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onan Craig of San Clemente put on an impressive showing at the Western Surfing Association contest Saturday in Oceanside. His U9 shortboard campaign came to an end in the Repechage round after a convincing Round 1 win and emerging from a stacked Round 2 heat in third place.

Conan’s last podium appearance came in March at the WSA Salt Creek event with a fifth-place finish. Conan will be one to watch next season in the U10s.

We caught up with the talented 8-yearold during Saturday’s event to find out more about him. Here’s what he had to say: How long have you been surfing: Pretty much since I could walk.

Surfboard: My dad Danny Craig shapes under the label Dogfight. He made me a 4’8” with kind of a flat nose, a lot of rocker and extra foam to float me better. It works really great.

Contest strategy: Stay focused, don’t worry about the other surfers, be confident and don’t get down on yourself.

Favorite surf break: T Street.

Favorite music: I listen to everything.

Conan Craig in his first barrel. Photo: CBook

Favorite TV show: I don’t know. I don’t watch a lot of TV. Food: Healthy stuff like salad, apples, tomatoes and my mom makes really good pasta I love.

School subject: Reading and math.

Dream surf trip: North Shore, Hawaii.

Interests outside of surfing: Skateboarding, bike riding and baseball.

Dream career: Pro surfer or pro skater.

Maneuver: Right now I’m trying to do a layback spray. I’ve been trying for a long time. I almost landed one Saturday but I fell back too much. —Andrea Swayne