12-22-2011 Del Mar Times

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Volume XV, Issue 52

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Del Mar Heights Winterfest

■ Meteorologist developing flashflood warning system.

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Del Mar boosts budget to meet staffing needs Design Review Board thrice as busy as this time last year

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Vanessa B., Ava H., Paris B., and Isabel M. enjoyed the festivities at the Winterfest celebration held Dec. 15 at Del Mar Heights School. See page B12. PHOTO: JON CLARK

DMUSD board assigns new roles New president, committee representatives appointed

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BY MATT LIEBOWITZ The Del Mar Union School District began its Dec. 14 meeting, the final one before winter break, by appointing new roles to current board members for the 2012 calendar year. Board member Scott Wooden was elected board president, and Comischell Rodriguez will serve as clerk.

The board also appointed members to serve as committee representatives for 2012: Doug Rafner will serve as the voting member representative to the North Coastal Consortium for Special Educa-

tion (NCCSE); his board colleague, Comischell Rodriguez, will serve as an alternate.

Rafner will also be the acting representative to the North City West School Facilities Finance Authority (CFD No.1); Doug Perkins will serve as an alternate.

Board member Kristin Gibson was named the ex-officio representative to the Del Mar Schools Education Foundation (DMSEF), and Perkins and Wooden will represent the DMUSD to the Legislative Action Network (LAN).

City of Del Mar staff members have had their hands full lately. Not only do they have three huge one-time projects in the works, but there has been a significant upswing in Design Review Board activity, including triple the number of appeals from last year.

“People are finding lending is starting to relax and the economy is turning around, or maybe they have decided not to sell but to remodel,” said Kathleen Garcia, the city’s planning and community development director.

This fiscal year to date — which includes five months of data — there have been 15 DRB cases so far, and that’s in comparison to last year’s 20 for the entire year.

To keep up with the intensive staff time required of DRB permit cases, the City Council on Dec. 12 amended the 2011-12 and 2012-13 budgets to allow for more staffing and possibly outside consulting services. The council upped the budget by $50,500 for this year and $35,400 for next year.

In addition to the ongoing Housing Element and Village Specific Plan (revitalization), the council recently took on a new assignment: the Local Coastal Program Amendment and Community Plan Amendment (LCPA/ CPA). This project, designed to include a development vision for the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the city’s community plan, not only includes drafting amendments for local zoning and devel-

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Ailing sea lion rescued in SB

■ Fourteen Falcons receive All League honors for football. Page 11

BY TIM PICKWELL It took two Solana Beach Lifeguards and three members of SeaWorld’s animal care team to corral an aging, sick sea lion at Tide Park in Solana Beach, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10.

The male sea lion, estimated to be 17-20 years old, weighed 392 pounds.

“He stood up—about 6 feet tall,” said Solana Beach Lifeguard Bill Feeney, who assisted in the rescue. “He looked me right in the eye.

It was pretty intimidating.”

The lifeguards and SeaWorld

handlers used soft hoop and cargo nets to herd the unwilling sea lion into a cage for transport to the Mission Bay aquatic park. The first two attempts at driving him into the cage were unsuccessful, before the sea lion finally backed in on his own accord.

“We often get lost sea lion pups that wash ashore in the summer in Solana Beach,” said Feeney. “But, something on this scale is quite unusual. The pups can be put into an ordinary pet transport cage. This

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An ill California sea lion beached itself at Tide Park in Solana Beach on Dec. 10. He was rescued by SeaWorld animal trainers and Solana Beach Lifeguards and taken to the aquatic park. Photo/Jillian Jaffee (Age 11, Skyline Elementary)

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Five defendants admit stealing more than $11 million from desperate homeowners in loan modification scam SUBMITTED BY U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy recently announced the guilty pleas of five defendants in connection with a loan modification scheme involving an Oceanside company called 1st American Law Center. Gary Bobel, Del Mar resident Scott Thomas Spencer, 35, (a.k.a. Thomas Cole), Del Mar resident Mark Andrew Spencer, 32, (a.k.a.

Mark Andrews), and Travis Iverson each pled guilty Dec. 16 before Magistrate Judge William McCurine to conspiracy charges related to their commission of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, and criminal forfeiture. Defendant Gary Bobel also pled guilty to one count of tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201.

Bobel admitted that he failed to report approximately $489,308 in taxable income received in 2009 from the operations of 1st American Law Center. Another defendant who was employed by 1st American Law Center, Roger Jones, pled guilty to conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 last December, and in March 2011 received a sentence of 21 months in custody for his involvement.

According to documents filed in court, Gary Bobel opened up a loan modification business in Northern San Diego County in 2008. Bobel hired telemarketers to sell his services, including defendants Scott Spencer, Mark Spencer, Roger Jones, and dozens of others. Defendant Travis Iverson ran a separate call center in Riverside for Bobel.

Court records reveal that the defendants and their coconspirators at 1st American Law Center preyed on homeowners who were struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments and at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. The defendants used high-pressure sales tactics and outright lies to induce their customers to purchase loan modification services—for payments from $1,995 to $4,495—such as falsely claiming to have a team of attorneys who pre-screened clients and having a 98 percent success rate in obtaining loan modifications.

As detailed in the guilty pleas entered by the defendants, 1st American Law Center’s telemarketers were encouraged to say virtually anything it took to close the deal.

Among other ruses, employees pretended that their grandmothers got a loan modification through the company, that they had a special relationship with a particular client’s bank, or that the company had helped thousands of happy homeowners with loan modifications. All of these statements, however, were untrue. Some employees actually pretended to be lawyers to convince customers to pay money to the company. The telemarketers even persuaded homeowners to pay the company’s fees instead of using their limited funds to stay current on their mortgage payments.

Through the use of their false representations and promises, 1st American Law Center fraudulently obtained over $11 million in client payments between 2008 and 2010, from more than 4,000 desperate homeowners across the country.

The truth was devastating to the thousands of homeowners taken in by 1st American’s offer of help and hope. As court documents reveal, there was no selective pre-screening process conducted by an attorney.

While there was an attorney who worked at 1st American Law Center, he received just a $125 commission out of the thousands of dollars in fees charged for each case. As suggested by that token amount, the attorney did not review applications, work on clients’ loan modification cases, or negotiate with lenders.

Court documents also reveal that, rather than having thousands of satisfied clients as they claimed, 1st American Law Center had thousands of unsatisfied former clients who did not have their loans modified, or obtain refunds as promised, from 1st American. While co-conspirators promised that client fees would be deposited into an attorney client trust account and not touched until the client was satisfied, Bobel took control of the funds in the trust accounts See SCAM, page 11

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The Kyoto Scholarship award, based on merit and community service, is given to graduating students who aspire to use their studies and work to improve society—a concept consistent with the philosophy of the Kyoto Prize. As part of the application requirements, students write an essay about one of the 2011 Kyoto Prize laureates, which this year are Dr. John Werner Cahn, chosen from the field of materials science and engineering; Dr. Rashid Alievich Sunyaev, selected from the field of earth and planetary sciences, astronomy

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Meteorologist heads team developing economical flash flood early-warning systems to save lives in Third World countries

BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURN Veteran meteorologist Bob Jubach and a small band of engineers and scientists are quietly working away in their offices on High Bluff Drive in Carmel Valley to provide Flash Flood Early Warning systems for 800 million people around the world.

Jubach (pronounced “Ju-bah�) is general manager of the nonprofit Hydrologic Research Center (HRC) established in 1993 by civil engineer/hydrologist Dr. Konstantine Georgakakos, HRC director, to help bridge the gap between scientific hydrology research and its real-life applications to help the world with its waterand weather-related problems.

In recent years, HRC’s work has taken on increasing relevance and importance as climate change contributes to conditions that result in more frequent and more extreme flooding worldwide.

Although floods may result in lower death tolls than wars and earthquakes,

floods still kill hundreds of thousands each year and cause massive devastation.

One of the deadliest forms of flooding, other than tsunamis, is the flash flood that can erupt in minutes during hurricanes and torrential rain storms with incredible force accompanied by tons of sediment and debris that sweeps away everything in its path.

Jubach, with his staff of 10 engineers and scientists, is managing and developing HRC’s international Flash Flood Early Warning systems.

The initiative for the program arose after Hurricane Mitch in 1998 that wrecked havoc in Central America, particularly Honduras and Nicaragua, taking almost 19,000 lives, many in flash floods, leaving 2.7 million homeless, and causing an estimated $6 billion in damage. “Through our research here,� Jubach said, “we’ve developed a system that can be implemented in a very inexpensive, sustainable way, over large areas and

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We interviewed Jubach, 62, in his office at HRC. Jubach is a relaxed laidback guy with a touch of gray who clocks 120,000 to 150,000 air miles a year setting up HRC’s computerized early warning flash flood systems, integrating the systems with local data and providing training for incountry weather forecasters to use the systems.

HRC’s early warning systems are currently up and running in southern Mexico, Haiti/Dominican Republic, Romania, Djibouti, the Republic of South Africa, a growing number of countries in Southeast Asia, seven countries in Central America, eight countries of Southern Africa, and eight countries in the Black Sea Middle East regions.

The software computer systems are designed to provide 800 million people sufficient warnings of approaching flash floods so they can do whatever is necessary to save their lives and possessions. “What we provide for

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the forecaster are the data and information they need to be able to make a decision on whether to issue watches, warnings or alerts for flash floods,� Jubach said.

The systems, in the majority of instances, are funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

Jubach was born in Ellwood City, Penn., just north of Pittsburgh, and grew up in a family of four children in Dixon, Ill. His father was production superintendent in a cement plant.

Asked what got him interested in meteorology, he said: “I grew up in Illinois.

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there. There was always something — tornadoes and blizzards — and it got me interested in the weather.�

Then, at Penn State, “I saw they had a program in meteorology and I thought that had to be better than engineering where I started.�

After earning his B.S. degree in meteorology in 1971, he was drafted and served a year in the Army before starting his career as a meteorologist with NUS Corporation, providing meteorological consultation to the nuclear power industry; later with the U.S. Regulatory Commission; and returning to NUS in 1979, he represented the Department of Energy as a launch support

meteorologist at Cape Canaveral for two shuttle launches (the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter and the Ulysses spacecraft to a polar orbit mission around the sun).

Immediately prior to joining HRC in 2005, Jubach served as a consultant to the International Activities Office of the U.S. National Weather Service.

Asked his opinion on global warming, he said: “Can you make that [question my opinion on] ‘global climate change’?â€? “All I can say is, and this is my own personal opinion, I’ve seen quite a bit of change, especially in the last five years in the countries I work in, the nature and intensity of these events that we’re seeing — heavy rainfall ‌ in areas that hardly ever gets rain and in the other normally rainy parts of a country, Pakistan, for instance, nothing. I see this pattern change and especially I see these short duration, heavy rainfall events, which we never saw that much before.â€?

In his opinion, he said, “The climate is changing.

There is no question.�

The cause of the change, he is not prepared to say, “but I do believe that humans have an influence on it. And we may be providing just enough of a push to go over the tipping point at some time.�

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(L-R) Ivan Gayler, founder of Del Mar-based Nature and Culture International, Silvia Usuriaga, program coordinator for Nature and Culture International, and Sean MacLeod.

Cedros South Crossing merchants fund conservation effort in Peru On Oct. 15, the merchant group of Cedros South Crossing, located on Cedros Avenue, south of Rosa Street, presented the first annual “Cheers! South Crossing” wine tasting event at the corner of Rosa and Cedros.

Participating as the nonprofit partner for this event was the Del Mar-based global conservation organization Nature and Culture International, founded by Ivan Gayler, a Solana Beach resident. In less than 15 years, Nature and Culture International has had been directly responsible for the protection of more than 7.7 million acres of tropical forest that are now in Latin American reserves and parks.

Sean MacLeod, of the South Cedros Association, presented Ivan Gayler and Silvia Usuriaga of NCI with the check. Usuriaga is the program coordinator for Nature and Culture International, and is actively involved in the preservation of the SalitralHuarmaca Regional Conservation Area in Peru, a program, which is converting, unprotected federal lands to protected status.

The cost for converting one acre of unprotected public land to protected status typi-

cally averages less than a dollar an acre. The merchants of Cedros South Crossing said they were delighted to be able to fund the conversion of over 450 acres of Peruvian endangered dry forest. Gayler and Usuriaga said they were also very happy and appreciative to receive this special support.

The city of Solana Beach itself has already officially joined forces with Nature and Culture International to preserve a pristine area of tropical forest in southern Ecuador, with a focus on preserving exceptional biodiversity and watersheds important to municipalities. The goal of the Solana Beach Living Forest Carbon Offset Fund is to preserve 2000 acres of pristine tropical forest located in southern Ecuador by encouraging residents to contribute to offset the city’s carbon footprint. An area of 2000 acres is approximately the same size as the City of Solana Beach. You can visit the city’s website for more information on this green city program.

To learn more about the work of Nature and Culture International, visit the NCI website at www.natureandculture.org

Sheriff’s Department offers tips to prevent vehicle break-ins Recreational areas are often targets of opportunistic crimes such as vehicle break-ins, according to the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department. Reduce your chances of becoming a victim with these simple tips: • Always make sure your vehicle windows are rolled up and your doors are locked.

• Remove valuables from your vehicle when parking, or place them out of view inside your locked trunk. This includes cell phones, iPODS, GPS units, laptops, purses, bags, loose change, mail, clothing, etc.

• Do not leave items containing your personal information in your vehicle.

• Park under or near lights if you will be returning to your vehicle after dark.

Call the Sheriff’s Department if you see something suspicious: • Non-emergency: 858-565-5200; Emergency: 911 For more information, call 760-966-3500 or visit www.sdsheriff.net

Grant opportunities for TPHS senior scholars The Torrey Pines High School Dollars for Scholars (DFS) chapter celebrates the 25th anniversary of providing college grants to TPHS senior students. DFS is a nationally affiliated organization which awards scholarship monies to graduating high school students. The funds are donated by local community organizations and individuals for general, memorial, or donor specific scholarships.

Last year, the TPHS DFS chapter awarded $45,500 to students recognized for academic, extra-curricular, community service, and personal endeavor achievements. Beginning Feb. 3, 2012, applications for DFS scholarships can be downloaded from the TPHS homepage at www.tphs.net.

All completed applications are due by

Friday, March 2, 2012. Any TPHS senior with a 2.5 GPA or greater that is planning to attend a two- or four-year college or trade school may apply. All applicants must include the following information: teacher recommendations (two each), brief essay (pertaining to essay prompt), and extracurricular activity details. Applicants remain anonymous prior to the group interview of finalists in April. Scholarship recipients are notified in early May, and honored at the DFS official Awards Ceremony on May 23, 2012.

The Torrey Pines High School DFS chapter depends on community involvement, and encourages interested donors to contact dollarsforscholars.tphs@gmail.com, or call Betsy Mackey at (858) 793-6203.

Keep Talking, We’re Listening One Paseo is the result of hundreds of conversations with our Carmel Valley neighbors. We heard that as the last piece of the Community Plan, you wanted a place to gather – a Main Street with restaurants, shops, movies and a specialty grocery store with great parking.

For a Main Street to work, there needs to be a synergy of people living and working there. So we hired the nation’s best planners and designers to create something special.

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SEA LION continued from page 1 guy took quite an effort.”

Feeney was helped by fellow lifeguard Joe Cavaiola.

The sea lion was first reported to Solana Beach lifeguards on Friday evening, Dec. 9, 2011, just before sunset. The lifeguard station was shutting down when a call came in that a sick sea lion was at Del Mar Shores. “We called the SeaWorld Marine Rescue Unit,” said Feeney. “But, it was too close to dark, and they couldn’t come out. They told us to keep an eye out

for it.”

The lifeguards started getting calls from surfers and beach walkers at 8 a.m., Saturday morning reporting on the location of the sea lion. At 11:30 a.m., with the tide receding, Feeney was able to get a vehicle up the beach to isolated Tide Park and observe the animal. SeaWorld was again called, and they were able to drive a truck onto the beach about an hour later. SeaWorld averages between 150-200 marine mammal rescues per year, according to SeaWorld communications Director David Koontz.

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The results of a later blood test did not show any other health issues, according to Koontz. “The sea lion continues to recover well,“ he said this week.

“The vets are pleased so far.

If his rehab continues, we may be able to return him to the ocean before the end of the year.” The animals are taken several miles out to sea for release.

A full-grown, adult male California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, can weigh over 700 pounds and reach 8 feet in length.

This fellow measured in at seven-and-half-feet, according to Koontz. Zalophus californianus ranges from the Alaskan panhandle to the Gulf of California and the Pacific Coast of Mexico. The population hit a low-point in the

1970s, but has recovered to number an estimated 238,000 animals. The growth rate for the Sea Lion population has flattened, leading biologists to believe the species is within “optimum sustainable population limits” (i.e., the carrying capacity of the environment). The sea lions eat squid, all types of schooling fish, and salmon. They have been spotted 10 miles off the coast, and over 100 miles up-river feeding on salmon in Washington and Oregon.

A sea lion was once recorded diving to a depth of 1,875 feet.

Because it is highly intelligent and can be trained to handle difficult tasks, Zalophus californianus is the species most commonly seen in circus or marine animal acts, and is used by the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program to identify underwater mines.

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“We have the infrastructure in place, we just need to make sure we keep [the contents of each shed] updated,” Peabody said.

“We need to pay attention to this — the last time I checked we don’t get a second chance in an emergency.”

Board member Scott Wooden suggested the DMUSD enact a real-time communication system in the event of an emergency, such as a blackout or lockdown.

Director of Technology, Mike Casey, said the district was planning to set up a Twitter feed to spread information in an emergency situation, but was unsure of who would administer the account.

Del Mar to hold ‘Village Specific Plan EIR Scoping Meeting’ A “Village Specific Plan EIR Scoping Meeting” will be held in Del Mar on Jan. 12, 2012 from 6-7:30 p.m. at City Hall Annex (235 11th Street).

At this meeting, there will be a brief presentation to provide an overview of the proposed project and of the EIR scoping process.

BUDGET continued from page 1 opment codes, but also conducting a series of public meetings between a number of regional stakeholders.

Much of the Housing Element, which was initiated by the council on Nov. 7 and anticipated to be completed by April 2013, is be-

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BY MATT LIEBOWITZ Del Mar Union School District Superintendent James Peabody took the school board and audience through the district’s emergency preparedness plan at its Dec. 14 meeting. As it currently stands, the plan centers on storage sheds; each school in the district has one on campus, and inside each shed, Peabody explained, schools “put items that would be useful during a disaster.”

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Arch Academy helps children with a variety of problems recover, thrive

BY KAREN BILLING One local school is trying to help find a way for families who feel lost when one of their children is struggling.

The Arch Academy is a school that provides a place for recovery in a wrap-around setting for students with behavioral or emotional problems, learning disabilities and substance abuse issues. Arch emphasizes the values of honesty and gratitude, and expects students and families to commit to whatever it takes to ensure success and recovery.

The school, founded by Cheryl Zak, a licensed clinical social worker since 1991, and Art Aragon, a substance abuse and behavioral management counselor, is located in the Clairemont Mesa area and the bulk of the students come from North County. Half of tuition is paid by most of the attending students’ home school districts and students are required to stay for a minimum of one year.

“It’s a niche group of families and kids who want to turn their lives around and are willing to do the work. We’re not babysitters. It has to be wrap-around, where everyone’s involved in it,” Zak said. “The parents have always been a major source of recruiting other parents because they know what it’s like when their kid is running around at 2 a.m. because they’ve had a bad reaction to their medicine or punched a hole in the wall.”

By “wrap around,” Zak means that support is given inside and outside of school for both the students and their parents. When parents need help during after-school hours, Arch staff is available 24 hours a day, to provide advice over a phone call or even do a home visit.

“They helped me through it as a parent because I didn’t know what to do,” said one Del Mar mom. “They really know how to work with these kids.”

If a student has an episode or acts up at home, the Arch staff will know about it and there will be consequences at school, sometimes not just for them but for their entire group [of fellow students]. It puts a little more on the student to behave if he knows that his entire group will be held accountable and have privileges like playing Xboxes taken away.

“Students can’t have a great day at school and be horrible at home,” said Zak. “There’s no hiding.”

One student, Kelsey, said her bad behavior resulted in not being able to go on a family vacation and having most of her clothing taken away so she only had one or two outfits to wear.

The approach is a little like tough love, although Zak wouldn’t call it that.

“The disinformation out there is we’re like a boot camp, but you see the kids come up and hug me in the morning, it’s not like that,” Zak said. “There’s respect.”

Also, unlike a boot camp, when a visitor enters the room, each student stops what they’re doing to come up to the person and introduce themselves and shake the guest’s hand.

Kelsey, who said she had “many consequences” when she first arrived, is now a well-spoken teenager who happily and proudly leads a school tour for a guest.

In 1996, Zak and Aragon started what would become the origins of Arch Academy with “Rescu,” an after-school drug and alcohol counseling program. They soon discovered that a few hours after school didn’t give the students enough support.

“The kids were fine after school, but then they’d go to school where their friends were doing drugs,” Zak said. “We decided to make the day longer and figure out how to do academics, as well.”

Rescu became an a Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) accredited school in 2004 and it became more than just students with substance abuse issues: The student body includes students along the autism and Asperger’s syndrome spectrum, children who have bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, depression, or children who have behavioral problems.

This year, the school has 28 kids, with three teachers working with the students in groups. The youngest student is 6 and the oldest student is 20.

“We have a diverse population on purpose,” Zak said. “We want the older students to help the younger students.”

Group becomes a place where they can talk through their issues without being embarrassed, student David said.

Zak combats “learned helplessness” by holding students accountable, and teaching them how to do things for themselves, as well as the lesson that the world will not stop for them. It’s important that they become their own advocate, Zak said.

One way that students self-advocate and self-examine is through a Presentation of Portfolio (POP) every six months.

David, 15, has been at Arch Academy for two years. At his POP he said that before coming to Arch he had a hard time with his family and friends, felt like his teachers were against him and struggled with his ADHD medications, which he felt made him angry and stifled his appetite to the point where he wouldn’t eat and dropped to 102 pounds.

Now he is in honors courses, scored a 1410 on his PSAT and is experiencing better interaction at home, where his parents and little brother used to be afraid of his outbursts. He’s found new hobbies—he loves music—and he has gained weight and hopes to get stronger and eventually run a sub-4 minute mile (an achievement that gets your name on a plaque at the school).

During his POP, David talked about what he had studied in classes and analyzed his learning styles and what he can do to improve—a level of self-reflection that sometimes adults don’t even do.

“I [didn’t used] to ask for help ever,” David said during his POP. “I’ve started to ask for more help from my peers, teachers and my dad.”

Students complete one course at a time, usually spending four to six weeks on each course with a teacher-student ratio of 1 to 5.

The school offers family and sibling support meetings, 12-step groups, parent support meetings every Saturday and life management seminars.

It can be a long day for students, beginning at 8 a.m. and sometimes lasting until after 7 p.m., working on projects.

“My son loves to stay after school,” said one mom. “All of the kids want to be by Cheryl [Zak]. She’s the light all the moths are attracted to.”

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At the intersection of life

BY MARSHA SUTTON There is great irony at the intersection of contrasting worlds.

As children approach the end of college and face their future with the whole world before them, we have learned gradually how to let go and give them the freedom they as newly minted young adults have earned.

Contrast this with our newfound role as caregivers to aging parents grappling with declining health and end-oflife issues, and you have a seismic collision of emotions that undermines normal coping mechanisms.

Watching our elderly become increasingly weak, frail and timid is juxtaposed against our adult children’s strength, confidence and boldness – with maybe a hint of apprehension and panic they both share.

Our children’s adventures we ourselves can identify with and remember from our own past, while our parents’ future we foresee as memories yet to come.

As joy and fear battle for our attention, we do our best to navigate through the confusion and emotional upheaval of being sandwiched in between.

For the first time, our adult children are coming face-to-face with a future all their own. Since birth, their lives have been planned for them. Most kids in our suburban communities follow a pre-determined path: preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school and four years of college.

Ages zero to 21, their lives are laid out for them in a secure, organized manner.

And then … it’s over.

They now have the freedom to do anything their hearts desire and walk whatever path they choose. They may decide to continue their education, travel, work, engage in charity missions or community service, or embark on any number of other adventures.

Sure, as younger children they had the power to

Marsha Sutton make some choices. But compared with the question, “What do you want to do with the rest of your life?”, deciding whether to pick baseball or soccer, violin or piano, seems trivial.

This may be one of the most exciting, yet frightening, time in their lives – filled with opportunity, anxiety and, sometimes, chaos.

While we revel in the delight and suspense of our children’s release from the programmed lives they’ve led for 21 years, the other side of life presents itself in bleak contrast. Seeing parents face an increasing inability to care for themselves is an ironic offset to the excitement of watching grown children facing a bountiful array of options.

Both parents and children may be afraid of what lies ahead – our kids because of the infinite choices before them, and our parents because of the inevitability of the singular fate that awaits them. Limitless and limited.

Boundless and bound. The joys and sorrows of life.

As I come to terms with the realization that my father really shouldn’t be driving any longer, my older son is taking control over his own auto insurance and my younger son will soon have his driver’s license.

As my older son begins to understand the intricacies and mysterious language of health care – deductibles, premiums, adjustments, EOBs – he’ll take on a greater personal role in choosing doctors, informing himself of choices and options for services, selecting an insurance plan that meets his needs, and deciphering often incomprehensible bills

and statements.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, I’ve had to take control of my parents’ medications. I’ll never forget the pitiful look in my 90-year-old stepmother’s big, sad eyes when she gazed at me with an open palm – tentatively, hesitatingly, handing me her daily pill box containers.

Once I grasped it, she sighed. In a moment of clarity, she realized she could no longer be in control of her own medication schedule and needed someone else to make sure she took the right pills at the prescribed time each day. It was a heartbreaking moment for the both of us.

It’s as if control is a zero-sum game – the amount neither increases nor decreases. We simply facilitate the transfer. One side’s grim realization that the time has come for control to be passed to another reminds us that freedom to control one’s own destiny is fleeting.

Even as we rejoice in the exhilaration of our grown children as they spread their wings and take flight, we are reminded of the cycle of passing seasons that tempers the elation.

As both children and parents prepare to traverse what lies ahead, we in the middle reach deep down for the will to provide both of them with dignity and compassion as they each embark on their separate journeys.

So we guide both the young and the old, with all the wisdom, patience and sensitivity we can muster, and pray that whatever we are doing will ease both generations’ passage into the next stages of life.

May you all enjoy the blessings and peace of a healthy and happy 2012, and may this new year be filled with kindness toward one another, generosity of spirit, courage, gratitude, love and hope.

Marsha Sutton can be reached at SuttComm@san.rr. com.

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Q&A: Padres CEO Jeff Moorad gives his all to manage pro sports and players A native of Modesto, Jeff Moorad earned an associates degree from Modesto Junior College in 1976, a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1978 from UCLA, then a law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1981.

As founder of Moorad Sports Management, he began specializing in athlete representation in 1983. His client base took off in 1984 when he Jeff Moorad was retained by Will Clark and four other members of the U.S. Olympic baseball team, each of whom were Top 10 draft choices.

In 1985, he joined forces with Leigh Steinberg to form a dynamic twosome in sports representation, covering both Major League Baseball and the National Football League.

The duo negotiated more than $3 billion in athlete contracts throughout their 18 years together, including representing Pro Football Hall of Famers Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon and Thurman Thomas. Moorad was the negotiator on a number of landmark contracts for a baseball clients that included Manny Ramirez, Eric Karros, Ivan Rodriguez, Mo Vaughn, Shawn Green and Raul Mondesi.

He and Steinberg appeared in (and served as technical consultants) to director Cameron Crowe in the 1996 Oscarwinning film “Jerry Maguire,” and then Moorad had a cameo and consulted on “For Love of the Game.”

In February 2009, Moorad and a California-based group, reached an agreement to purchase the San Diego Padres.

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ents understand the responsibility of serving as role models, encouraging them to contribute millions of dollars to community programs, including their own non-profit foundations and alma maters. Moorad endowed a $100,000 baseball scholarship to his alma mater UCLA. Moorad is also active in dozens of charities and serves on numerous boards. He ventured into the sport of NASCAR, purchasing controlling interest in Hall of Fame Racing from Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. He and his wife, Jan, have three sons.

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The World Series inspires me annually. I was at game 6 in St. Louis this year (when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers, forcing a seventh game). I had what was certainly the best baseball experience I’ve ever had.

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Living out my dream of a 30-year career in sports.

What is your motto or philosophy of life?

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Del Mar resident brings joy of reading to students

BY KAREN BILLING On Friday, Dec. 16, Del Mar resident R. Paul Allen enchanted first, second and third grade students at Del Mar Heights School with a readaloud of the book “The Polar Express.” Allen was R. Paul Allen and Liana-Melissa Allen accompanied on piano by his daughter Liana-Melissa Allen, a sophomore at Torrey Pines High and a graduate of Del Mar Heights.

Allen has come to read aloud to the children every Friday for the last 10 years, believing strongly in the power of books, and all the children know his mantra: “Turn off the TV and read.”

Allen was animated as he read the book, doing all the voices for different characters and even slipping into a Santa Claus suit when the Polar Express reached the North Pole.

“Books magically become movies in our mind as we read them,” Allen said. “They play with our imagination and can often affect us in wonderful and very special ways.”

He spoke about how he has incorporated reading into his family and encouraged all parents to read to their children and find ways to make it fun.

“The power of reading is absolutely amazing,” Allen told the children. “Reading exercises your imagination, reading gives you knowledge, reading makes you think, reading gives you a variety of new words that help you speak better and, the best part, reading builds your self confidence. Simply put, the more you read the more you know. The more you know, they more you believe in yourself.”

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A gift like no other: Our daughter has returned I can hardly believe we are at the close of 2012. Just last Christmas we were still quite worried we had lost her. Our family is extremely thankful to you. Julia has returned.

By the end of the 20092010 school year, we were at the end of our rope. Our bright, boisterous child had become a dim, depressed little girl who cried each day at drop off and begged to be picked up the moment the bell rang. She had a couple girlfriends who still made her days bearable but we definitely could see her drowning. The two years of bullying from little girls was not a fight Julia was prepared to win. After spending an entire school year with teachers and administration promising they would look into and rectify issues, we saw no changes. As the year came to a close and we

made our decision to petition an intra-district transfer, we received confirmation that the administration had never approached the bullying subject with the parents of the offending children. This fact alone was very disturbing. Why? Why would the school not give the these parents the opportunity to guide their children?

I called the principals of the elementary schools within the district and had lengthy conversations about their policies on handling bullying. I felt comfortable once I spoke with Brian McBride, principal of Solana Pacific, and said he felt that they had room and Julia would be a good fit for their school. He even said they had the perfect teacher that could help her build confidence again. You can imagine the frustration as the

days of summer creeped along with no sight of an approval letter for the transfer. I must have called the district office 10 times to follow up. Other parents who had put their requests in after mine had received their transfers. It was not until the Del Mar Times/Rancho Santa Fe Review ran the article written by Marsha Sutton that I could breathe a sigh of relief. Immediately following the article, I received emails, telephone calls and visits from parents who felt they were alone in the bullying issue at the school and were happy that it had been brought to light.

Within a few days of the article, we received our approval letter. I cried.

We were unsure if Julia would ever be able to find her way back to loving her school experiences, making friends and enjoying her

childhood. On her first day of school she was so nervous that she got sick in front of her whole class. It was heartbreaking. Mr. McBride did indeed keep his word and paired Julia with the perfect teacher: Mr. Singley. This man is a magician. His classroom is the model of what we as parents hope our children experience throughout their education. He inspires children to draw on their creativity in every aspect of their learning. He believes each child has abilities far beyond those considered standard and pushes children to reach for achievements that stretch their comfort zones while making it entertaining. He encourages curiosity and evaluation into what might normally be considered mundane and boring. He brought Julia out of her shell and allowed her the

time she needed to find herself again but pushed her to make herself available for moving past her insecurities.

I look at Julia and watch her excitement as Christmas approaches and recognize how far she has come. She has made great friends, cannot wait to get to school each day and loves her teachers. She is fearless in her efforts to succeed in her studies. She has become class representative and been required to report the news in front of her peers and, on occasion, the entire school. Julia is happy. There is no Christmas gift in the world that can top that for our family. So to you, Del Mar Times/Rancho Santa Fe Review, I am eternally grateful.

Marie Tahan Daniels

Addressing a community need: The homeless of Del Mar During the Christmas season, it is appropriate to take time to reflect upon those things in our lives for which we are thankful and also to raise our awareness of things lacking in our own lives and the lives of others. The City and community of Del Mar is a precious resource to the Parish of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (“St. Peter’s”), just as, since its ministry began in the late 19th century, St. Peter’s has been and remains a valuable resource to the City and community of Del Mar. St. Peter’s recognizes and acknowledges its responsibility to our community and to our neighbors, both commercial and residential, as the Parish continues to discern God’s call for our ministries and outreach activities.

The homeless population in the United States continues to increase due to many factors, including high unemployment rate and the economic recession. According to the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, there were 643,067 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States.

In 2012, it is estimated that greater than 3.5 million people will experience homelessness. Surveys indicate a strong concentration of homeless reside in coastal states, with California, New York, and Florida accounting for 39 percent.

Like the rest of the country, San Diego County is experiencing rising homelessness. Local surveys report that there were 9,020 people experiencing homelessness in 2011, a 19 percent increase since 2008. From 2010 to 2011, the homeless population in Del Mar, Solana Beach, and Encinitas rose 3 percent. Currently it is estimated that in these three communities there are 202 homeless, 152 of whom have no access to shelter.

Homelessness in our local community is a very real, present and growing challenge. We remain committed to acknowledging and addressing this issue.

St. Peter’s has discerned and acted upon a call to ministry to the homeless population in North Coastal San Diego County. Our ministry has taken two forms.

• Once a year we offer our parish hall as a two-week rotational shelter for homeless individ-

uals and families in transition. Many of our guests from this program have gone on to secure jobs and housing and have worked their way off the street.

• Throughout the year, we offer assistance to members of the homeless community who may be considered chronically homeless due to psychiatric disorders, disabilities, or substance abuse.

Our ministry, Helping Hands, has been in operation for more than three years and offers food, clothing, and personal hygiene opportunities to homeless men and women. The Helping Hands Ministry evolved out of need, as the Del Mar community experienced an increased number of homeless persons requesting and needing assistance.

St. Peter’s is offering a response to those in need (the poor, the outcast, the marginalized of society) as we believe such to be our Gospel imperative. And, at the same time we are committed to being good neighbors and participants in the community (as we also believe that to be our Gospel imperative).

The reality is that the service we provide to our homeless brothers and sisters is just a drop in the sea of services they truly require. As some have correctly observed, St. Peter’s is not equipped to meet all the needs of the Del Mar homeless population. For instance, St. Peter’s does not have the resources to provide for medical or psychiatric needs, it does not have professional career counselors, and it cannot provide shelter beyond its two-week commitment to the Interfaith Shelter Network. However, that lack of professional resources does not mean that we should not do that which we can do to assist those who are in need, to feed the hungry, to encourage those looking for work, to restore some dignity and respect to those who are often dismissed as worthless and/or a drain to society.

Our goal has been and continues to be very simple: to provide a “hand-up” to those in need rather than a “hand-out”. We are very aware that much of what we do in our ministry might appear to be enabling negative behavior. However, our Clergy and our volunteers continually witness how a bit

of assistance can be a life-changing event. There have been many who have come by our ministry and have received not only a bit of food and clothing but enough encouragement to make meaningful changes in their lives.

Several of those we served are no longer on the streets and now have employment and a roof over their heads. Our mission is to help and lift up those in need, not to perpetuate homelessness.

Again, we believe this to be our Gospel imperative.

While many of our neighbors support our ministry, we acknowledge that some do not. We are always willing to discuss the ministry, and hear your concerns, with the goal being to improve the ministry and the community. As a result of many conversations with our neighbors and local community, St. Peter’s has instituted policies and procedures in the operation of our ministry to reduce negative impact to our neighbors. We have also been in direct communication with local businesses and the library to assist them, as needed.

Most important, we have spoken directly to our guests, requesting that they respect and value our neighbors as they respect and value the services we provide. We hold our guests accountable for their adherence to our Helping Hands “Code of Conduct”. We also know that there are members of the Del Mar homeless population who do not participate in our ministry. For those, just as every other Del Mar resident, St Peter’s does the best it can to see that those persons receive appropriate social services.

In closing, on behalf of St. Peter’s, I thank you for understanding that St. Peter’s cares greatly for its neighbors, for acknowledging that the Parish is addressing a community need caused by forces beyond our control. We invite you into active dialog on how we can best serve you as well as assist those persons in need.

Wishing you a blessed holiday season, Peace, and Blessings, The Rev. Joseph Dirbas St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

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TPHS Holiday Prep Classic basketball tournament to be held Dec. 27-30 The Torrey Pines High School Holiday Prep Classic, sponsored by Asics, returns for its 22nd year and will be back in the national, regional and local high school boys’ basketball spotlights on Dec. 26-30.

Tournaments in five divisions are on tap, with games held at Torrey Pines (National Division), La Costa Canyon (American), Westview (Governor’s), Cathedral Catholic (Senator’s) and Rancho Bernardo (Mayor’s) high schools.

National power Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha Catholic is the top seed in the National Division, which also includes squads from host Torrey Pines and Lincoln, as well as squads from Texas and Washington.

Many of California’s very best teams this season, including San Jose Mitty, La Verne Lutheran and Sacramento Sheldon, area also part of the National field.

Among the best players in the division are Joe Rahon (Torrey Pines), twins Tyree

ACADEMY continued from page 7 The Academy has a book club that coordinates with international trips taken by students during the summer. Fundraising is done for these trips throughout the year. For example, students read “Slaughterhouse-Five” and the works of Friedrich Nietzsche in preparation for a trip to Germany, and students are currently reading Dostoevsky in anticipation of a Russian trip next summer.

In cooking club, students learn not only about

SCAM continued from page 2 and funneled those funds into accounts that he controlled, using the money to pay himself, other employees, or company expenses.

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy commented, “Although I am gratified to see these criminals brought to justice, the real tragedy of this case is that the defendants chose to profit from the suffering of others. In difficult economic times, they exploited a particularly vulnerable segment of our population—homeowners who were desperately trying to make ends meet and stay in their homes.”

FBI Special Agent in Charge Keith Slotter commented, “Mortgage fraud losses cost taxpayers billions of dollars every year and is a threat to our national economy. The defendants in this case preyed upon those who were desperate and in vulnerable financial situations.

and Tyrel Robinson (Lincoln), Grant Jerrett (La Verne Lutheran), Aaron Gordon (San Jose Mitty), Nick Stover (L.A. Westwind), Charles Sanders (Houston St. Thomas Catholic), along with James Robinson and Jeremi Grant (DeMatha).

Defending San Diego Division I champion La Costa Canyon, led by future San Diego State Aztec Matt Shrigley, is the top seed in the American Division.

The 2011 event will also include a special session on Monday, Dec. 26, with some of San Diego’s top programs playing at Torrey Pines High School to kick off the tournament action: 5:25 POWAY VS LA COSTA CANYON 7:00 TORREY PINES VS CATHEDRAL 8:35 LINCOLN VS ARMY/NAVY Tickets can be purchased at the events the day of the event. For more information, schedules and times, visit www.theholidayclassic.org.

cooking but about budgeting—they are given limited funds to shop and cook for the entire school. This process also teaches them about being gracious; they are less inclined to turn up their noses at foods their fellow students have made when they know how much work goes into it.

As a reflection of Zak’s past as a swimmer, students participate in Polar Bear Club, swimming the La Jolla Cove, from 2 to 4 miles in the morning. Arch’s 6-yearold student swam the four miles this year with the entire group learning about how they can only be as strong as their weakest

link—it may have taken a much longer time to complete, but every swimmer finished with the youngster.

“The group has to respect each other, they learn one kid is not more important than the group,” said Zak, who believes teachable moments can be found in most everything they do at the school.

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Fourteen Falcons receive All League honors for football The Palomar League recently announced its All League teams for the 2011 football season. Fourteen Torrey Pines Falcons received All League honors.

Seniors Andrew Fargo and Dustin Skousen were selected to the First Team Offense, and Seniors Ben Burgoon and Eric Weatherman were selected to the First Team Defense.

Burgoon and Weatherman were also selected to the All North County Second Team Defense.

Fargo, a fullback, who led the team in rushing yards and touchdowns, is a throwback to a bruising style of play. “Andrew is very strong and loves contact, and also has very good speed and a quick burst in the open field,” said Falcons Head Coach Scott Ashby.

Skousen played tight end and running back for the Falcons as well as seeing duty on defense and special teams. Ashby noted that “Dustin was a gifted athlete that can do a lot of things very well, and his teammates honored him as the Offensive Lineman of the Year for the team.”

Anchoring the defense at inside linebacker, senior Ben Burgoon was the unquestioned leader on the team in tackles. Ashby complimented Burgoon by saying that “Ben is a leader on the field who just seems to have a knack for consistently putting himself in the right position to make a play. He is the quintessential inside linebacker.”

Senior defensive tackle Eric Weatherman was a beast on the defensive line and led the Falcons in QB sacks with four on the year. His instincts and ability to eat up space served Torrey Pines very well throughout the season. Weatherman was voted by his teammates as the Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Second Team All League Offense honors were bestowed on Seniors Vincent Arvia, David Bagby and Andrew Perkins. Arvia helped to anchor the offensive line at left guard. Bagby, a speedy and versatile runner and receiver, played on the wing in the Torrey Pines Wing-T Offense, and Perkins led the offense at quarterback with his passing and ability to scramble for big plays.

Receiving Second Team Defense honors were Seniors Jack Mitchell, Michael Tillson and Brandon Williams. Tillson was a stalwart on the defensive line playing left end.

He was among the team leaders in QB sacks on the year. Mitchell started on both offense and defense and also handled the Falcons’ kicking duties as placekicker and punter. “Jack’s all-around value to our team cannot be overstated. He absolutely did it all for us” noted Ashby. “And the same can be said of Brandon Williams, who has excellent speed and quickness, excelled at cornerback, played running back, and also returned

Ben Burgoon in action against Helix.

Photo/Anna Scipione kicks and punts.” Williams’ value to the team was underscored when his teammates selected him as their Most Valuable Player.

Receiving Honorable Mention honors were Seniors Willie Mort, who completed his second Varsity campaign at linebacker, and David Lederer, who played right guard on the offensive line.

Jacob Alsadek and Cole Jaczko, both juniors, also received All League honors.

Alsadek, at 6’ 7”, 310 pounds, plays left tackle on the offense. Ashby noted that “Jacob is the kind of physical specimen that any coach dreams of having protect his quarterback and sealing the edge for the running backs in the ground attack. And he just keeps getting better and better.” Alsadek also received All League honors last year.

Jaczko, who played cornerback and safety for the Falcons defense, led the team in interceptions and was among the team leaders in tackles and fumble recoveries.

“Cole is a solid pass defender, but when we moved him from cornerback to safety we were really able to take advantage of his ability to come up and support against the run.

His ability to make open field tackles really paid off for us” said Ashby.

Both Alsadek and Jaczko earned their second Varsity letters in football this season, and Ashby notes that a lot is expected of them both on and off the field going into their third campaign next season.

“The Palomar League is really competitive, and just keeps getting better each year.

We are really proud of these guys for receiving All League honors. I think the fact that we had fourteen players selected to All Palomar League teams is a testament to the strength of our program and how hard our guys play at Torrey Pines” concluded Ashby, who just may be in the position to expect even better things next year with as many as sixteen juniors who saw significant starting action coming back in 2012.

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Surf U7 Boys White Team wins championship The Surf U7 Boys White Team are champions of the 2011 Surf Thanksgiving Tournament. The team went undefeated in the inaugural U7 gold bracket over the Thanksgiving holiday. Coach Mario Mrakovic was quite proud of his young players and spoke highly of the level of play of the competition.

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Del Mar-Carmel Valley Sharks Girls U9 Soccer Team volunteer at Holiday Basket event Members of the Del Mar-Carmel Valley Sharks Girls U9 Soccer Team volunteered recently at the Community Resource Center (CRC) Holiday Basket event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It was the night before the event (in which over 1,600 families receive gifts), so there was a lot of clean up (breaking down boxes, cleaning up) and decorating (using wrapping paper to decorate tables and hallways).

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Torrey Pines Rugby Club runs record 2-0 in Southern California High School League The Torrey Pines Rugby Club won its second game of the season, 24-0 over Patrick Henry on Saturday, Dec. 17, at Carmel Valley Middle School. The team ran its record to 2-0 in the Southern California Boys High School Rugby League (Southern Division).

Torrey Pines defeated a combined Serra/University City team, 63-0 in the season’s opening week.

The Torrey Pines victory over Patrick Henry was especially impressive since at least five starters were sidelined with injuries, or resting for upcoming tournaments.

Billy Maggs, a junior football player at Torrey Pines High School, scored four tries against Serra/University City, but was held out in the first half against Patrick Henry in order to rest a hamstring. Maggs has been invited by the Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) to participate in a select Winter Camp that will culminate in an international friendly against Canada’s U19 team. Star center Andrew Fargo was impressive in the first week, but sidelined Saturday by a muscle pull. Veteran senior

forwards Michael Tillson and David Lederer, and center Codi Jones, led the Torrey Pines squad both weekends, while newcomers Grant McGahey and Chase Pickwell (one try against Serra / University City) made contributions. The Torrey Pines team is coached

by Matty Sandoval.

Started only last, year, High School Rugby in Southern California now numbers 21 teams in four divisions affiliated with 23 different high schools (some schools combine).

In San Diego County, Cathedral Catholic, Del Norte, St. Augustine, Grossmont, Serra/ University City, San Pasqual, Torrey Pines High Tech High/Pt. Loma, Patrick Henry and Hoover make up the two Southern Divisions of the Southern California Boys High School Rugby League.

Rugby is not currently a CIF-sanctioned sport. But, with growing awareness, and the recent addition of Rugby Sevens to the Olympics, supporters of the world’s most popular contact sport believe it is only a matter of time until Rugby joins Lacrosse as a new addition to the High School sports

scene.

“We have gone from 0 schools to 8 schools in the first year, and have now more than doubled to 21 schools our second year” said Ramon Samaniego, Director of Coaching for the San Diego Youth Rugby Club “Mustangs.” The Torrey Pines and Cathedral Catholic “High School” teams are comprised of Mustangs players who play for the Club after the high school season. The Torrey Pines squad also includes some La Costa Canyon players. “We expect the sport to grow exponentially as more students become aware of it,” says Samaniego.

Torrey Pines player Seth Hill tackles a Patrick Henry player in Saturday’s, 24-0 victory. Teammates Jonathan Raby (headgear) and Cameron Dale get ready to “ruck” over the soon to be fallen player. Photo/Aubrey Hill

TPHS wrestlers shine at tournament The recent El Cajon Invitational Wrestling Tournament brought some of the best high school grapplers from southern California and Arizona together for two days of exciting action at Otay Ranch High School. Several local schools competed, including the Torrey Pines High School Falcons, who had strong individual efforts.

Competing against wrestlers from 32 schools, senior Wes Lee captured 4th place in the 182 lbs. weight class, senior Luke Maffett took 5th place in the 160 lbs. weight class, and junior Martin Suaste finished with an 8th place showing in the 195 lbs. weight class. (Right: l-r) Wes Lee (182 lbs), Luke Maffett (160 lbs) and Martin Suaste (195 lbs).

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BY GIDEON RUBIN Boys basketball: Cathedral Catholic continued its torrid start as the Dons defeated Santa Fe Christian 77-57 in a nonleague Cathedral Catholic Christmas tournament game on Dec. 17.

Nick Prunty scored 24 points to lead the Dons and Xavier Williams contributed 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Niksha Federico and Brandon Michel each added 12 points.

The SFC win followed a 56-53 victory over Mission Hills in the West Hills High tournament championship game on Dec. 12.

Federico led the Dons with 15 points and Michel contributed nine points and eight steals.

The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 7-0. ***** Torrey Pines lost to La Jolla Country Day 41-39 in a first round game at the Cathedral Catholic tournament on Dec. 17.

Garrett Galvin led the Falcons with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Joe Rahon contributed 13 points and 10 boards.

The Falcons’ overall record for the season fell to 4-2.

Canyon Crest Academy lost to Vista 78-73 in a nonleague North County tournament game on Dec. 17.

Dylan Osetkowski scored 18 points to lead the Ravens, and J.P. Chenevey and Riley Adams each contributed 17 points.

Scott Patterson and Jeremy Dawson each added 11 points.

The loss followed an 8760 thrashing of Paloma Valley the previous day.

Osetkowski led the Ravens with 23 points and Chenevey added 20 points.

The Ravens fell to 4-5 overall for the season.

Girls basketball: Canyon Crest Academy won for the fifth time in six games as the Ravens defeated University City 44-39 in a nonleague game on Dec. 17.

Julia Brew scored 18 points to lead the Ravens and Stephanie Bieler contributed seven points, 12 rebounds and four assists.

The victory followed a 52-27 loss to Poway on Dec. 15 and a 55-45 victory over Scripps Ranch the previous day in Kiwanis tournament games.

Alison Brown scored 13 points to lead the Ravens in the Poway game.

Brown scored 17 points to lead the Ravens in the Scripps Ranch game. Brew added 14 points and Bieler added 12 points.

The Ravens improved their overall record for the season to 6-3.

December 22, 2011 ***** Torrey Pines lost to Carlsbad 63-36 in a nonleague Kiwanis tournament game on Dec. 16.

Alex Helfrich led the Falcons with eight points.

The Falcons fell to 3-5 overall for the season.

Torrey Pines trounced Mar Vista 55-8 in a Kiwanis tournament game on Dec. 15.

Madi Lombard, Sarah Lawrence, Mia Gallo and Lauren Filicia each scored eight points to lead the Falcons.

Torrey Pines improved its overall record for the season to 3-4. ***** Cathedral Catholic lost to Mater Dei (Chula Vista) 69-57 in a nonleague game on Dec. 13.

Wendy Anae scored 20 points to lead the Dons, and Emily Kearney added 16 points.

The Dons fell to 2-3 overall for the season.

Boys soccer: Cathedral Catholic defeated La Costa Canyon 3-1 in a nonleague game on Dec. 16.

Jared Hegardt scored two goals to lead the Dons and Lucas Ilijebski contributed one goal.

Dons goalie Giovanni Garbella had five saves. ***** Torrey Pines and Cathedral Catholic played to a 1-1 tie in a nonleague game on Dec. 14.

Kaan Gultoprak scored the Falcons only goal off an assist from Garrett Heine.

Falcons goalie Dean Meltz recorded seven saves. ***** The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 3-1-1.

***** Santa Fe Christian defeated Christian in a nonleague Francis Parker tournament game on Dec. 17.

Tristen Schneider scored two goals to lead the Eagles, and Ian Aschieris contributed one goal and one assist.

Eagles goalie Blake Jensen had three saves. ***** Canyon Crest Academy defeated Mission Bay 2-0 in a nonleague game on Dec. 15.

Michael Quirch and Ian Buchanan each scored one goal to lead the Ravens. Arteen Oskaiu assisted both goals, and Ravens goalie Tad McCardell had five saves.

The victory followed a 4-2 win against Mt. Miguel in a nonleague game on Dec. 13.

Brady Seitz scored three goals to lead the Ravens, and Colin Seitz contributed three assists.

Ravens goalie Justin Bartell had four saves and McCardell added two.

Girls soccer: Cathedral Catholic played to a 0-0 tie with Esperanza (Orange County) in a Mater Dei (Huntington Beach) tournament game on Dec. 17.

Dons goalies Lizzie Stabile and Melissa Lowder combined for the shutout.

The Dons defeated Bishop Amat 4-1 in the same tournament the previous day.

Brittany Doan scored two goals to lead the Dons, and Kelsey Irwin had two assists.

Stabile had five saves.

The Dons moved to 3-31 overall for the season.

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BY C CLAIRE HARLIN edito editor@delmartimes.net North County residents don’t have to go Nor far to find fantasy gifts. Local retailers know co the community appreciates quality, and Chris Christmas is an ideal time to put exquisite items at the fingertips of connoisseurs and lover of the finer things in life. lovers Nei Neiman Marcus Group Inc. mails out its infamou Christmas Book catalog each year, famous which contains over-the-top “fantasy” gifts. y This year, the book featured a $1,000,000 “his h and hers” dancing fountain (plus a $500,000 guest choreographer from the Bellagio in Las Vegas from Sun Valley-based sed WET, a leading Vegas) fount pany. In 2009, Neifountain technology company.

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to a “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup laced with layers of coffee and cherry and encased in a shell of Valrhona chocolate.”

Wine Connection manager David Clark said he has had the pleasure of tasting the 1961 Petrus, which was discounted from $9,000 because the label is receding and the air space is slightly low. A bottle in good condition could go for up to $10,000, he said.

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man Marcus chose a $250,000 two-seater Icon aircraft plus pilot training, and in 2000 the book featured a $20 million submarine. In 2008, the company featured a $10 million stable of racehorses, a fantasy gift that wouldn’t be a hard find here — In fact, there there’ss a 40-acre horse farm in Rancho Santa Fe with a 27,000-square-foot residence that will soon be listed for $40 million by Barry Estates. This listing is the most expensive estate in all of Rancho Santa Fe. Some local offerings aren’t a far cry from Neiman’s fantasy items, which are often outrageous or outlandish and seemingly more for entertainment than for actual purchase.

We’ve put together a local fantasy gift guide of one-of-a-kind items that may only be gawk-worthy for some, but actually within reach for others — that is, those who have been good this year.

A gift that may last longer than a car $5,000 + If you are thinking of making your family bigger, adopting a Savannah Cat could be a Christmas gift consideration.

Available at the Savannah Cat Shop in the Flower Hill Promenade, these interesting felines, a cross between an African Serval and a domesticated breed, can be walked on a leash and are the closest you can get to owning a wildcat in most states without breaking any laws.

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A lambo for your love? $164,000 If you happen to cruise through the Del Rayo shopping center in Rancho Santa Fe, it’s hard to miss the 2005 “balloon white” Lamborghini Murciélago staring at you through the window of Rancho Santa Fe Motors. Here, owner David Luce stands with the 12-cylinder roadster,

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A Christmas party conversation piece $3,930 Designer Zandra Rhodes, who splits her time between London and her Solana Beach Studio, has designed for notable women like Jackie Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and Diana, Princess of Wales — but her international notoriety makes her unique garments no less available to North County ladies looking to outfit for a special occasion.

This silk organza mini-dress is composed of hand-printed, individually-cut gold “Chinese circles,” said Rhodes.

“It’s very exotic and lovely,” she said. “You could wear it to a wonderful ball.”

Worn a mini-dress or with long trousers (as pictured), the piece features Rhodes’ classic “wiggle designs with curly Q lines,” she said.

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CV resident’s monogram jewelry line reflects importance of family

BY KAREN BILLING Regina Chapman believes she’s not just selling jewelry, she’s selling meaningful, high- quality heirlooms that can be passed down through generations. The Carmel Valley resident’s Grey Lee Designs monogram jewelry line specializes in special custom-made pieces that reflect the importance of family.

At this time Grey Lee focuses specifically on monograms in necklaces and men’s cuff links.

The designs are sold mostly online and she hopes to get into major retailers soon. Chapman said the jewelry is a great “push present� for new mothers, good for bridal party presents and while it may be too late for the holidays (orders take about two weeks to complete), it’s never too early to think about Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. Chapman, who has lived in Carmel Valley for three years, worked in advertising and marketing before having her son Grayson and becoming a stay-at-home mom. She also has two stepchildren. “I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart, I can never sit still,� Chapman said.

She has also always loved jewelry—when she was 16 she used to host jewelry parties to make a little spending money.

She wanted a line of her own to be about personalization. “I’ve had an affection for anything monogrammed for as far back as I can remember,� said Chapman, her RAC initials sparkling on a Grey Lee Design around her neck.

Looking around in 2009 when she started her business, she saw no one was really doing monograms with diamonds to the scale she was envisioning.

She started calling around and searching the Internet to find a manufacturer.

Regina Chapman of Grey Lee Designs “The biggest hurdle was finding someone local,�

Chapman said. “I wanted to keep my manufacturer local so I could stay hands on and monitor the design process and make sure every piece going out is high quality.�

She named her company Grey Lee after her 4-yearold son, although she tweaked the spelling a bit.

Chapman still personally looks at a sample design of every order before stones are placed.

Grey Lee does not use plated metals, sticking with 14K white, yellow and rose gold and sterling silver. Every initial is placed by hand so it’s laid out the right way and dia-

monds are placed one by one. “A real labor of love goes into every piece that we make,� Chapman said.

Because of the quality of materials used and the loving labor, the prices are a bit higher, but Grey Lee offers some options using cubic zirconium to provide a range of $180 to $2,600.

The future of Grey Lee is full of possibilities. Chapman hopes to design a monogram ring and possibly move into charms for necklaces or bracelets.

It was important to Chapman that any venture she took on would still allow her to be there for her children—she didn’t want to miss any of Grayson’s “firsts.� “To be able to do this and still be home for my family, I couldn’t ask for anything else,� Chapman said.

To check out Grey Lee Designs, visit www.greyleedesigns.com

Local youth to perform in ACT San Diego’s ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Actors’ Conservatory Theatre (ACT- San Diego) is thrilled to present “Once Upon a Mattress,� a hilarious musical story of romance in a fantasy kingdom. Once upon a Mattress will bring back the joy of bedtime stories and take the audience back to their childhood.

The production will be held from Jan. 27-Jan. 29, 2012, and Feb. 1-Feb. 4, 2012, at Joan B. Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115.

Two different casts will perform this musical.

Local actors appearing in the production include: Claire Keefer, Livia Debler, Anastasia Ernst, Madeline Ernst, Katelyn Katz, Sophie Maretz, Tess Maretz, Isabella Martini, Carson McCloskey, Lily McNeely, Avalon Robbins, Caitlin Tresse, Julia Vanderwiel, and Jennifer Allison.

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Grand Del Mar President shares secrets to success Resort one in 57 in the world to earn five-star Forbes rating

BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET

La Jolla Cultural Partners

Four years ago, a restaurant in San Diego became the first in the city to earn a Forbes AAA Five Diamond rating, and two years later, a local spa became the first in San Diego to earn the same honor. Now, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award has been handed down to the first and only hotel in San Diego, marking a major feat for the local hospitality industry. And what do all these honors have in common? They were all awarded to the elite Grand Del Mar, which joined the ranks of only 57 hotels in the world when it earned its latest Forbes honor.

Tom Voss, the Carmel Valley resort’s president, said it takes more than just a beautiful hotel and great design to earn a Forbes FiveStar rating.

“Seventy-five percent of the five stars depends on the staff,” said Voss, a Carmel Valley resident. “How they speak and interact with the guests.”

For example, he said, an employee once overheard a

couple in the resort cafe say they had left their Blackberry phone charger at home.

“That employee contacted guest services, someone went to Radio Shack and within 30 minutes we delivered a new charger to their door,” Voss said.

He gave another example of going the extra mile for guests: “Once the housekeeper noticed an empty toothpaste tube in the trash, so she delivered a new one to the room with a nice note.”

These are the types of gestures Voss said keep guests coming back and keep the positive feedback rolling in.

“Guests don’t have to even tell us,” Voss said. “We know when there is something missing to make the experience right.”

That’s what gives people the “wow factor,” Voss said.

“People say ‘wow’ when they walk in, but when they leave it’s the staff they are talking about,” he said.

Voss, who helped start the $300 million Grand Del Mar from the ground up in

2007, said having San Diego’s only Tom Fazio-designed golf course is another selling point for guests — and a good number of loyals have invested in the $30,000 lifetime golf and resort membership.

Voss isn’t a behind-thescenes type of manager. As he strolls the grandiose halls of the luxury resort, he enjoys small talk and friendly hellos from passing staff members and resort guests.

Everyone know him by name, and he makes it his mission to get to know each and every person under the roof of the 400-acre resort.

“I always know who’s coming in and they know me,” said Voss. “Guests want to know who’s the man in charge, and we have a lot of guests who just love to be here because they know everyone, like the people in the restaurants and the bar.”

Voss said that even through the recession, The Grand Del Mar held strong by maintaining quality, and it has even grown in success since British Airways began offering direct flights to San

Above: Grand Del Mar President Tom Voss overlooks the 400-acre resort.

Left: The $4,500-a-night Manchester (pictured) and Mizner Suites are Voss’s favorite parts of the resort.

PHOTOS: CLAIRE HARLIN

Diego in June.

“The flights have been 93 percent occupied,” he said. “It just shows that San Diego is where people want to go and San Diego is where people will stay.”

The Grand Del Mar’s signature restaurant, Addision, was not only the first

restaurant in San Diego to earn the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five-Star Award, but it is the only restaurant in California to hold both honors. It also boasts a number of kudos from magazines such as the Los Angeles Times and Wine Spectator.

A native of Hamburg, Germany, Voss grew up in the hospitality industry — his father operated an oceanfront resort — and he said it’s like second nature to him. After attending college in Germany and working at

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Discovery Series featuring Winners from the International Tchaikovsky Competition The Neurosciences Institute The famed competition rings loudly with a history and tradition of identifying great virtuosity and artistry in young artists. Don’t miss the San Diego debut of each of these recent winners.

Tickets: Adult $30, Child $5 (858) 459-3728 www.LJMS.org

CHECK OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING La Jolla Playhouse presents the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production of

Jesus Christ Superstar November 18 - December 31, 2011 Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Directed by Des McAnuff

Aquarium Holiday Gift Ideas

Give the Gift of Art

Give a gift that truly makes a difference this holiday season!

Membership makes the perfect gift for the art lover in your life. MCASD Members enjoy a wide range of benefits—from free admission and invitations to Member openings, to discounts at the Museum X Store and Café.

Family Memberships ($89) Free entry year round for 2 adults and 2 kids or grandkids *Individual and dual memberships also available

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It’s not only a great value, but a wonderful way to get connected to the arts. Best of all, your gift will support MCASD programs and exhibitions.

Purchase a gift membership online, or call 858 454 3541 x172.

The Sacred and the Profane in Art: From the Greeks to the Renaissance Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 14, 2012 The lectures will contrast the art and architecture of the ancient Greeks and the Greek emphasis on humanism and secularism with the Byzantine Christian world, an age marked by art of great, glittering beauty and insubstantial otherworldliness. This will then yield to the Renaissance and the resurrection of the humanism of ancient Greece after a thousand-year interregnum.

5-part Series: $50 member/$75 nonmember Single lecture: $12 member/$17 nonmember

For more information visit www.mcasd.org.

To reserve, call (858) 454-5872 or visit ljathenaeum.org/lectures

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December 22, 2011

Osteria Romantica

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■ 2151 Avenida de la Playa, La Jolla ■ (858) 551-1221 ■ www.osteriaromantica.com ■ The Vibe: Casual, comfortable, rustic, bright, open, airy ■ Signature Dishes: Ravioli with various fillings, duck salad, gnocchi, fried calamari, grilled fish ■ Open Since: 2004

■ Patio Seating: Yes ■ Take Out: Yes ■ Happy Hour: Half-price bottles of wine on Tuesday nights ■ Hours: • Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. weekdays • Dinner: 5-10 p.m. weekdays 5-11 p.m. weekends

The dining room is filled with glass-window doors, and walls are adorned with vintage photos, decorative plates, cooking utensils and garden-watering pots.

Halibut Zia Luisa: Halibut filet sautéed with mussels and clams, topped with tomato sauce, and served over linguine.

Authentic Italian favorites, wine nights make Osteria Romantica a popular spot with locals

BY DANIEL K. LEW n Italy, osterias are gathering places for people in small towns and city suburbs to enjoy local comfort food in a neighborly atmosphere. In La Jolla, restauranteurs Fabio Speziali and Antonio Mastellone aim to recreate that atmosphere at Osteria Romantica.

The La Jolla Shores eatery offers plenty of traditional Italian dishes along with ItalianAmerican favorites in a comfortable setting.

“We want this to be a place for everybody — young and old, rich and poor,” Speziali said. “Not too fancy, but still nice and romantic with very good food.”

Osteria Romantica has a bright, open and airy feel. Much of the walls around dining areas consist of glass-and-wood-framed doors which serve as giant windows and are often swung open to allow in ocean breezes from La Jolla Shores Beach nearby.

Alfresco dining is also available in a patio and along the sidewalk for a European vibe.

Walls are adorned with black-and-white photos, decorative plates, cooking utensils and garden-watering pots to create a rustic feel for guests seated around tables covered with green-checkered tablecloth.

The menu features “tour of Italy” selections since co-owners Speziali hails from Lake Como in northern Italy, and Mastellone grew up in southern Italy’s Naples area.

“Foodwise, we try to have a little of everything; the most popular dishes from different regions,” Speziali said.

In offering homestyle cooking using some of their family recipes, Speziali said the kitchen staff makes minimal food preparation in advance.

“We try to do everything on the spot,” he said. “There is nothing ready except for

I Patio dining and tables along the sidewalk provide European panache.

Insalata D’Anatra: Smoked duck breast placed over warm spinach with pine nuts, raisins and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Fried calamari and zucchini served with marinara sauce. PHOTOS BY DANIEL K. LEW

Artichokes with stem sautéed with garlic and parsley in olive oil.

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■ Osteria Romantica’s Espresso Martini those items that have to be premade.

Everything is fresh made — that gives it a different taste and makes a difference.”

Osteria Romantica also makes its own egg pastas, such as gnocchi, lasagna and ravioli.

Ravioli is stuffed with choices of ricotta cheese, portobello mushroom, salmon or lobster. Seasonal ravioli includes pumpkin filling with sage butter. For a gourmet twist on ravioli, Speziali suggests the Mezzelune Allaragista: Half-moon shaped ravioli filled with lobster in a saffron sauce.

For starters, Speziali recommends Calamari Fritti, deep-fried calamari and zucchini served with warm marinara sauce, or Artichokes with stem sauteed with garlic and parsley in olive oil.

One of the gourmet salads big enough to share, or enjoy as a meal, is the Insalata D’Anatra with smoked duck breast placed over warm spinach with pine nuts, raisins and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Traditional gnocchi can be served as an appetizer or main course. Gnocchi Gratinati has the homemade potato dumplings smothered with a parmesan cream sauce

and finished in the broiler for a light crust.

Gnocchi Puttanesca is served as an entree with capers and olives in a tomato sauce alongside an arugala and bay shrimp salad.

“There is something for everyone — familiar or very authentic dishes,” Speziali said. He especially recommends dishes such as Pappardelle (pasta with braised lamb, mix mushrooms, olives and rosemary in a brandy sauce); Strozzapreti (pasta with sausage, porcini mushroom in marinara with a touch of cream); and Pork Ossobuco (braised pork shank).

Those with a love of seafood should try Grigliata Di Pesce (mixed, grilled fish marinated in olive oil, lemon and pepper), or Salmone Ripieno (salmon filet stuffed with crab, bay shrimp and scallop with a curry sauce).

Authentic-style dishes featuring rabbit, squid-ink pasta, and a variety of seafood are also highlights on the specials menu.

As an essential part of Italian culture, Osteria Romantica offers plenty of wines from Italy and other countries, along with specialty liqueur, and Italian after-dinner drinks. Most of the wines are priced in the $25-$50 range “so people can try something different each time,” said Speziali.

Every Tuesday is Wine Night with halfprice bottles of wine (not valid for large groups and maximum of two bottles per table). “It’s very popular and draws a lot of locals and regulars,” Speziali said.

For dessert, meals can be rounded out with daily-made Strawberry or Neapolitan Tiramisu.

“This has become a place for locals — and tourists, too — but we have so many regulars it’s become more of a friendship than just business — I like that,” he said.

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Local resident’s Scripps Aviation offers ‘competitive’ charter rates, helps aircraft owners save money

BY KELLEY CARLSON Airplane enthusiasts on high-flying adventures sometimes find their expenses soaring.

Scripps Aviation, headquartered at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, aims to help aircraft owners and charter clients save money, according to co-owner Bill Scripps.

“We treat the owner with respect and provide service at a fair price,” he said.

The concept of the company began about two years ago when Scripps, a pilot and owner of a Cessna Citation II, said he became disillusioned with the service he was receiving from different management companies in the area. Scripps felt a lot of gouging was occurring, especially with aircraft maintenance.

“I felt I was being taken advantage of,” he said. “I thought, ‘There’s a better way to do this.’”

So Scripps, along with partners Larry Jones and John Wilson, developed Scripps Aviation. The business received its certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in March, and operation of the company began that same month.

“The idea is that the aircraft owner is treated more as a partner than as a client,” Scripps said.

He added: “I love being around airplanes. It’s an opportunity for me to be involved in an enterprise I really enjoy. It’s kind of a win-win for me.”

The Rancho Santa Fe resident — who describes himself as a “bit of an entrepreneur and investor”— has been flying since 1989. He started getting serious about his hobby 10 years ago, and obtained the jet type rating two years ago, permitting him to fly certain aircrafts that require additional

training beyond the basics.

Scripps Aviation provides a number of services, including assistance with aircraft acquisitions, security systems and procedure evaluations, FAA compliance checks, consulting services on crew hiring, pilot service and training, hangar storage and more. It also has its own maintenance division.

An online portal is available for owners to get up-to-date information on the past and present whereabouts of their planes; get complete detail of past and present aircraft maintenance; and receive notification of upcoming maintenance checks and repairs well in advance.

“Competitive” charter rates are also offered, Scripps said. The company has concierge services such as ground transportation and lodging, along with catering, and can customize travel itineraries.

Also, Scripps Aviation is a Wyvern Registered Operator and will provide documentation to confirm that clients are booking safe and compliant flights.

Scripps’ Citation II is among the jets available for charter. The company’s fleet also includes a Citation V and a Beechcraft King Air C90, and they are licensed to fly to Canada and Mexico.

Scripps said he hopes to grow the number of planes over the next 10 years.

“Our goal is to add aircraft every quarter,” he said. “I’m excited about the possibility, and I’m excited about the concept.”

The company is at 2006 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 202, in Carlsbad, and is available 24/7.

For more information, call (760) 6033224 or e-mail info@scrippsaviation.com.

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Raven Wishes Night is Jan. 11

Teen Volunteers in Action’s San Diego 2 Chapter helps the homeless Eighteen volunteers from Teen Volunteers in Action’s San Diego 2 Chapter were involved with organizing and sorting donated food for San Diego’s Coalition for the Homeless on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Civic Center in downtown. The food and gifts were being distributed the next day. Volunteers included: Nick Wayland, Calvin Campbell, Tyler Edmiston, Luke Wood, Josh Trissel, Cole Klemke, Chase Johns, Mitchell White, John Aguilar, Alex Handzel, Cory Cartwright, Andrew Sanfilippo, Paul Chamberlin, Cole Rajwany, Tucker Boucher, Brian Ffrench, Zach Hollingsworth, and Tyler Yamamoto.

The popular Canyon Crest Academy Foundation Raven Wishes Nights kick off the 2012 year with a focus on “Academics, Counseling, and Technology” on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Del Mar Hilton (Jimmy Durante Blvd and Via de la Valle).

Raven Wishes Nights give parents and supporters of CCA programs the opportunity to meet their student’s teachers and administrators one-on-one, learn what is needed to keep CCA’s awardwinning programs on top, and make a donation to the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation for needed items and programs. Admission is free to the Jan. 11 event and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Visit www. canyoncrestfoundation.org.

Local performers to appear in Tony Award-winning Broadway musical ‘Spring Awakening’

New Eagle Scout An Eagle Scout ceremony was held for Scott LeBeau Dec. 17 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting. (Above, l-r) Eagle Scout Scott LeBeau, Mark LeBeau, Terri LeBeau, Jeff LeBeau.

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One of Broadway’s most talked about new musicals, and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years is coming to Escondido. “Spring Awakening,” the eight-time Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical, will be performed at the Welk Resort Theatre from Jan. 7-15. This show is presented by Wells Fargo and the critically-acclaimed and history-making California Youth Conservatory Theatre, a bold and innovative company recently voted San Diego’s “Best Theatre Group” on Channel 10’s A-List Awards.

Local cast members include: David Ahmadian (Carmel Valley), Siena Ledger (Del Mar), Richie Hicks (Carmel Valley),

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Florence Tseng (Carmel Valley) and Mitchell Connelly (Carmel Valley).

Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, “Spring Awakening” tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three teenagers.

Tickets may be purchased from the Welk Theatre Box Office at 760-749-3000 or by visiting www.welktheatresandiego.com. For more information, you may also visit www.cyctheatre.com.

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A variety of regional events offered this holiday season Holiday IMAX Film Tradition is turned on its head when an innocent, lovable Snowman discovers Santa’s Village and reaches in the workshop window to pick up a shiny new flute. In an all-out, riotous battle for Christmas, the Snowman and his minions square off against Santa and his Elf Army for the rights to the worldwide gift delivery franchise of the jolly man in red. The off-the-wall humor of Steve Oedekerk (Academy Award-nominated for ‘Jimmy Neutron’) combines with Academy Award-winning IMAX technology for a film as funny as it is visually stunning.

Shows begin at 3 p.m. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Heikoff Dome Theater, Balboa Park. Tickets: $15.75 and $12.75.

Don’t Miss The Grinch The 14th annual holiday musical, ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ continues through Dec. 31 at The Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park. Tickets from $39 for adults; $24 for ages 17 and younger. (619) 234-5623. Oldglobe.org Garden of Lights The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is all aglow for the holidays with more than 10,000 sparkling lights providing a magical experience for guests of all ages.

Live music will fill the air from 6 to 8 p.m., Dec. 26-30, while a team of Blond Belgian draft horses provides wagon rides. There will also be a poinsettia garden and a 60-nutcrackers strong exhibit along with costumed characters and, tales and tunes and crafts for children. Admission: $12-$6. Sdbgarden.org.

See page B17 for more.

Tide Pool Fun Explore the environs of Dike Rock with Birch Aquarium naturalists, 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23. Admission $12. Directions to site provided at registration (858) 534-7336 or aquarium.ucsd.edu.

The Nutcracker The San Diego Symphony joins California Ballet for performances of the Tchaikovsky tradition, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 22-23 at San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., Tickets: $40-$80. (858) 560-6741. Californiaballet.org.

Holy Lessons “Sister’s Christmas Catechism,� is back at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21-23 and 2 p.m. Dec. 24 at 987 Lomas

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CONNECT presents ‘2011 most innovative new product awards’

BY LYNNE FRIEDMANN What do an adjustable surfboard, a genome sequencer, software that can think, and a device to keep a patient’s airway open during a medical procedure all have in common?

They are recipients of the 2011 Most Innovative New Product Awards presented by CONNECT, the regional program that links San Diego technology and life sciences inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success.

Now in its 24th year, the CONNECT MIP Awards were held Dec. 9, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. The eight product winners, in categories ranging from clean technology to the latest software applications, were selected from more than 140 nominations, a record number in the history of the program.

“This is a 35 percent jump in entries in a tough economic climate,” said Duane Roth, CONNECT CEO. To be eligible for award consideration, a product must have been developed in the San Diego area, been introduced to market within the past 18 months, and must have generated revenue from sales.

La Jolla-based companies among the finalists were MicroPower Technologies, Inc.; Swarmology, Inc.; SwoopThat, LLC; and

Jon Carder, CEO of MOGL, accepts the software award.

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Cathedral Catholic student’s film to preview Dec. 31

BY MARIA THOMPSON During the 2010 holiday break, Matt Thompson, 17, from Cathedral Catholic High School, began his journey of envisioning a second feature length film. A typical evening for Thompson following school, theater and homework consisted of editing script drafts, searching through bios of potential cast members, and several phone conversations with his mentor and producer Ryan Andrews. One year later, the scifi/drama “Night Sights,” an original screenplay, has been brought to life through determined and hard-working high school and college students and a professional cast.

A preview for the film will be held Dec. 31 and captures the emotions of a grieving father and his unwavering quest to bring his son’s soul out of purgatory. “Night Sights” is a captivating story emphasizing the themes of loss and sacrifice while touching upon mature obsession, innocent intrigue and fatherly love.

Thompson is no novice when it comes to directing a film and leading a group several years his senior. The previous summer, he created, wrote, produced and directed a 90-minute feature film titled “The Medallion of Man” blend-

Nick Centera (gaffer controller), Director of Photography Roland Lazarte, Director/Writer Matt Thompson, and Producer Ryan Andrews. ing the comedic humor and wit of high school cliques and the message of simply being one’s self to find true love.

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the world, including New York University, University of Southern California, Chapman University, Georgetown and Loyola Marymount University. The film stars Long Beach resident Jonathon Lamer, SAG, AFTRA, critically acclaimed for performances in numerous award-winning stage productions.

Variances in “Night Sights” include improvements in technology — upgrading to DSLR cameras to produce full HD quality. Most of the cast is a mix of semi- and professional actors making long commutes from the Los Angeles area while working on a micro-budget. Producer Ryan Andrews remarks that Night Sights “is a network of some talented and creative students of film and storytelling, backed by a very professional and talented cast.” Tons of excitement has sparked over the interest and inclusion of well-known actor Tom Virtue, most recognized for his role as Steve Stevens in the Disney Channel series “Even Stevens” and Reverend Stone on ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and, most recently, “Transformers 3.” Virtue will have a featured role portraying Commander Stirling in Thompson’s film.

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Winterfest at Del Mar Heights

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el Mar Heights held a Winterfest celebration Dec. 15. Students dressed up and performed for an appreciative audience of parents.

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Harpist performs holiday music

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n Dec. 13, the Friends of the Solana Beach Library hosted a program of holiday music by singing harpist Mair Rathburn, a popular entertainer throughout Southern California. Mair is the Lobby Lounge harpist at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad and also harpist for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town State Park. PHOTOS: JON CLARK

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San Diego Opera 2012 Season Thar she blows! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gray Whale promises feast for eyes and ears season at Birch Aquarium

BY DAVID L. CODDON The 2012 San Diego Opera season should be an eyeopener. General Director and Artistic Director Ian Campbell is counting on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This season Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m challenging the eyes in every case, in a good way,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell of the ambitious slate that kicks off Jan. 28 with Straussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salome,â&#x20AC;? followed

by Jake Heggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby-Dickâ&#x20AC;? in February, Donizettiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;? and a concert by soprano Renee Fleming in March, and Rossiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Barber of Sevilleâ&#x20AC;? in April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Barberâ&#x20AC;? is based on (surrealist artist Renee) Magritte,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Don Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is set in the Wild West. You have â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Moby-Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with its projections and stylized effects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different look, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Salomeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, too, is a different look.â&#x20AC;?

Planning a season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been doing at San Diego Opera since 1983 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is largely a matter of â&#x20AC;&#x153;finding the balance of repertoire that allows us to do some things that are different, like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Moby-Dick,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but hopefully by having â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in there we can still sell the season.â&#x20AC;?

If you go â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salome,â&#x20AC;? by Richard Strauss â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan. 28-31, Feb. 3 and 5 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby-Dickâ&#x20AC;? by Jake Heggie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb. 18, 21, 24 and 26 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;? by Gaetano Donizetti â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 10, 13, 16 and 18 Renee Fleming in Concert â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 24 The Barber of Seville

by Gioachino Rossini â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 21, 24, 27 and 29 Where: San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave. at B Street Tickets: $50-$275 Box Office: (619) 5337000 Website: sdopera.com â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Don Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are the anchor points of recognition, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; more than â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pasquale.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re by composers our audiences know, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been done before.â&#x20AC;? Heggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby-Dick,â&#x20AC;? making its West Coast premiere at SDO, is, Campbell quips, â&#x20AC;&#x153;as fresh as a new babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom. Nobody in the city

knows a note of the music.â&#x20AC;?

While Campbell characterizes the 2012 season as â&#x20AC;&#x153;relatively conservative,â&#x20AC;? he relishes the presentation of a work unfamiliar to San Diego audiences, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby-Dick,â&#x20AC;? and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited about stretching creatively when it comes to the more traditional productions. The process is a careful one, however. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can do almost anything with a comedy and nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offended,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Don Pasqualeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is set in the Wild West, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hoot.

If I do that with a classic, put it outside its period, it would be a disaster, because our audience cherishes the great classics so much. They hear with their eyes to a certain extent.â&#x20AC;?

The biblical story of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salome,â&#x20AC;? adapted by Strauss from a play by Oscar Wilde, was last presented by San Diego Opera in 1998. The 2012 production, with sets and costumes by Bruno Schwengl and lighting by Chris Maravich, should make a visual impression on audiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like Judea,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it conveys the oppressive, confined space that everything happens in.â&#x20AC;? American sopra-

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To make a reservation, call (619) 2344111 or visit flagshipsd.com no Lise Lindstrom, who played the title role in SDOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;? last season, stars, along with bass-baritone Greer Grimsley (Mephistopheles in the 2011 production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faustâ&#x20AC;?).

Just in case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wondering, there will be no whale on stage for the high-tech, multimedia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby-Dick,â&#x20AC;? though it is based on Herman Melvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic novel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To have Ben Heppner (the Canadian tenor making his SDO debut as Captain Ahab) here is a great achievement for us,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of it. I think (the opera) is going

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to be heard all over America, and it will get to Europe. We feel as a company part of a new creation.â&#x20AC;?

You might say that SDO was there at the beginning of another promising opera star, soprano Danielle de Niese. The 32-year-old Australian will play the part of Norina in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Pasquale.â&#x20AC;?

Campbell is effusive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She auditioned for me on the Civic Theatre stage when she was 16. She was a knockout.

I said to her then that if she kept moving in the right direction, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a career. I had no idea sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be here.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the great young operatic talents, a brilliant actress. She knows how to play to an audience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very theatrical. Putting her with (American tenor) Charles Castronovo is going to be magic.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Barber of Sevilleâ&#x20AC;? returns to the SDO stage after six years. Baritone Lucas Meachem will be making his company debut as Figaro. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tall, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handsome, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hunk,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And he sings wonderfully.â&#x20AC;? Spanish mezzo-soprano Silvia Tro Santafe is also making her SDO debut, as Rosina.

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Snow will be featured Dec. 26 - 30.

After the sun goes down, San Diego Botanic Gardens is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland with thousands of sparkling lights for a magical holiday experience.

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Live music fills the air nightly, Belgian draft horses will lead wagon rides and campfires are lit to roast marshmallows. Santa will greet young and old alike each night before Christmas. San Diego Botanic Gardens provides hot mulled wine and hot cocoa to keep you warm and El Pollo Loco will provide healthy Mexican fare each night.

Visit www.SDBGarden.org. San Diego Botanic Gardens is located at 230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas, CA 92024; (760) 436-3036.

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The gift card is good for massages, facials and peace of mind. Massage Envy brings affordability to everyone, allowing them to use them for health as well as stress and relaxation reasons instead of only for special occasions.

Massage Envy offers introductory massages at just $49 for a one-hour session. Aromatherapy provides an enhanced massage experience as well as Hot Stone therapy.

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The truth behind the Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookie The Kitchen Shrink

BY CATHARINE L. KAUFMAN Even the most discriminating Santa with fivestar taste buds would go gaga over Neiman Marcus’ morsels. So next time Saint Nick (or Cookie Monster) comes to town, you can bake a batch to serve with a tall glass of milk and this half-baked urban legend …

Neiman Marcus’ Signature Chocolate Chip cookies have been the victims of one of the biggest cookie capers of all time. Kevin Garvin, Neiman Marcus VP of Food Services has spent 15 years dispelling that urban myth chain letter that has since gone viral.

According to Garvin, the fabrication was cooked up roughly 30 years ago about a woman who lunched at the Zodiac restaurant in Dallas, and asked for the NM Chocolate chip cookie recipe. The waitress allegedly informed the customer that she could buy the recipe for “two-fifty.”

The woman was thrilled to get this culinary treasure for such a pittance. When her Visa bill arrived she was shocked at the $250 charge, which she understood would be only $2.50. Incensed by this “Needless Markup” she made the recipe public for her sweet revenge — a recipe that had actually been fudged by the cookie frauds.

Garvin said that when the myth first surfaced, the cookies were not sold at the NM restaurants, and there wasn’t a recipe in existence. When he came on board in 1994, Garvin wanted to put the skids on this debacle, so he went into the Zodiac kitchen and actually created the beloved cookie recipe that was later incorporated in the Neiman Marcus cookbook. Since then, each Zodiac restaurant bakes them fresh daily on the premises.

These Signature NM chocolate chip cookies (a perfect blend of butter, brown sugar, bittersweet chocolate chips and espresso coffee powder) are sold individually at the Zodiac, packaged beautifully in mini NM shopping bags for $4 apiece.

“It’s all about the show,” Garvin said. “Different stores have other cookie varieties, including white chocolate macadamia nut or peanut butter, but the focus for now is on the chocolate chip cookie.”

This is the first year Neiman Marcus is selling a box of a dozen Signature cookies online in the holiday catalog. “It makes a great gift, and we will ship anywhere,” Garvin said. “We’ve even shipped to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iran.”

For more holiday recipes, email kitchenshrink@san.rr.com or visit www.FreeRangeClub.com.

The Neiman Marcus Signature Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, softened 1 cup of light brown sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method: Preheat oven to 300º F. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (about 30 seconds). Add the egg and the vanilla extract and beat for another 30 seconds.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients, and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.

Using a one-ounce scoop or a 2-tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2-inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie. Makes about 2 dozen.

Note: www.NeimanMarcus.com; Zodiac, Neiman Marcus, Fashion Valley, 7027 Friars Road, San Diego (619) 692-9100.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legals FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-033939 Fictitious Business Name(s): Legalpools.com Located at: 203 Loma Corta Drive, Solana Beach, CA., 92075, San

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Diego County. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 412, Solana Beach, CA., 92075.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Jhon Derek Downey, 203 Loma Corta Drive, Solana Beach, CA., 92075. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/09/2011. Jhon Derek Downey, DM588, Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-034125 Fictitious Business Name(s): Sun West Field Painting Located at: 832A Kalpati Cir, Carlsbad, CA., 92008, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: 832A Kalpati Circle, Carlsbad, CA., San Diego, 92008.

This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: #1. Nicolas Swaim, 832A Kalpati Circle, Carlsbad, CA., 92008. #2. John Swaim, 832A Kalpati Circle, Carlsbad, CA., 92008. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/13/2011, Nicolas Swaim, DM587, Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-034030 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. IP Video Specialist, Inc. b. Webcam Rapids c. Webcam Streaming Talk Located at: 334 N. Rios Ave, Solana Beach, CA., 92075, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: PO Box 744, Solana Beach, CA., 92075. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business: has not yet started.

This business is hereby registered by the following: IP Video Specialist, Inc., 334 N. Rios Ave., Solana Beach, CA., 92075, California. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/12/2011. Tiffany Sears, CV293, Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032939 Fictitious Business Name(s): Nightmare Skateboards Located at: 2120 Via Tiempo, Cardiff, CA., 92007, San Diego County.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: John Edward Blaize Brannon, 2120 Via Tiempo, Cardiff, CA., 92007. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/29/2011. John Edward Blaize Brannon, CV292 , Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032146 Fictitious Business Name(s): Yogawithnaresh.com Located at:10994 West Ocean Air Drive, 386, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: 05/20/2011.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Srinivas Naresh Aluri, 10994 West Ocean Air Drive, 386, San Diego, CA., 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San

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December 22, 2011 Diego County on 11/17/2011. Srinivas Naresh Aluri, CV291, Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00101635-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Central Division, Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101.

PETITION OF: Kassandra Luz Romero for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Kassandra Luz Romero to Proposed Name Kassandra Romero.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Jan. 10, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101.

A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Del Mar Times (858) 2187232. Date: Nov. 28, 2011.

Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior Court DM584, Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-031690 Fictitious Business Name(s): Emergency Ready Located at: 12661 Monterey Cypress Way, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: #1. Iris Pearlman, 12661 Monterey Cypress Way, San Diego, CA., 92130. #2. Tanya Abelowitz, 12690 Lone Cypress Place, San Diego, CA., 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/14/2011. Iris Pearlman, CV290, Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032927 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Made In The Shade b. Made In The Shade Services Located at: 4623 Hamilton St., San Diego, CA., 92116, San Diego County.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: was 8-1-2000. This business is hereby registered by the following: Donald W. Oravsky, 4623 Hamilton St., San Diego, CA., 92116. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/29/2011. Donald W. Oravsky, DM583, Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-031452 Fictitious Business Name(s): More for Less Flooring, Carpet and Remodel located at: 13135 Shalimar Place, Del Mar, California 92014, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: Co-Partners. The first day of business: was 11-01-2011. This business is hereby registered by the following: David Villanueva, 1232 Turtle Cay Place, Chula Vista, CA 91915. Robert H. Brodt 13135 Shalimar Place, Del Mar, California 92014. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg,

Jr., Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on 11-09-2011. Robert H. Brodt, DM585, Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-033914 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. SC Business Consulting b. SC Consulting Located at: 2647 GateWay Road, #105-429, Carlsbad, CA., 92009, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business: was 10/20/11. This business is hereby registered by the following: SC Business Consulting, Inc., 2647 GateWay Road, Suite 105429, Carlsbad, California, 92009, California. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/09/2011. Susan Carder, DM581, Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032260 Fictitious Business Name(s): Inotras Ventures Located at: 3830 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 705-823, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation.

The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Renova Investment Corp., 3830 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 705-823, San Diego, CA., 92130, California. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/18/2011. Henryk Wyrzykowski, CV289, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032667 Fictitious Business Name(s): Watersedge Farms Located at: 2731 Caminito Verdugo, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: was Oct. 1, 2010. This business is hereby registered by the following: Erin Mikulec, 2731 Caminito Verdugo, Del Mar, CA, 92014. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/23/2011. Erin Mikulec, DM580, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-032185 Fictitious Business Name(s): The 1997 Sanford Family Limited Partnership Located at: 422 Culebra St., Del Mar, CA., 92014, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Limited Partnership. The first day of business: was July 1, 1997. This business is hereby registered by the following: #1.

Katherine M. Sanford, 422 Culebra St., Del Mar, CA., 92014, CA. #2. William C. Sanford, 9804 Marine View Dr., Mukilteo, WA., 98275. #3. K. Lynette Walker, 23541 24th St., Langley, BC Canada, V2Z3A2. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/17/2011. Katherine M. Sanford, DM577, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-031467 Fictitious Business Name(s): CodeNoise Located at: 4051 Carmel Springs Way, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the

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following: Joseph Fox, 4051 Carmel Springs Way, San Diego, CA., 92130.

This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/09/2011. Joseph Fox, CV288, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00059829-CU-PT-NC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA., 92081 PETITION OF: Rosa M. Watson for minor Anahi Aguilar for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Watson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Anahi to Proposed Name Minnie Nichole Watson.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Jan. 17, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 3. The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: Nov. 18, 2011.

Aaron H. Katz Judge of the Superior Court CV287, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00059926-CU-PT-NC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA., 92081 PETITION OF: Jessica Janel Guerrero for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jessica Janel Guerrero filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Jessica Janel Guerrero to Proposed Name Jay Janel Watson.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Jan. 17, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 3. The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: Nov. 18, 2011.

Aaron H. Katz Judge of the Superior Court CV286, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011

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In addition to celebrating the most innovative new products of the year, CONNECT also presented two Distinguished Contribution Awards to individuals who, through business activities and community involvement, have made major contributions in supporting the advancement of San Diego entrepreneurs. This year’s honorees are Rodney Lanthorne, vice chairman of Kyocera International; and Jim Schaeffer, executive director of Licensing and External Research for Merck Research

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In addition to honoring this year’s winners, the CONNECT MIP Awards provided the more than 850 San Diego technology executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, and capital providers in attendance with a boisterous and high-power networking event featuring all 24 product finalists.

Also rubbing shoulders with San Diego’s technology elite, were 50 middle and high school students who participate in CONNECT’s Entrepreneurs for Young Innovators program which was created to inspire young people to pursue careers in life sciences and technology by introducing them to local entrepreneurs creating the technology products of tomorrow.

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Framing completed at Davidson’s Miraval at Torrey Highlands Visible from busy SR 56, new homes at Davidson Communities’ Miraval at Torrey Highlands are now framed and on track for a post-Super Bowl 2012 grand opening.

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