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Directors urged to stamp out smoking at racetrack concerts Harper says staff needs to work on problem, which isn’t limited to tobacco
■ 90-year-old WWII fighter pilot recording storied life in memoir. Page 9
BY KATHY DAY Battles over smoking at the fairgrounds have moved to the racetrack where concertgoers have been lighting up – and not just tobacco. Joe Harper, president and general manager of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, beat several people to the punch on the issue on Aug. 14. They had come to
the 22nd Agricultural District’s directors meeting to tell stories about what they say has been happening at the post-race concerts. “Smoking is an issue, smoking marijuana is an issue – and that’s against the law,” said Dean Scott, one of a group of regular attendees who pushed the fair board to declare the venue a non-
smoking one — but to exempt the actual racetrack from the rules. However, the rules do apply to the concert series. But before Scott, who in June volunteered to serve on the board’s non-smoking subcommittee, and the others had their say near the end of the meeting, Harper had already told the board
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that they thoroughbred club staff needed to work on the matter. He said they are increasing signage, announcing the rules from the stage and have reminded the 121 security staffers – that includes private Elite security as well as sheriff’s deputies – that they need to increase enforcement.
While the speakers expressed their thanks that Harper was paying attention to the matter, they still raised the issue. Kathy Lippitt, a Rancho Santa Fe resident, and Judy Strang of the San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth, both were also critiSee SMOKING, Page 6
Concerns raised over Ag. district pay cuts 22nd District’s 175 employees haven’t seen a raise in five years
■ Trunk show to benefit local girl with Crohn’s disease. Page 8 Carmel Valley residents gathered at Piazza Carmel Aug. 8 to watch the “Lion King.” “Movie Nights” are being presented at Piazza Carmel every Wednesday throughout August by NewMark Merrill Companies and the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. For more information about Movie Nights: www.piazza-carmel.com. (Top row, l-r): Molly Jones, Chloe Fisher, Cami Ramseyer; Keeley Ramseyer, Abby Jones; (Bottom row, l-r): Jeffrey Lorenzen and Marita Beiner of ATA Black Belt Academy; Cade Ramseyer, James Bakhit; Mimi Mayer, Leah Phu, LoAn Mayer, Ian Mayer. Photos/Jon Clark
BY KATHY DAY Concerned that employees took yet another pay cut on July 1, 22nd District Agricultural Association Manager Tim Fennell told directors on Aug. 14 that the situation is hurting morale and forcing staffers to endure hardships. Since 2007, the district’s 175 employees – who run the Del Mar Fairgrounds and staff the annual San Diego County Fair – have not had a raise and have actually lost ground because they have been required to take furlough days and seen their personal leave programs re-
duced. Noting that the fair again set records for attendance and safety, Fennell said that just before this year’s fair he had given “a key person a glowing evaluation” for the fifth year in a row. But he could not give her a raise and had to tell her that she would have to work two more days during the fair’s extended season. The extra days, he noted, added to the hardship because it meant more expenses in babysitting and gas. “I’m starting to see the
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Report cites some improvements in fair traffic, parking issues ■ Paralympic gold medalist teams with local woman to help others. Page B1
BY KATHY DAY Traffic and parking matters continue to be topics of conversation between fair board directors and representatives of Del Mar and Solana Beach, and while differences remain they generally agree that things are better. But director David Wat-
son, in a report at the Aug. 14 meeting of the 22nd District Agricultural Association board, said a new shuttle system designed to take fairgoers into the two cities to shop and dine seemed to have a reverse effect. “People were driving to the cities and shuttling to the fair,” he said, noting that part of the problem
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might have been the plan went into place “without a long-term marketing plan. We need to get the businesses to market (the service) better in the months leading to the fair. When director Russ Penniman raised the question “Is it worth bringing up the temporary (rail) stop again?”, Watson said they
had decided to focus first on the simple things. “The rail stop is in the category of long term. It will take a lot of energy,” Watson said. “Right now we are just all learning how to get along,” he added, citing ongoing litigation with the cities. Barkett said they were making a “good-faith effort
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Del Mar school board president backs bond, explains why BY MARSHA SUTTON In an interview last week with Scott Wooden, president of Del Mar Union School District’s Board of Education, he explained why he appeared to change his position on the district’s push to place a $76.8 milDMUSD President Scott lion General ObWooden with superligation bond intendent Holly McClurg. measure on the ballot this November. Because he opposed spending $20,000 from the general fund to conduct a feasibility survey to determine how the community would respond to such a measure, many assumed he was against the bond. Although he and fellow board member Doug Perkins voted no, approval was given at the board’s April 25 meeting on a vote of 3-2 to proceed with the survey. Then three months later, at the school board’s July 25 meeting, Wooden voted with the majority to place the bond measure before voters in November. This required a super-majority which the district got: The vote was 4-1 to approve. Why the change? “I honestly didn’t believe that the survey results would show that there was support in the community, so I didn’t want to
spend the money to go forward with a survey at that time,” Wooden said. The positive survey results surprised him, he said. The bond requires 55 percent of voter approval, which the poll indicated was well within reach, although Wooden said the polling questions could have been phrased better. “I still have doubts on the ability of it to pass, but I’m willing to believe the survey results … and let the voters have a say on it,” he explained. Wooden’s doubts stemmed from the country’s economic uncertainty. “I think the economy is going to make people think twice about these things,” he said. He was also disturbed by the lack of detail from the district on which projects needed funding, for which schools, when and for how much. Despite this, if the bond doesn’t pass, “I think it’s going to be an uphill battle to get the funds that we need to do our infrastructure improvements,” he said. “It’s tough. I’ve struggled with this,” said the Republican party member who ran in 2010 on a campaign of fiscal responsibility. But he “didn’t want to be the vote” that denied the public the opportunity to weigh in on the measure. San Dieguito’s bond Ken Noah, superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District which has also placed a General Obligation bond on the November ballot, was dismayed over the possible impact of Del Mar’s bond. “I know that sounds somewhat self-centered, but we’ve been at this for almost four years,” Noah said. “This is so significant for the future of our district and generations of
students to come.” He said he had hoped to avoid “what I perceive to be competitive issues on the ballot. “Now that it’s been done, it’s the reality that we have.” At this point, he said SDUHSD “needs to make the best of it” and try to “work together [with DMUSD] in the best interest of all our kids.” Wooden attended San Dieguito’s board meeting on July 26 for its bond vote and said he told trustees, “Don’t be afraid to vote to put this on the ballot. Don’t let what we have done influence your decision.” He said he didn’t think one measure would negatively affect the other and asked them to make their decision “based on what’s best for the children in your school district and what you think your needs are.” In an email, Wooden explained his position on the two bonds. “I do not believe that having them together will increase the chances of passage,” he wrote. “It was more the other way. I don’t think that having them both on the ballot would hurt the chance for passage.” It makes sense, Wooden said, to support both bond measures “if you believe schools are important.” Bargaining with teachers Although he supports passage of his district’s bond, Wooden said he does not support state education Propositions 30 and 38. Proposition 30, he said, “is not going to education. It’s a shell game to move money around with the threat that if you don’t pass it you’re going to eliminate education practically.” He said he was willing “to call their bluff because I don’t think they’ll do that.”
Proposition 38 “actually does something for schools, but there is so much waste in Sacramento that if you wanted to prioritize schools appropriately you could do it.” So why should voters trust the Del Mar Union School District to be fiscally responsible with their money when he won’t trust the state? “This is money locally. It stays here in the Del Mar school district,” he said, mentioning the independent citizens’ committee that oversees GO bonds. The money, he said, will not pay for salaries for teachers or administrators. “It’s for infrastructure and it’s very specific.” Wooden believes the district is doing a “good job of looking at where our cash is flowing.” He said if voters agree, then they should support the bond. If not, “then the same argument I have with the state would hold for them.” Del Mar’s deficit spending – which he said was over $2 million last year – cannot continue, he said. “We’re going to have to reduce that budget deficit, and it’s going to have to come as far away from the students as possible,” he said. This means possible negotiations with teachers over prep time and other benefits, he said. “Our teachers are paid quite well for 20 or 27 students in a class, and that’s 80 to 90 percent of the budget,” Wooden said, “so we have to look at that in negotiations with teachers.” Maintaining small class sizes and the Extended Studies Curriculum programs are essential, “but there are some other perks along the way that may have to go,” he said.
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Rancho Valencia slated to open this fall BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa upgrade is set for a grand reopening this fall (a firm date has not yet been set). Everything is getting an overhaul at the Rancho Santa Fe destination, down to their logo and branding colors, from deep orange to fresh blues and chevron patterns. “To call this a renovation is an understatement,� said Nicole Sharp, director of marketing, who led a tour of the still under-construction resort recently. An investment group headed up by Jeff Jacobs purchased the resort in May 2010 and since then have been planning to bring in only the “best of the best,� laying out a detailed plan of exactly what they wanted. The resort shut down in January for the $30 million renovation. All of the resort will be touched by the new design from the landscaping and public areas to the hacienda and guest rooms. The resort will be getting all new amenities, such as a new restaurant, new bar and new fitness offerings at the spa. Even the tennis courts will
The window of the Rancho Valencia’s bar, The Pony Room. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING be resurfaced and given new windscreens. Tennis players will additionally be spoiled by a new clubhouse and pro shop. The property is also home to two pools, a walking trail around the resort and a croquet lawn popular for weddings. “It’s going to be a destination within a destination,� Sharp said. “There will be no need to leave the resort if you don’t want to. The renovation has focused
on creating amenities to support that.� One of the unique things about Rancho Valencia is that there are no hallways; all 49 rooms are individual casitas, located in clusters throughout the property. Model rooms are still receiving finishing design touches, but the onebedroom suites remain enviably large with all the comforts of home. “The design is an all classic, rustic hacienda feel. That’s what the owners loved about the resort and wanted to keep that while renovating to make it more fun, new and nice,� Sharp said. The “beautiful� bathrooms have all new custom tilework, roomy sunken tubs, heated toilet seats and double vanities, as well as a walk-in closet. All suites have outdoor patios and fireplaces and the one-bedrooms all have Jacuzzis. The walls surrounding the patios have been made higher for an even more private atmosphere. “It’s very peaceful out here and very tranquil,� Sharp said, remarking on See RESORT, page 23
School board races set for November Solana Beach School District (2 openings) Richard Leib, incumbent James Summers, retired teacher Julie Union, parent/PTA volunteer
School board candidates have officially qualified for the November ballot. The deadline for filing candidacy was Aug. 10. While Del Mar Union School District’s election will be uncontested, there will be competitive races in the San Dieguito Union High School District, Rancho Santa Fe School District and Solana Beach School District. The Nov. 6, 2012 election’s candidate list includes:
Del Mar Union School District (2 openings) Doug Perkins, incumbent/businessman/parent Alan Kholos, businessman/veteran/parent
San Dieguito Union High School District (two openings) Joyce Dalessandro, incumbent Beth Hergesheimer, incumbent Graham Ledger, parent/conservative newsman Steve McDowell, parent/financial analyst
Rancho Santa Fe School District (3 openings) Richard Burdge, incumbent Tyler Seltzer, appointed incumbent Heather Slosar, retired psychologist/parent Lorraine Brovick-Kent, parent/retired businesswoman
First-year lifeguard rescues man in Solana Beach First-year Solana Beach lifeguard Rachel Donahue had a hero moment around noon on Aug. 7 when she rescued a man who was face down in the water near Solana Beach Cove. Donahue first spotted the man from her lower tower waving his arms, said lifeguard captain Craig Miller. “Next thing you know he was face down,� Miller said. Donahue swam to his rescue and pulled him to shore with the help of some nearby men, Miller said. The man did not have a pulse and was not breathing when he came in, and three senior lifeguards from the high tower arrived and began CPR. Fire and medic officials joined and hooked up a defibrillator, Miller said. He said he thinks a medical condition caused the incident because the man was in chest-deep water. Lifeguard officials are waiting to hear details on the condition of the man, who was rushed to the hospital from the scene. Of Donahue, he said, “She did a great job of getting out there and getting him in.� — Claire Harlin
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For local resident Tristan Prettyman, tribulations lead to musical triumph BY ROB LEDONNE Carmel Valley native and Capitol Records singer/ songwriter Tristan Prettyman’s career is currently at a turning point. She’s in the midst of a promo tour for her third album, “Cedar + Gold,” and right now is catching her Tristan Prettyman breath after per- PHOTO/EMI MUSIC PUBLICITY forming a show in Minneapolis. “Yesterday we played on a beautiful lake for a few hundred people for a station here that has been a big supporter,” she explained from her Twin Cities hotel room. “Now we have a couple days to relax.” If advance buzz for “Cedar + Gold” is any indication, Prettyman’s not going to be able to relax for long. The album’s first single, “My Oh My,” recently landed a spot on the latest edition of the hugely popular “Now That’s What I Call Music” compilation series, alongside tracks by such heavyweights as Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, and Usher. Additionally, the internet can’t seem to stop gossiping about the album’s allusions to her former relationship with fellow singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, a fact Prettyman isn’t coy about. “One thing that drives me crazy is when someone in the public eye denies that something (they created) isn’t from personal experience, but everyone knows that it is. I thought ‘Wow, I’m getting really specific,’ especially when I was writing about actual phone calls and voicemails. I think my job as an artist is to be there with a net and sort through everything I’m feeling.” Prettyman’s talents as a musician were honed during formative years in Carmel Valley and she has vivid memories of her upbringing in the area, including walking to the former dirt field where the Del Mar Highlands Town Center now sits. “When I was a kid, me and my brother would go there and just run around,” she remembers. “When the McDonald’s was built, we used to walk from our house and make it a field trip.” Prettyman, who learned to surf at 15th street in Del Mar and bought her first CDs at the now defunct Warehouse at the Highlands, still has a strong affinity for the area. “Every time I fly into San Diego, I feel a little breath of relief and fresh air,” she explains. “I tried to entertain the idea of living other places, but it’s so amazing here. I love being able to stop by places like the Belly Up, and run into people that I know who don’t treat me differently. Regardless of how much the area has grown, it still feels like a
small community.” While Prettyman’s parents still live in Carmel Valley and she calls Solana Beach home, the new album was created entirely in Encinitas. “My dad originally bought this house (in Encinitas) in the 1960s and after my parents moved to Carmel Valley, they kept it as a rental. It was always my dream to remodel it, so we redid the backyard, floors, and kitchen.” At the same time following the release of her 2008 album “Hello...x,” she was toying with the idea of giving up music after feeling burnt out. “I was just over it,” she says now. “I wanted to travel to find my anchor again and just kind of live and have experiences. I traveled for a year, which was amazing and didn’t even pick up a guitar.” When she finally decided to delve into songwriting again, doctors discovered polyps on her vocal chords, which is the kiss of death for any singer. The polyps were eventually removed, and Prettyman found herself falling for Mraz, who she had previously dated. Mraz himself was hot off the heels of the smash track “I’m Yours,” one of the most popular songs in recent chart history. Reuniting led to a four-month engagement, the implosion of which inspired the album. Said Prettyman: “When [the engagement ended], it was like the rug was swept from out under my feet. I noticed something stirring inside of me, and that situation made the writing just pour out of me. I had written 60-something songs before that point, but nothing I was excited about. Then, after the vocal surgery and the breakup, it got to a point where the river overflowed. I was bummed because I didn’t want to write a break-up record, but my gut feeling was to get out of the way and stop being picky about what was coming out of me. The record sort of wrote itself.” Tracking Prettyman’s career thus far, it’s clear to see that her tribulations led directly to her triumph of completing her latest album, all of which rests on the bedrock of her life in the North County area. Despite her strifes however, Prettyman says she “doesn’t have a problem” talking about them: “This record is so personal; it’s important for people to know that no one is perfect. It doesn’t matter if you’re a songwriter, you’re human and still have to work on relationships.” “Cedar + Gold,” will be released by Capitol Records on Sept. 25. Its lead single, “My Oh My,” is available for download now. Prettyman will next be performing in the San Diego area next on Sept. 8 for Anthology & 102.1 KPRI’s Street Beat in Downtown’s Little Italy. For more information and tickets, please visit http://www.kprifm. com/pages/main For more information, visit www. tristanprettyman.com and http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/ tristan-prettyman-to-drop-cedar-gold-onsept-25/10171130
Volunteers needed to plant flags at ‘Silent Tribute’ event in Del Mar Sept. 11 “Silent Tribute” volunteers needed on Sept. 11 to plant 3,000 small flags at Del Mar Powerhouse Park, 1658 Coast Blvd, Del Mar, starting at 9 a.m. The Mayor of Del Mar, Carl Hilliard, will speak a 6 p.m. Taps will be played at 6:30 p.m.
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Del Mar Community Connections to hold ‘Midnight in Paris’ benefit Sept. 29 Del Mar residents and friends are invited to “sip, sup and swing” at a “Midnight in Paris” benefit sponsored by Del Mar Community Connections on Sept. 29 at the Del Mar Hilton. “Don your flapper dresses, boas, pearls, fedoras and spats emulating 1920s glamour and join us for a fun evening of socializing and dancing,” urges Kathy Reed McCarthy, Gala general chair. The lively evening will include a wine bar reception, three-course dinner, live auction and dancing to Randy Fontaine and the Swingers. “Who can tell,” noted McCarthy, “you might spot Er-
nest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein or Cole Porter among the guests at the 6 to 10 p.m. event.” Reservations may be made at 858-792-7565 or dmcc@ dmcc.cc. The annual Gala is the single largest fund-raiser for Del Mar Community Connections, a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to enriching community life in Del Mar by promoting independence and well-being among seniors and those with special needs; making connections through social, health, educational, cultural and intergenerational programs.
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In the past, he noted, when they tried giving incentives like gas cards, allowing employees to cash out vacation days or giving bonuses based on cash flow “that got shut down.” The concern was shared by other directors, including president Adam Day who said the operations committee is exploring alternatives and that they specifically asked that the matter be put on the board to draw attention to it. He said they will report back next month with potential options for the board’s consideration. “We’ve got to look inward … and get more flexibility to operate transparently with the best staff we can,” he said. “Our highest priority is that we don’t want to limit our options.”
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old son recently went to a concert, told the board he had to come home early because he has asthma and was affected by all of the smoke. “You need to train security better and have more security,” she said, adding that when her son complained to the staff about the smoke, “he was told they had bigger problems.” Strang encouraged the directors to set up a meeting of the non-smoking committee, but they did not respond.
He said they are willing to meet with Gov. Jerry Brown’s staff, as well as consider the legalities of potential alternatives. Following the meeting, Day said, “Our employees are our No. 1 asset. We have been able to succeed year to year with revenue, attendance, safety and satisfaction simply because they are dedicated and hard working.” He added that it is the Ag. directors’ job to fight as hard as they can for them. Fennell said it was important for people to “keep in mind that (the district) is self-funded and depends on putting on events that are safe and well executed. We need the people to be able to do that.”
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Local resident Lois Alter Mark wins ‘BlogHer Voices of the Year Award’ Carmel Valley resident Lois Alter Mark has been named a “BlogHer Voice of the Year” for her article “It’s Time to Re-Think Pink.” The piece, which appeared on StyleSubstanceSoul.com, is about the “pinkification” of breast cancer, and won the People’s Choice Award in the Op-Ed category. “This is such an important subject, and I’m thrilled that it resonated with so many people,” said Alter Mark. “The fact that it was selected by the readers themselves makes this honor even more rewarding.” Alter Mark is the co-founder of StyleSubstanceSoul.com, for which she was selected, out of 100,000 applicants, to accompany Oprah Winfrey to Australia in 2010 as one of 150 Ultimate Viewers. The Voices of the Year Awards were held in New York on Aug. 3 at the eighth annual BlogHer Conference. More than 5,000 bloggers attended the event, which featured a live-via-satellite welcome address by President Obama and keynote speeches by Katie Couric and Martha Stewart. “It’s Time to Re-Think Pink” can be found at http://stylesubstancesoul.com/2012/02/its-time-to-re-think-pink/.
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Beach Blanket Movie Night to be held in Solana Beach The City of Solana Beach’s Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting the 8th annual Beach Blanket Movie Night at Fletcher Cove Park on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 6 to 10 p.m. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. The evening begins with live music by Kevin Miso followed by “Lost and Found,” a short children’s film by Oliver Jeffers. BBMN’s feature presentation is “One California Day” by filmmakers Mark Jeremias and Jason Baffa. BBMN offers plenty of refreshments (popcorn, ice cream, cookies and brownies) and a raffle with big ticket prizes — including a Firewire surfboard, beach cruiser bicycle from Revolution Bike Shop, Surf Ride Complete Skateboard, and a Billabong wetsuit. Raffle and refreshment tickets will be available inside the park for a suggested donation of $1 per ticket. All proceeds from BBMN will be used to benefit future Solana Beach Parks and Recreation projects or events. So bring a blanket, pack a picnic and head on down to Fletcher Cove Park on Aug. 25 for a fun-filled evening of movies under the stars. Fletcher Cove Park is located at 111 South Sierra Avenue, Solana Beach.
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CV resident joins San Diego Medical Society Foundation The San Diego County Medical Society Foundation (SDCMSF) announces the appointment of Carmel Valley resident Francesca Mueller as program director, responsible for supervision of Project Access San Diego, the Foundation’s flagship program. Mueller is the former Medical Society project manager at Foundation appoints the Center for the Francesca Mueller as Promotion of Mater- program director. nal and Infant Health at the University of California, San Diego, and previously held the position of Advocacy and Communications Manager at the “Health Care for All New York” Coalition in New York. Mueller obtained a bachelor of arts in Spanish language from the University of Michigan and a master of science in public health from New York University. According to SDCMSF Executive Director Barbara Mandel, “We’re very excited
about the addition of Francesca to our SDCMSF staff. She brings with her extraordinary community health advocacy skills and experience working with projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, as well as expertise in monitoring programs administered under significant grants from organizations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She will be an integral member of our team who also has direct experience addressing women’s and children’s health issues through her handson work as a clinical assistant that will be instrumental in furthering the mission of our Text4baby program outreach efforts. ” SDCMSF was founded by the San Diego County Medical Society in 2005 to address the unmet healthcare needs of uninsured and underinsured San Diego County residents. The Foundation focuses on increasing healthcare access, improving health education and prevention, and supporting physicians and medical students to improve the quality of care in the community. For more information, contact the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation at www.sdcmsf.org or (858) 300-2777.
Del Mar Taste and Art Stroll slated for Oct. 7 The Bergum Foundation recently announced its “Finish Strong” project. This sponsorship project is designed to help financially-challenged students that have high academic potential. Students can learn challenging material if the right types of support are provided. The foundation’s mission is to “Make a difference one person at a time!” Visit bergumfoundation.org and submit your application and “Finish Strong” in 2012/2013.
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Student gives birthday donations to Optimist Club’s Rady Children’s Cancer Fund BY KAREN BILLING When Carmel Valley’s Anjali Haripriyan turned 11 this summer, she decided she would like to forgo gifts and encourage her birthday party guests to donate money for a Del Mar/ Solana Beach Optimist Club charity instead. As a result, the incoming sixth grade student at Sycamore Ridge School in Carmel Valley was able to deliver a check for $340 to the Rady Children’s Cancer Fund at the Optimist Club’s Aug. 8 meeting. “Here’s a little girl who’s already thinking of others,” said Optimist Susan Pfleeger. “That’s really unusual for someone her age.” In the spring, Anjali was honored by the Optimists at their Vic Kops Children’s Challenge Awards in the category of humanities. Vic Kops created the awards 30 years ago as a way to find kids in a league of their own and encourage them by honoring them. The awards have carried on his name since he died in 2007. “It’s a ripple effect of what Vic Kops started so many years ago,” said Pfleeger said. “I think we accomplished what Vic wanted, that if you reward good behavior, you’ll get more good behavior.”
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Anjali Haripriyan donated $340 to the Del Mar/Solana Beach Optimist Club’s Rady Children’s Cancer Fund. Accepting her gift were Optimist Susan Pfleeger and President Dave Eller. Photo/K. Billing
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At 90, WWII combat fighter pilot working on memoir BY JOE TASH Selwyn Lurie never flew again after spending four years as a combat fighter pilot in North Africa and Burma during World War II. “I had enough,” said Lurie, a Carmel Valley resident, of his time in the cockpit of Hurricane and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes. During his stint as a pilot in the South African Air Force, he crashed five times, all caused by weather or mechanical malfunctions. The last crash was the worst — he hit the ground at 170 mph without wheels or flaps, injuring his neck in the process. Lurie’s crashes occurred in friendly territory — “Thank God, otherwise I wouldn’t be here,” he said. These days, Lurie, who turned 90 on Aug. 7, works a computer keyboard instead of the controls of an airplane, as he writes a memoir about his life. So far, he’s completed about 150 pages. (While Lurie hasn’t piloted an airplane since WWII, he and his family marked his 90th birthday with a different sort of aviation experience — a hot air balloon ride.) Lurie and his wife, Barbara, who have been married for 57 years, have three children and eight grandchildren, all of whom live in Carmel Valley and Del Mar. Lurie said he decided to write the book at the request of his grandchildren. He said he never knew his own grandparents, who died in the Holocaust. Lurie holds vivid memories of his wartime experience and keeps mementos, such as photos and models of the airplanes he flew, in his home office. He’s also kept his uniform, festooned with medals, and the aviator’s helmet he wore, complete with goggles and oxygen mask. His job as a combat pilot was mostly going in low to the ground, strafing military targets, or escorting bombers. He flew against the Germans in North Africa, and against the Japanese in Burma. One memento of his military service is a silk handkerchief imprinted with a map of Burma. Lurie said pilots carried such maps, sewn into the collars of their shirts, in case they had to bail out of their planes. A magnetized pin was also inserted into their collars, he said, which would point north when floated in water. Buttons on the pilots’ underwear were
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Da-le Ranch: Not your usual animal farm •Couple takes sustainable, friendly farming to another level BY CLAIRE HARLIN Leslie Pesic used to be a vegetarian, but when she and her husband, Dave Heafner, decided to go remote nine years ago and start a worm farm, he said he wanted to raise livestock for meat, and he wanted her to try it. “I gave her a bite of our first homegrown pig, and it took her a Dave Heafner and Leslie Pesic, owners of Da-Le Ranch. PHOTO: second, but her face lit CLAIRE HARLIN up, all surprised,” said then a financial planner for another 20. Heafner in an interview at his Lake Elsinore After falling ill for several years and loshome, which is nestled on the 22-acre Da-Le ing his business, he and Pesic decided to Ranch — “Da-Le” meaning Dave and Leslie. move somewhere she could breed Lhasa Pesic added, “That was when I switched Apso puppies, a passion of hers, and he to omnivore, and at first I would eat it dead could try a new venture — worm farming. with no red, but now I eat it rawer than he “We wanted to move out in the does.” boonies,” she said. Pesic knows exactly what goes into her Selling worm castings (the excretion pork, beef, chicken and lamb because she used as a nutrient for plants) proved successcares for her animals day in and day out, ful until the economy took a hit in 2009. feeding them things like alfalfa and organic Around that time, the couple had an overvegetables from the farmers markets where abundance of meat they had only been raisshe and her daughter, Ashlie, sell Da-Le ing for personal use, so Heafner sold six Ranch meats. Those who frequent the Solapork shoulders to a nearby family for a na Beach or Rancho Santa Fe farmers marlarge, six-family cookout. kets have likely spotted the meat enthusiasts “They had a block party and each famistanding by their freezer, and those who ly cooked a pork shoulder in all different have chosen and taken home a cut have ways,” he said. “The following Monday I got likely gotten a passionate lesson on local, a call from the manager of the Bonsal farmhumane, hormone-free farming. ers market and he said ‘I had six different Or maybe Leslie Pesic has shared with dishes made from your pork and it’s the you her motto: “God put animals on this most unique tasting pork I’ve ever had.’” Earth, and if you treat them well, they will Heafner agreed to sell at that farmers feed us.” market, and soon he was contacted by one The Da-Le Ranch isn’t like commercial of the biggest San Diego farmers markets — farms. Not only does Pesic name each and Little Italy. every sow and sheep, but she brings the Da-Le Ranch now has a presence in baby animals inside when they are sick or about a handful of weekly farmers markets, when the weather is too cold or hot. Not and many more seasonal markets. one animal at the farm is confined in a With only one full-time farmhand, the small pen, except for the occasional rooster family stays busy as popularity grows. Heafthat goes into “time out” for fighting. ner often only sleeps only a couple of hours “They are all like my pets,” said the a night on the weekend, when many of the North Carolina native who previously markets take place, and Pesic serves as the worked as a dog groomer and church adanimals’ primary caregiver, waking up ministrator. around 6 a.m. daily to feed and water them. Heafner, a South Carolina native, is in During the hot summer months, she replenhis third — “and hopefully last” — career, See FARM, page 23 he said. He was a Marine for 20 years and
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‘Animal Talk’: Local resident writes book about communication with animals BY CLAIRE HARLIN Debra Saum says she’s been talking to animals since she was a child. “As a kid I was always outside talking to the butterflies and I couldn’t understand why people couldn’t hear what they were saying,” said the local resident and author. “If I saw a lizard I would say, ‘Are you hot?’ If I saw a bird I’d say, ‘Are you happy?’ At a young age I always wanted to understand if the animals around me felt good, things like that.” Saum recently released the book “Animal Talk, What Do They Have To Say?,” a collection of animal portraits she has painted over the years and the amazing things she said these creatures have talked to her about. “Communicating with animals is the most natural thing. It happens every day between people and the animals they love,” she said. “My work simply celebrates that connection we all have with other species.” “Animal Talk” is designed for readers of all ages, and it’s an easy read full of short inspirational quotes and original paintings of the animals who Saum said shared those ideas with her. Most of the featured animals are those Saum was hired to paint, and in the process of painting those animals, usually from a photograph of someone’s pet. “I talk to them while I paint them,” said Saum, a San Diego native. “The premise is using telepathy, and telepathy takes place whether you are there or not. I can do animal communication sessions over the phone, and people say ‘How can you talk to my dog when you are not there with them?’” Saum explains it like so: Telepathy works on a frequency like brain waves, and animals predominantly communicate through body language or telepathy. “We can’t see thoughts but we can hear them,” she said. “We all have a sixth sense; it’s all a matter of learning how to use it.” “Animal Talk” isn’t Saum’s first book. Her book, “Horse As Teacher … The Path to Relationship” focuses specifically on the relationships between people and horses. It is available for purchase at Frustrated Cowboy, a Western boutique
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1972 Israeli Olympic team survivor shares his experience at Munich BY KAREN BILLING It was 40 years ago this September at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games when an unthinkable tragedy invaded an event meant to symbolize friendship, peace and unity among nations. Eleven Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by a Pales- Olympian and author tinian terrorist Dan Alon/ Photo/Jon Clark group called Black September. Dan Alon, one of five survivors from the Israeli Olympic team, shared his painful story with Rancho Santa Fe Chabad on Aug. 7. “In ancient Greece, Olympia was a sacred place and anyone who entered with a force of arms was committing a sin against
the gods,� said Alon. “In 1972, a group of people committed a sin against the gods and the world.� “For 34 years, I kept silent,� said Alon. “I didn’t talk about it, not to the media, to the public or to my family or friends. I was very shy and I felt a coward that I escaped. And I was very angry.� Alon only broke his silence after the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie “Munich� shed light on the Munich massacre and its aftermath. After the movie’s release, a Rabbi from Oxford University asked him to tell his story to his students and Alon accepted. While the experience was hard and Alon said he could barely talk, he soon accepted another speaking engagement at Yale University and found there was value in telling his difficult story. His book, “Munich Memoir,� was published two months ago and is available online. “It’s not certain something like this cannot happen again,� Alon said. “I became a messenger, that’s the only thing I can do. It’s very hard for me to talk about it still. After 40
years it’s still hard for me.â€? Alon went to compete in the 1972 Olympics as a fencer. He says he was born with a sword in his hand due to his father, a great fencer from Budapest. “From morning to night I was fencing at home, moving chairs and furniture to fence with my brother,â€? said Alon, whose first fencing coach was his father. He won his first championship at age 12 and at 16 was the Junior National Champion before joining the army at age 18. After his service he was crowned the Israeli National Champion at age 23, a title he kept for many years until Munich. He was 27 when he traveled to the Olympics with his fellow Israeli teammates, including Andre Spitzer, his good friend who served as a fencing coach. They arrived two weeks early to the Olympic Village and had their pick of the apartments in their building. Without hesitation, he and fencer Yehuda Weisenstein picked apartment #2 while Spitzer selected #1 to be separate. It was a fateful decision. “The opening ceremonies were a special day for me,â€? said Alon. “I felt so proud to be there for my father and to represent Israel. We were walking on German soil‌I remember thinking ‘I will always remember this moment.’ It was my dream and I couldn’t realize or think that this dream would become a nightmare for me.â€? On the night of Sept. 4, the Israeli delegation went out together to see “Fiddler on the Roof,â€? meeting the cast backstage and taking photos together, which would be their last. Alon went to sleep at 1 a.m., but he was woken by loud noises, explosions and shouting at 4:30 a.m. He didn’t know what it was, thinking maybe it was an Olympic celebration of some kind so he went back to sleep. About 20 minutes later he heard the distinct sound of machine guns. “The wall behind my bed was shaking and I knew something was wrong,â€? Alon said.
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Old Time Hockey wins $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (Grade II) Former Mexican President Vicente Fox made the trophy presentation to the connections of Old Time Hockey after the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (Grade II) at Del Mar on Aug. 11. Ridden by Joe Talamo, the 3-year-old gelding prevailed by a nose in a three-horse finish. My Best Brother, the favorite, held on for second by a head over Chips All In. Old Time Hockey covered the 1 1/16 miles on the turf in 1:40.55. He is owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by Tom Proctor. Photo by Kelley Carlson
Del Mar author at Warwick’s book signing Aug. 25 Del Mar resident and author Walter Carlin will be signing copies of his latest novel, “Beelzebub O’Brien, K Street Warrior,” at Warwick’s Books in La Jolla, 7812 Girard, on Saturday, Aug. 25, from noon-2 p.m.. It’s the tale of Billy O’Brien, a young, rather naive MBA who obtains the rank of K Street Warrior with a prestigious Washington, D.C., lobbyist. When he’s hit by a car he ends up in hell — he is a lobbyist, after all — where he discovers an exchange program with heaven. To qualify, he must go to New York City and corrupt the incorruptible. There he meets and falls for a beautiful young woman who has the same assignment as Billy, but in reverse: she’s on the team from upstairs, on a mission saving souls. Many complications ensue in this sly political satire mixed with a healthy dose of young love. Kirkus Reviews says, “Carlin displays a knack for dialogue and a superb sense of pacing, and his raging cynicism makes for several entertaining broadsides at recent developments, particularly the Supreme Court decision regarding political spending on speech.”
Teen Volunteer In Action chapter to hold fall kick-off event For the TVIA-SD2 (Teen Volunteer In Action) fall kick-off event this year, the organization of 179 boys will be volunteering in a hands-on philanthropic event by building beehives for a group, Via International/Los Niños, in Mexico. Please join them for a fun afternoon and learn how TVIA is a fast growing non-profit group in San Diego, dedicated to offering teen boys and their families the opportunity for personal growth through philanthropy. The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 3-5 p.m. at Sage Canyon Elementary School (5290 Harvest Run Drive, San Diego, 92130). Via International/Los Niños is a non-profit service organization dedicated to improving the quality of life by creating opportunities for children and their families to realize their human potential through participation in the development of their communities. Teen Volunteers in Action (TVIA) is a truly unique opportunity for young men to reach out to the community. It is comprised of 30 members per class in grades 7–12. Established in 2000 as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit, its mission meets an under-served need to introduce teenage sons to community service and leadership on a local level; moreover, the parent-run advisement board provides wonderful opportunities for continued work and interaction with teenage sons. For more information, visit www.TVIA.org (SD-2 chapter).
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Mothers help daughters with autism ‘embrace their potential’ Blue Roses Girls achieves goals through ‘Community, Friendship, Support, Creativity, Celebration’ BY KATHY DAY Moms know that the day is coming when their daughter’s focus changes from playing to a more social type of engagement – talking about fashion, hair, boys, being cool. But for a group of local moms with autistic daughters, that day doesn’t come as naturally so they set out to do something about it. Remembering the days as a 9- and 10-year-old when she had relationships with her girlfriends prompted Jazel Peterzell to start thinking about how to teach her daughter “the girl code.” Her daughter, diagnosed with autism at 3 and a half, is now 11. “I knew I could teach her a lot, but how much more fun to have a bunch of girls share the experience,” she said. Because autism is a male-dominated condition, she could find only services “catering to the masses,” she said. “I asked myself, ‘Do I want her hanging out with older boys.’ ” Peterzell began search-
Learn more at ■ www.bluerosesgirls. com ■ www.crimsoncenter. com ■ Read about the origin of the group’s name at http://tinyurl. com/8j2zr25. ing for a social club to meet her daughter’s needs — a place where she and other autistic girls could learn about “puberty, dating, relationships and sexuality so by the time they were 18 they could have a handle on it.” Finding none, she posted a note on the special needs section within Valerie’s List, an informational website for parents, asking “Are there any other moms with girls like mine?” And she began talking to Karyn Lewis Searcy, who had read her posting. The director of the Crimson Center for Speech and Language, a nonprofit based in Mira Mesa which provides
services for children, teens and adults, she said when she heard about Peterzell’s idea, she thought, “That’s a good point she’s got.” Soon, other moms answered the question with one of their own: Yes, what can we do? One of them was Carol Fletcher, a Torrey Highlands resident who was also looking for a way for her 11-year-old daughter, who has atypical autism, to make friends. While she is very aware socially, very conversational and high functioning, she said, her daughter was “very aware she was different … and not comfortable with typical (the word used to describe children who develop “normally”) peers.” Another was Srividya Ananthanarayanan, a Carmel Valley mother who has a 10-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son with autism, as well as a typical daughter who is 11. She learned about Peterzell’s efforts – which came to be known as Blue Roses Girls — through Searcy-Bair.
Participants at the Blue Roses Girls summer camp. “We were just moms starting a social club,” Peterzell said. Searcy said she offered a space for them to meet for free. Her organization, founded in 2003, has become a sort of umbrella for other small organizations that are just starting out. She assists them with financial reporting and offers her
expertise on external resources and program execution. “I’m primarily there as a sounding board,” she said. The Crimson Center also gave Blue Roses Girls a place to meet and make plans. Once the moms — who asked that their daughters’ names not be used for this report — started getting together on a regular basis,
they talked about what fun it would be to have a fashion show with their daughters as models. So they began planning and then meeting every other week at the Crimson Center, teaching the girls makeup skills, “how to walk the catwalk,” and all about fashSee AUTISM, Page 23
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Open House to be held Aug. 28 at new Del Mar community building The newly-minted Del Mar Community Building, located at 225 9th Street, is set for a grand opening and Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 5-7 p.m. The community is invited to tour the facility, learn about the spaces available for community use, and enjoy a wine and cheese gathering with other residents. The Del Mar Community Building will include offices for the Del Mar Foundation (DMF) and the Del Mar Community Connections (DMCC), along with a large computer lab for DMCC’s brain fitness and computer training programs. The building includes a conference room seating 14, a kitchen with a work space for eight, and a reception room. The facilities augment current community meeting space at the Del Mar Library and City Hall Annex and will soon be available to Del Mar community groups by advance reservation. Three community organizations (DMF, DMCC and the DMVA History Committee) will have storage space on site, allowing a collective savings of over $500 in monthly offsite storage unit fees. The property also includes a parking lot, a rare amenity in Del Mar. To make the Del Mar Community Building a reality, the DMF and DMCC committed funds for remodeling, including an ADA-compliant restroom. Betty Wheeler, the DMF board member who spearheaded the negotiations for the
Volunteers from the Del Mar Foundation, Del Mar Community Connections and Del Mar Garden Club clean up the yard of the new Del Mar Community Building. building and coordinated its remodel, stated: “The Community Building is a reality because of the volunteer efforts of
many community residents, plus tremendous support from the City of Del Mar.” Assistant City Manager Mark Delin and the Public Works staff have provided crucial support, as have volunteers from the Del Mar Foundation, DMCC, and the Del Mar Garden Club. In addition, the volunteer building and remodeling skills of Larry Brooks have been key to a comprehensive and affordable spruce-up of the building. The Del Mar Foundation approached the City last year with a proposal to use the building, formerly the site of the administrative offices of the Del Mar Union School District, as a community building. In addition to offices for the Del Mar Foundation and Del Mar Community Connections, it was to serve as a meeting place available to Del Mar organizations and groups. On May 1, the Del Mar Foundation and the City entered into an Interim Use Agreement approving community use for an initial two years. The long-term use of the property is being determined by a master plan process for the entire Shores property. For more information, and to see photos of the work in progress at the Community Building, visit the Del mar Foundation web site at www.delmarfoundation.org/communitybuilding.
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At just 4, local resident already a winning taekwondo competitor
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BY KAREN BILLING Her face showing a fierce look of determination, Channah Zeitung unfurls a series of maneuvers with her taekwondo bo staff, peppered by piercing yells of “hiiyah!” Her moves are impressive but are made even more so by the fact that she is just 4 years old. The tiny taekwondo artist has pushed her way out of the Tiny Tigers division of children her age and into a junior division, where she is beating competitors three and four years older than her. Channah, who trains at Carmel Valley’s Church’s Martial Arts, is ranked first in the state in creative forms. At a recent tournament in Arizona, she won first place in creative and traditional weapons, beating out 7- and 8-year-old competitors. She also placed first in creative forms, which she performs to the fun song “Barbie Girl” with a head full of black feathers. “Everybody was left breathless by her,” said Trish Church of her Arizona performance. At another tournament in Ventura, she also won
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(Back, l-r) Alex, Kerira, Trish Church, owner and instructor at Church’s Martial Arts, Alexa Rodrigues; Center: Kathryn Baron, Front: Channah Zeitung. McKenzie Images what it is to lose and understand what kind of work ethic is takes to be successful,” Church said. “She doesn’t like to lose. By the time she’s 8 years old she’ll be [even more amazing] because she already works like an 8-year-old.” Church predicts she will be a very young black belt, possibly earning it by age 6. “She is stubborn,” Church said. “She always tries really, really hard.” A nod to her hard work and determination, Channah just learned a new blue belt form of over 42 moves, memorizing the routine in about a week and perfecting it in two. “My little girl has been so inspired by Mrs. Church,” said mom Gloria. “She teaches her discipline, integrity, empathy and strength. My 2-year-old has an attention span because of taekwondo. And Channah, this is all she wants to do.”
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Longtime soccer coach starting new league BY KAREN BILLING A new youth soccer league is coming to Carmel Valley, courtesy of Tommy Maurer, formerly of the Del Mar/Carmel Valley Sharks. The new club is called Borussia Del Mar, named for one of Maurer’s favorite soccer teams from his native Germany. Already Carmel Valley’s fields are home to three other youth soccer leagues, but Maurer believes there’s space on the pitch for Borussia. “I think all of the leagues serve a tremendous purpose in the community but I also think there’s room for more,” Maurer said. “It’s an abundance, the community is constantly growing and I just want to be a little part of that.”
Tommy Maurer As teams for fall are already set, Maurer is eyeing fall 2013 as his first regular season. In the meantime, he hopes to build his league with camps, individual and group training, and spring soccer. First up will be a soccer camp on Aug. 20-24 at Sola-
na Pacific School. Open to children 5-15, the camp will run 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration for the camp is available at borussiadelmar.com Maurer is no stranger to the area soccer scene, having been with the Del Mar/Carmel Valley Sharks for 13 years, serving as a coach, assistant director of the older boys program and, since 2008, the director of the recreation program. “It was great because I was able to shape the program,” Maurer said of his role as director of the rec. program. “We had such great numbers of kids and I was allowed to be really creative in setting up a really nice program for all those numbers, being a ‘caretaker’ for all those needs.”
Maurer was terminated by the Sharks at the end of June and since then has launched full steam into creating this new league for Carmel Valley. He strongly feels that he will able to be successful in this community and to offer something different and unique. “It will give my membership an opportunity to learn in a different environment,” Maurer said. Before he left the Sharks, soccer registration for 5-year-old boys had jumped to 180 already this year from 105 the previous year. “Somewhere there was a population explosion,” Maurer notes. “I don’t think it’s abnormal to try and launch something in this area.” He said he doesn’t want to compete with neighboring leagues, but hopefully work with them on how to present soccer to the community. “I believe I can bring harmony into the area,” Maurer said. “I’m not looking to step on any toes, I just want to continue what I’ve gotten really good at and that’s directing kids into good development and good sport.” Maurer came to the U.S. from Germany
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in 1970 when he was 12 years old. “All I did when I was in Germany was play soccer,” Maurer said. He was recruited at a young age into a program to prepare players for the professional game, but his family moved to the Philadelphia area before that dream was realized. In the U.S., there was no soccer but Maurer was determined. Rather than hit a soccer ball against a wall by himself (which he often did), he decided to form his own soccer league as just a fifth grader. “In some way or another, I’ve been doing this all my life,” Maurer said of running a league. Maurer became the third player ever drafted out of high school to play for the North American Soccer League’s Tampa Bay Rowdies. As part of their training, players were sent to play in England and Germany—“I got back to what I lost moving here,” Maurer said. Uprooting to America at 12 had such an enormous impact on Maurer that he has
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Productive SDJA quarterback gearing up for another great year BY GIDEON RUBIN Micah Weinstein was just a freshman when his San Diego Jewish Academy coaches took the unusual step of installing him in a dual quarterbacking system on the varsity. And in the early going, to say that Weinstein’s demeanor didn’t exactly inspire confidence would be an understatement. “He had this ‘deer in the headlights’ look,” SDJA coach Joseph Gurfinkiel said. Weinstein is the first to admit that the trepidations he projected weren’t far off from the reality of how he experienced being thrust in a high-pressure situation. The challenge he faced was especially formidable because the Lions run a modern spread offense that demands advanced aptitude. “At a young age everything was moving very quickly on the field,” Weinstein said. “I had to learn how to react and look for different (defensive) coverages. “I was nervous, but I thought if I proved myself it would be a big deal for the next year.” After experiencing some initial growing pains, Weinstein’s development turned out to be a big deal for the Lions. Weinstein, who will be a senior this year, is already from a statistical standpoint the most productive quarterback in school history and arguably the most impactful player in program history. In his last two seasons, he’s combined for over 2,500 yards and 15 touchdowns with a 54.2 completion percentage (190 for 350) over that span. He’s been instrumental in helping SDJA transition from 8-man football to the 11man game, which the Lions went to his freshman year in 2009. The Lions will be counting on another 1,000-plus-yard passing season from their starting quarterback this year. SDJA opens its season on the road against Calipatria on Sept. 6. Today, Weinstein believes he’s reaping the benefits of playing as a freshman on the varsity. “When you’re a freshman everything is beyond fast, but when you’re a junior or a senior the game slows down,” he said. “Even when you’re a sophomore the game slows down ten-fold.” Weinstein said the mentorship of then senior quarterback Joseph Mizrachi was a big factor in his development freshman year. “He would train me throughout the year,” Weinstein said. “He would teach me what to look out for, what to read, how to hand the ball off and how to use my feet.” “It was big,” Weinstein said of Mizrachi’s impact on his development. “I was nervous the whole year and Joseph was my mentor.” Gurfinkiel, who has known Weinstein since he was a sixth grader, believes Mariachi, himself a very talented quarterback, also taught his protégé about the intangibles that are integral to being a successful quarterback at the high school level.
“They created this special bond that I think made him comfortable in that position,” Gurfinkiel said. Weinstein still has room for growth in his development, Gurfinkiel Micah Weinstein said. He described Weinstein as an accurate short yardage passer with quick feet and tremendous football intellect and leadership qualities. “He would be a great Division III player,” Gurfinkiel said. “He’s smart and he’s hard working, and when it comes to the weight room we don’t have a more dedicated guy,” Gurfinkiel said. “He’s a player a coach would love to have.” Weinstein is still weighing his options but said he’s now leaning against playing at the college level. He has a 4.15 GPA at the academically rigorous SDJA and wants to put all of his focus on schoolwork in college. He plans on studying business. But as his team prepares for its opener next month, he’s now focused on the business of football. “It’s a disciplining sport,” he said of his experience playing football contributing to his high-level academic achievement. “It’s a difficult sport and it teaches you discipline and it teaches you how to learn. I think it’s helped me as a student learn faster in the classroom.” Weinstein believes his football experience has also made him a better person. “The football team is like a family,” he said. “We learn to struggle and pick each other up and we learn how to care about each other.” For Weinstein, the SDJA football team practically is his family. His two older brothers both played for the Lions. Seth Weinstein played for SDJA when Micah was in middle school. Micah took snaps from Devon Weinstein, a teammate two years ahead of him who played center for the Lions. “It’s ironic because we always talk about the football team being like a family, and it literally was my family,” he said. It also made for an unusual dynamic, with Micah getting a chance to boss around his big brother in huddles. “It doesn’t happen very often,” Micah said. “[Devon] kind of owned the offensive line because he was the center, but I was in control” of the offense.
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BY MARSHA SUTTON The Del Mar Union School District’s bid for voter approval of its $76.8 million General Obligation bond measure is reminiscent of President Richard Nixon’s “secret plan” in 1968 to end the war in Vietnam. It went something like this: “Vote for me, and after I win I’ll tell you the plan.” Although the DMUSD school board voted 4-1 last month to place the GO bond on the November ballot, no information has been released to date detailing how the money will be spent. To expect voters to support Del Mar’s bond with nothing but a pledge to be fiscally responsible is absurd. Compare Del Mar’s information vacuum to San Dieguito Union High School District’s very public discussion of the details of its GO bond, also to appear on the November ballot. Recognizing a longrange need, San Dieguito formed a facilities planning task force in 2008 with 28 members who met regularly
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and reviewed student demographics, economic trends, housing and other factors to determine the district’s facilities needs for the next 50 years. Well before SDUHSD’s school board voted on its bond last month, the district made public the amount of funding needed by project for each school site. [For a list of these amounts, see this story on www.delmartimes.net.] Additionally, this site w w w. s a n d i e g u i t o 2 0 1 2 s choolsbond.org - shows San Dieguito’s Master Plan for each school and complete information on the bond, with fact sheets and survey results. Nothing Del Mar has done to support its bond effort even comes close. Besides Del Mar’s woeful lack of background material, its decision to place a GO bond before the voters zoomed in at the last minute like a sucker punch to San Dieguito. By all accounts, SDUHSD folks, who have toiled on this effort for nearly four years, were stunned when former DMUSD superintendent Jim Peabody announced just last April that his district was suddenly considering a bond measure. Del Mar’s unexpected interest in a GO bond came as a surprise, said SDUHSD superintendent Ken Noah. “I know this was not on anybody’s radar,” he said in May. “I worry if we are competing.” Several SDUHSD staff members and trustees made
Doesn’t plain logic say to vote ‘No’? Well, the Del Mar Council adopted their proposed Village Specific Plan, after reducing the allowed development cap from 600,000 sq. ft. to 500,000 sq. ft. and removing the 4th roundabout at 15th St. That means the proposed maximum development will be approximately 1/3 less, meaning the maximum development will be allotted on a first come/first served basis to developers. In other words, after taking advantage of all the bonus incentives for this and that, and building 3-story buildings on the west side of CDM (Camino Del Mar) out to the edge of the sidewalk, here and there, there will remain all the one and two story buildings set back from
the sidewalk 20-25 feet from the sidewalk, and at different levels from CDM. Won’t that look well-planned? It also guarantees that the three roundabouts will not work (creating more congestion, pedestrian and car hazards and use of residential streets) because it was pointed out the roundabouts will not work if there are any stop signs. And now there will be a big one at 15th and another one at 16th. How can you tell if the other three work, if there are two big stop signs, plus the pedestrians stopping cars to cross the street! Doesn’t plain logic say to vote ‘No’? Ralph Peck Del Mar
phone calls to Del Mar board members, pleading with them to withdraw their bond push. To no avail. A blank check Prior to the July meeting when DMUSD board members were asked to vote on their bond, Scott Wooden, DMUSD’s school board president, said he asked staff for specific numbers and dollar amounts. He said he told staff, “Without seeing more of the details, I can’t just give you guys a blank check. I need to know what you’re thinking about doing.” He was able to review projected costs, “but they’re soft,” Wooden said. San Dieguito, he said, has more precise information … “to the stud, to the nail, as to what they want to do. It is a much more detailed package, I do admit that.” He said he was “disappointed” when the packet for the board’s July meeting lacked bond detail. He said staff needs to show what the money will go toward. “If they don’t,” said Wooden, “they’re going to have a hard time passing it, quite frankly.” Wooden said he struggled with his decision to support the bond, but voted in favor because he didn’t want to deny parents the chance to have a say. “I said I’ll let it go on the ballot and we’ll see where it goes,” he said. A General Obligation bond, which can only be used for facility needs, requires a school board supermajority – at least four votes – to place it on the ballot. Wooden joined trustees Comischell Rodriguez, Doug Rafner and Kristin Gibson to approve the measure. Because Wooden, along with DMUSD board member Doug Perkins, had opposed an agreement with a survey firm a few months earlier to gauge community support for the bond, he was presumed to oppose it. Wooden’s switch was the swing vote needed to move forward. Perkins, the lone vote against the bond, said he never saw any numbers before the July meeting, and to date still has not seen any detail. Nor is the bond included on the school board’s agenda for its August meeting. According to Holly McClurg, DMUSD’s new superintendent, the district will
formally present project lists to the school board in September. She said the plan will include “flexibility to be adjusted” for changing needs in the next 20 to 30 years and that, “as each series of GO bonds are issued, a detailed list of improvements will be submitted to the governing board for approval.” About half the bond money is targeted to improve facilities with building and site modernization and upgrades, and the other half, she said, will fund technology. “All of the school sites will be brought up to the same level of technology infrastructure to support 21st century learning,” she wrote in an email. “It could include routing, switching and wireless to support devices for children and teachers. … [and] could include audio, video, projection devices that support our curriculum efforts as described in our strategic plan.” And that’s about as much detail as we’ve heard so far, if use of the words “could include” can be characterized as detail. McClurg, who inherited this cockamamie bond idea from her predecessor Jim Peabody, took over the superintendency July 1 after serving for several years as the district’s assistant superintendent of instructional services. Peabody, in the May 1 issue of the North County Times, said the bond money “could be used” to pay for technological upgrades, a new school and maintenance of older campuses, but “these are just preliminary thoughts.” If the bond is approved by the school board, he said a detailed project list would be compiled over the next few months. Apparently, four school board members saw nothing wrong with supporting a $76.8 million bond based on “just preliminary thoughts” and an unspecified project list that would only be provided after they gave their approval. I expect voters will be a bit more demanding. Because the bond process was so sudden, staff is clearly unprepared to discuss details that should have been vetted and solidified long before the matter was brought to the board for a vote. In short, it’s just not
ready. Even Wooden, who voted for the bond, questioned the district’s preparedness, saying, “Doug Perkins voted no, and I know he has concerns on whether it’s the right time. There’s something to that.” He also worried about the weak economy as well as allowing McClurg enough time to get settled in her new post. The wish list Without the backup, it’s fair to ask how DMUSD arrived at the $76.8 million voters are being asked to support. Wooden said the projects actually total about $106 million and staff will need to prioritize what’s most important. “The total funding needs of the school district exceeds the amount being requested,” McClurg confirmed in an email. She said the $76.8 million was determined based on information obtained from the voter survey in the spring and the effect of potential bond ballot measures by San Dieguito and Mira Costa Community College District. In other words, the amount DMUSD is asking for, $8.44 per $100,000 in property value annually for approximately 20 years, was settled upon after judging the tolerance voters would have, based on survey results, for a total package when combined with the high school district and Mira Costa. It’s not a number that represents the district’s needs but how much the district thinks voters will sit still for. “Another key component on the General Obligation bond,” McClurg wrote in an email, “is to relieve/insulate the general fund of the school district.” She said the district dipped into reserves this past year for about $2 million. “This deficit spending could have been reduced by approximately $900,000 if the General Obligation bond was in place …” Trustees Gibson and Rodriguez, in an article in the May 3 issue of this newspaper, also indicated they felt the bond was protection against dwindling reserves and potentially diminishing state and local funding. Referring to the bond,
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MONEY continued from page 22 Gibson is quoted as saying, “I’m petrified that Basic Aid [funding] would go away and we would have nothing in place.” “The chances are we’re going to need something,” agreed Rodriguez. Seems reasonable, until you realize that it’s illegal for GO bond money to “relieve” pressure on the general fund. GO bond money must be used exclusively for needed, not invented, facilities projects – not to offset current expenses in excess of revenues. One might argue that using bond money for facilities projects does help protect reserves and the balance in the general fund because the money for facilities would no longer need to be taken from the general fund. Fair enough argument. But when you have a school district like Del Mar with the rosiest of teachers’ contracts that has for years cost the district more than it can afford to pay, the alternative to the bond is bringing the teachers to the negotiating table. Asking taxpayers for more money seems an easier option than approaching the union for concessions. Which might explain why DMUSD teachers’ union president Katrina Graupmann, at the board’s
FARM continued from page 10 ishes water and hoses off the animals at least every other hour to keep them cool. Heafner, who is at least twice the size of very petite Pesic, describes his wife as “a miracle on two feet.” “She’s a tiny little person,” he said. “But when God made her, he put a heart my size in her little body.” For those interested in
August 16, 2012 July meeting, endorsed the bond, without any public disclosure showing how the money will be spent. According to the school board minutes, “Ms. Graupmann assured the board that the DMCTA [Del Mar’s teachers’ union] will do whatever they can to support the ballot measure.” Bonds in jeopardy The potential tragedy here is that Del Mar’s bond may pass and voters may reject San Dieguito’s, because Del Mar is asking for $8.44 per $100,000 in property value while San Dieguito is asking for about three times that amount. Or they may both go down in defeat due to a crowded ballot, when San Dieguito’s might have won had it been on the ballot without Del Mar. San Dieguito should be commended for its due diligence and exhaustive process, which stands in stark contrast to DMUSD’s lack of preparation. The public may yet see some numbers from Del Mar, and they’d better be solid. Because right now its plan is last-minute, poorly studied, vague and ultimately indefensible. Secret plans and a “trust me with your money” attitude by elected officials and governmental bodies do not deserve support. Marsha Sutton can be reached at: SuttComm@san.rr. com. seeing where Da-Le Ranch meats come from, the couple gives tours several times a year. For more information, to set up a tour or to become a mixed-meat Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) member, visit www.da-le-ranch.com. The Rancho Santa Fe farmers market takes place on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 16079 San Dieguito Rd., and the Solana Beach market is on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. at 410 S. Cedros Avenue.
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any shoes she wanted to wear in the show. “She picked 6-inch, blue high heels and that was it,” Ananthanarayanan said, adding that they then went and bought a matching blue dress. “The next day she was wearing it at practice and all the moms wanted her shoes. She became so popular overnight.” Now, she said, her daughter is “all about shoes. It brought out the feminine side of her.” The fashion show,
“For these girls, practice becomes routine,” said Ananthanarayanan. But that practice didn’t come easy for her daughter, who had always been a tomboy. At the rehearsals she was upset by the music and didn’t want to be a part of it. “She was so excited to do it … except she was in tears – and then I took her shopping,” she recalled. They went to the Macy’s shoe section and she told her daughter to pick
which drew 200 to Barona for the April event, was a huge success, Peterzell noted, and plans are in the works for another one. About 30 girls, including “typically developing girls” and others with diagnoses ranging from anxiety disorders to cerebral palsy, participated. “We’re not just about autism,” she added. Blue Roses Girls is open to any “girls who experience social, sensory, cognitive and physical differences,” according to the website www.bluerosesgirls.com. Meanwhile, the moms, again working with the Crimson Center, put together a week-long Camp Dolls for the girls in July where they did Zumba, yoga and had makeup lessons with students from the Marinello School of Beauty. “The girls have developed amazing bonds,” Fletcher said. Although some like her daughter still practice “parallel play,” where they will play on their own with the others nearby, her daughter is always asking when the next play date is. “It’s been amazing to see the growth in her,” she said. “She loves yoga pants, but we’ve been talking about the fact that she can’t wear them everywhere. … Now she’s starting to ask about jeans.” Next up for the Blue Roses Girls’ moms is a conference in November, “Spotlighting Safety for All Girls” at the DoubleTree Golf Resort and Hotel in Rancho Penasquitos. Peterzell said the “Roses in Bloom” event begins Nov. 2 with keynote remarks by Kim Stagliono, author of “All I Can Handle – I’m No Mother Theresa: Life Raising Three Girls with Autism.” The next day will include a full day of discussions on topics such as cyber safety, healthy dating and how to get children registered for first responders. “Being mothers of children with autism is as personal as it gets,” Ananthanarayanan said, encouraging others to attend the conference. “There are a lot of other mothers who want the same information we want.” And, like her, she said there are mothers of sons who may be seeking similar information or group interaction so she’s thinking about starting a group for boys to share their experiences, but she said, “Now we need the dads to get together.” But first things first: “Embracing potential” as the Blue Roses Girls’ website says through “Community, Friendship, Support, Creativity, Celebration.” For more information, visit www.bluerosesgirls.com and www.crimsoncenter. com
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ing the team and the victims at the Tel Aviv Airport, thousands of people quiet and weeping, Alon said. The next day the funerals were held, followed by Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. “Apple and honey is still bitter for me,” Alon said of symbolic Rosh Hashanah customary food. After 1972, Alon gave up fencing competitively for many years because he lost the heart for it. He still continued to coach and at age 47 was convinced by his students to compete again. At age 47, he was able to win the National Championship. He has since taken up golf. The memory of Munich will continue to haunt Alon—two months ago he and the five survivors met again for the first time in 40 years to tell their story for an Israeli and German documentary. He said it was “terrible” to sit in front of a camera for hours and relive the tragic events, but he knows that his story is important to tell, if it encourages people to continue to live, to let the past make them stronger and to one day find a peaceful solution. “Israel did not surrender to terror,” Alon said. “We would send delegations for all Olympics to come.” To learn more about Dan Alon and his book “Munich Memoir,” visit munichmemoir.daptd.com.
the ability to smell the property’s botanicals and hear the birds chirping. Guests can opt for private dining and entertainment on their patios. The main entrance will have a courtyard with larger, new outdoor fireplaces and water features with enhanced gathering spaces. Surrounding the courtyard will be the on-site boutique Sheridan, run by Irina Rachow, owner of Flower Hill Promenade’s Fairen Del and Madison Suite; the new “California coastal ranch”cuisine restaurant Bella Dora; and the new bar The Pony Room with tall windows overlooking the scenic lawn. With the restaurant and bar, Sharp said they are really hoping to reach out to the Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach and La Jolla neighbors, “just getting them to come and experience the resort for the dining and bar atmosphere.” The main building will also be home to several revamped meeting spaces, a large ballroom and a wine room for private dining with a Court of Master Sommelier and one of the best wine collections in San Diego.
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“This is really going to be stunning when it’s finished,” said Sharp of the wine bar, which will be cozily bricked-in with all of the bottles on display and an outdoor patio. The spa will be getting an additional 1,000 square feet of a new yoga pavilion and Pilates studio, as well as expanding its fitness center. The center will have enhanced fitness offerings, including a Tennis TRX class, with 30 minutes of conditioning training before hitting the court for an additional 30 minutes of tennis. The spa facility itself, which opened in 2006, will not get any major structural changes but the whole treatment menu will change. The spa will be using a new line of skincare, Amala, “the most organic, natural product you can find in the world.” “Guests will feel like they’re very well taken care of, what you want when you want it,” Sharp said. “We’re really looking for passionate people who enjoy hospitality and going above and beyond with that 4 to 1 ratio.” For more information, visit ranchovalencia.com.
COACH continued from page 19 strong memories of being that age. “I know how kids feel at 10 and 12, somehow I took a photograph and never forgot about that,” Maurer said. “I have a really good communication with kids, I feel really confident in that environment.” Although he doesn’t have kids of his own, he enjoys being around the “new generation.” “I go to the field knowing I’m going to learn just as much from them as they do from me,” Maurer said. Maurer already has a league sponsor in Bumble Bee Tuna, but will still need to find a home field, “the biggest hurdle” that every local club has to deal with. “The evolvement of the club is going to take some time, I want to make it right,” Maurer said. “It’s scary…but it gives me courage and confidence to work with somebody like Bumble Bee and start creating a club. I’m surrounded by good people that are backing this program, they believe in it and I’m excited that it will work.”
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Local residents to be inducted into San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame Career highlights: Marita Redondo • Grew up in National City in family of nine -- “a big tennis family,” played junior tennis at Morley Field, graduated from Our Lady of Peace • Ranked fifth in U.S. in 1976; best world ranking was ninth • Won U.S. nationals in 14-under and 16-under; runner-up in 18 and under • Virginia Slims Tour 1973-1980, qualified for championships twice 1973 Wightman Cup doubles team with Chris Evert • World Team Tennis L.A. Strings and Seattle Cascades. • Inducted into San Diego Hall of Champions • Favorite memories: Beating Yvonne Goolagong Cawley in the semis in a tournament in Akron, Ohio; beating Chris Evert in a tournament in San Francisco in three sets that went to tie breakers. • Now sports director at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club; also worked at Handlery Swim and Tennis club and Frog’s Athletic Club
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SD Tennis Hall of Fame established by RSF resident Larry Belinsky BY KATHY DAY Tennis brought Marita Redondo and Terry Holladay together when they were 10 years old; on Aug. 25 they’ll be together again when they are inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame. Redondo, the sports director at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club, and Holladay, a Realtor with Willis Allen’s Rancho Santa Fe office, both lay claim to lengthy careers on the pro circuit having played on the Virginia Slims tour in the 1970s; Holladay continued playing until 1988. They’ll join Roy Barth, a “world class, college great, junior standout”; Dick Roberson, known as a premier official and for his community service; and former Union-Tribune sportswriter Jerry Magee in the Class of 2012, said Larry Belinksy. A Rancho Santa Fe resident and Canyon Crest Academy assistant tennis coach, he came up with the idea in 2005 for the Hall of Fame that is housed at the Balboa Tennis Club at Morley Field. Holladay and Redondo both said they are honored to be selected. And they both said one of the best things they gained from tennis was their friendship. Redondo, who played on the Virginia Slims Tour from 1973 (a year before she graduated from Our Lady of Peace) to 1980 and twice qualified for the Tour championship, says she wouldn’t have had the career she did without the San Diego Tennis Patrons and the Balboa Tennis Club. Coming from a family of nine, she said she was “so lucky, so fortunate” to have their support and appreciates that the achievements of the local tennis community are saluted in the Hall of Fame. Most of her brothers and sisters still play tennis; her son John is the head pro at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club and son Gannon is one of the pros on the Big Island of Hawaii, while son Nick is more of a basketball guy. Redondo hasn’t played much lately because she was “breaking down,” she said, but still loves the game and occasionally watches on TV. Today’s game, she added, “is more of a business than when Billie Jean (King)
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and I and Chrissie (Evert) grew up. We traveled a lot on our own and some had coaches. Now it’s a full entourage.” Noting that she was never pushed to be a good player, she said, “I played because it was my passion. Today it’s a job for many.” Holladay, her fellow inductee and friend, also started playing when she was “10 or so.” Growing up in La Jolla, she played some at Morley Field, but primarily at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. She was on the La Jolla High tennis team and turned pro in 1974 just after graduation. That led to a successful career on the Virginia Slims Tour and, like Redondo, she also played World Team Tennis. Her oldest daughter Tasha, now her partner in Homes by the Holladays at Willis Allen, traveled with her on the circuit from the time she was three months old until she was 5. She has two other children, Louis and Maggie, and her first grandchild was born six months ago. While Holladay said she still “plays here and there” and competed in the 2011 Women’s 40 and Over nationals, she hasn’t been on a court for about six months,. Like Redondo, she gives much credit to Belinsky for his efforts with the Hall of Fame. “He’s a fantastic ambassador of the game of tennis,” Holladay said. “Arnie, his dad, and the whole family are good friends of the game.”
A tennis player himself who played at UC Berkeley and San Diego State, Belinsky felt that the local greats should be recognized and took his plan to the San Diego District Tennis Association shortly after he and his wife visited Newport, R.I., while on a trip to take their daughter to the Rhode Island School of Design. There they were, he recalled, “in the tennis mecca, the International Hall of Fame. Until then I had subscribed to tennis periodicals and read a lot about small towns with their halls of fame. … I said to myself, ‘Why shouldn’t San Diego have its own?’ “ Known as one of the hotbeds of tennis and home to players such as Maureen Connolly Brinker, Ben Press and Karen Hantze Sussman, he figured the time had arrived to honor them. “I didn’t want to lose sight of the great names of San Diego tennis,” he said. Using his experience in the retail business — his family owned Arnold’s Furniture where he worked before later starting a company called the Country Furniture Faire — he “sold’ the idea to the SDDTA board. They bought in, he used his business contacts to get a trophy case built and signage donated, and the first class was honored in 2006. Still heading the selection committee, Belinsky freely admits the Hall of fame is “my little baby.” A selection committee helps See TENNIS, Page 26
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Front row, left to right: Gabriella Grust, Lorena Montgomery, Dorrian Savage, Alexandria Wright, Alana Butcher, Daniela Chavira; Back Row Left to right: Megan McCrink, AshlynThomsen-Marr, Isabella Grust, Angelica Clairborne, Alyza Eckhardt Coach Gabe Arredondo
Surf Girls U-10 White Team wins Surf Cup The Surf Girls U-10 white team, led by Coach Gabe Arredondo, won first place at the prestigious Surf Cup Tournament the weekend of Aug 4-6. The Surf team dominated opening round play outscoring their opponents 14-1. In the semifinal game they faced a very tough Legends team. The Surf team managed to take control of the game early and took a 2-0 lead 10 minutes into the game with goals from Dorrian Savage and Daniela Chavira. In the second half it was Surfs constant pressure that set the tone, keeping ball position and establishing great rhythm. The aggressiveness of their opponent did not slow down the surf team managing to put a third goal in the net sealing the victory and sending them to the finals to face a great Eagle team. In the championship match, Surf struck first at the 3-minute mark with a goal from Allyza Eckhardt. Eagles equalized the score at 1 on a corner kick. The game was full of intensity, skill and great decision making by both teams. The first half ended with the score tied at 1. In the second half, Surf took the initiative once again showing why this team not only has great footwork and magic , but will and drive. Lexi Wright of a shot, took the keepers reflection and put the ball in the back of the net for a 2-1 Surf lead. Eagles did not give up and looked for another set piece of a corner kick to even out the score. The game ended with several opportunities from the surf side but none went in. Overtime was in place. Surf came out strong establishing a constant barrage of pressure on the Eagles defense. The tenacity and heart that Surf showed in overtime was second to none out shooting their opponents 10-0. Luckily for the Eagle team none went in. The crossbar the posts and goalkeeper were likely heroes here. Both teams headed to penalty kicks. Surf Keeper Isabella Grust came up huge stopping 2 of the 4 Eagles shots and proclaiming Surf as the Champions.
TPHS football program’s 17th Annual Summer Dinner/Auction and Golf Tournament is Aug. 20 Torrey Pines High School’s football program will host its 17th Annual Summer Dinner/ Auction and Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 20, at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. This year’s event will feature Paul Rudy, of KUSI TV and the award-winning Prep Pigskin Report, as the live auctioneer and Jeff Detrow from the “Jeff n Jer Radio Program” as the Master of Ceremonies. Head football coach Scott Ashby and his coaching staff will be on hand to give attendees a peek into the upcoming season, one for which the Falcons have high hopes with a balanced roster of returning seniors and rising juniors. For those interested in playing golf, the tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at noon and registration opening at 11 a.m. To register, please visit the program’s website at www.tphsfootball.com, or contact Chris Jaczko at chris@jaczkolaw.com for further information.
Del Mar Mud Run is back for its third year San Diegans are getting down and dirty where the “surf meets the dirt” on Oct. 6 as VAVi Sport & Social Club charity opportunities and adult sports leagues, presents its 3rd Annual Del Mar Mud Run 5K at the historic Del Mar Race Track and Fairgrounds. More than 4,500 have already signed up! The Del Mar Mud Run is 5k race of action-packed fun with more obstacles per mile than any other mud run. This year includes unique over the top obstacles including monkey bars, rope swings, rope bridges
and more. It also includes improved versions of old favorites including a large mud slide, mud pits and a new improved shower system which is something mud runners would love to experience. The obstacle course, on the historic Del Mar Race Track, begins through the Race Track start gates. The course is a fun challenge for all fitness levels, and most teams and individuals complete the course in 45 minutes to an hour. For more information, visit www.delmarmudrun.com
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DMCV Sharks BU12 Gold – Coastal Classic Champions! The Del Mar Sharks Boys Under 12 Gold Team are the 2012 Coastal Classic Champions. The team defeated the Oceanside Breakers 3-0 in Flight 1, to win their second tournament of the season, they also won the Pegasus Cup in June. Goalie Aidan Cerveny got the shut out in the final and also shut out the Carlsbad Wave 2-0 in the semi-finals. Playing aggressive defense were Cameron Black, Sebastian Eisenbach, Maxim Kraynov, Ben Burgener and Ryan Michalski. The Sharks got creative and critical goals from Bradley Keel, Henry Copp, Cody Black and Carsten Nahum. Controlling the mid-field were Wei Wei Ren, Anthonie Martinez, Nico Johnson and Jace Evans. The Sharks head coach is Mickey Pejkic.. They now begin Presidio League play in September.
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Once they name the inductees, Belinsky gets to tell them and gather some of their memorabilia for the trophy case. It’s always fun, he said, to get their reactions. Dick Roberson, now a Phoenix resident, “almost started to cry he was so touched,” he said, noting that Roberson and Barth, who lives in South Caroli-
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Lucky Duck Foundation’s annual soiree is Sept. 10 •Del Mar couple match proceeds raised at the event BY CLAIRE HARLIN What began as private corporate party to raise awareness and funding for those living with Falconi anemia, is now an annual event that’s open to the pubic and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. The Lucky Duck Foundation on Sept. 10 will host its 4th Annual Swing & Soiree, which consists of Stephanie and Pat a golf tournament Kilkenny and dinner party to follow. While the golf event is almost full, tickets to the 6 p.m. soiree are still available. Entry is $100 but gets you way more than $100 worth of party favors, said Del Mar resident Stephanie Kilkenny, who runs the Lucky Duck Foundation with her husband Pat, who matches every penny raised out of his own pocket. Event proceeds support several causes that are close to the couple’s hearts: The Helen Woodward Animal Center, the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Father Joe’s Villages and the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund. The soiree will feature heavy appetizers, an open bar, and silent and live auctions. Auction items include VIP backstage passes to the TV show NCIS, a trip on a private plane, various tickets to sporting events, and a year-long “date night” package of 12 different gift certificates. Jewelry, art, vacation rentals, fitness classes, spa packages and an inhome personal chef are all treats that will be up for bid as well. All attendees of the event will also receive complimentary gifts such as Nike shirts, hats, gold towels and bags. Every attendee will get a bag full of gift cards like $20 to Spa Gregorie’s, a custom limesqueezer and a free pearl necklace from Diamond Boutique. Last year, the event raised $250,000 and the Kilkennys matched the proceeds, making it possible to donate $500,000 to charity. The Kilkennys’ friends and family members help out by volunteering at the event. See SOIREE, Page B23
Paralympic gold medal sprinter Tony Volpentest (back left) with Fuller Center San Diego cyclists/volunteers.
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BY KATHY DAY Bettie Youngs spent last Friday with a group of local cyclists and four-time Paralympic gold medal sprinter Tony Volpentest. It wasn’t just a social visit though. The Del Mar woman and the cyclists were part of a volunteer team from Fuller Center San Diego that was refurbishing two homes in Oceanside. Volpentest was on hand to share some words of inspiration with three young residents of the homes. Youngs is executive director of the local affiliate of the national organization started by her friends Linda and Millard Fuller. Before starting the Fuller Center, Millard had founded and headed Habitat for Humanity, but left in 2005 after he and the directors didn’t see eye to eye, Youngs said. “When he was fired he decided he wanted to go in a different direction,” she said, adding that he told her “I’m not done helping others have homes.” But instead of building homes and turning them and the mortgages over to the homeowners in need, this time he set out to find houses in disrepair, fix them up and rent them. “We stay present with the resident and continue to improve these homes in low-income neighborhoods,” Youngs
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said, noting that the homes are “very blighted so they chip away at the repairs.” That’s what they were doing on Friday. The Fuller Center Biking Adventure groups have been riding since July 25 throughout 31 states, working on homes around the country. The group of 27 that arrived in San Diego after riding down See MEDALIST, Page B22
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Del Mar racetrack’s musical history long and storied BY ROB LEDONNE The year was 1994 when organizers at the Del Mar Racetrack took a chance. Instead of just relying on their world-famous horse racing, what if they invited a local band to perform, adding an extra element of entertainment and luring a younger crowd? Little did they know, that band (which was the Rugburns) was the first in a very long line of acts that has transformed the Del Mar track and helped turn it into a premier summer concert music venue. Chris Bahr, the current director of events and promotions at the track, was a seasonal worker back then and is a member of the team that ushered in this new musical era for Del Mar. “After that first year with the single band, the next summer we invited multiple acts to perform throughout the season,” he says, remembering the race track’s humble musical beginnings. Performances were held in the relatively small Plaza de Mexico, and organizers noticed how attendance would spike on band days, even though Bahr notes the roster back then “consisted of mostly local
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acts.” Between 1995 and 1997, four to five bands came to Del Mar, all relatively obscure but locally popular then. Every year more and more people attended, leading organizers to invite seven bands each summer between 1998 and 2000. However, a single performance in 2001 is all it took to catapult the concert series to prominence and turn it into a signature Southern California event. It was Aug. 17 when a then-little-known singer/songwriter named Jack Johnson was slated to appear. “I had seen Jack perform at a small beach festi-
val two months before,” explains Bahr. “There were only 50-100 people in attendance,” and at the time Bahr and his team were expecting the Johnson show at the track to be a typical event. “Up until that point we were having around 5,000 people come to the shows, but for Johnson 12,000 showed up. He blew up in a real short time.” Bahr and his team were overwhelmed with the turnout: “It was very rough operationally. Luckily his music wasn’t too hardcore.” It would have been impossible to know then, but it was the night that many say shot Johnson to stardom, and also served as proof to organizers that concerts at the track were something to invest in. Said Bahr: “That Jack Johnson show made us realize that we can really start filling attendance at the track with national acts, so the next year we increased our budget and began bringing in established groups.” Throughout the years, countless bands have performed at the track, including The B52’s, ZZ Top, The Flaming Lips, Alice in Chains, and Ziggy Marley (who is returning for his
Ozomatli sixth summer this year). A lot of thought goes into picking and choosing musical acts, and the sometimes tenuous process begins in the winter when performers are planning their summer touring schedules. “In February and March is when we start talking to management personnel and kind of get a feel for if acts are going to be in our area during the summer,” explains Bahr. “It’s really tough for us because we can only have bands on Fridays or Saturdays, whereas typical
venues can host events any day of the week.” Bahr and his team have a certain criteria for choosing acts; all bands appeal to those between the ages of 18 and 35 and many have an alternative rock slant, though Bahr explains he’d like to see that change in the future: “Next year we hope to branch out and have some DJs, classic rock, and perhaps even some country.” Whatever Bahr and his team are doing seems to be working. Since that Johnson
show every year has brought bigger audiences, and the distinction of most popular event ever is credited to Weezer’s Aug. 21, 2010 performance. “The Weezer show brought in close to 25,000 extra people compared to a regular Saturday,” estimates Bahr. “Total attendance was around 43,000, which almost set our alltime attendance record for a single day.” As for exactly why musical acts at the horse track became so popular, Bahr can think of a few reasons: “It’s a fabulous day of entertainment at a great price. At other venues you’d pay $50 to see a bands that you can see here for $6 or, if you’re part of our club, it’s just $3. It’s also a great venue; our current stage is located towards the sunset, and the band starts playing at twilight. All in all, it’s kind of a magical feeling.” Adds Bahr: “We never thought it’d get this big.” For more information on this summer’s concert series, which includes upcoming performances by Ben Harper, Ozomatli, and Jimmy Cliff, visit the track’s home on the web: http:// www.dmtc.com.
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The Fish Market’s update enhances restaurant while maintaining popular elements
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BY KELLEY CARLSON More than 30 years after The Fish Market’s Solana Beach location opened, the management decided it was time to dive into renovations. For a more updated look, changes were made to the interior during an eightweek process that started Memorial Day weekend and was almost completely wrapped up by the start of the Del Mar racing season. The main idea for the project was to visually enhance the restaurant so it had a lighter feel, according to Dwight Colton, vice president of operations for Fish Market Restaurants. With designer David Robinson and contractor Greg Jenkins on board for the project —the first major dining room renovation since the site opened in 1981 — the essence of the classic fish house theme with teak and nautical elements was kept. A number of changes were made, including the replacement of the darkbrown cork ceiling with a lighter acoustic material to brighten the interior. “There’s not a feeling like something is right on top of you,” Colton said. Some tables were substi-
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The upgraded Fish Market tuted with booths, adding a feeling of warmth, he said. There is also new fabric, in which some of the original burgundy color was maintained, but brown and lighter tones were added. The walls are brighter, yet they continue to display black-and-white seafaring images. There is now more etched glass, as well. Artist Jay Curtis, who provided all the previous works in The Fish Market, created additional pieces with images such as marlin and tuna that were placed on doors between the main and back dining areas, and partitions between booths.
Furthermore, the main dining room and back room are now “more incorporated” so there’s not a tworoom feeling to the restaurant, Colton said. In the back, partitions were removed and booths installed, in an effort to make the area more “flexible” for different-sized parties. Up to 50 people can be accommodated. Finally, the private conference room was enhanced: Small tables were removed and replaced with a large, single table that can accommodate up to 14 people. The style of chairs was changed, and lighting was improved, providing a more “private, fun feel,” Colton
During the period of renovation, 20 percent of the restaurant was closed at a time. It was accomplished without any disruptions, as it occurred during the San Diego County Fair — typically a slow period for The Fish Market. “We were able to accommodate everybody,” Colton said. A soft opening to debut the look was held July 18, and so far, the response has been positive. “The feedback has been tremendous,” Colton said. “People really like the booths and the lighter feeling.” He noted that many guests know something has changed, but they can’t really pinpoint what it is. “It’s different, but not dramatically different,” Colton said. That was one of the goals. “One of the mandates from the owners was that we don’t want to lose who we are,” Colton said. “Often, restaurants will remodel and change who they are in the process. We love who we are, and we think our guests do, as well.” A special event to promote the new look is being
planned sometime after the racing season ends on Sept. 5, according to Colton. Similar projects could be in store for other Fish Market locations, as well. Colton said the management will see how the changes at the Solana Beach site translates to the other restaurants. One is in San Diego; the remaining four are in the Bay Area. The local Fish Market is at 640 Via de la Valle in Solana Beach. Call (858) 755-2277 or go to www.thefishmarket.com.
Local nonprofit develops new mentoring program for youth using wheelchairs HeadNorth, a local nonprofit providing essential support and resources to individuals and families affected by a spinal cord injury while championing a cure for paralysis has just developed a new twist to their current Peer Mentoring program. This program is aimed at Youth who use a wheelchair for mobility. The program is called “Roll Models” and will launch on Thursday, Aug 23, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at SeaWorld Park. The purpose of Roll Models is to give youth, under 17, living with an injury or disability, who use a wheelchair for mobility, a peer bonding experience by spending a day with an inspirational adult peer mentor. Mentors have all experienced the challenges of reintegrating post-injury/illness back in to life and will be inspirational to this next generation, as they do the same. Youth will meet their mentors for the first time at SeaWorld and both will participate in a day of behind the scenes experiences and programs as well as enjoying the park with their new buddy. The day includes lunch, an ice cream social, lots of entertainment, and most of all a day of memories as they kick off this new peer relationship. San Diego County has approximately 120 new spinal cord injuries each year, many of which are the result of sports-related injuries, vehicle accidents or injuries while in the line of duty such as military or police service. The first year average expenses for paraplegics starts at $270,000 and $478,000 for quadriplegics. Support to these individuals is greatly needed. For more information, visit http://tadpoleadaptive.com/rollmodels or www.headnorth.org or call (858) 350-5199.
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Psychiatrist’s groundbreaking book explores global religions World traveler Edward A. Siegel finds commonalities in his ‘Spiritual Odyssey to be with God’ BY DIANE WELCH Most everyone has had some sort of spiritual journey, many finding a path that becomes true for them, according to Edward A. Siegel, M.D. However, this notion raised two major questions for the Solana Beachbased psychiatrist. How did man, from his earliest epoch to modern-day, arrive with the concept of an ultimate creator, despite the limitations of the brain to understand how something was created from nothing? And how did that evolve into thousands of faith-based traditions? Siegel pondered these questions and asked friends about their religious opinions and experiences. It became obvious that despite the brain’s limitations, major religions—without exception—embrace the concept of an ultimate creator.
Then on delving deeper into their varied belief-systems, Siegel observed distinct commonalities. What started as a curious notion to explore these variations has now been crafted into a ground-breaking book: “A Spiritual Odyssey to be with God (12000 BC-2012 AD) Despite Limitations of the Brain,” an anthology that presents the most personal retellings of the common themes of religion contributed by 14 co-authors, many of them highly distinguished in their respective fields. Excerpts from the writings of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, provide an eloquent epilogue. The anthology’s concept emerged when Siegel, an independent world-traveler, was on an extended trip that took 40 days and 40 nights. “I thought, ‘Gee that sounds a little biblical. I
Dr. Edward A. Siegel with his book. PHOTO/JON CLARK wonder if I’ll have a revelation?’” he recalled. Then 37 days into his trip he spontaneously composed a dense 81-word sentence, which he calls his “laconic synthesis.”
This sentence states that all major religions provide a sense of belonging and identity, the expression of awe and faith, they teach us about gratitude and contrition, they offer opportunities to learn right from wrong, to have hope, and to help us celebrate life’s major events. Among the book’s coauthors are the internationally-known entertainer and inspirational speaker Ben Vereen; India’s treasured Hindu Kathak dancer Purnima Jha; and the former President of Parliament for Benin, West Africa, the Hon. Kolawole Idji. Others include an Episcopal priest, a Libyan Muslim, a rabbi, Catholic and Presbyterian deacons, a Hindu psychiatrist, a Buddhist city engineer, and more. Each share an essential aspect of his or her religion, an aspect com-
mon to all religions. Former Solana Beach resident, Anne Siefert, Ph.D., contributed a chapter on religious confusion. She was brought up Catholic and Mormon, attended a predominantly Jewish school on Long Island, then married a Methodist. In her adulthood she discovered an inner spirituality though meditation and, most recently, through the weekly Solana Beach community sing-alongs led by Siegel. “At the Community Sing I felt in touch with my soul,” she wrote. In preparation to craft her chapter, Siefert had to access her religious history, long since pushed into the recesses of memory. She found the process “painful, yet cathartic.” In reading the completed book, however, Siefert was delighted with how each author presented interesting religious perspectives, and then later described their own pathway to spiritual growth, she said. “The book itself is like a patchwork quilt. With each different religion, the reader almost walks in the shoes of the author as it is lived, learned, accepted or rejected.” Albert Einstein once stated that, “there is an order in the universe that is beyond comprehension,” leading him to famously state that “God does not play dice,” noted Siegel. Accordingly, the book includes a chapter on the limitations of our human brain by the pioneering neuroscientist Jose Manuel Delgado, M.D., Ph.D. Siegel’s contributions include his own spiritual odyssey, from growing up in the small college town of Ft. Collins, Colorado, to his travels as an adult to more than 80 countries which broadened his knowledge of faiths and religions on a global scale. He notes that although each religion is comprised of elements that are considered different at their very core there are striking similarities. Siegel concludes that major religions are more alike than different. In summation he states, “In a sense we’re all in the same boat as we try to do what humans have wanted to do since 12000 BC...to comprehend and have a relationship with the ultimate Creator, power and force.” Visit http://www.edsiegelmd.com to learn more about Dr. Ed Siegel and to purchase his book “A Spiritual Odyssey to be with God (12000 BC-2012 AD) Despite Limitations of the Brain” [CreateSpace, US, 2012]
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Popular Zel’s Del Mar ready for third anniversary celebration BY KATHY DAY Jenn Powers and Greg Glassman thought about throwing a party after their restaurant, Zel’s Del Mar, had been open for a year. And they thought about it after the second year but, again, it didn’t happen. Now, at the end of their third year at the corner of Camino Del Mar and 13th Street, they are gearing up for a celebration on Aug. 19, from 3 p.m. on, the couple said. Their venture into the restaurant business has been an interesting one, said Greg, who noted they opened in the heart of the downturn and without a liquor license. Eventually they got that in a license lottery. “As any restaurant does, we had to spend time figuring out who we were and defining ourselves,” he added. Picking a name was the easy part. They had only to look to Greg’s grandfather, Zel Camiel, who owned one of the first liquor stores in Del Mar where Del Mar Plaza now stands. The honorary mayor of the city, he was known as a great guy and philanthropist who led the drive to raise money for Seagrove Park. The name, Greg said,
ko Encrusted Tofu with oyster, cremini and shitake mushrooms or Braised Short Rib Poutine as well. When they opened, the couple lived in Mission Hills, but as they realized how much they liked being in Del Mar and with their teens heading to high school, they made the move north. Now their 15-yearold son and 17-year-old daughter are regulars on Zel’s staff. Living in the city has made a difference in terms of being part of the community, Jenn said. Each month they host a fundraiser for a local organization and they provide gift cards for charity auctions. In addition, with their love of music, they decided to cosponsor the opening act of the Summer Twilight Concerts at Powerhouse Park. Their commitment to Del Mar includes Greg’s interest and involvement in revitalizing the Village and attracting new businesses. They’ve made changes slowly in the establishment, which was formerly home to Café Del Mar. New art playing to the surfing culture and new tables and chairs to update the look are part of the changes. They’ve also brought live music to the Village four
Greg Glassman and Jenn Powers at Zel’s Del Mar gives the place “a lot of in Oahu, has stirred up a soul” and also draws a lot of mix of California comfort stories out of longtime Del foods that is bringing diners Mar residents who visit the back on a regular basis. (An restaurant, with its inviting interesting side note is that outdoor patio. she won the money she The rest of the process used for her schooling in a in finding an identity took a Foster Farms contest to find bit longer. Greg credits their the best chicken recipe in customers for helping them the country.) do that: “We have become Boswell uses locallythe locals’ place. … We’re grown produce, rotating the one of the best kept secrets menu with the seasons, and in Del Mar, and our customhas become known for such ers want to keep it that standbys as Brandt beef way.” steaks and burgers, flatbread But the secret of what pizzas and fresh fish. they call their “coastal Jenn and Greg’s favorneighborhood restaurant ites include their Lemonand bar” is getting out. grass Caesar Salad, the slidChef Alex Boswell, who ers and the Bacon Tater Tot trained at the San Diego CuPotsticker. linary Institute and worked They always have vegan at Massa in San Francisco and vegetarian options and and Alan Wong’s restaurant nightly specials such as Pan-
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nights a week, with Greg handling the choice of entertainment. He’s partial to local musicians and songwriters and likes giving them a venue to show off their talents. They’ve showcased Robin Henkel, who has played with B.B.King, and Lee Coulter, whose songs can be heard on KPRI. Coming up this week: Aug. 16, James Behrens; Aug. 17, Tim Wray; Aug. 18, The Flounders: and for the Aug. 19 anniversary party, when they’ll have happy hour prices all day, East of Echo. Besides its music, Zel’s has become known as one of the few Del Mar restaurants serving late meals on Fridays and Saturdays “for those who are hungry at midnight,” Jenn said. They also have happy hour from 3 to 6:30 p.m. daily and a “late” happy hour from 10-11 p.m. happy hour Monday through Thursday and from 9 to 10 p.m. Sundays. But while they stay open on a regular basis, that “later” customer should beware that the staff follows the rules. On one recent Saturday night, a server failed to recognize Johnny Depp, who rolled in just as they were closing, Jenn said. “I would
have let him in.” Greg, who also runs his own real estate company, said he gives all the credit to his wife, who has a background in sales and management. “She runs the place; I’m just the fix-it guy.” He’s also passionate about craft beers, which have become part of the bar lineup along with “the best selection of bourbons around,” he said. And the one who on a recent afternoon greeted a group of diners as they were preparing to leave and began a conversation about tequila and mescal – which just happen to be two of the ingredients in “La Vida,” a new drink they’re adding in August. It turns out the family owns an agave farm in Tequila, Mexico. The couple had already planned to visit the home of the Mexican liquor; now they know someone there. The conversation just showed how the Powers’ personal touch at Zel’s is making them a part of the community. Zel’s Del Mar is located at 1247 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar; www.zelsdelmar. com; (858) 755-0076.
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Center for a Healthy Lifestyle’s Gardenporium event is Aug. 25 Center for a Healthy Lifestyle will hold a “Gardenporium” on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m.-noon. The Gardenporium is a celebration of all things healthy, homemade and homegrown. Part vendor market, part lecture series, but all wholesome fun. Peruse, purchase or join a lesson on gardening or cooking. The day will also include a silent auction, interactive kids’ activities, and more. Pat Welsh, Emmy-award winning garden-writer, book author, TV performer and renowned horticulturist, will speak at the event from 11 a.m.-noon. Susie and Melissa Teisl, co-owners of
Chicweed in Solana Beach, will lead a makeand-take workshop on creating terrariums from 9:30-10: 30 a.m. All ages welcome. Join Amanda Curry, from the kids cooking show “The Good Food Factory,” for free kids cooking fun at the Kids Cooking Booth! The event will be held at the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito’s Center for a Healthy Lifestyle: 533 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, 92075 (Little yellow cottage on the west parking lot). This event is free. For more information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito, visit www.PositivePlaceSD.org
Doctor to discuss mental health initiative Mauricio Tohen, M.D., of the University of Texas, will discuss “Transforming Mental Health Through Leadership and Collaboration: From Clinical Epidemiology to Clinical Trials,” on Monday, Aug. 27, from 7-8 p.m., at Sanford Children’s Research Center, 10905 Road to the Cure, building 12 (North Torrey Pines and Science Park Roads). The free lecture is hosted by the International Bipolar Foundation. Parking is also free. Reserve a seat via an e-mail to areitzin@internationalbipolarfoundation.org For more information, visit internationalbipolarfoundation.org
La Jolla Literary Festival coming Sept. 21-23
Experience the 1st Annual La Jolla Literary Festival Sept. 21-23 at the Sherwood Auditorium in the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, featuring keynote speaker Mitch Album. The La Jolla Literary Festival will gather more than a dozen notable authors who are experts on subjects ranging from art to international affairs. Featured authors include Martin Amis, Ridley Pearson, Lee Woodruff, Jeffrey Lyons, and other luminaries who will be discussing and signing their books. Presentations promise to be engaging and offer warmth and humor as well as intellectual ideas. Passes to the festival are $550 each and include catered breakfast on Friday and Saturday in the spectacular water view Coast Room, and a gourmet picnic lunch on Saturday to be enjoyed at the park across from the museum, on the beach outside the museum, or downtown. Discounted parking, Warwick’s onsite bookstore, and complimentary gift wrapping are among the pleasantries pass holders enjoy. In addition, gracious and accommodating staff will make attendees feel welcome and insure they are well served. For more information call (858) 866-6635 or go to www.jollalit.com.
Hitlon Garden Inn and Feeding America launch Breakfast with Heart Hilton Garden Inn and Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief organization, recently launched Breakfast with Heart, a campaign to help fight hunger in America. Running through Sept. 30, guests booking the Breakfast with Heart room rate at a Hilton Garden Inn in the Del Mar area will receive cooked-to-order breakfast included in the room rate. In support of Breakfast with Heart, Hilton Garden Inn will make a donation to Feeding America that will help provide one million meals to families that need it most. To make a reservation to support Breakfast With Heart, visit www.hgi.com.
San Diego North Coast Singers to hold auditions The San Diego North Coast Singers (NCS), a 120-member youth chorus, will be holding auditions for new singers on Saturday, Aug. 25. For information or to schedule an audition appointment, email info@northcoastsingers.com Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, the San Diego North Coast Singers (NCS) was founded by Artistic Director Sally Husch Dean in 1993. The program has four ensembles serving 120 children in grades 2 through 12. The choir offers a first-rate musical education while instilling a sense of worth in the local community and fostering global understanding through the study of multicultural music. The organization is largely supported by grants and corporate and individual donations.
Del Mar Beer Fest to be held Aug. 18 at Racetrack Sample more than 70 different flavors of cold brews during the Aug. 18 Del Mar Beer Fest at the Del Mar Racetrack, Available for purchase beginning at 1 p.m. will be dozens of popular suds, including flavors from Ballast Point, Green Flash, Oggi’s, Stone, Pyramid and more. Receive five tastings for $17. The event will be held in the Seaside Cabana and Seaside Concert area west of the Grandstand. There is no charge to enter the Beer Fest area. For more information, visit www.dmtc.com
Village Church Theater to hold auditions for new production The Village Church Community Theater in Rancho Santa Fe will hold auditions on Monday, Aug. 20, and Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 6- 8 p.m. for “Mandate for Murder, Taking a Stab at Politics.” This comedy mystery by Pat Cook spoofs the election process. Roles for four males, six females. For more information and audition appointment: villagechurchcommunitytheater.org.
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The Sky Room at La Valencia Hotel
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Lamb with mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and rosemary.
Pork belly ravioli with corn and blueberry.
Chilled tomato soup with heirloom beans, basil and manchego.
Raw scallop with watermelon, radish and cucumber. The dining room offers ocean views from every seat.
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Dine ‘atop La Jolla’ in La Valencia’s view-studded Sky Room BY KELLEY CARLSON ith The Sky Room’s expansive ocean views and intimate, romantic atmosphere, guests may get the feeling that they are on Cloud Nine. Located on the 10th floor of the La Valencia Hotel, the restaurant is often the site of special occasions — anniversaries and engagements — and destination dining. And The Sky Room recently had its own reason to celebrate: after being closed for nine months due to elevator renovations, it reopened July 13. At that time, the establishment debuted a menu consisting of California-American cuisine combined with European technique from Chef Luke Johnson, formerly of Red Velvet Wine Bar. Guests relinquish control when ordering from Johnson’s tasting menu, which features anywhere from five to eight courses that “may expand or contract on a whim,” said Andrew Mosblech, director of food and beverage at La Valencia Hotel. Mosblech described the dishes as “clean, precise and modern,” but rooted in a simple approach and sensibility. He pointed out that it’s not food typically seen in San Diego, but is more likely to be found in culinary capitals such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago. The ingredients are complex, yet simple,
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noted it takes about four courses on average to make a satisfying meal. The cost of the entire menu is $95, with an optional wine pairing available for an additional $55. Along with the food, part of The Sky Room experience is enjoying “unparalleled views of the Pacific Ocean and La Jolla Cove,” Mosblech said. In the early evening hours, “we’re all about the light and the sea,” he said, as the lowering sun’s rays touch the 35-seat dining room, which is accented with florals and nautilus shells. During sunset, guests often step outside onto a small walkway and snap photographs of the golden-orange glow over the water. At night, the restaurant becomes soft, calm and intimate, with the surrounding mirrors and glass reflecting the candles and recessed lighting. Mosblech said reservations are highly recommended. Some patrons visit the restaurant for an after-dinner drink, since there are a variety of selections from the full bar, but Mosblech suggests making time for refined dining. “Enjoy happy hour (downstairs), then come up here and have the dinner of your life,” he said.
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Life near the racetrack ideal for longtime racehorse owners BY JULIE SARNO Bill Currin’s life has established a new rhythm. Bill used to train the horses he owned. He and his wife, Betty, returned to Los Angeles each year following the race meet to their beloved West Hollywood home, once owned by Clark Gable. After encountering a major health problem, Currin chose to retool his life, slow down and settle yearround in Solana Beach, near the racetrack the couple loves so dearly. “I’m known as the Se-
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nor of the race track and Senor of Scripps,” quipped Currin, now 76, referring to the medical facility which gave him the life-saving heart operation. He and his wife bought a summer home in Del Mar 35 years ago. A few years ago, they sold the first home and bought a larger one in which they now live. Currin says of the new location: “I can sit in my living room window and see if someone is sitting in my box at Del Mar.” They have fond memories of summers in Del Mar, enjoying the beach and the summer race meet when their son, Patrick, and daughter, Jamie, were young. Patrick is now an attorney in Pleasanton and Jamie lives in Portland, Oregon. Currin, whose speech still has traces of a Southern accent, was born in North Carolina. At 19, he moved from Oxford, North Carolina to Los Angeles to become a movie star: “Originally, I came out here under contract to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. They were starting a school to teach young actors.” Currin lived at the famed Chateau Marmont, which features luxury bungalows reminiscent of old Hollywood. The desire to earn a living soon brought the aspiring actor back to reality. “I needed to eat,” said Currin, “So I learned how to build houses.” Currin’s career as a developer was a lot more successful than his career in front of the camera. He built homes in La Mesa, El Centro, Blythe, Calexico and Pleasanton, Calif., among others. His success as a developer enabled him to pursue his interest in horses. Over the years, Currin has had great success as an owner-trainer with major win-
ners Outta Here, Memorette and Stormello. “Once Del Mar closes, my horses ship to Rancho Paseana (in Rancho Santa Fe),” said Currin. “When my young horses come in, they are broke there. I go over and watch them and make the major decisions. They are under the care of Cliff Sise, farm manager at Rancho Paseana.” Currin owns My Best Brother with longtime partner Alvin Eisman. The 3-yearold bay colt won the second division of the Oceanside Stakes on Del Mar’s Opening Day and finished second in the G2 La Jolla Handicap on August 11, a 1 1/16-mile race on Turf. “My Best Brother is very happy,” said Currin, watching the colt while at trainer Julio Canani’s barn at Del Mar. “He’s very sound. He does not like horses in front of him. I don’t like horses in front of him either.” Currin believes My Best Brother is as good as his full brother Stormello. Both were sired by Stormy Atlantic. They are out of the Carson City mare Wilshewed. Currin hopes My Best Brother will be even better at a distance. Stormello, considered one of the top 2-year-olds of 2006, also raced for Currin and Eisman and was trained by Currin. At age 2, Stormello won the Hollywood Futurity (G1) and the Norfolk Stakes (G2). He finished third in the Del Mar Futurity. At 3, he finished second by a nose in the Florida Derby (G1). Retired to stud in Kentucky with earnings of $700,100, Stormello died at age 7 in 2011 as a result of complications from colic. Currin fondly recalled another runner
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VCA Pacific Petcare Animal Hospital offers comprehensive animal care — with the personal touch BY KAREN BILLING When you walk into VCA Pacific Petcare Animal Hospital in Carmel Country Plaza, it’s possible that one of the two hospital cats, Spiccoli or Jacks, will be there in the lobby ready to greet you. Friendly faces are a specialty at Pacific Petcare, as much of the staff has been there for eight to 17 years. “It may sound cheesy but you don’t often find a hospital where every single person is that invested in the clients and animals and they genuinely care,” said Dr. Leah Smith, medical director. “I’m amazed because that hasn’t been my experience at other places. I can honestly say that their hearts are just in it.” The hospital, decked out in beachy décor, offers a full menu of care for dogs and cats, including typical annual, doctor, sick and wellness exams, full surgery, spay and neuters, arthroscopic surgeries, ultrasounds, digital x-rays, emergency care, endoscopy, in-house lab work and diagnostics, grooming and boarding. The hospital merged with VCA about a year ago, bringing on the addition of three new doctors: Smith, Dr. Geoff Ball and Dr. Karen Soares, who used to be at All Creatures Animal Hospital. Smith, a former member of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, has been with the VCA hospital group for the last four years. She said there is always some concern that VCA is a “big, corporate entity” but that is not the case. “They don’t go in with the intent of changing things, just bringing the hospital into the fold, providing internal support but allowing the hospital to function as a hospital. That’s what drew me to VCA. VCA hos-
pitals retain their personality and doctors are allowed to practice quality medicine the way they see fit.” While still relatively new, the doctors go to an extra effort to build relationships with clients and are extremely hands-on. “I don’t like to have only five or six minutes with clients,” Smith said. “I want to be in there. If it’s my one chance a year to talk to them I want to know what their concerns are. I know with any doctor visit, human or animal, patients don’t really know what questions to ask. I see it as our job to be a little bit more of an investigator for you and uncover problems you didn’t even know you had with your pet.” One of the busiest areas of the hospital lately has been its dental suite. “We do a lot of dentistry here, it’s one of our focuses and one of the improvements made with the new doctors,” said Mari Quinn, hospital manager. Dentistry is a specialty of Dr. Ball’s and with a background in preventative medicine, Smith also places a lot of emphasis on the mouth, which can be the source of several diseases and chronic infections. Smith is trying to bring about a shift in owners’ perceptions about the importance of dental care, making sure pets’ teeth are brushed as much as their own. “The focus is overall dental care and what owners can do at home, to educate them and help them realize that a large part of their pet’s health lies in their hands and in that toothbrush every night,” Smith said. “We practice what we preach: Yes, I brush my pet’s teeth every day.” Another thing VCA hospitals bring are their best care packages. There are great
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New Wisdom Warriors Class takes off at Yoga Del Mar Class started in April 2012 for people over 50 BY RICK LEBEAU If you didn’t know better, you could walk into Desirée Rumbaugh’s class at Yoga Del Mar on Wednesday afternoons and think you’d discovered the fountain of youth — or at least some lost tribe of people with superior flexibility genes and the strength of people half their age. That’s because Rumbaugh’s class of “Wisdom Warriors” is comprised of people over 50 who smile and laugh and share their way through a two-hour session of yoga that may be for the young at heart, but definitely isn’t for the faint of heart. Rumbaugh started the class in April 2012, and already has as many as 30 or more yoga practitioners spreading their mats side-byside for 120 minutes of intense poses interspersed with more joy and camaraderie than you will see in any other yoga class. In starting the class targeted to-
Desirée Rumbaugh’s Wisdom Warriors class. ward advanced yogis age 50 and above, she hoped to provide a setting where her peers (both in age and ability) could relax and leave their inhibitions at the door, enabling them to enjoy the yoga experience in a different way than the more traditionally stoic and serious environments of most yoga settings.
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If you’ve observed or practiced yoga before, it is easy to notice the contrast in the Wisdom Warriors class. The music is more up tempo, the mood is less somber, the solemn whispers of the normal yoga setting are replaced with joyful interaction and encouragement all along the way. The connections in the class are
not just confined to two hours each Wednesday, either. The yogis meet regularly for picnics and potlucks and the occasional gathering highlighted by instruction in how to prepare tasty raw food cuisine. The class isn’t just comprised of light-hearted banter, though. There is plenty of respect for the traditions
of yoga, and Rumbaugh flows with the class through progressively more demanding poses, with arm-balances, back-bends, head-stands and other challenging inverted and standing poses as well. Attendees frequently pair up to help each other into the more demanding poses, and are often amazed at how they are able to
achieve new levels of strength, balance and flexibility beyond the limitations their bodies had previously expressed. Most people recognize as they age that the loss of flexibility and strength is part of the process, but in the Wisdom Warrior setting, you will see people turning back the clock on the aging process as they dictate to their bodies what can be done, and not the other way around. When you see a room full of people in their 50s all ignoring the physical limits that govern most people’s activities, you can’t help but be encouraged that you, too, may be capable of breaking through boundaries you thought were permanent. Rumbaugh hopes to plant the seeds for other Wisdom Warrior classes around the region and even nationally. Already there are plans in the works for teacher trainings in other locations. For more information, visit www.yogadelmar.com; 2652 Del Mar Heights. Road, Del Mar, 92014; 858-7200076.
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Local doctor uses unique business model Celebrity poker tournament to If you’ve been to the doctor’s office lately, you might wonder why it can take so long and cost so much. Dr. Matt Kurlan explains how his new walk-in clinic in Encinitas is different. “To me, it seems ridiculous to spend more time on the paperwork than the interaction between doctor and patient.” Kurlan says he designed his new office based on his prior experience as an emergency department director. “My job was to improve efficiency and satisfaction scores. I looked at the whole process and identified what steps could be taken to streamline the experience for both patients and those providing care. I used the same approach in designing ASAP Urgent Care.” The new practice is earning 5-star reviews, although the business model is unconventional in that they do not participate in any insurance plans. “By eliminating extra
paperwork, there’s more time for what’s really important — listening to the patient, making a correct diagnosis, and discussing treatment options,” Kurlan said. “And by eliminating the huge expense of processing claims, we are able to pass big savings on to our patients.” (For those patients with insurance, he provides a form with billing codes to submit for reimbursement.) “I don’t think people should have to trade off the quality of their care in order to save themselves time and money,” Kurlan said. “Our patients are in and out the door within 30 minutes, on average. For them it’s worthwhile to pay $67 to see a physician and not have to spend hours in the waiting room or worry about receiving an unexpected bill for something not covered by their copay.” Kurlan trained at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, completed his emergency
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On Aug. 18, Sentebale, the personal charity for His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales and Prince Seeiso of the Lesotho Royal Family, will benefit from an exciting celebrity poker tournament, “Chips for Charity,” at the Grand Del Mar Resort in Carmel Valley. From 6-11 p.m., the celebrity no-limit Texas Hold’em tournament will entertain guests and players alike. Star players include Richard Lederer and Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari, who recently won the largest cash prize in sports history with his $18 million first prize in “The Big One for One Drop” at the World Series of Poker. Other celebrities include Brande Roderick, finalist of “The Celebrity Apprentice” and Playmate of the Year 2001, MLB superstars Kurt Bevacqua and Bret Boone, and Bravo TV’s workout guru Brian Peeler. Seats for the tournament are available for $500, while spectator guests can enjoy the excitement from the sidelines for $100. Ticket prices include hosted hors d’oeuvres, drinks, goodie bags, and chances to win prizes that include jewelry, spa packages, travel arrangements, and more. First, second, and third place tournament prizes include a quality timepiece and a one-week luxury vacation at the award-winning Villa del Palmar in Loreto, Mexico. Spectators will also have a chance to get into the poker spirit and brush up on the basics by stopping by the beginner table. To purchase tickets and for event information go to http://sentebaleseriespoker.eventbrite.com. Attendees must be over 21.
United Way seeks volunteers United Way of San Diego County is looking for readers, tutors and mentors for San Diego kids. To learn more about the program, visit uwsd.org and click on “Volunteer” or call (858) 636-4111.
Encinitas Lifestyles Fashion Show is Aug. 25 The Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association (DEMA) recently announced that its 5th Annual Encinitas Lifestyles Fashion Show will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. This year’s event, showcasing the diverse and unique fashions of local retailers, will be held in the cavernous garage of Encinitas Foreign & Domestic Auto Repair (901 2nd Street , at H Street). The evening begins with an adults-only outdoor reception at 5:30 p.m., featuring wine, beer, appetizers from nearby restaurants, and live music. The party moves indoors at 7 p.m., where the runway models will be accompanied by the music of DJ Gabe Vega and video by Tregtronics. Tickets ($25 general admission, $40 VIP) are on sale at the DEMA office and at www.encinitas101.com. All proceeds benefit the DEMA High School
La Jolla Symphony Chorus auditions coming up La Jolla Symphony Chorus will hold auditions for openings in all sections on Saturdays Aug. 25 and Sept. 8. The 125-voice chorus rehearses on Monday evenings at the UC San Diego, Conrad Prebys Music Center. Concerts are given throughout the season on the UCSD campus, as well as at San Diego venues. Chorus membership is open to community members with music training and to students at UCSD. For an audition appointment, singers may call chorus manager Mea Daum at (858) 243-2045 or send an e-mail to chorus@lajollasymphony.com For more details on the audition process, click on “Chorus Auditions” at lajollasymphony.com The chorus repertoire for the 2012-2013 season includes masterworks by Brahms, Britten, and Vaughan Williams. Conducted since 1973 by David Chase, the chorus has received national and international recognition for presenting well-known choral masterpieces, as well as introducing unusual or rarely heard works to its audiences; and has been proclaimed official Cultural Ambassadors of the City and County of San Diego.
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Cardiff Greek Festival 2012 is Sept. 8-9 Be Greek for the day and enjoy authentic food, music, live entertainment, dancing, and more for the entire family at the 34th annual Greek Festival held at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. The event is located half-mile east of I-5 at the Manchester Avenue exit in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children under 12. Free parking is available at adjacent Mira Costa College. For two days, the church grounds are transformed into a quaint Greek village atmosphere where you can experience fine food, traditional Greek
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G2 Beverly Hills Handicap and the Fran’s Valentine Stakes. She was retired in he trained, Memorette. Cur- January of her 6-year-old season with earnings of rin trained the filly, who $896,753. She is boarded at raced for his wife, Betty. Cathy Parke’s Valkyre Stud “I had not done my in Georgetown, Kentucky, Christmas shopping one with the Currin’s other year,” began Currin. “I did broodmares. not have time to go to the Currin recalls winning jewelry store. So I told my wife, ‘Just go and pick out a the first Delta Downs Jackpot with Outta Here in horse.’ The one she picked 2002. Two-year-old Outta out was Memorette.” Here was shipped to the Memorette won four Vinton, Louisiana track. races, finished second six Currin had the advantage of times and was third eight Louisiana native and Racing times from 32 starts over Hall of Fame jockey Kent four full seasons of racing. Desormeaux riding for him. Her victories included the
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“Kent had all his relatives there. We won and we all celebrated. I will never forget it. The purse was $500,000 then.” Outta Here also was coowned with Eisman. At three, Outta Here finished fourth in Dubai’s UAE Derby (G2) and then finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby. He also raced in Japan. “We travelled a lot with our horses,” recalled Currin. “When you go for the big money, you travel a lot. Don’t want to brag. We’ve been very fortunate.”
Torrey Pines High School art teacher Julie Limerick was on hand for Hannah Buechler’s solo show, ‘Bones,’ at the Chiropractic Center of Carmel Valley. PHOTOS/JON CLARK
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Get the best out of flip flop food phenomenon this summer The Kitchen Shrink
BY CATHARINE KAUFMAN A kitschy summer food trend I’ve noticed the past couple of seasons is a reversal of traditional hot and cold dishes: soups of all kinds are served chilled while assorted salads have warm, wilted or grilled components. It’s a gustatory no-brainer that when the mercury shoots northward people prefer refreshing, zesty chilled soups over steamy, flu-season healers, and light grilled fruits and veggies as a change up from heavy charred carnivorous offerings. Here’s a summer soup and salad primer to get the best out of this flip flop food phenomenon while showcasing summer’s bountiful beauties. Nothing refreshes like glorious gazpacho, southern Spain’s signature chilled veggie soup — a liquid salad of fresh-off-the-vine-picked tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, garlic and chunks of bread sopping with extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.
The dish was originally considered a poor man’s paste of bread, water and oils given to ancient Roman workers as a salty fortification while building aqueducts across the Empire. Tomatoes were added to the mix after Columbus imported them to Spain from the New World. Gazpacho has not only assimilated into the American cuisine, but evolved into gourmet bliss in a bowl from many chefs’ culinary creations. Gazpacho has gone urban, fruity, meaty, smoky and sophisticated. Golden gazpacho blends juicy mangoes, yellow heirloom tomatoes, orange juice and melons. Beet gazpacho dials up the ruby roots in a chunky spicy puree with salsa verde. Strawberry gazpacho juxtaposes the seedy fruit with duck prosciutto and basil. Grilled gazpacho combines the smoky mesquite flavors of roasted red peppers, tomatillos and assorted heirlooms. While white gazpacho, reminiscent of the crude concoction called “ajo blanco,” plucked from the Middle Ages during Spain’s Islamic occupation and served to the workers in the vineyards, nicely incorporates blanched almonds, green grapes, bread chunks, olive oil and vinegar. For other invigorating versions of chilled soups, sweet tooths must try minted mixed berry with pound cake croutons, blueberry vermouth, Greek Karpouzosoupa, (watermelon mint soup),
Sweet Golden Gazpacho 3 large yellow heirloom tomatoes, chopped 2 large ripe mangos, peeled, cubed 2 yellow peppers, seeded and diced 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup diced sweet (Vidalia) onion 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice Sea salt to taste In a food processor, puree the tomatoes, mangos, peppers, onion, wine and cilantro. Blend in the juices, and season to taste with salt. Chill for three hours. Ladle into martini, Pilsner or other interesting glasses, and garnish with twists of lime or orange rind. pineapple and coconut cream or silky black cherry. Pescavores can indulge in lobster fennel swimming in a creamy Greek yoghurt base. Or shrimp saffron pistachio, smoked salmon and dill yogurt or heart-healthy avocado lime bisque with a dollop of lump crab. Spicy palates can cool their heels with cucumber wasabi, carrot and ginger or Mexican mango chipotle. While traditionalists can beat the heat with minty sweet pea, raw corn chowder, vichyssoise or beet borscht with a swirl of crème fresh in the bulls-eye middle. Bursting with vibrant colors, these summer refreshers are as gorgeous as they are tasty and can be served in champagne flutes or martini glasses to show off their beauty. These chilled soups pair
nicely with a salad either wilted with a warm dressing or crisp and crunchy, tossed with warm grilled fruits or veggies inspired by bbq gurus and adventurers like Bobby Flay. Do a twist on the classic Caesar by brushing garlic olive oil on romaine leaves then warming on the grill, while croutons toast alongside for a mesquite flavor. Add some
smoky notes to a Greek salad by tossing in roasted heirloom tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic and caramelized onions. Grill portobellos, zucchini, assorted summer peppers and corn and toss with mixed greens, and zesty vinaigrette dressings. For sweet offerings, grill sliced peaches, nectarines, pears or mangos, pineapple spears or beets and blend
with your favorite leaves and candied, spicy or savory-flavored nuts for a protein-packed crunch. My picks are heart-healthy walnuts, antioxidant-loaded almonds or the Roto-Rooter for arteries, pecans. Or you can keep the veggies cool and crisp and add a warm sweet or savory dressing. Try lutein and calcium rich kale, spinach or arugula with toasted nuts, sautéed red onions and a crumbling of goat cheese with a warm pomegranate or red wine vinaigrette. Do Asian chicken with grilled mandarin oranges and a warm sesame, rice wine dressing. Or a twist on traditional potato salad with a warm olive oil balsamic combo. My refreshing contribution is a zesty slurp of summer in this divine golden gazpacho. As an added boon, both you and the kitchen stay cool. For additional chilled soup and warm salad recipes email kitchenshrink@san.rr. com or check out www.FreeRangeClub.com.
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this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Shahram Korrani, b. Marizie Korrani, c. Teyaum Korrani, d. Patrick Korrani to Proposed Name a. Shawn Anderson, b. Marcy Anderson, c. Tiam Anderson, d. Patrick Anderson. 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 ďŹ le 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 ďŹ led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Sep. 21, 2012 Time: 8:15 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, Carmel Valley News. Date: Aug. 03, 2012. Robert J. Trentacosta Judge of the Superior Court CV391, Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-020708 Fictitious Business Name(s):
Carlsbad Auto Group Located at: 4082 Adobe Rd., 29 Palms, CA., 92277, San Bernardino County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The ďŹ rst day of business was: July 1, 12. This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlsbad Auto Sales, Inc., 1640 S. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA., 92054. State of Incorporation/Organization: California. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/02/2012. Carlos Henrique Cavalcante. CV390, Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-020709 Fictitious Business Name(s): Carlsbad Auto Connection Located at: 1640 S. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA., 92054, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The ďŹ rst day of business was: July 1, 12. This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlsbad Auto Sales, Inc., 1640 S. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA., 92054. State of Incorporation/Organization: California. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/02/2012. Carlos Henrique Cavalcante. CV389, Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-019166 Fictitious Business Name(s): Jamie Heusser Zumba Located at: 4864 Coconino Way, San
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Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/13/2012. Bryan Hunt, DM717, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-019670 Fictitious Business Name(s): Tailwag Studio, Inc. Located at: 1155 Camino Del Mar #144, Del Mar, CA., 92014, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The ďŹ rst day of business was: 07/04/05. This business is hereby registered by the following: Tailwag Studio, Inc., 1155 Camino Del Mar #144, Del Mar, CA., 92014. State of Incorporation/Organization: California. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/20/2012. Melissa Kerlin. DM716, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2012-00100881-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: Romina Lingvall for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Romina Lingvall ďŹ led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Romina Lingvall to Proposed Name Romina Modaressi Tehrani Lingvall. 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 ďŹ le 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 ďŹ led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Aug. 31, 2012 Time: 8:20 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. Date: Jul. 18, 2012. Robert J. Trentacosta Judge of the Superior Court DM715, Jul. 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2012-00100969-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CA., Civil Division, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92112-0128. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 120128. PETITION OF: Kevin M. Fosdick for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Kevin M. Fosdick ďŹ led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Kevin Michael Fosdick to Proposed Name Kevin Michael Howard. 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 ďŹ le 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 ďŹ led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Sep. 07, 2012 Time: 8:15 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. Date: Jul. 20, 2012. Robert J. Trentacosta Judge of the Superior Court DM714, Jul. 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-019189 Fictitious Business Name(s): Neat Viking Jewelry Located at: 902B Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA., 92024, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 902B Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA., 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The ďŹ rst day of business was: 07/16/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Nira Levy, 902B Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA., 92024. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/17/2012. Nira Levy. DM712, Jul. 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-019304 Fictitious Business Name(s): Geeks.com Store Located at: 1890 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA., 92056, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The ďŹ rst day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Compgeeks.com, 1890 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA., 92056. State of Incorporation/Organization: CA. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/
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County on 08/10/2012. Christopher Tisdell. DM724, Aug. 16, 23, 30, Sep. 6, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2012-00055944-CU-PT-NC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista, 92081. Mailing Address: 325 South Melrose Drive. Branch Name: North County Regional Center. PETITION OF: Esperansa Beatrice Rivera-Westray for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Esperansa Beatrice Rivera-Westray filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Esperansa Beatrice Rivera-Westray to Proposed Name Esperansa Beatrice Westray. 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: Sep. 18, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 3. The address of the court is. 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: Aug. 02, 2012. Aaron H. Katz Judge of the Superior Court CV392, Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2012-00101575-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway, Room 225, San Diego, CA., 92101. Mailing Address: 330 W. Broadway, Room 225. Branch Name: Hall of Justice. PETITION OF: Pamela Denice Greene for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Pamela Denice Greene filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Pamela Denice Greene to Proposed Name Deni Greene. 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
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MEDALIST continued from page B1 the coast from Seattle gathered in Oceanside where they split into two groups. At one home they painted the interior of the house, as well as the garage and fence and did general yard work, cleaning up what Youngs described as a “jungle.” They also showed up with a playhouse for the family’s two daughters. At the other, where Volpentest visited with the three young boys, the volunteers tore out the kitchen cabinets and replaced them with new ones donated by Novi Industries. Yardwork was part of the day there, too, as was powerwashing the house and fence. As part of the arrangement, Youngs and other Fuller Center volunteers visit the homes regularly to make sure
the tenants are taking care of the properties. They also help when needed with temporary loans if they can’t make a utility bill or need other assistance, Youngs added. “This is not a handout,” she said. “These are good, gracious homeowners.” Youngs said the work day was a blessing, seeing the families celebrate the improvements on their homes and the smiles of satisfaction on the cyclists’ faces at the end of the day. Having Volpentest there was an extra treat, she added. A friend of hers, he is also a customer of her company, Bettie Youngs Book Publishers, which is handling his new book “Fastest Man in the World: The Tony Volpentest Story.” Born without hands and feet, he grew up in Snohom-
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ish, Wash., where he learned to walk – and then run – with prosthetics and became a world record holder dominating the sprint distances. A 2012 nominee for the Olympic Hall of Fame, he is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Team USA Ambassador Program. During Friday’s time with the three boys, he said, he told them to “be determined and focus on the small things day to day that make the big things happen.” He also told them not to “listen to people who say you can’t do this or shouldn’t do that. If I had listened to them, I wouldn’t have accomplished what I have.” That includes being a five-time World Champion sprinter who ran the 100, 200 and 400 meter sprints, and also set two world records at the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona where he won gold in the 100- and 200-meter events and a silver in the 4x100 relay. Besides visiting the Fuller Center project during his San Diego visit, Volpentest talked to Paralympic archers and cyclists at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista as they prepared to head to London and signed books Friday night at Movin’ Shoes in Encinitas, where he was joined by Youngs and many of the Fuller Center cyclists. Now a resident of Phoenix who retired from competition in 2001, he said in a phone interview on Aug. 11 that he recently went back into the gym and has started running on new “blades” like those worn by South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who became known as “Blade Runner.” While he hasn’t met the man who made history in London, they have talked about their lives and Pistorius is quoted in his book, Volpentest said. “If I had gotten my new running legs a year ago,” he added, “I might have made it to London.” He said he hasn’t decided if he will compete again, but knows that he wants to use his platform to share his message and develop his newly formed nonprofit, the Helping Others Live Determined Foundation. “I want to help other amputees with the desire and spirit to achieve and overachieve,” he said. As an example of what he can do, he told of being “chased down” in Costco by a mother with a son who was born with no feet. She told him her son “wanted to know where I had my prosthetic and shoes made.” So he connected the family with his prosthetist and helped their son get a set made. As he relaxed beside the pool at a Newport Beach hotel on Saturday afternoon, Volpentest said hopes that sharing his story will help others understand that “being determined and focusing on the small things day to day makes the big things happen.”
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Joseph and Diane Sampson host Wounded Warrior Homes speakers at Del Mar Rotary
Diane and Joseph Sampson, owners of Sampson California Realty and longtime members of Del Mar Rotary, recently hosted Mia Roseberry, executive director of Wounded Warriors Homes, and a returning war veteran at the Del Mar Rotary. Wounded Warrior Homes is a not-for profit organization that helps returning veterans with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress find suitable housing during the recovery phase after returning from the war zone. “One of the greatest needs for our returning service men and women is transitional housing,” said Chip Dykes, Chief Warrant Officer 3 USMC-RET. “Our vets get to a point when they are finished with inpatient rehab, but they are not ready to live independently. Wounded Warrior Homes fills that need,” he stated. Wounded Warrior Homes’ mission is to provide affordable housing, hands-on resources, and a defined path for soldiers to transition from active-duty military service to independent living. “With more than 40,000 soldiers returning from the battle-
SOIREE continued from page B1 Stephanie Kilkenny said the amount of money raised has increased each year. “When 2009 came around and the economy was a mess we thought we should just cancel it, but we
field with traumatic brain injuries, many of these service men and women are suffering from anger issues, alcoholism and even suicide. Wounded Warrior Homes provides them with housing and the resources to help them acclimate back into society slowly and with plenty of support,” said Diane Sampson. Joseph Sampson, a former Marine, and Diane Sampson, mom to a ROTC son, both hold a special place in their hearts for the United States Armed Forces’ soldiers. Diane Sampson is also on the Board of Directors for Wounded Warrior Homes, and they both support local events to help returning war veterans. Sampson California Reality specializes in residential real estate sales in Carmel Valley and Coastal properties. Sampson California Realty has been actively listing and selling residential real estate for the last 15 years in Carmel Valley. You can contact SCR at 858-699-1145 or visit us on the web at www.scr-sandiego.com
raised more that year than the previous year, and we raise more and more each year,” she said. “The people who come love the event and keep coming back each year. They also like to raise their bids since they know my husband is matching all the dollars.”
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