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Del Mar raises concerns over Foundation gives possible sand dredging project DM school board By Marlena Chavira-Medford Staff Writer The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is proposing a project that would involve taking sand from a 124acre site off Del Mar’s coast and using it to replenish beaches throughout North County — a plan that raises many concerns for the City of Del Mar. The plan, known as the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project II, would dredge 1.8 to 2.7 million cubic yards of sand from three offshore locations in Mission Beach, Del Mar and Cardiff, and transplant the sand to 11 beach sites in Oceanside, Del Mar officials are concerned about how the loss of Carlsbad, Encinitas, San Diego sand could change Del Mar beach profiles. Staff photo and Imperial Beach. After reviewing SANDAG’s would not affect waves because the dredging Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on would only cut about 5 to 7 feet into the the project, Del Mar city staff pointed out sev- seabed, which isn’t significant enough to eral concerns, including: How the loss of sand have an impact on waves. could change Del Mar beach profiles and SANDAG representatives also pointed wave patterns; the noise and visual impacts out that one of the reasons for this project is on residents during the work period; and the that the state of California has asked local impact this would have on the soon-to-be coastal governments to come up with adaptacompleted San Dieguito Lagoon restoration tion strategies for the rising sea levels. This project. A handful of residents also spoke out project, they said, would offset those rising against the project, echoing those concerns. levels by adding sand to areas that have been During a presentation to city council depleted, providing a larger buffer and giving Feb. 22, SANDAG representatives addressed communities more time to plan for higher some of those concerns. According to sea levels. SANDAG findings, the dredging would have Though several of the city council memno impact on Del Mar beaches because the bers said they could see the potential benefits 124-acre site is about half a mile off the coast, of the project, they had hesitations about the which is farther out than the natural wash fact that the majority of the 1.8 to 2.7 million pattern of sand, known as its closure depth. SANDAG representatives also said the project SEE PROJECT, PAGE 6

■ Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary hopes to raise funds, have fun with bocce ball tournament

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■ Urologist answers the call to help save SeaWorld matriarch, Dottie the dolphin

Story on page B1 ■ Del Mar psychologist provides commentary for ‘True Crime With Aphrodite Jones’

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SB slates sustainability series This year’s event designed to engage local youth

■ Longtime Del Mar resident served in five armies during World War II

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By Marlena Chavira-Medford Staff Writer The city of Solana Beach and its Clean and Green committee are hosting a month-long series of events in celebration of March Sustainability Month. “This event is meant to engage residents, and help them understand that the choices we make today impact the environment we get tomorrow — and we only have one chance to get it right,” said Lane Sharman, chair of the city’s annual event.

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$720,000 check By Karen Billing Staff Writer Del Mar Schools Education Foundation President Drew Isaacman presented a $720,000 check to the Del Mar Union School District board at its Feb. 16 meeting. The current total contributions now stand at $890,000 — the foundation’s goal is $2 million. “We have serious positive momentum right now and there is every expectation we will meet our funding goal to fund the entire ESC program,” Isaacman said. ESC stands for the district’s Extended Studies Curriculum, which includes specialized instruction in science, technology, PE, art and music. The foundation’s main goal is to support those educational enrichment programs. Individual schools have held very successful fundraising activities — Carmel Del Mar’s jogathon brought it $23,888 and Torrey Hills’ recent pajama jam event netted $15,000.

Funds from the DMSEF help keep ESC programs thriving in the district. (Above) DM school district student and artist Yuta Takahashi. Photo/Victoria Mitchell

Participation rate is at 50 percent and Isaacman noted last year’s total participation rate was around 62 percent, so he fully believes they can get a high majority of families to donate. “This community is amazing,” Isaccman said. “It’s a group of individuals who are able to understand our objective and write checks to support our children’s education.” For more information on donations, visit delmarkids.org

DMUSD OKs change to intradistrict transfer policy By Karen Billing Staff Writer The Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees approved a change Feb. 16 to its intradistrict transfer policy, allowing students to become residents of their school once they have been transferred in. Per the new policy, district staff will make every attempt to make intradistrict transfer decisions that are in the best interest of students and their families,

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and approved transfers shall be effective until the student graduates or is promoted from the school. “It will be evolving because I know we can get better,” said district superintendent James Peabody of the policy. “I learned this summer how we can alleviate a lot of anxiety. Our goal was to makes sure no family has to have any anxiety as we roll this out and if we get

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A survey about Del Mar Union School District school lunches is currently in the rotation as a parent group seeks input on how the district might be able to improve the quality and nutrition of school meals. District superintendent James Peabody said they have received 995 responses so far out of

about 3,168 district families. A 32 percent survey return rate is very good, he said, but they would still encourage more people to participate. A link to the survey can be found on the district’s website at dmusd.org or on any of the individual school websites.

Train noise open house set The city of Del Mar, the Quiet Zone Citizen Committee and North County Transit District will host an open house event

on Wednesday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Annex. For more information, visit, www.delmar.ca.us.

CRIME REPORT SATURDAY, FEB. 12 • Drunk in public, La Florest and Linea del Cielo, 3:36 p.m. MONDAY, FEB. 14 • Drunk in public, 13400 block of Barbados Way, 1:39 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16 • Drunk in public, 1300 block of Camino del Mar, 3:21 a.m. • Simple assault (nondomestic violence), 3700 block of Via de la Valle, 9:36 p.m.

Community Calendar SATURDAY, FEB. 26 • Please join the Friendship Gardeners of Del Mar on Saturday Feb. 26, from 1-3 p.m. Learn more about “Growing Orchids,” presented by club member Debbie Lokanc. Newcomers are welcome. Call (858-755-6570) for the meeting location and car pool arrangements. • St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host its annual meeting and Project Wildlife event from 4 to 6 p.m. The community is invited to the event, and all communicants in good standing are eligible to vote on such issues as new vestry members. At the same time, on the church campus kids will be invited to meet some unique animals with a representative from Project Wildlife. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is located at 334 14th St in Del Mar Village. • The Del Mar Farmers Market is open from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Del Mar City Hall parking lot every Saturday. For more information, please visit delmarmainstreet.com. SUNDAY, FEB. 27 • The community is invited to help restore wildlife habitat by removing invasive, non-native plants with

the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy at the San Dieguito Lagoon from 1 to 3 p.m. Tools, training and refreshments provided. Suitable for all ages. Please bring water and wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes. Reservations required — contact volunteer@sdrvc.org or (858) 674-2275 x12 for directions and to reserve a space. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 • The new name for the old Del Mar Historical Society is "DMVA History Committee" The meeting date/time is first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. at En Fuego Cantina & Grill. • The San Dieguito Unit 416, American Legion Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting on March 1, at 7 p.m., American Legion Post, 210 West "F" Street, Encinitas, Calif., 92024. This month will feature a speaker from the Encinitas Senior Center. Veterans’ wives invited to come and visit and join the unit. Refreshments served following the meeting. Come and join us for fun and fellowship and help our veterans. Any questions, please call Amy Moser, presi-

dent, 858-481-6698. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 • Ireside, a band that blends hip-hop, reggae and funk, will perform with Hi Roots and Chill Clinton. Tickets are $8. The show starts at 9 p.m., doors open at 8. Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., bellyup.com. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 • Fast becoming an annual event at Canyon Crest Academy (CCA), the Used Media and Book Sale will be held on March 4-5 in the main campus parking lot. Back by popular demand will also be a giant bake sale. The sale will be open on March 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 5 from 8 a.m. to noon. Prices will range from $1 - $5. The event is being organized by CCA’s Dollars for Scholars. • For the 26th year, the Spring Home/Garden Show will be returning to the Del Mar Fairgrounds from March 4-6, and will include hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the newest products and hottest trends for both inside and outside the home. For more information visit: www.springhomegardenshow.com.

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DM City Council to hold special meeting on proposed fairgrounds purchase The Del Mar City Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at 6 p.m., in the Del Mar Communications Center, located 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar. The purpose of the special meeting will be to provide information to the public regarding the City's proposed purchase of the fair-

grounds and race track property; the proposed “Governance Model; and to solicit public input regarding this proposal. The "Special Meeting Agenda" will be posted at City Hall and on the City's website no later than Friday, March 4. For more information, visit, www.delmar.ca.us.

Ribbon cutting to be held March 2 at Solana Beach Train Station From left to right: Pat Vergne, City of Del Mar director of community services and chief lifeguard; Barbara Harper, president of the Friends of the Powerhouse; John Coughlin, treasurer of the Friends of the Powerhouse; Robin Crabtree, grants committee chair of the Del Mar Foundation; Jill Coughlin, fundraising chair of the Friends of the Powerhouse; Carolyn Kling, president of the Del Mar Foundation. Photo/ Jill Weitzen MacDonald

DM Foundation presents check to Friends of the Powerhouse A check for $35,000 was recently presented from the Del Mar Foundation to the Friends of the Powerhouse. The check for $35,000 from the Del Mar Foundation fulfills the commitment made in 2009 to provide a grant to the Friends of the Powerhouse once the City of Del Mar voted to move forward with the new 17th Street Beach Safety Center. This donation furthers the mission of the Del Mar Foundation "to promote civic pride and cohesiveness, acquire and preserve open space, improve beaches and parklands, raise and grant funds, and sponsor diverse cultural programs and community events in Del Mar." The Friends of the Powerhouse has raised approximately one-third of the estimated $3 million of construction costs for the Beach Safety Center in Del Mar. The remainder will be provided by the City of Del Mar.

Please join Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner and the City Council, along with Matt Tucker, executive director of North County Transit District (NCTD), for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 2, at 4 p.m. at the Solana Beach Train Station. This prototype community marketing station will highlight City of Solana Beach, local business community and social events in a public/private collaboration. This “first of its kind” station will be evaluated for use at other North County Transit District Stations. “I am so pleased that Solana Beach is

again serving as a prototype for the region,” said Solana Beach City Councilman Dave Roberts, who also represents Solana Beach on the Executive Committee of North County Transit District. “Through a private donation, we are going to not only be able to spotlight local community happenings for locals and visitors alike, but we are again serving as a prototype for improving the quality experience for public transit users in Solana Beach.” Following the brief ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Del Sol Lions Club will provide refreshments.

Local library to host ‘Extraordinary Book Sale’ Friends of the Carmel Valley Branch Library will host a sale of signed first editions, antique books, out of print titles and out-of-the-ordinary books 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Carmel Valley Library, 3919 Townsgate Drive, 92130. (858) 552-1669.

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Torrey Pines Robotic Club heading for regional competition By Marlena ChaviraMedford Staff Writer The Torrey Pines High School Robotics Club is barely one year old, but already its heading for regional competitions and has its sights set on a rookie award. The group will be participating in a competition sponsored by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), a nonprofit that works to engage young people in engineering, science and technology. Next month these Torrey Pines students will head to the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to face 65 other teams, most of which are not first-timers. The competition will be tough, no doubt, but the team is optimistic. After all, getting to this point is quite a feat in itself. The students have done plenty of legwork to make this happen, from writing grants over pizza to launching a grassroots effort promoting the club on Facebook. After raising $12,400 and recruiting about 20 members, the team hit the

A Torrey Pines High School Robotics Club member ground running. With help from a handful of mentors, the team spent six weeks building a robot, working daily three-hour shifts at one point in the building process. “We’re a first year team, so there was a lot of trial and error. Some of us are good at writing code, some of us are better at cutting material for construction — we each bring something different to the table, so this truly was a team effort,” said senior Sam Hiraoka, a co-founder of the team. The team has also done elementary school outreach

at Del Mar Hills and Torrey Hills. “Nationally, science is a dying subject, but science is the future, which is why it’s so important we start with outreach to kids,” Hiraoka said. “Torrey Pines is a sports powerhouse, but it’s important for us to be equally advanced in our science programs. My hope is that by engaging kids in this community, we’re ensuring the future of the robotics team at Torrey Pines.” And future robotics teams at Torrey Pines will continue to have mentors, thanks to volunteers like

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In addition to thanking their mentors, the teammates thanked the Torrey Pines staff and faculty for their continued support, as well as their team sponsors, which include: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Nordson Asymtek, and Qualcomm. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) will be at the San Diego Sports Arena March 10-12, and as the competition nears, the teammates say they have their eye on the prize: the rookie choice award, which would earn them a spot at finals. “I’m hoping for a win,” said senior Eric Chen, a co-

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PROJECT continued from page 1 cubic yards of sand will come from Del Mar. “My concern is I think it’s an overuse of a resource,” said councilman Terry Sinnott. “Over 70 percent of the sand in this project is coming from one site. I would feel much more comfortable if it were spread a little more equitable up and down the coast.” Del Mar Mayor Don Mosier agreed, saying SANDAG was proposing to take a disproportionate amount of sand from Del Mar. “If this goes through, Del Mar is being a wonderful neighbor to all of the north coast cities because we’re donating almost all of the sand for this entire replenishment project,” he said. “As much as I’d like to

SERIES continued from page 1 youth should be involved in the environmental movement.” Several young people, he added, are unaware of how some current Solana Beach issues could affect their future. “Many don’t even have the [Interstate-5] expansion on their radar. There is a major project coming down the road that would forever

NORTH COAST be that good neighbor, I think that’s an excessive take of sand.” Therefore, Del Mar city staff plans to write a letter in response to SANDAG’s EIR asking that it explore the option of taking less sand from Del Mar and more sand from other sites along the coast. The letter will also outline its other concerns, and ask that SANDAG research other alternatives to this dredging project. The public comment period for the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project II EIR is open now. All comments are due by March 14. Public comments should be addressed to: Rob Rundle, SANDAG principal regional planner, 401 B Street #800, San Diego CA 92101 — or, they can be emailed to him at: rru@sandag.org. IN OTHER NEWS: Gregory Canyon Landfill and Solid Waste Facility Permit

Del Mar City Council decided to write a letter of opposition to the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill and Solid Waste Facility. The proposed 1,770 acre Gregory Canyon Landfill site is owned by applicant Gregory Canyon Ltd., and it is located in northern San Diego County on State Route 76, about three miles east of Interstate 15. At the time of press, the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) was preparing to host a public meeting Feb. 23 regarding the proposed landfill, and Del Mar councilman Terry Sinnott was expected to testify against the project on behalf of the city. Fairgrounds Purchase Del Mar City Council authorized city manager Karen Brust to enter into an agreement with California

impact the quality of life in North County. Young people need to be part of that conversation. It’s their future too.” Engaging the youth can indeed change the future, he said, pointing to the recent uprising of youth in Egypt. “The youth there took their destiny in their hands and shaped a new one,” he said then added. “and even here, in the ’60s and ’70s the youth achieved cultural, social, and political changes

through peaceful protest and becoming advocates.” The hope is that by educating Solana Beach’s youth about issues such as global warming and pollution, the community will benefit from a new generation of environmentally -conscious leaders. “Through this event, we hope lots of new seedlings emerge, so we can nurture them and watch them flourish.”

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Feb 26th The Piano Guy w/Scott Houston (Instructional) 10:30am A Walk In the Park (San Dieguito) 7:00pm Feb 27th Sharks: Stewards of the Sea 10:00am Sharing Miracles: Singer & Survivor 10:30am Feb 28th David Young: A Musical Journey 11:00am

Kelp: Rebuiling the Forest Mar 3rd Inside So. California: 5:30pm (Featuring Del Mar Lifeguards & Students) SAFE Task Force 11:30am Mar 1st PACE-TV Showjumping Unplugged (general interest) (Equestrian events) 6:30pm 10:00am Late Classic Movie “Charade” 11:00pm Mar 2nd San Diego Locals Live @ Cafe’ Elysa (music showcase) 3:00pm Green Vision: City of San Jose (Environmental) 4:00pm

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a balance at the schools out of it then that’s wonderful too.” He said it’s really an effort to keep children where they belong. “If this is a step toward stability then I think it’s a step forward,” said trustee Doug Rafner. Problems really arose at the beginning of the school year when some sixth grade students were transferred out of the school they had been attending. Ashley Falls parent J.Z. Keegan said the resulting solution of putting children on the “chopping block” was never in the best interest of the district. “So many families in

Strategies LLC to assist with Del Mar’s attempt to purchase the fairgrounds and racetrack. The consultants will help Del Mar devise a strategy to work with local governments in an effort to gain support of the purchase. The contract will be at $5,000 per month for one month, with two optional extensions of one month each, for a maximum possible three-month term capped at $15,000. The contract was approved for the first month, and it will come back for council’s review in one month. At that time, council can elect to not continue the contract. A couple of residents publically spoke out against the decision, stating that they felt it was premature and inappropriate for the city to be spending money on a deal that may not happen.

Del Mar Foundation Children’s Committee to present ‘Making Manners Memorable and Meaningful’ The Del Mar Foundation recently announced its next Children’s Committee event: A Sunday Brunch, featuring “Making Manners Memorable and Meaningful,” with Nicole MacIntosh of La Bonne Vie Events. The noon brunch on Sunday, March 20, will be held on the outdoor patio at Paradise Grille located in the Flower Hill Promenade at 2690 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA 92014. The program will offer a fun-filled afternoon of song, storytelling, and activities for children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or any special child in your life. A delicious buffet brunch will be provided along with a “table talk” and “table manners” etiquette presentation that will actively engage children from the moment they sit down. To register for this event, visit www.delmarfoundation.org. Advance registration and payment are required by Wednesday, March 16. All ticket sales are final. The cost of registration is $25 per adult and $15 per child under the age of 12. This program is for ages 4 and older and all participants are invited to dress in their “Sunday best.” Adult supervision is required. For more information please visit www.delmarfountdation.org or e-mail the Children’s Committee at children@delmarfoundation.org.

MARCH SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS • Solana Beach Environmental Forum, Friday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. Leaders from the private, public, educational and non-profit sectors will meet young people in a one-on-one setting. There will be a panel discussion, awards, and a raffle, including a Firewire Surfboard. Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Debin Hall, 120 Stevens. • Skyline Goes Green, Thursday, March 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Skyline Elementary School will host students and parents for a lively program including a movie and teacher-student projects. Skyline Elementary School, 606

‘If this is a step toward stability then I think it’s a step forward.’ — DOUG RAFNER Trustee, Del Mar Union School District our district are personally impacted by this,” said Keegan. “I believe personally this important amendment is just the tip of the iceberg on the change that needs to come forth in this district.” Del Mar Hills parent Mara Bickett said the previously “flawed” policy left families feeling very vulnerable. With the change, it

Lomas Santa Fe Drive. • Kids’ Beach Clean Up, Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Several participating Solana Beach schools will join to clean the beach. Fletcher Cove Park, 111 S. Sierra Ave. • Solana Beach Green Fair, Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Students and local businesses will exhibit their fun and relevant projects and services to the public. There will also be magicians and jugglers for entertainment. Fletcher Cove Park, 111 S. Sierra Ave.

stresses the importance of not displacing children, keeping families and friends together, and additionally helping out the smaller campuses such as Del Mar Hills. Parents also complained about the late notice they were given on their children’s school. “Finding out the fate of your child three days before school starts has to come to an end,” Keegan said. Peabody said that it was a very strange year for the district last year as 285 students joined the district over the summer. “It added to the turmoil for this year but that’s not an excuse for why we didn’t do a good job,” Peabody said. “We will get a whole lot better.”

Del Mar Foundation offers a variety of events in March Wednesday, March 9: Del Mar Foundation Cultural Arts Committee Meeting, Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 13: Del Mar Foundation Hospitality Committee, Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dog/People Fountain, north end of Dog Beach, 10 a.m. Thursday, March 17: Del Mar Foundation board meeting, City Hall Annex, 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 30: Del Mar Foundation Children’s Committee Meeting and Social, Del Mar Library, 9:30 a.m.

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Longtime community advocate Betty Scalice remembered By Marlena ChaviraMedford Staff Writer To many, Betty Scalice was a philanthropist and community advocate. To those who knew her well, she was also a Scrabble champion who loved a good garage sale. To all whose lives she touched with her generosity and love, she will be deeply missed. Scalice passed away at 87 on Feb. 4 inside her home on Marview Lane, which she had lived in since the 1950s, when she and her husband built it. “She lived and breathed that house,” recalls granddaughter Rebekah Tennis. “One of her biggest desires was to be there until her dying day, and I am so glad she was able to be. She loved that home fiercely.” There is perhaps only one other place in Solana Beach that she loved nearly as much: Fletcher Cove Park. “She would drive down there — or, as she put it, her car would drive itself down there — and sit and watch the children play at the park, and the families,” Tennis said. “She felt if something as good as Fletcher Cove was going on in the world, then it couldn’t be all bad.” It was at that very park she loved so much where several of the community concerts that she funded took place. Through the donation of a house to the Coastal Community Foundation, a charitable fund was established to enhance music programs for kids, including the summer concerts at Fletcher Cove Park. “Betty told me how much she loved Solana Beach and our oceanfront community, and that she just loved Fletcher Cove Park,” said Coastal Community Foundation advisory board member and

Philanthropist Betty Scalice died Feb. 4 at her Solana Beach home. Solana Beach councilman Dave Roberts, who recalls talking to Scalice at one of these concerts, where she was able to see for herself all the kids enjoying the music. “She also told me how she had met [Solana Beach] councilman Mike Nichols during his first campaign for city council and when she learned that he had helped design Fletcher Cove Park, she loved him, too, for his creativity. Betty will be greatly missed by Solana Beach, but her fund at the Coastal Community Foundation will carry her memory forward with more summer concerts sponsored at Fletcher Cove Park.” “Betty loved music and was always looking for ways to keep music in our community and schools,” added Coastal Community Foundation advisory board member and Solana Beach Deputy Mayor Joe Kellejian when he publicly recognized her passing during the Feb. 9 Solana Beach City Council meeting. Her effort to share the gift of music with children is fitting considering those are two of the things she loved most in life. “Grandma sensed the

inseparable relationship between the growth and health of a child’s mind and their connection to the arts,” Tennis explained. “She had strong memories of the people who had made a difference in her life, like Miss Wilson, her second grade teacher who originally inspired her to appreciate music and understand its part in an overall education. She wanted to be a help to her fellow man, as she had been helped — specifically children who could not otherwise afford it. Nothing too big, nothing monumental: Just little things here and there, like paying for kids to go to a symphony, or buying sheet music for a class that could not otherwise afford it. Things like this she has been doing for years and years, even before the [Coastal Community Foundation]. Grandma was a firm believer in paying it forward.” That depth of compassion was rooted in her own history, as Scalice was no stranger to adversity. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, during the Great Depression, times were tough, and got harder at 13 when her mother died, leaving her as woman of the house. A couple of years into college as World War II hit full throttle, she, like so many patriotic women, answered the call of Rosie the Riveter by rolling up her sleeves and joining the war effort at a California factory. It was during this time she met her husband Paul, whom she eventually divorced in the 1980s. The couple lived in New York and Texas before settling with their children in Solana Beach. She enjoyed the remainder of her life in Solana Beach, spending most days in her garden, writing poetry, or cracking a crossword puzzle. “She loved doing the

New York Times crossword puzzle, so much so, that she talked about Will Shortz, the editor, as if he was an old friend,” Tennis added. It was largely her love of words and literature that helped her have a fruitful career as a journalist later in life. Though she had no formal training, Scalice proved she had a knack for reporting. “I first met Betty when I was a young managing editor at Emergency Magazine in 1978 and she came on board as an associate editor,” recalled longtime colleague and friend Keith Griffiths. “Without any experience in magazines, she did an amazing job and came to join me when I started JEMS, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, in 1980. Without any formal training in journalism, she had an uncanny ability to get to the bottom of a topic, through persistent interviews, research and her love of language. Betty was a big reason JEMS was able to succeed in those early years. “Betty and I remained friends for the next 30 years. I loved her boundless curiosity and story telling — she did like to tell her stories! Betty has been an inspiration to me. It has been a privilege to call her a colleague and a friend. I will miss her dearly.” Scalice is survived by four children; 13 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. Donations can be made in her honor to the Coastal Community Foundation for the Betty Scalice Foundation, and they will go directly to enhancing music programs for children. For more information, please visit coastalfoundation.org or call 760942-9245.

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Rimel’s Rotisserie coming to Del Mar Highlands Town Center By Karen Billing Staff Writer The first restaurant to sign a lease at the re-imagined Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Rimel’s Rotisserie, is anxious to bring their longtime San Diego establishment to Carmel Valley. Over the years, the restaurant has made a name for itself at its La Jolla and Cardiff-by-theSea locations thanks to a focus on natural, fresh and local food. “Our philosophy is we have the best product and quality,” said owner Matt Rimel. “Everything we do is about sustainability.” His local fish is only caught hook and line (no harpoons, no nets or draggers) and his meats are items such as grass-fed steaks and grass-fed hot dogs from local ranchlands. Even the wood on his tables and bars was milled from dead trees on Palomar Mountain — the Carmel Valley location will feature “amazing” black oak slab tables. “Matt was invested in being sustainable before sustainability became a buzzword,” said operating partner Doug Kollus. “He doesn’t do it because it’s a buzzword, he does it because it’s the right thing to do. It’s part of the DNA of Rimel's.”

A humble Rimel merely nods, “You can taste the quality and that makes it all worth it,” he said. His taste for simple, quality food started young, at his grandparents’ ranch in Escondido. They lived off the animals they raised organically and nearly all of his meals involved their ranch-grown naval oranges and avocados. To this day, his go-to snack is still oranges over potato chips. Rimel (pronounced rhyme-el) has also been around restaurants since he was just a little kid, starting out washing dishes at the Chart House in Cardiff. “It was an amazing place to grow up,” said Rimel. The business got into his blood and he opened his first Rimel’s in La Jolla 19 years ago, as well as Zenbu, a high-end sushi restaurant, 10 years ago. Rimel’s and Zenbu are also side-by-side in the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Towne Center, sharing a back-of-the-house and kitchen, and one amazing bar scene that gets quite lively in the evening hours. Additionally, Rimel also operates Ocean Giant, an eco-friendly fishing company and Homegrown Meats/La Jolla Butcher Shop, which sells all-natural, quality meats. About four years ago

The team bringing Rimel’s Rotisserie to Del Mar Highlands Town Center includes Bob Fleet, Doug Kollus, Matt Rimel and Thad Benshoof. Photo: Karen Billing when there was only one Rimel’s eatery, Rimel was drifting on a surfboard on Hawaii’s North Shore when his partner, Thad Benshoof, floated the idea to him to

open more restaurants. Rimel was worried about taking on the venture alone. He paired with Kollus, a Solana Beach resident and president of

Islands Restaurants who, coincidentally, also got his start as a dishwasher at Chart House. With Kollus’ help, the Rimel’s team, including Solana Beach resident Bob Fleet, opened their Cardiff location two years ago and set their eyes on future expansion. “We got lucky it’s a really great alchemy of personalities, all of us putting this deal together,” said Fleet. “Doug really completed our group and showed us how we could grow. We collectively agree that the brand needs to stay paramount—our huge focus on sustainability and becoming a part of the community we join.” On the stacked menu that is as heavy as a hardcover novel are baby back ribs, scallops, fresh-caught fish, filet mignon, salads, sandwiches, sushi and soups. And, of course, there are the rotisserie options. Their California chickens are hormone free and grain fed, prepared over Texan mesquite wood rotisserie and cooked golden brown with no added seasoning. A combo comes with rice, beans and two sauces –the tasty sauces include hot Siracha, green chile garlic, peanut, salsa fresca and mild barbecue. You can add sides of mashed potatoes,

sautéed vegetables, tortillas or bread to make it a real feast. Benshoof said they scouted many locations before picking Del Mar Highlands Town Center and he felt it was a great fit— “We like to build in places where we actually like to spend time,” he said. The Carmel Valley spot, next to Champagne Bakery on the top level, will feature a 25-seat bar and a 40-seat outdoor patio with an outdoor fire pit. “It’s going to be really nice up there, you’re not going to want to leave” said Kollus. “You can go see a movie, grab dinner before or come to the bar afterward, it’s going to stay open until 1 a.m. And we’ll serve food late.” They are still awaiting some permits but they are aiming to start construction soon and open in early July. Kollus said they are already training staff in Cardiff so they are going to be able to hit the ground running. “We think we are going to be extremely busy and we want it to be an awesome experience from the first day,” Kollus said. To learn more, visit www.rimelsrestaurants.com or visit their Cardiff-by-theSea location at 2005 San Elijo Ave.

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DM psychologist provides commentary for ‘True Crime’ show By Diane Y. Welch Contributor When reality television contestant Ryan Jenkins made headlines in 2009 for the brutal murder of his wife, model Jasmine Fiore, then his own suicide, people wondered why it happened. Del Mar’s Dr. Richard Levak, a licensed clinical psychologist, said he believes he knows what may have triggered Jenkins to become a murderer. “Jenkins was an intelligent, attractive male who was able to look good on the surface, but if he was crossed he was angry and explosive. He was a psychopath,” Levak said. An expert on personality traits, Levak was recently invited by the producers of the TV series “True Crime with Aphrodite Jones,” which airs on the Investigation Discovery channel, as a guest expert to provide commentary on the personality of Jenkins, who had reportedly stayed at L'Auberge Del Mar just prior to Fiore’s murder and

Jenkins’ subsequent suicide. True Crime delves into high-profile crime cases, which have included those involving OJ Simpson, Phil Spector and others. Aphrodite Jones, author and the host of the show, recently interviewed Levak in his Del Mar home to get his perspective on the case. Levak was filmed with Jones for an episode on the Ryan Jenkins case that will air during the spring season. Jones sought his opinion on Jenkins and what caused him to kill. The producers of the VH1 reality series, “Megan Wants a Millionaire,” that featured Jenkins, liked him so much they wanted to cast him in their new show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” recalled Levak. But when the producers changed their minds and rejected Jenkins he instead married Fiore in Las Vegas. “It was a boomerang effect,” said Levak. Then something snapped inside Jenkins where he spun out of con-

Aphrodite Jones talks with Dr. Richard Levak. Photo: Courtesy of Investigation Discovery trol. “When psychopaths are rejected they can become violent, especially if they feel emotionally wounded.” This was a possible scenario for the murder case, he said. Unlike most psychologists, who are trained in the principles of behavior, Levak's training focuses on personality traits. “What I'm interested in is, what is the genetic personality type and how the environment aggravates it, shapes it, enhances it,” said Levak. When he understands the personality type,

Levak is able to predict the type of behavior that a person may engage in. To do so, Levak uses the “Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,” which was developed more than 60 years ago, but remains the most used test in the world. Levak has developed an adaptation of the test that measures the personality of normal people, and so he is able to use it to couples to show compatibility or possible conflicts that may arise. (On his web site Levak says he works “primarily with individuals

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Local tennis player in New Zealand when quake hit Local resident Carolyn Nichols was in New Zealand when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Feb. 22, destroying buildings and killing 75 people (at presstime). Nichols, who is there competing in the International Tennis Federation’s Seniors World Championships, shared her experience (below) and some photos of the wreckage caused by the earthquake in Christchurch (on this page by local resident Tracy Rolling) via e-mail with this newspaper: “Wow…it was a topsy-turvy day yesterday for sure! “It rained most of the day here in Ashburton. Ashburton is a town of 20,000, agricultural and about 60 miles from the nearest larger town. So we were complaining a bit about there being little to do here other than go to the New World grocery store. Then the quake hit. It was nothing more than a jolt here…we were in the car and thought it was the car just shaking because I was backing up and braking…then we found out what happened in Christchurch. No longer bored. We spent most of the day trying to find out what happened there. Phone lines were out. Internet was sluggish, I could only get though on my phone at the tennis center. (We did finally get on to play and then it rained after 90 minutes and play was eventually cancelled for the day.) “I am one of the few people with an international phone and since I chair the Senior International Committee, a lot of people tried to reach me. Leland Rolling from Ramona called me from Christchurch and I told him to come down here, and we kept in touch. I gave up my room to him and his family, his wife and two boys, and he also brought Rick Leach and Andy Stoner with him (all six are in my room…there are no rooms at all in Ashburton this week because of the tennis tournament). Theresa Bowen from the USTA accounted for all players in Christchurch and then brought a carful of players here and we made room for them, a total of 11 people. “Christchurch is a disaster. The Cups playing there have been cancelled but we will continue play here in Ashburton and also the Cups in Timaru will continue.” (Inset photo at left) local resident Carolyn Nichols

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Plans for an updated preschool for Solana Beach Presbyterian Church will serve as many as 40 more children in the community and include an expanded new outdoor play area, according to worship facilities architects domusstudio architecture. The new preschool will occupy the lower level of a 25,000-square-foot office building owned by the church and neighboring the church campus at Stevens Avenue and San Rodolfo Drive. Pending conditional use permit approval from the City of Solana Beach and the Coastal Commission, tenant improvements on the building could begin as soon as fall 2011 and be completed in early 2012. Last month the church notified its neighbors of the plans and invited all to attend an open house viewing of the plans with the architects. The response was very positive, and the plans continue to be available for viewing at City Hall. “Operating since 1964, Solana Beach Presbyterian Preschool is a valuable community asset,” said Jon

The new preschool will occupy the lower level of a 25,000-square-foot office building owned by the church and neighboring the church campus at Stevens Avenue and San Rodolfo Drive. Dominy of domusstudio architecture in San Diego. “This much-needed expansion will allow for better visibility and connectivity with the community and will allow the preschool to serve the community better. Replacing nearly 50year-old buildings, the new facilities will be made accessible, brighter and code compliant, and will incorporate the latest in technology and safety for the children.” According to the master plan for the church designed by domusstudio architecture, the preschool will move from its current location in the back of the upper church campus to inhabit the entire lower floor of the two-story Lomas Santa Fe Executive Plaza office building. The new preschool will accommodate as many as 40 more 3- to 5-year-olds with two additional classrooms and expanded outdoor spaces. From the exterior, the building will look much the same, except for the addition of a new elevator near the new

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“cross training” program. Ultrafit starts March 6 at 7 p.m. with the second of the Israel in the Crosshairs Speaker Series, sponsored by Dr. Bob and Mao Shillman and will feature David Brog, the executive director of Christians United for Israel will speak about Why Christians Support Israel. Ultrafit continues daily through March 20, and will culminate with a Purim festival for people of all ages. All classes will be held at Congregation Beth Am, in Carmel Valley at 5050 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, Calif. 92130. For more information or to register for any or all of the classes please contact Debra at 858-481-8454 X22 or debra@betham.com For a complete schedule, visit www.betham.com.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Delicias restaurant reaching new levels of excellence By Marlena Chavira-Medford Staff Writer Delicias has long been synonymous with fine dining, and after nearly 20 years, it’s still raising the bar. Under the direction of general manager and sommelier Gino Campbell, the restaurant is reaching new levels of excellence. Campbell — who holds the distinguished title of Cellar Master from the University of Bordeaux and the title of Advanced Sommelier form the Court of Master Sommeliers — recently restructured the wine program at Delicias, which earned Wine Spectator Magazine’s “2010 Best of Award of Excellence.” Campbell has spent most of his life in the restaurant industry, cutting his teeth at his family’s Italian restaurant in New York. After earning his degree in hospitality, he manned the helm at top restaurants, including The Marine Room in La Jolla, David Burke in Las Vegas, Turning Stone Casino in New York, Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach, and Donovan’s Steak & Chop House in La Jolla. Campbell said his many

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years in the industry have taught him the importance of a quality staff and a commitment to excellent hospitality, both of which Delicias has. “People confuse service and hospitality,” he said. “Hospitality is how you deliver the service.” Case in point: Campbell recently walked to the store to

buy nuts and pretzels after a customer mentioned she’d like some. And if a patron says he likes a certain label of wine Delicias doesn’t carry, it will likely be there the next time he returns. Campbell and his staff are always willing to go that extra mile, he said. “There is a sense of joint ownership in this community

when it comes to Delicias and it’s our pleasure to cater to that,” he said. “We want Delicias to always be a place they enjoy coming to.” Part of the reason patrons keep coming back is the farmto-table fresh California cuisine menu, crafted by executive chef Michael Knowles. Most of the produce comes from nearby Chino Farms, the eggs are laid by hens down the street, and the herbs are grown in a garden behind the restaurant. Several items, such as pasta, ricotta and mozzarella, are even made fresh in-house. In an effort to support more sustainable practices, Knowles also works with ranches that humanely raise hormone-free livestock, such as Niman Ranch. “We use all fresh, quality, organic ingredients,” said Knowles, who worked for a number of years with famed chef Wolfgang Puck. Delicias, which is owned by Owen Perry, is located at 6106 Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information, please visit deliciasrestaurant.com or call 858-7568000.

Scripps Performing Arts Academy students accepted at major ballet summer intensive programs Six students from Scripps Performing Arts Academy (SPAA) were recently accepted into several prestigious performing arts summer intensives. The students include: Emily Ashdown was accepted into the American Ballet Theatre in Austin, Texas, and the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, Illinois; Stephanie Cotton was accepted into The Rock School in Walnut Hill, Calif., the Boston Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet in Vivian Zhang Chicago; Alexandra Polaski was accepted into the San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet in New York City; Bailey Sonner was accepted into the American Ballet Theatre and Ballet Austin in Austin, Texas, and The Ailey School Summer Intensive Program in New York City; Angela Xiao was accepted into The Rock School; and, finally, Vivian Zhang was accepted into the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Typically, a summer course provides students with the opportunity to train in dance for several weeks and enjoy exposure to the school's renowned faculty. For more information on SPAA, visit www.ScrippsPerformingArts.com.

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Trash talk: improving waste diversion, recycling Del Mar is preparing to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for solid waste and recycling collection, and we need community input on some proposed enhancements to the current system. The RFP contract term is 10 years, so this is a once in a decade opportunity to improve our level of service and to increase our "diversion rate" (less trash going to landfills). Changes are needed for two reasons. First, we dispose of twice as much solid waste per person than most neighboring cities, and our diversion rate would be really low if not for the high diversion rate of the fairgrounds. Although the City is meeting the requirements of the state’s 50 percent diversion mandate, it is largely due to the fact that the fairgrounds has

a very successful solid waste It is also safer and easier diversion program. We, as a MAYOR’S for employees of the concommunity, can do a much tractor, because an autoVIEW better job at recycling and mated tipper dumps the diverting trash from colleccontents of a cart into a tion and ultimately the bin mounted on the front landfill. of the truck. All recycled Second, the technology material would now go in for collecting waste and one or two 96-gallon carts, recycling has improved with sorting performed since our last contract was later by the contractor. negotiated 15 years ago. A second change One proposed change is a under consideration is a BY DON conversion to semi-auto“pay-as-you-throw" collecMOSIER mated collection with stantion rate structure, where Mayor, dardized wheeled carts residents who dispose less Del Mar (either 64 or 96 gallon) for will pay less, and residents both disposal and recycling. This who dispose more will pay more. system has been tested in a pilot This rate structure is currently used program conducted by our current for multiple family dwellings, and hauler, Waste Management, and has the advantage that it encourhas resulted in increased recycling. ages recycling (only solid and per-

Del Mar in over its head COMMUNITY VIEW At first I was highly dubious about the ability of the city of Del Mar to do a leveraged buyout of the track and fairgrounds. After all, I just read about their great difficulty in coming up with funds to redo the lifeguard tower, which has apparently been leaking for over a decade. I have been watching the construction of a huge community pool at Via de La Valle just west of

I-5. I thought perhaps I was wrong and maybe the city has really deep pockets after all. Upon closer inspection, it's not a pool — it's just another enormous pothole in our road left unattended that filled with water during the recent rains. I drive around it nearly every day so we'll see how long it takes Del Mar to do something about it ... even if it's moving the old lifeguard tower to Via de La Valle so no one drowns in the road. Craig A. Nelson Solana Beach

Tax dollars shouldn’t be used to fund abortions COMMUNITY VIEW I would like to point out that Darrah DiGiorgio Johnson's editorial regarding the proposed legislation to de-fund Planned Parenthood of taxpayers’ dollars fails to disclose certain facts regarding the operation of Planned Parenthood. In 2007 there were an estimated 1.37 million abortions performed in the United States. According to the research group Alan Guttmacher Institute, roughly $980 million a year is spent on abortions. Planned Parenthood receives approximately $270 million per year from our tax dollars and up to one third of that money is spent killing unborn babies. I, as a concerned citizen, am

writing to take a stand for those who have no say in this matter, the unborn babies. I believe that terminating pregnancy at any stage is the same as murdering an unborn baby. I don't want one penny of my tax dollars going to fund any abortion. We have a health care law in place that is designed to fulfill every American's health care needs and will cover women's preventative and reproductive health issues, so why not phase out Planned Parenthood altogether or let them privately raise their own blood money to murder innocents. The real losers in this argument are the ones who won't ever be able to have a say in their own future. Ginger Marshall Solana Beach

haps green waste would incur charges for extra containers). It also seems more equitable since smaller households with only one 32 gallon container for solid waste would no longer be forced to subsidize those with multiple containers, and every resident would have more control over their trash collection bill. A Community Workshop to consider these changes will be held on Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Del Mar City Hall Annex, and we hope our residents will comment and help ensure that we get the best possible service for the best possible price. Please let us know your thoughts on the proposed changes to our collection system and rate structure at Recycle@delmar.ca.us.

Freeway or free way? ONE VIEW The proposed widening of Interstate 5 has triggered renewed discussion of how to expand the use of public transportation so as to BY reduce the need for ever-more freeway GORDON lanes. CLANTON Such discussion North often revolves around Coastal three variables – con- columnist venience, frequency, and cost. More people would use public transit (1) if transit stops were nearer to people’s homes and workplaces, (2) if buses and trains ran more frequently, and (3) if fares for public transit were lowered. Also, it would be nice if you could take a bus or a train to the airport. Providing more routes, more stops, and more frequent buses, however desirable, is enormously expensive. And governments are broke. And we are unsure if we would ever recoup the public investment in more stations, stops, drivers, and rolling stock. So let’s consider the third variable, lowering the cost of transit use. Since 2002 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has enjoyed free public transit on all fixed-route bus service and EZ-Rider service for the elderly and disabled. The University of North Carolina, faced with the enormous cost of building and maintaining parking lots and parking structures, formed a partnership with the cities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to provide free bus serv-

ice. The buses are fare-free for all area residents and visitors, not only for the 40,000 UNC students, faculty, and staff. Ridership has more than doubled in the nine years since the fare-free policy was adopted. What if UCSD, SDSU, the VA Hospital, the Navy, and the Marines formed a consortium to subsidize free public transit for San Diego County? What if they were joined by large private-sector employers such as Qualcomm, Sempra, Solar, General Dynamics, General Atomics, Northrop Grumman, Callaway Golf, SeaWorld, Cox Communications, Wells Fargo, Jack in the Box, NASSCO, SAIC, AT&T, BAE, SBC, UPS, XYZ, ETC? You know who you are. Other partners might include city, county, state, and federal governments, colleges and universities, community colleges, school districts, the Postal Service, the zoo, the big hospitals, the Indian casinos, the major shopping centers, Hotel Del Coronado, and the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Collectively, these entities employ or serve hundreds of thousands of people every day – most driving solo to their destinations. Collectively, these entities spend untold millions of dollars every year on parking facilities and services. If buses and trains were farefree, many more people would ride them. And traffic, congestion, pollution, and new freeway construction would be reduced. Gordon Clanton teaches sociology at San Diego State University. He welcomes comments at gclanton@mail.sdsu.edu.

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Textbook tension: Islam in the classroom By Marsha Sutton T h e Islamic textbook controversy, reported in this newspaper two weeks ago, is not a new issue. The debate over the content of history textbooks in the San Marsha Dieguito Union Sutton High School District surfaced at least twice before in past years, once for seventh grade and once for 10th grade. Some historical background might be useful. A letter to the editor last week stated that more class time in seventh grade seems to be given to the study of Islam, over Christianity. This particular point was raised years ago, and three explanations emerged. First, as the letter-writer noted, California’s content standards for world history dictate that the study of Judaism and Christianity takes place in sixth grade, while Islam should be taught in seventh grade. The history curriculum in sixth grade covers world history through the time of Jesus, and the seventh-grade curriculum begins hundreds of years after his death. Teachers, as it was explained at the time, are sometimes unable to work their way through the entire textbook and curriculum, so the origins and rise of Christianity, taught at the end of the sixth-grade year, are often short-changed. The seventh-grade curriculum begins where the sixth-grade textbook leaves off, skipping several hundred years and covering the years from around 500 to the late 1700s. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, lived around the year 600 C.E. (Common Era). Therefore, Islam is covered early in the seventh-grade year, when end-of-the-year crunch time is not an issue. Second, as the letter mentioned, sixth-grade teachers – when in elementary schools, as they are in local districts – are usually teaching multiple subjects, while middle and high school teachers have single-subject specialties and can provide more in-depth focus on the subject matter. This leads to the third point. California standards generally assume that middle school includes grades 6, 7 and 8. Most districts are organized that way. But in San Dieguito, middle school only includes grades 7 and 8. Sixth grade is part of local elementary districts. So there can be a disconnect between what’s taught in sixth and seventh grades.

Ideally, the two-part history curriculum spans the two grades seamlessly. In schools serving grades 6, 7 and 8, this is not the problem that it can be in middle schools that do not include sixth grade. Districts that feed into San Dieguito have worked hard in the last five or six years to tie their curriculum to the high school district’s, but there may still be holes. For many reasons, improved curriculum integration being only one, middle school should consist of grades 6, 7 and 8. None of these points, however, addresses the more pertinent issue of how Islam is presented. Whether it’s a biased representation of Islam that understates the negatives, as alleged, depends upon who you ask. But at least some of the complaints appear to have some validity: asking subjective true-false test questions, labeling Muhammad as a prophet, and ignoring some of the Islamic zealotry that historically resulted in violence against conquered people. The report A 21-page report prepared by local residents James Freedman, Michael Hayutin and Linda Sax identifies 22 points in the textbook as problematic. For example, the report provides this comment on the “prophet” issue: “The text should always maintain a historical, not devotional, perspective. For example the textbook does not refer to Moses as ‘prophet Moses’ or to Jesus Christ as ‘Lord Jesus Christ.’ However, in this unit Muhammad is frequently called the ‘Prophet Muhammad’ or ‘Muhammad, a prophet.’” Regarding bias in test questions, the authors cite an on-line quiz on page 85 that includes this true-false question: “Muslims generally practiced religious tolerance in the lands they conquered.” The correct on-line answer is “true,” but the report’s authors claim this is incorrect, for the following reason: “There is no ‘True’ or ‘False’ answer to the question of Muslims practicing religious tolerance. There were some instances of ‘tolerance’ but to state ‘generally’ obfuscates the brutal and deadly intolerance going back to the origins and characterizing the spread of Islam throughout the world then and now.” Another on-line quiz question on page 69 records as incorrect the statement: “Sharia is the law in Muslim countries today.” Yet the report’s authors maintain that Sharia, or sacred Islamic law, is practiced today to some degree in many coun-

tries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Morocco, Indonesia, Sudan, Libya, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and others. “This obvious error in the on-line answer is troubling,” the report states. “The most casual research would reveal the inaccuracy of the answer deemed correct on the quiz.” State standards California’s state standards for sixth and seventh grade history group “Grades Six Through Eight” together – an important point given the different grade configuration of local middle schools. The assumption is that middle school consists of three grades, not two. In the Grade Six section, there are seven primary headings: Paleolithic era, Mesopotamia/Egypt/Kush, Ancient Hebrews, Ancient Greece, Early India, Early China, and Development of Rome. The first mention of Christianity occurs in the last, seventh section, the Development of Rome. The sixth sub-heading of this section requires lessons on the origins of Christianity, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the contribution of St. Paul to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs. The seventh sub-heading of that section on Rome asks students to “describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories.” In the seventh-grade standards, the study of Islam encompasses an entire section, titled: “Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.” This section includes six sub-headings all related to Islam: geography, origins, teachings, the Koran, expansion and conquest, trade routes, products and inventions, intellectual scholars, and contributions to science, technology, mathematics, literature, philosophy, art and medicine. Christianity, when it relates to historical events, continues to be taught in seventh grade throughout the year-long curriculum. Topics include the spread of Christianity, the division between Catholics and Protestants, the Crusades, and the influence of theological thinkers and philosophers. Other religious beliefs and cultures world-wide are also taught. The state’s content standards can be accessed through the Calif. Dept. of Education’s Web site at www.cde.ca.gov. [Click on “Curriculum & Instruction” at the top. Then click on “Content Standards (K-12)” and go to “History – Social Science.”] Supplementing the curriculum When similar complaints surfaced years ago at Torrey Pines High School, in the 10th-grade world history curriculum, San Dieguito associate superintendent Penny Cooper-Francisco, who has since retired, met with those who raised objections. How the material is presented in the classroom was considered key. To offer balance, Cooper-Francisco included an informational presentation by the Anti-Defamation League as part of a teacher in-service training program to expand teachers’ knowledge of the subject. As advocates for civil rights for all people, not just for Jews, the ADL was able to provide perspective on the issue that, all parties said at the time, was valuable for teachers and defused tension in the community. This time around, the ADL could, once again, offer meaningful assistance to the district and to teachers who strive to educate their students with factual, unbiased information on the world’s great religions. But Michael Hayutin, one of the report’s authors, wants more. He and his colleagues would like the district to supplement the textbook with the material they have prepared. Their 21-page report took nearly a year to write and is, he said, extensively researched, critically reviewed, and expansive in scope. “I’m proposing very specifically the items presented in the text that are inaccurate,” Hayutin said, of the report. He took issue with critics of the report who, he said, “attacked our sources.” He defended the report, saying, “It is impeccably accurate.” Hayutin criticized the comment from San Dieguito associate superintendent Rick Schmitt who called the report “home-made curriculum.” Although Hayutin was appreciative of the time Schmitt gave to meet with him repeatedly about this issue last year, he said the comment was disrespectful of the effort and research devoted to creating the document. Schmitt said textbooks are thoroughly scrutinized by the state Board of Education which then recommends them for districts to adopt. Hayutin considered taking his case to the state level, but he said that making changes of this magnitude would require political power that he and his group don’t have. He also noted that the state’s lack of money for education means that new textbooks are not likely to be adopted any time soon. Since the majority of practicing Moslems abhor the hijack-

ing of the teachings in the Koran to justify violence, Hayutin said several local reform-minded Moslems agree with his objections and want Islam portrayed accurately. To eradicate extremism, one must first acknowledge it exists. Next steps for the report’s authors include a conversation next week with San Dieguito superintendent Ken Noah, who called Hayutin to arrange a meeting. Town-hall meetings are also being considered. “I want to publicize this,” Hayutin said. “This is the best way to get the information to the parents.” Hayutin acknowledged the seriousness of the controversy, saying, “I’m walking a fine line between telling the truth and intentionally trying to create problems. But we want accuracy and nothing else.” Moslems, historians and other sticklers for the truth would doubtless agree. But accuracy in history, it turns out, is a moving target. For an emailed copy of the 21-page report on this issue submitted to the San Dieguito school board this month, contact Marsha Sutton at: SuttComm@san.rr.com.

Local youths to perform in SD Junior Theatre’s March productions Six area youths are in the casts of San Diego Junior Theatre’s March productions: Roald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Christian Jaeger and Mark Steitz of Del Mar are performing in the beloved tale of a crafty critter that bamboozles three ornery farmers. Roald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” runs March 4 through 20 at Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado Theatre on Fridays at 7 p.m. and weekends at 2 p.m. Among the troupe in San Diego Junior Theatre’s limited engagement of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” are Rachel Friedman and Ben Sutton of Del Mar and Carmel Valley’s Scott Roberts and Marisa Acosta. This show’s performances are on March 10, 12, 17 and 19 at 7 p.m. and on March 13 at 6 p.m., also at Casa del Prado Theatre. Suitable for those 12 or older, the musical comedy chronicles the angst of six quirky adolescents as they vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. Tickets for both shows range from $8 to $14 and are available online at juniortheatre.com or by calling (619) 239-8355.

Kehoe’s bill would require transit improvements before freeway expansion Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) introduced legislation recently that would require better transit in coastal communities before Caltrans could add freeway lanes in those areas. The legislation applies statewide, and the first project affected in San Diego County would be the proposed I-5 expansion from La Jolla to Oceanside. “There are better ways to move people through coastal communities than by only widening freeways,” said Kehoe. “Improved transit service costs less, lowers pollution, and reduces congestion. Better transit should precede freeway expansion.” Additionally under SB 468, Caltrans would be required to pay for improvements to local streets that carry increased traffic from expanded freeways. This funding must be set aside before construction on any freeway begins. The proposed I-5 expansion project from La Jolla to Oceanside involves four scenarios, the largest of which would create a 14-lane interstate and cost $4.5 billion. The freeway is now four lanes in each direction along most of the 27 miles slated for widening. In a November 2010 letter sent to Caltrans, Kehoe faulted the four current expansion proposals for increasing noise, reducing air quality, and failing to preserve coastal views and minimize impacts on coastal lagoons,. She urged the agency to analyze how expanded trolley service north of University California San Diego and an additional track for Coaster service would remove vehicles from the I-5. The agency is expected to issue a final decision later this year on which of the four options to pursue. An estimated 300 people attended a Senate Transportation Committee hearing Kehoe organized on the project last October in Solana Beach, with an overwhelming number speaking against the current plans. — Submitted by Sen. Christine Kehoe’s office

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Dr. He Said, Dr. She Said Disrespecting the children Dear Dr. He Said, Dr. She Said: My wife does not speak to our kids respectfully, and I am having a very difficult time helping her to understand the damage this is doing to them and to their relationship with her. In particular, my teenage son doesn’t respect her or listen to her, but my wife believes telling him what to do and making demands on him is the only way to guide him. Her tone and how she is with the M’Lissa Trent, Ph.D. (Dr. three children is also leaking She) and Hanalei Vierra, over negatively onto our rela- Ph.D. (Dr. He) tionship. I am having a hard time respecting her, and I want to defend and side with the children all the time. I feel like our household is not cohesive, and I don’t know how to change it. I am feeling like my only option may be to divorce my wife. Do you have any thoughts? Tom Dr. She Dear Tom: Whenever we are faced with an issue in our relationship, it is always good practice to first take a look at how we might be contributing to the problem ourselves. So, I am wondering how you have been managing this disrespectful element in the household all of these years. As I am sure you know, disrespectful communication starts with the parents and is learned by the children through the parent’s behavior. It is difficult to imagine that if you and your wife have had a respectful relationship throughout the years that she or your children would feel the need to act disrespectfully on an ongoing basis. We all get stressed out and say things we don’t intend from time to time, but this sounds like it is consistent behavior that has been going on for awhile. Ask yourself how you and your wife have practiced and demonstrated respectful and validating communication between the two of you. How you have talked about the importance of respectful communication with the children? When the children came along, did the respectful communication decrease? Was there a split or divide in the relationship at that time due to stress

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that never got repaired? If there was, this split can easily get played out with the children if not addressed between the two of you. If you have had some underlying resentments, have you been disrespectful towards your wife and unknowingly role modeled that for your son? If your son sees you being discourteous to your wife or you splitting from her by siding with the children in her presence, then he is getting the message that, as a man, it is okay to respond in kind to his mother. Remember that you are the role model for your son (and your other children) regarding what is to be expected in relationship with the people you love and he learns much more thorough what you do versus what you say. Regarding your wife, if there is something in your wife’s personality or past that is creating a more authoritarian parenting style, she needs to take a look at that. How was she treated as a child? What style of parenting was role modeled for her? If she feels incapable or incompetent as a parent, can she try a different approach than what she was raised with? She will first need to see the value in raising her children in a positive environment and the value of having a better relationship with her children than perhaps she did with her parents (I’m speculating here). She will need to somehow learn that respect is earned and can not be commanded or controlled. Managing the children through fear breeds resentment rather than respect. I would encourage her to go to a Redirecting Children’s Behavior class even though the children might be older. Remembering the basics of parenting can be an important tool in the challenging teenage years. Dr. He Hello Tom, Rather than jumping to divorce as an option just yet, let’s look at your predicament from another perspective, that being self-respect—what it looks like, walks like, talks like, how to live it, how to feel it, etc. What I have found to be true in my own personal life is that the degree of respect I show to others really is a reflection of how much respect I feel for myself. In other words, if I am not being

very respectful to others, then it is highly likely that I am not feeling great about myself as a person. We can apply this to your wife and imagine that her shabby treatment of the people she loves to be an example of the lack of self-worth she feels for herself. There is a way to talk to her about this, but let’s first deal with another important example of the lack of selfrespect in your household, Tom—namely, yours. A similar version to what we’ve been talking about goes like this: if I allow others to treat me disrespectfully, then I don’t have a whole lot of respect for myself. I put this in front of you to consider and ask yourself, “How much disrespectful treatment do I willingly endure from others, even from the woman I am married to?” As Dr. She writes above, respect is something that is earned—not owed. If you believe that the way you live your life shows respect towards your wife, Tom, why would you tolerate being treated “negatively” by her? What are you teaching your son about relationships by not drawing a healthy boundary when your wife brings her disrespectful behavior toward you? Way beyond whatever level of respect is possible for your wife to feel towards you, I would want you to first check in with yourself about your own lack of self-worth. If you are lagging in that department—and who among us doesn’t have that struggle at times?—then focus on how to best “reconfigure Tom” to a solid state. This will teach you how to deal with her disrespect in a healthy way. Confronting her will only succeed if you include yourself in the discussion of “the work” that needs to be done to get the marriage back to a place of mutual respect. Once that happens, all of your children will be on the receiving end of the healthy love that they deserve from their parents. Hanalei Vierra, Ph.D. (Dr. He) and M’Lissa Trent, Ph.D. (Dr. She) are a married couple who have worked together for over 15 years coaching troubled relationships to clearer communication, deeper intimacy, and healthier partnership. See their web site at www.sandiegotherapists.com/conjoint.html. Please email any questions to: DrHanalei@aol.com or DrMlissaTrent@aol.com. For more information on Relationship Advice for Men and to purchase their e-book go to www.HowToKeepHer.com on the web.

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‘An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch’ The Bridges Club and the San Diego Symphony held another “Legends at the Bridges” event, “An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch,” on Feb. 17 at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe. Hamlisch has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Local resident Gordon Cooke (above left) is the membership director at The Bridges. Photos/Jon Clark

Coastal Communities Concert Band to celebrate anniversary with March 13 concert It was the summer of 1983, and the 14 charter band members presented their first concert in a field alongside the Batiquitos Lagoon before an audience of family members and a few dignitaries. Fast forward, and on March 13 nearly 80 members of the Coastal Communities Concert Band—representing towns from Oceanside to Escondido, San Marcos to La Jolla—will mark the organization’s 28th anniversary with a concert in the Carlsbad Community Church attended by an audience of 700-800. Local resident Judy Thum says the band was born in early 1983 when she and her friend, Jan Turnage, rounded up 14 fellow musicians “by word of mouth” and soon had the help of their founding director, Robert Vriesman, in forming a concert band to fill a regional void. Under the auspices of San Dieguito Adult School, their first rehearsals were held in the band room at San Dieguito High School; current rehearsals are at Oak Crest Middle School. Thum notes that the late Don Caneva followed Vriesman and directed the band for some 20 years. The yearly anniversary performance by the Coastal Communities Concert Band traditionally highlights a military band member, as it will on March 13. Directed by Dr. Robert Fleming, it will feature soloist Tom Holtz, principal tubist with “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band. Holtz has an impressive resume as a freelance performer in both classical and jazz genres and is a member of the Off Bass Brass and Buck Creek Jazz Band. His appearance is of special significance to Dr. Fleming, as Holtz was one of Fleming’s students when he was earning his bachelor of music degree at Arizona State University. Holtz will perform a variety of arrangements including “Pride of a People,” a patriotic number that includes “This is My Country,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and “My County ‘Tis of Thee.” Additionally, the band will perform favorites such as “Carioca” and “Pure Imagination.” The performance is scheduled at 2 p.m. at the Carlsbad Community Church, corner of Jefferson and Pine. Tickets are $15 adults and $12 for seniors and students. For further information please see www.cccband.com. For tickets call Kris at 760-436-6137.

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Week in Sports By Gideon Rubin Boys basketball: Torrey Pines completed a perfect Palomar League season with decisive wins in its last two regular season games. The Falcons defeated Rancho Bernardo 81-60 on Feb. 16 and Ramona 89-48 two days later. Nick Kerr scored 19 points to lead the Falcons in the Rancho Bernardo game, and Joe Rahon and Jesse Neugarten added 17 and 16 points, respectively. Rahon’s 19 points led the Falcons in the Ramona game. Kerr added 15 points, and Neugarten and Max Heller added 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Falcons improved to 10-0 in league and 22-5 overall for the season. They were scheduled to play host to San Diego in the first round of the San Diego Section Div. I playoffs on Feb. 23. ***** Cathedral Catholic concluded its regular season with a thrilling 49-48 Western League victory over St. Augustine. Mathew Rosenburg scored 18 points to lead the Dons, and Parker Holland added 10 points. The Dons improved to 6-6 in league and 16-10 overall for the season as they snapped a two-game skid. The Dons were scheduled to play host to Brawley in the first round of the Div. III playoffs on Feb. 23. ***** Canyon Crest Academy clinched a share of the Valley League title as the Ravens finished league play with two decisive wins. The Ravens defeated Orange Glen 81-46 on Feb. 15, and then beat San Dieguito Academy 81-46 three days later. J.P. Chenevey scored 20 points to lead the Ravens in the Orange Glen game, and Cory Osetkowski added 18 points and 15 rebounds. Riley Adams contributed 12 points. Osetkowski scored 17 points to lead the Ravens in the SDA game, and Chenevey added 15 points. The Ravens improved to 7-1 in league and 18-8 overall for the season. They were scheduled to

play host to Madison in the first round of the Div. III playoffs. ***** Santa Fe Christian defeated Horizon 56-46 for its first Coastal League South win of the season on Feb. 18. Grant Corsi scored 23 points to lead the Eagles, who snapped a 10-game skid. The victory followed a 57-40 loss to Bishop’s in a league game three days earlier in which Ryan Moore led the Eagles with 10 points. The Eagles were scheduled to play host to Christian in the first round of the Div. IV playoffs on Feb. 23. Girls basketball: After a slow start, Canyon Crest Academy appears to be peaking at just the right time. The Ravens, who were 4-15 at one point after losing their first two Valley League games, won five of their last six league games to finish third. The Ravens improved to 5-3 in league and 9-16 overall for the season after finishing regular season play with two impressive wins. The Ravens defeated Orange Glen 48-37 on Feb. 15 and San Dieguito Academy 43-33 three days later. Ali Brown and Stephanie Bieler each scored 15 points to lead the Ravens in the Orange Glen game. Brown scored 16 points and Bieler added 12 points to lead the Ravens in the SDA game. The Ravens were scheduled to play host to Olympian in a first round Div. III playoff game on Feb. 22. ***** Torrey Pines concluded regular season play with a decisive 75-50 Palomar League victory over Ramona. Megan McClurg scored 28 points to lead the Falcons, who improved to 5-5 in league and 12-14 overall for the season. Kristen Nasella added 22 points and Megan Fennessy contributed 15 points. The Falcons were scheduled to play host to Sweetwater (National City) in the first round of the Div. I playoffs. ***** Cathedral Catholic lost to Our Lady of the Peace 56-43 in a Western League finale for both teams. The loss followed a 62-55 victory over Mission Bay three days earlier. Valerie Nawahine scored 15 points to lead the Dons in the OLP game, and Christina Kime added 10 points. Malia Nawahine scored 28 points to lead the Dons in the Mission Bay game, and Valerie Nawahine added 15 points. The Dons improved to 8-3 in league and 14-12 overall for the season. They were scheduled to play host to Castle Park in the first round of the Div. III playoffs. Girls soccer: Torrey Pines clinched the Palomar League title with two impressive wins to close out the regular season. The Falcons defeated Rancho Bernardo 3-0 on Feb. 16, and then they beat Ramona by the same score two days later. Alexandria Bailey scored two goals and had one assist to lead the Falcons in the Rancho Bernardo game, and Katie Trees added one goal. Falcons goalie Hunter Rittgers, who was credited with the shutout, recorded four saves. Courtney Massimino and Kylie McCarthy each scored one goal and had one assist and Trees scored one goal in the Ramona game. Heather Schlesier, who was credited with the shutout, had two saves. Water polo: Torrey Pines defeated Granite Hills 10-5 in a San Diego Section Div. I quarterfinal on Feb. 19. Makenzie King scored four goals to lead the Falcons and Anique Hermann added three goals. Falcons goalie Julia Hermann had 11 saves.

Torrey Pines' Brian Thene commits to the Miami University of Ohio Torrey Pines senior Brian Thene (in photo at right) announced recently that he has committed to play baseball for the Miami University of Ohio. Thene, a 6'1", 180-pound, left-handed pitcher is excited to play for The Red Hawks coach Dan Simonds who has positioned Miami to continue it winning tradition and capture their 12th season of 30 wins or more in the last 13 years. The Red Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. “Brian will do well playing baseball at the next level. We’ll miss him here, but it will be exciting to see him play at the Miami University of Ohio,” said Torrey Pines Varsity Coach Matt Chess, “He’s going to love the beautiful campus, nice baseball program and academically, their business school is well respected.”

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Health Connections The undefeated Pacific Ridge Firebirds High School men’s soccer team

Pacific Ridge Firebirds High School men’s varsity soccer team finishes the season undefeated The varsity soccer team from Pacific Ridge school in Carlsbad recently finished a grueling 22-game season undefeated with 19 wins and 3 ties. Most of these boys learned to play soccer in local clubs, such as Surf, Manchester and Sharks. Local players include: Nathan Tien, Sam Carney, Jack Merrifield, Griffin Rose, Abdullah Bundogji, and Voja and Ivan Maric, who is also the team captain. Pacific Ridge opened its doors to students only four years ago, and in those four short years managed to build an impressive soccer program. A lot of credit goes to coaches David Boyett and Noah Rachlin who realized that they have an exceptionally talented team on their hands and molded it into a cohesive and confident unit. During the season the Firebirds defeated the traditional small school soccer powerhouses like Francis Parker and Jewish Academy, and also won the Firebirds Invitational. The team knew they were good after defeating Francis Parker at the start of the season, but no one thought they would stay undefeated. The last game against Jewish Academy was probably the most difficult since the team was under enormous pressure not to lose, plus four of the starters were out due to injuries and prior engagements. After a no-scoring first half, the Firebirds scored early in the second half and managed to cling to another win, this time with the narrowest of margins. Now it is off to the playoffs, as well as to the National Cup for the students that play club soccer.

Scripps is committed to keeping you and your family well all year long. We offer a variety of classes throughout San Diego County every month. Look for these upcoming classes in your community. In Concert for Cancer Friday, March 11 Join Scripps Health for a star-studded evening of jazz on the flight deck of the USS Midway aircraft carrier featuring musicians Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Richard Smith and Gregg Karukas among others. This very special evening benefits Scripps Cancer Center and is produced by Cjazz. For more information and tickets, go to cjazz.com.

Qigong for Women Tuesday, March 8, 5:30–6:45p.m. Join certified medical Qigong (pronounced chee-kung) Fay McGrew, in this class for women who want to improve health and reduce stress. Learn gentle, easy-to-follow exercises that address gynecological, heart and breast health. Cost: $15. Location: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine.

Help for Headaches Tuesday, March 8, 7–8:30p.m. Join Robert Bonakdar, MD, and Christy Jackson, MD, to learn about options for headache relief. From dietary supplements and prescription medications to lifestyle changes and diet, attendees will get a balanced look at conventional and complementary approaches to reducing the severity and frequency of headaches. Free. Location: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. Pictured, front row, left to right: Keaton Smith, Billy Garton, Andrew Forth, George Walther-Meade, Reagan Sherlock, Francisco Verdugo-Salazar, Kellee Cornfield, David Chavarin, Christian Gomez. Back row, left to right: Anthony Reyes, Jakab Zeller, Christopher Gustini, Sebastien des Pres, Demetrius Attia, Preston Hancock, and Coach Billy Garton.

CV Manchester Boys U12 Academy Team champs Congratulations to the Carmel Valley Manchester Boys Under 12 Academy Team, coached by Billy Garton, who were the Boys Under 12 Champions of the Carlsbad Premier Cup 2011. The Reds played three games over the weekend of Feb. 19-20, including the finals on Sunday afternoon versus a very capable South Coast Bayern team. In the final match the Manchester squad saw great effort from every player and ended up earning the tournament championship, by a final score of 3-0. For more details on the team, the club and their club’s tournament, go to: http://manchestersoccer.net/. The team travels throughout Southern California and is scheduled to play in the Cal South National Cup next month. To follow the team throughout the upcoming season as they compete in Presidio League play go to: http://www.presidiosoccer.com/. Best of luck – Go You Reds!

Hearing: I Like the Sound of That Thursday, March 10, 6–7p.m. Join Ritvik Mehta, MD, for a presentation on hearing and ear care. Cost: $2.50. Presented by Scripps La Jolla at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Senior Activity Room.

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Osteoarthritis Management Wednesday, March 16, 12:30–2p.m. Join rheumatologist Howard Kaye, MD, to learn more about osteoarthritis diagnosis and management, including use of assistive devices, medication and exercise. Free. Location: Scripps Coastal Medical Center Vista, Thibodo Road.

The Eyes Have It Friday, March 18, 10:15–11:45a.m. Join Edwin Chen, MD, as he discusses the natural properties of the eye which change with aging or disease, as well as easy remedies for these common issues. Cost: $2.50. Location: Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Senior Activity Room.

Sleep: A Healthy Habit Thursday, March 24, light reception at 5:30p.m., program from 6–7p.m. Join Bradley Schnierow, MD, a specialist in both adult and pediatric sleep disorders who is a recognized expert in insomnia, daytime sleepiness and pediatric sleep medicine. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Great Hall.

Diabetes Prevention Wednesday, March 30, 5:30–8p.m. Learn how to decrease your risk for diabetes from a registered nurse and registered dietitian. Know the lifestyle behaviors that help prevent diabetes. Cost: $30. Presented by Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute at Scripps Coastal Medical Center Vista, Cedar.

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Federal tax judge spends time helping others They say taxes are one of the few things in life you can count on, and after a long stint with the Internal Revenue System, it’s likely something federal tax judge Joel Gerber can attest to. After completing his B.S. in business administration at Roosevelt University in 1962, Gerber earned his J.D. from DePaul University in 1965. He spent the next 19 years rising through the ranks in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Internal Joel Gerber Revenue Service, beginning as a trial attorney and finishing as a chief counsel. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan appointed Gerber as judge of the United States Tax Court, for a term that ended in 1999. He served as senior judge on recall until he was reappointed in 2000, for a term ending in 2015. He was elected as chief judge for a two-year term from 2004 to 2006, after which he resumed senior status. Gerber lives with his wife of 47 years, Judi, in Solana Beach, where he spends his spare time riding his carbon fiber bicycle around town (he recently completed a 100-mile cycling event in Palm Springs), making furniture, and volunteering at Mama’s Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides free meals to men, women and children living with AIDS or cancer. 1. What brought you to this neighborhood? As we approached retirement, we decided to settle in a place with good weather and, more particularly, a community that offered cultural and community activities. Solana Beach was the epicenter (sorry for the pun) of our focus. It is, geographically, close enough to fulfill all of our interests and yet far enough from the congestion that usually accompanies the cultural advantages of metropolitan areas. 2. What makes this town special to you? Solana Beach retains a small town feeling in the middle of a large metropolitan area. Whether I am going to the market or hardware store, I meet my friends and neighbors. The lack of anonymity makes for a more cohesive and responsible community. 3. If you could snap your fingers and have it done, what might you add, subtract, or improve in the area? The very first thing on my list would be to make conditions in Leucadia, on the Pacific Coast Highway,

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Name: Roger L. Sur, M.D. Photo/Rob McKenzie

Distinction: Board certified urologist Dr. Roger Sur is an assistant professor of surgery at UCSD’s Division of Urology and director of the UCSD Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, the only institute of its kind in Southern California dedicated to patients suffering from kidney stones. Resident of: Carmel Valley Born: Frankfurt, Germany. Dr. Roger Sur, in green, works on Dottie the dolphin. Photo/SeaWorld San Diego (www.seaworldparksblog.com)

UCSD urologist helps save SeaWorld dolphin By Arthur Lightbourn Contributor A year ago last January, UCSD urologist Dr. Roger Sur received a phone call from SeaWorld. “Are you kidding?” he said. “You want me to operate on a dolphin?” They weren’t kidding. Dottie, the 23-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin star of SeaWorld San Diego, was dying. The normally energetic, funloving matriarchal sea mammal wasn’t eating and wouldn’t even let her trainers touch her. SeaWorld’s senior veterinarian Dr. Todd Schmitt immediately ordered a blood test and discovered that her blood was toxic and her kidneys were shutting down. Schmitt decided to reach out for help beyond the world of animal medicine to the human world by calling UCSD Medical Center spe-

cialists. UCSD nephrologist Dr. David Ward was brought in and tried something never performed before on a dolphin — kidney dialysis to cleanse her blood, The dialysis helped but wasn’t a long- term solution. An ultrasound revealed a kidney stone in Dottie’s left and right kidney. One of the stones passed naturally, but the other was stuck, and she was not able to urinate, a condition, which, if untreated, would be fatal. That’s when Dr. Sur was called. He specializes in minimallyinvasive, robot-assisted kidneystone surgery. Sur, 44, a former U.S. Navy physician, is assistant professor of surgery at UCSD’s department of urology and director of the UCSD Comprehensive Kidney Stone

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Education: B.S. in honors chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988; M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1993; surgery internship, 1993-94, and urology residency, 1997-2002, Naval Medical Center San Diego; fellowship in endourology (treating urological diseases with scopes)/laparoscopy (robotics surgery), Duke University Medical Center, 2004-2006. Family: He and his wife, Erin, have been married 10 years. They have two children: son, Jacob, 7, and daughter, Arden, 4 1/2. Interests: Early morning surfing and swimming Favorite TV: Sports and “American Idol” Favorite film: “Braveheart,” 1995 epic historical film starring Mel Gibson. Favorite vacations: Costa Rica and Hawaii Philosophy: “Strong believer in Christianity …. and that character is king. Some say cash is king. Not so. Character trumps everything else.”

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Learn how to ‘SPEAK’ about suicide By Jenna Jay Contributor Suicide is an equal opportunity killer that affects people of all ages, sexes and ethnicities. According to Suicide Prevention Education Awareness Knowledge (SPEAK), however, the fastest growing group for suicide is children, ages 10-14. SPEAK is on a mission to change that statistic. The program, part of the San Diego Unified School District’s Mental Health Resource Center, uses grant money awarded through San Diego County Mental Health Services for suicide prevention programs for youth. During the week of Feb. 14, SPEAK members spoke to seventh-grade students at Muirlands Middle School and ninth- and 11th-graders at La Jolla High School. In support of these talks, SPEAK also gave a parent presentation on Feb. 15 in Parker Auditorium at La Jolla High School. About 30 guests showed up. SPEAK provided parents with resources for identifying risk factors to prevent suicide in their school-aged children, presenting an adult version of what the students learned in assemblies. SPEAK told parents how to be lifelines for children in need of emotional and/or professional help. "Essentially we want par-

WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE • Talking, reading or writing about suicide or death • Talking about feeling worthless or helpless • Visiting friends to say good-bye • Self-destructive behaviors, drug/alcohol abuse • Giving things away • Buying a gun, stockpiling pills or drugs • Having a definite plan to end one's life If any of these apply, seek help immediately. San Diego County 24-Hour Crisis Line: 1 (800) 479-3339

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Children ages 10 to 14 make up the fastest growing group for suicide, according to Suicide Prevention Education Awareness Knowledge (SPEAK). Photo: Courtesy Jolla High also viewed during ents to know what the warn- acronym: SPEAKING. "We want to destigmatize the week. ing signs of suicide are," said SPEAK intends its mesSPEAK program coordinator the conversation around suiJean Foster. "We want them to cide and make sure we're start- sage to touch children in need know exactly what things ing that conversation about who haven't received treatthey see or hear in a youth mental illness," Foster said. ment for potentially dangerthat should alert them that "That's really our objective, to ous issues. "We feel there are a lot of there's a problem … that a get people talking about mental illness so it's not such a kids who might be depressed child is suicidal." They advised parents scary subject. By talking about who aren't in treatment," what to do for children suffer- it, we're really doing some- Forster said. "We want to make sure we identify and get them ing with thoughts of depres- thing about it." In association with the the help they need." sion or self-inflicting injuries, Going forward, SPEAK which are often times due to San Diego chapter of the Ribbon Suicide coordinators hope to keep suithe issues kids face — like bul- Yellow lying, trauma, relationship Prevention Program, the cide prevention and awareSPEAK workshop included a ness talks circulating to keep woes and stress. Above all else, the presen- suicide prevention video that more San Diego youth from tation placed emphasis on its students at Muirlands and La becoming suicide statistics.

• On average, 34,000 Americans die by suicide every year. Of those, 5,000 are ages 15-24. • Suicide is the second leading cause of non-natural death among ages 10-14 in San Diego County. • Suicide is the third leading cause of non-natural death among ages 15-19 in San Diego County. • For every death by suicide, there are 100-200 suicide attempts by youth. • 13.9 percent of San Diego high school students reported having seriously considered suicide in the previous 12 months. • 80 to 90 percent of suicide deaths involved some form of diagnosable mental illness, usually depression. • More males of all ages die by suicide than females, though females attempt suicide twice as much as males. • The highest rates of suicides are among white and black males, 15-19. • 75 percent of people who completed suicide had given a warning sign about seriously considering it. • More than 50 percent of the youth who complete suicide are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. — Sources: SPEAK, 2009 San Diego School District Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Community Health Improvement Partners, CDC, and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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In a grand departure from its traditional bill of fare, The Timken Museum of Art (known for the past 45 years for its collection of European and American master paintings) will showcase four of Robert Wilson’s groundbreaking contemporary video portraits, Feb. 25 to May 15. Three of the portraits will be displayed on 65-inch highdefinition plasma monitors. The fourth will be projected on the south exterior wall of the museum. According to museum press materials, the portraits depict personalities from the world of performing arts, including Robert Downey, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jeanne Moreau and Winona Ryder, who take on an aspect of their professional lives by being captured in character — but in character inspired by great masterpieces of European art. Robert Downey, Jr., lies as the corpse recalling Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp”; Mikhail Baryshnikov poses as Saint Sebastian, miraculously preserved from death even though shot through with arrows; Jeanne Moreau stands in velvet alongside a flamboyant inscription as Mary Queen of Scots based on a Nicholas Hilliard painting from 1578; and Winona Ryder is depicted

Robert Downey Jr. as the corpse recalling Rembrandt’s ‘Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp,’ by Robert Wilson. Photo: Timken Museum of Art up to her shoulders in a inspired by Old Master paint- traits, these are poetic biogramound of dirt as the character ings which makes them so phies of their subjects in addiWinnie from Samuel Beckett’s trenchant to the Timken’s tion to likenesses. Inspired by past works of art, history, or vision.” “Happy Days.” The models appear in popular culture, Wilson’s por“These revolutionary porposes, traits take a minimalist traits in new media use the art near-motionless of our own time as a means to instructed to “think of noth- approach, but in a theatrical acquire a greater understanding,” and to limit any gestures setting punctuated by dramating of the art of the past and of to one or two movements. ic lighting and high producshared concerns that tran- The result is that it appears to tion values,” John Wilson scend the ages,” said John be a still image, but one with said. Robert Wilson has been Wilson, Ph.D., executive direc- almost imperceptible movedescribed as “a towering figure tor of the Timken and no rela- ment by the subjects. The videos are created to in the world of experimental tion to the video artist. “While a traditional Timken be infinite in length to elimi- theater.” His productions have visitor might infer that this nate any narrative beginning decisively shaped the look of exhibition is a departure from or end, approximating a still theater and opera, and with all the core mission of the muse- image. The portraits are his work having a profound um (a museum devoted to the accompanied by a discreet, base in fine arts, his work trancomposed, scends media and genre. art of the past) it is precisely individually Born and educated in because of how these contem- soundtrack. “As with all great por- Texas, he moved to New York porary video portraits are

in 1963 and by the end of the decade was considered a leader of Manhattan’s downtown art scene. His monumental “Einstein on the Beach” with music by Philip Glass (1976) is widely considered one of the most influential productions of the second half of the 20th century. While Wilson’s earliest work was in theater and opera, he began working in video in the mid-1970s. Influenced by Andy Warhol’s series of threeminute films, “Screen Tests,” Wilson created a piece called “Video 50,” with 100 episodes, each 30 seconds long. Among the episodes were portraits of Louis Aragon, the Surrealist poet, and Michel Guy, the French minister of culture at that time. Meeting a few years later in Japan with Sony chief Akio Morita, Wilson shared his idea of life-size vertical video portraits that would break the horizontal screen traditional for televisions. Since that time, Wilson’s portraits drew considerable attention and in 2004 Voom HD, a media company specializing in high-definition entertainment, named Wilson its artist-in-residence and commissioned his works. Dissident Industries produces the video portrait works as well as the traveling exhibition.

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IF YOU GO What: Video portraits by Robert Wilson When: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TuesdaySaturday; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday to May 15 Where: Timken Museum of Art, Balboa Park Admission: Free Contact: (619) 2395548. timkenmuseum.org.

Dee Dee Bridgewater Sings Billie Holiday Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Birch North Park Theatre Tickets: $65, $45, $35 Don’t miss her perform songs from To Billie With Love From Dee Dee – the recent winner of the 2011 Grammy® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. (858) 459-3728 www.LJMS.org

CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Whale Watching Adventures Now through April 10 9:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. & 1:30–5 p.m.

World Premiere Musical Little Miss Sunshine

Broadway Legends

Playing February 15 - March 27

The 20s, 30s, and 40s were the “Golden Age” of the Broadway musical. Bruno Leone combines his dazzling mastery of the piano with the art of storytelling to portray the lives and perform the music of three American musical treasures. Join us at the Athenaeum on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm

Embark on an unforgettable journey with the ocean experts at Birch Aquarium at Scripps! Join aquarium naturalists for twice-daily cruises to locate gray whales on their round-trip migration from their Alaska breeding grounds to Baja California. Don’t forget your camera!

Hop on the bus with the Hoover family as they embark on a cross-country trek chasing the title of "Little Miss Sunshine" in this outrageously funny new musical based on the Academy Award-winning film.

Cost: $30 weekdays, $35 weekends Youth: $15 daily $5-off coupon at aquarium.ucsd.edu

For the best seats, ask about our Gold Circle. (858) 550-1010 www.LaJollaPlayhouse.org

3-week Lecture-Concert Series

March 1: George Gershwin March 8: Cole Porter March 15: Richard Rodgers Series: $30/45, Single: $12/17 (858) 454-5872 ljathenaeum.org

Mexico: Expected/Unexpected On view through May 15 Featuring artworks from the Isabel and Agustín Coppel Collection (CIAC), Mexico: Expected/ Unexpected showcases the key figures of the Mexican contemporary art scene alongside selected international art practitioners.

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Register now for 19th annual Fresh Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Start for Kids Celebrity Golf Classic to host bocce ball tournament Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, Hollywood actors, and professional athletes join forces on March 14 at the Morgan Run Golf Club to tee off in support of transforming the lives of children through reconstructive surgery. Many disadvantaged families are told each day their child’s condition, a physical deformity caused by birth defects, accidents, disease, or abuse, is merely cosmetic when in fact their deformity is interfering with speech, hearing, eating, and even breathing. When you play to support Fresh Start you give: •a child hope for a future free of physical deformity, •an opportunity for safe, top-quality medical care for an under-privileged child, •hope to improve a child’s confidence and self-esteem. Help tournament co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro, known for winning Fox’s Celebrity Duets and for his role as “Carlton” on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Grant Show, who starred

on Melrose Place and Swingtown, play to transform a child’s life once limited by deformity to a life with unlimited possibility. Foursomes will be paired with a celebrity to participate in contests and sample delicious food and beverages at each hole! Past celebrity players include: John Carney, Sam Scarber, Darren Carrington, André Reed, Marcus Allen, Darren Carrington, Alex Hyde-White, Kathleen Bade, Randy Jones, Seth Joyner, Tina Mikelson, Steve Hegg, Gregor Itzin, Jeff Rector, Lyman Ward, Kellen Winslow, David Justice, Leslie O’Neal, Hank Bauer, and Mike Scifres. The festivities begin on Sunday, March 13, with a pre-tournament welcome dinner held at Morgan Run, featuring guest speaker Beloved Jefeti, a teenage landmine victim from Zimbabwe. Also be sure to check out our silent and live auctions with all of the proceeds benefiting Fresh Start’s medical programs. Gather your teams and contact Fresh Start now to reserve a foursome/sponsorship.

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By Marlena ChaviraMedford Staff Writer The Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club is gearing up for its 15th annual Turf Bocce Ball Tournament and Family Day, slated for Sunday, March 6, at the Del Mar Horsepark. Check in will be held at 9 a.m. The one-day tournament is the group’s main fundraiser, and so far it has raised more than $300,000 for charities, most of which have been local. This year the club is hoping to raise $50,000, which will benefit the Community Resource Center, Voices for Children and San Diego Advocates for Youth. Keeping with longstanding tradition, Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner and Del Mar Mayor Don Mosier will face-off for a little bit of friendly bocce ball competition, and their respective city residents cheer them on. The tournament will field 125 bocce ball teams, first time to experienced players are encouraged to participate. “In fact, first-time players have won the tournament,” said Vicky Mallett, co-chair of the bocce ball tournament. “Bocce ball aside, this really is a way for the community to come together and have some fun for a great cause.”

Bocce ball fun at a previous event. Photo: Courtesy Chris Wood — area manager for Smart Self Storage of Solana Beach, a longtime sponsor of the tournament — said this event is also a great way for local businesses and neighbors to connect. “Part of this company’s history is centered on being involved with the community. We don’t just write a check, we build a relationship. This event is one of the ways we do that. It’s always well-organized, it’s always fun, and it helps so many valued organizations.” In addition to the tournament, there will be a silent and live auction, and there are some big-ticket items up for grabs, including a Palm Springs golf getaway for four people, plus airfare. The event is also family friendly, with a jump house and face painting for the kids. Registration is $100 for indi-

vidual teams of two players. Sponsorships start at $275, which includes breakfast, lunch, a t-shirt for each player, and a mention in all marketing materials and on the website. There is also a VIP package that includes a pop-up tent, table, chairs, snacks more mentions in the marketing materials. For more information or to register, go to www.dmsbrotary.com or contact Vicky Mallett at (858) 245-7968. The Del Mar Horsepark is located at 14550 El Camino Real in Del Mar.

IF YOU GO The Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary meets every Friday from 7 to 8:15 a.m. at the Double Tree hotel at 11915 El Camino Real.

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‘Green’ company singles out local Canyon Crest Academy Foundation continues to resident’s speakers as eco-friendly make wishes come true at Tommy V’s March 2 By Emily DeRuy Contributor Local resident Conor Hulburt has been designing speakers for more than a decade, since he was in high school. Now, all the time spent developing and testing new models is paying off. Hulburt’s bamboo theater system has been selected as one of the top 12 projects in the United States by Cali Bamboo, a company committed to sustainable products and Earthfriendly design. Finally built on his 30th birthday after extensive planning and constructing with the help of his father, the speakers took Hulburt a year to design. Made from bamboo plywood and banana pulp, the materials used to build the speakers are durable, renewable and sustainable — exactly the type of project Cali Bamboo wants to promote. Founded in 2004 by two friends, Jeff Goldberg and Tanner Haigwood, the company operates on the philosophy that a business can have a positive impact on the environment. The company sells only products made from renewable resources, and donates 1 percent of its revenue to environmental organizations. As the website (www.calibamboo.com) reads, “Cali Bamboo’s mission is to promote the use of bamboo as a

Conor Hulburt poses with one of his Earth-friendly speakers, selected by the Cali Bamboo company as one of the top 12 projects in the United States. new material for everyday products. It is our hope, that by providing alternative products made from renewable resources, we can make a difference in the future of our planet.” Each month, Cali Bamboo hosts a contest, asking customers and those who visit its website to choose three “Project of the Month” winners from 12 candidates. Each of the projects displays innovation and a commitment to utilizing ecofriendly material. Additionally, all bamboo used must have been purchased from Cali Bamboo. “(Since) I used bamboo and banana pulp,” said Hulbert, “everything is sus-

tainable, everything is green. The bamboo wood is super dense, so you don’t get any unwanted vibrations, and they’re very lightweight.” The design utilizes a single point source driver with a rear facing port to enhance the bass, and the speakers’ frequency response is tailored by a digital equalizer. The speakers are powered by a custom amplifier also constructed by Hulburt. Environmentally friendly, they produce a highquality sound as well. While Hulburt acknowledges, “bamboo is not cheap,” the reaction to his speakers has been overwhelmingly positive, and he sees a market in buyers who shop on sites like Etsy. “They are a prototype (VSN 1.0) for a series of speakers that I’d eventually like to market,” said Hulburt. “So far, I’ve received a lot of interest in the final product, which is encouraging.” If he wins one of the top three spots in the February contest, Hulburt will get anywhere from $100-$500 to spend at Cali Bamboo. He said he would use the funds to continue developing environmentally friendly, top audio quality home theater systems. “Most speakers are plastic and made overseas,” he said. “These are more artisan speakers.”

San Diego-based Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital Uganda, Inc. announces Run4Innocents fundraiser Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital Uganda, Inc. recently announced Run4Innocents, a fundraiser at the June 5 San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon to raise money to save the lives of critically ill children in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda. Moses Mpanga, an elite distance runner who grew up in Mbarara, has joined this cause to help the children of his community. Moses ran his way to success in the United States and around the world, including a third place team finish at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships. Now Moses is applying his passion for running to a cause very close to his heart – the children of Uganda. He has joined Run4Innocents to support Uganda’s Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital, the only dedicated children’s hospital in the country, built just a few miles from where Moses grew up. Individuals and teams that would like to donate to this effort, or join Moses at Run4Innocents to support Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital and the children of Mbarara, Uganda, may visit www.HolyInnocentsUganda.org or email info@HolyInnocentsUganda.org for more information.

The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation invites parents and the community to join principal Brian Kohn, administration, staff, and teachers for Raven Wishes Night benefiting the arts at Tommy V’s Italian Chophouse on Wednesday, March 2, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. To learn more about the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation, or to make a donation online, visit www.canyoncrestfoundation.org/. The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation is a nonprofit, parent volunteer organization dedicated to realizing CCA’s educational programs and priorities through financial, volunteer and community support. Canyon Crest Academy is part of the San Dieguito Union High School District and is located at 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130, http://www2.sduhsd.net/cc/.

Bumper To Bumper Q. Juan: I just bought a brand new Chevy Silverado and want to personalize the truck. My question is where should I go to get parts and pieces to trick out my truck? There are so many Dave Stall magazines out there all saying their stuff is better than the next guy. I do not want to void my warranty or buy something that I am going to put on the truck and then regret the modification. What would you recommend? Do you have a shop you would recommend that sells and installs components for a Chevy Silverado? A. Dave: You didn’t really state what you wanted to do to your Chevy but if it were me I wouldn’t want to do anything to the truck that would void the warranty. The first thing I would do is make an appointment with the parts manager at the nearest Chevrolet dealership and ask him if he is a Pro Shop dealer. If so, ask him what he has to offer that will personalize your truck but still keep it under warranty. Once you have consulted with the dealership and decided on what you want to do, get all implied warranties in writing and you are good to go. I do want to mention that the aftermarket shops out there really do good work and have a good warranty system, but when your truck is still under the factory warranty, any warranty issues are less of a hassle if you have the work done at the dealership that sold you the modifications.

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Q.Ted: I have a question. Why do kids today put a spoiler on the back of a frontwheel drive car? Doesn’t the spoiler work as a down force device? A. Dave: Simply put: it is “cool.” You are right — it doesn’t do a thing for performance; in fact the manufacturer does it as well. Kind of like white wall tires. No enhancements, just looks cool! Q. Lance: I inherited my grandfather’s 1962 Chevy Biscayne four-door. It is not as cool as a two-door, but it runs and even has a V8 with an automatic transmission with the shifter on the steering column. I am 17 and don’t know much about cars of this vintage. My grandfather passed away in January and now I have the car with a book full of maintenance items that have been done and what needs to be done. My question is should I work on the car myself or take it to the shop? Any suggestions would be helpful. A. Dave: My first suggestion is go out and buy a shop manual so you can look at what needs to be done and then decide if you are able to complete the work. You will need a small amount of tools to get started. Call the San Diego Automotive Museum for any help: (619) 231-2886. They have a comprehensive library that is free to use and is a great source of knowledge. I would also recommend joining a Chevy Club in San Diego. You can get information on clubs at the museum as well. Once you are in the club, getting parts and information will be a lot easier. And don’t fret, the fourdoor is coming back and any classic can become a collectable for the right person.

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Spring home/garden show is March 4-6 For the 26th year, the Spring Home/Garden Show will return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds March 4-6 for a three-day extravaganza of everything pertaining to the home and garden. For more information, visit: www.springhomegardenshow.com.

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‘Ah, Rimini!’ Del Mar’s Joe Mednansky served in five armies in WWII By Don Kennedy Contributor Recently, as I drove by the Mednansky home at the northeast corner of Del Mar Heights Road and Highway 101, where Joe lived, and where his widow, Nelly, still lives today, I remembered Joe and the incredible story he told me one day of how he came to be in five Armies during World War II. Joe Mednansky, a longtime resident of Del Mar, passed away some years ago. He and I worked for the county of San Diego. He was a rather quiet, pleasant man. He had an upbeat attitude and I always enjoyed working and visiting with Joe. His recount of his experiences in WWII is one of the most remarkable stories of that war I’ve ever heard or ever will hear. I thought that the citizens of Del Mar might like to know the story of a courageous hero, who once lived quietly in their midst. One day I walked down to the Plaza to pick up something from the market and there was Joe. I asked, “What’s doing, Joe?”

He replied, “I’m just taking a walk for the exercise.” I said, “Well, I’m walking home. Take a walk with me.” “Good!” said Joe. So, up the 15th Street hill we went. My wife, Carol, and I live on Rimini Road. Coming to the intersection of Van Dyke and Rimini streets, Joe looked up at the Rimini street sign, studied it, and said, “Ah, Rimini! “I remarked, 'Yeah, Rimini. It’s a very nice street. My wife and I enjoy it.'" Joe said, “But Rimini is a city in Italy.” I was a bit startled. “How do you know that?” I asked. “Only we who live on Rimini Road here in Del Mar know that!” Joe answered, “I took R & R in Rimini.” My curiosity was piqued. I asked, “You took ‘Rest and Recreation’ in Rimini, Italy?” Joe replied, “Yes.” I asked, “How come?” Joe and I had arrived in front of our home now and I said, “Come in for a cup of coffee?” And he did. I said, “Joe, please tell me about how you came to go for

Rest and Recreation in Rimini, Italy.” Joe asked: “You really do want to know?” I said, “Yes!” Joe told me that he had been born in Czechoslovakia. Joe said, “I was 18 years old when, in the Munich Agreement dated Sept. 29, 1938, that damned Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of Great Britain, gave much of my country, the northern and and western border areas known as the Sudetenland, to Adolf Hitler for what Chamberlain called 'Peace in our Time.' Ha! My friends and I joined the Czech army. Soon, on March 16, 1939, Hitler attacked us to take the rest of my country. After a few weeks we were beaten. My small outfit was trapped by some German soldiers. With their guns trained on us, their officer in charge said, 'You are now in the German Army!' "One of our guys snapped back with 'Go to hell!' Joe said, “The officer took out his pistol and shot my friend dead on the spot. As quick as that, my friends and I were stuck in the German army. We were put into heavy

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Longtime Del Mar resident Joe Mednansky training which we soon would learn was for the planned attack on Poland. “On Aug. 23, 1939, Hitler and Stalin signed a nonaggression pact! The Soviet Union and Germany would not attack each other. “One week later, on Sept. 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and WWII began.” Joe said, “So help me God I never killed a Pole! The German Army was so large I could get lost among the troops. Did I look like a soldier of the German Third Reich? Yes! But I was shooting at trees or anything that was not a human being!” In a matter of weeks Poland was conquered. History tells us what the Germans did to Poland and the atrocities inflicted by them on the Polish people and, especially, the Jews. Joe said, “At about that time we went into secret training in preparation for the

attack on that same Soviet Union.” Germany attacked the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, totally disregarding their non-aggression pact. My Czechoslovakia buddies and I decided that, as soon as we could, we would desert the German army and go over to the Russians; anything to get out of the German army!” Joe said, “After some months, having been in the German army for over a year, we did it. We deserted to the Russians. We were given Russian uniforms and training. The Russians were not much better to fight for than the Germans. We decided to desert the Russian army, my third army. So, we did. We walked to Jerusalem, which was controlled by the British.” I interrupted, “You walked! Wasn’t that over 1,000 miles?” “Yes,” said Joe. “We had to steal every provision we needed. It took weeks.

“We went to the British authorities and joined the British army under Field Marshall Auchinleck, who Churchill later replaced with Field Marshall Montgomery. We fought General Irwin Rommel and the German Afrika Corp across North Africa. In the battles that took months, we became British soldiers and joined in pushing Rommel clear back to Tunisia. “In November of 1942, the American Expeditionary Force made a landing in western Africa at Oran, Algiers and Casablanca. The American army fought eastward and joined the British Army coming west. At Tunisia, we, the British army, imprisoned thousands of German soldiers. Rommel escaped to Germany, where Hitler would put him in charge of the western coastal defenses to stop the expected Allied Invasion, D-Day.” Joe related, “I made another decision. Like so many European children, I had studied about America in school. I had found that deserting an army in wartime was a snap. I would desert the British army and join the American army. “The British and Americans agreed the island of Sicily, off the toe of the Italian boot, would be their next objective. Sicily? The British would invade at one point, the Americans at another. It was a short walk from British troops to American troops. It would be the easiest desertion of all. I did it. I crossed the Strait of Messina to Italy, an American soldier!” Joe continued, “In Italy I was an American soldier in some very difficult terrain. But battle we did and we were successful. We went up the east side of the Italian boot and were given a much, much

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RIMINI continued from page 1 appreciated ‘Rest and Recreation’ in Rimini, Italy. I had fought in five armies.” Following the end of WWII, Joe returned to home, Bratislava, the capitol of what is now Slovakia. As the Soviet communist “Iron Curtain,” as Winston Churchill coined the phrase in a speech given at Westminster College in Fulton, Miss., on March 5, 1946, descended on much of eastern Europe, including Bratislava, Joe began his escape. He stowed away on a

freight train headed for Vienna, Austria. Following the end of WWII, the control of Vienna, like Berlin, was divided into four sections: American, British, French and Russian. Joe didn’t know which sector was controlled by whom and he got caught in the wrong sector — Russian! The Russians demanded his identification and travel documents. All Joe had was an Italian woman’s passport! Joe spoke 11 languages, seven or eight fluently, including Italian and Russian. Joe began talking rapidly, excitedly in nonstop Italian and gesticulating wildly while pointing at the

Italian woman’s passport. The Russians couldn’t read the Italian passport or understand Joe’s Italian. Finally, Joe heard one of the Russians say, in exasperation, “Let that stupid Italian go!” They did, and Joe escaped to the American sector. Joe then went to Italy. He worked with a Catholic association who helped him immigrate to America. Joe became an American citizen in 1950. Joe’s first resident city in the U.S. was Pittsburgh, Penn., where the same Catholic association had an office and they helped him get a his first job in America,

picking and cleaning chickens. Joe was a skilled draftsman and he ultimately got a job as a draftsman. Pittsburgh was very cold in the winter. One frigid winter day, Joe said that he thought to himself, “I’ve read that the weather is really warm and nice in California. What am I doing here?” Joe quit his job, bought a car for $200, loaded up some belongings and drove to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles he met, courted and wed Nelly Castaneda, the love of his life. They had two children and lived there for eight years. Joe told Nelly that he

did not want his children to grow up in Los Angeles with all the problems of a big city. They decided to move to Mazatlan, Mexico, where Nelly’s family lived. They built a beautiful home overlooking the ocean where they lived for 10 years. Joe became concerned about Mexico’s potential problems. He told Nelly that he thought they should move back to the U.S. Nelly told him, “OK, as long as I can live where we can see the ocean. And that is how Joe, Nelly and their family came to San Diego and then Del Mar. Joe got a job as a draftsman in the planning

department of the county of San Diego where I worked as a building inspector, and got to know and become friends with Joe Mednansky. After having coffee and hearing Joe’s story, Joe and I walked out to Rimini Road again. Joe stopped and said, “It was there, in Rimini, Italy, on the beautiful Adriatic Riviera, that, because of my service in the American army, the seed was sown that ultimately would lead to me becoming a citizen of the United States of America. Do I love America? Yes! I am so fortunate and thankful! Ah, Rimini!”

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Grauer School selected to participate in Dreyfuss Initiative

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The Dreyfuss Initiative (TDI) has enlisted the participation of The Grauer School in advancing its mission to reestablish civics education in American classrooms. The Grauer School is renowned nationwide for its successful small school model based on a proprietary combination of college preparatory curriculum and Expeditionary Learning (a method that immerses students in off-campus real-life situations and cultures to bring educational lessons to life). According to Dreyfuss, ”The Grauer School is a time-tested incubator for theory to practice in the public school setting. The school caught my attention based on their distinc-

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tive and highly effective approach to education,” (46 seniors from the past three graduating classes have been accepted to 87 percent of all colleges to which they applied and amassed $5.5 million in scholarship offers) “resulting in achievements unmatched by any school in the region. I discovered on a recent site visit to a Grauer classroom that students enrolled there had an excellent foundation of American history, but craved more rigorous treatment of civics in the real world. These students will help us engage other students on a nationwide level in the National Conversation. They will also develop a task force to facilitate the implementation of a TDI project called ‘Civics Express,’ an experiential learning train journey that traces the historical steps of the Founding Fathers.” Grauer School faculty recently participated in the bi-coastal National Conversation event held on Jan. 17, hosted by TDI simultaneously at the University of San Diego in San Diego, CA and at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Grauer School faculty provided assistance at the San Diego event, which included a panel discussion featuring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Romer, John Fund, Diane Ravitch, Richard Shenkman, and Admiral Bruce Boland. Titled, “It’s Time for a Talk; The National Conversation on Revitalizing America’s Civic Culture”, the discussion addressed the unprecedented anxiety felt by U.S. citizens regarding our nation’s future accompanied by the lack of comprehension surrounding the cultural meaning and heritage of America. The Grauer School is an independent grades 6-12 college preparatory day school; its students commit several thousand hours to humanitarian and ecological service annually, locally and globally. The School, now celebrating its 20th year in San Diego’s North County, is the only UNESCO associated institution in the southern California region. To learn more about The Grauer School experience, visit www.grauerschool.com or call 760-944-6777.

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The Cambridge School will raise funds at gala â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Atlantis: Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning in the Lost Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; elegance that will transport our guests back to the world of ancient Atlantis, both before and after its disappearance into a historical fog of mystery,â&#x20AC;? says Ally van den Herik, the auction chair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The theme fits well with our schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal to restore the lost tools of learning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Triviumâ&#x20AC;? in Latin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which had proved to be a successful method of education for the ancient Greeks and Romans and was used widely up until only 150 years ago.â&#x20AC;? The Cambridge School extends an invitation to the auction to anyone who would like to support their passion to educate the

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Variety adds spice to the dining experiences available at Sbicca BY KELLEY CARLSON Contributor hen Dan Sbicca established his seaside village restaurant nearly 13 years ago, he built it with the locals in mind. “It’s what keeps us going,” he said. “It’s what we strive for.” In the “neighborhood-friendly” Sbicca Bistro, diners can choose from several environments to enjoy a meal or beverage. Upon entering the premises, guests can opt to sit in the sidewalk cafe or the side patio and observe the activity of downtown Del Mar while enjoying the ocean breeze. Adjacent to the cafe is the bistro bar, decorated in brick colors. The bar has its own special menu, with items such as Smoked Salmon Bruschetta, the half-pound Bistro Burger and Tomato Caprese. Food is half price during Happy Hour, held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. daily. The “warm” decor continues in the main dining room, as a fireplace is centered along a wall. Pictures from the Del Mar racetrack are exhibited as a nod to one special group who frequents the establishment. Patrons who choose to go upstairs have two seating options;

both offer ocean views. In the wine room, guests sit at a long table that accommodates up to 16 people with bottles of vino along one wall and large windows in another. And the open-air top deck seats up to 45 people in an intimate setting. A guest’s experience is what he or she makes of it, Sbicca said. There is hustle and bustle with big groups, or the dining experience can be more private in an area such as the deck. He added that lunchtime tends to have fewer crowds. Dress tends to be more casual downstairs, while upstairs is likely to have more slacks and sport coats. And the restaurant is kid-friendly; there are special menus for children, along with

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crayons and paper. “To really get the experience you want, you need to tell us,” Sbicca said. “Don’t be afraid to speak up.” American cuisine is the restaurant’s focus; the menu states that Sbicca “uses organic produce, sustainable seafood and antibiotic, hormone-free meat whenever possible.” Among the entrees are Maple Roasted Pork Prime Rib and Burgundy Braised Beef Short Ribs, which Dan Sbicca cites as his favorites. Guests can choose from 180 wines, and the staff is available to answer questions. The restaurant holds special events throughout the week. Nearly all bottles of wine are 50 percent off on Wine Lover’s Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Wednesdays are often Guest Bartender Nights, where the restaurant turns the bar over to groups for special events and fundraisers. There is also no corkage fee on Sundays and Mondays if you bring your own bottle of wine; the regular fee is $15. Don’t have time to sit down in the restaurant? Takeout is available. The bistro also offers catering for venues throughout San Diego County.

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Grilled Ahi Tuna is among the restaurant’s signature dishes. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON

The wine room includes a long table which seats up to 16 guests.

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Simple savory dishes for February Annual Ugly Dog Show serve immediately. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and lime wedges.

Paying homage to the shortest month of the year — here are a few abbreviated recipes (five ingredients or less — salt, pepper, Kitchen other spices and water are freebies) to please Shrink the palates of vegetariCatharine L. ans, pollotarians, Kaufman pescavores and carnivores. I’ve thrown in a side dish on February folklore to explain why this month was short-changed by the calendar gremlins — only 28 days, except 29 in leap years. Chicken-A-Go Go 4 chicken breasts, bone-in, or 1 frying chicken, cut in 8 pieces 3/4 cup of apricot preserves 1 heaping teaspoon of ginger powder Juice from 2 oranges 2 tablespoons of grapeseed or olive oil Sea salt, white pepper and garlic powder to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, simmer the preserves, juice and ginger for about 5 minutes. Set aside. Season the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Heat the oil in a large skillet, and brown the chicken for about 10 minutes. Transfer to an oven-safe casserole dish and pour the apricot mixture over the chicken. Bake uncovered 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with red quinoa, brown or jasmine rice. Simple Salmon 1 pound of wild-caught salmon filet 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice (Meyer when in season) 1 tablespoon sunflower or grapeseed oil Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper

Lamb, Bam, Thank You Ma’am 1 pound ground lamb 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small red pepper, diced 3/4 cup thick marinara or tomato sauce Sea salt and cayenne pepper to taste Directions: In a saucepan on low, sauté the garlic and red pepper in the olive oil until tender. Add the meat and brown thoroughly. Stir in the tomato sauce and seasoning. Cook for another 5 minutes. Serve over thick Italian egg noodles with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese if desired.

Lamb ragu pappardelle to taste Directions: In a mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice and spices. Liberally brush on salmon. Heat oil in a skillet on medium, and pan fry the salmon, about 8 minutes a side depending on the thickness, or until cooked through. Serve on a bed of Israeli couscous. Noodle Nosh 12 ounces of udon or buckwheat noodles (preferably fully cooked) 4 ounces Asian style veggies, your choice (snap peas, broccoli florets, red and yellow pepper strips, carrot match sticks) 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil Directions: In a small fry pan, heat a few drops of oil and scramble the egg until fluffy and cooked. Set aside. Place cooked noodles in a bowl of hot water until they are separated, then strain. In a large skillet or wok, heat the oil on medium and sauté the veggies until tender. Add the noodles and sauce. Mix well. Toss in the beaten egg, and

February Facts & Folklore In ancient Rome, circa 8th century B.C. the calendar only had 10 months, March to December, and was constantly being refigured since the Romans, an agriculturally based people, had lives dictated by the cycles of planting and harvesting. King Numa Pompilius tacked January and February onto the calendar to give the year 355 days. The rest of February’s fate was controlled by political power and ego. When Augustus became emperor, the senate did not want August, the month named after their leader that only had 30 days, to be outnumbered by Julius Caesar’s month, July, which had 31 days. So they borrowed an extra day from the unpopular February, then the last month of the year, a winter month with no agricultural significance. That’s why poor February, already short with 29 days, got snipped to 28. For other quick recipes, e-mail kitchenshrink@san.rr.com or visit the blog at FreeRangeClub.com

is March 13 at fairgrounds The Del Mar Kiwanis Club’s 16th Annual Ugly Dog Show, which once again includes contests for the ugliest dog, cutest dog, best trick, dog that most looks like its owner, the best costume and much more, will take place on Sunday, March 13, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Registration/check-in is 10 a.m. -11 a.m. Show begins at 11:15 a.m. The contest is open to the public, and over 400 dogs are expected to bring their adult and child owners from all over San Diego County, and compete for valuable prizes. In addition to the contests, there will be lots of fun for everyone in the family. The Show’s Master of Ceremonies will be Sheryl Roush. Checkers the Clown, will be doing face painting, magic and will be giving away balloons. All proceeds from the event will benefit two San Diego County non-profit organizations: Rancho Coastal Humane Society Safehouse Program, which provides shelter for pets of domestic violence survivors; Helen Woodward Therapeutic Riding Program, which offers the fun and benefits of horse riding to people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.uglydogcontest.com or call 858-755-5913.

Family Winemakers of California presents ‘Tasting 2011’ More than 200 wineries, all members of Family Winemakers of California, will be at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Sunday, March 13, for the Association's 3rd annual appearance in San Diego (1-3 p.m., trade only tasting; 3-6 p.m., trade and public tasting). This highly-anticipated trade and consumer tasting will showcase small, family-owned wineries. Wine enthusiasts will meet winemakers and winery-owners, taste from over 1,000 different wines, and explore the ever-increasing range of wine varietals and blends that California’s wineries are producing. For more information on participating wineries, ticket sales, and trade registration, please go to http://www.familywinemakers.org. For further information, please contact: tasting@familywinemakers.org or call at 415-705-0646.

Joe Satz Trio to perform at Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe Feb. 26 The Joe Satz Trio, playing some of the world's finest jazz standards, will return to Delicias Restaurant on Feb. 26 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. for a one-night engagement. The Joe Satz Trio includes vocalist Susie Lotzof, Lee Sarokin on drums, Joe Satz on piano and Rocky Smolin on bass. Delicias Restaurant is located at 6106 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, www.deliciasrestaurant.com; 756-8000.

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New exhibit at The Avenue Gallery The Avenue Gallery in Solana Beach held a reception Feb. 19 for the opening of new works by Dutch Master Andre Balyon. The Avenue Gallery is located at 414 South Cedros Ave.; (858) 755-0444. Photos/Jon Clark

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LJMS brings the Vienna Philharmonic to San Diego

The Vienna Philharmonic at home. (Courtesy Terry Linke) Chamber Orchestra, and principal guest conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the other major orchestra in Vienna. Unlike most symphony orchestras, the Vienna Philharmonic has no principal conductor. Instead, since 1933, they’ve had a succession of guest conductors, including such luminaries as Richard Strauss, Arturo Toscanini, and Leonard Bernstein. Semyon Bychkov’s name isn’t quite as well-known, but his reputation is impressive: he’s been called elegant, exemplary, and exciting, “a beautiful moulder of orchestral

colour.” On the March 4 program is Brahms’ Symphony #2, which the Vienna Philharmonic originally premiered the year it was written--1877. Bychkov has been hailed as a sensitive interpreter of Brahms, whose four symphonies he recorded with the WDR Orchestra. “For a conductor, the most difficult question in Brahms is balancing the classical discipline and the romantic spirit,” Bychkov said. “The music of Brahms is always intimate, no matter how loudly it’s talking.” La Jolla Music Society

has come a long way since its beginnings as a chamber music group in 1968. They now present not just classical music, but contemporary music, jazz, and dance, and they’ve gone beyond the borders of La Jolla to include larger venues like the 730-seat Birch North Park Theatre and the 2960-seat Civic Theatre downtown. Their programming has become even more adventurous since Christopher Beach took the helm as President and Artistic Director in 2005. Beach’s background encompasses both music and theater, including

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Spencer Fox benefit held at Belly Up

Gary Edwards, Spencer’s uncle; Celia Brewer, Spencer’s mother; Lisa Brewer, Spencer’s aunt; and Kaye Hentschke, event coordinator

The Belly Up in Solana Beach hosted a fundraiser Feb. 20 for Spencer Fox, a local resident and San Dieguito Academy ninth-grader who suffered a spinal cord injury in a snowboarding accident last February. The event featured musical talents Combo Libertad and Los Beautiful Beasts, with Fox’s uncle, Jake Brewer, joining the performance. The event also featured silent and live auctions, opportunity drawings, and the chance to make a tax-deductible donation to the NTAF Southwest Spinal Cord Injury Fund in honor of Spencer Fox. Spencer’s story has been chronicled by his mother in his CaringBridge blog: www.-caringbridge.org/visit/spencerfox. Photos Jon Clark

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UROLOGIST continued from page 1 Center, the only institute of its kind in Southern California. “Dottie had actually gone into cardiac arrest moments before I got there,” Sur recalled. In his career, Sur had dissolved more than 1,000 kidney stones in human patients, all under anesthetic, but never on a 450-pound sea mammal that had to be hoisted out of her pool, placed on an operating table, and couldn’t be sedated because of her unstable condition. “She was so out of it and near death, she couldn’t even fight,” he said. Her trainers steadied her, stroked to comfort her and poured water over her while Sur operated. He first attempted to insert a stent, a flexible, hollow, plastic tube, inside the estimated length of Dottie’s ureter, between the kidney and bladder, to temporarily ensure drainage of urine until the stone could be removed, but it was too short and got sucked up into the ureter. “I lost the stent in a 450pound dolphin,” he said. “Oh, my god.” Dottie was returned to her back area pool. Fortunately, the stent provided some relief for Dottie

by providing a drainage channel bypassing the obstruction. Sur returned the following day with a long narrow scope to reach directly up into Dottie’s bladder. The tiny scope located the obstructing stone, and Sur threaded a laser fiber up through the scope into the bladder, and laser-pulverized the stone. Then, Sur took a grasper, sent it up through the scope and retrieved the original lost stent. He had performed the world’s first endoscopic laser lithotripsy on a dolphin. The procedure took about 20 minutes. “It felt like 20 hours,” Sur said. Dottie’s recovery took several months, but SeaWorld veterinarians report Dottie’s kidneys are functioning well and she has regained the 40 pounds she lost during her illness. We interviewed Sur, 44, at his home in Carmel Valley’s Torrey Hills which he shares with his wife, Erin, and their two young children. We caught him on his academic day off between an early morning surgery at UCSD’s hospital in Hillcrest and an interview with a fellowship candidate scheduled for later in the day. Sur’s heritage is Korean on his father’s side and Chinese on his mother’s. At 5foot-8 and a trim 160 pounds,

he keeps in shape surfing and swimming. He’s the kind of guy who greets his 7-year-old son with a feigned karate kick followed by a hug and a kiss. Sur was born in Frankfurt, Germany, “actually in a taxi cab en route to the U.S. Army hospital in Frankfurt.” His electrical engineer father was a civilian contractor to the Army. Sur was raised in New Jersey and Maryland. He earned his B.S. degree in honors chemistry on a fouryear Army ROTC scholarship program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his medical degree in 1993 from Eastern Virginia Medical School on a four-year Navy Health Professions Scholarship. As a result, he had no debt coming out of medical school, “but in return I did serve 15 years of active duty,” he said. He is currently a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He went on to complete his surgery internship and urology residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, followed by a fellowship in endourology (treating urological diseases with scopes)/laparoscopy (robotassisted surgery) at Duke University Medical Center, 2004-2006. At Duke, he studied under Dr. Glenn Preminger,

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7. What is your most prized possession? My carbon fiber bicycle is, without doubt, my most prized possession. It has provided great joy and permits me to run errands, exercise, spend time riding with good friends without leaving much of a carbon footprint! 8. What do you do for fun? Besides riding my bicycle, I enjoy making furniture, turning bowls on a wood lathe, cooking, spending time with family, charity work, and the excitement and drama of the courtroom (my job). 9. Please describe your greatest accomplishment. Being married 47 years. I do not mean to infer that being married is unpleasant or difficult, but it does take effort and thought. In order for a marriage to have lasting vitality and significance, it takes a measurable amount of long-term effort and the wish to satisfy your partner. Fifty years ago staying married was the norm and I would not have, by comparison, thought it an accomplishment to remain married. Today, however, conditions are such that people seem less willing to make an effort to preserve their relationship and the enjoyable qualities that they saw in their chosen partner. I do not know whether people are more selfcentered or foolish or both, because my relationship is the most satisfying and comforting aspect of my life. 10. What is your motto or philosophy of life? Every day is gift and it is important to share that gift with others.

renowned for his medical and surgical management of kidney-stone and other urological diseases. “If you have a kidney stone,” Sur said, “your chance of recurrence is 50 percent over the next five to 10 years. So it’s almost guaranteed you’ll have another one unless you do something to prevent it.” That’s why, he says, his continuing focus will be on the surgical treatment, medical prevention and research into the causes of kidney stones at UCSD’s Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center where he serves as founding director.

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Jon Murphy Feb. 8, 1939 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb. 19, 2011

Jon Murphy, 72, of Del Mar, passed away in his home on February 19, 2011, after bravely battling cancer for over ďŹ ve years. Jon was born February 8, 1939, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1946 with his family. After graduating from Salpointe Catholic High School in 1957, Jon worked as a mechanic. He had a passion for cars and racing. He also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. Jon ultimately moved to California where he met his wife Mary.

He also began his career in sales and management with Brown and Williamson which took him to Del Mar, San Antonio and Seattle where he retired as a Region Director. After retiring, Jon and Mary moved back to Del Mar. Jon always enjoyed boating, golfing, computers, wood work and spoiling his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Mary Murphy; daughter, Shannon (Russ) Tremblay; granddaughters, Brynna and Taylor Tremblay; brothers, Jim (Connie) Murphy and Jerry (Bonnie) Murphy; sister, Judy Murphy; and many nieces and nephews. Jon was preceded in death by his parents, Virginia and Jim (Jimsey) Murphy. Funeral services were held on February 23, 2011, at 11:00am at St. James Catholic Church in Solana Beach, California. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army or San Diego Hospice. Please sign the guest book online at obituaries.delmartimes.com.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00085959-CUPT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 220 W. BROADWAY SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Joseph Anthony Farley filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Joseph Anthony Farley to Joseph Anthony Colella. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. MAR. 30, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: FEB. 15, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court CV221 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2011-003832 in reference to the activity doing business as: K Square Gas & Service located at: 1602 E. Valley Parkway Escondido, CA 92027 SD County The following registrant has abandoned use of the fictitious business name: 1. Basit Taqui, Owner 15215 Luis St., Poway, CA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday the 7th day of March 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Del Mar Communications Center, 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California, the City Council will conduct public hearing(s) on the following: Follow-up to City Council action on Local Coastal Program Amendment LCPA-07-01ModiďŹ ed/ZA-08-06 ModiďŹ ed, a previously approved request to amend Section 30.80.170 of City of Del Mar Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementing Ordinances and to amend the corresponding Section of Del Mar Zoning Code regarding establishment of an In-Lieu Parking Program, with such amendments in accordance with the Suggested ModiďŹ cations attached to the California Coastal Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certiďŹ cation of the LCP Amendment. Those desiring to be heard in favor of, or in opposition to, this item will be given an opportunity to do so during such hearing or by writing to the City Council at 1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA, 92014. Attention: City Clerk. On any correspondence, please reference the hearing title and date. Under California Government Code 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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92064 2. Farhat Taqui Basit Taqui, Owner 15215 Luis St., Poway, CA 92064 The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 09-05-2007, and assigned File No. 2007031133-01. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on FEB. 04, 2011. Basit Taqui CV220 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011

Apr. 05, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: FEB. 16, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court DM458 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2010-00085996-CUPT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. BROADWAY SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Robin Ray on behalf of Austin Cheyenne Spear, a Minor, has filed a petition for decree changing name from Austin Cheyenne Spear to Austin Cheyenne Ray. It is hereby ordered that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court in of the San Diego County Superior Court at: 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 on Apr. 5, 2011 at 8:30 a.m., and then and there show cause, if any they have, why the application for change of name should not be granted. It is further ordered that a copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE be published in the Del Mar Times, a newspaper of general circulation published in this county, at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the day of the hearing. Date: FEB. 16 2010. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court DM457 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00085216-CUPT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Corey Dimond Neumann filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Corey Glenn Neumann to Corey Glenn Dimond. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. MAR. 23, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: FEB. 04, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court DM454 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00085997-CUPT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Westin Savannah Spear filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Westin Savannah Spear to Westin Savannah Ray. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-002303 The name of the business: Sajj, Fresh Mediterranean Grill located at: 1459 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92103 San Diego County is hereby registered by the following: Sajj Foods LLC 1459 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92103 California This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on JAN. 24, 2011 Mustapha Ayoub, President DM453 Feb. 17, 24 Mar. 3, 10, 2011

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-000371 The name of the business: Bella Chic Cosmetics located at: 4818 Cypress St., La Mesa, CA 91942 San Diego County mailing address: PO BOX 212921 Chula Vista, CA 91921, is hereby registered by the following: Cynthia T. Padilla 4818 Cypress St., La Mesa, CA 91942. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on JAN. 05, 2011 Cynthia T. Padilla DM446 Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011

case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesza por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es possible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumpilmiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisites legales Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-003998 The name of the business: Jessieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bake Shop located at: 12075 Carmel Mtn Rd. #207 San Diego, CA 92128 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: 1. Jessie Imanil, Jr. 736 Jets Place Escondido, CA 92026 2. Jaimie Lyn Imanil 2074 Johnston Glen Escondido, CA 92024 3. Jennifer Imanil 736 Jets Place Escondido, CA 92026. This business is conducted by: Co-Partners. The transaction of business began on: July 1, 1992. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on FEB. 07, 2011 Jessie Imanil, Jr. Owner CV218 Feb. 10, 17, 24 Mar. 3, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00051184-CUPT-NC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY DIVISION 325 S. MELROSE DR. VISTA, CA 92081-6643 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners Carmine Cozzolino and Laurie G. Cozzolino, on behalf of Alexander Francesco Cozzolino, a minor, have filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Alexander Francesco Cozzolino to Alex Francesco Cozzolino . THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. MAR. 8, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 3 at the address: 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: FEB. 4, 2011. Aaron H. Katz, Judge of the Superior Court DM449 Feb. 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2010-0066226-CU-PTCTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Homan Moazzam filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Homan Moazzam to Maxwell Homan Moazzam. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. MAR. 22, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. D-8 at the address: 220 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: JAN. 27, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court DM448 Feb. 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-003314 The name of the business: Lucy Locket located at: 13370 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Margaret Hazel Easton, 13370 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA 92130 Craig A.C. Easton, 13370 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA 92130 Samantha C.L. Easton, 13370 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA 92130 This business is conducted by: Joint Venture. The transaction of business began on: N/A. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on FEB. 2, 2011 Margaret Hazel Easton, Joint Venture CV216 Feb. 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00083712-CUPT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Michael Robert Roseberry filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Michael Robert Roseberry to Michael Robert Dickey. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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. MAR. 16, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. D-8 at the address: 220 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a 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: JAN. 27, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court DM445 Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011 SUMMONS (Citacion Judicial) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso al demandado) Rebecca Woodhouse, individually, and Does 1 thru 20, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (Lo esta demandando el demandante): Becharoff Capital Corporation CASE NUMBER: 37-2010-00059933-CLCL-NC You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your

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HOMES SOLD IN CARMEL VALLEY ADDRESS 13297 Kibbings Rd 3855 Elijah Ct #727 13005 Walking Path Pl 12530 Carmel Creek Rd #130 3877 Pell Pl #309 13046 Caminito Bautizo 14197 Caminito Vistana 12993 Seabreeze Farms Dr 12580 Carmel Creek Rd #49 3821Ruette San Raphael 12665 Camino Mira Del Mar #205 13038 Alora Pt

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11021 Corte Mar De Delfinas Joseph and Diane Sampson, California Realty

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10982 Cloverhurst Way Farryl Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential

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5836 Brittany Forrest Lane Joseph and Diane Sampson, California Realty

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2 3

2 2

$1,115,000 $ 510,000

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Sat 1:00-4:00

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3784 Paseo Vista Famosa Shannon Biszantz, Coldwell Banker

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3653 Paseo Vista Famosa Shannon Biszantz, Coldwell Banker

Sun 1:00-4:00 619-417-4655

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6515 La Valle Plateada Bruce Smitham, Bruce Smitham Realty

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18202 Via De Sueno St Becky and June Campbell, Coldwell Banker

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