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La Jolla’s Elisa Brooks tries to head the ball into the net Monday against San Dimas’ Lauren Toneck. The Vikings beat the Saints 1-0 during the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Championships. In other CIF action, Bishop’s boys captured the CIF title in D-IV Basketball while Country Day grabbed the girls’ crown. PHIL DAILEY ■ See Sports, A20-21
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Pair document La Jolla’s access points to beach BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com La Jollans Debbie Beacham and Melinda Merryweather have been busy on a “walkabout.” But it’s La Jolla’s beaches they’ve been wandering, not the outback. Both members of La Jolla Town Council’s Parks and Beaches Committee, the two longtime La Jolla women have been surveying the community’s nearly 100 beach access points from Tourmaline Street to Box Canyon in La Jolla Farms, photographing them and documenting their condition. The pair’s efforts have uncovered some This Winamar Avenue surprising results: Such as some spots are path leads to the ocean. courtESY in total disrepair, while a few no longer even exist. “The community had to know what was left of these access points because some, like Princess Street, are actually gone,” said Beacham. “Others have changed over the years with cliffs sliding.” Beacham said the public should be aware of beach access. “It should be on everybody’s radar,” she said.
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Bird Rock Farmers Market Market proponents say: ■ The market would offer educational opportunities for children and chef demos for adults. ■ The church site offers more on-site parking than most county farmers markets. ■ Proceeds split 50/50 between promoters and the community would benefit Bird Rock Elementary and possibly other schools. ■ A market would provide residents with farmfresh produce in a local gathering place. — SourcE: FLIEr HAnDED out At Brcc mEEtIng
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BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com Painting broad-brush strokes of what a community farmers market would be like if it opened in front of La Jolla United Methodist Church off La Jolla Boulevard, the promoter on Thursday discussed the market’s prospects for success. “We’re hoping to be successful,” Catt Fields White told a mostly receptive crowd at the Bird Rock Community Council’s monthly meeting March 1. If approved it would be open Fridays from 2 to 6:30 p.m. The market is being presented as a fundraising opportunity for Bird Rock Elementary School.
BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com Cher Battoe was pushing open the showroom door at Ligne Roset furniture store where she works as “the light completely changed” and it occurred One of three cars crushed in February to her “something was by a Eucalyptus tree on Girard Avenue falling from the sky.” in La Jolla. DAvE ScHwAB That “something” was a towering eucalyptus tree near Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church crashing down onto her car and two others belonging to Realtors Sara Clarke and Christel Carlyle, who had just left a REBA meeting. All three cars were totaled, but no one was hurt. Clarke had taken a couple of minutes to plan out of her day and didn’t go to her car that was parked on Girard Avenue right away — fortunately.
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