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Backdoor burglary trend hits area The San Diego Police Department’s Carmel Valley Northwestern Division is warning residents to stay alert after a new series of crimes in the area. Adrian Lee, community relations officer, said they are seeing a trend of burglaries with suspects entering through sliding glass backdoors in morning hours. On Wednesday, March 23, there were three cases in the Del Mar Mesa Road neighborhood and, in one incident, the resident was only gone for an hour or two, leading the police to believe the suspect is casing the scene for opportunities. “We just ask everyone to pay attention to vehicles in your neighborhood,” Lee said. “It just might be your tip that helps solve some of these cases.” To make a non-emergency report, call the division at (858) 523-7000. — Karen Billing
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BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer
The seventh Sounds of Hope for Children concert, presented by Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary’s Carmel Valley Unit, raised a whopping $660,000 to benefit the Hospital’s Autism Discovery Institute. Held March 25 at the historic Prado Ballroom and featuring music by The Dean-O-Holics, a 17-member “Rat Pack” tribute band and two-time winner of the National Rising Star Award, the evening was a tribute to the glamour and ongoing popularity of a bygone era. (Above) Scott and Kendal Texeira, Edith Smith, Mackie Washburn and Donnie Larson. See page B10 for more. Photo/Jon Clark
A representative of the Del Mar Fairgrounds stopped by the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s March 24 meeting to speak against the city of Del Mar’s proposed purchase of the fairgrounds. Del Mar Fairgrounds COO Becky Bartling ended up running into a wall of resistance — planning board chair Frisco White admitted that the board was a tough crowd for Bartling, as its members are mostly dissatisfied with the 22nd District Agricultural Associaton’s management to
this point. In the past, the planning board has taken strong stances against the fairgrounds’ land use, particularly its master plan to develop the site to add new facilities that the planning board found too large and intense for its surrounding environment. The planning board members said they felt that no matter how much input the fairgrounds board members received on their plans, they would still do whatever they wanted. “Why ask us for help See PLANNERS, page 15
Bully beware: A serious issue takes center stage BY MARSHA SUTTON Contributor In an attempt to bring more focus on the chronic problem of bullying in schools, local California Assembly member Ben Hueso introduced a resolution declaring March to be School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. The resolution,
which was heard in Sacramento March 25, passed. A related bill sponsored by Hueso, AB 630, would establish programs to train teachers and educators to spot bullying and provide techniques for prevention and intervention. According to the resolution,
Lunch improvements coming to DMUSD BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer A parent committee to improve school lunches in the Del Mar Union School District gave their recommendations to the board on March 23. The district is in the process of preparing a request for proposals for lunch vendors and will use the criteria provided by the committee to guide its request, ensuring that there isn’t a “race to the bottom.” Parents wanted the district to
make it clear to potential vendors they want fresh, kid-friendly foods made with better ingredients. A survey completed by 33 percent of district families found 71 percent of the respondents were not satisfied with the current lunch program that is provided by a partnership with the San Dieguito Union School District. See LUNCH, page 7
bullying in California causes 160,000 students to miss school every day due to “fear of attack or intimidation by their peers.” It states that “both bullies and their victims are more likely to drop out of school and engage in unlawful activity.” School violence and suicides have also, famously, been connect-
ed to bullying. An article in the Aug. 26, 2010 issue of this newspaper reported on bullying at Solana Santa Fe School in Fairbanks Ranch. The bullying, which was primarily confined to a group of fourth-grade girls, trigSee BULLY, page 6
Ridge Raising 2011 Tom and Trisha Klimisch were among the Sycamore Ridge PTA members and supporters who “got down” and revisited the disco era March 26 at the “Ridge Raising 2011” fundraiser held at The Santaluz Club. See page 14. Photos/Jon Clark
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CV student receives Kyoto Scholarship Anisha Mudaliar, a Carmel Valley resident and a senior at Pacific Ridge School, has been honored with a 2011 Kyoto Schol-
BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer
arship for Advanced Technology valued at $10,000. The Kyoto Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school students in
Peabody’s contract extended
San Diego County in conjunction with the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium, held this year April 4-6. Mudaliar is the founder of OTESHA (Swahili for “a reason to dream”), a service group that built a school in Kenya and is working to build a children’s resource center in India. She has conducted scientific studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation. She was a national finalist in the Young Epidemiology Scholars
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Anisha Mudaliar
Competition sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has been accepted to Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, among other universities. The Kyoto Scholarships, administered through the San Diego Foundation, are awarded to students who have been inspired to pursue a college education in one of the three annual Kyoto Prize categories: Advanced technology, basic sciences or arts and philosophy. Proceeds from the Symposium’s April 4 Gala will help to fund this year’s Kyoto Scholarships and encourage students in these fields.
Garage Sale to benefit schools, TP Planning Committee On Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. – noon, the neighborhood of North Del Mar Heights will be having a community garage sale with several of the participants donating proceeds to Del Mar elementary schools or the Torrey Pines Planning Committee. “We feel it is important to give back to the community we live in and love” said Lisa Dorsey who is organizing the event with Liz Shopes and Fay Detsky-Weil. The organizers hope this will not only offer the opportunity for neighbors to recycle their unwanted possessions in a way that can raise funds for their schools, but also foster a stronger sense of community with the neighbors. For more information on the event or to participate, contact Lisa Dorsey at Lisa@DorseyDreamHomes.com or (858) 243-8887.
The Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees gave district superintendent James Peabody a big vote of confidence on March 23, extending his contract for the next three years. His initial two-year contract was through 2012, but this new extension will keep him in Del Mar until 2014. The superintendent’s salary will be brought in line with what past superintendents have earned, board president Comischell Rodriguez said, noting his salary will start at $180,000 a year, and move up to $198,000 by 2014. “We got a really good deal,” said Rodriguez of Peabody. Trustee Doug Rafner called Peabody a “breath of fresh air” and said that he was grateful for the calm he’s brought to the district. “I thank the board for the faith in me to continue on and to hire the best staff in California,” Peabody said.
Construction to begin soon at new district offices
At its March 23 meeting, the Del Mar Union School District board approved the construction agreements with Barnhart Balfour Beatty for tenant improvements on the new district office on 11232 El Camino Real and the maintenance and operations facility at 11189 Sorrento Valley Road. Construction will begin on the maintenance and operations facility on April 1, with the hope to completely vacate from the 9th Street property by May 12. Construction on tenant improvements for the district office will begin on May 31 with the aim to be out of 9th Street by July 15.
Join the fun at Ocean Air Spring Carnival April 3 Please join the Ocean Air School Community, 11444 Canter Heights Lane, for the second annual Spring Carnival on Sunday, April 3, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The fun includes game booths, dunk tank, atomic sponge ball toss, obstacle courses, pedal carts, Surf Simulator, game truck, photo booth, and much more! Food choices include Pat & Oscars, Dippin’ Dots, popcorn, candy art, cakewalk, and bake sale! While the kids play, visit the silent auction. There is something for everyone including a suite at the Padres game, vacation getaways and hotel stays, restaurant gift certificates, sports tickets and memorabilia, and spa days to name a few. Sponsored by the Ocean Air PTA, all proceeds benefit Ocean Air School, students, teachers, and staff. For more information visit www.oceanairpta.org.
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Carmel Valley planning board briefs; March 24 meeting Carmel Valley project updates San Diego city planner Bernie Turgeon gave the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board an update on numerous projects slated for the area, from a Kaiser Hospital facility on Carmel Creek Road to three potential senior housing communities. Many projects remain in the city review process, despite being reviewed and approved by the board sometimes years ago. As an example, a water tower cell facility at the Mary’s Tack and Feed facility on Via de la Valle, was approved by the board nearly four years ago and still has not been built. Turgeon said that a permit has been issued and a building inspection issued so its actual construction could be nearing. One of the busiest areas is Carmel Creek Road near the San Diego Jewish Academy, which has three projects currently in development: Creekside Villas, a 128-unit senior housing project; Gables Residential, a 92-unit apartment complex; and the Kasier facility, planned for the vacant lot on the SDJA side of the street. The city still has unresolved issues with the Creekside site and Kaiser was granted a time extension until 2018, but Gables will go to City Council for approval this week. Creekside represents just one senior housing facility planned for Carmel Valley, with Rancho Del Mar next to the
Polo Fields, and the Hye Investment Property adjacent to the new Evangelical Formosan Church on El Camino Real as the two others. Turgeon said both the Rancho Del Mar and Hye projects are looking at issues with Fair Housing Act compliances. Other proposed projects, such as the Saint John of Armenia Church, also planned next to the Evangelical Formosan Church, and a parking lot expansion at Pacific Athletic Club have made no progress—no project or permit has been submitted. Redistricting The city of San Diego is in the process of creating its first new City Council district since the 1960s. Every 10 years the district boundaries are redrawn to account for population changes. Currently a redistricting commission is meeting to look at possible scenarios for the city and must finalize its plan by August. Public hearings will be held through July—the District 1 hearing will be held on May 11 in La Jolla. The commission meets regularly on the first and third Thursdays of the month at the City Administration Building at 4 p.m., but meetings are also available for viewing on City TV. To learn more, visit sandiego.gov/redistricting. — Karen Billing
Girl Scouts holding toy drive in Carmel Valley For their Silver Award Project, two Cadette Girl Scouts from Carmel Valley, (Sarah Ward and Jasmine Keilani, Troop #1277) are holding a toy drive on Saturday, April 2, with drop off from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Solana Highlands Elementary School in Carmel Valley. The toy drive is to benefit children affected by war and global conflict. Federal Express will ship their collection to Iraq and Afghanistan. They are collecting new and used toys, school supplies and art supplies. Solana Highlands is located at 3520 Long Run Drive, San Dieog, CA, 92130.
They are collecting the following: NEW & USED TOYS: Dolls, cars, trucks, balls (especially soccer balls), plush toys and stuffed animals, plastic animals and dinosaurs, tool and cooking sets, puzzles, binoculars, Magna-Doodles, Lego’s, blocks, jump ropes, Frisbees, picture books, baby toys, stacking cups, shape sorters, chess sets, etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Notebooks, paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens, colored markers, rulers, erasers, binders, etc. ART SUPPLIES: Colored pencils, pastels, markers, brushes, paint sets, paper, chalk, coloring books, etc.
Carmel Valley News to launch community contests Caught on Camera Community Contests are being launched in April by the Carmel Valley News. Each month, the Times will feature a community photo or video contest on delmartimes.net. The inaugural contest for April is “My Favorite Garden.� Readers are invited to upload photos of their favorite garden, which could be outside your patio door, across the street or across the world. The best garden will be selected by our editors, based in part on the garden that receives the most page views. The winners will receive prizes, and perhaps a little
fame and fortune along the way! To upload a photo or to see your friends’ and neighbors’ favorite garden, go to the contest section on the home page of delmartimes.net, midpage on the right rail, just below the weekly poll. Upcoming contests include a Mother-Daughter Look Alike contest in May, Barkoween — the best Halloween dog costume in October — and Holiday Lights contest in December. Contest themes will be announced in the Carmel Valley News and on delmartimes.net each month.
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TPHS player is state’s top scorer BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Effortlessly racking up 23.7-point games this season, Torrey Pines High School senior basketball player Megan McClurg quietly became the state’s leading scorer. She led the Palomar League, one of the strongest leagues in San Diego, in scoring as well as pitching in 2.1 steals a game and 2.8 rebounds. “I couldn’t have asked for a better season,” said McClurg, 18. McClurg gives the assist for her monster season to her father David, who served his first year as the varsity girls coach. “We’ve never had anyone at Torrey Pines High School accomplish this,” David McClurg said. “We didn’t anticipate any of it, we were surprised that it all happened. We had two of our top four girls break their legs in the beginning of the season so Megan was asked to do a lot more. It just developed.” Megan said she knew she had to pick her game up when the two girls went down, one of them being the team’s point guard. The 5’6” shooting guard felt
comfortable in the expanded role—in one La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16 Tournament game Megan posted 36 points. Megan has been playing basketball since she was 6 years old. Since sixth grade she has had her dad as a coach on club teams, along with many of her Torrey Pines teammates. The senior girls have been playing together so long they have become a tight group and to have McClurg come be their coach for the last year of their high school careers was a special thing, she said. “He made us play hard and if it wasn’t for him it wouldn’t have been a great season for all of us,” Megan said. The most important lesson dad has passed on is the value of practice—it’s the reason why Megan is out shooting hoops every day in her driveway or at R. Roger Rowe School courts in Rancho Santa Fe, where David McClurg is a teacher. “The one thing I absolutely love about basketball is going hard and winning,” Megan said. “Some of the games this year were crazy.” The biggest win for the Falcons this seasons was
CCA Soccer Team wins four league championships The Canyon Crest soccer program capped an amazing season as the boys and girls varsity and JV soccer teams all won Valley League championships. The Lady Ravens JV team (above) was coached by Anya Bohun-Chudymiv to an unbeaten record in league play, chalking up nine wins and a single tie. TOP ROW: Jessica Bañuelos, Kay Bennett, Lauren Adams, Alexa Simitzi, Lizzy Sway, Taylor Borin, Nikki Benatar, Anisha Patel, Gabby Mahmood, Cayla Weisman; SECOND ROW: Mackenzie Lighterink, Sarina Rogers, Kay Ingrassia, Cassidy Turek, Lauren Little, Yasi Afshin, Monika Lee (captain), Emma Kaplan; BOTTOM ROW: Maddie Scott (captain), Claire Wolcott.
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CV student a semi-finalist in national design contest Vote for Xander Westra online BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Out of thousands of entries, Carmel Valley Middle School seventh grader Xander Westra is among 15 semifinalists in a national Züca bag design contest. If he wins, his design could be made into a real bag rolling around the country. Xander, 12, admits he entered the contest because of his little sister. She loves her Züca bag—a bag on wheels with all sorts of compartments for carrying items that can also double as a seat. His sister uses hers for both school and ice-skating practice. “Kids at middle school don’t favor Züca bags so much,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting for my design to get picked. I’m not sure I’ll win but I’d like to think I can win.” Xander’s design is of smiling faces of the sun and the moon, done in bright yellow and blue. The design is titled “12:00 Theater” as he was inspired by his semester of drama class and the comedy and tragedy masks hung on the wall. People have until April 18 to vote for Xander’s design online at zuca.com. The contest isn’t the first time one of Xander’s designs has been singled out— last year his design was picked to be the sixth grade camp T-shirt at Solana Pacific School. Xander has been drawing and creating art ever since he was little. His mom Rika, also an artist, would give him a piece of paper, glob some paint on his hands and watch him go. Until he was about 4 years old, Xander loved to draw locomotives and as he got older his imagination and drawings got bigger and bigger. “Now I focus on drawing machines,” Xander said. Rika doesn’t allow TV in the home so Xander has let his creativity fly. He’s constantly creating — he builds samurai and medieval-style armor out of popsicle sticks and cardboard, and he and his friends work together on
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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. Healthy Hearts Wednesday, April 6, 5:30–7:30p.m. Learn practical tips for nutritious, low-fat cooking, shopping and dining out. Free. Location: Scripps Coastal Medical Center Vista, Cedar. Contest finalist Xander Westra. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING
The Eyes Have It! Thursday, April 14, 6–7p.m. Join Edwin Chen, MD, as he discusses natural properties of the eye that change with aging or disease and explore how this affects our visual experience. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Founder’s Room.
Diabetes Care Friday, April 15, 10:15–11:45a.m. Certified diabetes educator Stephanie Decker, RN, will discuss recent advances in diabetes care and management. Cost: $2.50. Location: Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Senior Activity Room.
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Xander’s design larger building projects, holding meetings at each other’s houses. “We’re working on a tank design out of PVC pipe that you’re actually going to be able to get into. It’s going to have a tennis ball cannon,” Xander said. Mom Rika is proud of Xander’s artistic initiative. “I wanted my kids to be
creative and make use of their minds instead of just vegging out,” she said. “He’s done a good job.” All of Xander’s work is good practice for the future—his goal when he grows up is to become an architect or an engineer. To vote for Xander’s design, visit zuca.com/contests/ contest_vote.html.
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BULLY continued from page 1 gered at least one parent to pull her child out of SSF and prompted the Solana Beach School District to take a deeper look at the problem. As a result, last fall the school implemented the “Second Step” program which includes lesson plans for each particular grade level. Teachers and administrators have been trained, and they say the program has helped raise awareness and given educators strategies to reduce bullying behaviors. Principal Julie Norby, in a Feb. 24, 2011 article in this newspaper, said a survey taken at the beginning of this school year indicated that 56 percent of students reported being bullied occasionally, 20 percent once or twice a week, and 12 percent almost every day. Eighty percent of the bullying was name-calling or teasing, she said. Norby plans to conduct another survey at the end of the year to evaluate the effectiveness of the Second Step program. Solana Santa Fe, serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade, also released an anti-bullying policy this year that outlines consequences for bullying behavior and asks students to sign a pledge to refuse to bully or let others bully, and to report bullying when witnessed. Skyline School in Solana Beach and Solana Pacific in Carmel Valley also have similar policies for students to sign. Skyline serves fourth, fifth and sixth grades, and Solana Pacific serves fifth and sixth grades only. Bullying workshop SBSD counselor Mary Marun attended a March 15 workshop on bullying, sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education and the Chula Vista Police Department. SDCOE said the workshop filled early with a maximum of 70 participants, so another session will be held May 16. The half-day workshop, called “Best Practices in Bullying Prevention,” was led by SDCOE’s Project Specialist for Student Support Services, Mara Madrigal-Weiss, who said old assumptions about bullying are still being used but are ineffective. These include tactics like peer mediation, conflict resolution, posters declaring a bullyfree zone, and bringing the bully and victim together to “work it out.” Madrigal-Weiss, who claims bullying is happening in every district and every campus, collaborated with Chula Vista Police Dept. Public Safety Analyst Melanie Culuko to explain national trends in bully-
ing and successful researchbased tactics to reduce and prevent it. Marun works at Solana Vista School which serves students in kindergarten through third grade. She said the workshop gave her new insights into the problem, including a new focus on the importance of the bystander who she said can be a big help in stopping bullying. “I was surprised at how much emphasis they put now on the bystander,” Marun said. “They encourage that you talk to the bystanders because they’re your eyes and ears out there.” She said it’s difficult to see everything that happens on the playground, where most of the face-to-face bullying takes place, so adults need to encourage kids not to tolerate bullying and to come forward when they witness it. It’s important she said, to reach out to the bystanders more and let them know it’s not tattling to report bullying behavior. “Let them know they can trust you to handle it,” she said. Marun said a large part of the workshop discussed how bullying has changed over the years. “A lot of times before, kids were just left to work things out on their own, and now we’re feeling that kids get pushed to the side and need to be tended to by adults,” she said. The types of destructive bullying have changed as well, and have escalated to include cyberbullying, which is not face-toface. “They talked about the Internet because it’s so easily accessible and easy to spread things,” she said. Girls, she said, may start rumors in school, “and all of a sudden it’s all over the Internet.” But the kind of traditional bullying that many adults remember, where kids have fist fights or shake down other kids for lunch money, still occurs with older children, said Marun. “Kids are still pressured and pushed around,” she said. Even in the younger grades, Marun said mean-spirited activity occurs all too frequently, such as kids having to eat lunch alone, getting bumped into or pushed down, or having toys yanked from their hands and thrown aside. Because most of the bullying in the younger grades occurs on the playground, at recess or at lunch, the aides and supervisors play an important role and are being trained to watch for suspicious activity. “We pay attention to the loners… and if someone’s just wandering around by themselves,” Marun said. “It’s hard sometimes to pick out what’s going on in a group, but we try to
make sure that everyone is included.” Pre-bullying At Marun’s K-3 school, she doesn’t see the hard-line bullying behavior or any cyber-bullying because the kids are too young, she said, but she does see what she called pre-bullying. “I don’t really see cases where kids are coming to me scared,” she said. “They’re more upset because they’re being excluded.” Marun said she sees some mild physical aggression in kindergarten, mostly from boys. “But in second and third grade it’s almost exclusively the girls, gossipy kind of stuff,” she said. At Solana Vista, the first time there is an offense, students get a warning. “At this age, if you just point out the whole dynamics … and they understand what’s going on, I rarely have repeated cases,” said Marun. “But if there’s a pattern, by the second time we’re usually calling parents.” The workshop discussed how bullying becomes more sophisticated as kids move into upper grades, particularly the middle school years, Marun said. “That’s when kids start getting a little more savvy for social relationships and dynamics, so they start understanding a little more the power that they might have over other people,” she said. Bullies, if left alone, grow into adult bullies and often end up in prison, “so it’s very important to intervene,” she said, with focus on the bully, the bully’s victims and observers. Marun plans to share what she learned at the SDCOE workshop with other counselors and educators at the other five Solana Beach schools. “The prevention part is the big key,” she said, noting that her school’s kindness program teaches kids to consider the other person’s side in disputes and to respect other children’s needs. Bullying, all educators agree, has become a very serious problem for schools, because it interferes with learning if kids don’t want to attend school or don’t feel safe. Some video from the SDCOE workshop showed children sitting at their desks in class, “stressing about going out to lunch and being bullied,” Marun said. “Their stomachs would just churn before they’d go to recess because they’d be all worried. That certainly would interfere with your paying attention in class.” Marun said educators are becoming more and more alarmed. “I think they’re pretty much on top of it and paying a lot of attention to it now, whereas they didn’t before,” she said.
Bully factor gains national attention BY MARSHA SUTTON Staff Writer Growing awareness of the seriousness of the problem of bullying by children extends across the country, even to the highest office. On March 10, President Barack Obama convened a gathering of about 150 educators, researchers, staff, parents and bully victims to shine a light on bullying and its consequences. “With big ears and the name that I have, I wasn’t immune,” Obama was quoted as saying. The purpose of the conference was to encourage schools and communities to cooperate in efforts to control bullying and take actions to stop it. Obama said it’s not a rite of passage. It’s not “part of growing up” or a harmless example of the “kids will be kids” adage. Nor does it “build character,” as some people say. According to an Associated Press story, White House officials estimate that one-third of America’s children, or about 13 million kids, have been bullied, leading to increasing dropout rates, discipline problems in school, drug and alcohol abuse, depression, self-destructive tendencies, violence and even death. Cyber-bullying, in particular, has increased at alarming rates and has fueled worries about the changing dimensions of bullying and its potential for far-reaching detrimental effects that go well beyond playground torment. Obama tied bullying to the over-arching concern for America’s academic preparedness for college, the workplace and international competitiveness. Kids can’t learn if they don’t feel safe at school, the White House asserts. A new Web site unveiled at the conference, www.stopbullying. gov, is managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, in partnership with the departments of Education and Justice. The extensive site offers tips, guidance and help for teachers, parents and kids. The San Diego Unified School District has made available on its Web site a lengthy 15-page Education Week section called “Spotlight on Bullying.” In addition, Education Week on-line offers numerous articles on bullying at various grades, different types of bullying, prevention techniques and other informative reports. Bullying is defined by California’s Crime and Violence Prevention Center as words or actions that are “harassing, intimidating,
tormenting, browbeating, humiliating, terrorizing, oppressing and/ or threatening.” Bullying, the center says, “has no social, financial or cultural boundaries,” and children often become bullies by watching adult behavior. An article in Education Week’s Feb. 23, 2011 issue features a study showing that bullies aren’t always the social outcasts people often think they are. After four years of surveying over 3,700 middle and high school students, University of California Davis assistant sociology professor Robert Faris found that “students in the middle of the social hierarchies at their schools, rather than the most popular or the most socially outcast, are more likely to be bullies.” Faris said in the report, “These kids view aggression as one tactic for gaining or maintaining their social status.” Other ways to climb the social ladder, he said, include being pretty, funny, athletic, rich and just being nice. Physical aggression is easy to spot, Faris said in the report, but more troubling, more common, and harder to detect is a more subtle form of aggression that includes manipulation, verbal remarks, gossip and social exclusion. It’s the need to gain power and status by putting others down, said one educator in the report. Faris concluded by noting that “old stereotypes of school bullies are dangerous in the modern world.” Another Education Week report on the subject revealed that adolescent girls are more likely than boys to have experienced cyber-bullying, 25.1 percent compared to 16.6 percent. Girls also reported cyber-bullying others more than boys, 21.3 percent to 17.5 percent. The types of cyber-bullying were found to differ by gender: “Girls are more likely to spread rumors, while boys are more likely to post hurtful pictures or videos.” The 2010 report used data from a random sampling of 10- to 18-year-old students from one large school district in the south and was presented by the Cyberbullying Research Center [www.cyberbullying.us], which offers resources. Other Web sites with information on cyber-bullying include: the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use [www.cyberbully. org], Stop Cyberbullying [www. stopcyberbullying.org], and Wired Safety [www.wiredsafety.org].
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CCA’s Ben Perlman earns Eagle Scout rank Ben Perlman of Boy Scout Troop 765 earned his Eagle Scout rank in February 2011. A junior at Canyon Crest Academy, he is a member of ASB and the junior class vice president. As a varsity wrestler on the CCA team, he recently competed in the Masters Tournament. Ben volunteers at SAY San Diego Teen Court and is also an intern in Congressman Duncan Hunter’s District Office. In addition to earning 32 merit badges, Ben climbed Mt. Whitney in August of 2010 with Scouts from his troop. For his Eagle Project, Ben designed and built improvements for the pre-school and religious school playgrounds at Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego.
Woodward Center celebrates miracle twin foals’ first birthday
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LUNCH continued from page 1 Pamela Baldwin, who works in child nutrition services at Ocean Air School, said she feels like a hypocrite having “nutrition” in her job title when she serves lunch to the students every day. “I feel like the lunches are anything but nutritious,” Baldwin said, noting the main dish is pre-packaged and children pair it with chocolate milk, crackers, cookies and desserts such as donut holes. “Most kids completely bypass the fruits and vegetables. I’d like to see lunches with only healthy options so no matter what they choose, it would be nutritious.” The survey found that the most important lunch features that parents are looking for are meals that include whole grains, vegetables and fruits; food that is fresh and unprocessed and prepared on the same
day; and meals without artificial coloring and flavoring, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils and hidden MSG. Current participation in the district’s program has dipped to 17 percent, not only because of the nutritional quality of the food but because the children don’t find the options appealing. The families surveyed currently buy a lunch a combined total of 1,116 times a week but said if more variety, nutritional and taste changes were made, they would order a combined total of 2,950 times a week. “This is an untapped revenue source,” said committee member and dietician E. A. Stewart. “The survey shows our food counts could double if we offered the right food at the right price.” District superintendent James Peabody agreed. “The vendors were directed to provide what sells and they might have
The Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) recently celebrated the first birthday of worldfamous twin foals “Sunny and Angel” (left to right in photos above). “Two tiny, fragile packages arrived at HWAC on Sunday, March 28, 2010,” says spokesman John Van Zante. “Earlier that morning these extremely rare twin foals had been born near Fallbrook. Nobody at our hospital had ever seen twin foals that survived. Along with their mother, Lena, Sunny and Angel went into our intensive care stall where they remained under constant observation for the next four months.” Live streaming video of the twins is also being broadcast worldwide through HWAC’s website at http://www.animalcenter.org/foals. Photos/Jon Clark
Rides and Smiles volunteers needed Jewish Family Services is bringing its Rides and Smiles senior transportation program to Carmel Valley but it will need volunteers to get the program moving. “We really need a strong volunteer base to support the seniors in the community and give them the transportation they’re so lacking,” said Katy Pianko of Rides and Smiles. Rides and Smiles provides more than 700 individual rides a month for seniors in the North County area. Volunteers can select the rides they give through an online system. It’s a donation-based program so riders are sent donation suggestions at the end of the month based on the amount of trips taken. Drivers must complete a one-hour orientation, a DMV record check (paid for by JFS) and are provided mileage reimbursement up to 47 cents a mile. If interested in volunteering, visit www.jfssd.org. skipped over what’s good for kids,” he said to applause from several parents in the audience. Peabody said that the current vendor instituted some changes to its April menu and they will be able to review how families responded to those changes at the end of the month. The request for proposals will be open to any vendor to apply. Peabody said whichever vendor is selected by the district will hold a food tasting at the end of the year. Committee member Yana Mohanty said it’s also important that the district pairs a nutritional education program in the curriculum with the lunch program. “Kids need to be excited about the new options,” Mohanty said.
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Charitable bingo games begin at Fairgrounds In October 2010, the Del Mar City Council voted to allow nonprofits to host bingo games on the fairgrounds. These games, which serve as fundraisers for the nonprofits, will begin this month inside the Surfside Race Place. During its March 28 meeting, the council approved six applications for: Friends of the San Diego County Fair, the fair-
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Local students named National Merit Finalists The National Merit Scholarship Program has announced that 13 seniors at The Bishop’s School have qualified as finalists in the 2011 scholarship competition. Of the 15,000 finalists, approximately 8,400 are expected to receive Merit Scholarships. These Bishop’s students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.4 million Laura Aguilar students who entered the 2011 competition by taking the PSAT/NMSAT in the fall of 2009. For information about The Bishop’s School visit www.bishops.com Local finalists include: Laura Aguilar, the daughter of George and Christie Aguilar, resides in Del Mar/Car- Julia Pian mel Valley. Julia Pian, the daughter of Dr. Donald and Kar Beck Pian, resides in Del Mar/Carmel Valley.
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Cathedral student appointed to West Point BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Come June, Katrina Mecklenburg will be among the new “plebes” on campus at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Katrina, a 17-year-old senior at Cathedral Catholic High School, recently learned she was appointed to West Point in the fall. She will attend as an undergraduate tuition-free, paid by the Army, and will be required to serve five years active duty and four years nonactive duty. The offerings at West Point are “amazing” and Katrina said she is not ready to commit to any one thing, but she is leaning toward the medical service corps and eventually becoming a veterinarian. Katrina said she has always known she wanted to serve in the military, but West Point had not been on her radar until she was recruited for
distance running. ‘The coach played a big part in getting me to apply,” Katrina said. “I got more excited because it’s a huge opportunity.” After a visit to campus at West Point, New York, she was drawn in by the academy’s rich history and how invested the professors were in their cadets. West Point applicants first have to be nominated by a congressman, which Katrina received from Congressman Brian Bilbray after a series of essays and interviews. Katrina found out about her appointment through the mail when it arrived in a leather-bound case. At Cathedral, Katrina ran varsity cross-country and track for eight seasons and was continually one of the team’s top runners. During her senior year she served as team captain for both squads. “I’m going to miss my
CCHS distance team because we’ve been through a lot together,” Katrina said. In track and field, her best event is the mile and she will be focusing on that in the track and field season that has just begun, as well as at West Point. As Cathedral places a strong emphasis on serving others, Katrina has participated in community service outside of school. She helps with the children’s ministry at her church, Sea Coast Community Church, and last summer put her love of animals to work at the Helen Woodward Animal Center, “I loved that, it was the best volunteer experience,” Katrina said of Helen Woodward. “It was such a positive experience and I loved hanging out with the dogs.” She might have to wait until next year to volunteer again as her summer will be
CV student earns Award of Excellence The Bishop’s School Community Service Director Joan Heylman recognized two Bishop’s students who received community service awards of excellence. Carmel Valley junior Megan Hastings and senior David Cohn were awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award of Excellence. Hastings provided support for victims of domestic violence at Becky’s House through a Becky’s Books project in 2009 – 2010 and over 3,000 books were collected for three shelters. To add to this collection, Hastings secured a $500 donation from the IKEA store in San Diego which provided shelving for the books. For her outstanding efforts, Hastings received two additional awards: the Youth Services of America “Everyday Hero Award” and the “Violet Richardson Award” from the Soroptimist Club of La Jolla that gave Hastings a $1,000 cash award as Megan Hastings well as $1,000 for a charity of her choosing. Hastings, a resident of Del Mar/Carmel Valley, is the daughter of Pamela and Greg Hastings.
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CV writer explores the world of foster youth in new drama BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURN Contributor For San Diego playwright Lisa Kirazian, writing plays is an affair of the heart. Or as she explains to young aspiring writers who may wish to follow in her footsteps, playwriting comes down to, “not being afraid to speak what’s coming from your heart because in a play it’s all out there for the world to see and if it’s fake and not genuine, people will be able to tell pretty quickly. So it really has to be visceral, from your heart.” Her newest full-length play, “Switch,” is an exploration of the world of foster care with four actors playing multiple characters in a game show setting. It is being featured in five performances in the ‘Telling Stories: Giving Voice to Foster Youth’ program during the 26th annual Playwrights Project Festival at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza April 1-10. “I wanted to show the difficulties and the chal-
lenges in the world of foster care as well as those moments of joy and inspiration,” Kirazian said. “There’s a lot of sound and light and lots of effects in this play because I’m sort of creating an absurdist world, but set very much in the realities of foster care.” “Switch” was commissioned to rotate between performances of this year’s winning entries in the project’s California Young Playwrights Contest, which is open to writers 19 and younger. Performance schedules are available at the project’s Website: www.playwrightsproject.org and tickets may be purchased online at: www.lyceumevents.org Kirazian, a Carmel Valley wife and mother of two young children, is a professional playwright and screenwriter with nearly 20 scripts to her credit. Six of her plays have been produced across California. Her screenplay scripts include “Cassatt and Degas,” based on the life of painter Mary Cassatt and
Local playwright Lisa Kirazian her love-hate relationship with artist Edgar Degas, which won the Telluride Indiefest Screenplay Contest in 2002 and has been optioned for a Hollywood movie.
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We interviewed Kirazian in the offices of this newspaper. Asked if she herself was a foster child, she said, “I wasn’t.” She came from a very
happy cohesive family, but, growing up in San Diego’s Del Cerro neighborhood, she had a friend who was in foster care and other friends who were adopted or were the parents of foster children. “That was my first exposure to foster care, but much of the material for my play came from research and talking to people in the system,” she said. “So many of these kids,” she said, “regardless of the circumstances they are facing are still so positive and that’s very inspiring to me.” In her family, Kirazian was the youngest of three daughters born in San Diego. Her father, George Kirazian, is a retired professor of literature who taught for 40 years at Grossmont College. “I was very much influenced by him growing up,” she said of her father. “Reading plays and seeing operas and discussing them was very much a big part of my education.” She describes her
mother as a “wonderful mother, singer, and seamstress who taught us a lot about empathy.” Kirazian was introduced to playwrighting per se in high school by visiting playwright and teaching artist Janet Tiger from the Playwrights Project. The project teaches literacy, communication skills, playwriting and theater during and after school hours in elementary, middle and high schools throughout San Diego. While a student at Patrick Henry High School, Kirazian first entered the Playwrights Project’s California Young Playwrights Contest when she was 16. She didn’t win, but she received encouragement and a page of constructive criticism, which inspired her to try again with another play when she was 17. Again, not a winner, but another critique and more encouragement. When she was 18, she hit the jackpot with her
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WRITER continued from page A12 third play, “Not What the Doctor Ordered,” the story of a young man trying to decide what to do with his life the night before his college applications were due. The contestwinning play was produced and performed at the festival — and, in fact, emboldened her dream of becoming a professional playwright. “I grew up trained in music and in theater. I did a lot of acting in school and I also trained as a violinist. And those were wonderful activities, but getting into college, I started thinking that at best those are interpretive acts. I’m interpreting somebody else’s piece. I’m reciting somebody else’s words when I’m an actor. But the idea of creating something of my own was more attractive. So I felt that writing plays was ultimately a more creative and daring act.” Over the years, she has stayed in touch with the Playwrights Project, and, in fact, her latest play, “Switch,” is her fourth play commissioned by the project. In addition, Kirazian now also serves as the project’s president.
In 1992, she earned her B.A. from Stanford University with honors in English. In lieu of a minor, she was mentored in playwriting by playwright/actress Anna Deavere Smith. In addition to writing stage and screenplays, Kirazian freelances writing articles, editing books, and writing and editing narrative introductions for audio books. She also serves on the board of the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance whose mission is to project the Armenian voice on the world stage through theatre and sound projects. The Alliance has produced a number of her Kirazian’s plays and she currently administers the William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting that awards a $10,000 prize biannually to plays on Armenian themes. Saroyan (1908-1981), of course, was the Fresnoborn Armenian American writer who gained a worldwide reputation as a dramatist, novelist, essayist, and writer of short stories and memoirs. His play, “The Time of Your Life,” (1939), won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, which he happily accepted, and a Pulitzer Prize, which he
resolutely declined, on the grounds that commerce should not judge the arts. “The Time of Your Life” was later made into a 1948 Hollywood film starring James Cagney. Saroyan’s impressionistic style of writing and his zest for life came to be called “Saroyanesque.” He once advised a young aspiring writer to “Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell.” Despite the horrific circumstances of massacres, genocide, mass deportations and dispersion endured by the Armenian people during their long history, Kirazian said what attracts her to her Armenian heritage and culture is its enduring “joie de vivre” expressed and lived with music, singing, food, dancing and passion. “They have always found a way to survive and create new life wherever they go — starting over, starting over, starting over. That’s my sense of it,” she said. Kirazian is currently working on a play cycle on the Armenian experience in the 20th century.
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Quick Facts Name: Lisa Kirazian Distinction: San Diego playwright, screenwriter and freelance writer whose latest play, “Switch,” is being featured during the 26th annual Playwrights Project Festival, April 1-10, at the Lyceum Theatre Resident of: Carmel Valley since 2006 Born: San Diego
Interests: Playing piano and guitar with her children and rooting for the San Diego Padres. “I’m a Padres fanatic.” Reading: Currently reading poetry by Denise Levertov and short stories by Alice Munro. Favorite playwrights: Shakespeare, Thornton Wilder, Tom Stoppard, William Saroyan and Wendy Wasserstein
Education: B.A. in English with honors, Stanford University, 1992
Favorite films: Those by director David Lean (“Lawrence of Arabia,” “Passage to India,” and MGM musicals
Family: She and her husband, Steve Kradjian, have two daughters, Ani, 5, a kindergartner at Ocean Air Elementary School, and Mari, 2. Her husband is a chemist and president/CEO of Conventus Biomedical Solutions in Sorrento Valley.
Philosophy: “I love God, my family and my culture. I feel they give me so much to think about and write about. I want to live a life of joy and I want my writing to reflect that joy.”
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Ridge Raising 2011 Sycamore Ridge PTA members and supporters “got down” and revisited the disco era March 26 at the “Ridge Raising 2011” fundraiser held at The Santaluz Club. Photos/Jon Clark
(Above right) Bill and Lori Hawe, Gino Campisano, Chris Romine; (Above left) Pam and Shane Hunter; (Left) Shelly and Derek Aberle, Debbie and Lyle Rosenfield
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The Earth will do what the Earth will do I read with interest your article, “Earthquake Preparedness Key,” and particularly the statement: “Local experts say an earthquake and tsunami of the same magnitude as the one that ravaged Japan recently couldn’t happen here.” Let’s hope your experts are correct. However,
I wonder if your experts are the same type of “experts” that said airplanes would never fly, Henry Ford was a crackpot and autos would never replace horses, the Hindenberg was safe, the Titanic couldn’t be sunk, World War I was the war to “end all wars,” DDT is safe to
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use in gardens, smoking is not a health issue, the oceans are so large they could never be contaminated, smog is not a health problem, pharmaceutical drugs are not addictive, etc., etc., etc. Your experts are obviously not educated as to the geo-physical history of our region and our planet and must have their heads in the sand.
We are, in fact, surrounded by an immense amount of off-shore fault lines, the largest of which begins at the tip of South America and runs vertically all the way to Alaska, which can affect California. Additionally, California has hundreds of dry land faults extending into Mexico, including the Salton Sea earthquake
epicenter area; there are huge faults in other Western states, the Central states and the East Coast, which could be connected to the faults in California for all we know. There is probably no place on this continent, including San Diego, that is not subject to massive earth movement; we know very little about what is under the ground
we live and walk on. Tsunamis? As long as there is massive earth movement in or adjacent to the oceans, water will be moved. Impossible for San Diego? The earth will do what the earth will do. I’m not betting my life on opinions. Shirley Michael, Ph.D.
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‘The Letter’ when the rejection letter comes BY BEN GOTFREDSON that surprise kicks in. With so much hype and so You don’t apply to a school much riding on what it entails, it’s without thinking there’s at least a almost a disappointment when the minute chance of you letter comes and you realgetting in and enrolling ize it’s just an envelope. in the fall. So when that Your future held within letter comes telling you an envelope, with three where you won’t be in six potential outcomes inmonths your life plan side: heaven; hell; or purtakes a forced u-turn. You gatory. The college of can toss out any plans your choice is either goyou had involving the ing to accept, reject, or University of ... and move wait list you. on. When I’m not sure Ben Gotfredson But there is somewhat to write I turn to my thing you can take away thoughts. Whatever I am from a rejection letter. If nothing enveloped in usually provides me else it helps you to decide where material to write about. And withyou’ll end up next year. Like when out a doubt, this last month colyou are looking through your lege decision letters have been the clothes deciding which ones to send focal point of my thoughts. So far in my college process I’ve to Goodwill, sometimes you can’t give away that shirt you haven’t seen all three levels of the game. worn in three years on your own, so I’ve been accepted, I’ve been rejectyou need a guiding hand to go in ed, and I’ve been wait-listed. there and tell you what to give An acceptance letter doesn’t alaway. So if nothing else, that colways bring with it the ecstatic reaclege is helping you narrow down tion you’d think it would. In your your college list. mind you’ve already planned out The wait-list is desperation. The your life after acceptance, so when parking lot is full but there’s a the confirmation comes it’s less of a slight chance someone’s going to surprise and more of a relief. It’s
PLANNERS continued from page 1 when you don’t help us out?” White asked Bartling. “Nobody on [this] board is jumping with joy with Del Mar owning the fairgrounds,” said board member Scott Tillson. “But not a lot of folks are happy with the current situation,
either.” Bartling said that the current situation could change, as the fairgrounds board members are not opposed to a different structure and creating a “true regional board,” a joint powers authority with appointees from Solana Beach, Del Mar and San Diego. She argued that Del Mar’s financial plan is flawed, with no way to
get in their car and move elsewhere, in which case you and the fellow wait-listers will not hesitate to swoop in and replace their tuition fees. The variability in a wait-list is a killer. One year they’ll enroll 80 percent of the list, the very next year that percentage is cut down to 35 percent. Your fate rests in those who are already accepted, and if they decide to enroll in that college. So while the wait to hear about your college application is over, the stress is not. What I recommend is for every senior to realize that it is not the college that makes the student, but rather the student that makes the college. If your concern is the social life, let it not be, because every college can party. If your concern is academics, it shouldn’t be, because a professor is a professor, and those that teach at MIT don’t have an extra brain, just a few more years in the field. Quality teachers could be hiding at any college in the United States. Ben Gotfredson is a senior at Cathedral Catholic High School. He is writing a column from a teen’s perspective for this newspaper throughout the year.
support the fairground’s debt. She noted that privately-owned racetracks are failing, that Del Mar’s ownership could jeopardize favorite events held at the fairgrounds and disenfranchise three million San Diego County residents. Planning board member Anne Harvey argued that they have already been disenfranchised. “They just don’t listen. You just keep propos-
ing larger, bigger and more intense development,” Harvey said. “The abuse to the land is staggering.” Bartling said the fairgrounds board will be reviewing the master plan EIR (environmental impact report) on April 18 in a public workshop and that people will see if their comments have been heard.
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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Del Mar Hills Nursery School leads the way in early childhood education BY MARLENA CHAVIRA-MEDFORD STAFF WRITER
If you visit Del Mar Hills Nursery School, you will undoubtedly see happy children at play. If you look closer, you will also begin to realize that as these children play, they are developing their skills socially, emotionally, physically, creatively and cognitively. This is indicative of Del Mar Hills Nursery School’s longstanding and unique child-centered approach to total child development and education. Unlike many other programs that have closed classrooms with scheduled playground times, children here are encouraged to explore their environments and are free to follow their natural interests. Children here can choose to flex their creativity in the art studio, or learn about plants and textures while tending to the garden, or enjoy playtime in one of the indoor and outdoor spaces. “Some children are highly active, and may want to jump and run outdoors, whereas some would rather sit inside and construct something out of blocks,” said executive director Polly Trump, adding that this openness and flexibility also allows children of different ages to interact, which is key for social development. “We aim to meet the children’s temperamental needs and always do what is in their best interest.” Children are also given structured class time with their peers, including a daily music and movement instruction based on the educational approach of German composer Carl Orff. Here, children are engaged through a mix of singing, dancing, and playing instruments. “This is an highly educational and incredibly positive environment for children,” said director Kathleen Pieslor — and she’s speaking from experience as she’s had two daugh-
Polly Trump and Kathleen Pieslor.
ters go through the school. In fact, Pieslor was so impressed with what the school did for her own children, that she left her career in clinical science to join the team at Del Mar Hills Nursery School. The school is full of stories like Pieslor’s. After more than 40 years, Del Mar Hills Nursery School continues to draw back the community.
Many former preschoolers have returned to become teachers or enroll their own children — and Trump first worked as a teacher here when she was 16 before eventually returning to become executive director. Many of those stories are captured in a timeline of photos displayed in the school. That sense of community and history are part of what distinguishes Del Mar Hills Nursery School, as it is the oldest nursery school in Del Mar. Many other programs are also run by a mix of teachers and aids, but at Del Mar Hills Nursery there are only teachers who have met specific higher standards, which is yet another distinguishing factor. Del Mar Hills Nursery School is located at 13692 Mango Drive and accepts children ages 2-and-a-half to 6. For more information, please call (858) 755-8338 or visit dmhns.com.
Great sales event for a wonderful cause at The Den In an effort to raise relief funds for Japan, The Den, a men’s and women’s premier clothing boutique located in Encinitas & Carlsbad, will be donating a portion of the proceeds during its semi-annual sales event going on now through April 17. The Den carries some amazing fashion forward lines exclusive to the area such as LinQ, Hudson, Soul Revival, The Den Hause of Howe & Taverniti. Since 2005, The Den has gained a reputation for providing exceptional customer service & for offering carefully selected merchandise that is constantly evolving. Since its inception, owners Josh & Mary Steely, along with the help of their loyal customers, have contributed to causes locally and beyond our community. The Den is open seven days a week from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment for a personal shopping experience. Come by either location & sign up to receive VIP notifications for trunk shows, parties & sales. The Den Encinitas is located in the development on the northwest corner of Encinitas Blvd & Coast Hwy on the upper level. Underground and storefront parking available. The Den is located at 90 North Coast Hwy 101 Suite 212, Encintas, CA, 92024; 760-479-0650; 2744 Carlsbad Blvd., Suite 114, Carlsbad CA, 92008; 760-729-2080. For more information, visit www.thedenoline.com.
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SD Surf Soccer Club’s Under 9 teams win State Cup SoccerNation recently announced that two San Diego Surf Soccer Club teams won State Cup. The young teams are the future of soccer in America and both the boys and girls under 9 years of age teams won. “The future of soccer is bright and our youth soccer players are committed to winning the World Cup for America,” says Diane Scavuzzo, editor in chief of SoccerNation.com, the soccer news website for Southern California. “These young soccer players are from San Diego: Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Del Mar, Chula Vista, Ramona and other local neighborhoods and the kids love the game of soccer and are proud to be the best in the state.” Colin Chesters, Director of Coaching for Surf Soccer Club, one of the largest competitive clubs in San Diego, says “This is the first time in years that our younger boys are state champions. I believe the last time a boys’ team won State Cup was when AJ Soares was playing. (A.J. Soares is now with the MLS team New England Revolution.) Our Surf girls’ teams win often, which is really wonderful, but to have that special moment when both U9 teams won within minutes of each other...it was so gratifying to see the girls coming over to congratulate the boys and for there to be so many Surf coaches around when all this was happening.” The San Diego Surf BU9 team played Cosmos Academy West, a team from Los Angeles in the soccer tournament’s final and won 2-1. Coached by Danny Salas from Vista, the BU9 team was undefeated in the San Diego area and won their age group in local Presidio Soccer League. The team of 11 boys has a lot to celebrate. The Surf team roster: Eitan Breziner, Chris Hegardt, Kian Hogan, Francisco “Pancho” Gomez, Kai Haseyama, Zeke Mata, Chase Marion, Jorge Montgomery, Michael Scavuzzo, Derrick Stephenson, and Ish Uno plus the team’s goalkeeper Carlos Zuniga. The GU9’s team, coached by Chris Lemay, earned the honor of State Champions as well. Lemay asked his players to go home and ask their parents if any of them had ever won at state championship, at any age! The girls all came back with big smiles and said “Nope. Our parents are very proud and so are we.” Team Roster: Sydney Helfand, Skyler Wallace, Paige Linden, Marisa Bubnis, Tatum Lenain, Elise Freeman, Payton Acheson, Kayla Oertle, Angelina Ludena, Keziah Inniss, Bailey Malinowski and Samantha Ward.
(Top left) The San Diego Surf BU9 team; (Bottom left) The San Diego Surf GU9 team; (Right, descending from top) Derrick Stephenson; Ish Uno; Michael Scavuzzo.
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Canyon Crest Academy offers girls basketball summer camp Join the Canyon Crest Academy girls basketball team at summer camp to work on basketball skills in a relaxed, fun environment. Each day starts with fundamental basketball instruction, followed by individual development in groups with like abilities and ending with team competition. The camp is led by CCA Varsity coach Terry Ryan who has coached for more than 20 years, 12 at the college level before coming to CCA. The camp is open to girls entering 3rd – 12th grade and is held at the Canyon Crest Academy gym. The camp is June 20-24 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the cost is $165. Contact Amy Seki (amy.seki@gmail.com) for more information.
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Bumper To Bumper Q. Fred: I have been having this ongoing problem with my car not starting at times. It doesn’t seem to matter what time of day it is or what the temperature is outside, it just won’t start — all I get is a “click” sound. Then, after a couple more Dave Stall tries it starts right up. I have taken it to the dealer twice but they could not duplicate my problem. Thankfully they did not charge me anything. I was about to trade in the darn car until I heard you might be able to help. It seems my grandmother reads your articles and suggested I e-mail you. Oh — just so you know, I changed the battery myself with an Interstate battery. I also had it tested twice and everything tests just fine. I give up! A. Dave: It is always good to listen to your grandmother! Here is a pretty good rule of thumb when it comes to starters: Ignition switches and batteries all come into play when you are trying to start your car. The battery is the easiest to check — no start, no light, no horn — it’s the battery. Turn the key and no sound at all, but you have lights, horn, or radio? It’s the ignition switch. If you turn the key and get the “click,” that means the electrical current is making it to the starter but the starter is not engaging the flywheel or flex palate. The fact this it is intermittent tells me there may be a short in the starter, loose battery cables, or a loose ground. I would take it to the dealer or your technician and have the starter system load tested and checked. Q. Brad: I was at a car show a couple of weeks ago and there were a lot of cars from the ‘50s there. I noticed they had hood ornaments, which really added to the style of the car. I noticed that you don’t find hood ornaments on today’s cars — why is that? Is it a cost savings
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reason or are today’s stylists just not interested in hood ornaments? Not an important question — I’m just curious. A. Dave: No, that is a very good question. The main reason is for safety. Hood ornaments could and did do major damage when they hit pedestrians. The hood ornaments acted like knives and sliced through just about everything they hit. Also, I feel stylists of today really don’t want to copy old-school styles. If you are into hood ornaments, take a trip down to the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park. They have an extensive collection of hood ornaments mounted on wood, plus a lot of cars on display have hood ornaments. Q. Leon: I know you ride a Harley Davidson so I feel you will know the answer to my question. I heard the EPA was going after motorcycles and soon all motorcycles will have to be water-cooled — is this true? Will I have to refit my motorcycle with a radiator? A. Dave: Yes, the EPA is working on motorcycle emissions. In fact, in 1995 they mandated that motorcycles had to have catalytic converters installed in their mufflers, which are allowing police officers to issue tickets to anyone that has modified their exhaust system from a stock configuration. I personally am not against cleaning up the air, but I want to make sure everything that emits emissions gets the same amount of attention. As far as retrofitting your motorcycle, I doubt that will happen. It would be cost prohibitive to the manufacturer and your bike will fall into the rest of the vehicles that are not. Let’s say fuel-injected or computer-controlled, it will only affect up and coming models. For example: the V-Rod from Harley Davidson. That was Harley’s way of showing the EPA that they are willing to comply. Then they put the V-Rod on the drag strip and showed the EPA that not only could they comply, but be faster than the competition — pretty cool!
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2011 Canyon Crest Academy Swim and Dive Team
CCA swim and dive teams off to promising start Canyon Crest Academy’s swim and dive team opened the 2011 season on March 17 with a league meet against Fallbrook High School. Girls Varsity scored 102 points; Fallbrook, 88. Boys Varsity scored 61 points; Fallbrook, 109. During the meet, freshman Carly Rasmussen broke the school record in 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.82. In diving, the first mark was set by Ariel Vacheron with 108.05. The league opener was followed two days later by the 2011 San Diego Sun Devil Varsity Invitational at Mt. Carmel High School on Saturday, March 19. An all-day event, the invitational included 20 high schools from all over Southern California. Girls finished in eighth place, while Boys took 11th, with several CCA records broken at the invitational. Regarding the large number of freshman on this year’s varsity swim team, Coach Nico Kintz, two-time Olympic finalist, says, “This is a building year. This is the biggest freshmen class we’ve had so far. Some freshmen are already fast enough to qualify for CIF, so I think this team is going to get even stronger in the next two years.” Diving and junior varsity swim are also growing at CCA. “This is the first year we have a dive team,” Kintz says. “We have three talented girl divers, and they’re having a lot of fun. I think we’ll see the dive team getting more popular next year.” Regarding JV swim, he says, “CCA has a full boys JV roster with 15, but only two JV girls. Our coaching staff would be glad to see more JV girls next year. The varsity girls team is having its best year so far, and this will help increase our popularity.” About up and coming talent on this year’s swim team, Coach Nico says, “We have strong juniors and seniors like Taylor Patterson and Matt Briscoe, who made finals at CIF last year; sophomores Annabel Tomes, defending CIF champion in the 50 free, and Alex Chen, who already qualified for CIF in the 100 breaststroke; and freshmen Carly Rasmussen and David Twyman, who hopefully will score high points at CIF and Leagues. After just two meets, we’ve already broken three all-time school records with Annabel Tomes in the 200 Free 1:54.40, Carly Rasmussen in the 100 Fly 1:01.29, and Matt Briscoe in the 200 Free 1:47.68. I expect even more records to be broken in both individual and relay events.” Now in his fourth year as CCA head swim and dive coach, Kintz’s goal for the 2011 season is to win Valley League, then qualify seven girls, seven boys, and all six relays to CIF. “The swim team has gotten stronger each year since I started,” he says. “We have more year-round and club swimmers now, and this helps start the season strong instead of starting from scratch like my first year. We hope to win CIF Division II (schools with 2,400 students or less) in the near future.”
Solana Beach Soccer Club walk-in registration is April 9 The Solana Beach Soccer Club is offering a walk-in registration on Saturday, April 9, at Skyline Elementary School from 9 a.m.-noon For more information please go to www.solanabeachsoccerclub.com.
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Salsberg sings area’s praises It was during an evening stroll down Pacific Avenue that Lynn Salsberg first heard the music coming from the Fletcher Cove Community Center, where Solana Beach residents have been gathering for a weekly sing-along since 1987, making it the city’s oldest ongoing neighborhood event. The melodies were reminiscent of her music-filled childhood home, and once she ventured inside those walls, she was hooked. Salsberg has spent nearly 25 years as part of these community Lynn Salsberg sing-along nights, something that inspired her to write the lyrics to “Solana Beach, Our City Proud,” which became the city’s official song in 2006. Writing a song for Solana Beach paved the way for Salsberg to also write “The Village of Del Mar,” as well as songs for many organizations she volunteers with, including the Hadassah Nurses Council, The Yeomen, Health Care for All California, Canadians in San Diego, and Casa de Amistad. Salsberg grew up in the tiny gold mining town of Kirkland Lake in Ontario, Canada. Her home was filled with music, as her parents loved to dance and she studied piano. She later attended the University of Toronto, where she earned her degree of science in nursing and became a registered nurse. After graduation, Salsberg instructed first-year nursing students and nursing assistants, taught parenting classes, and worked with adults, adolescents, children and their families as a psychiatric nurse. Salsberg married and had three children, happily living in Canada, that is, she said, until she “fell on a slippery day walking our golden retriever and decided that would be my last winter in Montreal.” She earned her American nurse registration and took her first position here in 1985 in Chula Vista. The following year she and her family became permanent residents and she continued her psychiatric nursing until Scripps Memorial closed its patient unit. These days she partners with her husband Al in his real estate work. When she’s not working or volunteering, Salsberg still enjoys writing songs for volunteer causes near and dear to her heart, as well as to commemorate special occasions with her family and friends.
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1. What brought you to this neighbor1. What brought you to this neighborhood? hood? Following my love at first sight visit to San Diego in 1982, I wanted to return with my husband and three children for another
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Surgeon uses skills to help people overseas
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Dr. Greg Mundis developed a desire to help others at an early age, as a child of missionary parents in Austria. Today, Mundis, 33, is an orthopedic surgeon, father of four and a Torrey Hills resident. He recently returned from surgical missions in Africa and Saudi Arabia, where he performed life-altering spinal operations on children and adults, and helped train local doctors in the latest surgical techniques. “It’s one of those emotional highs,” said Mundis of his February trip to Nairobi, Kenya, where he and two colleagues completed 15 spinal surgeries in five days. “We worked hard. Our day started about 5:30 in the morning. We’d get to the hospital between 6:30 and 7 a.m. and typically not get home until 10 or 11 at night,” said Mundis, who practices primarily at Sharp Memorial and Rady Children’s hospitals in San Diego. “We’re very privileged in this country, more so in San Diego, we’re among a small group of people on Earth who get to live with extreme freedom, from a social and economic standpoint. This is my way to give back,” Mundis said. Mundis and two other surgeons donated their services on the trip, which was sponsored by the Cheetah Gives Back Foundation, a nonprofit established by NuVasive Inc. of Sorrento Valley. The company designs and manufactures surgical implants used in spinal operations, along with equipment to help surgeons conduct the operations safely. Another local resident who accompanied the surgical team to Kenya was Bryan Cornwall, senior vice president of research and clinical resources with NuVasive. Cornwall’s job was to make sure the equipment and materials were sterile and ready for the surgeons’ use. He also scrubbed in and assisted in the operations by passing instruments and implants to the surgeons. “It was an overwhelming experience,” said Cornwall. Also assisting the American doctors were Kenyan surgeons who wanted to enhance their own skills in the specialized area of spinal surgery. The operations were conducted at Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital, a sprawling medical campus that includes some 1,800 beds and a medical school. One of the coordinators from the Kenyan side
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Local resident’s MODA by Sofia clothing line created for all women BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Susan Jentzch was tired of her workout wear not fitting. As a Jazzercise instructor she was constantly in motion but, unfortunately, her clothes were too. “I found exercise clothing was usually structured to fit very skinny girls,” said Jentzch, a self-proclaimed curvy woman. “Nothing fit me appropriately. I was always pulling something down or something was falling down. I decided we need an exercise line for women that are built like women. That was one market that wasn’t being taken care of.” She created MODA by Sofia two years ago, giving stylish, comfortable workout gear not just for the curvaceous, but also for all women. The fun part of MODA is the ability to self-style the clothes. The garments come as a blank slate for customers to decorate with appliqués of cool designs or sparkling crystals. “We allow the customer to be the designer,” Jentzch
said. “You can choose anywhere on you to place the appliqué. You’re creating a oneof-a-kind look.” MODA has also become involved with several local companies, doing all their custom-designed logo work. Frequent clients include Belloccio Boutique and Salon in Del Mar, and Cupcake Love and Ubuntu Hair Salon in Solana Beach. Jentzch has always been interested in fashion and design. She earned her degree in fashion marketing and worked for several retail chains before moving into a job in corporate America. “The last couple of years I realized that my passion does lie in the fashion industry,” Jentzch said. She thought about representing a line but realized she didn’t want to sell someone else’s creations; she wanted to sell her own ideas. The name MODA by Sofia is for her 9-year-old daughter Gabriella Sofia, her little inspiration who played a hand in helping mom design the company
logo, With MODA, Jentzch has successfully made her segue back into fashion but she remains at her corporate job, with the hope of being able to leave it behind all together someday. In addition to her work with MODA, Jentzch continues to teach Jazzercise at the Boys and Girls Club Polster Branch in Carmel Valley, and with her partner Jim Callaghan hopes to open their own Jazzercise branch in 4S Ranch in June. She wants to couple the MODA line with the Jazzercise offerings at the venue. MODA’s easy-to-use website lets people design all kinds of clothing from shirts, pants, jackets dresses, even hats and scarves. There is a wide variety of appliqués to choose from, as well as clothing colors. “There’s a little something for everybody,” Jentzch said. Jentzch is very excited about the newest addition to her line, the MODA performance gear. She worked ex-
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Carmel Valley’s Susan Jentzch created the MODA by Sofia clothing line. COURTESY PHOTO tensively with the pattern makers to build clothes that really work for women. Made from Supplex fabric, the clothing moves with the wearer, is fully breathable and fast drying. She designed the tanks to be longer than average, the built-in bra straps come with elastic that is an inch thick to really be supportive. The pants, patterned off one of Jentzch’s favorite pair of jeans, have rear pockets, contoured stitching and are higher rise in the front and the back.
“I call them carpool couture,” Jentzch said, noting they are perfect for a mom or women on the go because they don’t look like workout pants. “How great is it to offer a comfortable line of clothing ready to wear for exercise followed by coffee with friends, stopping at the grocery store, casual work days and just being a mom? I’m always wearing my MODA, I rarely go out of the house without it on.” As MODA also offers clothing for young girls, Jentzch has recently developed a
birthday party element to her business, as well. Called MODA Walk, the party has girls design their own T-shirts and then get their makeup and hair done to hold a fashion show to showcase their designs. MODA takes care of the location of the party, lunch, cupcakes, invitations and even supplies “thank you” notes with photos. Building strong self esteem for her daughter and other young girls has become important for Jentzch and she sees the party as a great way to boost confidence—the girls take proud ownership of their designs and have fun getting dolled up with crazy flowers, feathers and beads in their hair. “It’s a lot of work but it’s the most rewarding work to see those kids just light up,” Jentzch said. Check out MODA by Sofia’s clothing line and MODA Walk parties at MODAbysofia. com or call (858) 735-2714.
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Young chess player makes his move to capture Masters rank
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BY STEVEN MIHAILOVICH Contributor Local student Varun Krishnan was awarded the title of Life Master by the U.S. Chess Federation in December, a rank reached by only 1 percent of all chess players over their lifetimes. Varun earned the title with a rating above 2,200 out of a maximum 3,000 after playing 300 games in more than 200 tournaments over a seven-year career in which the bulk of his tournament play has been with the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park. While such success is noteworthy when anyone achieves it, Varun is just 13-years-old and an eighthgrader at The Bishop’s School. “It’s not unheard of, but it is very rare,” said Chuck Ensey, vice president and tournaments director of the San Diego Chess Club. “I’ve been playing chess for 20 years and I doubt if I’ll ever get there. It takes a lot of study. Very few ever get it.” Although Varun initially thought the game was “easy” when introduced to
it, he said it proved to be much more complex as he was being matched against more talented players in tournament play. The crucial ingredient to Varun’s advancement was his study of classic games and past masters as well as analysis of his own games. Varun said he studies and plays chess about 24 hours in a week, on top of his other studies from school. “No matter how smart you are, even if you’re talented, if you don’t study, you can’t improve,” he said. “At times, you can’t do any chess at all and sometimes you have a lot of time. I do homework between rounds if I need to. It’s hard to balance chess with other studies. But it’s not stressful yet.” Varun said he started playing in tournaments at the urging of his friends, adding that the entertainment aspect of the game was as critical to his achievement as his studies. “They key to playing chess is to have fun,” Varun said. “If you’re doing it just to win and make progress, you won’t learn anything
and move forward.” Varun’s father, Vish Krishnan, is a professor of innovation technology at UCSD’s School of Management. He said chess was a common activity among families living in crowded cities back in his native India, where parks and playgrounds aren’t widespread. Introduced to the game by his family, Vish said his son quickly outgrew his family’s skill level and began entering tournaments when he was six years old back in Austin. Moving to San Diego six years ago, Vish said the family supported Varun’s growing interest in chess. “It’s very gratifying that he found something deeply engrossing and yet very intellectually stimulating,” Vish said. “These days, it’s hard to get kids away from video games.” Yet with Varun’s early success, Vish worries that his son might become so immersed in chess that he neglects other, equally important, aspects of his development. “Taking it with a grain of salt is how I would describe it,” said Vish. “You
don’t want to over expose him too early. There are other examples (of children who) think they’ve arrived and don’t have to develop anymore. It’s a fine balancing act. You don’t want them to get carried away. That’s the real challenge as parents.” Varun seems to understand that point. His other interests include tennis and advanced mathematics. In fact, Varun is currently analyzing data on organ transplants for a project at UCSD. Yet Varun still eyes the exalted title of Grand Master, two levels up from his current rank and only achieved by a renowned few such as Bobby Fisher and Hikaru Nakamura. Although one can make a comfortable living at that point, Varun said he realizes that his chances become slimmer as the competition intensifies. If he can’t reach the top, Varun said he would enjoy becoming a scientist or an economist. Yet whatever his ultimate goal, Varun said he believes chess can enhance the odds of success. “Chess combines the
rigors of math with the imagination of fine arts,” he said. “That’s why it’s called the royal game. It teaches you the skill of anticipation and looking ahead to what you can do; how to overcome pressure and how to plan properly. These are real life skills. If I become real good, I’d like to consider chess as a career.”
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Game on! If you’re interested in learning chess and/or enrolling in tournaments, you can join the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park where there are tournaments on Wednesdays and matches every day, starting at 3 p.m. To get more information, call, go online or just visit during open hours, 2225 6th Ave. at the edge of Balboa Park, between Juniper and Ivy streets. Parking is free. Membership: 186 members in 2010 (largest in Southern California) Cost: $60 annually Phone: (619) 239-7166 On the Web: facebook.com/sandiegochessclub or sdchessclub.multiply.com
Axline Lecture Featuring William Kentridge Thursday April 7 at 7PM MCASD welcomes South African artist William Kentridge, who recently received the 26th annual Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. Kentridge’s work addresses his country’s social issues and ongoing transformation. Seating for this event is limited. MCASD La Jolla 858 454 3541 mcasd.org
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The spectacular scenery and evocative Roman ruins of the west coast of Italy will be explored by art historian James Grebl, Ph.D. in a series of four lavishly illustrated lectures.
An American entrepreneur has found the perfect Scottish island on which to build his new golf course. But as secrets — and bodies — are unearthed, the true nature of the island wreaks comic havoc. Artistic Director Christopher Ashley directs the world premiere of acclaimed playwright Arthur Kopit and Anton Dudley's supernatural comedy.
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Grunion Run April 5, 10:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m., $12 Get ready for a true Southern Cal experience! Observe hundreds of small silver fish called grunion ride the waves onto La Jolla beaches to spawn. Before hitting the beach, see grunion hatch before your eyes during a special presentation about this mysterious fish. Prepare for cool, wet conditions and bring a flashlight. Ages 6-13 with a paid adult. RSVP required: 858-534-7336 or online at aquarium.ucsd.edu
Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. The Neurosciences Institute Tickets: Adult $30 · Child $5 This young Spanish guitarist established himself as one of the world’s leading classical guitarists by winning the Gold Medal at the first Christopher Parkening International Guitar Competition in May 2006.
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Del Mar Hot Rod & Custom Car show at Fairgrounds April 1-3 The Goodguys 11th Meguiar’s Del Mar Hot Rod & Custom Car Nationals indoor and outdoor show will take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds April 1-3, featuring more than 2,000 hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trick trucks through ’72. For more event info.: www.delmarnats.com.
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Torrey Pines dancers tops at nationals In a first for the school, Torrey Pines High School dancers recently brought home the winning trophy from the USA Spirit and Dance/Drill Nationals in Anaheim. Torrey Pines dancers beat a field of 21 teams to win the “Small Lyrical” category in the open division. Costumed in pink dresses, the seven-member team interpreted music by the Canadian duo RyanDan. For another school record, the team’s Witches of Oz dance placed third in the “Small Jazz” category. “Last year, our lyrical and jazz teams were at the bottom of this competition; now they’re at the top,” said Sarah Kaye, dance team director. “Our plan is to stay there.” The Torrey Pines Dance Team is led by director Sarah Kaye and Coach Michael Langford. Last year, the duo led Torrey Pines to a second-place finish in the “Large Character” category – the school’s best-ever finish at the time. Members of this year’s lyrical and jazz ensemble include Tara Aftahi, Perry Katz, Kelsey Richards, Caylee Shimizu, Maddie Tencer, Janelle Wen and Alyssa Wright. “Torrey Pines has great sports and academic programs,” Kaye said. “Now, our dance team has become a team to beat.” Learn more about Torrey Pines Dance Team at www.tpdanceonline.com.
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Whirl Ballroom holds open call auditions for Youth Latin Competition Team Do you live to dance? Whirl Ballroom and North County DanceArts, Inc. will hold an “Open Call” audition for youth ages 8 years to 15 years for consideration for placement in a highly anticipated Latin dance competition team on Sunday, April 3, at 3 p.m. at Whirl Ballroom. Open call auditions are open to both boys and girls and no dance experience is necessary. Just bring your desire to learn, enthusiasm, and a winning spirit. Dancers will be taught brief Latin dance patterns and will be asked to execute them to the best of their ability, partner not required. Clothing for the audition should be comfortable and jazz shoes preferable footwear. More advance students may bring practice shoes. Competition teams will be organized by experience and dance level. Don’t miss the HOTTEST dance style seen at competition. All competition team members will be readied for both amateur and pro-am competitions. Whirl Ballroom is centrally located off of the 5 freeway and Via de la Valle in the Flower Hill Promenade 2670 Via de la Valle, Suite A 215 (upstairs next to the cinema), Del Mar.. Parent or Guardian must be in attendance at audition. For more information call (858) 3509447 or write to ncdancearts@aol.com. For more information on Whirl Ballroom’s youth and adult Ballroom and Latin dance classes and events, see us at www.whirlballroom.com.
Upcoming ‘Head to Toe’ Women’s expo to feature fashion, fun, TV stars The Head to Toe Women’s Expo returns to the Del Mar Fairgrounds April 15, 16 & 17, giving mothers, daughters and girlfriends a chance to run wild during a weekend of inspiration, education and entertainment. The fun begins with more than 170 exhibits featuring all the luxuries that gals love — apparel, jewelry, handbags, makeup and skin-care products; spa services; health and fitness products; gourmet foods; and designer items and services for the home — plus a fashion show, complimentary wine tasting and a chance to win prizes each day. This year’s celebrity lineup includes Brenda Strong of “Desperate Housewives,” überhunk Vincent Irizarry of “All My Children,” season-six Project Runway contestant Gordana Gehlhausen, and some of San Diego’s most celebrated chefs. The expo’s Baby Bump & Beyond is a special stage segment for expectant moms. Each day, 40 expectant moms will be treated to a baby shower that includes a presentation by a doula or registered nurse that can answer questions about the delivery and recovery process. Each of the expectant moms that attends the shower will receive a spa service courtesy of Elivelife.com The shower is limited to the first 120 expectant moms to register by Monday, April 11 on the shower hotline: 619-491-0677. For more information about the show, visit www. headtotoewomensexpo.com or call 619-491-0677.
Del Mar Antique Show & Sale coming to Fairgrounds April 15-16 The Del Mar Antique Show & Sale will be held April 15-16 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Now in its 51st successful year, Calendar Antique Shows will present 65,000 square feet of antiques, vintage collectibles and decorator items (more than 250 premier antique dealers from all over California & the Western United States). These exhibitors will be selling the finest in antiques and collectibles including all types of glass, pottery, paper ephemera, crystal, jewelry, art, silver, Americana, primitives, American and European furniture, and much more. The show hours Friday and Saturday are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The admission of $8 is good for the entire run of the show, with free return privileges. Fifty percent discount available at www.calendarshows.com; 800-943-7501.
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Jimbo’s...Naturally! to celebrate Customer Appreciation Sale by donating percentage of sales to Awakenings Health Institute Every year, Jimbo’s…Naturally! identifies a unique nonprofit organization to serve as the beneficiary of their Customer Appreciation Sale. This organization receives 5 percent of the entire day’s sales from all four Jimbo’s...Naturally! locations. Additionally, customers receive 5 percent off their purchase, with the option of donating those savings to this organization. Jimbo’s…Naturally! recently announced that Awakenings Health Institute as the beneficiary of this year’s event, to take place on Saturday, April 9. There will be in-store demonstrations, free giveaways, and fantastic raffle prizes. The festivities will take place from noon-4 p.m. at all four Jimbo’s….Naturally! locations. Awakenings Health Institute (AHI) is a non-profit community based organization providing affordable, accessible exercise, wellness and nutrition programs for individuals with neurological disorders, conditions or disabilities. Their mission is restoring the lives of individuals affected by neurological disorders through integrative therapies. AHI’s Solana Beach facility provides post-acute rehabilitation, as well as specialized fitness and wellness programs. Jimbo’s...Naturally! locations include Carmel Valley, Escondido, Carlsbad and 4S Ranch. For more information, please visit www.Jimbos.com. For additional information on Awakenings Health Institute, please visit http://www. awakeningshealth.org/index.html
SeaWorld announces essay contest for kids In an effort to foster greater understanding of the marine world, SeaWorld San Diego is inviting third and fourth grade students in Southern California elementary schools to participate in its Sea Turtle Essay Contest. The essay must convey the importance of sea turtles both in their habitat and to humans, and ways that students can help save sea turtles. SeaWorld San Diego will open Turtle Reef this summer. The new attraction will highlight up to 60 threatened or endangered sea turtle and will inform guests on how trash and pollution can affect the species. Students and guests will be able to track sea turtles in the wild as part of the attraction’s Turtlelink interactive touch-screen map. Each class can submit and essay which will be judged on content, accuracy, originality, and enthusiasm. The winning classroom will receive a VIP student experience at SeaWorld San Diego and other prizes. The VIP experience will include a behind the scenes look at the park’s animal care area and the animal rescue program. Runner-up classrooms will receive a SeaWorld educational assembly at their school. The SeaWorld Sea Turtle Essay Contest is now open and ends on May 3, 2011. All entries must be postmarked by May 3. For more details visit www.SeaWorldTurtleEssay.com.
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Pamplemousse Grille
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■ 514 Via de la Valle, Suite 100, Solana Beach ■ (858) 792-9090 ■ www.pgrille.com ■ The Vibe: Casual, elegant, fine dining
■ Patio Seating: No
■ Signature Dishes: Lobster Ravioli, Smoked Seafood Plate, Mixed Grille of Game
■ Take Out: Yes
■ Open Since: 1996
The Seafood Trio consists of Ahi Tuna Tartare, Lobster & Avocado Salad, and Hamachi Sashimi.
■ Happy Hour: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday ■ Hours: • Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays ■ Hours: • Dinner: 5 p.m. to close daily
Smoked Seafood Plate with Caviar Pepper Sauce
In the mood for something unique? Try Pamplemousse Grille BY KELLEY CARLSON he Del Mar racetrack isn’t the only place along Via de la Valle where the turf meets the surf. Pamplemousse Grille, named for the French term for grapefruit and located across the street from the oval, serves a range of entrees from land and sea, from the Kobe Beef Burger to Basil Roasted Chilean Sea Bass. Items are prepared using French, Mediterranean and Asian culinary techniques. “Come with an open mind,” said chef/owner Jeffrey Strauss. “Try to be creative, although there are a few conservative things on the menu. Make the best of it.” Signature dishes include Lobster Ravioli and Mixed Grille of Game, the latter consisting of Venison Chop Au Poivre, Lemon Thyme Marinated Quail and Smoked Breast of Duck. Strauss said he’s most proud of the Smoked Seafood Plate with Caviar Pepper Sauce. There are lunch and dinner menus, and food is also offered during the weekday happy hour, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. There are well drinks and plenty of wine options — the restaurant has more than 2,000 bottles that can range from $30 to $3,000. Specialty cocktails include the Pamplemousse Martini and
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Lobster Ravioli with Seared Scallops, Asparagus, Pear Tomatoes and Ginger Soy Buerre Blanc PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON
On The Menu Recipe Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant online at delmartimes.net. Click ‘Food’ or ‘On The Menu.’ ■ This week: Lobster Ravioli with Seared Scallops, Asparagus, Pear Tomatoes and Ginger Soy Buerre Blanc Trackside Lemonade, a nod to the racetrack crowd that frequents the restaurant during the summer. Be sure to leave room for dessert: Choices include Toasted Coconut Cream Pie with Passion Fruit Coulis and Chocolate Shavings, Warm ChocolateCaramel Cake with Salted Caramel Anglaise and Vanilla Gelato, and a variety of artisan cheeses. Many of the baked goods are prepared in front of guests just inside the entrance. Kids can choose from simpler menu items — there are pastas, chicken fingers, burgers and quesadillas. Strauss said he often teaches young visitors how to use a blowtorch to make crème brulee. Reservations are recommended for the restaurant, which can seat
up to 130 people. Figurative paintings featuring subjects such as pigs, chefs and cafe scenes adorn the walls, and much of the decor consists of wood and neutral colors. A small statue of a swine holding a wheelbarrow full of candy greets guests as they enter the establishment. Along with the bar and main dining room, there are two private dining rooms. The “Wine Cellar” is available for groups of up to 12 people, and has a $1,000 minimum food and beverage requirement; guests can dine a la carte or create a custom limited menu with Strauss’ assistance. “The Cow Palace” accommodates up to 45 people and requires a $1,500 minimum food and beverage purchase; Strauss will help create a customized menu. In regards to the restaurant’s dress code, “We require pockets to hold your wallet,” Strauss said with a smile. If you don’t want to hold your gathering at the restaurant, Pamplemousse Grille offers catering for as few as 10 and as many as 1,000 people. The restaurant serves at venues throughout the county, and even travels around the country. Several big wine dinners are held at Pamplemousse Grille throughout the year.
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Local author releases second fantasy novel for teens BY STEVEN MIHAILOVICH Contributor Avid fans of fantasy fiction featuring phantasmagorical creatures and demons vexing teen heroes will be thrilled with the March 29 release of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fury of the Phoenix,â&#x20AC;? the latest book by San Diego author Cindy Pon. A sequel to Ponâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lauded first work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia,â&#x20AC;? the story aims at young adult readers enthralled by the adventures of Ai Ling in an imaginative kingdom based on Chinese folklore. As she prepares for a small tour next month to promote her book, which includes a signing at Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in Kearny Mesa at 2 p.m. on April 9, the author finds that her feelings havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fury of the Phoenixâ&#x20AC;? by Cindy Pon, UCSD graduate, March 2011, Harper Collins, 323 pages, hardcover (about 79,000 words) abated the second time around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited,â&#x20AC;? Pon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always nervous.
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Sounds of Hope
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It was nightclub scene right out of the 1960s — plenty of vintage cocktail dresses, carefully coifed hair (lots of hairspray!) and gentlemen sporting bow ties and fedoras. The seventh Sounds of Hope for Children concert, presented by Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary’s Carmel Valley Unit raised a whopping $660,000 to benefit the Hospital’s Autism Discovery Institute. Held March 25 at the historic Prado Ballroom and featuring music by The Dean-O-Holics, a 17-member “Rat Pack” tribute band and two-time winner of the National Rising Star Award, the evening was a tribute to the glamour and ongoing popularity of a bygone era. Once again, the event was marked by the incredible generosity of nearly 300 invited guests, who gathered to support a remarkable institution. To donate to Rady Children’s Hospital’s Autism Discovery Institute or learn more about the Auxiliary, please visit www. chacv.org. Photos/Jon Clark
Donielle Sullivan, Chris Austin, Alan Mittleman, Timothy Sullivan
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Ashley Falls Spirit Day Ashley Falls Elementary School students put on their cowboy hats and gear to participate in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western-themed Spirit Day March 25. Photos: Jon Clark
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Week in Sports
BY GIDEON RUBIN Baseball: Torrey Pines’ powerful offense propelled the Falcons to two decisive wins. The Falcons defeated Mission Hills 10-6 and Oceanside 12-4 in North County tournament games on March 23 and 24. Garrett Stubbs went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI to lead the Falcons in the Mission Hills game, and Brock Larson contributed two hits including a double and three RBI. Falcons starter Brian Thene pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-hit ball for the win. He allowed three runs (one earned) and struck out seven batters. San Wisenberg, Jack Mitchell and Kyle Johnson each had two hits to lead the Falcons in the Oceanside game. Falcons starter Brock Larson allowed one unearned run struck out eight batters and one walk in five innings of three-hit ball for the win. The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 7-1. ***** Cathedral Catholic extended its winning streak to five games with an 8-1 victory over Serra in a City tournament game on March 26. TPHS lacrosse player John Wilson Michael Martin pitched a gem to lead the Dons, striking out 13 batters Photo/Anna Scipione and allowing one run and one walk in a six-hitter. Nico Garbella led the Dons offensively with a triple and two RBI. RBI to lead the Ravens. The Dons, who are unbeaten since losing their season opener, improved their overall Matt Wineberg also had record for the season to 5-1. two hits for the Ravens. ***** The Ravens improved Santa Fe Christian has rebounded form a sluggish start, winning their last three games their overall record for the decisively after losing three of their first four games. season to 4-3. The Eagles defeated Lincoln 9-3 on March 22 and Clairemont 8-0 in City tournament Softball: games on on March 22 and 24. Torrey Pines extended Nolan Gannon led the Eagles in the Lincoln game, going 2-for-4 with a homer, a douits winning streak to five ble and four RBI, and Jackson Balla added two hits. games as the Falcons Eagles reliever John Gamble pitched four shutout innings of three-hit relief for the win. trounced Del Norte 13-3 in a Josh Estill hit a three-run homer and Jake McKinney, Barrett Floyd and Gamble each North County tournament had two hits to lead the Eagles in the Clairemont game. game on March 26. Eagles starter Gannon pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball for the win, striking Taylor Lee and Lauren out 11 batters and allowing two walks. Filicia each had two hits and The Eagles improved their overall record for the season to 4-3. three RBI and Lauren Hynes ***** had three hits and two RBI Canyon Crest Academy defeated Mt. Carmel 11-9 in a nonleague game on March 26. and to lead the Falcons. Jack Kaloogian had two doubles and two RBI and Scott Horning had two hits and two Julia Yacker and Emma
Wong each added two hits. Hynes struck out 10 batters and allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks in seven innings for the win. The win followed a 3-0 victory over La Costa Canyon on March 23. Taylor Lee pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the Falcons. She struck out 10 batters and allowed two walks. Lauren Bower had two hits including a double and two RBI to lead the Falcons offensively, and Lauren Hynes added two hits. The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 10-3-1. Boys volleyball: Torrey Pines defeated San Pasqual 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 2516) in a nonleague game on March 24. Sean Kemper had 13 kills to lead the Falcons and setter Jake Reeves had 28 assists. The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 11-6. Boys lacrosse: Torrey Pines defeated Chatfield of Littleton (Colo.) 1211 in a nonleague game on March 26. Sean Doyle scored four goals and had four assists to lead the Falcons, and Andrew Perkins added three goals and one assist. Falcons goalie Jake Kennedy had 10 saves. Girls lacrosse: Cathedral Catholic defeated Santana 12-6 in a nonleague game on March 22. Skylar Brown scored four goals and had one assist to lead the Dons and Chelsea Mapes added one goal and two assists. Dons goalie Melanie Beddow contributed nine saves. The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 3-2. Golf: Torrey Pines defeated Carlsbad 187-204 in a nonleague match on March 22 at Santa Fe Golf Course. Michael Kim shot a one-under-par 35 to lead the Falcons and Ryan Burgess and Mike Koenkeke each fired 36 scores. Torrey Pines improved its overall record for the season to 11-0.
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Wave 14-1 Katie wins Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier Wave 14-1 Katie recently won the Colorado Crossroads national qualifier for the 2011 Junior Olympics. Back row: Hannah Grobisen, Claire Nussbaum, Savannah Rennie, Coach Ally; Middle row: Coach Katie, Emma Schafer, Haley Trunkett, Skye Chandler, Alex Braun, C.C. Schwab; Front row: Kate Swanson.
Largest walk/ride for epilepsy to be held April 17 On Sunday, April 17, hundreds of people from all over San Diego County will celebrate the largest epilepsy awareness walk/ride in the United States at the 12th Annual “Sharon’s Ride.Run.Walk for Epilepsy” at DeAnza Cove, in Mission Bay. The goal of Sharon’s Ride.Run. Walk for Epilepsy is to raise public awareness about epilepsy, reduce the stigma of seizures, and raise funds for the free programs and services of the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. The day’s events will begin with a 15-mile bike ride beginning at 8:45 a.m. and a 5K walk/run beginning at 9:30 a.m Festivities will include a bounce house and slide for the kids, a live performance Barona’s Vice-Chairman Curo’s band – Still Kickin’, games and crafts for kids, special super-hero guests, a legion of Star Wars Storm Troopers, prizes and family fun! To register or for more information, please visit www. epilepsysandiego.org or call (619) 296-0161.
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Members of Santa Fe Christian Schools Choir celebrate receiving the “Disneyland Espirit de Corps Award.”
Eagles Choir receives awards at music competition Members of the Santa Fe Christian Middle School choir recently competed at Disneyland’s “Music in the Park,” bringing home several awards. The group of students received the prestigious “Espirit de Corps” award, acknowledging their exemplary attitude and personal behavior. The coveted prize recognizes the personal integrity, desire for excellence and spirit of cooperation the students reflected throughout the festival. In addition, eighth grader Kelly Clanton won an individual award for “overall best soloist” and the entire group was awarded the ranking of “excellent” as well as placing 2nd in their category. Santa Fe Christian Schools is a Christian, college preparatory school located in Solana Beach. For more information please contact (858) 7558900 or www.sfcs.net.
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robi hospital because of the lack of specialized equipment to monitor the patient during the operation. He was also concerned about the ability of the hospital’s intensive care unit to provide proper post-operative care. Those cases were compiled into a “left behind” file, and Mundis said he is contacting hospital officials in San Diego to see if one or more of those patients could be transported to San Diego for surgery. The task of arranging for such treatment is daunting, he said, because complex spinal surgery and follow-up hospital care costs about $250,000. It was heart-breaking to see the faces of children he was not able to help, said Mundis. “The reality is without this help they’re going to die at an early age.” Mundis said he will likely take part in another surgical mission to Africa this fall. Those who want to contribute to future surgical missions can contact the San Diego Spine Foundation in Mundis’ office at 858-6780610, or the Cheetah Gives Back Foundation at 858-9091902 or 800-455-1476 ext. 1902, or visit www.nuvacheetahgivesbackfoundation.org.
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was Dr. Soren Oliver Otieno, a surgeon with Nairobi’s National Spinal Injury Hospital. “It was fantastic and timely to work with Dr. Mundis. He has great skills and knowledge on spine disorders,” Otieno wrote in an email. “Spine surgery is a young subspecialty in Kenya. Most spine work is done by just about 10 doctors trained on spine for a population of 40 million,” Otieno wrote. “The goal of our collaboration is to develop this center (the spinal injury hospital) so that we can be able to take care of our people well as needed.” In San Diego, Mundis’ specialty is straightening twisted spines. Among the conditions he helped correct in Africa was scoliosis, a curvature of the spine caused by abnormally formed bones. In some patients, he said, the condition is so severe that the curvature is akin to “wringing a towel.” Surgeons use screws and rods to straighten the spine. “If you don’t treat it, it keeps getting worse,” Mundis said, eventually causing fatal
lung and heart ailments. The surgeons also removed a tumor pushing a child’s spine out of place, and treated patients with spinal infections. Otieno described one of his patients, a girl named Lillian, who was operated on during the surgical mission: “She is so happy and now she can look at people without fear of imagining people are seeing her as ‘bending.’ She can lead a life like other girls.” In addition to conducting operations, the American surgeons introduced minimally invasive surgical procedures to their Kenyan counterparts. Mundis performed an operation in which a small incision is made on the patient’s side to reach the spine and fuse two vertebrae, which he said was the first procedure of its kind in Africa. In spite of the trip’s successes, Mundis said his strongest memories include patients he was unable to treat because of the complexity of their cases, such as a patient who needed the removal of an entire vertebrae to straighten the spine. Mundis said such an operation could not have been safely conducted at the Nai-
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GREAT BARBER OPPORTUNITY CHLOE & CLEO Rex sisters for adoption as a pair. Litter box trained. Contact HRS: hrs@sandiegorabbits.org
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17â&#x20AC;? COLOR TV & DVD/ VCR player. $25 each or best offer. Krichwine@gmail.com
Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbershop, a new upscale menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbershop in Del Mar, is now hiring for our grand opening. We are looking for barbers skilled at straightedge shaving and experienced in cutting menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair. We provide the best atmosphere and customers; you provide the skills and great attitude. Professional environment, competitive wages, great tips and proďŹ t sharing opportunity. vsdelmar@gmail.com 858-356-4321
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Corodata, in Poway, is looking for a few folks with the perfect attitude and a willingness to learn. We need you to phone businesses and set appointments full or part time. No calls to homes or hard closing. We pay hourly plus a bonus.
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March 31, 2011
LEGAL notices
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGEOF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2010-00088348-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. BROADWAY SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Jeannie Kong and Jason Cho on behalf of Mirae Cho, a Minor, has filed a petition for decree changing name from Mirae Cho to Jaden Mirae Cho. It is hereby ordered that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court in Department 8 of the San Diego County Superior Court at: 220 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 on MAY. 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m., Dept. 8, 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 Carmel Valley News, 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: MAR. 25, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court CV233 Mar. 31 Apr. 7, 4, 21, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-008099 The name of the business: You’re Home! located at: 4719 Reedley Terrace San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Elizabeth P. Paganelli 4719 Reedley Terrace San Diego, CA 92130.
City of Del Mar Planning Commission Agenda Del Mar Communications Center 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Meeting has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.
DM476 3/31/11
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
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This business is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 17, 2011 Elizabeth P. Paganelli CV Mar. 31 Apr. 7, 14, 21, 201132
type of licenses applied for: 47On Sale General- Eating Place license. Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control 334 Via Vera Cruz, Ste. 204 San Marcos, CA 92078 CV Mar. 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing: March 16, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The names of the applicants is/are: Far Sight Hospitality Management, Inc. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 720 Camino Del Mar Del Mar, Ca 92014-3008 type of licenses applied for: 41On Sale Beer and Wine- Eating Place license. Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control 334 Via Vera Cruz, Ste. 204 San Marcos, CA 92078 DM473 Mar. 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-008040 The name of the business: V’s Barbershop located at: 2683 Via de la Valle Del Mar, CA 92014 SD County, is hereby registered by the following: McDaniel Enterprises LLC 3075 Caminito Segunto Del Mar, CA 92014 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 MAR. 17, 2011 Scott McDaniel, Manager DM471 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing: March 17, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The names of the applicants is/are: Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 12925 El Camino Real, Bldg J2, Store 1 San Diego, CA 92130 type of licenses applied for: 47On Sale General- Eating Place license. Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control 334 Via Vera Cruz, Ste. 204 San Marcos, CA 92078 DM474 Mar. 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing: March 4, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The names of the applicants is/are: Rimels Del Mar Highlands LLC The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 12955 El Camino Real, Ste G2 San Diego, CA 92130
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-008014 The name of the business: Hart Hauling located at: 6133 El Romero Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 SD County mailing address: PO BOX 2247 Del Mar, CA 92014, is hereby registered by the following: Jordan Homan 6133 El Romero Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. This business is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 17, 2011 Jordan Homan DM472 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-007478 The name of the business: a. BluFi Lending Corporation dba New Day Funding b. BluFi Lending Corporation dba CUSO Home Lending located at: 1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190 Carlsbad, CA 92008 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: BluFi Lending Corporation 1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190 Carlsbad, CA 92008 CA. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The transaction of business began on: 03/11/2011. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 11, 2011 John C. Lee, President/CEO CV230 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE NO. 856 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 30.80.170 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE USE OF THE CITY’S IN-LIEU PARKING PROGRAM AS A MEANS TO SATISFY THE OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN DMMC CHAPTER 30.80 (PARKING). The above referenced ordinance was adopted by the Del Mar City Council on March 28, 2011, with the following vote: AYES:
Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc, Haydu and Sinnott NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None A full copy of the ordinances may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s Department. DM477 3/31/11
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday the 11th day of April 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: HZR-09-01-Amendment, A request to amend the plans and associated conditions of approval for exterior improvements associated with redevelopment of the property at 1431 Camino del Mar, as authorized by the City Council in its approval of an application for Horizontal Zoning Relief – HZR-09-01 (Chasan). (APN 300-030-83) Sidewalk Café Permit application SCP-11-01, a request for a Sidewalk Café Permit to install new Sidewalk Café improvements in the sidewalk right-ofway adjacent to Del Mar Rendezvous Restaurant located at the east end of the street-level lease spaces of the Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino del Mar. (APN 300-030-86) 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.
Mercedes Martin MERCEDES MARTIN, City Clerk
March 28, 2011 Date
DM475 3/31/11
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00087633-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 220 W. BROADWAY SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Sukhmani Kaur Grewal filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Sukhmani Kaur Grewal to Sukhminder Kaur. 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. APR. 27, 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: MAR. 15, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior Court CV231 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-005391 The name of the business: Orion International Insurance Services located at: 674 Via de la Valle, Suite 208 Solana Beach, CA 92075 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: William Cole 4218 Corte Famosa San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: 2/1/11. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on FEB. 22, 2011 William Cole CV229 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-007696 The name of the business: SJF Communications located at: 4605 Wellston Point San Diego, CA 92130 SD County, is hereby registered by the following: Susan Farese 4605 Wellston Point San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 14, 2011 Susan Farese CV228 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO- NORTH COUNTY DIVISION
Case No. 37-2009-00061937-Cl-CLNC Dept. NO3 Judge: Honorable David G. Brown CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. V. MARK MEAD, AN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR Upon reading the and considering the Declaration of Jon W. Sunnen applying for an order directing the publication of a summons against Defendant MARK MEAD, and the evidence presented in support thereof, and it satisfactorily appearing to the Court that said Defendant cannot be served with reasonable diligence in any other matter provided in Section 415.10 through 415.30 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and it also appearing that he is a necessary or proper party to the pending motion at hand, and the pending trial at hand, and is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court, and being fully advised; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT (1) Service of Summons in this action be made on the Defendant MARK Mead by publication in the North County Times newspaper of general circulation published in North County of San Diego, California, which is hereby designated as the newspaper most likely to give actual notice to the Defendant, and that said publication be made at least once a week for four consecutive weeks; and (2) A copy of the Summons and the order for publication be mailed to Defendant MARK MEAD forthwith, in the event his address is ascertained before the expiration of the time herein prescribed for publication of summons. Dated: February 18, 2011 David G. Brown, Judge of the Superior Court. DM470 Mar. 24, 31 Apr. 7, 14, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-007015 The name of the business: D & H Imports located at: 4542 Shorepointe Way San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Hootan Hosseini 7612 Mona Lane San Diego, CA 92130. 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 MAR. 08, 2011 Hootan Hosseini CV226 Mar. 17, 24, 31 Apr. 7, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-007516 The name of the business: James and James Unlimited located at: 12888 Caminito Beso San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: James Philip Arnold 12888 Caminito Beso San Diego, CA 92130 James Charles Brady III 10585 Kemerton Rd. San Diego, Ca 92126. This business is conducted by: Co-Partners. The
transaction of business began on: 2/28/2011. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 11, 2011 James Charles Brady III CV227 Mar. 17, 24, 31 Apr. 7, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-006796 The name of the business: a. KBZ Fx b. KBC Fx located at: 5576 Lake Park Way La Mesa, CA 91942 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: 1. Brea Leanne Joseph 5576 Lake Park Way La Mesa, CA 91942 2. Kasey Erokhin 3551 Copper Crest Rd. Encinitas, CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Partnership. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 04, 2011 Kasey Erokhin, Partner DM467 Mar. 17, 24, 31 Apr. 7, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-006984 The name of the business: Chanomi Couture located at: 4526 Campobello St. San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Gloria Ann Zeitung 4526 Campobello St. San Diego, CA 92130 . This business is conducted by: An Individual. The transaction of business began on: 03/01/2011. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 08, 2011 Gloria Ann Zeitung DM466 Mar. 17, 24, 31 Apr. 7, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-007294 The name of the business: BluFi Lending Corporation dba Litespeed Lending located at: 1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190, Carlsbad, CA 92008 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: BluFi Lending Corporation 1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190 Carlsbad, CA 92008 CA. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The transaction of business began on: 03/01/2011. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 10, 2011 John C. Lee, President/CEO CV225 Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011
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Meet the sweetest kitty in town! At 2 years old, this gorgeous 10-pound DSH darling adores being held and cuddled, giving kisses, and hanging out with her people. She is looking for an adult-only home where she can be your one and only - she’s just waiting to bond with that special someone. Meet PATTI at Encinitas Petsmart at 1034 N. El Camino Real, or call 760-960-7293 for more information. Adoption hours are MondayFriday 5-8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12-3 pm and 5-7pm. Patti’s $100 adoption fee includes spay, microchip, vaccinations, and she is negative for FIV/FELV.
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Seventeen of Del Marâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest restaurants have signed on to participate in the 15th Meet the Chefs of Del Mar benefiting Casa de Amparo, San Diego Community leader in the field of child abuse treatment and prevention. The event will be held Sunday, April 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Del Mar, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. Tickets are available online at www.casadeamparo.org/ events, by email to ktidrow@ casadeamparo.org or phone 760-754-5500. Tickets are limited so early purchase is recommended.
TPHS violinist a winner at music competition The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is proud to announce the winners of its 2011 Wind Symphony and Sinfonia Concerto Competition, Sara Kornfeld Simpson, flute, and Pin-Cheng (Leonard) Chen, violin. The final round of the competition was held on March 3, 2011 at the Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla. Cheng and Kornfeld Simpson will perform their pieces with full ensembles at the youth symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring Showcase Concert on June 11, 2011 at Copley Symphony Hall. Additionally, each will receive a scholarship to support their music education, provided by the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are so proud of all of our talented Wind Symphony
Pin-Cheng (Leonard) Chen
and Sinfonia musicians,â&#x20AC;? says San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory Artistic Director, Jeff Edmons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both Sara and Leonard demonstrated a very
Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association (DEMA) presents the 28th Annual Encinitas April Street Fair on Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at South Coast Hwy 101 between D and J Streets. The event will feature 450 unique food, arts and crafts vendors, five live music stages, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rides, and the Beer Garden Stage sponsored by Stone Brewing Company and Port Brewing Company featuring their award winning ales. Please visit www. gonctd.com or www.encintias101.com for more detailed coaster information.
Register now for Del Mar Easter Egg Hunt Del Mar Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee, Del Mar Easter Egg Hunt, Seagrove Park, 11 a.m. Advance reservations are required as space is limited. Register through our website at www.DelMarFoundation. org.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-006082 The name of the business: a. Art Innovators b. KidzArt located at: 4731 Boise Ave. San Diego,
Pin Cheng (Leonard) Chen, a freshman at Torrey Pines High School, will perform the first movement of Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K219, with Sinfonia. He has been a member of the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory since 2006. Chen, 14, currently plays with Symphony Orchestra, and is Concertmaster of Sinfonia. Also a finalist in last Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, he studies violin with youth symphony faculty member John Ramirez. ating youth symphony in the United States, and serves over 600 students annually in eight different training ensembles. Skill levels range from beginner to pre-professional, with participating students ages 8 to 25. In addition to its large ensemble programs, SDYS offers a number of chamber music opportunities. Student placement auditions for next season will be held June 16-20, 2011. For more information about the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory or to make a donation, please call 619-233-3232 or visit www.sdys.org.
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CA 92117 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Artistic Expansion LLC 4731 Boise Ave. San Diego, CA 92117 California. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The transaction of business began on: 6/20/2005. This statement was ďŹ led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on FEB. 28, 2011 Allison Wheeler, Manager DM462 Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-006435 The name of the business: Natural Tea Remedies located at: 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd. #210, San Diego, CA 92121 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Leonard I. Wasserman 12775 Azzuro Court San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was ďŹ led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 02, 2011 L. I. Wasserman, Owner DM463 Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011
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St. James Academy students rock the school
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Sampson California Realty opens new office in Del Mar/Carmel Valley
OFFERED AT $1,185,000 Also avail. for lease at $4000/mo NEW LISTING. Luxury 2BR/2BA condo in the heart of the Village of La Jolla. Newer construction, top of the line finishes, some ocean views, 3 outdoor spaces, 2 car secured garage parking. Amazing opportunity to own in the Village.
Joseph and Diane Sampson, of Sampson California Realty (SCR), recently announced the expansion of their real estate company into Del Mar. Joseph and Diane have been serving Carmel Valley for 15 years, having closed more than 350 homes, and are thrilled to expand their real estate and short sale services into neighboring Del Mar. Living and working in Carmel Valley and Del Mar, Joseph and Diane have a special connection to the community. “The clients whose houses we sell are our neighbors. The people who buy houses in our area are our future neighbors. We treat each person we work with using the care, thoughtfulness and integrity we would treat a neighbor or a friend,” said Joseph. The new office is located just west of the 5 freeway, off Carmel Valley Road, at 12702 Via Cortina, Suite 101. The
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Presented at $1,750,000 Ocean view and captivating Del Mar drew the owners to this property. Telluride architect, Jack Wesson, designed this 3BR, 2.5BA 3,032 sq. ft. gracious home. Perfect condition fun home to come into with it’s easy living floor plan is offered for the first time ever. It will enchant, charm and satisfy the homeowner wishing to capture life in this quaint seaside village community. www.Smitham.com • Bruce@Smitham.com 858-755-5254 • DRE#0555111
(Left) St. James Academy students and their families recently attended the 3rd Annual Rock the School Concert in the St. James Parish Hall. Groups of St. James 4-8th grade musicians worked individually with their private teachers to prepare a show of rock and pop songs. The students who participated in the show auditioned and were coached by St. James music teacher Anne Marie Oldham. They performed alongside St. James classical pianists. The St. James Church youth Spirit and Inspire Choirs also performed. The show ended with an audience participation dance piece that all St. James Academy students had learned in music class. For more information, go to www.saintjamesacademy.com or call 858-755-1777.
Christmas vacation. A girlfriend of mine whose husband wanted her to try traveling without him, agreed to accompany me for one week in July 1983. Our task was to find a location to suit all the needs of the family members. My book of bed and breakfast accommodations listed the Britt House downtown and The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. The picture of the one-story Inn was most appealing and chosen. During the week that we stayed at The Inn we drove north to Oceanside, south to the border, east to Rancho Bernardo and west to Coronado. As The Inn had a beach house in Del Mar, we found that oceanfront and The Poseidon! We made our way back up 101 and at Quick Korner met a realtor who was able to allow a lease to be signed for a two-week rental at The Del Mar Beach Club. It was a perfect location for all. There was a bus for the kids who would not have a car; there was golf close by; there was shopping at Flower Hill and there were beaches. It was pretty much perfect and thus began the plan to relocate from the city of Montreal to the town of Solana Beach in 1985.
2. What makes this town special to you? Although part of the answer is found in the lyrics of the song “Solana Beach, Our City Proud,” I would emphasize how much residents take great pride in contributing to and being involved in the life of this community. There is a sense of ease of living in our small city on the ocean that even houses a theater! There are ongoing cultural, recreational and educational events often overlapping. The comradeship and the beautiful music enjoyed at the 24-year-long Community Sing Along, from which venue came the Official City Song, is most special! 3. If you could snap your fingers and have it done, what would you add, subtract or improve in the area? I would find a way to have my husband work with our two daughters’ and our son’s knowledge to help design a public transportation system for our area that would be so effective in attracting ridership that it would be more desirable and enjoyable to use it than to use our cars. 4. Who or what in-
new office will be home to extensive coaching workshops, in-house and corporate seminars and serve as a meeting place for SCR agents and clients. The Joseph and Diane Community Foundation, an educational foundation that Joseph and Diane created to give back to the Carmel Valley/ Del Mar area, will also operate out of the new office. Joseph and Diane encourage residents to drop by and say hello! Sampson California Reality specializes in residential real estate sales in Carmel Valley and Coastal properties. Sampson California Realty has been actively listing and selling residential real estate for the last 15 years in Carmel Valley. If you’re thinking about buying or selling property, don’t hesitate to give them a call at 858-699-1145 or visit www.scr-sandiego.com.
spires you. I am amazed and inspired by optimism and by those who can re-frame situations to see alternative outcomes. 5. If you hosted a dinner party for 8, whom [living or deceased] would you invite? I would first of all have my mother [deceased] cook dinner, bake the dessert and enjoy joining the guests for the compliments and conversation. She would have a wonderful night meeting Florence Nightingale, Hans Selye, Golda Meir, President Obama, Patti Page, Irving Berlin, Sarah Susanka, and Mel Brooks. 6. Tell us about what you are currently reading? I recently completed reading “Beyond Anger” by Thomas J. Harbin, Ph.D. At present, following a talk held at Book Works in Del Mar, I am reading “Braintrust” by Patricia S. Churchland, professor of philosophy [Emerita] UCSD. I have also been reading excerpts from “To Be with God 12000 BC – 2012 AD despite Limitations of the Brain,” conceived, edited and co-authored by Ed Siegel, M.D. 7. What is your most
prized possession? I prize all my senses but if I must choose one, it would be the 6th sense. 8. What do you do for fun? I love dinner out with a movie before or after. I have fun writing lyrics to mark special occasions. I enjoy listening to my grandsons talk and playing with my granddog Kirby. 9. Please describe your greatest accomplishment. I would have to say that my attaining my undergraduate nursing degree and then using that background knowledge through the next 50 years, which allowed me to grow safely, healthfully and comfortably to where I am now. 10. What is your motto or philosophy of life? “One step at a time.” Reporter Marlena Chavira-Medford compiled the above Q&A. If you would like to be considered for an upcoming Q&A, or would like to recommend someone for it, please send an email to marlena@sdranchcoastnews. com.
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HOMES SOLD IN CARMEL VALLEY ADDRESS 3621 Bernwood Pl #105 5003 Sterling Grove Ln 12867 Seabreeze Farms Dr 3877 Pell Pl #109 3857 Pell Pl #120 4161 Tynebourne Cir 5194 Rancho Verde Trl 5815 Gablewood Way 4082 Carmel Springs Way
BD 2 4 3.5 2 2 2 5.5 3 3
BA 2 5 4 2 2 3 4 4 3
SALES PRICE $265,000 $840,000 $875,000 $368,000 $317,700 $610,000 $2,650,000 $864,000 $680,000
HOMES SOLD IN DEL MAR ADDRESS 403 10th St 13861 Durango Dr
BD 2 5
BA 2 4
SALES PRICE $1,875,000 $1,345,000
HOMES SOLD IN SOLANA BEACH ADDRESS 447 Bay Meadows Way 17448 Via Cuatro Cams 6208 Calle Del Campanario 14311 Rancho Santa Fe Lakes Dr 930 Via Mil Cumbres #83 1009 Highland Dr
BD 1.5 3.5 5.5 6 2 2.5
BA 3 4 5 3.5 3 3
SALES PRICE $507,290 $985,000 $3,200,000 $2,300,000 $299,000 $950,000 SOURCE: DATAQUICK
HOME OF THE WEEK 16924 Via De Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe A SUPERIOR CONDOMINIUM upgraded throughout with a new kitchen inspired by “old world charm”, located in the Covenant, new bathrooms and new flooring. Check out the pictures as they speak for the outstanding beauty of
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OPEN HOUSES CARMEL VALLEY $448,000 3BR/2.5BA
3652 Carmel View Road Faith Wise, Coldwell Banker
Sat -Sun: 1:00-4:00 858-717-8777
$665,000 3BR/2BA
3967 Ambervale Terrace Maria Weiss, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-248-0863
$699,000 3BR/2.5BA
11391 Carmel Creek Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-395-7525
$715,000 3BR/3BA
15508 Paseo Del Sur Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun: 1:00-4:00 858-395-7525
$804,250 5BR/3BA
5829 Gablewood Way Lisa Harden, Prudential California Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-793-6106
$819,000 4BR/3BA
10815 Vereda Sol Del Dios Jen Drennan, Prudential CA Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-205-3077
$958,000 4BR/3BA
10488 Gaylemont Lane Lisa Harden, Prudential California Realty
Sat 10:00-1:00 858-793-6106
$958,000 4BR/3BA
10488 Gaylemont Lane Lisa Harden, Prudential California Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-793-6106
$995,000 4BR/3BA
11021 Corte Mar De Delfinas Joseph and Diane Sampson, Sampson California Realty
Sat 1:00-4:00 858-699-1145
$1,079,000 5BR/3BA
10982 Cloverhurst Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun:1:00-4:00 858-395-7525
$1,439,000 5BR/4.5BA
5836 Brittany Forrest Lane Joseph and Diane Sampson, Sampson California Realty
Sat 1:00-4:00 858-699-1145
$1,795,000 5BR/5.5BA
13250 Lansdale Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun: 1:00-4:00 858-395-7525
DEL MAR $499,888 3BR/2.5BA
12558 Caminito Mira Faith Wise, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-717-8777
$1,050,000-$1,200,876 13771 Mercado Drive 4BR/2.5BA Bridie Bennett, Prudential California Realty
Sun:1:00-4:00 858-342-8377
$1,095,000 4BR/2.5BA
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-459-0202
13656 Mira Montana David Schroedl, Prudential CA Realty
RANCHO SANTA FE $1,899,000 4BR/4BA
18195 Las Montanas The Michael Taylor Group, Prudential CA Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-756-5120
$2,895,000 4BR/5BA
6009 La Flecha Street Bobbie Corpa, The Sterling Company
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-245-7167
$3,700,000 4BR/4.5BA
6515 La Valle Plateada Bruce Smitham, Bruce Smitham Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-755-5254
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WILLIS ALLEN RARE OPPORTUNITY $239,900 Impeccably beautiful 2005 built townhome in the community of San Elijo Hills, San Marcos. Located on a private street, this home features 2BR, 2.5BA & numerous upgrades.
CARMEL VALLEY CONDO $415,000-$425,000 Terrific Sunstream location w/upgraded appliances and gorgeous furnishings all in Pottery Barn colors and style! 2BR/2.5BA, can be purchased furnished and tenants would love to stay!
PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP $641,500 Nestled in a quiet nook of University City and centrally located in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golden Triangle,â&#x20AC;? this 3BR/2.5BA is situated on a generously sized lot with expansive backyard entertaining area.
FLAWLESS CARLSBAD LIVING $719,000 Stately two story 4BR/3BA residence on a luxuriously large private 1/4+ acre lot. Ideal location on an inner street in Aviara and just a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw to the Batiquitos Lagoon trails.
CARLSBAD BLVD OCEAN VIEWS $975,000 Beach cottage with coastal commission approval for building new dream house. Live in cottage while waiting to build or remodel and enjoy fabulous location!
TOP OF THE WORLD DOWNTOWN VIEWS $995,000 Every upgrade available in this one bedroom Alta penthouse. Bay, bridge and ballpark views. Panoramas, sunsets and night views enhance this amazing unit.
SPECTACULAR OCEAN/SUNSET VIEWS $1,150,000 Executive 4BR+bonus/3BA Brisas Del Mar home. Take advantage of the fabulous views, Flower Hill Mall, the Del Mar Racetrack and beaches only minutes away.
CHARMING OCEAN VIEW RETREAT $1,250,000 Quaint ocean view Solana Beach home, west of I-5. Single level, move in ready! Open floor plan, lots of light, wood floors, fireplace, amazing landscaping and deck for outdoor living.
CARDIFF WHITE WATER VIEWS $1,395,000 Miles of panoramic white water views, charming beach house, plus separate guest studio, 2 car garage, front and rear yard on duplex lot, plus Batter-Kay, AIA, plans for 2 new 2400 SF homes.
CONTEMPORARY OCEAN VIEW RETREAT $1,450,000 Enjoy ocean views from this 4BR/3BA Batter Kay Del Mar beach home just 1 block to the oceanfront. Several decks to enjoy the coastal lifestyle. Walk to village, beach & Torrey Pines Reserve.
OCEAN VIEW BEACH COTTAGE $1,495,000 Walk to the ocean and tide pools. Charming 4BR/3BA La Jolla home with ocean/sunset views from the living room and master suite and beautiful hardwood floors and seagrass throughout.
RANCHO SANTA FE COVENANT $1,699,000 Duplex on _ of an acre across the street from the Inn. Possible to combine for 3400+ SF home. 2/ 2BR plus a studio. Golf Membership available.
MODERN COASTAL GREEN HOME $2,950,000-$3,150,000 Sweeping ocean views in this new construction green LEED 3BR/3.5BA coastal retreat A short walk to local beaches, shops, eateries, and some of North Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic surf breaks.
STUNNING MODERN SANCTUARY $3,693,000 Experience the tranquility of the meticulously designed 5BR/6.5BA home with custom detailing and materials throughout with separate office, gym and beautiful gardens.
Perfectly Remodeled Showplace $4,195,000 Distinctively designed single-level showplace on a large lot in Olde Del Mar offers 4BR+ Office and ocean view. Remodeled and loaded with top-of-the-line finishes.
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