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‘Saving America’s Mustangs’ a driving passion for philanthropist

The renovated barn at the Fairbanks Riding Club

Fairbanks Riding Club completes big renovation BY KAREN BILLING STAFF WRITER Fairbanks Riding Club recently completed the biggest renovation in the club’s 27-year history, completely redoing its barn. A somewhat hidden secret within the Fairbanks Ranch community, the boarding facility, which is open to non-Fairbanks Ranch residents, prides itself on being a welcoming, family-friendly place. “We want everybody here to feel really comfortable, whether they are pleasure riders, competition riders, boarding a horse or just taking lessons,” said Susan Ellner, club president since December 2010. Currently, the club is home to 44 horses with 12 openings in its brand new barn. The club’s big remodel began in March, demolishing the old barn in four days. Tammy Pillette, MD Barnmaster of Southern California, and Randy Baker’s Baker Quality Construction put in new stalls by MD Barns and removed one stall to create a breezeway to help keep the barn cool and ventilated. The stalls feature a unique yoke-style guard instead of doors to allow horses to hang their heads into the aisle of the barn, as well as 10-inch concrete curbs, a new trend in the industry that prevents rusting at the bottom and promotes a longer life for stall walls. They kept some charming fixtures from their old barn, but updated the watering system and added grills between most stalls to allow horses to socialize. The club now has 36 stalls and 20 outside corrals with cover. They have three arenas, including a mirrored dressage court, three turnouts, a European walker, full groom and care service and hand grazing. As the club is within a gated community, the location is very secure and they also have a resident nightwatch. The club has trail access to the San Dieguito Riverbed and a trail through tree-lined Fairbanks Ranch, including a loop around the community’s lake, home to a few resident swans. “The trail is absolutely gorgeous, you couldn’t find a more beautiful trail,” said recent past-president Cauleen Glass, who frequently takes advantage of the trail with her boarding horses. “What we sell here is just a really lush, park-like setting. See RENOVATION, page 30

BY JOE TASH CONTRIBUTOR As a child growing up in Iraq, Madeleine Pickens watched American Western movies and dreamed of immigrating to the United States. Among the images of the Wild West spirit that etched into her memory was that of mustangs roaming on the prairie. Later, as an adult, Pickens learned of the plight of wild horses in the modern American West – rounded up and confined to government corrals, or even sent to the slaughterhouse. “The idea of them running free and being gathered up by helicopters in such a traumatic style, being disposed of or warehoused by the government was such a sad thing for me,” said Pickens, a businesswoman and philanthropist, and wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens. “So I got involved.” Pickens, who owns the Del Mar Country Club, founded Saving America’s Mustangs, a nonprofit foundation. So far, she has purchased two ranches in northeast Nevada totaling more than 18,000 acres, and she wants to use that land, along with some 600,000 acres of federal land surrounding her property, to create a preserve for wild horses. As part of her efforts to bring attention to her cause, the foundation has created a video appeal to Oprah Winfrey, and she shows off a group of mustangs she rescued at public events, from the Rose Parade to college football games. Her mustangs marched at the Del Mar Racetrack on Wednesday, July 20, as part of opening day festivities for this year’s race meet. According to Pickens, the situation is urgent – a century ago, she said, some 2 million wild mustangs roamed the west. Today, only about 28,000 survive.

Madeleine Pickens (right) at her eco sanctuary that she is developing in Nevada for wild horses. She just released Paiute horses that she saved from slaughter last December and these photos were taken after the horses were released onto the open range again. Photos/Jon Collins.

“To me, that’s pretty close to extinction.” Pickens’ plan, which has the support of a number of celebrities, including her husband, is for her foundation to manage thousands of mustangs on the Nevada preserve on behalf of the federal Bureau of Land Management. Pickens said she could save the government

millions of dollars in annual costs, and allow the mustangs to flourish. This summer, she brought 500 mustangs to her ranch that she rescued from being sent to a slaughterhouse, where they have now been released. Eventually, she would like to establish the Mustang Monument, a

sanctuary that would also become an attraction for American and foreign tourists to experience a taste of the Wild West. She envisions an ecopreserve where people could camp out overnight, see mustangs in the wild, and even get a taste of covered wagons and other staples of

See MUSTANGS, page 30

Warren Mitchell, Walter Stark, Polly Stark, Nancy Mitchell and T. Boone Pickens at the “Stars and Stallions” golf tournament and dinner held July 18 at Del Mar Country Club to celebrate the opening of Mustang Monument. For more, see pages 26 and 27. Photo/Jon Clark

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Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas to open in Del Mar Highlands Town Center this month After a more than $5 million dollar renovation to the former UltraStar 8 theatre in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas is expected to open by the end of this month as San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever luxury movie theatre. Keeping service and comfort in mind, the new theatre will renew the movie-goer experience with attention to detail, gourmet movie fare and an elevated level of customer service that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anywhere else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The movie business and large movie theatre companies have lost the personalized touch, leaving a need for a premium movie theatre experience,â&#x20AC;? said Carlos Wellman, the Managing Director of Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most theatre locations are run down and dated, we want to change that practice and provide a boutique theatre experience thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memorable, enjoyable and fun for families. That is Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas.â&#x20AC;? Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas will showcase an ongoing line-up of new movie releases and blockbuster hits, in eight theatre auditoriums that will feature high-quality state of the art digital equipment, HD, 3D and surround sound technologies. Each auditorium will seat up to 78 guests in custom designed, high-back, leather recliner chairs that offer 7-feet of space to lean back or kick-up the foot rest so each person can watch movies in a position thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfortable and spacious. The seats will also come equipped with an in-seat waiter service button so guests wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to leave the auditorium to grab a snack from the theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu.

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RSF projects among winners at landscape awards event Licensed landscape contractors in the San Diego region are working to maintain the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique beauty through the design, installation and management of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscapes, while conserving as much water as possible. These efforts were recognized on June 24 at the California Landscape Contractors Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Beautification Awards Program, held at the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College. The San Diego chapter of the CLCA honored 23 local landscape contractors for excellence in landscape installation and maintenance. Fifty-two awards were presented in 26 categories culled from 105 entries, which encompassed categories covering residential and commercial landscape construction, maintenance and renovation, along with water features, outdoor lighting and water-saving California-

friendly landscaping. A first place â&#x20AC;&#x153;winnerâ&#x20AC;? and second place â&#x20AC;&#x153;achievementâ&#x20AC;? award were presented, although not all categories warranted both types of awards. Here is a list of RSF winners: â&#x20AC;˘ Residential construction estate category: DeMaria Landtech for the Athan residence in Rancho Santa Fe (winner); The Brickman Group for the Bucknell residence in La Jolla (achievement). â&#x20AC;˘ Residential maintenance estate category: Torrey Pines Landscape for the Glover residence in Rancho Santa Fe (winner); Mark Schroeder & Co. for Boulder Mountain Road in Poway (achievement). â&#x20AC;˘ Residential maintenance category: Columbine Landscape for Solana Beach Overlook in Solana Beach (winner); Torrey Pines Landscape for the Keitel Residence in Rancho Santa Fe

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RSF Women’s Fund grant helps disadvantaged youth attend college Reality Changers members become first-generation college students BY DIANE Y. WELCH CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s note: This is the first article in a four-part series that spotlights four separate local organizations that have each received a financial gift from the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund (RSFWF). On May 23, the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund recognized several local nonprofit organizations each successful grantees for its 2011 period of granting. Out of nearly 100 San Diego based nonprofit organizations, eight were chosen in two areas of focus: Economic Development, and Health and Social Services. Reality Changers received $50,000 for economic development. The mission of Reality Changers, which has facility sites in City Heights and Solana Beach, is to provide inner-city youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with the resources

to become first generation college students. And the four RSF Women’s Fund members — Susan Muha, Donna Vance, Sandi Zarcades, and committee leader Pat Amtower, who were assigned to visit one of the facility sites — were unanimous in their support for this innovative program. Founded in 2001 by Christopher Yanov, Reality Changers, a comprehensive weekly tutoring program, is supported through grants, in-kind scholarships and charitable donations. The funds received from the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund will help develop the Reality Changers program College Apps Academy (CAA), formerly known as Senior Academy. The program guides high school seniors through the entire college application process, from identifying a full range of “best-fit” undergraduate institutions through making a final selection. UCSD Extension will now give “college prep credit” for those who are enrolled in the CAA course. By meeting weekly for three hours from September

Graduates from Reality Changers. through June with volunteer business professionals, senior students are guided through college applications, financial aid, leadership training and scholarships applications. Over the past 10 years Reality Changers’ coaching has helped students gain admission to dozens of the most competitive schools across the country – including Harvard, Columbia, and Duke on the East Coast, to UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego closer to home, according to CAA’s website. Their experienced staff as-

sisted them in earning over $15,000,000 in scholarships, including six Gates Millennium Scholarship winners. Amtower, who also serves as editor of the RSF Women’s Fund newsletter, was impassioned about this project. “I chose to represent Reality Changers because San Diego is a border city to a country where there is high unemployment, government corruption, drug culture, a sense of hopelessness. Immigrants come here to escape that reality,” she said. “Either we help them escape that reality in the

pockets where it exists here or we face the spread of that insidious reality.” During their visit, the site team saw successful students, positive statistics, a well-equipped and cheerful facility, and a well-researched teaching plan. “I was most impressed with the success rate of the graduates and the caliber of colleges to which they were accepted,” said Muha, immediate past grant chair. “When we toured the facility it was very apparent that Chris has boundless energy! He gives hope and guidance

to kids who would otherwise most likely end up in prison or dead. Chris Yanov is truly amazing.” Reality Changers does not waste a single penny of donated funds, said Vance, current grant chairman. “I soon realized that our $50,000 would go directly to the students,” she said. “I think Reality Changers will become a model [for others] to help disadvantaged youths break the barriers and the gang cycle.” As for the future of the CAA, Yanov said, “We are hoping that this new endeavor will bring in new sources of revenue so that we can spend more of our time at Reality Changers, building first generation college students and less of our time raising money. Imagine how much more of an impact we can make if we stopped looking for funds and instead had funds coming to us!” To find out more about Reality Changers, visit www. realitychangers.org. For information on CAA, visit www.CollegeAppsAcademy. com.

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Natalie Duden walks the red carpet. Chelsea Loyd and Ana Nazari, National Charity League volunteers; Author Barrie Summy signs copies of her book “I So Don’t Do Famous.” Author Barrie Summy (third from left) with fans at the Rancho Santa Fe Library.

RSF Library goes Hollywood to welcome author

From left, left to right): NCL volunteers Jane Mezzino and Jonique Davis; Claire Summy walks the red carpet; Girls enjoy the party; Emma Moutaw.

BY KAREN BILLING In celebration of author Barrie Summy’s latest novel “I So Don’t Do Famous,” the Rancho Santa Fe Library went Hollywood on July 13. The library laid out a red carpet for young readers to come in their most fabulous get-ups and meet the Santee-based writer and hear about her new book, win raffle prizes and get books autographed. Each attendee received a pair of fun sunglasses and tables were set up with sparkling cider in plastic champagne glasses as waitresses (volunteers from the National Charity League) circulated with appetizers. The author visit was part of the library’s summer reading program, which ends with the Ice Cream Social on Aug. 5 from 12:30-2 p.m. at the RSF Community Center.

Ranch Clubhouse Connection: Grgich Hills Estate Wines featured at wine tasting July 22 Grgich Hills Estate Wines will be this month’s winery for the complimentary wine tasting at the clubhouse on Friday, June 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. All Association members of the Ranch Covenant and their guests will have the opportunity to sample a portion of Grgich Hills certified organic and biodynamic wines that are the hallmark of wines from the Rutherford region of Napa. In addition to the wine tasting, the Clubhouse is offering members and guests the opportunity to purchase these wines at significant discounts. Grgich Hills’ main pride and joy is its Chardonnay, an elegant example of the varietal displaying rich flavors and exquisite balance. As a complement to the Chardonnay, they also produce a refreshingly crisp Fumé Blanc, a rich and spicy Zinfandel, a Cabernet Sauvignon with tremendous depth and complexity, a lush and richly fragrant Merlot, and a luscious dessert wine named “Violetta,” in honor of Mike’s daughter, Violet. After the wine tasting, please join other members of the Ranch for dinner on the patio or in the Grille room. Friday night’s special is Chef Larry’s signature Fried Chicken served with mashed potatoes, country gravy and home made biscuits in addition to the regular menu. For more information on the Clubhouse’s dinner, lunch or breakfast menus, “to go” meals, social events or planning a special event, please call 858-756-1182.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs to speak at Riford Center’s ‘Distinguished Speakers’ Series’ July 25 RSF Rotary welcomes new members Two new members were recently inducted into the RSF Rotary Club: Rita Kosztolnik and the RSF Review’s Teri Westover. Top, l-r: President Alan Balfour, Katie Hawkes, new member Rita Kosztolnik and her sponsor Maurice Rahimi; Bottom, l-r: Alan Balfour, Teri Westover, Katie Hawkes and Heather Manion. Photos/Matt Wellhouser

An evening lecture by the world-renown Dr. Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm, will be held on Monday, July 25, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at The Riford Center in La Jolla. This extraordinary event is the first of an ongoing series of the Riford Center’s “Distinguished Speakers’ Series.” Jacobs will speak on “Qualcomm, Past & Future and Post Retirement Projects.” Wine and hors d’oeuvres served. Please RSVP. Limited Seating. The Riford Center is located at 6811 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla. Call (858) 459-0831; rifordemail@gmail.com; www.rifordcenter.org.

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RSF students are National Merit Scholarship winners Two RSF students are among more than 1,700 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities announced on July 13 by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. These Merit Scholar designees join over 2,900 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in late May. This year 198 colleges and universities are sponsoring about 4,800 Merit Scholarship awards. •Angela F. Qian, Rancho Santa Fe Probable career field: English/Law Torrey Pines High School National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship •Sean J. Steinberg, Rancho Santa Fe Probable career field: Film La Jolla Country Day School National Merit University of Miami Scholarship

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Mini women’s retreats and ‘Spa Days’ being held in Rancho Santa Fe BY STACEY PHILLIPS CONTRIBUTOR Self-improvement and wellness, health and beauty – they are all part of two upcoming day-long retreats being held July 31 and Aug. 21 at a private residence in Rancho Santa Fe. The retreat coordinator, Estee Gubbay, said that participants will learn the latest fashion trends from a celebrity stylist and hear tips on how to follow your dreams and make positive changes in your life, while spending the day relaxing in beautiful surroundings. “I’ve always loved bringing people together and who doesn’t love a fun day of health and beauty,” said Gubbay, who has planned numerous retreats and workshops during her 23 years as a facilitator. “Women spend

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class and workshops. A teen life coach will speak, as well as a Los Angeles fashion stylist and make-up artist. “The day is geared toward improving mother/daughter communication and helping your teen make good decisions in social situations, appropriate dressing and makeup,” said Gubbay, who has many friends with teenage daughters and are worried about the choices they make. With two daughters of her own, Gubbay said she understands their concern. “I noticed there are not many places to go with your daughter where you both can have fun and improve your relationship.” Each full-day program costs $70 and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration and information is available online at www.wo-

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This 50-year-old Federated Club in Rancho Santa Fe has adopted the Wounded Warrior Project as an ongoing fundraising program. Since May, the ladies have raised $1,700 that will be used for local military wounded personnel. The 50l.c.3 program has recently opened an office in the Point Loma area at 2468 Historic Decatur Road, San Diego, CA 92111, and provides vital programs to aid severely wounded military to transition into civilian life as well-adjusted citizens. Featured at left are Marcus Barnes, manager of Warriors to Work; Renee Paloquin, project manager; and Sheryl Chase, RSF Republican Women Federated president. Renee is a nine-year veteran with two tours in Iraq. Donations can be made out to Wounded Warriors, c/o RSF RWF, P.O. Box 1195, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 or online: www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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Rancho Santa Fe Review

Edwin Yager, Ph.D.

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Psychologist makes it his personal mission to tell the world about the power and effectiveness of ‘subliminal therapy’ BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURN Contributor These days, at 85, soon to be 86, local psychologist Edwin Yager, is making it his personal mission to spread the word about the effectiveness of what he considers to be “the treatment of the future” — subliminal therapy. Subliminal therapy, Yager posits, is a technique that permits the patient guided by a therapist to tap into mental abilities that the patient probably doesn’t even know that he or she has [the ‘unconscious’ or ‘higher self’] and then use those abilities to halt the problems that the patient is experiencing as symptoms. “You can get down to the root cause of the prob-

lem so you can actually resolve the problem,” he said, “not just wrestle with the symptoms.” Not everyone agrees. Although the theory of the unconscious mind as a repository of forgotten memories has been around for centuries, some professionals still question its scientific validity and even whether the unconscious mind exits at all. Yager, however, says he has employed subliminal therapy in his private practice successfully for the past three decades to treat a wide range of disorders, some strictly mental, such as phobias and compulsions; and others psychogenic, with physical symptoms, such as

Quick Facts Name: Edwin K. Yager, Ph.D. Distinction: UCSD School of Medicine clinical professor Edwin Yager is a leading practitioner in the use of clinical hypnosis and subliminal therapy to treat a wide range of disorders, addictions and illnesses. Born: El Paso, Texas, 85 years ago Education: Ph.D. in counseling psychology, Professional School of Psychological Studies, San Diego, 1982; M.T.E. (Masters in Technical Education), National University, San Diego, 1973; M.A. in counseling, United States International University, San Diego, 1972; B.T. (Bachelor of Technology), Texas State Technical Institute, Waco, Texas, 1969; studied electrical engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1946-49. Family: He and his wife, Gwen, have been married 35 years. “I had one practice marriage before this one and raised seven children, including four stepchildren, between the two marriages.” Military service: U.S. Navy, electronics technician, 194345. Interests: Family, woodworking, river cruises Writing: He is the author of “Foundations of Clinical Hypnosis: From Theory to Practice,” considered a “must read” by fellow psychologists. He is currently working on a book on subliminal therapy. Recent reading: “Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America,” by Robert Whitaker Favorite TV: Every summer, he and his wife, re-watch all the episodes of their favorite TV series, “The West Wing.” Favorite film: “The American President,” 1995 comedy, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. Philosophy: “People. I’m not tired at the end of the day. I’m energized by the people I work with.”

migraine headaches, insomnia, pain, gastro-intestinal and sexual problems, even asthma. “These often seem to be the consequences of earlier life experiences,” he said. “When you can uncover those experiences and ‘reframe them’ and understand them in a different way, the effect changes and the symptom ceases to be there. “The key, the focus element that’s involved here, is teaching people to use abilities they don’t know they have,” he said. In addition to his private practice, Yager, a former engineer-turned-psychologist, is a clinical professor at UCSD School of Medicine, where, since 1975, he has taught an elective course in clinical hypnosis. He holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the Professional School for Psychological Studies, San Diego We interviewed Yager in his office off Balboa Avenue in San Diego’s Mission Bay area. Yager is a tall Texan, who attributes his good health and longevity to three things: “The woman I married, stopping smoking and going to the gym.” Yager was “born in a little town called El Paso, Texas.” His father was a welder. “But I never knew him very well, he died when I was a little kid.” He was raised by his widowed mom, a school teacher. “That was during the Depression, a time when a lot of people were doing a lot of hurting,” he said. Growing up, Yager discovered he had knack for things technical and mechanical. When he was 12, he landed a job repairing radios. During World War II, when he turned 18, he joined the Navy (1943-45), and served as an electronics technician aboard the light cruiser USS Detroit. “The Navy never sent me to school,” he said. “I learned mostly by osmosis, from other people and just by doing it.” After the war, he studied electrical engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, began working as an engineer, earned a bachelor’s degree in

Edwin Yager, Ph.D. PHOTO: JON CLARK

current technology at Texas State Technical Institute, subsequently moved to San Diego where he worked as a group engineer with Convair for 20 years, retiring in 1973. A pastor at a church that Yager attended in Pacific Beach learned of Yager’s interest in clinical hypnosis and asked him if he would serve as a pastoral counselor to some of the church members — which he did and discovered “This is for me. This is what I wanted to do.” In preparation for his retirement and transitioning eventually to a second career as a psychologist, he earned a master’s degree in counseling in 1972 from United States International University, and another master’s in technical education in 1973 from National University. In 1975, he began teaching an elective course in the clinical applications of hypnosis at the UCSD School of Medicine, initially as an instructor, then as a clinical assistant professor, and, since 2005, as a clinical professor. His work as a clinical hypnotist subsequently led him to become a leading practitioner of subliminal therapy. In 1982, he earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the Professional School for Psychological Studies, San Diego. His mission these days, he said, is to teach therapists from around the globe the subliminal therapy technique. He recently conducted a two-day workshop on

“Transcending Traditional Therapy” at the 16th International Conference for the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry in Athens, Greece; and is scheduled to conduct workshops in New Orleans, Phoenix and Canada. “Subliminal therapy is clearly and distinctly different in many ways from hypnosis. The classical understanding of hypnosis doesn’t apply. Hypnosis is an element of subliminal therapy, but only an element. “It’s a technique that makes it possible — and this is why it’s so effective and so efficient time wise — to identify the cause of problems and resolve the problem at that level. Then the symptom, which is the presenting problem, ceases to exist. “The patient has to be intelligent enough to understand these concepts, intelligent enough to recognize that he or she has a problem and has to be open to new ways of thinking about things maybe. “I give credit to my engineering training, my engineering way of thinking, to the totally rational, logical, step-by-step process that subliminal therapy is. Every step is determined by the outcome of the previous step.” How long does a therapy generally take? “It’s the briefest of brief therapies that I know of,” he said. “A patient typically comes in with multiple problems. To solve any one of those problems, is probably not going to take more than an hour maybe two after an hour of introduction and training.” However, some disorders take longer. He has one patient with multiple personalities — dissociative identity disorder — whom he has been treating for 27 years. With treatment, the patient has led a relatively normal life and has maintained employment. “The dissociative disorders are classically long term in resolution,” he conceded. He has had a high success rate, he said, in treating addictive and sexual disorders.

Of all the disorders, he said, the toughest to treat successfully is obesity. Asked if he has used some of these techniques, including self-hypnosis, to overcome any of his personal issues, he said: “Absolutely.” Such as? “I had hay fever, to a devastating degree, as a child. No longer a problem” Also sea sickness, smoking and nail-biting, no longer problems. Any others? “Public speaking. That was a biggie. I didn’t solve that until I was in my 40s.” Asked if it’s necessary for a subliminal therapy patient to undergo hypnosis, Yager said: “No. There is no formal trance induction or anything of that nature implied, but, it is also true that during the course of employing subliminal therapy very commonly a patient will slip into what I identify as hypnotic trance, but it’s spontaneous.” Asked what has surprised him most in his years as a psychologist, he replied: “The key thing, if I wanted to isolate one thing, would be the malleability of the human psyche…We learn limitations, we learn values. We are conditioned creatures…and most of that conditioning comes from life experiences. “That’s the way problems come in; that’s the way all the good things that we enjoy come in; and even though we may have problems now, we are still malleable and knowing how to do some reconditioning, we can change. We can eliminate that limitation. We can alter almost any aspect of our experience.” Demonstrating how he would work with a patient, he said he would be using the word “Centrum” to speak directly to the patient’s unconscious. (He thought up that name Centrum before it was adopted by a brand of multivitamins.) Speaking in a slow monotone, he said, “I’m going to pretend for the moment that you’re my patient. Okay?” Okay. See PROFILE, page 30

Rancho Santa Fe Review

July 21, 2011

Enjoy top concerts at SummerFest 2011 In its 25th Anniversary Year, SummerFest 2011, will present 15 concerts, Aug. 3-26 (three Mozart programs), plus enrichment events (Aug. 11. 18 and 25), a gala fundraiser (Aug. 13), and a free public concert “Under The Stars,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the cove. This nationally-recognized chamber music festival features 70 world-class artists and ensembles performing (mostly) in Sherwood Auditorium inside the Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St. Individual concert tickets are $40-$75, 10-Concert Subscription $570 and $389, Inner Circle 15-Concert Subscription $699 at (858) 459-3728 or ljms.org, where you will also find a schedule of performances and artists.

Longtime Del Mar Thoroughbred Club board member dies

Perrin Zamarripa, Dawn Leeds, Linda Alessio, Sharon Stein, Vivian Ford, Diane Lekven, Jan Reital, Judy Keys, Marianne Hoffman, Sheri Hallis; Not shown: Jolane Crawford, Linda Easton, Bree Estape, Judy Ferrero, Marilyn Goldstein, Kim Grant, Charlene Hooker, Dawne Kiehn, Karen Kogut, Amasa Lacy, Diane Martin, Renee Oral, Susan Parker, Jeri Rovsek, Ronda Sedillo, Christy Stevenson, Kay Weiss, Penny Wing, Priscilla Wood. Photo/Jon Clark

Popular Rancho Santa Fe event benefits Casa de Amparo More than 30 members strong, the Crystal Ball Gala Committee has been working since January to ensure that the 2011 Crystal Ball Gala will be the biggest and best to date. Now in its 13th year, the gala is a key fundraiser for Casa de Amparo. Founded in 1978, the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit is recognized for leadership in the treatment and prevention of child abuse in the San Diego community. “I am thrilled to be able to support such an important cause and to work with such a dedicated group of volunteers ,” said Diane Lekvin, committee chair. Jerry and Sharon Stein, Casa de Amparo supporters for over 25 years, are the 2011 honorary chairs. The gala will be held at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Tickets are $350 per person and include a lavish cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, live music, dancing and exciting silent and live auctions. Underwriting and patron opportunities are also available. For more information, see www.casadeamparo.org, call 760-7545500 or email ktidrow@casadeamparo.org.

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Longtime board member J. Terrence Lanni died of cancer at age 68, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced recently. Lanni, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of MGM Mirage, had been a board member of the club since 2001. He died July 14 at his Pasadena home, surrounded by family. He is survived by a wife and two sons. “We have lost a fine man and I’ve lost a dear friend,” said Joe Harper, the club’s CEO, president and general manager. “Terry had great insights into both the gaming business and the racing world, and we were lucky to have him on board with us this past decade.” The Los Angeles native was a senior executive for 18 years for Caesars World Inc. before joining MGM Grand, which eventually was acquired by Mirage Resorts to form MGM Mirage. Involved in horse racing since college, he was also the chairman of the American Gaming Association. — City News Service

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Rancho Santa Fe Review

Local resident creates invaluable memoirs for families, companies BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Local resident Sid Shapira is in the business of preserving memories. With his new venture, “Stories Be Told,” Shapira helps people create their memoirs, full of irreplaceable and priceless stories and photos. The end result is a “most treasured gift” to families and future generations. “It’s something that’s really important, some-

thing I wished I’d done with my parents before they passed away,” Shapira said. “These stories, once the person leaves, they’re gone.” A native of Canada, Shapira studied journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto and got a job working as reporter for the Globe and Mail newspaper. He moved into public relations and corporate marketing communications— work he still does as a con-

sultant—but he never lost his affinity for being a storyteller. “I always had a great passion for writing and loved doing human interest stories and profile pieces,” Shapira said. Shortly after he moved to San Diego in 1991, he was commissioned to coauthor an autobiography of Time Inc. executive Jack Leonard for his four children. Shapira had a great experience recounting

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Leonard’s fascinating stories about being friends with Olympian Jesse Owens and comedian Lou Costello. Several years passed but Shapira always had the idea in the back of his mind to tell people’s stories. He started Stories Be Told this year and has already completed several books. Shapira’s comprehensive interview takes a few hours as people lead him through their childhood to present day. People talk about their families, their neighborhood, their hobbies, careers and passions. Sometimes the interviews can get very emotional, he said, as people remember family members lost. He said while those stories are difficult to get through, it can sometimes be cathartic for people to have a chance to talk it out. Each book ends with “Words of Wisdom,” advice on life from the subject to their family. Shapira works with a designer on the East Coast to create the bound books,

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July 21, 2011

Rancho Santa Fe Review

Local company designs portable bridge system for U.S. Army BY JOE TASH Contributor Engineers loaded 32 tons of steel plating onto an aluminum bridge erected in the parking lot of an industrial complex, just a bungee jump away from the throngs eating deep-fried Twinkies and riding roller coasters at the San Diego County Fair. The purpose of the exercise was to test whether the bridge, built and designed by ATA Engineering, Inc., of Del Mar, could actually handle the load as predicted by computer models during the bridge’s design. To the engineers and students who built the bridge, the test was the culmination of three years’ work, and maybe even as exciting as a day at the fair. “It was fun for them (the students) and fun for us,” said Gareth Thomas, vice president and technical director of ATA Engineering, of the bridge project. The company took on the task of designing a portable bridge system for the U.S. Army under the Small Business Innovation Research program, run by the U.S. Small Business Administration in conjunction with 11 different federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. The charge was to create a

Gareth Thomas of ATA Engineering is the principal investigator on a prototype lightweight, ultra-strong portable bridge. ATA Engineering has built it under a Small Business Administration contract for the U.S. Army. PHOTO: JON CLARK “bridge in a box,” that could be loaded into a shipping container, flown to a distant location, and erected in 30 minutes by just two people using specialized equipment, said Thomas, who spearheaded the project’s design. The result of the research — and several months of cutting and drilling aluminum beams by a team of UCSD engineering students paid $14 an hour — was a prototype bridge weighing 7,000 pounds, comprised of six interconnecting modules. The prototype bridge is 42 feet

long and designed to carry a load of 60,000 pounds, said Adam Price, an aerospace engineer with ATA Engineering who also worked on the project. The full-scale model of the bridge would span 66 feet and carry up to 100,000 pounds. “What we’ve developed is really a bridge system,” said Thomas. “This design can work for 50-ton tanks.” The bridge is designed to fold up like an accordion and fit into a standard shipping container, which in turn can fit in the hold of a C-130 cargo plane used by the military.

“If it’s in a (standard) container, it can ship by road, rail or air anywhere in the world,” said Thomas. The company rented a warehouse on Jimmy Durante Boulevard, next to the fairgrounds, where the bridge was built. It will now be packed up and sent to Michigan, where officials with the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, will evaluate it further and decide whether to order full-scale models. According to Price, the bridge is the largest project the Del Mar company — which has 90 employees, most of them engineers — has actually built from scratch; most of its work is for the aerospace industry, for which it conducts structural analysis of satellites, rockets and airplanes. The company also conducts structural analysis of roller coasters for Southern California theme parks, he said. The bridge resembles an oversized erector set, and because of its modular design, it can be adapted to various lengths, widths and load limits. While the Army commissioned the design for potential use in combat or humanitarian missions, under the federal program,

ATA Engineering retains intellectual property rights, and the bridge system could be used for civilian purposes. ATA has been contacted by a company that is considering whether the concept would work to reduce damage to sensitive habitat such as riverbeds during major construction projects, Thomas said. The project also offered a learning opportunity for local engineering students. Price said UCSD engineering students not only earned some money working on the project, but gained practical experience about materials used in fabricating engineering designs. Andy Youngstrom, a mechanical engineering student from Northeastern University in Boston, just completed an internship with ATA Engineering. One of his duties during the bridge project was to coordinate the schedules of students who worked on the bridge. Projects such as the prototype bridge, he said, gave him a wider range of experiences than many of his peers at Northeastern, and helped him understand the purpose of the abstract concepts he learns in the classroom. “I’ll go back to my classes and have a lot more motivation to be learning this stuff,” he said.

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July 21, 2011

Rancho Santa Fe Review

Jammin’ Under the Stars

he second annual “Jammin Under the Stars” fundraiser was held at the private estate of Sean and Maria Barry July 15 to benefit the Jammer Family Foundation. The event was organized by San Diego Charger Quentin Jammer and his wife, Alicia, Maria Barry, Jolane Crawford and Ginger Levy. Jeffery Strauss of Pamplemousse Grille catered the event. Guests mingled with members of the San Diego Chargers and the Charger Girls in support of programs that empower the students of San Pasqual Academy, the first national residential education campus for foster teens. Visit www.jammerfoundation.org. PHOTOS: JON CLARK

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Author Mariana Williams helps revive the oral storytelling tradition By Antoinette Kuritz, literary publicist, book project manager and the founder of the La Jolla Writers Conference, www.lajollawritersconference.com. Storytelling in the oral tradition is making a comeback in the United States, and spreading the word about it is Mariana Williams. A native Californian whose degree in psychology led to a career in the arts, Williams is a storyteller who was a finalist in the nationallyacclaimed Moth Grand Slam. Having worked after college as a piaMariana Williams nist/singer performing in Japan, Morocco, and the U.S., it was while booking comedy that she found the voice that led to writing and storytelling. The author of the Veronica Bennett series, novels of a singer who falls into accidental crime in “Happy New Year, Darling!” and “Stars or Stripes 4th of July,” Williams combines her comedy and writing in “Wince-worthy Tales,” an audio CD of true stories told by the author. Williams also stays busy creating storytelling competitions throughout Southern California, helping revive the storytelling tradition. Willaims says that her second choice of a career as a writer is turning out better than her dream of becoming a ballerina. “Unlike dance, you can write while lying in bed with a bag of chips.” The author lives in a “Southern California beach town” with her Oscar-winning songwriter husband Paul Williams. Her son and daughter have left the nest, and have been (almost) replaced by two calico cats. A recent conversation with Willaims shed some light on writing, on the revival of the art of oral storytelling, and living with the legendary Paul Williams. Americans are writing. With the advent of e-books, they are writing more than ever before. But to be a good writer demands finding your voice. How difficult was it for you to find yours? My voice was developed by journaling. My life was so crazy at that time that I had to write it down – it was the only release I had. Then I would hide my journal under the bed – like anyone would actually look for it, especially my then inattentive ex. Having purged all of life’s injustices in about 40 pages,

and realizing I felt better, I decided to continue writing. So I wrote about a get-rich-quick scheme I’d fantasized about for years: finding a fantasy date for a millionaire. Weaving my tawdry home life into the plot gave me my first novel, “Happy New Year, Darling,” published under the pen name Veronica Bennett. The most challenging part was letting my family read the sordid details, but when my sisters laughed their heads off, I realized I might just be on to something, and a writer was born. You write humorous mysteries, a cross between Carl Hiaasen and Helen Fielding. How did you choose your genre? Anyone who knows me knows I have always had getrich-quick schemes. My father was a successful entrepreneur, and actually, now that I think about it, I was, too. In the ‘90s I expanded the comedy craze into “Comedy Nights” in hotels and clubs throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. I had five shows that ran for five years. I emceed many of the shows and was around fabulous comedy minds for seven years altogether – some of it just rubbed off, and I got funnier. What can I say? Often authors find the seeds of their characters in themselves and their friends. Who is Veronica Bennett? Me. She is generous …with advice, let’s say. Interfering is such a strong word. You were a finalist in a MOTH Grand Slam. As an artist, most particularly a writer and a singer, how much of a stretch was it for you to jump into the oral storytelling tradition? It was a good fit. I have seven siblings. Everyone is fighting for the story-topping tale at every dinner table. We have to speak in sound bites to get a story through before the next person interrupts. Plus, my siblings are fascinating. My sister is a prosecutor with three guys on death row. My brother is also an attorney whose hobby at one time was bull fighting. I am just not that fascinating among the Escalante clan, so I learned to tell a good story. And of course

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they gave me some great fodder. Why do you think the revival of the oral storytelling tradition has become such a hot literary format? Is it our voyeurism come into play, or is it something more? In a world where reality TV prevails, this is reality open mic, It is edgier than a poetry slam, less painful to watch than a comedy open-mic, less therapeutic than an AA meeting, and a beautiful way to connect to a stranger with whom, prior to their five-minute story, you had nothing in common. It really makes you think twice about judging people. I still recall stories I heard two years ago, from strangers. Storytelling challenges the anonymity we often feel in today’s digital world. You are married to Oscar-winning songwriter Paul Williams. What is it like to have two creative minds, two artists, living together? Do you critique each others work? We absolutely run everything by each other. He is tremendously supportive. The only down side is, he likes to talk to me, and it is distracting. He can talk and work, I cannot. It is difficult to stay in the “writing zone” when a witty person is passing by the door way…insisting on sharing their wit. What is the primary difference between your art form, storytelling, and his? Only notes and length. Paul’s lyrics really paint a picture. Many of his less-known songs really evoke scenes. For example: “Loneliness…takes the romance out of falling stars, fills the wishing wells and fills the bars, run and hide the scars…of loneliness. How much of a stretch is it for you to go from oral, personal storytelling to writing a novel? It’s all the same thing. And to use your word, the novel is the biggest s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Every character in the three novels I’ve written is based on someone I know. I use their physical description, mannerisms, and then put them in a weird situation with another character based on someone, or a conglomeration of someones, I know, and watch what happens. You are now hosting storytelling events throughout Southern California. Why is having a forum for storytelling important? The first time I got up in front of a couple of hundred

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Education Matters The end of Harry Potter ... again BY MARSHA SUTTON With the release July 15 of the last Harry Potter movie in J.K. Rowling’s sensational seven-book series, the media are churning the story with self-generated intensity, showcasing despondent Potter fanatics weeping (some literally) over the grand finale. But the end really happened four years ago, when Rowling released her seventh and last Potter novel, “The Deathly Hallows,” in July 2007. So we’ve been

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through this before; to make us forlorn all over again is too much misery to bear – like losing your best friend twice. Yet the books were the thing, not the movies. The films are just icing on the cake, window dressing on an imaginative force whose power came from the printed word, not in the form of three admittedly adorable child stars. People who only saw the movies missed out on what was really going on in Potter-world. Like, the light in our children’s eyes as they read voraciously through the night, unable to stop sometimes until dawn. And the way our kids taught us how to see the magic in the world … again, like it was before we grew up. The way reading can absorb your every waking moment, expand your mind, and transport you to places never before imagined. And, most obviously, the over-riding consideration: how Rowling’s novels elevated children’s ability and interest in reading for pleasure. The one great downside to this reading-for-pleasure business is that it became nearly impossible to replicate kids’ interest in other books after the Potter stories made everything else seem dull. I may have watched Daniel Radcliffe grow up on screen, but I lived and breathed my own children’s transitions from tots to teens, with Harry Potter playing a large role in their lives along the way. I’ll never forget my younger son’s first foray into organized sports, on a local recreational basketball league when he was six. We don’t play basketball in our family, but he was enamored with the game so we signed him up. While standing in line that first day at practice to take his turn with the ball, he grew bored, grabbed a twig, and turned it into a wand, casting a spell on the kids to move along faster. In that moment, he became a wizard, Harry having given him permission to imagine the world any way he wanted. Sadly, he was mocked by the other boys, who at age six had already lost their capacity for fantasy. Instead of playing games of imagination, they had already bought into the way-too-adult notion that games are serious and for keeps in the real world and you must excel and be a star to make mommy and daddy proud. To be so good so young, these boys must have been shooting hoops since the day they could walk – aided, no doubt, by hyper-competitive fatherfigures with dreams of their sons as the next Michael Jordan. But my son was having none of it. He played with his “wand” in that line (which, to be honest, really was moving awfully slow) until the moment he lowered the stick dejectedly and turned to me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Mommy, I think they’re making fun of me.” After I picked up the pieces of my heart and hugged him tightly, we left that line, never to return. That was the day we dropped basketball and embraced instead every imaginative endeavor we could find, Rowling’s books at the top of the list. Then there was my older son’s insistence, in the sum-

mer of 2000, that we run to the bookstore on the day of a big soccer tournament (yes, we did some organized sports after all), to purchase Rowling’s just-released fourth novel, “The Goblet of Fire.” Between matches, we dashed off and returned to the field, breathless, the book clutched firmly to his chest. And the way the other bug-eyed 10-year-olds clustered around him, just wanting to touch it or hold it, you would have thought he had in his possession the latest and greatest new toy … which in a way he had. Profound influence on adults Besides their effect on children, the Potter books had a profound influence on adults. Bumping those books off the New York Times best-seller list because no other “adultbook” author could compete was a travesty that still to this day angers me. Adults were reading the novels as voraciously as the children were. Remember the many stories of parents and kids fighting to gain custody for a few hours of their family’s one copy of each newly-released novel, sometimes adorned with different-colored bookmarks indicating where each reader had left off? We are privileged to have witnessed the emergence of such spellbinding, everlasting literature, like being alive in the days of Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter or A.A. Milne. We can say we were here when Rowling first brought to life the enduring characters of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Dumbledore and Voldemort. And we can describe the buildup of anticipation as we waited impatiently and excitedly alongside our children for the release of each book. We read the books, loved them, and found a way, however briefly, to summon in their pages some of the lost magic of childhood. Through the creative genius of J.K. Rowling, adults were able to rekindle their sense of wonder at the universe. She reminded many of us of the power of imagination and helped us recapture the idealistic belief that goodness and light can prevail, even in the face of the darkest of evils. Best of all, Harry Potter’s adventures allowed us to connect as a family and share with our kids an enchanting world full of the dreams, fears, joy, laughter, tragedies and triumphs of childhood. The terror of dementors, the exhilarating satisfaction of beating your foe (whether it’s the bully on the playground or the next exam), the spine-tingling mystery of the unknown, and the protective shield of a mother’s undying love, all evoke images and emotions real and powerful for every child. Harry’s stories became a port-key into the lives of our children, through whose eyes we were granted the supreme privilege of viewing a magical, fantastical world of timeless friendship, love and honor. So, yes, we’re sad to see the final movie, but we mourned the end of Harry Potter a long time before now. Marsha Sutton can be reached at: SuttComm@san.rr.com.

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July 21, 2011

‘After the Finish Line’ gives former racehorses a second chance BY KELLEY CARLSON Contributor Scooter Roach was a graded stakes-winning racehorse during a career that spanned nine years. But somehow, the Illinois-bred gelding — who had won nearly $843,000 — descended the ranks and eventually ended up being entered in a low-level claiming race in 2010, catching the attention of the media. Fortunately for Scooter, efforts by his fans and former connections allowed him to be retired soon afterward and brought to the Illinois Equine Humane Center. He is now transitioning into a new career as a jumper. One of the organizations involved in his rescue was After the Finish Line, a nonprofit group started by former Carmel Valley resident Dawn Mellen, that is dedicated to saving, rehabilitating and caring for former racehorses until they are adopted. “I was reading a racing newspaper at the racetrack and saw an ad for a horse rescue organization,” she explained. “I said to myself, ‘Why do horses need to be rescued?’ When I got home, I visited the rescue’s website.

Since then, the Toluca Lakebased group has been contributing funds to rescue and retirement organizations throughout the country to save horses from slaughter and neglect. These include the United Pegasus Foundation, CANTER of California, Neigh Savers, The Golden Carrot, Southern California I Thoroughbred After the Finish Line founder and President Dawn Mellen with Ciarra, a Rescue, TROTT, White Rock rescued horse. PHOTO: DAWN MELLEN Horse Rescue and Heavenly Horse Haven. was shocked to learn what “Horses everywhere happens to a majority of the need our help,” Mellen said. horses that were no longer “We don’t discriminate with able to race because they (them) — we don’t care if were too slow to win or inthey’ve won $7,000 or jured. That’s when I became $700,000 — they all try involved in thoroughbred their best.” racehorse rescue — 13 years United Pegasus Foundaago. Because I wanted to intion occasionally seeks assiscrease my involvement, I tance for the cost of hay started After the Finish Line from After the Finish Line, in October 2007.”

according to United Pegasus founder and President Helen Meredith. “Things are tough (financially),” she said. “It’s good to have a fundraising foundation like (After the Finish Line). They have more time to do the fundraising and create awareness of thoroughbreds off the track.” Meredith said After the Finish Line often donates about $1,000 a couple of times each year to United Pegasus. “Right now, we’re desperate,” she said. “We hope lots of people donate to (After the Finish Line) so they can help more horses.” To aid these organizations, After the Finish Line relies on its own fundraisers and donations. Fifteen events supporting the nonprofit have been planned this year, including several locally. One of them is the fourth annual “A Tribute to the Majesty of Thoroughbreds,” slated from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar. Actor and voiceover artist Mike Villani will serve as master of ceremonies, while Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg will return as auctioneer.

Horse racing artist Fred Stone will be the guest speaker, and singer Liza G. Fly, known for her song “Zenyatta,” will perform during the silent auction. The event is open to the public. Another fundraiser is the Del Sol Classic Horse Show series, next set for Aug. 17 and 18 at the Del Mar Horsepark. Former racehorses will compete against one another as hunters and jumpers for prize money. Other local events held recently include “Fiesta for the Horses” at En Fuego restaurant in Del Mar and the “Race to Fashion” runway show at Westfield UTC mall. Last year, After the Finish Line raised nearly $100,000, Mellen said, with just over half coming from “Tribute.” The organization donates its proceeds toward auction purchases; to help pay for a horse’s surgery and/or medical expenses; farrier/dental/vet expenses; hay and feed; boarding expenses; and transporting a horse to safety, along with other requests. After the Finish Line will follow up to make sure the horse is receiving the proper care, Mellen said. She also emphasized

If you go What: ‘A Tribute to the Majesty of Thoroughbreds’ When: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 4 Where: Hilton San Diego/Del Mar, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar Cost: $135 per person, $1,350 for table of 10 RSVP: (858) 945-1371, dawn@afterthefinishline.org by July 26

that the money raised goes entirely toward the care of horses — all of the organization’s members are volunteers and none have salaries. “We are here to put a positive spin on a negative situation,” Mellen said. “We’re giving (the horses) a second chance.” For more information about After the Finish Line, or to be an event volunteer, sponsor or donor, go to www.afterthefinishline.org or e-mail dawn@afterthefinishline.org.

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Stars and Stallions

Travis Jackson Jr., Victory, Elizabeth McCloud, Dallon Maybe, America, Pete Kyle

Madeleine and T. Boone Pickens hosted the Stars and Stallions golf tournament and dinner July 18 at Del Mar Country Club to celebrate the opening of Mustang Monument, a sanctuary in Nevada for rescued wild horses. Pickens is also involved with Saving Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mustangs (www. SavingAmericasMustangs.org). See story on page 1 for more. Photos: Jon Clark

Claudia Susi, Josh Rubenstein, Richard Doan, Erika, Nancy Gebhardt, Brian Keith

Kathleen Connor, Bill McNally

Vera Vasiley, Madeleine Pickens

Peter Mallory, Susan Mallory, State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, Representative Darrell Issa

Marie and Bob Lipsey, Madeleine Pickens

Linda Muir, Steve Muir, Retired Col. Todd Browne Jenny Craig, May Zawaideh

Richard Fant, Diana Fant, Eva Bisso, Beau Bisso, Kristi Schiller, Bill McComas

Bill McComas, Suzann Marney, Bertrand Hug Greg and Kathy Rouche, Jeff Dillon

Shaunt Hartounian, Barbara Johnson, Loren Mitchell, Nancy Mitchell, Todd Campbell, Sandy Powers, Brian Powers

Christine Antonovich, Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Michael Antonovich Jr., Anthony Tai

David Wick, Sherry Manoogian, Rick Manoogian

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Stars and Stallions continued

Madeleine Pickens, Kevin Parker

Paul and Marge Palmer, Barbara and David Groce

Bertrand and Denise Hug, Retired Admiral Denny Wisely, Kathleen Connor, Chrissy Nicholas

Gary and Wendy Broad

Walter Stark, Polly Stark, Madeleine Pickens

Lisa Bosstick, Stacie Christie

Melissa Shalz, Suzann Marney, RD Hubbard, Nancy Bello, Andrea Naversen (inset)

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Leith Clotfelter, Laura de Seroux

Lucy Berk, Helene Idels

Fran Johnson

Kristen Aliotti

Max Wuthrich; Jane Woody

Sophia Alsadek, Diana Burdick

Stephanie Jackel, Amanda Churchill

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Del Mar Racing Feature Edwin J. Gregson Foundation to honor Oak Tree Racing Association at The Grand Del Mar The Edwin J. Gregson Foundation recently announced that it will host a charity fundraising dinner honoring Oak Tree Racing Association for its distinguished role in the success of the California thoroughbred horse racing industry and for its countless charitable contributions to those in need. This dinner will serve as the 11th fund-raising event for the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation, the proceeds of which will be used for continued development of various educational pro-

grams to benefit California’s backstretch workers and their families. These programs, such as scholarship grants, computer literacy classes, ongoing English as a Second Language courses, as well as various recreational activities, were part of late thoroughbred horse trainer Eddie Gregson’s vision in helping individuals improve their standard of living and achieve excellence in their lives. Gregson is the famed trainer of Gate del Sol, winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1982.

The members of the Oak Tree Board of Directors will be feted at The Grand Del Mar in San Diego. The dinner will take place on Monday, Aug. 8, and tickets for the event are $250 per person. This annual event has proven to sell out each year, and the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation encourages early purchase of tickets to assure attendance. Please contact Angie Carmona at (626) 447-2339 for further information.

Crab cakes and pork belly are among the delicious offerings at Delicias restaurant.

Deliciás Restaurant better than ever Deliciás has long been known as one of North County’s favorite dining spots. In addition to serving the highest quality steaks, chops and seafood, Deliciás has expanded its summer menu to include handmade fresh pastas, handcrafted burgers, and wood-fired pizzas. All dishes, including the $5 tapas menu, utilize the freshest seasonal ingredients and can be enjoyed with the whole family. Stopping at Deliciás this summer is a must. Whether you are a long-time customer or a new face, the friendly staff are ready to greet you. Make your reservation today. 858-756-8000; 6106 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; www.deliciasrestaurant.com.

Del Mar keeps the Opening Day excitement alive with first Saturday concert

The Delights of Summer. The culinary creations inspired by the bounty of the season. The soothing jazz of Jason Weber and Mark Lessman, nightly. Presented in the newly rennovated Mille Fleurs patio. Your reservation awaits at 858 756 3085.

The fun continues at the Del Mar Racetrack as this season’s meet rolls outs with friendly competition and the first Saturday concert. Thoroughbreds and cougars will make their way to the track hoping for a win in the Cougar II Handicap and Miss Cougar Del Mar contest. With plenty of spirited competition, Del Mar’s first full week of racing comes accompanied by some of the season’s most anticipated events. •Miss Cougar Del Mar and the Cougar II Handicap – Fri., July 29 – Del Mar’s longest stakes race, the mile and one-half Cougar II Handicap, will run on Friday honoring its namesake Hall of Fame runner. Finalists for Miss Cougar Del Mar will also be on the prowl throughout the day, hoping to earn the title in the 3rd annual Miss Cougar Del Mar contest. Determined by online and text votes, the winner of Miss Cougar Del Mar 2011 will be announced during the races that day and invited to present the trophy for the Cougar II Handicap. Submissions are currently being accepted on www.delmarscene.com. • 4 O’clock Fridays continue with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Fri., July 29 – After the horses have raced and Miss Cougar crowned, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will take the stage for the second 4 O’clock Friday concert. Their alternative, garage rock revival hits are sure to entertain and light up the new Seaside Stage. •First Saturday Concert and Beer Fest: Ziggy Marley salutes the Legends of Reggae– Sat. July 30 – For the first of only two Saturday concerts, Ziggy Marley will salute the legends of reggae with mellow beats and a special set. In conjunction with the concert, Del Mar will host its first beer fest of the season, where guests can choose to sample up to 60 different brews while enjoying the show. Racing at Del Mar happens Wednesdays through Sundays, with post time for the first race on most days at 2 p.m. On Fridays first post is at 4 p.m. There will be a special Monday racing card on Labor Day, September 5. For more information, call 858-755-1141 or visit www. delmarscene.com. You can follow the Del Mar racetrack on Twitter, @DelMarRacing or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DelMarRaces.

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Del Mar Racing Feature Beach Cities Jam coming to Belly Up Tavern July 28 What do you get when you mix good friends, sweet memories and hard-driving rock ‘n’ roll? You get the Beach Cities Jam. Four bands featuring alumni from local high schools will wield guitars and reel in the memories at the July 28 event at the Belly Up Tavern. Through the years, the beach cities of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar have produced extraordinary talent, and once again, these towns will be well-represented at the Jam. The bands, in their order of appearance, are: STRATOS, Wag Halen Los Beautiful Beasts, Wag Halen and The Swing’n Kings. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets cost $8. For more information, call the Belly Up Tavern box office at (858) 481-8140 or visit www.bellyup.com.

Mille Fleurs’ beautifully renovated patio

Better Than Ever

Enjoy smooth saxophone sounds on Mille Fleurs’ newly renovated patio Enjoy live jazz nightly on the newly refreshed patio at Mille Fleurs! Bringing an air of Provence to Rancho Santa Fe, Mille Fleurs’ beautifully renovated patio is the perfect place to sip cocktails, share conversation and delight in Chef Martin Woesle’s fresh culinary creations. This summer, Mille Fleurs invites you to experience al fresco dining at its finest to the tunes of Jason Weber and Mark Lessman on the saxophone. Enjoy smooth jazz sounds nightly while indulging in sips and savories. Or, join Mille Fleurs for happy hour Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mille Fleurs is located at 6009 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; (858) 7563085; www.millefleurs.com.

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Even Greater Wine Selection

Featuring freshest seasonal ingredients

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Martin Katz, renowned for exquisite taste and an unparalleled eye for sculpting beautiful stones into artistic creations, introduces “The Divine Collection.” This collection of hand-sculpted pieces evoke an impression of endless gems enhanced by unique concave settings, circular shapes and varying size diamonds laid in random patterns. This technique is a creative new perspective to the large stone cocktail rings; it encompasses a look that is whimsical and avant-garde. “I’ve always had a fascination with geometric shapes; however, the infinite nature of the circle stands out among the rest,” remarks Katz. “The soft suggestive curves are symbolic of timeless beauty, divine in nature.” The Emerald Ring is 24 MM set with 34 emeralds weighing 1.66 CTS and 388 diamonds weighing 1.80 CTS. Martin Katz is located at 6016 La Granada, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; (858) 759-4100; www.martinkatz.com.

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PROFILE continued from page 8 “And I’m teaching you the skill and I’m going to guide you to use the skill to make the changes you want to make. My role in subliminal therapy is strictly as a guide. A source of information sometimes, but I don’t have to be involved in the content of the problems that you address. I can even do this work, a therapist can, not just ‘I’, any clinician trained in this, can even do this work without even knowing what the patient’s problem is. “So, you’re my patient and you came in with some problem…. And I have to be able to communicate with your ‘centrum.’” He asks the patients to create in his conscious mind’s eye, the image of a chalkboard or computer screen, upon which Centrum can write. “So I ask that you create that imaginary chalkboard right now. Got it?” Okay. “I ask your Centrum to indicate willingness to communicate this way by writing the word “Yes” on the chalkboard. “Tell me when the word “Yes” is there.” It’s there. “Now you might reasonably at this point ask, how do I know that came from Centrum? A reasonable question. And at least part of the answer to that question is that if, in fact, Centrum writes on the chalkboard, in all probability, you will not be able to erase it consciously.” “Is the word ‘Yes’ still on?” Yes. “I invite you to try to erase it. Still there?” Yes. “Centrum, please erase the word ‘yes’ and replace it with a different word. I ask, Centrum, that you select a word and write it on the

chalkboard. Write a word, Centrum, that will surprise you, consciously…Centrum, please write the surprise word now on that chalkboard. Got a word?” Not yet. “Okay. Be patient. Got it?” Okay. “Are you consciously satisfied that you didn’t think that word up and put it there?” I don’t know. “You question that you did. Okay. Centrum, erase that word and please reach out somewhere and select a different word that truly will be unexpected and truly will surprise you consciously. Got that word? Yes. “Are you satisfied consciously that you didn’t think that word up and put it there?” Yes. “At this point, if you were my patient, I would start interacting with Centrum….You’re job now, as we work together, would be to tell me what Centrum writes on the chalkboard…. The moment you tell me your conscious opinion in lieu of what Centrum writes, at that moment, we start spinning wheels. So here’s a little guiding rule, anytime I preface a question with the name ‘Centrum’, the next words I hear from you, I hope, will be the words on the chalkboard. “You may get answers that don’t make sense. And you may get answers you don’t agree with. You may strongly disagree. And that’s all okay as long as you’ll tell me what those answers are as opposed to what you think they should be…. No other psychotherapy I know approaches it this way.” We just went through a little hypnosis, didn’t we? “You did,” he said. “It was not a deliberate induction on my part. Not everybody goes into trance, but most people do.”

Woodward Center Pet of the Week This special guy is not just good looking, he is sensitive and sweet! Neil is a handsome 6-year old altered male who is looking for a loving home with older children. Fall into Neil’s amazing green eyes and give him a chance to fill your home with love. His adoption fee is $75. (plus a $40 microchip fee) All pets adopted from Helen Woodward Animal Center have been spayed or neutered, have up-to-date vaccinations and microchip identification. Helen Woodward Animal Center; 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information call 858-756-4117, option #1 or log on to www.animalcenter.org *From now until October 31, 2011 receive a complimentary pair of Sea World passes with your adoption.

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people in Venice, California, at a Moth Story Slam, I won. This was one of the most thrilling nights of my life because there were comics and screenwriters also on stage – the competition was fierce. There were 10 of us. I had the best story that night. Not surprisingly, music was the subject. At the semi-finals, I brought out the big guns with “It Sucks to be Vain and Poor,” which I later recorded on my CD of “Wince-Worthy Tales” – an embarrassing story that was worth the telling as it garnered me second place and showed me how much pleasure a story could provide for an audience. In the moment of the telling I felt as though I knew them and they knew me, as though we were truly seeing each other. There is vulnerability in storytelling. Storytelling is a means of reaching out and connecting, of sharing our humanity. And when it is done in the oral tradition, there is no wall between the teller and the audience – the connection is direct. In this age of electronic communication, when we often miss out on the warmth and nuance of direct communication, storytelling events are a last vestige of that direct human connection. Tell us a bit about the event here in Encinitas? I have been asked to hold a storytelling event for a teacher retiring from La Costa Canyon high school. This is a private evening with friends and colleagues sharing stories. However the educator has been to many of my storytelling events, and she is actively looking for a spot to hold a monthly “Wince-Worthy Tales” event in her area, Encinitas. How can people find out more about you, your books, and your storytelling events? All kinds of information about me, the books, and the events can be found at www.marianawilliams.com.

the days of cowboys and Indians. “We have a sexy history and I want to capture this,” she said. The ranch has been transferred to the foundation’s ownership, she said, and all proceeds from the operation will go back into furthering the nonprofit’s goals. While her plan has drawn the ire of cattle ranchers who want to continue allowing their herds to graze the federal lands, as they have for decades, others in northeast Nevada support her plan because of its potential for generating tourism dollars, according to a December report in the Wall Street Journal. Pickens said she has invested a sizeable sum of her own money into the foundation, but declined to discuss specific numbers. “This is my passion,” she said. In April, Pickens testified before members of the House Interior Appropriations Committee, urging them to support the creation of an eco-preserve for wild mustangs. Her foundation has also held galas, organized letterwriting campaigns and used public appearances — such as bringing the horses to opening day at the Del Mar racetrack — to get the word out. Pickens said those who are interested in supporting the plan can log on to the foundation’s website at www.savingamericasmustangs.org, to register to receive updates and find out how they can become involved. The campaign has made a difference, she said, and has caught the attention of officials at the federal Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the public lands where Pickens wants to establish the refuge for wild horses. “It’s time for a change,” she said, both in the way wild horses are treated, and in the mentality of cattlemen and ranchers who don’t want to provide roaming land for the mustangs. “All we are saying is leave the horses alone, and they can’t handle that,” she said.

Support your favorite businesses — go to the Review’s Web site to vote for ‘Best of North Coast’ New on the web this week is the ballot for this year’s “Best Of North Coast.” You can vote on a number of categories from best restaurant to best lawyer, and everything in-between. Go to rsfreview.com/best-of-2011 or scan the barcode to submit your ballot. The contest period ends at 8 p.m. on Aug. 15, so submit your ballot today. The winners of each category will be announced in a special section of the Sept. 29 edition of the Rancho Santa Fe Review. Spread the word, vote for your favorite hang out before it is too late.

RSF Republican Women event featuring Congressman postponed RSF Republican Women’s July 18 breakfast reception featuring Congressman Allen West had to be postponed. The group received a phone call from West’s office that Speaker of the House John Boehner had called Congress back into session for July 18 to discuss the “Debt Ceiling.” The Congressman is hoping to reschedule a California trip in October and when a date is confirmed the event will be rescheduled. Anyone who had paid to attend the breakfast reception will be refunded. If you’d still like to donate to the Allen West campaign, please send your check to: Allen West for Congress, PO Box 1028, Deerfield Beach, FL 3344-1028. For questions, please contact Kathy, Kathimac42@gmail.com (preferred).

Non-Fairbanks Ranch residents can board horses at the Fairbanks Riding Club.

RENOVATION continued from page 1 It’s very peaceful and serene,” agreed Ellner. “Time stops here.” In addition to peaceful riding, the club also offers quality instruction. Lena Nordlof-Davis, a USDF (United States Dressage Federation) gold, silver and bronze medalist, handles dressage training and care, and new addition Kelli Di Gioia-Bautista brings her championship experience in hunter jumper training. Summer Pony Camp is now running with daily riding and bathing of ponies, arts and crafts, and nature hikes. For more information, contact instructor Sarah Powell at (858) 449-3317. The club is also hosting a dressage clinic on Aug. 9 and 10 with Olympian Charlotte Bredahl-Baker. To register, call Lena Nordolf-Davis at (760) 822-7483. For more information on boarding opportunities, call (858) 756-0321 or visit fairbanksridingclub.com.

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CORONADO $1,417,000

RANCHO SANTA FE $1,250,000

RANCHO SANTA FE $1,450,000

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Soiree De Vin debuts

he Rancho Santa Fe Community Center launched a series of monthly wine tasting events called Soiree de Vin on July 14 at a private RSF residence with wine from the Napa Valley-based private estate and winery, Terra Valentine. The winery brings together a state-of-theart fermentation system with the beauty of an artisan-constructed building â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a colorful and wellhidden treasure of Spring Mountain history.

PHOTOS: JON CLARK

Erin Leahey, Shauna Decker, Marcia Southwell

Linda Howard, Erin Weidner, Karina Lion

Eric and Diane Dale

Vintner Rory Lynch with Erin Weidner

Teri and Noel Gillespie

Ashley Hudson, Lori Bothwell

Valerie Mott, Richard Sarif

Bruce and Nancy Henderson Steve and Shirley Corless

Karina Lion, Linda Howard, Thom Tullis

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Popular Drybar hair salon offers blowouts at Del Mar Highlands Town Center BY KAREN BILLING STAFF BOX A new kind of hair salon has blown into Del Mar Highlands Town Center. Open since June 15, the new Drybar does no color, no cuts, just blowouts for a flat rate of $35, wash included, something owner Alli Webb calls “affordable luxury.” The success of the Drybar concept has been head spinning for the Los Angeles-based Webb. In a little over a year since opening the first shop, she now has nine locations in four states with franchise offers pouring in. Coming to San Diego was a no-brainer, Webb said, and Carmel Valley seemed like a perfect fit. “I’m really grateful, the whole experience has been very humbling. We’ve just grown by leaps and bounds and I didn’t see any of it coming,” Webb said. “It’s truly been a whirlwind, I feel lucky, blessed, overwhelmed, ecstatic, you name it,” A hair stylist for more than 15 years, Webb had also worked in fashion and PR before becoming a stayat-home mom to her two sons. Craving a change and

some adult conversation, she started her own business called Straight-at-Home in 2008, making blowout house calls. “Accidentally, the business took off,” Webb said. She got so busy running all over town that she decided it might make more sense to open up a shop, just offering blowouts. With help from her brother Michael Landan and husband Cameron, she opened the first Drybar in Brentwood in February 2010. A full waiting list meant a need for more locations. In six months she opened her second Drybar in Studio City, followed by West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Ariz., Dallas, a New York City location under construction and San Diego. “I wish I could clone myself,” said Webb of wanting to be at all locations all the time. “We are on target to open 15 stores by the end of the year and continue to roll them out.” Drybar’s concept came out of a kind of necessity. Webb has a naturally curly head of hair and ever since

she was a little girl her mother blew it straight for her. “At a very early age I developed an obsession with getting my hair blown out and straight,” Webb said. She thought for sure that Drybar would appeal mostly to women wanting to tame their curls but she soon discovered that every woman wants what their hair doesn’t do, women with straight hair want curls, and women with flat hair want volume. As such, her target demographic became “women with hair.” The look of Drybar is ultra-modern and chic, feminine but not too girly. The interiors are crisp and cleanly white with splashes of happy yellow. The décor carries all the way into the bathroom—Webb didn’t want it to be an “afterthought,” it is decorated with beautiful textured wallpaper and vintage photos. Blow-out styles are ordered like drinks at the bar: The Straight Up, their signature blowout; The Mai Tai, messy and beachy; Southern Comfort, big hair with lots of volume; Cosmopolitan, loose curls; or the Manhat-

tan, sleek and smooth. For girls under 10, there’s also the Shirley Temple, sweet curls for $24. Up-dos can be done for an additional cost and clients can also add on a Floater, a 10-minute scalp massage during the shampoo. Women sit at the bar for their blowouts and unlike the average salon, there are no mirrors in front of stylist chairs. The unusual set-up is a nod to Webb’s mobile business, where she’d often be doing hair in someone’s kitchen and when finished the woman would run to check out how their hair had turned out. She could hear them gasp and marvel when they saw their look for the first time and wanted a way to recreate that moment: “The big reveal” as she calls it. “Not being in front of a mirror, it becomes more of a social experience. The client doesn’t have the pressure of staring at themselves in the mirror,” Webb said. Complimentary coffee, tea, spa water, wine or champagne is served and women can “zone out,” watching a guilty pleasure chick flick on the flat screen

Alli Webb owns the Drybar hair salon at Del Mar Highlands Town Center. or quite literally recharge— there are iPhone docking stations that have been built into the bar for clients to charge up their phones or listen to music. “It really makes women more confident, that’s the interesting and amazing part of the whole thing,” said Webb, noting that she watches women come in with their hair pulled up in a messy bun or tucked under a hat and then leave with fabulous hair and a certain strut. “You almost don’t recognize them when they walk out…We sell happiness

and confidence, it’s not just a blowout.” Drybar offers monthly memberships and Bartabs, a package of blowouts with savings. The store is open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m., seven days a week, and appointments can be easily booked online at thedrybar.com. For more information call 1-877-DRYBAR-9. The Del Mar Highlands Town Center is located at 12925 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130.

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July 21, 2011

Haute couture designer Dominique Prévot dazzles at Patrons of the Prado, enjoys RSF visit

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BY DIANE Y. WELCH CONTRIBUTOR On the evening of July 9, at the 13th Patrons of the Prado gala, world-renowned haute couture designer Dominique Prévot appeared as celebrity guest with his business partner of 27 years, Monika-Charlotte Dabs. It was an elegant affair with 250 people in attendance, and a major annual fundraiser that benefits 11 Balboa Park museums and art organizations. This year’s main beneficiaries are The San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego History Center, and the Museum of Photographic Arts. The gala gathered together lovers and supporters of the arts in a vintage-themed event titled “Sirens and Sheiks of the Silver Screen: A night of Vintage Glamour” that looked back to the 1930s and ‘40s Golden Age of Hollywood as its inspiration. Prévot brought with him four evening gowns from his Paris collection that were modeled that evening by gala attendees. In his signature style, one that pairs elegant vintage with modernity, with an added touch of whimsy, the gowns reflected the event’s color theme of black, silver and white, he said. Along with his own creations in his Paris showroom, Prévot carries a unique collection of vintage haute-couture wear from the 1920s through the 1980s. Many of the items were purchased from one collector who never wore the gowns, Prévot explained. The glamor of Hollywood has been a long held source of inspiration for Prévot who attended the first fashion school in Paris — Esmod — 30 years ago. As a child, Prévot started on his creative engagement by decorating his own room in fabric. One day a friend of his mother’s asked him to create a flower in silk for her dress. “This flower was the beginning of my career,” said Prévot, who is also acclaimed for his elaborate, decorative installations. Dabs partnered with Prévot to launch his first fashion collection 25 years ago at Monte Carlo, a royal affair that included Princess Stephanie. Following the success of that

by invitation from RSF’s Richard Rovsek, whose wife, Jeris, was co-chair for the gala. The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe provided accommodations for the couple. This was their first time in San Diego, they said. Dabs also represents Princesse Tania de Borbon Parme, serving as the famed royal designer’s international protocol coordinator; the princess is also a client of Prévot’s. Other royal clients of Prévot’s include Princess Gloria de Thurn et Taxis, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, and the late Princess Diana. Prévot has designed for Arabian princesses and celebrities who include the late Elizabeth Taylor, Nancy Reagan and Madame Jean-Marie le Pen. Through her relationships with European royalty, Dabs was able to create an exclusive silent auction item for the gala: the “Paris Holiday Package.” The highest bidder had the choice of a complimentary gown from Prévot’s current collection or a gown designed exclusively for them; a stay for two couples at Hotel Le Bristol, recently featured in the movie “Midnight in Paris,” plus rooms at the former Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s country retreat in Le Moulin, as well as at the private Chateau de Yaucourt-Bussus. Included in the package was the choice of an original work of art by Parisian master artist Iza Sator or one created exclusively for the winning bidder. The package was bought for $20,000. Dabs and Prévot are looking forward to future in engagements in San Diego, which they fell in love with, said Debs. “The people that we have met have been very generous, open- minded and very nice. It’s been a pleasure to be here.” For a private appointment in Paris with Rock-Dominique Prévot, contact Monika-Charlotte Dabs at dabs.monika@gmail.com or call her at 0 1 33 603 89 46 15. See Patrons of the Prado gala photos on page B22.

(Above left) Monika-Charlotte Dabs and Dominique Prévot; (Above right) Monika modeling one of Prevot’s hats. Photo/ Diane Y. Welch show, another was presented in Argentina. Prévot was revisiting his roots. He lived there for the first 26 years of his life; his father was an architect and his mother a stylist. “And then we were able to take Dominique’s collection around the world. From then on we established important relationships so that when VIPs came to Paris they knew to contact us, to arrange to come to Dominique’s showroom,” said Dabs. Wives of politicians and heads-of-state are clients, and discretion is essential. “His designs are always unique and made to order,” she added. Prévot and Dabs flew into San Diego solely for the gala,

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Rancho Santa Fe Review

Musical dreams pursued at San Diego ‘American Idol’ auditions BY SHANNON NAJMABADI Contributor Preliminary auditions for the 11th season of “American Idol” were held in Petco Park on July 7. More than 9,500 hopefuls gathered for the audition, some even camping out in the streets the night before. Many of those auditioning practiced in line, their voices mingling as they simultaneously warmed up and intimidated their competition. Despite the obvious pressure, most hopefuls maintained a positive outlook. “It doesn’t feel like a competition. It feels like a bunch of people who all have the same passion hanging out,” 17-year-old Janai Abel said. Additionally, some merely thought of the competition as a fun experience, a way to network, or a “last hurrah” before turning fulltime to a back-up career. For example, Kate Stadeli is a first year medical student at University of California, San Diego, and Trevor Wyer has six months left in the Marine Corps. “The atmosphere [in line outside Petco Park] is intense. But I’m not ner-

Nicole Hargett vous because I’m here for the experience and to be able to say that I tried…I honestly wasn’t going to come because getting off work is such a hassle, but my supervisor in the Marine Corps encouraged me,” Wyer said. Similarly, Wendy Pendergrass, a local mother, conceded that she had tried out just for the experience,

without seriously considering the consequences of advancing further into the competition. Or, as Jeff Wells succinctly put it: “I’m auditioning because I’m 28. It’s on my bucket list.” While a love of karaoke and a “no regrets” attitude led some to the “American Idol” auditions, still others had garnered previous musical experience through choir, glee clubs, musical theater, musical instruments or band involvement. With a single out on iTunes, Jillian Dudley is an exemplary representation of some of the more experienced people auditioning. Proceeds from her single “Rewind the World” benefit Invisible Children. “Music is a universal language and everyone speaks it. I built a house in east Tijuana and, even though the local kids didn’t speak English, they were psyched I was singing. One girl even suggested I try out for ‘American Idol,’” Dudley said. In addition to playing guitar, performing with her band “Land Without Trees,” writing original music, and participating in vocal com-

Janai Abel petitions at the Del Mar Fair, Dudley also helped to successfully petition her high school to develop a choir program. Similarly, Natalie Rae, a local high school graduate, has met with booking agents and performed at venues, such as the Hard Rock Café, in San Diego. In regards to her “American Idol” audition, she said,

“You never really know who is in line with you so it’s a good chance to market yourself. I stayed in contact with a lot of the people I’ve met and we’ll do covers on YouTube.” At around 8 a.m., potential contestants were allowed into the stadium where they waited in assigned seats for their turn to sing. Hopefuls were led in small groups down to a line of white tents in the center of the park where they sang for producers of the show. “I honestly don’t know what the judges are looking for. It all depends on your personality, looks and luck. And it’s a TV show; the drama aspect of it is what gives the show good ratings,” another Idol hopeful, Kristi Krause, said. Another contestant, Nicole Hargett, gave a slightly different perspective, adding that, “[The auditions] are not fair. They’re looking for crazy people and I want them to base it on talent.” “Our friends dressed up as Fruit of the Loom and they made it! This was their third time auditioning and they never made it before [when they came dressed

normally]…I suppose they have to make an interesting show,” Pendergrass said. While many contestants used clothing and makeup to communicate their personality to the judges, others let their singing speak for itself, auditioning with original songs and lyrics. “The song I’m singing today I wrote myself and it’s a fun, happy, love song. I tried on a bunch of different looks but I decided I need to stay true to myself. I’m just curly beach hair, bracelets faded from the sun…I’m just a San Diego girl,” Abel said. A homeless woman sitting curbside hummed “Another One Bites the Dust” while pointedly watching the rejected singers filing out of the stadium in varying degrees of dejection. Be it for talent, appearance or another factor, the lucky singers who made it through the preliminary July 7 auditions underwent another round of tryouts on July 9. Those who still remained will be advancing to audition in front of the celebrity judges in September.

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‘Engaging Shaw’ celebrates snaring a confirmed bachelor BY DIANA SAENGER Contributor John Morogiello’s West Coast premiere of “Engaging Shaw” mixes a bit of historical fact with a fictional romance for a delightful look at the marriage of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. The East Coast production in New York last year drew raves from critics. Henry Wishcamper returns to the Old Globe to direct its production, opening on July 29. Morogiello’s resume includes “Irish Authors Held Hostage,” “Men and Parts,” “Stonewall’s Bust,” “Gianni Schicchi,” and his new play “Blame It on Beckett,” which will premiere Off Broadway at Abingdon Theatre Company this October. Morogiello said he became interested in doing something about GBS when he was asked to write a study guide for a Shaw play at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston. “I had to read Shaw’s biography, and when I read the part where he got married, I could not stop laughing,” Morogiello said. “It was funny the way he kept fighting it and fighting it, and eventually, she wore him down so all he could do was marry her.” It all went something like this … Wealthy heiress Charlotte Payne-Townshend has her sights on Shaw, a confirmed bachelor, philanderer and rumored to be unromantic as well. When Charlotte and Shaw become acquainted with Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Charlotte finds new ways to pursue her goal. Writing his play with the same structure of Shaw’s plays, Morogiello knew he would have only four characters telling his story. “Shaw, and his best friends Sidney and Beatrice Webb, are based on real people,” he said. “I used their letters to help me

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Rod Brogan (George Bernard Shaw) and Angela Pierce (Charlotte PayneTownshend) star in ‘Engaging Shaw’ at The Old Globe Theatre. PHOTO: SANDY HUFFAKER

get their voices and who they were. I had to create all of Charlotte, as her estate wouldn’t cooperate with me, so she’s totally made up.” The Webbs, Morogiello explained, were founders of the Fabian Society in England. It was a socialist organization based on a democratic process. “When I came across an essay that Sidney Webb wrote on how to get the world to accept socialism, I realized that his idea was the exact same tactic Charlotte used to get Shaw to marry her. I think the story works well. “When The International Shaw Society saw it in New York, a member said it was the best Shaw play he’d seen in 20 years and he (Shaw) didn’t even write it!” Morogiello said he’s excited to work with director Wishcamper (“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” “Spirit Control,” “Graceland,” “Animal Crackers,” “Talking Pictures”) and thinks his casting is terrific. Rod Brogan plays Shaw.

What: ‘Engaging Shaw’ When: Matinees, evenings July 29–Aug. 4 Where: Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park TICKETS: $29-67 Box Office: (619) 23-GLOBE Web: www.TheOldGlobe.org He received his M.F.A. from The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program and has appeared on Broadway in “Mauritius,” the National Tour of “Doubt,” and Off Broadway in “Treasure Island,” among others. Angela Pierce portrays Charlotte. Her Broadway credits include “The Norman Conquests,” “Heartbreak House,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and many Off Broadway credits. “Rod is doing a great job in giving us a sense of what Shaw was really like,” Morogiello said. “Rod and Angela have great chemistry together. She’s extraordinarily sensitive and very vulnerable and great at showing the growth of her character. Michael Warner (“Missed Connections”) and Natalie Gold (“Twelfth Night”) are married in real life and wonderful as the Webbs. It’s really fun to watch them together. Michael and Natalie are the Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward of my play.”

The Solana Center launches its first Family Gardening Workshop Series The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, an environmental non-profit located in Encinitas, invites you to learn about healthy food and habitats from the “dirt up” as your family digs and explores in our garden. These family-oriented workshops will focus on teaching children about gardening, composting, food webs, nutrition, nutrient cycling, and much more. Workshops will consist of a variety of activities that range from starting seeds to a garden scavenger hunt to managing a worm bin. Each workshop is held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Solana Center’s garden on Aug. 3, 6, and 10. The cost is $15 per adult-child pair and $10 for each additional child (limited three children per adult). Families can sign up for one, two, or all three of the workshops. Workshop activities and themes are designed for kids ages 7-11. The first workshop in the series is “Dig into Gardening: Healthy Soil and Composting,” followed by “Healthy Habitats: Understanding Ecosystems.” The series wraps up with Groceries from the Garden: Healthy Harvests. Please visit http://solanacenter.org/family-gardening-workshop-series-1, for more information and to register. Solana Center for Environmental Innovation: 137 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024; (760) 436-7986; www.solanacenter.org.

July 21, 2011

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RSF Insurance Open House celebrates expansion

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‘Five Course Love’ is a sexy and sensational romp for romance BY DIANA SAENGER Let’s Review! Make mine “Five Course Love,” the whole order, please, and the most fun I’ve had at the theater this year. From the moment the lights go up on the set of North Coast Repertory Theatre’s zany romantic comedy, there’s a feeling this San Diego premiere will be a good show. Kevin B. McGlynn as Matt, just one of the five characters he will play, sits in his car trying to get through traffic to a restaurant for a blind date. Moments later at Dean’s Bar-B-Que joint, Dean (Omri Schein) a pint-sized waiter in cowboy chaps and hat, informs Matt through song that his date is at the bar waiting and is hot, hot, hot. Matt, who professes his companion-less life through the song “A Very Single Man,” suddenly has hope.

Kevin B. McGlynn, Omri Schein and Kristen Mengelkoch raise the roof with laughs in scene three, set in the Der Schlumpfwinkel Speiseplatz restaurant. confesses Barbie is not his blind date, Matt is again a “very single man.” These three actors take the audience through four more “love” stories playing a host of charac-

As cute and sexy Barbie/Rosebud (Kristen Mengelkoch) whips her bodily charms around close to Matt, he’s delirious with delight. But moments later, when Dean

ters inspired by the restaurants’ various themes. Each segment centers on romance — who will fall for whom? who will win the gal? and who will stay out of danger?

I’ve never heard so much laughter roaring from an audience throughout an entire play. The trio’s sexually suggestive antics are pure vaudeville genius. Schein takes on several personas as Dean, Carlo, Heimlich and Ernesto. Small in size, Schein’s physique only accentuates his superb accent as Carlo, the waiter in an Italian restaurant where he’s a witness to an affair between a mobster’s gal and another mobster. “Will Nicky whack Gino or will he whack me?” he sings. As Heimlich, a German waiter enthralled with Gretchen and Klaus, the laughter at his frolics never stops. Mengelkoch is astonishing in her roles. Whether the trouble-making Sophia about to be whacked by Nicky, the femme fatale at the Speiseplatz, or the horseriding senorita Rosalinda, her accents, her songs – from operatic to silly –

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La Jolla Fashion Film Festival II unique in North America BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Contributor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funny Face,â&#x20AC;? starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, with iconic fashion photographer Richard Avedon as consultant, and designs by Hubert de Givenchy. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen that 54-year-old film on TV, right? Thanks to the Internet, fashion film has come a long way since then. These days, films are briefer, edgier, sexier, and take the concept of style to a whole new level. And there are festivals around the world showing the latest, greatest works of the hottest fashion filmmakers. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one fest in North America, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival. LJFFF is the brainchild of Fred Sweet, CEO of San Diego Model Management, the largest talent agency south of Los Angeles. He also produces â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fashion Film Networkâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook, a curated look at the community of fashion film creators that has a following of 5,000 worldwide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a fascination with the Internet my whole life, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watching fashion videos evolve on the

The second annual La Jolla Fashion Film Festival brings the latest and greatest work of the new wave of international fashion filmmakers to town. Web,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When fashion moved from print to the Internet, it started to move, and it became even more interesting, and more erotic. I started thinking: some of these pieces are so fantastic now, we should show them to people.â&#x20AC;? His original idea was to gather some short films together and show them to a few dozen of his staff, friends, and clients. The inaugural festival last year ended up drawing several hundred people to screenings of some 30 films. Riding the crest of what now is a worldwide phenomenon,

the second annual LJFFF promises to be even bigger and better than the first. From more than 4,000 submissions, 40 films were chosen, each from 1 to 15 minutes long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just right for the Twitter generation,â&#x20AC;? Sweet said. The filmmakers hail from style-conscious cities like New York, London, Paris, Berlin and Hong Kong. They may not be household words here, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got great fashion cred. Directors who will be attending the festival include: Peruvian-born, Sorbonne-

trained, Toronto-based Miguel Jacob; Tak Kuroha (born in Tokyo, raised in Italy, and now living in L.A. and London); Miguel Angel Font Bisier, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of Valencia Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most influential artistsâ&#x20AC;?; New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marcus K Jones, â&#x20AC;&#x153;an ascendant force in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion filmsâ&#x20AC;?; and Jacques Dequeker, named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Fashion Photographer in Brazil.â&#x20AC;? There will also be an assortment of actors, producers, agents, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;entouragesâ&#x20AC;? in attendance. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s films were shown on an outdoor screen at the Cove. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were too many variables â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weather conditions, ambient noise, special audio requirements,â&#x20AC;? Sweet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the Museum of Contemporary Art, which is perfect. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classy, beautiful, and there are no technical issues.â&#x20AC;? One of Sweetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals is to make LJFFF the West Coast version of New York Fashion Week, a major industry event that also attracts international media and fashionistas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved the date of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival later into the summer, to take

An image from a film by director Miikka Lommi from Finland.

If you go What: La Jolla Fashion Film Festival Where: Museum of Contemporary Art-La Jolla, 700 Prospect St. Film screenings: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 Pre-screening parties at museum; after-parties at Barfly, 909 Prospect St. Free Saturday Seminars in the museum theater: â&#x20AC;˘ 3:30 p.m. Kiki from Mahal Style, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Social Culture for Fashionâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ 4:30 p.m. Robin Kay, Director of Fashion Design Council of Canada Extra: Never-before-seen photo-portraits of Andy Warhol on Barflyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patio Saturday afternoon. Tickets: $50-$75 (including receptions, after-parties) Website: www.LJFFF.com weather out of the equation, and still have it far enough away from the fall fashion season for our attendees to stay focused on our event,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Joint replacement surgery: How to prepare, What to expect BY TERRIE LITWIN, RSF SENIOR CENTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The American Geriatric Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) reports that nearly 700,000 Americans have hip or knee joint Terrie Litwin replacement surgery every year. It is expected that that number will rise dramatically in the coming years as Baby Boomers reach retirement age. Knee and hip replacement can ease pain and improve function in joints damaged by disease or injury and has a high success rate; however, there are some risks. If you are considering joint replacement surgery, the FHA has some suggestions. They suggest that you ask yourself if you are able to keep your joint pain under control with a small amount of a pain reliever or with physical therapy. If the answer is yes, you may not need surgery. If, however, your joint pain makes it difficult for you to sleep, keeps you from doing things you enjoy, or interferes with everyday activities, you may benefit from joint replacement surgery. Please join us at the Senior Center on Friday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joint Replacement Surgery: How to Prepare, What to Expect,â&#x20AC;? presented by Christopher Hajnik, MD, orthopaedic surgeon with CORE Orthopaedic Medical Center. Dr. Hajnik received his medical training at Jefferson Medical

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Del Mar Rendezvous ■ 1555 Camino del Mar, Suite 102, Del Mar ■ (858) 755-2669 ■ delmarrendezvous.com ■ The Vibe: Casual, Relaxed ■ Signature Dishes: BBQ Pork Slices, Singapore Chow Konnyaku Noodles, Walnut Shrimp, Pungent Crispy Chicken ■ Open Since: 2004 ■ Reservations: Recommended ■ Patio Seating: Yes ■ Take Out: Yes

■ Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday ■ Hours: • Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday • Dinner: 4-9:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 4-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday

BBQ Pork Slices on a bed of spring mix lettuce

Rendezvous remodel brightens and lightens the popular eatery

Walnut Shrimp in a creamy, sweet sauce with steamed broccoli

BY KELLEY CARLSON el Mar Rendezvous is one of the “older” restaurants in the city, according to restaurant partner Daniel Shalom Schreiber, but it will soon have plenty of new features. “By the end of this year, we will have put over a quarter-million dollars into improving the restaurant,” he said. The changes are reflected throughout the establishment — everything from the restrooms to the dining room. Some of the improvements are still under way. As guests enter the restaurant, they will see the floor-to-ceiling wine display, made of birch wood and stained an espresso color. There are new tables with granite tops, along with dark brown booths and chairs. The walls have been painted “romantic,” a creamtype color. And there are Chinese antiques displayed around the dining room, with additional purchases planned, Schreiber said. In addition, patrons will find Del Mar Rendezvous to be brighter — wood lattice fixtures have been added to aid in the reading of the menus, he said. And there is plenty of natural lighting, with large windows offering views of the patio, Camino del Mar and even glimpses of the Pacific. The patio is also being renovated

The new wine display is made of birch wood.

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The ocean can be seen from the patio at Del Mar Rendezvous.

Singapore Chow Konnyaku Noodles with BBQ pork, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, bell peppers, onion, and snow peas in a yellow curry sauce PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON

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■ This week: Rendevouz’s Five Spice Braised Beef — a glass rail will extend it two feet farther, providing enclosure and allowing the restaurant to serve alcohol outside. There will be an awning over the area, and planters will contain water-wise plants such as “mother-in-law’s tongue” (Sansevieria trifasciata) and “horsetail” (Equisetum). Pets will be permitted, as well. Schreiber recommends guests check out the different specials offered and come on a night that suits them. For example, Wednesdays and Sundays are halfprice wine bottle nights, and on Mondays, there are no corkage fees, whereas the regular cost is $15. For those looking to avoid crowds, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings tend to be quieter, Schreiber said. He also recommends familystyle dining, with more than 100 dishes on the main menu, which

includes vegan and gluten-free options. The most popular Chinese cuisine items are the Sesame Crusted Seared Ahi; Walnut Shrimp; and Xango, a banana cheesecake wrapped in a cinnamon pastry and topped with powdered sugar, whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauce. Chef Tony Su’s favorite dish is the Mongolian Rack of Lamb. “I’m a huge fan of our Five Spice Braised Beef,” Schreiber said. “It pretty much melts in your mouth. I’ve tried braised beef dishes at restaurants all over San Diego, and I’d have to say ours is one of the best. Our Walnut Shrimp are also incredible.” The establishment offers takeout, delivery, and catering. Diners may also find representatives from Del Mar Rendezvous cooking on-site at more than 10 charity events each year, giving free samples.

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RSF Community Center approved! Fun places to take kids this summer By Erin Leahey, Executive director RSF Community Center At times keeping kids entertained during the summer can become a more challenging endeavor than one may think. With summer well underway, the staff at the RSF Community Center thought you might like some helpful recommendations for fun places to take the kids and cure the “I’m bored” syndrome. Jump Sky High, located in Costa Mesa, is one of our favorite places to take our campers. This place is like nothing you have seen before. With trampolines from floor to wall, dodge ball games and foam pits throughout this large warehouse, your children are sure to burn up some energy! Parents can join in the fun too. http://ocy.jumpskyhigh.com/ about.php Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Edward’s Cinema in Mira Mesa offers dollar movie day! Come at 10 a.m. to enjoy a G or PG rated movie on the big screen for just a dollar. Summer can start to get a little pricey but you can’t beat this deal! http://www. regmovies.com/ We are also really excited about taking our Camp Rancho kids down to the Marina on Aug. 12 to experience Seal Tour San Diego. An amphibious vehicle, specially designed and built to be used on land and water, will take kids on a sightseeing tour of San Diego. This is sure to be a hit and it’s a great way to get to know more about the

city we call home. For more information, visit http://www. sealtours.com/ index.asp. There are a lot of great Erin Leahey events happening in Old Town this summer. July offers Stagecoach days and August offers a Latin American Festival. Check out their website at http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/events.html for a detailed list of events. Kids love taking the train and/or trolley cars places and this is a fun and educational destination to keep in mind. These are just a few ideas housed here at the Community Center and we would love to be a resource for you. For more ideas contact us at 858-456-2461 and stayed tuned for our next list of suggestions! Summer Line Up! We have a lot of exciting camps this summer! There are many great ways to keep your children entertained, including opportunities for learning with exciting experiments, animal encounters, construction, propulsion, transformation and more! Please check out our lineup of remaining camps below. For more information you can visit our website at www. rsfcc.org or call the Community Center at 858-756-2461. Week 6: July 25-29 Camp Rancho/ Sports Extravaganza 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ages 6-11, $250 Single day pricing available

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Morgan Run Club & Resort hosts a Torrey Pines State Reserve Forum with Dr. Donald R. Grine

Morgan Run Club & Resort will host a complimentary Knowledge Seekers Forum on Wednesday, July 27, at 6 p.m. This month Don Grine, former president of the TorOcean Experience Camp rey Pines Docents will be talking about the Torrey Pines State Reserve, a real treasure (Camp Awesome!) at La Jolla located on the coast between Del Mar and La Jolla. Grine will provide a movie of the Shores 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Ages 8-13, $450 park, discuss the history, financial problems affecting state parks, geology, animals, Mini Hoops Camp 9 and vegetation of the Reserve, with the Torrey Pine being the park’s primary attraca.m.-12 p.m., Ages 5-7, $185 tion. These trees are native only to the Reserve and to Santa Rosa Island. The seminar Hoops Camp 9 a.m.-2 begins at 6 p.m. p.m., Ages 8-12, $225 Please RSVP to Morgan Run at (858) 756-2471. Morgan Run Resort is located at Week 7: Aug 1-5 5690 Cancha De Golf, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091. Camp Rancho/ Weird Science 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ages 6-11, $250 Single day pricing available Bridal Bazaar, voted “Best San Diego Bridal Show” by local brides every year since the North Coast Repertory Theatre Camp 9 a.m.-2:30 award’s inception, is returning to the San Diego Convention Center Sunday, July 31. With p.m., Ages K-5th $350 three times more exhibitors than other bridal shows, the Bridal Bazaar showcases over 200 Build It! Play with it! of the area’s finest wedding professionals and thousands of fresh ideas to transform wedding LEGO Camp 9 a.m.-noon, dreams into reality. Bridal Bazaar presents San Diego’s largest bridal fashion show three Ages 5-7, 8-11, $295 times during the day - 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Week 8: Aug 8-12 Tickets are $12 at the door. Visit www.BridalBazaar.com to purchase tickets and print Camp Rancho/ Around discount coupons. Call (760) 334-5500 or visit www.BridalBazaar.com the World in 5 Days, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ages 6-11, $250, Single 2011 Top 40 Cheap Eats in U.S - Gayot day pricing available 2011 Critics Choice Best Breakfast - SD Magazine Fencing: Noon-3 p.m., Ages 7 and up, $255 2010 Readers Poll Best Eco & Dog Friendly Live Animal Artshop: Restaurant - Ranch & Coast Magazine Noon-4 p.m., Ages 5-12, $330 2010 Readers Poll Best Pancakes - SD Magazine Camp Playball: 9 a.m.noon, Ages 4-8 $155 Week 9: Aug 15-19 Camp Rancho/ Awesome Art Week: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ages 6-11, $250, Single day pricing available Beach Volleyball: 9 a.m.Open for Breakfast, Lunch, & now weekend Dinner 1 p.m., Ages 6-12, $375 Mon-Thurs: 6:00 am to 3:00 pm Wonders! Science Space and Rocketry: 9 a.m.-noon, Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm Ages 5-13, $235 Sat & Sun: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm Wonders! Math: 1-4 Open 7 days a week, breakfast served all day, lunch starts p.m., Ages 5-13, $150 at 11:30am, dinner starts at 5:00 pm Flag Football: 9 a.m.noon, Ages 7-11, $150 Finale Week: Aug 2226 Camp Rancho/ Fun Finale Field Trip Week: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ages 6-11; $350 Single 858-259-8597 day pricing available 246 north cedros, solana beach, ca www.clairesoncedros.com

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Couture show raises funds for Old Globe season

ashions from designer Naeem Khan were presented by Neiman Marcus at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel on July 14 to raise funds for the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. At the 21st annual Globe Guilders luncheon, guests mingled, bid on auction items, and talked up the Globe’s winter season: the premieres of two musicals “Some Lovers,” by Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater, and “Nobody Loves You,” by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses; the premières of two plays “Somewhere,” by Matthew Lopez, and “The Recommendation,” by Jonathan Caren; and direct from Broadway, the Tony-nominated musical, “The Scottsboro Boys,” plus Horton Foote’s “Dividing the Estate.” The season also includes revivals of “The Rocky Horror Show” and the Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie.” “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” returns for its 14th year.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS

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‘Wonders of the Sea’ Camp at the Village The Village Church Nursery school has just concluded its first two-week summer camp session: “Wonders of the Sea.” The children studied the artist Wyland and created art pieces on canvas with water color, tempera and collage materials. A splash day ended the first week of camp when the children enjoyed a slip ‘n slide, sprinklers, various water play activities and bubbles. The second week included a “sing-along” in Fellowship Hall which families attended and the children’s art work was on display. Camp concluded with a field trip to the Birch Aquarium and the children wore T-shirts with “fish prints” they had painted. It was a fun-filled time for all the children. (Above, l-r) Asher Digius; Ella Bankston and Aubrey Feldman; Sophia Rene-Odden and Sienna Rene; Leo Polidori; (Bottom left) Elle Singer.

RSF residents among Pacific Ridge School students returning from worldwide travel adventures travel program using skills acquired on previous trips and during classroom instruction. This year, seventh grade students visited the Marin Headlands, underscoring an academic emphasis on life sciences. With the guidance of The Headlands Institute, the students hiked through forests and parks, examined the habitats of plants and animals in the area, and identified areas of the coastline affected by erosion. The Marin Headlands trip echoed the school’s mission statement in many ways: it encouraged students to connect to the natural world, take responsible actions to sustain it, and explore their environment using the tools of science. The Institute encourages sustainable living practices through an analysis of the food waste after each meal and Pacific Ridge

Each year, local students have the unique opportunity to travel around the country and around the globe for academic, service, and cultural experiences. The class trips are part of the academic curriculum at Pacific Ridge School, and are closely tied to the school’s mission of academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement. Led by members of the faculty and staff, the travel programs strengthen understanding of the year’s curriculum and take learning beyond the classroom walls. Seventh graders begin locally, in Marin County, and seniors complete their Pacific Ridge education with the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world. Juniors and seniors have the option to participate in a schoolsponsored experience, or design their own

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Wine tasting benefits the Indigo Village Educational Foundation

he Indigo Village Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization that empowers families through educational programs in parenting and life skills, held its second annual wine tasting event recently at the private residence of Jamie and Tony Carr in Fairbanks Ranch Estates. The educational foundation was founded in 2009 by local parenting expert, author and speaker Susie Walton. For more information, visit www.iveducationalfoundation.org.

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Local soccer player exceeds all her own expectations playing in Women’s World Cup BY GIDEON RUBIN CONTRIBUTOR Natalie Vinti has this habit of selling herself short, only to come up big. Vinti didn’t give herself much a chance when she went out for a loaded soccer squad at University City High (before it became Cathedral Catholic) freshman year. She picked University of San Diego ahead of some higher profile programs figuring it was her best chance to get regular playing time at a Div. I college. She never dreamed she’d play organized soccer at any level after hanging up her cleats for the last time at USD. Vinti has exceeded her own expectations at every turn. She instantly became an impact player as a freshman in high school. Then she proved she could have played at any college she wanted to during a stellar USD career. And a lifetime of selling herself short has culminated Natalie Vinti with her emergence as a world-class soccer star who played in this year’s Women’s World Cup in Germany, representing Mexico’s national team. Vinti is among two local players who competed in the World Cup. Torrey Pines High’s Rachel Buehler, who played for Team USA, is the other. “I never thought in a million years that I’d be playing in the World Cup, it was just overwhelming at times,” Vinti said. “An experience like this is kind of hard to describe in words, because of the emotion, the crowd, and seeing my family up there cheering me on in the World Cup. It was just incredible.” Vinti is the first player in her high school program’s distinguished history to appear in a World Cup. And even though she’s played for the Mexican national team for nearly four years, it wasn’t until her role became widely publicized during the World Cup qualifiers earlier this year that many of her friends knew about her status as a world class competitor. “A lot of people would Facebook me when the World Cup qualifiers were going saying ‘I didn’t know you play for Mexico national team…’ ” Vinti said. “My parents like to brag about me, but it’s not something I feel I need to advertise. It’s something I am very proud of, but there’s a fine line between being proud of yourself and being conceited.” Vinti has walked the low-key side of that line throughout her career. “That’s always how she’s been,” said Cathedral Catholic coach Dawn Lee, who coached Vinti all four years of her high school career. “She never felt like she was that strong of a player, but she made the varsity as a freshman and was an impact player right from the start.” Vinti was a three-time All-San Diego Section and three-time All-Western League selection

at Cathedral Catholic and University City, leading the Dons to three section titles, one runner-up, and four league titles. She was among five four-year Dons starters who instantly became known as the “Fab Five.” All five players went on to play at Div. I colleges after graduating in 2006. She helped lead an unheralded USD program to as high as 11th in the national rankings during her junior year. Vinti went out for the Mexican national team at the prodding of her college coach, Ada Greenwood, who arranged for a tryout when the Mexican national team was playing USC in a spring game. “I didn’t really have any expectations,” Vinti said. “I wanted to make the team but I didn’t know how hard it was going to be. “I didn’t’ really know what I was getting into, I just thought I was practicing with a few other girls.” The Mexican national coach, Leo Cuellar coaches apparently liked what he saw, asking Vinti after the workout “how quick I could get my citizenship.” Vinti was eligible for citizenship because her mother, Carmen Nuno Vinti, is a Mexican citizen who

was born in Guadalajara. “When this opportunity presented itself, I didn’t even give it a second thought, Vinti said. “I was for sure going to do this because it was something I’ve always wanted to do, and to be able to play in the World Cup I feel like all the sacrifices, blood, sweat and tears and missed dances (in high school), it was all worth it.” Vinti played center midfielder most of her high school career and center defender at USD. She now plays outside defender for the Mexican National team. Vinti played in every minute of all three games for Mexico in the World Cup. Her team played England and New Zealand to 1-1 and 2-2 ties, but lost to eventual champion Japan, 4-0. “She was a major factor in her team’s defense being as successful as it was,” Lee said of Vinti. “She held some of the world’s best players without scoring.” But the exciting part for an extended Dons family was hearing Venti’s name mentioned what seemed like every two seconds. “They mentioned her name so many times, it was like ‘Natalie Vinti… Natalie Vinti… Natalie Vinti.’ “It was amazing,” Lee said. “You enjoy that because she’s someone who never expected anything to be handed to her and all these good things are happening to her Everything to her was like ‘This is so cool, this is so amazing, who’d have ever thought?’ so you’re just so happy for someone who never expected anything and worked hard and it always worked out.”

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Surf B-U9 Premier team second at SoCal Cup soccer tournament The Surf B-U9 Premier team placed 2nd at the SoCal Cup soccer tournament in Oceanside on July 9-10. The team coached by Gary Condliffe played an incredible tournament with the close championship game against the Carlsbad Lighting ending in 3-3 going into penalty kicks. Coach Condliffe said, “I’m still smiling as I think of how much the team as grown as players over the last couple of weeks. They never gave up believing in each other and their effort in coming back from 3-0 down at the end was one of the most unbelievable things I’ve seen in my soccer coaching career. My team really made the Surf Club and myself proud with their efforts and attitude.”

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Enjoy the ride with Sugarland at RIMAC Field on Saturday BY JENNA JAY Contributor Grammy Award-winning country music duo Sugarland will perform at UCSD’s RIMAC Field on Saturday, July 23, with special guests Sara Bareilles and Casey James. The concert is part of Sugarland’s current “The Incredible Machine Tour,” and is one of a few big-name shows expected at UCSD this summer. RIMAC Field will also host concerts with Death Cab for Cutie on Aug. 16 and Bassnectar on Sept. 10. Sugarland will perform as part of the five-year agreement UCSD reached with the Los Angeles-based entertainment company Nederlander Concerts that also brought Rise Against and Bad Religion to RIMAC Arena earlier this spring. “This show is part of an exciting new trend at UCSD,” said Alex Kushner, manager of campus events at the university. “Concert bookings (here) have dramatically increased over the years. We have gone from having 20 concerts a year to 250. The exciting new concert increase has enhanced

If you go What: Sugarland, with Casey James, Sara Bareilles When: 6 p.m. July 23 Where: RIMAC Field at UCSD Advance Tickets: $35.50 students; $51.50 general At the door: $60.50 Military $25 at Ticketmaster.com code: MILITARY Box Office: (858) 534-8497 Web: ucsdboxoffice.com UCSD’s nightlife and helped create an identity for the students. “RIMAC Field is one of the largest concert venues in San Diego and provides a unique opportunity for us to bring some amazing major artists to our campus. It’s a really great time to be a live music fan in San Diego!”

Sugarland is on the road promoting its fourth studio album, “The Incredible Machine.” Comprised of musicians Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, the duo has been a country music favorite since 2004, when they tapped into the industry with the hit song “Baby Girl.”

Since then, Sugarland has sold more than 9 million records and posted seven No. 1 singles on the country charts. Sugarland has been recipient of trophies from the Grammy Awards, Country Music Association, American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music and CMT Music Awards. Nettles and Bush describe their new album as a release made for stadium shows. “This record is designed to play in very large places and to communicate with a large group of people,” Bush said in press materials. “When you have an instrument as powerful and as graceful as Jennifer’s voice, you don’t want to tiptoe in. You really go for it! And those types of songs are often where Jennifer and I intersect musically.” In addition to Sugarland’s brand of poppy contemporary country music, the July 23 concert at RIMAC Field will also feature “American Idol” alum Casey James and pop star Sara Bareilles as opening acts.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Back Straight Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to speak in Las Vegas about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Posture Padâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; invention BY KAREN BILLING CONTRIBUTOR The Back Straight Boys are determined to get their Posture Pad invention selling in stores, even if it means they work until they become the Back Straight Men. The young inventors, Sean Colford, Ethan Epstein, Brandon Loye and Michael Walsh, started work on their Posture Pad as part of a middle school science project. In the fall they will be sophomores at Canyon Crest Academy. The boys have been working steadily since 2009 when they won a $25,000 grant from the Christopher Columbus Awards to help bring their idea to improve peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s posture at their computer to a larger scale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to educate people about the problems of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury),â&#x20AC;? said Michael. RSI, caused by poor posture when using the computer, can affect muscles, tendons and nerves in the arms and upper back, and can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and bursitis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Having good posture) is a lot easier with our invention.â&#x20AC;? They have filed for a patent on their Posture Pad, which could take about two to three years to process. A prototype has been developed and they are starting to look at the possibility of production but it is a lengthy process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of ups and downs,â&#x20AC;? Ethan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been some awesome moments and a lot of work has gone into it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To have our invention selling in stores before college would be pretty cool,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. The team will speak at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in Las Vegas in September. No strangers to speaking to large crowds, the Back Straight Boys have previously presented at the The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, and presented a resolution at the California State PTA Convention. A story on the boys and their work was recently done by CNET.com, a popular website that covers new technologies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to get as much information in as we can in a little time,â&#x20AC;? said Brandon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to keep it entertaining, too,â&#x20AC;? Sean said. They are in the process of getting a pilot study done at Boston University using the Posture Pad and have submitted their work to a peer review journal for publication. Impressively, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to keep the project

The Back Straight Boys: Brandon Loye, Ethan Epstein, Sean Colford and Michael Walsh. Photo/Karen Billing

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‘Field Flowers’ class offered at Isari Flower Studio The fourth class in the Isari Flower Studio series, an intermediate class (previous flowerarranging experience) is titled “Field Flowers” with the theme based around the soft, summer profusion of Penstemon, Delphiniums, Queen Anne Lace, Dahlias, Daisies, Hibiscus and other blooms. The arrangement includes a lovely basket that each student will take home. Classes will be held in an inspirational loft-like space at Isari Flower Studio, 414 N. Cedros Avenue, in the Solana Beach Design District. Students will be working on a long table, together with the guidance of two instructors, Rachelle and Tam, to delight and entertain. Come discover your hidden talent! Delicious and fresh summer lunch menu will be served by Julie Frans from Dining Details. The menu is focused on the collaborative theme, Field Flowers, and includes her chef’s special of strawberry salad with figs, spinach and foglight goat cheese and a truffle celery root pureed soup. The class will be held on Friday, July 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Each class costs $250, plus tax with lunch all inclusive. To register or ask questions. Major credit cards are welcome. Only 12 spaces are available on a first come basis. Email events@isariflowerstudio.com or visit http://isariflowerstudio.com/flower_class/class4.html.

Local youth to participate in Cubbfest music and arts festival

Class of 2011 graduates Marina Rosales, Malia Haines-Stewart, Maddy Swoy, Audrey Grauer.

Grauer School graduates earn distinguished awards Grauer School Class of 2011 graduates received numerous distinguished awards at the 20th annual graduation ceremony held on campus June 10: Semper Fidelis Award for Music Excellence: Miles Smith; Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Gabriella Espinosa; Annual Trustees’ Award for Humanitarian Service: Marina Rosales; Leadership Award: Madison Swoy; and Headmaster’s Resourcefulness (the school’s highest honor) and Presidential Gold Award: Audrey Grauer. According to Grauer School founder and Head of School Dr. Stuart Grauer, “All of our graduates have demonstrated unprecedented accomplishments this year and will move forward to make a significant impact on society beyond The Grauer School. Every one of them have served as Grauer Ambassadors during their enrollment and have played an integral part in taking the school from a bare plot of land to a $10 million campus — they embody universal values and distinguish themselves as future leaders. Because my daughter (Audrey) was nominated for two awards this year, I recused myself from voting on all awards this year. She is the first student in school history to letter in two sports and is ranked #100 in the state of California (Girls 18) by the US Tennis Association Southern California division, in addition to her academic achievements. All of our students are encouraged to become very high

achievers which translates into valuable scholarship offers.” This year, the scholarship offers the 14 members of the Grauer School Class of 2011 received totaled $2,196,520. Principal Dana Abplanalp-Diggs adds, “We’re proud of all of our award winners and they inspire their fellow students to achieve similar accomplishments. For instance, Marina Rosales amassed hundreds of community service hours serving as a volunteer and leader for multiple non-profit organizations as well as chairing a camera drive to equip students from an inner-city school with cameras to document their lives through photography. She went on to spearhead a mentoring program for these students and recruited other Grauer students to participate. “Madison Swoy has taken on leadership responsibilities in a brilliant fashion and was an invaluable asset to our ASB. She served as this year’s vice president of operations, youth and government, participated in community service programs, was co-editor of our school newspaper and took a lead in this year’s Film 2 class production, Instant Message. Another shining star was Malia HainesStewart who received a Departmental Award in creative writing. All these students embrace our core values of intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, perseverance, compassion, accountability and self-advocacy.” The Grauer School is a UNESCO associated, independent grades 6 –12 college preparatory school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It is renowned for its expeditionary learning and Socratic methods, enabling the school to provide the most balanced pathway to top colleges available. To learn more about The Grauer School experience or enrollment for the upcoming academic year, visit www.grauerschool. com or call 760-944-6777.

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Local resident Chris Cubbison and other local youth will participate in the second annual Cubbfest music and arts festival on July 31 at Vision Pulse in Sorrento Valley/Mira Mesa. The event will feature more than 20 bands, groups and artists on two stages, as well as an indoor art gallery, silent auction, and poetry readings curated by the Canyon Crest Academy-spawned Chabi Chavi Collective. All groups playing are local bands with San Diego ties on the verge of gaining critical and even national attention. “Cubbfest is a true grass-roots effort, as over 20 teens and young adults contribute daily to the festival musically, artistically, and financially,” Cubbison said. “The Cubbfest staff aims at making this year’s festival a great place for the youth of North County to come together and appreciate the work of peers, friends and visionaries within various art forms. “Last year’s festival featured over 14 up-and-coming bands on two separate stages at a house in Encinitas. More than 400 people showed up to the free show, and the product turned out to be a great collaboration between younger artists from Canyon Crest Academy, Torrey Pines, San Dieguito Academy, Carlsbad High School and other high schools in North County.” The event will be held from noon-10 p.m. Vision Pulse is located at 5945 Pacific Center Blvd., San Diego. Visit www.cubbfest.com for more information.

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Patrons of the Prado Gala 2011 Patrons of the Prado recently held its annual gala, this year titled “Sirens and Sheiks of the Silver Screen: A night of Vintage Glamour.” The theme focused on the 1930s and ‘40s Golden Age of Hollywood. The annual fundraiser benefits 11 Balboa Park museums and art organizations. This year’s main beneficiaries are the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego History Center, and the “Mae West”, Michael Wilson, Julia JoAnn Kitty, Gary Wayne Museum of Photographic Wilson Arts. Visit www. patronsoftheprado.org. Photos/ Vito di Stefano

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LEGALS Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Amended, Carolyn Von Gaertner Case Number 37-2011-00150086-PR-PW-NC Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 325 South Melrose, Vista 92081. Mailing Address: 325 South Melrose. Branch Name: North County Regional Center. Estate of Carolyn Von Gaertner, Decedent. To all heirs, beneďŹ ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Carolyn Von Gaertner. A Petition for Probate has been ďŹ led by Linda Murchison in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The Petition for Probate requests that Linda Murchison be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the ďŹ le kept by the court. The petition request authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This

authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person ďŹ les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Sept. 9, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. N-23. Address of court: Same as noted above. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or ďŹ le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must ďŹ le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of ďŹ rst issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for ďŹ ling claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. You may examine the ďŹ le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may ďŹ le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ďŹ ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of

any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Theodore M. Hankin, SBN 076673 1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92707 RSF179, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-019543 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Premium Plus Plumbing b. Mighty Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drains Located at: 3752 Mt. Acadia Blvd., San Diego, CA., 92111, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The ďŹ rst day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Michael Ruiz, 3752 Mt. Acadia Blvd., San Diego, CA., 92111. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg,

Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/08/2011. Michael Ruiz, RSF178, July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-016876 Fictitious Business Name(s): The Exterminator Located at: 16751 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA., 92065, San Diego County. Mailing Address: PO Box 710086, Santee, CA., 92071. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The ďŹ rst day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Steve Lordigyan, 16751 Hwy 67, Ramona, CA., 92065. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 06/09/2011. Steve Lordigyan, RSF177, June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2011

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Local woman celebrates 110th birthday BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer Ruby Clawson has lived long enough to see the inventions of color photography, the motion talking picture, TV, FM radio, computers and the Internet— now smart phones can perform all those functions from one small hand-held device. After turning 110 years old on July 15, Ruby has surely seen some amazing things, but her favorite is still stopping to smell the roses. She received 110 of them for her birthday and smiled when told the flowers would go to decorate her room in Carmel Valley’s Emeritus. Clawson has lived in Emeritus since she moved out of her local home at 103 years old. Ruby said she was happy and when asked if she knew it was her birthday she nodded and said, “There’s been so many.” Born Ruby Robinson in Rogers, Ark., in 1901, Ruby’s mother died when she was just 13 years old. She was raised by one of her two older sisters (who lived into their 90s). At 22, Ruby was crowned the queen of the Arkansas Apple Blossom Festival and at 24 she married Cecil Clawson, whom she met while working at an insurance company. The couple never had children but

Edie Harrison presents Ruby Clawson with flowers on July 15, Clawson’s 110th birthday, at Emeritus senior center in Carmel Valley. PHOTO: JON CLARK their marriage lasted five decades until Cecil’s death in 1975. They lived in Missouri and Arizona before moving to this area in the 1970s. Emeritus celebrated Ruby with a party on July 15; residents filled a room for snacks, cake and live musical entertainment. Ruby sat at the front of the room dressed in pink with a flower pinned to her top.

She didn’t eat too much cake to save room for her birthday dinner of favorites: fried chicken, cornbread and apple pie. According to her close friend and trustee Edie Harrison, Ruby walked until she was 106 but after being frightened by a fall, she now moves around in a wheelchair — on her birthday her feet were in fuzzy white slippers propped up on a pillow. Living at Emeritus, Ruby enjoys doing her exercises in her wheelchair and while her diminishing sight hasn’t allowed her to continue working on crossword puzzles she still likes to be read the clues and come up with the answers. She enjoys all the music and activities that Emeritus offers but sometimes prefers to stay in bed. “At 110, you do what you want to do,” Harrison said. A big Lakers and Padres fan, she likes catching the games and very much enjoyed watching this summer’s royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. “She’s a joy,” remarked Carol Pisnieski, Emeritus’ life enrichment director. “110 years old…it’s unbelievable.”

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TRAVEL continued from page B14 with an exploration of the city and Great Wall. Student activities ranged from subsistence farming, volunteering at a primary school, and teaching English at a local high school, to homestays, Chinese cooking lessons, and Tibetan dancing. The 10th grade class ventured to Northern Sierra to travel in the backcountry. Students went whitewater rafting and backpacking in Yosemite National Park, and developed fundamental outdoor skills such as “leave no trace” camping ethics. The students also participated in service learning work including trail maintenance and reforestation, in an effort to give back to the environments that they visited during the outdoor journey. Eleventh and 12th graders strongly emphasized service work. The students participating in school-sponsored travel visited South Africa, Chile, New Orleans, Bahamas,

and Montana. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations and sister schools, the students’ service learning projects included tutoring, community rebuilding, and volunteering in orphanages. The 11th and 12th graders who designed their travel experiences visited locations including Australia, Belize, Northern Sierra, Haiti, Nova Scotia, Spain, India, and Ecuador. These trips focused on service learning work and internship experience in biotechnology, international business, media, theater, music, and medicine, to name a few. The global engagement trips conclude at Pacific Ridge School with a Travel Museum displaying student presentations on their experiences and newly found perspectives. For more information about Pacific Ridge School and its global engagement curriculum, visit http://www.pacificridge.org.

If you are selling a home or estate in Rancho Santa Fe, read this... Prime Real Estate in Rancho Santa Fe is a “Bargain” for Foreign Investors. The question is, do you or your agent know how to reach them effectively?

How to sell your home or estate to the foreign market Foreign investors have both the money and desire to purchase Rancho Santa Fe properties. And they do. The question is, how do you attract their interest? How do you showcase your home or estate? The simple answer is, you target them where they get their news or information. And since they don’t live in the local area or read local newspapers, investors look at hyper-local websites like www.ranchosantafereview.com searching for available properties. For example, the site attracts people from 51 countries in March, 2011 and generated 5,312 visits from countries worldwide. It’s interesting to note that the sites largest number of daily

To reach foreign investors, be sure your agent has a well-developed marketing plan To sell your home or estate quickly and for the most money possible, a thorough marketing plan is a must. So make sure your agent’s plan includes: Q Proper “staging” of your homeand property.

unique foreign visitors from: UÊ1 Ìi`Ê }` Ê UÊ > >`>Ê UÊ > ViÊ UÊ iÀ > ÞÊ UÊ iÝ V Ê UÊ/ iÊ* «« iÃÊ UÊ ÕÃÌÀ> > 2. The site in March, 2011 attracted 5,312 visitors from 51 countries.

foreign visitors come from the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Q Showcasing your home or listing in the local paper—like The the Philippines and Germany. Review. Yes, the countries with the largest numbers of foreign investors, Q Holding open houses, including “broker previews”. looking for Rancho Santa Fe real estate. Q Adding your home to the local multiple listing service so buyers And those investors also work with local agents intimately and agents will see it. familiar with the Rancho Santa Fe market. And those agents are Q Preparing and sending brochures or well designed flyers to not only looking online, they’re reading the The Review because it potential buyers. has far more local Rancho Santa Fe listings than any other paper Q Using Internet advertising such as www.ranchosantafereview. in town. com, which attracts tens of thousands of readers monthly from So to maximize your home or estate’s exposure, it’s important 51 countries worldwide. your agent is using a dual track: 1) showcasing your home or estate with RANCHO SANTA FE REVIEW RANCHOSANTAFEREVIEW.COM ads on www.ranchosantafereview. FAST FACTS: FAST FACTS: com and, 2) running ads and listings in the The Review. 1. The paper is delivered by 1. The site daily attracts its most

What one person thinks “expensive”, isn’t so to another. Everything is relative. This is especially true for those purchasing local real estate with Euros, Loonies, Yen or Yuan. In fact, for many European, Canadian, or Mexican real estate investors, purchasing prime coastal real estate in Rancho Santa Fe can now be done at an amazingly steep discount. All thanks to Mr. Bernanke, who as you know, has continued to cut points in the Fed rate, which has helped trigger further declines in the dollar versus other foreign currencies. And as of this writing, the US dollar against the Euro currently hovers around $1.39, which can be a dream or a nightmare; all depending upon the denomination of ones bank account. Rancho Santa Fe real estate has long been the desired target of many wealthy foreign investors. But with the falling dollar, Rancho Santa Fe real estate has now become a screaming bargain to foreign investors around the world.

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Your Family Matters: Back to school series, Topic 2 : Transitioning to middle school BY DR. KEITH KANNER Summer is always a time of transitioning for children. Sometimes it’s just moving up one grade from the next, which can in itself be stressful, but some transitions are more significant than othDr. Keith Kanner ers. For example, any change from one level is school to the next is more significant than merely a grade change. Therefore, transitioning from preschool to elementary school; elementary school to middle school; middle school to high school, and then high school to college represent such “significant” changes. Much of this change not only entails academics, but also commonly involves a school change which includes lost and new friends, a new environment, and new tasks to master. As many high school seniors will be leaving for college next month and in September, the kids at home will also be making their own adjustments even though they are still living with their families. Much focus on such “significant” changes over the years has been on the transition from middle school to high school whereby parents and educators stress that from an academic point of view, the leap is intense and the kids who were not serious about school in middle school better shape

up over the summer for high school performance over the next four years will determine where and if they will go to college. But, it’s in middle school when children reach puberty, engage in more of a departure from relying on mom and dad, seek intense peer relationships, become obsessed with the opposite sex, and have to perform much greater than they did in elementary school. Many high school students have told me that the transition from elementary school to middle school was much harder than beginning high school after 8th grade due to the multitude of changes that go beyond studying more, having up to six different teachers, and wanting to “fit in” with the popular group. Most of the stress felt by the middle school kids has to do with physical and psychological changes which he or she has little control over. Biology doesn’t wait for the psyche to mature and in many cases the kids just aren’t ready for their bodies to become mature. On the other hand, some kids are ready and their body isn’t. These two groups, the early pubescent and the delayed pubescent are considered “risk” groups due to the multitude of tasks that a 12 to 14 year-old has to face during the middle school years. The tasks of the middle school child are as follows: 1. Accepting a changing and maturing body 2. Mastering a greater separation from parents 3. More academic and social demands 4. Interest and relating to the opposite sex

5. Greater intensity in same-sex peer relationships The “who am I” becomes a common question for most middle school children and it is not an easy one to answer given all of the changes and demands made during this two-year period of time. I see these middle school students as both a vulnerable group, but also provides an opportunity for helpful outside influences if more people are sensitive to the importance of this period of time in a child’s life. Middle school is often like a middle child. More focus is either placed in the earlier years or in the upcoming high school years, and these two significant years are then minimized and frequently ignored. Another contributing factor to this is the common attitude of this young adolescent which is frequently resistant, strong willed, and not terribly nice and friendly to their parents. Typically based on desired independence, many parents hope it is just a phase and hope it will pass once their child goes to high school. In these cases, too much distance may be created between the parent and child which then leaves this vulnerable child more alone with so much on his or her plate. A lack of enough parental involvement can then further confuse the teenager and leave more influences in the hands of their peers. So, how can parents withstand their child’s “attitude,” but not get pushed away too far so not to help their child better manage these invaluable tasks that they need to master to better make it in both middle and high school? 1. Be aware of the tasks their child has to master and help them if needed. For example, if a child is having trouble in school, insist they get some help even if they don’t

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