Volume XV, Issue 33
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New chamber president means business
■ Pediatrician wants new definition of ‘success’ for kids in sports. Page 4
■ See our Special Racing Section on Pages 10-11
BY CLAIRE HARLIN Staff WRITER Local business owner Carolyn D. Cohen was appointed to be president of the Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on Aug. 2, following the recent resignation of David Carroll. Jason Smith was elected as vice president of the
board. “I was saddened to learn of David Carroll’s resignaCarolyn Cohen tion after more than five years as the chamber president, but I am excit-
ed about the new possibilities for the Solana Beach Chamber with Carolyn Cohen at the helm,” said chamber member, Solana Beach City Councilman and former mayor David Roberts. Cohen, a nine-year resident of Solana Beach, owns several businesses in the community, including Here
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■ Chargers’ head coach Norv Turner employs lifetime of experience. Page B1
BY CLAIRE HARLIN Staff Writer With the first phases of the proposed I-5 widening projecting beginning as early as 2013, it’s an opportune time to look into the possibility of constructing a direct-access ramp from the interstate into the fairgrounds, said Del Mar City Councilmember Mark E. Filanc on Aug. 8. Filanc’s suggestion comes after a recent meeting with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). “Studies at Caltrans indicate that would be the best thing to relieve traffic there,” he said, urging the council to consider seeking funding for an environmental analysis of such a project as soon as possible. “Let’s be honest,” said commu-
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nity member Bill Michaelsky. “Aesthetically, that’s not going to be the most attractive solution. I think we need more information.” Filanc suggested the ramp could feed directly into the Del Mar Fairgrounds parking area. Council members compared such a project to other large amusement facilities, like Disneyland, that are accessible by direct-access highway ramps. Filanc said the next step in getting a direct-access ramp project considered by Caltrans would be to undergo an environmental analysis. “If it passes through the window and Caltrans is putting this in the hopper for design, we might miss the opportunity,” Filanc said.
We Grow, Inc., a real estate management company that develops and leases out private schools. Jason Smith She is working on a joint venture with Air Stream Innovations, a
progressive organic farming operation, and her most well-known local business is real estate brokerage Realty Executives, Pacific Gold. Cohen brings a wealth of goals and ideas to the table, above all being her drive to increase chamber membership through use of an
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A conversation with water district’s general manager member elected board of directors. The Santa Fe Irrigation District Like its fellow water agencies in lifted mandatory water use restricSan Diego County, Santa tions for its customers in Fe has raised rates more May after Gov. Jerry Brown Q&A than 60 percent over the declared an end to Califorpast three to four years, nia’s drought, but major and customers appear to challenges remain, mostly be in for additional rate relating to money. increases over the next The district, which few years. provides water to some In response, the dis20,000 residents of Rancho trict has faced increased Santa Fe, Solana Beach and scrutiny from some memFairbanks Ranch, is trying bers of the public who to cope with rising water want Santa Fe to do more costs while keeping rates to cut operating expenses, under control and mainincluding employee pentaining its aging network of Michael Bardin sions. pipelines. We sat down with Santa Fe The public agency’s territory general manager Michael Bardin to covers 16 square miles, and its annual budget is just under $21 milSEE WATER, PAGE 6 lion. The district is run by a five-
Board looks into alleged elephant abuse BY CLAIRE HARLIN Staff Writer As Del Mar Fairgrounds officials conduct an investigation into the alleged abuse by elephant ride company Have Trunk Will Travel, several members of the public came before the 22nd District Agricultural Association (22nd DAA) board on Aug. 9 to voice their concern. A Have Trunk Will Travel report was listed as a possible action item on the 22nd DAA agenda for Aug. 9, but it was postponed because offi-
cials are “collecting additional data,” according to the agenda. Allegations arose earlier this summer, when an undercover video was released by Animal Defenders International (ADI) purportedly showing a trainer striking a baby elephant with a sharp-ended heavy stick known as a billhook. Animal rights groups also claim the company uses high-voltage electrical prods to make the animals submissive.
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Judge denies request to stop construction at Flower Hill BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer An effort to halt construction at Flower Hill Promenade was blocked in court on Friday, Aug. 5. At a preliminary injunction hearing, San Diego Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager denied the work stoppage effort in the “Citizens Against Flower Hill’s Excessive Expansion’s” case against the Via de la Valle mall and its holder Protea Properties. Another hearing in the case (Citizens Against Flower Hill Excessive Expansion vs. Protea Properties) is set for this Friday at 10 a.m. Currently, there’s a tug of war over who has authority for the project between the city of San Diego and the California Coastal Commission. In April, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved the renovation project, which includes adding office and retail space, a new Whole Foods Market in place of the UltraStar Cinema, and a four-story parking garage. Last month the Coastal Commission tagged Flower Hill with a stopwork order, contending that the mall is not within the city’s certified Local Coastal Program and that only they could give the go-ahead to a project in that area. The opposition group’s attorney, Abigail Broedling, said that the Coastal
Commission has taken a clear position on its authority to issue a coastal development permit for the project from the beginning, and that the Commission asserted its authority in a letter sent to the city on April 18, one day before the city council hearing. There was no formal reply to the letter as it was sent after the public comment period. Attorney Suzanne Varco, representing Protea Properties, said that the city’s authority is shown in the North Coast Local Coastal Program land use plan, as well as Map No. C-730-1, a map used since the late 1980s. City Council relied on those maps when they gave approval to the project, Varco said. Broedling argued that the particular area in the map is not certified and not part of the community plan. “The city can’t have jurisdiction without an approved map,” Broedling said. Judge Prager said the question before him was whether the city had adequate information before them to make a determination on the project. “It appears that they did,” Prager said. “The city decided they did have jurisdiction based on the facts presented to them. Their findings did have some basis, the facts supported their jurisdiction.”
Community Calendar Saturday, August 13 • Carruth Cellars, located at 415 South Cedros Ave., will be hosting a “wine bottle experience” on Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature more than three sets of live music, a gourmet taco with nopales (cacti), a bottle of Save the Ocean Bordeaux Field Blend wine and a chance to learn about the wine line. Volunteer space is limited and tickets are $25. A dollar from each bottle sale will go toward the cause (Surf Rider Foundation of the artists’ foundation). • Del Mar races at the race track. Live racing will be held five days each week on average — Wednesdays through Sundays, with the exception of a Labor Day Monday card — through Sept. 7. For more information on the season, visit www.dmtc.com. • The Belly Up: For a list of upcoming performances, visit bellyup.com. Located at 143 S. Cedros, Solana Beach, CA 92075; Ph: 858-481-8140. • BrewFest Encinitas will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, from 4-7 p.m. at Mira Costa College, San Elijo campus. Food, fun and great beer samples from some of San Diego’s finest breweries. All the latest details on the
event can be found at www. brewfestencinitas.com Sunday, Aug. 14: • The Solana Beach Farmers’ Market is open from 1 to 5 p.m. at the south end of Cedros Avenue every Sunday. For more information, please visit cedrosdesigndistrict.net. Tuesday, Aug. 16: • Del Mar Foundation Twilight Concert featuring “Mrs. Robinson.” This event is free. 7 p.m. at Powerhouse Park. Thursday, Aug. 18 • Solana Beach’s weekly Concerts at the Cove at Fletcher Cove Park continue. The concerts are held at 6 p.m. Coming up: Aug. 18: Justin Froese ; Aug. 25: Billy Watson. Friday, Aug. 19 • The Del Mar–Solana Beach Rotary Club is a service club of business, professional, and volunteer leaders who belong to the 1.2-million-member Rotary International. The club meets at the Doubletree Hotel in Carmel Valley Friday mornings from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. For more information about the Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club, please contact President Kirk Collins at 619254-8234 or go to www.dmsbrotary.com.
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Scripps sports medicine pediatrician urges parents/coaches to ‘redefine’ their definition of ‘success’ for kids in sports BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURN Contributor Paul Stricker is unique by any standard. His father was a doctor. His mother is a doctor. His three brothers are doctors. And, he, of course, is a special kind of doctor. Although he admittedly was a late bloomer when it comes to competitive sports, in college, he achieved NCAA All-American status in swimming, and later served as team physician for UCLA, Vanderbilt University and, for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. And, for the past 11 years, he has served as a staff physician at Scripps Clinic in San Diego with the distinction of being one of only eight doctors in California and 150 in the entire U.S. who are board certified both in sports medicine and pediatrics. Stricker is also the author of “Sports Success Rx!,” a guide for parents who want to provide their children with a positive experience in sports while avoiding physical overuse injuries, emotional stress and possible burnout. We interviewed the youthful-
looking 51-year-old sports medicine pediatrician in his office at Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley. During the past decade, in his practice, Stricker says he has seen an alarming 25 percent increase in the number of sports-related overuse injuries among his young patients — and the injuries are becoming more severe. “Stress fractures were unheard of in children just a few years ago,” he said, “but now have become relatively common. That’s what we get when we train kids at adult levels.” Today, in the U.S., a record 44 million kids are playing in at least one organized sport, according to the National Council of Youth Sports. While Stricker agrees that sports participation can bring many benefits, including improved fitness, better social skills and less downtime to get into trouble, too much pressure on kids to succeed, by parents and coaches, however well intentioned, can result in serious problems, both physical and mental. “Children build their athletic abilities in a progressive sequence that we can’t dramatically speed
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At a no-charge educational presentation on Aug. 25, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Stricker will be providing parents and coaches with practical tips on how to improve the youth sports experience in today’s highly competitive organized sports climate. If parents buy into society’s mantra that a child’s success in sports depends largely on coming out on top and winning gold medals, then they are likely in danger not only of becoming disappointed, but of harming their child. He urges parents to examine and possibly “redefine” their definition of success when it comes to a child’s achievements in sports. “If you have 44 million kids in organized sports from age 6 to 18, and you do,” Stricker said, “you are not going to have 44 million first place, gold medal winners. Not possible. And yet the other 43.99 million kids need to have success in order to have a positive outcome in their lives. “On a day that there is a great personal achievement [for a
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discuss the issues facing the district as it moves beyond the recent drought and works to continue carrying out its mission of providing water to customers. Bardin, 53, is an East Coast native who has worked for 30 years in the water and wastewater industry. He came to the Sana Fe District in 2004, and immediately before that worked at the Leucadia wWastewater District. Bardin attended the State University of New York, where he earned an environmental science degree, and the University of Redlands in California, where he completed a degree in business administration and management. When not occupied with his officials duties, Bardin is an avid boater and fisherman. He lives with his wife and three sons in Oceanside. We met with Bardin on a recent Friday morning at his office at district headquarters in the Rancho Santa Fe village. The responses have
Q. What are the significant issues and challenges facing the district? A. There are a lot of issues in the water industry today, some are common to water agencies, and government agencies in general, and some are specific to us. In general, pressure on water rates is one of the most significant issues that we’re dealing with. Rising costs are putting pressure on our water rates and our customers’ costs. And the economic conditions out there affect us and the community we serve. Another big one is aging infrastructure. This agency is 86 years old. We have probably $300 million of assets in the ground…if you put a cost on the water system and treatment plant’s value in today’s dollars, it’s up around $300 million. But a lot of that is old stuff, it’s been in the ground a long time. So aging infrastructure is a big issue not just to us but in the utility industry across the
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United States. There’s a lot of old infrastructure that needs to be maintained and replaced. That’s a common issue. And workforce management is a big issue. Obviously today with labor relations and all the hot issues about public pension reform and public compensation, those are topical issues, but regardless of whether those are going on you still have the typical workforce (issues). Succession planning, making sure you have the right talent, and like any industry, the workplace is changing with technology. So we have to be prepared to have our people have the right skill sets to deal with that. And I guess… something common to us and not to the industry, is managing our local resources, Lake Hodges. We’re one of the few agencies that are fortunate enough to have that local water supply source which is really a lowcost supply. A lot goes into managing that and maximizing the value of it. So managing those local resources is big. Also, because water supply is so critical nowadays, the development of local supplies. We do some recycled water, we’re trying to do more recycled water, we were pushing hard and we were involved in the desalination project, we’ve kind of taken a step back from that now. So, developing those alternate supplies, conservation with our customers, protecting Lake Hodges, pressure on rates, and aging infrastructure, that’s probably… the big ones. Q. How does today’s pressure on rates compare to
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pacted. All those things come together almost like a perfect storm, to continue to put pressure on us to manage our costs and try to mitigate those costs going forward onto our customers. At the end of the day, with all that said, the thing I would really point out, is that, … the Santa Fe Irrigation District, we have one of the lowest water rates in the region. We’re in the bottom third of the cost of water when you compare us to other agencies. But the cost of water has been going up dramatically. The region, the cost of water has gone up about 60 percent in the last three or four years. That’s not just us, that’s happening to everybody. (The Metropolitan Water District’s) cost is going up, the (San Diego County) Water Authority’s rates have gone up, a lot of that’s pushing down to us. We try to manage the local water supplies. So it’s really the cost and availability of water is just becoming increasingly complex. And more costly. To put that in context, that’s a half a cent a gallon, it’s still probably one of the best deals in our society, but the cost has been going up and it’s a concern. When the economy is bad and the costs are going up, it’s tough on consumers. Q. Do you see in the near term, that trend (of rising rates) is going to continue? A. Unfortunately, I think that’s the case, when we look out at what’s going on, fixing the Bay Delta, that has a huge price tag, that’s going to flow downhill to the consumers of water in Southern California. If and when they can even figure out the solution, it’s going to be in the billions of dollars. That fixing of the delta is really fixing the plumbing in the state. That system’s been in place since the ‘60s… I’m talking about diverting water out of the Bay Delta that goes south to the Central Valley for farming and it comes to Southern California, you know the Bay Delta is a crisis waiting to happen.
Q. How about the protection of local water supplies at Lake Hodges? What needs to be done in that area? A. It’s almost a microcosm of the bigger macro picture where the states are fighting over the Colorado River, (and the) north and south of California have to divide the water. But to simplify it, the districts generally have rights to half of the water that comes out of that watershed… us and the San Dieguito Water District. The city of San Diego owns Lake Hodges. When the lake was sold to the city, part of the deal was these districts retained rights to the water that comes out of the lake. So since the 20s, the districts have been been the primary user. The city of San Diego has never had a straw in the lake. And with the reoperation of the lake where it gets connected to Olivenhein, and connected to the aqueduct system… that will enable the city of San Diego to finally access their portion of the water that comes out of that watershed. Let me describe what I mean by reoperation. That lake has been an isolated facility. The challenge comes now in integrating that isolated asset into the regional water system. That’s really what the reoperation means. The Water Authority wants to be able to store water in there for emergencies, which benefits the region, they’re going to generate power by moving water back and forth between the Olivenhein reservoir, so there’s this emergency storage component that we’ve all paid for that benefits the region, there’s also the fact now that the city will realize the value from the asset that they purchased in the 20s, and there is the opportunity in the years when there are major rain events, to possibly capture more water than we were able to in the past. So there’s a lot of opportunity with the reoperation but it’s very complex and there’s a lot of significant is-
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eral surgeon, who also made house calls. His mother, Paula, was also a physician. He was the youngest of four brothers. “I’m from a small town of 3,000 people where our sports were hauling hay and mowing the yard. But lucky for me, I had three older brothers so we played baseball, football and basketball around the house and ran and chased each other and that kind of thing. “So, we were involved [in playing sports] but it was always the way I would hope for kids. It was fun. No expectation, no pressure. And all generated by us and not by adults.” He wasn’t good at ball sports, he recalls, and after he broke his elbow, part of the treatment was to swim — “and a swimming coach came into town that very year, lucky for me, because that was where I found my niche …” and discovered a sport he loved and that had a natural ability for. He was 10 at the time, “a very late starter,” he said, “compared to today ” where kids often begin participating in organized sports, as early as 4 or 5 years old. His two eldest brothers knew from an early age they would follow in their parents’ footsteps. He and his next youngest brother took a little longer to decide on medicine as careers. Initially, when he won
Distinction: A college All-American swim champion, Dr. Paul Stricker is a sports medicine pediatrician at Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley. For parents and coaches, he will lead a free presentation at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m. on practical ways to improve children’s experience in organized sports Born: Rolla, Missouri, 51 years ago, and raised in nearby St. James, Mo., population 3,000. Education: B.S. in life science, Missouri Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri, 1982; M.D., University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Mo., 1982-85, 1986-87; research in sports medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1985-86; pediatric internship and residency, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1988-91; fellowship, primary care sports medicine, UCLA, 199193. Interests: Swimming, cooking, and composing music Favorite getaways: Santa Barbara and his home state of Missouri Favorite TV: The new “Hawaii-Five 0,” and “Top Chef” Favorite films: “August Rush,” 2007 drama starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Robin Williams, and the 2011 Academy Award winner “The King’s Speech,” starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. Recent reading: “The Wellness Revolution,” by Paul Zane Pilzer Philosophy: “If I feel like I’ve had a positive impact on a child’s life, to me that’s a day well done.”
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Winning the NCAA AllAmerican Swim Championship in the 400 meter individual medley in 1982 became the sports highlight of his college career “simply because I never envisioned myself as being able to
achieve that because I was always very small, I was the smallest person in my class. I didn’t grow until I was a freshman in college. So I really always felt I was just glad to achieve whatever I could get. “Based on the fact that I had a coach who was incredibly supportive and parents who were very, very supportive, I feel that I over-achieved my potential,” he said. He earned his B.S. degree in life science from the University of Missouri, Rolla, Mo., in 1982; his medical degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, in 1987; his pediatric internship and residency, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1988-91; and a fellowship in primary care sports medicine, UCLA. “When we understand how a child’s sport skills develop,” he says, “and then allow those skills to progress with patience and support, we provide the best opportunity to maximize performance and minimize pressure.” At his upcoming presentation on Aug. 25 at Scripps La Jolla, Stricker will offer a sampling of physical sports-skill milestones that parents can watch for in the development of their children. Cost of the presentation is free and validated parking will be provided. To register, call 1-800SCRIPPS (727-4777).
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Canyon Crest Academy graduate expands Cubbfest BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer When he was in high school at Canyon Crest Academy (CCA), Chris Cubbison used to scribble makebelieve music festival concert posters with his friends’ band names. He gave his concert the name Cubbfest, cribbed from his own last name, and envisioned his mascot as a friendly-looking hipster bear, with “Cubbfest” scrawled across its bear paw knuckles. Cubbison soon realized that the posters didn’t have to be just pretend, that he could put on the show for real. Over a year later, on July 31, Cubbison was hosting his second-annual music festival, this one an expansion on the original. The first Cubbfest in 2010 was held at a friend’s house in Encinitas, but this summer’s Cubbfest evolved to two stages and 20 bands outside Vision Pulse in Sorrento Valley. From noon to 10 p.m., Cubbfest rocked with 10 hours of music and close to 400 people attended the event. “It was a really good
Cubbfest creator Chris Cubbison, center, flanked by Cubbfest team members John Warlick and Austin Cesear. PHOTOS: TILLMAN CHARLES GRESSITT
time,” Cubbison said, quick not to take all the credit for the show. “So many people were involved in so many ways, it was really a group effort…A lot of volunteers treated it like their summer jobs.” He said it was cool to have everyone working toward a common goal, giving them a result they could be proud of. Cubbison, a 2010 graduate of CCA now attending UC Santa Barbara, received a lot of help planning the event from fellow CCA grads, including Grant Jorgenson, Michael Christy, Pablo Mi, Danica Hoeprich
and a slew of others. “Last year it was thrown together at a friend’s house, we didn’t have a venue until the week before,” Cubbison said. “This year was different, there was many more people working on it and word really started to spread. It started as something regional, but this year managed to hit all parts of the county.” Bands from Carlsbad to La Jolla played the festival, including some acts from Los Angeles. The Cubbfest crew built one stage using the back of a semi-truck and used the venue’s stage as the other.
The festival featured bands such as the Triptides, Range Rover, Tan Sister Radio and the Chabi Chavi Collective, a group made up mainly of former CCA students who specialize in art and music. Large red letters strung across a wire welcomed people to the outdoor festival and there were Henna tattoos, impromptu chalk art, tacos from a food truck, as well as cool treats like Otter Pops. A Cubbfest Art Gallery was held indoors, with pallets of wood serving as displays for artwork—there was even a giant roaring bear created out of wood by CCA graduate Ryder Noll-Robles. Spoken word poets performed in between music sets. Cubbison is currently studying literature at UCSB, but hopes to continue promoting art and music, something he feels is truly important. Cubbfest III could be coming next summer, possibly even bigger than this year. “Every year is a learning process and every year we look to legitimize it more and more,” Cubbison said. Visit www.cubbfest.com.
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Martin Katz home to half-million-dollar gold horse BY CLAIRE HARLIN STAFF WRITER It’s no rare occurrence for clients of high-end jeweler Martin Katz in Rancho Santa Fe to contract special, one-of-a-kind ornamental pieces worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But Katz, who owns shops in Rancho Santa Fe, New York and Beverly Hills, recently decided to make a masterpiece especially for the Del Mar/Rancho Santa Fe community — and it just arrived this month. Priced at more than a half million dollars, a solid gold polo horse, fit with sapphire eyes and diamond hooves, is the highlight of the Martin Katz collection at its store located at 6016 La Granada in Rancho Santa Fe, and there is nothing else like it in the world. “Everyone has been in amazement when they see it, so blown away,” said John Matty, the shop’s managing director. Designed by Katz and crafted in the jeweler’s European Shop, the horse exhibits precise detail in texture — the tail is braided with diamonds and even the jockey’s straps are functional. To further set the piece apart, it is mechanical. The jockey’s arm moves to hit a ball with a mallet. “When you go back and look at it again and again, you can notice more and more details,” said Matty. “If you were to go to a pony match on Sunday, this is what you’d see on the field.” For more information, visit www.martinkatz.com.
Melissa Braun, manager of Martin Katz in Rancho Santa Fe, shows a precious gold horse, crafted especially for local horse lovers. Photo by Claire Harlin
Encinitas Classic Cars Cruise Night is Aug. 18 Mark your calendar for Thursday, Aug. 18, for a celebration of summer in downtown Encinitas. The Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association (DEMA) will be celebrating summer with the 13th Annual Encinitas Classic Car Cruise Nights in downtown Encinitas – the third of four in the summer series. Once again they will have six dedicated lots of car clubs. Herman Cook VW will sponsor the Smog Test Only Awards Lot at 682 S. Coast Hwy 101. Charlie’s Foreign Car Lot at 710 S. Coast Hwy 101 will have a special collection of cars. Cardiff Classics at 1049 S. Coast Hwy 101 will be hosting the music of Band of Jimmys. Additional car lot locations at The Small Mall @ E Street, Sofspra @ G Street, and The Black Sheep @ J Street.
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Del Mar Racing Feature Top trainer’s experience with thoroughbreds traces back to childhood BY KELLEY CARLSON CONTRIBUTOR J. Eric Kruljac bought his first racehorse at age 21 — having never laid eyes on it — from his grandfather, thoroughbred breeder Walter Markham. That horse, Grappler Dan, “was a bum,” Kruljac said. “My grandfather taught me a lesson — never buy a horse sight unseen,” he added with a laugh. Kruljac learned plenty from Markham during his earlier years and has since found success as an owner, breeder and trainer. The parttime Del Mar resident —who also has a home in Arcadia — trains a string of about 25 racehorses. In addition, he owns a broodmare in Arizona and has some weanlings and yearlings at Tommy Town and Rancho San Miguel farms in Central California, plus retains a piece of ownership in some of the racehorses he trains. The 58-year-old Kruljac is perhaps best known for training multiple stakes winner Leave Me Alone, whom he purchased for $35,000 at a yearling sale in Del Mar. The filly went on to win more than $650,000, with her most notable win coming in the Test Stakes (Grade I) at Saratoga in 2005. She was sold as a broodmare prospect at the Fasig-Tipton auction in Kentucky for $1 million the following year. Another top horse Kruljac selected at auction was Bullsbay, whom he bought for$130,000 at the Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale in Kentucky. The horse ran in a couple of allowance races for Kruljac before being
sent to Graham Motion, trainer of this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom. Bullsbay went on to win the Whitney Handicap (Grade I) at Saratoga and the Alysheba Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs in Kentucky in 2009 for Motion, and now stands at stud in Maryland. Kruljac’s knowledge and experience with thoroughbreds trace back to his childhood experiences. He grew up on a ranch between Carmel and Salinas, where his grandfather, Markham, raised cattle and bred racehorses. “He (Markham) always carried 10 to 15 broodmares, so I was exposed to that,” Kruljac said. “He would take me to the races all the time (Bay Area fairs, Bay Meadows, Golden Gate Fields).” When Kruljac was 6 years old, his father followed the produce business to Phoenix, and the family set up a home there. But summers were still spent in California at his grandfather’s ranch. Kruljac loved to hang around his grandfather’s horses, and he had the opportunity to learn about racing from Markham’s trainer, Hall of Famer Buster Millerick. Kruljac attended school in Arizona, and he eventually earned a full-ride scholarship to Arizona State University, where he played football his freshman and sophomore years. He chose to give up the sport — “It went from being fun to being work” — and spent his junior year of college at the University of
my time around horses.” So Kruljac became a trainer — his stable spent winters at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, and raced in California the rest of the year. In 2008, when Kruljac’s youngest child, Mack, started college, he shut down the barn in Arizona and became a full-time Californian. Now, during the summers, Kruljac divides his stable between Del Mar and Santa Anita. “Certain horses do better at Santa Anita,” he said. “The ones that are race-ready, I bring down here.” Among his nine trainees at Del Mar is the 3-year-old filly Bauble Queen, a $130,000 Keeneland auction purchase that is owned by Class Racing Stable. Kruljac has high hopes for this daughter of Arch — she has two wins and a second from four starts, with her most recent victory See TRAINER, page 14
Trainer J. Eric Kruljac, center, with his sons Ian, left, and Mack, and the 3-year-old filly Bauble Queen. Photos by Kelley Carlson Arizona in Tucson. Kruljac opted to return to ASU for his final year, but, halfway through, he landed a job at investigating workers’ compensation claims and quit school. Around this time, he started buying his first horses — along with Grappler Dan, he claimed two horses at Del Mar named Schuss and Julie’s Beau. Kruljac freshened up the claimed horses, ran them at Pomona, and both won. “I was ruined,” Kruljac joked. At age 22, Kruljac started his own private detective agency, but he continued to buy and sell horses over the years. His brother Edward Kruljac trained some of the horses he bought for him. After 16 years, J. Eric Kruljac said he had a “premature midlife crisis” and decided to give up his agency. “I wasn’t enjoying the investigation business,” he said. “I wanted to spend all
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Del Mar Racing Feature Deliciás restaurant pairs fresh seasonal ingredients with award-winning wines The new menu and recent awards for Deliciás are recognition of the restaurant’s exceptional quality and value, showcasing why Deliciás has been a favorite dining destination for nearly 20 years. In addition to the usual favorites of prime beef and fresh seafood, new fresh handmade pastas, wood fired pizzas and the $5 tapas menu utilize the freshest local ingredients and pair wonderfully with selections from the award-winning wine list. Wine Spectator Magazine has awarded Deliciás the “2011 Best of Award of Excellence” for a second year for their wide selection of wines, including over 340 labels, 2,000-plus bottles and 24 new wines-by-the-glass. One of only five San Diego restaurants to receive the designation, Deliciás proves why it is the premier destination for premium wines. Delicias is located at 6106 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa
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The cufflinks shown here are white gold and onyx in a checkerboard pattern. Dating back to the 17th century, men wanted something more elegant for their shirt sleeves then ribbons or ties. Voila, the first cufflinks were born! Over time the cufflink developed and became a much more sophisticated part of men’s wardrobes, especially with tuxedo and formal attire. With more gemstones, precious metals and sophisticated designs the cufflink became the well-dressed man’s wardrobe staple. During the 19th century men of varying classes began wearing cufflinks and stud sets for more casual wear, moving beyond evening wear. Where is the cufflink today? Is it a fashion accessory, or has it gone by the way of the men’s dress hat, in danger of appearing l little costumey and trite? The answer is yes; young and old men alike, who are fashionable and confident, wear cufflinks. The cufflinks shown
More than 40 food trucks roll up to Del Mar for first-ever festival The Del Mar Racetrack is nearing the midseason mark and is still chock full of fast races, big bets and bigger concerts. Next weekend, racetrack goers will experience a Del Mar first – the Gourmet Food Truck Festival as well as a blast from the past performance by Devo. • 4 O’Clock Friday Devo Concert – Fri., Aug. 19: The iconic ‘80s band and their classic red hats are back! Some of the greatest hits of the decade came from Devo, including “Whip It” and “Freedom of Choice.” Racetrack goers will delight in the sights and sounds of the Seaside Stage. •Gourmet Food Truck Festival – Sat., Aug. 20: More than 40 of the most popular food trucks from Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego will gather at the Del Mar Racetrack for the first-ever gourmet food
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truck festival at the seaside oval. Devilicious, Nom Nom and The Lime Truck of Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race 2010 and 2011 will serve up unique eats and specialty dishes to thousands of hungry racetrack goers. 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, Sept. 5. For more information, call 858-755-1141 or visit www.delmarscene.com.
This romantic inn is set amidst 23 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in the center of the exclusive upscale residential community of Rancho Santa Fe. The beautifully remodeled guest rooms are dotting around the gardens, surrounding the original main building. Many rooms offer private outdoor patios and the romance of wood-burning fireplaces. Come enjoy our exquisite menu at our restaurant “Innfusion” featuring the finest and freshest local ingredients serving Rancho Cuisine along with “East Meets West” an Asian flair cuisine presented by award winning Executive Chef John Beriker who also specializes in children and adult private cooking lessons. The Inn is truly romantic and a unique designation specializing in Weddings, Special Events and Conferences. Unique amenities include a croquet lawn, and limited box seats and turf club passes are available during thoroughbred racing season.
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Sing-along draws a crowd BY CLAIRE HARLIN Staff Writer The weekly Solana Beach community singalong started by local psychiatrist Ed Siegel in 1987 brought together one of the largest crowds last week since its inception —and strong turnout comes only a week before the sing-along celebrates its 25th anniversary. In addition to the usual 20-30 singers, the event garnered the participation of about 35 medical students visiting from Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. “Even being from all over the world, they knew most of the songs. We sang everything from Beatles songs to ‘New York, New York’ to ‘Country Roads,” said Siegel, who has lived in Solana Beach since 1977. He had lectured the students at the University of California, San Diego earlier that day, and during the course of talk, he invited them to his sing-along. “They all showed up,” he said. “They just had a ball. The music brings us all
Led by Dr. Ed Siegel, M.D., a sizable crowd sings on Aug. 2 at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church. COURTESY PHOTO together.” Over the years, the singalong has served as common ground for music lovers of all ages. Siegel said a couple singers loyally attended until they reached the age of 100, and several people have brought their babies to instill the value of music. Since March, the group has been meeting on Tuesdays at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church at 120 Stevens Ave., but it has traditionally met on Thursdays
at the Fletcher Cove Community Center, which is in the last phases of a major renovation. “It’s going to be beautiful; it just needs a floor,” he said. Although Siegel said the church offers a 9-foot concert grand piano — the biggest he has ever played on — he said he can’t wait for the completion of the community center. “We can’t wait to have our home back,” he said.
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Collins appointed as Rotary president BY JAN PARSONS, DMSB ROTARY PUBLIC RELATIONS The Del Mar – Solana Beach Sunrise Rotary Club (DMSB Rotary) is off and running under the new leadership of President Kirk Collins. As construction project manager for Scripps, he has the leadership capabilities and expertise to take the club to new levels. The club will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and will be doing a major community project to commemorate this event. Mr. Collins plans to implement changes in community service projects and fundraising and looks to Winston Churchill when he says “there is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” One of the changes will be with DMSB Rotary’s 16th Annual Turf Bocce Tournament at the Del Mar Horse Park on March 4, 2012, which is the club’s primary fundraising event each year. Chairman Charles Foster and other members are looking at ways to make this a more “green” event and to en- President Kirk Collins gage their beneficiaries early in the planning and implementation process. Since 1998, DMSB Rotary has raised over $325,000 to improve the lives of children and others in need, both locally and internationally. Mr. Foster emphasizes helping children because “our club’s primary emphasis is to help children break the cycle of abuse, broken homes, illiteracy and other impediments. Just a little help in a child’s early year can make the difference between failure and success as an adult.” Another focus of President Collins will be to do more with men and women in the armed services. DMSB Rotary helped again this year with Stand Down, handing out more than 6000 bottles of water to homeless vets and volunteers and they have helped collect and deliver food to Camp Pendleton in support of Military Appreciation Day. The Club has already gotten under way with its international projects under the capable leadership of International Chairman, Venky Venkatesh. They will be contributing funds to a “Mother of Peace” District Grant to Uganda which aims to provide technical skills and emotional counseling for female ex-child soldiers who are now mothers. Also approved was funding for toilet blocks in South India in conjunction with Rotary District 5340 and government schools in Karur and Theni Districts to help more than 40,000 children, especially girls. DMSB Rotarians also started the year in fun enjoying an outdoor concert at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach and hearing the Rotary International Youth Exchange musicians play with the San Diego Youth Symphony at the Escondido Performing Arts Center. Please join the DMSB Rotary Friday mornings at the DoubleTree Hotel in Carmel Valley starting at 7:15 a.m. Members often hear the comments “you’re a really fun club …” It’s true – come see. Contact President Kirk with questions at (619) 254-8234 or visit www.dmsbRotary.com.
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Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Margaret Mead, Gary Snyder, James Taylor, and my wife and two sons. What are your five favorite movies of all time? Pollock, Harold and Maud, Dog Day Afternoon, On Golden Pond, and, of course, Rocky. What is your most prized possession? My wedding ring. What do you do for fun? I hike, kayak, tide pool, and museum-go. What is your greatest accomplishment?
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coming in an allowance race on July 29 at Del Mar. Another of Kruljac’s stakes horses is Screaming Regal, owned by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, whose accomplishments include a runner-up effort in the Melair Stakes at Hollywood Park this year. However, some of the trainer’s best horses are out with injuries: La Nez, whose victories include the Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita and the Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar; and Major Art, whose accomplishments include a second in the Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes at Goodwood in England. Both horses are owned by Class Racing Stable. According to Kruljac, it will be at least another six months before La Nez returns to the races; she suffered a hairline fracture in her hind leg. “There’s a strong prognosis for her to return to racing,” he said. Meanwhile, Kruljac has her little sister,
Vonn Nez, racing at Del Mar. As for Major Art, “he won’t be back for three to four months,” Kruljac said. “It’s been a tough year for me. (Major Art) strained a tendon — it’s very minor. Sometimes I feel like I’m running a hospital instead of a barn.” Kruljac and his team are part of the “early crew” at the track — they’re up around 4 a.m. and are usually done with training by 7 a.m. The trainer has been enjoying having his children around in the barns this summer — Chance, 29; Meghan, 28; Ian, 23; and Mack, 21. When he’s not at the track, Kruljac may be teeing off at the golf course — something he does only a few times a year, and only when he’s in Del Mar, he said. Kruljac also loves the dining scene. “There are some great restaurants — Red (Tracton’s), Sbicca, Pacifica,” he said. “I love all the people who own those ... They’re all about the racetrack. “This is a great community.”
MEET THE ARTIST Saturday and Sunday, August 13 &14 From Mexico comes Antonio Joel Garcia to Las Manos del Artesano to do a presentation of his technique in Paper Mache.
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Getting my Ph.D. in anthropology and making partner at Luce Forward were both huge accomplishments, but I have never been prouder than the day I was appointed executive director at the San Diego Museum of Man. What is your philosophy of life? Think and care. It’s basically what we want people to do when they leave the San Diego Museum of Man. Hopefully, they will think about an issue, other people, and/or themselves a little differently, and care a little more deeply about their fellow humans.
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Del Mar Foundation announces matching grant for 17th Street Beach Safety Center Del Mar is on the verge of achieving an important community goal: replacing the antiquated and unsafe main lifeguard tower at 17th Street with a new Beach Safety Center, providing the lifeguards with a modern and safe working environment and improving the community facilities by adding new walkways and additional, improved public bathrooms. To help the Friends of the Powerhouse reach their fundraising goal, the Del Mar Foundation has announced that it will match new donations up to $10,000 total, to help make this goal a reality. Support this important community project and make groundbreaking a reality. With groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for September and completion expected in May 2012, now is the time to step up and make sure that construction of this important community facility stays on track. For more project details, visit the Friends of the Powerhouse web site at www.friendsofthepowerhouse.org. The Del Mar Foundation previously made a $35,000 grant to the Friends of the Powerhouse, the principal fundraisers for this project, to help finance the Beach Safety Center. To raise the remaining funds, the Foundation is challenging the community to step up now, when the project is in its critical final fundraising drive. The Del Mar Foundation will match new donations on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to $10,000. To qualify your donation for matching funds, go to the Del Mar Foundation web site at www.delmarfoundation.org and click on the Beach Safety Center Matching Grant. Then fill out the Matching Grant Donation Form making your check payable to the Del Mar Foundation. Send it with your donation to: Del Mar Foundation, P.O. Box 2913, Del Mar, CA 92014.
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Apartment complex damaged by fire A fire of unknown origin damaged an apartment complex near the Del Mar Racetrack the afternoon of Aug. 9. Flames began spreading through the three-story building in the 2801 Camino del Mar shortly before 3 p.m., a dispatcher said.
(Above) A check presentation for the Del Mar Foundation’s first donation of $35,000. It was taken in front of the existing life guard tower and includes, from left to right: Pat Vergne (City of Del Mar), Barbara Harper (Friends of the Powerhouse), John Coughlin (Friends of the Powerhouse), Robin Crabtree (Del Mar Foundation), Jill Coughlin (Friends of the Powerhouse) and Carolyn Kling (Del Mar Foundation). Photo/Jill Weitzen MacDonald
Next year’s San Diego County Fair will begin on Friday, June 8, and run through its traditional closing date of July 4, the 22nd District Agricultural Association Board of Directors announced Aug. 9. The schedule raises the possibility that the fair might add two days, going from 22 days to 24. The number of days the fair will be in operation and the theme are scheduled to be decided at the next board meeting on Sept. 13. ``Extending the fair a day or two next year could help alleviate traffic and parking congestion, as well as give more folks the opportunity to visit one of the finest fairs in the United States,’’ said Tim Fennell, the fairgrounds’ general manager and chief executive officer. The fair’s 2011 attendance was 1,412,113, setting an all-time record for the third year in a row. — City News Service
It took crews about 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which caused no reported injuries. The cause of the fire was under investigation. — CIty News Service
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Thanks to all who helped renovate community center I am writing in regards to your article “Renovated Fletcher Cove Community Center Close to Completion” that appeared in the July 21 edition of the Solana Beach Sun. In that article, I am quoted as saying “I took a look at the plans and it was pretty plain Jane for the building, so I wanted to put some more personality into it.” Unfortunately, that
quote was taken out of the broader context of my discussion with the author about limitations in the quality of the interior finishes due to budget constraints; i.e. the city only had a limited budget to spend on interior finishes so it could not afford custom materials. Through the generous cash donations of builders Steigerwald Dougherty and Wardell Builders, we were able to pur-
chase upgraded bathroom finish materials and material cutting services. Through the generous donation of time and talent from Chris Austin and Kelly Patrick, we were able to come up with an artistic tile mosaic design for the bathroom walls and floor. The architectural design of the Fletcher Cove Community Center is elegant and was accomplished through the
generous donation of time and talent from Steve Dalton of Steve Dalton Architects. As with all of Steve’s local residential projects, I think he captured yet again the essence of Solana Beach; he was able to take a forlorn old box and transform it into a jewel of the community without altering the building’s footprint. Steve effectively worked with the wonderful people at City Hall to ensure
that we would have the best designed community center in San Diego County. Finally, I would like to point out that numerous other community members generously donated both time and money to make this project happen and without them, this project would not have come out as beautifully as it did. And to all of you I say, THANK YOU! Jerilyn Larson
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board went to a second tier. In 2007, we negotiated with our employees for a second tier and that second tier retirement reduced the annual value of that benefit by $10,000 per employee. That’s retiree health. So basically we changed that program dramatically. We reduced it down to the minimum amount that it could be per employee. At the same time we worked with our employees, to go “Look, we need you to start picking up more of the share of this (pension) cost.” Right now they’re paying 2 and a half, were in the middle of a two-year memorandum of understanding and at the end of that they’ll be paying 3 percent. So what we’re doing is working in a kind of progressive manner towards the full 8 percent, we addressed the retiree health issue, we worked with our employees on our last memorandum to reset all of our salary scales to the average in the region, then in this last MOU, frankly, it was a takeaway for our employees. It was a two year-deal with no cost of living raises but continued contributions to the pension plan. The second (retirement) tier is something were looking at…There’s concern about the program in general and these are the options that are available to us so, looking at the second tier and looking at employee compensation, contributions are the things that we’re evaluating and we will work with the employees to try to accomplish. The programs are changing. Everybody knows it. The boards know it, the communities know it, the employees know it, I think there’s a debate about what’s the rate that that change occurs. Does everything happen overnight or does it happen over some period of time? It’s a significant issue that we need to look at and we need to do it in the context of working with our employees as we have in the past. Q. Are local water districts, including Santa Fe, look-
ing at consolidation as a way of cutting costs? A. It’s always a possibility. I don’t think there’s a big push… there’s no major undertaking going on right now to do that. I think the average citizen would be surprised at the amount of collaboration and interagency cooperation that goes on and has always gone on between the agencies. I think that this agency, as a responsible agency, if there are opportunities to improve our service or reduce our cost to our customers, were going to look at all those opportunities as they come along. Q. What about recycled water and desalinated water? A. The only supplies that are available to us are imported water, our Lake Hodges water, recycled water, desal and potentially ground water, although there are limited ground water sources around here and probably pretty expensive to develop. So we have to protect Lake Hodges, we already serve recycled water in Solana beach, our western service area, and we are just finishing a major facilities plan that is going to identify the facilities necessary and the cost to bring recycled water to our eastern service area. The western service area, we serve recycled water, all the golf courses, the Caltrans median, some of the big (homeowner association) landscaped areas, the schools and the parks, about 500 acre-feet of recycled water in the west, and we’re looking at a project to get from 300 to 700 acre-feet of recycled water in the east. And that report is going to be released over the next couple of months and we’re going to be working with the Rancho Santa Fe golf course and different folks to try to make that a reality out here. The challenge with recycled water and I’m not going to sugarcoat it is always the cost. That becomes a matter of we can have that reliable drought supply, are we willing to fund that program to build a new distribution system? There’s the big capital costs, you have to build new
pipes and new reservoirs, you have to build a whole other distribution system to serve it because you can’t put it into your regular system. I think from a water supply perspective, our big concerns are now, we need to protect Lake Hodges and make sure that the reoperation moves forward and we’re not harmed and maybe even we get a greater benefit. We will have to fund recycled water development for the eastern service area because it’s going to be expensive, and do we want to take a second look at the (Carlsbad desalination) project if and when the finances are all clear and everybody understands the true cost? Q. Any final thoughts? A. This may be the most difficult time in California water history. On top of the difficulties we’ve had with the economic downturn, these are difficult, challenging times for our nation. And Santa Fe is no different. Whether it’s the water supply challenges, whether it’s the workforce management issues, it’s a difficult time. We just came through a difficult period with a water shortage, we had water-use restrictions. And I wanted to thank our customers. They did an amazing job. We asked our customers to conserve water and reduce their water consumption during the water shortage, 2009, 2010, and they not only responded, but they exceeded what we asked them to do, and what that meant was, we were able to continue to provide water supply for essential needs, and we avoided financial penalties for exceeding our allocations from Metropolitan. Across the board, we achieved a 20 percent reduction in water demand, that was truly amazing and people embraced it. One message I would like people to understand, water is so precious today, that we kind of take it for granted living in Southern California. But it’s all of our civic responsibility to use water responsibly. And our customers did that and they continue to do it, and they should be congratulated for a job well
done and thanked for being responsible citizens in doing their part and responding to what we asked them to do. While times are difficult, Santa Fe is a well-run, well-organized agency. We’re a triple A-rated agency. In 2007, we refinanced our only outstanding debt, and when we got a credit rating in 2007, we received a triple A rating. There’s no other public agency in San Diego County that has a triple A rating. There’s only a handful of water agencies in the state that have a triple A rating. So we have one of the lowest rates in the county, triple A rating, local water supply, a commitment to aging infrastructure. I want people to understand when you get down to those big issues, that’s what Santa Fe Irrigation District is. Are we grappling with the economy? Yes. Are we grappling with workforce issues? Of course we are, everyone is. But this agency has been here 86 years, and were going to continue to be successful. And I think those four or five key points demonstrated at the end of the day as a water utility, we’re as good as you’re going to get. Low rates, commitment to infrastructure. We have talented, hard-working people here who are positioned to do what needs to be done to continue to provide safe, clean water. Half a cent a gallon, less than half a cent a gallon delivered to your house. For the cost of your Starbucks here… we’re going to give you 750 gallons of water, delivered to your house for probably three bucks, less than a cup of coffee. That’s one of the greatest bargains in our society today. And I think we take it for granted, living in the wonderful place we live and how sophisticated our society is. And that doesn’t just happen, there’s a cost to that, and for that to be reliable, reliability comes with a cost. So we’re here, we’ve been here a long time, we’re reliable, we plan to be here for a long time, and we’re as successful today as we’ve been in 85 years. – Reported by Joe Tash
the annual Fiesta del Sol festival that is organized and sponsored by the chamber. In June, the two-day event featured live music, food, art booths, llama rides, face painting and a number of other attractions. There’s another project in the works by the North County Transit District that she wants to help with — the installation of a visitors’ guide kiosk at the train station that
will serve as a comprehensive guide to Solana Beach. Also on the agenda is partnering with the City of Solana Beach to create a walkable downtown area, both in the Cedros Design District and around Highway 101. “We are envisioning something similar to Encinitas, how it has become very walkable,” Cohen said. Very focused and structured networking events will
also help bring the business community together and generate new business. “We would want to use effective networking — not just provide a social environment,” Cohen said. “Something where people can actually get up and speak about their business.”
continued from page 6 sues. Our primary issue is we understand there is a regional benefit for the emergency storage because we’re on the end of the aqueduct. If there’s an earthquake, this region only has the amount of water that’s stored in reservoirs. So being able to connect that and store water there is good for the region. We need to make sure that those new operational aspects don’t compromise our ability to collect and beneficially use the water that comes out of that watershed. Q. With regard to pension reform, what do you see the district needs to do and where are you heading on that? A. Obviously the issue of pension reform is a hot issue. We participate in the CalPERS retirement plan. It’s a state retirement system for state employees that probably 50 years ago was expanded to include local governments, cities and districts as well. They don’t pay into Social Security and if you only work here, you would not have built up any credits for Social Security. The concerns are about fiscal sustainability. Under current law, promises that have been made to employees legally can’t be undone. So we’ve looked at those issues and we understand we have to operate within the confines of the law. So going forward… to try to manage and mitigate those costs, the options that are available to us that we can do are to look at going to second tiers, which really is a reduction in the benefit level going forward…. And what I call risk-sharing and cost-sharing with our employees. There’s a portion of the retirement plan that the employees can pay for, many agencies in the past have picked up those costs, the trend today is to move in the other direction. Now what’s happened here, in 2007, we had a retiree health program here. And our
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CHAMBER effective member discount program. “Members would offer discounts at their businesses to other chamber members,” said Cohen, a Certified Public Accountant who has experience in audit, tax consulting and forensic accounting. “The more membership we have and the more networking we do will serve to generate more business for all members. The
continued from page 1 entire commercial community will grow.” The natural resources and lifestyle of Solana Beach make it distinct and desirable, but there is always room to grow, said Cohen. “It’s a wonderful commercial community, but it could do a lot better,” Cohen said. Cohen said she also wants to streamline the planning and preparation of
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Wrestling with religion BY MARSHA SUTTON Feedback from a story in the June 9 issue of this newspaper disputed the charges made by the president of the Western Center for Law & Policy that the San Dieguito Union High School District discriminates against Christian students. One woman wrote, “It is absolutely beyond the pale to suggest that somehow there exists an antiMarsha Sutton Christian bias in the district.� She cited several instances of one San Dieguito middle school in Encinitas “absolutely bending over backwards to accommodate district Christians.� This parent, who insisted on anonymity, said her child’s seventh-grade science lessons on evolution were incomplete at best, skewed to marginalize Charles Darwin at worst. She was agitated that one science teacher claimed the district “prohibits� the teaching of evolution as a proven and widely accepted scientific theory. District officials contest this, saying no such prohibition even remotely exists. And certainly it does not. But individual teachers, department heads or principals, on their own, may have deferred on more than one occasion to vocal factions with the monetary means and legal skills to twist arms and push personal agendas behind the scenes. In another example, a reader claimed that school clubs favoring Christian students were supported by Associated Student Body money, and that advisers of these clubs were often fervent Christian teachers who intimidated less religious students unwittingly enticed to the lunchtime meetings with free pizza and snacks. The district responded by saying these extra-curricular problems may have existed in the past, but standards now in place bar any favoritism, perceived or otherwise, of one religion over any other. Add to this pro-Christian/anti-Christian debate the ongoing controversy over the language in SDUHSD history
textbooks that some claim unfairly and inaccurately favors Islam, and one wonders how district officials, pulled off-course at every turn by special interests representing narrow perspectives, are managing to maintain equilibrium. Appeasing all sides is a Herculean task. Book banning Religious challenges to public schools come in all shapes and sizes. A few parents in the Del Mar Union School District at Ocean Air School this past spring objected to the required reading of a fifth-grade historical novel titled “My Brother Sam is Dead.� Based on religious grounds, one parent wanted the book banned because it used such phrases as “son of a bitch,� “Jesus� as a swear word, and “God damn.� I was intrigued enough to read the book, which is a first-person account narrated by a young boy living in Connecticut whose family is caught up in the Revolutionary War. It’s a powerful tale that incorporates historical facts into the fictional lives of young Tim Meeker and his older brother Sam who joined the American forces to fight the British. At one point, Tim says to his brother, “Jesus, Sam, Jesus, they’re down there
and they’re going to kill father ‌â€? Then on the same page Tim calls his brother a son of a bitch. Throw in a handful of “Goddamnsâ€? and that’s about all you’ve got. “We might as well have a South Park episode teach them about the colonial times,â€? this parent said about the book. Granted, I don’t believe the profanity added anything significant to the thrust of the story, but it surely didn’t detract from the overall message that war is brutal, hardfought and ideologically confusing for children. Language, including the colorful and blasphemous, reflects values and conveys prevailing attitudes and morality. A sprinkling of minimally used swear words that may offend the strongly religious quite possibly makes the story more real for children who, in fifth grade, have surely heard these words used in this context before. Although history is not always pretty or something to be proud of, book banning is a slippery slope. Hundreds of years ago, slavery was common, we slaughtered native Americans, parents commonly beat their children for misbehavior, and women had few rights. Do we hide these facts or face our past head-on, with wisdom gained over the centuries? Good historical novels bring the past to life by creatively weaving imaginative characters into historically accurate settings and events. There’s no better way to teach history, other than perhaps an actual time machine. Thankfully, Ocean Air principal Ryan Stanley refused to ban the book, offering parents who objected an alternate book for
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their children to read. He noted that “My Brother Sam is Dead� is an award-winning children’s novel overwhelmingly recommended by Del Mar literacy leaders for the district’s core literature list, to support the teaching of the Revolutionary War in fifth grade. Parents who review what their children read and stay closely involved in their education should be applauded, and my reluctance to support their agenda in no way denigrates their good intentions. But banning books for whatever reason is a dangerous precedent. Good for Del Mar for not removing the book from the reading list. Warts and all Our children need to learn about the world’s religions, cultural diversity, real science, and history, warts and all, without partiality or modern filters that distort the truth. But let’s give our school districts a break. In general, they’re doing a pretty damn (dare I say that?) good job. When administrators are forced to expend time and money dealing with challenges over religious issues in public schools, we run the risk that litigationscared districts may eventually decide to eliminate all potentially contentious subject matter from public education, to avoid conflict. And that would be a monumental, enduring tragedy. Marsha Sutton can be reached at: SuttComm@san.rr.com.
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From left to right, bottom row: Katie Lynn, Eda Yilmaz, Kyra Klemke, Isabella Parise, Nikki Sanfilippo, Ally Deremer; Top Row: Jocelyn Sayin, Sophia Mellissinos, Nikki Collins, Daniela Nelson, Mikayla Kappes, Malvika Jain, Kalaina Anderes, Kiara McNulty, Kristin Webb, Lexie Stabile, Coach Shannon Mac Millan; Not pictured: Daniella Brunetto, Laura Walton. Back Row: Wesley Jackson, John Billington, Carson Malinowski, Nicholas Carlo, Coach Dave Currie; Middle Row: Jesus Bazan, Daniel Karam, Brycen Monjazeb; Front Row: Ryan Flather, Charlie Kosakoff, Elijah Zelkind, Wyatt Gardner, Emir Arellano
Surf Boys U8 White Team wins Crown City Classic Tournament Coach Dave Currie’s U8 team, fresh from their first place victory in Oceanside’s So-Cal Cup Soccer Tournament, captured another first place trophy at The Crown City Classic held on Coronado Island the weekend of Aug. 6-7. In the championship game, where Surf defeated the Nomads Chula Vista 6-1, Daniel Karam started a scoring frenzy early in the first half. The second goal was by Wyatt Gardner who received a perfectly placed pass from Brycen Monjazeb. Charlie Kosakoff then added one, followed again by Wyatt Gardner. Ryan Flather was next to drive one in the back of the net and the scoring was finished off by one more
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Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito partners with San Diego Shores Water Polo Club
Father/Son Tennis Champs A Solana Beach team won the recent Maureen Connelly Brinker 82nd Annual Balboa Tennis Championships in the Father/Son Division. Father Alex Levie (pictured left), head pro of Surf and Turf Tennis Club, and his son Adam Levie, age 16, won the finals 6-3, 6-4. Additionally, Adam won the Boys’ 18s division with his partner Connor Eck, 6-3, 6-1. This is the second tourney of the summer Team Levie won, and the third tourney of the summer Adam and Connor won.
Participate in San Diego Max’s Ring of Fire Lemon Run and help raise funds to battle childhood cancer Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Max’s Ring of Fire (MROF) will team up for the first time to host the MROF Lemon Run, a 4.6mile run/walk and family fun run, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 8 a.m. The event, which will take place at Lake Miramar in Scripps Ranch, will bring together athletes of all calibers to run or walk the lake’s full distance of 4.6 miles in honor of the 46 children who are diagnosed with childhood cancer each week day. Last year, MROF hosted its first run before joining forces with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for the 2011 event. Running enthusiasts and all supporters of the battle against childhood cancer are invited to participate or attend the event to help both foundations in
their quest for better treatments and cures. The run and walk fee is $30 per person, and the family fun run is $15 per participant by Aug. 25. All participants must register in advance. Those participants who want to start their own team to honor a cancer fighter or to create team unity are encouraged to do so. As an added incentive to register early, those who register by Aug. 25 will be guaranteed a limited edition long sleeved MROF Lemon Run t-shirt. For more information on the event, to volunteer, register, or become a sponsor, visit www.AlexsLemonade.org. Additionally, questions can be directed to Elizabeth Gustavson at (310) 855-4851 or L.Gustavson@ AlexsLemonade.org.
FasTracKids Preschool Open House is Aug. 24 FasTracKids Preschool invites parents and students to an Open House to meet its teachers and learn more about its program on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m., at the at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito, Del Mar Branch (14125 Mango Dr, Del Mar, CA 92014). FasTrack Discoverers is a challenging program that will get your child ready for school. Its program uses Best Practice methodologies as the foundation for the curriculum. This methodology is not based on assumptions, it is instead based on knowledge of how children learn and develop. Proven strategies have been incorporated throughout the program to ensure school readiness. Multiple components of school readiness are imbedded in the curriculum; from early literacy and mathematics concepts and skills to selfregulation and focused attention, these components are all important to a child’s growth. Children will develop math, literacy, science and social skills in context with everyday classroom activities. The early childhood years are important when it comes to musical development and that is why music is imbedded in its Discoverers program. For more information on how your child can get on the fast track, visit www.sdenrichmentplace.com or call 858-720-0111.
The Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito (BGCSDTO) has partnered with San Diego Shores Water Polo Club at the Pardee Aquatics Center, Harper Branch in Solana Beach. Shores Water Polo is a year-round team which is open to youth ages eight and up. Shores offers two practice groups based on skill level and age. All polo players participate in a grommet league that has three seasons: fall, spring and summer. There is no experience necessary to join Shores Water Polo Club and many opportunities are provided for
girls and boys of all ages and experience levels. The BGCSDTO also offers financial assistance and scholarships to children eligible. Shores Water Polo at the Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito is under the direction of Coach John Riess. Riess has been involved with competitive aquatics for over 30 years and has been coaching swimming and water polo for the past 15 years. Shores Water Polo Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito invite all girls ages eight to 18 to the 1st Annual “Girl’s Night Out at the Pool”
Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:30 p.m. All coaches involved in Shores Water Polo Club will be in attendance to answer any questions about the program! Food and drinks will be provided for all participants! For more information on Shores Water Polo and/or to RSVP please contact Kate Nowlan at 858755-4904 or knowlan@positiveplacesd. org For more information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito please visit www.PositivePlaceSD.org
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TP’s Dadkhah takes a bigger role: Falcons look to senior standout for leadership BY GIDEON RUBIN CONTRIBUTOR Torrey Pines cross country standout Ashlyn Dadkhah has been a key role player in one of the county’s most dominant programs ever since making the varsity as a freshman. She’s now taking on a bigger role. After graduating cross country titans Erin Gillingham in 2008, Megan Morgan in 2009 and Alli Billmeyer earlier this year, the Falcons are counting on Dadkhah to take on a leadership role she’s never had to assume in previous years. “It’s definitely going to be different for me,” Dadkhah said. “Before I had older (teammates) who were role models for me, and that helps me realize that this is my time. “I need to take that leadership (role) and kind of follow in their footsteps.” All indications are that, so far, Dadkhah appears to have embraced her new role. “She’s been very good with her teammates,” Falcons cross country coach Brent Thorne said. “She’s able to balance her own determination with what she wants to accomplish while recognizing where everybody else is at in their development.” Dadkhah has been handed the keys to what from a high school sports standpoint is the equivalent of a Lamborghini. The Falcons have been one of the state’s most successful programs over the last decade, winning the state title in 2009, and capturing five consecutive San Diego Section Div. I titles from 2005 to 2009. And by all accounts those keys are in very capable hands. Dadkhah is an early favorite to win the Palomar League, and is considered among the top contenders to win the section championships. She placed fifth in the section finals last season, clock-
ing a 16 minute, four second time on a 2.75 mile course at Morley Field. “I think living in the shadows of those kinds of girls can work in different ways,” Thorne said. “Now that she’s on her own, I just see her highly motivated, and really focused on what she wants to accomplish. “It could be a very good year for her.” It could be a very good year for the Falcons, too. Although losing Billmeyer will hurt, Torrey Pines gradAshlyn Dadkhah uated just three seniors and returns six of its top seven runners from last season. Other key returnees include juniors Kelsey O’Connell and Tori Casella, and sophomore Marina Kemper. Freshman Taylor Seamans projects to make an impact, as well. Dadkhah said that her former teammates have inspired her to become an effective leader. She said that style matters less in the leadership department than caring for teammates and a will to bring the team together. “Someone who doesn’t just focus on themselves and thinks more about the team,” Dadkhah said when asked what makes an effective leader. “Everybody’s different. Megan’s leadership (style) was different than Ally’s leadership. It’s not just the running aspects, but showing people that you care, and that you want them to do well.”
Dadkhah has demonstrated that commitment to caring for her teammates in early season workouts, Thorne said, noting that Dadkhah has approached him with concerns about how to push her teammates in practices. “She’ll come to me and say why aren’t we doing more?” Thorne said. “She doesn’t know how to approach her teammates with that yet, so she’ll bring it to me, which is good because it shows a concern about the overall team versus just ‘Well I don’t care how they run, I’m just going to take care of myself.’ She wants the whole team to do well.” Dadkhah herself has a bright future in cross country. She’s being recruited by several Div. I programs, and her stellar academics gives her additional options. Dadkhah has a 4.09 GPA and plans to major in biology. She’s considering a career in forensic science down the road. She’s getting looks from several Ivy League schools, and other top schools including UC Berkeley. Her top choice is Harvard. But right now she’s focused on helping keep up Torrey Pines’ winning tradition. Dadkhah acknowledged that there is some pressure that comes with her new role, but she has a pretty good idea of where she wants to take her team. And following the footsteps of some of the program’s leaders in recent years is a nice start, she said, noting that team dinners on nights before meets will likely remain a Falcons tradition as long as she has a say in the matter. “There were so many team-bonding aspects of our team,” she said. “It wasn’t something we did because we felt that we needed to, we did it because we wanted to do it. I think that’s the biggest way they influenced me.”
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Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks GU9 Blue Team are finalists Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks GU9 Blue Team are finalists at the Encinitas Rotary Cup. Congratulations girls! Back Row: L to R: Maya Ebel, Paige Powers, Ellie Ballard, Lana Kabakibi, Ally Green-
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Retired TPHS football coach Ed Burke seeks host families for visiting team from Japan Ed Burke, retired football coach from Torrey Pines High School, is hosting a high school football team from Kyoto, Japan, and is looking for a few host family volunteers. The senior students from Ritsumeikan Uji High School arrive Friday evening, Aug. 19, and depart early Monday, Sept. 5 (Labor Day). This is the fifth year that Torrey Pines has played host to the Panthers’ team, and the response has been excellent, but this is the largest group to ever attend. We are still seeking a home for one girl trainer and two boy players, and time is getting short. During their stay, the host family is asked to provide food, lodging, and transportation to and from Torrey Pines as the team studies the English language and American football. During the week they attend classes from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., much like your own sons and daughters who attend TPHS. Every year the students who make the trip are outstanding representatives of their school, family, and country, and they always seem to establish a relationship that will continue long after they return home. It is a wonderful opportunity to become close to a young student from an entirely different culture. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not required. Most of the Panthers have limited ability to converse in English, but they do read and write English, and study English as a second language in school. The teacher and coaches speak only English, and it is amazing how well everyone communicates with one another. It is truly a wonderful experience that you will treasure for the rest of your life. If interested, please contact Coach Burke by phone: (760) 331-7412, or email: edandloretta@sbcglobal.net.”
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CCA student receives Junior Seau Foundation scholarship Junior Seau congratulated the recipients of his Foundation’s Scholars of Excellence Program with an awards ceremony at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall on Aug. 3. Twentyfive recipients were selected from 283 applicants from San Diego County who were awarded scholarships totaling $107,500. Local recipients this year included: NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship: James Stafford (Canyon Crest Academy).
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Del Mar’s Norv Turner brings lifetime of experience to role as Chargers’ head coach BY JOE TASH Contributor As San Diego football fans look forward to the start of the Chargers’ 2011 season with high hopes for the home team, one person is leaving nothing to chance – head coach Norv Turner. Turner, 59, is starting his fifth season as the Bolts’ boss. As with his entire coaching staff and players, Turner has to make up for lost time following the NFL owners’ lockout, which ended last month after players and owners came to terms on a new, 10year collective bargaining agreement. The lockout meant that training camp and other normal pre-season preparations had to be put on hold through much of the summer. The Del Mar resident is a self-professed “early guy,” who hits the Starbucks near the Chargers’ Mission Valley headquarters about 5:15 a.m. on his way into work, then spends his day in a non-stop succession of meetings with players and coaches, along with daily four-hour practice sessions. Turner said he usually heads home about 11 p.m., feeling like he still didn’t get everything done. But he expects the hard work and long hours to pay off. “We’ve got a very strong nucleus of veterans and a lot of good young players. And we had an outstanding draft,” Turner said. The coaching staff has some new additions: notably, Greg Manusky, former defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, will run the
Norv Turner at work. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Chargers
Chargers’ defense, after former defensive coordinator Ron Rivera left to become head coach of the Carolina Panthers. The Bolts also have a new special teams coach on board, following a series of missteps on special teams during the 2010 season. “I’m excited about where we’re going,” Turner said. Charger fans are hoping the team will rebound from last year’s disappointing finish, when it failed to make the playoffs for the first time in four seasons under Turner. There were bright spots, however, the Chargers had the league’s top-ranked offense, with 395.6 yards per game,
and scored 441 points, the second-highest in the NFL last season. Turner has coached football for 35 years, 27 of them in the NFL. One of five children raised by a single mom in the Bay Area suburb of Martinez, Turner played football in high school and college, and coached at the University of Southern California and Los Angeles Rams under John Robinson before becoming offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 1991, where he helped the team win back-to-back Super Bowls. He later served as head coach for the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins
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before joining the Chargers at the start of the 2007 season. Football runs in Turner’s family: his younger brother, Ron, served as offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears for nine years, and is now the wide receivers coach for the Indianapolis Colts. Turner’s oldest son, Scott, is offensive quality control coach for the Carolina Panthers. Turner said he turned to coaching after his college playing career because he thought it was something he would enjoy and a career where he had something to offer. Another reason, he said, was the inspiration of coaches he had growing up, from his Little League coach to the coach of his high school football team, who he said is one of the best coaches he’s ever been around at any level. “When you’re around strong people like that it does affect you,” he said. Working with experienced coaches, such as John Robinson, Ted Tollner, Jimmy Johnson and others, allowed him to observe how they handled the daily stresses of such a high-profile position as head coach of an NFL team, Turner said, especially when the unexpected occurs. “I think the experiences you’ve had throughout your career prepare you for that,” he said. “You’re with those guys, you observe them handle those situations.” As for the celebrity that comes with his job, Turner said his kids have probably expressed it best. When asked how they cope with be-
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Group gets retired racehorses ready for rest of their lives TROTT Charity Fundraiser to follow Pacific Classic BY CLAIRE HARLIN Staff Writer Haley Sweeting, 15, dreams of being a horsemounted police officer one day, and she works at the groom tidying stalls just to be around the gentle giants. Since childhood she has wanted a horse of her own to care for and eventually train to be a police horse, and earlier this year her mother decided she was ready to take on the responsibility. But the Sweeting family, of El Cajon, couldn’t afford to buy a horse for the going rate of $5,000 or more. So they contacted TROTT (Training Racehorses Off The Track), a Southern California nonprofit that trains and rehabilitates retired racehorses to transition them healthily into positive new roles — saving many from slaughter or trauma. The group recently connected Sweeting with Mikey, a thoroughbred that was in-
jured and never made it to the track, and the two have become best friends. “She spends every waking moment with him and they’ve made such a difference in each others lives,” said Bonnie Adams, TROTT founder and president. “I know what it’s like. Since the day I could talk I wanted a horse and got my first horse at the age of 8.” With Sweeting by his side, Mikey will probably go on to be a police horse, but not every former racehorse has a bright future. 1986 Kenucky Derby winner Ferdinand, for example, was sold as a stud to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994 and reports indicate the thoroughbred was eventually slaughtered. Hearing about cases like Ferdinand led Adams, of Orange County, to found TROTT in 2009, and the 501(C)(3) nonprofit is having its biggest fundraiser yet in Del Mar on Aug. 28 — right after Del Mar’s richest
and most prestigious race, the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic. The dinner event will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. at the San Diego Polo Club and will feature a golf cart polo match, in which professional polo players will drive carts, and a traditional “pretty woman” divot stomp. A live auction will offer packages like a trip to the CMA Awards in Nashville, a Mardi Gras vacation and a VIP Churchill Downs experience. The event’s honorees will be acclaimed trainer Jack Van Berg and jockey Mike Smith, who is known for riding the victorious Zenyatta, who won two Breeders’ Cups to become the richest female racehorse. Adams said TROTT has a long waiting list, which grows by as many as eight horses every week, and money raised at the Aug. 28 event will make it possible to care for and rehabilitate more horses at a time. They’ve got the room, just not the money to feed them, Adams said. (Horses in training and ready for adoption, are located at Stonepine Estate outside of Monterey, Calif.)
“It costs a minimum of $300 a month to keep a horse, and once the horse goes to training it’s about $500 to $600 a month,” said Adams. “Our adoption fees are very low — $1,000 to $2,500 — so we never get our money back. But it’s not about that; it’s about finding the right fit.” When a horse becomes slow or injured, said Adams, the owner often puts finding a home in the trainer’s hands. “They might end WHAT: TROTT DEL MAR up in the trainer’s backyard, and he CHARITY FUNDRAISER, might try to find a FEATURING DINNER, GOLF home, but in the end the trainer has to put CART POLO, CELEBRITY food on the table and HONOREES it costs money to keep a horse in a stall,” AdTICKETS AT TROTTUSA.ORG ams said. “Sometimes WHEN: AUG. 28, 6-11 P.M. they can sell to an auction instead of WHERE: SAN DIEGO spending the money POLO CLUB, 14555 EL to keep them.” Many may think CAMINO REAL racehorses are highstrung and wild, said Adams, but with the “don’t know what “d ’ always l k h right diet and training, their they are doing.” energy levels can adjust. That’s where TROTT People who take on racecomes in, and Adams hopes horses often have good into expand enough to buck tentions, she said, but they
Haley Sweeting, 15, rides Mikey, a retired racehorse she adopted through TROTT. COURTESY PHOTO the waiting list and accept every retired racehorse that comes her way. “If we focus on our mission, we’ll be able to pay our bills,” said Adams. “As soon as we can get the funding, we will say ‘yes’ every time and no horse in California will disappear.”
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Local residents help bring clean water to African village
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BY JENNA JAY Contributor A vision by locallybased NIKA Water company to use its profits to bring clean water to parts of the world living without the vital necessity has spawned a global initiative. Together with the organizations Free the Children and Me to We, NIKA cofounders Jeff Church and Mike Stone assembled a crew of 50 family members, friends and business distributors for a June 20-27 trip to the Maasai Mara in southwestern Kenya. There in the Pimbiniet village, the volunteers helped construct buildings, interact with locals, and participate in a water ceremony to celebrate the first streams of clean water pumped into the village through a pipe system. “What was funny was what the locals said when they first drilled and the water started coming out clear,” said Tom Keck, whose family went on the trip and witnessed the water ceremony. “People looked and said, ‘We can’t drink that; it’s not yellow.’ “ Bringing clean water to the African village is just
Want to know more? • www.nikawater.org • www.freethechildren. com one of four initiatives that Free the Children has put into place as goals to the village’s self-sustainability. The four-step model is one that NIKA CEO Jeff Church said he sought when searching for a non-profit organization for his company’s profits. “We only work with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) that have a holistic approach to poverty,” Church said, “and by that I mean a focus on bringing clean water, providing ways for people in the village to create income for themselves, health care, and education. It’s kind of like a four-legged stool.” In African villages, such as Pimbiniet in Kenya, women called “mamas” cannot attend school because they spend their days walking to and from the river to carry water to their villages. By implementing this four-step plan, mamas can focus on
developing income instead of on transporting water, and coupled with health care and education, the village can improve its overall stature. Volunteers on the trip helped with the water initiative as well as embracing the culture through interactions with the children, Maasai warriors and tribe mamas. “We went on a water walk with some of the mamas,” said 12-year-old Bishop’s student Lily Keck, who asked for donations for Free the Children in lieu of gifts for her birthday last month. “My favorite memory was with all the school kids. I had to go down to lunch so I was walking with them and I had no idea where I was going and they were all holding my hand, bringing me down to their lunch.” Seeing their efforts and the efforts of NIKA Water put to use was something Lily’s father Tom said he took away from the trip. “What was neat was we have watched Mike and Jeff start NIKA; we kind of knew that it was about clean water and it was a good cause, but this allowed us to see firsthand where those profits go and the good that it can do
these people.” So far, NIKA has provided aid to communities in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Ecuador, with plans for expanding to more countries. Over the last three years, NIKA Water has established relationships with 700 stores around the country. Bottled NIKA Water can be found locally at Jimbo’s Market in Del Mar, Jonathan’s Market in la Jolla, Burger Lounge, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Lean and Green, Burns Drugs, and some coffeeshops around town.
Lily Keck (left) and Rachel Church carry water to make a concrete floor.
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Vegetarian Pizza with grilled eggplant, onions, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, fontina and roasted garlic sauce.
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza ■ Nearby locations include: • 12925 El Camino Real, Del Mar (858) 259-6600
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■ Signature Dishes: Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad, ■ Happy Hour: No Mini Duck Tacos, LaDou’s Barbecue Chicken Pizza, ■ Hours: Hummus, Chicken Tequila Fettuccine, Messy Sundae • 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday ■ Open Since: 1989 • 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday ■ Reservations: Recommended for parties of six or more • Summer hours open until 10 p.m. daily ■ Patio Seating: Yes through Labor Day
Mini Duck Tacos topped with feta cheese, tomatoes, cabbage and creamy tomato-cilantro sauce. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON
Organic Arugula and Pear Pizza.
Sammy’s serves up a lot more than pizza these days BY KELLEY CARLSON ammy’s Woodfired Pizza is perhaps best known for its namesake pies. But that’s just a slice of the offerings from this restaurant chain whose flagship site is in La Jolla. General manager Russ Henschel recommends coming in for an early dinner at the La Jolla location (around 5 p.m., before the rush begins) and sitting on the newly remodeled patio, which provides an airy feeling. Find a spot in one of the reupholstered white booths and gaze up at yellow, white, orange and pink flowers hanging from baskets between pillars, or glance at the patio sides with the “living walls” of plants. A fireplace sparks interest in the center; a white awning provides some shade while it’s still light outside. To kick off the meal, Henschel suggests ordering the Mini Duck Tacos, which are topped with feta cheese, tomatoes, cabbage and creamy tomato-cilantro sauce. Other tapas from which to choose include Hummus and Parmesan Crusted Artichokes, or there are soups such as Kobe Beef Chile. Next, “order one of our fresh salads,” Henschel said. The most popular is the Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad, but options also include Chilled Roast Vegetable and White Tuna and Spinach. “Top it off with a pizza,” he added. “You can’t go wrong with
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The newly remodeled patio at Sammy’s on Pearl Street.
The main dining room at Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza in La Jolla.
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Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant online at delmartimes.net. Just click on ‘Food’ or ‘On The Menu.’ ■ This week: Sammy’s Chilled Roast Vegetable Salad (gluten-free)
Chilled Roast Vegetable Salad with spinach, mozzarella pearls, edamame, artichoke, yellow tomato, red bell pepper, onion, basil, lemon, balsamic and extra virgin olive oil. any of our pizzas.” There are more than a dozen woodfired pizzas — Organic Arugula and Pear, Margherita, Hawaiian Pineapple and so on. There are also rustic Neapolitan and artisan thin crust pizzas. Guests who desire an entree other than pizza can select from pastas, tacos, mini burgers, sandwiches, wraps and specialties such as Oak Roasted Salmon Filet and Grilled London Broil.
To finish the meal, order Sammy’s signature dessert, the Messy Sundae, Henschel said. Children have a special menu that includes pizzas, salad and pastas, and kids can color on it while they wait for their meal. Besides the patio, there are other areas of the restaurant to nosh on food. Inside, there are the main dining room, bar and “east side” that are decorated in warm, earthy tones, with wood tabletops, brown
booths and some walls that incorporate stone. Large windows provide views of the businesses and pedestrians along Pearl Street and Draper Avenue. A TV high up on one wall broadcasts sporting events; top 40 music plays in the background. Patrons seated at the bar can get a glimpse of the staff creating pizzas and baking them in the woodfired oven. A private room that seats 14 is similarly decorated to the other areas, but also features a pair of prancing horse sculptures on a narrow ledge with wine bottles stored in racks neatly above them. There is no charge for the use of the room, but there is a two-hour limit, Henschel said. Sammy’s often fills up with guests after 7 p.m. during the summer, and they often stay late, although as the days get shorter, the dinner rush starts around 6 p.m., Henschel said. Late-lunch clientele often arrive between 3 and 4 p.m., and Saturday afternoons are busy as well, he added. The restaurant frequently hosts fundraisers, with Sammy’s donating 20 percent of a bill (not including gratuity) to a specific nonprofit on a designated night. “Our commitment to customer service, along with the standard of the kitchen, what we serve and the ingredients we use are what makes Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza stand out,” Henschel said.
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Maggie + Alice = A digital wonderland for viewers of all ages
What: ‘Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor’ When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays–Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays to Sept. 9 Where: William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad City Library complex, 1775 Dove Lane Contact: (760) 602-2021 Web: www. carlsbadca.gov/ arts Note: A Gallery Guide with excerpts from ‘Alice in Wonder‘Strange Adventures’ by digital land’ helps you artist Maggie Taylor follow Alice’s adventures as you enjoy Maggie Taylor’s images, but it would be great to read the book — or watch the movie — with your family before seeing ‘Almost Alice.’ Free Event: Saturday, Aug. 20, Family Open Studios with the Rad Hatter and California Ballet, rad hatmaking and other art projects, plus guided tours of the exhibit 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Performances 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
The next Del Mar Foundation Twilight Concert will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. at Powerhouse Park in Del Mar. The concert, which is free, will feature music from “Mrs. Robinson.�
Solana Beach Concerts at the Cove Solana Beach’s weekly Concerts at the Cove at Fletcher Cove Park continue. The concerts are held at 6 p.m. Coming up: Aug. 11: Maren Parusel; Aug. 18: Justin Froese ; Aug. 25: Billy Watson.
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‘Golden Afternoon’ was 8-year-old Diana Madden’s favorite piece in the exhibit. She loves the trees in the background that look like they were made of lace. PHOTO: LONNIE HEWITT
dance performance by the California Ballet, featuring scenes from “Alice in Wonderland.� “Kids can really get to see the story come to life,� said Judy Sharp, who has been the company’s ballet mistress since 1988 and also teaches ballet at UCSD’s Department of Theater and Dance. “It’s a great way to combine literature, music and dance, and we even invite kids to come up onstage.� Carlsbad Arts Education Coordinator Tanya Rodzach added, “Our family events are super-fun to plan and create. Maggie Taylor’s pieces are so whimsical and yet elegant, they really lend themselves to a family event. And we’re excited to be bringing a ballet here. It’s a wonderful tie-in to the exhibit.� For family fun this month, go see Alice. Your kids will love it. So will you.
Great theater now playing in SD • Caroline Sheen stars as Mary Poppins, with Katie Balen as Jane Banks, Bryce Baldwin as Michael Banks and Nicolas Dromard as Bert in the National Tour Company of “Mary Poppins,â€? Aug. 10-21 at San Diego Civic Theatre. Tickets from $20. (619) 570-1100. Broadwaysd.com. Photo by Joan Marcus • The Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare continues through Sept. 25 under the stars in Balboa Park with “Much Ado About Nothing,â€? “The Tempest,â€? and “Amadeus.â€? (619) 23-GLOBE. theoldglobe.org. Added: Hersey Felder stars in “Maestro the Art of Leonard Berstein,â€? through Aug. 28 at The Globe. • The musical, “Sleeping Beauty Wakes,â€? is at Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse to Aug. 28. Tickets from $37. (858) 550-1010. lajollaplayhouse.org • The side-splitting musical romp “Five Course Love,â€? at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach has been extended to Sunday, Aug. 14. Tickets $30-$47. (858) 4811055. northcoastrep.org • San Diego Repertory Theatre presents “The Who’s Tommy,â€? through Aug. 14 at the Lyceum in Horton Plaza. Tickets from $42. (619) 544-1000. sdrep.org • “Hairsprayâ€? continues through Aug. 14 from San Diego Jr. Theatre at Casa del Prado in Balboa Park. Tickets $8$14. (619) 239-8355. juniortheatre.com.
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BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Contributor After over a decade as a still-life photographer, digital artist Maggie Taylor started using a flatbed scanner to bring the haunting, dreamlike images in her head to life. For all her 21st century skills, her favorite century is the 19th, perhaps not so surprising for someone who received a B.A. in philosophy from Yale. And her masterwork, “Almost Alice,� a series of images she created to accompany the text of Lewis Carroll’s Victorian classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,� is now on exhibit at Carlsbad’s Cannon Gallery, part of a national tour. The Alice project was a three-year adventure for Taylor, from 2005-2008. She began in her usual way, by collecting antique photographs and other paraphernalia from thrift shops, scanning them, combining found images with her own, and layering and manipulating them with the help of Adobe Photoshop. Alice shows up as a different Victorian girl in each piece, and the process is long and meticulous, with Taylor often using up to 60 layers of scanned tintypes, small toys and figurines to create a single image. Last spring, Joseph Bellows Gallery showed selections from Almost Alice in La Jolla, with the Florida-based artist and her husband (and former photography professor) Jerry Uelsmann on hand at the opening. In the fall, Uelsmann and Taylor displayed some of their photomontages at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, in a show called “New Realities,� which included a few of the Alice illustrations. But this is the first time all 45 of them will be on display in our area, and truly, it’s a wonderland for viewers of all ages. The exhibit opened on July 17 with a mad tea party, hosted by the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts, in the Cannon Gallery courtyard at the Carlsbad City Library complex. Fanciful Alice-related table decorations were designed by library staff volunteers, and tea-time sweets and savories were served to all comers. On Aug. 20, families are invited to make mad hats with the Rad Hatter, Tony Melendez, who has been helping folks create their own fantasy headgear out of brown paper bags for the past 20 years. The afternoon event will also include a
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TURNER continued from page B1 ing the children of a head coach, they said they had grown up with the spotlight on their well-known father, and it became second nature. “It’s part of the territory,” Turner said. Among the highlights of his career so far, Turner said, are winning the Super Bowl with Dallas, and his first season with the Chargers, when the team was undergoing a major transition, and it went on a winning streak after struggling to a 5-5 record. The 2007 Chargers won two playoff games before falling to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. “To come in with this group and accomplish those things, that’s as big as it gets for me, everything we went through that year,” Turner said. Along with the pressures he faces on the field, Turner has also known adversity in his personal life. When he was a young boy, his mother, Vicky, was diagnosed with multiple sclero-
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers with Norv Turner. Photo/Greg Wiest sis, which ultimately left her wheelchair bound. His oldest sister, Janis, also suffers from the disease. Turner and his brother, Ron, lend their names to fundraising efforts, such as an annual golf tournament at the La Jolla Country Club. In the rare moments when he isn’t sleeping, eating or breathing football, Turner said he likes to walk with his wife, Nancy, and their two dogs along the beach and among the hills of Del Mar. They also like
to go down to the 15th Street area, and have dinner with friends at one of the local restaurants. Thanks to the lockout, he snuck in a few extra rounds of golf this summer. “It’s a great place to live,” he said. The couple live with their youngest son, Drew, a senior at the University of San Diego. Their daughter, Stephanie, is an actress who lives in Los Angeles, where she has appeared in several movies and television shows.
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Turner said one of the best parts of his job is working with players. “I love the coaching part of it, I love the teaching, the interaction with young men,” he said. “It keeps you young and keeps you going.” Like any job, there might be things he would change if he could, but he said he’s not the type to dwell on the negative. Many people, he said, grow up with the dream of playing or coaching in the NFL, which has its tough times along with unbelievable highs. “The worst day is pretty good when you look at it in that mindset,” he said.
QUESTIONS continued from page B1 president of Tamayo Consulting and the chair of the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, I work with an incredible group of people. I get to plan, collaborate with, teach, and learn from people who I think are kind, smart, and spectacular human beings. 3. What would you still like to achieve professionally? I would like to serve on a Fortune 100 Board of Directors, and be appointed to a White House Commission on women in the workforce. 4. Who or what inspires you? I am inspired by people who get up every day and work for the betterment of others. As the chair of the board of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, I get to see the positive impact our work makes every single day in the com-
Fall children’s nature program offered “My Big Backyard” children’s nature program, a fall series of fun outdoor learning experiences for children ages 9-11, will be held on Sundays, from 1-4 p.m., Sept. 11-Nov. 6, at San Dieguito River Park. Sponsored by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, the series features eight outings filled with hands-on activities and close encounters with the natural world. Free. Space is limited. For more information, visit www.sdrvc.org/current/bigbackyard/. Registration required: contact bigbackyard@sdrvc.org or (858) 674-2275 x12 to reserve a space.
One day Jazzercise sale On Monday, Aug. 22, new customers can register for Jazzercise at the Carmel Valley and Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club for no joining fee and the first month of unlimited Jazzercise classes for free. The dance fitness program is a fun and effective total body workout. Each 60-minute class features a fusion of jazz dance, yoga, kickboxing, resistance training, Pilates, Latin style movements and more. It’s suitable for all ages and fitness levels. For more information, contact Susan Jentzsch at (858) 735-2714 or visit jazzercise.com. munity. Without our health centers, many women and men would have no access to basic health care, including cancer screenings and contraception. 5. If you hosted a dinner party for 8, whom (living or deceased) would you invite? The Dalai Lama, Melinda Gates, and Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama. I would, of course, include my two daughters, Natalie and Nicole, so they could learn firsthand from these wise people about happiness, the power of education, and balancing motherhood with your passions and profession. 6. Tell us about what you are currently reading. “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working” by Tony Schwartz. This has completely changed how I spend and renew my energy. It’s also the only thing that got me to commit to seven hours of sleep a night!
vorite films? Hmmm…I have seen so few movies since my first daughter was born more than seven years ago. So, I guess I’d have to go all the way back to an all-time favorite, “The Dead Poet’s Society.” 8. What do you do for fun and what is your favorite vacation destination? I love watching my girls dance. I think they are adorable and I love how they’ll spontaneously dance in public, and could care less about what others think of their “moves.” My favorite family vacation is Lake Tahoe, and if it’s just my husband and me, definitely Napa. 9. Please describe your greatest accomplishment. Raising two healthy, curious, independent girls with my husband. 10. What is your motto or philosophy of life? Always get better.
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In Maya Time: Special event comes to Institute of the Americas BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Contributor The Mayans of Mesoamerica, masters of math and astronomy, were known for having the most sophisticated calendar in the ancient world, including a 260-day year and a “long count” — a cycle of 5,125 years. Unless you’ve been living underground, you’ve heard something about the “Mayan prophecies,” as the current cycle of time is due
The Temple of the Magician is a focal point at the ancient Mayan site of Uxmal, an area once ruled by the Xiu dynasty. Don Gaspar Xiu, a descendant of the dynasty, will speak about Maya prophecies on August 17.
to end Dec. 21, 2012 — less than a year and a half from now. On that day (the winter solstice) the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. A number of books, blogs, and talk shows have been discussing this date for the past half-decade. What does it mean? The dawning of a new age? The end of the world as we know it? Or just the start of another long countdown into the future?
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Couple’s passion for racing stronger than ever after almost 50 years BY JULIE SARNO Contributor When it comes to thoroughbred racing, few people are as persistent as Richard (Dick) and Linda Laird. The Solana Beach residents have owned horses for more than 45 years. They are positive and relish their involvement with the sport. They can be found every day of the Del Mar race meet in their box near the finish line. We’ve done it all,� said Dick Laird, while spending the morning at trainer Eoin (pronounced “Owen�) Harty’s barn in the stable area at Del Mar. “We’ve bred horses, we’ve
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John Williams to premiere ‘Quartet La Jolla’ at SummerFest concert BY WILL BOWEN Contributor Where does music come from? How do composers get ideas and develop them into works of art? Music lovers will have a chance to ponder the mysteries of composition and hear new works at the La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest concert “Commissions and Premieres,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.19 in Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art. “There is tremendous excitement in the air over this concert. This is music that no one has heard before. It is like we are witnessing the birth of something very special and brand new,” said LJMS CEO Christopher Beach. Adds LJMS Music Director Cho-Liang Lin, “This concert will be at the cutting edge. People will see what the current generation is doing and where the next generation is going. This is a glimpse into the future of American classical music.” The four composers and their compositions are Sean Shepherd with “Oboe Quartet,” Marc-Andre Dalbavie with “Piano Quartet,” Joan Tower with “White Granite,” and John Williams, who has written a special work just for SummerFest that Cho-Liang Lin has named “Quartet La Jolla.” Sean Shepherd, 32, is an American composer who
earned his B.A. in music from Indiana University, MFA from Julliard, and is completing his D.M.A. at Cornell. Shepherd has won various awards at the different stages of his career and has had major commissions by the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. His music has been described as “sharp and fierce with a kaleidoscopic use of orchestral color.” Marc-Andre Dalbavie, 50, is a French composer who studied at Conservatoire de Paris, did research at IRCAM on computer-assisted composition, and teaches at
Conservatoire National Supeieur de Musique de Paris. He won the Rome Prize in 1994, meaning he got to live and work in Rome for a year for free. In 2004, he was Knighted as a Chevalier de Arts et Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Dalbavie is known for his use of computers and for the unconventional placement of his musicians — sometimes around the audience or in the their midst. Joan Tower, 73, was born in New Rochelle, New York and is known for her
bold and energetic compositions. The New Yorker magazine has called her “One of the most successful woman composers of all time.” Tower earned her D.M.A. from Columbia University and is on the faculty of Bard College. Her composition, “Made in America,” which was recorded by the Nashville Symphony in 2008, won three Grammy Awards, including Best Orchestration, Best Classical Album, and Best Classical Contemporary Composition. John Williams, 79, is
probably the most well known name on the bill, having won 5 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, and 21 Grammy Awards. He is the second most-nominated person in Academy Award history, behind Walt Disney. Williams was born in Flushing, New York, attended UCLA, and later earned a degree from Julliard. He composed the film scores for “Star Wars,” “Superman,” “Jaws,” “ET,” “Jurassic Park,” “Schindler’s List,” and “Harry Potter,” as well as the TV show “Lost in Space.”
John Williams’ career as a composter/conductor has spanned five decades. Note: Williams will not be at the concert, but organizers hope to Skype him into a rehearsal. PHOTO: BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Midsummer Night of Fun and Frivolity
A Anastasia Rose, Lynne Valentine, Brett and Maile Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcy
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Midsummer Night of Fun and Frivolity was held Aug. 3 at En Fuego in Del Mar. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner, auction by Joe Harper and a 50/50 raffle, with proceeds from the event going toward the construction of the new Community Services/Lifeguard Headquarters at 17th Street. Friends of the Powerhouse hosted the event. The organization took on this fundraising effort in 2007 and are on the final leg to replace the antiquated tower, along with the lower drainage ditch, which is on Coast Boulevard and 17th Street in Del Mar. Groundbreaking is slated for September. Brick orders are still being accepted and donations of any size toward the effort are welcome. PHOTOS: JON CLARK
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Eve Selis and her Band of Ruffians play Solana Beach Eve Selis and her Band of Ruffians performed Aug. 6 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Solana Beach. Selis is a local singer and songwriter who was named Best Americana Artist at the San Diego Music Awards last year and has put out numerous CDs, played country, folk and rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll, blues and R&B. PHOTOS: JON CLARK
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‘Battle of the Exes’ (Left) Mike Smith, aboard Joker Face, leads Chantal Sutherland, on Parable, during the ‘Battle of the Exes’ match race on Aug. 7 at Del Mar. (Right) Jockeys Mike Smith and Chantal Sutherland pose in the winner’s circle on Aug. 7 at Del Mar after their ‘Battle of the Exes’ match race. Smith won the one-mile race
by 2 1/4 lengths aboard Joker Face, holding a clear lead over Sutherland and her horse, Parable, the entire way. This was the fifth match race in Del Mar history, and the first since jockey Pat Valenzeula narrowly defeated rival Julie Krone in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in 2003. Photos/report by Kelley Carlson
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ree Flight, Del Mar’s one-of-a-kind bird sanctuary, held an open house July 16. Admission was free, and guests roamed the facility, met Free Flight’s exotic birds and enjoyed a kids’ area. Free Flight members have yearround access to the sanctuary, all the while helping unwanted birds find homes. For more, visit www.freeflightbirds.com.
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To Your Health: Help kids make the most of sports BY PAUL STRICKER, M.D., SCRIPPS HEALTH Soccer practice. Football drills. Gymnastics. Swimming. According to the National Council of Youth Sports, such activities are more popular than ever -- 44 million kids in the United States play at least one organized activity, and many are involved in more than one. Without a doubt, playing sports brings many benefits, such as improved fitness, a sense of accomplishment and better social skills. However, organized sports can have negative effects as well, especially if kids are pushed too hard. Overwhelming pressure to excel can take its toll. In the past decade, pediatric overuse injuries due to excessive or inappropriate training and not enough rest have increased to approximately 50 percent of all youth sports injuries. Stress fractures that were unheard of in children just a few years ago are now becoming relatively common. It’s not just physical -- pressure to succeed can cause psychological harm as well. Too often, coaches and parents seem to forget that kids are kids, not mini professional athletes. Many parents dream of their children becoming the next LeBron James or Maria Sharapova. But, these young sports phenoms are just that: phenomenal and exceptional. While it is wonderful when a child wins a championship or secures a coveted athletic scholarship, too much pressure to do so can be overwhelming, resulting in unrealistic expectations, dangerous training tactics, emotional issues, and burnout. Fortunately, parents and coaches can avoid these pitfalls and help make the most of youth activities by understanding how kids develop their athletic abilities. Better knowledge of this process can help kids withstand some of the extreme pressures that exist today in organized sports. Children build sports skills in a progressive sequence of stages that simply can’t be dramatically sped up, and each stage should be patiently and fully developed before moving on to the next. To help kids effectively learn sports skills and maximize their abilities, parents and coaches need to understand four core developmental processes: physical, visual, chemical, and emotional. For example, kids generally reach physical sports skill milestones as follows:
•Ages 2 to 5: Most kids can’t yet effectively throw and catch due to immature visual development; basic skills like running and hopping are acquired through unstructured play. •Ages 6 to 9: The brain communicates better with the body’s nerves and muscles. As a result, a basic toss may progress to a more accurate throw, balance is improved, and running becomes more natural. •Preadolescence (age 10 to puberty): Control of body motions becomes more automatic; eye-to-brain pathways mature, allowing for better visual judgment of speed and location, and memory abilities allow mastering of more complex plays. •Puberty (usually ages 11-13 for girls; 13-15 for boys): Due to rapid physical growth, there may be a temporary decline in balance skills and body control, as the body’s center of gravity changes, and arm/ leg lengths increase. •Mid to late teens: More aerobic gains are achievable with training; strength gains occur more easily, but heavy weights should be avoided until the skeleton fully matures. Kids of any age can have a more positive and enjoyable sports experience if adults follow the “four Ps”: •Participation – All kids need to exercise, whether through youth sports, individual activities or a combination of the two. Rather than pushing toward a specific activity, allow exposure to different activities, and let your child decide what he or she enjoys. •Practicality – Don’t define success strictly by wins, goals or points scored. Recognize personal growth and improvement. Celebrate little achievements even if they don’t increase the score. •Protection – Kids need time to develop. Resist the urge to train too hard, too soon, and make sure kids get plenty of rest. •Performance – Competition can be healthy if approached with knowledge, patience and support. Balance competitive sports with “just for fun” activities that are pressure-free. Join pediatric sports medicine specialist and Olympic physician Paul Stricker, MD, for a free presentation on improving the youth sports experience on Thursday, August 25, from 5:30–7 p.m.at the Schaetzel Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Registration is required; please call 1-800-SCRIPPS to register.
Fun, informative Mother/Daughter Workshop to be held Aug. 21 A “Mini-Women’s Retreat” organized and facilitated by Rancho Santa Fe resident, wife, mother and entrepreneur Estee Gubbay was recently held in RSF. Estee has over 23 years experience as a facilitator and has a longtime interest in personal development, interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, health/nutrition, beauty, fashion, and fitness. She is now combining these relevant topics in “mini-retreats” and workshops to share her passion with others, resulting in energetic, inspirational, informative, and fun events for women. Gubbay’s ’s next mini-retreat is a Mother/Daughter Workshop on Sunday, Aug. 21. The workshop will be geared toward improving mother/daughter communication, helping your teen make good decisions about social situations, appropriate dressing, makeup and more. Workshop leaders include: •Dr. Adria O’Donnell - Psy. D.: Clinical and consulting psychology, specializing in teen girls, Dr. O’Donnell has become a cov-
eted public speaker and has developed several pioneering programs such as (“Straight Talk”), which teaches conflict resolution skills and assertiveness training. •Stephanie J. Armstrong, founder (www.heartofleadership.com), a movement to inspire and empower young women. She is an international speaker, coach, facilitator, & writer and partners with Teen Truth Live, conducting interactive motivational assemblies on body image, self-esteem, & making a difference for teenage girls. The event will also include consultations and lessons with a Los Angeles celebrity fashion stylist, and a TV hair and makeup artist. To learn more about the Mother/ Daughter Workshop and other upcoming events, contact Estee Gubbay at (858) 3817713, email her at esteegubbay@me.com or check out her calendar of events at www. meetup.com/womensworkshopsandretreats/. — Elisabeth Thijssen contributed to this press release.
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Dr. He Said, She Said: Too much alcohol By Hanalei Vierra, Ph.D. and M’Lissa Trent, Ph.D. Dear Dr. He Said, Dr. She Said, My wife has always felt that it is my reHanalei Vierra, Ph.D. sponsibility to (Dr. He) and M’Lissa make her feel Trent, Ph.D. (Dr. She) good. Ever since we dated, we’ve always enjoyed going out and partying and having a good time. But now she wants me to stop having a beer in the evening so that I don’t tempt her to drink. I think she’s the one who has a pretty bad drinking problem, but I am getting resentful that she is laying this on me and not taking care of herself. What should I do? Dennis Dr. She Well, Dennis, it sounds like your wife has become pretty dependent on you. She may also have some underlying resentment that is causing her to lay the blame on you and not take responsibility for herself. Her part of the equation is to figure out what she is holding you hostage about and take re-
sponsibility for attending to her feelings and address her addiction. Your part of the equation involves a few ideas: 1) Notice how you may encourage your wife to be dependent on you. Do you tend to be the primary decision maker? Does your wife feel she has a voice in the relationship or do you take control? 2) If your wife has a drinking problem that is out of control, I would encourage you to read a book on co-dependency or go to an AA or Alanon meeting to gather more information regarding how you can be more helpful and to help you to understand the dynamics occurring between the two of you. 3) It sounds like it is time to encourage your wife to attend some AA meetings. By going to an Alanon meeting yourself, she will see that you are taking her drinking seriously and also taking your part in feeding the unhealthy dynamic that is occurring between you seriously. 4) This would be a great time for you to get some counseling.
Dr. He Dear Dennis, Another way of looking at this is that it sounds like your relationship with your wife
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Martha Lois Bovee 1934 – 2011 Martha Lois Bovee, 76, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with the lingering effects of a stroke. A 50-year resident of Del Mar, CA, Martha was born September 29, 1934, in Butte, Montana, to Arthur J. Bovee Jr. and Frances (Fanny) Warne Bovee. Marty attended elementary schools in Butte and Sunburst, Montana, and in the oil boom town of Rangely, Colorado. She graduated from Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah, in 1952. She attended the University of Denver as an active member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, and received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1956. Marty’s early career included work for the Colorado School of Mines,
the Littleton School District, and the Naval Weapons Test Station in China Lake, California. She began graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Hawaii, concluded that research into rocket propellants and explosives would not offer a woman of that era opportunities for advancement, and returned to University of Denver to earn her MS in Library Science. She was awarded a prestigious internship at the Biomedical Library at UCLA where she began a career as a librarian spanning more than 40 years. After completing her internship, she accepted a position at Central Library, UCSD, as one of the first librarians hired there. Marty rose to the position of Associate Librarian in Personnel before moving on to her true love at UCSD’s Biomedical Library and played a significant role in the introduction of computer technology into the medical library systems statewide and across the country. Marty was an enthusiastic world traveler. With sorority sister, LoAnn DePuy, she visited more than 100 countries on all but two continents. Their most memorable trips include a horseback tour of then Soviet-occupied Hungary, and a trip from London to Bombay overland to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and
India, long before travel to these countries was common. Marty was an accomplished cook, avid photographer and collector of folklorica, particularly musical instruments and children’s toys. She is survived by her brother, Arthur D. (Dave) Bovee of Anchorage, Alaska; life-long friend and travel companion, LoAnn DePuy of Del Mar, CA; and Ollie. Marty developed an extensive extended family over the years, and her influence on the lives of all is inestimable. Her nieces, Dana Bovee of Toronto, Canada, and Lynne Bovee Hanson of Anchorage, Alaska, are grateful for Marty’s impact on their lives and on the lives of Marty’s great-nephews and greatnieces, Robert, Andre, Kari, Alyx and Mara. A tribute is planned with the planting of a tree in Marty’s memory at the UCSD campus. Questions regarding this tribute and memorial celebrations should be addressed to lynnehansonbiz@ hotmail.com. Please sign the guest book online at www.legacy.com/ obituaries/delmartimes.
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needs to grow into something different than what it’s been. We see this in couples all the time—and we have had to do the same thing with our own relationship! In other words, as two people grow and develop over the years, their relationship cannot help but need to change also. The problem most couples get into, however, occurs when they both expect the relationship to function the same way that it always has despite their growth as individuals. For example, maybe your relationship with your wife has always been based on making each other feel good about yourselves. This is what we call living life from the “outside in”, where your personal happiness is dependent on what is happening in your environment. The problem with this is that when your environment changes, so does your happiness. Living life from the “inside out”, that is, creating a foundation for happiness based on how you feel about yourself as a person, makes you less vulnerable to
whatever chaotic conditions you might encounter that would pull you away from that foundation. This is a very natural growth progression that every relationship needs to go through, Dennis, and it seems like it’s now time for you both to challenge each other to learn how to achieve some “inside out” living. All of the above suggestions from Dr. She would help a lot, as well as getting into some counseling for yourselves individually or together as a couple. Hanalei Vierra, Ph.D. (Dr. He) and M’Lissa Trent, Ph.D. (Dr. She) are a married couple who have worked together for over 14 years coaching troubled relationships to clearer communication, deeper intimacy, and healthier partnership. See their web site at www.sandiegotherapists.com/conjoint.html For more information on Relationship Advice for Men, go to www.HowToKeepHer.com on the web, where you will also be able to purchase Dr. He and Dr. She’s new eBook entitled “Making Relationships Work”. Please email any questions to: DrHanalei@aol.com
Artists invited to enter Black and White Juried Art Exhibit The La Jolla Art Association, as a part of its 93rd anniversary celebration, is presenting the 2nd Annual Black and White Juried Art Exhibit. This exhibition is open to all media and all Southern California artists. Julie Weaverling, nationally known artist and assistant director of the Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad is the juror. The exhibition runs Sept. 20 - Oct. 15. The application deadline for entry is Aug. 20.
A reception is scheduled to honor the artists and present the awards on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the LJAA gallery in La JollaShores from 6 - 9 p.m. Awards: There will be a ribbon and cash award for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners as well as a Juror’s Special Award of Recognition For entry fees and more information, visit lajollaart.org/juried-exhibition.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-022396 Fictitious Business Name(s): Harcourty Located at: 14935 Caminito Ladera, Del Mar, CA., 92014, San Diego County. Mailing Address: PO Box 592, Solana Beach, CA., 92075. 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: Sophie Helen Gay, 14935 Caminito Ladera, Del Mar, CA., 92014. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/05/2011. Sophie Helen Gay, DM533, Aug. 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-020852 Fictitious Business Name(s): North American Energy Resources Located at: 4027 Santa Nella Place, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 4027 Santa Nella Place, San Diego, CA., 92130. 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: John Scalone, 8525 Arjons Drive, Suite I, San Diego, CA., 92126. This statement was ďŹ led with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/21/2011. John Scalone, DM532, Aug . 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 2011 DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 334 Via Vera Cruz, Ste 204, San Marcos, CA., 92078 (760) 471-4237 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing: July 19, 2011
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NORTH COAST Located at: 3440 Lebon Dr., #4214, San Diego, CA., 92122, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 3440 Lebon Dr., #4214, San Diego, CA., 92122. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: was 7/26/11. This business is hereby registered by the following: Danielle Waite, 3440 Lebon Dr., #4214, San Diego, CA., 92122. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/26/2011. Danielle Waite, CV266, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00056340-CU-PT-NC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO San Diego Superior Court, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA., 92081-6627. PETITION OF: Natalia MartensBolkovski; Serge Martens for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Natalia Martens-Bolkovski; Serge Martens filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Alexander
August 11, 2011 Lukian Serge Pijine to Proposed Name Alexander Lukian Serge Martens. b. Roman Andre Serge Pijine to Proposed Name Roman Andre Serge Martens. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Sept. 13, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 3. The address of the court is A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: June 20, 2011.
Aaron H. Katz Judge of the Superior Court CV265, July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2011 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011-020763 Fictitious Business Name(s): PCH Enterprises Located at: 602 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA., 92075, San Diego County. Mailing Address: Same. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Julie Harrer, 602 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA., 92075. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/21/2011. Julie Harrer, DM525, July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00094532-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Superior Court of California, Civil Division, 330 W. Broadway, P.O. Box 120128, San Diego, CA., 92112-0128 PETITION OF: Neysa Marie Januzelli Froman for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Neysa Januzelli Froman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Neysa Marie Januzelli Froman to Proposed Name Neysa Januzelli Froman. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Aug., 31, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: July 18, 2011. Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior Court CV264, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00094586-CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101-3827 PETITION OF: Hamahito Hokyo Goolsbee for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a
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decree changing names as follows: Present Name Hamahito Hokyo Goolsbee to Proposed Name Hamahito Hokyo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Sep., 01, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Del Mar Times. Date: July 18, 2011. Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior Court DM524, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 37-2011-00077825-CU-PT-SC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO South County Division, 500 Third Ave., Chula Vista, CA., 91910.
PETITION OF: Jessamyn L. Patterson for change of name. Amended Order to show cause for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jessamyn Patterson on behalf of minor Zachary D. Daly filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Zachary Dylan Daly to Proposed Name Zachary Dylan Patterson. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and
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must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: 09/01/11, Time: 8:30 A.M, Dept 4, Room 2nd Floor. The address of the court is: Same as Noted Above. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, The Carmel Valley News #3. Date: Jul 18, 2011. William S. Cannon Judge of the Superior Court CV263, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011
City of Del Mar Design Review Board Agenda CANCELLED – due to lack of agendized items Del Mar Communications Center 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California Wednesday, August 24, 2011
ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Continued to the September 21, 2011 meeting UPDATE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD/STAFF DISCUSSION (Non-Application Items) HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA DISCUSSION AND BRIEFING (Application Items) CONSENT CALENDAR: – None
ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW: – None CONTINUED APPLICATION: - None NEW APPLICATIONS: - None ADJOURNMENT DM534, Aug. 11, 2011
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 861 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATES BY 18 MONTHS FOR THOSE DISCRETIONARY LAND USE AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED BY THE CITY THAT ARE OTHERWISE DUE TO EXPIRE. The above referenced ordinance was adopted by the Del Mar City Council on August 8, 2011, with the following vote: AYES: Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc, Haydu and Sinnott NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None A full copy of the ordinance may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s Department. DM535, Aug. 11, 2011
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION The Del Mar City Council introduced the following ordinance on August 8, 2011, with the following vote: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6.60 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND CHAPTER 6.61 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MASSAGE TECHNICIANS. AYES: Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc, Haydu and Sinnott NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Adoption of the ordinance will be considered on September 12, 2011.
Mercedes Martin
Mercedes Martin, City Clerk
August 9, 2011 Date
____ DM537, Aug. 11, 2011
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION The Del Mar City Council introduced the following ordinance on August 8, 2011, with the following vote: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING DEL MAR MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 30.22 (CENTRAL COMMERCIAL) TO ADD SECTIONS 30.22.035 AND 30.22.036 REGARDING THE USE OF OTHERWISE REQUIRED PARKING SPACES ASSOCIATED WITH A BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY ON A DEVELOPED SITE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING DURING THE NON-OPERATIONAL HOURS OF THE BUSINESS/ACTIVITY; AND ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR REVIEWING REQUESTS TO USE OTHERWISE REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR BUSINESS/ ACTIVITIES ON DEVELOPED SITES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING DURING NON-OPERATIONAL HOURS. AYES: Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc, Haydu and Sinnott NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Adoption of the ordinance will be considered on September 12, 2011.
Mercedes Martin
Mercedes Martin, City Clerk
August 9, 2011 Date
____ DM536, Aug. 11, 2011
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NORTH COAST
August 11, 2011
Why not own it? Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offers five reasons to purchase a home now For most people, deciding to purchase a home is the largest financial decision of their lifetime. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage asks, rather than sitting on the fence, why not own it? Mortgage rates are near historic lows and with home prices more affordable, right now is the perfect time to speak with a professional real estate agent to seize the opportunity and achieve the American Dream of homeownership. “Buying a home should be thought of as a long-term investment and today’s market conditions have allowed consumers the perfect opportunity to own the American Dream,” said Rick Hoffman, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, San Diego County and Temecula Valley. According to a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors, nearly eight out of 10 respondents believe buying a home today is a good financial decision. Based on this, the professionals at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage have provided the following five reasons why now is an optimal time to get off the fence and consider owning the fence instead (and the home within it)! 1. Homes are more affordable: Home prices remain more affordable than ever before in markets across the country. Ac-
cording to the Freddie Mac House Price Index, current housing prices are down 27 percent on average across the nation from peak values five years ago. Coldwell Banker Real Estate showcased affordability levels in its 2011 Home Listing Report, which ranked more than 2,300 markets. 2. Rates are low: Mortgage interest rates remain near historical lows, which can mean lower monthly payments and/or shorter lending terms. Coldwell Banker Real Estate recently launched an online First-Time Home Buyer Resource Center that features content and tools to help educate potential firsttime home buyers. 3. Home ownership is still the American Dream: Lifestyle changes such as marriage, having children and starting a new job are some of the most common reasons that people decide to purchase a new home. But the American Dream of homeownership is much more than just a piece of property, it’s a home. According to a recent Coldwell Banker survey of more than 300 consumers who purchased their home in the last year, 67 percent said the market afforded them the opportunity to buy a home sooner than expected and half said they found a home in a more desirable neighborhood than expected.
4. Financing is available: Though many people decide they want to purchase a new home based on lifestyle factors, the financial aspect of purchasing a home needs to be top-ofmind. A potential homebuyer should conduct the necessary research to prepare for the home buying process. Today’s borrower needs to have stable employment of at least two years; sufficient income to cover the monthly mortgage payment and living expenses; adequate savings to make at least a 3.5 percent down payment; and, in general, a credit score of at least 620. 5. Timing is everything: “Timing is everything,” a saying used to describe just about anything, is incredibly true when it comes to home buying. When preparing to purchase a home, take the time to research other factors that could affect the home buying process. For example, according to new loan limits published by FHFA and HUD, conforming loan limits will be reduced on October 1, 2011, which will decrease the availability and affordability of mortgage credit for many home buyers in 42 states. For more information, visit www.californiamoves. com.
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Lovely 2 bedrooms 3 bath condo • Torrey Highlands Original owner • Pristine maintenance • Great Poway schools!• Walk to grocery and restaurants! Offered at $339,500
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Ocean Front One Bedroom 2 Bath Condominium with privileges to L’Auberge tennis Courts, pool, spa, lap pool and fitness facilities. Enjoy the GOOD life in the Heart of the Village of Del Mar! Walking distance to many unique restaurants and boutiques. For Sale by Owner/Broker. Offered at $1,450,000
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Second quarter results point to successful 2011 for Maes and Associates According to Herb Josepher, manager of Prudential California Realty’s Del Mar office, Robert Maes and his team are on their way to another remarkable year. The results of Robert Maes the second quarter indicate that Maes and Associates ranked number 15 for their sales production, and number 73 for the number of transactions, out of 1,350 Prudential agents in San Diego County. “Robert and his team have a real passion for real estate and a track record of producing exceptional results for their clients,” said Josepher. “I consistently receive positive feedback about their professionalism and market knowledge.” With more than 50 years of combined experience, Maes and Associates offer practical advice and valuable guidance about multiple aspects of real estate. Specializing in the purchase and sale of residential homes, equestrian properties and undevel-
oped land throughout San Diego County, they are widely respected for their emphasis on client service and willingness to collaborate with their colleagues. Team leader Robert Maes is a 35-year industry veteran and a long-term resident of Del Mar. He attributes the success he has achieved in his career to his focus on providing his clients with personalized attention throughout the transaction process, as well as the dedication of his team, which includes Jenniffer Taylor, Linda Lederer-Bernstein, Dennis Whan and Amy McKibben. “The opportunity to form lasting bonds with my clients and peers has made my career extremely fulfilling,” says Maes. “I would like to thank my clients for the patience they have shown me and my team in this very difficult market.” Robert Maes and Associates can be contacted through Prudential California Realty’s Del Mar office, at 858-735-0750, via email at BobMaes@prusd.com, or on the web at www.RobertMaesandAssociates. com.
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HOMES SOLD IN CARMEL VALLEY ADDRESS 12626 Carmel Country Rd #100 4239 Corte Favor 5354 Ruette De Mer 10685 Briarlake Woods Drive 12908 Carmel Creek Rd #84 13563 Tiverton Rd 4028 San Ardo Cv 11566 Parkhurst Square 5637 Shasta Daisy Trail 4744 Caminito Diablo 4657 Rancho Sierra Bnd 14082 Caminito Vistana 12740 Sandy Crest Court 14063 Caminito Vistana 5772 Ginger Glen Trail
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BA 2.5 3 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3 6.5 3 2.5 5.5 4.5 4 5.5 2.5
SALES PRICE $271,153 $750,000 $1,039,000 $712,907 $400,000 $460,000 $680,000 $1,500,000 $287,000 $625,000 $2,250,000 $1,620,000 $940,000 $1,799,000 $735,000
HOMES SOLD IN DEL MAR ADDRESS 411 10Th St. 13768 Ruette Le Parc Unit C 692 Orchid Lane 13537 Mango Drive 2229 Caminito Del Barco 2758 Caminito Eldorado
BD 3 2 3 4 2 3
BA 2 2 2 3 2.5 2.5
SALES PRICE $2,399,000 $285,000 $1,400,000 $820,000 $779,000 $475,000
HOMES SOLD IN SOLANA BEACH ADDRESS 930 Via Mil Cumbres #205 115 Salina Cruz Court
BD 1 2
BA 1 2
SALES PRICE $200,000 $478,376 SOURCE: DATAQUICK
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OPEN HOUSES CARMEL VALLEY $699,000 4BR/3BA
13040 Brixton Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Sun 1:00-4:00 619-888-7653
$699,000-$719,000 4257 Calle Isabelino 3BR/2.5BA Eunice Lee, Coldwell Banker
Sat 2:00-5:00 858-472-8676
$725,000 4BR/2.5BA
6317 Peach Way Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$769,000 4BR/3BA
11438 Pleasant Ridge Joseph and Diane Sampson, Sampson California Realty
Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 858-699-1145
$785,000 5BR/3BA
12625 Caminito Radiante Rebecca Robinson,RS Robinson Company
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-922-7731
$798,000-$818,000 12662 Caminito Radiante 4BR/3BA Kevin P. Cummins, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 858-750-9577
$869,000-$899,000 4135 Pilon Point 5BR/3BA Monica Kiy, Sampson California Realty
Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 858-344-2523
$980,000 4BR/3BA
13318 Grandvia Point Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Sun 1:00-4:00 619-888-7653
$1,079,900 5BR/4BA
3912 Lago Di Grata Circle Host: Lisa Plourde, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 858-344-5199
$1,125,000 5BR/4.5BA
4490 Philbrook Sq Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sun 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$1,279,888 4BR/3.5BA
4935 Hidden Dune Court Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sun 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$1,295,000 4BR/4.5BA
4475 Philbrook Sq Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Sun 1:00-4:00 619-888-7653
$1,295,000 4BR/4.5BA
4358 Philbrook Sq Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sun 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$1,299,000 5BR/4.5BA
13669 Winstanley Way, Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sun 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$1,400,000 5BR/6BA
14086 Collins Ranch Place K. Ann Brizolis, Prudential California Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858.756.6355
$2,545,000 5BR/6.5BA
5158 Rancho Verde Trail The Michael Taylor Group, Prudential CA Realty
Sun 1:00-4:00 858-756-5120
DEL MAR $719,500 4BR/3BA
6046 Blue Dawn Joseph and Diane Sampson, Sampson California Realty
Sat 1:00-4:00 858-699-1145
RANCHO SANTA FE $1,100,000-$1,300,000 16938 Blue Shadows Lane 4BR/4BA K. Ann Brizolis, Prudential California Realty
Sun 12:00-3:00 858-756-6355
$1,240,000 4BR/3BA
3921 Avenida Brisa Shannon Biszantz, Coldwell Banker
Sat 12:00-5:00 619-417-4665
$2,450,000 6BR/6.5BA
6072 Avenida Alteras St Becky and June Campbell, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1:00-4:00 858.449.2027
SAN DIEGO $339,500 2BR/3BA
7855 Via Belfiore #5, SD 92129 ReMax, Mukesh Jain
Sat 1:30-4:00 858-663-5721
$729,000 5BR/3BA
5058 Sea Mist Ct, SD 92121 Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
$829,000 4BR/3BA
12253 Misty Blue Ct, SD 92131 Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential
Sat-Sun 2:00-5:00 858-395-7525
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