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BY JOE TASH In an acknowledgement of tight water supplies throughout California caused by an ongoing drought, the Santa Fe Irrigation District is asking its customers to cut back on their water use with a goal of reducing district-wide usage by up to 10 percent. District General Manager Michael Bardin declared a “Water Shortage Response Level 1” after discussing the issue with the district’s board of directors at the board’s Thursday, Feb. 20 meeting. The declaration calls for Santa Fe customers — who live in Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch — to voluntarily waSee WATER, page 6

■ Del Mar’s Bob “Sully” Sullivan continues to make a difference. See page 4.

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Police says thieves now targeting tented houses BY KAREN BILLING Tracey Williams, community relations officer for the San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division, warned locals to keep an eye out in their neighborhood for homes that are tented for insect treatment as the homes are now being targeted by thieves. Williams, who gave the warning at the Torrey Hills Community Planning Board’s Feb. 18 meeting, said that thieves now know that windows are opened at a certain part in the tenting process and that is how the homes are being burglarized. Williams said the police want to hear about any suspicious activity seen around tented homes. “Be a good witness,” Williams said, noting license plate numbers are like “gold” to them. For 24-hour nonemergencies, dial (619) 5312000 or (858) 484-3154.

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TPHS Girls Basketball Team: Palomar League Champions The Torrey Pines High School Girls Basketball Team members celebrate their Palomar League championship on Feb. 21. The team went 10-0 in league play. For more, see page 20. Photo/Anna Scipione

Del Mar residents learn about sidewalk, street and drainage improvements project at open house BY KRISTINA HOUCK Community members will have more places to safely walk in Del Mar this summer. As part of a multi-year citywide sidewalk connectivity project, the city is installing 12,000 square feet of sidewalks in the Beach Colony along Camino del Mar from 22nd Street to the San Dieguito River Bridge. Construction will begin in March for the nearly $1 million project, which will also feature 2,800 feet of new curbs and gutters, 20 pedestrian ramps, pavement rehabilitation and irrigated planting areas. Scheduled for completion by Memorial Day, the project also includes underground storm drain infrastructure on the east side of Camino del Mar at 27th Street. “We’ve always thought that some improvements needed to be made along Camino del Mar,” said longtime Del Mar resident Frank Mannen during an informational open house Feb. 19 at the Powerhouse Community Center. “We’re delighted to see that the city has the funds and the policies in place to do the work. It’s a much-needed improvement.” Del Mar staff gathered at the city-hosted open house to provide attendees with informaSee PROJECT, page 6

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BY JOE TASH A North County businessman, touched by the plight of five students who won a rigorous scholarship competition in 2013 only to be told the scholarship program was out of money, has agreed to help the students. Stephen Cohen, founder and CEO of Private Asset Management, Inc., which is based in Mira Mesa, read about the students’ plight in the Feb. 20 edition of this newspaper. “I read the article, I reached out to see what kind of assistance we could offer,” said Cohen. “My expectation is we’ll be able to help all five (students).” Cohen’s investment advisory firm has a nonprofit foundation that assists a number of charities in San Diego and Tijuana, and will help the students by paying a portion of their college tuition. All five students graduated from San Diego County high schools last year and are now attending college. The students competed in a scholarship program called STOP 2011, which was organized in conjunction with the Heartland Coalition, a San Diego-based nonprofit. A total of $48,000 in scholarships was promised to the five students in a series of payments over their four years of college, but they received only one payment before being notified by email in January that no more money was available. Last year was the second — and final — year of the scholarship program. The students and their families were appreciative and touched by the generosity of Cohen and his founSee SCHOLARSHIP, page 6

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Community dedicates flagpole at Del Mar Library BY KRISTINA HOUCK Community members gathered Feb. 21 to dedicate the new flagpole at the Del Mar Library. Installed Jan. 30, the 20-foot flagpole and United States flag was donated to the city by the H. Randall and Marilyn C. Stoke Charitable Foundation. “I really want to thank you for doing this,” said Del Mar Mayor Lee Haydu during the brief ceremony. “It’s a beautiful flagpole. It looks great. I accept it on behalf of the city.” The foundation’s gift included a flag, pole and solar light panel. Randy and Marilyn Stoke’s daughter, Del Mar resident Nancy Stoke, approached her parents with the idea. “I wanted to do something of lasting value for Del Mar,” said Nancy Stoke, who has lived in Del Mar since 1971. “This flagpole at the library is it. “I thank the city, the mayor, the city staff and the library leadership for all that you’ve done to make this possible, as well as my family, who certainly helped. The flag will be a credit to the city and Camino del

The Feb. 21 flagpole ceremony at the Del Mar Library. Mar.” To conclude the ceremony, the Stoke’s granddaughter, Del Mar Pines sixth grader Kelly Stoke, led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance around the new flagpole. “It’s a government building and it should have a flag,” said Pat Freeman, the president of the Friends of the Del Mar Library, after the ceremony. “I really like it. I think it’s fantastic.” The Del Mar City Council approved the installation of the flagpole during the Sept. 3 council meeting. The H. Randall and Marilyn C. Stoke Charitable Foundation will be responsible for the maintenance of the area. “We really appreciate the gift that the Stokes have given the library and the community,” said Donna Ohr, deputy director of the San Diego County Library. “The Del Mar Library is such a part of the community. When we receive things like this, it just really reinforces that partnership between the library and community, and how we both strengthen each other.”

Torrey Hills board asks city to halt spending on greenbelt enhancement project BY KAREN BILLING The Torrey Hills Community Planning Board voted Feb. 18 to send a letter to the city to request a stop in spending on the enhancement project on East Ocean Air Drive until the city officially approves the project. While board member Brad Fagan has been dealing with Ali Darvishi, the supervising project manager and deputy city engineer, and has verbally made the request to stop spending, the board was not sure the message was clear and wanted it in writing after receiving an email last week from Darvishi. At its January meeting, the board had requested specific costs of materials to be included in the city’s budget for the enhancement as it is currently very “vague,” as well as an accounting for the money that has already been spent. In an email sent last week, Darvishi said that to get them that information the city would have to spend money. Board member Kim Walker said it’s hard to comprehend that the information is not readily available — the work would have invoices and the line items would have to have numbers attached to them to come up with the $441,000 cost they were pitched in last month’s meeting. “I don’t think it costs them to give us what they’ve already done,” agreed Torrey Hills planning board chair Kathryn Burton. City staff and consultants presented plans for the enhancement in January and reported that they could start construction in March 2015. The estimated construction cost would be $231,000, plus soft costs for the environmental process and a site development permit, which can be as much as $100,000. Potentially, the enhancement

could end up costing the entire amount in the Torrey Hills maintenance assessment district (MAD) budget: $441,000. The city had to undergo biological surveys and reports due to the vernal pools on the site before starting the implementation and design process and already $100,000 has been spent. In November 2013, the planning board approved spending $290,000 on the project and voted to enter a reimbursement agreement with the city, to ensure money not used on the greenbelt can be returned for use in other areas of the community. As board member Guy Ravad has stated, they do not want to spend half a million dollars on this project. The proposed plans are designed to maintain access for SDG&E and protect the sensitive land that is within the Multiple Habitat Protection Area. The plans include a 5-foot wide decomposed granite trail that meanders through the site, a small trellis with benches near the view of the Los Penasquitos Canyon, native plant materials and shrubs, such as grasses and wildflowers. Fagan said that Darvishi has been receptive and empathetic in working with him, but the planning board would like to see the construction costs in detail and to see if there is any way to reduce the price and not spend the entire amount in the MAD budget. “The city is very adept at looking at what they believe to be their budget and spending it, now we just have to pull that back,” Ravad said. “We’re going to get this thing into the reasonable category.”

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Congressman Scott Peters provides update, insights at Kiwanis meeting BY ASHLEY MACKIN U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (D-52) discussed the “personal side” of Congress during a presentation to the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Club Feb. 19 at Torrey Pines Christian Church. Among other things, Peters talked about a project he joined as an individual – without an act of Congress – and how private issues and party lines can get in the way of resolutions. Peters, who served on the San Diego City Council (2000-2008) for District 1 before being elected to Congress in 2012, said he joined the collaborative Military Transition Support Project (MTSP), which launched Feb. 18. MTSP is designed to help recently discharged veterans transition back into civilian life, including finding a job. “Service-members are learning all these important technical skills on the battlefield, on the ship or on the base, and they are not getting certificates required by the private sector (to gain employment),” Peters said. “We want to make sure the military is giving that certification to that returning vet, so they don’t have to take a course and pay $500 to prove that they can do something we know they know how to do.” Through MTSP, Peters will work with private-sector stakeholders and military leaders to help match veterans with certain skills to employers that need those skills. “We’re taking all these various organizations, some of which provide job training or networking skills – many service-members don’t know how to network because when they show up to serve, they get orders and that’s it – and make sure a vet knows where to go for help.” He added, “All of that outside-the-government manpower is available in San Diego and the MTSP is going to take advantage of it.” He said that all this was assembled and implemented without an act of Congress. A Congressional act Peters did back, is the law he introduced that would grant employers a $2,500 tax credit if they hire and keep veterans on their payroll. “San Diego has the third largest population of veterans in the country … 15,000 veterans that leave the service (every year) stay in San Diego.” Peters said he is focused on taking the ideas coming from San Diego and bringing them to Washington D.C. to share with the rest of the country. “This (MTSP) will be one of those things, you watch and see,” he said. Party lines Though Peters reports things have gotten better, he said there is still room for improvement when it comes to communication across party lines. “There are 20 Republicans elected in 2010 who boast that they’ve never spoken to a Democrat in their entire term. That has to end,” he said. “I think the five members of Congress that represent this area – Darrell Issa (R-49), Duncan Hunter (R-50), Juan Vargas (D-51), Susan Davis (D-53) and me – have to work together,” he said, comparing current representation to previous delegations that included Brian Bilbray and Bob Filner. “Those two could not be in the same room together. Now we, (on the other hand), have figured out a way to talk to each other.”

ter, and it’s going a lot better in San Diego.” On Kevin Faulconer When one Kiwanis member asked Peters what he thought of mayor-elect Kevin Faulconer, with whom he served on the city council (2006-2008), Peters said, “Kevin is a good guy. … When I was Council President, I appointed him Audit Committee Chair and he did a great job.” He added during that time, issues were discussed more thoroughly before the council voted on them, so they could be worked out to most of the council’s liking. “We didn’t have a lot of 5-4 votes. We tried to work stuff out. It’s too partisan now. My hope for Kevin is that he will go back to that and worry less about his party and more about his city. I think he can do that because he remembers how (the council) used to be.”

Congressman Scott Peters speaking at another recent event, a Rancho Santa Fe Democratic Club meeting. Photo/McKenzie Images Case in point, the $226 million reserved for infrastructure improvements at the border, because, Peters reported, the three Democratic Congress-members built a relationship with the Republican two, one of whom put in a call to House Republicans to convince them to include border infrastructure in their budget. “There is still a lot we are not doing, you would think I was a joke if I said this is going great. It’s not,” he said. “But it’s going bet-

Halloween-themed 5K race in Carmel Valley approved A Halloween-themed 5K fun run is coming to Carmel Valley. The inaugural race is a nighttime race tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, according to Jeff Stoner of race promoters Seasick Marketing of Del Mar. Stoner said Seasick is currently going through the county’s special events permitting process but received recommended approval from the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board at its January meeting and from the Torrey Hills Community Planning Board on Feb. 18. Stoner said the race plans to launch from the Changes Plastic Surgery parking lot on El Camino Real and utilize the CVREP trail along SR-56 for the rest of the out and back, three -mile course. Currently, Del Mar-based Seasick offers trail and road running events in both California and Colorado, including the Endurance Race Series in Colorado. Its next California event is the Avocado Half Marathon and 5K in Fallbrook on April 12. — Karen Billing

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Del Mar’s Bob ‘Sully’ Sullivan passionate about accomplished radio career BY KRISTINA HOUCK When Bob “Sully” Sullivan talks, people listen. A San Diego native and longtime Del Mar resident, Sullivan is “a bit of a crusader” for his hometown on his KOGO-AM 600 radio show, “The Coalition with Bob ‘Sully’ Sullivan.” “I was born and raised here in San Diego,” Sullivan said. “I think I can make a difference. I’ve got a really good platform to make a difference. That’s why I’m a bit of a crusader for what goes on here.” Sullivan was a driving force behind the recall effort of former Mayor Bob Filner, who he nicknamed “The Emperor.” To collect signatures to get Filner booted from office, he hosted “Sully’s Petition Drive Thru” in August at the radio station. “We can fully take credit for planting that seed for Bob Filner and starting the Recall Bob Filner Campaign,” Sullivan said. “We had 2,000 people in front of the studio the day he resigned.” Sullivan also wasn’t shy about his support of Mayorelect Kevin Faulconer. He urged his listeners to vote for the San Diego City Councilman and mayoral candidate. “For me, Kevin Faulconer was the right guy. Not because politically he’s the right guy — although I think he is — but David Alvarez is 33 years old. … He could have created 30,000 jobs in San Diego and been exactly down the pipe politically with me, but he is 33. You can swing a dead cow over your head and hit somebody that has more leading experience than a 33-year-old.” When he’s not live from 3-7 p.m. on KOGO, fans can also hear Sullivan on “The Big Biz Show,” a nationally syndicated show simulcast weekdays on about 1,500 domestic radio stations (as well as on the American Forces Network heard in 175 countries and on ships at sea) while simulcast daily in 52 million television homes. “Business is kind of in my DNA. I look at everything through the lens of business,” said Sullivan, who co-hosts the business radio show with local broadcast personality and comedian Russ T. Nailz. “This show, even though it has a bigger audience, it’s easier for me because I don’t really have to prep this show. I’m already looking at it anyway.” Sullivan has been on the radio for nearly two decades. Before he got his start in radio, he worked as a newspa-

Bob “Sully” Sullivan Courtesy photo per publisher in San Diego in the late 1980s, then became active as an intermediary in the venture community and later became an investment-banking consultant. Becoming “somewhat of an expert in the stock market,” Sullivan was asked to be a guest on a radio program on KCEO, which was San Diego’s original business talk station. “A week later they asked me if I wanted to do my own morning show a couple days a week,” Sullivan recalled. Three months later, he landed an opportunity at KSDO. “In six months, I went from not being on the radio to being on afternoon drive in the eighth largest market — the luckiest radio career on the planet,” Sullivan said. From entrepreneurs Steve Jobs and Steve Forbes, to celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey, Sullivan has conducted countless interviews in his 18 years on the radio. Whether interviewing and talking about business on The Big Biz Show, or taking listener phone calls and chatting about San Diego on KOGO, Sullivan has one goal: to make his listeners smarter. “When you get to where you’re going after listening to me, I want you to leave smarter than when you started,”

Sullivan said. “When somebody hears me on the air, it’s got to be, ‘OK, if he’s talking, I need to listen to this guy. I need to listen to what this guy has to say.’ And not because I’m always right, but because I can make you smarter.” Although he is proud of the longevity of his radio career, his greatest accomplishment is being the father of his 19- and 21-year-old daughters, Sullivan said. “I tried to raise them as boys,” said Sullivan, who raised his daughters in Carmel Valley and Del Mar. “Their mom and I did a great job. They came out as two beautiful, snarky ball-busters. They’re both unbelievable kids.” When he’s not on the radio or spending time with his family, Sullivan is often playing guitar and piano in his band, Blue-Eyed Soul. Sullivan formed the band with band mates Kevin Cooper, Tripp Sprague, Mark Hattersley and Ernie Becquer about seven years ago. Today, the group plays local venues such as San Diego House of Blues, and is scheduled to perform during the 35th annual Fiesta del Sol on May 31 and June 1 in Solana Beach. Also an avid cyclist, Sullivan raises funds for the Challenged Athletes Foundation during the “Million Dollar Challenge,” an annual bike ride from San Francisco to San Diego. Last year, he raised $21,000 for the San Diego-based nonprofit organization, which helps athletes with disabilities achieve their fitness and sports goals. Sullivan has committed to raising $25,000 for the next ride set to begin Oct. 17. “The good news about being in this business is I’ve got guys like Steve Forbes on the air and I make them commit to give me $1,000,” Sullivan said. “But what’s really interesting is I have so many listeners donating $10 or $20. That’s inspiring to me. “It’s an unbelievable cause. It’s very near and dear to my heart.” For more information about Sullivan’s show on KOGO, visit www.kogo.com/onair/sully-45680/ For more information about The Big Biz Show, visit www.bigbizshow.com For more information about Sullivan’s band, visit www.sullyband.com. To learn more about the Challenged Athletes Foundation, visit www.challengedathletes.org. To support Sullivan’s efforts and donate to the Million Dollar Challenge, visit http://www.kintera.org/i.asp?id=1089968-393129430

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Carmel Valley man wins $1 million at Del Mar store BY KRISTINA HOUCK Carmel Valley resident Craig Misewicz is on a lucky streak. His streak began when he purchased several small scratch-off tickets in late January, winning a total of $1,283. His lucky streak continued when he purchased a California Gold Scratchers ticket Jan. 29 at Del Mar Wine Company, which is where he works. It was also a winner. “Every day I come in and look at the tickets,” said Misewicz, who has worked at the store for about two years. “Sometimes it’s the numbers; sometimes it’s how I feel. When I touched the ticket, it was burning hot. I said, ‘This is the lucky ticket today.’” At first, Misewicz thought he had won $1,000. He didn’t have his glasses on. Then he looked more closely at the claim ticket and noticed the extra zeros. He won $1 million. “I put the ticket away. I mopped, I vacuumed, I closed the store and waited for my ride,” said 53-yearold Misewicz. “I was relatively calm because I’ve seen money like that before.” A native of Chicago who later moved to Orange County, Misewicz worked as an executive in the mattress industry for about 25 years. Now living with a disability, he has kept a strict budget the last several years. “I’ve done the crazy rent the house in Monsaraz, flying a whole plane of people to Vegas for a vacation,”

Carmel Valley resident Craig Misewicz won $1 million from a California Gold Scratchers ticket. Courtesy photo he said. “But the last five years I’ve lived frugally. For me, this is like a billion dollars.” Like other lottery winners, Misewicz does not have plans to purchase a new car or home. Instead, he plans to continue working and use an unspecified portion of his winnings to help others. “I’ve always been a give it, pay-it-forward type of person,” said Misewicz, who noted he established scholarships at his elementary and high school in Illinois — Kelvin Grove Elementary School and Lockport Township High School — years ago. From singing in nursing homes as a middle schooler to buying people televisions on Black Friday the last two years, Misewicz said he enjoys doing “ran-

dom acts of kindness.” In fact, the day after he purchased the $1 million winning ticket, he said he bought drinks for the Starbucks customers standing in line behind him. “The feeling you get from helping somebody who has no idea who you are or why you did it — it’s awesome,” said Monsaraz, who will get paid in one lump sum in March. “There’s way more thrill for me in giving than receiving. It doesn’t have to be anything big.” Is his lucky streak over? Misewicz doesn’t think so. While recently out of state for a wedding, he purchased Powerball tickets in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. “I have tickets in my pocket right now,” Misewicz said with a smile.

Local Bishop’s students named National Merit Finalists The National Merit Scholarship Program has announced that 18 seniors at The Bishop’s School have qualified as finalists in the 2014 scholarship competition. Local students include: •Brian Anglin, son of Sandy and Richard Anglin of Del Mar •Colin Garon, son of Elizabeth and Joseph Garon of Carmel Valley •Matthew Healey, son of Tracy and Christopher Healey of Del Mar •Benjamin Higgs, son of The Hon. Cynthia Aaron and Craig Higgs of Carmel Valley •Connor Holland, son of Andrea and John Holland of Del Mar •Matthew Lizanich, son of Michelle Hayden and Steven Lizanich of Del Mar •Kendall Mahavier, daughter of Alexandra Mahaney and Tony Mahavier of Carmel Valley •Mark Matten, son of and Jenny and Mark Matten of Carmel Valley •Joseph Oh, son of Jeongsun and Dr. Seokyong Oh of Carmel Valley •Kevin Yin, son of Amy Deng and Gary Yin of Carmel Valley Of the 15,000 finalists, approximately 8,000 are expected to receive Merit Scholarships. The Bishop’s Finalists placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of 2012. For more information, about The Bishop’s School visit www.bishops.com.

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SCHOLARSHIP continued from page 1 dation. Laura Ceja, whose daughter, Miranda, was one of the scholarship winners, said she spoke to Cohen on Monday (Feb. 24), and learned via an email Tuesday that her daughter’s spring tuition at Cal State Long Beach had been paid. “We’re humbled. I don’t know how we could ever thank him. He just stepped up and took it upon himself to help us. We can’t even express how thankful we are,” she said. Miranda, a graduate of Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, placed second in the scholarship competition, in which some 150 San Diego high school seniors participated. Miranda is majoring in journalism, and Ceja said she and her daughter had discussed the upcoming tuition payment over a weekend campus visit. When she called to tell her daughter the tuition had

been paid, Ceja said, “She was just speechless, that’s kind of rare for Miranda.” The payment means Miranda will have more time to look for a journalism internship, instead of feeling pressure to find a job, her mother said. Families of some of the other students have also been in touch with Cohen. “It was amazing, it made me feel really good about people,” said Kara Jacobson, whose son, Rory, a graduate of La Costa Canyon High School, placed third in the scholarship competition. Rory attends UC Berkeley. Although his tuition for this year is paid, Cohen said his foundation would help with next fall’s tuition payment, according to Jacobson. “He is extremely generous to help us at all,” Jacobson said. “It just made me feel good that somebody else was touched by the story and felt it was wrong, what happened.”

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Bardin said the district has a high percentage of “fixed costs” that don’t fluctuate with the amount of water sold by the district. Examples are labor and debt service costs, he said. Therefore, the unit cost of water increases as the sales — and related revenue — fall. “Generally, most of our costs aren’t going away just because we aren’t selling as much water,” Bardin said, noting that most local water districts face the same situation. The Santa Fe Irrigation District offers several rebates and incentives for outdoor and indoor appliances and offers free residential surveys for its customers. Visit www.sfidwater.org/conservation to find out more. To learn more about the current water supply conditions, visit the district’s website at www.sfidwater.org.

del Mar Streetscape Plan in the Beach Colony, is expected to cost $963,000. The city is using a financing plan offered by the San Diego Association of Governments, which issues bonds to advance construction projects. To pay the debt, Del Mar will use the roughly $200,000 it receives in SANDAG TransNet funds each year. TransNet is a countywide, voter-approved half-cent sales tax that helps fund regional transportation projects. The Del Mar City Council on Sept. 16 approved nearly $3 million in sidewalk, street and drainage improvements, voting at the Jan. 21 meeting to borrow 100 percent of the funds needed to complete the first three segments of the sidewalk improvement project. The Beach Colony improvements are the first of three segments that will be funded with SANDAG bonds. The other two projects will improve segments of Camino del Mar in the downtown area and the southbound side of Jimmy Durante Boulevard. The council on Feb. 17 awarded a nearly $600,000 contract to Nasland Engineering so the firm can design the other two segments and the remainder of the citywide sidewalk project. Designs will also be completed for segments along Camino del Mar, from Ninth Street to Fourth Street, and from Fourth Street to Carmel Valley Road, as well as the northbound side of Jimmy Durante Boulevard. Construction of those segments will be deferred until funds are available. “I just think it’s a positive step we’re taking to move these projects forward,” said Councilman Terry Sinnott during the Feb. 17 meeting. “It’s taking advantage of an economical way to finance the first three projects, but I’m also interested in the other three projects as well. It’s something I’m hoping we continue to make progress, and we show success in these first three projects and the community will continue to want to move forward with it.” During construction of the first segment, Minicilli said the public should expect delays, road closures and detours during construction. In addition to the open house, staff sent letters to property owners who will be directly impacted by the project. The city has also sent email blasts and updated its website with information. “We’ve had a lot of positive feedback,” Minicilli said at the open house. “This has been on the books for a long time.” For more information about the project, visit www.delmar.ca.us/Pages/CDMSidewalkProject.aspx.

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San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent Rick Schmitt’s Monthly Update Superintendent Schmitt plans to update the greater San Dieguito Union High School District community through our local media with a monthly update. Topics covered will include curriculum, facilities, budget, safety, and other specific and special interest topics. Today’s update focuses on two important topics: Field testing California’s new standardized testing system, and technology and infrastructure upgrades across the district. Field testing California’s new standardized testing system In my fall update I discussed some of the significant changes being made to standardized testing in California. We, along with school districts across California, are participating in a field test of a modern assessment system designed to help shape teaching and learning in the classroom. Known as the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress – or CAASPP – these computerbased tests replace the STAR program. These tests are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English and math, which the State Board of Education in California adopted in 2010 to describe what knowledge and skills students need to be well prepared for college and careers, no matter where they come from or where they live. Part of the goal of the field test this year is to determine how well individual questions allow students to demonstrate what they know and still need to learn. We are also taking this opportunity to see how well our technical capabilities meet the demands of computer-based assessments and to see what resources our teachers and schools may yet need. Finally and importantly, this year also gives your student an opportunity to try out the new system; there will not be any student or school scores generated from the field test. Instead, the state will use what they learn from this field test to help ensure a successful full launch of the system in the 2014-15 school year. Our next step in our transition to Common Corealigned assessment is to administer the field test to students in grades 7, 8 and 11 from April 7 - May 16, 2014. Each school site is developing a plan to administer the field test during part of that six-week window. The testing schedule will differ from years past as students need

Rick Schmitt access to computers to take the exam. Testing schedules will be made available on your school’s website as they are confirmed. If you want to see what types of questions students will be asked or how the test will be presented, there is a practice test available online at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ tg/sa/practicetest.asp. There are also links on our SDUHSD Common Core website https://sites.google. com/a/sduhsd.net/ccsscommunity/ for more information about the Field Test, as well as videos you can watch. If you would like additional information, please visit the California Department of Education Smarter Balanced Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ tg/sa/smarterfieldtest.asp. If you have any questions regarding your child’s participation, please contact your school principal. Technology and infrastructure upgrades across the district As we continue our Prop AA work throughout the district, we are fast-tracking our technology infrastructure upgrades in an effort to keep up with the increased demands of our students and staff. San Dieguito Union High School District believes in a robust, 21stcentury, open learning environment that is flexible, adaptable, and technologyrich. Prop AA is a $449 million bond initiative approved by the voters in November 2012 to “provide safe, modern schools and prepare students for success in college and careers by repairing and upgrading outdated classrooms and schools, construction and upgrading school facilities, including classrooms, science labs, and libraries, improving safety and security, and supporting career training and math, science, and technology instruction with 21st Century instructional technology and facilities.” As we upgrade all nine schools’ infrastructure and wireless capacity over the next several years, we are also working to identify how to supplement classrooms and media centers

with district-provided devices that meet the instructional needs of our classrooms, including Chromebooks, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. The District is committed to ensuring equitable access to instructional technology for all students and staff. Our current technology policy combines allowing students to bring their own technology onto campuses and into classrooms with practices that promote the use of appropriate devices for a variety of applications. Bringing devices to school is not about the devices themselves; it is about creating constructive change in teaching practices and empowering students to make decisions regarding how they will learn in class. Allowing students to bring their own devices to school allows our schools to remain ahead of the curve in terms of innovation. Students are learning to become information producers in addition to information consumers. Our goal is to guide our students in developing the skills they will need to thrive in a rapidly-changing 21st century. Helping students become responsible digital citizens will not only enhance what we do in the classroom, but also give students skills and experiences that will prepare them for college and for careers. You can follow Superintendent Schmitt on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ sduhsd, and Twitter, https:// twitter.com/SDUHSD_Supt.

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TPHS Foundation’s annual Silent Auction starts Friday, Feb. 28 The Torrey Pines High School Foundation recently announced that the Annual Silent Online Auction will open on Friday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. “This auction raises critical funds for our “Support All Students” fund at TPHS,” said Foundation Executive Director Bobbi Karlson. “We are very happy with the wide array of items we have for auction this year and proceeds from auction sales will be used to purchase technology for our classrooms.” Silent Auction Chair Connie Cannon has been working with Foundation staff and a volunteer committee to solicit and collect items from area businesses. “We are so grateful to the Torrey Pines High School community for all the support this year, “ she states. “ We have more listings than in previous years and many new items, plus a lot of our old favorites.” Among the items up for auction are vacation packages, sports memorabilia, photography packages, salon and spa services, restaurant gift cards, academic support, fitness packages, as well as items for the home. The auction can be accessed through a link on the Foundation website at www.torreypinesfoundation.org or at

https://auction.torreypinesfoundation.org and will be open until Sunday, March 23, at 6 p.m. The auction is part of the Foundation’s spring fund raiser and it culminates with a Live Auction at the “Pump Up The Volume” event at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Saturday, March 22, from 5 -8 p.m.. For tickets or for more information on the events or to make a donation, please contact the Foundation at (858) 7933551 or email holly.coughlin@sduhsd.net. The TPHS Foundation is a 501-C-3 corporation founded in 1993 which not only fund raises to provide state of the art technology and cutting edge programs to promote personal social growth, leadership and independence for all students, but also acts as the umbrella organization for parent volunteers and provides support for all booster groups on campus.

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Del Mar resident’s memoir deals with ‘childhood loss and social awakening’ in South BY DIANE Y. WELCH In her debut book, “White Gloves and Collards” (HPK Publishing, December 2013), Helen Pruden Kaufmann, a Del Mar resident, shares a story of growing up privileged in Edenton, N.C., a small Southern town that cherishes its customs and history — as symbolized by the confederate monument in the center of town — against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. “I tried to write about the younger me experiencing events as they unfolded. I didn’t want this to be a judging book, I wanted to outlay what happened and how I perceived it as a child,” said Kaufmann about her approach to the plot line which was framed with her older self after she returned to Edenton as an adult to help remember the past. The memoir chronicles Kaufmann’s life from 1956 to 2012, including tragic personal events that coincided with community civil unrest. She writes of her father’s death from cancer when she was just 6 and her mother’s death from breast cancer, when Kaufmann was 16. “As I wrote I tried to imagine what it would be like for my own children to lose me at that age. This was very painful for me,” said Kaufmann who, as a child, found love and comfort in growing up in

Del Mar resident Helen Pruden Kaufmann / courtesy photos the “bosom of a large extended family” with her older brother and hero, Norfleet, a sage African-American maid, and the support from the caring community of Edenton. What she disliked, though, was the lack of diversity in her community, which was equally divided racially. “When I was growing up, I knew many AfricanAmericans but it was in a two-tier system. Whites had an insular ex-

istence where nearly all of us were Protestants with strong southern roots.” Kaufmann said she wants to get across that this is a story of real people dealing with change at an important time in this nation’s history. “The further we get away from the civil rights movement, the Jim Crow era and all the terrible things that happened then, the more we tend to look at things

Helen Pruden Kaufmann writes about growing up in North Carolina in her debut book, “White Gloves and Collards.” very starkly,” she said. “It almost seems like a morality play, with good versus evil.” From Kaufmann’s point of view, the movement wasn’t a “cataclysmic experience” when suddenly there was a civil rights movement. It was, in fact, a very slow process that’s still going on. “It’s very much ingrained in the culture and the history, it was a quiet type of racism that I experi-

enced as a child,” she explained. The book has been well received, said Kaufmann, who had an official launch last month. “It’s interesting because a lot people that I haven’t been in contact with for many years responded very favorably to it. They were grateful that I’d written about this experience because so many of them who lived in this area could relate to the book.” Kaufmann graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in American history. She was the community liaison for a voluntary desegregation program in the Boston area before relocating with her family in 1994 to California, where she worked in communications for the Santa Clara County Office of Education and for the Papers Project at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford. “The issue of race and equality has been such an important part of the adult me,” said Kaufmann. The family moved to the San Diego area in 2006 when Kaufmann began taking memoir writing classes through UC San Diego Extension. She formed a writing group, which kept her active and writing her stories, she said. “Over the last six years I put it all together. It has been a wonderful experience.” Visit www.helenkaufmann.com.

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TPHS Lacrosse to hold fundraiser, recognition event for Honorary Team Member Jose MontaĂąo at March 7 game The Torrey Pines High School Lacrosse Team members will hold a special event when they kick off their season in a game against Cathedral Catholic High School on Friday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at Torrey Pines High School. At halftime, the team will recognize Honorary Team Member Jose MontaĂąo to bring awareness to children with brain cancer. Donations will be collected at the event for the Friends of Jaclyn (FOJ) organization and the Jose MontaĂąo Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to improve the quality of life for children and their families who are battling pediatric brain tumors and to raise awareness about this insidious disease. FOJ pairs up children and their families battling pediatric brain tumors with college and high school sports teams around the country. The teams give these children love, support and friendship while they fight this devastating disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jose, who will be 13 on March 1, is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer. He has been battling Medulloblastoma (a rare type of malignant cancer) for 34 months. Since he was diagnosed in April 2011,

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TPHS basketball player Sierra Campisano named ‘Palomar Player of the Year’ Torrey Pines Girls Basketball Team player Sierra Campisano (#52 in photo at left), a sophomore, was named the Palomar Player of the Year. Junior Christina Ellis and Sierra Campisano were named 1st Team All Palomar League. Madison Lombard was named to 2nd team All Palomar League and Ayli Tulberg and Chiara Spain made Honorable Mention. Photo/ Anna Scipione

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Santa Fe Christian Middle School students Bryson Shores, Tony Perez, Austinn Rossetti, TJ Askew and George Devries clean and organize bins for food distribution.

Santa Fe Christian Middle School students serve San Diego’s needy Twenty-nine Santa Fe Christian School middle school students spent Feb. 7-9 volunteering for a local food distribution project, participating in a homeless outreach and working in downtown service projects. Students cleaned and organize bins for food distribution. They also packed bags with food, water, socks, and the gospel of John for distribution to the homeless. “The Urban Missions trip affected me in many ways. First of all, I thought about how I should make the most of what God has given me. The homeless people we saw and talked to didn’t have some of the basic necessities of life that we take for granted. It was fun to talk to them, handing out care packages. I had great conversations about where they were from and what they were reading. I think we were an encouragement to them, and they encouraged us,” said TJ Askew, a Santa Fe Christian eighth-grader. The SFC Middle School outreach to San Diego’s needy was organized through New Vision Urban Christian Fellowship, which serves the homeless, impoverished and disenfranchised of urban San Diego. New Vision has outreach at downtown hotels, adopts local apartment complexes, and on the street to serve the homeless community.

Canyon Crest Academy holds annual Writers Conference The Annual Canyon Crest Academy Writers Conference was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Canyon Crest Academy, Proscenium and Media Center. Best-selling authors and many other writing professionals provided inspirational and educational workshops to students of San Diego-area high schools, including (above) Lissa Price, international best-selling author of Starters and Enders, who presented “Write to Thrill.” Look for a story on the event in next week’s newspaper (March 6). Above photo courtesy of Simone Camilleri.

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Torrey Pines High School conducting an in-depth head football coach search BY TIM PICKWELL Change is coming to the storied Torrey Pines High School Football Program, and the change involves a detailed head coaching search that will bear Principal David Jaffe’s personal stamp. The process started in late January when long-time head coach (eight seasons) and assistant coach (15 seasons under Ed Burke) Scott Ashby retired from coaching. Ashby spoke with his players and sent a letter to the “Torrey Pines Football Family” announcing that he was stepping down as football coach (he still teaches on campus) in order to be able to watch his two sons, Jake (a freshman offensive lineman at Puget Sound) and Kyle (soon to be a freshman linebacker at College of Idaho) play football on Saturdays. A few days later, Jaffe sent his own letter to the Torrey Pines football community describing the open head football coach position as “. . . one of the most coveted high school coaching jobs in California . . .” Upon reflection, he later upgraded that to “one of the best public high school coaching jobs in America,” citing the school’s academic reputation, athletic prowess, growing enrollment, existing infrastructure for football, along with the Proposi-

TPHS Principal David Jaffe. Photo/Jon Clark

tion AA bond money, which will result in a new field house, locker rooms, weight room, and a redesigned stadium with separate visitor entrances, restrooms and improved facilities. “A football program at a school goes a long way in defining the culture of the school,” said Jaffe. “A good program develops young men to have confidence, leadership skills and an understanding that they need to give back to the community they live in. Programs like that result in an exceptionally positive campus culture. So, it’s important to me as a principal who oversees 2,800 students and hundreds of programs on campus that all of the hires I make help develop students’ leadership skills, including and especially football.” There is also a pecuniary aspect to it, noted Jaffe. “When a good football program generates the kind of money that it can generate, it has a huge impact on all of the other programs on campus.” An avid Charger fan, Madden Football addict, and former Patrick Henry High School Varsity player (one season), Jaffe famously put on the pads for one practice last fall and went toe-to-toe with the Varsity players. Reluctantly, however, he ruled himself out for the Varsity Head Coach position. Instead, Jaffe announced that he was convening a “committee of stakeholders to identify qualities we are looking for in a head coach.” Then, Jaffe, Assistant Principal for Athletics Garry Thornton, and Athletic Director Chas Doerrer met with the Varsity football players to get their thoughts on a potential new head coach. Said Jaffe, “They told me ‘We want a coach that cares about the players, and not just about winning. We want a coach that runs a disciplined program and has high expectations, and who is a great motivator.’” Jaffe said one player told him, “‘We want a coach who will fight for us, and have our back’ while another said, ‘We want a coach that

understands the importance of developing character.’” The trio of administrators also polled the existing assistant coaches, from Freshman to JV and Varsity. The legendary Ed Burke, who built the franchise and has his name on the Torrey Pines Stadium visited with Jaffe. “I wanted to get his perspective,” said Jaffe. “We didn’t talk X’s and O’s; he was more focused on the importance of building strong characters in young men, and in having them represent the school.” About a dozen parents of former and current Torrey Pines football players met with Jaffe, Thornton and Doerrer and gave their input. The parents were focused on leadership qualities, mentoring ability, and sought a candidate with charisma who could interact with players, the community, and coaches. The parents suggested finding someone who had vision, attention to detail, an ability to delegate, yet also lead, and someone who could nurture the school’s relationship with Pop Warner. “Basically, a CEO,” said one parent. The job posted by the school also requires at least three years of Varsity head coaching experience, or college or NFL experience. “The people that are applying have strong references and resumes,” said Jaffe. The school plans to keep the job posted for one more week, and then narrow the pool to 8-10 applicants with follow-up phone calls and interviews by early March. This pool will be narrowed to a few finalists who will interview with Jaffe on campus. The school hopes to make an announcement by late March. “I think that when we’re done we’ll have someone who fits the criteria outlined by the players and parents, we’ll have a leader. And, hopefully we’ll have him for a long time,” said Jaffe.

The wins are stacking up for star TPHS rugby player BY ROB LEDONNE Alec Mills was in eighth grade when he first discovered the sport of rugby, and it was almost by happenstance. “I was playing Pop Warner football at the time,” Mills said. “Our coach recommended we go to a rugby clinic, so I went and picked it up from there.” Since that clinic, Mills has devoted his life to the sport and has the results to show for it. Currently a senior at Torrey Pines High School, he just wrapped up his time with the school’s team. In Mills’ humble words, the season “went pretty well. We won the Southern California Championships.” Mills credits his team’s championship to one simple concept: longevity. “Most of us on the team have been playing for four years, which is more than other teams. Many others are firstyear players; in terms how of we play the game, that’s why we beat our opponents.” Earlier this month, the team’s last game of the season (and Mills’ last game of his Torrey Pines career) was an intense one against Torrey Pines’ biggest rival: the guys from Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. “It was emotional because that team has been our chief rival for the past four years,” explained Mills. “Last year they killed us in finals, but this time we beat them — and it was all the more awesome since it was our last game.” Dating back to his first season with Torrey Pines as a freshmen, Mills realized rugby was his sport. “The first season I started playing, I knew it’d be something I’d stick with. It’s unlike most other sports, everyone gets to play. There’s no special positions,” he explains. With only two practices a week, the training that comes with playing rugby doesn’t sound strenuous, but it’s actually quite brutal. Said Mills: “On Monday, we’d have a conditioning practice with a former Green Beret. Almost all of the players lift weights and run outside of practice. You need to be in shape to be good at it.”

Alec Mills. Photo/Susie Talman

Despite the thrill of playing for Torrey Pines, Mills says high school rugby works as more of a precursor to club season; Mills currently plays for the Mustangs, which is a part Mills’ club team is currently number three in the nation, and it’s a reputation the team would like to uphold. “It’s all about trying to win Southern California, then the nationals,” Mills says of his team’s goals for the season. “Last year we finished fifth, but we’re hoping to do much better this year.” Mills and his teammates give full credit to the Mustang’s team of coaches, including Maddy Sandoval, Bill “Chief” Leversee and David Poole among authors. “These coaches take the time to teach us the values and strategy of the game and emphasize teamwork and sportsmanship above everything else,” Mills said. “It’s a bonus that we are a winning team as well!” Once club season wraps up and Mills graduates high school, he isn’t sure where life is going to take him next; he’s currently in the midst of waiting on word of acceptance into the prestigious US Naval Academy after receiving a nomination from California Congressman Scott Peters. “My cousin and grandfather both served, and my parents are foreign service officers for the State Department,” notes Mills. “The Naval Academy also has a great rugby team, so it seems like a good fit. We’ll see.” For now, Mills is focusing on growing his expertise in rugby even more and he is trying to avoid any injuries. “There are a lot more knocks and bruises in rugby than football, but the injuries aren’t so bad. Throughout everything, my parents have both been completely supportive,” said Mills who added: “Although my mother wasn’t too happy when I broke my nose.” For more information on the San Diego Youth Rugby Club, visit: http://www.sandiegoyouthrugby.org

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Del Mar Water Polo 14 Girls Team wins â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Silverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; medal The Del Mar Water Polo 14 Girls Team took the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silverâ&#x20AC;? medal in the KAP 7 International Water Polo Tournament in Orange County recently. Led by Coach Jessica Tran (top left), team members Lindsey Hightower, Madison Wayman, Christina Oakley, Eartha Howe, Laura Larkin, Amy Coval, Courtney Cox, Meghan Tomasi, Asst Coach Larry Coval, Izze Zimmerman (front left) and goalie Sophia Anderson (front right). Congratulations!

Solana Beach students named to Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List â&#x20AC;˘Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., has named Kayla McGuinness of Solana Beach to its Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List for academic excellence during the fall 2013 semester. Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List honors are accorded Carthage students who achieve a 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester. Undergraduate students who earn 12 or more graded semester hours during a semester in residence at Arizona State University with a GPA of 3.50 or higher are eligible for the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List. The following local students were named to Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List at Arizona State University: â&#x20AC;˘Sabrina Hartley of Solana Beach â&#x20AC;˘Robert Steinau of Solana Beach

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DMCV Sharks Girls U9 White Team Finalists in State Cup DMCV Sharks Girls U9 White Team were finalists in the recent State Cup. The girls were undefeated until the Championship game, scoring 22 goals in 9 games. Congratulations! Bottom L-R: Delaney Ballard, Ellie Davidson, Kylie Jones, Emma Levy, Lauren Jacobs; Top L-R: Coach Shannon MacMillan, Catalina McFarland, Shelby Jones, Claire, Cunningham, Isabella Bombelli, and Mackenna Diltz.

Del Mar resident named to Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List Victoria Popov of Del Mar, a first-year student in the pre-baccalaureate science program in RITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, made the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List for the Fall 2013 semester. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List if their quarterly GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incompleteâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;?; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

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Jumbo loans are not only making a comeback; they are coming back in all shapes and sizes. Since the latter part of 2013, jumbo loans have been making headlines because something quite unprecedented happened: jumbo loan interest rates started to drop below conforming loan interest rates. Traditionally jumbo loan rates have been between 0.25 and 0.5 percent higher than conforming loan rates, and during the financial crisis, the rates on jumbo loans skyrocketed. So why are jumbo loan interest rates uncharacteristically low? Making jumbo loans attractive is one way banks can attract wealthier clients. Such low interest rates make refinancing the loan unnecessary; therefore, the wealthy client stays with the bank longer and gives the bank the opportunity to sell the client other products, such as financial accounts and brokerage services. Also, wealthy clients are less likely to default on a loan. To make jumbo loans even more attractive, banks have started promoting shorter repayment periods: from 10-20 years, instead of the traditional 30-year mortgage. Wealthy clients can afford the larger monthly payments of a shorter term loan and still reap the tax benefits while paying less in interest. According to AnnaMaria Andriotis of the Wall Street Journal, much of the demand for shorter term jumbo loans is for refinancing. Thanks to the low interest rates, existing borrowers may be able to maintain a similar monthly payment over a shorter period of time. Andriotis continues to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the starting rate on a 30-year fixed-rate jumbo is 4.5%, while the starting rate on a 10-year jumbo is about 3.4%. Over the life of a $1.5 million mortgage,

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What’s in a Del Mar name? BY GORDON CLANTON I see that the Del Mar Heights Village shopping center has been renamed “Beachside Del Mar,” even though it is not beside the beach and not in the City of Del Mar (“by the sea”). This kind of location fudging is an old tradition in this area. The Old Del Mar Café at Flower Hill was not old and was not in Del Mar. Since cityhood in 1959, Del Mar residents have watched the name “Del Mar” spread to the east – to Del Mar Hills and Heights in the 1960s and then across the freeway to Carmel Valley since the 1980s. In a column from that time, I joked that a new housing development called “East Del Mar Uplands” soon would be built on the western slopes of Black Mountain by the “Panzer Development Corp.” By drawing its boundaries so narrowly, tiny Del Mar ceded control of its undeveloped eastern environs. Businesses east of I-5

love to associate themselves with Del M a r . Carmel Valley includes neighborhoods and tall commercial buildings and hotels with Del Mar in their names. Both the Del Mar Country Club and the Grand Del Mar Hotel and Resort are several miles inland. I read recently about a development called, “The Heights at Del Mar . . . located [on] El Camino Real in the epicenter of Del Mar Heights.” In fact, this address is not in Del Mar Heights and certainly not at its center, epic or otherwise. Some of the confusion is rooted in the oddity that more than half the people who receive mail at Del Mar 92014 do not live in the City of Del Mar. The 1959 incorporation included only the houses then connected to the Del Mar water system,

so nearly all the homes built in Del Mar 92014 since that time lie outside the city limits. For voting and tax purposes most are part of San Diego. When Del Mar incorporated, the Del Mar Terrace neighborhood voted to become part of San Diego, then expanding its borders north to the Wild Animal Park. Stranger still, the 92014 ZIP includes a part of Solana Beach just north of the Flower Hill shopping center. San Andres Drive and Sun Valley Road have Del Mar addresses. All these anomalies are confusing to visitors, newcomers, and in-car navigation systems, but a source of amusement for locals. Gordon Clanton teaches Sociology at San Diego State University. He welcomes comments at gclanton@mail.sdsu.edu.

Inconsiderate behavior: Allowing unleashed dogs to defecate on a resident’s property Many years ago, after observing a neighbor watch his unleashed dog do its business in my front yard on several occasions, I asked that he pick up after his dog. I had observed this same person watching his unleashed dog foul other neighbors’ yards. Several times I found bags of pet waste in my trash cans, which took weeks, after cleaning, to get rid of the odor. Finally, I made a sign that I attached to the street side of my fence that read: “My yard and trashcans are not for your pet’s waste! Please be considerate!” After there had been no rude activity for a while, I removed the signs. In the past few months, the pet waste in my yard’s waste cans — which is illegal — has increased. Last weekend, as I was leaving to run an errand, there was a large unleashed dog 12 feet into my front yard about to do its business. I yelled at it, while the owner meekly scolded it saying, “You’re not supposed to go there.” Yesterday my sign, which had been leaning against a rock since before Christmas, was lying in my driveway with the attached bag of waste removed. There are only two public places in Del Mar where dogs don’t have to be leashed. This behavior is rude, inconsiderate, unneighborly and dangerous. Linda Deftos, Del Mar

Del Mar Highlands’ Barnes & Noble book fair to support Children’s Initiative BY KAREN BILLING The Del Mar Highlands’ Barnes & Noble will hold a spring book fair for The Children’s Initiative March 2-8. The Children’s Initiative is an organization dedicated to improving the well being of children and youth in San Diego County and helping them reach their full potential. They offer after-school programs that serve more than 27 school districts, 310 schools and 44,000 children annually. The organization’s programs create a safe place for children to go in the after-school hours, providing homework assistance and tutoring, healthy snacks and enrichment activities. “Every year Barnes & Noble does a holiday book drive and we try and target groups that serve the needy or underprivileged and have something to do with literacy,” said Mone Fair, the store’s general manager. Through its 2013 holiday book drive, Barnes & Noble was able to donate more than 1,500 books to Children’s Initiative. Barnes & Noble does a match program with Citigroup so, in total, more than 3,000 books went to Children’s Initiative. Fair said they wanted to do a spring book fair for the organization in addition to the upcoming summer reading program. During the week of March 2-8, customers can opt to participate in the book fair and select a book from behind the counter to donate.

Buying political power in Solana Beach I am compelled to respond to Kathalyn Nelson’s letter in this paper (Feb 6). No matter how you voted on Prop B, you should be troubled by the “new normal” of politics in Solana Beach, particularly the very large sums of money now being spent on campaigns. An example is the untold amount of money spent to push Prop B. One person, Peter House, essentially funded the Yes on Prop B campaign by contributing more than $93,000 to his political action committee, according to filings with the city so far. Nelson tries to justify this disturbing change by spinning House’s infusion of the big money that made the Yes on Prop B campaign possible — she claims it is merely philanthropy. This spin is not credible. What happened to the days when a broad group of citizens raised money in small amounts from many grassroots supporters? Or, what about the recent past when it cost less than $10,000 for a candidate to conduct an entire city council campaign in Solana Beach? Without House’s money, there would likely not have been the expensive special election that cost our city more than $200,000. After all, Nelson and others acknowledge that House paid the big money for the initiative petitions, legal oversight and the professional paid signature gathers. Also, House’s political action committee named “Citizens for Solana Beach” paid for the high-priced political consultants, mountains of misleading campaign materials that stuffed our mailboxes, the full-page attack ads in this paper, etc. All of this money was spent to influence voters to support his point of view. There is an agenda for House’s money; he did not spend it for nothing. I see it as an effort to create a wedge issue, and it is divisive. Others have mentioned in the media that the Yes on Prop B campaign was hijacked and designed to attack our present city council members and create discontent and leverage in preparation for the 2014 city council campaign. It is noteworthy that much of the House-funded newspaper ads and campaign materials focused on attacking the current city council members rather than the merits of Prop B. Nelson conveniently leaves out important information about House’s local political activities and interests. House worked to formulate and campaigned to support the failed 2010 election to impose a new tax on Solana Beach businesses. Although House publicly supported the council’s work to rebuild the Highway 101 business district before the 2012 election, when it came time for the 2012 council election, he worked to support the three defeated council candidates that personally attacked the current council members for spending the money to revitalize the Highway 101 business district. There is also House’s divisive involvement in a Highway 101 merchants group, the Chamber of Commerce, and his efforts to contribute money to city and charitable projects in order to acquire political relevance. Nelson’s letter is a calculated effort to minimize voter disgust with the infusion of big money in our city’s politics. I wouldn’t be surprised if House’s political consultants had a hand in Nelson’s letter. Wake up, citizens of Solana Beach. Our city has accomplished a lot in the past few years to improve and protect the quality of life here, but it can be lost. Big money is at work to influence and change our future. Bart Ziegler Solana Beach On Sunday, March 2 at 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble will host a kick-off celebration for the book fair, in conjunction with the “National Read Across America” event and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. There will be a special story time, games and prizes for children. To close the book fair, Barnes & Noble will celebrate with an American Girl event at the store on Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m. The event will also involve games and prizes for the kids. To learn more about The Children’s Initiative, visit thechildrensinitiative.org. Barnes & Noble is located in Del Mar Highlands Town Center at 12835 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130; (858) 481-4038.

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Teacher training vs. time in the classroom: How Del Mar walks the tightrope BY MARSHA SUTTON Part One of a threepart series: Three years ago, u n d e r then assistant suMarsha Sutton perintendent Holly McClurg, the Del Mar Union School District adopted an intense regimen of professional development, mostly focused on a training program called Cognitively Guided Instruction. Shortly thereafter, the criticism started, as parents and teachers began to register objections. After McClurg was named DMUSD superintendent in mid-2012, professional development for teachers continued and some say became even more demanding. Criticism mounted. Parents became more frustrated about their children spending too many days with substitute teachers. Some teachers were also unhappy about having to miss school and bemoaned the lost time with their students in the classroom. Professional development is clearly a major focus for McClurg, and she offers no apologies, saying nothing is more important in education than providing ongoing training to teachers so they can deliver the best possible instruction to their students. She also said that claims about the number of days teachers are absent from their classrooms for staff development – some have said 20 to 30 days – is wildly exaggerated. Cognitively Guided Instruction is a teacher training program that integrates into instructional practices the latest research-based studies of how children think. It involves listening to children and understanding how they approach problem-solving, and incorporating those ideas into instruction. CGI acknowledges that there is no single right way to solve problems and allows for multiple methods to achieve positive results. Then along came Common Core, which upends many of the approaches to teaching and learning that have been standard in classrooms across America. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted in California and begin this coming fall. CGI training, most agree, is aligned well with

Common Core principles, and Del Mar is now providing professional development for both. Many local educators consider Del Mar well ahead of the curve for CCSS preparation because of the district’s early focus on CGI training. To help school districts prepare for the dramatic shift this fall, the state has allocated about $200 per pupil to districts to be used to implement CCSS. In a recent conversation with McClurg and Solana Beach School District superintendent Nancy Lynch, we discussed how each district allocates its CCSS funding. Of the $876,800 received from the state, the DMUSD is spending $662,000, or about 75.5 percent, on teacher training, while Lynch said her district is spending about 45 percent on teacher training ($269,000 out of $597,800). CCSS money can also be spent on instructional materials and technology. Shelley Petersen, DMUSD’s assistant superintendent for instructional services, said teachers are out two to five days per year for professional development. However, when teachers are also missing from the classroom because they are sick, their kids are sick, or they have other district obligations such as ChromeBooks training or committee meetings, teachers can be absent many more days during the school year, said Del Mar California Teachers Association co-president Gina Vargus. Because professional development hasn’t been in the forefront until recently, the perception to parents is that it can look like all the absences are due to training, she said. But parents aren’t the only ones complaining. At the DMUSD’s Dec. 18 school board meeting, DMCTA copresident Tiffany Kinney reported, according to the minutes, that teachers continue to “express concern regarding the number of instructional days out of [the] classroom for staff development …” Both Kinney and Vargus said, though, that the training is invaluable. The weak link is how, and when, that training is provided. All teachers, they said, want to be in their classrooms with their kids as much as possible, so the DMCTA and administrators are discussing other options that don’t take teachers out of the classroom as much.

Finding that balance between competing needs – for staff development and for teachers to be with their students – is the challenge. Drive for excellence CGI training is organized into three-year cohorts – teachers are in their first, second or third year, while others have finished. “If a teacher is in their first or second year of CGI, they are typically scheduled for five days of CGI training throughout the year,” Petersen said. “Some other teachers have had nine to 10 days of CGI training over the last two years and have two to three days of CGI training during this school year as well.” The district divides the training into two groups: one designed for kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers, and the other for teachers of grades third through sixth – although third-grade teachers are sometimes included in the K-2 sessions, and sixth-grade teachers sometimes receive training specific only to their grade level, to focus on transitional issues for students moving from sixth to seventh grade. Del Mar is a kindergarten through sixth-grade district. After sixth grade, public school students move into the San Dieguito Union High School District, for grades 7-12. Petersen said even though Common Core is mandated, it’s a clear improvement over current standards, and she called the CGI training powerful and “the best model ever.” The training was also offered over the summer, and teachers were paid to attend. Petersen said about 70 teachers and one principal took five days of CGI training last summer and have just two follow-up days during this school year. Vargus, who participated in the summer program last year, said it’s a good option because it allows teachers to have more days in their classrooms during the school year. The DMCTA encourages teachers to do their training in the summer, to minimize school-year absences. Distressing news Some teachers who finished the three years of training are now lead teachers, teaching other teachers. So those teachers, even though they finished their training, are again out of the classroom for training purposes. This came as distressing news to some parents al-

ready frustrated with the amount of time their children’s teachers have been absent for the past three years. Del Mar Hills parent Becky Deller said she understands the need for staff training, but would like to see the district consider other options that don’t take teachers away from their students as much, such as the Wednesday afternoons that teachers are allowed to leave school at 12:30 p.m. “I’ve never stated dissatisfaction with professional development, just how the district implements it,” Deller said. “I feel strongly they aren’t considering the best interests of the students.” Many teachers themselves would agree, although most teachers who have complained refuse to allow their names to be used. School board members received an anonymous, lengthy email from a teacher or teachers in the district last October objecting to: the amount of time absent from the classroom, trying to accomplish too much too soon, inadequate Common Core instructional materials, untested assessments, and a union that doesn’t support the teachers on this issue. Despite the grumbling, Petersen said three years ago when she was principal at Ashley Falls School, she asked her teachers if they wanted the training, and the staff chose to do it. She said a lot is being asked of teachers. “It takes time and focus,” she said, calling it challenging work. But she insisted teachers are not resistant. Vargus and Kinney said the training is critical, but acknowledged that for some teachers it’s uncomfortable and there has been some uneasiness with the intensity of the training regimen. Kinney, a fourth-grade teacher at Del Mar Heights School, said, “The benefits of the staff development that we’re getting to help us transition through the Common Core is training that we need, [and] the delivery method for the last few years has been by pulling us out. So that is problematic in that in order to get the training, I am pulled from my classroom, which means I have a guest teacher in my room.” “The district office is really looking at different delivery models,” said Vargus, a kindergarten teacher at Del Mar Heights. “How can we do this most effectively so teachers can get the training that’s needed yet we don’t have to rely so much on substitutes?” Vargus said the frustration teachers have stems from their drive for excellence. “That’s the nature of who we are as Del Mar teachers,” she said. “We want to be supercompetent. And you just don’t jump in and be super-competent right away. You have to allow for a learning curve.” End of Part One of a three-part series. Next week: DMCTA leaders talk about the program. Marsha Sutton can be reached at SuttComm@san.rr.com.

OBITUARIES

Dr. G. Richard “Dick” Wheelock 1926 – 2014 Born May 3, 1926, in Safford, Arizona, Dr. Dick Wheelock passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Del Mar on February 18, 2014. Dr. Dick was a U.S. Naval WWII veteran and upon return he attended the University of Arizona. He earned his medical degree from Baylor University in1953 and married Mary Elizabeth McDaniel. They moved to Del Mar, founded the Del Mar Medical Clinic, and

raised a family. He is survived by his wife of 60 years; four children, Michele Pitts, M’Liss Defrancesco, Theresa Sandefur and G. Richard Wheelock Jr.; as well as his eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Del Mar’s doctor retired in 1991 and soon thereafter co-founded the St James/ St Leo’s Medical Clinic providing free care to the needy of North County. Dick was a charter member and past president of the Del Mar Rotary Club and he served on the Board of MAEGA for over 20 years. He will be missed by many: family, friends, patients, colleagues, and his Thursday bridge group. A viewing for Dr. Wheelock will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014, from 4:00-8:00 PM at El Camino Mortuary, 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA 92121. Services will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 10:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church, 625 South Nardo Avenue,

Solana Beach, CA 92075. A Celebration of life to follow at 2:00 PM at Tony’s Jacal, 621 Valley Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family would prefer a donation to the Wheelock Scholarship Fund with MEAGA. For information on how to contribute, go to the El Camino Memorial website and visit Dr. Wheelock’s Obituary. Please sign the guest book online at www.legacy.com/ obituariesd/delmartimes.

June Verdelle Robertis 1928 - 2014 Mrs. Robertis, 85, of Del Mar, passed away Jan. 21, 2014. No services are planned.

Maria Corinne Engfelt 1934 - 2014 Mrs. Engfelt, 80, of Del Mar, passed away Jan. 17, 2014. No Services are planned.

Obituaries call Cathy Kay at 858-218-7237 or email: InMemory@MainStreetSD.com

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Solana Beach Little League Opening Day delayed Due to inclement weather the Solana Beach Little League Board of Directors has decided to delay the Opening Day Ceremony and all scheduled games until March 8. No events will be held this weekend, including games and practices to prevent field damage. The updated Opening Day schedule can be found on the SBLL website at solanabeachlittleleague.com.

Torrey Pines girls basketball team members celebrate their Palomar League championship on Feb. 21. The team went 10-0 in league play. Photo/Anna Scipione

TPHS Girls Basketball Team wraps up winning Palomar League season

1st Annual Canyon Crest Academy Mixed Doubles Tennis Fundraiser Canyon Crest Academy Tennis Boys’ Team mom Laurie Schmid organized the first annual CCA boys and girls mixed doubles tennis interchanging-partner round-robin fundraiser, held Feb. 22 at the CCA campus courts. Team captains Austin Schmid and Evan Sheng spearheaded the event. In addition, Robin Goldberg assisted with scorekeeping. Twenty-six players participated, including Coaches Larry Belinsky, Christopher Black and Kate Jolson. A pizza and prize party occurred in “The Nest” immediately after the round-robin. The event was a huge success! The Boys Team kicks off its season on Thursday, March 13, at home. Photo/Stephen Burd

The Torrey Pines Girls Basketball Team clinched a perfect Palomar League season with a decisive 74-40 win against Canyon Crest Academy on Feb. 21. The win followed a 60-57 league victory over Rancho Bernardo three days earlier. Sierra Campisano scored 36 points and had 20 rebounds to lead the Falcons in the CCA game. Christina Ellis added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Ayli Tulberg contributed seven points and 12 rebounds. Campisano scored 32 points and had 19 rebounds to lead the Falcons in the Rancho Bernardo game. Ellis added 10 points, eight rebounds and six steals. The Falcons improved to 10-0 in league and 22-5 overall for the season. Additional news: Sophomore Sierra Campisano was named the Palomar Player of the Year. junior Christina Ellis and sophomore Sierra Campisano were named 1st Team All Palomar League. Madison Lombard was named to 2nd team All Palomar League and Ayli Tulberg and Chiara Spain made Honorable Mention.

Big 8 South wrestling team places third at tournament CCA Wrestling Team shines in competition, wrestler advances to Masters Tournament The Canyon Crest Academy Wrestling Team competed in the CIF Division III at Olympic High School on Feb. 22. Several athletes won matches and one wrestler, Sean McDowell, at 115 lbs. placed 5th place, receiving a medal and the opportunity to participate in the county-wide Masters Tournament on Feb. 28. Correy Carrillo, Matthew Gillicist, Greyson Olep, Coach Connor Nessler, Tournament placer Sean McDowell, Kenton Olep, Anthony Carrillo.

The Big 8 South wrestling team, comprised of students from Solana Pacific Elementary School, Carmel Valley Middle School, and Earl Warren Middle School, snagged the third place team trophy for their efforts on the mat Saturday, Feb. 22, at the annual Big 8 Wrestling Tournament sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito and held at Santa Fe Christian School, where five teams and approximately 100 students competed. Back row, left to right: Sebastian Carpenter (2nd place@145#), Ryan Schlesier, Coach Daniel Berman, Assistant Coach Jessie Ralph, Drake Taylor (3rd place@135#), Luke Pisacane, Garrett Chamberlin (5th place@122#). Front row, left to right: Eli Blaskiewicz (2nd place @135#), James Freedman (5th place@95#), Sean Barry (2nd place@115#), Shankar Torres (3rd place@95#), and James Ralph (3rd place@105#). Not pictured: Brett Boren (1st place@128#).”

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Carmel Valley Middle School Field Hockey Team wins Championship Congratulations to the Carmel Valley Middle School Varsity Field Hockey Team and their Championship win in the Big 8 Middle School sports league. The Wildcats were able to stop the undefeated team from Oak Crest by winning the championship 1-0 with a winning shot by Kristin Bitter!

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Carmel Valley Breakers win the San Diego Classic 13U Open Division Baseball Tournament The Breakers, a local competitive travel baseball team with players all from Carmel Valley, won the prestigious “San Diego Classic” Division 1 Open baseball tournament, featuring some of the best teams in Southern California. In pool play the Breakers lost a close game to the So Cal SKLZ elite travel ball team (11-8), and then beat the highly regarded Del Mar Powerhouse team (7-4) to finish pool play as the 5th seed out of 10 teams entered. In the quarter-finals bracket the Breakers battled to beat the super elite Eastlake Bombers all-star squad (5-2), which included five players from the Chula Vista Little League World Series National Champion team, and three players from Mexico’s National Little League World Series team. In the semi-finals game the Breakers beat the undefeated #1 seeded Irvine Dolphins (9-2), ranked as the 8th best team in all of Southern California by USSSA. The Championship game saw the Breakers triumphantly win over the undefeated #2 seeded RIP Baseball (6-2). By virtue of the Breakers tournament win, the team qualified for the highly coveted Triple Crown Sports National World Series tournament to be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in August, where only qualifying teams from all across the U.S. will compete for the national title. Manager Jim Joyner commented, “It was a TEAM effort with every member of the team playing and contributing to the team’s success. Defensively, all our pitchers were exceptional, and showed tremendous strength and poise under pressure, especially throughout all three of our bracket games on Championship Sunday. Our pitchers out-dueled some of the best hitting teams anywhere, who were averaging close to 10 runs per game, limiting each of them to just two runs. Our fielders also contributed immensely as they played almost error free baseball the whole weekend, making many “ESPN worthy” plays. Offensively, every single player contributed with key hits and heads-up base running. We can’t be prouder of the boys for putting the team first, and winning together.”

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is an organization dedicated to providing POSITIVE activities to develop the education, health, self-esteem and character of youth – so a meeting with the UCSD Women’s basketball team this weekend met with everyone’s expectations! Girls from the Boys and Girls Club in Carmel Valley played a scrimmage at halftime during the UCSD Triton Women’s basketball game recently. UCSD was playing in its final home game and dominated conference rival Sonoma State. After the game the women’s basketball team met with girls from the Boys & Girls Club to talk about their experiences as scholar athletes and answer questions. Several of the questions related to managing busy schedules and balancing school with multiple sports. Tritons encouraged the girls to play many sports citing that one of the players didn’t start basketball until she was in high school! The Triton’s signed posters and T-shirts and seemed equally excited to have a new group of fans. Good luck to the Triton’s as they head in to conference championship play!

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Middle School Softball Championship to be held in Carmel Valley This week will feature the “End of Season Tournament” for a “new” Middle School Softball Division jointly formed between North Shore Girls Softball and San Dieguito Girls Softball. Girls from Carmel Valley Middle School, Earl Warren , Oak Crest and Diegueno Middle Schools will compete for the inaugural Middle School Softball Championship. North Shore and San Dieguito are working with the Boys and Girls Club to make softball an official Big 8 Sport for the middle schools in the 2014/2015 season. The semi-finals are Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. at Carmel Valley Rec. Center The finals are Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Carmel Valley Rec. Center. North Shore Girls Softball is in its 26th year of operation, serving girls from the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Torrey Hills. Visit http://www.nsgsl.com/ for league information or email info@nsgsl.com. San Dieguito Youth Softball is headquartered at the Cardiff Sports Park and serves the communities of Encinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Leucadia, Olivenhain, and south Carlsbad/La Costa. Visit http://www.sdyssoftball.com/ for league details or email info@sdyssoftball.com.

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Five ‘Legendary Women’ honored at ‘Go Red for Women’ event BY DIANE Y. WELCH There was a sea of red and a sense of celebration as around 800 women dressed in red — and a sprinkling of men wearing red ties — gathered at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines recently as guests of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 11th annual “Go Red for Women” luncheon. Themed around sisterhood and inspiration, the Valentine’s Day luncheon focused on three areas to support the fight against heart disease in women: heightening awareness of the issue, creating a passionate call-to-action, and generating funds to support education and research. This year the AHA honored five “Legendary Women” for their efforts in supporting the campaign to educate women about heart disease and related conditions: Lee Goldberg, Dr. Mary Lyons, Zandra Rhodes, Debbie Turner, and Judy White. News anchor Barbara-Lee Edwards served as emcee, and Trisha Khaleghi, CEO for Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns, was campaign chair. Del Mar resident Rhodes, world-renowned

couture designer, staged a dramatic fashion show that brought to the runway a series of her collections that included outfits from her 1980s historical collection — elegant hand-beaded evening wear; jazzy flowing geometric printed tops — several with the Rhodes signature squiggle design; and her nature-inspired print dresses and kaftans from her recent Sketchbook collection. A sparkling wedding dress was the dramatic finale. This was the second year that Rhodes has supported the “Go Red for Women” campaign with a fashion show, she said. Five of Rhodes’ models were heart disease survivors, dressed in specially-designed knife-pleat skirts and matching tops. These five volunteers joined the models on the runway. One of them, Maran, a 6-year-old, twirled in her Rhodes-designed knife-pleated dress with Rhodes holding her hand. Diana Cavagnaro, celebrity milliner, designed their headwear and cocktail hats that topped off the outfits. Solana Beach hairstylist Vickie Lavanty provided the colorful Rhodes-inspired wigs for the models. There

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BY ROB LEDONNE When New York’s spring Fashion Week kicked off last month, it featured a host of the usual designers on the scene; brands such as Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, and Calvin Klein typically rule the roost. This year, however, one of the week’s main highlights was courtesy of Carrie Hammer, a 2003 Torrey Pines High School grad who is the head of her very own, New York-based namesake fashion line. “[When I put on shows,] I only include role models on the runway — not runway models,” she explained from her New York City headquarters. “This year we had a variety of CEOs, executives, and philanthropists walk the runway, as well as a doctor who speaks out for people with disabilities named Danielle Sheypuk.” In a historic first, Sheypuk, as it turns out, is wheelchair-bound due to the effects of spinal muscular atrophy, and when she appeared on the runway in a custom dress from Hammer’s line, the fashion world took notice. The story went viral, and Hammer says after the show she “received a lot of fan mail from women in wheelchairs, and from former and current models. I couldn’t believe it.” In addition, Hammer’s show was highlighted by MSNBC, Fox News, morning talkers “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show,” and by personalities such as Katie Couric and Ariana Huffington — among countless others around the world. “Fashion goes through trends, and right now the quote-unquote ideal look for a model is straight, skinny and eastern European,” said Hammer of the inherent ex-

Carrie Hammer

Carrie Hammer, a 2003 Torrey Pines High School grad, runs her New York-based namesake fashion line. Courtesy photos clusivity in the world of modeling. “I really hope we start going in a different direction.” It looks like Hammer is leading the way when it comes to changing that world, thanks largely to both her passionate outlook on the downsides of the industry and her love for fashion, which dates back to her humble beginnings growing up in North County. “It’s somehow in my DNA,” she explains. “In fourth grade, I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas, and my hobby in elementary school was needlepoint.. so it goes way back.” Hammer made a splash once she hit high school, and was even voted homecoming queen before graduating. She later attended UCLA, and then jetted off to the Big Apple after college. “I got a job in advertising, but quickly realized I needed to be in a creative field,” she says of her impetus to launch her own line. “My mom is pretty famous (locally-based artist Jean Wells,) so I think I inherited a creative gene.” Hammer’s job in advertising turned out to be perfect primer on how to run a business, and by 2012 she launched one of her own. “It happened super organically,” she remembers. “People would stop me literally several times a day asking me where I got my dress because they fit so well, and at that

time I was making all my own which came out of my frustration in shopping. I had difficulty in finding things that fit me perfectly,” she said. “I’ve never spoken to a women who said everything fit her perfectly off the rack.” The idea behind her line is to empower females to shatter current ideas about body image in today’s fashion world. In Hammer’s words: “Dresses should be made for the person. You shouldn’t have to fit your body into a dress.” It’s that thesis which led to casting Sheypuk, and the rest seems to be falling into place for everyone involved. Said Sheypuk of her runway jaunt in a recent interview with the United Kingdom’s newspaper The Guardian: “It was a surreal experience that continues to bring me goosebumps every time I think of it. I remember most turning the corner from backstage and facing the audience and the catwalk. I felt sexy and glamorous. Most importantly, I felt like all of the other models there. We were all women who have achieved significantly and made outstanding contributions to our community. I just happened to use a wheelchair.” For more on Carrie Hammer, visit www.carriehammer.com.

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Community partnerships a focus at Canyon Crest Academy

La Jolla Cultural Partners

Four years ago, Canyon Crest Academy art teacher Angela Jackson made a call for business partnerships at CCA’s Back to School Night. She wanted to create a partnership with a bio-tech firm as a way to explore careers which blended art and science. A parent, who worked at Life Technologies (now Thermo Fisher), volunteered and an opportunity was created. Jackson said that “They provided a tour, an exhibition and reception for the student work and also a career panel that discussed creative careers in the sciences.” For the past four years, the advanced painting students have had their biotech-themed art displayed publicly in the Carlsbad offices of Thermo Fisher. Jackson reflects that “this collaboration has opened up many avenues of inquiry to our students and has shown them how they can merge their interest in art with science. This is exactly why I enjoy participating in these community collaborations.” Another outcome of this collaboration, is a partnership that was formed with science teacher Ariel Haas, who teaches the Re-

the art program, Thermo Fisher is donating the money to supply our Advanced Painting Class with classroom supplies for this project...paints, brushes and canvas. The students create beautiful artwork which is then presented to Thermo Fisher and hangs on their walls for the enjoyment of employees and guests. All of the partners benefit from the relationship.” “Another great aspect of this type of partnership is the money for this comes from a different line item on the corporate budget, which greatly expands our funding possibilities. Instead of competing for limited philanthropy funding, we can fill a need and tap into facilities and interior design budgets. We can weave the creating of this artwork into curriculum, while providing art

For the past four years, the CCA advanced painting students have had their bio-tech-themed art displayed publicly in the Carlsbad offices of Thermo Fisher. search Methods Quest class. When Haas contacted Thermo Fisher, he was asked to provide a list of materials that CCA could utilize. A month later he received a freezer full of valuable reagents which would not otherwise be affordable. This allows his students experience in research techniques to which few high school or college students are exposed. Specifically, the students learn how to transect human kidney cells with a jellyfish protein call GFP causing the cells to temporarily fluoresce (glow). These lab skills will provide these CCA Quest students with an advantage as they move towards future careers in the sciences. “The relationship between Canyon Crest Academy and Thermo Fisher is truly a perfect partnership,” CCA Foundation Executive Director Joanne Couvrette said. “For

for local businesses. The possibilities for this are limitless.” Canyon Crest Academy is looking to expand its relationships with a variety of local businesses. If you are interested in this mutually beneficial relationship, please call or email Joanne Couvrette at 858-350-0253 x4005 or joanne.couvrette@sduhsd.net. The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation is a parent-led 501(c)(3) organization providing fantastic opportunities across academics, athletics, and the arts, and creating an environment where students can thrive. Your tax-deductible donation to the CCA Foundation is vitally needed to continue our support of these programs. You can donate online at www.canyoncrestfoundation.org.

San Diego Musical Theatre presents local resident Susan Farese with 2013 ‘Volunteer of the Year Award’ San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) recognized board member and local resident Susan Farese with the 2013 SDMT “Volunteer of the Year Award” on Feb. 9. Farese was honored at a surprise dinner, presentation of a plaque and floral bouquet and Mariachi serenade at Cafe Coyote in Old Town San Diego. Farese, president of SJF Communications, Legal Nurse consultant, veteran and SAG-AFTRA actor, has been a SDMT board member since 2012. Farese is responsible for SDMT’s public relations and marketing. Producer/Executive Director Erin Lewis stated: “Susan has been such an asset to San Diego Musical Theatre. Marketing and PR for an organization is a full-time job and to find someone to volunteer to do it is quite rare. We so much appreciate her hard work in getting the word out there about SDMT. She has done a fantastic job!” For more on San Diego Musical Theatre, visit sdmt.org.

Susan Farese

Inspired by Celeste Boursier-Mougenot’s sculptural installation of Untitled (series #3), the inaugural year for this Pool pARTy is not to be missed!

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 > 6 PM–MIDNIGHT MCASD Downtown > 1100 Kettner Blvd.

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Artful Dining guests will check their coat at the cabana and emerge into our watery wonderland for a poolside cocktail reception with local artists, designers, and tastemakers. Every Pool pARTy needs a killer BBQ so prepare your taste buds for a “BBQ with a Twist,” designed by local Chef extraordinaire Andrew SpurginTM of Bespoke event styling & menu design. The pARTy ticket holders start the late night festivities with specialty cocktails, snacks, and a dance party. Turn up the heat in the ‘Hot Tub Lounge’ with DJ ManCat, and enjoy beer tastings and other surprises throughout the night. The Spring Thing is hosted by Avant Garde, the Museum’s dynamic young art enthusiasts group.

Get your tickets at www.mcasd.org.

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Untitled (series #3) (installation view), 2001, set of 3 inﬂatable plastic pools, 3 pumps, water, 93 assorted bowls, water, 21 stem glasses, 3 immersion heaters, Clorox. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Museum purchase, International and Contemporary Collectors Funds. © Celeste Boursier-Mougenot 2014. Photo: Pablo Mason.

CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, artistic director & principal conductor Vilde Frang, violin Friday, February 28, 2014 at 8 p.m. Balboa Theatre Tickets: $97, $62, $42, $27 Russia’s oldest symphonic ensemble comes to San Diego to perform Rossini’s Overture to “The Barber of Seville”, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

Athenaeum A List Rebranding Launch Party:

The Nite Owls Thursday, March 6, 7:30–10:00 p.m.

Now through April 13

World Premiere Play The Who & The What

Whale Watching Adventures 9:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. & 1:30–5 p.m.

By Ayad Akhtar

Night has fallen, the moon is out, and the A List has transformed into The Nite Owls. Celebrate the cocktail party launch of the new young art and music lovers group at the Athenaeum with local bites, a full bar, and music. Abandon the inky La Jolla night and dip into the soft, starry light of the Athenaeum as you sip on your signature cocktail and the art of Robert Irwin highlights your mind. Intertwine with other young arts enthusiasts after the sun dies and The Nite Owls come to life.

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

Directed by Kimberly Senior

A List/Nite Owls members free; Athenaeum members $10, nonmembers $12

Youth: $18.50 weekdays, $21 weekends

Call (858) 454-5872 or visit ljathenaeum.org/niteowls

Final 2 Weeks! Must close March 9! Love. Passion. Heresy. It’s a real page-turner.

Cost: $37 weekdays, $42 weekends From the creative team behind the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning Disgraced Tickets start at $15!

21 and up LaJollaPlayhouse.org (858) 550-1010

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Tasting Party launches ‘auction season’ for The Bishop’s School

Steve Kerr, Kurt Erlbeck

The Bishop’s School’s annual fundraiser “All Aboard! U.S.S. Bishop’s,” the 2014 auction co-chaired by current Bishop’s parents Alice Hayes of La Jolla and Rancho Santa Fe residents Dawn Calvetti and Margot Kerr, will be held on the school’s campus on April 12. The auction season officially launched recently during the school’s Tastings Party, an evening of delicious food and wine held at the Rancho Santa Fe home of Bishop’s parents Tricia and Raymond Faltinsky. All Aboard! U.S.S. Bishop’s, the school’s 29th annual auction, will feature a dinner for 500; dancing to the electrifying entertainment of Jay Sterling Music; a wine auction; and live and silent auctions with an emphasis on items that offer unique experiences. Funds raised at the April 12 event will support the school’s “Student Need-based Financial Aid and Faculty Professional Growth Programs.” Each year, The Bishop’s School annual auction raises approximately $1 million in direct support of these two “crucial programs.” For information on All Aboard! U.S.S. Bishop’s, the Tastings Party, underwriting or donations, contact the school’s Advancement Office at (858) 875-0804. For information on The Bishop’s School, visit www.bishops.com. Photos/Jon Clark; For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

Barbara Walter, Marie and Alan Brown

Melissa Swanson, Tina Thomas

Joseph and Juliana Hegener

Jeff and Terry Bloom

Timothy and Carol Barry, Karen and Paul Buss

Jim Riedman, Ray Faltinsky (host)

Cari Massaad, Elise Kjos

Auction co-chairs: Dawn Calvetti, Alice Hayes, Margot Kerr

Paul Szymanski, Jill and George Champion

Joseph and Juliana Hegener, Barbara and Scott Edwards

Kelli Fales, Tricia Faltinsky (host), Misti Coleman

Stuart and Nancy Rickerson, Laura Szymanski

Amy Shuss, Robert Marren, Paulette Schneider

Janna Monroy, Sherry Manoogian

Kim Peckham, Juliana Hegener

Juliann Ford, Barbara Edwards

Tricia Faltinsky (host), Rachel and Spencer Douglass

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS

New in Carmel Valley: Kids love visiting the fun-filled offices of The Super Dentists •Grand Opening event March 8 will feature a Spring Fair, which includes a talent show for local students. BY KAREN BILLING Not many dental offices can boast having superhero doctors and an evil villain out to rot teeth, not to mention video games, photo booths and a toy store in a super-fun lobby, which also includes TVs planted into the ceiling above treatment chairs and even a Starbucks coffee nook for waiting parents. This is a place where children actually are excited to go and, as of January, the new Carmel Valley location of The Super Dentists on El Camino Real is now accepting super-patients for pediatric dentistry for kids, and teens and orthodontics for children, teens and adults. “This is the only practice we know of where kids are the number one referral source, that’s unheard of,” said Dr. Kami Hoss, also known as Dr. Have One Super Smile. “We want to create a whole experience for the kids, where they completely forget that they’re going to see the dentist.” Word on how fun a visit is to The Super Dentists spreads not only through their child patients, but through their more than 30,000 school education visits throughout the county on dental health and hygiene, a show on the COX TV channel and three DVDs, including their latest, a 3D movie. It’s not uncommon for friends or siblings to want to tag along to go the Super Dentist office or to arrive early for an appointment to take advantage of all there is to offer. Hoss started The Super Dentists 17 years ago with his wife, Dr. Nazli Keri, aka The Tooth Keri. The superhero narrative came up one late night at Kinko’s when the couple was trying to come up with ways to brand their office. Figuring everyone likes a superhero, they ran with the idea and invented a story about a pair of outer-space dentists who met in dental school and developed the powers of x-ray vision and a magical wand to make braces invisible. Their nemesis, Cavitar, is a dental school dropout who owns a candy store and drives an ice cream truck with the evil plan to make sugar rule the world. He has a little bear sidekick named Molar. Their first office was in Chula Vista and they have followed up with practices in Eastlake and Oceanside. “Carmel Valley has been my dream location to open for several years,” Hoss said. “It’s a wonderful community, very family and kid-oriented with a lot of young families, great schools and after-school programs. This is my most exciting office to put together to date.” For all the reasons that make it a perfect place for The Super Dentists, Hoss also hopes to move to Carmel Valley from Eastlake with his wife and 10-month-old baby. “We love it here,” Hoss said. Hoss purchased the entire building on El Camino Real in February of last year, changing the name to Ryan Plaza. The 6,000-square-foot-facility on the second floor of the building is the largest Super Dentists office to date. Inside, the office is decked out like a theme park, with Super Dentists’ characters spread throughout. In the center of the lobby is a large polka dot toadstool that serves as a camera for kids to pose for photos with different Super Dentists’ characters while sitting on a stool made to look like a tree stump.

The Super Dentists, offering a fun approach to dentistry, is now open in Carmel Valley. Courtesy photo Inside Cavitar’s Corner, kids can play video games, play dress-up with a stocked costume closet, and visit Cavitar in his ice cream truck. The truck has a working weigh station where kids can turn in candy for donation in exchange for Kids Club points. Every Super Dentists patient instantly becomes a member of the Kids Club and they can rack up points to use to buy toys from the toy shop, be entered in a monthly drawing for Apple products or earn enough to have a Super Dentists-hosted, all-inclusive birthday party. Just some of the ways to gather points include having a great check up with no cavities; being on time for an appointment; losing a baby tooth; writing a letter to the Tooth Keri; brushing after signing in for an appointment; or participating in community service. Parents get special treatment too — there is a quiet upstairs adults-only lounge where parents can get work done or relax, with a screen to monitor children playing downstairs. There is also a Starbucks Coffee machine to whip up much-needed lattes. “The parents love this machine, it’s like a prized possession in the mornings,” said Jordan Wendelken, Super Dentists’ creative director. The treatment rooms are just as fun as the lobby, with each chair outfitted with headphones for kids to wear to watch shows on the screen in front or over the chairs. The orthodontic offices are made to look like an airport for spaceships — and, naturally, all of the rocketship characters have braces. “I have a lot of enthusiasm for this practice because we’re onto something amazing,” said Hoss. “It’s so exciting to see that reaction from parents and children

when they first walk into the office. We take a completely different approach to dentistry and our care is really special and unique.” A big grand opening event will be held on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The owners of The Super Dentists have paired with San Diego Seasonal Fairs to present the Carmel Valley San Diego Spring Fair in the parking lot, an event that will feature gaming trucks, arts and crafts, local produce, a variety of local businesses and a local elementary and middle school talent show. Schools are asked to host their own talent shows and have students vote on a winner to represent them in the March 8 show. A panel of celebrity judges will narrow it down to the top three at the show and then the top performers will be taken to a public vote. The winning school at the contest will receive a generous $10,000 donation from The Super Dentists. The winning performer will also get an opportunity to be the opening act for a summer concert and appear in Seventeen Magazine. The runner-up will win the opportunity to have the summer concert at their school. “We are big on education and giving back to the community,” Hoss said. For more information on the school talent show, visit sandiegoseasonalfairs/carmelvalley. The Super Dentists is located at 11943 El Camino Real, suite 200, San Diego, 92130. For more information, visit www. thesuperdentists.com or call (858) DENTIST (336-8478). For a special coupon offer from this newspaper, visit Super-Dentist.com/ Times Note: Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY! OPENS MARCH 8 – SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE GIUSEPPE VERDI’S

A MASKED BALL Jealousy and politics collide in A Masked Ball, the powerful story inspired by the real-life assassination of King Gustav III. Verdi’s haunting and dramatic masterpiece will stay with you long after you’ve left the theatre.

FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CAST PIOTR BECZALA: “The role of Gustav is tailored to tenor Piotr Beczala to a tee… his tone is golden.” Tages Anzeiger, Zurich

KRASSIMIRA STOYANOVA: “Krassimira Stoyanova…affirmed her status among the great soprano voices of our day.” Opera News, New York

STEPHANIE BLYTHE: “…a once-in-a-generation opera singer...” The New York Times

MASSIMO ZANETTI: “Zanetti’s conducting is all the more impressive for being centered on Verdi’s rather than his own conceptions of the drama.” Voix des Arts

MARCH 8, 11, 14, 16 (m) Tickets start at $45

Visit: sdopera.com/main Call: (619) 533-7000 English translations displayed above the stage. All performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Free lecture for ticket holders, one hour prior to each performance, sponsored by U-T San Diego.

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Friends of Scott Foundation in need of funds for 8th Annual Prom The Friends of Scott provides programs, services and special events for kids with cancer and their families receiving treatment at Children’s Hospital. This year, their signature event, Unforgettable Prom, will take place once again at the San Diego Hall of Champions on March 28. In its 8th year, the prom is a magical evening of fun, food and entertainment for teens with cancer and their dates. Many teens miss their own proms while in treatment, making this a night they’ll never forget. Twenty-five limos will pick up 225 kids all around the county and bring them to the Unforgettable Prom’s red carpet event where friends and family have gathered to cheer them on as they enter the Hall. This year, Friends of Scott is in need of funds to help offset the costs of the prom that continues to grow in size every year. “We offer amazing programs for kids with cancer

and their families all year round, but this is the event the kids look forward to every year. For one precious night a year, they can forget about cancer; they are treated like royalty,” says Carmen Delgadillo, founder of the Friends of Scott Foundation. If you are interested in making a donation, sponsorship opportunities, or want to learn more about Friends of Scott, please contact Teresa at 858518-4202 (teresa@friendsofscott. org) or Carmen at 619-9932917. Or donate online at www. friendsofscott.org.

Del Mar Foundation Bluegrass & Beyond Concert to be held March 9 The Del Mar Foundation Bluegrass & Beyond Concert, featuring The Claire Lynch Band, will be held on Sunday, March 9, at the 7 p.m. at the Del Mar Powerhouse. Tickets and information are available at www.delmarfoundation.org.

Award-winning author Sharon Lovejoy to speak at San Diego Botanic Garden during Plant Sale San Diego Botanic Garden will host Sharon Lovejoy as a guest speaker at its spring Plant Sale from March 15 - 16, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., featuring, Herb Festival, Plant Sale, Tomatomania!®, and Bromeliad Bonanza. The weekend will now also feature a fun and interactive Kidzone with petting zoo and pony rides. Sharon Lovejoy shares San Diego Botanic Garden’s mission and passions, making her a perfect fit for this outstanding event. Her passion for the natural world guided her to become an award-winning nature, gardening, and children’s book author and watercolor illustrator. Sharon Lovejoy will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. For details on speakers, vendors, coupons and more, visit SDBGarden.org. Cost: Free with admission or membership (additional fees for petting zoo and pony rides).

Make art and support art in schools Join the ArtReach team for an afternoon of painting and partying March 23 at Italian restaurant Mia Francesca in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center. Paint a masterpiece and support free visual arts education workshops in local K-6 schools. ArtReach artistd will guide participants step by step. No experience is needed. All art materials provided. There will be a no-host food and wine menu, as well as raffle items. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Mia Francesca is in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center, 12955 El Camino Real (upstairs near Cinepolis). Tickets are $45. ArtReach is a nonprofit organization that takes working artists into K-6 schools throughout San Diego County to provide workshops. Proceeds benefit ArtReach free workshop programs at schools with no visual arts education resources. For more information, call (619) 615-1093 or email info@artreachsandiego.org.

Spring Home/Garden Show runs Feb. 28-March 2 Hundreds of exhibits of home improvement products and remodeling ideas will be featured at the Spring Home/Garden Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Friday, Feb. 28, to Sunday, March 2. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 1 and 10 a.m.5 p.m. March 2. Admission is $8 for adults ($6 after 3 p.m.). Children younger than 12 are free. Seniors get in for $1 on Feb. 28 only. Parking is $10. The show will be held in the O’Brien and Bing Crosby halls. Visit www.sandiegohomegardenshows.com.

San Diego Musical Theatre presents ‘Cats’ San Diego Musical Theatre’s first production of 2014 will be “Cats,” playing March 21 to April 6 at the North Park Theatre. Based on the poetry of T.S. Eliot, “Cats” tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, “Cats” began a record-setting 21-year run at London’s New London Theatre on May 11, 1981. It ran on Broadway at the Wintergarden Theatre for just over 18 years. “It’s a musical that transports the audience into a complete fantasy world that could only exist in the theater and yet rarely does. ‘Cats’ believes in purely theatrical magic, and on that faith it unquestion-ably delivers,” wrote Frank Rich in The New York Times. Directing will be James Vasquez, with Janet Renslow serving as choreographer. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $26 to $56. Children 16 years and under receive a $10 discount. Seniors 65 years and older receive a $5 discount. Groups of 10 or more receive a 25 percent discount. The North Park Theatre is at 2891 University Ave. in San Diego. For tickets, call 858-560-5740 or visit www.sdmt.org.

Il Fornaio overhauls Del Mar restaurant Il Fornaio will close its restaurant and enoteca (wine bar) in Del Mar for about a month to remodel one of its oldest locations. Situated on the third floor of the Del Mar Plaza, Il Fornaio has thrived in the seaside community since 1989 and the time was right to update both the 150-seat restaurant and adjacent enoteca. Construction is expected to take place from the end of February until late March. All work is slated for completion in time to celebrate Il Fornaio’s 25th anniversary in Del Mar this April. “The timing couldn’t be better,” commented Il Fornaio president Mike Beatrice. “Over the years, we have maintained the restaurant with great care, but after 25 years, it was ready to be brought into 21st century. This remodel gives us the opportunity to add new features like a new awning, soft seating and booths to make it an even more comfortable restaurant suitable for any kind of weather. What is not changing is our dedication serving the authentic food of Italy accompanied by spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. In fact, because of the new design, the ocean view will be enhanced throughout the restaurant and enoteca.” New design features include a new bar patio that will have cocktail tables and stools that face the ocean, an ideal spot to watch the sunset. New horseshoe booths inside will face the ocean. The 80-seat patio

will get all new furniture and will feature a fire element and social family style tables. Il Fornaio is also remodeling its enoteca, which sits across the piazza from the restaurant. The enoteca will reopen with a new menu of authentic Italian antipasti to pair with an unsurpassed array of Italian wines from every region of Italy. Long a traditional place for both locals and tourists to relax and unwind, the enoteca offers a light bite and Italian wines to complement the stunning view. Leading Il Fornaio in Del Mar is chef Roberto Carboni, native of Arezzo, Tuscany who owned and operated his own restaurants before joining Il Fornaio in 2012. The front-of-house is supervised by Matthew Galli. Overseeing the operation are two vice presidents, Jeanne Cambra and Mario Lombardo, who were both on the opening team when Il Fornaio first fired up the ovens in Del Mar in 1988. The kitchen is supervised by executive chef Maurizio Mazzon, author of the Il Fornaio Pasta Book (Chronicle Books) and creator of the Il Fornaio’s Festa Regionale, an ongoing exploration of the authentic Italian foods of all of Italy’s 20 regions. For more information, visit http:// www.10q.it/ . Il Fornaio can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Youtube, links at www.ilfornaio.com.

Golf Fest rolls into San Diego on March 14, 15

The 2014 Golf Fest San Diego show will be held March 14 and 15 at Oaks North Golf Course. In its 17th year, Golf Fest is one of the longest running consumer golf shows in the nation. The two-day event provides golfers the chance to test the latest clubs on the market; meet the reps from all of the top golf club companies direct; and get great values on golf clothing, tee times, travel, lessons, and a wide variety of golf products and services. Admission is $10, and children under the age of 10 are admitted free. Golf Fest San Diego will be held March 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oaks North Golf Course,12602 Oaks North Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Parking is $5 in the golf course parking lot. For more information about Golf Fest and the free round of golf restrictions, please call 619-683-3700 or visit www.golffestshow.com.

San Diego Seasonal Fairs to put on Carmel Valley Spring Fair March 8

The UC San Diego AIDS Research Institute (ARI) recently announced the launch of the “$20 for 20 Years” fundraising campaign. Proceeds will underwrite the ARI Emerging Investigators Fund, created to support HIV/AIDS investigators at the start of their careers. For a $20, tax-deductible donation at ari.ucsd.edu/donation, anyone can be an integral part of combatting this disease. The $20 for 20 Years donation drive will run through April 30.

San Diego Seasonal Fairs, a local organization that plans and organizes community events, will hold its Spring Fair in Carmel Valley on Saturday, March 8. The event, which is free and open to all ages, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 11943 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130. Events and activities will include food trucks, bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists, prizes, live music, and more. The highlight of the Spring Fair will be an elementary and middle school talent show contest. The winner school of the show will receive a $10,000 Continued Education Grant, sponsored by the Super Dentists of San Diego.

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North Coast Symphony goes on ‘Journey’ to open season

Gem Faire will be held in Del Mar March 14-16 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds/Bing Crosby Hall (2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar). More than 70 importers, exporters and wholesalers from around the world will be on site with the largest selection of fine jewelry, costume jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, beads, crystals, minerals, findings and much more at manufacturer’s prices. For more information, visit www.gemfaire.com or contact Gem Faire, Inc. at 503-2528300 or info@gemfaire.com.

The North Coast Symphony, under the direction of Daniel Swem, presents its season opener concert, “A Journey Through Time,” on Sunday, March 9, at 2:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Seacoast Community Church, 1050 Regal Road, Encinitas, (760) 753-3003. The program features “Symphony No 6, Pastoral” by Beethoven and several shorter pieces, spanning four distinct musical epochs. The suggested donation is $10 general, $8 seniors and students, and $25 for families of 3 or more. Visit www.northcoastsymphony.com.

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The Del Mar Foundation invites community to a Meet & Greet March 10 at Poseidon Restaurant

Expert to speak on ‘propagation of plants’ at Solana Beach Garden Club event

The Del Mar Foundation is holding its first no host Meet & Greet of the year at Poseidon Restaurant on Monday, March 10, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Organized by the Foundation’s Special Events committee, this event offers an extended Happy Hour to 7 p.m. Meet & Greet events bring people together in a casual setting to connect with one another in the community over a drink and optional dining. Poseidon Restaurant is located at Coast Boulevard and 17th Street. Reservations are requested at www.delmarfoundation.org/hospitality.html or by calling 858-635-1363. The Special Events committee organizes a number of events in Del Mar including the popular DMF Talks and the annual Earth Day Clean Up. It has recently completed a revised Guide to Del Mar, which will soon be available to residents. The Del Mar Foundation promotes community cohesiveness, raises and grants funds, preserves open space, improves beaches and parklands, sponsors diverse cultural programs, and manages nearly $2 million in endowment funds to benefit the greater Del Mar community and the San Dieguito Lagoon. Programs include the Summer Twilight Concerts, Cultural Arts concerts and First Thursdays, diverse Children’s events, Meet & Greets and DMF Talks speaker’s series. For more information about the Del Mar Foundation or to make a donation today visit www.delmarfoundation.org.

The Solana Beach Garden Club will explore the topic of propagation of plants at its next meeting on Wednesday, March 5. Anyone who has a favorite plant and would like to multiply it by propagation will want to hear Jim Horachek, general manager for Del Mar Armstrong nursery, speak at the meeting. He will explain the best time and method for the various plants to be propagated. The club meets Wednesday, March 5, at the Center for Healthy Lifestyle behind the Boys and Girls Club. The address is 533 Lomas Santa Fe Drive. A short business meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by the program speaker. New members and interested gardeners are welcome.

Internationally-acclaimed violinist to perform at Del Mar Library Mari Black, internationally-acclaimed violinist, will give a free concert at the Del Mar Branch Library on March 5 at 6:30 p.m. The library is located at 1309 Camino Del Mar. Black plays in various styles and draws on elements from all over the world. She has a commitment to bringing people together through music and she is energetic and engaging while on stage. Black just finished making an album and is in the process of getting it published. She has played concerts all over the world, including Canada, China, Korea, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, and France. “We’re excited to have such a talented performer play at the Library,” says Branch Manager Polly Cipparrone. “Her music is so diverse and it will be a real treat for those who come.” Black is not only a performer, but a scholar. She earned a master’s degree and artist diploma form the Yale School of Music, as well as a doctorate from Colombia University’s Teachers College. As well as performing, she also teaches and presents workshops at schools, conferences, music festivals and universities. For more information about the Mari Black concert, please contact branch staff at (858) 755-1666. For information about San Diego County Library and other events, visit www.sdcl.org.

Del Mar Garden Club Plant Sale and Educational Garden Lecture to be held March 24 The Del Mar Garden Club will hold an Educational Garden Lecture and Plant Sale on March 24 at the Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center. The guest speaker will be Pat Welsh, author of Southern California Organic Gardening Month by Month( Chronicle Books, 2009 and 2013, updated). Talk: 10 a.m.; Plant sale: 11 a.m. Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center is located at 1700 Coast Blvd., Del Mar, 92014. Questions? Call or email Julie Hill, 858 259-2595; hillagent@aol.com. Experts available for your garden questions. Come and buy unique plants and garden art from the private gardens of Del Mar Garden Club members. Mary McBride will be selling her summer bulbs and Liz Youngflesh of Garden Glories Nursery will have available for sale her unusual Alstroemeria collection, and also the latest and greatest from Annie’s annuals. Linda Teague and Len Schoenfeld will contribute original garden sculptures and features. Great prices too — the inventory has gone fast in the past so get there early and hear Pat Welsh, then embellish your garden with new earth-friendly energy! Succulents, both usual and unusual, will be plentiful!

Expert to discuss ‘Techniques for Asexual Reproduction of Roses’ Dr. Joel Ross will speak about and demonstrate “Techniques for Asexual Reproduction of Roses” at the Del Mar Rose Society meeting on Thursday evening, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. (refreshment, social time). The program begins at 7 p.m. Ross is a neurologist by profession. He is an ARS counsulting rosarian(CR) who grows some 600 roses (mostly HT by choice) at his home in Rancho Santa Fe. He has been involved with the California Coastal Rose Society(CCRS) for the past 20plus years, serving in various offices as president, vice president, director of development and member of the Executive Committee. He is the founder of “Rose-a-Holics,” a montlhly pre-meeting tutorial teaching the basics of rose horticulture. He is also the founder of the CCRS Annual Rare and Unusual Rose Plant Auction held each November. The Rose Society meeting will be held at the Powerhouse in Del Mar on Coast Boulevard. The public is invited. For more information, contact Thelma Gerome at 858-349-4799.

Just in Time for Foster Youth to hold ‘Walk the Talk’ gala March 22 Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT) will hold its annual gala, “Walk the Talk,” on Saturday, March 22, from 6:30-10 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Tickets are $300. Limited VIP tickets are available for $500 and include a private reception with Jimmy Wayne at 5:30 p.m. The Title Sponsor for Walk the Talk is US Bank. Additional sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available. The evening will be a casual one, with dressy casual attire and “California comfort food” stations. Along with a live auction and a paddle raise, country music artist Jimmy Wayne will be performing. Jimmy Wayne has a history with foster care: His father abandoned him and his sister, and his mother was often in jail or not a part of their lives. Through hard work and the support of a kind family he encountered by chance, he was able to create a successful life for himself. In 2010, Jimmy set out on a 1,660-mile solo-hike from Nashville, Tenn., to Phoenix to raise awareness about homeless youths and, more specifically, children

aging out of the foster system. In honor of Wayne and his commitment to former foster youths, the 2014 Just in Time Gala is called “Walk the Talk.” This year’s event will honor philanthropists Stephen and Lynne Doyle for their dedicated support of the San Diego community, most particularly for their work with former foster youths. Proceeds from the event will benefit Just in Time for Foster Youth. JIT engages a caring community to help transitioning foster youths ages 18-26 achieve self-sufficiency and well-being. JIT consistently delivers unique services to foster youth with a staff led by former foster youths who understand the challenges the participants face, and promise individual understanding, effective programs, and a personal passion for the well-being of San Diego foster youths. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.jitfosteryouth.org/ walk-the-talk or contact Alexis Brown at 619-677-2119 / alexis@jitfosteryouth.org.

Women’s Empowerment International to hold March 12 event in Del Mar San Diego-based Women’s Empowerment International (WE) is holding an event at Sublime Tavern in Del Mar to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event will be held on March 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Those attending will meet representatives from WE and learn about the exciting programs they are doing to help women in poverty in Honduras through a very successful microfinance program. Registration: $20 early registration; $25 at the door, includes $5 towards food and the rest to benefit WE’s partner, the Adelante Foundation. Register at: http://goo.gl/uweH8j Sublime Tavern is located at 3790 Via de la Valle #301, Del Mar, CA 92014. For further information, call 858- 509-2716. Women’s Empowerment International is a 501(c)(3) organization that works in partnership with nonprofit agencies and “banks for the poor” with the goal of helping the three billion people in the world who live on $2 a day or less. Founded in 2003, WE has engaged in five partnerships and is currently working with Grameen de la Frontera in Sonora, Mexico, Adelante Foundation in Intibuca, Honduras, and WomensTrust in Ghana.

Information on Covered California Enrollment Assistance to be presented at Del Mar Library With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment deadline on March 31, Covered California and the San Diego County Library are partnering to provide crucial information about this law and the services people can receive from Covered California. The Del Mar Branch of San Diego County Library will host two events during March. •March 1: 10:30 a.m., Covered California: Educational Session with Q&A •March 8: 10:30 a.m.,- 1:30 p.m., Covered California: Individual Enrollment Assistance On March 1, certified Covered California program educators will present a one-hour informational session about the program, including time to answer questions from the audience. On March 8, enrollment counselors will be available to help individuals enroll for Covered California. In order to complete their applications, individuals should bring proof of income and proof of residency. Covered California is the health insurance marketplace in California, providing millions of middle class Californians and uninsured workers with high-quality, affordable health insurance. These presentations are aimed at answering any questions that might arise from the implementation of this new program. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is the most significant overhaul to the country’s healthcare system in decades. This law is designed to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance and lower the number of uninsured by expanding public and private insurance coverage. The Del Mar Branch Library is located at 1309 Camino Del Mar. For more information, call the Del Mar Branch Library at (858) 755-1666. For information about San Diego County Library and other events, visit www.sdcl.org.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS

Dine In 2Nite delivers a variety of fresh meals for dinner BY KRISTINA HOUCK It’s late and you’re tired and hungry at home. What’s for dinner? With Dine In 2Nite serving many communities in San Diego, pizza isn’t your only option. “It’s the only real alternative to fast-food and takeout because slaving in a kitchen all afternoon is not an alternative for people,” said Dine In 2Nite Executive Chef Claire Kats. “It’s the only way to get a really healthy dinner that is tasty, that will save you money and that comes to your house.” From a rotating menu of more than 100 recipes, Dine In 2Nite delivers a different fresh meal for dinner up to five times per week. “A lot of families have to order fast-food and takeout many nights of most weeks because people are busy,” Kats said. “Everyone has to have a job and everyone has to juggle kids, responsibilities, soccer, Girl Scouts — all that stuff. People do not have time to go to the store, shop, bring it home, cook, make something good and healthy, and clean up afterward.” From maple-glazed baby back ribs, to pumpkin chicken mole, Dine In 2Nite has a diverse lineup of comfort food and fusion dishes. Meals are prepared with fresh ingredients and local produce in local commercial kitchens. The company offers ongoing meal plan options as well as packages that can be redeemed at anytime. Vegetarian and kids versions of meals are also available. “It’s good old-fashioned healthy food,” Kats said. Kats and her husband, Leo Kats, co-founded Dine In 2Nite in 2010 in San Diego. Cooking since 8 years old and professionally since she was 16, Claire is a bestselling author

From a rotating menu of more than 100 recipes, Dine In 2Nite delivers a different fresh meal for dinner up to five times per week. Courtesy photos and the co-host of the nationally syndicated “Food Fight Radio” talk show. Leo has worked in franchising for nearly 15 years. “We immediately recognized its potential as a franchise model,” she said. “We saw it as an opportunity to do a franchise that we could both work on together.” With Leo as president and CEO, and Claire at the

helm of menu creation, the business has expanded to 30 franchises across the United States and Canada. The original San Diego location has grown, too. Longtime restaurant manager Herb Meeder now coowns the location. He serves meals to the San Diego County communities of Poway, Rancho Bernardo and Scripps Ranch, while the Kats’ cover the north coastal communities of Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. “We think we’re making the world a better place,” Kats said. “ — one meal at a time,” Meeder added. A complete meal is $10 and includes delivery and tip. Dinner is prepared daily and delivered during two different time frames, from 4-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Customers choose their delivery schedule. “People don’t like washing their own cars and no one mows their own lawn,” Kats said. “People aren’t chefs, so why are they cooking? The average person can’t cook well, and they shouldn’t feel like they need to. We’ve created a service that makes it so they don’t have to. “Once people discover how convenient it is, how much it actually saves, how much variety they have and that the dinners are actually very tasty, it’s something that people become hooked on.” For more information about Dine In 2Nite, call 888646-3257, email info@dinein2nite.com or visit www.dinein2nite.com. Note: Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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Feb. 23, 2014 marked a special occasion in the Del Mar Heights School (DMHS) Garden. On that Sunday, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church brought over 50 volunteers to join forces with the Garden Club to construct Phase 1 of the DMHS Garden Expansion Project. This project was sponsored by the DMHS PTA to create an edible classroom and offer students an inviting place to learn about plant and soil biology, health and nutrition, and to enjoy the outdoors. Community members from 2 years old to senior citizens worked hand-in-hand in all parts of the project from carpentry to transplanting and saving volunteer plants. Entire families from the school, the neighborhood, as well as from the church, joined in the big day. Del Mar Heights School has big plans to develop the unused parts of the campus into a welcoming Community Garden for all members of the community to enjoy. Future phases include construction of an amphitheater for small performances and demonstrations, a kitchen facility, raised vegetable beds and fruit orchards. Local architectural designer Michael B. Wells and general contractor Austin Birch acted as foremen on Sunday and built large sturdy work tables and sinks. A decomposed granite foundation was laid around Betsy Schulz’s mosaic sea serpent and a greenhouse will be inIssac In, Jake Forsythe, Steve Carter, Pete Reese stalled later this week. The school opens the garden to the students and community on Wednesday afternoon’s at 12:30-2 p.m. Those interested in getting involved as well as just checking it out are welcome to stop by! Photos/McKenzie Images; For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net

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XiMED At Home provides free non-medical support services to oncology patients BY KRISTINA HOUCK Suffering from head and neck cancer, John Wyckoff has trouble eating. Now using a feeding tube, his wife had trouble preparing meals he could eat. “We had hit a bad spot where John was not really able to eat much of anything and I was in a panic about how to get him fed properly and then get our daughter and myself fed,” said Ramona Ferreira, Mitchell’s wife. “Out of the blue, I had a message and the message said, ‘We’re from XiMED At Home, and we wondered if you needed any help.’” The staff at Wyckoff’s doctor’s office had recommended XiMED At Home contact the family. From companionship to meal preparation, the company provides non-medical support services for post-operative, acute and terminally ill patients of physicians inside and outside XiMED Medical Group. “We are there to do whatever we can do to help the family live comfortably at home,” said Ellen Brown, executive director of XiMED At Home, which launched in May. XiMED At Home paired the family with caregiver Jeff Mitchell, who previously served as a chef in the U.S. Navy. Mitchell prepares meals for Wyckoff and his family, sends medication reminders, and provides companionship and transportation. “We like to go into the home and help with anything the patient needs to improve,” Mitchell said. “It was wonderful to get home from work and to not have to worry about rushing to get to the grocery store or even think about having to plan a meal. All I had to do was put it in the oven,” Ferreira said. “It was a perfect match. I didn’t have to worry. I knew Jeff was coming.” Wyckoff and his family receive support at no cost through XiMED At Home’s oncology program, which is sponsored by the XiMED Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the delivery of quality healthcare to patients through clinical practice, education, research and technology. Made possible by a private donation to the foundation, the oncology program launched Jan. 6 — Mitchell’s first day with Wyckoff and his family.

With the support of the XiMED Foundation, XiMED At Home provides free nonmedical support services to oncology patients. Pictured: Caregiver Jeff Mitchell, John Wyckoff, Ramona Ferreira and XiMED At Home Operations Sue Harris. Photo/Kristina Houck There are currently eight oncology patients receiving free support through the program, said Sue Harris, operations of XiMED At Home. “It’s been so well received by everyone,” Harris said. “The people who have needed the care have just been thrilled.” “The services for our patients are free,” said nurse practitioner Susan Klein. “That’s huge because there are very few resources available at no cost to patients, and there’s a hole in the system for this short-term need that patients and families have during the time in which they’re receiving treatment.” Mitchell used to work with Wyckoff and his family Monday through Friday. With Wyckoff’s health improving, he is now only needed one day per week. Thankful for the support, Wyckoff encourages others to give to the foundation so XiMED At Home can expand its oncology program.

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Carmel Valley author publishes book with new twist on gratitude rocks BY KRISTINA HOUCK Mariette Pan sees hearts everywhere. She sees hearts in nature, animals and food — even trash. “Hearts symbolize love and gratitude to me,” said the Carmel Valley resident. “Whenever I see a heart, it inspires me to stay open to love and stay open to possibilities.” Pan started seeing hearts after watching “The Secret” years ago. The 2006 self-help film — which gained worldwide attention after attracting interest from personalities like Oprah Winfrey — encouraged viewers to hold gratitude rocks to remember to be grateful and relieve stress. To Pan, gratitude centers on love. Therefore, she used gratitude rocks in the shape of hearts. “I just started seeing hearts everywhere and collecting them and taking pictures of them,” she said. “Over the last few years, I found that the more hearts I saw, the more possibilities I saw, the more connected I felt to the spirit. Things just fell in place.” Wanting to share her practice with others, Pan wrote her first book, “Grati-

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“It takes 21 days to create a habit, so my book is a 21-day journal,” she said. “Every day has a different message and pictures. … In 21 days, if the person has looked for hearts, they will definitely be in an attitude of gratitude, and feel a lot more love and possibility.” By using gratitude rocks and manifesting passion, purpose and prosperity in her own life, Pan said she has been “successfully unemployed for six years.” “I don’t ever want to have a job,” said Pan, who spends her time investing in real estate and the stock market, creating jewelry, painting, publishing a website on gratitude, leading self-help workshops, “raising vibrations” through crystals,

sound and aromatherapy, traveling, and looking for hearts. “Lots of things have opened up. I’m a lot more positive than I used to be. I’ve created a lot of different income streams and I’ve helped other people do the same.” After reading her book, Pan hopes people “get the life they dream of having.” “Whatever you can think of and believe in having, you can live it,” she said. The book is available in print for $8.98 and to download for $3.98. Those interested can also register for the free 21Day Gratitude Challenge on her website. By accepting the challenge, and looking for and sharing hearts, participants will receive a free downloadable journal to use during the challenge, become part of a Facebook group and possibly be featured on the “Gratitude Rocks” blog and in Pan’s next book. For more information about “Gratitude Rocks” and to purchase the book, visit www.gratituderocks.org.

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19th Annual Ugly Dog Show is March 9 The 19th Annual Ugly Dog Show – that once again includes contests for the ugliest dog, cutest dog, best trick, dog that most looks like its owner, the best costume and much more — will take place on Sunday, March 9, at Bates Nut Farm. Registration/check-in is 10-11 a.m. Show begins at 11:15 a.m. Del Mar Kiwanis has partnered with the San Diego Coastal Chamber of Commerce for this year’s event. The contest is open to the public. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit local San Diego County nonprofit Rady Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. Show time is 11:15 a.m. - 3 p.m. Bates Nut Farm Pre-sale discounted tickets are available online at www.uglydogcontest.org.

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Solana Pacific 5th and 6th graders earn Public Speaking Graduation Diploma What do grandmothers, snake bites, talent shows, donuts, dark chocolate, electricity, and homework have in common? They were the subjects of the inspiring and entertaining speeches delivered at a recent graduation ceremony for Solana Pacific’s Speechmasters program. Speechmasters is based on the Toastmasters International public speaking and leadership program (www.toastmasters.org), but caters to the 8-12 year old age group. Forty-two 5th and 6th graders eagerly show up an hour before the start of school to deliver prepared speeches, give evaluations, and respond extemporaneously to impromptu questions. Each meeting is entirely run by the children, including the Toastmaster (M.C.), Speakers, Evaluators, Table Topics Master, Timer, Vote Counter, “Um” Counter, and elected officers. Public speaking and leadership competencies are essential skills that can help a child communicate clearly, listen effectively, and think on their feet. For these reasons, Mojgan Amini and Anne Peterson, Solana Pacific elementary school moms, help run the Speechmasters program at their children’s school. According to Anne, “Communication is so important in all aspects of life. Students will need good communication for success in academics, personal and professional relationships, and eventual careers. Speechmasters gives them a chance to practice building skills in a fun, supportive environment.” “It’s amazing how enthusiastically the students embrace these valuable lessons that will no doubt help them become more accomplished adults,” states Mojgan. “Toastmasters has been instrumental in my life, and I’m glad these kids are getting a taste of it at an early age.” The 12-week program ended with a graduation ceremony in the Solana Pacific auditorium showcasing the participants’ new skills and recognizing their accomplishments. For information about the Solana Pacific Speechmasters program, contact the school, http://www.sbsd.k12.ca.us/sp/.

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‘Academy Awards Luncheon Party’ Newcomers II of San Dieguito held an “Academy Awards Luncheon Party” Feb. 20 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. The event was organized by “Girlfriends,” a committee of four ladies within Newcomers who plan events and functions for the members (see more, page B17). Andy Friedenberg served as the Academy Awards guest speaker. Friedenberg started the Cinema Society in San Diego 30 years ago at the old Flower Hill Promenade theater in Del Mar with 30 people. Now, years later, it’s 800 strong and has moved to the new ArcLight theater at UTC in La Jolla. Event attendees dressed as their favorite movie star, dressed for the red carpet, dressed as a fan, or wore top hats and tails. Photos/Jon Clark; For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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Here is the list, a cast of thousands, who worked on the Newcomers’ Feb. 20 production of the Academy Awards (event photos at left, page B16): *Special Visual Effects and Set Production: Linda Hawkins, Kathy Berlin, Cyndie Corzine and Florie Hudkins *Costume Design, Casting, Make up and Hair: Lois Schaefer *Red Carpet Interviews: Darlene Denver and Marilyn Halder *Music Director and Staging: Darlene Denver *Live Music: Rosemary Kubes, pianist *Parade of Stars: Darlene Denver, Marilyn Halder, Lois Schaefer *Best Live Act: Jessica Lange and King Kong aka Linda and Bill Hawkins *Program: Andy Friedenberg, “Mr. Cinema Society” *Director of Photography: Phyllis Griest and Phyllis Sonenblick *Paparazzi: The Del Mar Times *Best Basket Decor and Raffle: Dawn Symcox, Linda Ross and Linda Hawkins *Cast and Crew: Judy Anderson, Ann Peter, Dorothy Brabec, Wendy Davidson, Dianne Johnson, Linda Smith, Sally Trovaten, Paula Dumbrell, Dawn Sturgill, Mari Cox *Underwriter: Newcomers II and everyone who bought a raffle ticket *Director and Host: Margie Anderson

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Painting pets is a passion for local artist Judi Mezzullo •Mezzullo is also co-chair of the Community Advisory Board at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas BY KRISTINA HOUCK When Judi Mezzullo and her husband relocated to this area from Maryland, she turned to something she hadn’t practiced in four decades: art. Although she earned a bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Maryland and previously worked as an art teacher at an elementary school, Mezzullo spent many years working with her husband, Louis, and building his private law practice. “I put art away for about 40 years,” she said. The couple purchased a home locally in 2003 and moved to the West Coast permanently three years later. That’s when Mezzullo reunited with her long-lost passion. “When we came out here, a friend suggested taking a watercolor class,” she said. “And I had more time.” Mezzullo soon began taking an art class led by local watercolorist Julie Vance. Five years later, she still paints for three hours every Monday alongside her peers at her teacher’s Leucadia home. Her specialty? Pets. “I needed something to paint,” Mezzullo said. “I was doing landscapes and that wasn’t exactly rocking my world.” At first, painting pictures of pets was a hobby. Now, it’s grown into a part-time business. Mezzullo painted a portrait of her friend’s Labradoodle, Hudson, for pleasure. Her friend enjoyed the painting so much she purchased it as a Father’s Day gift for her husband. “I had never sold an item,” Mezzullo said. “That was the first one.” Mezzullo creates most of her watercolor paintings by looking at photos of her clients’ pets. Most customers request paintings of their dogs, but she has painted a few pictures of cats, including her teacher’s late cat — the only subject to pose for a portrait. “Painting animals is so nice for me because it makes

Cody by Judi Mezzullo people happy,” said Mezzullo, who sells each portrait for $125. “I like to make people happy; it makes me happy.” When she isn’t painting, playing tennis, or spending time with her family, friends and Maine Coon, “Petey,” Mezzullo spreads awareness and raises funds for her other passion: Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. Mezzullo became involved in the hospital while she was still a part-time local resident. She joined and remains a member of Circle of Life, a service organization

that advocates for health education and philanthropy in support of the hospital. “It’s important to me because I was moving 2,500 miles across the country. I was 60 when we moved. You need to know your doctors, so I thought I would get involved with the hospital,” Mezzullo said. “I joined even though I wasn’t here all the time because I would be out here in the summer. Now I’m in the hospital with both feet.” In 2009, Mezzullo joined the hospital’s Community Advisory Board, which aims to promote awareness and involvement in the growth and development of the hospital. The board spearheaded the 354 Campaign, a grassroots campaign that raised $1.2 million in donations from local residents to help fund the hospital’s critical care building. “I wanted to leave something behind,” she said. “I’m proud of it.” The building, which will more than double the size of the hospital’s current emergency department, is the centerpiece of the hospital’s $94 million second

phase of expansion. Expansion plans also include a new central energy plant and various infrastructure improvements on and around the campus. Now serving as co-chair of the board alongside David Kulchin, Mezzullo and her fellow board members recently launched the 354.2 Campaign to raise $2.5 million for Scripps Encinitas. Funds will go toward the renovation of the hospital’s surgery suites. The campaign also blends Mezzullo’s two passions. People who donate will have their names added to a mural in the hall outside of the surgery suites, she said. “Art makes people feel a certain way. That’s one reason that we’re raising money through art,” Mezzullo said. “Art, for healing, is very important.” For more information about the campaign, visit campaignforscrippsencinitas.org. To inquire about Mezzullo’s pet portraits, contact her at jmezzullo@roadrunner.com.

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One-time Ukrainian orphan discovers a Russian master and an artist within at The Winston School â&#x20AC;˘Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work to be featured at schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Festival of the Arts in May BY KARIN OLSEN The chances 4-year-old Nikolai Spiegelberg would be adopted in 1999 from a bleak Ukrainian orphanage were remote at best, but fate had bigger plans for him. A San Diego area single mother chose him from hundreds of homeless children to be her first child; setting into motion something that could be on par with a young orphan from the former Soviet Union winning the life lottery â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a blissful Southern California childhood and an artist linking him back to his homeland. Since that fateful day in Ukraine, The Winston School seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life has taken many serendipitous turns, transforming his childhood and teen years and setting a trajectory for an art-filled life. Aside from his mom and dad (who entered his life after he was adopted) and his brother, an orphan from Belarus, Spiegelberg credits the Winston School, teacher Dan Peragine, and an unexpected connection to Russian and celebrated painter Constantine Cherkas (video produced by Spiegelberg) with inspiring him and instilling a deep love of art. This passion, which has grown over his four years at Winston, is culminating in a series of Cherkasinspired work that the school will feature at its annual Festival of the Arts on campus May 17, from 2:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 p.m. Over the years, Peragine, a 24-year veteran teacher at the school for students with learning differences and a primary force behind the annual festival, has had a tremendous influence on Spiegelbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, helping him establish roots in the school while building a bridge back to his young studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeland. It was while teaching Spiegelberg about Russian history from the Bolshevik Revolution through Stalin and World War II, that Peragine also introduced his young student to artists from this time period, including his own mentor Cherkas. Peragine, who has exclusive access to Cherkasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; archives and wrote an article on Cherkas for the December issue of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fine Art Magazine,â&#x20AC;? said once he introduced Spiegelberg to the famed artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work and color theory, Cherkas became the young manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anchor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nikolai became immersed in studying Cherkas, referring to him as the master and inspir-

(Above left) Nikolai Spiegelberg with teacher Dan Peragine. (Above right) Artwork by Nikolai Spiegelberg. ing many paintings created at school and home.â&#x20AC;? Of these synergies, Spiegelberg said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is it coincidental or is it in the blood of Russians that I came across this artist. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a miracle that he (Cherkas) is also from Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I first met Peragine he introduced me to Constantineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work and I literally could not speak,â&#x20AC;? Spiegelberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His art is something I truly find to be one of a kind. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even an artist at the time, but it put me in the artist set of mind. With Cherkas as their common inspiration, Spiegelberg said Peragine has continued to encourage him to improve his art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing colorist, cubist stuff and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working on my color spectrum. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of tints and tones of colors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; vibrant and colorful. I gravitated toward the pallet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had great ideas in form and abstraction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his different colors together how he contrasts. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even put it into words. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was possible. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I looked up to him so much. Peragine was going to have me meet him in the hospital but sadly he passed away two weeks later.â&#x20AC;?

Spiegelberg has become such a prolific painter that his supplies and artwork are now squeezing traditional furniture out of his room at home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a table with oil and brushes and I sleep on a random futon mattress on the ground in the middle of the room surrounded by about 50 canvasses leaning up against the wall.â&#x20AC;? He said he has had to modify his initial approach to art as he discovered each painting was taking too long and everything had to be done perfectly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very frustrating. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d step back and realize Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d only done two inches! Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to find what I like to paint on and complete a few pieces for the end of the year.â&#x20AC;? His current focus is a 6 x 6 piece on burlap canvas he is doing in memory of Cherkas, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the first in honor of the master. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a piece I made for him â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by far the best piece Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done. I was kind of amazed because I discovered his way of painting by actually painting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I have a

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CCA Envision Theatre to present Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) Envision Theatre’s William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” guest directed by Jason Maddy, will be presented from Feb. 28 - March 8 at the CCA Black Box Theatre. The production team also includes Jeremy Sewell (CCA technical director/set designer) and CCA Students Mandy Wirt (assistant director) and Kara Mendez (stage manager). Tickets online at http://www.cca-envision.org/events/tickets.html

At rehearsals, clockwise from top left: Annika Patton (at piano) as Feste, Fool, Clown; Lexi Stein as Olivia with Annika Patton as Feste, Fool, Clown; Anna Couvrette as Maria with Jacob Surovsky as Sir Andrew Aguecheek; Marie Osterman as Viola with Meg Farinsky as Captain; Marie Osterman as Viola with Miles Buffet as Orsino; Joshua Guicherit as Sir Toby Belch with Jacob Surovsky as Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Photos/CCA student Kathryn Stevens

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Director of Mexican orphanage shares inspirational stories with Rotarians BY KAREN BILLING Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club members Robin Chappelow and Susan Callahan have spent many days spending time with the children at a special orphanage in Mexico, Casa Hogar El Reino de los Ninos, also known as Kids Kingdom. The pair were determined to introduce the orphanage to their fellow Rotarians, as it was the club’s connections that brought much-needed support to the facility, home to 36 children. Chappelow serves on the board of directors for Hope for San Diego and Callahan is the director of communications at International Relief Teams. Three years ago through their Rotary connections, Callahan heard about the orphanage’s funding issues from Chappelow and was able to get IRT on board. Now IRT and Hope for San Diego are Kids Kingdom’s biggest sponsors. “This is one of the powers of Rotary,” Callahan said. The RSF Rotary invited the orphanage’s director, Tomas Shockey, to speak at its Feb. 18 meeting. Shockey has raised more than 200 children at Kids Kingdom over the last 25 years. “Our vision is to raise orphans, abandoned and abused children, and to develop them into mature, responsible adults who are a light to society,” Shockey said. “It’s a wonderful place,” said Callahan. “You just lose your heart there.” Shockey grew up in Bonita

Tomas Shockey, Susan Callahan, Robin Chappelow and Rotary President Greg Grajek. Photo/Karen Billing and after graduating from Point “What I like about it is it’s not Loma Nazarene University, he real- like an institution,” Callahan said. ized he had different plans than “They have a dog, the children call following in his accountant fa- the Shockeys ‘Mom and Dad,’ they ther’s footsteps. He felt a calling to play sports, they have all of the take care of children who didn’t things that kids need.” have fathers. “We love them like they’re He had visited a Mexican or- our own kids,” Shockey said, notphanage in 1981 and the rest was ing the tradition of the children history, he said. “I knew it was calling him and his wife Dad and what I was supposed to do, I fell in Mom was started by one of the orlove.” phanage’s first kids, Juan Antonio, In 1989, he and his wife, Mar- one of their success stories. icela, took over the orphanage, Now in his 30s, Juan Antonio then called Manedero. The Mexi- went through school, earned a law can government had shut the or- degree, has a good job and his own phanage down because of negli- family with a wife and baby. gence and abuse of children but Shockey said proudly that while he gave the rights to Shockey’s Calva- has a good job, Juan Antonio ry Chapel of Downey. Tomas and would like to be a missionary, like Maricela, a Mexican citizen, started his “Dad.” from zero. The orphanage was a At Kids Kingdom, the children “mess” but they were able to build are sharply dressed in uniforms it back up and they have been when they head off to school, blessed ever since. packing into the orphanage’s two

cars to travel to school during the week. Shockey said they are always looking for donated vehicles to transport the kids — cars thought to be run-down in the states can find new life in Mexico. “They love the school, it gets them out of the orphanage, they have friends at school and most really like to learn,” Shockey said. Several of the children have made it through junior high school and have gone on to high school, which is a “big deal” in Mexico, as one in six children there never go to school. Currently, Kids Kingdom has one kindergartner, 14 elementary school students, 12 in junior high, five in high school and five in university. The university students have a variety of goals, from civil engineering to architecture to computer science. “That took 20 years to get kids into university,” Shockey said. “We’re fighting against their backgrounds, but now they’re setting a precedent for the younger children.” Shockey told the story of siblings at Kids Kingdom whose father abandoned their mother, who was dying of leukemia. At 11 years old, Raul had been working at a tire shop to raise money for him and his sister Alejandra to be able to buy food eat. He had never gone to school. Coming to Kids Kingdom, Raul was able to blaze through his studies to catch up and now enjoys getting to play organized sports. Shockey said when the chil-

dren arrived, they noticed Alejandra was very sick and it was discovered she had muscular dystrophy. The orphanage was able to finally get Alejandra the care she needed. “When she first came to the orphanage she didn’t know how to smile,” Shockey said. He said as months passed, her smile grew more and more. A year and four days since her arrival, she asked her “Dad” to take her picture and she smiled proudly for the camera. “They had suffered so much,” Shockey said. “Here, the kids feel empowered and good about themselves. You love them enough and they become beautiful and start to shine.” The orphanage has a Tio/Tia program, which translates to Uncle/Aunt, where donors can build personal relationships with the children. To be a Tia or Tio is a $30 a month contribution and they are encouraged to come down and visit the children. Both Callahan and Chappelow are Tias, with Chappelow having been involved in the program for 13 years. “The kids are just incredible, and these are the lucky ones,” said Chappelow. “They come to Tomas broken and he transforms them into happy people with a future and hope. It’s such a blessing to be part of it.” To learn more about Kids Kingdom, visit kidskingdomensenada.wordpress.com. To make a donation, visit hopeforsandiego.org.

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Local musician launches new concert series BY KRISTINA HOUCK The Encinitas Library was transformed into a concert hall Feb. 22. It was the first concert of a new series called “Virtuoso.” “People will see and hear fabulous musicians during this series,” said Michael Tseitlin, artistic director and founder of Virtuoso. An accomplished musician, the Rancho Santa Fe resident wanted to launch a series closer to home. “Several great musicians in the area played La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest and Mainly Mozart’s series,” Tseitlin said. “They have been colleagues and friends of ours for a long time, and so we talked about doing something together.” The first concert featured Tseitlin’s wife, violinist Irina Tseitlin, as well as cellist Ronald Leonard and pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald. Like the first, all concerts will take place at the Encinitas Library. “We wanted to do it at the library because it’s an intimate setting where you can see and be more in contact with the performers,” he said. Born in Russia, Tseitlin worked at the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and was a vi-

Michael Tseitlin’s wife, Irina Tseitlin, was a featured performer in the first concert. olinist with the Composer’s Union String Quartet. He and his wife came to the U.S. in 1975, where he taught at California State University, Los Angeles, and San Diego State University. He currently teaches at the California Institute of Music. Tseitlin, who is also a conductor, composer and painter, isn’t slated to perform during the concert series this year. Instead, he’s focusing on creating a successful first season, which includes a free master class for every concert date. Violinist David Chan,

who will perform during the next concert on April 19, will lead the next class. Time and locations for the classes are to be determined. All classes are open to the public. “I really want young talent here in San Diego to have contact with worldclass musicians,” Tseitlin said. “Not everyone can travel to New York or Boston or London — even to Los Angeles — to see great artists. To be in contact with them in a master class situation, to play for them, to hear their advice — very often a mentorship is formed out of this contact.” The five remaining concerts will take place at 7 p.m. April 19, May 25, July 6, Sept. 28 and Dec. 14 at the Encinitas Library, located at 540 Cornish Drive in Encinitas. Single concert tickets cost $25 for general admission and $21 for students and seniors. Season tickets cost $125 for general admission and $110 for students and seniors. For more information or to purchase season tickets, visit virtuosiusa.org. For more information about Tseitlin, visit www.michaeltseitlin.com.

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Local music stars to perform in Athenaeum’s acoustic series FROM ATHENAEUM REPORTS The Acoustic Evenings with Jefferson Jay series returns to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla for three 7:30 p.m. concerts. Three performers will be featured on each program and will be available at intermission and after the concert. The project advances the Athenaeum’s commitment to supporting San Diego talent. • Friday, March 7 brings a return visit by Bart Mendoza, with Patric Petrie and Normandie Wilson. Mendoza is a veteran of the San Diego music scene. He spent the 1980s as frontman for mod rockers Manual Scan, the 1990s with power-poppers The Shambles, and currently performs with True Stories. Mendoza has penned songs for dozens of artists worldwide, with the song “Survive,” co-written with Danish producer/musician Jeppe Riddervold, winning the 2003 EMI Publishing Award in Berlin, Germany. Violinist Petrie, a former La Jollan, released her debut solo album, “Pocket Venus.” A performer with the Celtic group Skelpin, she won the 2010 San Diego Music Award for Best World Music as well as the same year’s top prize in the same category, at the annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Pianist Wilson offers up Bacharach- and Jobim-inspired tunes, instrumentals in a Style Council mode, classy cocktail pop. This will be the CD release event for her new album, “Geography and Other Problems.” • Friday, March 21, local legends Jack Tempchin, Israel Maldonado and Jeffrey Joe Morin will perform. Tempchin co-wrote five multiplatinum hits for the Eagles: “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “Already Gone,” “The Girl from Yesterday,” “Somebody,” and “It’s Your World Now.” His

songs have been used in films like “Thelma & Louise” and “The Big Lebowski.” Tempchin’s songs have also been performed by George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Glen Campbell, Chris Hillman, Jackson Browne, the Paladins and Richie Havens, among others. • Friday, April 25 Jamie Shadowlight, Keng Doja and the series’ first hip hop acoustic musician Rob Deez take the stage. Born in South Korea, Shadowlight moved to the United States at age 2. She started playing classical violin at age 5 and by 12, was known as an award-winning violinist in Los Angeles, winning the Grand Prize for the L.A. Korea Times Concerto Competition, and the gold medal for her trio in the Bach Festival, among many others. Her electric jazz-fusion exploration of the music of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Santana and Jeff Beck on electric violin, backed by a power trio, explore the sounds of the fivestring electric violin with a pedal board, creating an exciting new sound. Doja has been rocking the San Diego music scene since 2006. His fresh lyrics and powerful voice, combined with sweet sounds of an eclectic mix of musical instruments, make for a unique listening experience. “In 1981 Sublime and the Wu-Tang Clan gave birth to Rob Deez on the set of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ” Come to the Athenaeum April 25 to find out exactly what that means. Series tickets: (3 concerts/9 performers) $30 members, students, $45 non-members. Individual concerts: $12 and $17 at (858) 454-5872 or www.ljathenaeum.org/specialconcerts Doors open at 7 p.m. Names are kept on a will-call list at the door.

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San Diego County Library Director Jose Aponte visited the Solana Beach Library recently. He enjoys visiting each of the more than 30 community libraries in the system, because, as he says, “It is an opportunity to say thank you to the people who give us our purpose. The public is the driving force behind everything we do, and one of the best parts of my job is getting out and thanking the community for making our libraries great.” The event also featured the music of the TubaFours, The Legends art display, and refreshments. The library is at 157 Stevens Ave, the phone number is 858-7551404. Photos/Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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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: March 18, 2014 Time: 8:30 AM Dept 26. 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: Del Mar Times. Date: Jan. 23, 2014. K. Michael Kirkman Judge of the Superior Court DM1085. Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014-002513 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. LoanUsave

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b. MortgageUsave c. SellUsave d. HomeUbuy Located at: 7060 Miramar Rd., San Diego, CA, 92121, San Diego County. This business is hereby registered by the following: Mojtaba Banan, 14993 Del Diablo Ln., San Diego, CA, 92129. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/28/2014. Mojtaba Banan. CV553. Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014-002535 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Sunlever Companies b. Sunlever Located at: 537 Orchid Lane, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County. Mailing Address: PO Box 2369, Del Mar, CA 92014. This business is

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hereby registered by the following: Sunlever Corporation, 537 Orchid Lane, Del Mar, CA 92014, California. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The ﬁrst day of business was 1/1/14. This statement was ﬁled with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/29/2014. Owen Smith, President. DM1084. Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014-002407 Fictitious Business Name(s):

Monterey Pine Advisors Located at: 13525 Calais Drive, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County. Mailing Address: same. This business is hereby registered by the following: Joseph Michael Bogan, 13525 Calais Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The ﬁrst day of business has not yet started. This statement was ﬁled with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 01/28/2014. Joseph Michael Bogan. DM1083. Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014.

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ARTIST continued from page B18 strong inspiration.” Embarking on his final semester at Winston, Spiegelberg is looking back at the last four years with a sense of nostalgia and awe about how much he’s experienced, how much he’s going to take away, and how much he’s going to miss when he graduates. “It’s

amazing how quick this year is going by and I’m thinking about where I’m going to be even in a year from now – it’s slapped me in the face. I’ve been putting it off – but it’s now coming to an end.” The closing months of Spiegelberg’s time at Winston prompted the school’s headmaster Mike Peterson to take stock in his student’s progress and predict what the future may hold. “Watching Nikolai develop his own aesthetic sense by

‘trying on’ so many styles and artistic media has been one of the great pleasures of my time at Winston. I even find his exploration of musical performance to have some parallels to what he is doing visually. We all know we will hear and see more of Nikolai after he is out in the world.” For more information on The Winston School, visit www.thewinstonschool. com or call 858-259-8155.

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Grand Re-Opening: La Femme Chic Consignment Boutique and Del Mar Dress Company Solana Beach and the Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand re-opening of two businesses that recently merged: La Femme Chic Consignment Boutique and Del Mar Dress Company on Cedros Ave. Far left (holding a plaque) is Tina Tharp (Chamber board member and managing partner at Hamilton Tharp, LLC). Immediately to her left is Mindey Morrison (owner, Del Mar Dress Company) and directly behind the red bow is Lisa Harrison (owner, La Femme Chic Consignment Boutique). Location: 415 S Cedros Ave #140, Solana Beach, CA 92075; Phone:(858) 345-1480.

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Solana Beach and the Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of the European Wax Center in the Solana Beach Towne Centre. On the far left, is Mark Tackabery (he is a Chamber board member and property manager with American Assets, Inc.). In the center right of the photo (the blonde woman holding a child) is Emily Palmer (owner) and immediately to her right is her sister and owner Kelly Orrantia-McNeill. Additionally, in the front right of the photo is Marcia Lee (Chamber board member and assistant Vice President at San Diego County Credit Union). Location: 130 Solana Hills Dr, Solana Beach, CA 92075; (858) 794-7727.

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Comfort Keepers of San Diego wins 2014 Best of Home La Jolla Music Society announces Employer of Choice award from Home Care Pulse speakeasy-style WinterFest Gala 2014 CareComfort Keepers of San

La Jolla Music Society has announced the 45th Anniversary WinterFest Gala 2014: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speakeasy,â&#x20AC;? featuring Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on Saturday, March 15, at Bassmnt San Diego. WinterFest 2014, chaired by Lehn Alpert Goetz, is a glamorous New York-style jazz age celebration. Guests will be treated to a cocktail reception with opulent hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, followed by an elegant dinner with a menu designed by prominent San Diego catering consultant Andrew Spurgin. Proceeds from the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gala tickets and a live auction will benefit the education and artistic programs of La Jolla Music Society. Following dinner, the auction to help raise funds will feature items such as a private piano concert and wine dinner, and a private cooking class and dinner at the new downtown La Jolla location of Sur La Table. The performance at Balboa Theatre will feature an evening of music in step with the speakeasy theme. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will feature a program of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Billy Strayhorn music. Under the musical leadership of nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis, the world-renowned jazz orchestra brings together the finest soloists, ensemble players and arrangers in jazz music today. For more information, visit www.LJMS.org, or call (858) 459-3728.

Diego has received the 2014 Best of Home Care Employer of Choice award from Home Care Pulse, the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading firm in home-care satisfaction research and quality assurance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This award means a lot to us! This is a huge honor to be recognized as an employer who works hard to successfully keep our

caregivers happy, healthy and safe,â&#x20AC;? says COO Sheri Harvey. Comfort Keepers of San Diego, owned and operated by Mathew Fink of Del Mar, Carole Sachs of Scripps Ranch, and Sheri Harvey of Bay Park, provides the highest-quality Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care, dementia care, home care and senior-care services to seniors and their families around San Diego and North County, and soon in Temecula and parts of Riverside. Says Founder Sachs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started with a simple idea over 12 years ago: to open a business that would make a positive difference in the lives of others. We had no idea what an incredible impact opening a Comfort Keepers franchise would have on San Diego and its neighboring North County communities.â&#x20AC;? For more information, call (619) 795-6036.

Volunteers needed to participate in Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease research study At the UCSD Neuroscience, Movement Disorder Center, Irene Litvan, M.D., director of its Movement Disorders Program, is seeking volunteers in the La Jolla/San Diego county area, to participate in a Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease (PD) clinical research study evaluating the effects of the investigational use of AZILECTÂŽ (rasagiline tablets) on mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI). Currently, there are no treatments available indicated for PD-MCI, so any therapy demonstrating a benefit would be a welcomed step toward meeting a significant unmet need in the community. The trials are targeted to women and men from age 45 to 80 years old with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, meeting specified criteria. The recruitment period will continue through March 2014. This clinical trial, sponsored by Teva Pharmaceuticals, will not only further the understanding of Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease and a potential treatment but will also provide participants with: â&#x20AC;˘ Clinical trial participation at no cost â&#x20AC;˘ Study related care at a health care facility, and â&#x20AC;˘ Study related health care monitoring PD, a chronic and progressive disorder of the brain and central nervous system, affects an estimated one million

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‘Mardi Paws’ Dexter’s Deli and Spunky held a “Mardi Paws” canine costume contest and “Barkus” Parade on “Fat Sunday,” Feb. 23, at the Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center. Spunky is an aptly named terrier mix who became the unofficial mascot for Del Mar Community Connections after he was rescued in 2010 by DMCC’s Program Director Heather Glenn. Spunky helps advertise DMCC’s Lost Pet Alert Program on Del Mar’s community cable TV channel which helps get the word out quickly whenever one of Del Mar’s four-legged (or two-winged) friends goes wandering. Last summer Spunky suffered a herniated disc and his human companion had to face the unthinkable: putting young Spunky down because cost of the surgery was prohibitive. That’s when The FACE Foundation for Pets entered the picture and offered a grant to cover the majority of Spunky’s tab. Now that Spunky has fully recovered from the surgery, he partnered with Dexter’s Deli to hold a fundraiser for FACE as his way to “pay it forward.” For more information, visit: footenotes.net/mardipaws/flyer.html. Photos/McKenzie Images; For photos online, visit www.delmar- Jan Savage with Sir Ruffles times.net.

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Eat healthy and prosper: It’s National Nutrition Month – Part I The Kitchen Shrink

BY CATHARINE KAUFMAN “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” — Doug Larson According to the World Factbook, as of 2008, 33 percent of the adult American population is considered to be obese (calculated by Body Mass Index of 30 or greater). Perhaps because the average American eats 300 more calories a day than they did three decades ago, or the fact that they derive 47 percent of these calories from junk food. This all coming on the heels of a Subway sandwich scandal exposing the chain’s use of a chemical in the bread called azodicarbonamide that is also contained in yoga mats and the soles of shoes. Eat fresh, yeah. All these roads lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, assorted cancers, diabetes, infertility and, alas, snoring. As March blows in bringing fresh green sprouts of spring and a mentality of

rejuvenation across the land it is fittingly time to pay homage to National Nutrition Month. Did you know that. . .? Cocoa for the Cure Current studies have shown blissful dark chocolate with cocoa content of 70 percent or higher when eaten moderately (one square daily) is a cardiovascular warrior reducing heart attack and stroke risk by as much as 39 percent, along with having a moderate blood pressure lowering effect. All thanks to the antioxidant flavonoids that boost flexibility of veins and arteries. There’s more. Not only does bittersweet chocolate redirect and satiate cravings for sweets, salts and fats, it has been found to reduce stress hormone levels, and act as nature’s internal sun protector to put the skids on sun burns. Finally, chocolate is now the new codeine as the chemical theobromine in the treat is lauded as a suppressant that calms the cough reflex in the brain. A Grain of Truth A medical professor at UCLA has lectured about the diverse diet of the hunter-gatherers of the Australian outback who presently indulge in 800 varieties of plant sources. The average American, on the other hand, subsists on a pedestrian mainstay of corn, soy and wheat.

Jitter Bug Watch out for caffeine lurking in unsuspected places, including a jar of decaf coffee (which misleadingly has been found to contain low to moderate amounts), non-cola sodas like root beer, energy drinks (be mindful of catch-phrases like energizing, invigorating and perky), ice creams, especially mocha flavors, and our fave, bittersweet chocolate. The higher the cocoa content, the higher also the caffeine, so those who are sensitive to the stimulant choose plant-based carob, reminiscent of chocolate’s flavor and texture minus the caffeine. The Lycopene Healing Machine Tomatoes are a red powerhouse of cancer-fighting lycopenes and flavonoids, along with A, B-complex and C vitamins, potassium and phosphorous. It has been found that cooking tomatoes releases even more lycopene than eating them raw, so make a pot of mighty marinara. And since lycopene is also fat soluble, eat it with some friendly fat. Baked ziti, anyone? Take your Breath Away When cooking with garlic, chop then let it sit for a few minutes at room temperature. That tinkers with the enzymes, which in turn jacks up the healthful properties of the stinky rose.

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Luxury Properties Division of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties celebrates seventh year An elite group of specialists from the Luxury Properties Division at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties recently came together for an exclusive two-day conference at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert. Noted experts in ultrahigh-end properties from Santa Barbara to San Diego attended the event. The event was opened by David M. Cabot, president and CEO, who thanked the directors of the Luxury Properties Division for their leadership and commitment to the success of their clients. During his talk Cabot indicated that, since the division was established in 2008, its Luxury Properties Specialists have facilitated more than 3,725 luxury transactions on behalf of their clients, representing over $14.6 billion in sales volume. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This event is unique in that it gives our top luxury specialists a chance to network with their peers and exchange useful new techniques for serving their clients,â&#x20AC;? said Cabot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been focused on expanding and enhancing this division for many years now because we see it as a practical means of helping our agents provide a superior standard of representation.â&#x20AC;? Ron Peltier, chairman and chief executive officer of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-largest full-service residential real estate brokerage firm, was a featured speaker at the event. With his keen insight and experience in virtually all aspects of the residential real estate industry, Peltier has helped build HomeServices into a national presence, expanding the company to provide integrated real estate services including mortgage, title and homeowners insurance, among other home related services. Earl Lee, CEO of HSF Affiliates LLC, shared his insights about real estate. The leader of the Prudential Real Estate network for over 12 years, he has been frequently been named one of the Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in the country by Inman News. Known for his commitment to the real estate profession, Lee has donated his time to serve as director for many national REALTOR associations. Tom Ferry, a renowned business coach and best-selling author, presented his ideas about how real estate professionals can achieve a balance between their work and personal lives. Joseph Quitoni, corporate director of culture transformation at The Ritz-Carltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership Center, was also a featured speaker. The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center helps companies identify and implement the business practices that earned The Ritz-Carlton two Malcolm Baldrige National Quality awards. Berkshire Hathawayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Luxury Properties Specialists receive exclusive access to powerful networking events such as the Luxury Properties Division meeting as well as a host of additional benefits, including a global marketing presence, unprecedented learning opportuni-

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RED continued from page B1 was a pop-up boutique after the show where guests could browse Rhodes collections and Cavagnaro designer hats. Guest passion-speaker Jeanne Jones both moved and entertained guests with her story about her own experience with a heart-related condition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year I was a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Legendary Woman,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; this year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a survivor,â&#x20AC;? said Jones, who recently suffered two mini-strokes but through fast action has fully recovered. She shared the acronym â&#x20AC;&#x153;FAST,â&#x20AC;? which represents three warning signs of a stroke â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a drooping face, an arm going numb, slurred speech â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and action, â&#x20AC;&#x153;time to call 911â&#x20AC;? so that all women could be alerted to these early signs and get help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suddenly realized listening to Jeanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story the importance for women to

know these signs,â&#x20AC;? said Rhodes. More women get strokes and heart-related conditions than they do breast cancer, she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Red for Womenâ&#x20AC;? is sponsored nationally by Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and locally by UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center. Rhodes, who has just accepted a place on the board of the San Diego Opera, will be honored by the AHA for her 17-year support for the Sulpizio center. Rhodes has annually donated her artistry and designer products to help fundraising efforts, she said. When asked if she felt proud of the recognition Rhodes replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think to some extent you have be humble, otherwise you just get too big for your boots.â&#x20AC;? For more information on the AHA visit www.heart. org. To see more of Zandra Rhodes collections visit www.zandrarhodes.com and to see Diana Cavagnaroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designer millinery visit www. dianacavagnaro.com.

St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Del Mar unveils its five-year plan, Mardi Gras-style On Saturday, March 1, St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church in Del Mar will unveil its Strategic Plan for the next five years, with plenty of food, worship, musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and even Mardi Gras beads. The festivities will start with a Zydeco-flavored version of its usual 5 p.m. Saturday service: a festive Mardi Gras Eucharist and procession, which will begin in the church courtyard at 4:45 p.m. and process into the church, featuring live music by Theo and the Zydeco Patrol. Afterward, there will be a Mardi Gras Party in the Parish Hall: a Cajun dinner including jambalaya, gumbo, corn bread and traditional king cake, as well as hurricane punch, beer, and wine (not to mention beads, beads, and more beads). Mixed in with the festivities, the parishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strategic Planning Committee will present the five-year plan for St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, which will highlight what the parish hopes to achieve in the next five years in terms of the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical spaces, programs and outreach. A $10 per-person donation is suggested for the party and dinnerThe community is welcome to attend. Just RSVP to the church office at 858-755-1616. St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is located at 334 14th St. in Del Mar Village, one block east of the 101. For more information about St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, see www.stpetersdelmar.net.

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Grand Opening: Sorrento Prestige Collection in Sorrento Mesa now selling A brand new collection of luxury, two-story homes has opened for sale above Sorrento Valley. The Sorrento Prestige Collection by Pardee Homes is a hillside enclave of just 20 energy-efficient homes just minutes from the coast and the dynamic business, research, technological and educational opportunities of Sorrento Valley, Mira Mesa, Torrey Pines and La Jolla. Spanish, California Traditional and Napa Valley architectural styles grace these two-story homes which offer distinctive yet fresh, designs in three classic floor plans. Homes have four to five bedrooms and feature a guest bedroom/bath suite on the main floor. All homes have three baths and three-bay garages with square footage ranging from approximately 2,824 to 3,429 square feet. Pricing is from the low $900,000s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This exciting collection offers the luxury of space, which means big rooms, high ceilings and open areas perfect for entertaining,â&#x20AC;? said Matt Sauls, regional director of marketing for Pardee Homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also plenty of storage space for all your things, and space outside with a hillside setting adjacent to nearby canyons.â&#x20AC;? From the ultra gourmet kitchens to the expansive and luxurious master bedroom suites, these homes are filled with impressive amenities and feature room choices such as a fifth bedroom, loft, or master bath spa tub. For more information or to view the virtual home tour, visit the neighboring Sorrento Heights sales office at 6780 Lopez Canyon Way. From I-805, exit at Mira Mesa Blvd. and go east to Camino Santa Fe. Turn left and then turn right on Calle Cristobal. You can also call (858) 433-7804 or (858) 342-8797 or go to www.pardeehomes.com.

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