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BY JOE TASH he city plans to cut down four large ficus trees in downtown Encinitas next week, following ongoing issues with damage caused by the trees’ roots, a city official said. Two of the trees are in the 600 block of Third Street, in front of a home, and two are in the 1000 block of Second Street, in front of an office building. All four of the trees have been posted with notices about the impending removal. The decision to remove the majestic, decades-old trees, all of which have green, leafy canopies spanning 40 feet or more in diameter and height, came after the city was approached by the property owners, said John Ugrob, an operations supervisor with the city’s Public Works Department. The four trees are on city property between the street and the sidewalk, and have caused damage to nearby utility lines and building foundations, as well as adjoining sidewalks, said Ugrob. “It’s just the wrong tree in the wrong spot. It’s just unfortunate. If these trees were in the middle of the park, it’d be great,” Ugrob said. The city has paid for damages to nearby buildings caused by the trees, and has also had to replace the sidewalk next to the trees on Third Street, Ugrob said. “The prudent thing to do is remove them because they’re causing damage and the damage is
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Anh Le in front of the two trees on Third Street slated for removal. not going to stop,” Ugrob said. “It’s disappointing, it’s sad, we don’t want to see these guys go, but it’s the right thing to do.” Anh Le, a Leucadia resident who often parks under the shade of the ficus trees on Third Street when he goes surfing, agreed that the loss of the trees is “just a bummer.” “They are beautiful. It’s a shame to see them cut down,” Le said. While he understands the concerns of the adjacent property owners, he said, “You’d like to think there could be a resolution other than cutting the trees down.” “I don’t believe it’s anyone’s right to cut these trees down. They’re SEE TREES, A8
The notice saying the trees will be removed.
BY JOE TASH New rules designed to encourage small-scale urban agriculture in Encinitas received final approval by the City Council at its meeting on Wednesday, May 25. The changes still must be approved by the California Coastal Commission, because they involve amendments to the city’s local coastal program, according to a city staff report. But once they take effect, they are designed to make it easier and less costly to get a permit to grow produce for sale, to keep beehives and to set up a temporary farm stand to sell locally grown produce. The new rules should also make it easier to start a community garden, such as a popular growing patch on Quail Gardens Drive. “It’s a big milestone and I’m thrilled,” said Councilwoman Catherine Blakespear, who helped craft the ordinance as a member of the council’s urban agriculture subcommittee, along with Councilman Tony Kranz. “This is a regulatory path forward so we can have as much agriculture as possible in Encinitas.” The council approved the urban agriculture ordinance on its second reading at the May 25 meeting. The ordinance was introduced at a meeting on May SEE URBAN, A8
Local beaches named to environmental group’s Honor Roll BY CITY NEWS SERVICE Ocean water quality at Southern California beaches is continuing to improve, thanks in part to a lack of rain runoff attributable to the continuing drought, but the beach at Shelter Island ranked as the third- worst in the state, according to a report released May 26. The environmental group Heal the Bay’s 26th
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School district seeks online input on search for superintendent
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Encinitas School Board President Emily Andrade signs to accept the students’ Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
Students’ Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan accepted Students representatives, including Charlie Stone, Martina Olivia, Sam Anderson, Nico Bohrer, Lucas Vorkoper and Peter Gao, witness as Encinitas School Board President Emily Andrade signs to accept the students’ Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) at a special board meeting on Tuesday, May 31 at El Camino Creek
Elementary. At the meeting, nearly 100 fifth and sixth graders from six local elementary schools – El Camino Creek, Flora Vista, La Costa Heights, Mission Estancia, Ocean Knoll and Olivenhain Pioneer – used videos and oral reports to present the SWPPP research they had conducted throughout the year. For the
past three years, teachers Bill Dean, Kathy Hacker, and Camille Sowinski have provided oversight and leadership for the SWPPP Internship program. The student “interns” at each school have completed SWPPPs, which include recommendations for reducing pollution that flows into the school’s storm drain system and out to the ocean.
The trustees of San Dieguito Union High School District will select a new permanent district superintendent this summer. Leadership Associates has been selected as the firm to conduct the search and advise the board through the process. Community input about the desired characteristics to be used in recruiting and selecting a superintendent will be gathered through an online survey now available to parents in the community on the district’s website www.sduhsd.net, and ending on June 13 at 4 p.m. The trustees look forward to obtaining community input in order to move forward with selecting a superintendent.
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Leucadia 101 Music Scholarships awarded to local students The Leucadia 101 Main Street was proud to partner with the San Dieguito Academy Foundation to present two graduating Encinitas seniors with $500 scholarships May 26 to reward them for their musical contribution to the community and encourage them to pursue music after high school. Alondra Diaz and Emma Chang were awarded the scholarships and the Leucadia 101 Main Street was extremely impressed with their wide range of musical talent. “The Main Street Music Scholarship is a way for our organization to give our local musical talent the opportunity to pursue music through higher education and promote the creativity that is overflowing in our community” said Michael Schmitt, the Leucadia 101 Main Street Promotion Committee chair. “We hope to grow the scholarship program since we know there are so many talented and worthy recipients in our community.” Combined, both Diaz and Chang play six different musical instruments, have started school music clubs, have represented Encinitas in statewide jazz festivals, organized performances for charities and plan to major
and minor in music. The scholarship was created with a portion of the proceeds from the Leucadia Main Street Summer Fun on the 101 Music Festival. Each year this event provides over 20 free live musical performances for the community and aims to increase the appreciation for local music and art in the community. Summer Fun on the 101 will be held June 25 and 26. Choosing to donate some of the proceeds to the scholarship was an organizational decision aimed at fostering the next generation of talented musicians from Encinitas. The Leucadia 101 Main Street Board was proud to partner with The San Dieguito Academy Foundation (SDAF) on this scholarship. The SDAF is a parent-volunteer driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, providing support to the students, educators and programs of the San Dieguito High School Academy. The Leucadia 101 Main Street Association is dedicated to the historic preservation and revitalization of N. Coast Hwy 101. For more information, call 760-436-2320 or visit the Leucadia 101 Main Street website: www.leucadia101.com.
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San Dieguito ends great season in state semifinals BY CHRIS SAUR When coach Raymond Wilson led the San Dieguito Academy boys volleyball team to a San Diego Section Division IV title in 2014, he was handed the trophy but told immediately that the Mustangs wouldn’t be advancing to the SoCal Regionals. On May 20, when SDA captured the 2016 D-III title, one of his players was handed a ball to give to Wilson, with the instructions that it was to be used for state playoffs. “It was pretty cool,” said Wilson, in his fifth year as varsity coach. “In years past, Francis Parker has always represented San Diego in Division III. But this year, we ended up getting the spot, which was amazing. We did not expect that.” That’s not to say, however, that the Mustangs didn’t enter 2016 with high expectations. Though SDA was bounced in last year’s quarterfinals by the eventual San Diego D-III champions, Wilson and his players felt like they were the second-best team in the tournament. And with five starters returning this season, including the Sippel triplets — 6-foot-6 Cameron, 6-5 Grant and 6-5 Zac — SDA had its sights firmly set on a section title. After testing themselves against a tough nonconference schedule, then going 9-1 to dominate the Valley League, SDA (21-13) accomplished its goal of a SDS championship by rolling through the playoffs without dropping a game in any of its three matches. With those wins — over Escondido Adventist Academy, Mira Mesa and top-seeded Castle Park for the crown — the Mustangs did enough to earn the state playoff berth. Far from being just happy to be there, sixth-seeded SDA shrugged off a three-hour bus ride and No. 3 Damien (Los Angeles) High’s tough home-court advantage to win its first SoCal
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Members of the San Dieguito Academy boys volleyball team celebrate after defeating Castle Park to clinch the CIF San Diego Section Division III championship. The Mustangs went on to reach the SoCal Regional semifinals. Regional match, 25-21, 25-23, 25-14, on May 24. That set up a regional semifinal on May 26 at Jordan High, also in L.A. Despite another 2.5-hour bus ride, and a small gym housing a raucous home crowd, the locals jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the strength of 25-16 and 25-21 set wins. The hosts, however, bounced back and captured the final three games, ending the Mustangs’ season one match short of the SoCal finals, which would have been streamed live by Time Warner. Down 14-13 after winning the serve back in the final game, SDA was on the wrong end of a 50-50 ball that just barely landed on its side to end the match. But rather
than dwelling on what could have been, the Mustangs are happy with how far the program has come. “I think those two state playoff games were the best we’ve ever played,” Wilson said. “My first year, I think we had only three or four wins. And now, a few years later, we have two CIF titles, a semifinal finish in state and our school had never had a CIF title or been to state (in any sport) since it’s been San Dieguito Academy (1994). “There’s this feeling that the program is building this winning tradition.” With just 10 players on the regular-season roster, Wilson said all 10 made significant contributions to the team’s success in 2016.
The roster was even smaller initially as 6-3 junior Monty Gracey, a slick passing outside hitter who was named MVP of the CIF section championship game, wasn’t even eligible for the first 30 days of the season. During that time, 6-1 Kieran Zimmer stepped up big. Wilson said the sophomore’s best skill is bringing energy, whether on or off the court, which is especially important in a sport like volleyball, with all of its emotional swings. Senior Jake Roberts earned first-team all-league honors as well as praise from his coach for his work as the SDA setter. “Jake is extremely athletic,” Wilson said. “Setter is a really tough position and he really held the team together, making some amazing sets out of not the greatest (passes).” When it comes to big hitters, Grant and Cameron Sippel fit the bill and then some, as Grant led the team in what Wilson called “wow plays” and Cameron, a lefty, was “undiggable when he’s on.” Zac Sippel and Gunnar Grah held down the outside, improving as the season went along. Middle John Giovannoni, a 6-5 sophomore, was the Mustangs’ best blocker, while defense in the back was provided by Josh Lin and sophomore libero Nate Janis. But as good as his guys are as players, Wilson says they are even better people: “It’s a good set of boys, I know they are all going to be successful (in life). My assistant coach Brady Dinnsen and I were talking and, especially with our senior class this year, we’ve never seen such well-behaved kids. The (triplets), if you walk around our campus, they are known just for being the nicest guys. And I think they’ve kind of made our volleyball team like that. That’s the reputation our team has built up in the community, which I’m almost more proud of than anything else.”
Encinitas teams sees a wide range of sports success BY CHRIS SAUR As the school year winds down, prep, college and even Little League sports in Encinitas are heating up. Whether it is outstanding individual achievement like La Costa Canyon golfer Kento Yamawaki playing his way into the CIF SoCal Regional tournament, or the Mavericks pulling off two big upsets in the San Diego Section softball championships, stories of success are rolling in. Here’s a look at some of the local athletic action, and a preview of what’s to come: Boys golf: Yamawaki’s 71st-place finish on Thursday, May 26 doesn’t sound impressive, until you add context. The La Costa Canyon phenom carded a 6-over 78 in the SoCal Regionals at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, a course that has hosted PGA Tour events. That put him in a tie as the 71st-best high school golfer in the entire southern half of the state. Oh, and Yamawaki, who opened his regional round with a birdie, is just a freshman. “Kento is beyond his years in ability to deal with the game of golf and the mental aspect,” LCC golf coach Casey Sovacool told The Encinitas Advocate. “He can play any shot, he is long off the tee, accurate with approach
(shots) and he can get up and down anywhere on the course.” Yamawaki and his teammates showed off those skills a week before the regional, as the Mavericks took second overall in the two-day San Diego Section Tournament, which ended May 19. Yamawaki led the way, carding a 7-under 137 for a second-place individual finish, and got support from LCC teammates Phil Nye (145), Hunter Reed (146), Avery Schmidt (150), Alex Rhee (153) and Will Galloway (157). “The team had a great year, winning the Avocado West League Championship and (as the) CIF Division II runner-up,” Sovacool explained. “Our team was a great mix of experience and youth. Hunter Reed and Kento were both first-team all-league selections ... Phil Nye, Alex Rhee and Avery Schmidt were second-team all-league. “The highlight of the year came in the league championship deciding match on a windy, difficult day. The boys shot a 1-under 179 at The Crossings against Carlsbad, which was lowest team round ever recorded there.” Also competing at the two-day SDS tournament — which was contested at Admiral Baker Golf Course — were San Dieguito Academy standouts Andrew
Davidson (154) and Blake Iwaisako (157). Softball: The La Costa Canyon girls diamond crew, didn’t have a dominating regular season — finishing 15-16 overall and 4-6 to take fourth place in the powerful Avocado League — but played its best when the lights shined brightest. Seeded 10th, the Mavericks had to win a play-in game just to get into double-elimination portion of the San Diego Section Division I tournament. They did that with ease, rocking Imperial, 8-0, on May 17. That set up a May 19 matchup with second-seeded Rancho Buena Vista, which ended up being one for the ages. LCC gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game into extra frames, but bounced back with five in the top of the ninth, then held on for a marathon 11-8 victory. After falling to top-seeded Carlsbad on May 21, the Mavericks staved off elimination with an 8-2 upset win over Rancho Bernardo on May 24. But finally, 10th-seeded LCC’s magical run, which included wins over the No. 2, 4 and 7 teams in the tournament, came to an end with a 10-3 loss to RBV on May 26. Track: While athletes from both San Dieguito Academy and La Costa Canyon had success at the San Diego Section
Championships — contested at Canyon Crest Academy on May 27-28 — the biggest highlights came from seven Mavericks standouts who will compete at the CIF State Meet on Friday and Saturday (June 3-4). LCC took home a trio of individual section titles, and saw its girls 4x100 squad take second place with a fast enough time (48.51) to earn the state meet berth. In that race, sophomore Kendall Nicholas, freshman Taylor Fardig and seniors Makaila Eddington and Michelle Gould finished just moments behind a quartet from Torrey Pines. Two other seniors, Kyle Brown and Bryan Johnson took home SDS championships, Brown pole vaulting 16-0 and Johnson speeding to a first-place 4:18.71 in the boys 1,600-meter race. Sophomore McKenna Brown also won a 1,600-meter crown, sprinting home in 4:58.92 in the girls event. Baseball: After an impressive regular season, during which the Mavericks went 23-5 and ripped through the Avocado League at a 14-1 clip on the way to a championship, it was a forgettable playoff run for LCC, which dropped it first two SDS tournament games, including a 2-1 loss to Grossmont on Friday, May 27. SEE TEAMS, A8
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Local resident Wendy Walker’s new legal drama ‘Notorious’ to air on ABC this fall BY LOIS ALTER MARK “It’s the thrill of a lifetime,” says local resident Wendy Walker about “Notorious,” the new legal drama she’s executive producing for ABC this fall. Those are big words from a woman who spent 32 years at CNN – 18 of them as the Emmy Award-winning senior executive producer of “Larry King Live” – and who has covered pretty much every major news story and A-lister of the past couple of decades. What makes this show so special to her is that it’s based on her professional relationship with famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos, who worked closely with her as a consultant to Larry King Live for many years. “I thought it would be interesting for viewers to go behind the scenes and see what really goes on when we’re producing a show about a high profile murder trial,” says Walker. “I’ve always wanted to get into scripted TV and, after leaving the news business, this was the first idea I had.” Walker discussed the idea with Geragos, who loved it, and after pitching it and shooting the pilot, ABC picked it up. “As if this wasn’t exciting enough, we then learned we were being given the 9 p.m. time slot on Thursday nights, between ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘How to Get Away with Murder,’” said Walker. “I thought I was going to have a heart attack! You can’t get better than the spot where ‘Scandal’ used to be.”
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Wendy Walker “Notorious” will focus on one big murder trial each season. Although the story will be fictional, Walker says that many of the details will be taken from actual events. According to Walker, “When a murder trial becomes high profile, it’s a dance between the media and the justice system – and a lot of the time, the justice system does not prevail. Really, it’s who plays the game better.” She cites the O.J. Simpson trial as a good example. “The guy killed his wife and got off,” Walker said. “His team did a better job than the prosecution.” Walker claims that the interplay between criminal law and the media is a key element of a high profile case, and she looks forward to
exploring the issue in depth in “Notorious.” “Just look at the movie, ‘Gone Girl,’ and how Tyler Perry’s character manipulated the press to get what he wanted,” she points out. Walker says a lot of that was based on the “Larry King Live” coverage of the Scott Peterson case – a San Diego story that gained international attention. “Mark went on air and said, ‘This kid is in trouble and his attorneys are going to have a hard time,’” remembers Walker. “Well, Scott’s parents called Mark and said, ‘You don’t know our son. He’s innocent. What you say is really important and sways a lot of opinions.’ They ended up hiring Mark as his attorney. The man plays the press like a violin.” The show explores just how calculating live TV can be, and it’s an especially timely subject right now. “Don’t get me started about the election,” warned Walker. In “Notorious,” Wendy and Mark become Julia George and Jake Gregorian, and are played by Piper Perabo (“Covert Affairs”) and Daniel Sunjata (“Rescue Me,” “Graceland”). “Piper is darling, and I describe her as looking in a really really good mirror,” Walker laughed. “Both characters are young and sexy as opposed to, um, being our age. Mark loves that he’s played by a really handsome man.” Walker and Geragos are such a fascinating pair because their personalities are polar opposites. “I’m Type A, prissy and organized,
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Robotics experience encourages career in engineering BY KRISTINA HOUCK Maya Ziv had no clue just how much she would learn to love robotics when she joined Canyon Crest Academy’s team as a sophomore. Now a soon-to-be graduating senior, the 17-year-old plans to study engineering in college. “I never would have gone into engineering without this team,” Maya said. “It’s been a huge part of my life and it’s changed me a lot as a person. I really like it.” Although Maya enjoyed math, she wasn’t particularly passionate about science and hadn’t considered engineering until her friends encouraged her to join the team. Founded in 2009, Aluminum Narwhals, team 3128, participates in a nonprofit program known as FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in the high school divisions FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) and FTC (First Tech Challenge). Through this program, every year the team competes head-to-head on a special playing field with robots the students have designed, built and programmed. “I love the idea that, with the opportunities this program provides, you can just make anything,” said Maya, who lives in both Encinitas and Solana Beach. With a lot of hard work, the Carmel Valley school’s robotics team has enjoyed much success, especially over the past few years. At the San Diego Regional Competition in 2014, when Maya was a sophomore, the team won a creativity award for innovative design. Aluminum Narwhals was the only team that designed a circular robot. “It was super hard to program and hard to build, so we won an award for that,” Maya recalled. In 2015, Aluminum Narwhals won the Entrepreneurship Award at regionals for the Robotics Summer Camps it hosts on campus every year. “That was really awesome,” she remembered.
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This year, with Maya as team president, Aluminum Narwhals constructed a robot for FIRST Stronghold, a challenge that involved overcoming obstacles and scoring dodgeballs into goals. After more than 3,000 hours of effort, the team won the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Las Vegas Regional Competition and a $5,000 sponsorship from NASA to attend the the FIRST World Championship in April 27-30 in St. Louis. “It’s fantastic because it feels like the culmination of three years of work for me,” Maya said just days prior to the competition. “I’ve put a lot of time into this team.
Winning this award was sort of like a validation of all of this work that I’ve put in. The team deserves it so much. They all work so hard.” The Aluminum Narwhals placed 39th in their division for their robot, which Maya described as a “six-wheeled tank.” “It wasn’t the success we hoped for, but it was an awesome experience for our team,” she said. “It definitely sparked the fire of determination for future success.” Although the growing list of awards and challenging competitions have been some of the team’s biggest accomplishments, Maya is also proud of the summer camp Aluminum Narwhals developed for elementary and middle school students. The camp idea came about after robotics team members and their mentor discovered just how pricey similar options are for local students. So they decided to offer an affordable alternative. “Kids should have access to this stuff,” Maya said. “We really want kids to be able to get into engineering because it’s not nearly as hard as everyone thinks it is.” In its first year, the camp raised about $15,000 for the robotics program. The camp brought in $48,000 the following year. “It’s allowed us to expand our robotics program a lot,” said Maya, noting that the robotics team is able to compete through donations, fundraisers and sponsorships. “It’s opened up a ton of opportunities for us.” Canyon Crest Academy’s third annual Robotics Summer Camps are set to return July 5-Aug. 5. During the five weekly sessions, first- through eighth-grade students will build and program robots, and at the end of each week, participate in a mini competition where they form alliances and test their contraptions. In the process, campers learn the basic principles of engineering, design SEE ROBOTICS, A8
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Shadowy world of Russian business and politics detailed in writer's latest book BY JOE TASH en Mezrich immerses himself in his subjects as much as possible before sitting down to write his non-fiction books, many of which have made the bestseller lists and have been turned into hit movies. Whether that means joining a team of collegiate science nerds trying to beat the house on blackjack in Las Vegas, tagging along with a UFO hunter or visiting Japanese underground sex clubs, said Mezrich, "I sneak around. I dive in, try not to get arrested, but go as deep as I can." Mezrich, the featured speaker at the May 10 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society, held at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort, stayed true to his method for his latest book, which is about the spectacular rise of Russian businessmen, called "oligarchs," in the tumultuous days following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the late ’80s and early ’90s. In an author's note at the beginning of the book, Mezrich described his book, "Once Upon a Time in Russia - The Rise of the Oligarchs" as a "dramatic narrative account," and said he relied on interviews with subjects, many of whom asked to remain anonymous, as well as court documents. Mezrich, who lives in Boston, said that he traveled to London frequently to interview his sources. His methods do have their critics: "This is lowbrow journalism at its best: recreated dialogue, the author’s insight into everyone’s thoughts, characters and actions tweaked to protect sources and maintain a fiercely cinematic pace. Nevertheless, the bizarre events described in the book happened more or less as described," wrote a reviewer in
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Author Ben Mezrich (seated), Linnea Leidy and her teacher Rob Ross from San Dieguito Academy, Margaux Paul and her teacher Kristen Cullen from Torrey Pines High School. Publisher's Weekly. Writing about another Mezrich book, "Sex on the Moon," a New York Times reviewer called Mezrich "a baloney artist." Mezrich shrugged off the criticism during his Literary Society talk, noting that the New York Times has accused him of still being a fiction writer. But there's no question his work is highly popular and successful — his book about the founding of Facebook, called "The Accidental Billionaires," was turned into the
critically-acclaimed film, "The Social Network." An earlier book, "Bringing Down the House," a tale about a blackjack team made up of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the basis for the film "21," which starred Kevin Spacey. In "Once Upon a Time in Russia," Mezrich tells the story of a Russian businessman with close ties to the Russian government. As the book opens, a group of oligarchs are summoned to a meeting in the former home
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Polly and her abandoned puppies should be available for adoption soon
and programming with the help and instruction of high school counselors from various robotics teams. “If I had this camp in middle school, I would have built these robots and competed in competitions and thought this was super cool,” Maya said. “It would have been another two or three years of experience I could have had.” Although much of her time has been devoted to the Aluminum Narwhals, Maya also serves as president of the school’s Gender Sexuality Association. Additionally, she has helped organize the school’s TEDxYouth events. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events devoted to ideas worth sharing. Maya has also been a dancer for 14 years. She dances with North County Dance Arts, mostly ballet and jazz, but plans to learn ballroom, contemporary and swing dancing. With a goal to be an engineer, in the fall, she will start at Stanford University. “I’m trying to go to college to get the skills that I need to improve the world — to change something about the world and make sure we can be doing it the best we can,” said Maya, who encouraged young students to consider engineering and discover their passion. “Do stuff that you are interested in,” she said. “I took classes that I was interested in. I wasn’t worried about inflating my GPA and I wasn’t worried about taking classes that would look best to colleges. I took stuff that I thought would be super cool and I would learn a lot.” For more about Aluminum Narwhals and the summer camp program, visit team3128.org.
Polly’s puppies were two or three days old when they were discovered with their mother in a box in an alley six weeks ago. The eight-pound Terrier mix and her seven babies were eventually taken to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas. “Polly is a 3-1/2 year old Terrier mix,” says RCHS spokesman John Van Zante. “She has seven puppies — six boys and one girl. They were discovered in a box that had been left in an alley. The Good Samaritan who found them took them to the Department of Animal Services in Mission Valley. The eight-pound mommy was not able to produce enough milk to feed her babies. The little family
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that if you swim at an open-ocean beach in the summer away from storm drains, creek mouths and piers you stand very little risk of getting ill.’’ According to Heal the Bay, swimming at a polluted beach can increase the risk of illness such as stomach flu, ear infections, upper respiratory infections and rashes. The state’s most polluted beach was Cowell Beach, west of the wharf in Santa Cruz, according to the report. The report noted that 14 beaches in San Diego County were listed on the group’s Honor Roll, recognizing beaches that received A+ grades during the three time periods included in the report: •San Luis Rey River outlet, foot of Forster Street and St. Malo Beach in Oceanside; • Encina Creek outlet and ends of Cerezo Drive, Palomar Airport Road, Ponto Drive and Poinsettia Lane in Carlsbad; •San Elijo State Park and Seaside State Park in Encinitas; • the foot of Solana Vista Drive and Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach; and • the Ocean Beach Pier and Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego. Statewide, 95 percent of the 456 beaches monitored earned A or B grades during the summer months.
Still, there is much to celebrate about the 2016 Mavericks, who were paced by likely MLB first-round draft pick Mickey Moniak. The senior hit .476 with 46 RBIs, seven home runs, 12 triples and 40 runs scored, and formed a strong one-two hitting punch with classmate Ryan Orr. Checking in with a .421 average, Orr added 10 doubles and 28 RBIs. LCC also had a terrific trio on the mound in seniors Austin Merrill (5-1, 0.87 ERA), Brendan Kawaja (8-0, 1.94) and Nick Sheidler (7-2, 2.45) Volleyball: In the college ranks,
FROM URBAN, A1 11, when it was approved on a 3-2 vote of the council, with Blakespear, Kranz and Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer in support, and Mayor Kristin Gaspar and Councilman Mark Muir opposed. Gaspar and Muir also voted against the ordinance at its second reading on May 25. Also at the May 25 meeting, the council approved without discussion relaxed permitting requirements for grading related to agricultural operations. Those changes also must be approved by the Coastal Commission, according to the staff report. The urban agriculture ordinance allows those who want to grow and sell produce to obtain an agriculture permit for $250, rather than the $1,600 for a minor use permit that is currently required. No
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One of the puppies shortly after it arrived at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. They’ve grown and their eyes are open now. was transferred to RCHS through our FOCAS program so they could get in-home foster care.” “These puppies would not have survived if they had not been taken to the
FROM TREES, A1 living, breathing beings,” he said. The trees’ roots grow as wide and deep beneath the ground as their canopies grow above, said Ugrob, and trimming the roots would require digging up the street and sidewalk, an expensive proposition. There are roughly one to two dozen ficus trees located next to sidewalks, and
permit is needed to set up a farm stand that is open 12 or fewer hours per week, and that takes up less than 120 square feet. Laurel Mehl, owner of the Coral Tree Farm and Nursery, which offers locally produced fruits, vegetables and eggs, said she is not sure the ordinance will lead to more agriculture in Encinitas, which has lost many farms due to upward pressure on land values. But she believes the new rules are a step in the right direction. “I think it’s a nice thing the city has done to encourage local food production, which is important for lowering our carbon footprint and having nutritious food for the community,” she said. “I’m grateful to all of them for working so diligently on it.” The ordinance has been in the works for more than two years. Along with the rules on permits and farm stands, the ordinance
Department of Animal Services,” says Van Zante. “They need care, but all are expected to survive.” Kelly Peters is Foster Care Coordinator at RCHS. She says, “Polly’s fur coat looked like dread locks when she arrived. She was so infested with fleas and her skin was covered with flea dirt. She was a hot mess.” After Polly and her puppies had their initial exams Peters took them to her home. “Polly was not producing enough milk. The babies have been bottle fed since they arrived. Now they’re beginning to transition over to puppy food. Three are still with mom. The other four are staying in two different foster homes.” Polly will see a specialist
about a problem with a knee cap. RCHS officials say the knee problem is estimated at three out of a possible severity of four. If Polly needs surgery, the cost to the shelter could run about $3,000. One puppy has an eye that will likely need to be removed. No cost estimate is available. The puppies are expected to grow to 10 pounds. They should be available for adoption in about three weeks. Polly’s surgery will be scheduled after the babies are gone. For more information about pets available for adoption, call 760-753-6413, visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, or log on to SDpets.org.
MiraCosta’s Breanna Kirklen was honored for her athletic ability as well as her brain, earning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Kirklen, a 19-year-old who played prep volleyball at The Classical Academy High in Escondido and earned a full scholarship to transfer to Hope International University in Fullerton next year, is a middle blocker at MiraCosta. She was third on the team with 121 kills and was named a PCAC All-Conference honorable mention. In addition to her prowess in the classroom — Kirklen is a regular on the
President’s List and will graduate with an associate degree in psychology — the accomplished net player coaches at Sinjin Volleyball in Encinitas. Little League: Teams from Encinitas Little League and Encinitas National Little League are competing against each other this summer in the inaugural Encinitas Coast City Tournament. Local 9-12 year-olds are already playing games at Park Dale Lane Elementary school and Ecke Sports Park, and action continues through the championships contests on June 9 (Minors) and June 10 (Majors). To view the brackets, visit bit.ly/encinitasbaseball2016
the city evaluates them on a case-by-case basis, eventually planning to remove all of them, said Ugrob. They represent a fraction of the city’s inventory of some 10,000 street trees. (Another 2,700 trees are located in city parks.) The city will plant new trees to replace those that are removed during its fall planting program, working with adjacent property owners to determine
the variety of trees to be planted, Ugrob said. “The intent isn’t to remove trees, we want to keep the urban canopy, but it’s wrong tree in the wrong spot and we have to do what we can for public safety,” Ugrob said. Those who want more information about the city’s tree maintenance and removal efforts can call the street maintenance division at (760) 633-2850.
will allow people in residential zones to keep up to two bee hives, as long as they are at least 35 feet from neighboring homes. That provision proved to be a sticking point for Mayor Gaspar and Councilman Muir, who said at the May 11 hearing that they were concerned about the safety risks posed by the hives, especially for those allergic to bee stings. Gaspar also said the farm stands could be a source of neighborhood conflict and aesthetic issues. (Attempts to reach Gaspar for comment for this story by press-time were unsuccessful.) But their council colleagues said wild bees are already present in the community, so the ordinance doesn’t necessarily increase the risk. And Blakespear said it is impossible to eliminate all risks, such as those related to
driving, swimming or neighborhood dogs. “You could also be at risk with a pit bull next door, the government doesn’t forbid that, and pit bulls don’t pollinate food sources,” she said. Blakespear said she hopes people will come forward with plans for agricultural ventures, whether small farms to replace those that have moved away, or another community garden. The existing community garden on Quail Gardens Drive took about six years to get up and running, in large measure because of bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the city, she said. The urban agriculture ordinance places Encinitas in the “vanguard” of a movement toward locally grown food, Blakespear said. “It’s right in line with the personality of Encinitas and the direction we want to go in the future.”
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNERS
he young musicians of Encinitas put on an incredible show at the 4th annual Battle of the Bands for Summer Fun on May 22. Battle of the Bands was held at Seaweed & Gravel and over 150 community members showed up to support the young talent. The event included a kick-off speech by Supervisor Dave Roberts. Every musical act was worthy of an award but only two winners prevailed. The judges were blown away by the powerful vocals and right-on rhythms of Rubenstein Drive By, awarding them judges choice and a performance spot on the main stage at Summer Fun on the 101 June 25. Fans couldn’t resist the punk rock set of The Unknowns, crowning them the People’s Choice out of the five groups competing. Battle of the bands is coordinated by the Leucadia 101 Main Street to give Encinitas youth musicians an open stage to perform in the community and to maintain and build the eclectic atmosphere of Leucadia. Each band that entered had 20 minutes on stage to impress the judges and audience. Each winning band member was gifted a pair of SPY sunglasses and the two bands will have the opportunity to play at this year’s Summer Fun on the 101: Leucadia’s Music Festival being held on June 25 and 26. For more information, call 760-436-2320 or visit www.leucadia101.com.
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People’s Choice winner: The Unknowns.
Judges Choice winner: Rubenstein Drive By.
Urban Land Institute honors Encinitas’ Coastal Roots Farm with Healthy Places Award Urban Land Institute (ULI) San Diego-Tijuana announced this month that Coastal Roots Farm and Leichtag Commons are the recipients for the Healthy Place Award for Urban Agriculture for Better Health. “It’s an honor to receive this award in our first year of Coastal Roots Farm’s production,” said Daron ‘Farmer D’ Joffe,
founding director of Coastal Roots Farm which is located at Leichtag Commons. “Our deep respect for our environment guides everything we do. When we farm, we seek to improve our natural world as well as explore new approaches to sustainability.” Farmer D also serves as Director of Agricultural Innovation and Development for the Leichtag Foundation.
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Nightly Dinner Specials | June 17-19 | 5:30 p.m. Brunch Buffet | Sunday, June 19 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Treat Dad to a place of honor at the head of the table in celebration of Father’s Day. Hearty dishes including American Kobe Beef New York Steak will be served all weekend with June 18 and 19 also being High Tide Dinner nights! On Sunday, come early for our sumptious brunch buffet where you’ll be sure to find something to satisfy everyone.
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ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 with the objective of recognizing truly superior development efforts. The criteria for the awards include factors that go beyond good design, including leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnership, environmental protection and
enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial success. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the development industry. Since its launch in 2014, Coastal Roots Farm has donated over 50,000 pounds of fresh produce to local food pantries in North County San Diego. For more information, visit leichtag.org.
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EVENT BRIEFS Encinitas Rotary Wine and Food Festival Stroll the grounds, sample fine wines and beverages from around the world and enjoy taste sampling from 50 local restaurants. Plus live music, silent auction and raffle. For ages 21 and over. Proceeds benefit community nonprofits and charities. Saturday, June 4, 5-8pm. Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, 1275 Quail Gardens Drive. $100, $150, $500.
This Week at the San Diego Botanic Garden Blue Star Museum Program-Open Memorial Day. Free admission to active duty, National Guard and Reserve members of the U.S. military and their families (card carrier plus 5 immediate family members). As our way of saying thank you. Daily through Sept. 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Free. Thursday Family Fun Night. Families are invited to pack up the kids and enjoy some outdoor fun in Hamilton Children’s Garden. Live, kid-friendly entertainment with Hullabaloo. Thursday, June 2, (through Aug. 25) 4:30-8 p.m. Free with paid admission/membership. Living Wall/Vertical Garden. Learn the basics of planting a living wall by making your own 10” x 20” wall with a variety of succulents. Living walls can be used exterior or interior with multitudes of colors, textures and sizes. One of our most popular classes, so register today! Saturday, June 4, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $30 or $36, plus $70 for materials. www.sdbgarden.org.
This Week at the Lux Art Institute Kids-in-Residence: Angela Kallus. An exciting opportunity for young artists to engage deeply with the residency program. Inspired by the work of Angela Kallus, students are guided to create a range of art projects in dialogue with the body of work in exhibition. Wednesdays, June 1-22, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Lux Education Pavilion, 1550 S. El Camino Real. $125, $175. 760-436-6611; www.luxartinstitute.org. Ceramics for Kids. A range of glazing techniques will help you create vibrant and bold designs on your very own, customized ceramic piece of art. Thursday, June 2-23, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $170, $210. 760-436-6611
Barre. Join instructor Marti Neal to improve balance, flexibility, alignment and coordination in a relaxed atmosphere using classical ballet movement. Mon, Thurs, Sat, June 2-July 11. Various times, call for fees. Therapeutic Movement Using Feldenkrais. Gentle movements, influenced by the Feldenkrais Method and gentle Yoga, help restore a sense of calm throughout your body. Roland Mathews, Instructor. Fridays, June 3-24, 4-5 p.m. $42.50, $52.50. Soul Line Dancing. Learn dances choreographed to popular R&B, Jazz, blues, and Latin tunes. Fridays, June 3-24, 6-7:30pm; Tuesdays, June 14-July 26, 6:30-8 p.m. Call for fees. Language Arts: French. Learn to speak French in a relaxed, non-judgmental setting. Saturdays, French I. Mondays, French Conversation. Saturdays, June 4-Aug 6, 11am-12:30pm; Mondays, June 6-Aug 1, 4-530pm. $127.50, $137.50.
together. This session, the theme is French Songs and Flamenco. Pupping has been teaching and performing in Southern California for more than 30 years. For more information, contact Peter Pupping at Guitar Sounds, (760) 943-0755 or peter@guitarsounds.com. A $12 donation at the door is suggested and reservations are not required.
Learn to paint with watercolor in a fresh and fluid way in this 4 session class. Good planning, big brushes, plenty of paint, and a no-fear attitude will be the focus. Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16 and 30, 12:30-3:30pm. Art Lounge on 101, 816 S Coast Hwy. $110. 858-442-8666.
bad dreams inside a web and filter good dreams down the feathers to the dreamer. In June, re-create dreamcatchers in fun and exciting ways, using feathers, paint, paper plates, stickers, beads, yarn, and your imagination. Every Saturday and Sunday, 12-4pm. San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. Free. 760-632-9711.
Introduction to Oil Painting Award-winning local artist and instructor Carole Mayne will offer 4 classes designed for students to learn drawing and oil painting basics in a supportive and fun environment. Class limited to 6 students for maximum personal attention. Saturdays, June 4-July 2. 9:30am-12:30pm. 345 Sanford Street. $140.
Families Make History: Jim Millard: Watercolor Dreamcatchers Many thousands of years ago, Native in the California Style Americans created dreamcatchers to trap
Play: Hamlet The world famous play by William Shakespeare is presented with a modern day twist--two brothers running for president--the classic tale of a tragic relationship that ends in murder. (San Dieguito Academy Theatre Department) Thurs-Sat, June 2-4. 7 p.m. Liggett Theater, San Dieguito Academy High School, 800 Santa Fe Drive. $15, $8.
Encinitas Guitar Orchestra The orchestra will present: French Songs and Flamenco. The orchestra is comprised of 30+ local musicians, from beginner through advanced, who learn technique and theory. Directed by Peter Pupping. Friday, June 3, 7:30pm. Ranch View Baptist Church, 416 Rancho Santa Fe Road. Suggested donation: $13.
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Encinitas Guitar Orchestra performs French songs and flamenco June 3
Afro-Brazilian Dance. A high energy class which incorporates various styles including samba, afoxe, afro-contemporary, samba-reggae, orix-inspired movement and Brazilian street dance. Wednesdays, June 1-Aug. 24, 7-8 p.m. Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Call for fees. 760-944-2260. Teen-Adult Ballet I, II, Combo and
A large group of amateur and semi-professional acoustic guitarists, members of the Encinitas Guitar Orchestra, will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Dr., Encinitas. Peter Pupping, who leads and conducts the orchestra of 35 beginning to advanced guitarists, said he chooses a theme for each spring and fall session that ties the music
Prodigy Players: Rumpelstiltskin, Private Eye? Fairytale Land is overflowing with mysteries and Rumpelstiltskin needs your help. Enjoy a morning of side-splitting one-liners with all your favorite fairytale friends. Children’s theater troupe Prodigy Players entertain all ages with amusing plays. Saturday, June 4, 11am-12pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. 760-753-7376.
Performing Arts for Teens and Adults with Autism Positive Action Community Theatre offers theatre, dance, and group singing workshops designed to teach life skills and provide a supportive community. Volunteers welcome. Saturday, June 4 and 11, 2:30-5pm. 535 Encinitas Blvd., Ste. 101, $20 per session, scholarships available. 760-815-8512.
First Sunday Music Series: Peggy Watson Peggy performs original acoustic folk, blues, and jazz. She and her long term musical partner, David Beldock, are known for their dazzling musicianship, beautiful harmonies, and humorous stage presence. (Encinitas Friends of the Library)
Sunday, June 5, 2-3pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. 760-753-7376.
La Paloma Theatre Now Showing: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2; Sing Street; Rocky Horror Picture Show Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. Show Times 760-436-7469.
June Artists’ Reception at the Off Track Gallery The public is invited to an Off Track Gallery artists’ reception Saturday, June 11, from 4-7 p.m. honoring Carol Korfin, fused glass; Joyce Nash, acrylic; and Sandy Levin, glass. Wine and refreshments will be served at the reception. In addition all artwork in the Gallery will be 10 percent off the entire day. This event is free and open to the public. Off Track Gallery is located at 937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas, 760-942-3636, OffTrackGallery.com.
Reading Day with the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station June 15 Reading is an important part of a child’s life. It teaches them everything from their A-B-C’s to incredible stories filled with fun and wonder. The North Coastal Sheriff’s Station invites children of all ages to attend a special “Reading Day” event on Wednesday, June 15. Reading begins at 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble 1040 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. A Sheriff’s Deputy will read to children and teach them the importance of reading. There will also be a Q&A with the deputy after story time. Bring the entire family and join the Sheriff’s Department for an hour of fun and learning.
Coastal Club to present several events June 7 Coastal Club will present the following June 7: 9:30 a.m., Cozy Cafe; 10 a.m., Fit & Flexible with Danyll; 11 a.m., Showcase: Nutrition-last class; Noon, Movie: “All Roads Lead to Rome.” Location: Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff by the Sea. 858-674-1123.
Toast of the Coast Wine Festival is June 11 The 6th Annual Toast of the Coast Wine Festival, at the San Diego County Fair, presented by Albertsons/Vons, will feature and pour award-winning wines, which are among the finest in the world. On Saturday, June 11 (noon-3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7 p.m.), nearly 60 wineries will be pouring the best-of-the-best wines from The Toast of the Coast Wine Competition, including 100 Award winners, 29 Double Gold winners, 53 Gold and 18 Silver medal winners. These spectacular wines will be
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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) served in as many 1 oz. pours as you wish to try during each three-hour session. Wineries from Eureka to Baja’s Guadalupe Valley will be represented. The Paul Ecke Jr. Flower & Garden Show, presented by Think Blue, plays host to the event, offering a serene setting, beautifully designed by master gardeners and landscape architects giving every festival-goer plenty of ideas for their own home garden. Tickets are available at: www.thetoastofthecoast.com
Dogtopia San Diego partakes in countywide charity dog wash June 4
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Dogtopia San Diego will host a countywide Charity Dog Wash to raise money for service dogs being provided to military veterans in need – Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dogtopia is teaming up with Shelter to Soldier, which brings post-9/11 combat veterans together with trained, rescue dogs to help both heal and move forward. The dog wash will take place at Dogtopia San Marcos, located at 925 W. San Marcos Blvd. (92078). This is Dogtopia’s 12th Annual Charity Dog Wash. Over the years, the charity event has raised more than $140,000 nationally for organizations that provide service dogs to military veterans in need. Visit www.dogtopia.com.
Local singer to hold ‘Broken’ EP release party, benefit Saturday, June 18 marks an evening of music and romance with local singer songwriter Krista Richards. The vent is called is “ALOVE Experience” with Krista Richards? and is the official release of her latest EP ?“Broken?.” The event is open to the public and is a “fully curated, immersive, and interactive experience of art, music, gourmet food, and spectacular entertainment.” Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit two San Diego nonprofits, Shakiti Rising and Surfrider Foundation? The event is from 8-11 p.m. and will be held at a private estate in Del Mar. For tickets and more information, visit www.kristarichards.com.
International Beer Festival is June 19 The 10th Annual San Diego International Beer Festival, at the 2016 San Diego County Fair, presented by Albertsons|Vons, has become one of the top beer festivals and competitions in the United States. From Friday, June 17 through Sunday June 19, beer lovers will have their chance to taste hundreds of varieties of ale, cider, porter, stout, and mead beers in five tasting sessions featuring more than 200 breweries from around the world. Tickets and more information:
http://sandiegobeerfestival.com and at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Box Office. Online reservations are required and may be made at www.delmarfoundation.org/events. Seating is limited.
‘ResearcHERS: Women Scientists of TSRI’ event is June 22 “ResearcHERS: Women Scientists of TSRI” will be held on Wednesday, June 22 from 4 -6 p.m. at The Auditorium at TSRI (10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, 92121). The “ResearcHERS” lecture series highlights the work of female scientists at TSRI and brings the latest biomedical research to San Diegans. At the event, Dr. Katja Lamia, an up-and-coming scientist, will present research into circadian rhythms and their connection to disease. The event is free and open to all. Parking is complimentary. The lecture will be followed by a reception. An RSVP is appreciated before June 14. To attend, please contact Chelsea Luedeke at 858-784-7083 or cluedeke@scripps.edu.
San Diego County Fair opens June 3 The 2016 San Diego County Fair opens Friday, June 3 and runs through Monday, July 4 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The 26-day fair will feature the “Mad
About the Fair” theme exhibit, which will include a first edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” first published more than 150 years ago. The fair will also offer a wide variety of other exhibits, rides, music, food and more. The 2016 San Diego County Fair opens at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 3 and runs through Monday, July 4. The fair will be closed Mondays, except the Fourth of July, and the first two Tuesdays. For more about the fair, visit sdfair.com.
San Diego Botanic Garden Fairy Festival Children (and parents) are invited to celebrate summer at the annual Fairy Festival at the Hamilton Children’s Garden at San Diego Botanic Gardens in Encinitas on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Fairy Festival features fairy and garden themed crafts, where children can make anything from their own flower fairy doll to treasure chests; face painting; a fairy land to be explored; and an official fairy queen ready to have their picture taken with visitors to our magical garden. In addition to the crafting and shopping in the Fairyland Market, there will be great entertainment including Interactive Native Music with Marin Espinosa from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and kid-friendly free-range folk music with San Diego favorites Hullabaloo from 1 – 2 p.m. Food provided by Leucadia Pizza and Rita’s Italian Ice in Encinitas. Visit www.sdbgarden.org
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One of today’s leading masters of the jazz piano, “Hersch’s work has developed an intensity of intelligence and emotional directness unparalleled among his peers.” (The New Yorker) He is joined by Anat Cohen, who has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence.
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Vaquitas are the most endangered marine mammal in the world and are only found in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Their primary threat is death in gillnets, which until very recently supplied shrimp to the U.S. market. The catastrophic 80% decline since 2011 results from illegal sales of an endangered fish, the totoaba, to markets in China.
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Tips for attracting butterflies, birds BY EVELYN WEIDNER Summer brings the garden alive with flowers, butterflies and birds. The right flowers and plants will attract all of them. Follow these tips and watch the butterflies come. Butterflies like their flowers to be in the sun. Butterflies need two different types of plants. Nectar plants provide the essential sweet food that butterflies fuel. Host plants provide both nectar and a place for the butterfly to lay her eggs. The eggs hatch out into caterpillars, the caterpillars eat while they change into a chrysalis and then become another beautiful butterfly. Number one favorite of the Monarch butterfly is the host Asclepias called Butterfly Weed. This plant is fast, easy and pretty. A must have for bringing Monarchs. If you want butterflies but not caterpillars then here are the top choices. Also called Butterfly Bush, the Buddleia has long spires of blue, purple or pink. You will have not only Monarchs but the Morning Cloak too. Other butterfly attracting plants are: Scabiosa, Pentas, Lantanas, daisies or any flower with a flat daisy like face. Swallowtails are not as common here but plant some Fennel, Dill or Carrots and let them come into bloom and you may see Swallowtails
Buddleia, also known as the Butterfuly Bush. in your garden. The willow is another host plant but who is going to plant a willow just for the Swallowtails. Need to cover up a fence in a hurry. The Passion vine is your choice. Beautiful flowers, super fast grower
and the Fritilary butterflies love them. Yes they get caterpillars but passion vines grow so fast that the caterpillars natures pruners. The Hummingbirds love any tubular flowers with lots of sweet nectar. They will flit from fuchsia to impatiens to penstemon. A favorite shade plant is the Streptocarpella called Blue Dancing Flower. Coral Fountain Russelia makes a great large bank plant with branches 3 feet long loaded with long streamers of red tubular flowers. Hummingbird feeders are great for bringing in those Ruby Throats. Once you start be prepared to keep them clean and full. The Oriole with the bright yellow breast will chose your garden if you have an oriole feeder and use any bright red jelly. They like fan palms for both the fiber and to build their hanging nest in. When you plant to attract these wonderful visitors be sure you have a progression of different kinds of bloomers or small fruits and a source of water. A bird bath will attract an amazing array of visitors and doesn’t take that much water. One more thing is necessary for your garden to be complete. Some comfortable chairs for you and a friend to relax in while you watch the wild life enjoy your garden.
San Dieguito Heritage Museum to hold special event The San Dieguito Heritage Museum is collecting flower growing history for a special event — “Sit, Chat and Remember” to be held Sunday, June 26, from noon-3 p.m. at San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Dr. Encinitas, 92024. Old growers, new growers, wholesalers, suppliers. Anyone connected to the great floral industry is welcome. The Museum has an ongoing project to capture the stories and the history of the many growers in the North County area and beyond. The Sit, Chat and Remember session is an important part adding the human interest bits and pieces of horticultural heritage by bringing to life the flower and plant growers of the past as well as showcasing the many that are still here and thriving. These stories will be preserved by video, photographs and audio on the cloud forever. A major exhibit is planned along with a symposium in October. Bring old pictures and memories and get ready for a great afternoon. The event is free but reservations are requested for good planning. Reply to Evelyn Weidner Evelyn@weidners.com or San Diego Heritage Museum at 760-632-9711.
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Pregnancy and Varicose Veins: Baby Blues and Purple Veins It’s not uncommon to experience varicose veins, but the chances are upped for women who become pregnant. Why is this? Pregnant women produce a lot of extra blood to support the fetus as well as their own growing body. As a result, blood vessels get extra stress and pressure, especially in the legs. The veins of the legs have to push that extra blood back up the leg to the heart—and have to pass through the pelvic blood vessels, which experience tremendous pressure from the expanding uterus. On top of that, by the 30th week of pregnancy, the body has been producing so much extra progesterone that it relaxes the vessels, leading them to do less work. Blood then begins to pool in the veins of the legs, which is what’s happening when you have
varicose veins. But what you also find is pooling of the vessels of the vulva and the rectum, which, because of the side effect of constipation, causes hemorrhoids—which are actually varicose veins. The Good News: Varicose veins are unlikely to put mother or baby at any risk. And women who did not have the varicose veins before pregnancy are likely to see them minimize or even disappear within a few months after they give birth. The Bad News: If a woman has varicose veins during her first pregnancy, she’s almost assured of having them during any subsequent pregnancies. They can be itchy and achy, and while that’s nothing to be alarmed about, pregnant women with varicose veins should monitor these veins in case they become inflamed and make their practitioner aware of them as this can be an indication of a blood clot. While the chances of a clot are remote, safety of mother and baby is the priority. Can Varicose Veins be Prevented? Since they can be hereditary, women whose mothers had varicose veins during pregnancy should be prepared to have them as well. And while there is no surefire way to prevent varicose veins, there are a few steps that can help:
1. Stay active. Walking during pregnancy and other low-level exercises help keep the circulation going and get that blood pumping back up to the heart. 2. Wear support stockings. These help the legs push blood back upward, counteracting the belly weight that wants to keep that blood below waist-level. Pregnant women should put them on when they get out of bed to help blood from pooling in the legs before circulation can get boosted again. That being said, 3. Wear loose clothing. If the body size increases, so should the clothes. Tight clothes, even (especially) underwear, can cinch blood vessels and impede proper circulation. This includes tight socks and shoes and anything around the tops of the legs. And while the body is growing, 4. Watch the weight gain. Women should follow their doctor’s weight gain recommendations, which is usually around 25-35 pounds. An excess of weight increases the strain on the circulatory system, which is already under pressure from the growing baby. 5. Don’t do anything to strain the body. Avoid heavy lifting (even if it wasn’t “heavy” before pregnancy). The no-straining rule should also apply to visits to the
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restroom, to stave off hemorrhoids. 6. Sleep on the left side. Back sleeping can put the baby’s weight on the vena cava, the large vein that carries blood to the heart from the feet and legs. The left side is preferred to assist in circulation to the heart and to avoid putting pressure on the liver from the fetus. 7. Keep the blood pumping. This becomes harder toward the end of the pregnancy, but it is an important practice for pregnant women. If not walking as much, moms-to-be should do leg lifts and ankle rotations. But it’s also important for them to be able to get off their feet and elevate the legs when sitting, so the blood pumps back to the heart. The key with all of these is to improve circulation while reducing stress on the veins and vessels as much as possible. Can Varicose Veins be Treated During Pregnancy? Sclerotherapy is a treatment that includes injection of a saline solution into the vein. This is a very effective and painless solution—but should not be done during pregnancy. Best to wait until after the birth, and then treatment is as simple as a quick doctor’s office visit.
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The Spice Way spices up life in Encinitas Local shoppers are able to add a little spice to their lives, thanks to a relatively new store in town. Located in Encinitas, The Spice Way opened in April 2015. It is the first North American franchise for the concept. Owner Debbie Kornberg recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of her shop with a special occasion that featured a cooking demonstration, herb and spice education, tastings and samples, kids’ activities and more. “It was an amazing accomplishment,” Kornberg said about the store’s one-year milestone. “It was really just a celebration of everything we’ve been doing this year.” Stocked wall-to-wall with healthy herbs and scented spices, The Spice Way also carries flavorful fruit infusions, balsamic vinegar, honey, olive oil and more, along with cookbooks, kitchenware and free recipes throughout the store. With more than 250 herbs and spices, the store offers a variety of special blends for meat, poultry and fish, as well as ethnic blends using Asian and Mediterranean spices. Gift baskets and specialty gift wrapping are also available. “There’s a little bit of something for everyone,” Kornberg said.
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The Spice Way offers a variety of classes and community events.
When Kornberg launched the shop last year, she wanted to show people that using herbs and spices not only enhance health and well-being, but it can be simple and fun. Therefore, she opened the store with the intention of offering cooking classes and other community events. A number of chefs have held cooking classes at The Spice Way over the past year. Customers have participated in Americana, Mediterranean and Moroccan cooking classes, chocolate and pastry classes, and vodka
infusion classes partnered with a nonprofit — to name a few. Growing in popularity, classes are usually limited to about a dozen people due to space. “People really do enjoy the cooking classes,” Kornberg said. The Spice Way has also hosted a series of free Sunday events focused on herb and spice education. Kornberg has led classes where participants have learned how to make — and been able to taste — various teas and honeys. “People like coming in and learning and
experiencing and tasting,” she said. “If we have a special event happening here, and you come by and check us out, you’re going to learn something unique about whatever it is we’re showcasing, come away with a few recipes, as well as have some fun and samples — because we always have samples in the store.” In the past year, The Spice Way has also given a substantial amount of in-kind donations and sponsorships to local schools and organizations. From donating a complimentary cooking class, gift baskets and space for nonprofit events, to sponsoring a variety of special events, Kornberg said it’s important for her company to give back to the community. “We’re here to service our community and show that we care,” said Kornberg, who has given to 12 different schools and organizations over the past year, including Jewish Family Service of San Diego, Laughing Pony Rescue, Partnerships With Industry, San Dieguito Academy and "A Growing Passion," a gardening show with Nan Sterman on KPBS, among others. “I’m a community-oriented person,” added Kornberg a Carmel Valley resident, who noted SEE SPICE, A17
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Memorial Day Celebration held at American Legion in Encinitas
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“Memorial Day Celebration and Special Event” was held May 30 at the American Legion San Dieguito Post 416. The event included food, drinks, the National Anthem and a concert by Nashville recording artist Amy Scruggs (brought to the event by The Home Lending Group), Cub Scout Troop 772 and musicians from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. For more information, visit www.CaLegionPost416.org. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com.
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OUR READERS WRITE Has Del Mar moved to Encinitas? I just came across an article about a few individuals who live in Sandlewood who are suing the city of Encinitas. The reason for this is that a couple who live in Pacific Serena, on Rosebay, have gotten a building permit to put on a second story and will in some small way, block their vast view of the ocean. No one should think he or she is entitled to a view here in Encinitas. Encinitas is smart to insist on this.
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Del Mar has shown that neighbors will never get along with each other because their view ordinance attacks property rights. People in Del Mar no longer have the right to have a garden or build a two-story house if it might block someone’s view behind them. In Del Mar, it is not about getting along with your neighbor, it is about getting a better price for your home that has a view. That becomes the only thing people care about. My husband and I have watched as trees that grow in Encinitas are topped or removed, solely because some individual wants to get a view
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Bernie’s youth battalion
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hat is it about a 74-year-old balding politician that has young voters so excited? A New York Times Iowa poll of Democratic voters entering the caucuses throughout the state showed that a staggering 84 percent of those 17 to 29 years old supported Senator Bernie Sanders, while Secretary Hillary Clinton garnered just 14 percent. In the age 30-to-44 category, Sanders also beat her, winning 58 percent to Clinton’s 37 percent. The tide turns with the 45-to-64-year-old crowd, who supported Clinton 58 percent to Sanders’ 35 percent. And those over 65 went for Clinton 69 percent, with only 26 percent for Sanders. These numbers are consistent with later polls. The enthusiasm young people have for Sanders was in abundance at a Sanders rally at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista May 22, where young people, some not old enough to vote, were ecstatic to see the senator from Vermont. The beaming faces of the 40 or so RBV marching band members when Sanders stepped over to thank them after his speech, said it all. So did their fervent cheering from the sidelines throughout the rally. The high school, with 3,300 students in grades 9-12, was well represented at the rally. At the conclusion of the nearly hour-long speech, one young man standing at the fence began squealing, “Here he comes! Here he comes!” as the candidate turned toward the fence to greet adoring fans. I thought my eardrums would burst when Sanders reached in to shake his hand. “Oh my God, oh my God!!” he screamed in all directions. “I shook Bernie Sanders’ hand!!” What is going on here? Democratic socialist Some speculate that young voters have a more favorable view of socialism than older voters who remember the Cold War and have negative associations with socialist movements.
The students I spoke with at the Sanders rally didn’t mention that specifically, but their concerns mirror the democratic socialist’s primary points: that the traditional two-party system has become corrupt, that government and politicians are controlled by wealthy contributors and lobbyists, and – perhaps as they see future prospects for successful careers and well-paying jobs dimming – that income inequality is growing to intolerable levels. What’s more interesting is that these young people aren’t terribly concerned that Sanders’ chance of getting the nomination is slim. “His goal is to create a whole new generation of voters with different priorities,” one young man told me, insisting that the Sanders movement is about more than just Bernie. Sanders himself said as much in his speech, when he said his campaign “is about transforming a nation.” Those of us old enough to remember Eugene McCarthy in 1968, and to a lesser extent John Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992, lived through what seemed to portend revolutionary upheavals in the democratic process. And yet, here we are today, many of us having replaced youthful idealism with complacency and cynicism. Can the Sanders movement survive past the 2016 election? When the loudest cheers at the Sanders high school rally came when he spoke about legalizing marijuana and guaranteeing free college, those who base their support for Sanders primarily on his stance on income inequality and corruption in politics worry. Certainly decriminalizing marijuana and relief from burdensome college debt are galvanizing issues for young people. But it’s questionable if that can sustain a revolution for the longer term. RBV students in the press bleachers who were credentialed as members of the school’s yearbook, journalism and photography clubs, provided
premium added to the value of their home. It is sad to watch this happen. Trees provide so much in terms of beauty, privacy, character, and shade, not to mention homes for birds. Tree-lined trails and streets are enjoyed by everyone and add so much in terms of value to a city. We must stop Del Mar’s view ordinance from coming to Encinitas. If you want a view, move to the bluffs. We must protect our property rights as well as our trees here in Encinitas. People love living in Encinitas where neighbors almost all get along, and trees are missed when they are gone. Cathy Staver enlightening insight. They were all excited to be there, naturally, agreeing with one another that Sanders represents a movement that’s not going away and saying there’s a lot of support for Sanders at their high school. But what specifically appealed to them about Sanders? “He wants to legalize marijuana,” said one girl not yet old enough to vote. And certainly the notion of free college tuition was attractive. But digging deeper, I asked Skylar, an RBV 11th-grader, what was it about Sanders more generally that made her a supporter. “He’s not like every other candidate,” she said, in a subtle criticism of establishment politics. “Hillary has a record of being a liar, and Trump is a racist and misogynist.” But a 74-year-old man? “Despite his age, he still has goals and ambitions,” she said thoughtfully, putting the kibosh on the notion that kids are shallow and only interested in pot and free college. “He is showing that anyone can do anything despite their age.” Eerily, Sanders, as if hearing her words, told the crowd an hour later, “Establishment always tells people their dreams and aspirations are impossible.” Not enough credit There was genuine fervor and zeal from the young crowd at the prospect of a candidate who they believe is honest, speaks for them and has real concerns for their future. Truth be told, there’s also the appeal of being part of a revolution that blows up (figuratively) traditional establishment politics. Upending the status quo and rebellion against the machine is a surefire draw for kids looking for something to protest and a social justice cause to rally around. That’s not to trivialize the Sanders phenomenon which has engaged millions of young people and brought them into the political process with palpable energy. Actress and Sanders supporter Shailene Woodley, 24, connected with the young crowd in her introduction of Sanders at the rally, urging people to go to the polls on election day. “Our greatest defense against tyranny is our right to vote,” Woodley said, reminding the crowd of thousands that conformity didn’t win the Revolutionary War, women’s right to vote or civil rights. Sanders continued the theme. “Democracy is not a spectator sport,” he said, adding, “Real SEE SUTTTON, A17
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FROM SUTTON, A16 change never takes place from the top down – always from the bottom up.” Comparing his campaign to Clinton’s, he said, “The enthusiasm, energy and drive is with us.” But for how long? Change may be possible if the youth demographic can sustain momentum beyond 2016 for the issues Sanders has highlighted throughout his campaign. But history is against them. Nevertheless, the youthful excitement for Sanders and his platform is nothing short of astonishing, and their power, should they actually vote, should not be underestimated. Regardless of one’s political persuasion, it’s fair to say that anything – or anyone – who can attract the under-30 crowd into politics and get them enthused about their role in creating an American dream that works for them is exactly what this country’s principles of democracy were founded upon. Perhaps the older generation and media don’t give young people enough credit. Let’s see where this may lead. Senior Education Writer Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.
FROM SPICE, A13 that she worked in nonprofits for 20 years prior to starting her store. “I’m used to being on the other side. Amazing work goes on, and that’s what makes our world a better place. I want to be a part of that.” The staff at The Spice Way enjoy educating customers, offering helpful tips on how to use herbs and spices. They will even build new special blends for customers. Kornberg also demonstrates how fresh tahini is made from sesame seeds, using a mechanized grinder. “I love interacting with the customers and helping people,” Kornberg said. “We are all about customer service. As a boutique store, we really want to be able to differentiate each customer and make sure that we’re meeting their needs.” Always looking to meet the needs of her customers, Kornberg plans to offers a members-only spice club and also develop menus for customers. Additionally, The Spice Way will soon launch a beauty department and organic skincare line. “You take care of your body on the inside and out,” Kornberg said. The Spice Way's next event is Monday, June 6, in collaboration with the Leichtag Foundation and The Center for Jewish Culture. "Ashkenazi Cooking Class" starts at 7 p.m. and costs $15. For more about the class or to register, visit http://gefilteria.com/sandiego. The Spice Way is located at 260-B North El Camino Real in Encinitas. For more about The Spice Way, call 760-634-9709 or visit thespiceway.com/sd. A 10 percent off in-store coupon is available on the site. Also find The Spice Way-San Diego on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thespicewaysd. —The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that support this newspaper.
FROM WALKER, A5 It’s kind of like Olivia Pope on ‘Scandal.’ She was based on Judy Smith, a real person who I worked with during the Bush administration. Unlike Olivia, though, she never killed anyone!” After a career of live TV, Walker is looking forward to the slower pace of a series. “It’s so different,” she marvels. “This is a lot of ‘hurry up and wait’, unlike the immediate gratification of live TV. The process of shooting is very tedious, doing take after take after take. It’s been fascinating to watch.” Walker’s also looking forward to shooting the show in Los Angeles, where both of her children will be in school. “I hope everyone in San Diego will get behind their hometown girl, spread the word and watch the show,” she said. “It would be great if ‘Notorious’ became as big a hit as ‘Scandal!’” You can watch the trailer for “Notorious” on YouTube and follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.
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Local resident helps bring support to victims of terror through foundation BY KAREN BILLING Call it mother’s intuition, but Sharon Evans woke up the morning of Valentine’s Day in 2001 with a feeling of dread. She did not want her 19-year-old daughter Monique to go into work that day but members of the Israeli Army can’t exactly call in sick. So Evans let her go but couldn’t shake the eerie feeling, wishing that she had given her daughter an extra kiss before she left to catch the bus. When reports came over the radio in the taxi she was taking to her own job in Israel, Evans struggled to understand the news given in Hebrew, the language she was still learning. A terrorist attack. A bus. Israeli soldiers. Somehow, she knew in an instant that her daughter was in the terrorist attack. Evans and her daughter, Monique Goldwasser-Buzhish, were in San Diego on April 17 to share their story of terror and survival at the Adopt a Family Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Adopt a Family was co-founded by local resident Carine Chitayat to bring emotional and financial support to victims of terror, to help people come to terms with the shock of the loss of their loved ones or to overcome fear of terror events that have become a part of their everyday lives. Evans and Chitayat have been connected since the early beginnings of Adopt a Family in 2003. “Sharon is a hero to us and the true inspiration behind our program,” Chitayat said. Evans’ father was a Holocaust survivor and her very strong Zionist beliefs led her to move her family from South Africa to Israel. “I came to Israel to help build the country and put my signature on my country,” Evans said. “I am an idealist and was probably a little naive…but I was determined to fulfill my Zionist dream.” She and her husband didn’t see eye to eye on what Israel had to offer so they parted ways — she was left a single mother to four young children with limited knowledge about the culture and the language of the country, struggling to make ends meet. As the family did not have a car, Monique had to get a lift from the family’s home in Ashkelon to the base. On the day of the terror attack, her ride fell through and she had to take the bus instead.
Seeking revenge for Palestinians killed by the Israel Defense Forces, the bus driver spotted a group of soldiers at the crowded bus stop near Holon and plowed straight into them. A friend of Monique’s would later tell Evans that he heard a bang and a smash and watched horrifyingly as the bus rolled over Monique. When Monique arrived at the hospital she was bleeding profusely, her pelvis and limbs were broken, all of her teeth were knocked out, and the skin was ripped off her face. The doctors were considering amputating her leg and were struggling to control her internal bleeding. Doctors told Evans they had less than a 1 percent chance of saving her daughter’s life and that her only hope was the use of an experimental blood-clotting drug. While her daughter underwent surgery, all Evans could do was pray. “I looked to God and asked ‘What can I do? I have nothing,’” Evans said, realizing that the answer was her own voice. “I promised that if God saved my daughter’s life I will become the face for terror victims. Seven people were killed that day and two were left brain damaged. I would become their voice and I would make sure the world will never forget what happened that day.” In what she calls “Monique’s miracle,” Monique survived but her long road to recovery was just beginning. She endured more than six months in the hospital, 38 surgeries and months of rehab. As a single mother alone in Israel, Evans drew strength from the kindness and support of strangers, who visited with her in the hospital and gave her family donations and gifts. As the world had adopted her and helped her through a “nightmare,” she wanted to give that back to others and fulfill the promise she had made to God. Now both a daughter of a survivor and a mother of a survivor, she became a public speaker and advocate for victims of terror, helping introduce victims to congregations and churches around the world. She was speaking in Switzerland in Carine’s hometown of Geneva in 2002 when Chitayat’s mother saw her, leading to Carine contacting Evans and bringing her to San Diego to speak. ‘This visit changed my life and inspired me to co-found, with Iris
Pearlman, the Adopt a Family Foundation,” Chitayat said. The organization began in 2003 as a partner of Congregation Beth Am in Carmel Valley, but as it grew bigger it went off on its own, becoming a 501c3 non-profit. “This year we felt that it was time to bring Sharon back,” Chitayat said. “We wanted her to witness that the seed she planted had grown, that even so far away from Israel, there is a community thinking about them and ready to bring its support to victims of terror.” Evans said the organization has become bigger than she ever could have imagined and is amazed at what they have accomplished and continue to do. Adopt a Family adopts a family a year and has embraced 14 families through its program. They have also undertaken projects that affect a larger population, especially children. Their efforts have focused on helping children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, have sponsored alternative therapy sessions and refurbished playgrounds. Last month’s Adopt a Family fundraiser was the first time Monique spoke publicly about what happened to her. As Evans said, Monique “claimed her voice.” “They told her she would never walk and she walked. They told her she would never have children, she is now a mother to three children,” Evans said. “Monique is absolutely amazing with her spirit and warmth. She has a 65 percent disability and her leg is partially paralyzed but she is out there with a zest for life and doing all she can to conquer all of the hurdles put in her way.” She received a standing ovation at the event. “Of course, I wish what happened to Monique didn’t happen but it’s all a matter of what you do with it. I don’t ask ‘Why me?’ It’s a matter of how you deal with the cards you’ve been dealt,” Evans said. “I will never leave Israel. I love Israel and I fight for Israel.” She is the director of the non-profit Israel Public Diplomacy Program and she hopes to return to San Diego in the fall to help Adopt a Family expand its efforts. “We’re all small cogs in a big wheel and I believe the reason I came into this world is to make a difference,” Evans said. For more information, visit www.adoptafamilyfoundation.org.
Speaker touts lifestyle changes for better health BY ASHLEY MACKIN cience says diet and exercise are keys to a healthy life. But Dr. Dorothy Sears, as a guest of the Howell Foundation, offered two ways to adjust diet and exercise habits for long-lasting improvements to well-being. At a luncheon lecture May 20 at La Jolla Country Club, the Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UC San Diego, shared her research, the data it yielded, and her “lifestyle interventions.” The take-aways: it’s not what you eat, but when you eat it; and sit less. An advocate for lifestyle changes to supplement (or in some cases to replace) traditional medications, Sears explained that in a study of those with “pre-diabetes” (starting to experience metabolic problems or with diabetes in their family), researchers looked at the effectiveness of a drug intervention compared to lifestyle changes. The data suggested that a moderate diet modification — such as eating more fruits and vegetables, walking more, etc. — was associated with a 58 percent reduction in incidences of Type II Diabetes. Those who used medication saw a reduced risk of 38 percent. “So in this battle, lifestyle modification won,” she said.
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A ‘fast’ way to health
Sears is studying the effectiveness of intermittent fasting, particularly for long periods at night, using biological markers for certain cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. “We studied large populations and
found that those who eat during the night have increased risk of chronic disease,” she said. “We hear a lot about what’s healthy to eat — eat this, don’t eat that, count calories, look at nutrition labels — but what if you could eat whatever you wanted, just so long as it was at a certain time that you ate it?” Intermittent fasting, she explained, can mean fasting for one whole day per week; increasing the hours of not eating between dinner at night and breakfast the next morning; or engaging in a fast called the 5-2, where participants eat whatever you want for five days and then for two non-consecutive days participants only eat 500 calories. Focusing on “time-restricted” eating (only eating for certain hours during the day) Sears studied how the practice affected both mice and women. “In mice, we found the length of that nightly fasting period impacts health and is associated with better glucose control and decreased inflammation,” she said. In humans, “We looked at more than 2,500 women and we found that every three-hour increase in this fasting period of time during the night, yielded a reduced risk of having an elevated hemoglobin A1C (a marker of high glucose in the blood). So the longer the nighttime fasting, the lower the A1C.” In a similar study of breast cancer survivors, which Sears said was “the first time a human study has been able to demonstrate clinical outcome of cancer recurrence,” researchers looked at 2,300 women over seven years.
“We know who got breast cancer after the start of the study and we know what they ate and when they ate it. We were able to ask about whether intermittent fasting affects breast cancer recurrence. We found that when women fasted for 13 hours during the night (for example, eating dinner at 7 and breakfast at 8) they had significantly reduced cancer recurrence,” she said. “So we’re excited about that.”
Sit on it … or better yet, don’t
Although little quantifiable data is available on the harmful effects of sitting for extended periods of time, Sears said she wants to be the one to find it. “It’s true, across all ages, sitting too much is bad,” she said. “But the effects of sitting are under-studied. We do know that the length of uninterrupted sitting time is important and we need to find practical ways to break that up. But we don’t know how much (sitting) is too much, we don’t know what we should be doing when we’re not sitting, and we don’t know how to realistically change our behaviors.” To quote the American Medical Association, she said the final word is: “sit less.” In a pilot study to gather empirical data, Sears said her team is looking at using a new device, taped to the thigh, that can read if you are sitting (it registers as horizontal) or standing (it registers as vertical), which they can look at throughout the day. “We found that every 10 additional sit-to-stands, going from a sitting posture to a
standing posture and back down, the women had decreased inflammation and decreased insulin,” she said of the early results. “There’s a lot that we don’t know, but we’re committed to finding more information about that, and findings for real-world practical ways to interrupt sitting.” Because sitting involves a “folded position,” the torso being vertical and the thighs being horizontal, she said she’d like to see how sitting affects blood flow, and measure how frequently people should stand for maximum benefit and for how long. Using biological markers for diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease including glucose, insulin, blood pressure, heart rate, blood vessel functioning, Sears is working on a lab study while a colleague is working on a real-world study. “We need new knowledge, improved measurement, why sitting is bad, how to break it up and evidence-based support of recommendations because the current recommendations of standing once an hour or every 90 minutes are not backed by science yet,” she said. Shy of quantifiable data, Sears simply advised that we should “get up, stand up.” Sears’ presentation was part of the Howell Foundation speaker series, which focuses on women’s health, and named for its founder, Dr. Doris Howell. The next speaker will be Karen Possemato on “Unlocking the Power of the Genome,” Thursday, Aug. 25. For more information, visit howellfoundation.org
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Agent Peter Balone running for NSDCAR Director of the Central Coast District Peter Balone, with Juncal Real Estate, serves the North San Diego County community from the hills to the coast. Peter is currently running in the upcoming June 15 North San Diego County Association of Realtors (NSDCAR) 2016 election for Director of the Central Coast District. Peter is a progressive real estate agent with an extensive background in the industry. Prior to becoming a dedicated real estate agent, Peter created websites for many real estate companies. He is a motivated individual who successfully started up and ran several businesses. Peter’s proactive nature drives him to be cautious and conscientious so as to deliver an excellent home-buying or selling experience for his clients. Actively involved in the community, he has volunteered as the media coordinator at the local 701 caravan tour session and then went on to serve for the Carlsbad Marketing Committee with NSDCAR. Helping to create a new system to facilitate the promotion of North San Diego County real estate listings and, in November of last year, he was honored with the REALTOR of excellence award. With a strong
Peter Balone
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background in business and internet technology and experience in starting and selling several companies he is ready to serve into the next realm.
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1048 Gardena Road Encinitas
Former Marine Ryan Hennessey joins Carlsbad Office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Marine veteran Ryan Hennessey has brought his esprit de corps to the Carlsbad office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties as a new REALTOR-Sales Associate. “I served on active duty for five years and am now an officer in the reserves,” Hennessey said. “During my time, I learned how to adapt to rapidly changing situations. Ryan This, coupled with my high Hennessey level of self motivation, dovetails perfectly into a real estate career.” “Ryan is not only prior military, but he is also a military spouse,” said Ron Sanford, Regional Vice President and Carlsbad branch manager. “He is uniquely and personally versed in the considerations and challenges faced by military members buying and selling homes. He brings a
personalized level of expertise to their real estate experience.” An Oceanside resident, Hennessey holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Pennsylvania State University. His wife is on active duty in the Army. Both are originally from Pennsylvania. Outside of real estate, his interests include fitness, the family dog Layla, maintaining a backyard orchard, business startups, and mobile technology. He is a supporter of Operation Homefront and Last Chance At Life: All Breed Rescue. Hennessey can be contacted at 484-802-3208 mobile, 760-431-3330 office, ryanhennessey@bhhscal.com, at the Carlsbad office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties located at 7030 Avenida Encinas, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92011, and www.bhhscalifornia.com.
OPEN HOUSES CARMEL VALLEY
$1,150,000 4BD / 2.5BA
5242 Avenida Cantaria – Senterra J. Lefferdink, Berkshire Hathaway/Host: K. Lefferdink
Sun 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. 619-813-8221
$1,299,000 4BD / 2.5BA
3286 Lower Ridge Road Felicia Lewis, Coastal Premier Properties
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-876-8565
$1,328,000 4BD / 3BA
10902 Cloverhurst Way Susan Meyers-Pyke, Coastal Premier Properties
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-395-4068
$1,649,000 5BD / 3.5BA
13113 Polvera Avenue Lorraine Cimusz, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 760.822.9749
$1,650,000 4BD / 4.5BA
5111 Seagrove Cove Colleen Roth, Coldwell Banker
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-357-6567
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Open House Sunday 1 to 4pm 15 minute walk to Swami’s beach using new pedestrian railway underpass and close access to I-5 freeway. This 3 br, 3ba 1774 sq. ft. home boasts a wonderful floor plan and vaulted ceilings and one bedroom downstairs. Both upstairs bedrooms have in-suite baths and master bedroom has it’s own balcony with peak ocean views. Enjoy the living room fireplace while taking in the tropical backyard landscaping. Plenty of parking for guests and a wonderful kitchen and dining room for entertaining. No Mello or HOA’s. List Price $747,000
Lee Rotsheck Pacific | Sotheby’s International Realty 858-882-7678 LR@RealtyByLee.com www.realtybylee.com
$1,088,000 4BD / 3BA
5188 Avenida Cantaria – Fairbanks Ranch Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-888-7653
$1,448,000 4BD / 3BA
5449 Vista Del Dios – Fairbanks Ranch Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-888-7653
$2,675,000 5BD / 5.5BA
7732 Top O The Morning Way – The Crosby John Lefferdink, Berkshire Hathaway
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-813-8222
$2,725,000-$2,889,000 3BD / 3.5BA
14668 Encendido – Santaluz Gloria Shepard & Kathy Lysaught, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-417-5564
$2,998,000 3BD / 5.5BA
14451 Bellvista Becky Campbell, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-449-2027
$2,999,500 4BD / 4.5BA
7827 Sendero Angelica – Santaluz Gloria Shepard & Kathy Lysaught, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-417-5564
$3,150,000 4BD / 6BA
16570 Road to Rio San Diego Deb Weir, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-540-5487
$3,449,000 5BD / 6.5BA
8363 Sendero de Alba San Diego – Santaluz Michael Rafferty, BHHSCAL
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 949-374-3362
$5,495,000 5BD / 8BA
6655 Primero Izquierdo Randy and Jo-an Upjohn, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Sun 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. 858-354-1736
SOLANA BEACH $1,249,000 3BD / 2BA
667 Solana Glen Court Molly Fleming, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 760-994-9047
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