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Volume I • Issue 32

Community

■ Cardiff development wins Planning Commission approval. Page 3

■ Leucadia man’s globe-trekking letters become down-toearth book. Page 8

Lifestyle

■ For a variety of community events, see pages 1-24.

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January 23, 2015

Parents turn tragedy into skateboarding nonprofit BY JARED WHITLOCK In 2012, Encinitas couple John and Alison Barry lost their 22-year-old son. The community grieved with them: Hundreds came to the memorial for Ian “Poods” Barry. More than 80 people have a tattoo honoring him. And locals refer to the new Encinitas Skate Plaza as “Poods Park.” To help keep alive a spirit that touched so many lives, the couple launched the Rollin’ From the Heart Foundation. The nonprofit’s goal is to bring skateboarding to underserved youth. “We had no idea of the breadth of the people he touched until his celebration of life,” John said. “Even people we had never met came up to us and said things like, ‘I loved your son intensely, even though I only knew him a short time. I never met anyone like him.’” He added: “We wanted to continue that magic he started.” Rollin’ From the Heart organizes skateboarding events at youth shelters, group homes and more. Here’s how it works: Foundation volunteers assemble a portable skatepark, teach participants to set up skateboards and give one-on-one

Ian ‘Poods’ Barry lessons. Once events are finished, skateboards, safety equipment and often the skatepark are donated, giving the kids an opportunity to stay active and out of trouble. Not to mention, those without a mode of transportation have a skateboard to get to school and work. “For kids in transitional living situations, they’re facing constant anxiety,” Alison said. “This empowers them by giving them an outlet they otherwise wouldn’t have.” Ian, the couple said, knew firsthand just how cathartic skateboarding can

John and Alison Barry sit on a bench at the Encinitas Skate Plaza dedicated to their son Ian ‘Poods’ Barry, who passed away in 2012. Ian was known for his big heart, leading his parents to start a skateboarding nonprofit that aids underserved youth. be. He struggled with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which meant irrational fears constantly played on a loop in his mind. “When you’re skating and have to be so in the moment, you can’t be thinking about anything else,” Alison

said. “Your mind can’t be anywhere else.” As an instructor at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, Ian loved introducing more people to skateboarding. John said it’s fitting the foundation is sharing the power of skateboarding with more youngsters. Beyond skateboarding,

the nonprofit organizes surfing and camping events, reflecting Ian’s other passions. And on Jan. 17, the nonprofit held a barbecue at the Encinitas Skate Plaza to gather clothing for the Monarch School, which aids homeless children in San Diego. See PARENTS, page 21

Extreme ‘king tides’ hit Encinitas coastline BY JARED WHITLOCK Dangerous “king tides” hit the Encinitas beaches Jan. 19-21. Although it appeared flooding wasn’t an issue, lifeguards made more rescues than normal over the weekend into the beginning of the king tide event. King tides — extremely high and low tides — happen when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon are in alignment. When combined with big surf, they can cause significant issues. Encinitas lifeguard Capt. Larry Giles said a solid swell with 4-to-6-foot waves coincided with the recent king tides. Luckily, the surf wasn’t big enough to result in major flooding, he said. See TIDES, page 21

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High school district prepares for next Prop AA draw BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School District board is scheduled to make several decisions on its second Prop AA bond draw in the coming months. The district plans to issue the second bond draw of $125 million in the spring. From the first $160 million bond draw in 2013, several Prop AA projects have been completed or are in progress at all district schools: construction of Pacific Trails Middle School is under way for a fall opening in Pacific Highlands Ranch, the interim campus for Earl Warren Middle’s renovation is being built and a new weight room just opened at Torrey Pines High. At its Feb. 5 meeting, the board will determine the method of sale, negotiated or competitive, and will consider awarding a contract to an underwriter. As explained by Eric Dill, the district’s associate superintendent of business services, at the Jan. 15 meeting, a competitive sale is when an underwriter is not selected in advance and is awarded the bonds through a bid process on the day of sale. A negotiated sale is when an underwriter is selected in advance of the day of the bond sale and is active in structuring the bonds and reviewing all the legal and financing documents. This type of sale also gives flexibility in the sale date, allowing a “fall back” option if the conditions are not favorable on the sale day. The district had success issuing the first series of bonds via a negotiated sale in 2013. Dill said the district issued requests for proposals for underwriters in preparation for a possible negotiated sale after the board’s December meeting. Proposals are being re-

viewed and a recommendation will be made at the Feb. 19 meeting. At a board workshop March 5, the board will disclose the method of sale and the financing team, discuss the size and structure of the proposed bond series, go over a financial analysis of total costs and review projects that will be funded within the issuance. The board is slated to authorize the issuance of bonds at the March 19 meeting, and the bond sale is expected to occur in April. Dill said that the district will also look at changing board policies to mirror those in Assembly Bill 182, which passed after the $449 million Prop AA was passed. Many of the changes are for transparency and to help districts avoid a situation like Poway Unified’s, where the district’s long-term, 40-year capital appreciation bonds will end up costing taxpayers almost 10 times what was borrowed. The final AB 182 legislation was less restrictive on the term of current interest bonds (allowing up to 40 years under government code) and included other requirements with the use of capital appreciation bonds — they must have a limited term of 25 years, be callable within 10 years and have a 4-to-1 maximum repayment ratio. AB 182 also requires several district disclosures such as the methods and reason for sale, financing team members, estimated costs and financial analysis of total costs. Trustee John Salazar said he would like to see the district be more restrictive rather than less. He said he doesn’t like to hear about 40-year-terms or CABs at all. See PROP AA, page 23

Council OKs interim city manager’s contract BY JARED WHITLOCK After agreeing to hire Larry Watt two weeks ago for the interim city manager post, the Encinitas City Council unanimously signed off on his contract Jan. 21. Watt’s contract, which will last up to six months, started on Jan. 22. He’ll oversee day-to-day operations until the council finds a permanent city manager. That process is expected to take four or five months. He’ll make about $15,000 a month in salary without benefits. Watt is replacing Gus Vina, who announced last December he took a city manager job in Northern California. A longtime Encinitas resident, Watt served as the city’s public works director from 2007 to 2011.

Larry Watt U-T San Diego file photo

Two weeks ago, Watt told the Encinitas Advocate he’s happy to step in as interim city manager, but added he has no interest in applying for the permanent role. Also, the council voted at the meeting to approve a

contract with the firm Avery & Associates, which will recruit candidates for the fulltime city manager position. The city will pay the firm $18,000, plus up to $6,000 in direct expenses. Among other conditions, Avery & Associates will be required to set up an email account so the public can share their thoughts on the ideal candidate. Eventually, the firm will present the city a list of finalists. As per the contract, if the city’s future city manager resigns or is terminated during the first two years of employment, Avery & Associates would assist in identifying a replacement without charging the city an additional fee, although the city would still have to pay outof-pocket expenses.

Community invited to celebrate opening of Prebys Cardiovascular Institute in March Scripps will celebrate the grand opening of the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute with an open house featuring tours of the most advanced center for cardiovascular care anywhere on the West Coast. View the new facility from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 1 at 9888 Genesee Ave., La Jolla, on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus. Enjoy tours, free food and drinks, a behindthe-scenes look at new digital and wireless health technologies, a kids’ zone hosted by the Parent Connection, and free health screenings. Visit scripps.org/grandopening or call 1-800-SCRIPPS (727-4777).

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Cardiff development wins Planning Commission approval BY JARED WHITLOCK A six-home Cardiff development that residents fear will block their ocean views won unanimous Planning Commission approval on Jan. 15. Planning Commissioners said they lacked the legal grounds to deny the project based on the loss of neighbors’ sightlines. “We don’t have a view ordinance in Encinitas,” Commissioner JoAnn Shannon said. “We don’t have a rule or law that says the applicant has to preserve every view.” Shannon said she sympathized with nearby residents, noting that her home has lost its ocean view over the years because of new homes and trees. Project plans call for demolishing a vacant building, once the Cardiff Masonic Lodge, at 1401 Windsor Road and building six detached homes as well as a private street on the property. There would be five two-story homes and one single-story home. A dozen public speakers opposed the project. They said most of the home heights are just too high and would thus ding their property values. “We’re hoping you’ll help us,” Shari Pickett said. “Have the developer relook at his engineering and architecture plans to do more to appease the neighbors.” After the meeting, Pickett said neighbors are weighing whether to appeal the Planning Commission vote to the City Council. “The neighbors are very saddened by their decision,” she said. Glenn Mortensen said lowering some of the building pads a mere foot or two would go a long way toward preserving views. He added that another component of the proj-

ect, planting trees on a nearby slope, would further take away ocean sightlines. Assistant City Attorney Greg Lusitana said the city’s general plan encourages preservation of home views, but doesn’t protect them. “Consistently, private property owners claims to view rights or view easement rights have been successfully challenged in the courts,” Lusitana said. “That’s why very few municipalities try to go there.” Lusitana added tree heights are one exception that municipalities often cap. Randy Brown, an engineering manager representing the development, said they reduced two of the homes’ pad heights by a foot. He said now the pads are as low as possible, so decreasing them more would violate stormwater rules. Brown also said they worked hard to make sure the home styles fit the neighborhood character. He added it isn’t a “density bonus” project, unlike many proposed developments in Encinitas. California’s controversial density bonus law allows developers to build more homes than normally allowed in exchange for setting aside one house for low-income residents. Chris Fermanian, project developer, said they also relaxed the steepness of the roofs to lessen building heights. Further reducing them would risk “messing with the aesthetics,” he said. “Flat roofs aren’t exactly desirable,” Fermanian said. He also said they’re willing to plant trees on the slope that aren’t as tall or dense as originally planned. As a condition for approval, the Planning Commission said the

Story poles signal the height and footprint of a six-home Cardiff development that will replace a vacant building, once the Cardiff Masonic Lodge. Planning Commissioners on Jan. 15 said they couldn’t deny the project just because it would affect neighbors’ views. Photo by Jared Whitlock trees on the slope couldn’t be more than 15 feet tall. Another condition: In response to commissioner concerns that two of the homes look too similar, the Planning Commission also required more variation between the exteriors. Two public speakers were in favor of the project. Cardiff resident George Hann said he’s happy the vacant building will be replaced by new homes. “I’m concerned with an abandoned building and the problems that can come from that,” Hann said.

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Encinitas animal shelter launches $1.5M campaign â&#x20AC;˘ Rancho Coastal Humane Society ready to expand BY BARBARA HENRY / SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE After 55 years of watching its once-rural neighborhood transform into a suburban area, the Rancho Coastal Humane Society now will embark on its own major expansion. The Encinitas organization, which occupies whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;little yellow houseâ&#x20AC;? on a big lot just east of Interstate 5, started raising money late last year for a $1.5 million project, and construction is expected to begin by the end of this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything around us grew, now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking people to help us grow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our turn,â&#x20AC;? John Van Zante, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public relations and marketing director, said recently as he discussed the plans. Rancho Coastal is proposing to add three buildings to its 5-acre property, plus a 400-square-foot extension onto the little yellow house, he said. The three structures are: â&#x20AC;˘ a 2,500-square-foot building for the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education programs and kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; summer camps. â&#x20AC;˘ a 3,500-square-foot building housing a state-of-the-art medical facility for shelter animals and kennel space for the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safehouseâ&#x20AC;? program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a temporary shelter for pets of families in crisis. â&#x20AC;˘ a 1,000-square-foot building for the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pet food bank. To accommodate all this construction, the Requeza Street shelter had to eliminate its Cricketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Community Dog Park, Van Zante said. The 1-acre dog park area, which opened about a decade ago, closed to

the public earlier this month. The closure was timed to match the recent grand opening of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new 2-acre dog park, shelter officials said. The new city dog park is inside the new 44-acre Encinitas Community Park, which is about a mile away and just west of Interstate 5. Van Zante said Rancho Coastal is eager to embark on its expansion efforts because its facilities are maxed out. The shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer camp program was so popular last year that the entire summer season was fully booked before summer started, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a situation where we have kids who want to learn about animals â&#x20AC;Ś and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having to turn them away because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have space for them,â&#x20AC;? he said. The pet food bank program now serves 20,000 meals a month out of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very crowded, packed room,â&#x20AC;? he added. Rancho Coastal got its start in 1960 when animal lover Maria K. Lloyd bought the 5-acre property and turned it into an animal shelter. At the time, Interstate 5 was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirt roadâ&#x20AC;? behind the yellow house, the closest significant structure was whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now the San Diego Botanic Garden, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;coyotes, possums and skunks were your neighbors,â&#x20AC;? Van Zante said. In the years since, the surrounding region has filled with houses, business and churches, but the shelter facility has hardly changed, he said. For more information, visit www.rchumanesociety.org.

The Rancho Coastal Humane Society headquarters off Interstate 5 in Encinitas. Photo courtesy of Rancho Coastal Humane Society

Dogs invited to Botanic Garden for Feb. 21 walk For only the third time in its history, dogs will be allowed Feb. 21 in the San Diego Botanic Garden during the third annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;5K Paw Walk in the Garden.â&#x20AC;? Once a year, the Rancho Coastal Humane Society and the San Diego Botanic Garden â&#x20AC;&#x153;join pawsâ&#x20AC;? to raise funds that support these two landmark organizations. Register for the third annual 5K Paw Walk in the Garden at www.sdpets.org or www.sdbgarden.org. Event-day registration starts at 9 a.m., and the first paw crosses the starting line at 9:30. Information about the 5K Paw Walk in the Garden is available at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, or the San Diego Botanical Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas.

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Barth heads civic engagement group focused on Encinitas BY JARED WHITLOCK Teresa Barth recently retired after eight years on the Encinitas City Council. And now, she wants to serve the city in a different role. Barth recently announced the launch of Engage Encinitas, a nonprofit that aims to nurture civic engagement and a sense of community. This includes hosting community potlucks, forums on local issues and volunteer opportunities. “People are focused on slices, but not necessarily the whole of the community,” said Barth, who is the president of Engage Encinitas. “This is the 21st-century approach to a service organization, where we’re engaging people across a spectrum of topics.” This broad approach, she said, differentiates Engage Encinitas from many traditional nonprofits. But she said the intent isn’t to replace groups such as the Encinitas Lions Club, which focuses its energy on a select number of causes, like its annual event for visuallyimpaired surfers. “We want to head events or partner with

groups where it makes sense,” Barth said. “Maybe the Lions Club takes the lead on a project, and if they have a need, we can help out in some fashion.” Another group goal: inform the community. Engage Encinitas will organize forums so that residents can listen to experts speak on relevant topics, such as protecting coastal infrastructure in the face of rising sea levels. “We’re not here telling people how to think,” Barth said. “We’re going to give them the tools to have an understanding of relevant issues.” A former two-term council member, Barth stressed that Engage Encinitas is nonpolitical. “About a year and a half ago, a group of us started talking about the need for a nonpolitical, nonpartisan place where the community can talk and learn more,” she said of the group’s origins. Besides volunteer efforts and forums, she said the group will sponsor gatherings, including picnics at the new Encinitas Commu-

The Engage Encinitas board, L-R: Liz Taylor, Teresa Barth, Mim Michelove and Tiffany Fox. The group is looking to strengthen civic engagement. Courtesy photo nity Park. Based on conversations with locals, she said, many residents are eager to better connect with neighbors. “We can get into a silo in our social life, and we don’t have an opportunity to interact with people, even from extended neighborhoods or outside of where our kids go to school,” Barth said. “So people would be encouraged to walk around and talk to people they don’t know.” The San Diego Foundation, which educates residents about local issues in a nonpartisan fashion, has influenced Engage Encinitas. However, in contrast to the foundation, Engage Encinitas will emphasize more facets of community life, hopefully serving as a template for other cities to follow, Barth said. The group hosted its first event, a cleanup at Moonlight Beach, on Jan. 19.

She said the nonprofit probably won’t hold standing membership meetings. Rather, it will keep people abreast of future events through its website (engageencinitas.org) and Facebook page (facebook.com/engageencinitas). All are welcome to attend events, she said. A few years ago, Barth said, she wasn’t sure just how active she’d be in city affairs after leaving office.

But Engage Encinitas and the future of the Pacific View School property gave her reasons to remain heavily involved, she added. And on that note, Engage Encinitas will probably encourage residents to get involved in planning what should happen at Pacific View, she said. “Pacific View is such a biggie,” she said. “I want more people to be involved with what should go there.” The group is also looking to spearhead “cash mobs” — residents converging at a local store and spending at least $20 each — to support community businesses. Residents joining Barth in Engage Encinitas include: attorney Liz Taylor (vice president); professional writer Tiffany Fox (secretary); and Mim Michelove (treasurer), who is the co-founder of the school nutrition group Healthy Day Partners. To learn more about Engage Encinitas’ mission, joining events or becoming a part of the group’s steering committee, visit engageencinitas.org.

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Parents can help special-needs kids by caring for themselves • ‘It is not selfish to look after yourself,’ says Encinitas author BY LOIS ALTER MARK Flight attendants always remind us to put on our own oxygen mask before helping others, and this advice has been taken to heart by Encinitas author Siobhan Wilcox in her new book, “Thrive Now Blueprint: Self-Care & Success Strategies for Parents of Special Needs Children.” Originally from Ireland, Wilcox is a stress management expert and spiritual life coach who began her journey after burning out from stress at the age of 24. She devoted herself to increasing her health and well-being, and began to pass her knowledge forward, hosting retreats, working with private clients and speaking at events. As the mother of two sons, one who is on the autism spectrum, she saw firsthand how these techniques also worked in her life as the parent of a special-needs child. She wrote the book to help others better cope with these challenges. Here’s what she had to say about caring for a special needs child and the importance of caring for yourself first. • Why do you think this topic hasn’t been written about before in terms of parenting children with special needs? Honestly, parents are just so overwhelmed. The time and energy focused on healing their children is often immense. At one point, I was taking my son to therapy of one sort or another five days a week, sometimes twice a day. These demands don’t even give parents the bandwidth to consider taking time for themselves, because where would they possibly fit it in? • Why did you decide to write this book? After recovering from stress burnout, I realized the need to support my own physical and emotional well-being. So when I brought my son to Occupational Therapy, I would also bring my yoga mat to do some relaxation exercises or simple yoga poses while he was in his session. When we went to vision therapy for him, I would bring an inspirational book to read, and during his physical therapy, I would perform mindfulness exercises to notice how my body was feeling and then consciously release any tension that was building in my shoulders, back, etc. I was always there with him doing my parenting role, yet also allowing myself to have the necessary space and time I needed to come back to balance. People kept asking me how I looked so relaxed, so energized, when obviously everything was very challenging for me. So I decided to share the tools and techniques I have been using in my own life and teaching clients for over 16 years. • Why is it so important to care for ourselves first? As the Dalai Lama said, “The creation of a more peaceful and happier society has to begin from the level of the individual, and from there it can expand to one’s family, to one’s neighborhood, to one’s community and so on.” I discovered years ago when I was working with a group of single mothers that when they brought the tools and techniques I outline in this book into their lives, things changed in a way none of us expected — calmer kids going to bed on time, more compliancy at home, more laughter. I was so surprised, I had them ask their kids what was different. They returned with tears in their eyes and answers like, “You’re not shouting at us as much,” “You are just being nicer,” “I feel more relaxed because you are smiling more.” Even now, I get

emotional about this because these results blew us all away. They prove that our children are super-sensitive to how we, as parents, feel. They are sponges, and when we take the time to nurture ourselves, it directly impacts those around us. It’s what I like to call being “wisely selfish,” a phrase I have adopted from the Dalai Lama. • What is the most important thing you can do for yourself as the parent of a special-needs child? Realize that you are number one, that it is not selfish to look after yourself. ‘Thrive Now Blueprint’ by Siobhan Wilcox offers advice Doing so brings new energy for parents of special-needs children. and vitality to your life and allows you to be more present with those around you. • I love when you quote Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph, who said, “The doctors told me I would never walk; my mother told me I would. I believed my mother.” How does that fit into the philosophy of your book? Our children always do better when we believe in them, when we focus on their gifts and abilities rather than what they appear unable to achieve. When we take the time to balance our own health and stress levels, we have more energy to be positive, to be supportive and to not always feel we are being challenged. • At the end of each chapter, you feature exercises that invite self-reflection. What do you hope readers will get from these? When I began unfolding a way to recover my health, I realized I had to take responsibility for my own well-being and not blame others. I became empowered, engaged, focused and healthier, and my life changed dramatically for the better. The exercises in the book are designed to bring insights and awareness while being gentle and supportive. I consciously designed this book to be easy to consume — no chapter is more then 10 pages in length, the exercises are simple to complete, and I offer an online tool kit with video and audio support to help the reader get even more guidance. • What’s the one message you really want readers to get from your book? You are important, you are valuable and you are worth spending time on. When you do, all those around you — particularly your special-needs child— will benefit. You can find Thrive Now Blueprint on Amazon, Kindle and at SoulScape in Encinitas. Visit www.SiobhanWilcox.com.

Rady Children’s Hospital manager puts retirement on hold for return BY JOE TASH One year ago, Sue Cox retired from a 34-year career with Rady Children’s Hospital, where she had worked in a variety of positions, from a nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit to director of the trauma program. Today, she is back at the hospital, working as hard as ever, “which was not really the vision,” she conceded. But when her phone rang in August, and hospital officials asked her to return on an interim basis to manage the hematology/oncology unit, she said “yes.” “It would have been really easy to say, ‘No, thank you, I’m retired, find somebody else,” said Cox, who was 67 when she retired in January 2014. “But I passionately care about this place and the people in it.” So Cox went back to work after eight months of retirement, managing a unit that was new to her. The hospital wanted someone who was familiar to the organization to take the place of another manager who had resigned abruptly. After she took on the hematology/oncology assignment, officials later asked her to also serve as interim director of the hospital’s acute cardiac unit. The hospital is working to fill both managerial posts, and Cox has agreed to delay her retirement until permanent replacements are found. She said it wasn’t too difficult to go back to work because she hadn’t been out of the routine too long. “My car would automatically drive to Children’s whenever I headed west,” she said. Retirement for Cox didn’t mean slowing down. She volunteered as a delivery driver for Meals on Wheels, and as

Sue Cox didn’t find it difficult to return to work after a short retirement: “My car would automatically drive to Children’s whenever I headed west.” a “cuddler” at the Children’s intensive care unit. She also indulged in her hobby of quilting, traveled across Canada by train and cruised the Danube River in Europe with her husband of 46 years, Conrad Cox, a retired grocer. “I was having a great time,” she said. While she hopes to re-

turn to her volunteer work and moved to San Diego and she attended nursing school at San Diego State University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Among the accomplishments she is proudest of, said Cox, is her work to help establish the pediatric trauma system in San Diego, and also her role with a federal team that responds to emergencies. She and her fellow disaster team members become federal employees when the team is activated, which it has been for such incidents as the Northridge earthquake in 1994 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Cox remains the team’s chief nurse, and is available to serve if needed. Satisfying as it has been to serve as an administrator and mentor at Children’s, Cox said, she has found it equally rewarding to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.

She recalled being approached by a man after speaking about the trauma program at a Lions Club meeting in East County. The man said she had helped care for his son, who had been badly injured in a car accident decades earlier. The boy had grown up to become a psychologist and live a happy, healthy life, the man told Cox. When she returned to the hospital, she showed a photo of the now-grown-up boy to a doctor who had also cared for the young accident victim. “Both of us felt so good about that,” she said. Cox, who has three grown children, said her husband wasn’t too surprised with her decision to put off her retirement for a bit longer. “He was fine with it,” she said. “He’s been very supportive of me no matter what I wanted to do in my life. We complement each other very well.”

Annual Cardiff Kook Run set for Feb. 1 The annual Cardiff Kook Run 5K, 10K and Costume Contest is a celebration of the great town of Cardiff on the greatest day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday! The scenic loop starts under the “Encinitas” sign and passes by the famous “Cardiff Kook” statue along historical Highway 101, all the way down to Cardiff State Beach. Then you get to experience it all again on your way back. The run starts at 8 a.m. Feb. 1, at 485 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Visit www.cardiffkookrun.com.

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Local lacrosse tournament benefits autism research More than 100 local boys lacrosse players took part in last month’s Carlsbad Classic at Pacific Ridge School. The tournament, hosted by Pacific Ridge service-learning group Sports Force, attracted top athletes from Cathedral Catholic High School, La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad High School, Torrey Pines High School and more. Additional divisions included elementary school, middle school, and post-graduate players. Sports Force student leaders Alderik Van der Heyde of Carmel Valley, Borhan Rafiq of Encinitas, and Andrew Poole of Rancho Santa Fe were pleasantly surprised by the number of players who took the time to ‘compete for a cause’ during winter break. Proceeds totaling more than $2,000, were donated to the San Diego Autism Research Institute. ‘Sports Force

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Leucadia man’s globe-trekking letters become down-to-earth book BY SAMANTHA TATRO For one Leucadia author, the path to writing a book began years ago with a conscious decision. When former businessman Bob Hemphill moved abroad, he began to write letters to his father. The letters were a means for his father to understand his life abroad. “He would have strongly preferred if I would have been a junior pilot just as he started out,” Hemphill said. “But I didn’t do that, and the things that I did do were so novel that I thought he would be amused and entertained by the things I was doing.” Hemphill was one of three who founded AES, a global electric power-generating and distribution company, and spent most of his career working to grow it from a small startup to a $17 billion company. Throughout his time abroad, he continued to write letters to his father, telling him about his life. Eventually, they became the book “Dust Tea, Dingoes and Dragons: Adventures in Culture, Cuisine and Commerce From a Globe-Trekking Executive,” published under the name R.F. Hemphill. “I was having such an interesting time, and I just thought, you know, other people will be interested in this as well,” Hemphill said. “It’s not a didactic book, it’s not a ‘how to make a million dollars in business,’ it’s much more a humorous book about business, of which I would argue there are very few. “Business isn’t always all that serious, so this is another take on it.” He started writing the first letters in 1990 and continued for the next 11 years, gathering the letters as he wrote them. “It didn’t occur to me at first that these could turn into a book, but subsequently I began to think it was a possibility, and I began to save them all,” Hemphill said. He started compiling the letters last year once he left the company and moved to Encinitas. “I thought, you know, perhaps it’s time to do something else. Sometimes you just sort of know. You see changes

Art Guild to host Feb. 8 reception for Photocharity The San Dieguito Art Guild will hold an artists’ reception to give a $500 donation to Photocharity from 3:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at their Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas. The San Dieguito Art Guild is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to furthering artistic understanding and fostering artistic growth of members and the community at large by promoting interest, education, knowledge and skills in the visual arts. The Guild celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Guests may enjoy wine and refreshments with a Valentine theme, meet the creative artists of the San Dieguito Art Guild, and enter a free raffle for donated artwork. The Guild will present a $500 check to Photocharity for its “Taking Music & Arts to the Streets” program. Photocharity, founded by SDAG member Jeffrey Sitcov, has helped put more than 1,800 homeless San Diego Homeless Youth in long-term safe housing for more than 12 years. The Guild is offering 10 percent off all artwork in the Off Track Gallery all day Sunday, Feb. 8. If you purchase one of Jeffrey Sitcov’s photographs from the Off Track Gallery, 18 percent of the sale will go to Photocharity. The Photocharity House of Hope program brings hope and opportunity for homeless youth starting with a mandatory 30-day inpatient drug/alcohol rehab, training and instruction in life skills and trades, case management, group and individual therapy, home-cooked meals, music and art classes with the goal of solving permanently their homelessness. Visit photocharity.org. Visit OffTrackGallery.com.

Cardiff student named to Dean’s List Grace A. Trupe of Cardiff has been named to the Dean’s List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2014. Trupe is working towards a degree in psychology. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher. Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution in Springfield, Mass.

in your friends, you see people come and go, and you decide nobody’s got an infinite amount of time allocated to them and you think about what you want to get done in the rest of the time that is still yours,” Hemphill said. “I really decided that it was time to get serious about writing books, and I couldn’t do that if I was still working full time.” The entire process took nine months once he decided he wanted to compile the letters. That process included spending time sorting the letters, editing them, giving them titles and arranging them for the book. “You have to sit down, and every day you have to do it,” Hemphill said of his process. “There’s no magic; it doesn’t do itself. I would sit down at my desk, I would put them in order, I would edit them, clean them up, add titles, and there’s a whole bunch of other stuff you have to do. It’s just work, but it does take a while.” Once the process was completed, however, Hemphill said holding the finished product in his hands felt satisfying — a wonderful end to his months of hard work. “Finally, you have something you thought you’d like and you’ve worked on for a long time — to actually see it in concrete … to be a real thing and to look to all the world like a real book, was really a great feeling,” Hemphill said. “And then to have other people read it, people who are not related to me, and have them say it was pretty funny and they liked it a lot — that was wonderfully pleasant. All of us do our professional work, certainly to earn money, but to also earn the respect and appreciation of other people.” Hemphill’s father passed away four years ago, and though he never got the opportunity to read the finished book, Hemphill said his dad read the letters and liked them. “He was not a barrel of effusion and emotion, however, but I think he thought it was nice,” Hemphill said. “I was doing something productive, and he was pleased with that.” Now that he has conquered his first book, Hemphill plans to compile a second book of letters to his father, or possibly write a mystery series.

Bob Hemphill’s book, ‘Dust Tea, Dingoes and Dragons,’ began as letters home to his dad about his adventures abroad. Courtesy photo You can buy “Dust Tea, Dingoes and Dragons: Adventures in Culture, Cuisine and Commerce From a Globe-Trekking Executive” on Amazon.com.

Cardiff Kook’s surroundings spruced up BY JARED WHITLOCK Count on the Cardiff Kook’s costumes standing out even more, thanks to new landscaping in front of the statue. Funding for the beautifying effort came from proceeds of past Cardiff Kook Runs. And this is just the first phase. Eventually, landscaping will encircle the statue. Also, behind it, plans call for installing Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps that lead to the San Elijo Campgrounds. Over the years, proceeds have also paid for a banister around the kook and bi-monthly statue cleanings. The project was a partnership between Steve Lebherz with the Cardiff Kook Run, Cardiff 101 Mainstreet, Spath Gardens and Nature Concepts Landscape. “A lot of people pitched in,” said Tess Radmill, executive director of Cardiff 101 Mainstreet. “We wanted the community to see the improvements before the next

New landscaping borders the Cardiff Kook statue. Photo by Jared Whitlock Cardiff Kook Run so they can see their dollars put to work.” The next Cardiff Kook 5K & 10K Run is slated for 8 a.m. on Feb. 1. To register, visit cardiffkookrun.com. Ever since debuting in 2007, the kook has been a favorite target of anonymous pranksters who dress it up. Occasionally, though, the statue reflects serious events, like when it was draped in a French flag and given a pencil more than a week ago as a tribute to the staff of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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Between sense and science: Art professors meet to plan show on artificial intelligence BY WILL BOWEN “The problem is that all our ideas about artificial intelligence are outdated and obsolete,” says UC San Diego Visual Arts Professor Brett Stalbaum, “and we suffer from irrational fears (such as the one so often seen in popular media) that robots and computer brains will become too smart and then try to take over and destroy us. “Worse yet is the thought, which we just can’t stand, that computers — even though they are inanimate objects — don’t give a damn about us. We want them to care!” Stalbaum made these remarks at a reception recently for the Autonomous Sensing Conference at Calit2 Auditorium in Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus. The conference served as a precursor think tank for the upcoming Spring 2015 Calit2 Art Gallery exhibition, “Autonomous Sensing,” which will run April 9 to June 5. UC San Diego visual arts professors Jordan Crandall and Benjamin Bratton co-hosted the conference, which featured speakers Jussi Parikka, Edward Keller and Ryan Bishop. Each gave a presentation, and then all convened for a panel discussion to lay the intellectual groundwork for the selection of art to be included in the upcoming gallery show. The overall idea behind the conference was to explore and imagine a world where machine sensing (such as GPS) and human sensing (sight, hearing, touch) might come together in new ways and lead to unprecedented capabilities to know and experience the world. Imagine what it might be like if we could pack on a computer to enhance our

natural vision, hearing, tactile sensing — or even thinking! The hope of participants was to sketch a new program for the modeling and development of such a synthetic or artificial intelligence — not artificial intelligence as a disembodied artificial mind, but one that combines the biological mind with the capabilities of the computer. Crandall opened the discussion by thanking Calit2 for supporting experimental projects like this one. Co-host Bratton followed with, “We are not out just for more data, but to enhance how we sense and feel things that are out there in the world.” The first presenter was Jussi Parikka, from Finland, who speaks five languages. Parikka is a professor in Technological Culture & Aesthetics at Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton in England. He specializes in media archaeology, media theory, and network biopolitics. Media archaeologists, like Parikka, were ecstatic over the recent unearthing of several previously unknown Andy Warhol digital paintings, made in the Debbie Harry-style. They were found on old floppy disks dating to a Warhol 1985 project, where he used the paint function of the Amiga computer in a cooperative venture with the company. Parikka shared the details of an experiment he had “excavated,” dating to 1879, wherein a clock was set up to be powered by electrodes implanted in the Earth. Parikka updated the project by constructing a device that could be stuck into the ground, and then one could plug a computer into it for power. The next speaker was Keller, director of the Center for Transformational Media at

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of keeping track of global ecology, but which some people fear could be used for politically motivated surveillance. Bratton returned to the podium to wrap things up, noting, “There are other ways to look at the world than to just measure it as scientists do … Will artificial intelligence save us or destroy us? Will it be used for benefit or for harm?” Much to the audience’s dismay, the speakers held off on naming specific works of art that would be in the upcoming gallery show, stating they would decide that soon. However, Bratton mentioned an example of one of his projects, which involved art gallery patrons receiving temporary tattoos with special ink that would enhance their sensing capabilities of the environment around them. Visit gallery.calit2.net or e-mail galleryinfo@calit2.net. Video lectures by Bratton and Parikka can be found by googling their names on YouTube.

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CCA Creative Writing Club announces fourth annual writers’ conference Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club is recently announced the fourth annual Canyon Crest Academy Writers’ Conference. Best-selling authors and many other writing professionals will provide inspirational and educational workshops to students of San Diego area high schools at the event, to be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 21 at Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego. Thanks to the generosity of conference sponsors Summa Education, Chipotle, Ranch and Coast Magazine, and Wells Fargo, as well as fundraising by the Creative Writing Club, this event is free to high school students. Students can learn more about the conference and register at http://ccawritersconference2015.weebly.com/. “Hosting the writers conference at Canyon Crest Academy is a celebration of the passion our students have for creative expression through literacy,” said CCA Principal Karl Mueller. “I am so impressed that students in our CCA Creative Writing Club organize the entire event — through fundraising, outreach to neighboring high schools, and securing professional authors — to provide a free experience that will influence future writers by engaging them in dynamic discussions and workshops from accomplished writers of all genres. The legacy Devyn Krevat (conference founder) has left our school community continues to inspire young writers from across San Diego County.” Julia Camilleri, president of the Creative Writing Club, has been working on the conference since last summer. “I first attended the CCA Writers’ Conference in 2014 and was so impressed by the workshops I attended that I knew I had to be involved, to ensure that we can continue to provide this wonderful opportunity to high school students,” she said. “I am so excited about our lineup of speakers this year who represent so many genres and professions — horror, fantasy, romance, screenwriting, playwriting, songwriting, college essay writing and many more.” This year’s keynote address will be provided by Jonathan Maberry, New

Jonathan Maberry York Times bestselling author, four-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer. Several of Maberry’s novels are in development for movies and TV, including “V-Wars,” “Extinction Machine,” “Rot & Ruin,” and “Dead of Night.” Also featured: • Michelle Gagnon, international bestselling author of thrillers for teens and adults including the Persefone trilogy, will present “Tricking Out Your Trilogy.” • Kasie West, awardwinning author of four books with Harper Teen, including “Pivot Point” and “Split Second,” will present “Insta-love, Love Triangles and Hate-able Main Characters – Making Taboo Plot Devices Work.” • Nancy Holder, fivetime Bram Stoker awardwinner and New York Times bestselling author of the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series, the “Wicked” series and more, will present “Horror on the Page.” • Kendall Sherwood, an LA-based playwright/screenwriter who is a staffer on “Major Crimes,” a spin-off of TNT’s hit crime series “The Closer,” will present “Writing for TV.” • Sandra Maas, weekday primetime co-anchor of the KUSI News and award-winning journalist with more than a dozen Emmy nominations, will present “Getting it Write on Television News — A Workshop for Future Journalists.” • Laura Preble, author of the “Queen Geek Social Club” series and “Out,” will present “Creating the Successful Critique Group.” • T. Greenwood, awardwinning author of “Bodies of Water,” “Grace” and seven other novels, will present “Character Is Destiny: The Importance of Character in Your Plot.” • Greg Van Eekhout, author of “California Bones,” “Kid vs. Squid,” “Norse Code,” and more, will pres-

ent “Seeing the World Through Your Character’s Eyes.” • Matt Wolf, bestselling author of the YA epic fantasy novel “The Knife’s Edge,” will present “Grand World Building in Fantasy.” • Chris Marie Green, author of the “Vampire Babylon” series and Jensen Murphy, “Ghost for Hire” series, will present “Head Over Heels: Everything You Wanted to Know About Romance Writing.” • Viet Mai, an accomplished spoken word poet, educator, artist and consultant, will present “Spoken Like a Champ.” • Courtney Kilian, award-winning fiction writer, freelance writer and teacher, will present “Cross Pollinating Your Stories & Poems.” • James Raney, author of “Jim Morgan and the King of Thieves,” will present “Fast and Furious: Writing Great Action Scenes.” • Henry Herz, awardwinning children’s book author, will present “Five Powerful Writing Techniques.” • Jennie Lane, playwright, novelist and teaching artist whose work has been performed all over the U.S., will present “Introduction to Playwriting.” • Aleta Barthell, awardwinning playwright, screenwriter and teacher, will present “From the Page to the Stage.” • Tara Nichole, multigenre songwriter and musician, will present “The HowTo’s of Songwriting.” • Allan Retzky, author of the best-selling “Vanished in the Dunes,” will present “How to Begin a Story or a Novel.” • Literary agents Natalie Lakosil of the Bradford Agency, Thao Le of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency, and Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Agency, will participate once again in an “Ask An Agent” panel as well as in small group discussions. • New this year: Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder and awardwinning author Mark Clements will present a horror panel titled: “Things That Go Bump in the Night.” • The Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore will be selling speakers’ books with a portion of the proceeds going to the conference.

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No joke: Museum to explore stand-up comedy in contemporary art The Museum of Contemporary Art San address (think of the widespread use of soDiego (MCASD) will present “Laugh-in: Art, cial media or the recent emergence of the Comedy, Performance,” Jan. 23-April 19, in human microphone within the context of La Jolla, featuring works by 19 artists explor- the Occupy movement).” ing the recent turn toward comedic perforThe exhibition features approximately mance in (and as) contemporary art. 50 works in a range of media — video, phoMCASD associate curatography, drawing, painttor Jill Dawsey organized ing, sculpture, and a • What: “Laugh-in: Art, the exhibition, including PowerPoint presentation. Comedy, Performance” work by Cory Arcangel, EdAn illustrated brochure exhibition gar Arceneaux, Jibz Cameraccompanies the exhibi• Where: Museum of on and Hedia Maron, Tamtion, and includes an esContemporary Art San my Rae Carland, Audrey say by curator Dawsey. Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Chan and Elana Mann, KaThe title “Laugh-in” Jolla sia Fudakowski, Eric Gardu(shared with the 1968• When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ño and Matthew Rana, Jonn 1973 TV comedy prodaily, Jan. 23-April 19. Herschend, Stanya Kahn, gram “Rowan & Martin’s Closed Wednesdays. Tim Lee, Glenn Ligon, CartLaugh-In”) conjures the • Curator talk: 2 p.m. er Mull, Jayson Musson, cultural moment of the Monday, Jan. 26 with Jill Sara Greenberger Rafferty, late 1960s and resonates Dawsey Scott Reeder and Michael with the “sit-ins” and • Admission: $5-$10. Free Smith. “be-ins” of that time. The 5-7 p.m. third Thursdays In describing the conperiod not only saw the • Phone: 858-454-3541 cept, MCASD writes, “Standrise of stand-up comedy up offers a forum in which to mainstream promicomics and artists alike may examine stereo- nence, but also its ties to political issues that types and taboos, testing what can and can’t echo in modern times. be said. The exhibition suggests that this forHighlights include Eric Garduño and mat makes particular sense to artists at a Matthew Rana’s installation, “The People v. moment when they — like citizens every- Bruce (Parrhesia)” (2011), which simulates a where — are seeking new modes of public courtroom setting to evoke the 1964 trial of

Art from “Laugh-in.” Courtesy photo Lenny Bruce for obscenity charges, drawing parallels between instances of censorship in the past and the present. Other highlights include Edgar Arceneaux’s nine-channel video installation “The Alchemy of Comedy ... Stupid” (2006), featuring a performance by comedian David Alan Grier; Tammy Rae Carland’s “I’m Dying Up Here” (2011), a series of large-scale color photographs of female stand-up comedians captured mid-act, emphasizing the vulnerability of performance; Stanya Kahn’s absurdist, pathos-filled video “Lookin Good, Feelin’ Good” (2012), shown alongside a selection of her humorous line drawings; and an installation of Sara Greenberger Rafferty’s visceral photographic works, for which she manipulates images from the history of late 20th century comedy.

Gourds in ‘From Vine to Design’ show contain distinct ‘personalities’ “From Vine to Design,” the gourd artwork of Encinitas artist Grace Swanson, is on view from Jan. 27 through Feb. 10 in the lobby of the Encinitas Library. The gourds on display are carved, burned, dyed, painted and embellished. “My interest in gourds began as a small child, born and raised in Nigeria. The Nigerian people use gourds for everything from storing food to spoons to holding cosmetics. When I saw a class on gourd art offered by San Diego Botanic Garden, I decided to give it a try. The feel and smell of the burning gourd just took me ‘home.’ I was hooked,” said Swanson. She purchases her gourds from Welburn Gourd Farm just north of Fallbrook — uncleaned and uncut. First she soaks the gourds and scrubs away farm dirt and mold. Then she inspects each gourd carefully for flaws or cracks. Each gourd has its own personality, and that often dictates what design she will burn into the gourd and whether it will stay whole or become a open vessel. The mold that forms on the gourds makes patterns that can be used or disregarded, depending on the design. Sometimes, Swanson said, she has a very definite design in mind when she begins, and other times she makes it up as she goes along. Some gourds may take as little as two or three hours to complete. Others may take days or weeks. The gourds are cut, Dremeled, sanded, dyed, carved, painted, beaded and finished with either gourd wax or an acrylic spray. The surface of a good-quality gourd is almost like wood, the difference being that it has an outer “skin” that is smooth. Dyes and paint can be wiped off. Beneath this skin is a softer flesh that absorbs dye and paint very readily and can create very interesting effects. Gourds are grown in many shapes and sizes, ranging from tiny “jewelry” gourds to very large ones used as drums. Even though no two gourds are the exact shape and are never perfectly round or symmetrical, there are some basic shapes including apple, bottle, canteen, pear, snake and so on. Throughout history, gourds have been utilitarian. They have been used as spoons, bowls, drums, and storage containers for water, wine, grain, etc. Some of Swanson’s gourds may function as vessels and bowls. However, most of her designs are meant to be appreciated for their own sake. Gourds can easily slip into the area of craft — painted to look like snowmen, Santas, and little animals — or made into lamps and birdhouses. This, however, does not

appeal to Swanson. She prefers to see how elegant, simple and sophisticated the lowly gourd can become. “Gourds have taken over my life. My brushes, paints and canvas have been pushed to one side as I explore the wonderfully tactile, three-dimensional world of gourds.” Swanson’s gourds are sold through the Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway

101, Suite C-103 (behind Starbucks), Encinitas. All gourds available for purchase may be viewed at GourdsByGrace.com. Email swanson121@cox.net for prices and information. The exhibit at the library is free to the public. The library is at 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas; call 760-753-7376. Library hours are 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

New mural has three-in-one message Artwork by Grace Swanson

Micaiah Hardison’s new mural, at 105 West D St. in downtown Encinitas, debuted Jan. 17. The mural is composed of three images united by a single theme, said the artist: ‘No matter who we are or where we come from, on the beach we’re all equal.’ PHOTO BY RON RANSON

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‘Blue Mind’ art exhibit Angela Jackson, local artist and art educator, presented a solo show of original paintings Jan. 17 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Blue Mind is a body of work inspired by the sea. The mixed media paintings will be on exhibit now through Feb. 9, 2015. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Daniel Jay, Ces Jackson, Sandra Jackson

Beverly Ruth Bader, Julie Bubar

Robin Duncan, artist Angela Jackson Tim Carlson, Daria Orlowska, Andrew Jackson

Stewart Larson, Mark Irwin

The art of Angela Jackson on display at the Encinitas Library

Ken and Stephanie Goldman

Artist Angela Jackson with her work “Sea of Cortez”

Arts Alive Encinitas unveils banners Feb. 14 Authors’ salon hosted Jan. 27 by Hera Hub The 101 Artists’ Colony, Cardiff 101 Main Street and Leucadia 101 Main Street are once again unveiling the Arts Alive Banners to be displayed along the historical Coast Highway on lampposts from La Costa Avenue in Leucadia to Cardiff’s Restaurant Row and the Seaside Market. The unveiling takes place from noon-3 p.m. Feb. 14 at 1950 N. Highway 101 (the former Cabo Grill Building) in Leucadia. One of North County’s favorite art events, the Encinitas Arts Alive Banner Exhibit began in 2001. This is the 15th year artists have been invited to participate in the six-mile art show that will be installed immediately after the unveiling on Feb. 14. The banners will be on display until late May before the final live auction on June 7. Silent bidding on the banners begins at the unveiling, and bids can also be placed during the three-month outdoor exhibit by calling Leucadia 101 Main Street at 760-436-2320. Bidders can place bids right up to the final live auction, which will be hosted by auctioneer Rich Houk. The entire collection of original art will be on display one last time at the final auction to be held at the Seaside Market Plaza in Cardiff. Sponsors for this year’s exhibit are Hansen Surf Shop, Cardiff Seaside Market, Spy Optical and The Coast News. Come meet the artists and enjoy refreshments at the unveiling. You are sure to see someone you know at this event that has become a favorite tradition in the Encinitas Arts community.

Several local authors will speak at a salon hosted by Hera Hub Carlsbad and moderated by L.C. Scott, Ed.D., of eFrog Press. The program from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, will support and promote local authors with this forum to share resources and challenges in writing and publishing. Featured will be award-winning children’s writer Edith Hope Fine of Encinitas, author of 15 books. She writes picture books, biographies, and fun books about grammar (really). Her latest indie book is “Jump, Froggies! Writing Children’s Books: 89+ Beginners’ Tips,” and her latest picture book is “Sleepytime Me” (Random House, 2014). Fine will be joined by Encinitas author Nancy Johnson, who writes Civil War stories for young people. “Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars,” her latest title, completes her Civil War trilogy. The first two titles were published by Down East Books, and

“Shenandoah” is self-published. Scott, founder of eFrog Press and an author herself, will lead the panel discussion, posing questions to the guest authors about the content of their books, the challenges faced by authors and what is next for them. She will also discuss common pitfalls and misconceptions about publishing ebooks, as well as provide publishing resources for authors. Who should attend? Novice or seasoned writers, authors, avid readers, those interested in up-to-date publishing resources or great books by local authors. Hera Hub Carlsbad is at 5205 Avenida Encinas, Suite A, Carlsbad. Space is limited to 30 participants. Includes wine and a light sampling of desserts. Early registration requested at http://bit. ly/AuthSal. Cost is $10 Hera Hub members, $15 non-members, and $20 for at the door/ walk-ins, members and non-members.

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What’s happening in and around Encinitas These events and more are taking place in and around Encinitas. For details, visit http:// bit.ly/1u5B8cv. • LIFE Discussion: Geologic Excursion to Mongolia; 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, Room 201, San Elijo Campus, MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Free. Geology Professor Chris Metzler will show slides and talk about his trip to Mongolia, focusing on the geologic features of that region. • Music by the Sea: Elisabetta Russo, Karin Mushegain, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Call 760-633-2746. Cost: $13. Tickets in advance or at the door. Soprano Elisabetta Russo and mezzo Karin Mushegain will perform duets from Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” and Delibes’ “Flower” duet from “Lakmé”; as well as solo songs and arias by Debussy, Paolo Tosti, Lizst, Rossini, Satie, Poulenc and Grieg. Pre-concert wine reception. • Wellness Week: Saturday, Jan. 24 through Saturday, Jan. 31. Various downtown Encinitas locations. Most events free. Call 760-943-1950. The week-long program of events and special offers, sponsored by the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, helps people learn about and experience ways to improve their physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Take advantage of numerous free classes, treatments, consultations and presentations. Opening day at the Encinitas Library from 11 a.m.3 p.m. features dozens of exhibitors offering everything from free health screenings and acupuncture treatments to cooking demonstrations and kids’ activities. • Families Making History Together: Soap Making; noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-632-9711. Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme. In January, get ready for spring cleaning by making your own soap. Before modern conveniences, homesteaders had to make soap out of animal fat, wood ashes, and water over a large kettle. Make your own modern-day glycerin soap! • LEGO Robotics Club, 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376, ext. 03. NEW! Join in an hour of exploration (every second and fourth Saturday). Learn programming by solving a different challenge each meeting. Program is open to tweens and teens ages 11-17. No experience required. • Opening Reception: David Wiemers, “I Dare You Not To Smile.” 1-4 p.m. Satur-

day, Jan. 24, Encinitas Community Center Gallery, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Free. Call 760-943-2260. Oil, mixed media on canvas and aluminum. The series of masterful portraits of famous people are full or wit and humor. Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. On view thru March 20. • Wings Over Wetlands, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Free. Celebrate the arrival of our feathered friends during winter bird migration. Bird-themed crafts, live raptor presentations, face painting, and nature activities are planned for families. Kids will enjoy learning about bird migrations and how to recognize common birds. • Villa Musica Community Ensembles Concert. 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Recommended donation: $10. Enjoy an evening of musical delights, presented by community ensembles The Classical Guitar Ensemble, The Flute Ensemble, The Community Chorus, The Jazz Ensemble, and special guests The Classical Junior Guitar Ensemble. Reception following. • Opening Reception: Hope Made Visible International, noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Front Porch Gallery, 2903 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad. Free. Call 858-735-5708. An uplifting and moving installation of 1,000 prayer flags created by cancer patients and their families, friends and caregivers along the healing journey. Meet the artists and enjoy live music and refreshments. Sponsored by the San Diego Cancer Research Institute. • Poetry in Music, Music in Poetry: 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376, ext. 03. Music and poetry ranging from Shakespeare to Kerouac. In the tradition of the classical art song, the chamber jazz duo Primal Mates combines text by writers and poets with voice, cello and vibraphone for a unique listening experience. • CabaretCaccia: “Ella,” Danny Weller Quintet and Rebecca Jade. 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets: $20, $10 (in advance), or $22, $15 at the door. The 2015 cabaret season begins with classic jazz, a program celebrating the songs of Ella Fitzgerald. Enjoy free wine, candlelight, chocolates and table seating. • La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets are $9, $7. For show times, call 760-436-SHOW (7469). “The Interview,” “Nightcrawler,” “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” Friday midnight movie, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

San Dieguito Art Guild members gather for annual meeting and brunch Seventy members of the San Dieguito Art Guild met Jan. 17 for their annual meeting and brunch, in accordance with guild bylaws, at the Senior/Community Center in Encinitas. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the guild, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to furthering artistic understanding and fostering artistic growth of members and the community at large by promoting interest, education, knowledge and skills in the visual arts.

President Carol Korfin delivered a “State of the Guild” message, and members participated in a bead swap. They also enjoyed a gently used art supply and art book sale, a raffle for the Guild’s commemorative 50th Anniversary calendars and a painting by the late Roy Soravia, and an award for member of the year — Grace Swanson (publicity chairwoman). Also in attendance were four former presidents of the guild: Jim Respess (1999-2001), Laura Lowenstein (2005-2007), Patricia Eldon (2007-2009), and Cheryl Ehlers (2010-2012).

Volunteers needed for San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol Note: An announcement last issue said volunteers were needed for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol Program. That was incorrect. It is the San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division that is recruiting volunteers for its Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol Program. Volunteers must be 50 years old or older, semi or fully retired, hold a valid California

driver’s license, and available at least two to three days a month for patrol. New volunteers are also required to spend one week in training at the police academy for indoctrination of procedures and policy. To sign up for the RSVP program, email Armand Olvera at beepa@san.rr.com or Steve Eisold at seisold@sbcglobal.net.

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‘AAUW: Supporting Women & Girls With Scholarships & Fellowships’ The Del Mar-Leucadia Branch of the American Association of University Women presented “AAUW: Supporting Women & Girls With Scholarships & Fellowships” at its Jan. 10 meeting, held at the Encinitas Community Center. Two women described how their AAUW fellowship or scholarship affected their education and goals. Andrea Miller is a recipient of the American Association of University Women, Del Mar-Leucadia Branch Endowed Scholarship (Osher) for a nursing major at MiraCosta College. After earning her RN in May 2015, Miller plans to transfer to Cal State San Marcos for its 14-month program to complete a BS in nursing. Her goal is to work as a nurse in labor and delivery. Pari Rosen received a national AAUW fellowship grant when she was working on her Ph.D. at Louisiana State University. She is a micropaleontologist who has worked domestically and internationally. For information, visit www.delmarleucadia-ca.aauw. net. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com

AAUW Inter Branch Council Scholarship Director Barbara Bladen, President Fran Miller

Dianne Nichols, Cindy Hellman

AAUW grant recipient and new board member Pari Rosen

Louise Rosenstein, Laurie Calmenson, Willene Emrick, Kathy Zacher

Jan English, Linda Quimby, Carolyn Dahl, Janice Miller

AAUW board members in attendance: standing, (L-R): Bobbi Karnes, Laura Pasquale, Arleen von Schlieder, Linda Quinby, Nancy Kohrs, Erma Cox, Betty Reed. Seated: Judy Howarter, Fran Miller, Barbara Bladen

Osher Scholarship recipient Andrea Miller

Shahin Karimi, Pari Rosen

Art Guild offers ‘Fun With Glass’ series

Encinitas Wellness Week to be held Jan. 24-31

The San Dieguito Art Guild offers “Fun with Glass” with Kate O’Brien, a four-part class starting in March. Participants will be introduced to the art of glass fusing and slumping. Students will complete three projects of their choosing using System 96 glass. The instructor will discuss the fundamentals of fusing and glass kiln firing schedules. Written instructions will be provided to each participant, and all tools needed will be provided during class time. Cost is $100 plus a $30 materials fee, which includes kiln firings, to be paid to the instructor at the first class. (Normally the materials fee is $40, but $10 will be subsidized by the Guild.) Cost is higher because fusible glass is costlier and there will be multiple firings. Classes are 3 hours per session and will be held at the Encinitas Community Center from 1-4 p.m. March 13; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 14, and 1-4 p.m. March 20. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 28, students will pick up fired pieces at the Off Track Gallery. To register, email to zelda1970@cox.net.

The Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association presents its fifth annual Wellness Week, Jan. 24-31. Wellness Week is a weeklong program of events and special offers that helps people learn about and experience ways to improve their physical, mental and spiritual well-being. The program begins with the Wellness Week Festival at the Encinitas Library from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. Dozens of exhibitors and presenters will be offering free product demos and samples, free health screenings, free mini-treatments and educational workshops. Food vendors will be on site as well as a variety of kids’ activities. During the rest of the week that follows, all are invited to take advantage of free classes, treatments, consultations and presentations, as well as other community events, from the new Scripps Wellness Week Happy Hour to the Tibetan Bowl and Gong Concert. Visit the Encinitas 101 website for the full schedule of events and the list of special Wellness Week offers: www.encinitas101.com.

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Enberg’s ‘McGuire’ returns to North Coast Rep BY DIANA SAENGER Richard Alan “Dick” Enberg is a distinguished American sportscaster for networks NBC, CBS, and ESPN, and since 2009 has provided the play-by-play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on Fox Sports San Diego. Enberg is one of only two American broadcasters selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in July 2015, into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Enberg has won many awards, including 14 Emmy Awards in three categories — broadcasting, writing, and producing — and recently added “playwright” to his many talents. His one-man show, “McGuire,” will run two nights at the North Coast Repertory Theater, Feb. 9-10. Among the many personal relationships Enberg has experienced with professional athletes, he said he was particularly enamored by Alfred James “Al” McGuire, head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball team from 1964-1977. McGuire won a national championship at Marquette, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, and was a longtime national television basketball broadcaster, known for his colorful personality. “I got to know McGuire when he joined me and Billy Packer in a three-man broadcast team for NBC,” Enberg said. “The more I got to know McGuire, the more he became the most unforgettable character I’ve ever met. He was a New York street genius and saw light from a different angle.” Enberg said he never considered himself a playwright, but when McGuire died in 2001, his family asked Enberg to write the

notes for the memorial program. “It was a daunting task,” he said. “I was throwing one paper after another into the fire. Then I realized McGuire was so brilliant in terms of life lessons, I’d let him write it himself. I recalled the things he had taught me — his phrases, his unique way to see life — and that’s how I produced the memorial page.” Enberg knew there was more about McGuire he wanted to record, and eventually, he wrote a chapter about McGuire in his own book, “Dick Enberg: Oh My!” “In remembering more stories he told me, I realized there was enough for a play. He really wrote the play, because it’s all his stuff. I just reorganized it, and that’s how the play developed.” Cotter Smith reprises his role as McGuire in the one-man show, directed by his wife, Heidi Mueller-Smith. Smith’s theater credits include Broadway’s “An American Daughter,” “Burn This,” and “How I Learned to Drive.” His television and film credits include Robert Kennedy in the miniseries “Blood Feud” and “Brothers and Sisters,” and the feature film “X2: X-Men United.” “I appreciate Cotter taking time from his busy career to once again play McGuire,” Enberg said. Enberg’s handiness for writing a screenplay came from the way he looks at his broadcasting. “A broadcaster works with numbers — No. 42 made a tackle, No. 7 hit the home run, or No. 22 just made a basket. For the enjoyment of those listening, you need them to care about these players. So I look at a particular game, like football, in

Al McGuire (left) with Dick Enberg. Courtesy photo

Cotter Smith reprises his role as sports giant Al McGuire in Dick Enberg’s play, ‘McGuire.’ Courtesy photo four acts, concentrate on the players and how they deal with it, and then in the end, develop whether it’s a crime, upset or whatever.” Enberg said he got good reviews when the play was performed at the North Coast Rep in past years. “I was surprised that a lot of women, who were dragged to the performance by their sports fan husbands, came up after the show to tell me they enjoyed the play because more than about a coach or basketball, it’s about a man who had this incredible philosophy of life and was able to get through a lot of the barbed wire we encounter to find the truth on the other side.” Enberg still reflects on the lessons McGuire taught him. “He had so many expressions that were so true about life,” he said. “One of them was about a right-hand turn in

life. We tend to get on the same road and always follow that path. When McGuire was coaching in Milwaukee, instead of making the left turn that took him into the city, he took a right turn to go into the beautiful Wisconsin countryside for an unplanned day to let life come to him. This is a wonderful lesson for all: Get in the car and drive someplace you have never been.” Enberg followed McGuire’s advice several years ago when the family moved to La Jolla. “We decided to move closer to our kids’ school, Bishop’s. After thinking Mount Soledad or by the water, we picked a spot in See MCGUIRE, page 23

‘I Dare You Not to Smile’ art exhibit opens this week The artwork of artist David Wiemers will be featured in the art show “I Dare You Not to Smile” at the Encinitas Community Center. The collection of original artwork and giclee reproductions is “art that celebrates pop culture and life’s funny moments,” says the artist. The one-man art exhibit opened Jan. 20 and will run through March 19, 2015. There will be an Open Reception from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, when Wiemers will be available for questions, answers, and tales of what inspired the humorous work. Wiemers has reinvented himself as an oil painting artist after spending a 25-year career in Hollywood as a writer/producer. At the Walt Disney Studios, he created/wrote/produced/ directed the hit series “DuckTales,” as well as writing and producing “TaleSpin,” “Chip ’n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers” and many others. At Universal Studios, he wrote and produced hit sitcoms such as “Coach,” “Major Dad,” and “Harry and the Hendersons.” Nominated for an Emmy five times, he won in 1988 for writing “Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies.” When he retired from television and moved to La Jolla, he brought his trademark humor to his paintings. His artwork is now winning accolades and numerous awards, including several first place awards at the San Diego County Fair. The Encinitas Community Center is at 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive in Encinitas. Visit www.DavidsPrettyGoodArt.com; www.EncinitasCA.gov/VisualArt.

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Lux Art Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers new programs with registration open now. The institute is redefining the museum experience to make art more accessible. At Lux, you see the artistic process firsthand, engaging with internationally recognized artists in a working studio environment. Lux is at 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas; call 760-436-6611; visit www.luxartinstitute.org or email education@luxartinstitute.org. Advance registration is required; classes are for ages 18 and older unless otherwise indicated. Lux is always adding classes for kids, teens, and adults.

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BY SCOTT M. LIPPMAN By now, your New Year’s resolutions are at least a few weeks old and hopefully, they’re still in effect. Like you, I’m all in favor of saving money, spending more time with family, getting organized, taking trips, managing stress and helping others. These are among the most popular New Year’s resolutions, according to the federal government. They’re all tried and true. Well, mostly tried. While roughly half of American adults consciously (and conspicuously) make a resolution or two each New Year, less than 8 percent successfully achieve them, reported a 2014 study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. That’s a shame, but promising yourself to be less grumpy or watch less TV and falling short isn’t the end of the world. You can always try again next year — and the year after that. Much more pressing is the making — and keeping — of resolutions that reduce your risk of cancer. An estimated 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2015, a figure that doesn’t include disease types not required to be reported to cancer registries. Last year, 585,720 Americans died of cancer (in all of its forms), which works out to almost 1,600 people per day. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S., exceeded only by heart disease. In San Diego, county health officials say it is the leading cause of death, recently exceeding heart disease, and killing approximately 5,000 San Diegans annually. There are no surprises in what resolutions work best at reducing the risk of cancer. They’re common sense, buttressed by decades of hard science. You probably already know most of them, but read on and remember. Following these resolutions could help ensure that you are around next year at this time to make new ones. 1) Stop using tobacco. This is the single most important and effective way to reduce your cancer risk. Smoking and other forms of tobacco use are linked to cancers of the lung, bladder, pancreas, kidney, nose, mouth, cervix, prostate and colon, to name just a few. Tobacco is a major factor in heart disease, miscarriage, ear infections, and asthma — even the common cold. The use of tobacco products kills more than 440,000 Americans annually. 2) Lose those excess

Dr. Scott Lippman pounds and keep them off. Being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of a variety of cancers, including breast, prostate, esophagus, kidney and uterine. It’s estimated that onequarter to one-third of some cancers are related to excess weight. There’s a corollary to this: While much has been written touting the virtues of fruits and vegetables, particularly those rich in antioxidants, as cancer-fighters, there is no real, definitive evidence to prove it. Still, a well-balanced diet featuring fruits and vegetables can help you obtain and maintain a healthy weight. 3) Exercise regularly. In addition to reducing weight, numerous studies have shown that regular physical activity significantly reduces the risk of some cancers, notably breast and colon. Regular exercise also improves heart health, helps manage stress and improves mood and self-esteem — all of which help your body fend off disease. 4) Limit your drinking. Alcohol is linked to cancers of the breast, colon, mouth, esophagus, liver and larynx. If you do drink, experts recommend no more than one drink a day if you’re a woman, two if you’re a man. It doesn’t matter whether it’s wine, beer or spirits. Drinking and smoking is particularly harmful, dramatically increasing the risk associated with either cancer-causing agent alone. 5) Get screened. Early detection is the best way to overcome a cancer diagnosis. Don’t wait until you’re sick to see a physician. If you don’t have a personal doctor, get one and schedule an appointment to talk about your health and disease risk. There are recommended schedules for different types of cancer screenings, which include mammographies, pap tests, skin examination, prostate-specific antigen tests, colonoscopies and now, lung cancer screening in current or former heavy smokers. In No-

vember, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposed decision memorandum for approved coverage for lowdose computed tomography screening in this group, citing sufficient evidence indicating that screening reduced lung cancer mortality by 20 percent in smokers at high risk. People with a family history of cancer, or certain genetic changes or syndromes, should consult with their doctor to determine whether they should be screened earlier or more often. 6) Get vaccinated. It is exciting that vaccination is, at last, part of the cancer prevention repertoire. Hepatitis B virus infection and subsequent liver cancers can be prevented with vaccination. Another vaccine, which has engendered national debate, is the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine. It can prevent cervical cancer in women, and more recent data indicates that it can prevent oropharyngeal and anogenital cancers in both women and men. If you were not vaccinated against Hepatitis B or human papillomavirus as a child, your physician can advise you as to whether this should be part of your cancer prevention arsenal. 7) Don’t get too much sun. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Nearly 4 million cases of non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed each year. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime. Most skin cancers develop after age 50, but damage from sun exposure begins far earlier in life. To protect yourself and your children, minimize skin exposure to direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; wear wide-brimmed hats and long-sleeved clothing or a swim skin or similar barrier while enjoying our beautiful beaches; and use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 30 or higher. Skin cancers can occur on areas that are not easily seen, like the back, scalp, or the soles of the feet. Remember to include yearly skin examinations as part of your cancer screenings. Have a happy, fulfilling and cancer-free new year. Scott M. Lippman, M.D., is director of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. His column on medical advances from the front lines of cancer research and care appears frequently in this newspaper. You can reach Dr. Lippman at mccdir-lippman@ucsd.edu.

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BY MOLLIE DRAKE SENIOR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE ACCESS MANAGEMENT AT SCRIPPS HEALTH Covered California, the state-run health exchange set up for individuals and families to compare and purchase comprehensive, affordable private health plans, offers a wide range of information and options — and if you’re confused, you’re not alone. According to Covered California officials, less than one-third of new enrollees have gone through the process on their own. The rest have sought help through a number of valuable sources, including certified enrollment counselors, licensed insurance agents and other experts. If you’re planning to get health insurance through Covered California and haven’t enrolled yet, or you have a Covered California plan and want to switch to a different one, time is running out. The 90-day open enrollment period for Covered California ends Feb. 15. After that, everyone is required by the federal Affordable Care Act to have health insurance. If you don’t have it, you will have to pay a penalty when filing your taxes. • Eligibility for enrollment: If you are a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident and do not have access to health insurance through a private company, your workplace, a family member’s employer, or a government program such as Medicare or Medicaid, you can enroll in a Covered California health plan at www.coveredca.com. Legal residents include U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. There is no risk of deportation or legal action to families of mixed immigration status if children who are legal residents are enrolled in a plan. In addition, the Covered California website will help you determine whether you qualify for financial assistance, such as subsidies or federal tax credits, to reduce the cost of your health insurance premiums. If your income drops below a certain amount, the state could enroll you in a MediCal plan instead. The Affordable Care Act requires every newly purchased insurance plan to cover essential health benefits such as doctor visits, hospitalization, emergency care, maternity care, pediatric care and prescriptions. You cannot be turned down for coverage, or charged a higher premium, if you have a pre-existing health condition or become ill. If you sign up by Feb. 15, your coverage will be effective March 1, 2015. • How to enroll: There are several ways to enroll in a Covered California plan: online, in person, or by phone. Online enrollment is available only through the Covered California website. Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal Medical Center doctors are in-network providers on the Covered California Blue Shield PPO (preferred provider organization) and Blue Shield EPO (exclusive provider organization) plans. Additionally, Scripps hospitals accept all Blue Shield, Health Net and Molina plans offered through Covered California. • If you miss the deadline: If you do not sign up by the deadline, you will be charged penalties and fees for not having insurance — either 2 percent of your household’s yearly income, or $325 per person age 18 and older and $162.50 per child, whichever amount is greater. Moreover, you won’t be eligible to enroll in a Covered California plan until 2016 unless you have a life event that qualifies you for special enrollment, such as a marriage or domestic partnership, or a new child. If you move to another state or lose insurance coverage from another source, you also may qualify. • Still have questions? Free, expert assistance with Covered California is available throughout San Diego County, so don’t hesitate to get help. Covered California has a toll-free service center at 800-300-1506 and several commuSee PROGRAM, page 23 LETTERS POLICY: Topical letters to the editor are encouraged. Submissions should include a full name, address, e-mail address (if available) and a telephone number for verification purposes. We do not publish anonymous letters and there are length limits (about 400 words maximum). E-mailed submissions are preferred to editor@encinitasadvocate.com. Letters may be edited. The letters/columns published are the author’s opinion only and do not reflect the opinion of this newspaper.

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Pro skater Ronson Lambert basking in thriving Encinitas scene BY ROB LEDONNE “16 solid years.” That’s how long Encinitas native and professional skateboarder Ronson Lambert has been waiting for a skate park that the thriving local scene could call its own. “We’ve been going to City Council meetings for years on end, pushing it,” said Lambert. “Finally, they were able to get the funds and loans for it.” It’s the latest coup for the thriving Encinitas skate scene, which has a rich history in the sport and plenty of talent that has populated it for the past 30 years. The community’s labor bore fruit earlier this month with the grand opening of the new Encinitas Skate Plaza, dubbed Poods Park. The result, Lambert said, is “a blessing for the city. You usually go to a new park and start taking things out. But with this one, there’s not a flaw in it. It’s perfect.” Lambert should know. A skater his entire life, he moved to Encinitas from Washington in 1989 and quickly became a regular on the scene. “I grew up skating every day,” he said. “That was pretty much my lifeline; I put my being into it.” As a result, he’s seen the popularity of skating, in Encinitas and on a cultural level, ebb and flow. “I think it’s at a happy medium in popularity right now. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs, but now that the park is open, there’s a structure in the city. It used

to be you’d have to explore outside; the YMCA here just wasn’t cutting it.” From his humble beginnings as a teenager shredding in the area, Lambert has parlayed his talents into a variety of ventures meant to support and promote the culture that surrounds skating. As a partner in New Jersey-based Lockdown Skateboards, a startup that sells skate apparel and boards, Lambert said he needed “something to invest all of my knowledge that I learned over the years in. So far, it’s been growing slowly but surely.” He’s also a major presence on social media, bringing the Encinitas skate scene to a global audience with almost 9,000 followers on Instagram and a YouTube page that’s constantly updated with clips of tricks and jumps. Lambert originally became interested in social media after working for brands that “weren’t skater-owned. They didn’t realize how important social media is,” he explained. “I had to step in there and start doing it myself.” These days, when Lambert isn’t traveling back and forth from Lockdown’s New Jersey headquarters, he plans his week so half of his time is spent doing work and the other half is on a board. “I used to skate a lot more, but then you get older and have to live life as well,” he said. “I’ll work one day and the next day I’ll skate. Today I worked, and tomorrow I’ll

Professional skateboarder Ronson Lambert hits a jump. ‘I grew up skating every day,’ he says. Photo courtesy of Brian Walnum. try to get six to eight hours in.” Luckily, thanks to Poods Park, he doesn’t have to travel far for an exemplary skate experience. “I grew up with kids who skated, and as time went on, they got jaded and left,” he said, looking back on his multiple decades as a skate advocate. “It all comes down to the individual.” Check out Lambert on Instagram through his username @RonsonLambert, or on YouTube: @RonsonLambert247.

Mille Fleurs marks milestone with prix fixe menu 30th anniversary will bring back items from 1985 BY KELLEY CARLSON In honor of its 30th year, Mille Fleurs is revisiting its first year. The award-winning Rancho Santa Fe restaurant is set to debut a $30 three-course, prix fixe menu, featuring items that were among its offerings in 1985. From Jan. 25 through Feb. 8 (not including weekends), patrons can commence their dining experience with a choice of Pumpkin Soup With Ginger, Blood Orange And Pistachio, or the House Salad In Vinaigrette. For the main course, there’s the Lake Superior Whitefish “Meunière” with spinach, steamed potatoes and lemon butter; or the Chicken Breast in Porcini Mushroom Sauce, served with Brussels sprouts, butternut squash and spaetzle. To top off the meal, guests are presented with a luscious Chocolate “Pot de Crème” with orange peel, strawberries and raspberry sauce. Complementing the menu are $30 bottles of select wines, which can be sipped from hand-blown crystal glasses etched with the restaurant’s logo, specially created in honor of the milestone. Mille Fleurs— which means “thousand flowers” — has come a long way since Rancho Santa Fe resident Bertrand Hug took over its ownership several decades ago. Before he acquired it, Hug was a frequent visitor who had an affinity for the Village. “I was in love with this place (Mille Fleurs),” he said. Hug had already had years of experience in restaurants. After the French native earned a degree in economics at the University of Toulouse, he eventually made his way to the United States, supporting himself by waiting tables. In 1973, Hug became managing partner of Le Cote d’Azur in La Jolla. Chef Martin Woesle’s He then went on to manage, co-own or own several more French cuisine uses the restaurants in the area — including Mon Ami in Solana freshest local produce. Beach, La Mediterranean, Bertrand’s in Leucadia, and La Maison du Lac in Carlsbad. In 1984, Hug finally had his chance to buy Mille Fleurs. Since opening its doors several years before, it had already been through several owners, from Dirk Delfortre to Lee and Marion Dodson. Hug closed escrow on Dec. 31, ready to take on the new year with a new restaurant. On Jan. 3, 1985, Hug reopened Mille Fleurs. It initially had more of a “Portuguese restaurant vibe,” so Hug decided to take a more classic approach, adding tablecloths, flowers and carpeting. He also brought in Chef Martin Woesle to prepare the freshest French cuisine, using local produce. But one thing that remained the same: the rare blue-and-white Delft tile inlaid in the walls for which the restaurant was named. In the years that followed, Mille Fleurs underwent several additional remodels. In 1994, it was closed for several weeks while work was done to the kitchen and dining room, and several walls were removed. Seven years later, the bar potion of the establishment was extended to the street. And in 2010, there was a cosmetic “face-lift” that included new chairs

Mille Fleurs has racked up numerous awards, including Top 25 Restaurants in America by Food & Wine magazine, Best Restaurant in San Diego by The New York Times, and a regular spot on the ‘best of’ lists of local publications. Courtesy photos and paint. All of Hug’s efforts have certainly paid off. Mille Fleurs has racked up numerous awards, including Top 25 Restaurants in America by Food & Wine magazine, Best Restaurant in San Diego by The New York Times, and a regular spot on the “best of” lists of local publications. Among its most recent accolades was landing on the OpenTable 2013 Diner’s Choice Award’s list of the Top 100 Restaurants in America, beating out nearly 19,000 restaurants around the country and the only one in the San Diego area to make the cut. Furthermore, Mille Fleurs has not only been noted by “regulars” and critics, but it has also become well-known among high-profile individuals. For example, it has hosted every American president going back to Nixon, with the exception of President Obama. Hug — who also owns Bertrand at Mister A’s in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood — attributes his success to paying close attention to details, offering top-notch service, and providing the freshest foods possible, with a menu that varies daily. But “at some point, we’ll redesign and refurbish again,” Hug said. Meanwhile, “we will stay the course,” he added. Mille Fleurs is at 6009 Paseo Delicias. Visit www.millefleurs.com or call 858-756-3085. Connect with Mille Fleurs on Facebook and Twitter at @MilleFleursRSF.

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NCL chapter preps baby shower for Camp Pendleton moms On Friday, Jan. 16, members of the National Charity League San Diego Del Norte chapter gathered at Solana Santa Fe Elementary School to prepare special gifts to welcome the youngest crop of new arrivals at Camp Pendleton. On Jan. 31, the girls will take part in the Moms Outreach Ministry (MOM4USA) Baby Expo for expectant military mothers and moms who have given birth since November 2014. Last week, the girls put together shower gift bags with clothing, books and other baby necessities. Cute little tags on the bags read: “Shh, I’m on crib recon.” The girls also made decorations for the stations of shower activities they will provide for families in attendance. The Del Norte chapter includes 200 mothers and daughters from a wide variety of North County schools. Photos and report by Karen Billing

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Encinitas El Camino Real bell gets classic makeover Previously a kaleidoscope of colors, the El Camino Real bell in front of Brett’s BBQ in Encinitas now sports the classic Dunn Edwards “Real Glory” turquoise befitting the historical landmark. The original El Camino Real, or “the King’s Highway,” was a footpath traveled by the original “Padres,” linking missions, Spanish forts and towns, 700 miles from the Presidio in San Diego north to Sonoma. With the advent of the automobile, the route was gradually replaced with highways, including US 101. A movement to mark the historical Spanish path with mission bells on shepherds’ staffs began in the 1890s as the Camino was becoming lost to development. The first El Camino Real bell was placed in 1906 in front of the downtown Los Angeles Old Plaza Church, followed soon after by installation of 450 cast iron bells by 1915. As these fell into disrepair, the California State Automobile Association assumed responsibility for maintenance. By 1960, only 75 bells were still standing because of theft, highway construction and development. The state legislature appointed Caltrans in 1974 to repair The bell before restoraand replace the bells, and the California Federation of Women’s tion. Clubs Adopt-a-Bell program further spurred progress with the bells. A federal grant in 2000 allowed Caltrans to restore and install new bells from Orange County north to San Francisco — 568 in all — but San Diego county was not included in the project, as most bells in this area were on local streets outside state jurisdiction. As part of a De Anza Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution historic preservation project, 24 El Camino Real bells in Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Del Mar and Leucadia were located and photographed. Many area bells were installed in conjunction with the 2006 centennial of the 1906 bell. However, nearly all are faded, rusted, or corroded and in need of restoration. The El Camino Real bell at Brett’s BBQ at one time was painted red and yellow to match Pat and Oscar’s restaurant, and later black to fit the color scheme of Brett’s BBQ. Time and coastal weather took its toll until the bell became a mixture of red, yellow and faded black. With donated services by Manny Sinatra of Sinatra Painting, De Anza Chapter DAR funded restoration of Brett’s BBQ bell to the classic mission bell color. Sinatra, a fourth-generation painter and Encinitas business owner since 1976, has a special interest in the preservation of the Encinitas bells and also refurbished six bells along Coast Highway 101. Bruce Weisman, owner of Brett’s BBQ, was unaware of the bell’s significance in California’s Spanish heritage, but now smiles with pride at the beautifully restored marker. Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to preserving American history, promoting patriotism and securing America’s future through better education. Contact Regent Marti Meiners at mcmeiners@icloud.com or visit www.deanzadar.org.

The bell after restoration, with (L-R) Manny Sinatra, De Anza historic preservation members Katharine Dixon, Stephanie Friedrich and Marti Meiners, Bruce Weisman.

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On Saturday, Jan. 31, the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach will play host to a heartwarming musical event that brings together professional singers/songwriters and aspiring musicians from all walks of life to raise money for an incredible local nonprofit, Banding Together San Diego. Launched in 2009, by certified neurologic music therapists Julie Guy and Angela Neve, Banding Together provides music opportunities to young people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. The duo initially created Banding Together to offer scholarships for music therapy and free community music programs, such as their Jam Session program, to families who otherwise couldn’t afford it, and today the 501(c)3 has raised more than $75,000 and touched the lives of nearly two hundred of children, teens and young adults with special needs. The afternoon fundraising concert and live auction — from 2-5 p.m. — will showcase the talents of local musicians including The Love Birds, Tolan Shaw and Dr. Seahorse, and will welcome many of Banding Together’s special-needs musicians, community mentors, and families. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door (21 and older), available at BellyUp.com. A portion of all ticket sales and proceeds from a raffle and live auction will directly benefit Banding Together’s mission to provide music therapy scholarships and programs for youth with special disabilities. “The purpose of the Jam Session program is to help develop critical life-long social skills and friendships,” explained Angela Neve, Founder of Banding Together. “The use of a ‘rock band’ format to target social skills, a standardized approach, mentors, and the motivation level of participants are some of the things that make it innovative. The best part of it all though, is seeing the smiles on faces as they leave each night. Even if you come in tired from the day, the energy from the Jam Session group is magnetic and you can’t help but look forward week to week.” The Belly Up Tavern is at 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. To volunteer, donate or register for Banding Together, call 619-299-1411, email info@themusictherapycenter.com or visit bandingtogethersd.org.

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Encinitas and Solana Beach have a joint In the 1980s, king tides and huge surf flooded restaurants in Cardiff and flung plan that calls for regularly replenishing rocks at cars traveling on nearby Coast beaches over a 50-year period. However, last year the cities missed a Highway 101. “I’ve been here for 27 years, and I’m key deadline for obtaining federal funding hoping we never see those kind of problems for the project. That means it could be another two years or more before they have again,” Giles said. The recent king tide event wasn’t all the chance to apply for federal funding. In meantime, Weldon said Encinitas smooth sailing. Giles said wave energy reached the cliffs in some spots. Over time, will get sand from alternative sources. For such occurrences speed up bluff erosion, instance, Leucadia beaches will receive 117,000 cubic yards of sand next fall from a threatening homes and other infrastructure. And because king tides result in very Batiquitos Lagoon dredging, she said. In light of climate change causing rising low and high tides, they also generate strong rip currents, creating dangerous con- sea levels, the California King Tides Project says that the events offer a glimpse into the ditions for surfers and swimmers. From Jan. 17-19, the latest figures avail- future. That is, the highest tides of today able, local lifeguards made 10 rescues at will be the average levels within the next Moonlight Beach and surrounding coastline, century. For planning purposes, the group enmore than typical over the winter, Giles courages people to snap pictures of king said. Although the tides won’t be as extreme tides and upload them on its website. “The pictures that you take help scienthis weekend, a big swell is forecasted to kick up wave heights, with 7-to-9 foot waves tists and managers better plan for future expected Jan. 24. at the peak of the swell. flood risks, and give you a way to participate Giles urged surfers and swimmers to practice directly in the science that will drive decisions in our community,” their website caution. Katherine Weldon, the city’s shoreline states. Recently, the Encinitas City Council preservation manager, said the beaches have a healthy amount of sand right now, largely formed a subcommittee to look at ways to due to a regional beach replenishment proj- protect Encinitas’ coast because of rising sea ect in 2012. Wide beaches act as a barrier, levels. The first meeting date hasn’t been set. The previous round of king tides ocdissipating wave energy and thus protecting curred in December. The next event is Feb. infrastructure. “We’re in pretty good shape right now,” 17-19. Weldon said. continued from page 1

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Ian passed away September 2012 after accidentally falling off a cliff that overlooks Stone Steps Beach. Friends and family at the BBQ recalled his disarming charm and quirks. He disdained condiments, had a fear of driving cars and often slept outside with just an old blanket. And he didn’t concern himself with following the crowd or the latest fashion trend, they said. Indeed, his outfit often included a suede vest and grubby boots. Going against the crowd seemingly invites ridicule, but friends and family said his independent outlook made everyone respect him even more. Ian knew his mental health issues made him different, the Barrys said. But they were quick to add that these struggles made him more understanding and compassionate. He was always willing to help people in need, no matter their background. “He hung out with a diverse group of people,” John said. “He saw the good in all of them. He didn’t judge anyone, even for a second.” Typically, after forming a nonprofit, the next step is to find funding. But Rollin’ From the Heart took a reverse path. After Ian’s death, the Barrys received a number of donations to cover funeral expenses. They ended up with a surplus of funds and decided to do something to honor him. On the one-year anniversary of his passing, they held the nonprofit’s first event at San Marcos’ Casa de Amparo, a facility that provides support for children affected by or at risk of abuse and neglect. “The love was absolutely palpable there,” John said. “We knew we wanted to do more.” To date, they’ve donated more than 140 skateboards, along with helmets, pads and shoes. Alison said they’re extremely grateful to Ian’s friends, who have contributed countless hours to providing lessons at the events.

And they also raised money for a bench in Ian’s memory at the Encinitas Skate Plaza, which Ian supported. “You look at these kids, they’re not mainstream with their tattoos, but they have the biggest hearts,” Alison said with tears in her eyes. “I’ve never met such a giving group of people.” She added their giving nature is “changing perceptions of skateboarding.” Friend Sean Conover said Ian would go to any extent to help friends and family, and so volunteering is a great way to keep his memory alive. “Ian wouldn’t want it any other way,” Conover said. “He would do the same thing.” And, Conover said, it’s important that troubled youth see that others care about them. “They’ve been through some tough situations that I can only imagine,” Conover said. “It’s nice to show them there are good people in the world who want to help.” Matthew Weiss said Ian was best known for skateboarding, but he also built motorcycles, played guitar and enjoyed other hobbies. “Whatever the niche, people loved him,” Weiss said. Austin Bauer and Cody Melton echoed their sentiments. The Barrys said the nonprofit has helped them deal with their loss. “If we’re completely honest, especially for me, we didn’t know what to do with the grief,” John said. “We’re still dealing with it. It doesn’t go away. It’s a lifetime of learning how to keep it in check so it doesn’t disable you.” When Ian passed, John continued, “and I saw this incredible outpouring of love and goodness, that was something for me to pour my grieving into. And then it’s manifested itself into this.” To learn more about Rollin’ From the Heart or to donate, visit rollinfromtheheart. org.

PHOTO CREDIT NOTE — The photos of the Encinitas Community Park Grand Opening and “Life on the Lot” event published last issue were taken by photographer Jon Clark.

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The Baked Bear, an artisan cookie and ice cream sandwich parlor, will be opening two more stores in North County communities this year: La Costa (at 7610 Via Campanile, Suite 142, Carlsbad) is slated for a Feb. 7 grand opening, and Carmel Valley (5950 Village Way, Suite 101, San Diego) will open in early April 2015. At the La Costa grand opening, The Baked Bear will be giving out free ice cream sandwiches to every guest from noon-4 p.m. Visit www.thebakedbear.com.

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Dill said the term and interest rate environment will be different from Powayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and that they would plan to incorporate CABs as part of the program, but not the entire program. The Prop AA Independent Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Oversight Committee also met last week on Jan. 21. The committee ensures that all Prop AA funds are used in support of voter-approved projects, reviews cost-saving measures and performs annual audits. The district is required to have at least seven members, who must include individu-

als from the business community, one active in a senior citizens organization, one member of a taxpayers organization, one member of a parent-teacher organization and one parent/guardian of a district student. The Jan. 21 meeting was the end of the nine committee membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two-year terms and all but one have decided to continue. Dill said that while they can continue with just eight members, they would prefer nine, so the district will seek applicants to fill that spot. For information on the committee, visit sduhsd.net.

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SOLANA BEACH Beautiful Encinitas House for lease, just steps from Moonlight Beach. This lovely two story home boasts Ocean-views throughout. Large living room, vaulted ceilings, ďŹ replace and built in cabinets, wet bar in adjoining dining area between living room and kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, giant master bedroom, lots of closet space and built in cabinets. Large laundry room with built in cabinets and wet sink. 1 car garage with plenty of storage space and 1 off street parking available on a ďŹ rst come basis. Large private balconies off living room and two bedrooms. Walking distance to Shops, Dining, Coaster in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olde Encinitasâ&#x20AC;?. No Smoking/No Pets. Available on yearly lease $5,475/per month.

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