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Councils to consider 50-year sand project for environmental approval

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BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas and Solana Beach city councils next week will consider environmental approval of their joint 50-year sand project.

Under the plan, offshore sand would regularly be spread on local beaches with the goal of protecting infrastructure and coastal access. Solana Beach City Manager Greg Wade said environmental impact documents don’t anticipate that the project will hurt marine life or surfing over the long term.

But, he added, the documents do point out the possibility of beach nourishments affecting reefs off the city’s coast, which would be closely monitored.

“Typically, a concern in a beach replenishment project is (that) sand will come off of the beach and cover the reef,” Wade said, noting this could affect marine life.

As a safeguard, biologists would analyze the reefs before and after the project. If marine life such as lobsters are significantly affected, the Army Corps of Engineers would be required to construct an artificial reef to provide a replaceSee SAND, page 19

Encinitas rolls out second phase of plastic bag ban starting Oct. 10

BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas’ ban on single-use plastic bags is expanding.

The second phase of the ban takes effect Oct. 10, covering department stores, clothing stores, hardware stores and farmers markets.

In April, the first phase began at grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores and convenience stores.

When the second phase hits, it’s estimated the ban will include 300 Encinitas businesses, with restaurants and other food vendors being notable exceptions. Produce bags at grocery stores are also OK under the ordinance.

Once again, the city is partnering with the environmental nonprofit I Love a Clean San Diego to get the word out. Notably, the nonprofit recently held five reusable-bag giveaways at lo-

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As in the first phase, the city mailed a letter to stores included in the second phase. And the city posted an FAQ sheet and more information on the ban at encinitasenvironment.org.

To encourage reusable bags, affected establishments must charge 10 cents per paper bag, a fee that will remain with the retailer.

“The first phase has gone really well, and most of the inquiries received have been for clarification or general questions,” said Erik Steenblock, the city’s environmental programs manager, in an email. He added education is the goal right now, so the city hasn’t issued any fines for noncompliance.

“Our focus in the short term will be on education and outreach and raising

Encinitas Community Garden Grand Opening

A Grand Opening was held Oct. 3 for the Encinitas Community Garden (441 Quail Gardens Drive). See more on page 13. (Above) Front row (L to R): ECG board member Sanford “Sandy” Shapiro, board member Elizabeth Taylor, ECG VP Doug Long, President Gordon Smith, board member Michael Murphy, ECG CFO Agnes Maufit, San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts. Back row (L to R): Encinitas Union School District Superintendent Tim Baird, Chucks Matthews of SD County Health and Human Services, Encinitas City Council member Tony Kranz, Encinitas City Council member Lisa Shaffer. Photo by McKenzie Images.

LCC, Torrey Pines brainstorm ways to attract more students in selection process

BY KAREN BILLING Torrey Pines High School and La Costa Canyon are in the process of looking at bell schedules and programs to address some of the enrollment shifts the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) has seen. In August, the board decided not to change its open enrollment process for its four high schools and instead to have the district focus its efforts on program enhancements and equity among the schools.

At the district’s Oct. 1 meeting, Associate Superintendent Mike Grove said Torrey Pines and LCC have been gathering feedback from students, staff and parents and are close to what

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they would like to propose to the district. Grove said he expects the school board to hear proposals by early November, as the district would like any potential changes to be in place before the high school selection process.

The high school selection window opens Jan. 4, 2016 and closes Feb. 1, 2016.

The bell schedules have been cited as one of the main reasons why students opt to attend the SDUHSD academies — Canyon Crest and San Dieguito — over Torrey Pines and La Costa.

The new bell schedules being studied give students the option to take more than six classes. Students at CCA and San Dieguito can

take up to eight classes.

Grove said an instructional-minutes analysis is required to make sure that the schools are meeting their yearly and daily minimums.

On the program side, Grove said each site has established a committee to brainstorm program options that might attract incoming students. Some initial ideas are developing curricular pathways for subjects such as computer science and engineering, advance manufacturing, green building, bio-medical and bio-tech engineering. These career-specific pathways would include courses that fulfill basic University of California requirements.

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Cardiff barricades to be removed

BY JARED WHITLOCK Orange and white barricades that are unpopular with the Cardiff community will come down next week.

North County Transit District put up the barricades, which line the west side of San Elijo Avenue, from Santa Fe Drive to near Verdi Avenue, last March out of fear that cars could tumble over the bluff and onto the train tracks.

Residents, however, said the barricades are unsightly and block ocean views.

NCTD on Oct. 12 will start replacing the barricades with low-lying rail ties. The work is expected to be finished by Oct. 16.

Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear welcomed the news, saying the ties are a neutral color and an improvement over the neon, industrial barricades.

“The orange barriers are universally disliked,” Blakespear said in an email.

“They’re visual blight.”

Dahvia Lynch, NCTD chief planning officer, said

Barricades, which remind residents not to park too close to the bluffs along San Elijo Avenue in Cardiff, are coming down. Photo by Jared Whitlock the rail ties are similar to wheel stops in parking stalls.

“If the car rolls too far forward, that should make it stop,” Lynch said.

Lynch said the rail ties will be in place for the foreseeable future. Long term, North County Transit District is planning a barrier in the area, potentially a fence similar to the one fronting the Santa Fe Drive rail undercrossing.

“We have broader concerns, not only about vehicles going over the railway, but we feel we have an obligation to protect pedestrians and others who are in the rail right of way,” Lynch said. She added any barrier would “have to fit the community context.”

Given plans for a barrier, the transit district and city are looking to get approval for at-grade rail crossings — as opposed to crossings over or under the tracks — in Cardiff.

Lynch said the barricades were never intended as a long-term solution.

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Olivenhain cancels Oktoberfest, citing lack of volunteer assistance

BY BARBARA HENRY, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Olivenhain, an east Encinitas community founded by German immigrants in the late 1880s, has canceled its annual Oktoberfest primarily due to a lack of volunteer labor.

An announcement on the Olivenhain Town Council’s website tells people to contact the group’s president for information, but the questions could just as easily be directed to the council’s newsletter editor or meeting-hall scheduler — they’re all the same person.

That’s the crux of the problem, says Dave Perryman, the man who performs in all three roles.

“In ‘normal’ times, these were three separate positions,” Perryman said in an email interview.

The Town Council, which formed in 1967, owns the historical Olivenhain Meeting Hall and the accompanying Germania Hotel on Rancho Santa Fe Road. It hosts a series of community events on the property each year, including a Brat and Beer Fest in April, the Outdoor Cinema Series in August and September, a craft fair in November and a wine tasting event in December.

Oktoberfest was the newest and least attended of those events. It had been held since 2003.

But the community-based Town Council has found that its hard-core volunteer labor See OKTOBERFEST, page 18

Blood trail leads to suspects in stabbing

BY GREG MORAN, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE A trail of blood spotted by citizens led to the arrest of three men in connection with a stabbing that injured a man in Encinitas earlier this week.

The Sheriff’s Department said that a passer-by found a man with stab wounds early Thursday morning, Oct. 1, at Calle Magdalena and Encinitas Boulevard. He was taken to a hospital and treated for his injuries.

Several hours later, residents spotted a blood trail on Lynwood Drive and called deputies. They followed the trail to a home on the street. Deputies spoke to an occupant of the home at the door, and noticed “what looked like a crime scene inside the residence.”

After detaining the occupants of the house they summoned detectives, who got a search warrant and after executing it, arrested three men.

They were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, conspiracy and destruction of evidence.

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Encinitas farm’s roots stretch back to ancient Jewish traditions

BY JOE TASH Coastal Roots Farm in central Encinitas has a lot in common with other farms dotted around North San Diego County — neatly cultivated rows of crops, tractors, compost piles and greenhouses.

What may be different, however, is that the farm’s roots stretch back for thousands of years and halfway around the world, to ancient Jewish agricultural traditions and practices.

The farm, which celebrated its official launch in early October with a Sukkot, or harvest, festival held on its grounds, is an initiative of the Leichtag Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded in 1991 by the late Max “Lee” Leichtag and his wife, Andre “Toni” Leichtag, who were residents of Fairbanks Ranch.

In 2012, the foundation purchased the 67-acre Ecke Ranch property, which is bordered by Saxony Road and Quail Gardens Drive, internationally known for the poinsettias it once produced. About one-third of the property will be devoted to the farm, which has been in planning and cultivation for the past several years.

The farm uses organic methods and will grow a wide variety of produce, from fruit and nuts to herbs and vegetables, said Daron “Farmer D” Joffe, the foundation’s director of agricultural innovation and development.

Underlying its work will be Jewish principles such as peah, which means that the corners of the fields are left for the nourishment of strangers and the poor. Already in its young life, the farm has contributed produce to local food banks, a practice that Joffe said will continue.

“We’re creating a place rooted in Jewish traditions and celebrating Jewish culture and life in a very open and accessible way, for people of all faiths,” Joffe said as he gave a tour of the farm to a reporter.

The farm has been set up as an independent nonprofit, although the land and seed money — budgeted at $550,000 this year — will come from the Leichtag Foundation. As it begins to produce crops and create its own revenue stream, however, the farm is expected to support itself and even give back to the foundation, Joffe said.

“It’s like a baby being raised to live on its own,” he said.

Future plans include a farm stand on the Saxony Road side of the property that will sell fresh produce and flowers grown on the property, which is expected to open by this winter.

The farm also will have areas where visitors can pick their own produce, or attend community workshops on agriculture-related topics.

Plans include an “edible trail” that will be lined with fruit-bearing trees, and over the next couple years, the farm will begin producing wine from vineyards on the property.

Another big component of the farm will be education, with internships and classes offered for students from middle school through college.

“We want to be training the next generation of community farmers,” said Joffe.

In addition, the farm is collaborating with its neighbors, such as the adjacent San Diego Botanic Garden, and the Farm Lab operated by the Encinitas Union School District.

The farm currently has a staff of seven full-time workers, plus four apprentices. The latter group includes Jean Paul Sein, an agriculture student from Puerto Rico, who is serving a paid apprenticeship at Coastal Roots Farm.

Sein said he appreciates the chance to be working in an agricultural setting, especially one with a focus on sustainable practices.

“I’m here because I want to learn, to expand my knowledge,” he said. At the farm, he said, “you’re doing everything.”

Public events such as the Sukkot Festival, held Sunday, Oct. 4, will also play a big role at the farm, Joffe said. Some 2,000 people were expected to attend, for theater performances, animal exhibits, and a chance to get their hands dirty and sticky by pressing apple cider and making bricks with mud and straw.

The farm is helping to fulfill one of the visions of Encinitas’ founders by preserving agriculture in the city, said City Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer. In 2005, city voters turned down a proposal by the Ecke family to rezone the property to permit construction of homes.

The sukkah or harvest hut. Photos by Joe Tash Left: Daron “Farmer D” Joffe leads a tour of Coastal Roots Farm during Sunday’s Sukkot Festival.

Jonathan Kaplan, 21 months, watches with interest as a goat is fed.

“I think it’s fantastic.

They are honoring Encinitas’ historical roots, which are in agriculture,” said Shaffer.

According to Joffe, who has worked as a consultant for residential developers who wanted to include community farms in their projects, such farms and gardens are a growing trend across the country, as an alternative to golf courses in some places.

For the long term, the goal of Coastal Roots Farm and the Leichtag Foundation is to become indispensable to the community, so that the land is preserved for community access and agriculture, rather than being developed into houses or shopping centers, said Jim Farley, the foundation’s CEO. “If, 100 years from now, someone is walking around this property and they want to know who the Leichtag family was, we will have done our job,” Farley said.

For more information, visit www.leichtag.org.

Aaron Pascal, 9, of Carlsbad, helps empty apple peels and pulp from a cider press after the juice has been squeezed out. The pulp was to be fed to chickens and used for compost.

Three men mash mud and straw together to make bricks, which are used at the farm.

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Olivenhain water district surpasses conservation target two of three months • San Dieguito Water District customers fail to meet water savings target

BY JARED WHITLOCK Residents in the Olivenhain Municipal Water District slashed their water use 33.6 percent from June through August, besting a state mandate during two of the three months.

“While Olivenhain Municipal Water District has made many programs, water use evaluations and rebates available, it is our customers who have done the heavy The owner of this dirt front yard in Cardiff saves water lifting and have met the con- to combat the drought. A state report shows the San servation goals,” said Oliven- Dieguito Water District has yet to meet a conservation hain district General Managtarget in three months, while the Olivenhain Municipal er Kim Thorner in an email.

The California Water Re- Water District has twice hit its goal. Photo by Jared sources Control Board in Whitlock June began requiring cuts from water districts in response to the ongoing drought, with the Olivenhain district’s monthly reduction target set at 32 percent. Agencies that repeatedly miss their conservation mandate could be fined.

Although the Olivenhain district met its target in June and July, the district fell short of its goal in August, clocking in with 28.6 percent in water savings, according to a new report from the California Water Resources Control Board.

California officials are gauging whether each agency meets its target by measuring water use against the same month in the benchmark year of 2013.

Residents in the San Dieguito Water District, which serves western Encinitas, have missed the district’s 28 percent target each of the three months. In August, district customers cut back 20.4 percent, bringing the district’s three-month average to 21.6 percent.

“We have just received our numbers for September and district customers cut water use

by 24.5 percent,” San Dieguito district General Manager Bill O’Donnell said in an email. “While this is still below our conservation target, we are encouraged that the numbers are moving in the right direction.”

Although the San Dieguito district has yet to meet its reduction mandate, O’Donnell said the agency isn’t facing any penalties from the State Water Resources Control Board. State officials recently requested more information about the district’s conservation plan, it was noted during the last district board meeting.

In an attempt to step up conservation, O’Donnell said the district last month hired a “drought intern” to look for over-irrigation and watering on the wrong days of the week. Under drought restrictions, residents can water only twice a week and on certain days (check sdwd.org for the schedule).

Another part of the district’s conservation strategy is reaching residents in apartments and other multi-family dwelling units.

“These customers typically do not receive a water bill, so they do not understand just how much water they use and do not see water conservation information printed on our water bills,” O’Donnell said in an email.

He also stated that the district is work-

ing to convert more sites to recycled water, which, unlike potable water, is exempt from the state mandate.

On that note, Thorner said the Olivenhain district is notifying Village Park residents that recycled water will be available to many of them next year. Other Olivenhain initiatives include increased enforcement and a new recycled water station in 4S Ranch where residents can fill up drums for landscaping and other uses.

Water agencies are telling residents it’s critical to keep conserving, despite the El Niño weather pattern forming. El Niño typically brings higher-than-average rainfall to Southern California in the winter, but it remains to be seen whether El Niño will deliver significant precipitation to all-important watersheds in Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains.

Californians in August cut water use 27 percent, exceeding the state’s overall 25 percent conservation mandate for a third straight month.

“Millions of Californians stepped up to save water this summer and we must all keep up the good work because no one knows how much longer this historic drought will continue,” said Felicia Marcus, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, in a press release.

Historical Society walking tour to be held Oct. 17 The Encinitas Historical Society will host a Downtown Encinitas docent-led historic walking tour at 10 a.m. Oct. 17. Meet at the 1883 Schoolhouse, 390 W. F St. The tour lasts until 11:30 a.m.

Call docent Barbara Vilardo at 661-992-5740.

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Encinitas woman raising money, creating documentary to tell couple’s love story

BY PAM KRAGEN, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Jean Radakovich may not paint or make sculptural jewelry like her late parents did, but she’s creating her own artwork on film.

The Encinitas mother of two has devoted most of the past four years to a documentary that will tell the harrowing but true love story of postmodern wearable art designers Svetozar and Ruth Radakovich.

After the American-born intellectual Ruth met the Yugoslavian painter “Toza” in 1946 Belgrade, they spent six years separated by the Iron Curtain. Using secret messages coiled up in pill bottles and hidden underneath the surface of watercolor paintings, they hatched multiple escape plots that landed him twice behind bars.

Finally in 1952, they reunited in Paris and moved to the U.S., where they became leading members of the Allied Craftsmen movement in San Diego. During their heyday, their work was nationally known, and they partied with the likes of Jonas Salk and Ted “Dr. Seuss” Geisel. But after Ruth died in 1975 and Toza followed in 1998, they fell into obscurity.

Today, their surviving child, Jean, 59, is determined to put her parents’ art and remarkable love story back into circulation.

“Because of the struggle they had to be together, my parents didn’t take a lot for granted. They lived every day,” she said. “They were creative, fun people, and everything was an adventure to them.”

Last week, a film crew led by director Paul Alexander Juutilainen was conducting interviews at the family’s longtime compound in Encinitas. Toza and Ruth purchased the ranchstyle property in 1958 and gradually filled every room and outdoor area with their art, including hand-hewn wood doors, bronze hanging and wall sculptures, large abstract paintings, mosaics, small wooden boats and a jungle gym.

Among the interviewees are family friend Klaus Flouride, bassist for the Bay Area punk band The Dead Kennedys, Allied Craftsmen metal artist Arline Fisch and famed Santa Ysabel sculptor/designer James Hubbell, for whom Radakovich works as an archivist.

She still needs to raise $150,000 to $200,000 to finish the film, titled “Forging Love and Wearing Sculpture.” The money will pay for final edits and a trip to Europe, where she’ll trace her father’s early life as a nationally ranked swimmer and skier, prominent art student and Royal Yugoslav Army cadet, who spent time in a German prison camp and a forced labor camp during World War II. Toza was working as a graphic artist at a United Nations war relief program in Belgrade when he met Ruth. Well-bred, well-educated, well-traveled and an artist herself, Ruth had worked in a bomber factory during the war and took a clerical job in Belgrade to help feed the poor in postwar Europe. They fell in love practically at first sight.

“They didn’t even speak the same language. It was one of those ‘me Tarzan, you Jane’

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A year later, the U.N. program dissolved, Ruth was sent home, and Toza — who went to work for a Yugoslavian art journal — was forbidden from traveling. Over the next five years, they exchanged letters and secret messages through his family. Hidden in care packages she sent to him were pieces of a boat he could assemble to escape, but when he made the attempt he was captured and jailed.

Finally in 1952, he defected during a business trip to Paris. After a two-year wait, they received permission to marry and move to Rochester, N.Y., where he made a big splash with his paintings and began teaching and studying metalwork at the School for American Craftsmen.

Radakovich said the 1950s were a time of great change in the art world. Formally trained artists and apprentice programs were beginning to compete with self-trained artists and studio craftsmen who worked in collaborative communities.

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10 Questions with Chamber CEO Bob Gattinella: Encinitas is ‘a very special place to live’ 10 Questions is an Encinitas Advocate feature that spotlights interesting people in the community.

Bob Gattinella is the CEO of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce. Born in Lawrence, Mass., he felt the desire to move to California at an early age and has never regretted it.

He is a licensed general contractor and has owned and operated two construction businesses for over 30 years. His company specializes in commercial tenant improvements and residential remodeling.

In 2011 he was voted in as president/CEO of the Encinitas Chamber. Under his direction, Chamber membership has grown by 30 percent.

In 2014, the Chamber celebrated its 50th year, and with the expansion of its Board of Directors, Gattinella remained as the CEO and continues to oversee the local Chamber of Commerce.

He answered 10 Questions for the Encinitas Advocate: What brought you to Encinitas?

I was living in Palm Springs and was working on a lot of projects in San Diego and Orange County. I was spending a lot of time on the road and in motels. I looked at a map and found a convenient location be-

tween my two biggest business areas. We bought a second home in Encinitas, and two summers later, we decided to make Encinitas our permanent home. It really is a very special place to live.

If you could snap your fingers and have it done, what might you add, subtract or improve in Encinitas?

At the Chamber of Commerce, we get a lot of phone calls from potential visitors. I think what Encinitas really needs is another decent-size hotel with a banquet hall and conference rooms.

Who or what inspires you?

People who are the best at what they do, whether it’s in industry, sports or art.

If you hosted a dinner party for eight, who (living or deceased) would you invite?

Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Warren Buffett, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ernest Hemingway.

What are your favorite movies?

I like “The Godfather,” “Star Wars” and the “Lord of the Rings” series.

What is your most prized possession?

That would have to be my house. I designed the house for my wife and myself, then took the time off work to oversee the con-

Bob Gattinella struction of the house. It’s just what we wanted in a house.

What do you do for fun?

I like to ski, scuba dive and fish.

What is it that you most dislike?

Pushy people with a closed mind who only understand their own point of view, who won’t listen to a different perspective.

What would be your dream vacation?

I love to travel, and every vacation is always too short — so a long vacation just traveling from city to city or country to country would be ideal.

What is your motto or philosophy of life?

Don’t screw up.

Presentation on outreach mental health services to be given Oct. 20 at City Hall Join the City of Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission for a presentation from the InHome Outreach Team North (IHOT) at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Encinitas City Hall Council Chambers, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. Encinitas, CA 92024.

IHOT serves adults at least 18 years of age or older (including Transition Age Youth and Older Adults) who are eligible for, but not currently engaged in, mental health services.

IHOT North is funded by the county of San Diego HHSA Behavioral Health Services under the Mental Health Services Act. It’s led by Mental Health Systems in a collaborative partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Diego (NAMI-SD) and the Union of Pan Asian Communities, San Diego (UPAC-SD).

IHOT provides support and education to family members and/or caretakers of IHOT North Participants. Mobile teams serve the North Central, North Inland, and North Coastal regions of the County of San Diego. Referrals are accepted from a variety of community agencies and individuals, including families and friends, emergency response services, hospitals, jails, and recovery and advocacy organizations.

Contact Encinitas Senior Center Manager Christie Goodsell at 760-943-2251 or email cgoodsell@encinitasca.gov.

SDA offers Cabaret Night fundraiser Oct. 10 San Dieguito Academy’s Music and Theater Departments present their eighth annualCabaret Night, a fundraiser with entertainment and desserts, on Oct. 10.

Cabaret Night is filled with a variety of acts by students from the Musical Theater and Band classes. Some will include songs performed from hit Broadway musicals, a quick ComedySportz game, music, and a “Wicked” medley collaboration by the band and theater students. During intermission, the students in the Culinary Arts Program will be serving their very own tasty desserts.

Money raised from Cabaret Night will go to the Theater Arts Program, the Music Department, and the Culinary Arts Department.

The show starts at 6:30 p.m. at San Dieguito Academy’s Clayton E. Liggett Theater. Tickets are $20, available at http://seatyourself.biz/sdamusic. Check-in will begin at 5:45 p.m.

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Fire Prevention Week Open House A Fire Prevention Week Open House was held Oct. 3 at the City of Encinitas Fire Station #5 (540 Balfour Drive). The event featured a fire equipment display, station tours, fire and burn information, and a 70th anniversary celebration. Fire Prevention Week runs Oct. 4-10. Visit firepreventionweek.org.

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4th annual Bike 4 Mike set for Oct. 25 to fund research into ALS

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

To fight for a cure for ALS, Team Godfather Charitable Foundation is hosting the fourth annual Bike 4 Mike Oct. 25 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The event is also held in memory of Michael Ramirez, a Carlsbad man who fought the disease.

Known to many as “the godfather,” Ramirez died in April 2012 at the age of 56 from ALS. “Mike loved cycling,” said Greg Sacks, chairman of Team Godfather Charitable Foundation. “He would have loved every one of these events. He would have had more fun than anybody there.”

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately, respiratory failure. It attacks the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.

There is no cure.

According to the ALS Association, about 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may be living with ALS at any given time, approximately 300 in San Diego County alone.

Ramirez was diagnosed with ALS in September of 2009.

A graduate of Helix High School and later the University of San Diego, Ramirez was a commercial banker in local and national markets for 35 years. He served on multiple foundation and nonprofit boards, including Mercy Hospital Foundation.

Ramirez was also very active, having played baseball, basketball and football in high school and football in college. After college, he completed long-distance cycling races, marathons and triathlons. He was an avid golfer and practiced karate and yoga.

“Mike was a wonderful guy,” said Sacks, a longtime friend of Ramirez. “He was like everybody who’s diagnosed with ALS. They are just larger-than-life people.”

Not long after being diagnosed, Ramirez directed his energy toward raising awareness and funds to fight the disease. In May 2010, he and his wife, Maureen, along with friends, founded Team Godfather Charitable Foundation.

The Carlsbad-based foundation raises money for medical research and supports the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the world’s first and largest nonprofit biotech focused 100 percent on ALS research. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the institute has tested more potential treatments for ALS than any other research lab, thanks to support from fundraisers like Bike 4 Mike.

“We really rely on our network of ALS friends and families that, like Team Godfather, support our efforts so that we can spend the most money possible toward research,” said Gretchen Simoneaux, a board member of the foundation and employee of the institute.

Bike 4 Mike offers 10-, 25- and 50-mile coastal rides, and beginning this year, a new Century Metric Course of 100 kilometers or 62.137 miles, starting and ending at the Del

Kevin McCauley and Greg Sacks of Team Godfather Charitable Foundation during a Bike 4 Mike event. Courtesy photo Mar Fairgrounds. The event will also host spin classes and a post-ride Mexican fiesta, complete with vendor booths, music and refreshments.

More than 380 cyclists participated in Bike 4 Mike last year, which raised about $60,000. Event organizers expect 500 participants this year and hope to raise even more.

“Every event we put on is an absolute party,” said Kevin McCauley, a board member who came up with the idea for Bike 4 Mike. “We raise funds and we raise awareness, but we have fun doing it.”

Gates open at 6 a.m. for late registrations, check-in and breakfast. To register, visit www. bike4mike.org.

For more about Team Godfather Charitable Foundation, visit www.teamgodfather.org.

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Ruehl stars as fashion icon Vreeland in one-woman show at Old Globe

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BY DIANA SAENGER Academy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl joins The Old Globe to tell the story of fashionista Diana Vreeland in “Full Gallop,” onstage through Oct. 25.

The Globe premiere of the play in 1995 starred Mary Louise Wilson, and was written by Mark Hampton and Wilson, based on Vreeland’s memoirs.

Ruehl is noted for her voluminous career in films, plays and TV. She earned an Mercedes Ruehl stars in “Full Gallop” at The Old Globe, Academy and Golden Globe about fashion icon Diana Vreeland, onstage through Award for “The Fisher King.” Oct. 25. Courtesy photo She earned a Tony Award for Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” slowed down her career to raise her son, but is now ready to take on the one-woman show about this famous icon.

“I saw Mary Louise Wilson do it off-Broadway and was so taken with it I went back to see it two more times,” Ruehl said. “The character of Diana Vreeland stayed in my mind. A few years ago, I was working with a new manager who mentioned Vreeland. About that time, a wonderful documentary made by her granddaughter came out. Meanwhile, my manager sent me every book, film, whatever about Diana because he was so sure this is what I should do. So a year and a half ago, he and (Globe Artistic director) Barry Edelstein started talking, and soon I was out here rehearsing.”

Ruehl did a one-woman show before about art collector, bohemian and socialite Peggy Guggenheim, so she understands the work involved. “I know what I’m up against and the ultimate loneliness of it,” she said. “I’m trying to see out of her; to me she’s a fascinating creature.

“She was kind of a genius. She had a totally unique relationship with the English language. She didn’t have a good upbringing and retreated into her imagination and found a world of wonder. She re-created herself, ravishing on her own terms, the way she spoke, the outfits she made and wore, and how she changed her home. She became the ‘It’ girl among her contemporaries by the time she was 17.

“She married, they moved to Europe, and she totally blossomed there in the fashion world.”

“Full Gallop” covers much of Vreeland’s life, including her love of deep, rich red in her clothes, home décor, fashions and her career at Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Director Andrew Russell is making his Globe debut, thanks to Ruehl working with him on the chamber piece “Occupant.”

“Andrew’s job was to walk me through several streets in New York where I could get a taxi to go home,” Ruehl said. “Every night, we would talk about my performance. I would ask him his opinions, and he was very bright and insightful. So a year ago I tracked him down and asked him to consider directing me in this piece. I had also worked with the wonderful stage manager Brian Meister, and I asked him to be the stage manager and assistant director on this play. When you do something solitary, as a one-person show, you just want to have faith in the team that is behind you and supports you.”

Ruehl met Edelstein for the first time

and called him “a breath of fresh air.”

“I’ve known a lot of artistic directors in my day,” she said. “He’s such a nice, regular guy with a first-class encyclopedic mind. After one rehearsal, he gave the most cogent notes. He’s put together an extraordinary theater that is amazing.”

Edelstein said “Full Gallop” has currents of emotion, humanity, and entertainment, and Ruehl agrees.

“I’m not sure who said it, but I came upon this saying, ‘Art and drama should entertain and instruct. In the theater, you can just instruct, and they will leave in droves.

You can entertain, and they will stay. If you can entertain and instruct, it’s gold.’

“It will be my effort every night to entertain,” Ruehl promised.

“Full Gallop,” plays through Oct. 25 at Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park. Tickets from $29; visit 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

Solana Center and county roll out discounted rain barrel program The County of San Diego is partnering with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation to offer discounted rain barrels for sale to county residents.

Now through Nov. 1, local residents can order rain barrels online and then pick them up between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, in El Cajon.

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7:30 p.m., Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2015 This series of four lectures considers Pop art as something more than just an American art movement of the 1960s.

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SEA Days: Sustainable Seas October 17: 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

National Seafood month is a time to highlight smart seafood choices, sustainable fisheries, and the health benefits of eating a diet rich in seafood.

Join us as we explore these topics with local researchers.

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Featuring a selection of approximately 55 works from more than 20 private collections around San Diego, this exhibition aims to recognize that the cultural resources of our city are thriving not only within the walls of our museums, but also through the efforts of many committed individuals.

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BY PAUL GOLDFARB, M.D. This summer, an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) challenged standard treatment for “Stage 0” breast cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Most often, this is a nonaggressive precursor to breast cancer, though it can become invasive.

For many years, DCIS has been treated with surgery. However, the JAMA study found that survival rates for women with DCIS were the same whether they had surgery or not.

While the temptation may be to look at these results and conclude that women with DCIS should never get surgery, that may be overreaching. The study also showed that African American women, and women diagnosed before age 35, had a much higher risk of death stemming from DCIS — more than double.

Further research may show that some patient subgroups benefit from surgery.

These findings are good news, because they highlight an emerging understanding of cancer. Breast cancer, or any cancer, is not a single, monolithic condition. Tumors differ from patient to patient. Some tumors are more aggressive, some respond to different therapies. Research like the JAMA study reveals that one-size-fits-all approaches need to be revised. Treatments should be individualized, based on patients’ unique set of risk factors.

Figuring out mammograms The recent JAMA article is not the first time a conventional approach to breast cancer has been challenged.

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The choice of when to get screening mammograms should be made with a view toward individual risk, which can hinge on factors such as personal and family history, genetics, ethnicity, breast density, general health and other factors.

While mammograms are a good diagnostic tool, they are also flawed. They can miss small tumors, generate false positives or identify a low-risk condition, such as DCIS. Fortunately, the science of detecting cancer is improving. New screening tools, such as tomosynthesis, provide higher resolution without increasing radiation.

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‘Keepin’ It Rural’ hike and trail run Oct. 25 benefits Elfin Forest reserve The Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Town Council (EFHGTC) will hold a “Keepin’ it Rural” Hike and Trail Run at the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve on Oct. 25.

The 10K run will start at 7:45 a.m., the 5K run at 8 a.m. The family-friendly event includes a 1K Fun Run and bounce house, free with adult admission.

Adults will enjoy a Beer Garden with Stone craft IPA and mimosas, coffee and pastries, food, and a raffle with SPY Optics sunglasses for the winners. Registration for the event is open, and details are available at www.letskeepitrural.com.

The First Annual “Keepin’ it Rural” 5K and 10K hike and trail run will be held in the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve, a 750-acre open space park with 12 miles of trails, a very popular destination for hikers, runners and mountain bikers in North County.

Scenic views all the way to Catalina on a clear day will be part of the reward of those outdoor enthusiasts who come to enjoy pristine, undisturbed nature only a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. For the trail running enthusiast, the event will offer one of the best trails in San Diego County, with elevation changes up to 1,600 feet on single dirt trails, surrounded by protected open space as far as the eye can see.

The communities of Elfin Forest and Harmony Grove (and adjacent Eden Valley) are hidden gems in North San Diego County. They are home to a diverse number of protected species, endangered and threatened plant and wildlife, scenic trails, abundant biological di-

versity, and some of the last stands of coastal sage scrub and chaparral, after which Elfin Forest is named.

According to the Conservation Biology Institute, “This area represents the only biologically viable core area for coastal sage scrub in north San Diego County, outside of Camp Pendleton. Here lie the last remnants of an imperiled coastal scrub habitat vital to the integrity of San Diego County’s open space network and to the persistence of some of Southern California’s most endangered species, many of which occur nowhere else on the planet.”

The “Keepin’ It Rural” Hike and Trail Run will fund the cause of keeping the area scenic, rural and pristine, and increase public awareness of its beauty and the challenges it is facing.

The area’s habitat is under threat by major large-scale housing developments. A carefully constructed compromise embedded in the recently approved “land constitution,” the County General Plan, doubled the area population, but kept the density away from open space and from existing rural residences. Now out-of-town land speculators are asking for exceptions placing three-story high apartment buildings right next to preserved open space purchased with taxpayer funding.

“We are working hard to preserve Elfin Forest,” says Jacqueline Arsivaud, chair of the EFHG Town Council. “We think it is anachronistic in these times of extended droughts and increased fire risks to build high-density communities in the backcountry.”

Water district partner to offer Oct. 17 Rising young artist to perform at Music by the Sea concert Oct. 16 workshop on water-free landscape Just in time for fall planting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District is hosting an Oct. 17 workshop to help residents save money on their water bills while maintaining a healthy landscape. The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, corner of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real.

This workshop introduces a holistic approach to landscape design and maintenance that emphasizes water use efficiency. Participants will learn how to design landscapes that are sustainable in San Diego’s climate, including how to make the best use of the region’s limited rainfall, how to irrigate efficiently, and how to choose the best plants for each yard.

Instructor Kimberly Alexander will address composting, worm castings, rain harvesting, mulching, soil health, water pressure’s effects on irrigation, and tips and incentives to reduce outdoor water use. She will also discuss rebates available for water-efficient devices and free efficiency assistance programs. Alexander has a background in ornamental horticulture and arboriculture, and is a certified landscape architect.

Attendance is free to the public, although reservations are required. For information or to register for this WaterSmart workshopcall 760-438-2722 ext. 7153 This workshop is offered through a partnership between OMWD, San Dieguito Water District, San Diego County Water Authority, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Music by the Sea will feature rising young San Diego artist Annelle Gregory in concert on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Encinitas Library (540 Cornish Drive Encinitas, 92024). Gregory is on scholarship at USC and will perform an “All Russian” program of virtuosic music. Tickets are available online (www.encinitas.tix.com) and at the door.

Gregory is a Laureate of the 2013 Stradivarius International Violin Competition and the 2015 National Sphinx Competition as well as Gold Medalist of the 2012 National NAACP ACT-SO competition.

In 2010, as part of a national tour, she performed at Carnegie Hall as a 1st violinist of the Sphinx Virtuosi. In 2014, Annelle released a CD with pianist Alexander Sinchuk and in 2015 recorded with organist Carol Williams. From 2012-2015, Gregory was concertmaster and a featured soloist for the California International Music Festival Orchestra at Namedy and Weikersheim Castles, Germany. She has performed with the La Jolla Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Torrance Symphony, Bellflower Symphony, Southeast Symphony, Sphinx Symphony, and Long Beach Mozart Festival Orchestra.

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Join the Engage Encinitas October Citizens Academy for a free presentation by the Encinitas Fire Prevention Bureau and Encinitas CERT that will provide valuable tips on how to be better prepared to minimize the impact of disasters on your family and home by creating defensible space, building a disaster kit and having an evacuation plan.

“El Nino, Wildfires, Earthquakes — Are You Ready?” will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Encinitas Library Community Room.

Fully stocked three-day disaster backpacks will be for sale (cash or check). A one-person disaster kit costs $20, a two-person backpack is $33 and a four-person backpack is $65.

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Death Café offers cake, conversation Oct. 17 Death Café North County Coastal meets from 2-4 p.m.

Oct. 17 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito, 1036 Solana Drive, Del Mar. Death Café is a nonprofit international movement that brings people together to eat cake and have a lively conversation about death. Death Cafes offer an open, neutral and confidential space.

This event is free to all and is offered with no intention of leading participants toward any conclusion, product or course of action. The sole objective of Death Café is to increase awareness of death, while helping people make the most of their lives. Refreshments — including cake! — will be served.

Host Tiffany Fox is an Encinitas resident, mother of two, professional writer, cancer survivor and a firm proponent of contemplating death in order to live life more fully.

Registration is required: http://bit.ly/deathcafenorthcountycoastal. Visit deathcafe.com or contact tiffanymfox@gmail. com.

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at Encinitas Senior Center Farm-to-table dining is now available Monday through Friday at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center’s newly named Encinitas Parks & Recreation Café. It’s a new way to enjoy lunch “@thecenter,” 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, with colleagues and friends!

The Encinitas Senior Center is working with Kitchens for Good, the senior nutrition program provider as of Oct. 1.

Kitchens for Good is a nonprofit whose mission is to empower, nourish and engage the community through healthy meal production, workforce development and social enterprise.

Meals are not only fresh and delicious, but also made from scratch daily using local organic produce and filled with nutritious ingredients. Suggested daily meal donation is $4 for seniors 60-plus, with a $6 cost per meal for those under 60. Reservations are required and can be made until 8 a.m. of the day you would like to have lunch — just call 760943-2258. Check in for lunch by 11:30 a.m.

To speak with the nutrition coordinator, call 760-9432257 or visit www.encinitasca.gov for up-to-date menus.

The Encinitas Senior Center’s new nutrition program provider is offering farm-to-table foods. Courtesy photo

Agency hosts 2 Medicare enrollment workshops Death Café is an international movement that brings people together to eat cake and talk about death in a neutral space.

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Schulte Insurance Agency, which helps individuals navigate the world of Medicare, is hosting two educational events to help seniors understand their options to maximize their benefits. Open enrollment is right around the corner, Oct. 15-Dec. 7.

The one-hour seminar will be given by Stephen Cummings, who has been in the business more than 20 years, with much of his career in helping people understand all their options. The seminars will be: 2-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center, 16780 La Gracia, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, behind The Inn. 10-11 a.m. Oct. 16, Encinitas Senior Center (off Balour), 1140 Oak Crest Park Drive, Encinitas CA 92024. Call 760-436-5015.

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Encinitas Community Garden Grand Opening A Grand Opening was held Oct. 3 for the Encinitas Community Garden (441 Quail Gardens Drive).

The mission of the Encinitas Community Garden “is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Encinitas by creating an organic garden that provides access to a site where locally produced food can be grown Master Gardeners Jayne Sherman, Jeri Haklik, AJ in environmentally sustainable ways. In so Johnson and Sandy Shapiro doing, healthy food is affordable to the members.”

Its purpose is “to increase sustainable urban food production by teaching people how to grow food, and to create a supportive community where they can share tools, skills and inspiration. When community members have access to local land for the purpose of growing food, social justice, economic security and community political parKaren Long, ticipation are strengthened. As people work Dave Roberts with Joe Beverly Clausen together to grow food and re-connect with the land, communities and families grow strong, hopeful, confident and healthy.”

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What’s going on around Encinitas this weekend and beyond These are just some of the events taking place in and around Encinitas this weekend. For details, visit http://bit. ly/1VE6mEp. • Save the date: Encinitas Dia de los Muertos, 1-5 p.m. Nov. 1, Encinitas Community Center.

The second annual free celebration will be at the Encinitas Community Center and expand to an indoor and outdoor event. Check out participant videos: Ballet Folklorico de San Dieguito: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Slfuphfkb1o Por Siempre Car Club: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=smKoPzZzYdw Danza Azteca: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IkgT7ZYS390 • Cardiff Surf Classic & Green Expo: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Cardiff Reef at San Elijo State Beach. Free.

Surf contest and environmental beach fair! With eco vendors, musical entertainment on the solar powered stage, Lost Abbey beer garden, kids activities, delicious food and surfing throughout the day.

• Living Wall/Vertical Garden Class, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 10, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive; cost $30 members, $36 nonmembers. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/classes.htm.

Learn the basics of planting a 10-inch-by-20-inch wall of succulent varieties. The possibilities of striking patterns and unique designs are endless. Instructor: Mary Lou Morgan.

• Greywater Demystified Workshop, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive; cost $30 members, $36 nonmembers. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/classes.htm.

Candace Venderhoff, founder and CEO of RainThanks & Greywater, will share information on diverting greywater to landscapes.

• California Friendly Landscape Training, 9 a.m.noon Saturday, Oct. 10, Olivenhain Municipal Water District, 1966 Olivenhain Road. Free. Register: http://events. r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebg1x 3dw75977092&llr=ybiva8eab.

Learn a holistic approach to sustainable landscape design and maintenance.

• Advanced Composting Workshop, 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday, Oct. 10, Ocean Knoll Educational Farm, 701 Bonita Drive. Free. Register: http://www.solanacenter. org/event/free-composting-workshop-ocean-knoll-educational-farm.

With master composter and chemistry teacher Dave Emmerson. Dig deeper into “hot” “passive” and “worm” composting methods.

• Hutchins Consort: 400 Years in 40 Minutes, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

Free.

The new season of family concerts begins today! The Hutchins Consort takes you on a musical journey through 400 years in 40 minutes, playing music from the Renaissance to modern day.

• Families Making History: Noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. Free. Call 760-632-9711.

Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme.

• Featured Artist Reception: Yanina Cambareri, Joyce Nash, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103. Free.

Two artist members of the San Dieguito Art Guild are featured in the reception. See their art and enjoy wine and refreshments. Take advantage of a 10 percent discount on purchases that day only.

• Cabaret Night, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Liggett Theater, San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Drive. $20.

Tickets: https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/webstore.html?domain=sdamusic&event=.

A spectacular fundraiser for San Dieguito Academy with entertainment, and desserts by the culinary arts program.

Enjoy musical theater and band students performing songs from hit Broadway musicals, a quick ComedySportz game, and a “Wicked” medley.

• An Evening with Barbara de Angelis, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive. $35, $40. Tickets: http://www.seasidecenter. org/events/barbara-de-angelis.

The best-selling author will talk about the book “Soul Shifts,” the culmination of her life’s work. An inspiring and practical handbook for awakening and a clear and powerful map to help you on your own journey of personal and spiritual transformation.

• Stars in the Park Movie: “Big Hero 6,” 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, Cottonwood Creek Park, 95 N. Vulcan

Ave. at Encinitas Blvd. Free. Info: http://www.encinitasca.gov/index.aspx?page=297.

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Bring blankets and low-back chairs. Come early to get a good spot and enjoy your own picnic dinner.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). Call 760-436-SHOW (7469).

Now showing: “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” “Meru,” Friday midnight movie: “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

• JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Activities free, lunch $7. Reserve for lunch by noon Monday, Oct. 12, to 858-674-1123. Info: http://bit.ly/1DIZPKo. JFS Coastal Club. Seniors 60-plus, choose from several activities starting at 10 a.m., Fit and Flexible with Silver Age Yoga instructor Danyll Monroe; 11 a.m., Learn how to make inter-generational relationships successful. Explore ways to support adult children and elderly parents, while taking care of yourself. A healthy lunch is served at noon, and at 1 p.m. see the film “Love Is Strange.”

• Tuesday Movie: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info: http://bit. ly/1EqwxGF or call 760-753-7376.

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger. PG. 105 min.

Contact library for title.

• Wednesdays@Noon: Concert, Yumiko Oya and Naomi Hobbs, 4 Hands, 1 Piano; noon-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2746; visit www.Encinitasca.gov/WedNoon.

Yumiko Oya has a bachelor’s degree in science in Tokyo and master’s degree in piano performance at California Institute of the Arts. Naomi Hobbs is the first prize winner, Professional Division, of the International Piano Competition in Mexico, and an instructor at San Diego Community College. They will perform Latin music for four hands by Granados, Albaniz, Barber, Piazzola, Guastavino, Saint-Saëns and others. Call library for info; visit www.Encinitasca.gov/ WedNoon.

‘Who Are We?’ asks AAUW at Oct. 10 event Calling all writers and publishers The members of the Del Mar-Leucadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) invite the public to join them from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 10, as they focus on who they are as a branch, and who they are as individuals.

The program theme, “Who Are We, Anyway?” will include a lively overview of AAUW, national and local. Special-interest group chairs and board members will describe the many possible activities available to new members, including advocacy for women and girls, community action projects, and fundraising for local scholarships.

An interactive presentation, “Handwriting: A Key to Your Talents, Strengths, and Creativity,” will follow, led by branch member Sharon Connors, a certified graphologist and motivational speaker. The meeting will be at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park. Light refreshments will be served.

The Del Mar-Leucadia Branch of AAUW serves the San Diego North County coastal communities. Visit http://delmarleucadia-ca.aauw.net.

San Diego Botanic Garden Annual Fall Plant Sale to be held Oct. 17-19 The 32nd Annual Fall Plant Sale will be held at San Diego Botanic Garden Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Monday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.-noon.

The event will feature beautiful water-wise plants to enhance your garden and save on your water bill!

Plant selections include California natives, cacti, succulents, fruit trees, bromeliads, sub-tropicals and house plants. Many of the plants available at the sale are propagated at the SD Botanic Garden by horticulturalists, docents and volunteers.

The Fall Plant Sale is one of the Garden’s biggest fundraisers and is organized by more than 150 volunteers who transport, tag, price, groom and organize the plants. Generous plant donations from San Diego County growers, nurseries and wholesalers enable the Garden to offer plants at exceptional prices to attendees of the Fall Plant Sale.

For more information, visit www.sdbgarden.org.

for 2015 La Jolla Writers Conference The La Jolla Writers Conference marks its 15th anniversary this year with its annual symposium Nov. 6-8 at the La Jolla Hyatt at Aventine.

Fifteen years ago, La Jolla Writers Conference founder Antoinette Kuritz gathered a group of successful writers together in her dining room to discuss an idea. With the changes in the publishing industry about to accelerate, she wanted to create a conference that focused on the art, craft, and business of writing. And in late October 2001, the LJWC was born.

The conference has drawn attendees from 43 states and five countries to San Diego to become part of its writing community. It still remains a pay-it-forward conference; everyone involved, from the organizers to the faculty and keynotes, donates their time so that it can remain affordable to aspiring and seasoned authors. The faculty-to-attendee ratio remains around 1-to-5, and the faculty are chosen for their knowledge, their ability to impart that knowledge effectively, and their generosity in doing so.

“Whether you are a first-time author looking for direction or have a finished product, we provide a place where authors of every genre, fiction and nonfiction alike, at any stage of their writing or publishing process can come and get direct, personalized, honest feedback and direction. This is why we have always limited our conference to the first 200 attendees and only bring on outstanding faculty members that want to pay it forward,” says conference director Jared Kuritz.

Approximately 70 classes are offered over the three-day weekend, including classes given by New York Times bestselling authors, agents, editors, publishers, publicists, and other professionals.

This year, best-selling authors Scott McEwen, Christopher Reich, Andrew Peterson, Marie Bostwick, Lissa Price, Michelle Gable, and Dale Brown headline yet another stellar faculty eager to help turn writers into authors and authors into bestsellers.

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wanted room to build a studio where they could work outdoors year-round. They found it in Encinitas, where they moved 57 years ago with their daughters Jean, then 2, and Saika, 2 months.

“There was less traditional resistance to craft here in San Diego,” Radakovich said.

“There was no freeway, and it was known as the end of the line. The people here were like pioneers. They were a tight-knit, likeminded, high-energy community, and Ruth and Toza were among the first ‘follow your heart, just do it’ artists.”

The couple experimented with metal, wood, glass, enamel, plastic and fiberglass, and learned techniques from Hubbell and others. Toza taught art at San Diego State and Palomar College, and they became known for their unique, modernist style.

Ruth’s jewelry was fine and delicately detailed, thanks to a dental-wax casting technique they learned in Rochester. Toza’s sculpture was bold and had an Old World, medieval style with forms inspired by armor, machines, boats and plants.

He dedicated himself to art-making and teaching. She focused on child-rearing, networking and the business side of their art.

Radakovich said her parents never fought, respected each other deeply as spouses and artists, and passed their sense of adventure on to their children (Saika passed away a few years ago).

“Growing up, our house was the cool house,” Radakovich said. “My parents had wild, crazy parties with 200 or 300 people, and they built a giant easel that six kids

could paint on at the same time.”

Ruth enjoyed crafting eclectic party guest lists. A typical soiree would have DNA researcher Francis Crick rubbing elbows with guitarist Peter Sprague and the neighborhood Sparkletts delivery guy.

In 1974, Ruth was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died just five months later at age 54. Radakovich said her father was stoic over the loss but struggled to carry on.

“My mom had been his best friend and his connection to the old world. After she died, he didn’t put himself out there again, and his work fell into obscurity,” she said.

Before he died at age 80, she promised her father that one day she’d mount a retrospective of their combined work.

What she first envisioned as an exhibit morphed into a biographical catalog and ultimately became a documentary.

Radakovich works several part-time jobs and couldn’t afford to make the film on her own. She raised $16,000 through a Kickstarter campaign last year, and relatives have put up the rest. To fund the final leg of the project, she’s organizing another fundraiser and exhibit in November at the Media Arts Center San Diego. She’s also looking for research volunteers. More information can be found on her website.

Radakovich said every time she tells her parents’ story, people react with surprise that it hasn’t been made into a film thriller.

“I have dreams of it as a feature film,” she admits. “But for now I just want to get their story out to the world as quickly as I can.”

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stack of very thin layers, creating a 3-D reconstruction of the breast. This technology can be particularly helpful for women with dense breasts. Biopsies are also improving, giving patients and clinicians a clearer picture of risk.

Better risk assessment and treatment As researchers find new associations between genetic mutations and breast cancer, care should improve. Discovering mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (which are genes that suppress tumors in humans) was revolutionary, helping to identify women who are at much greater risk, and can therefore benefit from increased monitoring or intervention.

Newer genomic tests may be less illuminating. BRCA mutations have a strong association with breast and ovarian cancer, while other mutations often have a weaker link. Sometimes, breast cancer mutations are only discovered after the patient is diagnosed. Still, these can be helpful for family members, for example, better identifying a daughter’s risk.

There are quite a few new therapies being developed, such as immunotherapies, which prime the immune system to attack cancer. There are also emerging treatments designed to convert breast cancer from an acute illness to a chronic condition. The cancer would not be eliminated, but the growth could be arrested and women could go on to live a normal life.

Some companies are working on liquid biopsies that use either blood or urine to detect cancer and monitor treatment. Once again, this would help to understand each patient’s individual risk and guide treatment accordingly.

The big picture Much can be done to help women through this difficult process. The O’Toole Breast Care Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is working on a rapid response approach, in which women who have a positive screening mammogram can quickly get a biopsy appointment. Reducing wait times can reduce associated stress.

It’s also important to take a hard look at life after cancer. So many women survive breast cancer and it’s important that they live well. There are many approaches that can address hormonal problems, bone density and sexual issues.

Breast cancer survivors should know that many services are available to help them as they navigate life after cancer. For example, Scripps offers several different types of breast cancer support groups in locations all across San Diego County, including one designed for young women and another at the Scripps Well Being Center in Chula Vista for Spanish speakers. Survivors can also stay connected with resources at annual Scripps Cancer Survivors Day events every June. And cancer navigators and social workers at Scripps can provide additional support.

Paul Goldfarb, M.D., specializes in surgical oncology and is chairman of the Scripps Health Breast Cancer Task Force. “To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps. Visit www.scripps.org/CNP or call 858-207-4317.

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San Dieguito High School alum celebrate 59th class reunion

Bob Holcombe, Pat Fulton, Richard Hillman, Luella and Jerry Stilley

RIght: Darlene Johnson Rounsville and Rosie Markowitz Harloff with their senior portraits

Left: Jim Holthus with his yearbook portrait

About 100 people attended the 59th San Dieguito High School class reunion, which was held Sept. 19 at the Elks Club in Cardiff for the classes of 1954, 1955 and 1956. There were several people from other classes who also joined the group. The Elks Club was beautifully decorated by Susie Brunn.

The Elks Club also provided a wonderful dinner of prime rib and stuffed salmon. Music was provided by Rich the DJ. The chairpersons for the reunion were Darlene Johnson Rounsville, Rosalie Markowitz Harloff, Luella Elie Stilley and Pam Hammond Walker.

Alumni came from as far away as Hawaii, Florida, Arizona and Santa Fe New Mexico. Everyone said it was “the best reunion ever, with superb food, decorations, etc.� Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Siblings Suzanne and Jim Grevatt Mary and Gary Kirk

Marion and Dave Lowe, Jim Holthus

Right: Marlys Viltala, Sharon Meyers Payne, Jane and Dick Meyers

Krystyna and Rodney Oakes

Susan Good, Mary Lou West

Susie Bruun with her soda shop creation

Richard and Suzie Lee, Carol and Tony de Kerguelen, Doug and Lisa White

Standing (L to R): John Preston Evans, Barry Shiloff, Joyce Wheeler.

Seated (L to R): Judy and Burke Fuller, Mary Lou West

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North County Schools Cross Country Championship The 3rd Annual Pete Chenard Memorial North County Schools Cross Country Championship was held recently on the grounds of the historic Meeting Hall on Rancho Santa Fe Road in Olivenhain. Kids ages 5-14 had the opportunity to learn about and participate in the sport of cross-country running. For more information, visit www.runkids.org.

Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

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9-10 year old girls at the starting line

Adeline, Emma, Michaela, Riley

Danica and Jason Russell with girls 5-6 year old eighth place finisher Everley and boys 7-8 year old winner and course record holder Gavin

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“That said, if enforcement actions are warranted due to egregious violations, that mechanism is available and may be used when and if determined appropriate and necessary.”

The Encinitas City Council approved the ordinance more than a year ago, citing the impact of plastics on the environment. Because the local ban passed before September 2014, it will stand no matter how Californians vote in November 2016 on a referendum to repeal the state’s plastic bag ban.

Encinitas was the second city in San Diego County to approve such a ban, with Solana Beach being the first.

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The Olivenhain group doesn’t lack for general volunteers — Boy Scouts, 4-H members and many adults are willing to show up on the day of an event to help set up or help clean up, Perryman noted. It’s the harder jobs requiring longer-term commitments that are becoming increasingly difficult to fill when a burned-out volunteer decides to step down from one of these posts.

In the case of Oktoberfest, “we need more volunteers who are able and willing to make two trips to the Sheriff’s office and the Alcohol Beverage Control office to get the necessary license to serve beer and wine; make two trips to City Hall to get the city event license; organize and coordinate with the many beer suppliers and food suppliers; post signage and social media publicity/marketing; (and) contract with the band,” he said in the email.

Last year’s Oktoberfest attracted a crowd of just 300 people — the event competes with several other beer festivals in the region — so the cancellation wasn’t too painful, Perryman said.

A few years ago, however, the group eliminated its annual Fourth of July picnic and its children’s Halloween parade because of a lack of volunteer leaders. Ending the July Fourth picnic tradition was particularly distressing, because that event had been held since the early pioneer days when Olivenhain was first settled by German immigrants.

And Perryman said more event cancellations may be coming if the group’s membership continues to decline.

The Olivenhain Town Council charges a $25-a-year fee, and membership has now dropped to the point where only 25 percent of the people who live in the community belong to the group. That isn’t sustainable, Perryman said in his email. “(People) need to understand that there are real, tangible ramifications (to) this lack of engagement and it won’t get better until the community at large shows more interest in sustaining and protecting the marvelous resources that those who came before us have passed along to us,” he added.

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564 CAMINO EL DORADO 811 REQUEZA ST. 192 CORAL COVE WAY 1815 PARLIAMENT ROAD 1846 HAYMARKET ROAD 197 CORAL COVE WAY 526 COLE RANCH ROAD 1133 QUAIL GARDENS COURT 261 VIA PALACIO 620 PALOMA COURT 1433 VALLEDA LANE 745 WINDING WAY 1133 GOLDEN ROAD 221 ROSEBAY DRIVE 134 VILLAGE RUN W 324 COUNTRYWOOD LANE 277 COUNTRYWOOD LANE 808 REGAL ROAD 2J 704 REGAL ROAD 7C

4 5 5 2 3 -5 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 1

4.5 4.5 4.5 2.5 3 -3 3 2.5 2 2.5 2 1.5 1 2 1.5 1.5 1 1

$2,115,000 $1,775,000 $1.565.500 $1,500,000 $1,400,000 $1,298,000 $1,055,000 $1,050,000 $985,000 $975,000 $878,000 $740,000 $695,000 $590,000 $575,000 $420,000 $390,000 $349,000 $338,500 Source: RealQuest.com

STUDENTS

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such as International Baccalaureate (IB) and AP Capstone, which allow students to engage in “rigorous scholarly practice” to develop academic skills necessary for success in college and beyond. The programs require students to pass a certain number of AP courses and complete a research project.

Grove said with diploma programs, the district has to consider the cost — IB, in particular, involves some start-up costs for professional development in the neighborhood of $50,000 to $100,000.

Other options the sites are considering include dual language immersion and creating spaces for project-based learning and “maker spaces.”

Any shift in curricular programs takes a lot of research, Grove said, as they want to ensure the programs are high quality and represent what is best for the school.

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ment habitat, he stated.

“We don’t believe construction of another reef would be necessary, but obviously, monitoring it is necessary,” Wade said.

He said sand nourishments widen beaches for recreation and stave off coastal erosion.

“It protects properties on the bluffs, as well as infrastructure,” he said.

The environmental documents don’t show any significant impacts to surfing or marine life in Encinitas, according to Encinitas Public Works Director Glenn Pruim. He said the project would be monitored in Encinitas as well.

Under the project, Solana Beach’s first replenishment would be 700,000 cubic yards of sand, followed by 290,000 cubic yards of sand every decade during the project’s lifespan. Encinitas would receive 340,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach during the initial replenishment, followed by around 220,000 cubic yards of sand every five years.

The amount of sand was reduced more than two years ago to satisfy the California Coastal Commission. A majority of commissioners voted against a larger plan out of concern that too much sand would overwhelm marine life and surfing reefs, but lat-

er signed off on the scaled-back project.

Last spring, the Army Corps Civil Works Review Board voted to advance the project, making it much closer to being eligible for federal funding.

It’s estimated the entire project would cost $164.9 million. The Army Corps under draft plans would fund about $87 million.

The cities, the state and potentially other funding sources would pay for the rest.

“At this point, we haven’t sat down with Solana Beach and the state to determine how those costs would be apportioned,” Pruim said in an email. “We will focus on those conversations once we’re past the environmental clearance phase of the project.”

If the Encinitas and Solana Beach councils give environmental approval, the next step is engineering design, which could take up to two years. Wade said there are quite a few moving parts, but if everything lines up, the first replenishment would be in 2018 or 2019.

The Encinitas council meeting starts at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. Solana Beach’s council meeting begins at 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at City Hall, 635 Coast Highway 101.

$498,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

1257 Caminito Septimo Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Eva Meier/Host:Geller-Meier Team/Coldwell Banker 760-815-1318

CARMEL VALLEY $749,000 1 3 BR/2.5 BA

2674 Carmel Country Road #37 Charles & Farryl Moore/ Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-395-7525

$942,000 - $1,042,900 14605 Via Bettona 4 BR/4.5 BA Shaun Worthen/Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-518-9701

$1,128,000 4 BR/3 BA

5545 Rabbit Ridge Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Susan Meyers-Pyke/Coastal Premier Properties 858-395-4068

$1,269,000 12762 4 BR/3 BA

Jordan Ridge Ct. Robyn Raskind/Berkshire Hathaway

$1,499,000 7 BR/5.5 BA

4550 Saddle Mountain Court Charles & Farryl Moore/Coldwell Banker

$2,245,000 5 BR/7 BA

6593 Mesa Norte Drive Sat & Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Gwyn Rice/Lisa Stennes/Berkshire Hathaway 858-759-5721

$649,900 - $664,900 3 BR/2.5 BA

DEL MAR 12539 El Camino Real #C Laura Seideman/Coastal Premier Properties

Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-245-2776

$985,000 2 BR/2.5 BA

12843 Caminito Del Canto Sally Shapiro/Del Mar Realty Associates

Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-243-1122

Sun 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

858-229-9131 Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-395-7525

$1,299,000 - $1,350,000 13795 Nogales Dr Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

4 BR/3.5 BA Susan Meyers-Pyke/Coastal Premier Properties 858-395-4068 $1,675,000 4 BR/2.5 BA

2460 Oakridge Cove Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Kerry Shine & Gracinda Maier/Berkshire Hathaway 858-382-5496

$1,850,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

13496 Wyngate Point Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Angela Meakins Bergman/P.S. Platinum Properties 858-405-9270

$2,895,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

2362 Lozana Road Sun 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

ManaTulberg/host: Jennifer Anderson/Anderson Coastal 805-443-8898 ENCINITAS

$1,063,900 3 BR/4.5 BA

3442 Sitio Sandia Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Marga Morgan/Davidson Communities 760-632-8400

$1,255,900 5 BR/4.5 BA

1600 New Crest Court Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Laurie Steineke/Davidson Communities 760-736-3100 RANCHO SANTA FE

$1,149,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

16941 Simple Melody Danielle Short/Coldwell Banker

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-708-1500

$1,198,000 - $1,258,000 16932 Simple Melody Lane 3 BR/3.5 BA Lon Noel/Willis Allen Real Estate

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-583-6398

$1,376,900 4 BR/4.5 BA

7915 Silvery Moon Lane Petra Eigl/Davidson Communities

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-367-9600

$1,950,000 3 BR/3.5 BA

8065 Camino De Arriba Becky Campbell/Pacific Sotheby’s

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-449-2027

$2,750,000 3 BR/3 BA

6146 Camino Selva Connie Pittard/Pacific Sotheby’s

$3,195,000 7 BR/7.5 BA

5283 Avenida Maravillas Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-335-7700

$4,495,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

6550 Paseo Delicias Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-335-7700

$4,950,000 6 BR/6 BA

5905 Lago Lindo Georgiana Strate/Strate’s Estates

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-705-1618

$7,475,000 5 BR/6 BA

5130 Rancho Del Mar Trail Lucy Kelts/Host: Matt Ross/Berkshire Hathaway

Sat & Sun 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

619-733-6815

Sun 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

858-756-0593/858-354-7724

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