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■ Intrepid Shakespeare Company moving to permanent home in Encinitas. Page 11

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December 5, 2014

Kranz: Housing element should result in affordable units

BY JARED WHITLOCK Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz said during a Dec. 3 forum at the Encinitas Library the city should look into “creative solutions” to ensure the housing element actually generates affordable units.

During the two-hour forum, which was organized and paid for by Kranz, he fielded a wide range of questions from residents regarding the housing element, a plan for housing growth across all income levels. It’s due to appear on the 2016 ballot.

For the state-mandated housing element, the city must rezone select sites for higher density to accommodate 1,300 low-income units. But as several residents pointed out, the state department of Housing and Community Development defines low-income as parcels zoned for higher density of 30 units per acre. So, under current rules, many of the housing element units

Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz answers questions from residents at the Encinitas Library. Photo by Jared Whitlock would potentially be sold at market rate.

In response, Kranz said the city should do everything possible to require that developers set aside a significant number of housing element units for low-income residents.

“These creative solutions — these ways of making sure this just doesn’t become market-rate bonanza — are things I’m looking to See HOUSING, page 23

‘Encinitas 101 Turkey Trot and Food Drive’ The inaugural “Encinitas 101 Turkey Trot and Food Drive” was held Thanksgiving morning in support of North County Community Services’ Food Bank.

The event included two races, a 5K and 10K; runners and walkers were encouraged to wear costumes. See more photos on pages 18-19. For more information, visit encinitas101turkeytrot.com and www.sdnccs.org. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Encinitas schools readying to open farm lab, grow crops to cut food bills

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BY PAT MAIO, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Encinitas schools are about to launch an aggressive initiative to grow food for their school lunch program as part of a larger educational effort aimed at teaching students about agriculture, nutrition and ecology.

Assuming Mother Nature cooperates, the initiative could end up providing half of the food needed for the Encinitas Unified School District’s lunch program over the next three years, and save the district up to $65,000 on its annual food bill, said Tim Baird, the district’s superintendent.

“There’s nothing like this in the U.S.,” Baird said.

The district recently dished up slices of pizza spread with sauce made from tomatoes and bell peppers harvested from a 1-acre garden next to Ocean Knoll Elementary

School.

It was the first time that all of the school district’s 5,550 students got to taste something from the tiny garden, located just a stone’s throw from Ocean Knoll at Bonita Drive and Melba Road.

Nearly 200 pizzas were baked using the tomato sauce and fed to students, said Emily Staalberg, the district’s health and wellness instructor who was recently appointed coordinator of crop-planting for the district’s lunch program.

Staalberg will work closely with Jennifer McNeil, director of child nutrition, who is restructuring the school lunch program to align it more closely with locally grown food.

The Ocean Knoll garden, which has been around for a few years, is the district’s first step in building a more extensive farming operation and educational program.

The pizza sauce is just

Last week was the first time that all of the Encinitas Unified School District’s students got to taste something from the garden near Ocean Knoll Elementary, at Bonita Drive and Melba Road. U-T San Diego Photo for its lunch program. the beginning.

Starting in January, the On the drawing board district is opening a 10-acre are plans to plant 100 heads farmland site to help with of lettuce a week for salads. the bigger goals, Baird said.

Chard and sweet potatoes, This 10-acre site, called among other vegetables, are Farm Lab, is a mile from in the planning stages as Ocean Knoll on Quail Garwell. dens Drive, and is the future The school district has cornerstone of a districtwide used the garden as a pilot undertaking to teach stuprogram to test a variety of dents at Encinitas schools crops that it envisions could the ABCs of agriculture, nube produced on a mass scale trition and ecology, along

with some local history.

In January, the first class of 90 to 120 fourthgrade students from Park Dale Lane Elementary will visit the Farm Lab, where they’ll get hands-on training on the nutritional value of fruit and vegetables, and perhaps help plant or harvest crops grown on six of the 10 acres. The depleted soil is being revitalized naturally with minerals produced by cover crops of peas and vetch.

“We don’t know if we’re training future farmers, but we are training our students to see that food doesn’t just come from Vons,” Baird said.

Earlier this year, the school district formed a partnership with several local groups to aid in the Farm Lab’s mission: the Leichtag Foundation, Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, San DieguiSee LAB, page 23

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La Costa Canyon Mavericks Midget Pop Warner team earns berth in Florida Super Bowl

BY JARED WHITLOCK Even before the La Costa Canyon Pop Warner Midgets stepped on a field this season, the team faced a big challenge.

At the beginning of the year, the La Costa Canyon Mavericks merged with their rivals, the Carlsbad Lancers, thanks to neither team having enough players at this Pop Warner level.

That meant reconciling different coaching strategies.

Agreeing on practice fields and jerseys. And defusing tension.

“The teams were once massive rivals,” said head coach Brian Reynolds. “So the coaches from the teams met early on to set any differences aside.”

The Mavericks’ coaches and players have certainly come together. Following an undefeated season, the team has a major game Dec. 7. What’s up for grabs? Not just local or statewide bragging rights — try national.

The 13- and 14-year-old Mavericks are heading to Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 5 to compete against seven other teams in the Division 1 Pop Warner Super Bowl Championships.

Cole Miller, 13, who plays linebacker and receiver, said when the season started, a little bit of the old rivalry remained.

“You just got to get past that,” Miller said, adding, “We’re all friends now. We get along.”

He said getting to travel and play in Florida is “really exciting.”

Reynolds echoed him. “It’s an amazing way to cap off a great season. But we know the games ahead will be difficult.

We’re playing the cream of the crop.”

The Mavericks’ first game, which will be streamed online at ESPN3.com, is at 10 a.m. Dec. 7 against Winston-Salem, N.C. Win or lose, their second game is at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 10, also on ESPN3.com.

The top two Division 1 teams will face off in the Super Bowl Dec. 13.

During the regular season, the Mavericks dominated opponents by scoring 334 points, while the defense gave up only 28 points.

Back row (left to right): Coach Brian Reynolds, Coach Tim Silverman, Coach Hampton Hurt, Elliott Dinsmore, Austinn Rossetti, Tony Torres, Chris Silverman, Hampton Hurt, Nick Guerena, Joe Kagan, Conner Bissonnette, Hunter Milliman, Alex Bright, Ethan Cloutier, Brock Smith, Jack Camarena, Keoni Quintana, Cole Miller, Jaden Santini, Coach Frank Hines, Coach Ed Kissell. Front row (left to right): Coach Tommy Retiz, Matt Reynolds, Nate Lakatos, Sean Brandon, Trip Cornell, Blaze Boudreau, Sam Hussin, Coach Eddie Sullivan, Frank Hines III. Foreground: Joel Lazaro. Courtesy photo Right: The La Costa Canyon Pop Warner Midgets, who recently earned a spot in the Pop Warner Super Bowl Championships, prepare for tough games ahead at Prolific Athletes.

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In the first quarter, both teams scored touchdowns. A defensive battle ensued.

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Charities challenge woman’s estate •NPR, others, say Encinitas lawyer took advantage of delusional donor

BY GREG MORAN, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE When she died in 2010, Siv Ljungwe was remembered as a Fulbright scholar and dedicated teacher, an avid outdoorswoman who took up triathlons in her 60s and had a passion for travel and exploration.

Not many knew Ljungwe also left behind a fortune that ran into the millions of dollars, amassed over the decades through real estate investments with her husband Anders.

What the 77-year-old Ljungwe intended to do with that fortune is the subject of a long-running lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court.

Four prominent nonprofit charities — UNICEF, the NPR Foundation, Doctors Without Borders and the San Diego Research Foundation — are suing to invalidate a trust Ljungwe created in 2008, which left all her money to Encinitas lawyer Carl Dimeff.

The charities contend that Ljungwe was mentally ill when she signed off on the trust, suffering from delusions and infatuated with Dimeff, whom she had met four years earlier by stopping in at his storefront law office.

They say that Ljungwe long wanted her fortune to be distributed to the four charities — each getting an equal 25 percent. Those were the terms under a trust that was set up in 2004 and that the disputed trust of 2008 wiped out.

At the core of the challenge from the charities is a claim that Dimeff cultivated an improper relationship with Ljungwe, capitalizing on her fixations on him and her mental illness to redirect the fortune to him.

Dimeff declined to comment.

In court papers, his lawyers have insisted that Dimeff did nothing improper, and that Ljungwe did exactly what she wanted to with her money when she decided he would inherit it all. Dimeff said he helped to shield her from a vindictive husband, and she was grateful for his help. In fact, the lawyers said, Dimeff was “truly surprised that she left him her entire estate.”

That’s not how Superior Court Judge William Nevitt Jr. saw it. In a 33-page decision last month invalidating the 2008 trust, the judge concluded there was ample evidence that Ljungwe was mentally incapacitated when she signed on to the 2008 trust.

He found that Dimeff, an experienced estate attorney, had exerted undue influence on her to set up the trust.

This coming week a second phase of the trial will begin to determine how much money the charities are owed.

Mary Gillick, the lawyer for the four charities, said Dimeff may have taken $1.1 million from the trusts. The four charities would have received by now $750,000 each under the terms of the 2004 plan, she said.

“Here it is over four years after her death and they still have gotten nothing,” she said.

Dimeff continues to practice law and is a member of the State Bar. There is no record of any discipline, and it’s unknown whether a complaint has been filed because they are confidential under bar rules pending any discipline.

Ljungwe lived an active life but in her latter years it was darkened by tragedy and increasing mental illness, Nevitt wrote. She had long been estranged from her husband, although that was not the heartache in her life.

UNICEF is one of four charities contesting Ljungwe’s 2008 trust. Photo/AP file Both of the couple’s adult children died — a daughter in 1985, and a son in 2004. It was when the son was ill that Ljungwe’s behavior became increasingly troubled. She wanted her son out of hospice care, believing he could be cured of terminal brain cancer by being out of bed.

Her husband had medical power of attorney over their son, which led to conflicts. The father got a restraining order against Ljungwe in 2004, and she was arrested three times in August and September for being disruptive at the hospice and violating the order.

Twice her behavior led her to be hospitalized, with doctors concluding she was delusional and paranoid.

It was at that time that Ljungwe walked into Dimeff’s office in Encinitas while she was walking downtown. She asked for help on the restraining order, but within two months she had signed a retainer agreement and Dimeff was her lawyer.

She set up the trust that sent all her money to the charities. In his ruling, Nevitt said that even with the doctors saying she was mentally ill at that time, the 2004 trust is valid because it followed “her long-standing intent to leave her estate to charity upon her death.”

Over the next four years she became increasingly fixated on Dimeff. She wrote hundreds of letters and notes, some charged with sexual innuendo and others simply bizarre.

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In court papers Dimeff argued the notes were journal entries taken out of context. Ljungwe had an “eclectic” writing style and it was mischaracterization to say the notes were the product of someone who was mentally ill, he said.

She also began telling Dimeff she wanted to leave her money to him. Nevitt said Dimeff never discouraged that idea or tried to get mental health help for Ljungwe. Rather, he told her he could not legally draw up the papers for the new trust — and referred her to a friend and fellow attorney who had recently represented Dimeff in a malpractice case.

Nevitt wrote that the evidence showed Dimeff spoke with the lawyer, Kirk Miller, frequently about setting up the trust, met with him and vouched that Ljungwe’s mental problems were in the past.

Only when Ljungwe died in 2010 did her husband learn of the new arrangements. He informed the charities who for the first time learned they were the beneficiaries of the original trust.

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River park changes nearly done •North County nature park adjusting governance to secure continued San Diego funding

BY DAVID GARRICK, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Leaders of the San Dieguito River Park, a 55-mile hiking and bicycling oasis stretching from Del Mar to Julian, say they’ve nearly completed some management changes needed for continued funding from the city of San Diego.

A long list of proposed changes, including one that would give the city more power over the park’s financial decisions, were recently presented to the park’s governing board.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer renewed the park’s city funding last May on the condition that park leaders make such changes.

The move reversed Faulconer’s decision a few weeks earlier to eliminate the park’s annual funding, which is $254,000.

Another proposed change is allowing five-year reviews of a new 50-year agreement to continue preserving and expanding the park. That agreement, initially reached in 1989, is between the county, the city and four other cities that share the park: Escondido,

The David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge is a highlight of the 55-mile San Dieguito River Park. Photo/John Gastaldo Poway, Solana Beach and Del Mar. Other changes include stipulating that each city controls its own land and allowing the payment formula to change when city populations increase and decrease.

The county’s annual contribution to the park is $254,000, the same as the city’s. Escondido and Poway provide $107,000 each, while Solana Beach and Del Mar give $49,000 each.

“I think these meet the requests of Mayor Faulconer,” said Mark Ochenduszko, interim director of the park’s joint powers authority. “The great news is we have a consensus on these matters, subject to the completion of the final contract.”

A spokesman for Faulconer said that the changes “are on the right track.” The city contributed only half its annual contribution up-front this fiscal year, and the spokesman said the park would receive the other half when the changes are finalized.

Ochenduszko said the changes should be fully adopted some time in February.

Without the money from San Diego, park leaders have said they’d face layoffs and maintenance cutbacks.

EDCO switching customers to new automated green-waste containers TERI FIGUEROA, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE The way that many North County homeowners have their yard waste hauled off is changing.

EDCO Disposal is in the midst of switching its residential customers from traditional trash cans to larger automated green-waste containers.

The containers allow EDCO trash trucks to do In this April 2014 file photo, an EDCO worker manually most of the disposal work, dumps yard waste. The company is supplying North saving the backs of company County customers with larger yard-waste containers that workers, who each lift 16 to can be automatically lifted by a truck. EDUARDO CONTRERAS 18 tons of green waste a day, dumping cans full of yard clippings into trucks, officials said.

Over the past several months, some 64,000 of the 95-gallon containers — the rough equivalent of three regular cans — have already been delivered to houses in San Marcos, Vista and Encinitas.

Starting this week, the carts will be delivered to EDCO customers in Fallbrook. Delivery in Escondido is set for January, and then to Valley Center in February.

Most EDCO customers are already familiar with the automated containers — gray for trash and blue for recycling. The green-waste containers are, of course, green.

For some homeowners — especially those living on large, lush lots — one green-waste container may not be enough. Up to two additional carts can be requested at no charge, but company officials are asking customers to try out the new containers first to see how many are needed.

EDCO has already doled out more than 6,200 additional carts to customers who have requested them, said Jeff Ritchie, vice president of the company’s North County division.

Those still waiting should receive their extra containers by the end of the year.

“We are accelerating the delivery,” he said Wednesday. “Today, we did 300 to 400 additional cart deliveries. Every day, we are hitting it like that.”

The move to automation comes as EDCO is converting its truck fleet from diesel to compressed natural gas. “It was the perfect chance to make the change,” Ritchie said, noting that “over the years, we have had a big demand from customers” to switch to the automated containers for yard waste.

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With sun and rain, Encinitas engineer outfits home to save energy Left, Dadla Ponizil and wife Judy Berlfein with their rain-harvesting barrel. Their home is outfitted with various ecofriendly features.

Below, a tank collects graywater that’s diverted to irrigate the yard.

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BY JARED WHITLOCK With the flick of a switch, water from Dadla Ponizil’s shower nourishes the backyard macadamia tree.

Ponizil has a graywater pump system, letting him divert shower and laundry water otherwise destined for the sewer to a tank that feeds irrigation lines. Ponizil and his wife, Judy Berlfein, use biodegradable soap, allowing all the water — about 30 gallons per shower run — to go to the garden.

“It’s a shame to waste all of that good water,” Ponizil said.

And that’s just the tip of the energy-efficient iceberg when it comes to their 2,100-square-foot home, which was featured on a tour of North County eco-homes a few years back.

An engineer-turned-consultant specializing in green construction, Ponizil began remodeling the house a decade ago with efficiency in mind. Most noticeably, solar panels atop the roof soak up the sun and create energy. But subtle, eco-friendly touches like clay walls are apparent, too, upon closer inspection.

“Unlike paint walls, American clay is like a sponge,” Ponizil said. “On days when it’s very humid, it absorbs the moisture, so it’s less humid. When it’s dry, the walls release the moisture. It’s a balanced humidity level.”

The home’s electricity bill in October was negative $33.

The gas bill that month: $3. And his most recent water bill, covering two months, came to $24.

Ponizil is frequently asked how long it will take the savings from low utility bills to recoup the cost of the solar panels and the home’s other green infrastructure. His answer: Difficult to say, but potentially a few decades.

Regardless, in his view, the investment is worth it to combat climate change.

“The low costs we’re paying for energy don’t reflect the societal costs of pollution,” Ponizil said. “I’m all about internalizing costs.”

A simple switch lets the He added: “Old methods of home construction are a macouple divert water to the jor source of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. We can slow this.” backyard that would Ponizil said costs for green upgrades vary greatly, deotherwise be destined for pending on the home and just exactly what’s being installed. the sewer.

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EUSD honored for health and wellness program The Encinitas Union School District will be honored for its outstanding Health and Wellness Program by the California School Boards Association with the 2014 annual Golden Bell Award.

The highly respected Golden Bell award will be presented at a special ceremony during CSBA’s Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The event is held with the California School Boards Association’s Annual Education Conference.

The EUSD Health & Wellness program aims to support the physical and mental wellness of children through a variety of interconnected activities. Through group discussion, character education, breathing exercises, and yoga-based movement, students learn to focus their attention, reduce stress, and think before reacting. With the help of these tools, students are better equipped to overcome obstacles and develop a lifetime of healthy habits.

Superintendent Dr. Timothy Baird shared his appreciation of the CSBA validation team and is thrilled for the district to receive a Golden Bell award for the Health and Wellness Program. “EUSD’s strong commitment to the health and wellness of its students is evidenced by the success of the program,” he said. “We are paving the way for districts on a national and international scale. EUSD is grateful to CSBA for this recognition.”

EUSD is a leader in the development and implementation of a comprehensive Health and Wellness Program as well as green efforts. Recently, EUSD was named a National Green Ribbon School District by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Sci-fi writer Robinson kicks off UCSD environmental series with John Muir lecture

BY WILL BOWEN Noted sci-fi writer and UCSD John Muir College alumnus Kim Stanley Robinson kicked off the new Environments in Motion: Understanding and Protecting Our Planet Lecture Series recently, addressing a full house at Ledden Auditorium on the Muir College campus.

Robinson, who is perhaps best known for his Mars Trilogy series “Red Mars,” “Green Mars” and “Blue Mars,” discussed the life and writings of John Muir, the Sierra Club’s founder and first president, and one of the world’s first environmentalists.

The Environments in Motion lectures, which will be held periodically throughout the year, will feature important speakers addressing environmentally relevant topics. Muir College and its Division of Arts & Humanities will sponsor the series.

Muir College Provost John Moore said, “The Environments in Motion lectures will include five to six talks on a variety of topics, such as water, global warming, and environmental justice.”

The new dean of the Division of Arts & Humanities, Christina Della Colletta, noted, “We are delighted to start off with a talk by Kim Stanley Robinson, one of our alumni, whom we consider to be a very valuable asset to the university.”

Robinson said he volunteered to talk about John Muir because he admires his environmental activism and, like Muir, is enchanted with the Sierras.

“I love the Sierras and spend a lot of time hiking there. Many of the descriptions in the books of my Mars trilogy are taken directly from Kim Stanley my experience in the Sierras.”

Robinson According to Robinson, John Muir grew up in Dunbar, Scotland, in a three-story white brick house. As a young man, he memorized the whole New Testament and two-thirds of the Old Testament. His favorite activity was climbing, then known as “scooching.”

When he was 11 years old, Muir’s family moved to a farm in Wisconsin. Single-handed, Muir cleared 40 acres for the farm. In his spare time he read and designed all kinds of steampowered mechanical devices and contraptions that were more for looks than utility.

At age 22, Muir enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, and when the Civil War broke out, he moved to Canada to avoid the conflict.

After the war, Muir moved to Indianapolis, where he was temporarily blinded in a factory accident. The blinding had a profound effect on him, and when his sight returned, he set off on a thousand-mile walk down to the Gulf of Mexico, where he boarded a ship headed for the Amazon with the intention of studying its plants and animals.

A bout with malaria changed his mind, and he took a sailing ship up to San Francisco.

After reading a magazine article about Yosemite, he decided to walk there by crossing the great Central Valley on foot and ended up spending five years studying nature in the Sierras.

The focus of his interest was the formation of the features of the mountains and valleys,

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John Muir at age 22. Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of U.S. wilderness preservation.

Muir College students Amanda Dieterle and Aria Winters. John Muir College is one of the six undergraduate colleges at UC San Diego. The college is named after John Muir, the environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club. It opened in 1967.

which he theorized were because of the chiseling action of glacier ice. His writings about Sierra glaciers, which changed the prevailing scientific notion, were characterized by a rare combination of technical precision and spiritual passion. These writings, which were published by his friend and confidant, Jean Carr, made him a famous public figure.

Later in life, Muir founded the Sierra Club and wrote more about the Sierras, promoting the conservation and protection of its forests and animals. He once spent three days camping alone with President Theodore Roosevelt and undoubtedly influenced Roosevelt’s decision to create a system of national parks.

Pat Adams, who has been the resident dean of Muir College for the past 37 years, attended the lecture and noted, “I learned a lot about the different aspects of Muir’s life that I was not familiar with.”

Daryl DeVinney, a Revelle College graduate, was also at the lecture. He said he’s been a friend of Robinson’s since they were UCSD students on the fencing team, and often goes hiking with him in the Sierras.

Maria Winters, a Muir College transfer student from Redlands, said, “Learning about John Muir at this lecture made me feel proud to be a John Muir student.” Added fellow undergraduate Amanda Dieterle, “It was a very refreshing to hear that Muir was a man who followed his passion and made a positive impact on the world.”

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CCA Envision Dance presents ‘L-O-V-E’ ‘Top Gun’ adviser speaks Dec. 5 at MiraCosta

Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision Dance Program presents its fall dance production, “L-O-V-E,” on Dec. 11-12 in the Proscenium Theater at the academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Road.

Tracy Yates, Envision Dance teacher, describes the show, which features 180 student dancers, as focusing on all types of love. “Some pieces are really playful and fun — for example, one of the performances is set to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s duet, ‘I Can’t Give You Anything But Love’ — and some are moving and serious.”

Yates explained that the show also provides an opportunity for students to try their hand at choreography and “features five pieces by student choreographers who auditioned to have their pieces performed in the show — and they are fabulous!”

A collaborative dance project is also in the works for spring — the Led Zeppelin Tribute will feature a collaboration among CCA students in dance, rock band and choir.

Show times for “L-O-V-E” are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students ($6 with ASB card) and $15 for nonstudents, and can be purchased by visiting http://cca-envision. org/events/ and clicking on the link for the Envision Dance production.

The technical adviser to the original “Top Gun” movie, retired Rear Admiral Pete Pettigrew, will speak on “The Making of ‘Top Gun,’ the Movie” at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Room 201, San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College.

Pettigrew, who was a naval aviator and a “Top Gun” instructor, will share his humorous stories about the struggle to keep the movie’s flight scenes true to military procedure, while placating the producer and director who wanted to make them something that “Mom and Pop” in Kansas would enjoy.

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SDSU soccer star and former LCC athlete handles stress with hard work

BY GIDEON RUBIN The physical and mental demands of the Division I soccer season are grueling.

The stress of a uniquely challenging university-level course load can be even tougher. And although former La Costa Canyon threesport athlete Adam Allmaras is doing what he can to balance these demands, he admits that during some of the tough long runs in practices, keeping up with his teammates sometimes feels like it’s just too much.

“There are times when I’m like, ‘I don’t even know if I can do this,’ but I just pull it out every semester,” he said.

Allmaras’ track record suggests he’s managing this delicate balancing act just fine.

A star athletically and academically at LCC, he is now making his mark in both departments at San Diego State.

He enjoyed a breakout year this season as the Aztecs’ starting goalie, ranking near the top of nearly all major statistical categories in the Pac-12 Conference as a redshirt freshman.

Allmaras ranked tied

for third in saves with 62.

He ranked fifth in goals against average (1.46), fourth in shutouts with four, and sixth in save percentage (.689).

And to say he hasn’t missed a beat in the classroom would be an understatement.

Allmaras last month was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic first team. He was among five San Diego State teammates to receive all-conference academic honors.

That he has achieved academic success is especially impressive, considering his challenging academic program. He started at San Diego State majoring in construction engineering and has switched his major to mechanical engineering with an emphasis in biology.

Not your typical jock major.

“Most of the science classes are tough, because they require a lot of reading and memorization, but I like that kind of stuff,” Allmaras said. “It’s really interesting learning about (science), so I get a little bit of a reward out of it.”

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He believes the work ethic instilled in him by his parents has enabled him to push on against challenges that many others shy away from.

“My mom (Amy Allmaras) never let us take the easy way out of things,” Allmaras said. “She always made us learn from our mistakes. She made us take ‘the hard way out.’”

Allmaras has gravitated towards the “hard way out” since his sophomore year at LCC, when he played three sports during one school year while enrolled in an advanced placement program.

He was playing soccer and baseball year-round (high school and club) when he decided to join the football team as a place kicker. He gave up baseball after his sophomore year but eventually graduated with nine varsity letters (four in soccer, three in football and two in baseball).

“It made me learn time management,” Allmaras said of his experience at LCC. “That helped me a lot going into college.”

An already difficult

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Among other honors, Adam Allmaras last month was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic first team. He was among five SDSU teammates to receive all-conference academic honors. PHOTOS COURTESY SAN DIEGO STATE ATHLETICS

sophomore year got more challenging when Allmaras suffered a torn meniscus injury.

Among his career highlights at LCC was his junior soccer season, when he helped lead the Mavericks to their first San Diego Section title in at least a halfdozen years after being pressed into the starting goalie job as a result of a teammate’s injury.

He helped lead the Mavericks to another title his senior year. “Winning two in a row, hopefully we’re legends,” he said jokingly.

Allmaras walked on to San Diego State as a freshman last season with the understanding that he’d have a place on the team, but he never expected to be starting within a year.

“I was expecting to be a backup,” he said.

But when the Aztecs’ projected starter suffered a season-ending ACL injury, Allmaras found himself in the mix for a position he eventually won.

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Intrepid Shakespeare Company making move to permanent home in Encinitas

BY KRISTINA HOUCK After almost five years of bringing theater to the community, Intrepid Shakespeare Company is making Encinitas its permanent home. The company plans to announce its new location, which will be called “Intrepid Theater Company,� at its annual gala Feb. 8 at the Green Dragon Tavern and Museum in Carlsbad. “In five years, we have grown tremendously,� said Christy Yael-Cox, CEO and producing artistic director. “We are very fortunate, but it makes sharing space really difficult, so we are looking for our own permanent home.�

Longtime actors with a love of Shakespeare, YaelCox and her husband, Sean Cox, founded the company in February 2009 to bring the famous playwright’s stories to the stage. The pair met while working on a 2008 production of “Three Days of Rain,� a three-person play at Compass Theatre in San Diego. “There weren’t a lot of opportunities in San Diego for local artists to work on Shakespeare unless you were going to do it at The Old Globe, and the Globe was only doing a couple of productions a year in 2009,�

Yael-Cox recalled.

By the summer of 2009, Intrepid made its debut with “Macbeth� at Compass Theatre. Shortly afterward, the new company started an education program, offering condensed, 50-minute versions of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� and “Romeo and Juliet� at local elementary, middle and high schools. “We realized we had stumbled upon something for which there was a great need,�

Yael-Cox said. “Teachers were having a difficult time teaching this material. The kids were having a hard time understanding it. Shakespeare was never meant to be read. They’re not novels; they’re plays.�

With Intrepid quickly growing, the couple looked to move the new company to Encinitas in 2010. “We just thought it was a better home for us,� said Yael-Cox, who lived with her family in Encinitas at the time. Her children still attend school in the community. “Encinitas is an artforward community, but there’s no theater there and there has never been a theater there. Now, everything is moving in that direction, which is great.�

With the help of the city of Encinitas, Intrepid partnered with San Dieguito

Academy to establish an internship program. Through the program and under the guidance of professional actors, students collaborated on their own versions of the professional productions done by the company. “It was a really unique program,� said Yael-Cox, who made her acting debut as a fairy in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� when she was 8 years old. Her two children are now in third grade and preschool. “It was very successful and the kids got a lot out of it. “I’ve been a lover and participant in theater since I was a very, very young child. I believe that it can and does make the world a better place.�

Since relocating Intrepid to North County, the company has expanded its repertoire, featuring a mix of Shakespeare plays and modern classics. Every year, Intrepid produces four mainstage productions. The company also offers a monthly play reading series at the Encinitas Library.

Intrepid’s education program has also grown, now offering afterschool classes and summer camps.

These programs are in addition to the Shakespeare school tours, which have served more than 45,000

Previous Intrepid Shakespeare Company plays have included ‘Oleanna,’ left, and A Midsummer’s Night Dream,’ right. Courtesy photos students at more than 50 Southern Califor- Spelling Bee,� to run Feb. 13 through March 15 at the new Performing Arts Center at San nia schools. “The thing that I like best about my job Marcos High School. That school is a transiand the thing that I am most proud of is the tional venue for Intrepid as the company creation of programs — starting something moves into the next phase of its expansion, from scratch, making it successful and serv- which includes plans for a new home in Ening the community in a profound way,� cinitas.

Although the couple couldn’t release Yael-Cox said. �That’s why I feel lucky to do any details, they promised to confirm Inwhat I do.� “It’s been pretty remarkable — the sup- trepid’s new location during the annual port that we’ve had from the community in gala. Set for 6-9 p.m. Feb. 8, tickets for the North County, as well as all the local theater event cost $125. To buy tickets, visit www. artists,� added Cox, who serves as co-artistic intrepidshakespeare.com/about-us/2014-gadirector and director of education. “I’m con- la. “Now that we’re moving into season stantly amazed with how much we have gosix, we’re focused on landing in our own ing on.�

Because the theater program at San Die- home, where we’ll be able to offer all of our guito Academy has also grown, leaving little different programs,� said Cox, who has space in the department’s calendar, Intrepid worked in the industry for nearly 20 years. “There will be something for everybody.� is now partnering with other local schools.

For information, call 760-295-7541 or The company is closing its fifth season with “The 25th Annual Putnam County visit www.intrepidshakespeare.com.

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What’s going on in and around Encinitas 16th annual Crystal Ball raises more than $300,000 for Casa de Amparo

• Ballet Folklorico de San Dieguito, 1-2 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 5, 12, 19, for grades 2-6.

Ocean Knoll Elementary School, 910 Melba Road, Encinitas. Cost: $5. Also 2:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays for grades 7-8; and 3:30-4:30 p.m. for grades 9-12, at Encinitas Community Center dance studio, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Cost: $5. Scholarships available. Call 619-446-7283 or 760- 633-2746.

Learn the traditional dances of Mexico in this new program that develops skills and talent, and is fun! No experience necessary. Instructor: Nadia Arambula.

• Encinitas Guitar Orchestra, A Christmas String Dance, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive, Encinitas. Suggested donation: $12.

The 30-member orchestra will perform Renaissance, Baroque and Christmas music and is composed of local musicians from beginner through advanced. Peter Pupping, director.

• Gingerbread Boy Puppet Show, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff. Free. Call 760-753-4027.

Celebrate the holidays with the annual Gingerbread Puppet Show. Everyone receives their own gingerbread cookie and there will also be a very special guest from the North Pole!

• Families Making History Together: The Poinsettia, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free.

Call 760-632-9711.

Ever wonder how the poinsettia came to be known as the Christmas flower? Learn about the Ecke Ranch and how the Ecke family made the poinsettia a Christmas icon all over the world! Holiday decorations, suitable for all ages, will be created.

• Encinitas Holiday Parade: Droppin’ In for the Holidays, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Coast Highway 101 between D and J streets, Encinitas. Free.

Celebrating Encinitas’ reputation as a mecca for Action Sports with big name surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders. Grand Marshals John and Pete Najjar, owners of Cardiff Seaside Market, will lead the nearly 100 entries down the parade route. Dress warmly. Free parking shuttle available.

• Garden of Lights, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 6-23 and 26-30, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Members $8. Seniors, active military and students $10.

Non-members $14. Children ages 3-12, $6.

The Garden is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland with more than 100,000 sparkling lights for a magical holiday experience! With horse-drawn wagon rides, holiday crafts, marshmallow roasting, live music, hot mulled wine (on select nights) and visits with Santa.

• Vintage Faire for Holiday Shopping, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-632-9711.

Ideal for distinctive holiday gifts. Many vendors and crafters will set up shop, offering antiques, collectibles and other handmade treasures. Flower booths will be filled with locally grown plants and flowers. Plus live music, kids’ craft area, gourmet food trucks, and a photo area perfect for a unique family holiday card.

• Cardiff Kringle Mingle, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Cardiff Town Center, North Courtyard, 2031 San Elijo Ave., Cardiff. Free.

A special holiday celebration for the entire community. Enjoy a variety of engaging musical performances throughout the afternoon, yummy treats from local restaurants, a festive holiday scene complete with a decorated tree and a photo op with Santa.

• Coastal Communities Concert Band Holiday Concert, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St., Carlsbad. Tickets $20, $15. Call 760736-9900.

The 75-member Encinitas-based band, conducted by Tom Cole, will perform festive holiday music to get you in the spirit with guest soloist Michael Ruhl. Proceeds benefit Mealson-Wheels.

• First Sunday Music Series: STAGE 4, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Encinitas Library Gallery, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376.

A dynamic show and dance band that has delighted audiences for years. Join the community for an afternoon of contemporary jazz, R&B, old-school and classic favorites.

• Off Track Gallery December Reception, 3:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-942-3636.

Featuring artworks that are 12 inches or smaller — perfect for holiday giving. Enjoy appetizers, wine, a festive atmosphere and the Small Image Show awards. A check will be presented to Stardust Arts, a youth art program that provides children with skills in visual art.

• Solar Energy Workshop, 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Solana Center, 137 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $10.

As part of our Green Living Series, come for an hourlong workshop on Residential Solar Energy, taught by Mike Davidson, founder/general manager of San Diego County Solar.

• North Coast Singers: Music for a Winter’s Eve, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. Tickets: $12, $5 at the door.

Enjoy beautiful holiday music from around the world for the entire family. Featuring Giocoso, Brioso, Caprice, Capella youth ensembles with singers from 8 to 18.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $9, $7. For show times, call 760-436-SHOW (7469).

“Awake: The Life of Yogananda” and Friday midnight movie, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Free ‘Music Discovery’ talk at Encinitas Library The Devine School for Guitar will present a free talk on “Music Discovery: Helpful Tips for Parents” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

Craig Devine, school founder and director, will discuss music education for children, the best age to start music lessons, how to choose an instrument, and more.

For reservations, call 760-978-0643 or email devineguitarschool@gmail.com.

The Devine School for Guitar offers a solid foundation in classical guitar technique, music reading, posture, and performance in a fun learning environment.

Casa de Amparo held its 16th annual Crystal Ball Gala on Nov. 1 at the Del Mar Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, hosting 300 generous guests from all over San Diego County and raised more than $300,000.

The elegant evening kicked off with a champagne greeting and featured a martini bar, seafood bar, silent and live auctions, gourmet hors d’oeuvres and dinner created by Pamplemousse Grille, and dancing to a top local San Diego Band, Something Simple.

Special guest speakers were Honorary Chair Jim Minarik of DEI Holdings Inc., Executive Director Tamara Fleck-Myers, LMFT of Casa de Amparo, and former Casa de Amparo client Yadira Menendez.

Yadira courageously shared her story of overcoming the trauma of abuse and drug addiction. She grew up in San Diego and witnessed abuse in her home. Her alcoholic father attempted suicide and beat her mother and brother. She was molested, and as a teen started taking drugs.

Because of her drug addiction, five of her children were removed from her and placed in foster care. But Yadira was determined to end the cycle of abuse in her family and care for her youngest daughter, Anabelle. She completed a residential family treatment program and participated in Casa de Amparo’s Family Visitation program.

Yadira Menendez “I know from the deepest part of my heart, Casa de Amparo helped me stay clean, and that helped me get my daughter back,” said Menendez. “Now I would like to do something for the community like Casa de Amparo does. I would like to help another addict, mother, or child.” Today, Yadira is drug-free and caring for her 2-year-old daughter.

The event received enormous support from 36 passionate patrons, underwriters, and inkind donors. “We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of all those who are making a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children,” said Kathy Karpé, director of development at Casa de Amparo. “We are so happy to celebrate as a community the brighter futures for our Casa Kids.”

Visit www.casadeamparo.org.

Cardiff hosts annual Kringle Mingle Dec. 7 Cardiff 101 Main Street invites all to a special holiday celebration for the entire community from 1-5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7. Enjoy music, treats, a gorgeous tree and a free professional photo op with Santa in the north courtyard of Cardiff Town Center.

Musical performances throughout the afternoon are Ada Harris Wildcat Band at 1 p.m., Bucket Ruckus at 2 p.m., The Devine School for Guitar at 3 p.m. and Hullabaloo at 4 p.m.

Art a la Carte 101 will be offering a free holiday craft Enjoy the festive 7th annual Cardiff Kringle Mingle from for the kids. There will be 1-5 p.m. Dec. 7. yummy treats from VG Donuts & Bakery, Sambazon, Starbucks, Yummy Cupcakes, Souplantation and Rimel’s!

Get in the spirit of the season with this festive holiday scene, complete with a beautifully decorated tree donated by Teresa & Don Barth and a free professional photo op with Santa courtesy of Photography by Gabriela. Thank you to event sponsors Cardiff Seaside Market and California Coast Credit Union! For details, visit cardiff101.com/kringlemingle.

DMSB Optimists sponsor essay contest The Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Optimism Should Be a Priority” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for 2015.

The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ essays. Winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place. The first-place essay will be sent to the district level, where college scholarships are available for top winners.

“Young students today have so many fresh ideas about the world and their future,” Club President Jon Vance said. “As Optimists, it is our goal to encourage them and do what we can to bring out the best in each of them. This gives them a wonderful opportunity to tap into their creativity and pursue possible scholarships at the same time.”

To participate in the contest,contact the club at 760-518-0322 or www.optimistdelmar solanabeach.com.

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Ranked 6th in nation, Encinitas volleyball player aiming for 2016 Olympics

BY KAREN BILLING Encinitas’ Kim DiCello is making a living out of playing on the beach, ranked sixth in the country on the Association of Volleyball Players Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. A 2002 graduate of San Dieguito High School Academy, DiCello recently received the AVP’s Most Improved Player honors at the end-of-season award ceremony held in Costa Mesa.

“The Most Improved Player Award is a special one because it represents how a player can transform through sacrifice and brutally honest evaluation of their game from others and most importantly, themselves,” said Jeff Conover, AVP’s director of competition. “Kim has moved up the ranks through hard work, mental toughness and consistency. ... I’m very pleased to see her progress, and looking forward to what she produces in the future. As a born and raised San Diegan, I am proud of how she is representing our volleyball community on the court and off.”

“I was certainly surprised,” said the 6-foot-tall DiCello, who had also been nominated in the categories of best blocker and offensive player of the year but wasn’t expecting anything, as she was up against players like Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings.

The season MVP and Most Improved are fill-inthe-blank categories, so DiCello didn’t know she was even up for the award.

When they announced her name, she didn’t hear it, as she was chatting with a coach at her table. Slowly she realized everyone in the

room was looking at her.

She admits she wished she had a speech prepared, because there are so many people to thank who she feels have been responsible for her growth as a volleyball player.

“My focus has always been to just get a little better every season, and it’s nice to see the hard work pay off,” said DiCello, 30.

Her volleyball career might never have happened if not for JT Regan, who introduced her to the sport when she was the “most lanky, uncoordinated middle-schooler you could ever imagine” in a Diegueno Middle School PE class. She said Regan believed she could be a great volleyball player before anyone else did.

She developed as a player at Sunwest Volleyball Club, now known as COAST, and reached her dream of playing collegiately for Santa Clara University.

After graduating, DiCello played professional indoor volleyball overseas for two seasons in Holland, Spain and Indonesia, fulfilling her next dream of living in a foreign country and playing the sport she loved.

While living overseas was an amazing experience, she wanted to return home to close the distance between her and her then-boyfriend — now husband — Mark.

She also wanted to have a job.

“I’ve always been very academic and I wanted to put all that education to use,” she said.

DiCello works in the energy and resource consulting businesses on energy and how to manage and re-

Sensational surf at Beacon’s Beach Encinitas residents flocked to Beacon’s Beach Nov. 29 to take advantage of the great waves that day.

Photos by Jon Clark.

duce use.

“It’s really rewarding,” she said. “I’m a tree-hugger at heart, but I believe in a business-minded approach to sustainability. I like the fact that I’m creating solutions that are great for the environment, but also great for the business.”

“Crazy” for the sport of volleyball, she still wanted to continue playing. As there is no professional indoor league in the U.S., she had to go to the beach.

“It was a very humbling experience, coming from a background of being one of a team to being more of an individual player. Once I got on the sand, I felt like I was back at square one,” DiCello said.

She rode the learning curve and had so much fun playing that the process didn’t bother her.

Breaking into the AVP Tour is a tough road, DiCello said. Before finding sponsorship, players start out paying all their own expenses to travel to play in qualifying tournaments. In many cases the tournaments are single-elimination — so a player could travel crosscountry, not qualify and not earn a dime.

“You go through the process of paying your dues,” said DiCello. “You really have to have a love for the game; you really have to be committed.”

Finding the right partner is also important, DiCello said. That person must have the same level of commitment, competitive drive, ability to complement your skills on the court — and be someone you can have good chemistry with.

“It’s a lot like a marriage,” DiCello said.

Encinitas’ Kim DiCello was recently named the Most Improved Player on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.

She has her sights set on the 2016 Olympics. PHOTO COURTESY ED CHAN

A deciding factor is also being willing to compete internationally.

DiCello started this season with Tealle Hunkus, but halfway through, partnered with Lane Carico, a “fiery little Brazilian” she met at Mission Beach.

With Carico, she’s had four top three finishes this season.

Life on the AVP tour is a lot of work. Some months, DiCello is traveling every single weekend. Places she’s played this year include the Cayman Islands, Mexico, Tobago, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and China.

“You have to be very organized. I’m very effective with my time. I have to be very productive working on airplanes,” said DiCello, who departs Dec. 6 to Bloemfontein, South Africa, for a tournament.

DiCello also must be efficient with her time when it comes to training. She trains for a minimum of five hours daily, whether it’s practice on the court, time in the weight room, physical therapy at Longevity in Encinitas with Brett Bloom, or working with her nutritionist and strength and conditioning coach Robert Yans in Encinitas — “a rock star” who has helped keep her healthy this season.

She also works with a sports therapist at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.

Of all that work put in, DiCello can’t single out one factor that has caused her improvement as a player this year. It’s a combination of many things, she said.

“I think that every athlete’s journey in sport is different. There’s a lot of hard work and sacrifices, but the results didn’t always reflect what you put in. This year, a lot of a hard work from the previous year and this year came together.”

She believes she has become a smarter athlete, learning how to manage stress, and paying attention to the importance of sleep, one of the best recovery tools.

“Some of it is admitting that things like sleep do have a difference. I have a strong personality and I’m tough

mentally, and I think I can play through anything. I needed to understand the importance of preparation and putting myself in the position to have the best success possible.”

She also made a change in what goes into her welltrained body. DiCello has always been very connected to the food she was eating, remembering her youth spent in the dirt of her mom’s backyard Encinitas garden. While she already was eating a very clean, plant-based diet, this year she went gluten-free and dairy-free. Through her nutritionist, she’s upped her protein to help build strength and recover faster, and she said she is feeling better than ever.

After South Africa, she will have a “month off”— but DiCello won’t stray too far from training.

She said she plans to prioritize time with family and friends — “I can’t tell you how many weddings I’ve missed”— and evaluate how the past season went and what she wants to change.

DiCello has her eyes on the 2016 Olympics, which would be a dream come true, but admittedly, not the be-all and end-all.

“As important as the Olympics are to me, I also want to keep in perspective the value of this journey.

I’m certainly an Olympic hopeful, and we could be that team, but I’m not going to evaluate myself based on one competition,” DiCello said. “It’s really important to understand the value in the process, because it’s not an easy journey — it’s very challenging.”

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS

Roma Market offers Italian specialty goods at new location

BY EMILY SORENSEN North County now has a new place to find Italian specialty goods with Roma Market, which opened Sunday, Nov. 23, at 1054 W. Valley Parkway in Escondido.

The new neighborhood market features, in addition to Italian speciality items, a regular market, and a deli that serves meats and cheese, as well as hot dishes, sandwiches, pizza, gelato and coffee.

Opening Roma Market is a return to family tradition for owner Peter Impala, whose grandfather opened the original Roma Market in Alhambra in 1953.

“I grew up in the produce and grocery business,” said Impala. “Roma Market has specialized in providing Italian specialty items since the 1950s.”

The store later moved to Pasadena, where it continues to operate, run by Rosario Mazzeo.

The Impala family’s multigenerational grocery legacy began with his grandfather Peter’s “California Fruit Exchange,” which opened in Boston at the end of World War I. Impala, who lives in Poway, said he decided to go back into the grocery business where he lives. “There’s really a need for this kind of market in North County,” he said.

“We’re filling a niche.”

The business will be holding its grand opening after the first of the year, when the holiday rush dies down.

The market features fresh produce and dairy along with its Italian specialties, such as pastas, wines and more.

“We have a lot of imported products that are unique to our operation and will be new to San Diego County,” said Impala.

Roma Market has a complete kitchen, which allows it

“We want to be able to cater to local businesses for lunch.”

Impala said Roma Market also features several signature sandwiches that are popular at the Pasadena store, including one known as “the sandwich.”

Roma Market has also partnered with Papa Luna’s Empanadas, and features fresh empanadas from the San Diego-based restaurant chain, which has locations in downtown San Diego, Pacific Beach and Poway.

Impala said his mother was a gourmet cook who worked in catering, something he helped her with.

“It’s food, food, food for me,” he said. “I grew up in it.

Owner Peter Impala in the new Roma Market, which opened Nov. 23 in Escondido.

I’m looking forward to conPHOTO BY EMILY SORENSEN tinuing my grandfather’s legacy.” to provide fresh, hot pasta dishes for purchase.

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MAVERICKS

Photos on this page show Mavericks players in action on the field. continued from page 3 Photos by Denise Guerena And the players recently got some pointers from Brandon Chillar, a retired Green Bay Packer who graduated from Carlsbad High. Also on hand was Brett Swain, a wide receiver who graduated from Carlsbad High School, played for the Green Bay Packers and is in the Canadian Football League. “These guys, with their reputation, they really made the players stand up and listen,� Reynolds said.

The Mavericks are seeking donations to help offset travel expenses for their Florida trip. To contribute, visit www.lccpw.org.

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SDJA teen wins prestigious leadership award for project San Diego Jewish Academy upper-school student and local resident Lily Greenberg Call was named one of three winners of the prestigious Peter Chortek Leadership Award.

The award honors San Diego Jewish high school students who demonstrate excellence in community service, leadership and philanthropy, and highlights those who inspire others through a volunteer service project that displays their initiative, passion and positive spirit.

Lily’s project is The Advocacy Committee — a place for teen girls to learn about issues affecting women and girls, loLily Greenberg Call’s projcally, nationally, and internationally, and take action to pass ect is The Advocacy Comlegislation related to those issues.

“I started it when I joined Girls Give Back as a freshman,” mittee, which fosters said Lily. (GGB is a leadership program for girls at Jewish Fami- awareness of issues afly Services.) fecting women and girls.

“I’ve always been passionate about politics, but I noticed that most of my peers weren’t at all interested, just because they didn’t think it was relevant to them, so I wanted to change that.”

The Advocacy Committee has learned about a plethora of issues and has worked with media representation and the Equal Rights Amendment.

“We created a campaign to pass the Healthy Media for Youth Act, an act that aimed to create a National Task Force on Women and Girls in the Media and create standards for magazines, films, and other forms of media,” said Lily. “We sent over 350 postcards to 25 representatives urging them to support the bill, met with Sen. Feinstein’s reps and secured her support, and held media-decoding workshops for girls groups across San Diego.”

Last year, The Advocacy Committee decided to focus its efforts on the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA is an amendment to the Constitution that says, “men and women will be guaranteed equality under the law.” In 2014, there still isn’t anything in the Constitution saying that.

The ERA was almost ratified in the 1960s, but fell just three states short of ratification.

The movement has started again because the deadline for ratification is 2015. That means that if 2015 passes and those three states haven’t ratified the amendment, all the previous votes will be null and void and the process will have to start from the beginning with every state.

Because of this, The Advocacy Committee partnered with United 4 Equality, a D.C.-based organization founded by the woman who wrote HR 113, the bill that is in the House and would extend the deadline for ratification for those three states.

“We held a phone-banking party and we’re about to secure support for the bill from five San Diego representatives, and then met with Rep Susan Davis herself to ask her to cosponsor and facilitate the passage of the bill, which she agreed to do,” said Lily. “We wrote articles about why the amendment is important and relevant, and had these published on various websites. In the spring, I created a national grass-roots network of high school students who are spreading awareness via social media.”

The Advocacy Committee isn’t just a temporary project she created for a high school assignment or to accrue volunteer hours. It appears to be a calling for her.

“Working in advocacy, both for women in the Advocacy Committee and through my work with AIPAC, has been the most rewarding experience of my life,” said Lily. “It’s grueling, it’s frustrating, and it tests you, but it teaches you about how passionate you can be about something. And it makes lasting change. Advocacy is more than a temporary bandage. It aims to fix the issues in society by fixing the framework of the law, and I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.”

The Peter Chortek Leadership Award was created to foster Jewish communal involvement by rewarding Jewish teens who are practicing tikkun olam — repairing the world.

In addition to a cash award, Lily was also awarded $1,800 to donate to the charity of her choice.

For information about San Diego Jewish Academy, visit www.sdja.com. For information about the Peter Chortek Leadership Award, visit http://jcfsandiego.org/young-adults/peterchortek-leadership-award.

‘Droppin’ In’ is theme for Encinitas Holiday Parade Thousands of people will be on floats and in bands, with tens of thousands more cheering them on, as the 2014 Encinitas Holiday Parade rolls along Coast Highway 101 on Saturday, Dec. 6.

This year’s theme is “Droppin’ In for the Holidays,” celebrating Encinitas’ reputation as the mecca for action sports. Expect to see plenty of big- name surfers, skateboarders, snowboarders and more, and terrific representations of the action sports lifestyle on the many floats and entries in the parade. Look for skateboard legend — and Encinitas local — Tony Hawk riding atop a 35-foot skateboard!

The parade begins at 5:30 p.m., preceded by a 5 p.m. tree lighting ceremony at the Lumberyard (near Starbucks coffee). Parade entries, which will include floats, marching bands and children’s groups, will travel south along South Coast Highway 101 beginning at D Street and finishing at J Street.

Don’t stress over finding a parking space downtown: Take advantage of free parade parking shuttles that run from Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas off Santa Fe Drive (just look for the signs pointing

you there) or from the YMCA/Ecke Sports Park parking lot on Saxony Road. Both shuttles start running at 4 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m.

The ADA-accessible bus runs from the Scripps location. Shuttles run approximately every 20 minutes and will drop people off at the NCTD bus station on Vulcan Avenue, just a half block from the parade route. Visit www.EncinitasParksandRec.com; 760-633-2740.

MiraCosta student earns San Diego’s only Academic All-State Award Brogan Griffin was always a great athlete.

But excelling in the classroom was not always her strength, which hindered her chance of earning an athletic scholarship to a top university straight out of high school.

“I was really good in basketball and thought I would get a scholarship based on my athletic skills alone,” said Griffin.

“But I hurt my ankle really bad during my junior year.

“Then I tore my ACL and needed to have surgery, which took me out of the game my whole senior year. Since I didn’t really focus in school and had really bad grades, I couldn’t get accepted to any four-year universities.”

After graduating from San Clemente High School with no clear path in life, Griffin sought ways to get back in the game and found MiraCosta College, where her former basketball coach, Roger Moses, coaches the women’s basketball team.

“I’ve known Brogan since eighth grade. She was a very Brogan Griffin good high school player, but she had an unfortunate accident, which took her out of the rest of her high school basketball career,” said Moses.

Knowing Griffin’s passion and skills for the game, Moses recruited her to the basketball team.

That was in fall 2013. Today, Griffin has a 4.0 GPA and is majoring in business administration. She hopes to transfer to USC and play for its women’s basketball team.

“My experience at MiraCosta College has been great and I’ve really progressed here,” said Griffin. “It was a good decision that I came to MiraCosta College. My grades have improved tremendously — I love it here.”

Because of her tremendous academic achievement, Moses nominated her for the Academic All-State Award, which honors student-athletes who are the best students in their respective sports. The California Community College Women’s Basketball Coaches Association released the list of recipients in October 2014, and Griffin is the only San Diego community college student to receive the prestigious award.

“I was so excited when Coach Moses told me I received an academic all-state award,” Griffin said. “When I saw the recipient list, I was pretty stoked. It’s great to see the kinds of things one can earn with good grades — it is very motivating.”

Griffin is invited to attend an event celebrating all Academic All-State nominees and recipients in spring 2015.

San Diego North Coast Singers Youth Chorus will take part in two concerts at San Dieguito United Methodist Church.

‘Music for a Winter’s Eve’ coming Dec. 9 to San Dieguito United Methodist Church San Diego North Coast Singers Youth Chorus and Sorelle San Diego, a women’s chamber chorus, with guest harpist Donna Vaughn, present “Music for a Winter’s Eve,” the 22nd annual Winter Concerts. The performances are at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church in Encinitas.

Highlighting the rich musical traditions of holiday music from around the world, the two concerts will explore musical flavors as diverse as the cultures they come from, with the children singing in English, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.

Founding Artistic Director Sally Husch Dean has created a program that brings together a rousing holiday collection of traditional and less familiar tunes. Sunday’s concert will feature all four youth choirs in works that range from Greek to Hebrew to Russian and South African music.

Tuesday’s performance will showcase the advanced treble choir Caprice and mixedvoice high school choir Capella, joined by guest harpist Donna Vaughan and Sorelle San Diego, a women’s chamber chorus, to perform the entire “Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten.

The concerts are annual holiday fundraising events that benefit the children’s chorus, as tuition covers only 55 percent of its annual budget. All proceeds from ticket sales will support the program’s operational needs.

San Dieguito United Methodist Church is at 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. Tickets at the door: $12 general; $5 student.

SDNC will be holding auditions for new members in January 2015. Visit http://www. northcoastsingers.com.

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‘Encinitas 101 Turkey Trot and Food Drive’ The inaugural “Encinitas 101 Turkey Trot and Food Drive” was held Thanksgiving morning in support of North County Community Services’ Food Bank.

The event included two races, a 5K and 10K; runners and walkers were encouraged to wear costumes. For more information, visit encinitas101turkeytrot.com and www.sdnccs.org. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www. encinitasadvocate.com.

Alex, Anne, Lars, Francisco, Rene, Alex, Yvette, Marty

Stephanie Hendershot, Stacia Bloom, Tyler Hendershot, Hilary Murdock

Taylor, Cynthia, Sofia

Erin Combs, Nick Chan with Mark, Meng Xu, Chris Chan

Elizabeth Rogers ran as cranberries, mom Julie Rogers

Back: Bryan Anderson, Janie Anderson, Brooke Shields, Tony Anderson. Front: Sam, Luca, Liam, Anthony

Eric, Taylor and Stephanie Grothe Sara Coffey, Alex Simpson, Megan Sikkink, John Simpson

Debbie Butler, Barbara Farrington, Belinda Mewhirter, Alexis Butler, Christina Farrington

Rae’bel Neary, Davis Neary

Dixon Keller, Dr. Michelle Binkowski

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Turket Trot continued...

Merari Torresdey and Jason Jeknavorian with Ariana and Ivy

Pedro Arellano with Julia and Sofia

Zani Roberts, Chloe, race announcer Jim O’Hara, event organizer Steve Lebherz

CabaretCaccia at library announces lineup for 2015 CabaretCaccia — a unique, intimate, theatrical and musical cabaret series held in the Encinitas Public Library — announces its third-season lineup of programs for 2015.

The season will begin Jan. 25 with classic jazz, a program celebrating the songs of Ella Fitzgerald with the Danny Weller Quintet and vocalist Rebecca Jade.

March 2 brings “El Corazon Expuesto,” featuring local mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ramirez singing songs of Spain and Latin America.

On March 29, patrons will see a onewoman play, “The Other Mozart,” with author/actress Sylvia Milo telling the untold story of Mozart’s sister, Nannerl.

All performances are at 7 p.m.

Previous programs have focused on the music of Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weil and Jacques Brel, as well as classical musical theater. Artists have included Leucadian founder/artistic director/soprano Ann Chase; storyteller/actor David Novak; singer/songwrit-

er Amanda McBroom; Disney Productions’ baritone, Ronald Banks; San Diego’s Chamber Music Ensemble, Camarada, and others.

CabaretCaccia creates a sophisticated atmosphere with table seating, candlelight, free sparkling wine and chardonnay, chocolates, and the ongoing exploration of the solo voice in its many genres and ethnicities.

The Encinitas Public Library is at 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets are $20 general and $10 students. For tickets, visit http://www. encinitas101.com/store.

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Making minor food Clinical study investigating factor that swaps can create major may reduce risk of breast cancer health benefits

BY DR. SCOTT M. LIPPMAN Last year, more than 232,000 women were told they had invasive breast cancer — in which cancer cells have spread beyond the mammary glands — and another 64,000 were diagnosed with in situ breast cancer, in which the cancer is localized to the cells lining the breast ducts.

After cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, accounting for almost a third of all newly diagnosed cases. It is also among the deadliest of cancers. Each year, approximately 40,000 women die from breast cancer. Only lung cancer kills more.

Who gets breast cancer?

The obvious answer is women, though men are not immune. It’s 100 times less common in males, but more than 2,300 men will be diagnosed with the disease this year — and 430 will die. The majority of breast cancer cases involve women diagnosed after age 50. The median age of diagnosis is 61.

They tend to be non-Hispanic white women, though African-American women have a higher incidence rate before age 40. Generally speaking, a woman living in the U.S. has a 12.3 percent lifetime risk (1 in 8) of being diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s up from 1 in 11 during the 1970s.

A lot of factors account for the increase in risk: longer life expectancy, changes in reproductive patterns, menopausal hormone use, the rising prevalence of obesity and better detection rates through screenings.

What actually causes breast cancer is a tougher question. For insight, I turned to Ruth Patterson, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine in the UC San Diego School of Medicine and leader of the Cancer Prevention Program at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. Here’s what she had to say: Among breast cancer survivors, there is a consis-

Dr. Scott Lippman tent belief that their own cancer was caused by stress, fate, family history or environmental factors, but research paints a more nuanced and often yet-to-beexplained picture.

• Stress, personality and fate: There is no scientific evidence that a negative mental attitude can cause breast cancer, but chronic perceived stress may be something else.

Some studies have found a link between chronic psychological stress and breast cancer. The evidence is strong in mouse studies, but less so in humans. As for fate or destiny, that is still beyond the ability of science to measure.

• Family history or genetics: A large number of women identify these factors as the cause of their cancer, but in reality, just 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are clearly hereditary.

• Environmental factors: Exposure to certain pesticides and the heavy metal cadmium are associated with increased breast cancer risk. At the moment, there is only a tenuous link between air pollution and breast cancer.

Most scientists do not believe that environmental factors are a major cause of breast cancer.

• Lifestyle factors: There is convincing evidence that low levels of physical activity, obesity, alcohol and cigarette smoking are risk factors for breast cancer and cancer recurrence. For example, physical inactivity is estimated to be responsible for

approximately 10 percent of breast cancer mortality. Data regarding diet are conflicting, although fat intake may increase the risk of breast cancer.

• Other factors: Age, taller height, higher socioeconomic status, high breast density (as evident in a mammogram), not bearing children, hormone replacement therapy and issues affecting hormonal status, such as a late natural menopause, have all been identified as potential risk factors for breast cancer.

Clearly there are factors and behaviors that exacerbate breast cancer risk and factors and behaviors that do not. Identifying them based upon sound science is an ongoing effort. One such effort is a study at Moores Cancer Center that involves assessing whether weight loss or metformin might reduce the risk of breast cancer mortality.

Metformin is a widely used oral antidiabetic drug that reduces glucose, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In some people, it also promotes weight loss.

Emerging studies suggest that metformin can influence tumorigenesis (the formation of tumors) by reducing circulating levels of insulin in the system and by inducing energetic stress in cancer cells. The latter is caused by metformin inhibiting an enzyme that plays a key first step in the mitochondrial respiratory chain.

Mitochondria are cells’ power plants. With this enzyme impaired, cancer cell energy levels, protein synthesis, growth and viability can be reduced.

Researchers are looking for breast cancer survivors interested in participating in a clinical trial investigating the effects of weight loss and metformin. If interested, contact Jessica Orotowski-Coleman at reachforhealth@ucsd.edu or 858822-3311.

Scott M. Lippman, M.D., is Director of UCSD Moores Cancer Center. Contact Dr. Lippman at mcc-dir-lippman@ ucsd.edu.

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BY ATHENA PHILIS-TSIMIKAS, M.D., SCRIPPS HEALTH “Eat a healthy diet.”

You’ve probably heard this advice over and over again, and you probably know the basics: Consume less fat and sugar, make more nutritious choices, add more fiber to your meals. But how do you actually implement these recommendations day in and day out?

It can feel overwhelming to think about changing the way you eat — especially if you are planning and preparing meals for your whole family. Yet you may find it surprisingly easy to make a few small substitutions.

Over time, these can add up to significant health benefits, such as lower blood pressure and better cholesterol levels.

Swapping one food for another similar but better option can help you consume more vitamins and minerals, and may make it easier to manage your weight.

Plus, if you’re living with Type 2 diabetes, or are among the 86 million Americans with high glucose levels bordering on diabetes, replacing foods that send blood sugar skyrocketing for others that keep them in check can make a significant difference in managing or even preventing the disease.

Here are six simple substitutions to try: 1. Replace refined white grains with whole grains.

Refined grains, such as white rice or white flour, are whole grains that have had their husk, bran and germ removed — along with most of the fiber and important nutrients. Research has shown that eating whole grains can lower your risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes by 20 to 30 percent. And, because whole grains are more filling than refined grains, you’ll feel full longer. Instead of white rice, try brown rice, quinoa or barley. Instead of white bread, choose bread with a whole grain listed as the first ingredient.

2. Replace iceberg lettuce with darker greens.

Iceberg lettuce provides water and some fiber, but that’s about it for nutrition. Substitute dark leafy greens such as spinach, arugula, kale, Swiss chard or collard greens, and suddenly you have a lot more nutrition as well as fiber. Darker greens are excellent sources of vitamins A and C, as well as magnesium and potassium, which can help control high blood pressure. If you need to make a gradual switch, start by adding more dark greens and less iceberg to your salads.

3. Replace fried chips with baked.

Craving a crunchy bag of chips? Many types of conventional snack chips are now available in baked versions that contain less fat. Try baked potato or baked tortilla chips instead of fried. Popcorn chips provide the same crunch as potato chips with less fat and calories. For an even healthier option, try baked kale chips.

4. Replace fruit juice with whole fruit.

A glass of juice may be more convenient, but eating the whole fruit is a better option. Apple, orange and grape juices do not contain the fiber-rich skins and pulp of the fruit, which slow down the absorption of sugar and prevent insulin from spiking. Because juice has all of the sugar without the fiber, insulin levels rise and drop more quickly — exactly what you don’t want, especially if you have diabetes. Instead of buying juice, eat the whole fruit. Also, bypass the smoothie shops that use a lot of juice and make your own at home with whole strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and almond milk or low-fat yogurt. Toss in a handful or raw kale or spinach — you’ll get the benefits without even tasting it.

5. Replace breakfast cereal with steel-cut oats.

Many boxed cereals are made with refined grains and can be low in fiber and high in sugar. Switch to oatmeal instead and increase your fiber intake. Instant oatmeal may take less time to prepare, but steel-cut oats are higher in fiber and will cause insulin levels to rise more slowly. If you are short on time, prepare several servings of steel-cut oats over the weekend and reheat them for breakfast in the morning. Mix in almonds, walnuts or low-fat yogurt for a protein boost.

6. Replace oil with applesauce.

Instead of making brownies, cakes and banana breads with oil, use an equal amount of applesauce. In addition to reducing fat and calories, substituting applesauce makes baked foods lighter and moister. Choose natural, unsweetened applesauce with no added sugar.

Athena Philis-Tsimikas, M.D., is an endocrinologist and the corporate vice president for the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute.

“To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps Health. For a referral to a Scripps physician, please call 1-800-SCRIPPS.

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SD Art Guild’s new classes include Chinese brush painting, glass-fusing, watercolor Give the gift of art classes this holiday season! “Because We Like HUE” art classes are taught by the members of the San Dieguito Art Guild, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Contact Kate O’Brien at zelda1970@cox.net to reserve your space and pay for classes.

Offered this session are: • Acrylic Painting with Barbara Roth, noon-3 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2015 (San Marcos area) You can paint with acrylic paint on all kinds of surfaces and get tons of different effects. Acrylic painting is water-based, easy to clean up and simple to learn.

Students will complete one 8-inch-by-10inch painting in each meeting of this four-session workshop: a simple still life using a limited palette; a simple landscape; a painting of plants, flowers or vegetables from a photo; and a painting of buildings and architectural elements.

Techniques include: mixing colors, creating depth, designing a captivating composition, glazing and adding texture, painting with a variety of brush strokes, and using the color wheel. Bring your own supplies or buy them from the teacher for a $15 supply fee.

Class fee is $100.

• “Fun with Glass” with Kate O’Brien, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan 17, 24, 31, and Feb. 7, 2015, Encinitas Community Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas.

This four-part class introduces 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.

The materials fee, which includes kiln firings, is $30 paid to the instructor at the first class, and $10 paid by the Guild for a total of $40. Cost is higher because fusible glass is more costly and there will be multiple firings.

Cost of all four classes is $100 plus materials fee.

Email Kate at zelda1970@cox.net to register for this class.

Mail check for $100 made out to SDAG to: Kate O’Brien, 835 Hampton Court, Vista, CA 92081 The $100 class fee must be received within four mail days after registration to hold a spot in class.

• Chinese Brush Painting with Lisa Curry, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas.

Have fun learning Chinese brushstroke.

You will have the opportunity to learn that Chinese painting is like a martial art-the importance of posture, how to wield the brush, and the state of mind necessary to complete a painting with ‘chi’ or energy!

Classes are four sessions of three hours per session. Fee is $100 (plus $10 materials fee payable to teacher first day of class) • Intermediate Watercolor Classes with Linda Melvin, 2-5 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12; classes are held at instructor’s home in the Solana Beach area.

Kick your watercolor technique up a notch and improve the quality of your paintings with the expert help of this talented painter/teacher.

Fee is $100, plus $14.50 materials fee for 300# Arches watercolor paper, to be paid to the teacher at the first session. If you have watercolor supplies, please bring them.

• Design and Composition with Jayne Spencer, 3-6 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; Encinitas area.

This is a great class to take for painters in all levels. Design and composition are the key to all successful paintings. Learn how to keep the viewer’s interest and learn placement of elements, such as value, lines, colors, and shapes within the format. Learn the most common uses of division of space, and about thumbnails and color studies.

This class is fun and enlightening for all levels. Fee is $100.

Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, above left, performs Dec. 13 with American folksinger Christa Burch, above right.

Molly’s Revenge playing Dec. 13 in Encinitas The acclaimed Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, performing with Christa Burch and Irish dancers, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Sponsored by San Diego Folk Heritage, the all-ages show will be at Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas. Admission is $18 for members and $22 standard. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online.

Molly’s Revenge (David Brewer, John Weed, Stuart Mason) is known for its unique and infectious enthusiasm. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola, and bodhrán guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music. Molly’s Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA, and prestigious events in Scotland, Australia and China. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels bring these dance tunes up to date with a driving, hardedged accent that always leaves audiences shouting for more.

Performing with Molly’s Revenge this evening will be singer and bodhrán player Christa Burch. Part of a vibrant new generation of American folk singers, Burch deftly marries intuitive musicianship and storytelling through song.

San Diego Folk Heritage is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting the folk arts in Southern California. For information about this event, visit http://sdfolkheritage.org/events/mollysrevengewithdancers.

North Coast Symphony presents ‘Holiday Cabaret’ concerts, including caroling The North Coast Symphony presents “Holiday Cabaret” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, near Encinitas Boulevard and Balour Drive.

Come hear “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore, with original music

by Bill Holcombe and narrated by Ken Bell, a locally recognized solo bass singer. Bell will also sing Christmas favorites in the medley “There’s Christmas in the Air,” arranged by Carl Strommen, and lead the audience in singing favorite carols.

The program will also include music from Tchaikowsky’s “Nutcracker Suite,” “A Christmas Portrait,” arranged by Mark Hayes, and “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson.

Tickets at the door: $10 general, $8 seniors/students/military, $25/family max. Round tables will be available for your picnic or refreshments. No alcoholic beverages, please. Visit www.northcoastsymphony.com.

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The Rock Church offers free Toys for Joy Dec. 13 SOCCER Toys for Joy, through the Rock Church in San Diego, will be serving up to 18,000 underprivileged children and their families from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at three sites in San Diego, including San Marcos Middle School.

Members will be distributing free toys, clothing and groceries along with lunch, fun activities and lots of love! Toys for Joy is open to all children and families, and no registration is required. One free toy will be given to all children attending the event, ages 0-11. The school is at 450 W. Mission Road, San Marcos.

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ENERGY continued from page 6 edge of the home. In turn, this water flows to apricot trees and other produce in the garden.

Under city rules, rainharvesting barrels can be installed without a permit.

Graywater systems fitted to washing machines typically don’t require permitting, though systems for showers do.

Graywater doesn’t include water from toilets, kitchen sinks or dishwashers, because those sources have high bacterial counts, rendering them unfit for irrigation, city rules state.

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to Heritage Museum and San Diego Botanic Garden.

The agreement takes advantage of the proximity of the groups to one another, with all members owning property between Quail Gardens Drive and Saxony Road on the east and west, and Leucadia and Encinitas boulevards on the north and south.

According to Baird, the district’s Farm Lab could include lessons at the Heritage Museum, which is across the street, and help make the area’s agricultural history more real to stu-

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implement,” Kranz said.

However, Kranz said the city has to be careful, adding any such limitations on developers would have to pass constitutional muster.

“You can only do so much before you’re considered to be taking someone’s property,” Kranz said. He added: “I will be as creative as possible.”

Resident Susan Turney said reserving the housing element units as affordable in perpetuity would fulfill the spirit of the state law.

Having only market rate units, she added, would hurt the community and line de-

One efficient home feature came about by accident: The windows of the home’s addition face south, called “passive solar heating.” This allows the addition to capture the sun’s energy in the fall and winter, reducing the need for a conventional heat source.

Ponizil said he was just getting into green construction when the addition was built, so he had yet to learn how home orientation can make a big difference in natural room temperature.

To keep the addition cool in the spring and summer, an outside curtain blocks the sun.

Although the home is a

continued from page 10 school made him appreciate his health, something he said he’d always taken for granted. The grueling rehab he had to do to return to the field made him appreciate it that much more.

“That was the first time I really had to work at sports to get back into it and get healthy and get my job back,” he said.

“Ever since then, it’s been this hard work ethic that got me this job.”

Allmaras appears to be determined to keep it.

“I’ve always been the type of player who plays up to the competition,” he said when asked what makes him the player he is.

“Working hard is the best thing you can do. I tell everybody that.”

Vintage Faire at SD Heritage Museum offers collectibles, plants, more Dec. 7 model for eco-friendly improvements, Ponizil wants to go a few steps further. Notably, he wants to retrofit his roof with cotton insulation.

“In most homes the air blows right through the insulation — it’s inefficient,” Ponizil said. “Adding another layer will help save energy.”

For those who want to learn about graywater systems, the Solana Center for Environmental Education in Encinitas is hosting a workshop from 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 1. Rebate information on rain-harvesting barrels can be found at www.socalwatersmart.com.

dents. The district also could work with the YMCA on preschool and after-school programs and could develop projects with the retirement communities to give students and residents a multigenerational experience.

The Leichtag Foundation, an Encinitas-based philanthropic organization, joined the partnership with the purchase of the former Ecke poinsettia ranch, which is being converted into a 67.5-acre community agricultural center.

The Farm Lab will include a curriculum map for students that includes seasonal programs during the fall, winter and spring for

individual grade levels, kindergarten to sixth, said Leighangela Brady, assistant superintendent of educational services for the Encinitas school district.

Students will learn at the Farm Lab through lessons taking place within portable classrooms, as well as in a science lab, a nutrition lab and a 1-acre educational farm area that includes an herb garden, water conservation garden and greenhouse.

“We’re thinking of it as a science camp — not for a one-week visit — but for one or two days every school year,” Baird said.

velopers’ pockets.

“Affordable units would be more palatable for people,” Turney said.

Planning Commissioner Glenn O’Grady, another person in attendance, suggested the city consider special zoning designations dedicated to affordable housing projects, called overlays. The Poway City Council went this route in 2012 to meet state-housing demands.

“Those are the creative solutions I’m interested in exploring,” Kranz said.

Kranz said it’s also critical the housing element takes into account and mitigates traffic impacts.

He stated about 5 percent of cities in California, including Encinitas, don’t

have an approved housing element. Consequently, Encinitas is losing out on infrastructure grant dollars and is more susceptible to lawsuits from affordable housing advocates, Kranz said.

Kranz said he organized the forum to address misinformation surrounding the housing element and answer questions.

The city has been collecting online feedback for the housing element through E-Town Hall, which can be found at encinitasca. gov. The online forum closes Dec. 5.

Next year, residents will have more opportunities to weigh in on the housing element during council meetings and online as well.

The Vintage Faire will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, on the grounds of the San Dieguito Heritage Museum in Encinitas. Many vendors and crafters will set up shop, offering antiques, collectibles and other treasures.

Enjoy a festive day of browsing for distinctive holiday gifts among the tables of antiques and collectibles, crafts, flowers and plants.

Flower booths will be filled with locally grown plants and flowers, just waiting to be included in your holiday decorating. Live music will add to the cheerful atmosphere and a kids’ craft area will keep the little ones occupied while adults shop.

Gourmet food trucks will be selling their specialties, and the Museum will have a photo op area in front of the general store, so you can capture images perfect for a family holiday card. Don’t forget your camera and Santa hats!

The San Dieguito Heritage Museum is at 450 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas. Call 760-632-9711.

OPEN HOUSES

Rancho Santa Fe

RANCHO SANTA FE $2,399,000 5 BR/5.5 BA

8195 Doug Hill Connie Sundstrum Pacific Sotheby's

Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858) 259-8300

$3,195,000 5 BR/6.5 BA

5464 El Cielito Janet Lawless Christ Coldwell Banker

Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858) 335-7700

$3,750,000 5 BR/6.5 BA

5940 Lago Lindo K. Ann Brizolis Pacific Sotheby's

Sat 12:00pm - 3:00pm (858) 756-4328

$3,795,000 5 BR/5.5 BA

14296 Dalia Becky Campbell Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858) 449-2027

$4,995,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

6550 Paseo Delicias Janet Lawless Christ Coldwell Banker

Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858 ) 335-7700

Cardiff by the Sea $485,000 3 BR/2.5 BA Carmel Valley

CARDIFF BY THE SEA 1405 Caminito Septimo Marcelo Kollet Pacific Sotheby’s

Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858) 337-2022

CARMEL VALLEY

$1,976,800 5 BR/4.5 BA

10877 Equestrian Ridge Court Dan Conway Pacific Sotheby’s

$2,150,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

6505 Caminito Stella Sat & Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm Jerry Mc Caw/host: Lee Rotsheck Berkshire Hathaway (858) 882-7678

Solana Beach

Sat & Sun 11:00pm - 3:00pm (858) 243-5278

SOLANA BEACH

$1,149,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

1112 Santa Rufina CT Gracinda Maier Berkshire Hathaway

Sat & Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm.

(858) 395-2949

$1,189,000 4 BR/2.5 BA

526 E Santa Helena Joe Gallo Berkshire Hathaway

Sat & Sun 1:00pm - 4:00pm (619) 823-6793

Del Mar

DEL MAR

$1,123,000 3 BR/2 BA

13113 Caminito Mar Villa Wendy Choisser Coldwell Banker

$1,399,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

13675 Mira Montana Drive Steve Uhlir SURE Real Estate

$1,799,000 4 BR/4 BA

14299 Mango Drive Angela Meakins Bergman P.S. Platinum

Sat 1:00pm - 4:00pm (619) 737-7630 Sat & Sun 12:00pm - 3:00pm (858)755-6070 Sat 1:00pm - 4:00pm (858) 405-9270

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