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Volume I • Issue 28

Community

■ Volunteers get down to earth for Cottonwood Creek restoration. Page 3

■ Encinitas completes Pacific View purchase.

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Lifestyle

■ Teen Volunteers in Action members help support Holiday Baskets program. Page 8

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December 26, 2014

6 arrested after search Encinitas subcommittee to tackle protection of coast from sea rise at Encinitas home Six people were arrested after the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the 1500 block of Rancho Encinitas Drive.

For the past year, neighbors have complained of suspicious and illegal drug activity at the home, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard George.

“It has a history of a being a drug house,” George said, adding the home has been a problem for years.

This led the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department to obtain a search warrant for the 3,500-square-foot home.

For officer safety, a Sheriff’s special enforcement detail deployed tear gas into the home. Then, the Sheriff’s detail swept the house, George said.

Five people were detained and later arrested. The sixth person, Anastasia Kirkeby, was found in a hidden room behind a bookcase and later arrested for establishing a drug house and carrying an unauthorized weapon, according to a press release.

The others arrested: Jeremy Dinwiddie (felony warrant, stalking), Jessica Wilkenson (possession of heroin) and Jeremy Henry (accessory to a crime and possession of a controlled substance). Paul Povency and John Switzer were each arrested on the charge of being an accessory to a crime.

Further details weren’t available by press time; the investigation is ongoing.

BY JARED WHITLOCK In the coming months, an Encinitas City Council subcommittee will look into ways to protect Encinitas’ coast from sea-level rise.

The full council voted unanimously Dec. 17 to set up a subcommittee, made up of councilmembers Tony Kranz, Lisa Shaffer and two representatives from the Encinitas Environmental Commission, to develop a plan addressing coastal vulnerabilities.

“We need to take action in Encinitas to protect our coastal infrastructure,” Shaf- Coast Highway 101 in Cardiff is particularly vulnerable fer said. to sea level rise. An Encinitas City Council subcommittee Driven by a changing climate, sea levels in Califor- will discuss ways to grapple with the problem. Photo by nia are expected to rise 3 feet Jared Whitlock over the next century, according to a 2012 study from the National Resources Council. The rise threatens Encinitas, particularly Coast Highway 101 and “restaurant row” in Cardiff, stated an agenda report See COAST, page 15

North County Transit District OKs Coaster alcohol ban

BY ASHLY MCGLONE AND CHRIS NICHOLS, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Transit leaders on Thursday, Dec. 18, imposed a ban on drinking alcohol on San Diego County’s Coaster passenger line, a move that some said was long overdue and others criticized as short-sighted.

North County Transit District’s Board of Directors voted 8-0 to approve the ban, with one director absent. The agency has long cited concerns about rowdy, alcohol-fueled behavior on the trains.

The board also outlawed the use of electronic cigarettes on all district property.

The bans go into effect Feb. 1, 2015.

Over the past several weeks, NCTD has received hundreds of comments urging the agency to preserve the right to drink, many from longtime riders. Staff members at the agency, however, recommended the prohibition, citing safety concerns and the strain on district security caused by al-

Through letters to the agency, many opponents of the ban urged the agency to strike a compromise.

Amtrak trains are the only other local mode of public transportation that allows riders to drink alcohol while on board.

At the meeting, board members said they’ve been patient with the Coaster’s alcohol problems in the past. On Thursday, they said they’d had enough.

“I’ve been on this board for 20 years … This isn’t the first time this issue has come up,” San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn said at the agency’s Oceanside board chambers, after a public hearing on the topic. “We have tried to make allowance. We have tried to enforce, but we just finally decided that it was time to shut this down. … It’s not that A Coaster train crosses over the Los Penasquitos Lagoon this is the first chance. south of Del Mar. The North County Transit District has “We are in the transportation business, we are not in banned alcohol on the trains, starting Feb. 1. — K.C. the entertainment business and we are not in the refreshAlfred ment business,” Horn added.

Escondido City Councilman Ed Gallo said he was reluccohol-related incidents. tant to prohibit drinking for all riders when most behave. In Passengers have been allowed to drink beer and wine on the Coaster since the service opened in 1995. The com- the end, he said, the agency’s staff persuaded him otherwise.

“It’s only an hour from the Santa Fe Depot to Oceansmuter line runs between Oceanside and downtown San Diide, and it’s kind of like smoking — if you can’t hold out for ego. an hour, maybe there’s something wrong. I don’t know,” he Speaking at the board’s meeting in Oceanside, Trudy Clark, a Coaster rider for the past seven years, suggested said at the meeting.

In 2009, the agency limited drinking on the Coaster to the agency designate a separate train for those who want before 9 p.m. It rejected a call at the time for a full ban on to drink alcohol. alcohol consumption.

“One beer on the way home isn’t doing any harm, or When it proposed a full ban on drinking again last year, one glass of wine on the way home isn’t doing any harm,” it received numerous suggestions from the public to enact a Clark said. “It gives people the chance to socialize.”

Vince Vasquez, a San Diego civic activist and craft beer compromise “between what (policy) we have today and a enthusiast, called the ban “a missed opportunity” by the full ban,” a transit official said at the time.

In the interim, the agency beefed up security and inititransit district.

He said the agency could have hired a concessionaire ated a civility campaign on the Coaster, officials said.

Those efforts did not solve the problem, a transit to control the sale of alcohol aboard trains, and showcase spokeswoman said. some of the region’s popular craft brews.

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Sparks fly over Encinitas City Council’s SANDAG appointment

BY JARED WHITLOCK Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer will remain as the city’s main representative on SANDAG, with the council voting 3-2 Dec. 17 to reject Mayor Kristin Gaspar’s bid for the position.

Since 2012, Shaffer has represented the city on the SANDAG board, which allocates money toward transportation infrastructure and other regional projects.

In Gaspar’s list of recommendations for council appointments to regional boards, she suggested herself for the SANDAG spot.

“I find it very important that the mayor is connected with regional issues, and that board clearly gives you a consistent crash course,” she said, adding that roughly 70 percent of cities send their mayors as representatives to the SANDAG board.

Gaspar said her recommendation had nothing to do with Shaffer’s past performance on SANDAG. Muir agreed, stating, “It has everything to do with the mayor’s spot.”

But Shaffer said the recommendation suggests “a demotion and lack of confidence.”

“If there’s not a problem with the service I’ve been providing, I would appreciate the council’s support in renewing my appointment,” Shaffer said. She then named cities such as Del Mar that don’t have a mayoral representative.

Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear said Shaffer is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about transportation issues, adding that that trumps what other cities do in regard to SANDAG appointments.

Councilman Tony Kranz said Shaffer has done a great job on the SANDAG board.

Kranz also said that he’s heard a remarkable amount of chatter that there’s been political pressure for Gaspar to seek the spot.

“That’s the proverbial elephant in the room — it’s politics here,” Kranz said.

And Shaffer said quite a few people recently approached her after the last SANDAG meeting, saying they heard she would be replaced on the board.

Gaspar said she wasn’t the source of such rumors. And in response to Kranz, she denied she’s received political pressure to take the spot.

“I can tell you with complete assurance that has nothing to do with my recommendation before you, and it is offensive you’re making that assertion on my behalf,” Gaspar said.

Public speaker Judy Berlfein said Shaffer has represented the city well on SANDAG and should continue for consistency’s sake.

Kranz will serve as the first alternate on the SANDAG board and Gaspar the second alternate.

As far as other major appointments, Kranz will stay as the city’s main representative to the North County Transit District, with Muir remaining as the primary representative on the San Diego County Water Authority. Gaspar recommended those assignments, and the council approved them unanimously.

Blakespear will serve as president of the San Dieguito Water District, as is customary for the city’s deputy mayor.

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Encinitas completes Pacific View purchase

BY BARBARA HENRY, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE The city of Encinitas now is the owner of the former Pacific View school property, and the Encinitas Union School District is $10 million richer.

The two parties signed escrow paperwork Thursday and the escrow company notified the school district around 8:30 p.m. that night that all the paperwork was in order. The transfer of the bond financing money was taking place Friday One of the city’s first steps with the Pacific View morning, district Superinten- property will be to refurbish and reopen a playground dent Tim Baird said. area for the community, said Councilman Tony Kranz.

“This has been over a decade of work on this,” Baird File photo said, noting the school district’s many attempts to sell off the 2.8-acre school site over the years. “I think I’m the third superintendent working on this. We were glad to see this done.”

Councilman Tony Kranz, who served on the city’s negotiating team and was one of three council votes in favor of the purchase, said he was happy the long journey to ownership was over.

“I have really been looking forward to this day,” he said, adding that he feels “a great sense of accomplishment” in what the city has done.

Councilman Mark Muir — who along with Mayor Kristin Gaspar voted against the purchase, arguing the $10 million price tag was too costly — said Friday that he’s going to try to “move forward and make the best out of the situation.”

He said he remains concerned that the city may eventually have to cut other services to See VIEW, page 15

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Volunteers get down to earth for Cottonwood Creek restoration

BY JARED WHITLOCK Volunteers with shovels and dirt-encrusted gloves sowed native plants Dec. 21 near the outfall of Cottonwood Creek, east of Moonlight Beach.

Ever since 1993, Cottonwood Creek Conservancy has organized monthly volunteer projects to restore the habitat. Earlier this year, volunteers uprooted invasive ice plant from a steep slope near the creek. In its place Dec. 21, they planted native shrubs, including California fuchsia and white sage. And they picked up trash, too.

The ongoing efforts are creating habitat for butterflies, birds and other wildlife, explained Mark Wisniewski, a longtime volunteer with the conservancy.

“Non-native plants don’t provide much food or habitat for native animals,” Wisniewski said. “What we’re doing helps create a healthy ecosystem.”

To illustrate what a difference the conservancy and volunteers are making, Wisniewski held up a photo from 1991 showing tall, dense thickets of what’s called giant reed flanking the creek. But the invasive

Above: Boy Scout Troup 777, which helped restore the creek four times this year, was on hand for another volunteer effort Dec. 20. Right: Native shrub seedlings, marked with red flags, now line a slope near Cottonwood Creek. The Cottonwood Creek Conservancy usually meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, and new faces are welcome. Photos by Jared Whitlock reed has since been removed and replaced by native plants, thanks to volunteers.

With more native plants, Wisniewski said a steady increase in bird counts and species has been observed over the last decade.

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Left: Jesse Giessow clears away non-native plants. Above: Quinn Giessow, left, and Brad Roth finish planting some native shrubs.

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Thrive Animal Rescue finding happy new homes

Thrive Animal Rescue is made up of CeCe Bloum, Marc Grock, Susie Saladino, Kate Anderson and Georgia Spogli.

BY KAREN BILLING A small but mighty breed of animal rescue has started locally, helping homeless animals find happy new homes — and thrive. Thrive Animal Rescue just started in April 2014, and so far this year it has already helped 68 dogs find new families.

“It’s so great to see them go off, and when their new families send in photos,” said founder CeCe Bloum said. “It’s so exciting.

Our slogan is ‘Who rescued who?’ because the dogs help the people as much as the people are helping the dogs.”

She tells one story of an elderly woman who had never owned a dog, but after adopting from Thrive, said that the companionship changed her life.

With Thrive, Bloum seeks to fight the misconception that shelters don’t have good dogs.

“My hope is for people to be more aware that if they want a dog, the dogs in the shelters are great dogs,” she said.

Bloum has lived off Old El Camino Real at the show stable Newmarket Farm for the last 22 years. Her father, actor/singer Jimmy Durante, helped start the Del Mar racetrack, so she would come down to Del Mar every summer during her youth, and her love of animals grew.

She had a successful career as a horse trainer for a long time, riding and showing competitively, but retired from the business five years ago. Her community of fellow “horse people” got

Thrive dogs visited the Cathedral Catholic campus during finals week as part of their “Revive and Thrive” program. together to help Bloum start Thrive.

“There are so many dogs in the shelter that need homes,” Bloum said. “We felt we had to do something to help these sweet dogs.”

Besides Bloum, Thrive is made up of local resident Georgia Spogli; Kate Anderson, a third-grade teacher at Del Mar Heights School; Susie Saladino, Rancho Santa Fe horse trainer Marc Grock and Tricia Knapp.

Friends Niki Davidson and Wendy Carter visit shelters with high kill rates in her home of Los Angeles, and Jennifer Guzzardi helps visit shelters in the desert.

“It takes a village,” Bloum remarked.

Anderson has known Bloum for years from her own horse showing days. Anderson has had rescue dogs her whole life and was happy to join Thrive when Bloum started it.

“It’s hard to choose just one success story, because I feel like all the dogs who find new homes are a success story,” Anderson said. “However, one dog, Lila, a Jack Russell, does come to mind because she had a little bit of a rocky road to her forever home.

“I fostered her for a little while, and she really stole my heart. She was a special little dog just looking for the right person to give her very big heart to, and with a little patience on everyone’s part, she found it!”

Anderson said she also cherishes the “freedom rides” See ANIMAL, page 15

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Local singer’s work part of nonprofit’s compilation album

BY KRISTINA HOUCK For more than a decade, creative minds have come together through the Children’s Holiday Magic Project, spreading Christmas cheer Singer Ashley Fox Linton has contributed to the through song. And for nearly Children’s Holiday Magic Project for many years. as long, local native Ashley Courtesy photo Fox Linton has contributed to the nonprofit’s annual compilation album of holiday songs and stories.

Every year, the album is given to children worldwide who are hospitalized during the holiday season.

“I enjoy singing, and working as a professional singer is a privilege,” Linton said. “To be able to use that to help these kids makes me feel really great. This is a really unique project.”

With the support of sponsors and nonprofit partners, the project is made possible every year because of the contributions from largely local actors and singers.

Linton, who toured the U.S. and Canada with the musicals “Les Miserables” and “Wicked,” first got involved with the project eight years ago. She submitted her version of a holiday song by musical composer Jason Robert Brown. Since then, she has contributed original pieces, often collaborating with other artists.

This year she collaborated with fellow actor-singer Will Collyer to co-write “I Think of You at Christmas” and “Snow Day” for the album. The pair recently played opposite each other in Musical Theatre Guild’s “The Sweet Smell of Success.”

“It’s been really fun for me because I’ve been able to collaborate with my creative friends and bring other friends into the group,” she said.

San Diego radio personality Jeff Gelder founded the Children’s Holiday Magic Project in 2003. Since then, the nonprofit has distributed thousands of albums to children around the world, including 7,000 to children in the United States, London and Singapore last year. The organization aims to produce and deliver 10,000 this year.

“My hope is that this project will continue to grow,” Linton said. “I’d love for more artists to contribute, and I’d also love to reach more children every year.”

Volunteers delivered copies of this year’s album Dec. 11 to children at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Linton and more than 30 of her friends dropped off copies and sang carols Dec. 17 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

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Scripps Health CEO attributes corporate success to strong management/employee bond

BY PAT SHERMAN One of the many important things Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder has learned during his career as a hospital executive, as he writes in his new book, “The Front-Line Leader,” is that “employees aren’t stupid. They know a ‘fly-by’ when they see it.”

Van Gorder is referring to those hurried, cursory visits an executive makes with cashiers, nursing staff and other workers on the front lines of a company or organization, in which he or she typically feigns interest in the employees and their contributions — despite the power they wield via their daily interactions with customers or, in Van Gorder’s case, patients.

A retired police officer and former hospital security guard, Van Gorder never forgot the time a hospital CEO would not make eye contact with him — a slight that made a lasting impression on him and would come to shape his style as a leader.

In his book, Van Gorder recounts how, over the past 15 years, he’s helped bring Scripps Health back from the brink of bankruptcy and internal strife by employing the opposite philosophy — putting people (employees) first and making genuine connections with them.

“When I started at the organization (Scripps, in 2000), I thought it was in great shape, but I found out shortly after that the physicians were angry at the strategic direction of the organization — so much so that they were taking their patients elsewhere,” recalled Van Gorder, 61. “Employee morale was down and employee turnover was 20 to 25 percent at an annual basis.

Pretty much everything that could be going bad was going bad at the time.”

Shortly after Van Gorder’s arrival at Scripps, a vote of “no confidence” was cast against its leadership team. Within his first six months, Van Gorder was appointed interim chief executive officer, and then 30 days later, elected CEO. The first thing Van Gorder said he did was to gather the physicians who cast the no-confidence vote and begin sharing more information with them.

“It also gave them the ability of helping guide the organization,” he said. “It proved the hypothesis that

Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health. Courtesy photo if you share information transparently on both sides of an issue, smart people will reach a similar, if not the same, conclusion.”

Van Gorder also created a “leadership academy” to ease tensions among various Scripps Health facilities.

“Our employees at different hospitals didn’t like each other much,” he recalled. “We spent more time competing against each other than we did combating disease and all the other kinds of things that we were supposed to be doing.

“It turns out that there were a lot of misunderstandings about how our hospitals operated in the south, and how our hospitals operated in the north, but by bringing people together — again, sharing information — we started to change the culture of the organization to what it is today, which is one of the best, most integrated health-care systems around.”

Today, Scripps has more than 14,000 employees and 2,600 affiliated physicians, and has been included on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list seven consecutive years.

For Van Gorder, putting people first means being fully present on the front lines, getting to know employees, listening to their concerns and bonding with them psychologically, which he said “produces incredible loyalty.”

“It’s not rocket science,” Van Gorder writes in “The Front-Line Leader.” “When you have employees who feel cared for, they tend to care more for themselves, and for the organization that provides their paycheck.”

“I’ve often said that a big organization like ours is like a human body, with the front-line employees being the cells,” he said. “You’re not going to have a healthy body if your cells aren’t

Chris Van Gorder takes part in one of his Friday question and answer sessions, bonding with front-line employees and addressing their concerns. Courtesy photo healthy — and the organization is not going to survive and do well either.”

Although it may be a substantial time investment for an executive to reach out to employees, Van Gorder said it almost always pays off in the long run.

“I spend probably about a third of my time in my office and probably twothirds of my time out of the office,” he said last Wednesday, noting he spent 2 1/2 hours that morning fielding questions from middle managers and other leaders.

“When I’m done with this phone call, I’m going to go back down there and spend the rest of the day with them,” he said. “Tomorrow, I’m going to spend all day with 50 of our employees, who will be with me for a half a day a month, for six months. … Friday, I’ll be out of my office visiting some of our hospitals and our clinic sites.

“We all have choices of how we spend our time,” Van Gorder said. “That interaction between our doctors and our nurses and our technicians on the front lines is, frankly, the reason I even have a job. … I need to be there, so that I can build a relationship with them and understand what’s happening at the front lines … feeling their stresses and talking to them and understanding where things are going well and where things might not be going as well.”

To further boost morale, under Van Gorder’s watch Scripps Health has instituted a policy of “layoffs as a last resort.”

“We decided that we were really going to take care of our people, with the expectation that people were going to take care of the organization, and our patients — and that indeed has happened,” he said.

In his book, Van Gorder recalls the time he sought lessons from housekeeping staff on how to use a floorpolishing machine — and their bemused grins as it bucked him across the floor.

These days, his front-line interactions more often include throwing on scrubs and helping with basic tasks in the emergency room, learning from trauma professionals.

“Sometimes I’ll do that for a full shift, and other times I’ll just come by and spend an hour or two with them,” he said. “When we were working up our Ebola protocols and we got our new protective gear for our staff, I was one of the first people who put on the Ebola protective gear, and worked ... with our disaster team to make sure that our staff would be safe taking them off if they were contaminated.”

Van Gorder was on the front lines recently when an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was

badly hurt and brought into Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest.

“I got a chance to watch some fantastic trauma care for this young man and had a chance to interact with his mother and family,” Van Gorder recalled. “I think almost any businessperson can get more satisfaction about why they exist and what they do when they’re at the front line than they can anytime they’re sitting in a suite or office somewhere.”

Van Gorder’s book is also a tale of triumph over adversity. He writes of having to retire early from a fulfilling law enforcement career after his vehicle was struck head-on by a suspect, leaving him with major spinal, neck and internal injuries.

Less than a year later, he had packed on 75 pounds, was taking antidepressants and parked daily in front of the TV. Spurred back into ac-

tion by a work ethic instilled in him by his Depression-era parents (his father worked as a train engineer and milkman, his mother in a bookstore), Van Gorder got off the couch, started running and applied for a job as security manager at Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital, where he received most of his medical care after his accident. He landed the job by persuading management to hire him at minimum wage for 90 days. He eventually went back to school to earn his graduate degree in heath care management, working his way up the corporate health-care ladder in the Los Angeles area, eventually joining Scripps Health.

Today, Van Gorder satisfies his passion for law enforcement by volunteering several times a month with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s search and rescue team, often scouring the back country for lost hikers or crime-scene evidence. Volunteering, Van Gorder suggests, is another way for stodgy CEOs to obtain front-line people skills before they engage with their own employees.

“The assignment gets me back to my roots little bit,” he said. “If I was ever angry about anything when I had to retire as a police officer, it’s that I wasn’t ready to do that. ... I think the sheriff’s department has given me something back that turns out to be probably more important than I thought.”

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Penguin Plunge set for 11 a.m. New Year’s Day Plunge into the New Year during Del Mar’s annual Penguin Plunge on Jan. 1. Del Mar lifeguards and community members will celebrate 2015 with a dip in the Pacific Ocean during the popular event, which kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Del Mar Lifeguard Tower on 17th Street.

A free kundalini yoga class will be offered at 10 a.m. before the Plunge at the north side of the 17th Street lifeguard tower.

Discover Grauer Tours scheduled at school The Grauer School is hosting semi-private Discover Grauer Tours on Jan. 8 and 21 and Feb. 5 for prospective families. The hourlong tours start at 9:15 a.m.

“Discover Grauer Tours are a wonderful way to learn about The Grauer School’s programs and view classroom dynamics in action,” said Sandy Merten, associate director of admissions. “If you would like to get an inside glimpse into our school, we encourage you to RSVP for these free, semi-private tours.”

Families will meet faculty, students, and parents while touring The Grauer School’s visual and performing art spaces, science labs, robotics workshop, garden, teaching kitchen, and more. The tour includes an overview of The Grauer School’s academics, integrated humanitarian service and global expedition programs.

The Grauer School is a grades 7-12 college preparatory school that uses expeditionary learning and Socratic teaching. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 7 to 1.

Families are asked to RSVP at www.grauerschool.com or by calling 760-274-2116. Admission applications are due Jan. 30.

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Teen Volunteers in Action members help support Community Resource Center’s Holiday Baskets program Community Resource Center’s 32nd Annual Holiday Baskets program at the Del Mar Fairgrounds is the largest distribution of its kind in the county, and was expected to serve more than 1,700 households Dec. 19, 20, and 21. This includes over 3,000 youth.

Fifteen TVIA volunteers from Chapter 1 were at the event held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds helping the members of the CRC shop for goods and holiday gifts.

CRC serves the north coastal communities of San Diego. Serving the communities of Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas and Carlsbad, TVIA is an organization of young men in grades 7-12, committed to developing community leaders through a structured program of volunteerism, philanthropy and personal growth. The youth participate in numerous community service events throughout the school year.

Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

Cooper Mittleman, Robbie Johnson Griffin McComb

Alec Valdez, Michael Poulos, Ben Hydo, Matthew Moses Dian Stewart, Yamila Ayad, Donna Marie Robinson (CRC Board Member), Mary Mancera, Anne O’Connor with Babsie Right: Connor Dahl, Cooper Mittleman

Michael Poulos, Cole Barry

Jake Stenger, of The Village Gate Academy in Encinitas, also volunteered at the CRC.

Bikes ready to make a Merry Christmas

TVIA members at work.

Rosa Rosas from San Dieguito Academy, Christian Guizar from La Costa Canyon High School

Cole Barry, Julie Barry

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Christmas spirit inspires young singer’s composition

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Unlike other children, Sadie Duca doesn’t want Santa to fill her stocking or put presents under the Christmas tree. Instead of making a wish list for herself this Christmas, her wish is for evSadie Duca of Carlsbad says she thinks it’s important for ery child without a family to people to ‘think about others who need more help than find a loving home. you do.’ Proceeds from sales of her song, ‘This “I really think it’s a good Christmas,’ go to Angels Foster Family Network. idea, to get into this Christmas spirit, by actually thinking of others who are less fortunate than us,” said Sadie, a sixth-grader at The Rhoades School in Encinitas.

A singer since she was 7 years old, Sadie often writes her own music and lyrics. Now 11, the Carlsbad girl recently sat down at a piano where she created, “This Christmas,” a song she is hoping inspires others to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

“Christmastime is all about giving, and I think people can get caught up in just receiving,” said Sadie, who has performed the song for her school. “I just think it’s really important to not just think about yourself, but think about others who need more help than you do.”

“This Christmas” is available on iTunes. All proceeds benefit Angels Foster Family Network, a San Diego-based nonprofit licensed foster family agency.

“We are endeavoring to instill in our children an attitude of gratitude,” said Diane Seltzer, the school’s director of admission. “It’s so important to understand that they might be young, but they have the ability to make a significant contribution to their community.”

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Local Girls Scouts earn trip to the Big Apple On Veterans Day weekend 2014, the eighth-grade Girl Scout troops from Oak Crest and Diegueno Middle schools traveled to New York City. They were able to accomplish this amazing trip by saving cookie and nut proceeds since elementary school. Scout troop leader Jennifer Lin planned the entire trip with support from the parents and Girls Scouts. Seven moms, one dad who served as the navigator, and nine Girl Scouts went on the trip.

Highlights included the Broadway play “Cinderella,” plus a workshop with the actors, Museum of Modern Art and Tenement Museum, and Brooklyn Bridge where they bridged to the Freedom Tower and Engine 28 Lower East Side Fire Department, first responders to the 9/11 tragedy. They also toured Girl Scout headquarters and Columbia University.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS

Royal Dance Academy showcases Sorrento Valley facility at Jan. 4 open house

BY DIANE Y. WELCH Francine Garton’s desk has a card on it that reads: “If you can dream it you can do it!”

For the effervescent owner of the Royal Dance Academy in Carmel Valley — a successful 13-year endeavor that continues to draw students — her latest dream was to open a unique studio that offered arts instruction across all disciplines.

It would be San Diego’s version of “New York’s ‘Fame,’” Garton said in her signature Liverpudlian accent. And now that dream has been realized.

From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, the grand opening of Garton’s second school, the Royal Academy of Performing Arts in Sorrento Valley, will showcase an impressive new facility that is a concrete expression of her vision.

A free, festive afternoon with music, dance and acting demonstrations, opportunity drawings, gift certificates, free classes, voice and music trials and children’s activities is planned. There will be tours of the 15,000-square-foot building, which includes five dance studios, rooms devoted to vocal recording, music, acting, ballroom dancing, public performances, yoga, Pilates and gyrotonics, professional-level dressing rooms, conference rooms and a viewing lounge with screens that stream real-time video of the activities from each class.

Technologically advanced, with professional-level sound and light equipment, each studio also has CCTV cameras and all classes are video-recorded onto DVD so that instructors can replay them and track a student’s progress and improvement.

Its hi-tech innovations, though, do not detract from the ambiance of the academy, which feels like “a home away from home for students,” said Garton. There’s a homework room, a tutoring room, and coming soon, a healthy snack bar offering fresh fare, “all within a professional environment where the students understand that they are here to learn.”

Garton’s dream bubbled up from the concept that all budding artists could attend the academy to learn in their respective disciplines with the best teachers available to them.

“They could be 3-year-old beginners or adults looking to stay fit; here anything is a possibility,” Garton stressed.

An important aspect of the academy’s mission is to facilitate a feeling of well-being for the student from the inside out. “Besides engaging in the art of whatever their field is, and besides keeping fit, physically, we want to promote the emotional and mental side of that art,” Garton said.

Building self-esteem, instruction in healthy nutrition, teamwork, and how to handle successes and setbacks are part of the academy’s approach.

“You might be a great ballet dancer or actress or a fantastic pianist, but the mental side of dealing with this in the real world could be challenging,” Garton explained. “So we instruct our students on how to deal with jealousy, how to deal with competition, how to deal with social media. These are skills that will help in their future careers and their future lives.”

Garton, a native of Liverpool, England, came to California in 2001. She believes that she was born to teach and inspire children, she said. She trained at England’s Northern Ballet College, where she graduated as a dancer and qualified dance teacher, and understands the importance of quality teachers.

As such, the academy employs the “best of the best instructors in their field,” she said.

Faculty will include a life coach who will give students positive tips for both their art expression and their daily life. Parents will be invited to meet with the coach and share any concerns that they may have about their child.

Mary Murphy from “So You Think You Can Dance” recently toured RAPA’s facility, and

Above: Each studio at the new Royal Dance Academy in Sorrento Valley has CCTV cameras to tape classes, so instructors can track students’ progress.

Right: The Pilates studio.

Courtesy photos according to Garton, commented, “This is a studio like no other, with state-of-theart equipment and space that will turn dreams into reality!” And with Garton’s contagious positive attitude, she is likely to be proved right.

Royal Academy of Performing Arts is at 11494 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego. Call 858-259-RAPA (7272) for information and class schedules. Children and adults of all ages and levels are welcome to take classes, and everyone is invited to the open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4.

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Cathedral varsity soccer team wins championship CC JV boys are Invitational champs for 2nd year Congratulations to coaches Evan McNeley, Garth Archibald and the Cathedral Catholic High School boys JV soccer team, who were the North County Inland Invitational champions for their second consecutive year! The team went undefeated throughout the tournament, beating Rancho Bernardo, Torrey Pines, and Westview, to make it to the finals, where they beat Saints 3-0! Pictured, back, L-R: Coach Evan McNeley, Pedro Reyes, Liam King, Branden Schwaebe, Nick Rhodes, Devon Granieri, Eddie Aiza, Demetrius Attia, Quinn Hoffman, Jeroni Bertran. Front: Andrew Kleszewski, Connor Glaser, Alex Narelli, Bruno Esquivel, Kane Barton, Nick Mahmood, Travis Schaniel.

The Cathedral Boys Soccer Varsity Team participated in the North County Invitational Tournament held recently. Head Coach Nate Hetherington and assistant coaches Frank Sanfilippo and Joel Kosakoff led the Cathedral team. Cathedral was undefeated going into the finals against Rancho Bernardo High School. Cathedral won with the score of 1-0, and Billy Garton scored the winning goal. Pictured, L-R: Assistant Coach Frank Sanfillippo, Cole Stafford, Milo Barton, John Phillips, Ethan Polaski, Justin Glaser, Kian Vidarsson, Chris Gustini, Matthew Fraser, Grant Allgood, Alfredo Aragon, Hunter Biskup, Coach Nate Hetherington, Asst Coach Joel Kosakoff. Sitting: Aidan McCay, Daniel Mahjouri, Jonathan Argueta, Billy Garton, Dante Mancinelli, Connor Link, Austin Lee, Gerardo Jimenez, Rory Link. Not pictured: Alan Mayer, Justin Lee.

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Under Armour Holiday Classic at TPHS Dec. 26-30

National Charity League Class of 2015 seniors

National Charity League, San Dieguito Chapter recently announced the Class of 2015 Seniors. These girls have been preparing for their final chapter of their six-year Mother-Daughter experience in NCL with a time-honored tradition of the Senior Recognition Event on March 16 at the Hyatt Aventine. Standing, from top left: Jamie MacDonald, Emily Peters, Kaleigh Valentine, Kenadee Cox, Caroline Merkin, Maddie Bryan, Emily Blodgett, Alexa Carter, Grace Forren, Brenna Chapman, Megan Corgan; sitting: Katie Buhai, Mimi Chin, Avalon Chaffer, Lindsey Fisher, Zoe Gleiberman, Brooke Hebert; sitting on the floor: Gayla Hahn, Shelby Weaver, Cass Canedy, Madison Hall.

Photo courtesy of Studio M.

The 25th annual Under Armour Holiday Classic basketball tournament is being hosted Dec. 26-30 by Torrey Pines High School. Seventy-two high school teams from nine states and Canada will be competing in five divisions.

Teams in the tournament include Corona Centennial, Fairfax and Redondo Union, all ranked in the top 20 in California by Cal-Hi Sports. Top players include Loyola senior Max Hazzard, MVP of last year’s Holiday Classic (committed to UC Irvine), Foothills Christian junior TJ Leaf (committed to Arizona), Lawndale seniors Chimezie Metu and Brodricks Jones (committed to USC and SDSU, respectively), Prime Prep Junior Terrance Ferguson and Redondo Union sophomore Billy Preston.

National Division (top division) games will be played at Torrey Pines High School. Tickets are $10 per day for adults and students, $8 for seniors and children ages 5-12, and children under 5 are free. Four-day passes are available at a discount the first day. (Note: No games will be played Sunday, Dec. 28).

American Division games will be played at La Costa Canyon, Governor’s Division at Carlsbad, Senator’s Division at Santa Fe Christian, and Mayor’s Division at La Jolla Country Day. Tickets at those four sites will be $8 per day for adults and students, $6 for seniors and children ages 5-12, and children under 5 are free. Four-day passes are available at a discount the first day, and an all-tournament, all-site pass is available for $40.

For information on the tournament, including schedules, brackets, directions to each site and the full list of teams participating, visit theholidayclassic.org.

What’s happening in and around Encinitas • Garden of Lights: 5-9 p.m. Dec. 26-30, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Members $8. Seniors, active military and students $10. Nonmembers $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.

• JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff; 858-674-1123.

Seniors 60-plus, enjoy different activities: 10 a.m. Gentle Yoga with Danyll, 11 a.m.

Concert with Guitarist Mark Schatz. A healthy three-course lunch is served at noon (reserve to 858-674-1123 by 3 p.m. Monday). At 1 p.m. see the film “New Year’s Eve.” • Free movie, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas.

The love lives of multiple New Yorkers intertwine in a single night on New Year’s Eve (PG-13). County libraries can’t publicize titles of free screenings, call for info: 760-753-7376, ext. 03.

• The Poinsettia: noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-632-9711.

Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme. 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! We’ll create holiday decorations. Suitable for all ages.

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

“Gone Girl,” “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” and Friday Midnight Movie: “Rocky Horror Picture Show”

SD North Coast Singers holding auditions The San Diego North Coast Singers invites youths in grades 2-12 to join for the WinterSpring 2015 semester. Placement auditions will take place Jan. 5-21 at SDNCS headquarters in the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. To schedule a placement audition, email miel@northcoastsingers.com.

The San Diego North Coast Singers is one of the top children’s choruses in San Diego, serving more than a hundred boys and girls in five ensembles. The program is tuition-based, but need-based scholarships are available.

Highlighting SDNCS’s exciting 2014/2015 season is a performance with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus of Jonathan Dove’s grand cantata “There Was a Child” (2009), composed in the spirit of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Visit http://www.northcoastsingers.com.

Photo exhibit at Pannikin in January Come experience international photographer Mark Mennie’s photos of man’s best friend as seen on Del Mar’s famous Dog Beach. The photos are on exhibit from 6 a.m.6 p.m. daily, Jan. 1-30, at Pannikin Coffee & Tea, 510 N. Highway 101, Encinitas. Capturing iconic beach sunset images of dogs and their owners, Mennie draws audiences in with warmth, creativity, and effective use of silhouettes, which not only protect his subjects’ anonymity, but add a certain mystique. Mennie is a professional commercial photographer with more than 20 years’ experience. For more about Mennie, visit www.mennie.com.

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Keep an eye peeled on mayor, Encinitas It was a bit of haughtiness, as one of the first acts of brand-new Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar’s was an attempted power grab at the wonderful job Lisa Shaffer has been doing as the Encinitas point person at SANDAG. Should we be surprised? Aside from being virtually funded by the entire real estate industry in her recent campaign, Ms. Gaspar has acknowledged personal and political ties with the vitriolic former mayor, Jerome Stocks, who was voted out of office.

Keep an eye peeled, Encinitans, as the olde English expression goes. We have two years of mindfulness before us.

Stephen Keyes

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Nadia Arambula, director of Ballet Folklorico de San Dieguito, at Encinitas Dia de los Muertos on Nov. 1, 2014.

A banner year for Encinitas Friends of the Arts The newly formed Encinitas Friends of the Arts has made significant strides toward their goal of elevating arts and culture. Established in March 2014 by the city’s Commission for the Arts, the organization partners with the City of Encinitas to enrich the arts in the community through programs and fundraising.

Here’s a list of what they accomplished in 2014: •Sponsored the first Celebration of Persian Culture in September with standing-room only attendance.

•Presented the city’s largest Latino festival: Encinitas Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with more than 2,000 people in attendance.

•Promoted arts education at the Encinitas Arts Festival, April Street Fair, Dog Days of Summer and Leucadia Art Walk.

•Started a new arts education program: Ballet Folklorico de San Dieguito with more than 35 children enrolled in weekly dance instruction (with room for more!).

•Received a grant from Supervisor Dave Roberts and the County of San Diego for our cultural programs.

•Conducted a public survey resulting in overwhelmingly positive support for the City of Encinitas establishing an arts center, funded through a public and private partnership.

“We have big plans for 2015,” said board president Naimeh Tanha Woodward. “Increasing membership is at the top of our list.”

The group recently welcomed former Mayor of Encinitas Teresa Barth to its board of directors.

“I am really excited to be part of EFA and the opportunity to promote our thriving arts community,” she said.

Donations to EFA are tax deductible and will be used for arts education, cultural programs, public art and a new arts center. EFA is a fund of the Coastal Community Foundation.

To learn more about EFA, visit: www.encinitasarts.org.

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Paint Encinitas: Reflecting on a year of murals

BY JAX MEYERS I’m a huge fan of reflecting on the past year and setting intentions for the next one. One exercise I enjoy is making a T-chart on a blank piece of paper and writing down five successes, five failures and what I’ve learned from each (and safely burning it afterward).

Near the end of 2013, I had a vision to beautify Encinitas with murals. In January, that dream assumed the name Paint Encinitas and found itself as a baby cooing, helplessly.

During those early Jax Meyers and Santos Orellena. months, I shook a lot of hands. I was interested in meeting everyone, especially an eccentric, hyper-creative artist with an otherworldly vision: Santos Orellena.

Santos’ colorful, geometrically wild mural at Coffee Coffee in Leucadia was larger than life to me; a true gem in the community, commanding my attention upon each new passing. This mural would serve as a blueprint for Paint Encinitas’ first mural installation at the Royal Liquor store just six blocks north.

As if I had won the lottery, Santos took me under his wing and became a silent adviser for Paint Encinitas, aiding in its incubation and determined evolution. He gave my idea “office space” in his gallery, and even his assistant, Lina Echeverria, as a resource. You could say that the gallery became my second home, curating deep connections and friendships that I had never expected.

Not a lot of people know Santos as I do. In fact, he remains a mystery to many, including me at times. Truth be told, in the art world he’s a rock star, and if you are lucky enough to be culled, he is a tough mentor. They say successful people say “no” more than they say “yes.” If so, Santos is one of the most successful people I know. When he feels done with a project, he has no problem pulling the plug immediately — which is why his gallery doors shut so abruptly last month with no farewell or even an explanation.

He is not being specific about his plans, but I imagine they will involve painting and traveling.

Regardless of him leaving abruptly, I’m grateful for the legacy he has left us: one that has helped pave the way for mural arts in Encinitas in a whole new fashion.

Paint Encinitas went on to install two stunning and thought-provoking murals with artists Skye Walker and Taylor Gallegos, paint two movable murals with Julie Ann Stricklin and Oscar Fernandez, create three community engagement events at Mandala Daydreams, Royal Liquor, and Mozy Cafe, and support countless other art and cultural happenings around town with Encinitas Friends of the Arts, Art N Soul on 101, Rancho Encinitas Academy, Leucadia 101 Main Street, Cardiff 101 Main Street, 101 Artist Colony, the city of Encinitas, and EUSD Farm Lab. Santos reminded me that Paint Encinitas was much bigger than myself. What I’ve since come to realize is that it is much bigger than Encinitas. It is a global movement with goodintentioned, loving people around the world beautifying neglected walls with inspirational art.

And it’s all in an effort to create some of the biggest and most accessible outdoor galleries imaginable. Being born with the murals are rising art leaders, everyday people with a mission.

I carry this with me as Santos unlocks the birdcage to a bright future and Lina locked the doors of Santos Fine Art Gallery for the last time.

There’s another saying: When one door closes, another opens. Just when the loss of an era was settling in my bones, an opportunity in alignment with what we had been looking for this whole year would make its way to me like a message in a bottle, appearing with impeccable timing.

It read: Beautify Earth, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the goal of painting 1 million murals in five years. They are an organization that has been paving the path for mural arts on a global scale for the past two or so years. BeautifyEarth.org saw all that we have done with Paint Encinitas, and without hesitation opened its mothering arms to us, providing us now with a way to take in tax-deductible donations and giving us an invaluable network of support.

As we let go of our successes and our failures from this year, we have every opportunity to take away new lessons. My biggest success this year is the countless deep and real connections I made in my community. I learned that even the biggest dream is attainable as long as you do the work.

I know that the course of my life has been forever changed this year, and that nothing is ever done alone in this mural arts world.

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Lux Art Institute Open House Lux Art Institute held an Open House Dec. 13.

The event featured guided tours, music, refreshments, and art projects with artistin-residence Ann Weber.

Lux Art Institute is located at 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas.

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from Kranz and Shaffer.

“Restaurant row is an immediate concern,” Shaffer said.

It will be key for the subcommittee to search for chances to collaborate, Shaffer said. For instance, the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy could relocate the mouth of the San Elijo Lagoon. If it does, sand from dredging the new mouth could be dumped on local beaches, absorbing wave energy.

Along those lines, representatives from the city of Del Mar, Solana Beach and other coastal groups will be invited to attend subcommittee meetings.

And the subcommittee will tackle how to best grapple with bluff erosion.

Kranz said the subcommittee would draw upon coastal erosion studies that city staff and regional agencies have already completed.

He added he’s also eager to hear from the public on the topic, noting meetings for an urban agriculture sub-

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committee have been well attended by residents.

Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear said although there’s regional, state and federal agencies working to slow coastal erosion, it’s important the city take action.

“It’s taking ownership of our city — not passing the buck and saying it’s someone else’s problem,” Blakespear said.

The subcommittee’s recommendations will later go before the entire council for consideration.

Councilman Mark Muir said it’s an important topic, but expressed concerns that the agenda report stated the subcommittee’s work could lead to the city hiring a special consultant who was an expert on coastal erosion.

Mayor Kristin Gaspar echoed him. “I don’t want to set up an expectation that funding for a consultant will be there,” she said.

They ultimately voted in favor of the subcommittee after the council agreed to strike the consultant language.

All four of the public speakers on the item ap-

plauded the city forming a subcommittee to take up the issue.

“For me, this is an early Christmas present,” Dennis Lees said.

Garth Murphy said the subcommittee shouldn’t look to seawalls to protect homes and infrastructure, adding that they cut off natural sources of beach sand.

And showing the council pictures of Moonlight Beach from 1947, Lees said the subcommittee should find solutions that “take the long view” to preserve the coastline for generations to come.

The date for the first subcommittee meeting hasn’t been set.

On a related note, the council directed city staff in June to seek $500,000 in grant funding that would map out Encinitas areas vulnerable to sea level rise and investigate potential solutions like dune restoration.

After the meeting, Katherine Weldon, the city’s shoreline preservation manager, said the city has to yet to receive final word on whether it will be awarded the grant funding.

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accommodate the costly land purchase.

And, he said, the city now has all the “challenges and opportunities” of owning the property on downtown’s Third Street, including everything from keeping vagrants off the site to handling leasing issues.

Earlier this week, the City Council agreed to allow two companies who have been renting space on the property — Encinitas Glass and Leucadia Towing — to remain for up to six months on month-tomonth leases while they look for new accommodations.

City Finance Director Tim Nash said Thursday that the city’s financing package ultimately turned out to be less expensive than the city’s most recent estimate. The bond package, which included financing for both the $10 million Pacific View purchase and a $3 million Moonlight Beach lifeguard construction project, will end up costing the city about $817,000 a year, he said.

That’s down from the most recent estimate given last fall of $835,000 a year, but higher than the $733,000 annual cost estimated last spring when the city expected to use tax-free bonds for both the school purchase and the lifeguard tower project. The council ultimately decided this fall to go

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with the costlier taxable bonds for the school purchase, saying that would give more flexibility. If the city uses taxable bonds, it can lease out parts of the property to other entities, including local arts organizations, city finance employees have said.

Scott Chatfield, who led the Save Pacific View group that lobbied for the city to buy the property, said Friday he’s glad the deal is finally complete. “What a long, strange trip it’s been,” he said, falling back on a musical reference.

“It’s a great relief, and now the journey continues as we build what we’re going to build on it,” he added.

The next challenge will be deciding what to do with the property, which occupies a prime coastal hilltop. Many community activists have been pushing for the place to become a cultural arts center.

On Friday, Kranz said his first goal will be to try to reopen a playground that was part of the school as soon as possible and to improve the landscaping a bit. Next, they will look into whether any of the old buildings can be salvaged for short-term use or whether they will all need to be torn down.

“I don’t see any reason why a big chunk of the playground can’t be opened” immediately, he said.

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with Thrive, the rides home from the shelter with dogs they have saved.

Thrive’s very first rescue was Macy, the basset hound.

Macy’s rescue came after a heartbreaking experience where Bloum went to a local shelter because she had found a Labrador she wanted to adopt. But by the time she arrived, she found that the dog had been euthanized due to medical issues.

Bloum saw Macy in the kennel next door, “scared to death,” just skin and bones and shivering.

“She flourished into the most beautiful dog,” Bloum said. “She was the one that started it all.”

The Thrive members visit overcrowded shelters and try to find good family dogs. They also place a special emphasis on rescuing senior dogs, getting older dogs out of the shelter and into what will become their forever foster homes.

Thrive will pay all the medical expenses for these foster homes.

“We have five seniors that we support now,” Bloum said. “It’s really nice because they get a new start.

It’s hard for people to choose to adopt a 10- or 11-year-old dog — those are

the dogs that usually get euthanized. We support them and make sure they’re going to great homes.”

In its short existence, Thrive has been very active in the community.

On Dec. 7, the group hosted its first Holiday Farmer’s Market, partnering with Intimate Living Interiors in Solana Beach and Growing Up Community Garden. They brought in 25 local vendors to a decked out Newmarket Farm (complete with Santa Claus visiting with four-legged and two-legged friends). It was a great success — besides raising awareness for Thrive and local businesses, they found homes for four dogs.

During finals week at Cathedral Catholic High School, the group launched its “Revive and Thrive” program, bringing four dogs to campus to help alleviate the stress of test-weary students.

They got big help for the event from one of their teen volunteers, Paige Stein, a junior in high school.

“The kids came out on break and lunch, and they were so excited. They said it was so helpful, they loved it,” Bloum said. “We’d love to do that program more …

I think animals are so healing for people, so we can help in that way too.”

Thrive has three dogs available for adoption right

now.

“We’re not trying to be a huge rescue, so we don’t have a lot of dogs. Typically, we have people take them to horse shows, and we’d had a tremendous amount of success finding homes through the horse community,” Bloum said.

Shelters have started to reach out to Thrive, too — that’s how they got Lance, a spirited 7-year-old Australian shepherd blend who was brought to the San Diego Humane Society’s shelter on Gaines Street with a broken pelvis after being hit by a car.

He was welcomed into a new family last week just in time for the holidays.

Thrive is also taking care of Emma, a sweet pup who needed to have her leg amputated last week. Thanks to donations to Thrive, they were able to get her surgery done, and after her recuperation, she will be ready for a new home.

Mostly what Thrive is looking for is foster families, to allow them to save more dogs.

“It’s very rewarding,” Bloum said. “A foster family who can take a dog in until they find a forever home is the best thing for the dogs.

We pay all the expenses, so all you need to give is a warm bed and lots of love.”

For more on Thrive, visit facebook.com/ThriveAnimalRescue.

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said, adding, “it really helps.”

Beyond its importance as a natural habitat, the creek has historical significance. Flowing beneath Encinitas Boulevard presently, it supplied water for early settlers.

Brad Roth, conservancy project manager, said there’s been a steady group of volunteers over the years who are passionate about preserving the creek. The conservancy usually meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, and new faces are more than welcome.

Jesse Giessow, who was there with son Quinn Giessow, said she spotted volunteers

at the creek about five years ago. Intrigued, she decided to check it out, and they’ve been regulars ever since (Quinn even identified plants by their Latin names).

Boy Scout Troop 777 was also on hand for the restoration.

James Uwins, Boy Scout trek coordinator, said the troop volunteered at the creek four times this year. He said those in the troop will see “the fruits of their labor.”

“The long-term improvement of the creek is important to a lot of people,” Uwins said.

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