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Volume I • Issue 42

Community

■ Olivenhain Pioneer students ready time capsule.

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■ Longtime Encinitas resident celebrates 100th birthday.

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Lifestyle

■ Encinitas ‘Passport to the Arts’ Festival a hit.

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April 3, 2015

Deputy shoots, kills man in Encinitas Encinitas residents again challenged to join waterconservation competition

BY JARED WHITLOCK A man who reportedly pointed a gun in the direction of a Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed the morning of March 27 in the 2000 block of Shadytree Lane in the Village Park section of New Encinitas.

On March 30, the man was identified as 56-year-old Gary Kendrick in a Sheriff’s Department press release.

The release also states the deputy who fatally shot Kendrick was Steven Block, who has been with the depart- Caution tape blocks off access to Shadytree Lane in ment for less than five years. Village Park after a deputy-involved shooting. Photo by It all began when some- Jared Whitlock one on the street called 911 at 9:26 a.m. but hung up before any information was relayed, said Lt. John Maryon of the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail about two hours after the shooting.

When Block and another deputy arrived, a witness told them Kendrick was in a nearby grassy area with a shotgun.

They located Kendrick, who was in a seated position and pointing a shotgun at himself, according to a March 27 Sheriff’s Department press release. After being ordered to drop the gun, Kendrick told the deputies to shoot him and then pointed the shotgun in the direction of a deputy.

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Sister of man killed by deputy speaks out

BY TERI FIGUEROA, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Carolyn Kendrick is mourning the loss of her brother — one of her closest friends — who was killed last week after pointing a gun at a sheriff’s deputy in an incident commonly called “suicide by cop.”

But Kendrick, a retired San Diego police lieutenant with 31 years on the force, is also hoping lessons might be learned through her brother’s death that could ultimately save lives.

“I will not Monday morning quarterback, or make snap decisions based on my emotions,” she said about the fatal shooting. But she doesn’t want to see it “get shelved as another suicide by cop, and not evaluated for improvement.”

As a police sergeant, Kendrick investigated officer-involved shootings for the San Diego Police Department’s internal affairs unit and as a lieutenant she oversaw such investigations.

Her brother, Gary, 56, was reportedly suicidal when deputies — responding to a 9:26 a.m. 911 hangup — arrived at his Shady-

BY JARED WHITLOCK Ready for a challenge?

Encinitas is taking part in the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. All throughout April, residents are being asked to participate by visiting www.mywaterpledge.com. There, they can promise to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets, landscape with climate-appropriate plants and take up other conservation measures.

“The challenge encourages residents to conserve water, energy and other natural resources on behalf of their city through a series of informative, easy-to-use online pledges,” according a recent Encinitas City Council agenda report.

With five population categories in the contest, cities win by having the highest percentage of residents taking the challenge. Residents in winning cities are entered into drawings for eco-friendly prizes, like home improvement gift cards and the grand prize, a Toyota Prius.

This is the third year Encinitas has participated in the challenge. The city finished second in the nation in 2013 and fourth in 2014 in the 30,000 to 99,999 population category.

The contest has gained more attention over the years as California’s drought worsens.

On April 1, Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order directing the State Water Resources Control Board to impose a 25 percent reduction on the state’s 400 local water agencies.

Frog watcher and collector Gary Kendrick with a frogdecorated surfboard and other knick-knacks at his Encinitas home in 2004. Photo by K.C. Alfred / U-T San Diego tree Lane condominium in Encinitas on March 27.

The two deputies were aware that the department had responded to a call there March 23, and also knew there were guns in the home.

After talking to a neighbor, they found Gary Kendrick outside, sitting in the grass and pointing a shotgun at himself — a gun that authorities said he refused to drop, then pointed at the deputies.

One deputy opened fire with a department-issued AR15. Gary Kendrick dropped, and reportedly pointed the gun at a deputy again. The deputy fired three more shots, killing him.

Sheriff’s homicide Lt. John Maryon said April 1 that Gary Kendrick’s gun was loaded, with a bullet in the chamber and six more attached to the weapon. He also said that the deputy involved in the shooting has been on the force See SISTER page 21

‘Spock Block’ To kick off Spock Block, Mayor Kristin Gaspar read a proclamation March 26 in a public ceremony at the lower parking lot on the corner of Vulcan Avenue and E Street.

(Above) Councilman Tony Kranz, Mayor Kristin Gaspar. For more, see page 19. Photo by Jon Clark

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Olivenhain Pioneer students ready time capsule: ‘They probably won’t have any iPads’

BY JARED WHITLOCK In 20 years, what will be remembered from today? Apparently, plush toys called Beanie Boos, Disney’s “Frozen,” iPads and more.

Mementos that will go into an Olivenhain Pioneer time capsule were unveiled during a March 27 assembly. A capsule will be buried sometime this year, and during the 2034-35 school year, it will be dug up.

School officials will also add items to it from Olivenhain Pioneer’s 1994 time capsule.

Unearthed last fall, it included Rollerblades, the horror book series “Goosebumps” and Pogs, a game played with cardboard discs.

“It will show what was popular here and now and way back then,” Principal Beth Cameron said shortly after the assembly. She added it’s a bit strange to think today’s sixth-graders will be 31 or 32 years old when it’s finally opened.

Each grade contributed an item to the time capsule. First graders, for instance, submitted an empty box for “Minecraft,” an open-ended video game that lets players build their own little worlds.

An empty box for a GoPro video camera, iPhone and iPad also gave a snapshot of today’s electronics.

Fourth-graders picked a book from the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, noting it’s especially popular right now.

“Books might not be read in the future, only if they’re digital,” said a fourth-grader during the assembly. “But guess what, future people — that book is not digital.”

When asked by a reporter from the Encinitas Advocate what will change in two decades, fifth-grader Ava Bern answered technology.

“They probably won’t have any iPads,” said Bern, who is on the Olivenhain Pioneer Student Council. “They might have a screen that pops up out of nowhere and can do all sorts of things.”

Georgia Patyn, another fifth-grader who’s also on the student council, said that the students did a good job picking what’s popular right now. As examples, she cited “Frozen” and a cardboard poster with emojis — digital characters that users include in text messages, social media posts and more.

Both fifth-graders said they would like to return when the time capsule is excavated in 20 years, adding the thought of being 30 years old is scary.

After pulling up the 1994 capsule, school officials decided to create a new one.

“We wanted to turn this into a tradition,” Cameron said.

The assembly was held with a ceremonial time capsule in order to get pictures for the 2014-15 yearbook that will soon go to print. School officials are looking online for a waterproof time capsule to house the mementos. Once secured, it will probably be buried in front of the school, where the 1994 capsule was.

“There’s still a hole where the old one was dug up,” Cameron said. “The ground is still soft there.”

She noted the new capsule should be easier to unseal than the old one, a 200-pound water pipe that took industrial tools to pry open.

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Left, Olivenhain Pioneer Principal Beth Cameron poses with the school’s student council after an assembly unveiling items that will go in a time capsule. Above, mementos that will be placed in the time capsule.

Photos by Jared Whitlock Last fall, former students and school administrators recalled that in 1994, the surrounding area was sparsely populated and cows would venture onto the playground once in a while. Student accounts from the 20-year-old capsule also said that video games and computers were gaining in popularity.

What will 2015 be noted for?

Cameron believes the school will be remembered for spearheading various environmental initiatives in recent years, like its school gardens, water-conservation program and student-created stormwater prevention plans.

“What I want to be remembered for is we’re leaders, innovators and we look at initiatives to help the environment,” Cameron said.

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City getting the word out about upcoming plastic bag ban

BY JARED WHITLOCK For those who haven’t already, now is a good time to stock up on reusable bags.

Encinitas’ plastic bag ban takes effect April 10 at grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores and convenience stores. A second phase covering department stores, hardware shops, farmers markets and all other establishments selling merchandise kicks in Oct. 10.

To get the word out about the first phase, the city partnered with the environmental nonprofit I Love a Clean San Diego. The nonprofit coordinated with grocery stores and held four reusable-bag giveaways at store locations over the past month. More giveaways are planned, although the dates and locations of those haven’t been set.

“At least 200 to 300 bags have been given away at each of these events,” said Erik Steenblock, the city’s environmental programs manager. “That’s been a way to let people know and to provide them with a reusable bag.”

In terms of outreach to businesses, the city mailed a letter to all stores affected by the first phase. And the city posted an FAQ sheet, along with contact information for those with additional questions, at www.encinitasenvironment. org.

“We’ve been proactively approached by a lot of retailers saying they want to know when this takes effect and that they want to be ready — that’s been over the past couple months,” Steenblock said.

The website (www.encinitasenvironment.org) also has a poster that businesses can download and post to notify customers about the upcoming ban. And stores such as Vons on Santa Fe Drive have put up their own signs, said Marlena Medford, the city’s communications officer.

In an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags, Encinitas establishments under the ordinance must charge 10 cents per paper bag. The collected fee will stay with the retailer.

Once the second phase hits, it’s expected that Encinitas’ ban will affect about 300 local establishments, with restaurants being a notable exception.

And produce as well as pharmacy bags are still OK, according to the ordinance.

Steenblock said penalties for failing to comply with the new ordinance won’t be on the table for a while.

“We’ll be willing to work with the businesses and figure out a plan and help them get up to speed,” he said. “It’s certainly not going to be a strong hammer coming down on the retailers.”

He added that a “drop dead date” hasn’t been set for when enforcement will begin. The city wants to first see how implementation goes.

Once the grace period passes, businesses caught still offering plastic bags will receive a $100 fine for a first violation, with $200 for a second offense. Third and subsequent violations will draw a $500 citation, according to the ordi-

nance.

The Encinitas City Council adopted the ban last August, when it was unclear whether a state ban would win approval. A month later, Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s legislation, SB 270, into law.

SB 270 was scheduled to start this summer, but it’s on hold because opponents of the ban collected enough signatures to put the matter to a statewide vote November 2016.

Yet according to SB 270, local bag ban ordinances will stand if they were approved before Sept. 1.

The Encinitas council cited the negative impact of plastics on the environment when it passed the ban. Encinitas is the second city in San Diego County to approve such a ban, following in the footsteps of Solana Beach.

From talking with Solana Beach city staff, Steenblock said the city learned, among other things, that reusable bag giveaways should take place inside the stores.

“They weren’t getting a good reception when they were outside the store — people would dodge them,” he said.

“We learned, ‘Be in the store — be associated with the store.’”

In order to remember reusable bags, the city’s website suggests residents should set their car keys on their bags, keep bags in multiple places and put bags back into their car trunks immediately after unloading purchases, so they’ll be there for the next trip to the store.

Parents of accused Colorado shooter focus on prayer as they await his trial

BY JOE TASH Arlene Holmes started writing in her prayer journal in 2013, as a private way of dealing with the stress in the months after her son, James, was arrested and charged with fatally shooting 12 people and wounding dozens more in a Colorado movie theater.

But she decided to make her prayers public — in a self-published book called “When the Focus Shifts” — as a way of drawing attention to her opposition to the death penalty, especially for the mentally ill, and her advocacy for improved treatment for those with severe mental disorders.

The slim volume, taken almost verbatim from the pages of her handwritten journals, contains her prayers and pleas on such topics as sympathy for the shooting victims, her own feelings of guilt and the sleepless nights she has endured since that fatal day nearly three years ago. The book was published March 9, and is available in print and digital form on Amazon.com and other websites.

Proceeds will be donated to support mental health services.

“I think it was very courageous of Arlene. It’s a very personal book for her. I’m hoping it helps other people who have kids with mental illness,” said her husband, Bob Holmes.

The Holmeses, who live in Rancho Peñasquitos, granted their first media in-

terview recently to discuss the book, their fervent hope that their son does not receive the death penalty, and how they are coping with the tragedy of the Colorado shooting and their son’s role in it, as his capital murder trial approaches.

Opening arguments are expected to begin April 27 in Arapahoe County District Court in Colorado.

Among the prayers contained in the book is one for prosecutors who are handling James Holmes’ case.

“I do not know what you have been through in life. I do not know why you want to pursue execution of a mentally ill man. But I pray for you, so that you will find peace in your life. I pray you will change your mind. Please stop this quest for death so you may focus on those who are alive,” Arlene wrote.

In another, she wrote that she prays for the victims daily: “Please, victims, please, feel my prayers. I pray for you by name.”

The couple turned to their church immediately after the 5:30 a.m. call on July 20, 2012, when their lives changed forever as they learned about the shooting from a reporter. Before that day, they had lived a normal life in the northern San Diego suburb, working and raising their children: son James and daughter Chris.

Bob, 64, retired in 2014 after a career as an analytic scientist with a financial services firm. Arlene, 60, is a registered nurse, and continues

Arlene and Bob Holmes Photo by Joe Tash to work part-time at a North County hospital. Their daughter is a college student.

On that morning in 2012, Arlene said she thought, “Who can I call, who will drop everything and come and do something, help us cope? I knew if I called the church they would come.”

Along with support and prayer, she said, her church is taking up the cause of improving care for the mentally ill.

“This is starting to be a mission for churches in general,” she said.

Arlene and Bob know the trial will dredge up painful memories for the victims, relatives of the dead and themselves. Even so, they are determined to attend.

“He is our son. We will go,” she said.

But they continue to hold out hope that the district attorney will change his mind and accept a defense offer of a guilty plea in exchange for a sentence of life without parole, which they said would spare everyone the ordeal of a trial expected to last until Labor Day. “He (the DA) could do it right now, today,” said Arlene. “This would all come to a grinding halt if (James) could plead guilty,

The Holmes family in 1994.

Courtesy photo and the DA would accept the plea for life without parole.”

A trial and subsequent potential appeals, said Bob, “delays the healing process for years and that’s what can be avoided … a lot of pain and suffering by the victims.”

The potential death penalty makes it even worse, the couple said.

“My basic feeling is it’s immoral to have a state kill its own citizens, no matter what they did,” Arlene said. “I’ve always thought it was wrong. Now I’ve had a lot of time to think about it, and how much it hurts people.”

As the trial approaches, the couple continue to agonize over what, if anything, they could have done to get help for their son and possibly prevent the shooting.

“That’s some of the guilt we have, that we didn’t recognize he was ill and needed treatment,” Arlene said.

Since the shooting, she said, she has tried to educate herself about mental illness, and one of the things she has learned is that brain disorders start early.

While they are limited in what they can say about their son before the trial, Arlene

said, “Our kid was quiet, compliant, obeyed all the rules. He never bothered anyone, he never harmed anyone. That’s a teacher’s dream. So they’re not going to earmark him as a problem child.”

Growing up, James showed no affinity for guns, according to his parents, although news reports said he was heavily armed at the time of the theater shooting.

“We never owned a gun and (James) showed no interest in guns,” said Arlene.

“This was definitely a function of his mental illness,” said Bob. Once the trial is over, said Arlene, she would like to speak at college campuses about the need for more effective mental health services.

For now, though, the family is bracing for the trial.

“I’m trying not to dread it, but it’s just looming there,” said Bob. “I’m just trying to get through each day.”

Arlene said she will look to prayer to get through the pain and anguish of the legal proceedings, as well as seeking comfort for the victims and her own family.

“Because so many people like to blame the parents if a child is mentally ill, we have to reaffirm to ourselves every day that we were good parents and good people, and this still happened anyway,” she said.

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trustee urges repeal of school budget law Safer crosswalk, ‘senior’ zone completed EUSD statewide could be forced to eliminate beBY CITY NEWS SERVICE tween $5 billion and $14 billion in savings School board members from throughat Saxony Road, Quail Gardens Drive out San Diego County joined the League of that took years to build up.

Encinitas pedestrians will now enjoy safer walks in heavily traveled areas on Quail Gardens Drive and Saxony Road, thanks to recent improvements in these areas.

A crosswalk was completed March 25 on Quail Gardens Drive at Ecke Ranch Road, according to a press release from the city. A new “senior zone” 25 mph speed limit went into effect on April 1 on Saxony Road near the Seacrest Village retirement community and the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA. The senior zone fronts Saxony Road and will The new Quail Gardens Road crosswalk. extend from Seacrest Way north to the ballfields.

“Before they enter the new crosswalk on Quail Gardens Drive, pedestrians may push a button that activates rectangular rapid flashing beacons and helps to alert drivers,” said Public Works Director Glenn Pruim. He advised residents to be cautious when crossing, since not all drivers follow the California law that says they must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk.

The crosswalk should make it safer for visitors walking to the San Diego Botanic Garden and the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, as well as for schoolchildren attending classes at the Encinitas Union School District 10-acre Farm Lab nearby.

The speed limit in the senior zone will go from 40 mph to 25 mph in the area around the YMCA and Seacrest Village. Two sets of signs about the new senior zone will be installed this week on the same day in both directions on Saxony Road. One set designates the speed zone, and the other set warns motorists that they are entering this area.

The Sheriff’s Department will give drivers a reasonable warning period before citing motorists for failing to follow the new traffic rules.

For information or questions about the changes, call 760-633-2770.

Women Voters of California today in urging Gov. Jerry Brown to repeal a new law that they say limits the ability of school districts to maintain adequate reserves to save for a rainy day.

Late last year, the Legislature passed SB 858, which opponents said undermines local control and fiscal prudence by preventing school districts from maintaining the budget reserves necessary to prepare for the next economic downturn, maintain fiscal solvency and protect students in California.

Under SB 858, if the state deposits as little as $1 into the statewide rainy day fund for schools — which could happen sooner than previously expected, based on an improving economy — local school districts

The budget reserve cap component of SB 858 mandates that if the state trigger is pulled, local school reserve funds must be below a certain state limit or cap.

For most state school districts, the new cap on savings equates to about 6 percent, which represents only a few days’ cash flow, according to Encinitas Union School District board member Carol Skiljan.

“Reserves are what help school districts weather economic downturns and volatility of state revenues and help us save for specific projects, like textbooks, technology upgrades, modernizing classrooms and maintenance projects,” Skiljan said.

Last September, the EUSD Board voted to formally oppose SB 858.

Council fills Senior Citizen Commission post

BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas City Council last week appointed resident Kevin Quinn to the Senior Citizen Commission.

The council made appointments to various commissions in February, but there weren’t enough applicants to fill all the vacancies on the senior commission. So, the one unfilled position was advertised and posted on the city’s website. Quinn submitted the sole application.

Quinn, according to his application, has lived in Encinitas for nearly 15 years and serves on the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Board of Management.

“I have been involved in healthcare for close to 30 years and specifically had a focus on the elderly for 15 years,” Quinn said in the application, adding he has a passion for serving the community and the elderly in

particular.

The seven-member commission holds public hearings and prepares recommendations to the council in a variety of areas regarding seniors, according to the city’s website.

Commission goals this year include referring transitional living seniors to available housing resources. And the commission is tasked with identifying existing and projected housing needs for seniors who may need to downsize, while staying in Encinitas.

Quinn’s appointment was on the council consent calendar, which is reserved for routine items of business. Council approved it without discussion.

Senior Citizen Commission terms last three years; Quinn’s term will be up March 2018.

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BY JARED WHITLOCK Family and friends from around the country celebrated Edna Horman’s 100th birthday March 31 at Atria Encinitas, a senior living community.

Horman was born in 1915 in South Dakota to a farming family. She had four brothers and two sisters.

As a testament to how much has changed, Horman recalled that when she was a young girl, her family was excited to get its first car.

“We were just thrilled and piled in,” Horman said in a video about her life post- Edna Horman and son Steve Horman at her 100th ed on YouTube before her birthday celebration on March 31 at Atria Encinitas. birthday. “We all wanted to Photo by Jared Whitlock go to church but we couldn’t all fit in the car, because we had seven children (in the family).”

She later got a degree from General Beadle State College in Madison, S.D. “I got my degree so I could teach,” Horman told the Encinitas Advocate during the party. “I taught at rural schools. The students were all ages.”

She moved to San Diego in the mid-1940s and married Harold Hammond several years later. He has since passed away.

For years, she worked at a telephone company and then was a stay-at-home mom. The couple had one child, Steve Horman.

Roughly 37 years ago, the couple decided to retire in Encinitas.

Horman, who stopped driving only about five years ago, said she still enjoys good health. What’s the secret to her longevity?

She said it’s important to avoid junk food and to “stick to a good routine.”

“This is wonderful,” Horman said of the birthday celebration. “It’s nice to see a lot of people I haven’t seen in a long time.”

Judy Sundstrom, her niece by marriage, said it’s amazing that Horman is still active and with it at her age. Sundstrom recalled that Horman and her husband enjoyed traveling.

“They loved to travel in a motor home and go fishing in the mountains,” Sundstrom said.

Son Steve Horman called the birthday celebration “overpowering.”

“You don’t think someone is going to live that long and be in such good health,” he said. “I’m really lucky.”

City seeking nominees for ‘Youth of Year’ The city of Encinitas Youth Commission will be honoring individuals for the 2015 “Youth of the Year” award based on nominations from the public.

The Youth Commission presents a “Youth of the Year” award to recognize those youth who go above and beyond in serving their community, either through their leadership abilities and/or their quality or level of community service in Encinitas.

Leadership can be defined as those individuals who consistently facilitate a team vision and help guide others towards success. Community service is work that helps better the community through the value and impact of those served. Final awards will be based on dedication, commitment beyond what may be required by school, and demonstrated impact of those served.

Recipients will be honored at a City Council meeting with a proclamation and a perpetual plaque housed at the Encinitas Community Center.

Two awards will be made each year, one for middle school and one for high school.

Note: Recognized work by youth is based on their personal merits and contributions and is not intended to be limited to school involvement. All nominations are reserved for youth who are Encinitas residents. Young people will be recognized and awarded for service accomplished within the calendar year before the nomination period.

To nominate an individual, complete a nomination form and return it to the City of Encinitas, Parks and Recreation Department, 505 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas, CA 92024, between April 1 and April 28, or e-mail it to nbuck@encinitasca.gov. Nomination forms, eligibility guidelines and additional details are on the Youth Commission page, found under Public Meetings at www.EncinitasCA.gov.

For information about these awards, contact Encinitas Recreation Supervisor Nick Buck at 760-633-2760 or via email at nbuck@encinitasca.gov.

Friends of Cardiff Library hold book sale April 18 The Friends of the Cardiff by the Sea Library will hold a one-day, $3-per-bag book sale April 18 in the Cardiff Library community room, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff.

The sale will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. Shoppers can fill a paper grocery bag with books from select tables for only $3, or buy individual books for only 25 cents each. For information, visit the Friends website, www.friendscardifflibrary.org, or call 760635-1000. All proceeds go to support the library and its programs.

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Encinitas karate teacher named 76th District’s ‘Woman of the Year’

BY DIANE Y. WELCH It’s not every day you receive a call informing you that you are being recognized for your dedication to your community by your state assembly member.

But that’s exactly what happened to Santhi Castle — owner of Encinitas Karate, Inc. —when a representative from the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce called her to tell her that she’d been singled out as the state’s 76th District “Woman of the Year.”

“When I first got word by phone, I was teaching a class,” said Castle, a fourth-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do karate. “I asked, ‘Are you nominating me?’ The answer came back, ‘No, you have been selected. You are the Woman of the Year!’”

While it came as a surprise to Castle, the same was not true for Rocky Chávez, State Assemblyman for the 76th District, who presented Castle with her certificate March 9 in Sacramento.

In an online comment, Chávez stated, “Santhi has spearheaded many community events to provide aid to local firefighters, Saint Jude’s Children Hospital and Hurricane Katrina Above: State Rep. Rocky Chavez relief organizations.”

The ceremony took place on the assembly floor, which walks Santhi Castle onto the Aswas packed with state representatives, members of the Califor- sembly floor in Sacramento.

Right: Chavez visited Castle’s stunia Legislative Women’s Caucus, and supporters.

Chávez walked with Castle arm-in-arm to the floor, where dio to present the award again she was honored with other state-wide winners. with her students present. CourMarch is Women’s History Month, and in its recognition, tesy photos The California Legislative Women’s Caucus honors California $2,000 for aid. women who make a difference in their communities.

Two years later, the studio — in support of St. Jude’s Children Hospital — raised almost “This celebration is an excellent way to honor the women who shape our state’s history,” $9,000. And in 2014, more than $14,600 was raised for firefighters who risked their lives putsaid Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) in a public statement. ting out the San Diego County wildfires.

Castle has helped shape the character of hundreds of citizens of all ages through her marEven though Chávez gave the award to Castle in Sacramento, he said he wanted to pertial arts instruction. Born and raised in Malaysia, she started martial arts when she was 10 sonally honor her with her students present. “Rocky showed up at my studio door with his asyears old, more than 30 years ago. sistant and gave me the award again,” said Castle.

As an adult, she relocated to the U.S. in 1993, where she continued training in Shotokan On Friday, April 3, the studio will host two free seminars with Gary Rivers, a crime prekarate, but then transitioned into Tang Soo Do when her studio opened in 1999. vention specialist with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. After the recent attempted Castle’s mission is to make students more successful in life by teaching them to be posi- abduction of a Solana Beach child, families looked to Castle for advice. tive and respectful, and to adhere to high personal standards of conduct, she said.

“I told parents, ‘I will have a specialist with me, and together we can help you,’” she said.

“We are not focused on competition. We work with the children to be better members of The first seminar is scheduled at 4 p.m. for parents and children ages 5-7. The second, at 5 society, being more focused on self-improvement and self-confidence,” said Castle, whose son, p.m., is for parents and children age 8 and older. “I will demonstrate self-defense and tell them Skyler, is also an instructor. what to do if they feel in danger,” said Castle.

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Vision of Children instrumental in funding groundbreaking research around the world

BY LOIS ALTER MARK As it gets ready for its silver anniversary next year, the Vision of Children Foundation held a special luncheon at the Grand Del Mar March 24 to thank its longtime donors.

The San Diego-based nonprofit has been a driving force in the quest to find a cure for genetically caused eye disorders for almost 25 years.

Local residents Sam and Vivian Hardage founded Vision of Children when ophthalmologists told them there was no treatment for their son, who was born with ocular albinism type 1 (OA1), a rare and debilitating genetic eye disease.

“I thought we’d get it done in six to eight months,” laughed Sam Hardage in his opening speech. “It’s been an incredible journey, and this is the year we’re going to celebrate success.”

He thanked donors for being there “today, and always,” and talked about Vision of Children being pioneers in promoting research for hereditary vision disorders.

“When we started out, we couldn’t find one researcher,” he said.

Determined to change that, Vision of Children has been instrumental in funding groundbreaking research around the world.

The organization has been acknowledged in more than a dozen scientific articles, and is now supporting clinical trials being conducted by Michael Struck, MD, a researcher based at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Vision of Children has also hosted eight World Symposiums on Ocular Albinism and is directly funding five labs globally. All of this has made a tremendous impact.

“We’re at cure point!” announced Gary Ostrow, MD, director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Scripps, to wild applause from the audience. “We’re actually starting to repair genes and restore vision.”

Although he didn’t want to get too “sci-

ence-y” for the lay crowd, he described viral vector gene therapy as a breakthrough, and shared his joy about finally being able to offer hope to his patients.

“I see 30 kids a week, and trying to help those with congenital eye disease has always been the least rewarding part of my job,” said Ostrow, who also serves on the Vision of Children board. “These children are slowly going blind on my watch, and it’s devastating. Now, I can honestly give them hope.”

Also offering hope — with a big dose of humor — was keynote speaker Jeremy Poincenot.

One day six years ago, as a 19-year-old sophomore at San Diego State University, Poincenot realized he had to squint in order to read a sign. He went for a check-up and, when he was told to cover his left eye, couldn’t see anything.

“I assumed I’d need big Steve Urkel glasses,” said Poincenot, “which would’ve been OK because Martin Scorsese makes them look cool.”

Unfortunately, glasses weren’t the answer. And after a number of misdiagnoses, Poincenot was told he had Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a rare and untreatable disease that occurs in 1 in 50,000 people. Within two months, he went from having perfect vision to being declared legally blind.

Poincenot no longer had any central vision, and he compares this condition to a doughnut: he can see peripherally, but nothing in the middle. He can’t drive, distinguish faces or read without assistive technology.

“I felt completely sorry for myself and didn’t want to get out of bed,” he remembered. “I was happier in my dreams, where I could still see perfectly, than when I woke up to the harsh reality of being legally blind.”

Everything changed when Poincenot heard about a small-plane crash, in which the pilot survived and the rest of his family died. The pilot asked, during a TV interview,

Paddle-out held in memory of Dr. John Cherry About 250 people gathered on the shore above WindanSea Beach on March 29 (pictured top right) for a paddle-out (pictured above and bottom right) in memory of Dr. John Cherry of Encinitas. Cherry passed away on Feb. 10, 2015, at age 87. Encinitas resident Kevin Smith spoke at the paddle-out, and at a later service that afternoon, many speakers described Cherry’s contributions to medicine in San Diego, including pioneering work in the conservative approach to breast cancer surgery.

Dr. John Cherry had a long and distinguished medical career, including service Cherry with the U.S. Air Force and continuing in private practice. He was an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at UC San Diego. Most recently, he was Chief of Medical Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery. He retired in 1992 after 32 years at Scripps. He was an avid surfer into his 70s, enjoying the San Diego and Mexico coastlines with his children and grandchildren, teaching them to ride the waves. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested in his name to the Scripps Polster Breast Care Center, P.O. Box 2669, La Jolla, CA 92038-2669 or call 858-678-6340. See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/utsandiego/. Photos by James Daigh

Sam Hardage, Jeremy Poincenot, Theresa Drouilliard whether anyone could help him learn how to move forward after this tragedy.

“This was a huge reality check for me,” said Poincenot.

“This man lost his whole family, yet he still wanted to go on.”

Around the same time, Poincenot’s mother learned about Vision of Children and about the U.S. Blind Golf Association.

Both were life-changing for Poincenot. As someone who was on the SDSU varsity golf team for three years and who bonded over the game with his father every Sunday, not being able to play was devastating.

The pair entered their first tournament, where, Poincenot said, he took credit for the good shots and blamed his dad for the bad ones. When he met fellow golfer John Casolo at the National Championship, he experienced another reality check.

“I shot a 97 and John shot a 324! That is outrageously bad,” said Poincenot. “But he just said he had a great day and was happy. Now, whenever I’m upset, I always think,

‘How would John handle this?’”

With his dad as his guide, Poincenot went on to win the World Blind Golf Championship. “We won it as a team,” he insisted. “It was such a thrill, everything was a blur. No pun intended.”

Poincenot also won over the audience as he marveled over the opportunities he is thankful to have received. “I’ve been flown to Japan and China to raise awareness,” he said, “and I was featured on a segment of 20/20 — which is kind of ironic, if you think about it.”

His warmth and relatability make him an inspiration to kids going through similar challenges — and make him the perfect Vision Hero Ambassador for Vision of Children.

“I’ve learned to appreciate what I have rather than dwell on what I don’t have,” said Poincenot, causing the audience to rise to its feet.

Not one to end on a mushy note, he added, “I wonder if the people in the back are thinking, ‘Does the blind guy even know I’m standing?’”

For information or to make a donation, visit Vision of Children at www.visionofchildren.org or www. jeremypoincenot.com.

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Encinitas retiree carves new career as woodworking artist

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Although Tim Richards retired almost nine years ago, he has no trouble filling his free time.

The Encinitas resident has become a well-recognized, award-winning woodworking artist, recently unveiling his latest public art piece at the Torrey Pines State Reserve in Del Mar. “I think it turned out really well,” Richards said about the once-dead Torrey pine that is now a lively piece of art. “I enjoyed the whole creative process.”

Originally from Michigan, Richards previously worked in sales and management at Frazee Paint, most recently at the Encinitas store. After more than 22 years with the company, he retired in the summer of 2006.

Upon retirement, Richards decided he would try his hand at woodcarving, so his son gave him a professional chisel set. He had always wanted to create his own duck decoy, having collected them since the 1980s.

“That got me started, and I carved a couple of those,” recalled Richards, who has lived in Encinitas since 1985 and San Diego County since 1976.

With a natural talent, Richards sold a few of his duck decoys to a gallery in Utah, where he lives part time. Carvings of duck decoys led to carvings of other wildlife figures, including birds and fish.

It wasn’t until 2011, however, that Richards’ work attracted the community’s attention.

That was when the woodworking artist transformed the stump of a beetle-damaged Torrey pine into a tiki head statTim Richards has turned a ue at one of the world’s most famous surf spots. The 80-yearhobby into an artistic old Torrey pine became a 12-foot-tall replica of an Easter Iscareer. Photo by Kristina land head — now a local landmark at Swami’s Beach in EnHouck cinitas.

“That was quite an experience,” Richards said. “It was the first time I ever used a chainsaw to carve.”

Since creating his first public art piece, Richards has been called upon for other projects for private residences and public spaces. To date, he has created close to 40 outdoor carvings, including many tikis — one of his most popular requests.

Homeowners from all over Southern California have requested carvings. In addition to the Del Mar piece, he recently completed a tiki at a private residence in San Marcos.

“I get to travel around a lot of places and see a lot of neighborhoods I’ve never been to before,” said Richards, who has received requests from people as far away as Long Beach.

After his 2011 carving at Swami’s, Richards carved a 13-foot-long lizard in 2012 at Ca-

Tim Richards, a volunteer woodcarver known for creating the Tiki statue at the top of Swami’s Beach finished a Red-Tailed hawk carved out of a dead Torrey Pines tree on Camino Del Mar a few blocks from the San Diego border. The tree died from an attack by bark beetles and idea man David Arnold, with help from the City of Del Mar, received permission to turn it into art.

Photo by John Gastaldo/U-T San Diego pri Elementary School in Encinitas. The following year, he carved a foot-long Southern California steelhead trout for the Elfin Forest Interpretive Center in Escondido.

Richards spends about 20 hours each week on carvings.

He has also held two solo shows at the library and community center in Encinitas. In addition, he enters annual award shows. Among his several awards, last year, Richards was named California Open Wildlife Art Festival’s “Decorative Carver of the Year.”

In January, Del Mar resident David Arnold contacted Richards about carving a Torrey pine on the south end of Torrey Pines State Reserve. The city was cutting down the tree because beetles had damaged it.

Arnold asked the crew to stop working for an hour, giving him time to make a few phone calls. He contacted city

staff and received support to turn the stump into art.

“It was astounding to see that they had it cut way down,” said Arnold, adding that weddings, parties and other events have been held under the tree, which has been rooted on a patch of land with an ocean view for decades. “I felt that the tree and its history needed to be saved.”

Arnold, a retired graphic designer and illustrator, designed a bench with an attached red-tailed hawk for the stump. After receiving approval from the city, Richards went to work on Feb. 17. He completed the piece March 6.

“It’s a great location with an ocean view,” Richards said. “A lot of people go through the park, both locals and tourists.”

With his latest public art piece now complete, Richards already has several other private projects lined up. He’s also been in contact with the city of Solana Beach to possibly transform another beetle-damaged Torrey pine on the Coastal Rail Trail.

For more about Richards, visit his page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ timrichardswoodcarving.

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High-tech monitoring helps keep diabetic triathlete on adventurous path

BY GIDEON RUBIN When doctors diagnosed Erin Spineto with Type 1 diabetes, she spent two days in the hospital learning how to test her own blood sugar levels and give herself insulin shots. Before she was sent on her way, she was warned that all demanding activities in which she couldn’t self-monitor her blood sugar — such as flying a plane solo, driving a big-rig or sailing a boat on her own — were strictly off limits.

And then there was that last admonition that she needed to dedicate herself to a daily fitness routine or else face potentially devastating consequences, which included losing a foot or suffering a heart attack.

Spineto, a 19-year-old UCSD sophomore at the time, took the 1996 diagnosis in stride.

She’d been physically active most of her life, and considering that she was being tested for leukemia and cancer at the time, her diagnosis actually qualified as good news.

“Honestly,” she said, “I was glad it was just diabetes.”

But it occurred to Spineto almost immediately that the blueprint for survival her doctors prescribed was inadequate. She sensed that over the long haul, the drudgery of going to the gym every day wouldn’t cut it.

So she added her own wrinkle, which she believes turned a prescription for surviving Type 1 diabetes to one for actually living with the disease. She incorporated a sense of fun and adventure that she says are part of her personality to make the endless hours on the treadmill mean more than just a way to ward off catastrophe.

And it didn’t take Spineto very long to know this.

“I left the hospital on a Tuesday or a Wednesday, and by the next weekend, I was out backpacking in the middle of nowhere,” she said.

These days, she’s taking her adventurous spirit to another level.

Last summer she completed a grueling 12.5-mile swim around Key West, Fla. That marked a return to near where she completed a 100-mile solo sailing journey on a 25-foot Catalina in the Florida Keys in 2011.

Next for Spineto is a 100-mile stand-up paddleboard journey planned for this summer that will take her from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Wilmington, N.C., through the Intercoastal Waterway in four days.

“I like to do crazy things, that’s just in my personality,” she said. “I didn’t want to work out for nothing; I wanted to have something to train for. It’s just not because I want to keep myself healthy for the next 80 years.”

Spineto acknowledges that none of this would have been possible if not for technological advancements that came a decade after her diagnosis. In particular, she describes a bloodmonitoring device manufactured by Dexcom as a game-changer.

The device remotely checks her blood every five minutes, cautioning her with an alarm if her blood sugar levels get too high or too low.

“The technology has gotten so good, it’s not as risky to do these things anymore,” Spineto said. “I’m glad that I’m living now and not when things were much more difficult.”

Spineto, a mother of two who teaches sixth-grade science at Aviara Oaks Middle School in Carlsbad, said she hopes to educate and motivate others who struggle with the lifelong challenges that Type 1 diabetics face.

Erin Spineto, diagnosed with diabetes at age 19, can keep up her athletic adventures with the help of new blood-sugar monitoring technology. Her next project is a 100-mile stand-up paddleboard trip from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Wilmington, N.C. Courtesy photos She wrote a book titled “Islands and Insulin: A Diabetic Sailor’s Memoir.”

“My mission with all of this is for people with diabetes to realize that adding adventure to your life gives you a renewed sense of motivation,” she said.

“You have a lifelong disease — some of us fight it 60, maybe 80 years. It’s hard to stay motivated to do everything you need to do every single day. But if you (plan) an adventure, then all these little decisions I make — it’s no longer so I don’t have consequences when I’m like 80; it’s so I can be in tip-top shape to adventure 10-11 months out.”

She said that planning for fun adventures provides the motivation she needs to get through some tough days.

“It brings all these long-term consequences into the short term,” she said. “Instead of it being about long-term consequences, like losing a foot or having a heart attack — all these things your doctor scares you with — I want to be able to train really hard tomorrow, so I want to make sure that I take care of my blood sugar today.

“It’s so easy to put things off when you know the consequences are 50 years off.”

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Roots of Middle East turmoil stretch back to WWI land grab, author contends

BY JOE TASH Furious battles rage across the Middle East as insurgents capture territory in Iraq and Syria.

Jihadists with tribal allegiances challenge government troops for supremacy.

While this could be a snapshot of today’s Middle East, the hostilities described above actually occurred some 100 years ago during World War I, as detailed in the book, “Lawrence in Arabia,” by Scott Anderson (McClelland & Stewart, 2013).

Anderson, a veteran war correspondent, novelist and non-fiction author, was the featured speaker at the March 19 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society, held at the Grand Del Mar Resort in Carmel Valley.

Anderson’s book focuses on the exploits of T.E. Lawrence, a low-ranking British officer who became internationally famous as a battlefield commander for Arab rebels in clashes with soldiers of the Ottoman Empire — based in what is today Istanbul, Turkey — and helping to bring down that centuries-old imperial power.

Lawrence, an archaeologist with no formal military

training, captured the public’s imagination through his wartime adventures, his later writings and such films as “Lawrence of Arabia,” the Oscar-winning 1962 biopic by director David Lean.

One theme of the book is that Britain and France, which greedily grabbed territory in the Middle East after the WWI Allied victory despite promising independence and autonomy to the Arab fighters who supported their war effort, created the conditions that led to today’s discord in the region.

“The modern Middle East was largely created by the British,” wrote Anderson. “It was they who carried the Allied war effort in the region during World War I and who, at its close, principally fashioned its peace. It was a peace presaged by the nickname given the region by covetous Allied leaders in wartime: ‘the Great Loot.’”

Essentially, argues Anderson, Britain urged Arab rebels to rise up against the Ottomans, to fight and die for the Allied cause, in exchange for a promise of an independent Arab state after the war. At the same time, however, Britain and France

Left: RSF Literary Society Chapter leader Kelly Colvard, author Scott Anderson, Chapter President Candace Humber.

Photo by McKenzie Images made a secret pact parceling out the same land between themselves. France was to get Syria and modern-day Lebanon, while Britain laid claim to Palestine and Iraq.

The resentments sparked by that betrayal carry over to this day, Anderson contended in an interview before his Literary Society speech.

“It created a culture of grievance throughout the Arab world against the West that’s never gone away,” he said.

As for Lawrence, who dressed in Arab garb and embedded himself with the rebels, he made two main contributions, said Anderson.

“I think if Lawrence hadn’t been there, the Arab revolt would have collapsed,” he said. Also, “He foresaw disaster if the British and French tried to impose their Western, Christian imperial rule on the Muslim-Arab

world.”

But his warnings fell on deaf ears. “He’s the siren that wasn’t listened to,” said Anderson.

In seeking to avert disaster and achieve his own vision of Arab autonomy, Lawrence went so far as to commit treason by telling his Arab counterpart, Emir Faisal ibn Hussein, about the secret accord between Britain and France, according to Anderson’s book.

The book also touches on Lawrence’s own strange personality traits, such as his emotional coldness, even toward his own family members. After the war, Lawrence refused a knighthood offered by the king and queen of England — literally walking out of a ceremony staged in his honor at Buckingham Palace — and reportedly enjoyed placing one of the medals he had won around the neck of his friend’s dog, and walking the

animal around his Oxford neighborhood.

At the end of the war, Lawrence held the rank of lieutenant colonel, but, seeking obscurity, he changed his name and re-enlisted as a private. He died in 1935 at age 46, just a couple of months after retiring from the military, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.

Anderson said he decided to write the book after spending much of the past 25 years as a correspondent in the Middle East. Whenever he had a conversation about the roots of today’s turmoil in the Middle East, he said, invariably people pointed to the peace terms and borders imposed by the Allies at the end of World War I. Even the terrorist group Islamic State or ISIS has stated that it wants to undo the borders created by the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret land-grab deal between Britain and France, Anderson said.

Mainstream Muslim groups may fear and loathe ISIS, said Anderson, but they’d probably agree with the terrorist group’s position on Sykes-Picot.

“It touches a chord in people,” he said.

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Local artist cultivates her ‘Magical Garden’ via digital work

BY KAREN BILLING Rancho Santa Fe photographic artist Annie Omens’ latest art show, “Welcome to My Magical Garden,” is now on display at the Encinitas Civic Art Gallery. The show featuring 25 digital paintings on canvas is part of the Encinitas Arts Division 2015 juried art show and runs through May 6.

Omens takes a lot of inspiration from her deep connection with nature, focusing on the spiritual meanings behind animals and sharing messages about environmental issues.

After attending art school in the 1970s, Omens thought she might have a hard time making a living, so she became a flight attendant with American Airlines. She became a stay-athome mom to her two children, and once they had grown, she went back to school at San Jacinto College to study digital photography.

Although art has always been a part of Omens’ life, over the past five years she has decided to “just go for it,” to create and begin showing regularly.

Omens has participated in past exhibitions such as the Annual Juried Athenaeum Show in La Jolla, and the Santa Rosa Plateau Annual Show and the Local Art in Public Places Show in Murrieta. She was a featured artist at the Tina Christensen Gallery in Coronado.

She has three pieces in the North County Society of Fine Arts’ open juried show at Poway Center for the Arts this month, with a total of $1,100 in prize money.

Her work is composed from her original photos.

Sometimes she will do a “straight photo,” but most times she will create her

Annie Omens’ “Chivalry.”

Rancho Santa Fe artist Annie Omens specializes in digital art. Photo by Karen Billing own composition, layering several photos into one and sometimes painting and drawing on them.

One of her pieces, “Chivalry,” started as an original photo of a horse in a stall. In Photoshop, she pumped up the color, removed the stall and layered in photos she had taken of cherry blossom trees and a rainbow she had made using paper and beveled glass.

“That’s how I work. I don’t really plan it, I just go through my photos and see what goes with what,” Omens said.

Layers of pieces in the show include images of butterflies, passion flowers from her backyard, textured fabrics, the face of an antique Japanese mask, an agave plant drenched in the bright colors of Mexico, and a lizard she found in her front yard.

“I like putting a mysterious and spiritual aspect to my work,” Omens said. “I just have fun with it and combine things.”

Many of her photos were taken in her treasured Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, where she used to live in Murrieta.

“There’s so much nature there, and the nature is not intimidated by people,” Omens said.

She recalls photographing a still bluebird from 10 feet away, and snapping a shot of a rattlesnake in the front yard, standing on a rock over the snake. “My heart was pounding,” Omens said.

She likes to frequent zoos and botanical gardens and exotic-animal reserves, like one she found in Ramona.

“I take photos through the fences and bring back them back to life by putting them into a believable environment or not, one that’s more fantastical or mystical,” she said.

Omens has come a long way since her art school days, working in a black room to develop her photographs.

“The darkroom is a very romantic kind of place, with the red lights and bubbling water,” Omens said. “But I appreciate not working with the toxic chemicals anymore, and I can get so much

more done faster. (Digital) is a very elegant way to work, and it’s a very efficient way to work.”

She happily trades toxic chemicals for carpal tunnel, converting hours to minutes.

A longtime equestrian, for many years Omens trained for competitive horse shows in jumping and dressage, although she recently retired.

Omens is also a collector of ancient Tibetan bowls, she has led Mandala circular art classes where she plays the ancient bowls while participants work in a meditative, artful experience.

Most of all, she enjoys the work in her studio, graduating from her makeshift studio in her daughters’ old rooms to the spacious guest house of her Rancho Santa Fe home.

“I’ve worked really hard all my life to finally be able to produce a body of work to show and sell,” Omens said. “It feels like a complete circle, or a wonderful second beginning almost. I just like getting my art out there.”

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Arrest made in Skyline Elementary School attempted abduction On March 23, an attempted abduction took place at Skyline Elementary School in Solana Beach, shortly after students were released for the day.

A great deal of media attention was given to this matter – the composite sketch and the car described as being driven by the subject, in particular. The information ultimately led to a call to the Sheriff’s Department with the key piece of information needed.

Other suspects were also developed from approximately 150 calls and tips to the Sheriff’s Department, as well as San Diego County Crime Stoppers. Detectives investigated all of these leads to either identify or eliminate other suspects.

Further investigation over the 10 days of this investigation led to charges being filed late on the afternoon of April 1.

An arrest warrant was issued charging Jack Henry Doshay (date of birth October 5, 1992) with “Cruelty to a Child, False Imprisonment with Violence, and Kidnapping.” He was arrested by Sheriff’s Detectives at approximately 7:30 p.m., April 1, in the 25000 block of Adelanto Drive in Laguna Niguel. Doshay’s location was provided by his attorney, Paul Pfingst.

Doshay was transported to the Vista Jail. His arraignment is set for 1 p.m., April 3 in Vista Court. Doshay is a resident of Fairbanks Ranch, according to a UT San Diego report.

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Rhoades School students earn honors at county STEM Fair Twenty-eight Rhoades School students, along with middle and high school students from mroe than 50 other schools in San Diego and Imperial counties, had the chance to share their original scientific research with science and engineering professionals at the 2015 Greater San Diego County Science and Engineering Fair held March 25-29 in Balboa Park.

Rhoades School students competed in 10 categories, including Animal Science, Medicine and Health, and Computer Engineering. The Rhoades School students earned 21 first-place awards, four second-place awards and three third-place awards.

Earning first-place awards were eighth-graders Jordi Bertran, Sophie Colmignoli, Hannah Crousore, Cassidy Mullins, Aadil Rehan and Milan Sanghvi, and seventhgraders Sofia Aiello, Zak Bamford, Quentin Bertrand, Austin Birch, Aidan Burke, Sarah Delfino, Delaney Fritz, Sydney Gerlach, Alexa Infelise, Kirra McColl, Denico Nieves Ellis, Katrina Ordway, Jessica Pate, Luke Pusateri and Breckin Uwins.

Receiving second place at the contest were eighthgrader Alex Kurlan and seventh-graders Ella Lifset, Ellie Silvester and Kennedy Urcelay.

Earning third-place awards were eighth-grader Marcus Fallor and seventhgraders Logan Cox and Logan Rips.

The Rhoades School students also earned a total of 19 professional awards. Hannah Crousore, an eighthgrader at The Rhoades School, won the prestigious Zoo Global Award for her project titled “Investigating Lichen Recovery in the Burned Coastal Sage Scrub Community,” which documented lichen species still flourishing in the North County coastal sage scrub burned regions.

Luke Pusateri, a seventhgrader whose project was titled “Cardiff Lagoon Effluent: Is the Water Safe?” analyzed water samples for water quality and bacteria levels from the San Elijo Lagoon ef-

LCC Academic League team wins Coast Division Luke Pusateri analyzed water samples from the San Elijo Lagoon, winning the Sweepstakes Runner-Up Award.

La Costa Canyon High School is the North County Academic League’s Coast Division Junior Varsity Champion for the 2015 season, finishing as the runner-up in the NCAL finals.

The champion Mavericks are, front row (L-R): Nicole Timofeevski, Nicolas Pfeiffer, Gabrielle Courtney, Briana Courtney, Elena Yei and Kelly Sakaguchi. Back row: Jaxon Guenther, Will Fox, Patrick Trang, Milo Darling, John Welborn, Nolan Durfee, Patrick McCormick, Alex Trudel, Simon Yei, Tim Bovenizer, and Michael Chen. Doug Heflin is the Mavs’ coach.

Encinitas school district to be honored for its health and wellness programs

Aadil Rehan, Roxanne Hunker, and Hannah Crousore at the Science Fair Awards Presentation at SDSU. fluent at Cardiff Beach. He found the bacteria levels were often alarmingly high and not suitable for contact water. For his scientific inquiry, Luke Pusateri was awarded one of the fair’s highest prizes, the Sweepstakes Runner-up Award.

Eighth-grader Aadil Rehan explored his own methods of eradicating a notorious water mold devastating avocado groves in Southern California. Aadil found his methods were successful. For his ingenious efforts, he earned one of the top four prizes given to the students at the fair, the Sweepstakes Award in Life Science. His project was titled, “Avocado ‘Root Rot’: A Novel Approach to Combatting Phytophthora cinnamoni.”

Fifteen Rhoades students will now advance to the California State Science Fair contest, scheduled to take place May 19 in Anaheim. Three more students were selected as alternates. The students qualifying for the California State Science Fair were also nominated to apply to the national middle school competition, the Broadcom Masters STEM Competition.

They are eighth-graders Jordi Bertran, Sophie Colmignoli, Hannah Crousore, Cassidy Mullins, Aadil Rehan and Milan Sanghvi, and seventh-graders Quentin Bertrand, Austin Birch, Aidan Burke, Delaney Fritz, Alexa Infelise, Kirra McColl, Katrina Ordway, Jessica Pate and Luke Pusateri. Qualified state alternates are seventhgraders Sofia Aiello, Zak Bamford and Denico Nieves-Ellis.

CCA students earn top awards at Science Fair Canyon Crest Academy students earned numerous awards at the March 26 2015 Greater San Diego Science Fair.

The students’ research projects covered categories such as Computer Science, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Materials, Mathematical Science, Medicine-Health Science and Microbiology.

CCA students received the following awards: Sweepstakes (highest award and all expenses paid trip to Intel Science Fair in Pittsburgh): Brian Xia

Sweepstakes Taiwanese Society Scholarship: Anthony Kang Sweepstakes Runners-Up: Simon Kuang, Maggie Chen 1st place winners (all those above and): Kevin Wu, Paul Gauvreau, Julia Cochrane 2nd place: Kevin sabellico, Eschaan Nachani, Luke Lundgren Anthony Kang, Brian Xia, Kevin Wu, Maggie Chen, Paul Gauvreau and Simon Kuang qualified for the California State Science Fair on May 18-19.

The Encinitas Union School District will be honored by the National School Boards Association as a recipient of the 2015 Magna Award for its Health and Wellness Program.

The district was selected as a 2015 Magna Award winner in the 5,000-20,000 enrollment category by a panel of independent judges.

The Magna Awards is a national recognition program co-sponsored by American SchoolBoard Journal, the National School Boards Association, and Sodexo, that honors school board best practices and innovative programs that advance student learning. The Magna Awards panel of independent judges reviews programs that showcase school district leadership, creativity, and commitment to student achievement. Magna nominations are judged in three enrollment categories (under 5,000; 5,000-20,000; and over 20,000).

2015 Magna Winners are recognized in the American School Board Journal, published online at http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=248360&p=36. The Encinitas Union School District Health and Wellness Program is highlighted on page 48.

Superintendent Dr. Timothy Baird expressed his appreciation of the National School Boards Association’s recognition, saying, “EUSD’s commitment to the health and wellness of its students is evidenced by the success of the program.”

The district’s health and wellness program, through a generous grant from the Sonima Foundation, aims to support students through a variety of interconnected activities.

Recently, the district received a Golden Bell award for its Health and Wellness Program from the California School Boards Association and was named a National Green Ribbon School District by the U.S. Department of Education.

Saving water to be topic April 16 at Engage Encinitas Third Thursday Citizens Academy Join Engage Encinitas and the League of Women Voters for the inaugural session of the Engage Encinitas Citizens Academy, set for 6 p.m. April 16 at the community room of the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. The first topic is “Water: Every Drop Counts” (the first in a monthly series).

Hear from a panel of experts from water agencies and environmental groups working to provide a reliable, drought-proof source of water in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner. Learn what we citizens can do to help protect and manage our water supply.

To register for the free event, visit http://bit.ly/engagewater.

On the panel: Mike Thornton, general manager, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority; Joey Randall, customer service manager, Olivenhain Municipal Water District and Cardiff resident; Dadla Ponizil, owner/operator of Ponizil Energy. Representatives from the local League of Women Voters of North County will moderate the session. For information, visit https:// www.facebook.com/EngageEncinitas.

To encourage citizens to learn more about water policy in the Western United States and come prepared with questions, participants are encouraged to read this month’s “Engaged Readers” pick, Mark Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water.” The group will also be posting pertinent water-related articles to its Facebook page in advance of the meeting.

Upcoming topics will include transportation, urban agriculture, disaster preparedness, coastal health and more.

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Teen/adult ballet classes offered at Encinitas Community Center

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Teen/adult ballet classes will start on Monday, April 13, at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas.

Level I (beginning) for ages 13-plus will be offered on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and level II (Intermediate) will be offered on Monday and/or Thursday evenings from 7:30-8:45 p.m.

In addition a “Just Barre” class will be offered on Thursday evenings from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Pointe and performing opportunities are available for level II students with instructor permission. The instructor is former professional dancer Marti Neal.

For more information call (760) 943-2260 or visit www.

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Rowing builds fitness, strengthens character and can lead to recruitment and scholarships at elite American universities.

San Diego Rowing Club offers summer camps Rowing — also known as “crew” — is featured in the Summer Olympics and popular at the high school and collegiate level. Rowing builds fitness, strengthens character and can lead to recruitment and scholarships at elite American universities. Kids aged 10-18 can learn to row at San Diego Rowing Club’s two-week co-ed summer camps, running from June through August. Register as www.sdrcjrs.com/camps or contact SDRC’s Chris Callaghan at chris@sandiegorowing.org for more information or call 858-352-8380.

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SAN DIEGO ROWING CLUB JUNIORS Locally-based Company Allows Moms to Make Money While Working From Home For 12 years, local resident Heidi Bartolotta worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative. But after having two daughters, she no longer wanted to work late and travel. She wanted to be home. “The corporate environment just isn’t very accommodating to moms,” said 42-year-old Bartolotta. “They say that they are, but when push comes to shove, they’re not. They want the priority to be them versus your family.”

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To allow women to stay at home and either replace or supplement their income, Bartolotta quit her job and founded Moms Making Six Figures with two other women in December 2009. The marketing company represents a U.S.-based manufacturer.

Today, Moms Making Six Figures has nearly 70 team members, half working at least 25 hours per week. Bartolotta said her team is comprised of women from very different education levels, backgrounds and work styles. “It’s really nice. The flexibility is amazing.

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But when you’re a mom, you have kids, and you have all the responsibilities and activities that children have, it’s difficult trying to figure out a way to have a career and balance everything.”

Looking to grow her team, Bartolotta said interested women can contact her by filling out a form on the company’s website at www.momsmakingsixfigures.com/contact.

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Auto enthusiasts revved up over upcoming La Jolla Concours d’Elegance

BY PAT SHERMAN Whether a serious car collector or starry-eyed sports coupe aficionado, there will be plenty of dream machines on display as gears and glamour converge during the 11th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for April 10-12.

This year’s show will highlight coach-built classic cars of the 1930s and ’40s, including the rarely seen 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Aerodynamic Coupe (aka Round Door Rolls) — on loan from the vaults of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and rendered on canvas by official Concours artist Scott Jacobs.

“This is the baddestlooking Rolls you’ll ever see — the Batmobile of RollsRoyces — but it’s a piece of art,” event chair Michael Dorvillier said. “You can’t put a price on this car. …

This is the crown jewel of their museum, and they’re sending it to us with another car and two (vintage) motorcycles.”

See schedule of events in box at right.

Doug Skeen’s 1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton received Reserve Best in Show during the 2014 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance auto show. Courtesy photo

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS • Friday, April 10: Rolls-Royce Contemporary Classic Cocktail Party, 7-10 p.m., La Valencia Hotel. Tickets: $150.

• Saturday, April 11: La Jolla Tour d’Elegance, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (starts in Balboa Park); $195 per car (includes driver and one passenger); $125 per person bus ticket.

Aston Martin VIP Reception, 6-9 p.m., Scripps Park, $150.

• Sunday, April 12: La Jolla Concours d’Elegance and La Jolla Motor Car Classic at the Concours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Scripps Park/La Jolla Cove, $40 general admission in advance, $50 on event day, $125 VIP Tickets/details: lajollaconcours.com

Pacific Ridge student wins Kyoto Prize Symposium scholarship Pacific Ridge School senior Tyler Chen is one of just three students from San Diego County to be honored as a 2014 Kyoto Prize Symposium scholarship winner.

The Kyoto scholarship is awarded to the six students (a companion scholarship is awarded to three students from Tijuana) who best demonstrate not only academic excellence, but also an active pursuit of the betterment of society.The student scholarships are offered through San Diego’s Kyoto Symposium Organization.

Each year, the prestigious Kyoto Prize is given to three individuals worldwide to honor their significant contributions to humankind’s scientific, cultural, and spiritual development. As part of the student scholarship application process, students are asked to submit an essay Tyler Chen describing what inspiration they draw from the life and work of one of the 2014 Kyoto Prize laureates. Chen wrote his essay on Dr. Edward Witten, a leader in the dramatic evolution of superstring theory.

“I admire Dr. Witten’s unique ability to see connections, and his appreciation for the beauty of the universe around us,” said Chen. “The work he has done is truly inspiring. He effectively unified five competing string theories into a grander theory, M-theory. M-theory explains our universe in such a simple and elegant way that I can’t help but think we are nearing the creation of the theory of everything.”

Chen, who hopes to pursue nanotechnology and entrepreneurship in college, had the opportunity to meet Dr. Witten at the Kyoto Benefit Gala on March 17.

Chen’s additional achievements include recognition as a 2015 National Merit Finalist, membership in the National Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society, and varsity Academic League. Chen is captain of the robotics team, an editor of the Quanta Science Journal, and a Pacific Ridge student ambassador. He also holds a third-degree black belt and is a Level 2 Taekwondo instructor.

Drake Center to hold next Kids’ Day NC Symphony presents two concerts in May April 12

The North Coast Symphony presents “Divine Duets” at 2:30 p.m. May 10, and 7:30 p.m. May 12, at the Seacoast Community Church, 1050 Regal Road, Encinitas.

Featured selections are Concerto for Two Cellos by Vivaldi, with soloists Anna Piland and her student, Eden Deng; Concerto for Two Clarinets, Opus 35, by Krommer, with Charles Martyn and Lee Lallier, soloists; “The Carnival of the Animals” by Saint-Saens, with Loie Flood and Jeanne Saier, piano soloists; “Danse Bacchanale” from “Samson and Delilah”

by Saint-Saens; “Polonaise” from “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky; and the Radetzky March

by Johann Strauss, Sr. Tickets available at the door: $10 general, $8 seniors/students/military, $25/family max.

More information is available at www.northcoastsymphony.com. The orchestra is funded in part by the city of Encinitas and the Mizel Family Foundation. Call 760-753-3003.

Virtuosi Concert Series presents ‘Russian Easter Concert’ April 5 The Virtuosi Concert Series at the Encinitas Public Library presents a “Russian Easter Concert” with violinist Annelle Gregory, cellist Ruslan Biryukov and pianist Alexei Podkorytov.

The artists will perform music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the library, 540 Cornish Drive.

Annelle Gregory Ruslan Biryukov Alexei Tickets: $25 general adPodkorytov mission; $21 students, seniors and military. Tickets are available at http://www.Tickettomato.com and www.virtuosiusa. org. Call 858-207-6967.

Del Mar National Horse Show arrives April 16 In its 70th year, the Del Mar National Horse Show runs from April 16 through May 3 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena.

Elegance, excitement, and excellence are the hallmarks of the show, one of the oldest and most prestigious equestrian competitions in the western United States. A different aspect will be highlighted each week: Western Week (April 16-19); Dressage Week (April 23-26) and Hunter/Jumper Week (April 28-May 3). Visit www.delmarnational.com.

Visit the veterinary practice at the Drake Center during the next Kids’ Day, April 12, for a free program for ages 8-12.

Kids can get some hands-on experience at a veterinary During the hour-long practice with a visit to the Drake Center April 12. program, participants get special hands-on experience of veterinary medicine and the inner workings of a real animal hospital. They will go behind the scenes into the treatment room, where they will: • View slides under a microscope • Examine X-rays • Learn about important preventative care • Assist a veterinarian with a routine physical exam on a live dog or cat • Dress for surgery • Perform a mock procedure on a stuffed patient, and more! Each child will also go home with a small gift.

Space is limited. Reserve to The Drake Center, 195 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, at 760753-9393 or clientservices@thedrakecenter.com.

Encinitas hosts Spring Egg Hunt on April 4

The spring egg hunt will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

April 4 at Encinitas Community Park.

It’s all about the kids — and 22,000 eggs! The city of Encinitas will present its annual Easter Egg Hunt Festival from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas.

Egg hunt times are: 10:15 a.m., 2 years and under; 10:45 a.m., 3-year-olds; 11:15 a.m., 4- and 5-year-olds; 11:45 a.m., 6 and older.

Make a day of it and enjoy the beautiful new Encinitas Community Park. Please bring your own basket or bag for eggs. Limited parking is available on-site at the park. Auxiliary parking is available at the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lower parking lots, accessed off Devonshire Drive.

For information, call the Encinitas Parks & Recreation Department at 760-633-2740 or visit www.EncinitasParksand Rec.com.

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help relieve back pain

BY MANEESH BAWA, M.D. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, my aching back!â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complaint many of us will have at some point in our lives. Back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting eight out of 10 people.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at types of back pain and treatments available to relieve it.

Back pain can be acute or chronic.

Back pain can range from a constant dull ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Acute back pain comes on suddenly and usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks. We consider back pain chronic if it lasts for more than three months.

A number of factors can contribute to back pain, including overuse, injuries, trauma and illness. Lower back pain, or pain that radiates down into the leg, often may be due to a muscle or nerve injury. If you have pain that comes on suddenly for no apparent reason or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t improve over time, call your primary care doctor or make an appointment with an orthopedic specialist.

Treatments depend on the cause and severity of back pain.

In general, you can treat mild injuries, especially minor muscle strains, with rest and over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen.

Massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic treatments may help relieve pain and promote healing. Physical therapy and muscle-strengthening exercises can help restore strength and flexibility to injured muscles. If pain is severe, trigger point or epidural injections may help calm muscle spasms or block nerve pain while the body heals.

Surgery is always a last resort, but may be necessary for specific conditions such as a collapsed or slipped disc, herniated disc, com-

pressed nerve, compression fracture, spinal instability, or spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal).

Minimally invasive surgery may be an option for many conditions.

Orthopedic surgeons may treat many of these conditions with minimally invasive surgery. Symptoms, medical history and the results of pre-surgical tests such as X-rays and MRIs help us determine the best option for each patient.

Whereas standard open surgery is performed through a large incision, minimally invasive surgery involves one or more small incisions. The orthopedic surgeon inserts a tube with a tiny camera through one of the incisions and, guided by images on a video screen, performs the procedure using very slim surgical instruments inserted through the incisions. In some cases, the surgeon may use a robotic surgery system, which offers the surgeon enhanced dexterity as well as a 3-D view of the surgical site.

These orthopedic surgery procedures are often done using minimally invasive techniques: â&#x20AC;˘ Laminectomy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Removal of the lamina, a bone at the back of the vertebra, to relieve pressure on spinal nerves â&#x20AC;˘ Discectomy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Removal of all or part of a damaged spinal disc â&#x20AC;˘ Kyphoplasty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Inserting a balloon and cement into the bone to repair compression fractures â&#x20AC;˘ Disc replacement â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Replacing a damaged disc with an artificial one â&#x20AC;˘ Spinal fusion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Removing a damaged disc, and fusing vertebrae for stability.

Minimally invasive orthopedic surgery may offer several advantages.

Compared with standard open surgeries, multiple studies have shown that minimally invasive proce-

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What’s going on around Encinitas this weekend and beyond These are just some of the events taking place in and around Encinitas this weekend. For details, visit http://bit.ly/1FfIQSV. • Basics of Oil Painting With Vicki Walsh: 1-4 p.m. Thursdays, April 2-June 18, Lux Art Institute, 1578 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $450. Ages 18-plus; www.luxartinstitute.org.

Learn color theory with clear and concise instruction for handling oil paint and using color in an inspiring way. Participants will come away from this class with a thorough understanding of color and value, and a systematic approach to palette creation that will allow them to use color with skill and confidence, every time.

• First Thursdays: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, Coast Highway 101, Leucadia. Call 760-436-2320 or visit http://www.encinitas101.com/events/first-thursdays.

Come downtown every first Thursday for unique events, activities and freebies at dozens of shops and restaurants. Enjoy free entertainment, food, drinks and special offers well into the evening.

• Film: “Inside the Garbage of the World,” 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas. Suggested donation at door: $10. Info: 760-753-5786; www.seasidecenter.org A new, informative and educational documentary about ocean preservation and the environmental challenge of plastic pollution rising to dangerous levels and threatening life on Earth. Solutions-based panel and open forum discussion follow. Plus music by Tiamo and an art exhibit.

• Benefit Concert: Tolan Shaw. 7 p.m. food, 8 p.m. concert, Friday, April 3, at San Dieguito Academy Performing Arts Center, 800 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas. Cost: $15, Tickets: www.seatyourself.biz/sdamusic.

The award-winning San Diego singer-songwriter releases a new EP, “Chin Up,” to benefit his former high school’s music program. Tolan and his five-piece band, including other SDA alumni, will play an eclectic mixture of pop, rock, soul, and funk music. Opening act is SDA student Cordelia Degher.

• Families Making History Together: Woven Baskets; noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free.

Call 760-632-9711.

Lux Art Institute welcomes fourth artist in residence Lux Art Institute announces the exhibition of Kingston-born artist Ebony G. Patterson, the fourth of five resident artists at Lux during its 2014-2015 season.

Patterson’s flamboyant work, which incorporates glitter, fabric silk flowers, jewelry, and more, draws attention to changing forms of masculinity and working-class identity in Jamaican dance-hall culture.

Patterson will be in residence at Lux “Bad Pickney” from the Fambily series, 2013, from April 4-May 2, during which time mixed media hand-embellished photo she will complete a large, floor-based, tapestry with 56 fabric balloons. Courtesy of mixed media piece in the Artist Studio.

The opening reception was held the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery Thursday, April 2, and the exhibit runs from April 4-May 30. Visitors are welcome during Artist Studio hours: 1-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

As part of the Studio Series, Lux will host a casual wine reception followed by an interactive discussion with Patterson from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Lux members attend events for free. Visit luxartinstitute.org.

ArtFest comes to Botanic Garden April 11-12 Don’t miss ArtFest, a delightful combination of a Fine Art Show, Quick Draw Contest, art demonstrations, and Asian Art Show from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas.

The Fine Art Show will feature more than 20 artists who will be showing and selling their works, including sculptors, painters, potters, and glass, gourd and fiber artists. Guests will be treated throughout the day to interesting demonstrations provided by many of the artists.

Watch art come alive before your eyes at the Quick Draw Contest from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, April 11. The contest will feature 20 youth and 20 adult artists, who will be creating an entire work in an allotted time right before your eyes. The pieces created will then be available for purchase at the event.

ArtFest 2015 will also feature an Asian Art Show showcasing outstanding displays of ikebana and bonsai, along with lectures and demonstrations on Asian-influenced art and horticulture.

Guests will also enjoy native flute music with Didgeridoo, featuring Bob Ballentine and friends, throughout the weekend in the Australian Garden.

Stay all day, and enjoy a lunch of delicious Greek delights made possible by Divine Fresh Foods. For information, visit SDBGarden.org/artfest.

Cost is free with admission or membership to the San Diego Botanic Garden.

Early settlers didn’t have plastic bags to carry their vegetables, eggs or sewing, so they used woven baskets with handles made from reeds, slim tree branches or other natural materials that settlers found in the area. These baskets were useful in many ways, and we think that you’ll find your no-sew woven basket to be useful, too!

• Art Exhibit Reception, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Free; 760-942-3636; www.offtrackgallery.com.

Enjoy refreshments and meet the Plein Air artists whose work is included in the “Capturing Reflections” exhibit, and Grace Swanson, Terry Oshrin and Bobbi Hirschkoff, whose work is on view in the “Gourds, Geckos and Glass” exhibit. All are members of the San Dieguito Art Guild.

• Spring Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2740.

Enjoy arts and crafts, prizes, jump houses, face painting and 22,000 eggs! Egg Hunt times: 2 and under, 10:15 a.m.; 3-year-olds, 10:45 a.m.; 4- to 5-year-olds, 11:15 a.m.; ages 6 and up, 11:45 a.m. Bring your own basket or bag for eggs. Limited parking; extra parking available at Scripps Hospital Encinitas lower parking lots, accessible off Devonshire Drive.

• Scurry, Slither & Slide Family Fun Day, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Free. Info: www.SanElijo. org.

Get an up-close look at reptiles as they wake up for spring time. Learn whether or not all snakes and lizards lay eggs, and make a fun reptile theme craft.

• Virtuosi Series: Russian Easter Concert; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets: $25, $21 in advance or at the door. Call 858-2076967.

Explore the music of Russia with celebrated San Diego violinist Annelle Gregory, virtuoso cellist Ruslan Biryukov and New York-based pianist Alexei Podkorytov. They will perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Russian Fantasy,” Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz Scherzo,” and Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata and Trio No. 2.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $9, $7. Call 760436-SHOW (7469).

“Still Alice,” “The Imitation Game,” Friday Midnight Movie, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Grauer club to host ‘Alpha Girls’ workshop April 17 The Grauer School’s Girl Rising Club will host Dr. Adria O’Donnell’s “Alpha Girls: Finding Courage and Staying True” workshop on Friday, April 17, in The Grauer School’s Great Hall.

The interactive workshop allows girls to talk openly about their social Members of the Girl Rising Club at The Grauer School. stressors and provide them with more effective tools for expressing their needs and maintaining their personal integrity.

Dr. Adria O’Donnell is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in San Diego. The Girl Rising Clubs hosts speakers throughout the year. After inviting O’Donnell to a meeting earlier in the academic year, the members were thrilled when she agreed to be the featured speaker at the Girl Rising’s Club year-end event.

The Girl Rising Club members and advisers were impressed with O’Donnell’s ability to engage with middle school and high school girls and discuss sensitive issues. Divya Sriharan, a senior at The Grauer School and president of Grauer’s Girl Rising Club, is looking forward to the workshop because, she states, “If we can fix the problem at the source, we can start a movement, which will result in higher self-esteem and less bullying. Then we can focus on larger issues.”

The “Alpha Girls: Finding Courage and Staying True” workshop is open to the public with an entrance fee of $30. The workshop will be followed by a wrap-up session and dessert for parents and daughters. The workshop will start at 6 p.m. in The Grauer School’s Great Hall. Parents are welcome to join starting at 7:30 p.m. for the workshop wrap-up and refreshments.

The Grauer School is at 1500 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. Grauer is accepting applications for summer school. Learn more at www.grauerschool.com or call 760-274-2118.

Encinitas hosts First Thursday events April 2 Come to downtown Encinitas on the first Thursday of every month for unique events, activities and freebies at dozens of shops and restaurants. Enjoy free entertainment, food, drinks and special offers well into the evening. All offers/activities are from 5-8 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Call 760-436-2320 or visit http://www.encinitas101.com/events/first-thursdays.

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Employees’ mental, physical health part of Hoehn Motors’ maintenance

BY KELLEY CARLSON Hoehn Motors not only maintains vehicles, it maintains employees, too.

The family-owned and -operated company — which has 12 stores in Carlsbad Car Country — provides a wellness program for its approximately 450 staffers. The offerings are designed to benefit employees physically and mentally, whether it’s yoga classes or a making a call to the corporate chaplain for support.

“They’re (Bill and Bob Hoehn) always real cognizant of the fact that when employees feel appreciated and valued, they tend to be the most productive,” said Josh Sherman, Hoehn’s executive manager and marketing director. “When I go to managers meetings, I’m constantly hearing my father-in-law (Bill) ask if employees are flourishing. … He always encourages our managers to do things to make the employees feel more appreciated.”

This often involves trying out new ideas and continuing with the ones that click with workers.

“We try to be progressive in what we do, but we’re not a large corporation,” Sherman noted.

One of the most recent ideas implemented involved Hoehn’s increased representation in the Carlsbad 5000, held March 29. For the third consecutive year, the company was an event sponsor, but 2015 marked the first time that it actively encouraged its employees to train for the race. Two staffers stepped up and agreed to be coaches, and others rallied around the idea of exercising together. Several other employees managed the workouts, developed race T-shirts, coordinated a “gear event” for employees with a local running store, and communi-

cated race-day logistics with their co-workers, Sherman said.

“We knew we had employees who liked to run, but we didn’t know that by empowering them to organize (the training) internally ... it would have a wildfire-spreading effect,” he said.

On any given afternoon leading up to the Carlsbad 5000, he said employees could be seen running around Car Country.

“Training for the Carlsbad 5000, I’ve lost 20 pounds, my blood pressure is down, and mentally, I feel super-fantabulous!” said Brandy Darr of Hoehn Mercedes-Benz. “It has been great training with my co-workers.

Just being able to encourage one another to push a little harder and go a little further has forged strong relationships. I feel very blessed to have such amazing people that are so encouraging in my life.”

More than 85 Hoehn workers signed up, which is 15 percent to 20 percent of the employee base, Sherman said.

While the Carlsbad 5000 is an annual event, employees can participate in various other physical activities throughout the year. For example, they can relax and become centered through yoga and Pilates classes that are taught at Hoehn’s various locations. Also, once each month, Hoehn workers are invited to go on a ride with the Swami’s Cycling Club, which the company helps sponsor.

While keeping physically fit is important, Hoehn also places a strong emphasis on mental health. The company has a fulltime nondenominational corporate chaplain, Roy Inzunza, who has provided spiritual comfort and counseling services for more than seven years.

On call 24/7, Inzunza’s entire job is to

Tomatomania donates to EUSD farm lab Tomatomania, the world’s largest supplier of tomato seedlings, provided the Encinitas Union School District with $1,000 worth of tomato plants and garden accessories for EUSD Farm Lab, the district’s 10-acre school site at Quail Gardens Drive.

Farm Lab’s mission is to provide students with educational experiences that demonstrate the interconnectedness of science, nutrition, agriculture, and ecology.

Its curriculum is designed to cultivate appreciation for natural resources and to give students the tools Laura Moore, Tomatomania owner Scott Daigre, Mim they need to make healthy Michelove of Farm Lab. Courtesy photo choices. To help them make those healthy choices at school, Farm Lab includes a 6-acre production farm where the food grown is used in the district’s lunch program.

Tomatomania has supported the district’s school garden efforts in the past; however, this marks a sizable expansion in their partnership. The 165 donated tomato plants now growing at Farm Lab offer the district’s main kitchen seasonal access to an abundance of tomato varieties for the salad bars at all nine schools. Also, tomatoes harvested over the summer will be preserved for made-from-scratch pizza and pasta sauces for the 2015-16 school year.

EUSD already has a national model for school-grown food production and preservation called “Straight to the Plate.” This program is a collaboration between Ocean Knoll Farm, a 1-acre district educational garden project, and the district’s main kitchen. Tomatomania is supporting Farm Lab’s participation in Straight to the Plate with a colorful first crop.

“We have plans to celebrate the EUSD Tomatomania partnership by declaring several Tomatomania Pizza Days throughout the school year,” said Mim Michelove of EUSD Farm Lab. “It is always exciting to work with our Green Garden Café staff to help promote and serve locally sourced, healthful foods in the EUSD school lunches and we look forward to sharing this gratifying experience with more community partners like Tomatomania.”

Left, the Hoehn team revs up before the Carlsbad 5000.

Below left, the bicycle group rides with Swami’s Cycling Club; below right, a yoga class at Hoehn’s.

assist employees, whether it’s to take them to Mexico so they can build houses for charity work, or to serve as a marriage or grief counselor.

“Having a chaplain to serve the emotional needs of our employees is awesome,” Sherman said. “It’s a great thing for morale. As employees go through different circumstances, he really helps them get back on their feet.”

Hoehn also boosts people’s attitudes with its Employee of the Month celebrations, which are held at each store. Workers have a chance to nominate their peers for the award;. At the event, comments are read aloud, and everyone also has a chance to hear the latest news about their location.

“We want employees to feel energized about what’s going on at their dealership,” Sherman said.

“Our family believes it is paramount that everyone from the general manager to our newest lot porter is able to provide input on continually improving our business operations and ensure we are providing the best customer experience possible.”

Providing such programs seems to be paying off at Hoehn.

“When employees are actively involved in services that we provide, we find that they are firing on all cylinders,” Sherman said.

“I think it’s great that the Hoehns offer the health (and) fitness classes and all the other fitness activities,” Darr said. “It makes you feel that you aren’t just an employee to them, but more like a family member, because they are saying, ‘We want you to stay healthy.’ Work life can be very stressful, so having an outlet that’s so positive both mentally and physically is wonderful.”

“Every employer cares about their employees,” Sherman added. “You can’t be a profitable business and not care about them. (Businesses) need to be really understanding in how to serve their employees. It takes being conscientious to what their needs are.” Visit www.hoehnmotors.com

Carvey, Caillat to perform at county fair Comedian Dana Carvey, ventriloquist Terry Fator, singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat and KC and the Sunshine Band have been added to the grandstand concert lineup at the San Diego County Fair, organizers of the annual summer event announced today.

Carvey, the “Saturday Night Live” alumnus, is set to perform July 4. Fator, who also does musical impressions of major entertainers, is scheduled to take the stage on June 12.

Caillat will follow on June 13. KC and the Sunshine Band will kick off Grandstand Stage entertainment for the fair on opening night, June 5. They join a lineup that already includes Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick, June 10; Christina Perri, June 17; and closing act Julion Alvarez, July 5.

The fair will also offer performances from singer-songwriter Andy Grammer, “The Voice” finalist Beverly McClellan and country singer Tanya Tucker — among others — in its Paddock Stage series.

Full schedules are available on the fair’s website, www.sdfair.com.

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Encinitas ‘Passport to the Arts’ Festival The fourth annual Encinitas “Passport to the Arts” Festival was held March 29 in celebration of the visual, performing and culinary arts.

The event, organized by a partnership between the City of Encinitas Arts Division and the San Dieguito Academy Foundation, took place at the San Dieguito Academy Performing Arts Center.

The arts festival is the largest annual arts event that the city’s arts division organizes. It has a focus on arts education and showcases outstanding student talent alongside professional artists.

For more information, visit www.encinitasca.gov/festival Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Vivien Vaucher, Yasamine Durali, Megan Sherer

Annette Eckel, Janet Crombie, Lauren Taylor

Student art from Encinitas elementary schools

Grant Sippel, Zac Sippel, Taylor King

Sydney Rhine, Morgan Nesti, Kyndall Krebs, Kennedy Krebs

Jackson Werbelow, Hailey Reeves, Blake Dewitt

Student art from Encinitas elementary schools

Alex Long at his pottery wheel

Samara Boerchers, Pauline Pellegrino

Visitors to the arts festival listen to the San Dieguito Academy Concert Band

The San Dieguito Academy Concert Band

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy focuses on individual care programs No matter the time or day, Tracey King is committed to providing one-on-one care at Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy. That’s why she opened a private physical therapy and rehabilitation center nearly two years ago.

“We strive to provide good quality of care,” King said. “Our goal is to give personalized care where we can actually focus on the individual instead of getting as many patients in here as possible.”

Combining manual techniques with exercises, King works individually with every patient to improve quality of life in an energetic environment. The clinic features specialized equipment for optimal rehabilitation of the lower extremities, whether rehabilitation is needed because of overuse, stress injury or joint replacement.

Among the center’s specialized equipment is the AlterG’s Anti-Gravity Treadmill.

Used by professional athletes and sports teams, the weight-adjustable treadmill allows patients to exercise without pain — even while they are recovering from injury or surgery.

Runners and triathletes often use the treadmill at the clinic, whether they are recovering from injuries or simply aiming to reduce the impact on their joints, King said.

“It’s a great tool for everyone,” she said.

The clinic offers other cash-based, costeffective services, such as a screening and exercise education program for golfers so they can improve their game.

King’s love of sports and passion for

helping others led her to a career in physical therapy.

Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, King grew up swimming and playing field hockey, squash and tennis.

She came to the United States for college, earning a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in pre-physical therapy in 2006 at San Diego State University. In 2009, she graduated from the University of Colorado with a doctorate in physical therapy.

Throughout her career, King has worked at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Colorado, Naval Medical Center San Diego and various outpatient orthopedic clinics, where she’s participated in sports rehabilitation and functional, vestibular and balance training, in addition to treatment for individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

After working at a North County outpatient orthopedic clinic for two years, she decided to open her own practice, working one-on-one with individuals of all ages and needs.

With a need for a physical therapy center in Del Mar and the surrounding communities, King opened her clinic in June 2013 on Via de la Valle. She often welcomes patients from Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe and other areas.

“It’s a convenient location,” King said.

“I’ve enjoyed helping people and seeing people heal and go back to what they enjoy.

That’s what’s most rewarding.”

Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy is at

After working at a North County outpatient orthopedic clinic for two years, Tracey King decided to open Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy, working one-on-one with individuals of all ages and needs.

3790 Via de la Valle, Suite 205, in Del Mar. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The clinic is closed Saturday and Sunday.

For more about Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy, call 858-350-6500 or visit www.ranchodelmarpt.com.

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‘Spock Block’ To kick off Spock Block, Mayor Kristin Gaspar read a proclamation March 26 in a public ceremony at the lower parking lot on the corner of Vulcan Avenue and E Street.

The Encinitas City Council on March 18 unanimously approved establishing a “Spock Block” on Vulcan Avenue from March 26 to April 1.

Councilman Tony Kranz proposed the establishment of “Spock Block” to pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy, who was best known for portraying Mr. Spock in the “Star Trek” TV series and movie franchises. Nimoy died Feb. 27, and his 84th birthday would have been March 26.

“This would be an excellent opportunity to invite Trekkies everywhere to Encinitas to celebrate the life of Spock and enjoy our wonderful community,” Kranz said at the March 18 meeting.

Spock was half-human and half-Vulcan, and because Encinitas has a Vulcan Avenue, that sparked the idea for a celebration, Kranz said.

He added that while the road isn’t named after Spock, it’s still a fitting place for such a designation. Many Leucadia streets, Vulcan Avenue included, are named after gods and goddesses in Roman and Greek mythology.

The designation covered the Vulcan Avenue block that includes City Hall and the Encinitas Library. There, E Street is to the south, with D Street to the north.

Photos by Jon Clark

Councilman Tony Kranz, Encinitas 101 Mainstreet Association Assistant Director Rick Moore, Mayor Kristin Gaspar Sherri Howard, Jim Hoyle

Jennifer Amundsen, Tony Kranz Star Trek fans come out to the “Spock Block” event.

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NCL welcoming committee members: Susan Trompeter, Molly Oitzman, Gabriella Patino, Ava Claxton, Chloe Winkler, co-chair Sarah King, Nadia Patino, Linda Winkler, Tricia Hinkle, Kaley McHale

Lauren McBrie and Kristiana Wood

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San Diego Del Sol Chapter of NCL Senior Recognition event The San Diego Del Sol Chapter of the National Charity League honored 25 young women on March 21 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at its Senior Recognition Ceremony and Dinner Dance. The graduating seniors have devoted six years of volunteer service to the NCL Chapter and local San Diego charities.

The NCL Del Sol Class of 2015 Ticktockers are all high school seniors, graduating from Canyon Crest Academy, Cathedral Catholic High School, Coronado High School, Francis Parker School, Fusion Academy High School, Halstrom Academy, Pacific Ridge High School, San Dieguito Academy, Santa Fe Christian, Torrey Pines

High School and Valley Christian High School.

During the six-year program, the mothers and daughters participate in philanthropic work, educational activities, leadership development, and cultural enrichment. They have performed hundreds of hours of community service at a variety of organizations throughout the county, including The Family Recovery Center, Ronald McDonald House, Autism Tree Project Foundation, and Helen Woodward Animal Center.

For more information, visit www.ncldelsol. org.

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

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for three years.

The investigation is continuing, Maryon said. The homicide unit routinely investigates all deputy-involved shootings, fatal or not.

While investigators continue their work, Gary Kendrick’s family — including his wife, who was a witness — are grieving.

In a San Marcos restaurant April 1, Carolyn Kendrick said her brother was introverted, a “very quiet, gentle, sensitive man” who cared about the environment, and really loved frogs and similar creatures.

“He showed his love by taking care of whatever you wanted fixed,” she said.

The oldest of four siblings, Gary Kendrick was also a San Diego State graduate who worked for the county as a health inspector.

He taught his sister how to surf when they were teens and they still surfed together as adults, Carolyn Kendrick said. He so loved the sport that he traveled the world to catch waves, from Hawaii to Costa Rica to Malaysia.

In recent weeks, she said, her brother had seemed fine. But the week before his death, he was upset over marital troubles.

His best friend, Mark Steffen, said in a phone call April 1 that he was aware Kendrick — a “very friendly and even-tempered person” — was depressed over his marriage. Steffen spent time with him a few days before the shooting, and was hopeful the couple would work it out.

“I had no idea it could get to that point where there is a 911 call and 15 minutes later, (he) is dead,” said Steffen, an airline pilot who had known Gary Kendrick since the fourth grade.

Carolyn Kendrick, who retired from the San Diego Police Department five years ago, said she is working through her grief but has some messages she wants to convey.

She said she wants to remind people to seek help for depression and suicidal thoughts, and to remind friends and family members to look for suicide warning signs and “identify and intervene” if possible.

And for her law enforcement brethren, she hopes they will ask themselves what they can learn from this incident, to evaluate whether there should be changes to policy or procedure when dealing with a potentially suicidal person.

And she wants them to talk about how situations can be slowed — and help brought in — instead of accelerated.

“Use this incident is to improve responses, if the opportunity is there, to try to prevent this from occurring the future,” she said.

In February, the District Attorney’s Office released a report evaluating all officer- and deputy-involved shootings from 1993 to 2012. Of the 358 shooting incidents, 19 percent were considered suicide by cop.

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Fearing for his safety, Block fired several rounds from his department-issued AR-15 rifle, striking and incapacitating Kendrick, the release states.

Kendrick fell to the ground and again attempted to point the shotgun at the deputy, according to the release. Block shot the man again. One stray round hit a neighbor’s home, but no one was injured, Maryon said.

CPR was administered, but the man died at the scene.

After the shooting, caution tape was strung up to form a perimeter around the neighborhood.

Detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail then began investigating the shooting.

As deputies were responding to the call, the dispatcher advised them there was a history of weapons at the residence. They were also told that deputies had been to the house earlier in the week, according to the release.

Brenda Esparza, who lives in a nearby cul-de-sac, said she heard the four shots. Moments later, she looked in the direction of the sounds and saw CPR being performed on the man for 10 minutes.

“It’s crazy because nothing happens around here,” Esparza said about two hours after the shooting. “It’s Village Park; it’s really quiet and you know everyone around here.”

She added: “A lot of people got scared when they heard the gunshots.”

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ENCINITAS ADVOCATE - APRIL 3, 2015 - PAGE A23

Encinitas homes sold, from 3/21-4/1 Agent Scott Hall joins Coastal Premier Properties Address

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3298 POPPY HILLS LANE 1102 NEPTUNE AVE. 1250 CANTON COURT

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669 SECOND ST. 826 DEWITT AVE.

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329 RANCHO SANTA FE RD. 506 HILLOCK PLACE 1552 AVENIDA DE LAS LILAS 415 WILLOWSPRING DR. N 432 DELAGE DRIVE 1781 VILLAGE RUN N 687 S COAST HWY 101 238 755 DEL RIO AVE. 2015 COUNTRYHAVEN CT.

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Price $3,988,000 $3,400,000 $2,247,000 $1,850,000 3.5 $1,750,000 5.5 $1,420,000

-3.5 3 2.5 2 2 2 1.5 1 2.5

$1,255,000 $850,000 $820,000 $775,000 $769,000 $756,000 $680,000 $612,000 $575,000 $530,000

Photo contest winner; Caught on Camera photo contest put on ‘pause’ Congratulations to Karla Deerinck for winning our Caught on Camera community photo contest for March — “Best City or Architecture” photo. For this image, titled “Eiffel Tower & Trees,” Deerinck will receive a $100 gift certificate to Amaya Restaurant at The Grand Del Mar. As of April 1, this newspaper has suspended its online community photo contest while we develop a better platform for displaying readers’ uploaded images.

Our reworked model will be easier to use and, hopefully, more fun to

Coastal Premier Properties would like to extend a very warm welcome to agent Scott Hall.

Before relocating to San Diego, Scott served in the United States Air Force for 14 years and flew in over 60 combat missions during Desert Storm. He was also an instructor pilot, and is currently in the Air Force Reserves as a Lt. Colonel. His unique background allows him to work judiciously in even the most high stress and high-pressure situations.

Scott will be joining the Houston Team out of the Coastal Premier Properties La Costa office.

“As an agent, homeowner, investment owner, business owner, husband, and father, Scott knows through personal experience how important real estate is to his clients” explains co-owner Amy Green.

For more about Scott and Coastal Premier Properties, visit www.CoastalPremierOnline.com.

Goodguys bringing 15th Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals to fairgrounds April 10-12 Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is poised to bring its 15th Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals to the Del Mar Fairgrounds April 10-12, featuring more than 2,500 candy-colored and chromed hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks.

There are fun things for the kids to do, too. A model car program sponsored by Revell sends the little ones home with their very own model kit, plus there’s a PPG coloring contest and other kids’ games.

Gates are open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $20 adults, $6 for kids 7-12. Fairgrounds parking is $10. Visit www.goodguys.com to buy tickets or to register a show car. Call 925-838-9876 for information. General admission tickets for $17 are available at good-guys.com until midnight April 9 only.

OPEN HOUSES Carmel Valley

12175 Caminito Mira Del Mar Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Dana Worsham / host: Dana Worsham / Coldwell Banker 858-774-6793

$719,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

12650 Carmel Country Rd #107 Sat from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Jennifer Drennan/host: Jen Drennan / Sampson California Realty 858-205-3077

$869,000 4 BR/2.5 BA

4738 Caminito Lapiz Amy Green / Coastal Premier Properties

$909,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

5097 Brookburn Dr Joseph Sampson / Sampson California Realty

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

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$1,328,000 4 BR/2.5 BA

3696 Landfair Ct Sharon Dick / Coastal Premiere Properties

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

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4877 Bayliss Court Charles & Farryl Moore / Coldwell Banker

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

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$1,899,000 4 BR/3.5 BA

5177 Seagrove Cove Charles & Farryl Moore / Coldwell Banker

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13587 Penfield Pt. Charles & Farryl Moore / Coldwell Banker

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

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The 20th Annual Ugly Dog Contest is returning to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This fun, family community event is presented by the San Diego Coastal Chamber of Commerce and the Del Mar Kiwanis. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 19, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Saddling paddock at the Del Mar racetrack.

The event will raise money for the San Diego Humane Society and Reality Changers.

For additional information, sponsorships or tickets, contact originaluglydog@gmail.com or visit bit.ly/UDC2015.

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

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DEL MAR

$989,000 Lot/Land

Carmel Valley Rd between Via Grimaldi & Portofino Sat & Sun from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Chris Lin / Berkshire Hathaway 858-605-8355

$1,195,000 4 BR/2 BA

2121 Del Mar Heights Rd Toni Cieri / Del Mar Premier Properties

RANCHO SANTA FE

Ugly Dog Contest returns to Fairgrounds April 19

CARMEL VALLEY

$550,000 2 BR/2.5 BA

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peruse. Stay tuned! The contest themes will be challenging and equal to the prizes.

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

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RANCHO SANTA FE

$1,995,000 4 BR/3 BA

17144 Via de la Valle Gary Wildeson / Pacific Sotheby’s

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

858-692-0242

$3,750,000 5 BR/6.5 BA

5940 Lago Lindo Sat & Sun 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

K. Ann Brizolis / host: Jennifer J. Janzen-Botts / Pacific Sotheby’s 858-756-4382

For the most up-to-date list of open houses, mapped locations, and premium listings with photos, visit encinitasadvocate.com/open-houses-list/ Contact Colleen Gray | colleeng@rsfreview.com | 858.756.1403 x112

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All your local doctors in one convenient location GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL DOCTORS Dr. Michael L. Myers, DDS Specialties: General Dentistry

Dr. Michael Myers, one of San Diego’s “Top Dentists”, specializes in beautifying smilies, maintaining you dental health, and helping you improve your appearance. He and his staff at North Coast Family Dentistry have been serving patients for more than 35 years and they take pride in keeping your smile beautiful.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call (760) 942-1171 or visit www.mlmyersdds.com.

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For more than 25 years, physicians and dentists at North Coast Health Center have been providing highly personalized care to coastal north San Diego County. With more than 250 physicians and dentists to choose from, North Coast Health Center patients have access to primary care, a surgery center, pharmacy, lab, imaging, and over 45 medical and dental specialties all in one convenient location.

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NORTH COUNTY DENTAL OFFICE WHERE EXPERIENCE OVERCOMES FEAR! For many people, the idea of visiting the dentist causes a knot to form in the pit of their stomach. Fear, anxiety and apprehension take over, and overshadow their good common sense. We all know that good oral health and healthy teeth are an integral part of our total health. So why is it that 50% of Americans do not routinely see a dentist? The overriding answer is FEAR. People find many reasons to put off seeing a dentist …”I don’t have the time.”, “It’s too expensive.”, “My teeth feel fine.” But the bottom line is that they are afraid. Dr. Michael Myers and his staff at North Coast Family Dentistry are sensitive to that fear and have spent the better part of the last 40 years trying to allay people’s fears and promoting dental health and comfort.

Dr. Myers believes that what sets his office apart is experience. “We have been serving our patients here in Encinitas for over 36 years. Many of my staff members have worked with me for 10 to 20 plus years. They have established strong relationships with our patients and have been able to respond to their unique dental needs and fears. We are proud of the loyalty our long-term patients have shown to our practice.”

“We are committed to excellence”, says Dr. Myers, “both in the delivery of dental care and in customer service. North Coast Family Dentistry is a dental practice firmly committed to the belief that you have the right to choose your own dentist and that you deserve the highest quality of care and personal attention. We’ve built our practice on the essential elements of trust, respect, and communication. Our patient reviews on various social media websites speak to this point. We encourage our patients to communicate to us their individual concerns and goals. We work hard to achieve those goals and communication is the key to this success.”

North Coast Family Dentistry is a full service general dental practice focusing on restorative and cosmetic dentistry. In addition, Dr. Myers practice offers a wide range of dental hygiene procedures. From teeth whitening (Zoom!) to veneers to traditional crown and bridge or implants, Dr. Myers and his staff enhance the natural beauty of your smile.

Dr. Myers is a long-term San Diego resident. He earned his bachelor degree in biology from UCSD in 1971 and returned to his hometown of Washington, DC to attend Georgetown University Dental School, receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1975. He and his family returned to Southern California to begin his dental career. He moved his practice to Encinitas in 1979, and helped establish the North Coast Health Center in 1987. North County residents have been experiencing the professionalism and quality of Dr. Myers and his staff for over 36 years. Dr. Myers is a member of the American Dental Association and the San Diego County Dental Society.

Dr. Michael Myers’ office is located in the North Coast Health Center, at 477 N. El Camino Real, Ste. A-302 in Encinitas. Dr. Myers is currently accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, please visit our website, www.mlmyersdds. com, or call (760) 942-1171, to speak with our Scheduling Coordinator. Dr. Myers looks forward to meeting you and your friends, and helping to provide an experience you can smile about!