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Encinitas Little League gets big sendoff before tournament

BY JARED WHITLOCK When Encinitas Little League (ELL) players and coaches boarded a bus the afternoon of July 30, an extra person hopped on for a few minutes before they left: Trevor Hoffman.

“San Diego is behind you guys,” said the former Padre and seven-time All Star during a pep talk.

Hoffman was among roughly 100 people at Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA who gave ELL’s All-Star Team a proper sendoff. Indeed, the crowd chanted “ELL!” repeatedly as the bus revved.

Starting Aug. 2, they’re playing in the West Region Tournament in San Bernardino, one step away from the Little League World Series.

The team, made up of 12- and 13-year-olds, has had quite a run so far.

Most recently on July 27, ELL beat Long Beach to capture the Southern California championship, marking the first time an ELL team has won the title. And they did so with their backs against the wall.

After getting blown out in its first game in the best-of-

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The team gathers for a photograph before heading out. Photo by Jared Whitlock.

■ Local skateboarder is 2nd youngest to take X Games gold.

Lifestyle

■ For photos of community events, see pages 14, 18.

A walk in the park: Officials tour new Encinitas grounds

BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commissioners saw firsthand the progress of the much-anticipated Encinitas Community Park during a July 24 tour.

“Just the size of it — it’s what made an impression on me,” Commissioner Sanford Shapiro said after the tour of the 44-acre park.

“It’s still very walkable, with concrete paths throughout. And it seems there’s something for everyone.”

Shapiro said he was especially impressed with the

design of the 2-acre Maggie Houlihan Memorial Dog Park, named after the late councilwoman.

The dog park features a large turf area, a spot for smaller dogs and another place that will let new dogs adjust before playing.

The nonprofit Encinitas Garden Festival & Tour committee recently donated $7,500 to help pay for future amenities there, such as a fountain or gazebo.

Shapiro said he also enjoyed walking through the 13,000-square-foot skatepark, complete with a skate

plaza and bowl. In coming weeks, finishing touches like oak trees in planter boxes and a granite slab for skateboarders to slide across will go in at the skatepark.

The community park, behind the Vons off Santa Fe Drive, is slated to open sometime this fall.

John Frenken, park and beach superintendent, noted that even though the park isn’t officially open, that hasn’t stopped many from using the skatepark.

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Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commissioners toured the soon-to-open Encinitas Community Park on July 24.

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Resident with deep community roots takes over as Heritage Museum director

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Barbara Grice stands in front of the Teten House at the San Dieguito Heritage Museum. Grice, whose family history goes back a ways in Encinitas, recently took over as executive director. Photo by Jared Whitlock

BY JARED WHITLOCK Barbara Grice, a descendant of Encinitas pioneers, is now the executive director of the San Dieguito Heritage Museum.

In her new role, she’s responsible for gaining new visitors, overseeing an expansion and preserving key pieces of history. It’s a fitting job considering her family’s deep roots in the community.

“I started volunteering at the museum about 10 years ago to learn more about my family tree — something I actually didn’t know a lot about,” Grice said. “And here I am now.”

Grice’s great-great grandfather, Edward Hammond, built Encinitas’ first schoolhouse nearly 130 years ago on the Pacific View property in downtown Encinitas. The Hammonds doubled the population of En-

cinitas from 11 to 22 when they arrived in the city.

And her father, Bob Grice, who passed away seven years ago, was well known throughout the community. He served as a trustee of the San Dieguito Union High School District, was the Grand Marshal of the 2006 Encinitas Christmas Parade and even helped found the heritage museum.

Ironically enough, she didn’t have much of an interest in history until she discovered the heritage museum, located at 450 Quail Gardens Drive. These days, though, she she’s hooked.

“It’s fascinating to me, seeing the various periods, looking at the Kumeyaay and how they survived, for instance,” Grice said.

“There’s so much.”

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Gaspar opts for mayoral bid Four bicycle racks were installed recently at Leucadia Roadside Park.

The push for bike infrastructure is in anticipation of Leucadia Streetscape.

Photo by Jared Whitlock

Public bicycle racks debut at Leucadia park

BY JARED WHITLOCK Leucadia now has public bike racks, with more cycling infrastructure planned down the line.

The four racks, paid for by Leucadia 101 Main Street Association, were installed July 24 at Leucadia Roadside Park, just west of Coast Highway 101 and Leucadia Boulevard.

They came about in response to the lack of bicycle facilities in Leucadia, said Carris Rhodes, executive director of Leucadia 101.

“Our board has talked about ways to increase biking,” Rhodes said. “It recognized Leucadia didn’t have facilities like public bike racks, and acted.”

Each rack can hold a minimum of two bicycles, but up to four “if people get creative,” Rhodes said.

Bike Walk Encinitas scouted Leucadia Roadside Park as a suitable location, and the city of Encinitas agreed to install them. They cost $2,500.

“People are excited by them — the reaction has been great,” Rhodes said.

As a separate effort, a Mizel Family Foundation grant partly funded a bike rack design competition as well as the production of the winning submission. That design will be installed at Leucadia businesses that purchased racks in the next month or two.

Rhodes said the push for bicycle infrastructure is gearing up for the Leucadia Streetscape. That plan calls for traffic calming and additional biking facilities along Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia.

“Biking is becoming more of a priority in the area,” she said.

City staff members have said they anticipate finishing the design phase of Streetscape by 2015.

Another candidate is first to qualify in mayoral race

BY JARED WHITLOCK Mayor Kristin Gaspar recently picked up candidacy papers for the mayor’s race this November.

Gaspar announced months ago she was running for either the open council or mayor seat. She said she recently chose the latter after asking her family and some in the community which to pursue.

“Mayor was the near-unanimous answer,” Gaspar said.

Gaspar said her campaign will focus on funding core services such as public safety and roads.

“As we move forward, it’s going to be critically important we have someone to align the citizens’ priorities with how we’re spending precious taxpayer dollars,” she said.

Gaspar has criticized the council’s decision to buy the $10 million Pacific View property, arguing it’s a case of putting wants before needs.

Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz, who also picked up papers for the mayor position July 15, has defended the purchase, saying it’s a legacy property. This past week, he said the city is still funding all essential services despite the added debt from Pacific View.

Last week, Alex Fidel, 22, became the first candidate to qualify for the mayoral election by turning in his paperwork and obtaining enough signatures.

His platform centers on slashing spending, including on law enforcement person-

nel who enforce “the war on drugs,” according to a press release.

The release stated he’d also like to reform pensions and ban genetically modified agriculture seeds.

Mike Bawany, an engineer who has lived in Encinitas for 28 years and plans to retire soon, said he’s running to give back to the city.

Resident Al Rodbell pulled papers, but said he is taking time to consider whether he’s going to enter the race.

Gaspar was elected to the council in 2010, becoming mayor in June. Last November, the council agreed to split the one-year mayor term between Gaspar and Councilwoman Teresa Barth.

However, a council majority will no longer select the mayor each year. Because of Proposition K passing last November, this upcoming election will be the first time Encinitas voters directly elect the two-year position.

The filing period for the mayor’s race started July 14, and paperwork must be turned in by Aug. 8.

As of July 28, Catherine Blakespear and Julie Graboi are the only residents who have pulled papers for the open council seat.

Blakespear has advocated loosening agriculture restrictions and examining ways to rein in construction costs. Graboi has said she’s in favor of slow-growth and doing more to combat the state’s “density bonus” development law.

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Style of scientist-turned-artist finds a place in Leucadia

BY JARED WHITLOCK Amid a sea of ocean-centric art in Leucadia, Santos Orellana’s work didn’t exactly fit in at first.

A scientist-turned-artist, in 2010 Orellana opened Santos Fine Art Galleries, featuring his Mesoamerican-inspired paintings. Although he was starting to gain international attention, some locally weren’t sure what to think.

After all, his paintings weren’t beachy. And his space, on Coast Highway 101, was once a larger surf shop.

“People would walk in my gallery and here I was, this bearded, long-haired guy without shoes on, painting something that wasn’t marine or surfing-related,” Orellana said.

“It’s incorrect to say they didn’t like the place. It was just unexpected.”

But Orellana said the community has come around to his paintings and murals. He’s celebrating the gallery’s fourth anniversary during a public party there from 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2.

“I’m less of a mystery,” said Orellana, whose relaxed tone makes him seem perpetually at ease. “And they’re more familiar with my style.”

The party will mark another milestone: his eighth year as an artist, an unlikely transformation.

Orellana once had a steady job in biotech. However, at the age of 32, he found himself devoting more and more time to painting, a self-taught, fledgling hobby. Without trying too hard, he sold a few pieces for modest sums. Still, he wondered whether he could support himself as a full-time artist.

It wasn’t the first time he had to choose between two divergent paths.

Orellana was born in Honduras and moved to Newburgh, N.Y., with family at age 11. Money was tight growing up. But he was able to put himself through college by playing tennis.

After graduating from Marist College with a degree in chemistry, he chose a job in biotech over a career as a tennis pro, because the financial prospects were better. Yet eight years ago, he opted to roll the dice and become an artist.

“There’s something to be said for playing it safe finan-

Santos Orellana stands in front of some of his artwork, a marriage between American street art and iconography of past Mesoamerican cultures. His art is atypical of Leucadia, but locals have since come around to the style, he said. Photo by Jared Whitlock cially,” Orellana said. “But I threw that aside.”

While financially risky, the transition, he said, wasn’t as tough as some might expect.

“The best chemists are artists,” Orellana said. “The best artists are scientists. It was easier to bridge than people might think.”

He added: “I believe everything you do is a platform for the next thing, no matter if they seem different.”

His art draws upon his childhood in Honduras, where he was immersed in the iconography and symbolism of past Mesoamerican cultures. He marries this influence with urban street art.

“The lines in my pieces are telling a story,” Orellana said. “I want people to pay attention to those, and not just the colors.”

Orellana added that his aim is to tap into the freewheeling, subconscious portion of his brain.

“It’s kind of like going to therapy for eight hours a day,” he said with a laugh.

He got his start in San Diego’s Spanish Art Village, and he later opened a gallery in Solana Beach. When he outgrew that, he moved to Leucadia.

“It was like going from crawling to walking to running,” Santos said of the progression.

Being an outsider in Leucadia had its advantages. For one, he felt freed from public opinion.

“Since I was already doing something outside the norm, it empowered me to say, ‘I’m going to create whatever,’” he said. “I had the freedom to develop. Reaction hasn’t always been positive, but many have dug it.”

Carris Rhodes, the executive director of the Leucadia 101 Main Street Association, said Leucadia is increasingly home to artists with a range of styles. Rhodes added Santos is a good example of the trend.

“It’s more diverse than in the past,” Rhodes said.

As a testament to this, she pointed to the various murals popping up around town, like Orellana’s mural at Café Ipe and the recent 7-Eleven mural from comic book artist and pop surrealist Mary Fleener.

“The community has embraced them,” Rhodes said, adding that the mix of Orellana’s gallery and neighboring Surfy Surfy have added character to the community.

If Orellana was a bit out of place in Leucadia, he was a total fish out of water when he traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in late 2010 to paint a large mural near an inner-city playground.

Locals had invited him, but murals are often heavily censored or frowned upon there, making them rare.

“It was a big risk,” he said. “A lot of friends told me not to do it. I didn’t paint with headphones on because I wanted to be aware of any potential danger lurking around the corner.”

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Vista woman killed in Encinitas I-5 crash White House honors Encinitas farmer

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE The driver who was killed in a crash in Cardiff over the weekend was publicly identified recently as a 22-year-old Vista woman.

Mireya Colores and her two passengers were headed north on the freeway, north of Manchester Avenue, around 2:15 a.m. July 27 when she lost control while changing lanes, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office and the California Highway Patrol.

The vehicle crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was pulled over on the right shoulder, authorities said.

Responding paramedics attempted to revive Colores, but she died at the scene from blunt force trauma to her neck and torso, officials with the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Her two passengers were taken to a hospital in an unknown condition, authorities said.

4 candidates vying for three seats on high school board so far The November election may feature four candidates seeking three seats on the San Dieguito Union School District board. So far, incumbents Barbara Groth and Amy Herman have pulled papers to seek re-election, as have new candidates Steven McDowell, a former board member of the Del Mar Union School District, and Simeon Greenstein, who recently retired after 35 years teaching in the San Dieguito Union High School District.

Candidates have until Aug. 8 to file. So far incumbent John Salazar has not retrieved filing papers to seek re-election. — Karen Biling

Cardiff student named to dean’s list at Lawrence University Thomas Chesnutt, son of Thomas Chesnutt and Paula Fitzgerald, Cardiff by the Sea, has been named to the 2014 Lawrence University dean’s list for maintaining a 3.4 grade point average or higher for the full 2013-14 academic year. Chesnutt is a 2010 graduate of Encinitas’ San Dieguito High School Academy.

BY JARED WHITLOCK The founder and CEO of an Encinitas-based firm that grows produce inside climate-controlled greenhouses without soil was among 15 people honored July 29 by the White House and the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Pierre Sleiman is among the “Champions of Change’’ who were recognized for doing extraordinary things to assist the next generation of farmers and ranchers, accord- Pierre Sleiman was honored July 29 by the White House for being an agricultural leader with his soil-less ing to the White House.

More than two years greenhouses. File photo by Jared Whitlock ago, Sleiman started Go Green Agriculture, a hydroponic farm on the Leichtag Foundation Ranch.

Crops in Go Green’s 3-acre greenhouse grow in trays a few feet off the ground.

The roots are nourished by nutrient-rich water funneled through plastic channels. Since it’s a closed loop, water that isn’t absorbed is recycled back into the system.

Without runoff, Go Green uses 85 percent less water than the average farm.

Because grocery store orders are picking up, Go Green is building another greenhouse next to its current one. Sleiman told the Encinitas Advocate in an interview last month that he’s excited to expand.

“Experimenting with growing techniques started about a block away on a small plot,” Sleiman said of his early foray into farming. “Getting to build a world-class facility is amazing.”

Sleiman is a member of the board of directors of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and business from UC Riverside and a master’s degree in business from UC San Diego.

In addition to innovative growing techniques, Sleiman drew upon his computer science background to develop an iPad program so employees can easily adjust the temperature and humidity in the greenhouse for ideal growing conditions.

The Champions of Change program was created by the Obama administration as an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals, businesses and organizations doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities.

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Former local resident representing U.S. in inaugural European Peace Walk

BY KRISTINA HOUCK A former local resident was recently selected to represent the United States in an international peace walk to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. As the U.S. ambassador in the inaugural European Peace Walk, Ruthi Solari joins more than 100 individuals representing other countries in a 23-day, 341mile trek across Europe.

“I’m tremendously honored to represent the U.S. in the walk,” said Solari, founder and executive director of SuperFood Drive, a nonprofit that works to make healthy food accessible to all. “It’s recognition for what I’ve done so far, promoting equality and peace. But it’s also an invitation to really keep paving the way.”

The European Peace Walk, which kicked off July 28, goes through six European countries, starting in Vienna, Austria, and then passing through Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia before ending at the Mediterranean Sea in Trieste, Italy. The walk is also open to the public, with participants starting every day for two weeks.

“I’m looking forward to connecting with people along the way. All these people have stories of their families being torn apart and what it felt like to live through the World Wars,” said Solari, who added that her grandparents fled Germany during World War II. The Europeans “are so excited this peace initiative is coming through their land. They want to share their stories.”

During the walk, Solari hopes to raise $5,000 for Women for Women International, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides financial aid, job training, rights awareness and leadership education to fe-

Ruthi Solari is representing the U.S. in an international peace walk across Europe marking the 100th anniversary of World War I. COURTESY PHOTO male survivors of war.

Promoting peace and female empowerment has always been important to Solari, just like promoting health, she said.

A nutritionist, she launched SuperFood Drive in 2009.

The San Diego-based nonprofit supports hunger relief organizations by sourcing and providing healthy food for people in need.

Originally from Northern California, Solari moved to San Diego to study international studies at UC San Diego.

She later studied at the Natural Healing Institute in Encinitas, becoming a certified nutritionist. She has since earned her master’s in mind-body medicine from Saybrook University in San Francisco.

She now lives with her husband in Switzerland, and learned about the European Peace Walk while attending an event hosted by the Future of Human Rights Forum in Geneva. After further research, she decided to volunteer and was eventually chosen as the U.S. ambassador for the walk.

“Most of the changes I’ve seen have all come from grass-roots initiatives,” Solari said. “So when I saw that that’s what this was, it spoke to my soul. Not only is it an opportunity for a personal journey, but it’s an opportunity to really raise awareness.”

The European Peace Walk is a cross-border initiative set on creating a walkway along the borders of Central Europe to celebrate the present European culture of peace.

After its inaugural year, walk organizers plan to open the route annually, in hopes it will become a popular destination for hikers globally.

“I hope people walk it for generations to come,” Solari said. “I also hope it increases dialogue, not just about the past, but about what peace looks like today and how it should look in the future.”

For more about the European Peace Walk, visit www. peacewalk.eu. To support Solari in the walk, visit www.justgiving.com/Ruthi-Solari-EPW. For more about SuperFood Drive, visit www.superfooddrive.org.

For more about Women for Women International, visit www.womenforwomen.org.

DM Racetrack offers a variety of upcoming events Next weekend the Del Mar Racetrack hits its midseason mark, bringing fans another jam packed weekend of huge musical acts and savory local eats with Grill Fest, back at the track on Saturday, Aug. 9, along with two huge concerts.

On Friday, Aug. 8, UK reggae legends Steel Pulse, return to the Seaside Stage to sooth fans with their irie vibes. On Saturday, Aug. 9, Grill Fest is back for another smokin’ day of barbequing served by more than 25 pros and local restaurants. Then, Saturday night after the grills pack up and the last race is over, fans can stay for a free performance by California’s own, Counting Crows, and hear songs from their upcoming fall album “Somewhere Under Wonderland.”

Racing at Del Mar happens Wednesdays through Sundays July 17-Sept. 3, with post time for the first race on most days at 2 p.m. On Fridays, first post shifts to 4 p.m. There will be a special Monday racing card on Labor Day, Sept. 1. For more information, call 858-755-1141 or visit www.delmarscene.com. You can follow Del Mar on Twitter, @DelMarRacing, Instagram, @ DelMarRacing or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DelMarRaces.

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Remembering the glamorous history of party town Encinitas Celebrities welcomed laid-back coastal lifestyle, then as now

BY ROB LEDONNE Looking back, it seems incredible that legendary stars like Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra used to flock to San Diego’s North County, all attempting to escape the urban jungle of Los Angeles to enjoy the sun, surf, and of course the Del Mar Racetrack.

It was an especially glamorous footnote to the history of Encinitas, which was teeming with celebrity hotspots and places to party. “The early days of Encinitas were not hectic,� explained Lloyd O’Connell, 89, a retired Encinitas historian who had stints teaching or running institutions like Pacific View School, Ocean Knoll, and who was the founding principal at Park Dale Lane. “It was actually pretty rural. Most of the area back then was full of flowers,� he said. “The flower industry was probably the biggest one we had in the early days. Farmers always suffered from a lack of regular water. We had dry farmers who didn’t have water until 1961.�

Coastal North County first earned its reputation as a party spot thanks to Prohibition. Back then, revelers from Los Angeles would drive down the coast to hop the border into Tijuana, seeking booze. On their way south, they would stop in roadside towns like Encinitas.

However, in July 1937 when the Del Mar Racetrack opened for business, San Diego’s North County solidified its place as a glamorous hot spot. “For a time, we had a gun club in Encinitas on Hilcrest Avenue owned by Fred Coots,� explained O’Connell. “The area was pretty wide open in terms of the country, and the club had about 4,000 acres full of game. People like Bing Crosby and Pat O’Brien were frequent guests; these guys would go out and do their shooting, and at night they’d come back to have a bonfire to cook their prizes.�

Encinitas in the late 1940s, as seen from the corner of 101 and E Street, looking northeast. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ENCINITAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Another hip place was, oddly, a motel complex. Leucadia’s Log Cabin Apartments were originally dingy motorcourts that were refurbished by Jeanne and Leonard Fuller in 1962.

Celebrities soon started to flock to the quirky 4.5-acre property, which featured flower and antique shops on its premises. One of its most famous guests, Sammy Davis Jr., was a regular.

Jeanne Fuller, who gave a May 2010 interview to the San Diego U-T before passing away this past September, recalled Davis fondly. “He used to cook macaroni and cheese for the surfers that lived there and entertain them. His son used to call up to see if his dad was OK. We’d say, ‘Oh, he’s fine.’�

Other notable guests of the complex included Desi Arnaz Jr. (who is said to have spent his honeymoon there), Liberace, and Bette Da-

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Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, circa 1958. Celebrities are still lured to the area’s beaches.

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BY KAREN BILLING When local triathlete Andi Neugarten isn’t pouring everything she has into training to endure grueling Ironman and half-Ironman distance races, she is putting “blood, sweat and tears” into her company Alii Lifestyle, a line of feminine and fashionable athletic wear.

Her gear is sold online and in 40 stores across the country, including locally at Her Revolution in Solana Beach and Nitro in Encinitas. A percentage of the sales goes to support the Challenged Athletes Foundation, a cause close to Neugarten’s heart.

One of her main sources of motivation to even try a triathlon was watching a man without legs compete in CAF’s San Diego Triathlon Challenge. Neugarten was in tears watching him power up a hill.

“It was inspiring to see.

It made me think, ‘If he can do it, there’s nothing I can’t do,’” she said.

In March, Neugarten completed her second full Ironman triathlon (a 2.4mile swim, 112-mile bike ride capped by a 26.2-mile marathon) at the Asia Pacific Championship in Melbourne.

On July 13, Neugarten finished fourth in the female 45-49 age group at the Vineman Ironman 70.3. The race is a half-Ironman, breaking down to a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run in Sonoma County.

Her finish qualified her for the 70.3 Ironman World Championships in MontTremblant, Quebec, Canada in September. But Neugarten has decided she will not be racing, as the event falls at the same time as this year’s Interbike convention in Las Vegas, the largest exhibition in the country for the cycling industry.

“My focus this year is on building my business,” Neugarten said. “I’m very excited for this coming season, I think this is going to be a big season for us.”

A busy single mom of two college-age children, Neugarten is a native of South Africa.

After playing competitive tennis for most of her youth, she picked up running around age 16. A family friend invited her on a 6-mile run that she was sure she could not finish — but she did.

Then she ran a half

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Local Ironman triathlete Andi Neugarten: ‘I love what I’m doing every single day.’ COURTESY PHOTO marathon, which rolled into her first marathon at age 23.

Soon enough, the girl who wasn’t sure she could do 6 miles was completing the Comrades Ultra Marathon, run for 56.1 miles between the capital of the KwazuluNatal Province of South Africa and the coastal city of Durban.

“Once you run it once, you get hooked,” Neugarten said of the race, which switches directions every year, changing from an uphill to downhill course and back.

Neugarten has run the challenging Comrades race four times, as well as nearly 100 marathons.

In 2002, she moved to San Diego and those 26.2 miles started to lose their appeal.

“I got bored with running marathons. It wasn’t inspiring or motivating me, so I decided I needed a new challenge,” Neugarten said.

She found it in the triathlon, undeterred by the fact that she had no experience swimming competitively or racing a bike.

She joined a masters swim program and hopped off the spin class bike and onto a real bike — honing her cycling skills by completing the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Million Dollar Challenge, a 620-mile ride from San Francisco to San Diego.

Neugarten has now competed in numerous triathlons, including about 20 70.3 half-Ironman distance triathlons and those two impressive full Ironmans.

For her second Ironman in March, Neugarten competed at the Ironman Melbourne in Australia, which she followed up with the St. Croix International Triathlon in May, a half-Ironman distance.

“It was the most beautiful and hardest race I’ve ever done,” Neugarten said of St. Croix.

The “beast” of a course features a swim in choppy harbor waters, an average grade of 14 percent for the bike portion, followed by a run in hot, windy, saunalike conditions.

“It was nasty, but incredible.”

When Neugarten moved to San Diego, she was working as a corporate banker. Tired of looking at other people’s businesses, she wanted to do something that fueled her passions.

She ended up getting her dream job, working for Active Network (active.com) as the director of new business for the international division. Her job entailed traveling to Europe to open new markets. For four months, she lived the dream until the company tried to do an initial public offering and a new CFO came aboard, shutting down all spending and cutting all new hires.

“I thought I had died and life was over, because how would I ever replace my dream job?” said Neugarten.

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Middle Eastern, American youth clasp Hands of Peace

BY KRISTINA HOUCK While war rages in the Middle East, Israeli, Palestinian and American youth promoted peace during a summer camp July 7-24 at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad. Organized by Hands of Peace, the nonprofit aims to build bridges between teens divided by conflict, culture, geography and history.

“We’re trying to provide a safe space for these kids so they can communicate and listen to each other,” said San Diego Site Director Scott Silk. “We believe that by giving them this space to talk and to be together, we are giving the opposing side a human face — for all involved. That’s the start to any kind of peace — understanding that the people on the other side are actually human, too.”

For the past nine years, Silk has worked with the Chicago-based nonprofit, which holds annual summer retreats for students ages 15 through 18. This summer, the group held its 11th summer program with 42 teens in Chicago, and Silk helped launch a sister program in San Diego’s coastal North County.

“The goal is to touch as many kids as we possibly can,” said Silk, who is Jewish and teaches MidScott Silk and Rana Haddad dle East and American history at Pacific Ridge School, a private school for grades 7 through 12. “I’ve been so amazed and touched by the community of people that’s rallied around this organization. There are hundreds of people here who are doing their part in some way or another.”

Hands of Peace had to raise $140,000 to kick off its inaugural 17-day retreat in Carlsbad. All of the 24 participants received full or partial scholarships, with many having experienced violence and loss as a result of the ongoing IsraeliPalestinian conflict.

As a regional coordinator, Arab-Israeli Rana Haddad

personal life and community.

“You go back home stronger, full of hope,” Haddad said. “You know peace is possible. The things that you shared with your friends, here, at Hands of Peace, these are the same people that you’re living with in war back home.”

Now 26, Haddad works with the organization to help promote peace and develop future leaders. Still, she said it isn’t always easy.

“It’s really hard to be away from home and to talk about peace while there’s war back home,” Haddad said. “If it’s going to affect the process, however, I think it will affect it for the good. It’s betHands of Peace youth participate in a water balloon toss with children from Kids for ter for the kids to face these Peace, a Carlsbad-based nonprofit that aims to cultivate every child’s innate ability to things here, where they are foster peace through cross-cultural experiences and hands-on arts, services and safe. environmental projects. Photos by Kristina Houck “I really hope these programs continue and people helped recruit teens for the program she participated in support it, because we really need it back home. These are when she was 15 years old. As a Palestinian Christian living the things that help us. Without hope, we have nothing.” in Israel, Haddad grew up next to Jewish people, but didn’t The summer program featured daily dialogue sessions interact with Jews until participating in the summer retreat. led by professional facilitators, as well as educational activi“We live in a really complicated place,” Haddad said. “I ties and visits to a church, synagogue and mosque. In addicome from a city that is mixed with Jews and Arabs togeth- tion to the summer program, Hands of Peace offers a yearer. I was 15 years old, but for 15 years, I wasn’t co-existing round alumni club in the U.S., Israel and the West Bank that with Jews, although I had Jewish neighbors who lived next serves more than 300 graduates. door. It’s like you’re living together, but not living together “So many of us are so frustrated by what we see on TV at the same time.” and in the news. We feel so helpless,” Silk said. “I think this Haddad participated in the dialogue-based program for program gives people something concrete that they can do two consecutive years, learning about different cultures and — to impact kids one heart and mind at a time.” religions, developing team-building and leadership skills, For more about Hands of Peace, visit www.handsofand exploring ways to incorporate peace-building into her peace.org. Contact Silk at ssilk@handsofpeace.org.

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It’s no stretch for local yoga instructor to ‘give back’

BY KRISTINA HOUCK As one of North County’s most prolific yoga instructors, Stacy McCarthy doesn’t just teach yoga, she lives the yoga lifestyle.

Selfless service, or seva in Sanskrit, is an important concept of yoga — one that the local resident practices daily.

“When we give and we give from the heart, there’s nothing more gratifying than that,” McCarthy said.

Although it’s home to the San Diego Padres, hundreds of San Diego yoga devotees transform Petco Park into a giant yoga studio every year.

To raise awareness about the benefits of yoga, as well as funds for research, treatment and education programs, McCarthy co-led a master yoga class in June during City of Hope’s fourth annual Yoga for Hope at the downtown San Diego ballpark. Having participated in the event since it first launched, she has helped make it the success it is today.

This year’s event raised more than $80,000 for City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading centers for cancer treatment and research, through more than 70 donation-based yoga classes and the fundraising efforts of participants.

“It’s been so rewarding to watch this event grow,” she said.

McCarthy’s connections in the yoga world have definitely helped.

With more than 20 years of teaching experience, it’s a network she has developed since 1991, when she helped launch the original Frog’s Athletic Club in Solana Beach.

In 1992, McCarthy brought yoga classes to the health club, recruiting Dominic Corigliano to teach the first classes. Corigliano quickly became her mentor.

Stacy McCarthy runs her own yoga studio, and is also a MiraCosta College faculty member. ‘I’m most proud of making a difference,’ she says.

Photo by Kristina Houck “I’ve just lived and breathed yoga since then,” said McCarthy, who began teaching classes in 1994. “It’s been my passion ever since.”

In the years that followed, enrollment in the yoga sessions increased, and McCarthy worked her way up through management at Frog’s. She was promoted to chief operating officer in 1997. After a corporate merger and acquisition, she decided to open her own business.

“It was kind of a desk job, so it did not fit my nature,” explained McCarthy, who has a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from Colorado State University. “Since then, I’ve slowly built my business. I’ve done just about everything there is to do with yoga.”

Yoga NamaStacy launched in 1999. In 15 years, McCarthy has taught thousands of students and trained hundreds of teachers. She’s released five “Yoga Body” instructional DVDs and is the author of “Transformational Teaching Through Yoga Adjustments,” published in 2012.

Besides holding private classes and wellness retreats, McCarthy is a yoga teacher and faculty member at MiraCosta College. She also teaches at Bay Club Carmel Valley and offers classes on SprioFIT, a live, on-demand online fitness network.

“I’m most proud of making a difference, making people feel like they’re becoming the best version of themselves — not through me, but through the introduction and practice of yoga,” McCarthy said. “It’s the yoga that makes a difference in their lives. I’ve just been the fortunate one to introduce it to them, or be their teacher.”

Whether it’s through her business or volunteer work, McCarthy said she is “blessed” to share yoga with others.

In addition to Yoga for Hope, McCarthy has held a number of Doga Yoga classes with her Bernese Mountain dogs, Lily and the late Buddha. Event proceeds have benefited the Helen Woodward Animal Center and Rancho Coastal Humane Society.

“I’ve always felt that when you’re blessed to do what you love to do, you need to give back,” McCarthy said. “If I’m available and someone asks me to do something to help their cause, I always say ‘yes.’ It brings me as much joy as anything else.”

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three tournament, the team rallied and won the next two.

“It shows big-time character,” said Brian Mazone, the team’s pitching coach, who has been coaching the boys for three years.

“To see their progression over the last three years, both on and off the field, has been exciting for me,” he added.

After games, win or lose, ELL players gather in front of the other team’s fans and applaud them.

“The other teams and parents really respect us for that,” Mazone said. “We appreciate them coming out.”

He also noted ELL helps out Miracle League of San Diego, an organization dedicated to supporting children with mental or physical challenges who want to play organized sports.

JP Kraus, a 12-year-old centerfielder, said the 14 players on the team have become better friends as the season has gone on.

“We’re all rooting for each other and having fun,” Kraus said.

Kraus watched the Little League World Series a few years ago and wondered what it would be like to play

in it. It’s “really cool” the team has a shot to get there, he said.

Randy Jones, the Padre’s first Cy Young winner, also came out.

“Some will go on to play and others won’t, but they’ll always have this memory,” Jones said.

Even players from Chula Vista’s Eastlake Little League, the defending U.S. champion, met up with ELL earlier this week to offer words of encouragement.

And Mayor Kristin Gaspar noted she ran errands earlier in the day throughout the city and “the team was the talk of the town.”

ELL is one of only six teams in the West Region competing for a spot in the Little League World Series.

The team’s first game is against Honolulu at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 2.

The entire tournament will be televised on ESPN 3.

A group shot before hopping on the bus

The Swinging Friar gets the crowd going at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA.

Seven-time All Star Trevor Hoffman offers words of encouragement to the team.

Trevor Hoffman talks with players

A player says goodbye before leaving.

Cy Young winner and former Padre Randy Jones came out to cheer the team.

The Swinging Friar, the Padres mascot, bumps fists with Nick Sando. Encinitas Little League is one of only six teams in the Western Region Tournament competing for a spot in the Little League World Series. Photos by Jared Whitlock

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Best-selling author Jojo Moyes discusses her novels with fans at local luncheon

BY LOIS ALTER MARK “On my last book tour, I had a day off in Portland and it was very nice,” said best-selling novelist Jojo Moyes at a luncheon recently held at the Del Mar Country Club.

Then she paused, looked around and added, “But I can tell you, a day off in La Jolla is better.”

The British author definitely knows how to please an audience. That’s evidenced not just by the warm welcome her comment received from the dozens of fans who came to hear her speak at the Warwick’s-sponsored event at the Del Mar Country Club, or by the fact that this is her third visit to San Diego in as many years, but most tellingly, by the millions of books she’s sold.

At the age of 45, Moyes has already written 11 novels, including the beloved “Me Before You,” an emotional rollercoaster of a novel responsible for passionate book club discussions and plenty of tears all around the globe.

But she was here to talk about her latest novel, “One Plus One,” and she started by explaining the inspiration behind it.

“I wanted to write a book about a mum,” she said. “I feel that mums get quite the raw deal in literature. In fairy tales, they’re usually dead. ‘Harry Potter?’ Dead. Oh, one of my favorite books, ‘The Goldfinch’ — chapter one? Dead.

“So I wanted to represent the mothers I know who are really kind of heroic. They’re just getting on with life, they’re putting food on the table, they’re cheerful, they get a multitude of stuff done. I also wanted to write a book about a family that was not necessarily a conventional family. Because, while my husband and I might be a conventional family — there’s me, him and our three kids — my own family is, I think the modern term is, blended. So I have stepbrothers and half-sisters. We have relationships in our family that we can’t even work out what the word is.”

In “One Plus One,” Jess is basically a single mother, although she’s still married. Her husband went off to find

At the luncheon: (L-R) Marci Laulom, Jojo Moyes, Debbie Sigal, Veronica Leff.

Photo by Lois Alter Mark himself a couple of years ago, and she’s working two jobs to try to get her math-whiz daughter into private school and keep her mascara-wearing son away from the neighborhood bullies.

“She just wants to keep her kids on the straight and narrow,” explained Moyes, “and she’s faced with the same problem all mums face, which is how do you give enough time to your kids when you’re busy working?”

Moyes credits her husband for helping to provide that balance in their lives. “I wake up at six, and he wakes up at five to six,” she said. “He makes the coffee, brings it upstairs with my laptop, moves my head, puts a pillow behind me, puts my laptop on my lap, opens it up, hands me the coffee and says, ‘Go.’” Once the stunned audience finished picturing their

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Many were about Moyes’ writing process. She usually writes at least 500 words a day. A former journalist, she never saw herself becoming a novelist but always loved telling stories.

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And, of course, her fans wanted to talk about “Me Before You.” That plot revolves around a news story Moyes heard in 2008 while driving her kids home from school. After several years of living as a quadriplegic, a young man had persuaded his parents to take him to a Dignitas — a center for assisted suicide.

“I was just profoundly shocked, because I couldn’t believe that any parent would agree to help a child end their life,” said Moyes. “So I did more research and realized that, as much as I wanted this to be a black and white issue, with a right and a wrong, I just couldn’t make it work. It was a big gray area.”

Although her publisher was underwhelmed by the idea, the story felt important to Moyes, who was compelled to write it. Three million copies and thousands of grateful emails later, the book has changed Moyes’ life and she is writing the screenplay for MGM. So what’s next for the prolific writer?

“I’m writing another book, but I can’t talk about it,” she apologized. “I’m really superstitious, and, although I’ve written about 30,000 words, I’ve deleted about another 60,000.”

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Cardiff skateboarder is 2nd youngest to take X Games gold

BY KAREN BILLING Incoming high school freshman Tom Schaar has some “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” stories that will probably trump most of his peers.

The 14-year-old skateboarder started his summer break in June by becoming the second youngest gold medal winner in X Games history, throwing down a 900 in the last round at X Games Austin in the big air competition and beating a childhood hero, skateboarder Bob Burnquist.

Tom followed up his gold medal revolution with national and international skating competitions and camps, looked up to the NBA’s Kevin Durant at the ESPYs (“He’s really tall,” Tom marveled), and cruised the orange carpet at The Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.

Tom, who lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, is a recent graduate of Earl Warren Middle School and will attend San Dieguito High School Academy in the fall.

He started skating at age 5, teaching himself at skateparks in Los Angeles. By the time he was 8, his family had installed a wooden miniramp in the backyard for him to work on his tricks.

“My brother and I skated all the time, all day long,” Tom said.

A new miniramp is in the backyard of his family’s new Tom Schaar home in Cardiff, and many days a week you can find Tom riding at the Encinitas YMCA. He’s very much looking forward to the new skatepark opening at the Encinitas Community Park close to his home later this year.

While Tom mostly skated for fun, he started taking the sport more seriously a few years ago when he realized his skills were historic — epic, even.

In 2012, Tom became the only person ever to land a 1080, at age 12. The stunt involves three full revolutions in the big, open air and a perfect landing — Tom landed it on MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi.

Tom pulled out the trick again at 2012 X Games Asia to become the youngest-ever International X Games champion.

Recognition for Tom grew, and he is now sponsored by Red Bull, DC Shoes and Element Skateboards. Last week, Sony Action Cameras added him as one of its athletes.

Since his first X Games competition in 2012, Tom has competed in six X Games all over the world — Brazil, Barcelona, Munich and the U.S. venues of Los Angeles and Aus-

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ously consider starting her own business, driven by her personal experiences and passions. As an athlete, she often had trouble finding the right clothing.

“I really couldn’t find clothing that I loved to wear as an athlete and still feel beautiful,” Neugarten said.

“Just because I’m athletic and muscular doesn’t mean I’m one of the boys.”

She attended her first Interbike conference in Vegas just to see if what she was looking for existed anywhere in the market. When she found that it didn’t, she jumped into starting her own business, much as she had the triathlon — she didn’t know anything about design or manufacturing.

After a lot of “digging and scratching,” she joined forces with the right team of people in May 2012 and was determined to launch at the next Interbike show in the fall.

“We had a small line of cycling and triathlon apparel, and we made a splash with our details like rhinestone zippers and ruching,” Neugarten said. “We had a business.”

After taking orders, she then had to figure out how to finance it. She admits that the past couple of years have been a challenge with juggling credit cards and a lot of hard work, but she’s gone the distance.

“If it was easy, everyone would do it,” said Neugarten, invoking a mantra often applied to things like ultramarathons and Ironmans. “I love what I’m doing every single day. I’m not at work; I’m creating. The best part is how much I have learned over the last two years.”

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Barcelona was his favorite city to skate, although Brazil was admittedly cool — the vert ramp set up in front of the stunning, giant Iguaçu Falls was taller than Niagara Falls, as high as 270 feet, stretching 1.7 miles with more than 275 drops.

This year’s X Games Austin was held in front of a huge crowd at Circuit of the Americas, a Formula 1 racetrack venue. Tom said he tries not to think about the number of people watching him skate, and he doesn’t get nervous.

Practicing to tackle a ramp in competition isn’t the easiest thing to do.

“It’s hard to prepare for because there’s so many different lines. You have to figure out all the different curves; it’s kind of like surfing,” Tom said.

In the big air competition, Tom did a 720 (two full midair rotations) over the gap and landed “weird” and a 900 in the quarter-pipe, spinning backward in the air and grabbing mute (grabbing the board with his front arm).

“I’m not sure which trick won it. The 900 was harder, but the 720 was better because I landed weird and I don’t think anyone thought I was going to make it,” Tom said.

Beating Burnquist was a feat that he never expected.

“I’ve looked up to him ever since I started skating,” Tom said. “The craziest thing is that I got to skate at his house (Burnquist lives in Vista). Most people go to his house to practice for X Games, and it’s really cool skating with him and all the other guys. It’s crazy to be able to skate against him in X Games.”

Does mom Regan get nervous watching her son flying high through the air?

“I don’t get scared,” Regan said. “It’s not like he’s never been on a big ramp before, I’m mostly nervous that he’ll do his best. He’s very safe.”

Tom has recorded “just” a broken shoulder, two broken arms and one broken ankle — which is not too bad, considering his hobby.

“Tricks like the 900 are scary tricks, so you have to be really careful” about practicing, Schaar said. “I go about it really slow and work spins and get used to it; it’s a long process.”

After the X Games in June, Schaar went on to compete at the Dew Tour in Ocean City, Md., placing second in the bowl event. From there, he spent a week and a half at Camp Woodward, an enormous skate camp in Pennsylvania, and then went on to place fourth at the Vans Van Doren Invitational Skate Competition in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He got back to California in time to hit the ESPYs on July 16 in Los Angeles and go with a pack of friends to the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards the next day. He said seeing David Beckham was a highlight. finish line,” Neugarten said.

With her clothing, she goes for the most beautiful colors and the most “yummy delicious” Italian high-performance fabrics.

But functionality comes first.

“I love compression.

When you’re running, you don’t want to feel like your stomach is protruding or your shirt’s riding up. Everything is held in place,” Neugarten said.

“I feel like triathlon shorts are always the tiniest things, and it’s such a confidence thing if they don’t fit right. It makes me race better and train better if I’m not worried about how I look in my shorts.”

In 2013, Alii launched a team of 12 Elite athletes and 20 brand ambassadors.

Some of her well-known brand ambassadors are “Iron Icons” Paula Newby-Fraser, who won the Ironman Championship eight times; Julie Moss, who memorably collapsed in exhaustion near the finish line of Kona in 1982

and willed herself to crawl the final 200 meters of the race; and Kathleen McCartneyHearst, who shocked herself by passing Moss to win her first Ironman.

Many of the athletes who represent Alii have inspirational stories, such as Aurora Colello, a triathlete and mother of four who took a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2009 as a challenge to become more active, and Luana Dias Concepcion, mother of a special-needs child. Concepcion is training for her first Ironman in Arizona year.

“I am an athlete, and training and racing are a huge part of my life — but I am a woman! When I am not training, I am wearing high heels, and I love my skirts and dresses,” said Colello. “I love to look feminine and I love that I can still race hard-core Half Ironman and look feminine and sexy in Andi’s line.”

Since her diagnosis, Colello has completed more than 20 triathlons. She is training for 70.3 Ironman Miami, her second half Ironman. In her first Half Iron-

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Despite the sponsor perks, his X Games gold medal (which doubles as a belt buckle) and international travels and attention, Tom is just your average 14-year-old going on 15. He still has braces and no hint of ego.

He’s just a guy who wants to have fun on his board — and handle high school.

“This year I just have to split skating and school. I just started surfing — it’s really fun,” Tom said.

“I haven’t thought about my skating goals this year because the season’s over with the summer. I enjoy playing around with it.” man two years ago, she finished fifth in her age group.

Concepcion has been competing in triathlons for four years and works as a fitness instructor. She said she lives in workout clothes and has tried “every brand known to woman” but loves Alii’s flattering leggings and comfy tanks she can wear all the time. The bike shorts are her favorite.

Concepcion founded a nonprofit called Light Endurance that repurposes race medals for special-needs children, reuses race T-shirts to make blankets for the homeless and raises money for families of cancer patients.

“Andi really thought of all the details — she’s the modern super-trifecta-businesswoman-athletic-fitnessoriented-I-can-do-it-all kind of woman,” said Concepcion, who just placed fourth in her age group at the San Diego International Triathlon. “I think Andi is an amazing businesswoman, an amazing athlete and also a genuine person.

She gives back when she can and works harder than any-

one I know.”

For Neugarten to run her own business and train for endurance events is no easy task. More than finding the time to complete her workouts, she makes the time, because it’s important to her.

“It’s what I love. There’s nothing better for me than feeling the endorphins from my training and feeling like I’m in shape,” Neugarten said. “I think it makes me better in everything I do — the discipline it teaches you — the fact that you get out what you put in.”

While Neugarten will skip the 70.3 world championships this year, she has been there twice before. In both her business and athletic endeavors, her aim is high.

“My goal is to get to the Ironman World Championships in Kona,” said Neugarten, adding with unblinking conviction, “and I will.”

For more on Alii Lifestyle, visit aliilife style.com.

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SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY Experience Excellence.

The Neon Trees come to the Del Mar Racetrack for a concert on Friday, Aug. 1.

Alt-rockers Neon Trees betting on ‘a little more pop’ to please fans

BY ROB LEDONNE Neon Trees guitarist Chris Allen is outside a dentist office in Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, not far from Murrieta, where he grew up.

“We just finished the first leg of our tour, so I’m back home for a bit,” he said. But Allen won’t be home for long, since the band has an album to promote and the next part of their tour coming up Aug. 1 at the Del Mar Racetrack for the Four O’Clock Friday concert series.

“We’re excited for that show,” Allen said. “We’ve played there once or twice, and I’ve been to the San Diego County Fair a couple times on my own. We’re plenty familiar with everything (in North County).”

For Allen and his bandmates (including vocalist Tyler Glenn), it took a move from Southern California to Provo, Utah, in 2005 to begin a long journey to music stardom. Improbably, Allen moved in order to attend massage school.

“I was a masseuse for about a year, pursuing music with Tyler at the same time,” he said. Five years later their debut single, “Animal,” was a No. 1 smash on alternative rock radio in 2010, although Allen is quick to point out that their “success wasn’t overnight. We went through a period of time where we had absolutely no money. If we broke even performing a show, that was a good night. It’s been a long road.”

Throughout their rise to fame, Allen (who moved back to Murrieta after hitting it big), hasn’t forgotten his Southern California roots — in fact, it’d be impossible to do so, since the band’s name was inspired in part by legendary burger joint In-N-Out. “When Tyler was in high school, he used to hang out at the In-N-Out burger in Temecula with his friends,” Allen said. “Behind the counter were these neon trees, and that’s where he got the name. Aside from that, growing up I was always hanging out in Oceanside and I would surf at Encinitas. I’d end up down at the beach two to three times a week. One of my favorite places to tour is Sydney, Australia, because it reminds me of San Diego.”

Ever since those early days hanging around North County, Neon Trees has cemented its status as a darling of alternative rock, whether it’s the success of the group’s 2010 debut album, “Habits,” or the 2012 sophomore album “Picture Show” (which spawned the hit “Everybody Talks”). Now, the band is attempting to replicate the success of its past material with “Pop Psychology,” its third album which hit shelves in April.

“At this point, we feel comfortable with our fan base, and as long as we’re happy with the material, we think it will do well,” Allen said of the stress behind finding hits. “You can’t ever just relax and not worry about putting out a good song, but we’ve gotten to a point where we just try to please ourselves. Overall, we have the right team in place.”

It seems their tactic of pleasing themselves is paying off once again, as the group’s latest single, “Sleeping With a Friend,” recently became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Rock and Adult Top 40 Charts. “(That song) is a little different from our past singles,” Allen notes. “By now, everyone knows that’s what Neon Trees sounds like. This time around, we wanted to hit everybody with a different side of us. We normally take the alternative radio approach first, but this time we’re trying to be a little more pop.”

It’s that push further into the pop realm that propels Neon Trees onto radio stations around the world, including today in Lake Elsinore as Allen waits in the car for his wife. “It’s exciting when we hear the new single on the radio,” he says. “Now that I’m home, I need to start listening to the radio more because I wanna hear it. It’s always cool, we crank it up ... that never gets old.”

Neon Trees performs at the Del Mar Racetrack on Aug. 1 after the last race. The concert is free with racetrack admission.

Visit the Del Mar Racetrack website at www.dmtc.com, or Neon Trees’ website at www. fameisdead.com.

It’s Beatles vs. Stones at Belly Up on Aug. 22 The debate over the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts 50 years ago. The argument at the time, and that persists, is that the Beatles were a pop group and the Stones were a rock band: the boys next door vs. the bad boys of rock. So who’s better?

Tribute bands Abbey Road and Jumping Jack Flash will engage in an on-stage throwdown — a musical “shoot-out,” if you will — between the two bands’ sounds at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Tickets are $16 and may be purchased online at www.bellyup.com or by calling the box office at 858-481-8140. The Belly Up is at 143 S. Cedros in Solana Beach 92075. The show is 21+.

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‘Pops Picnic’ The North Coast Symphony presented its summer concerts “Pops Picnic” on July 27 at the Encinitas Community Center. The event featured Broadway and movie score favorites, including a medley from the recent animated hit movie “Frozen.” Anna Roberts, a San Diego musical theater enthusiast and singer, was the featured vocalist.

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Maxine Hesse, Marilyn Kogen, Laurie Calmenson, Maureen Birrell

Attendees enjoy the North Coast Symphony Orchestra at the Encinitas Community Center

Attendees applaud the North Coast Symphony Orchestra and guest soloist Anna Roberts

North Coast Symphony Orchestra performs at the Encinitas Community Center

Bob and Terry Beck

Yvonne and Don Reich

Gwenn Chantry, Bob Vasiljevic

Guest vocalist Anna Roberts performs with the North Coast Symphony Orchestra

Jackie and Gene Gilson

NCSO conductor Daniel Swem, Phillida Cheminais

Jan Pospisil (drums), Bill May (kettle drums)

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Film Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; returns Aug. 2 to San Diego

BY KRISTINA HOUCK San Diego likes to think of itself as Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest city. During the second Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Film Festival on Aug. 2, it will certainly be the most featured city, with the focus on films created by San Diegans, filmed in San Diego or about San Diego. And held in San Diego. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting people excited about living in San Diego by showcasing the beauty and diversity of our region,â&#x20AC;? said Jonathan Zaidman, executive director of Camaraderie developed at The 1to1 The 1to1 Movement, which hosts the festi- Movement events like the Film Festival help connect people to conservation. val.

Launched in 2012, the 1to1 Move- COURTESY PHOTO ment aims to connect people to conservation through education, campaigns and community engagement. Zaidman co-founded the San Diego-based organization with Amanda Tatum, the nonprofitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of education.

In the past 2 1/2 years, the organization has reached more than 12,000 students in San Diego County through its educational programs, Zaidman said. From classroom presentations to after-school programs, the nonprofit visits K-12 students across the region to promote environmental sustainability.

The 1to1 Movement also leads campaigns to promote positive change in the community. The Last Straw Campaign encourages bars and restaurants to provide straws only upon request. It also encourages consumers not to use straws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a really simple introduction into conservation that anyone can take part in,â&#x20AC;?

Zaidman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really adopting comprehensive conservation measures that people can jump into right away.â&#x20AC;?

Last, the nonprofit engages the community through its annual events. In addition to Film Fest, The 1to1 Movement hosts an annual art show that features artists who use repurposed materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our key focus is to create the cleanest, greenest, healthiest and most vibrant community,â&#x20AC;? Zaidman said.

Nearly 500 people attended the inaugural Film Fest last August.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival will showcase 20 short films, as well as a Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair, featuring jewelry, clothes, furniture and more crafted by San Diego artisans. A reception will be held between screenings, featuring Karl Strauss beer, wine, cocktails and local food.

The 1to1 Movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Film Festival will take place from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, 5775 Morehouse Drive in San Diego. Tickets cost $14 in advance and $18 at the door.

Visit 1to1movement.org.

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CRITICâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHOICE â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ingenious â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grand entertainment! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge treat to witness the spirit of invention that Fiasco brings to the piece.â&#x20AC;?

James Hebert, U-T San Diego

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fell head over heels! Fun, poignant, and truly enchanting.â&#x20AC;?

Ben Brantley, The New York Times

â&#x20AC;&#x153;An inventive production of Into the Woods has arrived at 7KH 2OG *OREH ZKHUH WKH PXVLFDO ZDV Ă&#x20AC;UVW XQYHLOHG 7KH theatrical camaraderie of these resourceful performers is its own delight. Fiascoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of spinning yarns wins you over.â&#x20AC;?

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

The McCarter Theatre Center in Association with Fiasco Theater Production of

INTO THE WOODS

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine As Reimagined by Fiasco Theater Directed by Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld

Canyon Crest Academy wins regional award for Dollars for Scholars program Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars has been selected as the Dollars for Scholars West Area Affiliate of the Year by Scholarship America. The Affiliate of the Year Award honors and recognizes Dollars for Scholars affiliates that have performed outstanding service to their community and that exemplify the commitment of Dollars for Scholars, a program of Scholarship America, to making postsecondary success possible for all students.

Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars is a parent volunteer, community-based scholarship organization. Their mission is to recognize seniors at Canyon Crest Academy for their involvement in a broad range of activities and interests during their high school career, and support their pursuit of continuing education, from four-year degrees to technical training programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On behalf of Scholarship America, I would like to personally thank everyone associated with the Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars organization for going above and beyond to serve area students and inspire the community,â&#x20AC;? said Lauren Segal, President & CEO, Scholarship America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to witness such an extraordinary organization helping local studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dreams come true and to honor Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars with this prestigious award.â&#x20AC;?

As the West Area Affiliate of the Year, Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars will receive a $1,000 award for their scholarship program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thank all our volunteers, our parent and community donors, and our outstanding scholars at CCA for making it possible for our chapter to receive this honor,â&#x20AC;? said Alexis Larky, 2014-2015 CCA DFS co-president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We rely on school and community support to raise local dollars for our scholarship fund, and this year awarded a record amount of $32,150.00 in scholarships to 57 students in the CCA Class of 2014.â&#x20AC;?

16th Art in the Village event is Aug. 10 in Carlsbad The Carlsbad Village Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art in the Village will return Aug. 10, bringing more than 100 local and regional artists for a one-day, open air event.

Art in the Village will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10. Artists who are interested in participating should call Show Manager Brian Roth at 760-945-9288 or email info@kennedyfaires.com. For information and updates about Carlsbad Village and the CVAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, please visit www.carlsbad-village.com.

Emily Young and Noah Brody. Photo by Jim Cox.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS High Bluff Academy expands electives for fall

BY KATHY DAY Imagine a high school where students check their egos at the door and where students take care of each other. Better yet, imagine a school where students flourish and enjoy learning.

That, says Jill Duoto, is what you’ll find at High Bluff Academy, a fully accredited high school housed in the center of an office park in Carmel Valley.

Duoto, the school’s principal, founded HBA as a tutoring and test prep center in 2002 with her husband, Michael.

But as they listened to students and parents seeking a better way of learning, they expanded to offer a college prep, high school curriculum as well as a 13th year — a pre-college year — for students not quite ready to tackle college.

They also continue their specialized tutoring and test classes, through summer school (classes start Aug. 4), afterschool and weekend programs.

Meanwhile, HBA’s expansion continues this fall with more electives, from French and Mandarin to computer science classes, and more clubs to meet the individualized needs of its students, who come from the surrounding communities as well as from around the world. Some are students at neighboring schools who come for classes that don’t fit their public school schedules or because they need a flexible schedule to accommodate competitive sports or career aspirations.

All courses meet or exceed University of California and California State University standards, and while standard classes help fill gaps in knowledge, Honors and AP classes challenge the advanced students.

Too often, Duoto said, parents don’t recognize problems their youngsters might be having as they transition to

High Bluff Academy’s expansion continues this fall with more electives, from French and Mandarin to computer science classes, and more clubs to meet the individualized needs of its students. Courtesy photo high school, which requires more independence than middle school. Then the youngsters find themselves in a “big intimidating environment” and don’t ask for help or don’t know where to turn.

“They are overwhelmed academically,” she added. “A lot of times, the issues can be social or emotional, such as the drama of jockeying for position in the social hierarchy of a big school.”

Some students, such as those with learning disabilities or ADD, might be overcome by the extra stimulation and

distractions of a large school.

But at HBA, where classes are small and teachers know each student, she said, “the feeling of being overwhelmed goes away; there’s a sense of relief.”

That new feeling “boils down to knowing they belong, that people care, that they can learn at their level and their own pace.”

When a student says, “Hey, I need help,” it is there in the form of tutoring that is built into the school day, with after-school homework sessions and small groups.

And with the small student body, teachers and administrators can act quickly to respond to the students’ energy — or lack of same.

Duoto said at the end of the school year when distraction tends to set in, a kayaking outing was planned on short notice and the staff “created additional field trips to keep the kids motivated.”

As the school matures, it has added a community service coordinator to match students’ interests to outside projects, and has given a teacher added responsibility as activities coordinator. The administrators are also enlisting more parent involvement in helping with field trips.

While expanding programs is essential to High Bluff’s future, Duoto said the underlying goal is to see students flourish. “I like seeing kids that are happy going to school.”

The school is at 12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 150, Carmel Valley; call 858-509-9101; visit www.highbluffacademy. com.

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Free lunchtime concerts offered at Encinitas Library Music lovers can enjoy lunch with a free mini-concert at Wednesdays@Noon, the lunchtime concert series hosted weekly by the city of Encinitas.

Now in its third year, the series features outstanding musicians from throughout Southern California performing at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Bring lunch, or buy a nibble from the coffee cart. Concerts run from noon to 12:45 p.m.

“What a wonderful way to break up your Wednesday workday,” said Dody Crawford, executive director of the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association. “Relaxing to music while lunching in the spectacular art-filled Community Room in our library, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.”

The concerts are part of the Civic Arts Program, presented by the Arts Division and the Commission for the Arts.

“We want to encourage established musicians who perform all styles of music to participate in Wednesdays@Noon,” said Judy Thum, chairwoman of the Commission for the Arts.

Email a bio, contact information and an audio sample to jgilliam@encinitasca.gov; call 760633-2746.

The August lineup: • Aug. 6: The Mendelssohn Project. Quartet Nouveau teams with four other players to bring you a live performance of The Mendelssohn Octet.

• Aug. 13: Flute and Guitar Duo: Valerie Chereskin, flute, Torsten Wiemann, guitar.

They will perform works by Couperin, Handel, Fauré and Piazzolla.

• Aug. 20: Verdi: A Family Affair! Members of the North County Opera Soiree perform selections from “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” “Il Trovatore,” “Simon Boccanegra,” and more.

• Aug. 27: An All Chopin Program with pianist Peter Gach. He will perform the Ballade in G minor, the A-flat Polonaise, and more.

Visit www.Encinitasca.gov/Arts or call 760-753-7376.

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SEEKING TROPICAL

PARADISE?

Cardiff’s Dog Days of Summer event is Aug. 9 Cardiff by the Sea is ready to celebrate man’s best friend with the annual Dog Days of Summer, coming Aug. 9. This one-day street fair for dogs and dog lovers runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Newcastle Ave, Aberdeen Drive and Liverpool Drive.

The free event, hosted by Cardiff 101 Main Street, is expected to draw 10,000 fourlegged friends, their fans and family members.

Beginning at 10 a.m., watch or enter 10 different dog contests including Best Kisser, Best Smile and Best Dressed. New this year, musical talents will be showcased in the afternoon with Tolan Shaw at 1 p.m and Trouble in the Wind at 3 p.m.

Catch the free shuttle from Encinitas City Hall (505 S. Vulcan, Encinitas). Proceeds benefit local animal charities and Cardiff 101 Main Street, which sponsors other community events throughout the year. Visit www.cardiffdogdaysofsummer.com.

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Zoonitas Extravaganza Exhibition Seventeen local artists “joined paws” to help the animal victims of domestic violence during the Zoonitas Extravaganza Exhibition benefiting the Animal Safehouse Program at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. An opening reception was held July 26 at the Encinitas Library Gallery.

The reception included live music by Second Cousins, food and refreshments, a silent auction, and opportunities to meet the artists and discuss their work.

For more about Zoonitas, visit zooinitas.zohosites.com.

For more about the Animal Safehouse Program at Rancho Coastal Humane Society, visit the shelter at 389 Requeza St. in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or visit www.sdpets.org.

Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.encinitas advocate.com.

“Second Cousins” performs for Zoonitas

Pat and Bobbie Harrington (artist), Diane and Bill Bardy

Brianna Zuraitis with Joey

Jeanine LeBorgne with Dweezel

Muralist Linda Luisi

Krista Timberlake (artist), Happe Timberlake, Louise Bateman

Floyd Isley with Lily Belle

Kelly Peters from the Rancho Coastal Humane Society with Zoey

Wildlife artist Gary Johnson

Julie Bubar, Judy Salinsky

Rita Shulak (artist), Cheryl Ehlers (artist curator), Francine Filsinger (Art Commissioner), Tish Wynne (artist)

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Leave no one behind in Alzheimer’s research

Taste of MainStreet Encinitas is Aug. 19

BY MICHAEL S. RAFII, MD, PHD UC SAN DIEGO Today in the U.S., more than 5 million people are living with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. According to a 2009 study by the Alzheimer’s Association, of those 5 million people, more than 500,000 live in California. As we live longer, rates of Alzheimer’s disease have grown dramatically, and the disease is now cited as the third leading cause of death in the United States and the sixth leading cause of death in California.

As researchers gather this month in Copenhagen to discuss exciting developments in the field at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, media will rightly be focused on the encouraging strides being made toward early intervention and preventive therapies.

At the same time, AD clinical researchers cannot — and will not — leave anyone behind as the research progresses.

We are well aware that new therapies are desperately needed for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. No new drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Alzheimer’s since 2003 and advances in treatment options for patients already living with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s remain a critical need.

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, develops when nerve cells in the brain no longer function normally, causing a change in memory. Mild to moderate Alzheimer’s signals the stage at which the decline in cognitive function becomes apparent to friends and family.

Symptoms of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s include everything from increased difficulty performing simple tasks such as paying bills, to forgetfulness about one’s personal history and becoming moody and withdrawn in social situations.

For those who have ever loved or cared for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it becomes apparent that caring for patients often becomes a full-time job, affecting quality of life not only for the patient but for the caregiver. For caregivers, the gradual but permanent decline in their loved one’s mental and physical capabilities often takes a deep emotional and psychological toll.

In the San Diego region, researchers at UCSD and other clinical research organizations are committed to providing patients with access to studies that will help advance research on Alzheimer’s at all stages of the disease.

To push this initiative forward, UCSD is participating in the NOBLE Study, a clinical trial of a medication that uses a neuroprotectant approach that has been successful in many central nervous system disorders, including stroke and Parkinson’s disease. The study will focus on evaluating a medication specifically for those with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

The NOBLE study is one example of how patients and their families can play a critical role in helping researchers find new treatments to improve the lives of those affected

by Alzheimer’s, and we look forward to working with the San Diego community to meet this pressing healthcare chal-

Encinitas 101 presents the 25th Annual Taste of MainStreet from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19.

Treat your taste buds to food samples from more than 30 restaurants, and quench your thirst with wine and beer served at Sip Stops hosted by shops and salons.

Pause along the way to enjoy live music at multiple venues.

Among the participating restaurants are 3rd Corner The annual Taste of MainStreet, this year on Aug. 19, Wine Shop & Bistro, Bier Gar- offers nibbles and samples from more than 30 Encinitas den, Blue Ribbon Pizza, Chrestaurants. COURTESY PHOTO uao Chocolatier, D Street Bar & Grill, East Village Asian Diner, Encinitas Cafe, Encinitas Fish Shop, Encinitas Pizza Company, Filiberto’s, Leucadia Pizzeria, Lobster West, Lotus Cafe & Juice Bar, Lumberyard Tavern & Grill, Q’ero Restaurant, Roxy Restaurant, Sakura Bana, Savory Spice Shop, Solace & the Moonlight Lounge.

Tickets are available online at www.encinitas101.com/events/annual-taste-of-mainstreet and at the office at 818 S. Coast Hwy 101. Advance tickets are $35, including food, wine and beer (for those 21+). Same-day tickets (if available) are $45. No refunds.

Please note that it’s one ticket per person (no sharing), with the exception of children under 12, who may share with an adult. If you are unable to get a ticket, you’re still invited to come downtown, mingle with your friends, listen to some good music and enjoy a meal at any one of Encinitas’ many outstanding restaurants.

BY MICHAEL S. RAFII, MD, PHD lenge.

Those interested in learning more should contact the Comprehensive Alzheimer’s Program — UC San Diego (CAP) at 858-2461300.

Participants will be screened for eligibility and must: •Be 55-85 years old, with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease •Be receiving donepezil (Aricept) treatment for at least 6 months •Live in the community (not a nursing home) •Have a study partner who has regular contact and who will attend study visits •Weigh no more than 220 pounds Find more on the NOBLE Study at http://www. adcs.org/Studies/Noble.aspx.

Sources: http://www.nia.nih. gov/alzheimers/topics/alzheimers-basics http://www.alz.org/cadata/fullreport2009.pdf B. D. James, S. E. Leurgans, L. E. Hebert, P. A. Scherr, K. Yaffe, D. A. Bennett. Contribution of Alzheimer disease to mortality in the United States. Neurology, 2014; DOI: 10.1212/ WNL.0000000000000240.

Encinitas Rotary distributing $121K to charities The Encinitas Rotary will be distributing more than $121,000 in checks to local nonprofits at its Aug. 6 meeting, to be held at 12:30 p.m. at 1393 Windsor Drive in Cardiff.

The checks are the result of the club’s 11th annual Wine & Food Festival held June 7 at the San Diego Botanic Gardens in Encinitas.

The local charities will be represented by board or organization heads and range from the Ecke Family YMCA and Community Resource Center to MAEGA, Los Angelitos of Encinitas and the North Coast Singers. For a full list of beneficiaries, call Festival Chairman and Encinitas Rotarian Richard “Rich” Houk at 760-753-1977 or 760-803-0033.

Encinitas Rotary has now raised and distributed more than $650,000, and 2014’s total is a new record for the club.

Cross-country youth group invitational is Aug. 30 The Encinitas Youth Cross Country Invitational invites kids ages 5-14 to participate in a day of races Aug. 30, offering an opportunity for an introduction to the sport of cross-country running. Running is a lifelong activity, and cross-country running can be enjoyed at the junior high, high school, college and even the professional level. San Diego has a strong tradition of cross-country excellence with many state- and nationally-ranked teams.

The invitational will be held on the grounds of the Old Meeting Hall on Rancho Santa Fe Road. As a special guest, The Flash will be leading all of the 10 & Under races, and kids can have their pictures taken with him. For details, visit http://runkids.org or email info@runkids.org.

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here for a while,” Frenken said. “The word is out.”

Frenken said it’s up to USS Cal Builders, community park contractor, to provide security until construction is complete and the keys are turned over to the city. Until then, USS Cal Builders is liable for any injuries or damage on the property.

Skateboarders will be required to strap on a helmet, elbow pads and kneepads to take advantage of the park. Otherwise, they risk a fine. The council passed an ordinance spelling out those rules last fall to conform to state law.

The park will also feature two restrooms, a concession stand, a playground, a soccer field and three multi-use fields for sports like baseball and softball.

On that note, Frenken also emphasized that field lighting is not planned at the park, contrary to some rumors.

Slides, ropes and climbing structures have been installed at the playground, and a cushiony rubber surface will soon go in there.

Frenken said much of the park is finished. The city is primarily waiting for the grass — planted through a process called hydroseeding — to grow.

The community park will have 1,000 trees, ranging from palms to sycamores. They’re expected to mature in five to 10 years, depending on the variety.

And the park will have two car entrances, off Santa Fe Drive and MacKinnon Avenue.

Acquiring the property cost the city $17.2 million, while construction will total an estimated $19.3 million.

Work began on the park alOne of the commemoramost two years ago. tive pavers found

Top: Commissioner Sanford Shapiro looks at dog prints leading into the 2-acre Maggie Houlihan Memorial Dog Park. Left: A welcoming sign for the doggie area. Above right: Park commissioners at the playground. Right: an overview of the entire park.

Right: The impressive bowl at the skate park.

Skateboarders have used the park even though it has yet to open, noted John Frenken, park and beach superintendent.

throughout the park.

(Right) Park commissioners at the dog park. From left to right: John Gjata, Sanford Shapiro, Marge Kohl, Cheryl Broom, Doug Goad, Doug Long

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seum is valuable because it chronicles the different time periods.

“So much can change in 30 years and you want to hold on to it,” she said. “I mean, I remember riding to the beach on my horse not long ago.”

One of her main priorities is the museum’s planned expansion, which aims to offer a fuller picture of the area’s history.

Currently, the museum has everything from old photographs to an old stagecoach to the Teten House, built in 1885 in Olivenhain.

Grice noted the museum is

fundraising for new exhibits, including a barn that would house historic documents and double as a meeting place.

Grice also has the goal of getting the word out, whether through social media or being more involved with nonprofits and clubs.

“There are people who drive by here year after year and they don’t know we exist,” she said. “So we want to be more visible.”

Along the same lines, she’s confident a newly formed group called E3 will help draw more visitors to the museum.

The museum, San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) and others recently

started E3 to nourish a host of educational initiatives between Quail Gardens Drive and Saxony Road.

The idea is members would share resources and collaborate on programming.

That way, people would be encouraged to visit the museum’s expansion, EUSD’s farm across the street and a Botanic Garden pavilion on the drawing board, possibly all in the same day.

In addition to being surrounded by historical artifacts, Grice said one of her favorite parts of the job is hearing stories from old-timers.

“You get a lot of people who have been in Encinitas for a while visiting,” Grice

said. “The other day, someone was telling me about how they’d leave their surfboards at Moonlight Beach for months at a time and it wasn’t a big deal.”

Grice moved to Colorado a few times over the years, only to find herself back in Encinitas. Like many in her family, she just can’t leave.

“I’d miss the beach, the people when away,” she said. “It’s tough to beat this city.”

The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

For more information about exhibits and upcoming events at the museum, visit sdheritage.org.

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laxed attitudes toward public art.

Orellana believes his mural, along with another two years later in Saudi Arabia, helped spur more art across the region. And in only a short time, he’s seen the form rapidly progress there, adding that some “very smart, subversive stuff” is popping up.

“I’m this crazy guy who kicked the ball just a little and others have kicked the ball a lot farther,” he said.

“Once you fall into these cracks of what art really means, it’s like, I don’t

care if I starve. I could potentially be responsible for changing that part of the world, even a little bit.”

On that note, he now aims to kick-start more art in North County. Last year, he partnered with Mission Middle School in Escondido, where he led a student mural project.

“It’s a way of giving back to something that’s been good to me,” Orellana said.

Santos Fine Art Galleries is located at 978 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas; (760) 633-1644. For more information, visit www.santosfineartgalleries. com.

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To your health: Managing the challenges of multiple sclerosis

BY CHARLES SMITH, M.D., SCRIPPS HEALTH Nearly all of us feel fatigued at some time or another. Maybe we’re run down, sick, dehydrated, or depressed. There are many possible reasons for fatigue, and the more we understand what is causing ours, the more effectively we can treat it.

This is especially true for people with multiple sclerosis, or MS. Fatigue is one of the most common complaints associated with MS; unfortunately, many MS symptoms can be quite complicated and require significant time to understand and treat.

Because many physicians today are limited in the amount of time they can spend with patients, it is important for people with MS to understand as much as they can about their symptoms and proactively help their doctors identify the root cause of the problem and start optimal treatment more quickly.

Why are MS symptoms so complex? Consider this: MS is an immune-mediated disease that attacks the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves.

As a result, symptoms can vary greatly and affect nearly everything from movement and physical functions to cognitive skills and emotions. MS is chronic, so symptoms may come and go, and range from mild to disabling.

Let’s take a closer look at fatigue. MS itself can cause fatigue; there is a condition known as MS fatigue that typically occurs in the afternoon. MS can also affect the bladder, causing some people to wake up multiple times during the night to urinate. This repeated interruption of sleep could certainly lead to fatigue. Muscle spasms are another common symptom, and these can interfere with a restful night’s sleep. About 50 percent of people with MS will have depression at some point in their lives, which can lead people to feel tired and low on energy. Moreover, medications such as interferon that are used to treat MS may actually make some patients tired as a side effect.

So when a person with MS reports fatigue, the key is to determine the underlying cause or causes and treat accordingly. Bladder symptoms can be addressed so that the person is not waking up every few hours or more to use the bathroom. Muscle spasms and depression can be treated as well. If MS medications are contributing to fatigue, doctor and patient

need to determine whether the benefits of the medication outweigh its side effects; alternative medications are now available.

Bladder or bowel dysfunction is another common MS complaint. As mentioned earlier, many patients wake up throughout the night to urinate. Incontinence can also be a concern. Years ago when I was just starting in my career, I asked a patient if she had any bladder problems, and she said no. I later learned she was incontinent several times a week, but she thought that was normal for MS and couldn’t be treated, so she didn’t tell me about it. People with MS need to understand that in most cases, these types of problems can now be completely controlled. Knowing that something can be done to improve their quality of life, patients can go back to their doctors and share information to determine the most appropriate treatment.

In the past, it was thought that cognitive problems such as memory loss and confusion were not a common concern with MS. Today, we know that 25 percent of patients may show evidence of cognitive impairment with specialized testing on the first day they are diagnosed with MS. After a patient has had the disease for five years, that number rises to 54 percent. We now know that MS-related cognitive problems are the most common reason why those with MS must stop working earlier than they otherwise would. Because cognitive complaints are so prevalent, we evaluate them much more carefully than in the past.

Research has shown that three symptoms — fatigue, depression and cognitive impairment — most affect the quality of life for MS patients, even more so than paralysis. Fortunately, when patients understand their symptoms and work with their doctors to assess them, appropriate treatments can resolve complaints and restore quality of life.

Dr. Charles Smith is a neurologist with Scripps Health. Join him, in partnership with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pacific South Coast Chapter, for a free lecture series at 6:30 p.m. on managing common challenges of MS: Aug. 13, Fatigue; Sept. 17, Bladder, Bowel and Sexual Dysfunction; and Oct. 8, Cognitive Challenges; at the Schaetzel Center, Great Hall on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus. To register, call 1-800-SCRIPPS.

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Focus on senior portraits

BY MARSHA SUTTON As part of its contract with the San Dieg u i t o Marsha Sutton Union High School District to shoot senior yearbook portraits, Keane Studios, located in Carmel Valley, receives personal contact information for each 12th-grade student and their parents.

Some parents say this is wrong, citing a violation of privacy rights.

“A few weeks ago I received a letter that [child’s] personal information was sent to Keane Studios so she could be photographed for the yearbook,” said one parent in May, whose child will be a senior this fall.

The parent, who wished to remain anonymous, received letters, emails and calls – not only from Keane but also from high school students on the yearbook staff, urging her to schedule a sitting. When she contacted the studio, she learned that Keane had her child’s name, address, phone number and email, as well as all that for her and her husband.

“I do not feel it is acceptable for a for-profit business to be given all this personal information … without the explicit consent of the parents,” she said in an email.

But the district has supported this approach which it claims has worked well in years past, to communicate to families the deadlines and details of senior yearbook portraits. The goal is to inform and include as many seniors as possible in the yearbook, while minimizing the many staff hours it would take to do Keane’s work.

Christina Bennett, SDUHSD’s director of purchasing and risk management, confirmed that personal student contact information is routinely given to Keane Studios but added that the Annual Notification signature page provided to parents at the start of each school year allows parents to opt out of information sharing.

“Through the annual notification to parents, the district seeks permission from parents to release directory information for legitimate educational interests or official district business,” Bennett said in an email. “Parents do have the option to request their children’s information be withheld.”

The form allows parents to opt their children out of contact from the military, colleges and employers –

and from the yearbook.

If “yearbook” is checked, that indicates “you do not want your student’s photo in yearbook.” There is no option to prohibit specific contractors from receiving student information.

Bennett said outside vendors who receive student information are required to sign a confidentiality agreement before information is released. “We have such an agreement with Keane,” she said.

The agreement says that the contractor (in this case, Keane Studios) “is required to maintain the confidentiality of the student information provided and not to disclose personally identifiable information about a student including photos to any other party without the prior written consent of the parent or eligible student …”

The agreement further states that when the work has been completed, “all student information will be destroyed and no copies or other retention of the personally identifiable student information will be maintained.”

This last part may come as a surprise to my anonymous parent who said she discovered Keane had retained her older child’s personal information when she called Keane about her rising senior.

Public Records request Charges of privacy rights violations make me curious.

A review of information obtained from the district under a California Public Records Act request included a message from Keane Studios, distributed to the class of 2015, that states in part, “To be sure every senior is represented in your senior yearbook, the school registrar supplies us with your contact information.”

Clearly the release of student data to Keane is no secret.

Keane requests seniors’ names, parents’ names, addresses, all phone numbers and all emails on file at the district – all on a flash drive or CD. Keane employees then contact families to schedule senior portraits for the yearbook. Employees, by the way, include San Dieguito students working as interns for Keane.

On June 19, 2013, Keane Studios owner Bill Keane emailed SDUHSD yearbook advisers, saying the interns working at Keane “have been calling seniors for about a month now.”

The released CPRA information indicated that yearbook students are also given personal information

of their senior classmates which is used to contact seniors to encourage them to schedule a portrait sitting.

This, despite Bennett’s assertion that “students working in journalism on school newspapers and yearbooks do not get access to student contact information.”

There are controls, Bennett said, on access to student information, including state and federal laws, the annual notification opt-out form, Calif. Education Code 49073, confidentiality agreements, and board policy (BP 5125.1 and 5125.1/AR-1).

According to the district’s annual notification form, directory information can include the following: student’s name, address, telephone number, email address, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent public or private school attended by the student.

“Parents/guardians must notify the district in writing every year if they do not want the district to disclose directory information from their child’s education records without prior written consent,” the policy states.

Pricing Digging into the privacy issue uncovered other concerns of parents – notably, the cost and lack of choice in vendors.

Eric Dill, SDUHSD’s associate superintendent of business services, said, “I’ve had more questions about the senior photography than anything else.”

Dill said the district uses only one vendor to ensure a consistent look and avoid potential problems with quality, size, background and other logistics. It has been district policy for many years now to select one vendor through a formal Request for Proposal process.

The requirement to have senior portraits taken by one approved vendor is supported by the high school yearbook advisers, but not all parents are on board, with some raising cost issues.

An RFP was issued last year for senior yearbook photography, and Keane was once again selected. Although it’s a five-year contract, the district says the school board must approve the contract annually.

Dill hinted that the future may be unfocused, because students aren’t booking portrait sessions as before, and sales of yearbooks, which can cost students more than $100, are declining.

High schools without yearbooks is a disheartening prospect. Yet this may be a snapshot of changes to come.

— Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail. com.

Letters to the editor/opinion Support rules and regulations that make the existence of small farms possible I left the City of Encinitas’ first urban agriculture subcommittee meeting feeling frustrated by the city’s position on small farms. I also left feeling motivated to do what I can to keep small farms like Coral Tree Farm operating. I do not want the city to turn what little agricultural land is left into more subdivisions.

Is that the Encinitas we want? I think this can be a catalyst for a new direction for the city.

There seems to be a giant disconnect between the city’s vision (preserving its agricultural heritage and the environment) and the current planning department’s approach. The City Council is in the process of rewriting the framework for urban agriculture. I hope that in the interim the city will allow historic Coral Tree Farm to continue to exist.

With clear definitions and an understanding of what urban agriculture is, Encinitas policy makers have an opportunity to innovate and provide an optimal framework that takes account of the many cross benefits of urban agriculture. Some of these include creating and connecting community, renewing local economy, increasing food security, improving our physical and emotional health, and positive environmental impacts.

Coral Tree’s workshops and classes (recently deemed accessory uses) are essential to the farm’s existence and they enrich our community. They provide opportunities for children and adults to connect and engage with their community and with nature. The farm has become a place to exchange ideas and learn about how and what to grow in our area and the importance of crop lineage and heirloom seed saving. With the city’s support, it can continue to serve as a model and resource for future urban farmers in Encinitas.

Among the planning commission concerns is increased traffic at the farm. How is the impact of visitors any different from a resident having friends over for a potluck? If a development replaced the farm, there would be more traffic than currently exists. We need to use common sense with our permit process. To expect farmers to pay for traffic impact studies or $1,600 for a minor use permit application is unreasonable.

Small farms like Coral Tree help build sustainable and more resilient food systems. By reconnecting people with the natural cycles of food production, it opens the doors to responsible consumption. Urban farming can help us unplug from big oil companies by minimizing our transport footprint and by using organic cultivation methods. With increasing climate change challenges like drought affecting our agricultural systems, what are we doing as a community to create and support a more resilient and diverse food system? The first step is supporting rules and regulations that make the existence of these small farms possible.

Perhaps equally important to providing economical and geographical access to organic food, small farms like Coral Tree Farm are helping to nurture and grow the very sense of community we love in Encinitas.

Anna Young, Leucadia

Seats open for Aug. 18-21 CCA driver’s ed course Canyon Crest Academy Dollars for Scholars is already gearing up for 2014-2015 scholarship fundraising by offering an Aug. 18-21 session of their popular classroom course for Driver’s Education. This intensive, four-day course on the CCA campus is conducted by Golden State Drivers School and hosted by the CCA Foundation and CCA Dollars for Scholars. Session cost is $89, and is open to all high school students, regardless of where they are attending school.

Visit www.canyoncrest.dollarsforscholars.org (scroll to the bottom for the link to Driver’s Education) for details, an FAQ, and how to register online.

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At Stand Down, veterans get the respect they deserve ‘Flicks on Bricks’ film and wine series

BY SUPERVISOR DAVE ROBERTS San Diego is home to one of the largest veteran populations in the nation.

Sadly, many men and women who have served our country now need our help.

In our community, the nonprofit Veterans Village of San Diego steps in to provide assistance.

Earlier this month, Veterans Village hosted its 27th “Stand Down,” a three-day event that converts the field at San Diego High School into a tent city where nearly 900 homeless veterans and their families received medical and dental care, clothing, job training and other help.

Veterans are divided into units and assigned to tents on the hot and dusty field. One of my policy aides, Evan Bollinger, served as a leader for Mike Tent, which housed mostly younger veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

I spent a Sunday afternoon at the event and participated in the graduation ceremony.

The veterans’ stories brought tears to my eyes.

They spoke of how their lives had unraveled since they left military service and how they ended up homeless. They expressed their commitment to getting their life back on track. They said they were proud of their military service.

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a graduation ceremony.

One by one, tent groups parade across the field and report to the stage, where they are recognized for completing the Stand Down program. Each graduate received a backpack, sleeping bag, toiletry kit, baseball cap and sandwiches.

Perhaps most importantly, each veteran received a sincere Thank You for his or her service.

The goal of Stand Down is to get homeless veterans off the streets and re-acclimate them into society.

I am happy to say that most of the men from Tent Mike will be housed at Veterans Village, St. Vincent’s or elsewhere with the assistance of a housing voucher.

Stand Down organizers say fewer people participated this year, although more of the veterans were younger and many had young children. I noticed at least two pregnant women. Our community must remain committed to helping all veterans and their families.

This year, Stand Down struck personal chords for me.

The oldest of my five adopted children ships out to Lackland Airforce Base next month to begin basic training. I will always pray for Robert’s safety – before, during and after his military service.

Stand Down also prompted reflections on my own career, which has centered on working with veterans. During my time at the Pentagon, I helped develop the TriCare medical insurance program for military personnel. In so doing, I pushed hard to ensure that our veterans get the respect and help they deserve upon their return to civilian life.

At Veterans Village of San Diego, respect and compassion start at the top.

The chairman of the board is Vice Adm. Harold Koenig (ret.), a fine leader who, in 2013, swore me into office as a county supervisor. Another board member, Nancy Tomich-Zapp, is a longtime friend.

Thank you, Admiral Koenig, for your outstanding work and that of every volunteer at Stand Down.

And thank you to every veteran for your service to our country.

Dave Roberts represents the Third District on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Community Havdalah set Aug. 9 at the Ranch Celebrate the end of Shabbat with a community Havdalah from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Ranch in Encinitas. Meet and mingle with your Jewish neighbors while enjoying a fun (and free) summer evening.

A Havdalah is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of the weekly Shabbat (which starts Friday evening and ends Saturday evening) and greets the new week.

Bring your family dinner (dairy please) to eat as the summer sun sets — a delicious dessert will be provided.

Take home a jar of jam after the jam-making and canning demonstration. And fun craft activities for the kids!

Bring your instruments for a ranch-style Havdalah service with a musical jam session led by local star Hilly Rubin.

RSVP by Wed., Aug. 6 to Carole Yellen at caroley@jfssd.org or call 858-637-3395. The Ranch is located at 441 Saxony Road in Encinitas.

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Another celebrity hot spot, the former Beacon Inn in Cardiff, opened in 1928 and shuttered in the early ’60s. The beachfront property off Highway 101 attracted the likes of Peter Lorre, Betty Grable, Harry James, and Jimmy Durante — just to name a few. In addition, Charlie Chaplin’s family owned real estate in the area.

According to O’Connell, a mix of glamour and quaintness was the

norm for the area, which soon experienced a population explosion. “The growth ... was really something in the late ’60s and early ’70s,” he remembers. “In the early ’60s, Encinitas was very easy-going, with mostly farmland. It bloomed very, very quickly after El Camino Real became a six-lane road and Highway 5 was developed.”

Today, celebrities are still lured to the track and beach, and many make it a point to stay in places like Carlsbad’s La Costa Resort, which has been known to

host the likes of Tiger Woods and Drew Brees.

And as another season of racing continues, people like O’Connell can’t help but remember how Encinitas used to be.

“When I was a part of the Encinitas Historical Society, I asked member Mac Hartley to put together a book about the area’s history,” said O’Connell. The book is still available in used condition on Amazon.com.

“Mac did a beautiful job.”

Almost as beautiful as the rich history of Encinitas.

opens Aug. 7 with ‘North by Northwest’ The eighth annual “Flicks on the Bricks” movies and wine series on the Athenaeum’s outdoor patio at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, will feature “four memorable films and delightful summer wine pairings selected by Barbara Baxter,” according to organizers.

Guests must be 21 years or older to attend.

Each screening starts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays in August.

Tickets are available at ljathenaeum.org/specialevents.html or by calling 858-4545872. Cost is $60 members/$80 nonmembers for four films and four wine tastings, or $17 and $22 for each individual film.

• Aug. 7: “North by Northwest” (1959, 136 min) • Aug. 14: “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962, 129 min) • Aug. 21: “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952, 103 min) • Aug. 28: “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1999, 113 min)

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