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New Sports Tradition at La Jolla High

Vikings Rugby Club finishes inaugural season undefeated La Jollans to gather for local crime summit March 10, A8

■ News Nuggets, A4 ■ Calendar, A6 ■ Crime News, A7 ■ Business, A14 ■ Opinion, A18 ■ Obituaries, A22

BY JOE MCGRATH a Jolla High School’s newest sports team, Boys Rugby, just completed an amazing first season under Coach Chris Caillouel, with an impressive win over previously undefeated Torrey Pines High School. With no seniors on the team, and only nine of the 26 athletes with rugby experience, the Vikings played this season in Division III (JV Blue), beating every team they faced by an average margin of 40-12. “The team really passed their learning curve about halfway through the second match of the season, against Carlsbad,” said Coach Caillouel, whose son Dylan is a one of the veteran team leaders at La Jolla. SEE RUGBY, A21

Dylan Caillouel clears some running room for Michael Solomana.

Plans for a whale display underway

Symphony & Chorus concert to present dance, drama, music, B1

■ Let Inga Tell You, B3 ■ Best Bets, B6 ■ Social Life, B10 ■ Kitchen Shrink, B12 ■ Classifieds, B16 ■ Real Estate, B18

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The Bishop’s School wins sixth CIF title in water polo victory over La Jolla High Bishop’s goalie Cassidy Ball is instrumental to the Knights’ defense, blocking shot after shot from the La Jolla High Vikings, during the CIF Championship (and cross-town rivalry) game Feb. 27 at Coggan Pool. ■ See story, A12

BY ASHLEY MACKIN As part of the ongoing Whale View Point Shoreline Enhancement Project to improve the third-mile oceanside stretch between 200 to 600 Coast Boulevard, organizers want to superimpose a flat educational display of a gray whale near the project’s southern border. In honor of the project’s namesake — and the view of migrating gray whales along the stretch at different points in the year — project organizer Ann Dynes would like to hire an artist to paint a near life-sized image of a gray whale on the cement, the specifics of which have yet to be announced. In theory, Dynes said, “We could have the image of a whale facing southbound with a plaque explaining that SEE WHALE DISPLAY, A3

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FROM WHALE DISPLAY, A1 California gray whales migrate in the fall. Or if we had the room, we could have a gray whale and a calf going north with some small (similar information) signage.” Presenting tentative renderings at the La Jolla Parks & Beaches (LJP&B) Feb. 22 meeting, Dynes said she wanted to “test the waters” of the board before proceeding with something more formal. “If the consensus of the group was to say they’d like to run with it, I will meet with artists and appropriate city entities, and reach out to other La Jollans who should weigh-in on this,” she said. “The idea is not to do it now, but to see if there is support for it.” Thus far, Dynes said she has spoken to nearby residents and those who frequent the area on walks, and the feedback has been largely positive. “Everyone I’ve talked to thinks it would be charming to put something there,” she said. “If you think about the people who walk that stretch every day, some don’t even look out into the ocean! They see all the spouts going by (but don’t know what that is). Some graphics would embellish the experience of visitors to the area.” The whale image would be flat to the ground, so as not to be a trip hazard, but something that could be seen from a car on the street or those walking by. The idea to etch the outline of a whale into the cement was previously discussed, but Dynes said due to city constraints, anything that jeopardizes the integrity of the cement over the pump station found underground at that location, is prohibited. LJP&B member Phyllis Minick noted that

A drawing of what the educational display at Whale View Point could look like. at similar sites where there is an educational display, an informational plaque or kiosk is usually present to explain its significance. Agreeing, Dynes said her committee would likely place a small plaque nearby. Some form of educational display is required as part of the long-term Whale View Point Shoreline Enhancement Project, which LJP&B adopted in 2014 for implementation from the La Jolla Conservancy. The project contains several components in various areas, including replanting the Wedding Bowl, improving the walkway that extends the project area and more. The overall project is expected to take 20 years to complete and cost $2.1 million, with independent tasks tackled as funds become available. Dynes said the educational whale graphic would not be a permanent display, but last about 10 years. Member Patrick Ahern said

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he would favor the installation if it was “understated” and “part of the space rather than something that jumps in your face.” Member Judy Adams Halter added, “So much of contemporary art now has people thinking about what’s around them. I, too, think it can be understated and provide knowledge.” With overall support, Dynes said she would speak to different city entities to see what is permitted and return with more information. Although artists donated tentative renderings to help the board conceptualize the project, Dynes said she would also consider a call for Requests For Proposals from area artists. “This discussion today was just the first step,” she said.

More Whale View Point news

■ Sidewalk plans coming: At this month’s LJP&B meeting, a presentation will

be given about the planned sidewalk along the project area. The plans originally included designs for a decomposed granite walkway to connect the northern and southern ends, but in discussions with the city, Dynes said she was able to identify funding for a sidewalk instead. To discuss the design from an aesthetic and functionality perspective before plans are finalized, a city representative will be on hand at the 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 28 meeting at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. lajollaparksandbeaches.org ■ Bench replacement gets OK: After the February meeting, Dynes reported the City of San Diego granted her permission to replace the benches at Whale View Point. “Three of the four of them have memorial plaques on them which we will retrieve and replace in or near the new benches,” she said, but it was not known how much each bench will cost to replace. “This is a very exciting new project for Whale View Point and I hope that our supporters will stay tuned and maybe help us pay for the benches as the scope of the project evolves.” ■ Table replacement plans underway: Dynes also reported that the Whale View Point committee has a plan to replace the dilapidated picnic tables at the site. “I would love to find the donors for these three plaques which are embedded on the current tables so that we can assure them that we intend to perpetuate the memory of their gifts. We would like them to contact me at anndynes@ucsd.edu. Secondly, anyone interested in helping us raise funds to do this project should go to whaleviewpoint.com and chip in. We do not have a budget yet but it won’t be cheap!”

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Michael Mayor is regarded for shaping the way we look at our universe and will discuss his work at UCSD, March 16.

Kyoto Prize Symposium to host three stellar scientists’ lectures World-renowned astrophysicist Michel Mayor, Ph.D., will speak at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 16 in the Price Center West Ballroom at UC San Diego, as part of

the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium. Honor’s presentation will be followed by a reception with refreshments, and the opportunity for students and other attendees to meet him. RSVP for the free talk at kyotoprizeusa.org Mayor received the 2015 Kyoto Prize (Japan’s highest private award for global achievement) in the area of “Basic Sciences” for his pivotal contributions in astrophysics, including the discovery of the first extrasolar planet orbiting a Sun-like star. Mayor is a professor emeritus at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He has received the Albert Einstein Medal, Shaw Prize in Astronomy, and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. His presentation is one in the three-part Kyoto Prize Symposium hosted by UCSD with the University of San Diego, San Diego State University and Point Loma Nazarene University. • In “Advanced Technology,” Toyoki Kunitake will speak at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16 at San Diego State University. He is the first scientist to discover synthetic bilayer membranes and is the creator of a new field of chemistry based on molecular self-assembly, widely recognized as one of the most useful concepts in advanced materials design. • In “Arts and Philosophy,” John Neumeier, artistic director and chief choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet in Germany for some 40 years, will speak at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17 at the University of San Diego.

Mansionization group resumes its work After closing the door as an ad hoc committee of La Jolla’s Community Planning Association (LJCPA), the group tasked with exploring the trend toward “mansionization” in La Jolla, will carry on with its task, independently. “Our group is moving forward as a community collaborative to continue our work on developing potential solutions to the residential development concerns in our coastal neighborhoods,” said committee member Sharon Wampler. “We have scheduled a series of four public meetings within a six-week span where we will work with architects, the public, and others to develop a proposal that could then be presented to community members, the LJCPA and ultimately the city.” The group formed in mid-2015 to investigate the practice of building a house too large for its lot and out of character with the neighborhood, and served under the auspices of LJCPA. At the same time, the city was formulating language to be incorporated into its Land Development Code that addresses the “mansionization” practice. Finding the city language ineffective at solving local concerns, La Jolla’s ad hoc committee ultimately recommended the city suspend action in favor of the creation of a coastal overlay zone with tailored criteria for coastal residential development. To develop the criteria, the committee will have its first meeting 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,

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Students display their botanical art at the library

Bird Rock Elementary students in grades 3-5 have their botanical-based pastel art projects on display in La Jolla Riford Library’s Youth Room through March. Art teacher Alyson Blum explained that for the project, each student picked a different botanical on which to focus. “We used silk blossoms, area native plants (such as lavender and magnolias found near the campus), and parents would bring in flowers from their gardens, so the students picked a few and did a quick sketch. Then they chose their favorite sketch and turned it into a pastel,” she said. “They practiced line direction, line types and layering colors to create tints and shades. They learned to layer and blend colors, going from light to dark, on the surface of the canvas.” With each student able to pick his or her favorite plant to work with, project engagement came fast and easy. “Though they were all exploring similar concepts, having the different flowers to draw gave them the individuality to lay that botanical however they wanted to compose the painting. This gave them a sense of ownership of the project.” The library is at 7555 Draper Ave. lajollalibrary.org

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Friday, March 4

■ La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club Breakfast Meeting, 7:15 a.m. La Jolla Marriott, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive. $20. (858) 395-1222. lajollagtrotary.org ■ Tai Chi, 10 a.m. beginner, 10:45 a.m. advanced, La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1658 ■ Computer Help Lab, 11 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Kiwanis Club of La Jolla meets, noon, La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7155 Draper Ave. First 3 meetings free as a member’s guest, then $15. (858) 945-2280. frankbeiser@gmail.com

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Thursday, March 3

■ Sunrise Rotary of La Jolla meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449. ■ Qi Gong, 9:30 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 453-6719. ■ Pen to Paper writing group meets, 1 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ La Jolla Community Planning Association meets, 6 p.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. info@lajollacpa.org ■ Adult-Ed class, with “transformed Israeli leftist” Tibi Zohar, co-founder of an Israeli-American tech startup, 7 p.m. Congregation Beth El, 8660 Gilman Drive. (858) 452-1734. cbe.org/adult-education

■ La Jolla Newcomers Walkers, meets, 9 a.m. Walk one hour at a moderately brisk pace and then stop for coffee. Meet across from Casa de Manana sign (849 Coast Blvd.) at La Jolla Children’s Pool near the lifeguard tower. (301) 452-5198. ■ Seniors Computer Group, 9:30 a.m. Wesley Palms, 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach. How to use computers and smartphones safely. Free for guests, $1 monthly membership. (858) 459-9065. ■ Dog adoption event with Aussie Rescue of San Diego, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In front of Ark Antiques, 7620 Girard Ave. (858) 459-7755. ■ Tax lecture, “Advice for sole proprietor small business owners from H&R Block,” 11 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Writer’s Block writing group meets, noon. La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657.

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■ Dog adoption event with Second Chance Rescue of San Diego, 2-6 p.m. Unleashed by Petco 8843 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 203. (858) 457-2036. ■ Atheists La Jolla group meets, 3:45 p.m. outside Starbucks, 8750 Genesee Ave. Suite 244. Repeats Sunday, 7 p.m. Peet’s Coffee, 8843 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 202. RSVP: teddyrodo@hotmail.com

Sunday, March 6

■ La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Girard Avenue at Genter Street. Food vendors and farmers market. (858) 454-1699. ■ Open rehearsal Early Music Society, 1 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Shakespeare reading, “A Winter’s Tale,” 2 p.m. with coffee and scones from the Brick and Bell. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Lecture on colorectal cancer care, 3 p.m. Scripps Radiation Therapy Center, 10670 John Jay Hopkins Drive.

Monday, March 7

■ Ico-Dance class 9 a.m. La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. $7 members, $12 non-members. amandabanks.com/ico-dance ■ Concert, Sue Palmer Trio, noon. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. (858) 454-5872. ■ Yiddish Circle 1:30 p.m. Read poems, stories, watch videos, celebrate holidays, sing. Mostly in Yiddish with some English. Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive. $3. (858) 450-9081. ■ Raja Yoga class, guided by the Nataraja Yoga and Meditation Center, 4:30

Spotlight On: Short-Term Rentals As part of its regular monthly meeting 5 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St., La Jolla Town Council will take on Short-Term Vacation Rentals. The forum will address residents concerns, area prevalence and possible problems. (858) 454-1444. p.m. Congregational Church of La Jolla, 1216 Cave St. By donation. (858) 395-4033. ■ Soroptimist International of La Jolla dinner meeting, 5:30 p.m. Location provided upon RSVP. (858) 454-9156 or soroptimistlj@gmail.com ■ Open Mic Cabaret, 7 p.m. Hennessey’s, 7811 Herschel Ave. (858) 232-1241.

Tuesday, March 8

■ Rotary Club of La Jolla, noon, La Valencia Hotel, 1132 Prospect St. Lunch $30. Guests welcome. lora.fisher@usbank.com ■ Hatha Chair Yoga, 12:30 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657.

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Wednesday, March 9

■ Torrey Pines of La Jolla Rotary meets, 11:30 a.m. Rock Bottom Brewery, 8980 La Jolla Village Drive. $20. (858) 459-8912. gurneymcm@aol.com ■ Tapping To The Stars, dance class, noon. Ooh La La Dance Academy, 7467 Cuvier St. $70. nancy@tappingtothestars.com ■ La Jolla Village Merchant’s Association meets, 3 p.m. La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. info@lajollabythesea.com ■ Homework Help, 3:30 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ 3D printing workshop, “How to build and 3D print your Minecraft creations,” 4 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org

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■ Kiwanis Club of Torrey Pines meets, 5:30 p.m. Mimi’s Café, 10788 Westview Parkway. First two meetings free, then $15. tbilotta1@gmail.com ■ La Jolla Shores Association meets, 6 p.m. Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Building T-29, 8840 Biological Grade. ljsa.org@gmail.com ■ American Cetacean Society meets, 7 p.m. Sumner Auditorium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, near Kennel Way and Paseo Grande. sd-info@acsonline.org

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Thursday, March 10

■ Sunrise Rotary of La Jolla meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449. ■ Qi Gong, 9:30 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 453-6719. ■ Pen to Paper writing group meets, 1 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Portrait Painting demo, 2 p.m., San Diego Portrait Society. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ La Jolla Kiwanis Outreach Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Everyone welcome to join. Hennessy’s Tavern, 7811 Herschel Ave. nicole@nicolerawson.com All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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La Jolla Swim & Sport owner foils burglar’s store break-in A man attempted to rob La Jolla Swim and Sport, 1008 Torrey Pines Road, early Tuesday (Feb. 23) morning, but while breaking the front door glass, he unknowlingly alerted (and startled) owner Adrianna Issakov, who was inside drinking her morning coffee. Issakov’s screaming and arm waving frightened him off. The burglar was unable to steal anything and no one was harmed. Issakov told La Jolla Light she suspects the

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burglar had cased her store, and that the scheme was planned. “I come here every morning at 6 a.m. before I go swimming at the Cove, but that morning I woke up early, so I decided to come in early, at about 5 a.m.,” she said. “I was in the back of the store (in my office) and I heard what can only be described as a waterfall of glass from the glass front door shattering. I walked toward the front of the store, and I saw him hunched down, stepping through the hole in the door. I don’t think he was expecting anyone to be inside.” She said she screamed loudly at the SEE CRIME NEWS, A8

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CRIME AND PUBLIC-SAFETY NEWS (CONTINUED) FROM CRIME NEWS, A7 suspect and told him to get out, at which point he turned and ran toward the alley next to her store, where a getaway truck was parked. “The person had a plan, it wasn’t just someone walking down the street with a bad idea,” she said. Issakov added that the burglar did not throw anything to break the front door glass, because the door “just collapsed.” She suspects he had a tool used to break glass, similar to ones used by firefighters to break car windows to get people out of burning vehicles. Further, store video surveillance shows the suspect looking through the windows before the door was broken. It’s unknown what the thief was looking for, but police opined it might have been the sunglasses positioned near the front of the door, or money from the cash register. Issakov said the surveillance cameras got photos of the suspect, which she turned over to police. “We’ve repositioned the front camera to get a better view, and I believe cameras are far better tools than security systems, which just notify people of a break-in. I think there should be many more (cameras used) on our streets to deter crime.” The suspect is described as a dark-haired male of medium build with a dark beard wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans. She said the suspect’s sweatshirt had a symbol on the back, possibly Japanese. Police are investigating and La Jolla Light will report additional details as they become available. — Ashley Mackin

Home burglaries spike in La Jolla leading Town Council to address situation According to the San Diego Police Department blotter of crimes (see below), there have been more than 10 reported residential burglaries in La Jolla in the last few weeks. To explore this spike, the La Jolla Town Council will dedicate some of its meeting time to discussion on the situation, and residents who wish to contribute information are asked to attend. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. Police media relations officer Travis Easter told the Light that residential burglaries happen multiple times a day, every day, throughout the city. He said residents are advised to follow standard safety practices: lock your doors and windows; be aware of your surroundings; and if you see something, say something. The San Diego Police Department non-emergency phone number is (619) 531-2000. If you witness a crime in progress, call 911. (See related letter, A18.)

Police Blotter Feb. 18 ■ Vandalism, $400 or more, 300 block Mira Monte, 12:00 a.m.

Feb. 19 ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 5300 block Calumet Avenue, 12 a.m. ■ Motor vehicle theft, 300 block San Colla Street, 12:01 a.m. ■ Assault, threatening with intent to terrorize, 700 block Van Nuys Street, 3 p.m. Feb. 21 ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 300 block Bird Rock Avenue, 6 p.m. Feb. 22 ■ Assault, threatening with intent to terrorize, 1000 block Prospect Street, 4:50 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 8100 block La Jolla Shores Drive, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 ■ Residential burglary, 2600 block Hidden Valley Road, 6:09 a.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 2000 block Paseo Dorado, 7:50 a.m. ■ Residential burglary, 5600 block Chelsea Avenue, 9:44 a.m. ■ Commercial burglary, 7900 block La Jolla Shores Drive, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 ■ Residential burglary, 1600 block Crespo Drive, 9:30 a.m. ■ Petty theft/larceny, 7500 block Girard Avenue, 10:30 a.m. ■ Residential burglary, 600 block Gravilla Street, 12 p.m. ■ Fraud, 2700 block Caminito Prado, 12 p.m. ■ Grand theft, 5700 block Waverly Avenue, 12 a.m. Feb. 25 ■ Grand theft, money/labor/property

over $950, 600 block Via del Norte, 2:30 a.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 5600 block La Jolla Hermosa Avenue, 8:50 p.m. ■ Residential burglary, 5500 block Taft Avenue, 9 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 1100 block Torrey Pines Road, 10:30 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 1100 block Torrey Pines Road, 10:35 p.m. Feb. 26 ■ Residential burglary, 6600 block Vista Del Mar Avenue, 11:15 a.m. ■ Residential burglary, 5500 block Linda Rosa Avenue, 3 p.m. ■ Residential burglary, 1700 block Caminito Ardiente, 5 p.m. ■ Petty theft, theft of personal property/shoplift, 1800 block Caminito Brisa, 11 p.m. Feb. 27 ■ Residential burglary, 800 block Midway Street, 12:30 a.m. ■ Vehicle break-in/theft, 7700 block Exchange Place, 7 a.m. ■ Petty theft, 8200 block Camino Del Oro, 3:20 p.m. ■ Vandalism, 1300 block Caminito Acento, 6:40 p.m. ■ Petty theft, 1800 block Caminito Brisa, 11 p.m. Feb. 28 ■ Residential burglary, 5600 block Ladybird Lane, 11:30 p.m. Feb. 29 ■ Residential burglary, 900 block Agate Street, 3 a.m.

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7 Shores Board hopefuls issue statements for upcoming election BY ASHLEY MACKIN Although nine seats are available, seven candidates are running for two-year terms on the La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA) community advisory board this week. Ballots were sent out to eligible voters, and must be returned by 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 for tabulation at the LJSA meeting held at 8840 Biological Grade on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus. LJSA provides a forum for matters affecting the La Jolla Shores Planned District, and advises the San Diego City Council, San Diego Park and Rec department, and other agencies as appropriate. LJSA also provides a liaison to La Jolla Town Council, La Jolla Community Planning Association and UC San Diego; assists with the concerns of property and business owners; analyzes development documents such as La Jolla Shores Precise Plan, La Jolla Shores Planned District Ordinance and La Jolla Community Plan; and more.

There was a candidate’s forum at the LJSA February meeting, but only a few were available to give their statements. Here is a complete list of candidates and their bios: ■ Shahar Compton, incumbent: I am a resident and the current LJSA recording secretary. I would like to continue to serve my community. I strive for preservation of the community while welcoming modern ideas for a cleaner, environmentally friendly, efficient neighborhood that is enjoyed by all and recognized worldwide. ... I look forward to continuing to work alongside our board members, business owners and residents. ■ Mary Coakley Munk: As a previous board member (2000-2004, 2005-2009, 2010-2014), I worked closely with the community, City of San Diego, SIO and Birch Aquarium on design, construction and funding of Kellogg Park South Comfort Station, The Map of the La Jolla

Shores Underwater Park and Ecological Reserves, Kellogg Park Junior Lifeguard/Respect the Ocean themed playground (including the sculpture of JJ The Whale and shade structure), Cliffridge Park restroom, and food service area renovation and replacement of the Kellogg Park North Comfort Station. I founded Friends of La Jolla Shores. Parks are my passion. I’m fortunate to call the Shores home and would like the opportunity to represent you, your views and concerns. ■ Jenny Feinberg, incumbent: I’ve lived in La Jolla since 1989, first as a student and then staff member at UCSD, now as a property owner and mother of three. Our La Jolla Shores community is unique, beautiful and amazing. It is also shared with visitors from all over the world. The influx of visitors into our community brings many concerns and challenges. The small businesses, vacation rentals and kayak concessions bring San

Diego extra revenue that needs to be allocated to La Jolla Shores. We need this revenue to fairly and efficiently keep up with all the tourists who visit our community. I look forward to working with San Diego in a collaborative, amicable way to address our concerns. It is of most important to me to ensure that our parks and beaches are clean and safe for residents and visitors. ■ Dolores Ann Donovan: I’m a long-time resident of La Jolla Shores and currently a member of the La Jolla Community Planning Association, the secretary of the La Jolla Permit Review Committee and the La Jolla Shores Advisory Board. I seek to return to the LJSA to focus on non-land use neighborhood issues, especially those relating to parks and beaches. I am semi-retired law professor with two children, the youngest one a graduate of La Jolla High School. I’ve been involved SEE ELECTION, A11

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FROM ELECTION, A10 in professional and community groups throughout my life. I seek to preserve the coastal character of the Shores without sacrificing the economic viability of its business community. ■ Richard (Monte) Montemarano: (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE.) I’ve been a resident of La Jolla Shores for over 15 years and San Diego for over 38 years. In that time, I’ve seen the Shores grow from a community of small homes and businesses to a community that is attracting more tourists and wealth from around the world. There is a lot of work to do here. My background is infrastructure on an international level. I am CEO of my own company, which builds and implements technological products for large contractors worldwide. My experience has given me a great depth of knowledge of local and state politics. I can bring value and insight to the board on decisions that will aid La Jolla Shores in becoming a world-class community for visitors while keeping it an attractive and fun place to call home. ■ Terry Kraszewski, incumbent: I am the owner of Ocean Girl (surf apparel) store on Avenida de la Playa and have been in the Shores for 14 years. I’m the author of the book,“Surf Angels,” and a LJSA board member from 2014 to 2016, serving as the liaison to the Shores Business Association. I am also a member of the Friends of La Jolla Shores and treasurer of the Sea Earth Alliance non-profit organization. I love my community and am honored to contribute and serve. ■ Susan Thompson Tschirn, incumbent: I’m a 20-year resident of the La Jolla community who has served as board president of The Children’s School, board president and co-founder of Explorer Elementary Charter School (formerly in La Jolla), and president of The Bishop’s School Parents Association and member of the board of trustees. I currently am a commissioner of the City of San Diego’s Human Relation Commission. I have a keen interest in enhancing and preserving the beauty of our community and supporting its needs and concerns.

Pacific Coast Tennis Tourney in La Jolla, March 3-6 The 127th annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Tennis Championship — the second-oldest tennis event in the United States — will take the courts March 3-6 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Drive. Many of the top NCAA Men's college teams in the country are expected to compete. “We are anticipating an incredible four days of top-flight tennis competition. This is a great event for tennis fans who love to watch doubles,” said tournament director Bill Kellogg. “Through the years, the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Tennis The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Championship welcomes tennis spectators to view has produced the tournament with free admission. many On-site parking is available for a memorable nominal fee. matches and we’re looking forward to another outstanding tournament.” Also entering the tournament will be top teaching professionals, promising junior players, college coaches and former tour players, making this one of the most interesting and unusual competitor fields in the country. Live audio play-by-play of the semifinals and final, which are scheduled for Sunday, March 6, will be available on RadioTennis.com. Tennis broadcaster Ken Thomas will provide the webcast commentary. Find more information at ljbtc.com The starting time for each day of play will be: •Thursday, March 3: 3 p.m.

• Friday, March 4: 8 a.m. • Weekend of March 5-6: 9 a.m.

La Jolla Rotary Scholarships available Graduating seniors from any of La Jolla’s four high schools are eligible for the Rotary Club of La Jolla Scholarship Program, which annually awards more than $150,000 to eligible students. The deadline for applications is April 15 and students from La Jolla High School, The Bishop’s School, The Preuss School and La Jolla Country Day School are urged to take advantage of the scholarships, which generally range from $3,000 to $5,000 each. There are two programs available — La Jolla Rotary Scholarships and Florence Riford Scholarships — with applications for both at: rotarycluboflajolla.com/scholarships. “Although there are slightly different requirements for each scholarship category, the application process is fairly simple, and the rewards can be significant,” said Lora Fisher, Rotary Club of La Jolla president, “and awardees are eligible to re-apply for continued funding each year they are in college.”

Artists sought for La Jolla Art & Wine Festival Planning for the Oct. 8-9 La Jolla Art and Wine Festival (LJAWF) in the Village, organizers are now accepting artist applications. “Whether you work in oils, watercolors, mixed media, ceramic, glass, sculpture or jewelry, LJAWF has something for you,” the committee stated in a press release, “Feel good about giving back to the community as we raise essential funds for La Jolla public schools.” This year, Zapplication.org (ZAPP) will be used for artist exhibitor management. To be considered for the festival, artists must have a profile account on Zapp, which is free and easy to obtain. The LJAWF application fee is $25 (non-refundable). For more details, visit ljawf.com or send an e-mail to art director Mackenzie Foote, at artists@lajollaartandwinefestival.com

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‘Defense, Defense, Defense’

Bishop’s defeats La Jolla High 5-4 for CIF water polo championship BY ASHLEY MACKIN The Bishop’s School Knights claimed the title of CIF Champions in the San Diego Open Division for the sixth time in a row after defeating La Jolla High School Vikings, 5-4, at Coggan Pool, Feb. 27. The key to the Knights’ success, said Bishop’s coach Doug Peabody, was “Defense, defense, defense. The whole team played incredibly well, each girl stepped up.” He observed that, in total, only nine goals were scored during the game, suggesting “intense” defense and sharp focus. Over the four quarters, the two teams battled it out, rallying for points back and forth. Although each team came out of the gate strong, the first quarter ended Bishop’s 2, La Jolla 1. But by half way through the second quarter, the score was tied at 2. At halftime, the Knights had the lead 4-2. Late in the third quarter, the Vikings tightened the gap to 4-3, but Bishop’s bounced right back with a goal to make it 5-3 early in the fourth quarter. Less than a minute later, La Jolla added a goal of their own to make it 5-4, a score that held to the end of the game. The “game winning” goal for Bishop’s was scored by junior Lily Keck. Marked with plenty of interceptions and attempted goals, both sides took every possible opportunity to score, but strong defense prevailed. Post-victory, the Bishop’s Knights — including Peabody — took a celebratory jump in the pool, holding up six fingers to represent six championships in a row. Exclaimed Knight Georgia Gilmore, “It takes two hands to show how many championships we have!” The La Jolla High School Vikings varsity team includes: Isabelle Brazell, Janet Shakelton, Bennet Bugelli, Ciara Franke, Nicole Bertrand, Claire Andrews, Julie Shriver, Karli Canale, Phoebe Dillard, Kira Bruno, Lexi Atwell, Jensen Bugelli, Sydney Boland, Leslie Rendon, Katy Koenig, Summer Broekema and Maia Pearl. Coaches are Tom Atwell and Keller Felt. The Bishop’s School Knights varsity team roster can be found in the victory photo caption.

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The CIF Open Division Champions are The Bishop’s School Knights: Cassidy Ball, Ariana Bockstahler, Robyn Carter, Natalie Grayson, Georgia Gilmore, Kayleigh Schultz, Lily Keck and Sophie Devoe, pictured with the coaching staff.

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The Tubular Tweens: New surf camp forming FROM SURF DIVA SURF SCHOOL REPORTS Big news today as Surf Diva Surf School announces a new co-ed TWEEN surf camp for boys and girls, ages 9-11, called JR ASA (American Surf Academy). Tweens, usually too big to be considered a kid and too young to be a teenager, now have a place all their own to surf, learn about the ocean, the environment, make friends their own age and have the best summer ever. “Kids are growing up so quickly these days. Let's let them stay young and free just a bit longer,” said Izzy Tihanyi, founder and co-owner of Surf Diva. “Tween Surf Campers at JR ASA can have all the fun they want, at their own level without feeling like they have to act cool or be mature beyond their years. “At 11 years old,” she continued, “kids still like to take party waves, do silly surf tricks, paint their faces, and wear costumes to the beach. Let's embrace that preciously fun age and nurture it to the fullest. At JR ASA Surf Camp our motto is: May the Force surf with you!” Tween-age surfers also have different needs from the kids at La Jolla Surf Camp (ages 5-8), which include longer

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‘Tubular Tweeners can shred the gnar at their level, with specialized surf stoke on the tasty waves at the Shores.’ —Izzy Tahini of Surf Diva Surf School water time for more waves, advanced coaching, and higher expectations from the surf instructors. “Now the mini-groms (our littlest surfers) at La Jolla Surf Camp will have their own groups, with age-specific instruction

geared to their level at the smallest break at our surf instruction zone at the beach at La Jolla Shores,” Tihanyi explained. “Our Tubular Tweeners can shred the gnar at their level, with specialized surf stoke on the tasty waves

at the Shores.” To celebrate the launch of the JR ASA program, Surf Diva will hold a surfboard design contest. The winner will be featured on its instagram page and in the shop window. The prize will include a private surf lesson at Surf Diva/ASA. Any age can participate in the Design Your Dream Board contest. “I think it's really cool that we get to surf with our own age group, because we rock!” said an enthusiastic 10-year-old surfer who is stoked to graduate to the new JR ASA program. Surf camp parent, Peter Zemlich said, “I've been waiting for something like this, so our kids can each go to their own camp at their level. This summer our kids will have a blast!” To register for JR ASA, ASA or La Jolla Surf Camp visit surfdiva.com or call (858) 454-8273. Parents can also register in person at the Surf Diva Surf Shop, 2160 Avenida de la Playa, which is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. —The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that support the La Jolla Light.

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Organizers promise bargains galore at church rummage sale The 56th annual La Jolla United Methodist rummage sale opens 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12 all across the church campus at 6063 La Jolla Blvd. Proceeds will benefit several causes sponsored by the United Methodist Women, including missions for women and children, and the LJUMC Nursery School scholarship fund. The sale is a community event and provides the opportunity to find bargains in many different departments, enjoy hamburgers and homemade cakes on the patio, and chat with neighbors and friends. Shoppers will find furniture, housewares, clothing and Christmas items (in their own special department), books, toys, furniture, jewelry, and even a spot for infants and children items. A crew works throughout the year sorting and pricing the merchandise. This year, more than 50 volunteers helped to move the rummage from various storage areas to the selling areas. More than 100 members, friends and family members will work the day of the sale, which ends at 3:30 p.m. when members of Scout Troop 506 arrive to clean up and return the church campus to its “normal” mode for Sunday worship the next day. Got questions? Call (858) 454-7108 or visit lajollaunitedmethodist.org

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La Jolla Rotarians Cal Mann and Yoroshi Yoshida in Tokyo last month

At the Rotary anniversary event, guests see traditional dress on a model of the Empress of Japan.

La Jolla and Japanese Rotarians connect Sasebo Rotary Club — La Jolla Rotary Club’s sister club in Sasebo Japan — celebrated the 65th anniversary of its founding, recently. On Sunday, Feb. 21 in Sasebo, a fitting celebration was held for nearly 150 Rotarians, family and friends. In attendance, representing La Jolla Rotary, were Hiroshi Yoshida and Cal Mann. The event included an hour of recognition of past presidents and honored guests before a sumptuous multi-course meal, and then a rousing musical dance performance by local troupe. Bookending the anniversary fest were sightseeing opportunities and plenty of Rotarian fellowship. Sasebo Rotarians expressed significant interest in visiting La Jolla as we celebrate our club’s 70th year in April 2017. — Lora Fisher, Rotary Club of La Jolla President

Residents who’ve been robbed should attend March 10 meeting Have you been robbed? Looks like lots of us in La Jolla have — six people on my block alone,

Sasebo Rotarians at the train station wave goodbye to visitors. Westbourne Street. The La Jolla Town Council is going to help us by addressing the issue at its 5 p.m. Thursday, March 10 meeting at the Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. There will be a discussion on how robberies have been on the rise in La Jolla and how some victims have been disappointed in the way the police have handled their losses. Hopefully, we’ll find a way to get more police protection. Please, if you have a crime story to share, show up! We need your voice and we need to make La Jolla a better and safer place to live. — Melinda Merryweather

Gravilla/La Jolla Blvd. needs lit crosswalk I live in a third floor apartment in the 6600 block of La Jolla Boulevard that overlooks a long section of La Jolla Boulevard. I overlook a dangerous intersection – Gravilla Street at La Jolla Boulevard. We need a pedestrian crossing there with the same kind of flashing signal lighting that we see at the Westbourne Street/La Jolla Boulevard intersection. The most dangerous situation for pedestrians crossing La Jolla Boulevard at Gravilla Street is from the traffic going south on La Jolla Boulevard. I cannot count the number of times I’ve seen cars

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and motorcycles accelerate as they round the curve at Su Casa restaurant, which is the start of a long straightaway stretch of La Jolla Boulevard. Often these drivers have to hit their brakes hard because they were accelerating just before they come to the Gravilla Street/La Jolla Boulevard intersection and they suddenly see a pedestrian who is crossing at the crosswalk. Neighbors in the area know that if they cross at Gravilla Street and La Jolla Boulevard, they may have to jump quickly because some kid sees a chance to open his motorcycle up. But tourists who cross here are not alert to this danger. Incredibly, I have often seen the dangerous driver, who had to hit his/her brakes hard, actually yell at the pedestrians or lean on their horn. We have elderly people and mothers with children crossing here! One last thing to mention … about two years ago, I was able to get a city traffic engineer to come inspect the intersection. New Pedestrian Crossing signs were put up. But the folks who sell Christmas Trees actually pulled up the pole and sign, so their trucks could pull into the vacant lot there. I’ll close by reiterating that we need the same kind of flashing signal lighting at the Gravilla Street/La Jolla Boulevard intersection that was put in at the Westbourne Street/La Jolla Boulevard intersection. — Noel Oates

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A ‘LIFE IN THE LAW’ LECTURE

Bill Lerach looks back on the Holocaust Litigations BY WALTER G. MEYER On Thursday, Feb. 18, longtime La Jolla resident William Lerach addressed a crowd of more than 200 people at UC San Diego on the topic, “The Holocaust Litigations: Is holding corporate evil accountable an impossible dream?” “His lecture was part of a series titled ‘A Life in the Law: Practitioners Reflecting on Law and the Legal Process in American Life,’ ” said UCSD political science professor Alan Houston, who coordinated the event. “We plan to offer the series each winter. Bill is our only speaker this year; in future years we plan to have speakers reflecting different aspects of, and perspectives on, the law.” In the first of the Lerach pair of lectures on Jan. 21, “American Law: Instrument of progress or weapon of repression?” Lerach talked about the elements of oppression built into the American legal system. He pointed out that laws, and the legal system itself, make it difficult to pursue criminal charges or civil judgments against corporations and that there are elements of the judicial system that seem to target people of color and small-time criminals much more severely than large-scale and corporate crime. In the Holocaust lecture, Lerach retold how in October 1996, his firm filed a federal lawsuit against Swiss banks in an attempt to recover money stolen from the victims of the Nazi regime. European courts do not permit class-action lawsuits, but his firm found they could bring a suit in the United States using a 1789 Alien Tort Statute that

La Jollan William ‘Bill’ Lerach specialized in private securities class action lawsuits. established a case “for violating the law of nations.” Originally designed to protect victims of piracy on the high seas, that law had never been used in almost 200 years, but became the basis for this legal action. Spending millions of its own money and countless hours, Lerach said his firm also went after I.G. Farben, Audi, BMW, Ford, Krupp, Daimler-Benz and other companies that profited from slave labor in Nazi Germany. The lawyers knew it wasn’t likely they’d win in court, he said, so they launched a public relations attack, trying the case in the court of public opinion, even running full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other papers targeting the corporations and banks they were suing. That campaign forced the companies to settle out of court

and distribute billions of dollars to 1.5 million survivors of the Nazi labor camps. “This is the kind of thing that makes a life in the law worthwhile,” Lerach said. “But now the laws have changed to make more of these cases impossible.” More important than the money for those who suffered losses, Lerach said it exposed those companies that profited from mass human suffering. “No amount of money could adequately punish the perpetrators or compensate the victims. It was a crime so massive it cannot be remedied.” An audience member called the talk “gutsy, fascinating and spell-binding,” and asked Lerach to keep sharing the story. Lerach said that by retelling such stories, we could help prevent a repetition of that tragic history. His firm helped fund the Holocaust Museum in

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Washington, D.C. and former President Bill Clinton appointed Lerach to the museum’s board in 1998. Lerach made a name and a fortune for himself going after companies that pumped up their stocks’ value to defraud investors. “We had recovered more than $50 billion from corporate wrongdoers, suing corporations on behalf of shareholders,” he said. His work on the Holocaust cases is less known. During the question-and-answer period after the first lecture, an audience member, who said he was an alumnus of UCSD, asked why Lerach had not identified himself as a felon at the start of his talk. Lerach said he thought most people there already knew his story, but then told it for those who did not. (In 2007, Lerach pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice

and began a two-year prison sentence.) Several audience members then rose not to ask questions, but rather to defend Lerach and praise his work, both in the courtroom and as a community philanthropist. Among those who lauded Lerach were La Jolla native and now a member of Congress representing Colorado, Jared Polis. Although the lectures were held on the UCSD campus and aimed at students, most of the attendees were older members of the community. Houston said that as part of this program, “The week following each of Bill’s lectures he will meet with a group of about 25 undergraduates to explore in greater detail the issues he raised, as well as any other questions about the law and legal process that students might have.” Houston said, “In the spring we will launch another series, titled ‘Politics and the Law: Contemporary Flash Points.’ The purpose of this series will be to explore key places where law and politics intersect. “Our topic for this year will be the tension between national security and civil liberties. We are working with the USD School of Law to assemble a panel of experts to represent different perspectives on this topic. “As with ‘A Life in the Law,’ this series will combine a public event, open to all, with educational enrichment opportunities for undergraduates.” The talks were free to attend and refreshments were provided at the reception that preceded each event. —Videos of both lectures are available to view at ucsd.tv

OUR READERS WRITE (CONTINUED) Cove fireworks cause grief to area wildlife The following situation came to my attention last year when I first attended the fireworks at The Cove. It's a beautiful sight, but I was really disturbed by the fact that all the animals — sea lions, pelicans and other birds that congregate in that area and who were sleeping — were horribly awakened by the fireworks. I left early because it was very upsetting. All the animals scrambled to get into the water. I watched sea lions trying to run

and falling off the rocks because they were so scared. I can only imagine the pain they felt by being awakened that way and having to run ... with their flippers ... on the rocks. Babies were searching for their mothers and couldn't find their way down to the water. It was really sad. I know it's probably nearly impossible to get rid of The Cove fireworks, but do you think there's a way the city (or someone) can maybe start early and ease the animals away before the fireworks begin? I would hate to see this happen again! I'm certain other people felt the same. — Gabrielle Murillo

Fay Ave. Bike Path just fine the way it is The Fay Avenue Bike Path is just fine the way it is. I've enjoyed it for more than 50 years! The people who use the path on a daily basis, biking, walking, running, and taking their kids and dogs for an excursion, all seem to be getting by just great. Why put up excessive signage, path markings, red curbs and “proper” ramps, and take away a really unique “local” feel? No repairs need to be made. There are no

dangers if everyone uses common sense, like we have been for years. Please don't mess up a really neat local experience by making it less attractive! — Steve Burriesci

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SD City Council proclaims ‘La Jolla Landmarks Week’ FROM HISTORICAL SOCIETY REPORTS The third week of March has been proclaimed “La Jolla Landmarks Week” by the San Diego City Council and Council President Sherri Lightner in recognition of the community’s history. To celebrate the proclamation, the La Jolla Historical Society has scheduled several special events. These coincide with celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, passed in 1966 to acknowledge the importance of protecting our nation’s heritage. ■ March 10: “Bungalow to Early Modern: Select Master Architects of La Jolla,” a sold-out lecture by Ione Stiegler, FAIA, IS Architecture, 7 p.m. Wisteria Cottage. Stiegler was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture for her interdisciplinary approach to historic preservation. IS Architecture has provided professional services for more than 65 Historic Preservation reports and has restored or rehabilitated some 75 historic structures, many of these in La Jolla. ■ March 12: Historic Home Designation Workshop, presented by Kelly Stanco, senior planner in the San Diego Historical Resources section; Diane Kane, retired senior planner of San Diego Historic Preservation section; and architect Trip Bennett, 9 a.m. to noon, Wisteria Cottage, Balmer Annex, 780 Prospect St. Tickets: $15 members, $20 non-members at lajollahistory.org or (858) 922-5162. This workshop will focus on: • What is the city's designation criteria and how to demystify the process; • How and where to conduct archival research; • How to analyze the information you uncover;

• How to write up your findings for city review; • The benefits and responsibilities of historic home ownership ■ March 13: Recognition of La Jolla Landmark property owners and La Jolla Landmarks Week City of San Diego Proclamation presentation (by invitation only). ■ March 20: 75th Anniversary of the Marine Room (by invitation only), funded by the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Donna Medrea, Toni Crisafi, Elizabeth Barkett, Ann Craig and Ellen Merewether. Institutional support from the City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture and members of the La Jolla Historical Society.

Sally Ride Science at UCSD lifts off Delivering on the late astronaut Sally Ride’s pioneering spirit, this summer UC San Diego will offer The Sally Ride Science Junior Academy, aimed at students in grades 6-12, a partnership between UCSD Extension, the San Diego Super Computer Center, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Workshop topics include the science of earthquakes, space exploration, oceanography, robotics, 3D modeling and video game programming. There will be three one-week workshops, July 11-29. The cost for a half-day camp is $150 and a full day is $250. If a student signs up for the full three weeks, it will cost $695. To learn more, visit sallyridescience.com/K12-Students/ Junior-Academy In addition to the summer courses, Sally Ride Science at UCSD launched an online video series “The Constellation: Sally Ride Science Conversations,” featuring interviews with accomplished women throughout

the UC System in science, technology, engineering and math fields for The STEAM Channel on UCTV, which UCSD Extension oversees. The current segment spotlights Margaret Leinen, vice chancellor for marine sciences and the director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in conversation with Flammer, who was also recently named the new director of education at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. In addition, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is preparing for the summer arrival of America’s newest oceanographic research vessel: R/V Sally Ride. Under construction by the U.S. Navy, the ship will use powerful sensors to conduct multidisciplinary scientific research worldwide, from coastlines to continental shelves to the deepest trenches, and will investigate the workings within, upon and above Earth’s oceans. Using satellite telepresence, students and teachers will experience ocean exploration while interacting with scientists at sea.

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La Jolla High School Boys Rugby Team. Top Row: Coach Chris Caillouel, Assistant Coach Zack Jacobs, Stevan Nguyen, Tucker Jacobs, Lucas Smith, Hunter Vrana, Nick Perkins, Dre McGrath, Ian Lamb, Ignacio Ortiz, Jose Sotelo, Andy Reeves and Assistant Coach Jerry Ruiz. Middle Row: Nathan Brenner, Kristof Roesing, Kevin Zupkas, D'Yhar Sturgis, Michael Solomona, Mogie Watson, Dylan Caillouel, Nate Webb and Mitchell Francis. Front Row: Zack Garcia. Not Pictured: Ryan Blackburn, Leo Braga, Noah Marques, Max Princen, Michael Wells and Christian Wisco FROM RUGBY, A1 “We were losing by a couple of scores. The boys came together, fought back to tie it up at halftime, and pulled away in the second half. After that, they started trusting each other, knowing they had each other’s back and their game took off.” After the regular season finished, the coaches were able to set up friendly matches with top teams from the higher divisions, defeating Mission Vista, Del Norte (50-7) and top ranked Torrey Pines (25-10). The club’s founding this year was led by La Jolla High freshman Morgan “Mogie” Watson, who is president of the Rugby Club, with help from vice president Hunter Vrana. Watson helped with finding coaches, as well, recruiting

Muirlands Middle School science teacher Jerry Ruiz (a former rugby player), as an assistant coach. The coaching staff also includes assistant coach Zack Jacobs, who has coached the La Jolla High freshman football team the past two years, and whose son Tucker plays for the club. In addition to the undefeated season, Coach Caillouel said he is very proud that his players went the entire season injury-free. “We teach proper tackling techniques, which is very important and helps the players avoid head injuries and other injuries that can occur when you are not doing it right. “Rugby is the fastest growing youth sport in America right now,” he added. “There are over 30 Varsity and JV teams currently in San Diego. We have two local clubs that feed into our program, San Diego Mustangs (where Caillouel also coaches) and Aztec Youth Rugby, coached by Joe Solomona,

whose son Michael Solomona plays for La Jolla High.” Caillouel attributes the rising popularity of rugby to the total team interaction. “Everyone on the field is involved in offense and defense — it’s more fun for the players, everyone has a chance to score. One of my favorite moments this season was watching Ignacio Ortiz, a lineman on the football team, score in the first game. The smile on his face was incredible.” When asked about the team’s success this season, Watson said, “Our coaches were helpful and persistent in teaching us the game of rugby. Our hard work paid off throughout the season, especially when we played teams that were in higher divisions and we WON! We just kept playing our game the coaches taught us and were able to have an undefeated season! Coaches you rocked it — GO VIKES!”

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Albion Pros kick off with March 5 game at Mission Beach BY MELISSA BELTZ Of San Diego’s newest soccer team, Albion Pros, executive director and general manager Noah Gins boasted, “We have an incredible front office staff, a great coaching staff and the team is moving right along. There’s no turning back in terms of where we want to go and what we’ve set out to do.” The professional-level team began its first season this year, bringing players from around San Diego, the country and the world together for one all-star team. The name Albion may sound familiar. For 35 years, La Jolla children have joined youth from across the San Diego area to participate in the nationally recognized youth soccer Noah Gins program: Albion SC. Named for a trip to England the club took in its infancy, Albion SC has grown from a small, locally known club to one of the biggest clubs in the country. “The senior team sits on top of the youth club,” Gins explained in an interview with La Jolla Light. “We have very high ambitions. One of them is to be one of the most dominant teams in the league and play for national championship in the first year.” Albion Pros plays within the fourth tier of the National Premier Soccer League. Gins said the team hopes to outgrow that league within its first two years. A resident of La Jolla and a New Mexico transplant, Gins has worked with the Albion team since he helped take the youth club to the national level in 1998. He played professionally for the San Diego Flash between 1998 and

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2002, before focusing his efforts on developing players and coaches in the San Diego area. Gins said taking the Albion name to the professional level “has been a vision of mine for several years. The timing was right [this year] in terms of the league.” He added that he was approached last year to start a pro team, but turned it down due to timing. “We weren’t in the position to do it. It was too rushed, too much, too fast.” Using the year following the initial invitation to prepare and put things together, Gins and his fellow front desk team launched Albion Pros in September of 2015. “It’s been a quick turn-around to pull this off. In four or five months we built from the ground up the team, players, staff, front office and sponsorship,” he said. Gins is joined at the front desk by Director of Marketing & Operations Nick Surface, PR & Social Media Coordinator Ian Cook, Director of Soccer Wayne

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october 14, 1930 - February 22, 2016 La JoLLa — Robert U. Farkas died on Monday February 22, 2016, in La Jolla, California, at the age of 85. He was born in october 14, 1930, in Newark, New Jersey. Robert was the President of the Herbert L. Farkas Company, a top source of office and school furniture on the East Coast. In 1974 he opened Roberts Rents, a provider of residential rental furniture in the Beverly Hills and greater Los angeles market. He is survived by his wife and life partner of 40 years, Myrna Farkas; two daughters, Barbara Miller and Nancy Farkas; stepdaughter, Shari Tessler; three grandchildren, andrew Miller, Rachel

Miller and Julia Farkas; and two sisters, Marjorie and Helen. a private memorial service will be held for the family. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/lajollalight.

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Crowe, and Chairman Andreas Roell. Both Surface and Crowe are also part of the youth club administration. The team, chosen from more than 200 hopefuls who tried out last December, consists of 20 active players and 20 reserve. Many have already competed in professional leagues in the United States; others are fresh from playing at the collegiate level. Several players, including Oscar Ortega (who lives in La Jolla), Marquis Brooks and Jonathan Zurrita, are homegrown from the San Diego area and grew up playing in the Albion SC program. There are also several international players who were living in San Diego when they heard about the new pro team. The team trained every morning at UC San Diego until exhibition games began in February, Gins said. Their inaugural game is 5 p.m. Saturday, March 5 against the Real San Jose from the Bay Area at Mission Bay High School (home field). “Now we’re heavily focused on ticket sales and getting people to the games,” he said. “Once people see the games and the level and structure, it will speak for itself. It’s a great thing to bring to San Diego.” La Jolla residents can expect a family-oriented atmosphere at each home game with a kids zone, face painting, balloons and chair massages. Merchandise will also be available for purchase and Primo Mexican Food, one of Albion Pros’ corporate sponsors, will provide concessions. Other sponsors include Delta Airlines and Rhode Island-based G Form. Albion Pros will play 9-10 home games during the 2016 season, not including playoff games, and roughly the same amount of away games across Southern California. ■ ON THE WEB: albionscpros.com

October 6, 1928 - February 27, 2016

La JOLLa — Don Union, 87, passed peacefully on February 27, 2016. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Chester and Ruth (Beedle) Union. Don graduated with a B.a. cum laude in Mathematics from Bowdoin, Maine, followed by a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1952. While at MIT, Don learned about control of industrial processes using Differential Equations of Calculus. He applied these processes starting at GE then Shell, IBM, General atomic, culminating with Mammoth Mountain’s lifts and gondolas. While working on a project at IBM for Owens Corning, he invented a unique punch card system that became known as the Table-Driven Program. He applied this program using differential equations of calculus solving a critical problem at Owens Corning factories worldwide. The solution he developed was a filter to handle spikes in the temperature of the massive vats of

molten glass to prevent dangerous explosions that were maiming and killing employees. after Owens Corning bought 14 of these revolutionary systems, IBM patented the filter as the Union Filter. With the birth of his children with his first wife, Vi Morrison Union, his life expanded to creating community platforms for his children’s burgeoning athletic endeavors. He helped bring Pony League (pairing players based on age) to La Jolla Youth replacing Little League (pairing based on skill.) He also helped create a new softball league including

a new field for girls and the same for 4 to 6 year youngsters, called Tee-Ball. Thus, the 70’s were spent coaching baseball, softball, soccer and very active involvement with La Jolla Youth and La Jolla Kiwanis. With his kids raised, Don began a new chapter with Eva Marie Vanderlip on June 1, 1984. They honeymooned by biking throughout Europe for two months staying in B & B’s, highlighted by a thrilling ride in the rain over the austrian alps that was culminated by a car stopping in front of them, the occupants jumping out, then clapping with enthusiasm and disbelief at the audacity exhibited by these 50+ year-old crazy americans. The couple lived in Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Cardiff, Mammoth Lakes and Carlsbad. The Mammoth chapter began with Don’s retirement in 1992 and his dream to ski his days away. Don and Eve thoroughly enjoyed an active outdoor lifestyle of hiking, biking and skiing, often with their 130-pound alaskan Malamute,

“Conan.” They returned to San Diego in 2000. Don leaves his wife of 33 years, Eve Vanderlip Union; two sons, Scott (Kaylin) Union and Eric (Julie) Union; and daughter, Marj Vincent. He was also blessed with five granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; along with two stepsons, Kurt (Caitlin) and Brad Vanderlip; and two stepdaughters, Marcia (Scott) Cairnes and Cynthia Vanderlip. There will be a Memorial Service for Don Union on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 10:00 am at the Eternal Hills Memorial Park located at 1999 El Camino Real, Oceanside, Ca 92054. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial contribution to the San Diego Symphony (www. sandiegosymphony. org), american Heart association, 7272 Greenville avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 (www. donatenow.heart.org) or the charity of your choice. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/lajollalight.

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‘Baptism By Fire’

Vikings focus on new baseball team, new season BY ASHLEY MACKIN With last year’s championship season still fresh in Vikings’ minds, La Jolla High School’s baseball team this season has some big shoes to fill. But rather than look at the big picture, Coach Gary Frank has one focused goal in mind: Be better tomorrow than we are today. “We’re going to pool together as a team, and we do that not by focusing on championships, but by focusing on getting better every day and giving it all we have,” Frank said. “Win or lose, we are going to embrace the good, and correct the things that were incorrect, so we are playing as well as we can at the end of the year.” Last year, the varsity team made it all the way to CIF championships but lost in the home stretch. Further, 12 of the team’s 16 players were seniors who have since graduated (four had been on varsity since they were sophomores). The team also set a school record in wins and moved up a division. Chatting with La Jolla Light during tryouts, Frank said, “It’s going to be tough to replace those guys, we had a very good team last year. … so watching this group of guys is exciting and a little nerve-wracking at the same time.” At tryouts, he said coaching staff was “looking at the skills, and obviously, we want guys who can play baseball at a high level, but more importantly at this level, we are looking for those who are willing to work hard and have that drive to get better.” He added, “You never know what you are going to get from year to year, and with high

Vikings Varsity Baseball Schedule Spring 2016 (Home games played at Muirlands Middle School, 1056 Nautilus St.) ■ Tuesday, March 8: Home game vs. Mira Mesa at 3 p.m.

During tryouts, hopefuls warm up for a chance to play the 2016 season. school kids, from day to day. So we’re a little nervous because you usually like a little more structure and continuity, but this year we are going to get a baptism by fire. I’m hopeful these guys will step up and rise to the challenge.” The coaching staff has four secret weapons to help the new players — the four remaining athletes who were on Varsity last year — Ben Wintringer, who played multiple positions on the field and lead the league in hitting; Zack Sehgal, who already has a commitment to play baseball at Stanford; Trenton Fudge, who is applauded for his overall athleticism; and Garrett Brown who would likely be a middle-of-the-lineup hitter. The remaining players on the 2016 varsity roster include: Jesus Manzano, Cole Dimich, Nick Hammel, Nick Ferenczy, Chris Deguzman, Stone Scoppettuolo, Johnny Agbulos, Dane Hansen, Nick Evanko and Sebastian Partida.

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Excited for the new team, senior Fudge said, “new guys bring liveliness to the team. They work hard and are eager to play.” Reflecting on his experience last year, he added, “Going into (last year’s CIF) game, we felt like we were on a roll. We thought we had it in the bag already. This year, we are going to have a different mentality – as long as we keep preparing the way we are and work as hard as we can, we’ll get better. That’s how we’re going to do it.” Looking forward to the progress ahead of them, Coach Frank said he would like the community to come to games (see schedule) and support the Vikings. “If they want to see kids who are not just being handed everything they get and see people be the best they can possibly be, they should come and see us. We might not win every game, but we are going to scrap and be the best we can be.”

■ March 17: Home game vs. Otay Ranch at 3:30 p.m. ■ March 21: Home game vs. Rancho Buena Vista at 3:30 p.m. ■ March 22: Away game vs. Otay Ranch at 3:30 p.m. ■ March 23: Away game vs. Francis Parker at 4 p.m. ■ March 29: Away game vs. Steele Canyon at 3:30 p.m. ■ March 31: Home game vs. Granite Hills at 3:30 p.m. ■ Special game April 8: La Jolla High School vs. Point Loma at 7 p.m. at Petco Park

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Mixed company at next Symphony & Chorus concert FROM SYMPHONY & CHORUS REPORTS multimedia concert for the senses awaits as the fourth offering in the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) 61st season, to be performed 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday,

March 13 in Mandeville Auditorium on the UCSD campus. Music Director Steven Schick will conduct the orchestra as it performs with film, in “Gotham,” a joint production by filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer Michael Gordon

that depicts the gritty energy and contrasting landscapes of 19th century New York. In the program’s second half, Schick will lead orchestra and chorus, soloists, childrens choir and dancers in Igor Stravinsky’s

opulent and rarely performed melodrama “Persephone,” which tells the tale of the Greek goddess. “Morrison’s evocative images, Gordon’s driving score, and Stravinsky’s ‘Persephone’ SEE SYMPHONY & CHORUS, B5

Hunting with Eagles: New library exhibit

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One of Michael Orenich’s images that will be on display at La Jolla Library.

BY ASHLEY MACKIN Using magnificent photos from a trip to remote Mongolia, cultural narrative photographer Mike Orenich hopes to introduce La Jollans to the Kazakh people and their practice of training eagles to help them hunt. He will present a photo-montage of Mongolia’s indigenous “eagle hunters” at La Jolla Riford Library this month. The exhibit kicks off with an artist’s reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at the 7555 Draper Ave. library with a presentation Orenich promises “will add to the understanding and enjoyment” of the show. The exhibit will remain on display through April. “The exhibit is an exposure to a people so very different from ourselves, who are doing something that should be appreciated,” he said. “Few of us know of, or could conceive of, a culture so rich in tradition that their Eagle Festival, held yearly for centuries, is now a (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) heritage site. The images on display will take you into the life of the Kazakh

people, their traditions and way of life in the barren unforgiving region of Mongolia.” The exhibit features images of weathered faces, golden eagles, horses and other animals native to Mongolia, along with Kazakh people executing a generations-old custom of hunting foxes using eagles at the Eagle Festival. After more than a year of researching Mongolia and the festival, Orenich said he decided in Fall 2013 to embark on the challenging trip to document the distant cultural practice. “I flew into the capital of Mongolia, though my destination was beyond that, and had to time it so I could catch a Russian aircraft that comes twice a week, which takes you to the furthest point in the country. Then you drive another 300 miles and head into the mountains,” he said, noting he arrived a few weeks before the festival to get to know the people, with the help of guides and translators. “The culture in and of itself is a welcoming society, there SEE EAGLES, B5

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arning: If you didn’t like my column about buying my 4-year-old granddaughter a baby doll that poops, DO NOT READ THIS ONE. Actually, it has nothing to do with poop or baby dolls but it does involve impressionable children and socially-deviant pets. Now, let me say that our English bulldog Winston, were he able to speak, would be grievously offended to hear himself referred to as deviant. From his point of view, a dog’s gotta do what a dog’s gotta do, even if the dog has been fixed and isn’t supposed to do it anymore. Call me naïve, but I really thought neutering a dog was supposed to make him, well, uninterested. But even after Winston went under the knife, there would be the odd occasion when we’d be having a dinner party on our patio and a guest would suddenly exhibit a certain telltale twitching indicating to us that Winston was under the table having a close encounter of the interspecies kind. Winston is almost nine, pretty senior for a bulldog, a breed for whom years of ill-considered inbreeding have created an ever-decreasing life span and a guarantee of asset-plundering vet bills for their owners. So

it is an even more puzzling why, in the last year or so, Winston’s proclivities for canine-human limb interaction would have increased exponentially. He seems to have rediscovered the fountain of doggie youth, not only in interest but in, er, function. My husband Olof, far from being dismayed, says it gives hope to old guys everywhere. No dinner guest is safe at our house. I confess I have spent more than little time pondering why Winston picks one particular leg out of all the legs under the table. Why not the leg three seats down? Just as some people are more attractive to mosquitos than others, do some human legs emit subtle pheromones that say “come and get me” to dogs? This just screams “Science Fair Project” to me. As we entertained the woman CEO of Olof’s former company one night last summer, she reached out from her low-slung Adirondack chair to pet Winston only to have him mount her arm. He had it in a death grip, possibly because this was his first upper limb experience. The CEO’s increasingly physical efforts to dislodge him only seemed to prove mutual excitement. “Woo-hoo!” he seemed to think, “She’s really into me!”

Fortunately, the CEO is a) a nice person, b) a dog owner and, most importantly c) no longer controls Olof’s paycheck. Because whenever Winston sees her now, she can’t even reach for a canape before Winston makes his move. You never forget your first arm. Historically, we have always let Winston mingle with dinner guests because he’s a very social animal and most of our friends are dog people. Usually people’s worst complaint about Winston is that in true English bulldog fashion, he will wait until the main course has just been served to release a nuclear-strength kibble-scented air biscuit into the proceedings. Fortunately, we usually eat outside. Sometimes that’s not enough. Sadly for Winston, he now often spends dinner party time locked in our bedroom where he hurls himself against the door in frustrated outrage. It’s not that we don’t give him a chance to observe social graces. But first leg and he’s gone. What’s equally alarming these days, however, are Winston’s proclivities toward other dogs. Friends of our son’s came over with their dog, Snarfle, and their two preschool children. While we were chatting, one of the tots inquired, “What is Snarfie doing, Mommy?” “Winston!” I said, grabbing him by the collar. “Bad dog!” I apologized profusely to the dog’s owners and to Snarfle as well, although Snarfle didn’t seem to be unduly distressed about it all. In fact, a tad disappointed. But the kids weren’t letting this go. When they first came, we had explained sniffing behavior to them, as in this is how doggies

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Winston: A dog’s gonna do what a dog’s gonna do. get to know each other, how they make friends. The three-year-old inquired, “Was Snarfie making friends?” “And then some,” I muttered. Olof, ever the devil’s advocate, hadn’t been there at the time, but commented, “Who are we to interfere with consenting canines?” Of course, Olof had not been standing there in the company of two intensely curious tots who will hopefully not decide to impart the graphics of canine friend-making to their preschool classmates when it’s their turn for Sharing. As for those who failed to heed my disclaimers and are now totally offended by this column: I realize it’s a family newspaper. But families have dogs. OK, hopefully ones with better social graces than Winston. — Inga’s lighthearted looks at life appear regularly in the La Jolla Light. Reach her at inga47@san.rr.com

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Alice Teyssier has the title role in ‘Persephone.’

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spring, bringing rebirth and growth. Rubinstein asked Stravinsky to conceive “Persephone” as a melodrama, in which she would speak the title role (having matured past her dancing prime), with words set to a new poetic version of the myth by André Gide. Stravinsky’s vision was a grand one: it included large orchestra, narrator, tenor soloist, and two choruses. He also intended that Persephone should be danced. ■ IF YOU GO: Tickets are $39 general, $36 senior, and $18 student. (858) 534-4637. Parking is free. A pre-concert lecture by Schick takes place an hour prior to concert times. lajollasymphony.com

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– this is a concert I’m extremely excited about,” Schick said. “The elements of these two tales are so powerful that if they combust — and I’m really counting on them to combust — it will be a very powerful experience.” In “Gotham,” vintage black-and-white footage tells the tale of New York during the late 19th century, an urban landscape that was a mixture of heaven and hell. The spare opening music, which begins with solo violin and piano, slowly becomes majestic as strings, winds and then brass join in. Images of old New York emerge with a surprising scene of a man tending sheep in what is now Central Park. As the camera pulls back, the surrounding urban landscape is revealed to depict the restless pulse of a city that is at once exciting, dirty, noisy and intense. Stravinsky composed Persephone (1933-1934) as a commission from Ida Rubinstein, a controversial figure of pre-World War II Parisian life who was born into wealth, trained as a singer and ballerina, and eventually formed an imaginative ballet company. Persephone is a regeneration myth: captured by Pluto and taken to Hades, she becomes Queen of the Underworld, but returns to the surface of the Earth each

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Concert Times ■ UC San Diego presents two international musical performances on campus this week. Noura Mint Seymali from Mauritania takes the stage 8 p.m. Thursday, March 3 at UCSD’s Price Center East Ballroom. Tickets: $30. The award-winning Meccore String Quartet from Poland performs 8 p.m. Friday, March 4 at Conrad Prebys Concert Hall. Tickets: $36-$54. 9500 Gilman Drive. (858) 534-8497. artpower.ucsd.edu ■ The Athenaeum’s jazz program concludes its annual winter series with Michael Blake Tiddy Boom Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7 in the Music Room, 1008 Wall St. Seating is limited. Tickets: $21-$26. (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org

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■ Twenty years since the release of his debut album, visionary roots-music storyteller Keb’ Mo’ embarks on a new chapter of artistic and personal growth with the release of the Grammy-nominated “BLUESAmericana.” Celebrating the release, Keb’ Mo’ performs in a La Jolla Music Society debut, 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., downtown San Diego. Tickets $25-$75. (858) 459-3728. ljms.org

Family-friendly Stage Shows ■ Follow the yellow brick road to the CYT San Diego performances of “The Wizard of Oz,” featuring La Jolla resident Nickolas Alexander Aiello as the Cowardly Lion. Evenings and matinees, March 4-6, and March 11-12. Pacific Beach Middle School, 4676 Ingraham St. Tickets $17 in advance, $19 at the door. cytsandiego.org

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Cellist Ashley Bathgate ■ J*Company Youth Theatre presents “Annie Warbucks,” the follow-up to the musical “Annie,” through March 13 at Garfield Theatre at Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive. Tickets $16-$18. (858) 362-1348. sdcjc.org/jcompany

Night in the Village See all that the La Jolla has to offer at the first La Jolla Nights of 2016, 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 4, when more than 10 businesses on and near Prospect Street, will showcase their wares and offer specials. See the full line-up of promotions at facebook.com/lajollanights

Educational Events ■ The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering is a 10-day educational experience including interactive demonstrations, activities and speakers to engage kids and families in all that encompasses STEM (science,

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Many businesses near Prospect Street will offer specials for La Jolla Nights, 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 4. technology, engineering and math). The week kicks off with its largest event EXPO Day at PETCO Park, Saturday, March 5. Free and open to the public. Schedule and information at lovestemsd.org ■ In connection with La Jolla Preservation Week (March 10-17), La Jolla Historical Society presents an architecture lecture: “Bungalow to Early Modern: Select Master Architects of La Jolla” with Ione Stiegler, principal Architect with IS Architecture, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at La Jolla Historical Society’s Wisteria Cottage/Balmer Annex, 780 Prospect St. Free and open to the public. (858) 922-5162. Sign-up required: lajollahistory.org ■ Hawks, parrots, owls and reptiles will gather for the expanded Family Day, part of San Diego Audubon’s 20th annual Bird Festival. Get to know local wildlife in a new way and take in a larger footprint of interactive activities to engage minds of all ages and learn the top places for spotting unique feathered friends in La Jolla, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6 in Marina Village, 1936 Quivira Way. Free and open to the public. (858) 273-7800. sandiegoaudubon.org

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Bodhi Tree concerts launch fifth season March 6 BY ASHLEY MACKIN Organizers are planning a festive afternoon of music from local performers to kick off the fifth season of Bodhi Tree concerts and celebrate the best of the last five years, 4 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at St. James By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St. The mission of Bodhi Tree is twofold: 1) solely use local artists to perform an array of concerts in different styles and genres, to reach as broad a public as possible and 2) have a charitable cause for each concert, which is unique to each show. Over the years, the concerts have raised more than $10,000 for local charities, said Walter DuMelle who co-founded the series with his wife, Diana. “What we do is small, but if we get together and do good work in small ways, that spreads and it becomes bigger. “This is our fifth anniversary season and we are opening it with a look back on some of our most popular performers over the years, calling it ‘The Best of Bodhi Tree.’ It will be an eclectic program of French Cabaret music, spirituals, gospel, musical theater and opera – performed in a fun, celebratory way.” The Best of Bodhi Tree performers include opera singer Laura Bueno, gospel singer Michael Morgan, accordionist Mark Danisovszky, pianists Janie Prim and Bryan Verhoye. Bueno, no stranger to the Bodhi Tree concerts, said she appreciates the opportunity to perform her favorite works and sometimes introduce them to audiences. “People who are opera fans will recognize some of the arias and musical theater pieces, but people who aren’t (opera fans) will hear lighter operatic works.” For the March 6 concert, she will sing two duets and three solos, with “an outdoor café feel,” thanks, in part, to the accordionist who

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will accompany some of the singers. “It’s going to be relaxed and very pleasant afternoon of music people aren’t familiar with,” she said. “I love that we are allowed to do these wonderful pieces, so when I was asked to be in this concert, I jumped at the chance.” While performers for this show were selected for their popularity with concertgoers of the past, the process of picking the performers has evolved over the years. “Diana and I moved to San Diego from New York in 2008, after Diana got a full-time job at the Lyric Opera of San Diego. It was one of those perfect little companies that hired local artists and did great work, but that company closed in 2010,” DuMelle said. “So when the

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Mark Danisovszky and Laura Bueno. Lyric Opera went away, there was a void in the performing community. We got to know so many talented artists and we were all looking for a performance vehicle that also made us feel good about what we were doing. In the beginning, we’d go to colleagues we knew and trusted, but then as our season went along and word got out, we started getting artists soliciting us and we’d audition them. We work hard to also find those little niche performers the public might not be aware of.” They soon learned that each new artist had his or her own musical circles, which provided a bigger talent pool. For example, when it came to casting for a French Cabaret concert two years, the DuMelles did not know any French singers, but had a French accordionist

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ready. “Our accordionist knew a great singer, so we followed her recommendation and she became a wonderful addition to our cadre of artists.” As with all Bodhi Tree concerts over the last five years, “The Best of Bodhi Tree” performance will benefit a San Diego charity, in this case, the Free Flight Bird Sanctuary in Del Mar. DuMelle will also bring back one of the first beneficiaries, Mama’s Kitchen, who will have bins on site for a food drive. “We found that it resonated with everyone to have a variety of music and these charities to partner with ... it’s a great melding for our – hopefully – growing public,” DuMelle said. Over the years, he added, “We’ve had 20 SEE CONCERTS, B14

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he 107th Charity Ball to benefit Rady Children's Hospital was held Feb. 20 at Hotel Del Coronado with guests of honor Ernest and Evelyn Rady in the spotlight for their years of philanthropic support. Themed “Heart of Gold,” this year’s gala proceeds will be used for Rady’s Crisis Stabilization Unit, a short-term assessment and treatment program that assists children and adolescents during a mental health crisis.

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Let’s Do Lunch with the Kitchen Shrink

nstead of cooking (and making a mess) in my kitchen seven days a week, I’m venturing out. I’d like to share with you some local gems I discovered around town so you, too, can enjoy the richness and diversity of San Diego cuisine, and the bounty from our soils and seas. Farmer & the Seahorse, a gathering retreat just a stone’s throw and a pitching wedge from the Torrey Pines Golf Course instantly pulled me in. The waggish name for starters. According to marine biologist and author Helen Scales, “Seahorses remind us that we rely on the seas not only to fill our dinner plates, but also to feed our imaginations.” The seahorse is indeed one of nature’s wonders as it is the only species on the planet where the male actually gets pregnant and gives birth — my hero. This agrarian diner meets coastal culinary haven is the latest venture of celebrity chef Brian Malarkey, who brings his inventive, kitschy culinary talents to the sustainable table. To Chef Brian, “Farmer & the Seahorse is more than a restaurant; it’s a lifestyle.” This is apparent from the approach to the property, which is both whimsical and welcoming with a giant red McCormick

tractor staged outside the patio and a manicured lawn used for such games as Croquet or Corn Hole. Inside, there’s a silver vintage Airstream trailer permanently parked smack in the center of the eatery. Natural elements from the rustic log ceiling beams and hardwood floors to huge hand-painted murals of sea and landscapes and scalloped aquamarine-colored booths feed the eyes. Now for the food part. Enjoy a worldly menu of seasonal and sustainable offerings from land and sea, including greens, herbs, shoots, and tomatoes sourced from sister restaurants Green Acre and Nautilus, along with fresh catches from the Baja and California coasts (except for the Maine lobster). Saladphiles can choose from Kale Caesar with pecorino cheese and an anchovy vinaigrette, a King Cobb with goat cheese and free range chicken, a Shrimp Louie with peppadew peppers, capers, green beans and a skewer of plump roasted shrimp, or a confetti of wheat berries, roasted apples, feta, watercress, and edamame. A selection of “Blue Plates” ranges from a colossal New England Lobster Roll with lemon aioli on a toasted brioche for a whale

of an appetite (this week’s recipe), and local cod, homemade tartar sauce and garden chips to a butternut squash lasagna, and Airline Chicken (first class, of course) with braised kale, celery root puree and cherry jus. For traditionalists there’s always the grass fed burger with all the fixings. Finally, the “Breaded Wonders,” features the heavy-hitting Crab Cake Club dressed with applewood smoked bacon, avocado, crispy onion and Meyer lemon aioli. You can always add a “Bright Side” of rustic baby beets roasted in their skins with feta cheese and salsa verde, curry-roasted carrots with yogurt and mint, or sautéed green beans in preserved lemon and garlic. For an immune-boosting powerhouse brew (especially during flu season), try the daily bone broth tea made from either organic chicken or grass fed beef, including the collagen, feet, joints and tendons infused with lemongrass and ginger or cayenne and beets. If you still have some room left over, you can get your just desserts with a silky butterscotch pot de crème, a dark hazelnut brownie, a warm giant chocolate chip cookie sprinkled with sea salt or gluten free offerings, including walnut coffee cake with almond meal, and oatmeal raisin cookies. And, of course, to wash it down nicely there are plenty of interesting coffees and teas, along with invigorating smoothies like the Green Man (avocado, green tea syrup, kale and almond milk) or the Dragon Berry (acai puree, banana, seasonal berries). They also serve some farm fresh breakfast choices at the crow of the rooster, and creative bites for happy hour on Thursdays and Fridays.

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Hilarity and hysterics rock old Fedyeau farce

heater patrons who like farce will definitely want to see North Coast Repertory Theatre’s premiere of “Now You See It,” a masterful work by France’s Georges Feydeau, who must have had a jolly time thinking up what kind of scandals five characters could get into. Marie-Louis (Allison Minick) is enjoying life with her second husband Summersby (Kern McFadden). Learning about her first husband’s trysts from a diary he left behind, she’s determined not to make the mistake of trusting that man No. 2 can be faithful — or any man for that matter. Against a backdrop of birds singing, Oriole (John Greenleaf), the drunken handyman, tries to wiggle his way through their open window. He doesn’t want Summersby or Marie-Louis to find him inebriated. But it’s too late for that. Summersby chastises Oriole about his appearance and lack of control. Marie-Louis and Summersby continue to squabble over who used all the milk for the tea, and where he might have hidden his loose woman companion. Marie-Louis wipes away tears and threatens that no man or husband will ever make a fool of her again. Summersby gets a letter in a red envelope

delivered and tries to have Marie-Louis believe it is work related. Not long after that, Marie-Louis gets a note from Oriole who was supposed to deliver it some time ago. Marie-Louis is surprised to find it’s from her former lover Shaftesbury – Phipps (David McBean). He’s come to propose to her and only to find out she’s married. But the heat between the two is instantly rekindled. What can they do? From this point the play becomes a three-ring circus. McBean is exceptional as an innocent man who will not give up on his true love. His hilarious Shaftesbury characteristics remind me of the late comic Robin Williams. McBean twists and jerks his body parts with the blink of an eye. Before the audience can stop laughing, he’s spouting dialogue that makes no sense, but causes hysterics among the audience. Greenleaf is terrific as Oriole, an erratic goof-off who does magic and drinks and hides a lot. Of course, set designer Marty Burnett helps some of that magic “come alive” with his great stage setting. When a new character, Vole (Ruff Yeager), shows up at the house looking for Summersby bearing proof Summersby slept with his wife, more hysterics play out. The fun is easy and entertaining to

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Five characters (Allison Minick, David McBean, Kern McFadden, Ruff Yeager and John Greenleaf) have to find out who is honest and who is not in Georges Feydeau’s ‘Now You See It,’ through March 27 at the North Coast Repertory Theatre. follow. Minick is one reason why. Her Marie-Louis may be a little off after things her husband does to her, but she’s a block wall against the four men she must contend with. I enjoyed “Now You See It” so much. McBean had me in stitches the

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FROM CONCERTS, B8 concerts and 20 charitable partners that have the chance to share what they do – everything from Mama’s Kitchen to Knots for Love (which makes hats for cancer patients), and larger ones such as the Foundation for Women, which has international reach and a local chapter.” To give as much as possible to these charities, Bodhi Tree organizers are selective in their choice of venue. As assistant to the rector for St. James by-the-Sea, DuMelle said the concerts started there, and that it made sense for the fifth season kickoff to be there as well. “But we’ve also established relationships with other partners in the community that have offered us their space – such as the Cuvier Club and All Souls Church in Point Loma.” There are two other concerts in the 2016 season: • June 11: Bodhi Tree will present the San Diego premiere of “Brundibar,” a Holocaust-era opera performed by children, 7 p.m. at Qualcomm Hall, 5775 Morehouse Drive. In addition to the show, Auschwitz survivor Edith Egar will speak at the event. She was a child during the Holocaust, and survived by dancing and providing entertainment. “She has a powerful story about the human spirit to tell and then the children will come on stage and perform this intense children’s opera,” DuMelle said. Three or four schools, including La Jolla Country Day School, are slated to participate. Proceeds benefit Jewish Family Services. • Sept. 25: Bodhi Tree will present “The Gondoliers,” a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, 4 p.m. at All Soul’s Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd., Point Loma. “In addition to the concert, there will be a sing-along portion for the audience. We sell cheap choral books and scores, and people are encouraged to sing with all the chorus numbers ... preferably on key, but we don’t really care! It’s a joyful noise when you get a full audience singing with performers.” Proceeds will benefit the International Rescue Committee.

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Hipster comedian, Lord Buckley, ‘onstage’ at North Coast BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Listen up, all you cats and kitties! If you’ve got a taste for cool, jazzy language and the music to go with it, make the scene at North Coast Repertory Theatre on March 7 or 8 for a two-nights-only performance of “His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley,” with the show’s star and creator, Jake Broder. Lord Buckley (1906-1960) was a comedian who carved out a niche for himself in the original hipster scene more than 60 years ago with a self-bestowed title and a special blend of Brit-inflected English and the verbal equivalent of a bebop trumpet solo. His unique proto-rap style influenced Bob Dylan, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor, and he’s all over YouTube these days. Jake Broder, who lived and worked in London for 15 years before settling down in Los Angeles, is an actor/writer whose credits range from playing Mozart in the London and New York productions of “Amadeus” to co-writing and co-starring in the award-winning two-hander “Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara” at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. Broder first discovered Lord Buckley on a record album someone gave him in the late 1990s when he was performing with The Reduced Shakespeare Company. “I loved

comedy and the history of comedy, and this guy was funny as hell,” Broder said in a recent interview. “He took things you already knew — Shakespeare, Jesus, the Gettysburg Address — and codified them in hip-talk, the language of jazz musicians in the 1940s. He combined comedy and the classics, and his take on them was magnificent.” So Broder took some of the comedian’s best-known routines and turned them into a show that won over audiences in New York, London and Los Angeles. “Every show is a little different,” he said. “Lord Buckley’s humor was subversive, so we update some of the references to make them work today. And we add timely new bits, in his style, to keep the subversive element alive.” Lord Buckley, Broder noted, was a great humanist, too. “He was waving a civil rights flag at a time it was dangerous to do that. He celebrated the language of black musicians, and he was the white guy on the bus with them, opening for their acts, rapping to jazz. If you listen to Kendrick Lamar now, in a lot of ways, it’s the same form — preaching to the beat, trying to tell the truth from that pulpit. Lord Buckley did it with comedy, the comedy of love and uplift.” The updated show, including a

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Jake Broder, in a London production of ‘His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley,’ coming to NCRT in Solana Beach, March 7-8. three-piece bebop band and comedian Mike Lanahan as a one-man ensemble of supporting characters, will be directed by NCRT’s

artistic director David Ellenstein. Last year, at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, Ellenstein directed Broder as Ira Gershwin in “Words By Ira,”

and the two are excited to be working together again. Even more exciting, they’ll be bringing “His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley” to New York’s 59E59 Theatre in December — NCRT’s first NYC production — at the same theater the show premiered in over a decade ago. But why not dig “His Royal Hipness” here at home, while you can? “It’s never to late to get swingin’ — so get on it!” ■ IF YOU GO: “His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8, North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. Tickets: $30. (858) 481-1055. northcoastrep.org