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Volume 34, Number 10

March 24, 2016

Water rate hike closer to final adoption

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Easter fun held at the Village Church. A20.

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‘GO WEST’ AT SOLANA SANTA FE Solana Santa Fe Elementary School fourth grade students delighted the audience with a musical performance of “Go West” March 17. See more photos on page A14.

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Settlement reached in lawsuit filed by Cielo residents “ ”

BY JOE TASH Five residents of Rancho Cielo Estates, an upscale community of luxury homes perched in the hills northeast of the Rancho Santa Fe village, have settled a lawsuit filed in 2013 against the developer of the enclave. The settlement, reached Feb. 29 as a trial on the lawsuit was set to begin in San Diego Superior Court, calls for homeowners to elect all five members of the community’s homeowner association board, and also for the developer, Rancho Cielo Estates Ltd., to sign a contract within 90 days for construction of a road that would provide secondary access in and out of the community. The lawsuit was filed by three families, all of whom reside in Rancho Cielo Estates: David and Marcia Radel, Leonard and Diana Makens, and Mike Noorani. The defendants were Rancho Cielo Estates Ltd., Rancho Cielo Realty Co., Michael Harbushka and Linda Hunt, according to a transcript of the

The settlement was important. It allows the homeowners, for the first time in 15 years, to have the opportunity to elect people of their choice (to the homeowners association board).

Attorney Mike Aguirre

settlement hearing before Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer. “The settlement was important. It allows the homeowners, for the first time in 15 years, to have the opportunity to elect people of their choice” to the homeowners association board, said attorney Mike Aguirre, who represented the plaintiffs. Aguirre said the three families who filed the lawsuit paid the costs themselves, although in an interview, David Radel and Mike Noorani said about 50 other Rancho Cielo families also contributed to the cost of the litigation. Under the settlement, each side will pay its own legal fees. “We did it for the benefit of the

community,” said Radel. “We want this community to thrive. We want property values to go up.” A message left by this newspaper for Peter Fagrell, president of Rancho Cielo Estates, was not returned by press-time. According to Aguirre and the homeowners, the community currently has 436 lots, and about 280 homes have been built. Radel and Noorani said the lots range in size from one to three acres, and the average home size is about 5,000 to 7,000 square feet. The average sales prices for the homes is about $2.7 million, they said. The current dispute between SEE SUIT, A22

BY JOE TASH The Santa Fe Irrigation District is closer to adoption of its first rate increase since 2013, now that a divided board of directors has voted to set a public hearing on a rate plan that would generate a maximum of 9 percent in increased revenue for each of the next three years. At its meeting on Thursday, March 17, the board voted 3-2, with directors Greg Gruzdowich and Marlene King opposed, to set a public hearing on the rate plan for May 19. Before that date, the district will send out an eight-page notice detailing the rate plan to customers and property owners in the district, and hold three community forums to explain the rate plan and answer questions. The board also voted 3-2, again with Gruzdowich and King in opposition, not to include a clip-out coupon indicating a protest of the rate plan, with the public notice being mailed out on April 1. The votes mirror earlier decisions by It’s absolutely the board on critical to raise the rate plan. rates now. We A final vote have all these will take place needs. It’s time to after the do it. public hearing in District General May. If Manager Michael approved, the Bardin new rates would take effect June 1. While the overall impact of the plan will be to raise district revenue, the effect on individual customers’ bills will vary, based on such factors as amount of water used and customer classification. The proposed rate plan restructures the way the district calculates its bills, increasing the proportion of revenue collected from fixed meter charges, which don’t fluctuate with the amount of water a customer uses. Therefore, the impact on customers’ bills varies substantially, from those who are receiving a large percentage increase, to a significant band of customers who will actually see their bills go down, according to figures released by the district. Customers who use 150 units of water over two months, which is slightly below the district average, would see their bi-monthly bills rise 10.1 percent, from $617.37 to $680.03, under the proposed SEE WATER, A23

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Biographer recalls life of prominent writer Jay Parini recently spoke about his book on Gore Vidal, ‘Empire of Self’

BY JOE TASH To Jay Parini, Gore Vidal was a great friend, a true artist and a presence in the American intellectual firmament for more than 50 years. “Here was a man who, in his time, was a meteor,” said Parini of Vidal, a novelist, essayist and public personality who died in 2012 at age 86. Parini, himself a poet, novelist and biographer, was the featured speaker at the March 10 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society. He spoke about his 2015 biography of Vidal, called “Empire of Self,” published by Doubleday. Parini chose Vidal as his latest biographical subject for both personal and professional reasons — along with being an admirer of Vidal’s novels, screen and stage plays and essays, Parini and Vidal enjoyed a friendship that lasted more than three decades. In an interview before his talk, Parini said he met Vidal in the 1980s when he was living with his family on the Italian coast for a year as he worked on his second novel. Learning that it was the great American writer who owned a prominent cliff-top mansion, Parini sent him a note, suggesting a meeting. “He pounded on my door that very day. He said, ‘Let’s have a drink.’ From then on we were friends. We talked and talked and talked and talked,” Parini said. Parini’s book chronicles Vidal’s life, from his boyhood in his grandparents’ home near

RSF Literary Society President Candace Humber with author Jay Parini. Washington, D.C., to time he spent in New York, Rome and his villa near the town of Amalfi on the Italian coast. The list of Vidal’s friends and acquaintances reads like a celebrity manifest — as a child, he counted aviator Amelia Earhart as one of his babysitters, and later in life he moved in circles that included everyone from actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward to John F. Kennedy and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Amidst his active social life, Vidal, who joined the U.S. Navy after high school but never attended college, managed to write

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some 100 books, including 25 novels, dozens of television and film screenplays, and hundreds of essays. He was also a regular guest on talk shows hosted by Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin and others. His best-known novels include “Lincoln,” “Burr” and “Myra Breckinridge.” One fascination, which he kept coming back to in his work, was American history. “Those are great novels,” said Parini. “People should read those novels and know about them down the road.” Vidal also became known for his essays and public commentary espousing progressive

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political ideas, and his legendary series of televised debates with conservative pundit William F. Buckley. The grandson of a U.S. senator, Thomas P. Gore, Vidal ran unsuccessfully for office twice, including a bid against Jerry Brown for a U.S. Senate seat in California. Parini said he purposely waited until after Vidal’s death to write his book, to avoid interference from the writer. He said he did not pull any punches regarding Vidal’s acerbic, narcissistic personality, his heavy drinking or his homosexuality, a term that Vidal eschewed. While Vidal preferred to think of himself as bisexual, others around him, including Howard Austen, his companion of 53 years, disagreed. According to Parini, Austen once said of Vidal, “If he’s bisexual, I’m Genghis Khan.” Parini, who teaches at Middlebury College in Vermont, lives in a 19th Century farmhouse surrounded by woods and streams, where he can get away from the hubbub of modern life to think and write. His latest book, “New and Collected Poems 1975-2015” is due out in late March. On the front page of his website, www.jayparini.com, is a link to a 1990 interview Parini conducted with Vidal and progressive intellectual Noam Chomsky. Parini said he misses the frequent telephone chats with his long-time friend, SEE VIDAL, A22

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RSF resident honored with Alumni of the Year Award

UCSF Medical Alumni Association announces Eastman as recepient

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Alumni Association recently announced that Dr. A. Brent Eastman is the recipient of the 2016 Alumni of the Year Award. Eastman is a member of the UCSF Medical School Class of 1966. He will personally receive the award from the UCSF Medical Alumni Association President Yao Heng, MD’87 on Saturday, April 9, at the Class of 1966 Reunion Dinner in San Francisco. Eastman is a resident of Rancho Santa Fe. The Alumni of the Year award is the highest honor given by the UCSF Medical Alumni Association. It is presented to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to medicine as outstanding physicians and through service in their respective fields and was first presented in 1967. Eastman was selected for the honor on the basis of his impactful career with Scripps Health of La Jolla and as Co-Founder of the San Diego County Trauma System. A general, vascular and trauma surgeon, Eastman is a long-established leader on the issue of trauma and emergency surgical care. He was a founder of the San Diego County Trauma System, now 32 years old and regarded worldwide as a model. Before the system was developed, the

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Dr. Brent Eastman percentage of preventable trauma deaths in the region’s hospitals stood at 22 percent. Since the system was deployed in 1984, the percentage of preventable deaths rapidly declined to approximately 1 percent and has

remained there since, with an estimated 45,000 lives saved. Born into a railroading Wyoming family, Brent Eastman graduated from the University of Wyoming and the UCSF School of Medicine, and was Student Body President at both institutions. He completed a general surgical residency at UCSF, as Chief Resident, before moving in 1972 to La Jolla, his wife Sarita’s hometown, to begin his surgical career with Scripps Health. At Scripps Health, Eastman pursued a full-time surgical practice, while focusing on trauma care. As Chief Medical Officer, he served as liaison between Scripps and its 2,600 affiliated physicians, and oversaw clinical quality, graduate medical education programs, disaster preparedness, clinical research and other key issues across the Scripps system. In 1991, he was named the inaugural N. Paul Whittier Chair of Trauma – the first such endowed Chair in the United States. Eastman served as 93rd President of the American College of Surgeons of the United States and Canada, the largest scientific and educational organization of surgeons in the world. In May 2015, he was presented with a UCSF 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award.

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Doctor dedicated to preventing hearing loss in kids BY KAREN BILLING Dr. Daniela Carvalho is trying to spread the word about the dangers of frequent noise exposure to children and the possible permanent hearing loss it can cause. Carvalho, a pediatric otolaryngologist and the chief of the otolaryngology section at Rady Children’s Hospital, said the increase in children with hearing loss is “alarming”—a recent study found that 20 percent of teens have some degree of permanent hearing loss. Teens are exposed to a lot of noise every day through listening to devices such as iPods, playing video games and through the use of ear buds which Carvalho said is an ear, noise and throat doctor’s worst enemy. While noise-induced hearing loss is usually gradual and painless, it is Dr. Daniela permanent. Carvalho “It’s a silent problem,” Carvalho said, noting that teenagers often don’t even realize they are having trouble hearing and it presents first as having problems in school. “We need to be careful about it and it’s so easy to prevent.” Carvalho is the director of the hearing and Cochlear Implant Program at Rady and is a professor in the department of surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She is an expert in pediatric ear surgeries, such as cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids, and was the first surgeon in San Diego to do bone-anchored hearing aid surgery in pediatric patients. Carvalho is originally from Brazil and has been in San Diego since 2003. A resident of Carmel Valley for 10 years, Carvalho has a son at Ocean Air Elementary School and a daughter at Carmel Valley Middle School. “Being an ENT (ear, nose and throat doctor) is just very fascinating. As a surgeon I can do very delicate procedures, such as ear surgeries, to large surgeries in the head and neck,”

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One of Dr. Daniela Carvalho’s young patients with a cochlear implant. Carvalho said. Hearing has always been a huge passion for Carvalho. Having family members with hearing loss helped pique her interest in the field as one of her cousins was born without an inner ear canal. She has also always had a love of music and languages—she can speak five (Portuguese, English, Spanish, German and French). “I grew up in a world where hearing was very important for communication and enjoyment and socializing,” Carvalho said. “It was definitely always something I had on my radar screen.” Carvalho’s expertise in pediatric ear surgeries has changed the lives of many children in San Diego through the use of bone-anchored hearing aids and through cochlear implants.

The bone-anchored hearing aid is a titanium implant inserted in the skull behind the ear, allowing time for the bone to grow around it. Once it has bonded, a hearing aid is attached. The bone acts as a pathway for sound to travel through the cochlea, the inner ear, through vibrations. Carvalho said the bone-anchored hearing aid can be used for kids with profound unilateral hearing loss (impaired hearing in one ear) or kids who were born without ear canals or born without ears, which she said is not that uncommon. Carvalho said the outer attachment is made in colors that resemble skin colors and often you can’t see it on girls whose long hair covers it. “It’s easy to use and the results are pretty amazing,” she said. Carvalho is the only pediatric surgeon certified in San Diego County to perform cochlear implants. She has installed cochlear implants on more than 400 kids in San Diego. Patients who are candidates for the cochlear implant are born completely deaf. It is a complex surgery in which an electrode is placed inside the ear that communicates directly with the auditory nerve. Carvalho aims to perform the surgery on children within nine to 12 months of when they are born deaf, as well as on children who have progressive hearing loss. The Rady Children’s cochlear implant program includes a very comprehensive team to help guide patients, including Carvalho, audiologists, a speech pathologist, a developmental psychologist and an education liaison. The cochlear implant takes a lot more rehabilitation than the bone-anchored hearing aid and it’s a long process with extensive speech therapy, programming and mapping of the devices over the course of a year. It takes a lot of commitment but Carvalho said it’s amazing seeing patients learn how to speak or play an instrument and hear music for the first time—every year Rady celebrates its young cochlear implant patients with a heartwarming “Joy of Sound” picnic and SEE HEARING, A22

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Local mom gives back to Therapeutic Literacy Center BY KRISTINA HOUCK A local mom is giving back to a learning center that gave her child the TLC she needed. Suzanne Felando Mattson’s daughter, Audrey, struggled in the public school system for years, but was never evaluated. Last school year, Audrey tried private school, but it only made things worse. “Public school never did anything,” said Mattson. “Once we took her out of public school and put her into private, she crashed and burned.” Tests revealed that Audrey, then a sixth grader, struggled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, auditory processing disorder and dyslexia. “We then put her in tutoring and did everything we were supposed to do,” Mattson recalled. “She still wasn’t getting results.” That’s when Mattson and her husband, Jeff, found Therapeutic Literacy Center (TLC). With two learning centers in Solana Beach and Oceanside, TLC is known for its intensive therapeutic approach to addressing learning problems associated with ADHD, APD and dyslexia. Audrey started with TLC fulltime in August 2015. Programming for Audrey, like all students, was individualized based on her needs and designed to make her experience positive. “They took this broken child and they fixed her,” said Mattson, adding that Audrey had been bullied in elementary school. “She was at a point where she didn’t even want to live,” she said. “She felt stupid. She just wanted

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Suzanne Felando Mattson (right) with her daughter Audrey. to be normal.” Five months later, the 13-year-old was recently accepted into Design39Campus, a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade public school in Del Sur. Now a seventh grader, Audrey continues to go to TLC once a week. “She just went back into school as a whole new person,” Mattson said. “I will be forever thankful for TLC.” Realizing that there are other families with children who need support from TLC but can’t cover the costs, Mattson coordinated a September soiree at a Rancho Santa Fe home, in an effort to raise money for the North County Literacy Foundation. The nonprofit organization provides funding and scholarships for students who SEE LITERACY, A22

Girl Scouts San Diego’s Cool Women of 2016 are: (back row, from left): Jo Dee C. Jacob, Martha Dennis, Darcy C. Bingham, Ashley Nell Tipton, Cool Girl Elizabeth Hosie, M.A. Beyster, Lelya Sampson, Betty Beyster; and (front row) Anne S. Fege, VADM Nora Tyson, USN, Debra L. Reed, Susan Shirk and Erica Ollmann Saphire. Not pictured: Debra Turner.

RSF resident named among ‘Cool Women of 2016’ Three North Coastal residents are among Girl Scout’s San Diego’s Cool Women of 2016: Darcy C. Bingham, Debra L. Reed and Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D. of Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe and Solana Beach, respectively, were honored during an awards luncheon and ceremony at Coasterra on Harbor Island. Girl Scout Elizabeth Hosie of Vista was named the Cool Girl of 2016. “We’re proud to honor these exemplary women for their extraordinary leadership and community service,” said Jo Dee C. Jacob, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts San

Diego. “Our Cool Women’s personal and professional lives make them consummate role models for girls.” At the end of the ceremony, Jacob was surprised to learn that she herself was named a Cool Woman of 2016. Jacob, a former U.S. Navy captain, retired this month after nearly 15 years at the helm of Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts San Diego board member Julia Brown (a Cool Woman in 2005) and Joye Blount (a 2013 Cool Woman) co-chaired the 16th annual event. SEE LEADERS, A23

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Former field hockey player is Rio rugby hopeful

TPHS grad JJ Javelet hopes to make U.S. Olympic rugby team

BY KAREN BILLING Jessica “JJ” Javelet, a former member on the USA National Field Hockey team, is making a comeback on another national team, aiming for a chance to represent her country in the Olympics. Javelet, a San Diego native and Torrey Pines High School graduate, is shooting for Rio playing an entirely different sport —she is currently a wing on the USA Women’s Eagles Sevens rugby team. The 31-year-old Javelet, a sleek and swift 5’6”, took a route through women’s tackle football on her way to the bruising sport of rugby. She is as new to rugby sevens as the sport is to the Olympics — this summer will mark its debut on both the men’s and women’s sides. Rugby fifteens was last in the Olympic Games in 1924 and the American men won the gold medal that year. “It’s kind of crazy to be in the beginning of it,” Javelet said of Olympic rugby. Javelet grew up in Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe and played a variety of youth sports, including soccer, basketball, lacrosse and field hockey. After graduating Torrey Pines, she went on to play field hockey at the University of Louisville where she was a three-time All American, three-time Academic All American and NCAA Woman

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Jessica “JJ” Javelet playing in a recent tournament in Brazil. of the Year finalist in 2007. After college, Javelet made the U.S. National Field Hockey team, where she competed from 2006 to 2009. After she failed to make the roster for the 2008 Olympic team, she played professional field hockey in Germany and coached at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. When her field hockey career came to a close, Javelet was looking for something equally competitive to get into so thanks to a friend’s suggestion, moved on to tackle

football,. She played three years in the Women’s Football Alliance and won two championships with the San Diego Serge and Chicago Force. Javelet played wide receiver alongside many great crossover female athletes who had never had the opportunity to play football before. Playing football led to Javelet’s introduction to rugby as former sevens national coach Ric Suggitt recruited her after seeing her play. He invited her to come

back to Chula Vista in 2014 to train with the team even though Javelet had never played rugby in her life — he recognized that she could be a dynamic rugby player. “I’d never even seen rugby sevens, only fifteens, and I didn’t even know the rules,” Javelet said. “I was basically learning the rules while playing at a very elite level. It happened so quickly, it was just ‘Let’s throw you in there and see how you swim.’” She played in her first international tournament three weeks after she started playing rugby, not entirely sure what was happening. “They told me my goal is to get the ball and get away from everyone as fast as you can,” Javelet said. There were some adjustments — every other sport she had played the ball was moved forward but in rugby it moves backward or laterally. While she had taken some hits in field hockey and football, she also had to learn how to tackle and be tackled without pads. And there were a lot of rules; in rugby they’re officially known as laws. “I really loved playing football but the plays last four to eight seconds. I like the continual nature of rugby. It keeps on going and it’s really fast paced. It’s an extremely tiring sport and it’s super challenging, but in one game I’ve never felt so excited, scared, frightened and humbled.” She said she remembers telling a teammate before one of her early matches just how nervous she was and the teammate SEE RUGBY, A22

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RSF family welcomes French exchange students The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club serves RSF in a variety of ways

On March 4, Rancho Santa Fe residents Dennis and Mary-Ellen Hardin opened their home to 17 students from Paris’s Lycée Victor Duruy, their chaperones, and the Pacific Ridge School families who had hosted the students for two weeks. The French students, from Paris’s Lycée Victor Duruy, spent the first week at Pacific Ridge, practicing their English and experiencing the Carlsbad school’s seminar-style classes. The second week, they visited popular San Diego destinations including the Zoo, Old Town, the USS Midway Museum and Torrey Pines State Reserve. Evenings and weekends were spent with their host families. Pacific Ridge students in attendance said that hosting a French student in their home was an incredible learning experience. “It was interesting to see how difficult English can be to learn,” said Rancho Santa Fe resident and Pacific Ridge junior Vanessa Andre. “The words we say in English have so many different meanings. To an outside speaker, it’s really challenging.” Andre and her family hosted French student Joanna Lang, and treated her to family dinners and

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French exchange students enjoy a “Bon Voyage Party” at Dennis and Mary-Ellen Hardin's house in RSF. multiple trips to the beach, a destination favored by the French students. “I don’t think I’ve ever gone to the beach that many times in one week!” joked Andre. The girls also joined up with a few other students to run in the Color Fun Fest on Feb. 27. Lang said this was a highlight of her stay in San Diego. Pacific Ridge School hosts exchange students from

RSF Garden Club Annual Tag & Craft Sale is coming soon Do you have a roomful of treasures you’d love to sell? Do you have a passion or hobby —making purses, painting, dried flower arrangements etc. and would love a venue to sell your work? If either of the above sound like you, come rent a booth and join the Garden Club on April 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. for its Annual Tag and Craft Sale. Each year brings a variety of vendors from the person who wants to clean out their dining room closet or has a doll collection they are ready to sell to those who make jewelry or have a small business selling clothing, collectibles or furniture. It is easy — you just rent a space and then bring your items to sell. For more details on how to become a vendor, please call Erin at 858-756-1554 or email erin@rsfgardenclub.org; rental fees are reasonable and the atmosphere is friendly.

Lycée Victor Duruy, as well as students from China, Taiwan and Mexico. According to French teacher Steve Stella, hosting gives students the opportunity to view themselves differently. “Sharing your culture with someone, then seeing their reactions and answering their questions makes you consider your culture from a different point of view,” he said. “It’s a big growth opportunity, and brings

relevance to everything we do in the classroom.” France is one of the many destinations Pacific Ridge sends students during a two-week global travel period at the end of each school year. This year students will travel for service work, language study and cultural immersion to Argentina, the Bahamas, Cambodia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, India, Nicaragua, Northern Europe, and South Africa.

Canyon Crest Academy places 1st and 2nd in national math contests Canyon Crest Academy took home 1st and 2nd place finishes in the 2015 Ciphering Time Trials and 2016 Four-by-Four Competition, national mathematics contests administered by National Assessment & Testing (http://www.natassessment.com). Coach Brian Shay prepared students for these contests, each featuring 10 three-minute rounds in which students attempted to quickly answer batches of questions. In the Ciphering Time Trials, individual students tackle three problems per round, while in the Four-by-Four Competition teams of four wrestle with four harder problems each round. In these contests, students must decide whether to (and who will) work each problem or if their time would be better spent checking their work on easier and more familiar problems. After results from schools across the country were double-checked, several of Canyon Crest Academy’s individuals and four-person teams received awards, helping their school to place among the top schools in the country. In the 9th-grade division of the Ciphering Time Trials, Daniel Sun placed 2nd, Tristan Shin was 3rd, Adam Zheng placed 9th, Andrew Zhang and Ronak

Roy tied for 15th-place, Orrin Jiang placed 21st, and Raymond Li was 23rd. Jacob Zhang placed 5th in the 10th-grade division, and Yang Tao and Varkey Alumootil placed 9th and 13th, respectively, in the 11th-grade division. In the 12th-grade division, Tristan Pollner placed 2nd and Eshaan Nichani was 4th. In the Four-by-Four Competition, the team of Adam Zheng, Alan Zhu, Raymond Li, and Edward Li placed 4th in the Rock division, the team of Tristan Shin, Daniel Sun, Jacob Zhang, and Yan Tao placed 1th in the Paper division, and the team of Eshaan Nichani, Tristan Pollner, Bhairav Chidambaram, and Wesley Zhuang placed 2th in the Scissors division. Canyon Crest Academy participated in all four of National Assessment & Testing’s contests this year. National Assessment & Testing administers high-quality mathematics competitions that schools can participate in via email. Their contests span a variety of formats, including individual and team tests, with each contest featuring problems ranging from easy to difficult, providing both confidence and challenges to students of all abilities.

After an exciting presentation about the Balboa Park Conservancy at the February club meeting, members of the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club recently followed up on the presentation by attending "Rediscover Balboa Park." This free tour offered monthly at Balboa Park, helps to achieve an important objective of the organization – educating participants on the important work being done to improve one of San Diego’s most cherished parks. Because one of the immediate goals of the Conservancy is renovating the historic Botanical Garden building, it was a fitting activity that sparked the interest of Garden Club members. This tour is an example of the many efforts the RSF Garden Club has been diligently pursuing to bring horticulture and conservation awareness to the forefront for its members and the community. In October, the organization held its first ever RSF Garden Fair & Market, bringing horticulture, water conservation vendors and local community services to the RSF Village for residents to obtain vital information on topics of landscapes design, drought issues, rain water harvesting and more. Quarterly meetings that are free to members and a small charge to non-members cover fascinating horticulture topics. Recent events included programs about the decline of the Monarch butterfly by ECOLIFE Executive Director Bill Toone and the variety of succulent plants by Jeff Moore, owner of Solana Succulents. In March, 20 club members and guests will be

taking a tour of the Ricardo Breceda sculptures in Galleta Meadows and the spring flowers in Borrego Springs. The club’s most impressive contribution to the mission of charitable horticulture is its grant program. For the second year in a row, the RSF Garden Club will be awarding $50,000 in grant money to non-profit organizations in the San Diego area that have worthwhile horticulture and conservation projects in need of funding. Awards will be announced at the Annual Meeting held on May 25 at the RSF Garden Club. Community members are invited to attend this event to see the positive impact the RSF Garden Club is having on horticulture. Club memberships are important to support the goals of the Garden Club. For $100 a year per household, members are invited to attend quarterly meetings and popular Coffee in the Garden events at no charge, and can receive reduced pricing on other fundraisers and horticulture and conservation education inspired activities throughout the year. Most importantly, Garden Club members are directly contributing to the success of the charitable work that is being done in the community through the grant program. All residents of Rancho Santa Fe and surrounding communities are invited to join the RSF Garden Club. Please support the community with your membership. For more information on club membership benefits and grant and scholarship programs, please contact Erin Browne at 858-756-1554 and visit www.rsfgardenclub.org.

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RSF Rotary Club hosts ‘Persian Nights’

he Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club held “Persian Nights” March 18 at Alborz Restaurant in Del Mar to celebrate the Persian New Year. The event featured Persian and Middle Eastern cuisine, entertainment and more. Visit www.rsfrotary.com. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com

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Students perform ‘Go West’ at Solana Santa Fe

olana Santa Fe Elementary School fourth grade students delighted the audience in a recent musical performance of “Go West.” For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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100-voice La Jolla Symphony Chorus to perform at Village Church in RSF La Jolla Symphony Chorus (LJSC) performs a concert titled “Sacred Voices” on April 17 at 4 p.m. at The Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe. Conducted by LJSC Choral Director Dr. David Chase, the program features large-scale sacred works for a cappella chorus and works for chorus with organ accompaniment. The repertoire spans several centuries of choral music and a variety of styles, including rarely-performed works and a celebration of the 90th birthday of famed arranger/composer Alice Parker with a performance of An American Kedushah. Soloists mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ramirez and tenor Myles Mayfield and organist Jared Jacobson will be featured. “The theme is ‘maximum variety’ in a church setting!” said Chase. “The program is book-ended by large, colorful works with powerful organ. In between are three diverse a cappella pieces. The audience will experience a church concert with new sounds and new musical ideas.” In addition to his 43 years with La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Chase served as interim choir director at The Village Church last year during its search for a new choir director. “The Village Church is a beautiful place for music, and I have the warmest of feelings for that community.”

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La Jolla Symphony Chorus “Sacred Voices” features five works ranging from the 16th century — Rolando di Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum (“a Renaissance piece that is shockingly modern-sounding”) — to a 21st-century work by composer Nathan Davis called Bell of Silence for chamber chorus and hand bells. The 90-minute concert will be performed with one intermission.

Advance tickets for the April 17 performance are $20 for adults and $10 for youth (21 and under). Tickets can be purchased through the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus box office by calling 858-534-4637 or online at www.lajollasymphony.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door. The Village Church is located at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe.

The Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation recognized its Scholars’ Circle members at a special evening reception held March 12 at the home of RSF residents Frances and Tom Powell. Membership in the Scholars’ Circle requires a contribution of $35,000-plus, usually in the form of a three-five-year pledge. These leadership level contributions play a critical role in providing the base of fundraising for the Education Foundation’s Annual Giving Campaign, which allows the Rancho Santa Fe School District to plan ahead for curriculum, programs and staffing commitments. Visit rsffoundation.org. Photo by McKenzie Images. More photos in the March 17 issue of the RSF Review. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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OUR READERS WRITE Not the time It is premature to consider building the Covenant Club now because there just isn’t enough land available at the Golf Club to erect it. Jamming the Covenant Club into the limited, available space will ruin the beauty and ambiance of the existing buildings. Then too, the resulting crowded buildings are hardly in keeping with the charm of our rural community with its open spaces and where the regulations require that homes be built on a minimum of two acres. In order to compensate for the lack of space the pool and the exercise building requires: • Expensive excavation • A parking garage • A costly and unattractive retaining wall. Possibly and I emphasize possibly, it might be more cost effective to buy and/or lease an adjorning house for its land to avoid the cost of the extensive excavation, garage and retaining wall. Art Woodrow

Gratitude to the RSF Association Board of Directors Local RSF politics should not reflect the vitriolic nature of our national political discourse. The job of elected officials should be to resolve differences, not to champion them. It is important to emphasize that projects like “The Covenant Club,” cell phone service and high-speed Internet are community projects, not personal pursuits. Each of these projects is supported by large numbers of homeowners, and it is the Board of Directors’ fiduciary obligation to explore them. Times change and so does the demographics of the homeowners in the Ranch. Younger families with children are going to be more interested in the Covenant Club than older folks with grown children. Both have a right to express their thoughts. But personal jabs at volunteer board members for doing the hard work it takes to search for agreeable solutions isn’t what we should be doing.

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It is important to remember, for example, that a majority of homeowners voted for a feasibility study for the Covenant Club. I applaud the board for taking a step back when the study’s projected cost came in much higher than anticipated. But I would also continue working with the growing members of the community who truly believe that a Covenant Club would add to our collective experience in the Ranch and, in turn, increase our individual home values — to see if we can put together a more modest proposal that has a viable, sustainable and fair financing plan. The RSF Association board should be congratulated for exploring better cell phone service and listening to its members concerns about the locations of the cell towers. Poor cell service in the Ranch is a big problem. While this and other issues might have been explored in the past, they need to be re-examined in light of new technology. The “World Wide Web” has been around since 1990. And it is no secret that our Internet service hasn’t improved much, if at all, since then. But thanks to this board, we are on the brink of securing a community-owned, state-of-the-art fiber optic network, despite the serious economic obstacle the low density rural nature of our community presents. Fact is, high-speed Internet is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for an upscale community like the Ranch. And whether or not you would even use high-speed Internet, the value of every one of our homes will increase, literally overnight, because of it. So how about a little gratitude for our all-volunteer RSF Association Board of Directors? After all, they are our neighbors and friends, and even board members need a hug once in awhile. Terry Peay

The RSF Association board is faced with a tough decision on the Covenant Club. There are many ways to look at the situation. But, one thing is undeniable. Somebody is going to have to come up with $16 million to pay for it. Many of us believe that, when the environmental and county approval dust is settled, the Covenant Club will be closer to $20

million. But, let’s stick with the $16 million number for now. There are about 1,900 homeowners in the Covenant. If each one contributes an equal share that amounts to only about $8,400 per home. I say “only” because that is a number most Ranch Santa Fe households could probably afford, if they really wanted the Covenant Club. But that is a big if, isn’t it? Many Covenant neighbors have joined our RSF Homeowners Group lately. We are up to 800 supporters and, as more homeowners learn about the cost, that number will surely grow. We hope that many of you who are reading this will join us and support our campaign to stop the Covenant Club as proposed. Go to RSFHomeownersGroup.com and sign up. But, back to the numbers. There are 135 households listed as supporters on the Covenant Club website (including all but one board member.) I’m not sure how many are still supporters after hearing about the cost but let’s assume that they all still want it. If those supporting families had to pay for the Covenant Club themselves, it would cost each of them just short of $120,000 to build it! But that isn’t all. According to the estimates on the Association website, the Covenant Club will cost about $1 million per year to run. We think that is a very low estimate given the planned activities and food service. But, let’s go with it. That amounts to about $7,400 per supporter per year, about $600 per month, when comparable memberships in the area cost a fraction of that. So, here’s the deal: Put up $120,000 to build it, pay $7,400 per year to use it, and you won’t have to swim in your own pool. How is that for a bargain? I think you get my point. The Covenant Club makes no economic sense unless people who are adamantly against it are forced to pay for it. Granted, these are rough numbers ...very, very rough for those of us against the idea. But, the truth the numbers are showing is inescapable. The Covenant Club makes no sense for our community, financially or otherwise. Let’s move on to other matters. Tom Ault, RSF Homeowners Group

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March Madness at RSF Tennis Club

he Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club held its fun-filled March Madness event March 18. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com

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‘Tee It Up For Foster Teens’ golf benefit is April 11 There is still time to sign up for the “Tee It Up For Foster Teens”12th annual golf tournament, dinner and auction that will take place on Monday, April 11, at The Santaluz Club. This promises to be a quality tournament and the committee members are already hard at work to ensure that this will be a fun experience for all participants. Chairing this event is Rio Zuffinetti and his Co-Chairs are Adam and Carly Zuffinetti. Committee members include Carole Markstein, Jennifer Dunn, Billy Berger, Dave Scherer, Andrea Reynolds, Karen Ventura, Monica Sheets, Teri Summerhays, Dagmar Helgager, Lois Jones, Kathy Lathrum, Debby Syverson, Chuck Yash, Louise Nobel, Heidi Hollen, Bob Vanosky, Shelby Strong, Roblee Valentine, George Scott and Joan Scott. Peter and Sandy Mossy and Mossy Auto and Bill and Susan Hoehn and Hoehn Motors are providing 4 Hole-In-One cars as prizes on all the Par 3 Holes. Rancho Santa Fe Insurance and Craig Edwards are sponsoring “The Margarita Hole”, which adds to the fun of this unique tournament. Sponsors of Tee It Up For Foster Teens include Mike and Linda Gallagher, Ken and Carole Markstein and Markstein Beverage, Dave and Susan Allred, Coleen Freeman of Rancho Santa Fe Jewelers, Jennifer and Steve Dunn, Chuck and Kathy Yash and Nora and Alex Kaiser. Sponsorship opportunities at various levels and tee- signs are available that support the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. For more information, please e-mail joscott24@hotmail.com or call (858) 759-3298. If you are not able to golf in the tournament, plan to attend the fun cocktail party, dinner and auction festivities that benefit the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. Karen Ventura is coordinating a wonderful auction that includes Golf at St. Andrews, a one-of-a kind trip to Nashville, Golf at Thunderbird, Big Horn and

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Volunteers for Tee It Up For Foster Teens golf tournament, dinner and auction: Adam Zuffinetti, Billy Berger, Andrea Reynolds, Karen Ventura, Jennifer Dunn, Chuck Yash and Dave Scherer. Birthdays, college scholarships, post-graduate housing, computers, sports, art, academic, music programs and more are made possible from the proceeds of this event. Santaluz, the Chef’s Table with dinner for 8 people at the fabulous new restaurant Ponsaty’s, jewelry, a vacation package from The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, gift certificates from various restaurants, spa treatments, sporting event tickets and many other fabulous items! Dinner Tickets can be purchased by calling (858) 759-3298. If you would like more information on “Tee It Up For Foster Teens” please call 858 759-3298. Friends of San Pasqual Academy is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. Proceeds generated from “Tee It Up For Foster Teens” support the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. Please visit our Web Site at www.friendsofsanpasqualacademy.org. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 8202, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

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Holy Week services will be held at the Village Church March 27.

Village Church in RSF offers Holy Week events The holiest week in the Christian calendar culminates this Sunday, March 27, with three services on Easter starting at 7 a.m. with an outdoor, sunrise service followed by 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services all celebrating Christ’s resurrection. Childcare for infants through kindergarteners will be provided on Easter at the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. “Easter and Holy Week services are a time when Christians focus on the power and grace of God to resurrect Jesus from the dead so that everyone can follow him for life in the newness promised on that first Easter morning,” said Rev. Jack Baca. “We welcome thousands of people onto our campus at this time of year to celebrate the resurrection and to be filled with the hope that Christ offers.” All activities will take place on the campus of the Village Church located at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. For more information and directions, visit villagechurch.org or call (858) 756-2441.

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Village Church hosts ‘EGG-Stravaganza’

he Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe hosted its annual “EGG-stravaganza,” a fun-filled event for children and their families featuring an Easter egg hunt, petting zoo, crafts and light refreshments at the church campus. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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Rant with Randi BY RANDI CRAWFORD

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few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian posted a nude selfie on Twitter with the words: “When you’re like I have nothing to wear, LOL”. Harmless? You tell me. The very funny and witty Bette Middler, immediately tweeted a response to Kim’s selfie and she wrote: “Kim Kardashian tweeted a nude selfie today — If Kim wants us to see a part of her we’ve never seen, she’s gonna have to swallow the camera.” Kim didn’t take it too well. Come on, that’s hilarious. Initially, when I saw the nude selfie, I didn’t have any reaction. It’s what she does. It’s similar to the people who freak out over Howard Stern. If you think he’s vile, then don’t listen to him. But as a parent, this Kim K. thing is bigger than my “Who is it hurting attitude”? Here’s why: She has every right to post what she wants on her social media accounts. But she has 41.5 million Twitter followers and 63 million Instagram followers. What does that mean? It means that one hell of a lot of young girls are following Kim Kardashian on social media and want to be like her; and that’s where it gets scary. Years ago, Charles Barkley did a Nike ad and he said, “I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball, doesn’t mean that I should raise your kids.” I was incredibly offended with that statement 20 years ago, and that’s how I feel about Kim Kardashian today. When you have 100 million followers, and the majority of them are young girls, you are a role model and you do have a responsibility. Of course parents play a role, but kids are on their phones 24/7 and they aren’t snap chatting their parents. To quote JFK, “To whom much is given, much is expected.” Amen. Kim defended her selfie stating that she’s “Free and liberated” and proudly showing the

world her body, flaws and all. Here’s the problem: Kim doesn’t have any flaws, and for the millions of young girls with negative body issues, what is she saying to them? Not to mention, if you’ve ever seen a glimpse of what tween and teen girls post on their Instagram accounts, you would be horrified. These girls have no shame in their game. I’m not sure where their parents are but that’s another rant altogether. If you find a way to gain access to a 13-year-olds’ Instagram account, here is what you will see: Girls that pose like Kim K., half naked in front of a mirror. Close up shots of their boobs and buns in their thong underwear. And sometimes they get spicy and add a friend or two in their shots, equally unclothed. What’s really sad is that they have no idea who has access to these photos. I want to shake these girls. If they want to feel “Liberated and free,” like Kim K., they should realize that being liberated means they don’t have to post those inappropriate selfies. Kim K. feels empowered because she just had a baby, and her post baby body is insane. I get it. I understand her wanting to show off her curvy “flawless” body. But she doesn’t get how it’s impacting young girls who idolize her and want to emulate her. Young girls think that if Kim K. does it, they can too. If Kim is empowered by posting nude selfies, maybe they will be too? It breaks my heart to see how they misinterpret Kim’s posts. #Kimwakeupyouarearolemodeltoyoung girlswhoaredegradingthemselvestobelike you. Wouldn’t it be great if she could send out a message on social media telling her fans that to be empowered and loving your body doesn’t mean you have to get naked on Instagram? When you are in the public eye, you are a role model, just one mom’s opinion. What say you? Email me at www.randiccrawford@gmail.com.

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society for over half a century. We need more people like Gore out there speaking and framing issues, livening the culture in a way that wasn’t crude,” Parini said. “He flashed across the sky. He was a bright star.” For more information on Parini and his work, visit jayparini.com.

which usually focused on current events and politics. “I would give anything to have him here today to talk about Donald Trump,” he said. “(Vidal) was an astoundingly gifted public intellectual who played a role in American

FROM SUIT, A1 homeowners and the developer began in 2012, when residents learned that the developer planned to build a 42-unit condo project in the community. “That’s how the whole thing got started,” said Noorani. Residents fought the condo proposal, and later it was voted down by the County Board of Supervisors. The lawsuit settlement calls for the developer to complete Via Ambiante from the back of Rancho Cielo to Harmony Grove Road. The developer agreed to enter the construction contract within 90 days of the settlement. Currently, there is only one way in or out of the community, from Del Dios Highway. “One way in and out is not a good strategy for

public safety,” said Radel. The developer also agreed to withdraw its three appointed members from the homeowners association board. Elections conducted by an independent inspector approved by the developer, the HOA and the plaintiffs will be held by June 30. Four of the board’s five seats will be up for grabs in the upcoming election. The developer will have one HOA vote for each lot for which it pays assessments under the settlement agreement. The settlement, said Aguirre, “sets the stage for making life better for everyone who lives in the association.” “It’s a huge upside for our community going forward,” said Noorani. “The future of this community is huge.”

FROM LITERACY, A6 cannot afford treatment at TLC. More than 200 people attended the event, which raised $300,000. “Suzanne continues to find every possibility in helping others to realize the potential in their children,” said Maria Bagby, founder and executive director of the Therapeutic Literacy Center and North County Literacy Foundation. “She knows that the success of her child is just one example of what is possible for so many others. She is a strong voice of the nonprofit looking for people that will join the movement to help children succeed.” Mattson organized the event in just three weeks. A hair stylist for more than 30 years, Mattson thanked her clients for their support and for spreading awareness about the cause. “We put together this amazing, amazing evening, and because of that, we’ve been able to help people,” said Mattson, who owns a private hair studio in Rancho Santa Fe. “If it wasn’t for the generosity of the Ranch, and the support of everybody in the Ranch, I don’t know what we

FROM HEARING, A5 gathering. Carvalho said what is most frightening about hearing loss in adolescents is that it can often go undetected. Kids with hearing loss may struggle socially because they cannot hear and in school they may be incorrectly diagnosed as having ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) or being lazy. In reality they are not responding because they cannot hear and aren’t able to understand. With any degree of hearing loss, it can be very confusing when in a room with lots of people talking, like a classroom. “It really is a big issue because with high frequency hearing loss it’s hard to listen to the teacher and it’s tiring because they’re using more energy to understand,” Carvalho said. As most kids don’t like sitting in the front of the classroom, they are less likely to move closer if they are having trouble hearing. “It’s something that we need to monitor.” To combat hearing loss now and in the future, Carvalho said there are several “healthy listening habits” that parents can encourage in their children.

would have done.” This isn’t the first time Mattson has given back to the community. A native San Diegan, Mattson grew up watching her parents contribute as fundraisers, and she has continued in their footsteps. She raised funds for needy clients so they could celebrate Christmas in 2014. Every six weeks, she cuts special needs families’ hair for free in her salon — something she has done for about eight years. “You’ve got to help the people in your community,” Mattson said. Knowing the difference TLC can make in a child’s life, Mattson plans to put on the fundraiser every year. “Suzanne is a powerful example of how one person can change the lives of many,” Bagby said. “She sees the possibilities in children — not just children — but their families.” For more about Therapeutic Literacy Center, call 858-481-2200 or 858-668-8366, or visit therapeuticliteracycenter.com. For more about North County Literacy Foundation or to donate, visit northcountyliteracyfoundation.org. Ear buds are her number one targets. Carvalho said the problem with ear buds is that they often don’t fit inside kids’ ears properly so kids have a tendency to “crank up the volume.” “Headphones are better because they go around the ear and can muffle the sound around them so they don’t need to increase the volume as much,” Carvalho said. She said often parents limit the amount of screen time their children have and they should also limit sound time as well. “We use the rule of 60-60,” Carvalho said. “Kids should not be listening to electronic devices with headphones for longer than 60 minutes at a time, ideally not more than 60 minutes a day, and at less than 60 percent of the maximum output of the device.” Carvalho said teens usually hate her when she shows parents that there is a way to lock the volume of devices so it cannot exceed 60 percent output. At any loud events, such as concerts, Carvalho advises the use of ear plugs. Taking on healthy listening habits now, both children and parents alike, can help limit the damage in the future. As Carvalho’s patients can attest, the ability to hear is a joy and one that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

FROM RUGBY, A7 replied that it was understandable, she was either going to score to get knocked out. “It isn’t like that in field hockey,” she laughs. As rugby players are in constant motion, the national players need to commit to elite training to stay fit, strong and fast. At the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Javelet is in residency full time and is paid to remain. From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. she is training with the squad — a typical day includes meetings, practice, conditioning, recovery, lunch, watching film, weight training, more recovery, more practice and more conditioning. It’s stressful, strenuous work and a tough full time job she’s held since 2014 but she says she wouldn’t trade it for a desk job. Right now there are 24 women in the U.S. team player pool. That group will be cut down at the end of March and then to the final Olympic roster of 12 players in July. Injuries play a big role as rosters are whittled and the goal is to continue to stay

healthy. Javelet tore her ACL in 2014 and successfully survived the long, grueling recovery process. “When you overcome that, you feel like you can do anything,” she said. Next up for Javelet and the national team is The Atlanta 7s, an international rugby tournament and the U.S. stop on a global tour featuring 12 of the best women’s sevens rugby teams from around the world on April 8-9. They will follow that back to back with the Canada Women’s Sevens in British Columbia April 16-17. After experiencing the disappointment of not making the Olympic team for field hockey, Javelet said to have a chance for a comeback is unbelievable. “It would be the realization of a childhood dream, it’s kind of surreal to be this close,” Javelet said. “It would mean so much to have the opportunity to represent the country and try to bring back a medal to make my family, friends and country proud.”

www.rsfreview.com FROM WATER, A1 rate plan. The variance in the impact on customers is one of the reasons cited by Gruzdowich and King for their opposition to the plan. Gruzdowich said that under the plan, those who use a lot of water will see their bills jump by 20 to 25 percent. Conversely, those who use the least amount of water will also face a large percentage increase in their bills, because of the higher fixed charges. The plan, for those lower-use customers, is “incredibly regressive,” said King, while she, as a resident of Fairbanks Ranch, will pay less. “I don’t think I should be getting a reduced rate.” Board members who support the plan, as well as district general manager Michael Bardin, said it was designed after completion of a comprehensive cost of service study, which analyzed the district’s revenue needs and sought to apportion costs fairly among customers. “I think the process has been fair,” said board president Michael Hogan. “There’s a significant impact to all customers... not just the big users,” Bardin said. Bardin also emphasized the district’s need for new revenue. “It’s absolutely critical to raise rates now,” he said. “We have all these needs. It’s time to do it.” Under state law, the district is required to go through a series of steps to raise its rates. They began with the cost of service study, and include the public notice that will soon be mailed out. The mailing begins a 45-day comment period, culminating with the public hearing. According to district spokeswoman Jessica Parks, there are approximately 15,000 properties within the district, which serves Rancho Santa

FROM LEADERS, A6 During the ceremony, a Cool Woman alumna introduced each awardee. Del Mar resident Linda Katz of the Cool Women Class of 2002 presented Bingham, a self-defined “philanthropreneur” who empowers young people to access college educations. An honorary alumna of UCSD, Bingham serves as its trustee and Student Foundation chair, and is a past-chair of the Undergraduate Scholarship Council. She co-founded San Diego Social Venture Partners and the San Diego Women’s Foundation. This former Girl Scout currently serves on the San Diego Regional Disaster Board and the national board of NIRSA, an organization dedicated to collegiate health, recreation and wellness. She has been on The San Diego Foundation board since 2000. Reed puts into practice the Girl Scout Law she memorized as a Brownie in Long Beach. She continues to live by those values today as chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy. Aided by a scholarship and a part-time job, she was the first in her family to attend college, graduating summa cum laude from USC with a civil engineering degree. By age 32, she was the youngest — and first female — officer at Southern California Gas Company. Today, as one of just 23 women heading a Fortune 500 company, Reed oversees 17,000 employees and nearly $40 billion in assets. Ollmann Saphire, an alumna of Girl Scouting and Rice University, is a structural biologist with The Scripps Research Institute who studies the proteins that spur the development of deadly hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola. She has embarked on an unprecedented mission: galvanizing a global consortium of 40 labs on four continents to work together to rapidly understand and

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Fe, Solana Beach and Fairbanks Ranch. If the owners of a majority of those properties, representative of about 7,500 parcels, submit written protests of the rate plan, the board would be blocked from enacting the new rates, Parks said. The written protests must include the property address and a hand-written signature, Parks said. Only one protest per parcel will be counted. King sought to include the protest coupon in the public notice, similar to one sent out by the city of San Diego when it was deliberating on water rate increases. “That says we’re comfortable with what we’ve done and we’re giving you a clear, easy way to say you disagree,” King said. But Bardin said the addition could delay an approval process that has already been pushed back by several months. Also, he said, the coupon would contradict a position held by staff and a board majority, that the proposed rate increase is fair and much-needed. “I think it runs contrary to what we’re trying to do,” Bardin said. Board member Augie Daddi, one of the three members who have voted to support the rate plan, also opposed including the protest coupon with the public notice. Addressing King, he said, “It appears you are trying to find another way to get this turned down. That’s how it appears to me.” The community forums on the rate plan will be held at the district office, 5920 Linea Del Cielo, Rancho Santa Fe, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14; 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20; and 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. The full cost of service study can be viewed on the district web site, www.sfidwater.org. defeat viruses like Ebola, Marburg and Lassa. Ollmann Saphire received a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering. Her work has taken her to Gabon, northern Thailand and Sierra Leone. Known as “Lizzy,” Elizabeth Hosie, 18, was a delegate to the 2014 national Girl Scout convention. This Cool Girl leads workshops for younger Girl Scouts, serves on Girl Scouts San Diego’s CEO Girl Advisory Board and frequently speaks at meetings for adult volunteers. Balancing athletics with academics, she garners awards on the volleyball court, takes advanced classes as a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School and competes on the academic team. She will enter the U.S. Naval Academy this summer. Other members of the Cool Women Class of 2016 are Betty Beyster (philanthropist and community volunteer) and her daughter Mary Ann “M.A.” Beyster (film producer; president, Foundation for Enterprise Development); Martha Dennis, Ph.D. (technology entrepreneur); Anne S. Fege, Ph.D. (forester, educator and nature advocate); Lelya Sampson (retired teacher and community volunteer who inspired U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera); Susan Shirk, Ph.D. (chair, 21st Century China Program, UCSD); Ashley Nell Tipton (fashion designer who won Project Runway); Debra Turner (philanthropist and community volunteer); and VADM Nora Tyson, USN (commander, U.S. Third Fleet). Proceeds from the luncheon will help support program outreach for girls in schools in low-income neighborhoods, homeless shelters and the Girls Rehabilitation Facility. To learn more about Girl Scouts San Diego, including opportunities for local girls in grades K-12 and adult volunteers, visit www.sdgirlscouts.org or contact Blanca Santos at bsantos@sdgirlscouts.org or (619) 610-0757.

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RSF Community Concerts presents crooner Matt Dusk

ancho Santa Fe Community Concerts presented popular crooner Matt Dusk at The Village Church Fellowship Hall March 19. Dusk performs the music of Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and more. For more information on upcoming concerts, www.ccrsf.org. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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Season 35 is a rich collection of stage gems

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FROM NCRT REPORTS The intimate North Coast Repertory Theatre announces it 35th Season, with comedy, family drama, a heartfelt musical and a magical journey — productions selected by Artistic Director David Ellenstein. The season opens Sept. 7, with A.R. Gurney’s “The Cocktail Hour.” Mix two upperclass New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of comedy. John arrives for dinner at his parents’ home carrying his provocative script in hand, which leaves the family “shaken and stirred.” Rosina Reynolds directs. On stage through Oct. 2. “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” opens Oct. 19. It’s a Neil Simon gem, a love letter to his early career as a writer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.” Simon recounts his writing, fighting and wacky antics during days of live television when he cavorted with such comedy legends as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. It runs through Nov. 13, directed by Geoffrey Sherman. A finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, “Marjorie Prime,” by Jordan Harrison is set in the near future, a time when artificial intelligence has reached new heights, and lifelike robots provide companionship for the lonely. This smart, thought-provoking play about memory is guaranteed to inspire stimulating conversations; a San Diego premiere, directed by Matthew Wiener, Jan. 11, 2017 through Feb. 5, 2017.

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Next, Ellenstein directs “The Illusion,” by playwright Tony Kushner, freely adapted from Pierre Corneille’s L’Illusion Comique, Feb. 22 through March 19. This wildly inventive tour-de-force, celebrates the magic and illusory nature of theatre. Ellenstein also directs, “Travels With My Aunt,” by Graham Greene (adapted by Giles Havergal), April 12, 2017-May 7, 2017. Eccentric Aunt Augusta swoops in and shakes up the life of her staid bourgeois nephew. She ignites the lust for adventure that is buried within his gray flannel soul. Four highly versatile actors tackle more than 20 roles in this life-changing, offbeat odyssey. Definitely a trip worth taking! On May 31, “The Spitfire Grill” opens, with book and music by James Valcq, lyrics

and book by Fred Alley. It’s based on a film by Lee David Zlotoff, and directed by Jeffrey Moss. Honest and emotional, it tells the engaging tale of a young woman with an uncertain past. Onstage through June 25. The season ends with the San Diego premiere of “At This Evening’s Performance,” by Nagle Jackson, July 12, 2017-Aug. 6, 2017, directed by Andrew Barnicle. This uproarious comedy concerns a bohemian theater troupe that finds themselves performing in an Eastern European police state. However, there is more drama backstage than onstage, with romantic entanglements, political intrigue and a wildly funny climax. The holiday show will be the return engagement of “The Girl Singers of the

Hit Parade,” Dec. 6-23. Featuring Jennifer Grimm, Colleen Raye and Sophie Grimm, The Girl Singers will perform holiday songs of the ‘50s including “Santa Baby,” and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” as well as favorites to sing-a-long to like “Winter Wonderland” “Silver Bells” and others in the stylings of The Andrews Sisters, Lennon Sisters and McGuire Sisters. “The Girls” will also be celebrating the music of Hanukah. For those young at heart or just young, there’s a “Frozen” Medley. ■ IF YOU GO: North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive (in the Lomas Santa Fe Plaza shopping center), Solana Beach, is an Equity theater, founded in 1982 by Olive and Tom Blakistone. (858) 481-1055. northcoastrep.org

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Sunday, March 27: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Celebrate the arrival of spring and the changes it brings by joining us for Eggstravaganza on Easter Sunday! Explore animal eggs, discover changes in the sea by making your own plankton, create a shark egg craft, and participate in an “underwater egg hunt” no baskets needed! Included with aquarium admission.

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Acoustic Series at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Mark Goffeney of Big Toe, Israel Maldonado, and Raelee Nikole: April 8 Eve Selis, Trails and Rails, and Guiro Grass: April 22 Tolan Shaw, Charbra, and Nancy Truesdail: April 29 SERIES OF 3 CONCERTS: $30 members / $45 nonmembers INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS: $12 members / $17 nonmembers Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Room 1008 Wall Street La Jolla, CA 92037

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SUMMER CAMP 2016 The Bishop’s School Summer Session 2016 ■ Dates: Three sessions for pre-grades 4 to 12: June 6 - 24, June 20 - July 22, July 5 - 25 ■ Location: La Jolla ■ Cost: Varies by class Small classes and personal attention provide a comfortable and supportive learning atmosphere for students in grades 4 to 12. We offer morning and afternoon classes − for enrichment and credit − in economics, world languages, language arts, math, science and the performing arts. Courses for preparation and review include SAT or ACT prep and college application essay writing. Try something new with computer programming or graphic design. For information, registration and fees, visit www.bishops.com/summersession.

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Awarded Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Choice for surf schools, Surf Diva’s La Jolla Surf Camp & American Surf Academy provides the #1 co-ed surfing program for kids, tweens and teens in San Diego. Girls and boys ages 5-9, 10-12 and 13-17 learn to surf with an emphasis on ocean and beach awareness. The camp takes place at La Jolla Shores beach. Surf Diva instructors are all First Aid, CPR and Lifesaving certified. Call (858) 454-8273 and visit SurfDiva.com

Find your passion at Bishop’s this summer! Bishop’s Summer Session welcomes students in grades 4 through 12. June 6-24 • June 20-July 22 • July 5-25 Courses for credit and enrichment include math, science, performing arts, foreign languages, SAT prep, computer programming, graphic design and more.

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USD offers summer college prep program

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The Accelerated Summer Academic Program (ASAP) at the University of San Diego offers high school students a select number of courses in preparation for college and the opportunity to have a university-level learning experience. Three important reasons you’ll be interested in ASAP – students will be able to: ■ Accelerate academic achievement ■ Advance to a higher level of HS coursework ■ Improve college application profile and readiness Visit www.sandiego.edu/ASAP Call 619-260-4585

Enjoy surfing, marine science and more at Watersports Camp The Watersports Camp at Mission Bay Aquatic Center is an exciting and educational day camp offering full and half-day options including wakeboarding, surfing, sailing, paddling, marine science and MORE! Whether your camper wants to shred on a wakeboard or catch their first wave, there is an activity for every kid ages

6-17! We focus on providing high quality camp experiences in a safe, fun and educational environment! Weekly Camps start June 13 and run through August 26. Register online at watersportscamp.com or call (858) 539-2003. -- Operated by Associated Students of SDSU, UCSD Recreation and sponsored by the YMCA.

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Local attorney provides personalized estate planning services Death is a difficult subject. That’s why many people put off estate planning and trusts until it’s too late. “Even attorneys who specialize in estate planning put off making changes to their plans,” said local attorney Dale Fields Rhett. “It’s just human nature. It’s not something you really want to think about.” Rhett, an estate planning and trust attorney, whose office is located in Carmel Valley, makes the process as easy as possible for her clients — often working with them in the comfort of their own homes. She created this concierge approach about six years ago. Her hands-on services sets her apart from others, she said. It comes from an understanding of the needs of her clients, some who are elderly, homebound due to disability, have small children or simply prefer not to go to an office. Working closely with her clients, Rhett takes the time to thoroughly and thoughtfully personalize their plans. Every situation presents a unique challenge, she said, comparing estate planning to a puzzle. “People think estate planning is cut and dry for everyone, but every situation is different,” Rhett said. “I am very careful not to sell forms. That’s not what interests me. That’s not what I do.

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“I’m more interested in helping people make choices about what they want in their estate plans,” she added. “You really cannot have it all, in most cases. You have to make choices.” People should start thinking about estate planning and trusts when they have their first child, Rhett said. The discussion often does not come up until marriage or divorce or when a parent dies. “You realize life — how important it is,” Rhett said. “But if you think about it when

you have that child and you get it done, you’ll be very glad that you did.” And just because you create a plan doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go back to it. In fact, you should review your plan. Often. “You cannot plan for every eventuality, but reviewing your estate plan frequently and paying attention to the news for any changes or any new issues that appear to be on the horizon is a good idea,” Rhett said. Another reason to start thinking about estate planning? Inflation and property values are on the rise. “Those two things, I think, are going to have a large impact on estate planning,” Rhett said. California homeowners and people with high-value assets, particularly, need specialized, personalized care, she said. People might think that they are under the federal state tax limit right now, but it doesn’t mean they will be when they die, Rhett said. Additionally, the cost of old age is going up, she said, so people should begin thinking about long-term care insurance when they retire or even before they retire. “It’s an important thing to think about before you are priced out of the market by your age,” she said. Above all else, Rhett recommends those thinking about estate planning and trusts to

interview at least two or three different attorneys before making a decision, and to not make a decision based on cost — unless you have nothing to lose. “If you really have no assets and you don’t own a piece of real estate, that’s fine,” Rhett said. “If you own a home and you have assets — and especially if you have children that are minor or disabled — make sure you get an attorney that you feel comfortable with. That might not be the best attorney for someone else.” A graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law, Rhett started practicing law in 1996. In addition to estate planning, she assists clients with business succession planning, as well as adoptions and prenuptial agreements and centers on non-litigation. She also supports clients who have disabled adult children or minor children in need of spendthrift trusts. Rhett’s office is located at 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300, Carmel Valley. Call 858-381-5292 or visit www.rhettestateplanning.com for more information or to schedule an appointment. Business Spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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very Sunday afternoon, the community is invited to explore UC San Diego’s architecture, public art collection and learning neighborhoods on a free tour hosted by the UCSD Visitor’s Tour Program. The two-hour tours highlight the history of the university and its role in the biotech boom; the evolution of its six colleges; its green building designs and strategies; and other notable points of interest across the 1,200-acre campus. Three types of tours are available, and all take place 2-4 p.m. on Sundays. 1) Walking Tours take visitors into the heart of campus, where they can get an up-close look at Geisel Library and site-specific sculptures from the world-renowned Stuart Collection. They will be held April 3 and May 1. 2) Bus Tours offer a comprehensive look at the university, ERIK JEPSEN/UCSD circumnavigating the entire periphery, with stops including Dr. Seuss sculpture outside of Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego’s Geisel Library and east campus medical facilities. They are scheduled for April 10, 17 and 24, May 15 and June 26. 3) The Green Building Tour is held quarterly to showcase how the campus’s LEED-certified buildings (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) creatively employ sustainable design techniques and energy-efficient strategies. The next is May 22. “Even those who are familiar with UC San Diego oftentimes learn things they didn’t know about the university after taking the tour. Our guides are very enthusiastic and encourage interactivity and questions,” said volunteer Ella Goldweber. “The bus tours are a nice ride around the entire periphery, while the walking tours are an enjoyable Sunday stroll through the heart of campus, with a chance to see pieces from the Stuart Collection.” These tours are not suitable for children under 6 years old. For more information, call (858) 534-4414 or e-mail visitorsprogram@ucsd.edu

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UCSD alumni stage play on the sand at the Shores BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT For three days in April, a Los Angeles-based group of UC San Diego Theater Department alumni will give you a new reason to go to the beach. It’s a plein-air performance of “Second Skin,” an award-winning play that will take place around a fire pit on the sands of La Jolla Shores at sunset, April 1-3. Originally presented on campus as part of last year’s Wagner New Play Festival, “Second Skin” was written by Kristin Idaszak, who is currently a Jerome Fellow at the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, an organization that helped launch the careers of writers like August Wilson and Lee Blessing. In 2013, while Idaszak was enroute to an MFA in Playwriting at UCSD, her play, “A Willow Grows Aslant: An Ophelia Story,” was part of the first Without Walls (WoW) Festival at La Jolla Playhouse. In it, audiences were led into a modern, girl’s-eye view of “Hamlet,” following the troubled Ophelia and her not-so-supporting cast through the narrow basement corridors of the Theater and Dance Department and her own increasingly desperate mind. The director of that play, Kate Jopson, is now the director of “Second Skin,” which is about another troubled, not-quite-so-young woman, who after years of estrangement, returns home to care for her dying mother. This sounds like a very personal mother-daughter piece, but there’s an underlying strangeness that shapes it. On the beach, the tale of buried secrets and memories will have the feeling of ghost stories told around a campfire, suggesting a time long

‘Second Skin’ brings fireside theater to La Jolla Shores beach April 1-3. before plays were staged inside buildings, when theater was a deeply communal experience for storytellers and listeners. In fact, these things are what attracted Kate Jopson to “Second Skin.” “There’s a dramatic pulse underneath it that’s

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like a ghost story,” she said in a recent interview. “And we’re staging it at sunset, so as the play gets darker and scarier, the sky will be growing dark, and we’ll be using the natural lighting of the world as one of our lighting effects, with the audience huddled around the

fire.” UCSD-MFA Jopson, whose academic background also includes anthropology, dance and Arabic, believes in theater that creates a sense of community. “I grew up in a small town of about 700 people, so I took community for granted — people looking after each other, transcending any differences between them,” she said. “And that’s what I want to do with theater, gather a community of people together to create something, and then bring more people together to see real, live humans sharing an environment, a story, an experience, obliterating distance and distilling complicated life into something beautiful and hopeful.” “Second Skin” is actually a co-production of two groups of UCSD Theater alumni, The West, “a multimedia storytelling collective,” and Kate Jopson’s Flagship Ensemble, “a haven for experimental theater with a focus on the interactions of humans and nature.” This will be their premiere of the show, which goes on to Santa Monica and Santa Barbara. Interested in checking them out online? See thewest.la and theflagshipensemble.com Even better: “Feel the sand between your toes and the ghost over your shoulder.” Come see “Second Skin” at the Shores. ■ IF YOU GO: ‘Second Skin’ begins at 7 p.m. April 1-3, in front of the lifeguard station in La Jolla Shores, 8302 Camino Del Oro. Free street and lot parking. Chair and pillow seating. Attendance is limited to 50 people at each performance. Tickets: $20 at theflagshipensemble.com

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Another successful ‘Engaging Women in Wealth Workshop’

eborah Sims and the Estate Management Group presented another event March 9 as part of the “Engaging Women in Wealth Workshops in 2016” series. The event was held at the RSF Golf Club and the topic was “Retirement — Unlocking Your Full Potential.” “We are thrilled so many women keep responding with such enthusiasm,” Sims said. This workshop focused on recent events that have caused volatility and uncertainty on Wall Street in 2016, particularly China and the price of oil. Sims welcomed questions after her presentation while the women were enjoying a delicious lunch. Currently, Sims and the Estate Management Group provide financial guidance to women, business owners, and foundations to help them plan their financial future and protect their family legacy. Sims’ Estate Management Group is comprised of locally-renowned Estate Planning Attorneys and Certified Public Accountants. By structuring a team with outside specialists, Sims is able to provide her clients with access to a variety of services. Estate Management Group is located at 16906 Via de Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. For more information, call 858-756-0004 dsims@estatemanagementgroup.com or visit www.engagingwomeninwealth.com.

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EVENT BRIEFS Spring Xposure Fashion Show to benefit Shelter to Soldier Shelter to Soldier will present the 5th annual Spring Xposure Fashion Show on March 31 at the Carlsbad Forum retail center located at 1923 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, 92009 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. The fundraising fashion show includes both a live and silent auction, of which 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Shelter to Soldier. Shelter to Soldier is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from an otherwise uncertain future in local shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or other psychological injuries associated with traumatic service experiences. Tickets are available at $60 per person online, and $125 at the door. Guests at the Spring Xposure event will be treated to live music by band Daring Greatly. There will be VIP seating along the runway, and beer and wine tastings will be available. The event is being held in partnership with FINE magazine and The Carlsbad Forum. Visit www.sheltertosoldier.org or call 855/287-8659 to donate or inquire about veteran eligibility in the STS outreach program.

Award-winning performer returns to LJ Playhouse La Jolla Playhouse will present John Leguizamo: Latin History for Dummies, created and performed by John Leguizamo, directed by Tony Taccone, as part of its Page To Stage New Play Development program. The production will run April 5 – 17 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Tickets are available at lajollaplayhouse.org or by calling (858) 550-1010. Class is in session with John Leguizamo’s new one-man show, Latin History for Dummies, delivering rapid-fire laughs in a biting and comic take on 500 years of Latin History, spanning the Aztec and Incan Empires to World War II. Following up on his 2010 Playhouse Page To Stage workshop of Ghetto Klown, which later transferred to Broadway and won the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance, John Leguizamo returns to develop his latest work and share his fiercely funny, satirical and often over-looked version of American history.

Enjoy a Taste of Leucadia April 7 The Leucadia 101 Main Street Association, in collaboration with Leucadia restaurants, San Diego craft breweries, local retailers and local wineries will present the

4th Annual Taste of Leucadia on April 7 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. There will be 20 Leucadia restaurants participating, 9 Sip Stop locations, a craft beer pavilion at Priority Public House and a tasty list of local craft beers and wines for sampling. There will be live music all along N Coast Hwy 101 by: Cordelia Degher, Emily Afton, Wish and the Well, Jake Loban and Boaz Roberts. Tickets sell out each year so get yours in advance. For complete event details and to purchase ticket visit www.leucadia101.com.

‘Exec Trek’ is March 28 Trish Boaz, executive director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, is leading an Exec Trek on a moderate to strenuous 8-mile round trip hike across the David Kreitzer Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge along Lake Hodges to the summit of Bernardo Mountain and back. Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The trek is free; donations appreciated. To register go to http://form.jotform.us/ form/51706895640159

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep presents ‘HONK! JR.’ The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep’s latest production, HONK! Jr., follows the story of Ugly, an outcast duckling who goes on a journey in order to learn his own true worth. Its themes of empowerment and embracing differences are especially resonant for Theo Zelkind, a 14-year-old transgender boy who plays Ugly. Members of the cast come from Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Santa Luz, Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Encinitas. The cast has a wide age range, ages 5 to 17, from younger ducklings to more experienced high school-age actors. This production is generously sponsored by a grant from the Public Arts Commission, City of Solana Beach. HONK! Jr. opens March 31. Performances are 5 p.m. on March 31, 7 p.m. on April 1, 2 p.m. on April 2, 5 p.m. on April 2, 2 p.m. on April 3, and 5 p.m. on April 3. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach, CA 92075. All tickets are $16 for adults, and $12 for children 17 and under. To purchase tickets, call 858-481-1055 or go to http://northcoastrep.org/TheatreSchool/

‘Too Big to Lose’ author to speak at April 8 event Leslie Duval, children’s book author and publisher, will present her book Too Big to Lose : The True Story of a Young Girl’s Friendship with a Galapagos Tortoise named Sam. It is a touching story about Sam, the Galapagos Tortoise, who SEE EVENTS, B13

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Fashion designer hosts benefit for Miracle Babies

Hostess Miriam Smotrich, Cami Rosso

ew York fashion designer Yigal Azrouël hosted a private Fall 2016 trunk show benefiting Miracle Babies on March 17. Azrouël debuted his women’s Ready-to-Wear Collection in the fall of 1998 and has since participated in New York Fashion Week and opened his atelier and showroom in New York’s Garment District. The event was hosted by Azrouël’s sister and philanthropist Miriam Smotrich. The mission of Miracle Babies “is to provide support and financial assistance to families with critically-ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and to enhance the well-being of women, children and their families through education, prevention and medical care.” Visit miraclebabies.org. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

Karen Tanz, Joan Polatchek, Ilana Friedman

Denisia Chatfield, Kris Deaton, Terri Kelly

Designer Yigal Azrouël and his sister Miriam Smotrich

Rhonda Peters, Melinda Shough, Sagi Azrouël

Nikki Schiffman, Robin Hubbard, Nadia Castillo

Delaney Dickinson, Hanna Gilhooley

Beverle Ostrofsky, Maria Assaraf

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RSF Senior Scene BY TERRIE LITWIN

Learn about brain health, estate planning and more

ptimizing Memory: A Whole Person Approach to Brain Health – Attend this program on Friday, March 25, at 2 p.m., and learn basic strategies that help optimize memory as well as the key components of lifestyle that contribute to a healthy brain and memory. Lisa Randall, M.S., is a

health educator and owner of Optimal You Health and Wellness in Encinitas, CA. Seating for this presentation is limited. Please call today to register (858) 756-3041. The Latest in Alzheimer’s Research – Wednesday, April 6, at 2 p.m., learn about the latest Alzheimer’s research, and information about clinical trials. As the impact of

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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM EVENTS, B9 currently resides at the San Diego Botanic Garden. This true story, fit for young and old alike, is sure to warm your heart. Come meet the author and her husband, Julian, and listen to the fascinating story of Sam. Books will be available for purchase for your personal library or for important children in your life. Leslie will gladly sign copies upon request. The event will be held Friday, April 8, 1-3 p.m. San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007, Room 201. Free.

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BEYOND Bootcamp – ACT workshop is April 2 Torrey Pines Scholarship Fund and Tutor Doctors have teamed up to provide BEYOND bootcamp – ACT Saturday, April 2, from 8:30 a.m. -3 p.m. Your day will include: a Clear Advantage ACT Workbook; refresh your previous preparation and preview what to expect. ACT tutors will share proven strategies with in-class training on key question types for all

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Spinoff Fundraiser for Scripps Cancer Center The 25th annual Spinoff fundraiser will be held Thursday, May 5, at the Hyatt

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rian Raduenz, CEO of Merlin Global in Solona Beach, celebrated his 50th birthday March 19 at the Brigantine in Del Mar with a party and benefit for ERASE Child Trafficking (www.erasechildtrafficking.org). The event featured music led by Don Felder, a former member of the Eagles, and a magician and illusionist, as well as a silent auction to help raise money for ERASE. Look for a story on Brian Raduenz and ERASE in an upcoming issue of this newspaper. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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La Jolla Playhouse Gala 2016

he La Jolla Playhouse Gala 2016 took place March 19 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for La Jolla Playhouse. The event, which was co-chaired by Debby and Hal Jacobs, featured a musical performance by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist David Bryan (Memphis, founding member of Bon Jovi), dinner, dancing, desserts and more. All proceeds from the event will benefit La Jolla Playhouse’s “New Play Development and Education & Outreach programs.” Visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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Horizon Prep Spring Authors Tea H orizon Prep honored young authors and celebrated their achievements with spring-themed refreshments at this years’ Spring Authors Tea. The Horizon Prep Library was filled to capacity with friends and family members who came to watch their budding author present. “It is an honor to be chosen,” say Horizon Prep Librarian Kelly Hendrickson, “Author’s Tea is only held four times each year.” Students are selected for great improvement in their writing skills, or writing above grade level. Selections include Poetry, Creative Writing, Personal and Descriptive Narrative, and Fable Re-Telling. Visit www.horizonprep.org

Parent Lisa Monaco-Gonzales with daughter Sophia

Horizon Prep Spring Author’s Tea Honorees (Front row) Leah Wang, Avery Ermanis, Saxon Smith, Sam Hicks, Becca Bartolotta, and Sophia Gonzales; (Back row) Hunter Hajjar,Carissa Vanzant-Thomas, Shane Dapper, Nate Campbell, Max Cassett, and Grace Schreckengaust

2nd Grader Sam Hicks with parents Suzannah and Will

The Hajjar family — Ty, Julie, Cole and Beau came to hear Hunter read his piece on “My Hero” about his grandfather.

Kerr: Wins as a mom are that much sweeter

BY TOD LEONARD Among 18 victories in a pro career that’s reached 20 years, there are milestone moments for Cristie Kerr. Her first win came in California, at the Longs Drugs Challenge in 2002. Five years later, the Miami native bagged the first of her two majors in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Only last September in Germany, playing in her eighth Solheim Cup, Kerr stormed back from an early three-hole deficit by making eight birdies in 11 holes to beat 19-year-old Charley Hull as the Americans notched a victory with a record comeback. All great accomplishments, to be sure. It’s just that none of them was the first to come with the title that means as much to Kerr as anything in her life: Mom. Last March, when Kerr two-putted for a par on the 18th hole on Sunday, completing a stellar final round of 65 that secured a two-shot victory in the Kia Classic, her arms and heart instantly became full. Her 15-month-old son, Mason, joined her on the green at Aviara Golf Club, and his mom somehow juggled the delicate glass trophy and her wiggling child. It was a feeling for which Kerr had long waited. “It’s different when you get older. It’s different when you have a family,” Kerr said on a recent visit to Aviara to promote the Kia Classic, which runs March 21-27 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad. “I thought it was the coolest thing to have him on the green, for him to be a part of it. It was so memorable for me because it was my

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Cristie Kerr holds up the trophy after winning the LPGA Kia Classic golf tournament Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Carlsbad, Calif. first win as a mom. “I had come close the previous year, and maybe I was thinking about winning as a mom too much.” The Kia victory, which halted a 42-tournament winless streak, pushed Kerr forward into another fine season. She posted eight top-10s and bookended the campaign by claiming the CME Group Tour Championship in November. The two-win season was her first since 2010. Understand, she’s regularly fighting off young women who could be her daughters if she’d had kids in her early 20s. Kerr was like many of them at that age— fiercely focused on being the best in the sport while letting her dreams outside of golf take a back seat. There is a reason why last season

there were only five moms among the top-100 ranked players in the world. And when Kerr finally started trying to get pregnant with her husband of nine years, Erik Stevens, who also serves as her manager, life put up a roadblock. Kerr was diagnosed with endometrial deficiency, which would make it extremely difficult to carry a child to term. And after she and Erik considered adoption, they decided on in vitro fertilization and a surrogate to carry the baby. Mason arrived on Dec. 8, 2013. “I think it’s great that she does have a family,” Juli Inkster, Solheim Cup captain and mother of two, told Golf Digest. “I think it’s really matured her. She was amazing at the Solheim Cup — not only on the golf course, but off the course. It showed her there’s more to life than just golf.” Despite a schedule that’s more hectic than ever, Kerr would like to have another child, but that might be problematic this year. If she were to maintain or improve her current world ranking of 14th, Kerr would qualify to represent the United States in golf’s return to the Olympics in Brazil in August. But she is very concerned about the Zika virus and how it might affect her own eggs that would be used for in vitro. Pregnant women have been advised not to travel to regions where Zika has been prevalent. “It’s very scary,” Kerr said. “It’s like, how do you not go to the Olympics? But at the same time, you don’t want to get really sick or have your future children affected. It’s not a good situation to be in.” If you’ve seen Kerr’s

intensity during the Solheim Cup, you know she’s patriotic. And she says she’s dreamed of being an Olympian. She would be among the favorites to win a medal. She joked, “I’d play in a mosquito net if I have to.” But, Kerr added, the Zika concern “makes the appeal of it less exciting. You wonder how much of the truth they’re going to tell you until you get down there.” For now, Kerr has plenty of immediate goals. Coming off a tie for 13th at last week’s JTBC Founder Cup, where she closed with a 65, Kerr wants to defend a tournament with a win— something she has never done before. The ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage is next week, and after that major is over, Kerr will fly to Augusta, Ga., where she’ll receive the Golf Writers Association of America award given annually to a player who unselfishly contributes to the betterment of society. Over the last 11 years, Kerr has raised more than $3.5 million for breast cancer, and the Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center in Jersey City, N.J., serves women who couldn’t otherwise pay for diagnosis and treatment. Her mother is a cancer survivor. “When I came out on tour, I definitely wasn’t a media darling,” Kerr said with a smile. “I probably would never, ever have imagined that sportswriters would have nominated me for an award. So that’s pretty cool.” For more information on the Kia Classic, visit kiaclassic.com Tod Leonard is a writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Don’t let healthy food glitches derail good eating habits

ometimes when we eat supercharged foods, we experience unpleasant, uncomfortable and embarrassing symptoms from bloating to bad breath. However, there are ways to make these foods friendly and simpatico with your system so you can continue to enjoy the planet’s healthiest offerings.

Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit

No Need to Bail on Kale

This mighty green crucifer with Herculean healing powers is practically good for everything but shining your shoes. For starters, this low calorie treasure is anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, anti-aging and antioxidant with 45 assorted flavonoids to put the skids on harmful free radicals. Detoxifying, cholesterol-busting (especially when cooked), and packed with phytonutrients, including Vitamin K for building bones and warding off osteoporosis, immune-boosting Vitamin C, a trio of stress calming B’s, Vitamin A and lutein for skin and eye health, calcium, fiber and heart-happy omega-3’s. Alas, kale has recently been linked to some health controversies, but fortunately these can be easily overcome. The potent vegetable in its raw form

those on blood thinners should eat with caution. And raw kale, generally is rough on the digestive system found to cause bloating, flatulence and other intestinal discomfort. So chop in hearty soups, stews, risottos, pilafs, stir-fries, omelettes, and pasta dishes, and eat to your heart’s (and gut’s) content. Cook’s tip: Remove tough center stem, or buy baby kale for sweeter, more tender leaves.

produces powerful compounds that both tinker with thyroid hormone levels and compete with iodine for absorption by the thyroid gland, resulting in lower levels, and in extreme cases causing hypothyroidism. But you can still enjoy these luscious leaves. It’s a kale walk, and moderation and variety is the key, along with cooking the kale, which greatly reduces its thyroid-lowering properties. Also, eating the crucifer with iodine-rich foods, including wild caught shrimp or seaweed will help stabilize levels. Or you can dial up iodine by adding a dose of selenium by munching on a stalk of celery or a rich Brazil nut. There’s more. Since kale packs a load of Vitamin K, a blood-clotting mineral,

Beans and legumes are a hearty source of lean vegetarian protein, fiber and folate, immune-boosting antioxidants, along with iron, zinc, calcium and selenium for healthy blood and bones, and maintaining internal balance. But for many, eating beans is a real gas – literally. That’s because the mighty bean is a store of complex sugars (stachyose, raffinose and verbascose) that are indigestible by the human gut, since we don’t have the enzyme to break down these sugars. They then ferment in the colon and produce flatulence. Take solace, you can put the brakes on the gas by following these simple methods of preparation and cooking: rinse in cold water, soak overnight, drain well and cook for two hours with ginger and turmeric to make them more digestible; combine beans with a load of green vegetables and a whole grain; avoid spuds and multiple proteins as these will tamper with digestion of the beans; mash them well and remove skins, where possible.

Don’t Breathe It to a Soul

While garlic is a superfood that can

Wilted Kale and Chickpea Salad ■ Ingredients: • 14 ounces (2 packages) baby or regular kale, sliced in strips • 1 cup chickpeas • 1/2 red onion, diced • 1 teaspoon honey • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar • 1 teaspoon lemon juice • 1/4 cup almond, avocado or olive oil • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard powder • 1/4 cup roasted chopped pecans or walnuts ■ Method: Cook chickpeas following directions above, or if canned, rinse in cold water, remove skins, drain well. Sauté onion in oil until translucent. Add vinegar, lemon, honey, mustard, salt and pepper, and heat on medium. Add kale and heat until wilted. Toss with chickpeas, and sprinkle with nuts. Serve immediately. Serves 4. — For additional recipes, e-mail kitchenshrink@san.rr.com

practically cure anything that ails you from the flu to athlete’s foot, it can also cause halitosis. The stinky rose releases a compound called allyl methyl sulfide that is absorbed in the bloodstream, and stenches your sweat and breath. By eating certain choice fruits like apples, pears, peaches and cherries you can fend off garlic breath as these fruits oxidize.