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Tension builds in contract talks RSF Faculty Association feels district’s response is negative, ‘adversarial’
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BY KAREN BILLING As negotiations continue between the Rancho Santa Fe School District and the Rancho Santa Fe Faculty Association (RSFFA), parents and staff are feeling the tension and animosity on campus. At the May 12 board meeting, several parents and teachers expressed their opinions on the negotiation process — as teachers were unable to attend the 9 a.m. meeting during contract hours, they wrote letters that were read one by one into the record. “As a veteran at this school, it is heartbreaking to see the poor morale on campus as well as the broken spirits of my colleagues. Twenty-four years and I’ve never seen anything like this,” wrote teacher Jackie Mendez. “It is extremely difficult to walk around campus and see everyone force a smile and administrators avoiding teachers or walking with their heads down. Even worse, watching teachers arrive and leave at contract hours to the very second because they don’t feel valued.” Several teachers referenced a letter to the parent community that went out on May 10 that they felt unfairly “discredited and trivialized” their position to the community. Teacher Lori Edwards wrote in a letter that she has been surprised by the district’s negative reaction to good faith negotiations. “The adversarial response by the district is unwarranted,” Edwards wrote. “Feelings of being misunderstood and mistrusted are continuing to grow.” In the letter, RSF School District Superintendent Lindy Delaney acknowledged the “emotional times” of this heated negotiations period and addressed a flyer that was passed out by the California Teachers Association and the RSFFA last week. “I would encourage you to keep that in mind and know that the flyer passed out yesterday should be SEE TALKS, A28
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Auction spotlights student art
“A Creative Affair – Annual Art Auction Celebration” was held for R. Roger Rowe School parents May 12 at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. This was the 7th year school parents had the opportunity to bid on unique art masterpieces created by R. Roger Rowe School students. Auction proceeds benefit the RSF Education Foundation’s annual grant to the RSF School District; ensuring the continuation of small classes and enrichment programming for all R. Roger Rowe students. Shown are ”A Creative Affair” event co-chairs Sarah Griffin and Paige Pennock. See page 18 for more.
SDUHSD approves next bond issuance of $62 million BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) board approved a resolution to issue its next Prop AA bond series at its May 12 meeting. The next issuance of the $449 general obligation bond approved in 2012 will be for $62 million. The projects lined up for the next
issuance of bonds includes the new classroom building at Canyon Crest Academy; the new performing arts center at Torrey Pines High School; a new two-story classroom building at Pacific Trails Middle School; a classroom building and modernization of buildings at Diegueno Middle School; and a science SEE BOND, A28
RSF School District board Study finds turf field member Burdge resigns is not a health hazard Process begins to fill vacancy
RSF School District Superintendent Lindy Delaney sent a letter to parents May 16 announcing that “long-standing and dedicated” board member Richard Burdge has resigned his position from the RSF School District Board of Trustees. “During the past 11 years, Richard served the Rancho Santa Fe School District extremely well,” Delaney said in the letter. “Before joining the School Board, Richard single-handedly and
successfully managed the passage of a $4.8 million dollar Prop K GO Bond Measure for the modernization of District facilities, $2.8 million of which was used in the 2010 renovation of the new school. “During Richard’s years on the Board, he played an instrumental role in maintaining the highest standards possible for the education of our students. Among his many contributions, he was SEE BURDGE, A28
BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe School District is confident in the safety of its artificial turf field after a recent study showed no significant exposure to lead or any measured contaminants. “At this time, I don’t think there’s any reason to believe there is a health hazard,” said Stephen Wade, principal environmental scientist of Ninyo & Moore geotechnical and environmental sciences consultants. In response to parents Amanda and Ali Shapouri raising concerns about the health risks of children’s exposure to the shredded recycled tire crumb in the turf field in May, the district contacted the San Diego County Office of Education about studying the issue further. The office of education requested Ninyo & Moore perform a review of two sets of SEE TURF, A28
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RSF community meets the candidates at Annual Meeting BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe Association held its Annual Meeting at the RSF Garden Club on May 12, with well past a quorum of 75 members in attendance. The meeting was an opportunity for the community to hear from all six candidates for the Association board (in alphabetical order): Janet Danola, Allen Finkelson, Rachel Laffer, Rachel Leheny, Kenneth Markstein and Terry Peay. Ballots were mailed last week and registered voters have until Monday, June 13 at 5 p.m. to submit their votes. Each of the six candidates was allowed to give a three-minute introduction followed by a question and answer session. Audience-submitted questions were drawn randomly and candidates had one minute to respond. Rachel Leheny, a 13-year resident of Rancho Santa Fe, has been involved in the community over the years mostly through her two children, now 16 and 14. She is now looking to get involved from the “adult perspective.” Leheny said her business experience from her long career in biotechnology, most recently running a biotech venture fund, combined with her love for the beauty and history of the Ranch would be “very additive” to the board. “Rachel Laffer, Terry Peay and I are in complete agreement on our support for the current board and we’re committed to continue the immense progress that the board has made in the last several years,” Leheny said. “The cornerstones of our position are transparency and inclusiveness. We believe that any decision that represents a significant cost to our
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Candidates Rachel Leheny, Janet Danola, Allen Finkelson, Terry Peay, Rachel Laffer, Kenneth Markstein community or that will impact the community significantly, like the roundabouts, needs to be put to a community vote.” Leheny said she would like to see a change to the bylaws so that any significant, non-operating spending can only happen if the majority of the community supports it. Kenneth Markstein, a 29-year-resident of Rancho Santa Fe, is a past president of the Covenant Design Review Committee, the RSF Golf Club and, most recently, the Rancho Riding Club. He is CEO and chairman of the board for Markstein Beverage Company. Markstein spoke about how he helped the Riding Club through a period of divisiveness and distrust using his valuable board member tools, such as listening, honesty, trust and the ability
to build a consensus. The board worked together to bring back a healthy and vibrant organization, Markstein said. “I’m very concerned about the negativism and the accusations put out by e-mail and in print. Rumors don’t do anyone good, it’s totally against our character, we are just a homeowners association,” Markstein said. Markstein said he has been accused of being beholden to PIC (Public Interest Committee), the Rancho Santa Fe Homeowners Group and the RSF Golf Club, but he said he is not beholden to any group, only to the community. He encouraged anyone who doesn’t know the person he is or the board member he would be, to ask RSF Association staff members and other board members he has worked with over the
years. Terry Peay, a Covenant resident since 2011, said it only took him three days of renting a house in Rancho Santa Fe years ago to decide he wanted to be a part of the community. Particularly, he was drawn to the RSF Golf Club, which he considers the “crown jewel” of the Ranch. His business background is in real estate development and he has served as the HOA (homeowners association) board president of his former community. “I think the difference between all of us as candidates has narrowed the longer the campaign has gone on. I think all of us are pretty much in agreement about the important work and accomplishments that the board has done,” Peay said. “One of the things you might hear tonight is about the divisiveness of the existing board. I find that to be kind of a trumped up charge because all of us support the many activities and accomplishments the board has done — it’s debatable about who is the source of the divisiveness we’ve all heard about.” “All of the candidates are fine, decent folks willing to serve,” he said. Allen Finkelson, a retired attorney, moved to Rancho Santa Fe five years ago from New York City and said he made his decision to run for the board on his own — he wasn’t selected by any group and if elected he will represent the entire membership. Finkelson said the election is not about the past as some have alleged but it is about the future. “Three of my opponents want to continue the practice of the current board. One went so far as SEE CANDIDATES, A30
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Canyon Crest Academy names new principal The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Rick Schmitt recently announced that Brett Killeen, assistant superintendent of human relations in the Vista Unified School District, is returning to the San Dieguito Union High School District to serve as principal of Canyon Crest Academy (CCA). Killeen takes over for Karl Mueller, who was recently selected to lead the Coronado Unified School District as superintendent. Killeen, who is in his 25th year in education, 17 of which have been in leadership, Brett previously served as the principal of Torrey Killeen Pines High School from 2006 to 2013. Prior to this experience, he was a high school principal, vice principal, high school English teacher, middle school language arts and reading teacher, BTSA support provider, and coach in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. Killeen and his family have well-established roots in the community. In addition to living in the area and leading Torrey Pines, his wife, Claire, teaches elementary school in Encinitas, and his sons attended Oak Crest Middle School and San Dieguito High School Academy (SDHSA). His eldest just finished his freshman year at Point Loma Nazarene University, where he is majoring in music and business, and his other son SEE PRINCIPAL, A12
Review writers win more state awards Rancho Santa Fe Review writer Joe Tash recently won first place in the state in one of the weekly newspaper divisions (feature story category) in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s recent 2015 Better Newspapers Contest (BNC). The winning story was titled “Parents of Colorado shooter focus on prayer as they await his trial.” RSF Review writer Lois Alter Mark was also a Blue Ribbon Finalist (3rd or 4th
place) in an Arts and Entertainment Coverage division category for weekly newspapers in the state for her story titled “Students get the word at CCA Writers’ Conference: Just write.” This newspaper and its staff have won numerous national, regional and local awards over the years, including two state “Best Lifestyles Coverage” awards in 2013 and 2014, and three first-place national “General Excellence” awards in previous years.
Official: No funds are alloted for roundabout BY KAREN BILLING Rancho Santa Fe Association Planning Director Tom Farrar reported at the May 5 board meeting that San Diego County may have the funding to build the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s three requested roundabouts on Paseo Delicias/Del Dios Highway by the first quarter of 2017. However, according to Alex Bell, communications officer for the county, that is not correct. “We haven’t identified any funding for that beyond the EIR (environmental impact report),” Bell said. Earlier this year, the county requested $60,000 from the Association to “refresh” and certify the expired roundabout EIR. The cost to refresh the expired EIR is a total of $75,000, of which the county had $15,000 remaining for the project. According to Farrar, the county accepted the Association’s $60,000 to update the EIR for the roundabouts project and they are working together closely as county staff finalizes the EIR. Farrar said the EIR could be finalized by the end of May and the County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to accept the EIR on Sept. 28.
Summer construction planned at CCA BY KAREN BILLING A new two-story classroom building at Canyon Crest Academy is expected to begin construction this summer. The project will help complete the campus’ master plan and meet the continued growth in the south end of the school district and accommodate the natural demand for the high school, according to Associate Superintendent of Business Services Eric Dill. At its May 12 meeting, the San Dieguito Union High School District board approved a guaranteed maximum price for the project of $11,334,454. The board previously agreed to a lease-leaseback agreement with Balfour Beatty Construction in December with an original cost
estimate of $12.1 million. Dill said Balfour Beatty went out for bids and reviewed over 100 bid packages for more than 20 scopes of work for the building and were able to achieve about $800,000 in savings. John Addleman, the district’s executive director of planning services, said the project is anticipated to begin the day after school lets out for the summer with a “mad rush” to be complete in a 12-month time frame. Addelman said the construction of a two-story building at the front of campus will be a challenge but they are hoping to have transportation plans in place to help people navigate through the parking lot near the busy intersection with Village Center Loop Road.
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RSF Intergalactic Dragons robotics team ranks 30th in world The RSF Intergalactic Dragons robotics team from R. Roger Rowe Middle School recently competed at the 2016 U.S. First World Robotics Championship in St. Louis, Mo. The Dragons earned their spot at the World Championships after winning eight of nine qualifying matches at the West Super Regional FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), capturing the gold division. The Dragons were one of 128 FTC teams that advanced from the four Super Regional Competitions held in the U.S., along with several international teams. The Intergalactic Dragons,consisting of Lucas Luwa, Justin Yu, Conrad Delgado, Daniel Scuba and Clara Ritto, were one of three middle school teams competing among the teams comprised mostly of high school students. Over the course of four days at the World Championship, the team was interviewed by a panel of judges and competed in nine qualifying matches. They won five of nine matches and ended up placing 23rd out of 64 teams in the Edison division. “I can’t believe our middle school team actually made it to the World Championship,” said Coach Dave Warner. “I can’t tell you how proud I
Student nominees for Ben Vereen Awards announced Broadway/San Diego has announced the 2016 San Diego nominees in the categories of Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Musical Production, for the Ben Vereen Awards, sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union, taking place on Sunday, May 29 at the historic Balboa Theatre. The winning Best Actor and Best Actress performers will be flown to New York for an all-expenses-paid week of intensive training as they represent San Diego and compete at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (known as The Jimmy Awards), at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre on Monday, June 27, for the opportunity to win $10,000 towards a college scholarship. The previously announced Wellness Through the Arts (WTA) five individual essay winners will each receive $500 SEE NOMINEES, A12
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All together, the four programs at the 2016 U.S. First World Robotic Championship had 900 teams attending from 39 countries. There were over 40,000 people in attendance. Next season, the 2017 U.S. First Championship will be held in two locations, Houston and St. Louis, to accommodate the growth of the program.
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Jazz concert to honor accomplished musician’s memory BY KAREN BILLING “A Tribute to Jack Wheaton” will be held on Thursday, May 26 from 5-7 p.m. on the Nan and Charles Werner Patio at the Rancho Santa Fe Library. The Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild is presenting the outdoor concert in partnership with Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe. Wheaton, who passed away at the age of 82 on Jan. 25, 2015, was an active music teacher, writer, arranger and performer who led the Rancho Santa Fe Big Band for 12 years. A jazz sextet will play an outdoor concert performing some of the favorite songs of Wheaton’s career from the Great American Songbook. Featured musicians will include Wheaton’s son, Dana Wheaton on trombone; Wheaton’s longtime sax/clarinet sideman Pete DeLuke; pianist John Guilino; and Rancho Santa Fe residents and members of the Rancho Santa Fe Big Band, vocalist Marie Addario and trumpet player Dom Addario. Wheaton was born in Denver, the son of a dance band leader and classical violinist father. There was constant music around him and Wheaton couldn’t help but fall under its spel l— picking up the trumpet at age 8 and starting piano at age 10. He studied music education at the University of Denver and after getting his master’s degree in music moved to Los Angeles. He taught music at Cerritos College for 12 years and got his doctorate in music from University of Southern California, where he went on to serve as the administrative director of jazz studies. Wheaton retired from USC and moved to
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Jack Wheaton with RSF Big Band vocalist Marie Addario at a November 2014 concert. Rancho Santa Fe in the late 1980s. He and his wife, Jeannie, had two sons and six grandchildren. The achievements Wheaton was most proud of included: recording 10 CDs, serving as president of the International Association for Jazz Education and The Musicians Association of San Diego County, and writing 15 books, including “The Amazing Power of
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He trained 84 pianists for the Gershwin segment of the 1984 Olympics and when the Super Bowl came to San Diego in 1988, he did it again, this time as the special supervisor of a half time show with 88 pianists. He even composed four film scores. “Jack never wore his musical skills or abilities on his sleeve,” said Dom Addario. “I got to know him and his background slowly. I knew him for five years before I knew he won an Emmy award.” The Big Band started when Addario and his friend, the late Dr. John Feighner, approached Wheaton about starting kind of a “garage band.” They showed up to find a group of outstanding musicians that Wheaton had assembled and they were amazed. The 17-peice RSF Big Band performed together with Wheaton as its charismatic leader for 12 years. The band continues to perform today, using some of Wheaton’s arrangements in their shows. Addario said what most impressed him about Wheaton was his “love of life.” “His love of life translated into his love of music. I was impressed by his perfectionism, mixed with his sense of humor. Jack always had a joke or a funny story but at the same time he had this drive for excellence. When it came to his music, he really wanted it to be perfect,”Addario said. “It was a pleasure working with him.” “I hope it will be a wonderful concert in Jack’s memory.” Light refreshments will be served after the May 26 program. Questions? Call Susan Appleby at 858-756-4780.
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DO YOU WANT TO SUBSIDIZE MY GOLF?
By Jim Boon, Covenant Member and member Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club since 2007
I did expect to get some hate mail when I wrote my ad last week about the finances of the Golf Club. However, the magnitude of the emails and of letters to the editor surprised me! What really astonished me was that some Golf Club members twisted my analysis into “the Association wants to take over the Golf Club”. My paid ad clearly stated that I wanted the Golf Club to remain financially solvent and independent, using only Golf Club money and resources. It was and is my fear that the Golf Club board wants to gain control of the Association Board so that they can use your money to fund their golfing! The math for the Golf Club finances is disturbing. The Golf Club has an aging membership. Their own estimates of membership project that they will lose at least a net 15 members each and every year in the foreseeable future. That adds up fast over 5 years: a total loss of 75 members! Their operating costs will go up with inflation and their water costs will skyrocket. IF they can find an alternative source for water, it will cost at least $15 million---which they do not have. (Remember that they still haven’t paid off the $11 million they borrowed in 2006.) So the math gets daunting quickly. There are fewer members each year, with escalating costs each year and, therefore, dues must increase dramatically. This is not a formula that retains old members or attracts new members. One past president of the club dismissed my statements and said that I was only a malcontent because I complained about the golf club operations, the food and
the service at the club and the golf course conditions. Well, I admit that I have. Ironically, that same ex-president and his board are responsible for firing a general manager, firing a chef, firing a couple of golf pros and replacing the entire pro shop staff except for one person. That doesn’t sound as though they were very happy with the operation of the golf club either. I stand by my analysis of their finances. If you are skeptical, just go to the Association Finance Committee meeting, as they have invited you, and ask the questions. Insist on seeing the GAAP financial statements. I think you will walk away agreeing with me. As I predicted, the Golf Club Board has endorsed three candidates that have strong ties to Golf Club and Tennis Club board members: the wife of the current Golf Club treasurer, a past President of the Golf Club board, and the husband of aTennis Club board member. I am not sure those three candidates are “independent” by any definition you imagine. The obvious conclusion to me is that THE GOLF CLUB BOARD WANTS TO CONTROL THE ASSOCIATION BOARD, SO THEY CAN SPENDYOUR FEES ON GOLF and not on the things that the 75% of our residents who are not Golf Club members want and deserve. DO YOU WANTTO SUBSIDIZE MY GOLF? Vote carefully and wisely.
Laffer, Leheny and Peay are independent thinkers who are Covenant-centric. I would like to have FIBERTO HOME completed by the Association. I am happy to pay for my own golf. I’m voting for Lafer, Leheny and Peay.
Written and paid for by Jim Boon. The views expressed here are solely his own.
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Shadowy world of Russian business and politics detailed in writer's latest book BY JOE TASH en Mezrich immerses himself in his subjects as much as possible before sitting down to write his non-fiction books, many of which have made the bestseller lists and have been turned into hit movies. Whether that means joining a team of collegiate science nerds trying to beat the house on blackjack in Las Vegas, tagging along with a UFO hunter or visiting Japanese underground sex clubs, said Mezrich, "I sneak around. I dive in, try not to get arrested, but go as deep as I can." Mezrich, the featured speaker at the May 10 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society, held at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort (see photos on page B21), stayed true to his method for his latest book, which is about the spectacular rise of Russian businessmen, called "oligarchs," in the tumultuous days following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the late ’80s and early ’90s. In an author's note at the beginning of the book, Mezrich described his book, "Once Upon a Time in Russia - The Rise of the Oligarchs" as a "dramatic narrative account," and said he relied on interviews with subjects, many of whom asked to remain anonymous, as well as court documents. Mezrich, who lives in Boston, said that he traveled to London frequently to interview his sources. His methods do have their critics: "This is lowbrow journalism at its best: recreated dialogue, the author’s insight into everyone’s thoughts, characters and actions tweaked to protect sources and maintain a fiercely cinematic pace. Nevertheless, the bizarre events described in the book happened more or less as described," wrote a reviewer in Publisher's Weekly. Writing about another Mezrich book, "Sex on the Moon," a New York Times reviewer called Mezrich "a baloney artist." Mezrich shrugged off the criticism during his Literary Society talk, noting SEE BOOK, A28
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Author Ben Mezrich (seated), Linnea Leidy and her teacher Rob Ross from San Dieguito Academy, Margaux Paul and her teacher Kristen Cullen from Torrey Pines High School.
RSF Literary Society student writing contest winners announced At the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society’s May 10 meeting, the winners of the group's annual writing contest were announced. First place, and a $1,000 prize, went to Torrey Pines High School junior William Lowery. Margaux Paul, also a Torrey Pines junior, was first runner-up and won $750, while Linnea Leidy, a junior at San Dieguito Academy,
was named second runner-up and awarded a $500 prize. The top five finishers in the contest also won Amazon Kindles and $50 Kindle Store gift certificates. The students had to write short stories incorporating the words “bicycle,” “hot sauce,” “dog,” “hose,” and “sweet.”
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he 2nd Annual Polo at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe event took place May 15 on the Croquet Lawn at The Inn. The event included a photo exhibition, light snacks and mimosas. Opening Day of the 30th Anniversary Polo Season in Rancho Santa Fe will be held on Sunday, June 5 at the San Diego Polo Club (14555 El Camino Real, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067). For event times and more information, contact 858-481-9217 or visit sandiegopolo.com.
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Joy Cleveland, Tanya Khiatani Jackie with Elyse Hwang, David Ramirez, Clara Drose
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Local music talent shines at Heart of a Child benefit Concert raised funds for Resounding Joy’s Ariana Miller Music with Heart Program BY KAREN BILLING The Heart of A Child benefit raised $68,000 this year for Resounding Joy’s Ariana Miller Music with Heart Program. The program provides no-cost music therapy for young cardiac patients at Rady Children’s Hospital. The May 7 benefit concert was hosted by television star Marc Summers and featured 20 of San Diego’s most talented young musicians, including Del Mar Heights Elementary School fourth grader Minji Kim, a violinist who performs with the Symphonic Strings at the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory. The “best of the best” lineup included Carmel Valley’s Adrian Liu , a pianist who has performed at Carnegie Hall and will attend Stanford University this fall; and Del Mar’s Samantha Tullie and Cameron Chang, both seniors at Canyon Crest Academy, who performed a Broadway medley. Also performing was the Youthcelli Quartet featuring CCA sophomore Daniel Sun, Bryan Ping from Westview High and Sameeran Das and Andrew Levine from La Jolla Country Day. The cellists toured China with the San Diego Youth Symphony last summer. “I don’t know how it happens but every year we get better and better talent. It was unbelievable, I was just blown away by it,” said Jeff Miller, founder of the Music with Heart program. Olivenhain residents Jeff Miller and his wife
Carmel Valley’s Adrian Liu performs at the Heart of a Child benefit. Anita founded the Music with Heart program after they lost their daughter Ariana to congenital heart disease in 2008 at the age of 13. “When her health declined, we saw first hand what an incredible impact music therapy had on lifting her spirits,” said Jeff Miller of his gifted, music-loving daughter who survived six open-heart surgeries and countless invasive procedures. When she got to the point where she was unable to go to school, waiting for a heart transplant, she had to spend a lot of time in bed both in the hospital and in the family home. Music therapy leads patients through whatever the child is capable of doing — for
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some children it’s as simple as playing soothing music for them. For Ariana, it was more participatory — she wrote songs with the therapists, made recordings and learned how to play the guitar. “On the days the music therapists would come, she would come downstairs and within minutes she would be smiling, laughing and singing,” Miller said. “She would become a completely different kid…she would forget that she was really sick.” Carmel Valley resident Barbara Reuer provided the music therapy through her private practice MusicWorx — she founded her non-profit Resounding Joy in 2005. Resounding Joy provides four main programs throughout San Diego County:
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Sound Minds for teens with babies; Mindful Music, its senior program; Semper Sound, a military program; and Healing Notes, which Music with Heart now falls under. For a year and a half, Reuer sent her interns to work with Ariana. “She just loved it, it was the highlight of her day and improved her quality of life,” Reuer said. After Ariana passed away, the Millers wanted to do something in her memory and started the program in 2011 offering music therapy to young cardiac patients at Rady once every two weeks. “The program was incredibly successful, the patients loved it, the families loved it and the nurses and doctors loved it,” Miller said. Dr. John Lamberti, chief of the cardiovascular surgery division and the director of the Eugene and Joyce Klein Heart Institute, acknowledged that the music therapy program makes a huge difference and is an important part of the treatment program at Rady. They rolled their Music with foundation under the umbrella of Resounding Joy and through fundraising efforts like last year’s Heart of a Child concert they were able to raise enough money to increase their visits to the hospital to two times a week. Due to the success of this year’s concert, Miller said they will now be able to have music therapy for cardiac patients five days a week. “It’s incredible,” Miller said. “When we started, there wasn’t any music therapy going on which was unusual for a pediatric hospital of that size and reputation. From where we SEE BENEFIT, A12
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Grant awards to be presented at RSF Garden Club meeting The RSF Garden Club will hold its Annual Member Meeting on Wednesday, May 25, at 6 p.m. at the RSF Garden Club, 17025 Avenida de Acacias. The Garden Club is once again giving $50,000 away through its grant program to charitable organizations in need of funding for horticulture and conservation projects. Guests will have the pleasure of hearing from the organizations receiving the funding this year. The RSF Garden Club invites all members of the community (including children) to this meeting. The organization relies on its membership to continue the work of providing activities that promote charitable horticulture and charitable conservation. Please join the RSF Garden Club to learn more about how it contributes to the community, and consider becoming a member. The Rancho Santa Fe Garden club is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Please email erin@rsfgardenclub.org or call 858-756-1554 if you have any questions.
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FROM NOMINEES, A4 and their stories will be used to create a live musical theatre piece for presentation at the BVAs on May 29 for their essays titled, “My Best Day.” The winning Theatre Department Group Video Project Essay also receives a prize of $1,000 and will be shown at the event. This year, legendary stage and screen entertainer Ben Vereen will present the Wellness Through the Arts category and introduce a new performance component with a special award for one talented student. Upon confirming his involvement, Vereen said, “I am so pleased to be working with Broadway/San Diego on the third year of the BVAs as it is something that’s dear to my heart, helping our young people to change their lives for the better through the performing arts with the WTA category. I wanted each student to tell me what ‘Their Best Day’ was in dealing with their most challenging issue and, most importantly, how they used the arts to make a difference.” New this year, the Top 20 student nominees will participate in a week of rehearsals leading up to the competition, which includes a special “Get Up and Go” workshop with a cast member of the national tour of Disney’s Newsies on Monday, May 23 and a master class with Ben Vereen on Saturday, May 28. The winners for Best actor and Best Actress will also attend the San Diego Padres game on June 1 and sing the National Anthem to open the game. Local individual nominees include: Best Actor: Cameron Chang, Canyon Crest Academy; Constantine Mickens, Canyon Crest Academy. Best Actress: Jessica Morilak, San Dieguito Academy; Samantha Tullie, Canyon Crest Academy; Shea Gaulaudet, San Dieguito Academy. Local nominees for Best Musical Production: Canyon Crest Academy for The Drowsy Chaperone; San Dieguito Academy for Thoroughly Modern Millie For a complete list of nominees and more information, visit www.benvereenawards.com.
TPHS Advanced Math Open House to be held May 25 An Advanced Math Open House will be held at Torrey Pines High School Wednesday, May 25 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Come enjoy a showcase of advanced math courses at TPHS including Calculus II, Calculus III, Linear Algebra, and Advanced Topics in Mathematics II. Students from Abby Brown’s math classes will present projects that represent their knowledge in various math topics. Students will display their projects incorporating extensive use of mathematical programming technology as well as applied mathematics in calculus and linear algebra. Questions? Contact Abby Brown at abby.brown@sduhsd.net The event will be held at Torrey Pines High School, B-Building (Main Academic Building), 3710 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, 92130.
FROM BENEFIT, A10 started with two times a month to now almost every day of the week, it’s an incredible feeling.” What started as a program to memorialize Ariana has grown into something much more. As a radiologist, Miller said he and his wife had a lot of opportunities and good insurance to give their child the best possible care but many young patients don’t have those same opportunities. To provide something as beneficial as music therapy to those children, at no cost, has become a very important mission for the Millers. “Ariana is in a better place,” Miller said. “The focus now is really on the kids out there that are suffering from heart disease and going through these horrible procedures and surgeries.” “The Millers are very passionate and compassionate people and this is something very near and dear to their hearts,” Reuer said. “Jeff Miller is an incredible leader, he really pulled off a wonderful concert.” To learn more about the Ariana Miller Music with Heart program, visit resoundingjoyinc.org/healing-notes.
FROM PRINCIPAL, A3 is a junior at SDHSA. Their daughter is a 7th grader at Diegueno Middle School. Asked about the transition from his current position in Vista Unified to the CCA Principalship, Killeen said: “I will forever be thankful for the opportunity to learn and lead in the Vista Unified School District -- it’s truly a fantastic team doing great work for kids every day. It is difficult to leave such a great position where my contribution to kids is through the hard work of our committed adults. “The opportunity to return to SDUHSD to lead an amazing school like CCA, however, is too great to pass up, and I will once again be able to make a more direct and personal contribution to students at the site level as part of a district with a rich history of success. The high school principalship -- particularly at a special school like CCA -- provides an educational leader the unique opportunity to support and work with all constituencies (students, classified staff, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members) on a daily basis.” With respect to CCA specifically, Killeen said, “I’m familiar with the history and culture of CCA, having worked with Mr. Jaffe and Mr. Kohn, and I’ve been a friend and colleague of Mr. Mueller’s for 10 years. I’ve been following the successes of CCA’s creative and inspiring students, teachers, and staff, and I look forward to joining this special team and becoming a part of the fabric that makes the school and district so special.” Killeen will finish out the year in his present position in the Vista Unified School District, and he will start in his new position on July 1, 2016. Visit www.sduhsd.net.
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WIT Showcase highlights local teens making an impact BY KAREN BILLING Local teen social entrepreneurs will be on display at the Whatever It Takes (WIT) annual Showcase Event at the downtown San Diego Central Library on Thursday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. The entire event is run by the 2016 WIT teen entrepreneurs and guests can hear how their enterprises are making an impact locally, nationally and internationally. WIT is the only college credit social entrepreneur and leadership program for high school teens in the country. Teens learn how to do whatever it takes to design, launch and manage a social enterprise and when they complete the program they earn six units of college credit from the UC San Diego Extension. Rancho Santa Fe resident Lauren Clark, a senior at Francis Parker, has been a WIT participant for the last three years. She is currently raising money for a survivor of incest rape in the Philippines through her project, Embrace. “Embrace is a movement in which teenage girls are actively dedicated to lifting each other up while at the same time practicing their own self-love. We wear the bracelets as a symbol of our community and what we stand for as the next generation of female writers, thinkers and innovators,” Lauren said. “This spring we decided to do something special and use our profits to benefit an ‘Embracer’ who is in need of our help.” The bracelets are currently on sale for $5 at the Spa at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, as well as online at doingwit.org/#/embrace. Projects at the WIT Showcase will include everything from Tennis Buddies, which brings tennis to underprivileged/low-income kids in San Diego to Hucklebox, a company that provides a monthly
Chief Jim Sturtevant named Firefighter of the Year The Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District (RSFFPD) has named Battalion Chief Jim Sturtevant as the recipient of the 2016 David B. Dewey Firefighter of the Year Award. Sturtevant was announced as the recipient of the award at the annual RSFFPD Appreciation Dinner for his dedication, sense of duty, leadership, commitment to the Fire District, and customer service. Sturtevant was hired by the RSFFPD in 1984. During his 30-year career with the RSFFPD he has served as a
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WIT participant Lauren Clark of Rancho Santa Fe. subscription-based art box for teens to engage more with art than electronics. Banking on Teens by Carmel Valley’s Manali Joshi, a junior at The Bishop’s School, introduces financial concepts to middle schoolers and equips them with the tools to be financially independent. All of these non-profit projects are built by teens who have found a need in their community. This year’s event sponsors include Procopio, Ashford, Mission Federal, to name a few. Tickets for the showcase are $32.64 in advance and $43.19 at the door. For more information visit doingwit.org
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‘A Creative Affair – Annual Art Auction Celebration’
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CCA seniors net new laptops as part of photo essay contest Smart phone charging stations on Trolleys, next-arrival information technology and the ability to multi-task while riding were a few of the concepts presented by high school seniors to win laptops as part of the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and Coca-Cola Laptop Scholarship Photo Essay Contest. Students were awarded the laptops and recognized at a ceremony at the 12th and Imperial Transit Center on Thursday, May 12. The top 40 scoring students from 32 different high schools in San Diego County were awarded HP-ENVY 15.6” touch screen laptop computers. Students were required to ride and take photos of the MTS system (selfies with friends, vehicles, stations, infrastructure, etc.) and submit a 1,000-word essay outlining their experience. The laptop scholarship essay contest is a partnership between MTS, Coca-Cola Refreshments of San Diego and the San Diego County Office of Education. Local winners of the 2016 MTS & Coca-Cola Laptop Scholarship Essay Contest include: Canyon Crest Academy students Amanda Matheson and Kara Nepomuceno. For more information, visit www.sdmts.com.
Author to present reading, genealogical research book talk in RSF Local author and health care executive Elizabeth St. John will present a reading and genealogical research book talk on Thursday, May 26 at 11 a.m. in the Guild Room at the Rancho Santa Fe Library. Sign-ups are not required for this event. The RSF Library is located at 17040 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe; 858-756-2512. St. John’s recently published novel of her ancestress, “The Lady of the Tower,” is currently in the top 100 on Amazon in several historical fiction categories, and has garnered strong reviews from historians and readers alike. In addition, this book goes on sale at the Tower of London this month. Much of the novel takes
place within this world-famous fortress. Described as “the most beautiful of all,” orphaned Lucy St. John defies English society by carving her own path through the decadent Stuart court. In 1609, the early days of the rule of James I are a time of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one can do is fall in love . . . or make an enemy of Frances Howard, the reigning court beauty. Lucy catches the eye of the Earl of Suffolk, but her envious sister Barbara is determined to ruin her happiness. Exiling herself from the court, Lucy has to find her own path through life, becoming mistress of the Tower of SEE AUTHOR, A30
Expert to present lecture on ‘Meditation to Balance Your Life’ June 3 at RSF Library Laura Baugh RN, meditation facilitator and life coach, will facilitate an integrative health lecture on“ Meditation to Balance Your Life” at the Ranch Santa Fe Library on Friday, June 3 at 10:30 a.m. Meet and meditate with Baugh who is currently on tour through Southern California since her recent return from Bali. Baugh has worked as an RN in pediatrics and maternal child care as well as in hospice and palliative care since 1991. In the last 10 years she has practiced as a life coach and as a facilitator with a focus on finding balance in life. Her focus is
on balancing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Baugh has been meditating for many years and applies the practice of meditation and single-pointed focus and concentration to her life-coaching as well as to her personal life. Baugh’s compassion and warmth bring a depth to her teaching that helps clients open and flourish. Audience Q and A will be an interactive part of this seminar. Please call the Rancho Santa Fe Library for more information at 858-756-2512. No reservations are required.
Library holds writing and critique group on Fridays The Rancho Santa Fe Library currently holds a weekly critique group that meets on Fridays from noon-2 p.m. in The Guild Room. Come join a growing group of talented writers who gather to give fresh reader responses to the printed word. All genres are open at this time. Fiction, memoir, screenplays, translations and travelogue are some of the approaches shared thus far. Whether it is part legacy, part family storytelling or keeping the eternal lights on through the craft of writing- all are welcome around the table. Gathering interests and indicators from the community for relevant Adult programs is part of the bustling life in the Rancho Santa Fe Library at 17040 Avenida de Acacias, (858) 756-2515. No reservations required.
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Good Spending Limits Make Good Neighbors by Rachel Leheny, Candidate for RSFA Board
Here in Rancho Santa Fe, as in other communities all over our country, excessive spending is a common concern. In these times of increasingly limited resources, it becomes imperative that stakeholders exercise their rights to vote on measures that ultimately affect their pocketbooks. In light of this, we should consider placing limitations on the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expenditures. Currently, there are no spending caps in the bylaws. As a result, the Board can spend freely even outside the core operating expenses incurred to maintain our beautiful community. This freedom has generated a real concern in light of previous Boardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; major expenditures that were approved without a vote of the community. The Osuna Ranch, for example, was purchased for $12 million and did not even have approval from the finance committee, let alone the community as a whole. Further, having the power to spend without limits is not good even for a responsible Board, because any major spending item is going to have legitimate concerns. When it comes to big-ticket items, the community should have the opportunity to weigh in and the sponsors of such spending should be willing to iterate on a project till the plan is really optimized. This happened with the planning of the school renovation eight years ago, and while the process took a long time, the result is really beautiful!
As the community embarks on a broad exercise to update our bylaws and make them compliant with Davis-Stirling, I would encourage us to consider placing spending caps on the Board so that any significant spending is subject to the approval of the majority of our members. To that end, I would suggest that we consider caps for both non-operating capital expenses and non-operating non-capital expenses (e.g. surveys, feasibility studies, and the like). In determining these spending limits we should take into account the size of our budget and not unduly limit the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to carry out the business of the association. Any projects that will cost more than the limit should be put to a vote of the community members. Spending caps would ensure all of us that our dues are used in a manner that is supported by the community. The current protocol, which requires that members circulate a referendum petition to stop a project after a decision has already been made, encourages divisiveness rather than consensus and leaves us vulnerable, making decisions without a mandate. I have been asked whether I support significant expenditures for projects like the Covenant Club. I feel strongly that my opinion is just one of a few thousand potential votes. I am delighted that the current Board is bringing these kinds of issues to a community vote, exactly as they should. I would like to ensure that all significant spending now and in the future is held to the same standard by mandating that a vote must take place before the money is committed and spent.
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Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood by Terry Peay, Candidate for RSFA Board
Rancho Santa Fe Board members have a fiduciary obligation to facilitate the community’s goals and objectives. While board members will have their own views on matters, they are obligated to put the community’s interests above their own. During my career, I organized several HOA’s and served as President of a 1,090 home residential community with a championship golf course. In addition to establishing the governing documents, one of my primary responsibilities was to create a transparent organization that was financially accountable to its members. It was also my responsibility to educate new board members about their fiduciary obligation to serve their friends and neighbors and to encourage community members to not only voice their opinions but to also offer creative solutions to problems. Too often the loudest voices in the room dominate the public conversations and the silent majority remains silent until it’s time to vote. I have always believed in the motto, “seek first to understand, then to be understood”. We go further in life and have greater success by listening to others. We gain insights and a deeper understanding of the issues before us.
So when it comes to matters like high-speed Internet, cell phone service and the Covenant Club, we should be mindful that the demographics of the Ranch have changed and will continue to change, and what were once acceptable amenities for an upscale community may need to be improved. To maintain our property values the Covenant must be attractive to families of all ages. There are many extremely smart and sincere members of our community that have subject matter expertise that is greatly needed. These folks should be encouraged to serve on committees where their knowledge can make life in the Covenant better for all of us. So let’s try and find common ground and search for new ways to include the silent majority, which includes bringing significant issues to a community-wide vote. We shouldn’t be personalizing our discussions around important issues facing the community, we should be discussing their merits and how they will or will not enhance our lives. Good governance works when the process is transparent. The RSFA board’s job is to facilitate community engagement, not champion a particular viewpoint. While Board members do have an important role to play, they each have just one vote. The community should always have the final say.
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Things Change, Not Necessarily for the Better I was reading the most recent RSF Review while visiting my mother here. Reading the letters and seeing the full page ads, I was saddened by the apparent loss of the atmosphere that characterized Rancho Santa Fe when I was growing up here in the ‘40s and ‘50s. It was a quiet, simple place in which people were neighbors who lived simply and respected each other. I do not recall, no does my mother, any of the jockeying for power, political squabbling, or displays of wealth that seem to be part of the contemporary scene. Political signs, such as those I saw this morning along Paseo Delicias and the trail around the golf course, were never imagined. Buildings of historic significance may remain, but the atmosphere has been lost The Covenant rules designed to protect the beauty of the place have, unfortunately, not been able to preserve the rural simplicity and courtesy that characterized this place. As children, we had no need of a Covenant Club. The whole of “The Ranch” was open to us, and that was the beauty of it. We got our exercise climbing trees, safely roaming throughout the Ranch, riding horses (which could be tied up in the vibrant center of town if we wanted to stop by Bill and Emma’s soda fountain, or go to Ashley’s grocery store, or look at the new Studebakers), visiting friends old and young. We played tennis first on the courts at The Inn, then at the new free public courts at the golf course. Our horses were kept in corrals on a hillside, later at the new riding club. We swam at the beach, or in one of the ersatz “pools” belonging to families in the vicinity. The general openness, acceptance, hospitality and safe relationships provided structures much richer than buildings or things. The two-room school house that is now the Association office provided my early education. It allowed us considerable freedom to learn, create, and explore. A man came in to teach wood shop, but otherwise all teaching was done by Mrs. Trethaway and Mrs. Ross. Nothing fancy. I grew up in a beautiful and peaceful place where we were known and cared about and learned to care about others, a place that
provided children with a sense that we were safe and had the example of adults who got along and had no need to change or degrade what was. I have no illusions that you can return to that historical past, but civility is timeless. Penny Brooke Jameson
The Most Irritating Thing You Can Do in Rancho Santa Fe: Drive the speed limit. Those irritated will tailgate you and as one individual did the other day, when he passed me illegally, turned around and glared at me as if I was a snail on the road. I was at the speed limit. It’s really farcical because all they are doing is maybe gaining one or two car lengths on you and acting like jackasses. I guess they’re just trying to prove their identity. Is it automobile arrogance or pecuniosity begetting an improper, unsafe and foolish driving decorum? Right turns on red are seldom executed correctly (Come to a full stop, visually clear the area and proceed with caution). Stop signs should read, “California Stop” as they are flagrantly violated, or completely blown. Twenty-five miles per hour zones, like on Paseo Delicias, the Del Dios Highway, just west of the village, are virtually never observed. That stretch should be named the Irritant Zone as outsiders may rev their engines, speed up their motorcycles or blow their air horns. It’s a small minority of the less fortunate, mentally and financially that may just generally begrudge affluence. It’s the idiot’s launching site to the upcoming Forty MPH zone. Pathetic! Are our local constabulary, CHP and/or Sheriffs, blind, fearful of high-dollar cars or as they claim, just overworked? If they’re short on funds, I know where the deficit could be made up – tickets! Robert M. Wood D.V.M., Dr. P.H. (ex Santa Barbara County law enforcement officer, 1962)
Keep the ‘Historic’ and Dump the ‘Historical’ It was very disappointing that some audience members rudely interrupted with noise and boos when one of the candidates replied to some questions during the Annual Meeting last
Thursday evening. When you ask people to answer your questions, you should be prepared that the answers might not agree with your thoughts! That candidate has the right to express his position on all the different issues. We should have applauded him when he finished his talk. That is the very basic respect and well-educated behavior we should show to any speakers. That is why I applauded to all those six candidates that evening, even though I disagreed with some speeches by some of the candidates. I showed my appreciation to all those candidates because they have volunteered to serve the community with their valuable time and passion. More importantly, freedom of speech is the most basic right for each individual in this country! As Voltaire said 400 years ago: “I disapprove of what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it!” All the candidates talked about keeping “historic” Rancho Santa Fe during the meeting. I often challenge myself: what is the definition of the word historic? Do I really know the deep meaning of the word historic? I am not a linguist. English is my second language. However, I do believe the word historic should have a positive and good meaning. China has 5,000 years’ history. But some parts can be called historic while the rest of it is historical. The civilization is historic yet we all condemn the feudalist and the dictatorship, which are historical. China has grown so rapidly in the last 20 years because the Chinese people have started to dump the dictatorship and bad customs while looking toward the future of its nation, seeking freedom of economy, freedom of religion and freedom of speech! Because I came from a country of a long history, I appreciate RSF and its history. I treat it as my second hometown. However, I also realize that there is room for improvement. We cannot only be nostalgic for the past. We should look to the future and do whatever we can for the younger generations. We should know we will give up some old things and that is called trade off! That is why I really appreciate what the current board is doing for the whole community though they might not do everything perfectly. That is why I really applaud from my heart all the candidates running for the board. Good luck for those candidates. Good luck for Rancho Santa Fe! Wei Zhang, Resident of Historic RSF
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RSF Association Annual Meeting
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he Rancho Santa Fe Association held its Annual Meeting May 12 at the RSF Garden Club. The meeting offered Covenant residents a chance to meet the Association board candidates. Six candidates are running for three seats on the Rancho Santa Fe Association board. (In alphabetical order) Janet Danola, Allen Finkelson, Rachel Laffer, Rachel Leheny, Kenneth Markstein and Terry Peay are the candidates for the 2016 election. The ballots were sent out recently, and must be returned by June 13 at 5 p.m. The results will be announced June 29. For more, see story on page 2.
The current board members: Philip Wilkinson, Heather Slosar, Ann Boon, Kim Eggleston, Mike Licosati
The candidates: Rachel Leheny, Janet Danola, Allen Finkelson, Terry Peay, Rachel Laffer, Ken Markstein
Jim Putnam, Matt Wellhouser, Arnold Keene
The candidates respond to questions during the Q&A session
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Laurie Peters, Rochelle Putnam
Dana Falk, Rory Kendall, Connie and Bill McNally
Board president Ann Boon thanks outgoing board member Heather Slosar for her service to the Association
Dina Andrade, Liza Pasko
The Architectural Committee presents a plaque to Candace Humber to acknowlege her contributions to the committee
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RSF Rotary Club hosts guest speaker Jason Austell
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he RSF Rotary Club hosted guest speaker Jason Austell, a San Diego NBC News anchor, at its May 10 luncheon held at the RSF Golf Club. Austell spoke about broadcast journalism at the event. Rancho Santa Fe Rotary invites a variety of speakers to its luncheons to help educate the members on different topics in the community and around the world. Visit www.rsfrotary.com.
Michael Mewborn, Heather Manion, guest speaker Jason Austell
Derek Adams, Brenda Boggioni
Robin Chappelow, Greg Grajek, Roshanak Clune
John Santuccio at the piano
Don Meredith, Jane Fletcher
Guest speaker Jason Austell
Chris Dorazio, Roshanak Clune, Michael Mewborn
Jere Oren, Lani Wilson
Ole Prahm, Richard Fogg
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PEAY Y N E H LE L AFFERR ASSOCIATION BOARD FO
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Think Your Vote Doesn't Matter? Think you would have blazing fast Internet coming to the Ranch if you didn't go vote for Ann & Kim in 2014? Don't take ANYTHING for granted. Many candidates for President say our system is broken. Maybe it is, maybe not. But the system in Rancho Santa Fe WAS broken for a long time. Over the last two years, we have done a lot of work toward fixing it. But the same old folks who ran this town before are trying to make a comeback. And we need YOU to keep progress in the hands of the people. Not PIC or their new Homeowners Group. Your representation depends on voter participation. VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
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FROM BURDGE, A1 involved in the successful passage of bond measures, renovation of the current site, obtaining $8.2 million dollars from the State of California for modernization and new construction, acquisition of property adjacent to the Rowe Campus, the refunding of the 2004 and 2008 GO Bonds, and helping the District maintain a strong fiscal position through one of the most challenging times this District has ever encountered. “We wish Richard and his family the best life has to offer and hope that he knows how very much his time and energy and dedication to our District has made a difference in the lives of our students and community. On a personal
FROM BOND, A1 classroom building, expansion of Crest Hall and modernization of classrooms at Oak Crest Middle School. According to Associate Superintendent of Business Services Eric Dill, SDUHSD has issued $277 million so far in series A and B and has made great progress getting projects done across the district, including the new Pacific Trails Middle School in Carmel Valley, which opened in the fall, and the ongoing construction of the new Earl Warren Middle School. Like the other bond issuances, the structure keeps the estimated tax rate at or below $25 per $100,000 in assessed valuation, limits the term to 25 years and the district does not use capital
note, it has been a pleasure and honor to work with Richard all of these years.” Delaney went on to say in the letter that the RSF School board would meet on Tuesday, May 17 to discuss the new vacancy on the school board. She added that anyone who would like to apply for the vacancy on the school board would have to do so by 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19. The school board will interview interested candidates in Open Session at a special board meeting on Friday, May 20, at 8 a.m. in the school’s Performing Arts Center. Delaney said she hopes the board will select a candidate May 20 to fill the vacancy “so the new Board member can be involved in the process of selecting a new Superintendent.” —Press release report appreciation bonds. SDUHSD Board Vice President Joyce Dalessandro was especially happy about the plans for Torrey Pines High School in this round of bonds. “Forty-two years ago when Torrey Pines was built it was in the plans for a performing arts center,” Dalessandro said. “I’m so glad we are finally getting there, I really appreciate that.” The district is looking to start construction in winter 2017 on the performing arts center and it is expected to be complete in 18 months. SDUHSD Trustee Amy Herman said she is glad that the district is in the position to be able to meet capacity and growth needs in Pacific Highlands Ranch as it is growing at such a rapid rate.
FROM TALKS, A1 viewed as what it is, a propaganda piece that is frequently used by CTA in these types of negotiations,” Delaney wrote. “Because the CTA flyer contained many factual inaccuracies, I wanted to take this opportunity to give parents the facts. Please know that the district values and appreciates its teachers and this letter should not be viewed as an attack on the teachers. The district is only responding to the flyer so that district parents have all the facts.” The letter offered the district’s position on many of the issues the RSFFA is negotiating for, including salary increases and comparable benefits, Policy 4111 regarding the enrollment of teachers’ children in the district and “no tell” days.
FROM BOOK, A7 that the New York Times has accused him of still being a fiction writer. But there's no question his work is highly popular and successful — his book about the founding of Facebook, called "The Accidental Billionaires," was turned into the critically-acclaimed film, "The Social Network." An earlier book, "Bringing Down the House," a tale about a blackjack team made up of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the basis for the film "21," which starred Kevin Spacey. In "Once Upon a Time in Russia," Mezrich tells the story of a Russian businessman with close ties to the Russian government. As the book opens, a group of oligarchs are summoned to a meeting in the former
FROM TURF, A1 previous sampling results in addition to conducting its own evaluation of contaminants associated with the synthetic turf. At the RSF School District board’s May 12 meeting, RSF School District President Tyler Seltzer acknowledged that the issue is an emotional one and he said the board was prepared to again listen to the Shapouris’ concerns and hopefully they would not “storm out” as they did the month prior. The Shapouris were requesting that the district replace the field with natural grass but if that was not possible, they would request the district replace the rubber crumb with cork or coconut husk, have children wash their hands after use of the field, and possibly add a smaller natural grass play field to accommodate children who don’t enjoy playing on the artificial turf. “We need to do what we claim that we’re teaching our children to do, which is learn from your mistakes, move on and use facts. And the facts are there,” Amanda Shapouri said. “There’s no explanation on why we should just ignore all these facts and impose something on our children.”
The letter refuted the flyer’s claim that teachers want professional respect in matters of privacy for their personal necessity leave days. “This is a spin on the Faculty Association’s proposal for ‘no tell’ days in which employees can be absent from work without providing any reason whatsoever. Teachers at the district are already allowed to use up to eight days of their sick leave for personal necessity leave as authorized under the Education Code,” Delaney wrote. “The district believes that it is extremely important for teachers to be in the classroom unless they have a very good reason not to be. The district does not believe the Faculty Association’s proposal for three ‘no tell’ days is in the best interests of students.” Some teachers said the letter was hard not to take as a
home of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. After they are kept waiting, newly elected President Vladimir Putin enters. Although one of the central characters, Boris Berezovsky, had helped to hand-pick Putin, believing he would be easily controlled, Putin had other ideas. "You have done very well for yourselves. You have built vast fortunes," Putin said. "You can keep what you have. Business is important. Industry is important. But from here on out, you are simply businessmen and only businessmen." The message, wrote Mezrich, was, "You can keep your billions. But stay out of my way..." The book details Berezovsky's rise and fall as he fails to heed Putin's warning, and instead attempts to battle the Russian strongman head-to-head.
A screenplay for the movie version of the book has already been written, said Mezrich, and producers are trying to get Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese to direct. Mezrich said he suspects Putin might actually like his portrayal, because the book depicts him taking on the oligarchs, but he's not taking any chances. "I'm not going to visit Moscow for a little while," he said. As to the theatrical nature of his work, Mezrich said he is thinking about the movie version even as he writes his stories. "I won't write a book if I don't think I can sell it as a movie," he said. "The hardcover book is a dying thing, while movies are bigger than ever." Mezrich's next book, due out this fall, profiles a Colorado sheriff turned UFO hunter. Visit benmezrich.com
Wade said there is naturally-occurring lead in soil and in the air and lead in turf fields is not a new issue; the question is whether it is at a level that is harmful. “There are what you would call toxic chemicals everywhere you look. You’d be surprised at what’s floating around in the air, what’s in the soil, what’s on surfaces, there’s all kinds of things that are harmful to you everywhere,” Wade said. Wade pointed out that “The dose makes the poison” — even too much water or oxygen can kill you — so just having a toxic chemical in the substrate does not mean that people are being exposed to that chemical. Based on the sampling, the yellow pigmented fibers of the turf (from the field markings) contained the only transferable lead content—a very small, trace amount, according to Wade. Wade said in their review of samples, they use the most restrictive standard that they can—the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s standards for lead in residential settings. The results of the wipe sampling of the playing field found results of transferable lead below the laboratory
reporting level — at 8.5 micrograms per square foot in the yellow section, they were five times less than the HUD standard of 40 micrograms per square foot, Wade said. The results led Wade to recommend that no action is required at this time. He suggested as the five-year-old field gets older, it might be a good idea for the district to watch the field and consider re-sampling when it gets visually distressed. RSF School District Superintendent Lindy Delaney and Vice President Todd Frank liked the idea of encouraging students to take precautions such as hand-washing and Frank suggested it become something that is included in the family packet issued to school families every year. The Shapouris were not happy with the board’s response and said they felt as though they were being shut down. “I can’t understand why we’re even talking about what is the level of toxicity and what is the level of exposure to our children. That is outrageous to me,” Ali Shapouri said. “I can assure you we’re not satisfied with this report. There’s exposure to our kids and (the district) is responsible to deal with it.”
personal attack because issues were not clearly communicated. Teacher Kristin Gerding wrote in her letter that the “no tell” days are not the teachers asking for more days off but are instead a request that two of their sick days are allocated to a personal business day. Gerding said the request is not out of the ordinary as surrounding districts give teachers between two and six personal days. RSF teachers said they get one day only after they have disclosed to the superintendent the purpose of the day. Gerding said as much as possible, she tries not to miss school as she adores her students. “There have been years where I’ve never used a sick day,” Gerding said. “I don’t like being absent from school. My students need me. But I’m also a wife, a
mother, a friend and so on. I treasure my work life and my personal life and once in awhile they collide.” Teachers have argued that the district is at risk of losing high quality teachers if their salaries and benefits are not comparable with surrounding districts. Delaney’s letter stated that the district’s salary schedule has always been “highly competitive” with other local comparable school districts and the proposed 3.75 percent increase ensures it will continue to be highly competitive. “The District is not aware of a single teacher who has left the district as a result of salary, and has not been notified this year that any teacher plans to leave as a result of salary,” Delaney wrote. Parent Chuck Bair said there’s a lot of noise in the community on this very heated issue, but he
hopes that no one loses sight of everyone’s mutual goal, to provide the best possible education for the students. Bair said it’s difficult as an outsider to understand the budget and all of the issues involved but the one thing he does understand is that a group of teachers are really dissatisfied. “I view (teachers) as the greatest asset this school has,” Bair said. “The fact that they’re not walking out the door yet is not an indication that they’re happy, satisfied and properly incentivized…It’s always tough, negotiations are hard and there’s never a perfect answer but let’s please, please, please try to find the best answer for everybody.” Delaney wrote in her May 10 letter: “The district values its teachers and remains committed to reaching an agreement in negotiations this year.”
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hen Doug Perkins died May 6, the local community – indeed, the entire San Diego region – lost a great champion for children and the underserved. Locally, many knew Perkins as a long-time trustee of the Del Mar Union School District. But there was so much more. Perkins was early to understand the importance of San Diego’s proximity to Mexico and the need for cooperation between the two border regions. As one of a group that founded the South County Economic Development Council, he served from 1990 to 2004 as its executive director. Current SCEDC president and chief executive officer Cindy Gompper-Graves said, “He was a visionary and would see opportunities when others didn’t. Now it’s the thing to do, to be binational, but back then it wasn’t.” A major South County EDC accomplishment was the opening last December of the Cross Border Xpress, a pedestrian walkway connecting the Tijuana airport to the United States. Gompper-Graves said Perkins conceived of the need for the bridge more than 15 years ago and worked tirelessly to bring it to fruition. “It’s a huge success and is nothing short of miraculous” that it was completed, she said. Gompper-Graves called Perkins a kind person and hard worker who didn’t brag about his work but “just went in and got it done.” Workforce Partnership The San Diego Workforce Partnership, which funds job training programs, was another of Perkins’ passions. Judy Lawton, owner and CEO of The Lawton Group, worked with Perkins in the early years of the SDWP. “Doug was in, out and around the SDWP for so many years,” Lawton said. “He was well-known and very well-respected.” The two worked together in 1978 at a training agency, “which was for each of us the beginning of our adventures into making life better for economically disadvantaged people in our community,” she said. “He was smart, savvy, chronically tardy and always a champion to others in need,” Lawton said. “His tenacity and passion served him well, and he should be remembered for all the good he accomplished for so many.” After hearing the news of Perkins’ death, San Diego City Councilmember Mark Kersey tweeted, “Many in SD may not know how important Doug Perkins was to the work of the SD Workforce Partnership. Great workforce mind/partner. He’ll be missed.” Taxpayers Association The San Diego County Taxpayers
LONG-TERM CARE is the #1 Financial Risk faces by retirees. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, at least 70 percent of people over 65 will eventually need long-term care, either at home or in a nursing home, and that can be very expensive. The average stay for a woman entering a nursing home is almost four years; if she’s in a semiprivate room that costs in San Diego is about $375,000. For married couples, the chances that one spouse will need long-term care rises to 91%.
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Doug Perkins with wife Carolyn and their three children, on the beach in Del Mar. Association also benefited from Perkins’ involvement. Scott Barnett, who began his political career in 1984 at age 21 when he was elected to the Del Mar City Council, served seven years as executive director of the SDCTA. In 1995, the SDCTA’s 55th year, Barnett wanted to recognize the milestone. It was Perkins, he said, who came up with the idea of doing a local version of then Senator William Proxmire’s Golden Fleece Awards to highlight government waste. Thus was born the SDCTA’s now famous Golden Fleece and Watchdog annual awards dinner. “If not for Doug, the awards would never have happened,” Barnett said. He said Perkins would often say, “The essence of democracy is informed dissent.” “I have plagiarized this line many times,” Barnett said. “In 30 plus years of working in politics, Doug was without doubt one of the most decent guys I’ve ever met,” he said. County Board of Education Perkins, owner of Pacific Gateway Group, served on the San Diego Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, worked for three years on the Executive Committee of the California State Council on Vocational Education, and was a board member of the Able-Disabled Advocacy group. He was also a Deacon of the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, where he volunteered to help local residents attain legal citizenship, provided career counseling, and assisted military families at Camp Pendleton. His stroke in February 2015 prevented Perkins from serving on San Diego County’s Board of Education, to which he had been elected in November 2014. Although his opponent was endorsed by a long list of big names in education and benefited from teachers’ union money, Perkins won decisively. SEE SUTTON, A30
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FROM CANDIDATES, A2 to say the RSF board is a ‘model of responsible local government.’ Quite the contrary. To be sure, our board is dedicated, hardworking and well-meaning and they have made progress in certain areas but a model of responsible government they are not,” Finkelson said. Finkelson said the current board needs help as they have let the Covenant Club get out of hand, have had violations of the open meeting act and refuses to discontinue assessments for the Covenant Enhancement Funds. “Help is not going to come from the three ‘Ann Fans,’” Finkelson said. “Help is spelled Allen, Janet and Ken.” In her opening statements, Rachel Laffer spoke fondly about how her grandparents came to Rancho Santa Fe in the 1970s to build their “forever home” and how much she enjoyed spending time here as a child. The current member of the RSF Community Center board is now raising her daughter, a fourth generation Ranch resident. With her strong respect for the history of the community, paired with her communication and management skills from her business and investment career, Laffer said she thinks she could contribute to the board in a very special way. “Whatever comes of this election, I have enjoyed meeting so many people that I wouldn’t have come across in my everyday life. I’m really proud to be your neighbor. There’s some really cool and wonderful people with incredibly diverse backgrounds and I think that’s what makes our community so special,” Laffer said. “The one thing we all can agree on is that we’re all neighbors and we all love this community.” Candidate Janet Danola has lived in Rancho Santa Fe for four years. With a background in accounting and finance, she said she has spent much of her professional life working to build consensus in contentious situations — she said she believes she would bring those valuable skills to the board. She is a member of the RSF Homeowners Group and a member of the RSF
Golf Club, but considers herself an independent candidate. Danola said at first glance the six candidates look as though they are running on the same platform but there are things that set them apart. “My three opponents want to continue business as usual. I believe that there have been a series of missteps by the Association board and the causes of those missteps need to be corrected in order to rekindle confidence in the board and to build a cohesive community,” Danola said. “We need to develop mutual trust and respect between the board and homeowners through open and timely dialogue. Homeowners don’t like surprises. So let’s hold more town hall meetings, send out surveys, share the results, call on committee members to assist with their knowledge and, above all, promote involvement and communication.” During the question and answer section, there was a conversation about the Covenant Enhancement Fund (CEF), formerly known as the Open Space Fund. Leheny said part of the unrest about the CEF derives from the fact that in the past there were no restrictions on how the board could spend the money, which is why she is advocating for the bylaws to be amended to set limits on what can be spent without a community vote. Some candidates had questions about the legality of the fund. Danola said the Association’s own auditors recommended that the remainder of the CEF be allocated to specific projects and that any future assessment needs to have a plan first. I believe the fund is illegal. It’s illegal to be assessed for something that the budget does not specify. I know that HOA counsel disagrees, I’ve read their opinion, I still think I’m right,” Finkelson said. “ I believe that we should discontinue assessing for what is, fundamentally, a slush fund.” As Peay noted, he believes the CEF is in compliance according to Association counsel and outside third-party council. “I would also suggest that we put constraints
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Perkins was well-known in the Del Mar community, but his name was not generally recognized throughout the rest of District 5, which stretches from Del Mar to Fallbrook along the coastal region. “I never thought he had a chance,” said his wife Carolyn. Perkins’ improbable win was a resounding defeat for the union-backed candidate and victory for a man who believed in strong fiscal oversight, fairness, and nonpartisan decision-making in the best interests of students. Del Mar board Perkins was appointed to an open seat on the Del Mar school board in May 2008, and successfully ran to retain the seat in the 2008 and 2012 elections. One driving principle guided him as a school board member: “He was concerned that money not be spent at the administrative level but that it gets to the kids,” Carolyn said. All three of the Perkins children attended Del Mar Heights Elementary School from kindergarten through sixth grade, then finished their grades 7-12 education at San Dieguito schools.
and limitations on the use of it so those funds aren’t just used by the board without community vote and approval,” Peay said. But the notion that the CEF should be dissolved is ludicrous. If every time you want to do a community enhancement you have to do a special assessment, that is crazy. You’ll go nuts, you’ll never accomplish anything.” Each candidate responded to the particularly loaded question: “What do you believe has caused the community to be so divided and suspicious of the board and do you have any ideas on solving the lack of goodwill?” Markstein said the “lightning rod” has been the Covenant Club although the issues of roundabouts versus signals and 90-foot cell towers added fuel to the fire. “I think what we need to do is have as much open dialogue and open communication that we can, vote on all major issues and expenditures and we should hold as many open town hall meetings and open committee meetings as possible so everyone can have an opportunity to hear what’s going on,” Markstein said. Peay said a lot of the divisiveness started when Ann Boon was president and began asking fiduciary questions about finances and the existing manager. “I was shocked and amazed about the outcome, the outcry, that Ann was harassing people, that the manager went on sick leave, he couldn’t handle it, that was crazy. The responsibility of the board is to look into those things and then to have a small group of people demand, not ask, that the president be removed, that shows you the kind of vitriolic nature of the constituency groups,” Peay said. “You can argue that the existing board is divisive but you can also argue there is a lot of divisive groups that want to maintain power and control. I would argue that it’s a collective community issue. We all need to feel like we’re neighbors and friends and work together.” Danola agreed with fellow candidates that the Covenant Club has been very divisive and she can’t wait to move on to get other things done.
Heights principal Wendy Wardlow remembers Perkins both as a father (“He was so proud of his children,” she said) and as a trustee. “Doug was vibrantly involved with everything we were doing,” Wardlow said. “We didn’t always agree, but I could talk to him and he would listen.” Calling him thoughtful and respectful, she said he influenced her in many ways. “I’ve tried to be a better leader because of Doug,” she said. Although a staunch Republican, Perkins’ friends crossed all political boundaries. Doug Rafner, president of the DMUSD school board, said it was a privilege to work with Perkins on the board for more than four years. “Doug was a warm, kind, generous person, and a good friend,” he said. Perkins “held a torch for the conservative side of all things,” said Rafner, a registered Democrat. “But you had to know who you were dealing with when you worked with Doug Perkins.” He said Perkins put students first in every decision and set aside ideological differences. “Although it was easy for him to see things through his conservative
“We have a really smart group of people here that really want to be involved with the community. I think what we need to do is solicit, let’s go out and ask people for their opinions and get people really involved in the process,” Danola said. In the case of the cell towers, Danola said would have liked to see all the information and participation from the community happen in the beginning rather than wait for it at the end. Finkelson mainly answered the question in his opening remarks when he spoke about how he could help the board function better. “I think the board needs to be better at soliciting and listening to community voices and better at processing that input and better at making well-informed, responsive decisions,” he said. Laffer related the question to a study she read in the New York Times about what made some teams successful and others not. “When team members showed empathy and understanding, other team members could feel as though they weren’t going to be attacked and ridiculed. That’s what I think we need to do more of, to really listen to every member without feeling as though someone’s going to attack us for having an independent view,” Laffer said. “We need to have more openness, more open dialogue where every single member of this community contributes and also votes on every major issue.” Leheny agreed that the Covenant Club hasn’t been a great “coming together moment” for the community but she related it to the ugliness and arguments around the Rancho Santa Fe School District’s new school 10 years ago. She said the community was able to move through it and, as a result, they have a very beautiful school. She said maybe they will get there with the Covenant Club and maybe not. “I think one of the things we can do to take down the pressure a little bit is not only to listen to everybody but, again, set limits on what the board is able to do so that people don’t feel that the rug is being pulled out from under them,” Leheny said.
lens, Doug would welcome other viewpoints,” he said. “I think this was all part of what made Doug Perkins so special.” Calling Perkins an insightful and wise leader, DMUSD superintendent Holly McClurg said, “Doug was a wonderful man, and I had such respect for him.” “DMUSD is better because of his strong leadership and his love for our district’s children, staff, and community,” she said. Tragic loss Perkins grew up in New Jersey and received his undergraduate degree in Spanish and counseling from Bucknell University and his master’s degree in education from the University of Maryland. Besides his family and conservative causes, Carolyn said Doug had three other passions: the beach, public education, and music. He was loyal, a hard worker, trustworthy and honest, she said. “He could not tolerate dishonesty,” Carolyn said. “You never wondered if what he’s saying is true.” He did not have any serious underlying health issues, she said, so the stroke came without warning, during a Sunday morning church
service in early February 2015. Despite doctors in church who tended to him quickly and a fast-response ambulance, it was a massive hemorrhagic stroke from which he never recovered. Perkins lived for 15 months after his stroke, Carolyn said, but never had a good quality of life. He died May 6 at the age of 65. He is survived by his wife, three children, one sister, two brothers, and his father Harry Perkins, age 91, who resides in New Jersey. There are many reasons why Perkins’ death is tragic. His family’s pain is immeasurable. And for the public, who can no longer benefit from his intelligence, passion, wisdom and charm, we’ve lost a powerful voice for children and for the poor and struggling among us. The loss is irreplaceable. A celebration of Doug Perkins’ life will be held Friday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church at 120 Stevens Avenue in Solana Beach. [For the complete version of this tribute to Doug Perkins, please go to this column at delmartimes.net.] Sr. Education Writer Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.
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‘Hope in a World of Chaos’
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he Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe held a Spring Luncheon May 11 featuring special guest Dr. Carolyn G. Bishop, president of the Consortium for Global Education (CGE) based in Atlanta, Georgia. Bishop spoke about “Hope in a World of Chaos.” In her role as president of CGE, Bishop leads a worldwide effort, including dozens of colleges and universities, that strive to educate students to use their knowledge and skills to make a significant impact in other nations.
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Royal Academy of Performing Arts studio one big happy dance family BY KAREN BILLING There is a clicking down the hallway at the Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) as little tap dancers pass miniature ballerinas in pink leotards. It’s the busy afternoon time and parents shuttle kids in and out of classes while owner Francine Garton gracefully works her way through, offering hugs and greetings to all. RAPA is the fulfillment of a dream for Garton, who opened up the new enhanced, state-of-the-art studio in Sorrento Valley in October 2014. Royal Dance Academy had been in Piazza Carmel in Carmel Valley since 2001, a dance studio that steadily grew until it had outgrown its space. Once she opened the Sorrento Valley studio, Garton had planned to keep both spaces open until her lease was up in October 2016. “It was too hard to be in both places at once,” said Garton, who closed the doors for good on the Piazza Carmel location in May 2015. “I love everyone being under one roof...there are so many more opportunities being in this location and I love being one
big dance RAPA family. It’s been unbelievable. It’s been one of the best things I could’ve done.” As soon as the full move was complete, Garton said it didn’t take long for the personality of the studio to come alive: a family-friendly happy place that is frequently buzzing with activity. The new space is a huge upgrade from the old location, going from 6,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet. RAPA now has five large dance studios, an acting studio complete with a green screen, a Pilates studio with reformers and gyrotonic equipment, and music and voice studios where students’ lessons can be professionally recorded in voice, piano and guitar. Performances can be held in the biggest of the five dance studios, where there is room for 200 seats. Dancers have their own dressing room and a quiet study room to catch up on homework before or between classes. The studio also has its own retail shop with dance accessories as well as snacks and beverages — parents can wait in a comfortable lounge and view all of
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Royal Academy of Performing Arts offers opportunities for all levels of dancers. the classes underway on flat-screen TVs. Garton and staff finally have the office space they never had and a conference room offers a space for her to bring in nutritionist or injury-prevention specialists for special presentations for dancers and parents. “We’re able to offer more in terms of dance,” Garton said. “There’s a choice for every child.” Kids can opt to dance more recreationally, coming one to two times a week, or they can
get on a more serious, competitive track and dance 10 to 20 hours a week. RAPA offers the Royal Academy of Dance ballet program with training and ballet examinations, as well as a pre-professional Ballet Academy program for students who want to pursue ballet as a potential career. Kids can train to be a “triple-threat,” pairing dance classes with voice and acting lessons and adults can get in on the action SEE DANCE, B18
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Ibsen’s ‘Hedda Gabler’ comes to North Coast Rep Theatre
AARON RUMLEY
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Mhari Sandoval, Ray Chambers and Bruce Turk star in a new translation of Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Hedda Gabler,’ June 1-26 at North Coast Repertory Theatre.
BY DIANA SAENGER Playwright Henrik Ibsen was born in Norway in 1828. He spent his growing years as a writer of poetry, drama, and eventually, as a celebrated playwright, penning a new play almost every year. Ibsen is the second most produced playwright in the world, after Shakespeare. In 1890 he wrote the classic “Hedda Gabler,” which opens June 1 at the North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCRT), under the direction of NCRT Artistic Director David Ellenstein. Making her third return to NCRT (“Chapter 2,” “Time Stands Still”) is Mhari Sandoval who portrays the discontented Hedda, a character to whom she said she has a connection. “I’ve been a whatever-job-comes-along type of actor,” she said. “I believe all work is worth doing, and work begets work, so who am I to say no? There’s an amazing universality to the character of Hedda. Every woman I’ve spoken to knows the show. Nine actresses have said to me, ‘I’ve often felt like Hedda.’ I felt like maybe I could bring something to this character that would be specific, so it’s my Hedda versus anyone else’s Hedda. I had to do it.” Sandoval said she realizes few women have the life they thought they were going to have at age 20 or 25, especially in this era. But today’s woman has the freedom to reinvent herself all the time. Hedda did not have that freedom
during her lifetime. “I’m excited to play this role because I understand her dilemma. She thought her life was going to be one thing and it turned out as something else altogether because of her circumstances and era. She has little ability to change it. It’s about understanding her good intentions and not always being able to control the impulses, temper and feelings of disappointment. Hedda did not know how to fix her life.” But before rehearsals could begin, NCRT staff decided there had to be some changes to the script. “Rather than using the existent translation, we worked with the brilliant dramaturg Anne-Charlotte
Harvey,” Sandoval said. “She did a direct translation of the text from the Norwegian script including word order, grammar, sentence structure, American idiom to help to clarify, and more ... until it was completely workable as a script. What was intended in this range in 1890 is now in America; so it’s still that play, but now it doesn’t sound strange to an American audience.” In research about Ibsen and this play it was revealed that Hedda’s married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. On the subject of the title, Ibsen wrote: “My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda, as a personality, is to be regarded rather as her father’s daughter than her husband’s wife.” Sandoval supports the premise. “That is clear on every page of the script,” she said. “She’s in a world where she’s supposed to go with her husband as a wife. Her husband’s very single-minded and rooted in his own perspective. His life is supposed to become her life, but Hedda just isn’t suited for that. I think the audience will really enjoy this drama. It’s extraordinary how relevant it continues to be and how beautiful and funny it is at times.” ■ IF YOU GO: “Hedda Gabler” runs June 1-26 at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. Tickets from $39 at (858) 481-1055. northcoastrep.org
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technical ability and improving their skills. The camp is open to all ages and will be conducted by Attack Director of Coaching Malcolm Tovey and his professional staff. Each camper will receive a custom ball and t-shirt. Questions about the camps can be directed to the League office at 760-479-1500 or by emailing Marilee@rsfsoccer.com.
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Typewriter Renaissance
Analog machines gaining converts in the digital era “You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed.” — Red Smith, sportswriter BY E.A. FELIU ’m writing this on a typewriter. It’s an Underwood-Olivetti Studio 44 that I bought from Stearns Business Machines, a dealer in Oceanside’s Vista Way. I love its aqua-blue color, its bold type, its crisp keys. It tickles me that Ralph Ellison and Tennessee Williams used the same model, among other typewriters. The “Typewriter Revolution,” so-named by Richard Polt in his fascinating book of the same title, is upon us. Lawyers are snapping them up for display, collectors are lurking in thrift stores and writers are ditching computers for the simplified mechanics of these zone-out machines. Bracelets and earrings made of old typewriter keys have become fashion statements. “We have lawyers, collectors, writers and poets coming in,” says Stearns Business Machines owner Rick Ernst. The trend has boosted sales. “When Channel 8’s Larry Himmel did a story on us several years ago, kids saw it and we had parents coming in for them. We sold six that Christmas,” says Ernst. Author Paul Korins’s “The Magic Typewriter” narrates a 12-year-old’s discovery of typewriters. Ernst’s shop is the only storefront typewriter specialist in San Diego and Riverside counties. Public type-ins, buzzing with typewriter
typewriters aren’t as described, or need cleaning or are damaged during shipping,” says Ernst. Plan on spending $40 or more for a typewriter bought online. Ernst charges $80 or more, depending on condition, for a cleaning, which may take days. Keep in mind that similar work on your typical PC will cost twice as much.
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The Underwood-Olivetti Studio 44 has bold, spacious Pica type which pops on yellow paper, a longtime favorite of poets. lovers inviting passers-by to try out their machines and join the fun, are being held throughout the world. In Santa Cruz, the “Love Letters” event held by Santa Cruz Writes, a grassroots nonprofit, pairs participants with writers, who type a love letter or poem. In Nebraska, tens of thousands gather annually
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What’s in it for you? Why buy a relic when you’re just hunky-dory with your newfangled computer? You can’t do social media, send e-mails, browse the Web or play games. It’s backwards, man. Precisely. Web browsing can be a hazard for writers. You write a sentence or two, get stuck and start wandering. You visit Facebook, maybe start tweeting. You shop at Amazon or eBay, maybe dash off an e-mail or two. You play some poker. Time passes and the writing doesn’t get done. Before you know it, it’s time for bed. You didn’t even get a graph down and you’re pooped. You can’t cheat a typewriter: You get it done or not. To my left there’s a stack of yellow paper, which Mickey Spillane said enhanced focus, and on my right is a sheet of typed paper. That’s what I have to show for three hours’ work. Results are easily quantifiable. Writing tends to get pared down with a typewriter. You’re more deliberate with word choice. You learn economy. You kill adjectives. SEE TYPEWRITERS, B18
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EVENT BRIEFS San Diego celebrates 30 years of polo on June 5 Opening Day San Diego Polo will hold Opening Day of the 30th Anniversary Season in Rancho Santa Fe on Sunday, June 5, where local and international polo teams will compete in front of an estimated 4,500 guests. One of the most highly anticipated events in the area, Opening Day of Polo will showcase the magnificent sport of polo and kick off the 30th Anniversary Season with a large social event supporting local non-profit, San Diego Film Foundation. Polo matches are open to the public with a wide range of hospitality and guest seating that includes centerfield tented viewing areas and field-side seating. In addition to general admission tickets, polo-goers will now be able to purchase tickets into the Players Lounge styled by Modern Luxury, a chic, star-studded party benefiting local non-profit, San Diego Film Foundation. Players Lounge tickets include premium views of the polo match and a gourmet picnic lunch among San Diego’s elite crowd. For a more casual approach, guests are encouraged to purchase garden or general admission tickets; all tickets allow access to the beer garden (21+) with lawn games, gourmet food trucks, and multiple bars featuring craft cocktails, wine, beer, and of course, champagne! Opening Day of Polo will feature two competitive polo matches at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and a “Pretty Woman” divot stomp, which is a chance to stretch your legs, visit with friends, and walk on the polo field to stomp the divots that have been kicked up by the polo ponies. All guests are invited to stay for the 7th Chukker After Party for a chance to meet the players, mingle with friends, and enjoy the polo party. Join the excitement of Opening Day as the ponies and players take to the main tournament field located at 14555 El Camino Real on the border or Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe. For more information, contact 858-481-9217 or visit
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La Jolla Symphony & Chorus presents final season concert On June 4-5, the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) presents the final concert of its 61st season, Soundscape San Diego, in this imaginative pairing of works written in America by two European masters. Choral Director David Chase leads the orchestra, chorus, and soloists Janelle DeStefano and Darren Chase in Paul Hindemith’s When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d: a Requiem for those we love. The concert opens with Benjamin Britten’s An American Overture. The performances take place June 4-5 in Mandeville Auditorium at UC San Diego. Concert times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $29 general, $27 senior, and $15 student. Parking is free. A pre-concert lecture given by David Chase is offered one hour prior to concert times. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the LJS&C office at (858) 534-4637 or visit www.lajollasymphony.com.
Actor, writer, director to headline Center for Community Solutions’ ‘Tea & Tonic’ event Center for Community Solutions (CCS), a non-profit agency that offers a complete range of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence prevention and intervention services, announced that its annual “Tea & Tonic” event will be held on Thursday, May 26, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. followed by a VIP Reception — “Tonic After Tea” — at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. CCS welcomes AnnaLynne McCord as the celebrity keynote speaker. McCord is an actor, writer, director and is
well known for her roles in the FX TV series Nip/Tuck, and CW TV Series 90210 where she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and received the Hollywood Life Young Hollywood Superstar of Tomorrow in 2009. As an activist McCord is a force of nature, taking on sexual abuse and human trafficking through the world helping abolish slavery, and empower young women to overcome abuse. Tickets for the 2016 “Tea & Tonic” start at $150 per person with table sponsorships available starting at $1,500. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ccssd.org. For more information, contact CCS at 858-272-5777, ext. 120.
Promises2Kids Dream On Gala to feature Cheap Trick Promises2Kids, San Diego’s leading non-profit dedicated to creating a brighter future for foster children, will celebrate the 2016 Dream On Concert Gala, presented by Kevin Prior, president and CEO of ICW Group and its employees, on Monday, June 6. Dream On is Promises2Kids’ signature fundraiser benefiting the thousands of foster children living in San Diego County and has raised over $3.5 million to date. This past year, Promises2Kids cared for more then 1,800 children at The Polinsky Children’s Center, Camp Connect reunited 450 foster children with their siblings through monthly day camps throughout the year, and provided scholarships to 200 former foster youth to pursue higher education through our Guardian Scholars program. The eighth annual event will once again be hosted at the gorgeous private La Jolla estate of Event Chair Joan Waitt and will feature a live private concert under the stars by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Cheap Trick. The 2016 Dream On Concert Gala Chairs are Charo Garcia-Guerra, Abeer Hage, Deborah Marengo, Joan Waitt, and May Zawaideh. The gala begins at 5 p.m. with a VIP reception and an exclusive Meet & Greet opportunity with Cheap Trick. The SEE EVENTS, B15
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Torrey Pines Gourmet offers variety of culinary-related and artistic items
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BY KELLEY CARLSON Torrey Pines Gourmet is a little, carefully crafted shop that’s big on thoughtfulness. Nestled among the businesses that line Camino del Mar in Del Mar, Torrey Pines Gourmet offers an eclectic mix of items, from kitchenware and gourmet ingredients to works by local artists. Everything sold is chosen by owner Alexandria “Alex” Boswell, each article with its own background story. “Everything that I personally use is what I have in the store,” Boswell said. She also listens to the needs of customers and prepares gift baskets for any occasion, such as a thank you for a party hostess or a birthday present. Boswell specializes in the culinary arts, and she has been honing her talents since childhood. Beginning in grade school, Boswell volunteered to bring dishes and desserts to potlucks and parties, and her passion for cooking never faded over the years. She enrolled in the San Diego Culinary Institute in 2010, and during her time there, she entered and won the first Foster Farms West Coast Chicken Cooking Contest with her Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts dish.
Boswell went on to work at restaurants in San Francisco, Honolulu and Del Mar, and made the move to entrepreneur when she established Torrey Pines Gourmet in 2013. The shop primarily caters to those who like to cook, serve and “play” with food, although there are other miscellaneous items, as well. “If I think it is cool and worthwhile, I have it,” Boswell said. “(It’s) fun stuff for the kitchen.” The brands are not “mass-market trendy,” but many are recognized as top-of-the-line. For example, there are Vitamix blenders — “the workhorse of every commercial kitchen,” Boswell said — and Hurom Slow juicers and Nambe Serveware. Other kitchenware-type items that are sold include bamboo salt boxes, cutting boards, kitchen tools, handy gadgets, and serveware such as salad bowls and platters. There is also an array of gourmet ingredients offered that includes pink Himalayan salts, anchovy stuffed olives, organic coffees and teas, and unique sauces; healthy foods and snacks such as protein bars; and waters, sparkling juices and kombuchas, which are slightly bubbly, sweetened black
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and green tea drinks. To encourage further exploration into the world of food, Boswell includes cookbooks in her inventory, provides personal recipes and cooking tips, and serves samples during the weekends. Customers can find decorations for their kitchen (and other areas of the home), as well. Boswell supports local artists by selling handmade pottery and artwork. She noted that she has items at all price points, to fit every budget, whether it’s a $750 blender or $2 brushes, or cutting boards that range from $10 to $60. “If I get it for a great price, then I sell it for a great price,” Boswell said. She is constantly adding new items that she describes as “fun, interesting and hard to find,” and this summer, she plans to introduce a line of private label olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Torrey Pines Gourmet, at 1011 Camino del Mar, Suite 100, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. For more information, call (858) 509-3934 or go to www.torreypinesgourmet.com.
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‘Venice: Unmasked’ Gala benefits CCA Foundation
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he Canyon Crest Academy Foundation held its fundraising Gala “Venice: Unmasked” May 14 on the CCA campus. The evening included a magical trip to Venice with dinner, live entertainment, auction and the Venice: Unmasked show. Featuring collaboration between all seven Envision Arts disciplines, Quest STEM divisions, and CCA Athletics, the event also included a VIP PreParty at the neighboring Village at Pacific Highlands. The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation is a parent-led 501(c)(3) organization “providing fantastic opportunities across academics, athletics, and the arts, and creating an environment where students can thrive.” Visit www.canyoncrestfoundation.org.
Bernadette and Robert Takano
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Jonathan Laymon, Jennifer McDowell, Sue Davis
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Kathy and Gary Acosta
Geri Bone, Jobi Halper
Wendy and Ira Goodman
Alex and Cathy Levie
Beate Illek, Horst Fischer
Madi Rae DiPietro, Jeannine Marquie, Hilary Patton
Per Cederstav, Marybeth Norgren
Student vocalists entertain at the gala
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RSF Senior Center BY TERRIE LITWIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Center offers creative, informative classes, services
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orget Me Not: How to Remember Names – Never forget a name again! On Wednesday, June 1, at 2 p.m., learn practical strategies for remembering names and other key social information. This informative workshop will help you develop habits and approaches to enhance short-term memory in social, family, and workplace settings. Fee for this class is $20 paid to the instructor, Lisa Randall, M.S. Please call (858)756-3041 to reserve your space. Introduction to Mahjong – Beginning Thursday, June 2, from 1 – 4 p.m., Laurel Lemarie will offer Mahjong lessons at the Senior Center. The National Mahjong League Rules and Card will be utilized in these introductory classes. Anyone who likes to play games is welcome! For more information, please contact Laurel Lemarie by telephone (858)756-2835 or email: whyfret1@mac.com Lights, Cameras, Action! – The Senior Center is pleased to offer acting classes with Monty Silverstone, accomplished actor and father of Hollywood actress, Alicia Silverstone. The six-week session of classes begins Friday, June 3, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Class members will be introduced to: presenting monologs, scene study, and cold reading from scripts. Ask the Lawyer – Have you ever wanted the opportunity to sit down with a lawyer to discuss your unanswered questions…for free? Now’s your chance! Wendy P. Campbell, Esq., Senior Attorney with California Law Partners, will provide a free legal clinic on Wednesday, June 8, from 2 – 4 p.m. Please call (858)756-3041 to schedule your appointment. Behind the Wheel: Cognitive Decline and Driving – On Wednesday, June 15, at 2 p.m., Amy Abrams, MSW, MPH, with Alzheimer’s San Diego, will present important information including, methods for evaluating driver safety, transportation resources, and tips for having difficult family conversations about driving. Please call to register – space is limited. Gut Instincts: Genes, Microbes, & Brain – A “gut feeling” is often described as a deep sense of inner wisdom and knowledge. A new scientific understanding reveals that the gut plays a vital role in an individual’s physical and mental health. Attend this presentation by Joseph Weiss, M.D., on Wednesday, June 22, at 2 p.m. to learn how genes, microbes, the gut
nervous system, and brain are intimately intertwined and how they influence each other. Please call to register (858) 756-3041. Resource and Referral Service — Available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — seniors and their family members can speak with a staff member and receive valuable information to address a wide variety of needs. For assistance, or to schedule an appointment, please call the Senior Center (858) 756-3041. Balance & Fall Prevention Fitness Class – Now offered two days per week! Monday and Wednesday mornings at 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., licensed physical therapist, Cathy Boppert, leads the class in performing practical and useful exercises to improve balance, strengthen muscles, and help prevent falls. The cost for each class is $5 paid to the instructor. Art History Video Lecture – Enjoy an art history video lecture from the Great Courses Teaching Company® hosted by Jan Lyon, Monday, 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Class meets on 5/23, 6/13, 6/27, & 7/18. Oil Painting Class –Meets Tuesdays, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Create beautiful works of art using your favorite photos – from portraits to landscapes. Instructor, Lynne Zimet, provides step-by-step demonstrations using various techniques. All levels are welcome. There is a $10 fee per class paid to the instructor. Students are responsible for purchasing their own supplies. Please call for more information or to register (858) 756-3041. Calling All Literature Lovers – Join writer and instructor, Garrett Chaffin-Quiray on the first Friday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon, for a discussion of a famous author’s work. Interested participants are encouraged to bring their own work to share with the class and receive feedback. This class will meet on 6/3, and 7/1. The class is free and registration is not required. Classical Music Appreciation Instructor Randy Malin leads this class featuring classical music composers and the music that has endured through the ages. Join Randy for a little history, a little biography, and a lot of music! Please mark your calendars with the following dates: 6/6, 6/20, 7/11, and 7/25.
Joan Kemper selected to U.S. Junior Olympic Luge 'C' Team The USA Luge Association of the United States Olympic Committee has announced its 2016-17 team and Chicagoan Joan Kemper, a 14-year-old home schooled 9th grader and grandchild of RSF resident Joan Sealy, has been selected to the National Junior “C” Team. Kemper was a member of the Development Team last season and won a bronze medal at the USA Luge Youth National Championships held at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, NY, in February 2016. Her elevation to the “C” Team will entail 12 weeks of training in Lake Placid, NY and Park City, Utah, and competitions in both of those cities. Additionally, she will represent the USA in races on luge tracks in Vancouver and Calgary, Canada. Athletic training for next season will begin this summer. Last winter, Kemper spent seven weeks at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid working with USA Luge coaches, many of who have medalled in past Olympics. By the end of the season, she was sliding at speeds of upwards of 65-plus mph. The journey to an Olympic podium is long and arduous, as it takes several years of training to perfect the skill of sliding. USA Luge is focused on its goal of putting Americans on the podium, and Kemper says she is “honored” to be a part of the program. USA Luge National “A” Team athletes won a record 18 medals in World Cup
Joan Kemper at Lake Placid. international competition last season and proved exciting to watch as they march toward the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, S. Korea. Kemper was originally selected for the Development team in May 2015, after her father encouraged her to participate in a “Slider Search” in Westmont, Ill., and a subsequent screening camp in Muskegon, Mich. “Slider Searches” are regularly conducted throughout the U.S. and the majority of USA Luge team members are chosen from these searches. (During the “off season,” Kemper runs cross-country and track with Chicago’s Taft High School teams and trains regularly with a fitness coach.) Athletes at Kemper’s level of the sport receive no funding. More information on Team USA Luge, and how you can support a U.S. athlete, can be found at USALuge.org. or theglidinggoat.com
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Lux After Dark Gala L ux After Dark held its annual fundraising gala, “Glow in the Dark,” April 30 at the Lux Art Institute in Encinitas. The event featured glow-in-the-dark cocktails, decor and games. Chef Jeffrey Strauss prepared the food for the night, Living Vines provided music and entertainment, a silent and live auction was held and Tesla, a sponsor of the event, gave VIP attendees rides between the buildings in new Teslas. The event helps to support Lux’s education and mission of making art accessible to San Diego County. Visit www.luxartinstitute.org.
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Jamison Carter, Lux season nine resident artist and guest of honor Margaret Griffith, Lux Director Reesey and David Shaw
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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM EVENTS, B8 main event is 6-10 p.m. Gala attendees will enjoy an elegant sit down dinner provided by Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Grille, artfully crafted cocktails, and live auction, followed by a full-stage private concert performance by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Cheap Trick. For tickets or more information, visit www.promises2kids.org or call 858-278-4400.
ever musical Dear Edwina, Jr., by drama students--bring your beach chairs to reserve a seat. Entertainment will also be provided by Symphonic Band and Guitar classes and art will be on display from Studio Art and Digital Art students. This is a fundraising event for the Visual and Performing Arts Department; while EW students get in free to the event, there is a $5 suggested donation for all other attendees. There will be food trucks on campus for dinner purchase.
Touch A Truck benefit to fight kids’ cancer is May 22 at CCA
Encinitas Foodie Fest to be held May 21
No one is too young or old to enjoy the annual Touch A Truck event. On Sunday, May 22 at Canyon Crest Academy in Carmel Valley little drivers will line up to fiddle with the turn signals, push every dashboard button in sight, and honk the horn to their little hearts’ desire in every type of vehicle imaginable. And best of all, 100 percent of admission ticket sales and vendor profits go directly to childhood cancer research and clinical trials. Touch A Truck is planned and produced by Max’s Ring of Fire, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping fight kids’ cancer and supports an innovative neuroblastoma research and clinical trials consortium that includes doctors and researchers from UCSD and Rady’s and 30 other children’s hospitals and research sites nationwide. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Sunday, May 22. Visit www.TouchATruckSD.com or call 858-621-3473.
The Encinitas Foodie Fest will be held Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Lumberyard, Encinitas The Encinitas Foodie Fest is an annual event that features sustainable locally sourced food, artisanal products and premiere San Diego talent. Proceeds from the festival support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event is a Wabisabi Green production. For more information, visit www.foodiefestencinitas.com
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Helen Woodward Animal Center Spring Fling Gala June 4 In its 28th year, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s elegant Spring Fling Gala June 4 will be a truly magical affair. The Gala Committee is hosting a black-tie evening designed to transport guests down the yellow brick road to a “Wonderful World of Oz”-themed affair. It will be all sophisticated elegance as the evening opens with a stroll through the whimsical Kansas countryside enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, fuzzy VIPs and a silent auction of exquisite one-of-a-kind items. As the sun sets, the Emerald City’s lights will shine bright and attendees will enjoy a dinner of taste-portioned classic and innovative dishes. Following dinner, guests will delight in sweet treats, as well as local beer, wine, and spirits while enjoying live entertainment and a rousing live auction. The Center’s most fabulous fundraiser of the year takes place on Saturday, June 4, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight at Fairbanks Village Plaza in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information or tickets, visit www.animalcenter.org/events/Fling
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FROM TYPEWRITERS, B7 You simplify. That’s not entirely accurate. Typewriters invite a free-flow of words; after all, that’s how we got Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” (Kerouac wrote the manuscript on a 120-foot roll of paper. He used an Underwood Portable). Typing often prompts stream-ofconsciousness writing. Unlike hyper-editing common with computers (writing, rewriting what you just wrote, tweaking it, adding or deleting sentences, shifting paragraphs and so on), typing is about getting the message down and worrying about condensing and cleaning up later. It’s a markedly different approach to writing and editing that requires an adjustment period. For the first weeks, you’ll probably be overanalyzing as you type. Relax: edit and tighten later at ease. It may require additional typing, but that’s part of the fun.
‘Dirty some paper’
When I began my career in journalism in the ’80s, a grizzled reporter advised that the only way to overcome writing blocks was to “dirty some paper.” He wrote his literary investigative pieces on a typewriter. Writer’s block was why I turned to typewriters again. Or maybe it was laziness. I’m working on two manuscripts. One is a book of fly-fishing stories; the other, a book of poems about dealing
FROM DANCE, B2 too with adult ballet, tap, Pilates and Zumba classes. Dancers can learn about competition and teamwork through RAPA’s dance teams, which are offered on levels of both more recreational and more competitive. Depending on the dancers’ level of ability and commitment they can join teams in ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip-hop and musical theater.
with loss while maturing as a fly-fisher. Both had progressed nicely (I had 12 stories and was closing in on the book of poems) until the rigors of work and the daily three-hour commute undermined my writing schedule. The manuscripts languished. After a month of attempts, I couldn’t even complete the first paragraph of my latest story. I remembered that while working in Palm Springs, I used to write late at night on an old electric typewriter. I liked the physicality of typing, the staccato of the keys, the bell at the end of the line. It hummed under my fingertips like a live wire. I bought an Underwood Standard from Stears and, in a moment of weakness, an Underwood Champion from eBay. It’s in excellent condition, but as Ernst warned, it needed a cleaning. When I returned to the store, I played with the Olivetti. I typed a few sentences, marveling at its crispness. My finances were shaky, but I bought it. In love, go for broke. Some typewriters are like that: they fire off your synapses — searing the black holes in your creative recesses. The more I type, the tighter a manuscript gets. It’s like stretching a drum’s skin.
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It hasn’t been as tidy as that. I still struggle to find time and energy to write (T.S. Eliot said poets need a certain amount of laziness), but find I’m doing more of it since I
“It’s really important to me that we don’t just have elite teams with the best of the best,” Garton said. “I want to give every child who has the desire and wants to experience being part of a team to have the chance to dance and perform.” Currently RAPA dancers are preparing for their 15th annual Dance Recital, this year held at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido on June 15, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. At the recital, dancers from age 3 to 18 will take the stage.
started using a typewriter. Part of that may be because I don’t have a printer hooked up in the house (I have a brand-new Canon wireless, but I’m still recovering from the hour or so it took me two years ago to set it up over the phone) and have regained my fascination for the printed word in terms of its immediacy in my writing. I like to see my thoughts in Pica type, and I love the messiness of a rough draft wounded by strike-throughs and a fountain pen. The clack of the keys striking the platen (that’s the rubber spindle) makes me want to write more. I even started typing my to-do lists on index cards. Writers like the sound of their machines: Henry James allegedly asked someone to type on his beloved Remington as he lay dying. Every typewriter has a unique personality. Find the one that jives best with you. I shelved the Underwood Standard after a few days because it’s too bulky and sluggish for my tastes. The Olivetti is compact and jaunty. The former is film noir; the latter, Technicolor. Don’t feel bad about buying several machines during your quest for “the one.” Compared to a state-of-the-art computer, they’re relatively cheap, rarely break down and may boost your creative currency. They may give traction to your book or play, and add a new aesthetic to your creative life. — E.A. Feliu is a copy editor and page designer for this newspaper, and author of a poetry collection, “Postcards from the Tattooed Man’s Chest.”
Most meaningful to Garton is that this year’s oldest students, the graduating class of 2016, have been with her since she first opened her studio in Piazza Carmel 15 years ago. They are dancing to “I Dream A Dream” and rehearsals have already driven both Garton and the dancers to tears. “RAPA is not only about dance,” Garton said, noting how much the studio becomes a family for dancers. “They do really call it their second home.” Registration day is coming up on Sunday,
May 21 for all fall classes. Competition team auditions will also be held on that day and auditions for the fifth annual performance of “The Nutcracker” will be held on June 5. Spots are also open for RAPA Summer Camps, everything from Disney Dance Camp to an audition-only Bolshoi Intensive camp with teachers from the Bolshoi Academy in Russia. For more information, visit rapasd.com. The studio is located at 11494 Sorrento Valley Rd., suite A., San Diego, 92121; 858-259-7272.
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skin to help cool down the body, making veins look larger. People who already experience symptoms will likely find an increase in the appearance of these veins. This means that if you have symptoms of varicose veins, you should avoid heat, such as long hot baths or submersion in hot tubs and steam rooms. And if your legs are aching because of swollen veins, opt for ice packs, staying far away from heat packs. What should be done to relieve varicose veins? Unfortunately, these do not go away on their own, even if the weather cools off. It may be time to consider sclerotherapy, an injection of the chemical sclerosant directly into a varicose vein in order to damage the inside lining of the vein. The subsequent scarring causes the vein to close. This can be done in an office lunch visit, 5-30 minutes, depending on the number of veins to be injected. There is minimal recovery time. Sclerotherapy has over an 80% effectiveness rate among patients. Among its many benefits, sclerotherapy costs much less than
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Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society hosts author Ben Mezrich
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he RSF Literary Society hosted guest speaker Ben Mezrich, author of “Once Upon a Time in Russia - The Rise of the Oligarchs” at a luncheon held May 10 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. For more, see story on Mezrich on page A7. The RSF Literary Society is sponsored by Northern Trust, the RSF Community Center and the RSF Review.
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Savannah Jack ‘a brilliant finish to a grand season’ BY DANA WHEATON, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, ORANGE COAST COLLEGE Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe presented its fourth concert of the season, featuring the Nashville-based group Savannah Jack, on April 29. The event was held at the Villlage Church.
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on Gatlin, the lead singer asked the audience, “How many of you like ‘50s music?” Big applause. 1957: Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” is given an authentic treatment. This was the beginning of Don’s voice, facial expressions and body movements mimicking the artist he was performing, with an accuracy and enthusiasm of a Vegas performer. Also from 1957, “Wake Up Little Susie” by the Everly Brothers, and the harmonies were perfect — the audience joined in effortlessly on the chorus “ooh la las.” Jerry Lee Lewis’, “Great Balls of Fire” had the audience singing the title and Jay, the fiddler switching to acoustic guitar. Matt, the drummer was introduced before the Isley Brothers hit, “Shout.” 1961: Dion’s “Runaround Sue,” with the audience singing the title, kept the energy pumping. Don really showed off his mimicking skills on Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” He walked out into the audience, did the Elvis sneer, kidded a gentleman in his Elvis voice, “You were a little flat on that last song.” After the song, the band launched into Elvis’ rapid tempo “Closing Theme” with Don saying the immortal words, “Elvis has left the building.” Kenny the bassist played the introduction to The Temptations’ “My Girl.” The audience waved their arms from left
Savannah Jack band members Tony Haan, Kenny Ames, Jay Smith, Don Gatlin and Matthew Crouse to right and, without pause, Don sang, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” Don randomly walked along the rows, knelt down, grabbed Martha Dominguez’ hand and sang passionately to her, much to the delight of everyone. Don was a great Mick Jagger during “Honky Tonk Woman,” and an exciting Tom Jones for “Delilah,” the audience singing the title with the energy and volume of what two glasses of wine will encourage. Two seats away from me, Don picked out Nico, a grandson of one of the audience members and invited him onstage to do Tom Petty’s, “Free Fallin’.” During intermission, people were already saying “best show ever;” “Don must lose 10 pounds a show, he’s working so hard.” Don had a cousin in the audience whom he
REVIEW recognized along with his wife and told us he was a member of the Armed Forces and he was the boyhood friend that encouraged Don’s singing career. Don also recognized Jan and Craig Clark’s 23rd wedding anniversary with a Lee Greenwood song, “Dancin’ with No Music Playin,” while the couple waltzed near the stage. Afterwards, Don said for about the third time, “You are the best audience… on a Friday night… at seven… near the coast” – this got an increasingly bigger laugh each time. 1976: Don did a very funny mimic of Bob Seger’s “Night Moves.” Having opened for Kenny Rogers 66 times,
Don sang a faithful rendition of “The Gambler.” Jay showed off on Charlie Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” He even bowed the fiddle behind his back, which earned him a standing ovation. Don quipped, “He’s 14 years old and had only four lessons!” I don’t think anybody would have predicted Savannah Jack performing a Prince song, but they did a respectful version of “Purple Rain,” with the audience swaying their hands left to right. The audience would have loved Don if he had started singing opera. Savannah Jack closed with the fiddle feature, “Orange Blossom Special.” Jay tore it up with blazing technique and they snuck in quotes from Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” the Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to
Boston” and Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” with Don dancing and generally clowning around. Another standing ovation followed. This was a brilliant finish to a grand season with over 30 songs from over 30 years. Yes, to Savannah Jack! The 2015-16 Community Concerts of RSF season was a great success, all four concerts a full house. The 2016-17 season promises to be just as good. Tickets now on sale. All four concerts can be purchased for $225/person, or Early Bird special only $200/person before midnight May 31. See the artist lineup and watch a brief video of each performer at www.ccrsf.org. Also purchase tickets online through the website, or by mail at PO Box 2706, RSF 92067. Questions? Email ccrsfmemebership@gmail.com.
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Hunter Lysaught Affiliates with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Rancho Santa Fe Office Hunter Lysaught has affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Rancho Santa Fe office as an independent sales associate. Lysaught is following in his mother’s footsteps and joining her team, Gloria Shepard and Kathy Lysaught. “I wanted to be associated with the best, and joining Gloria Shepard and Kathy Lysaught’s team enables me to provide my clients with top expertise throughout the entire real estate buying and selling process,” said Lysaught. “I’m excited to be in an industry I am passionate about and with a pair of seasoned industry veterans. Coldwell Banker has a solid reputation, strong brand image, holds high industry standards and has sold more homes than any other brokerage in San Diego.” Prior to affiliating with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lysaught worked for United Capital Financial Advisers as a client service manager for several years. Lysaught graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and earned a series 7 license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). “My experience and knowledge in the financial sector sets me apart from other agents who may not have as much understanding of market trends, stock and bond markets and how they may affect the real estate sector,” said Lysaught. “In addition to my connections and local knowledge, I thrive off working with people, listening to their needs and delivering solutions which is an innate part of our industry.” He added, “While growing up in La Jolla, my father, Jeff Lysaught, CFP, was a huge influence
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‘The War Comes Home: The New Battlefront’ featured in nationwide screening May 24 “The War Comes Home: The New Battlefront” follows the journeys of Delon Beckett and Garrett Combs, two young men who came home from war, and their personal battles of the wars that came home with them. For both veterans, within months of returning, their relationships were crumbling, their children were frightened of their rages, and suicide became a choice they both thought could be a solution for their anguish. These two men are not alone. One in five veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, or severe depression, according to a Rand Corporation study. Post-traumatic stress is a significant predictor for suicide among all veterans. Almost 8,000 veterans of all U.S. wars commit suicide each year, and more than 22 veterans take their own lives each day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The film chronicles their experiences and powerful transformations as they make their way through the Save A Warrior (SAW) program (www.saveawarrior.org). SAW is an innovative program for veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress based in Malibu, Calif., and
founded and led by veteran Jake Clark. The intensive week-long residential program includes equine therapy, training in Warrior Meditation, and physically and emotionally demanding trust exercises. Warriors access their own internal adaptive mechanisms and experience profound life-changing transformations. Two months following their participation in Save A Warrior, both men appear remarkably changed as they describe the progress they have made. Combs speaks optimistically about pursuing his career dreams and becoming a better father; Beckett talks about reconnecting with his children and pours the alcohol down the drain that he had grown dependent upon to medicate his pain. The nationwide Fathom Event will be shown only on Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at nearly 300 theaters across the country. The trailer can be viewed at: youtube.com/watch?v=5SKR_Swa5Pw Tickets are available at http://www.fathomevents.com/event/ the-war-comes-home Learn more and donate online at www.SaveAWarrior.org
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Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-449-2027
$3,195,000 7BD / 8BA
5283 Avenida Maravillas Janet Lawless Christ, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-335-7700
$3,499,000 4BD / 4.5BA
6550 Paseo Delicias Janet Lawless Christ, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-335-7700
$3,590,000 2BD / 2.5BA
17391 Via Recanto Mary Culver, William P. Culver and Company
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-336-1040
$3,995,000 5BD / 5.5BA
5199 El Mirlo – Covenant Laura Barry, Barry Estates Inc.
Sat 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. 858-756-2266
$6,499,000 6BA / 9BA
4540 Los Pinos Janet Lawless Christ, Coldwell Banker
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-335-7700
$1,249,000 3BA / 2BA
667 Solana Glen Court Molly Fleming, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
$1,699,000 - $1,799,000 4BA / 3.5 Baths
1315 La Sobrina Court Lisa Harden, Berkshire Hathaway California Properties/Hosts: LHarden/DWright
CARMEL VALLEY
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-735-6754
Sat 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-888-7653
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-254-9909
DEL MAR
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-342-1101 Sat 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-606-9111 Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-524-3077
ENCINITAS
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-442-6066
RANCHO SANTA FE
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 619-813-8222
SOLANA BEACH
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 760-994-9047
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Carlsbad – La Costa Valley, 5BR/5.5BA | $1,023,800
Santaluz, 3BR/3BA | $1,298,000
Rancho Santa Fe – Whispering Palms, 3BR/2.5BA | $899,000
Downtown – Renaissance, 2BR/2BA | $829,000
GARY WHEELER, BRANCH MANAGER 6012 PASEO DELICIAS, RANCHO SANTA FE | 858.756.2444 | INFO@WILLISALLEN.COM
Carlsbad –La Costa, 6BR/7.5BA | $5,895,000 or Lease $13,900/mo
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