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Solana Santa Fe Education Fund Campaign fundraising deadline approaching

BY KAREN BILLING Some schools take an entire year to fundraise for their parent teacher organization goals — Solana Santa Fe crams a whole year’s worth of fundraising in just a few quick weeks at the beginning of school. The Education Fund Campaign runs through Oct. 31 and the reason behind the big push is so that the donations can be put to work right away.

“The pressure’s on,” said Education Fund Campaign Co-Chair Holly Bauer.

This year’s goal is to raise $230,000 and, according to Bauer and fellow cochair Nora Balikian, the drive is going strong but they are hoping for more parent participation. Currently 60 percent of families have contributed and they really hope to meet that 100 percent participation goal.

The school has moved away from events and auctions as a way to make money and instead do the drive

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RSF School District API scores at an all-time high

BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe Public Interest Committee (PIC) hosted the five Rancho Santa Fe School District board candidates at PIC’s meeting held at the RSF Golf Club on Oct. 16. Richard Burdge, Tyler Seltzer, Lorraine Brovick-Kent, Heather Slosar and Todd Buchner are all vying for three spots on the school board.

The candidates introduced themselves to the committee and shared their platforms and goals.

See CANDIDATES, page 7

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at the beginning of the year, as well as a separate technology drive in the spring, one that resulted in the purchase of 202 new iPads for the school this fall.

“We took this Morgan Thompson at Solana approach Santa Fe’s student art show, a few funded by the Solana Santa Fe years back PTO. and this is the only way we raise money,” Balikian said of their fundraising drive efforts. “Our parents said ‘Let us know what you need.’ It’s just easier and it’s worked out well with this community.”

The events they do hold, like the upcoming Nov. 2 donor appreciation party, are

solely to celebrate and thank their parent supporters.

“Last year we were pretty successful and we hope we will repeat this year,” said Balikian. “We’ve been lucky that we’re blessed with families who believe in the educational system and this formula.”

The PTO’s fund helps provide science, PE, music and art specialists, as well as various enrichment and cultural projects throughout the year.

“Some parents don’t realize how far the PTO tentacles go,” said Bauer.

On the short list of the extras the PTO provides are the back-to-school barbeque, Books and Beyond reading program, Ocean Week, Red Ribbon Week, the Spring Fling and Art Show, field trips, the Running Coyotes club, science programs and scholarships.

With 370 students, Solana Santa Fe is a “tiny little school” but it does a lot with its budget, Bauer said.

Balikian said that they have ramped up the PTO’s communication with parents to ensure them that their money is being used in the appropriate ways.

“We’re giving our kids a premier education as best as we can. It’s very, very important because we’re a public school and we run like a private school,” said Balikian.

See CAMPAIGN, page 26

BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe School District has a lot to celebrate.

Last week district superintendent Lindy Delaney had the pleasure of delivering the news that the district had achieved its highest API (Academic Performance Index) scores in school district history this year, a district-wide score of 960, an increase of nine points over last year.

The elementary school enjoyed a 13-point increase for a score of 963; the largest jump in scores since 2005.

The middle school had a three-point gain to 954, the second highest middle school score in San Diego County.

Last year, assistant superintendent Cindy Schaub stood before the board and shared their goals to make improvements in the areas of English language learners and students with disabilities.

The work paid off— the

ELL subgroup scored 41 points higher this year and the students with disabilities subgroup took a huge leap forward by 67 points.

The elementary students with disabilities group had a 97-point jump in scores.

“That’s huge,” Schaub said.

The elementary school API of 963 is above neighboring Del Mar Union School District’s at 961 and Solana Beach School District’s 944, but the districts are not really comparable.

Schaub said it’s also not accurate to compare RSF Middle School’s score of 954 among 160 students with Carmel Valley Middle School’s 974, scored by its population of 1,418 students.

Using a similar school ranking, which compares similar schools throughout the state using demographics, size and percentage of

See SCORES, page 24

RSF School students earn perfect STAR scores

BY KAREN BILLING At the Oct. 11 meeting, the Rancho Santa Fe School District honored 42 students who achieved perfect scores on their STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) tests. Superintendent Lindy Delaney attributes the students’ achievement to “big brain syndrome.”

“Most importantly, you gave it your best shot,” Delaney said to the perfect scorers. “You have the gift of intelligence and you used it to the best of your ability,” Only four students achieved a perfect score on the English Language Arts (ELA) test: Zachary Kindel, Ella Fox, Shannon Buss and Kirk Butler. One student, Stephen Marren, achieved a perfect score on both the ELA and the math test. Jane Mezzino was the only student to score perfect on both the science and history tests.

STAR Math perfect scores went to: Malcolm McDonough, Pierce Rosenblatt, Michael Chang, Matthew Fromm, Richard Gomez, Dax Kay, Delaney Lee-Bellows, Tessa Maud, Ella Sobhani, Thomas Witmeyer, Wasay Zaman, Morgan Kiernan, Hannah Loly, Lucas Luwa, David Maldonado, Daniel Carr, Ryan Curcio, Sheila Kaiser, Alex Lillian, Gabrielle Nguyen, Elyse Rosenblatt, Natalie Slosar, Rachel Waite, Brandon Fitzpatrick, Breana Nguyen, Gabriella Patino, Lauren Flaming and Tiffany Zhang, Perfect scores on the STAR Science test included: James Adelhelm, Jack Claxton, Jack Creede, Emily Graham, Nadine Kadri, Romteen Sedighi and Hannah Williams.

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RSF School provides update on tech upgrade costs Police on the lookout for man

BY KAREN BILLING At the Sept. 6 RSF School board meeting, trustee Todd Frank asked superintendent Lindy Delaney for a comprehensive look at how much more they will have to spend and how close they are to their projected technology update costs.

Delaney provided an update at the Oct. 11 meeting. The original cost estimate for the iPad deployment was $304,500, and $338,318.84 has been spent so far. The total budget approved for the district’s technology upgrade is $607,796.37, which includes teacher computers, student computers, new servers, and Apple TV, among other items.

A total of $560,580 has already been paid of the $607,796 of approved costs.

Ben Holbert, technology director, said that the iPads went out to classrooms last week and it was interesting to see the technology on every desk, amid papers and books.

“I’m blown away by how quickly they have been integrated into daily work,” Holbert said.

Assistant superintendent Cindy Schaub said that teachers have really stepped up to the plate and are excited about finding ways to use the new technology with their curriculum.

loitering near local high schools At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 12, an unknown man was observed on an access road on the Torrey Pines High School campus. He matched the description of the person who has been loitering near Canyon Crest Academy recently. When he saw school officials, he drove off the campus and headed west on Del Mar Heights. Police were summoned and were looking for him in the area.

He is driving a silver Toyota sedan. He has a light complexion, thin build, and his most distinguishing characteristic is a dark, handlebar mustache.

SDPD Officer Adrian Lee said the police department is investigating these incidents and has increased its patrols around all of the schools in the community. Local schools are also working with the San Diego Police Department on this issue.

If anyone sees this individual they are advised to contact the San Diego Police Department at (858) 523-7000.

Solana Beach moves forward on east Sheriff’s Dept. reports increase in vehicle burglaries Lomas Santa Fe roadway changes

BY CLAIRE HARLIN After responding to overwhelming community opposition by scrapping a plan to decrease east Lomas Santa Fe Drive from four lanes to two lanes, the City of Solana Beach is breezing through the approval process of a new traffic calming plan, with the Solana Beach City Council on Oct. 10 unanimously voting to award a construction contract of $285,780 to PAL General Engineering Inc. Previously approved by the council on March 14, the plan consists of two years in the making and includes a number of roadway changes, to be completed in March. On

Sheriff’s crime report for RSF: • Oct. 9 at 3:04 p.m.

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Highland Drive, from Sun Valley to Lomas Santa Fe, the city will construct a curb, gutter and sidewalk on the west side and widen the east side, adding a bike lane south of the entrance to San Dieguito Park. Plans also include re-striping to add a two-way left turn median there.

Highland Drive from Lomas Santa Fe to Via La Senda will see the raising of medians and the re-striping to include bike lanes. Lomas Santa Fe just west of Highland will feature curb ramp pop-outs. Ladder-style crosswalks will also be placed on Highland Drive at the intersections of Sun Valley, Via La Senda and Lomas Santa Fe. of card information, loss: $2,068 • Oct. 6 at 8:03 p.m.

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Over the past few months, the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station has seen an increase in vehicle burglaries in its cities and throughout the County of San Diego. The San Diego Sheriff’s Department uses informationled policing to identify patterns, trends, known suspects and offenders in order to predict, prevent, investigate, and coordinate a response to these types of crime.

However, the best kind of prevention is an informed citizen.

Vehicle burglaries are often a crime of opportunity or selective targeting. Commonalities associated with vehicle thefts include unlocked vehicle doors, open windows and valuables left in plain sight.

The Encinitas Sheriff’s Station reminds everyone to always lock your car doors, keep your windows rolled up and remove your valuables from your car when left unattended.

Some of the most common items stolen from vehicles are: GPS devices, laptop computers, iPods, iPads, MP3 players, purses, wallets, cameras, and cell phones. A good rule of thumb to remember: “If it has value, it will be taken during a burglary.”

If you see something suspicious please report it to law enforcement. Your tips and leads are valuable and often times lead to the arrest of the suspect.

For more information on crime prevention tips go to: Http://www.sdsheriff.net/ co_crimeprevention.html or call the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station to schedule a neighborhood watch meeting in your neighborhood, 760-966-3500.

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Meet the Santa Fe Irrigation District board candidates

Two candidates are vying for one open seat (Division One) on the Santa Fe Irrigation District board in the Nov. 6 election: Kenneth Dunford (incumbent) and Greg Gruzdowich. Below are candidate photos, bios and answers to two questions given to them by this newspaper.

Name: Kenneth B. Dunford Years living in the Irrigation District: Resident of Rancho Santa Fe for 32 years Profession/Education: •Civil engineer/businessman for over 40 years •Registered civil engineer and licensed contractor •Cal Poly State University, BSCE •Pepperdine University, MBA Community activities: •Santa Fe Irrigation District, 10 years, incumbent •Rancho Santa Fe Community Service Award, 2006 •Village Church, 32-year member, served as an Elder •Boy Scout Leader, Eagle Scout, Eagle Scout Advisor •Rancho Santa Fe Association, Art Jury •Rancho Santa Fe Association, various committees •California Community Bank, board member •Past Rotarian and Toastmaster 1. What do you think are the biggest issues facing SFID? I’m proud to say that the district is a financially strong utility, run by a professional staff, directed by a board of which I’ve been a member for 10 years. The district offers rates that are among the lowest in the county, is the only AAA-rated water agency in the county, has issued no new debt in over 10 years, and has a long-term facilities replacement program in place.

Going forward, the three issues that

stand out most are: 1. Protecting our local water supply.

Lake Hodges is SFID’s most important asset – it provides 30 percent to 50 percent of our water every year, at a substantially lower cost than “purchased” water. But the district has Kenneth B. been in difficult discusDunford sions for over six years with the City of San Diego over a dispute on rights to Lake Hodges, the resolution of which could substantially impact our rates.

2. Continuing to upgrade our aging infrastructure. SFID is a 90-year-old water district with assets that have a replacement value of over $275 million. In 2009, I co-led district efforts to complete an Asset Management Master Plan that established a “Baseline 10-year Capital Improvement Program,” a critical plan to maintain our assets on a well-defined, steady basis. This program is ongoing and should be supported every year.

3. Effectively managing operational costs, including employee salaries and benefits. During my time on the board, we have proactively and successfully met this challenge, well ahead of many other utilities or municipalities. This has resulted in a reduction of our operating budget through See DUNFORD, page 24

Name: Greg Gruzdowich Years Living in District: 19 Education: BS Chemical Engineering, MIT, MBA, Stanford Profession: Retired Healthcare Business Executive; CEO, CFO 1) What do you Greg Gruzdowich think are the biggest issues facing the Irrigation District?

Spending. Spending. Spending.

But, where has the money from our doubled rates been spent? The reality is that because we have our local reservoir, the cost of water is roughly one-third of our costs.

Our rate hikes have historically been well in excess of our increased imported water costs.

So our increasing water bills have also paid for pension obligations, expensive health benefits, high salaries and too many employees, etc.

Alarmingly, if you attended the Oct. 4 board meeting, you would know that despite doubling our rates, we are facing a $14 million shortfall in projected necessary capital improvements, and this does not even count a shortfall of up to $18 million to restore our reservoir. Instead of building reserves for these projects, our district actually dipped into reserves, which now stand at a minimum.

So hold on to your wallet, the district

wants higher rates and/or wants to raise a $15 million bond (which would cost us $17 million in interest payments over 30 years).

And continuing increases in imported water will add to our bills even more.

In the recent meeting, the board discussed how they could potentially raise our rates as much as 12 percent in January even though the cost increase due to imported water is only 3 percent, and it is likely they will vote on this rate increase before results of the November election!

When it comes to benefits, our irrigation district seems second to none. The cost of an employee’s family healthcare plan is about $16,000. You don’t have to look too hard to find good coverage for thousands less. But you have to look. Employees are not the only beneficiaries; our board members feel that they should also receive these benefits just for attending meetings. If elected, I will decline both healthcare benefits and per diem payments.

After years of inaction in creating a second pension tier for new employees, the Governor’s recent retirement legislation has forced the board to take action. Our current plan allows employees to retire at age 55, and the Governor’s plan moves this to 62.

But there is a large loophole. New employees starting at SFID next year, who were in Calpers because of their prior job, get to stay in a district’s existing plan. So the SFID is scrambling to close the loophole with a last minute second tier of their own. This See GRUZDOWICH, page 24

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Meet the Solana Beach School District board candidates Three candidates are vying for two open seats on the Solana Beach School District Board of Education in the Nov. 6 election: Richard Leib (incumbent), James Summers and Julie Union. Below are candidate photos, bios and answers to two questions given to them by this newspaper. Solana Santa Fe Elementary School in Rancho Santa Fe is located in this district.

Name: James Summers Name: Richard Leib Name: Julie Union Years living in Solana Beach Years living in the School Years living in the Solana School District: I have lived in both District: My family and I have Beach School District: 15 years Carmel Valley and Solana Beach for a lived in Solana Beach for almost 17 Profession/education: total of 28 years years.

•Community Volunteer Profession/education: Retired Profession/education: (1997-present) teacher, 26 years in Solana Beach Professional: •Small Business Owner (1995School District, at Skyline School and •Co-founder of Liquid Envi2002) Treasured Moments PhotograSolana Highlands Elementary. ronmental Solutions, a nationwide phy Community activities: Past Presienvironmental services and recy•Senior Account Manager dent of Solana Beach Teachers Associa- James Summers cling company that specializes in (1988-1995) Creative Promotional tion, former member of California sustainability and waste to energy.

Services Teachers Association State Council, former CTA Political In•Currently serve as Executive Richard Leib •Bachelor of Science Degree in Julie Union volvement Chair for San Diego County, founding member Business Administration from San Vice President and General Counof San Diego Veterans for Peace (and current member of VFP Diego State University sel for the Company.

•My three business partners (which include local resi- Executive Committee),member and former Presiding Clerk Community activities: dents Alan Viterbi and Dana King) and I started the compa- of La Jolla Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of •Parent Teacher Association (PTA): Friends (Quakers) ny 10 years ago and it now operates in over 30 states.

Vice President of Volunteers, Solana Pacific (2012-pres1. What do you think are the biggest issues facing So- ent) •Prior to this company my three business partners and I owned and operated a company in the transportation sec- lana Beach School District?

President, Carmel Creek (2010-2012) Education, whether at the classroom or the district levtor where I also served as Executive Vice President and GenChairman, International Potluck and Performances eral Counsel. We sold this business to a division of Lock- el, is a function of community. The best way to insure the (2008-2011) continued success of our schools and students is to strengthheed Martin in 2001.

Vice President of Volunteers, Carmel Creek (2008-2009) en that community. As elected representatives of the parEducation Yearbook Chairman (2004-2005) ents, children and taxpayers of Solana Beach, that task be•B.A. UC Santa Barbara (1979) •Girl Scouts: Regional/Local Troop Leader (1997- pres•M.A. Claremont Graduate School in Public Policy longs to the school board. While a corps of committed vol- ent) unteers is one of the district’s greatest strengths, outreach is Analysis (1988) •Athletic Team Liaison, Canyon Crest Academy Founalso necessary, to include those whose involvement may be dation (2006-2010) • J.D. Loyola Law School (1989) limited by their life circumstances — single parents, grand•Admitted to the California Bar (1989) •Carmel Valley/Del Mar Youth Soccer Supporter parents raising grandchildren, or those who may feel ex- (1997-present) Community activities: cluded by accent, English skills, ethnicity, or unfamiliarity •Elected to the Solana Beach School Board (2008) •Currently serve as Vice President of the Solana Beach with life in an American school. Our committed teachers 1.) What do you think are the biggest issues facing the and support staff need strong support as well, from a board Solana Beach School district?

School Board •Served on the Solana Beach Soccer Board for approxi- that listens carefully to their concerns. We should also be Fiscal Planning: While the Solana Beach School Disthinking beyond our traditional two neighborhood ap- trict has been exceptionally well run by district leadership mately four years proach to board representation and make sure we actively •Coached soccer for the Solana Beach Soccer Club for with the foresight to prepare for this economic downturn by See SUMMERS, page 26 See UNION, page 26 See LEIB, page 26

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Outgoing longtime RSF School board member Jim Depolo proud of continuing focus on ‘what’s best for the kids’

BY KAREN BILLING One of the first things that outgoing Rancho Santa Fe School District President Jim Depolo did upon moving into the district was attend his first school board meeting. He had not even begun to unpack.

The meeting Depolo attended was during a time when the district was looking at the possibility of building a new campus and there were nearly 200 people in attendance, sharing their views, some heated, on where it should or should not be.

He listened to all the public comments and felt compelled to offer one of his own.

“I said something like ‘I’m new to the district, I just moved in today and I just hope the board will really take into account what’s the best thing for the kids, not just SUVs and traffic,” he said.

Fast forward to 2012 — Depolo is now fully unpacked and is nearing 10 years service on the RSF School board.

Depolo’s views haven’t changed: He’s still favors doing what’s best for the kids.

Come Nov. 6, voters will elect three trustees to the Rancho Santa Fe School board and for the first time since 2003, Depolo won’t be one of them.

“It was a harder decision than I thought,” Depolo said of the choice not to run. “I have put a lot of time and effort into the school and I like to think it is a better place, in part, because of my efforts.”

Depolo was appointed to the board when trustee Michael Kreiss resigned due to a move. When he first started, he had the pleasure of spending many meetings over coffee with former longtime superintendent Dr. Roger Rowe, learning a great deal from his perspective.

Depolo’s 10 years of service on the board admittedly wasn’t always the easiest.

His appointment came just after the failure of Prop Y, a $46 million school bond, and he was part of the board that removed former superintendent Dan Vinson and hired then- director of student administrative services Lindy Delaney to lead the district.

“It has been an absolute pleasure to work with her,” Depolo said. “She is dedicat-

Jim Depolo ed beyond belief, knows the school inside out, knows the budget, knows the staff, the requirements and, most importantly, the students. She always has the students’ best interests at heart.”

Depolo served on the board through trying to build a new school to cure an overcrowded Rowe — a process that was, at times, “horrendous.” He watched the passage of Prop K, the $4.8 million school repair bond in 2004, but saw Prop H, the $44.5 million bond to build a school on Aliso Canyon fail in 2006.

“I used to go out into the community to talk about the school and people would always tell me the only reason I wanted a certain school site or configuration was because I wanted my kid to go to it,” said Depolo, whose children were in first and second grade when he started and are now a junior and senior at Torrey Pines. “In reality I thought my kids would never go to [the proposed new school] and, sadly, I was right. You get involved on the board for your own kids but it’s not for your own kids that you do everything you do.”

The most challenging thing during that time was getting the community to agree on what the best solution was for the district. He said there were multiple solutions, some of them maybe better than others, but nothing mattered unless they had a bond that could pass.

In 2008, the $34 million Prop E bond that eventually resulted in the beautiful new Rowe school upgrade finally passed with 71 percent of the vote.

“People said ‘Why didn’t you just do that in the first place?” Depolo said.

“I don’t think it would’ve passed before. We had to go through what we did to understand what the best solution was. I always say we will know whether or not

we made the right decision if people someday are sitting around Caffe Positano talking about how great the school is as opposed to remembering all the struggle we went through to get there. I think we’ve gotten to that point.”

Building the new school is obviously one of the big accomplishments of Depolo’s tenure, but he says it comes second to the success of the students who have come through the school.

He said he is proud of the “world-class education” that the school is able to provide. He said the high test scores are great, but he likes the well-rounded education the school offers and the growth he saw in his own children and their friends.

“As long as students are getting the best they can get out of the school, who cares if we’re number one or two or 13?” said Depolo, noting he likes the school’s metrics of aiming for 90 percent efficient or advanced and the skills and experiences they get at Rowe that cannot be measured by tests.

Now that he’s stepping away from the board, Depolo will turn his focus to a new inventory and supply management company, Biotech Vending, that he cofounded. He will also continue to do work with BrainX, an e-learning company, as well as on his son’s college applications.

He will miss serving on the board but won’t be going far “I’m truly lucky that the boards I worked with all 10 years were very dedicated to students, we didn’t always agree on everything but we worked well as a group,” Depolo said.

He said that the district voters have a lot of choices come Election Day between the five candidates, but says he sees value in both continuity and in new blood, as long as everyone is there for the right reasons.

Depolo hopes moving forward that the board will have that same good working relationship and that, like he said on his first day in the district when he stood up as a newcomer, the board truly keeps what’s best for the kids at heart.

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SSF students ‘Walk Through California’ Fourth grade students at Solana Santa Fe recently participated in a “Walk Through California” in-school field trip.

Drew Wheeler from California Weekly Explorer led students through an interactive presentation about the state’s history.

The Tustin-based company specializes in conducting interactive history programs for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, including Walk Through the American Revolution and Walk Through the Ancient World.

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Sebastian Campos and Cyrus Raiszadeh

Drew Wheeler and Melanie Molina-Lopez;

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Polo Club, city hold ‘positive’ first RSF Garden Club to hold ‘Art Expo’ Oct. 21 meeting to discuss interim lease

BY JOE TASH Representatives of the San Diego Polo Club and the city of San Diego held an initial meeting Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss an extension of the club’s lease for the city-owned property it occupies at El Camino Real and Via de la Valle.

Club officials met with Jim Barwick, director of the city’s real estate assets division, to discuss the lease extension. The club’s 26-year lease expired in March, and since then it has occupied the property on a month-tomonth basis.

“It was a very positive

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meeting, and what both sides are working towards is an interim lease, a 36-month interim lease and we’re confident we’re going to be able to get that knocked out within the next 60 days,” said Steve Lewandowski, a club spokesman.

The city announced last year that rather than negotiate exclusively with the polo club on a new lease, it would open up the bidding to other groups. However, the issuance of a request for proposals from prospective bidders was delayed due to a pending project to widen El Camino Real.

The road project will take three to five years to complete, and will likely require the use of a slice of frontage property from the parcel now occupied by the polo club. Because of the property issue, and disruptions likely to occur during construction, the city put delayed efforts to find a longterm tenant for the property.

Although club officials have said they would prefer a long-term deal, they said an interim lease will allow them to maintain operations.

“It wasn’t helping either side to continue with this uncertainty. The polo club has some deferred maintenance that needs to be addressed and some groups that want to sublease the property, and we couldn’t get back to them because we weren’t sure if we were going to be there next year or not,” Lewandowski said.

The club has occupied the 80-acre property since 1986.

Along with polo matches and training, the club also leases out the property for such events as the Surf Cup youth soccer tournament and lacrosse tournaments. Under the old lease, the club paid just under $10,000 per month in rent.

Neither side has commented on whether the rent is likely to change under an interim lease.

A date has not been set for the next meeting, Lewandowski said.

The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club invites the community to the “Art Expo” on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 2-5 p.m. at The Garden Club. The Art Expo will feature Garden Club members who enjoy working in all mediums of art. A wide variety of artistic talents will be on display for the pure enjoyment of the observer.

Rancho Santa Fe is home to some are very well known artists who have delighted people for years with their incredible talent, but there are also gifted people that create beautiful art “behind the scenes.”

Artisans of the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club will exhibit their works at the Art Expo.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to come by the Garden Club to admire the different forms of art, meet the artists and have some refreshments! Please join the artists for a lovely and charming afternoon, no reservations needed and no charge.

The RSF Garden Club is located at 17025 Avenida De Acacias Rancho Santa Fe, 92091; (858) 756-1554; www.rsfgardenclub.org.

Author Adriana Trigiani to speak at RSF Library Guild’s ‘Author Talk’ Author Adriana Trigiani will appear at the Nov. 9 RSF Library Guild “Author Talk.”

Trigiani will be presenting her book “The Shoemaker’s Wife.” The event will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the RSF Branch Library, 17040 Avenida de Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe. Cost: $35 includes author presentation, signed copy of the book, and a light lunch.

This event is for Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild members. Anyone can become a member of the Library Guild. Go to www.rsflibraryguild.org or call (858) 756-4780.

Canyon Crest Academy to host 48-hour film festival Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision Cinema program recently announced its 2nd Annual “CCA MiniCine Fest.” Students from all schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District were offered the opportunity to shoot, produce, and edit a film in the span of 48 hours on the weekend of Oct. 12. They were given a prompt to make the film a three-minute spooky comedy centered on theme word “squishy.”

The groups scrambled through all hours of the weekend to have their DVD in by that Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m., the friends and family of the filmmakers, plus the community are invited to attend the Mini Cine Festival showcasing the 22 short films that were made. Awards will be given

Alexander Powell, Jennifer Smart editing on a 48hour deadline. to the team with the overall best film, as well as an audience choice winner. Tickets to the show are $5 for students and $10 for adults.

The money raised from the MiniCine Fest, including a $30 entry fee per team, supports the Envision Cinema program at Canyon Crest Academy. MiniCine Fest is a studentsponsored and student-organized event.

For more information, email: minicinecca@gmail.com or contact Mark Raines, Envision Cinema Coordinator at mark.raines@sduhsd.net.

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CANDIDATES continued from page 1 One of two incumbent candidates, Burdge shared the good news that the district’s Academic Performance Index (API) scores are the highest in the school’s history and that in a ranking of 100 similar schools in the state, the elementary school is ranked fourth and the middle school ranked third in the state.

None of the surrounding schools are considered similar schools.

Burdge said what he offers the community the most is continuity as a longtime board member. In Burdge’s eight years on the board, he said he’s seen increased test scores, the passage of the bond and reno-

vating Rowe, the installation of an artificial turf, upgrades to the Performing Arts Center and the technology program, and a finalization of a parking agreement with the Association on the Dacus property, a very long process.

A PIC member asked about the demographics that were used to pass the bond to upgrade the school that said enrollment would increase when in fact enrollment has gone down.

Burdge said the board used figures provided by Davis Demographics that turned out to be wrong — at the time there were 858 students and they were looking at a projected number of 1,200 students, which Burdge said “fueled the panic” to find a new school site.

Currently, the enrollment is at 650 and Burdge

said he thinks everything worked out OK. “I feel like the community got a very good deal in the long run,” Burdge said.

Like Burdge, fellow incumbent Seltzer said continuity also makes him a strong candidate, as he was appointed to the board 13 months ago out of six candidates after trustee Jim Cimino moved. He said he feels like he’s been an effective leader on the board and works well with his colleagues.

He also stressed the importance of his being a “native son”— both Seltzer and his wife were born and raised in Rancho Santa Fe, attended the Village Preschool, and graduated from Rowe and Torrey Pines High.

He currently has two children at Rowe and one in preschool.

Murugi Kenyatta works to link local women with those of East Africa Murugi Kenyatta was recognized for her advocacy work with San Diego’s Somali and East African refugee population at the OceanLeaf Awards Celebration Oct. 17. Born and raised in Kenya, Murugi Kenyatta she said witnessed the power of women and the role they played in strengthening families and improving communities in East Africa.

As a member of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club, Kenyatta is involved in two Rotary-funded projects that benefit the East African community in San Diego — Project Refuge (under the auspices of the Somali Family Services) and the Somali Women Sewing Center (under the auspices of Horn of Africa).

She also brings her experience and passion to the mission of the Foundation for Women where she serves as the community liaison and a critical connection between the organization and the communities it serves in San Diego.

Who or what inspires you?

The women that we serve in San Diego are a great inspiration. They are resilient, passionate and very hardworking. It is wonderful to see them seize the opportunities provided to them and transform their lives, families and communities.

I am truly inspired by women like micro-entrepreneur Jaimi Lutz, who has used the microloans and training from FFW to start and build a viable business. Jaimi makes and sells vegan cookies while raising two young children.

She attends FFW’s weekly meetings,

picks up her children from school, and makes time to market her cookies around the county. She does it tirelessly so that she can be able to support herself and her family. There is no doubt that her drive and determination will take her business, Jaimi’s Lovin’ Cookies, to greater heights of success.

If you hosted a dinner party for eight, whom (living or deceased) would you invite?

Wangari Maathai (Kenyan environmental and political activist; first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize), Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian author), Dambisa Moyo (international economist and author), João Gilberto (Brazilian singer and guitarist), Aung San Suu Kyi (Chairperson for the National League for Democracy in Burma) and Pablo Neruda (a Chilean poet).

What are you reading?

I’m currently reading “Imperial Reckoning” by Caroline Elkins.

What do you most dislike?

Dishonesty What is your most-prized possession?

That would be my late mother’s memoir that is written in her own handwriting.

What do you do for fun?

Discover and explore San Diego County — on foot or by car.

What is your philosophy of life?

UBUNTU: Showing humanity to others is what makes us human — a strong sense of community, sharing and generosity.

What would be your dream vacation?

To visit the Southern part of Africa and have an opportunity to tour and meet the people of Botswana, Nambia, Swaziland, Mozambique and South Africa.

Veterans Day Parade set for Nov. 12 The San Diego County Veterans Day Parade honoring men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces will make its way down Pacific Highway, between Cedar and G Streets, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12. Veterans groups, marching band and pageantry units are set to participate. Spectators are encouraged to line the parade route and interact with San Diego veterans and participating groups.

Maj. Gen. Charles (Chuck) Elwood Yeager, pilot of the first recorded flight to break the sound barrier, will serve as the parade’s 2012 grand marshal. This year’s parade honors the 65th anniversary of Maj. Gen. Yeager’s breaking of the sound barrier. For more information, visit: sdvetparade.org

Having attended the “tremendous” school, he said he has a unique perspective of what it is like as a student and how important and special it is.

Seltzer said he also offers fiscal discipline from his background in business.

When asked what the biggest challenge the district faces is, Seltzer said aside from challenges with state funding, he said it would be to handle the school’s “embarrassment of riches.”

“There are so many wonderful things at the school, it’s how to maximize every one of those things for the students that are there,” Seltzer said, noting it’s important to deliver for every family what they need be it in science, sports, music, technology or foreign language.

Buchner is relatively

new to the district, having moved to Rancho Santa Fe two and a half years ago with his wife and four children, but he said he wasted no time getting involved with the school. Last year he served as the RSF Education Foundation finance chair.

His desire to serve on the board was shaped by an experience with his son as a student at the school. Days into his son being at Rowe, he came home and said he felt like his “brain was melting” and that he wasn’t being challenged. Buchner met with the principal and superintendent and they were able to work together to create a plan for his son.

“That personalized touch enabled my son to never look back, he had an unbelievable year,” Buchner said. “I don’t know what

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the secret sauce is, but it’s magical.”

He said as a board member he’d like to see the district continue to foster that same sort of “secret sauce” and attract new families to the school and community.

He would also like to ensure the district gets the most out of every single dollar so the students and facilities are well served. He believes he brings valuable experience with his background of 20-plus years as a managing director at Credit Suisse and A Better Colgate for Colgate University, learning about best practices of boards in higher education.

As a mother of five, Slosar spoke about how she will be dropping children off at Rowe until 2025. Taking a

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Longtime resident Jennie Collins shares memories from more than 50 years of life in RSF

BY KATHY DAY Get Jennie Collins talking about her life in Rancho Santa Fe and you stand to learn a lot about the past 50 years or so.

She and her husband Wieland “Butch” Collins bought their property off Via de Santa Fe in 1956 and to this day the 92-year-old woman still raises goats, tends a garden full of vegetables and fires up her golf cart to get around her 14 acres.

“My horses brought me here,” she said. She and Butch, who died in 1997, moved from Lynwood, Calif., where they had a nursery. He also operated the concessions at Lake Morena and Lake Hodges. The couple founded and for years ran the Nurseryland garden center chain – which they sold and saw it become Armstrong Garden Centers.

The small house and its outbuildings sit off Via de Santa Fe, just around the corner from The Vegetable Shop at The Jennie Collins with one of her Nigerian goats, Bebe.

Chino Family Farm and adjacent to the Osuna Ranch. For There were only two pine trees and some eucalyptus years it housed greenhouses and growing grounds; today, trees on the land – none of the palms and plants they would the stables where she once kept her horses are leased out. grow and sell on the property. Nor were the 50-year-old “”We were looking for a place to move when our son flowering mulberry or the fig or persimmon trees that bear Mark was 6 and ready to start first grade,” she said, relaxing fruit sold at the Chino’s Vegetable Shop there. (The Chinos in her antique-filled living room. Mark followed in his parand Jennie have quite a bartering system.) ents’ footsteps and owns Evergreen Nursery. His older brothBorn in Youngstown, Ohio, Jennie and her family er, Ron, taught for 32 years at Oceanside High School, and moved to Compton when she was a young girl, arriving in a their sister, Joyce, “a pretty good horsewoman,” is a taxider1927 Essex her father had rigged so they could cook over the mist. engine along the way. They settled on an acre of farmland The couple first looked at property in Bonita, she said. in the Los Angeles suburb, where as the oldest of five chil“But I told him ‘no’ because the land there would not be as dren she had responsibility for caring the animals, learning valuable.” skills that included delivering foals and baby goats.

Then they looked in the San Pasqual Valley but it was Here are some of Jennie’s anecdotes about living in the too hot. ranch over the past 56 years: On their way to the races at Del Mar, they drove •Shortly after they moved in, there was a big rainstorm. through Rancho Santa Fe. When they got to the races they Drainage then ran down Via de Santa Fe towards Via de la ran into friends who encouraged them to look around.

Valle. There was flooding all around. During a second major “My husband told them we couldn’t afford to step foot storm in the ‘70s, the bridge washed out, the cows were on the grounds, but we decided anyway to just go look,” pushed to the ocean and the Chinos brought their tractors Jennie said. “Little did I know there were no ‘For Sale’ signs in to help protect the property. allowed.”

The drainage problem got her so fired up that she went As they drove down Via de Santa Fe, she saw some to a Rancho Santa Fe Association meeting with a neighbor. horse fences and some children playing so they stopped and When they asked her what was wrong, she said, “I told asked if they knew of any homes for sale. them. This part of Rancho Santa Fe was the a-----e of Rancho “This one is,” they answered. So they tracked down the Santa Fe.” owner, Mr. Fleetwood. Jennie told her husband to go back to •Years ago a sewer plant sat on the hill three lots to the Los Angeles and ask him if they paid him $45,000 in cash if north of the Collins’ property. he would sell it to them.

“I could see the spray through the kitchen window ...

“He took it,” she said. “That’s when gas was 25 cents a They moved it into the river. I don’t know how they got it gallon in Escondido.” moved there.”

There were no street lights – “everything was black” – •There were coyotes and deer all around. “You couldn’t and no other houses around. drive to Escondido (where the only market was when they

moved to the Ranch) without seeing deer.

She learned about the “coyote experience” the hard way. She brought her big duck, Donald, with them from Lynnwood. Thinking that he would love the freedom, she left him outside the first night. The next morning, he and the other ducks were gone.

•Jennie raised four race horses, had foals each year and her daughter Joyce’s riding horse. She loved going to Del Mar, where they had a box seat for 50 years.

She had “one good horse – The Rage.”

He was kind of a rogue horse, she said. “He didn’t like women and he didn’t like chains over his nose.”

He ran at Hollywood Park and then they moved him to Caliente, where he was trained and “turned out to be the best horse ever.”

She also had two horses that were brought over from Australia with a shipload of sheep, including Avro who was the first horse to test the grass track at Del Mar. After she ran it, “the guys decided the turn could be made.”

•And for a while she had Rista, a quarterhorse they later sold to the doctor next door.

“One day the kids left the door open and the horse went in the house,” Jennie recalled with a sly twinkle in her eye. “The lady phoned and asked what to do. I told her to walk it out the front door.”

But she wouldn’t do it. “She told me she didn’t want the neighbors to see her walking the horse out the front door.”

•When their daughter, Joyce, was growing up she and her best friend would take their horses and the Collins’ dog out to Rancho Zorro – now Fairbanks Ranch – and camp overnight on the weekends.

“You wouldn’t do that now.”

Or they would ride down the river to the ocean with the dog trailing along. One time, though, the girls came back without the dog.

“Soon a very fancy car pulled up with that doggone Doberman in the back seat.”

•Jennie grows butternut squash – a popular item for the Chinos, who named it “Mrs. Collins’ Squash. Her lima beans originated from a seed she purchased from a seed company years ago. Her mother, who was blind, would shell them and Jennie would take them to the Chinos, who now grow limas from the same line. She also grows a tasty, small tomato she calls “Ping Point” and everything in between.

“If it tastes good, I save the seeds.”

She cooks much of her food from scratch, cans and freezes “everything” and, says her niece Wendy Austin, has an amazing number of “thrifty ways of saving money. … I always learn things being here.”

New businesses to open at Flower Hill Promenade

Orchestra Nova presents Amadeus in Concert

•Fa rmhouse Italian concept to replace old Paradise Grill space

BY CLAIRE HARLIN A sister to the popular downtown restaurant Cucina Urbana will take the place of the former Paradise Grill at the Flower Hill Promenade, owners recently announced.

Cucina Enoteca will open in May 2013, following the opening of Whole Foods in February. These additions come after the recent openings of Core Power yoga studio and Chipotle, a well-known quick Mexican food option.

In January, Burger Lounge will add to food selections at Flower Hill, and Sharp Rees-Stealy, a health care provider that will house about 20 primary care and specialty doctors, will open next fall.

After a $30 million expansion, the first completed renovation phase of Flower Hill Promenade will be ready for shopping in early November 2012.

The new center offers an additional 70,000 square feet of retail space and includes a four-level parking structure that provides 430 additional parking spaces.

“We’re ecstatic about the expansion of Flower Hill and the additional retailers and restaurants that will be joining the community. We’re so pleased that Sharp Rees-Stealy is one of them and that they’ve chosen us to expand in North County.” says Jeffrey Essakow the managing partner of Flower Hill Promenade. “The level of shopping and dining options plus expansion and renovation to the property are going to exceed expectations and bring a buzz to the community.”

Flower Hill Promenade is located at 2720 Via De La Valle, Del Mar, 92014. Visit: www.flowerhill.com

Canyon Crest Academy Foundation to unveil Legacy Wall honoring past donors on Oct. 25 The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation (CCAF) will unveil the CCA Foundation Legacy Wall, which honors the most generous donors, on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. at the CCA school campus. In addition to the donors, invited guests include San Diego city and school officials, the professional artist Dee McMillen, who guided students through the process of creating the art for the wall, as well as the parents of the students who created the art. The Foundation will also be formally dedicating the artwork to the Canyon Crest Academy.

“This is a great example of how we strike a great working balance between public and private entities,” said Marty Foltyn, CCA Foundation president. “The Foundation is a parent volunteer organization that is dedicated to empowering every student to realize his or her full potential through Foundation-funded programs and activities. Together with the San Dieguito High School district’s dedicated teachers and administrators, we have formed an excellent partnership that supports the expansive curriculum and enriching educational and athletic programs that is available to all CCA students.”

The event will be catered by students from the CCA NEST cafe, a program supported by the Foundation. Refreshments will be provided by Towne Bakery of Del Mar Highlands and the CCA Farmers’ Market. The Foundation’s partnership with the CCA Farmers’ Market (Thursday afternoons at CCA) enables the community to sample locally sourced produce and foster a fun and social environment for families.

Orchestra Nova™ opens its season this year on Oct. 20-22 with three performances that explore the life, music and myths of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, using the Oscar-winning film Amadeus as the guide. Led by Jung-Ho Pak, each performance of Amadeus in Concert will present an in-depth look at key scenes from the movie with music performed by the orchestra and guest artists, bringing those scenes to life.

Special guest Mark Adler, the film’s music editor, will provide a unique, personal behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, and the role Mozart’s music played in the film’s creation and development.

The season continues with Nova Goes Hollywood, Nov. 10-12. This performance examines the impact music has in eliciting a wide range of emotional responses when you watch a movie. Guests will hear memorable classical music from well-known Hollywood favorites, including Strauss’ The Blue Danube from 2001: A Space Odyssey and the sleigh scene from Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé.

These themed performances of Amadeus in Concert will be presented as follows: •Saturday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. – Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, Sorrento Valley •Sunday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m. – California Center for the Arts, Escondido •Monday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. - Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla The Nova Experience begins an hour and a half prior to the performance at all venues.

To order tickets or for more information, visit www.orchestranova.org, or call 858-350-0290.

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Accomplished RSF artist completes memorable Cannonball Endurance Run driving vintage motorcycle

BY JOE TASH World-renowned artist Scott Jacobs made his name by painting pictures of exotic sports cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles. For fun, he takes those same vehicles on the road.

Housed in the garage of his Rancho Santa Fe home are a 1962 Shelby Cobra, which was originally designed as a race car, and a Maserati, which he loves to take for a spin. And in September, he drove his vintage 1926 Harley Davidson J motorcycle across country in the Cannonball Endurance Run, a race for bikes built before 1930.

The race began Sept. 7 in Newburgh, New York, and concluded 17 days later in San Francisco. The riders averaged 300 miles per day, and took only one day off during the run. Because the motorcycles were meticulously restored classics, the average speed was between 45 and 50 mph, said Jacobs.

“It was a rolling museum going down the highway,” he said.

“The highlight was the camaraderie between everybody.

It was an amazing experience.”

Jacobs finished 29th of 71 riders, but has no regrets and said he would definitely do it again, in spite of the cuts, burns, scrapes and bruises suffered along the way, and the extreme weather conditions, which included intense heat, bone-chilling cold, wind and rain.

The race followed small rural roads, avoiding the large interstates, and Jacobs said he was inspired by the large crowds that turned out along the way to cheer the riders on.

His wife, Sharon, rode with him on her own motorcycle, and even his two daughters — Olivia and Alexa — rode their own Harleys for about half the route.

Each day, the riders were given a route map, which they rolled up and displayed in a glass-covered case mounted on their handlebars. They scrolled the map down, which listed the twists and turns of the route by mileage markers. Riders had to keep close track of the mileage to stay on course, which Jacobs said was even more difficult because the odometer on his classic bike wasn’t perfectly accurate.

One of the things that slowed Jacobs down was mechanical problems; his bike broke down 15 times along the

Scott Jacobs on his bike during the ride.

Scott Jacobs with is wife Sharon, and daughters Olivia and Alexa at the end of the race in San Francisco. route, including such problems as a flat tire and electrical failures.

Jacobs’ love of Harleys encompasses both the bikes he enjoys riding and those he paints — in 1993, he was named as the official artist for Harley Davidson, and his images are found on everything from original paintings to a variety of products, such as plates, coins, cards and clothing.

Jacobs, 53, is a native of New Jersey. He and his family moved to Rancho Santa Fe 16 years ago, and he works in a home studio. Jacobs and his daughter, Alexa, were featured earlier this year on the ABC television series “Secret Millionaire.”

According to a biography on his website, Jacobs’ art career began at age 19 when he bought a failing art gallery with money he had saved from odd jobs. He also made pen-and-ink drawings for his high school newspaper.

Later, he began painting portraits of celebrities, but he said his career really took off when he started painting cars and motorcycles.

“I really started getting noticed,” he said, and his admir-

ers included officials at Harley Davidson, who later signed him as their official artist.

Today, Jacobs paints everything from cars and motorcycles to still life images of wine, chocolates and flowers. His original paintings are sold through invitation-only auctions, and fetch prices ranging from $28,000 for smaller works, up to $130,000 for larger ones, more than he paid for his first house.

“It’s overwhelming to me. I never thought it would get to that level, especially as a living artist,” Jacobs said.

Along with original paintings, prints of his work sell in stores around the world. Mostly, he paints in acrylics, but he also works in pen and ink, oil and watercolors.

When he’s not painting in his studio, he’s traveling to auctions and private events to promote and sell his work.

He is planning a VIP event to be held at his home where the night’s entertainment will be a performance by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. A recent event, also held at his home, featured the Doobie Brothers.

The special events are held as a thank-you to clients, who are flown in and provided accommodation at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Jacobs said.

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Political scientist discusses race for the White House

BY STEVEN MIHAILOVICH Who will be the president of the United States? For many pundits and analysts, this election is one of the most pivotal and offers the starkest contrast between candidates in recent American history.

Will voters validate the efforts of President Barack Obama and entrust him with another term? Or will the people pick former Governor Mitt Romney to lead the nation to the greener pastures?

In support of his new Professor Samuel Popkin book, “The Candidate: What It Takes to Win — and Hold — the White House,” UC San Diego Professor Samuel Popkin spoke about the campaign to a group of 100 people, who gathered at the Jewish Community Center on Oct. 4 — the night after the first presidential debate.

To listen to Popkin describe it, this presidential election is just another rerun of a drama aired every four years that is rife with the same old tactics and strategies, blunders and windfalls, thrills and spills.

“There are very few different presidential campaigns,” Popkin said. “They repeat themselves over and over like variations on a theme in music.”

The noted political scientist has played a role in the development of important theories; authored a number of books on politics and the presidency; worked on the political campaigns of Presidents Carter and Clinton, as well as Al Gore; advised political parties in Canada and Europe; and specializes in polling.

Popkin’s presentation was billed as the kickoff to the upcoming 18th annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair to be held around two weekends (Nov. 3-5 and Nov. 8-11) next month.

Popkin’s central thesis is that regardless of the issues, a candidate’s status as challenger, incumbent or successor dictates the message of any presidential campaign.

Professor Samuel Popkin at the Jewish Community Center Oct. 4. Photos/Dan Greenblat In that regard, Popkin argued that as a challenger, Romney offers the same fare that succeeded four years earlier for his rival: hope and change.

“No matter what they look like, no matter what party they’re from, they’re talking about the importance of change and that you can hope for better things,” he said.

“When you’re the challenger you’re saying ... run away with me and look what I’ll give you. You’ll be happy. There will never be dishes in the sink. There will never be underwear on the floor. The board will always be wherever you want it.

Run away with me and start all over.”

Popkin argued that while a challenger is free to propose love, so to speak, the incumbent is encumbered by the familiarity of the marriage. But with the powers, privileges and platform provided by the office of president, the incumbent is rarely the underdog.

“The president has to say, I’m safe because you’ll know what I do,” Popkin said. “He’s (the challenger) a risk because you don’t know if he’s really for you or not.

“When Mike Tyson was the most powerful, successful boxer in the world, everybody who was going to fight him would say, ‘Well, I got a strategy. I think I can be the one to

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“Nobody runs for president who does not have extraordinary audacity,” Popkin said. “If you want to be president, you have to get up there and say ‘I am the best person alive to lead this country and to be the most powerful person in the world.’

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Popkin Quotes: On why he wrote the book: “The motivation for this book was to get the bad taste of the Gore campaign out of my mouth. I started it to try and figure out how could such a terrible campaign happen to such a good person? How could Al Gore so many times snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?”

On the limitations of money in a campaign: “Just to remind you, in 2007, the person who set the new fundraising record of any challenger in decades was Rudolph Giuliani. All that money. New fundraising record.

Zero delegates.”

On the perfect candidate: “I’ve never found a better challenger to run for office than Yoda from Star Wars. Yoda was from another planet and it was a dirty, swampy place, so he’d be fine in Washington. He was skilled at combat and he was of high virtue, so he would be fine.

On the super PACs: “That is one of the problems with the Super PACs. A lot these Super PAC people are out there to make themselves a name, to be the next Swift-boater, not to help the candidate.

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Community Concerts of RSF opens season

Keith and Ann Milner, Kendra Turner, Pam and Dick Lawrence

The Abrams Brothers: James, John, and Elijah

Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe hosted its first concert of the new season on Oct. 12 at the Village Church Fellowship Hall, featuring the musical stylings of The Abrams Brothers.

The Canadian trio of teenagers (fourthgeneration musicians) successfully merge the sounds of Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie with their own vivacious sound to create a sweet sounding harmony.

Each of the three remaining community concerts this year, on Nov. 9, Jan. 25 and March 22, will take place at the Village Church Fellowship Hall. Hors d’oeuvres will be served starting at 6:15 p.m., followed by an unforgettable performance beginning at 7 p.m. Visit www.communityconcertsofrsf.com.

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Jan Clark, Rosemary Nauert, Jeanette Webb Romik and Linda Kesian, Jean and Frank McGrath

Barb Egofske, Joan Ryan

Dottie Demmers, Joan Clark, Allan Clark, Bill Demmers

Right: Sharrie Woods, Tracy Myers, Diane Martin

Sharon McDonald, Blaine and LaVerne Briggs Jan Dunford, Karen Henderson

Jan Meister, Dick and Judy Arendsee

Dennis and Lynne Bohlman, Ray and Kathy Terhune

Tom Lawton, Joanne Reno, Nancy Lawton

Jeanne Knight, Edward and Linda Ebright

Bibbi Herrmann, Heather Manion

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Get ‘em while they’re HOT! www.RanchAndCoastProperty.com 1 Blk to Moonlight Encinitas • Offered at $2,400,000

Stunning Ocean Front Carlsbad • Offered at $11,500,000

New statue of Zenyatta unveiled Nina Kaiser, of Lake Hodges, poses with her newly unveiled statue of Zenyatta recently at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Kaiser spent two years creating the 1,200-pound bronze statue, which is the same height as Zenyatta, and weighs the same as the mare did during her racing days. These days, Zenyatta — who won 19 out of 20 races — resides at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky. She has a weanling colt by Bernardini and is in foal to Tapit.

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Author/former Navy Seal Sniper instructor to speak at RSF Library Guild event Oct. 25

Private and Gated St. Malo Oceanside • Offered at $1,495,000-$1,550,000

Author Brandon Webb, former Navy Seal Sniper head instructor, will present his book “The Red Circle; My Life in the Navy Seal, Sniper Corps and How I Trained America’s Deadliest Marksmen” at the Thursday, Oct. 25 RSF Library Guild meeting.

The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the RSF Library, 17040 Avenida de Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe. Cost: $40, which includes author presentation, signed copy of the book, light dinner, and cocktails/drinks.

This event is for Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild members. Anyone can become a member of the Library Guild. Go to www.rsflibraryguild.org or call (858) 756-4780.

This RSF Library Guild Author Talk is sponsored by Don Johnson of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.

Viewpoints presents cell phone inventor Martin Cooper at RSF event Oct. 30 Viewpoints, co-presented by The Village Church and the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, will present guest speaker Martin Cooper, inventor of the first personal cell phone, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fellowship Center at the Village Church.

The evening will begin with wine and light hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m. The discussion will be held from 6:30 - 8 p.m. and will include time for audience questions. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Advance ticket purchase is encouraged and may be purchased either on-line at www.villageviewpoints.com or by calling 858-381-

Beautiful Westerly Views Rancho Santa Fe Covenant • Offered at $3,999,000-$4,799,000

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Viewpoints is co-presented by The Village Church and the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation.

The goal of the lecture series is to inform, inspire and impact by providing a forum in which individuals, renown in their field, share their knowledge, wisdom and experience with members of our community.

858.756.2398

RSF Fire District to host Open House at newly rebuilt station . Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District (RSFFPD) will be hosting an Open House at their newly rebuilt RSFFPD Station 3, located at 6424 El Apajo in Rancho Santa Fe, on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include station tours, apparatus displays, educational exhibits, and more.

“We are excited for this opportunity to welcome the community to Station 3,” said Fire Chief Tony Michel. “This has been a long process which began over 10 years ago, but we are pleased to have a facility that will ensure that fire protection and emergency medical services will be available in this community for many years to come.”

For more information, please visit www.rsf-fire.org or call 858-756-5971.

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“Osuna Ranch Residence”-The Covenant

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“RARE AND REFINED”-Horseman’s Valley

LINDA SANSONE & A S S O C I A T E S Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate: 2012 January - September Performance Summary Overall, Rancho Santa Fe real estate (defined for the purpose of this analysis as all attached and detached residential properties listed with the San Diego Multiple Listing Service for the 92067 and 92091 zip codes) has improved strongly, if we compare the first three quarters of 2012 with the same time period in 2011. Inventory has declined 20.8% from a daily average of 310 properties in 2011 to 245 properties in 2012. This reduction in inventory resulted from fewer properties listed for sale and an increase in the number of sales. Within the first 9 months of 2011, 168 properties were sold versus 197 in 2012. The relative demand for properties has been so robust that average marketing time has declined 12.5% from 160 days in 2011 to 140 days in 2012.

The combination of tighter supply and stronger demand increased the overall median value by almost 15% from $1,850,000 in 2011 to $2,125,000 in 2012. Almost 5% of this increase came from sellers staying closer to their original listing price when negotiating with buyers. In 2011, sellers discounted their final sales price from their original list price by 14.95%; whereas, in 2012, sellers discounted their final sales price by only 10.61%. This 29.1% relative year-over-year percentage change essentially put 4.34% (14.95% - 10.61%) back into the sellers’ pockets. If inventory continues to stabilize at lower levels and demand continues to persist, we should start to see sellers, not only be willing to give up less off their original listing prices, but increase original listing prices as well.

Original Listing Price: less than $3 million Spectacular offering of the existing residence on the “Osuna Ranch“property in Rancho Santa Fe’s historic Covenant.

Recently subdivided, this 3.33 acre parcel is adjacent to the “Osuna Ranch” in a prime Covenant location. Perched on a hilltop with distant views in a pastoral and peaceful setting graced with charm, this 5,755 square foot, 3 bedroom 3.5-bath home embodies the essence of Southern California living.

Offered at $1,850,000

Properties with an original listing price less than $3 million remains the strongest submarket in Rancho Santa Fe. Median sold price has increased 11.1% from $1,534,550 in 2011 to $1,705,000 in 2012. Much of this valuation increase is contributed to a significant decline in supply. The average daily inventory for the first three quarters of 2011 was 164 properties compared to 114 properties, during the same time period, in 2012. Moreover, demand has increased as well. The number of properties sold in this 2011 period was 123 properties versus 133 properties in 2012. No longer am I seeing buyers expecting to find distressed sales in this submarket. Instead, I am seeing buyers, investors, and builders looking for properties that they can 1) move-in without work, 2) renovate, or 3) tear-downs for new construction. Hints of a normal market are emerging.

This architecturally masterful convenient Westside, custom built estate set on 1.06 peaceful and quiet view acres, is located in the private gated enclave of Horseman’s Valley. Upon entering the residence you are amazed at the sense of warmth, style and peacefulness and you are captivated by the easy flowing floor plan, the abundance of French doors, walls of glass, verandas and loggias making the indoors and outdoors seem seamless.

Offered at $2,795,000

Original Listing Price: $3 million - $5 million The lower end of the market was the first into the housing crisis, but is also showing continuous signs of being the first out. Recovery is percolating bottom-up. Consequently, this submarket, properties with an original listing price between $3 million and $5 million, has shown the second strongest median valuation increase of all three submarkets in Rancho Santa Fe. Median value has increased 8.2% from $2,912,500 during the first nine months of 2011 to $3,150,000 during 2012. Interestingly, the improvement in this submarket came more from strengthening demand, than tightening supply. The number of properties sold increased 28.1% from 32 properties during the first three quarter of 2011 to 41 properties for that same time period in 2012. Not only did more properties sell at a higher value, but they sold 36% faster. The average marketing time for properties sold in this 2011 time period was 197 days compared to 126 days in 2012. The biggest problem this submarket is experiencing is pairing properties with buyers’ desired property characteristics, given this submarket’s low inventory.

Original Listing Price: $5 million or more

Rancho Pacifica $9,350,000

RSF-The Bridges $6,995,000

RSF-Cielo $5,995,000

RSF-Rancho La Cima $5,495,000

While this submarket, properties with an original listing price of $5 million and greater, has improved, it has not improved across as many of its market characteristics as the submarkets below it. Inventory, new listings, and average marketing time have all remained essentially constant. The one variable that sellers have been waiting to see improve most has been the number of sales. In the past, limited demand has hampered this submarket from entertaining a representative inventory. Fortunately, it looks like this submarket has turned that corner. When comparing the first three quarters of 2011 to those of 2012, the number of sales for this submarket has climbed an astonishing 76.9%. For 2011, only 13 properties were sold versus 23 properties in 2012. Besides this broad-based demand increase, median sold price also increased 4.1% from $5,075,000 in 2011 to $5,285,000 in 2012. Clearly, the increase in the number of sold properties did not come from price reductions. As a matter of fact, sellers discounted their final sales price from their original list price 13.9% less than they did in 2011. In 2011, the median discount from original list price to sales price was 25.31% compared to 21.79% in 2012, resulting in a 13.9% relative change or a 3.52% absolute change. Consequently, this recovery is not only broad, but demand driven.

RSF-The Bridges $4,595,000

RSF-The Covenant $3,995,000

RSF-The Bridges $3,275,000

RSF-The Covenant $2,695,000

RSF-The Covenant $2,195,000

RSF-The Covenant $1,795,000

ABOUT LINDA SANSONE With a master’s in accounting, a CPA, and CFO experience for a prestigious architectural firm, Linda is a rarity in the real estate industry.

She represented one of the largest residential sales in all of San Diego County. She is a Rancho Santa Fe resident with nearly 16 years experience representing residential buyers/sellers.

RSF-The Covenant $5,250,000

RSF-The Covenant $4,950,000

Named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the TOP 250 real estate agents by sales volume in the Nation, and ranked #2 Producing Realtor in all of San Diego County for 2011.

CA DRE # 01219378

(858) 775-6356

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Cub Scout Pack 766 takes historical tour Cub Scout Pack 766, Den 6 and Den 10 (wolves and bears in 2nd and 3rd grade) recently took the RSF Historical Society tour on Oct. 12. (Bottom left) Pack 766 Den 6 and Den 10 enjoying a Rachel’s Challenge pizza lunch at Roger Rowe School. Lunch was provided by 8th graders.

(Top left) Pack 766 Den 6 and Den 10 members attempting to use the original RSF mailbox codes. Original mailboxes have secret codes for unlocking, located at the RSF Historical Society.

(Top right) Pack 766 Den 6 and Den 10 on a special tour of La Flecha House provided by Dana Evanson, a RSF Historical Society volunteer.

(Above center) RSF Historical Society volunteer Dana Evanson leads Pack 766 Den 6 and Den 10 to the original school house (now The Pantry). The original school class had one graduating member, and the ceiling still exists at The Pantry! Scouts in photos above (no order) include: Chase Klecher, Jacob Galdston, Henry McDonough, Malcolm McDonough, Jake Malter, Javeed Shapouri and Ryan Shakiba.

The Pangaea Group at Morgan Stanley presents ‘All Fore the Community’ Golf Classic Oct. 22 Monday, Oct. 22, will be a day to remember at the beautiful RSF Golf Club. More than 100 Rancho Santa Fe residents and business leaders will compete in a noon shotgun start, scramble format golf tournament that will raise funds for the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, a non-profit 501c3 organization that provides enrichment programs, classes and social events for residents of the RSF community.

Title sponsors Mike Par- Pangaea Group at Morgan Stanley team (l-r): Daniel ziale and Dan Morilak and Morilak, Anna Thomas, Christie Lawrence, Michael their financial team called Parziale.

The Pangaea Group at Morgan Stanley will present the 19th Annual Golf Classic. Morilak and Parziale, both avid golfers and RSF residents, said recently, “We’re proud to support the RSF Community Center and look forward to a great tournament.” Together they have a combined 35 years experience providing customized financial advisory services and discretionary asset management that has helped simplify the lives of high net worth individuals, families and their businesses.

The team implements a proprietary Global Tactical portfolio model and their offices are located behind the Roger Rowe School.

The tournament will include a putting contest, a Hole-in-One opportunity for a Hoehn Motors Cadillac, lunch and tee prizes, an “All Fore Fun” After Party featuring dinner, an awards ceremony and a live auction. Major Sponsors include: The Faltinsky Family, Heritage Ranch Management, Hoehn Motors, Income.com, The Mikles Family, The Moran Family, Northern Trust, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, The Seltzer Family and Wells Fargo The Private Bank. Cost: Individual player: $325; Foursome: $1,200, After Party: $50.

For more information, call the RSF Community Center at 858-756-2461 or visit www.rsfcc.org.

Upcoming events at the RSF Community Center Woodworking Bus, Marine Science, Fashion Design, Acting and More!

Session 2 Classes: Our Session 2 classes begin Monday, Nov. 5. This is an eight-week session that runs Nov. 5 - Jan. 18. Some of our exciting classes we offer include Mini Builders, Rock Band, Ocean Artshop, Cheerleading, plus many more! Whether your child loves art, dance, science or sports, we have you covered! For more information or to register, please visit our website at www.rsfcc.org or give us a call at 858-756-2461.

Yoga & Jazzercise at the RSFCC! Join us for Jazzercise on Mondays and Wednesdays and Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays here at the RSFCC. We are very excited to be able to offer two great fitness classes for the community. All classes are from 9-10 a.m., so come on in for a great workout. Cost is $125 for 10 visits or $15 for drop-ins.

TGIF! Dodge, Duck, Dip, and Dive- Dodgeball Oct. 26!

Your child won’t want to miss out on all the Friday fun. Sign them up for Coach Mike Rausa’s popular, adrenaline-pumping Dodgeball Tournament! There are prizes and t-shirts for the winning team. Pizza and water will be available for purchase. RSF Community Center membership required for participation.

When: Friday, Oct. 26 Where: RSF Community Center Time: 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. — 3rd & 4th Grade 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. - 5th & 6th Grade Cost: $20 per person/$15 for siblings Please call us at 858-756-2461 for more information.

RSF GOP Women to hold ‘Best Party in Town’ candidates’ forum Please join the Rancho Santa Fe Republican Women, Fed. on Sunday, Oct. 21, for the “Best Party In Town” candidates’ forum. The event will be held at the patio at Mille Fleurs, 6009 Paseo Delicias, from 3-5 p.m. $25 per person. Ask questions of the Republican candidates for school board to Assembly to San Diego Mayor to Congress, and other offices.

For information and reservations: Jody, 858-756-1906 or LilyJo33@aol.com.

Please mail checks payable to “RSFRWF,” P.O. Box 1195, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

Your check is your confirmation of reservation.

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RSF students and classmates honored by U.S. Department of Education • RSF’s Hunter Headapohl also wins individual honor A service learning project involving Rancho Santa Fe residents Michaela Fisher, Hunter Headapohl, Haley Klaus, Dillon Lerach, Katilyn Perry, Meredith Wislar, and more than a dozen of their classmates at Pacific Ridge School, was named one of four winners in this year’s U.S. Department of Education Startup Challenge.

The students are part of Global Vantage, a chapter of the Global Journal Project.

The organization, which began as a service learning group at Pacific Ridge School, is now a nonprofit platform through which students and school communities share stories and thereby form relationships across geographical and cultural boundaries. GJP brings together “chapters” of three-school partnerships that work together to create their own unique print and online magazines to share the stories of their communities. The inaugural chapter, Global Vantage, began as a collaboration among Pacific Ridge School, The Taft School in Watertown, Conn., and the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) in Kibera, Kenya.

The Global Journal Project’s three-school service learning model is meant to be replicated, with one participating school from a developing country benefitting directly from the collaboration.

This past May, the Global Vantage group submitted its service learning work to the U.S. Department of Education Startup Challenge. The awards program recognizes students’ innovative solutions to education problems. Students from across the country submitted their business plans and video pitches. Submissions were judged by a panel

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of prominent educators and entrepreneurs, and the Global Vantage group was named one of four overall winners.

Also this month, Global Vantage, the student-run magazine bearing the same name, was awarded a Gold Medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Each year, students who run newspapers, magazines, yearbooks or online media are invited to submit their products to the Association’s experienced adviser-judges. Since 1925, the CSPA has offered annual prizes for student media, and this year, Global Vantage earned a score of 932 out of 1,000, placing it in the top one percent of all submissions. Winning the Gold Medal has qualified Global Vantage to advance to the next round to compete for the Gold Crown, the highest recognition given by the CSPA to a student print or online medium for overall excellence.

The Gold Crown and Silver Crown Awards will be awarded in March 2013.

In addition, RSF’s Hunter Headapohl, Global Vantage’s editor, has just received the Gold Circle Award in “Non-Fiction Column” from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Hunter is the sole recipient of the Gold Circle Award in his category of “Non-Fiction Column.”

The Global Journal Project is one of many service learning groups at Pacific Ridge School. Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich each student’s academic experience, teach civic and ethical responsibility, and strengthen communities for the common good. Built into the curric-

Christmas Boutique 2012 Holiday Shopping Extravaganza

2 Days Only Rancho Santa Fe Community Center (5970 La Sendita, RSF, 92067) Friday, November 2nd & Saturday, November 3rd Ladies Night Out Friday!

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Saturday, November 3rd from 10am to 6pm Cost: FREE

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Pacifc Ridge School Global Journal Project — Web site launch presentation. ulum and the school day, the service learning program at Pacific Ridge School guides students as they take abstract concepts from the classroom to apply them in real-world situations. Students meet during a weekly class period to gain academic, teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving skills that will assist them in their various projects, which vary by grade. Service learning

projects require students to collaborate with both local and global communities in order to reach very concrete goals.

The next issue of Global Vantage will be available on Nov. 16.

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R. Roger Rowe students enjoy special performance by The Abrams Brothers As part of giving back to the community, The Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe recently provided the students at R. Roger Rowe School with a special educational performance of The Abrams Brothers musical trio. Below is a student review from fifth grader Charlie Mossy, who attended the event.

BY CHARLIE MOSSY The R. Roger Rowe School students had the pleasure of seeing The Abrams Brothers perform on Friday, Oct. 12, in the Performing Arts Center. They are an amazing bluegrass band. It seemed like all the students enjoyed the show. The band is made up of two brothers from Canada named James and John Abrams and their cousin Elijah.

My favorite song they played was from Coldplay called “Viva La Vida.” The three Abrams played many instruments: guitar, mandolin, keyboard, drums, violin and bass. I would recommend seeing the Abrams brothers. It was fun for us to get out of class to see a Community Concert.”

Charlie Mossey

Elle, Giselle, Hana, Avianna

Alex, Thomas, Michael Elle, Giselle, Hana, Avianna

Brett, Stefano, Elijah

Shannon, Cameron, Taylor, Hunter

The Abrams Brothers

Matt, Ryan, Patrick

Sheila, Morgan

Kylie, Katie, Dallas, Ella

Kevin, Paul

Callista, Kylie, Ellison, Madison, Lily, Payten

Anna, Meghan, Ashley, Malia, Nina

Zeina, Alia

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RSF GOP Women welcome Congressmen West, Issa The Rancho Santa Fe Republican Women, Fed. hosted Representative Allen West (R-FL) as guest speaker Oct. 14 at a reception held at Morgan Run Club & Resort. California Congressman (49th District) Darrell Issa also spoke at the event.

Photos/Jon Clark

(Above left) Congressman Allen West with Karen Barshick; (Above right) Judy and Dick Arendsee, Susan Lauer (Right) West with Nick and Brett Dieterich

(Left) Bill and Connie McNally; (Right) Daniel Marz, Congressman Darrell Issa, Grace Marz

Guests speakers West and Issa.

Doug and Stevie Younkin

Mary Humphrey, Congressman Darrell Issa

Congressman Allen West with Ursula Kuster

Congressman Darrell Issa speaks with Congressman Allen West

Jensine and Dan Bard, Carol Larner Sheryl and Jim Bohlander, Congressman Darrell Issa

Christie Walsh, Congressman Darrell Issa, Lynn Ann Reagan (president, San Diego Republican Women Federated)

(Left) Congressman Allen West with Jordan Bosstick; (Right) Congressman Darrell Issa, Kim Moons, Congressman Allen West

Susan and Michael Farrior

Congressman Allen West with Donna and Ray Vance

Ed and Libby Harshfield with Congressman Allen West

Dick Arendsee, Congressman Darrell Issa

Congressman Allen West with Stevie Younkin

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Jennifer Gilmore, Sheri & Brewster Briggs

Jacqueline Ortega, Dustin Skundrick

Dr. Arthur & Sandra Flippin, Michael Brunker

Jay & Gwendolyn Meyer

Rick & Shari Sapp, Julie Klaus, Joy Bancroft, Chris & Laura Maloney, Skip Coomber

Kim Higgins, Kevin Davis

Gala committee member Amy Vaurunek, Feeding America board member Denise Wheeler, Jerilyn Milligan, Brandy Gossett Terry Agahnia, Rauni Prittinen King

Deanne & Robert Seiler

‘Feeding America San Diego’ gala features MC Larry King Feeding America San Diego hosted community leaders, philanthropists, and humanitarians at its inaugural fundraising gala on Oct. 13 at a memorable evening under the stars in La Jolla with Master of Ceremonies Larry King. Guests enjoyed a sunset on the beach while sipping fresh cocktails, experiencing delectable cuisine, and enjoying an exclusive performance by nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow.

“Sunset Soirée” was underwritten by the Meyer Family, allowing 100 percent of funds raised through tickets, tables and sponsorships to go directly to programs at Feeding America San Diego. Through key partnerships with corporate partners, food donors, grocery stores and the national member network, Feeding America San Diego provides six meals for every dollar donated.

Established in 2007, Feeding America San Diego (FASD) is San Diego’s largest distributor of food, more than 21.5 million pounds within the last year, and the only Feeding America affiliate in the county. FASD works closely with over 160 partner agencies, local school districts, corporate partners and a network of volunteers to serve 73,000 children, families and seniors in need each week. Visit feedingamericasd.org.

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Sean Caddell, Marie-Jose Kaasenbrood

Sand sculpture and sand artists

Bill & Sally Wright

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CANDIDATES continued from page 7 cue from her sixth grader, she’s using the campaign slogan of “Yes or No Sir, Vote for Slosar.”

Slosar said she understands budget and finance concerns from a background working in labor relations and received her master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology, working with teens and children before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

As a 10-year Rancho Santa Fe resident, she is a member of the RSF Library Guild board, Tennis Club and successfully worked with the Association to get new playground equipment for the Covenant.

Slosar said she had concerns about the school’s test scores, its ranking and the district’s spending—she said the school spends 60 percent more than the average school in San Diego County.

Comparing RSF School to all schools (not similar school ranking), she said the district has dropped over the years and is not the highest ranked in the county. She said while she believes that Rowe is a fabulous school, she wants to keep spending controlled

and demand “more bang for our buck.”

She said she’d like to see the district not just pat itself on the back for test score gains but continue to get better, using data to improve demographics that are underperforming.

Kent has also been a longtime parent at Rowe, having had a child in the school for 16 years with her last still in elementary school.

She brings experience as a managing director at Equifax National Decision Systems for 14 years and as a parent who is familiar with all stages of education.

Her goals on the board would be to have the best school in the county, be prudent in spending by getting the best possible education for their money and to provide transparency of operations by incorporating parent and community voices.

“We need a forum to hear parents’ views on key issues and expenditures before they happen,” Kent said.

She would also like to better align junior high students with the next tier of education and adopt international benchmarks in math and science to allow students to compete globally.

When asked what the biggest challenges facing the district are, Kent said it is for them to remain competitive.

“A lot of schools feed into Torrey Pines and other local high schools and I think it’s important to know what they’re doing,” Kent said, noting one of her children didn’t feel as prepared in high school as others from Carmel Valley schools.

“Carmel Valley has outperformed us since 2005 and I’d like to see that change.”

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Pension contribution questions at SFID In a recent RSF Review article on Mr. Irvin’s retirement as a board member of the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID), it was stated, “Employees now pay 8 percent towards retirement…”

This statement requires more scrutiny and is not accurate. After the article was published, I contacted the General Manager at SFID. Here is what I was told and have learned via the SFID agenda published on Oct. 12 for the Oct. 18 board meeting. The board will vote on these items before you can voice your concerns: 1) Until this July, all employees contributed only 3 percent versus the full 8 percent towards their current generous Calpers pension for retiring at age 55. As a rate-payer, you have been paying the additional 5 percent contribution. Prior to the 3 percent level, employees contributed only 1.5 percent of their salary and you made up the difference as well.

2) As of this July, the General Manager and three other managers began contributing their full 8 percent. All other employees continue to only pay 3 percent.

3) However, in April of this year the General Manager was given a salary increase that off-set his increased July contribution rate. So, rate-payers indirectly are still paying his higher contribution rate via his salary increase.

4) The three other managers who increased their contribution from 3 percent to 8 percent just this July are scheduled for a salary review at the Oct. 18 board meeting.

A 5 percent increase is being recommended starting Jan. 1 which, not coincidentally, completely offsets their increased pension contribution.

5) All other employees are covered by a union-style agreement called a Memo of Understanding. They currently pay 3 percent and will eventually get to 8 percent in three years. As detailed in the board agenda package on page 61, employees will receive salary increases that track ahead of their increased pension contributions over the next three years. But it doesn’t stop there. Additionally, they are being guaranteed “stipends” which will be paid monthly in amounts increasing from 2 percent to 5 percent of salary over three years.

On top of these increases, all employees will be able to “opt-out” of healthcare benefits and receive another $500 per month. If you have a working spouse that has healthcare coverage, you can now increase your pay for coverage you don’t need. Historically, it has been reported that this type of “opt-out” option has the potential for abuse when it can affect the “pensionable pay” calculation covered by your employer, a form of pension “spiking.”

If the board passes these proposals, then all of us as rate-payers are really still paying for all employees pension contributions, just via the questionable cover of salary increases, “stipends,” and “opt-out” payments that more than make up the difference.

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The Santa Fe Irrigation District can do better

Prop AA — Time to invest in our community

In a recent article in the RSF Review covering the retirement of Bud Irvin from the Santa Fe Irrigation District board, there were many comments on how well everything is going in the Santa Fe Irrigation District, and implied that in going forward the status quo should be maintained. In fact, it can do better, and a stronger business representation on the board can make that happen.

Five-year water rate increase: 94 percent.

The Santa Fe Irrigation District water rates have gone from $1.76 in FY2006 to $3.42 in FY2011. The rate increases have generally been in step with those of the County Water Authority from whom water is purchased, and these water costs are cited as the reason for the SFID rate increases. What isn’t said is that purchased water is only about one-third of the cost structure of SFID, and the majority of the rate increases are actually used to fund the increasing cost of operations.

Five-year administrative expense increase: 98 percent.

In the last five years total administration costs have almost doubled from $1.8 million to $3.5 million. The current board members have let these cost increases occur in a period when demand for water has actually fallen by over 25 percent. Demand will certainly fall further as major users like the RSF Golf Club seek relief by drilling their own wells. The loss of revenue will have to be made up with even higher rates for the rest of us unless costs are cut.

An example of cost containment is the Lakeside Water District, which has a similar number (7,000) of service connections as SFID, and operates with just 14 people. SFID operates with 45 (14 of whom are associated with the Badger filtration plant jointly owned with the San Dieguito Water District). Board members with a business background will want to know what can be learned from Lakeside and other districts in the form of cost reduction opportunities that can be adopted at SFID. A more business-oriented board would look to structural downsizing to bring the operation in line with the reduced demand for water and do this without adversely impacting the mission of SFID to provide reliable delivery of quality water to its customers. There would also be the active pursuit of cost sharing with other districts and the study of districts which have successfully contained costs.

SFID can do better, and to do so, it needs better business guidance from the board.

Brad Burnett, Marion Dodson, Sam Ursini, Rankine Van Anda

Forty years ago, San Dieguito High School district asked its voters to approve a bond.

They did....and Torrey Pines High school was built. TPHS is now ranked among the best in the nation.

Since then, SDUHSD has built four other schools — Diegueno Middle School, La Costa Canyon High School, Carmel Valley Middle School and Canyon Crest Academy — without asking voters for another bond.

Until now.

State funding for schools has dropped to a new low and the San Dieguito High School District is struggling — along with every other district in the state — to maintain student programs and the necessary maintenance of existing facilities.

A few weeks ago, the water main to TPHS failed, leaving almost 3,000 students and staff without water. Within hours, our staff had portable toilets, hand washing stations and bottled water on site, and no instructional time was lost.

The reason for the line failure? The bolts holding the lengths of pipe together had crumbled from 40 years of corrosion.

Our schools have aged, some less gracefully than others.

With student, staff, parent and community input, a list of district facility needs has been created — $449 million worth of projects to benefit the students on every campus, plus a new middle school to relieve Carmel Valley Middle School’s serious over-crowding. A complete list is available on www.friendsofsandieguitoschools.com. This is not a “wish” list — it is a “needs” list.

A school board cannot impose taxes … But it can, and should, present the needs and facts to the voters for them to decide whether or not to invest in our schools, students, and community.

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association has studied our proposal and supports Prop AA, commenting that the projects have been thoroughly vetted. Their detailed ballot recommendation of Prop AA is at www.sdcta.org.

Our schools consistently rank the highest academically in the county, state and country. In order to continue to provide the best opportunities for our students, we need facilities that will meet our students’ needs for the next 40 years.

We cannot afford to wait. After 40 years, it’s time to once again invest in our own community and our students. It is up to us to do what needs to be done.

If you value educational excellence and the wisdom of planning for our future, you will understand the need to support Prop AA. Barbara Groth Trustee (and alumnus) San Dieguito Union High School District

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GRUZDOWICH continued from page 3 should have been done years ago, but our board chose to wait.

Many other smaller questionable spending examples abound, such as car allowance payments, a nicer looking website and creating award winning Annual Reports.

When you look at your next water bill, these nonwater items are mostly what you are paying for – not just the cost of imported water.

2) Do you have any suggestions as to how the biggest issue in your answer for #1 should be addressed by the board?

Consolidation with contiguous water districts is

SCORES continued from page 1 students in certain subgroups, both the elementary and middle school are among the top 10 percent of their similar school group.

Of the 100 schools most like the RSF schools in the state, R. Roger Rowe elementary is ranked number four and the middle school is ranked third in the state.

No other surrounding schools are on RSF’s similar

Rancho Santa Fe Review the only long-term structural solution to lowering our costs.

I believe in the shortterm, the board should set new policies to address my suggestions listed above.

However, at the same time the board should immediately begin the process of consolidation with neighboring districts.

Two years ago I wrote an editorial in this paper suggesting that the board pursue consolidation. The board declined to take action, saying that although it was an interesting idea, it would be difficult to implement and would need to involve state regulatory agencies like LAFCO. There is a natural self interest in not pursuing consolidation if the effort re-

quired means that your job or board seat is no longer needed.

But it can be done. Just this September, the water districts of Fallbrook and Rainbow announced board approval to pursue consolidation. It will take about 18 months, has already involved LAFCO, and is well on its way to happening.

Reported projected savings include reducing headcount from 123 to 103, reducing the need to only one general manager, and reducing the need for five board members of the merged district. Projected savings by the third year of consolidation is $2.5 million… Annually!

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schools list and few are in the top 10 percent of their similar school group. The ones that are in the top 10 percent of their group locally include Ocean Air, Sage Canyon and Del Mar Heights in the Del Mar Union School District; Solana Pacific in the Solana Beach School District; and Carmel Valley Middle School in the San Dieguito Union High School District.

One of the district’s main goals is for students to

be 90 percent proficient and advanced at each grade level and each subject tested.

Based on the test scores, all of the grade levels are above 90 percent efficient in English-language arts, save for third grade, which scored an 84.

“Third grade scores were depressed across the state of California,” Schaub said. “The conjectures made were that the level of text is so much higher than second grade and longer than what

kids are used to seeing.”

She said further proof that it’s about the test not the students is that the same group of third graders that got an 85 last year, scored a 97 in fourth grade.

The third grade’s 84 percent efficiency is also a lot higher than the 48 percent state average.

Rancho Santa Fe students are also “super strong” in math, with second graders leading the way at 98 percent efficient. Seventh

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continued from page 3 organizational efficiencies, including: •Reducing staff by 10 percent •Eliminating post-employment health insurance benefits •Negotiating a tougher pension plan, with all employees paying their full share of pension costs.

The district must continue to be vigilant to control our costs.

2. Do you have any suggestions as to how your biggest issue should be addressed by the board?

Protecting our rights to Lake Hodges and the Lake Hodges watershed is a critical issue for district custom-

ers, with millions of dollars at stake. As mentioned, Lake Hodges provides 30 percent to 50 percent of our district water supply each year, at a substantially lower cost than “purchased water” from the San Diego County Water Authority. Access to this water also provides tremendous flexibility to maintain our low rates in times of droughts or fluctuating customer demand.

Yet legal agreements dating back to the 1930s grant some Lake Hodges water rights to the City of San Diego, which they have just recently begun to assert by pulling water from the lake.

The district has been engaged in difficult discussions with the city for over six years to define and outline

our mutual rights to this water supply, and we are approaching a solution which has been carefully crafted to protect the district.

This is an important time for steady, experienced board members who are well-versed on the history of the issues and can lead us to a successful resolution. The board should be fully engaged in the ongoing process, at the local and regional level, to ensure that the best decision is made to protect the long-term interest of the district. With my 10 years of service to the district, I believe I bring that experienced, steady hand, and focused engagement to the district.

grade algebra and eighth grade geometry saw 100 percent efficiency.

A large number of students also scored the highest possible on the writing portion of the test.

“We know that our kids are great writers,” said Schaub, noting that it’s even more impressive that the students are able to perform “exceedingly well” in a test situation.

While high test scores are wanted, Schaub said the

district’s vision is also to provide a high- quality enrichment experience. Students spend 100 minutes a week engaged in opportunities such as electives, clubs, music, drama and other activities that create wellrounded students.

“I’m proud to say we’re about kids and developing the whole child,” Schaub said. “To do both, to develop the whole child and get these scores, that feels amazing.”

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CAMPAIGN continued from page 1 In addition to monetary donations, the school also benefits from parent volunteer time. Parents contribute over 5,000 hours of volunteer time every year, a donation that is “priceless.”

“There is a parent volunteer on campus almost every day,” Bauer said.

LEIB continued from page 4 over eight years •Appointed by the Governor to the Governing Board of the California Community Colleges, overseeing the 109 Community Colleges in the state (19992005) •Elected President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (2001-2003).

1.) What do you think are the biggest issues facing the School District? #1: Maintaining our excellent schools despite massive state budget cuts and retaining Basic Aid. Every school district in the state has been hit with massive budget cuts that have dramatically reduced the amount of money our district receives from the state. Our school board has done a great job in making the necessary cuts without having to sacrifice the quality of education that our children receive. I am proud to say that our average class size remains one of the lowest in the state and our test scores continue to rise.

However, over the next few years we will be faced with even more difficult budget decisions, especially if Proposition 30 on the November ballot does not pass.

In addition, we are one of the few districts that primarily receive money based on the Basic Aid formula, which ties our revenue to property taxes. The key issue facing our district is to make sure the state does not eliminate Basic Aid because this could cut our revenue overnight by as much as 50 percent. Retaining Basic Aid is without a doubt the most important issue facing our district. #2: Making sure decisions are based on what is best for the kids and not based on politics.

I am proud to serve with four unbelievably dedicated board members – Jeff Busby, Debra Schade, Art Palkowitz and Vicky King.

Our board may not all have the same political views, but we always make decisions on what is best for our 3,000

“That’s a real hallmark of our school…it gives the school a nice, homey feel.”

New for the PTO this year is the launching of a business sponsor program.

Local businesses that are appropriate now have the opportunity to sponsor events at the school or advertise in the school directory and yearbook.

“This is a big deal for us,” said Bauer. “This could

students. Other nearby districts have received a lot of publicity in the newspapers by infighting and issuing press releases touting their achievements. We simply don’t do that because the decisions regarding our schools are not partisan issues and are made based solely on what is best for our kids.

2.) Do you have any suggestions as to how the biggest issue in your answer for #1 should be addressed by the board?

Retaining the Basic Aid formula for our district is key to our future success. To ensure Basic Aid is retained, we need to continue our participation in a statewide coalition of local districts that lobby our Sacramento legislators and educate them on this issue. I have spent time with our local legislators and they have agreed to retain this formula because they know it benefits our school district.

In addition, we have to continue to have a cohesive board that seeks ways to reduce our expenditures without cutting the quality of the education we offer to our students. This means keeping our administrative costs low so that we can instead continue to have low class size. Having smaller classes not only benefits students, but it also puts less stress on our teachers, ensuring that the best ones stay in our district. I believe this is also the best way to attract the highest quality teachers in the region.

The other way to make sure we spend money wisely is to have a strong, smart district staff. As many of you know our superb superintendent, Leslie Fausett, retired earlier this year. She and her small staff always exercised fiscal responsibility and I am proud that our board recently appointed an excellent successor, Dr. Nancy Lynch, who instills these same fiscally prudent principals.

Finally, we can all help our schools this November by voting in favor of Proposition 30 on this year’s ballot because if it fails it will result in drastic cuts to our schools.

be quite an additional revenue stream for us.”

They have already had their first three sponsors for events from Solana Santa Fe parent businesses: Le Dimora home furnishings, Sean Barry of Mutual of Omaha Bank, and Kupiec Orthodontics across the street in the Fairbanks Ranch Plaza.

The PTO’s fall donor

SUMMERS continued from page 4 represent all parts of our increasingly diverse community.

Education finances are in the news daily. The current board has managed prudently, financed quality programs, and built a large reserve. That, however, is not enough in the current political climate. The district’s financial status as a “basic aid district” (receiving substantially more perpupil funding than most San Diego County schools) can no longer be preserved by flying under the radar.

The problem requires more than a large reserve. That reserve will either trickle away with time, or be seized for another purpose. It’s time to look for long-term funding solutions by putting the political clout of our whole community behind the search for larger solutions to California’s educational funding debacle.

UNION continued from page 4 keeping reserves, these reserves are limited. The SBSD is a Basic Aid District which is dependent on property values that are very slowly recovering. The state government is pinning its hopes on the November passage of Proposition 30. The SBSD wants to hope for the best but will need to prepare for the worst. My goals will be to keep our fiscal house in order with a focus on the future.

Technology Implementation: The traditional ways students learn and teachers educate are changing...rapidly. In the future, paper tests with fill in bubbles and bound textbooks will be replaced by specialized tests on school computers and online books. The implementation of technology in our classrooms is imperative in our 21st century learning environment. During the September 2012 school board meeting, Dr. Nancy Lynch reported that the SBSD has 2,980 students

Parent volunteers Holly Bauer and Nora Balikian co-chair the Solana Santa Fe’s Red Envelope Campaign.

appreciation party will be held on Nov. 2 at a private home in Fairbanks Ranch for everyone who has donated their fair share level ($500 a student). Sponsorships for that party are still available as well as other events.

To learn more or make a contribution, visit sbsd. k12.ca.us/ssf and click on the PTO link.

We have a lot to offer.

2. Do you have any suggestions as to how the biggest issue in your answer for #1 should be addressed by the board?

The board needs to reach out to the community by scheduling regular activities designed to provide twoway communication between the various parts of the community and the board. These might include informal coffees at the various school sites, meetings with groups of teachers and other support staff, volunteering in classrooms, house parties hosted within various ethnic communities, (with translators if necessary), and perhaps evening meetings with childcare provided. If I am elected, you will see me out there in the community, either alone or with other board members.

The board also needs to take a leadership role in involving the community in seeking long-range solutions to school funding shortfalls at both the local and the

state level. This means educating themselves and the community, at a deeper level, about the realities of state education funding, including the status and politics of Basic Aid district funding. I was asked to run by the Solana Beach Teachers Association, partly because of my experience in doing this with the teachers of Solana Beach and surrounding districts. The education funding crisis in California has already begun to affect our district. Our financial reserves, while keeping us functioning at a high level now, are not a long-term solution. Both our concern for our own children, and our knowledge that the children of other, less wealthy districts are as precious and full of promise as our own, demand nothing less than our full participation as citizens. If there is one thing I have learned in 26 years of teaching the children of Solana Beach, it is that the kids are worth the effort!

and 1,230 iPads. My goals will be to maximize technology in a fiscally responsible manner, and to also work closely with parents to bridge the home-school technology learning curve.

Facilities Master Planning: The SBSD has the oldest school and the newest school in our general area.

Part of the district office and Child Development Center (CDC) preschool in Solana Beach was originally built in the 1930s. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a new school will be opening in the fall of 2014 in the Pacific Highlands Ranch community. In between the oldest and newest, the SBSD has six schools built between the 1970s and 1990s. Infrastructure, layout design, maintenance, and construction priorities will be issues to be decided upon as the long-range vision and master plan is developed. My goals will be to integrate the needs of the entire district and represent the whole.

2.) Do you have any suggestions as to how the biggest issue in your answer for #1 should be addressed

by the board?

While sound financial planning is a critical issue, it is only one of the many important issues to be addressed by the SBSD board.

By keeping the focus on “what is best for the kids” in all decisions made, the board will achieve the goal of providing the best educational opportunities for all Solana Beach School District students. If elected, I would look forward to joining the school board in their following of the California School Board Association (CSBA) responsibilities: supporting the superintendent and support staff, developing longterm vision and facilities master plans, overseeing curriculum and budget priorities, and ensuring accountability to the public. I believe my experience as a school and community leader coupled with my business background uniquely qualifies me for this position.

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Enclave of ocean view designer homes, private south facing yard, 2 car garage, newer carpets, fresh paint, & wood flooring. Close to Downtown Del Mar. 120049872 858.756.6900

Del Mar Beach Bach. Amazing one of a kind 1,911 appx sf property with breathtaking views of Powerhouse Park and whitewater surf.

120029536 858.756.6900

High-style 2,600 appx sf corner office space in North Coast business park. Private bath & kitchen. Close to I-5, generous open spaces & parking.

120012549 858.756.6900

Olivenhain | $1,700,000

Rancho Santa Fe | $1,050,000

Rancho Santa Fe | $1,595,000

Semi-custom 4 br, 4.5 ba estate w/den & loft in Olivenhain Valley. Appx 2.01 luxurious acres zoned for horses, adjacent to trail system. Pool & spa.

120034955 760.436.0143

Spacious 2-story 2 br, 2.5 ba townhome close to restaurants & golf course. Two master suites upstairs w/ decks looking towards RSF Golf Course.

120041978 858.756.4481

Spanish Colonial 4 br, 3 ba Village Charmer. Golf membership accessible & a private back yard putting green. Resort-style spa & lovely waterfall.

120003781 858.756.4481

Rancho Santa Fe | $3,395,000

Rancho Santa Fe | $4,600,000

Rancho Santa Fe | $7,000,000-7,500,000

Magical location on RSF golf course with 330 appx lineal feet of frontage. 5+ br remodeled estate. Spectacular sunset views, 2 outdoor fplc, pool/spa.

120021082 858.756.6900

Private remodeled one-level 4 br, 3.5 ba. Permit for two horses. Two-stall barn, bunk/tack rm, paddocks + easy access to trails. Hdwd & stone floors.

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Spectacular 4+ acre Covenant estate w/views to Reservoir, mountains & sunset.

1927 Lilian Rice 3 br guest house. Two pools, lavish lawns, pond.

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Carmel Valley | $1,995,000-$2,195,000

Solana Beach | $1,695,000

Solana Beach | $2,450,000

Custom ocean view 4 br, 4.5 ba. Upgrades include back yard oasis with waterfall/ spool, fire feature & BBQ. Distressed maple flrs & elegant built-ins.

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Oceanfront, 180 degrees of whitewater. Newer remodel including Seawall, mahogany gates, doors, rails. Brazilian deck, ocean front master br/living rm.

110048729 858.756.6900

Oceanfront 2 br, 2.5 ba California cottage home with exceptional views. Single-level with 2-car garage, security and complete seawall.

120005694 858.756.6900

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Covenant Carefree Living Extraordinary offering in the Covenant! Built in 2006 by a renowned builder for himself, you will be blown away by the detail and craftsmanship in this spectacular Spanish Colonial home. Situated on a manageable lot size of just one acre, within walking distance to the Golfcourse and Village, this 5813 sq. ft. home offers a carefree, low maintenance lifestyle with all the amenities! Must see to fully appreciate this amazing opportunity!

Remodeled in 2002, this 7,600 SF home features 5BD/5.5 BA and a 1BD/1BA guest house and pool/spa. Floor to ceiling walls of glass give views of the over 2 acre landscaped site from virtually every room in the house. Built for entertaining, this home can accommodate 200+ guests. Coveted west-side location within the Covenant; with a long circular drive and almost flat usable acreage, this home makes a statement in every way.

Offered at $4,295,000

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Over 9000 square feet, single story gated Tuscan Estate, with timeless architecture and superior craftsmanship! 5 bedroom main house plus 1 bedroom guest house, billiard room, handsome study, 6 car motor court, on 2.5 sunbathed acres! Pool with dramatic waterfalls, organic vegetable garden and 5 star resort-like grounds.

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Diegueño Country School Peace Run

A parent from Diegueño Country School recently visited Diegueño Daughters, a school of 30 girls in the village of Mewat, India.

Diegueño Country School held its third annual Peace Run Oct. 9 in celebration of International Peace Day. This annual fundraising event supports Diegueño Daughters, a school of 30 girls in the village of Mewat, India overseen by IIMPACT—a foundation developed by MIT graduates to promote education in India.

Diegueño Daughters, established through donations from the annual Diegueño Peace Run, continues to be supported by the school’s chapter of Roots and Shoots, a program founded by renowned anthropologist and humanitarian Jane Goodall to help children know they can make a difference in the world. Through their desire to promote a love for learning, the students at Diegueño are helping to create a brighter future for these deserving children who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to receive an education. Visit www.diegueno.com Photos/Jon Clark

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Apples, Apples, Apples Apple Season is here!

Let the Village Market Service Deli do all the work for you.

LARGE PINK LADY APPLES 2 LB /$4.00 Stump’s village market is featuring new crop pink lady apples. These apples have a beautiful pink blush and a refreshing sweet, champagne-like taste.

Originally developed in Australia - now grown here in the U.S.. A great eating apple!

LARGE SIZE JONAGOLD APPLES 2 LB /$3.00 The name of this brilliant golden-red apple reflects its parentage of golden delicious and Jonathan. It has the tart-sweetness of the Jonathan and the juicy crispness & texture of the golden. An American apple developed in the 1940’s!

It makes a great pie and cobbler apple because it holds its texture and shape when baked. You will find only premium apples at Stump’s Village Market!

LARGE RED DELICIOUS 2 LB /$3.00 A sweet eating apple. We carry them all season long. We have a large variety of apples from which to choose!

ORGANIC GALA APPLES 3 LB PER BAG/$4.99 Healthy, tasty, vitamin-rich organic gala apples are a superb dessert apple! They are excellent for fresh eating and baking. Our fresh new crop of Gala’s are always a favorite - give these organics a try!

LARGE ROME APPLES 2 LB /$3.00 The Rome beauty is bright red with an aromatic, rich flavor when cooked.

STUMP’S VILLAGE MARKET PUMPKINS ‘WEE BEE’ PAINTED PUMPKINS $3.99 EA Painted mini-pumpkins - sooo cute! They are called the pumpkin patch pals. Each pumpkin has a tag with a short verse. One example: ‘hello, my name is chelsea.

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FRESH POMEGRANATES $.99 EA A Halloween favorite. Messy, but fun! Pomegranates were introduced to California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Steeped in history & romance, and almost in a class by itself. They enjoy a very short season, so pick some up while they last.

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The Klines make a fine, funny art of dining out

La Jolla Cultural Partners

BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT When you were a school-kid, did your parents ever tell you: Don’t play with your food? Debby and Larry Kline started doing just that in art school, back in the 1980s, and it led them into a very successful career.

An exhibit of some of the pieces they’ve created extemporaneously on restaurant tabletops opened at the Athenaeum Sept. 28.

“The Klines: Dinner and a Movie” may be the most fun you’ll have at an art show this year.

The opening reception marked the debut of their book, hot off the presses, titled “Dinner with the Klines.” The dinner plate on the cover is their new DVD, with moving pictures of their work. The book tells the stories behind the pieces, and the movie is part of the Athenaeum show.

At dinner, the Klines don’t bring anything to the table but themselves and their talent for improvisation. No adhesives, no scissors, no tools.

“Each piece is a direct response to what we find in the restaurant,” Larry said.

Debby and Larry Kline displayed their new book at the opening reception of their Athenaeum show.

PHOTOS: MAURICE HEWITT

If you go What: The Klines: Dinner & A Movie When: Daily through Nov. 3 Where: The Athenaeum Music & Art Library, 1008 Wall St. Admission: Free Contact: (858) 454-5872 Web: www.ljathenaeum.org “We’re architects too,” Debby added. “The pieces have to balance.”

The couple’s collaborative style shows in their conversation. They riff off each other, like jazz musicians.

HE: “The thing that’s magic for us is those cheap napkin rings with glue on the inside.”

SHE: “We could build a universe with them!”

The Klines have done larger, more serious works, like their Jerusalem dome made of mud bricks shaped like gas-guzzling vans; paper tiger tanks, in a pentagon formation; and the self-destructing “Peaces.”

“We pose provocative

questions, challenge preconceptions and generally screw with context to make a point,” they wrote in their online artists’ statement.

“Humor softens the blow.”

Even their “Dinner” pieces have a point to make.

HE: “We think about the amount of waste. Just about everything we use would be thrown out.”

SHE: “Except we’re saving it all!”

The original pieces are sculptures; some are on view at the Athenaeum. But mostly what we see are the photos of their finished works.

HE: “We shoot our own photos.”

SHE: “With a pointand-shoot Olympus. The staging is important. Sometimes people are disappointed when they see the original pieces, how small they are.”

Staging IS important. A clever close-up turns saltand-pepper shakers into monumental pillars in their “Lincoln Memorial.” And there’s something powerful in the diagonal layout of “Ketchup Elvis,” with its butter-packet guitar leaning against the prone ketchup bottle that just poured out a

Athenaeum board members Larry Gartner, Carol Gartner, Ann Craig, and Bob Black portrait of the King on a common dinner-plate.

How do the restaurant workers respond to the Klines?

HE: “At first we can see they’re thinking about asking us to leave. Then they get into it, and start bringing us stuff.”

SHE: “It becomes public art, in a sense. It brings art to people who never go to museums.”

Do the two of them always come up with a good finished piece?

HE: “It’s always a grand experiment. Nine times out

of ten it seems like nothing will emerge, but at the last minute it does.”

Sometimes, the Klines say, there are miracles, like the “Virgin of Guadalupe Chipotle,” an aluminum-foil food tray that started out as Angelina Jolie’s lips.

HE: “And Elvis—that was a verifiable miracle. We spilled the ketchup and there it was. The staff wanted to keep it, but we persuaded them to sell it to us.”

SHE: “It was a glass plate, not paper or plastic.”

HE: “They finally gave us a bill, for $2.16.”

Acoustic Evenings with Jefferson Jay

Bart Mendoza, Cory Wilkins, Chris Zach Friday, October 19, 7:30 p.m.

Local musicians Bart Mendoza, Chris Zach, and Cory Wilkins will perform and a reception with the artists will follow.Mendoza spent the 1980’s as frontman for mod rockers Manual Scan, the nineties with power-poppers The Shambles, and currently performs with True Stories. Blind singer, songwriter, and guitarist Cory Wilkins has a powerful, soulful voice and a unique guitar style drawn from his blues and rock roots. Chris Zach, lead singer for For the Faint, displays energy and seeks to show you a little bit of hope through his music.

Tickets: $12 students, $17 general public www.ljathenaeum.org/specialconcerts (858) 454-5872

CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Shaolin Warriors Friday, October 19, 2012 at 8 p.m.

Balboa Theatre Tickets: $67, $52, $37, $27 Voice of the Masters Known throughout the world for their martial arts prowess, these Kung Fu masters delight audiences of all ages as they perform fantastical feats one thought only possible in the movies.

(858) 459-3728 www.LJMS.org

Haunted Birch Aquarium Shipwrecked!

Oct. 26 & 27: 6-9 p.m.

Discover what lurks beneath the surface at Haunted Birch Aquarium: Shipwrecked!

Enjoy close encounters of the fishy kind, BOO-gie down with live music, and explore our wreckage for sunken treasures.

Dress to impress!

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Directed by Christopher Ashley

Glengarry Glen Ross

By David Mamet MUST CLOSE SUNDAY! First prize is a Cadillac.

Second price is a set of steak knives.

Third price is…you’re fired.

Public: $17 Members: $15 Door (all): $19 RSVP: 858-534-7336 aquarium.ucsd.edu

Family ArtLab: Unbound Borders Saturday, November 17 > 2:00 p.m.

Get your hands messy and your creative juices flowing! Delve deeper into the art with your family. At this workshop you’ll enjoy a tour of the exhibition Behold, America! followed by a handson art activity exploring the exhibition’s theme— Frontiers. The program costs $10 for Members and military families, and $25 for non-member families. Price includes Museum admission and program fee for two adults and up to three youth. Capacity is limited. Get your tickets now!

Visit www.mcasd.org for more information.

Tickets start at $15!

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Kona Seared Ahi with mixed baby greens, tatsoi, edamame, gobo root, tomatoes, pickled onion and honey-yuzu vinaigrette.

Café Japengo ■ 8960 University Center Lane, UTC area of La Jolla ■ (858) 450-3355 ■ cafejapengo.com ■ The Vibe: Dressy casual, trendy, upbeat ■ Signature Dish: Miso Butterfish, Ten Ingredient Fried Rice, Curry Dusted Calamari, Char Siu Duck Salad

■ Happy Hour: • 5-7 p.m. Monday-Friday • 5 p.m. to close, Saturday and Sunday

■ Hours: • Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ Open Since: 1989 ■ Reservations: Yes and 5 p.m. to close ■ Patio Seating: Yes ■ Take Out: Yes • Saturday and Sunday: 5 p.m to close

The mask of Tengu, the Japanese god of virility, watches over the bar.

The Protein Roll combines scallops, albacore, spicy tuna, avocado and crab, wrapped in soy paper.

Pacific Rim specialties draw sushi-lovers to Café Japengo

BY KELLEY CARLSON ts name means “land of mystery,” yet Café Japengo appears to be well-known among San Diegans.

Although Café Japengo is located across the street from the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, in Restaurant Village, it’s more of a local joint than a hotel restaurant. By day, it tends to draw the business crowd. At night, it becomes louder and more trendy. During the summer, there are concerts in the common area shared by the nearby eateries.

Inside, much of the activity centers around the sushi bar. Among the sushi chefs’ creations is the Protein Roll with spicy tuna, albacore, scallop, crab, avocado and scallions wrapped in soy paper and topped with garlic-ginger ponzu.

Meanwhile, guests sit around the large, square counter, under drapery crafted from noreen (material wrapped around sushi carts in Japan) and keep an eye on the action.

The chefs can prepare delicacies based on customers’ preferences, according to General Manager Monia Tonazzo. She recommends patrons become acquainted with a particular chef. “Our chefs are all artists; they all have their own styles,” Tonazzo said.

Frequent diners also can take advantage of membership in the Sunday Night Tengu Club. Every half-hour, a prize wheel is spun, and sushi bar patrons wearing Café Japengo anniversary T-shirts are eligible to win gift cards and food. In addition, they receive $10 gift cards for every $50 they spend.

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Inside the Carne Asada Roll is a shrimp tempura roll; outside is seared tuna, ponzu, sesame oil and green onion.

Booths in the dining room are separated by screens. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON

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Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant online at delmartimes.net Just click ‘Get The Recipe’ at the bottom of the story.

■ This week: Café Japengo’s Kobe Beef Burger on beverages like Rock Sake Cocktails and Ginger & Cucumber Fizz are watched over by the long-nosed mask of Tengu, the Japanese god of virility. Nearby are framed kites featuring images of actors who starred in kabuki theater productions.

In the main dining room, shoji screens separate booths. The screens — some of which can be seen through — represent the secrecy of the East and mystery of the West.

The cuisine is a combination of simplicity and freshness, Tonazzo said. More organic, farm-to-table types of ingredients and sustainable seafood are being incorporated into the dishes these days, and the menu changes every six months. “We want to keep it exciting,” Tonazzo said.

Kobe Beef Burger with shishito peppers, shiitake, onion rings, white cheddar and sriracha-barbecue mayo.

Yet there are staples, some of which are shared by Café Japengo’s related restaurants in Hawaii. One appetizer that seems to be popular is the Roasted Shishito Peppers with ponzu and bonito shavings. Another favorite starter is the Curry Dusted Calamari with Thai lime vinaigrette and chuka salad.

A few sandwich and burger selections are available during lunchtime, such as the Kobe Beef Burger.

Main entrees served throughout the day include the flaky and delicate Miso Butterfish with Asian truffle broth, shrimp dumplings, jemiji mushrooms, bok choy and gobo root; and Ten Ingredient Fried Rice, which incorporates chicken, shrimp, pork, egg, mushroom and various vegetables.

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‘Bike 4 Mike Meet & Greet’ held at Ranch Cycles

Open House at Ranch Cycles

George Robinson, Kevin McCauley

Gary Hawkins, Mario Bachar, Casey Rice, Greg Sacks, John Courtney

A “Bike 4 Mike” Meet & Greet Open House was held Oct. 11 at Ranch Cycles in Rancho Santa Fe. The event was hosted by “Team Godfather.”

The first annual “Bike 4 Mike” fundraising bike ride will be held on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to raise money for Team Godfather, an organization devoted to finding treatment and a cure for ALS/ Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The Nov. 4 event is also in celebration of “The Godfather,” Mike Ramirez, a local resident who died in April 2012 at age 56 from the disease.

At the Oct. 11 Open House, guests had the opportunity to meet the “Bike 4 Mike” team. For more information visit www.teamgodfather. org or www.ranchcycles.com.

Photos/Jon Clark

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Seniors Computer Group of San Diego to hold anniversary event Seniors Computer Group of San Diego celebrates the 28th anniversary of its founding with a gala gathering on Saturday, Oct. 20. It will be held at Wesley Palms Retirement Community, where the group meets every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. (2404 Loring Street, in the Pacific Beach area.)

Visitors are welcome at no charge to share in the usual cake and punch, and also to hear a special presentation from Gini Pedersen, considered one of the premier computer teachers in the field. Her subject is Solving Challenges in Windows and Microsoft Office.

There will also be door prizes for a few lucky attendees.

Seniors Computer Group now has 175 members, including 40 who joined in just the past year.

Author of ‘Sh*t My Dad Says’ to appear at Nov. 10 event Justin Halpern, author of “I Suck at Girls” and “Sh*t My Dad Says” will speak at a special reception on Saturday, Nov. 10. at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (4126 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92037).

The reception will be held at 7:45 p.m. and the presentation at 9 p.m.

Join in the mix for a night of cocktails and comedy.

Tickets: (858) 362-1348 or www.sdjbf.org.

Author and foster mother of six to speak at Words Alive! event Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of “The Language of Flowers,” will be the guest speaker at the ninth annual Words Alive! Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Grand Del Mar. The event will feature boutiques for shopping, a raffle, lunch, and literary program to raise funds for Words Alive! the non-profit that helps low-income, at-risk children, teens and adults discover how books can add meaning to their lives.

Martha Barnette, host of the public radio program, “A Way With Words,” will emcee the afternoon.

Author Diffenbaugh is the mother of six foster children. She will discuss her inspiring life journey, take questions from the audience and sign books after the program.

Tickets are $100 and include a copy of Diffenbaugh’s book as well as lunch. Table sponsorships are $1,500 for 10 guests.

To make reservations, contact Patrick Stewart at (858) 274-9673, patrick@wordsalive.org

Op Ed Project coming back to The Women’s Center at UC San Diego; Sign up now Katie Nelson, Thea Hanson, Hayley Scarano, Kristin Butler, Kennedy Erdossy

CORRECTION: Due to a technical problem, the wrong caption ran last issue with the photo above. The correct caption is now under the photo. Event information below: The National Charity League Del Norte Chapter Fashion Show, “Moda Bella,” was held Oct. 7 at the Hyatt Aventine in La Jolla. Twenty-seven high school sophomore girls modeled fashions from local merchants. The mission of National Charity League is to foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership, development and cultural experiences. The purpose of the fashion show is to provide the 10th grade with training in the areas of poise, stage presence, self-esteem and personal style.

Barbara Field is bringing The Op Ed Project back to The Women’s Center at UC San Diego on Saturday, Nov 3. Sign up now. Only 20 participants allowed.

The Op Ed Project (http://www.theopedproject.org) is a thought leadership project whose goal is to increase the volume of women thought leaders in the public sphere to a tipping point. Featured in The New York Times and by Katie Couric of CBS, The OpEd Project has worked with universities (Stanford, Princeton,Yale); Fortune 500 companies (Google, Yahoo!, Time Warner, and Merril Lynch); and think tanks and Barbara Field nonprofits (the Council on Foreign Relations, and The Global Fund for Women). Public seminars are given in NY, Boston, DC and San Francisco.

Please review the comprehensive website to learn more.

For questions, contact barbara@theopedproject.org. A limited number of scholarships are available.

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Premier San Diego coastal site announces donor naming opportunity For more than 20 years, those who have traveled Coast Highway 101 between Cardiff-by-the-Sea and Solana Beach have witnessed story poles for commercial development along the coastal lands. Today, there’s a bigger story developing, and it’s called: “What name goes here?”

San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy has announced its search for title naming rights on the Gateway property, a 3.44-acre coastal parcel at the southern end of San Elijo Lagoon.

The Conservancy is seeking an individual(s) interested in leaving a legacy, either in corporate or family foundation support. This is one of North County’s last coastal open space areas remaining.

This naming opportunity is available for a $1 million investment. A new sign is installed at Gateway Park—the The new park will be named in per- coastal open space between Cardiff-by-the-Sea petuity to honor the commitment of and Solana Beach along Scenic Highway 101. that title sponsor to secure these pris- For 20 years, commercial development tine views and the necessary habitat threatened these pristine coastal views, wildlife for wildlife in San Elijo Lagoon. buffer, and habitat for native plants and “Approximately 20,000 vehicles animals adjacent to San Elijo Lagoon. will pass the naming rights sign along Coast Highway 101 each day. We hope that members of our community may pause long enough to consider what a wonderful legacy this could be,” said Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist of San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy. “We’re excited to link someone’s passion for nature, and our future generations, with the opportunity to name this highly visible property in their honor.”

Donors who give a minimum of $2,500 will be recognized in onsite signage on the Gateway property once the Conservancy secures it. Already, many donors have given $2,500 and higher amounts to honor and hold in memory their loved ones.

San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve. This year is the Conservancy’s 25th Anniversary. For more information, visit the Conservancy’s website at www.SanElijo.org, or call (760) 436-3944.

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(L-R) Donna Blanco, Dolly Peponida, Jeannie Ranglas (honoree) and Nimpa Akana (Harvest for Hope Co-Chair).

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The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF) hosted its 9th annual Harvest for Hope fundraising event at the Stingaree. Harvest for Hope raised more than $90,000 and brought together some of the finest chefs in San Diego to create unique dishes and paired them with some of the finest wines and spirits in the world, creating a beautiful fun afternoon of great food, wine, music and friendship.

ENF provides programs and services for low-income, underprivileged families whose children are battling cancer in San Diego (www.ENFHope.org).

Carlo Cecchetto, KFMB News 8 Anchor, was the Master of Ceremonies and Southern California trumpet virtuoso Gilbert Castellanos performed.

Robert Armstrong, John Brockington, Bryan Wood, John Cappetta, Ben Wood Harvest for Hope 2012 honorees were John & Nancy Jo Cappetta, and Jeannie Ranglas, Metropolises Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc. for their dedication and support to ENF. Photos/Ron Estevez

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This work by Maidy Morhous, on display at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza until Oct. 21, was inspired by a magazine photo. COURTESY PHOTO

Local bronze sculptor takes risks and gives back

BY CLAIRE HARLIN Local resident Maidy Morhous has been making sculptures since she was 8 years old — carving blocks, putting together models, assembling jewelry. Her mother, an oil painter and watercolorist, used to buy her paints, but Morhouse always gravitated toward 3D art of any kind. She loved it so much that sometimes she’d simply find things and glue them together.

Morhous followed through with her passion, getting a master’s degree in fine art and working as a professional etcher and printmaker in Los Angeles for more than a decade. But her childhood calling was still alive, and when she moved to here about 25 years ago she started focusing on sculpture — which was a big risk, she said, because wall art is much easier to sell than 3D art.

“When people want art for their homes, they tend to think about wall art,” she said. “When it comes to sculpture, it’s a whole different way of thinking.”

But she never looked back. Morhous sells her sculptures out of her home in addition to showing and selling them all over the world. Here in San Diego she serves as the exhibition chair for the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and her work is being featured at the Lyceum Gallery in the guild’s current show, “Exits and Entrances,” through Oct. 21. She said she’s also particularly proud of being recently juried into a New York gallery as part of a National Association of Women Artists exhibition.

If you’ve ever stepped foot in the Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley lobby and seen the sculpture of a newborn infant nestled in a blanket, then you are somewhat familiar with Morhous’s work. She gave the health center that piece as part of an organization she started in 2010 called Art For Us, which chooses an entity each year to give a relevant sculpture to.

“I want to give back to organizations that are helping the community,” she said.

“Normally my artwork goes into someone’s home, but I still want people to see the artwork, so we look for a place where it can be displayed.”

Also, as part of Art For Us, she has donated a sculpture of a daydreaming young girl to Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego,

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Maidy Morhous, a local resident of 25 years and artist of 40 years, creates a masterpiece. COURTESY PHOTO where it was placed near the cancer ward.

She is also in the process of sending three sculptures to the Miyagi Museum of Art in Sendai, Japan, a city that’s still enduring the effects of the 2011 tsumani and earthquake.

Morhous happened to be in Tokyo at the time of the disaster, which was part of her motive in picking Sendai as her next sculpture recipient.

“It was so frightening to be so close when it happened,” she said. “It was frightening to see the images of the storm taking everything like a ragdoll and shaking it.”

Much of Morhous’s work is inspired by the human figure and the emotions expressed by others. For example, her sculpture at the Lyceum Gallery depicts three Somali refugees behind a wire fence, an image similar to and inspired by a photo she once saw in a magazine. She also sculpts a variety of nude figures, but they are not representative of specific people, she said.

“My sculptures are an embodiment of feelings and emotions,” she said. “In this way, they are meant to be symbolic rather than representative.”

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Preventing sudden cardiac Your Family Matters: ‘Teen Bumps’ arrest in adolescents

BY DR. JOHN ROGERS, SCRIPPS HEALTH Three years ago, San Diego County residents Rhina and Hector Paredes experienced one of the greatest tragedies imaginable to parents—the loss of their son, Eric, at age 15. Since then, they have transformed their loss into an opportunity to help other parents ensure that the same thing never happens in their own fami-

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Rhina Paredes, a registered nurse at Scripps Green Hospital, had no idea her athletic son had an undetected heart condition until he unexpectedly passed away from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in July 2009.

SCA occurs when the heart’s electrical system, which normally keeps heart rate and rhythm running smoothly, malfunctions. As

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SCA is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Most people who are at increased risk for SCA have related conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart attack or a family history of SCA. Other risk factors may include unexplained fainting or lightheadedness, chest pain, shortness of breath or heart palpitations. However, people in seemingly excellent health, including professional athletes, have died from SCA as well.

SCA risk can be assessed through simple tests such as an electrocardiogram (EKG), which measures the heart’s electrical activity, and an echocardiogram, which is essentially an ultrasound of the heart. However, SCA screenings are usually reserved for people who are at high risk for the condition.

For parents like the Paredes, who have no reason to suspect their child may be at risk, such screening tests are not easily accessible. Unless a child or teen shows signs and symptoms of a heart

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BY DR. KEITH KANNER First come the “kid bumps” (those times when a child’s behavior triggers the parent to actually enforce change to avoid further setbacks in development), and then the dreaded “teen bumps” which is a whole different aniDr. Keith Kanner mal This is because they aren’t those cute little kids anymore acting up. Instead, it’s some mutated organism stuck between childhood and adulthood and in a constant state of flux. To make matters even more complicated, they are frequently taller and stronger than us and they tend to run in packs. But, from a mental point of view, they often think and act like the toddlers they were years back that you were convinced they “outgrew.”

Well, they’re back for Round 2.

As psychoanalysts, we call this a “regression,” whereby the mind goes backwards when faced with a lot of stress. You know how this works. When you get afraid, you go back to what was familiar even if it didn’t work out so well the first time. It’s like a bad habit comes back again. I have written about this before. If you take the first digit off of a teenagers chronological age, 13 for example, the remaining number is the age they act when they are upset with something. Therefore, when dealing with a 13-year-old “teen bump,” it’s that same 3-year-old acting out. Go back and look at family pictures. You will remember. Not much fun for either the teen or the parent.

Now or then.

So, when a teen hits a bump, something is really freaking them out and they are reacting. The typical parent, however, just gets the brunt of their kid’s fear masked in acting out and takes the bait and blows up, forgetting this is a message to maybe make a shift towards a more mature position Teen bumps come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Let’s look at a few. How about Teen Bump #1: The Complete Disrespect of Parents. For some reason, many teenagers seem to think they can call their parents names. It’s a test, trust me. This is what is

going on unconsciously in the teen mind: “Is my mom going to let me do that or not.”

“Can she stop me, really?” Kids test limits when they are upset about something. They are usually worried and looking for stability and respect. They just don’t know it yet.

One colleague of mine told me the story of how her 14-year-old son kept calling her “stupid” in public. Given she is a university professor, this was a major bump for her but she was smart about it and he didn’t do it again.

Other potential “teen bumps” include: failing grades; being late for curfew; the finding of beer cans in their room garbage can; or even the computer left on with a porn site flashing an ad. Bumps are bumps and come in all shapes and sizes.

So, when a teen bump hits your house, here’s what you do.

1. Remain calm 2. Realize this is normal and they are suppose to do this 3. Remember that you are the parent and must remain in charge 4. Always feel compassion and love first for your child or teen before letting your anger blind your reason. Remember, they are terrified.

5. Validate their feelings but demand a change in expression – a nice one.

6. You can take things away to help them change. Just do it when they are at school to avoid more conflict 7. Give stuff back to them when they act normal 8. If all else fails, tell them there is such a thing as PPS (Parent Protective Services), which is the adult version of CPS (Child Protective Services) and you will report them if they keep it up. Actually, each parent should be their own PPS and enforce their rules to help protect and guide their children onto healthy adulthood.

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‘Pizza & Paella’ Party raises $10,000 for Casa de Amparo On Monday, Sept. 24, Casa de Amparo and Chef Jeffrey Strauss partnered to present a special Crystal Ball Gala pre-auction item—a Pizza & Paella party at Strauss’s private home overlooking the ocean in the Solana Beach hills.

Strauss, chef/owner of Pamplemousse Grille in Del Mar, offered a one-of-a-kind dining experience for over 20 guests, raising $10,000 for the nonprofit’s programs and services supporting children and families affected by or at risk of child abuse or neglect. Guests included Rick and Kayleen Huffman, honorary chairs of the this year’s 14th Annual Bassett Crystal Ball Gala; Sharon Stein, gala chair;

Kayleen Huffman, Lou Ferrero, Lizbeth Ecke and David Meyer

(Top) Dean Spanos and Bertrand Hug; (Bottom, l-r) Denise and Bertrand Hug; Kayleen and Rick Huffman Jenny Craig; Lizbeth Ecke and David Meyer; Lou and Judy Ferrero; Lola and Walter Green; Brent Katsakos; Dawn Leeds and Kenneth Sanger; John and Cathy Lynch; Dean and Susie Spanos; and Dan and Barbie Spinazzola. Tickets and underwriting opportunities are still available for the gala which will be held Saturday, Nov. 3 starting at 6 p.m. at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe. For tickets and information, see www.casadeamparo.org or contact Trina Godwin, tgodwin@casadeamparo.org, 760-566-3560.

Upcoming regional events: Jazz, theater and more Athenaeum Jazz The nine-member Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble, with trumpeter and fluegelhornist Harrell and his jazz quintet (Wayne Escoffery on saxophone, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Jonathan Blake on drums) plus four chamber players (flutist Charles Pillow, violinist Meg Okura, cellist Rubin Kodheli and guitarist Rale Micic), will take the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the auditorium at TSRI, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive. Tickets: $32 $37. (858) 454-5872. www.ljathenaeum.org/jazz ‘Hello, Gorgeous!’

J*Company Youth Theatre will stage the musical “Funny Girl,” Oct. 19-28 in the Garfield Theatre at the JCC, 4126 Executive Drive. Point Loma teen Rebecca Myers will take on the Streisand role in this production. Taking on the role of Nicky Arnstein is University City resident Joshua Shtein.

Both attend High Tech High International and are J*Company veterans. Tickets: $16-$20. (858) 362-1348. www.sdcjc.org/jcompany A New Beat Congolese street performers Staff Benda Bilili will bring their customized tricycles, tin-can guitars and vibrant vocals to Mandeville Auditorium, 8 p.m., Oct. 23, as guests of ARt-

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Torrey Pines Boys Lacrosse supports Rady Children’s Hospital at Shamu & You Walk

The Torrey Pines Boys Lacrosse Team walked at the Rady Children’s Hospital Shamu & You Walk on Oct. 6 to support and honor their honorary team member Jose Montano.

The Torrey Pines Lacrosse Program adopted Jose through the “Friends of Jaclyn Program� in March of 2012. Jose, his family and friends, and the Torrey Pines Lacrosse Team walked together to raise money to support Rady Children’s Hospital. The team name that was chosen by Jose was “Team Faith.� The team had more than 100 walkers and raised approximately $6,000. “Team Faith� was one of three teams to win an award at the event.

The award won was the “Most Spirited Team� award. The Torrey Pines Lacrosse Program is working hard to make a difference in the community and the lives of others.

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problem, insurance companies typically don’t cover screening tests for them. Yet more than 7,000 kids die every year from sudden cardiac arrest.

That’s why the Paredes family established the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation. With the goal of preventing SCA in school-age children and adolescents, one of the foundation’s priorities is making an EKG part of any comprehensive sports physical.

In addition to providing free cardiac screenings to San Diego student athletes, the foundation also aims to make AEDs available in middle and high schools.

With the aid of volunteer partners and sponsors including Scripps Health, San Diego Project Heartbeat and Cardiac Science, the Eric

Paredes Save a Life Foundation hosted its inaugural screening event at Eric’s school, Steel Canyon High School, in 2010. Nearly 500 student athletes were given EKGs, and those with abnormal results had an echocardiogram on-site. Thanks to the screening, five students were discovered to be at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

Subsequent screening events have been held at multiple high schools throughout San Diego County. Since its first screening in 2010, more than 4,600 high school students have been screened, and 113 students were identified with heart anomalies – 48 who were at risk of sudden cardiac arrest and three who required heart procedures.

When someone is determined to be at risk for SCA, he or she may be able

to prevent it through medication or treatment with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD. A small battery-operated medical device, the ICD is implanted into the body and programmed to identify potentially dangerous problems with the heart’s electrical system and correct them with a shock.

To learn more about the Paredes family’s efforts to prevent SCA, visit www. epsavealife.org John Rogers, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes treating heart rhythm disorders at Scripps Green Hospital.

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“Team Faith� after completing the One Mile Walk.

Starting line at the Children’s Hospital Shamu & You Walk: Coach Rory Doucette (Torrey Pines Boys Lacrosse) holding the sign with honorary Torrey Pines Lacrosse team member Jose Montano leading “Team Faith.�

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‘Celebration of Second Chances’

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nimal lovers gathered Sept. 29 for the “Celebration of Second Chances...FOCAS on the Future� at the Del Mar Country Club. Proceeds from the event support Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s (RCHS) programs for people and animals.

The event’s guest of honor was San Diego County 3rd District Supervisor Pam Slater-Price. SlaterPrice was honored for her work to improve the county animal shelters and to make San Diego a “no-kill� county.

In addition to raising funds to support the RCHS programs for people and animals, the event celebrated the merger of Friends Of County Animal Shelters — FOCAS with RCHS. Visit www.sdpets.org.

Volunteers Kristin, Jessica, Christina, Kelly and Christina check in guests.

Diana Isley, Jane Cartmill, Peggy Rushford, Floyd Isley

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uests enjoyed a “Starry, Starry Night” Sept. 29 at the Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe. Since 2002, Starry, Starry Night has been the signature event for Voices for Children, last year raising over $1 million to benefit foster children in San Diego County. Voices for Children is a private, nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, and supervises Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) on behalf of the more than 5,000 abused, abandoned and neglected children living in San Diego County’s foster care system.

The featured artist headlining the evening was Coco Montoya, a legendary musician who, for a decade, was guitarist for John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers before starting his own band. Visit www.voices4children.com. PHOTOS/ JON CLARK

Svetlana Novikova, Carmela Koenig

Darin Boles, Chris Garrett, Michael Herman, Voices for Children President/CEO Sharon Lawrence, Maria Herman, Cindy Garrett

Board members Lise Wilson and Rochelle Bold, chair

Zac and Connie Fielder

Debby and Wainwright Fishburn, Voices for Children President/CEO Sharon Lawrence, Darin Boles

Harry and Valerie Cooper

Vernon and Marina Youngdale, Patsy Marino, Jamie Rhodes, Kalpana Singh Rhodes

Dana Allen, Mindy Fletcher, Anne Bosanac

Kelly Kent, Elaine Murphy

Lisa Casey, Lisa Albanez

Vince Fichera, Ellen Kirk, Robin Stark, Richard Kent

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Carolina and Larry Katz, Matt Sanders, Celia Sepulveda

Jason Kent, Mary Lyman, David Marino

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USC Marching Band performs in Solana Beach

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he USC Trojan Marching Band performed on South Cedros in Solana Beach Sept. 30 at an event to benefit Operation Rebound – Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Raising the flag to the national anthem was WWII Veteran and Bataan Death March survivor Lester Tenney, Clay Treska, medically retired Marine, survivor of stage 4 cancer and finisher of the Hawaiian Ironman World Championship in 2010. Also in attendance was Scott Leason, veteran blinded by a gunshot wound, along with Retired Marine Corps Major Nico Marcolongo, Program The USC Trojan Marching Band Manager of Operation Rebound.

The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) Operation Rebound program is the premier sports and fitness program for American military personnel and veterans with permanent physical disabilities. It provides unparalleled opportunities to pursue active, athletic lifestyles by offering access to funding for equipment and training and competition expenses, Military Medical Center Physical Training and sports clinics. www.challengedathletes.org Photos/McKenzie Images

Kurt and Sam Junge

Janet Rawl, Kate Masel

CAF Operation Rebound Program Manager Nico Marcolongo with athlete Scott Leason Event host Daniel Powell, Ed Siegel, CAF Executive Director Virginia Tinley Betty and Lester Tenney

USC alumni Deke and Olga Houlgate

Scott Leason and Lester Tenney, who survived the Baatan Death March and 3 1/2 years as a POW, raise the flag.

Lester Tenney and Richie Clyne, founders of Care Packages From Home

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Ronald McDonald House CEO Chuck Day, event chair Fernanda Whitworth, and honorary chairs Susan and Bill Hoehn

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ROMP gala: ‘Once Upon a Time’

Robin Cahill, Jeanette Koravos

Debbie Williams, Jeff Stone, Dan Kitchen

Tim and Emelyn Malott, Wendy and Rick Newman

Ronald McDonald House CEO Chuck Day, Lara Grimmer, and trustee Daniel Grimmer

Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego brought together some of San Diego’s most notable philanthropists for a “storybook” evening of giving at this year’s ROMP gala, “Once Upon a Time.”

The event was held Oct. 13 at the Rancho Valencia Resort.

This year’s ROMP fundraiser was organized with the help of a trio of Rancho Santa Fe residents: Event Chair Fernanda Whitworth and Honorary Chairs Susan & Bill Hoehn.

The Hoehns of Hoehn Motors donated the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 for this year’s car raffle. Proceeds from the gala and raffle benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of SanDiego, which provides a “home away from home” to families with children being treated Athena Haritatos shows puppy for serious, often life-threatening conditions at “Nemo” to Ining and Nancy Yang local hospitals. Photos/Jon Clark

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Local Halloween events Enjoy ‘Magical Halloween Fun’ at Del Mar Highlands Del Mar Highlands in Carmel Valley will hold a “Magical Halloween Fun” event on Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m. Trick or treating will be held at participating stores while supplies last. The event will also include live music by Left 4 Dead in the lower plaza (southeast corner of Del Mar Heights Rd. and El Camino Real).

Visit www.delmarhighlandstowncenter.com (events).

Scream Zone now open at Del Mar Fairgrounds The 15th annual Scream Zone, San Diego County’s largest haunted experience, opened Sept. 28 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Now in its 15th year, Scream Zone is filled with “Creepy Carnivorous Dilapidated Diversions” and is more terrifying and bloodcurdling than ever before! Every “body” is sure to be thrilled to the bone in three “spooktacular” attractions featuring: The House of Horror; The Chamber; and The Haunted Hayride.

Scream Zone is open: Oct. 4 – 7; 11 – 14; 17 – 21; 24 – 31. Hours are 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 to 11 p.m. other days.

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Haunted Hayride and Pumpkin Station open in Del Mar Haunted Hayride: Board the open-sided hay wagon for a creepy trip through the haunted barns on the backside of the Del Mar Race Track. May not be appropriate for small children. The Chamber is a twisting maze with frights around every corner. As you find your way through, you must navigate San Diego’s longest Spinning Tunnel of Terror, and the abode of La Llorona, a visiting ghost from Mexico who has lost her children. Enter off Via de la Valle between Jimmy Durante Boulevard and the Coast Highway. 7-11 p.m. weeknights, to midnight Friday and Saturdays in October. Tickets: $14.99-$29.99. http://www.thescreamzone.com/ ***** Pumpkin Station: Activities, rides, inflatables, slides, petting zoo, carnival games, pumpkins for sale, and more throughout the park Oct. 1-31, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Coupon for free train ride online at http://pumpkinstation.com/ Free parking and admission. 15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar. (858) 481-4254.

Harvest Festival offers family fun and holiday shopping at Del Mar Fairgrounds The Harvest Festival celebrates 40 years of affordable family fun and shopping at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Oct. 19-21.

For the past four decades, the Harvest Festival has been the premiere art and craft show in the San Diego area, providing families a safe and affordable experience in which to enjoy the best of American handmade crafts, great food, and fun entertainment.

More than 300 artists and craftspeople--dozens of them new to the show--will offer unique American handmade works, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas decor, handmade wearable art, photography, garden decorations, hand-turned wood, unique holiday gifts, ceramics, jewelry, children’s toys, and much more.

For more information, call (800) 346-1212, or visit www.harvestfestival.com.

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“All three acts of this production with its elaborate threetiered set and brilliant music score and sound effects will seduce the audience.” 8 p.m. Oct. 27; 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28, San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 3rd Ave. Tickets: $22-$60. (858) 5606741. tickets@californiaballet.org.

• Botanic Garden Fall Festival & Halloween Parade: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27, for ages 2-6. Halloween-themed activities and crafts in several locations along the newly remodeled Native Plant and Native People Trail and Seeds of Wonder children’s garden. Princesses and pumpkins can visit a gentle witch at the decorated playhouse and secret garden to receive a special treat. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., guests will go on a Halloween Parade through the Garden. Free with admission or membership, plus small fee for crafts. 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. (760) 436-3036, ext. 222. www.sdbgarden.org/ • Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity: IMAX film produced by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The show guides you through otherworldly wormholes to experience the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy and the violent death of a star and subsequent birth of a black hole. 3 p.m. daily, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Balboa Park. Tickets: $9$15.75.

• OId Town’s Fall Festival: Seasonal crafts and children’s activities a la San Diego in the 1870s will be held, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 in the central plaza at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. Many merchants surrounding the park will have activities, too.

Day of the Dead: Nov. 1-2 tour the museums and shops within Old Town San Diego, most have dramatic and festive Day of the Dead altars. Folklorico dancers and live performances celebrating this traditional Mexican holiday will be featured on the Fiesta de Reyes stage. http://sddayofthedead.org • Legoland Brick-or-Treat Party Nights: 5-9 p.m. Saturdays in October. Free with a paid one-day admission or membership. Several monstrously fun areas are open late including The Beginning, Miniland USA, Imagination Zone, Land of Adventure and Castle Hill.

(The west side of the Park will close at 5 p.m.) www.legoland.com. (760) 918-LEGO. • 12th Annual Dos Equis XX Monster Bash Block Party: Eight streets of the Gaslamp and East Village are closed off to become three mega clubs with three deejay stages, a $3,000 costume contest, and more; 6 p.m. to midnight, Oct. 27. Tickets $35 advance; $45 at the door. (619) 233-5008. sandiegomonsterbash.com.

• SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular: Weekends in October. Catch silly and spooky shows, including the Pirates 4-D movie experience. Then join in “The Search for Captain Lucky’s Treasure” in a walk-through adventure. Enjoy photo ops with favorite friends from Sesame Street and trick-or-treat alongside huggable SeaWorld characters. It’s the only place kids can come in costume and explore an enchanting underwater Halloween Fantasea.

Event included with park admission. (800) 25-SHAMU. Seaworldsandiego.com.

• Halloween Bash on the Bay: Seaport Village will present a monster mash band, DJ dance party, pictures with a live scarecrow, and a pet costume contest, 3:30-8 p.m. Oct. 27.

Trick or treating, 5-8 p.m. seaportvillage.com

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Date: 10/12/2012 THE WOLF FIRM, A LAW CORPORATION Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: (714) 573-1965 www.priorityposting.com Frank Escalera, Team Lead P993555 10/18, 10/25, 11/01/2012. RSF275 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012-025583 Fictitious Business Name(s): Arcadian Landscape Located at: 721 South Cedros Avenue #5. Solana Beach, CA, 92075, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The ďŹ rst day of business was 09/26/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Evan Weisman, 721 South Cedros Avenue #5, Solana Beach, CA 92075. This statement was ďŹ led with

T.S. No. 20120029 LOAN NO.: 1433492/DLUGOS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 10, 2005 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SCOTT E. DLUGOS, TRUSTEE OF THE SCOTT E. DLUGOS REVOCABLE TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 recorded 12/2/2012 in Book N/A Page N/A Inst. # 2005-1042048 , of OfďŹ cial Records in the ofďŹ ce of the County Recorder of San Diego county, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 2/2/2012 in Book Page Inst. # 20120060464 of said OfďŹ cials Records, will SELL on 11/1/2012 at 10:00 AM : At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by statue,

250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA at public auction to the highest bidder for cash (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) (NOTE: CASHIER’S CHECK(S) MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO UNIONBANCAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust The property heretofore described is being sold “as isâ€?. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5340 LINEA DEL CIELO RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 APN# 268-330-17-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $980,664.07. The BeneďŹ ciary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid.

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NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s ofďŹ ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender

may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneďŹ ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-5731965 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.priorityposting.com regarding the sale of this property, using the ďŹ le number assigned to this case T.S. No. 20120029. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The mortgage loan servicer, beneďŹ ciary, or authorized agent has not obtained from the commissioner a ďŹ nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53. The timeframe for giving notice of sale speciďŹ ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 has been met. UnionBanCal Mortgage 8248 Mercury Court.

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The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: PAC-CREST AT RANCHO SANTA FE, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Duly Appointed Trustee: THE WOLF FIRM, A LAW CORPORATION Recorded 5/26/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0373404 of OfďŹ cial Records in the ofďŹ ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, Date of Sale: 11/7/2012 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the east county regional center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $2,356,890.03, estimated Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7921 DIXIE LANE RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92127 A.P.N.: 267-200-35-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneďŹ ciary within 10 days of the date of ďŹ rst publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

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Top Gun pilot inspires De Anza Daughters Former “Top Gun” pilot, retired Navy Commander Faye Bell inspired members of the De Anza Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at their monthly luncheon meeting held Oct. 6 at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club.

Commander Bell chronicled her experiences breaking the glass ceiling as a Navy pilot who became the first woman certified to land on an aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific Fleet.

Despite obstacles related to her gender, she went on to distinguished service by providing air cover for Navy Seals in Grenada, Central America and the first Gulf War. “Anything you dare me to do or tell me I can’t do,” she said, “well, that’s fuel.”

After retirement from the Navy, the same attitude motivated Bell to found and serve as executive director for Military Outreach Ministry (MOM4USA), a non-profit organization that serves young military families. The unique structure of these families requires they depend on others around them when faced with the financial and emotional challenges brought on by a parent deployed to war. When they need extra help, they often turn to Bell and MOM4USA. “We know they make a special sacrifice. There are missed birthdays, anniversaries, births. Some are severely wounded.

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Bell said MOM4USA served 54,000 families last year, many of these living at Camp Pendleton, by providing baby care packages, clothing for children, food, furniture and special items. For more information about MOM4USA and volunteer opportunities, please visit www.mom4usa.org.

In the spirit of making meetings more “fun” for attendees, De Anza board members donned witch hats, with Regent Laurel Lemarie wearing the mother of all hats in honor of the magical month of October.

The De Anza Daughters presented a certificate of appreciation to Historian Martha Gresham for her distinguished service to the D.A.R. organization, at both local and state levels. A woman 18 years or older descended from an American Revolution patriot is eligible for membership in the De Anza Daughters. De Anza has an active lineage committee that helps prospective members with their applications.

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Final phase of golf course view homes to be released on Oct. 20 at Arista at The Crosby Davidson Communities will release its final phase of nine new homes at Arista at The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe on Saturday, Oct. 20. Phase Five offers the last opportunity to purchase on a new home featuring views of the 1st fairway of the Crosby National Golf Course.

Since Arista opened on March 24 of this year, the Del Mar-based homebuilder has been accelerating its construction schedule in order to keep pace with demand.

“This is the last chance to purchase a new home with golf course Arista Plan 1 backyard view. views at Arista,” said Petra Eigl, Arista sales manager.

Last month, Arista was named San Diego’s best new detached community during ceremonies presented by the Building Industry Association (BIA) of San Diego County. This top honor is the latest in a 30-year legacy of Davidson’s Grand Award winners, which began in 1980 with Davidson’s Leucadia Village. Other Grand Award winners for Davidson include Pointe Del Mar, Blackhorse La Jolla, Mt. Woodson, Cielo and Davidson at Santaluz.

Homes at Arista range from 2,926 to 3,593 square feet with up to five bedrooms and five baths. All three plans were designed with a downstairs master living suite and the option for multiple master suites upstairs. Pricing ranges from the high $800,000s.

“By offering multiple master bedroom suites upstairs and down, Arista can accommodate any family configuration, from an elderly parent to a returning child,” added Eigl.

Overlooking the Crosby National Golf Course, Arista offers resort-style options including table-sized gourmet kitchen islands that range up to 14’ long, with seating for 10. Master suites showcase Davidson’s exclusive “Vintage” fixtures, an exclusive line of bathroom hardware created by Bill Davidson and manufactured in Carlsbad.

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Arista is located at 8106 Lazy River Road, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 92067. From Interstate 5, exit Via De La Valle and head east approx. five miles. Turn right at Paseo Delicias and proceed approximately two miles. Turn right at Bing Crosby Blvd. to enter through the main gate and follow the signs to Arista. In addition to this Rancho Santa Fe new home neighborhood, Davidson recently unveiled a new community of 41 large family residences at Maricel at Torrey Highlands in Carmel Valley. Davidson is also selling four new luxury residences at Vista Bella on Old El Camino Real near Del Mar.

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5657 Willowmere Lane Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Joseph Sampson-Sampson CA Realty (858) 699-1145

$979,000 5BR/3BA

13016 Chambord Way Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Charles & Farryl Moore-Coldwell Banker (858) 395-7525

$1,099,000-$1,199,000 4BR/3.5BA

4845 Fairport Rebecca Wood-Prudential CA Realty

$1,125,000 5BR/3.5BA

3982 Corte Mar De Brisa Sat 1:00 pm - 4:00 am J. Greene- Host R. Patrize-Prudential CA Realty (760) 707-6140

Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (619) 867-8317

DEL MAR

DEL MAR $999,000-$1,099,000 4BR/3.5BA

13804 Recuerdo Dr Fri/Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Michael Gallagher-Prudential CA Realty (858) 259-3100

$1,885,000 5BR/4.5BA

13676 Mira Montana Drive Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Joseph Sampson-Sampson CA Realty (858) 699-1145

RANCHO SANTA FE

RANCHO SANTA FE $910,000 3BR/3BA

8251 Santaluz Village Green North E.Anderson & K.Boatcher-Willis Allen

Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (858) 245-9851

$1,085,000 4BR/3BA

3921 Avenida Brisa Shannon Biszantz-Coldwell Banker

Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (619) 417-4655

$1,595,000 4BR/3BA

16825 Via De Santa Fe Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Janet Lawless Christ-Coldwell Banker (858) 335-7700

$1,699,000 4BR/4.5BA

8245 The Landing Way Ashley Roberts-Prudential CA Realty

$1,700,000 4BR/3BA

6120 La Flecha Kathy Hewitt-Prudential CA Realty

$1,990,000-$2,450,000 4BR/5.5BA

6619 La Valle Plateada Bill Talbott-The Sterling Co.

$2,495,000 3BR/3.5BA

15740 Puerta Del Sol Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Janet Lawless Christ-Coldwell Banker (858) 335-7700

$2,595,000 5BR/5BA

6550 Paseo Delicas Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Michael Gallagher-Prudential CA Realty (858) 259-3100

$3,495,000 4BR/4.5BA

6515 La Valle Plateada Bruce Smitham-Coldwell Banker

$4,995,000 5BR/5.5BA

18011 Avenida Alondra Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm K. Ann Brizolis/host: D.Henry-Prudential CA Realty (858) 756-6355

Sun 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (619) 559-0571 Sat/Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (858) 442-7824 Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (760) 285-5137

Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (858) 922-2731

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October 18, 2012

Rancho Santa Fe Review

No Debate:

Best deal in the Covenant!

NEW LISTING

RSF Covenant $4,800,000 Gracious 4+BR, Close to Golf Course

RSF Covenant $7,995,000 30 Acres of Equestrian Sophistication

San Marcos $2,295,000 8.74 Acre Horse Property

BRING ALL OFFERS

RSF Covenant $4,950,000 No one can argue about the uniqueness of this peaceful and secluded property located adjacent to the San Elijo Lagoon. Get a front row seat to watch the herons land and the egrets nest. Be enchanted by the water lilies, meandering paths, gorgeous gardens and roses, coastal breezes and lovely streams and ponds. The private 6.8 acres are zoned for nine horses, and include a barn with groom’s apartment and office, arena, tennis court, shuffleboard, and multiple barbecue and grass entertaining areas. The delightful five bedroom main house is framed around a courtyard pool and spa and a decadent 2,000 square foot, two bedroom guest house features a covered veranda overlooking the picturesque stream and an indoor/outdoor fireplace. Create your own family paradise with all that these grounds offer!

PRICE REDUCTION

La Jolla $4,465,000 Stunning 4BR, 5BA+Pool

RSF Covenant $2,695,000 5.3 Acres, Flat, Usable Lot

RSF Covenant Area $3,499,000 5BR, 2+Acres, 2 Stall Barn

IN ESCROW

RSF Covenant $2,195,000 4BR, 2.85 Acres, Guest House

RSF Covenant $1,835,000 4BR, Great Location, Lovely Views

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Olivenhain $1,675,000 Income Producing Horse Property

IN ESCROW

RSF $925,000 Covenant Area

Clinton Selfridge 619.519.0964 clinton@ranchosantafeca.com CA DRE #01417348

RSF Covenant $6,950,000 7.55 Acre Equestrian Estate

La Jolla $2,695,000 Brand New Construction!

Cathy Gilchrist-Colmar 858.775.6511 cathy@ranchosantafeca.com CA DRE #00517562