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Celebrate the Fourth at RSF Parade & Picnic The community is invited to participate in or watch the 32nd annual RSF July 4 Parade & Picnic, to be held in the RSF Village. The parade will form in the RSF School parking lot (access from La Granada or El Fuego) at 12:15 p.m. The parade starts at 1 p.m. Children and bicycles are welcome (all children need to stay in the RSF School parking lot with their parents while the parade is forming). The parade will also include princesses, community band, floats, clowns, face painting, fire trucks, vintage cars, Honor Guard, decorated bikes and golf carts, Boy & Girl Scouts. The picnic will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the park in front of The Inn and will feature the Coastal Communities Concert Band. The event will include food from the RSF Golf Club, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and chicken, as well as ice cream from The Inn at Rancho

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Water district approves fiscal year 2013-14 budget No rate increase for customers BY JOE TASH Customers of the Santa Fe Irrigation District will not see a rate increase on their water bills next January for the first time in more than a decade under a $33.2 million budget approved by the district’s board of directors at its meeting on Thursday, June 20. The board unanimously approved the spending plan for the

fiscal year that begins July 1. The budget includes operating expenses of $22.3 million, a 5.8 percent increase from the current year, along with $7.3 million for capital improvements such as pipeline replacements, pressure reducing stations and other projects. The budget also includes $736,000 for new equipment, $1.3 million for debt service, and $1.5 million for the capital improvement reserve fund. In order to avoid a rate increase, the district will take $1 mil-

lion from a “rate stabilization” reserve fund, and maintain lower staffing levels. A staff report said the district currently has 44 employees, a 10 percent reduction from its workforce in 2009. “We’ve tightened the belt and it’s still tight,” said General Manager Mike Bardin. “We’re still in the ‘circle the wagons’ mode.” Director Greg Gruzdowich, who was elected to the board in November, said the budget shows the district is moving in the right direction, but he would like to see

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Rich Cusac, Guy Freeborn, Jenny Freeborn and Lynn Cusac take in the first performance of RSF Golf Club’s summer concert series. Concerts are scheduled for July 27 and Aug. 31, from 5-8 p.m. See page 16 for more photos. PHOTO/JON CLARK

more emphasis on cutting operating costs, particularly employee salaries and benefits. At Thursday’s meeting, Gruzdowich handed out a chart he prepared, which he said shows the district’s salary and benefit costs grew by about 30 percent between 2008 and 2013, during a period when the board imposed rate hikes totaling 74 percent. When compounded annually, he said, the rate hikes have effectively doubled customers’ See WATER, page 20

Despite challenges, RSF Golf Club still in ‘very good financial position’ BY KAREN BILLING The RSF Golf Club has gained 21 new memberships this fiscal year, and possibly a 22nd, which is more than budgeted for and anticipated this year, said RSF Golf Club Manager Al Castro in a June 20 update to the RSF Association board. Castro said while it is great the Golf Club is gaining new members it is also losing members faster than new members are coming in, a struggle of many area clubs. “It’s a challenge,” Castro said. “We know we have quite a bit of work to do.” Castro said at the end of the month they expect

to have 509 total memberships and noted most clubs struggle to keep above 300 to 400. “We’re still in a very good financial position for a club of this size and we’re enthusiastic about keeping the membership excited about the club,” Castro said. The RSF Golf Club will have a 6 percent increase in dues starting July 1, bringing annual dues from $7,400 to $7,844. There has also been a slight 6 to 10 percent increase in rounds of golf costs for limited memberships (depending on category of membership). The $50,000 See GOLF, page 20

RSF consultant pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud BY CITY NEWS SERVICE A self-employed Rancho Santa Fe consultant pleaded guilty June 18 to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection with Florida-based penny stock company iTrackr. David Bahr, 54, will be sentenced Sept. 3 by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns. Bahr was released on bond. Bahr admitted that he agreed with others to manipulate and arti-

ficially inflate the price of iTrackr shares in order to make money for himself and his client-investors whom he advised. Bahr bought shares of iTrackr, and advised others to do so, in order to keep up the price of iTrackr stock, and arranged for the dissemination of promotional material that overstated the likelihood of iTrackr’s success and future profits, according to the plea agreement. The defendant’s guilty plea co-

incides with charges filed June 18 by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the same conduct. Last November, Bahr spoke on the phone with an undercover FBI agent posing as a businessman who could arrange for stockbrokers to secretly invest their clients’ money in iTrackr in return for a 30 percent kickback. The undercover agent told Bahr that the kickback would not

be disclosed to the brokers’ clients, and that he could ensure that the shares would be held for about one year, thus keeping the shares off the market and avoiding any sales that would decrease the price, court papers show. Bahr agreed to the plan, and agreed to pay the kickback, according to the government. He told the undercover officer that in order to See FRAUD, page 20

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Ann Boon elected president of RSF Association board BY KAREN BILLING New officers were elected for the Rancho Santa Fe Association Board of Directors at the board’s June 20 meeting. Ann Boon was elected president, Rochelle Putnam is vice president and Larry Spitcaufsky will take a second spin as treasurer of the board. New board members Heather Slosar, Jerry Yahr and Philip Wilkinson joined the board for the officers’ vote. They will take their seats on the board July 1. Last week’s meeting also marked the last meeting for outgoing board president Roxanna Foxx, vice president Anne Feighner and member Eamon Callahan. Foxx thanked board member Craig McAllister for his enAnn Boon thusiasm and communication skills; Feighner for her “institutional memory”; Boon for her analytical and research-based approach to the board; Spitcaufsky for his leadership and “legendary” financial expertise; Putnam for her commitment to preserving and maintaining the community’s trail system; and Callahan for being thoughtful and even-handed. Feighner thanked Foxx for her “fabulous” leadership as president over the last year. In his parting words, Callahan spoke of the stalled proposed farmers market, saying it was proposed as a way to try and bring more business for the village merchants as the village has become mostly banks and investment firms. “I hope the board continues to look into ways of bringing more life into the village because I think the merchants need it,” Callahan said.

RSF Association to conduct member survey •Me mbers encouraged to participate in survey Rancho Santa Fe Association members should shortly be receiving an alert about the Association and RSF Golf Club’s “Club Mark” survey. A mailed letter will direct members to fill out a survey online, one per household. The survey reportedly takes about 15 minutes to complete — there are 43 questions in total. RSF Association Manager Pete Smith said that the survey is to gauge information about Covenant demographics, who lives in Rancho Santa Fe and what Covenant residents are looking for in a golf club. “We’re excited about the results and the data that the survey will provide to us,” Smith said. Surveys must be completed by July 24.

Covenant landscape continues to thrive, according to report BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe Association Board of Directors received an update on the status of the Covenant landscape June 20 from field operations manager Arnold Keene, who just completed his first year on the job. Since taking on the new position he said there haven’t been any major changes, just little tweaks and looking at things with fresh eyes, keeping a focus on the health of the Covenant forest, maintaining the quality of the trail system, fire safety and keeping the community looking beautiful. “This community prides itself on its landscape and we always try to enhance and preserve that to the best of our ability,” Keene said. As the Association receives a lot of calls for service, Keene has been working with the parks and recreation staff on prioritizing calls when they get them and acting quickly to fix member requests. Keene said they have increased staff training and upgraded equipment. Keene said that he is proud that in some

planting areas they have started to incorporate more low water plants and have cut down on water use by 30 percent. Despite planting lower maintenance plants in some areas, they are “still giving the pop (of color) that the community loves,” Keene said. Parks and recreation has also been working on the tree maintenance program, focusing on removing dead and dying trees from high volume traffic areas and roads that would be considered evacuation routes in the event of a wildfire, Keene said. They have placed an emphasis on fire safety and over the past year did a two-week clearing on the Ewing Preserve. In removing some dying eucalyptus they have actually seen oak trees grow in their place, Keene said. The new Committee On the Natural Environment (CONE) has also worked closely with parks and recreation staff on water conservation, forest health and landscaping projects, such as the entry to the Osuna Ranch and the nearly complete project to enhance the village entrance from Encinitas at La Bajada.

RSF resident makes Dean’s List at Gonzaga University Veronica Atkinson, a resident of RSF, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2013. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed.

Next San Dieguito Planning Group meeting is July 11 The regular meeting of the San Dieguito Planning Group scheduled for July 11 at 7 p.m. will take place at the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Station (meeting room), 16936 El Fuego, Rancho Santa Fe (El Fuego intersects Linea del Cielo at the west end of the village). Agenda and minutes can be found at www.sdcounty.ca.gov/pds/Groups/sandieguito.html

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RSF resident graduates first in class at Stanford Rancho Santa Fe resident Parker Clark graduated #1 in his class at Stanford University. He was awarded the Henry Ford II Scholar Award for Highest Undergraduate Academic Achievement in Engineering. Parker attended the Roger Rowe School from kindergarten through 8th grade. Dr. Roger Rowe and Parker shared a love of fishing and often traded “big fish” tales. Parker is interning at Apple this summer before returning to Stanford in the fall to complete his master’s degree.

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Water district employees receive H.R. LaBounty Safety Award Two Santa Fe Irrigation District employees were recently honored with the H.R. LaBounty Safety Award, which recognizes safe workplace behavior and operational practices. The award program, hosted by the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority (ACWA JPIA), incentivizes employees to demonstrate safe behavior and participate in risk-reducing actions. The employees who received the award are Rebb Casey and Eric Christiansen. Their winning entry was the design, fabrication and installation of a modified sound suppression system for a mobile, engine driven vacuum system used by construction crews. The ACWA JPIA praised the employees from Santa Fe Irrigation District for developing devices that significantly reduce the chances of hearing loss, as well as noise impacts to the community. “These awards really underscore the District’s ongoing commitment to environmental health and safety,” says Michael J. Bardin, Santa Fe Irrigation District general manager. “We are delighted that ACWA JPIA has recognized our safety culture and the innovations of our employees.” For more information about the Santa Fe Irrigation District and its safety culture, please visit www.sfidwater.org, or call (858) 756-2424.

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Army and Navy Commencement includes RSF resident Brad Nowakowski (Above) RSF resident and Army and Navy Academy cadet Brad Nowakowski, center, stands proudly with his diploma between Academy President Steve Bliss, left and Jack Wyatt, chairman of the Academy’s board of trustees. Nowakowski was Assistant Campus Operations Officer and among 82 upper school cadets to graduate June 8 from the military academy located in Carlsbad. Nowakowski lives in Rancho Santa Fe with his mother, Susan Salka. Keynote speaker during commencement ceremonies was author, radio host and former pilot Bill Hensley. Founded in 1910, the Army and Navy Academy is a private not-for-profit institution that provides an academically robust, character-based education for 7th- through 12th-grade young men. It is the only private boarding school in San Diego County and the only military academy for high school-age students in California and surrounding states.

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Foster youth share inspirational stories of support provided by Promises2Kids 50 students in Guardian Scholars program honored BY KRISTINA HOUCK Having missed more than a year of elementary school between foster homes, Jennica Rebelez struggled academically as a child. With the help of Promises2Kids’ Guardian Scholars program, the 25-year-old is now pursuing her doctorate degree at UC Santa Barbara and training to be a school psychologist. Promises2Kids’ Guardian Scholars program encourages former foster youth like Rebelez to pursue higher education. The program provides participating students with academic scholarships, financial aid workshops, and college planning and mentoring support. “They’ve really been with me and seen me through my hardest times of undergrad, as well as my master’s and doctorate programs,” said Rebelez, who was placed into foster care with her younger siblings after years of severe neglect. “They’ve been a constant support.” Promises2Kids celebrated the program’s 50 students, including nine recent graduates, during the Guardian Scholars Awards Reception on Tuesday,

June 18, at a Santaluz home. According to Promises2Kids, more than half of the youth in foster care do not graduate from high school, and only 3 percent go on to earn a college degree. Guardian Scholars has an 85 percent success rate with more than 200 students having graduated from the program since it launched a decade ago. “I consider them all very strong individuals,” said Promises2Kids CEO Tonya Torosian. “I can’t imagine myself making it through college with some of the things I went through without my family support. Just looking at the accomplishments of some of the young individuals — it’s truly inspiring to me.” During the reception, David Odum thanked Torosian and the rest of the Promises2Kids staff for their support since he was a 19-year-old at Cuyamaca College. Odum, now 26, graduated in December 2012 with a bachelor’s in business from San Diego State University. He is an assistant manager at Sherwin-Williams and plans to one day own his own automotive shop. “They instill a sense of family in how much they care,” Odum said. “It feels like you’re important and that they care for you as a person,

not as a number or statistic as the world depicts us. “My name is David; I’m not 3,752. My name is David, and they instill that sense of importance in us.” Odum battled depression and wanted to quit school three times, but he said Promises2Kids staff encouraged him to stay in college and pursue his dreams. Torosian even allowed him to change her vehicle’s oil because she knew he wanted to work with cars, Odum added. “They support you in any way, shape or form that they can, in whatever dream you have,” Odum said. Since its inception in 1981, Promises2Kids, formerly known as Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, has distributed nearly $25 million for the care and protection of abused and neglected children, and provided services for more than 175,000 foster children in need. “You may think that you’re not good enough, but they motivate you to do your best and they don’t compare you to anybody else,” Rebelez said. “They’re here for your unique journey, and I think that’s really special about the program.” To learn more about Promises2Kids, visit www. promises2kids.org.

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Torrey Pines grad and mom publishes first children’s book BY KAREN BILLING A busy local mother of three children ages newborn through 4 was able to carve out enough pockets of free time to finish her first children’s book. Allison Gharst, a Torrey Pines High School graduate, published “Monochromatic Dan” two weeks ago, a book she wrote and illustrated that teaches lessons of friendship and being accepting of others’ differences. “It was very exciting,” said Gharst, the daughter of former longtime Rancho Santa Fe resident Donna Ferrier. “I really wanted to have this for my kids, they don’t get to see my artsy side very much.” The title character of the book, Monochromatic Dan, is a shy little boy who only wears different shades of brown — he even only likes brown foods such as peanut butter, refried beans, meatloaf and brown “cookies by the bunch.” Dan makes a new friend named Luminous Lil’ (named after Gharst’s daughter) who introduces him to color and changes his social outlook. Gharst said the book provides a lesson to kids on finding their own voice and having the confidence to believe in it, no matter the color. Gharst has three daughters, Lillian (“Lilly”), Charlotte (“Charlee”) and Adelaide. She worked as a teacher before she starting having kids, working as a substitute teacher at her alma mater R. Roger Rowe

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‘Monochromatic Dan’ School and then teaching art at Maranatha Christian School until 2008. “I’d always thought writing a book would be fun but the idea really came to me in 2008,” Gharst said. She and her family were meeting her in-laws for lunch at Balboa Park when her father-in-law came strolling up in an all-brown ensemble, complete with a brown safari hat. As a joke, she called him “Monochromatic Tom.” “I liked the way that sounded and I started writing a story in my head,” Gharst said. During a family road trip to Colorado, she had a lot of time sitting in the car and started putting her story idea on paper. She was able to write the whole book in the car. Finding time to complete the illustrations was difficult. Gharst painted the illustrated pages and had to set aside time on her calendar to sit down and work on

it. Gharst published the book through Amazon’s CreateSpace and it was a long process of submitting the story and illustrations, picking letterings and critiquing samples until the finished product was just right. “It was really exciting finishing it and for my girls to see it finished,” Gharst said. While it took four years to get the first book done, Gharst said there may be more books in her future. Especially as her kids get older and notice Lilly’s name is in the book and a character is named after Charlee too, but Adelaide wasn’t born yet to get a mention. Gharst said reading the book, her daughter Lilly already asks, “Where’s Addy?” “There probably has to be another book, they just might be 20 by the time I finish it!” Gharst said. “Monchromatic Dan” is available on amazon.com and at any national bookstore web site.

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RSF resident/Bishop’s junior achieves finals finish at the United States Tennis Association National Open Hard Court Championships Kelly Shaffer, 17, who shares homes in La Jolla and in Rancho Santa Fe, has reached the final round of the National Hard Court Championships held at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego receiving a USTA Silver Ball award. In the women’s singles championship, top-seeded Megan McCray, of Oceanside, overcame a difficult first set and defeated third-seeded Shaffer 6-4, 6-1, to win the title. “I was very happy to get to win three matches in this tournament,” Shaffer said. “Each match seemed to get more comfortable for me. This was my first national-level tournament back after a three-month injury, so I am happy I made it this far. Megan is a very well respected player and I am thrilled to have had the chance to compete with her.” Shaffer trains in San Diego with coach Jon Hoffpauir and competes within the Southern California section and on the national level. She is currently ranked six in San Diego (in the girl’s 18 category) and 12 in Southern California (in the Women’s Open category). She recently was awarded the “2012 Most Improved Player” award for the San Diego District Tennis Association. Shaffer plays #1 on the Bishop’s Tennis team and ended the season with a 33 win/2 loss record, and achieving a semi -final finish in the district-wide CIF singles championship. Recent USTA win highlights include: Quarter-finalist Southern California Sectional Doubles Championships, November 2012; Winner Desert Cities Grand Prix Masters Invitational Championships, October 2012; champion team

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(Above) Kelly Shaffer (left) Megan McCray (right); (Right) Kelly Shaffer Balboa Tennis Club. The men’s singles main draw featured a total of 99 players. “It was a great week of tennis at the 2013 USTA National Open Hard Court Championships. This tournament has really become a community event thanks to the support of our sponsors and the fans that came out to watch the matches each day,” said Tournament Director Colleen Clery Ferrell. “The players love the tournament atmosphere and enjoy playing at a historic ven-

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RSF Rotary Club to present ‘Taste of Rancho Santa Fe, Fine Food and Wine Festival’ The Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club will host an extraordinary fine wine and food tasting event with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting local charities. Past events have raised funds for the Rotary Military Fund, Casa de Amparo, The Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, Kids Korp, Angel Faces, Mira Costa College and dozens other worthy local causes. The Wine and Food event will be held Saturday July 20, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Your $75 ticket will include more than 100 wine tastings and an abundant selection of gourmet foods. Ticket will be limited to only 300. For more information, ticket sales and sponsorships, visit TasteofRSF.org or RanchoSantaFeRotary.org or call 858-334-8114.

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Couple finds family they’ve always wanted through Angels Foster Family Network Loving temporary and permanent homes wanted for children in need BY KRISTINA HOUCK James Thomas has been the only father 3-year-old James and 4-year-old Aubrey have truly ever known, but Sunday, June 16, was the first Father’s Day he was recognized as their legal father. He and his wife, Kimberley Thomas, officially adopted their son and daughter in November 2012. “They will be with us forever, and we couldn’t be happier,” Thomas said. Together for 14 years and married since 2008, Thomas and his wife tried to conceive for five years. With the help of Angels Foster Family Network, a San Diegobased nonprofit, licensed foster family agency, the couple finally has the family they have always wanted. “That was a devastating loss for us [not being able to conceive] … but as we look back on it now, it seems like a beautifully-written novel,” Thomas said. “We wouldn’t change it at all.” The couple turned to Angels Foster Family Network after working with fertility specialists, and researching adoption and foster parent options. “We really just couldn’t find a connection with anything,” Thomas said. “It seemed like there was a mixup with the supply and demand. We knew there were babies out there who needed safe homes, and we had a safe home. It was just really muddled and complicated.” As a behavioral health educator, Thomas has worked with foster care children and has witnessed what he calls the “broken foster care system.” Angels Foster Family Network is different, he said. Founded in 1998, Angels Foster Family Network recruits and trains foster parents to provide care to one child or sibling set. The nonprofit has provided foster homes to more than 600 children, newborn to 5 years old. About 50 percent of the children placed have been adopted by their Angels’ families. “They have a culture of success at Angels and it’s based off of not doing things the way everybody else has done it for years and years,” Thomas said. “Angels is able to be more of a prevention than a cure by getting these babies early when they start into the system and making sure that this is either their second-to-last stop or their last stop.” After five weeks of train-

The Thomas family COURTESY PHOTO ing, Thomas and his wife welcomed their first foster child, a 22-month-old whose mother was arrested for heroin possession. The couple quickly became attached to the boy and took him to the beach, park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld. “We were having the time of our lives,” Thomas said. “He was wonderful.” Three weeks after welcoming the boy into their Pacific Beach home, he was reunited with his grandparents. The couple was devastated, Thomas said. “All the training that we had done was helpful and reliable, but there’s nothing that can prepare you for when you have your hopes built up that you might have a little boy forever and that dream is broken,” Thomas said. Rather than having an empty nursery, the couple decided one week later to welcome another infant, who was reunited with his grandmother after a few days. Later that same day, the couple took home a drug-dependent 14-month-old, who they helped detox. After he was reunited with his mother two months later, Thomas and his wife cared for a severely abused 3-monthold, who had a concussion, fractured skull, broken jaw and three broken ribs. Four months later, the boy, who was born while his mother was incarcerated, was reunited with his grandmother and older sister. “We had become really attached and thought that he might be with us forever, but we were happy he was going to be reunited with his sister and his grandma,” Thomas said. “It was another heartbreak, packing up his stuff and taking him there.” Devastated, the couple decided to take a break from fostering. Thomas planned a weekend trip with friends while his wife visited her family in Oklahoma. Just as he was about to leave, however, Thomas received a call from the couple’s Angels social worker. A 17-month-old

girl needed a home. “It was the first time we kind of hesitated because my wife was out of town and I was on my way out of town,” Thomas said. After an hour-long phone conversation, the couple decided to provide a home to the girl. A half-hour later, Aubrey arrived in a dirty onesie with a San Diego County social worker. “It was just me and this little girl,” Thomas said. “I called my friends and said, ‘I won’t be playing any golf this weekend. On your way out of town, if you could drop off some size three diapers and a gallon of whole milk, that would be great because my weekend just changed.’” Aubrey had been raised in a violent home. She had a bloated stomach due to malnutrition and had never slept in a crib. “She was a very, very scared and angry little girl,” Thomas said. When his wife returned that Monday, the couple met with Aubrey’s biological parents and were surprised to discover the mother was eight-and-a-half months pregnant. When the baby boy was born three weeks later, Thomas and his wife were asked to take him home from the hospital. Today, Aubrey is almost 5 years old and is starting kindergarten next month. “We have our forever family and they are absolutely amazing,” Thomas said. “We just feel forever blessed to be part of the Angels’ family. It’s been a miracle for us.” There are more than 3,500 children in San Diego County’s foster care system. Thomas encourages potential foster parents to contact Angels Foster Family Network to learn how they can provide love and care to a child who needs a home. “Keep an open mind and an open heart,” Thomas said. “It’s important that you understand what your role is. You need to let go and know that you can’t control it. Your job is just to love the baby.” For more information, visit www.angelsfoster.org.

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Local author and international hero Frank San Diego PGA Champion set to play Iszak to speak at RSF Library event June 27 in charity golf tournament in RSF On Thursday, June 27, at 4 p.m., the RSF Library will host local author Frank Iszak at the RSF Library. Iszak is a local resident and an international hero. He has written a book about his experience as the mastermind behind the first hijacking of a commercial airliner. The year was 1956 and Iszak and his young wife lived in Hungary and under the Iron Curtain. In order to get out from Communist rule, he and a group of students hijacked a plane and flew to freedom in West Germany, which eventually led to him working with the U.S. government and coming to the USA to live. Light refreshments will be served, and his book, “Free for all to Freedom,” will be available for purchase. This event is open to the community. The RSF Library is hoping to turn this “Library Local” event into a series. Sponsorships are available — contact Susan Appleby at 858-756-4780. Frank Iszak is also the co-owner, with his wife Serpil Iszak, of the Rhythm Yoga and Dance studio in the Del Rayo Shopping Center in Rancho Santa Fe. Rancho Santa Fe Library is located at 17040 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. For more information, visit http://www.amazon.com/Free-All-Freedom-Frank-Iszak/ dp/1460985575

Scripps surgeon first in San Diego to perform single-site robotic hysterectomy Scripps Memorial Hospital - La Jolla recently became the first hospital in San Diego and one of the first in the country to perform a hysterectomy using single site robotic technology. Mel Kurtulus, M.D., a La Jolla gynecologist and surgeon, led the surgical team that performed the hysterectomy performed from a 1-inch incision at the

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North County Health Services (NCHS) recently announced that former PGA Tour Champion and current Champions Tour player Scott Simpson, a native San Diegan, will be participating in the Fore for Kids IX Golf Classic set for Aug. 6 at 11:30 a.m. at The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe. Scott Simpson is “on tee” to conduct a skills clinic for high-level sponsors participating in the outing and will play with Grant, Hinkle & Jacobs, the title sponsor. “We are thrilled Scott will be playing in our outing which will raise funds to help hundreds of children for years to come,” remarks Stacy Rungaitis, director of Fund Development at North County Health Services and organizer of the Fore for Kids IX Golf Classic. Proceeds from the golf outing will go to expanding services and programs at the new

Scott Simpson hitting from the fairway in Lake Orion, Michigan. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images NCHS Mission Mesa Campus in Oceanside, which provides pediatric, women’s health and dental services to uninsured and underinsured children and their families. The new pediatric health center is expected to break ground this fall with an anticipated opening in late 2014. Sponsorship opportunities are available and to play in this premier golf outing individual spots are available for $250. To purchase individual tickets or group sponsorships, please contact Stacy Rungaitis at stacy.rungaitis@nchshealth.org or 760-736-6710 or register today online at www. nchs-health.org.

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Summer is the time to be proactive if you have dead or dying trees BY COMMITTEE ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (CONE) It’s June in Southern California and the landscape is changing from the brief season of the green lushness that early spring presented. Wild grass and native shrubs begin to quickly lose the moisture gained from winter rains and the green hills and fields seen in April and early May have turned to a golden brown. In Rancho Santa Fe, June and July are also the months when our large population of the Red Gum Eucalyptus trees show signs of the damage caused by the pest known as the Lerp Psyllid. The pest is prevalent throughout parts of the Ranch where substantial plantings of the Red Gum Eucalyptus are found. While the pest is not always fatal to the tree it does cause the leaves to drop and defoliate creating the appearance of a dead tree. When the pest attacks the tree it becomes distressed and weakened and is susceptible to other factors that may be fatal to the tree, including drought and insects such as the Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer Beetles. If you have a property with dead or

dying trees, the RSF Association and its Committee on the Natural Environment (“CONE”) suggest that you contact a landscape or tree professional that is experienced with the conditions on your property for guidance. A professional that has experience with the long history of the Ranch can advise you of any rules and regulations that may apply. Additionally, a landscape professional can assist you with a plan for replacement trees and plants if needed that will be appropriate for your property and the surrounding community character. In addition, the RSF Association has compiled a list of suggested trees for landscaping that can be found on the RSF Association website: www.rsfassociation.org. Association staff is available to assist members with questions about existing or new landscaping on their properties. Contact Association staff members Arnold Keene or Kirk Dakan at 858-756-1174 if you have any questions regarding your landscape. The RSF Fire Protection District and the RSF Association can also be contacted for information regarding the health of our forest and suggested replacement planting.

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Spanning approximately 3,750 square feet, this single story residence, features 4 bedrooms, 3 full and one half bath in an environment that promises casually elegant living in all seasons. Adorned in the finest finishes, the home features a well-designed floor plan that allows for seamless flow between rooms. Pool, spa and beautiful gardens complete this one acre site.

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RSF celebrates legacy of teacher Harriet Joslyn

he community gathered earlier this month to celebrate the career of longtime R. Roger Rowe teacher Harriet Joslyn, most recently a fourth grade teacher. Joslyn just retired after a 30-year career in education and 20 years at Rowe. Hired by Dr. R. Roger Rowe himself, Joslyn taught every grade from first through sixth at the school. She spent nine years teaching fifth grade, her favorite because of the emphasis on American history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she helped develop the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Colonial Fair. Joslyn also played a big role in the drama department, directing two to three plays a year with Maureen Cassarino. For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Blake Hamerslag, Harriet Joslyn

Cynthia Kronemyer, Harriet Joslyn, Wanda Sumida, Donna Miano

Martha Eggemeyer, Glenda Sumida, John Eggemeyer

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Lindy Delaney, Denise Holder

Karen Buss, Harriet Joslyn, Niki Buss

Shannon Buss, Harriet Joslyn

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CCA’s Garrett Schmid named Palomar League ‘Swimmer of the Year’ BY GIDEON RUBIN Garrett Schmid first took up swimming a few years back as a way to boost his strength and stamina for competitive soccer. He immediately took a liking to the pool. “I’ve always loved the beach so I was a fairly good swimmer and it was fun,” Schmid said. These days, Schmid no longer competes on dry land. Just three years removed from the local rec. soccer circuit, Schmid has come out of nowhere to emerge as one of the area’s most dominant prep swimmers. Schmid, who will be a Canyon Crest Academy junior later this year, is coming off a breakout year. He was named the Palomar League’s Swimmer of the Year – an honor typically reserved for upperclassmen – after winning league championships in two events. Schmid clocked a 1:57.05 to win the 200-meter individual medley and won the 100 backstroke in 53:28. He was an All Palomar League First Team selection and named CCA’s Most Valuable Swimmer. He was also named to the Palomar League’s All Academic Team. “I really liked improving,” Schmid said of transitioning to competitive swimming. “I got better and better and seeing my results was

Michael Galindo and Garrett Schmid pretty fun. I enjoyed it and I’ve been swimming ever since.” Schmid’s first breakthrough came in at a novice-level USA Swim-sanctioned meet. Competing in the “C” group, Schmid won two of the three events he swam just a year out from his first lessons. Schmid was hooked right away. “It was the slowest (group) but I didn’t really know it at the time and I won a lot of events so it was really fun,” he said. “After that I realized I’m a good enough swimmer to swim year-round. Just that one meet brought everything together.” Schmid, who has a 4.0 GPA, receives high marks for coachability, work ethic, and commitment to balancing swimming and academics from his Pacific Sports Resort (formerly called Pacific Athletic Club) coach, Michael Galindo. “Its’ pretty rare that we get swimmers at that age who

are able to be open-minded to different techniques and different ways of doing things,” Galindo said. “A lot of times the older they get the more set in their ways they are and they don’t want to change things. “Garrett’s coming in later in the sport and having an open mind has definitely been an advantage and will continue to be an advantage for him down the road.” Schmid acknowledges that his more experienced competitors have certain advantages, but he believes that competing in a sport that still feels fresh and new has benefits too. He insists that his enjoyment of the sport is one of the biggest pluses. “I think it’s an advantage and a disadvantage,” he said of his late-comer status. “The people who have been swimming longer don’t enjoy the sport as much because they almost get like burned out, but I’m not used to all the events yet and so the other guys might have an advantage.” But Schmid is leaving nothing to chance. He trains daily, averaging 15 hours a week in the pool. Schmid aims to compete at the collegiate level, but next on his to-do list is qualifying for Junior Nationals, something he hopes to accomplish this summer.

“It’s been a dream to go to Junior Nationals so that would mean a lot to me,” Schmid said. It was also mean a lot to his college prospect status going into his junior year, Galindo said. “I think that’s a great benchmark for him,” Galindo said. But it is an early benchmark in the career of a swimmer that Galindo says has great potential. “He’s definitely just scratching the surface as to what he’s capable of,” Galindo said. “He’s still focusing a lot on technique and just beginning to get into strength training. Adding those things in with a little more volume and I think down the road he’s going to hopefully be set up [to reach his goals].” For his part, Schmid is the first to admit that his journey to a successful swimming career couldn’t be more improbable. “I never really expected any of this,” Schmid said. “It was just some conditioning classes that brought me into this. We played some games in the pool and pretty much that brought me into all of this, I’m really glad it happened.”

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RSF Golf Club Summer Concert

he RSF Golf Club kicked off its summer concert series on June 22. The next concerts will be held on July 27 and Aug. 31, from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. Food and drink specials will be available for purchase. For reservations, call (858) 756-1182. For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Robert Herrmann and Janet Christ dance to The Working Cowboy Band.

Kathy and David Hewitt

The Working Cowboy Band

Vearl Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Pam Wasserman

Pat and Rich Randall with their grandchildren Kirra and Tyler

Denise Phillips, Tyler Seltzer, Liz Seltzer, Molly Wohlford

Jim Riedman, David Thomas, Carron Riedman

Carole and Al Havlin Janet Christ, Bibbi Herrmann

Natalie Chilcutt, Ron Wilson, Fred Wasserman

David Hewitt, Don Rindell, Al Havlin Warren and Bobbie Corpal Tara and Jeb Outtrim

Karen Henderson, Midgie Vandenberg, Dan Henderson

Scott Bilinski, Frankie Sciacca

Judy Taramasco, Linda DeGoler

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‘Third Culture’ grads of American School in Japan celebrate 45th reunion in Rancho Santa Fe While Rancho Santa Fe is no stranger to things international, whether it’s foreign nationals enjoying this area or international events being held in the RSF community, a recent event at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe probably marked the first time alumni of an international high school over 5,000 miles away selected Rancho Santa Fe as its venue for a major reunion. Graduates of the American School in Japan’s (ASIJ) high school class of 1968, their significant others and several friends from other ASIJ classes – 66 people in all, including 43 ASIJ alumni – gathered recently at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe to celebrate the class’ 45th reunion. The graduating class had 105 graduates, including students originally from the U.S., Japan and at least a dozen other nations. The group made the most of the beautiful Rancho Santa Fe location, with a Friday night barbeque at Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club and two Saturday walks, one around the main village area led by Historical Society guide Dana Hanson, and one around the golf course. A highlight of the three-day celebration was a Saturday afternoon presentation by classmate Toni Dyktor Mullen on “Third Culture Kids,” a term for persons who spend a significant part of their developmental years outside the parents’ culture, usually because of parents relocating. Mullen, who followed up her international school education with a career as an international school teacher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Engham, England, said, “Our parents were missionaries, business executives, artists and diplomats, and we followed them to Japan. As a result, we had different experiences from kids who grew up in America, and those experiences led us to develop very different strengths and weaknesses.” Among those differences, reunion attendees agreed, was an inability to do well in trivia questions from the 1960s and a general confusion regarding rice that isn’t sticky. More seriously, Third Culture Kids, ASIJ grads included, are generally quick to make new friends and are very accepting of other cultures, but also may carry feelings of unresolved grief and lack a sense of “home” because of relocations during their formative years. Five authors in the class also were recognized: Daigaku Rummé, author of “The Essence of Zen”; Laer Pearce, author of “Crazifornia, Tales from the Tarnished State”; Grenda Penhollow Moss, author of “Sweet and Saucy, A Family Treasury of Recipes”; Mara Purl, author of the Milford-Haven series of novels and several plays, screenplays and nonfiction works; and Peter Tsukahira, author of “Culture of the Kingdom, a Journey of Restoration” and other Christian books. Tsukahira was the Class of ’68 graduate traveling the farthest to the reunion, coming from Haifa, Israel, where he and his wife Rita are directors of Kehilat HaCarmel, a Christian ministry center. Peter was frequently seen in deep conversations with Rummé, who is the senior priest at the Los Angeles Buddhist Temple. Reunion organizers were Kathy Chih (San Diego), Glenn Colville (Alamo, Calif.), Toni Dyktor Mullen (England), Frank Terschan (Milwaukee Wisc.), Nicholas Connor (Del Mar) and Marty Honda (Los Altos). Kathy Reese at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe was the reunion coordinator.

ASIJ Class of ’68 class photo. Courtesy photo

Athenaeum Summer Festival to be held in July Pianist Gustavo Romero celebrates composers Maurice Ravel and Sergei Rachmaninoff with a four-part concert series with (optional) four dinners, 4 p.m. Sundays July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at The Scripps Research Institute Auditorium, 10640 John J. Hopkins Drive. Prior to the Sunday concerts, John Mark Harris will present lectures on the selected program and keyboard pedagogy, 7:30 p.m. at the Athenaeum, July 2, 9, 17 and 23. Tickets: (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org

ASIJ reunion attendees at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.

ASIJ Class of ’68 reunion organizers (left to right): Kathy Chih, Glenn Colville, Toni Dyktor Mullen, Frank Terschan, Nick Connor, Marty Honda

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‘Integra Center’ concert benefits wounded warriors

ocal residents Russ and Carol Penniman hosted a dinner and grandstand show featuring country singer Martina McBride on June 20 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds’ Celebrity Suites. The event was held to introduce military officials and community leaders to “Integra Center,” a new model of centralized community-based care for a new generation of severely wounded warriors. This first-of-its-kind “one place” facility will consolidate the delivery of health care, employment counseling and education to men and women with life-altering combat injuries. At the same time, Integra will serve the needs of their families and provide R&D opportunities for local biotech companies to create new therapies for both warriors and civilians who are wounded or disabled. Visit www.integracenter.org. For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/MCKENZIE IMAGES

Shields and Kathy Richardson

Cpl. Carlos Garcia, Eric Rodriquez

Lisa Gravelle, Matthew March, Kara and SSG. Jason Gibson

Russ and Carol Penniman, Mary Beth and Dr. David Oblon

Julia Russell, Nancy Lazarski, Michelle Faison, Ed Lazarski

David Russell, Daniel Hazard, Ed Gillenwaters

Retired Capt. Jennifer Town, Tanya Rodriquez, Jacki Garcia

Candace and Dr. Kent Humber

Eric and Rachel McElvenny Caroline and Chuck Henry

Doug Paterson, Jennifer Paterson

Standing, from left: Carol and Russ Penniman, Tanya Rodriquez, Jacki Garcia. Seated: Rachel and Eric McElvenny, Eric Rodriquez, CPL. Carlos Garcia, Kara and SSG. Jason Gibson

Linda and Bronson Jacoway

Dr. Michael and Debbie Lobatz

Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison

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June 27, 2013

Letters to the Editor/Opinion

RSF Golf Club needs the entire RSF Association’s support for building membership Since June 30 is the end of the 2012-2013 Rancho Santa Fe Association’s fiscal year and, therefore, the RSF Golf Club’s fiscal year, I am writing this letter to all of the members of the Association to help them become educated on the state of the membership of the Golf Club. As such, here is the letter from the Membership Committee that is being presented at the annual meeting of the Golf Club on Wednesday, June 26, 2013:

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 2012-2013 Annual Report Steve Dunn, Chairman Connie Berkley, Judy Roberts, John Snyder, Larry Springer, Scott Johnson, Al Castro This year has been both exciting and difficult at the same time. The annual budget anticipated the addition of 16 new Regular members or four more than the 12 who joined the preceding fiscal year. I am extremely proud to say that as of this writing we have 21 new members, eight of whom are in a new Junior Executive classification! We commenced the fiscal year with a total of 521 active memberships, and we now have a total of 510 active memberships, or a net loss of 11 active memberships. So even with the exceptional efforts of Al Castro, his staff and the hard work of all of the Membership Committee we have still lost ground. We began the fiscal year by attempting to implement some new, fresh and dynamic changes to the usual membership marketing efforts. The Membership Committee proposed a new category of Junior Executive membership along with a proposed modification to both the Former Resident and Resident Associate categories, taking these categories from 10 years down to five years to qualify. The RSF Golf Club Board of Governors unanimously approved these recommendations which were presented to the Association board in early January 2013. The Association board approved a total of 10 in the new Junior Executive category, but tabled the changes in membership term length in the other two categories until the results of an Association-wide survey could be tabulated. As of this writing this survey still has not been disseminated to the greater Association, so we wait on this modification. The Junior Executive classification was a very successful addition and, so far, as was mentioned above, this fiscal year has garnered eight new memberships. The Former Resident classification, which still requires a minimum of 10 years of previous membership, has grown to 29 with the addition of 14 new memberships, although many of those came from regular members who have transferred out of the community. Those on Inactive status, who continue to pay the debt service over-ride, number 36 which has pretty much remained constant over the past 10 years. There has been significant growth in the Limited A and B playing privilege classifications which totals 67, up from 45 at this time last year. While it is nice to see that more of the Association residents are taking advantage of this opportunity, they have no commitment to the Golf Club’s staying power. The long-term prospects for continued growth of our membership are challenged at best. This has been a banner year for residential sales within the Covenant; however, unlike the past where the Golf Club garnered over 30 percent of the new residents, we have been in the 8-12 percent range now for the past three years. Since we have a limited number of Association residents from which to draw members and since there is much more competition with adjacent golf clubs, we continue to try everything that we can to maintain a membership level of at least 500. In June of 2008, only five years ago, we had 613 members, so we have lost almost 20 percent of our members in that short period. It is incumbent upon both the membership of the Golf Club and the greater Association to do everything within our power to generate new members for the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. We all believe that this is one of the greatest assets of the Covenant Association, but without continuing to aggressively market this esteemed venue to the “outside world” and to support the recommended membership category changes proposed by the Board of Governors, it will be difficult to keep a stable membership level which is imperative if we want to uphold our vision of having “one of the finest traditional golf clubs in the country.” As the Review readers can see, while the membership of the Golf Club is reasonably stable at the present time, everyone needs to help in the continuing effort to market the Golf Club to all Association members, especially new property owners! Further, the Association board needs to help the Golf Club by allowing these proposed membership opportunities to be approved. The golf course has never been in better shape, the food service is beyond compare and the staff are some of the most friendly people you can find, so please take the time to come down to the Club to see what we have to offer! Steve Dunn

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June 27, 2013

Rancho Santa Fe Review

Education Matters/Opinion

Saying goodbye to Ken Noah and hello to an interesting lawsuit BY MARSHA SUTTON The saying goes that nice guys finish last. But in the case of this nice guy, retiring superintenMarsha Sutton dent Ken Noah comes out on top. Noah, whose last day with the San Dieguito Union High School District is June 30, has been an ethical bellwether – not just in San Dieguito but with parents, board members and educators from surrounding districts, many of whom have looked to him for guidance and inspiration. He’s demanded high standards of behavior from adults in the system and has skillfully managed to disarm critics, even turning some former adversaries into allies. He has also inspired colleagues and supporters with his uncanny ability to traverse treacherous ground without stepping in quicksand. The public education system can be a bureaucratic nightmare with often upside-down values, a CYA mentality and human inertia that resists change with astonishing zeal. But there is another side to the depressing aspect of this equation: those people behind the scenes

whose purpose in life is to support and improve public education and help children become compassionate, educated, open-minded, curious, vibrant, contributing members of society. Noah – a man of genuine integrity, honesty and commitment to student success – is one of the stars in local education who deserves recognition for never losing sight of the goal and using the highest degree of ethics as his guide. Challenging himself to always stay true to what’s best for kids has been his greatest virtue. Personnel changes are inevitable, healthy for an organization and necessary for careers. But our gut reaction when a true leader departs is sadness and frustration. You get to know these people and how they think and operate. And if we like what we see, their departure is met with trepidation and anxiety. Even though he’s retiring after only five years leading San Dieguito, Noah leaves behind a culture and legacy that feels strong and lasting. One of Noah’s biggest fans is incoming superintendent Rick Schmitt, who has pledged to continue Noah’s commitment to the strongest ethical standards and to put kids first in every decision. Schmitt will be a stellar leader, cut from the same

WATER continued from page 1 water bills over that six-year period. “My concern is salaries and benefits per FTE (full-time employee) have been rising while we’ve been raising rates dramatically,” Gruzdowich said. While district officials have said that the rising cost of water from the district’s suppliers has fueled recent rate increases, Gruzdowich said his analysis showed that rising water costs have only added about 25 percent to the district’s wholesale water costs. The district can’t keep taking money from reserves, and should instead seek to pare back expenses wherever possible, he said. “I’d like philosophically to look at everything we’re doing and make sure it’s worth doing,” he said. Bardin said the district has done everything it could to keep expenses in check and rates down. A new labor agreement with employees gradually reduces the district’s contribution to employee pensions, and

cloth as his predecessor, so in many ways we don’t have to say goodbye to Noah after all. Gratitude goes to Ken Noah for making the district a better place, and best wishes for many happy and fulfilling years of retirement. Getting access to your child’s tests When Schmitt takes over on July 1, one of the first challenges he will face is one of the more interesting lawsuits to come before the district in years. After being frustrated by teachers who refused to give him copies of his child’s tests, San Dieguito parent and Del Mar taxpayer watchdog Michael Robertson filed a California Public Records Act and is suing the SDUHSD to release those exams. His case is centered around the idea that if teachers allow parents to come to school, to their classroom, to review their child’s tests, then they’ve tacitly made the exams public information. “A document can only be one of two things – either it’s public and everyone in the world can see it, or it’s private and nobody can see it,” Robertson said in an interview. “There’s no halfway in between.” “The law is very clear on

created a new tier of lower retirement benefits for new hires. However, the district’s personnel costs under the new budget increased by 1.5 percent to $6.1 million. Rate increases from the San Diego County Water Authority, the district’s wholesale supplier, will cost the district 2.2 percent more for buying “imported” water in 2014, according to a staff report. The district projects it will need to buy more imported water in the coming year because a dry winter has reduced the availability of less expensive water from local reservoirs. Director John Ingalls said money generated by rate increases has been used to maintain and improve the district’s network of pipes and pumping stations. “We’re spending the money on construction,” Ingalls said. Along with the $7.3 million planned for capital projects next year, the district spent about $1.5 million this year, and $7.2 million the year before, according to budget documents. After a discussion of the budget in May, district officials

this,” he said. “If you take a document and you show it to the public, it’s now a public document.” Robertson makes a distinction between the test questions and each student’s answers. The exams are what he claims are public for everyone. The individual student’s scores and responses to the tests, however, should obviously not be made available to anyone other than the parents of that student, the same way confidential student records are required to be made available but only to the parents. Robertson also said a public agency such as a school district can’t have a public document and then restrict how the public can view the document. For teachers to say, “You have to look at it at this site and during these hours that are convenient to the teacher,” doesn’t cut it. “That’s not the way it works,” he said. Requestors should be allowed to view public documents however they want: either copies or in person, he contended. The school district cannot deny parents copies of tests to review at home with their child. “If they want a copy, they get a copy,” he said. Robertson believes it’s important to review graded tests at home because the

removed a planned expenditure of $360,000 for a financial software upgrade. Ingalls objected to the expense, because he said the district should work with neighboring water districts on a shared system, an approach that might make it easier to consolidate functions in the future. The district has raised its rates annually since 2004, according to Jeanne Deaver, administrative services manager. No rate increases were imposed from 1997 to 2003. After that, rates went up each year from a minimum of 6 percent to a maximum of 20 percent, including a 6 percent increase that took effect Jan. 1. If the district did seek a rate increase for 2014, it would have to notify customers and hold a public hearing under state law before the increase could be imposed, Deaver said. The district serves 22,000 customers in Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and Fairbanks Ranch. For more information on the fiscal year 2014 district budget or to obtain a copy of the budget document, please visit the District’s website at www. sfidwater.org.

time permitted in the teacher’s classroom is often inadequate, it is inconvenient for parents to come in before or after school according to the teacher’s availability, and away from school other family members or tutors can be brought in to help address a child’s academic needs. Robertson is officially seeking the release of his child’s math exams, but he called this a strategic move that, if successful, will set a precedent and open the door for all exams from all coursework to be made available. The risk of cheating In the formal complaint filed May 14, Robertson contends that public information is being improperly withheld and parents have a right “to be involved in the education of their children and to take steps to effectively augment said education.” The complaint states that San Dieguito refused to provide him with the copies he requested, and that the district’s “obligations to the wishes of one or more teachers” prevented the district from complying. San Dieguito appears to have no written rule that gives teachers the right to withhold exams and quizzes – there is no language referring to this in the teachers’ collective bargaining con-

GOLF continued from page 1 enrollment fee will remain the same. “It is still a substantial bargain compared to other clubs,” Castro said. Castro said the club saw a decrease in its unescorted guest fees and they are working with The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe to increase play by visitors.

FRAUD continued from page 1 reach his desired share price, he wanted the brokers to buy 10 million shares of iTrackr at an average price of 25 cents per share for a total investment of $2.5 million. Bahr, in turn, would pay a kickback of $750,000. Prosecutors said Bahr and the undercover agent agreed to do a test

PARADE continued from page 1 Santa Fe. The July 4 Parade & Picnic is sponsored by the RSF Association, the RSF Community Center, the RSF Golf Club and the RSF Polo Club. Out of fairness to everyone and

tract with the district. In fact, Robertson interprets the agreement as giving the district the right to set education policy, not the union. Under Article 14 of the San Dieguito Faculty Association, the district retains the right to: •Determine the kinds and levels of services to be provided, and the methods and means of providing them. • Establish its educational policies, goals and objectives. • Ensure the rights and educational opportunities of students. Although it’s technically at the discretion of each teacher, withholding tests and quizzes has become generally accepted practice over time, with more and more teachers concerned about cheating. Releasing the tests would also mean that teachers, to avoid the likelihood of cheating, would need to create new, secure exams for each class every year, something many are reluctant to do. Robertson said this practice is adult-centered and not student-centered. California Education Code, section 49069-49072, would seem to bolster Robertson’s case. It reads in part: “Parents of currently enSee LAWSUIT, page 22

Continuing its efforts to get more community involvement at the club, it will be hosting a summer concert series. The first of three concerts in the series took place last weekend. The next concerts will be held on July 27 and Aug. 31 from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. Food and drink specials will be available for purchase. For reservations, call (858) 756-1182.

run. On various days last December, the undercover agent, using FBI funds, made an initial purchase of iTrackr stock, and Bahr purchased 135,000 shares of iTrackr stock. Bahr was satisfied with the purchases, and wired a $3,000 kickback to the undercover officer’s bank account. Days later, federal agents searched Bahr’s RSF home, seizing documents and electronic evidence. in helping to keep the celebration as a family event, we ask that there not be any pop-up tents or advertising. Please use the northern park to set up any standing shade structures. For more information, contact Shannon Mountain at 858-756-1174, shannon@rsfassociation.org or Chaco Clotfelter at chacoclot@gmail.com

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Concerts by the Sea offered in La Jolla this summer Free outdoor performances with concession stand, raffles. 2-4 p.m. Sundays at Ellen Browning Scripps Park, La Jolla Cove. July 7: Rockola, classic rock July 14: Big Time Operator, swing July 21: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, country July 28: Bill Magee Blues Band Aug. 4: Benny Hollman Big Band Aug. 11: Theo & the Zydeco Patrol, Cajun blues Aug. 18: The Heroes, rock and roll Aug. 25: BetaMaxx, 1980s hits Sept. 1: Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra. (858) 454-1600. ljconcertsbythesea.org

Next â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Concerts at the Coveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; June 27, July 11 The City of Solana Beach and the Belly Up Tavern recently announced the return of the summer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concerts at the Coveâ&#x20AC;? series. Concerts at the Cove will bring local musicians to the Fletcher Cove Park stage in performances designed for audiences of all ages. Concerts will be held every Thursday night (except July 4) throughout the summer from June 13 to August 22, from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. June 20: Paul Cannon Band ; July 11: San Diego Symphony.

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rolled or former pupils have an absolute right to access to any and all pupil records related to their children that are maintained by school districts or private schools.â&#x20AC;? And this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each school district shall adopt procedures for the granting of requests by parents for copies of all pupil records pursuant to Section 49065, or to inspect and review records during regular school hours.â&#x20AC;? Disclosure not required There is another side, of course. No one at the district would speak directly about the case and referred all inquiries to its attorney, Dan Shinoff of Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz. In response to the complaint, Shinoff filed a demurrer June 17 on behalf of San Dieguito that states in part that the California Public Records Act â&#x20AC;&#x153;has a specific express exemption for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;academic examsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and related materials.â&#x20AC;? Government Code section 6254 reads in part that disclosure is not required of â&#x20AC;&#x153;test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a licensing examination, examination for employment, or academic examination â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Academic examinations fall squarely within the exemptions of the CPRA,â&#x20AC;? the response reads. A demurrer is a written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which objects to or

challenges a pleading filed by an opposing party, and it asks for dismissal. SDUHSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demurrer states that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;is not required to provide academic exams, test questions, scoring keys, or other examination data. This makes sense because academic records, including exams, are private in nature. â&#x20AC;Ś Mr. Robertson has requested copies of 10 of his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;math testsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as well as the work performed in relation to each test. Such material is expressly exempt under the CPRA.â&#x20AC;? The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response does state, however, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;parents should have access to their own studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work in schools, including examsâ&#x20AC;? and that the district provided Robertson access to inspect the math test materials he seeks but he â&#x20AC;&#x153;apparently is not satisfied with this access.â&#x20AC;? Accordingly, the demurrer summarizes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is no legal requirement under the CPRA for the district to provide Mr. Robertson with copies of these tests. Mr. Robertson is not entitled to relief under the CPRA, and the court should therefore sustain San Dieguitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demurrer.â&#x20AC;? Because he did meet with his childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teacher at the school to review a math test, Robertson said the key issue is called waiver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you show a document to a member of the public, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve waived all exemptions,â&#x20AC;? he claimed. For Robertson and many other involved parents who want to help their children academically, they need to see more specifically how their kids are doing, not just get the grades. And one way is to review the tests and quizzes with your child sitting next to you, without time pressures or the inconvenience of having to go to your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school at hours that interfere with most parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work schedules. Existing practice supports adults in the system, rather than children, and restricts the ability of parents to stay involved and provide academic guidance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unwritten rule that appears made to ease adult workloads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for the teachers and not whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for the children,â&#x20AC;? Robertson said. Even Shinoff seemed intrigued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very interesting issue,â&#x20AC;? he said. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how this one plays out. Gender issues Speaking of legal issues, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a proposed law thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creating some controversy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;AB 1266 (Ammiano, D-San Francisco): Pupil Rights: Sex-Segregated School Programs and Activities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which would require that a pupil be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities, including athletic teams and competitions, consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s records.â&#x20AC;? If you think you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be reading that correctly, then you are. The new law would allow students to use public school restrooms and locker rooms and participate on sports teams of the gender they identify with, regardless of their biological sex. This bill passed the state Assembly, the Senate education committee and is now in the full Senate. If passed there, it will go to the governor whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to sign it into law. A challenge to the bill failed. Marsha Sutton can be reached at SuttComm@san.rr.com.

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The Bridges Chianti Classic

he Bridges Chianti Classic, a three-day men’s member-guest golf tournament, wrapped up on Saturday night, June 22, with a dinner dance at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe. For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Randy and Maryann Whitlow, Lesley and Chris Shean

Colin and Jocelyn O’Brien, John and Jerilyn Ramey

Dave and Janelle Shaffer

Sari and Brian Ewing

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Jeff Campagni, Sunny Sujin

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June 27, 2013

Rancho Santa Fe Review

RSF Democrats welcome State Sen. Marty Block

arty Block, a Democratic politician from San Diego, is the California State Senator for Senate District 39, having previously represented California’s 78th State Assembly District from 2008 – to 2012. Block was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe Democratic Club on June 21 at the RSF home of Jamie Carr. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

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Caroline DeMar, Christie Turner

Linda Musengo, Marilee McLean

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Special CD release event by jazz legend and Athenaeum favorite Mike Wofford. Regarding It’s Personal, Mike writes, “For me as a pianist, playing in a great jazz band is a remarkable experience. But solo piano in performance is a uniquely personal environment. The beauty is to convey one’s own individual thinking and approach as if playing in a living room for friends.”

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Now Playing through July 21 As the only deaf member of his sharp-tongued family, Billy has spent much of his life feeling out of place. But when he finds a new family in the deaf community, tensions reach an all-time high. A savage, funny look at family dynamics and the challenges of communication. Contains strong language and adult content.

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June 27, 2013

Work of Rancho Santa Fe Artist Anne Swan Moore on exhibit in Los Angeles for first time The work of Rancho Santa Fe artist Anne Swan Moore, whose paintings have been shown in galleries and featured in collections from Provence, France to New York, Houston, San Diego and San Francisco, is now on exhibit in Los Angeles. Her new exhibition launched June 22 at the Schomburg Gallery and will continue on display through July 20. The Schomburg Gallery is located in Bergamot Station, a Santa Monica complex devoted exclusively to fine arts and is home to more than 20 galleries. Moore’s subjects are still life and landscapes. A sensual contemporary interpretation of fruit, flowers, cacti, arroyos and wetlands. And, now, the occasional namesake swan. A native of Texas, Moore’s early life centered on music. From the age of 5, Moore played piano, flute, cornet and classical guitar. But, when she discovered painting, she found her true art form. Explaining that transition, Moore recalls, “The artistic expression of my early years was in the form of classical music, starting with the piano and expanding into the cornet, flute, and classical guitar. It was not until I was 21, and expecting my second child, that I saw a painting and drawing show that changed my life. I knew immediately that I had to paint.” Moore studied painting and drawing at San Antonio’s McNay Institute and various other private institutions. At the University of Houston, where she received a bachelor of fine arts, she was most influenced by her studies with John Alexander, James Surls and British pop artist Derek Boshier. Moore’s paintings have been featured in 28 art gallery exhibitions over the past 20 years — in France, California, Texas and Florida. They hang in many private collections in New York, Maryland, California and Texas. In New York City’s Soho arts district, Moore enjoyed a nine-year sojourn, her painting style evolving from abstracts to fruits, vegetables and flowers, subjects to which she has brought singular drama and scale. For two decades her work has hung in, and has been featured in, many shows at Houston’s Harris Gallery. She recently appeared there in “Art Houston,” an annual citywide art show. Since moving to Rancho Santa Fe, Moore has been featured in exhibits in Northern and Southern California, including most recently Encinitas, and a Juried Show in Monrovia at Selig Fine Arts. The exhibit at the Schomburg Galleries represents her inaugural foray into the Los Angeles-area fine art scene. The Schomburg Gallery is located at Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave. E3A, Santa Monica, CA 90404; 310-453-5757; www.schomburggallery.com and www.anneswanmoore.com.

Anne Swan Moore in studio.

“Swans with Apples” by Anne Swan Moore

The Arroyo by Anne Swan Moore

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Tom Ham’s Lighthouse ■ 2150 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego ■ (619) 291-9110 ■ tomhamslighthouse.com

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■ The Vibe: Romantic, classic, casual

■ Patio Seating: Yes

■ Signature Dishes: Lobster Bouillabaisse, Paella

■ Take Out: Yes

■ Open Since: 1971

■ Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday

■ Reservations: Yes

■ Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday

Lobster Bouillabaisse contains clams, mussels, scallops, fish and pieces of toasted baguette in a saffron broth.

The Saucy Sally is a mix of light rum, Chambord and lemon verbena.

Ham’s heirs remodel his ‘lighthouse’ on the bay BY KELLEY CARLSON fter a recent $3.5 million renovation, Tom Ham’s Lighthouse is back in the spotlight. While it retains its classic early California design, the restaurant has a new interior, bayfront bar, outdoor dining deck and wedding site, along with an updated menu. “My father, Tom Ham, built Tom Ham’s Lighthouse in 1971,” said Susie Baumann, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Larry. “This was his dream, to build a restaurant that highlighted the history of San Diego. I think he would be pleased with the outcome of this remodel. The genius of our architect, Graham Downes, was that he could see what an older building could be.” The history is apparent from the moment you walk into the lobby of this functioning lighthouse, known as Beacon No. 9 on U.S. Coast Guard nautical maps. There are antique model ships behind glass and a shiny USCG 1893 Fog Bell stationed near the stairway. Patrons can peek through windows into the new keg room full of local brews before ascending to the dining room on the second floor. Along the walls of the grand stairway are multicolored panes of stained glass and illustrations of maps and nautical charts from the 1900s to the present. The upstairs landing opens into a spacious room that displays artifacts like shipwheels and oars, and has large panes of glass that provide unobstructed views of San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bridge and downtown San Diego’s skyline.

On The Menu Recipe Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant online at www.bit.ly/menurecipes Just click ‘Get The Recipe’ at the bottom of the story. Wild Salmon is served with an English pea puree, beluga lentils and pork belly. To the right is the dining room with tables next to the windows and “elevated” booths in the back, including a private “Sweetheart Table” for two. “You get a view no matter where you sit,” said Andy Baumann, who joins his sister and manages the restaurant with his brother Grant. On the left side of the space is the bar, which faces the bay and contains a collection of ship heads. Guests can slurp on $1 oysters during happy hour, gaze at the city as it lights up after sunset, root for their favorite sports teams on two TVs, and relax with mellow melodies while quaffing a craft beer. There are 32 brews on tap — 27 of them local — including Beacon No. 9, a light beer exclusively created for Tom Ham’s by Ballast Point. There’s also an extensive wine list, offered by the glass and bottle, and specialty cocktails such as the signature Saucy Sally, a citrus-flavored libation with light rum,

■ This week’s recipe: Tom Ham’s Pan-Roasted Wild King Salmon with beluga lentils and English pea puree Chambord and lemon verbena. Outside is a heated dining deck that extends over the ocean, bordered by infinity glass. On Wednesday through Aug. 7, it’s a hot spot to watch sailboats fill the bay for the annual Beer Can Races, while sitting in the cool shade. Most of the menu consists of seafood, delivered fresh daily. One of the lunch crowd favorites is the Crab BLT with heirloom tomato, butter lettuce and peppered bacon on brioche toast. “The minute you bite into it, the

bread condenses, it’s so soft,” Andy Baumann said. At dinner, many people start off their courses with an appetizer, such as Calamari with honey, lime and chili or the smoky Grilled Octopus with olive, confit tomato and sauce vierge. For the main dish, there is pan-roasted Wild Salmon in an English pea puree with beluga lentils and pork belly; Linguini and Clams with green onion and tomato, covered in a white wine sauce; Lobster Bouillabaisse with clams, mussels, scallops, fish and pieces of toasted baguette soaking in a saffron broth; and Executive Chef Lance Repp’s personal favorite, House Made Linguini noodles with uni butter, paddlefish roe, chive and pecorino cheese. A non-seafood entrée to note is the Jidori Half-Brick Chicken with wild mushroom risotto in pan jus. Among the desserts offered are Mango Cheesecake and Almond Brown Butter Cake with goat cheese Chantilly and cherry ginger compote. Reservations are recommended at Tom Ham’s and almost required for the popular Sunday brunch, which includes lobster claws, crab legs, an omelet station, pasta station and prime rib. Furthermore, the establishment hosts special events in its three banquet spaces — the California Room, Harbor View Room and Private Dining Room. And it has a new wedding ceremony site with an arch created by local artist Christopher Puzio, which contains 2,000 individual aluminum rings and frames the downtown San Diego skyline.

Rancho Santa Fe Review

June 27, 2013

Cygnet Theatre opens season with Sondheim’s ‘Company’ BY DIANA SAENGER Cygnet Theatre Artistic Director Sean Murray directs the season opener and compares Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” to a great detective novel where there are clues in the music about what’s happening in the story. Sondheim songs in the 1970 ground-breaking hit (nominated for 14 Tony Awards) include “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “I’m Not Getting Married,” “Another 100 People” and “Being Alive.” George Furth wrote the book for the comedy, and the music and lyrics are Sondheim classics. Murray vocalized his admiration for the composer when Cygnet recently staged Sondheim’s “Assassins.” Murray said he continues to seek award-winning shows to produce. “ ‘Company’ was a breakout for Sondheim, who had done ‘Forum,’ and was doing a lot of collaborations. ‘Company’ is a first conceptual musical, which means it’s more than just a plot; it’s an exploration of a theme.” Through short vignettes, ‘Company’ centers on the character of Bobby. He’s about to turn 35 and is puzzled over why he can’t commit to one of his girlfriends and be happy like his married friends. “This musical questions relationships,” Murray said. “Is it a failure to commit or allow yourself to be vulnerable? One of the themes

If you go What: “Company” When: Matinees, evenings, July 5-Aug. 18 Where: Cygnet Theatre Company, Old Town Stage, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego Tickets: Tickets: $24-$59 Box office: (619) 337-1525 Web: www.cygnettheatre. com that comes up often is compromise. “There are a lot of benefits in being in a committed relationship, but there are freedoms a single person has that married people sometime sacrifice. You have to ‘give in’ in order to ‘get,’ and that’s a problem for Bobby. He’s looking at the other side of the fence and longing for that, but unwilling to give up what he already has.”

In an era when the idea of marriage is being explored — who can be married and who cannot — “Company” is of renewed interest. “It was different in 1970 than today,” Murray said. “Back then, there was more pressure for people to get married at a certain point in life, and if they didn’t, society didn’t find that acceptable. Bobby has to find out for himself what is important without society pushing it on him.” This production has a cast of 14 actors and an additional six musicians. Musical direction is by Patrick Marion and choreography by David Brannen. Murray is credited with staging incredible productions on the intimate stage at Cygnet. “Every project we begin is like creating a new universe for that project to live in,” Murray said. “We figure out the theme of the show and as we get closer to what the world of that show is, we begin to work with designers. A lot of them are the same designers we’ve been blessed to work with before. This allows us a short hand. “For example, I know how Chris Rynne lights a show, and that helps us create a clear and focused world so the audience knows what we’re trying to say. More than telling those creating the show what to do, I try to paint a picture of what we’re trying to create, and work with what they bring to it, so it becomes a collaborative production.”

Mary Joe Duggan, Ashlee Mayer, Andrew Wells Ryder and Katie Whalley are among the cast in Cygnet’s ‘Company.’ PHOTO/MANNY FERNANDES

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ICAM 2013: Where new media is being born, developed UCSD students use senior thesis projects to show off visions for the future of electronica and more BY WILL BOWEN Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Review! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprising that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see many entrepreneurs shopping around for some new technology to fund at UC San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts & Music (ICAM) presentations. The productions occur on the last day of spring quarter each year and are really the place to see the latest developments, trends and realizations in computing and the arts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The projects of our students range from pure research, through computer games, all the way to art installations and performances,â&#x20AC;? said Visual Arts Professor Brett Stalbaum, who co-directs the program with Music Professor Peter Otto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is where you really see innovation,â&#x20AC;? Otto added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really happening in the game companies out there, as you might expect, but in student projects like these at ICAM.â&#x20AC;? For the last five months, ICAM students have been working on their Senior Thesis Project, which is their stepping stone to graduate school or a job in the new media marketplace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have put every spare minute into my project,â&#x20AC;? said Wesley Hawkins, who single-handedly built and programmed his own combat simulator video game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my fifth year at UCSD. I spent three years studying chemical engineering before I switched to ICAM. I made the switch because I finally realized that I wanted to make some â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;funâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stuff; I consider myself a funengineer!â&#x20AC;?

Hawkins constructed an army-green wooden cockpit, the size of a VW bug, and adorned the interior with a video screen, computer and controls, some of which came out of a Honda Prelude that he and his girlfriend tore apart at the junkyard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the Soviet version of the game. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big and heavy!â&#x20AC;? joked Hawkins. You climb inside the cockpit and play a video game that takes place on a mining planet, where you are inside a converted transformer-like salvage robot that has been armed to fight bandits, who are raiding the planet. Hawkins built all the hardware, wrote the software computer program, and drew all the graphic art by himself! This is quite a feat because a game like this usually requires a team effort with many people involved in the various aspects. Fellow ICAM student Nick Wolford used two arduino devices, clear PVC pipe, lacrosse balla and LCD lights to create a new style of hand-held toy, which he calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Techno Icosahedron.â&#x20AC;? Modeled after a geodesic dome, the toy will play music and flash different light sequences as you spin it around. You can also place it on a shelf as a light fixture/art piece. Kevin Lam placed light sensors around a bowl of water to create a fascinating new type of musical instrument he calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hydrina.â&#x20AC;? You play the Hydrina by placing your fingers in the water and twiddling them. The resulting ripples on the water are picked up by the sensors and

David Lopez de Arenosa (right) and band member play computerenhanced DJ music. cause different sounds to be played through a speaker. Grady Kestler used complex math formulas to develop a new process for creating 3-D surround-sound headphones. Currently, to get a good set, you must have your head, nose, and ears personally measured because your features affect the soundfield around you. Kestlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s math may make it easier to mass produce quality surround-sound headphones, which may someday come with your iPhone! Mike Ricca, who is married with two children, said he returned to school after an unfulfilling career in banking. He is now on his way to NYU to pursue graduate studies. Ricca created a computer program that di-

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rects lighting while sending instructions to human performers, which will be very useful in live performance art pieces. Cory Gehrich composed a 30-minute musical piece that examines the current political situation in this country. Gehrich integrated music he wrote with recorded speeches off the Internet. He also played all the instruments involved. The Music Department gave Gehrich an award for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Composition Studentâ&#x20AC;? this year. Sophie Dowd constructed a four-by-four foot white box and projected different visual images on each of the five sides of the box using three external film projectors. She did the filming and also wrote the accompanying musical score. Otto called the

piece â&#x20AC;&#x153;sublimeâ&#x20AC;? and encouraged Dowd to place it in an art gallery as an installation piece. David Lopez de Arenosa closed out the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentations by setting up as a band for computer, guitars and voice. He sang and played while the computer mixed and transformed his presentation to create a very beautiful sonic environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five or ten years ago a student could do a part of a project, such as a computer game,â&#x20AC;? Professor Otto observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But now students have the skill and mindset to build the container, write the program, and create the music and artwork involved. They are now multi-talented and multi-tasking. They can do the whole thing themselves!â&#x20AC;? Professor Stalbaum noted that the department was â&#x20AC;&#x153;proud our major is adept at filling the top graduate programs in art and technology, and in industry, where our grads work at companies ranging from Sony to Yahoo.â&#x20AC;? Otto also noted that for the future, the plan is to help students bring their ideas to fruition in the marketplace. He said Larry Smarr, who heads up California Institute of Technology (Calit2) which supports ICAM student work has stated the next step is to build relations with entrepreneurs and game companies to shrink the gap between conception and manifestation of a product in the marketplace from six years to six months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right here, in this classroom, we are inventing the future of media!â&#x20AC;? Otto proclaimed.

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MAURO

June 27, 2013

P E RUC CHE T T I

MADISON GALLERY is pleased to present London- based artist Mauro Perucchetti with his solo exhibition: “The Power of Love”

Born in Milan in 1949, Perucchetti has come to his art from a background in design, architecture, and extensive travel. Mauro Perucchetti matches social critique with Pop aesthetics in his art, and his work demonstrates his astonishing skill, style, and wit. A pop artist for the 21st century, Mauro incorporates familiar icons of today’s culture. Both a master craftsman and a social commentator with his ﬁnger on the pulse of contemporary society, Mauro produces innovative and beautifully executed work with a message. His experiments with resins put him at the cutting edge of contemporary art and he is one of very few artists confronting some of the most fundamental issues of our day. Perucchetti’s use of quotidian objects refers back to the artists of the 60’s; to Warhol’s Brillo Boxes and Jasper Johns Targets and Beer Cans. His work shifts away from the commercialism of Pop Art, employing a process that is more oblique; moving the object from a functional role into that of a work of art. In this way he also has links back to the commodity artists of the 80’s such as Jeff Koons. At the same time the sparseness of form and the repetition of modular elements in his work seen especially in his abstract piece “Nothing Stands Still”, places him ﬁrmly in the tradition of minimalist sculpture with an emphasis on the symbolic value of objects.

EXHIBITION: August 24, 2013 through September 24, 2013

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 24, 2013 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

UNICUM - In his new body of artwork, Perucchetti has manipulated his staple resin material resulting in new, sculptural ways of displaying his art. These sculptures are individual testaments to the medium from which they are formed – matchless in their chemical composition, form, color, texture, and size. Yet together, they exemplify a serious achievement for the artist, cementing his place within the canon of Contemporary Art. “A celebration of color, form, and technique, elements which are present in all art, UNICUM has a very unique ﬁngerprint.” – Mauro Perucchetti

For additional information, to arrange a private viewing, or RSVP for this opening, please contact the gallery at info@madisongalleries.com or 858.459.0836

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Perucchetti’s work also parallels with the Young British Artist, Damien Hirst, in the way he uses common objects to such dramatic effect. Hirst’s fascination with component parts, pills, butterﬂy wings, and cigarettes, systemically arranged in neat patterns are echoed in Perucchetti’s use of rows of brightly colored pills and apples. Perucchetti responds to the bright attractive side of Hirst’s work, its formal rhythms and vibrant colors and, more obliquely, to its darker streak. As with Hirst, an ironic sense of humor runs through his work, but while his humor seems lighter it avoids their destructive, gritty, visceral element by deliberately maintaining impeccable aesthetics and a sense of clinical order that belies something colder and impenetrable. The late 1960’s saw artists rejecting the restrictions of canvas and conventional sculptural practices and have since come to work with a huge variety of media but Perucchetti’s use of polyurethane resins is pioneering. It has taken him years of experimenting to get to the stage where he can make this volatile liquid stable enough to use on such a large scale. Resin has an innate instability and is even more difﬁcult to control when foreign materials are bedded within it. Like prehistoric insects captured in the sticky ooze of the amber resin that killed them while preserving them, Perucchetti entraps his objects for all time.

June 27, 2013

Rancho Santa Fe Review

Veronica Reist named Solana Santa Fe’s Teacher of the Year BY STACEY PHILLIPS Whether they discussed faraway lands or learned about the nation’s history, there is at least one teacher at Solana Santa Fe (SSF) all students met with each week – Veronica Reist, the curriculum resource teacher. Reist was named the “2012-2013 Teacher of the Year” at the elementary school. “It’s such an honor. Because it is voted on by my peers that means a lot to know that they appreciate the work I do,” Reist said. “As a support teacher, I feel like my job is to make the work that they do in the classroom easier and any way that I can do that I try to.” Reist’s earliest thoughts about teaching were in third grade when she wanted to stay after school and help her teacher cut out letters for bulletin boards. “Once I got into teaching that’s when I really found that reading and literature were my passion and decided to pursue my master’s in literacy,” she said. She began working at SSF in 1996, mainly teaching second and third grade students. While working toward her master’s and earning her reading specialist credentials, she spent part of her time at Solana Vista and Skyline for a year as a reading teacher. After taking a teaching break from 2004-2008 to have her two children, Reist returned to SSF in 2008 as the reading teacher, as well as focusing on English Language Development instruction. This was her second year as the curriculum resource teacher and part of her responsibility was to manage the school’s library, referred to as the media center. Every classroom at SSF visits the library once a week for a 40-minute lesson. As the library has changed from a place where you just checked out books to a hub of information, Reist said her role has also changed. With the addition of iPads, Reist found that she incorporated more about technology into her lessons, such as online research skills and how to evaluate whether a source is reliable. She also spent much of her time supporting teachers with their curriculum needs and coordinated a variety of programs, including the school’s book fair and various reading programs such as Books and Beyond (see sidebar on this page) and the Summer Boost Program. “I love the variety of it and that every day is different,” said Reist. “There is something about each grade that makes it so special.” Last year Reist initiated an optional book club for fourth grade students. Due to its success, she extended the program to grades one to six this past school year. There was a separate session for each grade level and students met weekly to discuss the book she chose for them. She often heard from teachers that with the increased demand of schoolwork students often don’t read for leisure. “Kids don’t have time to get lost in a good book,” she said. In addition to encouraging them to build up their reading endurance, she also hoped to share a love of reading with them that continues at home. “When children see their parents reading, it is so powerful.” When Reist isn’t teaching, she enjoys spending time with her children doing crafts, and taking trips to the zoo, park and one of her favorites places, the public library. “It has been quite a journey and I didn’t picture doing all of these different things,” said Reist. “…I landed where I think I was supposed to land.”

Julie Gusman and her second grade class after receiving their gold medals. Photos/ Dina Chakamian

Solana Santa Fe’s Books and Beyond Gold Medal Ceremony Solana Santa Fe’s Books and Beyond reading program was created to encourage reading outside of the classroom and help parents promote literacy at home. Students kept track of how much they read over the school year and received prizes based on the level reached. Students in kindergarten, first and second grades logged in 30,129 books and third through sixth grade students logged in 1,086,170 pages. All students who reached level 8 received gold medals during an awards ceremony at the elementary school. Those who completed level 16 were treated to a pizza party with the school’s principal, Julie Norby. Curriculum Resource Teacher Veronica Reist coordinated the Books and Beyond program with the assistance of parent volunteers Nora Balikian, Monica Hendricks and Kathleen Schreiber.

Curriculum Resource Teacher Veronica Reist, who coordinated the Books and Beyond program, and Principal Julie Norby.

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June 27, 2013

New Member Ribbon Cutting at 2GOOD2B

new member ribbon-cutting was held June 19 at 2Good2B, the gluten-free, corn-free and soy-free café and bakery in Encinitas. The establishment is owned by local resident Diana Benedek. Come and see the new addition/upgrade to the store. This gluten-free, corn-free and soy-free café and bakery is a safe place to eat for people who are sensitive to food ingredients. There is no cross contamination at 2GOOD2B. Twenty percent of sales from the June 19 event at the store will be donated to the local Celiac Chapter # 57. 2GOOD2B is located at 204 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. The space has just been doubled to facilitate current demand — offering the 2GOOD2B retail line to quality supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels. This expansion will enable the production of an online ordering and shipping program this summer, while supplying signature products to future franchisees in early 2014. Visit www.2good2b.com/site or call 760-942-GOOD (4663). For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Susan Wurgler, Suzanne Perez, Terry Alesantro, Sheri Yardley, Gabriel Alvarez, Chef Rodney LoveJones, co-owner Diana Benedeck, John Toner, Mathilde Barki, Sunshine Smith, Matthew Austin, Bob Gattinella

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Store manager Matthew Austin and owner Diana Benedek display their gluten- and corn syrup-free cupcakes.

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ON THE MENU: NEW DELIGHTS WITH AN OCEAN ON THE SIDE. FOURTH OF JULY Thursday, July 4, from 5 to 10 p.m. $45 per person After a day on the beach savor a festive three-course menu featuring Maine Lobster Tail, Local Swordfish and Brandt Beef Short Ribs. Plus enjoy live music from Shelle Blue on our outdoor patio from 6 to 8 p.m. Watch the fireworks over La Jolla Cove starting at 9 p.m.

SIP & SAVOR: DAY BOAT CATCH Available nightly in July from 5 to 10 p.m. $36 per person, $50 with wine pairings Chef de Cuisine Percy Oani has designed a delicious three-course menu with fish caught and prepared the same day. Elevate your meal with perfectly paired wines to complement each course.

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RSF fashion event benefits Humane Society

fundraiser for the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA was held June 17 at the home of Charna Sugar in The Bridges of Rancho Santa Fe. The event featured Nicole Miller Summer Collections (www.nicolemillersd.com), including sportswear, day dresses, evening wear, shoes, accessories, and bridal wear. The event also included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Opening Dayâ&#x20AC;? hats by Jenifer Buckley and Jewelry by Double Happiness. For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/JON CLARK

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De Anza DAR presents ROTC Medals In 1967, the Daughters of the American Revolution began awarding ROTC Medals because it recognized that the ROTC is an important source of trained officers for the armed forces. One ROTC medal per unit per service is presented to outstanding student cadets in participating high school, junior college, college and university programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Naval Sea Scouts Units. De Anza DAR continued the tradition of honoring these special students. Marti Meiners and Elizabeth Pain co-chaired its ROTC committee. Military science instructors and/or the heads of schools, junior colleges, colleges or universities selected the award recipients. Award qualifications include dependability and good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training. The bronze ROTC medal is awarded to either a junior or senior in a high school Jr. ROTC unit, a graduating senior of a Naval Sea Cadet unit or a Junior College student. De Anza DAR presented bronze medals to: Elena Wang, Navy JROTC, Coronado High School; Michallia Nelson, Army JROTC,

RSF Garden Club, FanFaire Foundation to present ‘Chamber Music is Fun’ concert June 29

Elizabeth “Betsy” Pain and Elena Wang. Paolo Verde Valley High School, Blythe, Calif.; Jonathan Deguzman, Navy JROTC, Orange Glen High School, Escondido; and Jacob Sonye, Navy Sea Scout Unit, Valley Forge Squadron, Camp Pendleton. The gold ROTC medal is awarded to a college or university graduate being commissioned into one of the U.S. armed services. Gold medals were presented to Priscilla A. Malone, U.S. Marine Corps ROTC, University of San Diego and Michelle R. Ehlhardt, U.S. Navy ROTC, University of San Diego. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890. Its members are descended from patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 165,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership. De Anza Chapter members live in the North County coastal communities from Carmel Valley to Carlsbad. For more information, call Regent Laurel Lemarié, 858-756-2835, or visit www.deanzadar.org.

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Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club and FanFaire Foundation will present “Chamber Music is Fun” on June 29 at 2:30 p.m. The show features San Diego’s up and coming Impromptu Quartet of young musicians and other members of FanFaire Foundation’s “KIDS Playing For KIDS” program in a variety program of classical music, Broadway musicals, and movie soundtracks The Quartet members, whose ages range from 13 to 21, are Eli Grote (cello), Allan Huang (second violin), Christopher Wong (viola) and Jonathan Wong (first violin). They are founding members of FanFaire Foundation’s “KIDS Playing For KIDS” program who performed at the program’s launch in October 2011. The Quartet, like the other members of the program, Clara Truong (piano) and Paul Maxwell (cello), who will also appear in the show playing pieces by Saint-Saens and Paganini, are among San Diego’s most talented young musicians. The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club will serve light refreshments after the con-

cert. The concert is open to the public. Tickets: Free/free-will donations welcome. Donations will benefit FanFaire Foundation’s youth development and community programs. For more information: Call (760) 666-1810/www.fanfairefoundation.org

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The ClubCorp Charity Classic

he ClubCorp Charity Classic, ClubCorp’s major annual philanthropic open-house event, was held June 21-22 at Morgan Run Club & Resort. This year, more than 150 golf and country clubs along with business and sports clubs around the country opened their courses and dining rooms to an estimated 25,000 members, guests, and patrons for tournaments, dining events, auctions, and social extravaganzas throughout the country. In 2012, the popular ClubCorp Charity Classic raised $2,073, 377 million nationwide for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Augie’s Quest and other deserving charities. The 2013 ClubCorp Charity Classic benefits the following deserving non-profits: • MDA “Augie’s Quest,” is an aggressive, cure-driven effort singularly focused on treatments and cures for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). • ClubCorp’s Employee Partners Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.), a fund created to help ClubCorp’s employees and their families by providing financial assistance in times of crisis. • Fresh Start Surgical Gifts is a local charity that provides restorative facial reconstruction for children in need. Visit www.clubcorpcharityclassic.com; For photos online, visit www. rsfreview.com PHOTOS/MCKENZIE IMAGES

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New Melero Boutique & Gallery offers variety of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparel, accessories Flower Hill shop offers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist in San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BY KRISTINA HOUCK Due to growing demand for high-end fashions from Ruth Meleroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North County customers, the San Diego-based entrepreneur opened her second store in March in Del Marâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flower Hill Promenade. The first Melero Boutique & Gallery opened in Little Italy more than three years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our customers love our one-of-a-kind products, but some were having a hard time driving all the way to Little Italy,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. From lace blouses and dresses by Exetera in Paris, to hand-crafted earrings and necklaces by La Jollabased designer Leslie Fastlicht Russo, Melero Boutique & Gallery offers a variety of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparel and accessories. Specializing in European styles, Melero travels to Paris, Munich or Berlin every six months to stock her stores with the latest fashions from popular and emerging designers.

Ruth Melero, owner of Melero Boutique & Gallery PHOTO/DARALYN E. JOHNSON, EELYN PHOTOGRAPHY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist in San Diego,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique. It makes Melero Boutique & Gallery rare and different from anybody else.â&#x20AC;? Passionate about discovering up-and-coming designers, Melero said she only purchases items she would wear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I believe in it and I love it, I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sell it,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. Longtime customer So-

nya Berg, who lives near Del Mar, said she frequents the boutique to shop for horse racing season and polo matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love her clothes. I like that they have an ethnic flair, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not like any other clothes you can find around San Diego,â&#x20AC;? Berg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She carries a lot of stuff thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great for our Del Mar lifestyle.â&#x20AC;? Using $2,000 she won from a beauty competition, Melero opened her first store in Durango, Mexico, shortly after graduating from high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hilarious because I was 19 years old,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My high school friends would purchase things. It was just a great experience.â&#x20AC;? Before closing the shop to study business and international commerce in college, Melero traveled by bus from Durango to Monterrey, Mexico, for two years to purchase clothing to sell. Now 34 years old and inspired by her travels and love of fashion, Melero is currently developing a jewelry line with her friend Bettina Estes. Vlu is expected to launch in both boutique

locations by the end of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be pieces that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re never going to want to take off,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re statement pieces that represent you and are very personalized.â&#x20AC;? In addition to discovering the latest trends and designing her first line of jewelry, Melero produces and directs various fashion events and photo shoots. As a personal stylist, Melero also offers in-store and in-home wardrobe consultations, encouraging her clients to â&#x20AC;&#x153;think outside the boxâ&#x20AC;? and try on new styles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people get discouraged,â&#x20AC;? Melero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you walk in and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hanging, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the same as when you wear it.â&#x20AC;? Although she admits her selection can be pricey for the casual shopper, Melero said customers on a budget can get a new look by building their wardrobe slowly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you come here on a monthly basis and choose one item, your closet is going to be out of this world by the end of the year,â&#x20AC;? Me-

lero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Start getting timeless pieces that are going to be in your wardrobe forever.â&#x20AC;? For more information about Melero Boutique & Gallery or to shop online, visit www.meleroboutique.com. Melero Boutique & Gallery is located at Flower Hill Mall, 2710 Via de la Valle, Suite B-150, Del Mar, 92014; (858) 259-7467.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mrs. Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to perform at next Twilight Concert in Del Mar July 9 The next Twilight Concert at Powerhouse Park in Del Mar takes place on Tuesday, July 9, featuring the band Mrs. Robinson (Opening act: Robin Henkel and Billy Watson, 6 p.m.). On Tuesday, August 13, join the Del Mar Foundation for a Tribute to Crosby, Stills and Nash, Back to the Garden. Both concerts begin at 6 p.m. with an opening act, followed by the main act at 7 p.m. The final Summer Twilight Concert will be on Sunday, Sept. 8, featuring Mark Wood and the Parrot Head Band. The opening act begins at 4 p.m. with the main act beginning at 5 p.m. For additional information about Del Mar Foundation events and how to become a sponsor of the Summer Twilight Concerts, visit www.delmarfoundation.org or call 858750-5883.

Woodward Animal Center to hold â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Surf Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lessons throughout summer Helen Woodward Animal Center will kick off the summer with its annual Surf Dog lessons on June 29 at Dog Beach in Del Mar. The highly-anticipated classes prepare beach-loving pups for the Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surf Dog Surf-AThonâ&#x20AC;? on Sept. 8. Registration is now open for all the Doggie Surf Lessons, scheduled Saturdays at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon on June 29, July 20 and 27, and Aug. 10, 17 and 24. For more information or to register, visit www.surfdogsurfathon.org or call 858-756-4117 x 356.

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Ask the Plastic Surgeons By Wendell Smoot, MD, Reza Sadrian, MD, Carol Hollan, MD and John Smoot, MD Q. I have discovered that early signs of facial aging can be remedied by Botox injections to alleviate wrinkles, but I’m concerned that this will affect my facial expressions. Can you explain how injections will change my appearance and how I am perceived? A. Researches at Penn State University recently completed a study that examined faces, and participants were asked how to rate them based on emotions. On average, pictures of older adults were rated as more angry or sad compared to the photos of younger people, despite the fact that every face photographed showed neutral emotions. The study revealed that the results might be due to the fact that creases around the eyes, mouth and forehead may cause people to appear as though they are angry or upset. In the study, authors conclude that there needs to be more research conducted to verify their findings, but believe the results of the study are not due to stereotypes people may have about the emotional happiness of older adults, rather the perception revealed by observation of others when confronted with graphic images. To summarize, this most recent study reveals that individuals who seek out plastic surgery procedures such as facelifts or Botox injections do so not so much out of vanity, but to counteract the signs of aging that affect their daily lives and the perception of those they encounter. Researchers pointed out that older adults could be perceived to be at a disadvantage in many social and work environments if they are alleged to be experiencing sadness or depression. Fortunately, there are many non-invasive treatments to alleviate wrinkles on the face and neck. While facelifts may be the most well known remedy, there are other procedures that target the skin hanging down under the chin and jowls (such as a mini or “Freshlift”), and injections that can treat wrinkles in their early stages. Botox injections can treat surface wrin-

Wendell Smoot, MD, Reza Sadrian, MD, Carol Hollan, MD and John Smoot, MD kles before they begin to form deep crevices, and dermal-fillers can add volume and fill in gaps around they eyes, mouth and forehead. In our practice, we take great care to ensure that Botox injections are not too severe, therefore ensuing normal facial emotions can still be recognized during social interactions. A Board-certified plastic surgeon can provide the best course of action to remedy your specific situation during a professional consultation. John Smoot, MD, is the former Chief of Plastic Surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla and Wendell Smoot, MD, has been voted by his peers as Top Doctor in San Diego for five consecutive years. Carol Hollan, MD, is San Diego’s first female board-certified plastic surgeon while Reza Sadrian, MD, is one of very few plastic surgeons dually certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery as well as oral and maxillofacial surgery. The practice has over 20 years of tenure in the industry and each is individually board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Any of the physicians can provide consultations on plastic surgery procedures and/or laser and skincare treatments at their Laser and Skincare Center and can be reached at their offices on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla in the Ximed Medical Building by calling (858) 587-9850 or via the web at sandiegoplastiscurgeryclinic.com.

Speed dating party for seniors to be held July 13 All eligible bachelors and bachelorettes are invited to attend a senior speed dating party called “When Lightning Strikes!”, to be held Saturday, July 13, from 2-5 p.m. at the San Marcos Senior Center, located at 111 Richmar Avenue, San Marcos 92069. The party will be limited to 50 men and 50 women, and will feature rotating table-seating, vocal and danceable music provided by noted entertainer Dan Damon, plus party refreshments. To be eligible, participants must be both legally single and 60 years or older at the time of registration. “When Lightning Strikes!” is sponsored by Jan Fowler (www.janfowler.com), mistress of ceremonies for the party. Fowler is an award-winning columnist on senior living, speaker and columnist on senior dating, former host of “Jan Fowler Presents: Senior Moments” TV series, and author of the award-winning book, “Hot Chocolate for Seniors.” Her next book is nearing completion and will be about senior dating. Partygoers are urged to wear dress-up attire. Cost to attend “When Lightning Strikes!” is $20, with prepaid reservations due by July 9. To register, please call Jan Fowler Senior Productions at (909) 793-6419 or (760) 744-5535 for more information.

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Woodward Center Pet of the Week Though not a long-lost Russian princess, Anastasia is one beautiful orphan looking for her family. She is well mannered, pottytrained, and would make a great first dog for a family. She has been spayed and is up-to-date on all of her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $299, and, as with all pets adopted from Helen Woodward Animal Center, she is micro chipped for identification. As an added bonus,

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June 27, 2013

Rancho Santa Fe Review

2013 Toyota Prius Two

2013 BMW 328i

Lease for

2013 Ford Escape

Lease for

97 Month

189 Monthh

+ Tax ax

24 Months

Includes $750 RCL customer cash and $1000 competitive titi lease l conquest.t Must M t currently tl lease l a nonFord Motor Company vehicle for a minimum of 30 days. Plus $645 acquisition fee. $0 Security deposit. 10,500 miles per year, 20 cents per mile in excess. Required approval through Ford Motor Credit to qualiﬁed customers. See dealer for details, and take delivery from dealer stock by 7/1/13.

4570 Mission Bay Drive, Paciﬁc Beach 92109

2013 VW Jetta

Lease for

0 down, $0 Security deposit, 0 1st Month’s payment, $0 due at signing

5 to choose from! MSRP OF $18,885. Monthly payments total $6,981. Purchase option at lease end for $9,820.20. Price excludes government fees and taxes, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic ﬁling charge and any emission testing charge. Closed-end lease offered to highly qualiﬁed lessees on approved credit only through Volkswagen credit.20 cents per mile in excess of 10,000 per year. Take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 7/1/13.

(888) 846-0673

(888) 837-1240

4555 Mission Bay Drive, Paciﬁc Beach 92109

2013 Honda Civic Sedan

Automatic

69 Month

39 Months

$750 loyalty or conquest cash included in the payment. All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic ﬁling charge and any emission testing charge. Not all lessees qualify through BMW Financial Services. Residency restrictions apply. 20 cents per mile in excess of 30,000. Take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 7/1/13.

TOYOTA/SCION

Lease for + Tax

3495 Cash or trade equity due at signing

5 to choose from!

MSRP $25,220 Price includes $500 lease rebate, bate plus 1st months payment payment, excludes government fees and taxes, any finance charges, $80 dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge and any emission testing charge. $0 Security Deposit. 12,000 miles per year 15 cents per mile in excess. Required approval of credit through Toyota Financial Services to qualified customers. See dealer for details, and take delivery by 7/1/13.

(858) 273-7500

179 Month

1999 Cash or trade equity due at signing ning

FORD

+ Tax

1715 Hacienda Drive, Vista 92081

2013 VW Passat Lease for

3999 Cash or trade equity due at signing

199 Month

6 to choose from!

+ Tax

39 Months

$ $

$0 Security deposit. 12,000 miles per year, 15 cents per mile in excess. Required approval of credit through American Honda to qualiﬁed customers. See dealer for details, and take delivery from dealer stock by 7/1/13.

Automatic

24 Months

+ Tax

36 Months

5 to choose from!

295 Month

+ Tax

36 Months

2995 Cash or trade equity due at signingg

Premium Package

0 down, $0 Security deposit, 0 1st Month’s payment, $0 due at signing

5 to choose from! Based on MSRP of $24,010. Monthly payments total $7,761. Purchase option at lease end for $12,467. Price excludes government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charges, any electronic filing charge and any emission testing charge. 20 cents per mile in excess of 10,000 miles per year. Closed-end lease offered to highly qualified lessees on approved credit only through Volkswagen credit. Take new retail delivery from delivery stock by 7/1/13.

Honda Lemon Grove (888) 904-2919

(888) 865-2165

300 El Cajon Blvd., El Cajon 92020

3615 Lemon Grove Ave., Lemon Grove 91945

(888) 460-4547 1695 Auto Park Way, Escondido 92029