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Volume XIX – Number 12

NEW .AYOR PROMISES

KIWANIS CHRISTMAS TREE LOT

Holiday Happenings ‘T is t he se a son t o m a ke m e rr y w it h frie nds a nd fa m ilie s a round Sa n Die go. Pa ge 1 5

POWER TO THE PEOPLE Mayor-elect Bob Filner is honored by a local Girl Scout troop.

Mayor-elect Bob Filner promises to bring a more inclusive, grass-roots mindset to City Hall.

Cheesy Goodness Sa n Ca rlos re st a ura nt N ic olosi’s m a ke s for a gre at fe a st for t he fa m ily a ny t im e of t he ye a r.

By Dave Schwab “We’re going to have different and new people at the tables of power, economically and politically,” he said. “We’re going to have people from poor neighborhoods, people of color, people representing education and the environment and the arts – people who have not played a role.” Noting “one group” of people has been leading the city of San Diego for the last 50 years, Filner said, “We’re going to change that. Whether it’s jobs, or affordable housing or transportation, there are going to be different people deciding things in the interest of the populace, not a few special interests.” Filner said he intends to have the political base dispersed more around town than concentrated downtown as in the past, adding that decisions in his administration will be made “in the interests of the whole city, not just [real estate mogul] Doug Manchester.”

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U.S. Representative – 50th District Republican Duncan D. Hunter (67.92 See ELECTIONS page 19

See KIWANIS page 18

ELECTION 2012 WRAP-UP Rum Yum Sw e e t e n your holida y pa rt y w it h our quick pick sugge st ions for gift s a nd re fre shm e nt s. Pa ge 1 4

By John Peterson The Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club Christmas tree sales lot is open for business, with a great selection of freshly cut trees from the lush green forests of Oregon. This year is the GAG Kiwanis Club’s 25th year of selling trees as a fundraiser of its many community and youth services projects. Proceeds from the sales are returned to the community while Kiwanians volunteer their time and energy to run the tree lot. This year the club is asking for the community’s help in a new way. There will be a toy barrel on site to receive donations of toys for two of our projects. For more than 20 years GAG Kiwanis Club has provided toys for the Toy Box in the Oncology unit at Kaiser Hospital. The box is called the Kaiser Cancer Kids Toy Box and has a large Key, which is given to all of the children who have undergone a medical procedure at the hospital to open the box and choose any toy that they want. The club is also asking for the community to donate toys for the

See FILNER page 7

Democrats Win Election 2012 President Barack Obama is still the head of state, but this year’s general election changed several things for the State of California and the City of San Diego. For instance, for the first time in two decades, a Democrat is mayor of America’s Finest City. Nevertheless, with the mayoral race being a nail-biter until the very end, many races were decided by single-digit percentage points. The following races specifically regard the Mission Times Courier community.

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San Diego City Mayor After a very close race between Democrat Bob Filner and Republican Carl DeMaio, Filner emerged the victor. For more on Filner’s plans for San Diego, see Mission Times Courier writer Dave Scwab’s interview with the mayor-elect, and for an after-election interview with Carl DeMaio, see Vince Meehan’s story on page 2.

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By David Ogul Anyone doubting the determination of Patrick Henry High School’s new principal need look no further than last spring when Elizabeth “Listy” Gillingham was training for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Three months before Gillingham was set to join 101 other runners who would have completed a 15th straight Rock ‘n’ Roll since its inception, the then-principal at De Portola Middle School in Tierrasanta broke her leg in a freak volleyball accident.

Gillingham finished the race, walking the entire 26.2 miles in a little more than 6 hours, 32 minutes. “I’m a doer,” she said in a recent interview. “I like to get things done.” Indeed. While she was at De Portola, the middle school consistently surpassed state and federal education goals and was named a national “school to watch” three times. Now she’s settling in at Patrick Henry, a campus not far from her San Carlos home. “She is a very, very strong principal,” said David Lorden, San Diego Unified School District’s area superintendent for the Patrick Henry, Serra See PRINCIPAL page 23

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!"#$%&'()* +,-$(./"",0 By Barbara Cleves Anderson How about that Tracy Dahlkamp? She and her friends didn’t give up on getting a new kiddie park near the lake. When she saw how sparse and dilapidated the old equipment was, she went to work. She rounded up like-minded moms and dads and started a cause for the community. New and younger families are moving in to our neighborhoods. They know that children need to expend some energy and enjoy other kids with playtime outdoors. The park is wonderful and well used. I would like to gloat about “woman power,” but dads helped, too. Our area’s Eastern Division of the San Diego Police Department is in charge of the R.S.V.P. (Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol). I met the volunteer’s recruiting officer at the Playground Ribbon cutting and he told me that they are looking for more seniors. They do a myriad of duties to assist the police and public. If you are interested you may call Fred Grawey at (858) 495-7990. Callie Again: Our inherited dog is not a youngster but I run about a mile to mile and a half with her before I go solo to Lake Murray. Because she is voluptuous, I take her for a walk in the afternoon too. I hope she is losing some weight. It is hard to tell because she has so much hair. Either my mom forgot that she fed Callie too often or sad eyes took her in. I’m getting those sad eyed looks, too, but am trying to be steadfast with smaller meals. When we walk in the afternoon, it is our time to mosey and look around. There are no roses to smell but looking at nature’s beauty is good enough. And Callie can stop and smell See BARBARA page 8

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(left) Publishers Jim and Robin Madaffer front members of Mission Publishing Group. Left to right are Vince Meehan Mission Valley News, Genevieve Suzuki Mission Times Courier/La Mesa Courier, Pam Crooks and Aleta El Sheikh La Mesa Courier. (above from top) Genevieve and Derek Suzuki enjoy the Ý"pg"fkpkpi"ykvj"C0L0"Yjggngt0"̋"The Press Club awarded San Diego news legend Hal Clement the Harold Keen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. -photos by Vince Meehan and San Diego Press Club

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DEMAIO SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY NEEDS CHANGE By Vince Meehan Carl DeMaio’s loss to Bob Filner in the mayoral race as well as an acrossthe-board drubbing of Republicans in the election prompted DeMaio to pen an op-ed piece sent to the Orange County Register. The focus of the letter was to identify the mistakes made by Republicans in this election, and suggest changes to be made before the next run-off. The newspaper was most likely selected as a recipient due to Orange County being a Republican stronghold. DeMaio doesn’t show any signs of going away after his loss. He said he wants his party to reflect on their losses, and learn from their mistakes. DeMaio said a basic change in philosophy needs to take place for the Republicans. “As a party, you can’t just say ‘no’ all the time, you need to offer your solution as an alternative,” said DeMaio. “Another mistake is to write off big chunks of the electorate. We need no reach out to minorities and the LGBT community to form a more diverse coalition. I call this the ‘sins of omission’ co-mission.” See DEMAIO page 19

BUSINESSES OPEN AMID JACKSON DRIVE CONSTRUCTION Have you seen the orange “cone zone” on Jackson Drive? This construction activity is for an important water pipeline-relining project by the San Diego County Water Authority. Rest assured, all businesses on Jackson Drive will remain open for business during construction. The water project is called the Mission Trails to Lake Murray Pipeline Relining Project. It will reline a large-diameter water pipeline located under Jackson and Lake Shore Drive from State Route 52 in Mission Trails Regional Park to Lake Murray. The project involves inserting steel lining into the existing pipeline to reinforce it. Most of the work will be done underground, inside the pipe, which reduces impacts to the community and the environment. The temporary traffic control measures and lane

closures on Jackson Drive are necessary for access to the pipe and to ensure worker safety. Construction activities are scheduled to last through mid-2013. This project is part of a proactive pipeline-relining program that began in the early 1990s to reinforce these types of pipes with steel liners. These new liners are anticipated to increase the service life of the existing pipe, and are a quicker, more cost-effective alternative to excavating, removing, and replacing an entire pipeline. To learn more about the pipelinerelining project, please visit www.sdcwa. org/mission-trails-lake-murray-pipelinerelining, email CIPinfo@sdcwa.org, or call (877) 682-9283, ext. 7005.

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City Council members past (Judy McCarty, Jim Madaffer) and future (soon-to-be-sworn-in Scott Sherman) were on hand during a Nov. 14 dedication that was marred only by the failure of giant, ceremonial scissors to slice through an oversized red ribbon. “This is what it’s all about,” said a beaming Mat Kostrinsky, a Del Cerro resident who helped launch the fundraising effort with Dahlkamp during an after-dinner discussion in which they lamented the state of a dilapidated playground in a heavily used, middle-class neighborhood park. “This has gone beyond my expectations,” Dahlkamp said as she watched dozens of screaming children making use of the new equipment. Of course, the community had a little help. Once word of the effort reached City Hall, San Diego sent $200,000 from development impact fees and other sources. San Diego County chipped in $50,000 at the direction of Supervisor Dianne Jacob. The San Diego Half Marathon contributed $25,000. The rest came from the neighborhood as residents walked door to door soliciting donations, held fundraising parties and sold personalized bricks that would line a walkway for $100 and $250 each, depending on the size. “It’s a good representation of what can happen when the community and government come together,” said Sherman, who lives nearby. Dahlkamp said she didn’t know what to expect when she launched her effort. Something, though, had to be done. She recalled watching with dismay after moving to the area a decade ago and seeing the playground that is used by hundreds of kids during the annual Independence Day fireworks festival fall into disrepair. The city, though, was broke. Eventually, it had to remove the deteriorating equipment, lest someone get injured. After she and Kostrinsky met with Councilwoman Marti Emerald, the Lake Murray Playground Project was formed. It organized community meetings, took surveys and hounded the local media for coverage. As an editor overseeing neighborhood coverage at the time for The San Diego Union-Tribune, I remember thinking there was no way the group would reach their goal. Every reporter I talked to agreed. Members of the group couldn’t care less what others thought. They were too naïve to realize the odds were stacked against them. So they went about visiting some 15,000 homes, leaving envelopes and solicitations for money wherever they went. They took the offensive on social networking sites. They held an auction at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitors Center that raised nearly $20,000 selling donated items that ranged from guitars to a weekend getaway at Big Bear. Momentum picked up. Organizations, such as the San Diego Half Marathon, got behind their cause. City Hall bureaucrats encouraged the effort. As I strolled by the park the other day and watched a bevy of kids laughing away on the swings and climbing all around the new playground, I thought about Dahlkamp’s son. I guess he can now sell lemonade and cookies for other causes.

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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS San Diego County high school seniors who will attend accredited colleges and universities in San Diego County are encouraged to apply for a scholarship from the San Diego County Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation. Applicants must show financial need for the award. The scholarship amount is typically about $1,000, but may vary depending on endowment investment income and the number of selected applicants.

High school seniors may apply on a form available Dec 10 at sdccsf.org. The application deadline is March 2. The San Diego County Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation was started in 1963 with a $25 donation for one scholarship. With additional contributions and prudent investments, the foundation now administers a $1.2 million fund. In cooperation with other foundations, it now awards up to 100 scholarships annually.

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#"1"2($%"#0(#$&+34/'*%"#$ 5(6+#$%+'+/&"-+$78$0+"&! By Judy McCarty A proclamation from Mayor Jerry Sanders declaring Nov. 13 as “Navajo Canyon Republican Women, Federated Day” in San Diego was a highlight of the club’s 50th Anniversary Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Bali Hai restaurant on Shelter Island. Shirley Kaltenborn, representing California Republican Federated Women, announced that the club won first place in Campaign and Precinct Operations with more than 15,000 hours contributed to Republican grassroots activities this past year. More than 7,000 additional hours were donated by individual members to community service. Certificates of Recognition were also received from State Sen. Joel Anderson and from Tony Kravaric, chairman of San Diego Republicans. It is a point of pride that we are still going strong after 50 years! Officers for 2013 were elected at the luncheon, with Waskah Whelan and Marjie Siekerka being tapped to serve as co-presidents. They and the other new officers will be installed at the Holiday and Christmas Party Dec. 11 at the home of Ginny Wisley. Gifts will also be brought for the Toy Drive. On Jan. 8 we will resume our regular luncheon schedule: second Tuesday at The Brigantine in La Mesa at 11 a.m. At this time our scheduled speaker is Kravaric, who will discuss the recent election results. Cost of the full course luncheon is $20 and reservations are required. RSVP to Susie Cates at (619) 697-2235 or email ncrwf99@gmail.com. Our Membership Drive for the new year has begun with dues remaining at $30. We’d love to have you join us!

FOR STUDENTS: 4th-, 8th-, and 10th-graders, your essays for the 16th Annual Student Writing for Literacy Library Essay Contest must be submitted to the library by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21. Local winners will be announced in January. Go to www.sancarlosfriendsofthelibrary.org for details. Kindergarteners through 3rd-graders are in for a special treat at the 2 p.m. Storytime, Dec. 19. The Gingerbread People will be there. At 5 p.m., join 9th- through 12th-graders at the monthly High School Hangout Night. CRAFTERS: New this month, learn to make jewelry with the Beader’s Circle on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. Also on Mondays, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Knitting Circle is learning how not to drop a stitch. This group is well attended and taught by a professional from our local Michael’s. ART SHOW: San Carlos resident and library volunteer, Barbara Stewart, will have her paintings on display in the Community Room throughout December. Stop by during her Artist Reception on Saturday, Dec. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. SPEAKERS & OASIS: Start planning for the New Year! Mark your calendars for Jan. 18, to hear everyone’s favorite historian, Gabe Selak, tell us about the development of the San Diego region from 1900 through WW II. On Jan. 11, Jill Swaim, an Ambassador from Road Scholar, will tell us about exciting travel opportunities for adults. This program was created by Elderhostel, Inc., the world’s leading non-profit educational travel organization providing learning opportunities specifically for adults. BOOK SALES: A great source for holiday presents – Dec. 1, and Jan. 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. We wish a very happy and safe holiday season to all of our friends, neighbors and patrons. The library will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 1. We’ll see you in 2013.

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!" #$$#% from the Editor By Genevieve Suzuki The Christmas spirit is alive and well in San Diego. With so many holiday dinners and special events quickly filling up the calendar, it’s hard to ignore the most popular holiday in the United States. One of my favorite things around our community this time of year is the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club Christmas tree lot. Club members’ donation of their time and labor is awe-inspiring. In stark contrast to the Kiwanis Club’s generosity during this holiday season was this year’s Black Friday sales event around the country. This year several companies decided to get a jump on business by opening their doors as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. And to that, I say, “Bah, humbug.” Thanksgiving is a time when many of us gather with family and friends to celebrate togetherness. We say grace and give thanks for what we have, including our loved ones, stacked refrigerators and roofs over our heads. It is – and should remain – a time to appreciate what we already have, not what we covet. Nevertheless, early in the week before Thanksgiving, stores began leaking their Black Friday specials. You could get a flat-screen TV for a fraction of its usual marked-up price; a Magic Bullet for 50 percent off; and the Dyson vacuum cleaner of your dreams – but only if you’re willing to leave the comfort and warmth of your home to camp out in a line snaking around the store of your choice. I admit to loving certain aspects of Black Friday. I enjoy the madness that ensues early Friday morning when my best friend and I brave the cool temperatures to see if we can acquire a random item on the cheap. We usually stop in at Starbucks to grab non-fat gingerbread lattes before resuming the hunt for a few special finds. But we do this on Friday – not Thursday night or on the cusp of Thursday and Friday. Instead, on Thursday, we take our time in preparing Thanksgiving dinner. My friend, Tyler, brines the turkey while Becca and I create side dishes. This year I scored a delicious recipe for Cranberry Jell-O from a receptionist at Radiology at Kaiser Medical Center in La Mesa. It takes hours, but the time we share with each other and our families is worth the investment. After stuffing our faces with the traditional fare and pies from Mama’s Kitchen, we sit and let our food comas take their tolls. The last thing we want to do is pull on clothes for a jaunt out to Walmart. And yet, when we ventured out to Toys “R” Us near Grossmont Center Friday morning, we found ransacked shelves and empty sales bins, proof that much of the public didn’t feel the same. A salesclerk told me when they opened at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving the line went from the store all the way down to Walmart Neighborhood Market. Perhaps sadder than our consumerism is the fact these companies’ employees are being made to stock shelves and report to their jobs on Thanksgiving night. And although it’s easy to say they’re getting double time, it’s much harder to face the hard fact that many employees don’t have a choice amid a recession. This season, let’s take some time to give thanks again for what we have. After all, some of us shorted Thanksgiving by heading out after dinner Thursday night. Gratitude in a time when many are suffering for necessities is a gift we can all afford to give this year. May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season, full of what is truly important in life – love and togetherness.

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On Monday, Dec. 5, Scott Sherman will be sworn in as the District 7 councilmember. As he has stated several times, the sign on his door will be “Councilmember Scott Sherman – Office of Common Sense.” Shortly after our new mayor and councilmembers are sworn in, their websites should be active. Go to the city website, sandiego.gov, and click on City Council on the right-hand side. Sign up with your email address to be receive Councilmember Sherman’s email updates. The Lake Murray Community Park Playground was dedicated on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Children can be seen playing on everything virtually all the time. To say it is a hit is an understatement. The city is also replacing all the equipment at the Dailard Park Playground on Cibola Road; it should be completed shortly. The next playground to be rejuvenated is at Rancho Mission Park on Margerum Avenue. Because of safety concerns, all the equipment has been removed. City staff is already working on evaluating the site to determine how it can be updated to meet American Disability Act requirements. Several of the members of the Lake Murray Park Committee have offered to lend a hand, but it will take a core group of individuals to head up another community-based committee to help move the project along and, we hope, develop it as another “Community Build” project to save valuable dollars. If you are interested in lending a hand, please email me at jwilson2@cox.net. For those of you whose families use Princess Del Cerro Park, don’t worry, the area adjacent to the playground is on the Parks and Recreation Department’s repair list, and the Del Cerro Action Council (DCAC) has offered to lend a financial hand. The DCAC e-news updates I send specifically to the DCAC email list is now going to be posted directly to the website delcerroactioncouncil.org. If you are not currently receiving the DCAC e-news updates that are emailed two-to-three times a month, and you want to be kept up to date on what is happening in Del Cerro and the surrounding communities, sign up at the website given above to be automatically notified when there is a new posting of the DCAC e-news update. Your email is kept confidential and you may opt out at any time. You may also contact the DCAC through this website. We would like to hear from you! If you shop in the Keil’s Shopping Center on Jackson Drive, please note that the County Water Authority is in the process of relining one of the large

The College Area Community Council will not be meeting in December. Its next meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at the College Rolando Library, 6600 Montezuma Road. The College Area Community Council wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season!

ALLIED GARDENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL By Betty Torre

Lighting the Bridge On Saturday, Dec. 8, at 8 a.m. we will meet to hang the holiday lights on the “flyover” bridge. This is the bridge that goes over the base of Waring Road by Interstate 8 and connects to Alvarado Canyon Road. We can always use a few extra hands and ladders. If you are free to help just stop by, we’ll put you to work. Depending on how many people show up, it may take an hour or two. This is a team effort sponsored by the Allied Gardens Community Council. We’d love to see you at the bridge.

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SAN CARLOS AREA COUNCIL By John F. Pilch, SCAC President In accordance with our new schedule, the San Carlos Area Council (SCAC) will not hold a meeting in December. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Dr. The speaker and topic will be provided in the January 2013 edition of the Mission Times Courier, which is due out Dec. 28. In the interim, the SCAC officers and directors wish each of you a Happy Holiday Season, a Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah. Now that the election is over, it’s time for the real work to begin. We await plans for the future of our city, when Mayor-elect Bob Filner is sworn into office Dec. 3. We also look forward to working with new District 7 Councilmember Scott Sherman. The SCAC thanks Mr. Sherman for taking the time from his busy schedule to address our members and guests at our Nov. 7 meeting. Scott provided the audience with his priorities, as he assumes office, and responded to a wide range of questions about San Carlos, the Navajo Area, District 7 and the City. We wish him well as our new City Council representative. We do not have any leads about the vandalism to the “Welcome to San Carlos” monument on the Navajo Road median. We continue to work with the SDPD on this issue and the City to get repairs underway. The Lake Murray Playground was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 14 with dignitaries and the Lake Murray Playground Committee present. Our congratulations to the group for their efforts to bring this new playground to the San Carlos community. At the Sept. 5 meeting, we discussed an effort by residents in the area near the intersection of Cowles Mountain Boulevard and Boulder Lake Avenue to get Stop signs installed to control the traffic on the roadway. Gary Baldwin gave a brief presentation on behalf of the group that is gathering signatures on a petition, now that Traffic Engineering has conducted a study and advised them that it does not qualify for All-Way Stop signs. At the request of the residents, Traffic Engineering conducted another survey in October, to include a school day and a weekend day, for traffic to the back trail on Cowles Mtn. We were recently advised that the survey indicated that the intersection still does not qualify for All-Way Stop signs. Thus, an “alternative process” of getting the Stop signs installed will be pursued by residents. If you’re interested in assisting with your signature on their petition, it will be at the San Carlos Branch Library in the public documents section. The audience favored this traffic control for Cowles Mtn. Boulevard, after previously voicing its opinion to not have the speed limit increased from 35 to 40 mph on this section of roadway in San Carlos, and Navajo Community Planners, Inc. (NCPI) agreed. At the Mission Trails Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee meeting See SCAC page 9

Decorating the Christmas tree The Allied Gardens Community Council members will decorate the Christmas tree at the Triangle (corner of Zion Avenue and Waring Road). This is an invitation to you who live here to help. Don your holiday spirit and get involved. You will be glad you did. The date of the event is Sunday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. We supply the decorations; you supply the manpower and donate your time.

Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Festival You are invited to the 15th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. at the Triangle (corner of Zion Avenue and Waring Road). We are thankful for the generosity of the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis, who, for the past 14 years, has donated the tree for the occasion. One student from Foster Elementary School and one student from Marvin Elementary School will have the honor of turning a switch simultaneously to light the tree. This is a very short ceremony because school is in session the following morning. Parents, grandparents and the community are invited. Bundle up to stay warm. The ceremony will close with a short community sing-a-long with favorite holiday songs. Please bring a flashlight so you can sing from the song sheet. You are also invited to The 15th Holiday Festival Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at Lewis Middle School auditorium. Mrs. Jenny Stanfill, Foster Elementary, will lead the second-grade students in song. Marvin Elementary seminar students directed by Mrs. Sharon Johnson will sing. The Lewis Middle School choir under the direction of Ms. Kyoko Miura will sing holiday songs. The Lewis Middle School concert and jazz bands will perform with Mr. Josh Prout as band director. Three students from the Lewis English class, taught by Mrs. Ann McCarthy, will give dramatic readings. Each child participating in the program and each child in attendance receives one opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win gift certificates to Barnes & Noble. Certificates are donated by the Optimist Club of Allied Gardens. Please join us in the school cafeteria after the performance for holiday goodies. The purpose of the above two functions is to promote music, the performing arts and reading for the children who are schooled in Allied Gardens. We hope to see you at… The Tree Lighting Ceremony and the Holiday Festival!

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Filner, from page 1 After a long, hard-fought campaign against reform-minded freshman City Councilman Republican Carl DeMaio, which included some 20 debates, Democrat Filner prevailed in the citywide vote 51.63 percent, 207,035 votes to 193,950 votes, 48.37 percent, for DeMaio. Democrats held a 13-point registration edge citywide. Filner is the first Democratic San Diego mayor in 20 years. On Election Day Nov. 6, DeMaio was ahead on all the early returns, but the vote veered decidedly – and irrevocably – in Filner’s favor later in the evening. “Clearly, there was a big difference in experience and in philosophy, neighborhoods versus special interests,” said Filner about what put him over the top. “Combining the philosophy (grassroots) and the experience was what we were trying to put over – and it worked.” Moving forward, Filner said jobs is going to be his top priority adding the economy “is always the backdrop of everything that goes on in the city, state or nation.” “Jobs, public safety and neighborhood infrastructure are all paramount,” he said. “We have to move on all of them simultaneously. If people can see an economy that can change, they are more confident with other issues whether it be the budget or arts or education.” Filner added San Diego needs to be “more forward-looking now that some of the budget has been solved.” While ensuring a smooth transition from the administration of termed-out Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders, who has accepted a post as CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Filner said his will be a contrasting leadership style. “In terms of excitement, visibility, the aura around the mayor’s office is going to change,” he said. Filner credited Sanders for holding the economic line by making extremely difficult budget decisions during lean economic times. “He did what he had to do,” Filner said adding, “I start off with a balanced budget and a bond rating that he didn’t start out with that will allow me to talk differently about progress, growth and movement. He couldn’t do that. He had to stabilize.” Filner said he has a three-point program for his mayoral agenda that he intends to begin implementing the first day. “That is expanding and modernizing our port adding thousands of jobs,” he said. “Eventually, we’ll have a policy of solar powering our public buildings that will bring increased jobs to the energy sector. And we will make the border crossing with Mexico far more effective. We’re leaving $6 billion on the table every year. People can’t wait in two- or three-hour lines. If we can work on those three things, we will begin to see change right away.” Filner said he will work in full partnership with the now nine-member San Diego City Council. “I know how to bring people together, not just to get a majority but a full consensus,” he said adding he’ll work with each councilmember individually to understand their priorities and needs. “If we work together in a respectful fashion, we’ll get a board consensus on most of the issues,” he said. San Diego’s new mayor would like to move forward bringing San Diego into the forefront of technological innovation in the 21st century. “We know we have a green economy that is environmentally sound,” Filner said. “We’re going to expand that by combining it with what I call the blue economy – wave energy, algae products and biofuels – to create an ‘aqua’ economy that will make us a more livable, sustainable city, one that produces jobs at the same time.” More needs to be done to promote San Diego to visitors, according to Filner. “We have not sold our environmental resources as a tourist center. We have four big river parks – San Dieguito, the San Diego River, Cholla and Otay River – that a lot of people in the city don’ know about, let alone tourists.” Filner suggested the city could go outside the box to promote its cultural diversity as a tourist draw. “The art murals in Chicano Park, the Chinese Historical Society – what if we had an Asian-Pacific islander cultural village,” asked Filner, noting ways can be found to promote ethnic communities, “which have not been involved before.” Although he only has a few short weeks to transition San Diego into its new mayoral regime, Filner said it will be done seamlessly. “We’ll have a good staff,” he said. “Some will continue in their positions. There will be both continuity to run the organization, and new blood to invigorate it.”

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St. Dunstan’s Holiday Service Schedule We hope that you will find time to join us in celebrating Christmas. Dec. 24 4 p.m. – Worship Service with Children’s Pageant & Candlelight Communion. 6 p.m. – Candlelight Eucharist. 10:30 p.m. – Christmas Carol Sing. 11 p.m. – Chorale Eucharist Candlelight Service Dec. 25. 10 a.m. – Christmas Day Worship Service St. Dunstan’s nursery will be open and available for children ages 3 and younger for the 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. services on Dec. 24. There will be no nursery available at 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Dec. 24 or at 10 a.m. on Dec. 25.

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SCAC, from page 6 on Nov. 13, Craig Balben reported that the work on the SDCWA Pipeline #4 Relining project has begun in the park. He also reported that the Jackson Drive segment, near the intersection with Navajo Road, should see some work commence shortly. In fact, the work began the following day, with pylons being installed along Jackson Drive from Mission Gorge Rd. to Lake Shore Dr. The 20’ X 60’ portals will be located near Park Ridge Drive, in front of Keils, and east of Golfcrest. Traffic will be re-routed at each location. The left turn pocket into the shopping center will be unavailable during construction. Patrons of the center will have to enter on Navajo Road or travel down Jackson to Golfcrest Dr. and make a U-turn to return to the main entrance on Jackson Dr. In addition, you cannot make a left turn from westbound Jackson Drive to Golfcrest Drive, due to the location of the portal just east of that intersection. Craig advised that the work should be completed by mid-summer 2013. NCPI did not meet on Nov. 19, due to the lack of agenda Items. Its next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. at Temple Emanu-el in Del Cerro. There currently are no San Carlos items for consideration, but that could change. The San Carlos Community Garden is growing, literally and figuratively. This ambitious project, headed by a group of San Carlos residents, is located adjacent to Springall Academy on Boulder Lake Ave. at Lake Adlon. Stop by any Saturday morning from 8 to 11 a.m. for a tour, or better yet, to volunteer your time. Irrigation lines are being installed, with a lot of Lake Murray cobble, aka rocks, being unearthed in the process. Help is needed to move them to a central location, for use in the dry creek bed. You can view the project by typing San Carlos Community Garden on your search engine. If you would like to receive information about speakers, meeting reminders and agendas and other local news, please send an email message to jfpilch@ hotmail.com and request that your name be added to the SCAC Interested Party email list. Rest assured that your privacy will be respected and neither your name nor your email address will be shared with anyone. Messages are sent “BCC� to prevent you from being spammed. Finally, if you have an issue you wish us to consider or just have a question about the community, please contact me at (619) 462-1408 or by email at jfpilch@hotmail.com.

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LOCAL GIRLS SCOUTS PROVIDE SERVICE By Josie Balkowski Local Girl Scout troops have been busy cleaning up the coast, sending care packages to military units overseas, and earning top honors along the way. It’s a great time to be a Girl Scout in Mission Trails! Four local troops earned the Silver Award, the second highest honor a Girl Scout can receive, for service to their community. Troops 3071, 3260, 3002, and 3086 were honored at a Council Ceremony in November. Troop 3071 earned their Silver Award by upgrading the garden at Rosa Parks Elementary School. By improving such things as the compost area, building bird houses, and creating a butterfly wallow, they created both a wildlife sanctuary and an outdoor learning center for students at the school. The National Wildlife Foundation has since certified the garden as a Wildlife Reserve.

Each month the Mission Trails Service Unit chooses one group-wide community service project and all troops are invited to participate. In November, troops partnered with the American Red Cross Holiday for Heroes Program. Girls made over 400 holiday cards for active military and their families at hospitals and installations around the world to wish them well and thank them for their service. Other Girl Scout troops demonstrated their dedication to community service in other ways. Brownie troop 3665 participated in the California Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 15 by picking up debris at Lake Murray. Ambassador Troop 3285 turned their annual fall nut sale into an opportunity to support our military serving in Afghanistan by taking nut orders and sending them to army and navy units overseas. They packaged the nuts along with cards and other staple food items and sent a taste of home to those serving so far away. October also saw Girl Scouts in Mission Trails celebrating the birthday of their founder, Juliette Low, Oct. 31. Troops 3003 and 3665 from Benchley-Weinberger Elementary delivered “diaper cakes� to new baby girls born at Scripps Mercy San Diego in Hillcrest in honor of Low’s birthday, while Troop 3787 and troops from Marvin Elementary held cupcake parties after school. Girl Scouts are on the move again in December spreading cheer and helping their local communities this holiday season.

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In some ways, Northcutt’s story is the same as many area families that are dealing with unemployment, financial challenges, the difficulties of daily life including mortgage payments and car breakdowns, and raising kids in an uncertain world. Despite the world’s challenges, Northcutt is energized by how she thinks the world can be. â€œI see it – better-connected people are more fulfilled people,â€? she said. â€œThere are a lot of real-connecting skills that people are missing that are a big ‘wow’ when they learn to develop them. The techniques shown in this production help people really connect with other people in all parts of their lives – family, work, school, and even in business.â€? Northcutt describes how her family uses “Crossing the Bridgeâ€? as one of the tools to help them connect during the rush of daily life – she and her husband, the parents with the children, and between the kids. â€œCrossing the Bridgeâ€? gives us that precious time we need to be with each other and visit each other’s worlds. “We are really telling the world: ‘Stop, we are a family and we need time with each other.’ It’s incredibly precious,â€? said Northcutt. To help understand what it’s all about Northcutt posted two videos of her crossing the bridge with her son at www.bridgesbuildpeople/parent-child. “It has made real connecting, person-to-person, a part of our lives, and we feel much richer for it,â€? she said. LifePlay presents the performance again in spring 2013, and now offers “Crossing the Bridgeâ€? workshops for families, couples and educators. Visit www.LifePlayProductions.com.

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DECEMBER DELIGHTS AT MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK By Audrey F. Baker, Trail Guide Our evergreen trees and shrubs boast classic colors of holiday decor. The ornamental Laurel Sumac offers reddish branches and forest green leaves, Mule Fat decorates riparian pathways with snow-white blooms, and the Christmas Berry (Toyon) presents impressive clusters of brilliant red, appleshaped winter fruits. Cooler temperatures invite you to tackle the challenge of higher elevations, and experience the satisfaction of ascending the Fortunas or Kwaay Paay, or to enjoy new visas utilizing a trail from a less frequented entry station. Spectacular sunny days and contrasting beneficial rains afford opportunities to reflect on the rising waters at Mission Dam, or to follow the trail to Oak Canyon to experience the rushing waters of an active San Diego River as it makes its way through boulderstrewn pathways.

Our trail guide-led walks are an opportunity to commune with nature, enjoy chance encounters with multiple bird species, wildlife and other natural wonders. Unique landscapes and habitats enliven local history and support abundant plant and animal life. The walks are free, interesting, fact-filled and geared to all ages and interests. Morning walks are offered every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. You’ll start from the Visitor and Interpretive Center, One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. The walk beginning from the Kumeyaay Lake Campground Entry Station, Two Father Junipero Serra Trail, at the San Carlos-Santee border, gives a different perspective of the park and its diverse habitats. These walks are offered from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, and take in historic Old Mission Dam.

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The 2012 Hess Helicopter and Rescue We dare you to pick up a 2012 Hess Helicopter and Rescue and not push a button. There’s no way you’ll be able to resist its spinning rotor blades and audible ignition, takeoff and fly by. Even better, you can take the Rescue truck out of the helicopter once you’ve perfected your landing. The Hess Toy Truck, a holiday tradition for 48 years on the East Coast, is available for online purchase for the first time. The 2012 Hess Helicopter and Rescue is a great gift for any inquisitive child or adult who appreciates fine craftsmanship. It also features real working lights that flash or hold steady. Go to www. hesstoytruck.com to order a truck in time for Christmas.

Spontuneous You know it’s good if the local toy experts at Geppetto’s recommend it. Spontuneous, which touts itself as the game where lyrics come to life, is a hilarious experience for all who play. The object of the game is to stump other players with a “trigger word� from a song. The first player to sing five words from a song containing the trigger word gets to advance on the board. Warning: Although they say talent is not required, showcasing your lack thereof could be a deal-breaker for anyone using a holiday party as a first date. Aimed at ages 9 and older, games last for 30 to 45 minutes. Get it at Geppetto’s at Fashion Valley for $24.99 before getting together for the holidays.

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Elections, from page 1 percent) easily won over Democrat David B. Secor (32.08 percent). State Assembly – 78th District Incumbent candidate Toni Atkins was re-elected to the Assembly over challenger Ralph Denney. Democrat Atkins claimed a 62.25 percent share of the vote while the Republican Denney had 37.75 percent. State Assembly – 79th District The new State Assembly 79th District now has its first elected representative: Shirley Weber beat Mary England 61.02 percent to 38.98 percent. Weber, a Democrat, is a San Diego State University professor who served on the San Diego Unified School Board for two consecutive four-year terms from 1988 to 1996. Superior Court Deputy district attorney Robert Amador is the newest Superior Court judge, having beaten his opponent, Jim Miller, 59.14 percent to 40.86 percent. Amador has more than 29 years of experience as a prosecutor in the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. County Board of Education Gregg Robinson won the seat 56.05 percent over John Witt, who received 43.95 percent. Prop Z – San Diego Unified School Prop Z, the San Diego Neighborhood Schools Classroom Safety and Repair Measure, passed with 61.20 percent of voter support. The proposition allows San Diego Unified School District to issue $2.8 billion in bonds at legal interest rates with citizen’s oversight, independent financial audits, no money for administrators’ salaries and all funds spent locally.

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uses the wheelchair for sports and uses a walker in school and all over areas of her life. “Lauren is an independent and determined athlete she will not let anything stop her from achieving her goals,” said Patrick Henry Junior Varsity Coach Cheryl Gilbert. “She fits in with everyone else. We know she is in the chair but it becomes invisible. We don’t see it. We just see our friend and teammate, Lauren, trying to do her best in tennis.” This season, Haneke-Hopps played in almost every match and earned a 7-6 doubles record with various partners. She was learning the game and how to manipulate the chair in the first half of the season. Then in the second half, she won the majority of her matches improved each day. “My goal in tennis is to qualify for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,” Haneke-Hopps said. “I think anything is possible if you just try. I would tell other kids in wheelchairs to go after your dreams. Then when you reach your goals, it’s a great accomplishment.”

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St. Therese Parish will have the annual Christmas Dinner Party at Saint Therese Social Center, 6016 Camino Rico, on Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 4 to 6:30PM. The menu includes Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad, Rolls and Coffee. Adults $8 in advance and $9.00 at the door, Children $4. Desserts and beverages will be available. Call Delores at 619-582-3683 or Rose at 619-469-0795 for information and tickets. (12/12)

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Principal, from page 1 and Scripps Ranch high school clusters. “She has the ability to build a cohesive team, and she does this by listening, leaning in, reaching out, being honest and investing in people.” Pacific Beach Middle School principal Ernest Remillard, who served as an assistant principal under Gillingham at De Portola, was more direct: “Patrick Henry is getting an all-star,” he said. Can she live up to the hype? Gillingham said she comes to Patrick Henry, a campus with an enrollment of about 1,900 students, with no preconceived notions of the school and no agenda. “It’s hard to jump into a new school and tell people what to do. I plan to go in, look at our strengths and work to make them stronger and look at our weaknesses and work to eliminate them,” she said. Gillingham, 54, is a native San Diegan who earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from San Diego State University in 1980. She earned a teaching credential from the university on Montezuma Mesa the following year, then taught algebra and geometry at Standley Middle School in University City for nearly a dozen years. In 1993, she went to Scripps Ranch High School and taught algebra and geometry there while also serving as a resource teacher. Gillingham earned her masters degree in educational administration and secured an administrative credential from United States International University in 1998, then served as a resource instructor for San Diego Unified. She returned to Scripps Ranch as an assistant principal in 1999, and she was named principal at De Portola in 2003. She quips that being a principal is “one day of problem solving day after day.” By all accounts, she was beloved at De Portola. “Listy’s vision plus her problem-solving skills, plus her people skills, plus her can-do temperament, equals one amazing leader,” said De Portola teacher Carmen Munnelly. “Her ability, too, to deal with touchy teachers and calm blustery parents is nearly paranormal.” Ed Schmidt has been on the De Portola Foundation board for five years and has served as president of the group the past two. He, too, is effusive in his praise. “I have been in business myself for 20 years and I am greatly impressed with how Listy juggled budgets, funding and school priorities each year. She had a goal of providing the students with broad academic and extracurricular opportunities while maintaining high standards of student achievement. In doing so she worked closely with the Foundation and the PTA to maximize the ‘bang’ from Foundation grants,” he said. “Listy would be an amazing addition to any business or company, but thankfully for our kids she has chosen to use her skills and talents in public education.”

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Gillingham, who said she’s “passionate about education,” emphasized that a good principal requires myriad skills. “You have to be a good sales person. You have to be someone who can relate with students, staff and parents and keep everybody happy. And you have to love what you are doing.” She said her strengths include “having a belief in what you’re doing is the right thing and getting people to have that belief, too.” At De Portola, Gillingham said, “We worked very well as a team.” “We never took ‘no’ for an answer. We were always looking for ways to do better. And we had a very collaborative, strong staff.” That combined to make the campus among the better performing schools in the district. Remillard said Gillingham excelled at “listening to her staff and the people around her.” Lorden pointed to Gillingham’s leadership when a growing number of students began blowing off homework assignments. She instituted a “three strikes” policy that ended with homework-less students being sent to the office. There, they had to phone a parent or guardian, guaranteeing family intervention. Then they had to complete the missing assignment before leaving. Lorden also pointed to a Circle of Friends program at De Portola that teamed disabled and non-disabled students, providing support groups to both. “She’s also very high on student and staff recognition, and I think that makes students and staff want to do more,” Lorden said. Gillingham, however, is not a miracle worker. There is only so much a principal can do. “I don’t want any child to fail, but we all have students who, no matter how hard you try, will sometimes fall through the cracks,” Gillingham said. She once told KPBS radio: “I don’t know one school principal that doesn’t pull they’re hair out trying to figure out how to do things better, I don’t know one teacher who doesn’t look at every student in that class and try to help them succeed.” What drove Gillingham to spend a career in a profession that often finds itself under attack from politicians and parents? She said it was her time as a YMCA camp counselor, where Gillingham met her future husband of 34 years. She said she realized then that helping kids and helping kids learn was her passion. The couple has three children, 29, 27 and 25. One is an English teacher in Spain. Another is teaching English at Francis Parker Middle School. A third is director of extended studies at High Tech Middle School in San Diego. Gillingham’s vision for Patrick Henry? “To help get us to the top of the charts and create a school where all our kids can get accepted into any college they want to go to.” Said Munnelly: “Patrick Henry High School is the luckiest school in the nation.”

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