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A Costumer in the Making By Tracy Rolling
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ight around the time her oldest child was learning how to murmur the words “Trick or Treat,” Bryn Tarr became a costumer in the making. She says it all began when her sons, one just over a year and the other six months old, were approaching their first Halloween. “They were excited about trick or treating, so I made them a stroller
costume,” she said, cleverly converting the family’s four-wheel stroller into an elaborate train, complete with two infant engineers. Tarr received more than attention for the ornate detail she invested into the stroller costume. During a costume contest sponsored by Barq’s Root Beer, she won first place and $1,000 in prize money. As her four children grew, so did her creativity and the complexity of
Bryn Tarr, wearing a homemade Princess Volkov costume that won the Comic-Con Best Novice award in 2011, applies makeup to her son Wesley to complete his Mad Hatter costume. Photos Courtesy of Bryn Tarr
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Wesley, far right, portrays a character from the action-packed video game Skyrim during the 2013 Comic-Con.
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Left, Tarr’s children dressed as characters from “Hetalia: Axis Powers,” an anime series. The trio received honorable mention for outstanding performance at a previous Comic-Con. Below, Tarr assembles a mask that represents the main character in the 2009 Academy Award-winning movie “Avatar.”
called Dead Space 3 who works on a distant plant and uses an assortment of tools to fight resident monsters. “The helmet for that costume was a
beloved character to life, just in time for Halloween. For her boys, she built a “Samurai Jack” costume based on an animated television series, and assembled a Mad Hatter costume identical to the fictional character in “Alice and Wonderland.” “That costume was 100 percent made from scratch,” she said, explaining how nearly every detail was handmade, including the hat, jacket, gloves and custom embroidery on the pants. “It received honorable mention at the 2011 Comic-Con.” With her training consisting of watching YouTube videos, surfing the net and trial and error, Tarr says she’s self-taught and has experience working with clay, leather, plastic, silicone and a variety of
other materials. Besides constructing costumes, she has earned numerous awards at contests throughout Southern California, including competitions held at the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the popular Comic-Con International: San Diego event. “Every year we go to Comic-Con,” she said, telling how the recent four-day trip was quite the adventure and a real family affair. Not that long ago she transformed one of her children into a blue hybrid human-alien known as an Avatar, and more recently morphed her son into an Isaac Clarke clone. He mimicked the extraterrestrial miner from a video game
year in progress,” she said, crediting her husband, Paul Tarr, for his ongoing support and blessing to take over the kitchen, living room and much of the house for her costume construction. She admits her hobby has turned into a second job and started blogging about her costume making, eventually creating a website, www.costumebiz.net. “Technically, I’m a webmaster and multimedia artist by day. But at night I work on my costume business.” Her oldest son, Wesley, recently became her apprentice. Together, the two leverage their family’s love
for the most popular movies, video games and anime series to discover their next creations. “If it’s a costume that’s been done before, we don’t do it. We want to make something unique, something others are not doing.” Most of the costumes require extensive research, character study and design concept based on printed posters, computer screen shots and three-dimensional drawings. While it takes months to develop the first prototype, Tarr can create a completed cast in about an hour. After removing excess materials and adding all of the fine details, a custom order can be produced within a few weeks. Today, her children range in age from 14 to 21. Son Andrew is pursuing other interests, while daughters Lauren and Julianne continue to come up with custom costume ideas. Tarr says being a costumer has been a great experience. “It’s nice to have a common interest with your kids, and they’re always thrilled to get to wear something that’s unique and made with such quality and craftsmanship.” n ON THE COVER: Wesley Tarr greets Comic-Con paparazzi in his custom-made Isaac Clarke costume from the video game Dead Space 3.
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utting back on the use of water is now mandatory, with the Ramona Municipal Water District Board of Directors approving a move to Level 2 of the Drought Alert. “Water is available,” General Manager David Barnum said. “We’re asking citizens of this community to cut back to watering three days a week.” In addition, Level 2 calls for watering lawns no more than 10 minutes each day; limiting irrigation to once a week; watering trees and bushes by using a bucket, handheld hose or low-volume
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In other orders of business, the trustees heard first readings for several board policies, including a new local control and accountability plan (LCAP), uniform complaint procedures, and the student assessment policy. Discussion was held on the proposed bond proposition that will appear on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot. Known as Proposition Q, it calls for raising $40 million to support Ramona’s schools. RUSD Superintendent Robert Graeff said an informational campaign is expected to begin soon throughout the community. The goal of the campaign committee will be to see if “the community is, at this time around, willing to support our schools and our kids,” Graeff said. A previous bond measure failed to meet voters’ approval. If Prop. Q passes in November, it will raise local property taxes at an average rate of $120 annually. The bond will be used to pay off a 2004 construction loan of approximately $32 million. It also will provide $8 million for renovation and upgrades at all of the schools in Ramona. The next school board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Wilson Administration Center, 720 Ninth St. n
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is set into place each and every Labor Day. Some surmise this fashion “rule” dates back to the early 20th century. One common explanation has to do with the availability of air conditioning and methods to keeping cool. In the 20th century, wardrobes were not as casual as they are today. People wore what many would now consider formal clothing. So instead of donning a pair of shorts and a tank top, men and women would wear white and pastel clothing that was lighter in weight. This was done in an effort to keep cool during the heat of summer. After Labor Day, when summer gave way to fall, wearing light fabrics would leave people too chilly, so
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people cast aside white for darker, heavier fabrics. Furthermore, most of the fashion trendsetters were based in northern, urban climates like New York City, where fashion editors were exposed to each of the seasons. Therefore, in the pages of the leading fashion magazines, trends were set based on the changing of the climates. Should the fashion rules have been dictated from Miami or Houston, white clothing might have remained perfectly acceptable long after Labor Day. Other historians speculate that the white rule had more to do with social class than fashion. White clothing was
associated with the upper-class, who had enough disposable income to change clothing styles and travel to vacation destinations. In an effort to assimilate, some lower-class people would emulate the well-to-do by wearing white and light-colored clothing. Rules were established by those in the know that white was eschewed after Labor Day. The insiders would help keep the social climbers out by establishing the guidelines in their social sets. Others scoff at these assumptions but can’t quite put a finger on where the etiquette regarding white clothing after Labor Day originated. But rules were
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ickey Rae Thomas of Ramona completed the final phase of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Law Enforcement Explorer Academy for the second time. She received her certificate of completion Aug. 3. The training is divided into three phases and prepares participants to work alongside sheriff deputies and police officers. The third and final phase is built around leadership, organizational skills and advanced field training, and covers topics from leadership and team building to specialized investigation and supervision. “My favorite thing in the advanced phase is the use-of-force simulator,” Thomas said. The simulator tests Explorers in reallife situations, including domestic violence, active shooter, and hot-stop traffic scenarios. “That is why I wanted to repeat phase three,” she said. “There’s always something to learn, no matter how many times you do something.” This year, Thomas clocked the fastest female times on the obstacle course. The course includes hurdles, weave poles, a six-foot wall, “grenade” toss, stutterstep tires, and dragging the 150-pound
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ON MEMORY’S BACK TRAIL The Infamous Helm Clan By Darrell Beck
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n 1849,Turner Harmon Helm, the youngest of 21 boys and one girl, left his home in Missouri for the California gold fields. He was soon followed by five brothers: Davenport, James, Daunt (John), Weid (William Johnson) and Chat (Chatham E.). Turner Helm was the only one of the clan who could read or write and, despite being the youngest, purportedly became their leader. The clan first settled in the California gold camps of El Dorado County around Georgetown. They came to seek their fortune in gold, but seemed more inclined to create disturbances. They were described by pioneer newspaperman, historian and San Diego County Supervisor James A. Jasper as “a turbulent bunch, fond of whiskey, poker and Mexican Monte (a card game), and when flush and primed with liquor, reckless with gold and lead.” The brothers were reportedly joined for a while by their cousin Boone Helm, a notorious frontier desperado. He eventually departed from the hard labor of gold panning to spread a reign of terror all across the West and into Montana, where he joined up with the infamous Henry Plummer gang and went on a spree of murder, mayhem and robbery. Boone was chased down and captured by vigilantes and met his demise at the end of a rope alongside the rest of the gang. After the lynching, it was said that James (Tex) Helm, who was in Montana with cousin Boone, drifted into Washington and was killed by a horse about 1865. In the meantime, several reports claim that Davenport Helm had killed a man and was chased down and shot to death while on the run in Sonoma County about 1854. Not to be outdone, the Helm boys were said to have joined a lynch mob and hanged a suspected murderer. Then Weid killed a man in Georgetown. With their personal hides at risk, the remaining Helm brothers decided to leave town just ahead of the vigilantes.
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Jasper later wrote in his unpublished manuscript that the rest of the clan — composed of Turner, Weid, Chat and Daunt — drifted into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. In Yuma, Weid was at a poker table when someone “raised a cold deck.” When a gunfight erupted, he grabbed the money on the table, ran out the back door,
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hightailed it to the river, and swam to the other side, where the others were camped. By daybreak, the Helms were 10 miles into the desert and headed for the mountains to the west. It was sometime in the late 1860s when the clan arrived in Warner Springs and professed to be cattlemen from Texas in search of open range upon which to engage in the cattle business. Of course, there weren’t many people there at the time besides American Indians. But there was a boisterous, gun-toting Mexican who had the same notion and who took great delight in terrifying both Indians and timid white settlers, and chased the Indians out of the area east of the springs. This desperado was known as “Verruga” for a very large wart on his chin. “Verruga” is Spanish for “wart.” So the region was called “Verruga,” before it became known as “Ranchita.” Weid knew Verruga was not a citizen and had no title to the land, and that he couldn’t
get a title. So he went to Los Angeles for legal advice and returned with papers to file claim on the land, notifying Verruga to vacate. Verruga put up a good bluff but thought better of the odds to fight it out with this wild bunch, so he decided to leave for safer pastures. After obtaining the homestead, Weid acquired some
cows and a branding iron and claimed grazing rights all the way to the Colorado River, enforcing those rights with his Colt and Winchester. Weid Helm married Mary Mason of Julian, and they had 10 children. He lived out his life on the ranch and was buried in the family plot at Canada Verde. About 1915, after his death, some of the cattle that were running wild on the vast range were killed by hunters. The Helm place was sold to Ralph Jasper in 1920, and still remains in the Jasper family as the J-9 Ranch. Chat Helm (1824-1905) established a homestead in 1870, known by some as the San Ysidro Rancheria, about five miles southeast of Warner. He built an adobe home and ran some cattle. Old-timers tell of an Indian attack on his adobe in 1877 that lasted three days. Finally Chief San Ysidro realized that arrows against rifles were a losing game, and they called for the peace pipe. Chat was also involved in a shootout in 1887 with neighboring rancher Bill
Fain, who often feuded over a right-of-way to their land. Jasper wrote that “Chat married one of the Cook girls, and for more than 25 years, raised his progeny in this adobe and his herds in the hills, in peace with the Indians and in harmony with his neighbors.” In 1889, government agents purchased Helm’s claim, and the ranch went back to Chief San Ysidro as part of the Los Coyotes Reservation. Helm moved to Long Beach, where he remained until his death. Turner “Harmon” Helm (1832-1898), settled about three miles southeast of the springs, where he raised cattle and had an orchard and an apiary. Turner was married twice, both
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times to Indian women, and had seven children. He is buried at Canada Verde near the ranch, which was eventually sold to Col. Ed Fletcher. Daunt “John” Helm (18201888) never married, refused to settle down and lived from time to time with family members, where he sometimes helped gather cattle. He had a strong distaste for work and was
chased off by the family several times for being rowdy and abusive. Daunt was described by historians as “a shadowy figure during his entire life.” In September 1884, a man by the name of Thomas Wells Cover, formerly of Montana and a prominent member of the vigilantes who had lynched Boone Helm, showed up on the Helm range seeking information about the Lost Pegleg Mine and its black gold that was said to be located somewhere in the badlands to the east. Tom Cover was unaware that he had stumbled upon the family of Boone Helm, who knew of his past and whose lynx-like attention was constantly focused on every movement in the region. So it came to be that Tom Cover, one of six discoverers of the fabulous Alder Gulch Placers in Montana in 1863, and by then a wealthy and prominent resident of the City of Riverside, simply vanished and was never seen again. Foul play was suspected in his disappearance, and his remains were never found. It was always suspected, but never proven, that Daunt Helm may have been the culprit, as described in “Vengeance! The Saga of Poor Tom Cover” by Dan L. Thrapp. The Helm clan maintained territory at the rim of the desert, as far away from civilization as possible, and lived by an unwritten code of the West. They were rugged individuals, fiercely independent and occupied the land at a time when free will was in full bloom. But as progress began to close in and old age advanced, they slowly and begrudgingly succumbed to changing times. Today, their descendants are most surely scattered far and wide. Nearby Teofulio Summit, named for Teofulio Helm — one of Turner’s sons, a prominent citizen and deputy sheriff of the backcountry — remains as a tribute to the legend of those rugged frontiersmen. n
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Boys & Girls Club Ramona Branch sports, social and educational activities for Ramona youth at Collier Park, 622 E St. Snack program weekdays 4:25 pm. 760-789-8203 www.sdyouth.org. Boy Scouts of America Cub and Boy Scout units. Russ Christensen, 760-788-8180 russcinramona@gmail.com Committee for a Better Ramona last Wed. 6 pm, Ramona Town Hall, 729 Main St. www.betterramona.net Double D Rescue Ranch Senior Dog Meet & Greet 2330 Main St., Ste. C. Email doubledrescueranch@cox.net Out of the Box Players local plays and theater events at BBS Playhouse, 321 12th St. 760-789-0856 www.outoftheboxplayers. blogspot.com Ramona Back Country Quilters third Wed. 6:30 pm at Oak Tree Ranch Recreation Room and Tues. 9 am at Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Ln. 760-787-1831 Ramona Bar Association Free Legal Clinic first Sat. 10-noon, Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. 760-789-9314 Ramona Christian Writers Critique Group first and third Mon. 6 pm. 760-310-9539 Ramona Design Review Board last Thurs.
7:30 pm, Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Ln. 760-788-4308 Ramona Grange third Sat. 10:30 am, 215 7th St. dlfriedli@cox.net Ramona Municipal Water District Board second Tues. 2 pm, 434 Aqua Ln. Ramona Santana Riders first Thurs. 7 pm, International Equestrian Center Rotunda, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. Open Shows 760-822-6165, gymkhanas 619-937-1501. www.ramonasantanariders.com Ramona Vicente Pony Club Saturdays, International Equestrian Center, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. 619-517-5993 www.ramonavicente.ponyclub.org Ramona Writers Group first and third Tues. 1 pm, Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Ln. 760-789-1952 San Vicente Saddle Club second Wed. 7:30 pm International Equestrian Center, 16911 Gunn Stage Rd. 760-788-7533 www.sanvicentesaddleclub.com Shakespeare Open Reading Group second Fri. 6-8 pm at Ramona Family Naturals, 642 Main St. www.sandiegoshakespearesociety. org n
LOcal Club News Woman’s Club Ramona Woman’s Club kicks off its new year of meetings Sept. 4 with an “Aloha and Welcome Back” event from 1 to 2 p.m. at 524 Main St. Call President Karen Stangl at 760-788-6116 or visit www.ramonawomansclub.com.
Garden Club Ramona Garden Club presents firsttime olive grower Clark Quisenberry, who will talk about making olive oil at the Sept. 10 meeting at noon at 524 Main St. Call 760-789-8774 or visit www.ramonagardenclub.com.
Republican Women Intermountain Republican Women Federated will hold its main fundraiser at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 22 at Schwaesdall Winery, 17677 Rancho De Oro Dr. The event will feature opportunity baskets and drawings. Guest speaker will be Congressman Duncan D. Hunter of the local 50th
Congressional District. Also speaking will be Michael Harrison, who is running for the 71st Assembly District in 2016. The group welcomes members, spouses and guests from Ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel and surrounding areas. Contact 760-788-6342 or nfrazee34@ cox.net.
San Vicente Valley Club The San Vicente Valley Club welcomes speaker Jamie Tyrone to the Sept. 24 meeting in the San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Rd. Tyrone started the nonprofit organization B.A.B.E.S., “Beating Alzheimer’s by Embracing Science.” Reservations are due by the Friday before the meeting at the front desk or by calling Maxine McNamara at 760-788-6189. Luncheon is open to the public. Social time begins at 11 a.m., followed by a short business meeting, lunch at noon and the program at 1 p.m. Visit www.sanvicentevalleyclub.org. n
Congratulations, Ramona Idol Winners Ramona Home Journal congratulates this year’s Ramona Idol winners, Trey Miles, Emily Bryant, Wesley Richardson,
Cassi Nelson, Heather Lovell and Madi Miles. n
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Work to Become a Better Investor Submitted by Patrick Meskell
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n Sept. 1, we observe Labor Day, a celebration of the American worker. Of course, you work hard at your own job, but, when you think of it, every worthwhile endeavor in life requires significant effort — and that’s certainly the case with investing.The harder you work at it, the more likely you are to make progress toward your goals. So as you think about investing, consider the following areas in which you will need to apply yourself: • Work to identify your goals. It’s important that you know just why you’re invest-
ing. Do you want to send your children (or grandchildren) to college? Do you want to retire early? What sort of retirement lifestyle do you envision? What kind of legacy do you want to leave? Identifying your financial goals is the necessary first step toward achieving them. • Work to know your own risk tolerance. It’s essential that you know your own investment personality — that is, how much risk you can comfortably handle. If you think you can handle a relatively high level of risk, but you find yourself worrying excessively over every drop in the market, you
may need to re-evaluate your risk tolerance and adjust your investment habits. Conversely, if you believe yourself to be highly risk-avoidant, but you find yourself frustrated over the relatively low returns you get from conservative investments, you may need to revise your thinking — and your actions. • Work to avoid bad habits. Many investors chase after “hot” stocks or try to “time” the market. However, hot stocks can cool off quickly, while efforts to predict market highs and lows are doomed to fail — because no one can accurately forecast those points. You will want to be especially diligent about learning to look past the headlines and beyond short-term price movements in the financial markets — because too many people overreact to these events. If you can avoid these bad investment habits, you’ll be doing yourself a favor. • Work to follow a consistent investment strategy. If you invest over the course of
Bowman Stars in Senior Golf Championship
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Galen Bowman, 86, pictured, was the overall low net champion of the Senior Golf Club Championship, held in early August at the San Vicente Resort golf course. Bowman’s net score was 23 under par. He had an eagle three on the par five, 11th hole, and a hole in one on the par three, 15th, an unparalleled feat for a San Vicente tournament, according to organizers. Barry Barefoot earned the title of overall low gross champion. Bowman and Barefoot have both been members of the San Vicente traveling golf team.
Rather than closing as usual during September to take care of routine maintenance, the Guy B. Woodward Museum will be open weekends, according to museum director Ken Woodward. Saturday and Sunday hours will be 1 to 4 p.m. at 640 Main St., where Woodward will be available to lead tours. Call 760-789-7644. n
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several decades, you are going to see a lot of ups and downs in the financial markets. And when the markets get choppy, you may be tempted to take a time-out from investing. But if you do this repeatedly, you will certainly interrupt the progress you need to make toward your financial goals. If you can develop the discipline to follow a consistent investment strategy and to keep investing in all types of markets, you have a pretty good chance of smoothing out the effects of market volatility over time. And, as a bonus, you’ll be far less likely to concern yourself over day-today price fluctuations.
• Work to review your progress. Along with your financial advisor, consistently review your progress toward your goals. Your investment professional should establish your portfolio review frequency and meet with you to discuss your investments at least once a year. So, there you have it — some ideas on how you can work to be a better investor. n Patrick Meskell is a financial advisor for Edward Jones. He can be reached at 760-787-1113. Patrick Meskell’s office, 1425 Main Street, Ramona, is located in the Albertsons Center.
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The staid gentry gave a sigh of relief when Granatelli’s “swoosh-mobile” — with Parnelli Jones at the controls — wheezed its last four miles from victory. Wally Parks came to National City to see the Paradise Mesa Drag Strip on an abandoned auxiliary Navy airfield. Years later, he begin a campaign to gain respect for a misunderstood form of racing. Through this leadership, he would form the respectable National Hot Rod Association. At first, it became a broad selling job, as he took off on a nationwide safari in a pickup. Parks encouraged civic leaders and law enforcement heads to reevaluate their views about the sport in their towns. Los Angeles florist Ed Pearlman and technical auto writer Don Francisco worked with Mexican authorities to promote the first Baja 1,000 offroad race in 1968. It could have been bannered as the National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA), but they preferred that it be a private, club-like affair with no reporters. They reasoned that the writers would be there only to report the accidents and not the results.
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he bright, beautiful and bouncy musical “My Fair Lady” is gracing the stage at Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista. The story of the Cockney flower seller who becomes accepted by high society is based on the play “Pygmalion,” by George Bernard Shaw. “My Fair Lady” is the musical version, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Hilary Maiberger delightfully stars as Eliza Doolittle, who is taken under the wing
of Professor Henry Higgins, fantastically portrayed by Hank Stratton. Jim Chovick is a perfect Colonel Pickering, who accepts the professor’s wager that Eliza can be transformed into an acceptable presence before the queen of England. The professor accomplishes the task at hand by teaching Eliza how to speak properly and drop her Cockney accent. He does a trial run by taking her to the horse races where they join his mother and her high-society friends.
A foursome of about each of the former opera singers, characters as the reunited at a senior story progresses. retirement facility, are Richard Seer pressed into action to directs, with scenic perform together again. design by Ralph It’s all played out in Funicello, sound Ronald Harwood’s design by Christopher comedy “Quartet,” now R. Walker, lightin production at The ing design by York Old Globe. Kenney and costume But not to be misdesign by Charlotte taken for a musical, the Devanx. The cast of “Quartet.” Photo Courtesy of The Old Globe comedy works its way Performances Franz and Jill Tanner. Each around the singers “percontinue through gives a splendid performance. forming” without letting it be Aug. 31. Call the box office There are some underlying known that their voices are at 619-234-5623 or visit stories that go along with not what they used to be. www.theoldglobe.org. Ticket The play stars Roger Forbes, their past opera performances. prices start at $29. n We learn more and more Robert Foxworth, Elizabeth Kathy Brombacher, founding artistic director of Moonlight, returns to the stage as Mrs. Higgins. Nick Adorno, as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, excels in singing “On the Street Where You Live” as he becomes smitten with Eliza. It is a beautiful song and very well done by Adorno. Artistic Director Steven Glaudini deserves a standing ovation for a well-done production, as does Carlos Mendoza as the choreographer. Musical direction is by Elan McMahan. Costumes are gorgeously
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Focus on Fitness Walking Recommended for Parkinson’s By Jim Evans
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and it helps pay for: • Inpatient care in hospitals • Inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility (not custodial or long‑term care) • Hospice care services • Home health care services • Inpatient care in a religious nonmedical health care institution You can find out if you have Parts A and B by looking at your Medicare card. If you have Original Medicare, you’ll use this card to get your Medicare-covered services. If you join a Medicare health plan, in most cases you must use the card from the plan to get your Medicare-covered services. Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover medically necessary doctors’ services, outpatient care, home health services, durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers, and other medical services. Part B also covers many preventive-care services. Under Original Medicare, if the yearly Part B deductible ($147 in 2014) applies, you must pay all costs (up to the Medicareapproved amount) until you meet the Part B deductible before Medicare begins to pay its share. After your deductible is met, you typically pay 20 percent of the Medicare‑ approved amount of the service, if the doctor or other healthcare provider accepts assignment. (“Accepting assignment” means that a doctor or other provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare, to accept the payment amount Medicare
approves for the service, and not to bill you for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.) You’ll pay more if you see doctors or providers who don’t accept assignment. And there’s no yearly limit on what you pay out-of-pocket. If you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan (like an HMO or PPO) or have other insurance, your costs may be different. Contact your plan or benefits administrator directly to find out about the costs. Under Part B, Medicare pays for many preventive services — such as screenings for cancer and heart disease — that can detect health problems early when they’re easier to treat. You pay nothing for most covered preventive services if you get the services from a doctor or other qualified provider who accepts assignment. However, for some preventive services, you may have to pay a deductible, coinsurance or both. Medicare doesn’t cover everything, of course. If you need certain services that aren’t covered under Part A or Part B, you’ll have to pay for them yourself unless you have other insurance (or Medicaid) to cover the costs, or you’re in a Medicare health plan that covers these services. Services and goods that Medicare doesn’t cover include long-term care (also called custodial care), routine dental or eye care, dentures, cosmetic surgery, acupuncture, and hearing aids and exams for fitting them. n
August 28, 2014
Retired CHP Officer Passes
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etired California Highway Patrol Officer Russ Brean passed away unexpectedly Aug. 9 at his home. He was 56.
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Brean retired in 2011, after 24 years with the highway patrol. He was the Ramona resident officer since 1998, and the Julian resident officer for several years prior. He joined CHP in 1987, and was first assigned to the East Los Angeles office, followed by the San Diego and El Cajon offices. Brean, a 1976 graduate of Ramona High School, decided on a career in law enforcement because he “wanted to serve his
community and help people in time of need,” Cheryl Brean, his wife of 34 years, said. Brean was injured in the line of duty in 1997, during an altercation with a felon on the run in an incident that occurred between Ramona and Julian. After a few months of recuperating from a gunshot wound to his leg, Brean was back on patrol. Brean was active with Ramona Junior Fair, helping to prepare the fairgrounds for the annual event. He enjoyed vacationing in his motorhome, cooking elaborate meals for his family, helping family and friends with various activities, watching old Westerns, visiting garage sales and spending time with his family. Russell Wade Brean was born Feb. 8, 1958, in San Diego. The Brean family moved to Ramona in 1972. After high school, Brean worked for Tobiason Brothers Construction. He later started his own company, Russell’s Backhoe, which he ran with his father. He also worked for Ramona General Engineering, a local paving company. He enrolled in automotive technology classes to learn a new trade as an auto mechanic
and went to work for Ramona Automotive. Prior to joining CHP, he attended San Diego Miramar College to take classes in criminal justice. Brean married Cheryl Tobiason in 1980. They had three children: Torry, Kristen and Ashley. His son fondly remembers his father: “I feel like the light has gone out of the world,” Torry Brean said. “But it hasn’t. I see my father in the way my nieces’ eyes light up. I see my dad when I think of happy times. I see him when I think of the future. I know he, himself, won’t be there in the future, which is
a painful thought, but he will be there in the example he set for how to live and teach and have fun. “He will also live on as a somber reminder of how life should not end and how important it is to accept help when facing adversity, and in the importance of never waiting a single minute to tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. I haven’t yet worked out how, exactly, but we must move forward. Everyone must always move forward. That is how we honor him, to make something of ourselves because he had given us so much.” In addition to his wife and
children, survivors include his parents, William “Jerry” and Martha Brean; brothers Tim and John Brean; grandchildren Shaya, Makenna and Kendall Blackburn; and nieces and nephews, Brooke, Brenna, Andrew, Brandon, Anaya and Michael. A Celebration of Life was held on Aug. 23 at Ramona Outdoor Community Center, with private burial at Nuevo Memory Gardens. Cheryl Brean has requested anyone who has photos or stories to share about her husband to send them to her via email at cbrean@aol. com for use in a memory book the family is preparing. n
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Is Your Teen ‘Juicing?’
APED Use May Be Fatal By Jim Evans
“Juicing” may not mean what you think it does. Most people think of juicing as extracting the juice from fruits and vegetables to concoct a healthy nutritional beverage. But juicing also refers to the use of illegal appearance and performance-enhancing drugs (APEDs) — largely anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (HGH). Most parents would probably say that APEDs are not a problem in their teenagers, but they would be wrong — potentially dead wrong. A recent study found that 5.9 percent of boys and 4.6 percent of girls in middle schools and high schools in the United States admitted using anabolic steroids. Many similar studies have found comparable results. In all, more than 1.5 million teens have admitted using steroids. The numbers are staggering and exceed the use of morepublicized “hard” drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and the like. The median
age for first-time steroid users is just 15. And, it’s not just for sports, either. In fact, 62.5 percent of steroid users do it for one reason — to improve their appearance, making teenage girls the fastest-growing group of new users, numbering more than 1 in every 20 high school girls! It is estimated that about half of all steroid users are what are called “mirror athletes” — those who want to look like athletes but have no interest in competing on an athletic field. But not in a small community, right? Don Hooton used to think the same way. Don was the proud father of 17-year-old Taylor Hooton, a popular student and promising young baseball player at Plano West High School in Texas, who took his own life on July 15, 2003, after using illegal anabolic steroids. Like most parents, Don and his wife, Gwen, were uninformed about steroids and other PEDs. When Taylor began using steroids to get bigger for baseball, they attributed his sudden
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invited to submit a picture, painting, or drawing of a female role model in their life that they feel is beautiful, and explain why they are beautiful. Each work of art will be curated and displayed in the store. “This is a great way to involve children at a young age in the discussion of a positive body image, creating a catalyst for parents and guardians to set the foundation of self-esteem, confidence, beauty and a non-judgmental attitude in the younger generation.” Send completed artwork with the name and age of the child to Isis Fuller Figure Fashion, How Big is Your Brave, 711 Main St., Ramona, CA 92065. The project will run through the end of September. Call 760-654-317 or visit www. facebook.com/isisfullerfigurefashion. n
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and Morgan Buchanan for a flash mob routine. We made over 1,000 ‘swaps’ (traditional Scout crafts), to pass along to other conference participants, and we arrived early and let our spirit build with anticipation. And we conquered. We brought the ‘Spirit Stick’ home to our great community of Ramona.” For one year, the group will have the stick at service unit and troop activities. “Our goal is to take photographs Anne Marie Wilson holds the Girl Scouts with the stick that embodies Ramona, of San Diego Spirit Stick. Julian, Warner Springs and Borrego Springs in unique country lifestyle,” said Wilson. “And to highlight just how totally aweagencies and businesses to some our Girl Scouts here are! Also, we hope to promote the Girl Scout spirit push the limits of our reach and take the stick, within the community. If you bridging all the way to San Francisco and farther have an idea for a great photo on with our service projects across the border.” opportunity with the San According to the Girl Scouts website, the Diego Girl Scout Spirit Stick Spirit Stick was salvaged from Girl Scout and Ramona Girl Scouts, please
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Proudly Announces the Opening of our New Ramona Location! Our new office features primary care physicians who are all accepting new patients, an Urgent Care Clinic and digital X-ray services. Centrally located on 13th Street, just off Main Street near the new library, our new location is home to:
» Dr. Ellen Blando » Dr. Charles Hardison » Dr. Janine Kasch
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211 13th Street, Ramona, CA 92065 For more information, call 760.789.5160 or visit www.ArchHealth.org. August 28, 2014
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Icy Challenge Benefits Charity By Annette Williams
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front of a computer monitor. Reduce the amount of lighting in the room to match the computer screen. A lower-wattage light can be substituted for a bright overhead light. Increase the size of text on the screen to make it easier on the eyes when reading. Blink frequently to minimize the chances of developing dry eye when using a computer or digital device. To prepare for a lifetime of eye health, the AOA recommends that every child have an eye exam by an optometrist soon after six months of age and before age 3. “Eye exams performed by an eye doctor are often the only way to diagnose eye and vision diseases and disorders in children,” said Dr. Cervantes. “Undiagnosed vision problems can impair learning and can cause vision loss and other issues that significantly impact a child’s quality of life.” Contact Dr. Cervantes at Ramona Eye Care, 1662 Main St., Ste. B. n
AWANA Club Debuts Signups for the 2014-15 Ramona AWANA club will be held Sept. 3 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grace Community Church and Mountain View Community Church. Organizers say that the internationally acclaimed program for ages 3 to 18 helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ.
Club meetings are held weekly from 6:20 to 8:20 p.m., beginning Sept. 10, at Grace Community Church, 1234 Barger Pl., and Mountain View Community Church, 1191 Meadowlark Wy. The program continues through May, with breaks for Christmas and Easter. Call club commanders Kevin and Veronica Springfield at 760-788-7751 or visit www.ramonaawana.org. n
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An Shakespeare open reading group is set to begin Sept. 12, in association with the San Diego Shakespeare Society. The first title to be read is “Much Ado About Nothing.” “It is like a mini-reader’s theater,” said Jennifer Bennett. “We are hoping to target a younger audience, but are open to anyone over the age of 14. Anyone can join in the reading or just come along to listen. It’s entertaining, creative and good public speaking practice.” The group will be directed by Rupert
Essinger, coordinator of the San Diego Shakespeare Society’s open reading program. Parts are assigned before each scene. While some texts will be provided, participants are asked to bring their own copies. Meetings will continue monthly on the second Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ramona Family Naturals, 642 Main St. Visit www.sandiegoshakespearesociety. org. n August 28, 2014
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A Healthy Start to the School Year
hile families are scrambling to check off their back-to-school lists by buying supplies, clothes and more, doctors say it’s important to add one more item to that list — a checkup for your child’s health. “Making sure your child is up-to-date on immunizations and is physically fit for school can prevent a number of problems down the line,” said Dr. Bruce Irwin, CEO of American Family Care and AFC/Doctors Express, who stresses the importance of back-to-school physicals and immunizations.
It’s also necessary to be aware that heat-related illnesses often strike summer and fall sports participants, he says. A recent study found that athlete heat death rates are rising, with 18 deaths between 2005 and 2009, and
20 to 22 more since 2010. High school football players account for most of these. The National Athletic Trainers Association says athletes can do their part to stay healthy in the heat and avoid dangerous conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Student athletes should work slowly to build up endurance in hot situations, get plenty of sleep, and drink lots of fluids before, during and after workouts. Quick cooling is key to preventing deaths. In fact, ice baths can save lives, he says. Also of concern are heavy backpacks that can strain kids’ muscles and cause long-term damage over a period of time. The American Academy of Pediatrics found that the average sixth-grader carries a backpack weighing more than 18 pounds, with some reaching as much as 30 pounds. The academy recommends that backpacks weigh no more than 10 to 20 percent of a child’s weight. Also recommended are backpacks with shoulder straps and padded backs that better distribute the weight of a backpack. Organize your child’s backpack with heavier items close to the center of the back. Keep in mind that rolling backpacks should be able to go up steps and withstand inclement weather.
Since children are likely to be exposed to germs at school, keep watch for the most common illnesses that strike children during the school year, such as meningitis and meningococcal disease, influenza , norovirus, MRSA (staph) and pertussis (whooping cough). Simple safety practices such as regular hand-washing and up-to-date immunizations can help keep kids healthy. n
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Karen Dye
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E.G. “Trudy” Brodbeck Cal BRE # 01925056
RANCH STYLE – $399,000
EXECUTIVE HOME – $548,000
Within minutes of downtown Ramona, but still “country.” 3BR/2BA with, 1448 esf. on 1 acre with fenced backyard. MLS#1140041601
Views, 4BR/3BA, kitchen w/granite counters, walk in pantry, center island, Viking stove & double ovens! MLS#140043041
WEST END – DETACHED HOUSE
55 + PARK – $22,900
CUSTOM BUILT – $529,900
On 1.23 acres, lily pond, gardens, greenhouses, mature landscaping, stream, detached workshop. MLS#1140042790
New paint inside and out, newer carpets, built-in China cabinet, bar in kitchen, pantry. Backyard room for garden or etc.? MLS#1140043051
Single story 4BR/2BA home with 2342 esf. Upgraded kitchen. Views, 1228 esf. of decking. MLS#1140043041
WEST END – $799,800
TURN KEY UNIT – $274,900
2 ON 1 – $1,295,800
Ranch on 8.89 acres, view, arena + pipe corrals. Offering 4+BR, 3BA, 3092 esf. Gourmet kitchen, loft above garage. MLS#1140042649
Upgraded beautiful kitchen cabinets, granite counters, tile fireplace, new master shower. Large patio & extra storage. MLS#1140042622
Serenity surrounds you on 40 acres East of Ramona. 40’x50’ steel building, 30’x40’ shop with loft, vineyard, fruit trees. MLS#1140041683
COME SEE – WON’T LAST
4 SEPARATE HOMES
RANCHITA – $199,000
Anderson custom front door. Spacious/open living, vaulted ceilings, newer appliances, newer carpet in bedrooms. MLS#1140043064
West End gated estate on 5.33 acres zoned multi-family. Offering 11BR over 6900 esf. Sparkling pool, tennis court, outdoor barbecue. MLS#1140040138
Located on 39 acres is this large acreage zoned Rural 11-4. MLS#140041429
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