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Living History

Joe Llamas, San Clemente’s first baby boy, turns 90 and shares a lifetime of memories E Y E O N S C / PAG E 8

Joseph “Joe” Llamas, who will turn 90 on August 19, is recognized by the city as the first baby boy documented to be born in San Clemente. Photo: Adam Gilles

CoastLines: ‘Dinogirl’ Makes Mark in Paleontology World SC LIVING/PAGE 26

SCHS Alum Allard Traded to Texas Rangers SPORTS/PAGE 28

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Reef under Construction off San Clemente Shore THE LATEST: If you’re wondering what that barge is doing south of the San Clemente pier not quite a mile offshore, it is the platform from which Southern California Edison has begun laying rock for its Wheeler North Expansion Project.

Wheeler North Reef, a 174-acre, manmade kelp forest, currently stretches from out past the end of the San Clemente Pier south to Seal Rock. SCE is expanding the reef to more than double the size (384 acres) and stretching it into Dana Point waters. Mandated by the California Coastal Commission, the reef is intended to facilitate kelp forests that were lost to warm-water discharge from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Jenny McGee, project manager for Wheeler North Expansion Project, said the Derrick Barge Long Beach is now stationed at the project’s southernmost point in San Clemente.

Currently about 0.6 miles offshore, rock will continue being deposited onto the ocean floor off the San Clemente coast until mid-August.

About the third week of August, the barge will move north until it is directly in line with the pier, and then it will work its way northward, according to McGee. The northernmost portion of the new reef will be located just off of Beach Road on the southern tip of Capistrano Beach.

The project is anticipated to pause in September and resume next year in May and September 2020.

McGee said the rock is being placed in a single layer at depths of 38- to 48-feet-deep in areas that are “heavily studied, very precise locations.”

The reef material includes metavolcanic and granitic boulders about one-half to three feet in diameter and hail from rock quarries in Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.

SCE warns that boaters should be aware of the barge.

“We have six anchors stabilizing the barge, secured by very large white surge cans,” McGee said. “We need boaters to have a 2,500-foot clearance around the derrick barge. It is a construction zone.

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A surfer handles a close-out section at the San Clemente Pier as a barge is deployed south of the pier in a project to double the size of a 10-year-old artificial kelp reef. Photo: Fred Swegles

barge in the open ocean.”

The project manager said other watercraft—such as kayakers and paddlers— should also keep a safe distance from not only the barge but the two tugboats that are bringing rock to the barge.

“We just don’t want boaters going in between the wires and barge itself or getting too close to the surge cans,” said McGee. SCE has contracted Connelly Pacific to help with the reef construction.

“We are really excited,” she said. “It’s going to create giant kelp habitat.”

WHAT’S NEXT: For boaters, the project is listed in the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners, which provides call signs and radio frequencies for the derrick barge and tugboats working on the reef project. For questions, visit songscommunity.com or email nuccomm@songs.sce. com. —Cari Hachmann

Pico Campground Cleared for Cleanup; Enforcement Questionable THE LATEST: Homeless residents were asked to remove all of their belongings from the city’s Avenida Pico campground on Thursday, July 25, for temporary maintenance and cleaning at the site.

Campers were lined up on the sidewalk and outside the fence at the city lot that has been designated a place where homeless people can temporarily stay and erect tents.

The movement stirred some confusion among the public, causing many residents to think the campground was being cleared out for good. The city posted notice of the “Temporary Campground Maintenance and Cleaning Closure” at 10:40 a.m. on the

day of the cleaning, stating that the site would be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “to perform maintenance, cleaning and reorganization” and would “reopen for operations” at 5 p.m. the same day.

Two days earlier, on Tuesday, July 23, news came that Judge David O. Carter finalized a settlement agreement that Orange County Board of Supervisors had proposed earlier in July, leading to the resolution of two homeless-related lawsuits filed against the county last year.

A fact sheet provided by the County of Orange outlined components of the settlement agreement, but the sheriff’s department’s enforcement of anti-camping and anti-loitering remained vague for south Orange County and San Clemente.

The fact sheet said the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will develop policies and procedures relating to the enforcement of the anti-camping and anti-loitering ordinances that meet the requirements of Martin v. Boise. It also said OCSD may take more assertive action if a violation arises in restricted areas such as county parks and other various county properties, but it didn’t allude to any city-specific area such as San Clemente’s designated campground for the homeless on Avenida Pico.

On Wednesday, July 24, Carrie Braun, public information officer at OCSD, responded to a San Clemente Times request for clarification.

Braun said, “The settlement doesn’t change the majority of our outreach and enforcement efforts, as we are still staying within the confines of Martin v. Boise. Until there are shelter options in South SPA (Service Planning Area), we are limited in enforcing loitering and camping ordinances. The only exception as outlined by the settlement is parks.”

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When asked if the sheriff’s department would still be enforcing at the homeless campground in San Clemente, Braun said, “They (deputies) will enforce the requirement of camping only at the lot.”

City officials seemed confused about how the settlement would affect OCSD’s enforcement with regard to the homeless and camping.

Prior to the court’s finalization of the settlement agreement, City Manager James Makshanoff had sent a letter to San Clemente Police Chief Lt. Edward Manhart on July 19, asking questions related to the sheriff’s scope of enforcement “in connection with the site and its occupants who refuse to obey the law and the camp rules and regulations.” In another letter dated July 25, Makshanoff wrote a letter to county Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes asking for further clarification from the sheriff’s department, which contracts with the San Clemente for police services.

In his second letter, Makshanoff included answers from Manhart, who Makshanoff said he met with last week along with two deputies to discuss the cleanup of the homeless camp.

Lt. Manhart said OCSD would not enforce trespassing violations involving a homeless person, and that OCSD would only enforce the city’s trespassing ordinance at city hall if it did not involve a homeless person.

Makshanoff had also asked how OCSD would handle a homeless person camping in non-designated areas of the city, if that camper had violated the city’s rules for the campground and the city had refused the camper a spot in the campground.

Lt. Manhart responded that OCSD would not enforce the city’s camping ordinance.

WHAT’S NEXT: Not entirely satisfied, in his letter to Barnes, Makshanoff wrote that he would like a “documented response from OCSD regarding their position on enforcing trespassing and anticamping ordinances in San Clemente.”

Makshanoff said if there is no written response to either letter by August 8, “the City will assume that OCSD does not plan to enforce the City’s ordinances as they are contractually obliged to.”—CH

Forum to Address City’s ‘Illicit Massage Parlors’ THE LATEST: The i5 Freedom Network and First Amendment Voice hosted an awareness forum on July 31, as a means to educate and inform residents about alleged illicit massage parlors in San Clemente.

The forum was held Wednesday evening at the The Volare Hotel on Camino Estrella.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) “As i5 Freedom Network, our primary goal is to get rid of victimization of the individuals in the massage establishments.

First Amendment Voice wants people to become aware of the opportunity and responsibility they have to become engaged with their voting rights and make an impact in regards to this issue,” said Brenda Wells, founder and Executive Director of i5.

According to Wells, a trafficking survivor was slated to attend the forum and share her personal story from an illicit parlor. A vice cop was also to speak on how to get rid of illicit massage establishments, along with a city planner, who was to explain current conditions and options on how to address these establishments.

The forum’s intention was to feature city law enforcement and officials in order to promote the conversation of illicit massage parlors and address policies and regulations surrounding the topic. Guests and audience members were welcomed to partake in the conversation.

“We really want people to understand the reality [of these illicit massage establishments],” Wells said. “We want to show how the city can do something to make the citizens and those exploited feel safe.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The awareness forum is the first of its kind sponsored by both i5 Freedom Network and First Amendment Voice. San Clemente Times plans to follow up with the story. —CH and Haley Chi-Sing

Mass Arrest of U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton THE LATEST: Officials from 1st Marine Division worked alongside the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) to carry out the arrest of 16 U.S. Marines on July 25 during a Battalion formation at Camp Pendleton.

The 16 Marines were arrested for alleged involvement in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses, according to officials.

Authorities gained information from a previous human smuggling investigation prior to the arrests.

Eight more Marines were taken aside to be questioned on their involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to the arrests.

None of the Marines arrested or detained for questioning served in support of the Southwest Border Support mission, officials said. Backed by the Department of Homeland Security, National Guard members deployed at the Mexican border are part of a multi-layered effort to maintain border security and target illegal trafficking of people, drugs, weapons and money, according to the National San Clemente Times August 1-7, 2019

Guard’s website.

The 1st Marine Division and NCIS are continuing to investigate whether any other Marines were involved in the alleged illegal activities.—CH

OC Democrats Outearning GOP in Congressional Races THE LATEST: More than $7 million has been poured into the war chests of 2020 candidates running in Orange County’s seven congressional district races, with most of that money going toward Democrats looking to capitalize on their sweeping victories in 2018.

The latest campaign finance disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission and compiled by the San Clemente Times show that the seven congressional incumbents—all Democrats—have raked in $4.47 million from donors, outearning their Republican challengers by about $1.8 million.

Congressional Democratic candidates who are hoping to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives also currently have the upper hand on a national level, as they’ve collectively raised $151.42 million in campaign contributions so far, while Republicans have received $120.41 million, according to the FEC. Locally, Rep. Katie Porter of the 45th District is the top earner, receiving nearly $1.4 million in campaign contributions, with Rep. Harley Rouda of the 48th District not very far behind, having collected about $1.06 million.

In the race for the 49th, which encompasses Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano as well as cities in North San Diego County, Rep. Mike Levin’s campaign has taken in more than $891,000 in contributions.

Challenging the freshman congressman is San Juan Mayor Brian Maryott, whose campaign committee, Maryott for Congress, has collected $406,521 in contributions.

Mara Fortin, a second Republican candidate who announced her bid to unseat Levin this past June, had raised $19,970 shortly after filing her statement of candidacy. However, in the same month, Fortin, who owns several Nothing Bundt Cake franchises in San Diego, refunded her donors, according to her campaign’s FEC filings.

The SC Times has reached out to Fortin through her business, but as of press time, she has not returned an emailed request for comment.

WHAT’S NEXT: California’s 2020 Primary Election is scheduled for March 3.

EDITOR’S NOTE: An extended version of the story can be found at sanclementetimes.com.

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SHACC Reports Fraudulent Fundraising Attempt Glenn Brumage, executive director of the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center, reported to media outlets that someone was using SHACC’s name and falsely claiming to be fundraising for the center over the phone.

Brumage said in a press release, “We do not solicit donations or support over the phone.”

The best way to ensure that you are donating directly to Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is to do so through SHACC’s website, Facebook page or through direct mail, Brumage said.

The executive director said SHACC is researching its database to make sure it had not been hacked.

“At this time, we believe this to be a random occurrence, but will surely keep you posted,” Brumage said.

SHACC’s mission is to preserve surfing culture and heritage. The nonprofit organization located at 110 Calle Iglesia in San Clemente houses a collection of surfing artifacts and memorabilia from all over the world and offers educational programs and events focused on sharing surfing’s rich history with the public.

SC Lifeguards Paddle Down for Cancer Relay The “SoCal PaddleDown For Cancer Relay” hit the shores of San Clemente City Beach on Thursday, July 25, before continuing on the next leg of its 250-mile paddle up the California coast.

As part of the relay, lifeguards from more than 25 jurisdictions take turns paddling a 10-foot prone paddleboard up the coast beginning in Imperial Beach near the Mexican border and ending at El Refugio State Beach in Gaviota.

Last week, San Clemente Lifeguards and Junior Lifeguards paddled the official paddleboard through their own jurisdiction before handing the board off to the next agency up the coast.

The purpose of the “SoCal PaddleDown” is to raise awareness for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s “Block The Blaze” skin cancer education program. The paddle is geared toward the Junior Lifeguard Programs of Lifeguard and Marine Safety Agencies throughout California and was specifically established to help promote “Block The Blaze.”

“As lifeguards, we spend the majority of our careers in the sun, and we know the dangers of sun exposure,” said Bill Humphreys, President of the California Surf Lifesaving Association. “The SoCal PaddleDown is a great way of raising awareness about the dangers of sun exposure, and the JWCF is providing the next generation of lifeguards the tools and information to prevent and detect skin cancer.”

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San Clemente Lifeguards and Junior Lifeguards took part in an ocean paddle on Thursday, July 25 as part of the SoCal PaddleDown For Cancer Relay, which promotes sun safety and skin cancer awareness among lifeguard agencies along the California coast. Photo: CSLSA

In California, one in three residents will be diagnosed with skin cancer during their lifetime. Nearly all skin cancer is curable if caught early and treated quickly. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with nearly 4 million people diagnosed annually, according to the JWCF. The “Block the Blaze” program is the official partner of the CSLSA, to provide skin cancer education to Junior Lifeguards throughout California. To support this effort with donations, please visit jwcf.org.

The program has educated more than 100,000 Junior Lifeguards about sun safety and skin cancer, with an emphasis on skin cancer prevention and screening. In addition to early detection and how to recognize the first signs of skin cancer, the program teaches the Junior Lifeguards how to protect themselves from harmful sun exposure.

The San Clemente Junior Lifeguard Program is an ocean and beach safety program for youths ages 9-17. Participants receive education and experience in ocean safety, first aid, rescue techniques, body and board surfing, physical fitness and Marine Safety operations.

Kyle Stevens Named Bank of America Student Leader Recent high school graduate and San Clemente resident Kyle Stevens has been selected as a Bank of America Student Leader, with the opportunity to intern at the Irvine Boys and Girls Club. Four students were chosen through the program and given a position at a paid internship, where they will be able to expand their leadership knowledge and experience.

Stevens grew up in San Clemente, where he would spend many of his afternoons volunteering at his local Boys and Girls Club. Through his hours and time there, Stevens was able to help and guide younger children while also learning the foundations of good leadership and dedication.

After years of volunteering endless hours at the Boys and Girls Club, Stevens’ hard work was officially recognized through his being named a Bank of America Student Leader. While at his internship, Stevens will be able to continue helping youths and teens while also learning how to properly run a successful nonprofit.

The Bank of America Student Lead-

ers Program is an annual philanthropic program aimed at recognizing successful, driven students across the country in an effort to both bring light to their accomplishments and help them continue their growth as leaders.

“Investing in youth and young adults is part of our broader commitment to connect people to the training and jobs needed for success, ultimately strengthening our community,” said Bank of America Orange County President Allen Staff in the press release.

All four of the student leaders chosen this year are Southern California residents. Stevens will be continuing with his internship this summer at the Boys and Girls Club and will attend Saddleback College this coming fall.

Jamboree Housing Hosts National Night Out Jamboree Housing, a nonprofit affordable developer located in San Clemente, is hosting a National Night Out for Mendocino at Talega residents on Wednesday, August 7, from 4 -7 p.m. Their annual Night Out event is a medium through which the nonprofit can support intercommunity relations between neighbors and law enforcement.

National Night Out will aim at bringing together the community at large. Jamboree Housing will be having raffles, food, games, meet-ups and interactions with the fire department, and other activities in which guests can participate.

Jamboree Housing has aimed at providing high quality, affordable housing for lowincome California residents for the past 25 years. Their services have allowed families to live in quality homes while also strengthening the bonds within the community.

OCCF Awards Grants to Several Local Nonprofits The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) has granted $146,000 to 30 local nonprofit organizations dedicated to the enrichment of arts and culture programs and arts education. Several San Clemente nonprofits received funding, including the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area, Casa Romantica, San

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CHALLENGING CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 10-11:30 a.m. The faith-based Challenging Cancer Support Group will be meet at Heritage Christian Fellowship Church to help, encourage and give hope to anyone who has faced cancer in some way. 190 La Pata Ave., San Clemente. 949.361.1022. Heritagesc.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

PLANNING COMMISSION 6-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission conducts its regularly scheduled meeting.

100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 6:30-9:30 p.m. The San Clemente Coastal Advisory Committee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Clemente Community Theatre and Surfing Heritage Foundation.

Funding will support programming, venue repairs to performing arts venues, education and workshops, youth scholarships and music camps.

“In partnership with our generous donors, we are proud to support these organizations as they foster a diverse array of arts and cultural programs in Orange County,” said Shelley Hoss, president, OCCF. “From performing arts and music to historic cultural landmarks, these programs are enriching the lives of our youth and strengthening our entire community.”

Grants are awarded from The San Clemente History, Arts & Culture Fund, The Robert J. & Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts and Classical Music, and The Jane Deming Fund.

Founded in 1989, the OCCF works with donors, strengthens the local nonprofit sector and works to find solutions to community needs. Since its inception, OCCF has awarded nearly $600 million in grants and scholarships and ranks in the top 2 percent in grant-making activity among more than 780 U.S. community foundations. For more information, visit oc-cf. org or call 949.553.4202.

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Living History San Clemente’s first baby boy turns 90 and shares a lifetime of memories

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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wo months before the stock market crashed in 1929, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression, a young San Clemente couple welcomed their third child, Joseph Llamas, into the world.

Llamas, who goes by “Joe,” is recognized by the city as the first documented baby boy born in San Clemente.

He will turn 90 years old on August 19.

Described by his youngest son as “a funny man who is sharp as a tack,” Joe has lived a full life and was happy to share his story and memories with the San Clemente Times.

In 1927, the year before San Clemente was incorporated as a city, Joseph’s parents—Jesus Llamas and his wife, Reynalda, along with their young family— relocated to San Clemente from Mexico.

The couple raised their 13 children— eight boys, five girls—here in San Clemente, the first two born in Mexico.

Early Years and the Great Depression

Wearing his black Korea Veteran ball cap and an Ole Hanson beach-themed San Clemente shirt, Joe recalls what he knows about the day of his birth.

“I was born on down by the beach in a tent,” he said, with a smile that fails to hide his humorous nature.

Joe’s dad drove a team of mules in town, which was an agricultural setting back then.

Young Joe flunked the first grade at the only elementary school in San Clemente, because he couldn’t speak English.

He remembers times were tough. “When you had a nickel, you were rich,” he said.

As a kid, Joe picked tomatoes for 10 cents an hour at a farm where the Outlets at San Clemente are now located. He would get paid 80 cents in coins at the end of the day.

“On Saturdays, my older brother and I would go down to the theater in San Clemente. There used to be a service station (Shade Tree Auto) there, where we’d go in and get a hamburger for 10 cents, a soft drink for a nickel and still have a dime to go across the street to the movie house. When we got home, we’d still have 55 cents left.”

In April 1942, five months after Japanese planes had attacked Pearl Harbor, Joe was in the theater when the air raid siren went off.

“In those days, you had to stay wherever you were when the sirens went off. We happened to be in the theater, so we stayed till the end and everybody just went to sleep there. You couldn’t leave till it was all-clear.”

Back then Joe, said, “Everything that we did was for the war effort.”

“When you went to the store, they had the price on there, plus the rationing

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Clockwise from left. Joseph “Joe” Llamas, who will turn 90 on August 19, is recognized by the city as the first baby boy documented to be born in San Clemente. Photo Adam Gilles. A picture of the USS ORLECK DD-886 on which Joe was stationed and served as a Radioman Seaman during the Korean War. Photo: Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. Medals of Honor Joe earned during the time he served in the U.S. Navy from 1948-1952. A Llamas family keepsake and original copy of The Story of San Clemente, by Homer Banks. Photos: Adam Gilles

stamps that you had to provide. The blue ones were (for) canned goods and stuff like that. The red ones were (for) meat and dairy products. Since we used to raise our own chickens, my Dad used to trade the red ones for the blue ones.”

But Joe and his friends had their fun, too.

“As kids, we used to go down to the swimming pool, but we called it ‘the plunge.’ It used to cost a nickel to get in, and there were times we couldn’t afford it.”

When they had no money, the kids would jump in the pond that was once across the street from Max Berg Plaza Park. One day, he and his friends ditched school and drove up to Hollywood to see Jane Russell in The Outlaw.

“I mean things were bad, in a sense, but we survived,” Joe said. “We survived and did the best we could.”

Serving in the U.S. Navy and Korean War

Joe graduated from San Clemente High School and in 1948 joined the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years. During the Korean War, Joe was stationed aboard the USS ORLECK DD-886, a highly decorated Gearing Class Destroyer used during WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, as well as the first Gulf War. As a Radioman Seaman, Joe did combat patrolling between the Island of Japan and the coast of Korea for eight months.

He recalls a time when their ship drifted through the Sea of Japan, and as it passed a Russian cargo ship on its way back home, the Russian boat’s captain didn’t “dip his colors” to the U.S. ship, a disregard for the superior country at the time.

The U.S. captain told his crew to pull the ship around and “show them they mean

business.” Within seconds, the Russian flag was lowered to half-mast until the Destroyer moved slowly past.

“Having five-inch guns pointed at their ship is pretty intimidating,” Joe said.

As an interesting aside, he admitted, “I was in the Navy four years, and I don’t know how to swim.”

Post War and Family Life in San Clemente

After he left the Navy, in 1952, Joe met his wife, Nancy, who was from Wisconsin.

He was only 21, and she was 17. The two were married for almost 64 years in San Clemente, and together they raised three children: Karen, Steven and John. After the war, Joe worked as a union plumber and earned a reputation around town as the best in the business. Joe and Nancy paid $35,000 for their house. Their children all graduated from San Clemente High School. Joe is now a proud grandfather.

“I want you to know, I’m a great, great grandpa. Five generations,” he said.

Joe’s had the same phone number (a landline) since 1948, when the number used to be simpler: “H5455.” That was also the year he got his driver’s license.

“Believe it or not, this old man has never gotten a ticket,” he said.

Joe remembers the first time he saw snow in San Clemente.

“It was in January 1949. Even Catalina got a little bit,” he said.

He remembers when “horses ruled this town” and “all the buildings prior to the war had to be made with white stucco and red rooftops.” He also remembers how things changed after the freeway was built and when Avenida Barcelona was the “it” street back in the day.

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Joe remembers when President Nixon moved to town and the Cotton Estate.

The 89-year-old has kept one book hidden from the rest of his family: an original copy of The Story of San Clemente, by Homer Banks. Another keepsake, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, is made out to “Joe and Nancy – With best wishes,” signed

by Richard Nixon in February 1979. The book was given to the Llamas couple by Pat Nixon’s gardener, Mr. Garcia, who did garden work for everybody in town.

Present Day and a Birthday Celebration

Joe’s wife, Nancy, passed away on April 22, 2017.

“My dear wife, she never wanted to leave San Clemente,” said Joe. “When she died two years ago, she had her body cremated. I still got her ashes. When I die, I’m going to get cremated myself, and we’re both going to get scattered off the shore of State Park, you know. Come home again.”

When Joe turns 90 on Aug. 19, he plans to celebrate with his family, and maybe hit the casino.

On August 17, 2010, former San Clemente Mayor James Dahl signed a city document formally recognizing Joseph Llamas as the first baby boy to be born in San Clemente.

According to Joe, there are only five original San Clemente families left in town.

“I was thinking of all the kids in grammar school . . .” said Joe, who attended Las Palmas. Sitting in his living room on West Avenida Alessandro, surrounded by pictures of his family and memorabilia from the war and past times, he taps his memory for names.

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Ole Hanson Visionary or Lucky?

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le Hanson’s vision of a beautiful Spanish village by the sea looks like a strikingly sound idea today. Why hadn’t somebody thought of it before 1925 or ’27 or ’28, whenever it was Ole first dreamed up San Clemente? The fact is, others had—at least twice before. Those earlier attempts were launched, but they failed due to being too far ahead of their time or because of unforeseen larger events.

Native peoples settled throughout HISTORICAL the area well into the HAPPENINGS

By Tom Marshall late 18th century in sometimes movable villages. When the Forster family was deeded the land, the Native tribes largely departed the farms and ranches that existed.

During the 1870s, John Forster was

looking to raise some quick cash by subdividing his land into housing tracts, where San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is today. The town became known as Forster City. According to San Diego historian Ryan Jordan, the 1880 U.S. Census showed Forster City’s population was 165. Jordan notes the town had “. . . a general store, stage (coach) depot, blacksmith shop, livery stable and a hotel.” Records show there was also a post office and schoolhouse. For reasons still somewhat murky, after Forster died in 1882, so did the town. Jordan found that a couple of the buildings from Forster City were moved to San Juan Capistrano’s Los Rios district, where they still exist. Just a historic marker remains at the site of Forster City.

The area reverted to ranching and bean farming. A train station was added mainly to ship livestock and agricultural products. Then in 1925, Archibald Haven arrived with cash from his family’s huge seed company profits. Pavement of Highway 1 brought more people to the area, and once again the dream of a town took form. Haven’s son, Norm, still lives in the San Clemente area and remembers that Haven’s Ranch became the town of San Onofre.

“We were a town, but all us kids had farm-related chores. I drove mules when I was 10 years old,” stated Haven in a recent Historical Society oral history video.

The Havens built a gas station, cafe,

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We have been through some trying times, and I wish to thank the residents for being engaged in the issues and attending meetings to express how you feel. It has made all the difference to move the needle.

The power of the people to affect change cannot be underestimated, so my hat’s off to you for caring and helping steer our city in the right direction.

The big issue is changing the state of homelessness in our town. However small, the first step is the hardest. The temporary campsite, created after the city council’s adoption of an urgency ordinance to CITY COUNCIL address public health conCORNER

By Laura Ferguson cerns over public defecation, drug use, altercations and safety issues, represents a critical first step. Though not ideal, especially for Sea Summit homeowners, to do nothing was not an option considering our homeless count doubled from 2017. The campsite has provided people who are experiencing homelessness with a centralized place to pitch their tents and be connected to mental

health professionals and social service providers, while the city has been enforcing its anti-camping laws despite legal challenges to shut the campsite down.

The campsite is a 6-to-12-month transition plan. Earlier this year, the city council announced a directive to the city manager to seek a temporary homeless shelter location in the city’s SB2 zone, determined by a prior city council in the Rancho San Clemente Business Park. SB2 added provisions to the housing element that require a local government to identify a zone where emergency shelters are allowed as a permitted-use without a conditional-use or other discretionary permit. The city receives SB2 and CDBG funds and will apply for Homeless Emergency Aid Program and Housing and Urban Development funds and other opportunities. This will help the city reduce the financial impact on the General Fund.

The August 20 council meeting agenda will include a shelter site lease and a Request for Proposal to seek a qualified shelter operator. Once the shelter is operational, the campsite will close. Our city will enforce its anti-camping and loitering

post office and grade school near the train station. San Onofre began to take shape just as Ole Hanson began San Clemente. Many of the residents in San Onofre were Mexican or Japanese agricultural workers. The town thrived even during the Depression, when local fishermen opened a fish market. Surfers discovered the town as well. Actor James Arness was one of them, before he became famous as Marshal Matt Dillon on TV’s Gunsmoke.

Crooner Bing Crosby’s car broke down outside the Haven’s house. “We didn’t recognize him, because he was bald. Apparently, he wore a toupee when performing,” Haven said.

Then the unthinkable happened. In quick succession, the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese Americans living in San Onofre were “evacuated” to camps far inland by the U.S. Government, which then purchased San Onofre to become the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base.

So, no, Ole Hanson’s vision of San Clemente was not the slam-dunk idea it seems today. Remember, he lost it all during the Depression. But he did roll the dice at just the right time.

Tom Marshall is a member of the San Clemente Historical Society and a retired journalist. SC

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GUEST OPINION: City Council Corner by Councilmember Laura Ferguson

Homeless Campsite First Step toward Temporary Shelter

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hope you have been enjoying summer in San Clemente. Though we have been on a council meeting recess, we continue to work on issues important to you, because a city never sleeps.

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SOAPBOX laws if people erect tents or encampments on public property, because under Martin v. City of Boise, a city’s anti-camping laws can be enforced if an adequate location is available and offered to unsheltered people. Some people will not want to go to the shelter, but we will offer it and try to get them the assistance they need through a multi-agency effort to get them back on their feet.

There has been conflicting information regarding the “locals rule” for accessing a shelter. A “city-specific” shelter is capable of serving only the homeless within their respective city. The county said an example of this is happening at the Tustin shelter, which does not receive county funding. If San Clemente opened a cityspecific shelter (not a regional shelter), it would not be obligated to accept people from other cities. The county confirmed that it would still provide mental health and social services regardless of the financing structure of the shelter.

I appreciate the efforts of our deputies, who have been faced with increasing

demands of addressing homeless issues.

Positively, this past June, we enhanced the Orange County Sheriff’s Department contract by the addition of a full-time Crime Prevention Officer and two patrol deputies, though more are needed. The Sheriff is conducting an analysis that will determine how many more deputies we need to effectively serve our community.

We must ensure these positions are funded with reoccurring revenue, as opposed to one-time or anticipated future revenue.

There is no greater priority than public safety, and by show of standing-roomonly crowds at our council meetings, our community has made this clear. It is our duty as elected leaders to respond to the community’s needs and make decisions that reflect what the people want.

I enjoy hearing from you and can be reached at FergusonL@san-clemente.org. SC

Letters to the Editor

This shelter needs to be more centrally located—not placed at the far southern tip of the county. Please, everyone write emails to the city council to beg for this not to happen. The council needs to strongly represent us and fight for this not to happen.

We the people of San Clemente cannot just sit around texting and complaining about this growing homeless population.

Just drive by the city lot; it is growing by the day. Something needs to be done very soon before they make roots. We must all loudly and persistently voice our opinions.

SAN CLEMENTE HOMELESS CAMP SANDY HIGHBERG, San Clemente

As most of you obviously know, the homeless city lot encampment has been growing exponentially. The homeless community far and wide is finding out about the free camping and free food from FAM that is offered in the beautiful beach town of San Clemente.

I have a friend who was in New York, and she knew a homeless person who was talking about how they are going to try to get to San Clemente because they heard how wonderful it is. Heck, I cannot blame them; if I were homeless, I would do whatever it takes to get to this town.

But now, this small town cannot just sit back and allow this homeless community to grow and grow. Dear City Council, please answer my question: what is the San Clemente City Council discussing or planning? I feel we, the citizens, are all in the dark.

Yes, there needs to be a regional shelter, but placing it here would potentially bring in hundreds of more homeless citizens that we do not have the health care, police protection or any resources to support such an influx. San Clemente, including south San Clemente, needs to know that this population of people will not just be sitting at the proposed regional shelter off Pico all day; they will be going to our beaches, and crime will definitely increase in all areas of San Clemente. It will change the face of our community.

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Join the SC Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 a.m. at Dorothy Visser Senior Center This week’s guest speaker will be Berenika D. Palys, executive director of Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, who will talk about upcoming Casa-related happenings. Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Cari Hachmann every Friday at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. All are welcome.

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Thursday | 01 FUNNIEST HOUSEWIVES 7-9 p.m. Join ComedyInTheOC for preliminary round three of its Funniest Housewives Comedy Competition, featuring 32 funny ladies and a panel of three judges who will determine the next round of winners. Scores are based on stage presence, originality, audience reaction, timing and humor. The remaining dates of the seven-week event are Aug. 8, 22, 29 and Sept. 13. Admission is $12.50 or $15 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. Adele’s, San Clemente Inn. 2600 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente.

949.951.1664. ComedyInTheOC.com.

Friday | 02 MOTOWN TRIBUTE 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Casino San Clemente and Laid Black Entertainment Production present a musical tribute, by The Downtown Band featuring special guest vocalists. Come dance to your favorite Motown hits in a historic seaside venue.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets range $20-$30. Free parking. 140 Avenida Pico, San Clemente.

For questions, email info@thecasinosanclemente.com.

Saturday | 03 FESTIVAL OF THE BUTTERFLIES 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit this free street fair along the Los Rios Historic District in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Los Rios Park and Garden Angels. Enjoy garden walking tours, plant sales, a butterfly tent to surround yourself with butterflies, kids’ crafts, live music, food, a petting zoo and fun from the Los Rios participating merchants. Trevor’s at the Tracks will also have food and drinks for sale, while Front Porch Pops will be selling popsicles. 31661 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano. 949.606.6386. goinnative.net.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1: WIGS & TIES BEACH CONCERT 6-8 p.m. Eighties rock cover band Wigs & Ties will perform a free beach concert at the San Clemente Pier. Typically shirtless rocking ’80s wigs and electric guitars, the local fiveman band managed by Jay Baird will rock your socks off even if you’re wearing sandals, according to their Facebook page. With influences including Bon Jovi, Billy Idol and The Scorpions, this band rocks all of the hits from the era and occasionally takes song requests.

Music is suitable for all ages. Bring your friends and family down to the beach for a night of dancing and guaranteed fun. 622 Avenida Del Mar. For more information, contact the San Clemente’s Recreation Department at 949.429.8797 or visit san-clemente.org.

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Tuesday | 06

FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, plants and artisanal goods from organic growers along Avenida Del Mar. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

SC TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meets weekly on Tuesday evenings.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing, meeting setup and welcoming of guests.

There is no fee to join as a guest and no invitation necessary. The Baha’i Center.

3316 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente. Toastmastersinternational.org.

BRUNCH AT RAYA 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A tempting brunch with flowing champagne awaits guests every Sunday morning in RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Start with a fresh fruit martini and a selection of pastries, then enjoy a three-course a la carte menu. Cost is $72. 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point.

949.240.2000. ritzcarlton.com/LagunaDining.

Monday | 05 BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month.

Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Wednesday | 07 BRAIN HEALTH WORKSHOP 12:30-1:30 p.m. Cogniciti, a brain health company, is putting on a free brain health workshop at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center. The workshop, also offered at 2-3 p.m., gives community members primarily 50 years and older a chance to learn about their own brain health. Basic computer skills are required. Remember to bring your glasses, if needed. Sign up to reserve a seat by calling Chyla at 213.839.6998.

Workshops are at 117 Avenida Victoria.

For more information, call 949.498.3322 or visit san-clemente.org.

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hat can be said about the late 1960s that hasn’t already been said? By 1968, peace and love were at an all-time high, and it looked as if the only place to go from there was down.

And in 1969, that’s essentially what happened with the overcrowded chaos of Woodstock, the violence at Altamont and 10 murders caused by the Manson cult. In Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it’s pretty much exactly what you would expect from Quentin Tarantino re-writing 1960s history for his own art.

Tarantino’s version of 1969 has everything still euphoric and free-spirited. Our leads are fictional TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rick’s friend and regular stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Rick’s on the verge of a midlife crisis over the fact that he’s now viewed as a has-been. Our female lead is the very real Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), who is living it up with her buddies in Hollywood as the next big starlet.

Like most of Tarantino’s movies, he overstays his welcome with the runtime. But unlike Django Unchained (2012) and Hateful Eight (2015), which feel almost sluggish by the end, Hollywood manages to fully keep our interest. The new film is surprisingly the least graphic by the director’s usual violent standards and even more surprisingly has a lot of sentimentality. There are a couple of scenes that veer closely to “fanfiction” territory, yet on top of all of this, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is just straight-up funny. If you can handle some revisionist history for the sake of entertainment, this could be one of the better movies you see this summer. SC

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Modest Hair Stylist is Actually a ‘Hot Shot’ San Clemente’s Stephanie Carrillo will travel to D.C. as a finalist for best shag haircut

BY ZARA FLORES, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ocal hot shot hair stylist Stephanie Carrillo has had a passion for hair since childhood. As a 10-year-old, Carrillo remembers watching her hair stylist cut her own hair, entranced by the movements around her head. After that appointment, something clicked. Carrillo and even her hair dresser knew that she would have a future in hair, given the close attention she paid to the process. After graduating from San Clemente High School, Carrillo went directly into beauty school and later began an apprenticeship at Salon Gregorie’s in Newport Beach, where she stayed for 12 years.

“It’s so exciting and fun, never monotonous; I’m doing what I love,” Carrillo said about her career.

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future of her business, Carrillo is planning to make additions and expansions that will continue to improve her home-away-fromhome.

Recently, the business owner and mother of three was selected as a finalist in the #ONESHOT Behind the Chair Hair Awards, a global competition in which thousands and thousands of hair stylists compete and show off their skills under the Instagram hashtag ONESHOT. Out of a total of 311,000 entries from 80 countries and 35 categories, Carrillo was one of about 25 other finalists selected for the “HOT SHOT” category’s best shag haircut.

Carrillo will travel to Washington, D.C. for a prestigious Behind the Chair awards show, which begins Aug. 24 and features 158 artists and more than 20 industry classes.

Classes and furthering education are highly regarded and encouraged among hair stylists. They are seen as an investment that comes to fruition with how clients’ hair looks, and they can set stylists apart from the rest. Carrillo says there is always a new technique or trend coming out, and there’s always something more to learn.

“It’s our civic duty that we stay on top of trends, techniques, products, etc.,” said Carrillo. “Quality education is only going to benefit you.”

Carrillo entered into a couple of other categories such as color and Balayage, but the results have yet to be determined.

All winners will be announced on August 25 during the Behind the Chair show in D.C. Stephanie Carrillo’s salon, Modest Spot, is located at 106 W. Mariposa. For more information about her salon or the competition, visit modestspotsalon.com or oneshot.behindthechair.com. SC Page 23

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196547886 The following person(s) is doing business as: CHASE FAMILY PUBLICATIONS 1001 AVENIDA PICO, SUITE C123 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): SHERI LOU MCPHILLIPS 1001 AVENIDA PICO, SUITE C124 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 The business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 12/30/2003 /s/SHERI MCPHILLIPS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 06/28/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times JULY 11, 18, 25, AUG 1, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196547887 The following person(s) is doing business as: CHASE PUBLICATIONS 1001 AVENIDA PICO, SUITE C123 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): SHERI LOU MCPHILLIPS 1001 AVENIDA PICO, SUITE C124 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 The business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: n/a /s/SHERI MCPHILLIPS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 06/28/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times JULY 11, 18, 25, AUG 1, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE Order to Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2019-01080446 To All Interested Persons: Sumeet Sandhu; Sumeet Sandhu and Baljit Singh Dhillon on behalf of Syba Kaur Dhillon, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME A. Syba Kaur Dhillon B. Sumeet Sandhu PROPOSED NAME A. Syba Kanta Dhillon B. Sumeet Sandhu-Dhillon The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court of the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objective is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice of Hearing Date: 08/21/2019 Time: 08:30 a.m. Dept.: D100 Window: 44. The address of the court is Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Clemente Times August 1–7, 2019

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Date: July 2, 2019 JUDGE WALTER P. SCHWARM, Judge of the Superior Court Published: San Clemente Times July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Public Health Goals Report The Public Health Goals report is due every three years and is intended to provide information to the public in addition to Annual Water Quality Reports mailed to each customer for the period 2016, 2017 and 2018. A copy of the City’s Public Health Goals Report is available for review at the City Utilities Department Administration Building located in the City Water Reclamation Facilities at 380 Avenida Pico Building N. For further details, you are invited to contact the City Utilities Department, located at 380 Avenida Pico Building N, San Clemente, California or by telephone at (949) 3661553.

If you challenge this report in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Public Hearing will be held at the City Utilities Department Administration Building on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room, located in the City Water Reclamation Facilities at 380 Avenida Pico Building N, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing, or to submit written communication, to express their opinion in support or opposition to the report.

Kevin Lussier Assistant Utilities Manager City of San Clemente Utilities Department PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 146285 Title No. DS7300-19002419 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/17/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 08/27/2019 at 12:00 PM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 09/27/2005, as Instrument No. 2005000760547, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Orange County, State of California, executed by Eric Flandrois and Andrea Flandrois, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE Page 24

ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 759-362-47 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 20 First Street, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $778,429.84 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 7/17/2019 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 Tierra Alta Way, Ste. B, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800) 758-8052 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC may be attempting to collect a a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are

risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to leam whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 758-8052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site - www. homesearch.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 146285. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. A-4699102 08/01/2019, 08/08/2019, 08/15/2019

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SC LIVING CoastLines by Fred Swegles

‘Dinogirl’ Makes Her Mark in the World of Paleontology

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hen she was 12 and on a visit to a fossil-rich dig site in the Badlands of Montana, Clarissa Koos so impressed a University of Washington paleontologist there that he named a dinosaur after her.

“Clarissa” is the second-largest Edmontosaurus ever found.

It took time for paleontologists to determine what species “Clarissa” was. If it had turned out to be a new species, the Koos family confided, it would have been the Clarissasaurus.

Scientists determined that this was a plant-eating Edmontosaurus, 40 feet long and weighing two tons when it lived some 66 million years ago.

Today, it’s part of the collection at The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle.

As for the human Clarissa, she graduated from San Clemente High School in June. You could COASTLINES say that her horizons have

By Fred Swegles grown by Jurassic proportions over the past seven years.

With support from her parents, Liz and Chuck Koos, Clarissa took time every summer from 2012 to 2018 to visit dig sites, observing paleontologists in action and assisting them. This included recoveries of a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. “It’s been just a crazy, exciting adventure that has been so much fun to be on,” Liz Koos said. “We’ve learned about things we never expected to learn about.”

It all started when Clarissa’s paleo curiosity led her to participate in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s Dino Camp for three summers. In 2012, she visited the museum’s dig site in Utah.

The next year, the Koos family, vacationing at Yellowstone National Park, took a side trip to Montana. Paleontologists had invited them to explore a remote dig site, Hell Creek, that would yield Clarissa the dinosaur.

The rest is, well, history. Clarissa Koos soon found herself the protagonist in a children’s book, Dinogirl, designed to inspire students. Written by a Massachusetts school teacher, it recounts how Clarissa helped unearth her namesake’s fossil remains.

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Left, Clarissa Koos with her namesake dinosaur. Right, the dot-generated illustration of a lemur that earned Koos an award at 2019’s Casa Romantica student art show. Photos: Courtesy of Koos family

my seasons,” Clarissa said. “It was a small Triceratops . . . maybe 10 feet long, maybe 5 to 6 feet tall. The horn was 3 feet long.

(The fossil) wasn’t very complete, but was my first discovery, so it was exciting.”

Through her middle school and high school years, Clarissa has attended events and met with lecturers at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and at The Burke Museum. She has volunteered at The Burke’s annual Dino Days, sharing her passion for paleontology with visitors. She has taken university-level courses in scientific illustration from Cal

State Monterey Bay. “This is the first year since I was 11 that I haven’t gone to a dig site,” she said, “and it’s weird.”

She has stayed home, because the Koos family is busy selling their San Clemente house to move to Montana and be closer to Clarissa as she enrolls at Montana State University—majoring in paleontology, of course. It may also lead to a paleontology Master’s degree and a graduate certificate in scientific illustration.

San Clemente residents who visit Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens may

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already have seen some of Clarissa’s artwork.

She has won awards in the Casa’s annual student art exhibit. This year, her pen and ink drawing of a lemur—created from thousands of tiny dots— earned second place.

Her sketches appeared in Dinogirl, including the cover. But author Denise Porcello has since updated the cover to showcase the smiling face of “Dinogirl” herself.

Clarissa’s artwork has come a long way since those early Dinogirl sketches, and she says it’s possible she could, with further studies, turn professional with her art. “There’s this one artist, Terryl Whitlatch—she worked on the creature design for Star Wars—but then she also does paleo art,” Clarissa said. “She’s my main role model for art.”

Working with major studios, Whitlatch describes herself on her website as “a professional Creature designer specializing in Animal Anatomy, Paleontological Reconstruction, and the creation of Imaginary Creatures for the Animation, Publishing, Institutional, Academic, and other Transmedia/Entertainment Industries.”

In the paleo field, Clarissa’s reputation as “Dinogirl” has grown with her. “I’ve met paleontologists who knew my story, and I didn’t know them,” she said. “(One) went, ‘Oh, you’re that Dinogirl!’ ” Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with more than 46 years of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Dragon SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

T Dragon. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

wo-year-old Dragon is a handsome guy looking for his perfect match. He takes direction very well and enjoys learning new commands.

Dragon is potty-trained and would fit in well with an active home that can keep up with his energy level.

If you would like to know more about Dragon, please call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617 or visit with him at 221 Avenida Fabricante in San Clemente. SC

Photo: Contributed by UC Irvine, Libraries, Special Collections

FROM THE ARCHIVES Reeves Rubber Co. plant,

circa 1959, San Clemente.

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium San Clemente Times August 1-7, 2019

See the solution in next week’s issue.

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STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

Scoreboard COMPILED BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week.

Email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com for submission.

SCHS Alum Allard Traded to Texas Rangers One day away from a full year since his major league debut, first win and first hit with the Atlanta Braves, Kolby Allard is off to a new organization.

Allard, a 2015 San Clemente alum and Braves first-round pick, was traded to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, July 30 ahead of Wednesday’s MLB trade deadline.

The Braves dealt the 21-year-old left-hander for Rangers reliever Chris Martin. In 20 starts with the AAA Gwinnett Stripers this season, Allard posted a 7-5 record with a 4.17 ERA. Allard was ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the Braves system and was on Atlanta’s 40man roster.

Allard earned the win and collected a hit in his major league debut last season, a rain-delayed 11-6 win over the Miami Marlins in Atlanta on July 31, 2018. That would end up being his only start with the Braves, as Allard made just two more appearances in relief last season, posting a 1-1 record with a 12.38 ERA over eight innings pitched.

Allard made his last start with Gwinnett on July 27, a 7-3 Stripers defeat against the Columbus Clippers. Allard took the loss, allowing seven runs on 10 hits (three home runs) while striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings.

Allard now joins the AAA Nashville Sounds in the Rangers system. Allard slides in as the Rangers’ No. 16 prospect behind San Clemente native and JSerra alum Davis Wendzel at No. 9 and Dana Hills alum Hans Crouse at No. 3.

SC Girls Softball 14U Falls in National Qualifier The San Clemente Girls Softball 14U team’s strong run through the USA Softball postseason has come to an end.

After winning the California state championship, the 14U team traveled to Redding, CA for the USA Softball Western National Qualifier from July 23-28, and San Clemente had to battle.

San Clemente was slotted into Pool

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San Clemente alum Kolby Allard pitched his last game in the Atlanta Braves system for the AAA Gwinnett Stripers on July 27. Allard was traded to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, July 30 and will pitch for the AAA Nashville Sounds. Photo: Jamie Spaar/Gwinnett Stripers

F, where it opened with a loss against the Eugene (Ore.) Lightning, 2-0. San Clemente rebounded by edging out the Clovis (CA) Bullets to advance to the bracket.

In bracket play, San Clemente opened strong with a 16-7 win over Lincoln of Sacramento. In the second round, the 14U girls dropped a tight contest against the Nevada Hotshots, 3-2, and were sent to the losers’ bracket of the doubleelimination tournament.

San Clemente’s tournament did not last much longer than that, as the 14U girls locked in to another close contest.

Bell Gardens (CA) prevailed in the 8-7 win.

The Eugene Lightning captured the tournament championship and advanced to Nationals with a 5-3 win over Santa Paula, CA.

Local Water Polo Teams Thrive at Junior Olympics Five teams from the San Clemente Tritons Water Polo Club and eight teams from the Orange County Water Polo Club competed in various divisions

at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in two sessions from July 20-23 and July 25-28.

In the Championship Division, the top results came from the Tritons girls 12U team and the OCWPC boys 14U team, both claiming fourth place in their respective brackets.

The Tritons girls 12U team had an up-and-down opening in the tournament.

The Tritons began with a 17-4 loss to Northwood but bounced back with a 10-1 win over Diablo Alliance. San Clemente next alternated again with a 12-5 loss to local rival SET but came back once more with a 10-0 win over Pegasus.

San Clemente closed group play with a 13-6 win over Lamorinda.

In bracket play, the Tritons dropped their first round match to the San Jose Express, 10-7, but responded with a win in a tiebreaker shootout over CdM Aquatics, 6-6 (9-8). San Clemente got hit hard again in their next match, a 14-2 loss to Costa Mesa, to be sent to the third-place game. Santa Barbara Premier took the third-place match, 10-3.

The OCWPC boys 14U team was strong through group play. OCWPC won

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all four group games with a 19-6 win over San Jose Almaden, a 7-6 win over San Diego Shores, a 12-5 win over Huntington Beach and a win in a tiebreaker shootout over Foothill, 14-14 (3-2).

In bracket play, OCWPC lost its firstround match to Vanguard, 16-8, but came back with a tight win over Del Mar, 10-9. Newport Beach handed OCWPC a 12-7 loss in the semifinals to put the club in a rematch with Vanguard for third place. OCWPC battled, but the result was the same, with Vanguard taking third place, 14-10.

OCWPC’s boys 18U team had the next-best Championship Division result with a sixth-place finish. San Clemente’s girls 16U team took 10th.

In the Classic Division, San Clemente’s boys 12U team earned a podium position with a second-place silver. The Classic Division also saw a fifth-place finish by the Tritons girls 14U, a sixthplace finish by the Tritons boys 14U and an eighth-place finish by the OCWPC boys 18U. In the Invitational Division, OCWPC boys 14U took fourth, and OCWPC boys 16U took 12th. SC

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‘Best Day of My Life’

Seventeen-year-old San Clemente surfer Samantha Sibley wins 2019 Super Girl Pro

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hen it comes to making the big time in surfing, sometimes all it takes is a breakout win to initiate the upward trajectory. Last Sunday, 17-year-old San Clemente surfer Samantha Sibley won the Nissan Super Girl Pro in Oceanside. And just like that, she’s gone from regular fixture in the Grom of the Week feature to potentially qualifying for the WSL’s 2020 Championship Tour.

Billed as the “world’s largest women’s surf contest,” the Super Girl Pro drew top names from around the world, including current world No. 1 and three-time world champion Carissa Moore, Bethany Hamilton and San Clemente resident Caroline Marks.

Undaunted, Sibley went into the contest rated 52nd in the WSL Qualifying Series.

“I’ve been coming to this event ever since I was little, standing on this beach, taking pictures with all my heroes, and now to be the Super Girl, I’m at a loss for words,” Sibley said after her big win.

Sibley’s road to the top of the podium was anything but easy. In the quarterfinals, she had to go up against her San Clemente sparring partner and reigning WSL junior world champ, Kirra Pinkerton. After edging out her friend, the semifinals and finals would prove to be a huge test for Sibley.

Drawing Marks in the semis, one would have assumed Sibley’s dream run was going to come to a close. Marks is currently ranked fifth in the world and was the 2018 WSL

Samantha Sibley, 17, of San Clemente, celebrates her first-place finish this past weekend at the 2019 Super Girl Pro in Oceanside. Photos: WSL/Steinmetz

Rookie of the Year on the Championship Tour. But Sibley and Marks are the same age, both surf Lowers often, and so maybe the disparity in experience wasn’t that much of a factor, after all. In a low-scoring heat, Sibley took the win and moved on to the finals.

Facing Tatiana Weston-Webb, who’s also currently ranked in the top 10 in the world, Sibley again had her work cut out for her.

Ironically, Weston-Webb had been staying with Sibley during the contest and helping to mentor her through her first experience on the big stage. But it didn’t take long for the student to become the teacher. Sibley dropped the hammer, winning the Super Girl Pro in convincing fashion.

“This is by far the best day of my life, and I cannot believe I just won the Super Girl,” Sibley said. “I’ve been working so hard leading up to this event, and to see it pay off, I can’t believe it. This is the most prestigious event in my opinion, and to win it is out of

this world. It meant the world to me to be out there with Tatiana. She’s so strong, and if I could’ve picked any heat with any surfer, it’d be her. I’ve looked up to her for years, and now we’re really good friends, so to be in a Final with her was just the cherry on top.”

“Sam and I were staying together the entire event and spoke it into existence,” Weston-Webb said, smiling when it was over. “I talked about how fun it would be to share a final against Sam at the beginning of the event, and to have it come true was really cool. I’m super proud of her, and it’s so awesome to see.”

For the effort, Sibley flies up the ratings, moving from 52 up to No. 6. It’s still a long season, and there are a lot more qualification points left to be had, but it’s a huge step forward not only for Sibley, but also for Pinkerton, who now sits third on the qualifying series. At the end of the year, the top six surfers from the qualify-

ing series rankings get a spot on the elite WSL Championship Tour (barring those who have already qualified through the Championship Tour rankings).

“I’m so stoked to move so far up the rankings. At the beginning of the year, I didn’t feel like it was my time to qualify, but now it’s right there in my grasp,” said Sibley.

Up next, Sibley, Pinkerton and a whole crew of local South Orange County pro surfers are getting after it all week in the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, with the finals on Sunday, Aug. 4.

The annual spectacle draws hundreds of thousands of fans every year and also features BMX and skateboard competitions.

Check USOpenOfSurfing.com for the live webcast and daily schedule. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 70-72 Degrees F

GROM OF THE WEEK BETHANY ZELASKO

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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t the beginning of the year, Dana Point’s Bethany Zelasko won her first pro contest, the Shoe City Pro in Santa Cruz. She earned $600 for the effort.

What a difference a few months make.

Thanks to her Canadian citizenship, 18-year-old Zelasko is currently competing at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. For the first time, surfing has been included in the Games, which would be historic enough; but there’s more.

Because of the way that the qualification process is structured for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Zelasko could potentially be one of the first surfers to punch a ticket to San Clemente Times August 1-7, 2019

Water Visibility and Conditions: 10-15

the Olympics. With countries from all over North and South America represented at the Pan Am Games, the winner of the men’s and women’s shortboard divisions will be awarded a spot in the 2020 Summer Games.

“It’s amazing to surf really good waves and get a chance to qualify for the Olympics,” Zelasko told the Canadian press from the contest site in Lima. “I really want a spot, and I’m looking to do it here.”

Zelasko won her opening-round heat, and as this story goes to press, she is preparing for her Round 2 heat against Argentina’s Ornella Pellizzari.

“I’m representing something greater than myself,” she said. “Representing Canada is an opportunity not only to show what I have, but the gift that they’ve given to me.” SC

Thursday: New long period South swell forerunners creep in with better exposed breaks looking at kneewaist high surf (2-3’ faces) while standouts see bigger set push slightly bigger through the afternoon/ evening. Light/variable winds in the morning for mostly clean conditions, giving way to light+ west/ west-southwest flow in the afternoon for a bit of bump/texture on the surface..

Outlook: South swell builds Friday then peaks through the weekend with mostly waist-shoulder high surf (3-4’ faces) while standouts pull in some head high sets (5’ faces) Saturday-Sunday.

Light winds expected for the mornings, shifting further to the west while picking a few knots for the afternoons. Another fun SSW/S swell is due next week. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

Bethany Zelasko. Photo: @bethany.zelasko

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