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Triumphant Return DeBoer, Bray win Dory Boat races at 2019 San Clemente Ocean Festival S P O R T S / PAG E 1 9 Despite one teammate’s battle with health issues, rowers Dane DeBoer, left, and James Bray make a comeback at the 2019 San Clemente Ocean Festival, winning both dory races.

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section in the agreement would impact San Clemente, he warned that the city may need “to look at other options” if OCSD doesn’t enforce its anti-camping ordinance.

“I don’t think it’s going to. But again, we’ll see,” Bane said. “For the encampment to work, it requires OCSD enforcement. If we can’t get their enforcement, we will have to look at other options.”

—Shawn Raymundo

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Judge Finalizes OC Board’s Settlement Agreement for Homeless Lawsuits THE LATEST: Judge David O. Carter on Tuesday, July 23, finalized a settlement agreement the Orange County Board of Supervisors had proposed earlier this month, resolving a pair of homelessrelated lawsuits filed against the county last year.

“This is the most significant settlement concerning homeless issues, certainly in the county and perhaps the state,” Carter said at the outset of Tuesday’s courtroom hearing in Santa Ana. Carter later called the settlement a “game-changer” and a “role model” for other counties in the state to follow.

Components in the agreement include requirements for the county to set up “Standards of Care,” advertise the availability of clinical assessments for treatment programs and resources, and provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations at county-contracted shelters in the north and central regions.

Board Supervisor and Chairperson Lisa Bartlett said the finalization of the agreement marked “a really momentous day for the county and all stakeholders involved.”

Bartlett, who represents the county’s Fifth District, which encompasses several South County cities, also stated that the county will work with the South OC cities to get shelters in that Service Planning Area (SPA).

“The county stands ready to also work with the South County SPA,” Bartlett said, adding, “We’re very amenable to stepping up, from the county perspective, with additional services, with financial resources to make sure that we get something up and running when the cities step up to the plate and create some shelter capacity or something else in South County so we can have a complete system throughout the whole county.”

The lawsuits that the now-effective consent decree settled stem from the removal of a homeless encampment in the Sana Ana riverbed last year and do not address similar litigation several South County cities are currently facing.

This past February, the cities of Aliso San Clemente Times July 25-31, 2019

A new 46,000-square-foot athletic gym and resort, Life Time Athletic Rancho San Clemente, is set to open late this fall in San Clemente at 111 Avenida Vista Montana. Prospective members can visit the gym’s recently opened Preview Center at 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, Suite 505, to learn more about the incoming facility. Photo: Courtesy of Life Time

Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano were named in a lawsuit filed by Orange County Catholic Worker, which alleges the county and those cities haven’t done enough to provide homeless shelters.

A federal judge recently granted a request from some of those South County cities to have Carter disqualified from the most recent suit, in part because of statements he had previously made that were perceived as biased.

According to the settlement document released Tuesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department must also develop policies and procedures relating to the enforcement of the anti-camping and anti-loitering ordinances that meet the requirements of Martin v. City of Boise on county-owned property.

Last year’s Boise ruling bars cities and authorities from enforcing anti-camping ordinances unless “adequate indoor shelter” for the homeless is offered.

Prior to enforcing anti-camping ordinances against a homeless individual, authorities will first need to work with System of Care personnel in order to place the person in an appropriate shelter within his or her respective SPA, the agreement stipulates.

“OCSD will not transport homeless individuals across SPAs for the purposes of shelter placement,” the agreement states. “To any individual who declines the offered placement, OCSD will, where feasible, give the person a warning and an opportunity to immediately relocate to a location where the person may lawfully be present before issuing a citation and/ or effecting an arrest.”

Such policies, the agreement notes, could be used in cities OCSD contracts with, provided that the city has met the requirements under the Boise decision.

In South County, OCSD currently contracts with Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

The city of San Clemente this past May established an outdoor homeless encampment on a lot off Avenida Pico that was meant to serve as an alternative for those who had set up tents in North Beach.

That encampment was later challenged by a homeless advocacy group that called on the court to shutter the Pico encampment based on unsanitary conditions and alleged ADA violations. A motion to temporarily close down the camp was denied by a U.S. district court earlier this month.

WHAT’S NEXT: Acting San Clemente Mayor Dan Bane said he couldn’t provide comments regarding the finalized agreement, as he had not had a chance to fully review it as of press time.

When news first broke of the Board of Supervisors’ settlement proposal, Bane said the city didn’t think OCSD’s enforcement of the anti-camping ordinances would change as it relates to San Clemente.

“We believe what we’ve done with our encampment complies fully with Martin v. Boise,” he previously told the San Clemente Times.

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THE LATEST: Come late fall, a new country club-style gym featuring an aquatic center, family recreation center, tennis courts, a spa and an athletic resort is set to open in San Clemente.

The 46,000-square-foot gym and resort—Life Time Athletic Rancho San Clemente—will be located at 111 Avenida Vista Montana near Calle Del Cerro, on the grounds where the shuttered Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club once operated.

Life Time is a luxury athletic brand that champions itself in healthy living, with 143 locations across the U.S. and Canada.

“We are excited to add another Life Time destination to Orange County and specifically here in beautiful San Clemente,” said Kevin Hammell, general manager at Life Time’s new San Clemente facilities.

The development has been in the planning stages since April 2017, when the longtime tennis club closed and was purchased by Life Time, according to Hammell.

He said the entire property was demolished, except for 13 tennis courts, to make way for the state-of-the-art facility that will be four times the size of the 11,000-squarefoot tennis club.

According to Life Time’s press release, “the new location will feature resort-like amenities, as well as a broad array of highly personalized programs and services to help its members achieve their wellness goals.”

Some of the programs will include indoor cycling, yoga, pilates, barre, swimming, studio classes, free weights and machines. A full service spa, café and childcare will also be offered. The aquatic center will feature a leisure pool, lap pool and an outdoor bistro, tennis and pickleball courts, audience seating and a full pro shop.

While the athletic brand promotes itself as being high-end, Hammell said, those who sign up as members “would see an incredible value for the price you would pay.” Several factors go into the membership prices, he said, including how many adults and juniors are on the account, as well as the specific ages of the juniors.

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EYE ON SC (Cont. from page 3) WHAT’S NEXT: Prospective members can visit Life Time’s Athletic Preview Center, open seven days a week in San Clemente at 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, Suite 505, where consultants are available from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. to answer any questions.

For more information, stop by in person, call 949.392.7100 or visit lifetime.life.

—Cari Hachmann and Haley Chi-Sing

Two Candidates Pull Papers for Council Seat THE LATEST: The nomination period for the empty seat on San Clemente City Council officially began on Monday, July 15. It closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 9.

As of this week, two people have pulled nomination papers with the city: Gene W. James and Dee Coleman.

Local resident Gene W. James took out nomination papers and announced his candidacy to supporters at the pier on July 16; however, James has not yet filed his papers. James said he has been planning to run for council since he lost in the November 2018 election, coming in fourth just 653 votes behind the third and final candidate elected. Now he is ramping up campaign efforts.

After retiring from the Army with 20 years of service, James entered the corporate world, where he worked as a director of asset protection, security and risk management for Jack in the Box. For the past 25 years, he has taught as an adjunct professor of homeland security and security management at the Master’s degree level and criminal justice at the undergraduate level. He was recently asked to serve as board chairman for the western region of the United Services Organization, an organization that supports military service members and families.

Dee Coleman took out nomination papers on July 17, filed on July 18 and qualified for the ballot on the same day.

Coleman is a real estate broker and owner of Classic Auto Sales in San Clemente, according to his LinkedIn profile.

San Clemente will hold a Special Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, to fill the vacant seat on council left by the unexpected passing of Mayor Steven Swartz.

The person elected will serve a term of approximately one year, which will end when the two councilmembers elected at the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election assume office.

San Clemente registered voters may now take out, circulate and file nomination papers to seek election to the city council.

WHAT’S NEXT: The November special election will be conducted as an all-mail ballot election, if legally permissible. If an all-mail ballot election is found to not be legally permissible, the Special Municipal San Clemente Times July 25-31, 2019

Election will be conducted as a precinct election.

Candidates can pull nomination papers from the City Clerk’s Office at 910 Calle Negocio, on the third floor, during the nomination period identified above.

Appointments are recommended, but are not necessary. For additional information, or to make an appointment, you may call the City Clerk’s Office at 949.361.8345.—CH

OCDA Chief of Administration Announces Run for 73rd Assembly District THE LATEST: Another hat has been tossed into the Republican race for the 73rd Assembly District. Melanie Eustice, a Rancho Santa Margarita resident and Chief of Administration for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, has declared her bid for the 2020 election.

Eustice is the second Republican challenger to announce a campaign in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations made against incumbent Assemblymember Bill Brough. Mission Viejo Councilmember Ed Sachs announced his run in July.

“I had heard speculation of allegations against Brough before, but I had never heard details of a specific incident or a specific name,” Eustice said. “When I read about what Lisa had said, detailing the incident and having filed a complaint soon after, I was enraged. . . . This is a stain on the Republican Party.”

On Monday, June 17, Orange County Supervisor and Chairperson Lisa Bartlett spoke at a Republican Party of Orange County’s (OCGOP) Central Committee meeting about an alleged incident that occurred in 2011, while both Bartlett and Brough served on Dana Point City Council. She cited the incident, in which she alleged Brough put his arms around her (while intoxicated) and suggested they go somewhere to get a drink, as reason for the party not to endorse Brough in his bid for reelection in 2020.

Brough denies the allegations and has since rescinded his application for OCGOP’s endorsement.

In Eustice’s release announcing her campaign, she vows to “restore integrity to the 73rd Assembly seat, fight to protect families and push back against stains on the Republican brand.”

“Brough has abused the power of his office,” Eustice said. “It’s time we restore the integrity of the Republican Party.”

Eustice is a former trustee for Western Placer School District and currently oversees 220 employees with a $159 million budget for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s office.

She says her experience in establishing the Bridges at Kraemer Place homeless shelter in Anaheim and her experience in state and local government is what sets her apart as a top candidate.

“We have a serious issue with homelessness, and we need to do more. I have the focus, and I have the experience in solving problems,” Eustice said.

WHAT’S NEXT: Eustice says she is looking forward to meeting and working with Dana Point community members to address local and regional issues.

California is holding its primary election in March 2020. So far, the sole Democratic challenger is Scott Rhinehart.—Lillian Boyd

CUSD Passes Resolutions Intending to Establish Facility Improvement Boundaries around DP, SC THE LATEST: In anticipation of introducing regional bond measures to upgrade schools, the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, July 17, passed a pair of resolutions that intend to establish facility improvement boundaries around San Clemente and the cities of Dana Point, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel.

Should CUSD move forward with placing the bond measures on the ballot for the March 2020 Primary Elections, voters within those boundaries, or School Facilities Improvement Districts (SFIDs), would decide whether to support a new tax to fund renovation projects at several of the schools in their area, primarily Dana Hills High School and San Clemente High School.

The resolutions, which both passed in 6-0-1 votes, with Trustee Amy Hanacek absent, propose to create a Southern SFID around San Clemente and a Western SFID around Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point (not including Capistrano Beach).

Before the boundaries are officially created, the public will first have an opportunity to weigh in on the proposed SFIDs during a board meeting this September. Following the hearings, the trustees could vote to form the boundaries and then receive drafts of the bond measures, as CUSD is eyeing an October deadline of determining whether to introduce those initiatives.

The bond initiatives for both SFIDs would create a tax levy of $34 for every $100,000 of assessed home value. CUSD has stressed that proceeds generated from each of those SFIDs would stay within those boundaries to renovate schools specifically in those areas.

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Melanie Eustice. Photo: Courtesy of Melanie Eustice

to generate $293 million in available proceeds for the district to upgrade Dana Hills High, Aliso Niguel High School and Niguel Hills Middle School by implementing new buildings, replacing portable classrooms and renovating classrooms.

The Southern SFID is expected to yield $113 million in proceeds. If voters in San Clemente pass the bond, more than $87 million of those funds would pay for classroom renovations and new buildings at the 54-year-old high school.

Prior to the vote on the resolution for the Western boundary, the trustees resumed discussions on whether that SFID should include small sections of Laguna Woods. The board had initially debated the merits of including those sections, which primarily are senior communities, during a previous workshop meeting on June 26.

CUSD staff presented two maps to the board on July 17, one that included portions of Laguna Woods and one without.

Trustee Jim Reardon motioned to pass a resolution that doesn’t include those sections, because CUSD doesn’t serve those communities “in any meaningful way.”

Trustee President Gila Jones raised a similar point, noting that CUSD doesn’t engage with those communities. She also stated that her reasoning for not supporting the inclusion of those Laguna Woods neighborhoods was not based on their being senior communities.

“We don’t serve them . . . it has nothing to do with them being a senior community,” she said, adding that “the reason why it was brought up is we haven’t engaged with them, we don’t know what they have to say.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The Board of Trustees will hold the public hearing for the resolution at CUSD headquarters in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, Sept. 18.—SR sanclementetimes.com

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Community Meetings TUESDAY, JULY 30

SUNRISE ROTARY 7:15 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Club Signature Grille. 990 Avenida Talega. scsunriserotary.org.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (BILY) MEETING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meets every Tuesday.

Because I Love You (BILY) helps parents find solutions to any crisis they are experiencing due to their children’s (adults or minors) poor choices. San Clemente Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella. bilysc.org.

Showcasing artwork by Joe Severson, SC Furniture & Mattress will host an open house with appetizers and live music on Saturday, August 17. Photo: Courtesy of SC Furniture & Mattress

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Local Artist Accepted into National Show A landscape painting by San Clemente artist Rick J. Delanty was recently selected for the 29th Best of America National Juried Exhibition, to be presented by the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society at the Montgomery Lee Gallery in Park City, Utah from September 27 to October 27. From 885 submissions, 125 were selected for the show. The Society’s goal for the exhibit is “to honor the best in oil and acrylic painting, selected for quality and the artist’s individual mastery of the medium.”

Delanty’s painting was inspired during an ocean swim past the beach entrance to San Clemente’s Cyprus Shore Park, when he glimpsed the towering palm trees reaching toward the sky. That glimpse inspired a vision of a nocturne in which the moon shone between the trees, and the stars bore similarity to the lights of the homes near the park, a visual connection of earth to heaven. Learn more about the show at noaps.org. View Delanty’s work at delantyfineart.com.

Art Showcased at SC Furniture & Mattress SC Furniture & Mattress will host an open house with appetizers and live music on Saturday, August 17, from 6-9 p.m., showcasing Joe Severson’s original art.

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in San Clemente, is open to the public. A free raffle and auction will be held at 7:30 p.m.

“We are delighted to present Joe Severson’s art to our customers and art lovers in Southern California,” said Eric Ross, co-owner of SC Furniture & Mattress.

“Our family has been part of San Clemente since 1957, and we are proud to have built a strong customer base by offering personalized service, special orders, delivery and installation. My wife, Sophia, and I are third-generation owners, and we are passionate about intentional living and family. We are honored to have an open house showcasing the art of local surf icon and family friend Joe Severson.”

SC Furniture & Mattress, founded in 1957, sells new home furnishings, bedding and accessories, and buys, sells and trades art, antiques, major appliances, unique and vintage items for home, office or patio. SC Furniture & Mattress is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the event, call Eric Ross at 949.492.5589 or email eric@southcoastfurniture.com.

Slyde Handboards Searching for Next Grom Team Rider Slyde Handboards is looking for and taking applications for their next Grom Team Rider. All youth 16 and younger are encouraged to apply before the deadline on September 27. The Grom Team Rider winner will receive a complete SlydeH package, as well as ongoing promotional opportunities with the surf company.

Applicants are required to submit a

1- to 2-minute video explaining why they should be the next Team Rider. Showcasing water skills in the video is highly encouraged.

Applicants must send their entry via email to support@slydehandboards.com or post their entry to Instagram with the hashtag #slydegromsearch and tag @slydehandboards in order to be considered. All applicants must remember to include their full name, age, location, and their social media handles on their entry.

Slyde Handboards will allow for fans to vote on September 30. Fans will be asked to vote for one out of the five possible winners.

For additional information, visit slydehandboards.com.

City Offering No-Interest Loans for Home Improvement Projects The city of San Clemente’s Housing Rehabilitation Center is offering no-interest loans to residents looking into home improvement projects. According to the city’s press release, the program is made available to the city by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

San Clemente’s program is offering a no-interest, deferred loan for those who qualify and fall within the program’s requirements. Those eligible must meet the income limits provided for the previous two years, have sufficient equity in their home and meet all other qualifications.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

SAN CLEMENTE EXCHANGE CLUB Noon-1 p.m. The club meets the first two Thursdays of the month at Adele’s at the San Clemente Inn, 2600 Avenida del Presidente; the third and fourth Thursdays at Talega Golf Club, 990 Avenida Talega.

Join SC Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, July 26 at 8 a.m.: Dorothy Visser Senior Center This week’s guest speakers will be John Clark and Tom Morey, who will talk about the first Tandem Boogie Bodyboard Contest at the SC Ocean Festival. Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Cari Hachmann every Friday. The chat will be held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. All are welcome.

homeowners and rental property owners.

Residents are also eligible for additional home repairs of grants up to $10,000 for owner-occupied homes or $5,000 for mobile homes. For more information on the Housing Rehabilitation Center’s Program, call 949.366.4755 or email dobbsttemp@san-clemente.org.

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GUEST OPINION: Bartlett Bulletin by OC Supervisor Chairperson Lisa Bartlett

County Resources to Prepare for Disaster

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outhern California got a wake-up call on Fourth of July, and again on July 5, when 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes rattled though our neighborhoods. The epicenter was around Ridgecrest in Kern County, and they were the largest quakes to hit California in nearly 20 years. The tremors could be felt in areas as far as Phoenix and Mexicali, Mexico. The damage was so intense that a crack in the earth’s crust can be seen from space. Some small surrounding cities went for a week without access to basic utilities such as electricity and water. So, the question is, are you prepared for the next one?

There are a lot of questions we need to ask ourselves when preparing for a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a wildfire. Do you have an emergency kit ready? If there is no cellphone service, is there a means of communication you need to contact your loved ones? Do you have

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a family emergency plan? Incidents such as the quakes on Independence Day ignite our interest and alertness, which is an unexpected benefit of natural disasters.

The County of Orange is always looking for ways to engage our residents with options and suggestions of how to best be prepared for any emergency. Using innovative technology and data, the County of Orange has created two products for our residents to use in disaster situations: ReadyOC and AlertOC. ReadyOC.org is an online resource for information on how to prepare for a disaster, what to expect when disaster strikes, and information related to the risks facing Orange County. On the site, you can create and order your own emergency kit, make a thorough plan following a step-by-step guide, and even sign up to volunteer as a member of the Citizen Corps, where you will learn training skills and local emergency planning measures to help THE BARTLETT in any possible situation.

BULLETIN AlertOC.org is a countyBy Lisa Bartlett wide mass notification system designed to keep Orange County residents and businesses informed of emergencies as they develop. During an emergency, AlertOC will have the most up-to-date information on safe locations, hazards to avoid, and emergency responses. Sign up online to receive these up-to-date notifications.

If the recent quakes are not enough of a reminder, we are now entering into

another wildfire season in California. The difference between life and death in a disaster can come down to minutes, and both ReadyOC and AlertOC aim to lessen the possible negative outcomes of an emergency situation. We need to be prepared and focused on a plan for ourselves, our families, and our community, so we can minimize the devastation and impact to our day-to-day lives and the community.

As many of you know, I, along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Fire Authority, and the City of Mission Viejo, always host an annual South County Emergency Preparedness Expo.

This year, the 12th annual event will be on Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at Norman P. Murray Community Center. This free, family-friendly event will feature information on preparedness and emergency services from our community experts. Stay connected by signing up for my weekly newsletter for more details to be announced.

We are very fortunate to live in such a vibrant region, but that does not make us immune to disasters. By creating an emergency plan that fits you and your family’s needs, you are helping the community remain resilient and safe.

Lisa Bartlett is the chairperson of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, serving as the representative of the 5th District. She was re-elected in 2018. SC

work output that counts. We need to view controversial topics such as this with facts and common sense, not emotions.

too, and accept that arithmetical equality is not always feasible, even if theoretically appropriate.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: According to Fox Sports, which broadcast the U.S.’s 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final earlier this month, the American audience on English-language television was 14.27 million on Fox Sports platforms—20% higher than the 2018 men’s World Cup final. Including streaming and the 1.6 million viewers on Telemundo, the total was 15.87 million viewers for the 2019 women’s final in France, compared to 12.51 million who tuned in across all platforms for the 2018 men’s final in Russia.

MAREK DOBKE, M.D., San Clemente

RALLY CRY NEEDS SPECIFICS JEFFREY HERMAN, San Clemente

Herman Sillas wrote an article regarding the topic of equal pay for equal work (July 18 issue). That rally cry is way too broad.

We should instead be calling for equal pay between men and women only if all of the following are also equal: work output, education, job training, experience and total number of hours worked each year.

In fact, that last item was the reason given by a Harvard study as to why there is a pay discrepancy: men tend to work more hours per year than women. In general, men come in earlier for work and stay later, take fewer vacation days, take work home with them, are more willing to come in on their days off, and men are also more willing to go on business travel. A typical response to the above is that women employees might have children to care for, but from an employer’s point of view, it is

Dear Mr. Sillas, I read your comment, “It is time for equal pay for men and women” published in San Clemente Times.

In principle, I agree with you: there should be equality in wages and awards, and deciding on wages should be gender-blind.

However, regarding soccer, it is simply business, and male games attract more viewers, TV advertisements, promotions, etc. For example, when you visit the stadium where the Galaxy plays, see how many people buy jerseys adorned with the name “Ibrahimovic.” However, I did not see any females wearing a jersey with a female player’s name. Income from male games is simply higher. So, proportionally or disproportionally, male players receive more. Changing subjects: male models earn a small fraction compared to female fashion models, and nobody protests. . . .

Overall, although we strive for equality, we have to live with practical realities,

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Friday | 26 FESTIVAL OF ARTS Noon-11:30 p.m. This summer, explore Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts—a juried fine art show featuring 140 of Orange County’s top artists in an open-air gallery setting. Visitors can take tours of the exhibit, catch an art demonstration or live music, dine at the on-site restaurants, create their own masterpiece or simply sit back and enjoy the creative atmosphere.

Open daily, July 5-Aug. 31, weekdays from noon-11:30 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Cost ranges from $5 to $30. 650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach. 949.494.1145.

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Saturday | 27 ‘LASS YOUR AFF OFF’ COMEDY SHOW 7:30-9:30 p.m. Join ComedyinTheOC for an evening of side-splitting laughter at its monthly “Lass Your Aff Off!” comedy show at San Clemente Inn’s Adele’s.

Produced by veteran comedian Tom Riehl, the show will feature a solid lineup of four comedians from television, radio, and comedy clubs across the U.S. Each show runs approximately 90 minutes.

This month’s headliner is the very funny James P. Connolly. A full bar and dinner menu are available. Lots of free convenient parking. 2600 Ave del Presidente.

949.951.1664. Use discount code SCTIMES for $3 off each ticket. Purchase tickets at ComedyInTheOC.com.

Sunday | 28 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.

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SATURDAY, JULY 27: SURF AND TURF FESTIVAL 4-8 p.m. Join the nonprofit Marine Corps League – South Coast Detachment 022 as they celebrate the service and sacrifice of active duty Marines and Sailors at Doheny State Beach Surf and Turf Festival. The fun-filled evening will include music, entertainment, food and drinks, as well as a raffle and a silent auction. Main course will consist of Smoked Boneless BBQ Chicken Breasts, Smoked Tri Tip, and Smoked Salmon, with an assortment of sides, finished off with decadent desserts. The goal is to provide an opportunity for friends, supporters and south Orange County businesses to take part in a country and western BBQ extravaganza. Reservations and Marine sponsorships are $65.

Event sponsorship opportunities are also available. Proceeds will be used to take care of Marines, Navy Corpsmen and their families at home or while deployed. 25300 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. For more information, call 949.240.4794. To secure a seat, visit marinecorpsleaguesouthcoast.org.

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 | 29 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.

Tuesday | 30 SC TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmas-

ters 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.

Wednesday | 31 ENDING ILLICIT MASSAGE FORUM 6-7:30 p.m. Join the i5 Freedom Network and First Amendment Voice as the groups sponsor a community forum to raise awareness around the need to strengthen the city’s massage parlor ordinance. Experts will convene to educate the public on the problem and why their voice matters.

Hear from law enforcement, the nonprofit community, legitimate massage establishments, and citizens concerned about keeping San Clemente safe. The Volare, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member. 111 S Avenida De La Estrella.

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ora Lum, also known as Awkwafina, has to have one of the biggest “glow-ups” in modern pop culture. She gained a viral cult following with her popular rap songs from 2012-14, was cast as comic relief sidekicks in blockbusters such as Neighbors 2 (2016), Ocean’s 8 (2018) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and now she is proving her range with dramatic acting in one of the most memorable independent releases this summer: Lulu Wang’s The Farewell.

While Crazy Rich Asians was a cute romcom about family visiting Singapore for a wedding, The Farewell is a more somber piece on a more eccentric family visit to China. Billi (Lum) discovers that she’s been rejected for a scholarship on the same day she learns her grandmother, Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen), has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Rather than tell Nai Nai, the whole family is planning on allowing her to live her last months in ignorance and reunite in their hometown of Changchun for Billi’s cousin’s wedding, which serves as a cover-up.

The Farewell is loosely based on Wang’s own upbringing, as well as her family’s experience during a similar situation years ago. This is one of the instances in which the old advice cliché, “write what you know,” is done correctly. The movie is a great collaboration of Wang’s personal script and direction combined with Lum’s impressive lead performance.

Billi is one of the most relatable and realistic characters this year in cinema, and Wang, in only her second full-length feature, demonstrates she has a bright future. The final scene is a bit unexpectedly misleading, but it doesn’t taint the viewing as a whole, fortunately. SC

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On Stage at The Coach House: The Bacon Brothers

The Bacon Brothers will perform at The Coach House on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Fasano

BY SHAWN RAYMUNDO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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iblings fight. They bicker. And they certainly get on each other’s nerves.

That’s just the way most families are.

When siblings are in a band together, there can be a bit of friction. And sometimes that friction is just too much for any one of them to handle—case in point: Oasis.

However, when it comes to The Bacon Brothers, a rock group led by Michael and Kevin Bacon, they’ve proven that blood is thicker than water.

“Well, I think that with the exception of when we get on each other’s nerves, which is rare, but it happens . . . it’s more canceled out by the fact this is a business, and when you’re in a business with your brother, there’s an inherent level of trust that goes into it,” said Michael, who sings and plays the guitar and cello for the band.

While Kevin is the most recognizable of the duo, as an accomplished actor in several hit movies such as Apollo 13 and A Few Good Men, Michael has earned the respect of Hollywood in his own right. Michael, the elder of the two, is an Emmy-winning composer who has scored several documentaries and audiobooks.

Together, Michael and Kevin have put out eight albums, the latest of which, The Bacon Brothers, was released last year. The band is rounded out by Paul Guzzone on the bass and back-up vocals, Joe Mennonna on keyboards and the accordion, Tim Quick on lead guitar, the mandolin and backing vocals, and Frank Vilardi on drums.

The band has been together since 1997, when they debuted their first album, Forosoco. However, the musical journey of Michael and Kevin actually started when they were just boys growing up in Philadelphia, Kevin explains.

“Well, Michael was a born musician; he started playing when he was a little boy, started playing the cello and the oboe . . . that’s what he did from the time he was a

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little boy,” said Kevin, who also sings and plays the guitar and percussion. “My thing was listening to my older brother . . . seeing him, listening to him and looking at that and saying, ‘That sounds like fun.’ ” “So I started to have these melodies and these words in my head. I would sing them to Michael, and he would turn them into songs, and that sort of led to ‘Well, let’s do that again,’ ” Kevin said.

The Bacon Brothers are currently spending their summer traveling the U.S. for their Shaky Ground Tour, which is named after a line from one of their songs, “A Road We Know Too Well.”

“I think we always like to have the tour be a little ironic, that there’s aspects to it that are not like ‘this is just all fun’ and ‘this is all easy,’ ” Michael said. “And I think that all the tours sort of reflect that sort of thing.

It’s not like a black-and-white kind of thing, but something more of a gray area, which I think ‘shaky ground’ describes.”

While out on the road, Kevin said fans can expect the band to play a lot of material from their most recent album, in addition to performing and experimenting with new songs.

Last month, The Bacon Brothers released a new single entitled “Play,” but the brothers couldn’t state for sure whether they’re ready to release a full-length LP just yet.

“Were getting close enough to have stuff for another album. I guess the question is whether or not we do it as one album or we continue to put out some singles,” Kevin said. “We have to dig more, think a little bit more about that. We could probably put out 10 songs and then after the 10th one is out, put out another album, so we’ll see.”

Tickets to see The Bacon Brothers at The Coach House on Wednesday, Aug. 7, are $55. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

The Coach House is located at 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. For tickets or more information, call 949.496.8930 or visit thecoachhouse.com. SC Page 11

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GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach

by Shelley Murphy

Boomerang Offspring: The Not-SoEmpty Nest

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ummer wouldn’t be complete without barbeques, beaches, baseball— and, of course, rental trucks.

My least favorite summertime tradition is renting a U-Haul and helping one of my sons move into a new apartment, yet it occurs annually. Last month, my younger son started packing up his possessions.

Unlike previous years, I eagerly awaited his moving day. This time, after loading the truck, I didn’t drive his belongings to another dilapidated dwelling; instead, I followed the familiar path to our family home.

When I tell friends that my younger son is living at home, reactions range from puzzlement to pity, and support to sorrow.

I count myself in the camp of parents welcoming home our recent college graduates. I admit I’m nostalgic for the past, but I’m also excited for the future— next month, my son starts law school.

While he is home, I’ll get a glimpse into his world and the opportunity to know my son as an adult.

In my day, the stigma of moving back in with the parents stung. Today, when a young adult returns home, it isn’t considered a failure to launch, nor is it a judgment on parenting skills; it’s a trend on the rise.

According to a recent United States Census Bureau report, “A third of young people, or 24 million of those aged 18 to 34, lived under their parents’ roof in 2015.”

CBS News reports the U. S. has the highest percentage of young adults living at home since 1940.

Circumstances contributing to the increase in figures include the competitive labor market, the increasing cost of living and soaring student debt.

Statistics are staggering: student-loan debt is the second-highest consumer debt category, and the debt in 2019 is the highest ever at $1.5 trillion.

Moving home wasn’t an easy decision for my son. The prospect of returning to his childhood bedroom didn’t top his list of post-graduate goals. But after committing to a law school that urges first-year students to forgo employment, his options narrowed.

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Karl

Also, he thought that living at home would help him resist temptations inherent in rooming with his peers. At our house, if my husband and I are awake at 5 a.m., it’s to start the day, not end the night.

With an increase in college kids returning to the nest, there’s an abundance of advice on negotiating the roommate relationship. Well-meaning websites suggest potential roomies compile a pros-and-cons list.

My list of pros far outweighs the cons.

My younger son’s return provides me with a personal technology whiz who can fix complex computer problems, decipher features on my iPhone and program television remotes.

He can dog-sit when needed, saving us the cost of an expensive canine camp.

My son is also equipped with the upper-body strength necessary to haul bulky boxes from the garage and hoist them into the attic.

My cons list is short. He finds my obsession with the Bravo network disturbing, and we’re struggling to strike a balance between my favorite channel and his beloved ESPN. Excluding television programming, we enjoy many of the same things: competitive LIFE’S A BEACH trivia quiz nights, comiBy Shelley Murphy cal political shows and cuisine from kids’ menus.

Although we have a lot in common, he is a different person since he last lived at home.

After spending four years providing for himself, he appreciates and understands the effort put into a home-cooked meal and wrinkle-free laundry.

I know my son doesn’t need me to put dinner on the table. When I decide to make a meal, it’s because I relish in taking care of my boys, regardless of the number of candles on their birthday cakes.

My favorite job of all is mom; it’s the one I’ve worked hardest at and the one with the best benefits.

I realize my son’s time at home is temporary, so I plan on enjoying this perk and savoring our time together.

Indeed, you can go home again.

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Clemente with her husband for the past 21 years, where she raised her two sons.

She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006. SC

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

arl is a 4 1/2-month-old kitten with bright eyes and striking markings. Like many kittens, Karl is full of energy and loves to play. Karl is just one of the many adorable kittens ready and waiting to be adopted at the shelter. Come meet them today!

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

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FROM THE ARCHIVES Gray Whale, stranded near

San Clemente, circa 1974.

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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SC LIVING CoastLines by Fred Swegles

‘The Lion King’ makes a summer splash in SC

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very summer, neighbors who live up and down Avenida Alessandro in San Clemente unite at the Ocean Festival to create something special out of sand.

Nearly every year, it’s some sort of colorful critter—or critters, including this year’s image of The Lion King and King Neptune, united in a sculpture titled “Kings of Surf and Turf.”

“The two kings are coming together in the Circle of Life,” team member Cheryl Moe said. “They are joining surf and turf together.”

As usual, the Alessandro Sand Sculptors won an award for Sunday’s crowd-pleaser.

They’ve won awards regularly for the past 24 years at the Ocean Festival.

Their selection of subject for this year is hardly surprising. The 2019 Ocean Festival coincided with a blockbuster weekend opening of Walt Disney Company’s The Lion King—a remake of a 1994 movie megahit—in theaters nationwide.

How was it decided?

“We usually have a party Friday night, and we drink a couple of margaritas, and we come up with some ideas,” said Steve Wallace, leader of COASTLINES the team.

By Fred Swegles “Usually the night before, it kind of morphs,” he said. “And during the day (Sunday), when we start with a big pile of dirt—probably about 10 cubic yards—it morphs into something. Nothing is really set in stone.”

Moe, who has been a member of this spontaneous, free-thinking team for 16 years, said previous years’ caricatures have ranged from The Hulk to Dory, the fish.

Team Alessandro’s 2017 sculpture was titled “Wonder Woman Saves San Clemente.” Another year brought to life a sea monster that the team said was based on a San Clemente Island legend. The next year was “The Gnome Ranger and Tonto.”

So why no sand castles?

“This is way more fun than architecture,” Moe said with a grin. (By the way, she is an architect.) “And you know why? No permits! The crowd loves it! And then you destroy it, and there’s no liability. Where could you go wrong?”

Well, actually, in 2010 the Alessandro Sand Sculptors did sculpt a castle of sorts, a San Clemente Times July 25-31

The Alessandro Sand Sculptors created this prize-winning entry at the 2019 San Clemente Ocean Festival, uniting The Lion King with King Neptune. Photo: Fred Swegles

“San Clemente Surf Shack,” but it was fully cartoonish—sort of Gingerbread meets Beach. It was fun.

This year’s Ocean Festival had six sand sculptures, and every team took on the challenges of San Clemente beach erosion: dwindling sand space, large fields of cobblestones and small rocks to dig out of the sand that teams had to work with.

Teams all found workable patches of sand.

“We had a great spot,” said Erin Davidson, a member of Team Eisenbeisz, which has sculpted sand at the Ocean Festival for

34 years.

“We had hardly any rocks,” Davidson said. In fact, she said, team members had to go fetch rocks to spell out the title of the sculpture, “Don’t Pout, You’re at the Beach.”

The sculpture was a colorful fish, based on a children’s book called The Pout-Pout Fish, “about a fish that’s very pouty,” Davidson said.

Dan Hoon, a San Clemente resident with BrightView, a landscape design firm, put together a team of 10 Irvine landscape architects and interns to create a sea turtle

with eggs.

“The group went and planned this out, ahead of time, and created a 3D printed model as a guide,” he said.

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

A team of landscape architects and interns led by Dan Hoon of San Clemente created this San Clemente Ocean Festival sea turtle with eggs, based on a 3D model that the group had made. Photo: Fred Swegles

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A Talk with Local ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant Grant Eckel

BY ZARA FLORES, FOR THE SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he road to The Bachelorette was not the most glamourous for Grant Eckel, but he definitely made the most out of it.

A lifelong San Clemente resident and San Clemente High School alumnus, Eckel, 31, was recruited for The Bachelorette five years ago at a bar with his friends in Orange County. A business card from an executive on the show proved to be anything but a scam, as he had initially thought. At the time, he was four months into a new job and felt it was not the best time to jump ship. Fast forward five years, and Eckel found himself in the midst of job layoffs and came back to that business card.

“I had nothing to lose and everything

to gain,” Eckel said. With nothing in his way, he took the plunge into the world of reality television.

After a long interview process, he was selected as one of the 30 contestants for this season of The Bachelorette. Eckel left the Spanish village by the sea and headed to the East Coast. He bonded with most of the other contestants on the show and spent one-on-one time with this season’s love interest, Hannah Brown, “Miss Alabama” in 2018.

Eckel spent two months in the mansion with all of the other contestants until one of them was selected over him. When it came time for the rose ceremony, the rose was bestowed to Luke, and Eckel was sent packing. He said he felt flustered and disappointed, but he knew that the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward.

“I felt I put everything out there, and I just wasn’t what she was looking for,” Eckel said, reflecting on his time with Hannah.

The show started out with 30 bachelors. At the end of the first night, 22 remained. Before Eckel left, he was one of 12 bachelors remaining. He was sent home on the show that aired on June 17, leaving nine bachelors at the house.

Eckel said his time with Hannah was not unlike dating in real life. Though unorthodox, the setting of The Bachelorette

San Clemente’s Grant Eckel was a contestant on ABC’s The Bachelorette, but he was sent home after this season’s love interest, Hannah Brown, gave a rose to someone else. Photo: Courtesy of ABC

really brings dating back to the traditional method of getting to know someone, face-to-face. There’s no app to hide behind, and there’s no time to dive into someone’s Instagram account or Facebook profile.

Eckel put his heart on the line and ultimately was left without a rose, but he

doesn’t regret his time on The Bachelorette. Being on the show was a one-time experience for him, and he thanks his parents, family and friends for their support of his great journey.

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‘Life is Good’ for the Red, White and Blue DeBoer, Bray take first in Dory Boat races after one teammate’s two-year health battle

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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alt-and-sweat-glistened athletes young and old gave it their all this past weekend at the San Clemente Ocean Festival, amid blue skies, near perfect summer weather yet small, choppy surf.

Hundreds of spectators, families and friends lined the pier and shoreline to watch two jam-packed days of competitions in swimming, surfing, fishing, running, dory boat racing, paddle boarding, lifeguard rescue relays, tandem boogie bodyboarding, sand sculptures and more.

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who competed in the annual “Greatest Show on Surf,” and many thanks to the organizers and volunteers who made the event what it is. While it wasn’t easy to pick a particular success story, there was one pair of athletes who stood out in their glory.

Sporting stars and stripes on their helmets, Dane DeBoer and James Bray emerged as winners of the two Dory Boat races, despite DeBoer returning from life-changing health concerns and injuries.

The team of 55-year-old DeBoer and 34-year-old Bray, both San Clemente natives, last raced together at Ocean Festival in 2016, where they finished first and second in the Dory Boat races, and that year also won the Surf Boat Championship at the USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Hermosa Beach.

The following year, DeBoer suffered two heart attacks and in April 2017 a bad motorcycle accident landed him in a hospital bed for three and a half months, with his femur broken in four places.

But DeBoer recovered and found the strength and motivation to get back into training.

“It’s been two years and six months of comeback, and James took me back,” said DeBoer, all smiles as he turned to his racing partner on Saturday after their second

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Clockwise From Left: James Bray, left, and Dane DeBoer took home the gold for two Dory Boat races this past weekend at San Clemente Ocean Festival. Bray and DeBoer work to power offshore during a dory race. Lifeguards prepare onshore for a rescue relay. Photos: Cari Hachmann

win in two races with seven other teams.

“This guy is an inspiration,” said Bray.

“He’s almost twice my age, and he’s still kicking ass.”

DeBoer said he is equally inspired by Bray, who was a three-time defending champion of the Open American Ironman title at the USLA National Lifeguard Championships and took home the gold for American Ironman on Saturday. Bray now lives in Santa Barbara, where he works as a full-time lifeguard for California State Parks. However, both men said San Clemente—and the Ocean Festival—is a special place for them, because they grew up spending years on the ocean here as lifeguards.

“For the NDA (National Dorymen’s Association) and the guys that row, this is kind of a super bowl for our circuit,” said Bray. “To be able to come back from two years off, and get back in the boat today and take both races, is amazing.”

DeBoer said after he got the clean bill of health from his cardiologist, he called Bray three weeks before Saturday’s race and told him the news. The two squeezed in four training sessions before the big day.

“You can see how much teamwork it takes to get successfully through one of these races,” said DeBoer. “There are so many factors that could have sent it in a negative direction, but I think the positive vibes and the fact that King Neptune and the ocean shined on us today . . . life is good. Life is even better when you take home a win with this guy.”

Bray said in years past, there have been far larger waves at Ocean Fest, but the weekend’s conditions produced great surf for the many different events.

“With two- to three-foot waves, it’s just challenging enough that it can easily flip boats and it can drastically change the way events go if you are fortunate enough to be on the right spot on a wave,” Bray said.

DeBoer, a paramedic firefighter in Los Angeles County, said unfortunately with his injuries and heart issues, he won’t ever

be getting back on the rig and has taken lighter duty assignments for now.

“Health is everything,” he said.

But he plans to continue living every day to the fullest, and that includes rowing with Bray.

“We happen to love enjoying the competition—this is such a unique sport; I’m glad we found it,” DeBoer said. SC

Top: Brazilian surfer Gabriel Klussner came in first for the Boys 11-14 division of the Groms Rule Contest.

Photos: Cari Hachmann

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San Clemente Ocean Festival 2019 Results SATURDAY, JULY 20 { DAY 1 } Pier Bowl Surf Classic | Men’s 25U Gold: Nate Pierce Silver: Wyatt Brady Bronze: Mitchell Tysler | Men’s 36+ Gold: Brandon Stinson Silver: Robert Brady Bronze: Cody Brady | Women’s Open Gold: Sierra Downer Silver: Malia Rimavicus Bronze: Julia Guild

Grom Rule Surf Contest | Push-In 7U Gold: Zion Walla Silver: Moses Hennings Bronze: Pierce Bailey

Fishing Derby Children’s Division | Heaviest Fish Gold: Jeremiah Aguro, 12.5-inch spot fin croaker Silver: Isabella Wang, 9.5-inch perch

Athletic Race Events

Silver: Patrick Jacobson, Jeff Hart Bronze: Bryce Crane, John Chetwynd

Silver: Boston Williams, Christina Boring

| Women’s Rescue Relay Gold: Monica Dornick, Jenna Solberg Silver: Colleen O’Donnell, Kelsey O’Donnell Bronze: Annaliese Litton, Bridget Lee

| Men’s Paddle Sprint Gold: Brian Murphy Silver: Patrick Jacobson Bronze: Hayden Hemmens

| Coed Rescue Relay Gold: Kelsey Cummings, Brian Murphy Silver: Daniel Curtis, Mia Tedesco Bronze: Boston Williams, Jennifer Noonan | Junior Rescue Relay Gold: Philip Barnett, Mario Leigh Harris Silver: Skye Davies, Sally Gonzalez Bronze: Tatum O’Brien, Naomi Villarte | Men’s Surf Ski Gold: Hayden Hemmens Silver: Brian Murphy Bronze: Hunter Hay | Women’s Surf Ski Gold: Katelyn Nimsky Silver: Kelsey Cummings Bronze: Tandis Morgan | Men’s Dory Boat 1 Gold: James Bray, Dane DeBoer Silver: Michael O’Donnell, Jeff Hart Bronze: David Cartilidge, Nicholas Doyle | Men’s Dory Boat 2 Gold: Dane DeBoer, James Bray Silver: Jeff Hart, Michael O’Donnell Bronze: Ian Pruitt, Ryan Buckley | American Ironman Gold: James Bray Silver: Jeff Hart Bronze: Ian Pruitt

| Men’s Lifeguard Gold: Hayden Hemmens Silver: Jeff Hart Bronze: Brian Murphy

| American Ironwoman Gold: Kelsey Cummings Silver: Maiken Nettie Pardon Bronze: Katelyn Nimsky

| Women’s Lifeguard Gold: Kelsey Cummings Silver: Jenna Solberg Bronze: Maiken Nettie Pardon

| International Ironman Gold: Hayden Hemmens Silver: Brian Murphy Bronze: Patrick Jacobson

| Men’s Surf Gold: Hayden Hemmens Silver: Danny Gonzalez Bronze: Jeff Hart

| International Ironwoman Gold: Kelsey Cummings Silver: Jenna Solberg Bronze: Maiken Nettie Pardon

| Women’s Surf Gold: Kelsey Cummings Silver: Jenna Solberg Bronze: Maiken Nettie Pardon

| Men’s Paddle Rescue Relay Gold: Jeff Hart, James Bray Silver: Hayden Hemmens, Danny Gonzalez Bronze: Patrick Jacobson, Brian Murphy

| Boys Junior Surf Gold: Luke Adams Silver: Logan Montgomery Harris Bronze: Ruka Gorordo | Girls Junior Surf Gold: Savannah Mellott Silver: Sally Gonzalez Bronze: Tatum O’Brien | Men’s Rescue Relay Gold: Hayden Hemmens, Danny Gonzalez San Clemente Times July 25-31, 2019

| Women’s Paddle Rescue Relay Gold: Kelsey Cummings, Jenna Solberg Silver: Jennifer Noonan, Tandis Morgan Bronze: Kelsey O’Donnell, Colleen O’Donnell | Coed Paddle Rescue Relay Gold: Sage Pfeiffer, Reilly Pfeiffer

| Women’s Paddle Sprint Gold: Jenna Solberg Silver: Kelsey Cummings Bronze: Kelsey O’Donnell | Girls Junior Paddle Sprint Gold: Skye Davies Silver: Finley Murphy Bronze: Vela Mattive

SUNDAY, JULY 21 { DAY 2 } Sand Sculpting | Castles and Things Gold: “Titanicles” by S.O.S. | Creatures Gold: “Ninja Turtle” by Bright View Design Group | Open Gold: “Don’t Pout, You’re at the Beach” by Eisenbiesz | Family Gold: “Kings of Surf & Turf”

by Alessandro Sand Sculptors Silver: “Filet Minion”

by Alessandro Kids Sand Sculptors Bronze: “Volcano Island”

by Eisenbiesz Kids

Great Rubber Duck Race Gold: Fran Carson Silver: MacKenzie NiColl Bronze: Rebecca Lumb

Groms Rule Surf Contest | Boys 10U Gold: Finn McCarty Silver: Carson Carr Bronze: Bodhi Aguilar | Girls 10U Gold: Eden Walla Silver: Riley Bailey Bronze: Hanna Arther | Boys 11-14 Gold: Gabriel Klussner Silver: Zack Perry Bronze: Kai Cassano | Girls 11-14 Gold: Sierra Downer Silver: Addison McPhillips Bronze: Kaili Arnston

Tandem Boogie Board Gold: Kalani Kahalioumi, Tava Kahalioumi Silver: Jay Reale, Vicki Reale Bronze: Cole Smith, James Ferrel

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| Female Neptune Lexie Kelly | Male Poseidon Tyler Bashor | Female Poseidon Candice Appleby | Men’s 5K Run Gold: Ian Hansen (1-14), Elijah Sech (15-19), Carter Blunt (2029), Phil Bresnahan (30-39), Andrew Lapin (40-49), Kevin Luxon (50-59), Steve Kos (60-69), George Greco (70-99) | Women’s 5K Run Gold: Sierra Springer (1-14), Raya Hijazi (15-19), Sage Pfeiffer (2029), Kera Kandel (30-39), Kathryn Thompson (40-49), Nicole Kersting (50-59), Michele Steer (60-69) | Men’s Biathlon Gold: Elliot Bilsland (20-29), Nic Giugni (30-39), Corin Bemus (40-49), Rick Maynard (50-59), Steve Vasquez (60-69), Ian Stuart (70-99) | Women’s Biathlon Gold: Savannah Batchelor (1-14), Kelsie Yamano (15-19), Philine Endres (20-29), Lexie Kelly (30-39), Romina Caristo (40-49), Dana Gilchrist (50-59), Margaret Stuart (60-69) | Men’s One-Mile Swim Gold: Mark Ybarra (1-14), Timo Paisley (15-19), Hayden Hemmens (20-29), Scott La Londe (30-39), Nelson Hansen (40-49), Kevin Weissman (50-59), Shawn O’Gorman (60-69), David Hoppe (70-99) | Women’s One-Mile Swim Gold: Savannah Mellott (1-14), Andreea Soricut (15-19), Emma Dodd (20-29), Lexie Kelly (3039), Heidi Reisert (40-49), Ariana Hawbecker (50-59), Mary Ellen Farr (60-69) | Team One-Mile Swim Gold: Ocean Fever Silver: Riverside Poly | Men’s Open Ocean Paddle Gold: Tyler Bashor (SUP 14-foot 18U), Jake Graham (SUP 14-foot 19-39), Chance Fielder (SUP 14-foot 40-49), Robert Moran (SUP 14-foot

50+), Ruka Gorordo (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 18U), Phil Bresnahan (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 29-39), Anthony Vela (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 40-49), Larry More (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 50+), Reilly Pfeiffer (Prone 12-foot 18U), Dane Gudauskas (Prone 12-foot 1939), Matt Smart (Prone 12-foot 4049), Philip Barnett (Surf/ski 18U) | Women’s Open Ocean Paddle Gold: Jade Leilani Howson (SUP 14-foot 18U), Candice Appleby (SUP 14-foot 19-39), Jen Van Diest (SUP 14-foot 40-49), Kristin Thomas (SUP 14-foot 50+), Kamryn Massey (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 18U), Mel Wygal (SUP 12-foot, 6-inch 40-49), Ina Gorordo (SUP Surfboard 18U), Sage Pfeiffer (Prone 12-foot 19-39) | Men’s SUP Sprint Gold: Tyler Bashor (1-18), Anthony Vela (40-49) Silver: Thomas Nilsen (1-18) | Women’s SUP Sprint Gold: Jade Leilani (1-18), Candice Appleby (19-39) Silver: Abby Baker (1-18) | Men’s Run Swim Run Gold: Logan Montgomery Harris (1-14), Carson Williams (15-19), Hayden Hemmens (20-29), Scott La Londe (30-39), Anthony Vela (40-49), Chappie Dehaven (5059), Steve Gleason (60-69) | Women’s Run Swim Run Savannah Mellott (1-14), Ina Gorordo (15-19), Emma Dodd (20-29), Lexie Kelly (30-39), Romina Caristo (40-49), Nancie Rodriguez (50-59) | Men’s Splash and Dash Gold: Pierce Bailey, Andy Bailey Silver: Nelson Hansen, Agustin Rozas Bronze: Ruka Gorordo, David Evans | Women’s Splash and Dash Gold: Ina Gorordo, Andreea Soricut Silver: Savannah Batchelor, Ruby Hawbecker Bronze: Linda Simons, Suzanne Dodd | Coed Splash and Dash Gold: Heidi Reisert, Jack Reisert Silver: Savannah Mellott, Chase Mellott Bronze: Matthew Flesher, Phoebe Flesher sanclementetimes.com

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Sitting on Top of the World

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 10-15 Thursday: Long period south swell peaks with better exposed breaks looking at waist to head high surf (35’ faces) while standouts see bigger set push slightly overhead high (6’ faces). 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, but there should still be some corners on tap through the evening.

After a solid performance in South Africa, SC’s Kolohe Andino heads home ranked No. 1 in the world

Outlook: South swell slowly fades through Friday then lingering for the weekend with mostly waistchest high surf (3-4’ faces) while standouts pull in some shoulder-head high sets (5’ faces) Saturday morning. Smaller blend of swells are due early next week. Light winds expected for the mornings, shifting further to the west while picking a few knots for the afternoons. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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here are 11 contests on the WSL’s Championship Tour. After the sixth stop in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino is ranked No. 1 in the world and has taken ownership of the coveted gold leader’s jersey.

“Being in the World Title race means there’s a lot of extra noise, and I feel a lot more people are watching,” Andino humbly said after taking the pole position.

After beating Brazilian rookie Deivid Silva in the quarterfinals of the Corona Open J-Bay last week, Andino overtook the No. 1 position from John John Florence, who suffered a knee injury in Brazil last month and is expected to be out for the rest of the year.

“Honestly, I think the gold jersey has been a bit of a burden; no one has taken it and ran with it since there’s been a gold jersey,” Andino said.

Coming up less than a half-point short against reigning world champion Gabriel Medina in the semifinals, Andino had to settle for third place in the contest, but the points he was awarded for the result were enough to put him atop the WSL ratings. The last time a surfer from San Clemente contended for a world title was Shane Beschen in 1996. He finished that year ranked second to Kelly Slater, who incidentally was surfing in the J-Bay contest

GROM OF THE WEEK

CANNON CARR

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ne of the best things about writing the Grom of the Week item is not just being able to shine light on some of our communities’ brightest little legends, but also seeing them grow up and accomplish great things.

Cannon Carr’s not grown up yet, but he’s definitely not the pint-sized grom who used to pull into overhead barrels on three-foot days at Riviera. Recently turned 13 years old, the kid’s been on the up and up all year long, and it’s epic to see the path he’s blazing.

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Kolohe Andino is a second-generation professional surfer from San Clemente. Photo: Sloane/WSL

this year at the age of 47.

“It’s still a long year, and we’re technically at the halfway point, and I’m just stoked with the beginning of my year,” said Andino, careful to not get ahead of himself and stay focused on what’s yet to come.

Putting together the best season of his career, consistency has been the key to Andino’s success this year. He started the year with a second-place finish at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia. He earned another runner-up result at the Margaret River Pro, and followed that up with a third-place finish in the Oi Rio Pro. But throughout his career, Andino has struggled to find his rhythm at J-Bay and has had a string of poor performances there. This most recent result not only reverses that trend, it has to give him considerable momentum and confidence.

“J-Bay has always been a really difficult wave for me to surf, so I’m just really

stoked to come away with a keeper result,” Andino said. “The people who surf this wave well are really confident; they’re not nervous if they are not going to make the wave, even if they just do some big turns, because the wave is really fast. But you can still sit back and do some big turns.

I’m just trying to enjoy it and have fun.

We’re at one of the wonders of the world if you’re a surfer. I’ve been spending a lot of time in the water, and I’m just having fun.”

As Andino noted, there’s still a lot of surfing to be done this year. The next world tour stop will take him to the South Pacific for the Tahiti Pro. Held at Teahupoo, it is one of the heaviest, shallowest waves in the world. Last year, Andino made the quarterfinals at the contest, and the year before, he made the semifinals. He’s been going to Tahiti for years and should feel right at home in the warm, blue barrels.

From there, Andino will have the Freshwa-

To kick the summer off, Cannon earned himself a fourth-place finish at the U.S.A. Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles.

But he was just getting started. He then went on to finish third in the Open Boys division of the NSSA National Championships in Huntington Beach.

Most recently, Cannon just made the trip down to Australia to compete in the Skullcandy Oz Grom Open, where he once again made the final. The surf was pumping with long, right-hand walls on offer.

Putting all of his Trestles experience to good use, he was absolutely ripping.

It’s going to be epic to see what he does next. And younger brother Carson isn’t far behind. SC

Cannon Carr. Photo: @shot_taco

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ter Pro up at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, CA, followed by two contests in Europe and then the final stop at the Pipe Masters in Hawaii.

Hoping to slow Andino down will be parttime San Clemente resident Filipe Toledo.

Currently sitting in second, he’s considered the best small-wave surfer in the world and is sure to contend all year long.

“As for looking for areas to improve, I have to work on these legs. You might have seen they look pretty skinny out there. I gotta do more squats,” Andino said, always looking for ways to elevate his game.

Next week, as the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach gets underway, Andino, Griffin Colapinto and Patrick Gudauskas are listed among some of the top seeds in the contest. Huntington Beach’s Kanoa Igarashi will be attempting to win his third Open title in a row. The U.S. Open begins on July 27. SC

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A sincere THANK YOU to the more than 200 volunteers who helped make this a year to remember!

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Target The Coach House The Pier Shack/Scott Shipley Trader Joe’s Trevor’s at the Tracks UsedSurf WalMart SPECIAL THANKS Acting Academy for Kids Corey Angeli Andrea & Beth Apodaca Jerick Beasley Jerry Bittick Mike Bond Natalie Bryant California Surf Lifesaving Association Calvary Chapel, S.C. Kristen Camuglia C.E.R.T. Volunteers of San Clemente City of San Clemente Beach Maintenance City of San Clemente LIFEGUARDS City of San Clemente Parks & Recreation Dept.

COA / Community Outreach Alliance Dana Wharf Sportfishing staff Valarie Daugherty Kumi & Jay Elston Sunny Evans Chris Grant Kelley Green “Mermaid” Griff Griffith Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Raina Hannegan Bob Harlow Bill & Christy Hart Darlene Hopkins Hula Connection Trey Hunt Gabby Leigh Gary Martin Anna Miller Sol Morey Tom & Marcia Morey Dreu Murin National Doryman Association (NDA) Bob Novello and Fisherman’s staff Olivia Ooms & Hwy 39 P.A.C.T. House/Sheriff’s Dept.

Pacific Coast Church Pacific Life Insurance Company Samuel Pelham Police Explorers Amy Reinhart Mitch Ritschel Luther Rowe

R.S.V.P.’s SC Body Surfing Club SC Jr. Lifeguard Cadets SC Junior Women’s Club SC Sheriff’s Services SCHS Key Club School of Rock “House Band” Steve Taylor The Flow Chris Vance WalMart Employees Wet Dog Vicky Wilson Jim & Colleen Wolfe Brenda Yecke 2019 SCOF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeff Beasley – President Ernie Marquez – V.P. Julie Bentwood - Secretary Kelly Finney – Treasurer DIRECTORS Nick Azzollini Tod Bryant Maureen Easter Debra Osborne Roger Price ASSOCIATES & KEY VOLUNTEERS Ginger Benter Erin Blake Mike Burke Gary & Arlene Button John Clark Cris Eden Iliana Farias Steffanie Griffith Paul Jessup Sue Kelley Rachelle Liberty Jolinda Marquez Sheila Martin John Meredith Jim Nielsen Brian Rahmatulla Darcel Scholz Patrick Wallace Art & Linda Wesselman Jennifer Roberts – Product Manager Jack Sutter – Surf Coordinator Barrett Tester – Race Director Peggy Vance – Executive Director

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We look forward to seeing everyone again next year on July 18 and 19, 2020 at “The Greatest Show on Surf!”