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Strike Ends, But No Promise of Peace in CUSD Teachers return to the classroom after five-day strike E Y E O N S C / PAG E 8

CUSD students rally at district headquarters during the teacher’s strike. Photo by Madi Swayne

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO The Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended denial of a development that would have seen a mix of offices, retail shops, condos, apartments and homes over the San Diego Freeway, just south of San Juan Creek Road. Although Capistrano is an equestrian community, one of the sticking points during a public hearing that drew well over 100 people was a proposal to include a 775-horse equestrian stable in the project. The plan, called Distrito La Novia on the north side of La Novia and San Juan Meadows on the south side, would have also brought 90 condos, 50 apartments, 68,000 square feet of commercial space and 94 single-family homes. While some complimented the development, most at the hearing thought it was just too large and would bring too much traffic. The Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend the City Council deny the proposal.

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A search warrant obtained as a result of an OC Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit investigation was served on the Safe Harbor Collective medical marijuana dispensary for health and safety code violations. The investigation into the dispensary led to warrants also being served on four San Clemente homes found to be associated with the business. No arrests were made and the OCSD would not divulge exactly what was taken from the business and the homes but noted that the information will be available soon. Though the search warrant action does not legally require the business to shut down, the Collective has remained closed since the April 16 raid. Safe Harbor is among the six known medical marijuana dispensaries in Dana Point that were sued by the city last month in cases related to zoning and municipal code violations.

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...Acupuncturist who lives in San Clemente Charged with Sexual Assault?

THE LATEST: A Laguna Hills acupuncturist has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a female patient during a treatment session. William James Goit, 52, of San Clemente, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of sexual battery and faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail if convicted. Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Goit at his La Paz Acupuncture & Massage office in Laguna Hills the afternoon of April 27, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

On April 21, a 46-year-old woman went to see Goit at La Paz Acupuncture & Massage in Laguna Hills. The District Attorney’s Office did not identify the woman because of the nature of the attack.

After administering acupuncture on the victim, Goit is accused of having the victim flip from her back onto her stomach under the pretense of massaging her spine. While the victim was lying facedown, Goit is accused of beginning to rub her buttocks and down her leg. He is accused of rubbing the victim’s crotch over her clothes, and pulling her pants down. The victim quickly pulled her pants up and left, and reported the sexual battery to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. He is also accused of making inappropriate comments about the victim’s appearance.

WHAT’S NEXT: Goit’s bail was set at $10,000, and an arraignment date is to be determined.

Anyone with additional information, or who thinks they have been a victim of a smiliar attack, is encouraged to contact Supervising District Attorney Investigator Carl Waddell at 714.834.7538 or the OCSD Special Victims Unit at 714.647.7419. Deputy District Attorney Hope Morgan is prosecuting this case.

FIND OUT MORE: See the entire news release at www.sanclementetimes.com —David Zimmerle

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…City Hiring Parking Consultants?

THE LATEST: During the April 20 City Council meeting, the city announced it will hire experts to perform an analysis of the available supply and demand for parking in the central business district of San Clemente.

City Council decided to employ the services of Walker Parking Consultants to execute a survey during August — a peak part of the season to collect data. Through the survey, Walker Parking Consultants will project parking demand while simultaneously advising the city on what to expect if future businesses are ever added.

Overall, the city will pay the consultants $22,800. According to Community Development Director Jim Holloway, Walker Parking Consultants is the same company that performed parking surveys for San Clemente in 2002, 2006 and 2008. With the addition of two new restaurants in town this year on the 200 block of Avenida Del Mar—The Shore and Nick’s San Clemente—parking spaces have become increasingly difficult to find on this particular street. While addressing City Council, Holloway also mentioned in his report that 10 restaurants are now on the 200 block. As a result, parking patterns have changed, as those who frequent restaurants often stay longer than retail customers. The council also agreed to convert two two-hour spaces to 20-minute spaces at the request of Nic’s Vacuum and Small Appliance at 216 Avenida Del Mar. The owner of the store said he has seen his business drop with restaurant parking occupying available spots for longer periods of time.

WHAT’S NEXT: Through this decision there may be more of these requests from business owners, as the city received a petition from 55 merchants that asked the council to “pursue all options available” and in response to what they termed “the parking crisis in the downtown village.” President of the Downtown Business Association, Christina Morgan, who also owns Villa Cucina, a store that offers home-decor and other kitchen products at 124 Avenida Del Mar, maintained a parking structure would be a great idea

Two Metrolinks trains have been spared in OCTA cuts. File photo

because parking is limited and she finds that customers need more time than the city’s allotted two-hour limit.

“We all know of downtown’s concerns over the last few years,” Morgan said. “However, businesses are still growing immensely, and people need to take into account the proper changes we need for the betterment of downtown. I think a parking structure is a good solution for the future because we’ve had a parking struggle for a very long time.

I have customers who are running out of the store for parking and wondering ‘Am I going to get a ticket? Where can I go to park?’

They end up circling the block three and four times, trying to get past the meter maid and still they can’t find anywhere to park.

They say they’ll be back, but usually those customers don’t come back, and that’s really a problem for us.”

Furthermore, Walker Parking Consultants did also offer to perform a second level of analysis for $8,500, mostly to look at ways to

either modify or combine existing parking lots or how suitable a parking structure would be.

Council members opted see the results of the August survey before moving forward.

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…Metrolink Reducing Trains Slated for Elimination?

THE LATEST: Metrolink’s board voted April 23 in favor of reducing the number of trains scheduled for elimination from 12 to four. As a result, the vote saves two trains that pass through Orange County.

Metrolink’s board of directors had originally considered eliminating trains 850 and 851 on the Orange County-Inland Empire (Cont. on page 5)

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Eye on SC (Cont. from page 3) line. Those particular trains travel weekdays between Riverside and Oceanside, stopping in Santa Ana, San Clemente and other Orange County cities, and each train runs once a day.

According to Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) spokesman Joel Zlotnik, OCTA contributes $366,000 to the $450,000 annual cost of those two trains.

Zlotnik said that OCTA did not want to see the trains cut and they won’t be.

WHAT’S NEXT: The April 23 decision by the board now leaves only San Bernardino line trains 306 and 323, and Ventura County line trains 105 and 114 set for possible elimination. Moreover, the Metrolink board also approved a 6-percent fare increase effective July 1, and the final approval of Metrolink’s budget, including the proposed fare increase, is scheduled for June. Last month Metrolink stated it was considering the fare increase and the service reductions in order to close a projected cash shortfall of $17 million for the next fiscal year.

FIND OUT MORE: www.metrolinktrains.com —DZ

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...Power Ramp of Unit at SONGS? THE LATEST: As of April 26, two nuclear reactors at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are approaching full power as warm weather returns to much of the area, Southern California Edison said.

The ramp up in power comes after the Unit 2 reactor at SONGS was shut down for six months to replace two aging 640-ton steam generators. And it was Unit 3 that was powered down to run at half capacity, conserving nuclear fuel for the high-demand for power during the summer season.

“San Onofre Unit 3 is currently operating at 78 percent capacity as operators ramp it up to full generating capacity,” Edison spokesman Gil Alexander said via e-mail. “The step comes after 45 days at half capacity to ensure the unit has sufficient fuel for the peak summer run. The unit has been operating continuously for 494 days.”

• Kaupp receives Proclamation of Distinction award from Spanish Village Foundation: Michael Kaupp received the “Proclamation of Distinction” (POD) award at the April 21 meeting of the San Clemente Planning Commission. Kaupp, Chairman of the Commission, was surprised to receive the POD, which was awarded in the category of “Community Service” by the Spanish Village Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to “recognize, celebrate and promote the positive aspects of San Clemente.” Candy Haggard, a director of the foundation, officially read the proclamation to Kaupp.

The foundation presents the “Proclamation of Distinction” award from time to time in eight categories: Arts & Literature, Business & Commerce, Community Service, Education, Environment, Government, Lifetime Achievement, and Sports & Competition. The Proclamation reads as follows: “WHEREAS, the branch shelters and nurtures through its days, even so there are citizens whose benevolent service endures and ever continues, not for recompense, but rather for love of San Clemente, AND WHEREAS, those who work for the good of San Clemente thus enable all to enjoy the fruits of their labor, AND WHEREAS, lest their toil, often by its very nature unseen, go unnoticed, THEREFORE, it is with great privilege and pleasure that the Board of Directors of the Spanish Village Foundation does hereby recognize Michael W. Kaupp as a beneficiary of this Proclamation of Distinction, in the category of Community Service.”

Alexander also said that Unit 2 is running close to its full capacity and is being held at 98 percent as outage personnel complete the start-up steps. Built in 1968, the Unit 1 reactor at SONGS was retired in 1992.

WHAT’S NEXT: Edison has preliminary plans to shut down Unit 3 after the summer. Just like with Unit 2, Edison will have a scheduled shutdown for refueling and maintenance to remove the old steam generators and install new ones. “The outage should be under way by October,” Alexander said.

The two new steam generators required for Unit 3 have been built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. Alexander also said the two generators are currently being tested and will be shipped to California sometime this summer.

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out to Max Berg Park May to celebrate San Clemente’s annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta, you’ll have to wait one more week. According to officials at San Clemente’s Beaches, Parks and Recreation the city recreation magazine had scheduled the event for May 1, but it will be performed on May 8.

WHAT’S NEXT: Cinco de Mayo will be celebrated in the park at 1100 Calle Puente from noon to 6 p.m. Those who attend will be treated to live entertainment that will feature bands, dancers, food booths, vendors, children’s games, a student art show and more. Admission to the event is free.

FIND OUT MORE: For more information call 949.361.8264.

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City and Community Calendar Thursday, April 29 Blood Drive 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Donate blood to the Red Cross at CUSD Headquarters. 33122 Valle Road, SJC, 714.427.2626, www.redcross.org.

June Ballot Measures Presentation 6:30 p.m. Informational forum hosted by the League of Women at Palisades United Methodist Church, 27002 Camino de Estrella, Capistrano Beach, 949.492.9428.

Friday, April 30

TGIF Party 12 p.m. Entertainment by Harold’s Southcoast Dixie Jazz Band at the Senior Center.

242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.498.3322, www.san-clemente.org.

Fun on the Run 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. After-school activity program for children. Offered Monday through Friday at varying locations throughout San Clemente. More info: 949.361.8227, www.san-clemente.org.

Saturday, May 1 Girls Lacrosse Fundraiser 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Bring by old documents that need to be shredded by a professional shredding company. 100% Proceeds go to the San Clemente High School Girls Lacrosse Team.

San Clemente High School Parking Lot. 700 Avenida Pico, 949.283.1722.

Sunday, May 2

City Offices Closed Every other Friday. www.san-clemente.org.

SC Chamber Membership Orientation 12 p.m. Meeting at Italian Cravings.

949.492.1131, www.scchamber.com. www.sanclementetimes.com

Book Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The San Clemente Friends of the Library will hold its monthly used book sale with fun reads for all ages. 242 Avenida Del Mar.

San Clemente Planning Commission Chairman Michael Kaupp, right, receives Spanish Village Foundation “Proclamation of Distinction” award for Community Service. Presenting the award are foundation directors (from left) Raad Ghantous, John Alpay and Candy Haggard. Photo by Mike Cotter

Monday, May 3

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Free Help With Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Anger 10:45 a.m. Recovery International provides tools and practice for postive change every Monday at the El Toro Library. 24672 Raymond Way, Lake Forest, 949.458.2504, www.lowselfhelpsystems.org.

People’s Choice Flower and Garden Show 10 a.m.–4 p.m. SCAA’s art show

7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Practice public speaking in a friendly and supportive atmosphere at the library, 242 Ave. Del Mar, 949.361. 8463, www. sanclemente.freetoasthost.net.

Wednesday, May 5 Depression Coalition Meeting 11:30 a.m. SCC group meeting; for info contact: jennifer.dinicola@stjoe.org 949-421-3415.

running in conjunction with the Garden Club’s Spring GardenFest. On display through the month. 100 N. Calle Seville, 949.492.7175, www.scartgallery.com.

Blood Drive

German Speaking Group

Kiwanis Meeting

2 p.m.–4p.m. Every Monday at Café Calypso.

114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.361.8436.

12 p.m. The local Kiwanis Club meets at Carrows. 620 Avenida Pico, 949.290.8729, www. sanclementekiwanis.com.

Tuesday, May 4 SC Sunrise Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary CLub meets at the Heritage Grille at the Talega Golf Club. 990 Avenida Talega, 949.369.0663, www.scsunriserotary.org.

12 p.m.–6 p.m. Donate blood to the Red Cross in Dana Piont. 33282 Golden Lantern, 714.427.2626, www.redcross.org.

SC Rotary Club 12 p.m. Irons in the Fire, 150 Avenida Magdalena, 949.361.3619, www.sanclementerotary.org.

French Conversation Club 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Come and chat at Cafe Calypso every Wednesday; no fees, no registration. 114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.493.5228.

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Helping Hands City holds annual luncheon to honor local volunteers

By David Zimmerle San Clemente Times

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t has been said that help is never too far away, and here in San Clemente you’ll find that help is right around the corner, in almost every place you can think of to look. The City of San Clemente held its annual volunteer appreciation celebration April 27 in a packed room at Irons in the Fire to honor those who do just that—lend a helping hand.

Mayor Jim Dahl ran the program, presenting an award to the volunteer of the year, while also presenting commendations to other deserving resident volunteers of San Clemente as part of City Council’s “Valuing Our Volunteers” program.

“I am proud of you and your commitment to our community,” Mayor Dahl said during the program. “I hear often from those outside of San Clemente how amazed they are at the level of volunteerism in our city. In all of the volunteer groups combined that benefit the City, we have a couple hundred volunteers.

With this many talented and compassionate people, it’s no wonder it’s the best place to live.”

Mayor Dahl expressed his sentiments while touching on points of volunteerism in the community like walking orphaned dogs, helping out in the administrative offices at the city, helping deputies with traffic control, conducting vacation checks at resident’s homes in town, selling used books to keep the library going strong while encouraging learning, and supporting a victim of a crime or accident.

“The volunteer efforts of every single one of you is valued by the City Council and the City staff,” Dahl said. “Our jobs are made

RSVP volunteer Ray Kunkel accepts a letter of congratulations and a Starbucks gift card from Mayor Jim Dahl. Photo by David Zimmerle

easier because every year, through your collective efforts, you save the city over $200,00 in annual operational costs.”

Commendations were then presented to Rody Knecht, Don Glasgow and Jim Nielsen. Glasgow and Nielsen were thanked especially in part for their contributions to the recent 2nd Annual Carnival Colossal and Expo and their part in making it a successful event on numerous fronts.

For the award of volunteer of the year, there were a total of six nominees, but

SC Girl’s Poster Featured in Anti-Smoking Campaign

Wilma Bloom, a Friends of the Library volunteer, took the award amidst a resounding applause from all those in attendance.

However, the 82-year-old Bloom, who has been a supporter of the San Clemente Friends of the Library for more than 20 years, and who logged about 440 hours of community service in 2009, was not there to attend the event as she is recovering from a recent stroke.

“I look forward to presenting Wilma with her award in person during my visit with

Local Family Seeks Treatment For Son, Alessandro

By Sherry Lucas San Clemente Times

By Austin Reagan San Clemente Times

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uring her freshman year at San Clemente High School, Alexandra Gerrain was one of many students in Health Class given the chance to present a youth-created “Tobacco and Hollywood” poster.

The Tobacco Use Prevention Program, a program in the County of Orange Health Care Agency, is promoting the event. along with community leaders and educators. The intent is to help youths recognize the influence performers lighting up on camera, have on them, the negative effects of tobacco, and the choice to make wise decisions leading to healthy lifestyles—not unhealthy habits.

Children between the ages of 10 and 14 who watched more movies where the characters smoked were 2.71 times more likely to start smoking than those who watched less, according to a study presented by Dartmouth Medical School.

Of the 50 million Americans who smoke, about 34 percent try to quit each year, according to the American Lung Association. Only about 5 percent succeed.

Gerrain, who plays varsity soccer for SCHS, said that in her freshman year she was told she was one of the top contenders. This year she was given the good news that her poster won.

Her family believes in healthy living, said Gerrain. That, she said, is what inspired her

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to do this piece.

“I don’t need to be into tobacco to lead a good healthy life,” Gerrain said. “I have seen what happens to people who use tobacco.”

Gerrain presented her poster at the Krikorian Movie Theater in San Clemente on April 23. SC

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her,” Dahl said. “The award will be quite a surprise to her as she does not yet know she’s been selected.”

Bloom has also been the bookstore treasurer for eight years, started the Downtown Business Association, served on the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce for five years, and also served on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club for 17 years. She was also on the City Planning Commission and the Church Council at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, and even found time to volunteer at the San Clemente Senior Center.

Other nominees for the award included Terry Burns, an Animal Shelter volunteer who had over 800 volunteer hours at the shelter in 2009, Maria Berry, also a volunteer with the Animal Shelter, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) volunteers Tom Collins and Ray Kunkle, and Jeff Zakaryan, who’s also a volunteer at the Animal Shelter and who took the lead on the development, design and construction on the cat care facilities remodel and expansion project.

Following the program, RSVP volunteer Ray Kunkel, who helps in preparing work schedules each month and also assists with scheduling and other maintenance and repairs on three radar trailers, reflected on the sense of reward he felt in being present at the celebration.

“I’ve been with RSVP for close to 13 years and have filled many different positions,” Kunkel said. “It’s just very rewarding to give back to the community after retiring and it feels great to do this. And as far as volunteers go, you won’t find none better than the one’s here.” SC

n March 2, San Clemente locals Vanessa Gonzalez and her 3-year-old son, Alessandro, were involved in a very serious car accident. While Vanessa walked away from the collision with only minor injuries, Alessandro was left in grave condition, with major damage to his spinal cord and the surrounding nerves. Paralyzed from the chest down, Alessandro spent several weeks at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where several surgeries were performed on his neck vertebrae. Alessandro was then transferred to the Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center in Downey for further recovery.

Alessandro has since returned home and can now talk and move from the shoulders up. Because of the damage to his spinal cord, he must use a wheelchair. There is, however, hope for Alessandro in regaining partial, if not full, mobility. In Germany, a medical clinic is conducting a study on revitalizing destroyed nerves and spinal cords. The treatment isn’t yet available in the United States, but the procedure could essentially be the key to Alessandro once again obtaining control over his lower body. “It’s a long process for recovery,” Vanessa Gonzalez said, “but it’s a step in the right direction for him to gain movement in his body.”

Medical procedures performed stateside are often expensive, but the Gonzalez family must also take in to consideration travel expenses and other financial burdens that will come with paying for Alessandro’s treatment in Germany. Local real estate agent and AYSO soccer coach Ed Molina has taken it in to his own hands to ensure that the Gonzalez’s will have the money necessary to cover the surgery. Molina found out about Alessandro’s condition through Ernesto and Margarita Gonzalez, Alessandro’s grandparents, and the parents of one of the members of Molina’s AYSO Boys’ soccer team. “Over the years I’ve become good friends with Ernesto and Margarita through AYSO, and when I learned of Alessandro, I felt compelled to do something.

Molina, a member of the Board of AYSO, is working along with other AYSO parents to start a web site for Alessandro. Molina says that he also hopes to hold a fundraiser for Alessandro’s medical treatment this fall at the AYSO Opening Day Event. For the time being, Molina has arranged for and opened a donation account with Wells Fargo Bank so that anyone interested in making a contribution toward Alessandro’s recovery may do so. Those who would like to donate can contact Joseph Kim, the branch manager at the Wells Fargo on Camino De Los Mares, at 949.493.6526. The name of the account is “The Alessandro Pintor Benefit Donation Fund.” SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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Strike Ends, But No Promise of Peace in CUSD Teachers return to the classroom after five-day strike

By Jonathan Volzke San Clemente Times

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lasses quickly returned to normal in the Capistrano Unified School District this week, as teachers laid down their picket signs to end a five-day strike with an agreement reached late Wednesday night.

But, as with many things in the CUSD the past several years, teachers and trustees both claimed victory in the job action, the first in Capo Unified since 1974.

Teachers contended they were victorious because they convinced trustees to amend a contract imposed on them to restore salary cuts as more money comes into the district.

Trustees insisted they held on to their principles, by refusing to raise class sizes because of the contract or lay off any additional teachers.

Either way, the strike further amplified the discord that has been a hallmark in Capistrano Unified since at least 2005, when a group of parents unsuccessfully tried to recall the entire school board. In the years since, two board members were recalled, a popular superintendent was hired and fired, and one “reform” committee engineered the election of all seven board members.

And now, another recall movement is under way, targeting San Clemente Trustee Mike Winsten and Ken Lopez Maddox, who represents the Aliso Viejo area. Organizers hope to turn in the necessary 21,000 signatures to qualify that decision, possibly for the November ballot, when three other trustees—Ellen Addonizio, Anna Bryson and Larry Christensen—face re-election. Only Bryson has stated her intention to run again at this point. Voters in November will also be asked to make another decision regarding CUSD: Whether trustees should be elected by local area, rather than at large, as they are now.

Winsten on Wednesday said he believed the roots of the strike were rooted in district politics, rather than actual contract issues for teachers. “It wasn’t about language in the contract, that was a battle cry to get people out there and gather signatures for the recall,” Winsten said. “If it was just about language that could have been easily resolved.”

Vickie Soderberg, president of the 2,200member Capistrano Unified Education Association, agreed it was about more than language. “It was all about protecting collective bargaining, all about forcing the board to respect the teachers,” Soderberg said.

The dispute is not dissimilar from that

Above: Strike supporters picket at CUSD headquarters. Photo by Madi Swayne Right: Teachers, parents and students attend a rally march through downtown San Clemente. Photo by Heidi Mefferd Bottom left: Teachers hold picket signs at the entrance to San Clemente High School. Photo by Taylor Garrett

played out on picket lines, rallies, in newspapers, on the Internet and over the airwaves during the strike, which began Thursday, April 22 and ended Tuesday, April 27. Rally after rally, attended by hundreds—sometimes thousands—of chanting teachers, parents and children, were covered by television and radio news stations. It was emotional and difficult for some. Even San Clemente’s popular Educator of the Year, Kathleen Sigafoos, was photographed with a picket sign in her hands.

As teachers stayed out of the classroom, so did students. On the first day, 77 percent of high school students stayed home, along with 61 percent of middle-school students and 52 percent of elementaryschool students. Those numbers grew, however, on the second day of the strike, a Friday, when a remarkable 90 percent of high school students stayed out of school,

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with 73 percent of middle-schoolers and 55 percent of elementary students.

Overall, about 88 percent of the district’s teachers honored the picket lines. They were replaced with about 600 substitutes.

On Monday, which some saw as a key day in the strike because it was the start of a week, the numbers also essentially held: While normal districtwide attendance is 96 percent, Monday’s attendance was 37 percent. That included: 83 percent of high school students staying out of school, with 67 percent of middle-schoolers and 48 percent of elementary-school students.

Teachers remained out at the same numbers. A striking teacher gave up his or her salary for the day—about $500 for those in the top salary tiers and half that for starting teachers.

“Teachers and parents are united together,” Soderberg said. “Parents trust the teachers. Parents wouldn’t send kids to school when the teachers are not in the classroom.”

Those who did go to school watched movies or read, parents said. Some complained

any attempt at academic work given to their children was woefully inadequate, such as word searches designed for much younger students.

But Winsten said trustees felt support, too.

“I heard from people over the last several weeks I haven’t heard from in five or 10 years,” he said. “There was an outpouring of support that I and other board members got, from people telling us they support our decisions, our policies, the direction we’re trying to go with the district.

“The strike opened up contact with people I haven’t heard from in years who couldn’t be more supportive, peppering me with emails and texts and telephone calls letting me know we’re doing the right thing, that we need to keep doing the right thing and hold the line.”

Some saw the strike almost as an inevitability, as the board is made up of conservatives and was supported by some individuals and groups—such as the Education Alliance—that have been critical of public education and public-employee unions. That support has caused some active in schools (Cont. on page 10) www.sanclementetimes.com

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How does it feel now that the teacher’s strike is over?

Teachers, parents and students attend a rally march through San Clemente on April 26. Photo by Heidi Mefferd

Strike Ends, But No Promise of Peace in CUSD (Cont. from page 8) to mistrust the board members, even before they were elected, and decisions such as the 2009 firing of then-Superintendent A. Woodrow Carter—who was well liked by parents and teachers—only fed that mistrust.

But Winsten downplayed the trust issue.

“I don’t think there’s a lack of trust in the community as a whole,” he said. “Really, if anything, there’s more trust that we are sound fiscal stewards and we’re in this for the big picture: The sustainability of public education on the community, without putting all the burden of balancing the budget on the backs of kids.

SC Sheriff’s Blotter Compiled By H E AT HER T U R NEY All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Web site (www.ocsd.org) and reflects data available from calls placed from the field by the responding officer(s). An arrest doesn’t represent guilt.

The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD Web site.

Tuesday, April 27 TERRORIST THREATS Avenida Barcelona/ El Camino Real (1:14 p.m.) A man reported that a male subject threatened to beat him and kill him. The informant was afraid the man might be armed.

Monday, April 26 DISTURBANCE El Camino Real, 900 Block (5:57 p.m.) A Chase Bank customer reportedly became irate and began a verbal altercation with the staff because her bank account was overdrawn and closed.

DISTURBANCE Via Teca, 2100 Block (4:26 p.m.) When a

“The people who supported me when I was elected still support me, and the people who didn’t support me still don’t, and maybe never will although I hope that will change over time.”

Winsten said one benefit of the strike was bringing attention to the statewide, if not national, funding issues about education.

Capistrano Unified has suffered through a series of budget cuts, and is now operating on about the same budget it did in 2005.

“It’s not a local issue,” Winsten said. “For better or for worse, this community was the first opportunity to air out ideological and philosophical differences on how this economic crisis should be handled…Oakland is repo company tried to reclaim a vehicle, a man pushed the driver of the tow truck and slammed the garage door down on the truck.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Camino De Estrella/ I-5 Freeway (2:53 p.m.)

A homeless man with a long, gray beard and wearing dark clothing was seen walking with a young girl, approximately 14 years old.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Talega/ Avenida Vista Hermosa (2:12 p.m.) A school crossing guard reportedly could not help children cross because they couldn’t hear due to a picketer’s drum beating.

Sunday, April 25 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Camino Del Rio/Camino De Los Mares (11:30 p.m.) A person dressed in a gorilla suit was seen jumping in front of passing vehicles.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Calle Empalme/Avenida La Cuesta (7:11 p.m.) A seemingly drunk man was seen riding his bicycle and repeatedly falling off of it.

TRAFFIC HAZARD Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (2:26 p.m.)

A group of junior high aged boys were seen throwing water balloons at passing motorists near the fire station.

WELFARE CHECK Calle Puente, 1100 Block (1:31 p.m.) A man was reportedly passed out on a park bench with a bottle of alcohol. A young boy about 4 or 5 years old was with the man and was

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Adam Anawalt, San Clemente High School junior and starting pitcher for boys varsity baseball “Well, first off, the whole thing was pretty bad because during the strike we couldn’t even use our own baseball field. As a pitcher I just was not used to that.

And though I have been throwing the ball lately, I haven’t thrown it the way I’m used to.

Plus, we’ve got a big game coming up against Mission Viejo and they’ve been practicing.

“As far as school is concerned, it was nice to get back to class [Tuesday] even though there were only 12 kids in my class this morning, so we didn’t do much. As it got later in the day more kids showed up, but there weren’t really any lesson plans in place.”

Kathy Bellomo, mother of three with children attending San Clemente High School, Vista Del Mar Middle School and Lobo Elementary “I’m just glad that the kids are able to get back to getting an education. I thought it was kind of sad to get them to school last Thursday when the whole thing started because they didn’t do much in terms of learning anything. However, my stance has been to leave it all to the two feuding parties even though it did hurt our kids in the long run. I’m definitely glad that it got resolved in the short amount of time it did.”

Ken GoldstonE, English teacher at San Clemente High School and boys varsity volleyball coach “It’s great to be back and I’m really happy that this has all been resolved. At this point, we’re just trying to get back to order in the classroom and in our athletic programs. It’s all about getting back into the swing of things and getting back to normal.”

right behind us.”

No matter what anyone believes, Winsten said the strike served another positive purpose, in raising the attention level surrounding public schools. “I hope this will be opportunity to elevate the discussion about the issues,” he said. “In one sense, that happened. People who never paid attention to school district budgets and

politics and finances have become engaged.”

But what the engagement leads to is yet to be seen. There’s no comfort, however, the strike will bring peace to the district, as trustees are on the verge of hiring a permanent superintendent—a decision sure to be publicly debated—and candidates for the November election pull their nomination papers in July. SC

playing on the playground while his guardian slept.

her daughter on the phone when the line went dead. Her daughter was having arguments with her husband and the woman was concerned because she couldn’t reach her.

SUSPICUOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE South El Camino Real/Cristianitos Road (11:51 a.m.) A woman reported that a person driving a tan Chrysler Sedan had been following her.

Saturday, April 24 DISTURBANCE La Paloma, 200 Block (7:03 p.m.) Two men were seen fighting on the upper level balcony of an apartment complex. One man apparently had the other in a chokehold, but minutes later the men were seen hugging.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Paseo De Cristobal, 300 Block (6:58 p.m.)

Nearly 10 juveniles were reportedly burning items like books and skateboarding ramps in the beach fire pits.

SUSPICUIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Via Durazno, 2500 Block (5:57 p.m.) The informant’s children apparently heard talking and other noises as well as lights flashing in the backyard of a vacant residence.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Pelayo, 100 Block (10:46 a.m.)

A woman and her boyfriend reportedly got into a physical dispute. The woman was pushed by her boyfriend while she was holding a baby and household items were broken in the quarrel.

WELFARE CHECK Cazador Lane, 300 Block (9:07 a.m.)

A woman reported that she was talking to

Friday, April 23 DISTURBANCE Paseo De Cristobal, 300 Block (7:25 p.m.) A group of juveniles were seen throwing water balloons at passing runners near the railroad tracks.

Thursday, April 22 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Avenida Palizada, 300 Block (2:58 p.m.) Two juveniles, 15 or 16 years old, were reportedly swinging around what looked like a rifle.

DISTURBANCE East Avenida Magdalena/ El Camino Real (10:32 a.m.) People on strike holding signs near the freeway were reportedly causing traffic on the freeway to slow down.

INVESTIGATE PERSON DOWN Linda Lane, 400 Block (10:30 a.m.) A man, who appeared to be passed out, was positioned with half of his body on the sidewalk and half in the street.

Wednesday, April 21 9-1-1 HANGUP Calle Amistad, 100 Block (11:42 p.m.) A young child was heard screaming and possibly throwing things. The parent of the child was heard yelling and telling the child to stop screaming, and then hung up the phone.

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u The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce will host its annual golf tournament May 7 at the Marine Memorial Golf Course at Camp Pendleton. Tournament highlights include a shotgun start, scramble, yellow ball, putting contest, $5,000 Hole-in-One, Longest Drive, Closest-tothe-Pin, Straightest Drive, raffle prizes and more. Individual fee is $150 with a foursome for $600. Sponsorships are available for $300. Registration includes green fees, cart, lunch, teebags, a BBQ Dinner and more. More information is available at 949.492.1131.

The Palisades United Methodist Church (PUMC), 27002 Camino de Estrella, will have a June Ballot Measures presentation April 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PUMC will be hosting the presentation while the League of Women will conduct the forum. More information is available from Sandy Exelby at 949.492.9428.

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Join the Rose Society of Saddleback Mountain May 8 for a self-guided tour of five exceptional gardens and one home in San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach and San Clemente. This is a rare opportunity to view private published gardens not usually open to the public. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 949.433.4778 or 949.837.2141.

Tickets are $20 per person and $25 the day of the tour at 31701 Peppertree Bend, San Juan Capistrano. Tour hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit their Web site at www.rssm.org.

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Serra Preschool will have its annual dinner and auction May 1 at 6 p.m. at Irons in the Fire at the San Clemente Golf Municipal Golf Course.

This year’s event, “Maui Mayday Madness,” will include a passed appetizer of coconut shrimp, followed by a Hawaiian plate dinner entree of teriyaki beef, sticky rice, and Chef Vinnie’s macaroni salad. Fountain drinks, coffee, iced tea, and hot tea are included. A cash bar offering a $5 house margarita or mai tai will be available. A wide range of goods and services have been donated for the fundraiser, and items like weekend getaways, swim lessons, toys, birthday party packages, gift cards, summer camps, kid’s classes, and amusement park tickets are just a few categories up for auction. Tickets are $30 per person and may be ordered online at the Serra Preschool Web site at www.serrapreschool. org by April 25. For questions about the event, please contact Ami Marie at 949.361.7739.

The Village Art Fair will take place May 2 and volunteer positions are available to represent businesses and the DBA. The DBA booth will be located in front of Mingees Nail Salon on Del Mar near the Gallery 104, during the show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is another great way to and meet people in town, promote your business and network with other storeowners. More information is available by calling 949.218.5378 or visiting www.villagesanclemente.org. u

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Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C BLUE will host the second annual Blue Note Karaoke event at the OC Tavern in San Clemente May 6. The event, aims to raise awareness about water quality issues, and what individuals can do in their daily lives to make a difference. This year, Surfrider Foundation has tapped heavy metal karaoke band KNAC/DC to jam out popular songs from the 80s metal scene from artists including Motley Crue, Guns ‘n’ Roses and Van Halen. More information is available from Alexis Henry at 949.732.6413 or ahenry@ surfrider.org. u

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Several San Clemente residents including two SCHS students, a JSerra senior and a JSerra graduate, went on a mission to Ethiopia to help build an orphanage that will house 250 Ethiopian orphans. In attendance were Max Morris, a San Clemente High School junior, with his Mom Ally Morris; Jeff and Liz Jonas along with their son Bennett Jonas, a sophomore at SCHS, and their daughter Christine Jonas, a JSerra graduate currently attending SMU in Dallas, TX; Mitchell Gonzalez, a JSerra senior was there with his Dad, Marco Gonzalez; and other local San Clemente residents, Vince Moiso and Dorothy Dunn, were in attendance along with a few other close friends. More information about the project can be found at www.acaciavillage.org. u

Shawn McGuan, Founder, CEO and CTO of San Clemente-based LifeModeler, Inc. has a lot to celebrate regarding his company. Recently there was a television piece featuring LifeMOD that highlighted their work with partner Scripps in studying shoulder injuries for the San Diego Padres baseball team. Surgeons use LifeMOD to understand the mechanics of the particular patient’s shoulder injury before the operation. They then “operate” virtually on the LifeMOD model before the surgery. With this knowledge, surgeons have a very specific plan before surgery greatly improving surgical outcomes. “Injuries that were debilitating a few years ago can be corrected with LifeModeler technology,” said Dr. Heinz Hoenecke, Head Team Physician for the San Diego Padres. See www.lifemodeler.com/Customer/ArdiMicroSite/Padres.htm for more information on the program. McGuan also won the Excellence in Entrepreneurship award by the Orange County Business Journal. For more information on his company visit www.lifemodeler.com.

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San Clemente Art Supply & Custom Framing, 1531 N. El Camino, will have its big one-day sale May 1 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in honor of their 7th anniversary. Sidewalk and store will be filled with bargains on overstock items like portfolios, paper, canvas, paints, brushes, kids stuff and much more. Cake and lemonade will be served. This event is free and open to the public. More information is available at 949.369.6603 or www.scartsupply.com.

Brooke Eisele an 11-year-old San Clemente fifth grader from St. Edwards School has become an author. Irvine Barclay Theatre and Orange County Public Library chose Brooke’s entry “Little Lydia: The Only Mouse That Couldn’t Tie Her Shoes” as one of the winners out of hundreds of entries throughout the county. As a tribute to the writers, a book reading and signing will be held at the Tustin Library May 1 at 11 a.m. Eisele will be presented with a bound and illustrated copy of the book, and a certificate to show that her story has been published. A copy of the book will be placed on the shelves of each of the 34 library branches in the county.

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San Clemente High School will be collecting donations for Operation Baby Shower May 1 to benefit expecting mothers at Camp Pendleton. Requested items include baby blankets, crib sheets, diaper bags, clothing, teethers, rattlers, hygiene items, etc. For more information, visit www.operationshowersofappreciation.org or call 949.533.2641.

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The Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy recently announced its schedule of events for the month of May. On May 8, Trail Clearing and Weeding will go from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

On May 15, Astronomy Night will go from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., while on May 16 there will be a Sierra Sage/Wildflower Walk from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Advance reservation required for all events. More information is available at 949.489.9778 or staff@theconservancy.org.

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Volunteers are needed to count bicyclists and pedestrians at key locations throughout town.

The counts will be used to estimate existing and future use of City infrastructure and where and how improvements might be made. This information will be integrated with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans whose funding should be on the City Council agenda sometime in May. Contact Planning Commissioner Brenda Miller at brendasanclemente@gmail.com for more information.

The San Clemente Garden Club will have a monthly meeting May 5 at 1 p.m. at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 2001 Calle Frontera. The event is free and open to the public. Award-winning floral designer Pauline Sechi will also demonstrate floral design. More information is available from Launa Gould at 949.275.3974.

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The 7th Annual “Tomorrow’s Artists Today” exhibition at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens will now open to the public on May 8, with the member/student opening night reception rescheduled for May 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year the exhibit will feature the work of young artists from San Clemente High School and Bernice Ayer and Shorecliffs Middle School. The more than 200 works displayed will include the mediums of oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, mixed media, drawings, ceramics and photography. Participating Instructors are as follows: Lynn Smith, Ceramics (SCHS), Bill Palmer, Drawing (SCHS), Alana Brewer, Photography (SCHS), Andrea Reish, Drawing/Painting (SMS), Jenny Rosien, Drawing/Painting (BAMS). Admission hours to Casa Romantica and the Student Art Exhibition are Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Mondays. Admission is $5 for non-members, free for Casa Romantica Members and participating students and their families. More information is available at 949.498.2139. u

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The Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America, recognized scouting’s highest achievements - the rank of Eagle Scout - at the Irvine Marriott hotel April 28. The 2009 Eagle Scouts from San Clemente are as follows: Austin Allen (Crew 719), Patrick Bowman (Troop 737), Nicholas Boyd (Troop 731), Timothy Chetwood (Troop 113), Taylor Cook (Troop 731), Cameron Dalsimer (Troop 27), John Echelberger (Troop 731), Jordan Eslick (Troop 731), Spencer Hamil (Troop 737), Charles Hammer (Troop 737), Joshua Hegewald (Troop 719), Kevin Koby (Troop 737), Nathan Marsing (Troop 772), Mitchell Motu, Jr. (Troop 724), Cooper Neser (Crew 719), Trevor Reese (Team 719), Taylor Smith (Crew 719), Colby Taylor (Troop 731) and Michael Vollebregt (Troop 737).

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Surf City Comics will have free comic book day May 1. Everyone who stops by will receive at least one comic book at no cost. There will be over 20 different comics to choose from for all ages. Visit www.freecomicbookday.com to see all the comics that will be available. More information is available by calling Surf City Comics at 949.573.6729.

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no European sovereign had ever tasted a strawberry, an avocado, pineapple or a Sees chocolate bar. They all came from the new world. Would Henry the VIII have traded his six wives for half a dozen bushels of plums, pecans, or fresh heirloom tomatoes? It’s a good bet.

Queen Elizabeth was known to brag that she “bathed once a month whether Wavelengths she needed to or not.” Unfortunately her

By Jim Kempton subjects were not nearly so lucky to have that luxury. Princess Pocahontas bathed daily—but in the icy currents of Virginian Rivers. Neither she, nor any other royalty ever experienced a heated pool (or hot shower) so common to us all today. Plus Queen Lizzie never surfed.

(No wetsuit.)

Shah Jahan, the 18th Century Mogul ruler of India, built the Peacock Throne from solid bars of gold encrusted with priceless diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Unfortunately he suffered from headaches and never having a simple aspirin he lived his days in pain.

Erasing pain seems so simple today—but it wasn’t always. Take toothaches: Queen Marie Antoinette demanded the finest sweets in Paris. But the resulting cavities made her suffer all her short life—when dental fillings would have been a piece of… relief. Speaking of relief, imagine running without Nike’s, sunning without Wayfarers, brushing without Crest, sneezing without Kleenex or skiing without Gortex—small luxuries most world rulers never

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hen we talk of living like kings, we underestimate ourselves. Today we live better than kings. Better than the richest man in the world ever did a century ago. Every day when we get in our automobile, more 200 horses slip into their harness and race us to our destination at the tap of a pedal. Julius Caesar and all his legions never rode in a leather-cushioned chariot that could go zero-to-sixty in less than ten seconds. And there were no airbags when Roman rigs collided with armored cavalry.

In the course of history, we working stiffs of today are a lucky bunch. Consider the Pharaohs: all-powerful near deities, they built the largest structures on earth. But King Tutankhamen never lived in an air-conditioned bedroom or slept on an orthopedic mattress. He would have built the sphinx in the shape of a Sub Zero had he ever been able to drink a glass of iced lemonade. Or take Alexander the Great—he may have conquered the world, but he is assumed to have died in agony of Typhoid Fever—which would have been treatable today if he was not already vaccinated.

And is there any doubt that the King of Siam would have whistled a happy tune if he could have seen Anna and the King on the big screen or heard the soundtrack on his iPod at the wave of his royal finger?

There are just so many things we have that king-types never did. For instance, convenience stores: Genghis Khan may have had a thousand temples built in his name but he would have mortgaged his birthright for a Slurpee machine from the local 7-11 store. Not to mention 31 flavors.

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enjoyed.

And when you compare Royal luxury to modern convenience, envision this: In 1921, just after the fall of Czar Alexander of Russia, only 1 percent (that’s right ONE percent) of the USA’s population had indoor plumbing—and that did not include the Czar.

So you can still say it’s good to be king—as long as you reign in the 21st century. I mean let’s be truthful: Would you trade your refrigerator, automobile, stereo, movies, or Penicillin to run an 18th Century Empire? Probably not. Would you give up aspirin, heated pools, indoor toilets and dental fillings to be ‘Ruler of the World’ without them? Pretty unlikely. But going without ice cream, hot showers, surfboards and guacamole? Forget about it.

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Letters to the Editor HAPPY COWS=BETTER CHEESE; HAPPY TEACHERS = BETTER EDUCATION Jeff Smith, San Clemente

I hope by the time this is printed that the silly teacher strike is over. The most recent editorial offerings from two long time teachers were very informative. If one follows the logic of their arguments for additional pay, it becomes clear that their formula for educational success is simple. More money for teachers raises their morale and well paid happy teachers improve the quality of education. This appears to be something along the line of the television commercials which tell us that happy cows make better cheese. I have not seen any data to support these arguments so I must assume they are based in emotion or marketing strategy rather than fact. If their formula is correct however, it would seem that we can improve our nation’s GDP by having all employees in the private sector immediately demand a raise and a promise from their employer that their job and economic prosperity will always be there. It is common knowledge that deliriously Page 12 • San Clemente Times • April 29–May 5, 2010

happy employees improve profits and production indefinitely.

Unfortunately, there is real data that tells us that the cost of public education has continued to increase, school classrooms have become increasingly crowded with 30 plus students per class, school enrichment programs have been eliminated or reduced, school nurses have disappeared, school cafeterias with hot lunches cooked (not microwaved) on campus have disappeared, school bus routes have been eliminated, reduced or priced beyond reasonable affordability and school facilities are text book examples of deferred maintenance. All the while, public education employees (administrative and classroom) continue to get more pay, security and benefits, while the taxpayer pays more and the students get less. This data tells me that the teachers continued chant that they are striking for the students is a disingenuous marketing strategy unsupported by evidence.

Any parent or taxpayer that would continue to blindly support public education employees quest for more pay and

job security without caring about the consequences to current and future generations of students and taxpayers are naïve and deserving of what they support.

I was hoping that there would be some pearls of wisdom coming from the Trustee / administrative camp regarding this issue but all evidence continues to expose their confusion as well. Unfortunately, they continue to short change their responsibility by expressing their mission of securing a quality educational experience for the 52,000 plus students in the district. I believe their responsibility also extends to the other few hundred thousand taxpayers and voters that elected them to office (remember elections consist of all voters not just voters with children in public school) and that their mission should be to provide the best education they can with the resources they are allotted and with an understanding that it must be sustainable for future generations of taxpayers and students.

We should not be required to mortgage the farm to keep the cows happy.

I do not want to leave the impression that I do not (Cont. on page 14) www.sanclementetimes.com

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Letters to the Editor (cont.) support teachers, administrators or the Trustees, I do strongly believe in the mission and benefit of a well educated public.

I have not had the time to picket and market my position for students and taxpayers because I am very busy trying to keep my business profitable and my employees employed so we can all pay more taxes. I would appreciate more discussion of fact and some evidence that the Trustees and public education employees understand that they are both wrong. I optimistically hope that most taxpayers understand the problem without having to resort to a taxpayer strike.

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A SURFER AND TOLL ROAD ADVOCATE Teddy Lee, San Clemente

I’m a native Southern Californian and have lived in Southern Orange County for the last 30 years. For the last 10 years, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to live in beautiful San Clemente. As a kid growing up in SoCal, I learned to surf in the South Bay and have surfed from Zuma Beach to San Onofre. I remember the carefree days (not that long ago), of no or little traffic to surf up and down the coast of SoCal. Living here nowadays, I can’t stand to get on the freeway to go anywhere, north or south. Regardless of the time of day, the traffic seemed to be backed up. I refer to it as the 5, San Clemente curves and wup-dee-dos (the hills). Traffic, on the 5 Freeway through San Clemente, is like an accordion, with curves and ups and downs. Also, with the increased commerce between San Diego and Los Angeles, the number of trucks and semi’s traveling the 5 must have quadrupled. It’s not even summer yet.

There needs to be another route that runs parallel and intersects Interstate 5 south of San Clemente to alleviate traffic congestion and provide an alternative, if for nothing else, safety concerns.

All these goody two shoes, environmentalists, against the 241 extension, should all go back to where they came from and maybe then, we wouldn’t have the traffic problems we currently have. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the environment, but the quality of life can be better spent somewhere other than sitting on the 5 Freeway in San Clemente regardless of the direction you’re going.

A concerned California Native Son and San Clementean.

FLAWS IN NORTH BEACH EIR James L. Smith, San Clemente

The EIR associated with the LAB aka Playa del Norte project at North Beach fails to adequately address numerous negative effects.

The LAB Project is a significant deterrent to public beach access and to the health, safety, and well being of residents, visitors and taxpayers. Selling part of our public parking lot and decreasing the public right to beach access is a travesty.

The Coastal Act protects the public right to public beach access when local governments fail to do so. Provisions in the Coastal Act require that all new developments provide maximum beach access and recreational opportunities to beaches in the coastal zones. Eliminating parking is counter to the spirit of the Coastal Act’s provisions.

In addition, the story poles tell the story all right. Over 20+ feet of landfill and a two story monstrosity is a view blocker!

Finally, residents were misled by the City and the LAB developer in the Measure W referendum. Back then, the developer told us that he would “self park.” Today, there is no mention of doing that and we’re hearing about a parking lot on the other side of the street. Who’s paying for that? If it’s not the developer, than we must do another referendum and give the residents a say in the latest version of the LAB scheme.

The City planners and some City Council members seem to be itching to give this private developer special treatment.

Two examples would be selling them part of our beachfront parking and then using taxpayer money to build a parking lot for them across the street. North Beach may need some fixing up but not this boondoggle.

TOO BIG FOR PIER BOWL Ken Jaffe, San Clemente

The proposed building at 614 Avenida Victoria is back in front of the City Council on May 4, 2010 for approval and make no mistake, it is just as big as it ever was. Mike Luna, the architect on this project, has been very quick to offer that Page 14 • San Clemente Times • April 29–May 5, 2010

the building is being built to code but we feel strongly that he is misrepresenting the facts in an effort to get this project approved quickly. The City has just embarked on a General Plan update process with the selection of over 20 residents, who were chosen to set a new vision for San Clemente’s future. Mr. Luna knows that four story buildings with rooftop party decks will almost certainly not be a part of that vision and he is using every opportunity to circumvent this process and get his personal monument in the Pier Bowl approved now. Several residents of the Pier Bowl plan to show the City Council not only that this building is not being built to the current code (even with the General Plan amendment that is being added in the middle of the General Plan Update process specifically for this building) and is almost exactly the same building that was previously proposed and denied. Mr. Luna has manipulated the plans to reduce the height and Floor Area Ratio without reducing the scale of the building at all. He has ignored building requirements and convinced the Planning Commission to approve this project even as the Commission has spoken out against similar projects in other parts of San Clemente. (See Planning Commission Minutes from April 7, 2010 - Kramer Subdivision). This architect and this project are trying to take us back to a time when personal agendas instead of following the rules was the basis for getting a project approved in San Clemente and it should not be allowed.

I encourage all residents of San Clemente that want to preserve the look and feel of our Mediteranean Village to attend the City Council Meeting on May 4th at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. We need to let the Councilmembers know that it is unacceptable to allow one outspoken architect to slip in a project at this time, because he knows it is not in keeping with San Clemente’s future and if not approved now, will ultimately be denied.

TCA RESPONDS Sam Elters, Chief Engineer, Transportation Corridor Agencies

It looks like a dialogue has begun between me and Mr. Pezman (How Green in our Valley? Letter to the Editor, 04/04/10) and I am glad to see that some of the misinformation so easily spread about the plans to complete the 241 Toll Road and our recent alignment concept are beginning to be cleared up. I am a little worried about his fact-checking though, seeing as he misspelled my name in the first line of his letter.

Regarding the questions about the Marine Corps tactical training plans within the newly designated Sierra Train-

ing Area in San Mateo Valley, I suggest Mr. Pezman keep his eyes and ears open. On of the concerns voiced by the Department of the Navy about the concept alignment was that they believed it would require restrictive safety measures that would limit Camp Pendleton’s use of pyrotechnics and simulation munitions, improved explosive device training, and key aviation and helicopter use. Without the toll road in place, which would create a barrier, the noise and light flashes from these activities will reverberate through San Mateo Campground and the neighborhoods along the southern end of San Clemente. The concept alignment would move the route out of the inland portion of San Onofre State park and be further away from San Mateo Campground acting as a barrier from noise, dust, and visual impacts generated from the Marine’s intense tactical training.

Mr. Pezman’s letter raises an unfounded claim that the toll road would result in “profound alteration” of the watershed.

The majority of the San Mateo Watershed lies within Camp Pendleton and the Cleveland National Forest. The toll road alignment will cross less than one-fifth of one percent of the entire San Mateo Watershed. This is hardly “profound alteration.”

With regard to the Donna O’Neill Conservancy, the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ original preferred alignment avoided the conservancy completely and from an engineering perspective, it is an easier and less expensive route to construct. However several years of analysis and collaboration by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led to the decision to place the route through a portion of the western edge of the conservancy. This route is closest to the existing development and would provide unobstructed wildlife connectivity to Rancho Mission Viejo’s 17,000-acre permanent open space reserve and the Cleveland National Forest. This route also avoids sensitive wetlands that are home to the endangered Arroyo toad. If the concern is truly about what is best for the natural environment, this alignment makes the most biological sense.

Mr. Pezman also brings up traffic. The traffic removed from Interstate 5 by completing the 241 Toll Road will have a significant benefit to traffic flow on I-5 and San Clemente city streets. Without the toll road, travel from the south end of San Clemente to Mission Viejo is projected to take and hour 2025. With the toll road in place as an alternative route, that same trip on I-5 takes 25 minutes. Having an alternative route is even more significant when I-5 shuts down as it did on Feb. 26 for two hours in each direction when a grenade had to be detonated on the side of the freeway by the Orange County Sheriff’s bomb squad. Drivers exited the freeway and clogged San Clemente streets preventing parents from picking up their children from school, impacting businesses and disrupting daily life for thousands of people.

I find it interesting that Mr. Pezman notes that I am employed by the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which I clearly stated in my letter to the editor but he does not reveal he is the editor of Surfer’s Journal, and vice president of Surfing Heritage Foundation, surely benefiting financially from advocating against completing the toll road.

Finally, planning for an alternative route to I-5 began in the 1970s and was placed on the County’s Master Plan in 1982— nearly 30 years ago. The position of the City of San Clemente has always been for the route to go around the city and not through it. That position was reaffirmed in January when the city council passed a resolution against any rout through the city. We know there are people who don’t want the 241 Toll Road completed, and clearly Mr. Pezman is one of them. But most people who live and do business in Orange County do want the toll road completed because they are concerned about the future and want to be sure that the area’s economy and quality of life are not bogged down by traffic. They also understand that the road can be built in a way that is sensitive to concerns about wildlife, water quality, views and noise. I am committed to engineering a road that benefits the public without impacting the sensitive areas that make living in Orange County so special.

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GETTING OUT

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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The List

A day-by-day guide to what’s happening in and around town this week. Compiled by Tawnee Prazak

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Estate Planning Basics

9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. The Ocean Institute hosts an ongoing estateplanning workshop moderated by expert Peter C. Kote. To register: pmangione@ocean-institute.org or 949.496.2274, ext. 111.

24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

Thirsty Thursday & Live Music

5 p.m. Entertainment and drink specials at Irons in the Fire.

150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente, 949.542.3900, www.beachfire.com.

Go See Do

The historic Casino San Clemente, 140 W. Avenida Pico, is set for a night of dinner, a show and dancing as doors open April 30 for a special event hosted by the San Clemente Exchange Club. If you’ve often wondered about its classic charm from the 1930’s and 40’s, or were not around during its heyday in the 1970s as Sebastian’s West Dinner Playhouse, this event will send you back to a different era completely.

“The Exchange Club is inviting local residents to help the new owners get Photo by Andrea Swayne started while supporting the club’s charity–Prevention of Child Abuse,” said Bob Lloyd, Exchange Club member and Project Chairman for the event. “With a solid attendance this is a win,

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Photography Artist Reception

SC Art Supply Anniversary Event

7:30 p.m Singer/songwriter showcase with Dawson & Marie.

Tickets $15. DP Community House, 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana Point, 949.842.2227, www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com.

6 p.m.-9 p.m. Reception event at Gallery 104 featuring the photography of Ellen Spotts. 166 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.218.0903.

Black Cat Bone

7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Live blues music Iva Lee’s. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

Undercover

8 p.m.-11 p.m. Top-40 hits, R&B and dance music at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www. saltcreekgrille.com.

World Anthem

8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Reggae at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint.com.

Pato Banton

7 p.m. Every Thursday hosted by Eddie B. at Blue Danube.

111 W. Avenue Palizada, San Clemente, 949.218.5186.

Satin Blue

Battle of the Bands Final

7 p.m.-11 p.m. Live at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

Nathan James

9 p.m. Live blues at BeachFire. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

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Layer Cake Winery - Wine Tasting

5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. San Clemente Wine Company welcomes Jonathan Kent of Layer Cake Winery. They will be raffling off a few bottles! Tasting fee is $15 for 7 wines with cheese, crackers & chocolate. 212 1/2 Avenida Del Mar, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com.

Music and Aloha

5:30 p.m. Irons in the Fire. 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente, 949.542.3900, www.beachfire.com.

SOCSA Spring Musical

7 p.m. The South Orange County School of the Arts presents “42nd Street,” a timeless and inspiring tale, on stage in Porthole Theater with performances through May 1. $12 Adults $10 Students & Seniors. 33333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.240.1994, www.socsarts.org.

“Rumors”

8 p.m. Debut of the acclaimed comedic play at Cabrillo Playhouse.

Performances through May 16. 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949.492.0465, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org. www.sanclementetimes.com

win, win program. And watch out because we expect patrons will have a lot of fun in the process.” The night is but one of 15 special events, as only a few are open to the public, authorized at the Casino building for 2010. Featured entertainment will consist of Pete Jacobs’ Swingtet, and The Wartime Ladies Review Singers–both throwbacks to the World War II era. Patrons can also meet the new owners of Casino San Clemente Linda and Shaheen Sadeghi who are working hard to restore this icon and give locals a hometown special-event cultural facility to attend. Tickets are $75. For tickets or more information, e-mail 2bandb@cox.net or call 949.492.4340.

Lord of the Strings

8 p.m. Reggae and “positive vibrations” at The Coach House also with Entropy, Waterhouse and Jahrootsalem. Tickets $15.

33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

Karaoke

Night at the Casino

9 p.m. After weeks of competition the final bands battle it out at Knuckle Heads. No cover. 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.492.2410.

10 a.m. Cleanup event the first Saturday of the month meeting at Girl in the Curl. 34116 PCH, suite A, Dana Point, 949.661.4475, zerotrashdanapoint.org.

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Don’t miss San Clemente Art Supplyís one-day celebration sale in honor of their anniversary! Great deals and treats!

Free and open to the public. 1531 N. El Camino, San Clemente, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

Run for the Roses: Kentucky Derby Day Fundraiser

12 p.m. Center Stage Chapter of the Guilds of the OC Performing Arts Center holds a fundraiser and membership drive with a hat contest, prizes, viewing of the Kentucky Derby and more in Mission Viejo. For tickets and info: 714.960.9053, www.center-stage.org.

Surfaid International Paddle for Humanity

6 a.m.-5 p.m. Support a good cause & raise money by participating in a 2-mile fun stand-up paddle or the 6-mile Elite SUP Race for over $5,000 in cash prizes! Doheny State Beach, 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.6172, www.watermansappliedscience.com.

The Ark’s Pet Adoption

10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ark of San Juan will be at Petco in Von’s Plaza, Camino Capistrano with rescued pets available for adoption.

949.388.0034, www.arkofsanjuan.org, arkofsanjuan@cox.net.

West Coast Rockabilly Showdown

Soul Sacrifice

12 p.m. Kick off of the Spring/Summer Concert Series at OC Event Center featuring an American roots music competition with rockabilly bands battling for top honors. Tickets $2 or canned food donation. 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.708.1500, www.ocmarketplace.com.

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Blue Moon Karaoke

8 p.m.-11 p.m. Latin, soul and reggae music at Adele’s in the San Clemente Inn. 2600 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.481.1222.

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Tomorrow’s Artists Today

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Casa Romantica presents an art exhibit featuring more than 200 pieces of various media styles by young artists from San Clemente High School and Bernice Ayer and Shorecliffs Middle Schools. Admission $5. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

Cinco de Mayo Festival

9:30 p.m. Molly Blooms Irish Bar & Restaurant.

2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente 92672, 949.218.0120, www.mollybloomspub.com.

John Mayall

8 p.m. English musician at The Coach House with This Side Up Blues Band. Tickets $25. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

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10 a.m. San Clemente hosts a traditional Mexican festival with live entertainment featuring Mariachis, Aztec Dancers, Ballet Folkloric, ballad singers and bands, as well as games and crafts, food, drink and art exhibit. Max Berg Plaza Park, 1100 Calle Puente, San Clemente, 939.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

San Clemente Farmers Market

Black Tie Optional

Village Art Fair

7 p.m. San Clemente Choral Society’s final concert of the season featuring a multi-media show with a 45-voice chorus, dancers and songs from musicals of the ‘30s and ‘40s at St. Andrew’s By-the-Sea. 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, 949.361.8463, www.sccs-arts.org.

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9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday on Avenida Del Mar. Rain or shine.

9 a.m. The first Sunday of the month, artists and vendors line Avenida Del Mar showcasing and selling a wide variety of art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, ceramics and much more! www.villagesanclemente.org/artfair.htm.

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GETTING OUT

SC Times Restaurant Spotlight

By Danielle Juncal

Sugar Blossom Bake Shop

RATE IT!

204 Avenida Del Mar, Ste. F, San Clemente, 949.429.5555, www.sugarblossombakeshop.com

Have you eaten at this restaurant?

BEST KNOWN FOR: freshly-baked specialty cookies and cupcakes MOST POPULAR ITEM: Red Velvet cupcake Tucked on Del Mar hides the newest, and perhaps cutest, bakery in San Clemente: the Sugar Blossom Bake Shop. Offering an array of cupcakes and cookies, the Sugar Blossom Bake Shop is the ideal stop to satisfy a sweet tooth. A whimsical pink color accents the interior, while clean-cut lines keep the decor simple. Lei Shishak, the owner of the Sugar Blossom Bake shop and a professional pastry chef, introduced her baked goods to San Clemente on April 24. “I have a passion for baking, it’s what I love. I have been living in San Clemente for four years, and there was a need for a place like [the Sugar Blossom Bake Shop], so I decided to bring one to the community,” Shishak said. Some of the most popular items include the Red Velvet cupcake and the Luscious Lemon cupcake, both available for $2. In addition to the sweet treats, the bake shop also provides drinks such as organic passion fruit iced tea. Additionally, the Sugar Blossom Bake Shop provides custom and bulk orders for special occasions.

Sugar Blossom Bake Shop. Photo by Jonathan Volzke

Go to www.sanclementetimes.com and rate your overall experience.

We’ll post the results in next week’s issue of the SC Times.

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Sky Ranch at Ruby’s 31781 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.7829

PRICE RANGE: $2 – $4 PAYMENT: Cash or credit cards RESERVATIONS: None HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

(Rated on a scale of 1–5 stars)

ABOUT OUR REVIEWS: In each issue we’ll highlight universally critical points including “Most Popular Dish,” “Best Known For” and “Price Range.” But most importantly, we’re inviting you to participate each week and rate the restaurant based on your experiences. Go to www.sanclementetimes.com and under “Restaurant Guide” rate it from 1 to 5 then share your thoughts on the SC Times forums.

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ROCKS & FOSSILS

1:30 p.m. Kirk Kegel from South Orange County Gem and Mineral Society will share his rock collection at the Nix Nature Center. Parking Fee: $3. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.923.2235, www.ocparks.com.

AAUW HOME TOUR

1 p.m.-5 p.m. American Association of University Women San Clemente-Capistrano Bay Branch host their 39th annual home tour themed “”From Manhattan to the Mediterranean”” showcasing three unique homes in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente.

Tickets $25 advance, $30 at the door. More info: 949.488.7765, www.aauw-sccb.com.

CABANA NIGHTS

4 p.m.-10 p.m. Drink specials and more at Salt Creek Grille.

32802 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

SIGHTSEEING TOUR

12 p.m.-3 p.m. Dana Wharf takes you out to sea to observe the coastline of Laguna Beach and its history. Tour includes lunch, a search for whales and dolphins and more. Tickets $49. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

BIG FAT STEVE

2:30 p.m. Live music at Swallow’s Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

SPRING WINE TASTING AL FRESCO

5 p.m.-7 p.m. Simple Fondue features $1 wine tastings every Saturday and Sunday held on the patio. Guest also receive free corkage OR a complimentary appetizer with purchase of $20 or more. 31761 Camino Capistrano, 949.240.0300, www.simplyfondueoc.com.

THE FLYING 57’S

3 p.m.-7 p.m. The band plays blues, jazz, R&B and originals every Sunday at Coconuts. 34235 Doheny Park Road, Capo Beach, 949.248.2448.

REGGAE SUNDAYS

7 p.m.-10 p.m. Mozambique’s weekly reggae night. $5 cover.

1740 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.715.7777, www.mozambiqueoc.com.

DUSTIN FRANKS

7 p.m.-11 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

PLEIN AIR ART EXHIBIT

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Art from the collection of Mrs. Joan Irvine Smith and the Irvine Museum on display at the Mission. Admission of $5ñ$9. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

CRAIG COLLEY

6 p.m.-9 p.m. Singer/songwriter at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint.com. www.sanclementetimes.com

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MOMMY MOVIE MONDAY

10 a.m. Screening of “Furry Vengeance” for parents of infants at the Krikorian, tickets $7.50. 641 Camino de los Mares, San Clemente, 949.661.7469, www.kptmovies.com.

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT

12 p.m.-4 p.m. All types of artwork by Saddleback College students is on display in the Art Gallery through May 12. Free.

28000 Marguerite Pkwy., Mission Viejo, 949.582.4656, www.saddleback.edu/arts.

MONDAY MADNESS WINE TASTING

5 p.m.-8 p.m. Join SC Wine Company for Happy Hour featuring 3 wines for $5. Your choice off of their daily menu. Also, $8 cheese plates normally $10. 212 1/2 Avenida Del Mar; 949.429;.7067; www.scwinecompany.com.

SMOKEY KARAOKE

8 p.m. Sing fearlessly behind a cloud of smoke at BeachFire and enjoy Mojito Monday. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

POUL PEDERSON

7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Rock at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint.com.

MONDAYS WITH MATT

8 p.m. Matt makes Monday the new Friday all night at OC Tavern. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

JAZZ LAB CONCERT

7:30 p.m. Saddleback College Music Department jams in McKinney Theater with special guest Bob Sheppard.

Tickets $10 general; $7 student/seniors. 28000 Marguerite Pkwy., Mission Viejo, 949-582-4656, www.saddleback.edu/arts.

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CURIOSITY CARTS

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Discover history-related artifacts at Mission San Juan Capistrano. Free with paid admission, $5-$9. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

HALF-PRICED OCEAN TRIPS: EXTENDED!

10 a.m. Dana Wharf offers discounts on whale watching, fishing, etc, every Tuesday - and now Wednesdays too for a select time. Whale watching is $14.50 to $19.50 each. Reservations recommended. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

MARK LIDDELL & THE WILDCAT WRANGLERS

7:30 p.m. Live country music and line dancing with the Kelly Boyz at OC Tavern. Tickets $5 before 9 p.m. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

BENNY ON GUITAR

7 p.m.-11 p.m. Flamenco guitar at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

CHRIS COOK

7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Acoustic rock at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint. com.

DUSTIN FRANKS

8 p.m. Live acoustic music at BeachFire. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

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KIDS STORYTIME AT THE CASA

10 a.m. Every Wednesday Casa Romantica holds storytime with interactive reading for youngsters ages 3-5; free. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, wwwcasaromantica.org.

DAN LEFLER

7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Mixed rock at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint. com.

BRANDI SMITH & JASON FOSTER

6 p.m.-9 p.m. Musical artist duo performing pop, with wine specials at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

POOL TOURNAMENT

7:30 p.m. In-house pool tournament every Wednesday at Knuckle Heads Sports Bar. $5 entry fee. 1717 N. El Camino Real, 949.492.2410.

COMEDY NIGHT

9:30 p.m. New comics every week at Molly Blooms Irish Bar & Restaurant, 21+ no cover. 2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente 92672, 949.218.0120, www.mollybloomspub.com.

WINE AT VINE

7 p.m.-8 p.m. Educational wine tasting at Vine featuring four wines paired with food; $40 per person. 211 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.9376, www.vinesanclemente.com.

*For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.sanclementetimes.com.

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Long Time Romance San Clemente’s Frank and Polly Brown celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

California for a man to marry was 21 years old at the time, and Frank was only 20, he and Polly eloped at midnight while on a trip in Yuma, Ariz., solidifying their marriage.

After a nearly 10-hour drive in their Model A Ford, Frank and Polly were married on the steps of the courthouse in that small Arizona town.

Later, and with America locked in the throes of war, Frank enlisted in the Coast Guard during World War II, leaving Polly at home to tend to their 11-month-old son.

Like most of the American population at the

time, Polly was affected by the struggles associated with wartime rationing. Everyday items like gasoline, coffee, sugar and meat were rationed during the war, making daily life difficult for the American woman.

“It was a different world then that’s for sure,” Polly said.

Frank’s job on board a ship during the war was to relay orders from the flying bridge to the gun crews. His ship’s mission

was to transport Marines into the battles of the Pacific Islands. Frank also organized an on ship band to entertain the thousands of Marines on board headed into battle.

“I’m sure they appreciated the diversion of big band music entertainment while they readied themselves for battle,” said Steve Brown, Frank and Polly’s son.

Frank and Polly’s marriage stayed strong through the difficulty of wartime and is still thriving today. So what is their secret?

“They never get angry at each other,” Steve said. “They are always asking what they can do for each other.”

Polly said throughout her marriage, she has learned that patience and a good sense of humor are key components. As the couple described the uniqueness of their relationship, their faces were illuminated with smiles— smiles that highlighted the depth of their love and friendship.

“They always put each other’s needs ahead of their own,” said Frank and Polly’s grandson Jeff Brown.

From the romance of young love to the adversity and hardship of World War II and beyond, Frank and Polly Brown reveal that a marriage can survive anything with love, patience and a lot of good laughs.

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cheap and predictable. Put simply, it comes across as a first draft of a better musical satire like “The Producers” or “Spamalot.”

Luckily, the factor that saved this show when it premiered on Broadway in 2007 is also the saving grace of this particular production. The leads are universally excellent, making the most of what is otherwise lackluster material.

AJ Wolf plays Lt. Cioffi, the closet theatre geek whose job it is to bring the murderer to justice. Wolf has that winning combination of endearing charm and snappy comic timing. Having seen Wolf steal the spotlight in last year’s production of “Anything Goes,” I was eager to see him tackle this show. And he does not disappoint!

Lisa Feierman, another scene-stealer from last year’s musical, plays lyricistturned-star Georgia Hendricks. She shines

in the role of a behind-the-scenes figure suddenly thrust into the spotlight.

Playing composer Aaron Fox, Collin Conway does a fine job of singing what is arguably the best song in the show—“I Miss the Music.” Considering the song was written for the specific vocal talents of Jason Danieley, Broadway’s original Aaron and an actor possessing what The New York Times called “the most exquisite tenor on Broadway,” his performance is truly worthy of praise.

As Bambi Bernet, the chorine who just wants a chance to show what she can do, Rachel Murray is excellent in her featured dance. Cassidy Burns is delightful as Niki Harris, the suspiciously knowledgeable ingénue. Kelly Kassir as Carmen Bernstein, the crass producer who delivers most of the show’s lowbrow jokes, gives an utterly

funny performance. And Justin Spivack, whose character gets the remaining one-liners and innuendos, winningly plays effete director Christopher Belling.

Not to be ignored is this production’s creative team, which did a fantastic job of adapting the technical aspects of the original Broadway production for the Triton stage.

Tod Kubo’s choreography is exciting, energetic, and cheeky (often literally). Furthermore, cheers to the staging and set design.

High school productions certainly have come a long way from poorly painted backdrops and cheesy sets. Bravo!

Though not my cup of tea, audiences will surely find Curtains to be cute and amusing.

Yet one thing cannot be denied, it is worth paying the price of admission just to see the kind of talent that is being fostered at San Clemente High School. SC —Roberto Hernandez

By Heather Turney San Clemente Times

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eople often contemplate the secret to a long, healthy and joyful marriage.

However, you don’t have to look far to find that answer right here in town. Frank and Polly Brown of San Clemente, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, and know what it takes to keep a marriage going strong.

Frank and Polly, both 90 years old, have lived through nearly a century of events; the stories of their life, like pages torn from a history book. The couple grew up during the Great Depression and were married in 1940 at the start of World War II. But their love blossomed two years prior to the tune of a little live music and some dancing.

The Browns met at Alhambra High School in Los Angeles as seniors in 1938. Both Polly and Frank were involved in an end of the year school show and this is where they initially became acquainted with one another.

Frank was in a band and Polly was a tap dancer in the show, as she also danced to the music he played.

Looking back on that eventful evening, Frank’s eyes twinkled as a smile played across his face as he recounted the day he met his wife.

“She’s a pretty girl,” Frank said, as Polly giggled in response.

After dating for two years, the couple decided to marry. Since the legal age in

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he curtain has opened on San Clemente High School’s 2010 spring musical, “Curtains”—a send-up of the classic backstage musical.

“Curtains” is a musical murder mystery

by John Kander and Fred Ebb, the team behind “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” The setting is Boston, 1959. A show is dying in previews, and so is its cast. Enter Lieutenant Frank Cioffi—detective by trade, theatre aficionado by hobby—who arrives to solve the mystery and possibly save the show itself.

Aside from a few exceptions, the songs are unmemorable throwaways. The humor is

Above: Frank and Polly Brown celebrate 70 years. Inset: Yuma, 1940. Courtesy photos

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Shred Event, San Clemente High School May 1, 10 a.m.-2p.m.

Philadelphia Union vs. LA Galaxy, Home Depot Center May 1, 7:30 p.m.

San Clemente’s girls lacrosse team will have a document shred event Saturday with Go Green Mobile Shredding. Small Boxes are $5, and large boxes are $10.

The strong start to the 2010 season gives the LA Galaxy a formidable presence as they take on their foes from out east.

Wolverines vs. Tritons, San Clemente High School April 30, 5:30 p.m.

Pirates vs.

Dodgers, Dodger Stadium April 30, 7:10 p.m.

With their eyes on the prize in the South Coast League, the Tritons are still focused on the task at hand and beating Aliso Niguel.

After playing nine games on the road, the Los Angles Dodgers head back to Chavez Ravine for a little redemption against the Pirates. Info:

The regular meet schedule is winding down and both the boys and girls teams have their work cut out for them for a strong start into the finals.

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Triton Report

By David Zimmerle

*EDITOR’S NOTE: All Capistrano Unified athletic events were canceled April 22, 23 and 26 due to the teacher’s strike in the district.

Games should be rescheduled at a later date.

BASEBALL • The Tritons (4-4 South Coast League, 12-8) faced Dana Hills at home on April 21 in the first of what was supposed to be a two-game series, and ended up losing 5-3 to the Dolphins. After Dana Hills jumped ahead 2-0 after a productive third inning, the Tritons responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead.

However, that was as good as it would get for San Clemente after being held scoreless for the remainder of the game while giving up a single run in the fi fth and two more in the seventh. Sophomore Braden Riddle took the loss from the mound. And sparking the Triton offense in the fourth was senior Chad Cotton with a two-run blast over the fence.

The boys were set to face Dana Hills again on April 23, and were scheduled to have a home game against Tesoro on Wednesday.

Next 7 days: April 30 at Tesoro, 3:15 p.m.; May 5 at Mission Viejo, 3:15 p.m.

SOFTBALL • On April 20, the Lady Tritons (1-2 SCL, 8-9-1) traveled to face Mission Viejo and lost to the Diablos 9-4. The girls had to play most of the game from behind as they were down 6-0 after two full innings before igniting their offense in the third for four runs. However, Mission Viejo posted three more runs in the fi fth for the eventual win as both teams went scoreless from there on out. Summer Secrest took the loss from the circle. On offense, Kailey McCasland was responsible for the big third inning as she sent a deep fly ball out over the fence for a three-run jack. The team was scheduled to take on Capo Valley on the road April 22, and was also scheduled to play Aliso Niguel in a road game on April 27. Next 7 days: April 29 at Dana Hills, 3:30 p.m.; May 4 at Tesoro, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE • The Tritons (6-1 SCL, 11-2) picked up a much-needed win as they routed Tesoro 9-3 on April 20. The win pulled them into a tie with the Titans atop the South Coast League standings. In the win Chris Kaximi led the team with three goals, while Robbie Burns netted two goals and had two assists. On April 23, the team was scheduled to take on Mission Viejo at

home, while on April 27 the boys were scheduled to host Capo Valley as well. Next 7 days: April 30 vs. Aliso Niguel, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE • In only their third loss of the season, the Lady Tritons (5-2 SCL, 11-3) were defeated 9-8 in overtime by Tesoro on April 20 — the same score that ended their hopes for pulling off a win the last time these two teams met on March 26. Unable to shake the monkey off their backs, the loss left Tesoro with sole possession of first place in league. San Clemente was scheduled to face Mission Viejo on the road April 23, while on April 27 the girls were set to travel to take on Capo Valley. Next 7 days: April 30 at Aliso Niguel, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING • On April 20, the Tritons swim team hosted Mission Viejo and had several of its swimmers finish with top marks. For the boys, the 400 freestyle relay team of Chad Yu, Chase Yu, Reilly Gorman, and Karsten Klein finished second with a 3:34.08, Connor Foltyn-Smith took second in the 200 free with a 1:57.63, Derek Cousineau finished second with a 2:14.08 in the 200 IM, Chad Yu finished second in the 50 free with a 22.61 while Chase Yu nabbed third with a 23.03, Klein took second in the 100 fly with a 1:01.43, John Echelberger finished second in the 500 free with a 5:18.24, and Yanchen Zhang took second in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:08.52.

The Lady Tritons (0-3 SCL, 1-5-1) came up short in a tough match against Mission Viejo losing 99-71. In what was arguably the race of the meet, the varsity girls 200 free relay team of Jenny Stiefel, Taylor Smith, Candyce Schroeder and Silken Jones (anchor) pulled off a stunning upset finishing with a first place time of 1:47.22. Taylor Smith took second in the 100 back (1:04.66), and Jones swam to first (25.43, 5:08.58) in the 50 free and 500 free. Varsity 400 free relay swimmers Jones, Jaquelin Garrett, Missy Garlick, and Candyce Schroeder also took second with a 4:02.59. On April 27, the team was scheduled to host Capo Valley. Next 7 days: May 4 at SCL Prelims (Girls) at Capo Valley, 2 p.m.; May 5 at SCL Prelims at Capo Valley (Boys), 2 p.m.

BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD • Facing cold and windy conditions

at a league meet, the Tritons boys track team

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Clockwise from top: Max Mirman moves past some traffic as Tesoro applies defensive pressure on April 20. Photo by Brian Miller; Sporting pink caps, members of the girls varsity swim team participated in the 2nd Annual Swim for The Cure. Courtesy photo; San Clemente’s MJ Boud finds her way past a Tesoro defender.

Photo by Cecilia McDermott

lost 69-53 to second ranked Mission Viejo April 21, while the girls also lost their meet with the Diablos 64-56. On April 24, Triton athletes did participate in the OC Championships. For the boys, the Tritons finished ninth in competition with 26.5 points as Eddie Wallace (11.06, 21.82) took fourth in the 100 and second in the 200, the 400 relay team (42.78) finished second and Jordan Micalef (21-5¾) finished fi fth in the long jump. The girls team finished tied for ninth place with Foothill with 22 points as Christina Twicken (24.81) took fourth in the 200, Hannah Winokur (2:16.92) took fi fth in the 800 and the 1600 relay team (3:57.93) finished fourth. On April 28 both teams were scheduled to host Capo Valley.

Next 7 days: May 4 at SCL Prelims, TBA

BOYS GOLF • On April 19 the boys were set to take on La Costa and Tesoro at La Costa Resort and were to then follow that up with a round against Capo Valley at Marbella Country Club on April 20. On April 22, the team was scheduled to host Capo at Bella Collina, while on April 27 they were scheduled to travel to take on Aliso at Aliso Viejo Country Club. Next 7 days: April 29 vs. Aliso Niguel at

Bella Collina, 2:15 p.m.; May 3 at SCL Finals at San Luis Rey Downs, 10 a.m.; May 4 at SCL Finals at Pala Mesa, 9 a.m.

BOYS TENNIS • Tritons were scheduled for a match at home against Capo Valley on April 27. Next 7 days: April 29 vs.

Aliso Niguel, 3 p.m.; May 4 at SCL Prelims at Niguel Racquet Club, TBA; May 5 at SCL Finals at Niguel Racquet, TBA BOYS VOLLEYBALL • The Tritons (4-1 SCL, 10-4) stormed through Aliso Niguel in t here straight sets on April 20, beating he Wolverines 25-19, 25-11 and 2515. Travis Wilson led the squad with 15 kills while Zak Beard put down 11. On defense, Jeff Mathis had a team high 11 kills and Wes Miller backed that effort up with 10.

On April 22, the boys were set to face rival Dana Hills, while on April 27 they were set to face Tesoro at home. Next 7 days: April 29 at Mission Viejo, 6 p.m.; April 30 to May 1 at Redondo Classic Tournament at Redondo Union, 3 p.m./9 p.m.; May 4 at Capo Valley, 6 p.m.

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CARPET CLEANING Pete McKenzie Carpet Cleaning San Clemente

949.492.5370

CARPET & FLOORING Anaheim Carpet & Flooring 949.366.6564 1046 Calle Recodo, Ste. I, www.anaheimcarpet.net

CATERING Carbonara Trattoria 949.366.1040 111 Avenida Del Mar # B, www.carbonara.com

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ART GALLERIES San Clemente Art Association 949.492.7175 100 N. Calle Seville, www.scartgallery.com

Attorneys The Gibbs Law Firm, APC 949.492.3350 110 E Avenida Palizada, Ste. 201, www.gibbslaw.com Serrate Law 949.429.8107 630 S. El Camino Real, Ste. A, serrate@cox.net

1401 N. El Camino Real, Ste. 103, 949.498.6440 www.chiropracticcenteronline.com

Commercial Real Estate Doug Echelberger First Team Real Estate 949.498.7711 407 W. El Camino Real, www.echelberger.com

COMPUTER REPAIR & SERVICES

Vignettes of Refinement/ 949.218.8022 The Home & Garden Stylist

949.492.3459 San Clemente, www.vignettesofrefinement.com

Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Lange & Minnott

1401 N. El Camino Real, Ste. 109

JewelerS

EXTERMINATING

Paradise Jewelers

949.361.4367 Environment 1st Exterminating, Inc. 949.218.1111 808 N. El Camino Real, www.paradisejewelers.com 2340 S. El Camino Real, #13, Junk Removal www.freetermitereports.com Green Dump Truck 949.697.4517 Financial Advisor www.greendumptruck.com Edward Jones Investments 949.492.1274 300 S. El Camino Real, Ste. 102b, www.edwardjones.com LANDSCAPE & DESIGN Costa Verde Landscape 949.361.9656 FLOORING License#: 744797 (C-8 & C-27) Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 www.costaverdelandscaping.com 638 Camino de los Mares, Ste. G -105, Greenscapes Landscape & Design 949.366.6564 www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com 1046 Calle Recodo, Ste. I, www.greenscapesoc.com

Florists/Flowers Edible Arrangements 305 S. El Camino Real Unit 102B, www.ediblearrangements.com

LOAN MODIFICATIONS 949.361.3333

Gateway Legal Center 949.485.5701 616 S. El Camino Real, Ste. L, www.gatewaylegalcenter.com

South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589 109 Calle de los Molinos, www.southcoastfurniture.com

Christine Johnston, LMFT 949.500.4340 616 S. El Camino Real, Ste. G-9, www.psychologytoday.com/therapyfinder

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Blinds San Clemente Window Fashions www.sc-wf.com

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Dentists

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Images/Creative Solutions 949.366.2488 2927 Via San Gorgoinio, Ste. 100, www.imgs.com

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CARPET Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 638 Camino de los Mares, Ste. G-105, www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com

MATTRESSES South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589 109 Calle de los Molinos, www.southcoastfurniture.com

MOLD REMOVAL Jarvis Restoration -24/7 949.362.5388 1393 Calle Avanzado, www.jarvisrestoration.com

MOTORCYLE PARTS & SERVICE SC Rider Supply

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Janet Poth - Violin & Viola 949.922.6388 South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589 413 Calle Pueblo, janpoth@aol.com 109 Calle de los Molinos, OFFICE FURNITURE www.southcoastfurniture.com South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589 HOME IMPROVEMENT 109 Calle de los Molinos, Custom Carpentry, Concrete Framing & Finish www.southcoastfurniture.com Ike Soffes

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San Clemente Optometry, David J. Nota, OD David Miller - Wonderful Windows 949.369.7263 224 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.2029 www.sanclementeoptometry.com www.wonderfulwindows.com Seaside Eyecare

949.493.2269 HOUSE SITTING 638 Camino De Los Mares, #A120, www.seasideeyecare.com Curbside Pet & House Sitting 949.369.5074 San Clemente, dalmatian.love@cox.net PAINTING

Village Book Exchange 949.492.1114 Jon B. Marashi, General & Cosmetic 949.493.9311 647 Camino de los Mares, Ste. 209, 99 Avenida Serra www.drmarashi.com Insurance BOUTIQUES Ronald Trosper, DDS 949.492.7140 145 Ave Del Mar, www.downtownsanclemente.com AVI Commercial Insurance 949.940.1856 Salon Zinnia & Lifestyle Boutique 949.429.2020 200 S. Ola Vista, www.aviinsurance.com 641 Camino de los Mares, Ste. A 110, DRYWALL www.salonzinnia.com Complete Drywall Service 949.280.6064 INTERIOR DESIGN CABINETS & FINISH CARPENTRY r.simmonsdesigns@yahoo.com Norma Mardian Interior Design 949.492.6271 www.nminteriordesign.com Huffman Construction 949.279.5046

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San Clemente Computer & Network Services HAIR SALONS daniel@sanclementecomputer.com 949.276.1581 Auto Collision Repair Sano Computers

949.492.2179 Kreative Hair Design 949.498.6245 Beach Cities Auto Collision 949.276.8005 www.sanocomputers.com 173 Avenida Serra 127 Calle de los Molinos, Solution Tek-nologies 949.400.0080 Heating www.beachcitiesautocollision.com San Clemente, www.solutiontek-nologies.com All Season Air 949.579.0741 Auto Wrecking CONCRETE allseasonair@gmail.com, www.allseasonair.net San Clemente Truck & Auto Wrecking Costa Verde Landscape 949.361.9656 Oasis Air Conditioning & Heating 949.420.1321 1520 Avenida de la Estrella, Ste. B, 949.492.6121 www.oasisair.com License#: 744797 (C-8 & C-27) www.sanclementeautowrecking.com Orange Coast Plumbing 949.361.1511 www.costaverdelandscaping.com www.orangecoastplumbing.net BABY & CHILDREN’S GEAR OC Tykes

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Pet Grooming VIP Pet Spa

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PET SUPPLIES Pet Treasures

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PIZZA Izza Neapolitan Pizzeria 949.248.4925 376 Camino de Estrella, www.izzapizzeria.com

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Real Estate Attorneys

Psychologists Manny Tau, Psy.D., PSY14892 800.865.0367 300 S. El Camino Real, Ste. 218, www.drtau.com

Real Estate Altera Real Estate - “Sandy & Rich” www.sandyandrich.com 949.293.3236

SECONDHAND THRIFT SHOP South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589 109 Calle de los Molinos, www.southcoastfurniture.com

SURF CAMPS

Nic’s Vacuum & Small Appliance 949.492.4747 216 Ave. Del Mar, www.nicsvacuum.com

VETERINARIANS Pacific Coast Veterinary Hospital 949.429.1555 1242 Puerta Del Sol, www.pacificcoastveterinary.com

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Jarvis Restoration -24/7 949.362.5388 Aloha Beach Camp 949.481.7222 1393 Calle Avanzado, www.jarvisrestoration.com 647 Camino de los Mares, www.alohabeachcamp.net

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Surf Lessons Aloha Beach Camp 949.481.7222 647 Camino de los Mares, www.alohabeachcamp.net

SURF SCHOOLS

Smooth Waxing

418 N. El Camino Real #D, www.smoothwaxingsalon.com

949.369.1307

WEBSITE DESIGN

San Clemente Surf School 949.334.7649 San Clemente Website Design 949.246.8345 www.sanclementewebsitedesign.com www.sanclementesurflessons.com

WINDOW CLEANING

TERMITES

949.369.7263 Colony Termite Control 949.361.2500 Wonderful Windows www.wonderfulwindows.com 1402 Calle Alcazar, www.colonytermite.com Environment 1st Exterminating, Inc. 949.218.1111 WINDOW COVERINGS 2340 S. El Camino Real, #13, Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 www.freetermitereports.com 638 Camino de los Mare, Ste. G-105, The Termite Guy -Termite & Pest Control 106 W. Canada Ave., 949.940.1010 www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com San Clemente Window Fashions 949.498.9515 www.877termite.com www.sc-wf.com

Troubled Teens 949.940.6068 Pacific Quest

mark@pacificquest.org, www.pacificquest.org

TUTORING Study with Stacy www.studywithstacy.com

Wine Bar The Cellar 949.492.3663 156 Ave. Del Mar, www.thecellarsite.com

Wine Shop & Wine Tasting 949.632.1176

San Clemente Wine Company 949.429.7076 212 ½ Avenida Del Mar, www.scwinecompany.com

Remodel Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 638 Camino de los Mare, Ste. G-105, www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com Finish Builders 949.492.1084 nesaanderson@cox.net, www.finishbuilders.com

Restaurants

Café Calypso

949.366.9386 114 Avenida Del Mar #4 949.366.1040 Radiant Pool & Spa Service 949.290.5616 Carbonara Trattoria 111 Avenida Del Mar # B, www.carbonara.com San Clemente, radpool@cox.net SC Pool Techs 949.235.1261 Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar 949.498.6390 611 Avenida Victoria, www.fixmypoolnow.com www.fishermansrestaurant.com PRINTING Izza Neapolitan Pizzeria 949.248.4925 376 Camino de Estrella, www.izzapizzeria.com Printing OC

949.388.4888 The Cellar 949.492.3663 27134 Paseo Espada #B 203, www.printingoc.com 156 Ave. Del Mar, www.thecellarsite.com Medical Concierge 949.387.6210 647 Camino de los Mares, Ste. 230, www.detoxall.us

Vacuums 949.498.9412

The Gibbs Law Firm, APC 949.492.3350 110 E Avenida Palizada, Ste. 201, www.gibbslaw.com

POOL/SPA SERVICE & REPAIR

PSYCHIATRY

SCREENS Sure-Fit Screens

www.surefitscreens.com

ROOFING CONTRACTORS Jim Thomas Roofing 162 Calle de Industrias

949.498.6204

SALONS Salon Bamboo 949.361.3348 150 Avenida Del Mar, Ste. A, www.salonbamboo.com Salon Bleu 949.366.2060 207 S. El Camino Real, www.scsalonbleu.com Sanctuary Salon & Spa 949.429.5802 1041 Avenida Pico, Ste. B, www.sanctuarytalega.com

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SCOREBOARD YOUTH FENCING

Mary Barnett celebrates her gold medal win with her coach Nick Dinu. Courtesy photo

YOUTH SOFTBALL Barnett wins gold at North American Cup Mary Barnett, a fifth grader at Vista Del Mar Elementary School, won the gold medal in the Women’s Youth 10 Sabre Event at the North American Cup held in Virginia Beach, Va. on April 24. The North American Cup is a yearly national event held by the United States Fencing Association (USFA).

The event attracts the best youth fencers from North America. Skilled in the sabre event, where points are earned by hitting any portion of the body, Barnett has been fencing for almost two years. Barnett also fences out of the Laguna Fencing Center in Laguna Hills. She is coached by Nick Dinu, the former coach of Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalist, Mihai Covaliu, of Romania.

YOUTH BASEBALL Game of the Week – Majors Division Orioles blast through Blue Jays Things were just chirpy April 24 as San Clemente Little League’s Orioles beat the Blue Jays 6-2. In the first inning, and facing two outs, Orioles players Auston Locke and Ryan Martinez each got singles, as Alec Arnone also hit another single, scoring Locke for the 1-0 lead. Things heated up in the fifth, as O’s players Evan Echelberger and Locke scored off a double by Martinez for the 3-1 lead. Later in the sixth inning, and looking to secure the win, Orioles player Brandon Born stepped to the plate, battled with Blue Jays pitcher Eric Burkle, and got his first hit of the season—a two-run blast over the centerfield fence leading the O’s to a 6-2 win.

On defense, Orioles first baseman Nathan Benge stopped a hard line drive down the first base line by Jays batter Brandon Owens in the second inning. Scrambling from his knees, Benge beat Owens to first for the out. With Arnone playing second base in the fifth inning, he made all three outs as Jays batters Tommy Kwa and Josh Bradley fired hits over the mound, but Arnone fielded both making the throws to first. Looking to get on base, Jays batter Ricky Castillo got the bat on the ball and sent toward centerfield as well, but Arnone made the throw from his knees to first for the last out.

On offense, it was a tough day for the Jays. At one point in the game, Castillo and Burkle both looked to score from third on passed balls at the plate, but Orioles catcher Martinez hustled for the outs at home. Jordan Fitzgerald went 3-for-3 at the plate on the day with three singles. John Iglesies and Burkle both went 2-for-3 with two singles, and Mitch and Cory Lloyd each went 1-for-3 with a double apiece.

Pitching for the Orioles, Seth England went three innings, Locke pitched two innings and Arnone finished with one inning. On the mound for the Jays, Jordan Fitzgerald pitched two innings, while Burkle finished it out going four innings.

Undefeated Sham POW storms past Orange Crush Undefeated Sham POW rolled past Orange Crush April 23 by the final score of 6-2 in 12U softball.

The stakes were high when Sham POW’s Chanel Albert hit the first RBI of the game scoring Emily Twileger in the top of the first inning. But Orange Crush came back swinging as Melody Forstie smacked a double to bring in Ariana Delgado tying the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning.

With solid pitching by Rachel Blindell and a strong defense, Orange Crush held Sham POW to a 1-1 tie until the top of the fifth when Sham POW’s powerhouse hitting turned up the heat. With two outs and two on base, Sydney Grudzis delivered a homer to left field scoring for the 4-1 Sham POW lead. Despite amazing defensive plays by Sophia Ellis at short stop Orange Crush infielder Sami Carrera fields a groundball. Courtesy photo and great heads up playing by the entire Orange Crush team, Grudzis ultimately sealed the deal with another homerun — this time a two-run shot that also scored Chanel Albert, as the Orange Crush trailed 6-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Orange Crush tried to fight back in the final inning with a sacrifice RBI by Forstie to score Annie Raulston for the 6-2 final. With the regular season winding down, Orange Crush will next look for redemption against Sham POW when these two teams meet again in the playoffs.

San Clemente Girls Softball 10U Riptide rolls on The Riptide rolled big over the previously undefeated Orange Crush with a 21-6 win on April 17. The tone was set early when Katie Rose Terkoski smashed a lead off homerun over the fence in centerfield. The hits kept on coming for Riptide with Jordan Gustin getting a bases loaded triple, Chloe Visca going 3-3 and Lily Aasland going 3-4 with a double and a triple. Orange Crush kept the game close for the first few innings with great hitting and runs batted in by Elena Anthony, Amber Vaccaro and Claire Noring. Riptide was able to pull away in the later innings with more hitting coming from Katelyn Johnson, Maisie Freeny, Lindsey Burner, Morgan Creek, Maddie Olguin (RBI single), Meagan McClellan (RBI single), Tera Richardson and Skylar Staab. Lyndsey Burner also had a key out in the last inning to seal the victory for the Riptide.

YOUTH LACROSSE TEAM Relentless wins tourney in San Diego TEAM Relentless opened up their spring / summer season going undefeated (5-0) to win the championship of the “Jam by the Sea” tournament, held at the Polo Grounds in Del Mar. The championship game was hard fought until the last minute by Bishop (a U15 team based in San Diego) coached by JD Moyer. TEAM RelentBack row (left to right): Kyle Harrison (GM), Chris Reck, Hayden less is a U-15 lacrosse team from the Ruiz, Mitch Kingsley, Tucker Guyot, Gunner Garn, Peyton Garrett local south Orange County lacrosse (San Clemente), Avery Beck, Zach Wiser, Hunter Edington, Ravi community. It is designed to give a once Dhouni, Chaz Dotson, coach Max Ritz, head coach Jason Leneau.

Middle: Max Vought, Rome Innocenzi, Quinn Toohey, Logan Olmin a lifetime experience for passionate sted, Sage DeVault, Blake Warner, Yuta Murata. Front: Teddy Finley, lacrosse players and families that are James Yanes, Brenden Lynch. Not Pictured: Brian Eisenberg (Player Operations Manager), James Morgan and coach Brett Moyer. also highly involved and supportive in Courtesy photo the lacrosse community. In addition to an incredible lacrosse experience, it’s mandatory that players give back to the community and participate in off-field events that service the community. As a team member, all players are expected to educate their lacrosse community about the HEADstrong Foundation.

TEAM Relentless has chosen to support The HEADstrong Foundation - formed by a passionate division one lacrosse player, Nick Colleluori, while he was dying of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Nick was a smaller player and viewed as somewhat of an underdog throughout his lacrosse career yet always found a way to overcome his size and become a team leader.

Nick was known for his relentless style of play, a characteristic adopted by the TEAM. For more information on the HEADstrong Foundation please visit the organization’s website www.headstrongfoundation.org.

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Riptide player Katelyn Johnson slides safely into home as Gracie Collier applies the tag. Courtesy photo

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

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Grom of the Week Noah Foskett Age: 13, Bernice Ayer Middle School Being brought up as part of a surfing family, it is no wonder that Noah Foskett enjoys everything about it—free surfing, contest surfing, with a team and individually. Noah not only represents his school surf team in Interscholastic Surfing Federation (ISF) events, but has also committed to surf in both the Gatorade Western Surfing Association Championship Tour (WSA) and National Scholastic Surfing Association Junior (NSSA Jr.) events. As part of the Bernice Ayer Middle School surf team, Noah contributed to his team’s second place finish at this year’s State Championships. The weekend of April 17-18 was a busy one for Noah. He finished out the NSSA Jr. season on Saturday Courtesy photo with a sixth place finish in the championship contest and a No. 10 (out of 52) ranking in the Boys Middle School Shortboard division. Then on Sunday, Noah made it to the semifinals at the WSA contest at Salt Creek in Dana Point where he ended the regular season rated No. 14 of 69. Noah will spend the off-season—receiving disciplined coaching, working out and on surf travels—preparing for San Clemente High School surf team next year. Look for Noah boosting airs all summer at Lower Trestles and T Street, his favorite home breaks. —AS

History in the Making

SURF RESULTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS ISF Middle School 2009/2010 State Championships, April 24-25, Oceanside, Harbor

Carlos Burle crowned the first ever Big Wave World Tour champion

By Andrea Swayne San Clemente Times

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new chapter in big wave surfing was written on April 24 in San Clemente as Carlos Burle of Brazil was crowned the first ever Big Wave World Tour Champion.

With this presentation, surfing history was made within the walls of one of the surfing world’s greatest treasure-troves—the Surfing Heritage Foundation.

The top six surfers of this inaugural season included Burle, Mark Healey, Chris Bertish, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Peter Mel and Shane Desmond. Burle’s exceptional performances landed him in the finals at every one of this year’s events and earned him the Big Wave World Tour Champion title.

“What I’m getting tonight doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to all of you. It’s not mine, it’s not ours, it belongs to our sport”, said Burle during his acceptance speech. And with that—the culmination of the inaugural year of the BWWT—paddle-in surfing officially crossed the threshold of daredevil lifestyle, becoming firmly planted in the realm of professional sport.

Results for the BWWT 2009/2010 season are based on the finals from the Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos (Chile), Billabong Pico Alto Invitational, (Peru), Mavericks Surf Contest, (Half Moon Bay, California), and the Todos Santos Big Wave Event, (Ensenada, Baja Norte, Mexico).

The evening was emceed by No. 9 ranked surfer Anthony Tashnick—team rider for The second annual Surfrider Foundation/ Emergen-C® Blue Note Karaoke event is set for May 6 at The OC Tavern in San Clemente. Join surfers, activists and karaoke aficionados as they take the stage and tap into their inner rock star. Heavy metal karaoke band KNAC/DC will perform hits from Motley Crue, Metallica, Slayer, Van Halen and more.

“The choices we make…make a huge impact on coastal water quality,” said Matt McClain, Surfrider Foundation, Emergen-C Partner for Blue Note Karaoke

Fellow big wave surfers celebrate with BWWT champion Carlos Burle. Photo by Vittorio Sommella

title sponsor Jim Beam Bourbon—and top honors were handed out by Tour Director and founder Gary Linden.

Linden prefaced season 2010/2011 by saying, “As we embark on this next phase of the journey to take this new level of big wave riding globally, we would like to personally invite each and every one of you to participate. This year was all about teamwork making it happen. As we expand, please join us.”

Burle also mentioned in his speech the importance of maintaining the highly professional image of the newly created tour and its athletes, calling big wave surfers, “the most prepared athletes in the world.”

BWWT officials agree and as a result added a new level of governance to the organization. As part of the effort to cement the new contest series within professional surfing’s high profile ranks, a new BWWT Board was created and five surfer representatives were chosen to serve. San Clemente’s Greg Long, along with Burle, Healey, Surfrider Foundation’s Director of Marketing and Communications, “and Blue Note Karaoke is a great way for us to highlight, educate and inspire everyone to make positive changes in their daily lives to keep our oceans, waves and beaches safe and healthy.”

Tickets available for a $10 donation. Doors open at 8 p.m. and karaoke starts at 9 p.m. For more invo, visit http://www.emergencblue. com/index.php/blueevents/bluenote.

To listen to entries in the MySpace Karaoke online contest leading up to the event, visit http://ksolo.myspace.com/contest/ BlueNoteKaraoke.

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Ramon Navarro and Grand Washburn were appointed to the board that will vote on tour related issues in the upcoming season.

The waiting period for the Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos contest in Chile runs April 1 through May 31, officially kicking off season two.

The BWWT is produced by Roque Wave Events. For more information, log on to www. bigwaveworldtour.com. To find out more about the Surfing Heritage Foundation, visit www.surfingheritage.org. SC

Surf ForecasT Water temp: 56-61˚F Water visibility and conditions: San Clemente: 4-6’+ Very Poor; Catalina: 8-12’+ Poor + Remarks: Recent rain, strong onshore flow, and a solid mix of swells make for poor diving conditions and low visibility on Thursday. Exposed breaks see plenty of waist to head high waves with SW swell, WNW-NW mid-period swell and NW windswell in the water.

Short range: Thursday sees a sloppy mix of SW swell, WNW-NW mid-period swell and NW windswell thanks to breezy onshore flow from the WNW. Better breaks see 3-5’(waist to head high) surf, with larger sets for top breaks. Conditions are poor overall.

Long range: Our mix of SW groundswell and NW swells fade heading into the weekend, although most of the region still see plenty of waist to shoulder to head high waves. Conditions remain an issue, possibly cleaning up for a small window on Saturday morning, stay tuned.

Local finishers only. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD GIRLS: Rachael Tilly, Shorecliffs. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD BOYS: Daniel Tieman, Shorecliffs. OVERALL TEAM: 1. Shorecliffs, 290; 2. Marco Forster, 181; 3. Bernice Ayer, 173. COACHES: 4. Pete Evans, Bernice Ayer; 5. Justin Brown, Marco Forster. COACHES LB: 1. Bobby Lombard, Shorecliffs; 6. Ryan Brown, Marco Forster. BOYS: 1. Daniel Tieman, Shorecliffs; 2. Colton Overin, Bernice Ayer; 3. Colin Deveze, Shorecliffs; 4. Josh Benjoya, Marco Forster; 6. Colton Ward, Shorecliffs.

BOYS LB: 1. Andy Nieblas, Shorecliffs; 3. Perry Rohr, Bernice Ayer; 6. Dylan Cox, Shorecliffs.

GIRLS: 1. Kulia Doherty, Shorecliffs; 6. Karina Rozunko, Shorecliffs. GIRLS LB: 1. Rachael Tilly, Shorecliffs; 2. Olivia Merlino, Bernice Ayer; 3.

Emmy Lombard, Shorecliffs. COED BODYBOARD: 1. Chase Hamming, Shorecliffs; 2.

Josh Seres, Marco Forster; 3. Nickiah Shetley, Marco Forster; 4. Rocket Klein, Shorecliffs; 5.

Gwyn Bateman, Vista Del Mar; 6. Nick Westland, Shorecliffs.

ISF High School 2009/2010 State Championships, Individuals, April 26, Oceanside, Harbor (Continued from the High School Team event in March due to rain and stormy weather.)

Local finishers only. MEN: 1. Zach Hines, Dana Hills. WOMENS: 1. Danielle Wyman, Dana Hills. WOMENS LB: 2. Hallie Rohr, San Clemente; 4. Makala Smith, Dana Hills.

UPCOMING EVENTS May 1-2: Gatorade WSA Championship Series Event No. 8, Morro Bay, The Rock (re-scheduled from March 6-7) May 4-8: Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and Oakley Pro Junior, San Clemente, Lower Trestles May 8: The King and Queen of Dogpatch Stand Up Surf Contest, San Onofre State Beach May 8-9: NSSA Southwest Explorer Event No. 10, Huntington Beach, 9th Street

NEW! SC Times online video show This week on BoardShorts, check out all the action at the 2009/2010 ISF Middle School State Championships held April 24 and 25 at Oceanside Harbor. www.sanclementetimes.com