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Community Garden Brings Neighborhood Together PAGE 13 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 31

Course of Action Golf facilities look to curtail water usage SPORTS/PAGE 14 www.sanclementetimes.com

Jesus Pelayo, the course superintendent at Shorecliffs Golf Club in San Clemente, waters a green on Tuesday.

Photo: Eric Heinz

Estrella Plaza Shopping Project on Schedule for 2016 Opening EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

South El Camino Mixed-Use Project Looks to Progress EYE ON SC/PAGE 5

West Coast Futbol U17 Team Wins at San Diego Surf Cup SPORTS/PAGE 15

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Incoming Estrella Plaza Businesses on Schedule THE LATEST: Scott Burnham, CEO of Burnham USA, whose company has partnered with Kornwasser Shopping Center Properties, said the major businesses planned for the Avenida Estrella shopping plaza are on schedule to open in the first quarter of 2016.

“The city was great to work with, and they had a vested interest,” Burnham said. “Both being long-term owners, (Kornwasser and Burnham) had mutual objectives and interests in seeing this being a big improvement and an amenity to the area. We had to come together in hiring a single architect and contractor in joint venturing.”

The larger businesses that have committed to the Estrella Plaza are TJ Maxx, Sports Authority, Sprouts, SteinMart and ULTA Cosmetics, Burnham said.

“A tremendous amount of thought went into who and what we wanted in the center,” Burnham said. “We wanted to create a village atmosphere, and so there’s a rhyme and reason as to why each tenant was selected, a lot of synergy.”

Burnham said in the entire plaza there will be about 20 to 25 stores, some of which are already operational, and discussions with some of the smaller businesses planned to open in the center are still in the works.

WHAT’S NEXT: Burnham said the businesses will most likely start hiring in the fall, but the dates of when they’ll fill positions is tentative.

“We would have loved to have tenants in the fall, but the redevelopments are a bit more challenging than straight developments,” Burnham said. “In each building there was a different circumstance and all the stars had to align.”

—Eric Heinz

SC Library Opens THE LATEST: The San Clemente Library opened for the first time in about 18 months on Monday to an attendance of about 100 people—some waiting outside the door before opening, branch manager Karen Wall said. There also were about a San Clemente Times July 30-August 5, 2015

dozen new submissions for library cards.

The majority of open space left on shelves is going to be stocked in the next few weeks, Wall said.

“Mostly where you’re seeing empty shelves is where we have room to grow,” she added. “The only areas that are not stocked fully are some of our magazine racks.”

WiFi is up and running and so are the new computers, and the new children’s section is open.

WHAT’S NEXT: Most of the staff members have returned, but there is a new librarian and librarian assistant, Wall said. Also, the interview process is taking place for a new children’s librarian. Hall also said they are looking to expanding the children’s programming. —EH

New Weather Stations Coming to Santa Margarita Water District

David Lamb, II utilizes the new computers at San Clemente Library on its opening day Monday.

Photo: Eric Heinz

THE LATEST: In an effort to better maintain and conserve water, Santa Margarita Water District is implementing local weather stations around the district.

Jonathan Volzke, public information officer for Santa Margarita Water District, said the nearest weather station at San Clemente, similar to what the district is implementing, is in Irvine. The new stations will give residents and customers in the water district more accurate readings for moisture, predicting weather and information about when to irrigate.

The systems are linked to the California Irrigation Management Information System.

“The district invested in three weather stations, and they have to be set up in specific areas,” Volzke said. “The data is transmitted to the CIMIS website and (received) by the irrigators. The systems can access it by wireless. Initially it’s going to be accessed and very useful for the golf courses and people will be able to get the information directly.”

The first station will be set up at the Talega Golf Club and the other two are going to be in different golf courses where they won’t be affected by surrounding weather, such as locations next to trees or ponds that could change the evaporation, he added.

WHAT’S NEXT: The weather stations are currently going through a 30-day calibration before they will be functional for the district, Volzke said.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.cimis.water. ca.gov for more information on the systems and www.smwd.com for updates.

—EH

SONGS Moves to Store More Nuclear Waste in Canisters THE LATEST: During the quarterly Community Engagement Panel meeting on July 23 in Oceanside, the proposed additional storage for onsite nuclear waste at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station that Southern California Edison and Holtec International has planned was the main focus of discussion.

Holtec president and CEO Krishna Singh discussed the proposal for stainless steel canisters that he said have been simulated to withstand twice the seismic activity of major earthquakes.

“We have loaded 50 canisters already, and the loading process is virtually the same as the prior storage,” Thomas Palmisano, SCE vice president of decommissioning and chief nuclear officer said.

“The handling is a little different. The loading of the fuel is moved under water, welded and drained and moved safely.”

The nuclear waste is to be stored underground until the Department of Energy, which is responsible for handling the waste, decides where to permanently move it off SONGS facilities.

A point of concern from audience members was SCE no longer mentions Saddleback Memorial Hospital in San Clemente as a primary facility for emergency services. This was part of the less stringent requirements from the Nuclear Regulation Commission amended in June.

“It’s a good hospital, (but) when we operated we had 2,000 to 3,000 employees on site, so we had four to five hospitals that were specially trained to handle a contaminated injured person,” Palmisano

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said. “We only have 300 to 500 employees on site today. We don’t need all those hospitals maintaining all that capability.”

In an emergency event, the operators will use the nearest facility and follow emergency procedures, Palmisano said.

“It’s not that we won’t use them,” he said. “Orange County will continue to provide coverage and off-site emergency planning activities for that area.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Timelines of the next operation in the SONGS decommission planning are available at www.songscommunity.com. —EH

Outlets at San Clemente Sets Job Fair Dates THE LATEST: Although the Outlets at San Clemente had initially planned to host job fairs in August, they are slated for 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept.

26 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27, according to mall officials.

WHAT’S NEXT: The grand opening of the Outlets is expected to be sometime in November. According to the latest press release from the Outlets, some of the notable companies that will launch stores includes Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, Columbia Sportswear, GUESS, H&M, Levi’s, Nike, PUMA, Tilly’s, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and White House Black Market.

FIND OUT MORE: For more information, see www.outletsatsanclemente.com. —EH Have a story idea or topic you would like to read about? Send your suggestions to editorial@sanclementetimes.com. www.sanclementetimes.com

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Business Beat News from San Clemente’s business community COMPILED BY KATHERINE NOWICKI

New Businesses THE YURT 201 Calle de los Molinos, 949.382.5537, www.theyurtsc.com Community space The Yurt celebrated its grand opening with its first art show on July 17. Curated by Suzanne Walsh of Ashes in Orange Peels, this show is the first of The Yurt’s quarterly art shows.

Run by curators Cole Bowen, Jess Lea and Amber Materna, The Yurt hosts workshops and events and offers selected goods from artists and professionals in the fields of jewelry, healing, clairvoyance, ceramics, music, woodworking, curating, weaving, photography, perfumes, culinary arts, design, herbal cultivation, fabrics and publishing.

“Our main focus is to create something really authentic and community-based, so essentially a safe space for everyone to come together regardless of their race, class or orientation that really focuses on healing or nourishing themselves as a whole and just being a truly authentic space for the community,” Materna said.

“We’re operating on a shoestring budget.

There are no investors; we’re all people of the community.”

The Yurt also works closely with the local yoga community and businesses.

“We hope to be a hub for the community,” Bowen said. “We focus a lot on just showcasing the art we know, such as the kinds our friends are creating.”

In addition, supporting local businesses is important, The Yurt curators said.

“We’ve noticed competition between businesses, and ideally we would like to be an example and try to just spread good intentions and dissolve the competition,” Bowen said.

Applications for vendors and artists are available on the Yurt’s website.

The curators of The Yurt (L to R) Jess Lea, Cole Bowen and Amber Materna, hosted a grand opening of the art space on July 17. Photo: Eric Heinz

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Kellen Bann Ausdal (left) and Andrew Bryan Jones, the owners of The Holidays, expect to open their new camping business on Aug. 1. Photo: Katherine Nowicki

THE HOLIDAYS 225 Avenida Calafia, 760.707.9141, www.theholidaysca.com Nature lovers who struggle with the hassle of camping are in luck. The Holidays, a nostalgic camping experience located within San Clemente State Beach, is set to open on Aug. 1.

Inspired by a 2012 magazine article that featured vintage campers, guests at The Holidays stay in fully-stocked 1960s vintage trailers.

“We provide linens, towels, dishwasher, silverware, soap, coffee, shampoo and games like horseshoes and bocce ball,” owner Andrew Bryan Jones said. “People just need to bring clothes and food.”

Owners Jones and Kellen Bann Ausdal have almost a decade of experience in the hotel and hospitality industry, and The Holidays is the first business either of them has owned.

Jones and Ausdal chose the Holidays’ location for its proximity to the beach.

“We hope to generate awareness of state parks,” Jones said.

The campers are set up in a circular area so everyone keeps their privacy, but meeting new people is also encouraged.

Each trailer has its own fire pit and grill, and there is a communal fire pit as well.

Owners refer to The Holidays as community camping.

“My wife and I have young kids and so we know how difficult and involved packing is,” Jones said. “We hope to attract people like us with young children as well as people looking for an out-of-the-box experience.

“I really don’t think there’s anything like us,” Jones added. “The trailers are unique, but they’re a small part of the experience.

It’s about sitting around a campfire with your family, creating new friendships and creating lifelong memories.”

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Participants Look to Lap Cancer Relay for Life in San Clemente raises $50,000

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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aturday morning, people participating in the 2015 San Clemente Relay for Life donned purple attire and amassed at San Clemente High School’s Thalassa Stadium. The event took place over the course of 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday. As of Tuesday, this year’s Relay for Life had raised more than $50,000

for cancer research for the American Cancer Society, according to the event website. A tribute to Saylor Voris, a SCHS student who died in April after a long and hard-fought battle with leukemia, and other victims of cancer took place later Saturday evening. Also, people made luminaria tribute bags that glowed around the running track. SC

The two-story, 4,400-square-foot complex proposed by Cape Point Development is intended for mixed use, has been going through planning processes since November 2014. Above is a rendering of the proposed project. Photo: Courtesy of Cape Point Development

Ordinances Continue to Delay El Camino Project Developer looks to build mixed-use complex in vacant lot for residential, commercial functions

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ommunity members have been curious as to what’s going to happen to the land at 1010 S. El Camino Real for some time. The lot, across the street from Ralphs, is completely empty, except for some story poles that measure what could be the future site of a 4,400-squarefoot complex for small commercial retail and residential units.

During the July 22 San Clemente Planning Commission Meeting, developer Nick Buchanan, the president of Cape Point Development, sought a decision from commissioners to either approve or deny permitting for the project and a recommendation for a zoning amendment to be considered by City Council.

Because of legislative hindrances as well as considerations of ocean visibility, commissioners decided to continue the discussion on the project until the Sept. 2 meeting.

Should the commission deny the project, Cape Point Development can appeal to the City Council.

“This is a project we’ve been talking about for a while,” Buchanan said during the meeting. “I bought this project in 2013.

I’ve made a number of changes to address some concerns … about the project.”

The type of retail businesses the project could attract would be restaurants and offices. The project also might come with a shared parking agreement, he added.

The city of San Clemente’s General Plan, which was adopted in February, encourages the development of mixed-use buildings. However, some of the specifics of the mixed-use zoning ordinance are still

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Cancer survivors and supporters participate in the purple lap to start this year’s Relay for Life on Saturday at Thalassa Stadium in San Clemente. Photo: Eric Heinz

being discussed by staff, City Council and the Planning Commission.

Buchanan has proposed the project would exceed the standards that were set by the new requirements of the General Plan.

“I would like to see other development down there,” Buchanan said.

Commissioner Zhen Wu said he would like to see the building be constructed 2 feet shorter in height than what has been proposed, but Buchanan said that could hinder parking capabilities. Also, it would mean the project would lose two rooms due to space constraints. The original project was planned to be 45 feet tall, but Cape Point lowered the height to 35 feet.

Other commissioners said they did think the project would be good for the area, but without the mixed-used zoning ordinance cemented and in compliance, they could not push the recommendation forward to City Council just yet.

Six people, including the attorney giving legal counsel to Cape Point, spoke in favor of the project during the public comment portion of the July 22 meeting. Zachary Gilmore, an area resident, said he likes the project and appreciates the efforts of Buchanan and Cape Point, but he would like the structure to be smaller.

Richard Price, another resident, said he has garnered 52 petition signatures in favor of the project.

The proposed project is not within a coastal land designation and does not have to be reviewed by the California Coastal Commission, Planning Commissioners said.

Background documents on the project can be found at www.san-clemente.org. SC

Jordan Strong, 11, gets a kiss from her grandmother, Marge Gonzales. Photo: Eric Heinz

Doris Burg, a 22-year cancer survivor, participates in the purple lap for survivors. Photo: Eric Heinz

San Clemente Man Dies in Motorcycle Collision Witnesses: cyclist was traveling more than 100 mph

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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San Clemente man died Monday morning at Mission Viejo Regional Medical Center due to injuries he sustained in a motorcycle collision Sunday night in San Juan Capistrano, according to California Highway Patrol officers.

An Orange County Coroner press release stated Daniel Amezcua, 27, was the motorcyclist who died. The CHP press release reported witnesses said Amezcua was traveling about 100 miles per hour on a modified Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle in the northbound Interstate 5 lane near Stonehill Drive in San Juan at about 8:15 p.m. on Sunday.

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The release also stated Amezcua tried to split a lane to get past slower traffic near the far left car pool lane when his motorcycle “drifted to the right and collided” with the left rear bumper of a Kia Sorrento that was traveling at the highway speed limit of 65 miles per hour. Amezcua was ejected from the motorcycle and an off-duty EMT and lifeguard attempted to provide medical care for him.

Amezcua was taken to Mission Viejo Regional Medical Center shortly after the accident. He died as a result of his injuries about 8:30 a.m. Monday morning, CHP officers said.

CHP officers on Tuesday said the incident is still under investigation. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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SC Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY KATHERINE NOWICKI

All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.

Monday, July 27 INVESTIGATE PERSON DOWN Avenida Florencia, 100 Block (5:47 a.m.) A person was found lying in the gutter but was still breathing.

Sunday, July 26 DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Avenida Gaviota, 300 Block (10:47 p.m.) A caller reported people in a backyard hot tub who were being loud.

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCES Calle Opalo, 2000 Block (7:05 p.m.) A truck was seen parked in the middle of the road with only a dog inside.

KEEP THE PEACE Avenida Arlena, 400 Block (2:09 a.m.) A taxi driver reported that he dropped off a passenger about 45 minutes

earlier. The passenger told him she was going inside to get him money and never came out.

Friday, July 24

DISTURBANCE Corte Merlango, 2400 Block (12:15 a.m.) A woman was reported to be yelling about needing a gift card.

WELFARE CHECK Camino Galeon, 200 Block (8:58 p.m.) A woman reported that her 55-year-old father called to tell her the value of his possessions and that he is proud of her.

SHOTS HEARD-NO SUSPECT INFORMATION Calle Perlino, 700 Block (12:03 a.m.) A caller said they heard eight to nine shots but did not see or hear anyone.

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Delle Mar, 100 Block (5:56 p.m.)

A man in his 60s and wearing a Chargers jersey was “lurking” around the store asking for an employee by name, but the employee did not know him.

Saturday, July 25 WELFARE CHECK Avenida Vista Hermosa, Avenida Talega (12:20 p.m.) A “gypsy” woman was seen holding a small, shirtless boy and begging for money at various spots around town. The caller was concerned for the boy.

CITIZEN ASSIST Avenida Presidio, El Camino Real (2:38 p.m.) A Ralphs employee reported a transient who took one of their carts and was living out of it.

SUPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Del Mar, 100 Block (11:47 p.m.) A woman reported a man acting suspicious who had been in the store the day before and was back wearing a Chargers jersey and a hat.

WELFARE CHECK Ola Vista, 500 Block (2:31 p.m.) A caller saw a woman being attacked by her teenage son around 8:30 a.m. The boy later returned with his father and the woman chased them away with a stick.

Thursday, July 23

Wednesday, July 22

DISTURBANCE Avenida Magdalena, 100 Block (11:26 p.m.) A man in a parking lot was attacked by two dogs.

WELFARE CHECK Calle Del Comercio, 2700 Block (7:10 p.m.) A caller reported that his father texted pictures of himself with a black eye and blood on his chest and a message that “he was scared and they were coming back for him.”

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Presidio, 100 Block (10:38 p.m.) A woman demanded police investigate threats against her that are written all over town.

Community Meetings THURSDAY, JULY 30

Charter School Discussion

7 p.m. The South Orange County Coalition for Education Rejuvenation will host an informational meeting to learn about a grassroots effort to bring a tuition-free public charter school option to San Clemente. Talega Swim & Athletic Club, 100 Calle Altea, jshapiro@edvancecsg.com or lauraferg@ cox.net.

FRIDAY, JULY 31

Dark Friday

City Offices Closed.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

San Clemente Farmers Market

9 a.m.–1 p.m., Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday. Avenida Del Mar. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

Sunrise Rotary

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FAM to Provide School Supplies From 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m on Saturday, Aug. 8, Family Assistance Ministries will host a school supplies giveaway for students who cannot afford to buy school essentials.

FAM is hoping to serve more than 700 people, according to a press release. Items that are most needed for children grades kindergarten through 12 include backpacks, pencils, spiral notebooks, calculators and rulers. Others items include pens, crayons, lunchboxes, paper, dividers and erasers.

If you cannot come by this week or for more information on the event, visit www. family-assistance.org or call 949.492.8477 for more information. The FAM Resource Center is located at 1030 Calle Negocio.

Items are needed by Tuesday.

Sheckler Foundation Announces Initiative Finalists Sheckler Foundation named the top four finalists for its fifth “Be The Change” initiative to assist injured action sports athletes and kids in need. The projects San Clemente Times July 30-August 5, 2015

Community Push, Gamerosity, La Choza Chula and SkateMD were selected and their individual causes have been placed on the Sheckler Foundation website for voting at www.shecklerfoundation.org.

The voting process ends Monday and the winner will be announced Tuesday.

The finalist who receives the most votes will receive support from Ryan Sheckler and the Sheckler Foundation, its SkateBOARD members and up to $10,000 in funding to help make their vision a reality.

For additional information, visit facebook.com/shecklerfoundation or follow @ ShecklerFoundation on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Applications for Leadership San Clemente Now Being Accepted Leadership San Clemente is a free citizens academy offered by the city of San Clemente. The goal of the program is to provide residents with the knowledge and skills necessary to address community issues and to work together for the enhancement of the community. The program consists of eight classes that take place 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday evenings. Each class focuses on a different aspect of the city. At the final session, participants will get a guided bus tour of the

city, followed by a graduation ceremony at Casa Romantica. The next Leadership San Clemente session will take place from Sept. 10 through Oct. 29. Classes are limited to 23 residents. To obtain an application, visit www.san-clemente.org.

Assistance League to Provide Clothing for U.S. Marines’ Children

7:15 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Course Signature Grille, 990 Avenida Talega. www.scsunriserotary.com.

San Clemente City Council Meeting

6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will meet in the Council Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

On Saturday and Sunday, the Assistance League of Capistrano Valley will join forces with five other Assistance League Chapters from Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties to provide back-to-school clothing for Marine families at Camp Pendleton. More than 600 children from pre-school to high school will receive new school clothes, toiletries, school supplies and toys from the volunteers. Parents will also receive vouchers, which can be redeemed for new shoes for their children.

For more information, call 949.492.2800 or visit www.capistranovalley.assistanceleague.org. Call 949.291.8408 for home tour information.

San Clemente Rotary

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6 p.m. The San Clemente Planning Commission will meet in the Council Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

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Noon. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at the Wedgewood Restaurant at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, 949.233.7981, www.sanclementerotary.org.

San Clemente Kiwanis

Noon. The San Clemente Kiwanis meet most Wednesdays for lunch at Tommy’s Restaurant. 1409 S. El Camino Real, 949.366.5423, www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

Planning Commission Meeting

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GUEST OPINION: Lew’s Views by Lew Avera

Marine Deployment to a Very Real Place

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y views usually involve current happenings. However, I have recently noticed several writers writing about events of many years ago, some when they were in college and in their teens. Accordingly, I thought back to earlier years to see if I could recall an event that might be of interest today. I was able to recall an event almost 60 years ago in which I was personally involved and which sounds like many of the ongoing events with our military. However, it is quite different.

We have been accustomed to large elements of our military regularly deploying into combat in the Middle East since 2003.

These are done with substantial planning with respect to specific units, timing and return. My story below involves a Marine unit deployment with less than 12 hours notice, halfway around the world, for an extended period of time.

The year was 1956. I was a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant in an infantry company at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It was late on a Sunday night and I had just returned by automobile from a weekend several hundred miles away in Virginia, where I was visiting my girlfriend. When I walked into my room at 11:30 p.m., I received a telephone call directing me to report to the battalion headquarters immediately and be prepared to spend the night.

When I arrived at the headquarters, there were Marines all over the place outside of the buildings. In particular, at the armory, there were many 30-caliber machine guns, 3.5-inch rocket launchers

(“bazookers” as they were known), many boxes of ammunition for these weapons, and, above all, many boxes of live hand grenades. These are items that are normally kept under tight physical security LEW’S VIEWS with only a few designated

By Lew Avera individuals who have access. Ammunition and grenades were always stored far away in special facilities.

But here they were at midnight on Sunday being assembled and staged in the open.

I was informed that special sealed and confidential orders had been received and that I was a part of a special infantry company being assembled for urgent deployment the next morning. I was instructed to return to my room and gather limited personal items and combat clothing for an indefinite period of time and return within two hours—and that there was no idea of when we might return to the United States.

At 10 a.m. that next Monday morning, a company of 200 Marines and six officers was loaded onto a fleet of 2.5-ton military combat trucks and driven some 60 miles to the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, North Carolina. It would have been appropriate to have used buses for this trip to Cherry Point, however, they were not available and the trucks could get us to the aircraft in short order.

The company assembled at Cherry Point, and it was obvious we were departing the United States for some unknown trouble spot, for real, somewhere in the

world. What was unique to the Marines then—and is still unique today—is that the Marines have their very own military transport aircraft as opposed to the Army, which has to depend on the Air Force for largetroop transport by air. These transport aircraft are justified and classified as “air re-fuelers” to provide for mid-air refueling of Marine fighter planes, which the Army does not have. However, they are able to serve as troop transports as well. In those days, the aircraft were the old twin-engine, piston-driven engines C-119 “Flying Boxcars,” the same plane the Air Force used for Army airborne/parachute operations.

Today this capability in the Marines and Air Force is evident in the more modern four-engine turboprop C-130 Hercules.

At the time of this deployment, the Korean War had ended several years before and the Vietnam War was still eight years in the future. The world was at relative peace, and we just could not imagine where and why we were deploying. However, it had a real place in history. Because space is limited for my Views and there are much more interesting stories to tell, I will describe the full remaining event next month.

Lew Avera is a retired career officer, Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps. He has been a director of the Talega HOA since 2003 and served on the San Clemente Planning Commission from 2005 to 2013. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

City Editor, The Capistrano Dispatch > Allison Jarrell

Letters to the Editor

done differently. You will replay many different scenarios in your head, all with different endings in which your loved ones get the help they needed and don’t resort to suicide. And you may be angry at the same time—how could they do something that would cause such pain to so many people? It may seem like they rejected all your efforts to help and chose suicide to punish you.

But eventually, you will let go of anger.

Your loved ones did not and could not even think about how suicide would hurt you or others—they could only think of ending their own anguish and that you would be better off without them. They saw no other possible solution.

Eventually, you will let go of guilt.

Although it may take a while to get there, you must understand that suicides represent a failure of our healthcare system to effectively deal with mental health issues. But in others, even the best available medical treatment may not help. We simply do not fully understand the human

brain, mind and soul enough to effectively treat all mental illnesses.

There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There should be no pressure to move on. There is no “acceptable” intensity or duration of grief. Just make sure you don’t suppress your grief. To heal, you must express your feelings, whatever they are—sadness, anger, despair, confusion.

Talk with your friends, family, professionals and support groups. If you can, express your feelings in writing, in a journal or letters. Every bad feeling and emotion that is expressed is a small release that will ultimately help lighten your emotional burden. Sharing stories of your loved one will give you a bit of joy, even if mixed with sadness and grief; they are the narrative of love for the one who has died.

Some of your friends may not show up to comfort you when you need it or may not call or attend the memorial. Don’t take it personally, and don’t let this destroy an otherwise valuable friendship; many people are uncomfortable and don’t know

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SUICIDE BY TRAIN: CREATING A SPACE FOR HOPE KRISTI HUGSTAD, San Clemente

It was so heartbreaking to read of another suicide by train yesterday in Orange County. I know something of the anguish and guilt the family of this young man is experiencing because I’ve been through it.

My husband completed suicide by train two years ago. I would like to share with his family and friends what I have learned, with the sincere wish that it might give them solace and hope.

I know your hearts are broken and your lives have been shattered. Your pain is so intense you can hardly breathe. Most likely, you feel guilty and relive over and over in your mind what you could have San Clemente Times July 30-August 5, 2015

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SOAPBOX what to do or say, and they may even feel like they shouldn’t intrude. Our society doesn’t know how to deal with death, and death by suicide is even more difficult because of the lingering stigma attached to suicide.

Make sure you create a space for hope, for peace, for relief and even for a bit of joy. Your grief does not have to be all or nothing. One feeling can sit right beside another—and will, perhaps for a long time to come. But life will eventually soften, and you will become more comfortable with your new life without your loved one.

You may even find there are gifts that come from your grief. And in time, with a lot of hard work, you will discover that you are now capable of loving more deeply than you ever imagined possible.

You will look at life—and the whole world—differently. The little things matter far less, and the people who are there for you become far more important.

Grief is not the enemy. Grief is the teacher.

anything we ran out of at the drop of a hat.

We also thank them for being great stewards of the Pier Bowl. They are a great asset to our community and it has been fun working with them.

Finally, to our wonderful customers— some who ate there more often than not— to tell you what your support has meant to our family would be a monumental task.

When you came to our café to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or brought an out-of-town friend or relative to eat here on your special occasion, we thought we would burst wide open with pride and appreciation. It never got old. We hope the friendships we made last a lifetime.

So, another piece of old San Clemente is going away now, and we have to say goodbye from the little café that never forgot your name. With love, Mike and Sue.

BEACH GARDEN CAFE OWNERS BID FAREWELL

JIM HOLLOWAY, San Clemente

MIKE AND SUE MCGEARY, San Clemente

It is with a very heavy heart that we write this note today. After nearly 20 years in business, we find we must close the doors for good, at the end of the month, to our beloved Beach Garden Café. It is not due to any downturn in business, health issues, or even a sale that is causing the closure.

Many of you are curious as to what is happening, and I’ll try to give you an explanation. The issue is centered around our hood exhaust motor that is located on the outside of our building directly against the wall.

The building owners decided they wanted it moved and told us to find a solution. As you can imagine, we thoroughly researched our options, even enlisting the help of a restaurant design firm to assist us. After looking at city codes, the design firm decided that the only real option was to relocate the motors to the roof, where 99 percent of them are positioned. Sadly, this option was rejected by the building owners. We even explored the option of a ventless type system, but after a thorough vetting process we found this would not work with our operation. So we have come to the end of the road.

We will be fine, but we did want to pass this business along to our two boys, and for that we are truly sad. They had taken a real interest in the café and were hoping to take it to the next level. Their unselfish support of this business was remarkable.

To our wonderful employees, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your effort, attitude and personalities helped us make the café the roaring success it is today. We will miss working with you on a daily basis, but please remember that you are going out on top.

Many of you have been with us almost the entire time we have owned the café, and we will cherish those memories forever.

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NORTH BEACH VOLUNTEERS LOOK TO CONTINUE PROJECT A number of San Clemente residents have been working on a volunteer project to landscape the traffic circle in North Beach located behind the Miramar Theater. Unfortunately, my friends in the city’s Public Works Department will not support issuance of an encroachment permit, a decision that I disagree with, and so the project will not move forward. Nevertheless, I would like to thank the many people who have given freely of their time and resources over the past year and a half.

Art Guy, the landscape architect for the Coastal Trail donated the roundabout design. Patricia Holloway, San Clemente Tree Foundation, coordinated the overall effort and secured donations of plant material for the project. Rey Harju, president of the North Beach Community Association, and his board agreed to assume long-term responsibility for maintaining the traffic circle landscaping. Bill Kelly, construction director for the Marblehead Coastal project, facilitated meetings with several contractors.

Robert Minhondo of Layton Construction coordinated subcontractor volunteers.

Ben’s Asphalt volunteered traffic control, asphalt saw cutting, removal and repair and fine grading. Ricky Hamm volunteered concrete curb installation, gutter and prep work. NBI Landscape offered to import soil and donate a 3-foot-wide cobble border, fine grading, decomposed granite, mulch, large boulders, an irrigation system and oversight of planting.

Amber Gregg, San Clemente Planning Department, coordinated several meetings between the city and North Beach Community Association. Sean Nicholas, San Clemente Planning Department, facilitated meetings between the city and the many subcontractors who offered their help.

Thanks to one and all for volunteering their assistance to the North Beach community.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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What’s going on in and around town this week

demonstrate pan pastels and tools. Those who wish to use their pastel crayons (soft not oil) are welcome to do so. Admission is $95 per person. San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

Restaurant Spotlight: Juice Joint & Deli

BY JACOB ONOFRIO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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early two years ago, Jesse Lopez and his brother opened Juice Joint & Deli, a juice bar and deli that serves up a wide array of juices, smoothies and sandwiches in San Juan Capistrano.

All signature juices and smoothies are made using fresh, all-natural fruits and vegetables and can be customized to customers’ specifications. They also offer additional healthy ingredients like wheatgrass shots, vitamins and protein powder.

In addition to juices and smoothies, the deli offers a large selection of signature sandwiches using a variety of Boar’s Head meats, cheeses and spreads, PRICE RANGE: $2 - $12 along with their PAYMENT ACCEPTED: Cash and credit cards own houseHOURS: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. made spreads Monday through Friday; and dressings.

9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday; Lopez said he 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday recommends the SoCal Special, a customer favorite with turkey, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, pickled onions, pepperoncini, jalapenos, Swiss cheese and Cajun mayo served on multi-grain bread.

For those who like things spicy, try the Firehouse, a London broil roast beef sandwich

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Thursday | 30 CASA COOL: NANCY SANCHEZ 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy live music performed by up-and-coming Orange County singersongwriter Nancy Sanchez, a jazz musician and cross-over pop artist. Tickets are $15–$25. Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

BUSINESS NETWORKING LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The luncheon is a chance to get together with San Clemente Chamber colleagues and promote your business. This event is open to members and non-members. The cost to attend is $15 and includes lunch. Italian Cravings, 105 S. Ola Vista, San Clemente. To reserve a spot, email arlen@scchamber.com.

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RICHARD HENRY DANA’S 200TH BIRTHDAY BASH 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. The SJC Friends of the Library will host a special event commemorating the 200th birthday of Richard Henry Dana, author of the classic memoir, Two Years Before the Mast. The celebration includes the annual Crazy Croquet tournament. For more information, visit The Bookstore, located at 31495-A El Camino Real or call 949.493.2688.

“INTO THE WOODS, JR.” CHILDREN’S THEATER PRODUCTION 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Treat your family to an evening at the theater. The youth performers (ages 6-14 years) invite you to a special showing of “Into the Woods, Jr.” presented by the City of San Clemente Children’s Theater 2015 Summer Production Camp. $5 general admission, ages 5 and under are free. San Clemente High School Triton Center, 700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, 949.429.8797.

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS DANA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 5 p.m.-7 p.m.. A $25 donation benefits Ocean Institute Maritime History Programs. Reservations aboard the brig will be limited to 40 guests and limited additional seating will be available dockside. For more information, visit www.danapointhistorical.org.

A COLOR-FILLED APPROACH TO PAN PASTELS 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lyndelle Stonick will

PURE. LOVE. YOGA. ONE YEAR CELEBRATION 7:30 p.m. Join pure.love.yoga. as they

BILLY WATSON 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Live music at Iva Lee’s.

555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 1: A FEW GOOD MEN, ON IMPULSE 8 p.m. Powerful, masterful and utterly moving, Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning play unfolds before you with drama and intensity. The play revolves around the courtmartial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the major tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients. Young lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee finds himself with only one alternative to win his case. Scheduled for 8 p.m.

July 31 to Aug. 1; at 2 p.m. Aug. 2; at 8 p.m. Aug. 7 through 8; at 8 p.m. Aug. 14-15 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 16. Tickets are $20 each. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949.492.0465, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

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celebrate their first birthday. Live music, games, prizes and a potluck will be available for all to enjoy. 415 East Avenida Pico, Suite M, San Clemente, 949.492.5048, www.pureloveyogasc.com.

Sunday | 02 FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Spend a summer evening in our Samueli Conference Center getting up close and personal with local scientists.

Your entire family is invited to visit as we survey the stars, explore the seas, and dive into the surf zone. Each workshop event will include a presentation by a guest speaker with alternate activities for kids, followed by a lab program to introduce your whole family to the fascinating world of science. Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

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FAM’S SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 10:30 a.m. Join the fun for a great cause and help your neighbors-in-need at FAM’s 2nd Annual Golf tournament. Win prizes, trips and more. Prizes include golf at “The Page 10

Owner Jesse Lopez said he is all about serving up high-quality service at Juice Joint & Deli in San Juan Capistrano. Photo: Jacob Onofrio

served on a toasty French roll with smoked Gouda cheese, jalapenos, and chipotle sauce. It’s a sandwich that brings both the flavor and the heat.

Juice Joint & Deli provides a casual atmosphere with brightly colored walls and a large television playing in the corner, making for an easygoing dining experience that complements friendly service from Lopez and company. “[This business] has grown itself because customers love what they get,” Lopez said.

Juice Joint & Deli, 32141 Alipaz Street, Suite E, San Juan Capistrano, 949.545.7699, www.juicejointdeli.com. SC

Bridges” and Hotel Ixtapa 7 Day Spa and more. San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 E. Avenida Magdalena, San Clemente, 949.492.8477 Ext 115, Lorraine@family-assistance.org, www.family-assistance.org.

Tuesday | 04 SOL WITH DJ PAIN 1 9:30 p.m. Live music at the OC Tavern.

Tickets are $7. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

Wednesday | 05 RUNNING CLUB 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Join the Community Outreach Alliance Running every Wednesday.

The club meets at either the San Clemente Beach Trail or the San Clemente High School track, but other locations will be planned. Call 949.388.0114 ext. 205 for location or find them on Facebook.

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GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake

Marriage vs. Living Together, an Age-old Question for Seniors

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n May, my significant other, Greta, and I took a 15-day river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. On the boat, the first question people asked us was “Where are you from?” The second was “How long have you ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50 and Greta been marBy Tom Blake ried?”

The boat had 190 passengers. Most of them were married couples ages 50 to 80.

They just assumed that we were married.

To avoid a lengthy explanation of why we aren’t married, we’d usually reply, “We’ve been together for 17 years.”

From there, the conversation would segue into “How many children do you have?” again assuming that we had a bunch of kids together.

Greta would answer, “I have four children, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.” I wouldn’t answer the question because I have no kids.

From there, the conversation would turn into disbelief that Greta looks too young to have three great-grandkids. By then, I could distract the marriage conversation by commenting how good the Austrian wine was or point out a historic castle up on hill that the boat was passing.

Sometimes I am asked, “Why aren’t you married?” I suppose I could answer, “Why should I be?” But if I am feeling particularly devilish, I get out a tissue or hankie, pretending to dab my teary eyes and say, “Greta won’t marry me.” That makes the person who asked the question feel bad and they quickly change the subject.

The true reason we are not married is we like our relationship the way it is.

We have been together for 17 years. Why change? We see no advantage to being married for us. Besides, we’ve both been married more than once before.

A month ago, I created a Facebook page, titled, “Finding Love after 50,” which has grown to 280 members. One member posted the “Marriage vs. living together?” question. Two men responded.

Gordon said, “At my time of life, in most cases, I do not think marriage is the best answer. Exceptions could be if you want your future spouse to be included on your health plan and they will not cover unless you are married. Living together is fine; however, if further commitment is wanted, San Clemente Times July 30-August 5, 2015

there is always a commitment ceremony done by many churches or independently.”

Kenny said, “I’m kind of leaning toward the fastest-growing relationship style for the older boomer ‘folk.’ It’s called a LAT relationship (acronym for Living Apart Together). The premise is you love each other to bits, travel together and are totally committed and perceived by all your friends, family and social circle as a couple, but you maintain separate residences and do not mix money or children.”

Christine Baumgartner, an Orange County dating and relationship coach (christine@theperfectcatch.com), who is also a member of the “Finding Love After 50” Facebook group, said, “Most people in the 50 to 80 age group I coach are very interested in being in a committed, longterm, monogamous relationship and not interested in getting married. The reasons vary from financial to property to living arrangements.

true reason we are “notThemarried is we like our

relationship the way it is.

We have been together for 17 years. Why change?

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“I stress to the couples who make the choice to not marry the necessity of a few legal arrangements: health directive, power of attorney, etc. If either person becomes incapacitated or dies, someone will need to be legally responsible, and it won’t matter how long you’ve been together, you will have no way to legally help your partner if there isn’t something legally in place.”

So, when you see older couples holding hands, they may or may not be married and it really doesn’t matter.

Tom Blake is a San Clemente resident who has authored three books on middleaged dating. To read Tom’s previous columns, see www.FindingLoveAfter50. com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

Mya Host, 5, looks inside a sunflower in the Junipero Neighborhood Garden on Monday at the 100 block of West Avenida Junipero. Photo: Eric Heinz

Community Garden Gets Local Families Outdoors Donated land hosts Junipero growing area

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he residents of the 100 block of West Avenida Junipero recently joined together to create a community garden.

Paul Waterman, the inheritor of a vacant lot on the block, allowed the families of West Avenida Junipero to plan, construct and plant the Arlie Waterman Memorial Community Garden. Arlie Waterman was San Clemente’s first Parks and Recreation director, according to an email from the group.

“We have a lot of people and couples who come by and check it out,” block resident and organizer Kristine Kelly said.

“We have a really good email system with everybody on our street.”

Kelly said 11 families have joined the garden since mid-May. The garden beds cost about $200 to construct altogether, she said.

Currently, the Avenida Junipero community garden is completely occupied, but Kelly said it doesn’t take too much effort for other neighborhoods to start their own.

“Just try to find a vacant lot (with permission) and a couple areas, even if it’s in your yard where you’ve taken out the grass,” Kelly said. “Maybe a couple families have

come together and built a little box where you can’t water (the lawn) anymore.”

About 10 children have participated in keeping the garden maintained, and it is wheelchair-accessible. The garden plants are all non-GMO, Kelly said.

“It’s just a good representation of the neighborhood,” Kelly said. “I’ve already grown a lot of string beans.”

More people are trying to establish community gardens around town, such as Trestles Community Outreach in the South El Camino Real neighborhoods.

The Cellar in San Clemente also has been exploring community garden use for restaurant purposes.

Holly Oxford, a West Avenida Junipero resident, said she has garden beds at her home but wanted to join the community garden as well.

“I knew that it would be fun to come out and see everybody while you’re watering,” Oxford said. “It just brings people out of their house and it’s a fun little social scene.

It gave our neighborhood a renewed sense of community.”

To learn more about the community gardens, visit Junipero Neighborhood Garden on Facebook. SC

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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

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See today’s solution in next week’s issue.

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SC SPORTS & OUTDOORS San Clemente

STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

Course of Action Area golf facilities adjust to state wide water restrictions

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he storms that rolled through San Clemente the weekend of July 18 brought roughly one and a half inches of rain in a 24-hour span, which is always a welcome sign for golf courses in the area.

After that much rain in one day, Shorecliffs Golf Club general manager Joe Leicht would normally require golfers to stay on the cart paths and off the fairways for the following two to three days, allowing the turf to soak up as much moisture as possible and retain it. But this summer, and year, has been anything but normal in terms of weather.

By Monday morning, hours after the storm broke on Sunday, July 19, the fairways and greens at the local course had absorbed almost all of the water and conditions were normal, according to Leicht. It was almost like the rain never happened.

“We were able to go 90-degree rule (with carts) because the ground just ate that water up,” Leicht said. “It was almost like a switch from Sunday to Monday.”

Golf courses that rely on potable water are thirsty and operators like Leicht, and his course maintenance crew, along with their peers statewide, are seeing the effects of the four-year-long drought that has struck California. For courses like Shorecliffs Golf Club, which currently relies on potable water, the pipes have been tightening due to restrictions on potential over-users.

In April, Gov. Jerry Brown enacted a law that all residents cut potable water usage by 25 percent. For a sizeable portion of the golf industry in California that uses potable water to keep the grass green, that has put them squarely in the government’s crosshairs.

Brown directed the State Water Resources Control Board to “impose restrictions to require that commercial, industrial and institutional properties, such as campuses, golf courses and cemeteries, immediately implement water efficiency measures to reduce potable water usage in an amount consistent with the reduction targets mandated.”

Courses running on reclaimed water are not mandated to cut usage. San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club and Talega Golf Club all run on reclaimed water, which is currently priced at $936.65 per acre foot San Clemente Times July 30-August 5, 2015

Shorecliffs Golf Club in San Clemente is currently the only golf course in town running on potable water.

The course plans to convert to reclaimed water by the end of August. Photo: Eric Heinz

they use. The city’s rates are expected to change on Aug. 1 and future rates were not available at press time. There was no price difference between potable and reclaimed water under the old rate system.

Under the guidance of course superintendent Jose Pelayo, Shorecliffs Golf Club has been decreasing its water usage considerably since 2009 while maintaining the quality of the course, according to Leicht. The shining light at the end of the tunnel for the course has been the expansion of the city’s recycled water plant, which opened on Sept.

25, 2014. Shorecliffs Golf Club has been waiting to tap into the reclaimed water pipeline and plans to be fully converted to recycled water by the end of August, Leicht said.

Watering the Greens Here are some numbers associated with the California golf course industry’s water usage.

921

Number of golf facilities statewide (including stand-alone ranges and miniature golf facilities)

0.9

Percentage of California’s ground and surface water consumed by golf courses

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All of the other golf courses around us are already on reclaimed water … We were the only ones that were turning brown and we couldn’t afford the water and nor would we have been allowed to use it if we could. That’s why the timing is perfect to be switching to reclaimed because the city is finally able to give us (that).

–Joe Leicht

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In the time spent waiting for the pipeline, Pelayo and his grounds crew have learned to get creative with their landscaping and agricultural duties. Roughly 20 acres of turf has been removed since 2009 and replaced with biodegradable mulch, which can be seen primarily around tee boxes and areas that are not considered in play to golfers. Watering days have been

Percent of the total water used for California’s irrigated crops consumed by golf courses

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Percent of irrigated golf course acreage using reclaimed water *Numbers based on The California Golf Economy: Economic and Environmental Impact Summary, a 2011 report compiled for Golf 20/20 by SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute.

limited to two days instead of four and the greens are now being hand-watered in order to precisely deliver water to stressed areas. A combination of aerating the turf and applying a wetting agent, which seeps into the deeper layers of the soil in order to retain moisture, has kept Shorecliffs green. In some areas, irrigation systems have been removed entirely. The condition of the course’s poa annua greens remains “perfect,” according to Leicht.

There is also the amount of water being used on the course, which has dropped off dramatically since 2014. According to

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Pelayo, Shorecliffs Golf Club used 8,000 units (almost 6 million gallons) of water per month last year compared to the 5,200 units they are averaging per month in 2015, a decrease of 35 percent.

Last year the course spent $270,000 on water. Despite the impending shift to reclaimed water in August, Leicht is not anticipating a large increase in savings down the road. Certain chemicals, like calcium and gypsum, will need to be purchased and added to the course in order to offset the lower-quality water’s impact on the turf.

“The savings aren’t going to be all that significant in the long run … but longterm, the nice thing is, we won’t be under those restrictions,” Leicht said. “We’ll be able to make sure we can water when and if we need it, and at the same time we’ll be more responsible stewards.”

In Dana Point, Monarch Beach Golf Links has been leading a charge of environmentally sensitive golf course maintenance practices. In 2011, the course was certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses, which issues guidelines and practices for member courses to follow in order to limit the impact on the surrounding environment.

Monarch Beach Golf Links has been running on reclaimed water for 10 years, according to general manager Eric Lohman, so there has not been usage restrictions levied on it. But that has not stopped the popular resort course from taking action in regard to water consumption.

Aside from keeping watchful eyes on sprinkler heads and replacing bathrooms with waterless urinals, Monarch Beach uses advanced sensor technology to avoid overwatering. Sensors are placed in the greens that provide real-time evaporation rates to the course superintendent, highlighting when and when not to water.

Monarch Beach also uses paspalum, a drought tolerant turf, across the grounds.

Lohman and his staff said the paspalum responds best to reclaimed water and is a better alternative to other strains of grass, which could require more watering in order to stay alive and lush.

Although they are not mandated to do so, Monarch Beach Golf Links decided to cut back on water usage in 2015. Lohman estimates the course has reduced consumption by roughly 10 percent compared to last year and is down 15 to 20 percent from its all-time high several years ago.

“There is an effort in golf that whether you have reclaimed (water) or don’t have reclaimed … at the end of the day we understand that our neighbors are having to make sacrifices, our hotel partners are having to make sacrifices,” Lohman said.

“So we just want to make sure that we’re definitely doing everything in our power, whether we’re required to or not, to at least lead by example … We have taken it upon ourselves to do that.” SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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RUGBY The San Clemente Gators Rugby Club’s U12 Novice Division team won their age bracket at the Cal State Rugby Tournament in San Marcos on July 11.

The U12 team was the sixth-seeded team heading into the tournament and went a perfect 6-0 in the competition to win the gold medal.

The club’s U12 team includes: Carter Byrd, Trevor Skeffington, Kai MatiasBell, Jake Parrish, Asher Woelfel, Morgan Marks, Jack Finnerty, Ian Riley, Josh Parrish and Nathan Riley. The team is coached

by Rob Herbes and Sam McMillian.

The Gators’ Experienced Team also had a good showing at the event, finishing

The San Clemente Gators Rugby Club’s U12 Novice Team won their division championship at the Cal State Rugby Tournament on July 11. Photo: Courtesy

third overall in their division. The team defeated top teams from Northern and Southern California and advanced to the semifinals.

The Experienced Team includes: Ben Herbes, Taylor Karger, Wade Wilson, Sean Newkirk, Derek Chang, Jalen Adkins, Jaden Rosehain, Sammy McMillian, Jack DeMora and Daniel Phillips.

SOCCER The West Coast Futbol Club’s boys U17 team won gold in the Super Cup division at the 2015 San Diego Surf Cup on July 27, besting some of the top club teams from across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The local team won the tournament by defeating Sacramento United Reds 98, 1-0 in the championship match. The team went 4-2 over the three-day event.

The team includes: Nicholas Acquino, Blake Bunce, Chasen Brutocao, Jonathan Bryant, Christian Catano, Derrek Chan, Yarin Dan, Trevor Denney, Nikdel Ghaemi, Brett Jones, James Langton, Sam Martinez, William O’Connor, Michael Oakson, Sebastian Olivares, William Ospine, Isasc Pinto, Alfonso Quezada, Sean Rochford and Braden Zines. The team is coached by Oliver Wyss and Bryan Wallace.

SWIMMING San Clemente Aquatics had a successful run at the 2015 CA Summer CA-NV Sectional Championships in Santa Clarita

The West Coast Futbol Club’s boys U17 team won the Super Cup division at the 2015 San Diego Surf Cup tournament on July 27. Photo: Courtesy

July 16-19. The local swim club’s seven swimmers who competed at the event set 13 new club records en route to a secondplace overall finish.

Brad Prolo and Josh Swart were a large part of the club’s success. Prolo set five new club records in the 200 IM, 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 fly and the 200 breaststroke.

Swart also set five new club records in the 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 50 freestyle, 100 fly and 100 backstroke. Karlie Thuen set new records in the 200 IM and 200 fly, won the event’s 400 IM and won 56 points

for San Clemente Aquatics.

The local team includes: Prolo, Swart, Theun, Emily Gough, Lauren Amigleo, Weston Rowan and Quinn Birtles. The team is coached by Goran Westerlund.

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SC San Clemente

SC SURF

SC SURF IS PRESENTED BY:

SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Gatherings for Garth

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San Clemente-based surfers Ian Crane (left), the Hurley Pro local wildcard winner, and Griffin Colapinto check in for a heat at the Hurley Pro Trials at T Street on July 23. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Crane Wins Local Hurley Pro Wildcard

San Clemente-based surfer Ian Crane earned a spot into the Hurley Pro at Trestles as winner of the trials at T Street

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Crane of San Clemente won the locals’ slot into the Hurley Pro Trestles at the event’s wildcard trials on Thursday, July 23 at T Street, beating runner-up Patrick Gudauskas, also of San Clemente, 15.77 to 14.47 in the final.

“It feels awesome to have the Hurley Pro wildcard spot,” Crane said. “I’m so excited to be a part of the event and get to surf Trestles with the best surfers in the world. I’m inspired to put on a good performance and represent for San Clemente.”

The other San Clemente surfers competing for the wildcard were Tanner Gudauskas, Griffin Colapinto, Chris Ward and Nate Yeomans, and from Dana Point/ Capistrano Beach, brothers Luke and Jake Davis.

The trials were run in a round robin format with two separate brackets—the Hurley Team Bracket (eight surfers) and the Locals Bracket (eight surfers). Each competitor surfed twice—once in Round 1 San Clemente Times July 30–August 5, 2015

memorial paddle out for Garth Day, a well-known San Clemente surfboard shaper who died on July 25, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31 at Lasuens Beach in San Clemente. Then on Saturday, Aug. 1 at the San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. a celebration of his life will be held. The public is invited to both. For those wishing to help the family by providing donations of food and refreshments for the Saturday gathering, a sign-up sheet can be found at www. signupgenius.com/go/60b0f48a4a72aa46gathering. A GoFundMe fundraising page has been set up for those wishing to make donations in support of his wife Christy and sons Greydon and Gage.

Search Garth Day Memorial Fund at www. gofundme.com. SC

UPCOMING EVENTS

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 69-72 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: San Clemente: 6-10’Poor-Fair Thursday: Nice round of SW groundswell will slowly wind down through the end of the work week, as minor NW windswell blends in. Better breaks are still running waist-head high (3-5’) on Thursday, with overhead sets for standouts.

Size eases some for Friday, with waist-chest high (3-4’) surf at better breaks, and lingering head high sets for standouts in the morning.

Winds are light/variable early each day, trending onshore through the mid mornings and giving way to a moderate Westerly sea-breeze each afternoon.

Outlook: SW swell winds down through the weekend as a new South swell builds in. Fun zone surf in the knee-waist-chest high range (2-3’+) continues, with some larger sets for summer magnets during the more favorable tides. Favorable morning winds continue.

Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

July 24-August 2: Vans US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach Pier October 11-18: ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Oceanside Pier

GROM OF THE WEEK

CANNON CARR

Hurley Pro wildcard runner-up Patrick Gudauskas of San Clemente earned a spot in the trials semifinal and ultimately in the final with Ian Crane in the final.

Photo: Andrea Swayne

and again in Round 2—and the four highest three-wave total points-earners moved on to the man-on-man semifinals. In the semis and finals each surfer’s top two waves were scored and one surfer in each bracket was awarded a wildcard slot in the upcoming Hurley Pro. Hiroto Ohhara of Japan was the Hurley bracket winner.

The two newly-crowned wildcards then went on to face each other in the Super Heat. Crane again came out on top, winning a trip for two to the Kandui Resort at Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands for his efforts.

“I thought it was cool the way Hurley had two qualifying brackets for the trials,” Crane said. “It made everyone happy and it was fair at the same time. They got their Hurley team rider in the event and a San Clemente local was guaranteed a spot. It took the pressure off knowing one of us would end up in the event for sure. And the Indo trip is definitely a super bonus.”

The Hurley Pro at Trestles, event No. 8 on the World Surf League Championship Tour, is set for September 9 through 20 at San Onofre State Park, Lower Trestles. SC

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annon Carr, 9, of San Clemente said he is having an epic summer honing his skills on both surfboards and skateboards and training on his family’s invention, the Syck Trix board. He wants to make the most of the long summer days before starting fourth grade at Concordia Elementary in the fall.

“I haven’t been doing that many contests lately. I’ve just been free surfing at Lowers and stuff,” he said. “I also went to Baja Mexico with my dad for my birthday a few weeks ago and it was super fun. All we did was eat and surf. It seemed like every wave barreled. I was in this one huge barrel and it just clamped. I didn’t make it out but I will always remember that wave.”

Although surfing any time of year is great in his book, Cannon said he likes summer surfing because being in the water feels so good.

“When you get in the water it feels nice.

Instead of just sitting in the house all day sweating or skating and stuff, you can get in the water and cool off,” he said. “I like food but surfing is better than the best thing you’ve ever eaten before.”

Cannon is honored to be part of the group of up-and-coming young surfers in San Clemente and Dana Point being primed for professional surfing careers and says the best part about growing up and training here is the abundance of pros in the area to look up to.

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Cannon Carr. Photo: Hugh Berringer

“Surfing with them is inspiring, for sure,” Cannon said. “All these guys like Kolohe Andino, Chris Ward and all the other guys live right here and it’s awesome to surf when they’re in the water. You can see how you want to surf when you get older.”

Cannon said growing up here has motivated him to chase a pro surfing career and he is willing to do what it takes.

“You have to surf every day. Don’t sit on the beach when it’s big or when the waves are bad. Always go out,” Cannon said. “And be nice to everyone. When they say ‘hi’ you say ‘hi’ back. Sportsmanship is super important too. Even when you lose, that doesn’t matter. Still be nice. Sometimes people throw their board on the ground and stuff, and that’s not cool.”—Andrea Swayne www.sanclementetimes.com