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Living Life to the ‘Max’ Former city clerk Max Berg dies at 90 EYE ON SC/PAGE 6

Max Berg, a longtime San Clemente city clerk, performs a comedy routine during World War II on an occupied island near Japan. Berg died Sept. 4 at the age of 90. Photo: Courtesy of the Berg family

Pier Train Stop Functions to be Studied by City EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

Woman Creates Handmade Blankets, Clothing for Veterans EYE ON SC/PAGE 12

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Members of the California Legislature will visit Saddleback Memorial Hospital on Monday, Sept. 21 to visit with staff and local authorities. Photo: Allison Jarrell

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Lawmakers to Tour San Clemente Hospital THE LATEST: Assemblyman Bill Brough, who represents San Clemente’s District 73, will host a collection of legislators on Monday, Sept. 21 to tour the Saddleback Memorial Hospital in San Clemente.

Brough has been trying to champion a bill that would allow emergency services to take place at facilities that do not have long-term inpatient services.

Currently, California law does not permit such facilities.

“The bill went through the Assembly Health Committee, and it turned out not to get a vote because we had some opposition from labor unions on the stand-alone emergency idea,” Brough said. “We decided to move it to an interim study.”

Assembly members Sebastian RidleyThomas, District 54, and Susan Bonilla, District 14, as well as State Sen. Ed Hernandez, District 22, are expected to come to the facility tour. Hernandez is the chairman of the Senate Health Committee.

WHAT’S NEXT: The California Assembly is now out of session and will reconvene Jan. 4. The bill does not have to be reintroduced because it is going through the interim study process. —Eric Heinz San Clemente Times September 17-23, 2015

Pier Bowl Train Stop to be Studied

WHAT’S NEXT: Ricardez is scheduled for pre-trial at 8:30 a.m on Monday, Sept. 21.

Anyone with additional information or who believes they may have been a victim is encouraged to contact OCDA Supervising Investigator Mark Gutierrez at 714.347.8794 or OCSD Sgt. Wade Walsvick at 714.647.7418.—EH

THE LATEST: During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Chris Hamm and council members voted to collect more information regarding the Amtrak and MetroLink train stop that comes to the San Clemente Pier.

In recent weeks, people have been concerned about the future of the stop because of a notion from the mayor that confusion between the North Beach and the Pier Bowl stop has been an issue with visitors in the city.

Instead of completely scrapping the stop, Hamm said he would like to see the possibility of increasing stops along the San Clemente area, but the way in which tickets are administered needs to change.

The kiosk at the Pier, he said, has been inaccurate in the past.

More Money Going to Ole Hanson Beach Club

WHAT’S NEXT: Following a study on the Pier station, council members said they intend to direct city staff to work with MetroLink and Amtrak to find some solutions to more uniform stops around San Clemente. MetroLink stops at both the Pier and North Beach but Amtrak only stops at San Clemente Pier. Ultimately, the Orange County Transportation Authority would have the final say over the dissolution or implementation of any stops in San Clemente. —EH

San Clemente Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Two Boys THE LATEST: The Orange County District

Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man charged with sexually assaulting two boys under 14 years old, a District Attorney press release stated Monday.

Uriel Ruiz Ricardez, 24, San Clemente, was charged Friday with three felony counts of sodomy of a person under 14, five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14, with a sentencing enhancement allegation for committing lewd acts upon multiple victims. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 120 years to life in state prison. He is currently being held on a $1 million bond at the Department H-1, Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.

The victims’ parents reported the crime to OCSD, who investigated this case and arrested the defendant on Sept. 10, 2015.

According to the press release, the investigation in this case is ongoing and no further information will be disclosed at this time.

THE LATEST: City Council approved another $205,000 for construction costs of the Ole Hanson Beach Club at Tuesday night’s meeting, as it was brought to the attention of the council that Dudek, the construction manager, and ARG needed more funding for construction support redesign of the club room.

The original budget for the project was $1.5 million in Capital Improvement Project funds. The city had to use supplemental appropriations and Developers Improvement funds subsequently as additional improvements were needed, such as removing an additional pool that had been built under the existing pool and extensive damage to the main facility.

Council members said this would be the final appropriation for the rehabilitation of the OHBC. WHAT’S NEXT: Although the additional costs were required, city staff officials said the OHBC is scheduled to open in April with construction completed in March.

Council members suggested getting out as much information as possible on the facility as there is already a waiting list established for swim lessons and other reservations. —EH

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CUSD to Consider New Calendar Process, 20162017 Start Date THE LATEST: After the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees discussed two calendar-related agenda items on Sept. 9, the consensus of the board was to further examine implementing a new, more inclusive process for determining future school calendars, while also revisiting the 2016-2017 academic calendar at the board’s next meeting.

CUSD students began school early this year on Aug. 25 following a March 11 vote by the district board to adjust the academic calendar. The board also voted at that time to begin the 2016-2017 year on Aug. 15, 2016.

The switch has been a controversial one, with parents across the district voicing concerns such as the lack of notice given before the decision was made. San Clemente City Councilman Tim Brown and his wife, Heather, spoke during public comment at the Sept. 9 meeting about the need to gather community input and reconsider the start date. Heather Brown—who emphasized the hot temperatures and lack of air conditioning in schools—started a petition drive against the new calendar back in March. That online petition now has 3,573 signatures and counting.

The board’s first discussion on Sept. 9 focused on making the process of forming the school calendar and selecting a start date more inclusive by engaging more community members and making sure that all stakeholders have a voice. Staff proposed creating multi-year school calendars while enabling “maximum semester instruction time.” The new approach presented would involve soliciting more input, creating an online survey and hosting a public forum.

The second agenda item, presented by Trustee John Alpay, asked that the board reconsider amending the Aug. 15 start date for the 2016-2017 academic calendar due to additional data gathered by staff and information from parents. Other trustees noted the educational benefits of an early start, while Alpay argued that what’s right for one district or school may not be the right choice for another.

WHAT’S NEXT: At least four trustees agreed at the end of the discussion to bring back the motion on Sept. 23 to vote on amending the proposed 2016-2017 school calendar. No formal action was taken last Wednesday as the two school calendar agenda items were discussion only.—Allison Jarrell Have a story idea or topic you would like to read about? Send your suggestions to editorial@sanclementetimes.com. www.sanclementetimes.com

EYE ON SC contact event co-chair Freda D’Souza at 949.374.4944 or via email at owner@alwaysinn.com. A portion of each ticket is tax deductible. Proceeds fund scholarships for San Clemente High School students and donations to many San Clemente charities.

San Clemente businesses are donating a wide range of prizes for the silent auction, starting at 11 a.m. More than 200 items, ranging from restaurant gift cards to bed and breakfast stays were donated last year.

Several classic cars from the era will be on display at the venue for photo opportunities.

The Yearsley Collection will stage the runway show and fashions. Locals will be celebrity models. Clothing and accessories highlighted in the runway show will be available for sale in the boutique during the event.

Those who can’t attend the event can support the cause by purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets ($5 each or five for $20). Tickets are being sold through several downtown San Clemente merchants who are San Clemente Woman’s Club members.

NEWS BITES COMPILED BY ERIC HEINZ

SCHS Presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” San Clemente High School Theatre Arts students are back to school and preparing to perform The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The play is a heartwarming musical comedy and Tony Award-winner. The play runs at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18 and 7:30 p.m. Sept.

19. Tickets are sold at the SCHS Triton Center at www.schsdrama.com. General admission is $15 and $10 for students, children, seniors and members of the military.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is set in a school gymnasium. The story follows six quirky, yet lovable, young competitors who are overseen by grownups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Throughout the show they learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t make you a loser, while looking at the pressures of growing up and learning that it’s cool to be smart.

The SCHS production artistic team consists of Director Daniel Ingram, Assistant Director Jonathan Crawford, Musical Director Jeremy Wiggins and Choreographer Laurie Mason.

Cast: Tamara Armstrong, Annie Combs, Garrett Claud, Luke Gianelli, Paris Hull, Jonathan Jackson, Bri Kirkwood, Daniel Klevit, Kyra Kuhn, Delaney Marchant, Carlie McCleary, Cassidy McCleary, Noah Ortega, Gabby Reid, Ashlyn Rose, Ashely Seng, Cat Sullins, Sienna Smith, Zach Thomas and Sean Van Savage.

Crew includes: Shea Donnelly, Saffron Sener, Paris Hull, Lainey Reyland, Joshua Pavlis, Nicole Buscombe, Kelsey Morales, Cookie Greenberg, Abigail Ambach, Sabrina Swarthout, Julia Becker, Maya Howie, Annie Reyland, Grisham Peck, Collin Meyer and Rachel Reese.

Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, Sept. 19 California Coastal Cleaup Day is an event in which thousands of volunteers participate in a statewide cleanup at more than 850 locations throughout California, including San Clemente Pier and San Clemente State Beach. Last year’s event drew more than 66,000 volunteers from around the state with more than 1.2 million pounds of trash removed from the coastlines.

California Coastal Cleaup Day is an event in which thousands of volunteers participate in a statewide cleanup at more than 850 locations throughout California, including San Clemente Pier and San Clemente State Beach. Last year’s event drew more than 66,000 volunteers from around the state with more than 1.2 milSan Clemente Times September 17-23, 2015

Nor-Land Landscaping was awarded a first-place honor for their project in San Clemente at the California Landscape Contractors Association awards in August. Photo: Courtesy of California Landscape Contractors Association

“The Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be performed by San Clemente High School Theatre Arts Sept. 17-19.

Photo: Courtesy of SCHS Theatre Arts

lion pounds of trash removed from the coastlines.

Cleanup sites also include Dana Point Harbor Underwater Cleanup, Ocean Institute/Dana Point Marine Protected Area, Dana Point Yacht Club on-the-water kayak cleanup, Doheny State Beach and San Juan Creek, Salt Creek/Strand Beach, Dana Point Harbor Cigarette Butt Roundup and Capistrano Beach.

Specific details for each site, along with a directory of all sites in Orange County, and RSVP information can be found at www.coastkeeper.org/ccd_site_locations.

Group to Host Recovery Industry Documentary Take Action San Clemente, an organization known for its involvement against sober-living facilities in the city, is sponsoring a pre-release showing of the movie The Business of Recovery. The film is a documentary covering the addiction

recovery industry. According to TASC, the film is to be released nationwide in the near future.

The screening takes place 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at the Krikorian San Clemente 6 Theatres. Tickets can only be purchased online at www.thebusinessofrecovery.com/screening. More information can be found at www.thebusinessofrecovery.com.

Sept. 20 is Deadline for Woman’s Club Annual Fundraiser The deadline is Sept. 20 to purchase tickets for San Clemente Woman’s Club’s largest fundraiser of the year, “Party Like Gatsby,” scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Talega Golf Club, 990 Avenida Talega. Tickets are $65 per person for the fall fashion show and luncheon.

To attend, complete the online form at www.sanclementewomansclub.com or

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Landscapers Win Award for San Clemente Project On Aug. 18, the Orange County chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association honored 17 local landscape contractors with the 2015 Beautification Awards. A San Clemente landscape project was chosen for the award. Nor-Land Landscaping at the Penkar Residence in San Clemente was chosen as a first-place submission.

A total of 57 awards were presented in 27 categories culled from 89 entries, which encompassed residential and commercial landscape construction, maintenance and renovation, along with water features, outdoor lighting and water-saving Californiafriendly landscaping.

Throwing the Dogs a Bone Registration Ends Sept. 30 Talega Golf Course will host a tournament starting 11 a.m. on Oct. 15 to benefit the Lionel’s Legacy and The Ark of San Juan Capistrano. Registration ends Sept.

30. The format is four-man scramble, best ball. Prizes for the men’s and women’s flights include long drive competition, closest to the pin, first and second play low team score as well as raffle drawings.

The entry fee of $140 includes the green fee, range balls, gift bag giveaways and Travis Matthews logo hats, lunch and hors d’oeuvres. Donations to the beneficiaries are tax-deductible. For more information and to register, call Steve Beveridge at 949.378.6428 or email steve@newworldtraffic.com or visit www.throwingthedogsabone.com.

Have something interesting for the community? Send your information to editorial@sanclementetimes.com. www.sanclementetimes.com

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Living Life to the ‘Max’

Former San Clemente City Clerk Max Berg dies at 90

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hat trademark ear-to-ear smile and a thumbs up remained on Max Berg’s face until the day he died.

It’s what many people who knew him said.

Max was a 35-year city clerk for San Clemente who died on Sept. 4 from health complications. The city named a park after him, the Max Berg Plaza Park, in 1985.

He is survived by his daughters Linda Weigel, Sherry Murphy, Debbie BergSwaton and his son Barry Berg.

Most people who spoke about him said Max was a character of integrity who embraced many people.

Berg grew up in Nebraska but would eventually be stationed at Camp Pendleton in the U.S. Marine Corps. Berg was always part of theater productions in school and became known for his humor and wit. During World War II, he performed for troops on occupied Japanese islands. Most of his act encompassed impressions of notable people and satire.

A photo of him from the wartime shows him performing in front of hundreds of people in the service.

“Even through tough times, he was just a very humorous guy,” Debbie said.

In 1946, Max met his wife, Helen, whose family had lived in San Clemente since 1935. Although he worked at Westcoast Theaters as the assistant manager at the Gateway Theater in Glendale after his military service, he returned to San Clemente in 1948 and subsequently worked for the city as a reserve police officer in 1950.

In 1956, Max would find his true professional calling. He was elected city clerk in 1956 and was reappointed eight consecutive times for four-year terms. He retired in 1985.

According to information provided by his family, he attended more than 1,000 City Council meetings and worked with 41 different council members and seven different city managers.

He was known as “Mr. San Clemente” or “Mr. Information.”

“He’s always been a people person and extremely detail-oriented,” Sherry said.

“He was a detailed painter and dressed meticulously.”

Sherry said after she took another job after working for the city of San Clemente for more than 20 years, Max was there to walk her out the door one last time. She San Clemente Times September 17-23, 2015

Max Berg stands with his grandson, Matt, at Salton Sea, a sportsman catering business he frequented.

Photo: Courtesy of the Berg family

He treated the world as his stage. No matter who you were, you were as good as any audience member and you felt like that actor (Max) was talking directly to you. If you were a hunter or someone trying to get or a camper checking into Shaver Lake or a community member, he always had that very engaging persona and it was sincere.

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—Barry Berg, son of Max Berg

Max Berg (left) stands with then-President Richard Nixon at the Western White House in San Clemente in this undated photo. Photo: Courtesy of the Berg family

said his longevity of civil service with the city will be a large part of his legacy.

FROM PEOPLE WHO KNEW MAX Sherry said the biggest success of Max’s life was his ability to have an approachable attitude toward everyone— from people who came to the clerk’s office to apply for a business license or records request to canvassing ballots during elections.

“He would always be neutral in the political area and made people feel comfort-

able,” Sherry said.

Debbie recalled her father’s humor as a way to connect with people as well as a way to diffuse tense situations. She recalled one story where a group of women were meeting and he put on a wig and women’s clothing in order to attend.

Another time when it rained and puddles had formed near City Hall, Max went to get a group of plastic ducks and pretended to hunt them from the bushes.

Barry Berg, Max’s son, also remembered the light-hearted nature of his father, especially his trademark “thumbs up” to let everyone know he was doing alright.

In his retirement, Max worked as a park ranger for 22 years at Camp Edison at Shaver Lake in the western Sierra Nevada Mountains.

“He treated the world as his stage,” Barry said. “No matter who you were, you were as good as any audience member and you felt like that actor (Max) was talking directly to you. If you were a hunter or someone checking into Shaver Lake or a community member, he always had that very engaging persona and it was sincere.”

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Max was an avid bird hunter and advocate for wildlife conservation.

“He wasn’t just an actor in terms of playing a role; he played himself well,” Barry said. “I’ve been thinking about how he treated the world and how he engaged people, and that was his success.”

Lois Divel, a friend of Max’s, said she has known Max since 1947 through his wife with whom she attended grammar school. Although she said she mostly knew him tangentially, she said he was one of her favorite people.

Jim Dahl, former mayor of San Clemente, also spoke volumes about Max. “When I came to work for the city in 1969, he swore me in, as a city employee,” Dahl said. “He was a friend of our family’s, and my father used to go dove hunting with him on Reeves Ranch back in the early 60s. He was a great city clerk and a great family friend.”

Councilwoman Lori Donchak said she met Max later on in his life after his tenure as city clerk.

“People who are public servants are held to very high standards and he passed that bar over and over in terms of his contributions to the city—being Citizen of the Year, his involvements in education,” Donchak said. “Everywhere you look, he made a difference in the city. His proudest accomplishments were in is his family, and he has a signature twinkle in his eye and nothing could bring that twinkle brighter than when he talked about his family. He was a great role model.”

Susie Smith, a friend of Max, said she had known him since about 1970. She said Linda, Max’s daughter, baby-sat her children over the years.

“I would say he was a positive force in San Clemente,” Smith said. “He was always positive as a city official and resident and a friend to everyone. He loved people and radiated love and respect for people and I never heard him speak poorly of anyone.”

Smith said she attended both of his last hallmark birthdays.

“I have a framed newspaper article of his 85th, which I’ll keep forever,” Smith said. “He just always had a smile and greeted everyone like they were his longlost friend.” SC

A celebration of life for Max Berg will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Max Berg Plaza Park, 1100 Calle Puente in San Clemente.

For more information contact srmurphy59 @gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, people can donate to the San Clemente Historical Society, www.sanclementehistoricalsociety. org or to Desert Wildlife Unlimited, www.desertwildlifeunlimited.org. www.sanclementetimes.com

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CERT trainees practice extinguishing a controlled burn with Orange County Fire Authority firefighters during Saturday’s session in San Juan Capistrano at the San Juan Mobile Estates. Photo: Eric Heinz

CERT trainers used stuffed animals to practice small-animal rescue exercises. Photo: Eric Heinz

Duty Calls Volunteers come from five towns for CERT training program

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n Saturday, the Community Emergency Preparedness Teams of the five cities of San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach came together for the first time to train new people in community emergency response situations.

People practiced discharging a fire extinguisher, triage tactics, small-animal rescue and more.

Participants included Boy Scout Troop 12 of San Juan.

Recently, the city of San Clemente was awarded the 2015 Federal Emergency

Children and some members of Boy Scout Troop 12 of San Juan Capistrano participate in a triage exercise. Photo: Eric Heinz

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CERT trainees practice stabilizing a young man’s spine on a gurney. Photo: Eric Heinz

Management Agency’s Individual and Community Preparedness Award for outstanding CERT program initiatives.

The city of San Clemente Community Emergency Response Team joined the Mutual Aid Program in January 2011.

Since then, throughout 11 sessions of the FEMA 20-hour CERT Program class more than 200 residents have been trained.

“These volunteers are trained in emergency preparedness and response skills and stand ready to assist their fellow residents and visitors in the event of a disaster,” a city of San Clemente press release stated. “Many of these volunteers have also completed the additional CMAP training and are qualified to respond to a disaster situation in Orange County.”

Sixty-two of those residents have elected to join as active members on the city of San Clemente CERT Team.

For more information about the San Clemente CERT program, visit www.sanclemente.org and search CERT. SC

CERT trainees practice a mock triage exercise during Saturday’s session in San Juan Capistrano. (The blood is paint). Photo: Eric Heinz

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SC Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY EVAN DA SILVA

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, September 14 DISTURBANCE Corte Buscando, 700 Block (6:06 p.m.)

A neighbor of a woman was spraying the caller’s home and dogs with a garden hose.

FOUND PROPERTY Loma Lane, 100 Block (5:58 p.m.) A man said he found a gun in his front law.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Camino El Molino/Camino De Los Mares Officers conducted a patrol check behind a vacant building for a homeless person encampment. Three people who were known to frequent the building had taken down the fence and entered the building again.

CITIZEN ASSIST Mira Las Olas, 0 Block (12:22 p.m.) Police were called to check on an area where a mattress fire took place two weeks ago on city property.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 700 Block (8:42 a.m.)

A needle was found in a bloody sock.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Serra, 100 Block (2:55 a.m.)

A woman could be heard talking to herself and praying loudly over the course of an hour.

Sunday, September 13 SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Calle Campana, 600 Block (10:40 p.m.)

Two known gang members were seen sitting in a black 2007 Chevy Avalanche.

It appeared they were on a “lookout” for someone.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Via Mantaraya, 2000 block (9:28 p.m.)

A man told police he saw a woman putting a needle in her arm and was accompanied by eight other men.

SHOTS HEARD-NOSUSPECT INFORMATION Via Ceramica/Calle Al Fuente (10:49 p.m.) Ten shots were heard, possibly coming from the park. No other suspicious noises were heard.

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Calle Puente, 1100 Block (6:16 p.m.)

Police conducted a patrol check for a green Toyota van occupied by a woman who was taking pictures of little kids.

CITIZEN ASSIST Via Jacobea, 0 Block (5:42 p.m.) A woman who was a resident of a “new” sober living home down the street was seen smoking a cigarette out front and left her ashtray on the fence post. The woman who called believed it was a fire hazard.

WELFARE CHECK Avenida Santa Barbara, 200 Block (3:59 p.m.) Large amounts of water were pouring off the balcony of an upstairs apartment.

LOST PROPERTY Avenida San Diego, 100 Block (1:19 p.m.)

Someone reported they lost $1,700 cash, credit and debit cards, their baby’s passport and their wedding band and ring.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-NON INJURY Avenida La Pata/Calle Del Cerro (1:50 a.m.) Police conducted a patrol check for a black Nissan Versa that was flipped over on a dirt path at the end of Avenida La Pata.

Saturday, September 12 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Camino Vera Cruz/Colina Rodante (11:54 p.m.) A patrol check was conducted by a pedestrian gate for a man wearing a black hoodie and baseball cap with white earbuds. The caller said when she was out driving the man was trying to get through the locked gate and hid when she passed.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (11:48 p.m.) Police searched the middle of a parking lot for two boys and two girls who were naked in a white four-door sedan.

DISTURBANCE Loma Lane, 100 Block (11:22 p.m.) A man was found screaming and trying to break down a door.

PATROL CHECK Avenida De La Grulla, 200 Block (10:58 p.m.) A woman requested police search the area for anything suspicious. Someone had knocked on her door loudly, but she said she could not see anyone.

DISTURBANCE Calle Del Cerro, 1100 Block (10:57 p.m.)

At least five men were smoking and looking into cars.

DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Calle Descanso, 300 Block (10:24 p.m.)

An ongoing problem of a man singing on the walking trail behind the location was reported once again.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Pico/Via Pico Plaza (7:15 p.m.)

A shirtless man in his 20s wearing glasses and grey pants was holding a black shirt while in the parking lot “trying to fight everyone.” The man also damaged someone’s vehicle.

VANDALISM IN PROGRESS Via Pico Plaza, 0 Block (7:12 p.m.) Police arrested a man in his early 20s for using a large rock to break a vehicle’s windows.

The man has since been released after posting bail.

PATROL CHECK Ola Vista, 800 Block (4:10 p.m.) Police searched the area for a man in his 20s wearing a plaid shirt. The caller said the man was possibly driving a Honda Accord and stopped his vehicle across the street of the residence. Upon leaving his vehicle, the man walked to the trunk, pulled out a hand gun and put it in his front pocket.

The man then got back into his car and drove north of Ola Vista toward the pier.

DRUNK DRIVING Linda Lane, 400 Block (12:36 p.m.)

A caller reported a white Ford F-150 was parked in the handicap spot and occupied by a man. The man drove recklessly then left his vehicle and began stumbling around. He then reentered his truck and fell asleep inside.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Calle Las Bolas, 1600 Block (7:51 a.m.)

A woman’s neighbor told her that a man was trying to break into vehicles in the carport. The man was in his 40s or 50s, wearing a floppy hat, red shirt and mismatched UGG boots.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Vaquero, 500 Block (2:43 p.m.)

A caller said someone was using a remote camera with flashlights to watch people walk around the gold course and clubhouse.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Corte Pasillo, 0 Block (12:14 a.m.)

Police conducted a patrol check after a caller reported hearing a woman screaming. The caller was not sure if she and a man were having loud sex or if she was being assaulted.

Friday, September 11 CITIZEN ASSIST Calle Amistad, 100 Block (8:02 p.m.)

A woman’s son was “having trouble” with a little girl at school.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Corte De Nubes, 0 Block (4:37 p.m.)

A woman said a man in his 20s driving a lowered, black SUV told her he was “lost.”

He then asked the woman to get in her car and follow him.

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Community Meetings FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Special Oversight Board Meeting

3 p.m. The meeting is regarding the successor agency to the San Clemente Redevelopment Agency. 100 Avenida Presidio, Council Chambers, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

San Clemente Farmers Market

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday.

Avenida Del Mar. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Sunrise Rotary

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 Toastmasters

7 p.m.-8:40 p.m. Toastmasters is a nonprofit organization devoted to the development of leadership and public speaking. The organization meets every Tuesday. Social networking begins at 6:30 p.m. at the San Clemente Baha’i Center, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente, 805.794.0653, www. sanclementetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

San Clemente Rotary

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.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Dark Friday—City Offices Closed SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Bunnypalooza

Noon. The San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter and Pet Project Foundation host a rabbit adoption and education day until 3 p.m. Free nail trimmings and grooming for pet rabbits and rabbit supplies will be available.

Rabbit adoptions will be $20 off. 221 Avenida Fabricante, 949.492.1617, www.petprojectfoundation.org. www.sanclementetimes.com

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Blankets of Support Tory Boegeman given Golden Deeds Award for helping veterans

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ory Boegeman was surprised Thursday at San Clemente Municipal Golf Club with the Golden Deeds Award from the National Exchange Club of San Clemente.

The award is given to recognize people who aren’t looking for recognition but the satisfaction of helping others, Exchange Club officials said.

The board of directors vote on the award at a meeting to select the recipient.

Chad Schiel, a member of the San Clemente Exchange Club, said Boegeman has most recently been working with the Veterans of Foreign Wars 9934 Post in Dana Point, but she has provided donations she has made to veterans throughout Orange County, including Camp Pendleton.

“With the help of her husband, she has given great amounts of time to give back to young military veterans’ families as well as homeless veterans around Orange

Tory Boegeman holds her husband John’s hand after being surprised with the Golden Deeds Award from the National Exchange Club of Orange County on Thursday at San Clemente Municipal Golf Club. Photo: Eric Heinz

County,” Schiel said. “It is estimated that within the last 12 months, she has donated over 500 hand-knit baby blankets, booties and hats. She has also dropped off over 150 handmade blankets.”

Schiel also said she has been described by friends as a “knitting machine with a heart of gold.”

“Right now I’m at a loss for words, and for me that’s something,” Boegeman said

during her acceptance speech. “I am just totally dumbfounded. What I do for those young people and those veterans is out of love for them. I have a middle room I call my ‘everything room,’ and I’ve got so much material there to knit with.”

Boegeman said she makes the blankets out of fleece and ties them together. A lot of her materials are sent to the homeless veterans center in Garden Grove or

wherever they are needed. She also said she makes them for young people who are in need.

“I started doing it because I heard about the baby showers for the military families,” Boegeman said, “and then it just kind of grew and grew and I just absolutely love it. It gives me just such a wonderful feeling. My husband is a veteran.”

Boegeman and her husband, John, live in Mission Viejo. She does all the work by herself but does get some assistance from her husband and the VFW clubs.

She said she is starting to make tote bags for veterans who are wheelchairbound.

“Sitting there, watching TV at night, why not make something while I’m doing that,” Boegeman said. “It’s something that I really love doing, and we need to support our veterans.”

Boegeman was also given a signed copy of former Lt. Col. Oliver North’s American Heroes: On the Home Front.

The Golden Deeds Awards recipients are entered in the Book of Golden Deeds, which has a nearly 100-year history starting with the first award in 1919. According to the National Exchange Club website, the award “recognizes dedicated volunteers who give endless hours of their time and talents toward making their communities better places to live.”

More information on the award can be found at www.nationalexchangeclub.org.

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: Wavelengths by Jim Kempton

Rebel Without a Pause

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James Dean was youth culture’s first modern anti-hero

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ream as if you have forever. Live as if you have today.” —James Dean “He’s got to see us.”

On Sept. 30, 1955, on a long straight stretch of Route 466 near Paso Robles, James Dean spoke those last dying words to his friend in the passenger seat as they hurtled out of Los Angeles en route to the road races in Salinas, California. The next day’s front page photos around the world showed the mangled remains of “Little Bastard,” Dean’s Porsche whose 100-mph collision with an unwitting farm truck left him WAVELENGTHS crushed on the steering

By Jim Kempton column. He was 24.

Only days after completing work on Giant and with only two other films to his name (East Of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause) James Dean became a new cultural archetype; the defiant yet charismatic angry young man, the iconoclastic worldwounded rebel. He would be a defining inspiration for Elvis, Bob Dylan, Morrissey, The Clash, John Lennon (who noted that without Dean, “The Beatles would never

have existed”) and successive generations of film actors. This dark, brooding, magnetic anti-hero could never have imagined the emotional effect his roles would have on the next half century.

For more than a year after his death, Dean received over 2,000 fan letters a week at Life Magazine, and Warner Brothers was still receiving 7,000 fan letters a month as late as 1957. When a bowling alley in Los Angeles decided to exhibit the remains of his Porsche, they sold 800,000 tickets—and would have sold a million—had they not cut off the offer. The cult that has grown out of his short life is staggering.

Dozens of documentaries, biographies, TV programs, songs, fan clubs and a slew of products continue right to this day.

Dean was not only an extraordinarily gifted actor; he was a metaphor for the new youth culture that would become the baby boomer legacy—and his. Watching Dean’s roles today, one can’t help but marvel at the depth of his talent—and the power of his portrayals. His instinctive interpretations of the complexly confused Cal Trask in East Of Eden, the troubled, driven Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause and the proud but deeply scarred Jett Rink

in Giant mirrored the looming changes occurring in American society.

Dying so young sealed Dean’s fate as a cultural icon, but it was more than that.

Call it timing or destiny, Dean’s emergence coincided with much of our identity today; our entire culture has embraced him as the original anti-hero who is the essential model of modern stardom. Dean did not see the farm truck pulling into his path, nor could he have ever foreseen the impact of his ground-breaking portrayals.

In 1977, a Dean memorial was erected in Cholame, California. The sculpture features a handwritten epitaph, one of Dean’s favorite lines from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince: “What is essential is invisible to the eye.”

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Letters to the Editor WATER BILLS DUPE CITIZENS IN SAN CLEMENTE DIANE ROGERS AND MICHAEL ROGERS, San Clemente

To all members of city government for the city of San Clemente, I respectively request an explanation as to why our good city is being so unfair to its residents. I believe it has been proven the water rate tier system as well as the fines imposed on the residents of San Clemente are illegal, which was proven by the city of San Juan Capistrano.

We are not a separate state, country or lower class of people that we should be made to give up our established yards that beautify our homes for the city to sell it to the builders, of outlet malls and homes, at a much lower rate. The water uses are endless because our city needs to grow?

Honestly? A drought?

What is really going on? Again, it seems as though the middle class carries the weight for the city. We conserve. We can’t afford the tier pricing, the charges for over San Clemente Times September 17–23, 2015

usage, so the water then goes to developers and builders, not with the penalties the average middle-class family is charged.

No, it is handed to them and charged a more minimal amount than the existing residents.

Our city government is always commenting on how much they want to stay The Spanish Village by the Sea. It’s all hot air!

I’m sure I am speaking for the majority of residents, if not just for my family. But this city owes the citizens of San Clemente an explanation and the return of our overcharged water rates and fines. This is the perfect example of pockets getting lined with stolen money.

WHAT MOTIVE IS BEHIND DISSOLVING PIER STOP? JEAN SIMPSON, San Clemente

Is anyone else wondering what Mayor Chris Hamm’s beef is with the San Clemente Pier? First he offers up the ridiculous idea of eliminating the train stop at the Pier and making North Beach the one and only stop in San Clemente. Now it seems he wants to end the summer beach concerts (at the Pier) and hold the shows at Linda Lane. What is it with this guy?

Join the San Clemente Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, September 18 at 8 a.m. at Café Calypso.

Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Eric Heinz every Friday at Café Calypso, 114 Avenida Del Mar. All are welcome.

Mr. Hamm, that train stop at the Pier is popular with tourists and important to local merchants. The beach concerts are a San Clemente tradition and one many, many families look forward to every summer.

Why is it all or nothing with you? San Clemente can’t have two train stops and two concert venues? Why are we, as residents, and the visitors to our city at the mercy of your wants and whims?

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CONTRIBUTORS Megan Bianco, Evan Da Silva, Jacob Onofrio, Dana Schnell, Alison Shea, Tim Trent

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Thursday | 17 OUTLETS AT SAN CLEMENTE JOB FAIR 10 a.m. The Outlets at San Clemente job fair starts Thursday. Visit the website for an updated list of businesses that will be opening in November. Dates are 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 at the San Clemente Dororthy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, 949.498.3322, www.outletsatsanclemente.com.

Friday | 18 THE CHRIS ANDERSEN GROUP 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.

“SAME TIME NEXT YEAR” 8 p.m. The Cabrillo Playhouse begins its new season with a romantic comedy, Same Time Next Year, by Bernard Slade. The show runs through Oct 4. 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 949.492.0465 or online at www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

EDDIE MONEY 8 p.m. Eddie Money performs live at the Coach House. Tickets are $55. Doors open

SATURDAYS AT THE SWALLOW’S INN 2:30 p.m. Family Style performs until 6:30 p.m., followed by Front Porch Rodeo at 8:30 p.m. The Swallow’s Inn, 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

HARBOR MUSIC CRUISE: BUNCH OF GUYS 8 p.m. Enjoy live music aboard the Dana Pride while cruising the Dana Point Harbor.

Boat features a full bar. Must be 21 or over. $19. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

POWDER AND POOF! 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Female impersonator show. Dinner reservations recommended.

Adele’s at San Clemente Inn, 2600 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.481.1222, www.adelesanclementeinn.com.

Sunday | 20 CASPERS NATURE HIKE 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Join OC Park rangers for an easy 1-mile hike on the nature trail.

Admission is free, parking is $5 per vehicle. Participants should meet at the Old Corral day use area. Rain will cancel the hike. Caspers Wilderness Park. 33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.923.2210, www.ocparks.com/caspers.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19: BILL OGDEN WAVES OF COLOR 6 p.m. The Classic Surf Gallery presents Bill Ogden Waves of Color. Ogden lived in San Clemente in the 1960s, first becoming famous for his surf cartoons. Moving to Laguna Beach in the early 1970s, Bill was in the vanguard of ocean related psychedelic poster art for the Sound Spectrum, Timothy Leary and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. A retrospective of Bill Ogden art, including original oil paintings, drawings, prints, posters, and the newly released book OGDEN: The Visionary Art of Bill Ogden, will be available for purchase. 100 San Dimas, San Clemente, 949.496.8611, allan@classicsurf.com.

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GETTING OUT (Cont. from page 21) SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday on Avenida Del Mar. Rain or shine.

FR. SERRA’S CANONIZATION CELEBRATION 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Mission kicks off a weeklong celebration in honor of the canonization of Fr. Junípero Serra with a ceremonial bell ringing at 9 a.m., followed by a special tour at 2 p.m. 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

Monday | 21 MOMMY MOVIE MONDAYS 10 a.m. Moms and dads are welcome to bring their baby along to the theater every Monday at Krikorian Theaters. 641 Camino De Los Mares, San Clemente, 949.661.7610, www.kptmovies.com.

OPEN LIFE DRAWING WITH MODELS 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Get practical experience drawing from a nude model. Cost is $12 per class. San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

Tuesday | 22 OPEN MIC NIGHT 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Singer/songwriters perform at the Point Restaurant open mic every Tuesday. Bring your instrument, bring your voice, The Point supplies the sound system. 34085 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, 949.464.5700, www.thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

Wednesday | 23 CAPO BEACH FARMERS MARKET AND CRAFT FAIR Noon-6 p.m. Visit the area’s latest weekly market where locally-grown, organic produce and regional artisans are featured.

Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave., 949.573.5033, www.danapoint.org.

PAINTING AND VINO 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sip wine while participating in a instructed painting class taught by a professional artist. All supplies provided. $45. Register at www.paintingandvino.com.

StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.danapointstillwater.com.

UPCOMING: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 CASA ROMANTICA GALA FUNDRAISER: A SLICE IN TIME 5:30 p.m. A Slice in Time is an event to support Casa Romantica’s free children’s programs. Entertainment will include performances by The Happiness Band featuring Vitoria Summer as well as Jason Wanner and the Bandstand Gang.

Over 100 auction items including: round trip tickets to Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, including a one-week private condo stay and much more. The event will include a vodka luge, cigar lounge, fine food and wine. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

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

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At the Movies: Z for Zachariah Gets an ABY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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raig Zobel’s and Nissar Modi’s adaptation of Robert C. O’Brien’s classic novel Z for Zachariah comes right at the end of summer.

The film has raised some eyebrows from the book’s fans as it is apparently hardly anything like the original plot, and includes a third main character.

In a post-apocalyptic society, Ann Burden (Margot Robbie) discovers another living being in the form of scientist John Loomis (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Together they discover resources to not only survive, but to Photo: Courtesy help repopulate the planet.

Just as the two are discovering they are attracted to one another, a third person shows up, Caleb (Chris Pine). Ann sees him as a new friend and help, while John

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is less trustworthy.

Screenwriter Modi chooses to create not only a love triangle, but also a faith versus science theme with John being the practical one opposite Ann’s and Caleb’s spirituality. In the novel, Ann is a 16-year-old girl, while Robbie doesn’t look a day under her 25 years of age. In some scenes this is obvious by Ann’s overt naivety, but for the most part, Robbie does well as the girl between two men and rebuilding the planet.

Despite the movie stars, director Zobel sets a very unglamorously slow and calm environment for the performances to naturally evolve. Book fans may or may not like the new take on the tale, but it might be a good fit for those who are interested in a good character study with a tiny, talented cast. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION: Life’s a Beach by Shelley Murphy

Friday Night Lights Keep a Family Together

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or many people the Labor Day holiday marks the end of summer. For my family it signals the long-awaited kick-off of football season.

I seldom watch or follow football; I can name a handful of players but only for their fumbles off the field. Yet I’m a fan of the game thanks to its 17-week schedule that unites my family like a team.

My husband played football growing up in Pittsburgh. An injury in high school permanently sidelined him and soon after he relocated to California, but he maintains an unwavering loyalty to his hometown team.

When our boys traded Cartoon Network for ESPN they were inducted into Steeler Nation and football fandom. Naturally, my husband viewed Monday Night Football as an opportunity to sharpen our sons’ mathematical skills. Every Monday we’d each predict the winner of the game and the person with the most wins when the season ended won a cash prize.

Today we still observe our Monday night tradition. My husband and sons spend countless hours analyzing data and statistics. I’ve kept my same strategy throughout the years. I find the two teams playing and then choose the team to win based on which city I’d rather visit. I’m proud to report I often win the money.

Aside from football connecting our family, my boys keep in contact with friends attending colleges across the country through their fantasy football leagues.

Although it’s a fantasy league, the billiondollar phenomenon is fantastically real to them.

Weeks ago, shopping with my younger son for dorm supplies, he read a text and exclaimed, “Oh no!” Startled, I asked what happened. Looking deflated, he replied,

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I realize as time marches forward our family will spend more time apart than together. It’s a fact I try to ignore, but it’s in the play book. Since both boys have flown from the nest and settled into comfortable college housing I seek occasions to reunite our team.

As my boys build their own busy lives it’s increasingly difficult to coordinate family gatherings, but I’ve found if a gridiron is involved they’re always available. Soon we’re traveling to see the Steelers play.

I’m tagging along but skipping the game. The tickets cost more than LIFE’S A BEACH a designer handbag—

By Shelley Murphy which I find infinitely more exciting. Also, I lose interest after the coin toss and can’t contribute to conversations about downs, yards or punts.

Together, we’ll attend our first college game of the season during Family Weekend in October. In the meantime I rely on texts and, if I’m lucky, phone calls to keep in touch with my sons. I text them chatty messages and get back monotonous cartoon faces or emoji hearts.

My husband doesn’t text often, but recently texted our sons about the start of the season and received animated phone calls about coaches, countdowns and competitions.

I understand—football is fun, and it gives them an outlet from exams and budgets to debate. And, unlike tackling trendy topics like popular music or blockbuster movies, football spans generations and strengthens their father-son bonds.

Heavy rain came down Monday night through Tuesday morning in { IN S A N C LEMENTE } San Clemente. In some places, rain had washed debris and mud onto the road near the Interstate 5 off ramp to Avenida Pico. Photo: Eric Heinz

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While my football knowledge is limited to the movie The Blind Side or stories popping-up in People magazine, I understand the impact of college football. For freshman students the first six weeks of college is a crucial adjustment period, and it can be an isolating and overwhelming time. College game day creates a sense of belonging; football connects students as they crowd stadiums to cheer together.

Universities strategically schedule Family Weekend at the end of the critical six week period and it’s no coincidence the main event usually involves football. Next month we’re signed-up for both a tailgate barbecue and the big game.

We’ll sport our team colors, cram into the stadium with hordes of students and parents, and root for our college team. The view from my seat won’t matter. Instead of focusing on the field my attention is set on the stands and huddling together with my hometown team—that’s my game plan.

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Clemente with her husband and two sons for the past 14 years. She’s a freelance writer and contributor to the SC Times since 2006. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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• In the same timeframe here in San Clemente, the median home sale in 2014 was $841,000.

In 2015, there were 682 homes sold for an increase of 13% more sales.

In 2015, the median home sale is $905,000.

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ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE. Saturday September 19 from 8 AM to 2 PM. Lots of treasures. Follow the signs to Seascape Village off Mira Costa in San Clemente, Enter at Paseo Gallita, Paseo Halcon and Paseo Flamienco

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TJ’s Woodfire Pizza owner Tim Gonzales said his business opened 11 days ago. Photo: Eric Heinz

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

New Location FOXLIN ARCHITECTS 392 Camino De Estrella, San Clemente, 949.325.3001, www.foxlin.com FoxLin is the creation of architects Michael Fox and Juintow Lin, and since 2008 the duo has operated as a full-service architectural business with projects of all scales in the greater Los Angeles area.

Operating in both residential and commercial markets, FoxLin provides service to homes and big businesses alike. Together the team offers services in: programming and research, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction contract admission.

According to FoxLin’s website, their design is a balance of ambitions providing solutions that will satisfy customers’ needs with a contextual, artistic and functional integrity.

“It’s all about the client,” Lin added. “We never push our style on to them.”

Fox and Lin met in architecture school

Michael Fox and Juintow Lin of FoxLin Architects Photo: Eric Heinz

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nearly 20 years ago and reunited in Los Angeles in 2003. They opened their first office together as FoxLin in Venice Beach in 2005. During their time away from the office, both Fox and Lin work as professors at California Polytechnic State University.

FoxLin will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Sept. 18. For more information on the event, visit www.foxlinarchitects-ribbon-cutting-2015.eventbrite. com. —Jacob Onofrio

Now Open TJ’S WOODFIRE PIZZA 641 Camino De Los Mares, San Clemente, 949.243.6433, www.tjwoodfirepizza.com After five years of catering all over Orange County and operating a food truck, TJ’s Woodfire Pizza has found a permanent home.

Owner Tim Gonzales said he was first introduced to pizza making by his grandfather when he was younger. He also has learned techniques from other chefs and his cousin.

TJ’s has cultivated its menu around Neapolitan pizzas, but now they offer Sicilian and New York styles. Gonzales said he’s working on a sourdough pizza dough as well.

Although his business has taken him all around Orange County, setting up shop in San Clemente is a homecoming for Gonzales.

“I actually grew up here when I was a little guy in Capistrano Beach and went to Shorecliffs Middle School,” he said.

“We’re putting roots into the ground here, and this is a product that once people try it they’re going to see this is a much higher industry standard of Neapolitan pizza.”

Some of the ingredients in the pizzas are imported from Italy, Gonzales said, and beers on tap are all local crafts.

Business hours are 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. —Eric Heinz

nce a year I escape. I get away from the daily grind of arguing offspring, complaining littles, messes and general household mayhem.

A few other moms and I slip away from the rigors of family life, and convene in a non-family atmosphere. Although we’re all roughly 40 years young, we call it our “girl’s trip.”

This past weekend was our second annual chosen weekend. Palm Springs was our destination. Four of us were on board for the grand escape from reality. Some of us are married, divorced, employed outside the home or employed inside the home. All of us are moms.

After becoming a mom, it took me nine solid years before I decided that I could get away with just girlfriends.

There was guilt involved.

It’s easy to feel badly about ditching my double life as drill sergeant. For FOUR KIDS many years I didn’t feel AND A DOG

By Elizabeth comfortable leaving my Bottiaux kids for longer than few hours. Routines, schedules and consistency are some of my closest cohorts.

Getting away has been an exercise in letting go. My husband normally runs the show if I’m away. But this time he was camping with our daughters. I have had to accept the fact that the babysitter, also known as Grandma, is not a duplicate of me. My kids stay up later than I’d like—or normally allow—eat junk food only found in Grandma’s cupboards, and rules are bent and broken when she’s in charge.

The kids look forward to it. Grandma lives for it. And I’ve come to accept it.

There’s a certain “Thelma and Louise” factor involved in heading out of town with girlfriends. It’s a liberating feeling to skip town, sans kids. I had big plans to stay up late, sleep in, eat lots of indulgent delectables, use bad words, converse freely without constant interruptions, drink ice cold big kid libations and nap poolside without

worrying about drowning children.

Hours were spent catching up on each other’s lives. It’s nearly impossible to snag a few uninterrupted minutes to have a meaningful phone conversation. So, it was truly a treat to chat without restrictions. After inhaling my first few meals, as I do when kids are involved, I realized I was able eat slowly and savor my food instead of sucking it down in two minutes or less. Turns out I do know how to sleep in. I did wake up at my normal 6 a.m. but was able to drift off to dreamland again. The weekend was perfectly relaxing.

Although I need breaks from them, I never regret being mom to our four kids. It’s easy to lose yourself though. After seemingly endless years of difficult pregnancies, gag worthy diapers, non-sleeping colicky babies and a whirlwind of little people that took us by storm, I’d gained so much. But, I also slowly realized that I’d lost a small part of myself. By spending time with my long time friends, I start remembering.

On our first annual getaway, we stood there in that college bar we’d frequented back in the day, in all of our mom glory, feeling utterly out of place amid a sea of sauced students. I prayed that nobody would recognize us. No part of me wants to return to that era. My life now is much more fulfilling than it has ever been. By spending time with my longtime friends, I started remembering that tiny spark of me who is spontaneous and a little wild. A weekend away provides much needed reconnecting, relaxation and recharging. I’m me; version 2.0.

These days you won’t find me busting a move on top of the bar. I no longer write cute dudes’ phone numbers on my arm.

I just might be spotted driving our family car, packed with noisy kids and our dog, rocking out.

My kids still think I’m cool. Well, sort of.

Elizabeth Bottiaux is mom to four small humans, ages 4, 6, 8 and 10. She’s a San Clemente resident and has lived in Orange County for the past 16 years. She publishes a blog, www.fourkidsandadog.com, about family life in our tri-city area. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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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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San Clemente Fall Sports Preview: Part 2

7-ranked Santa Margarita on Sept. 11.

But just three days later, the Tritons fell to Newport Harbor on the road. Stephens hopes that the setback loss to the Sailors will only be temporary.

“I’m hoping (the loss to Newport Harbor) was a wake-up call,” Stephens said.

“I think we have a bullseye on the back a little bit because we’re ranked fairly high so it gives a little more incentive (to your opponents) but you have to be able to step up to that.”

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n the second installment of our San Clemente High School fall sports preview, we highlight the Tritons girls tennis, girls golf and girls volleyball teams. To read part one of our preview, visit our website at www.sanclementetimes.com.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

GIRLS GOLF

Last Season: Finished second in the South Coast League and placed eighth at the CIF-SS Southern Division Team Championships Players to Watch: Isabella Seeburger, Madi Wiedeman, Olivia French Circle ‘em: 9/23 @ Dana Hills; 9/25 @ Rainbow Sandals Invit.

Outlook: San Clemente girls golf coach Mike Hurlbut liked what he saw out of his team in their first two matches of the season against Trabuco Hills. The Tritons traveled to the Mustangs’ home track at Dove Canyon on Sept. 1 and fired off a 192-200 win. Two days later the Mustangs, a team that advanced to postseason team competition in 2014, came to the Tritons home course at Talega Golf Club and San Clemente earned a 195-200 win.

Hurlbut believes the collective team scores in the 190-range is a sign of things to come for the Tritons, who return seven players from last year’s team.

San Clemente (2-2) has a formidable top-3, which includes seniors Isabella Seeburger and Madi Wiedeman and sophomore Olivia French.

Hurlbut says that Seeburger, a long hitter who can overpower courses, has a scoring average hovering around 1-over par. French, who uses a repeatable, reliable golf swing and Wiedeman, a grinder who can score from anywhere, currently hold scoring averages of 39 and Girls Golf Season Schedule Date 9/17* 9/23* 9/24 9/25 9/28 10/6* 10/8* 10/13* 10/15* 10/19-20

Opponent Tesoro Dana Hills Dana Hills/Palm Desert Rainbow Sandals Invit.

LB Wilson Invit.

Aliso Niguel Aliso Niguel San Juan Hills San Juan Hills SCL Finals

Location, Time Bella Collina, 2 p.m.

El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m.

TBA, TBA SC Muni, 12 p.m.

Recreation Park, 7 a.m.

TBA, TBA Bella Collina, 2 p.m.

Bella Collina, 2:15 p.m.

San Juan Hills, 3 p.m.

TBA, TBA

*denotes league match

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L to R: Marie Paris, Camille Davey and Cassie Stewart and the San Clemente girls volleyball team prepare to defend their South Coast League title in 2015. Photo: Steve Breazeale

Girls Tennis Season Schedule Date 9/17 9/22* 9/24* 9/29* 10/1* 10/6 10/8* 10/13* 10/15* 10/20* 10/27

Opponent Edison Tesoro Capistrano Valley Aliso Niguel Dana Hills San Juan Hills Tesoro Capistrano Valley Aliso Niguel Dana Hills SCL Prelims

10/28

SCL Finals

Location, Time Edison, 3 p.m.

SCHS, 3 p.m.

CVHS, 3 p.m.

SCHS, 3 p.m.

DHHS, 3 p.m.

SJHHS, 3 p.m.

THS, 3 p.m.

SCHS, 3 p.m.

ANHS, 3 p.m.

SCHS, 3 p.m.

LN Racquet Club, 12 p.m.

LN Racquet Club, 12 p.m.

*denotes league match

Junior Josh Mourer and the San Clemente boys water polo team will look to keep pace with the competitive South Coast League in 2015.

Photo: Steve Breazeale

San Clemente senior Isabella Seeburger and the Tritons girls golf team are looking to capture the South Coast League title in 2015. Photo: Steve Breazeale

40, respectively.

Seeburger and Wiedeman are joined by fellow seniors Olga Mihalik and Sarah Duncan, making the Tritons one of the more experienced teams in league.

GIRLS TENNIS

Last Season: Tied for first-place in the South Coast League and advanced to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 Championships Players to Watch: Lindsay Hung, Sami Nielson, Natalie Nasongkhla Circle ‘em: 10/1 @ Dana Hills; 10/13 vs.

Capo Valley

Outlook: The San Clemente girls tennis team enters the season as one of the top teams in the county and one of the top-13 teams in the CIF-SS Division 1 rankings, leaving head coach John Stephens with the feeling that his team has a target on its back.

Teams will no doubt be gunning to take down the Tritons, the reigning South Coast League champions, this season.

With a group of 13 returning players from last year’s team, the Tritons are poised to make another deep playoff push.

San Clemente’s singles rotation is in good hands, as sophomores Lindsay Hung and Sami Neilson and senior Natalie Nasongkhla return. All three were the team’s top singles players last season and Stephens said Nasongkhla will split time on one of the doubles teams depending on matchups.

The Tritons are focused on figuring out their doubles rotations, but one mainstay will be four-year starter Taylor Bonghi.

The Tritons have already secured a big win this season when they took down No.

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Last Season: 19-10 overall; Won the South Coast League and advanced to second round of the CIF-SS Division 1AA Championships.

Players to Watch: Cali Hoye, Cassie Stewart, Marie Paris Circle ‘em: 9/18 @ Durango Classic; 10/6 vs. Tesoro Outlook: The San Clemente girls volleyball team got off to a hot start this season at the 2015 Foothill Queen’s Court tournament, besting some of the top teams in the county en route to a fifth-place finish.

It was a good start for an experienced Triton team, which enters its second full year under head coach Tom Beard.

The Tritons return four all-league starters in 2015, including last year’s top offensive threat, Cali Hoye. Hoye, a senior, led the Tritons with 390 kills as a junior and will benefit from senior setter Marie Paris’ accurate passes for another season. Beard believes that Paris’ ball control abilities, coupled with those of returning senior libero Camille Davey, will make the Tritons a solid passing team.

The Tritons are tinkering with several position changes, the most notable being senior Cassie Stewart’s shift from middle blocker to outside hitter. Junior Anna Ward is moving from opposite to middle blocker and will be joined by junior Claire Daniels and senior Molly Morris.

Even with several players adjusting to new positions, Beard has seen the change pay off in the early going.

“That process, I think, bodes well for us. If you have two people who are playing new positions, they’re just going to get better,” Beard said. SC

Girls Volleyball Season Schedule Date 9/18-19 9/24 9/28 10/1* 10/6* 10/8* 10/9-10 10/13* 10/20* 10/22* 10/26* 10/28*

Opponent Location, Time Durango Classic Tourn. Las Vegas, TBA Corona del Mar CDM, 5:15 p.m.

El Toro SCHS, 6:15 p.m.

San Juan Hills SJHHS, 6:15 p.m.

Tesoro SCHS, 6:15 p.m.

Capistrano Valley CVHS, 6:15 p.m.

California Challenge Tourn. Torrey Pines, TBA Dana Hills SCHS, 6:15 p.m.

San Juan Hills SCHS, 6:15 p.m.

Tesoro THS, 6:15 p.m.

Capistrano Valley SCHS, 6:15 p.m.

Dana Hills DHHS, 5:45 p.m.

*denotes league match

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Football Maintains Blistering Pace For the second consecutive week, the San Clemente High School football team got off to a hot start against a nonleague opponent and did not let up.

The Tritons turned in a dominating first-half performance on the road against Dana Hills on Sept. 11, scoring on their first seven possessions of the game and emerging with a 54-7 victory.

In just eight plays, a sequence that lasted just under six minutes, the Tritons built up a commanding 21-0 lead.

Junior quarterback Jack Sears hit Brandon Reaves on a short pass, which the junior turned into a 53-yard scoring play after slipping and sliding past the Dolphins secondary. Three minutes later, senior running back Vlad Dzhabiyev stiff-armed his way past a Dolphins linebacker and scampered to the end zone for a 43-yard scoring run. The Dolphins (0-3) defense kept collapsing in the middle, which allowed Sears to air out a 33-yard pass to senior receiver Liam Eldridge two minutes later for a three-score lead.

Reaves would score two more times and sophomore Austin Whitsett punched home touchdown runs of 44 and 22 yards to give San Clemente a 48-0 lead at halftime.

The first half was similar to the Tritons game against Huntington Beach on Sept.

4, when they racked up a 41-7 lead after 24 minutes.

“I think the kids just realized after their week 0 loss (to San Juan Hills), nothing is given to you and you have to earn it,” head coach Jaime Ortiz said. “The kids have had a lot better practices and I think it was a good wakeup call for us and the kids have come to play.”

Reaves scored three touchdowns on the night, two of which were runs of 30 yards or more.

The Tritons were especially dominant in the trenches, as both the offensive and defensive lines made their presence felt early.

The Tritons defensive front had four tackles for a loss, including two sacks, in the first half. Junior defensive lineman Isaac Rex also made a leaping interception at the line of scrimmage, setting up a 22-yard Whitsett touchdown run two plays later.

Dana Hills did not record a first down until the 9:29 mark in the second quarter.

While Reaves and Dzhabiyev showed off their breakaway speed, the Tritons offensive line, anchored by seniors Tucker Scott San Clemente Times September 17–23, 2015

San Clemente sophomore running back Austin Whitsett (33) jumps over a Dana Hills defender during a game on Sept. 11. Whitsett scored two touchdowns in a 54-7 San Clemente victory. Photo: Eric Heinz

and Donte Harrington and junior Turner Tonkovich, created huge gaps of space for the Tritons’ skill players all night. “(The offensive line) is meshing really well together,” Ortiz said. “The kids are really coming together as a group and that’s what you want throughout the season.”

San Clemente will host La Mirada, the No. 7-ranked team out of the CIF-SS Southeast Division, on Sept. 18.

The Matadores (1-2) have been tested this season with a difficult nonleague schedule. They have played second-ranked Pac-5 powerhouse St. John Bosco, Charter Oak (No. 2 in Central Division) and Mater Dei, the Pac-5’s No. 3 team, in consecutive weeks. La Mirada picked up a 35-14 win against Charter Oak but was soundly defeated by the Braves and Monarchs.

San Clemente, which dropped to No. 2 in the Southwest Division rankings, will be the fourth straight ranked team the Matadores will face this season.

The Matadores offense will be led by senior quarterback Tevaka Tuioti, senior running back Sei-j Lauago and a large core of receivers.

The game will be streamed live online on Fox Sports West.

protect our country on a daily basis,” head coach Jaime Ortiz said in a press release.

Those interested in taking part in the pregame festivities are invited to visit www. tritonfootball.com for more information.

Triton Golfers Fall to Eagles The San Clemente girls golf team came back to .500 on the season following back to back losses to Santa Margarita on Sept.

8 and Sept. 10, respectively.

The Tritons posted a solid score of 200 (based on the scores of their top-5 golfers)

in the opening match at Talega Golf Club, but the Eagles had three players shoot in the 30’s, led by Taylor Chang’s 35 (E), to take the match 190-200.

In the rubber match of the series, Santa Margarita prevailed on their home course, Coto de Caza South, with a 194-218 victory.

Morgan Yurosek shot a 37 (+1) to earn match medal honors on the difficult track.

The Tritons were set to play league rival Tesoro on Sept. 15 but the match was called off due to weather. San Clemente will host Tesoro at Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club on Sept. 17.

The SC Blues girls U15 ECNL team won their division at the 2015 SC Blues Cup last weekend. Photo: Courtesy

Tritons Football Set to Hold Military Appreciation Night

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The San Clemente football team will hold a military appreciation night on Sept.

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SOCCER The SC Blues soccer club’s girls U15 ECNL team took home the first-place trophy in their division at the 2015 SC Blues Cup on Sept. 7. The local team, which featured San Clemente residents Chloe Deveze, Madelyn Dian and Riley Rask, defeated six teams at the tournament to claim the top spot. Current Mexico national team member Jen Ruiz was on hand at the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside and presented the trophy to the SC Blues girls U15 ECNL team. www.sanclementetimes.com

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SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 75-77 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 5-10’ Poor-Fair due to recent rain run off

The Hurley Pro Trestles started off with epic surf and controversy, on hold awaiting new swell

Thursday: Modest southwest swell builds through the day and mixes with short period northwest swell for 2-3’+ surf at many area breaks and sets up to 3-4’+ at top spots. Light wind and clean surfing conditions in the morning will give way to light onshore wind in the afternoon.

Outlook: Southwest swell fills in a bit more on Friday with 2-4’ surf at many breaks and sets up to 5’ at standout spots in the region. Light wind and clean surfing conditions in the morning will give way to light onshore wind in the afternoon.

Look for the surf to gradually trend down over the weekend. Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he surfing world had plenty to talk about during the string of lay days—Sunday, Sept. 12 through Wednesday, Sept. 16—at the Hurley Pro Trestles.

The parched Southern California land got some much needed rain, the athletes got some mid-contest down time and it seems the entire planet weighed in on 11time world champion Kelly Slater’s wave score heard round the world.

With a hurricane swell came perfect Lowers conditions for the event kickoff on Wednesday, Sept. 9 through Saturday, Sept. 12, before the San Onofre State Park permit—which limits the event to a choice of only one of two consecutive weekend days of competition—forced the first lay day on Sunday, Sept. 13. The timing was fine however, as the swell and weather forecasts clearly predicted much less than perfect conditions.

Slater—eliminated in Round 5 behind Mick Fanning (Australia) 16.10 to 14.90— did not go down without punctuating his performance with an epic display of his “freakish” athletic prowess and igniting a controversy that crossed over from the surfing world into mainstream media.

Slater went for a big air reverse, got super vertical, and according to him, way more detached from the board than he realized, followed by landing hard and square on the deck with his hands and

GROM OF THE WEEK BRYCE PINKERTON

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ryce Pinkerton, 10, has become accustomed to spending as much of his free time as possible surfing the local breaks. So, when sidelined by and injury this summer, he decided to replace his time in the water with time behind the lens.

“I cut my leg open and the doctor said I can’t go in the water for about three more weeks,” Bryce said. “When the doctor first told me, I was bummed out because I really want to surf. I’ve always wanted to be a photographer and (this injury) was a way to stay close to the water” Having already had some experience with

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Filipe Toledo, a San Clemente transplant, is poised to make a run at the Hurley Pro Trestles final when competition resumes, following a string of lay days. Photo: WSL/Kirstin

knees and then popping up again and finishing the wave.

The crowd went wild, screaming for a perfect 10 and the judges gave it a 4.17 because the move was deemed incomplete—not landed.

Social media and magazine message boards went were packed with debate over the fairness of the call. The seemingly super-humanly ridden wave, and the controversial score, was even featured on some network television news reports.

In a World Surf League online breakdown of the wave on Monday, Slater and WSL head judge Richie Porta talked about the ride and the call.

“In my head I was just kind of laughing about that I was even still in the wave and that I landed so square on the board …”

Slater said. “And then I was just kind of goofing around and then I just did a 360. I almost fell there and kind of dug my nose. And then I did a turn and I was a little too weighted forward and got a little stuck. But then I did sort of a nice clean finishing turn.”

Porta added that as the best surfers in the world the athletes all know that they have to complete their maneuvers in order to earn a top score.

“If you do the most amazing aerial in the world … and you land on your belly, it’s an incomplete maneuver,” Porta said. “Everyone has to understand it’s an incomplete maneuver. It’s worth nothing. The surfers know all that. There’s no dissention among the athletes about that score, guaranteed. I understand why people are so excited and amazed and feel let down, because it was an amazing spectacle … If he’d landed on his feet, oh my goodness, it’s an obvious … the score would have been no problem, a 10-point ride.”

Slater went on to say he couldn’t believe how he landed and that the board was planning. He laughed about how after landing in so much whitewash thinking that there was a chance that it may have looked like he landed it.

“I’m the competitor, the one who has to wear the brunt of that being a good or bad

score and I’m not too worried about it,” Slater said. “And I don’t understand why so many people are.”

About the 4.17: aside from the incomplete aerial, were his final maneuvers deserving of more than what he got? That too has continued to be a source of debate.

According to the surf forecast, as of press time on Wednesday, the arrival of a new swell was expected to hit Thursday or Friday, inviting the final day of competition.

With the longtime San Clementeans knocked out in the first few days of competition—Ian Crane in Round 2, Kolohe Andino in Round 3—local crowds still had recent transplant Filipe Toledo and parttime resident Lakey Peterson to cheer on as hometown favorites.

The final day of competition was scheduled to resume with men’s quarterfinals and women’s semifinals.

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water photography on a GoPro camera, Bryce decided to learn how to operate his family’s Nikon camera and spent many a summer day shooting waves and surfers.

“I like taking pictures of waves the most because every one of them is unique and I kind of have a personality that makes me want to shoot good pictures of the water, especially barrels,” he said. “I like shooting people too, mostly my friends and family.”

A highlight of his time spent shooting surfers came during the big swell last week at The Wedge in Newport Beach.

“I shot from land and I got really good shots of Robo (John Robertson) getting barreled,” Bryce said. “And I also got some shots of big empty barrels and a lot of flares—when a backwash hits a wave, they collide and the

water explodes upward.”

Bryce said that although he can’t wait to get back into the water, not only to surf but to shoot waves, he is OK with being grounded for now because his GoPro 3 is broken. He is hoping to get a GoPro 5 soon so that he can continue to work on his water photography.

Another recent distraction from the bummer of not being allowed to surf is the recent start of the school year. Bryce is the fourth grade at Clarence Lobo Elementary and said he is happy to be back at school, as seeing all of his friends and working hard at learning new things helps keep his mind off of not being able to paddle out.

“Getting good grades is important too because you need a good education for when you grow up,” Bryce said. –Andrea Swayne

“A Fun Day at State Beach” is one of photographer Bryce Pinkerton’s favorite wave shots. Photo: Bryce Pinkerton

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