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Rethinking Plastic RePlanet closes redemption recycling centers throughout California, leaving cities without adequate services E Y E O N S C / PAG E 7

California’s largest redemption recycling operator—rePlanet—closed all of its locations in San Clemente and throughout the state, leaving residents without a site in town to return bottles and cans. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

City Council Rejects Homeless Shelter Proposals EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

Grocery Workers’ Union Prepares for Strikes EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

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working toward an agreement that affirms its commitment to associates, bolsters the company’s long-term success, and ensures its continued presence in the community.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The UFCW Local 324 plans to take its protests north, demonstrating at 190 stores within the region to alert as many customers as possible, according to union representatives.

Residents can text “NOTICE” to 23396 for alerts and updates on the Ralphs store strikes. According to Votova, company leaders and union officials will again meet on Thursday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 25 to continue to work toward an agreement.—CH and Lillian Boyd

Five things San Clemente should know this week City Council Rejects Homeless Shelter Proposals THE LATEST: San Clemente residents and business owners showed up in number at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, a majority of whom voiced strong opposition to the city’s consideration of leasing a property at 950 Calle Negocio for use as a temporary homeless shelter.

After hearing from a number of speakers, including Housing is a Human RightOC supporters, the four councilmembers decided to hold a straw poll vote on the first agenda item.

The council unanimously voted to reject city staff’s recommendation for both a proposed 10-year lease for a 35-bed temporary homeless shelter at 950 Calle Negocio and a Request for Proposal for a shelter operator. After more public comments, the council took a final vote on the matter and again rejected the proposals.

According to Michael Johnston, city management analyst, staff reached out to four property owners within the city’s SB2 overlay zone shelter in the Rancho San Clemente Business Park, an area the city had designated by law for an emergency shelter. Only one responded, and the property owner’s terms included a 10-year lease agreement for $1.14 million, with the total cost including a 3% annual increase, Johnston said.

However, City Manager James Makshanoff, who has had ongoing talks with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said that even if the proposed shelter housed 35 of San Clemente’s reported 96 unsheltered individuals, it was still unclear whether Sheriff’s deputies would enforce the city’s anti-camping ordinances, which prohibit people from camping in public places.

“Their feeling is that if we want enforcement of our camping ordinance, then we need to be Martin v. Boise-compliant,” Makshanoff said.

Yet, Makshanoff said Martin v. Boise is vague on the issue, and he echoed a majority sentiment that the Sheriff’s hands are tied due to lawsuits in North and Central County with homeless advocates.

Because enforcement is “up in the air” even with a shelter, Makshanoff said, “It is difficult on my side of the dais here to recommend approval of the lease for 10 years.”

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Residents packed San Clemente City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20, to speak on the city’s lease proposal for a temporary homeless shelter. Photo: Cari Hachmann

Many residents expressed disapproval of the shelter idea, saying it would be expensive, bad for business and that “housing first” is not the right approach to address homelessness.

Others pointed to the County of Orange to step up and direct its financial resources toward a countywide solution.

WHAT’S NEXT: Bane said he and the council take the comments to heart. “We do want to do something for our homeless from San Clemente—that have ties to San Clemente—but the state of the law is such that we cannot guarantee that if we open a shelter, like Tustin or others, that we can limit it to the folks that we are responsible for, so that’s the basis for the decision tonight. We are going to work towards getting to a definitive point where we can control the problem, address the problem on a regional basis, so that we do not become the regional clearinghouse for all of the homeless in Orange County.”

The San Clemente City Council also voted to table an agenda item initiated

by Councilmember Laura Ferguson that would have established a standing committee on homelessness.—Cari Hachmann

Union, Grocery Workers Demonstrate at Ralphs Stores for Better Wages THE LATEST: The United Food and Commercial Workers organized demonstrations at several Ralphs stores in San Clemente and Dana Point on Tuesday, Aug. 20, as part of a 10-day protest within the region to demand fair wages and better treatment for grocery store workers.

Diana Huffman, UFCW Union Local 324 union representative, said the union and grocery store workers are calling on

executives from Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions to pay their workers a fair, livable wage.

Greg Conger, the union president for UFCW 324, said negotiations with the grocery store executives seem to be going nowhere.

“So now we are taking the next steps in notifying customers of a potential strike,” he said.

Conger said that contracts expired March 3, and the union has been negotiating on and off since then.

After the latest round of talks, UFCW stated on its website that the union had presented several comprehensive proposals on health care and wages, but management’s response was to offer (employees) only another nickel a year.

“We are not asking to hit the jackpot,” said Huffman. In today’s economy, she said grocery store workers are struggling to survive and provide for their families on current wages, which she said hover between $12 and $15 an hour.

On Tuesday, UFCW 324 union representatives and workers held protests outside several Ralphs locations in San Clemente and Dana Point.

Conger said this is the first time the union is rolling out a text-message notification system to customers. Early warning alerts will be issued to subscribed cell phone numbers six hours ahead of a strike.

“We’re asking for maintenance of our health care plans, pension plan, and a reasonable wage increase. And we’re asking for customer support,” Conger said.

John Votava, a spokesperson for Ralphs, provided a statement on behalf of the company.

“The negotiations process can take time to reach reasonable solutions that are best for our associates, our communities and our company,” Votava said. “Ralphs is

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PierPride Seeks Donors for Pier Restroom Restoration THE LATEST: Earlier this summer, the city of San Clemente approved funding to restore the restrooms at the end of the San Clemente Pier, and PierPride is looking for donors to complete the final touches on the building.

“Right now, the city anticipates starting (the reconstruction) in early 2020,” said Jim Nielsen, founder and treasurer of PierPride, a local nonprofit that is helping with the project.

While the city is responsible for the basic rebuild of the restrooms, Nielsen said PierPride has taken on the beautification side of the restroom improvements, which will affect visitors and local residents.

“The goal is to make the restrooms a more pleasant experience,” Nielsen said.

PierPride works with the city and community stakeholders to help find funding for and accomplish projects in an effort to restore the San Clemente Pier to the best version of its historic self.

PierPride is still looking for sponsors to assist with several extra restroom amenities, such as a skylight with pigeonproofing to ensure maximum natural light and light fixtures consistent with the Pier lighting to brighten the space, according to its website.

So far, PierPride has acquired sponsors to install a drinking fountain, water bottle refill station and one new skylight.

PierPride says there are still sponsorship opportunities available for the following items: $10,000—Exterior Painting of the Facade; $10,000—Restroom Flooring; $5,000—Skylight; $5,000—Exterior Light Fixtures.

WHAT’S NEXT: To contact or learn more about PierPride and its projects, visit pierpride.org.

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Judge Grants City’s Motion to Dismiss Homeless Suit Claims THE LATEST: U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson has dismissed claims made by homeless rights advocates in a lawsuit against several South County cities and the county, “for lack of standing with leave to amend.”

According to the federal court order released on Monday, Aug. 12, the court further dropped the cities of Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Irvine and Dana Point from the case, but left San Clemente and the County of Orange in the lawsuit.

“Because the Court has dropped all of the defendants except San Clemente and the County, the Court will analyze the sufficiency of the 1st AC’s (First Amended Complaint) claims against only San Clemente,” the court order states.

The court found that federal law does not allow the plaintiffs—Housing is a Human Right Orange County, Orange County Catholic Worker and Emergency Shelter Coalition, along with homeless individuals Bruce Stroebel, Duane Nichols and Darren James—to combine claims into a single action against multiple municipalities, as “each have their own ordinances . . . and other local circumstances that require individualized determinations,” according to the court order.

On July 1, the three cities of San Clemente, Aliso Viejo and San Juan Capistrano filed a motion to dismiss the Housing is a Human Rights case, which alleges the cities’ anti-camping ordinances and other laws violate homeless civil rights under the Housing Accountability Act. Judge Anderson agreed with all of the arguments advanced by the cities. In the court order, Anderson “declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s allegations of violations of the Housing Accountability Act.” While he dismissed the homeless advocacy groups’ claims over a “lack of standing,” he’s giving the plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their complaint.

Acting San Clemente Mayor Dan Bane helped clarify the outcome of Judge Anderson’s court order.

“Basically what (the Judge) said is all of the claims in the First Amended Complaint are deficient and invalid as a matter of law,” Bane said. “He dismissed the claims, but gave the Plaintiffs an opportunity to file a Second Amended Complaint to try to state a valid claim.”

Bane added that if the homeless advocacy groups want to pursue claims against each of the other cities, “They are going to have to refile against them individually and establish standing to pursue any claims at all.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The plaintiffs have until Sept. 16 to file a “second amended complaint” or face dismissal of the case.—CH San Clemente Times August 22-28, 2019

South County Cities Urge Bartlett to End County’s Regional Approach to Homelessness THE LATEST: Several South Orange County cities are calling for a countywide approach when it comes to providing the homeless with shelters and other related services, rather than addressing the issue on a regional basis.

According to a letter signed by seven South County mayors, the cities are looking to meet with Orange County Board Supervisor and Chairperson Lisa Bartlett while proposing to eliminate Service Planning Areas (SPAs)—the county’s regionbased method to offer services for health care and homelessness.

The SPAs currently divide the county into three regions: north, central and south.

In the letter, which was sent to Bartlett’s office on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano lament the use of SPAs, stating that homelessness is a “Countywide issue, and the County needs to address it as such.”

“In executing its responsibility to provide for the indigent, the County cannot discriminate on the basis of locality,” the letter reads. “Yet, the current Service Planning Areas (SPAs) arbitrarily formed by the County, have created unnecessary boundaries that have negatively impacted the delivery of services to Orange County’s homeless population.”

Bartlett responded to the letter on Thursday, Aug. 15, contending that the SPAs don’t prevent homeless individuals in South County from accessing services in the north and central regions.

“I understand and share the Cities’ frustrations regarding homelessness; it’s my community, too,” Bartlett said in an emailed statement. “The cities need to know that the Service Planning Areas (SPA) do not restrict access to shelter and resources by region.”

The cities’ request comes just weeks after the finalization of a settlement agreement that requires the county to establish standards of care at county-contracted homeless shelters in the North and Central SPAs. WHAT’S NEXT: The cities conclude the letter by requesting a sit-down meeting with Bartlett within the next two weeks “to further discuss and finalize next steps.”

In her email to the San Clemente Times, Bartlett welcomed a meeting between the county and the cities.

“We are working to set up a meeting with all South County cities, as we have in the past, to discuss our shared responsibilities addressing homelessness,” she said in the email. —Shawn Raymundo and LB Page 5

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Fundraiser to Save Elephants San Clemente-based nonprofit organization Elephant Cooperation is hosting a Casino Night on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 6 to 11 p.m. The fundraiser will support the organization’s partners in Africa in an effort to save and protect the endangered African elephant.

According to the press release, “Money raised will be awarded as grants to partners across all initiatives,” said Dziem Hoang, spokesperson for Elephant Cooperation.

Guests and attendees will be able to participate in a myriad of casino games, including a poker tournament, craps and roulette. There will also be a card magician and a cigar lounge for guests to enjoy.

The Killer Dueling Pianos will be featured as the Casino Night’s main entertainment for the evening. Food and drinks will be available.

JJ Jones, one of the Elephant Cooperation’s lead ambassadors will be hosting the fundraiser, which will take place at The Historic Casino of San Clemente at 140 West Avenida Pico.

Guests must purchase tickets through Elephant Cooperation’s website. General admission is $300 each; a table sponsor including nine admissions is $5,000. Only guests 21 years and older are allowed.

For more information on Elephant Cooperation and its Casino Night, visit elephantcooperation.com.

SC Woman’s Club Stays Involved, Welcomes New Members The San Clemente Woman’s Club continues to serve its community this summer while inviting new members to join in on the activity.

The club’s projects include biweekly visits to seniors through its Meals on Wheels program, preparing dinner for patients’ families through the Ronald McDonald House, donations to Family Assistance Ministries and supporting Alzheimer’s prevention and awareness.

Upcoming fundraising events for the club include Shopping Extravaganza at the Outlets at San Clemente on Oct. 5, Quartermania at the San Clemente Presbyterian Church on Oct. 12, and Gorgana Jewelry at the Spectrum Center in Irvine on Dec. 18.

On the fun side, the SC Woman’s Club has its own book club, and members enjoy attending beach concerts, playing pickleball, seeing movies, participating in wine nights at Barnoa, organizing potlucks and more.

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Elephant Cooperation, a San Clemente-based nonprofit organization, will host a Casino Night on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to raise money in an effort to save and protect the endangered African elephant. Photo: Courtesy of elephantcooperation.com

munity and enjoying camaraderie the SC Woman’s Club offers, visit sanclementewomansclub.org.

Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Talega Swim and Athletic Club at 100 Calle Altea in San Clemente.

with similar missions and initiatives are encouraged to come together with OCCF to plan and institute their own Giving Day. Additional and upcoming giving days will be released at cf.org/iheartoc.

SHACC Launches Auction Fundraiser

OCCF Hosts Second Annual Greatness Amplified The Orange County Community Foundation partnered with the South Coast Area Boys and Girls Club to host their second annual “Greatness Amplified” Giving Day on August 21. Their fundraiser lasted a full 24 hours in an effort to raise more than $200,000 to support Orange Countybased Boys and Girls Clubs.

Fifteen Boys and Girls Clubs came together for the event. The funds raised will be dispersed throughout the various Boys and Girls Clubs so as to support and contribute to their programs.

“Kids benefit greatly from the programs and experiences they can only get here.

That’s why we say Great Futures Start Here,” said Terry Hughes, CEO of BGCSCA in the press release.

OCCF has partnered with other local nonprofits in the past to host their own Giving Days as a means to highlight and support OC-based nonprofits. Nonprofits

The Surfing Heritage & Culture Center (SHACC) is now holding its summer flash auction sale. The nonprofit organization, based in San Clemente, works to archive surf artifacts, surfboards, memorabilia, photography, video and scholarly works.

SHACC is auctioning off a week at the Four Seasons Aviara Residences in Carlsbad, which has an approximate value of $5,500. The opening bid begins at $500 for the locked-in dates of Sept. 7-14.

“Tucked away in Carlsbad, California, the Four Seasons Aviara offers miles of uncrowded beaches and some of the best golf courses in North America,” the SHACC press release states, “The concierge can have your villa’s kitchen stocked fully, there’s an epic open-air yoga pavilion, and the surf at Ponto or Beacons is only a short walk away.”

The press release states that all proceeds of the auction go to preserving and sharing the history and culture of surf.

For more information, visit shacc.org.

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Community Meetings TUESDAY, AUGUST 27

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28

DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE 3-4:30 p.m. The San Clemente Design Review Subcommittee will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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EYE ON SC proximately 195,000 pounds of aluminum, 2,109,000 pounds of glass (mixed, amber, flint and green), 450,000 pounds of (PET) #1 plastic, 134,000 pounds of (HDPE) #2 plastic, 804 pounds of other plastic and 385 pounds of bimetal, the city reports.

In an area stretching from Lake Forest to San Clemente, there is now only one recycling center to serve all of South Orange County, according to city staff.

In response to the flood of phone calls of people asking where they can take their recyclables for redemption, the city’s staff said they’ve been directing the public to the State Division of Recycling (CalRecycle), so people can find their nearest recycling locations.

Type in your zip code on CalReycle’s website, calreycle.ca.gov, to find your nearest recycling center. For questions, call 916.324.8598. For complaints about retailers or recycling centers, call 1-800-RECYCLE.

A San Clemente resident brings a car full of bottles and cans to recycle at rePlanet’s redemption center behind Ralphs on Camino de Los Mares, only to learn the site has been permanently closed.

Photo: Cari Hachmann

Rethinking Plastic RePlanet closes redemption recycling centers throughout California, leaving cities without adequate services

BY CARI HACHMANN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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his month signaled the closure of several hundred redemption recycling centers throughout California, leaving residents and businesses who relied on the centers without services. Now more than ever, people may need to start rethinking how and what they recycle, especially when it comes to plastic.

California’s largest redemption recycling operator—rePlanet—has shut down its remaining 284 locations and laid off 750 employees, including its San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano operations.

RePlanet announced the news on August 7, citing in a press release that the company closed due to the continued reduction in state fees, the depressed pricing of recycled aluminum and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, and the rise of operating costs resulting from minimumwage increases and required health and workers compensation insurance.

“The Company has concluded that operation of recycling centers and supporting operations is no longer sustainable,” rePlanet said in its press release.

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RePlanet emphasized that it was with great sadness that it will be closing, recommending that people contact their state legislator to advocate for better recycling initiatives and improved legislation.

Established in 1984, rePlanet, which accepts California Redemption Value (CRV) bottles and cans, operated as many 600 redemption centers in the state of California during peak operations.

It closed 191 recycling centers in 2016 and laid off 300 employees, according to Recycling Today, a news and information magazine and website for recycling professionals.

According to Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit organization that studies California’s recycling industry, about 40% of redemption centers have closed in the past five years. The closures have resulted in consumers getting back only about half of their nickel and dime deposits on bottles and cans, according to the organization.

Impact on San Clemente RePlanet’s closures in San Clemente included centers at 993 Avenida Pico on the west side of Office Depot, behind the Albertsons at 804 E. Avenida Pico and behind the Ralphs at 638 Camino De Los Mares.

Danna McIntosh, environmental services coordinator for the city of San Clemente, said the closures have created a problem in South Orange County, leaving many consumers with limited options to receive funds on their CRV bottles and cans.

“Consumers who want to redeem their CRV bottles and cans must now travel to other cities to do so, which is very inconvenient,” said McIntosh.

In 2018, San Clemente’s three rePlanet recycling centers diverted 1,444.36 tons of materials from reaching the landfill.

The breakdown of materials included ap-

Business Affected by Closures Many local stores and retailers that sell CRV bottles and cans relied on the rePlanet recycling centers to redeem the materials.

“Current retailers are not equipped to handle the demand of redeeming the quantity of materials that the public will bring to them for redemption,” said McIntosh.

The city of San Clemente said these retailers will have until about mid-October to set up a program to accept and redeem CRV bottles and cans or face fines of $100 daily. Once new San Clemente recycling centers are available to accept CRV materials, the locations will be posted on the city’s website.

Damion Hickman and his 10-year-old son, Ryan, are the owners of Ryan’s Recycling in San Juan Capistrano.

Hickman said it was his son’s idea and passion for recycling that led Ryan to start his own recycling pick-up service in 2012.

The business gained national notoriety in 2016, when Ryan’s story was picked up by news outlets around the country and the boy appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ TV show, among others.

Today, Ryan has customers all over Orange County, and his father helps drive him to different locations to both pick up and drop off recyclables. While the two are used to lots of driving, Damion Hickman said it was super convenient that they lived within two miles of four separate rePlanet locations.

“With rePlanet going out of business, it was definitely a big inconvenience to us,” Hickman said. “We’ve had to look at alternative ways to recycle. The last couple of loads, we’ve taken to Orange County Recycling, which is in Santa Ana—a little bit farther of a drive.”

Ryan and his dad have recycled nearly 600,000 cans and bottles with all of the earnings they make going into the boy’s college savings account.

Hickman said that despite the rePlanet closures, Ryan intends to continue work-

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ing his business. For more information, visit ryansrecycling.com.

“It’s a big deal to him, and he’s going to keep going no matter what,” Ryan’s father said.

Hickman said he hopes the closures will open the doors for another company to come in and fill the void left in the recycling world and help make it easier for people to recycle.

“Every town needs a place to recycle,” he said. “If we make it easier for everybody, then the better it will be for the environment.”

However, Hickman drew some concern that rePlanet’s closures may lead people to recycle less and resort to throwing away their bottles and cans.

What Can People Do? According to the city, San Clemente residents recycled more than 13,240 tons of material during 2018, which included aluminum, glass, plastics, bimetal cans, newspaper and cardboard, the city reports.

All materials collected from the curbside (CR&R) carts go directly to the Material Recovery Facility in Stanton, a city in western Orange County, for sorting.

The recyclable material is then prepared for shipment to companies that recycle the material into new products, according to the city’s environmental staff.

While residents have been able to rely on curbside pick-up, media outlets report that California’s recycling industry is struggling to survive after China banned imports of plastic and other scrap material.

Experts say consumers will need to change their purchase practices to avoid excess waste and plastics ending up in landfills or worse, the ocean.

The city’s environmental staff said it is important to remember the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”

“Reducing the amount of things you buy in the first place is better than recycling,” said Danna McIntosh, the city’s environmental services coordinator. “Think before you buy—do I really need this item? If the answer is no, then don’t buy it,” she said.

Avoid buying things packaged in singleuse items, such as water bottles. Carry your own reusable water bottle and refill at home or refill from a drinking fountain.

McIntosh said it is best to purchase items packaged in glass, aluminum, tin/bimetal cans and No.1 and No. 2 plastic, and avoid items packaged in plastic Nos. 3-7, which are less likely to be recyclable.

Recyclable plastic is usually labeled with a resin identification code or a number (1 –7) on the bottom of the product that is used to help recycling plants sort materials.

Avoid items packaged in multiple layers such as disposable coffee cups that are both paper and plastic and are not recyclable. Bring a reusable coffee mug to your favorite coffee shop.

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Countywide Paid Internship Program Launches

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ummertime is coming to a close, and this also means it is back-to-school season. With these new academic opportunities ahead, students are challenged to connect the lessons learned in the classroom to their everyday life and future career. The best way to apply what has been learned is through an in-depth internship program. I am a firm believer that a combination of strong educational course work, coupled with professional experience, can greatly benefit students as they transition from college to the working world.

As County Supervisor, I have advocated for a countywide paid-internship program to bolster current programs available to students. When speaking with professors, students, educational advocates and leaders, they always promote the importance of an internship. Professional internships are so valuable, many college programs require students to complete an internship prior to graduation. Unfortunately, for so many, choosing to participate in an unpaid internship while working and attending school can be extremely stressful and, for some, is simply not an option.

To help ease the burden and alleviate the stress, we have created a paid internship program. The term of the program is up to one year and is available to students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate or technical/vocational schools.

Through this county program, currently enrolled students, or those who graduated within the past six months, will have the

opportunity to gain valuable work experience in one of our 25 county departments.

They will be able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to a real-life work environment, network within their career field, and enhance their resume, all while serving the residents of Orange County. Whether it is business management, health care, project development, community resources, environmental practices, communications, or any of the professional services, an intern will gain incomparable experience with a multitude of THE BARTLETT projects and challenges BULLETIN in a professional, public

By Lisa Bartlett environment. Should an intern decide to pursue a full-time career with the County of Orange, they will be in a much more competitive position having completed the internship program.

This program not only benefits our students, it also has tremendous benefit to the county. Our goal is to always have the best talent available to ensure we can meet and exceed the needs of our residents. The compensation aspect of these internships will make our program more competitive than other regional and local internships, bringing in some of the best and brightest students. Getting these sharp minds into the OC family is the first step of hiring and retaining qualified individuals to provide excellent public service.

The new countywide paid-internship program will launch on Sept. 17, where I will be joining our Human Resources team to present the new program to internship coordinators and program liaisons from all of the colleges, universities and trade schools around OC. Once implemented, internship opportunities will be advertised on the county’s jobs webpage. There will be three classes of interns with specific requirements: • Undergraduate Intern, $14/hr, enrolled or recent graduate from an AA or BA degree program; • Graduate Intern, $19/hr, must be enrolled or recent graduate from an advanced degree program; and • Technical Intern, $19/hr, currently enrolled or recent graduate from an accredited, post-secondary education or technical/vocational institution.

The county is always striving to create the greatest opportunities for our residents to live, work, and play, and this program is just one way to try and make that happen.

We are excited to help launch the career of future county employees and look forward to welcoming them to our county family.

Lisa Bartlett is the chairperson of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. She was re-elected in 2018. SC

Letters to the Editor

The coyote dropped Puzzles, because the dog was fighting back while being held in the coyote’s jaw. Bob Loftus came from across the canyon to keep the coyotes away while Bret was trying to pick up Puzzles. The coyote had put a 2-inch puncture in Puzzles’ chest and a large puncture under her arm. They were just above the 16th tee box of Shorecliffs Golf Course. Ten of my neighbors were in their backyards trying to save Puzzles. Vicky and Jeff Thomson had the phone number for the 24-Hour Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group. Jeff drove Puzzles and me to VMSG. The veterinarian explained the extent of Puzzles’ wounds. Relief came when he told us that Puzzles would live. Puzzles spent the next two days at VMSG, where she was put in a full-body wrap to stop the bleeding. Thereafter, Puzzles was treated daily by Dr. Angostini of San Clemente Veterinary Hospital.

Think about this: my neighbors mo-

bilized in seconds to save my dog. She received outstanding and gentle emergency care from the 24-Hour VMSG. She was healed by the daily monitoring of her progress by Dr. Angostini and the staff at the local veterinary hospital. This required changing her body bandage daily for eight days.

Maddie and Bret Shull saved my dog.

They exemplify how important your neighbors can be and how fortunate you would be to have people like the Shulls, the Thomsons, and the Loftuses as neighbors. I am grateful for my San Clemente community. Living in San Clemente is a privilege that we should all appreciate.

MIRACLE IN SAN CLEMENTE: SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY CYNTHIA STADELMAN, San Clemente

Our dog, Puzzles, was attacked by coyotes in our backyard. She survived because my neighborhood mobilized in seconds to save her. When I opened the back door, Puzzles ran out of the house to chase a coyote out of our yard. I started yelling, and when my neighbor, Maddie Shull, looked out her second-story bedroom window, she saw the coyote running down the canyon with Puzzles in its jaw. Maddie turned to her husband, Bret, and said, “You gotta’ go.” Without hesitating, Bret picked up a golf club and ran 500 some yards down a steep canyon to save Puzzles.

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TRUMP IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE BILL PRESTRIDGE, San Clemente

Jay Gaskins, in his letter to the editor, states that the shootings in El Paso are the result of an “insane, mentally deranged sanclementetimes.com

SOAPBOX psychopath.” While this is definitely true, Donald Trump is also responsible due to his hate-filled rhetoric and fascist-type rallies. His calling immigrants “foreign invaders” in 2,000 campaign ads gets mentally ill people going for their guns for combat.

When Trump asked at a rally in Florida, “How do you stop these people (referring to immigrants)?” a person in the crowd yelled, “Shoot them!” The crowd cheered, and Trump just grinned and said nothing.

Trump is responsible for the actions of his mob of unstable supporters.

A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE ON THE BEACH TRAIL SAM COCHRAN, San Clemente

My experiences on the San Clemente Beach Trail are totally different from those expressed by letter writer Robert Schollaert. Mr. Schollaert states that he dodges “out-of-control” bicyclists and witnesses “near-misses” every single day he’s walking the trail.

However, in my more than 1,200 rides on the trail over the past five years I have never so much as touched a pedestrian, let alone witnessed a collision or even a serious verbal altercation involving an “out-of-control” bicyclist and a walker. Do “near-misses” occur? Occasionally, yes, because the trail is quite narrow at several locations, forcing pedestrians, parents with strollers and bicyclists to share these confined corridors. Under these conditions, I

either walk my bike or proceed at a very low speed. Reasonable speed limits and peak-season prohibitions against riding certain stretches keep the vast majority of users happy and willing to share the trail.

Thus, most days go by without my observing high-speed “near-misses.” That said, there are some bicyclists who disrespect the trail rules by speeding and refusing to walk their bicycles in designated walkonly areas. Responsible bicyclists believe such miscreants should be swiftly cited and fined, rather than ignored or merely warned. Regrettably, there appears to be little enforcement of those rules by our Sheriff’s deputies and city staff.

SMALL STORY, MASSIVE CONSEQUENCES CORD BAUER, San Clemente

Sometimes, the small stories explain issues we face in society better than discussions about laws brought before the Supreme Court or state-wide ballots. The camping site on Avenida Pico has one of those stories.

A few weeks ago, about 20 residents got together to help a woman who was living in the Pico campsite. She is a drug addict, has children who are now with child protective services, and lives with an abusive husband at the campsite. There are reports of physical abuse and prostitution in order to get drug money, but Barbara (not her real name) refuses to press charges.

The residents went into action after Barbara expressed a desire to get clean. This small group pulled her out of the camp and set her up in a safe motel. Dozens of phone calls were made so she could be put in a detox program to get healthy again. Once clean, she’d get on a path to getting her kids back. Nearly every call was a dead end.

A program was finally found, but it required Barbara to take a drug test. It would be three long days from test to entering the program. Even with all the residents spending time and money for food, clothes and shelter, the wait was too long and the pull of drugs too great. The chance of getting her children back and starting a new life was not enough to keep Barbara from going back to the campsite.

There are some hard truths to be learned from this story. First, the people who were desperate to help Barbara—who gave money and took work days off—are the same people who did not want the tents at North Beach and do not want a shelter in town. Why? Because the shelters Orange County wants us to open don’t work. It’s a cruel kind of help that only perpetuates the problem, similar to giving addicts food so that they can spend more money on drugs.

Barbara went back to the camp and weeks later was hospitalized after being severely beaten. Injuries included a broken arm. Amazingly, her husband was last seen on a supervised visit with their chil-

dren. Barbara never filed assault charges, so this nightmare continues.

Saddest of all, Barbara may now be pregnant. California’s laws have created this scenario. We have decriminalized felonies, antisocial behavior, and invited every addict in the country to enjoy our weather and consequence-free drug use. This is not a homeless problem.

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SC GETTING OUT San Clemente

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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and dance will close out the first day of the rodeo, with a performance by Big City Hillbillies at 6 p.m. The gates will reopen Sunday, Aug. 24, at 11:30 a.m., with competition beginning at 1:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit RMVRodeo.com.

What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF

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HAVE AN EVENT? Submit it to San Clemente Times by going to sanclementetimes.com, and clicking “Submit an Event” under the “Getting Out” tab.

Thursday | 22 CASA COOL: LIZZIE & THE TRIGGERMEN 7-9 p.m. Lizzy & the Triggermen will perform at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. The 10-piece swing band is made up of musicians who have played with jazz legends such as Wynton Marsalis and Benny Goodman—and helmed by the award-winning vocals of Lizzy Shapiro. Price ranges: $15-$20. 415 Avenida Granada. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org.

FUNNIEST HOUSEWIVES 7-9 p.m. Join ComedyInTheOC for its first annual Funniest Housewives Comedy Competition, featuring 32 funny ladies who will be competing for a $500 grand prize and a spot in a touring stand-up ensemble.

This is the first of two semifinal rounds.

Admission is $15.50 or $17 at the door.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Adele’s, San Clemente Inn. 2600 Avenida del Presidente.

949.951.1664. ComedyInTheOC.com.

Friday | 23 WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR 7-8 p.m. Zen Dojos and California Krav Maga are hosting a free Women’s Self Protection Seminar in San Juan Capistrano. This women-only course is great for teens and adults who would like to learn

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

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EDITOR’S PICK

BINGO AT GOODY’S 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered. Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real. 949.492.3400. goodystavern.com.

Photo: Kait McKay Photography

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24: FOURTH ANNUAL BARKS & BREWS 4-7 p.m. “Bark” your calendar to celebrate National Dog Day at Outlets at San Clemente to sniff, schmooze and drink craft brews. The fun includes ice cold beer, delicious bites, live entertainment, a photo booth, free treats and dog-friendly vendors for your fourlegged best friends. Proceeds from the event benefit Pet Project Foundation, the foundation that supports our local San Clemente/Dana Point shelter. The event is free to attend, and bringing your pup is strongly encouraged. Drinks are $5. 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. For more information, visit ShopOSC.com/Woof.

more about safety and self-defense. The seminar will teach fundamental skills to enhance the awareness and empowerment of local community members through mental and physical training. Must be 13 or older. All minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Register in advance at wspaug23.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 949.240.6574 or email info@ zendojos.com. 31888 Del Obispo, Suite C6, San Juan Capistrano. californiakravmaga. com. zendojos.com.

Saturday | 24 RANCHO MISSION VIEJO RODEO 1 p.m. The Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo annually draws the best contestants from across the world to compete in the richest two-day rodeo in the nation with a purse totaling more than $180,000. The competition will start at 4 p.m., with the gates opening at 1 p.m., allowing guests to enjoy the entertainment and vendors. A concert

Tuesday | 27 SC TOASTMASTERS 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters meets weekly on Tuesday evenings.

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

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

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

Wednesday | 28 INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIC MEDIUM 5 p.m. International psychic medium Lorri Walker will host an evening of “Messages from Loved Ones in Spirit” at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center. Cost is $15 online or $20 at the door. For tickets, visit Eventbrite.com or LorriWalker.com/events.

117 Avenida Victoria. 848.682.8709.

At the Movies: ‘Blinded by the Light’ Brings a Cool Vibe

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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irector Gurinder Chadha’s modern classic, Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and her new film, Blinded by the Light, have some similarities, as well as quite a few unique qualities. While Bend It was about a local English-Indian girl’s passion for soccer as she tries not to feel embarrassed by her family, Blinded by the Light has the coming-of-age theme in a period piece centered on an English-Pakistani boy with a passion for writing.

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In the small UK town of Luton in 1987, Javed Khan (Viveik Kalra) has a passion for poetry and journalism. He takes inspiration from everything from modern politics while Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister to writing love notes for classmate and love interest Eliza (Nell Williams). The burdens in Javed’s life are racist bullies and his overbearing, old-fashioned father, Malik (Kulvinder Ghir), pushing him to abandon writing and get an ordinary business job. But the one thing keeping Javed going is discovering

the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Chadha, along with help from Paul Meyeda Berges and Sarfraz Manzoor on the script, crafts a near-perfect, feel-good movie. The theme of feeling saved by your favorite music is a universal one, but Blinded also puts a spin on it by setting it in a culture we don’t see very often on screen. Even if you’re not a Bruce fan—I am not, either—the use of his classics is still just as effective and uplifting. And for those who aren’t aware, the title of the film does come from Manfred Mann’s 1976 hit

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Photo: Nick Wall / Warner Bros.

single with the same name, which is a cover of a 1973 hit song by Springsteen. SC sanclementetimes.com

Barks & Brews Returns

to Outlets at San Clemente Dog lovers and four-legged friends celebrate national dog day at fourth annual event Families and their four-legged friends are invited to celebrate National Dog Day during the fourth annual Barks & Brews event on Saturday, August 24, 4-7 p.m. at Outlets at San Clemente.

The free, pet-friendly event invites attendees to enjoy ice cold beer and delicious bites with the opportunity to pamper their pooches from head to tail. Attendees can also

2019 Vendors

experience live entertainment, a photo booth, free treats and dog-friendly vendors, including Marley’s Pet Planet serving specially crafted non-alcoholic dog beer for Fido and friends.

“Every day, we welcome dozens of dogs and their owners out for a walk or a day of shopping, so Barks & Brews was the perfect event to bring together our community of dog-lovers for good vibes and a great cause,” said Nicky See, marketing director at Outlets at San Clemente. “Our team and stores look forward to this event each year, and we can’t wait to get the ‘paw-ty’ started,” said See. Local craft beer and handcrafted cocktails will be on tap. Drink tickets will be $5 for a 10 oz. pour, with all proceeds going directly to the Pet Project Foundation.

“Pet Project Foundation is incredibly grateful for the longtime partnership and fundraising support of Outlets at San Clemente,” said Vickie McMurchie, chairperson of Pet Project Foundation, which donates more than 30,000 hours of volunteer time each year to the San ClementeDana Point Animal Shelter. “Every dollar raised helps ensure that we can find forever homes for every animal in our shelter, no matter how long that may take.”

Last year’s event hosted more than 1,000 local dog lovers, who helped raise $11,000 for Pet Project Foundation.

The Barks & Brews event will take place at Outlets at San Clemente’s Oak Tree Court, 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa. For more information, visit ShopOSC.com/Woof.

Blaze Pizza • Bow Wow Beautiful Pet Spa • Camp Bow Wow • Chill Dog • Estrella Veterinary Hospital • Furry & Fit Dog Running • Good Times Pet Salon • Gourmet Pet Food • Marley’s Pet Planet • Paws Pet Resorts • Perro USA SoCal • Pet Project Foundation • Pet Wants South County • Protein for Pets • Rockwell’s Bakery • Ruby’s Diner • San Clemente Grooming • San Clemente Veterinary • San Onofre Parks Foundation • Sit Means Sit Dog Training • Skout’s Honor • Soulful Pet Portraits • Three Dog Bakery • Tommy Hilfiger • Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group OC • Viral Booth OC • Zuri Pet Spa • Artifex • Brewing Reserve of California • Dog Pawrk Brewing & Brewheim Brewing • Dulce Vida Tequila • Left Coast Brewery • Lost Winds Brewing • Stereo Brewing • Tito’s Vodka • Towne Parke Brewing Co.

Local dog owners (and dogs) tell us what they like about Barks & Brews, and share their favorite local spots to go for a walk.

@andythehounddog // Went to Barks & Brews last year; it was a great event. Extremely nice people (and dogs) with supportive vendors. The local trails in San Clemente are all great. Beach Trail being number one.

Patriot Hill is a nice hike too. The Outlets and all of their stores are extremely dog-friendly. The patio at Artifex brewing…

@lexithestandard // We love taking Lexi to the Outlets, especially Ruby’s or Rockwell’s and the dog-friendly shops, and of course on the Sea Summit and Beach Trails. We also like taking her to Nomad’s and Sundried Tomato as we’ve found them to be very dog-friendly.

This will be our second year at Barks & Brews, and we had a great time last year. It’s such a fun event!

@caseythehuskylab // I will probably be at the Barks & Brews with my humans. They have always enjoyed the event. I really like walking the trails at Sea Summit and Beach Trails. I get to meet lots of friends. Dana Point Harbor is also fun to hang around.

Five Dog-Friendly Parks and Beaches in San Clemente ON-LEASH

San Clemente State Beach Park 225 Avenida Califia, San Clemente

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San Onofre State Park

Old Pacific Coast Hwy & Beach Club Rd, San Clemente

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San Mateo Creek Campground 830 Cristianitos Rd, San Clemente

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San Clemente Pedestrian Beach Trail 1850 Avenida Estacion, San Clemente

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Baron Von Willard Memorial Dog Park 301 Avenida La Pata, San Clemente

Leashed dogs are allowed at all San Clemente city parks and hiking trails with a few exceptions. You can check the city parks website for more information: san-clemente.org.

SC SC LIVING San Clemente

PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

CoastLines by Fred Swegles

A San Clemente Family’s Musical Journey, from Carnegie Hall to Aerosmith and Beyond

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hether competing on NBC’s America’s Got Talent or backing up Aerosmith in a dramatic remake of the rock anthem “Dream On,” Stefan Kosmala-Dahlbeck is an up-andcoming young musician you may have never heard of.

Stefan, 17, and his sister, Kasia, 21, are classically trained San Clemente talents who are contributing to American culture in a distinctly different way than, say, fellow San Clementean Sam Darnold is doing as quarterback for the New York Jets or Kolohe Andino as current No. 1 pro surfer in the world.

In July, Kasia and Stefan performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Kasia played violin alongside their mother, professional violinist Weneta Kosmala. Stefan played viola beside his grandfather, COASTLINES Jerzy Kosmala, one of the

By Fred Swegles world’s premier violists.

Three generations of this San Clemente family received standing ovations as members of an ensemble known as Millennial Choirs and Orchestras.

In March, Stefan was part of an OC Music and Dance Group, appearing before the esteemed judging panel of America’s Got Talent. The group got to perform Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” and Kesha’s “Praying.”

In September, Stefan, a recent graduate of San Clemente High School, will reunite on stage with his grandfather at the International Viola Congress in Poznan, Poland.

Kasia, a recent UCLA graduate and a member of the California Young Composers’ Guild, is composing a cadenza for the event, Wineta said.

“Stefan will be the youngest violist to have ever been invited to perform at the very prestigious international event attended by the top violists in the world,” Wineta said via email.

“Stefan is also a composer and an aspiring pop artist,” his mother said. “Kasia is also a pianist, a singer and an able composer.”

If you are an Aerosmith fan, you may have heard Kasia and Stefan’s voices, without realizing it, when Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry decided to reinvent “Dream On”— harmonically enhanced—to honor victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

The music video, titled “Dream On, Boston Strong,” is on YouTube. Prepare to be moved.

Kasia and Stefan, then 16 and 12 years old, respectively, were members of a Southern California Children’s Chorus that Aerosmith asked to appear live with the band at a 2014 rock concert in Los Angeles attended by 16,000 fans.

Earlier, the chorus had recorded the music video with Tyler and Perry, with images

Judges listen as the OC Music and Dance Group, with Stefan Kosmala-Dahlbeck playing violin at left, performs for America’s Got Talent in March 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Kosmala-Dahlbeck family

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From left, San Clemente’s Stefan Kosmala-Dahlbeck, Jerzy Kosmala, Weneta Kosmala and Kasia KosmalaDahlbeck were joined by Weneta’s nephew and brother, Konrad and Witold Kosmala, performing in July with Millennial Choirs and Orchestras at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Photo: Courtesy of Kosmala-Dahlbeck family.

of chorus members’ faces interspersed with Boston Marathon imagery that may stir your soul, may even bring a tear.

“This one’s for you, Boston!” Tyler says as he introduces the video.

The music video won an Emmy, as did an hour-long Boston Strong TV show featuring the song.

Two years earlier, the chorus, including Kasia and Stefan, had backed Esperanza Spalding at the 84th Academy Awards in a moving 2012 performance of “What a Wonderful World,” in memorium to recently deceased film industry figures. It’s also on YouTube.

Kasia and Stefan’s mother, Weneta Kosmala, traveled the world playing violin professionally until motherhood and a law career redirected her priorities. She said she relishes being able to appear at musical venues with her father and her children.

Jerzy Kosmala, a faculty member with UC Irvine’s School of the Arts and a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, continues to tour, perform, judge at festivals and teach. He and wife Anna recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary.

“My father has been blessed with good health and incredible energy,” Weneta said.

“I think he is particularly energized working with Stefan, who has been his lifelong student and is following in his footsteps.”

ABOUT STEFAN Since age 3, Stefan has been a viola student of his grandfather, who tours the world performing and judging at music festivals and competitions. Besides playing at Carnegie Hall, Stefan has performed at prestigious Lancut Concert Hall in Poland, the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Meyerson Hall in Dallas, Strathmore Con-

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cert Hall in Washington, D.C. and Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, among others.

Stefan was a winner at the Orfeo International Music Competition in Vipiteno, Italy.

At San Clemente High, he was concertmaster of the symphony orchestra for four years. He has performed with the Dana Paint Symphony, Pacific Symphony Orchestra and Long Beach Symphony. He enters UCLA this fall to continue his music studies.

ABOUT KASIA Kasia earned her first invitation to play Carnegie Hall 10 years ago by winning an international string competition. She performed there in 2011, in 2016 and this year. She, like Stefan, has studied with her grandfather since age 3. She has performed across America and Europe, won multiple competitions and awards and played at many of the same venues and with the same orchestras as Stefan, and more. She has recorded classical music at live venues and had original compositions performed in five nations.

She recorded an iMax movie soundtrack narrated by Meryl Streep. She participated in a Disney anniversary celebration and performed for 2009 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Recently, she performed as a violin soloist with the Louisiana Sinfonietta.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with more than 46 years of reporting experience in the city. Fred can be reached at fswegles@picketfencemedia.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Dateline: Dublin, Ireland

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reta and I just completed a 10-day land tour around Ireland. We joined 25 other people from the U.S. and one man from Australia, traveling by motorcoach and staying in hotels in Dublin, Ballina, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Waterford.

Upon arriving at our Dublin hotel, we noticed TV cameras around the lobby.

A popular Ireland TV show called First Dates was being taped there. What a funny coincidence, we thought. Thirty couples, mostly much younger than we, were matched and being interviewed.

I jokingly told one of the show’s producers that Greta and I were there for our taping. She seemed perplexed and couldn’t find our names on her list. Then I told her that I had written about dating for 25 years. I thought she might interview us, but we didn’t fit the mold.

Of course, the main reasons for coming to Ireland were the castles, history, cities, green landscape and sheer beauty.

Also, I had hoped to find genealogy information on my mom’s side of the family, some of whom I knew had come from Ireland.

Each day was very busy. Our luggage had to be placed outside the hotel room by 7 a.m., followed by a quick Irish breakfast, then on the bus by 8 or 8:30. All kinds of tourist attractions each day. Hotel check-in after 5 p.m. A group dinner most nights.

Seven different hotels in six cities.

We saw so much, it’s impossible to describe everything, so here are a few highlights.

The first stop: The Famine Museum in Strokestown. Here, the great Irish Famine of the 1840s was explained. At that time, the potato was the main food for the population of 8 million. Many were very poor and were sustained by eating only potatoes, as many as 14 pounds per person per day. A blight destroyed the Ireland potato crop. Nearly one million people starved to death.

At the museum, we read about the tragedy, saw old pictures and depictions.

As I left the museum, I thought to myself, I will never complain about anything again in my life. The messages there were that powerful.

At the 200-year old Rathbaun farm, our group made scones from scratch. While the scones were baking, we saw a border collie herd sheep and then saw a lamb sheared. Then, back inside to eat our own scones. Delicious.

In Western Ireland, our group stopped at Kylemore Abbey, a massive castle acquired by Benedictine nuns from wealthy people who had squandered their fortunes living the high life. And then a stop at a marble workshop, where Irish marble mined from nearby quarries is turned into jewelry. Many women purchased earrings and ON LIFE AND bracelets.

LOVE AFTER 50 One day, the group

By Tom Blake boarded a ferry boat to the Aran Islands, the westernmost islands of Europe. Gaelic is the first language spoken there. While there, we climbed 1,000 feet to Dun Aengus, a fort from prehistoric times.

Lunch on the island was at Ti Joe Wattys pub, where the group was entertained by an Irish guitar player and singer.

We stayed in the resort city of Galway for two nights. From there, we toured the Dingle Peninsula and the 100-mile Ring of Kerry along the cliffs of the Atlantic Ocean. Ate at Blake’s Bar. My favorite city: Killarney. The shops, stores, pubs were bustling with people.

A Guinness store—similar to an LL Bean Store—had all kinds of tempting merchandise to purchase.

In Waterford, the group enjoyed a tour of the famous Waterford Crystal factory, which has 180 employees producing the

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Anna SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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his scruffy cutie is Anna, a calm little girl who wants nothing more than to be in your lap. She enjoys playing in the yard with other small dogs. Anna would do well in a quiet home, where she can finally settle in.

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Photo: OC Public Libraries / Olivares Romero, Teeter Marie

Horses running in San Clemente in the 1970s.

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well-known vases, stemware and sports trophies.

My genealogy search had a surprise result. There was very little on my mom’s side, but on my dad’s side, the name Blake turned up across Ireland. At the Cliffs of Moher, a gift shop genealogy search revealed 232 people with the name Blake in County Clare and displayed the Blake coat of arms.

Our bus driver and tour group leader were both five-star performers. Sean drove us around Ireland and back to Dublin safely, navigating more than 1,000 miles of narrow curvy roads. Many times, he had to stop so oncoming traffic could inch by. Once, he had to stop for a herd of sheep crossing the road.

Barbara, the tour group leader with 28 years of experience, was pleasant, patient, organized, energetic and on top of every little detail, making the trip extremely pleasant. Her Irish expressions were priceless.

“Want to stop for a jar?” Barbara would ask. A “jar” is a drink in a pub.

Or, “Those people are having a ‘chin wag’ ”—a conversation.

She’d often say, “Today’s forecast is for ‘broken weather.’ ” Translation: sunny one minute, raining the next.

We saw hundreds of cattle and sheep, incredible historic castles and black-stone walls everywhere in the countryside.

The Irish people are warm, welcoming and friendly. The food, especially the fresh seafood, is to die for. The pints of Guinness Stout in the pubs? Well, there’s a lot less Guinness in those pub taps, now that our group has left Ireland.

Tom Blake is a Dana Point resident and a former Dana Point businessman who has authored several books on middle-aged dating. See his websites www.findingloveafter50.com; www.vicsta.com and www. travelafter55.com. To receive Tom’s weekly online newsletter, sign up at www.findingloveafter50.com. Email: tompblake@gmail. 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

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 Page 17

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 4302-40 APN 057-061-12 Title Order No. 00109023-993-SD2-CFU TRA No. 10-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/19/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/12/2019 at 12:00PM, CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on 05/30/2017 as Document No. 2017000218891 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Orange County, California, executed by: Richard H. Romney, an unmarried man, as Trustor, in favor of Pacific Premier Bank, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: the North front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 129 OF TRACT NO. 898, IN THE SPANISH VILLAGE, IN THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 28, PAGES 1 TO 4 INCLUSIVE OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Beneficiary Phone: (213) 542-2765 Beneficiary: Pacific Premier Bank, Attn: Jeffrey Rice, 333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3580, Los Angeles, CA 90071 The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 239 Avenida La Cuesta, San Clemente, CA 92672. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the San Clemente Times August 22-28, 2019

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sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap. com, using the file number assigned to this case 4302-40. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $524,524.47 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

SALE LINE PHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727/ Web site address: www.servicelinkasap.com DATE: 8/8/19 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY FORECLOSURE DEPARTMENT 560 E. HOSPITALITY LANE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 (909) 8840448 Teresa M. Drake, Vice President A-4701868 08/22/2019, 08/29/2019, 09/05/2019 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196549005 The following person(s) is doing business as: SURFING HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER 110 CALLE IGLESIA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 Full Name of Registrant(s): SURFING HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER 110 CALLE IGLESIA SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92672 The business is conducted by a corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: 08/15/2000 /s/SURFING HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER, GLENN BRUMAGE, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 07/11/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times AUGUST 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20196550978 The following person(s) is doing business as: ARGUS DESIGN 26454 PASEO DEL MAR APT B SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 Full Name of Registrant(s): AMANDA LYNN ALBANESE 26454 PASEO DEL MAR APT B SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675 The business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or Names listed above on: N/A /s/AMANDA LYNN ALBANESE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County On 08/01/2019 Publish: San Clemente Times AUGUST 15, 22, 29, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: 510 West Avenida De Los Lobos Marinos – Minor Architectural Permit 19-125/Minor Exception Permit 19-260 – Arnold Addition A request for building additions to an existing legal non-conforming single family residence. The proposed project includes constructing a new 548 square foot garage, first floor additions totaling 539 square feet, and a rooftop deck. The residence is located in the Residential Low Zone and Coastal Zone Overlay District, and in the Coastal Exclusion Zone per Exclusion Order No. E-82-1.

Staff recommends that the project be found categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities).

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting (949) 361-6184.

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

Notice is further given that said public hearing will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator and held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Development Department, Conference Room A, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Zoning Administrator to express their opinion for or against the request.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Zoning Administrator at the Community Development Department where information is available for public inspection.

is exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(5) because the revisions relate to the ongoing administrative activities and organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore do not constitute a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, § 15000 et seq.) and therefore are exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required.

This application is on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, and is available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6183. If you challenge this project in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearing.

To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting must submit the electronic files to the City Planner by no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.

Notice is further given that said public hearing on this project will be conducted by the City of San Clemente Planning Commission and held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Council Chambers located at 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or to provide written communication to the Planning Commission to express their opinion for or against the request.

For further details, please call or visit the office of the City of San Clemente Planning Commission Secretary at the Community Development Department where information is on file and available for public inspection.

Secretary to the San Clemente Planning Commission

Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: Zoning Amendment 19-290 – Thrift Store Ordinance Notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente shall have a public hearing to consider a city-initiated proposal to amend San Clemente Municipal Code Title 17, the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the regulation of secondhand dealers (thrift stores). The Planning Commission will be considering changes to the Zoning Ordinance in Chapters 17.28, 17.36, 17.40, and 17.88 related to special uses, the permitted zones for the special uses, and related definitions.

Notice is hereby given that the project has been reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.), and the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance

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Cooper Allen (left) poses with his 212-pound swordfish, dad Cliff and mom Devon.

Photos: Courtesy of Devon Allen

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San Clemente alumni Sam Darnold (left) and Sean Harlow meet after the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons played in a NFL preseason game on Aug. 15 in Atlanta. Photo: New York Jets

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Darnold, Harlow Meet in NFL Preseason Clash San Clemente alumni Sam Darnold and Sean Harlow played on opposite sides as the New York Jets visited the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, Aug. 15.

Darnold, 2015 Triton graduate and second-year starting quarterback for the Jets, had another easy and short preseason outing, playing only three drives against the Falcons. Darnold completed 5 of 7 passes for 46 yards and ran the ball once for three yards For the second time in two preseason games, Darnold helped lead an opening touchdown drive for New York. Darnold completed a 15-yard, play-action pass to Quincy Enunwa and threaded a 21-yard, back-shoulder throw to Robby Anderson to set up the Jets score.

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their stadium roommates, the New York Giants, on Aug. 8, Darnold completed 4 of 5 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown on his first and only drive of the game.

While Darnold’s spot on the Jets is clearly secure, Harlow continues to battle for a roster spot on the Falcons’ offensive line in his second stint with Atlanta.

Harlow, 2013 Triton graduate and 2017 fourth-round pick by the Falcons, played 39 snaps against the Jets, as the Falcons give a long, hard look at their options along the offensive front. Harlow played the sixth-most offensive snaps against New York and led the Falcons in offensive snaps in their first two preseason contests.

Harlow is balancing on the thin line between a reserve spot on the Falcons’ roster and a spot on the practice squad.

Ahead of Atlanta’s next game against Washington on Thursday, Aug. 21, Harlow played at center during practice after playing at guard for the first three games.

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said that the versatility of an inside player is important.

Harlow was with the Falcons for the 2017 season, but he was waived just prior to the 2018 season. Harlow played just over a month with the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad last season.

Allard Earns First Win with Rangers, Struggles Against Angels San Clemente alum Kolby Allard picked

up his first win with the Texas Rangers in his second start with the team on Aug. 14 in Toronto.

Against the Blue Jays, Allard, 2015 Triton graduate and first-round pick of the Atlanta Braves, allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings to earn the decision in a 7-3 Rangers victory.

In his first start with Texas on Aug. 9, Allard was also strong in a shorter outing, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Allard took a no-decision as the Rangers lost, 6-5, in Milwaukee.

Allard made his first home start in Texas on Monday, Aug. 19, and it came against his hometown team, the Angels. While it was a big occasion for the Anaheim-born Allard, it will be a game to quickly forget, as the Angels scored five runs in the first inning, including a three-run home run by Albert Pujols.

However, Allard’s teammates saved him from the loss, as the Rangers rallied to tie the game and won in 11 innings, 8-7. Allard took another nodecision.

Allard was traded to the Rangers by the Braves on July 30. At the time, Allard was pitching with the AAA Gwinnett Stripers and moved to the Rangers’ AAA affiliate, the Nashville Sounds.

Allard made only one start in Nashville, a scoreless, five-inning no-decision, before being called up to the Rangers on Aug. 9.

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San Clemente Teen Hooks 212-Pound Swordfish

Cooper Allen, a 15-year-old sophomore at San Clemente High School, pulled in a surprise catch on a family fishing trip on Sunday, Aug. 18.

The Allen family took a private fishing trip on the Cliffhanger out of Dana Point Harbor looking for some tuna. However, 12 miles off San Onofre, Cooper Allen caught what his mom Devon called “the pinnacle of a fisherman’s career.”

On a line hooked with a mackerel as live bait, Allen pulled in a 212-pound swordfish.

Allen fought the fish in a seven-hour battle.

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Staying Classic in Dana Point For collectors, the new Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market has a little something for everyone.

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ike a lot of things around Dana Point, the inaugural Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market finds its roots in the sand. Building on the success of the annual Vintage Surfboard Collectors Club, the upcoming gathering for both collectors and sellers is expanding the scope and looks to celebrate the best of Southern California’s vintage world.

“The response has been overwhelming; there is a very genuine excitement and enthusiasm about the upcoming market.

People are really looking forward to this unique event,” said Randy Hild, the mastermind of the Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market. “There really isn’t anything like this in the surrounding area, so it’s a great to see this community of artists, creators, makers and collectors come together.”

Amassing a consortium of inspired artists, artisans, collectors and retailers, the Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market will take place on Sunday, August 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closing three blocks of Dana Point’s shopping district on Del Prado to traffic, it will feature a pedestrian-friendly vintage and artisan market where shoppers can stroll and explore the curated vintage collections and authentic assortment of goods on offer. From local talent to some of the most influential names in the vintage space, there’s undoubtedly going to be a lot to take in.

Frequenting the beaches throughout San Diego and Orange County, Doheny regular, artist and musician Brian Bent has signed on. Bent can usually be found styling on his huge, wooden longboard called a “kook box.” A hepcat throwback, he’s putting his own unique spin on today’s California beach culture. From his

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LUKE WYLER

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hen last we heard from Luke Wyler, a.k.a. Lowers Luke, earlier this summer, he was stacking results, building some serious momentum and looking toward a great few months of surfing and competition.

The 13-year-old San Clemente regularfooter kept the dream alive last weekend at the season opener of the USA Surfing Prime Series. With fun, highly rippable peaks on offer at the Del Mar jetties at Camp Pendleton, Lowers Luke made the final in both the Under 14 and Under 16

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artwork, to the clothing he designs, to the tunes he jams, there’s absolutely no missing Bent when he’s around.

And from the hot rod-inspired surf aesthetic, to motorcycle radness, to killer, well-informed artistic sensibilities, Scotty Stopnick is another area original who doesn’t just collect and create vintage pieces, but truly lives and embraces the artisan lifestyle and culture. Like Bent, he’ll be bringing his unique act to the Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market.

Add to the mix everyone’s favorite, flipper-wearing bodysurfer Mark Cunningham, and a good time is a guarantee.

A legendary Hawaiian lifeguard, Cunningham is arguably the best bodysurfer, but he’s also an artist and supremely well-educated collector of vintage surf wear and artifacts. He has appeared in surf films Sprout, A Broke Down Melody and more recently, Come Hell or High Water. He’s making a special trip to California just for the market.

The surf theme will be omnipresent, and thanks to the Vintage Surf Collectors Club, there will be plenty of classic old boards to check out. One of the largest groups of surfboard collectors in the world, the Vintage Surf Collectors Club provides a platform for displaying, appreciating, sharing, trading, and celebrating historically relevant, classic and vintage surfboards, surf equipment and memorabilia. The Southern California Woodie Club will also be on hand with their incredible collection of classic surf rides.

There will also be some legit, big-name vintage retailers there on the block. One of the most renowned is American Vintage House. Based in Newport Beach, JoAnn Sarvak’s American Vintage House offers divisions. Finishing third in both finals, it was a stellar start to the new USA Surfing season.

Earlier in the summer, Wyler was in Hawaii for the Rip Curl Grom Search. Held in perfect conditions at Kewalos Basin, he took out the Under 12 division. Working with former world tour surfer Kekoa Bacalso, it was more than just another contest win. It was a great learning experience, as Wyler continues to expand his horizons.

After that, he was off to Waco, Texas, to train at the BSR Surf Resort. The wave pool in Texas has become one of the premier spots for young surfers looking to develop their air game and hone their skills. With regular trips to the pool, Wyler

The Mattson 2 will be the headlining musical act at this weekend’s Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market in Dana Point. Photo: @redo_market

unique and nostalgic pieces that bring that special vibe. Her ever-evolving inventory has been selected from vintage markets and travels throughout the United States.

She’ll have some of her more sought-after pieces available this weekend.

Radical Relic is another one to keep an eye out for. An antique and design collective located in the heart of the Zaferia Design District in Long Beach, the 16,000-square-foot, mid-century warehouse is filled with antique dealers, artisans and vintage-inspired goods. The concept is to bring together like-minded, passionate, creative, small business owners who want to share a common space for the betterment of their businesses. They’ll be presenting some of their most popular sellers, which will, hopefully, add a unique aesthetic and opportunities for the vintage-minded.

Not just a cool opportunity to wander around and search out that special accent

piece you’ve been looking for, there are also going to be some great eats, as well as entertainment. The Mattson 2 will be providing the sounds. The output of jazz twins Jared and Jonathan Mattson always provides a great soundscape, and their mellow, surfy vibe will certainly fit at the Redo Vintage & Maker’s Market.

Hosted by the City of Dana Point, this first-ever vintage street market continues to build momentum and attract some of Southern California’s most reputable, hawk-eyed talent in the vintage and collector space.

“This thing just keeps getting better and better. We’re so stoked to be able to keep the momentum going and have such a wide array of collectors, makers, artists and musicians,” Hild said.

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SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 70-72 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 10-15 Thursday: Small combination of SSE, SW and WNW swells lap in with knee to waist high waves (2-3’ faces). Light/variable winds in the early morning for mostly clean conditions, giving way to moderate SE shifting S winds and a rising bump on the ocean surface later morning into the afternoon.

Luke Wyler. Photo: @gromarazzi

and his crew are progressing at a remarkable rate. We can’t wait to see what’s next.

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Outlook: More SW swell for Friday, as small WNW swell holds and a SSE tropical swell is expected to move in. That swell blend peaks on Saturday with waist to head high waves(3-5 faces) at well exposed spots, then slowly eases on Sunday. Light winds for the mornings, followed by light+ to moderate WNW flow in the afternoons. Another shot of S swell is scheduled for the second half of next week. For the latest details be sure to visit Surfline.com.

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