PB’S LITTLE POLAND: The 13th annual Polish Festival returns to Grand Ave. with a weekend of traditional music, dancing and delicious pierogis. 11
BOLT ARE BACK IN TOWN: After two away-game losses, the Chargers hope to regain their momentum at Qualcomm on Sunday. 12
Weekend Surf Report SATURDAY
Hi: 8:04 a.m. Low: 1:41 a.m. 7:52 p.m. 1:57 p.m.
Surf: 4-9 ft.
Wind: 8-13 mph
Waves: 4-5 ft.
Wind: 5-9 mph
SUNDAY
Hi: 8:25 a.m. Low: 2:08 a.m. 8:34 p.m. 2:33 p.m.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Community Court is back in session, thanks to County Board of Supervisors BY DAVE KENSLER | BEACH &BAY PRESS
At least until the end of the year, the court will be in session. The Beach Area Community Court (BACC), which had been funded by a grant that recently expired, received what is called “bridge funding,” thanks to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. “We have approved $8,000 for the Beach Area Community Court which will cover them through the end of this year,” said Supervisor Greg Cox, Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. “Bridge funding is designed to help the transition, in this case, from a grant to a permanent funding source. It is not meant to be ongoing financial commitment.” SEE COURT, Page 8
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FEATHERED GREETERS A flock of flamingos greets walkers as they made their way through SeaWorld at the second annual SeaWorld Shamu & You Family Walk for Rady Children’s Hospital around Mission Bay Saturday, Oct 4.
Rego graduates to shooting hoops in Germany games,” she said. Everyone on the team speaks English, Top local basketball talent Amanda Rego although she is the only player from the happily graduated from University of San U.S. There is a post player from the CanadiDiego last spring, but she longed for the an National Team, a player from the Czech excitement she had known as a two- Republic, and one from Romania — the rest time CIF champion at Mission Bay are German. High and West Coast Conference “My coach speaks English pretty well, but champion point guard for USD. a lot of the time he speaks German,” she Then on Aug. 22, approximately said. ”When that happens, one of my teamtwo months after graduating from mates comes and stands next to me and USD, the phone rang and five days later translates.” she was on a plane to Germany to play The team members live in apartments 10 pro basketball for the Halle, Germany, minutes from the industrial city of Halle, Lions. She was on the court three days located an hour south of Berlin. later in a pre-season game. The Lions are off to a 3-0 start in the 12“It felt so good to play again. I did- team Division 1 German league. Teams play n’t realize how much I missed playing,” each other twice in a schedule that lasts she said. “Being out on the floor again through mid-March, followed by playoffs was an amazing feeling.” for the eight top teams and a championship Rego grew up a block from the PB series. Rec Center and hung out on the rec The level of play is a little tougher than center court with her older brother WCC action, according to Rego. and friends. “The style of play here is so much differ“I have been playing basketball ent. They rarely call checking and there is a since I was five years old and I just lot of pushing, grabbing and holding jerwasn’t ready to give it up after col- seys that never gets called — all just things lege,” she said. “I looked at this as I’m trying to adjust to,” she said. the perfect opportunity for me to The Halle Lions play at the local universicontinue playing and experience ty. a different culture living in “The support and fans we get give me a another part of the world.” new definition of what it means to be a Now that the season has fan,” she said. “They enter the gym in a big started, the Lions practice pack, chanting and banging on drums and twice a day and generally noise makers. What impresses me is that play one game a week. they keep it up the entire game!” “We definitely look forward to the days we have SEE REGO, Page 17 BY PAUL DOUGLAS | BEACH &BAY PRESS
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Zach, 4, and his sister Ella, 5, show off the hats they made at Mad Hatters’ 2007 BeachFest booth.
BeachFest is back, highlighting the best of the beach BY LARRY HARMON | BEACH &BAY PRESS
While every one is invited, BeachFest is the one event every one from the southern tip of Mission Boulevard to Turquoise and east to the I-5 can be proud to take part in. The event was created to bring together 92109’s various communities of families, college students, surfers, retirees, young adults and elementary, middle and high school students for a day fun while showcasing the best of the area’s businesses that work for all of us. And with the weather forecast predicting sunny but cooler weather, approximately 50,000 SEE BEACHFEST, Page 13