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Melinda White (left) embraces an emotional Eva King during the memorial at Sunset Cliffs for Mike White, a well-known angler and surfboard shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and family, including King, who was a life-long friend and former girlfriend, came out to celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug. 11. ‘Sunset Cliffs was THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story.
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Point Loma High preparing for shortened sports season
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon
Now that a lawsuit settlement BY DAVE | THEprep BEACONsports has cleared theSCHWAB way for to reboot, Point Loma High School B surfboard maker athletic director Manuel Diaz Jr. Albert “Ace” Elliott lost has the unenviable task of restartmuch of what he’s ing mid-season. acquired, including 50-year-old But Diaz wasn’t surprised by this irreplaceable memorabilia, most recent turn of events. when his shaping shed on Froude “Behind the scenes we’ve Street been near Saratoga caughtand fire planning, been Avenue busy drafting on Aug. 6.different scenarios and re-drafting Elliott’sand workspace was[for fullreof protocols guidelines old boardssaid andDiaz, photos of friends opening],” former PLHS he’d made custom boards for.was assistant football coach who “I saw my bike was on in my named athletic director infire 2020. “I backyard and I triedbytothe putsudden it out,” was more surprised said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire
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esidents are being asked to sign a petition on Ocean Beach’s Neighborhood Watch Facebook page to take action to “help to keep our sidewalks clean ensuring a healthier environment for everyone.” “One complaint that is often heard about the downtown area of Ocean Beach is how dirty, stained, and smelly the sidewalks are,” the online petition reads. “The OB Clean & Safe Program, a project of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, is looking to change that by applying for funding to provide bi-monthly cleanings of Newport Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additional trash along the street. THOMASbins MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON
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turnaround. It was almost like someone snapped their fingers and said, ‘In two weeks we’ll be starting.’” Added Diaz: “You’ve just go to be ready to adapt. Things are going to change. That’s just how it goes.” The recent court settlement between the state and youth sports advocates stemmed from a lawsuit filed on behalf of two San Diego high school athletes seeking a return to play. Superior Court Judge Earl H. Maas III ruled that youth sports could resume if teams maintained COVID-19 protocols similar to those that professional and collegiate teams follow.
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The court resolution will require testing for sports. The settlement also included agreements with outside groups to provide testing for school districts at no cost, according to Let Them Play California. Noting the new settlement health protocols are somewhat different than the ones he’d been preparing for, Diaz pointed out uncertainty remains over the specifics. “Right now, football players, for example, have to be tested every week,” he said. “There are a lot of little nuances. Our biggest thing
extinguisher, pulled the plug, hit the fire — and it exploded. It just blew up in my face, like little shotgun shells going off.” “It was a nightmare,” added Elliott of his loss. “It was my little go-back-in-time sanctuary. It’s not a dollar thing.” Fortunately, the OB fire station was just around the corner and they came and put it out sparing Senior Hunter delivers a pitch damage to Hargett the main residence. during a Pointer baseball scrimmage “[The fire] took all my boards this week. Hargett was being evaluated and tools, got my truck and by pro baseball scouts during his camper,” noted Elliott. BEACON outing. SCOTT HOPKINS/PENINSULA
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