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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 famBeachgoers spell outfriend ‘Love’and in the sand on No Surf Sunset Cliffs beaches closed Cliffs by thewas City. ily, includingused King,their whofeet wastoa life-long former girlfriend, camebeach out toatcelebrate Mike’sbefore life on the Sunday, Aug.were 11. ‘Sunset 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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For churches, synagogues, and B surfboard maker mosques this April, which enAlbert “Ace” Elliott lost compasses Easter, Passover, and much of what he’s Ramadan, social distancing oracquired, including 50-year-old ders from the City, County, and irreplaceable memorabilia, state will make their holy when time his shaping shed on Froude Street more sequestered and reliant on near Saratoga Avenuewith caught fire technology to connect others. on 6. ForAug. religious people, this may Elliott’s workspace washad full to of be the first time they have old boards and photos of offriends spend an extended period time he’d made boards for. away from custom their communities, “I saw an my end bike to wasa on fire in my marking significant backyardto andthem I triedand to put it out,” tradition possibly said Elliott, who’s been riding ethrusting them into additional bikes for years. “I picked up a fire emotional isolation.
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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 bins along the street. SEE CLEAN, Page 7
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ROCK CHURCH’S EASTER SERVICES More than 100,000 people are expected to gather online for the Rock Church’s Easter services. The eight online services will start on Friday and go through Sunday and will feature music from the church’s worship team and a message from Sr. Pastor Miles McPherson. The services will take place April 10 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; April 12 at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. via online.sdrock.com.
“I've spent all this time advocatWith important religious holiing for digital media, and I've just days looming, the grief of the lost written my dissertation on digital ability to gather could increase. media, and yet, I think that some- Meanwhile, religious institutions thing is absolutely lost when you're are turning to innovative uses of not able to be in physical commu- technology to keep their community with each other,” said the Rev. nities connected. Caleb Lines of University Christian Many churches are livesThe charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. HOPKINS / PENINSULAon BEACON Church. treaming theirSCOTTservices
their websites, Facebook Live, extinguisher, pulled the plug, hit Twitter, or Instagram, including the fire — and it exploded. It just St. Paul’s Cathedral, UCC, and blew up in my face, like little shotMission Hills United Methodist gun shells going off.” Church. “It was a nightmare,” Congregational Church ofadded La Elliott of his loss. “ItHome” was mykits little Jolla sent “Worship at go-back-in-time It’s not to congregants thatsanctuary. included versdollar thing.” es, areflections, and a written-out Fortunately, the First OB fire station sermon for families. Baptist was just around the corner and Church of National City offered they came and put last it out sparing drive-thru blessings month. damage to the main residence. Missiongathering Church released “[The fire] tookDharma all my boards a guided meditation. Bum and will tools, my truck and Temple putgot its weekly classes on camper,” YouTube.noted Elliott. SEE FAITH , Page 9SEE FIRE, Page 5