Mission Times Courier, May 8th, 2020

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(clockwise from top left) Lisa Prus, glass peace symbol by Linda Barton, earings by Insomniac Treasures, Linda Barton, Diane Slagle, celebration beads by Succulents & Cement, anxiety doll by Snotnormal and Teri Collins (Courtesy photos)

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French Cubist painter Georges Braque once said, “Art is a wound turned into light.” In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, local

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artisans are trying to hold that ethos for their own art and craft businesses.

For local glass artist Linda Rodenbo Barton, the wounds of the pandemic have brought some

light to her business, even as the art shows she normally hosts at her Del Cerro home are cancelled or postponed.

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[Editor’s note: MTRP Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Morrissey contributed to the reporting for this story.]

On March 31, the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Foundation debuted its new film about the geology of Mission Trails based on the work of SDSU geology professor Dr. Patrick Abbott.

The 20-minute film titled “Rise and Fall of the Mountains SEE CAMPILLO, Page 5

Dr. Patrick Abbott in a scene from “Rise aan Fall of the Mountains at Mission Trails Regional Park.” (Courtesy MTRP Foundation)

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In one Golden Hill house, all eight of the residents have suffered loss of income since stay-at-home orders began.

Five have lost their jobs entirely while another three have had their hours severely cut. They were unable to make April rent and do not know how they will pay for rent in May. The difficulties they are facing spurred two of the housemates to participate in a caravan calling for rent cancellation.

“I feel like we shouldn’t have to choose between paying rent with our unemployment check and buying food or necessities,” explained Veronica Marquez. “It’s impacted all of us personally.”

The protest on Saturday, April 25 brought together between 25-40 cars to drive through Downtown San Diego with signs calling for rent cancellation. It was part of a national day of action organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). Other groups in San Diego such as the San Diego Tenants Union have also called for a rent strike but were not a part of the caravan.

Landlord groups including the Southern California Rental Housing Association have publicly opposed the rent strike, saying it would harm rental property workers and affect the housing supply.

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action to make it financially pos- pay back the missed months sible for people to stay home. They of payments, unlike under the CONTINUED FROM Page 1 also tried to maintain social dis- eviction moratorium. This poltancing by keeping households in icy would, at least in proposals in the rental housing industry separate cars and only having two supported by PSL San Diego, also and would have a ripple effect of designated people with PPE tape include mortgage cancellation so hurting the people who work in signs to all the cars. homeowners and small landlords rental property-related jobs,” said “Rent takes up probably a third would also have relief.

SCRHA Executive Director Alan to a half of everybody’s income for Currently, the only coronaviPentico. “Non-payment of rent one of the most essential things rus-related rent protections in the could unfairly hurt the people that we need to survive — a City of San Diego are an eviction who work in our rental housing house, especially now during a moratorium and suspension of industry and would damage our public health crisis. It wasn’t hard late fees. Housing advocates are housing supply, both now and in to see that once people started be- worried this will eventually lead the future.” ing laid off, this became the cen- to an eviction backlog amid San Unlike the recent protests tral struggle,” said spokesperson Diego’s already-present housing against the shelter in place orders Juliana Musheyev. crisis once the moratorium is liftmeant to mitigate the damage of Rent cancellation means for a ed, a worry echoed by Marquez. the pandemic, the rent cancella- set amount of time, tenants would “To expect us to pay several tion protesters supported safety be rent free and not accrue debt. months’ worth of rent, when this measures but want additional is sort ofxunacceptable.

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Protesters drove through Downtown San Diego asking for rent cancellation on April 25. (Photo by Kendra Sitton)

We’re not going to be able to come up with that kind of money,” Marquez said.

Other countries have already taken radical action during this unprecedented crisis. Italy forbade banks from accepting mortgages and Canada has instituted a Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Many countries also have healthcare for all, whereas sickened Americans face potential hospital bills. The protest called for the government to go further in helping people survive the economic fallout of coronavirus.

“We want you to know that in the wealthiest country in the world, we know that this is possible. What we’re demanding, although it seems radical and unprecedented, we know that it’s possible because things that have happened in the last few weeks — we never thought they could happen,” Musheyev said.

Last week, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a bill that would cancel rent and mortgage payments for a year with a relief fund for landlords. With the bill unlikely to be approved in the

—Contributing editor Kendra Sitton can be reached at kendra@ sdnews.com.

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Senate or by President Trump, local organizers are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to institute the policy in California.

“They’ve been forced to provide us with nominal protections like the moratorium on evictions. We are here today to express that this is not enough to protect people in unstable housing situations.

More action is urgently needed,” said Anzy, a protest organizer, in a rousing speech to attendees before the caravan left. She chose to keep her last name off the record for fear of doxxing.

Nearly a third of Americans, 31%, did not pay rent between April 1 and April 5, according to data from the National Multifamily Housing Council. Since then, unemployment has only increased.

With May here and another rent payment due, tenants stand to fall further behind.

More caravan protests were held by other organizations on Friday, May 1.

First 5 San Diego, an organization that promotes the health and wellbeing of young children from the prenatal stage through five years of age, is providing $500,000 to the San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund to help parents with children ages 0–5 that are working in essential jobs pay for childcare.

The amount ensures expanded access to the fund, which was established in March by San Diego for Every Child, a coalition of individuals and organizations working to end the experience of child poverty in San Diego County. First 5 San Diego’s $500,000 donation is being matched by San Diego for Every Child’s chair, Sara Jacobs, bringing the total to $900,000.

“We are listening to the needs of our families and responding the best we can to support them during this challenging time.

We want to help ensure that parents who are working outside of the home have access to quality childcare and know that their kids are in a stable and healthy learning environment,” said Alethea Arguilez, executive director of First 5 San Diego.

Parents who are essential workers will be able to apply for vouchers from the San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund to help them pay for childcare so they can continue to work. With this contribution, even more families will benefit from the fund, which now totals $1.1 million.

The San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund is available to help meet the needs of families and childcare providers in three main priority areas: food and nutrition; childcare; and equitable distance learning. The Fund is administered through a partnership of the Center on Policy Initiatives, Child Development Associates, LISC San Diego, Parent Institute for Quality Education, Jewish Family Service of San Diego, San Diego Grantmakers, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Workforce Partnership, the YMCA Childcare Resource Service, and others. Sara Jacobs, The San Diego Foundation, The Epstein Family Foundation, The Payne Family Foundation, TVC Capital and more have also contributed to the fund.

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(l to r) Tony and Mary Haas (Courtesy GAG Kiwanis)

Meals on Wheels deliveries are still ongoing despite COVID-19. Recently, Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club members, Mary and Tony Haas, brought much-needed food and good cheer to Allied Gardens neighbors in April.

“We did wear gloves and masks and used Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer gels, and distancing, to be

safe,” the couple reported. “The clients seemed glad to see us and no one was ill. We had fun and felt good about it.”

The Kiwanis Club of Grantville-Allied Gardens volunteers have been delivering Meals on Wheels every Thursday to residents of this area for 30 years.

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“In the past three weeks, I’ve been selling quite a few of my pieces,” she said. “I think that’s because people don’t have anywhere else to shop and they want something pretty for their home because they’re sitting at home all day — so I have actually done quite well.”

In lieu of the craft fairs and markets she hosts at her home or at local wine shops and the like, Barton now sells most of her glass wind chimes and mobiles through the Facebook group she started called Local Artisan Boutique.

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She said the page features about 30 artists, including herself.

“It’s about women supporting women. So even now if I post something, the other vendors will go on and share it with the people who like their own pages,” she said. “That’s really nice that we all support each other.”

Collins’ own online business is called Succulents & Cement and traditionally involved making decorative pots out of cement and filling them with various succulent plants.

“I’ve been diversifying a little bit. I was in a car accident a year ago and it’s been hard carrying around succulents and cement, ya know?” she said with a chuckle.

Right now, Collins is focusing on making farmhouse beads, which she is calling “celebration beads” for graduations that are personalized with names, school colors and charms.

“Students can wear them or when they get home drape them across their rooms as décor,” she said. “It’s like jewelry for your home.”

Collins said the celebration beads are selling well right now because it is graduation season and normal commencement ceremonies are not being held.

“I have one lady who contacted me and she’s graduating from San Diego State after 13 years of going to school, so she’s pretty disappointed and she wants to buy [the beads] from me for herself,” she said.

FEATURE Collins, who lives in Allied Gardens and normally works full time in Sorrento Valley, now works from home, which gives her some extra time to work on art projects.

“Before, I would commute and hour and a half to two hours a day to get to and from work,” she said.

“Now my commute is only how long it takes me to brush my teeth and make a cup of coffee.”

While she works, she has the news on in the background and hears about the stress that quarantine life is giving most people.

“I don’t feel that because I have this creative outlet,” she said. “I’m happy being home.”

Being home and running an art business entirely online isn’t universally appealing, however.

Jewelry maker Lisa Prus said she misses the personal aspect of doing in-person art shows and markets.

“I really like interacting with the people, both on the seller side and on the customer side,” she said. “So I’m looking for ways to recapture that. It’s not going to be the same but I’m sure we’ll figure out a happy medium while we’re existing in this universe that is an alternate reality.”

While Prus said that she had most recently been doing only in-person shows, the pandemic has forced her to rethink her business model.

“Where I had really ignored a lot of my online presence, I’m trying to beef that up right now and make online events and experiences that

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people can kind of feel like there’s that personal aspect to it that comes along with going to a show and not just shopping in an online click thing,” she said.

Prus’ own Facebook page called Insomniac Treasures is also featured on the Local Artisans Boutique page and she also has an Etsy shop page and is involved in a new online shop called goimagine.com that donates all its fees after expenses to charities.

“Actually, it just started in April. I’m part of the first batch of people that are selling on that site,” she said.

Selling art online has not been a problem for Diane Slagle, whose Snotnormal anxiety doll creations already had an international following on her Etsy page before the COVID-19 outbreak even began.

And there is another reason Slagle doesn’t rely on craft fairs and markets to sell her dolls, which she described as “tongue in cheek” because they are meant to be a calming presence to relieve stress and anxiety and yet a bit “scary looking.”

“My art, it’s not for everyone,” she said. “Because they’re so snarky, and they have little bit of an edge to it and also a little bit political. When things started going politically crazy in recent years, they started selling and now with Covid on top of it, they’ve been selling really well.”

That art can see a boon in these troubled times seems counterintuitive, but Barton encourages other artists to recognize that it does not mean there is a “dead market.”

“You can still make money.

People are still interested,” she said. “Mother’s Day is coming up so it is a great time to advertise on social media and if you provide safe pickup and purchase, I think people are going to swing by and get your products.”

Barton also hopes people will be able to swing by the next Local Artisan Boutique event at her home in Del Cerro that has been rescheduled for Sept. 12.

—Reach editor Jeff Clemetson at jeff@sdnews.com.

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at Mission Trails Regional Park” was set to be part of an educational attraction in the Visitor’s Center. However, due to the closure of the park during the pandemic, the foundation released it on YouTube. Since it’s debut, the video has had over 5,000 views.

Abbott, who is also an MTRP Foundation board member, said his interest in studying and sharing the geologic history of Mission Trails began when the foundation wanted to create educational panels about the park’s geology that could be installed on the fence of the Visitor Center patio.

“Me being a geologist, who better to write it up than me?” he said.

But when Abbott looked at the research that had been done on the park’s geology, he found an incomplete record and some conflicting conclusions.

“So I spent a lot of time doing original research to pull together a geological history,” he said.

His research for the educational panels lead Abbott to write a book titled “GEOLOGY – Mission Trails Park,” which is sold in the Visitor’s Center. All proceeds go to the park.

What Abbott found studying Mission Trails is that the oldest formations in the park are 126 million years old and that the park went through four categories of geologic transformation.

“In a very simple sense, the four categories are: one, the mountains being built; then it goes through an interval where we’re simply eroding, destroying them; then we’re burying everything under an alluvial fan; and then we’re uncovering it again,” he explained.

Abbott credits MTRPF executive director Jennifer Morrissey for the idea to make a short video of the book’s main findings.

“She located and signed up a director, who incidentally was nominated for an Oscar last year — so really a talented guy,” Abbott said.

Director Alexander Juutilainen filmed Abbott explaining Mission Trails’ geology throughout the park over three days. Some of Abbott’s explanations were made into script and read by a voice actress for the video “to give it some balance,” Abbott said. Along with the scenes of Abbott explaining the geology of Mission Trails, the video also has animation

sequences, file footage of volcanic eruptions and some aerial drone footage of Mission Trails.

“Rise and Fall of the Mountains at Mission Trails Regional Park” was finished and ready to be shown at regular intervals in the Visitor Center when the COVID-19 outbreak forced park closures throughout the state.

“With the visitor Center closed [Morrissey] talked the foundation into streaming it, putting it online and I’m shocked that in the first two weeks, there were more than 4,300 views,” Abbott said.

One of those now over 5,000 people who have viewed the video on YouTube is science teacher Todd Linke.

“The video contains earth science concepts that I teach at Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley,” Linke said. “I will definitely share this with my students through distance learning.”

After Linke discovered the video, the Grossmont Union High School District sent the film’s link to all of the district’s science teachers. Linke also took the film and embedded a quiz so he could test what they learned in the video in real time.

At the end of the quiz, Linke asked students whether they’ve been to Mission Trails. Though the students live in nearby Spring Valley, most haven’t been to the park. Here are some of their thoughts: • “If I were to visit Mission Trails, I would hike to find the interesting rock formations. Snakehead Rock and the rounded boulders seem like fun things to explore, especially now that I know how these rocks formed over many years.”

• “Now that I have learned about Mission Trails, I want to go so I can take a look at the rocks and their different colors and layers.”

• “I haven’t been to Mission Trails Regional Park but if I ever go there, I want to see how it changed. I would also walk around to just admire the park.”

In the past, Linke has had the opportunity to bring a few classes to Mission Trails, and plans are underway to take students there again, once groups are permitted to gather in the park, and as funding allows.

Morrissey pointed out that donations to the MTRP Foundation underwrite school field trips and also funded the geology film.

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Mount Miguel High School science teacher Todd Linke on top of Cowles Mountain (Photos courtesy MTRP Foundation)

trails, and support a host of other park initiatives by making a gift of any amount to the MTRP Foundation,” she said, adding the contributions can be made at mtrp.org or by mail; checks can be sent to the MTRP Foundation, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119.

With “Rise and Fall of the Mountains at Mission Trails Regional Park” now completed, there are no current plans for more geology education projects, Abbott said. With the down time created by the quarantine, he is instead working on completing a 12th edition of the college textbook on geology he wrote for McGraw-Hill that is used in schools around the world, including SDSU. Abbott

is, however, about to start another video project.

“It’s going to be set in Texas,” he said, adding that he received his doctorate from the University of Texas. “There’s a very fascinating geologic story down there.

“I sort of found where I fit in the world,” Abbott continued.

“You call them work projects, but for me this is fun and pleasure. I have those ideas lined up in my head and I just keep going from one to another and it adds a lot of value and enjoyment to it.”

To view “Rise and Fall of the Mountains at Mission trails Park,” visit bit.ly/2W8m1B8.

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Pandemic lessons are more human than divine

By PASTOR RICK FRY

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended everyone’s best-laid plans for 2020, and perhaps beyond. It is truly global in scope. It is paradoxically a phenomenon that is isolating us from one another, while at the same time drawing the world together under a common threat.

I’ve followed various news reports of the lessons people are drawing from this pandemic. Particularly, as a pastor, I’ve heard how God is trying to wake us up or get our attention in some way through COVID-19.

If this pandemic teaches us to appreciate what we have and develop a greater gratitude for family and life itself, that would be great.

I also hope and pray by a combination of vigorous research and God’s grace that medical researchers find a vaccine quickly to prevent further loss of life.

However, the belief that God is somehow responsible for sending this virus to the world troubles me. Recently, Christians observed Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, Christians celebrated Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The people who celebrated his entry may have hoped that he was going to establish an earthly kingdom that would vanquish their oppression and suffering at the hands of the Roman Empire.

But one of the ironies was that people drew the wrong lessons about Jesus’ intentions. Jesus came with a radical message of what our collective life could be like lived under the merciful reign of God’s kingdom. And the human response, particularly among the religious and political elite, was to kill him in one of the most brutal

and humiliating ways possible through crucifixion.

With this in mind, what if the lessons to be learned about this pandemic are not about God, but about ourselves? For example, what if this pandemic exposes with greater clarity the problems of income inequality and the wide disparity of medical access in the United States? People in working class professions such as farm laborers, grocery store workers, or bus drivers are more susceptible to infection from COVID-19 than wealthier people. To compound the dilemma, the working poor and many communities of color have less access to medical care and treatment than wealthier or predominately white communities.

Or consider detained asylum seekers, the incarcerated and the homeless.

Those who are imprisoned in crowded and unsanitary conditions in for-profit detention centers are much more vulnerable to infection, as are homeless communities with little access to health care.

Along with these disparities, this pandemic is revealing our interconnectedness with all people. Just a short few months ago, it was easy to think of ourselves as autonomous individuals.

Now we know how vulnerable we are. It has made us think deeper about our own mortality. This pandemic shows us that our wellbeing is tied to the wellbeing of our neighbor, of the homeless and those incarcerated, of those in other nations who we will never meet or know. It has shown us that we are deeply intertwined with every human being in the world, in beautiful and

startling ways we can barely begin to imagine.

None of us can predict the ways in which the world will change as a result of the COVID-19. It has led to massive job loss and economic devastation. We also see the negative aspects play out in acts of racism toward AsianAmericans, or a generalized social unrest geared toward scapegoating the most vulnerable communities. Given these grim realities, it seems naïve to hope in a greater solidarity that comes together to combat income and racial inequalities.

However, this crisis gives communities of faith an opportunity to bear witness to the deep intuition we hold about the ultimate purpose and destiny of humanity.

What if we come to recognize that we are all deeply interconnected and created for one another? What if we come to realize how closely our fate is bound together with the whole world, that none of us are truly safe until all can live in safety and flourish? What if we learn to care more deeply for the wellbeing of people we don’t know, or even view with suspicion, knowing that our own welfare and security it tied to their own wellbeing?

Perhaps these lessons will inspire us to work toward creating a more just and merciful nation that uses its freedoms not for its own self-indulgence, but for the well-being and care of the most vulnerable individuals and populations among us.

May our hearts and minds be opened to such a radical and magnanimous transformation.

—Rick Fry is pastor at Ascension Lutheran Church in Allied Gardens.

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By DIANNE JACOB We’ve been tested before, but never like this. We’ve faced catastrophic wildfires and other challenges, but the coronavirus crisis is unlike anything we’ve seen in our lifetime.

The County of San Diego, as the region’s lead public health agency, has been moving aggressively to fight this virus

and address its impacts on our families, businesses and communities.

To keep our residents as safe and sound as possible, we’ve ramped up critical programs and services, and we’re drawing on our robust general fund reserves to help weather this crisis.

Please continue to do your part. Remember to physical distance. Wash your hands.

Cover your mouth and nose when you’re out in public. If health officials order folks

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Re: “More housing headed to Grantville” [Volume 25, Issue 4 or bit.ly/3aXAfsv] First, let me say, I realize there is a housing shortage in San Diego. There has been a definite effort in the Grantville and surrounding area to meet the housing need for veterans, low- and moderate-income families, including transitional housing for people experienced homelessness.

I agree with increased housing; however, I am very concerned about construction on Mission Gorge Place. In your article printed in the Mission Courier Times, April 2019, it says that it should not affect views of other residents in area. Well, it very much does.

Further, I am concerned that this matter was not directly brought to those who own property that is affected.

I contacted the office of Scott Sherman, and the city just pointed to a 1970 ordinance that buildings not to exceed 30 feet at shorelines and your article in 2019 as public announcement; and that it would be illegal to prohibit building.

This building has impacted our property value and sell potential. I am frustrated when I look out my window I can see a construction crewmen staring back at me almost at eye level, and I can hear the loud talking, and see a crane beam hanging over my house almost daily!

And, I have reported it, without a resolution.

At this point, the fifth floor of the apartment complex is being built, and there is probably not much we can do about it at this point.

—Shlyn Guarian, Grantville

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Re: “Republican Women Navajo Canyon urge help with election efforts” [Volume 26, Issue 4 or bit.ly/2ydahEl] I just had to share my opinion about an article in the current Mission Times Courier. The article “Republican Women Navajo Canyon urge help with election efforts” took me aback.

What planet is this woman on?

Is she not paying attention? I was disheartened to see that any of my own neighbors, let alone women, think Trump is doing a “fantastic job.” He has (and still is) supplying us with endless actions, quotes and recordings proving this to be untrue.

These are scary times made even scarier by the man in charge.

He’s supposed to be our leader but publicly announced that he himself won’t be wearing a mask. Just one of many ways he is not looking out for our wellbeing or setting a good example.

Thank you for allowing me to vent.

—Ellen Elder, Allied Gardens

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May 8 – June 11, 2020 Mission Times Courier

Seniors, beware of the ventilator

By BARRY PRICE

[Editor’s note: Views expressed in guest editorials are not necessarily those of the Mission Times Courier. Guest editorials are chosen based on the timeliness of the topic and if they have some thought-provoking value for discussion.]

With so many media reports about the scarcity of ventilators, you could easily have missed those few articles alerting us to the downsides of these machines. If you did, going to the hospital with a serious case of Covid-19 would be like a pilot flying into hurricane force winds with no warning.

Judging from the data now available, only 50% of Covid-19 patients put on a ventilator actually survive, and the mortality rate for older patients with underlying medical conditions is considerably higher. Even with a mortality rate of 50% or higher, however, a patient (or their health-care advocate) might ask, “what do I have to lose?” The answer might be a lot more than you think, particularly if you decide that the quality of your life is as meaningful as life itself.

Most elderly Covid-19 patients who survive a lengthy ventilator experience will never again enjoy anywhere near the quality of life they had before getting Covid-19. According to Dr. Kathryn Dreger, a professor of Medicine at Georgetown University, the heavy sedation that accompanies this treatment often means survivors have serious long-term mobility and mental acuity problems.

“Many spend most of their recovery time in a rehabilitation center, and older patients often never go home. They live out their days bed-bound, at higher risk of recurrent infections, bed sores and trips back to the hospital.”

At minimum, Dr. Dreger’s sobering words serve as a flashing yellow light. Approach intubation with caution! But the hopeful might note that Dr. Dreger doesn’t produce any hardcore statistics definitively showing that the odds of an older

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patient’s full recovery from a lengthy stay on a ventilator are in fact very slim. Remember though, this pandemic is so recent, analysts have not had time to develop the statistics necessary to show what doctors in the Covid-19 trenches are seeing first-hand.

A quick search of medical articles that have looked at long-term patient outcomes for a disease closely related to Covid-19, however, provides some of the numbers Dr. Dreger is hinting at.

Covid-19 is a more lethal form of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a disease that has been well studied for many years. And, a review of long-term outcomes for ARDS patients who survive ventilation, published in “Respiratory Review” in May of 2016 provides some touchstones for those interested in the quality of life facing Covid-19 survivors hooked up to a ventilator.

Between 11% and 15% of ARDS/ventilator patients die within the first year of leaving the ICU. Two studies cited in the article indicated ARDS patients who survived the ventilator showed “marked cognitive impairment.” One study cited showed cognitive impairment in 55% of ARDS/ventilator survivors after one year of discharge from the ICU. The same article points out that even five years after discharge from the ICU, ARDS/ventilator patients show a 25% reduction in physical function. For many 70 and older, this often means assisted living.

The psychological effects on ARDS patients who survive ventilators are just as noteworthy. Forty-three percent of these patients suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at discharge from the ICU. A year after discharge, 50% of patients were depressed. Even after two years, 58% still had symptoms of depression.

For some the discouraging outcomes for recovering ARDS patients coming off a ventilator will serve as just another yellow caution light. For me, however, the very high probability that a

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ventilator will not save me, or if it does, leave me bed-ridden, mentally confused, hooked up to a dialysis machine, passing my last few years in a nursing home, and draining away the economic resources my family will need after I am gone serves as a large red flashing sign that reads “Danger stay away!”

Whether you see a flashing yellow light or a flashing red light, the important thing is to think carefully about opting for a ventilator before you ever have to make that decision. It is especially important that you clearly communicate your wishes to the person who will serve as your health-care advocate when you will be too short of breath to think straight. You should also carry with you to the hospital a copy of your advanced health care directive, perhaps even adding to that directive a Covid-19 addendum. One of these has been developed by the Hemlock Society of San Diego. It can be downloaded at HemlockSocietySanDiego.org

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—Barry Price is president of the Hemlock Society of San Diego and a resident of Allied Gardens. Reach him at price.hemlock@gmail.com.

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POLITICS Dems keep busy with Navajo Canyon Republican virtual meetings despite Women looking ahead ‘bizarro’ world May 8 – June 11, 2020 Mission Times Courier

By TINA RYNBERG and JEFF BENESCH

It’s been a strange and tragic couple of weeks, even for the incredibly dysfunctional Trump Administration. As the economy continued its free fall with a shrinking GDP and unemployment numbers near Depression Era levels, the U.S. COVID-19 death toll eclipsed 70,000, passing the total American casualty count of the Vietnam War in a little over two months.

It was a bizarro world where armed militants with AK-47s and body armor entered Michigan’s Capitol Building; a Von’s shopper in Santee used his Klansman hood as a face mask; anti-government protesters used Nazi verbage on their homemade signs; and in Downtown San Diego and Encinitas, a couple hundred MAGA clad nutjobs ignored social distancing (some with gloves and N95 masks!) protested Gavin Newsom and our state’s shelter-in-place mandates.

The President of the United States seriously suggested Lysol, bleach and UV rays be taken internally to stem the virus and he signed an executive order commanding all meat processing plants to remain open,

even while workers in those facilities contract and die of COVID-19 in staggering numbers. “Reopening” began in states, even while new COVID cases are increasing in those states. Bizarro world indeed.

On May 6, the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club held its first ever virtual round table with a number of influential politicos offering up their experiences and suggestions for Democratic activism during our sequestering in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Created and moderated by our own social media guru Mitch Wagner, you can find a link to the YouTube recording of the meeting on our club website: lamesafoothillsdemocraticclub.com or on our Facebook page.

Furthermore, if you’re looking for an opportunity to volunteer to help your neighbors without leaving the house, sign up for phone-banking through the San Diego County Democratic Party. You’ll call seniors throughout the county who live alone to help connect them with helpful resources. All you need is a phone and computer. Sign up at sddemocrats.org/wellness.

—Tina Rynberg is president and Jeff Benesch is vice president of programming of the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club.

By PAT BOERNER

During this time of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, we feel fortunate to have President Trump who is working well with Republican and Democrat governors, mayors and advisors to assure that Americans have the best possible guidelines and policies to get us through this crisis.

Thank goodness he had the courage to stop incoming flights from China when he did, even though many accused him of over reacting and being a racist. Under his guidance private factories retooled in order to provide needed ventilators, masks and gowns and got them delivered where they were needed most and in remarkably short time.

We are proud to live in a country where Americans always rise to the occasion and help others in a time of need. We have many reasons to be proud, and are especially proud of our President. We are a nation that knows how to get stuff done!

While we are all hunkered down at home, there are ways

we can volunteer with the upcoming election. Perhaps you would like to write postcards or make phone calls. Noli Zosa, candidate in the District 7 San Diego City Council race would appreciate your help. Contact Victor Lopez at campaign@ noli2020.com.

Navajo Canyon members will be very focused on getting out the vote for the November election. We will be reminding voters to mail in their ballots on time or go the polls in person.

Please contact us and see how you can help!

As our economy is beginning to re-open, Republican Women of California – Navajo Canyon look forward to returning to our regular meetings. We surely miss the smiling faces and camaraderie of our members, guests and speakers. We had a wonderful evening event planned at the Carlton Oaks Country Club, which we will reschedule as soon as it is feasible. Our annual fashion show is still on target for Oct. 13 at the beautiful outdoor patio of Bali Hai. Until then, please stay safe, healthy and keep in touch with us via our website at rwcNavajo-Canyon.org and on Facebook at Republican Women of

California-Navajo Canyon. For other information please call Marjie at 619-990-2791.

This is a time when we should all be united in helping those who need assistance. An encouraging word or a gesture of kindness can change the day for someone struggling with isolation. These times are a bit rough on everyone, but Instead of focusing on the negative, this is the time to be creative and think of ways to help others.

There is a delicate balance right now between our personal freedoms and protecting our population. People have fought and died for these freedoms, and it is not like us to toss them aside casually. It does seem reasonable that for now we can respect others, wash our hands, quit touching our face and stay inside for a few weeks. Let’s show our appreciation for all those that are keeping our food supply flowing, our healthcare facilities functioning, our streets safe, along with everything else that we may have been taking for granted.

—Pat Boerner writes on behalf of the Republican Woman of California – Navajo Canyon.

SPORTS sdnews.com Letter to spring athletes, honoring seniors

By J. CODY CLARK

[Editor’s note: This letter addressed to senior athletes at Patrick Henry High School is one of many heartfelt messages for students who could not compete in their spring season.

In addition to this letter from Athletic Director Clark, individual coaches also penned letters to their teams. The Mission Times Courier urges our readers to take a look at the heartfelt messages the Henry coaches wrote for their teams at phpatriots.net] To Patrick Henry Patriot Nation, Friday April 3, our CIF Commissioner Jerry Schneipp made the official announcement to cancel the spring season.

Although this probably isn’t surprising news, it doesn’t diminish the disappointment and heartbreak I’m sure you all are feeling at this moment.

I feel it with you. I know this has been a rollercoaster 30 days. If I can find any comfort in this bad news it is that we now have a decision made and are no longer left in a state of the unknown. I have faith this experience will make you better and stronger for the coming challenges in your lives, but for now we can take a moment to mourn what could have been.

This 2020 spring season was set-up to be an incredible one for all of our SEE SPORTS LETTER, Page 11

May 8 – June 11, 2020 Mission Times Courier PATRICK HENRY’S 2020 SPRING SEASON ATHLETES* Badminton Athena Aguilar Kayla In Lawrence Taing Techmeng Taing

Adam Monroe Caroline Pool Syd Snyder Alex Velazquez Chloe Wilkins Makaila Williams

Baseball Max Jones Mateo Medina Ryan Miller Kenny Peak Ben Manis Aaron Wright Ian Hill Quinn Roelofs Erik Radder Zak Lekaunas Patrick Henry High School Varsity Women’s Lacrosse team

Men’s Tennis Matthew Archenhold Jorge Castaneda Caleb Frye Michael Kula Theodore Leonard Nathaniel Suzuki

Men’s Golf Travis Martinez Men’s Lacrosse Enrique Alduenda Kai Cinco Silas Granero Jasper Harris Duke James Evan Lewis Sam Moorhead Jeffery Powell Jackson Rayner Nico West

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Women’s Lacrosse Emma Bailey Isabelle Berkoben Gabby Bravo Daniela Nowicki Veronica Smith Softball Lauren Nett Ariana Rios Swim & Dive Ian Balcazar Ainsleigh Beard Benicio Burkett Alberto Castaneda Brooke Ellsworth Zoe Gianulis John Lekuen

Men’s Track & Field Makai Adams Jayden Brown Christopher Cachay Nathaniel Cruz Alec Ege Ryan James Gojuangco Steven Guillory-Smith David Harimana Nicholas Lord Sean Luch Joshua Malcangio-Andrews Zachary Mathews Daniel Mendoza Kyle Merino Vince Nguyen Andres Salgado Max Skantz Christopher Smith Panintorn Stoup Jack Turner Jack Urie Women’s Track & Field Natasha Godfrey Katelyn Mitchell Madison Nabors Mara Preciado Danielle Toleno Hailey Veeder Tess Whitsett Men’s Volleyball Connor Elgie Tanner Holbrook Caden Rivera Isaac Roberts

*To read letters from spring sports coaches and see team photos and individual photos of senior athletes, visit phpatriots.net.

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Patrick Henry High School News Elizabeth Gillingham

Thank you Henry administrative professionals In April, we typically celebrate Administrative Professional Day with gifts and an amazing team lunch where we sing and give out special prizes. Unfortunately, with COVID-19, we were not able to celebrate them. I would like to say thank you to the following leaders at our school for their support and help throughout our school year: Admin. Asst. John Ortler – Calendar writer, rental organizer, timekeeper, with a work ethic that never quits, who is the quarterback of our Henry team.

Admin. Aide Lorrie Harper – Principal secretary and support, volunteer coordinator, and teacher support.

School Clerk 1 Nancy Passmore – The true mother of PHHS who helps every teacher and visiting teacher, answers phones, work with coaches, and is the most positive employee I know.

School Typist Nita Brown – assisting with library books and attendance.

School Clerk 1 Carlos Luna – Bilingual support to our attendance office, transportation support, and a great voice to talk to when you need help at Henry.

School Clerk 2 Chris Genung – Attendance leader, registration support, always ready with a kind word to help you manage a crazy contract.

Health Tech Aide Vicki Tully – A friendly face in the nurse’s office ready to help especially this year when we had many fevers flying through the office.

Site Tech Angie Figueroa – Keeper of records, master schedule designer, and support to teachers when inputting grades.

Financial Secretary Lucia Pineda – Everyone needs a Lucia in their life because when the auditor comes, we look wonderful, thank to her ability to sell tickets, give refunds, purchase supplies, and help us with our finances.

Library Tech Patricia Saenz – Rookie to our team but mighty in the library, ready to help us transform it back to a place for students to be together when we’re done with this COVID-19 disaster.

Media Tech Jim Spradlin – Responsible for every computer on campus, passwords, the servers, and all the things we truly need to work at Henry right now.

Registrar Vera Li – She is the secret sauce when it comes to getting into college, always ready with a transcript and able to get it where it needs to be in a rush.

School Clerk 2 Sub. Claudia Hernandez – Ready to help us even when we’re not in school to recognize our seniors with an Award’s celebration.

EDUCATION Henry student selected as finalist in DNA essay contest Patrick Henry High School is pleased to report that Emerson Utgaard’s (Class of 2022) essay was selected as a finalist for the American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) 2020 DNA Day Essay Contest.

Only 2% of submitted essays were selected as finalist.

Emerson’s essay was judged among applicants from all over the world and her essay placed her as an Honorable Mention certificate winner.

This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. Essays are expected to be well-reasoned arguments that indicate a deep understanding of scientific concepts related to the essay question. ASHG members evaluate the essays through three rounds of scoring.

ASHG received essays from about 850 students from 39 U.S. states and 28 non-U.S. countries, who explored ancestry testing and cultural heritage. Nearly 300 ASHG members evaluated the results for accuracy, creativity, and writing. Since 2006, ASHG has led the contest annually and seeks to spark excitement and learning among the next generation of genetics professionals and foster greater genetic literacy among the general public.

This year, students were asked to research types of information they could learn about their genetic ancestry through three types of genetic testing — Y

chromosome testing, mitochondrial DNA testing, and autosomal DNA testing. Students were then asked to compare and contrast this genetic ancestry information with their cultural heritage.

“Wit h genea lo gy websites such as Ancestry.com and 23andMe becoming increasingly popular each year, we were interested in bringing science students’ attention to the promise and some of the potential Emerson Utgaard (Photo courtesy PHHS) complexities raised by these tests, including how the inASHG will award monetary formation you learn may conflict prizes to winning students as well with the information you know, as grants for genetics laboratory especially as it relates to your fam- equipment to eligible teachers. ily traditions and culture,” said The first place winner, Anisha Joseph Shen, MD, PhD, an associ- Parsan (from Clements High ate professor at the University of School), received a $1,000 prize.

California, San Francisco–Fresno Honorable mentions were campus and a member of ASHG’s awarded to 11 students, each of Public Education and Awareness whom will receive a $100 monCommittee. “The goal of the ques- etary prize, and PHHS is proud tion was to get students to under- to have Emerson be eligible for stand ancestry tests in a more this recognition and award. Her scientific way, by researching AP Biology teacher, Mr. Andy the three types, and in a personal Mangahis, was very proud of her way, by analyzing how the infor- participation and recognition mation may impact a consumer.” as well. He stated, “As students National DNA Day, celebrated learn about genetic testing and annually on April 25, commem- DNA sequencing they begin to orates the discovery of DNA’s understand how these concepts double helix structure in 1953 may have a direct effect on themand the completion of the Human selves or a loved one. I’m so excited Genome Project in 2003, two key for Emerson’s current and future milestones in genetics. accomplishments.”

PHHS takes first in EDCO Recycling Challenge Congratulations to Patrick Henry High School for beings named the first place winner in the high school category of the 2019-20 EDCO Recycling Challenge. PHHS waste reduction and increased recycling resulted in a 40.86% waste

diversion rate, garnering Henry the top District honor and a $1,250 prize award. This is the third year in a row that Henry has placed in first place with the closest high school (UC High School) being at a 30.85% waste diversion rate.

The goal of the Recycling Challenge is to reduce waste and increase recycling in our schools to facilitate compliance with state law requiring school districts to divert 75% of our waste SEE PHHS, Page 11

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from landfill disposal by 2020.

Winners were determined based on overall waste diversion (i.e. waste vs. recycling service), bin fullness and weight surveys, and level of recycling education and outreach programs implemented on campus through March 20, 2020. Results were also based per capita student enrollment.

It’s nice during the month of April to appreciate the work our

students and staff have done in terms of recycling each year.

Kudos go out to Lara Dickens and the Environmental Club; to our amazing NJROTC team headed up by Mr. Ron Flaherty; and finally to our committed custodial team headed up by Plant Operation Supervisor Cathy Murphy. This team has won first place the last three years in a row and keeps the setting the bar higher and higher for other schools to try to meet!

—Elizabeth Gillingham is principal of Patrick Henry High School.

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student-athletes. The greatest sadness goes out to our 2020 senior class. You all rose to the high expectations of a student-athlete and have gone through the unique challenge of developing as leaders. You leave a legacy that Patriot Athletics and the entire PHHS community will build upon for years to come. There are so many memories of you all sharing the heights of competition, community, perseverance,

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smiles, sweat, grit, and laughter that I will carry with me.

It is appropriate to recognize all our seniors who showcased their skills and talents and cultivated their character these last four years. I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to be a witness to such incredible growth. We will do what we can in some small measure to honor and celebrate you all knowing nothing will replace the joy of doing what you love with the people you have spent last four years with.

I hope all of you carry with you the unique experiences of

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a student-athlete into the next phases of your lives. You are equipped with the grit and tenacity to find solutions to the greatest challenges and push through momentary difficulty and disappointment to achieve greater goals. These life skills will undoubtably help you achieve all your goals in your adult life.

I want to honor and celebrate each member of our 2020 Patriot Athletics Senior Class. Go Patriots!

—J. Cody Clark is athletic director at Patrick Henry High School.

2020 Spring All-Academic Team Andrew Phuong (11) – 3.5 Techmeng Taing (12) – 3.65 Nikki Tran (11) – 3.73 The San Diego Union-Tribune has cancelled their recognition of San Diego County athletes this spring due to COVID-19. We want to make sure that we honor our upper-classmen who have achieved above a cumulative 3.0 GPA (Grade Point Average) in a public way as these spring student-athletes that have exemplified the very essence of success in the classroom and the arena of athletics.

According to athletic director Cody Clark, “The data is incredibly in favor of the link between education-based athletics and high level of academic achievement. For our Spring 2020 athletic programs we have a total of 191 upper-classmen participating in all our programs. From that total we had an incredible 163 (85%) earn recognition for making the all-academic team!

An incredible 52 student-athletes achieved over a 4.0 GPA!” We are proud to share the results of our student athletes for the spring semester with their grade level and GPA as follows: Badminton Athena Aguilar (12) – 4.02 Dillon Broderick (11) – 4.53 Ryan Chan (11) – 3.25 Phillips Do (11) – 3.76 Kayla In (12) – 3.55 Andrew Nguyen (11) – 4.33

Baseball Cameron Goffar (11) – 3.06 Tyler Helfand (11) – 3.3 Ian Hill (12) – 3.36 Max Jones (12) – 4.16 Xavier Lopez (11) – 3.23 Ben Manis (12) – 4.14 Garrett McKee (11) – 3.63 Mateo Medina (12) – 3.05 Ryan Miller (12) – 3.5 Quinn Roelofs (12) – 3.52 Max Shabestari (11) – 3.97 Garrett Willis (11) – 3.0 Kyle Wilsie (11) – 3.7 Aaron Wright (12) – 3.21 Men’s Golf Colby Barnett (11) – 4.0 Travis Martinez (12) – 3.78 Men’s Lacrosse Enrique Alduenda (12) – 3.89 Charles Baird III (11) – 3.45 Luke Carpenter (11) – 4.16 Kai Cinco (12) – 4.1 Duke James (12) – 3.31 Evan Lewis (12) – 4.0 Jackson Rayner (12) – 4.24 James Rosencrans (11) – 3.97 Zach Stull (11) – 4.33 John Waczek (11) – 4.17 Nico West (12) – 3.71 Women’s Lacrosse Nicole Amancio (11) – 3.83 Emma Bailey (12) – 4.07 Isabelle Berkoben (12) – 3.8 Gianna Bertsche (11) – 4.03 Gabrielle Bravo (12) – 3.8 Giovanna D’Agostino (11) – 3.53

Carmen Fernandez (11) – 3.4 Madeline Filner (11) – 3.93 Abigail Filson (11) – 4.23 Jasmine Lawson (11) – 4.2 Gianna May (11) – 3.93 Daniela Nowicki (12) – 4.19 Veronica Smith (11) – 4.22 Chonticha Stoup (11) – 3.35 Rachel Timmons (11) – 3.94 Alyna Uribe (11) – 4.0 Jamie Weiss (11) – 4.0

Sean Quirk (11) – 4.06 Alexander Renard (11) – 3.85 Maryam Rocha (11) – 3.7 Kayden Simko (11) – 3.8 Olivia Toves (11) – 4.0 Alex Velazquez (12) – 3.37 Austin Wenzel (11) – 3.13 Alexander Wenzel (11) – 3.7 Chloe Wilkins (12) – 3.0 Makaila Williams (12) – 4.35

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FEATURE Ideal Celebrates 60 years of serving the community May 8 – June 11, 2020 Mission Times Courier

By JEFF CLEMETSON

In its now 60 years of operation serving the San Diego community, Allied Gardens-based Ideal Plumbing Heating Air Electrical has weathered a lot of ups and downs in the economy.

“We have — and that’s been a kind of blessing,” said owner Don Teemsma Jr. “They’ve not all been great years, so those experiences sort of help you understand how to adapt and change and make the right adjustments for what you have to do.”

In this current economic storm caused by a once-in-a-century pandemic event, Ideal has made some temporary changes to its operation, including closing its office at 5161 Waring Road to walk-in traffic and switching to a by-appointment-only schedule.

Don Teemsma Sr. in an early service truck

“Not having the store open has really made it quiet here,” Teemsma said. “It’s quiet anyway but it’s amazing how different our operation is without it.”

Like almost every other business one can think of, Ideal has seen a drop in customers for its services, which include plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical and remodeling work.

Teemsma said that is likely a combination of potential customers wanting to limit the number of people they come in contact with and lowered incomes during the pandemic.

Even so, Teemsma said, there is still “quite a bit of essential business being done” because repairs to a home’s water and sewer system is vital, as his plumbing association’s motto states: “A plumber protects the health of the nation.”

For the over 50 employees at Ideal, Teemsma said he has been as accommodating as he can. Some took the time off because they or a family member is in a population vulnerable to COVID-19.

“But the employees that can work are back to work in some limited capacity,” he added. “We were very lucky to get the PPP [Paycheck Protection Program] loan so that’s been a real blessing to us ... to take care of our employees and make sure they are covered, at least for that eight-week period.”

The staff of Ideal Plumbing Heating Air Electrical are celebrating the company’s 60th year of business this year. (Photos

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HISTORY OF A COMMUNITY BUSINESS Ideal Plumbing & Heating was founded in 1960, when Teemsma’s father, Don Teemsma Sr., left the plumbing firm he worked for and bought a home in Allied Gardens where he initially ran his business. A few years later, Don Sr. moved into a store front on the north side of Waring Road — across the street from where the business is today.

In 1965, Ideal acquired a hardware store and operated as Ideal Plumbing & Hardware. But like many mom and pop hardware stores, it eventually succumbed to market forces.

“When the big box stores came of age, like Home Depot, it just didn’t make sense to compete in that space,” Teemsma said. “And

we needed the room for what our core business was.”

After 30 years on the north side of Waring, Ideal moved to its location on the south side — a space in a strip-style shopping center that used to house a drug store.

The new location allowed the company to grow and offer new services like air conditioning, electrical and kitchen and bath remodeling.

Although Don Jr. said he grew up in his father’s plumbing business since he was 10 years old, it wasn’t until the early 1980s that he started taking on the responsibility of running it. Don Jr. officially took over Ideal in 1991 and has been growing the business steadily since.

In addition to founding Ideal, in 1981 Don Sr. started a second

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How to Help Your Grandparents Only 44% of grandparents identify as tech-savvy.

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business, Mission Valley Pipe & Supply on Mission Gorge Place, which he owned and operated until June 2019 when Ferguson Enterprises purchased it. Don Sr. passed away in February of this year, having lived to see the first company he founded reach its 60-year milestone.

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In addition to growing its business service in San Diego, Ideal has also grown its community service, especially in the Navajo community.

“My dad was a good mentor for me in that regard. “He had always been deeply connected to the community in a lot of different ways,” Teemsma said, adding that his father had served as president of the Del Cerro Action Council; was a bishop in the Mormon church, ministering to students at SDSU; served on the board of the Salvation Army’s foundation; served on the grand jury; and often donated to local representatives and politicians.

When Don Jr. took on more responsibility running Ideal in the early 1980s, he continued in his father’s civic-minded footsteps, first by getting involved with groups like the Allied GardensGrantville Community Council and the Navajo Planners.

“At the time, there was a big interest to put a median down Waring Road. I got involved with putting that in. And the Jacaranda Bowl, which is kind of a tree grove of Jacarandas as you come up Waring Road, I got involved with that,” he said, adding that serving local groups and causes helped introduce him to more people in the community.

Teemsma also donates time and money to Rotary International and the San Diego Fire & Rescue Foundation.

“After the fires in 2002 and 2007, I saw the devastation from that and the great work the fire department did,” he said.

“It brought me back to the days when my grandparents lived in the Normal Heights area and their house almost burned down, so I’ve always had a great affinity for the fire department.”

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MISSION TRAILS Just passing through the park: Wilson’s Warbler May 8 – June 11, 2020 Mission Times Courier

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For just a few weeks each year, a small, bright yellow bird visits Mission Trails Regional Park.

W i l s o n ’s Wa r b l e r (Cardellina pusilla) spends winters in Mexico and Central America. From about the middle of March until the end of May each year, Wilson’s Warblers can be seen in the park as they pass through the area on the way north to their breeding grounds.

Some will nest in Northern California; others continue as far as northern areas of Alaska and Canada.

Like most warblers, they are active birds, hardly ever sitting still. They forage in willows, oaks, and other trees, usually near water, looking for caterpillars, spiders, aphids, flies, and other insects. In addition to gleaning prey from leaves, they will sometimes sally out to catch an insect in flight.

The male Wilson’s Warbler has a black cap. The top of the female’s head is olive, like the back and wings of both sexes. In both males and females, their black eyes really stand out in their solid yellow faces.

The warbler was named after Alexander Wilson,

sometimes called the “Father of American Ornithology” who lived from 1766 to 1813.

As is true for many of our birds, the number of Wilson’s Warblers is in decline, mostly due to loss of habitat in all areas (breeding grounds, wintering grounds and migration path).

If you don’t catch sight of a Wilson’s Warbler this spring, you will have another chance for a few weeks beginning in mid-August when they pass through again on their way south for the winter.

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Water project underway in Mission Trails Park The Water Authority is building a new flow regulatory structure to upgrade the untreated water system in the northwest area of Mission Trails Regional Park.

When complete, the project will upgrade the untreated water system that delivers water to treatment plants that serve the central and southern areas of San Diego County.

Construction is taking place Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and will close some trails in the western portion of the park. Trail closure signs, including a park map showing alternate trails are posted to help park users navigate the trails.

The project currently underway will construct a new 5-million-gallon underground covered reservoir, a flow control facility and pipeline interconnections.

The reservoir will be covered with soil and vegetation, except for several access hatches and vents that allow for air movement inside the reservoir.

This work is part of a suite of projects called the Mission Trails Project located in the western portion of the park. In 2010, a new pipeline tunnel, removal of existing blue vent stacks and a new all-weather crossing of the San Diego River was completed.

Construction of the flow regulatory structure portion of the project

was planned to begin soon after but was delayed by the Water Authority’s Board of Directors in early 2011, citing increasing water rates due to lower water demands.

The contractor set up work areas in March and started construction in April. Work is scheduled to be complete in early 2022.

Nearby residents will see an increase in construction traffic on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Calle de Vida, Portobelo Drive and Antigua Boulevard as well as in and near the western portion of Mission Trails Regional Park.

Construction vehicles will use park trails to access work areas.

Prior to starting construction, the Water Authority conducted habitat management activities that allowed the safe and humane relocation of small mammals and amphibians outside the work area. This work was in accordance with federal and state environmental permits to help protect and preserve sensitive species.

Environmental fencing placed around work areas closed off trail access in these areas to prevent animals from returning to the work areas.

For more information about the project and to access maps of closed trails with alternate routes, visit sdcwa.org/ mission-trails-FRS.

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At the time of this printing, Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) is only open to its neighbors, those within walking distance to the park.

Cowles Mountain and, by extension, Pyles Peak are closed until further notice, as is the Visitor Center, Kumeyaay Lake Campground, and the trail around Lake Murray. We look forward to healthier times when everyone can once again enjoy the entirety of the park. (Please WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! In light of the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Visitor Center’s temporary closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the MTRP Foundation will soon offer online educational programming.

To this end, we’ve created a survey so that the community can help us determine and prioritize our online offerings.

To participate in the survey, please visit our website homepage at mtrp.org for the link. The survey will take approximately five minutes and closes on Sunday, May 17.

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note that you can find out the latest about the park’s status on the homepage of our website: mtrp.org.)

For those who follow Mission Trails and hiking forums on social media, you’ve likely read park users’ posts about how much they miss MTRP. When the park partially reopened to neighbors a few weeks ago, many families shared photos from the park, including Dylan with heart rock (Courtesy MTRP Foundation) Holly, who lives near Mission Trails Regional Park beauty of the views, flowers, and with her family. wildlife we come across.”

Before Mission Trails closed Recently, Holly and Dylan temporarily due to the Covid-19 went for an early morning advenpandemic, Holly and her son, ture, hiking up to North Fortuna, Dylan, would hit the trails a encountering only a few people couple times per week “to ad- and one snake along the way. On venture” as the eight-year-old the walk, Dylan found a heartcalls it. Holly’s family lives in a shaped rock, which he enjoyed condominium with no yard and then left for another hiker to Mission Trails is just a couple discover. hundred feet from their front “We cherish the park,” Holly door; they affectionately refer to wrote, “Our family feels so forthe MTRP as their “backyard.” tunate to have wilderness right “We just love connecting with outside our front door.” nature and watching how the plants and grass change with —Jennifer Morrissey is executhe seasons,” Holly shared. “My tive director of the Mission Trails son constantly comments on the Regional Park Foundation.

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San Carlos Area Council news

COMMUNITY Allied Gardens/Grantville Community Council news

By PATRICIA MOONEY

By SHAIN HAUG

San Carlos Area Council meetings are now on hiatus until further notice. If you wish to be added to the Interested Persons List, or have a topic you would like to “Baby Horny Toad” learn or give a presentation about, please contact As we continue to socially San Carlos Area Council vice distance ourselves and life as president Patricia Mooney at we know it continues in a surpatty@crystalpyramid.com. realistic mode, we will keep on sharing photos of “Life During the Coronavirus.”

—Patricia Mooney is vice president of the San Carlos Area Council. Email patty@crystalpyramid.com.

“Flowers in the Desert”

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It is impossible to predict when circumstances will allow us to return inperson meetings of the board of directors and of the town hall meetings for the general public.

Even when the city opens Benjamin Library, our usual meeting place, many of us will continue to be reluctant to engage in close personal contact. The Allied Gardens Grantville Community Council board has decided to hold the meetings online for the foreseeable future.

AGGCC remains committed to addressing the issues that are important to you. We continue took for your guidance and participation as we discuss the matters important to our daily lives. We need your participation. During this year’s the town hall meetings we will bring to the community matters such as: participation in the work of San Diego Canyonlands in Navajo Canyon, the expertise of Dr. Pat Abbott about the geology of the Navajo area, the imposition of statewide legislation on our local neighborhoods and zoning, support of the San Diego River Conservatory, presentations by candidates for the offices of Mayor and Council District 7, and the policies we would like the city to enact on surveillance technology and Community Review

Board on Police Practices. We need you to attend.

Our next meeting of the general public — the May 26, 6:30 p.m. town hall meeting — will be conducted online using the Zoom application. The agenda will be limited to presentations by our SDPD Community Service officer and representatives of local officials, and to our annual nominations and elections of members to the board of directors and of board officers. The slate for officers is: president, Shain Haug; vice president, Annie Keeney; secretary, Julie Stollenwerk; and treasurer, John Kunkel. The formal agenda will be posted on the website during the week of May 18, 2020.

If you are interested in attending the May 26 meeting, you can reach us through our website and by way of email at the address given below.

Once you have told us you are interested in attending the meetings we will send you instructions on how to join the meetings and the current code to enter the meeting. It will be pretty easy (if I could figure out how to do it I know that you will be able to). Simply go to zoom.com and enter the code number in the space provided. This will connect you to us and we will be there to assist you with in your participation. There will also be a telephone number by which you can participate without a computer.

The Zion Avenue Tree Project is one of AGGCC’s efforts to enhance and improve our community. The project was awarded Best Urban Forestry Project of 2018 by the California Urban Forests Council.

The 60 trees planted along Zion Avenue are going into their third growing season and could use the help of volunteers to continue to thrive and flourish. Over half the trees are cared for by residents who live along Zion Avenue. They water, weed and mulch the trees regularly. You can see the benefits of their green thumbs as the trees grow stronger and bring shade and beauty to our community. We are looking for volunteers to care for the rest of the trees. If you can help by taking on one of the trees from late spring until fall, please contact AGGCC Board Member, Sophia Frost at sfrost577@gmail.com.

The AGGCC Board of Directors meetings are open to the public. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The next meeting of the board of directors will be on Tuesday, June 2. The agenda will be published on about Saturday, May 30.

—Shain Haug is the President of the AGGCC. Reach him at aggccshain@yahoo.com and be added to the regular email contact list. Visit aggccouncil.org.

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May 8 – June 11, 2020 LIBRARY / COMMUNITY Mission Times Courier 17 sdnews.com Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library updates San Carlos Library news

By KATHRYN JOHNSON

Despite being closed to the public, staff at the Allied Gardens/ Benjamin library are hard at work utilizing the machines from our beginning sewing class to sew masks. At present, we have about 25 on hand that will be used by the city for employees and those we serve. If you are interested in helping by donating handmade masks, as well as other items, they are being accepted via the city’s donation portal at getitdone.force. com/EmergencyHome.

Staff at various library locations are hard at work creating digital content so be sure to check out the San Diego Public library website. On the lower portion of the homepage there are several tiles that link to a variety of content.

Thinking about dusting off your bike? Be sure to watch the “Bike Kitchen” videos pertaining to maintenance and repair. Finally getting around to reading those classics you somehow missed?

Join in the “Bucket List book club.”

Interested in sitting back and listening to a classic novel? Tune into the “Tea with Jane Eyre” read aloud. Our website has content for all ages and interests.

During this difficult time, many are experiencing financial challenges or are at risk of being scammed. One of our favorite financial resources is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

This invaluable website offers

information on Covid-19 scams to be aware of, useful tools in case you are having trouble paying your bills and a list of strategies for reducing your expenses. There is also a lot of information on a variety of financial topics.

If you are looking for a bit of escapism with an educational component, Netflix has recently Masks for donation to city (Courtesy Allied posted several free docu- Gardens Library) mentaries on YouTube.

Available episode topics include of free online content. Another cults, monogamy and the game of fun opportunity on our library’s cricket. These short, yet informa- Facebook page is “A Science of tive, episodes provide viewers with Sourdough Project” to capture the perfect mix of learning and wild microbes and turn them in amusement from professionals in to bread — for science. (Many of the field. To find available titles our readers may recognize the go to YouTube and use “Netflix sourdough scientist.) Details and Explained series” as your search sourdough science can be located phrase. on our Facebook account at faceWhether it be quarantine ex- book.com/alliedgardenslibrary/. haustion, news overload or just All San Diego public libraries day-to-day living, many are ex- and their book drops continue to periencing high levels of stress. be closed to the public until furOne great, free resource is the app ther notice. Please keep an eye on “Smiling Mind.” This not-for-prof- our website for more information it, mindfulness and meditation or feel free to call us with any app was developed by psycholo- questions 619-533-3970. Staff is gists and educators and is suitable on site Monday through Friday 9 for the whole family. Just 10 min- a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and we are haputes a day can help people of all py to answer any questions you ages calm the mind and restore a may have. bit of peace.

For our younger readers, Mary —Kathryn Johnson is managOsbourne and other children's ing librarian of the Allied Gardens/ authors are providing a wealth Benjamin Branch Library.

By DAVID EGE

Free Comic Book Day was created in 2002 in an effort to get more customers into retail comic book stores. The first Saturday in May was established as the annual day for the event. Retailers across the nation offer free comics and coordinate large fan events; they have artist signings and costume contests to draw in crowds. Many comic book publishers offer special edition comics to support the retailers who promote the hobby.

For the past three years, the San Diego Public Library has partnered with local comic book publisher, IDW, to distribute free comic books to our communities.

All of our libraries hold special programs including Superhero Storytimes, How-To Draw Superheroes Classes, Costume Contests and Superhero Crafts.

The program has been growing with each year with 2,100 comic books given away in 2017, 2400 comic books given away in 2018 and 3500 given away in 2019.

This year, we had to find creative ways to get the comic books into the hands of our patrons. IDW Publishing graciously provided 5,000 comic books to give away. The library partnered with the city's Parks & Rec Department to deliver the books to San Diego school sites that provide meals to school children.

The comic books were distributed to the kids along with their meals and it was a wonderful feeling to see their smiling faces. We also sent a box of comic books to the San Diego Convention Center to provide reading material for Operation Shelter to Home. We are so proud that during times like this we can all work together to pool our resources and support each other in continuing to provide our services to the citizens of San Diego.

Unfortunately, due to health concerns, all other library programs for the month of May have been canceled.

—David Ege is managing librarian of the San Carlos Library.

Del Cerro Action Council news

By JAY WILSON

Del Cerro remains quiet as we all cope with the restrictions during this time of the COVID-19 virus. As you periodically drive through Del Cerro and any of our surrounding communities, it is obviously very quiet with very little activity on our streets.

Residents are certainly walking much more — with more family members than usual and often with the family dog. Everyone appears to be abiding by the social distancing and now the requirement of wearing a mask when outside and within six feet of a nonfamily member.

It is encouraging to see neighbors social distancing on a driveway to commiserate with their neighbors while enjoying a beer or cocktail. It is also comforting to daily see a family interacting with one another for a game of whiffle ball in their front yard or safely in the street. Princess del Cerro Park is inching its way back to life. And now individual families are returning to the Princess del Cerro Park to kick a soccer ball and/or throw a Frisbee. The children’s playground and the park tables and benches remain off limits.

The weekend “Open House” signs are gone, but in speaking with a couple of real estate

friends for this area, business is surprisingly good. The fact that real estate businesses have been using virtual tours of homes for several years has helped. It is not something totally new. If a tour of home is a must, appointments are necessary and potential buyers often must sign an agreement not to touch anything, wear a mask, and even wear booties while touring a home.

Fortunately, as you drive by the shopping center on Del Cerro Boulevard, you see cars in the parking lot to reassure you some

commerce still exists in our neighborhood and you can still buy staples like milk, bead, meat and potatoes, and even indulge yourself with a bottle of wine and/or ice cream. On behalf of the Del Cerro Action Council board of directors, we urge you to support our local businesses that remain open.

Now we all still have time to smell the roses. Stay healthy and enjoy your day.

—Jay Wilson is secretary of the Del Cerro Action Council. Visit delcerroactioncouncil.org.

David Ege preps comics for Free Comic Book Day. (Courtesy San Carlos Library)

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