Mission Times Courier - Volume 25, Issue 7 - July 12, 2019 by San Diego Community Newspaper Group

VOLUME 25 ISSUE 7 July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019

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‘House of Dreams’

La Murry Fireworks and MusicFest featured family-friendly activities like this bag race. (Photo by Brett Alan Photography, Local dentist brings father’s life in music biz to the stage. Page 4

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Fireworks fest fundraising met The community’s daylong celebration of Independence Day 2019 was packed with food, music, games, and family fun, as neighbors gathered at Lake Murray Community Park to enjoy the annual Lake Murray Fireworks and MusicFest event. “Thank you to our donors, volunteers and to our community for getting behind the event and for doing their part to keep our neighborhood safe and clean this July

Fourth,” said event chair Tracy Dahlkamp. The Lake Murray Fireworks and MusicFest committee is officially committed to hosting the event again July 4, 2020. All donations made from this day forward will be applied to 2020, for expenses including fireworks, city permits, insurance, emergency personnel, portable toilets and sinks, entertainment, and lighting and stage components.

While community donations looked to fall short of the $85,000 goal this year, the total raised by the day of the event was a cool $85,171, according to Dahlkamp. The 2019 music festival drew a rotating crowd of an estimated 3,000 people, while the evening fireworks show could be seen by an estimated 100,000 people throughout La Mesa and San SEE FIREWORKS, Page 5

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Plan to deal with Alvarado Creek flooding still up in the air By JEFF CLEMETSON | Mission Times Courier

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A plan to build housing at the Granville Trolley Station has cleared a hurdle, which has given local property owners both hope and caution about a longterm solution to the area’s flood problem. On June 13, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) board of directors approved a new development at the agency’s Grantville Trolley Station to build 156 affordable units and 254 market-rate, SEE MTS HOUSING, Page 8

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Once a dusty hamlet and a boomtown gone bust, today San Diego is the eighth largest city in the nation. Put on your party hats — July 16 marks the 250th anniversary of America’s Finest City and the celebration is underway. “The San Diego we know today began on July 16, 1769, with the dedication of Mission San Diego de Alcala by Spanish friars, Fathers Junipero Serra and Juan Crespi,” notes San Diego History Center historians Dave Miller, Ph.D., and Andy Strathman, Ph.D. Of course, some 2,000 years before the arrival of the Spanish, native Kumeyaay were settled in the area. Miller and Strathman note that, “Archeological evidence of earlier inhabitants supports many elders’ belief that Kumeyaay ancestors have been here far longer, perhaps 10,000 years.” Originally, the mission was located on Presidio Hill. Twohundred years earlier, the same bit of soil had been acclaimed in 1542 and named San Miguel by Spanish explorer and navigator, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Another Spanish explorer and entrepreneur, Sebastian Viscaino, came along in 1602 and gave the area a new name, San Diego. Presidio Hill is often mistaken today for Mission San Diego, but that first mission church, barracks of early Spanish soldiers, and the houses of civilians have crumbled over time into shapeless mounds of clay. (Archeological excavation is ongoing.) This original mission was relocated in 1774 to its present site six miles inland in Mission Valley. The striking structure that stands on Presidio Hill today was dedicated in 1929 as the Junipero Serra Museum. Constructed in the simplicity of early Franciscan churches, Serra Museum was gifted to the citizens of San Diego by George W. Marston, department store owner, politician, and philanthropist. Serra Museum would become the keeping place of aged documents, maps, and photographs collected by pioneer historians,

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Dedication of Junipero Serra Museum on Presidio Hill, 1929 (Photos courtesy of San Diego History Center)

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GAINING INDEPENDENCE

History notes that the Mexican War for independence began in 1810, and by 1821, Mexico had gained freedom from Spain. “San Diego became part of Mexico in April 1822 when the Mexican flag was raised over the Presidio.” (The early fort, or headquarters of the American Army, stayed put on the hill when the mission was moved.)

“You can have it, Horton, I wouldn’t give a mill an acre for all that you have bought!” JUDGE HOLLISTER, IN AN 1867 LAND AUCTION COMPETING WITH ALONZO HORTON

Inhabitants of the Presidio began to settle in what is known today as Old Town State Park. New arrivals were few, and in 1838, San Diego’s pueblo status was revoked with fewer than 150 residents. “San Diego remained a small outpost in Mexican California, relying on ranching and the lucrative hide and tallow trade.” A fter a revolt aga i nst Mexican rule, a good bit of fussing and bloody fighting, and a

A decrepit-looking Mission San Diego de Alcala in 1929. The mission was relocated from Presidio Hill in 1774 to its present site six miles inland.

battle at San Pasqual, ultimately the Americans defeated the Californians and the American flag was raised in the square at Old Town. The Mexican-American War ended in 1848, and two years later, California was admitted to the United States as the 31st state in the Union.

‘MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS’ William Heath Davis arrived in San Diego in 1850 envisioning a prosperous seaport community. Lumber for building up his New Town was so scarce that he shipped pre-fabricated Saltboxstyle houses from Maine. (One of these homes stands on Island Avenue in its third location as the Davis-Horton House.) It was a hard sell for people to leave Old Town. Davis’ wealth had been the result of his developing trade routes between Hawaii, China, and San Francisco. Sadly, a San Francisco fire in 1851 destroyed the bulk of his earnings and he returned to the Bay Area. Davis abandoned his New Town San Diego efforts, and residents dubbed it ‘Davis’ Folly’. New Town withered until new life was given it by Alonzo E. Horton in 1867. Horton was a provisions purveyor during the gold rush, but when that boom died out, he came to San Diego. Long story short, Horton purchased 960 acres at a land auction. Judge Hollister outbid on a parcel and insisted Horton up the ante. A few cents later Hollister groaned, “You can have it, Horton. I wouldn’t give a mill an acre for all you have bought.” (A mill equals one-tenth of a penny.) And residents of Old Town were satisfied that Horton must have more money than brains. “When San Diego attained a long-awaited rail connection to the East in 1885, excitement about the area’s future triggered the ‘Boom of the Eighties,’” say Miller and Strathman. Population grew from about 2,600 in 1880 to nearly 35,000 by 1887. “Boosters and businessmen built vital infrastructure, including telephone, gas, and water systems.” SEE 250 YEARS, Page 3

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John D. Spreckels arrived at the boom’s height and invested in real estate and wharf facilities. Land values collapsed by the end of the decade and population dropped to some 16,000. In the boom’s wake was left the iconic Hotel del Coronado.

A MILITARY PRESENCE

San Diego’s first harbor defense was an adobe fortification known as La Punta de los Guijarros constructed in the lee of Point Loma peninsula, at Ballast Point. In 1852, U.S. President Millard Fillmore signed an executive order to create a military reservation at the peninsula’s tip. Gun emplacements began to dot the hills of Point Loma as early as 1870, and by 1904, the U.S. Army post of Fort Rosecrans was 2019 CIVIC CELEBRATIONS July 13-14: Mission San Diego de Alcala Festival and Blessing of the Bells (bring your own bell to be blessed), Saturday with the ringing of Mission bells at noon. Blessing of the Animals, Sunday at 3 p.m. Enjoy a two-day festival with food, games, and fun. Visit the mission website for monthly events to honor the 2019 Jubilee Year. July 16: A civic ceremony commemorating San Diego’s past and the site of the first permanent European settlement in California. The event honors the 250th anniversary date of the 1769 dedication of Mission San Diego de Alcala. Presidio Hill, 5-8 p.m. Sponsored by San Diego History Center Sept. 14-15: Founders’ Day Festival, celebrating the birthplace of San Diego, will feature entertainment, vendors, and activities for the whole family. Immerse yourself in San Diego history at this weekend-long festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sponsored by Old Town State Historic Park. Event is free to the public.

completed. Fifteen gun batteries were constructed. Today their decaying remains are nearly hidden from view. Chamber of Commerce forged a relationship with the U.S. Navy as far back as 1902 with the building of a coaling station at La Playa. Steam ships of the era needed fuel. However, dredging the bay was of critical issue before the Navy could be coaxed into staying. “Federally funded military infrastructure would benefit growth and commercial shipping,” note Miller and Strathman. Pressure of Congress brought the creation of a training station, shipyard, hospital, and other facilities over 100 years, including the U.S. Marine Recruit Depot. “William Kettner, San Diego’s ‘million dollar congressman’ helped establish San Diego as a Navy town in the years between two world wars.”

MEN AND THEIR FLYING MACHINES Names like John J. Montgomery, with his first successful heavierthan-air flight at Otay Mesa in 1883, and the exploits of Glenn Curtis truly established aviation development in San Diego. Curtis began an aviation training school at North Island. “Commercial aviation took off, too. T. Claude Ryan arrived in San Diego in 1922 to help launch a regularly scheduled passenger airline with flights to Los Angeles, and designed the monoplane that Charles Lindbergh would make famous in 1937,” say Miller and Strathman. San Diego would also become a major center of military aircraft production. In 1933, Reuben H. Fleet relocated his Consolidated Aircraft plant here, which produced the B-24 bomber and longer-range PBYs. Chula Vista-based Rohr Aircraft, Ryan Aeronautical Company, and General Dynamics remained regional employers long past the second World War.

EXTRACURRICULAR SAN DIEGO Rail connections and a readapted train station were in place by 1915 for the opening of the Panama-California Exposition. The fair transformed the open spaces of “City Park” (which

became Balboa Park) highlighting Spreckels’ gift to the city in the form of the world’s largest pipe organ. Despite intention to build much of the venue as temporary structures, many remain and Bertram Goodhue’s Spanish Colonial architecture forever defines Balboa Park. A second monthslong event, the California Pacific International Exposition, was held at Balboa Park in 1935 to promote San Diego’s economy that had slowed during the country’s Great Depression. Sports and athletics have long been a source of civic pride. Lane Field brought the Padres, who joined Major League Baseball status in 1969. Jack Murphy Stadium was built in 1967, and hosted the hometown Chargers. Notables in San Diego’s sports history are the arrival of the Gulls hockey team in 1966, creation of the sport triathlon in 1974, and the U.S. Olympic Training Center that opened in 1995. In 1916, brothers Harry and Paul Wegeforth launched the San Diego Zoological Society and the formation of San Diego Zoo with ‘leftover’ animals from the 1915 exposition. “The city’s promotion of tourism is also evident in the development of Mission Bay. A 1958 master plan paved the way for boat launches, beaches, playgrounds, hotels, and the opening of SeaWorld in 1964,” Miller and Strathman said. Turns out, Alonzo Horton had brains and money, that he foresaw a city worth more than a tenth of a penny. Today, he might enjoy a craft beer, a jaunt through vibrant neighborhoods like Barrio Logan, or a trek across San DiegoCoronado Bridge. Cheers, San Diego, 250 years! La Mesa Courier thanks San Diego History Center and historians Drs. David Miller and Andy Strathman for contributions to this article. For a complete timeline of San Diego’s history, visit sandiegohistory.org/archives/biographysubject/ timeline/ —Karen Scanlon is a freelance writer who can be reached at kwscanlon@gmail.com.■

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Alonzo Horton developed his New Town on 960 acres he purchased in 1867 at a land auction. Shoppers attend to business at Fifth and Broadway, 1903. (Photo courtesy of San Diego History Center)

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FEATURE A ‘dream’ musical born in a dentist chair July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

By JOYELL NEVINS | Mission Times Courier

It started as an interview project in a late father’s memory, sidestepped as a jukebox musical revue, and emerged as a celebration of both a man and the musical era his studio helped usher in. Meet “33 1/3 - House of Dreams,” the world premiere musical performed by the San Diego Repertory Theatre, in partnership with the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts and R&R Productions, LLC. The show runs from Aug. 1-25 at the Lyceum Stage Theatre. “33 1/3 - House of Dreams” tells the story of Hollywood’s Gold Star Recording Studios: both the

hit-making musicians in front of the mic and the crew behind it, including co-founder and lead engineer Stan Ross. The story is told to a tonal backdrop that samples from the more than 120 Top 40 hits and iconic songs the studio produced. The playlist includes such classics as “Summertime Blues,” “La Bamba,” "Be My Baby," “Unchained Melody,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” In its 33 1/3-year run — the title references both the number of years the studio was open and the RPMs on a record — Gold Star worked with just about every musical genre you can imagine. From Iron Butterfly to Ritchie Valens and The Beach Boys to Ike and Tina

Turner, Gold Star produced it all. Legends like The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles all made trips to Gold Star to experience its magic. “Gold Star was the mecca — the place to go to in the ’60s,” said co-writer Dr. Brad Ross. In later decades, even after it lost its commercial standing, the studio would still be a musical pilgrimage (The Ramones referred to it as “hallowed ground” — their own Abbey Road). But this rock ‘n’ roll show didn’t start (or end) as a compilation of some of the best-loved songs of the last century. It started as a way for a son to discover more about his father.

FAMILY TIES

(l to r) Dr. Brad Ross and Jonathan Rosenberg (Courtesy R&R Productions, LLC)

Brad Ross is the son of Stan and Vera Ross. Even though Brad grew up while Stan was still working in the recording studio, he was less starstruck and more just doing his own thing (although Brad admitted that having Sonny and Cher at his brother’s bat mitzvah was quite the coup!). Although Brad played the drums and was part of a cover band, his main career had always been dentistry. “My father said, listen, the music business is really tough,” Brad recalled, referencing some of the great drummers his dad saw and what they had to go through. “I decided to do music as a hobby and pursue a different career.”

(l to r) "33 and 1/3 – House of Dreams" cast members: Sky Frank as Johnny

Ramone, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper as Stan Ross, Jacob Caltrider as Dave Gold, Paul Chairez as Ritchie Valens and Kiera Giolina as Regina Spektor (Photo by Peggy Ryan)

The choice paid off, as Brad established Mission Trails Dentistry located in San Carlos in 1987. It remains a thriving practice, employing two other doctors and a full staff. “He is meticulous, he is caring, and has great attention to detail,” bragged “33 1/3 – House of Dreams” co-writer and patient Jonathan “Jon” Rosenberg. You read that right — the writing team first met in the dental chair. Actually, they first met on the Little League field, when Jon’s son played T-ball as a “Dr. Ross Tooth Fixer!” in a San Carlos league. Long after his son had graduated into other sports, Jon kept coming back to Brad for his dental needs. When Stan passed away in 2011, Brad decided that he wanted to learn more about the man behind the legend. He planned to interview some of the surviving and close-by musicians Stan worked with. Brad recruited Jon to be his road trip and interview partner, due to Jon’s radio and musical background, which included disc jockeying in Michigan and interviewing for KPBS. “Jon came in for a typical dental visit, and was my captive audience,” joked Brad. They started traveling to Los Angeles and Palm Springs in 2012, meeting with titans such as Brian Wilson and Bill Medley. The more people they talked to, the more the pair discovered just how well-loved Stan was. He treated people as individuals, with integrity and respect. “Mentioning Stan’s name was like opening the keys to the kingdom,” Jon said in regard to getting time with musical icons. “People loved him, and he loved them,” Brad said. But about six months into their road trip, the men realized that this was more than just a collection of stories for Brad’s family. “The message kept being, ‘Gold Star and your father and Dave [Gold; Gold Star partner] were a game-changer,’” Brad recalled. “But I’m a dentist — I knew I had a story to share, and I knew I needed teammates. I could not do this by myself.”

ENTER THE EXPERTS

Jon and Brad wrote the first script together, and chose 30 different songs to represent Gold

Star’s progression. But through readings in Jon’s apartment building and the Lamplighter’s Theatre in La Mesa, the reaction was consistently, “We love the music — work on the story.” So, they did. At the urging of Jon’s wife, he reached out to Javier Velasco, the artistic director of San Diego Ballet and choreographer and playwright as well. The trio officially met at a piece that Steve Gunderson and Javier had conceived and mounted at the San Diego Rep as “Everybody’s Talkin’: The Music of Harry Nilsson.” Javier was immediately drawn to the potential the show offered. “The show was attractive to me on two fronts. First, this piece is about the creation of an artistic ‘space.’ Not a single artist’s story, but a crucible for artists,” he explained. “The second thing is that it dealt with regular ‘ordinary’ people: the regular people who supported the artists, and the people who supported the people who supported the artists.” “33 1/3 – House of Dreams” doesn’t just tell the story of Gold Star; it tells the love story of Stan and Vera. It tells of the deep friendship between Stan and Dave. “Stan was the persona of Gold Star, but there would be no Gold Star without Dave,” declared Brad. Dave was actually responsible for helping create and build all of Gold Star’s equipment. This includes the echo chamber that helped create the “Wall of Sound” production style made famous by Phil Specter, Larry Levine, and their team of studio musicians famously dubbed “The Wrecking Crew” (who were also profiled in a critically acclaimed 2008 documentary film). Although Dave is not directly involved in the show due to health reasons, Brad stressed that they are trying to honor him in the musical as well.

LEAVE THE QUARTERS AT HOME Although “33 1/3 – House of Dreams” features many of the storylines and songs in Gold Star’s history, what it doesn’t do is become a musical revue. This was Brad and Jon’s vision from the start, and Javier picked up the charge. “No matter how good it is, I don’t know that the world needs SEE ‘HOUSE OF DREAMS’, Page 11

NEWS

City meeting will discuss lights and cameras program By DOUG CURLEE | Mission Times Courier

It’s never easy to tell people that cameras may be watching the area where they live, and recording data that can be accessed if you know how. The city of San Diego is planning on installing such cameras in the Navajo area — Allied Gardens, Grantville, San Carlos and Del Cerro — and the city is asking area residents to bring their concerns to a community meeting July 30 at the Allied Gardens Library. The meeting starts at 5 p.m. “We want to be sure the public has a chance to weigh in on this technology as a part of the process,” said Cody Hooven, the city’s chief sustainability officer. San Diego is in the process of installing what will eventually be 8,000 LED streetlights that will give control over the lights to the city in order to cut energy costs significantly. The lights can be dimmed when not needed, or can be brightened when more light is needed. That’s a good thing, and most people support it. What is drawing some negative reaction is the fact that about

3,200 cameras will be installed on some of those lights — cameras that can record and save video of things that might happen within the range of those cameras. The cameras are primarily aimed at keeping an eye on things like traffic problems developing in areas that might need redesigning, or bush or tree growth that might be obscuring views. Camera sensors will also be able to sniff out air pollution problems, and a number of other things. But there is some concern that the cameras will be surveilling people at the behest of the Police Department, and that Big Brother is watching a little too closely. According to Hooven, they will not be doing that. The cameras are not surveillance cameras as we think of them. They don’t tilt up or down. They don’t pan from side to side. They are not able to recognize faces. They are not able to follow action and they are not able to record voices. They are not able to zoom in on license plates. That said, a camera or two in the Downtown area were able to capture still shots that enabled police to crack a homicide case last May.

Anything the cameras may capture is stored on the device for five days — police can request the pictures as evidence, and transfer them to the SDPD’s own secure sites. After five days, the camera automatically erases whatever content it holds. The public will be able to access the cameras if they want to through the city’s website. The hope is that people will come to see that much lower power costs and better control over problems that might develop in their communities is worth what it costs to do all this — about $30 million all told. The city can get that back with much lower energy costs. So far, the city says it has saved about $70,000 a month in electricity costs. We don’t know yet exactly where the cameras in the Navajo areas will be — that should come out at the July 30 meeting. If you’re still thinking these are surveillance cameras under another name, they are not. This won’t be at all like the surveillance cameras in the free world’s most-surveilled city: London, England, where they have lots of surveillance cameras that follow every step you take — no matter where you go. London has, by actual count, 647,000 million cameras. And they’re adding more.■

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Diego’s Navajo neighborhoods of Grantville, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, and San Carlos. Attendees feasted on pizza, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, barbecue, and sweet treats, played field games on the playground, and danced to the sounds of Republic of Music, Frankie T & The Triple Bee, Big Time Operator and Bam Bam. The surrounding neighborhood decorated with American flags, and hosted house parties and bike parades. The San Diego Police Department reported no major incidents at the park and surrounding areas. To keep things tidy, a community cleanup of the neighborhood was well attended July 5 by local

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RONALD S LESSEM DDS Republic of Music rock the crowd. (Photos by Brett Alan Photography)

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OPINION / POLITICS

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Letter to the editor

It’s time to take CEQA reform seriously

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By BORRE WINCKEL

[Editor’s note: This opinion first appeared on the Voice of San Diego website on July 9. To view the original article, visit bit.ly/2LeJVGW.] Regulations in California have something of a dubious (and occasionally comical) reputation within the state and throughout the country. California is a state notoriously draped in red tape, complicating just about everything imaginable. After all, it was just last year that we were debating whether your morning coffee needed to come with a cancer warning. Unfortunately, some of the red tape in our state is misused to a much graver and more dangerous extent, putting low-income residents and entire sectors of the economy at risk. Nowhere is this more plainly visible than in the weaponization of the California Environmental Quality Act, known more commonly as CEQA. Originally written with the noble intention of ensuring that new development projects around California were undertaken in an environmentally responsible manner, it has since become a blunt-force bit of regulation used to put permanent holds on important housing and development projects throughout the state. Instead of protecting the environment, CEQA is now often misused to freeze a critical sector of our economy and keep our courts full. California’s housing prices have been impossibly high for some time, and they continue to rise. State residents are having a tough time finding an affordable place to live, and in one study conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, 35 percent of respondents said they are considering moving out of state altogether because of how expensive it has become to live here. California has long been a place where people dream of living, and we should not let housing prices get in their way. Further, continuously rising housing and rent prices naturally can inflict devastating harm on the lower-income residents of California. How are they expected to support their families if they are forced to devote greater resources to simply having a place to call home with each passing day? Other costs of living are rising as well, and it is ridiculous to think that ever-increasing housing prices create a sustainable and welcoming environment for people who want to live and work here. One very straightforward solution to this dilemma would, of course, be to swiftly and

efficiently approve the construction of a greater number of affordable housing options. However, thanks to the layers of red tape put into place by CEQA and the threat of lawsuits that come with it, homebuilders are stuck. They are left unable to do their jobs, and housing and rent prices only continue to rise as they’re left on the sidelines. Nowhere is this more problem clearer than in the rampant CEQA abuse employed by labor union representatives to strongarm developers into agreeing to project labor agreements. These representatives, proclaiming their concerns for the environment, will actually use CEQA complaints as an excuse to hold up important development projects to ensure a union-worker monopoly on the projects. This was seen just recently in San Diego, when Laborers Union Local 89 worked to block the building of 442 residential units just to force the developer into a project labor agreement. Their complaints are not and have never been about the environment; they are about forcing economic concessions out of developers. Beyond the problem of making housing inaccessible to large swaths of the state population, the gridlock in housing development has an important and harmful ripple effect on all the industries that contribute to housing development as well. From the design phases and construction to utilities, maintenance and so much more, countless hardworking Californians rely on a robust and booming housing market for work. The solution now is clear. It is up to our legislators in San Diego to make significant and meaningful changes to CEQA in the name of everyone in the state. Without substantial reform, CEQA will continue to be weaponized as a bulwark against the housing development low-income individuals and others across California so desperately need. It is possible to both ensure we maintain a healthy environment without blocking new development projects altogether. Past regulations and red tape in California have provided plenty to laugh about, but this is something our legislators in Sacramento need to take seriously. A lot of people are counting on this reform so they can continue to live in the state we all love, and so California can continue to be a place where people across the United States dream of living one day. —Borre Winckel is president of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County.■

Re: "Congress must codify Roe v. Wade into law" [Volume 25, Issue 6 or bit.ly/2JEg1sv] I recently read Rep. Susan Davis’ bulletin in the latest issue of the Courier. By stressing women’s health care, she fails to mention the truth that abortion is killing millions of unborn babies. These are individual and unique human beings. One just can’t look the other way at the taking of so many innocent human lives. She states that no one is pro-abortion but I disagree. One only has to look at the pro-abortion demonstrators at a pro-life rally, or the 20 Democrats running for president who all claim to be pro-abortion.

I agree with Rep. Davis that we as a nation should make child care more affordable. However, passing the FAMILY Act will do little to reduce the abortion rate. Financial constraints are not the reason most opt for abortion. Many use abortion as a form of late birth control to avoid inconvenience. If Rep. Davis is truly not pro-abortion as she claims, then why not spend more effort on those women who don’t want to terminate their pregnancies, but need help; or by educating people on the grisly abortion process as well as its effects on women’s physical and mental health. Passing the Women’s Health Protection Act will only ensure the proliferation of abortion. —Doug Perl, San Carlos.■

Let’s put an end to summer hunger CA 53 BULLETIN By REP. SUSAN DAVIS Summer vacation invokes images of going to the beach or trips with the family. However, for too many children in San Diego and across America, it can mean going without food. During the academic year, millions of children from low-income families rely on free or reduced-price meals when they attend school so they can get the nutrition they need. We know that well-fed children engage and learn better in the classroom. However, when school lets out in the summer months, many of these same students lose access to these meals. In San Diego County, over 90,000 students who benefit from nutritious, affordable school meals during the academic year miss out on these school meals during the summer. Barbara and Silvia each have two children who rely on free or reduced-price meals at the elementary school they attend in San Diego. But when summer comes along, they struggle to fill this gap and use local food banks to put food on the table. To address this crisis, I reintroduced the Stop Child Summer Hunger Act to provide families who have children eligible for free

and reduced-price school meals with an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card. This EBT card would provide $150, equal to about $60 per month, for each child eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. This will allow families to purchase groceries to replace the meals the children would otherwise have received at school. The Stop Child Summer Hunger Act expands the successful Summer EBT for Children demonstration project, which has been piloted in 14 sites and 10 states (but not California) to all 50 states. This pilot program had positive results, decreasing hunger among children by 33%. Despite the success of the program, low-income children could see this benefit taken away from them. The Department of Agriculture has recently announced that it will end the pilot program in Oregon. Which states could be next? There is an existing federal program that provides low-income families across the nation with access to meals but its limitations mean not all children benefit. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) attempts to fill the summer meal gap by providing funding to nonprofit, government, and religious SEE SUMMER HUNGER, Page 7

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entities to serve food to low-income children during summer breaks. However, while some areas of the country see great success with the SFSP, many barriers to participation in the program remain, including unfamiliarity with the program or sites, lack of transportation, and limited food distribution hours. According to the Food Research and Action Center, in July 2017, 3 million children ate lunch on an average weekday at a summer meal site — only a fraction of the 20 million low-income children who participate in school lunch each day during the school year. Much of the low participation is due to limited public funding available to

support summer programs for low-income children to attend, and as a result, children around the country are more likely to be hungry during the summer. The Stop Child Summer Hunger Act, in conjunction with the SFSP, would ensure that children across the country don’t go hungry when school is out. Providing families with an EBT card, which is how low-income families use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), will help those families who are unable to reach the sites where food is being distributed. Expanding the summer EBT program is not only good for our kids but our economy. Using SNAP as a model, according to economists, every SNAP dollar that households redeem expands the economy by about $1.70. And many of the businesses who

benefit from EBT use are small businesses. No child should go hungry and no parent should have to worry about being able to feed their children. The Stop Child Summer Hunger Act builds on a proven and simple solution to fill the summer meal gap that millions of children face every summer. Expanding this program will be good for our kids, good for education, and good for the economy.

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Please join Republican Women of California-Navajo Canyon (RWCNC) for “Navajo Nights” on July 25, 6:30-8 p.m. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages (no host bar) for a nominal cost of $15 at Testo Pepesto, 221 East Main St., El Cajon. Our featured speaker will be Deputy District Attorney Tia Quick who will give an update on some of the most challenging issues currently facing the District Attorney’s office. Please RSVP to RSVPrwcnc@gmail.com and you will receive a confirmation. Any questions, please call or text Sally at 619-302-5438. As we do not have a regular lunch meeting in July or August, this annual summer evening event gives people a chance to socialize in a casual atmosphere and engage in stimulating conversations with like-minded Republicans. We encourage anyone interested in joining our club to take this opportunity to stop by to get acquainted and learn more about Republican Women of California.

country illegally. Shouldn’t we first be certain our budget can provide health care for our legal tax-paying citizens and veterans? This is the time to be proactive and fight to protect your rights and for what you believe. So many issues to be thinking about. Please joins us on July 25 for Navajo Nights! —Pat Boerner writes on behalf of Republican Women of CaliforniaNavajo Canyon.■

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Navajo Nights summer social We are beginning to get revved up for the 2020 election and it is going to be a wild ride — so why not get involved and help Republicans win at every level? There will be endless opportunities to volunteer and we have activities that will appeal to everyone. We recently staffed the Republican Women of California booth for a day during the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar and were thrilled to register many new Republican voters and disperse lots of valuable information, especially regarding the attempt to overturn Prop 13 protections on the 2020 ballot. The election in 2020 will have life-changing consequences. Do you want to keep the freedom and liberty for which our forefathers fought or see our country go down the road of historically unsuccessful and dangerous socialism? It sounds dramatic, but it is true. Single-payer healthcare is being openly promoted and we need to understand the reasons this would be very hazardous to our health. Why would we want to follow in the footsteps of so many countries that have tried it and watched it fail? Also being advocated is free health care for those in our

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she was selected as Speaker of the Assembly — becoming the first Speaker from San Diego. In 2016, she was elected to the State Senate, representing the 39th District, which includes much of central and northern San Diego, Coronado, Del Mar and Solana Beach. Early last year, her colleagues selected her as their leader, making her the first woman ever to lead the Senate and the first person since the 19th century to have led both houses of the Legislature. Senate Leader Atkins will be up for re-election in 2020. The focus of Senate Leader Atkins’ remarks will be California’s 2019-20 budget and its impact on Californians. The $215 billion budget includes the highest level of K-12 funding in the state’s history, increases access to higher education, invests in affordable housing, expands wildfire prevention and emergency preparedness, increases health care coverage, expands the Earned Income Tax Credit to help struggling families, invests in programs to help people experiencing

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student-oriented units. Two developers will be teaming up on the project – Affirmed Housing will build the affordable units and Greystar will build the market-rate units. “This is a great example about how MTS can help address our region’s affordable-housing problems and climate-action goals,” said Paul Jablonski, MTS chief executive officer in a press release. “MTS is committed to cultivating partnerships to redevelop our top-tier park-and-ride locations into transit-oriented developments.” In addition to the housing units, the partnership between MTS and the developers would also bring 96 replacement parking spaces for MTS commuters. What neighboring property owners are hoping is that the development will also create a partnership that will finally implement the Alvarado Creek Revitalization Study — a plan

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drafted in 2017 to end the persistent flooding of properties along Alvarado Creek. With the new development now approved by the MTS board, there is some hope that an agreement on Alvarado Creek might come to fruition. When MTS approved the new Grantville development, they also agreed to eventually sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on dealing with its section of the Alvarado Creek study. MTS is the majority property owner in the study area. Navajo Community Planners board chair David Smith said he hopes the MOU will be an agreement to fully implement the Alvarado Creek study plan and will spell out all the terms, positions, penalties, time statutes and costs that MTS will be bound by. “That, of course, is the big ask,” he added. “What exactly will get signed by MTS staff and city attorneys is still yet to be determined. “Unfortunately, those who will be signing this document will be behind closed doors,” Smith continued. “It will be between the City Attorney’s Office, the [City] Council member’s office which will be the voice of the community, MTS staff and the city of San Diego Transportation and Stormwater Department.” There will be multiple meetings and plenty of negotiations between the various departments and landowners before the MOU is finalized and the

NEWS / POLITICS LMFDC final agreement goes before MTS board to be voted on. Smith, whose family owns property along the creek that is affected by the flooding, said the behind-doors negotiation needs “as much attention as it can get.” “It’s going to be upon us as community members, and anybody else who is interested in this topic, to continue to go and speak at MTS board meetings, to remind them that they should not settle for anything unless it is the full solution fix.” Smith described the MOU as both helpful and dangerous for property owners along the creek and others interested in seeing Grantville transform into a broader transit-oriented community. “People need to know that once this document is signed, that is what they are bound by,” he said. “And if MTS wants to be this regional public agency for transit that stands for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased ridership, and then they decide to lobby their way around having to doing anything in an expeditious fashion, then MTS needs to be bashed as the agency that killed Grantville’s hopes to be the urban housing redevelopment, transit-oriented node that the community has been wanting for 15 years. Because if MTS does nothing, nobody on the other side of the creek can build.” —Reach Jeff Clemetson at jeff@ sdnews.com.■

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homelessness and provides tax cuts to small businesses – all while creating the most robust reserve in the state’s history. Atkins will also highlight some key bills currently being considered by the Legislature, including her own SB 1, the California Environment, Public Health and Workers Defense Act of 2019, which provides that any federal environmental or worker-safety standard in place and effective before Jan. 22, 2017, shall remain in effect and be enforceable under California law even if the federal government rolls it back. Emerald, who made her mark locally as the ever popular consumer advocate “Troubleshooter” on KGTV for more than two decades, parlayed that advocacy to an historic run for City Council in 2008, winning the District 7 seat which had been dominated by Republicans for many years. She won a second term on the City Council in 2012, this time in the newly formed District 9. To have Marti serve as our moderator for a panel of aspiring District 7 candidates is a terrific pairing. Our panel of candidates for District 7 represent a broad swath of backgrounds, advocacies, and community involvement. Wendy Wheatcroft sports a 15-year long career as an elementary school teacher, a

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July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 EDUCATION / FEATURE Mission Times Courier sdnews.com Grossmont College students receive ‘House of Dreams’ national LGBTQ scholarship CONTINUED FROM Page 4

By DELLA ELLIOTT

Two Grossmont College students are recipients of scholarships from the Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Gigi Andrews, a psychology major, and Jasz Cabrera, a Theatre Arts student, are the only San Diegans among 25 recipients of the nationally awarded community college scholarship. The Point Community College Program is geared toward helping LGBTQ students fulfill their goals of attending a four-year college or university. Students accepted into the program receive between $2,000-$4,800 in scholarships, as well as admissions counseling, coaching and financial education at the Point Community College Transfer Symposium in Los Angeles. They also are able to connect to the Point Foundation network of LGBTQ scholars, and more than 300 alumni dedicated to seeing LGBTQ students succeed. Scholarship winners are chosen based on academic performance, leadership skills, financial need, personal goals and the applicant’s involvement in the LGBTQ community.

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Andrews, 33, had a difficult time coming out at age 14. Bullied and harassed to the point of dropping out of high school, she went on to earn a General Education Diploma or GED. At 21, she was diagnosed with HIV, then in her mid-20s, came out as transgender. She first began attending Grossmont College part-time in spring of 2005, but left, unsure of her future. But she never gave up her dream of a meaningful career so she returned and an introductory psychology class in 2017 proved life-changing. She expects to graduate in 2020 with an associate of arts in psychology, then to transfer to the University of California or California State University system.

(SOGI) Club and plans to march in July with other college and district employees in the San Diego Pride Parade. She praises Grossmont College for its support of LGBTQ students. “Grossmont has been tremendously accepting and tolerant,” she said. “I have attended an LGBTQ mixer with both students and faculty and have also attended the annual drag and talent show. Grossmont College also offers counseling and safe spaces, like Common Grounds, to not only LGBTQ students, but all students.” Andrews plans to use her $3,700 scholarship to supplement her savings to purchase a used car and to spend what’s left on a laptop computer.

a martial artist, received a scholarship sponsored by Big Apple Recreational Sports, a non-profit, coed sports league in New York City for LGBTQI athletes.

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“These LGBTQ students have demonstrated the potential to be the informed and visionary leaders our society needs right now,” said Jorge Valencia, executive director and Chief Executive Officer of Point Foundation. “Their dedication to making the world around them a better place provides our community with the promise of a better future.”

Cabrera identifies as a non-binary trans student and is described in a Point profile as a costume designer in technical theater and president of Grossmont College’s SOGI Club. Cabrera is credited for promoting the safety of students and others on campus coming out. Cabrera aspires to further study costume design and construction with the goal of working in multicultural theater and eventually as a designer and owner of a clothing company that sells androgynous, unisex attire. Cabrera,

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Jon had found the teammates they needed to take “33 1/3 – House of Dreams” from a dream to reality. “It’s a match made in heaven,” gushed Jon. “They’re local boys, and the crème de la crème of San Diego theater.” The four still have almost daily conversations — and Jon notes it will probably be that way until the end of the show’s run. “Each one of has a seat at the creative table, and I think we challenge each other, and in the end, bring out the best in each other,” explained Steve. The show also brings out the best in the San Diego Rep, fitting in perfectly with its mission of providing work that is intimate and sometimes provocative, and focusing on stories that highlight California’s rich culture. A portion of actors and musicians are also students from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Art’s Xchange Xperience program, which allows a select group to participate in a Repertory Theatre production from rehearsals through public performances. For more information or to purchase tickets to “33 1/3 – House of Dreams,” visit sdrep. org or call 619-544-1000.

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EDUCATION Art shows what inspires students

July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

Patrick Henry High School News By ELIZABETH GILLINGHAM Patrick Henry High School (PHHS) has spent the last five years working on developing a strong culture and sense of pride within our community. Three pillars were selected and much dis- A Van Gogh-themed art piece features messages of what inspires Henry students. (Photos courtesy PHHS) cussion during advisory groups has been centered on being welThis year, the advisory team his support team of teachers Linda Bolton, and Karen Thomas — decoming, doing no harm, and us- headed up by English teacher, Good, Tom Knapik, Elise Morgan, cided to change the focus toward ing choice TOU words. Chad Miller with the help of Mindy Bunch, Pinto, Karl developing a schoolwide growth Tips Phase 5__SD Community News— Network_RUN: 07_03_2019__TRIM: 6.1 Mike x 10.96 mindset. They created videos with the help of some student leaders and provided an avenue for students to consider the idea of “Not Yet” when considering one’s ability to do a challenging task. From that idea, we moved toward considering what inspires you and that’s where our program created something special. If you enter past the main gate, you’ll

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now see something amazing! At first glance, you might think it is Van Gogh’s famous “Starry Night” painting that has been created on a 6-by-10-foot wall. But as you get closer, you’ll see that it’s made from small square paper tiles with a message written on each one. The students at Henry (all 2,400) were given the task to write down on these tiny notepapers what inspires them. From there, teacher extraordinaire Karl Bolton create a mural by digitizing the art piece and putting it together tile by tile. Reading each piece is inspirational enough, but knowing that every student helped create this artistic display makes it very special. Comments like I’m inspired by: “My family,” “music,” “my parent’s happiness,” or “art” show up time and time again reminding us of our influence in what we say or do around our students. You definitely need to stop and see this mural to truly admire the work done by one (Mr. Bolton) on behalf of many (everyone at Henry) to share PHHS inspiration!

Alumni Association Golf Tournament Thank you to all our great sponsors, donors, volunteers and attendees for making Thursday, May 16, a special Patriot Day! Patrick Henry High School (PHHS) would like to thank the Alumni Association and specifically the president, Kevin Carlson, for the continued support provided by this organization of volunteers. They spend over a year planning the golf tournament with the hope of raising funds that will directly go to the students at PHHS. Members from the Alumni Association give their time and in many cases, their financial support, through hole sponsorships and other donations to make this event successful. We are very grateful for all that they’ve done and I hope you enjoy reading about the tournament so that it will inspire you to attend the next one on Oct. 22, 2020! Through their support, we’re pleased to announce that our event this year netted $43,000 for special capital projects, equipment, and other teaching aids items unfunded by the school district. Add to that number more than $36,000 in cash donations received from Patriot alumni ($25,000 restricted to the Patriot baseball program by Class of 2000 alumni Dahnte Sullivan — thank you, Dahnte, along with two anonymous $5,000 donations and many other smaller amounts) and your alumni association will have a net impact this year alone to the school of over $79,000! This means in just seven years, your Patrick Henry High School Alumni Association, Inc., (PHHSAA) has raised in excess of

$334,000 while holding seven fun events for alumni, current and former faculty members, parents of students, and other friends of the school. Your Alumni Association has also been the recipient of a $200,000 donation of furniture for the school’s main office, $90,000 of donations earmarked for the new PHAME building, the $25,000 and two $5,000 pledges mentioned above, an anonymous $25,000 grant used to help purchase 38 new PCs and monitors for the school’s computer lab, along with two separate $10,000 pledges received in a prior year from various alumni. All in all, with your assistance, we have raised and are in the process of donating nearly $700,000 in goods and material support for the school and its student body in the brief seven-year history since the Alumni Association’s founding. Not bad for a dream born out of a luncheon reuniting Class of 1978 and 1979 football and baseball players to thank several of their coaches back in the summer of 2011!

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New Patriot Head Football Coach J.T. O’Sullivan (a 10-year NFL quarterback) is busy transforming the Henry football team. This fall, Coach O’Sullivan will be running his team into a newly remodeled stadium and field in new Nike green Henry uniforms purchased by your PHHS Alumni Association, Inc. Coach O’Sullivan is actively raising funds to replace the SEE PHHS, Page 13

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white Henry away uniforms. If you would like to support this effort, please send a check to the PHHS Alumni Association, Inc. at 9292 Activity Road, or click on the “Donate” button at bit.ly/2XPSu0A and we will insure your funds go to this purpose. All net funds are overseen by our seven-member PHHSAA board of directors. Grants and/or disbursements are given careful consideration upon receipt of a requesting party’s completed grant request or via recommendations of our scholarship committee to our board of directors. On May 30, Jeff Schindler (‘78) presented a $1,500 check each to our 2019 PHHS senior class members Libby Swanson, Alan Inthavong and Shusheng Li for their winning entries in our college scholarship awards program.

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All of this would not be possible without the tremendous support of all of our sponsors and attendees as well as the hard work from a dedicated group of (listed alphabetically): Committee members

—Kevin Carlson (‘78), Tom Conklin (‘77), Jeff Cyr (‘78), Todd Faucett (‘82), John Harris (‘76), Deanna Hopkins-Christman (‘78), Listy Gillingham, Leta Keyes, Bill McColl (‘80), Marla Mohr (‘84), Al Naliboff (‘78), Mike Nokes (‘78), John Osborne (‘78), Bob Ruane (‘78), Jeff Schindler (‘78), Mary Treadwell, Marie Tuthill, and Tom Weikel (‘80). Volunteers — September Chappellet (‘84), Steve Cosio (‘78), Diane Darley-Munoz (‘78), Erin Doherty-Karnetski (‘78), Duane Lester (‘78), Terri Racine-Stolberg (‘82) and Deanna RodriguezCarlock (‘84). PHHS parent volunteers — Darcy Denton, Bessie Gellenfeldt, Elaine Legaspi (‘82), Andrew Schacke (‘82) and Niki Schacke. We also want to give special recognition to our co-title sponsors: Scott Slocum (‘93); Winfield Development, Inc.; Peter Vander Werff Construction, Inc.; and Chuck Gossage for their outstanding overall financial support, as well as to Marie Tuthill, her assistant Leta Keyes and our auction item donors for their help in making our silent auction as well-presented as you will see anywhere and financially successful as well.

GOLF TOURNAMENT WINNING TEAMS North Course — First place goes to Steve Barker, Ron Cantor, Kevin Burningham and Greg Sidlo (repeat winners, congrats to them!); runner-up Hillary Page, Mike Gentile, Scott Slocum and Chris Munro; and third place Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Mike Peavy and Thomas Malone. South Course — First place goes to Brian Cantor, Tom Conklin, Brian Smock and Mike Gillard; runner-up Sean Rapp, Dennis McNamara, Frank Furtak and Reagan McGowan; and third place Robert Browns, Gary Bley, Jeff Bley and Sean Weismann. These first-place winners will be added to our perpetual Patriot Cup trophy in the lobby of the main office at school. They, along with the second- and third-place foursomes, will receive an invitation to play in the Randy Jones Invitational (RJI) Golf Tournament in January and February of 2020. The winning overall foursome from the RJI tourney receives an all-expense paid trip for eight to Pebble Beach, California. Should the RJI winner come from one of our groups mentioned above, the PHHS Alumni Association will receive a check in the amount of $10,000 from the RJI.

July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

PHHS top 1 percent for the Class of 2019 Patrick Henry High School (PHHS) honored the top 1% of the senior class at SeaWorld last month in the district’s annual Salute to Excellence event. Every high school in the district was represented and students were honored by their principals through a special recognition program. PHHS was proud to name the following students as the top six seniors for their outstanding GPAs: Ranked 1: Ivy Vuong, 4.80 GPA, going to Yale University

Ranked 2: Maya Rozenshteyn, 4.79 GPA, going to Princeton University Ranked 3: Andrew Hua, 4.74 GPA, going to University of California, Santa Barbara Ranked 4: Trevor Hubb, 4.72 GPA, going to Georgetown University Ranked 5: Lilly Mai, 4.71 GPA, going to University of Southern California Ranked 6: Celester Lintz 4.71 GPA, going to University of Pittsburgh

(l to r) Maya Rozenshteyn (salutatorian), Ivy Vuong (valedictorian), Andrew Hua, Principal Listy Gillingham, Trevor Chubb, Lilly Mai, and Celeste Lintz

Most Remarkable Teen PHHS Scholar Athletes of the Year The San Diego County Public Defender’s office selected 25 teenagers from 201 applications around the county and Patrick Henry high School (PHHS) senior, Angelo Salazar, was selected after being nominated by teacher Jim Achenbach. In a letter sent last month, Chairwomen Diane Jacob stated, “Congratulations on being honored as one of the San Diego’s 25 Most Remarkable Teens by the County Public Defender’s office! Please know we are very proud of your success. You have demonstrated abilities at your young age that certainly indicate your potential to develop into one of our region’s most committed and outstanding citizens.” San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize said, “It was difficult choosing just 25 from so many amazing kids, but it was also encouraging to learn that San Diegans want to talk about the good things San Diego teens are doing. And that is a good conversation to have in itself.” In Angelo’s application, Achenbach noted that Angelo excels academically and plays on the PHHS varsity ruby and football teams. He also mentors and tutors special needs children, coaches a youth basketball team and tutors students for the ACT exam. Achenbach continued by stating, “Angelo volunteers countless hours and is a steadfast and conscientious participant who inspires other to do wonderful things. Angelo is personal, good natured, smart, engaging and outgoing. He chooses to work hard to bring out the best in both

(l to r) Jim Achenbach and Angelo Alazar (Photos courtesy PHHS)

the special needs students, as well as the other students involved in the club.” Angelo is attending United States Military Academy at West Point next year and plans to study law so he can continue to help people and give back to the community.

Congratulations to our male and female athletes of the year! Allison Arend and Jonathon Marshall were selected this year to represent the best and brightest athletes at Henry. Allison was selected due to her cumulative GPA of 3.91 and her work on both our field hockey and soccer teams. She was noted for earning the following recognition in both sports: Field Hockey Captains Award 2016, Field Hockey MVP 2017 and 2018, Women’s Soccer MVP 2018, Field Hockey First Team All-League 2017 and 2018, Women’s Soccer First Team All-League 2016 and 2018, Conference Player of the Year for Women’s Soccer 2018, and a four-year Honor Roll student at PHHS! Allison will be going to the University of New Mexico to continue playing soccer.

Jonathon was selected for his strong academic standing in the class earning a GPA of 4.37 and his outstanding contributions to our Henry baseball program. He earned ot he r d i s t i nc t ion s which included: San Diego Union-Tribune Scholar-Athlete, San Diego Union Tribune Prep Athlete of the Week, Perfect Game AllTournament Team, fouryear Honor Roll student (l to r) Jonathon Marshall and Allison Arend at PHHS, PHHS Top Ten Junior Recognition earning PHHS wishes both Jonathon the Brandeis Book Award, Seal and Allison the best of luck with of Bi-Literacy Seal for Spanish, their future endeavors. and AP Scholar with Distinction. Jonathan will continue his —Elizabeth Gillingham is baseball career as a catcher at principal of Patrick Henry High Occidental College next year. School.■

FOOD & DRINK Still stellar after 18 years July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

Restaurant Review By FRANK SABATINI JR. If intuition is key for instilling that elusive, magical quality into Italian food, Francesco Basile has the technique mastered. Since opening Antica Trattoria almost two decades ago, the Sicilian-born chef is known for his keen knack in allowing ingredients to spring forth equally in the dishes he sends out to an often-packed dining room. His flavors are multi-dimensional, but they’re never in conflict. And he shatters our assumption that Italian food is based on copious amounts of garlic. As any true Paesano knows, it isn’t.

Basile’s passion-kissed meals are savored within an atmosphere flaunting large frescoes, exposed wine shelving and a cozy bar. Single bottles of vino are set on every table. And pendant lighting hangs from high ceilings, which feature rows of burlap coffee sacks hiding soundproof panels. Located within a small plaza and fronted by ample parking, you’ve unmistakably entered into an established Italian restaurant that comes with a tinge of formality when passing through its threshold.

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The lunch and dinner menus offer the same options. Although you’ll save a couple bucks on entrees when dining in the afternoons, which might seem too early for such main courses as fettuccine with smoked salmon and shrimp in brandy cream sauce — or veal saltimbocca with prosciutto and sage browned butter. But the portions are elegantly portioned; they’re neither overwhelming or stingy. Just as I remembered when visiting twice some years ago, meals begin with warm housemade table bread and a dish of olive oil with balsamic. This time, instead of proceeding to my usual caprese appe(l-r) Capellini pasta with shrimp in lobster broth; Penne pasta with mushrooms, eggplant and burrata cheese tizer, my lunch

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Equally exquisite was the capellini pasta strewn with white shrimp and wild mushrooms. The harmonious interplay of oceanic and earthy flavors was almost sedating. Served in thin lobster broth accented by chardonnay wine, the dish is almost

French in nature except for the lack of cream. Even when eating the leftovers at home a few hours later, there was enough liquid in the dish to keep everything juicy. Basile changes the menu seasonally, sometimes making only subtle changes to existing dishes. But the two untouchables, he noted, are the calamari steak with shrimp and lemon-butter sauce, and the boneless Angus

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July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier brim reliably with heart and soul.

—Frank Sabatini Jr. is the author of ‘Secret San Diego’ (ECW Press) and began his local writing career more than two decades ago as a staffer for the former San Diego Tribune. You can reach him at fsabatini@ san.rr.com.■ House-made tiramisu (Photo by Frank Sabatini Jr.)

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MISSION TRAILS Mission Trails announces amateur photo contest winners July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

By JENNIFER MORRISSEY

Each year, the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation organizes an amateur photography contest to encourage photographers of all ages to capture their experiences of MTRP and share their unique perspectives with the community. Selected photos are exhibited as part of the annual art program at the MTRP Visitor Center. The winners of the 27th annual Mission Trails Regional Park Amateur Photo Contest were announced on June 9 and this year’s Best of Show was awarded to Julie Gealta for her work “Pampas Grass in the Sun.” First prizes in various categories went

to Enzo Moscola, Ethan Garrett, Jennifer Carmona, Cheryl Old, Mark James, William Combs and Skip Reichenberg. A record-setting 223 entries were submitted this year, divided into four categories: plants, animals, people, and landscapes; and the contest divisions included children age 12 and younger, teens (ages 13-17), and adults (ages 18+). All photos were displayed at the MTRP Visitor Center from May 11 through June 21, with the awards reception on June 9. MTRP Foundation board member Betty Ogilvie and her husband, Mike, took the lead in making this year’s event a success, from collecting the applications and photos to installing the works and working with the contest jurors.

The Art Program at the MTRP Visitor Center is organized by the MTRP Foundation and a portion of all artwork sales benefits the park. For more information and a list of this year’s exhibitions, visit mtrp. org/art. The Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor and Interpretive Center is located at 1 Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego. The Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and admission is free.

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In June, we installed a new exhibit on the Visitor Center Terrace that provides an overview of Mission Trails' geological history. Developed with renowned geologist Pat Abbott, Ph.D., the panels highlight some of the geological events that shaped our modern landscape. We appreciate

Republic Services, Superior Ready Mix and the County of San Diego for providing the funding needed to create the exhibit. Also new at the Visitor Center is an updated Mission Trails branded T-shirt. It has been very popular, so get yours soon! While at the center, view Lesley Goren's illustrations of California native plants and pick up some of the custom-made cards she created for MTRP. —Jennifer Morrissey is executive director of the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.■

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New geological history installation at Visitor Center (Photos courtesy Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation)

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July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 MISSION TRAILS Mission Times Courier 17 sdnews.com Observations of the Favorite place: Grinding Rocks month: All 4,923 of them! By BEA SHELBY

By PATRICIA SIMPSON

April was a busy month in Mission Trails Regional Park for “iNatters” (a nickname for people submitting observations of nature to the online database iNaturalist.org). Instead of picking one observa- San Diego sunflower, which was one of the 281 tion from among the native plants observed in the park during the 4,923 submissions, I CNC (Photo by Millie Basden) thought I would tell you a little about all of them. There is mammals, six mollusks, and two a good reason for the plethora of fish. data this month: The City Nature Looking at the data, a few Challenge (CNC) was held April things stand out. Of the 410 26-29. Cities across the globe species of plants, 281 are nacompeted to get the most ob- tive, which is good news for the servations, the most observers, biodiversity of the park. Native and the most species. San Diego plants are growing strong. For County came in fifth worldwide mollusks, the picture is not as for the first two categories and bright with 100% of the species sixth for the number of species. reported being non-native. From Quite impressive! previous iNat data, we know the Events like these are cru- park has native snails and slugs cial for scientists. It is a great so it could mean that next year’s crowd-sourcing method where CNC naturalists should try harder regular nature enthusiasts like to find them, or it could mean the us, camera or phone in hand, can impact of the alien population is indulge in “hunting” for plants, affecting the native population in birds and other critters that roam a negative way. Let’s hope it is the our neighborhoods and parks. former. Who needs “Pokémon Go” when Observers also found 21 listyou have iNaturalist! ed species (from “vulnerable” to The observations made in “critically imperiled” or “seriously Mission Trails during the four threatened” according to Nature days of the CNC account for 72% Serve and California Native Plant of all April observations in the Society), a reminder of how impark. That’s a big boost in data for portant nature preserves such MTRP and that is just what sci- as MTRP are to some of our most entists need: more data. Of all the vulnerable earthlings. observations in San Diego County Since the CNC is held every year during the CNC, just over 9% were at around the same time, over in MTRP. But the number that is time scientists can have a better more telling is that observations understanding of the status of from the park included almost certain areas or certain species. 22% of all species found in the Thanks to everyone who contribcounty, a testament to the biodi- uted data during the CNC and versity the park holds. chose MTRP as your “hunting” Here is a breakdown of num- ground. ber of species by class: 410 species of plants, 108 insects, 69 birds, —Patricia Simpson is a trail 20 fungi/lichen, 17 arachnids, guide at Mission Trails Regional 13 amphibians and reptiles, 10 Park.■

MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK CALENDAR OF EVENTS* Wildlife Tracking Walks: 8:30 a.m., first Saturday each month – Visitor Center Guided Nature Walks: 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday each week – Visitor Center Guided Nature Walks Kumeyaay Lake Campground: – 8:30 a.m., second and fourth Saturday each month – KLC Campground West Sycamore Nature Walk: – 8A a.m., third Sunday each month – Stonebridge Pkwy in Scripps Ranch Birding Basics Class: 1 p.m., last Saturday each month – Visitor Center Bird Walks: – 8 a.m., third Saturday each month – check website calendar for meeting locations Family Discovery Walks: 3 p.m., fourth Sunday each month – Visitor Center Discovery Table Activity: 10 a.m.–1 p.m., second Saturday each month – Visitor Center Live Hawk Talk Activity: 9 a.m.–noon, first Sunday each month – Visitor Center Kids Nature Story & Craft with a Ranger: 10 a.m., Every third Saturday – Meet at KLC Campground Kumeyaay Lake Picnic Structure: RSVP to 619-668-3279. Native American Flute Circle: 1–3 p.m., second Sunday each month – Visitor Center Outdoor Amphitheater *Partial listing of Monthly Events at Mission Trails Park. Please view our website for full calendar of free activities, programs, and updates at mtrp.org, or call the Visitor Center at 619-668-3281.

My favorite place in MTRP is the Grinding Rocks. The old oak trees that have been there long before I ever was overlook the San Diego River. The running waters are still carving a gorge through the mountains. The large plutonic rocks show markings of women’s work in a long time past. Here they prepared acorns to feed their families. Little is known for sure of those long gone by, but legends tell of a simpler and more peaceful time than what we know today. As a breeze blows through my hair

Grinding Rocks in Mission Trails Park (Photo by Bea Shelby)

while I sit on a “grinding rock,” my thoughts go back in time. I wonder what life would be like here if the Europeans had never

come and changed the local peoples’ lifestyle forever. —Bea Sheby is a trail guide at Mission Trails Regional Park.■

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OFF-LEASH DOG PARK

Under the leadership of Gerhard Oertelt, Greg Allsup, and Jay Wilson, our efforts to establish a much-needed off-leash dog park in the Navajo area are on the move. We have found our way into the city bureaucracy and now have a high-level contact point in the Parks and Recreation Department. Oertelt has developed a core group of 40 or so folks to take on the complex administrative steps that are necessary to complete this project. This grass roots movement has been named “Beyond Leashes.” At the beginning of the project, the Allied Gardens Granville Community Council (AGGCC) is filling the role of the nonprofit sponsor required by city policy. That sponsorship will include outreach to the residents of our Navajo communities, coordination with the community councils of San Carlos and Del Cerro, presentations to the Allied Gardens and San Carlos Recreation councils, hearings before the Parks and Recreation Council, and management of initial finances. After the permit is issued, when several technical matters are resolved, and once we can be sure that the park will be established, management will shift to a new nonprofit organization with the Beyond Leashes name. The organizers considered three locations. The portion of the Allied Gardens Park between the Benjamin Library and the pool did not meet the 3-acre minimum and must be preserved for the eventual expansion of the library. Two

parcels on Pasatiempo Avenue were rejected because of ecological restrictions and proximity to residences. The best area is the upper area of the Rancho Mission Canyon Park (better known as Margerum Park). A portion of the park that has fallen into disuse and that is most ecologically available. In the next few weeks, we will create a website where you will find more information. At that site, you will be able to add your name to the growing list of dog owners and financial contributors. Until we get that site running, let us add you to this communal effort by sending us an email at aggccshain@yahoo.com or at beyondleashes@gmail.com.

TOWN HALL MEETING

Looking ahead to our next Town Hall Meeting at the Benjamin Library (Zion Avenue and Glenroy Street) at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, July 23, we will be hearing from The San Diego Humane Society. As successor to the San Diego County Animal Control, the Humane Society took over animal control in the city. A representative of the society will discuss their services and how to contact them for assistance. Our Town Hall Meeting on July 23 will also feature a new feature. We will hold a drawing for a $50 gift card for Mona’s Restaurant. No financial contribution will be required to qualify for the drawing, the only condition will be your attendance at the meeting. Our thanks to board of directors member Chuck Cadwalader, branch manager of

Military flags at Zephyer (Photo by Philip Kuey)

the HomeStreet Bank, and the bank for their generosity.

ZEPHYR PROJECT

On July 2, the Ascension Lutheran Church congregation and the community, represented by Philip Kuey, presented the Zephyr housing project for military veterans with a flag set consisting of the United States flag and flags of each of the military services. This gift from the community was offered to our new neighbors in honor of their service and as a token of how welcome they are. At the meeting, our librarian Kathryn Johnson told the residents that library cards would be issued without charge.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS The AGGCC board of directors meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Benjamin Library, at the corner of Zion Avenue and Glenroy Street. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 3 (we are dark in August). The public is welcome. —Shain Haug is president of the Allied Gardens Grantville Community Council. Reach him at aggccshain@yahoo.com.■

Del Cerro Action Council news By JAY WILSON

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The next meeting of the Del Cerro Action Council is Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m. at Temple EmanuEl. Our guest speaker will be Roberto Garcia, partnership specialist, U.S. Census Bureau. He will present a program about the 2020 census, its importance on all levels and our ability to respond digitally for the first time. The results of the census will be used by the redistricting committee, selected by the city of San Diego, in redistricting the population to determine the new boundaries of the nine City Council districts. The duty of the redistricting committee is to balance out the population so that each of the nine districts has approximately the same number of residents in each. Just as an FYI, the initial council boundaries proposed by the redistricting committee following the 2010 census for the Navajo communities were to have Grantville, Allied Gardens and Del Cerro in one City Council district and San Carlos in another. In

2011, John Pilch, a long-time San Carlos and Navajo area community leader who passed away in May of 2016, and I attended every one of the meetings; one was eight hours long. We lobbied diligently to have all four communities in the Navajo area remain in the same district. In the end, we were successful. Following the final decision of the committee members, John and I were informed that if we had not lobbied as we did, our communities would not have remained in the same council district. A big thank you to Tracy Dahlkamp and her Fourth of July Lake Murray Fireworks and MusicFest Committee for producing another great event. And another sincere thank you to all of the residents and local businesses, and to District 7 Councilmember Scott Sherman for all the funds that were contributed to reach the $85,000 goal. Tracy, who spearheaded bringing back the event in 2017, has already indicated the committee is ready and planning on the event for July 4, 2020.

The All Peoples Church project has been submitted to the city and upon receipt of the first cycles report, which is the city’s response to the project as submitted, there will be follow-up meetings with residents about the project and the results of input from residents adjacent to the project. The fire season is upon us and the city of San Diego’s Fire-Rescue Department is urging all of us to be fire safe. The city has published a new version of Ready, Set, Go — a personal guide to wildland fire protection. Here is the URL to access the publication: bit.ly/ 2Jvhotg. Take the time to make certain your home and neighborhood is prepared should there be a fire in any of the canyons surrounding Del Cerro. Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 28, 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El for the next meeting of the Del Cerro Action Council. —Jay Wilson is secretary of the Del Cerro Action Council. Visit delcerroactioncouncil.org.■

July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 LIBRARY / COMMUNITY Mission Times Courier sdnews.com Happenings at the Allied Gardens Library

out at the story time for our young readers, brought to you by Kids in Canyons.

By KEVIN TRAN

WHERE’S WALDO

Try your skills in locating a Waldo at every city of San Diego Library. “Where’s Waldo” at the library will be in its third year. Find Waldo and get a special-edition pin that is specific to that branch. Once you’ve collected all 36 pins, turn in your Waldo passport by July 31 to the Library Store at the Central Library. You will be entered into a raffle for exclusive prizes. The contest will run from July 1-31, please visit any branch for a passport to start collecting Waldo stamps.

TRASH TRUCK STORY TIME

When two great city departments get together, magic happens. We will be hosting a

special story time featuring two trash trucks from the city of San Diego’s Environmental Services. This will take place at our normal story time on Tuesday, July 30, at 11:30 a.m.

Cream Social will feature vanilla, strawberry, and sorbet varieties with all the toppings for a truly decadent treat. All summer reading participants and their families are invited to join.

TECH TIME

FREE LIBRARY CARDS

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., we will be here to answer any questions you may have about your smartphones, tablets, e-books, emails and everything in between. Please try to have all passwords and pertinent information ready.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

As the summer comes to a close, we are celebrating all of your hard work in the form of an ice cream social on Aug. 19 at 2:30 p.m. The Summer Reading Program Ice

San Carlos Library news

For the entire month of July, the library will be issuing free library cards. We will be featuring the highly sought-after annual Comic-Con card. New this year is a LGBTQIA+ Pride card designed exclusively for the city of San Diego libraries. Come early as all cards are produced in limited numbers and will only be free during the month of July. Free cards will only be issued as replacements for old cards or receiving the limited-edition ones. Any and all previous fines on the

By PATRICIA MOONEY

Need a new library card? We will be offering two special-edition library cards this summer. Starting July 12, the San Diego Public Library is proud to present the first-ever San Diego LGBT Pride commemorative library card! And later this month, check out the new Comic-Con cards available starting July 18.

San Carlos Area Council (SCAC) President Mark Schulze and I spent Fourth of July at Lake Murray enjoying the festivities, music and fireworks. San Carlos’s premier annual event thrives because of its many dedicated sponsors, volunteers and performers. As a grateful observer, I thought about all the people working behind the scenes to

How does the brain change Local author Jean Guerrero will discuss as we get older? On July 19 her book “Crux” on July 26. (Photo courtesy from 2-3 p.m., come find SCFOL.) out from San Diego State University brain imaging scien- SUMMER READING tists. Learn about how normal On July 17, get ready to be enaging affects your thinking and tertained by Sparkles the Clown. memory, or what factors make This fun program includes magic your cognition decline. We will and bubbles! On July 24, come go over aging and some disorders take a walk on the wild side with or diseases that occur and some Wild Wonders and their animal things you can do to keep your ambassadors. There is no telling brain healthy longer. what animals you might see! On July 31, enjoy the musical stylings ART SHOW of Hullabaloo; the whole family The pour paintings of La Mesa will be inspired to laugh, sing, duo Kathy Cassanova and her and dance along! And on Aug. 7, mother, Laura Wentz (known to- join us for the penultimate sumgether as “Two Pour Painters”) mer reading event with Michael will be on display in the art gal- Rayner’s variety show. This show lery July 8-Aug. 1. Pour painting features tricks and stunts with uprequires bravery and lots of color- roarious stand-up and a bounty of ful, drippy messy moments. Their improvised fun. artist reception will be July 20, noon-2 p.m. Refreshments will PAWS TO READ be served. Drop by between 11-noon on July 15 and Aug. 5 to read to cerAUTHOR TALK tified therapy dogs. Studies show Local author and Pen/Fusion that children can improve their Emerging Writers award-winner, confidence and reading skills by Jean Guerrero, will discuss her reading aloud to animals. Dogs new book, “Crux: A Cross-Border make the perfect nonjudgmental Memoir,” on July 26 from 2-3 p.m. audience! All therapy dogs are In this lyrical and haunting mem- provided courtesy of Love on a oir, Jean Guerrero tries to locate Leash, a foundation for pet-prothe border between truth and vided therapy. This is a recurring fantasy as she searches for expla- program that occurs on the first nations for her father’s behavior. and third Mondays from June 17 She risks death on her adventures, through Aug 19. imperiling everything in her journey to redeem her father from the —David Ege is managing librariunderworld of his delusions. an of the San Carlos Library.■

FLAG BOXES

We will be a collection site for old or tattered flags to be disposed of with dignity and respect. The local Boy Scout troops will frequently collect the boxes and deliver them to local American Legion posts and associated nonprofits that will conduct flag retirement ceremonies.

PARK AND RECREATION STORY TIME “Animal Habitats and Survival” will be presented by Park Ranger Heidi on July 26 at 10:30 a.m. This story time will be geared toward preschoolers to first graders. A craft will follow the story time and a special backpack will be handed

SUMMER READING PROGRAM Programs for our Summer Reading Programs held on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. are as follows: July 8 – Slime with Challenge Island July 15 – DIY play dough July 22 – Noteworthy puppets singing rendition of “The Three Little Pigs” Aug. 5 – Audience participation movies: “The Jungle Book” (the original) Aug. 12 – Cupcakes by you! Design your own cupcakes Aug. 19 – Ice cream social and scavenger hunt —Kevin Tran is library assistant III at the Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch Library.■

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By DAVID EGE

THE AGING BRAIN

account[s] will still have to be paid.

deliver such a delightful, family-friendly day. Local orthodontist, Dr. Stormberg, stepped up to be the 2019 title sponsor, along with several other companies and neighbors who contributed funds so the show could go on. Located in the center of the venue was the sound booth that delivered great sound from the bands (Frankie T & The Triple B, Big Time Operator, Bam Bam

and Republic of Music) and announcements from young master of ceremonies, Owen Dahlkamp. The security personnel circulated constantly through the crowds, giving us all a feeling of safety. The sunshine, along with a breeze off of Lake Murray, the music, the food and drinks, the scene of kettle corn wafting through the park, the sounds of SEE SCAC, Page 23

SPORTS From the gridiron to ‘The Beast’ July 12 – Aug. 9, 2019 Mission Times Courier

the weather will be hot. Selfdiscipline to meet the rules makes Del Cerro resident and St. it mentally challenging. I think I’ll Augustine football star, JT Penick, come out a better man.” is one of an elite group meeting The 18-year-old former linethe highly selective requirements backer for St Augustine carried a of the U.S. Military Academy. He 4.0 GPA average, while earning a is currently enduring the eight- football scholarship to West Point, week Cadet Basic Training (CBT) earning a Gold Medal Athlete at West Point. “The Beast,” as Award as best athlete of the year, the CBT is affectionately known and helping the team to a CIF by those who have completed it championship. He led the team (those currently in it have less in tackles, scored one touchdown complimentary names for it), on an intercepted pass, and anis a test of physical and mental other while playing the tight end toughness for future military position. He was offered football leaders. For JT, The Beast was no scholarships at other colleges, insurprise… his brother, Nathan, cluding University of San Diego, graduated from West Point in and was invited to try out at 2016. UCLA. Why would he choose West “I expect it to be challenging,” Point instead of a school with far JT said. “It will be hard physically, less discipline and a bigger party scene? “I like the history and traditions of West Point,” JT said. “It’ll prepare me for the future, either in or out of the Army. I like the academy’s motto of ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I like the concept of putting others first, working for the greater good, and protecting our freedoms. “My brother had a big impact on my decision,” he continued. “We have always challenged each JT Penick on “Signing Day” accepting a other, and I suspect we football scholarship at West Point. (Courtesy will continue to do so in Penick family) the Army.” By KEN DENBOW | Mission Times Courier

JT (he decided to be called by his initials at an early age) is setting a high bar for himself. Nathan recently completed the annual Ranger competition, coming in third of 50 two-man teams in this elite group. Selection to West Point is highly competitive. The acceptance rate is about 10%. In addition to rigorous academic standards, the applicant must meet strenuous physical requirements, and be nominated by a congressperson — Rep. Susan Davis in JT’s case — and no special treatment is accorded those recruited for sports. Once accepted, the new cadets attend classes during the academic year. In the summer, they are assigned to field units of the Army to gain insight into career paths available. The cadets do not incur a service obligation until the start of their junior year. After that, if they do not complete college, they must serve as enlisted persons for various lengths of service, depending on education completed. Upon graduation, the newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants are required to serve five years to repay the taxpayer’s investment in providing a tuition-free college education. Many football players shy away from the service academies because of the service requirement following college, which would interfere with a possible NFL career.

St. Augustine football star JT Penick is taking his talents to the U.S. Military Academy. (Photo by William Hill)

“For right now, I’ll concentrate on playing well at the college level,” JT said. “Army plays some pretty stiff competition. I’ll worry about the NFL if it comes up.” JT has not decided on what fields he will pursue in college, or later, in the Army. He may follow his brother into the Rangers. By choosing the military, JT will not be following in the family business, T.B. Penick and Sons. If he had chosen that route, he would have been the fifth generation in the 105-year-old company. “I do get a feeling of pride when I see the business name stamped in concrete all over San Diego,” he admits. “But I’ll leave that to my sister, Grace, who is already working with dad.”

Cox adds Prime Video app to Contour TV “The Man in the High Castle.”

Wondering which TV show or movie to watch when you have some time to unwind? Cox Communications just made it even easier to find a new favorite show with its recent launch of Prime Video on Cox Contour TV. Prime Video joins Netflix, YouTube, NPR One and others in the Contour TV library of apps. Cox Contour video customers can use their voice remote control to easily and quickly access their Prime Video subscription to watch critically acclaimed shows such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” directly on their televisions. Other popular Originals include “Hanna,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “Guava Island,” “Homecoming,” and

“There’s no need for a secondary device or input switch,” said Suzanne Schlundt, vice president of field marketing. “Similar to Contour’s other integrated apps including Netflix, YouTube and iHeart Radio, all you have to do is speak into your voice remote control and say things like ‘Prime Video’ or ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ and Cox Contour will take you to your Prime Video programming.” Prime Video can also be accessed in the “Apps” section of the Contour guide. “Contour has become one of the most innovative platforms in cable,” said Schlundt. “By adding the Prime Video app to Contour, Cox continues to make it incredibly easy for customers to access all the programming they love in one place.” Popular Prime Video TV shows include: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (2 Seasons) This winner of eight Emmy Awards tells the story of Midge Maisel, a

perfect 1950s housewife with two kids whose life gets turned upside down when her husband leaves her. Instead of falling to pieces, Midge surprises everyone she knows by taking the stage and becoming one of New York City’s most colorful stand-up comics. “Hanna” (1 Season) Based on the 2011 film of the same name, “Hanna” is a brooding thriller about a young girl raised by her father in isolation in the woods and trained to be a lethal assassin. Thrust into the real world with no sense of social normalcy, Hanna skillfully dodges an off-book CIA agent while searching for the truth about her identity. “Jack Ryan” (1 Season) This political action thriller follows CIA analyst Jack Ryan, a character from Tom Clancy’s well-established “Ryanverse,” who is pulled from the safety of his desk job to work in the field.

Following The Beast, JT will start workouts with the football team. One challenge will be getting up to weight to play linebacker. In high school, he played at 6-foot-3-inches, 210 pounds. Army coaches want him at 240. JT has chosen a challenging and rewarding way forward in serving his country. It takes a special individual to choose the path of service and selflessness, becoming a team player in defense of our country. Good luck and God bless, JT. And thanks for your service. —Ken Denbow is a local freelance writer. Reach him at kdsd@ hotmail.com.■

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Community and Arts & Entertainment Calendar ONGOING EVENTS

FEATURED EVENTS Saturday, July 13

‘California Tapestry’ Through Aug. 3 On view at the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Visitor and Interpretive Center from June 22 through Aug. 3, is an exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist and illustrator Lesley Goren, whose lively and colorful images of plants and flowers are a self-described “love note” to the native vegetation of Southern California. To commemorate her exhibition at the MTRP Visitor Center, Goren has created two new custom greeting card designs for Mission Trails Regional Park to be sold in the Visitor Center’s gift shop beginning in June. The designs highlight the leaves and flowers of Mission Trails. The opening reception for Goren’s solo exhibition and first showing in San Diego County will take place at the MTRP Visitor Center, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, on June 23 from 2-4 p.m. Artwork featured in the exhibition will be available for sale, and a portion of the funds will support the park through the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.

‘The Sunshine Boys’ Through Aug. 4 The story of this play written by Neil Simon follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to reunite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the old men have not spoken in 12 years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. at Lamplighters Community Theatre, 5915 Severin Drive, La Mesa. Tickets are $23 general admission; $20 seniors, students and active military; group rate of 10 or more for $18 each. Visit lamplighterslamesa.com.■

Kid-friendly worm bins for composting Come make a kid-friendly worm bin. Learn how to care for the worms at home from instructor Deborah Austin, a representative from Food2Soil. 9-10:30 a.m. at the San Carlos Community Garden, 6460 Boulder Lake Ave. Cost is $10 per person for materials. For ages 4 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Vist bit.ly/2Y2JJQM.

audience favorite with incredible dancing, spectacular performances and exciting acrobatics. These CYT students will blow you away with their powerful storytelling of Disney's triumphant musical about the young newsies of New York fighting for their rights! 4 p.m. at Joan Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Ave. $9 tickets and information available at bit.ly/2ZQpT8C.

Monday, July 15 Aria Marathon Get to know the Opera NEO Young Artists of 2018 one aria at a time! 6 p.m. at Palisades Presbyterian Church, 6301 Birchwood St., San Diego. Free event, no RSVP necessary, suggested donation is $25

Wednesday, July 17

Wednesday, July 24

6:30–8 p.m. at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive in Santee. More information at santeesummerconcerts.com.

Thursday, Aug. 1

Tennessee Stiffs Navajo Live presents an evening of alt-country music with locals Rosa’s Cantina and Jessie Ray & The Haymakers and featuring Austin’s Tennessee Stiffs. 7:30 p.m. at Navajo Live, 8515 Navajo Road. Free show.

Santee Summer Concerts: Straight Six Free concert by rock, rhythm and blues band Strait Six. 6:30-8 p.m. at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive in Santee. More information at santeesummerconcerts.com.

Friday, Aug. 2

Thursday, July 25

Sunday, July 14

Second Sunday Community Concerts: Danny Green and Tripp Sprague Duo Second Sunday Community Concerts presents the music of Danny Green and Tripp Sprague. Danny plays piano and has recorded five CDs with this trio. Tripp is the brother of well-respected San Diego jazz guitarist, Peter Sprague. Tripp plays flute and saxophone. Second Sunday free concerts are held at Mission Trails Church, 4880 Zion Ave., San Diego, from 3-4 p.m.

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Santee Summer Concerts: Three Chord Justice Free concert by country rockers Three Chord Justice 6:30-8 p.m. at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive in Santee. More information at santeesummerconcerts.com.

AG First Fridays: Sandollar Allied Gardens’ First Friday concert series presents the feelgood vibes of local rock/reggae band Sandollar. 6-8 p.m. in the Allied Gardens Community Park, 5155 Greenbriar Ave. Concerts are free and hot dogs are served courtesy Ideal Plumbing, Heating & Air. For more information, visit agfirstfridays.com. ‘The Little Mermaid’ Through Aug. 3 The Grossmont College Theater Arts Department presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film. A hauntingly beautiful love story for all ages, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee, except for opening night July 25. Additional Wednesday matinee on July 31. At The Summer Arts Conservatory, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon. Tickets are $15 general admission; $12 for seniors, military and faculty; $10 for students. For more details, call 619-644-7234. Santee Summer Concerts: Bump City Brass Free concert by funk and soul dance band Bump City Brass.

Saturday, Aug. 3 The Importance of Children Being Outdoors Come learn about the health and psychological importance of children experiencing outdoor activities for optimal growth from pediatrician Dr. Cynde Lane. 9-10:30 a.m. at the San Carlos Community Garden, 6460 Boulder Lake Ave. Cost is $10 per person for materials. Registration required. Visit bit.ly/2Y2JJQM.

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Santee Summer Concerts: Back to The Garden Free concert featuring music from 1969 performed by Back to The Garden. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive, in Santee. More information at santeesummerconcerts.com.■

RECURRING EVENTS Mondays Movies Visit the College Avenue Center on Mondays at 1 p.m. for an afternoon movie! Free for members, $2 for nonmembers. 6299 Capri Drive. Visit jfssd.org. Tuesdays Food Truck Tuesday Civita Park plays host to a weekly food truck event. 5:308:30 p.m. 7960 Civita Blvd., San Diego. Visit curbsidebites.com for a list of participating trucks. Fridays La Mesa Farmers Market La Mesa’s farmers market offers fresh local produce, florals, pastries, live music, and arts and crafts each Friday. 3-7 p.m. along La Mesa Boulevard. Free. Visit bit.ly/2YMS741. Saturdays Hike Cowles Mountain Looking for an adventure? Come join Saturday morning hikes at Cowles Mountain. Group photos will be taken at the summit and water will be provided. Meet at the Cowles Mountain Staging Area (located on the corner of Golfcrest Drive and Navajo Road) at the trailhead south of the comfort station. 5:30 a.m. Free. Register at bit.ly/2VC7xtF. Shop Local Market Last Saturday of the month at Grossmont Center, participating shops set up tables outside and offer markdowns and new product showcases. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa. Sundays Traveling Stories Visit Grossmont Center each Sunday for an interactive story time for kids. Kids visit the StoryTent, pick out a book that interests them, and then read it out loud to a volunteer. The volunteer asks engaging questions that help the child build reading comprehension and critical thinking skills all while earning book bucks to trade for cool prizes. Free. 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa.■

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laughing children — it added up to a fantastic Fourth of July for all. Mark and I ran into Jay Wilson at the Allied Gardens July summer concert the following evening. Jay said that the Lake Murray Fireworks committee had met its $85,000 goal by the end of the evening. He also mentioned that volunteers had helped in a big way. “It is so nice to have help. Last night was the first time I could actually watch the fireworks,” Jay said. So next year, when you attend the Lake Murray Fireworks and Music Fest extravaganza, scratch

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for holiday celebrations. Patients depend on lifesaving blood transfusions every day,” said Cliff Numark, senior vice president of Red Cross Blood Services, in a press release. “Right now, the Red Cross only has less than a threeday supply when we need a fiveday supply to be prepared for all situations that require blood products. To help meet this need, we’ve added about 8,000 additional appointments at blood donation centers and community blood drives over the next few weeks to accommodate more donors. But we need people to fill those appointments, please join us today.” Alvarado Hospital is among the many locations to host blood drives and will hold one on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In June, the Red Cross launched the Missing Types campaign to encourage donors — especially new donors and those who have not donated in the past years — to give blood or platelets during the challenging summer months. Through the campaign, the letters A, B and O — letters that make up the main blood groups — disappeared from popular brands to symbolize what happens when blood goes missing from hospital shelves during blood shortages. Despite an encouraging response to the campaign, blood donations still fell short of expectations in June, resulting in more than 24,000 fewer donations than needed; about 1,900 fewer here in the Southern California Blood Services Region; and causing a significant draw down of the Red Cross blood supply. “Blood is only available when generous blood and platelet donors roll up a sleeve to give, and right now, all donors — especially those who have never given or haven’t given in a while — are urged to make an appointment to give today,” Numark added. For a complete list of blood drives, visit RedCrossBlood.org.

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COMMUNITY / NEWS / PUZZLES beneath the surface, look behind the scenes for the people who serve their country by serving their community. Thank them. Get out your checkbook and contribute to the cause. Better yet, volunteer your time. See you on the banks of Lake Murray in 2020. All donations for this year and next year are greatly appreciated. Go to lakemurrayfireworks.org to express your thanks and make a donation. Our next SCAC meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at the San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Drive. Our featured speaker will be City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate, Barbara Bry. around-the-clock crisis stabilization centers and bolster clinical resources and other tools to help those dealing with mental illness and addiction. Board chairwoman Dianne Jacob proposed the improvements in her State of the County address in February. Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, District Attorney Summer Stephan and Sheriff Bill Gore teamed up with her to formally bring them to the board. The first crisis stabilization center will be located in North County. An exact location has not been determined, but county Health and Human Services Agency officials say the north region has the greatest immediate need. The centers will offer psychiatric care, medication and other help, and will connect patients to long-term services and programs. The centers will include law enforcement drop-off. District Attorney Summer Stephan said the board’s action is a leap forward, advancing some of the concrete recommendations in the DA’s Blueprint for Mental Health Reform, which was released earlier this year. The county PERT (psychiatric emergency response teams) program will continue to respond to the most serious incidents. There are currently 53 PERT teams, with funding in place to grow that number to 70. The county is moving to bolster follow-up services for those helped through PERT or any law enforcement contact.

RED SHOE DAY A SUCCESS

San Diegans opened their hearts and wallets and raised an estimated $253,000 during the 10th annual Red Shoe Day fundraiser, benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. During the June 20 morning commute, nearly 1,600 dedicated volunteers — the most volunteers in Red Shoe Day history — collected donations at approximately 200 major intersections across San Diego County to raise funds to support families with critically ill or injured children receiving treatment at San Diego-area hospitals. Proceeds help provide a range of services to families,

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including meals, lodging and emotional support during their child’s hospital stay. In addition to street-side donations, funds were also raised through online fundraising pages, matching gifts, corporate sponsorships and contributions made at McDonald’s restaurants in San Diego County. This year, the impact of online donations was doubled courtesy of a $500,000 matching gift and endowment from the Joseph Clayes III Charitable Trust. The funds will help transform the House’s kitchens and dining rooms as part of its More Than A Meal campaign.

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“San Diegans came out in force today to support Ronald McDonald House and the families who rely on our services, and we are so grateful for their contributions,” said Chuck Day, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, in a press statement released after the event. As a founding partner of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, McDonald’s restaurants across the county showed their support for the charity by hosting an in-restaurant fundraiser, which continued through June 23. Corporate support was provided by title sponsor Wells Fargo; presenting sponsors San Diego County McDonald’s restaurants; NEWS 8, AM 760 and 100.7 San Diego; partner sponsors County of San Diego and Walmart; and supporting sponsor SuperShuttle. Other sponsors include Kiwanis Club of San Diego, Geico, The GEO Group Foundation, San Diego Padres, Ecolab, Brinks, Ultra Star Cinemas, and The UPS Store.■

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