Seaside Courier — February 2015

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Force behind the force: Key employees of the Oceanside Police Department

THIS ISSUE LOCAL NEWS Hand to Hand

Maggie Avants Editor

wo ways the Oceanside T Police Department aims to stay ahead of crime trends are through its Neighborhood Policing Team and its Crime Analysis and Intelligence Unit.

On a recent visit to OPD headquarters on Mission Avenue, Seaside Courier interviewed key employees of each of those departments.

Local nonprofits receive $33K in grants.

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WELLNESS IN NORTH COUNTY Pets and your health

Owen Duvall is pictured playing for Coastal Dragons Rugby. (Photo by Kim Duvall)

The mutual benefits we offer one another. Page 7

HOME & GARDEN Gardening ideas from Evelyn

Bringing the bloom indoors. Page 8

NORTH COUNTY ART Arts Alive

Local high school rugby standout to represent U.S. in Europe

Maggie

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t will be a spring break to remember for one Carlsbad teen.

Sixteen-year-old Owen Duvall, a junior at Cathedral Catholic High School, was recently selected to represent the U.S. on the High School All-American Rugby Under 17 team that will tour France and

in rugby has just begun,” said Belgium this spring.

In addition to playing on his Petersen, who began coaching school rugby team, Owen is also Owen when he was 11 years old.

It wasn’t an easy feat to be a longtime member of Coastal Dragons Rugby Club, which is selected for the All-American team. based in Encinitas.

“We got selected for our state According to Nick Duvall, Owen’s father, being selected teams and from that state team for the All-American team is we went and played in an allthe farthest one can go as a high star tournament,” Owen said.

“Then we got selected from a school player.

Ed Petersen, president of camp in Arizona.”

Owen and one other player Coastal Dragons, agreed.

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Encinitas selected for Redbox-style library kiosk Maggie Avants

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San Diego County supervisors attend the unveiling of the "24/7 Library To Go" in December 2013. (Photo courtesy County of San Diego)

is Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.

According to Ohr, there are two existing kiosks in San Diego County: one at the County Operational Center in Kearny Mesa and one in Bonsall.

Elsewhere, there are two in suburban Oklahoma City, one in Fresno, and one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

When the kiosk was installed at the County Operational Center in December 2013, the cost was about $225,000.

First we talked with Lt. Leonard Cosby, OPD’s public information officer, and Dulcinea “Dulci” Daniels, a crime prevention specialist who works alongside a sergeant and

The man behind bringing the kiosk to Encinitas is County Supervisor Dave Roberts.

“This is just so exciting; it’s another great enhancement to our libraries,” said Roberts, whose history with libraries goes back to serving on the Friends of the Solana Beach Library board.

“I’ve been a humongous library supporter for decades, so when I heard we were putting in a kiosk

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here are only six in the U.S., and Encinitas could soon be home to the seventh.

Plans are moving forward to install a self-service library kiosk in Encinitas that would be available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to a presentation given to City Council on Jan. 28.

Funding has been set aside by the County of San Diego for the movie-box-concept kiosk that is about the size of a bus shelter and holds up to 340 items such as books and DVDs, according to Donna Ohr, deputy director of San Diego County Library.

The big difference from Redbox? It’s free with the use of a county library card.

“Customers can browse, check out, return, renew and request library materials at the kiosk,” Ohr said.

The “24/7 Library-to-Go” also has Wi-Fi capability and

Neighborhood Policing Team

Neighborhood Policing Team.

A typical day for Daniels might include interacting with the city’s youth at a park or an after-school program, attending a community event, visiting senior citizens, or helping a business owner.

“We try to get out as often as possible so we can reach the community on a different level than just coming to their house on a call,” said Daniels, who has spent the last seven years in the position.

According to Cosby, the Neighborhood Policing Team is multi-faceted.

In one role, the team responds to quality of life issues throughout Oceanside neighborhoods with the goal of connecting residents so issues can be resolved peacefully.

“Some of the projects they undertake may take weeks, sometimes months, because it’s

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Lt. Leonard Cosby serves as the public information officer for the Oceanside Police Department.

(Photo by Maggie Avants)

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F E B. 2 1 Featuring “We Speak Your Names” adaptation by North County African American Women’s Association, and “I Have a Dream” by Rev. Dennis Brown (Spoken Word), this free event gets underway at 5:30 p.m. at Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway in Oceanside.

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Opening night of ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’ Moonlight Stage Productions continues its 2015 winter season with the San Diego Premiere of “Sondheim on Sondheim” from Feb. 12 through March 1 at the AVO Playhouse, 303 Main St. in Vista.

An intimate look at the father of the modern musical, this revue features new arrangements of Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved work.

Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

760-724-2110 and online at Moonlightstage.com.

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At 6:30 p.m. at Solana Beach Library, just in time for your Valentine’s Day shopping, learn from Dr. Phillip J. Goscienski, what the best form of chocolate and wine are to enjoy this day. Not all forms of these pleasurable foods are healthy.

Discover which claims are legitimate and how to select the healthiest forms of wine and chocolate for your Valentine during this Friends of Solana Beach Librarysponsored event. 157 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach.

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Love Your Heart North Coast Family Medical Group staff will be taking free blood pressure measurements from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, at 477 N. El Camino Real in Encinitas.

Free blood pressure screenings will also be available from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oceanside’s Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway in Oceanside.

A family enjoying last year's Paw Walk in the Garden.

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The Del Mar Garden Club is having Candace Vanderhoff from RainThanks give a lecture open to the community. Her workshop will cover rainwater harvesting and how to calculate the amount of water you can capture and store on your site. She will go over rain tanks, rain gardens and how to install both. A city of Del Mar representative will be there to answer audience questions.

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February is American Heart Month (CDC.gov)

F E B. 2 1 9 p.m. at Calavera Hills Community Park, 2997 Glasgow Drive in Carlsbad. Middle school and high school students only. Admission is $6 per person.

the Garden The third annual 5K Paw Walk in the Garden starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas.

This is only the third time in history that dogs will be allowed to “set paw” in the gardens. Hundreds of pets and their people will gather to raise funds for your Rancho Coastal Humane Society and San Diego Botanic Garden. Walking teams and meet-up groups ware welcome! For more information visit RCHS or SDBG, or or log on to Sdpetsorg or Sdbgarden.org.

Soul Fusion MiraCosta College’s Umoja Community will hold its second annual fundraiser, Soul Fusion, at 5 p.m. in the college’s Concert Hall, Building 2400, 1 Barnard Drive in Oceanside.

The evening concert will combine jazz, gospel, and R & B. Performers will include David Dredden & Undefeated, vocalist TJ Wilkins from “The Voice,” and MiraCosta’s Frequency Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Falker. Master of ceremonies will be Ant Black.

A silent auction will be held at 4 p.m.

Umoja, a Kiswahili word meaning unity, is a community and critical resource dedicated to enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of African-American and other students.

Admission is $10 and VIP is $20. Tickets may be purchased online at Miracosta. edu/umojatix.

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"Paint the Drains" is just one project supported by the Surfing Madonna Foundation. Pictured along with volunteers are Mark Patterson (left) and Bob Nichols (second from right), who started the foundation, and Megan McCarthy (right), director of marketing.

(Courtesy of Surfing Madonna Foundation)

Friendship flourishes into beloved foundation Hoa

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15-year-old friendship between two men has been the premise of an

organization.

Mark Patterson and Bob Nichols, who met at the local YMCA in 1999, are the foundFoundation. The beloved charity—which was formed in 2011 after the two covertly installed a large mosaic of the

something right.”

But the idea to raise tens of thousands of dollars for charities didn’t exist in the beginning of 2011. Patterson, 61, said it started when he left his job at Microsoft to work on a mosaic of “I had this transformative kind of experience,” said Patterson, who has lived in Leucadia since 1989. “I started working on the Madonna the next day.”

After nine months of work, the two friends installed the artwork on the corner of Encinitas Boulevard and Highway 101. In the days following the installa-

everything.”

The foundation, which has a mission of “bringing the community together to ‘Save the Ocean’ and protect our coastline,” started with raising $15,000 in its inaugural year to $90,000 in 2013 to roughly $175,000 in 2014. race—along a route Nichols and Patterson began running together in 1999—also grew, with nearly 7,000 participants and spectators in October.

Nichols, 41, said the earnings

the YMCA, the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, a surf school for disabled children, and other smaller projects like purchasing beach-accessible wheelchairs for the disabled.

“This is a big foundation that can make a difference and we want this money to have an impact on everybody’s life,” Nichols said. “We want the community to decide where the money goes.”

Nichols said the foundation hopes to Surfing Madonna, a mosaic by Leucadia artist Mark Patterson, is pictured at its permanent home at Leucadia Pizzeria. (Courtesy of Surfing Madonna Foundation) continue to grow and gain more feedback same name on Highway 101— tion, the pair sat at Leucadia from the public.

“We have a lot of volunteers now fundraises an estimated Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant to admire the work that they but we need more people to make $175,000 a year.

The proceeds, most of which hoped would relay the message suggestions on how to give back to the community,” Nichols said. are raised during the marquee of “saving the ocean.”

The mosaic quickly drew “The goal for the new year is to traction and controversy in the come up with great projects that of organizations that focus on small coastal community and the make a measurable difference.”

In the meantime, they are “saving the ocean.” also promoting have a brick “We’re trying to touch on was later formed.

“We wanted to be completely fundraiser through which comeverything with the money we’ve raised,” said Nichols, who quit anonymous and we thought we munity members can pay to his job as a commercial pilot to were,” said Nichols, a Leucadia have a brick or paver engraved become the foundation’s execu- resident since 1999. “People in honor of someone. The bricks tive director. “I feel like we’re kept telling us that the mosaic really doing that. We’re so new changed their lives so we Park at Leucadia Pizzeria.

To volunteer or to donate to the to this so it’s a learning curve for decided to run with it and start us but if people are smiling and an organization. We took some thanking us, I think we’re doing big gambles and we could’ve lost

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Rincon is a surf spot located at the Ventura/Santa Barbara county line.

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ooking back, it was the best of everything.

My friend Bill had recently paid $200 for Blodwyn, a rusty Plymouth wagon previously owned by two Welsh surfers, David and Rawlyn, who were visiting Leucadia that summer in 1975.

Bill and I were roommates and woke up early one morning to check out the waves. Finding no surf breaking between Swami’s and Oceanside, we kept chugging north.

In Santa Barbara, we stopped to view Rincon, wrapping perfect and empty lines in from Indicator to the Cove. Problem was, these miniature wonders of nature were no taller than 2 inches. Next up was Santa Cruz, where we ignorantly surfed nice 3- to 4-foot waves in a shark breeding ground before hunger called us to shore.

Low on funds we decided to head back south. Even with 45-cent gas, Blodwyn revealed a nearly unconquerable thirst that threatened to bankrupt us before we made it home. Stopping in Carmel, we rode a nice little beach break in town.

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were even poorer than we, we were stranded at the 76 Station, where an unsympathetic attendant ordered us to: “Leave or be towed at our own expense.” spoon of petrol, drove back to the beach and sat hungry and uncertain as the sun dropped behind the clouds.

Searching for empty pop bottles Carmel’s main street, gazing customers leaving portions of their overpriced plates. The glass separating us might as well have been made of iron as we walked around back to dumpster dive for scraps. Before we could ever were chased off by an over zealous dishwasher who threatened to call the cops on us.

Back on the street again, I cursed loudly to note an increasingly annoying rubbing near my heel. Pulling over to the curb to remove the offending footwear, a $20 bill I had hidden there angel into the gutter before us.

We merely gazed on the miracle for a moment before Bill grasped the note to keep it from vanishing like a mirage, and we laughed in unison.

Blodwyn, and from there we drove to Safeway for a feast of Wonder Bread, peanut butter and jelly.

After devouring a half dozen of the best sandwiches ever made, we threw the remaining bread onto the asphalt so famished seagulls could share our bounty.

Somewhere on the way home we met a surfer who invited us in to surf the private waves of the Hollister Ranch. We rode good, empty waves with nobody else out all that day, slept in the car and awoke early to ten the waves to nothing.

That afternoon we surfed good Rincon, as new friends and memories were made, before turning, victoriously, toward home, never realizing that life would never again be so simple, or that the best fruits the world had to offer could never be bought.

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Pictured from left to right: Willy Ginaven, Lynne Calkins and Marolyn Ritter; Kim Kelly, executive director of New Entra Casa; Sharlene Brewer, administrative assistant for New Entra Casa; and June Collins and Carole Warren. (Photos by Louis V. Schooler)

Hand to Hand awards $33K in grants

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ore than $33,000 was recently granted to four local

to Hand, a fund of the Coastal Community Foundation.

Comprised of 60 women, Hand to Hand members contribute their own monies and then choose organizations to fund. The group, and girls, has given $168,000 in the past six years.

This year’s recipients were announced at the 2014 Grant Ceremony and dinner held Jan. 28 at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club in Solana Beach. Grant recipients were: New Entra Casa, Welcome Home Ministries, Girls Rising, and Just in Time for Foster Youth.

New Entra Casa provides residential treatment in transitional housing for women being released from jail or prison. The program interrupts the cycles of poor choices, recidivism and abuse through services and educational life skill training, including counseling services to deal with root issues that led to their incarcerations.

Welcome Home Ministries provides mentoring support for incarcerated women in transition into the community. The programs train peer mentors to empower women with felonies and other unfortunate restrictions, which further hinder opportunities to positively re-enter society. Success is attributed to the strength of mentor/mentee relationships.

Girls Rising empowers atrisk girls to recognize their value and pursue higher goals through a community of women mentors. Through various programs the mentors and mentees explore new ways of problem solving, goal setting, increasing self-esteem through new experiences, and much more.

This year they will serve 70 girls, resulting in a continued high school graduation rate of 100 percent.

Just in Time for Foster Youth’s program, “Career Horizons for Young Women,” focuses on selfdevelopment, career guidance, workshops and support from career coaches. These skills build independence in women and their successes can be measured by “Safe,” “Stable” and “Thriving.”

Sponsors of the 2014 Hand to Hand Grantee Awards Ceremony: Jody Sather (center) and Jim and Karen Austin.

Hand to Hand members Cia Marshall (left) and Susie Colby are pictured at the Jan. 28, 2015 event.

Pictured from left to right are: Danell Scarborough, Betsy Jacobson and Annie Burchard; Dr. Carmen Warner-Robbins, founder of Welcome Home Ministries; and K.J. Koljonen, chair of Hand to Hand.

Katrina Dodson (left), outgoing chairwoman of Hand to Hand, is pictured with K.J. Koljonen, new chairwoman.

Nicole Anderson, president of Girls Rising, speaks at the Jan. 28, 2015 event.

Pictured from left to right are: Diane Cox, co-founder of Just in Time for Foster Youth; Hand to Hand members Susan Patten Wisel and Cia Marshall; Vanessa Davis, program coordinator for Just in Time for Foster Youth; and Hand to Hand members Tracy Myers and Ellen Waddell.

Eighty women will participate in this program in 2015.

This year’s grant ceremony was sponsored in part by Jim and Karen Austin and Jody Sather.

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mission of enhancing the quality of life by directing philanthropic efforts toward community needs.

Contact CCF about your legacy of giving for the community. Live Here, Give Here.

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EDITORIAL COUNTERPOINT:

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State, Encinitas plastic bag bans Keep the bag bans coming flawed from the start Proponents of rescindAugust Thomas K.

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he decision by the Encinitas City Council to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and pharmacies, even though a similar statewide measure has been held up due to a pending referendum to overturn it, constitutes the height of arrogance.

The nanny-staters who control the Council should have taken a step back and waited to see what happens with the statewide ban, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law last fall. A short time later, opponents submitted what they said were more than enough signatures to bring the matter before voters on the 2016 ballot, thereby suspending the new law until then.

But no, the majority on the Council always knows what’s better. They’ve already run the city manager out of town because they can’t bear the thought of turning control of Encinitas over to someone else, and now they are effectively telling voters their opinion on the matter doesn’t mean beans, and that they know what’s best.

The problem is, the measure Encinitas enacted – as well as the statewide law, Senate Bill 270, that has attracted so much heat be sent straight to the “let’s try For starters, single-use plastic bags are hardly the environmental nightmare critics have made them out to be. They account for ter, use 40 percent less energy to produce than paper bags and generate 80 percent less solid waste than paper. They can also be recycled.

Secondly, the “single-use� adjective is false. Everyone I know reuses the bags they get at the grocery store – to pick up dog poop, to line wastebaskets around the house, to carry lunch to work.

Heck, I even use them to bring my wet bathing suit home from the

gym.

Thirdly, the motive behind the law – to get us all to bring reusable bags to the supermarket – fails to take into account the health hazards associated with using non-disposable bags to transport perishables.

In 2012, professors at the University of Pennsylvania and George Mason University found San Francisco’s ban on plastic bags has been a public health disaster. In the three months after the city by the bay banned plastic bags in 2007, San Francisco experienced a 46 percent hike in deaths from foodborne illness. As against plastic bags often encourage the use of reusable totes to transport groceries. But as people tend to neglect washing those bags, increased food contamination becomes likely.�

An earlier study by researchers at the University of Arizona and the Loma Linda University School of Public Heath found deadly E.coli bacteria in 8 percent of all bags surveyed in a sampling of reusable shopping bags taken from randomly selected individuals at California and Arizona supermarkets.

I also take issue with the 10-cent surcharge on paper bags, the same bags we currently get free. It was a simple bargaining tool to buy off the California Grocers Association, which initially opposed the ban on plastic bags. And I wonder why the grocer unions subsequently nixed their opposition, as well – are they, by chance, now sharing in the spoils?

A far simpler solution would be to insist on biodegradable bags – with the sturdiness of plastic, but the ability of paper to quickly break up and morph with the soil.

Such a law, I would support; we still get our useful plastic bags, but now they are wholly green.

Why didn’t the great minds on the Encinitas City Council come up with something like that?

They’re probably too busy thinking of more ways to protect ourselves from ourselves, perhaps by banning sodas or SUVs.

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here is a Texas-sized garbage patch of plastic

Ocean, along with similar swirling gyres in the planet’s other seas.

The plastic in these oceanic own human cellular systems.

This is not good; plastics are carcinogenic. It’s also causing genetic problems in sea life and corrupting their ecosystems.

Perhaps most worrisome is that this plastic may never—literally never, say some scientists—biodegrade completely. Consider that 10 billion bags are used each year in the state of California.

Only 1 percent is recycled.

I find it amazing how cavalier some so-called conservatives are about this issue and those related to climate change, hemming and hawing about the subtle points of any proposed legislation, devoting so much energy to undermining our health and safety. Just look at how the Environmental Protection Agency has been demonized; it’s as if obstructionism has become an addiction, their No. 1 priority.

In the case of our California law banning plastic bags in supermarkets, the obstructionists are hung up on the 10-cent paper bag surcharge, which you simply avoid by bringing your own bags.

They also cite statistics about increased disease that comes from reusable bags. Hasn’t it occurred to them that cloth bags are washable? There’d be more germs in our underwear, too, if we never washed them.

These petty criticisms of the law are the equivalent of rushing back into your house your favorite pair of socks.

Anyway, if there are any real problems down the road, the law can be tweaked.

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ing the bag ban have also fabricated tales of backroom deals with grocers and unions — but this rings hollow. The truth is that our current law is the product of years of hearings and previous attempts to ban the bags, attempts thwarted by the money of the plastics industry.

The notion that Encinitas is somehow out of line in passing its own law is absurd. The wonder is that we didn’t do it sooner. More than 100 other California communities already have bag bans. They are also the status quo in most other civilized countries.

Encinitas has actually been late coming to the table.

Perhaps the most infuriating thing about this issue is the bald-faced corruption inherent in the recent push to rescind the bag law.

The California Legislature passed it and, according to polls, it has broad support.

But that doesn’t matter to the plastics industry, which is mounting a referendum to overturn the state law.

To put it plainly, the plastics industry is attempting to subvert our democratic process. Out-of-state bag manufacturers raised $3 million to help gather signatures.

The name of the organization behind the initiative to overturn the bag ban: the American Progressive Bag Alliance. Doesn’t that win the “Most Disingenuous Name of All Time� award?

The word “progressive� was cynically included to obscure the group’s real mission.

I encountered the signature gatherers one night in Encinitas. I was impressed by the effectiveness of their sleaze. They explained that they worked for a “nonlinks to the plastics industry. Their petition was not about rescinding the bag ban, but about “offering choice to Californians.� It’s no wonder they got the necessary signatures.

What I keep wondering is, why, in the case of carcinogenic plastics in our foods, and the dangerous effects of global warming, are these people so willing to risk the health of their children and grandchildren?

This plastic bag issue is rare in its simplicity. The only reason there will be an initiative on the ballot attempting to overthrow the law is the greed of the plastics industry. But I’m hopeful; I doubt Californians are dumb enough to buy their lies.

And, no, I don’t advocate banning SUVs—just from freeway HOV and fast lanes, along with other trucks.

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Wellness in North County:

Your pet can keep you well

animals the way I want to be treated. Studies show that positive reinforcement is so much

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ellness articles generally concern food and exercise for humans. Still, there are other creatures on earth that depend upon humans for good health while, symbiotically, contributing to our own general well being. Of course I’m speaking about pets and the mutual health we offer each one another.

Britta Wilson has loved and protected animals ever since she was a child, so much so that she left a promising modeling and acting career to care for them.

Interviewed exclusively for the Seaside Courier in Encinitas.

you Q go to school to learnDidabout animal behavior?

I have a bachelor of A Wilson: arts in psychology with a minor in biology with emphasis on animal behavior from Long Beach State University. I’m also a certified positive reinforcement trainer through Karen Pryor Academy. Before that I worked as a trainer at the San Diego Zoo for eight years. That caused a lot of interI don’t usually agree with having animals in custody or used for entertainment. The hardest part about leaving the zoo was that I had fallen in love with animals I had helped raise. In 2012 I started my own business: Britta’s Animal Training and Pet Services.

PETS February Pet of the Month

children. If you approach training a pet in the way you would your child, it can make more sense to people. Our pets are a lot like kids in a lot of ways.

The teachers I learned most from were the ones who nurtured learning and good behavior.

When you’re taught with correction and punishment, you tend to shut down. Also using correction and punishment is not in my personality.

Can pets Q improve a guardian’s general health?

Studies show A Wilson: that being a pet guard-

ian can lower heart rate and relieve stress. People become happier, which in turn makes them healthier. Just petting an animal can be helpful. That’s why places like “Love on a Leash” bring animals to assisted living homes.

Animal trainer Britta Wilson is pictured with “Lucques the Great” (Courtesy)

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guardians through difficult Q sorts of animals haveWhat you times. trained?

Wilson: We’ve seen service A dogs help wounded soldiers I’ve worked with A Wilson: elephants, a cheetah, an think having a loving companArtic Wolf, hawks, serval cats, otters, binturongs, a red river hog, monkeys, and lots of different animals both exotic and domestic. I worked for a short time with rescued elephants in Tennessee that come from zoos and circuses. Sadly, because of their history some of them have anger and hostility towards people. They have a lot of trust issues. From there I began working in the shelter and rescue

And Q you’ve never had to resort to discipline or punishment?

The most I do is use A Wilson: a two to three second time out, withdrawing my attention for a few seconds. Then I turn around and allow the animal to be reinforced through a more positive behavior. I treat

ion animal can help anyone get through tough times.

you Q have tips for peopleDowith overly aggressive pets?

Wilson: One thing I recomA mend for anyone working

with a reactive overly aggressive pet is probiotics. There are thousands of neurons in the stomach and intestinal tract that are directly connected to the brain and emotional state. There’s also an exercise I do with every dog I work with, called “Relax on a Mat.” It helps dogs relax without being told to go lie down. It’s really cool.

To learn more about pet health and their guardians, contact Britta Wilson via her website, Brittasanimaltrainingandpet services.com

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Ditto is the Seaside Courier Pet of the Month at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 3-year-old, 16-pound, Abyssinian cat.

Ditto is an active young guy. He’s very playful and friendly. Like most cats, Ditto is curious about his surroundings; that includes his roommates in the cattery. He’s very polite. He just wants to see what they’re doing. His two favorite things are playing with a cat wand and snuggling in a cozy bed. Ditto’s owner was forced to surrender him to Rancho Coastal Humane Society after he was injured and could no longer provide proper care.

The $100 adoption fee for Ditto includes medical exam, vaccinations, neuter and microchip. Find your best friend at Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza St. in Encinitas or log on to Sdpets. org. Call 760-753-6413 for more information or to sponsor a pet until it’s adopted.

Kennels and Cattery open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday.

Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day with the one you love, or you observe Feb. 14 as “Single Awareness Day,” you can’t beat the pure, unconditional love of an animal. Visit Rancho Coastal Humane now to buy a Valentine for your favorite animal for only $5.

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Gardening ideas from Evelyn:

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ere are my picks for top plants, plus some tips on how to care for them.

“I kill everything I touch!” If this is you, then this is my pick for you. The blooming kalanchoe is actually a succulent and requires almost no care.

Shade, sun, indoor or outdoors, your kalanchoe will be happy. The real name is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. I’m going to call this kalanchoe Katie Kal for short.

No one knows how to pronounce the long name anyway. Please don’t go into a garden center and ask for some Katie Kals; they will think you are absolutely crazy because I just made that name up 10 minutes ago.

Katie Kal comes in bright hot colors. Give it a drink once a week. Forgot to water? No problem, Katie Kal will forgive you.

How long will Katie bloom for

Solenia begonia will usually bloom indoors for about three to four months.

(Photo by Evelyn Weidner)

you indoors? Anywhere from three to four months depending on its size and how in bloom it was when you started. When the blooms are all gone, it’s time to buy a new one. But don’t throw away your original because she will bloom again for you in the spring and late fall.

At Weidners Gardens in Encinitas, we fool the kalanchoes into coming into bloom all year long. Sorry, you can’t do that!

My pick for elegance and ease, these lovely orchids are easy to grow.

Put your orchid in good light but not in a super sunny hot

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window. Orchids don’t grow in for a new bloom. Each time your soil like other plants. They have air roots that absorb the mois- stem back to two nodes above ture. The bark growing media the main stalk and your orchid gives perfect drainage and sup- will bloom over and over again. ports the roots. Once a week take Orchids like to eat so don’t stop your orchid to the kitchen sink. using the liquid fertilizer.

Water it well with tepid, non- Bromeliad softened water. If you get water My pick, because they last so into the base of the leaves, take a long and are so interesting. paper towel and dry it out.

They take almost no water and Wondering how long your orchid will stay in bloom? That depends on how many buds there are and how open it was when you bought it. The average time your orchid will stay in bloom is about six to eight weeks Here is a secret: After your last flower has finished, cut the Bromeliads take almost no water and stay nice for up to stem down to two six months. (Photo by Evelyn Weidner) or three nodes above where the stay nice for up to six months. stem comes out of the leaves. The bright-colored leaves put on Nodes are little bumps along the big show and last forever. the stem. Cut your bloom off This is a big interesting family there. In six to eight weeks, you and they all have different, should have a new bloom spike impossible-to-remember names coming. If your stem dries completely then you have to cut it all the way off and wait a year SEE GARDENING PAGE 9

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air circulation, and do not overwater! Do all those things and so just call them all bromeliads. your Rieger will do well.

Solenia begonia is like the Give them almost no water. A scant quarter cup in the cups of easygoing country cousin; it the leaves and another for the likes the same care but is more soil once every week or two is forgiving and will be gorgeous outdoors where it can take anygood. Overwatering can kill!

Fun facts: The tiniest air thing from coastal full sun to plant, tilandsia, the biggest, shade, but you can also enjoy guzmania, and the sweet pine- them indoors. Both your Rieger apple are all bromeliads. Once a begonia and your Solenia begonia will usually bloom indoors for about three to four months; perfect conditions and you might enjoy six to eight months.

Can you regrow and make them bloom again?

Yes, you can.

It’s not hard and lots of fun.

African violets will bloom indoors year round in the right Give them mini spot with the right light. (Photo by Evelyn Weidner) stress dormancy by letting them bromeliad blooms, it will never go without watering for about bloom again. But baby plants two and half weeks. Cut them will come up all around the base back to about 5 inches above and you can start new ones. They the pot midway through the also grow well outdoors. Best in dry period. After the mini dormancy, water and then follow up light shade. with a diluted liquid fertilizing.

Rieger and Solenia Begonias Put them in a good bright warm I love all begonias, but the spot and wait for new growth. prettiest indoor blooming plant Your plant will never be as full is the Rieger begonia. Even and nice as it was before but it’s better is its improved sister, fun to try.

Solenia begonia. These two will Rieger begonias have a lot of little rosebud double begonia can be a bit fussy so you need to know what you are doing. Give it good bright light, lots and lots of

This is still one of the best blooming plants you can enjoy.

It’s the only one that will actually bloom all the time if you the right amount of light.

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How does anyone know the magic amount? Here is a tip: put your hand over your violet when it is getting the brightest light; if you can barely see the shadow of your hand over the violet then that is the right amount of light. If it’s too bright, you’ll have yellow leaves with scorched spots; too dark and you will have lovely green leaves but no blooms.

Find the right spot, water from a saucer underneath, feed with violet food or any liquid feed half strength and enjoy.

The kitchen window is often a great place for your African violet. This is one blooming plant that will bloom all the Helpful hints Most people don’t know how long to expect their blooming houseplant to last.

Unrealistic expectations can make one feel like a failure. I have put in my best guess for each plant. Think like the plant hint: Maidenhair ferns are so delicate and lovely, but one dry out and they’re gone. Grow your ferns in a saucer with 1 inch of water and actually let them sit in the water.

Spring is almost here.

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prAna to open flagship store in Encinitas this spring

In the heart of Encinitas on the South Coast Highway 101, prAna prAna Encinitas will be the brand’s sixth store in the

Viking Construction will use the majority of the building at 3150 Pio Pico Drive in Carlsbad as its headquarters. (Courtesy)

Carlsbad Village Commercial building sells for $1.55M The property, located at 3150 Pio Pico Drive in Carlsbad, is a two-story, freestanding building with visibility from Interstate 5.

Marc Posthumus and Amy McNamara of Colliers International managed the transaction. The buyer was Waters Edge Properties, LLC, DBA Viking Commercial Construction, Inc., and the seller was Mariposa, LLC. “Viking Construction will occupy the majority of the building as our new corporate headquarters. Given the low interest rates we were able to reduce our operating costs by owning our building rather than leasing,” said Bill Larson, CEO of Viking Construction.

“We are seeing a growing trend in the number of buildings in the Carlsbad Village area which are being renovated and repositioned to take advantage of the community’s walkable amenities as well as its proximity to Highway 5 and the coastal area,” said Posthumus, vice president of Colliers International.

in Southern California.

Founded and headquartered in Carlsbad, just miles from the Encinitas retail location, prAna creates built-to-last apparel for free-spirited people to pursue their passions from the mountains to the beach.

“Our roots are in Southern California, so An existing prAna storefront it only made sense to in Minneapolis, Minnesota. open a store in our own (Facebook/Prana) active and free-spirited backyard,” said Scott Kerslake, prAna CEO. “The proximity to our headquarters and the community itself made Encinitas an ideal spot to connect with our loyal customers and other like-minded locals.” prAna began with apparel catering to the clothing needs of yogis and climbers. It has since broadened its reach, providing men’s and women’s lifestyle fashions with a versatile, comfortable, and stylish approach.

Built for active and everyday wear, prAna provides items inspired for the journey, no matter how grand the adventure.

As a leader of sustainable practices, prAna mitigates its impact on the environment in all stages of production, operations, and supply chain. To stay consistent with prAna’s commitment, the Encinitas retail location will incorporate sustainable building practices.

Located at 625 Highway 101 in Encinitas, prAna will be open to the public this spring.

Sonima Wellness Center opens in Encinitas A public grand opening of Sonima Wellness Center was held Saturday, Feb. 7 at 575 S. Coast Highway in Encinitas.

Sonima Wellness Center offers an all-inclusive approach to health and wellness with services unique to each individual.

“The Sonima Wellness Center is a place unlike any “From the organic design, to our service offerings, we’ve meticulously thought through every detail to make this a space for all things health and wellness.

The Sonima Wellness Center is where people can live

In addition to classes and workshops, Sonima Wellness Center at 575 S. Coast Highway in Encinitas, offers fresh juices and other nutritious snacks. (Courtesy)

The newly designed facility features a variety of more than dance, bootcamps and more.

In addition to the core programs, the center also offers ancillary services such as community workshops, cook-

ing demonstrations and one-on-one consultations health coaches.

Sonima carries a line of fresh pressed juices made with a state-of-the-art hydraulic cold press juicer. The center also offers smoothies, elixirs, nutrient-dense snacks and juice cleanses.

Solana Beach executive joins Council Connections board A Solana Beach resident recently joined the board of directors of Council Connections, a national purchasing organization that serves thousands of member clients in both the health care and non-health care sectors.

Jeff Maysent, former general counsel of Premier, Inc., was welcomed to his new role in January, according to a news release.

Maysent’s extensive experience in group purchasing and multi-site health center systems rounds out Council Connections board, as it jumps with both feet into its latest three-year strategic plan, the news release stated.

Council Connections currently serves more than 4,000 members of health care, social service and educational organizations, providing them with discounts and services cial strength.

The group has 30 years in the GPO market, achieving double-digit growth in 2014.

“At Council Connections, we are constrength of our members, and we believe that the addition of Jeff Maysent to the Council Connections Board of Directors is invaluable in not only continuing our mission, but moving forward with the implementation of our new three-year strategic plan,” said Sparkle Barnes, executive vice president of Council Connections. “We are excited to work with Jeff not only in the coming months, but throughout the next few years.”

Prior to joining Premier, Maysent was general counsel of St. Joseph Health Systems, an Orange County-based multi-hospital system in California and Texas, where he also served as CEO of its insurance subsidiary, American Unity Group. Maysent was on the board of a multi-site Cincinnati, Ohio, hospital group, Sisters of Charity Health Systems, and began his career as Staff Counsel of the Illinois Hospital Association.

“Jeff’s professional expertise marries perfectly with the direction of Council Connections - to continue to seize emerging strategic opportunities and scale our operations during a time of rapid growth, yet sustain customer service excellence,” said Henry N. Tuttle, CEO of the Council of Community Clinics, Council Connections’ parent company.

Maysent said was impressed by Council Connections’ track record and service to its members.

“I look forward to working with the board, and management team, as Council Connections enhances its role as a leading care providers, educational and social service agencies nationwide,” Maysent said.

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Oceanside honors volunteer with MLK Community Service award Longtime civic volunteer E. Charles Adams was named the winner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award, the city of Oceanside announced Jan. 20.

Adams served for 17 years on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission — including a decade as chairman. He was also on the MiraCosta Community College Board of Trustees for 10 years, and served on boards for the Oceanside Police Department and Oceanside Art Museum.

“I thinks it’s fair to say that Mr. Adams exemKing in his thoughtful deliberations, his gentle E. Charles Adams (Courtesy) approach and his many years of leadership and service to our community,’’ said Margery Pierce, the city’s neighborhood services director. “He is a living reminder of the truths exemThe annual award is given to a resident of slain civil rights leader’s ideals and teachings, and who has volunteered for the community over a long period of time.

Adams was honored at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration held by the NAACP’s North County branch. years in the Navy, where he did duty in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He later became an athletic trainer and girls track coach at Oceanside High School.

—City News Service

Jodi Diamond (Courtesy)

Boys & Girls Club CEO recognized by San Diego Business Journal Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside’s CEO Jodi Journal’s 8th Annual “Most Admired CEO Awards.”

Diamond, alongside other local industry leaders achieving great things within their companies and in the community, was honored during a special awards reception held Jan. 28, according to a news release.

“It is an honor to be nominated for such a prestigious award,” said Diamond, one of only a few am humbled by being in the company of all of the other nominees.”

Diamond has been with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside for over eight years, and has led the organization as CEO since September 2013.

“Each day it is inspiring to work amongst amazing staff, knowing we are impacting the lives of thousands of children,” she said. “Any part I have in ensuring their GREAT futures is success to me.”

The San Diego Business Journal’s awards event was held at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego.

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MiraCosta to offer 4-year degree Seaside Courier Staff

This month’s not-to-miss live music events

By Jen Van Tieghem

This is a great event to celebrate something you love; hopefully with someone you love. The night starts at 6 p.m. with wine and dessert—how romantic is that? Following, a concert starts at 7 p.m. with classical pianist Peter Gach performing selections that follow the theme “Love in Music.” One-hundred percent of the proceeds from this special event will go to MoMM’s educational programs.

5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad. MuseumOfMakingMusic.org.

Don’t let Krippner’s youth fool you—this girl can sing. Her acoustic songs are simple and sweet, allowing her vocals to shine through. rendition of The Beatles classic “Blackbird” for a sample of her a good way to unwind on a Friday evening. 505 Oak Ave., Carlsbad.

CafePaniniCarlsbad.com.

As this blues-rock duo of dames garners more and more attention, it’s unlikely we’ll keep seeing them in venues as intimate as Belly Up. Their big, bold sound draws comparisons to The White Stripes and The Black Keys, but their riot girl edge sets them apart. They channel rock goddesses from the past like Janis Joplin and Joan Jett. Pull out some leather duds and check out “Baby I Call Hell” to get amped up for the show. 143 South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach.

BellyUp.com.

Out of the Woods Pick of the Month Headliners Wild Child is more pop-rock and less head-banging than its name may suggest. Singer Kelsey Wilson has a delicate sweetness to her voice that blends with the singer Alexander Beggins’ dreamy lines. The resulting whimsical sound is infectious to say the least. They’ll be joined by two other touring bands who are no strangers to San Diego: psychedelic rockers Desert Noises and Americana folkers Goodnight, Texas. Great to catch on any bill, together they’ll make for an eclectic and enticing night. 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. CasbahMusic.com.

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iraCosta and San Diego Mesa colleges were among 15 community colleges selected from 112 statewide last month to begin offering four-year bachelor’s degree programs.

MiraCosta in Oceanside will offer a degree in bio-manufacturing, while Mesa will offer a degree in health information management at its Kearny Mesa campus.

“The biomanufacturing baccaan unmet workforce need for the greater San Diego region,” said MiraCosta College Superintendent/ President Sunny Cooke. “It builds on an already exemplary Biotechnology Program and is responsive to the local need for trained manufacturing and production technicians in North County.

Due to our location and our relationships with local biotechnology companies, MiraCosta College is uniquely positioned to meet this biotechnology workforce need.”

The MiraCosta program will prepare students for employment in the manufacturing sector of the biotechnology industry, which includes biotherapeutics, diagnostics, supplies and services, and industrial products. The degree will also prepare graduates for technical and quality assurance/ control-related positions.

Under Senate Bill 850, the fouryear degree program must be up and running by at least the 20172018 academic year, however, districts may start their programs

Sen. Marty Block speaks at a November 2014 press conference urging Gov. Jerry Brown to approve SB 850. (Courtesy)

by the fall 2015 semester.

Mesa College already offers an associate’s degree in health information management, and plans to offer junior-level classes beginning in fall 2016.

“There is a robust labor market need for medical records managers,’’ Mesa College President Pamela Luster said. “We have tremendous student demand, superior faculty, and overwhelming support from our healthcare industry partners who stand ready to employ our graduates.’’

Until now, the only public schools that awarded four-year degrees were in the University of California or California State University systems.

The pilot program for offering bachelor’s degrees at community colleges was started to keep higher education accessible and affordable, while helping to keep the state economically competitive, said Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, who authored the bill that

provides for the change.

Lower-division course work would cost $46 and upper-division course work would cost $84 under the new program, with an estimated total cost of about $10,000 to obtain a bachelor’s degree.

“SB 850 students will really get a bang for their buck and will represent the diverse population of California’s community colleges, including returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan,’’ Block said. “All are needed to keep California competitive.’’

The schools were selected by the California Community College Board of Governors and Community Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris. The community college board is set to ratify the picks in March.

MiraCosta representatives said details about the new program will be shared as they become available.

—City News Service contributed to this report.

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A conceptual drawing of "Gateway to Sunshine," a city monument sign that will be installed on Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach. (City of Solana Beach)

Marivi Mullen serves as a crime analysis specialist for the Oceanside Police Department. (Photo by Maggie Avants)

POLICE, FROM PAGE 1 a matter of contacting people of both parties,” Cosby said.

“For instance, let’s suppose you are dealing with a church and neighbors are complaining they are being too loud. Technically you do have a disturbing the peace issue but you do have freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

So it is an issue of going to the

crime hotspots, current crime trends and outstanding suspects within the city.

On the day we visited, we spoke with Investigations Lt. Aaron Doyle as well as Marivi Mullen, one of three full-time crime analysis specialists who make up the unit.

“We provide actual intel-

Dulcinea “Dulci” Daniels serves as a crime prevention specialist for the Oceanside Police Department. (Photo by Maggie Avants)

specifically, we give them information about offenders who may be in their area, we update them on hotspots, crime series and crime patterns for the purpose of supporting them in their mission to reduce crime, disrupt crime and solve crime,” Mullen said.

Mullen said she and her fellow analysts spend their days compiling intelligence from a combination of resources.

“Whether it be outside agencies or information we get from our different units during briefings, we help patrol hit the ground running so essentially they start their day focused and in front of crime trends and patterns,” she said.

They also host an intelligence meeting once a week with the Gang Suppression Unit and

church and making them aware...

Criminal solutions are good stopgaps, but getting people to change their minds and work together is a longer lasting solution.”

In another role, the team applies for grants so it can continue to serve the city’s at-risk youth by partnering with Vista Community Clinic’s Project REACH after-school program.

“The program is mainly for teens and mostly they are in our gang neighborhoods; it’s for kids ence and good activities,” Daniels said.

“We are there every day; the every week,” she said. “We talk to them about curfew and truancy and just things that are important to know. We try to minimize their chances of getting in trouble. Sometimes there are kids who want to do the right thing; sometimes they just don’t know how.”

Grant programs also help fund overtime for gang injunction enforcement and probation violation checks, according to Cosby.

A lot of times that involves home refer any children in the home to attend positive activities, he said.

“It is about relationships and providing alternatives for the kids,” Cosby said.

Crime Analysis and Intelligence Unit Tucked away in a separate building, across a sea of patrol cars from the Neighborhood Policing Team, is the Crime Analysis and

and compile information for weekly crime trend notes. interact with people who are dealing with victims and seeing Doyle described the unit as the brain of the department.

As for the TV monitors, he said two identical monitors are so that when patrol units start their shift the information is streaming.

“Previously they would come Doyle said. “This takes it one step further and makes it almost like an interactive experience. It’s such a better way to communicate with patrol.”

He said he is not aware of another agency in San Diego County that uses the program, called MagicInfo. The software also allows the unit’s intelligence analysts to upload photos and videos, which oftentimes suspects and begin comparing notes, he said.

“The analysts provide us with a map of where crime is ocurring, how it’s occurring and what time it’s occurring,” Doyle said. “We just have to be there to catch the people.”

Solana Beach welcome sign coming to Lomas Santa Fe Seaside Courier Staff

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ome summer, Solana Beach will have its fourth welcome sign in the city.

The City Council voted unanimously Jan. 28 to install the sign on Lomas Santa Fe Drive at Highland Drive.

The sign, titled, “Gateway to Sunshine,” is a long serpentine, corten steel s-shape with cutouts of a sunset on the high end and Solana Beach on the low, front end, according to a staff report presented to Council.

It will be 55 feet in length, 3 feet 2 inches high on the east end, and 6 feet and 2 inches high at the west end. The budget to construct the sign is $35,000, which will be pulled from the public arts reserves and money generated from the transient occupancy tax.

The city of Solana Beach currently has three other welcome

signs at South Highway 101 from Cardiff, North Highway 101 from Del Mar, and Via de la Valle to Valley Avenue.

The welcome sign comes after the completion of the Highland Drive at Project in 2013, which created a new median on Lomas Santa Fe, according to the staff report.

“This busy intersection is a primary entry way into the City coming west from Rancho Santa Fe and a south entrance coming from Encinitas/ Olivenhain. Additionally, the intersection is a four-way making the median an excellent site for an attractive City entry sign/monument and associated landscaping. The Lomas Santa Fe Traffic Calming Project was approved with the understanding that a new entry sign/monument would be constructed in the median after the project was completed,” read the staff report.

After the completion of the calming project, the city’s Public Arts Commission announced a request for proposals for artistic design of a welcome sign in December 2013. The city received 10 responses and Swanson and Brett Reisdorf later decided to design an entry sign based on feedback. Swanson and Reisdorf’s sign was chosen to be presented to the City Council, according to staff.

A number of residents emailed the city staff with mixed reviews.

Some stated they loved the sign, while others said it was an eyesore or didn’t want any more public art in Solana Beach.

However, no public speakers appeared at the meeting and the City Council approved the project without a debate.

The city will issue a request for contractors to construct the sign.

Staff hopes to have the sign built by the summer.

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He said he is looking forward to the European tour, which is March 28 through April 8. “It will be fun...it will be my rugby,� said Owen, whose mother is from England.

Yet Owen, who has a younger ate family to pick up the sport. “I did not play,� Nick said. “I got started with it when Owen started playing and that got me sucked into it.�

Nick went on to serve as president of Coastal Dragons for two years. He continues to coach for the organization that gives youth from the ages of 7 to 17 the opportunity to learn and excel at the sport.

Considering that his son will play on an All-American team, Nick said “it is a huge accomplishment.� “This, I would say, of all the youth players who really take rugby seriously, this is as high as they can go as a youth players,�

Nick said. “Owen has put in loads and loads of work.

I drop him off at school at 6 a.m. and he does weight lifting and then he has practice in the afternoons—and he has a 4.3 GPA.�

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KIOSK, FROM PAGE 1 at the county, I asked, ‘Can we put one of those in my district?’ That began the journey of looking for an appropriate location,�

Roberts said. “I really felt that putting it in Encinitas made the most sense for my district so that is what we are working on.�

City Council gave consensus for Encinitas Planning Director Jeff Murphy to work with Ohr on surveying which of the following locations would be the most suitable for the kiosk: Main Encinitas Library NCTD Encinitas transit station Civic Center parking lot (lower) East Encinitas According to Roberts, one of the logistics to be considered is that the box, therefore it should be located near a county facility.

Ohr said the plan was to review the options and report back to Council and Supervisor Roberts in two weeks’ time. “We will need to assess infrastructure and the geographic needs of underserved populations,� Ohr said.

City Council members expressed their support for the project. “It would be great to put something on the eastern side of town to increase access for those who may not be able to get to the Cardiff or main libraries,� said Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer.

Mayor Kristin Gaspar said: “Our community will appreciate it should this move forward.�

An aerial view of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant under construction. (Carlsbad Desalination Plant via Facebook)

Carlsbad Desalination Plant closer to completion Seaside Courier Staff

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project that aims to provide San Diego County with 50 million gallons of water per day is expected to be in operation by year’s end.

The Carlsbad Desalination Plant, located at Encina Power Station in Carlsbad, is about 77 percent complete, Carlsbad City Council learned during a recent meeting.

The seawater desalination plant was approved by the California Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission in 2008.

In 2009, the project received approval from the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the City Council.

In 2012, the San Diego County Water Authority signed a 30-year agreement with Poseidon Water to provide 50 million gallons of desalinated water. The water is expected to provide 10 percent of the total drinking water in San Diego County, water for about 300,000 people and 7 percent of

the potable water needs.

Billed as the largest desalination plant on the West Coast, construction began in 2012 and is estimated at a cost of $1 billion.

Project staffers showed City Council members photos of three large completed intake pumps that are already in operation as well as the pre-treatment water area of the plant.

Meanwhile, installation of a

who sits on the boards of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District and the San Diego County Water Authority. “Things have gotten a little bit better but we’re not out of the woods by any means,� Lewinger said. “The rainfall in Northern California, as of today, is exactly average except it hasn’t rained up there in about a month so that pot is leveled right now. By the middle of this week or next week, if it doesn’t rain, we’re going to be behind.�

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the snowpack in Sierra Nevada was about 50 percent of normal as of Dec. 30. Low rainfall has left California at an “abnormally dry level,� according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “We’re going to be in a shortage situation and there’s going to be cutbacks,� Lewinger said.

The Carlsbad Desalination Plant, located at Encina Power Station in Carlsbad, is about 77 percent complete. pipeline that will extend over 10 miles to San Marcos began in early 2013 and is about 50 percent complete.

Staffers said some road closures would be in effect as the pipeline is being laid.

The project is crucial in a time when the state is facing a drought, said Keith Lewinger,

will begin a discussion about allocations of water but the desalination plant will mean San Diego County residents will only have to cut back by 5 to 7 percent.

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Carol Korfin, center front, president, and Grace Swanson, member of the year, left front, are pictured among 70 members of San Dieguito Art Guild, Jan. 17, 2015. (Photo by Wes Farmer, SDAG member)

San Dieguito Art Guild celebrates 50th anniversary Seventy members of the San Dieguito Art Guild attended a brunch meeting Jan. 17 at the Encinitas Senior and Community Center to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. cated to furthering artistic understanding and fostering artistic growth of members and the community at large by promoting interest, education, knowledge and skills in the visual arts, according to a news release.

At the Jan. 17 meeting, President Carol Korfin delivered a “State of the Guild” mes-

sage; members participated in a bead swap; a gently-used art supply and art book sale; a raffle for the Guild’s commemorative 50th Anniversary calendars and a painting by the late Roy Soravia; and an award for member of the year — Grace Swanson (current publicity chair).

In attendance for the 50th anniversary celebration were four former presidents of the Guild: Jim Respess (1999-2001); Laura Lowenstein (2005-2007); Patricia Eldon (20072009); and Cheryl Ehlers, (2010-2012).

The mural is located on the east wall of Moonlight 7-Eleven, 105 West D. St. in Encinitas. (Photo by Louis V. Schooler)

Local artist Micaiah Hardison works on his new mural at the Moonlight 7-Eleven. (Paint Encinitas via Facebook)

"Encinitas Harmony," a mural by local artist Micaiah Hardison, is unveiled during a ceremony held Jan. 17, 2015. (Encinitas 101 Mainstreet Association via Facebook)

Downtown Encinitas gets new mural Maggie Avants Editor

It just got groovier in downtown Encinitas, thanks to a brand-new mural.

An unveiling ceremony for “Encinitas Harmony,” by artist Micaiah Hardison on Jan. 17 at the Moonlight 7-Eleven, 105 West D St. in Encinitas.

The mural painted on the east wall of 7-Eleven marks the third piece Hardison has gifted to the community. It replaces the previous piece Hardison painted for the same wall in 2000, which

had exceeded its 10-year life span, according to the Encinitas native.

His vision for the mural was to render the Encinitas coastline, with Swamis at its fulcrum, to “share unique individual perspectives that identify our City and its people.”

Paint Encinitas helped Hardison achieve this by securing donations and sponsorships through the Beautify Earth Project.

“Mural art across the world has been used as a method to not just adorn walls in neigh-

borhoods on the rise and give businesses a distinct identity, but also to provide a time stamp and celebrate a place in our personality history,” said Jax Meyers, founder and artistic director of Paint Encinitas.

“By allowing artists the opportunity to paint with the city that inspired them as their canvas, Encinitas is presenting to the public an open-air art gallery, free to observe at all hours,” she said.

Read more about the project and the organization by visiting Paintencinitas.org.

The arts are coming alive again in Encinitas.

The magic will happen when the 2015 Arts Alive Encinitas Unveiling is held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1950 N. Highway 101 in the former Cabo Grill building in Leucadia.

The 101 Artists’ Colony, Cardiff 101 Main Street and Leucadia 101 Main Street are once again presenting the Arts Alive banners, that will be displayed on lamp post along a 6-mile stretch of the Historic Coast Highway 101, from La Costa Avenue in Leucadia south to Cardiff’s Restaurant Row and the Seaside Market.

The 99 original works of art will be unveiled before they go on display on the lamp posts.

The Encinitas Arts Alive Banner Exhibit began in 2001 and the unveiling is one of the favorite art events in North County.

Every year since 2001, dozens of invited artists participate in the art show that hangs in February after the unveiling, and comes Silent bidding to own a piece of the art begins at the unveiling and Plaza, where all the art will be on display together again.

The public can also make bids during the three-month exhibit by calling Leucadia 101 Mainstreet at 760-436- 2320.

Sponsors for this year’s exhibit are Hansen Surf Shop, Cardiff Seaside Market, Spy Optical and The Coast News.

2014 Carolyn Mickelson Merit Award winners Sarah McEwan, Rancho Buena Vista High and El Camino High’s Celeste Butler receive their certificates from Carolyn and OMFest Chair, Eliane Weidauer. (Photo courtesy OCAF)

Performing arts scholarships available to North County students Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation’s Performing Arts Scholarships are presented annually to graduating high school seniors seeking to further their education in theatre, music, or dance, based upon their experience, contributions to their performing arts program, and a teacher recommendation.

To be considered for this award, student candidates from North County San Diego must submit a typed 1-2 page application, which includes the following information: 1) name, current telephone number, and mailing address, email address, name of high school; 2) high school coursework in the performing arts, including completed and current; 3) additional outside or extracurricular performing arts experience; 4) future educational and career goals; 5) how this assist the applicant. 6) why this scholarship should be awarded to the applicant.

Additionally, applicants must include a Letter of Recommendation from their

high school performing arts instructor, and a video tape/ DVD of their own performance.

The video recording should be should showcase the student’s best efforts. Participants are asked to make sure their music, dance, or dramatic presentation underscores their talents and shows performers at their best.

The camera should be focused on the performer rather than a large group. The organization will not accept audioCDs as its members need to see performances. Students are advised not to use YouTube, because the web distortion will not show them to their best advantage.

Submit Scholarship package to Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, PO Box 3054, Oceanside, CA, 92051.

Application deadline is Monday, April 27, 2015. For questions email to ocaf@ocaf. info Visit OCAF website: http:// www.ocaf.info/ for more information about Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, their events and projects, and how one can get involved.

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