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The San Diego City Council voted last unanimously to approve the revitalization of Protea Properties’ Flower Hill Promenade shopping center. This decision, which fol-lows favorable votes from the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board and City of San Diego Planning Commission, represents the final approval needed to allow construc-tion to begin.

“We are thrilled the City Council voted to support the revitalization,” said Jeffrey

Essakow, president of Protea Properties. “This decisive victory reflects seven years of work developing a plan in concert with the community that will bring the type of cen-ter that this community deserves.”

Prior to the vote, the City Council heard positive testimony from neighbors, tenants and shoppers from the center. A number of other supporters attended the hearing wearing stickers that said “Yes on Flower Hill!”

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Summer, Maddie and Sam take a break from a lap swim to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito. The club’s Rancho San Dieguito Swimming Team’s annual fundraiser was held April 20 at Pardee Aquatics Center in Solana Beach. See page B15 for more. PHOTO: JON CLARK

A mental competency hearing was scheduled April 27 for a man accused of kill-ing his mother with a ham-mer and mutilating her body in her Solana Beach home. (This newspaper went to press the morning of April 27.)

Last April, a judge found 29-year-old Bryan Chang mentally incompe-tent to stand trial for murder in the Jan. 25, 2010 death of Sherry Chu Chang.

The hearing was sched-uled to determine whether the defendant — who re-mains in custody — has re-gained the capacity to un-derstand the charges against him and assist his attorney at trial.

Sherry Chu Chang’s body was found at his home on Santa Florencia, near San Elijo Lagoon, after she failed to show up for work and a co-worker asked deputies to

check the house. Her son was arrested at his home in Los Angeles two nights later.

During an earlier pro-ceeding, Deputy District At-torney Rachel Solov said that the defendant cut off his mother’s right arm and part of her skull and put them in a refrigerator. Ac-cording to Solov, the mother and son may have had a dis-agreement over money, and it was bloody fingerprints found on blinds in the home that led authorities to the defendant.

Detectives said claw hammers may have been used in the killing.

If criminal proceedings are restored, the defendant would face 26 years to life in prison if convicted, accord-ing to the prosecution. For an update on the hearing, visit www.delmartimes.net

— City News Service

Hearing held for son accused of murder

SEE WATER, PAGE 6

BY JOE TASHContributor

Santa Fe Irrigation Dis-trict directors agreed to cut more than $800,000 in ex-penses from next year’s bud-get during a special work-shop session held on Mon-day, April 25.

The cuts include trim-

ming $520,000 from the wa-ter district’s operating bud-get, and a decision by the board not to make a $311,000 payment into a trust fund for future retiree health benefits, from the spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The current year’s operating bud-

get, including debt service, is $22.8 million.

During the workshop, directors provided guidance to staff as they prepare next year’s budget. Among the questions the board consid-ered was how much the San Diego County Water Au-thority — the district’s sup-

plier of imported water — will increase its water rates next year, and how much local water from Lake Hodg-es will be available.

The district has been told by the water authority that the cost of imported water will rise between 9.5 and 17.8 percent next year,

but a firm number won’t be available for about a month. In the meantime, directors told staff to build a 14 per-cent increase into next year’s budget.

Directors also told staff to plan for meeting about

Water district cuts over $800K from budget

See UPGRADE, page 6

■■ It has been another busy week in local sports.See pages 23-26.

■ Once reluctant to self-publish, writer finds audience as ‘chick-lit’ e-Author. Page B1

■ Through triathlon, local firefighters hope to promote safe teen driving. Page 8

To celebrate the city of Solana Beach’s upcoming 25th anniversary, the Solana Beach Sun will publish a special commemorative section on March 20. Editorial and adver-tising participation in this section is encouraged. Please email any photos or editorial submissions to [email protected] (send any questions to this address, as well).

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vited to join a mother-daughter book discussion at 2 p.m. Daughters in the fourth through sixth grade are welcome to come with their mom, aunt, or grandma to share their thoughts on the book “When You Reach Me” by Rebecca Stead. Please contact the library for a copy of the book. So-lana Beach Library, 157 Stevens, (858) 755-1404.

Sunday, May 1•The Solana Beach Cinco

de Mayo Community Fiesta will be held on Sunday, May 1, from 1-4 p.m., at La Colo-nia Park, 715 Valley Avenue. This alcohol-free communi-ty event will offer many ex-citing cultural opportunities for the whole family.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the city web site at www.cityofsola-nabeach.org or call the Parks and Recreation Department at 858-720-2453.

•A May Day Garden Par-ty will be held on Sunday, May 1, from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Del Mar Power-house (1658 Coast Blvd.).

The event will include brunch, a plant sale, silent auction, raffle and live mu-sic.

For more information, visit Friendsofthepower-house.org or call 858-792-6406.

• The Solana Beach Farmers’ Market is open from 1 to 5 p.m. at the south end of Cedros Ave-nue every Sunday. For more information, please visit cedrosdesigndistrict.net.

Thursday, May 5• Del Mar Plaza offers

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Friday, May 6• Del Mar Foundation

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Unique student art to be sold at fundraiser The third- and fourth-grade students of Mrs. Anderson’s class at Skyline School created this dancing cylindrical masterpiece, ‘Freedom of Movement.’ They studied how the human form moves and shaped a person in action with sculpting wire. They added volume with tin foil and used fabric stiffener, with strips of paper towel and cloth. When the pieces dried and hardened they painted the figures to resemble a bronze statue. The piece is shown here with Ray Luther and Drew Schmidt. The school’s student art will be for sale at the 5th annual Solana Beach Ball fundraiser to be held on Saturday, April 30, at 6 p.m. at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. Visit www.SolanaBeachBall.org to purchase your tickets and support your local schools.


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The parking lot at 1601 Coast Highway recently hit the market, with an asking price of $10 million, according to loopnet.com. The lot is one of the city’s most heavily used pay-to-park sights, with patrons from Powerhouse Park, Jake’s Del Mar, and Poseidon using it regu-larly. The nearly one-acre parking lot could potentially include 10,000 square-feet of com-mercial development, pending the city’s approval. The property, which is owned by Del Mar Beach Property LLC and leased to Seagrove Parking LLC, is being represented by Distinctive Properties. Mike Cady, the broker for this sale, declined to comment, and the owner did not return phone calls by press time.

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BY KELLY WHEELER CITY NEWS SERVICE

A probationer who drove the getaway car in a series of takeover-style bank robberies that netted the masked bandits a total of $293,000 was sentenced today to 14 years and four months in state prison.

Thaddeus Williams, 24, was convicted last month of three robbery charges, but ju-rors acquitted him of two additional robbery counts.

Williams was the first of four defen-dants to stand trial in the series of five bank robberies that occurred between Sept 2008 and January 2009.

Deputy District Attorney Allen Brown said the group of four -- and in one case five men -- committed takeover-style holdups in which they entered the banks with guns drawn, jumped the counter and ordered the manager to open the vault.

The psychological impact on the vic-tims will be long-lasting, said Judge Leo Val-entine Jr.

``This is an individual’s worst night-mare,’’ the judge said. ``These folks were at work ... trying to make a living.’’

Because firearms were used, it was a miracle no one was physically hurt or killed, Valentine said.

Williams -- who was on probation for 2004 convictions for assault with a semiau-tomatic firearm and shooting at an unoccu-pied motor vehicle — deserved harsh pun-ishment because the robbery series also in-

volved guns, the judge said. Defense attorney Bruce Sobel argued

unsuccessfully that Williams didn’t go into any of the banks, was not armed and was only the getaway driver.

Valentine wasn’t swayed, saying that whenever someone pulls a firearm, ``you put the community at risk.’’

Brown told the jury that on Sept. 30, 2008, three suspects jumped out of a car and robbed a U.S. Bank branch in Del Mar of $136,807.

The robbers wore masks, athletic gloves and at least two of them had guns, the prosecutor said. Pepper spray was used on people who were ordered to the ground even though they were compliant, Brown said. The robbers jumped into a waiting car and got away.

On Dec. 1, 2008, Brown said, four sus-pects got out of a different car and robbed a Pacific Western bank in Rancho Bernardo of more than $25,500.

The robbers got away, but money stained with red dye from a bank dye pack and a 32-caliber gun were found outside the bank.

On Dec. 13, 2008, a group of men rushed into a Wells Fargo bank in El Cajon and got away with nearly $13,000. No get-away car was seen, but an officer duty officer saw the men running from the bank and identified Williams and one of them, ac-cording to Brown.

On Dec. 22, 2008, four men wearing

Getaway driver in takeover-style robberies sentenced to 14 years

See ROBBERIES, page 12

The annual Torrey Pines High School Foundation Rummage Sale, sponsored by Cold-well Banker Residential Brokerage of Carmel Valley, is this Saturday, April 30, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Items for sale include furniture, antiques, children’s items, clothing, tools, books, art, lamps, sporting goods, jewelry and much more. Please help our local high school’s de-serving students. All proceeds benefit TPHS students. For the first time this year, a delicious Pancake Breakfast will be offered as well. Coldwell Banker will be providing a document shredding drop off in the front of the school from 9: a.m. to noon. Limit three standard (12x15”) storage boxes. Donations are appreciated. The Rummage Sale will take place in the back parking lot of Torrey Pines High School, 3710 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, CA 92130. For more information call 858-793-3551.

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half of the district’s water needs with local water from Lake Hodges, which is full from this winter’s above-average rainfall. The district expects to need 10,750-acre-feet of water to serve its custom-ers this year, a number that has been declining in recent years due to conser-vation efforts, rising water prices and other factors. (An acre-foot is about 325,000 gallons of water.)

Factors such as budget cuts, increases in the cost of imported water and availability of less-expen-sive local water will all fig-ure in when the board sets 2012 rates for water dis-trict customers. In De-cember, the board raised water rates by 12 percent for 2011, and also ap-proved increases of up to 12 percent for each of the next two years.

At the time, the dis-trict cited the increasing costs of imported water as a key reason for the in-crease.

A final decision on next year’s rates will be made in November, at a time when the district knows for certain how much the water authori-ty’s rates will rise, said General Manager Michael Bardin.

The board’s decision on next year’s rates will also affect how much money is available for capital improvements, such as replacing aging

water pipes and other equipment. For the com-ing budget year, the dis-trict plans to carry over $7 million worth of projects from this year, as well as undertake $5.5 million in new projects.

Some board members said they are concerned the district is not setting aside enough money to pay for replacing worn-out infrastructure.

“We’ve got a lot of 50-year-old pipe in the ground,” said director Robert “Bud” Irvin, who participated in the meet-ing by phone because he was out of state.

Director Ken Dunford said he also believes the district is underfunding its capital improvement pro-gram. “If we’re going to maintain this system we’ve got to step up to the plate,” he said.

The $520,000 in cuts to the operating budget includes not filling three currently vacant positions: a water conservation tech-nician and two utility workers. In addition, the district will cut water con-servation programs, em-ployees will contribute more to their retirement fund and some preventive maintenance projects will be deferred, according to a staff report.

Board members are also looking at potential savings in the cost of retir-ee benefits. They have asked staff to research how much the district would save if it estab-lished lower pension ben-efits for new hires, and

also if the district could save money by changing providers for retiree health benefits.

Board member Andy Menshek suggested that the board opt out of a $311,000 payment into a trust fund for future retir-ee health benefits while the issue is being studied. Other board members agreed.

Directors may make an initial decision next month on rate increases for 2012, although that decision could be altered later in the year. District revenue increases by $190,000 for each 1 per-cent increase in water rates charged to custom-ers.

The staff report in-cluded both worst- and best-case budget scenarios. If the county water au-thority raises rates by 18 percent, the district can meet only about one-third of its needs from local wa-ter supplies and the full 12-percent hike is im-posed on ratepayers next year, the district’s operat-ing budget would be short by $509,000, with the dif-ference being made up from reserves.

Under the best-case scenario included in the report, the water authority raises rates by 9 percent, the district meets half its needs from local water, Santa Fe customers receive no rate increase next year, and the district has a $130,000 surplus in its op-erating budget, which can be put back into reserves.

Representatives from Spindrift, a community of 144 homes located directly north of the shopping cen-ter, were particularly persua-sive advocates for the revi-talization.

“After working closely with Protea to refine the re-vitalization plans over the course of several months, we are pleased to see the City Council allow this project to move forward,” said Horace Dietrich, president of the Spindrift Homeowners Asso-ciation. “We believe these kinds of changes are defi-nitely needed and will pro-vide significant benefits to our community.”

Spindrift residents ini-tially expressed concerns about the revitalization due to the potential realignment of Flower Hill Drive, which is located on the shopping center’s property and serves as the only access to Spin-

drift. The City originally proposed to move Flower Hill Drive north of Taste of Thai restaurant.

At the community’s re-quest, Protea amended its plans to maintain Flower Hill Drive in its current posi-tion and recirculated the project’s environmental doc-ument. As a result, the Spin-drift Homeowners Associa-tion voted unanimously to support the revitalization.

The proposed project will add new shops, bou-tique office space, a parking structure tucked into the hillside and a Whole Foods market. The revitalization will also refresh the existing shopping center and its col-lection of unique boutiques and locally-owned shops. The project is expected to open in 2012. — Submitted by Flower Hill Promenade

Flower Hill Promenade

The Encinitas Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) Unit, in collaboration with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, recently conducted a drunk decoy operation in the cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach. The operation involved deputy sheriffs and an ABC investigator who worked in an undercover capacity.

This operation was developed by local law enforcement agencies to test locations that sell alcohol. The test is conducted to find out if they noticed a patron may have had too much to drink and was displaying signs and symptoms of being obviously intoxicated.

During this operation, a total of 10 off-sale establishments were visited. A total of eight individuals sold to the decoy deputy.

Deputies had to feign a level of intoxication that will be obvious to the server and any uninvolved bystanders. The decoy deputies were trained by ABC personnel prior to the op-eration to ensure consistency in performance while displaying the objective symptoms throughout the operation. Alcohol is sprayed on the decoy deputies’ outer clothing prior to entering each location to simulate an odor consistent with intoxicaton.

No citations were issued as the decoy deputy was merely feigning intoxication. Imme-diate on-site training with the involved clerk and/or management was provided and fol-low-up training via a scheduled ABC presentation is offered to all employees at a later date.

This operation was funded through a grant awarded by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. — Submitted by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Alcohol served to ‘decoy deputies’ in undercover operation

On Tuesday night, May 10, at 6:30 p.m., the Friends of the Solana Beach Library invite the public to its My Friends Night Out event which will feature a casual Q&A session with award-winning author Tatjana Soli, who is a novelist and short story writer. Soli is the author of “The Lotus Eat-ers,” which is her first novel and this book will be the prime topic of the evening’s discussion.

“The Lotus Eaters” earned a cover page review in the New York Times Book Review upon its publication, a very rare event for a first-time novelist. The book was also named as one of the best books of 2010 by the New York Times and is now on its best-seller list. “The Lotus Eaters” has also been named a Notable Book of 2011 by the American Li-brary Association and the LA Times has nominated it as a Book Award Finalist for the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction.

“The Lotus Eaters” is about a woman photographer de-termined to make her mark in the man’s world of the Viet-nam War. She falls in love with a seasoned war journalist and, when he is killed, forges a relationship with their mutu-al Vietnamese guide and interpreter with dramatic conse-quences for them both.

This event will be held at the Solana Beach Library (157 Stevens Avenue in Solana Beach) and is free to the public. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Copies of “The Lotus Eater” are available at the library in the Reader’s Express section.

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A jury refused April 20 to award damages to a for-mer La Jolla Country Day student who claimed she was bullied by classmates and that the school retaliat-ed against her when she complained, but did find the school negligent.

Desiree Bagby, now 18, sued in 2009, alleging she suffered emotional distress at the hands of top LJCD ad-ministrators and that the school breached its contract with her to re-enroll for her junior year.

After a four-week trial, jurors found that school headmaster Christopher Schuck and high school principal Roderick Jemison were not out of line in their dealings with Bagby, but found that LJCD was negli-gent and breached its con-tract with her.

Both sides claimed vic-tory.

“This was the end of a very long process in which the school continually said that this was not a case of bullying, and the jury fully agreed,” said Chris Lavin, di-rector of communications and marketing for La Jolla Country Day.

“This was a young woman who, unfortunately, was facing expulsion from the school and chose to de-velop a case with her family using things that the jury has rejected, as a way of crit-icizing the school, Lavin said.

“We had to stand up in court and defend ourselves against one of our own cli-ents, never a good day for the school. But we had to do it because we have to disci-pline our students,” Lavin said. “Ms. Bagby was facing disciplinary problems, from the theft of beer, from distri-bution of beer to

other students, cheating on exams, and at some point, the school has to say enough is enough.”

Bagby said she was hap-py that she got her day in court.

“I’m just happy that I got to share my side of the story,” she said. “And I just hope that other kids that this is happening to will have the courage to speak up, as well.”

Her attorney, Joane Gar-cia-Colson said the case was a victory because the jury found LJCD negligent, even though it did not award any monetary damages.

Jury refuses damage award but says school negligent

Bagby had asked for $1 million.

“If this bullying epi-demic sweeping the country is going to be stopped, peo-ple like Desiree have to stand up and have to speak out,” the attorney said. “And the more people who do that, maybe schools will make some changes to pro-tect our kids.”

Bagby testified that she found slurs and a penis sketched on her car. She also alleged a student nearly ran her down in a school park-ing lot; that she was threat-ened via the Internet; and that someone put a dead rat in her locker.

Lavin said it turned out to be mouse.

Attorney John Collins, representing the school, told jurors in his closing argu-ment on Monday that the lawsuit was a “misuse” of the justice system and was filed to get back at the school.

“They (school adminis-trators) followed protocol to the letter,” Collins said.

He told jurors that the girl’s father told his daugh-ter’s adviser at La Jolla Country Day that his goal in filing the lawsuit was to drag the school through the mud.

Collins said most of the witnesses in the trial contra-dicted Desiree Bagby’s testi-mony that she was bullied and that the school didn’t do enough about it.

Bagby was suspended for five days for stealing beer and drinking during a school-sponsored trip to Ec-uador and yelling an ob-scenity at a heckler during a school soccer game, accord-ing to court testimony.

A recommendation to expel Bagby was overturned, but she was ultimately asked to withdraw from the school, which she did.

Bagby claimed she did not get a re-enrollment con-tract for her junior year, but Collins said the school prin-cipal sent one to her home a day after he was told she did not get one.

Garcia-Colson told the jury that the school wanted to make an example out of her.

The attorney said Babgy was humiliated when her soccer coach suspended her for missing a game.

By not notifying the Bagbys that their daughter wasn’t getting a contract to re-enroll at the school, ad-ministrators “broke their

own rules” and “betrayed” Bagby, her attorney argued.

According to Garcia-Colson, school officials failed to discipline three girls who admitted defacing Bagby’s car.

The girls told school ad-ministrators they did so af-ter she wrote on their cars, but that no one asked Bagby for her side of the story be-cause she was the “bad girl from Ecuador,” according to Garcia-Colson.

Administrators conclud-ed that Bagby, also a mem-ber of the cheer team, was a “bad child” and “they need-ed to get rid of her,” the at-torney said.

Bagby, who wants to be a child-advocate attorney, said she plans to resume her college career at Southern Methodist University in Dal-las.

A county-wide pre-scription drug “Take-Back Day” is scheduled for Sat-urday April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

San Diego County res-idents will have an oppor-tunity to safely dispose of unwanted prescription medications at several lo-cations throughout San Diego County. No ques-tions are asked, and the medication will be dis-posed of according to state and federal laws.

To find a location near you, you may go to www.dea.gov and search by community or zip code.

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We are one month into our online community contests and the results are nothing short of amazing. So many readers have already entered the contest by submitting a photo of their favorite garden. Come the beginning of May, we will be ending the “My Favorite Garden” contest and starting the “Mother-Daughter Look-Alike” contest sponsored by Ubuntu Hair Studio.

During the entire month of May, readers will be able to go to delmartimes.net/contests and submit their mother-daughter look-alike photo. Submitting a photo takes only seconds and the winners will receive a $150 Ubuntu gift certificate. The winners are chosen based on 45 percent views and 55 percent editorial judgment. Also, do not forget to check out delmar-times.net for the best local news Del Mar and Solana Beach have to offer.

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The Del Mar Founda-tion and the San Diego Blue-grass Society recently an-nounced the San Diego de-but of the bluegrass band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitch-en, in a special performance. The concert will be held in the intimate, oceanfront venue of the Del Mar Power-house Community Center, 1658 Coast Boulevard, on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Frank Solivan, formerly the mandolinist with the U.S. Navy’s bluegrass band, Country Currents, now fronts his own band, recog-nized by Bluegrass Unlimit-ed Magazine as ranking among the “buzz” bluegrass bands on the scene today. The band has “the energy of a hardcore traditional band with a more modern and contemporary folk-influ-enced sound” (Vintage Gui-tar Magazine).

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A service dog was rescued from the side of Inter-state-5, but it still hasn’t been returned to its owner, despite the fact that it was wearing ID tags with con-tact information listed.

Rose, a 9-month-old pure bred Australian Shep-pard, was with her owner Whitney Engle at the coin laundry on Del Mar Heights Road the night of Satur-day, April 16. A man entered and startled the dog, causing it to run out the door.

Engle, who uses the service dog to help ease her anxiety, said she searched for Rose that night to no avail. She also posted flyers and created a Facebook page, “Rose Australian Shepherd.” Engle later received word that a California Highway Patrol Officer and another motorist had seen Rose walking along Interstate-5 the night she went missing. Both said they saw someone pull over and pick Rose up, but nobody ever contacted Engle to return the dog.

The CHP officer told Engler he didn’t take down any information about the person who picked up Rosie on the freeway because he assumed it was the owner or a friend.

Engle said there is a reward for Rose’s return, adding that several people in the commu-nity have offered to help, though she will not say how much money she’s offering at this point.

Rose is roughly 50 pounds with a brown and white long-haired coat. She has freckles on her nose and no tail. Anyone with information is asked to call 858-210-1089.

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To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Pug Rescue of San Diego hosts its annual May Pug Party on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Del Mar Fairground’s Infield Pavilion. This year’s theme is “The Emerald City - There’s No Place Like Home,” commemorating 20 years of giving pugs loving homes. The Pug Party is the organization’s biggest fundraising event of the year and the largest gathering of Pugs on the West Coast.

Pugs and their loving owners are encouraged to dress according to the Wizard of Oz theme and will enjoy activities such as a paw reading booth, faux hot air balloon wagon ride, a tail painting booth, and a yellow brick road game for children and adults alike. Pugs can enter various competitions including a wet t-shirt contest, cupcake chomp eating con-test, costume themed contests, the most distinguished senior Pug contest, and a raffle with more than 20 gift baskets. Also, Pug Rescue’s own Pug Boutique will feature fun and fabulous pug-centric gifts and many dog-friendly vendors from throughout Southern Cal-ifornia will be in attendance. Tickets may be purchased the day of the event and are $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and younger. All proceeds will go to Pug Rescue of San Di-ego in support of its mission to rescue abandoned or neglected Pugs, ensure they receive needed medical attention, and place them in permanent, loving homes. Visit www.pug-butts.com.

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BY MARLENA CHAVIRA-MEDFORDStaff Writer

Drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely to die behind the wheel than their older counter-parts and, in fact, car acci-dents are the leading cause of death among teens, according to data from the Center for Dis-ease Control.

The statistic is sober-ing, and one that emer-gency first-responders know all too well. And for retired San Diego fire-fighter Mark Woody it’s an epidemic that hit espe-cially close to home. His 17-year-old daughter Bre-Anna was killed in a car accident last year.

Woody and a team of other local firefighters will honor BreAnna, or Breezy as she was known by many, this summer by competing in the 2011 Escape from Alca-traz Triath-lon in an effort to help curb the deadly trend among U.S. teens. A 10-member crew from the San Diego Firefighters’ Endurance Sports Team will compete to raise money for the Trauma Re-search and Education Foundation, which funds education campaigns about the importance of safe driving.

“My family and I are so grateful that the fire-

fighting community is honoring Breezy’s legacy by raising money to help bring awareness to the is-sue of teen driving safety in hopes of reducing, and

even pre-venting, the number of teen deaths in San Di-ego Coun-ty,” Woody said.

“This is such an im-portant is-sue that af-fects us all because we

all share the roadways,” added Carmel Valley resi-dent Zachary Oneil, one of the firefighters who will be competing this summer. “All of us firefighters have a strong drive for commu-nity service, and this is one more way for us to serve the community.”

The community can

now support the firefight-ers by pledging money to their effort by making do-nations at Race4Breezy.org. The team, which is also sponsored by the CWO3 Shawn Harrison Foundation and Lattice Inc., hopes to raise at least $25,000 before the June 5 triathlon, an extremely challenging course that includes a 1.5-mile swim through frigid waters near Alcatraz, an 18-mile bike ride through San Francis-co’s hills, and an 8-mile run through rugged trails and up a cliff.

“It’s going to be real challenge and, in fact, this is will be my first event of this distance,” Oneil said and then added,” but I can’t think of a better cause to do this for.”

If you would like to help by pledging money to the firefighters team, please visit Race4Breezy.org.

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BreAnna ‘Breezy’ Woody died in a car accident last year. She was 17.


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Del Mar couple honored with Leadership AwardThe San Diego County Democratic Party honored Del Mar residents Claire and Tom

McGreal with the Henry Auerbach Leadership Award at its annual Roosevelt Dinner on April 16. The McGreals served as the Regional Field Organizers for the Obama Campaign in 2008, and have since served as the Community Organizers for Organizing For America for North County. Organizing For America promotes the legislative agenda of President Obama, and helps to elect supporters of that agenda. In addition to working with the Democratic Party in registering voters and getting out the vote during election cycles, OFA has formed Policy Teams on Education, Health Policy and Immigration to help voters better understand the is-sues, and to provide feedback to Washington DC.

Francine Busby presented the Leadership Award to the McGreals, and recited a long list of accomplishments the couple have made to Democratic causes in North County. Claire McGreal accepted the award on behalf of all the OFA volunteers in San Diego, acknowledg-ing that the award recognizes all their hard work. More than 450 Democrats from through-out San Diego County attended the Roosevelt Dinner where Gov. John Hickenlooper of Col-orado delivered the Keynote Address. Others receiving awards included: Andrea Guerrero, the Making a Difference Award; Assembly Member Marty Block, the Legislator of the Year Award; and Jennifer Spencer, Candace Carroll and Southwestern College Education Associa-tion, the Chair’s Awards.

Del Mar resident and artist Marcos Armitaje recently won the coveted “Museum of the Living Artist Collectors Award” at the San Diego Art Institute’s 51st International Juried Ex-hibition for his work titled “LaSelva.”

The award was presented to Armitaje, along with a check for $1,000, at the SDAI Exhi-bition Opening Gala on April 16 in Balboa Park.

“This award is a humbling validation that the work I produce is a message from the Earth that is acceptable to its inhabitants,” Armitaje said. His work represents the 2D paint-ing of infrared light passing through natural earth crystals and is painted on canvas.

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Carmel Valley Middle School’s Science Olympiad team competed in the Southern Cali-fornia State Competition on April 9 in Anaheim. In a field fo 26 teams, CVMS finished a very close second place, missing a berth in the national competition by only 3 points. The team’s outstanding performance included top four finishes in 14 of the 23 events.

Science Olympiad is a multidisciplinary competition. Some events require study in a science field such as Anatomy or Ornithology. Others requiring building and testing devic-es such as trebuchets or bottle rockets. Teams of 15 students compete in groups of two or three students in the 23 events. Each student participates in 3 or 4 events. The team’s score is the sum of the its placements in all the events.

The CVMS team at the state competition was an all star team of the school’s top per-formers in the San Diego regional competition which was held in February.

CVMS State Team members were Grace Chen, Eric Chen, Kelsey Chen, Tracy Chin, Robert Francis, Geraint Hughes, Jane Lee, Seung Lee, Eshaan Nichani, Victoria Ouyang, Al-ice Schweiger, Eric Tang, Neil Wang, Wesley Wang, and Julia Yang. Team alternates were Namrita Baru, Zachary Cheung, Vincent Ma, and Kevin Shim.

The following students won individual medals in the state competition.First place medal winners:Kelsey Chen, Tracy Chin (2), Robert Francis, Geraint Hughes, Eshaan Nichani, Alice

Schweiger, Julia YangSecond place medal winners:Grace Chen, Eric Chen, Robert Francis, Victoria OuyangThird place medal winners:Grace Chen, Jane Lee, Victoria Ouyang, Eric TangFourth place medal winners:Grace Chen, Eric Chen (2) , Tracy Chin, Robert Francis, Geraint Hughes, Jane Lee, Es-

haan Nichani, Victoria Ouyang, Eric Tang, Neil Wang, Wesley Wang, Julia YangCVMS parents coached the students in preparation for the competition. Students and

coaches have been studying, building, and practicing since the February regional to prepare for the state competition.

CVMS Science Olympiad Team earns second place in state tournamentThe Carmel Valley Middle School’s Science Olympiad team

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BY KAREN BILLINGStaff Writer

Beauty Bundles Spa-Tique in Carmel Valley’s Pi-azza Carmel may be a new business but the woman be-hind it is a familiar face in Carmel Valley. Owner Mar-lene Gadinis opened and operated the Ecotique in Del Mar Highlands for nine years before selling it in 2006. She is returning with her Beauty Bundles retail boutique and salon that of-fers hair services, facials and waxing with massage and nails still to come.

“It just feels so great to be back in the community,” said Gadinis.

Beauty Bundles had a soft opening in mid-March and they are currently run-ning a grand opening spe-cial offering 50 percent off all services through May 7. On Sunday, May 15, from 1-5 p.m., Gadinis will host a grand opening with compli-mentary treatments such as hand massages and mini-fa-cials, as well as music and food.

Gadinis completed a

“hefty remodel” on the Piaz-za Carmel location, bright-ening it up in “Beauty Bun-dles blue” and chocolate brown paired with tile floors and white stylist chairs. The shampoo area has a unique shampoo couch were clients can relax on while getting their hair washed.

The retail section is full of Aveda products and gift items such as cozy polka dot bath robes and fuzzy spa blankets and booties.

Gadinis has been a styl-ist for 30 years. Originally from Wisconsin, she moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and down to San Diego in 1994.

When she bought Eco-tique, it was a small, 700-square-foot space and she was pregnant with her second child. She expanded Ecotique and kept growing the business. Things changed when she looked at her youngest, who was by then 9 years old—she realized she was missing out on too much and decided to sell.

The last four years she has been cultivating Beauty Bundles as an online bou-tique. The idea of the bun-dle was getting more for a person than just a gift certif-icate. A certificate for a spa could be paired with a can-dle and a couple other items just to make the recipient feel that much more special, given together in a cute bundle bag.

The concept went over well but Gadinis missed her customers.

“I missed taking care of people,” Gadinis said. “On-

line is not experiential, it’s not person to person.”

The Piazza Carmel space became available and it gave her a chance to inter-act with customers face to face again. It also gave cus-tomers the opportunity to experience the products, not just in front of a computer screen.

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the full line of Aveda prod-ucts— the plant and flower-based line is used in all the services they provide, such as facials and hair. Aveda hair color is 97 percent nat-ural, which is “huge” for women who are pregnant, Gadinis said.

“Aveda facials are glori-ous,” Gadinis said. “Aveda offers an alternative to mi-

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To learn more about Beauty Bundles or make an appointment, call (858) 777-9575. The SpaTique is locat-ed just a few doors down from Vons in Piazza Carmel at 3840 Valley Centre Drive, suite 606.

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The Piazza Carmel spatique underwent a ‘hefty remodel.’

Marlene Gadinis recently opened Beauty Bundles SpaTique in Piazza Carmel.



A Rancho Santa Fe cou-ple is trying to bring their grandmother’s treasured ap-plesauce into more homes with the distribution of Mo-mo’s Applesauce. David and Christy Wise have success-fully implemented their family’s much-loved recipe into stores such as Z’s Pri-vate Post in Cielo Village, MJ’s Deli in Mira Mesa, Gel-son’s and Jimbos. It’s also available for purchase on-line.

“It really sells itself,” said David Wise. “Every store we walk into says ‘yes.’ They like it because it’s local, it’s a better product and the label stands out.”

The Momo’s Applesauce jar sold in stores comes with a painting of Momo on the label, her bright blue eyes and smile perfectly illustrat-ed. “It so reflects her sweet face,” said Christy Wise.

“I hope it goes far and everybody likes it,” said Do-

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then David and Christy will be rewarded for all their ef-forts,”

Momo has been making her applesauce since 1947. Raising three boys, she was always looking for good foods to feed her children.

“I would pick up a jar of applesauce and doctor it up with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg,” said Wise. “It wasn’t worth spending the money on it so I decided I’ll just make my own.”

Wise uses a deliciously simple recipe: Granny Smith apples. “Those are the best,” she says. She mixes the ap-ples with water, sugar, cin-namon and nutmeg. The ap-plesauce is thick and chunky, sweet and easy to eat by the bowlful.

“It’s good anywhere,” said Momo, who always puts her applesauce into ap-ple pies and has also used it for cookies and pancakes.

Her jars of applesauce

became gifts on the holidays and the family, which grew to include five grandchil-dren and four great-grand-children, would fight over them. In addition to apple-sauce, she also spoils her family with baked goods such as brownies, muffins and cookies, as well as straw-berry, apricot and pear pre-serves.

‘Today, with everything that’s going on, a gift that’s homemade is always more special,” Momo said.

The applesauce is now made by Wise Family Foods, LLC, with apples from Cali-fornia and Washington states. They have production capacity to satisfy any de-mand from 150 to 150,000 cases while maintaining the quality and integrity of Mo-mo’s “time-honored recipe.”

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On Jan. 24, 2009, three robbers entered a Bank of America branch in Del Cerro and got away with more than $13,000.

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One of the getaway cars belonged to Williams’ girlfriend at the time, the prosecutor said.

Inside one of the cars, police found a backpack with $13,266 inside, two guns, pep-per spray and masks.

Sobel said based on different clothing and varying heights and builds of the robbers caught on surveillance video, the holdups were not done by the same group of men.

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In 1996, he completed 30 years of parish ministry and retired to write on a full-time basis. He has penned three books, most recently a novel, “Mean-der: Wooing Ms. Maudie,” which was germinated by a 1984 family sabbatical in Zimbabwe.

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“When I retired, we went to live in our 1830 farmhouse in rural Vermont,” Colmore said. ”Our first winter made it clear that San Diego had wrecked us for any further Vermont winters. Since 1997, we have spent the cold half of the year in our apartment in the Shores. I hike up to the Museum of Contemporary Art most days where I write, thanks to Hugh Davies who named me Writer-In-Residence. It is stirring to hear the hours chimed from the tower of the church across the street from where I spent those happy years, especially so because the church is being so ably led through these strange times by Randal Gardner, a gracious and engag-ing rector.”

What brought you to this area?The search committee of St. James By-the-Sea brought me

here after their rector, Benjamin Lavey, died. I had doubts

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about making the shift from a New England Yankee “low” church to this rather Latin “high” church. Those doubts were washed away by my first swim in the Pacific. I am so grateful that they were.

Who or what inspires you? I am inspired by our remarkable young president; my

children who are making runs at life in different, inventive ways I could never have imagined; and my wife who has devoted her huge talent to caring for the Earth and its aes-thetics.

Who would be on your dream guest list, if you hosted a dinner party for eight?

My invitees would include Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young Lutheran pastor executed by the Nazis; Alice Roos-evelt Longworth; Steve Jobs; Rosa Parks; Andy Wright, founding chair of UCSD English Department; David Foster Wallace; Julian Assange and Elizabeth Taylor.

Tell us about what you are reading. I am a promiscuous reader, recently finishing “The Big

Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine,” by Michael Lewis; “36 Arguments for the Existence of God,” by Rebecca New-

berger Goldstein; ”Wolf Hall“ by Hilary Mantel, and I just delved into “The Good Book: A Humanist Bible.”

What is your dream vacation? Well, coming here each November is tough to top. Lacey

and I spent a fascinating Christmas two years ago with a cou-ple of our kids in Hanoi. Last November we went to Cuba and saw my ancestors’ tombs. I hope to get to China, and to the Philippines where I spent some growing-up years. Developing countries are a big draw for me.

What are your five favorite movies of all time? These would be “The Big Lebowski,” “Contempt,” star-

ring Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance, “Rear Window,” “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,” and “Rebel Without A Cause.”

What foods comfort you? I enjoy meatloaf and mashed potatoes, all sweets, and

café mocha (especially from Brick & Bell).

What is your motto or philosophy of life? If I was foolish enough to try to adopt one, it might be,

“You can never tell.”

Everyone is welcome to the Rotary Club of Del Mar’s 7th Annual Sunset Soiree fundraiser to be held on Tuesday, May 10, from 5:30-8:30 p.m on the

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There will be plenty of sun, fun, food and libations at the Sunset Soiree, a wine & cui-sine tasting event. Wineries from Temecula and the Santa Ynez Valley region will offer tastings. Appetizers from local restaurants will be featured as well. The highlight of the evening includes the silent auction and a wonderful live auction. Varsity Strings, San Di-ego’s Intramural High School Music League Jazz Band, will provide the entertainment for the evening.

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Two orchestras, adult and children choruses, plus vocal and instrumental solo-ists will all be part of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ Saturday and Sunday perfor-mances of J.S. Bach’s “The Passion According to St. Matthew.”

The colossal event is a timely performance for the Easter season, as the piece is based on the Biblical story of the Last Supper and Jesus’ crucifixion as taken from the Book of Matthew, Chap-ters 26-27.

Notable soloists joining the LJS&C for the concert include Jon Lee Keenan as the “Evangelist,” along with soprano Angela Cadelago, mezzo-soprano Janelle DeStefano, tenor Benjamin Bliss, baritone Gregorio Gonzalez, bass Abdiel Gon-zalez, and The North Coast Singers children’s choir.

“This is a really big con-cert,” said LJS&C choral di-rector David Chase. “ ‘Saint Matthew Passion’ is not per-formed very often in San Di-ego County because it’s such a large piece — the largest

single work that Bach ever composed — and it was ar-guably his favorite.”

The masterwork was first performed on Good Fri-day in 1727 at the Thom-askirche in Leipzig, Germa-ny where Bach was cantor. The LJS&C and guests have been preparing their version since January 2011.

“To do a piece like this is kind of like being in charge of planning the D-Day invasion of Normandy,” Chase joked, reporting that all of the groups involved learned their parts separately before coming together dur-ing the final week of re-hearsals.

“The first time we’ll have all of the performers together at the same time in

the same room is Monday before the concert. It’s like putting all the pieces of the puzzle in separately for the two-and-a-half hour-produc-tion.

“Because it’s so dramat-ic, because it’s almost like an opera, we’re going to keep the lights out and give the audience supertitles to fol-low the whole thing. It should flow very much like a movie or an opera.

“It’s simply fantastic music … it’s gorgeous and beautiful music … it has an amazing flow of drama from beginning to end. I hope that’s what audiences go home with, as well as the in-viting love of Johann Sebas-tian Bach.”

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After more than three decades here, Highlands Jewelers owner Victor Manoushakian has come see the charms of San Diego — figuratively and literally speaking. Living in this community has inspired the master craftsman to create a series of charms that pay homage to the area.

“I’ve been a resident for 32 years, and I wanted to give back to the community as an artist,” he said. “For me, mak-ing jewelry is a passion. This creation is my way of saying ‘thank you’ to the community.”

The sterling silver jewelry pieces are all crafted on sight, and each read “San Diego,” “La Jolla” or “Del Mar” and de-pict a palm tree or dolphin. The pieces can be worn as a charm for a bracelet or pendant for a necklace. They can also be engraved, which make for a great way to commemo-rate a special occasion, Manoushakian said.

“These would make great keepsakes from a special trip here. After all, you can only buy so many shirts and mugs,” he said.

Manoushakian, who also sits on the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board, has a broad spectrum of expe-rience in all metals, diamonds, precious stones and gem-stones, with an emphasis on custom jewelry design and re-pair. Manoushakian does all the work himself and on-sight, which is highly rare today.

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Manoushakian’s foundation as a jeweler was set in his homeland of Beirut, Lebanon, where his uncles were all

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“This community has been very good to me, and I very much want to thank them for allowing me to be a part of it,” he said.

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League Standings as of 4/24/11

Juniors

Team W L T Pct GB Streak Last 5

Aztecs 8 0 1 0.944 - Won 4 4-0-1

Scarlet Knights 6 3 0 0.667 2.5 Won 4 4-1-0

Dirtbags 6 3 1 0.650 2.5 Won 2 3-1-1

Badgers 5 5 0 0.500 4 Won 1 3-2-0

Nittany Lions 5 5 0 0.500 4 Lost 1 3-2-0

Sun Devils 3 6 0 0.333 5.5 Lost 4 1-4-0

Terrapins 3 7 0 0.300 6 Lost 2 1-4-0

Cardinal 1 8 0 0.111 7.5 Lost 8 0-5-0

Majors – American League Majors – National League

Team W L T Pct GB Streak Last 5 Team W L T Pct GB Streak Last 5

Red Sox 9 3 0 0.750 - Won 2 4-1-0 Cardinals 8 4 0 0.667 - Won 1 2-3-0

Twins 8 4 0 0.667 1 Won 2 3-2-0 Cubs 7 4 1 0.625 0.5 Lost 1 2-3-0

Athletics 5 4 1 0.550 2.5 Won 2 3-1-1 Phillies 5 6 1 0.458 2.5 Lost 2 2-2-1

Angels 5 5 1 0.500 3 Tied 1 2-2-1 Padres 3 7 1 0.318 4 Lost 2 0-4-1

Yankees 4 8 0 0.333 5 Lost 1 2-3-0 Giants 1 10 1 0.125 6.5 Tied 1 1-3-1

League Highlights

The Juniors and Majors divisions continue to see great performance from all the teams and players.

Majors Division - Recent home run hitters include: Sean (Mac) Bingham (Twins), Ryan Bramlett (Twins), Michael Brown (Red Sox), Joseph Bulgarelli (Cardinals), Jackson Galluzzi (Yankees), Daniel Hoppen (Phillies), Ronan Reeves (Twins), Nino Romero 2 (Angels), Robert Schlesier (Red Sox).

Baseball Day in Del Mar will be held on Sunday May 1st at Ashley Falls Park. Baseball Day is a fun day of activities for all Del Mar Little league families. Activities Include:

• Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run Competition (7:30-12:00) • 2011 DMLL Home Run Derby (12:30) • Managers Softball Game (2:00)

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“Dare to Dream,” the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito’s annual fundraiser, is slated for Saturday, May 7.

The free event kicks off with a silent auction from 5-6:30 p.m., during which neighbors can browse the prizes while enjoying live music and wine tastings at $3 a glass. The live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. and there will also be food and childcare on site.

This year’s theme, “Dare to Dream,” reflects the congregation’s mission of working toward a future that promotes healing, wholeness, and love by being a positive voice in the community. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito is located at 1036 Solana Dr. in Solana Beach.

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Surfrider Art Gala is May 19The Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter will hold its 11th Annual Art Gala on

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The 12th Annual Women in Business Symposium, being held on Thursday, May 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

This year’s theme is “Sharing the Power of ‘So What’s Next?!’” Many women take on so much in their daily lives and still face each day with an internal strength and forward-look-ing attitude of “So What’s Next?!

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Join Canyon Crest Academy families, friends and the community “under the Big Top” for Canyon Crest Academy’s 6th annual fundraising event, Cirque du CCA, at Anthology on Friday, May 20, from 6 – 10 p.m.

This year’s event will feature a unique, one-time only dramatic presentation of circus acts and street entertainment produced and performed by CCA’s award winning Envision & Conservatory students.

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Tickets are now available for CCA’s ‘Big Top’ fundraiser ‘Cirque du CCA’

All the selection you want but at half the price is what the Rancho Santa Fe Book Cellar in the village of Rancho Santa Fe has to offer this May 5, 6 and 7 at the half-price sale. The Book Cellar is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This sale happens only twice a year so mark your calendars and come in early. As always, a drawing for a $50 gift certificate will be held on Saturday, May 7, at 4 p.m. For more information and for an address, call (858) 756-4780 or visit www.rsflibraryguild.org.

RSF Book Cellar half-price sale runs May 5-6

The Book Works will present author Shilpi Somaya Gowda on May 3 at 7 p.m. Gowda will read and discuss her novel “Secret Daughter,” recently released in paperback from Wil-liam Morrow. Gowda’s presentation will be immediately followed by a book signing. This event is free to the public.For more information about the author, please go to www.shilpig-owda.com. The Book Works is located just east of I-5 at Via de la Valle: in the Flower Hill Mall, on the 2nd level, next to Pannikin. 2670 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA 92014. (858) 755-3735.

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The 2010 Census will confirm that our state, our county, and our communi-ties are in the process of an epochal de-mographic transformation with profound political impli-cations.

Ten years ago, California’s Hispanic popu-lation was 32 percent. Today it is 38 percent. Three Califor-nians in five are now ethnic mi-norities.

San Diego County is about one-third Hispanic. Asians and Pacific Islanders account for 11 percent.

Ten years ago, the most common surname among San Diego County homebuyers was Smith, and eight of the top 15 names were Hispanic or Asian. Today the most common name is Nguyen, and 11 of the top 15 are Hispanic or Asian.

Taking into account African

Americans (about 7 percent), in-digenous populations and refu-gees, San Diego is a county in which “minorities” collectively comprise a majority of the pop-ulation. This demographic milestone was reached by Cali-fornia a decade ago. It will be reached by the nation a few de-cades from now.

Meanwhile, about 80 per-cent of top elected officials in San Diego County are white.

We are not surprised to learn that National City is 63 percent or that Chula Vista is 51 percent Hispanic. But did you know that Escondido is 46 per-cent and Vista 44 percent His-panic? Hispanics now outnum-ber whites in Escondido, the city that in 2006 tried to enact an ordinance that would have punished landlords for renting to illegal immigrants, the city that conducts driver’s license checkpoints that allegedly target Hispanics.

At 5 percent, Del Mar has the smallest Hispanic popula-tion in the county. Encinitas is 18 percent and Solana Beach 19 percent Hispanic.

Del Mar is the whitest city in the county at 85 percent – whiter than Santee (77 percent),

Carlsbad (76), Encinitas and Coronado (74), and Solana Beach (73).

Income correlates with eth-nicity. Countywide, median family income is about $35,000 for Hispanics, $48,000 for blacks, and $87,000 for whites.

Nationwide, Hispanics fa-vor Democrats over Republicans by almost two to one, as do re-cently naturalized immigrants by about 60/40. Young voters also break 60/40 for the Demo-crats.

In San Diego County, more than 600,000 people who are el-igible to vote are not registered. Another 300,000 are registered but do not vote. Another 150,000 immigrants are eligible to naturalize. Another 50,000 will turn 18 in the next two years. In all, a potential new electorate of more than one mil-lion is emerging.

In a statewide context, San Diego is a swing county in which Republicans are 36.3 per-cent and Democrats 36.1 per-cent of the registered voters.

Stay tuned. Gordon Clanton teaches Soci-

ology at San Diego State Universi-ty. He welcomes comments at [email protected].

Population trends favor Democrats

GORDONCLANTON North Coast columnist

What are they hiding? ONE VIEW

Viva Las Vegas! That’s what the giant LED glow in

the dark sign will read when you drive past the Del Mar Fairgrounds or fly over at 30,000 feet ...Viva Las Vegas! Don’t feel bad if you were caught un-aware. That little gem (among many) was buried in the 1,000-page master plan report issued by the politically appointed posse that runs the 22nd Agricultural District. The public has 10 full days to review it. What are these guys hiding that it only gets 10 days of public review? I have a pretty long list, but then I’m only up to page 473!

Local developer and board mem-ber Kim Fletcher, after ditching an un-financeable hotel-condo project from the plan, says to outraged protesters, “Let’s all be happy and good neigh-bors.”

With all due respect Kim, good neighbors don’t plot against their fel-low neighbors behind closed doors and try to pass things behind our backs. If your secret plan really is good for the neighborhood, don’t you think we’d embrace it and cheer your hard work?

Craig A. Nelson Solana Beach

BY DR. KEITH KANNER

“Kids are not born automatically caring”

As strange as it may seem, chil-dren are not born automatically to care about others. In fact, because humans are the only form of animal that is fully dependent on their caregivers at birth, it is only after a child takes in what it means to be cared for from the outside, that they can return the favor later in their lives. Children who do not receive enough early caring, both physi-cally and psychologically, never even devel-op this capacity and remain self-centered for their lifetime unless they figure out that something really went wrong in the early years of their lives and dedicate themselves to “fixing” what was never there. For those who did receive the early nurturing fuel from their parents, they develop the capaci-ty to care for others. But, even these chil-dren who have what it takes to care for oth-ers, must be led by adults who believe caring for others is an important virtue.

“Kids must be taught to care by both watching and being encouraged to do so”

Learning is almost always done by ob-serving or listening to others. Children who have not been led, never become leaders themselves. Each person has a certain amount of what is takes to become a giver, but depending upon their environment, the end result will either be actualized or never utilized. Children are normally not able to “put themselves in the minds of others” be-fore five years of age due to both neurologi-cal and developmental milestones, and even then, the process is gradual and varies in the depth of understanding the lives of others. Only until adolescence can a child utilize abstract reasoning which allows them to look ahead and in the past allowing for the considering of a life outside of theirs. But, what really shapes, and enhances the pro-cess of giving to others, is the influence of important people in the child’s life encour-aging the process and leading the child into the rewards of giving that these adults have experienced as well.

“Kids caring together in groups with fami-lies strengthens the function”

The earlier a child is encouraged, the greater giving to others will become a life-long process. But, aside from the impor-

Your Family Matters: Teaching kids to care

Dr. Keith Kanner

tance of watching their families give, is the experience of their peers giving as well, and this is just as important as the influence of one’s family. We all know how peers in a child’s life become increasingly influential over time and how sometimes the influence of a peer will temporarily re-place the parental position as a child needs to separate from mom and dad in order to be their own person and uses their peers to do so. However, if one’s peers are similar in charac-ter to one’s parents, then the child may not need to differ-entiate as much to feel independent. In other words, kids who pick kids who have similar characteristics as one’s par-ents often keep certain values consistent over time.

“Adults and Kids who care are considered healthy, whereas those who don’t are not”

Caring for someone other than just yourself is a sign of a healthy person. In fact, the more a person is aware of an-other, the deeper and closer relationships can become. Peo-ple who volunteer for example demonstrate more of the trait of altruism than people who don’t. People who help other people also feel better about themselves. Caring for others is truly a win-win but many never experience this part of life and they miss out on the opportunity to do something both personally rewards yet also helpful to oth-ers. Given currents conditions of a struggling economy more people suffering than ever before. The time is greater than ever to encourage people to care both about themselves but to care for others as well.

Dr. Keith Kanner is host/anchor - Your Family Matters - WS-RADIO; contributor to LifeChanger, Extra TV; a syndicated col-umnist; author of “Your Family Matters — Solutions to Common Parental Dilemmas” (in press); board certified & licensed clinical child, adolescent, & adult psychologist & psychoanalyst; Assis-tant clinical professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; National Board Member - KidsKorps USA; and a father of three great kids.

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Parkinson’s Boot Camp 101Tuesday, May 3, 8:30a.m.–4:30p.m.In this seminar designed for those newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, you’ll learn life enhancement techniques involving diet, exercise, natural and alternative remedies, speech therapy and physical therapy. Cost: $25. Location: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine.

Heart Healthy NutritionTuesday, May 10, 6–7:30p.m.Learn how a healthy diet can lower blood pressure and cholesterol while improving heart health. Classes are taught by a registered dietitian. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Walker Room.

Getting Ready for Medicare Wednesday, May 11, 6–7:30p.m.Are you going to be 65 soon and enrolling in Medicare? Join us as we help you navigate Medicare, including parts A, B, C and D, how to enroll, options and benefits. Free. Location: Scripps Coastal Carlsbad.

Interstitial CystitisThursday, May 12, 6–7p.m.Join physical therapist Natalie Sebba to learn about the relationship between interstitial cystitis and pelvic floor muscles, and how physical therapy can improve management of your pain. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Founder’s Room.

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Acid Reflux Help—No More Pills. No More Pain.Wednesdays, May 18, 6–7p.m.Join Cheryl Olson, MD and Mark Sherman, MD, to learn about a new incision-free treatment for heartburn. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Founder’s Room.

Stroke: Signs and SymptomsFriday, May 20, 10:15–11:45a.m.Join Martha Ackman, RN, as she explains stroke risks, how to reduce them, signs, symptoms and more. Cost: $2.50. Presented by Scripps La Jolla at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Senior Activity Room.

It’s All About You: Women’s ExpoSaturday, May 21, 10a.m.–noon.Join ob-gyn Wendy Buchi and gynecological oncologist Bridgette Duggan as they discuss important information every woman should know about her health. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Great Hall.

Advances in Stroke TreatmentThursday, May 26, light reception at 5:30p.m., program from 6–7p.m.Join neurologist Thomas Chippendale, MD, for an informative seminar to discuss the latest advances in stroke treatment and other brain disorders. Free. Location: Scripps La Jolla, Schaetzel Center, Great Hall.

North Shore Girls Softball League 10u team ‘P!nk’ are this season’s “2011 Division Champions” with a record of 17-0-1.

From left to right: Bottom row: Cami Ramseyer; First row: Jordan Rowell, Molly Jones, Molly Gillcrist, Gabi Umansky, Ava Fargo; Second row: Taylor Neihart, Hannah Dewey, Miranda Rafner, Chloe Balsiger, Eva Hughes; Third row coaches: Jim Jones, Wendi Santino-Ramseyer, Greg Rowell, Dan Balsiger, Cathy Dewey. Not pictured Casey Rominoff.

North Shore Girls Softball League 10u team ‘P!nk’ champs!

The Carmel Valley Dons Spring 8 Tackle Football 3rd-4th grade team has started its sea-son with an impressive four-game winning streak. In a recent game against the Inland Val-ley White team (3-0 at that time), the Dons players demonstrated a strong defensive show, allowing no first downs. Outstanding linebacker play by Zackary Thorn (19), AJ Gustaveson (5), and Jack Foate (20) held the Inland Valley team to negative yards. First year starting cor-nerback Colin Wayland (8) added, “We got such good penetration from the beasts on our defensive line, Justin Vilchis (28) and Logan Berzins (11) made it all possible.”

On offense, outstanding blocking by Leo Silverman (32), Mark Lindgren (14), and Troy Manzano (18) enabled the 3-4th grade team to score three touchdowns led by first-year quarterback Lucas Corbosiero (1) and running back Chaz Talman (15).

The Carmel Valley Dons Youth Football League was formed in 2010 to create a highly competitive Division 1 Youth Football Program in the Carmel Valley area to prepare top ath-letes for high school football. The League’s home stadium is Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) and players proudly wear the colors of CCHS. Informally nicknamed “Little Dons” by the Cathedral High football players, much of the team’s first year success can be attribut-ed to the support of Cathedral’s varsity head coach Sean Doyle and athletic director David Smola. For information about the League, visit www.cvdons.com. Fall registration is now open for boys ages 5-14.

CV Dons Spring Tackle Team off to 4-0 start

Carmel Valley Dons Spring 8 Tackle Football 3rd-4th grade team. Photo/Susie Talman


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Local resident and Uni-versity of Notre Dame se-nior fenc-er Barron Nydam was a member of the Notre Dame team that won the NCAA national championship in fencing on March 17 in Columbus, Ohio.

Nydam, 22, had a 15-8 record in the championships, placing him sixth in the country individually. His per-formance earned him his fourth All-America distinc-tion, the 19th ever in the Notre Dame fencing pro-gram’s history.

Nydam started fencing when he was 10 years old during a one- week camp at a local community center.

“I really loved the fact that it was both physical and very mental at the same time,” said Nydam, compar-ing the sport to “physical chess.”

There is a great amount

of strategy involved in fenc-ing, he said, and he enjoyed the element of being creative in how he competed.

He began taking private lessons with Spartak Fencing Club in Sorrento Valley while attending Diegueno Country Day School and Santa Fe Christian. When he was 15, he started competing in World Cups, traveling to

compete all over the world in places such as Venezuela, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Italy, Ukraine and Ire-land. He continued to com-pete nationally and interna-tionally over the next seven years through college.

Eventually Nydam was recruited to attend Notre Dame for fencing on a full scholarship.

Nydam really loved Notre Dame and the close-ness of his fencing team—they spent a lot of time to-gether practicing five times a week in addition to compet-ing.

“Notre Dame fencing was like a family,” Nydam said, “It really kind of mim-icked that North County mentality of knowing all your

neighbors and being a real close-knit community. It was a family environment and, in that way, Notre Dame and the team reminded me of home,”

The Notre Dame athletic website describes Nydam as a sturdy 6’-1” with “tremen-dous natural speed.” He earned All-American honors all four years, second-team his freshman and senior years, and third team his ju-nior and sophomore years.

He said the key to his success was supportive and knowledgeable coaching, along with really loving the sport.

“All the time spent prac-ticing and learning about the sport takes so many hours so you really have to be passion-ate about it,” Nydam.

The Notre Dame team had reached a high level in the championships three times before but had always come up short. They finished second in Nydam’s freshman and sophomore years and third last year. To leave col-lege on a high note, as a NCAA champion was a satis-fying accomplishment.

“We finally managed to pull it out this year,” Nydam

said. “We worked really hard to get ourselves where we are and it’s very rewarding.”

While winning the NCAA championships meant a lot to him, Nydam’s other most memorable fencing ac-complishment was winning the Pacific Coast Champion-ships multiple times as it is the one tournament he gets to fence side-by-side with his longtime coach Dmitriy Guy, the man who introduced Ny-dam to the sport all those years ago at the community center.

Nydam will graduate in May with a degree in ac-counting and already has a job lined up at Ernst & Young in La Jolla—he’s excited to come back home to San Di-ego.

For now, he is not look-ing to continue fencing com-petitively as he plans to lunge fully into his career. Nydam said he would consider be-coming a fencing coach or perhaps a referee someday.

“I love the fencing com-munity and I want to stay in-volved in it,” Nydam said.

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Barron Nydam, left, fences for Notre Dame.

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The No. 1 ranked San Diego Mustangs Rugby Club U16 team dispatched Santa Clarita Valley, 48-0, in the quarterfinals of the Southern California Rugby Union Youth League Tournament on April 16 at Cathedral Catholic High School. The Mustangs now face Fullerton Youth Rugby Club in the semi-finals on Saturday, April 30, on the lower field at Cathedral Catholic.

In the quarterfinal match against the SCV Tigers, Prop Joey Kuperman and back-row player Cameron Dale dominated in the forwards for the Mustangs, while Flyhalf Bil-ly Maggs, and outside center Jaxon McAllis-ter kept SCV off-balance. McAllister’s tackle of a Santa Clarita player in the Try Zone in the first minute of play lead to the Mus-tangs’ first score. Openside Flanker Jona-than Raby had several strong runs that broke down the Santa Clarita Defense, and allowed him to pass the ball to wide open ‘mates. Left Wing Alex Lindsey had three trys in the first half for the Mustangs to lead the scoring. Derek Lipincyzk, playing the

Lock position, stole the ball on a Santa Clar-ita throw-in late in the game and bulled his way in for a score. Fittingly, the game ended with a long, weaving Raby run up the left side, and then a deft pass to McAllister who scored the final try for the Mustangs.

The U16 Mustangs were undefeated in league play this Spring to earn the Number One seed in the Tournament. The Mustangs Club draws players from over half-a-dozen local high schools (Torrey Pines, Cathedral, Canyon Crest, La Jolla, San Dieguito Acade-my, La Costa Canyon and others). Coached throughout by Ramon Samaniego, this group of players won the Southern Califor-nia Championship as U16 players in 2010, and several of these same players were Southern California Champions, as U14 players in 2009.

For more information, visit the Mus-tangs website: www.sandiegoyouthrugby.org, or the Southern California Youth Rugby website, www.socalyouthrugby.org, which also includes high school league standings.

San Diego Mustangs U16 player Dean Karam evades a Santa Clarita Valley tackler during the Mustangs’ 48-0 quarterfinal playoff victory at Cathedral Catholic High School on April 16. Teammates Joey Kuperman (cap), AJ Talman, and Michael Cox come up in support. Photo/Susie Talman.

Mustangs U16 team advances in So. Cal Playoffs

The first ever Great Outdoor Youth Walk benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Die-guito will be held at the San Dieguito River Park Trail on Saturday, May 14, at 8 a.m.

“We are very grateful to the San Dieguito River Park for partnering with us on this walk to help children and families start a healthier lifestyle while learning about the natural habi-tat the San Dieguito River Valley has to offer,” said Keith Padgett, president/CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito. “This walk targets all ages and we encourage all families to attend, have a great time, and help raise money for a great cause.”

The 4K family walk/run will be held on the Trail directly behind the Albertson’s shop-ping center on Via de la Valle. The trail winds under the 5 freeway west towards the fair-grounds, then back around to the starting point.

Interactive booths for children will be stationed along the 4K route as well as a breakfast and after party for walkers.

The GREAT Outdoor YOUTH Walk has a small pledge based entry fee of $20. Those par-ticipating will be awarded a collectors walk t-shirt and free breakfast! The participant with the most pledges will win a day with 12 friends in a VIP Padres Suite on Saturday, June 4, to see the Padres vs. the Astros (hotdogs and soda/water included).

To register for the walk or to make a pledge donation, go to www.positiveplacesd.org and click on events and fundraisers or call 858-720-2188.

Great Outdoor Youth Walk benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito


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BY GIDEON RUBINBaseball:Cathedral Catholic won the Classic Di-

vision of the prestigious Lions tournament, defeating Elk Grove 6-5 in the title game on April 21.

The Dons advanced to the title game after defeating La Costa Canyon 6-5 in the semifinals earlier in the day.

They opened the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Rancho Bernardo on April 19, and then defeated Temecula Valley 3-1 the next day.

Daniel Camarena had a double and a solo home run to lead the Dons offensively in the title game, and Nick Fornaca contrib-uted two hits including a solo homer.

Camarena pitched a two-hitter to lead the Dons in the Rancho Bernardo game. He struck out 10 batters and allowed one walk.

Michael Martin pitched a complete game three-hitter and Stephen Haviar had three hits to lead the Dons in the Temecula Valley game.

Nico Garbella had three hits including a triple and two runs scored to lead the Dons in the LCC game, and Camarena con-tributed a triple and two RBI.

The Dons extended their winning streak to eight games as they improved their overall record for the season to 17-2.

*****Torrey Pines took two of three games in the in the Classic Division of the Lions tourna-

ment.The Falcons opened with a 7-0 victory over Silverado (Las Vegas) on April 19.They lost to Grossmont 9-4 the next day, but beat Kennedy (Granada Hills) in the April

21 finale.Reed Mason pitched a three-hit shutout to lead the Falcons in the Silverado game.Mason struck out eight and allowed no walks.Jake Mitchell led the Falcons offensively, going 3 for 3 with two RBI. Sam Wisenberg

had two hits, and Chad Thurston had one hit and two RBI.Garrett Stubbs had three hits to lead the Falcons in the Grossmont game.Stubbs led the Falcons in the Kennedy game too, going 2 for 3 with a double, a triple

and two RBI.Mitchell had two doubles, and Mason added a home run and drove in two runs.The Falcons, winners of five of their last six games, improved their overall record for

the season to 16-6.*****Santa Fe Christian had its 12-game winning streak snapped when the Eagles lost to

Mira Mesa 5-1 in the Lions tournament 6A division semifinals on April 19.The Eagles opened the tournament with a 12-4 victory over Cleveland of Reseda on

April 18, and then beat San Marcos 4-1 the next day.Barrett Floyd had four hits including two doubles and Bobby Zarubin had two hits in-

cluding a home run and two RBI to lead the Eagles in the Cleveland game. John Gamble added a double and three RBI.Nolan Gannon pitched five innings for the win. He struck out 12 batters and allowed

four runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks.Trevor Semerdjian allowed one run in five innings and Bobby Zarubin pitched two

shutout innings of relief to lead the Eagles in the San Marcos game.Nolan Gannon and Josh Estill each had two hits to lead the Eagles offensively.The loss dropped the Eagles overall record for the season to 13-4.Floyd had two hits and one RBI to lead the Eagles in the Mira Mesa game.*****Softball:Torrey Pines improved its Falcon Fiesta tournament record to 3-2 with a 5-0 victory

over Mt. Carmel on April 23.The win followed a 1-0 loss to Poway on April 20.Taylor Lee pitched a four-hitter to lead the Falcons in the Mt. Carmel game.She led the Falcons offensively too, going 2 for 3 with one RBI.Lee took the loss in the Poway game, allowing one run on four hits in seven innings.The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 18-5-1.

Girls lacrosse:Torrey Pines moved into sole possession of first place in the Avocado League with a

crucial 12-8 victory over rival La Costa Canyon in on April 19.The Falcons followed that win with a 13-3 league victory over San Dieguito Academy

the next day.Katie Trees scored four goals and had three assists and Anna Knowles scored three goals

to lead the Falcons in the LCC game.Falcons goalie Carrie Yang had seven saves.Knowles scored five goals and had two assists to lead the Falcons in the SDA game, and

Trees added four goals and four assists.Yang had five saves.The Falcons improved to 5-0 in league and 9-2 overall for the season.

Week in Sports

Torrey Pines gymnastics team senior and captain Paige Minteer gets some air on the beam at an April 20 meet against Westview. Photo/Anna Scipione

SD Healthy River 5-Mile Walk for a Cause is May 15 The San Diego Healthy River 5-Mile Walk for a Cause is being held to raise support and

awareness for the San Diego River Trail and Parks. Families, individuals, and teams will be adding their voices in support of creating a clean, safe, and healthy San Diego River Trail for the community. The 5-mile Walk for a Cause will be held on Sunday, May 15, at the Qualcomm Stadium Practice Field, starting at 8 a.m. Participants will include joggers, walk-ers, moms with their little ones in strollers, kids of all ages, and pet lovers walking their dogs. The route is from Qualcomm Stadium, through areas of Mission Valley, past the San Diego River Garden and along parts of the San Diego River Trail.

After the walk, everyone is invited to attend this year’s San Diego RiverFest on the Practice Field, at 10 a.m. The festival is “Celebrating San Diego River Trail & Parks.”

For addition information and to register for the walk, visit www.sdriverdays.org.


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Solana Beach resident Walter Oliver has spent a lifetime serving his country in the U.S. Air Force, a career that took him across the nation. Now the retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant has returned home to sunny Southern California, where he ded-icates his days to helping to raise his five children and serving the community in his rare free time.

After graduating from San Diego High School in 1975, Oliver earned a degree in banking and fi-nance from San Diego City College. He joined the Air Force in 1980, serving in Alaska, California, Nebraska, South Korea, and Washington D.C. His last assignment was working in the Air Force’s Budget Office in the Pentagon, where he met his partner, Dave Roberts, a Solana Beach council-man. In 1995, he graduated from Strayer Univer-sity in Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness management. In 2000, he retired and moved to Solana Beach to join Roberts. Now he manages the Sandpiper Point condo complex in Encinitas.

Oliver and Roberts have been involved with the San Diego County’s Foster Care program for a number of years and are now the proud parents of five children: Robert, 15; Alex, 10; Julian, 7; Joe, 3; and Natalee, 2. Oliver is also a member of the So-lana Beach Friends of the Library, Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society, Solana Beach PTA, and a charter member of the Del Sol Lions Club.

Air Force master sergeant finds home, family in SB

BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURNContributor

Dee DeTarsio, a former TV pro-ducer/writer, is convinced that life (i.e. “the universe”) gives us “clues” every once in awhile on how to proceed. “Sometimes things hap-pen that direct you to a certain path.”

Take the time, about eight months ago, when, after laboring for 10 years writing women’s ‘chick lit’ fiction novels that never found a publisher, suddenly her agent, ac-tually her third agent, became a re-cession casualty and lost her job.

DeTarsio, mother of two col-lege-age children, had written some seven novels, had lots of encour-agement along the way, but no sales — and now, no agent.

How’s that for a “clue!”“I was devastated,” she recalls,

“and went into a real funk.”That’s when her husband, a

television director of photography and practical guy, suggested, “Get it on Amazon.”

He had bought DeTarsio a Kin-dle, the portable e-book reader, for Christmas a few years back, but she knew virtually nothing about the intricacies of e-publishing, and then there was this “stigma” she felt about self-publishing.

She thought about it and final-ly, like one of those damsels in dis-tress in her novels, she “took mat-ters into my own hands and joined the digital revolution.”

“There still is kind of a stigma about e-publishing and self-pub-lishing,” she admits, “but I decided, ‘I’m gonna do it.’ And I’m so glad I did.

“No one read my books before and now I have 10,000 people who have read my books — two novels and a novella published already and three more novels on deck and ready to go.”

Her first Amazon Kindle novel, “The Scent of Jade,” priced at $2.99, published last October, is a quirky action-adventure that fol-lows a woman lost in the Costa Ri-can rainforest with an ancient idol

Writer gaining international readership as ‘chick lit’ e-Author

10 QUESTIONS

SEE WRITER, B26

Walter Oliver with his daughter Natalee.

LifeStyles SECTION B

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Physician Abraham Verghese scripts

bestselling novel.See page B7

Blanket statement: Quilter creates program for Alzheimer’s study.See page B3

SEE QUESTIONS B25

1. What brought you to this neighborhood? When I retired from the Air Force after

20 years of service, my partner was living here and I moved here to join him.

Quick Facts

Name: Dee DeTarsio

Distinction: Former local TV producer/writer Dee DeTar-sio, who joined the digital revolution, is gaining interna-tional readership as an eAuthor of chick lit novels after 10 years of trying to publish through traditional literary print publishers.

Resident of: Carmel Valley/Torrey Highlands

Born: Fremont, Ohio

Education: B.A. in communications with emphasis in mass media, Ohio State University, 1982

Family: Married to television director of photography John DeTarsio. They have two children: Tyler, 21, and Gi-anna, 19, both communications students at Cal State San Marcos.

Favorite TV: “The Soup” on E! Entertainment Television and HG (Home and Gardens) TV

Recent reading: “Daughters of Rome,” by Kate Quinn; and “Heads, You Lose,” by Lisa Lutz

Physical regimen: Daily workouts at the Pacific Athletic Club

Philosophy: “Life gives us clues along the way.”

Author Dee DeTarsio (PHOTO: JON CLARK)

that may hold secrets to global warming — a sort of a combination of “Romancing the Stone” meets “Survivor.”

The idea of writing an action-adventure chick-lit was triggered, she said, by an observation made by her husband. “He’s a really great editor,” she said. She reads her manuscripts to him at night when they are in bed.

One night, he said, “Boy, women sure do think a lot. Can’t you blow some-thing up or kill somebody.”

Good idea, she thought, for her, a departure from tra-ditional chick lit. “Women are good multi-taskers. We can have deep thoughts even while we’re on the run with a jade monkey in the jungle. That novel was so much fun to write.”

She is currently working on a screenplay adaptation of “The Scent of Jade.”

To spur on the market-ing, she added a novella, at the almost give-away price of 99 cents, “Til Somebody Loves You,” a chick lit set in

Chicago which portrays a “damsel in distress” copy-writer’s search for her one true love.

And, she just published her third work, another women’s fiction novel, “The Kitchen Sink,” which she still has to promote, but it is already finding a readership.

In three months, DeT-arsio’s works attracted more than 3,000 downloads, and, depending on the day, was #60 in the Amazon Kindle humor category, #70 in ro-mantic suspense, and reached #6 on Amazon.com romantic fiction in Great

Britain.We interviewed DeTar-

sio in her home in Carmel Valley/Torrey Highlands.

She’s a super-energy mother of two college-age children. Before she became a stay-at-home mom, she used to make her living as a television producer/writer, freelancer and marketing di-rector.

DeTarsio was born Dee Frampton in Fremont, Ohio, the “classic” middle child and in a family of five sis-ters. Her dad is a retired

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It’s happening on May 13!The announcement of our exciting 2011-2012 season at orchestranova.org.

Stars. With an edge.Stars. With an edge.

Greg Merino Photography

Victorythrough Peace

Presenting the “Nova Experience.”Presenting the “Nova Experience.”

Celebrating the human spirit

Featuring the most famous symphony ever written: Beethoven’s Fifth

Egmont Overture Ludwig van Beethoven

Ascent to Victory Nancy Bloomer Deussen (ode to the Special Olympics)

Peace on Earth Arnold Schoenberg with the SACRA/PROFANA Choir — Krishan Oberoi, director

Symphony No. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven

Orchestra Nova celebrates victory over adversity

through music from Beethoven and contemporary

composers that is certain to stir emotions.

Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.Downtown - St. Paul’s Cathedral

Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.Sorrento Valley Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall

Monday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.La Jolla - Sherwood Auditorium

Tickets: orchestranova.org or 858-350-0290

Around the WorldSaturday, April 30, 4:00 p.m.California Center for the Arts, Escondido

Breathtaking scenic video and global guest artists will take you on a first-class flight around the world! Lots of fun with beautiful music in an exquisite concert hall.

Tickets: artcenter.org or 800-988-4253

Made possible by generous support from Jean Will.

Pops! At the Center

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Up Next!World Premiere ComedyA Dram of DrummhicitMay 17 - June 12By Arthur Kopit & Anton DudleyDirected by Christopher Ashley

An entrepreneur has found the perfect Scottish island for his new golf course. But as secrets — and bodies — are unearthed, the true nature of the island wreaks comic havoc. Drink up a dram of Drummhicit with the locals of Muckle Skerry as they go to battle with corporate America.

(858) 550-1010www.lajollaplayhouse.org

Les Violons du RoyBernard Labadie, music directorAlexander Weimann, harpsichordSaturday, April 30 at 8 p.m.MCASD Sherwood AuditoriumTickets: $75, $55, $25

From the heart of the music scene in Québec City – don’t miss this renowned chamber orchestra display it’s widely acclaimed energy, brilliance and vitality in an all-Bach program.

(858) 459-3728www.LJMS.org

Music & Art Since 1945Presented by Victoria Martino

Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.April 26–May 31

A six-week lecture-concert series exploring the dominant cultural art trends in the wake of World War II, leading up to the present day. A concert performance of significant works in the violin repertoire by major composers will follow each lecture.

Series: $72/102Single lecture-concert: $14/19CALL TO RESERVE

(858) 454-5872www.ljathenaeum.org

Grunion Run

April 19: 10:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.

Get ready for a true Southern California experience! Observe hundreds of small silver fish called grunion ride the waves onto La Jolla beaches to spawn. Before hitting the beach, see grunion hatch before your eyes during a special presentation about this mysterious fish. Prepare for cool, wet conditions and bring a flashlight.

Ages 6-13 with a paid adult.

RSVP required: 858-534-7336 or online at: aquarium.ucsd.edu

Public: $12

On Topic:A Conversation withYishai JusidmanSaturday, April 30 at 3 p.m.MCASD La JollaFree with Museum admission

In conjunction with the exhibition Mexico: Expected/Unexpected, Education Curator Cris Scorza will engage in conversation with artist Yishai Jusidman to discuss painting as a reflective process.

(858) 454-3541mcasd.org

BY KIRBY BROOKSContributor

What’s a quilter to do when her family and friends have all the quilts they need?

In the case of Jeffree It-rich, a UCSD communica-tions specialist with the De-partment of Neurosciences’ Alzheimer’s Disease Coopera-tive Study, you use the quilts for a good cause.

Itrich, who lost her mother to severe dementia, set out to create a quilt dona-tion program for the patients in the Alzheimer’s study in January 2010.

By that September, when news of the donation pro-gram appeared in the AARP Bulletin, Itrich had received 100 or so quilts. The AARP in-terviewer (a quilter with whom Itrich formed a fast friendship) warned Itrich that her life would change after the article published, and change it did.

“The first day after the AARP piece, I received 40 e-mails. I recruited a part-time student and part-time admin-istrative worker in addition to another full-time employee to

help me process all the calls and e-mails, and I eventually handed that part of the proj-ect over to them,” Itrich said.

Although the momen-tum has since slowed, the project’s e-mail address still receives daily messages.

“It goes in waves, but we get 10-20 quilts a week on av-erage,” Itrich said, before looking into her database to find out the exact number. As of April 12, 2011: 820 quilts were donated for the patients in the study (a collaboration between UCSD and the Na-tional Institute on Aging).

Itrich unearths a folder

bursting with letters from quil-ters and patients alike. Leafing through the stack, she pulls out a four-page letter from a quilter and several notes from study participants’ family members. (Some of the quilts come with labels on them and Itrich keeps a detailed log so recipients can communicate their gratitude if they wish.)

She doesn’t know who gets the quilts — their infor-mation is protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) — but the project has sparked com-munication between those coping with Alzheimer’s.

“As a quilter, I know what quilts do for people. A quilt is like a hug,” said Itrich, adding that many of the quil-ters have been holding onto grief from experiencing Al-zheimer’s in their family’s own lives.

“In many cases, they have been grieving for years. By quilting to cheer up partic-ipants of Alzheimer’s research studies around the country, they can be a small part of the cure. Participating is kind of a catharsis for them.”

Itrich said that the quilts also give people a way to ex-press their appreciation to those participating in the study, which requires a neu-rosurgical procedure. Doctors open the brain to deliver nerve growth factor directly into the portion of brain af-fected by Alzheimer’s disease. (Read more details at http://adcs.org/Studies/NGF.aspx)

“When I first brought up the donation program to the research study’s director, she thought I lost my mind! ‘Where would you get all of the quilts?’ she asked. But I know how generous quilters are.”

In the beginning, she tried to limit the donations to traditional quilts, but has since abandoned that rule. Her office is packed with quilts of all shapes, sizes and colors, ranging from hand-stitched and hand-tied to ma-chine-stitched quilts.

“Alzheimer’s clinics are notoriously cold. The need for quilts wanes in the sum-mer months and picks back up again once temperatures cool down,” she said. Since

both women and men partic-ipate in the study, she makes sure there are quilts featuring golf memorabilia, Mack trucks, John Deere tractors, musical notes, and even outer space images!

When will there be enough quilts? According to Itrich, only when there is a

cure for Alzheimer’s. “The quilts comfort in

ways we can’t imagine and the research will continue until the disease can be stopped or re-versed,” she said, before hand-ing her assistant another batch of vibrantly colored quilts to brighten the lives of partici-pants involved in the study.

Quilters donate ‘hugs’ to warm patients in Alzheimer’s study

Want to help?Contact: Jeffree Itrich, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, University of California San Diego, 8950 Villa La Jolla Dr., Ste. C-227, La Jolla, CA 92037-1712E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (858) 677-1565

Jeffree (her parents were expecting a third son) Itrich in her office surrounded by quilts ready to be sent to patients in the Alzheimer’s study.


Zel’s Del Mar■ 1247 Camino del Mar, Del Mar ■ (858) 755-0076 ■ www.zelsdelmar.com

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■ Signature Dishes: Flatbread pizzas, Brandt Beef Bar Burger, White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce, fresh fish specials

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It’s the menu and music that makes Zel’s Del Mar a hometown favoriteBY KELLEY CARLSON

For an evening of food, drink and live music, take note of Zel’s Del Mar.

Owners Greg Glassman and Jennifer Powers opened this coastal restaurant/bar in summer 2009, named after Glassman’s grandfather Zel Camiel, a Polish immigrant who was well-known in the Del Mar community and held the title of “unofficial mayor.”

“Our vision was to create a neighborhood eatery where friends and family feel welcome and relaxed,” Glassman said in a news release.

Entertainment is offered Thursday through Saturday nights, from acoustic jazz and blues to up-and-coming singers/songwriters. Most performances start around 7:30 p.m. in the bar. Guests can listen to the tunes from anywhere in Zel’s — the main dining area and patio are both adjacent to the bar.

The main dining area is covered, yet well-ventilated; large windows allow for people-watching along Camino del Mar. On the dog-friendly, open-air patio, customers can enjoy the views as a fire pit crackles in the center. In the warm-hued, softly lit bar, patrons can sit on the bar stools or choose from several tables and watch TV.

A full menu is served in all areas

of the restaurant. Patrons can start with an appetizer such as the Fish Trio (ahi poke, smoked salmon tartare and ceviche) or Fried Calamari, or select from several types of salads. Zel’s specializes in flatbreads, and there are a handful of house-made flatbread pizzas from which to choose, including Grilled Chicken, Eggplant and Margherita. Entrees range from the Brandt Beef Bar Burger to Pan Roasted Atlantic Salmon. Powers cites the burger and flatbreads as her favorite dishes; Glassman leans toward the fresh fish entrees.

Children’s menus are also available. For dessert, there are choices, such as a White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce.

Zel’s has a full bar, including about 30 bottles of wine and a

selection of craft beers picked by Glassman. One of the brews on tap is Sculpin, which Glassman said is difficult to find in the area.

Specials are available several nights each week: burger and a beer are $10 on Mondays; “Flat Tuesdays” offer half-price on all flatbreads; and bottles of wine are half-price on Wednesdays. Happy hour runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. daily.

For guests who prefer to dine earlier in the day, Zel’s opens its doors from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the weekends, serving breakfast and lunch.

Hours will change beginning Memorial Day weekend, as the eatery will be open daily for lunch. Zel’s will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to close on weekdays, and from 8:30 a.m. to close on weekends. Glassman said reservations are recommended, especially during weekend nights and in the summer — the restaurant can accommodate up to 80 people. However, reservations are not needed in the bar.

To have a great experience, Glassman suggests “coming in and having a great dinner, hang on to hear live music at a place within walking distance to the ocean, and have a few nice cocktails or a bottle of wine.”

Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant online at delmartimes.net. Click ‘Food’ or ‘On The Menu.’

■ This week: Zel’s Breakfast Flatbread

On The Menu Recipe

Zel’s Calamari Salad

■ Patio Seating: Yes

■ Take Out: Yes

■ Happy Hour: 4 to 6:30 p.m. daily

■ Hours: 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday4-11 p.m. Friday8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-11 p.m. Saturday8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Sunday

Zel’s Del Mar has a dog-friendly, open-air patio and central firepit.Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza with truffle oil, arugula, asparagus, avocado, lemon creme and fontina

The Fish Trio appetizer features house-made chips, sea bass ceviche, ahi poke and smoked salmon tartare.

Zel’s Del Mar owners Jennifer Powers and Greg Glassman

Happy Hour at Zel’s Del Mar is a popular place. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON


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The Torrey Pines Natural Reserve Docent Society and Torrey Pines Association present the second annual Art in the Pines to be held Sunday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Festival is free and open to all.

Art in the Pines is an all-day event featuring a profes-sionally judged Plein Air contest with an awards ceremony; artists’ booths exhibiting nature-inspired art for sale in a va-riety of media such as painting, pastels, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and photography; food and live music; children’s nature and art activities; an opportunity drawing for donat-ed artwork; guided nature walks; tours of the historic Torrey Pines Lodge; and expert demonstrations in several different artistic mediums.

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For more information about this event, visit torreypine.org.

‘Art in the Pines’ event to be held May 15 at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve to benefit children’s programs

The Solana Beach Cinco de Mayo Commu-nity Fiesta will be held on Sunday, May 1, from 1-4 p.m., at La Colonia Park, 715 Valley Avenue. This alcohol-free community event will offer many exciting cultural opportunities for the whole family.

Highlighting the entertainment stage sched-ule will be the festive sounds of Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana (1-3 p.m.), followed by a performance by a professional Ballet Folklorico dance group (3-4 p.m.). These traditional and colorful Mexi-can heritage performances will be sure to inspire our cultural appreciation of Mexico.

Fun activities for the whole family will in-clude: Piñatas; game booths with prizes; Mexican craft booths; face painters; and fun jumps for the kids.

Authentic Mexican food favorites will be provided. Special Mexican beverages such as horchata, Jamaica and limón will also be avail-able.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the city web site at www.cityofsolanabeach.org or call the Parks and Recre-ation Department at 858-720-2453.

Solana Beach celebrates Cinco de Mayo May 1

The award-winning Canyon Crest Academy Theater Program will perform a Festival of One Acts directed by con-servatory students. The festival runs May 5-7 at the Black Box Theater, Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130.

The Festival of One Acts include well-known and stu-dent-written plays, and range from dramas to comedies. En-vision Theater Coordinator Michael Schwartz notes, “CCA’s Envision Theater is once again breaking new ground by showcasing the talents of our conservatory members who are making their directorial debut. They are applying what they’ve learned from our guest artists and gaining valuable experience at the same time.”

Student director Shaina Krevat, who co-wrote “With Champagne” with her sister, Devyn, says, “It’s a great oppor-tunity to be able to direct a play I co-wrote. Being on the other side of the audition table, selecting the cast, and work-ing with these great actors as they add their own vision to the work is a wonderful experience.”

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The Del Sol Lions Club is inviting the community to join in a Mardi Gras-themed celebration on Sat-urday, May 14, complete with live entertain-ment, casino games, a silent auction, and din-ner — all to raise money for two worthy local charities.

The first an-nual fundraiser at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club will benefit Reality Changers, a non-profit that helps disadvantaged youth be-come first-generation college students; and Saint Leo’s medical and dentals clinics, a volunteer-run operation that provides care to pa-tients in extreme financial need. Both of these organi-zations were selected be-cause they align with the Del Sol Lion’s goal of help-ing local disadvantaged

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school drop-out rate, in-creased college graduation rates, defied local homicide rates, broken the cycle of in-carceration, decreased teenage preg-nancy, and have no in-volvement with drugs or alcohol.”

“Learning there is a lengthy waiting list for the Solana Beach Re-ality Changer Program and with concern over local youth drug and gang in-volvement, Reality Changers was chosen to provide at-risk teens the opportunity to participate in this program realizing they are our future leaders,” added Roz Hodgins, the other co-chair

for this event. Though Saint Leo’s

medical and dental clinics have a different mission, they are equally deserving of community support, added Del Sol Lions program direc-tor Linette Page.

“We selected the clinics recognizing they are in im-mediate need of costly equipment, medications, professional volunteers, spe-cialists, and the ongoing support of Del Sol Lions as they service over 5,000 pa-tients annually,” she said.

“St. Leo’s Medical and Dental Clinics, through an all volunteer team of doc-tors, dentists, and medical professionals, provide com-prehensive medical and dental services to the poor-est of the working poor without insurance, who, ex-cept for emergencies, would be unable to obtain such services,” said Deacon Al Graff, one of three clinic founders.

Both of these charities depend heavily upon sup-port from the outside sourc-es, and during the May 14 gala, the community will

have a chance to give back to them in a big way. The fes-tivities kick off with a 6 p.m. silent auction, which in-cludes appetizers and a com-plimentary glass of cham-pagne that patrons can enjoy while browsing the more than $15,000-worth of items up for bid, including: dinner for eight in the VIP room of Tommy V’s; diamond ear-rings from the Diamond Boutique; golf lessons and a round at Lomas Santa Fe County Club; passes to the Turf Club; a day of sailing for four; and weekend getaways at Viceroy Hotels, Del Mar Hilton, Carmel Valley Dou-

ble Tree, and L’Auberge — all prizes that will be auctioned-off to raise money for the beneficiary charities.

After the auction there will be dinner with a compli-mentary wine pour and the “Fund-a-Need” portion of the evening where patrons can donate toward specific items the beneficiary chari-ties need. Each charity has put together a “wish list” that highlights basic needs, so, for example, if the St. Leo’s Medical Clinic needs a blood-pressure cuff, someone can donate specifically to-ward that. This will also be the time when the audience can learn more about each organization and hear from youths who have been through the Reality Chang-ers program, and the volun-teers who run Saint Leo’s medical and dental clinics.

That will be followed by a Capoiera dance perfor-mance, and after that, pa-trons will be given $250-worth of play money for the on-sight casino room, where they enjoy poker, black jack, roulette, and craps. Patrons can also

buy more play money, which also benefits the char-ities. At the end of the eve-ning they can turn in that play money for chips, which can then be exchanged for raffle tickets for prizes.

Tickets to this event can be purchased for $125 per individual, or $1,000 for a table of 10. That ticket price includes appetizers and a glass of champagne, dinner and a wine pour, live enter-tainment, $250-worth of ca-sino play money, and a fresh water pearl necklace from the Diamond Boutique. Be-cause the event is Mardi Gras-themed, masks and beads are encouraged.

The Del Sol Lions are still in need of sponsors for this event, with sponsor-ships ranging from $500 to $20,000.

To purchase tickets or become an event sponsor, please email Maria McEnea-ny at [email protected] or call her at 858-759-2620.

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Del Sol Lions Mardi Gras

Who: Del Sol Lions Club What: A Mardi-Gras themed gala Where: Lomas Santa Fe Country Club, 1505 Lomas Santa Fe DriveWhen: Saturday, May 14, at 6 p.m.

The St. Therese of Carmel 12th annual gala fundraiser Casino Royale will be held on Friday, May 20, at the new St. Therese Social Hall. Guests will en-joy casino gaming, live jazz, dinner, a $5,000 jackpot drawing, live auction and

dancing. Tickets are available at www.sttherese-

carmel.org/gala for $75 per person. Jackpot drawing tickets are also available for $50 each with a limit of 300 tickets to be sold.

Contact co-chairs, Jennifer Kelly ([email protected]) or Erika Spinazzola ([email protected]) for more informa-tion.

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Realtors Shredfest Event will be held in conjunction with the TPHS Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the high school. A suggested donation of $5 per “banker’s box” would be greatly appreciated by all the special student programs sustained by the TPHS Foundation. Your confidential documents will be shredded before your eyes by a bonded and insured company using state-of-the-art certified shredding equipment. They also shred any sta-ples, paper clips and any floppy’s or CD’s included in the boxes.

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Andrea Levin Anti-Israel Bias in the MediaWednesday, May 11, 2011 • 7:00pm

Andrea Levin is the Director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), a media-watchdog organization devoted to promoting fair, accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East. Headquartered in Boston, CAMERA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization with more than 55,000 members around the world. CAMERA has been successful in obtaining

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Editor’s note: Stanford University professor of medicine Dr. Abraham Verghese, author of two memoirs and the best-selling novel, “Cut-ting for Stone,” was the guest speaker at the April 19 luncheon of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary So-ciety at The Grand Del Mar. The luncheon series is sponsored by Northern Trust, the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center and this newspaper. The next and final lun-cheon of the 2010-2011 series on May 12 will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Cunning-ham and his latest book, “By Nightfall.”

BY ARTHUR LIGHTBOURNContributor

For working physician Abraham Verghese, what be-gan simply as an image he had in his mind of a young beautiful missionary nun giv-ing birth to a child in a con-vent far away from her home, was transformed over a peri-od of eight years into an ex-traordinary 534-page epic first novel, “Cutting for Stone,” that has climbed steadily up the bestseller charts since it was published 27 months ago.

“And for those of you in-volved in writing a novel,” Verghese told an overflow au-dience at the April 19 lun-cheon of the Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society, “I hope you have a hell of a lot more to go on than that.”

But for Dr. Verghese (pronounced: ‘Ver-geese’), that trial-and-error approach was the way he chose to “push forward” in order to create what has become a cast of memorable characters in a story spanning decades and generations from India, to Ethiopia, to an inner-city hos-pital in New York City.

The narrator, who begins his story in the womb, is the first-born of identical twin boys, born by Caesarian to a nun in a mission hospital in Ethiopia, abandoned by the

English surgeon suspected of being their father, and adopt-ed by an Indian couple, both physicians, who worked at the mission hospital.

The story tracks the lives of the twins, both who be-come doctors, as they grow to manhood with dramatically different personalities through times of political tur-moil in Ethiopia while haunt-ed by the nagging questions about their mother, Sister Mary Joseph Praise, who died birthing the twins, and the man thought to be their fa-ther, the brilliant surgeon Dr. Thomas Stone.

“Cutting for Stone,” a ti-tle derived from the physi-cians’ Hippocratic Oath, has been optioned for a movie by Anonymous Content, the producers of the much-ac-claimed films, “Eternal Sun-shine of the Spotless Mind” and “Babel.”

As for Verghese, well, he’s continuing his day job as a physician while enjoying time off from writing before hunkering down for possibly another marathon effort to create another novel, “unless a compelling non-fiction sto-ry comes to mind.”

In the meantime, he writes the occasional op-ed or book review.

We interviewed Verghese in the library of The Grand Del Mar prior to his luncheon talk.

Verghese, 55, is a clini-cian at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, a profes-sor for the theory and prac-tice of medicine, and senior associate chair of the depart-ment of internal medicine.

He was born in Ethiopia in 1955 of Indian parents who had been hired by Em-peror Haile Selassie as teach-ers to work in a school near the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.

When Selassie was de-posed in 1974, Verghese brief-

ly joined his parents who had moved to the U.S. and where he worked as an orderly be-fore going to India to earn his medical degree at Madras Medical College in 1979 and complete his internship.

Returning to America for his residency, he discovered only the less popular hospi-tals and communities were willing to accept foreign med-ical graduates, an experience he details in an early New Yorker magazine article, “The Cowpath to America,” and later in his first best-selling memoir, “My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story.”

He did his residency (1980-83) at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, followed by a fellowship in infectious dis-ease at Boston University School of Medicine. While working at Boston City Hos-pital for two years, he wit-nessed the beginning of the

Physician/writer scores big with his epic first novel

Abraham Verghese with his book ‘Cutting for Stone’PHOTO: JON CLARK

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urban epidemic of HIV in that city.

Returning to Johnson City (population: 50,000), as a tenured assistant professor of medicine, he soon found himself involved in his sec-

ond AIDS epidemic but now in a rural setting.

It was thought that he might have one or two pa-tients a year in Johnson City afflicted with the deadly vi-rus, but to everyone’s sur-prise, he found himself with more than 100 patients at a time when there were no known effective treatments for AIDS except words of comfort.

He discovered that many young gay men who earlier had fled the confines and judgmental prejudices of their small hometowns for a freer life in the big cities were returning to their home-towns and families to die as terminal AIDS patients.

Verghese wrote a scien-tific paper on the phenome-non of the AIDS epidemic in a small town, but he felt there was a better way to tell the whole story and its ef-fects on the patients, their families, their caretakers and the doctors who tried to help them.

“I felt my scientific pa-per didn’t begin to capture the whole dimension of it,” he said. “That’s when I took myself more seriously as a writer and wanted to tell the story of HIV as I lived

through it.”After working with HIV

in Tennessee, he recalled, “I was burnt out. I told myself I needed a break otherwise I would not survive. And I de-cided to take a sabbatical of some sort, some how.”

He discovered that the only criteria needed for ad-mission to the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa were two short stories.

“I sent them in and they took me and I went,” he said. He was in his mid-30s at the time. “It was a big leap of faith because I cashed in my tenure and retirement plan, and took my young family there.”

While at Iowa, he worked one day a week at an HIV clinic to help with his expenses and to keep his sense of bearing “because I see myself fundamentally as a physician and that’s how I view the world.”

“The writers workshop itself, you’ll be surprised to learn,” he said, “only meets one day a week,” to discuss and critique the participants’ two submitted short stories. The remainder of his year-


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BY KATHY DAYSTFF WRITER

Put two educators who develop programs for ex-tended learning in a room with an economist who studies technology and in-novation, and you’re bound to generate interesting dis-cussion.

In one particular case, the discussion evolved into the book: “Closing Ameri-ca’s Job Gap: How to Grow Companies and Land Good Jobs in the Age of Innova-tion.”

Its authors are Mary Walshok, UCSD’s associate vice chancellor for public programs and dean of the University Extension pro-gram; Henry DeVries, UCSD assistant dean of Extension, and Tapan Munroe, an economist who specializes in environmental econom-ics and analysis of the high-tech industry.

Walshok said she was getting ready to write a book about innovation and in talking with DeVres and with inspiration from Mun-roe, they decided that inno-vation alone wasn’t the right topic.

She had just returned from Washington, D.C., and talks about the state of the economy when they decid-ed to key in on the fact that “America is not putting peo-ple to work,” she said in a recent interview, with DeVries interjecting, “It’s a jobless recovery.”

“Too many Americans expect the old jobs to come back,” Walshok said. In-stead, they should be look-ing at “what jobs are there and what job can I create for myself.”

As they talked, both said, the book came into fo-cus: How to close the jobs gap.

“We built on our knowledge as educators,” she said, looking at retool-ing, re-skilling and re-edu-cating. “We know that’s go-ing to be essential across all jobs careers.”

Instead of thinking just about innovation, they wrote about how technolo-gy can change careers.

They split the book into two sections. One analyzes the job gap and “the dispari-ty between the good jobs be-ing created by small busines-

innovation in the U.S. and the lack of American work-ers with the skills to fill these jobs.” The other exam-ines San Diego as a case study, looking at how it has used its universities, entre-preneurial spirit, collabora-tion and training to build its economy and applies those lessons to the workforce.

The San Diego example, they write, shows that if a region is serious “about in-novation and job creation” they should bring together the “research community, the entrepreneurs and inves-tors, the economic develop-ers, and the educators and workforce-training organiza-tions.”

The work wraps up with an extensive addendum they called “Deeper Reflec-tions on Innovation and Job Creation.”

Sixteen sectors are cre-ating jobs today, DeVries said, citing health-informa-tion technology, data min-ing, and Spanish-English translation and interpreta-tion. And in some instances, there is a shortage of quali-fied employees. He pointed to Northrop Grumman,

which has hundreds of openings in San Diego and Qualcomm, whose founder recently testified before Congrees about the need for visa programs so they can find enough engineers and technical people.

The book tells individu-al stories of people closing the jobs gap. He cited one woman, who had been a trained as teacher. Unable to find a job in education, she took a position as a hotel desk clerk. Startled by the amount of waste the hotel generated, she started a recy-cling program and found a program offering a certifi-cate in Sustainable Business Practices. After landing an internship in Pasadena with Waste Less Living, she is now a sales consult compa-ny, she teaching others – in-cluding children – how to reduce waste.

The goal of programs that offer specialized train-ing is to help people build a bridge from where they were to where the economy is go-ing, Walshok noted.

DeVreis added that their book is not just about training the workers. Em-

ployers, too, need to be aware of the jobs gap and offer time off for training as well as funding to improve and update their employees’ skills.

The interviews they have done about the book across the country have re-inforced the fact that “ev-erything in America is lo-cal,” Walshok said. “If you are going to solve the jobs problem in Toledo, you will have to have a different set of skills than if you are in San Diego.”

That points up the falla-cy, she added, that we think national policies can solve

the problem. Rather, she added, the national policy “needs to empower the local community.”

She said she made that point in an interview on the Bloomberg News Channel in which the other interview subject — speaking from a different locale — was Presi-dent Obama.

“We need government investing from the bottom up, not the top down,” she added, suggesting that funds that “prime the pump” through matching grants and community college pro-grams are ways to leverage the spending.

But closer to home, DeVries said people need to take charge of their futures by updating their skills and understanding technology. Employers, he said, “want people who are willing to learn.”

A bachelor’s degree, the pair agreed, “is a license to learn for the world of work.”

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A truly unique musical experience will take place on the Canyon Crest Academy campus on Friday, April 29, as the school hosts its first Gamelan Festival. The festi-val, presented in part by the Center for World Music, cel-ebrates Canyon Crest as the first American high school to purchase a full gamelan and gives an opportunity to hear some of the traditional music the students have learned to play from high caliber instruction.

“We hope that it’s a suc-cess and that it becomes an annual event,” said John Gabriel, executive director of the Center for World Mu-sic. “We’re hoping that the community comes out to support this program.”

The festival will fea-ture about 75 performers in Javanese, Sudanese and Balinese gamelan groups from California State Uni-versity San Marcos, San Di-ego State University, The Museum School, Kembang Sunda, and the Canyon

Crest group. The show will be led by guest Indonesian artists Bapak Ade Supar-man and Bapak Djoko Walujo and will showcase performances by Indone-sian dancer Didik Nini Thowok.

The show starts at 6

p.m. Tickets are $10-$15 and are available at brownpaper-tickets.com.

Bringing a gamelan to Canyon Crest came about last year when the Center for World Music joined forc-es with CCA to offer the tra-ditional music program

year-round. With support from the CCA Foundation, the school was able to pur-chase its own gamelan and teacher Anne Whattoff trav-eled to Indonesia with one of the students to obtain the instruments and learn about the artist who owned it and

its rich history.CCA’s gamelan includes

metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs. The set is played together to create its distinct interlocking melo-dies, music associated with the royal courts of Java. It is also used in the shadow puppet tradition of Indone-sia.

To teach the student the art of gamelan, CCA and the Center for World Music brought in Bapak Djoko Walujo, arguably the most famous Javanese musician alive, Gabriel said.

“This program isn’t about just learning music, it’s about learning about the world by doing what other people do,” said Gabriel. “By studying with a master artist from Java and performing music from Java, the stu-dents gain experiential knowledge of what it’s like to be Javanese.”

“They are learning from an authentic, credible source,” said Whattoff.

When asked why he was interested in participat-ing in gamelan, junior Zak

Auerbach responded, “ Look at it,” gesturing to CCA’s green set accented by ornate gold dragons.

“A lot of what I’m in-volved in with music—rock band, choir, jazz—it’s all very western,” Zak said. “I think there’s something to be said for broadening your horizons and taking some-thing so far removed from what you’re used to. It’s a different way of playing mu-sic.”

About 20 student musi-cians like Auerbach have taken part in the after-school gamelan program.

“These kids are really brilliant,” said Gabriel. “It’s very clear that not only are they quick to catch on and learn a new music tradition but they are also aware that this is a very unique opportunity…It’s really amazing what’s going on here.”

To purchase tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com and search for Gamelan Festival 2011. Canyon Crest is locat-ed at 5951 Village Center Loop Road.

Canyon Crest students to perform in Gamelan Festival

Canyon Crest students are set to participate in the Gamelan Festival April 29.


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Rock and Roll San Diego’s instructor Stel-lita Lindgren is working with Jamie Hart, a sophomore at Canyon Crest Academy to get her ready for the North County Idol competi-tion. Competing for the title of North County Idol will be the best singers from all the high schools in North County. Jamie does not mind putting in the work and says that she is the happiest when she is on stage. Vocal per-formance instructor Stellita really enjoys work-ing with young performers.

“I am happy that I can share my years of performing experience and get them to the next level. These kids are the next generation artists,” Lindgren said.

Lindgren is a veteran performer/vocalist with 20-plus years of experience. Rock and Roll San Diego, which just recently opened, offers instruction in live music performance, recording arts, videography, DJ-ing, live sound and lighting, band, tour and production man-agement. The school is located at 3360 Sports

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The North County Idol compe-tition will be held on April 30 at the Proscenium Theater, Canyon Crest Acad-emy campus, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130. Show time is 6 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the

door, $5 for students, $7 for adults and free to all CCA students. For class information at Rock and Roll San Diego, contact 619-255-9594 or visit www.rockandrollsandiego.com.

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Stellita Lindgren (right) and student Jamie Hart from Canyon Crest Academy High School (left).

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Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature from Walt Disney and directed by Rayme Scaironi, this tale of love, compassion and magical adventure is recommended for all ages. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast runs Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 15. Show times are 7 p.m. on Fridays, and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays with an ASL inter-preted performance on Saturday, May 14. Tickets are $8 - $14.

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(Above left) As part of his Eagle Scout project, Achinthya Soordelu helped to build a new enclosure for one of the birds at the Free Flight sanctuary in Del Mar. He worked for several months to raise the money for this project, and his fellow Boy Scouts helped him construct the enclosure. Princes, a 15-year-old African (Grey) Crowned Crane, is now happily living in the new home; (Right) Achinthya Soordelu with the crane that will live in the new enclosure. Photos/Jon Clark

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Tickets for the 2011 San Diego County Fair’s Toyota Summer Concert Series on the Heineken Grandstand Stage are on sale at the Fairgrounds and through Ticketmaster.

Comedian Bill Engvall is the most recent addition to the lineup. He will perform on Tuesday, June 14, in a free-with-Fair admission show that also has a dinner package as an op-tion.

For information on shows, go to www.sdfair.com/entertainment.

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For the second year in a row, Canyon Crest Academy students captured the First Place trophy at the San Diego Regional Science Olympiad (SO) Tournament held on Feb. 19. Seventy-three CCA stu-dents competed in a field of 65 high school teams in the na-tion’s largest SO regional tour-

nament. CCA students cap-tured an impressive seven first place awards out of 21 academ-ic and building event competi-tions. On April 9, as one of the seven top schools in San Diego, CCA went on to the state Sci-ence Olympiad competition. Once again, they demonstrated that they are the best Science

Olympiad team in San Diego. Every single student on the state team got at least one med-al, placing in the top six of their event.

The CCA students earning medals and ribbons in their events are as follows:

1st: Astronomy: Michael Chen and Raymond Wu

Entire CCA Science Olympiad team Co-presidents Raymond Wu and Michael Chen with the first place trophy.

Canyon Crest dominates regional and state Science Olympiad tournamentsAnatomy and Physiology: Marco Gentili

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It seems that the pea-nut allergy of the last de-cade that made the lowly legume persona non grata in schools, on airplanes, etc. is being supplanted by gluten intolerance. Now this sticky protein found in wheat, rye, barley and “con-taminated” oats is taboo for those with gluten guts.

Thousands of food companies, restaurants, su-permarkets, and online sites are jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon to make these products accessible and palatable for those who need to give wheat and oth-er grains the shaft to stay healthy and feel good.

During Celiac Aware-ness Month in May, I will focus on solutions to this swelling problem.

According to Cynthia Kupper, director of the Glu-ten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG), “glu-ten intolerance is an um-brella term for Celiacs and those with non-Celiac glu-ten sensitivity, a syndrome

that affects about 1 in 100 people.” The former is a more serious condition where the culprit destroys the intestinal villi (hair-like structures that push food to its next digestive stage) and hampers nutrient absorp-tion that can lead to malnu-trition, anemia and osteo-porosis.

The latter does not pose a risk, but affects the quality of life with such symptoms as gluten mi-graines, ataxia or balance problems, gastrointestinal discomfort or just feeling run down.

Kupper’s GIG has launched a pair of gluten awareness events: The Chef to Plate grassroots cam-paign dovetailed by the Gluten Free Challenge. The Chef to Plate takes place in May to enlist the support of some 1,600 restaurants coast-to-coast to help spread the word about in-tolerance by offering glu-ten-friendly menu items and table tents to inform and enlighten diners of these delicious new options.

For The Gluten-Free Challenge, GIG has part-nered with Pamela’s Prod-ucts for a month-long reci-pe fest that culminates in a gluten-free weekend May 21-22 where family and friends gather in solidarity, exploring and enjoying two whole days of delicious glu-ten-free dishes. Sign up by sending an e-mail to: gogf-

challenge.com Pamela Giusto-Sorrells,

founder/president of Pame-la’s Products, has been a proponent of gluten-free products for two decades, and is a third generation natural food purveyor.

Pamela’s Products in-cludes a versatile baking mix for waffles, savory crepes and pancakes, tradi-tional and organic cookies and cheesecakes. Her role in the Gluten Free Challenge is to provide a daily recipe

along with tips for enter-taining, eating out, and pre-paring wonderful meals at home that are “emotionally and physically satisfying to both gluten and non-gluten intolerants.”

Today a diagnosis of the condition is no longer a culinary obstacle. “There are so many foods that are naturally gluten-free,” said Kupper, including, potatoes, soy, alternative grains like quinoa, buckwheat, sor-ghum, and amaranth, eggs, cheese and other choice proteins.

Corn and rice are risk-free, too, even though they contain a gluten derivative. Wines are usually gluten-free, but flavored wines might contain that offen-sive protein along with coolers that are malt bever-ages. With distilled alcohol, even though they are de-rived from grains, the glu-ten molecule does not va-porize with the ethanol making hard liquors like vodka, whiskey, scotch, gin

and tequila Celiac safe. Beverages like ale, lager,

pilsner and stout, on the other hand, are made from fer-mented barley and hops, so beer is banned from the intolerant diet. Take heart and seek out malted sor-ghum beers like Bard’s for whetting your whistle at the ballpark.

Dining out is also be-coming less stressful restau-rants are featuring expand-ed gluten-free menu items from soups, salads, tapas and wraps to wood-fired pizzas, pastas and ethnic dishes, along with cakes, torts and other goodies. Some popular eateries that are serving these include Chili’s, Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Melting Pot, Macaro-ni Grill, P.F. Chang’s, Chi-potle and Outback Steak-house.

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ble stock 1 tablespoon gluten-

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Directions: In a skillet heat oil on low and sauté the onions and garlic until tender. Add kale, broth, sea-sonings and cover, simmer-ing until tender. Toss with lemon juice and sesame seeds and serve over qui-noa, brown or jasmine rice.

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Senior swim coach Richard Contreras, head coach Joe Benjamin, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito aquatics director, and swim coach Andy Eaton are at the Solana Beach pool while behind them the Solana Beach swim masters members swim to raise money for the aquatics department.

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AW Tennis Academy 2011 Summer Tennis Camps are held at the San Diego Jewish Academy at 11860 Carmel Creek Road. Camps are open to the public and are de-signed for young players of all skill levels ages 6-18.

AW Tennis Academy is directed by Adrian Waisfeld, for-mer professional Tennis Player, PTR Certified Professional 1A, and head coach at the San Diego Jewish Academy. The first session begins June 20 with eight weekly sessions run-ning through Aug. 12. Camps include tennis Instruction, matches, fun games, beverages/light snacks, and pizza par-ties on Fridays. For more information call 858-692-4242 or email Adrian at [email protected].

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The Grauer School located at 1500 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas is offering a diverse Summer School curriculum and a wide variety of Summer Camp options. Open to all students, the Grauer School offers week-long enrichment camps and fully accredited, UC-approved summer school classes. Students can get ahead or get caught up with for-credit academic courses, offered for students in grades six through 12. Courses meet UC standards and are approved by the WASC.

For-credit academic courses meet for two, three-week se-mesters, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Classes with science labs are extended until 2 p.m. on Tues-days and Thursdays.) First summer semester classes are from June 21 through July 9. Second summer semester classes are from July 12 through July 30. Sample enrichment programs for incoming seniors include subjects in the following: Pho-tography; Cartoon Drawing; Painting; Sound Painting; Cir-cuit Bending; Recording Camp; Robotics; Computer Pro-gramming; Physics Everyday; Study Skills Boot Camp; Math Boot Camp; Spelling Boot Camp; Multimedia 1 & 2; Typing Boot Camp; Advanced Surfing; Sports Training and Triath-lon Training.

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This summer Lax West will operate several competitive lacrosse Day Camps, Club Teams, and Tournaments for both Boys and Girls. Camps run June 27 through July 19 and focus on fundamental skill development, introduction of team concepts and character building for all participants.

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“We recognize that children thrive in a creative and supportive atmosphere that ignites their potential for personal excellence,” states founder, Angela Amoroso. “We live in a world that has become delusional by instant gratification. The perform-ing arts are one of the last enjoyable, educational frontiers for children to practice the necessary tools that they will need for success.”

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Sol Surf Camp a soulful experienceWe, at Sol Surf Camp, would like to bring back the old Soul and combine it with a new

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3-week Pre Camp programs for 3-5 year olds. A perfect first camp experience.

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3-week Senior Outpost program for 11-14 year olds. Includes a ropes course, sailing, snorkeling, rock-climbing & more!

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Helen Woodward Animal Center Critter Camp: Where kids connect & interact with animals

Join us at the Helen Woodward Animal Center Spring Critter Camp. Our week-long camps run from June 6 to Aug. 9, giving chil-dren an opportunity to interact with and learn about the animals who share our world. As they have fun, campers learn respect, compassion and how to provide a lifetime of care for animals.

Our camp provides an enthusiastic staff of instructors; hands-on animal encounters; fun, animal-related crafts, games and activities that are age and developmentally appropriate, and guest presentations and speakers. Sign up for the whole week!

Call our Education Department at (858) 756-4117, ext. 318, or stop by to sign up at 6461 El Apajo Road, Rancho Santa Fe. For more information about the Helen Woodward Animal Center go to www.animalcenter.org.

June thru August$280 per Week

Early Registration & Sibling Discounts

Hurry! Space IsFilling Fast!

(619) 889-0404 email: [email protected]

S o l S u r f C a m p2 2 nd S t D e l M a r

createyour summer day at Bishop’s!

Summer Session at The Bishop’s SchoolJune 22 to July 22

Summer Session : Grades 4 to adult

Morning & afternoon classes for credit & enrichment

USA Chess, Science & Math for Girls

Make art : fuse, slump, glaze, bake, render, & design

Credit courses : language arts, math, biology, chemistry

For information, registration and fees:www.bishops.com or (858) 459-4021

COMPETITIVEJune 13-16 June 27-30 July 25-28 August 4-7

RECREATIONALJune 20-24

July 4-8 July 11-15

August 8-12

All camps are from 9am - 1pm

For more information visit sdfacademy.com 760.390.5018

[email protected] or [email protected]

San Diego Football Academy

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NOW OPEN!Competitive League Tryouts!


Summer Dance Training Programs Include Intensive Training Programs for Contemporary and Classical Dancers 10-19 years old!

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All Camps Culminate in a Performance in the Vincent Paul

Black Box Theatre in Scripps Ranch!

Musical Theatre Dance Camp Themes Including Glee Club Super Stars, Pop Stars Rock, Angelina & YOUR Ballerina and MORE, Ages 3-12 years old!

Two Convenient Locations!

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2011 summer tennis campsJune 20-24 June 27-July 1

July 5-8 July 11-15July 18-22 July 25-29

August 1-5 August 8-12

Open To All Public:9am-12pm: $185 non-SDJA student, $175 SDJA Student9am-2pm: $285 non-SDJA student, $275 SDJA student

All camps are located at the San Diego Jewish Academy, 1160 Carmel Creek Rd SD 92130

To sign up or for more information please contact:Adrian WaisfeldPTR Professional 1A

[email protected]

Angela’s Tennis Camps full of funAngela’s Tennis Camps are back this year with 10 weeks of summer fun. Camps are held

at La Jolla Country Day School where both full-day and half-day programs are available. Our experienced and energetic coaching team takes pride in developing junior tennis players to their fullest. Our camps are structured for ALL skill levels from ages 5 to 17. Go to Angelas-TennisCamps.com for more information, camp dates and enrollment forms. COME PLAY!

Summer Junior Golf Camps and Schools at Stadium Golf Center

All kids ages 4-18 are encouraged to register for a Summer Golf Program with Future Champions Golf at Stadium Golf Center. The Future Champions Golf program is San Di-ego’s #1 Junior Golf Program offering instruction and tournaments year-round.

Each summer you have an opportunity to participate in a variety of camp programs, in-cluding 3-Day Fun Camps for Beginner/ Intermediate Players; 3-Day Intermediate/ Ad-vanced Camps; or the #1 Junior Golf School on the West Coast, Chris Smeal Golf Schools.

Check out their Web site at www.futurechampionsgolf.com or call 619-339-2377.

Nativity Prep Academy to host Comedy Night at North Coast Rep

Nativity Prep Academy (NPA) will host a fundraising event “Come Get Your Laugh On”, a comedy night at North Coasty Repertory Theater lo-cated at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D in Solana Beach on Tuesday, May 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the event are $40 and will feature comedians Mark Christopher Lawrence (host), Brian Sheil, Kurt Swann and Francis DiLorinzo.

Visit www.nativityprep.org or call (619) 313 3142 to pur-chase tickets; all proceeds benefit the academic pro-grams at NPA.


City of Solana BeachParks & Recreation

2011 Kids Summer DayCamp For Ages 6-12

1. Fun To Be Fit July 11-15

2. Splish Splashtacular July 18-22

3. T-Rex & Friends July 25-29

4. Enviromentally Friendly August 1-5

5. Mad Science August 8-12

6. Water Wonderland August 15-19

7. Animal Planet August 22-26

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Academic enrichment programs for the inquisitive student mind.

Now parents can custom design a stimulating, creative summer that accommodates their

child’s unique enrichment needs - and their busy schedules. Reading, writing, math,

iTech, science, drama, art and much more. There’s something for everyone.

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July 11–15 July 18–22 July 25–29, 20119:30am - 3:30pm

EExplorre YYouur IImaaginnattionn!*Sign up for one or all sessions

Creative Drama Camp for Ages 7-11Music/Improvisational Games/Creative Play/Storytelling

Acting for the Stage Camp for Ages 12-17Music/Improvisational/Character-Study/Scene Study or Short Play

Announcing! 2011 Summer Camp Session

Study or Short Play

REGISTRATION > Online at northcoastrep.org or call our box office 858.481.1055

Summer Drama

Camp location: North Coast Repertory Theatre. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive,Suite D, Solana Beach

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“Yes I can!”At SuperCamp, studentsgain confidence, motivationand learning skills to makethem unstoppable.84% Increase self-esteem

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From the classroom to the seashore, Summer Learning Adventure Camps at Birch Aquarium at Scripps merge scientific explo-ration with hands-on fun and learning. Campers ages 4-15 investigate marine habi-tats, create ocean art projects, learn about careers in oceanography, and combine the science and sports of surfing and snorkeling, all while making new friends and memories.

Camps are accredited by the American Camp Association. Camp educators also re-ceive training from Kids Included Together, an organization that supports educational opportunities for children with disabilities. Summer Learning Adventure Camps run June 27-Aug. 26. Week-long and day camps are available. Go to www.aquarium.ucsd.edu

Learn about the sea and science at Birch Aquarium Adventure Camps

SuperCamp: The world’s leading academic summer program and college prep camp

Academic pressure to stand out. Social pressure to fit in. It’s not easy being a high school or middle school student these days. We can help. SuperCamp is the summer en-richment program that parents and kids love! Now in our 30th year and with over 56,000 graduates worldwide, we’ll give your son or daughter the skills, added confidence, motiva-tion and character direction to flourish. SuperCamp uses the proprietary method of teach-ing and learning called Quantum Learning® that SuperCamp co-founder Bobbi DePorter and her influential team of educators have developed and refined over the last 30 years.

Visit our website or call us to request a free brochure, www.supercamp.com or 1-800-285-3276.


The Bishop’s School is holding summer classes. Summer Session runs from June 22 to

July 22 for grades 4 to adult. Summer Session offers morning and afternoon classes for credit

and enrichment. Classes include arts, language arts, math, biology, chemistry, Spanish, SAT/

ACT prep, science & math camp for girls only, and many others.

Information, registration and fees are accessible through www.bishops.com/summer-

programs [email protected]

Create your summer day at Bishop’s!

The Bishop’s School offering summer classes

Advertise your summer camps by calling 858-756-1403

Providing youth instruction for over 10 years, Menehune Surf Camp offers an innovative surf camp for kids ages 5 to 17. Each camp is led by two experienced instructors and is limited to a 4:1 camper/teacher ratio. This smaller group size enables our instructors to create a fun, personal learning envi-ronment for your child to mastering the art of surfing!

All of our instructors are First Aid and CPR certified, and many are teachers and coaches from local schools. We have a lifeguard on site at all times to make safety our number one priority! Plus, each camper will receive a Menehune T-shirt. Join us at our three locations: La Jolla, Del Mar and Mission Beach. Call now for early bird discount, (858) 663.7299; more info at www.menehunesurf.com/”menehunesurf.com.

Menehune Surf Camp a unique experience for kids Sport Clips, providers of haircuts for men and boys in a

sports-themed environment, hosted a Cut-A-Thon on April 5 to benefit Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.

The 11 locations, including the Del Mar Heights loca-tion (2632 Del Mar Heights Del Mar, CA 92014; 858-523-0057) donated $1 for every haircut given and customers re-ceived a complimentary “Varsity” haircut voucher worth $18 that may be redeemed during Rady’s Miracle Month of May. Sport Clips surrounds its clients with televisions tuned to sports and sports-themed décor, and serves its clients on a walk-in basis. To learn about franchise opportunities, and for locations throughout the United States, visit SportClips.com. For more information, visit www.rchsd.org.

Zenaida Aishman and Jessica Stamm at Sport Clips in Del Mar Heights. Photos/Jon Clark

Sport Clips hosts Cut-A-Thon for Rady Children’s Hospital

Christopher Estrella, of CStarproductionz, is back in action and planning his most excitng event of the year: “Thriller” on June 25 at the San Diego Fair.

He invites all former zombies, and wanna-be zom-bies, to come join the fun. Learn the moves for the event at his free classes, which are of-fered throughout the city, in-cluding Fletcher Cove Park in Solana Beach on Tuesdays, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (111 S. Si-erra).

“Anyone can learn the dance” says Estrella, “ It doesn’t matter what age or dance experience.”

Estrella, a trained dancer and choreographer, will also be posting “Thilller” dance les-sons on his website so people can practice at home. An add-ed bonus is each performer is given free entrance to the fair.

If you cannot make the Thriller at the fair event, Estrel-la suggests learning the dance anyway so you can join in fu-ture events he has planned. Go to his website to find out schedules and locations of free “Thriller” classes taught in your area at www.cstarproduc-tionz.com.

Zombies wanted for ‘Thriller’ dance at the fair

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Basic Yard $20-35(includes fertilizer,

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fertilizer, mow, edge & blow & more)

All Phases of Landscape Design & ImprovementsWe Also Offer

NOTICE TO READERS California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and/or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number on all advertising. You can check the status of your licensed contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-2752

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1993 300ZX Convertible Clean Carfax, Refreshed Cosmetically, Mechanically Ready for summer at $10,950 We buy and sell Fun Cars 619-807-8770 858-212-5396

2008 BMW 328i 4 DOOR SE-DAN. Silver/Black, Very clean, only 32500 miles, never been in an accident, has clean title and carfax, Auto trans., power everything, premium package, Sun roof, Must see. $23,500. Call 858-775-9922

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DRESSING TABLE Classical traditional design, 2 tone cherry. Adjustable triple mir-rors & 2 pull out trays. Perfect condition. $400. 619-838-3504

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LUXURY KING-SIZE MAT-TRESS w/box spring. Gently used, no smkg/no pets. Paid $1675, selling for $499. 858-259-8548

RECLINING COUCH, dark blue. $300. 760-789-7317

ROUND MICRO SUEDE COUCH w/ 2 reclining ends & hideaway bed. $500. 760-789-7317

SOLID OAK CHINA CABINET $300. 760-789-7317

SOLID OAK DINING TABLE w/ 6 chairs. $450. 760-789-7317

SOLID OAK DOUBLE BED-ROOM SET, $400 & Oak Cabinets (2) $50/each. 760-789-7317

SOLID OAK OFFICE DESK w/ hutch. $450. 760-789-7317

TWO PIECE OAK DISPLAY CHEST unique, w/ roll top desk w/ glass display doors. Bottom piece, 3 doors & 2 drawers. 81”x 54”. Like new, $450. 619-838-3504

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FOUND IN SAN CLEMENTE area, women’s single wedding band, multiple stones, initials engraved inside. Send to iden-tify to: RD, PO Box 178332, San Diego, CA 92177.

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Meet RACHEL. A DSH Exotic Tabby, Rachel is fi ve years old and a petite nine pounds. A gentle, sweet kitty, Rachel loves people and is pretty low key and responds best to a calm, gentle and quiet person. She would do best in a home with mature felines instead of kittens. Meet Rachel at Encinitas Petsmart at 1034 N. El Camino Real, or call 760-960-7293 for more information. Rachel’s $100 adoption fee includes spay, microchip, vaccina-tions, and she is negative for FIV/FELV.

Family Movie and Fun NightApril 29th 6pm-9pmHelen Woodward Animal Center, 6461 El Apajo Rd, Rancho Santa Fe858-756-4117 Ext. 318

Baja Animal Sanctuary Adoption EventApril 30th 10am-3pmPetco, 11160 Rancho Carmel Rd., Carmel Mtn Ranchwww.BajaAnimalSanctuary.org

FCIA Adoption EventApril 30th 10:30am-2pmPet Nutrition Center, 3840 Val-ley Centre Dr, Carmel Valleywww.fcia.petfi nder.com

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PLEXIGLAS 50 GAL. FISH TANK with oak stand and all accessories & large fi sh: 8” Bali Sharks, 14” Black Ghosts & more! $375. 858-748-3183

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-012016The name of the business:Coastal County Financiallocated at: 12075 Carmel Mtn Rd. #207San Diego, CA 92128 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: 1. Jessie Imanil2074 Johnston GlenEscondido, CA 92029. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The transaction of business began on: 04/01/2011. This statement was fi led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 22, 2011 Jessie F. Imanil. Owner CV244 Apr. 28 May 5, 12, 19, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-011033The name of the business:Contemporary Confectionslocated at: 2515 Via MeranoDel Mar, CA 92014 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Contemporary Confections LLC2515 Via MeranoDel Mar, CA 92014California. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The

transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was fi led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 13, 2011 Pa-mela Gleason, Co-Founder/Managing Member DM489 Apr. 28 May 5, 12, 19, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00053632-CU-PT-NCSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO325 South MelroseVista, CA 92081TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Erin Thompson fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Erin Thompson to Aeryn Boyd. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing in-dicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.MAY 31, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 3 at the address: 325 South MelroseVista, CA 92081. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following news-paper of general circulation, printed in this county. Del Mar Times. Date: APR. 18, 2011. Aaron H. Katz, Judge of the Superior CourtDM487 Apr. 28 May 5, 12, 19, 2011

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 247596CA Loan No. 3013855394 Title Order No. 715549 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN-DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05-25-2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On 05-19-2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 06-05-2007, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2007-0376926, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, Cali-fornia, executed by: TINA WRIGHT, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, ca-shier’s check drawn by a state or na-tional bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan associa-

tion, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter de-scribed property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 220 WEST BROADWAY, SAN DIEGO, CA Legal Description: LOTS 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 6 OF LA JOLLA PARK, IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO.

352, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MARCH 22, 1887. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,288,065.75 (estimated) Street address and other common designa-tion of the real property: 7443 EADS AVENUE LA JOLLA (SAN DIEGO), CA 92037 APN Number: 350-611-03-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to as-sess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their finan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 04-28-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY, as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconvey-ance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Infor-mation: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsa-sap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.pri-orityposting.com ASAP# 3969966 04/28/2011, 05/05/2011, 05/12/2011 DM486

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-008756The name of the business:BK Communicationslocated at:4238 Calle Isabelino San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Brenna Mullen40 Fridge TreetHidden Valley, CA 92606. This busi-ness is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 24, 2011 Brenna Mullen CV239 Apr. 14, 21, 28 May 5, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-010670The name of the business:Miombo Consultinglocated at: 3771 Ruette San RaphaelSan Diego, Ca 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Michael Gideon Leeman3771 Ruette San RaphaelSan Diego, Ca 92130Margaret Susan Levick3771 Ruette San RaphaelSan Diego, Ca 92130. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 11, 2011 Michael Gideon Leeman CV242 Apr. 21, 28 May 5, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-009625The name of the business:a. Twentyone Volleyballb. Twentyone Beach Volleyball Clublocated at: 13497 Tiverton RoadSan Diego, CA 92130 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Mark Gallo13497 Tiverton RoadSan Diego, CA 92130. This busi-ness is conducted by: Individual. The transaction of business began on: 03/23/2011. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 01, 2011 Mark Gallo CV241 Apr. 21, 28 May 5, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-009315The name of the business:CKGETFITlocated at: 12603 Crest Knolls Ct.San Diego, CA 92130, is hereby registered by the following: Catherine Kohler12603 Crest Knolls Ct.San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The transaction of business began on: 3/20/11. This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Di-ego County on MAR. 29, 2011 Cath-erine Kohler CV238 Apr. 21, 28 May 5, 12, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-008511The name of the business:Toledo Registration & Tax Ser-vicelocated at: 324 1/2 Grant St.Oceanside, CA 92054, San Diego CountyMailing Address: P.O. BOX 1497 Vista, CA 92085, is hereby registered by the following: Rosa Toledo Wray324 1/2 Grant St.Oceanside, CA 92054Stephen Ramsey Wray324 1/2 Grant St.Oceanside, CA 92054This business is conducted by: A Gen-eral Partnership. The transaction of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-010123The name of the business:InteractiveMusicTeacher.comlocated at: 7099 Rose DriveCarlsbad, CA 92011 SD County, is hereby registered by the following: Ryan Fox7099 Rose DriveCarlsbad, CA 92011. This business is conducted by: Individual. The transac-tion of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Record-er/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 06, 2011 Ryan Fox DM483 Apr. 14, 21, 28 May 5, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00088195-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO330 W. BROADWAYSAN DIEGO, CA 92101TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Vanessa Hunter Csordas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Vanessa Hunter Csor-das to Vanessa Hunter Csordas-Jenkins. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.MAY 05, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 W. BroadwaySan Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in this county. Car-mel Valley News. Date: FEB. 15, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior CourtCV221 Feb. 24 Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-009630The name of the business:MASH Associates in Personnel Developmentlocated at: 10945 Breckenridge Dr.San Diego, CA 92131 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: Chin-Chun Chen13301 Kibbings Rd.San Diego CA Holmes Chuang10945 Breckenridge Dr.San Diego, CA 92131. This business is conducted by: Individual. The transac-tion of business began on: n/a. This statement was filed with the Record-er/County Clerk of San Diego County on APR. 01, 2011 Holmes Chuang P1608 Apr. 14, 21, 28 May 5, 2011

SUMMONS(Family Law)NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Craig DaubresseYou are being sued. Petitioner’s name is: Elizabeth Ann DaubresseCASE NUMBER: D528479You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response

on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your properly, and cus-tody of yourchildren. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the Califor-nia Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners un-til the petition is dismissed, judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law en-forcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. 1. The name and address of the court are:SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR-NIAFamily Court Building1555 6th AvenueSan Diego, CA 921012. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are: Elizabeth Ann Daubresse (In Pro Per)4635 Torrey Circle #N105San Diego, CA 92130Date: Mar. 21, 2011Clerk, by Alvarez, Deputy NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual.DM478 Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-009503The name of the business:a. Litespeed Lendingb. New Day Fundinglocated at: 1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190 Carlsbad, CA 92008 San Diego County, is hereby registered by the following: BluFi Lending Corporation1808 Aston Avenue, Suite 190 Carls-bad, CA 92008California This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The transaction of business began on: n/a. This state-ment was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on MAR. 30, 2011 John C. Lee, President/CEO April. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011 DM480

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00088793-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO330 W. BROADWAYSAN DIEGO, CA 92101TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner David Lok Wai Ng filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: David Lok Wai Ng to David Lok Wai Wu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.MAY 18, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 W. BroadwaySan Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in this county. Car-mel Valley News. Date: APR. 01, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior CourtCV240 Apr. 21, 28 May 5, 12, 2011

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday the 9th day of May 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Del Mar Communications Center, 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California, the City Council will conduct public hearing(s) on the following:

Resolution Approving an Addendum to a previously prepared and certified Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 17th Street Beach Safety Center.

Those desiring to be heard in favor of, or in opposition to, this item will be given an opportunity to do so during such hearing or by writing to the City Council at 1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA, 92014. Attention: City Clerk. On any correspondence, please reference the hearing title and date.

Under California Government Code 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or writ-ten correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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ING WITHIN PARCEL 1 AND HEREIN-ABOVE DESCRIBED. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,273,086.23 (estimated) Street ad-dress and other common designation of the real property: 15122 EL CAMI-NO REAL DEL MAR, CA 92014 APN Number: 302-041-31-00 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their finan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the fol-lowing methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 04-26-2011 CAL-IFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee LOREN LOPEZ, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEY-ANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLEC-TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.prioritypost-ing.com ASAP# 3974254 04/28/2011, 05/05/2011, 05/12/2011 DM485

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: 37-2011-00089888-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 447614CA Loan No. 0700131881 Title Order No. 706250 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN-DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06-28-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On 05-19-2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 07-08-2005, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2005-0578801, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, Cali-fornia, executed by: RICK E. KIRWAN AND NANCY A. KIRWAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appoint-ed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without cove-nant or warranty, expressed or im-plied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably esti-mated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of

sale. Place of Sale: THE SOUTH EN-TRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 220 WEST BROADWAY , SAN DIEGO, CA Legal Description: PARCEL 1: THAT PORTION OF LOTS 2 AND 3 IN SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANCH 3 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, AND THAT PORTION OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 46 RAN-CHO SANTA FE, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 1742, FILED IN THE OF-FICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DECEMBER 28, 1922, ALL IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LOT 4 IN SAID BLOCK 46; THENCE NORTH 32º20` WEST ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BE-TWEEN SAID RANCHO SANTA FE AND SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 386.55 FEET TO THE MOST NORTH-ERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DE-SCRIBED IN DEED TO CURTIS M. BROWN AND WIFE, RECORDED SEP-TEMBER 24, 1945 IN BOOK 1953, PAGE 126 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 78º38` WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED 201.46 FEET TO POINT ‘’X’’; THENCE CON-TINUING SOUTH 78º38` WEST 101.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 13º05`08’’ WEST 60.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 34º49`02’’ EAST 197.11 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT FROM WHICH POINT ‘’X’’ BEARS SOUTH 0º30` EAST; THENCE NORTH 0º30` WEST 156.66 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE SOUTH 32º20` EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE 341.65 FEET TO A POINT DISTANCE THEREON NORTH 32º20` WEST 420.00 FEET FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 57º40` EAST 20.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32º20`, 391.42 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE PUBLIC ROAD CAMINO VILJO AS SAME IS SHOWN ON SAID MAP NO

1742; THENCE SOUTH 2º29` WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE 34.88 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 2: AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROAD AND UTILITY PUR-POSES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH THE GRANTORS AND OTHERS OVER THOSE PARCELS OF LAND HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED UNDER EASEMENTS ‘’A’’, ‘’B’’, AND ‘’C’’. EASE-MENT PARCEL ‘’A’’: THAT PORTION OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 46 OF RANCHO SAN-TA FE, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DI-EGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AC-CORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 1742, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DECEMBER 28, 1922, DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE NORTH 32º 20` WEST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID RANCHO SANTA FE, 420.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 57º40` EAST 20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32º20` EAST 391.42 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE SOUTH 2º39` WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE 34.88 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING. EASEMENT PARCEL ‘’B’’: A STRIP OF LAND 20.00 FEET IN WIDTH LOCATED WITHIN LOTS 2 AND 3 IN SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, THE CEN-TERLINE OF SAID STRIP OF LAND BE-ING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN-NING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 46 OF RANCHO SANTA FE, AS SHOWN ON MAP THEREOF NO. 1742, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-CORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DE-CEMBER 28, 1922; THENCE NORTH 32º20` WEST ALONG THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN SAID RANCHO SANTA FE AND SAID SEC-TION 6 A DISTANCE OF 386.55FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO CURTIS M. BROWN AND WIFE, RE-

CORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1945 IN BOOK 1953, PAGE 126 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 78º38`WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED 303.40 FEET; THENCE NORTH 13º50`08’’ WEST 258.72 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID 20 FOOT STRIP; THENCE SOUTH 67º37` EAST 151.14 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 56.68 FEET THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 59º13`; THENCE TANGENT TO SAID CURVE SOUTH 8º24` EAST 9.89 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 70 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 102.63 FEET THROUGH AN ANGLE OF 84º00`; THENCE TAN-GENT TO SAID CURVE NORTH 87º36` EAST 65.97 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWEST-ERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 79.53 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 30.57 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID RAN-CHO SANTA FE DISTANT THEREON 24.57 FEET NORTHWESTERLY FROM THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF ABOVE MENTIONED ‘’BROWN LAND’’. THE SIDE LINE OF SAID STRIP OF LAND BEING PROLONGED OR SHORTENED SO THAT SAID STRIP WILL TERMINATE ON THE NORTH-EAST IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID RANCHO SANTA FE. EASE-MENT PARCEL ‘’C’’: THAT PORTION OF LOT 3 IN SAID SECTION 6, LYING, WITHIN A CIRCULAR PARCEL OF LAND HAVING A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET CENTERED AT THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE STRIP OF LAND ABOVE DE-SCRIBED UNDER PARCEL ‘’B’’ AND NOT INCLUDED IN SAID 20.00 FOOT STRIP OF LAND. EXCEPTING THERE-FROM THOSE PORTIONS THEREOF LY-

330 W. BROADWAYSAN DIEGO, CA 92101TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Xiumin Pierce filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Xiumin Pierce to Xiumin Tian Pierce. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.JUNE 01, 2011 at 8:30 AM in DEPT. 8 at the address: 220 W. BroadwaySan Diego, CA 92101. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in this county. Car-mel Valley News. Date: APR. 19, 2011. Kevin A. Enright, Judge of the Superior CourtCV243 Apr. 28 May 5, 12, 19, 2011

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plumbing and heating con-tractor and former gas sta-tion owner. Her mom was an insurance sales rep.

Although her father was never famous, she likes to say, and her mother never beat her (that hard), she sus-pects that one of her sisters is a vampire.

After earning a bache-lor’s degree in communica-tions with an emphasis in mass media from Ohio State University in 1982, she left the cold of Ohio for a job as a TV news producer at a TV station in Tucson, Arizona, ironically with the call letters KOLD-TV, where she worked for three years and met her future husband, John DeTar-sio, who was a cameraman.

The couple subsequently moved to San Diego; he, working in television and she, initially joining Sea-World’s entertainment de-partment as a producer/writ-er, and then signing on with the NBC affiliate 7/39 as a public affairs producer/writer and associate producer of the Larry Himmel live comedy show.

“Then I got pregnant with Tyler (her first-born) and I was an at-home mom, but also did freelance pro-ducing and writing for televi-sion and then went to the print side as a writer in the marketing department of

Children’s Hospital and later as marketing director of a cosmetic dermatology group, where I got free Botox.”

And through all that, she filled hundreds of “sticky notes” with story ideas for her favorite genre, women’s fiction, and even wrote a novel, “which will never see the light of day, but it was fun.”

“I write what I like to read, women’s fiction and chick lit, and I’m a ‘happily-ever-after’ kind of girl. It’s re-ally hard for me to read sad endings. I feel ripped off.”

Two of her favorite au-thors are Susan Isaacs, one of the early women’s fiction writers, whose characters tend to be funny, smart and mouthy, but can be a damsel in distress and can also save their own day; and Irish writ-er Marian Keyes, a skillful story-teller with wit and mar-velously funny characters.

Although her first at-tempt at a novel was never published, it did result in her getting her first of eventually three agents, which encour-aged her to keep on writing, and motivated her to take a writing class at UCSD called ‘Unmuddling the Middle’ taught by author Janice Steinberg.

“That was my first expo-sure of letting people, who were unrelated to me, read my stuff and tell me what they liked and what they didn’t, and it was mortify-

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ing,” she said. “You’re so vulnerable.”But, she conceded, it was an invaluable way for her to

learn and grow as a writer.That writing class then led to her being invited to join a

book-writing group that she has been with now for four years and that has helped her in editing her manuscripts.

She hired a friend who is a graphic artist and photogra-pher to create covers for her books. (“A dog cover can sink your ship,” she warns.) And she commissioned professionals online in India to format her books so they could be upload-ed correctly to Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook.

To get her books on Apple’s iPad, she also had to go through one of eight aggregate suppliers. “One of them is called Smashwords, an online book source, and that’s who I used. By publishing myself, through Smashwords, I was able to get on the Apple iBookstore for the iPad, as well as the Sony e-reader, Diesel, Kobo and the Nook.

And, of course, you have to pay to have your Website designed.

“You want to be as professional and serious-looking to compete with authors with publishing contracts. That’s the goal.”

Since last October, she sold 4,000 books through Ama-zon and 6,000 books through Smashwords.

What she loves most about her life as an e-writer is writ-ing.

What she likes least is having to self-promote. “It stinks,” she insists, but as an eAuthor, it is absolutely essen-tial, she believes. “Since we don’t have a physical ‘tree book’ to sell, eAuthors have to work extra hard to find a spot on readers’ bookshelves.”

No easy job, she said, because “there are millions of me out there,” e-Authors trying to sell their books. “You just have to hope you have a good story to tell and that people find you.”

Drawing on her marketing savvy, she has offered give-aways as incentives, free Kindle egift books from Amazon and gift certificates on the Nook, as well as PDF files for peo-ple without eReaders.

Her e-books are priced between 99 cents and $2.99 per book. She receives a royalty of 35 percent on her 99-cent books and 70 percent on her higher priced books.

She is beginning to see some profit. “I’ve made my costs back,” she says happily, “but the villa in Italy still remains a fantasy.”

and-half at the workshop, was devoted to writing “to discover your voice,” and “catching up” by reading more than a dozen books a week by authors he wanted to study.

He earned his master of fine arts degree from the Uni-versity of Iowa in 1991.

His advice to aspiring writers: “Read widely. You have to know what the stan-dard is. Write a lot and re-member that the art is in revi-sion.”

Although his first two published books were non-fiction memoirs, he knew while studying in Iowa, he wanted eventually to write a novel that would include a missionary hospital and a child’s early introduction to and fascination with medi-cine. Later came the ideas of conveying the romance of studying medicine, placing the novel in Africa “in a bare bones setting” and “connect-ing it with America, much in the fashion of my own life.”

Upon completing the program in Iowa, Verghese joined Texas Tech Health Sci-ences Center in El Paso, Tex-as, where he remained for 11 years. He began publishing short stories in various maga-zines, completed his first memoir dealing with his ex-periences with HIV, and wrote a second memoir, “The Ten-nis Partner: A Story of Friend-ship and Loss,” dealing with death of his friend, a medical resident in recovery from drug addiction.

In Texas, Verghese also served for five years as the founding director of The Cen-ter for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Center.

His commitment to the patient-centered bedside medicine and his growing reputation as a clinician, teacher and writer, led to his recruitment in late 2007 to Stanford University’s School of Medicine as a tenured pro-fessor and associate chair of internal medicine.

Verghese lives in Palo Alto. He is married and is in the process of separation and divorce. He has three sons.

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Coldwell Banker receives award for website

The ColdwellBanker.com website has been named a 2011 Official Honoree of The Webby Awards, making it the only national real estate brand in the Website Real Estate category.

In its 15th year and hailed as the “Internet’s highest hon-or” by the New York Times, the Webby Awards is now well-es-tablished as one of the Internet’s most respected symbols of success, receiving nearly 10,000 entries from 60 countries worldwide.

“We work tirelessly on ColdwellBanker.com to keep it an intuitive, informative and enjoyable platform experience for everyone, and we believe that by providing the right kinds of tools and technology, our consumers can make smarter real estate decisions,” says Helen Galasso, Vice President of Plat-form Development and eBusiness, Coldwell Banker Real Es-tate LLC.

Winners were chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization whose members include Director Darren Aronofsky, Martha Stewart, Huffing-ton Post Media Group President Arianna Huffington, Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone, musician David Bowie, and Internet co-creator Vint Cerf, Virgin Group Chairman Richard Bran-son, and R/GA Chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg.

Winners in the website category were selected based on the following criteria: content, structure and navigation, visu-al design, functionality, interactivity and overall experience.

“Coldwell Banker has track record for creating innova-tive consumer services and agent tools that increase produc-tivity and exposure for our listings—like our new iPad app, Coldwell Banker On LocationSM YouTube channel, quick re-sponse or QR code marketing, or partnerships with web pow-erhouses like Google, Realtor.com, Zillow.com and Yahoo!,” said Rick Hoffman, President and COO of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, San Diego and Temecula Valley.


CARMEL VALLEY$599,000 12553 El Camino Real # A Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$679,000 11391 Carmel Creek Rd Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$715,000 15508 Paseo Del Sur Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$769,000 11438 Pleasant Ridge Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3BA Joseph and Diane Sampson, Sampson California Realty 858-699-1145

$824,900 12625 Caminito Radiante Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Rebecca Robinson, R. S. Robinson Company 858-922-7731

$1,079,000 10982 Cloverhurst Wy Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,199,500 4490 Philbrook Sq Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,279,888 4935 Hidden Dune Ct Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,329,000 4358 Philbrook Sq Sat 1:00-4:00 4BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,399,000 5444 Valerio Trail Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3.5BA Jennifer J. Janzen, Prudential California Realty 760-845-3303

$1,795,000 13250 Lansdale Ct Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 6BR/6.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

DEL MAR$814,900 222 Dolphin Cove Court Sun 2:00-6:00 3BR/2BA Kyle Belding, Del Mar Realty Associates 858-525-2291

$950,000-$1,095,876 13656 Mira Montana Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/2.5BA David Schroedl, Prudential Ca Realty 858-459-0202

$1,950,000 2221 La Amatista Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3BA Tanys Evangelisti, P.S. Platinum Properties 858-481-7939

ENCINITAS$1,975,000-$2,387,000 1794 Swallowtail Road Sat 12:00-3:00 5BR/4BA Emma Philibert, McMonigle Group 858-353-3503

RANCHO PENASQUITOS$1,199,000 15505 Churchill Downs Sun 12:00-4:00 3BR/3.5BA Pari Ziatabari, Coldwell Banker 858-442-9940

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RANCHO SANTA FE

$975,000-$1,075,000 14448 Rock Rose Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/3BA Gretchen Pagnotta, Coldwell Banker 760-715-0478

$1,175,000-$1,275,000 14271 Caminito Lazanja Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/4.5BA Gretchen Pagnotta, Coldwell Banker 760-715-0478

$1,199,900 7796 Doug Hill Court Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/3BA Gretchen Pagnotta, Coldwell Banker 760-715-0478

$3,800/mo (rental) 16920 Via De Santa Fe Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 2BR/2BA Ron Lajoie, The Sterling Company 619-787-7811

$599,000 301 Hickoryhill Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2BA Deb Weir, Willis Allen 619-540-5487

$775,000 3647 Paseo Vista Famosa Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/3BA Bobbie Corpal, The Sterling Company 858-245-7167

$4,475,000 18202 Via De Sueno St Sun 1:00-4:00 6BR/7.5BA Becky and June Campbell, Coldwell Banker 858-449-2027

Contact Sharon Swanson TODAY to Receive YOUR FREE* open house listing!

858.756.1403 x [email protected]

Deadline for the print Open House Directory is 10:30am on Tuesday*Free to current advertisers with agreements, $25 per listing without a current agreement.

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HOMES SOLD IN CARMEL VALLEY

ADDRESS BD BA SALES PRICE3662 Carmel View Road 2.5 3 $475,0004005 Carmel View Road #56 2 2 $322,00013754 Mango Drive #119 1 1 $125,00012927 Caminito Bodega 1 2 $367,50013643 Tiverton Road 2.5 2 $359,5504065 Carmel View Road #19 2 2 $293,0003797 Fallon Circle 2 2 $490,00011203 Carmel Creek Road #7 2.5 3 $537,00012628 Caminito Destello 3 5 $818,0006161 Verda Lane 2.5 2 $133,0004979 Flaxton Terrace 4.5 4 $1,217,5005509 Havenridge Way 3.5 3 $1,235,00010504 Gaylemont Lane 3 5 $900,00013754 Mango Drive #128 2 2 $200,2503967 Ambervale Terrace 2 3 $645,0003774 Ruette San Raphael 2.5 3 $696,50012510 Carmel Creek Road #197 1 1 $205,000

SOURCE: DATAQUICK

HOMES SOLD IN DEL MAR

HOMES SOLD IN SOLANA BEACH

ADDRESS BD BA SALES PRICE13726 Mira Montana Dirve 3.5 5 $1,528,0003480 Caminito Daniella 4.5 5 $1,350,00012819 Caminito De Las Olas 2 3 $755,0001562 Camino Del Mar #444 2 1 $1,015,000420 8Th St. 2 3 $1,995,00014249 Mango Drive 3 4 $1,030,000

ADDRESS BD BA SALES PRICE17576 Via Del Bravo 4.5 4 $875,673534 Santa Alicia 2.5 2 $800,000752 S. Sierra Ave. #32A 2.5 2 $585,000

April 11-18

0* Indicates buyer asked county recorder's offi ce not to release price.

The San Dieguito Art Guild is offering its annual Mother’s Day Weekend Art and Garden Tour. The tour will feature eight homes and gardens along the coast from Del Mar to Encini-tas.

Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8. Homes are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Off Track Gallery is open at 9:30 a.m. for ticket sales.

This is a self guided tour. Tickets are $20. Tickets will be sold at the Off Track Gallery, 937 So. Coast Highway 101, Suite C103, (behind St. Tropez) downtown Encinitas, at Art N Soul, 633 South Coast Highway 101, Encintas, and also on-line on the guild website: Off-TrackGallery.com. Tickets are also available at each home on the day(s) of the tour.

Each home will feature several San Diegutio Art Guild artists and will offer refreshments. All of the homes are in the North San Diego coastal area so are easily accessible in a day.

However, tickets are good for both days so guests may re-visit a home or split the tour be-tween the two days.

This is a home/garden tour but with a real plus. Each home will feature several guest art-ists from the San Dieguito Art Guild. All of the art on display will be for sale at prices directly from the artist to you and will include paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture, glass, textiles, gourds and jewelry. The art offered on this tour is all made by local artists.

A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to Sunset High School’s art de-partment.

Mother’s Day Weekend Art and Garden Tour shows ‘Coastal Gems’


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RANCHO SANTA FE COVENANT $1,699,000Duplex on 3/4 of an acre across the street from the Inn. Possible to combine for 3400+ SF home. 2/ 2BR plus a studio. Golf Membership available.

MODERN COASTAL GREEN HOME $2,950,000-3,150,000Sweeping ocean views in this new construction green LEED 3BR/3.5BA coastal retreat. Short walk to Neptune beaches, shops, eateries, and some of North County’s classic surf breaks.

SPECTACULAR OCEAN/SUNSET VIEWS $1,150,000Executive 4BR+bonus/3BA Brisas Del Mar home. Take advantage of the fabulous views, Flower Hill Mall, the Del Mar Racetrack and beaches only minutes away.

TOP OF THE WORLD DOWNTOWN VIEWS $995,000 Every upgrade available in this one bedroom Alta penthouse. Bay, bridge and ballpark views. Panoramas, sunsets and night views enhance this amazing unit.

MOVE IN READY $278,850Clean, turn key house in west San Marcos situated on a private lot with mountain views. Newer paint, carpet, appliances. close to CSUSM, San Marcos high school, restaurant row and shopping.

EASY LIVING LIFESTYLE $889,000Custom 4br/2.5ba home on cul-de-sac featuring beautiful oak floors, living room and master with ocean views! Walk to top rated Del Mar elem school & Torrey Pines Reserve.

CARLSBAD BLVD OCEAN VIEWS $975,000Beach cottage with coastal commission approval for building new dream house. Live in cottage while waiting to build or remodel and enjoy fabulous location!

ENCINITAS OASIS $1,175,000Stately 5BR gem built in 2004 and set on large cul-de-sac lot in beautiful neighborhood. Soaring ceilings, granite gourmet kitchen and custom maple cabinetry. Impeccable, move-in condition!

OLDE DEL MAR OCEAN VIEW CONDO $775,000 Exceptional Del Mar Woods 2BR/2BA condo. Enjoy views of the ocean from the balcony that begs for a lounge chair. Easy walking distance to the village, shops and restaurants.

SPECTACULAR SOLANA BEACH ESTATE $1,695,000-1,725,000Spacious, ocean view 5BR/4BA with attached 1BR accessory unit. Open floor plan, designer upgraded with fabulous outdoor spaces for entertaining. Walk to all Solana Beach has to offer.

CARMEL VALLEY RESORT LIFESTYLE $319,500Ground level upgraded 2BR condo with designer splashes of bamboo flooring, granite fireplace surround. Sunny, bright, convenient! Resort like life with lighted tennis, pool and spa.

CHIC CONTEMPORARY BEACH RESIDENCE $665,000Beautifully remodeled turn-key 3BR 2 1/2BA N. Pacific Beach townhome in fantastic location 2.5 blocks to beach. Private courtyard for outdoor entertaining and perfect coastal living.

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NEW CARDIFF CRAFTSMAN $1,099,000- 1,395,000Three custom ocean view homes! Home trade up program. 3246-3719 SF, 3-4 bedroom homes, offices, walk-in closets, private entrance, landscaping and much more!

PREMIER OCEAN FRONT ESTATE $26,500,000Designed by architect Bob Ray Offenhauser for the founder of Architectural Digest. Spectacular 1/2 acre oceanfront gated compound with detached guest apartment, office and gym.

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