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Community voices a variety of opinions on ‘‘Mainstreet’ project at meetingBY KAREN BILLINGStaff Writer

Planners took a look at the latest information from Kilroy Re-alty’s “Mainstreet for Carmel Val-ley” project at the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s re-gional issues subcommittee meet-ing on July 20. Planners received a great deal of input from the com-munity on the in-development

project planned for the corner of El Camino Real and Del Mar Heights Road, across from Del Mar Highlands Town Center.

Recently named “One Paseo,” the project will include residential units, shops, restaurants, office buildings, a boutique hotel and a movie theater with a pedestrian-oriented main street running though the center of the project.

The heights of the office buildings are varied—one is a 10-story building with nine stories of office over one floor of retail; another is seven stories over one retail. Offices and the movie the-ater wrap around a parking struc-ture so it is hidden from view.

Currently, Kilroy is entitled to 500,000 square feet on the proper-ty and the community plan calls

for just office use. One Paseo’s plan is about 1.8 million square feet (just over 800,000 square feet is for retail and office uses, therefore the balance is for residential and hotel uses) and will require a communi-ty plan amendment.

The meeting room in the AMN Healthcare building was packed and chair Jan Fuchs said there is probably enough interest

in the project to hold a communi-ty forum in the coming months. Reactions to One Paseo at this meeting, attended by more than 25 people, were mixed.

“We don’t need more office buildings,” said local resident Gail Hanson. “ A lot of the office build-

Missing trail link stymies resource management plan

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BY KAREN BILLINGStaff Writer

The missing east to west trail connection through the Del Mar Mesa Preserve con-tinues to be the glaring road-block in the city’s new re-source management plan.

The lack of the east-west link has been called “fatally flawed” by the Del Mar Mesa Community Plan-ning Board and “shortsight-ed” by the Rancho Penasqui-tos planning board.

Even the Chaparral Lands Conservancy, which watches over the largest acreage of chaparral habitat

left in the state in the pre-serves, compromised on a connection.

Chris Zirkle, deputy di-rector of the city’s open space division, presented the final draft of the Carmel Mountain and Del Mar Mesa Preserve’s plans on July 21 to the Los Penasquitos Can-yon Citizens Advisory Com-mittee (CAC), a group whose recommendations on the plan are being closely watched by other city and community oversight groups.

BY JOE TASHContributor

Rumors of the death of the city of Del Mar’s bid to buy the state-owned Del Mar fairgrounds are greatly exaggerated, City Council members said Monday.

In comments at a July 25 City Council meeting,

council members down-played the significance of published reports that a group of horse owners led by businessman Mike Pe-gram — which had verbally agreed to put up $30 mil-lion toward the purchase — has dropped out of the deal.

“The conclusion that

the purchase of the fair-grounds is dead because that horseman’s group has pulled out seems to me pre-mature,” said Mayor Don Mosier, in providing an up-date to the full council on the status of the purchase effort.

“There’s a lot happen-

ing, it’s not dead,” said Councilman Mark Filanc, who, along with Mosier, heads up the city’s efforts to buy the fairgrounds. “It’s working. It’s a glacial pro-cess.”

Last year, before former Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger left office, Del Mar

reached an agreement with the state to buy the 400-plus-acre fairgrounds — which includes a horserac-ing track and grandstands — for $120 million. The property comprises 20 per-cent of Del Mar’s

California Coastal Commission issues stop-work order at Flower Hill BY JOE TASHCONTRIBUTOR

Construction on a con-troversial expansion and renovation project at the Flower Hill Promenade mall will continue for now, de-spite a stop-work order is-sued by the California Coastal Commission which carries potential fines of $15,000 per day.

At issue is a territorial dispute between the com-mission, which regulates de-velopment up and down the California coast, and the city of San Diego. Each entity contends it has the authori-ty to approve the $25 mil-lion project at the popular shopping center on Via De La Valle east of Interstate 5.

In April, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved the project, and construction began in July.

Flower Hillupgrade continuesdespite dispute

The Del Mar Surf under 17 girls team recently won a national championship in an exciting game. The Surf’s 1-0 victory over Player Development Academy, a team based in Westhampton N.J., was broadcast on ESPN. See page 21 for more.Courtesy photo.

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When Conrad Prebys was a young boy growing up in Indiana he stepped on a rusty belt buckle, which resulted in a life-threat-ening cardiac infection that forced him to remain bedridden for a year. Now, years later and having accrued a significant personal fortune, the noted San Diego developer and philanthropist is fighting back against the disease that almost ended his life by donat-ing $45 million to help create the most ad-vanced cardiac center on the West Coast.

Prebys’ donation – the largest in the history of Scripps Health and the largest he has ever made – is dedicated for Scripps Car-diovascular Institute. The Institute is the cornerstone of a 25-year master plan that will transform the Scripps Memorial Hospi-tal La Jolla campus and redefine health care in San Diego for the 21st century. In recog-nition of Prebys’ $45 million gift, the new acute care hospital tower will be named the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute.

“That experience from my childhood never left me,” Prebys said. “Now here I am, part of what will be the best heart care cen-ter there is, with the greats of the medical world, research and innovation that will help mankind. There’s nothing like being part of the best. That’s how I feel about this institute.”

The Prebys Cardiovascular Institute will integrate the highly respected cardiovascular programs throughout the Scripps Health sys-tem and Kaiser Permanente. The Institute will build on a legacy of Scripps break-throughs in pioneering surgical procedures, landmark studies, genomic medicine and wireless technology to provide the most ad-vanced treatment options available to pa-

tients with cardiovascular diseases. Every year, more than 55,000 patients receive their cardiovascular care from Scripps, making it the largest heart care provider in the region. And Scripps is the only cardiovascular pro-gram in the region consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best in the country.

“Conrad Prebys’ ongoing generosity to Scripps Health and the entire San Diego community is reminiscent of the same spirit of philanthropy established by Ellen Brown-ing Scripps when she founded Scripps Me-morial Hospital and Scripps Metabolic Clinic 87 years ago,” said Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder. “This donation will further Miss Ellen’s legacy by helping build a center for innovation that will bring togeth-er leading physicians and premier cardiovas-cular services to provide the best in heart care for all of San Diego and beyond well into the future.”

The $456 million Prebys Cardiovascu-lar Institute is scheduled to open for patient care in 2015. The seven-story, 383,000-square-foot building will feature108 inpatient beds in private rooms, 60 inten-sive care beds, six state-of-the-art operating rooms, and as many as six cardiac catheter-ization labs with the most advanced medical technology.

Prebys is president of Progress Con-struction and Management Company, a real estate and development company that he founded in 1966.

More information can be found at www.scripps.org.

Conrad Prebys gives $45 million to Scripps Health for new Cardiovascular Institute, to be named in his honor

The Torrey Pines High School Relief Team, a coalition of campus community service clubs with the goal of enacting unified fundraising efforts for global causes, held a very suc-cessful tile fundraising project this past year, according to team president Caitlin Mackey.

The project sold personalized tiles to TPHS students. They were hand-painted by TPHS artists with the students’ names and symbol from sports to arts to academics. The tiles were later installed at the front of the school.

“This was a great way to foster school spirit and beautify our campus,” Mackey said. “But most of all, it was a tremendous fundraiser for UNICEF. We sold 66 tiles and raised $2,750 for UNICEF!

“We would like to thank Torrey Pines’ Associated Student Body for donating money for installation so that 100 percent of proceeds could go to UNICEF. We also would like to thank Ceramic Cafe for helping us greatly with the tiles. We would like to thank Mr. Chess for be-ing our adviser on this project. And a huge thanks goes to all the people who supported this project!”

The Torrey Pines students involved in the project were: Liv Williams, Joey Nievera, Charlie Reed, Lauren Sweet, Eden Berdugo, Jill Wong, Vivianne Cahe and Caitlin Mackey, in addition to countless artists who helped paint the tiles.

TPHS Relief Team tile project raises funds for UNICEF

(Above) The TPHS Relief team successfully raised money for UNICEF through personalized student tiles and the support of the community.

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Well-spoken San Pasqual Academy graduate Mara M is rendered speechless when it comes to describing her pride and joy in becoming a college graduate last month. As a fos-ter teen who had been shuffled between 32 different place-ments in Massachusetts and six in California, she never dreamed she would be able to attend college.

Finally earning her degree, she felt an extreme sense of victory as well as disbelief and she knew that none of it could have been possible without her “champions,” the Friends of San Pasqual Academy, a local “non-profit organi-zation that assists foster teens of San Diego County in their endeavor to become confident, productive, contributing, highly educated, successful adults.”

“She did not take off her cap and gown even when we went out to dinner, that’s how special it was,” said Friends of San Pasqual President Joan Scott. “She worked very, very hard to accomplish this.”

On May 14 Mara graduated from Humboldt with a de-gree in elementary education. She was accepted into Hum-boldt’s graduate school to earn her teaching credential. Mara was on the honor roll every semester of college, with a 3.49 GPA and passed the “brutal standardized testing” required for graduate school (CBEST, CSET and GWPE) with high scores.

“I feel really lucky that I got in,” said Mara, knowing that Humboldt only selects a limited number of students to graduate school. “I think a lot of foster youth don’t end up going to school because they don’t have the resources or the support like Friends of San Pasqual provided for me. I don’t think I would have made it without the support that they gave me. They’re cheerleaders for us, to round up the re-sources for us to continue our education or even get started in the first place.”

The Friends of San Pasqual Academy don’t just make a donation and walk away, Mara said. Members continue to be cheerleaders and people the students can depend on. Mara was thrilled to have her San Pasqual housemother Taffe, Joan Scott and the Friends’ “Gramma” Donna Herrick attend her graduation.

“It was an amazing honor to be included and help her celebrate her special accomplishment which is going to be just one of many,” said a very proud Scott.

The support Mara received from Friends of San Pasqual Academy wasn’t just a hand out either; she said the Friends will help students but they also have to work hard, be re-sponsible and have personal accountability to succeed.

When the Friends started supporting San Pasqual Acad-emy in 2001, the school was home to just 20 students and three senior class graduates. This year the school has more than 150 students and there were 31 graduates in the senior class, at a 100 percent graduation rate.

The sign above the academy door reads “Welcome Home” and for Mara it really was a home and family—she arrived in 2002 and until that point had never lived any-where for as long as she was at San Pasqual, a stability she says is critical for foster teens.

Mara’s housemother Taffe was the one who helped her apply for colleges and took her around to visit any school in which she was interested.

“When I first started looking at colleges my junior year, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to go to school, I was nervous and I didn’t know how I was going to pay for it,” Mara said.

Taffe said that they would find a way to make it work, Mara just had to make a decision and go for it. Taffe flew with Mara to Northern California and after an additional

six-hour drive they arrived at Humboldt and Mara never looked back.

“I just fell in love with it and I forgot all the other plac-es I had wanted to go,” Mara said.

Mara said she will never take for granted the opportuni-ties she had at San Pasqual.

She participated in the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary’s Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) training program and helped start an Interact Club at San Pasqual. She also helped start a recy-cling program at school and participated in the student-run farm. At the time it was just a way to teach students about agriculture and get fresh food for the academy—it has now developed into a full-blown farm that often sells its vegeta-bles to local restaurants.

In her senior year at San Pasqual Mara did her senior project volunteering in a kindergarten class, which helped steer her toward her interest in education.

Through the intergenerational San Pasqual Academy Neighbors (SPAN) program, Mara and other students are paired with senior citizens who apply to live on campus to have surrogate grandparents to call their own. Mara had Grandma Lindo who she knew she could call whenever she had a problem she needed to talk about, as well as Gramma Herrick, who sent her clothing and cards even when she went away to school.

“She’s another one of those people who doesn’t have to be there, she could just support us financially and yet she’s there, spending time with us,” Mara said.

She said she will never forget the thrill of receiving Christmas presents or the “Shop Til You Drop” event when she got a big, fluffy towel with her name embroidered on it.

“Maybe it doesn’t seem like a big deal but for us that’s everything,” Mara said.

Mara, who Scott called San Pasqual’s “pioneer,” re-turned to San Pasqual for graduation this year to help in-spire students and show them what can be accomplished.

“The perseverance that Mara has and the focus she has shown are an example,” Scott said. “These are just wonder-ful kids and we want to help them accomplish their dreams.”

Donations can be sent to Friends of San Pasqual Acade-my, P.O. Box 8202, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067, Visit their web-site at www.friendsofsanpasqualacademy.org.

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Hanson also doubted the need for a hotel, with three down the street on El Camino Real.

The project was also criticized for being too dense and urban for Carmel Valley.

“The sheer intensity of this project will change the character of the communi-ty,” said Anne Harvey, co-chair of the subcommittee.

However, several in at-tendance felt the change would be welcome.

“We want more life in Carmel Valley,” said resident Esfira Muchnik. “We want to see something new in this sleepy community.”

“I’m really excited about this project,” echoed resident Cynthia Dial. “I’d love to see our community have a heart.”

Her husband Kent Dial, who works as a realtor, said that people love the touch and feel of Carmel Valley but often ask “Where’s downtown? Where’s the vil-lage?”—One Paseo could help bring what people are looking for, he said.

“I realize the original community plan may not have envisioned this but this is what is needed now,” Kent Dial said.

Resident Jerry Mailhot said he agrees that Kilroy’s is a great concept—he’d just prefer it to be at 500,000 square feet.

In 2010, Kilroy mailed out over 8,000 brochures with their Main Street con-

cept to Carmel Valley resi-dents and the response was “overwhelmingly positive,” according to Marcela Esco-bar-Eck of Atlantis Group, which is helping Kilroy with its public outreach.

“Some concerns were raised [by community resi-dents] and the architecture and design team worked on ways to address those is-sues,” said Escobar-Eck of the concerns regarding traf-fic, community character and the project’s bulk and scale.

Robert Little, vice presi-dent of development for Kil-roy, reminded attendees that Kilroy has a vested interest-ed in Carmel Valley — Kil-roy is headquartered in Car-mel Valley and owns several office buildings, including the AMN Healthcare build-ing where the meeting was

held. He said that, as a member of the community, they share the same con-cerns that residents have.

The plan has been re-vised three times and in June Kilroy submitted its fourth version to the city for review—the latest version reduced the retail compo-nent by 40,000 square feet. The project’s Environmental Impact Report is expected to be released by August, fol-lowed by a 45-day public re-view period.

A new website, onepas-eo.com, allows people to check out Kilroy’s plan and submit comments.

Besides the project’s density, traffic remains one of the biggest concerns. Resi-dent John Dean said the sur-rounding roads are already stressed, neighbors arguing that they sometimes cannot

leave their homes because Del Mar Heights Road is so congested from Interstate 5 back-up and people trying to stay off SR-56.

With One Paseo, several intersection improvements will be made, including on High Bluff; new signals on Del Mar Heights; a four-way intersection on El Camino Real that will go into both One Paseo and Del Mar Highlands Town Center; and a new traffic light to replace the stop sign at Carmel Creek Rd. and Del Mar Trails.

Additionally, they plan to synchronize the lights on Del Mar Heights for a smoother flow.

Resident Bill Moody said he was not looking for-ward to an exacerbated traf-fic experience—he com-plained that it can some-

times take 10 to 15 minutes to drive a mile on Del Mar Heights.

“It’s the worst part of driving on the face of the earth,” Moody said. “I have zero faith that the city can synchronize the lights prop-erly. I think it will be chaos and just add to the com-mute.”

Frank Muchnik said he thinks the traffic is not as bad in Carmel Valley as in Los Angeles or La Jolla or re-ally anywhere in San Diego. He said the most traffic seems to come from the schools or getting onto the freeway.

“It’s a beautiful mixed-use project and I don’t know why everyone is so upset about traffic,” Muchnik said. “The traffic will be there whether the project is built or not.”

1.8-square-mile footprint.Of that amount, the

city planned to borrow $45 million by selling bonds, raise another $45 million through a loan from the state, and the final $30 mil-lion was to have come from the group of horsemen.

In an interview pub-

lished July 9 in the Thor-oughbred Times, Pegram re-portedly said he has given up on the deal. “Like a lot of things in horse racing, it just didn’t work out,” Pe-gram is quoted as saying. Pegram did not return mes-sages for comment left by this newspaper by presstime.

Mosier said before the meeting he hadn’t spoken with Pegram for several

months, but was aware the investors were frustrated at the slow pace of decision-making at the state level re-garding a potential sale of the fairgrounds. While Schwarzenegger had sup-ported the sale, Gov. Jerry Brown, who took office in January, has not decided whether to pursue it.

“This did not come as a surprise to us,” said Mosier of Pegram’s reported com-ments. “He (Pegram) told us he didn’t want to move for-ward with the deal right now. He wanted to take a break and re-evaluate it based on the numbers,” fol-lowing the current Del Mar race meet.

The agreement between the city and Pegram’s group, which owns a number of racehorses including 2010 Preakness Stakes winner Lookin at Lucky, was never formalized with a written memorandum of under-standing, Mosier said.

“He was very enthusias-tic about trying to make the Del Mar meet the premier event in the country,” bring in the Breeders Cup and im-prove the backstretch, said Mosier of Pegram. “In the end, we did not reach a signed agreement.”

“This was a serious flir-tation but not an engage-ment,” he said.

Momentum on the pro-posed sale has stalled since Brown took office in Janu-ary. A bill by state Sen. Christine Kehoe authorizing the sale has been tabled un-til next year. And Brown has ordered his administra-tion to study whether the state should sell fairgrounds properties across California.

Councilman Terry Sin-nott said the need for better

governance at the fairgrounds has not changed, and the city has proposed a better way to oversee fairgrounds operations, called a public trust model, that would spell out allowable uses of the property. Under that scenario, a nine-member board com-posed of representatives from local cities and public agencies would run the facility as a nonprofit enterprise.

“From my perspective, the message has been heard,” said Sinnott. “The state is not happy with current conditions. They want a review of it.

Sinnott said he believes that once the state review is complete, a decision will be made to sell the fairgrounds and put them under local control.

“At that time, investors, possibly new investors, will come forward again and we will see fulfillment of all the hard work and innovation the city has invested…” Sinnott said.

Councilman Carl Hilliard said that when Schwarzenegger had agreed to sell the fairgrounds, Pegram and his group were in-terested in investing in the purchase.

The deal is now off the table until Brown has a chance to reconsider, he said.

“Once another deal is on the table, Mike Pegram and his group will be happy to sit down, I’m sure, and pick up … where we left it,” Hilliard said. “I wouldn’t say its dead by any matter of means.”

Along with time, the city has also in-vested money in the proposed fairgrounds

purchase. Earlier this year, Mosier said the city had spent about $150,000 of the $200,000 it had budgeted for up-front costs related to the purchase.

While the council expressed optimism Monday that a deal could still be reached, Joe Harper, the president and general man-ager of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, which runs the annual race meet, said he has heard from contacts in Sacramento that a sale is unlikely any time soon.

“At the present time the governor has no interest in selling the fairgrounds,” Harp-er said he has been told during recent con-versations. “You can never say never in pol-itics, but at the present time, there certainly are no plans for selling it.”

Harper has not taken a position against the sale, as was done by officials with the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which runs the fairgrounds for the state. He did, however, question financial aspects of the proposed deal. In particular, he said, he was concerned that if bonds were sold to pay for the purchase, revenue currently used to maintain and improve the facility would instead go to debt service.

“I never could see the deal, where the money would all stay here,” Harper said.

But Filanc said the city’s finance model is sound, and even accounts for declining racetrack revenue.

“The deal works from our standpoint,” Filanc said Monday. “We are still very com-mitted at the city to moving forward.”

Tarbuton, Israeli Cultural Center offers classes, Registration is underway for Fall 2011-2012

The Tarbuton, an Israeli Cultural Center, celebrates its sixth year with new classes, the continuation of a Children’s Israeli Dance Troupe and Israeli Singing Group in Carmel Val-ley.

The Tarbuton offers classes for children ages 3-18 and adults. Classes are taught by teachers with teaching credentials backed by proven curriculum. Tarbuton programs em-phasize Israeli culture and modern spoken Hebrew. After school Hebrew enrichment for ele-mentary school children in the Del Mar School District will be offered this fall and high school credit continues to be available for San Dieguito School District students. An Adult Modern Hebrew Ulpan is offered in Carmel Valley on Monday evenings. The Ulpan empha-sizes conversational Hebrew with an emphasis on Israel, the geography, history and culture.

Children and adults learn Modern Hebrew and children can also enjoy Israeli cultural offerings such as our Israeli Dance Troupe and Singing Groups. Additional Israeli Cultural programs including Israeli film and literature groups and Lectures/Speakers from Israel are also for adults. Classes are one hour each and meet afternoons and early evenings on Mon-days and Sundays in Carmel Valley. A full schedule and registration information is available at www.tarbuton.org; 858-245-9375.


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However, the Coastal Commission contends that it has jurisdiction over the land where the mall sits, and must be the agency to issue a coastal development permit. On Fri-day, the commission posted a stop-work order at the con-struction site.

Attorney Robin Madaffer, who represents the mall’s owner, Protea Properties, said the company believes the city has the legal authority to issue the permit, which it has done.

“The work is going on. We’re not going to stop doing what we’re doing in reliance on the coastal permit unless and until we’re told to by a judge,” Madaffer said Monday.

“We’re kind of stuck in the middle between two public agencies claiming jurisdiction,” Madaffer said.

Under state law, the Coastal Commission is charged with planning and regulating development in the state’s coastal zone, in partnership with coastal cities and counties.

The Flower Hill Promenade is included in the coastal zone because it is located within the watershed of the San Dieguito River Valley, said Deborah Lee, manager of the Coastal Commission’s San Diego district.

The Coastal Commission retains the authority to issue coastal development permits within the coastal zone until it certifies a local coastal program for a specific area. At that point, the commission delegates permit authority to the city or county where the local coastal program has been certi-fied.

The commission believes the property where Flower Hill Promenade sits is not part of the city’s certified local coastal program, said Lee. Therefore, “we never delegated coastal development permit authority to the city” for the parcel, she said.

Both the mall’s owner and the city disagree.“The coastal commission does not have direct permit

jurisdiction over the project,” the city wrote to the commis-sion last year.

“Our position has not changed,” on the jurisdiction is-sue, said Kelly Broughton, the city’s development services director, on Tuesday.

And a spokeswoman for Councilwoman Sherri Light-ner, whose council District 1 includes the mall, said her boss specifically asked city officials about the jurisdictional issue during the council hearing in April.

“Sherri asked during the hearing if it was in our jurisdic-tion and was told by the city attorney and mayor’s office in no uncertain terms that it was in our jurisdiction and our purview,” said Lightner spokeswoman Jennifer Davies.

“Under the law, the boundaries of the City and Coastal Commission jurisdictions are shown on Map No. C-730-1. This Map has been relied upon for over 20 years to deter-mine the locations of the City and Coastal Commission ju-risdictions. According to the City’s Development Services Department, the Map shows the Flower Hill property within the City’s jurisdictional area,” wrote a spokeswoman for City Attorney Jan Goldsmith in an email.

Madaffer, attorney for the mall’s owner, said she and her colleagues have seen the maps and the certified local coastal program, and are convinced the city has authority to issue the permit.

Lee said the stop-work order was necessary because her agency has advised both the city and the property owner that it contends the mall falls within the Coastal Commis-sion’s jurisdiction.

“We advised them we do not believe they have a valid coastal development permit and they should stop work,” said Lee. “We think we’ve given them due notice of our concerns.”

The commission is “pursuing legal options” and talking to city officials in an effort to resolve the issue, Lee said.

Civil penalties could in-clude fines of $15,000 per day from the date the stop-work order was issued, and additional fines for starting work without the required permit, Lee said.

The Coastal Commis-sion’s action is not the only legal hurdle faced by the mall’s owner. In May, a group called Citizens Against Flower Hill’s Exces-sive Expansion filed a law-suit seeking to stop the proj-ect.

According to Madaffer, a judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order to halt construction, and a request for a permanent in-junction will be heard in San Diego Superior Court on Friday.

Among the issues raised in the lawsuit is the ques-tion of jurisdiction, said Madaffer. Rather than tak-ing its own action, she said, the Coastal Commission

should instead have joined the lawsuit to settle the question of which agency has the right to issue the de-velopment permit.

The project includes de-molition of the UltraStar Cinema, which has already closed, and construction of a new building to house a Whole Foods Market, new retail and office space and a four-story parking garage. The center would expand from its current 112,000 square feet to 173,000 square feet.

The project also would include a facelift for the cen-ter’s existing buildings.

The owner-developer faces a tight deadline, be-cause under its agreement with Whole Foods, the new building must be completed by June of 2012, Madaffer said.

After an approval pro-cess that took seven years, said Madaffer, her client wants to move forward with the project.

“We were issued a coast-al permit that was approved unanimously by the city council of San Diego,” she said. “We are relying on that permit. Until we’re told by a judge that’s inval-id, there’s no reason for us to stop.”

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The Carmel Valley Recreation Center will hold a family movie night in Saturday, Aug. 6. The festive event begins at 5 p.m., with the movie, Disney’s “Tangled,” showing at dusk. Address: 3777 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, CA 92130

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The Carmel Valley Recreation Council and Pardee Homes are presenting the Summer Serenades 2011 concert series. Bring the whole family for a night of live music and fun. Wrapping up the season on July 31, from 5-7 p.m., will be Eve Selis performing at Ashley Falls Neighborhood Park.

‘Summer Movies in the Park’at Ocean Air Park starts July 29

“Summer Movies in the Park” will kick off at the Ocean Air Community Park on Friday, July 29, with a presentation of the hit film “Despicable Me.” The movie will begin at dusk and food/snacks will be available for purchase.

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The Back Straight Boys are determined to get their Pos-ture Pad invention selling in stores, even if it means they work until they become the Back Straight Men.

The young Carmel Valley inventors, Sean Colford, Ethan Epstein, Brandon Loye and Michael Walsh, started work on their Posture Pad as part of a middle school science project at Carmel Valley Middle School. In the fall they will be sophomores at Canyon Crest Academy.

The boys have been working steadily since 2009 when they won a $25,000 grant from the Christopher Columbus Awards to help bring their idea to improve people’s posture at their computer to a larger scale.

“We’re trying to educate people about the problems of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury),” said Michael. RSI, caused by poor posture when using the computer, can affect muscles, tendons and nerves in the arms and upper back, and can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and bursitis. “(Having good posture) is a lot easier with our invention.”

They have filed for a patent on their Posture Pad, which could take about two to three years to process. A prototype has been developed and they are starting to look at the pos-sibility of production but it is a lengthy process.

“There’s been a lot of ups and downs,” Ethan said. “There’s been some awesome moments and a lot of work has gone into it.”

“To have our invention selling in stores before college would be pretty cool,” Brandon said.

The team will speak at the Human Factors and Ergo-

nomics Society in Las Vegas in September. No strangers to speaking to large crowds, the Back Straight Boys have previ-ously presented at the The Society for Information Technol-ogy and Teacher Education, and presented a resolution at the California State PTA Convention. A story on the boys and their work was recently done by CNET.com, a popular

website that covers new tech-nologies.

“We try to get as much information in as we can in a little time,” said Brandon.

“We try to keep it enter-taining, too,” Sean said.

They are in the process of getting a pilot study done at Boston University using the Posture Pad and have submit-ted their work to a peer review journal for publication.

Impressively, they’ve been able to keep the project moving despite their busy schedules: Brandon plays bas-ketball, Michael plays soccer and tennis, Ethan runs cross country and is very involved at his temple, and Sean is a Boy Scout working on his Ea-gle Scout project.

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The Back Straight Boys: Brandon Loye, Ethan Epstein, Sean Colford and Michael Walsh. Photo/Karen Billing

Free outdoor films to be shown at Carmel Valley’s Piazza Carmel in AugustThe San Diego Asian Film Foundation (SDAFF) recently

announced that it will be partnering with the Piazza Carmel Shopping Plaza in Carmel Valley to present a series of free summer films and entertainment for the community. The summer film series will begin on a nostalgic note on Aug. 3 with the early ‘90s hit film “Hook,” starring Robin Williams

and Dustin Hoffman, and will run every Wednesday eve-ning throughout the rest of the month with different fami-ly-friendly films. Special guest Dante Basco, who plays the iconic Rufio in “Hook,” will be in attendance for a question and answer session during the kick-off event.

Entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. and the film will

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In founding the Sean Eduardo Sanchez (SES) Ten-nis Center, Carmel Valley resident Eduardo Sanchez and Rancho Santa Fe resi-dent Eva Stimson not only gave an opportunity to youth and adults in Tecate, Mexico, to play on state-of-the-art courts, but also real-ized a long-held dream for themselves of starting a charity at a grass roots level and seeing it blossom.

“No matter how small your team is you can really make it happen,” said Stim-son, president of EMS Mar-keting Consulting, Inc., who co-founded the center with Sanchez, the head ten-nis professional at Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa in Rancho Santa Fe.

They hope to inspire others to do the same. This spring the SES Tennis Cen-ter became successfully des-ignated as a 501( c) 3 chari-ty. Christy Wilson, execu-tive director of the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, for-merly the center’s fiscal

agent, helped Stimson com-plete the necessary applica-tion.

Sanchez said that he had held a long desire to bring tennis to his native town of Tecate and when the funds were raised to make that dream a reality, the two-court complex was named to memorialize his son. In fact, the idea for the organization originated when Sanchez and his wife, Amelia, lost their first child, a still-born son, Sean Eduar-do, in 1999.

Builder, Doug Pardee, who attended Sean’s funer-al, helped kick off the fund-raising with a donation of $15,000. Rancho Valencia matched that amount, and with additional donations $95,000 was raised in the first year. In 2004, the courts opened.

Stimson, an avid tennis player, met Sanchez as the finishing touches were being added to those courts. “I was taking some refresher tennis lessons with Eduardo. He asked me if I’d like to go to Tecate to see the courts and I

said, ‘Absolutely!’ When I saw them I was so impressed with the quality, but there was confusion [in Tecate] about who could use them,” Stimson recalled.

Through her business expertise in marketing and PR for special events she was able to donate her ser-vices to do a cross-border PR campaign to let people know that the courts were for everyone in the Tecate community. And subse-quently she helped develop a two-day tennis tourna-ment held in Rancho Santa Fe every fall that benefits the Tecate center.

Growth came steadily for the center, then with re-cent increased demand from local Tecate children and adults, an expansion was necessary. Last July two additional courts manufac-tured of synthetic clay were constructed. Now the cen-ter has four courts and serves over 500 people, said Stimson. “They receive free tennis instruction, free ten-nis equipment and free transportation to tennis tournaments, on both sides of the border.”

The recent accomplish-ments come from several

years of dedication. On Sept. 17, when the SES Ten-nis Center stages its Pro-Am Fundraising Tennis Tourna-ment at Rancho Valencia, it will be the tournament’s seventh annual event.

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The best single piece of business advice he ever re-ceived went something like this: “You’re an engineer. You worked for DuPont. You have all sorts of ideas. You should be able to invent something. Why don’t you invent a new kind of bridge bearing?”

So he did,That was 42 years ago.At the time, Ed Fyfe was

in his late 20s.He had just left his job

in research at DuPont of Canada and was planning to go back to university to earn an M.B.A. and eventually go into business, when his cousin, who ran a company that manufactured bridge bearings and expansion joints, suggested that Fyfe invent his way into a job.

It was at a time when long span bridges were just being introduced to North America and traditional bearings could not handle the high loads.

“So I came up with the idea of using a DuPont ma-terial to take high loads in rotation but with a pin and ring in the center so it didn’t have to take any horizontal forces,” Fyfe said. “And that was my first invention.”

With it, Fyfe started his first company, Elastometal, that specialized in making those bridge bearings on which, incidentally, the Hoover Dam bypass now sits.

He subsequently went on to found Fyfe Develop-ments in 1970, Fyfe Associ-ates, Inc. in 1983, and his current company in 1992.

Today, Fyfe has 50 pat-ents to his name and is founder, president and chairman of Fyfe Company, LLC, and Fibrwrap Con-struction, a pioneering world leader in the manu-facturing and installation of fiber-reinforced polymer materials to strengthen and retrofit concrete structures, including bridges, buildings, industrial facilities and inner walls of aging municipal wa-ter pipes.

He is also the winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepre-neur of the Year® 2011 San Diego Award in the Engi-neering category.

As a San Diego winner, Fyfe is now eligible as a can-didate for Ernst & Young’s National Entrepreneur of the Year Award in engineer-ing and the National Award in overall categories to be

announced at the awards gala in Palm Springs on Nov. 12.

We interviewed the 71-year-old Fyfe in his office at the Fyfe Technology Cen-ter in Mira Mesa where he guides his company’s re-search and development.

“That’s my job,” he said. “My son and a young CEO I have who came up through the ranks now basi-cally run the company and I concentrate on developing new products here…with a team of five researchers.

“It was hard for me at first because they said, ‘Ed, you have to quit always wanting to be in sales and everything. You have to fo-cus on new developments because that’s where our fu-ture is.’ So I phased into it, but now that’s what I do.”

Fyfe is a modest, soft-spoken man, who, when he’s not working, keeps fit working out with a personal trainer once a week, playing vigorous games of squash three and four times a week and sailing.

He and his wife, Rolan-de, have been married for 44 years, raised two children, and have lived in Del Mar for 27 years.

On the wall behind his desk is a large surrealistic painting by artist John De-Marco of a huge, moon-like golf ball coming in from an-other dimension in the sky over a desert oasis.

Asked the significance of the painting, Fyfe said, “I just believe there is another dimension, a fourth dimen-sion, a whole life in parallel with what you’re doing. I just kind of think it’s possi-ble.”

Inventing, he said, in a sense, is like working in an-other dimension.

Fyfe was born in Ed-monton, Alberta, Canada. His father was a pharmacist who owned a drugstore in Edmonton. When Fyfe was 6 years old, his father moved the family to Vancouver, British Columbia, and took a job as a salesman with Rexall Drugs until he was able to open his own drug-stores in Vancouver.

One of the reasons Fyfe decided to study engineer-ing at University of British Columbia, he said, was “I re-ally didn’t want to be a salesperson like my father,” although he appreciated and adopted his father’s “sales attitude” which included writing out lists of his daily goals.

“But the very first engi-neering job I had when I graduated from university was with DuPont and I fast found out everybody was a salesperson. You had to be to sell your ideas.”

It was a lesson that has stood by him to this day.

When Fyfe Company hires structural engineers, it hires them as “sales engi-neers.”

Fyfe Company, founded 19 years ago, now employs a workforce of 290 persons, including engineers, materi-als specialists and installa-tion technicians, in the U.S. and Canada; and 150 per-sonnel in Europe, Asia, Latin America, India, China and Korea.

The company’s 2010 sales in North America were $50 million and $15 million internationally.

In 1988, Fyfe began re-searching the possible use of pre-saturated composites of carbon and other fiber mate-rials to strengthen bridge columns in California, which had been built ac-cording to pre-1985 con-struction codes, and were recognized as deficient in hoop-steel, strength and ductility, and were in danger of buckling in the event of an earthquake.

Working with Caltrans in a cooperative research program to test the innova-tive fiber technology idea, Fyfe constructed, wrapped and tested 14 columns, both round and rectangu-lar, ranging in width from 2 to 6 feet and in heights up to 20 feet, at San Diego State University’s testing site.

The Fiber wrap, as it be-came known, was branded with the name Tyfo® Fi-brwrap® System and was ap-proved by the California De-partment of Transportation. Additional testing led to its use in reinforcing beams, slabs, beam-column joints, walls, city piers, water stor-age tanks and water pipes.

“One of our biggest markets is strengthening pressure water pipes,” he said. “We’ll actually go through a manhole and we’ll wrap the inside of the pipe,” he said.

In addition to retrofit-ting existing structures, in future, Fyfe is planning to apply its technology to new structures.

“We’ve done testing where we take our system and make a stay-in-place form so you could literally

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build our system and pour the concrete in and that would be your structure.”

He is convinced that so far fiber-wrapping has just hit the peak of the iceberg. “I think five years from now we’ll have all sorts of new applications for the use of high-strength fibers. It’s ac-tually the first real new product for construction. We say, ‘We created an in-dustry.’ That’s our motto.”

Asked if the company plans to go public, he said, “We’re thinking about it. Last year, we had a private capital investor who invest-ed to a 25 percent position in the company with the idea that we would be ‘not so conservative’ and would take advantage of our op-

portunities here. So that’s sort of our first step. We have a venture capital partner now.”

His advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs?“Think about a field that you want to be in and then I

would try to invent in it. The same advice that my cousin gave me…and at first you think, ‘God, how can I do that?’ But then you work at it and you come up with the ideas.”

He also recommends reading the classic motivational book, “Think and Grow Rich,” by Napoleon Hill. The title doesn’t pay it justice, he said, because you can have goals other than financial.

“Your mind is a wonderful machine so that if you set these goals and imagine them in your dreams, you can make them happen. I’ve done that all my life.”

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Hikers, mountain-bikers and equestrian users are like-ly to get considerably more trails than they would have had in the plan’s first draft, although less than the large amount of illegal trails that are on the ground right now. However, that east-west connection will likely not materialize. Despite a “last hurrah” effort by Zirkle last week, the California De-partment of Fish and Game (CDFG) will not budge on behalf of the delicate ecosys-tem of vernal pools.

“The writing’s on the wall,” said Allen Kashani, a mountain biker and mem-ber of the Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Valley community planning boards. “Not hav-ing the Tunnel 3 or 5 trails, the average mountain biker will have a big problem with that, in addition to no east-west connector. The plan is not supportable.”

The end to this nearly four-year odyssey is still not near as the CAC only heard the plan as an informational item last week. They are hoping to schedule a com-munity meeting on the top-ic but not until October. Af-ter the CAC weighs in, the plan still has to go through the San Diego park and rec-

reation and planning commission levels before getting final approval by city council.

Without the plan in place, trails have been closed since December 2008 and other projects, such as the Chaparral Lands Conservancy’s grant-funded vernal pool restoration on the Carmel Mountain Preserve, are delayed.

Zirkle said their goal was always to get as many trails as the resource agencies (CFDG and U.S Fish and Wildlife) would allow, without compromising the integrity of the Multiple Species Conservation Program. The mesa is both a wildlife refuge and an ecological preserve. It’s one of the largest chunks of habitat there is in San Diego and it is where several sensitive species breed and multiply, he said.

According to the RMP, sensitive plants in the preserve include San Diego golden star and mesa mint, Coast barrel cactus, Del Mar sand aster, manzanita and scrub oak among others. There are also several endangered species that live in the preserve, such as horned lizards, Western spadefoot toads, several species of birds, mule deer and San Diego fairy shrimp that live in the vernal pools.

“We have to look at the wildlife first and recreation to the extent that it doesn’t effect wildlife,” Zirkle said.

Several trail users have come up with possible solutions for the missing east-west connection. Del Mar Mesa resident Preston Drake pointed out that along the CDFG fence line there is a suitable trail that avoids all vernal pools.

David Hogan, from the Chaparral Lands Conservancy, said they supported a similar trail – they compromised and backed a trail that “threaded the needle tightly” in that area, avoiding pool basins.

“I would still like to see an east-west connection to achieve the best management plan,” Hogan said.

Josh Garcia, a city senior planner, said they considered the area with CDFG and said it was wet with pools and too close to endangered plants for them to accept.

Making sure people stick to the plan is going to be a key factor in its viability and Zirkle said they have come up with some management strategies. Options include signage, user-education and enforcement. While the city’s budget situation probably couldn’t support additional patrol, a CDFG warden has been patrolling their 81 acres and would have jurisdiction to enforce on the city and federally-owned lands. They can also fence off closed trails or fill them with brush.

Zirkle admitted that efforts using the brush-fill strategy on similar trails in Orange County failed.

“They’re finding that citations is what it took to con-trol the situation,” said Zirkle.

Kashani was quick to point out one very effective man-agement tool: Trails.

Zirkle said that Kashani’s point was valid and one that they have expressed to the resource agencies. “Use of an area reduces illegal use,” he said.

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Decker A. Arevalo, a member of Boy Scout Troop 713 in Del Mar, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout — the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member of the Boy Scouts of America. His Eagle Scout project involved building two trellises and four planter boxes around the existing garden at Torrey Hills Elementary, as well as staining and waterproofing the fence and planting flowering vines. Decker spent more than 65 community service hours on this project and Uma Krishnan, his elementary school science teacher, was the project representative from Torrey Hills. Decker, who has been in Boy Scouts since first grade, will be attending MiraCosta College in the fall and has lived in Carmel Valley for 10 years.

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“Formula Marketing works like the pass code to your ATM machine. Once you know the code, or the most suc-cessful marketing tactics for your business, you are able to generate repeat revenue at a level that is much higher than your marketing costs,” explains Wilkey. “Most marketers fail to learn their ATM code.”

According to Wilkey, the key to a successful marketing plan is metrics and accountability. “Most companies waste a fortune on marketing. They fail to develop the metrics and accountability necessary to tell them if their market-ing efforts are profitable or not. Formula Marketing shows business owners and marketers how to embed good work-ing metrics and organizational accountability into their marketing plans.”

Formula Marketing has been well received by local marketing ex-perts. “This book is a must read for marketers looking to deliver real results to their organi-zation,” reports Marques McCammon, chief marketing officer for Aptera Motors, a manu-facturer of electric cars. “Wilkey really gets the ROI and gives you a pathway to deliver it.”

Wilkey grew up locally, attending elementary and middle school in Rancho Santa Fe and high school at Torrey Pines. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Wilkey has held several senior marketing positions and owns a marketing consulting firm. For more information, visit www.formula-marketing.com.

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Continuing to ex-pand capabilities and re-sources following last year’s WPP acquisition, digital marketing and technology company Digitaria has expanded its communications ca-pabilities and hired Car-mel Valley resident Stephanie Shkolnik as social media strategist, a new position.

An ardent social media evangelist who nevertheless maintains an even-keel eye on the bottom line and ROI, Stephanie joins Digitaria from Double Forte in San Francis-co, where she led the public relations and marketing communications company’s so-cial efforts.

“Stephanie has proven herself adept at bridging the gap between traditional and social conversations, and in her last posi-tion showed a real knack for the creation of clients’ social personas,” said Daniel Khabie, Digitaria’s founder and chief executive offi-cer. “She ‘gets’ social media, and will be an

immediate boon for both our current cli-ents and several potential clients.”

While at Double Forte, Shkolnik launched produce industry leader Fresh Ex-press into its first social media endeavor, building and executing social media mar-keting strategies that enhanced the brand’s awareness. Her success for Fresh Express led to similar subsequent assignments for Ma-jor League Gaming as well as CamelBak, the innovators of hands-free hydration, build-ing upon the both brands’ established tradi-tional campaigns to amplify them through Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other social platforms.

“I’m thrilled to become part of the Dig-itaria team at this exciting time for growth in both our industry and the company spe-cifically,” said Shkolnik. “The opportunities are plentiful, and social is still a place where you can be a pioneer and set in place foun-dations for change that will resonate for years to come.”

Shkolnik began her new social media strategist position at Digitaria June 1. The company’s website is Digitaria.com.

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Tennis legend Martina Hingis will play in the Mercury Insurance Open Tennis Pro-Am , which will be held on Monday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe.

Along with Hingis, the Mercury Insurance Open Tennis Pro-Am will feature several current professional players along with players from Southern California tennis clubs that won the opportunity to play in the event by generating the most Mercury Insurance quotes. Individual tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Mercury Insurance Open, July 30 to August 7 at the La Costa Resort and Spa. Reserved grandstand and box seat tickets, which range from $10-$125, are now available online at mercuryinsuranceopen.com or through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com.

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‘Party for the Tower’: Fundraising event is Aug. 3Everyone is invited to the “Midsummer Night of Fun and Frivolity” on Aug. 3 at En

Fuego. Tickets are $50 per person. A buffet dinner and auction by Joe Harper begins at 6 p.m. There will be live auction items, silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds from the event will be used for construction of the new Community Services/Lifeguard Headquarters at 17th Street. For more information or questions, contact Jill Coughlin at 858-755-1641.


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There are times and seasons for everything in life. Business and our com-munity has changed over the years as more and more people are turning to the internet for their shopping needs. The McNally Com-pany is changing, too, with the exciting redesign of its antiques gallery.

For 21 years now, The McNally Company An-tiques has provided an in-teresting, beautiful and di-verse collection of 17th, 18th and 19th century an-tiques, objet d’art and sil-ver.

“One of the most re-warding aspects of our business is helping our cli-ents find ‘that perfect piece’ for their home” says Connie McNally, “and we would like to thank all our clients who have become very dear friends over the years, for their faithful-ness.”

The McNally Compa-ny Antiques will continue

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Award-winning North County DanceArts, Inc. celebrates 31 years of providing “the best in dance instruction in all of San Diego County,” closing with an annual showcase, “The Time.” The showcase is open to the public on Satur-day, July 30, with a matinee perfor-mance at noon and an evening perfor-mance beginning at 6 p.m. at the UCSD Mandeville Auditorium, located in La Jolla. Both performances are unique and vary in content.

“The Time” July 30 showcase will in-clude all styles of dance from Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary. Danc-ers range from ages three years to adult, and include all levels of dance from be-ginning pre-dance toddlers through pro-fessional levels. Award-winning original choreography of NCDA professional staff instructors and choreographers, includ-ing Louis and Tanya McKay, Regan Nu-chereno, Lauren Siino, Diana Nicastro, Sy Bartolome, Erica Patmon, Robyn Shi-fren, Daniel Marshall and Kim Seiber, will be on exhibit.

North County DanceArts begins its 32nd year with a class schedule that in-cludes new and exciting classes for all ages and dance levels, such as Contem-porary and Jazz Turns and Leaps with NCDA staff professionals Erica Patmon and Melissa Sanchez. The new Adult

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North County DanceArts is conve-niently located on the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and Carmel Country Road, in the Carmel Country Plaza across from Oggi’s Pizza.

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Editor’s Note: This col-umn was sub-mitted before publication on July 21 of the letter by Tim Binder. Gordon Clanton will re-ply in a subse-quent column.

In the June 30 column, I challenged the view of some “independent” voters that there is “not a dime’s worth of differ-ence between Democrats and Re-publicans.”

I suggested that Democrats want to raise taxes on the very rich; Republicans want to lower them. Democrats are pro-labor; Republicans are anti-union. Democrats support Social Securi-ty, Medicare, and national health insurance; Republicans oppose them. Democrats are pro-choice; Republicans want to outlaw abor-tion and stem-cell research.

That column provoked a rush of e-mail. Thanks to every-one who wrote in.

No one disputed any of the distinctions I drew between the parties. One Republican reader asked how I, as an educator, could endorse Governor Brown’s cuts to public schools and higher education. Only because the all-cuts budget demanded by legis-lative Republicans would be much worse for schools.

The same reader reported that she and many of her friends believe in the right to choose, stem cell research, environmental protection, and strict gun control. They vote Republican, she writes, because they also believe in small-

er government, fewer government employees, and fewer regulations on the private sector.

It must be very stressful these days to be a pro-choice, pro-science, pro-environment, anti-gun Republican.

Another reader suggested that those who say, “There’s no differ-ence between the parties,” are sim-ply making lame excuses for their own willful ignorance and political apathy. They are equally prone to such cop-outs as “You can’t fight City Hall,” “My vote doesn’t count,” and “They’re all corrupt.” These people never contact their representatives, he writes, usually can’t even name them, and they complain about how long the bal-lot is — all while watching 35 hours of TV a week. Ouch!

Apart from the apathetic center, I suggest the idea that there is no difference between the parties appeals most to peo-ple at the far ends of the politi-cal spectrum, the outliers from whose perspectives the parties appear indistinguishable.

From the left, one reader wrote: “If you were Big Biz, and you decided you were going to take over the country, would you stop at buying just one party? Hell, there are only two, and they are cheap!”

For some on the Randite Right, including libertarian Re-publican Ron Paul, neither party really supports individual free-dom and limited government.

Meanwhile, another reader linked me to a website that claims the pro-choice view of abortion is part of a genocidal plot to exterminate black people!

Ah, the dialogue of democ-racy continues . . .

Gordon Clanton teaches soci-ology at San Diego State University. He welcomes comments at [email protected].

Not a dime’s worth of difference? — Revisited

GORDON CLANTONNorth Coast columnist

ONE VIEW

Carmel Valley built for families; theaters should reflect that

On Tuesday evening, July 19, I got a text from my 19-year-old son telling me I should check out the new movie theaters at the Del Mar High-lands Town Center, as they were giv-ing informal tours in advance of their Grand Opening on Friday. When he described what he saw, I had to go and check it out for myself, and on Thursday, July 21 (the same day the theaters were featured on page one of the Carmel Valley News), I was given an impromptu and very pleasant tour: Arena seating on huge, leather seats that recline electrically, with little trays for the food and drink you can order while you watch, beautiful con-temporary decor (I’m a contemporary architect, so that grabbed my inter-est), two dedicated “21 or over” screens where they’ll serve you alco-holic beverages, etc... “How much will a movie cost?” I asked. “They’ll be a price range from $14-$18,” I was told.

Well, my wife and I will try most new things at least once, we hadn’t seen the new Harry Potter film yet, and with UltraStar having left the re-gion, this seemed like a good alterna-tive for a “special” movie, so on Fri-day, I got in line at 2 p.m. to purchase tickets from the “Concierge” desk. They actually opened at about 2:25 (not too bad a delay for opening day...), and I was able to purchase my two tickets and see the film that eve-ning.

First, the good news: 1. Being able to purchase re-

served seats to a movie is a real asset, and they actually show you what’s available on a computer monitor so you can choose where you want to sit. Normally, to see a “blockbuster,” I’d get in line about an hour before the movie’s start time, so I could get decent seats; here, I could arrive at about 6:10 for a 6:15 showing, allow-ing for an early dinner at home (or at the movie, if I’d wanted to use the Cinepolis menu).

2. The seats were really comfy and adjustable, there are only about 70 of them in each theater, and the decor is really nice; my wife and I felt this provided the feel, not of the old UltraStar (or even the Mira Mesa Re-

gal) experience, but more like what we got when renting a movie and watching it at home, on a widescreen, sitting in our reclining sectional sofa: Everything was there except the cat in my lap. (Yes, I asked, in jest, if I could bring my cat: They said no...)

3. There are now bathrooms on the first floor; not a small feature for aging Baby Boomers...

4. Visually and acoustically, the movie experience was sharp, crisp, and state-of-the-art for 2D (we avoid-ed the 3D version of the film, prefer-ring to watch with just the one pair of glasses I use to see...).

Now, the bad news: 1. As far as I could tell, prices

were not posted anywhere, inside or out, or on a website (perhaps this will be corrected later). Based on what I was told during the earlier tour, I expected to be charged about $15 per person, notwithstanding any discounted Senior rates. Instead, the cost was $19.50 per person: Yes, that’s $39 for two movie tickets (the 3D version, they explained, was $3 more per person). Did they have a Senior rate? Yes, $19.50 per person...

2. My wife wanted an Iced Mo-cha Latte from the menu. She had one question: Did they offer these drinks made with Decaf coffee. Two waiters dealt with this question: One guessed “They’re ALL made with De-caf”; the other guessed, “NONE are made with Decaf.” We explained to them that this wasn’t idle chatter, but actually was important for us to know, so would they please stop guessing and actually find out the correct answer? (For those younger moviegoers, I’ll point out that caf-feine after 6 p.m. isn’t a good idea for those of us, say, 60 years old or more; it can keep some older people up for hours...). Finally, a waiter re-turned to confirm that they did not offer Lattes with Decaf, hot or cold...

3. Despite what seemed like acres of legroom fronting the reclining chairs (some of which creaked loudly when operated during the film), two people tripped over my only partially-reclined legs while trying to get by me to reach their seats.

4. The little lights beneath each

Two frustrating ongoing issues The past few weeks, I’ve seen more

than one of the parking enforcement peo-ple riding their electric motor-powered bi-cycles to do their jobs. I have observed them riding without helmets, and ignoring all of the stop signs along the coast route. The problem is, that they are, at least, a bad influence, and at most, a tremendous liabil-ity risk for all of us local taxpayers. I would hate for one of our city employees to get injured or killed while on the job, because he falls off of his bike or gets run over while coasting through a stop sign at full speed. I personally would hate to see my tax dollars pay for a ridiculous legal “$ettlement” when (not if ) one of these [people] gets hurt! They should wear helmets and stop for stop signs like the rest of us do, or go find other jobs.

The second thing: I just read about a

hassle getting the walking/riding path con-tinued because of the vernal pools. Why is it OK for the developers to bulldoze hun-dreds of acres of vernal pools, but a public walking/biking/riding trail is held up? We all know that the pools need to be protect-ed, but the trail needs to happen! How about next time the bulldozers get ready, we just make them detour to save an equal amount of endangered habitat? Or maybe say enough, already, and stop the develop-ment along that route altogether? I have been riding the mesa since long before the Memorial day weekend massacre, (ap-proved by Harry Mathis, who acted sur-prised) when the entire hilltop was scraped clean over the three days. It is now OK to ride in previously closed areas, since what once was protected is now paved!

Dan Salzman

As a 13-year Carmel Valley resident, I’m very excited about the proposed “One Paseo” project (formerly knows as “Mainstreet for Carmel Valley”), one that will give our community its heart. I’m a travel journalist, and for my job I travel the world in search of its most special cities, towns and villages which I share with readers. With no ex-ception, the common denominator of each of these com-munities is its core, its downtown center, its village area. To date, we do not have that “it” factor.

I know change is difficult, with some residents resis-tant to any alteration of Carmel Valley. The Eiffel Tower, World Trade Center, the Louvre’s glass pyramid and San Francisco’s pyramid all met with similar opposition. And soon after their construction, all were embraced, all were considered iconic. I believe now is the time for our com-munity to take the necessary steps to make Carmel Valley as special as its residents deserve it to be.

Cynthia Dial, Carmel Valley

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See FAMILIES, page 19

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BY MARSHA SUTTON What happened to the conten-

tious critics who attended all those Del Mar Union School District board meetings the past four years to lam-bast previous board members, three in particular, for a laundry list of charges that included, confusingly, grievances ranging from inattention to micro-managing?

Those naysayers and nitpickers – the “nattering nabobs of negativ-ism,” as Spiro Agnew famously said of his detractors – have inexplicably disappeared from public view.

Apparently the issues now aren’t nearly as important as the prior prime objective, which was to harangue, harass and humiliate three pesky board members who had the gall to stun the power-brokers and puppet-masters by unexpect-edly winning an election.

I’m not saying the old board did everything right – they made mistakes, certainly. But the new board also deserves some measure of community involvement, which is glaring-ly absent.

Some of those verbal assaults – aimed at former trustees’ decisions and actions, as well as their personal character – centered around fiscal issues and the proper management of district funds.

As recently reported, the current school board, with three new trustees who were championed by those who vili-fied the previous board, approved two controversial alloca-tions of the district’s allotted $763,000 in Federal Education Jobs Funds, which was federal money intended to save jobs.

Del Mar’s decision to give $1,000 in “cash incentives” to all employees amounted to about $500,000. Most of the rest was spent on a Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP).

After this news was released, comparisons were made to other local school districts that chose instead to save tempo-rary teachers’ jobs or use the money to offset the impact of statewide budget cuts to the general fund. No district other than Del Mar used the money to give cash to employees.

The question most asked by readers was whether the DMUSD should have contributed the money to support the Extended Studies Curriculum program.

Every year, parents are asked – begged, really – to give to the Del Mar Schools Education Foundation specifically for the ESC program (consisting of classes in science, technolo-gy, art, music and physical education), which costs a bundle to operate. Parents are told frequently by the district that ESC jobs are in jeopardy as a result of state budget cuts, and programs will be cut if donations fall short.

Many parents now want to know why the district didn’t apply that federal money (and there was a lot of it) to the ESC program. Five hundred thousand dollars could have made a huge impact.

A good question. A better question is why the school board didn’t denounce this giveaway and ask the same ques-tion before unanimously approving the $1,000-per-employ-ee payout.

An even better question is why parents didn’t loudly and publicly condemn the school board for supporting the proposal.

A one-time giveawayLast fall, teachers entered negotiations unhappy with

higher health care costs and were presented with a district offer to use Federal Education Jobs Funds to offset these ris-ing costs. Although the proposal was tentative – and at the time unapproved, and perhaps even unknown, by the school board – members of the teachers’ union convened and overwhelmingly accepted the unauthorized proposal.

Next thing you know, the item is on the school board agenda for approval.

So what are caught-in-the-middle trustees to do? Be vil-lains and veto the loose agreement after the district prema-turely offered and the teachers accepted? Or acquiesce, be good soldiers, and smile uncomfortably while voting yes?

If board members were not involved in early labor ne-gotiations and the offer was made by district senior staff without trustees’ foreknowledge or tacit approval, then they were likely faced with a hard decision.

On the other hand, weren’t they elected on a wave of disapproval of former board members who were accused re-

Education Matters

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Marsha Sutton

peatedly, and often unjust-ly, of not providing proper fiscal oversight? Did no one on this current board con-sider ways that money might be put to better use? Don’t elected officials have a primary duty to carefully guard taxpayer money and see that it’s spent appropri-ately and effectively?

Trustees appeared to ig-nore the very real possibili-ty that, should donations fall short this year, new teachers might be sacrificed if it comes to pass that class sizes must increase or there’s not enough money to fully fund ESC.

The $1,000 is what the DMUSD deceptively labeled “a one-time stipend.” But the definition of a stipend is “a sum of money allotted on a regular basis, usually for some specific purpose” – making the phrase “a one-time stipend” an oxymo-ron. This clearly wasn’t a regular payment; rather, it was a one-time giveaway, a bonus in anyone’s vocabu-lary.

Making matters worse, the district’s “one for all and all for one” idea of eq-uity meant that not just teachers but every district employee all the way up to Superintendent Jim Pea-body would be entitled to the federal money.

What “incentive” does this provide? What will these workers do better now that they have this bit of money? Will teachers “teach” better? Will Pea-body “lead” better?

Although a nice piece of change, a $1,000 “cash incentive” isn’t going to change anyone’s lifestyle, especially a full-time em-ployee working in the Del Mar Union School District. But when you put it all to-gether into a half-million-dollar package, it becomes a huge chunk of money that could have really made a difference in the security of the ESC program.

The “cash incentive, one-time stipend” program insults all the hard-working parents who dig deep into their pockets each year to generously contribute what-ever they can afford to sus-tain the ESC program. Giv-en this misuse of federal money, the Foundation will have a much harder time this year convincing over-extended parents that the district is poor and needs their donations.

So who is responsible for this misguided alloca-tion of money? Teachers for asking for it? District staff for offering it? The school board for approving it? Par-ents for not forcefully ob-jecting?

Throwing new teach-ers under the bus

The school board’s approval of this $500,000 giveaway exposes as hypocrisy the motives of those protesters who created such a stink in past years over fiscal mis-management.

Seeing no objections today to actions that, under the previous board would have created near riots and storms of criticism, it would be easy to assume that the outrage was a sham, simply a vendetta against that particular school board. One wonders if the relentless defamation of previous board members had less to do with issues than with personalities and retaliation.

Do trustees now get to act with impuni-ty? Is there no backlash for mismanagement of federal dollars? Apparently not. As long as the “bad guys” on the school board are gone, new board members get a pass.

Yet there is outrage out there – just un-tapped, unorganized and unscripted. Some comments from readers say it best:

•“While all the other local (apparently well run) school districts were using these federal taxpayer funds appropriately to hold on to teaching positions, DMUSD was … handing out $1000 cash bonuses as ‘incen-tives.’ … All the while, our current teachers, while pocketing their $1000, were out there picketing against the pink slips, and wearing pink in memorial for those poor teachers who were let go. Ridiculous and so disingen-uous.”

•“Does the DMUSD Board of Trustees and Jim Peabody genuinely think this was truly the intent and the best, highest use of these federal dollars? How can they look

themselves in the mirror?” •“Why did parents knock themselves

out to dig deep and try to meet the DMSEF’s goal of contributing $800/student or what-ever it was? Why didn’t they just apply the $743,000 and keep our oh-so-valuable art, music, tech, PE and science teachers?”

•“This is quite possibly the worst mis-management of funds I have ever seen. So glad to see that Peabody and staff have the best interest of the children at heart here and took $21K out of the General Fund for themselves. How can they possibly expect the foundation to raise money when they pocket it themselves?”

•“I was campaigning for our teachers to ‘save their jobs!’ I had no idea they were so quick to throw each other under the bus. How many ESC teachers could we have next year with that money? How many tempo-rary teachers are going to be let go? All this talk of ‘reorganizing’ the library, raising class sizes, reducing ESC, all the while they gave themselves a bonus.”

•“The trustees utterly failed to ask chal-lenging questions about this policy, and the superintendent caved on a ridiculous pro-posal to give out meaningless bonuses in an economic time such as this. Shame on the leadership of DMUSD. That much money could have been used in a number of more productive ways.”

Really, what else is there to say? Marsha Sutton can be reached at:

[email protected].

translucent tray table were annoying during the film; as far as I could tell, there was no way to turn them off.

5. Those first floor bathrooms were minimal and overcrowded.

Finally, here’s what I feel is the real news: In combination with the elim-ination of the Flower Hill Cinemas, these theaters – whether deliberately or not – seem to have been de-signed to dramatically re-duce, if not eliminate, the ability of teens and young adults to access movies in our neighborhood. First of all, how many middle school and non-driving high school kids can afford 40 bucks – before snacks – to see a film in their own neighborhood? Second, while at the movie, I dis-covered that Cinepolis was showing two “R”-rated films, and that it was those two films that were being shown in the two “21 or over” theaters; this meant that to see an “R”-rated film in Carmel Valley/Del Mar, the new De Facto minimum age was now 21, not 17, eliminating my son and his friends from partic-ipation while home from college!

Now, I’m not going to use this forum to get into a discussion about whether “The Highlands Center will be a better, safer place if we

can just get rid of all the darn young people,” except to say this: Carmel Valley was built for families, with top-rated school systems as a major selling point, and I’m not OK with anything designed – consciously or not – to virtually eliminate what I consider to be im-portant youth and teen growth experiences. Seeing a movie with friends for a decent price has always been one of a kid’s first semi-independent experi-ences; seeing a movie with a date has always been one of a teen’s favored ways of getting to spend time with that person without having to make too much conver-sation at first; and seeing an “R”-rated movie with friends has always been a symbol of teenage Coming of Age... I’m disappointed that we can no longer offer those experiences to our children in Carmel Valley, and I feel that this issue should have been ad-dressed when planning was done at both The High-lands Center and at Flower Hill.

As for me, I suspect my future Carmel Valley movie-going experiences in will be limited to renting recent movies at the super-market kiosks and watch-ing at home, in my reclin-ing seat, with my wife and my cat!

Fred BaronCarmel Valley

FAMILIEScontinued from page 18

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It immediately became apparent to Jackie Friedman that this was no ordinary club soccer championship game when she noticed sponsor boards surrounding the field. The fresh cut grass and wall-to-wall television cameras clinched it.

The Del Mar Surf under 17 club team recently played in the Elite Clubs Team National Championship in front of a nationally televised audience. The Surf’s 1-0 victory over Player Development Academy, a team based in Westhamp-ton N.J., was broadcast on ESPN.

The Surf, a longtime regional power, was making its first appearance in an elite national tournament. All but two of its players have committed to or have offers from Divi-sion I colleges.

“It was really cool,” Friedman said. “A lot of people at home were watching and they congratulated me.”

The Surf traveled to Aurora, Colo., for the eight-team tournament.

“Everyone on our team that I talked to said the same thing,” Friedman said. “When we went there we had one outcome on our minds, that was the only outcome that was possible and that’s what we did.”

Stephanie Hamilton (Coronado High) scored the game’s only goal off an assist from Torrey Pines standout Alexandra Bailey in the 80th minute.

Hamilton, who has standing offers from Brown and Co-lumbia, was among six local players who have accepted or received offers from Div. I colleges.

Torrey Pines’ Alexandra Bailey (Texas A&M), Olivia Buechler (Michigan), Nicole Sherwin (Northern Arizona) and Laura Liedle (Stanford), and Cathedral Catholic’s Kend-all Kraus (Dartmouth) are the others.

“It’s our first year and it’s been great,” Chesters said. “The competition was fantastic.”

The elite soccer club tournament is designed to attract maximum college exposure, Surf coach Colin Chesters said.

“We proved that we’re the best team in the country,

and at the same time we’re helping our kids get an opportu-nity to be seen by college coaches,” Chesters said of what his team accomplished in the Rocky Mountains.

The championship game featured a late scare, with a PDA hitting the crossbar with a potential game-tying shot in the last minute.

“Your heart was in your mouth the whole time,” Ches-ters said.

“We played well in the final, and then when we scored we sat in a little bit trying to protect it. It might not have been what we needed to do, maybe we should have gone af-ter the second goal, but because there was so little time left we decided to sort sit in and they threw bodies forward and got one across the crossbar.”

But while winning the championship was a thrill, the trip to Colorado evoked mixed emotions, with half of the players off to colleges next year leaving a team that’s more or less existed in its current form since most players were in third grade. “We were all extremely happy, but it was a little

bit bittersweet,” Friedman said. “Some of us have been together for like 10 years and we’ve seen these girls twice a week, three times a week, for all those years so we’re all really close.

“It was sad but it was also really, really exciting.”In a championship game that featured two uniquely

talented programs, the Surf’s camaraderie figured promi-nently in the title game, Friedman said.

“I think it had everything to do with it,” she said, not-ing that the friendships forged on an off the field enabled the Surf to play a more cohesive and unselfish game.

“With the style we play, you need to be able to connect and establish a rhythm with the players you’re playing with and you have to know the players that you’re playing with for it to work out as well as it does,” Friedman said.

Friedman is an incoming Torrey Pines senior who has standing offers to play at Columbia and Brown but is unde-cided between the two.

Surf takes elite title: Del Mar’s Under 17 girls team wins national championship in game televised by ESPN

(Above) The Del Mar Surf walking together off the field for the last time: L to R: Olivia Buechler, Nicole Sherwin, Cassie Collins, Jessica Kelly Hale, Jackie Friedman, Jordan Francescon, Neela Mohan, Ari Zargarian, Sarah Adams, Kendall Kraus, Laura Liedle, Maya Theuer and Katie Perry (far right). Not Pictured: Mackenzie Akins, Allie Bailey, Cassie Callahan, Michelle Craft, Stephanie Hamilton, Amanda Howard and Brittany Reese. (Right) Jackie Friedman holding the trophy.


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Congratulations to the Manchester GU13 White team for winning the SoCal Cup over the July 9-10 week-end! The girls are definite-ly on a HOT streak as they just came off a win at the 2011 Pegasus Cup and were also final-ists in the 2011 Manchester Cup.

The SoCal Cup’s venue at Oceanside High School boasted a cool breeze and was just a few steps from the ocean but that didn’t dis-tract the Manchester girls from their mission to bring home the hardware. The girls played brilliant, possession soccer scoring 17 goals and not allowing a single goal all four games.

The girl’s came flying out of the gates with a 7-0 win against Carlsbad Lighting White on Saturday morning. Emma Hansen, sweeper, scored the first goal with an amazing flying header off a corner kick. Goalie, Ashley Christensen, got in on the action with some field time scoring in the final five minutes of the game. The second game on Saturday against Carlsbad Wave was also a strong 4-0 victory where the girls had the opportunity to develop plays from the back. Both games proved how well the Manchester offense has really jelled. The girls demonstrated smart, precise passing making their attack difficult to defend. The defense also played an integral role as they supported all pass plays and made runs on the outside adding additional num-bers to the already aggressive offensive attack.

Sunday was off to a slow start for the girls

with a 1-0 victory over Oceanside Breakers that was later to become a tie game. Manches-ter’s coach, Sean Bullock, saw the ball go out of bounds, unbeknownst to the referees, right before Manchester scored and did the right thing by giving the point back to Oceanside. The girls brought the energy back to the fi-nals; however, with a 6-0 win against the Carlsbad Lightening to win the beautiful, and big, silver trophy!

The meticulous and continuous offensive attack from Manchester brought goals from various players. Leading scorers were Bella Bullock with 7, followed by Alex Calegari and Natalie Decker each with 3. Haley Cano, Emma Hansen and Ashley Christensen also put points on the board. Emma Casey was in-strumental as a center mid-fielder moving and switching the ball across the field. Equally strong was the defensive team who didn’t let up any goals. Julia Taliana had some tremen-dous saves in the finals that helped maintain their “clean sheet”.

When asked about winning the tourna-ment, Coach Bullock said, “I am very proud of the girls. Their hard work, determination and passion for soccer is palpable. This victory was just another testament to that type of com-mitment. They are a great group of unselfish girls that embody the true meaning of “team” in how they play on and off the pitch.”

Manchester GU13 White team players: Julia Taliana, Gabby Sanchez, Isabella Baldwin, Brooke Stickney, Bella Bullock, Ashley Christensen, Noe Ciavirella, Bianca Carrasco, Alex Calegari, Paige Carter, Natalie Decker, Haley Cano, Emma Hansen and Emma Casey.

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Local teenager Blake Chaffin recently survived “10 days of craziness” at the Devil Pups program at Camp Pend-leton, a physically and mental-ly challenging Marine-style boot camp.

Devil Pups, a nonprofit organization that is not spon-sored by the Marines, aims to teach teens about self-confi-dence, teamwork and the im-portance of goals. The pro-gram borrows its name from the Marines’ Devil Dogs nick-name.

Blake dominated the final Devil Pup challenge, besting Old Smokey, a huge mountain that they had to climb two miles up at a “ridiculous” 70-degree angle. Blake made it to the top first out of over 300 kids and was honored by re-ceiving a challenge coin from a first general of the Marine Corps.

“It was an honor to shake hands with a guy like that,” said Blake, an incoming soph-omore at Canyon Crest Acade-my.

To attend Devil Pups, Blake first had to apply to be able to attend and complete a physical fitness test. He was in good shape as he plays la-crosse, but he also prepared for his 10-day camp by going for runs and doing push-ups and sit-ups around the house.

“The first three days were awful,” Blake said of adjusting to the encampment com-manders’ constant yelling and getting in trouble for things like scratching your nose or not making eye contact.

Blake said his “brain clicked” after those first few

days and he got used to get-ting up at 4 a.m. on little sleep, the yelling and eating Marine Corps-style MREs (Meal, Ready to Eat)—Blake said the Buffalo chicken had the consistency of pudding.

“The program isn’t for the faint at heart, there are some things that are really difficult,” Blake said, noting on the first day three boys were crying as they made their beds.

Twenty boys would drop out of the program.

Overcoming your fears and doubts was a daily chal-lenge. One day the Pups had

to jump off a ledge into a pool. They started at 15 feet, mov-ing up to 25 and 35-foot jumps.

“I’m terrified of heights like that,” Blake said, but he made it into a leap of faith and walked off all of the ledg-es. “You feel so much better afterward. You feel so much more capable. They tear down everything you’ve known up to then and make you better than you were, and stronger. They build you back up.”

The Pups walked in for-mation, ran five miles on the

beach one day and completed a mud run course on another. The mud run included drills of push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jacks in between running and crawling through the sludge of mud—Blake thought it was more fun than punishment.

One night they camped outside, sleeping with nothing more than a poncho. Blake had noticed all the little holes in the ground where they had set up camp, thinking they were some kind of rodents. The holes were actually home to tarantulas—Blake spotted one crawling on a fellow Pups’ face in the middle of the night.

The Pups were trained to work as a team, if one person in their platoon made a mis-take, the whole group was punished. They weren’t al-lowed to say the words “I, mine, my or me”—only “This Devil Pup,” a very difficult ad-justment. They also had to re-spond to everything with a loud “Aye, aye Sir,” a habit that was hard to break even when he got home.

The first thing Blake did after his July 16 graduation was go to In-N-Out, where he downed two double doubles, two animal-style fries and a strawberry shake. Then he slept like a baby.

Blake will take leave from his “10 days of craziness” with a relaxing trip with his Boy Scout troop. Troop 766 is heading to Florida for a sail-boat fishing excursion. He said it’ll be close quarters, but he’s used to it.

After Devil Pups, he’s ready for just about anything.

Q& A

LifeStyles SECTION B

Thursday, July 28 2011

Marine fi ghts ‘for people

who can-not fi ght for themselves.’

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Harvard-bound musi-cian embarks on fi rst tour.See page B3

Wearing his Devil Pup-issued hat and T-shirt, Blake Chaffin shows off his Devil Pup challenge coin. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING

1. What brought you to this area?My wife and I have four young children

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2. What makes your work special to you?I can facilitate a stress-free relocation

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A renowned geologist who made the largest silver deposit discovery of the 20th century will be in Del Mar on Aug. 6 to sign copies of the book he authored with his wife about the experience.

“The Gift of El Tio” tells the story of geologist Larry Buchanan, who made the original find in 1995, and his wife, Karen Gans, a child de-velopment specialist, who acted as his conscience dur-ing the ensuing mining oper-ation that forced the reloca-tion of the Bolivian village that sat atop the deposit.

The two will be at Earth Song Books and Gifts at 1440 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar on Aug. 6 at 10:30 a.m.

The couple, who live in Ashland, Ore., spent parts of a decade in the tiny, impov-erished village of San Cris-tobal in the Bolivian Andes as it was relocated brick-by-brick about 11 kilometers away.

The title refers to the name of the god whom the indigenous people believed lived underneath the village guarding the precious veins of silver and gold. “El Tio,” according to legend, prom-ised that those who believed in him would receive a gift which would be revealed in the year 2000.

To the villagers, Buchan-an’s discovery represented the fulfillment of that proph-ecy. The silver mine meant an end to centuries of pover-ty. But there was a catch: The entire village would have to be uprooted.

For Buchanan, the eco-nomic benefits of the mine were obvious. Most male res-idents of San Cristobal had to move away when they be-came adults to find work. This would allow them to stay at home with their fami-lies.

But Gans was not imme-diately convinced. In fact, she was extremely disturbed by the fact that the 440 in-habitants would lose their ancestral homes. She insisted that she and Buchanan go live in the village to ensure the people were treated hu-manely and fairly.

“I went into this experi-ence convinced that the mining company was going to screw these people,” Gans said in a recent interview. “But as time went by, I saw the people benefitting (eco-nomically) and I had to open myself up to what the min-ing company was accom-plishing.”

Today, San Cristobal has almost 3,000 residents; peo-ple who were drawn to the area by the promise of jobs in and around the mine.

The authors will donate a portion of the book’s prof-its to the village of San Cris-tobal, Bolivia.

Larry Buchanan earned his Ph.D. in economic geolo-gy in 1979 and taught univer-sity-level geology for several years, but his love of the field led him to gold and silver prospecting in Asia, Africa,

and the Americas. In 2006, he won the coveted Thayer Lindsley Award for the San Cristobal silver discovery. Bu-chanan has published a doz-en scientific works and is a sought-after speaker at inter-national conferences and col-lege campuses.

Karen Gans earned her master’s degree in early childhood development and has 35 years of experience as an educator, counselor, and consultant. She taught Eng-lish in the Quechua village while the couple lived in Bo-livia.

Karen and Larry have four children and two grand-children.

The book was published by Fuze Publishing (trade pa-perback and ebook versions), www.fuzepublishing.com.

‘Gift of El Tio’ authors to appear at Earth Song BooksSilver discovery changes lives of Bolivian village, American couple

The old village of San Cristobal in 1998

January 2011: The old village site

‘The Gifts of El Tio’ authors Karen Gans and Larry Buchanan. Photo/Christopher Briscoe

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In his last summer before be-coming a Harvard University freshman, Carmel Valley musician Chase Morrin is embarking on his first tour — a two-week adventure with the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

Morrin was selected to play piano for the 17-piece big band composed of the brightest high school jazz musicians in the coun-try.

“Just to be playing really good music is very exciting,” said Morrin, 17, a Canyon Crest Acad-emy graduate.

The group played July 24 at the Annual Carmel Bach Festival and then took off on a nine-show tour to San Francisco, Seattle and Oregon, with a stop in San Diego before finishing up in LA. Their last show will be held separate from the tour, on Sept. 18 at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Morrin hopes to get a good hometown crowd for their Aug. 1 San Diego show at The Nuerosci-ences Institute, with guest artist Gilbert Castellanos.

Morrin’s last summer before

college is a busy one. Morrin just returned from a gig playing on a Crystal Cruises ship, which trav-elled from San Francisco to Alas-ka. When he returns from tour on Aug. 2, he’ll play a show at Dizzy’s on Aug. 4 with his Chase Morrin Quartet and record a CD with his trio in LA before leaving for Har-

vard on his 18th birthday, Aug. 23.

He also may make an appear-ance at the Aug. 8 San Diego Mu-sic Awards, where he was nomi-nated for Best Jazz, the youngest nominee in the category.

Morrin had several choices when it came to picking a college.

He was accepted to USC, UCLA, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, New York University and University of Miami, in addition to Harvard and the New England Conservato-ry.

Morrin chose Harvard to be a part of a five-year program with the New England Conserva-tory (NEC)—at the end of five years, he will have a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and his master’s in music from NEC. Yes he is a musician but Morrin is also extremely interested in math and science.

He loved math so much that when he finished up his require-ments at Canyon Crest Academy he enrolled in a class on differ-ential equations at MiraCosta College. He is as equally interest-ed in molecular biology as he is in the way musician John Clay-ton infuses his jazz with hip hop.

“I don’t want to just be about one thing,” said Morrin.

While Boston winters will be a big adjustment for Morrin, the biggest change will be his daily routine of being at his piano, playing, practicing and compos-

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rin home has been Chase’s musi-cal playground since he was a 9-year-old begging for piano les-sons from his two non-musician parents. By middle school they in-vested in a grand piano for him that sits among a drum set, vari-ous percussion instruments and a keyboard.

Morrin can’t take the grand piano to Harvard, but he will bring the keyboard to his new dorm room.

“What a lot of jazz artists are about is finding their own voice, creating a different sound in the genre,” Morrin said.

“My ultimate goal is to find out what Chase Morrin’s voice sounds like.”

For more on the Next Genera-tion Jazz Orchestra tour, visit chasemorrin.com or www.mon-tereyjazzfestival.org/2011/NGJO. The Aug. 1 show at The Nuerosci-ences Institute is at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10-$15. The Neurosci-ences Institute is located at 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr., San Diego, CA 92121. Call 858-454-5872 to reserve tickets.

Harvard-bound CV musician embarks on first tourChase Morrin touring with the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

Chase Morrin


Sushi chef Kazu Kudo prepares a roll.

BY KELLEY CARLSON

A taste of traditional Japanese culture can be found in Del Mar at the tapas and sake

bar Shimbashi Izakaya.Modeled after the country’s

pubs, or “izakayas,” the restaurant is located in the northwest corner of the Del Mar Plaza, on the Market Level, and offers an opportunity to unwind.

Upon arriving, guests will find an ocean-view patio dotted with tables and red umbrellas, along with triangular and circular heat lamps for chilly weather.

Enter the restaurant through the wood and glass doors shaded by a red awning, and discover decor reminiscent of the Far East. There’s Japanese-style art hanging on a wall; tiny lights shining down from the black ceiling; legs of wooden tables and black-and-red chairs resting on the square, black tiled floor. Soft jazz music plays in the background; a Japanese choir group occasionally comes in and sings traditional songs for special events.

In front and center of Shimbashi Izakaya is the square-shaped sake bar, lined with about 15 curvy, backless seats. There are more than 30 kinds of sake to choose from — all from Japan

and personally selected by general manager Hideko Edwards — and the full food menu is available.

Adjacent to the bar and indoor dining room is the 13-seat sushi counter, where customers watch chefs prepare their favorite dishes, knives slicing and dicing through colorful rolls and seafood.

The establishment often gets crowded after 7 p.m., so Edwards suggests coming earlier and taking advantage of the happy hour menu. “It’s more relaxed,” she said.

There’s quite a variety of selections served at Shimbashi Izakaya — appetizers such as Thin Sliced Seared Kobe-style Beef and Oyster Shooters; soups and salads; stir-fried, fried and grilled selections, including Dry Squid Tempura and Chicken Yakitori; rice and noodle dishes; hot pots; sushi and sashimi; rolls; and desserts such as Chef’s

Pear Pie with Ice Cream. There are two Omakase courses (chef’s choice) that are available upon reservation. Special menus for kids and to-go items are also offered.

“We’re very conscious of our food qualities,” Edwards said. “It’s always fresh.”

She is especially fond of the grilled items, such as Seafood Dynamite — mixed seafood in a cream sauce.

Guests have the option to roll their own sushi, either at Shimbashi Izakaya or at home. A set is $30 per person, with a minimum two-person order, and includes six sushi ingredients with vegetables, edamame, assorted tempura and ice cream.

As for beverages, the restaurant serves tea, sake and shochu (Japanese clear distilled spirit similar to vodka), among others.

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Christian Community Theater will perform the Broadway-style show “Jump Jive an’ Wail” on-board the USS Midway Museum in August. CCT has been doing such shows since 1980 in unique venues throughout the county.

According to promot-ers, “ ‘Jump Jive an’ Wail’ is a spirited musical re-view of swing music and dancing throughout the 20th century.

“It traces the history and style of some of the greatest ‘swing’ music from its beginnings to the present and celebrates the resilience of Americans and how we keep on dancin’ - even in tough times.”

Highlights include music from the WW II years by Glenn Miller, the Andrew Sisters, and Tom-my Dorsey. The Korean and Vietnam War music includes songs by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and

the Beach Boys. Current swing favorites include groups like Manhattan Transfer, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Michael Bublé.

The artistic team in-cludes director Paul Rus-sell with former national clogging champion KC Grulli-Miller as co-chore-ographer with Chris Ru-bio, formerly on tour with the Broadway show, “Stomp,” and musical di-rection by Terry Hen-dricks.

The cast is comprised of community actors, ages 16 and older.

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If you goWhat: Musical revue, ‘Jump Jive an’ Wail’When: 8 p.m. Aug. 5-7 and Aug. 10-14Where: USS Midway Museum, Embarcadero, downtown San DiegoTickets: $18-$38Contact: (619) 588-0206.Web: www.cctmusical-theater.orgNote: Free, metered street parking, plus paid and free lots on both sides of the muse-um.

Eve Selis and her Band of Ruffians will perform Saturday evening, Aug. 6, at Calvary Lutheran Church.

Selis, a local singer and songwriter who was named Best Americana Artist at the San Diego Music Awards last year and has put out numerous CDs, will do everything from country, folk and rock ‘n’ roll to blues and R&B at the 7 p.m. concert.

Selis has shared the stage with many music luminaries, including Kenny Loggins, Travis Tritt, Jewel, Counting Crows, Joan Os-borne and Albert Lee. She has appeared at such venues at the Belly Up Tavern in Sola-na Beach, the House of Blues in Hollywood, The Bitter End in New York City, Hum-phrey’s Concerts By the Bay in San Diego, and The Bluebird Café in Nashville.

Selis is the third performance in a four-part season at Calvary that began March 19 with studio and spiritual singers Jeff and Vangie Gunn and May 28 with The Believ-

ers, a college choir from Sweden.On Sept. 17, Mark Price will give dra-

matic readings as he portrays the life of Saint Joseph — next to Mary, the one who knew Jesus the best. Price has been playing Biblical figures for a quarter-century in churches, halls and theaters and on film around the world.

Calvary has also announced that its an-nual Christmas concerts will be held Dec. 16 and 17 this year. Performance times and other details will be announced in the fall.

Tickets for the Selis concert are $20 gen-eral admission, $15 for ages 17 to 10, and free for children younger than 10. Free wine and cheese will be available starting at 6:30 p.m. An optional barbecue dinner will be served at 6 p.m. in the church courtyard, with tickets costing $10, and children under 12 free; RSVP for dinner reservations at (858) 755-2855.

Calvary is at 424 Via de la Valle, just north of the San Diego County Fairgrounds.

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Celebrate National Dance Day in Del MarA National Dance Day event is coming

to Del Mar’s Powerhouse Park on Saturday, July 30. National Dance Day is a grassroots initiative that encourages everyone, young and old, to move and come together through the creative expression of dance. Starting at 10 a.m., instructors from Sorrento Valley’s S.K.A. Dance Studio will teach a hip hop routine choreographed by “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographers Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo in the park.

The event is open to everyone and a $10 donation is requested to support the

Dizzy Feet Foundation, an organization that seeks to improve and increase access to dance education in the United States. The foundation was founded by Nigel Lythgoe (“American Idol” and “SYTYCD” producer), movie producer Adam Shankman, Carrie Ann Inaba (judge on “Dancing with the Stars”) and actress Katie Holmes.

Powerhouse Park is located at 15th Street in Del Mar. To learn more about Dizzy Feet and National Dance Day, visit dizzyfeet-foundation.org

The La Jolla Art Association, as a part of its 93rd anniversary celebration, is present-ing the 2nd Annual Black and White Juried Art Exhibit.

This exhibition is open to all media and all Southern California artists.

Julie Weaverling, nationally known art-ist and assistant director of the Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad is the juror.

The exhibition runs Sept. 20 - Oct. 15. The application deadline for entry is Aug.

20. A reception is scheduled to honor the

artists and present the awards on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the LJAA gallery in La Jol-laShores from 6 - 9 p.m.

Awards: There will be a ribbon and cash award for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners as well as a Juror’s Special Award of Recognition

For entry fees and more information, visit lajollaart.org/juried-exhibition.

Artists wanted for La Jolla Art Association’s 2nd Annual Black and White Juried Art Exhibit

Psychologist and author Dr. Keith Kanner will appear at the Encinitas Library on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his new book “Your Family Matters: Solu-tions to Common Parental Dilemmas.”

Kanner shares his years of experience as both a clinician and family therapist. Learn the signs of “kid burn-out,” saying “no” to your children, the significance of playtime and other topics that matter to families and

their children. Kanner is a licensed and board certified clinical child, adolescent and adult psychologist and psychoanalyst.

In addition to his full-time practice in Rancho Santa Fe, Kanner is an assistant clin-ical professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine at UCSD. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information on Dr. Kanner, go to www.kanner.tv or listen to Dr. Kanner on WSRRadio.com. Wednesday,

The Encinitas Library is located at 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024.

‘Parenting night’ talk with family psychologist/author Dr. Keith Kanner to be held Aug. 3

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Loy Chiropractic Arts recently announced the opening of its new facility located at 616 Stevens Avenue in Solana Beach. The new location is a homecoming for Lamont Loy, Doc-tor of Chiropractic. After operating offices in nearby Cardiff and Del Mar for the past seven years, Dr. Loy is returning to the community in which he lives and where he has previously owned and operated two chiropractic offices.

The demand for quality health care is growing in San Diego’s North County communi-ties. According to Dr. Loy, this active population, which includes many runners, cyclists, surfers, triathletes, golfers and student athletes, is a perfect fit for Loy Chiropractic Arts. A competitive athlete himself, Dr. Loy fully understands the specialized health care needs of athletes and active lifestyle patients.

For more information about Loy Chiropractic Arts, visit www.loychiropractic.com or call (858) 436-7162.

Loy Chiropractic Arts opens in Solana Beach

CrossFit, the world’s lat-est fitness phenomenon, has just arrived to serve local communities and business-es.

CrossFit Del Mar re-cently opened its doors to the community and is con-veniently located at the 805/5 split at 10447 Roselle Street.

CrossFit focuses on maximizing a person’s po-tential in strength, cardio-vascular endurance, respira-tory endurance, power, speed, stamina, flexibility, coordination, agility, bal-ance, and accuracy. In other words, general all-around athleticism. By using con-stantly varied, functional movements executed at high intensity, CrossFit can improve the physical fitness in everyone from elite ath-letes to sedentary office workers, kids to seniors.

For more information, visit www.crossfitdelmar.

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In addition to its superb wine selection and fine dining options, Deliciás has expanded its summer menu to include handmade pastas, hand-crafted burgers, wood-fired pizzas and $5 Tapas that utilize the freshest seasonal ingredients. Themed lunches on Thursday and Friday, as well as Burger Night, provide even more din-ing options for the community. Call 858-756-8000 for reser-vations; 6106 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; www.deliciasrestaurant.com.

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Del Mar Windows & Tint is offering free sun-protecting window film or window shades when you purchase three like products. Buy 3 /1 free. Del Mar Windows & Tint, a divi-sion of DRP Interior Design Inc., provides the best in win-dow film, blinds, shades, shutters, draperies, upholstery and home furnishings.

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Acclamation earns third win(Left) Acclamation collected his third consecutive graded win

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This column presents sol-dier stories to provide readers insight into the lives of our country’s heroes.

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Since the Revolutionary War, the United States Ma-rine Corps has served in ev-ery American armed con-flict, attaining an extraordi-nary reputation in amphibi-ous and expeditionary ground warfare. Marine In-fantry forces or “grunts,” as they affectionately call themselves, are the core of combat.

Waiting for my escort at Camp Pendleton to lead me to 1st Lt. Victor Garcia, exec-utive officer of Kilo Co 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regi-ment, an Infantry unit with 1st Marine Division, I heard the “boom, boom” of artil-lery. It was a comforting sound. I was on our “war-riors and heroes” home turf, about to meet a man with 17 years of honorable ser-vice to his country.

A native of Salinas, Ca-lif., Garcia didn’t have a lot of options out of high school. Despite opposition from his parents, Garcia sought the “challenge of be-longing to an organization as elite as the Marine Corps.” Taught basic infan-try skills as a private and pri-vate first class in 1995, he quickly moved to the high rank of Gunnery Sergeant, who organizes logistics and coordinates training and combat supplies — for em-barking and disembarking off ships. A Gunnery Sgt. is a “Senior Tactical Advisor” to the commander and a leader in combat. Garcia loved it, but another call made him stretch.

Garcia reached higher, graduating from San Diego State University in 2009. In-spired early on by Platoon Commanders Lt. Matthew Lynch (killed in action), and Lt. Col. Bohm, he signed up for officer training the fol-lowing year. Garcia still ad-mires Bohm: “He talked the talk and walked the walk and didn’t accept anything less from his Marines.” As an officer, Garcia feels he serves the Marines better.

Awarded two Navy and Marine Corps Commenda-tion medals with the com-bat “V” for valor, Garcia will tell you he’s “just doing his job as a Marine,” politely de-clining that he’s a hero, call-ing me “ma’am.” Respect is the Marine way. Add to that a steely commitment to free the people, save lives, and

watch out for their brothers — even if they die doing it. Marine mind-set is a power-ful force behind rifles and big guns aimed at our fierc-est enemies.

It begins as a private. Garcia served as a drill in-structor in San Diego and “Officer Candidate Instruc-tor” at (OCS), Quantico, Va. “In five years of instructing, it’s always about mission ac-complishment. If you’re giv-en a mission, that mission is going to get accomplished. After that, it’s troop welfare and it isn’t until the mission is done, you worry about yourself.”

Garcia states, “As an American deployed four times in combat operations against enemies of our na-tion and world, I fight for people that cannot fight for themselves. During the war on terror, I fight far from home so my daughter, Araceli, can grow up with-out terror.”

Helping foreign coun-tries become liberated from tyranny and dictatorship is not always popular. In Iraq in 2003, Marines helped dis-mantle Saddam and his re-gime. Deployed in ‘04 to Fallujah, “Some of the peo-ple didn’t want America in that nation in any way.” De-spite vicious fighting against non-conformist rebels and foreign fighters, a new gov-ernment was established – mission accomplished.

It was similar in Rama-di, Iraq, in 2004 , where Garcia and 2/5 were fighting Sunnis not on board with America, until the ‘Great Awakening’ in 2007/ 08,

Soldier Stories: ‘For people who cannot fight for themselves’

(Right) 1st Lt. Victor Garcia at Camp Pendleton; (Inset) Combat Camera Marine attached to 3/5 in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

when the “Sunnis realized it’s better to help out and build a stronger Iraq.”

“People are always happy when you can provide them with a better life...by ridding the areas of the evil insur-gents.”

Whether it’s Iraq, Ramadi, or recently in Sangin, Af-ghanistan, Garcia is sure, “The enemies we fight out there tyrannize the local populace and want to kill our Marines. They have their own agenda and they are not there to free the people.” When Dark Horse 3/5 took over for 3/7, who replaced British forces in Sangin, it was a ferocious fight with heavy Taliban resistance. Single-handedly, 3/5 contin-ued 3/7’s push to open areas that were closed — “taking the fight to the enemy in a more rural setting, where it was easier to isolate [terrorists] from the populace and engage and destroy them.”

“With the Taliban or any insurgency, it’s hard to dis-cern enemy fighters from civilians unless you see weapons or they reveal themselves via our assets,” Garcia said. “Dur-ing Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN), we clear the enemy, get a foothold on the people, and build trust and help re-build infrastructure. These three phases are not set in stone because of the ever-changing situation on the ground.”

Unchanging is the Marine warrior ethos — Marines re-fusing to be evacuated, for wounds during firefights — so as not to let their unit down. Twenty-five Marines gave their lives in Sangin. Garcia says, “People that joined after Sept 11 know we’re a nation at war. If you pick infantry, you know there’s a possibility you’re going to die fighting.” The same men who risk their lives for each other, risk their lives for innocent civilians and children, including 18-year-old privates who define valor. Losing young Marines is hard for Garcia.

Camp Pendleton is building up, training new Marines, for another deployment. Garcia’s parents are proud, but worry each time he is deployed. Garcia gives us his take on bringing troops home early,

“Whatever missions that we’re given from Congress, the President, our commanders —we’re going to accom-plish. If they say ‘Stay for 20 years in a certain country, fighting a certain war, against this certain enemy,’ we’re go-ing to do it and do it whole-heartedly. There’s no time Ma-rines are saying let’s go home early… Marines are going to be pushing until you pull them back, say stop, or change direction. We’re not an organization looking to do any-thing but accomplish the mission.”

I left a sacred training ground that day and look for-ward to returning for my next story. Whether I talk to a “grunt” or “pogue” (personnel other than grunt ), it will be another mission accomplished.

In its 25th Anniversary Year, SummerFest 2011, will present 15 concerts, Aug. 3-26 (three Mozart programs), plus enrichment events (Aug. 11. 18 and 25), a gala fundraiser (Aug. 13), and a free public concert “Under The Stars,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the La Jolla Cove. This nationally-recognized chamber music festival features 70 world-class artists and en-sembles performing (mostly) in Sherwood Auditorium inside the Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Individual concert tickets are $40-$75, 10-Concert Subscrip-tion $570 and $389, Inner Circle 15-Concert Subscription $699 at (858) 459-3728 or www.ljms.org.

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DM/SB Optimist Club Dinner

The Del Mar/Solana Beach Optimist Club held its monthly dinner meeting July 20 at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club.

Members welcomed guest speaker Jeffrey Pierce who discussed “The Writings of Warren Buffett, and How Did He Get So Rich?”

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Ichishima sake DinnerWednesday, August 3, at 6:30 p.m.

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seven-course dinner. Enjoy a pre-dinner reception plus award-winning sakes perfectly paired alongside

Marine Room dishes. $95 per person.

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Rib Osso Bucco, Cacao Nib Coffee Rubbed New York Streak and more.

Cooking Class and Dinner Wednesday, August 10, at 6 p.m.Our popular Cooking Class series returns with a brand new menu. Learn how to cook Marine Room cuisine like the pros with Executive Chef Bernard Guillas and Chef de Cuisine Ron Oliver—and then experience it with a three-course dinner and paired wines. $70 per person.

Live music in the loungeEvery Friday and Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m.Enjoy the smooth jazz stylings of various artists, including solo pianist Kamau Kenyatta, while sipping a cocktail or savoring a signature small plate appetizer in the lounge.

High Tide DinnersJuly 28–30

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Del Mar Rotary Club President Sharyn Daly; Joe Harper; Nancy Schmidt; Hero of the Month Cmdr. William Schmidt, retired U. S. Navy; and Betsy Jones.

DM Rotary Club President Sharyn Daly and former President Bill Dougherty present speaker Joe Harper with a plaque.

Dr. Richard Wheelock enjoys Joe Harper’s talk.Joe Harper speaks to the Del Mar Rotary Club.

Marty Peters leans in to talk to Hero of the Month William Schmidt.

David Goodell enjoys Harper’s words.

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Harper — presi-dent, general manager and CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club — as guest speaker at its July 14 meeting. PHOTOS: WILL PARSON

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“Even at my age, I’m trying to improve. Nev-er give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place — finish.” — Louis Zamperini BY JODI KENNEDYCONTRIBUTOR

Those are the words of one of America’s truly great heroes.

At five foot four and barely more than 100 pounds, this tiny smiling man is a giant. Louis Zamperini, Olympic athlete and World War II veteran, has more life in him than an army of men three times his size. His story of Olympic greatness and triumph over torture as a Japanese POW, is currently the subject of Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand’s best-sell-ing book “Unbroken.”

If you’ve read the book, then you already know that Zamperini was a medal-winning Olympic runner, heroically served as a World War II pilot, survived adrift at sea for an aston-ishing 47 days and, finally, triumphed over two-plus years being tortured as a Japanese POW. But that’s only half the story. The other half can’t be told, it has to be felt and seen by meeting the man himself. And that’s just what about 100 lucky people recently got to do.

A magical evening, held at the Grand Del Mar, was hosted by Jackie Cohen and Dan Ne-groni, and made possible by the generous do-nation of Doug Manchester. Guests were treated to cocktails and appetizers and, more importantly, a hearty serving of Louis Zam-perini. Following a video presentation pro-duced by ABC television, the crowd sat in rapt attention as the diminutive 94-year old, clad in his trademark track suit and USC baseball cap, shared his incredible story and the les-sons he learned about survival and the power of forgiveness. Although there was barely a dry eye in the house, there was also plenty of

laughter as Louis told his tales with his charac-teristic wit and an unbelievably bright out-look.

Following his talk, guests were given the opportunity to ask their own questions. Most-ly people wanted to know: “How? How did you survive and live to come out smiling?”

As Jackie Cohen puts it: “When I first met this man, I knew he had something great and important to share with the world. I wanted to do whatever I could to help make that hap-pen.” And that’s just what she did.

An evening with the inspirational Louis Zamperini at the Grand Del Mar

Louis Zamperini, Bonnie Pollack, Doug Manchester (owner of Grand Del Mar).

Jodi Gruder, Tammy Hussin, Louis Zamperini, and Jackie Cohen. Photos courtesy Jodi Kennedy

Rare match race, unique concerts coming up at Del Mar Racetrack

The Del Mar Racetrack is kicking off August with extraordinary races as well as noteworthy bands, The Bravery and Weezer, as part of the Summer Concert Series. Next weekend, chili and salsa cooks will try their own hand at making history in the Western Regional Chili Cookoff while jockeys Chan-tal Sutherland and Mike Smith will go head to head in the Battle of the Exes Match Race, adding up to a spicy and exciting week all around.

The Bravery Concert – Fri., Aug. 5 – Af-ter making their debut at Del Mar in 2008, The Bravery will return by popular demand, rocking the new Seaside Stage with their al-ternative and upbeat hits.

Weezer Concert – Sat., Aug. 6 – Known for their dedicated fans, chart-topping hits and eccentric yet innovative style, Weezer will be sure to draw a crowd of epic musical proportions during their Saturday evening performance.

Battle of the Exes Match Race – Sun., Aug. 7 – The heat is getting turned up dur-ing the “Battle of the Exes” Match Race when former fiancés (and stars of Animal Planet’s “Jockeys”) Mike Smith and Chantal Sutherland compete in a no-holds-barred

match race to determine which ex has the top skills on the track. Smith, a hall-of-fame jockey, and Sutherland, a rising female star will be two of very few jockeys to ever com-pete in a head-to-head race, and certainly the first jockeys to compete with their for-mer significant others in this way.

Western Regional Chili Cookoff & Salsa Contest – Sat., Aug. 6 – The Western Region-al Chili Cookoff spices up the races with free chili samples throughout the day and voting in the People’s Choice category. Entrants compete for more than $2,000 in prizes and the opportunity to compete at the 2011 World Championships.

Racing at Del Mar happens Wednes-days through Sundays, with post time for the first race on most days at 2 p.m. On Fri-days, first post is at 4 p.m. There will be a special Monday racing card on Labor Day, September 5. For more information, call 858-755-1141 or visit www.delmarscene.com. You can follow the Del Mar racetrack on Twitter, @DelMarRacing, or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DelMar-Races.

Local students to perform at music/arts festivalCarmel Valley resident Chris Cubbison and other local youth will participate in the sec-

ond annual Cubbfest music and arts festival on July 31 at Vision Pulse in Sorrento Valley/Mira Mesa. The event will feature more than 20 bands, groups and artists on two stages, as well as an indoor art gallery, silent auction, and poetry readings curated by the Canyon Crest Academy-spawned Chabi Chavi Collective.

The event will be held from noon-10 p.m. Vision Pulse is located at 5945 Pacific Center Blvd., San Diego. Visit www.cubbfest.com for more information.


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BY DIANE Y. WELCHContributor

As St. James Church in Solana Beach celebrates its centennial this year there is a little-known thrift store that has consistently sup-ported the church and its sister mission church, St. Leo, that is worthy of recog-nition.

Tucked down the side street of Academy Drive, off Stevens Avenue, The Saints Thrift Store has been a fix-ture in the Eden Gardens area of Solana Beach for 27 years. “We understand that it’s not in a high profile area for drive-by and shopping,” said manager Tim O’Shea. “But it is in the middle of the community that we serve.”

In recent years the store has not only seen a rise in revenue due to increased foot traffic during the eco-nomic downturn, but it has been reinvented by O’Shea. It now has a boutique ap-peal with a designer cloth-ing section, and quality home decor and baby items.

O’Shea drives down to the store from La Costa, where he lives, to oversee

the volunteer workforce, and to manage operations. He and his wife moved to the area in 1985 and placed their children in St. James Academy and since then have been supportive pa-rishioners, O’Shea said.

The dynamic of the store is quite unique, said O’Shea, and has a three-fold benefit. It primarily serves low-income families by pro-viding them with some of the everyday necessities at a low cost. Secondly, it allows people to volunteer, with several volunteers having worked at the store for 20-plus years. Thirdly, it pro-vides an easy way for people to support those in need by simply donating their dis-carded clothing or house-hold items.

From a revenue stand-point the items sold cover the rent and operating over-head. Whatever is made above that goes to support the health clinic at St. Leo Mission. “Folks can go there and pay $10 to have doctors check them out and get them fixed up,” said O’Shea. Earnings also helps support youth groups at St. Leo and

St. James.When O’Shea first took

the store over three years ago it was, “Quite a hodge-podge,” he recalled. There was a lot of clutter with no sense of categorization or merchandising. “It just

needed some of the funda-mental retail elements to improve it.”

O’Shea’s professional background includes em-ployment with Eastman Ko-dak as a key account manag-er and a business develop-

ment manager. A Connecti-cut native, business brought O’Shea to San Diego 26 years ago. He oversaw large accounts with the military and theme parks. “But es-sentially I was working in Kodak’s consumer product line, so retail is what I did for many years.”

This experience provid-ed O’Shea with the back-ground to bring some of these retail elements into the thrift store. “I saw an op-portunity to make this a nic-er place to shop, a place to make it easy for customers to find things that they find appealing, and also to en-hance the quality level of the merchandise,” he said. A relationship was established with a clothing resale store in Del Mar that donates ex-pensive garments. “So now we can provide our custom-ers with exceptionally low-priced designer wear.”

The store offers high-end products that appeal to a new shopper — that his-torically it had not been at-tracting — as well as main-taining low prices on the ba-sic staples of household items and casual wear for

the lower-income shopper. To meet the needs of those who are struggling during the lagging economy, every-thing in the store, above the price of $1, is half off, every day.

Assistant manager Mad-eline Green, who opens and manages the store on Friday and Saturday, is a key com-ponent to the store’s success, O’Shea said. There is also support from Rev. John Howard and Deacon Peter Hodsdon.

Currently the store is getting ready to introduce its fall line of clothing, which is very strong, said O’Shea. There will be many new quality designer items featured at a low price, such as sweaters, coats and jackets. Volun-teers are also working on aesthetic improvements in the store to make the shopping experience even better, he added.

The store is located at 817 Academy Drive. Store hours are Mon.-Sat., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations are accepted from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call 858-755-0654 for information.

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Rockola rocks the crowd at the Del Mar summer twilight concert.

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Here’s a question: Where can you find top-notch live music, an amazing seaside setting, picnicking families, neighbors, and friends, all rocking out together on a grass-blanketed dance floor? And all for free! The answer: At the Del Mar Foundation’s Sum-mer Twilight Concerts at Powerhouse Park.

It may all sound too good to be true, but that’s exactly what the Del Mar Founda-tion provides for the village of Del Mar ev-ery month of the summer. This brings the people of our community together and pro-vides an opportunity for toddlers and teen-agers to bop to the beat right alongside moms, dads, and grandparents.

As local resident Susie Lampe says, “Where else in the world could you have this setting with great live music, family and friends?”

The night provided an added bonus for Laura DeMarco. “ It’s one of the only places

where my kids don’t mind being seen with me!”

With help from the Poseidon Restau-rant, Joe Harper and the Del Mar Lifeguards, the Del Mar Foundation was able to bring premiere oldies band Rockola to the stage. Famous for their spot-on renditions of Bea-tles classics, they performed everything from Motown to pop to soul. Rockola is touted as having more tunes on hand than a well-stocked jukebox.

Whatever the genre, the crowd was cer-tainly happy to be shaking their hips and getting their kicks in the Del Mar sunshine. And that makes the Del Mar Foundation very happy too.

The next concert will be held on Tues-day, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m., and will feature “Mrs. Robinson.” For details about upcom-ing concerts, visit www.delmarfoundation.org. PHOTOS: JON CLARK

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After spending more than a week in the Sonoran Desert (that makes a sauna look like a meat freezer), I’ve mastered the art of cooking without applying heat. Charred offerings are so Ne-anderthal anyway, while raw food gurus put the skids on temperatures north of 104°F or 40°C. If you can’t take the heat — get out of the kitch-en with some of my no-cooking required faves from chilled soups to sweet and savory nuts.

Cold soups evoke fond and fun memories of my youth, even in the winter-time. As a child, I loved my Russian grandma’s dessert-delicious, gorgeous fuchsia beet borscht, chilled to per-fection with a swirl of silky sour cream bulls-eye in the center. My Aunt Joy was also a chilled soup aficionado, especially on the days when she entertained her bridge ladies. On those balmy pa-trician summer afternoons she refused to cook for fear of permeating her home with offensive cooking aro-mas (and heat) that she as-sociated with an aura of peasantry. Every week she served a different chilled soup, her best picks – lobster fennel, carrot with cucum-ber pistachio relish, water-

melon with basil cream, and avocado with lump crab.

During my teen years, I experienced a zany chilled soup epiphany, while doing kitchen patrol for an afflu-ent socialite, for whom I reg-ularly babysat. About as adroit in the kitchen as Roseanne Barr on a tight-rope, Mrs. Fortune-500 en-listed me, the 16-year-old boy-crazy sous chef to help prepare a pish-posh gourmet feast for her New Year’s Eve soiree for two dozen of her hubby’s high-powered col-leagues and clients.

Lucy and Ethel started preparing the vichyssoise late afternoon, even though the soup needed to chill for sever-al hours, and guests would be arriving around 7 p.m. She lived in a tony penthouse in downtown Toronto, with a huge panoramic balcony sporting below zero tempera-tures in the dead of winter. Thank goodness the hostess’ brains outweighed her culi-nary savvy as she placed the steamy pot of soup on the frigid balcony to chill. The vi-chyssoise was temperature-ready after sumptuous appe-tizers were served.

In my “salad days” when I visited the south of Spain, I fell in love with the traditional Andalusian chilled veggie soup called gazpacho, which at the time I thought translated from Spanish for “baggy, chic pantaloons.” This ruby liq-uid salad blending ripe to-matoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, garlic and chunks of crusty bread sopping with golden Spanish olive oil is the country’s signature soup, which probably originated in the Middle Ages during Spain’s Islamic occupation.

Gazpacho was then called “ajo blanco,” a con-coction of crushed almonds, garlic, bread, olive oil and

vinegar. Originally, this dish which was considered a poor man’s food, a soggy paste served to the workers in the vineyards, groves and fields, has evolved into many chefs’ creative combinations and permutations at assorted frou-frou eateries around the globe.

Today, chilled summer soups make my A-list for a light and refreshing, yet hearty and zesty treat, burst-ing with vibrant colors and flavors of sun-ripened, fresh off-the-vine fruits and veg-gies. Showcasing California’s bountiful summer beauties are avocado chili bisque, roasted red pepper gazpacho, strawberry vermouth, spicy mango ginger, Greek Karpou-zosoupa, (watermelon mint soup), raw chilled corn chow-der, pineapple and chipotle cream and blueberry wine.

Serve some assorted nuts on the side, especially heart-healthy walnuts, anti-oxidant-packed almonds, or pecans, the Roto-Rooter for arteries. For sweet-tooths: jazz up the nuts with a sprinkle of cinnamon, brown sugar and ginger or a pumpkin pie spice mix. For savory taste buds: do a Med-iterranean concoction of sea salt, rosemary, garlic and ba-sil. For a Southwest flavor: blend chili powder, cayenne, garlic, cilantro and a smoky chipotle pepper. For East In-dian: do a mix of cumin, turmeric, brown sugar, gin-ger and garlic.

Try this refreshing Mid-dle Eastern chilled soup that can be made ahead of time before your bridge (or mah-jongg) ladies arrive. Served it in Champagne flutes or martini glasses.

For additional chilled soup recipes e-mail [email protected] or check out the food blog at www.FreeRangeClub.com.

For a sure-fire way to take the heat, whip up some chilled soupsThe Kitchen Shrink Chilled Persian Cuke Soup

Ingredients:2 cups Greek yoghurt1 ½ cups ice-cold spring water½ cup toasted walnuts or pistachios, chopped2 Persian cucumbers, diced½ cup sultana raisins¼ cup fresh, chopped mint¼ cup fresh, chopped chivesSea salt and cayenne pep-per to tasteZest from Meyer lemon

Method: In a large mixing bowl, blend the yoghurt and water. Add walnuts, raisins, cucumber, mint, chives and seasonings. Mix thoroughly. Chill well. Ladle into your fa-vorite libation glasses and garnish with lemon zest.

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BY MATTHEW J. PRICE, MD AND DOUGLAS GIBSON, MD, SCRIPPS HEALTH

A new device currently being studied at select hospitals across the country may eliminate the need for blood thin-ning medications in some patients who have a heart condi-tion known as atrial fibrillation (“AF”). The most common cause of irregular heartbeat, AF affects more than two mil-lion people in the United States. Although it is often seen in patients with high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, lung disease and other conditions, the cause of AF is often unknown. It does become more common with age, especial-ly after age 60, and affects one in ten people over age 80. By the year 2050, it is expected that more than five million Americans will suffer from AF.

AF occurs when the electrical impulses that control the way the heart beats become irregular. Every time the heart beats, the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) con-tract, followed by the two lower chambers (the ventricles) in a coordinated and organized fashion. In comparison, during AF the electrical activity in the upper chambers (the atria) becomes very fast and disorganized. When this occurs, the upper chambers (atria) quiver and do not pump blood effec-tively. Normally, the heart beats between 60 and 100 times per minute, but in people with AF, the heart can race very fast. This can lead to symptoms including shortness of breath, fatigue, chest discomfort and dizziness, although some people with AF have no symptoms at all.

Whether patients have symptoms or not, AF can cause blood to stagnate or pool in the left atrium, creating an ideal environment for blood to clot. These clots most commonly occur in a part of the left atrium called the left atrial ap-pendage. These clots can break loose and travel through the bloodstream and up to the brain, where they can cause a stroke; indeed, patients with AF have six times the risk of stroke than people who have a normal heart rhythm.

In order to reduce the risk of stroke caused by these blood clots, many AF patients take a blood-thinning drug called warfarin (brand name Coumadin). But treatment with warfarin can be challenging for the patient and doctor: if the blood is too thin, it can cause bleeding problems that may be severe and life-threatening, and if the blood is not thin enough, the patient will be at a continued risk for stroke. The level of warfarin can be affected by many things, such as meals, fluctuating weight, medicines, and other factors; therefore, frequent blood tests are required to monitor the thickness of the blood.

A new device, however, may revolutionize the way AF patients are treated. A clinical study underway at Scripps Green Hospital is evaluating the effectiveness of a tiny, para-chute-like device called the WATCHMAN® that may reduce the risk of stroke and eliminate the need for blood thinning medications in some AF patients. This novel treatment is the currently the only one of its kind in the United States.

The WATCHMAN is designed to close off the left atrial appendage (the area in the heart where blood can pool and clot), thereby preventing blood clots from going to the brain and enabling patients to safely discontinue warfarin. The device is implanted into the heart without surgery: the pat-ent is given a local anesthetic, and the catheter is inserted through a small incision in the groin and threaded through

To Your Health: New device may eliminate the need for blood thinners in some atrial fibrillation patients

the vein up to the heart. The procedure takes one to two hours, and patients usually spend one night in the hos-pital. Patients can stop war-farin 45 days after a success-ful WATCHMAN implant.

Eligible participants must be eligible to take war-farin and have a history of AF with or more risk factors for stroke, such as age more than 75 years, diabetes, high blood pressure, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, heart failure. As with any surgical procedure, there are risks, but they are very low. The WATCHMAN study is scheduled to conclude in 2012, and new patient en-rollments will likely close that year. Evaluation by the FDA for approval for use of the device in the United States is anticipated in 2013. Patients who are interested in participating should speak with their cardiolo-gists and/or contact research coordinator Maria Reyes at (858)554-8931.

Scripps Health interven-tional cardiologist Matthew J. Price, MD and Scripps Health cardiac rhythm specialist Douglas Gibson, MD are the principal investigators of the WATCHMAN study. To Your Health is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps Health. For a referral to a

Local hero, Marine Jamie Davidson, and ex-pectant wife, Jacklyn, are receiving emergency fi-nancial support from animal welfare non-profit FACE Foundation. The Davidsons’ three-month-old Australian shepherd, Jericho, was struck by a car and seriously injured in front of the family home. After a nearly-fatal wounding in Afghanistan, Jamie Davidson received a second chance at life, and now his beloved Jericho is in equal need of saving.

Last June, Jamie Davidson was shot in the arm while serving in Afghanistan. The bullet ricocheted in his body after its exit was hindered by his bullet-proof vest; the bullet then punctured his lung, broke four ribs, and settled in his stomach. Jamie Davidson died twice on the operating table, but he was resuscitated successfully. His memory was undermined due to extensive blood loss, and, currently, he undergoes both physical and mental rehabilitation. The stress of Jamie’s war injury, Jacklyn’s pregnancy, and now little Jericho’s life-threatening accident has left the Da-vidson family in desperate need of the community’s assistance.

In efforts to raise money for Jericho’s surgeries, the Davidsons are selling all of their ex-pendable possessions; halfway to their goal, the family still needs help. While FACE Foun-dation is granting funding to the family, it is not too late for the community to provide as-sistance. FACE relies solely on generous donations from the public. Donations for Jericho Davidson may be placed with FACE via www.face4pets.org.

Local Marine and family receive financial assistance from FACE for injured puppy•Do nations still needed

Jamie Davidson and Jericho

Pin Pals Junior Links, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, will be hosting the Opera-tion Game On Golf Classic fundraising golf tournament on Aug. 15 at Morgan Run Club & Resort to benefit Operation Game On and its Little Heroes programs.

Operation Game On was established in February 2008 to provide a golf rehabilitation program for the returning physical and mental combat injured troops by providing 40 weeks of free golf swing lessons at the Del Mar Golf Center, on-course golf lessons at Mor-gan Run Resort, and custom fitted Taylor Made golf clubs, golf bags, Adidas golf shoes, and more. Contact/donation information: Tony Perez, 858-832-1836; Email: [email protected]; website www.OperationGameOn.org.

Operation Game On Golf Classic to benefit military

From Aug. 1-21, Super-FoodDrive will be partner-ing with local natural foods grocer Jimbos…Naturally! to collect healthy food for the North County Commu-nity Food Bank. “We are honored to partner with Jimbo’s…Naturally! to en-sure nutritious SuperFoods are available to all people,” said Founder and Executive Director Ruthi Solari. “

Last year’s summer Su-perFood Drive with Jim-bos…Naturally! raised over 1,000 pounds of healthy non-perishable foods for the San Diego community AND customers donated an additional $10,000 for Su-perFoodDrive to purchase protein-specific items for San Diego Food bank! We are excited to see how much nutritious food we can collect as more commu-nities become involved.”

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of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: June 20, 2011.Aaron H. Katz Judge of the Superior CourtCV265, July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-020763Fictitious Business Name(s):PCH EnterprisesLocated at: 602 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA., 92075, San Diego County. Mailing Address: Same. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Julie Harrer, 602 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA., 92075. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/21/2011. Julie Harrer, DM525, July 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2011-00094532-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGOSuperior Court of California, Civil Division, 330 W. Broadway, P.O. Box 120128, San Diego, CA., 92112-0128PETITION OF: Neysa Marie Januzelli Froman for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Neysa Januzelli Froman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Neysa Marie Januzelli Froman to Proposed Name Neysa Januzelli Froman. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Aug., 31, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101.A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: July 18, 2011.

Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior CourtCV264, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2011-00094586-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGOHall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101-3827PETITION OF: Hamahito Hokyo Goolsbee for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Hamahito Hokyo Goolsbee to Proposed Name Hamahito Hokyo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Sep., 01, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101.A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Del Mar Times. Date: July 18, 2011.Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior CourtDM524, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2011-00077825-CU-PT-SCSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGOSouth County Division, 500 Third Ave., Chula Vista, CA., 91910.PETITION OF: Jessamyn L. Patterson for change of name. Amended Order to show cause for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jessamyn Patterson on behalf of minor Zachary D. Daly filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Zachary Dylan Daly to Proposed Name Zachary Dylan Patterson. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated

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NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

The Del Mar City Council introduced the following ordinance on July 25, 2011, with the following vote:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATES BY 18 MONTHS FOR THOSE DISCRETIONARY LAND USE AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED BY THE CITY THAT ARE OTHERWISE DUE TO EXPIRE. AYES: Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc and SinnottNOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Haydu ABSTAIN: None

Adoption of the ordinance will be considered on August 8, 2011. Mercedes Martin ________ July 26, 2011 DM528Mercedes Martin, City Clerk Date 07/28/2011

City of Del MarPlanning Commission AgendaDel Mar Communications Center240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, CaliforniaTuesday, August 9, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

Meeting has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.DM527, 07/28/2011

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Monday, the 8th day of August 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Del Mar Communications Center, 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California, the City Council will conduct a public hearing(s) on the following:

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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 written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the

public hearing.Mercedes Martin July 25, 2011MERCEDES MARTIN, City Clerk DATE 7/28/2011

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below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: 09/01/11, Time: 8:30 A.M, Dept 4, Room 2nd Floor. The address of the court is: Same as Noted Above.A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, The Carmel Valley News #3. Date: Jul 18, 2011.William S. CannonJudge of the Superior CourtCV263, July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-019575Fictitious Business Name(s):a. Habitb. Habit Magazinec. Habit Media GroupLocated at: 4685 Rancho Sierra Bend, San Diego, CA., 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 675264, Rancho Santa Fe, CA., 92067. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Vanessa Pius, 4685 Rancho Sierra Bend, San Diego, CA., 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/08/2011. Vanessa Pius, DM518, July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-018985Fictitious Business Name(s):Kelly’s KonfectionsLocated at: 7741 Briza Placida, San

Diego, CA., 92127, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Kelly Murphy, 7741 Briza Placida, San Diego, CA., 92127. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/01/2011. Kelly Murphy, DM523, July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2011-00093848-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101. Branch Name: Central DistrictPETITION OF: Holly Leann Robinson for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Holly Leann Robinson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Holly Leann Robinson to Proposed Name Holly Leann Robinson-Gittelman. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Aug., 16, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA., 92101.A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: July 01, 2011.Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior CourtCV262, July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2011-018814Fictitious Business Name(s):Interiorscaping ExpertsLocated at: 9921 Carmel Mountain Rd., #337, San Diego, CA., 92129, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 9921 Carmel Mountain Rd., #337, San Diego, CA., 92129. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business: has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Jim Yusufi, 9921 Carmel

Mountain Rd., #337, San Diego, CA., 92129. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 06/30/2011. Jim Yusufi, CV261, July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2011-00093462-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO330 W. Broadway,San Diego, CA., 92101.Branch Name: San Diego County.PETITION OF: Robert Zahir for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Robert Zahir filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name Robert Zahir to Proposed Name Zekria Ahmad Zahir. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Aug., 11, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 8, 2nd Floor. The address of the court is 220 West Broadway,San Diego, CA., 92101.A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, Carmel Valley News. Date: June 28, 2011.Kevin A. Enright Judge of the Superior CourtCV260, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 860

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFOR-NIA AMENDING THE DEL MAR MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.32, OPERATIONS PERMITS- TAXICABS.The above referenced ordinance was adopted by the Del Mar City Council on July 25, 2011, with the following vote: AYES: Mayor Mosier, Deputy Mayor Hilliard, Council Members Filanc and Sinnott NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Haydu ABSTAIN: None

A full copy of the ordinance may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s Department.DM529, 07/28/2011

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Prudential California Realty re-cently announced that David M. Cabot has been appointed to a new role as president, reporting directly to Jon Cook, the company’s CEO. Cabot is currently serving as Pru-dential’s executive vice president of operations, broker of record and re-gional manager for San Diego, and has been with the company for over 14 years.

“David is very qualified and I am excited about having him assist me in managing the day-to-day oper-ations of our business,” noted Cook. “I will continue in my present role as CEO, and together both David and I will continue to focus on the key strategic and growth initiatives that we have planned for our company.”

Formerly one of Prudential’s most successful and profitable office managers, Cabot brings a wealth of real estate experience and industry relationships to his new position. With a background that includes a suc-cessful career in residential sales, he is known for his ability to attract seasoned professionals, capacity for

identifying emerging leaders, and talent for helping new agents unlock their potential.

“It is a great honor for me to be named president of Prudential,” says Cabot, who serves as the board of directors’ representative to the California Association of Realtors, as well as the National Association of Real-tors. “I am thrilled about the prospect of having a more active role in shaping the direction of our company, and I am extremely confident about our future, as we are constantly investing in new ways to both enhance the client experience and attract new consumers.”

Cook agreed, adding that, “Prudential is a strong and growing company. The versatility and market knowledge of our agents is second to none, and they have the highest production level and incomes of any brand. Our ongoing success and ability to grow despite the condition of the real estate market over the past few years makes me believe that we will continue to be Southern California’s leading brokerage.”

To find out more about career opportunities, or for qualified real estate assistance, please visit www.pru-dentialcal.com.

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$469,888 12519 El Camino Real, # E Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 2BR/2.5BA Fred Bandi, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-342-1801

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

$779,000 5605 Shasta Daisy Trail Sat 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Mary Russo, Coldwell Banker Del Mar Village 858-232-8433

$779,000 5605 Shasta Daisy Trail Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Christel Carlyle, Coldwell Banker Del Mar Village 858-774-3025

$785,000 12625 Caminito Radiante Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Rebecca Robinson, RS Robinson Company 858-922-7731

$798,000-$818,000 12662 Caminito Radiante Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3BA Kevin P. Cummins, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-750-9577

$980,000 13318 Grandvia Point Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3BA Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate 619-888-7653

$1,139,900 3912 Lago Di Grata Circle Sat-Sun 12:00-3:00 5BR/4BA Joseph Hathaway For Anne Hoffman, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-344-5199

$1,199,500 4490 Philbrook Sq Sun 2:00-5:00 5BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,279,888 4935 Hidden Dune Ct Sun 2:00-5:00 4BR/3.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,299,000 13669 Winstanley Way Sun 2:00-5:00 5BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$1,329,000 4358 Philbrook Sq Sun 2:00-5:00 4BR/4.5BA Charles Moore, Coldwell Banker Residential 858-395-7525

$899,000-$949,000 3003 Caminito Gijon Sat 1:00-4:00 3BR/2.5BA Lucienne Lastovic, Coldwell Banker Del Mar village 858-366-3295

$975,000-$999,000 3013 Caminito Sagunto Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2.5BA Peter Cavanagh, Coldwell Banker 858-335-6100

$995,000 14957 Tercer Verde Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2.5BA Mary Heon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate 619-888-7653

$1,200,000-$1,350,876 4605 Rancho Reposo Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/3BA Nancy Bell, Prudential CA Realty 858-245-0921

$1,595,000 4733 Vista de la Tierra Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Nancy Rinehart, Coldwell Banker Del Mar Village 619-985-6297

$1,295,000-$1,395,000 698 Crete Court Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/3.5BA Polly Rogers-host BarbaraSwanson, Prudential CA Realty 760-419-4957

$1,125,000 3823 Avenida Feliz Sat-Sun 1:00-4:00 3BR/2BA Lorie Lentz, Prudential CA Realty 858-350-0042

$3,495,000 6515 La Valle Plateada Sun 1:00-4:00 4BR/4.5BA Bruce Smitham, Smitham Real Estate 858-755-5254

$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

$4,995,000 5202 San Elijo Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/5.5BA K. Ann Brizolis, Prudential California Realty 858-756-6355

$1,165,000 1103 Cerro Largo Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/2.5BA Jo Ambrogio, Coldwell Banker 619-261-4808

$1,249,000 918 Santa Florencia Sun 1:00-4:00 5BR/3BA Jo Ambrogio, Coldwell Banker 619-249-5463

The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office, located in the Piazza Carmel shopping center in Carmel Valley, kicked off the summer with a Hawaiian Luau. Sixty-five real estate sales associates, brokers, spouses and associate all came together at fellow associate Joseph Scott Hathaway’s home in Pacific Highlands Ranch to celebrate. Branch manager Tasha Manzano stated, “From graduations, births and new homes for clients and ourselves, there is so much to celebrate at this time. I am proud to be in business with such an exemplary group of hard-working real estate professionals who represent excellence in our industry. Summer is on the move for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Carmel Valley. A fun bunch to work with!” Photos/Erik M. Eilers

Carmel Valley Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage summer kick off

Farryl and Chuck Moore

Gretchen Pagnotta, Diane Cummins, Ildiko Schroeder, Kevin Cummins

Cynthia and Kent Dial, Janet Rosen, Faith Wise

Robert and Lisa Plourde

Tasha Manzano, the branch manager of Coldwell Banker Carmel Valley, and Joseph Scott Hathaway.

Lisa Orlansky, Joseph Scott Hathaway and Robin Gaines

Tasha Manzano, branch manager of Coldwell Banker Carmel Valley, announced the “fantastic recent production results” of Charles and Farryl Moore, Gretchen and Alan Pag-notta, Kevin and Diane Cummins, and Anne Hoffman. These sales associates have all suc-ceeded in reaching top producing results, ultimately serving their clients at the highest level.

In addition, the office is honored that Sales Associate Christina Dworsky has been elect-ed District 1 (Carmel Valley, Del Mar, and Rancho Santa Fe) representative for the North San Diego County Association of Realtors (NSDCAR) Board of Directors. Dworsky will work tire-lessly to uphold one of the major bylaws of the NSDCAR: “to further the interests of home and other real property ownership for the benefit of the public.” She will be a tremendous source for other Realtors and Coldwell Banker clients.

“Congratulations to these agents for this distinct recognition. It exemplifies the extraor-dinary real estate service they provide to their community and the San Diego area,” Manza-no said. “With incredible real estate consultants like the aforementioned, clients find their perfect solutions in a complex and challenging environment while being very well taken care of in the process.”

Success abounds at Coldwell Banker Carmel Valley

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