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By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE —

Those wishing to be a part ofthe 3/24 Club to provide seat-ing in the new performingarts center at R. Roger RoweSchool, should get in touchwith the school’s administra-tion. For $1,000 a person canprovide a seat and have aplaque affixed to a chair withtheir name, their family’sname or business name. Thisis a good way to help pay forthe $330,000 project that willinclude 300 retractablechairs and can open or foldup in minutes. Seventy peo-ple have already paid forchairs for their names.

The job went toAudience Systems out of theUnited Kingdom, said LindyDelaney, superintendent ofschools at the school board’sOct. 6 meeting. At the meet-ing the board voted to get theproject started by providingfunds for the constructionplatforms for the seating andthe electrical wiringrequired.

The seats will be hardplastic with wood trim.

“We are a school and wehave kids who put their feeton things,” Delaney said.“Having upholstered chairsdoes not feel that good.”

At its meeting on Oct. 6,the board of education votedto get the project started byproviding funds for the plat-forms for the seating and theelectrical wiring required.

Also, to accommodatethe new seating system, twoof the theatre doors will haveto be altered.

Delaney also reportedthe new construction willallow for a area at the back ofthe theatre for follow spot-lights that can be utilized bystudents who are studyinghow a theatre works behindthe scene.

“For kids learning aboutlights and sound, the followspots are great for kids tohave hands on experience,”

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Patrol Officer Bill Hansonreceived his 20-year pin fromMatt Wellhouser, chief of theRancho Santa Fe Patrol at theOct. 6 Association meeting.

“Thank you for all thehard work you do,” Wellhousersaid. “If you want a job done,Bill gets it done.”

Hanson is also a masterwoodworker, said Pete Smith,manager of the Association.

“He has made shelves andcabinets all around the office,”he said.

And he makes woodentoys for children for Christmas.

“I’m getting ready to openSanta’s Workshop,” Hansonsaid.

Hanson also served as asubmariner in the Navy and asa CHP officer before coming toRancho Santa Fe.

On another note, the busi-ness chosen to be recognized at

the meeting was HeritageEscrow and Stephanie Clarkwho has worked at the compa-ny since 1994.

“I’ve been here a longtime,” Clark said. “I love thecommunity.”

The business is located in

one of the Lilian Rice homes.“Every day if feels like I’m

coming to a home. It’s a won-derful community to work in,”she said.

Clark, who said she workswith many homeowners associ-ations, really appreciates

Rancho Santa Fe because thereis always someone there to helpanswer questions when itcomes to Real Estate in thearea.

“Someone always answersthe phone,” she said.

Ivan Holler, Covenantadministrator, reported thereare six streets in the area thatare due for resurfacing.

He said public worksdepartment has put therequests before the San DiegoBoard of Supervisors forapproval.

He said the work on thestreets could begin this monthor next depending on theweather.

Holler also reported thatthe Rancho Santa Fe IrrigationDistrict will begin work onreplacing valves in the westernportion of the Covenant.

He also told the group that

Officer receives recognition for his hard work

From left, students from Santa Fe Christian School, Alexandra Johnson, Kayla McGuinness and Tori Ippolito, put the finishingtouches on their giant chalk canvas, one of many to grace the central quad during the school’s annual Chalk Festival. The canvases are recreated on sidewalks throughout the school. This year the students were given the task to design and createworks based on a mix of traditional and contemporary images. Courtesy photo

CHALK ART

IN RECOGNITION Bill Hanson listens to kind words at the RanchoSanta Fe Association meeting on Oct. 6, before receiving his 20-year pinin honor of his service to the Rancho Santa Fe Patrol. Photo by PattyMcCormac

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TEEN ON AMISSION A local teen looks toengage Mexican childrenthrough the game oflacrosse. A3

RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA2 OCT. 21, 2011


The routine task of settingRancho Santa Fe 2011-2012assessment sparked a livelydiscussion among theAssociation board at its Oct.6 meeting.

The board ended up vot-ing the Open Space Programbe decreased by a 1/2 centand that amount added togeneral operations, but forthis fiscal year only.

Because of the loss ofrevenue from property taxesdue to the economic down-turn, the Finance Committeerecommended that the 14cents per $100 of propertyvaluation be split into 11.5cents for general servicesand 2.5 cents for open space,Pete Smith, Association man-ager told the board.

For the 2010-2011 budg-et that number was 11 centsfor general services and 3cents to the open space pro-gram per the $100 assessedvaluation of the San DiegoCounty Assessor’s roll.

“The total valuation forall Covenant properties perthe July 1, 2011 edition of theSan Diego County Assessor’sroll is $3.930 billion.This rep-resents a -2.53 percentdecrease over last year’sassess valuation of $4,032 bil-lion,” Smith said.

“The Finance

Committee met on Sept. 29and recommends the assess-ment rate of 14 cents per$100 of property valuation,following the approved 2011-2012 Association budget.However due to decliningassessment revenue, that thebudgeted allocation of 11cents for general servicesand 3 cents for Open Spacebe reallocated to represent11.5 cents for general servic-es and 2.5 cents for openspace,” he said.

“Any actual surplus real-ized at the end of the fiscalyear be transferred to OpenSpace,” Smith said.

Director LarrySpitcaufsky said loss of rev-enue is a common problemand the Association’s finan-cial situation is not uniqueamong homeowners associa-tions, but that he would liketo make a determination thatthis allocation last only thisyear.

He said the Associationought to do a financial pro-jection that would look fiveor 10 years into the future to

help guide the way financial-ly.

Director Dick Doughtyagreed the motion shouldcontain a time constraint, buthe disagreed that the RanchoSanta Fe Association is notunique.

“We are very unique,”he said. “We are in good con-dition and have a long histo-ry of being in good condi-tion.”

New director EamonCallahan, who has experi-ence running large business-es, disagreed that a financialprojection would be affec-tive.

“They are not worth thepaper they are written on,especially these days,” hesaid.

Callahan also suggestedthat since property value hasdecreased, perhaps themoney needed for openspace is not so pressing.

“Land is going down,”he said.

“Maybe there are somegood deals out there,”Director Roxan Foxx said.

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GOT WHAT?!London Fashion Week

usually brings forth a shockor two from cutting-edgedesigners, but a Septembercreation by Rachel Freiremight have raised the bar: afloor-length dress madefrom 3,000 cow nipples(designed to resembleroses). Initial disgust forthe garment centered onimplied animal abuse, butFreire deflected that issueby pointing out that thenipples had been discardedby a tannery and that heruse amounted to “recy-cling.” The 32-year-oldFreire, who has workedwith mainstream entertain-ers such as ChristinaAguilera, was kept so busywith the animal-abuseangle that she was largelyspared having to explainanother issue — why any-one would want to wear adress made with cow nip-ples.

The EntrepreneurialSpirit!• Death is big businessin Japan, with 1.2 millionpeople a year passing awayand overtaxing the coun-try’s cemeteries and crema-toriums. With the averagewait for disposal at leastseveral days, and space run-ning short in funeralhomes, “corpse hotels”have opened in many cities,with climate-controlled“guest rooms” renting forthe equivalent of about$155 a night, with viewingrooms where relatives canvisit the bodies daily untilcremation is available.• The world’s real econo-my may be flagging, but notnecessarily the make-believe economy of onlinemultiplayer games, accord-ing to reporting by The WallStreet Journal (July) andthe website SingularityHub (August). For example,entrepreneur Ailin Graef’sAnshe Chung Studios isworth “millions” of realU.S. dollars, earned mostlyby managing rentals ofmake-believe real estateand brokering make-believe money transactionsin the game Second Life.Graef also commands top(real) dollar for her designsof make-believe fashionsfor players’ game charac-ters (avatars). Two othercompanies are suing eachother in federal court inSan Francisco over thecopyright to their lucrativebusiness models of creatingmake-believe animals(horses, rabbits) that sellvery well to players whotake them on as game petsfor their characters orbreed them to make othermake-believe animals.• No sooner hadAnthony Sowell been con-victed in August of murder-ing 11 women in Clevelandand burying their remainsaround his property thanentrepreneur Eric Gein ofFlorida had hired someoneto fill sandwich bags of soilfrom Sowell’s property so

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By Lillian CoxRANCHO SANTA FE —

Alexander Evans-Pfeifferthinks big. The high schoolsenior is on a mission toengage Mexican children inthe sport of lacrosse. LastSaturday he and his friend,Eddy Glazener, hosted theirtenth annual lacrosse clinicat the City of AngelsChildren’s Home in Tijuana.

Like his students,Alexander was an avid fanand participant in traditionalteam sports such as soccerand football before beingintroduced to lacrosse fiveyears ago.

“It became my passionin a way no other sport everhas,” he said. “Lacrosse has asimilar strategy of scoring assoccer, contact like football,with defense very similar tothat of basketball. It’s thefastest game on two legs!”

Lacrosse is a variation ofstickball games like baseballand hockey.

The lacrosse stick isstrung with netting that isdesigned to catch and holdthe ball.

The object of the gameis to use the lacrosse stick toshoot the ball into the oppo-

nent’s goal.Alexander says the

game has been inaccessibleto many kids because it cancost up to $1,000 to equip

one player. Because of this,he donated his own equip-ment to the orphanage, thenembarked on an ambitiousfundraising drive.

“Because I know justabout all the players andcoaches in the San Diegoarea, I put the word out that Iwas seeking donations of

equipment for my charityprojects,” he said. “Everyonewas very willing to donatetheir old gear for such a greatcause. People want to helpand give back. They justneed a vehicle.”

Alexander said he’sespecially grateful to team-mates Ben Preston andChristian Guinchard.

“I am so happy that I canbe the conduit for all theunwanted equipment fromfriends!” he said.

Alexander got the ideafor the clinics targeted tokids ages 8 to 12 after travel-ing to Tijuana with MorganHicks, another Bishop’s class-mate who is a regular volun-teer at the orphanage. Today,she helps plan the events.

“I think the children’sfavorite part of the clinic waswhen they all played on oneteam against Alexander andEddie,” she recalls. “Whenthey told the kids they couldkeep the equipment, theirfaces lit up! They were beg-ging them to come back andplay again and said theywould practice extra hard sothey could beat them the

RAISE ‘EM HIGH Alexander Evans-Pfeiffer (left, back row) and friend Eddy Glazener (right, back row)traveled to the City of Angels Children’s Home in Tijuana last Saturday where they shared their love oflacrosse by hosting their 10th clinic for the kids. Alexander and Eddy are college-bound seniors at TheBishops School, and teammates on the LaCrosse team. Photo by Lena Evans

CorrectionThe article featured in theFall Home & Garden sec-tion for Heritage Escrowthat ran on Sept. 23 listedan incorrect headline. Thecorrect headline is TheHeritage Escrow CompanyCelebrates 15 Years in theRanch. The Rancho SantaFe News regrets the error.

Assessment issue sparkslively discussion in Ranch

Lacrosse clinics benefit Tijuana orphanage

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&OPINION EDITORIAL RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA4 OCT. 21, 2011

Views expressed in Opinion &Editorial do not necessarily reflect theviews of Rancho Santa Fe News.

For the first time in Encinitas his-tory, a City Council member will beselected not democratically by a voteof the people, but by a politicalappointment. Some say it is the latestmove in a political chess matchbetween residents seeking to protectcommunity character and pro-devel-opment special interests seeking toincrease density.

The “Houlihan appointment” isbeing watched closely and will be thesubject of this column for the next twoweeks.

In 2003, Houlihan supported theEncinitas Draft CommunityCharacter Implementation Plan, abody of laws that would restrict devel-opment. In two citywide elections,Houlihan got more votes than anyother candidate because residentsoverwhelmingly supported her posi-tions to protect Encinitas small towncommunity character.

Houlihan was opposed by specialinterests from the real estate, nurseryand building associations who did notsupport the Draft CommunityCharacter Implementation Plan.Theywanted the city to give them new zon-ing rights to increase density. APolitical Action Committee (PAC) wasformed to fund efforts to defeatHoulihan.

In 2004, with three council seatsopen, it was possible the special inter-ests could secure a council super-majority.That year Houlihan asked ifthe special interest agenda was aboutsecuring a 4-1 council super-majorityto increase zoning and development

opportunities without a vote of thepeople. The very thing Houlihanopposed.

That same year, currentEncinitas Deputy Mayor JeromeStocks received campaign funds froma number of development firms out-side of Encinitas. In 2008, Stocksreceived campaign money from threePolitical Action Committees includingthe California Real Estate PAC of LosAngeles and the Associated Buildersand Contractors PAC.

As reported by the EncinitasTaxpayers Association, 55 percent ofhis campaign funds came from out-side of Encinitas and nearly 70 per-cent came from the real estate indus-try. Now, Stocks and his supporterswill have a vote in selectingHoulihan’s replacement, while the13,000-plus voters who voted forHoulihan and her position to protectcommunity character from high densi-ty zoning will not.

All of this matters because thethreat of a 4-1 council super-majorityis real. Developers could make mil-lions while residents could lose com-munity character and property values.

Consider the Pacific View site.Houlihan voted no to up-zoning theproperty calling for an independent

appraisal. Stocks and Mayor JamesBond opposed Houlihan and the inde-pendent appraisal.A 4-1 super major-ity could up-zone the property withouta vote of the people. Will Stocks andBond appoint someone who supportsHoulihan’s vote or their own?

A super majority also threatensthe so called “General Plan Update.”The city is rewriting zoning. The pro-posed land use changes could allownew high-density mixed-use residen-tial zoning.

This past week a real estate firmpaid $78 million dollars to buy theTrader Joe’s property on EncinitasBoulevard. The site is within the“General Plan Update” zone andwould benefit from new zoning allow-ing mixed use that could create 2,000new residences along El Camino Real.A 4-1 Council super-majority could“up-zone” the plan without a vote ofthe people.

For the first time in the city’s his-tory the public won’t vote.The councilcould appoint a candidate endorsedby Houlihan, a move that would vali-date the votes of thousands of citizensand go a long way to ending claims ofpolitical cronyism.

They could appoint a person whowill honor Houlihan’s votes and whoagrees not to run in 2012, a moveendorsed by the League Of Womenvoters. Or they could thumb theirnoses at the public and choose insteadto appoint a candidate that will sup-port the special interests.

Let’s hope they choose wisely,because you and I don’t have a vote.

Life, Liberty and Leadership

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‘Houlihan appointment’: here’s to hoping

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By Robert Bonde & Sheila S. Cameron Oct. 1 was the 25th anniversary

of cityhood for Encinitas.But did we celebrate it? Well,

if you call wrapping it up as anadjunct with a Lima Bean festival, Iguess we did, sort of.

Perhaps the city wasn’t given aproper celebration because there isno one on our City Council who par-ticipated in the incorporation ofthe city. There are few left in thebureaucracy that understands towhom they owe well paying jobsand benefits.

Prior to the anniversary, a fewof us were asked by the city to gen-erate a list of people who wereactive in the incorporation ofEncinitas. We were told they wouldreceive a formal invitation from themayor as a gesture of recognitionand thanks for their efforts.

Approximately 100 names andaddresses were submitted of keymovers and shakers in creating thiscity, only a fraction of thoseinvolved, but hopefully reachingmost of the key participants.During the process of gatheringaddresses, volunteers were calledand told to expect a formal invita-tion to the event and a schedulefrom the city. Not everyone was

expected to come to the gatheringas many have moved out of the cityand even out of the state. Alldeserved to receive an invitation inrecognition of their history in thestruggle to launch our city.

At the “Lima Bean Festivaland 25th Anniversary of the City”when asked to stand by the mayor,to our surprise only about half adozen people stood. Why was that?

Where was everyone? Ah, the disappointment of

learning that a “sub-committee”made a decision to eliminate thoselists. A sub-committee of two coun-cil members and bureaucrats. Onlya few listed as the SteeringCommittee for Incorporationreceived an invitation. It seemsthose activists who built this citywere not worth the printing of 100form letters, affixing stamps, andthe mayor’s signature, was toomuch trouble.

These volunteers were peoplewho gave hundreds of hours oftheir time, their money, and walkedmiles to every home in the five com-munities of Leucadia, historicEncinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, NewEncinitas, and Olivenhain to

If you invite them, theywill come...maybe

By Donna BrazileOne of the exciting things about

American politics is that a singleevent, person or group can come outof nowhere and change the land-scape.

That’s what’s happening withthe Occupy Wall Street protests thatbegan with a small group of youngfolks, briefly became outnumberedby thrill-seekers, and now are blos-soming into a nationwide movementin scores of U.S. cities, composed ofall classes of ordinary Americans.

For the moment, the protestersare shunning central leadership, opt-ing instead for gatherings that givethem a venue to display their angerat “business as usual”on Wall Street.

Protesters range from teens tograndparents. But because theyhaven't published a laundry list ofdemands, rented a national head-quarters or hired a press spokesper-son, journalists have tended to dis-miss the power of these people. Yet,

skilled politicians who can smellopposition voters a mile away — andwho are decidedly interested in“business as usual” — are worried tothe point of attacking these voters.

A right-wing tabloid mocked theprotesters. House Majority LeaderEric Cantor referred to them as a“mob.” Republican presidential can-didate Mitt Romney called them “un-American,” and fellow candidateHerman Cain told them to get a job.

Media mavens are hard at workattempting to define the protestersbefore they can do it themselves.Now,why should so many sophisticat-ed, important office-holders be pay-ing so much attention to Occupy WallStreet?

Two words: Wall Street.It is the client of many, many

politicians.I’ve heard some of my col-

leagues paint Wall Street protesters

Some people may recognize the real McCoy

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Lex Chamberlain lookspretty much like you’d expectwith a name like that: Tall andlanky, a shock of gray hairescaping from his black cow-boy hat. His jeans are worn,and he wears a hugeturquoise and silver horsethat pulls together his bolotie. Chamberlain is a fourth-generation Utah Mormonwho inherited his father’sbusiness — a 7,000-square-foot cave filled with dozens ofmulti-colored, luminescentrocks, arrowheads, plant andanimal fossils, and replicas ofdinosaur teeth.

Moqui Cave, about fivemiles northwest of Kanab onHighway 89, was once a night-club frequented by 1950scowboy film stars who oftenwere in the area makingWesterns. (Kanab country isthe backdrop for dozens ofold and current films.) Now,the cave is a favorite touristattraction for people on theirway in or out of Zion NationalPark.

The exterior of the caveis a replica of ancient areacliff dwellings, and thoughthere is some debate aboutthis, many believe that

“Moqui” is an ancient termthat refers to the Hopi peo-ples who once inhabited thearea.

The interior of this sand-stone cave can be 30 degreescooler than a scorchingSouthern Utah day. The ther-mometer was well on its wayto 90-plus when we visited on

a recent mid-Septembermorning. We found the $5admission fee worth it, andnot just for the collectibles. Itwas Lex Chamberlain’s familyhistory that grabbed my inter-est.

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OCT. 21BE A DOCENT TheEncinitas Historical Societyneeds more docents for Fridayafternoons from 1 to 4 p.m.Docents work in pairs. An ori-entation program is providedwith a docent support hand-book, and information on localhistory. The tours are at the1883 Schoolhouse, the oldestbuilding in Encinitas. Call(760) 753-5726 for more infor-mation.

OCT. 22FRIENDLY GARDENS TheFriendship Gardeners of DelMar will meet from 1 to 3 p.m.Oct. 22. Master GardenerCharlotte Getz, will discuss“Fall and Winter BloomingPlants.” Call (858) 259-9054for the meeting location.SAVE THE OCEAN AlgalitaMarine Research Foundation,with support from theEncinitas EnvironmentalCommission, is hosting Capt.Charles Moore introducing hisbook “Plastic Ocean” from 2to 4 p.m. Oct. 22 at EncinitasLibrary, 540 Cornish Drive.The event will benefitAlgalita’s research and sci-ence-based education pro-grams. Reservations guaran-tee a seat. [email protected].

OCT. 23ORGAN RECITALCelebratory Pipes, featuringorganist Janice Stewart, at 7p.m. Oct. 23 will celebrate newranks added to the Schantzpipe organ at San DieguitoUnited Methodist Church, 170Calle Magdalena, Encinitas.Pre-concert slide show of pastmusic series programs beginsat 6:45 p.m. Call (760) 753-6582 for details.

OCT. 26GALA DAY The Beach &Country Guild is raising fundsfor United Cerebral Palsy ofSan Diego with the Día del Solat the Grand Del Mar from 10a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 5300Grand Del Mar Court, withsilent and live auctions, aluncheon, fashion boutiques,guest speakers, a children’sand designer runway fashionshow. For information or tick-ets, go to beachandcountry.orgor call (858) 663-6214.FROM THE HEART TheCardiovascular DiseaseFoundation is holding an openhouse from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 26at 3088 Pio Pico Drive, Suite202, to introduce the James G.Murray Access-to-Care pro-gram. Get your blood pressureand body fat checked and

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He loves to enter-tain his human compan-ions as well as hiscanine friends.

For the Fall intoLove with a FurryFriend promotion,through Oct. 31, hisadoption fee is $25.

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Viewings and adop-tions end at 4:15 p.m.For more information,call (760) 757-4357.

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The Friends of theSolana Beach Library arehosting a program at 6:30p.m. Nov. 8 in honor ofNovember’s designation asNative American month.

The program, “NativeTalk,” will be presented byLuiseño storyteller and ele-mentary school teacher,Cathleen Chilcote Wallace,and is a presentation of tradi-tional California Indian talesand local native history.Included will be a historicaldisplay of a variety of every-

day items used long ago bynative people, includingclothing, tools, baskets, musi-cal instruments, and toys.

The goal of this programis to educate and promotepublic awareness of the richnative culture and history inSan Diego County.

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Horizon Prep celebrates the dedication of its new Lion’s Den Gym Oct. 3. From left, HorizonPrep Head of Schools Ken Kush, Prep President and CEO Pastor Bob Botsford receive anAssembly Resolution to commemorate the campus dedication from California AssemblymanMartin Garrick. Courtesy photo

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YOUR TOUR GUIDE Lex Chamberlain, a fourth generation Utah res-ident, greets visitors to Moqui Cave in Southern Utah near Zion NationalPark. He enjoys telling tourists about his pioneering family. Chamberlainis a descendent of the fourth wife. Photo by Jerry Ondash

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Nationwide, with over200 Kona EntertainmentVehicles, Kona Ice in thepast 4 years has returnedover $2,000,000 to the com-munities that they serve in38 states. There is even afranchise with two vehiclesin Maui, Hawaii. For Richardand Susan, this seemed to bethe answer to keeping theirminds busy, bodies activeand bring incredible happi-ness, excitement and fun tothe kids and the adults in theNorth County.

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Add a new spark to your favorite fall foodsOctober…my favorite

month of the year. Just think-ing about this month conjuresup all sorts of culinary feastsI’ve missed. Sure, I love saladsand all the great homegrownveggies from my garden andthe local farmers markets, butthere is definitely somethingto be said for the aromas andwarmth that waft from one’skitchen come fall - from soupsto stews, casseroles to home-made pies.

Beef Bourguignon is oneof my most loved autumndishes. Try searing the meatwith a beautiful extra virginolive oil (my current favoriteis Baker & Olive’s FS17- asuper fresh Frantoio fromChile) and making a reduc-tion of the sauce with B&O’selegant Pinot Noir Red WineVinegar. After this slowlycooks all day, I can hardly waitto spoon it over my butterednoodles finished with PorciniOil and some parsley babycarrots. Be sure to grab a loafof Peasant bread from Baker& Olive too so you can sop upall that amazing sauce youcreate.

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white balsamic that I amcrazy about is the CranberryPear.

Fresh, crisp and not toosweet. I mix this in with theRoasted Walnut Oil fromFrance, a little sea salt andfresh ground pepper. Addsome roasted pears, driedcranberries, toasted pecansand please don’t forget the

goat cheese. Pure simpleindulgence and oh so prettyon your plate! Sometimes I

switch out the Cranberry PearWhite Balsamic for the RedAppleDark Balsamic - thenapples for pears, dried cher-ries for cranberries, applewood smoked bacon for thegoat cheese. Fabulous!

Let’s not forget fall’sbounty of vegetables — sweetpotatoes, fennel, parsnips,and butternut squash just toname a few.

Baker & Olive can helpyou get your whole familybegging for more roasted veg-gies. I just heat my oven to400 degrees, peel, cube andtoss whatever vegetable witha natural flavored olive oil. Ithink their MediterraneanHouse Blend works perfectlyhere.

Add some sea salt andpepper and roast for 15-20minutes or until beautifullygolden and caramelized.Drizzle with Juniper BerryDark Balsamic. It works. My

kids who never let a brusselsprout pass through their lipsbefore, now eagerly ask forseconds. Who knew it couldbe so simple?!

Soup is always a perfectmeal on a rainy day. Cozy,comforting and filling. This isa meal I usually make in acrock-pot or slow cooker. Mykids especially love a broccolicheese soup I make.

After it simmers all day, Igive it a quick spin with animmersion blender to trans-form it into its creamy, cheesydeliciousness. Ladle intobowls and then drizzle withBaker & Olive’s Harissa Oil togive it a spicy kick.

And now for dessert.How can you possibly add bal-samic vinegar to dessert youask? How can you not! Nowthat summer’s best berriesare a distant memory, it’s timeto think about fall’s finestfruit. Think apple pie,whipped cream, andCinnamon Pear DarkBalsamic. In that order. Yourapple pie will transcend to awhole new level. And yourfamily will love it.

Head over to Baker &Olive in Encinitas and discov-er for yourself the world’sfreshest olive oils and thefinest balsamic vinegars.

It’s the perfect spot forfoodies, professional chefs,the family cook, and anyonewho wants to experience howeasy and delicious culinarycreativity can be.

(Find Baker & Olive at165 S. El Camino Real,Encinitas, call them at 760-944-7840, visit them online atbakerandolive.com or stop inMonday through Saturday 10a.m. to 6 p.m.).

HeritageEscrowcelebrates15 years inthe Ranch

Stephanie Clarke,Branch Manager of theRancho Santa Fe branchof The Heritage EscrowCompany, has been a vitalpart of the branch since1997.

She has been provid-ing escrow services in theRanch for over 20 yearsand is a dedicated escrowofficer with excellenttechnical skills and a“service first” attitude.

Whether you are anagent, a broker, a buyer, ora seller, The HeritageEscrow Company is thebest choice for your nextreal estate transaction.Escrow is our only busi-ness, and our success ismeasured by the thou-sands of successful escrowtransactions we have man-aged throughoutCalifornia.

With a track record ofconsistent quality andservice, we have earnedour reputation as a pre-mier provider of escrowservices.

Clients chooseHeritage Escrow becauseof the strong caliber of ourstaff and the level of serv-ice we can deliver.

Our employees aresupported and trained bya corporate advisory team.

These seasonedescrow specialists stayinformed about currentregulations and are ableto create practical, cus-tomized solutions for avariety of escrow prob-lems.

We put our client’sinterests first — everytime.

We understand andanticipate the needs ofour customers, and ourescrow experts assist inthe success of your trans-action.

In today’s economicclimate, it is more impor-tant than ever to trust anescrow company whichcan deliver the safetysecurity, and professional-ism that can only belearned by experience.

Stephanie’s team ofescrow professionalsincludes CatherineMarjanovich, AssistantBranch Manager; andKristen Bramble, EscrowOfficer.

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Weird Science• In July, a surgeon fromBritain’s Oxford RadcliffeHospital announced a curefor a 57-year-old man with arare condition that made, inhis mind, audible and ever-louder sounds whenever hiseyeballs moved. “Superiorcanal dehiscence syndrome”elevates the interior soundsof the body (such as heart-beat and the “friction” ofmuscles moving against mus-cles) to disturbing levels.• Artificial meat (grown ina test tube from animal stemcells) has been theoreticallyplanned for about 10 years,but a European ScienceFoundation audience inSeptember heard predictionsthat lab-grown sausage mightbe available as soon as next

year.The meat is produced insheets (“shmeat”) and wouldbe prohibitively expensive atfirst, in that the largest spec-imen produced so far meas-ures only about one inch longand a third of an inch wide.The biggest drawback facingartificial muscle tissue: thateven lab-grown musclesrequire exercise to preventatrophy.• Recent AlarmingHeadlines: (1) “MiamiInvaded by Giant, House-Eating Snails” (up-to-10-inch-long snails that attach to, andslowly gnaw on, stucco walls).(2) “Scientists Develop BloodSwimming ‘Microspiders’ toHeal Injuries, DeliverDrugs” (spider-like“machines,” made of goldand silica, smaller than a redblood cell yet which can trav-el through veins carryingdrugs and be directionallycontrolled by researchers).• In an art-science collabo-ration in August, Dutch artistJalila Essaidi and Utah Stateresearcher Randy Lewis pro-duced a prototype bullet-proof skin — or at least skinthat would limit a .22-caliberbullet to only about 2 inches’penetration into a simulatedhuman body. Geneticallyengineered spider silk(reputed to be five timesstronger than steel) was

grafted between layers ofdermis and epidermis.Mused Essaidi, we “in thenear future ... (may) nolonger need to descend froma godly bloodline in order tohave traits like invulnerabili-ty....”

DMV Is a DangerousPlace• (1) The Department ofMotor Vehicles office inRoseville, Calif., was closedfor a week in July after adriving school studentcrashed into the building andleft a five-foot hole in thewall. (2) A young man takinga test at the drivers’ center inBrisbane, Australia, inAugust lost control of hisvehicle and crashed into abench outside the building,hitting his mother, who waswaiting for him. (3) A 56-year-old DMV driving tester waskilled in July when thewoman she was evaluatingran off the road inWilliamsburg,Va., and strucka tree.

Least CompetentCriminals• One would think therobber of a gas station wouldconsider filling the tankbefore fleeing. However,Moses Gift, 47, was arrestedin September in Winston-

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on the Coast Halloween celebra-tion. There will be pumpkinrolling and a bean toss as well asother games and crafts for visitingchildren from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. atthe Village Plaza for the close ofthe season event.Come for music,art and food. Contact CherylEhlers, event manager, at (760)519-1551.CANCER TALK The city of

Carlsbad’s Senior Center will hosta lecture by Rupa Subramanianof the UC San Diego CancerCenter, about breast health andbreast cancer survival tools from10 to 11:45 a.m.Oct.27 at 799 PineAve. For more information, visitcarlsbadca.gov/parksandrec, orcall (760) 602-4650.STUDENT ART Students of theStardust Arts will be part of Art of

the Masters 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct.27 at Thursdays on the Coast,Artwalk at the the Village Plazaalong with the Picasso GardenStudents Studios work.

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Scott Bass got it right.

Again. If you were at the DelMar Fairgrounds on Oct. 8and Oct. 9, you know that thisyear’s Sacred Craft was thebest surf show since the 1964Surf-O-Rama. If you weren’tthere, you were probablydoing what we should have allbeen doing, surfing the first

good swell in weeks. Those ofus stuck indoors weren’t thatbummed, however. We werelooking at your future.

Honoring La Jolla bornsurfer/shaper/designer, CarlEkstrom, Sacred Craftpeeked at one of the most sig-nificant and misunderstood

designs of our time, the asym-metrical surfboard. Ekstrom,who learned to build surf-boards before he could drive acar, was one of Windansea’sbest surfers through the ‘60sand ‘70s.

The idea of asymmetryoccurred to him while surfingWindansea in 1964.

“I realized that I likedone board for going right andanother board for going leftand decided to combine thetwo into one surfboard,” saidEkstrom, on an invention thathas taken nearly half a centu-ry to catch on.

Ekstrom is as unassum-ing as the home he lives in,tucked quietly beneath aeucalyptus grove. He is there-fore not a great one for self-promotion and, subsequently,

has not garnered the atten-tion he deserves, until now. Itwould take fellow La Jollasurfer Richard Kenvin tobring Ekstrom to the fore-front of the surfing world.According to Ekstrom,“Richard is one of the bestsurfers in La Jolla and I am sostoked to have him as my testrider. He has helped so muchin the refinement of myboards and given them greatexposure.”

Through Richard, Carlwas introduced to NorthCounty’s latest phenomenon,Ryan Burch. Burch began rid-ing Ekstrom’s boards a fewyears back, but is now makinghis own asymmetrical surf-boards, which are so radicalthat according to Ryan him-self, “The noses sometimesresembles Gumby’s head.”

While in his fifth decadeas a surfboard builder anddesigner, Carl Ekstrom is notyesterday’s man. He’s busytinkering in his shop, design-ing boards for the future.Thismorning he called to talkabout controlling the flex infins and tails of surfboards,something that has provenelusive since the legendaryGeorge Greenough firstshaped his fiberglass spoons,and something that helpedAustralians Nat Young andBob McTavish launch the“Shortboard Revolution” inthe late ‘60s.

Carl and I go to lunchabout once a week at LaEspecial. It is here he can lethis creativity slump, and thewaitresses know what tobring before he even orders.More days than not it’s huevosrancheros, something that, onoccasion, will be followed by alarge Coke. We generally out-stay our welcome and discussold friends and surfboarddesigns over Cokes and chips.

My idea of surfboardssprouting collapsible rail finsis a recurring theme as Carloffers instruction into build-ing them. But my hands don’tlink up with my mind as theydo in exceptional people likeCarl Ekstrom. For now I con-tinue mind surfing my boardswhile his boards materializebeneath the feet of some ofour coast’s best surfers. Tryasymmetry, but know this, bythe time those designs hit themainstream, Ekstrom will beon to the next thing. In thefuture you may see controlledflex, snapping and popping ona wave near you. If you do,you’ll know that Carl Ekstromhas been at work.

Carl Ekstrom is buildinga few custom surfboards. Hecan be contacted [email protected].


Sea Notes

CHRISAHRENS

We could’ve been surfing, but we got a glimpse of the future

RANCHO SANTA FE —The Santa Fe IrrigationDistrict will be hosting a rib-bon-cutting ceremony at noonOct. 26 at the County of SanDiego’s San Dieguito Park tocommemorate the conversionof the parks irrigation systemto recycled water use.

The event will be held atthe lower portion of SanDieguito Park off El CaminoReal, near the gazebo. The

public is invited to attend.This event will celebrate

the completion of the park’sconversion and retrofit to 100-percent-recycled water irriga-tion.Portions of the park wereconverted to recycled wateruse as part of the initial recy-cled water system develop-ment in 2001.

Call the district office at(858) 756-2424 for more infor-mation.

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

When students dowell in the classroom,they receive a gold star.

When a school out-performs, it gets recog-nized by the USDepartment ofEducation. Santa FeChristian Lower School,a college-preparatoryChristian private schoolin Solana Beach, wasnamed a 2011 NationalBlue Ribbon School, adistinction by the U.S.Department ofEducation that ranks itamong the highest per-forming schools nation-wide. Santa FeChristian was one ofonly 49 private schoolsin the nation to earn theaward this year and theonly private schoolnamed in California.

TThhee SSFFCC LLoowweerrSScchhooooll ((KK –– 55)) providesa solid foundation for alifetime of learning.Our educational philos-ophy is based on thecore values of academicexcellence, steward-ship, Christ-likeness.With research-basedcurriculum, the experi-enced and skillful SFC

teacher infuses Biblicaltruth in all subjectareas. The acquisitionof knowledge anddevelopment of skills isfor the purpose of bet-ter equipping our stu-dents to be effectiveChristian leaders.

Our MMiiddddllee SScchhoooollworks to facilitate asmooth transitionbetween the depend-ence of the LowerSchool years and theindependence of theUpper School years. Wecall these the “bridgeyears”, a transition timethat provides the aca-demic and social foun-dations for success inhigh school. Duringthese three years, wefocus on developing thehabits and attitudesthat will help studentssucceed in their classesas well as their relation-ships.

Through the corecurriculum, electivesand extracurricularactivities, UUppppeerr SScchhoooollstudents grow to under-stand who they are inChrist and developtheir academic skills in

preparation for college.Graduates in 2011 wereawarded more than $10million in scholarshipsand received acceptanc-es from colleges such asStanford, Duke, CalPoly San Luis Obispo,Fordham, UC Berkeley,USC Film School,Harvard and BostonCollege.

“Aside from all thevaluable informationI’ve learned in my APand Honors classes, I amconfident in myChristian beliefs and Iknow how to defendthem. Not only did I takeadvantage of the school’stoughest classes, but Ialso ran on the trackteam, competed on theacademic team, enjoyedretreats, attended dances,volunteered in the com-munity, authored arti-cles in the student news-paper and made somereally close friends. I amequipped and ready forthe next step of my life.”— Elise Wilson, Class of2011, Attending YaleUniversity.

Santa Fe Christian Schools

Mathnasium of SolanaBeach provides high-quali-ty math instruction for stu-dents in 2nd-12th grade.Whether a student needs tobe challenged in math,wants some help withhomework and test prep tobe sure to get an A, or hasfallen behind and is frus-trated and angry aboutMath - Mathnasium canhelp. Mathnasium special-izes in teaching math in away students can under-stand. The program beginswith an assessment of thestudent's math skills andcomprehension. The assess-ment is designed to identi-

fy what the child needs tolearn to go to the next levelof understanding in math.Based upon the results anindividualized program isdesigned for the student.Highly trained instructorsthen direct the childthrough their program.

Students who need tobe challenged will be excit-ed about Math again.Students who want an Awill have the confidencethey need to succeed. Andstruggling students will seea dramatic improvement inattitude within threemonths and an improve-ment in grades within six

months.Math Fairs are also a

specialty of Mathnasium.Mathnasium of SolanaBeach has sponsoreddozens of Math Fairs withthe help of local Parentorganizations to get theirschools excited about Math.When school is outMathnasium operates aSummer Camp.

Mathnasium is locatedat 981-E Lomas Santa FeDrive in Solana Beach.

For more information,please call (858) 755-MATH(6284) or visitwww.mathnasium.com/solanabeach.

Mathnasium of Solana BeachMakes Math Make Sense

Rio Sabadicci isn’t anespecially passionate winedrinker. Matter of fact hisfavorite beverage just may bea scotch. But he is one bril-liant inventor.

About three-and-a-halfyears ago I bumped into himquite by accident at La CostaResort and Spa and afterintroductions, he began hisstory as he insisted I try anaged red wine with his newVINTURI, the first wine aera-tor of its kind. It eliminatesthe need for decanting, tobring out the best flavors inwines.

I was attending a VIP

tasting presented by theTasting Panel in OrangeCounty to unveil the topwines at the recent SanFrancisco International WineCompetition, and VINTURIwas a partner in the event.The product amazed me howadvanced it had become.

Sabadicci, in addition to

his red wine VINTURI, has awhite wine version, a VINTURI Travel and a VINTURI Spirit Aerator.

The travel model is aslim, portable device that canfit into a vest pocket, but doesall the functions of the redwine model. The Spirit VIN-TURI brings out the flavor ofdrinks like scotch, cognac,port, tequila, whiskey, evensake. “I couldn’t believe howwell this works,” Sabadiccideclared. It has a magneticvalve with ounce measurings,plus a button that releasesthe beverage over the appro-priate glass… just the right

amount, with no fu-fu fla-vors.”

It’s well known that redwines need to breathe andwhen they do, they taste bet-ter after it releases theintended aromas and flavors.

This design speeds upthe process making it an easyact.

You just hold the wineover the VINTURI, which isover the glass, and it mixesthe right amount of air, for theright amount of time, allow-ing the wine to breathe.

At the Tasting Panel’s

VINTURI is the device that knows how to turn your wine on

TO YOU Rio Sabadicci the inventor and founder of VINTURI, withTasting Panel Magazine Editor Anthony Dias Blue.Photo by Frank Mangio

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By Lillian CoxIt must have been fate

last year when David Mirischwalked into Bobby’sHideaway Café, the restau-rant owned by Bobby Sliwa.

Mirisch, a formerHollywood press agent knownas “The Man with the GoldenRolodex,” ordered chicken-fried steak with eggs up,country potatoes, sourdoughtoast, cold milk and coffee.

“Then I saw the photosand said, ‘What’s with all ofthis?’” he recalls.

“All of this” was a wall ofphotographs of celebritieswith a variation of Sliwa’s firstname, Bobby.

Mirisch introduced him-self and his wife, Sandy. Heexplained that years earlierhe dined at the famous BrownDerby in Hollywood whichwas known for hundreds ofautographed celebrity photosthat covered the walls. Heoffered to use his connectionsto replace Sliwa’s celebrityphotographs with auto-graphed ones — like the

Brown Derby.“I was extremely excit-

ed…how could I not be?”Sliwa said.“David said, ‘We’regoing to fill up your wholewall.’”

To date Mirisch has pro-vided autographed photos ofsports celebrities BobbyAnderson, Bobby Grich, BobSeagren; actors Bob Bergen,Robert Conrad, Robert

Fuller, Robert Hays, RobertLoggia, Robert Morse, RobertPine, Bob Saget, RobertWagner, Robert Wuhl; and tel-evision personalities BobGoen and Bob Guiney.

Last week Mirischarrived with a signed photo ofice hockey great, Bobby Orr.

Among the rows offramed, celebrity photos is asculpture of “Bob’s Big Boy”and a movie poster of “WhatAbout Bob?”

In addition to celebrity“Bobs,” Sliwa has a “Not SoFamous Bobs” gallery of ordi-nary people. Plans are under-way for a “Bob’s OtherBuddies” (BOB) gallery whichwill be broadcast on over-head, flat-screen TVs.

“It means a lot to cus-tomers to show their photos,”he said.

The idea for the photoscame about after Sliwaopened the business in 1995.

“My family suggestedthat I hang photos of myselfthroughout the restaurant,”he recalls. “I said, ‘That’s notgoing to happen.’ Then wecame up with the idea to hang

Cafe serves as a havento anyone named Bob


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GRANDPARENTS DAY

Tickets are now on salefor this year’s Conner’s Causefor Children gala. Get outyour party duds, strap onyour spurs and saddle up forLasso the Love, to be held at5:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at theSantaluz Club, 8170Caminito Santaluz East.

Tickets to the gala are$125 per person. For ticketsor to contribute to the auc-tions,contact Karen Gliner at(619) 540-1650 or visit connerscause.org.

Proceeds from this eventwill benefit families with themonumental task of caringfor a child with a life-threat-ening illness. The organiza-tion offers direct family assis-tance for out-of-pocketexpenses relating to any andall life-threatening illnessesassociated with children.

The event will providecocktails, hors d’oeuvres, din-ner,a silent auction and a liveauction, plus music.

Families being helpedby Conner’s Cause includeNancy, the mother of 2-year-old Johnny and two otherchildren under the age of 10.Johnny was born with severecongenital heart disease,shortly before his father’sthird deployment as aMarine to Afghanistan.Because of Johnny’s demand-ing treatment schedule,Nancy was unable to go backto work and tries to make doon a service member’sincome,but some months shecomes up short. Conner’sCause regularly sends her gascards to help defray the costsof the hundreds of extramiles from Camp Pendletonto San Diego for Johnny’streatments, as well as coverthe costs of the special nutri-tional supplements Johnnyneeds to help him grow.

Gala to serveas benefit toill children

WHAT ABOUT BOB? From left, Bobby Sliwa, owner of Bobby’sHideaway Cafe, receives an autographed photo of ice hockey starBobby Orr from customer David Mirisch. Photo by Lillian Cox

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The story of the landbeneath our feet is remark-able. It is the story of ourEarth — this dynamic, majes-tic rock floating in space.Geology is the study of thesolid earth and the processesby which it changes. Epochspass, rock is created andmountains wash away.Tectonics rip continents apartand smash new ones together.From Earth’s geology comeswondrous beauty but alsogreat devastation. It is a fun-damental factor of all thattakes place on our planet.

There are three distinctgeologic regions of San DiegoCounty: The Salton Trough inthe desert to the east,Peninsular Ranges runningdown the center and CoastalPlains to the west. The SaltonTrough contains the low-lyingColorado Desert (Anza-Borrego). Movements in theSan Andreas Fault systemperpetuate this feature as anextension of the Gulf ofCalifornia. Interestingly, thisdepression is partially filledwith sediments from the

Colorado River’s carving ofthe Grand Canyon!

From almost anywhereon the coast, there are moun-tain peaks and ridgelines visi-ble to the east. These are thePeninsular Ranges. Thesemountains run fromRiverside County souththrough much of Baja. MountSan Jacinto, near Riverside isthe tallest point at 10,835feet. In San Diego, thesemountains include Palomar,Hot Springs, Cuyamaca andLaguna.

According to Jay Hill,geologist with the U.S.

Geological Survey, thePeninsular Ranges formedwhen enormous pools ofmagma cooled and hardenedwhile underground, calledintrusive, igneous rocks (100million years ago). Thesebatholiths were then forced tothe surface by plate tectonics.Because they are made oftougher rock, they weatherdifferently than adjacentrocks, creating the recogniza-ble peaks we see to the east.The Sierra Nevada Batholithto the north is essentially onegiant granite rock creatingthe spine of California.

The San Diego CoastalRegion consists of relativelyyoung sedimentary rock. Thelarge sea cliffs from TorreyPines in the south to Carlsbad in the north were


RANCH HISTORY

Col. Ed Fletcher is one of themost significant people inSan Diego County history, asa land and water developer.He worked closely withWalter Hodges on HodgesDam, Lake Hodges, andrelated water districts. Hewas given full credit for his

persistence and ultimatesuccess at Rancho SantaFe. Fletcher remainedinvolved in Rancho Santa Feas a sales agent and as anassociation board director. Photo courtesy of ArcadiaPublishing, taken from “RanchoSanta Fe,” $21.99. Available at

local retailers, onlinebookstores, or atarcadiapublishing.com.Autographed copies of the bookare available at the RanchoSanta Fe Historical Society,6036 La Flecha. Call (858) 756-9291 or [email protected] formore information.

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Guide-dog leaderCARLSBAD —

Carlsbad resident RandyBrowning has been electedto Guide Dogs of the DesertBoard of Directors.

Browning, a partnerwith Tri-City EmergencyMedical Group andChairman of the Division ofOccupational Medicine atTri-City Medical Center inOceanside, lives in Carlsbadwith his wife, Beth, andtheir two labrador retriev-ers.

Fine fundraiserSOLANA BEACH —

Solana Beach residentDavid Ferguson, a memberof the San Diego DowntownBreakfast Rotary Club,served as co-chairman ofthe fifth annual Holes forHeroes golf fundraiser Oct.14 at the Lomas Santa FeCountry Club in SolanaBeach. Holes for Heroes hasraised more than $285,000benefitting wounded mili-tary heroes recovering atmilitary hospitals from warinjuries.

Summit winsENCINITAS —

Summit ServicesLandscape, Inc. recentlywon awards at theCalifornia LandscapeContractors Association’sAnnual BeautificationAwards, for home land-scapes in Encinitas. Oneresidential project inEncinitas earned SummitServices two second placeawards. The first in theLandscape RenovationLarge category, and the sec-ond in the Water Featurecategory.

Roach retiringCARLSBAD —

Carlsbad Unified SchoolDistrict SuperintendentJohn A. Roach submittedhis resignation for the pur-pose of retirement, effectiveJune 30, 2012, to the Boardof Trustees at its Oct. 12meeting. The board accept-ed his resignation

Film debutsCARLSBAD — Oct. 6

was the Carlsbad premiereof Burton Snowboard’s newfilm, “Standing Sideways”at the TransworldHeadquarters, 2052 CorteDel Nogal.

The film features snow-boarding highlights ofBurton team riders TerjeHaakonsen, Nicolas Müller,Jussi Oksanen, JeremyJones, Danny Davis, MikeyRencz, FrederikKalbermatten, KeeganValaika, Mikkel Bang, KazuKokubo, Mark Sollors, ZakHale, Mark McMorris,Ethan Deiss, Alex Andrewsand Stephan Maurer.

On the teamCARLSBAD — Casey

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Council approvespilot programBy Wehtahnah Tucker

Being green just got alittle easier as the CityCouncil voted unanimouslyOct. 12 to enter into an agree-ment for a pilot project tohost a charging station forelectric cars.

The agreement is part of anationwide effort,known as theEV Project,partially funded byan American Recovery andReinvestment Act grant fromthe U.S.Department of Energy.The city will work with SanFrancisco-based ECOtality tofacilitate the construction andmaintenance of a “Blink” elec-tric vehicle charging station.The unit will be installed assoon as possible with the agree-ment running through April2013.

Several potential siteswere identified according toDeputy City Manager RichardPhillips. However, the com-muter parking lot on VulcanAvenue and E Street was themost feasible, Phillips said.Thelot is leased by the city from theNorth County Transit Districtand would require that entity’sapproval before constructionbegins.

The project assumes andaims to encourage theincreased use of electric andhybrid vehicles. The availabili-ty of charging stations is oftenthe lynchpin in decidingwhether to purchase an electricvehicle.

“If I lived in a city that hadat least a third of the chargingstations as it did gas stations, Iwould consider buying an (elec-tric vehicle),” said Leucadiaresident Simone Parry. “It’s inthe beta stage right now,” shesaid, adding that “they put(electric) cars on the marketwithout building the infrastruc-ture to support them.”

Deputy Mayor JeromeStocks said the city of SanDiego plans to build 300 charg-ing stations within the nextyear. The owner of an electriccar himself,Stocks was enthusi-astic about the possibility ofusing a charging station to lurevisitors to the city.

“I’m glad we’re open toadvertising,” he said. “I don’twant to keep this a secret. Iwant to market Encinitas.”

Councilwoman TeresaBarth said she hoped to adver-tise with an emphasis on localbusinesses. “I would think wecan advertise the city in thisloop of ads that will run,” shesaid, referring to the ads fea-tured on City Hall’s kiosk touchscreen.

The revenue-sharingagreement will yield an 8 per-cent return per month to thecity for all ad revenue duringthe first 14 months. After thatperiod,the share drops to 5 per-cent, up to $150 per month.

The agreement will cost

Sale of Solana Beachlot goes to AmericanAssets Trust By Bianca Kaplanek

In what has been calledone of the largest recentcoastal commercial landtransactions,American AssetsTrust earlier this month pur-chased a 1.76-acre lot on thecorner of South CoastHighway 101 and DahliaDrive for $6.85 million.

The site currentlyincludes a former mobilehome park, a duplex and twocommercial buildings. BrokerSteve Bruce of Carlsbad-based Lee & Associates, whorepresented both buyer andseller in the off-market deal,said American Assets is plan-ning a mixed-use develop-ment for the site.

Bruce said he had beentracking the property for awhile but was not hired tomarket it. When the owner,the private MagandaCorporation, came to a fairprice, Bruce said he contactedAmerican Assets and a fewother companies.

“American Assets wasthe first to the table and itwas the logical choice,” hesaid. “I knew it would be agreat fit.”

American Assets current-ly owns and manages LomasSanta Fe Plaza and SolanaBeach Towne Center.

Bruce said Magandabought the site in 2003 for$3.4 million.

It is not the formermobile home park associatedwith the Perl settlement. In

the 1990s the city took actionthat closed a mobile homepark about 1,000 feet awayfrom this site.

Affordable housing advo-cates threatened litigation,claiming low-income unitshad been eliminated. Ratherthan go to trial, the cityentered into what is nowknown as the Perl settlementwhich, among other things,mandated the replacement of13 affordable units.

There has been no dis-cussion with American Assetsabout including affordablehousing but the city hasimplemented a set-aside feefor such units with new devel-opments, Councilman DaveRoberts said.

Before any constructionbegins, American Assets mustfirst hire an architect todesign a project and thencomplete all the requiredapproval and permittingsteps.

“I am so pleased to seeanother successful developer,who understands and hasalready invested substantiallywithin the city of SolanaBeach at our two shoppingcenters on Lomas Santa Fe,now invest even moreresources into our seasidecommunity,” Roberts said.

American Assets alsoreceived approval in 2008 toconstruct an approximately13,000-square-foot retail and

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Hedionda Lagoon DiscoveryCenter from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28at 1580 Cannon Road. Theevents includes a “Hall ofHorrors” and a Pet CostumeParade with a special prize formost creative. Don’t miss pump-kin bowling Call (760) 804-1969 or visit aguahedionda.org.ON ELM STREET“Halloween on Elm” is comingOct. 29 (did you know CarlsbadVillage Drive used to be calledElm Avenue?) from 2 to 7 p.m.Oct. 29, throughout the Village,primarily on State Street andOak Avenue. For more informa-tion, visit carlsbadca.gov, or call(760) 434-2815.BUY A BOOK Friends of theCarlsbad Library will hold aBetter Books Sale from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Oct. 29 and 1 to 3 p.m.Oct. 30 at the Georgina ColeLibrary Community Room,1250 Carlsbad Village Drive.Proceeds go to Carlsbad CityLibrary programs. For moreinformation, call (760) 602-2020or visit carlsbadlibrary.org.SCARY THEATERCelebrationworks Seaside Off-Broadway Theatre presents astaged reading of “Sleep Tight”by Scott Gibson with theSeaside Players. at 7 p.m. Oct.28 at the Seaside Center forSpiritual Living, 1613 LakeDrive. Suggested donation is$10. For more information, call(760) 421-8406, or visit celebrationworks.org.COWBOY UP Hear CowboyJack and the North CountyCowboys from 7:30 to 11 p.m.Oct. 28 at the Encinitas ElksLodge, 1393 Windsor Drive,Cardiff. Call (760) 753-2243 forinformation.HARVEST FUN An AutumnHarvest Tours Family Day willbe held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Oct.29 at the Helen Woodward

Animal Center. Visit the“Creepy Critter Cave” and bein a costume contest, enjoycraft activities, carnival gamesand pumpkin decorating.Tickets are $8 for children.Adults are free. For more infor-mation, visit animalcenter.orgor call (858) 756-4117, ext. 318.ARTSY HOLIDAY Art a laCarte is throwing an old-fash-ioned Halloween party at 4:30p.m. Oct. 28. Cost is $15 at thedoor and includes games,Halloween craft, apple-bob-bing, a costume contest and atreat plus crafts for sale. Call(760) 710-1633 or visit arta-lacarte101.com for more infor-mation.

OCT. 29DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ADia de los Muertos celebrationwill be held from noon to 6 p.m.Oct. 29 at Rancho GuajomeAdobe, 2210 N. Santa Fe Ave.,Vista.Admission is $2 for adults(13 & older), $1 for children(ages 4 to 12), and free for chil-dren 3 and younger. Celebrate a3,000-year-old ritual, with offer-ings to remember and honorancestors. The event willinclude performances by balletfolklorico, traditional music,children’s activities, food andcraft vendors.COSTUME FUN TheOceanside Women’s ResourceCenter invites all to its “WickedRockin’ Costume Ball” from 6to 11 p.m. Oct. 29 at theOceanside Elks Lodge, 444Country Club Lane. Buffet din-ner, no-host bar and dancing toCalifornia Elixers, psychicreadings and acostume contest with $100prize.Cost is $80. Reservationsby Oct. 21. Contact LaurenJane at (760) 757-3500.SPOOKTACULAR The SanElijo Spooktacular is a freefamily Halloween event from 5to 8p.m. Oct. 29 at San ElijoState Beach. Free parking. The

event is a fundraiser for thenonprofit Friends of Cardiff &Carlsbad State Beaches.Games, balloon sculptures,face-painting and a prize draw-ing. For more information,, goto FCCSB.org, call BillMahoney at (858) 603-2705 or e-mail [email protected] ON THE PROWL TheLeucadia 101 MainStreetAssociation hosts “HowlO’Ween” along the CoastHighway 101 business district,from 3 to 6 p.m., Oct. 29, featur-ing a pet parade and pet cos-tume contest. $5 entrance feefor the contest, donated toRancho Coastal HumaneSociety. For more information,visit leucadia101.com or call(760) 436-2320.

OCT. 30VOLLEYBALL TOURNEYWahine beach volleyball clubis hosting a Halloween Classictournament, with check-in at9:30 a.m. Oct 30 at CarlsbadState Beach, CarlsbadBoulevard and Pine Avenue.Entry fee is $30 per team regis-tration. There will be prizes forthe best costume. For ques-tions, [email protected] orsign-up [email protected] FEST CoastalChristian Center will hold aHarvest Fest at 5:30 to 8 p.m.Oct. 30 at 777 Santa Fe Drive,Encinitas, with carnival games,inflatables and food.

OCT. 31DOWNTOWN TREAT TheDowntown EncinitasMerchants Association will hosta Trick or Treat night from 5 to8 p.m. Oct. 31, along SouthCoast Highway 101 fromEncinitas Boulevard to the Self-Realization FellowshipBookstore. Costume contest.Treats from merchants.

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photos of famous ‘Bobs.’”Sliwa’s new friend, David

Mirisch, is a member of theMirisch family that foundedMirisch Film Company, whichproduced 72 feature films andgarnered Best Picture Awardsfor “The Apartment,” “WestSide Story” and “In the Heatof the Night.”

As a Hollywood pressagent, Mirisch representedcelebrities including MervGriffin, Raquel Welch andFarrah Fawcett.Today, he pro-duces celebrity fundraisingevents.

Once a week he andSandy return to Bobby’s forhis signature chicken-friedsteak.

“It’s the best breakfast inthe world,” Mirisch said.

Sliwa began working inthe restaurant industry whenhe was 12, at a family-ownedGreek establishment inChicago. At 19, he beganworking in corporate manage-

ment for Chicago restaura-teur Fred Hoffman, the S&ARestaurant Group(Bennigan’s division) andSbarro until moving to NorthCounty in 1994.The followingyear he launched Bobby’sHideaway.

“Our customers arelocals so we have to do bet-ter,” he said. “My ‘mom andpop’ experience enables meto adapt to customers’ needsand wants while my corporateexperience taught me thatthe most important thing isconsistency.”

Sliwa does most of thecooking himself, using recipeshe’s collected and tweakedover the years.

“Everything is made-to-order,” he said. “We run dailyspecials and have a call list tolet our customer knows thattheir favorite dish will be onspecial the next day.”

Sliwa had a brush withcelebrity a year ago whenDonald Trump Jr. came in forbreakfast after golf. Althoughhe’s not named Bob, his uncle

is Robert Trump, brother of“The Donald.”

“Donald Jr. was very cor-dial,” Sliwa said. “We didn’tknow who he was until hepaid with a black AmericanExpress card — that’s waybeyond platinum.”

Sliwa says his mothernamed him Robert Girard,after the late singer-actorRobert Goulet. His next prior-ity is to get an autographedphoto of actor RobertDowney Jr.

The autographed celebri-ty photos have been a hit withcustomers, many of whomrequest to be seated in“Mirisch’s corner.”

Bobby’s Hideaway Cafe islocated at 4901 El CaminoReal next to Buffalo BrothersGuitars. Hours are Mondayfrom 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 6 a.m.to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 6a.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information,visit bobbyshideawaycafe.comor call (760) 729-6900.

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office building and parkingstructure at the southeast cor-ner of Stevens Avenue andSan Rodolfo Drive.

A one-year extension wasgranted in 2010 afterAmerican Assets cited pooreconomic conditions leading

to a lack of tenant demand.The company was scheduledto request another extensionat the Oct. 12 council meeting.

In March the city granteda similar extension for thesame reason to transformLomas Santa Fe Plaza into alifestyles center that will fea-ture high-end shops, pedestri-an amenities such as outdoor

seating, public art, plazaareas, and a two-level under-ground parking structure.

John Chamberlain ofAmerican Assets was out oftown and unavailable for com-ment. A company representa-tive said a formal announce-ment with more details isexpected to be released on oraround Nov. 9.

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educate citizens and gathersignatures.

Henry Couglar and WaltWallace gathered voter regis-trations far beyond state for-mulas and gave the city amajor economic windfall.The Fire Department acted asthe lead agency that allowedus to file to be a city.

Led by Chief RobertLaMarsh, and Board mem-bers Matt Reilly, and TomRouse, they put up the moneyfor fees and hired attorneys tofight legal challenges.

Fred Nagy stepped for-ward and at no cost providedthe extensive economic analy-sis required.

He worked night and day,and died of a heart attack inthe process. He was 35 yearsold.

The residents of thesecommunities who built thistown did not all give theirlives,but they gave huge partsof themselves in time andHerculean effort.

Marjorie Gaines, the firstmayor of Encinitas, andRobert Bonde were the lead-ers of volunteers, strategy,and organization.

There were many heroesand heroines who riskedcareers, reputations, insults,and even greater sacrifices onthis path to cityhood.Despite everything, theyaccomplished their goal, and

citizens of this city today reapthe benefits of their sacrifice.They deserve to be honored25 years later for the monu-mental task of giving birth toa city.

Not dismissed by a citysub-committee.

The question remains:why would the city hold a25th city anniversary and notinvite those who made it allpossible?

As members of theIncorporation effort, we canonly apologize to all the peo-ple who should have receivedinvitations, been recognizedfor your contributions, andhad a chance to celebrate cre-ating this city of Encinitas.

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created 3 million years agowhen North America waslocked in an Ice Age. Thecoastline was farther westthen, as ice increased, sea lev-els decreased.

Ancient coastal wetlandslaid the sediments for theDelmar Formation (50 millionyears ago), the greenish graylayer at the bottom of our seacliffs. These wetlands wereteeming with life; consequent-ly this layer exposes abundantmarine fossils. The DelmarFormation is also responsiblefor the reef systems that markour coastline and provide thebest shaped surfing waves inthe county.

Above the Delmar, TorreySandstone (20 million yearsago) is a large layer of pale,yel-lowish sedimentary rock. Oncea giant sandbar, created by theflow of sediments from inlanderosion and currents along theshore, the Torrey Sandstone isnow eroded by Ocean waves tocreate new beach sand. TheBay Point Formation (1 millionyears ago) is the top layer ofthe sea cliffs. These are the

youngest rocks in the county.San Diego is a very geolog-

ically active area. A menacingnetwork of fault lines and plateboundaries crisscross the coun-ty. Including the infamous SanAndres Fault in the east. TheRose Canyon Fault runs fromdowntown, through La Jollathen along the coast of NorthCounty. These faults form theboundary between the NorthAmerican Plate to the east andthe Pacific Plate to the west.Asthe Pacific Plate moves north

and the North American Plategrinds south, San Diego iscaught in the middle: fractur-ing,converging,separating anduplifting.

Geologic forces are allaround us. We cannot stopthem, but we can enjoy theprocess of understanding howthe Earth beneath our feetcame to be. San Diego did notexist 500 million years ago andit will certainly look very dif-ferent 500 million years fromnow.

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ROCK OF AGES Rocks like these at the Penninsular Range areformed over the millions of years of geological processes.Photo by Kyle Stock


as a counter-culture. Actually,they’re the opposite. They arethe 99 percent of the main cul-ture, finally awakening.

In fact,the tea party move-ment is a counter-culture reac-tion to the election of 2008.Obama voters opted for anevolving nation that is movingtoward greater equality, onethat will undo severe incomeinequalities,and end America’sunpaid wars. The tea party

should welcome the companyof other Americans seeking tooverturn the status quo -- ratherthan simply trying to becomethe new all-powerful.

So,for three years now,thepeople who make up theOccupy Wall Street protesterssaw their “can do” dreamssquashed by deliberate govern-ment dysfunction.Congressional Washington haspaid attention primarily toitself.Even after the election of2010, which was supposed tosend Congress a message,

newly elected members haveonly added to the obstructionand gridlock that has kept thecountry from moving forward.

After years of this hyper-partisanship,polls indicate thatthe majority of Americansfinally have had it. No party isdoing the people's business,and President Barack Obamacannot twist the Republicanarms and force them to lend ahelping hand to others in need.After all, Main Street and WallStreet should not be odds witheach other.

Inside Zuccotti Park inNew York City, protesters areremarkably well-organized.Demonstrators eat three hotmeals daily from food donatedby supporters, they can attendyoga relaxation classes,or alter-nately get a massage, hear lec-tures, visit a medic or even bor-row from an on-site library.They police their grounds, col-lect trash and honor the envi-ronment. They are "having aconversation," about govern-ment, business and all itsresponsibilities.

Like most Americans,including members of the teaparty,Wall Street protesters areprofoundly disillusioned anddistrustful of politicians andgovernment. But, they differfrom tea partyers in their viewof government.Wall Street pro-testers still see government as ameans to solving some of ournation's most pressing prob-lems like rebuilding our infra-structure. But they see WallStreet as the power behind thethrone that is preventing thechange they want, pulling the

strings of Washington politi-cians.

Occupy Wall Street pro-testers are Republicans andDemocrats and Independents,men and women, the youngand old.

Like tea partyers who ral-lied for change and voted inwaves, they too are America.

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Donna Brazile is a politicalcommentator on CNN, ABC andNPR, and a contributing columnist toRoll Call, the newspaper of CapitolHill.

Delaney said.Also discussed at the

meeting was the warrantywork that needs to be donewhich goes into affect a yearafter construction on theschool was finished.

“We completed the war-ranty walk through and

made a list of things we feelshould be fixed,” Delaneysaid.

Among the items aretrees in the courtyard, whichare failing and some air con-ditioning units that havethermostat problems.

The stairs that wereinstalled without havingbeen galvanized are stillbeing fixed and the last of

them finished during winterbreak.

Also during winterbreak, the track around thenew athletic field is sched-uled for installation.

Trustee Todd Frankasked that in the future, theboard think about technolo-gy and where it is going forstudents and how best toapply it to their education.

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he and his staff are still tryingto determine if there is a clus-ter of homeowners in an areawho are interested in undergrounding their utilities.

“Interest is dispersed.There is no particular cluster,”he said.

“It would be nice to getone (area),” said Director Anne

Feighner.Smith reported to the

Association that it participatedin the disaster preparednessdrill at R. Roger Rowe Schoolalong with the Rancho SantaFe Patrol, CHP and sheriff’sdepartment.

“It was very, very produc-tive,” Smith said.

At the meeting, theAssociation also approved aboundary adjustment between

the property of Robert andAdelyn Firtel and Ronald andMonica Perlman at 17124 and17128 Calle Corte.

The adjustment willexchange equally sized areas ofapproximately 229-square-feetbetween the Firtel andPerlman properties for the pur-pose of eliminating theencroachment of existingimprovement across the cur-rent lot line.

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Renowned medium to share messages from the other side

‘Nevermore’ is an imagining of what evening with Poe would be like

By Tony CagalaHe’s spoken with Oprah

and with Larry King and co-executive produced CBS’ TVseries “Ghost Whisperer,”starring Jennifer Love Hewitt— but that’s not what makesJames Van Praagh so interest-ing — it’s that he speaks withdead people.

Van Praagh, a world-renowned medium andauthor on sprits and the otherside, will be appearing at theHalloween Psychic Festival atthe La Costa Resort and Spato demonstrate his abilitiesOct. 30.

Preparing for his demon-strations requires placinghimself into a different stateof consciousness, which isobtained through meditation.It’s also something that hewill do with his audiencemembers to help calm thosewith certain expectations orfears.

Van Praagh has been see-ing ghosts and talking withspirits since he was veryyoung. It’s through “vibra-tions” that he is able to com-mune with the other dimen-sions where the ghosts andspirits reside.

“Everything is energy,”

he said. “And energy (is) basi-cally molecules that vibrateor move at a certain rate ofspeed, so I believe that we arein this third-dimensionalworld moving or vibrating at acertain level, but I believethat the other dimensions, ifyou will, vibrate or move at avery fast pace.

“The spirit world is avery, very fast rate of vibra-tion…and this dimension, thethird dimension, is a veryslow, slow moving energeticvibration. So in order for thespirits to communicate theymust naturally think, ‘I mustslow myself down.’ And whenthey do that, it lowers themdown to this dimension, atwhich point they can send mea thought, a feeling, a vision.”

Van Praagh’s under-standing of the other sideresults from 30 years of hold-ing these demonstrations;every time he learns some-thing new about it, and said itwas still very exciting to bereceiving the paranormalmessages.

From the culmination ofhis work as a medium, VanPraagh feels an obligation totell as much as he can andinform people about the other

side. “It’s very interesting, thereactions,” he said of hisdemonstrations. “Because alot of people say to me, ‘Inever thought about life likethat before; I never thoughtabout death like that before.’”

The other side is a verymental world, he said. “Yourthoughts are materializedright in front of you. (It’s) verymuch like that TV series‘Bewitched,’ in which youthink of something and thereit was.”

On the other side, VanPraagh said, your heart’sdesires are met there, andthat’s what’s called heaven.

Each time someone pass-es on, they are met with a tun-nel of light, Van Praaghexplained. But added thatthere are some spirits whodon’t go because their mindsare so cluttered with thoughtsof the physical things such asmoney and they don’t want toleave. Other spirits may notgo into the light because theydon’t want to abandon lovedones,or are afraid to enter thelight because of fear of thekind of life they might havelived.

When it comes to para-normal investigators and

catching ghosts, especially onsome of the TV shows, VanPraagh said he’s very skepti-cal. “I always have been,” hesaid. “And anybody whoclaims to do certain things, tome, it has to be proven, it’sjust my nature.”

What is very real, he said,are EVPs (Electronic VoicePhenomenon). EVPs happenwhen ghosts’ voices are cap-tured on an audio recordingdevice. “A spirit will project,if you will, their voice at a cer-tain level of the electromag-netic field of a tape recorderor radio.

“Spirits can also affectelectricity, they can affectlights blinking on and off,computers, cell phones,radios; they can definitely dothat. I think that the spirithas to have that kind ofmindset, that understandingin order to do that.”

As for things like haunt-ed houses, Van Praagh saidthat ghosts have the freedomto travel wherever they want,but added that it seems mostwill go back to the place thatthey are most familiar with.Time also, is irrelevant toearthbound ghosts, thosethat don’t go into the light.

“It seems (it’s) the emo-tional charge for the type ofdeath they had. If it hap-pened very quickly, I’vefound, in my experience, thatthey tend to stay in that areaand they relive it over andover again because they areoutside of time and theydon’t know where time haspassed.

“If there’s somethingthat isn’t worked out beforethey pass over, they tend tobe pretty angry, and thatfeeling, that emotion ofanger tends to keep themdown here.”

The earthbound ghostsdo interact with each other,too. “I’ve gone into placesand I’ve seen many-a-ghosts,whether it’s a bar or restau-rant, and I’ve seen someearthbound spirits talking toeach other there. It’s prettyweird,” he said.

Some of the commonthings Van Praagh hears fromthe spirits, those who haveentered the light, is how theywould have lived very differ-ently, if they had known thenwhat they knew now.

One of the messages VanPraagh likes to leaves hisaudiences with is this:“When you take away thefear of death, you really canstart looking at life.”

The Halloween PsychicFair is Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. at the La Costa Resortand Spa.

For more information,visit holisticlivingexpo.com,or call (831) 239-6835.

MESSENGER Medium JamesVan Praagh will demonstrate hisabilities Oct. 30 at the La CostaResort and Spa. Courtesy photo

By Tony Cagala“ N e v e r m o r e … A n

Evening with Edgar AllanPoe,” is returning to the NorthCoast Repertory Theatre for aone-night only showing withacclaimed actor JeffreyCombs.

The one man-show is animagining of what an eveningwould be like to see and hearEdgar Allan Poe on one of histraveling recitals during hislifetime in the mid-1800s.

“It starts out fairly typicaland formal,” Combs said. “Butbecause of Poe’s tendency toself-destruct, shall we say, theevening kind of takes someunexpected, downward turns.

“But it also gives people aview of Poe in all of his colorsand not just a whitewashedsort of rendition of his poemwithout really getting to knowwho the guy was or what hisinner demons were…Havingsaid that, there’s a great dealof humor.”

No stranger to themacabre, Combs has appearedin more than 40 horror films,including starring in the 1985cult classic “Re-Animator,”directed by Stuart Gordon,who also directed the play.

“Nevermore…” came outCombs’ wanting to portray anhistorical figure in a film. Hedidn’t know who he would por-tray, but Combs noticed therewere physical resemblancesbetween him and Poe.

He and Gordon laterfilmed an adaptation of Poe’sshort story “The Black Cat”forShowtime’s “Master ofHorror” series. The scriptcalled for Poe to be the maincharacter in the story, Combsexplained. “And so while wewere shooting that, (Gordon)said, ‘My God, I feel like I’msitting here with Poe…youshould do a one-man show.’And I said,‘No, that’s not goingto happen.’”

After about a year of gen-

tle prodding, Combs agreed todo the show.

Whenever Combs wouldtell somebody that he wasdoing a one-man show on Poe,the responses he got were peo-ple saying simply, “Oh.” Thatstems from people thinking ofPoe as dark and spooky andsad, he said. “And certainlythere’s those elements, butthere’s humor, too,” Combsadded.

For Combs the role ofplaying Poe, with his transi-tioning from one emotion toanother over the extent of theplay, is one that doesn’t comecheaply. “It’s a bit of amarathon run for me,” he said.“It’s kind of cathartic and a lit-tle bit of therapy. It’s a greattool for me to sort of vent a lit-tle bit and release some of myown anxieties, and it does. It’snot easy visiting a torturedsoul like that,” he added.

When the show firstbegan two years ago, it was

originally supposed to be afour-week run; it turned into asix month run instead, and asthe performances becamemore frequent, his wife wouldask him when he would bedone with the show because ofthe toll it took on him. Nowthat the shows are performedon a less-regular basis, Combssaid the role is a little easier tomanage.

“It’s not that Poe isweird,” he said. “A lot of thethings that I talk about in theplay, I think why it resonatesso much, is because that’s howpeople feel, too.”

The show takes place inone evening on a sparsely dec-orated stage, where Combsexplores lost love, the unfair-ness of life and why some peo-ple get rewarded for medioc-rity and other people who aregifted get ignored. We all cansee that in our daily lives, hesaid.

For many, there is still a

fascination with Poe. He notonly wrote tales of horror, buthe also was a poet who wrotewith a musicality all his ownand was an acerbic literarycritic.

“He created the mysterygenre,” Combs explained.“There would be no SherlockHolmes if there weren’t Poe,and Arthur Conan Doyle saidthat,” he added. “He was trulya mental giant; and he wasalso a truly self-destructivegiant. I call him ‘America’s VanGogh;’ he was brilliant and tor-tured.”

Poe’s own life was asinteresting and as mysteriousas some of his own tales. Hewas born Jan. 19, 1809 inBoston, Mass. to a pair of trav-eling actors, but was raised inRichmond, Va. by a family oftobacco merchants. On Oct. 3,1849, Poe was found lying inthe streets of Baltimore wherehe died four days later ofunknown causes.

His life included a seriesof ups-and-downs and a historyof making the wrong deci-sions.

“Poe called it the ‘Imp ofthe Perverse,’”said Combs. It’sthat little demon inside youthat just makes you screw itup, he explained, but Poe didit to the tenth power.

Combs said he doesn’thave any plans to continue theplay after performing at theNorth Coast Rep and follow-ing his first-ever performanceat Lincoln Center in NewYork, Halloween night, wherethey’ll also show his film “TheBlack Cat” before the play.

“ N e v e r m o r e … A nEvening with Edgar AllanPoe,” directed by StuartGordon and written byDennis Paoli is Oct. 25, 7:30p.m. at the North CoastRepertory Theatre. Ticketsare available at northcoas-trep.org.

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Architect of soccer programs still has his goals setBy Tony Cagala

The most important partof any building is its founda-tion. And with every founda-tion laid there is an architectbehind it drawing up theplans.

The architect behind themen’s and women’s soccerprograms at Cal State SanMarcos is head coach RonPulvers. This year marks hissixth season since laying thefoundations of both programs.

With just three weeksremaining in the men’s andwomen’s regular soccer sea-son, Pulvers has both teamsprimed to once again make anappearance in the NAIA play-offs.

In 2005, Cal State SanMarcos announced that theywould be adding men’s andwomen’s soccer teams. Priorto his arrival, Pulvers had for10 seasons coached the men’ssoccer team at BakerUniversity in Kansas, andCSUSM had only had men’sand women’s soccer clubsports.Pulvers was hired on tobuild the two programs fromthe ground up, coach the twoteams simultaneously and doit all in just a few months.

“I started in January of2006,” Pulvers said. “And (theschool) wanted men’s andwomen’s soccer to begin infall of 2006, which is unusual-ly fast.”

It was a request that,with the help of his assistant

coach Bobby Renneisen, theymanaged to do and did so suc-cessfully with the men’s teamdebuting with an impressive12-3-1 season record.

The challenges of puttingtogether two programs in soshort a period were only dou-bled by the fact that Pulverswas going to be coaching thewomen’s program, too. It wassomething that he had neverdone before.

“Certainly coming outhere to coach one programwould have been a challenge,but coaching a women’steam…was the biggest chal-lenge of my career this far,”he said. “It was pretty excit-ing.”

Pulvers knew that he wasgoing to have to make adjust-ments to his coaching styles,especially when it came tofinding out what motivatedhis women players and how tokeep them happy and inter-ested in pursuing a commongoal.

“In terms of coachingsoccer — the science of it —not a lot changes,” he said.“The X’s and O’s pretty muchremain the same, but the artof coaching, in terms of shap-ing behavior and findingthose little motivationalmoments, is a bit differentwith the women than it is forthe men. I’ve had to learn alot,” he added.

Pulvers still continues towork on his coaching abilities,

even after six seasons. He hasgone to his wife Kimberley, aclinical psychologist, as aresource and sounding board.But the biggest resource, hesaid, has been the girls them-selves.

“If you have an open ear,they will let you know. Theyhave been the greatest teach-ers for me, in terms of tellingme what works and whatdoesn’t.”

Pulvers conceded thatany coach, no matter whetherthey’re coaching men orwomen, will be on a constantlearning curve for findingwhat works each year.

It was Pulvers’ collegesoccer coach Dave Wolf atWestmont College thatinstilled in him the notion tobecome a coach, because ofthe caring feelings that he putinto the players.

“I want to have a similareffect on my players, and sothe relationship with the play-ers is the biggest piece to it.”

Their goal going forwardis to win a national champi-onship, Pulvers said, but theirmost important goal is win-ning the game of life, headded.

The coaches and playersare all working together tomove the programs forward.

Pulvers is quick to sing thepraises of his assistant coach-es, including BobbyRenneisen who has been withhim since the beginning, andvolunteer assistant coachesBrett Crouse and JohnBurson.

On the women’s side,Pulvers is aided by assistantcoach Courtney Drummond.

The men’s team has alsoadded former professionalsoccer player Johann Noetzalas volunteer goalkeepercoach.

“We have worked tire-lessly to this day to build andto develop and to grow thisprogram and all of the assis-tants have played a major roleand Bobby Renneisen hasplayed a part in it as much asI have and deserves a lot ofthe credit,” Pulvers said.

The relatively young pro-gram is just now building thehistory and the tradition ofwhat it means to play soccerat the college.

“We love the fact thatthese players coming in havethe opportunity to lay thefoundation…as we grow anddevelop, we’re hoping toevolve our identity.”

The past six years forPulvers have gone by in aflash.

He said there’s no secretingredient when it comes todeveloping and maintaining aprogram — all it takes is hardwork.

LAYING A FOUNDATION CSUSM head coach Ron Pulvers is setting the history and foundation of theschool’s men’s and women’s soccer programs. Photo by Tony Cagala

San Dieguito Academy waterpolo team isn’t ‘squeamish’By Patty McCormac

The water polo team atSan Dieguito Academy is nim-ble, young and strong; full ofenergy and tenacity.

“They are not squeam-ish. They don’t shy from con-tact,” said their new coach,Ryan Upper who came onboard in July.

He said it is the team’ssecond year in existence andfirst year of varsity.

It is playing againstteams that have playedtogether for several years.

“They are doing prettywell. It’s tough because wedon’t have a measuring stickbecause they were playing JVlast year and did well in theJV season. Coming into thisseason to see how they stackup against varsity, they won

their first game and lost theirsecond,” he said.

He said the team hasimproved with every game ithas played.

“I think the key is wehave 12 sophomores.That willbe the group moving ahead inthe next couple of years.Theyare going to get a bunch ofexperience playing with agroup of their peers for thenext couple of years. Thatgroup is going to be reallystrong,” he said.

Upper said the two sen-iors on the team providestrong leadership, helpingwith warm-ups and practices.

“We have a fairly disci-plined team. They are learn-ing new skills and doing areally good job,” Upper said.“I give them as much informa-tion as possible and hopemost of it sticks.”

Upper, 31, is single andlives in Mission Valley. Anative Californian, he played

water polo in high school atRiverside Poly. The team wasCIF.

He is working towardshis master’s degree in busi-ness at San Diego StateUniversity during the weekand coaches five or six days aweek.

As part of the master’sprogram he has done someinternships with San DiegoGas and Electric and when hegraduates in May, he hopes tostart his own small businessor help other small businessesstay competitive in the mar-ketplace, he said.

Upper served four yearsactive duty in the Navy and iscurrently a First Lieutenantin the Army National Guard.

“I graduated from highschool and did four years ofactive duty in the Navy,” hesaid. “I went into the Navyand didn’t know where I wasgoing.”

He said he has used the

G.I. Bill to help pay for hiseducation.

Upper first went toRiverside CommunityCollege where he playedwater polo and swam.

“I was a junior collegeAll American for 2005 and2004 in swimming,” he said.

He then transferred tothe University of Redlandsand swam competitively forthe university before he start-

TEAM PLAYERS San Dieguito Academy water polo coach Ryan Upper instructs his players.Photos by Karl Willert

Varsity goalie David Martinez makes a play for the ball.

ed coaching for RiversideWater Polo, a nonprofit clubfor competitors between theages of 10 and 18.

He said he had to taketime off for his NationalGuard military training andwas then deployed to Kosovowith the National Guard in2009.

While training in Arizonahe helped coach the woman’swater polo club at theUniversity of Arizona atTucson.

At the end of June at2010, he started coachingagain and started looking forjobs at area high schools.

He was hired by SanDieguito in Encinitas.

He said the water poloseason is over about the firstweek of November, but willstart practicing in January acouple of times a week, work-ing around the other sportsschedules in which his playersare involved.

The water polo seasonwill resume in mid-August.

San Dieguito Academy waterpoloVarsity goalie Cooper Hoffmanthrows a ball in.

Coaches hearadvice from

professionalsCARLSBAD —

City of Carlsbad Parks &Recreation’s YouthSports Department willwelcome basketballgreats Bill Walton andSteve Kerr as guestspeakers at a round-table conference forcoaches from 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at theSenior Center at 799Pine Ave.

Good sportsman-ship has become thefocus point in all levelsof sport across thenation, and Walton andKerr have been advo-cates throughout theirentire lives in the bas-ketball community bytheir display of propersportsmanship both onand off the court.

Both have a goal tohelp educate coaches onproper basketball tech-niques, as well as assist-ing in influencing ourcoaches in good sports-manship.

For more informa-tion, contact SteveHerrera at (760) 434-2973, or by e-mail [email protected].

Go toRanchoSFNews.com

for local news

entered the cave, my eyeskept wandering to the oblongpicture frame on the “lobby”wall. We learned that it was a1914 family portrait of Lex’sgreat-grandfather, Thomas,five of his six wives and his 55children. The short story ofthe Chamberlain clan goeslike this: Although Mormonsbecame known for their “plu-ral marriages,” Chamberlainrelated, only about 3 percentactually practiced polygamy.His great-grandfather,Thomas, was one of these. Healso was one of severalMormons directed by churchleader Brigham Young in 1875to fan out across the West andestablish towns. (Mormon isthe short name for membersof the Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints).

Thomas eventually tookon six wives (two were sis-ters), and produced severaldozen offspring. Thomas’sixth wife, Mary HowardChamberlain, became mayorof Kanab, Utah, in late 1911and served with an all-femaletown council for three years.

“This was eight yearsbefore women were evenallowed to vote in the U.S,”Chamberlain pointed out.“Mary was the first womanmayor in the United States.”Utah actually gave womenthe right to vote in 1870, “butthis was revoked by Congressin 1887 as part of a nationaleffort to rid the territory ofpolygamy,” according to Utahhistorian Jean BickmoreWhite. Women’s right to vote

and hold office was restoredin 1895, when it was writteninto the Utah constitution atthe time of statehood.

Lex’s grandfather, Guy,was the son of the fourth wifeand the 35th child. In thephoto, he is a young boy. Lex’sfather, Garth (born 1920),bought Moqui Cave in 1951after serving in World War IIand playing for the PittsburghSteelers. Garth originally con-verted the cave into a night-club. Asked about thedichotomy of being a Mormonwho owns a bar, Lex said thathis father picked up smokingand drinking as a soldier dur-ing World War II, but laterreturned to the ways of thechurch. That’s when he con-verted the cave to a museum,but the amazing nightclubbars and stools, handmade byGarth, are still there. Theyfeature back-lit counters andfacing that illuminate slicesof multi-colored stone, andare used for display.

Garth also was quite theRenaissance man, according

to Lex. Besides being a car-penter, entrepreneur andexplorer, Garth was a master-ful wood carver and wonawards for his bronze sculp-tures, which are on display.

Lex Chamberlain is atthe cave most days to wel-come visitors. Call (435) 644-8525 or visit moquicave.com.


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Farewell to volunteerVISTA — Fresh Start

Surgical Gifts is sad to say good-bye to Volunteer CoordinatorMimi Wright, of Vista, who ismoving on to a new job oppor-tunity. “All of the Fresh Startvolunteers and staff will greatlymiss the sunshine she broughtto the office as well as to eachSurgery Weekend.”

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next time!”Eddy, who will be play-

ing defensive on the lacrosseteam at Notre Dame nextyear, says he’ll alwaysremember that moment.

“Seeing the childrenlearn something new soquickly showed me how, in alarger sense, countries canchange quickly, especially acountry like Mexico which ishaving many issues,” hesaid. “I will never forgetwhen the boys asked whenwe will come back to playwith them. They asked us tobring back more lacrosseplayers so we could have abig game! I have done com-munity service before, butthis was much more specialthan any I have experi-

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clinics to boys in RanchoSanta Fe.

In November, he’ll beholding a clinic at the SanPasqual Academy. Althoughhe’ll be leaving for collegenext year to study business,he says that won’t deter himfrom spreading lacrossearound the world.

“I plan to continue giv-ing back with my lacrosseclinics during the summerswhen I return from college,and I would love to contin-ue the clinics at the collegeI attend,” he said. “I havealso done volunteer work atorphanages around theworld — China, Africa andMongolia, to name a few. Iwant to continue my charitywork, and follow in my moth-er’s footsteps by always help-ing those who need us.”

Alexander’s mother,Lena Evans, is a well-knownphilanthropist recognizedthis year by Ranch & Coastmagazine, San DiegoMagazine and 96.5 KyXyradio with a “HometownHeroes Award” for her serv-ice to the community, coun-try and the world.

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For more informationabout Alexander’s lacrosseclinics, or to make a dona-tion, visit Alexander’sFacebook fan page YouthLacrosse Clinic or [email protected].


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Once again this year, Iams andHelen Woodward AnimalCenter will team up withmore than 3,500 animal organ-izations worldwide to encour-age pet adoption during the13th annual Home-4-the-Holidays Pet Adoption Drive.

“We are honored that somany organizations world-wide have partnered with usto make this program a suc-cess,” said Mike Arms,founder of the adoption driveand president of HelenWoodward Animal Center.“We are especially grateful tothe organizations in our ownbackyard here in San Diegowho have supported us yearafter year.”

Among those participat-ing are Borrego AnimalRescue, Camp PendletonAnimal Rescue, ChihuahuaRescue of San Diego,Coronado Animal CareFacility, Foundation for theCare of Indigent Animals,Friends of Cats, It’s the PitsDog Rescue, Labradors andFriends, San Diego Turtle andTortoise Society and ShelterPet Partners.

From so many partnersthere are a wide variety ofpets from which to choose.

“We have big dogs, littleones and everything inbetween all ages, all sizes andall colors,” said Beth Chee,

spokeswoman for the RanchoSanta Fe based organization.“We have dozens of cats andkittens all ages, sizes and col-ors. “We have Guiness, whohas been here for a while. Heis a stout 1 1/2 year old blackterrier blend. What is funabout him is his white facialhair and white chest. Thewhite facial hair gives himexpressions. When you playwith him, he feels like a littleperson.

Then there is Cupid thecat.

“Cupid is a rather largecat, I describe him as a floursack of a cat you throw overyour shoulder. He’s 9 years oldand is diabetic, which is man-aged with medication. He iscalm and takes his medicationcalmly. He’s been tough toplaces.

Another animal thatstands out in my mind isNacho, an Australian ShepardBlend, one of the cutest pup-pies I have ever seen,” shesaid.

“We have brand new pup-pies right now,” Chee said.

The program, which runsfrom Oct. 1 through Jan. 3,2012, has helped 5.8 millionpets find loving homes acrossthe globe.

The goal this year in thisannual drive is to place 1.5pets into loving homes thisholiday season, Chee said.Another interesting fact is

that the first week of HomeFor The Holidays, 76,000 petshave been adopted.

The goal this year forHelen Woodward’s and theirpartners is to help 700 petsfind homes during the drive.Last year they placed 703pets.

“This year we hope tomeet or exceed that,”she said.

New to the program thisyear are campaign ambassa-dors, NASCAR driver, RyanNewman, and his wife,Krissie. The Newmans, whofounded the Ryan NewmanFoundation to educate andencourage people to spay orneuter their pets and to adoptanimals from shelters and res-cue centers, have joined Iamsin their mission to help ani-mals in need this holiday sea-son

“As proud pet parents tofive incredible animals,we arehonored to join with IamsHome 4 the Holidays to findpermanent homes to lovinganimals,”Ryan Newman said .

Krissie Newman added,“We truly believe that the realreward is when the pet adoptsyou and we invite everyone tojoin the millions of familieswho’ve already experiencedthe joy of animal adoptionthrough this program.”

To learn more about theadoption drive, call (858)756-4117 or visit animalcenter.org.

13th annual pet adoption drive runs through new year

‘PURR’-FECT PETS 9-year-old Cupid has seen some hard times but has a great attitude. He’s availablefor adoption at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. Courtesy photo

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Presley Taylor, Erika Vargas, Isabella Chambers, Tre Grove, Ava Chambers, Luke Mitchum, Lindsay Ruh, Wiley Mossy, Emmelia Grove welcome everyone tothe Horizon Prep Early Education “Art in the Park” Back to School Picnic. Courtesy photo

ART IN THE PARK

By Wehtahnah TuckerFormer Secretary of

State Condoleezza Ricespoke to a sold out crowd tobenefit North CountySolutions for Change andhelp achieve its goal to solvefamily homelessness in theregion on Oct. 8.

The star-studded eventheld at Rancho Bernardo Innraised an astounding $1.3million, far surpassing theorganizers’ goals of $250,000.“An Evening to Remember”was part of the organization’s“Finding Our Way Home” ini-tiative, whose goal is to lead200 families and their 400children out of homelessnesswithin three years.

More than 600 familieshave successfully completedthe Solutions program, withseveral of those families pres-ent at the gala.

The organization wasfounded on the principle thatfamily homelessness can besolved. Executive DirectorChris Megison, who foundedthe organization in 1999 withhis wife Tammy, said the fam-ilies that enter the organiza-tion’s “university” are giventhe tools to succeed in liferather than a temporary fix.

In that time, the organi-zation has saved taxpayersmore than $28 million byhelping families permanentlysolve their homelessness.

“There is a differencebetween containing home-lessness and solving it,” hesaid. While seasonal shelters

are valuable, they don’t get tothe root problems that lead tohomelessness, Megison said.

Over a decade ago whenMegison was a Marine, hewas on the losing end of a betwith a consequence of serv-ice at a local soup kitchen.

“It changed my life,” hesaid. “I met a little girlnamed Jessica and she askedme if I lived in the shelter,”Megison recalls. “I got doneon one knee and told her thatI didn’t and that I was goingto do everything I could tomake sure she had a house,too.”

In fact, Megison and hiswife made good on the prom-ise and the child who trans-formed his life’s work andpurpose is now in college.

“No child should have tolive with the uncertainty ofnot knowing where they aregoing to go next,” he said.

Dr. Rice captivated anaudience of 600 diverse sup-porters and community mem-bers with her inspirationalwords on the past, presentand future of America. Shespoke to the need for thecommunity to support thosewho are weak — includingthe homeless, those strickenby poverty and oppressedwomen.

One of the program’sgraduates was in attendanceat the gala. Liliana, 40, whoprefers not to use her lastname, is the mother of threeboys ranging in age from 13to 18. In 2006, she was evicted

again from her apartment.“I had hit rock bottom, I

was using drugs for 22 yearsand finally my family steppedin and took my kids,” shesaid. Her husband had alsoleft her because of her “liesand manipulation.”

In a twist of fate, Lilianawas given the number toSolutions by a welfare investi-gator who suspected she wasattempting to defraud thegovernment by accessingservices for her children whodid not live with her.

“He encouraged me toget my life in order,” she said.“I had never even met this

person and he helped saveme.”

Liliana entered a drugrehab program while her hus-band and three childrenbegan the intense journey toself-sufficiency at Solutions.She eventually joined herfamily. Watching her childrenline up at a homeless shelterwas a motivator to stay cleanand stick with the program.

“It gave me the drive todo whatever it took to get myfamily out of the situation,”she said.

After nine months intransitional housing, she andher husband graduated from

the program. Megison hasbought dozens of affordablehousing units in NorthCounty so residents can moveinto the community. They arerequired to have a job andsavings of $2,000 before theycan graduate into one ofthese homes or apartments.

The program doesn’t endafter the move. In fact, thelast 500 days are critical, asparticipants learn to liveindependently with the disci-pline, structure and supportof the Solutions program.

Liliana has worked forthe organization for the pastfour years.

“Mind you I’ve neverhad a job in my life,” she said.“But these people trusted meand gave me a secondchance.”

Her family’s success isone of many stories thatMegison wants to replicate byraising $20 million in threeyears in order to purchasemore affordable housing.

“We started this lastyear and raised $10 million,”he said. “It’s a public, privatepartnership with a lot of peo-ple and entities supportingan end to homelessness.”

“This place helped mefind my way home. It allowedme to be the woman I’vealways wanted to be,” Lilianasaid. “No matter what lifethrows at me I’ve gained theskills to deal with it.”

For more information,visit SolutionsForChange.orgor call (760) 941-6545.

Political star power fights homelessness

The San Diego CountyDepartment of EnvironmentalHealth has created a new web-site at SDSwatTeam.com, andtwo specially-created videogames to let youngsters (andeven adults) play,have fun andlearn about protecting them-selves and others from WestNile virus, the potentially-deadly disease that is spreadby mosquitoes.

The first game, “HazardHunt,” asks youngsters to helpHannah and Hector, the coun-

ty vector inspectors (vectorsare pests that can transmit dis-eases) hunt for 12 commonplaces around the home wheremosquitoes can breed.

Players use their comput-er mouse to find breedingspots and answer multiple-choice questions about mos-quito prevention. When theplayer answers all 12 questionscorrectly, they become aSWAT team member and winan official certificate or aSWAT team robot they can cut

out and put together.The second game,

“Mosquito Munch Maze,” letsplayers use the arrow keys ontheir computer to help a mos-quito fish swim through amaze and “gobble up” hisfavorite food, mosquitoes andmosquito larvae.

Winners also becomeSWAT team members and getto print out a certificate orrobot.

San Diego County has nothad a human case of West Nile

virus since November 2009,with help from the county’sextensive prevention meas-ures, which have included:dropping granular larvicide onwaterways to kill mosquito lar-vae; giving free mosquito-eat-ing fish to residents; lookingfor neglected, “green” swim-ming pools; providing textmessage alerts and extensivepublic education.

However, the disease,which is mainly spread tohumans by mosquitoes who

feed on infected birds,remains a threat. There havebeen 88 human cases inCalifornia this year and twoKern County men became thestate’s first West Nile virusfatalities recently.

Nationwide, there havebeen 362 human cases and 18deaths in 2011.

To find the new “SwatTeam” page and more infor-mation about West Nile virusand how to prevent its spread,go to SDFightTheBite.com.

County creates video games to help with prevention of viruses

FOR THE CAUSE Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,now a professor at Stanford University, gave the keynoteaddress at the North County Solutions for Change gala Oct. 8.Courtesy photo

By Michael Lobatz, M.D.In the United States,

more than 300,000 sports-related concussions occureach year, ranging from proathletes to weekend warriorsto little leaguers. Thousandsmore may suffer concussionsstemming from car accidents,falls, playground injuries andother causes.

A concussion is a type ofbrain injury, most oftencaused by a blow to the head.While they may range inseverity, all concussions tem-porarily affect brain functionto some degree. Concussionscan impair speech, balance,coordination, memory, andcognitive thinking.

The first symptoms of aconcussion often includeheadache,slurred speech,dif-ficulty thinking clearly,quickly forgetting new infor-mation, repeated nausea orvomiting. Concussion maycause balance problems,slowed movement, and sleep-ing more or less than usual.

People who suffer a con-cussion do not necessarilylose consciousness, althoughthat can occur.Often,they tryto resume their usual levelsof activity because theybelieve their injuries are notserious. However, there arepotentially serious impair-ments or complications thatcan ensue. Patients with sus-pected concussion should beevaluated by a physician,andshould not resume play with-out medical clearance.

Physicians will usuallyask questions about theinjury and check strength,balance, coordination andcognitive functioning such asmemory and communication.A CT scan is often ordered ifthe person lost consciousnessor has lingering symptoms.Inaddition, a CT scan is recom-mended if there is a suspect-ed fracture of the skull orbleeding in the brain; symp-toms such as bruising of botheyes, or bruising behind theear can indicate a skull frac-ture.

In most cases, the con-cussion will resolve on its ownwithin a few days or some-times weeks. The physicianwill want to know about anynew symptoms or changes inbehavior. Pain medicationsmay be recommended torelieve headache. Dependingon the severity of the concus-sion, additional testing maybe needed including MRIscanning and seeing a neurol-ogist in consultation.

A second concussionmay occur before the firstone has fully healed. These“second impact” concussionscan cause additional traumato the brain, including brainswelling and widespreaddamage. They carry a higher

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FASHION CHIC From left to right, Hannah McKinney, Haley Fulbright, Patrick Karceski, Marc Sharman, Josh King, Allison Decker, and ErinWinters. Courtesy photo

Salon celebrates grand opening, supports charityThe night was filled with a

French vibe as over 200 guestscame to celebrate the new loca-tion of Headlines THE Salon.Mirza Batanovic,creative direc-tor,and his team created beau-tiful hair styles taken right offthe runways of Paris and pairedthem with fashions from SwirlBoutique and Mia BellaCouture.

Models walked the cat-walk inside the new salon thatpartners Gayle Fulbright and

Letty Portilla launched just ashort month ago.

French culture was thetheme this evening, bringing aEuropean flair to Encinitas.Isabelle Briens of French PastryCafe provided all the food forthe evening. Raffled off itemsof a trip to Big Bear, TemeculaBalloon ride, a French Picnic,dinner with the CarlsbadFiremen and many other itemswere generously donated tohelp raise money for the non-

profit Childhelp.The entire event was a

joint effort to promote thischarity that is close to all theirhearts, Childhelp.org and thegrand opening of this new loca-tion in the Ralphs, CVS andTrader Joe’s Center off of ElCamino Real.

The event was a success,raising over $5,000 in oneevening for Childhelp.

This money will go direct-ly to the charity to help prevent

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By Bianca KaplanekFor most girls turning

Sweet 16, the perfect presentmight include a gift card for ashopping spree, spa day orbeauty makeover.

For Carlsbad residentWaverly Giannotti, it was a cer-tificate for five lessons atMcClellan-Palomar Airport’sGrey Eagle Flight Academy.

“Ever since then I’ve beenflying,” she said. “I was justhooked immediately. It’s beenfun and a blessing.”

Giannotti has been a“space junkie,” according toher mother, ever since she wasabout 12. In middle school, shewanted to be an astronaut.

But those plans changedduring her freshman year ofhigh school after a familyfriend took her up in a single-engine Cessna 172.

“We weren’t even 50 feetoff the runway and I knew thisis what I wanted to do,”Giannotti said. “I remembertexting my mom when we land-ed telling her this is somethingI really want to do.”

At the time she was 15 andold enough to begin lessons.But her parents, Ron andGayle, decided to let the desireplay out.

“We wanted to make surethis wasn’t some new thing shewanted to do that would makeher different from everybodyelse,” said Gayle Giannotti, aformer flight attendant whowas just shy of earning her pilotlicense as a teenager.

“But she was fascinatedand wanted to learn more,”shesaid. “I think she almost gotworn out bugging us about it.”

After receiving the firstfive lessons from her parents,Giannotti spent the next 18months juggling school,

extracurricular activities andcollege-test practice sessions soshe could log the 70 hoursrequired for a license.

She also worked two part-time jobs to cover the $15,000price tag. In exchange for someflight time, Giannotti washedplanes,cleaned offices and per-formed other odd jobs at GreyEagle. She also took up model-ing and has appeared in localpublications such as San DiegoMagazine and last winter’sSports Authority catalog.

“I ended up flying two tothree times a week,” she said.“It was crazy but I managed toprioritize and get organized.”

This past June 28,Giannotti became a licensedprivate pilot. She tries to getflight time at least once a week.

While she believes it’s nat-ural to feel somewhat afraidwhile flying, Giannotti said herexperiences have taught her tobe alert and “situationallyaware” to avoid panicking.

“When you’re flying, younever really know what’s goingto happen,” she said. “The con-trol tower could tell you to dosomething different or some-thing you’re not used to.”

Her most anxious momentso far was during her first solo“cross-country” flight, a 150-mile round trip from Palomarto Thermal Airport near PalmSprings.

“When I was flying overthe desert I lost communica-tions with the tower, and Icouldn’t find the airporteither,” she said. “I was a littlebit afraid but I put myself in anorbit to make sure I didn’t getlost. I called an emergencyfacility and asked them for vec-tors to the airport, and I wasable to work through that situa-tion.

“It turned from being areally scary situation to learn-ing a lot of skills and a lot ofthings about myself,” she said.“It’s really important to confess

that you’re vulnerable, thatyou’re lost and not think thatyou know everything.”

In addition to school, workand flying, Giannotti is affiliat-ed with Girls with Wings,a non-profit, Internet-based organiza-tion that encourages youngwomen to pursue careers in avi-ation.

“I really want to use mylicense as a way to encouragekids to go after their dreams,”she said. “They can pursuetheir passions regardless oftheir age.

“It was hard for me, as a17-year-old girl, to become apilot because of my gender andmy age,” she said, adding thatshe was occasionally put down,mostly by her male peers.

“They doubted me,” shesaid.“They said I couldn’t do it.But I used that as a boost toprove to myself that I can fly aplane.”

“Girls have an equalopportunity to go after a careerin a male-dominated field,” shesaid. “You can fly an airplanewearing pink nail polish.Airplanes are not just for boys.”

Currently a senior atSanta Fe Christian,Giannotti ispresident of the high school’sFrench Club and a member ofits Philosophy, Apologetics,Sailing and Camping clubs.

She is also busy submit-ting college applications. Shehopes to attend Embry-RiddleAeronautical University inDaytona Beach,Fla.,after grad-uation.

Although Giannotti wouldeventually like to become acommercial pilot, she said shedoesn’t have a set career pathright now.

“As long as I’m in a cockpitas a job, that’s what I wouldlove to do,” she said.

The sky’s the limit for 17-year-old pilot

FLYING HIGH Carlsbad resident Waverly Giannotti, a 17-year-oldsenior at Santa Fe Christian High School, earned her private pilotlicense in June through Grey Eagle Flight Academy at McClellan-Palomar Airport. Courtesy photo

Teen Volunteers inAction, a leadership devel-opment and charitable com-munity service organizationfor young men in gradesseven through 12, will keepa busy schedule for volun-teer activities in October.

In the first part of themonth, the TVIA membershelped set up and teardown, assisted with bannersand masks, staffed tablesand greeted guests at theSolana Beach Arts Fair. Inaddition,TVIA eighth-gradeboys work with kids anddecorate for Halloweenyoungsters receiving med-ical attention at RadyChildren’s Hospital.

On Oct. 15, TVIAeighth-grade boys will assistwith the plant sale at theSan Diego BotanicalGarden by helping loadplants into cars, moveplants and assist shoppersand staff as needed.

Oct. 16, VIA boys ingrades 11 and 12 will havethe opportunity to partici-pate in mock interviews insessions run by adults whowill guide the young men inlearning how to presentthemselves positively,engage the interviewer,respond to questions effec-tively, and highlight theiroutstanding strengths. Thisworkshop will help studentsconvey their strengths con-fidently in interviews forcollege, internships, schol-arships or work.

On Oct. 22, they will bepart of Operation Facelift, acommunity housing workseffort that has TVIA boys ingrades seven through 12doing a home make-over inCity Heights. TVIA boyswill work on one house andprovide exterior painting,landscaping and debrisremoval.The work makes animmediate, measurable dif-ference in the lives of seniorcitizens, disabled personsand low-income families.

Oct. 23, boys in gradesseven through 12 will assistthe Solana Beach SchoolDistrict with its HalloweenCarnival, by staffing boothsand helping as needed withcarnival activities.

Serving the northcoastal communities of DelMar, Carmel Valley, RanchoSanta Fe, Cardiff, Encinitasand Carlsbad, TVIA is anorganization of young mencommitted to developingcommunity leaders througha structured program of vol-unteerism, philanthropyand personal growth. Formore information, visittvia.org.

Teen boysmake adifference

You don’t mind if Iwhine a bit, do you? I want acat but just can’t have one.Every time I get near themmy eyes itch, swell and mostof my respiratory systemslams shut. But I waaaantone!

OK, done now. But I amfeeling thoroughly sorry formy sweet daughter andmyself because neither of uscan keep this very adorablecat she rescued from herdad’s office, where sheworks part-time. (Her apart-ment is “no pets.”)

The office has fourfloors and the top floor isempty. For reasonsunknown, my child decidedto explore the desertedoffices and roof one after-noon and, of course, found ayoung cat stuck up there.Wewill never know how it gotup there or when, but doorsand elevators made it impos-sible to escape. It tended tohide in small, inaccessibleplaces when approached.

This led to days of highdrama in which she tried toget Los Angeles animal con-trol to come rescue the cat.They waffled, and thendeclined. Then, during onevisit to the roof to feed thecat, the door closed, lockingmy daughter up there fortwo hours, at night, in thedark.

The next day, however,she was able to corner thekitten into a box. She thenmade calls to all our localno-kill shelters and was uni-formly told they could takeno more cats, thanks. Inspite of my regular role asthe heavy, I lacked the back-bone to tell her to just dropit at the pound.

By now she had namedit. I knew the cat was safebut we were doomed.

From there it was a fast$350 for vet check-up andspaying — malnourishedbut generally healthy — nomedical reason to put itdown.

So while roof cat’sstitches heal, we debate herfuture and she steals ourhearts. My husband insistsshe could live in our back-yard and catch rats. He failsto factor in that thisadorable black-and-white-with-a-black-spot-on-her-nose kitty needs cuddlingand I would be the only cud-dler readily available.

The shelters are full. Soif you are even a little bittempted to take in a sweet,affectionate, now-spayedkitty, I’d love to hear fromyou.We will give her up to agood home, but we cannotpromise not to pout for agood long time.

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By Bianca KaplanekThe San Diego County

Fair will be two days longerin 2012 than it has been fornearly the past decade.

The 22nd DistrictAgricultural Associationboard of directors approvedthe extension at its Oct. 11meeting with the under-standing that staff willreturn in November with areport detailing efforts topromote public transit to theevent and a cross-marketingplan with area businesses.

Factors such as whenschools end for summerbreak determine the sched-ule for the fair, which tradi-tionally starts on a Fridayand closes July 4 to provideadequate time to prepare forthe horse race meet.

With the upcoming leapyear and continued record-breaking attendance, TimFennell, chief executive offi-cer, recommended the extradays as a way to spread outattendance and possiblyreduce traffic.

Del Mar City Councilmembers doubted that logic,saying more fair dates wouldresult in more traffic.

Representatives fromboth sides, as well as adja-cent Solana Beach, met towork out a plan that wasagreeable to all sides,Fennell said.

Fairgrounds officialswill find ways to expand thenumber of free off-site park-ing locations and continueoffering a ticketing incentiveprogram through NorthCounty Transit District to

encourage fairgoers to usepublic transportation.

In response to com-plaints from Del Mar MayorDon Mosier about dirt andtrash on Jimmy DuranteBoulevard, fairgrounds offi-cials committed to keepingthe roadway clean in a planincluded in the staff report.

Mosier acknowledged inthe meetings that a reportfrom several years ago indict-ed there is a slight revenueenhancement for Del Mar.

“What was not said isthat the revenue does notcover the city’s expenses indealing with fair impacts,”Mosier said. “The city of DelMar is trying to work withthe 22nd DAA and the newboard members, and the firstconversations have beenencouraging.”

“The fair is extremelypopular and it’s getting morepopular,” Fennell said, noting

a 5.6 percent increase in fairattendance last year and a 10percent increase in the coun-ty’s population in the pastdecade.

“Our fair is very success-ful and with any successfulevent there will be trafficissues,” he said.

Fennell said he will alsowork with programming toensure well-attended eventsare not scheduled on thesame day.

This year theInternational Beer Festivaland Gospel Festival wereboth held June 25.

After determining park-ing lots would not be able toaccommodate the traffic thatwas on the freeway, lawenforcement closed both Viade la Valle off ramps for sev-eral hours.

Solana Beach MayorLesa Heebner said she was-n’t happy about the addition-

al days because of the nega-tive impacts on local resi-dents and businesses, but shewas encouraged by the “gen-tleman’s agreement” to pro-mote public transit and cross-

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If there is any type of culi-nary related snobbery goingon in my life, I will readilyadmit to it when it comes tohot dogs. I am also slightlyobsessed with sampling asmany regional variations aspossible, always comparingthem to my beloved DetroitConey Islands, Skyline inOhio, the classic dirty waterstreet vendor dog in NYC, andthe recently discoveredDodger Dog.

Hot dogs are about asUSA as it gets and evoke thesame passions as just aboutany food around. I’ve hadfierce debates with friendswho insisted on adding any-thing but pure yellow mustardto their Tiger Stadium BallPark hot dog years ago, whichstill ranks as the best stadiumdog I’ve had. That’s why I wasdelighted to hear about theDog House Diner outside ofthe Encinitas Home Depot.

Sandy Cherman boughtthe former hot dog vendor outand transformed it from adecent hot dog stand into a hotdog nirvana that also has otherregional specialties like PhillyCheesesteaks, BLT’s, a full-onsoda fountain, and a breakfastburrito that has cracked mytop 3-list.

The Dog House Diner isthe vision of Sandy and hisfamily who moved to Carlsbad

from New York 6 years agoafter retiring from a 33-yearcareer in the garment busi-ness. He worked as a shortorder cook in high school andcollege and began living hisdream of owning a restaurantwhen he bought the currentlocation in 2009. He collabo-rated with his son Justin,a CIAgraduate, to create the menuof authentic specialty hot dogsfrom around the country.Sandy shares my passion forthis type of food and backs itup by buying authentic ingre-dients found in the regionalspecialties on his menu.

He is a hands-on owner

and you can find him thereworking the window andengaging his customers in anendearing manner…for a NewYorker…kidding, he really is agreat guy. And I might addthat he listens to his cus-tomers. I suggested he add thefamous Dodger Dog served atDodger Stadium in LosAngeles. Two days later hecalled me up and said theywere on the menu.

I made at least five“research” trips to taste asmuch as I could for this col-umn. I’ve sampled 13 of theirofferings and was not disap-pointed by anything I tasted.

Standouts included theChicago and New York dogs,Milwaukee brat, the B.L.T.,Dodger dog, PhillyCheesesteak, breakfast burri-to, chilidog, and the Wienerburger, which is a moist andtasty burger, shaped into along sausage shape served in aFrench roll. The garlic friesrock and the malted shake wasa delightful blast from thepast.

Their soda fountainserves up all kinds of regionaldrink specialties and alsoMexican Coke, which is mybeverage of choice when chow-ing on dogs.

I should add that the pick-le served with some of my dogsand sandwiches is first rate,which is impressive as picklesare key to the hot dog experi-ence and Sandy nailed it.

In all, they offer around25 hot dog, burger, burrito andbreakfast sandwich selectionsalong with a full selection ofsides and a coffee bar.

Visits to the Dog HouseDiner should not be limited toHome Depot trips.

This is a destination untoitself and the tables outsideoffer plenty of room to sitdown and watch the endlessparade of humanity flowing inand out of that crazy busystore. I will be back on a regu-lar basis for the breakfast bur-rito, the insanely good andhard to find around here malt-ed shake, and a half dozen orso of the dogs. It’s a greatplace to educate your kids onthe regional nuances of hotdog culture, something thatshould be taught at an earlyage. For those of you who arenot enlightened to the simplepleasure a quality hot dog canevoke, I encourage you to stopby the Dog House Diner andgive it a try. Sandy Cherman isthe real deal and his passionfor what he does is worth sup-porting.

The Dog House Diner isat 1001 N. El Camino Real. Formore information, visit thedoghousediner.com.

HOT DOGGER The Dog House Diner in Encinitas has enough “dogs” to shake a stick at.Photo by David Boylan

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2012 San Diego County Fair extended by 2 days

TURN TO FAIR ON B13

In recognition ofCarruth Cellars’ one-yearanniversary of operation inSolana Beach, the winerywill be hosting a communi-ty art installation fundrais-ing project through Oct. 22at 320 S. Cedros Ave., Suite400.

The winery has com-missioned New Orleansmosaic artist Laurel True toinstall a mural at CarruthCellars.

The public in invitedto view the installation ortry their hand at inlayingmosaic tiles from 10 a.m. to4 p.m.

The festivities includea fundraising componentthat will benefit the MosaicArtwork Fund forMirebalais Hospital inHaiti, under the publichealth organizationPartners in Health andTrue’s umbrella entity,“The Global MosaicProject.”

Highlights of the eventinclude an educational lec-ture by True titled, “ThePower of Art: BuildingCreative Capital ThroughCommunity Mosaics,” withwine tasting from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. Oct.21 at the win-ery and culminating in aformal dedication ceremo-ny at 4 p.m. Oct. 22.Ceramic tile for the muralhas been donated by HeathCeramic Tile and addition-al project sponsor is 320South Cedros.

The installation isendorsed by the CedrosDesign District Associationand the Solana BeachChamber of Commerce.

For additional infor-mation, visit truemosaics.com.

The cellar’s latestrelease, the Save the OceanCuvée, features work bylocal artist Mark Pattersoncreator of the “SurfingMadonna” mosaic.

Visitors are encour-aged to drop by the wineryfor a tasting and a portionof all proceeds from thesale of each bottle will bedonated to the nonprofitSurfing Madonna OceansProject.

For additionalinformation, visitcarruthcellars.com or call(858) 847-9463.

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By Consumer ReportsThe start of fall means

that it’s time to clean up thehouse, swap out clothes inyour closets and break outthe seasonal tools in thegarage. ShopSmart, theshopping magazine pub-lished by Consumer Reports,came up with organizingtricks to keep everythingtidy year-round.

“The change of seasonsis the perfect time for peopleto break the cycle of theirbad organizing habits,” saidLisa Lee Freeman, editor-in-chief of ShopSmart. “If youkeep your belongings organ-ized the entire year, you’llcut down on the amount oftime reorganizing each timea new season rolls around.”

STORE IT IN THE FALL:— Garden tools and

pots. Hose off dirty garden-ing gear and stack pots intiers. For pots with fragilesurfaces, layer newspaperbetween vessels to protectfrom scratches and chips.Outdoor garden storagebenches and cabinets arealso great for storing toolsand pots over the winter.

— Summer clothes. Tofree up precious closet realestate, measure the numberof feet of hanging space yourclothes take up and get agarment rack wide enoughto accommodate it all. Stowin a dry basement or attic.And be sure to clean clothesbefore putting them away —even if they look spot-free.Stains that seem invisiblecan oxidize over time and behard to get out if leftuntreated.

— Beach towels, picnicblankets, outdoor linens andtableware. Clear the linencloset of summer beach tow-els and outdoor tableclothsand place mats; stash in

giant plastic tubs. Cradleoutdoor dishes and cups ontop. ShopSmart recommendsparking the bin in a base-ment or attic.

STORE IT IN THEWINTER:

— Garden rakes. Hanglong-handled rakes and gar-den tools from a pegboard.Affix the board to anygarage or shed wall, leavingabout an inch of spacebetween the wall and theboard to accommodatehooks.

— Seasonal decorations.Stow jack-o-lanterns and cor-nucopias in opaque bins:Clear bins let in light, whichcan damage memorabilia.

— Bikes. There aremany types of bike racks;some mount into studs onthe wall, others mount froma track system. Choose onethat works for your space.Hang it on a wall in thegarage.

STORE IT IN THESPRING:

— Boots. Stuff bootswith boot forms to help themkeep their shape. You canalso use balled-up gym socksin a pinch. Lay each pair ofboots flat in a plastic bin.

— Sleds and ice skates.Most sleds have holes for asteering rope; thread heavyrope through the holes, thenhang sleds in the garage.Stash disc-type sleds in alarge clear contractor bag.Tie a knot at the top andhang from a hook, flatagainst the wall of yourgarage.

— Bulky coats and bed-ding. Wash or dry-cleanthrows, quilts and duvets,then store in Space Bags in alinen closet. Short on closetspace? ShopSmart suggestsa rolling garment rack with azippered front closure tokeep out moisture andmoths.

STORE IT IN THESUMMER:

— Backpacks and lunchboxes. Clean backpacks andwash lunch boxes, then airthem out in the sun beforeputting away in storage totelabeled “Back to School.”

— Artwork and schoolpapers. “Condense and pre-serve” is your mantra forchildren’s school papers andprojects. Weed out itemsyour child is no longerattached to. Preserve espe-cially important projects byasking your child to pick outfive pieces to save. Put themin a portfolio labeled withyour child’s name and schoolyear. Store it at the back of acloset or in the attic.

— Wool rugs. Roll upcleaned and vacuumed rugsto keep them free of deepcreases or bends, then wrapthem in large plastic bags.Store them up high on agarage shelf or in your attic.


Organization tricks for every season

Visit the Consumer Reports website atconsumerreports.org.

■ Each time ofyear has itsown ideal set oftools, gadgets

Several North Countystudents were awardedscholarships to attend LakeForest College this fall.

Charlotte DeTar, ofRancho Santa Fe, wasawarded a PresidentialScholarship. PresidentialScholarships are awardedbased on exemplary aca-demic achievement. DeTaris a graduate of San DiegoJewish Academy.

Martha Mallory ofCarlsbad, was awarded aPresidential Scholarshipand a Gates LeadershipScholarship. Presidential

Scholarships are awardedbased on exemplary aca-demic achievement.

The Gates LeadershipScholarship is a ForesterScholarship.

Forester Scholarshipsare awarded to studentswho have demonstratedspecial ability in and dedi-cation to art, foreign lan-guage, leadership, music,theater, writing, or science(including the natural,mathematical, and comput-er sciences). Mallory is agraduate of Carlsbad HighSchool.

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By Wehtahnah TuckerThe Sacred Craft

Consumer Surfboard Expo wasback in Southern CaliforniaOct.8 and Oct.9 as thousands ofenthusiasts descended on theDel Mar Fairgrounds to viewunique, subtle innovations inthe surf industry.

Considered by many as thepremiere one of a kind surfexpo, Sacred Craft celebratesthe art of surfing —from designto shaping and everything inbetween.

“This is a lot more of a laidback atmosphere,” said TreyPeters.“I go to some tradeshowsand it’s so commercialized youforget it’s even about surfing.”

The Sustainable CraftShaping Bay showcased variousshapers holding court andworking their craft.

“It shows a lot of peoplewhat goes into making a boardwho might otherwise just thinkit comes off the rack ready-made,”Tad Miserhold said.“It’slike knowing where your foodcomes from, it’s getting to thesource.”

Scott Bass, founder ofSacred Craft, has said there is amovement to get back to theroots of the surf culture. In fact,history played an importantrole in the present day expo.Sixshapers fabricated asymmetri-cal-styled surfboards in the

Tribute to the Masters Shape-Off, which honored locallybased veteran shaper and LaJolla native Carl Ekstrom.

Known for his asymmetri-cal surfboard designs that allowa surfer to ride one board that

works for both the frontand back side,Ekstrom built hisfirst board at age 15.

“These old-school guysreally had a lot of freedom tobuild whatever worked forthem,” Patrick McKinney said.“Now we are sucked into buy-ing what’s popular.”

Kimball Taylor’s T-shirtsand hats displayed at TheRandominium booth showedthe lighter side of commercial-ization.

“We poke fun at it all,” hesaid.With slogans like “The surfindustry stole my culture andall I got was this lousy T-shirt,”Taylor has his share of fans.

The Sustainable CraftShowcase highlighted environ-mentally friendly equipmentand services. Rey Banatao, co-founder of EntropyResigns.com,showed the crowdhow versatile industrial pineand non-food grade vegetable

oils are as he painted a surf-board.Nothing went to waste asEvocal artist Brett Walker tookthe leftover paint from Banataoand created a work of art on thespot.

Brothers Pat and FabiMuirragui, local entrepreneurswho launched boardhunt.com,a virtual marketplace thatallows local shapers, as well asthe general public, to sell newand used boards.

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DDEEAARR DDOOCCTTOORR KK:: I am a57-year-old woman with ham-mertoes, which can make walk-ing or standing painful. Theworst part is that I like to walkfor exercise, so this problem iscutting into my health regimen.What's the best way to deal

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Hammertoes are toes thatget “stuck” in a bent positionbecause the tendons and liga-ments in the toes have beenpulled tight. They’re calledhammertoes because they look

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Constantly squeezing toesinto narrow shoes forces theminto an unnatural position.Women are four times as likelyas men to develop hammertoes.The shoes women often wearare the main reason thatwomen more often have woeswith their toes than men do.

But today’s shoe trendsdon’t get us off the hook com-pletely when it comes to ham-mertoe risk.The flip-flops I seeall over campus in the summercan cause hammertoes, too.Why? Because in order to keepthem on, wearers often gripwith their toes as they walk —

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If your hammertoes arestill flexible, you can buy little“crest” pads that push the toesdown when you’re wearingshoes.There are also splints andpads designed to straightencrooked toes. Hot soaks canhelp with joint flexibility, andapplying ice may help reduceswelling and inflammation.

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