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VOL. 7, NO. 26 THE RANCH’S BEST SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS JAN. 13, 2012
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KEEPING SAFERSF Fire Departmentlaunches a campaign toeducate residents onhow to protectthemselves and theircommunity A3
TENNIS,ANYONE?The RSF Association ishelping the tennis clubkick up is summercelebrations A21
THISWEEK WILDLOCKSRight, Gerry Chang, LondonRemley and Andrew Goldenclown around during CrazyHair Day at R. Roger RoweSchool as a part of SpiritWeek. Below, McKaraSweeney, Nathan Catledgeand Kate Singer clown aroundduring Crazy Hair Day at R.Roger Rowe School as part ofSpirit Week. Photos by PattyMcCormac
By Lillian Cox Last year, approximately
8,412 dogs were euthanizedby the San Diego Departmentof Animal Services and localshelters, according to the SanDiego Animal WelfareCoalition. Of thoseeuthanasias, 4,185 wereowner-requested citing “nothealthy” as the reason, and1,945 because dogs weredetermined to be “unhealthyand untreatable” by shelterstaff.
The remaining 2,282euthanasias were of healthy,adoptable dogs.
“So heartbreaking, somany great dogs are in needof training,” said LindaMichaels, M.A., and a VictoriaStilwell-licensed dog trainer.“Most dogs are abandonedbecause of a behavioral issue
that became unbearable forthe family.”
Ten years ago, Michaelswas working on her master’sthesis when she began volun-teering at the San DiegoHumane Society.
“I thought I was going tobe a behavioral neurologist,and then my world juststopped,” she said. “I discov-ered that dogs have a lot ofthe same emotional issues aspeople such as abandonment,fear, anxiety, stress and sepa-ration anxiety.”
As a volunteer, Michaelschoose the most difficultcases to work with.
“I knew that if someonedidn't take an interest in a‘tough case,’ the outcome forthat dog would likely be
From left: Sandie Lampie, host, Pet Patrol on KUSI with dog trainerVictoria Stilwell and Linda Michaels, M.A. and a Victoria Stilwell-licenseddog trainer. Stilwell, host of “It’s Me or the Dog” on Animal Planet, pro-motes a positive reinforcement approach to dog training. Courtesy photo
Dog trainer specializes in adoptions
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Duo setsights onsavingBy Patty McCormac
RANCHO SANTA FE —A new committee is about tobe born to the Rancho SantaFe Association. DirectorsAnne Feighner and AnnBoone have joined forces tobegin the establishment ofthe Reforestation and WaterCommittee.
The two told the rest ofthe board at its Jan. 5 meet-ing that this new committeewill focus on water conserva-tion and education abouthow to do it.
It will also concentrateon keeping the forest aroundthe Covenant healthy andwill teach residents whatkind of landscaping is notonly beautiful, but is alsodrought-tolerant.
It will reach the commu-nity through a future video,newspapers and theAssociation’s website.
In other Associationnews, CovenantAdministrator Ivan Hollerreported that an ongoingparking survey has attractedsome attention.
“People know you arethere,” AssociationPresident Jack Queen said ofthe people stationed aroundthe Village watching theturnover of parking places.
“We have had a fewfolks asking us what we arelooking at,” Holler said.
Parking in the Village isa constant issue, many peo-ple staying away because ofthe lack of parking, real orperceived.
Next on the agenda wasa discussion about theprogress of completing theOsuna Ranch lot split.
One of the final condi-tions to be met is the SightDistance Certification forthe driveway leading to thesingle-family residence onthe property.
Holler said some of thepepper trees near the drive-way will have to be removedto comply with countyrequirements.
“I’m just wondering whyit has not been donealready,” asked Director Dick
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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA2 JAN. 13, 2012
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSJAN. 13, 2012 A3
ODDFILES
by CHUCKSHEPHERD
Obsessions (1) Don Aslett, 76,
recently opened theMuseum of Clean inPocatello, Idaho, as the cul-mination of a lifelong devo-tion to tidying up.Highlights are several hun-dred pre-electric vacuumcleaners plus interactiveexhibits to encourage kidsto clean their rooms. Asletttold London’s Daily Mail inDecember that people whodon’t understand his dedica-tion must never have experi-enced the satisfaction ofmaking a toilet bowlsparkle. (2) Also startingearly in life, Dustin Kruse, 4,is so knowledgeable abouttoilet models and plumbingmechanics that the KohlerCo. presented him with anadvanced-model “dualflush” commode forChristmas. Dustin, a fan ofthe Kohler showroom, hasbeen known to explain toi-let technology to othershowroom visitors.
Government inAction!
Predator drones are animportant weapon againstterrorists in Afghanistan,Yemen and other countries,but in June, an unarmedpredator was employedstateside to help catch cat-tle rustlers.The Departmentof Homeland Security ownseight predators for surveil-lance and occasionallyassists local law enforce-ment. The cattle rustlershad been arrested, thenjumped bail and holed upon their vast ranch nearLakota, N.D., but the preda-tor spotted their exact loca-tion on the property, leadingto a raid that ended withoutbloodshed.
Government Inaction:India’s legendarily ploddinggovernment bureaucracyhad long stymied a snakecharmer named Hakkul (avillager in Uttar Pradeshstate), who had sought asnake-conservation permit,which had been authorizedat one level but delayedlocally. In November, finallyexasperated, Hakkulwalked into the land rev-enue office in the town ofHarraiya with several sacksof snakes (including cobras)and turned them loose,sending clerks and visitorsclimbing furniture or flee-ing. Recent news accountsreport that “almost all” ofthe snakes had been round-ed up.
A December newsrelease from the U.S.Centers for Disease Controlwarned of the dangers ofCampylobacter jejuni bac-teria infections on a sheepranch, but apparently onlyamong workers who used anold-style (19th century)method of castrating theanimals. CDC stronglyurged that workers stop bit-ing off the sheep’s genitalsand instead use moderntools.
From U.S. Sen. TomCoburn’s periodic list of themost “unnecessary, duplica-
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By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE —
The Rancho Santa Fe FireProtection District hasreceived a grant from the 4SRanch Del Sur CommunityFoundation to produce amultimedia campaign abouthow to perform maintenanceon fire sprinklers in “shelterin place” homes.
“Many people are notaware maintenance is need-ed on the sprinklers, but it ishighly important they beproperly maintained, whichcould be the differencebetween life and death dur-ing a wildfire,” said JulieTaber, public relations coor-dinator for the fire district.
With the $2,500 grantmonies, the department willput together an instructionalpamphlet and CD and placeinformation on a specialwebsite that can be accessed
through the fire district web-site.
“These are step-by-stepinstructions,” Taber said.“Anyone can do it.”
Shelter in place commu-nities such as 4S Ranch, TheCrosby and Cielo, are built tostringent fire-resistant stan-dards and landscaping thatmust be approved by the firedistrict and meet strict stan-dards.
Each home must haveinterior fire sprinklers.
It is hoped by fire offi-cials that if residents cannotevacuate, they can shelter inplace and survive during awildfire.
These instructions, inwhatever form chosen by thehomeowner, will be gearedfor the layperson.
“It will walk youthough,” Taber said.
This new information
should be out by spring orearly summer.
The fire sprinkler main-tenance is just another waythe Rancho Santa Fe FireProtection District is proac-tive about the safety of resi-dents.
Officials spend a lot oftime educating citizensabout fire safety and what todo in a natural or man-madedisaster.
The CERT program pro-vides training on how to takecare of oneself, one’s familyand one’s neighbors during adisaster.
Participants get trainingin basic search and rescue,basic survival techniques,first aid and CPR and basicfirefighting techniques.
“It’s a good way to net-work with others and it cre-ates a stronger communitywith neighbor-helping-neigh-
bor,” Taber said.She said people of all
ages take the training andtake what they have learnedhome to their own familiesand neighborhoods.
The department alsoreaches out to homeownerassociations helping themprepare for wildfires orother disasters.
She said the Sept. 8,2011, blackout was an eyeopener to many.
“The blackout was a lit-tle taste of what it could belike in a real disaster,” Tabersaid. “It was a glimpse as towhat could happen.”
The blackout that lasted15 hours in some areas of thecounty before crews restoredpower.
“What doesn’t work in ablackout will not work in areal disaster,” Taber said.
Lifesaving information
is also aimed toward chil-dren who are taught fire pre-vention and how to be pre-pared in case of fire or otherdisaster.
Children tour the firestations.
“The older kids aretaught wildfire preparationbecause it is a real issuehere,” she said. “We keep itsimple. Our goal is for themto go home and discuss whatthey have learned with theirparents.”
Coming up in a fewweeks is the Fourth GradeColoring Contest sponsoredby the fire district.
The winners earn apizza party for their class-room.
To learn more about thedifferent programs providedby the fire district or the col-oring contest, call Taber at(858) 756-6008.
Fire district continues to educate community
After days of bolting andsorting out, British-born LaCosta resident Tom Mortonamazed neighbors by attach-ing an anvil to the back of histruck. It was the final piecefor the mobile horse-shoeingbusiness he has launched.Morton is one of thosepurists who chose to set asidethe scientific, corporateworld for the pastoral.
Morton has been shoe-ing horses for a decade, butstepped away from it for afew years, during a stay inTexas to be closer to familywhile his wife dealt with ahealth issue.
Now that she is well andraising a 4-year-old and a tod-dler, the family settled in LaCosta and Morton is excitedto be getting back to hisancient and time-honoredcraft.
“I specialize in Westernperformance horses but haveshod champion hunters,jumpers as well as theBorder Patrol horses, trailand pleasure horses,” Mortonsaid. “I get on well with themore challenging horses andhave had a lot of luck withsome chronic lamenessissues.”
Morton grew up in asmall village in ruralDerbyshire, in centralEngland. He worked on alocal dairy farm from an earlyage, then fell in love withhorses while working at anoutdoor education center inQueensland, Australia duringa Gap Year after high school.
His boss was a stockmanwho introduced him to hors-es and “I was hooked,” hesaid.
After his year inAustralia, he returned toEngland and studied chem-
istry at the University ofManchester followed by amaster’s degree in environ-mental technology fromImperial College in London.
“I worked for two yearsas a consultant for a leadingenvironmental consultancy,but I wasn’t satisfied with thework and missed the horses,”he said. “I had bought ahouse that needed seriousrenovation and my wife-to-behad just moved to the UK. Iquit my job, got married and
spent the summer renovatingthe house. Once that wasdone it was time for our nextadventure and we decided tomove back to the U.S.
“I graduated from horse-shoeing school inSacramento and then foundsome very generous farrierswho were willing to teach methe trade. I worked for freewith them and anyone elsewho would have me while Igradually built my own prac-tice with some wonderful
clients and horses whichincluded Western pleasure,reining, hunters, jumpers,dressage, the Border Patrolhorses and many trail andpleasure horses.
“I left the corporatetreadmill rather abruptly,”Morton said. “After a fewyears off and with a slightlydifferent focus, I am excitedto be getting back. I stillenjoy and put as much intoshoeing a pleasure horse as Ido a champion hunter or rein-
ing horse. I would also like toprovide the same helpinghand to new farriers as Ireceived when starting out.
I am looking for otherteaching or volunteer oppor-tunities where I can share myknowledge and experienceand may publish some arti-cles using my scientific train-ing.”
Morton can becontacted at (858) 333-2351or be email [email protected].
Local man chooses ancient craft over corporate life
RANCHO SANTA FE —Rancho Santa Fe investorTim Foley purchased theGeneral
Atomics building locat-ed on Stowe Drive in Poway.
The property includesmore than 120,000 squarefeet of flex/industrial build-ing and 10,000 square feet of
office space. The recordedsale was completed Dec. 29and was partially financedby Northern Trust Bank. Thelongtime tenant, GeneralAtomics, is one of SanDiego’s largest employersand manufactures manyproducts including theunmanned Predator Drown
highly used in today’s com-bat operations for the airforce and locally by theBorder Patrol and Office ofHomeland Security.
The reported sale is esti-mated to be approximately$12,000 and included multi-ple potential buyers. Thebuyer was San Diego
Investment Properties, LLC,solely owned by RanchoSanta Fe investor Foley, whoalso has offices in Scottsdaleand Austin.
Foley owns and oper-ates more than 45 differentproperties in California,Arizona and Texas and alsorecently purchased the
Diamante Office Complex inDel Mar. The seller of theproperty was Pacific OfficeProperties, LLC/INVESCO.San Diego InvestmentProperties, LLC and FoleyProperty Assets, LLC is at11943 El Camino Real, SanDiego. For more information,call (858) 764-6830.
Rancho Santa Fe investor makes North County purchase
Possessing a master’s degree in environmental technology, Tom Morton has chosen to launch a mobile horse-shoeing business over corporatelife, returning to the craft he loves. Courtesy photo
&OPINION EDITORIAL RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA4 JAN. 13, 2012
Views expressed in Opinion &Editorial do not necessarily reflect theviews of Rancho Santa Fe News.
By Elyse DaskoWith the fate of one of the last
pieces of public ocean front land inEncinitas in the balance — thePacific View property — theEnvision the View coalition (ETV)is asking the Encinitas UnionSchool District (EUSD) and com-munity residents to see beyond aland sale to developers to a broad-er vision that can benefit the com-munity, its citizens and our collec-tive future.
The ETV has submitted a pro-posal to the EUSD in response totheir Request for Proposals for thecreation of the Pacific ViewRenaissance Center, a public cen-ter and regional focal point fornew, collaborative approaches inthe arts, science, technology, aca-demia and business.
“Discussions on the future ofthe Pacific View School propertyhave been going on for years,” saidDody Crawford, ETV member andExecutive Director of DEMA(Downtown Encinitas MainStreetAssociation). “But when we sawthe Request for Proposal’s focus ondevelopment of private housing, itgenerated a strong response in agroup of Encinitas residents andbusiness persons to create a solu-tion that would not only providethe EUSD with the funding itseeks but also enrich the lives ofEncinitans and enlivens theDowntown Specific Plan for thefuture. If we don’t do this now, apublic jewel will be gone forever.”
The ETV response would keepthe Pacific View property as publicland, bring an ongoing incomestream to EUSD, create a model
center of collaboration and bringnew energy to the community atlarge.
“What we envision — andplan to create — is a center that isaccessible, multidisciplinary andintegrated. The word ‘renaissance’reflects the true vision: enablingconnections between disciplinessuch art and business, bridginggenerations, engaging the publicand business directly in building abetter future.
No private real estate develop-ment, no matter what the view, cando that,” says Crawford.
The initial plan incorporates arevenue stream from both facilitiesand programs: a conference centerthat can support creative/innova-tion sessions, classroom rental,workshops and classes, theaterrental, a museum, sponsorshipsand memberships.
“We see this initial proposalas the starting point in a campaignto build public support andinvolvement for this initiative,”Crawford added. “Cities and townsacross the U.S. are reinventingschools and factories as creativehubs. The Pacific View propertywas a gift to our city. We want tonot only honor it but also ensurethat it continues to give back — toEncinitas’ children and families forthe future.”
For more information on theEnvision the View Coalition or tobecome involved, please go to face-book.com/pages/Envision-the-View/275363025839662.
Elyse Dasko is an Encinitasresident
Coalition asks residentsto ‘Envision the View’
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In this 1947 photograph, Joan Otten rides Rex II as they easily clear the picket fence inpreparation for the open jumping class of the first annual horse show and polo matcheson the club field. The Rancho Santa Fe Riding Club was located on Rambla de lasFlores.
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By Bryan SnyderPrior to opening my studio, I
was working on my degree and liv-ing in the San Francisco Bay areawhere I began to document cultureand community hotspots whichencouraged the development of anetwork of minds fueled by cre-ativity. I learned how culture helpsboth the well-being of a communi-ty, as well as promotes local busi-ness. I observed essential compo-nents of a thriving culture anddeveloped a plan that, if imple-mented in a well organized man-ner, could nourish the develop-ment of culture anywhere.
With observations over a 3year period of the culturally ladencommunity of San Francisco, and awell organized “implementationplan,” I returned to Carlsbad in2006 with the ambitious goal ofencouraging the development of amore creative culture based on thearts and creativity in the CarlsbadVillage.
The establishment of an easilyaccessible forum where artisticideas and events could be sharedcommunally was the first stage.Carlsbadcrawl.com was introducedin November 2007 as the initialseed, and promoted the single ideaof the development of local cul-ture. The site has grown exponen-tially over the years and continuesto encourage culture and promote
local business.During the time of the launch-
ing of Carlsbadcrawl.com, I begandeveloping a large body of paint-ings in my garage with the idea ofhanging them through-out the vil-lage for locals and village visitorsto see, interact with and ultimatelyspark the realization that Carlsbadcould be known for more than justthe beach, great weather andaction sports, but for the growth ofan artistically laden community.
An easily accessible webforum for artistic thought hadbeen established, a visual increaseof art in the village had beenachieved and with the opening ofSnyder Art and Design in May of2008, the third and most importantstage of my ‘implementation plan’had begun. A working art studio,not a gallery, where the publiccould visit and interact with anartist and the creative process wasmy goal when I opened my doors tothe public. During the last 3 1/2years, my doors have remainedopen and my creative process wasaccessible to thousands of localand village visitors, all which high-ly supported everything I sharedwith them. Out of my studio, I havecreated a wide variety of communi-ty projects implemented into theCarlsbad Village streets, hosted
After rent increase,artist will shutter studio
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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSJAN. 13, 2012 A5
Tips to help keep your New Year’s resolutions
By George Pratt, PhDWith the start of a new
year, people across San Diegoare resolving to lose weight,exercise more, manage stressand make other improve-ments their health. Accordingto an article in the Journal ofClinical Psychology, 40 to 45percent of American adultsmake resolutions—but justtwo weeks later, only 71 per-cent are still sticking to them.
How do you make resolu-tions last? First, be realistic.When you set unrealisticgoals, you set yourself up forfailure. Choose goals that areachievable and reasonable.Better yet, select just one goalinstead of three or four. This
helps you focus your effortsand maintain motivation.
Don’t wait until NewYear’s Eve to choose your goal.It takes attention, motivationand awareness to successfullychange behavior.Whether youwant to hit the gym, spendmore time with family or med-itate, start now to make a planfor how that will happeninstead of waiting until thelast minute. Knowing how youare going to achieve your goalmakes it much easier to fullycommit to it.
Be gentle with yourapproach, not obsessed, andsee yourself with kind eyes.Habits and behaviors don’tchange overnight. If you missa workout or do somethingelse counter to your goal,don’t punish yourself or throwin the towel in self-disgust.Instead, deal constructivelywith setbacks. Rememberthat changing habits is aprocess and stay focused onthe big picture.
And when you have beensticking to your goals, rewardyourself. Positive reinforce-ment, such as allowing your-self to buy a new piece ofworkout gear or getting tick-ets to a show, bolsters yourself-confidence and yourresolve.
Seek out social supportfrom your friends and family.Build a healthy, supportivenetwork of people whoencourage you to meet yournew goals. For example, if youwant to eat healthier or con-sume less alcohol, spend moretime with people who havelike interests. Social imitationis a powerful force. Similarly,using the “buddy system” torecruit a friend who has thesame goals as you, such as
quitting smoking or walkingevery morning, can beimmensely helpful.
Take time every day tovisualize yourself achievingyour goal. This is known as“positive end-result imagery.”When you bring your atten-tion to visualizing your goalevery day, it begins to becomesubconscious, automatic andnatural. How do you do this?Take two minutes a day andbreathe deeply while holdingthe image in your mind of yousuccessfully accomplishingyour objective, and smilingabout it. After several weeks,the new behavior will becomenearly automatic.
Finally, think about whatyou are most grateful for inlife. This helps your brain,
your mood, your interpersonalskills and your motivation. Inmy new book, “Code to Joy,”we talk about the newestexciting neuroscience andwhat creates joy, and methodsto accomplish that. When youregularly practice being grate-ful, you begin to strengthenthe left prefrontal cortex, thepart of the brain associatedwith happiness. This helpsyou feel more empowered toreach your goals.
George J. Pratt PhD, is aclinical psychologist at withScripps Health.
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Events keep schoolyear busy at TPHS
The second half of theschool year will includeevents particularly of interestto junior and seniors atTorrey Pines High School.
Yvonne Borrego fromthe Office of Financial Aid atthe University of California,San Diego will host a FreeApplication for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA)Financial Aid Night for bothCanyon Crest High Schooland Torrey Pines High Schoolsenior students and familiesfrom 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan 25 atthe Canyon Crest HighSchool Proscenium Theatre,
5951 Village Center LoopRoad.
The first annualSDUHSD College Night andFair will be from 6 to 8:30p.m. April 25 at the Del MarFairgrounds. This event issponsored by the TPHSFoundation, with the gener-ous support of the Bergumfamily.
The calendar alsoincludes Campus Tours,Admin. Bldg., 8:15 a.m. Jan. 9and Jan. 24.
Jan. 31 is the final day topurchase yearbooks.
Free monthly electronicwaste collections begin
Solana Center forEnvironmental Innovationwill hold electronic wastedrop-off events, sponsoredby the city of Encinitas, from9 a.m. to noon every fourthSaturday of the month at 137N. El Camino Real, just pastthe Sheriff’s station
The dates for 2012 willbe Jan. 28, Feb.25, March 24,April 28, May 26, June 23,July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22 andOct.27.
For details and direc-tions go to solanacenter.orgor (760) 436-7986, ext. 213.
Recycle San Diego is theprofessional collector, whowill dispose of the items
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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA6 JAN. 13, 2012
By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE —
The Rancho Santa Fe GolfClub was the center of atten-tion at the Jan. 5 Associationmeeting.
Attempting to launch itsown “stimulus program,” golfclub board member JimBoyce, representing golf clubofficials, proposed threechanges to help encourage anincrease in revenue, member-ship and winter play on thegolf course.
First, the golf club boardof governors proposed theadoption of a one-time, spe-cial guest fee program forwinter months.
“It would be adopted toencourage members to bringguests during the slow time ofthe year,” Boyce told theAssociation.
He said that under theprogram, members could pur-chase a guest package that isgood for five, 18-hole rounds
of golf or 10, nine-hole roundsfor $350, which represents a50 percent discount from thestandard guest fee.
This is modeled after aprogram that is currentlybeing used by other clubs.
“This has been aresounding success at the SanDiego Country Club,” Boycesaid.
He said that RanchoSanta Fe has a reputation ofbeing a great place to play inthe summer, but golfers leavein the winter for surroundingclubs. Golf club officials wantthe members to come backduring the winter and bringtheir friends.
“We want our membersto play year-round,” DirectorDick Doughty said.
The program would runfrom now though April 30,after which all unused roundswould expire.
“Let’s at least give it atry,” Boyce said. “Let our
membership buy packages.”Not all of the members
think the program is a goodidea.
“The condition of thecourse is fragile in the winterand the more rounds playedand more cart traffic, theharder it is on the course andin the spring more time andeffort (are needed) to restoreit,” Director Ann Boon said.
Boyce said he did notexpect the number of roundsto increase enough to causedamage to the course.
“We are trying to estab-lish a trend,” Boyce said. “Wewant our members to bring aguest to use our pro shop andrestaurant and rent our golfcarts.”
Boon asked if it was golfofficials’ intention to simplyincrease rounds played or toget new members.
“Most guests come fromoutside the Covenant,” hesaid.
The majority of theboard said yes to the proposalexcept for Boon, who said shethought the obvious demo-graphic was being overlooked— community members whoare not golf club memberswho could be enticed to joinwith such specials.
The next proposal by thegolf club was to allow newmembers to pay the enroll-ment fee in installments.
Boyce said the golf clubboard has been trying differ-ent ways to market member-ships and that this new pilotprogram could encouragenew memberships at no costto the club.
The board believes thepayment of the $50,000enrollment fee is a deterrentto some new members.
He said that some peoplebuy older homes in theCovenant and may have largerenovation costs.
“They say, ‘I’ll save the
$50,000 and see you in a cou-ple of years,’” Boyce said.
The payment would betermed over two years with aninitial payment of $20,000due at the inception of themembership. Then $17,000would be due after one yearand the balance of $13,00plus a $3,000 additionalcharge due at the end of thesecond year. The total pay-ment under the option planwould be $53,000.
Doughty worried thatsuch a steep fee could be con-sidered “gouging our mem-bers.”
“They would choose tobe gouged,” Boyce replied.
Boyce said he didn’texpect a landslide of mem-bers to sign up for the pro-gram, but it would be avail-able for those who needed it.
The board unanimouslyapproved the plan.
Lastly, golf club officialsasked the Association to add
an additional category forplaying privileges for juniorsliving at home to the age of26.
Under the existing cate-gory, children age 23 andunder can play under thefamily membership at noadditional charge.
Under the proposedplan, children from the age of23 to 26 could continue to usethe course for an annual feeof $500 and monthly dues of$500. Parents would beresponsible for all charges.
Doughty didn’t object somuch to the new plan, butrather to calling these 23 to 26year olds “children.”
While the boardapproved the new category,Association President JackQueen said there are alreadyso many categories of playersthat it is confusing as is.
“I just go to the golf club,tell them who is playing andlet them figure it out,” he said.
Association approves golf club policy changes
I was saddened to learnrecently that LeonardKnight, 80, proprietor ofSalvation Mountain, hasbeen placed in a nursinghome in El Cajon because ofdementia. Now that Knight isno longer there to expand,maintain and protect it, noone knows what will happento the 50-foot-high-by-150-foot-wide creation made oflocal adobe clay and eye-pop-ping paint that shouts bibli-cal messages of love.
If you haven’t seenSalvation Mountain ( salva-tionmountain.us), I suggestyou get out there before itdisappears. It is nestledagainst the ChocolateMountains near Niland,Calif. (Take Interstate 8 eastto Highway 111. Go north toNiland. Take Main Streeteast and follow your nose.)
There’s been plentywritten about Knight overthe years. He’s a one-of-a-kind man with a vision forsociety that is clear when yousee his mountain. Last I wasthere in 2005, Knight hadalso placed his trademark arton several old vehicles andhad built another structurehe called his “museum.” Iwas leery of entering — itlooked precarious at best —but did anyway. I didn’t wantto pass up the chance to get agood and probably one-timelook at the structure, a fasci-nating tangle of tree limbs,donated bales of hay andpaint of every color, and dis-carded tires, truck and carwindows.
The wiry, weatheredKnight never worried abouthis safety, though. He justkept on building, patchingand painting for most of the26-plus years he lived alonein the desert.
Not that he didn’t haveplenty of visitors.
Sometimes up to 100
people came to scale TheMountain and chat. Knightwas always welcoming,whether a crowd or one per-son arrived. He told us thathe was proud to show off hisdesert estate. After our visit,he insisted we take two jig-saw puzzles that featured aphoto of The Mountain. Herefused to take money forthem. He said they were agift to him that he wanted topass along.
Knight is a Vermontnative whose life wandereddown various paths early on.He repaired automobiles,spent time in Korea with themilitary, and crisscrossed thecountry while doing odd jobsand living in his car. In 1985,he was forced to abort a five-year attempt to launch a hotair balloon that proclaimed“God is Love” into the desertair. That event happened —or didn’t happen — nearNiland, and that’s where he’sbeen ever since.
At least one journalist
wrote that Knight might be acon-man — people leftmoney donations all the time— but as far as I could tell, henever asked for a thing. Thesemi-hermit used most of themoney to buy paint, and heprobably bought a few gro-ceries, too. But judging by hislean physique, he didn’tspend much on food. If hewas hoarding cash, he neverused it to buy luxury items.He ate simply, slept under atarp or in one of his psyche-delically decorated vehicles,and somehow existed with-out heat, air conditioning orrunning water.
The future of SalvationMountain without Knight isprobably not bright. Over thelast quarter century, heapplied and reapplied whatcame to be 100,000 gallons ofpaint, always fighting offnature. According to a storyby KPBS-FM, a “rotatinggroup of volunteers are mon-itoring” the mountain, watch-ing for destruction by bothnatural elements and van-dals.
Lucky for us, this is theideal time to visit the desert— and maybe the last chanceto see the world as LeonardKnight saw it.
Salvation Mountain in need of some saving of its own
E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer liv-ing in North County. Tell her about yourtravels at [email protected].
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Leonard Knight and his Salvation Mountain near Niland have gained notoriety and stature in the art community. Despite its remote location, visi-tors to the mountain often numbered 100 a day. Photos by E’Louise Ondash
One of Leonard Knight’s rolling artworks is parked at his Salvation Mountain estate. The Vermont native haslived in the desert near Niland since 1985.
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Nursery celebrates 50 years, begins new age as preschoolBy Patty McCormac
RANCHO SANTA FE —On Jan. 29, two importantthings will happen in RanchoSanta Fe. The Village ChurchNursery School will undergo aname change to become TheVillage Church Preschool andit will celebrate its 50th birth-day.
“It will be a familyevent,” said Pamela Miller,director of the school. “Wewill have games, jumpies andfood.”
A contingent of childrenand adults from the schoolcame to the Association meet-ing Jan. 5 to offer personalinvitations to the event toboard of directors.
A group of tinypreschoolers sang “HappyBirthday” before hand-deliv-ering the invitations. The cel-ebration will be held from11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at theschool at 6225 Paseo Deliciasin Rancho Santa Fe.
Miller also gave a littlehistory of the school to theboard telling them it wasfounded in 1962 by four fami-lies with a total of 14 children.
“Since then, thousandsof children have been early
childhood-educated there,”said Jack Queen, president ofthe board. “They have done afantastic job as with every-thing at the church, it hasbeen done right.”
The first director wasBella Coughlin who stayed onfor about two years. Nextcame E.J. Heltzel who was onboard for about eight years,Miller said.
The school began to growunder the next director, CarolDoughty, who remained for 33years.
“Carol turned out to be avisionary looking into thefuture,” said Miller, who start-ed as a teacher underDoughty.
“I really saw what shebrought to the school,” Millersaid. “I have continued withthat vision.”
Miller was appointed tothe director’s position in 2004when Doughty decided toleave.
“I retired,” Doughty said.“I thought it was time.”
Since retiring she hasbeen busy being a docent forthe Blue Sky EcologicalPreserve in Poway and contin-ues her own education taking
classes she finds interesting.Miller said the school is
excellent because of theexcellent staff.
“We have a core of teach-ers who have been here 28 to32 years,” she said. “It’s theteachers who are the heart ofa school.”
The school currently has170 students between theages of 2 and 5.
She said the goal of theschool is to concentrate on the“whole child,” working on thedevelopment of cognitive,social, emotional, physicaland spiritual skills.
Their mission is to createand foster independent, criti-cal and creative thinkers andproblem solvers.
She said school officialsstrive to provide a balancedcurriculum where a child hasthe right amount of structureas well as abundant opportu-nity to explore, discover andengage in the world aroundthem.
In 1990, it began accept-ing children with specialneeds.
Over the years,new class-rooms have been added aswell as state-of-the-art play-
ground equipment in 2009.This summer the school
will undergo a total renova-
tion thanks to a anonymousdonor, Miller said.
To learn more about
Village Church Preschool, call(858) 756-2394 or visit vil-lagechurchpreschool.org.
Current Village Church Preschool Director Pamela Miller, left, poses with Carol Doughty, the former directorwho retired after 30 years. Photo by Patty McCormac
New Year’s Eve adventures in Puerto Vallarta
Here I sit on New Year’sDay 2012. It’s evening andI’m bushed. I just got backfrom a sports bar calledToritos where I ate goodfood and watched theChargers take out theRaiders. Stupid Chargers.I’ve agonized over themsince 1961. Ackkkkk.Anyway, I arrived here inPuerto Vallarta on Dec. 30.Being in real estate andknowing that January is theslowest month of the yearfor sales, it made sense tohead south to the tropics.
I left on a day in thehigh 70s in San Diego only toarrive here in Mexico tohigh 70s temperatures. OnNew Year’s Eve, I receivedmore than a few emails fromfriends telling me that it wasgoing to be in the 80s overthe New Year’s weekend. Iwas a little bummed missingthe great winter San Diegoweather. But I went out withrecently acquired friends forNew Year’s Eve. I didn’t haveto take a jacket because theevening was 72 degrees. Ithink it was about 42degrees in San Diego thatnight. Just a little bit of dif-ference. I then rememberedI was in paradise, only a two-hour flight from San Diego.
My friends Tom,Kristine and I went to JoeJacks for some fine seafoodfaire. I had fish tacos andbeans with a papaya saladwith shrimp, mint and nuts. Ichased it with a mojito. Tomand Kristine had a bucket ofpeel and eat shrimp. Theyordered a bottle of chardon-nay and followed that withtwo more glasses of thewhite variety along with thebest looking sea bass, eyes
and all, looking at me. It wasdelicious though, as I could-n’t help taking a sample.
Total bill for theevening for the three of uswas 1,000 pesos or about$70. Did I say they polishedoff a whole bottle of winewith that? Great food at agreat price three blocksfrom the beach. We finishedup dinner about 11ish andheaded for the Malecon.TheMalecon is this huge board-walk loaded with eateries,shops and nightclubs plus abazillion people.
We found a vendor sell-ing the best crepes you wantto sample. I took the simpleone with strawberries andcream.Tom and Kristine hadsomething with chocolateand liquor heaped withcream. It looked really good.It cost about 5 bucks forthose three crepes right onthe boardwalk overlookingthe Bay of Banderas.
A ton of yachts andsmaller craft had pulled inclose to the beach to watchthe fireworks. Midnightcame and the night lit uplike a huge Roman candle. Itwas pretty spectacular. Onour journey to crepes, fire-works, a concert in the parknext to the Cathedral andhordes of people, we tra-versed the few blocks to thecoast.
Every street was alivewith street parties, bandsand imbibing. On one streetthere were so many people. I
was taking a bunch of picson my 4G. A gorgeous chicki-ta came and asked me totake a picture of her. I did.After looking at the pictureshe said, “I didn’t know Iwas that gorgeous” andplanted a big last kiss of2011 on my lips.
Anyway, while I was tak-ing pictures and gettingsmooched, Tom and Kristinewere in a bar getting someCoronas. When they cameout Kristine said a guy cameover and said, “Is that yourhusband over there?”
She said, “Yeah.”He said, “When you’re
tired of him I’ll take him.”So Tom came out and
said, “Some guy just tried toask me out!”
Now Tom is a very high-up official guy in theCalifornia penal system andKristine is a beautifuldefense attorney.Apparently we made a left-hand turn instead of a right.There were gorgeous ladieskissing ladies and greatlooking guys kissing guys.
What a party. We justlooked at each other andsaid, “Adventure!” Life isfull of them. It was a greatNew Year’s Eve.
Something different but
still an adventure and isn’tthat what life is all aboutanyway?
Remember, God onlygives us one day. No one tellsus when our last day comesso make 2012 an adventure.
Live each day to itsfullest in peace and let’s staypositive about 2012.
This is going to be adoozy of a year.
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Gallery seeking new artistsThe San Dieguito Art
Guild is sending out a callto painters and mixedmedia artists for art to fillsome open spots in itsgallery.
The Guild, a communi-ty based, nonprofit groupof local artists, owns andoperates the Off TrackGallery located in theLumberyard ShoppingCenter in downtownEncinitas.
There are openingsnow on the walls forpainters and mixed media
artists.The artists must join
the guild for $85 per yearand pay a small entry feeeach month to display andsell their work.
Artists are encouragedto come by the gallery andcheck it out.
The address is 937 S.Coast Highway 101, SuiteC-103.
More information maybe found atOffTrackGallery.com or bycalling the gallery at (760)942-3636.
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JAN. 13CLASS POSTPONED TheOceanside Theatre CompanyAcademy announced its “NailIt! Audition Techniques” classset for Jan. 9 through Jan. 30,have been postponed due to ill-ness. New dates will be deter-mined.
JAN. 14ARE YOU READY? TheOceanside Public Library andLearn to Be Ready will host afree one-hour seminar on disas-ter preparedness from 3 to 4p.m. Jan. 14 at the CivicCenter Library, 330 N. CoastHighway, Oceanside.CARS AND BURGERS TheCountry Gents Car Club andCar Club Council will host its25th anniversary car show from8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at theBurger Run at Pepper TreeFrosty, 270 S. Santa Fe Ave. inVista. Visit burgerrun.info orcall Joe Free at (`760) 744-3340.
JAN. 15DIVORCE SUPPORT Anongoing support group for any-one suffering from the painand loss associated with a sep-aration or divorce meetsSundays at 10:15 a.m. at St.James Catholic ChurchMinistry Center Offices inSolana Beach. For more infor-mation, contact Frank Grant at(760) 533-1520 or [email protected].
JAN. 17FAGIOLI COOKOFF TheNorth County ItalianAssociation will host its PastaFagioli cook-off at 5:30 p.m.Jan. 17 at St. Michael’s-by-theSea, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd.,Carlsbad. Proceeds go to schol-arship fund. For information,visit northcountyitalianassoci-ation.org.SENIORS ONLINE TheCountry Club Senior Center,455 Country Club Lane,Oceanside, offers a free drop-incomputer lab every Tuesdayfrom 1 to 2:15 p.m.Workstations are equippedwith Windows 7 and Office2010. For information, call(760) 435-5250.
JAN. 18BABY AND ME San Marcosoffers Crawl, Rattle ‘n’ RollBaby and Me class for agesnewborn to new walkersWednesdays at 11 a.m. for 7weeks beginning Jan. 18 at theSan Marcos CommunityCenter, 3 Civic Center Drive.Cost is $77. Registrationrequired at san-marcos.net.For more information, call(760) 716-8025.
JAN. 19MAKE ‘EM LAUGH Enjoylaughter and song when theCarlsbad Senior Playreadersperform at 12:45 p.m. Jan. 19,Carlsbad Senior Center, 799Pine Ave.
JAN. 20GEORGE WINSTON!George Winston will bring hisnationwide solo piano tour toEncinitas performing at 7:30p.m. Jan. 20 and Jan. 21, at LaPaloma Theatre, 471 S. CoastHighway 101.Winston asks the
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By Gabriel FregosoIs history written by the
great? By individuals whosesingular brilliance outshineseveryone else’s? Or is the his-torical timeline the publicbyproduct of private intrigueand ulterior appetites?
This is one of the ques-tions asked by JamesGoldman’s 1966 play “TheLion in Winter,” which hasbeen given new claws andteeth by The North CoastRepertory Theatre.
Set on a Christmas Dayin England in 1183, the storyconcerns King Henry II,whose sole preoccupation (orso it would seem) is to pre-serve the unity of his king-dom beyond his death.Whether he’s motivated byhubris or obsession is hard tosay; his attitude so cavalier,one questions whether noth-ing is truly sacred to him.Out of his remaining threesons — Richard, Geoffrey, andJohn — he has chosen John,the youngest, and seeminglyleast qualified, to succeedhimself as king.
Complicating the matteris Eleanor of Aquitaine,Henry’s indomitable wife,whom he had imprisoned tenyears prior, for trying to usurphim. On this Christmas day,Eleanor — along with theirthree sons — have been sum-moned to Chinon, France, sothat Henry might settle thematter of his successor onceand for all. Eleanor, ofcourse, won’t stand to hearany other name thanRichard’s from her estrangedhusband’s lips, and this iswhere the central conflictlies.
Those familiar with theplay know what unfolds is aseries of plotting and counter-plotting, as characters back-bite, manipulate, slander, andbeguile each other to obtaintheir heart’s desire — with, ofcourse, national implicationsbeyond the stony confines of
the court.With the intimate envi-
ronment amplifyingGoldman’s delicious dialogue,the North Coast Repertorystage lends itself perfectly tothe material. The actors knowthey’re trading in preciousgems, and do their best toensure each line retains itsdazzle. Audience membersare left feeling they havebeen invited to a private din-ner party, where family haveforgotten their decorum, andare airing dirty laundry. Thedifference? Within the safe-ty of the theater, it’s okay tolaugh out loud.
Mark Pinter as Henry,might be channeling the latePhil Hartman, as he spendsmost of the time somewherebetween grinning and grimac-ing. His Henry seems to bestifling delight in watchinghis family fight over his
scraps. Smartly so, Pinter hasdefined Henry by his impuls-es rather than his heart — youdon’t believe a word the kingsays.
Pinter’s medium grey iscalculated to allow sympa-thies to lie with the queen. AsEleanor, Kandis Chappell is arevelation. Part NormaDesmond, part BlancheDuBois, Chappell playsEleanor as a misunderstoodmonster, a woman in whosetone and manner is the painof being scorned. WhereasHenry’s contrivances mightbe out of jest or sheer bore-dom, Eleanor’s antics are adesperate plea for her hus-band’s attention.
Even though Chappellsteals the show, all of the act-ing is stellar. Richard Baird isimpressively gloomy and stal-wart as Richard; AlexandraGrossi is delightful as the
king’s mistress Alais; withnoteworthy support by JasonMaddy as the forgottenGeoffrey, Kyle Roche as thepuerile John, and Kyle Sorrellas methodically aloof Phillip.
As a unit, the cast func-tions wonderfully, thanks inlarge part to the direction ofAndrew Barnicle. His over-sight has helped the ensem-ble to perform as a well-oiledmachine. Allowing the play tobreeze through a full spec-trum of emotion, Barnicle hasassembled players the way anartist might choose his paints—- just the right combinationof wavelengths to paint a pic-ture with a broad dynamicrange. Savoring black humor,his take answers the age-oldquestion: “What if Englishnobility were only one generemoved from Al and PegBundy?”
With memorable cos-
tume design by RenettaLloyd, a sensational use ofspace by John Finkbiner(Scenic Artist), creative light-ing by Jason Bieber, andmood-setting sound providedby Chris Luessmann, “TheLion in Winter” will make youlaugh ... even as you grindyour teeth.
The show has beenextended to run through Feb.5.
The North Coast Rep’s staging of ‘Lion’ roars
From left, Richard Baird, Kyle Sorrell, Jason Maddy, Alexandra Grossi, Mark Pinter, Kyle Roche, Kandis Chappell star in the North Coast RepertoryTheatre’s staging of “The Lion in Winter.” Photo courtesy of Aaron Rumley
“The Lion in Winter”
North Coast RepertoryTheatre
Where: 987 Lomas SantaFe Drive, Solana Beach
Tickets: $32 - $49
Phone: (858) 481-1055
Online: northcoastrep.org
West Coast Funnies help start theNew Year off with good laughs
The West CoastFunnies is North County’sone-of-a-kind show,
blending sketch, satiri-cal, video and stand-upcomedy. The show boasts acast that has more than 60“Tonight Show” appear-ances, 20 “Late Show withDavid Letterman” appear-ances, 15 Comedy Centralspecials, two “Last ComicStanding” winners andmore than 100 other televi-sion appearances.
The West CoastFunnies with Kurt Swann,starring Andrew Norelli,will be on stage at 8 p.m.Jan. 14 at the CarlsbadVillage Theatre, 2822 StateSt. Also appearing on theshow will be Chris Zapatierand the Pearl StreetPlayers. Tickets are $20 andcan be ordered online atwestcoastfunnies.com or becalling (619) 997-3033
Norelli hasappeared on “JimmyKimmel Live,” “The LateLate Show with CraigFerguson,” ComedyCentral’s “Live at Gotham,”and “Comics Unleashed”where he was also a staffjoke writer.
“I’m really looking for-ward to this season. We’vegot a new, unbelievably tal-ented cast of locals and alist of comics scheduled toappear that is probablygoing to make this the bestyear ever,” said show cre-a t o r / d i r e c t o r / h e a dwriter/producer LamontFerguson. “There are somany brilliant comediansout there that no one hasever heard of for one reasonor another. Norelli is a guythat falls into that categoryof being ridiculously funny,but not well-known ... yet.He’s smart, clever, original,
hilarious and clean.”Ferguson is a 30-year
veteran comedian who pos-sesses a list of credits withvarious television appear-ances, including “TheTonight Show.” He’s alsobeen the hand selectedopening act for such leg-endary comedians as BillCosby, George Lopez, Steve
Harvey, GarryShandling and the late,great George Carlin.
The shows have a PG-17rating and may containadult language. Parentalguidance is advised for chil-dren younger than 17 yearsof age.
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Film Club announceswinter screeningsThe North County
Film Club has confirmeda partial list of itsupcoming offering forthe Winter 2012 season.All films are shown at 4p.m. Sundays atUltraStar CinemasMission Market 13, 431College Blvd.
This first por-tion of this season’s line-up will include:
— Jan. 22, “TheConcert”
— Feb. 12,“Mozart’s Sister”
— March 4,“Beginners”
— March 18, “LaVie En Rose”
— April 1,“MicMacs”
— April 15, “SnowFlower and the Secret
Fan”— May 6, “Tree Of
Life”— May 20, June 10
and June 24 are yet to bedetermined
To purchase a passfor the 2012 winter-spring film season, senda check to:
North County FilmClub, P. O. Box 56, SanLuis Rey, CA 92068. Thecost for a 10-film pass is$40, a five-film pass is$25.
The Avo TheatreMoonlight StageProductions, 303 Main St.,has been busy preparingthree new productions.
Now showing is “TheMousetrap” through Feb. 5.Next up will be “LittleWomen, the Musical” Feb.16 through March 11 andfinally,“Beau Jest” March 22through April 8.
The Moonlight AngelsAuxiliary celebrates the spe-cial event of opening nightfor each production, with thenext scheduled for Feb. 16.
Anyone interested involunteering or for moreinformation, contact JoanneGreene, hospitality chair-woman, at (760) 529-9422.
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audience to bring canned foodfor donation to a local foodbank. For tickets and informa-tion, visit songkick.com/con-certs/10462978-george-win-ston-at-la-paloma-theatre orzvents .com/z/encinitas_ca/george-winston-a-solo-piano-con-cert--events--231534264.
JAN. 21HISTORY WALK TheEncinitas Historical Societyhas planned a history walkfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan.21. Meet at the 1883Schoolhouse at 390 W. FourthSt. The walk is free and visits17 historical points. For moreinformation, call (760) 753-5726.
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Listening is believing: New series brings literature to life By Gabriel Fregoso
Remember being read toas a child? Vivid worlds couldbe summoned by little morethan spoken words. SanDiego based theater group,“Write Out Loud” knows themagic of listening to stories.
“One of the biggest chal-lenges is getting people tocome,” said Artistic DirectorVeronica Murphy. “Theydon’t understand what we dountil they come … And thenthey come back.”
Founded in 2007 byactors Veronica Murphy andWalter Ritter, “Write OutLoud” reads stories, relatedby a similar theme, to a liveaudience. In an age of Xboxand iPhones, it may not seemextraordinary until you con-sider that vocal storytelling,contrary to popular thought,is the world’s oldest profes-sion.
“It’s very vulnerable,”explained Murphy. “Theactor is there, alone, in frontof the audience. All he has ishis voice, and the words on
the page.”She stresses that actors
don’t just read the story —they become it.
“You are not just readingthe story; you are being thestory. You have to dig into thesame inner place to read acharacter or even narrate acharacter as you do when youare performing a play.”
Readings are selectedfrom a vast collection of sto-
ries based on a commontheme, the actor chosen forhis or her suitability for thematerial. Rehearsal typicallyinvolves Murphy watching theperformance and offeringnotes to enhance its believ-ability. As it is for mostartists, emotional honesty is amust for her.
Murphy confides, “I givethis note to my actors: Paintthis scene (with your mind).
Because if you see this, then(the audience) will see it.”
In little more than aweek, “Write Out Loud” willpresent a series of lecturescalled “Orpheus Speaks” atthe Athenaeum in La Jolla.The selection includes“Chopin in Winter,” “TheSinging Lesson,” “TheListening Woman,” and “TheAgonies of Writing a MusicalComedy,” with performances
by Walter Ritter, AmandaSitton, Murphy, and DavidFenner.
Normally reserved forformal lectures on art andmusic, the Athenaeum is mak-ing special exception for“Write Out Loud.”
“We are an institution ofart and music, and I want tostay away from poetry read-ing,” said Erika Torre, theAthenaeum’s executive direc-
tor. “But Walter came in...and suddenly he...trans-formed...from an administra-tor to a performer rightbefore my eyes! That’s when Isaid ‘We have to have themhere.’”
In keeping with theAthenaeum’s mission,“Orpheus Speaks” is speciallydesigned to give insight intothe world of music.
In a culture increasinglyestranged from the traditionof oral storytelling, “WriteOut Loud” is awakening thejoy of collective dreaming.
“The very first show wedid, there was a 40 year-oldwoman with her father,” saidMurphy. “She said ‘This is soamazing, my father and I aregoing to go home and read toeach other!’”
“Orpheus Speaks” willtake place Jan. 16, and againApril 16 at 7:30 p.m. TheAthenaeum is at 1008 WallStreet, La Jolla. Call (858)454-5872 or visit lja-thenaeum.org for more infor-mation.
From left, David Fenner, Veronica Murphy, Walter Ritter and Amanda Sitton will all present readings during the La Jolla Anthanaeum’s “Write OutLoud” program beginning Jan. 16. Courtesy photo
Primrose path has roots in ShakespeareAsk Mr. Know it All
Q: My dictionary givesthe following definitions for“primrose path”:
1. An easy life, especiallydevoted to sensual pleasure.
2. A path of least resist-ance, especially one that endsin disaster.
My dictionary does notsay how the term came intobeing. — H.M.M.,Wilmington, N.Y.
A: The term was coinedby William Shakespeare in“Hamlet.” Ophelia warns herbrother Laertes to take hisown advice and not reject thedifficult and arduous path ofrighteousness that leads toheaven in favor of the easypath of sin. In Act I, Scene III,Ophelia says:
“Do not, as some ungra-cious pastors do,
Show me the steep andthorny way to heaven,
Whiles, like a puff’d andreckless libertine,
Himself the primrosepath of dalliance treads,
And recks not his ownrede” (heeds not his owncounsel).
Shakespeare later used“the primrose way,”which hasthe same meaning, in“Macbeth.”
Q: According to my news-paper, Lake Superior StateUniversity in Michiganreleased its 37th annual Listof Words Banished From theQueen’s English for Misuse,Overuse and GeneralUselessness. The list of adozen words includes “amaz-ing” (I rarely hear that one),“man cave” (what am I sup-posed to call my getawayspot?) and “baby bump” (hey,I like that one). The one thathas me confused is “blow-back.” I have never heard itused; I don’t even know whatit means. Do you? — L.L.,Enid, Okla.
A: To be honest, I hadnever heard it, either. I went
to the Lake Superior StateUniversity website and foundthe list, along with an expla-nation of the words.“Blowback” is described assometimes being exchangedwith “pushback” to meanresistance. An example wasused: “If we send out thepress release, how should wehandle the blowback from thecommunity?”The word “reac-tion” would have been just asappropriate.
Q: I’m confused. In somewriting I see the word “e-mail,” while other times I see“email.” Which is the correctspelling? — J.E., Seattle
A: I checked several dic-tionaries and found thespelling to be “e-mail.” Hownice, I thought — a quick andeasy answer. But answers areseldom quick and easy; I con-tinued to search.
It appears that wordusage experts are in disagree-ment. Maybe my editor forthis column would like to adda note. There is agreement,though, on one thing: Unlessit’s at the beginning of a sen-tence, the “e” is not capital-
ized.DID YOU KNOW?
During his teenage years,Liam Neeson was a boxer inNorthern Ireland and won theIrish Youth Championship.
Q: On New Year’s Eve, Iwent to see the movie “TheGirl With the Dragon Tattoo.”It was fantastic! What can you
tell me about the actress whoplayed Lisbeth? Has sheappeared in any other films?— G.W.H., Pensacola, Fla.
A: Lisbeth Salander wasplayed by (Patricia) RooneyMara,who was born in 1985 inBedford, N.Y. She showed lit-tle interest in acting until herlate teens. She graduatedfrom New York University,where she became involved instudent films, in 2010.
In 2005, Rooney Maraappeared with her sister, KateMara, in her first commercialfilm, a horror movie titled“Urban Legends: BloodyMary.” Over the next fewyears she appeared in guestroles on TV and bit parts inmovies. Her big break was thelead in the 2010 remake of “ANightmare on Elm Street”and, later that year, in “TheSocial Network.” She wasthen cast for the lead in “TheGirl With the Dragon Tattoo.”She’s currently involved intwo films, one to be releasedlater this year and the othernext year.
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San Diego Ballet bringsromance back to stage
The San Diego BalletCompany under the leader-ship of co-directors RobinSherertz-Morgan andJavier Velasco, will present“Romance” Feb. 10through Feb. 12 at theLyceum Theatre, HortonPlaza, San Diego, directedand choreographed byJavier Velasco.
A mixed program ofSDB’s production’s ofShakespeare’s classics,romantic waltzes and coun-try music ballads bringsromantic highlights of pastseasons together for anight of passion andromance.
“We are still finalizingthe first half of the eveningperformances, but it is forsure that sometime during
the evening we will be see-ing Verona’s star-crossedalong with some piecesaccompanied by Nat KingCole, Patsy Cline, and someLatin pieces,” Velasco said.
The second half of theevening will see a remount-ing of “A MidsummerNight’s Dream.”
And for those puristswho need their Valentine’sseason fix, SDB will have amatinee Feb. 15 of the full-length “Romeo et Juliet.”
San Diego Ballet is a22-year-old organizationwith studios at DancePlace San Diego, 2650Truxtun Road, at the NTCPromenade in Point Loma.
For further informa-tion, call (619) 294-7378.
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By Consumer ReportsAlmost 50 million people
subscribed to some form ofidentity-theft protection in2010, according to ConsumerReports Money Adviser. Thoseservices, which cost about $120to $300 a year, promise to pro-tect your ID by monitoring yourcredit reports 24/7, scouring“black-market chat rooms” foryour personal information,removing your name from mar-keting lists and filing fraudalerts.
In the past, ConsumerReports Money Adviser foundthat these protection plans pro-vide questionable value. Theeditors recently dug into thelatest products sold by morethan two-dozen banks, credit-reporting bureaus and inde-pendent companies. Here’swhat they found:
— Marketers use fear as asales tool. Some ID protectorsscare up business with inflatedclaims about crime. But identi-ty fraud is down because finan-cial institutions are doing a bet-ter job of preventing it. And
consumers have become moreeagle-eyed about their ownaccounts without the need for apaid subscription service.
What you should do:Take the threat seriously, butdon’t panic. More than 80 per-cent of what’s been called iden-tity theft involves fraudulentcharges on existing accounts,according to the U.S.Department of Justice, but inmost cases a cardholder’s liabil-ity is limited to $50 for a lost orstolen credit card.
— A trial offer signs youup for recurring fees. FifthThird Bank — which serves 15states, most in the Midwest —and Affinion, a leadingprovider of ID-protection prod-ucts to banks, market IdentityAlert by offering 30 days ofservice for $1. Customers cansign up online and must pro-vide credit card billing informa-tion to pay the small fee. Butgiving up your credit informa-tion also allows Affinion toautomatically charge your carda monthly membership feeafter the trial period, which is
disclosed on the sign-up form.What you should do:
Before signing up for one ofthese services, check out thecompany with the BetterBusiness Bureau.
— Credit monitoring canmiss a lot. Identity-protectioncompanies typically claim theyprovide you with the tools andsupport you need to guardagainst the many ways yourinformation might be compro-mised. But most of what pro-moters call ID theft is unlikelyto be picked up by credit moni-toring, which looks for newaccounts that pop up in yourcredit file and is the core ofmany such protection products.
What you should do: Signup for free alerts from yourcredit card issuer and bankthat will let you know when,say, a charge above $100 ismade to your credit card or ifyour checking balance fallsbelow a certain amount.
— Web monitoring offersfalse security. Intersections,which markets Identity Guardprograms, also uses credit mon-itoring as the core of its prod-ucts. But it adds “Internet sur-veillance”to the mix,as a num-ber of other services do.However, once your informa-tion is out there — SocialSecurity number, credit card orbank account numbers — you
can’t get it back.What you should do:
Internet scans could give you afalse sense of security if theyfind nothing and scare you ifthey find something you can’tundo. Assume the genie isalready out of the bottle andput a security freeze on yourcredit report before troublestrikes.
— Million-dollar insur-ance doesn’t cover much.American Express ID ProtectPremium, provided byAffinion, says its $16 monthlyfee includes “up to $1 millionin identity theft insurance.”ButID-theft insurance is secondaryto any other coverage that
might pay out first, such ashomeowner’s or renter’s insur-ance, and it mostly covers low-cost incidentals related to orresulting from the crime:notary fees, credit-report costs,loan re-application fees and amaximum of $1,500 in wageslost “solely” to fix your identityrecords.
What you should do: Don’trely much on insurance to pro-tect you. Instead, do it yourself.Consumer Reports MoneyAdviser recommends signingup for online access to yourbank and credit accounts andmonitoring them frequently,and periodically checking yourcredit reports.
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By Lillian CoxFor almost 30 years, the
Coastal Communities ConcertBand has been playing beauti-ful music for audiences locallyand around the world fromHawaii to Europe.
In 2001, they won thegold medal at the fourth annu-al International Alpine MusicFestival in Saas-Fee,Switzerland.
The band offers threeconcerts a year at theCarlsbad Community Church.The next is their 29thAnniversary Concert on Feb.19, which will feature JosephLovinsky, French horn soloistwith the U.S. Army Band inWashington, D.C.
“Our High School HonorBand Concert in April, which Ireally enjoy, includes 32 stu-dents from the San DieguitoUnion High School Districtbands who come and rehearsewith us three times,” said con-ductor Dr. Robert Fleming.“They play the second half ofthe concert, and it’s a goodexperience for them.”
Last year the bandawarded one $1,500 CanevaScholarship for music educa-tion and four $750 scholar-ships to students during the
concert.Beginning this year the
band will award $6,000 inmusic education scholarshipsfor fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students in the CardiffSchool District and theEncinitas Union ElementarySchool District.
“Currently our band vol-unteers go into third grades,play for the kids and then letthem try their instruments,”said Richard Radosh, boardmember in charge of develop-ment.“They are excited aboutparticipating in the afterschool band grant program inthe fourth grade next fall.”
Radosh says he hopes toexpand the program to otherschool districts.
The band was started bymusicians Jan Turnage andJudy Thum, who met at theirchildren’s soccer game in1983.
“I talked to the principalof the San Dieguito AdultSchool and asked if we coulduse his band room and hesaid, ‘sure.’”Thum said.“DougCampbell, the band director,joined us and still plays per-cussion.”
Beginning with 14 mem-bers, the band has grown to 77
members. Even though it hasoutgrown the band room, theband continues to be offeredas a class at San DieguitoAdult School.
Robert Vriesman was thefirst conductor, serving from1983 to 1987. Don Caneva wasconductor from 1987 until hisdeath in 2008. Fleming has
been the conductor since thattime.
“The average age of ourmembers is at least 62,”Fleming said. “But with thatcomes a tremendous amountof experience. I’m used tohigh school students who take10 to 12 times to get it right.College kids take three to fourtimes. With this group, onerehearsal usually does it.”
He added,“Carl Janelli, atenor sax, is 83 but he does allthe solos and people eat himup. He’s a tremendous jazzplayer and keeps getting bet-ter and better.”
Fleming explained thatthe band makes a point ofplaying popular songs thateveryone knows.
“I guarantee that any-body who comes to our con-certs will go home whistling,”he said. “We give them tunesthat they recognize and want.”
Fleming encouragesaudience participation, some-times telling concert goers tofeel free to stand up and con-duct the orchestra from theirseats or even to walk to thefront of the concert hall anddance if they feel like it.
Twice a year the bandperforms at the California
Center for the Arts inEscondido, including the holi-day season where they pro-vide entertainment for afundraiser benefitting Mealson Wheels.This year the bandraised $16,000 for the non-profit, a $2,000 increase fromlast year.
For ticket information,call Kris Sims at (760) 436-6137. For additional informa-tion, visit cccband.com or callJudy Thum at (760) 436-0783.
Dr. Robert Fleming, conductor, Coastal Communities Concert Band. “Iguarantee that anybody who comes to our concerts will go homewhistling,” he said. “We give them tunes that they recognize and want.”Courtesy photo
RANCHO SANTA FE —In response to the popularityof its Tuesday morningPreschool Storytime, theRancho Santa Fe Library,17040 Avenida de Acacias, hasadded an additional programto its children’s schedule.
On Fridays at 10:30 a.m.,Miss Ellie will be leading aFriday Toddler Storytime forall toddlers and their parents.
The complete children’sschedule now includes:
— Friday ToddlerStorytime at 10:30 a.m., led byMiss Ellie, with themes ofJan. 6 beaches, Jan. 13 ducks,Jan. 20 home sweet home.There will be no storytime onJan. 27, but it will resume in
February.— Tuesday Preschool
Storytime and Craft at 10:30a.m., led by Miss Diana withthemes of Jan. 3 snow/winter,Jan. 10 cookies, Jan. 17 hats,Jan. 24 penguins and Jan. 31night time.
— Thursday School-AgeCrafts at 3:30 p.m.with themesof Jan. 5 penguins and
Jan.19 Chinese New Year.— Friday Pre-Teen Craft
at 3 p.m. Jan. 13 on cameraobscura.
Note that the Library willbe closed for the MartinLuther King Holiday Jan. 16.For more information, visit theRancho Santa Fe Library orcall (858) 756-2512.
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Concert band celebrates nearly three decades
February 19: 29thAnniversary Concert,Carlsbad CommunityChurch
April 29: High SchoolHonor Band Concert, SanDieguito AcademyGymnasium
May 20: SpringConcert, CarlsbadCommunity Church
July 4: On the Green(middle of town), RanchoSanta Fe (free)
Aug. 19: Summer PopsConcerts, CaliforniaCenter for the Arts,Escondido.
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The surf is finally overthree feet, and the news ismaking it seem likeCalifornia is about to sinkbeneath the power of the lat-est west swell. I just saw adouble overhead set at theReef with three to six riderson each wave and one braveSUP rider getting smacked
down.The weather, on the
other hand, is above averageand, with the Internet lit uplike a Christmas tree, it’skind of a free for all outthere. I’ll work now and surflater.
Allow me step backabout 30 years from today’sswell.
This reminiscence wasoriginally prompted by a con-versation with local filmmak-er Jesse Schluntz.
Aussie surf legend IanCairns told him what he tellseveryone, that he and the
Aussie crew he was a part ofin the mid ’70s were the bestsurfers in the world.
I don’t have the exactquote, but you get the point.There’s no doubt that Ian,along with Wayne “Rabbit”Bartholomew, PeterTownend, Mark Warren,Mark Richards and MichaelPeterson shook up the statusquo in surfing throughoutthe 1970s.
They won most of thecontests and dominated thesurf media.
California was produc-ing no real surf stars, unless
you count Joey Buran, whomanaged a few single-hand-ed victories for the GoldenState.
For the most part, how-ever, we were stuck betweenthe David Nuuhiwa, CorkyCarroll ‘60s era and theemergence of the comingdominance of Tom Curren.
There was also a strongSouth African presence onOahu’s North Shore withGavin Rudoph opening thedoor for future world cham-pion Shaun Tomson.Hawaiian surfers, who havenever been the most compet-itive, preferring freedom andfun over jerseys and bull-horns, were rarely on the win-ner’s stand.
Hawaiian Gerry Lopez,cool and collected, graceunder pressure at Pipelinewas no longer considered rel-evant in the new era.Aggression was the new dealand “rip, tear, lacerate,”became the battle cry.Sometimes the new styleworked. Sometimes it wasugly.
Two surfers that com-bined Hawaiian style andwith cutting-edge maneuvers
were Larry “Bert”Bertlemann andMontgomery “Buttons”Kaluhiokalani.
Bert, who was some-times known as “the antiLopez,” carved each sectionas if he would never be ableto surf again.
Fast, flexible and power-ful in waves of all sizes, Bertwas one of the greatest influ-ences surfing had ever wit-nessed.
Buttons was there too,driving deep, switchingstance, hitting the lip harderthan anyone before him.
One difficulty for bothBert and Buttons is that theynever seemed to put the acttogether for contest day.
Both surfers would beseen blitzing all over Oahufor weeks and by the morn-ing of the event, they eitherwouldn’t show on time, notshow at all or under perform.
Some thought it was alack of desire, others specu-lated that the judges could-n’t relate to the new style. Iwasn’t there, so I don’t reallyknow.
Where previouslyHawaiian surfers rode tall inthe style of Lopez, Bert stoodlower to his board than anysurfer ever had.
The result was a morepowerful turn that helpedproject him up, through thelip and, for the first time, into
the air.It was Bert’s low rota-
tional style that ushered in anew style for the Dogtowncrew, including Jay Adamsand Tony Alva in the late‘70s.
When future surf histori-ans contemplate mid ‘70ssurfing, they will concludethat it belonged to theAustralians.
Those who take the timeto dig deeper will find twoHawaiians just beneath thesurface, making as big asplash as anyone.
In my opinion,Bertlemann and Buttonsrewrote surfing and every-one, including Ian Cairns andthe brash company ofAussies he once helped leadto victory, benefited from it.
RANCHO SANTA FE —Art aficionados are invited tomeet and mingle with localaward-winning artists at theRancho Santa Fe Art Galleryreception being held from 5to 7 p.m. Jan. 12. The galleryis at 6004 Paseo Delicias.
This show’s theme,“Blending Color with thePaint Brush” will be onexhibit at the Rancho SantaFe Art Guild Gallery throughMarch.
The gallery is openTuesday through Saturdayfrom 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.V i s i tRanchoSantaFeArtGuild.orgfor information about mem-
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Torrey PinesHigh Schoolstaff celebratethe holidayslast year witha party. Fromleft, master ofceremoniesCaraCouvillionannouncesthe costumecontest win-ners JimAnthony andDon Hollins.Courtesy photo
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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSJAN. 13, 2012 A13
Each year, beginning inlate October, there is buildinganticipation amongst wave-riders in the North Pacific.Alleyes turn to weather mapsand swell models that arefocused on the big blue NorthPacific Ocean (affectionatelyknown as the NPAC). Whenthe maps begin to show con-centric circles of orange, red
and purple, surfers joyfullyprepare.
On Dec. 28, a low-pres-sure system formed in the Seaof Japan. Over the next fourdays, moving east, it crossedover Japan, entered the openOcean and began strengthen-ing.
A polar air mass then col-lided with a tropical air mass
and the storm became a mas-sive maelstrom. Fifteen hun-dred miles wide with 80 mph
winds and 40-foot seas.Moving air transfers
energy into the water. Fetch isthe all-important area wherewind meets sea. The energyorganizes and peacefullyflows across the Ocean …until obstructed. For thisswell, the first interferencecame on Jan. 4 as the northshores of the HawaiianIslands detonated the energyon their world-famous reefs.Peahi, on the north shore ofMaui, offered 40-foot waves toan elite crew of surfers wholeft the jet-skis behind toonce again push the envelopeof paddle surfing.
By this time, the hypemachine was in full Californiaeffect. Swells take about twodays to reach California afterHawaii.
Those days are alwaysfilled with excitement andmaybe some anxiety. FromSan Francisco to ImperialBeach, surfers watched maps,checked charts andresearched buoys.
As the sun rose on Jan. 6,consistent 10-foot setsmarched perfectly across thereef at Swamis. Solid 12-foot
peaks thundered out ofScripps Canyon and onto themajestic sandbars of BlacksBeach.
This swell did not matchthe famous “Big Wednesdays”of Dec. 21, 2005, and Dec. 5,2007. Those swells offerednumerous 15-plus-foot sets.However, the high pressureweather with 75-degree
temps and all-day off shorewinds made this a swell toremember.
The WNW direction and17-second period of the swellmeant a direct hit for SanDiego as the swell snuckthrough the shadowingeffects of Catalina and SanClemente Islands.
I know that our snow-rid-ing brethren are frustrated bya serious lack of snowthroughout California, Utahand Colorado.There has beena high pressure ridge alongthe West Coast of the U.S. formuch of this winter. Thiskeeps our coastal weatherbeautiful, but blocks snowproducing storms from reach-ing the mountains.Eventually, the high pressure
will break down, allowing themountains to receive freshpowder and deliver SanDiego’s winter precipitation.
The NPAC reaches peakactivity in January intoFebruary.
Low pressure systemswill continue to spawn in thewestern Pacific. Some will gonorth without producingmuch swell and some will cre-ate fun surf. There is alwaysthe possibility that one will gooff the charts, generating thelargest, most perfect wavesever ridden. Winter is anexciting time in the NorthPacific!
Rest In Peace SeanCollins- Founder of Surfline,self-taught innovator, fatherof modern surf forecasting,and the guru of surf science.We all owe him hundreds ofwaves.Thanks Sean!
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The image shows the wind patterns from Jan. 3. The moving air transfers energy into the water, which broughtthe big swells.Photo courtesy of SwellWatch.com.
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Pala Casino Spa &Resort will continue its freeevents series in January fea-turing the return of LiveDance Parties with Siren’sCrush on Fridays andTribute Concerts onSaturday nights in theInfinity Showroom.
The Infinity SportsExperience will televise allNational Football Leagueplayoff games starting withthe Wild Card matchups.
Siren’s Crush will hostthe Free Dance Parties eachFriday through Feb. 10.Siren’s Crush is a high-ener-gy, seven-piece band. Theshow will feature tight chore-ography, costume changes,video elements andenhanced lighting, includinglaser lights that are beinginstalled in Infinity.
The free January enter-tainment schedule includes:
— 1 p.m., Jan. 3, 60-Plus
Club, Rod Stewart Tribute,Infinity
— 9 p.m., Jan. 6, DanceParty with Siren’s Crush,Infinity
— 1:30 p.m., Jan. 7,Infinity Sports Experience,NFL Playoffs
— 8 p.m., Jan. 7,Pettybreakers, a tribute toTom Petty and theHeartbreakers, Infinity, fol-lowed by Club Infinity withDJish.
—10 a.m., Jan. 8 InfinitySports Experience, NFLPlayoffs
— 1 p.m., Jan. 10, 60-Plus Club, Buddy HollyTribute, Infinity
— 9 p.m., Jan. 13, DanceParty with Siren’s Crush,Infinity
— 1:30 p.m., Jan. 14,Infinity Sports Experience,NFL Playoffs
— 8 p.m., Jan. 14,Bostyx, a tribute to Bostonand Styx, Infinity, followedby Club Infinity with DJish
— 10 a.m., Jan. 15,Infinity Sports Experience,NFL Playoffs
— 1 p.m., Jan. 17, 60-Plus Club, Bette Midler trib-ute
— 9 p.m., Jan. 20, DanceParty with Siren’s Crush,Infinity
— 8 p.m., Jan. 21, RIO, atribute to Duran Duran,Infinity, followed by ClubInfinity with DJish
— Noon, Jan. 22, InfinitySports Experience, NFLPlayoffs
— 1 p.m., Jan. 24, 60-plus Club, Comedian TommySavitt, Infinity
— 9 p.m., Jan. 27, DanceParty with Siren’s Crush,Infinity
—10:30 p.m., Jan. 28,Club Infinity with DJish fol-lowing Chippendales
— 1 p.m., Jan. 31, 60-plus Club, Roy OrbisonTribute
Additional Januaryevents at Pala include:
— 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20,Zumba in Da Club, Infinity.Tickets, $20, at (877) 946-7252 andzumbaindaclub.com
— 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20,Engelbert Humperdinck,Events Center. Tickets, $35,$45, $60, at (877) 946-7252and startickets.com
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On New Year’s Eve, mybeloved kitty died. What adevastating way to start theNew Year. With much reflec-tion and love for my cat thatI had for eight years, I musttell you this moment hurtdeeply, but also helped merealize the beauty in oureveryday gifts. My familygrieved for the loss of ourpet. We felt lucky to have herfor as long as we did. Thisexperience was once again areminder to me how precioustime and life is each day.
What I can tell you as afarm girl from Missouri? Mykitty Audrey had a tremen-dous life. I do know that Inever took her for granted. Itried extra hard to always lether know how much she wasloved by me. Having manykitties over the years, youcan only guess that this griev-ing is a familiar feeling that Ihave adjusted to with time.
If you are a pet owner,then I am sure you knowwhat it feels like to lose yourbeloved animal. With thatbeing said, we have adopteda rescue kitty that has beensaved from a “high kill” shel-ter.What I have learned fromthis traumatic week is thereare so many animals outthere that need a home.
Please adopt an animalin 2012. If you can’t do thatbecause you already have toomany pets, please donate toan animal rescue shelter. Lifeis a gift and so was my beau-tiful kitty, Audrey. Make timethis year in to give love to ananimal that will also fill yourlife with much joy and com-fort.
Happy New YearRancho Santa Fe. I adoptedmy kitty from a wonderfulwoman named Lonnie whodevotes much of her life tosaving animals. Her e-mailaddress [email protected]. ThanksLonnie for being a real liveangel to animals in need.
Around TownOn Dec. 20, I met Dr.
Kelly for my routine VitaminB shot. For a 2012 beginning,I am sharing with you one ofmy health tips. Not only doesit improve your immune sys-tem, but also helps boostyour metabolism, whichhelps keep weight gain atbay. Vitamin B shots are mything. No really. Last yearranks up there for one of the
healthiest and happiestyears in my life. I contributea portion of this to theseVitamin B shots. I go to twodifferent places. One in LaJolla, Nu You Medical Group,and to Dr. Kelly in Encinitas.
I have included a photoof myself and Dr. Kelly dur-ing the holidays. The smilesays it all. If you are hopingto improve your health in2012, Dr. Kelly is rightaround the corner inEncinitas. For more informa-tion, visitnaturedockelly.com.
On Dec. 24, RanchoSanta Fe sparkled under thenight sky.With the downtownarea festive with holidaylights and all of the restau-rants, retailers and banksdecorated for Christmas, whoneeded snow? Not us, any-way. This was the firstChristmas in a while I stayedin town for the holidays.
Ed and Dottie McCrinkhave been Ranch residentsfor many decades. EachChristmas the McCrink sib-lings all come to town for theholidays. I have included awonderful photo of LaurelMcCrink with sister KatieShull, along with Violli andTrudi. They look fabulous intheir red festive attire, don’tthey?
On Dec. 26, I decided tocapture the beauty of winterin Rancho Santa Fe. I pulledover (I do this often and itdrives my son nuts!) by myson’s school to walk the trailsnear the Rancho Santa Fegolf course.
The naked blue skyfilled the air with perfection,as the autumn reds and yel-lows shined in the bright sun-light. The walking trail hadpeaks of light beamingacross the leaves, as I strollednext to the golf course photo-graphing the trees.
I have included onephoto from that day. Thetrees look beautiful inRancho Santa Fe. This is alsoan excellent way to stay inshape; take a two-mile walkthree times a week. Don’t for-get to make time for yourselfin the new year. I do!
On Dec. 30, my sister’sfamily stopped in at LegendsFin Art Gallery in La Jolla fora visit. In October of lastyear, I began working part-time as a fine art consultantthere. Do you collect art? Wehave Rockwell, Calder, Miro,Chagall, Dr. Seuss, De LaNuez and Mackenzie Thorpejust to name a few. As a pas-sionate art lover, what a won-derful gallery to be workingat in La Jolla. I have includeda photo from that magicalday.
On Jan. 3, I connectedwith a girlfriend of mine,Priscilla Wood. Do you knowPriscilla? You may recognizeher from my column. She is aco-leader in the SMARTYdivision in the San Diegoarea, an entrepreneurialgroup for women. I justfound out that Priscillaenjoyed a glorious hike up tothe Hollywood sign on NewYear’s Day and she said itwas absolutely breathtaking.What you may already knowis Priscilla is part of the MikeTaylor Real Estate Group inRancho Santa Fe. Do youneed to find a listing?Priscilla is one of thesharpest real estate agents intown. She is one to watch in2012. For more information,visit Priscillawood.com. I amlooking forward to going tomy first SMARTY event thismonth. I will have to fill youin on the details beginning ofnext month.
Save the dateFresh Start Surgical
Gifts 20th annual CelebrityGolf Tournament for Kidswill be at the Morgan RunGolf Course on March 18 andMarch 19. In 2011, FreshStart provided 1,473 medicaltreatments to children thatneed our help with changingtheir life. If you would like todonate to this wonderfulorganization, visit fresh-start.org. I have included agroup shot from last year’scelebrity event in RanchoSanta Fe.
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Featrured are John Carney (Saints), Shari Brasher (Fresh Start CEO), Jr. Seau (Former Charger), Tina Mickelson (Golfer), Michelle Pius (FreshStart Director of Major Gifts), Alfonso Ribeiro (Celebrity Co-Host) at Fresh Start's Celebrity Golf last year in the Ranch. Courtesy photo
Sisters Laurel McCrink and Katie Shull with sister-n-law Violi and great friend, Trudi at the McCrink'sChristmas Eve family gathering. Photo by Machel Penn Shull
Ranch Realtor Priscilla Woodhiked up to the Hollywood sign onNew Year's Day. She is featuredhere with a cute, cuddly friend.Courtesy photo
Machel Penn Shull with Dr. Kelly in Encinitas before Christmas. For yourVitamin B shot, call Dr. Kelly. Courtesy photo
Stay in shape in the Ranch this year by taking nature walks on one of the many trails in the area. This photowas taken at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course. Photo by Machel Penn Shull
JD and Tracy Howard with her daughter Lauren Chapman and boyfriend, Max Stammer at Legends Galleryin La Lolla. Tracy Howard my sister. Photo by Machel Penn Shull
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January’s free family music program will feature guitarists Arthur Golden and Chan Jenuineat 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in the library’s community room, 3919 Townsgate Drive, playing Americanfolk songs, blues and rags. The program will last 45 minutes. Golden teaches guitar atPalomar College. Jenuine teaches at the City Heights Music School, an educational outreachprogram of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. For further information, call (858) 552-1668.Courtesy photo
DOUBLE DELIGHT
I got everything I wantedfor Christmas and let’s justsay there’s a spa day in myfuture. I couldn’t have beenhappier, I thought.
The very next week, anunexpected present arrived.My garbage disposal finallydied. I didn’t realize it hadbeen ailing, but I should have.It registered on the Richterscale whenever you flippedthe switch. I knew, deepinside, that it had swallowedone too many utensils, butone adjusts to that sort ofthing, rather like the decibellevel of your children.
The whole incident fellinto the good news, bad newscategory. I had soggy bags ofdrippy refuse on my sink forseveral days. I do compostsome, but trying to round upall the little messy bits isinsane and impossible. So inthe end, I was happy as a kidwith candy.
To say I love my newgadget just isn’t enough. Youcan hardly hear it! I’m seri-ous. It is just amazing. Itsounds just about the same asthe old one did after it broke,but quieter. Few things couldmake me grin bigger.
I can see some of you outthere rolling your eyes. Truthis, I have always been a suck-er for a new appliance. I amnot the wife who only gets athrill from diamond earringsor a cashmere robe. I wouldn’ttoss those out, but I would do
equal cartwheels at the sightof a top-of-the-line vacuumcleaner or the slickest newgas range under my tree.
I don’t think my husbandappreciates what a low-main-tenance gal I am. He simplydoesn’t know any differently.It almost tempts me to take ashot at getting on that showwhere you have to swapspouses for a week, just so hecould gain some understand-ing at how easy I am to livewith. Wait. That could back-fire rather badly, now that Ithink about it, so let’s justmove on.
In any case, I love noth-ing more than a sparklingnew washer and dryer orrefrigerator.When my mothergave me my first microwavefor Christmas, I burst intotears of joy. I’d like to trade upappliances every couple ofyears, the way some people dowith cars.
The only downside is thatinstalling a wonderful, rust-free, so-silent-I-may-forget-to-turn-it-off garbage disposalwas rather like using a littleBotox on an 85-year-old leper.My shiny new drain makes mybanged-up sink look even sad-der.That draws the eye to thestained tile surrounding it,the streaked walls, chippedfloor and only-two-burners-working stove.
I may start wearingblinders in the kitchen, allow-ing me to focus on my almost-inaudible disposal. The sink’sbound to crack and fall outeventually.
Everything andthe kitchen sink
Sponsored by AreaBoard 13 of the State Councilon DevelopmentalDisabilities, and by theCalifornia Arts Council andNational Arts and DisabilityCenter at the University ofCalifornia Los Angeles,Inclusive Theatre and DanceWorkshops for teens andadults with disabilities willbegin Jan. 21. The program,however, has a goal is a 50-percent-each combination ofthose with and without dis-abilities.
The eight-week inclusive
theater workshop series willrun from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21to March 10 at Dance NorthCounty, 535 Encinitas Blvd.Suite 100 in the North CoastBusiness Park.Tuition is $150for the theater series.
The inclusive eight-weekseries of dance workshopswill be held from 4 to 5 p.m.Jan. 21 to March 10 and willinclude Salsa, country,hip–hop and Motown. Tuitionfor the dance series is $175.
Partial scholarships forboth series are availablebased on need.
Dance and theaterworkshops ready
Feliccia’s Italian Restaurant & Deli— 33 Years and still going strong
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JEANGILLETTE
Jean Gillette is a freelance writer with athing for shiny, new objects. Contacther at [email protected].
A restaurant under thesame family ownership formore than three decades,in thesame location, is worthy of avisit in itself. Add in some verysolid homemade, traditionalItalian American cuisine and anice deli full of Italian staplesand it should be put on your listof North County restaurants totry.
I became aware ofFeliccia’s when I met with JohnAdams from the food truckEpic Eatz, who utilizes theirkitchen as his commissary. Heintroduced me to his uncle,Sam Feliccia, who has been atthe helm of this old school jointwith his wife Nina since dayone. When they told me theyhave been around for 33 years Ineeded to know more. I meanreally,given all the competitionin the Italian space, theirlongevity is truly amazing.Sam’s roots are in Detroitwhere his grandfather openedthe first Feliccia’s in 1939.
I left that meeting with asimple sub sandwich madewith their homemade roll,Capocola, olive oil, pepperonci-ni, and provolone cheese. Hementioned their subs were like“crack” in an addictive kind ofway and I thought yeah right,asI’ve had my share of killer subs.I took a sample bite in the park-ing lot on the way out and thatwas the end of that. There wasno way that sub was making ithome as I devoured it on thespot.
The simplicity, textures,and quality of the Capocolawere what did it. Capocola issimilar to the more widelyknown cured prosciutto,because they are both pork-derived cold-cuts that are usedin similar dishes. Prosciuttocomes from the thigh or hindleg of the pig whereasCapocola is from the shoulderor neck. Feliccia’s has plenty ofboth in their deli. There is nodoubt in my mind I will be mak-
ing the drive from Encinitas toVista on a regular basis for thatsub. It’s called Sam’s Special bythe way.
After Sam’s Specialcracked my top five sub list, Iquickly made plans to comeback for dinner.Having had myshare of traditional Italianfeasts I made it a point toexpend more calories thanusual for the couple of daysprior and brought along my No.1 eater friend Chef MichaelZonfrilli.This was not an assign-ment for the casual eater.
Our evening started with acouple Peronis, an Italian lagerthat goes back to 1846. Thatwent really well with theantipasto platter that includedGenoa salami, hard salami,mortadlla, prosciutto, sharpprovolone, olives, mushroomsand artichokes. It was a greatprimer.
Next up was an insaladacaprese with fresh Roma toma-toes, basil, wet mozzarella andolive oil.Given the time of year,the tomatoes were surprisinglyripe. In the interest of tastingas much as possible, we did asampler plate of veal parmi-giana, Sicilian style chicken,and pasta agli e olio.These areall staples of Italian restau-rants, yet there was a certainold-world style at Feliccia’sthat really satisfied.The crispy,breaded crusts on the veal andchicken were perfect.
Of course, Feliccia’smakes most of what’s on themenu from scratch and themeatballs and Italian sausagethat came out next were a
prime example of that.Toppedwith meat sauce and Romanocheese, they were moist, flavor-ful, and held their own as aside dish but I was thinkingabout them on that sub rollthat I had for lunch, therecould be another lunch run inmy near future to give those atry. There is also a nice selec-tion of pizza, salads anddesserts including the tiramisuthat we somehow managed tosplit after our feeding frenzy.
Our server Lupe suggest-ed a nice Maddalena Merlotthat drank well with every-thing we ate. Any good redtable wine or Chianti workswith this food and the merlotfit that bill.
I did not see anything onthe menu more than $18 andmost of the entrees were in the$12 to $16 range and for themost part you will be walkingaway with lunch for the nextday.I’d suggest going for break-fast, lunch or dinner and planto do some shopping on theway out in the fabulous deli.And please, go with anappetite and be prepared toeat food made with soul, frompeople who are passionateabout what they do.
Feliccia’s is tucked awayin a Vista strip mall at 1011 S.Santa Fe Avenue, Suite C, inVista. Check them out onlineat feliccias.com.
Sam Feliccia and Chef Thomas Mellan in the deli section at Feliccia’s.Photo by David Boylan
Lick the Plate
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David Boylan is the founder ofArtichoke Creative, an Encinitasbased integrated marketing agency.He can be reached [email protected].
New faces at OMAOceanside Museum of
Art Executive Director, EdFosmire, announcedchanges at the museum in2012. Former Manager ofPrograms and Events, TaraSmith, has moved into hernew role as DeputyDirector. Mitzi Summers,part-time assistant to thedirector and OMA volun-teer, has assumed the posi-tion of Manager ofPrograms and Events.
Valu Pluscomes through
Thanks to Moore &Associates, needy NorthCounty families enjoyed aturkey dinner this past hol-iday season. For the past 15years, Moore & Associateshave donated turkeys tothe Boys & Girls Clubs ofOceanside in lieu of holi-day gifts for their clients.
A rise in turkey pricesthreatened this year’sdonation but Boys & GirlsClub staff suggested thatMary Ann investigate theprices at the localOceanside market, ValuPlus Food Warehouse.
There she foundenough turkeys to satisfythe donation at an afford-able price, and the dona-tions were made Dec. 22 as44 turkeys were deliveredto families.
Charity event needsorganizer
Friends of Cardiff &Carlsbad State Beaches isseeking a volunteer eventorganizer to work on itsChristmas in July fundrais-er, scheduled for July 28.This will be the fifth yearfor this family event heldat South Carlsbad StateBeach. For more informa-tion about this opportuni-ty, contact Bill Mahoney,founding board member, at(858) 603-2705 or [email protected] or visitFCCSB.org.
3-D art classCarlsbad artist Linda
Luisi will offer a four-Thursdays “Depth andDimension” class from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan.19 to Feb. 9 at theAthenaeum School of theArts, 4441 Park Blvd., SanDiego. Learn 3-dimensional
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The San Diego BetterBusiness Bureau has issued alist of “red flags” to help con-sumers make 2012 a “scam-free” year.
“There is no strongerremedy for fraud that an edu-cated consumer who refusesto be conned,” said SherylBilbrey, San Diego BBB presi-dent. “Rough economic timesmean that consumer scamsand rip-offs are at an all-timehigh as unscrupulous individ-uals and companies will roll-out every trick in the book.
“The fact is, anyone canbe scammed. One trustingmoment, one bad decision orjust bad luck and those hard-earned dollars can be gone.Thieves with no consciencesare eager to steal more thanjust your money, they’re steal-ing people’s hopes anddreams and their security.You do not need to be victim.”
To be a savvy consumer
and your own best protector,here is the BBB’s list of 10common “red flag” dangersignals for scams:
— Read the fine printbefore you sign any agree-ment, fully understand it andmake sure it matches whatthe salesperson told you. Getany promises in writing.Beware of any offer thatsounds too good to be true,because it usually isn’t true.
— Take your time andinvestigate before you invest.Avoid easy-money schemes.Be wary if you hear “buy nowor forever lose your opportu-nity to profit.”
— Scammers will takeadvantage of job hunters.Beware of any job offer,including work-at-homeschemes or business “oppor-tunities,” that offers bigmoney for little work and noexperience.
— Beware of high-pres-
sure sales pitches that are“good only today.” Be firm inthe face of pressure, say “no”and walk away.
— Prevent identity theftby protecting your personalinformation, including SocialSecurity and credit-card num-bers. Don’t share privateinformation with strangersover the phone or e-mail.
— Don’t believe the hypeabout a “guaranteed freeprize.” If the sweepstakes pro-moter demands advance feesto cover shipping or to pre-pay taxes, or asks you to call a900 number, then it won’t befree.
— Beware of “free” trial
offers. After signing up for a“free” trial, you could end upwith monthly charges that arehard to stop.
— Avoid upfront fees,especially for advance-feeloans or debt relief to becomefree of debt (more likely,you’ll end up deeper in debt).
— Scams have found acomfy home on the Internet,so don’t believe it justbecause you read it on a web-site. Obtain a company’s phys-ical address and phone num-ber and verify a business’ reli-ability with the BBB.
— Ask questions beforegiving money to charities.Give, but give wisely.
Beware of appeals thatbring tears to the eyes but tellyou little about how they planto solve the problem theydescribe so well.
Also, be cautious withsound-alike organizationsusing names that sound simi-lar to legitimate groups.
Before buying decisionsare made, consumers areencouraged to phone theBBB’s free 24-hour ConsumerHelpline at (858) 496-2131 or(800) 600-7050, or visit thewebsite at bbb.org, to obtainfree information and a list ofBBB accredited businesses ina particular type of industry.
three solo art shows and two‘You Create the Art’ commu-nity painting shows, hostedmovie nights, designed anddistributed local CarlsbadVillage calendars, createdhundreds of paintings andmet thousands of new friendsand supporters.
Unfortunately, and dueto a 100 percent increase inrent, I will be closing my stu-dio after 3 1/2 years of themost creative, inspiring andrewarding years of my life. Mylast day is Jan. 23.
I will miss the many dailyvisitors whom eagerly lookedforward to seeing my newestpaintings.
I will miss the stagewhich allowed me to share mytechniques and my passionswith the public and I will missworking aside all my wonder-ful neighbors along UpState(N. State Street).
As of now, I have no cer-tain future plans.
I have poured everythinginto the goal of encouraging
the development of a morecreative culture in theCarlsbad Village, which Ibegan nearly 14 years ago.
Though my studio wasthe core of my plan, I don’tsee the closing of Snyder Artand Design as a step back-wards, but as a shove forward.
When a sudden wallblocks your progress, paintit… then in becomes an addi-
tion to your path!Thank you all for your
support.I cherish every friend-
ship I have made over thepast years and look forward toour next conversation.
Bryan Snyder is an artistin Carlsbad
North County JewishFamily Services invites resi-dents to “Exploring Tu B’Shevat” and a nature walkfrom 1 to 3 p.m. before theSuper Bowl kick-off Feb. 5through the San DiegoBotanic Garden, 230 QuailGardens Drive. Participantsshould meet at the Visitor’sCenter.
Registration is requiredand reservation deadline isJan. 30. To sign up, visitjfssd.org/naturewalk or call(858) 637-3395.
The Tu B’ Shevat holi-day marks the New Year ofthe Trees in which the earli-est-blooming trees emergefrom their winter sleep and
begin a new fruit-bearingcycle. Activities will includea guided walk through thegardens, potting a plant andother nature-based arts andcrafts. Afterward, enjoyexploring the rest of the gar-dens at a leisurely pace, asparticipation in this eventallows you access to the gar-dens for the entire day.
San Diego BotanicGarden features more than37 acres of exhibits, includ-ing the Hamilton Children’sGarden where children canenjoy hopping through anelephant foot tree forest,playing in a mountainstream and making music.
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Oasis Organic School teacher Maria Stephens helps her students plant potatoes in their school’s winter garden. This followed a lesson on seasonal foods androot vegetables. “It is always a joy for children to prepare the soil and then dig a hole to plant something in. Potatoes are fun because they are so big and growfairly quickly. When they are ready, the children have a great time discovering the buried treasures,” said teacher Maria Stephens. For more information, visitoasisschool.org. Courtesy photo
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RANCHO SANTA FE— A little bit of puppy lovecan go a long way to helpmake 2012 happy andhealthy. Grab a leash andyour running shoes for theFeb. 12 third annual PuppyLove 5k run and 1-milewalk benefiting HelenWoodward Animal Center.This year there are two sep-arate courses for runnersand walkers (and theirfour-legged friends) alongscenic Highway 101 inSolana Beach. The eventalso features the WaggingWellness Village with ven-dors, food, prizes and activ-ities.
“This is such a funevent — it’s not often thatpeople can run or walk arace with their four-leggedfriends,” said NedraAbramson, special eventsand sponsorship managerfor the center. “Whetheryou’re a longtime runner,starting a fitness programas a New Year’s resolution,or you just enjoy taking amorning walk with yourdog, you will have a blast atthis event. And it’s all for agood cause – proceeds ben-efit the programs of HelenWoodward Animal Center.”
The race begins at 8a.m. on the corner of Via dela Valle and Highway 101 inSolana Beach, and the fes-tivities last until noon.After the race, runners,walkers and spectators cantake part in the FurryValentine Canine CostumeContest as well as DogaYoga, canine agility withSan Diego Pet Training,and mini classes from PureBarre La Costa.
Dog lovers looking forthe right person for themand their dog to love thisValentine’s Day can alsoparticipate in “meet yourfurry match,” a fun matchup sponsored by It’s JustLunch.
The race entry is $35for both runners and walk-ers and all proceeds fromthe event support the petsand programs of HelenWoodward Animal Center.For more information or toregister, visitPuppyloverun.kintera.orgor call (858) 756-4117, ext.339.
Helen WoodwardAnimal Center is a private,non-profit organizationwhere “people help ani-mals and animals help peo-ple.” Founded in 1972 inRancho Santa Fe, the cen-ter provides services formore than 57,000 peopleand thousands of animalsannually through adop-tions, educational and ther-apeutic programs bothonsite and throughout thecommunity. HelenWoodward Animal Centeris also the creator of theinternational Home 4 theHolidays pet adoptiondrive and the AnimalCenter Education Servicesprogram, teaching the busi-ness of saving lives to ani-mal welfare leaders fromaround the world.
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Sockers remain undefeated, benches clear in brawl against BoltsBy Tony Cagala
The rivalry between theSan Diego Sockers and theAnaheim Bolts reached newanimosities Saturday nightduring the Sockers crushingwin 13-6 at the Del MarArena, where the game endedwith punches thrown and abench clearing melee.
Sockers mid-fielderEduardo Velez and Boltsdefender Brennan Tennellewere ejected from the gamewith less than four minutesleft in the game.
“It’s like a war downthere,” said general managerJohn Kentera, referring to theaction on the field.
In front of an energizedcrowd of 2,334, play on thepitch was aggressive, with sev-eral warnings being issued bythe referees and both penaltyboxes being occupiedthroughout.
The bench clearing fightoccurred in the fourth quar-ter when forward KraigChiles was making a play forthe ball. With frustrations onthe Bolts’ side boiling over,Chiles was mixed up with adefender and held down.Velez, coming to the aid ofChiles, intervened and suf-fered a blow to his eye.
The Sockers, whoappeared more focused intheir game plan, seemed toscore at will against the Bolts’porous defense, with Chiles
scoring 5 goals, making himthe top scorer in the league,and midfielder/forward EricWunderle scoring three timeswith two assists.
“This is one of ourstronger team performances,(there was) a lot of chemistry,I thought, tonight, which waskind of missing in the past. It’sgreat to be out here and be a
part of it and have such agreat crowd,” said midfielderNate Hetherington, whoreturned to the field afterspending a month on the side-lines from a hamstring injury.
With the win, the Sockersstill remain undefeated onthe season, something theytake pride in, but don’t talkabout too much,
Hetherington said.“All we want to do is play
hard for our fans and wingames like the Sockers usedto,” he added.
Saturday’s game signaledthe start of the team’s busieststretch of the season, playingeight games in 22 days.
The game also served asalumni night, honoring past
players and coaches, includ-ing a special appearance bythe Sockers most winninghead coach Ron Newman athalf-time. During the ceremo-ny, the Sockers also re-namedthe PASL championship tro-phy the “Newman Cup.”
The Anaheim Boltsjoined the PASL league thisseason and are 0-3 against theSockers. “(The Bolts) thought
that they were going to comein and be one of the topteams, so obviously, everyoneis out to get us,” Hetheringtonsaid. He went on to say therivalry simply stems from theproximity of the two cities.
The team also defeatedthe Phoenix Monsoon 10-3 onSunday night. The Sockersnext home game is Jan. 21against the Turlock Express.
Sockers team mates swarm Dan Antoniuk after scoring a goal against their rivals the Anaheim Bolts. Benches cleared in the fourth quarter after the Bolts’ frustrations boiled over in the loss 13-6. Photos by Tony Cagala
Sockers head coach Phil stands with former Sockers head coach Ron Newman during Saturday’s alumnigame.
Eric Wunderle, left, congratulates Kraig Chiles after scoring anothergoal. Chiles scored five goals on the night.
La Costa Canyon footballer is ready for the bright lights, big cityBy Tony Cagala
Roughly 80 high schoolfootball players were selectedfrom around the country toplay in the first-ever Blue-Grey National All Star ClassicJan. 14 and La Costa Canyonsenior Evan Denworth will beone of them.
Denworth, who’s beenplaying football since the 5thgrade and has become astandout high school athlete,tried out for the Blue-Greygame as a way to test himselfagainst other players fromacross the country, he said.
Tryouts were heldthroughout the country atNFL stadiums or team prac-
tice facilities.Gus Bell, who is the
director of the classic and alsoowner of Pro-Motion SportsUSA, based in Millis, Mass.,brought the Blue-Grey gameto fruition as a way to high-light certain players that wereflying just under collegescouts’ radar.
Denworth first partici-pated in the combine tryoutsat the Dallas Cowboys train-ing site in Oxnard, Calif., andafter a successful showing,was invited to the super com-bine held at Paul BrownStadium in Canton, OH,where 200 players tried out.
“The competition (was) a
lot faster, the kids were big,too,” Denworth said. “It was agreat opportunity just to fit inwith them and to test my abil-ities,” he added.
The combine testedDenworth’s running andjumping skills and footballskills.
During one of the com-bines, Denworth earned thenickname “Zeus” by one ofthe coaches because of his bigcurly hair and because of thehigh scores he was putting up,he said.
It wasn’t until the fallthat Denworth received a let-
La Costa Canyon senior Evan Denworth, making tackle, will be playing in the first-ever Blue-Grey National AllStar Classic in Florida Jan. 14. Courtesy photo TURN TO ALL STAR ON A21
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ter in the mail, letting himknow he was selected to playfor the North squad of theteam.
The selection processinvolved coaches looking atvideo of the players to makesure they weren’t just com-bine players, Bell said. “Wealso interviewed them inCanton to see what type ofcharacter they had, which isimportant to us.”
“I was excited,”Denworth said. “I was just sohappy to be given this oppor-tunity just to be a part ofsomething so big.”
Denworth said that it’s ahuge opportunity to chal-lenge himself against some of
the top players in the nation.He’s also looking to have a lotfun, too, he said.
While he isn’t sure exact-ly how he’ll be used in gamesituations, he’s counting onplaying more defense, butadded that it’s up to thecoaches and how well he doesin practices.
Denworth does plan onplaying football in collegeand has been receiving atten-tions from several Division Ischools from California,Oregon, Utah, Minnesota andArizona, he said.
The Blue-Grey NationalAll Star game will bestreamed live on foxsports-florida.com/pages/prepzone,Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. PST. Moreinformation is available atimpactprospects.com.
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adult leagueThe City of Carlsbad is
now accepting full team reg-istration forms for the 2012Spring Adult Basketballseason. Please visit carls-badsports.org to downloadthe registration form andfor more information.
Registration beginsJan. 16 and goes to Feb. 3.
Games begin the firstweek of March, and will beplayed on Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursdaynights.
Games will be held atStagecoach and CalaveraHills gymnasiums.
Association helps fund tennisclub’s summer celebrationBy Patty McCormac
RANCHO SANTA FE— At its Jan. 5 meeting, theAssociation opened thedoor for the tennis club totry to attract at least onebig name to its 50thanniversary celebrationthis summer.
Craig McAllister, aboard member of the ten-nis club, said the planningis already under way forthe event scheduled forJune 2. It will include localcelebrities, exhibitiongames, ping pong exhibi-tions and local talent, butto attract crowds, a bigname is needed.
“We want to get somenames,” McAllister said.“Big names will not attendan event unless they arepaid.”
The Associationagreed and voted to givethe club $3,000 to help getthe celebration off theground and start the huntfor a major celebrity.
McAllister said thereare several tennis celebri-ties living in the Covenant,but he fears they do notwant to participate in thecelebration because theyare protective of their pri-vacy.
“We are giving a littletime,” said Association
President Jack Queenmotioning to the rest of theboard. “You are giving a lit-tle time,” he said motion-ing to the members of thetennis club at the meeting.“Maybe we can ask them togive a little time.”
McAllister said thereare three prongs to plan-ning the event includinghaving a major name, grassroots interest and perhapsa reunion of people whowere members in the past.
“If we can get the buzzof a reunion, it’s about thepeople,” he said.
The board agreed.“We need the major
name, we need the grassroots,” Queen said. “Weneed the whole shebang.”
McAllister said eventorganizers are planning onputting together a videoshowing the tennis cluband its members throughthe years.
“Maybe we can asksome of those former mem-bers for photos,” saidRoxana Foxx, director.
The Tennis Club wasfounded in 1962. It features10 hard courts and two Har-Tru clay courts.
It has one men’s teamand several ladies teams,which compete with sur-rounding clubs.
Generations of childrenhave been taught the sportthere.
The clubhouse won theLily Award for carrying onthe architecture of theoriginal buildings designedby architect Lilian Ricebeginning in the early1920s.
The 3,100-square-footfacility, right next to theRancho Santa Fe GolfClub, also has a pro shop,activity center and racquetrepair. It is at 5829 Via dela Cumbre.
For more informationabout playing tennis, les-sons or the 50th anniver-sary celebration, call Derekor Dophie at the club at(858) 756-4459.
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techniques. To register, call(858) 454-5872 or visit lja-thenaeum.org. Cost for theseries: $160 nonmembers;$140 members, plus $8 mate-rial fee.
Youth to IsraelBirthright Israel, the
national not-for-profit thatprovides free trips to Israelfor young adults, announcedcasino and hotel magnateSheldon Adelson’s gift of $5million to enable more youthto visit Israel via 10-day tripsamong peer groups.
For further informationor to arrange an interview,call (516) 307-9295 or [email protected].
Apartment acquisitionMG Properties Group, a
private San Diego-based realestate investor and operator,announced the purchase ofBarham Villas Apartments, a168-unit multifamily propertyin San Marcos in the universi-ty district of San Marcos, nearCalifornia State UniversitySan Marcos campus.
The property wasacquired from New York-based TGM Associates L.P.,which was represented by
Kevin Mulhern of CB RichardEllis. MG Properties Grouprepresented itself in the nego-tiations.
The acquisition wasfinanced with a $21.36-mil-lion fixed-rate loan fromFreddie Mac arranged byAndrew Behrens at CBRichard Ellis CapitalMarkets.
New director for CCCThe Southwest Regional
Center of Canine Companionsfor Independence has a newexecutive director. BarbaraBarrow replaces LindaValliant, who retired in lateNovember after nine years of
service to CanineCompanions.
Most recently, Barrowserved as executive directorof the American HeartAssociation’s Inland EmpireDivision. Barrow also playedgolf on the LadiesProfessional Golf Associationtour for 10 years.
BOGOFrom 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21
Seaside Market is hosting abuy-one-get-one-free openhouse. In a farmer’s marketsetting, learn about local pur-veyors exhibiting their prod-ucts at “Taste of SeasideMarket.”
WHO’S NEWSCONTINUED FROM A18
euthanasia,” she added.Michaels continued her
education and became certi-fied by the Association ofProfessional Dog Trainers, anAKC-certified instructor andevaluator, an AKC star puppytrainer and a certified veteri-nary assistant. She was also inthe first graduating class ofthe “Training for Trainers”program at the San DiegoHumane Society.
Two years ago, VictoriaStilwell, host of “It’s Me or theDog” on Animal Planet, begandeveloping a network oflicensed trainers. Michaelsbecame the 11th of what isnow a network of 50 Stilwell-licensed dog trainers world-wide.
“I was thrilled to be ableto add Linda to the VSPDTteam,” Stilwell said. “Not onlydoes she bring tremendousacademic credentials andextensive training experienceto her work, but what really
makes her special is her pas-sionate devotion to helpingthe dog-owning community ofSouthern California under-stand the benefits and effec-tiveness of using positivetraining methods as opposedto flawed compulsion anddominance-based tech-niques.”
Michaels said she sharesStilwell’s belief that dogslearn best by using scientifi-cally-endorsed, positive-rein-forcement and nonaversivetraining techniques such aspraise, treats, toys and har-nesses. She added that shock,prong and choke collars cansometimes have the reverseeffect, even resulting inaggression.
“I believe we can turnthis sad situation at sheltersaround,” Michaels said.“Training should begin asearly as possible, eight weeksfor puppies and the first dayin the new home for rescues.”
To do her part, Michaelsoffers a 10 percent discount topeople adopting a rescue dog,
and 15 percent if it is donewithin the first 30 days.
She offers these tips inconsidering a rescue dog:
1.Get a pre-puppy consul-tation to determine what typeof dog will fit in with yourlifestyle and family.
2. Arrive at decisionsbefore you go to the shelterand bond with a dog.
3. Know what you arelooking for,what is negotiable,and what won't work for you.
4. Do a temperament testof your own, with your familypresent, at the shelter.
Michaels is often recruit-ed to accompany, and advise,families visiting shelters andbreeders.
Some clients hire her tocombine pet sitting with train-ing.
Sadie, an 11-year-old,purebred standard poodle hasbeen training with Michaelsthis way since she was apuppy.
“You spend a lifetimewith a dog and thingschange,” owner Dianna
Huszar said. “Linda alwayshas an answer for me and italways works.”
Michaels says that train-ing-oriented pet sitting is oneof the most effective ways ofimproving a dog’s behavior.
“I've lived with seven-dogfamilies who were marking allover the house and still nothousetrained, and with sixbarking Bichons,” she said. “Ijust taught ‘no bark’ in threeminutes to a rescue dog.”
She added, “Dogs aresmart. If we learn to communi-cate with them in a languagethey can understand, and bymanipulating the resourcesthey want, we get the resultswe want.”
For more information,contact (858) 259-WOOF( 9 6 6 3 ) ,LindaMichaelsPositively@gma i l . c o m o rWholisticDogTraining.com.
Michaels is also founderof San Diego Positive PetProfessionals. Visitmeetup.com/San-Diego-Positive-Pet-Professionals/.
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Doughty, as it had been men-tioned at previous boardmeetings.
Peter Smith, covenantmanager, explained thatbefore the trees are removedthey want to make sure thateveryone knows it’s going tohappen.
“We want to make surethe membership is clear about
why these trees are beingremoved,” he said. “It’s moreabout notifying our member-ship there will be an impact.”
The Osuna Ranch waspurchased several years agowith Open Space Funds forjust under $12 million. Itspurpose will be an equestri-an facility and historical cen-ter for the community.
The plan is to develop itin phases, the first beingbringing it up to county code
requirements, the lot splitand selling a single-familydwelling on the ranch. Thenext phase will includerestoring the adobe on thepremises.
The resealing of road-ways in the Covenant is ontrack, although some of themwill require some structuralrepair, Holler said.
“Work will begin onthem in late February,” hesaid. “Resealing is still on
track for the spring months.”The streets set for resur-
facing are Lago Lindo, ViaFortuna, Los Morros, RamblaDe Las Flores, LasPlanideras and Mimulus.
The Association meetsat 9 a.m. on the first andthird Thursdays in the boardroom of its offices at 17022Avenida de Acacias inRancho Santa Fe.
To learn more, call (858)756-1174.
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tive and low-priority proj-ects” that the federal govern-ment currently funds(announced in December):$75,000 to promote awarenessof the role Michigan plays inproducing Christmas treesand poinsettias; $48,700 forpromoting the HawaiiChocolate Festival; $113,227for a video game preservationcenter in New York; and$764,825 to study somethingsurely already done ade-quately by Silicon Valleyentrepreneurs — how collegestudents use mobile devicesfor social networking. Also onSen. Coburn’s list: $15.3 mil-lion in continuing expensesfor the famous Alaskan“bridge to nowhere” that waswidely ridiculed in 2005 butapparently refuses to die.
Felicitous Discoveries(1) Dan D’Amato, 45, par-
tying in an Orlando, Fla.,motel room in December, wasaccidentally shot by astranger who was having adispute with another partygo-er. Later, as his wounded hipwas being treated at a hospi-tal, doctors discovered andremoved two “huge” tumorsin D’Amato’s abdomen thathad so far gone unnoticed.The tumors were not cancer-ous but had they not beenfound, they would soon havedisabled him. (2) At a home inTaylorsville, Utah, inDecember, one housematewho was pursuing a mouse inthe kitchen accidentally shotanother housemate. As policeinvestigated, they discovereda 13-year-old girl hiding in acloset. A third housemate,Paul Kunzler, 28, was thenarrested and charged withcarrying on a months-longsexual relationship with her.
Police ReportJohn Whittle, 52, was
charged in December withrobbing a Wells Fargo Bank inPort Richey, Fla. According topolice,Whittle ordered a beerat the Hayloft Bar shortlyafter 1 p.m., then excusedhimself, and a few minuteslater, returned to finish hisbeer. In the interim, policesaid later,Whittle had walked
down the street to the bankand robbed it.
In December, RussellMace, 55, was caught soonafter robbing a Union SavingsBank branch in New Milford,Conn. A bank employee hadspotted Mace acting “suspi-cious” in the parking lot, andindeed, he said, Maceentered, robbed the bank ofabout $3,000, and fled to awaiting car. Police, however,identified the car, which theyhad noted from Mace’s recentarrest for shoplifting. (The“suspicious” behavior thebank employee had noticed,he told police, was Mace,pants down, defecating, inplain view among parkedcars.)
Cliches Come to Life (1) A 28-year-old man in
New York City quietlyexcused himself the morningafter his wedding inNovember (at a hotel follow-ing an elaborate reception),took a taxi to a Harlem Riveroverlook, and jumped to hisdeath. According to a relative,the man’s suicide note men-tioned that he “couldn’t takeit anymore.” (2) Luna Oraivej,37, was ordered in 2010 by acourt in Seattle to take ananger- management course tosettle a charge of domesticviolence, but in December2011, she sued the creator ofthe course because a fellowattendee had stabbed her inthe arm during a classroomdispute. (The instructor wasplaying a video of “Dr. Phil,”and Oraivej had urged theclassmate to listen to Dr. Phil’smessage, but the classmateapparently could not bear it.)
Least CompetentCriminals
Rookie Mistake: TyechiaRembert, 33, was arrestedand charged with robbing aBurger King drive-thrucashier in York, Pa., inDecember but only after mak-ing police officers’ job easier.After her clean getaway, shecalled the restaurant to reas-sure herself that none of thewitnesses had noted her car’slicense plate number. Nonehad, but using cellphonerecords,police traced that callto Rembert.
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Pickling foods — once theprovince of old-fashionedgrandmothers, now a trendyavocation — is, we all know, agreat way to preserve seasonalproduce. But some of us mayhave failed to line our cup-board shelves with jewellikejars of sliced cucumbers, dilledgreen beans and watermelonrind in brine. No worries. Youcan “quick pickle” a vegetableor fruit and offer it up immedi-ately as a mouth-puckeringside dish, an interesting gar-nish or part of an appetizerplate.
The best thing about quickpickling, as opposed to can-ning, is that you don’t have tofuss with canning jars, lids,bands, ladles, water baths,tongs and all the other accou-trements of the serious food-preserving trade.You cook stuffup and serve it ... or maybekeep it for a couple of days,cov-ered, in the fridge. It’s also waycheaper than buying a jar of“artisan” pickles.
Restaurant chefs picklefoods all the time, often for use
as a garnish. Colby and MeganGarrelts, chef/owners ofBluestem Restaurant in KansasCity and authors of “Bluestem:The Cookbook” (AndrewsMcMeel Publishing, 2011),offer up pickled apples,pickledmelon rind, pickled blood-orange zest and preservedlemons.Just a touch of these ona plate, or in a recipe, can helpelevate your cooking from hohum to hip. More important,they can wake up a winterpalate dulled by heavier foods.
The recipe for PickledLady Apples comes from theBluestem cookbook. At therestaurant, the apples areserved with a venison roast,butthey are recommended for anygame meat. They also wouldwork well with roast pork orlamb.
PICKLED LADY APPLESFor the apples:12 lady apples or 6 small
Gala or Jonathan applesJuice of 1 lemonFor the pickling:2 cups water2 cups sugar2 cups cider vinegar1/2 cup gin1 bay leafLeaves from 1 bunch fresh
sage3 tablespoons black pep-
percorns3 tablespoons coriander
seeds2 tablespoons juniper
berries (see note)Zest and juice of 1 lemonZest and juice of 1 orangeFor the vinaigrette:3/4 cup extra-virgin olive
oilSalt and freshly ground
black pepperFor serving:1/4 cup chopped fresh
sage leaves1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-
leaf parsley
Peel and core the apples.If you are using larger Gala orJonathan apples,halve or quar-ter them as necessary. Thepieces should be about 3 inchesaround. Cover them in coldwater into which you havesqueezed the juice of 1 lemon.
Combine 2 cups water,sugar, vinegar, gin, bay leaf,sage leaves, peppercorns,coriander seeds, juniperberries, zest and juices in alarge saucepan. Heat the mix-ture over medium to dissolvesugar. When the mixture hascome to a simmer, add applesand cook until tender, about 5minutes.
Drain apples, saving 1 cupof the pickling liquid. Whiskolive oil into the reserved pick-ling liquid.Season with salt andblack pepper to taste.
To serve: Gently tossapples with vinaigrette andsprinkle with chopped sageleaves and parsley.Serve imme-diately.
Note: Juniper berries areavailable at some supermar-kets,at natural foods stores and
at merchants such as PenzeysSpices (800-741-7787;www.penzeys.com).
Yield: 4 to 6 servingsRecipe from “Bluestem:
The Cookbook,” by Colby andMegan Garrelts (AndrewsMcMeel Publishing, 2011).
QUICK-PICKLED BEETS2 pounds beets, small, if
possible 2/3 cup cider vinegar2/3 cup water2/3 cup sugar1 or 2 pods star anise1/2 teaspoon fennel or
anise seeds1/2 teaspoon whole cloves1/2 teaspoon whole pep-
percornsTrim beets,cutting off and
discarding roots and any leaves.Wash beets under cold runningwater. Put them in a large pot,cover with cold water and bringwater to a boil.Cook until beetsare fork-tender, about 30 min-utes (depending on size ofbeets). Drain beets, allow themto cool and peel them. If theyare large, cut them into halves
or quarters. They should be in3-inch chunks.
In a large, nonreactivesaucepan, bring vinegar, water,sugar and spices to a boil in aheavy pot. Add beets, reduceheat and simmer, uncovered, atleast 10 minutes.Remove beetsand cover them to keep warm.Keep cooking the liquid,uncov-ered,10 to 15 minutes,until it isreduced to a thin syrup.
To serve: Drizzle beetswith syrup and serve as a sidedish. You can cover and refrig-erate these up to 2 days. Bringto room temperature beforeserving.
Yield: 4 servingsRecipe adapted from
“Preserving for All Seasons”byAnne Gardon (Firefly Books,1999).
Kiss the Cook
MARIALISACALTA
Marialisa Calta is the author of"Barbarians at the Plate: Taming andFeeding the American Family"(Perigee, 2005). For moreinformation, go towww.marialisacalta.com.
Pickling is economical and can create some tasty delights
DDEEAARR DDOOCCTTOORR KK:: I’dlike to do something about mywrinkles. Is Botox a goodchoice?
DDEEAARR RREEAADDEERR:: Botox isa brand name for botulinumtoxin type A. This treatmentfor wrinkles and frown lineshas gained quite a followingsince it was introduced in thelate 1980s.
Botulinum toxin is madenaturally by certain bacteria.It’s a nerve poison. If the toxingets into the body, such asfrom eating contaminatedmeat, it can cause serious dis-ease. But injecting very lowconcentrations of the toxininto overactive muscles canrelax them.The effect lasts forthree or four months.The con-stant tug of overactive musclesbeneath the skin is a majorcause of wrinkles and frownlines.
Botox can temporarilysmooth a wrinkled face, browor neck. Over time, Botox pre-vents deeper, more permanentfacial lines from forming.
The injections are rela-tively affordable, starting atabout $300 per treatment.They have very few risks andrequire no recovery time.(Bear in mind you must repeatthe injections every fewmonths to maintain theireffect.) Botox works on mus-cles in the face and neck thatcontrol facial expressions. Itblocks these muscles from con-tracting. As these muscles
relax, creases in the skinsmooth out. And because themuscles can’t contract, newcreases don’t form.
Botox procedures takejust minutes and don’t causemuch discomfort. You maynotice mild redness for a fewhours, minor headaches oroccasionally minor bruising.You should be able to hide thisbruising with makeup.
You may worry that Botoxinjections will leave you withan unnatural expression orwith frozen or uneven fea-tures. But when done well,Botox injections shouldn’tdrastically change your abilityto form facial expressions.
It helps to be realisticabout what Botox will and willnot accomplish. Botox acts onso-called dynamic wrinkles.
These are the lines etched byfacial expressions such aslaughing, smiling, frowning,wincing,squinting and pursingyour lips.
However, Botox does noteffectively treat the deepcreases that extend from noseto mouth. It also doesn’timprove the appearance ofwrinkles that form due toaging or ongoing sun expo-sure.
Botox is best known as atreatment for wrinkles andfrown lines. However, it also iseffective in treating manyother conditions: neck musclespasms, twitching eyelids,excessive sweating and possi-bly even migraine headaches.
We have a lot more infor-mation on skin rejuvenationprocedures in our SpecialHealth Report, “Skin Careand Repair.” You can find outmore about it at my website.
Make sure that yourBotox procedure is handled bya trained, licensed practition-er. The health professionalswho give Botox treatments
include plastic surgeons, der-matologists, dentists, nursepractitioners and physicianassistants.
If you are thinking of hav-ing a Botox procedure, dosome homework. Get recom-mendations from your doctor.Ask the practitioner about thenumber of procedures he orshe has done. Not surprisingly,the more experience a practi-tioner has, the better theresult is likely to be.
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSJAN. 13, 2012 A23
You’ve probablyreplaced your old calendarwith a new one. Did youthrow last year’s calendaraway? There are plenty ofways to reuse it. I’m fond ofcalendars that have recipes,so I can later pick myfavorite pages and savethem in a binder. Manyhave beautiful pictures thatcan be saved. Visitwww.handyfacts.com/calen-dar.html to see how you canmake your old calendargood as new by saving it foran upcoming year whosedates match up.
How have you reusedyour old calendars?
Here are a few sugges-tions:
Puzzles: Cut the photosinto puzzle pieces for youngkids. No fancy scissor workrequired; simply cut theminto squares. Add a card-board or card stock backingto make them more sturdy.
Bookmarks: Cut andlaminate them with contactpaper to make bookmarks.
Rewards: One reader,I.C. from Georgia, shares: “Ilet my students pick pic-
tures out of calendars asrewards for doing what theyshould. This works reallywell if the calendar has lotsof kitten, puppy, sports orcar pictures.”
Binder decorations:Three-ring binders withimages on the cover arequite a bit more costly thantheir plain counterparts.Students can slide a calen-dar picture into bindersthat have a clear pocketsleeve and switch them outon a regular basis through-out the upcoming year.
Gift tags andenvelopes: Cut calendarimages to use as gift tagsfor special occasions. Puncha hole and attach it with
ribbon or simply tape thetag to the gift. Anotherreader, Marie from NewYork, adds: “Visitivyjoy.com/printcards/enve-lope.html for a template tomake envelopes out of oldcalendars, or use any enve-lope you already have as atemplate to trace.”
Learning tools: Cutthe month names out anduse them as flashcards foryoung children to learneach month of the year. Youcan create a matching gameby cutting out the num-bered squares. Preschoolersand kindergarteners canpractice their numbers bywriting in each square, too.Another reader, Diane from
Iowa, shares: “I used old cal-endars with my students asstory starters, or to helpthem generate ideas fordescriptive essays about thepeople or the scenes. I’vealso cut out and used thenumbers as a way of draw-ing for chores, turns, etc.Whoever got No. 1 got thefirst turn.”
School lockers: Kidsenjoy decorating their lock-ers and can use the calen-dar pictures in their ownlockers or use them to deco-rate their friends’ lockerson birthdays.
Origami: They won’twork well for all paper-fold-ing projects, but old calen-dars are great for making
folded boxes or paperbeads. Visitinstructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Paper-Beads/ for apaper bead-making tutori-al. Check your local libraryfor origami books such as“Trash Origami: 25 PaperFolding Projects ReusingEveryday Materials” byMichael G. LaFosse andRichard L. Alexander.
Frugal Living
SARANOEL
Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village(www.frugalvillage.com), a website thatoffers practical, money-saving strategiesfor everyday living. To send tips,comments or questions, write to SaraNoel, c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 WalnutStreet, Kansas City, MO, 64106, or e-mail [email protected].
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Second Opinion
DOCTOR K
Be realistic about what Botox can fix
Dr. Komaroff is a physician and profes-sor at Harvard Medical School. Go tohis website to send questions and getadditional information:www.AskDoctorK.com.
You don’t have to turn the page on those old calendars
City reviews general planThe city of Encinitas is
conducting a comprehensiveupdate of its General Planthat sets forth the policies,goals and objectives to helpguide land use and citywidedecisions for the next 20-plus years.
The city’s various com-missions have been asked toreview and comment on thedraft General Plan. Eachcommission would reviewportions of the draft policydocument and provide com-ments to the PlanningCommission. The PlanningCommission would thenreview the comments fromthe various commissions and
provide additional com-ments for consideration bythe City Council. Projectinformation is available forreview at the Planning andBuilding Department at 505S.Vulcan Ave.
Public hearings willoccur later in the process.The purpose of these com-mission meetings is to solicitinput from city commis-sions; and to provide addi-tional opportunities for pub-lic comment on the draftGeneral Plan.
To subscribe to city e-alerts to receive email notifi-cations log onto encini-tas2035.info.
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWSA24 JAN. 13, 2012
Frank Mangio is a renowned wine con-noisseur certified by Wine Spectator.His library can be viewed at www.taste-ofwinetv.com. (Average Google certified900 visits per day) He is one of the topfive wine commentators on the Web.Reach him at [email protected].
Tucked away in a smallshopping center in RanchoSanta Fe, Dolce Pane E Vinohas this pixie-like atmosphereto it, to the point that I am
always looking for Alice inWonderland to sit next to mein the bar, ordering up one ofthose fabulous wines that areracked up throughout thewine bar and restaurant area.
The room is at once cozy,beautiful and fascinating,with the charm of old-worldItaly. Dolce Pane E Vinomeans sweet bread and winein Italian and was created byDr.Anthony Smith almost twoyears ago, but really hit itsstride when Steve Flowerscame in as general manager,with his passion for world-class wine excellence. Detailslater, but I want to get intomore of the “wow” architec-tural touches that blew meaway.
A quick smile and a doseof merriment comes to allwho snuggle into the family-style tables that are craftedfor sharing, and the lightingwith Italian glass that dropsdown from the ceiling like so
many fireflies.OK, let’s get to what most
customers come in for —spectacular cuisine and thatspecially selected, handcraft-ed wine that will keep yousmiling.
Executive Chef JohnWeimann on selected menucreations: “My salad is aseared Hamachi fresh fishwith arugula, orange and gin-ger vinaigrette mixed. On top,a sliced avocado with mixedcitrus and fennel. Also friedshallot with Uzu Juice andhouse-made lemon oil.”Perfect.
Flowers on the entrée:“It’s a Wild King Salmonserved on a cedar plank, woodfired in the open oven, gar-nished with sea salt andcharred asparagus, drizzledwith lemon and saba.” Hewent on about the wineselected. “A white BarolaBianca from Piedmont Italy,vintage 2009. It has crispyfruit that comes through the
Italian-style wine minerality.”Two more reasons to get
to know Dolce Pane E Vino.One is the imported artisancheeses “to go” case, affec-tionately known as the“Formaggeria.” The second isthe exclusive membershipReserve 100. This wine pro-gram gives access to top-tierwines at great values from thetop winemakers in the world.
Every other month mem-bers will receive two bottleseach of three ultra-fine wineswith tasting notes, reviewsand food-pairing ideas. A typ-ical recent trio of winesincluded: 2005 Col SolareBlend, 94 points; 2007O’Shaughnessy HowellMountain Napa, 95 points;and the 2007 QuintessaRutherford Red Meritage, 95points. Make it into this won-derland of mirth and merri-ment by accessing dolcepa-neevino.com or calling (858)832-1518.Wine Bytes
— San Diego County’sRestaurant Week is Jan. 15through Jan. 20 with morethan 180 restaurants offeringa three-course prix-fixe din-ner menu ranging from $20 to$40 each. In my neighbor-hood, Encinitas, check outBentley’s, Chart House,Ciccioti’s, Firefly, Firenze andVia Italia.
— Il Forniao in Del Marstarts its 2012 FestaRegionale with the cuisine ofLombardia Italy, now throughJan. 15. Featured wine is ared, Castello di Luzzano withMalvasia grapes. Call (858)755-8876 for details.
— PAON in Carlsbad hasa Napa/Sonoma Tasting in itswine bar Jan. 12 to Jan. 18.Six pours for $14. Call (760)729-7377 for times.
— Exploring Italy is thewine tasting event theme forMeritage Wine Market inEncinitas from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan.13. Cost is $20. Details at(760) 479-2500.
— Wine Styles inEncinitas has a jazz trio per-forming with a Super 6Tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan.14. Cost is $12 per person.Call (760) 633-0057 fordetails.
— Cabernet Franc fromAround the World is plannedfor 2 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 atBacchus Wine Market in theGaslamp San Diego. Cost is$20. Get the names at (619)236-0005.
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THE BORN LOSER by Art & Chip Sansom
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The third annualMitchell Thorp Foundation(MTF) 5K Walk/Run will beheld at 9 a.m. Jan. 21 atThorp Field in Carlsbad’sPoinsettia Park, 6600Hidden Valley Road.
The event raises moneyto support families whosechildren are suffering withlife-threatening illnesses,diseases or disorders.
MTF has distributed$126,000 to assist morethan 18 challenged familiesin the San Diego region.
In addition to partici-pation by individual walk-ers and runners, businessescan support the event intwo ways — through spon-sorship levels with appro-priate company logo, sig-nage, website and publicityacknowledgement through-out the event and raffleitems.
To register for the MTF5K Walk/Run, for informa-tion, or to make a donation,visitmitchellthorp.org.
Walkers and runnerscan also sign up at theevent at 9 a.m. In additionto the 5K Walk/Run, partic-ipants will be treated to alive DJ; the LancerDancers; the Trunk’s Band,a local teen group; interac-tive kids games; and anarray of fun prizes andactivities, including rafflesand contests.
For more information
visitmitchellthorp.org orcall (760) 603-8853.
Funds generated fromthe MTF Walk/Run willagain go to the Foundation;a nonprofit, public benefit501 (c) (3) organization,founded by the Thorp fami-ly, whose son, Mitchell, bat-tled an undiagnosed illnessand lost his fight at the ageof 18.
Payments are madedirectly to the vendor’s formedical expenses not cov-ered, including transporta-tion, medical equipment,and more; and 90 percentof all funds raised go tosupport qualified families.
Applications come inweekly for assistance; andto date MTF is supportingover 18 families, according
to Karen Pearson, aspokesperson for the MTF.
Newest among the ben-eficiaries is 2-year-oldConnor Dalby, who hasWest Syndrome, a severeform of epilepsy that rarelyresponds to medication.
“The specific purposeof the Foundation is to helpas many children and fami-lies in the community aspossible,” said Brad Thorp,MTF president and fatherof Mitchell. “Proceeds gen-erated from our event willprovide emotional andfinancial support to helpreduce the stresses facedby those courageously bat-tling the myriad of illness-es, and other diseases anddisorders.”
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AWARENESS DAY 01/21/12 1-3 pm
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Educating and Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children.
Soroptimist International of Vista, CA North San Diego County Human Trafficking Collaborative
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