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FIGHT FOR 50THFrancine Busby andTracy Emblem vie for the Democratic seat in the 50th District in the June 8 primary election 3

By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE —

The Association revisited itsstrategic plan developmentprogram at its May 6 meet-ing and the directors werefull of ideas about projectsto identify in their long-range planning that will pre-serve and enhance theunique character of theCovenant.

Director Tom Lang saidonce identified, the topicsshould be prioritized inorder of importance of whatshould be accomplished inthe next two years, five yearsand so on.

“When ideas don’t getimplemented, they get frag-mented,” he said.

In a suggestion for theboard, Director Tim Sullivansaid that listing prioritiesmight ensure that what issuccessful now continues inthe future, and used trailmaintenance as an example.

Sullivan said that hik-ing and horse trails in thearea are maintained regular-ly and are the finest in thecounty.

“I would like to re-ener-gize the community aboutour public school so wewon’t live parallel lives,”said Director Kim Higgins,referring to a need for theschool and community tointeract.

Board President BillBeckman said the long-range plans should includere-forestation, fire prepared-ness, broadband access, util-ity availability and morecommunity collaborationamong the local organiza-tions.

Dick Doughty said traf-fic should be a priority alongwith trying to buy productsand services in bulk to cutcosts. Deb Plummer said theopen space topic should bere-examined closely.

Her comments cameafter the board voted earlierin the meeting to make the

Ranchlooks atlong-termprojects

Woman on probation after attack on estranged husbandBy Randy Kalp

RANCHO SANTA FE —A Del Mar woman will haveto perform volunteer workand attend a domestic vio-lence program for an attackon her estranged husband inhis Rancho Santa Fe home, aSan Diego Superior Courtjudge ruled May 13.

Judge Harry Eliasordered Elizabeth JoyRemley to complete 100hours of community serviceand attend a 52-weekdomestic violence recoveryprogram relating to a Jan. 17altercation with herestranged husband, MarkRemley. Additionally, the 44-

year-old woman will have topay a fine of $704 and willbe placed on probation forthree years.

Elizabeth Remley hadfaced up to one year in jailfor one count of inflictingcorporal injury to a spouse,a misdemeanor; however, ajury found her guilty ofthree lesser includedcharges of assault, simplebattery and battery of a for-mer spouse, all misde-meanors.

The Remleys have beenmarried for nine years, butfor the last year the couplehas been separated. Thealtercation occurred at

Mark Remley’s residence inthe 15000 block of ElCamino Real.

Prosecutors allege thedefendant stormed intoMark Remley’s homearound 6:30 p.m. after learn-ing that he was hanging outwith his girlfriend at thetime, Jenny Ehnot, who hadalso been the couple’snanny. The Remleys’ twochildren were also at thehouse with their father aswas Ehnot’s daughter.

As Elizabeth Remleyyelled profanities at Ehnot,the victim stepped in andtried to get his estrangedwife to leave the residence,

according to court records.During this time, prosecu-tors said the defendantpushed Mark Remley creat-ing a long laceration on hischest and stomach. Evenafter the victim gotElizabeth Remley to thefront door, prosecutors saidshe continued to struggleand yell at him, eventuallyslapping the victim on theface in front of a pizza deliv-ery driver.

Felix Rhett, who wasworking for LeucadiaPizzeria as a delivery driverat the time, testified that

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SPIN FOR A WIN Robin Wright watches as her spin on the wheel of fortune gets her free coffee for a month. Wright said she doesn't drinkcoffee so she tried, unsuccessfully, to trade with another spinner who took home complimentary wine. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

SHOP, SHOP, SHOP Laura Stansberry, left, and Karla Howard stopfor a photo after perusing the silent auction tables.Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

By Bianca KaplanekRANCHO SANTA FE —

The wheel of fortune, a“Deal or No Deal” live auc-tion and Monty Hall marti-nis highlighted Let theGames Begin, the 32ndannual Rancho Santa FeCommunity Center

fundraiser held May 8 at theInn at Rancho Santa Fe.

This year’s TV gameshow theme was chosen inan attempt to attract moremen, according to EliseMolin, the event

Ranch residents letthe games begin

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ODDFILES

by CHUCKSHEPHERD

LEAD STORYBriton Robert Dee, feel-

inghumiliated at being calledthe “world’s worst tennis pro”by London’s Daily Telegraph(and other news organiza-tions) sued the newspaper forlibel last year. After takingtestimony in February 2010,the judge tossed out the law-suit in April, persuaded byDee’s having lost 54 consecu-tive international tour match-es (all in straight sets).Fearfulof an opposite result,30 othernews organizations hadalready apologized to Dee fordisparaging him, and someeven paid him money inrepentance, but theTelegraph had stood itsground (and was, of course,humble in victory, titling itsstory on the outcome,“‘World’s Worst’ Tennis PlayerLoses Again”).

The Continuing Crisis— Mexican police, raid-

ing a suspected hideout ofdrug kingpin Oscar NavaValencia in the city ofZapopan in December, foundthe expected items (weapons,drugs, cash) but also 38 gold-or silver-plated guns embla-zoned with ornate designsand studded with diamonds,which it placed on public dis-play in May. Included wereseven bejeweled assaultweapons.

— In war-torn Gaza,withlittlerelief from the tedium ofdestruction and poverty, theMediterranean Sea offerssome relief, especially forabout 40 people who belongto the Gaza Surf Club, ridingwaves on secondhand, beat-en-down boards. While thewaves might not be as chal-lenging as those inHuntington Beach, Calif., thesurfers nonetheless must beskilled enough to avoid theestimated 60 million liters ofraw sewage that Gaza city,with no practical alternative,has routinely emptied intothe sea.

— An April ABC NewsTV report featured aWestford, Mass., couple asthe face of the “radicalunschooling” philosophy,which challenges both theformal classroom systemand home schooling.Typically, home-schoolingparents believe they canorganize their kids’ educa-tions better than schoolscan, but “unschoolers” sim-ply put kids on their own,free to decide by themselveswhat, or whether, to learnany of the traditional schoolsubjects.There is no punish-ment, no judgment, no disci-pline. The key, said parentChristine Yablonski, “is thatyou’ve got to trust yourkids.” For example, “If they(decide that they) need for-mal algebra understanding... they’ll find that informa-tion.”

— Bolinas, Calif., northof San Francisco, is famouslyreclusive, even to the point ofresidents’ removing statehighway signs pointing to thetown, hoping that outsiderswill get lost enroute and give

BRING BACK BITER! Women’s health advocates joined current and former patients at a rally to support Dr. Biter on May 14. The obstetricianlost his privileges at Scripps Encinitas Hospital abruptly without an explanation from the hospital. Photo by Wehtahnah Tucker

Patients rally for popular Scripps doctorBy Alyx Sariol

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA— Hundreds of supporters,many wearing green andholding signs, rallied May 14to support a well-respectedphysician whose futuredelivering babies is uncer-tain.

On May 7, Dr. RobertBiter was stripped of hisobstetric privileges atScripps Memorial HospitalEncinitas, where he hasbeen delivering babies forseveral years and onceserved as the departmentchair of obstetrics and gyne-cology.

Scripps officials did notgive a reason for the suspen-sion, and a release from thehospital called it “a confi-dential medical staff issue.”

The suspension has out-raged Dr. Biter’s following ofexpectant mommies andsparked a string of protestsoutside the hospital.

Effective immediately,Dr. Biter is barred fromdelivering babies at Scripps.That means his patients —many of them due any day— are now in the position ofhaving to rethink theirbirthing plans.

Megan Filipovitch, oneof Dr. Biter’s many patients,and her husband, Evan,joined the supporters. “Thishas left me with a lot ofquestions,” she said. Theexpecting mother was dueon May 10, the same day sheand her husband receivedthe news that Dr. Biter wasno longer allowed to deliverbabies at the hospital.“We’re not delivering at thishospital without him (Dr.Biter) here,” MeganFilipovitch said. The coupledescribed Dr. Biter as “kindand concerned.”

“We feel very lucky tohave him,” MeganFilipovitch added.

Barb Herrera, alicensed midwife, said Dr.Biter has earned the respectof midwives as well aspatients. “He is a midwife inan OB’s clothing,” she said.After being present at 20deliveries with Dr. Biter,Herrera coined him “Dr.Wonderful.”

“He’s so friendly,” shesaid.

“This leaves dozens ofwomen due right now with

YOUNG SUPPORTER Lyla Belac, 2, joined her mother, Andrea, aformer patient in support of Dr. Biter at a rally on May 14.Photo by Wehtahnah Tucker

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The Rancho Santa Fe SchoolBoard tasked general coun-sel Richard Currier to puttogether a board policyabout how to deal with sexoffenders who come on cam-pus.

He went a step further.A draft of the new policycovers not just sex offend-ers, but any potentially dan-gerous resident or visitor.

A draft of the policy waspresented to the board at itsMay 6 meeting and theboard seemed pleased withthe result.

“We think you puttogether something mean-ingful for our school,” boardmember Jim Depolo told

Currier.Currier said that while

no one with convictions ofviolent acts, drugs and sexoffenses are allowed to workat California schools, thereis the matter of people whohave children in the districtor visit the district for somereason or are residents ofthe area. That is why heexpanded the umbrella.

The new policy states:— The superintendent

will make available materi-als to parents and pupilsdesigned to help them pro-tect themselves from poten-tially dangerous people.

— The superintendentor designee will contact lawenforcement agencies eachyear to determine whether

potentially dangerous indi-viduals reside in or visit thecommunity and also checkwebsites that identify peo-ple who pose a risk to chil-dren.

— In addition, theschool officials will monitorthe conditions of those onparole or probation, so thatviolations can be reportedimmediately.

— Finally, the superin-tendent or designee mayshare information about theperson in question, in a man-ner approved by law and inconsultation with lawenforcement officials.

Currier was asked towrite the policy after par-ents Dr. Jonathon andAshley Haynes became

uncomfortable seeing afemale sex offender, whohas four children in theschool district, on campusseveral times unsupervised.The woman, a formerteacher in the Denver area,had sex with a 15-year-oldstudent.

She was convicted ofsexual assault on a child bysomeone in a position oftrust and continues on pro-bation after moving toCalifornia in 2007.

Because of the concernsof the parents, the woman isno longer allowed to comeon campus.

School SuperintendentLindy Delaney said she has

School counsel drafts sex offender policy

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Gardnersentencedfor teens’murdersBy Randy Kalp

SAN DIEGO — “Lookat me!” Kelly King demand-ed of John Gardner beforeshe addressed him May 14in San Diego SuperiorCourt. Gardner glanced upat the heartbroken womanbriefly, but then quicklydropped his head down likehe had done throughoutmost of his sentencing.

“You have taken a lifethat was worth an infinitenumber of yours, and youmade your own life literallyworthless,” King said.

Judge David Danielsensentenced Gardner, 31, totwo life terms in prison forthe rape and murder ofAmber Dubois and ChelseaKing. The judge addedanother 25 years to life inprison for the attemptedrape last December of 22-year-old Candice Moncayo,who fended off Gardner’sattack. Additionally, 24years were added to theconvicted sex offender’ssentence because of a priorconviction for a sexualassault.

On April 16, Gardnerpleaded guilty to the afore-mentioned sexual crimes. Inexchange for his plea, theDistrict Attorney agreednot to pursue the deathpenalty.

After being chargedwith King’s death in March,Gardner revealed to author-ities that he also murdered14-year-old Dubois on Feb.13, 2009, and buried herbody near Pala.

Authorities foundKing’s body March 2 in ashallow grave a short distance from her car in Rancho BernardoCommunity Park. King, asenior at Poway HighSchool, had vanished Feb.25 while running near LakeHodges. Police arrestedGardner three days later inEscondido in connection tothe 17-year-old’s disappear-ance after linking DNA onan article of King’s clothingfound at the crime scene tohim.

“The most fitting namefor you is coward, you arenot a man,” said Brent King,Chelsea’s father, as headdressed Gardner at thehearing. “You are just aweak pathetic coward whopreys on unsuspectingyoung girls half your size.”

In 2000, Gardner plead-ed guilty to the sexualassault of a 13-year-old girlin his parents’ RanchoBernardo home where hehad been living at that time.He served five years inprison and was placed onprobation until 2008; Duboiswas murdered less than fivemonths after Gardner fin-ished his probation.

“You are pure evil,”Brent King said, “notbecause of some sickness ordisease so don’t blame any-thing or anyone for yourcrime.”TURN TO ODD FILES ON 22

Now 3.22 millionAccording to latest state

Department of Finance figures, SanDiego County had 3.22 million resi-dents as of the first of the year com-pared with 3.19 million a year ago.All five North County cities havemore residents. O’side added themost — 2,179. To no surprise theSurfside City had an increase of only51. C’bad’s population was pegged at106,804; Del Mar at 4,660; Encinitasat 65,171; O’side at 183,095; andSolbeach at 13,783.

Same ole, same oleIn 2008, voters generously OK’d

$9.95 bil.for a high-speed rail betweenSan Fran and the Harbor City. Totaltab was reported to be in the vicinityof $40 bil. and taxpayers were assuredthe feds and private interest wouldmake up the diff. Starting date was2012. Now the state finance directorsez the money is not in the till andsome of the cities that were all gung ho about the project now wanttracks to be below grade. Cost?Astronomical. So how will you reactwhen high-speed rail promoters try tosell you another money proposition?

PensionsCalifornia Public Employees

Retirement System, or CALPERS,recently released a list of folkswho are receiving pensions inexcess of 100 grand. Four from theFlower Capital were grandfa-thered in when the city took overthe fire districts. They areTalmadge Tufts, $9,605.67 month-ly; Darlene Hill, $8,433.21; RobertRomero, $8,425.96; and DonaldHeiser, $12,021.51. Sol Beach hasone — Park Morse with $9,006.17.No. 1 on the state’s top 10 list isBruce Malkenhorst of Vernon whois knocking down $42,472.05monthly. Check out your city atwww.californiapensionreform.com. Total state unfunded pen-sions stand at more than $500 bil.Mamma mia!

City of La Jolla?UT columnist Mike Stetz writes

that some La Jollans are aching tohave their well-appointed communi-ty file for divorce from the HarborCity becuz a lack of attention.A sep-aration wouldn’t be easy; the rest ofthe voters in the city would have tofavor such a calamity.

NCTD sees no reductionOutsourcing some of its major

operation has made it possible forNorth County Transit District tosave quite a bit of lucre and now itpredicts there will be no reductionin service or higher fares this com-ing year. Administrative acumen ofCEO Matt Tucker is largely responsi-ble for the turnaround. The 2010-

2011 budget will likely be $86.7 mil.,down from the current $87.9 mil.

Seniors can eat healthyand frugally

Seniors are reminded the LittleOaks eatery in the Encinitas SeniorCenter offers a hearty, well-bal-anced lunch Monday thru Friday fora suggested $4 tab. For folks under60 it’s 6 bux. Reservations arerequired by calling (760) 943-2258.

Longer parking timeIn an effort to give folks more

time to shop, dine or do both, theSurfside City has expanded parkingtime in the business area. On 15thStreet it’s now two hours on thesouth side from Ocean Avenue tothe 20-minute zone and on Caminodel Mar between 11th Street and13th Street. Time is also extendedon the west side and from 10thStreet north to the Plaza. The DelMar Village Assocation believes theadjustment is a definite biznessbooster.

Strawberry FestVista will have its annual

Strawberry Fest Sunday on May 30highlighted by a 5K and severalmoppett races. All sorts of neat fam-ily activities are on the downtownprogram. Strawberries, too.

World War II relicFormer county supe and World

War II hero Bob Cozens, a native ofthe Flower Capital, recently gave hisfamily a flight and intimate tour of aB-17, called a Flying Fortress, whichwas displayed at Palomar Airport.During World War II, Cozens piloted25 combat missions over Germanyin a B-17 and encountered lottsaflack but always managed to return

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By Tiffany PorterWhat’s gotten into us lately? When did we lose our bliss?I remember a time when transplants from eastern cities fre-

quently commented on the fact that drivers around here didn’thonk.

There was rarely a need. Locals, for the most part, were calm,courteous drivers who paid attention, took turns, and had respectfor the other guy.

But somewhere along the line, all that has changed. Ourroads are filling up withimpatient drivers, and ifthey don’t have the nerve torun you down, they’ll honkat you.

Parking lots are theworst. People honk if Ipause to let a car back outof a parking place, or if Istop while a distractedmother and her toddlerswander across the road infront of me. What am I sup-posed to do? Suddenly levi-tate and get out of their wayso they can run over the mother and her kids?

Now, I’m no timid driver. I’ve been zipping down SouthernCalifornia freeways my entire life, and I don’t drive some under-powered old clunker that spews black smoke and can’t get out ofits own way. My fuel-efficient V-6 has more than 300 horsepowerunder the hood, and I know how to use it.

But even that is not enough to satisfy some of my fellow trav-elers.

One morning this week, I pulled into the Leucadia PostOffice parking lot and drove around to the mailbox at the side ofthe building to mail a letter. A few envelopes before mine hadgotten jammed in the slot, so my envelope wouldn’t go in. I could-n’t reach the box well enough to untangle the mess, so I steppedout of my car to clear the letter jam.

Just as I was getting out of the car, another vehicle pulled upbehind me, and the driver immediately honked. I looked back andsaw by her facial expression and body language that she was fullyexasperated by the fact that I was getting out of the car and hold-ing her up.

I pushed the jammed letters down the slot, put my envelopein and drove forward. I continued around the building to the park-ing lot exit, where I waited for oncoming traffic to pass beforepulling out onto Highway 101.

It was typically calm, mid-morning traffic, so I only had towait, oh, say 15 seconds for three cars to pass before there was aclear spot. During those few seconds, the honker pulled upbehind me. And yes, she honked again. This time she was aggra-vated because I wouldn’t pull out in front of oncoming traffic.

According to my “California Driver Handbook,” those cars on101 had the right of way, and I was obligated to wait until theypassed. Maybe she has a different book. Or maybe when she pulls

“People honk if I… stop whilea distracted motherand her toddlerswander across theroad in front of me.What am Isupposed to do?”

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Francine Busby and Tracy Emblem are set to face off against each other in theJune 8 statewide primary election. Both candidates were interviewed about theircampaigns and they are given equal space below. By Alyx Sariol

FRANCINE BUSBY

This year’s returningDemocratic hopeful isFrancine Busby, who hasproven to be tough competi-tion in the last fourCongressional elections.

A resident of the 50thDistrict for more than twodecades, Busby is campaign-ing once again in an effort tobring personalized attentionto the area. She feels that dis-trict constituents have longbeen misrepresented, andthat it’s time for a change.

“This district deserves arepresentative that’s workingfull-time, and focusing on theissues that are importanthere as their number one pri-ority,” she said.

First and foremost,Busby wants to create morejobs and economic opportu-nity in the district. She recog-nizes that North County’snatural resources and resi-dents present a “unique posi-tion” to encourage moregreen and technology compa-nies to call the 50th Districthome.

With the discoveriesthat have been made here,we’re changing the way theworld lives,” she said. “We’reimproving lives.”

Busby wants to create ateam effort with local hospi-tals and research leaders thatwill bring more research andbiotechnology jobs to thearea, creating high-payingjobs and stimulating theeconomy.

“Political involvement isreally important in decisionmaking when bringing facili-

ties to the region,” she said.A strong believer in

accessible healthcare, Busbyis adamant about makingsure the recently approvedbill is properly implemented.It is a top priority to ensurethat medical professionalsare efficient with their healthcare delivery and local resi-dents work to harbor theirown healthy habits.

“This should be a trans-formational opportunity forus to really improve all of ourhealth, health care systemsand to control the cost,”Busby said.

Through her work withthe Cardiff school board andin her campaign, Busby isalso focused on improvingaccess to and quality of edu-cation. She notes that stu-dents face tough competitionon an international level, andshould be adequately pre-pared to enter the job mar-ket.

“Education is ourfuture,” she said. “We should

TRACY EMBLEM

Democratic candidateTracy Emblem may be newto politics, but she is nostranger to fighting for jus-tice and speaking out onbehalf of other people.

Emblem has spent thelast two decades working asan attorney on “seeminglyimpossible cases,” she said.She is now campaigning forthe 50th District seat inCongress with an in-depthunderstanding of legisla-tion and a passion for help-ing people.

“I knew it was time tostep up to the plate and dosomething,” Emblem said.“If we don’t do something toturn our country around,we’re going to have somehuge problems.”

While Emblem knowsthat the 50th District andthe country are currentlyfacing many challenges, shebelieves that establishingjobs back in America is oneof the first steps to recovery.

“If we get our jobsback, we can fund our edu-cation system, we can fixour environmental prob-lems,” she said. “We need tohelp our businesses transi-tion into green jobs.”

Through green retro-fitting and other conserva-tion methods, Emblembelieves that it will save tax-payers money and help theeconomy by offering pre-dictable costs to businesses.

Emblem also strives tomake resources available toveterans. Through conversa-tions with local groups, she

said she has learned thatmany vets are returningfrom war with post-traumat-ic stress, brain injuries andcancers without anyone tosupport them.

“Americans don’tunderstand that there’s thiscost to war that’s not evenincluded in the defensebudget,” she said.

She wants to provideemotional and medical sup-port to veterans, and to allconstituents. As prices forhealth care and medicationcontinue to skyrocket,Emblem wants to steer theindustry down an avenuethat is affordable and acces-sible for everyone.

“Health care doesn’tneed to be a profit-drivenbusiness in our country,”she said. “We need to havethe decency to protect andcare for our people.”

In her campaign,Emblem also supportsrenewable energyresources, an improved

Democratic candidates face off for 50th

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Horizon Christian Fellowship Assistant Pastor Steve Armendariz with Horizon Prep students Tucker Hobbs, Alex Partida,Abigail Hobbs, and Anastasia Armendariz, led the Pledge of Allegiance for the 59th annual National Day of Prayer gatheringin Rancho Santa Fe on May 6. Courtesy photo

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MAY 21INSIDE LOOK The city ofEncinitas Public WorksDepartment invites the publicto take an educational tour ofthe public works facility from noon to 2 p.m. May 21,160 Calle Magdalena.Representatives from the citypublic works department willexplain how they maintain thecity’s infrastructure, includingstreets, storm drains, sewers,buildings and the water sys-tem. Call Megan Sage at (760)633-2657 to learn more.THE CAUSE The Cause willbe held from 6 to 9:30 p.m.May 21, Horizon NorthCounty, 6365 El Apajo Road,Rancho Santa Fe. This youthawareness event is in supportof the Chelsea’s LightTMFoundation and legislation tofurther protect youth fromsexual predators. Call (858)756 5599 to learn more.

MAY 22LEARN SALSA A salsadance workshop will be heldfrom 2 to 5 p.m. May 22,Performing Arts Workshop,1105 Second St., Encinitas.Michael Saltus of PositiveEnergy Dance will teach par-ticipants how to dance salsawith a hint of tango. Call (760) 632-5340 or visitwww.rincondance.org/classesfor more details.TAKE A HIKE TheBatiquitos Lagoon Foundationwill hold an easy, docent-lednature walk from 2 to 4 p.m.May 22. Meet at the corner ofReeve Road and Stern Way inCarlsbad. This walk will focuson the lagoon’s dredging histo-ry and future possibilities.Call (760) 931-0800 or visitwww.batiquitosfoundation.orgfor more details.

MAY 23A SPORTING LIFE TheEncinitas Chamber ofCommerce will present ASporting Life from 10 a.m. to 5p.m.May 23,Oak Crest MiddleSchool Upper Fields, Ecinitas.The day will include fun family activities featuring legendary skateboarder TonyHawk and 30 other well-known athletes. Call (760) 753-6041 or visit www.asportinglife.org to learnmore.THEY’RE ALIVE! A live auc-tion for the Arts Alive bannerswill be held at 2:30 May 23,Cardiff Town CenterCourtyard. A free banner auc-tion catalogue can be downloaded at www.101artistscolony.com/PDF/AA2010.pdf.Silent bids may be made byphone to DEMA at (760) 943-1950 through May 21, and inperson just prior to the auc-tion. Call Danny Salzhandlerat (760) 944-6027 to learnmore.

MAY 24AUDITIONS CarlsbadCommunity Theatre will holdauditions for the play“Children of Eden” from 5 to9 p.m. May 24, Valley MiddleSchool, Rooms 101 and103,1645 Magnolia Ave.,Carlsbad. Participants areasked to bring sheet music fora one-minute or less song andthree non-returnable head-shots and resumes. Visit

By Bianca KaplanekDEL MAR — It’s no

secret that some Del Marresidents have for years rent-ed out all or part of theirhomes,primarily to generatea little extra income andgenerally during peaktourist times such as sum-mer or the race season.

However, operatingthese short-term rentals ina residence is not listed asan allowed use in any of thecity’s zoning districts.

Council members setout to change that at theMay 3 meeting, unanimous-ly agreeing to amend themunicipal code to specifyexactly where in the city aresidence can be leased for30 days or less, the length oftime used to define a short-term or vacation rental.

The move comes aspart of a larger plan toapply the transient occu-pancy tax to short-termrentals. But to do sorequires voter approval.

A measure known asProposition J will be part ofthe June 8 election. It asksresidents if they supportthe tax, which currentlyapplies to hotel visits. It isestimated that broadeningthe tax to include short-term rentals could addmore than $180,000 annual-ly to the general fund tohelp pay for city services,including those used by vis-itors.

Resident HershellPrice, who opposesProposition J, said themeasure is an expansion ofthe business district intoneighborhoods. “It is fur-ther regulation of ourhomes when further regula-tion is not needed,” he said.“Don’t make our homeshotels.”

Council members saidapplying the TOT to short-term rentals is simply mak-ing legal something thathas been practiced foryears.

“This is correcting adeficit that I think shouldhave been corrected longago,” Councilman DonMosier said. CouncilwomanCrystal Crawford agreed.

“Folks who are doingthis are doing so illegallyright now,” she said. “Theymay not realize that. Sowe’re offering an opportu-nity to do this without hav-ing to be worried aboutthat. It’s a correction of agap in our ordinances.”

The amended law willalso allow for betterenforcement.

“As soon as you get thewrong renter then you needenforcement capabilitybecause things can reallygo bad quickly,” Mosiersaid.

Neighboring citiessuch as Solana Beach,Encinitas and Oceansideapply the TOT to short-termrentals.

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By Randy KalpCARLSBAD — Despite

Jonathan French’s contentionthat the murder of his ex-girl-friend was unmethodical, itmay have been a simple equa-tion that led jurors to believethe slaying was premeditated,the defendant’s attorney saidMay 11.

“Distance equals timeand time equals delibera-tion,” said defense attorneyKen Kaminski, referring tohis belief that the jury’s guiltyverdict on May 10 of first-degree murder revolvedaround the evidence that hisclient went into the kitchen toget a knife after beating andchoking the North Countycourt reporter unconscious inher Carlsbad home last sum-mer.

Stark’s 15-year-old sonfound his mother with herthroat cut when he arrivedhome around 11:20 p.m. July31, 2009. The 43-year-oldmother of two worked ascourt reporter at the SanDiego Superior Courthouse inVista for nine years.

Kaminski said the casewas a “tragedy for every-body,” but he believed thescenario of the evening, inparticular the fact that Stark’sson was supposed to be homeor was on his way home andthat French’s daughter waswaiting for him at his LaCosta house makes the mur-der appear to be the result ofan impulsive snap on hisclient’s part.

“To me it was indicativeof rage rather than someonewho was planning or premed-itating something,” saidKaminski in a phone inter-view. “I understand how thejury may have gotten to theirdecision as well.”

From the witness stand,French admitted to murder-ing Stark; however, he por-trayed the slaying as a sponta-neous fatal assault, and askedthat the jury find him guiltyof voluntary manslaughter,which carries a lighter prisonsentence compared to first-degree murder.

French, 41, testified heand Stark had an on-again,off-again relationship forthree years, and on the nightof the murder they had goneout for dinner and drinks.Theevening took a quick turn forthe worse after he discoveredtext messages from anotherman on Stark’s cell phonewhile at her house following

La Costaman foundguilty ofex’s murder

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A report for the week of May 4,2010 to May 11, 2010

SUV STOLEN Someonereportedly stole a black SUVvalued at $25,000 as well asother miscellaneous items dur-ing a burglary at a residence onVia Ambiente in Rancho SantaFe around 5:50 a.m. May 8.DROP THE CHALUPAFidel’s on Valley Avenue inSolana Beach was reportedlyburglarized sometime after12:30 a.m. May 8.CAR BURGLARIZED A vehi-cle parked on Santa Fe Drive inEncinitas was reportedly bur-glarized sometime between 3and 5 p.m. May 8.ROUND MIDNITE Someonereportedly stole a vehicleparked on Shawn Elise Way inEncinitas sometime after 11:30p.m. May 5.TWOFER Two bicycles werereportedly stolen from a SolanaBeach residence on ShoemakerLane in Solana Beach sometimebetween 7:30 p.m. May 5 and8:15 a.m. May 6.HOME BURGLARIZED AnEncinitas residence onGardendale Road was reported-ly burglarized around 12:30 p.m.May 4.BLING STING A burglarreportedly stole $5,000 worth ofjewelry from a residence on ViaMorella in Encinitas around 8a.m. May 4.UNDERGROUND CRIMETwo vehicles parked in anunderground parking garage onKalpati Circle in Carlsbad werereportedly burglarized some-time before 9 a.m. May 5.WOMAN ROBBED A 23-year-old woman was reportedlyrobbed around 4:35 p.m. May 5on Valpreda Road in San

Amandeep Dhami is wantedfor his alleged involvement in theshooting death of one man and thewounding of another. Dhami wasborn Sept. 17, 1984, in California.He is 5 feet 11 inches tall andweighs 200 pounds. He has blackhair and brown eyes.

Dhami has the following tat-toos: the word “Loyalty” on the out-side of his right arm, the numbers“916” on the inside of his right arm, the word“Soorma” on the outside of his left arm, andthe word “Punjabi” on the inside of his leftarm.

On Aug. 31, 2008, Dhami, and an accom-

plice who is in custody, allegedlyentered a sporting arena inSacramento, Calif., and fired sever-al shots.

The one victim died at thescene, while the second victim wascritically wounded. The shootingapparently stemmed from a feud. Alocal arrest warrant was issued onSept. 2, 2008, and Dhami wascharged with homicide.

A federal arrest warrant charging Dhamiwith unlawful flight to avoid prosecution wasissued on Sept. 3, 2008.

Contact the nearest FBI office if youknow of Dhami’s whereabouts.

crimeREPORT

A weekly log ofneighborhood crime.

Compiled by Randy Kalp

Never attempt to arrest a fugitive yourself. These files should not be relied upon for any type of legal action. If the subject is a fugi-tive from our 10 Most Wanted page, e-mail San Diego Crime Stoppers or call their hot line at 888-580-TIPS 24 hours a day. Fordetails, log on to www.sdsheriff.net/tmw. For warrant inquiries, information or to pass along a tip, use the sheriff’s online Tip Form.

10 MOST WANTEDSan Diego County’s

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GGeerraarrddoo MM.. GGoommeezzAttempted Murder

December 2004

JJoossee AA.. LLooppeezzAttempted Murder

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Ramona, 2005

RRaammiirroo LLiizzaarrrraaggaaMurder

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Murder San Marcos, 2008

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December 2005

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San Diego, Jan. 1997

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CRIME LOGCompiled byRandy Kalp

The following informationwas gathered from lawenforcement’s most availablerecords for the week of May4, 2010 to May 11, 2010.

ENCINITAS Petty Theft 0,Burglary 5, Vandalism 2,Assault 0, Grand Theft 2,Robbery 0 SOLANA BEACH PettyTheft 1, Burglary 2,Vandalism 0, Assault 0,Grand Theft 0,Robbery 0 RANCHO SANTA FEPetty Theft 0, Burglary 1,Vandalism 0, Assault 0,Grand Theft 0,Robbery 0CARLSBAD Petty Theft 11,Burglary 3, Vandalism 11,Assault 1, Grand Theft 2,Robbery 0 SAN MARCOS Petty Theft2, Burglary 10, Vandalism 1Assault 1, Grand Theft 6,Robbery 2 OCEANSIDE Petty Theft 0,Burglary 0, Vandalism 0,Assault 0, Grand Theft 0,Robbery 0 VISTA Petty Theft 3,Burglary 15, Vandalism 2,Assault 1, Grand Theft 5,Robbery 2

Marcos.NOT SO ROSY Someonereportedly burglarizedLakeview Florist on SouthRancho Santa Fe Road in SanMarcos of $512 sometimebetween 4:30 p.m. May 9 and 9a.m. May 10.MOTO MADNESS Someonereportedly stole a HondaCBR600 motorcycle valued at$11,500 from Hacienda Drive inVista sometime between 6 p.m.May 9 and 5 a.m. May 10.UNPLUGGED A burglarreportedly stole $1,560 in elec-tronics and $2,000 in jewelryfrom a residence on Oak Drivein Vista sometime between 2p.m. and 8:35 p.m. May 5.WORTH IT? A 31-year-old manwas arrested for robbery afterallegedly stealing approximate-ly $4 in food items from FrazierFarms on Vista Village Drive inVista around 8:40 p.m. May 6.

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Robert Topolovac, vicepresident of the water districtboard, volunteered as a judgeat this year’s science fair. Hewas impressed with Evans’project, presentation anddemeanor, and selected heras the recipient of OlivenhainMunicipal Water District’sWater in Science award.

As the ecology chairper-son of her school, Evans isaware of student choices andnoticed an increase in thepractice of reusing water bot-tles. “Because of this reces-sion, many Americans are try-ing to save money and pre-serve the earth, but I wantedto find out how safe the prac-tice of reusing water bottlesis,” Evans said.

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WATER WISE Olivenhain Municipal Water District Board VicePresident Robert Topolovac congratulates eighth-grade Carlsbad resi-dent Natalie Evans for her special OMWD Water in Science award forher research on the reuse of bottled water containers. Courtesy photo

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Sowell, director of exhibi-tions and collections at theOceanside Museum of Art,served as the exhibit juror.“The skill of the artists demon-strates masterful technique incombination with a real senseof freshness and spontaneity,”she said. “It was a great pleas-

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— At the second annual Ungala Unpluggedfundraiser for theAlzheimer’s Association,400 supporters showed upto taste food, sip wine andbid on numerous auctionitems. All the proceedswill be given to the SanDiego/Imperial Chapter ofthe organization.

At the event, titledOur Bright Future,Darlene Shiley was hon-ored with the Reagan/ThalLegacy Award for her tire-less work and contributionto the cause.

Guests networked andchecked out the auctionitems while they tastedfood from the area’s bestrestaurants and sippedwine and even tequila atthe various stations.

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Ed Campbell, who co-hosted the event with NBC’s Susan Taylor, poses with Barbi and Jay Hendrick, owners of event vendor Pacifica Del Mar. Photos by Patty McCormac

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By Bianca KaplanekSOLANA BEACH —

Having already enactedsome of the county’s moststringent smoking laws,Solana Beach council mem-bers recently discussed thepossibility of making tobac-co use in the city even morerestrictive.

At the April 28 meet-ing, at the request ofCouncilmen Joe Kellejianand Dave Roberts, staff pre-sented additional measuresto regulate smoking and itssecondhand effects on thecommunity.

They included banningsmoking at all public eventsand on all sidewalks andpedestrian walkways incommercial areas, prohibit-ing the distribution of freeor discounted tobacco prod-ucts and requiring vendorsto obtain a conditional usepermit.

The city could also con-sider enacting ordinancesthat promote smoke-freehousing in multiunit build-

ings. Although council mem-bers supported such a move,most agreed it could poten-tially cause controversy andbe difficult to enforce.

Councilwoman LesaHeebner said it would be“horrible” to live adjacentto a smoker. “(But) is it ourjob to be legislating people’spersonal behavior?” sheasked. “I’m just not sure.”

Michelle Slingerland,public affairs manager forthe San Diego CountyApartment Association,commended the city for thesteps it has taken to reducesmoke exposure.

“I’m sure you can appre-ciate that people are a littlebit less receptive to the ideaof being told that they can’tdo something in the privacyof their own homes that isotherwise a legal activity,”she said. “There are a num-ber of complicated factorswhen you want to imple-ment a no-smoking policy(with housing).”

A smoke-free housingordinance could include twoprovisions that council mem-bers generally supported.One would require landlordsto disclose to potential newtenants the number of unitsthat permit smoking.Another would allow resi-dents to pursue legal actionif a person chooses not toadhere to the restrictions.

“I think we should giveprivate citizens tools if theyhave smoke coming throughan apartment wall and theywant to sue their neighborbecause it’s a nuisance andit’s polluting their children’s


By Randy KalpOCEANSIDE — An

Oceanside man accused ofmurdering his aunt’s loverwill undergo a psychologicalevaluation to determine ifhe is mentally fit to standtrial, a San Diego SuperiorCourt judge ruled May 11.

Jesus Borja, 29, ischarged with a single countof first-degree murder in con-nection with the May 18,2008, slaying of migrantworker Ramon GarciaHilario. An additionalenhancement that Borjaused a knife to commit themurder is attached to thecharge.

Prosecutors allege anintoxicated Borja stabbedHilario to death because hewas upset about his aunt’srelationship with the victim.

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Borja allegedly suffered as ateenager or if he has alwaysbeen mentally disabled,court records state.

At a preliminary hear-ing in December 2008, a wit-ness who rented a room inBorja’s family home onStephanie Avenue whereHilario was murdered saidhe woke to the victim plead-ing for help as Borja strad-dled the man with a knife,adding that both men werecovered in blood.

According to witnesses,Borja’s family rented theback patio out to migrantworkers. One former rentersaid Hilario always carried aknife on him and madethreats to anyone who gotbetween and him andBorja’s aunt. Other rentersand Borja’s aunt havedenied those allegations.

Gilbert Vasquez, thedefendant’s brother, testi-fied his family took issuewith Hilario’s treatment oftheir aunt and her children.

A hearing to determineif Borja’s criminal case willbe suspended indefinitelybecause of his mental condi-tion is scheduled for June25.

Borja remains in cus-tody without bail due animmigration hold.

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is currently the only city inthe county that doesn’tallow bingo, but that maysoon change.

At the May 3 meeting,council members directedstaff to begin preparing anordinance that would per-mit the game of chance usu-ally associated with churchfundraising.

The 22nd DistrictAgricultural Association isseeking to conduct bingogames at the Del MarFairgrounds as a way tomake up for a drasticdecrease in satellite wager-ing attendance and revenue.

The fairgrounds is pro-posing to hold bingo sevendays a week with 11 sessionsdaily.

There would be 20 to 25games per session, with eachgame paying out $250 inprizes. Fairgrounds officialsestimate profits of $4,000per session, or approximate-ly $200,000 annually.

The city cannot profitdirectly from the games,however, it can recover allcosts incurred for lawenforcement and publicsafety services and a maxi-mum of $50 to process abingo permit.

Del Mar would alsoreceive increased sales taxfrom any food and bever-ages sold at the bingogames.

Although the requestcame from the fairgrounds,the ordinance will allowbingo to be played at anyvenue in the city, such asthe Powerhouse or thechurch, as long as require-ments included in the newlaw are met.

State law allows bingoas a means to provide alter-native funding for nonprof-it groups.

It is not intended to bea mechanism for generat-ing revenue and must beoperated by charitableorganizations.

The 22nd DAA hasestablished the Friends ofthe San Diego CountyFairgrounds as its nonprofitorganization to operate thegames.

The group formed witha five-member board ofdirectors. None are Del Marresidents.

Proceeds would beused for the Don DiegoFund, which provides col-lege scholarships to areahigh school seniors whohave participated in fair-grounds events.

Money will also fundcapital improvements atthe fairgrounds and possi-bly other local charities,such as the San DieguitoRiver Park Joint PowersAuthority.

Overall,council members


Demonstrating its ongoingleadership role toward envi-ronmental sustainability,City Council unanimouslyadopted at the May 12 meet-ing a resolution supportingthe continued implementa-tion of Assembly Bill 32, theGlobal Warming SolutionsAct, and opposing anyefforts to delay the law.

In September 2006, Gov.Arnold Schwarzeneggersigned the bill, whichrequires a statewide reduc-tion of greenhouse gas emis-sions to 1990 levels by 2020.

The California JobsInitiative, which will likelyappear on the Novemberballot, is an effort to delayimplementation of AB32until the economic climateis back to where it was whenthe bill was signed into law.

One stipulation is towait until the unemploy-ment rate is at 5.5 percent orless for four consecutive cal-endar quarters. In a presen-tation to council members,Danny King, the assistantcity manager, said that hashappened only three timesin the last 30 years.

The debate is focusedon the potential costs ofAB32. Proponents say it willcreate jobs and save individ-uals money. Opponentsclaim the cost of compliancewill drive businesses out ofthe state. They say the num-bers are inflated becausethe analysis was conductedduring better economictimes.

A more recent analysisreleased in March conclud-ed the bill would still have apositive impact on the econ-omy, however, earlier esti-mated benefits werereduced.

King said the updatedanalysis was approved by a16-member committee andan independent panel ofeconomic business andfinancial leaders.

Groups supportingAB32 include environmen-tal organizations and theCalifornia chapters of theAmerican Lung Association,League of Women Votersand Teamsters. Proponentsof the California JobsInitiative include theHoward Jarvis TaxpayersAssociation, CaliforniaSmall Business Associationand state Republican Party.

During the public com-ment period, council mem-bers received nothing butsupport to adopt a resolu-tion for the continued imple-mentation of AB32.

“If anybody gives youany grief about it, we’ve gotyour back,” Steve Goetsch,chairman of the city’s Cleanand Green Committee, said.

Resident Roger Boydcalled the resolution “animportant signal to ourregion that we are a greencity determined to lead theway to a clean and greenenvironment.”

Aaron Contorer, whoonce analyzed technologytrends for Microsoft, said itwould be “a huge mistake”to say AB32 will exacerbateunemployment.

“In fact, AB32, by forc-ing the advancement oftechnology and the advance-ment of the high tech indus-try in California, will createvast numbers of jobs,” saidContorer, chairman of thenonpartisan EquinoxCenter, which seeks solu-tions to balance San Diego’s

regional growth with itsfinite natural resources.

“We don’t have a spareplanet to ruin so let’s takecare of the one we’re on,” hesaid.

Bruce Bekkar, chairmanof Del Mar’s Energy IssuesAdvisory Committee, saidhis group will be recom-mending a similar resolu-tion to that city’s councilmembers in the next monthor two.

The California AirResources Board, the agencycharged with implementingAB32, adopted a plan outlin-ing the state’s strategy toachieve the reduced limits.

For its part SolanaBeach has already taken sev-eral steps, starting with sign-ing the U.S. Mayors ClimateProtection Agreement in2007. The city has alsoimplemented severalchanges in governmentoperations and the commu-nity.

These include adoptionof a mandatory constructionand demolition debris recy-cling ordinance, an incen-tive-based commuter policyand green building program,a ban on two-stroke gas-pow-ered leaf blowers and abaseline greenhouse gasemissions inventory.

All future efforts tocomply with AB32, should itnot be delayed, will bebrought to City Council forfull discussion to ensure fis-cal responsibility, MayorTom Campbell said.


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The Rancho Santa Fe SchoolBoard decided to open to stu-dents and the community theopportunity to buy commem-orative bricks to be placed ona walkway at the new R.Roger Rowe School.

“In our community, thelegacy concept is very impor-tant,” board member CarlieHeadapohl said.

Because graduation isscheduled for June 16, thefirst bricks should be offeredto the graduating eighth-graders, SuperintendentLindy Delaney said.

They will cost $300 eachand can be engraved withnames or the year of a gradu-ating class.

It was agreed it would betoo complicated and expen-sive to allow more verbiage.

“We don’t want them tosay ‘live free,’ or something,”

Headapohl said with a laugh.The board has been inde-

cisive about the bricks,whether they are appropriatefor the new school and if theyare, if there should be a placedesigned for them. The factthat time is running out isone reason the board madethe decision at its May 6meeting.

“We are getting to thepoint where we need toknow,” said Tim Ireland, proj-ect manager of the newschool construction.

Board member RichardBurge said he was not sold onthe idea of placing brickswith names of current stu-dents and residents.

“We’ll be having peoplethrough here for the next 100years,” he said.

The board decided in thedesign to provide enoughbricks to sell for many yearsto come and offer them for

sale about once a year.“You order a yearbook

and a brick,” Headapohl said.The bricks would be in a

designated area inside theschool.

“I think people wouldlike to personalize this,”board member Jim Depolosaid.“We can start in the cen-ter and work our way out.”

Ireland said constructionof the new school is on sched-ule and is about to go into“sprint mode.”

He said observers will beseeing a flurry of activity forseveral weeks to come, beforethe efforts of the constructionworkers turn inward and willnot be so obvious. He said hesees no problem with gettingthe school finished before thestart of school on Sept. 7.

Those interested inlearning more about thebricks can contact the districtoffice at (858) 756-1141.

Commemorative bricks forsale at new Rowe School

City backs global warming act

New rulesto bolsterfood safety

Bingo likely on itsway to Del Mar

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By Consumer ReportsPeanut butter, burg-

ers, spinach and cookiedough. With those and somany other everyday foodson the recall list in recentyears, it seems as thoughno matter what you buy atthe grocery store, youcould be putting yourhealth — or even your life— on the line.

Each year, 76 millionpeople in the UnitedStates are sickened byfood-borne illnesses —5,000 die, estimates theCenters for DiseaseControl and Prevention.And despite all the foodscares, the recalls justkeep coming.

ShopSmart, the shop-ping magazine publishedby Consumer Reports,offers important safetytips for every aisle of thegrocery store.

Canned foods andstorage containers

— Inspect cans fordamage. Bulges, leaks andrust can put you at risk ofbotulism, a potentiallyfatal illness.

— Cut back on cannedfood. The chemical bisphe-nol A (BPA) is used insome hard, clear plasticbottles and most can lin-ers. Some studies havelinked it to reproductiveabnormalities and a high-er risk of breast andprostate cancers, diabetes,and heart disease.

— Avoid problem plas-tics. When buying food —storage containers, lookfor recycling codes. Avoidthose marked with No. 7and the letters “PC,” andunmarked hard, see-through plastic ones,which could potentially bemade with BPA.

Frozen foods— Choose hard, cold

packages. Warmed-up con-tainers can lead to anincreased risk of food poi-soning from growingmicroorganisms.

— Lean in. ShopSmartrecommends selectingfrozen foods from the backof the freezer case; thoseitems usually remain thecoldest and most frozen.

— Look for telltaledrips. They’re one signthat the food inside hasthawed or melted, whichcould make them morevulnerable to bacteriagrowth.

Fruits and veggies— Don’t buy it if it’s

moldy or bruised. Softspots are contaminationpetri dishes. If a tomatohas cuts or bruises and sal-monella was on the out-side, it can migrate insidethe fruit, where it can sur-vive even if the tomato iswashed thoroughly.

— Buy local when pos-sible. That’s no guaranteeof safety, but if produce is shipped over a long

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RANCHO SANTA FE — Theannual Horizon Prep Preschool-KMother’s Day Program, held this yearon May 7, has become a family tradi-tion. “We know of families whorearrange their schedule to makesure grandmas and aunts are in townfor this day,” said Horizon PrepPreschool/K Director Cathy Towner.“It makes for a very special start toMother’s Day weekend.”The stu-dents honor their moms with songs,scriptures and poems. “They workhard to make this an extraordinaryevent,”Towner said.

Courtesy photos

Horizon Prephosts programsjust for moms

Horizon Prep preschooler Josh Preske per-forms his hands-in-his-pocket best at theHorizon Prep Mother’s Day program.

It’s straight to the top for preschoolerSeunghyum Lee.

Mia Carpenter and Matthew Sajor take center stage.

The Horizon Prep Mother’s Day program is made even sweeter by the sounds of Natalie Christmore, left, and Ella Bloom, right.

RANCHO SANTA FE— Wildfires are a constantthreat for those of us livingin Southern California,especially in wildland-urban interface areas likeRancho Santa Fe and itssurrounding communities.The Rancho Santa Fe FireProtection District employsa full-time hazard abate-ment inspector.This inspec-tor surveys properties forfire hazards and mails vio-lation notices to propertyowners not in compliancewith District Ordinance

2008-01, which can befound at www.rsf-fire.org.

During May and June,residents within the RSFF-PD service area shouldreceive a letter remindingthem of the local hazardabatement requirements.

Here are some waysyou can safeguard not onlyyour home, but your entirecommunity. These require-ments can also be found intheir entirety at www.rsf-fire.org.

— Create and main-tain defensible space:

Defensible space is a termused to describe a 100-foot“buffer zone” around allstructures on your propertyand 30-foot zone alongeither side of roadways anddriveways in which deadand dying vegetation isremoved and excess growthis thinned. Defensiblespace will not only givefirefighters a safe place tomake a stand againstthreatening flames, but ithas been proven to savehomes and minimize prop-erty damage.

Defensible space canbe created by removingcombustible vegetationand flammable materialsand replanting withdrought-tolerant, fire resis-tive trees, shrubs andplants. Keep vegetationwell-maintained andremove any dead foliagethroughout the year. Weedsand grasses must be cutbelow six-inches in height.Trees and native vegeta-tion should not come into

Firefighters help Ranch ready for future wildfires

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By Wehtahnah TuckerENCINITAS — As a new

round of Congressionalhearings into the oil spill inthe Gulf of Mexico openedMonday afternoon inWashington, D.C., local resi-dents, environmental groupsand activists are reelingfrom the impact of therecent debacle.

In response to the environmental disaster,California Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger announcedtwo weeks ago that the spilloff the coast of Louisianahad caused him to reconsid-er his support for theCalifornia drilling proposal.

“Whether his oppositionto drilling is related to a spe-cific project or not, we arevery pleased the governor iscurrently opposing drilling,”Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, cam-paign specialist for theSurfrider Foundation, said.

“Realizing oil spillshave devastating economicand environmental impactsthat are far-reaching is agood first step,” she said.Sekich-Quinn explained

that oil drilling can be athreat in California even ifPresident Obama didn’t listit in his plans last month.“There was a piece of legis-lation introduced inSacramento this spring thatwould have openedCalifornia waters to newdrilling.”

When SurfriderFoundation found out aboutthe legislation they heldcommunity forums aroundthe state to raise awarenessabout the bill. During themiddle of their “road show”tour, the bill was defeated inthe Natural ResourceCommittee.

“Ironically, we were inCentral California givingpresentations on ways tostop the bill locally. We’dlike to think our forums inSouthern California helpedmake an impact on thevote,” Sekich-Quinn said.

Despite the clean localshores, residents are keep-ing a close eye on develop-ments in the Gulf and thespill’s broader implications.“The spill in the Gulf is astark reminder that drillingis risky business — in both

Gulf oilspill hasripples inCalifornia

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In what seems like a throw-back to when women werestruggling for equal rights, anew bar in the Veranda Roomthat would serve both gendersis on the drawing board.

As a result, the men-onlyVaquero Lounge Bar in theRancho Santa Fe Golf Clubwill be closed and used onlyfor special events.

Steve Nordstrom, thegeneral manager of the club,approached the Associationat its May 6 meeting for$75,000 to design, build andoutfit the proposed PlayersClubhouse Veranda RoomBar.

This expense has beenapproved by the Golf Clubboard of governors in the2010-2011 budget, but theywant to start the projectimmediately, Nordstrom said.

He told the board thatthe original design of theVeranda Room included abar, which was to serve bothmen and woman.

As the design evolved, itwas decided that a perma-nent bar was unnecessary forthe amount of use it wouldsee and a portable bar wasinstalled in its place.

This left the Vaquero Barin the men’s locker room asthe only permanent bar in theclubhouse.

Soon after the PlayersClubhouse opened, the clubdetermined that the exis-tence of the Vaquero Bar,which served only male mem-bers, was unfair to the femalemembers of the club.Subsequently, the board ofgovernors opened theVaquero Lounge to all mem-bers when the VaqueroLounge Bar was open for serv-ice.

“This arrangementproved to be uncomfortableto both genders,” Nordstromsaid.

The board realizedanother solution should bepursued.

So, they decided to builda bar in the Veranda Room foreveryone.

“Here you have a fabu-lous bar (that will be closed),”Association Director TimSullivan said. “What a colos-sal waste of money.”

Nordstrom acknowl-edged that the situation isawkward.

“It’s not good business,”he said. “It’s a political deci-sion.”

“We’ll just have to bitethe bullet, pay the cost and dowhatever is necessary to fixit,” Director Tom Lang said.

The original course wasbuilt in 1927 by Max Behr andwas the original site of theBing Crosby Pro-Am tourna-ment. It is owned by theAssociation and has beenoperated by a board of gover-nors since 1987.

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After two meetings, itappears that SDG&E andthe Association have cometo an understanding abouthow the cutting of treesaway from power linesshould be conducted.

“The good news is that Ithink they are listeningnow,” Association ManagerPeter Smith said at the May6 meeting. “They know we

are serious now.”The Association took

SDG&E to task at its March18 meeting, because it feltthe power company wasbeing too heavy-handed inthe yearly tree-trimmingthat keeps trees out ofpower lines. They alsobelieved that many of thetrees that were cut downcompletely were destroyedunnecessarily. Also in ques-tion was the policy of the

power company leaving thewood from the fallen treesbehind on the homeowner’sproperty, forcing the home-owner to deal with it.

Smith, reporting theprogress from the secondmeeting, said the powercompany has re-evaluatedwhich trees need to beremoved and a good per-centage will not bedestroyed. And from now on,the wood will be removed

from private property aftera tree is cut down.

There have been com-plaints to the Associationabout the attitude of theutility company whose work-ers are aggressive and rude.

Director Tom Lang reada letter some of the home-owners have received fromSDG&E. One paragraphthreatens that if the home-owner will not allow theworkers on their property,

they will call in the police toforce their hand.

Board President BillBeckman said he believesthat because of that atti-tude, it is difficult for a sin-gle homeowner to resist thepressure of SDG&E, so theAssociation has retained theservices of a separatearborist who will be avail-able to explain options to

COAST CITIES — The cast for Actors’Conservatory Theatre, orACT-San Diego’s productionof “Bye Bye Birdie” willinclude dozens of NorthCounty actors. The play willbe staged at 7 p.m. June 3and June 4 and at 1 p.m., 4p.m. and 7 p.m. June 5 andJune 6 at the LyceumTheatre, 324 Horton Plaza.

The classic “Bye ByeBirdie” tells the story ofrock star Conrad Birdie whois about to be inducted intothe Army. Albert Peterson,his agent, and Rose Alvarez,Albert’s secretary, cook upone last publicity stuntwhere Birdie is set to kissKim McAfee of SweetApple, Ohio, on “The EdSullivan Show.” Throw in anoverbearing “Momma,” agaggle of crazy teenagers,and their parents who justdon’t understand what iswrong with kids today, andyou have an evening of greatmusical theatre entertain-ment suitable for the wholefamily.

The show has multiplecasts to give more youngartists a chance to shine.Stars include Canyon Crest

Academy senior MattMaretz, of Carmel Valley, asone of the Conrad Birdies.Maretz will be attending toSyracuse University in thefall where he has beenadmitted into their verycompetitive Musical Theatreprogram.

Madison Simpson, ofDel Mar, is playing one ofthe Kims. Simpson also sangthe national anthem at aPhoenix Suns’ game.

Torrey Mercer, ofSolana Beach, has been castas one of the Mommas.Mercer is in the TheatreConservatory Program atCanyon Crest Academy. Sherecently won a NationalYouth Theatre award for herportrayal of Lucy in “You’rea Good Man Charlie Brown.”

The other two perform-ers to play the role of Mae


The fifth annual Horizon Prep Spirit Run raised $50,276, pushing the total over the quarter million dollar mark for the history of the event. The annual event lit-erally puts feet-to-faith, as students run laps in support of various Missions projects around the world. Stand-out students from the event included, from left toright, Caleb Armendariz, Most Sponsors 5th-8th; John Schreckenguast, Most Money Raised 5th-8th; Olivia Scafidi, Most Sponsors 1st-4th; Kylie Preske, MostLaps Girl 1st-4th; Beau Morgans, Most Laps Boy 1st-4th; Grace Schreckengaust, Most Money Raised 1st-4th; Tyler Mead, Most Laps Boy 5th-8th. Courtesy photo

IN THE SPIRIT

SDG&E, Association find middle ground on tree issue

Student actors take stage indowntown ‘Birdie’ production

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RANCHO SANTA FE— After almost 35 years inthe fire service, Fire ChiefNicholas “Nick” Pavoneannounced he plans toretire in October of thisyear.

“I am very grateful forthe opportunities that Ihave been afforded duringmy tenure here at RSF,”Pavone wrote in an e-mail tostaff. “We are so fortunateto work inan organi-zation andcommuni-ty thatappreci -ates itse m p l oy -ees fortheir com-mitmentand dedi-cation. Iam also very proud to bepart of the tradition ofexcellence that has beenpart of the hallmark of thisdistrict.”

Pavone began hiscareer in 1975 as a volun-teer with the Pismo BeachFire Department. Sincejoining the Fire District in1979, he has served as a fire-fighter, engineer, lieutenantcaptain, deputy chief-train-ing chief, EMS chief, sup-port services chief, fire mar-shal and deputy chief incharge of operations.

He succeeded ErwinWillis as fire chief in the fallof 2005 following Willis’retirement. Pavone is look-ing forward to new opportu-nities and spending moretime with his family, espe-cially his grandchildren.

The board of directorswill begin the process ofselecting a new fire chiefthis summer.

NICHOLAS“NICK” PAVONE

Ranch firechief readyto retire

I suppose it couldhave been worse. It wasalready bedtime when thepower went out in ourentire neighborhood lastweek. Still, taking out yourcontact lenses by flash-light is still tricky. So wasputting on eye makeup thenext morning. I feared Iwould look seriously lop-sided.

As I fumbled aroundfinding flashlights andlighting candles, I tried tolook at the bright side ofabsolute darkness. I wentoutside just to look at the

The nightthe lightswent outin La Costa

Small Talk

JEANGILLETTE

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Sixty-four students from Santa Fe Christian traveled to Washington, D.C., and southern Virginia on a seven-day educational tour. The eighth-grade studentstoured the White House, walked the battlefields at Gettysburg and visited historical sites at Jamestown and Williamsburg. Courtesy photo

SEEING HISTORY

RANCHO SANTA FE— Firefighters from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection Districtresponded to the report ofa house fire in the 17000block of Calle Mayor in theFairbanks Ranch area at4:42 p.m. May 11.

Upon arrival on thescene, firefighters couldsee light smoke comingfrom the rear of the resi-dential structure.

Upon further investi-gation it was determinedthat a small fire had begunin the attic of the home.

Construction workerson scene were able toextinguish the flames witha garden hose just prior tothe firefighters’ arrival.Emergency personnelworked to ensure that thefire had not spread any-where lese in the structureand was completely out.

The fire caused anestimated $35,000 in dam-age and was sparked whena propane torch causemetal to overheat, ignitingnearby combustibles. Thehomeowner and two chil-dren, along with severalconstruction workers, wereat the home when the firebroke out. All were able tosafely exit the buildingand no injuries were

Firefightersput outsmall blazein home


City Council amended twoordinances at the May 12meeting that address thecity’s juvenile curfew andrecycling.

San Diego Countyrecently amended its cur-few ordinance, making itillegal for a minor to be ina public place unaccompa-nied by an adult between10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

In response to arequest from SupervisorPam Slater-Price to makethe laws consistent, SolanaBeach also moved itsnighttime juvenile curfewback one hour, from 11p.m. to 10 p.m.

The county adoptedthe earlier curfew time inMarch.

Since then, lawenforcement officers havewitnessed juveniles hang-ing out in neighboringareas with later curfews.

Adult supervision isnot required if a minor istraveling interstate orattending or going to andfrom work, an emergency

Curfew,recyclinglaws getupdates

You have to love thestory of the waitress at apopular nightspot in PacificBeach who works her way upto bartender, manager, gen-eral manager then tops outas a managing partner anddecides she can do it herself,closer to home in Encinitas.That’s the nutshell story ofLisa Belasco, who openedthe Lumberyard Tavern &Grill last November in theformer Pino’s space in theLumberyard. And to top itoff, she pulled this off with atoddler and a 9-month-old intow as she went through theone-year renovation processwith her husband Pete.

Her efforts have paidoff with a thriving establish-ment that has something forjust about everyone.

It’s a great lookingspace, with rustic wood,clean lines, a big bar area,plenty of TV’s for sportingevents and surf videos, andcomfortable booths.

The transformationfrom the old school Italianof Pino’s is dramatic and ifthere is a look for a tavernand grill, they nailed it.

It’s also one of thoseplaces where parents cantake their kids along, yet notfeel as if they are in a cheesychain restaurant.

It really is a great mix ofclientele as the bar isbustling with an attractivecrowd as well.

So, it’s a great lookingplace, diverse crowd, perfectdowntown Encinitas loca-tion, owners worth support-ing, so how about the food?To tell you the truth, I neverreally have expectationswhen it comes to bar food,unless I’m in New York or a

handful of places in SanDiego, but the Lumberyardhas put some thought intotheir menu, and it’s a pleas-ant surprise.

To start, they brought ina young, up-and-coming chefin Ryan Adams who honedhis craft at Calypso foryears. Ryan has put histouch on the menu withsome innovative, tasty offer-ings.

His starters offer thetraditional tavern fare suchas hot wings, calamari andsliders, but then he throwssome surprises in there likea flamed grilled artichokewhich is cut in half thengrilled (thank you for thatRyan), and a grilled shrimpstarter with chipotle aiolithat is a direct reflection onhis higher end days at

Calypso. Other startersinclude fish tacos, a grilledstuffed Portobello with crabmeat, and seared sesametuna. The starters range inprice from $5 to $13. A dailyselection of soups, saladsand special Tavern recipechili are also available.

A full selection of pizzaand pastas are also availablebut it’s the burgers that havebeen drawing the ravereviews.

There are eight tochoose from and they are allhalf-pound portions servedon a pretzel bun with achoice of fries or housesalad.

I’ve had the classicwhite cheddar burger andwill say it’s one of the best intown. I’ll be back to try thechili cheese burger smoth-

ered in tavern chili. Theburgers are all around $10.

The large menu selec-tion continues with a hugevariety of sandwiches andwraps including a few that Iwill have to come back andtry including the meatloafsandwich, reuben, andpulled pork sandwich. Mostof the sandwiches are in the$10 range as well.

The grill selection onthe menu is where Ryantakes the leap from bar foodto moderately priced steak-house, which is a nice optionfor those looking for morethan tavern fare.

A New York strip, flatiron, baby back ribs, porter-house pork chop and grilledsalmon are all available andall moderately priced under$22.

I’ve not sampled thisportion of the menu yet butif Ryan’s history at Calypsois any indication, theyshould all be solid options.We tried the strawberry waf-fle sundae which they forminto an amazing ice creamsandwich.

Chef Adams is also fea-turing weekly specials thatare worth subscribing totheir eNewsletter to find outabout in advance.

Grilled quail and somewild game selections haveall been featured. You cansign up for theireNewsletter at www.lumber-yardtavern.com.

Lisa has also made acommitment to an extensivewine selection and will be

FAMILY-RUN EATERY Lumberyard Tavern & Grill proprietors Lisa and Pete Belasco. Photo by David Boylan

Lumberyard Tavern takes bar food to next level

Lick the Plate

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More than 400 people attended Santa Fe Christian Schools Auction & Gala on April 24, raising more than $475,000. Thatevening, the Faithful Servant Award presentation was made to honorees Kim and Jim Grant. Above, the winners of a drawingfor free tuition for the 2010-2011 school year Michael and Shelia McCalla are congratulated by Eric and Sara Wardrip of TheWilliam Wardrip Fund. The McCalla’s also happened to be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary that night. Courtesy photo

SUCCESSFUL NIGHT

By Bianca KaplanekDEL MAR — An item on

the agenda for this month’sCommunity RelationsCommittee meeting with the22nd District AgriculturalAssociation caught SolanaBeach Mayor Tom Campbell“a little bit off guard.”

“It (had) to do with thepotential sale of the fair-grounds,” he said. “It seemslike it’s being put back on thefront burner by certain peo-ple up in Sacramento. This isall speculation that I’m justputting together from thenature of our discussion

(but) it appears that Del Marhas expressed interest ordeveloped some sort of a pro-posal or whatnot to put in anoffer to purchase the fair-grounds.”

About a year ago, Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger pro-posed selling the 340-acre

state-owned site, which occu-pies nearly 20 percent of DelMar, as a way to close a mas-sive budget deficit. Thepotential sale was eventuallytaken off the table, but DelMar sent a letter stating it

Talk of Del Mar Fairgrounds sale resurfaces

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Look into repairingbefore replacing. Somerepair jobs you can do your-self. A basic repair book,manual, expert advice or asearch online can be all thatyou need to save an itemfrom being discarded orreplaced. You can take asmall appliance to a servicecenter/appliance repairshop for an estimate to seewhat’s wrong and weigh outthe cost of having themrepair it, ordering the partand repairing it on your ownor replacing it. The firstreader tip might help youkeep your microwave longer.

Change the fuse:About 15 years ago, my hus-band found a microwave onthe curb. “There’s not muchthat can go wrong with amicrowave,” he said. Hereplaced the fuse (around$2), then we gave it to anuncle of mine. It worked foryears. Check microwaverepair 101 at www.doityourself.com/stry/repairmi-crowave. — Jora, e-mail

Cream of wheat add-in:I have made muffins withleftover cream of wheat. Ifollowed a basic muffinrecipe but beat in a cup ofcooked cream of wheatwith the milk, because thecream of wheat was solid ofcourse, and it broke downin the liquid. I then added

the dry ingredients in theusual manner. I sprinkledsugar and cinnamon on top.Depending on the amountof leftover mush, it can besliced and fried just likecornmeal mush. I’ve alsoused leftover cream ofwheat to thicken a soup —it has a plenty of thickeningpower left! Cream of wheatis an expensive substitute,but any recipe that calls forcornmeal can have COWsubstituted. Think corn-bread! I’ve also added someleftover cream of wheatmush to a basic wafflerecipe, again mixing it withthe wet ingredients. Delish.— Adriana L., e-mail

Frugal furniture pol-ish: Personally, I don’t liketo clean my furniture withanything that comes in acan with a skull and cross-bones on the front label, orthe words “contains petro-leum distillates” on theback. I also don’t like pay-ing for anything that can be

‘Do-it-yourself’ canbe good for budgets

Frugal Living

SARANOEL

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On Mother’s Day, I didnot eat a fancy brunch at theRancho Santa Fe CountryClub like some other localmothers did. Instead, I soldstrawberries for love atLemon Twist.

In case this is your firstcolumn of mine to read,Lemon Twist is a fruit standand produce shop that localresident Katie Shull startedmore than 30 years ago inRancho Santa Fe. Since thattime, her business hadbecome widely known for itsorganic fruits, floral designs,pottery, gifts and chocolate-dipped strawberries.

In 2007, Lemon Twistdonated all of the center-pieces to The CountryFriend’s Fashion Show. It wasalso one of The Crosby’s mainsuppliers of floral arrange-ments, including numerousweddings and events.Business was booming forLemon Twist with their sub-urb location right betweenCielo and The Crosby.

Then, three years ago, afire started over the weekendbefore Halloween. Thatweekend, more than 1 millionresidents were evacuatedfrom their homes during theWitch Creek Fires, includingus. We received our reverse911 phone call at 5:30 a.m. Atthat time, I had just begundating my husband, RobinShull. He managed LemonTwist for his mother, Katie.

I don’t think I will everforget that morning, how wehad driven against traffic onDel Dios Highway, trying toreach Lemon Twist. Everyonewas evacuating and we werefighting to get in, with themission of salvaging a fewthings just in case the firesdid reach Rancho Santa Fe.The next morning when wefound out Lemon Twist

burned down, I was withRobin and his family.Ironically, when we receivedthe phone call, Robin’s moth-er Katie was sharing familyvideos of her three childrengrowing up over the years.When we heard the news,Katie said,“At least we are allsafe, here together.”

If someone had to ask mewhen I knew I would marry

my husband, I could pin-pointit to that very weekend of thefires. They say during a crisisyou learn a lot about thoseyou love and how you reactduring certain situations.That weekend, Robin’s familytook me in, along with my son(and my cat). We had sevenpeople crammed into a onebedroom in Oceanside, withthree dogs, too.

What can I tell you? Thatday that Lemon Twist burntdown, we all cried together,like many others did thatweek, too. I didn’t know afruit stand could break yourheart, but it broke mine thatday we lost it in the fires. Ihad met my husband therefor the first time threemonths prior. I would helphim dip chocolate coveredstrawberries, while listeningto the eucalyptus trees blow-ing gently behind the stand.Jackson and I would go thereand visit Robin for hours. Ithad a familiar quality thatreminded me of simple thingslike I used feel, while growingup on a farm in Missouri.

So imagine me now,almost three years later, final-ly standing there on Mother’sDay, with the business re-opened. This may seem fromthe outside looking in thatselling strawberries on thatparticular day has less appealthan the big brunch ticket at acountry club. However, if youcould’ve seen my son’s expres-sion every time someonearrived. Jackson would yell,“Mom, there’s another cus-tomer” with the biggestsmile. I would answer, “I

know, how exciting!”No, I didn’t eat a fancy

brunch on Mother’s Day.Instead, I stood next to myhusband and son and soldstrawberries for love. Afterall, it’s what is in your heartthat truly matters. How luckyfor me. Come see us when youcan. Lemon Twist is now openfor business. Maybe next yearI’ll eat some eggs, too. Formore information check outwww.lemontwistfruitstand.com.

Around townOn April 23, I received

word from local North Countylocal resident John Riedy thathe had just flown back fromIraq. That’s right. John wasjust one of six photojournal-ists chosen to help educatethe Iraqis on free press. Onceoverseas, John had to preparePowerPoint presentation,which focused on these threeobjectives: creating the image(storytelling and objectivity),gear and post production.“We spent five days in Iraq,three of which were filledwith the conference. Therewere approximately 50 to 60Iraqi journalists in atten-dance. The crux of our mes-sage to the Iraqis was, here’show we do it in the west; itmay not be the best way, butyou want to create a productthat can be picked up by west-ern media outlets, so theIraqis can be the one control-ling the perception of theworld’s country,” John sharedwith me. He was kind enoughto share one of his photosfrom his amazing experience.

John is a sought-after wed-ding photographer in the SanDiego area, and the proudfather of two boys. He is mar-ried to Becky Riedy, and theyreside happily in the La Costaarea, just around the cornerfrom Rancho Santa Fe. If youwould like to learn moreabout his experience in Iraq,visit www.johnriedy.com.Congratulations on such athrilling experience, John.

On April 27, Mille Fleurshosted its first Tapas andTunes on Tuesdays, DJ Night,at 7 p.m. I ran into Dolceowner Dr. Anthony Smith,along with gal pal KristaLafferty. I took a picture ofthem inside the bar, justbefore the party started out-side. More than 50 to 60guests enjoyed the light faremenu, while sipping on theircocktails under the stars inthe lovely courtyard. This wasjust the first of many more tocome for summertime, I’msure. Stay tuned for the nextevening. Trust me, this is oneyou don’t want to miss nexttime. For more information,call (858) 756-3085. Thanksfor the invite, Mille Fleurs.

On April 29, FineMagazine held their F2Fashion Show at the Del MarHilton. More than 300 guestsand clients attended thisexciting gala. Proceeds weregiven to Kid’s Corps, “to sup-port various learning projectsthat Kid Corps operates,” saidFine Magazine’s editor LaurieAlternbern. Some of the fea-tured designers on the run-way were GRACIE, GSBMen’s Clothier, The LizzRussell Collection and P.J’sHats. The buffet was cateredby Que Pasa, my favoriteMexcan restaurant in town,and desserts were providedby Cupcake Love andIncredible Edibles. Summerfashion was the theme onstage, with a finale thatincluded elegant gowns and awedding dress. Who needsNew York Fashion week,when we have such a fabulous

life in San Diego? What youmay not know is LaurieAlternbern will be running inthe half-marathon June 6 atthe famous Rock-n-RollMarathon. How exciting,maybe I can be there at thefinish line to share some coolphotos from that day!??

On May 3, VickiO’Rourke, the admissionsdirector of Santa FeChristian, shared with me thethrilling news that two sen-iors, Jenna Puterbaugh andOlivia Gardner, have receivedand accepted full scholar-ships to USC. How exciting!Jenna Puterbaugh is one ofthe top sprinters in the state.Her full ride to USC is an ath-letic scholarship. OliviaGardner was awarded aTrustee Scholarship. Bothgirls attribute their success toSanta Fe Christian’s excellentacademic and athletic depart-ments to their recent foundachievements. Let’s wishthese two lovely girls the startof a brand new journey andkeep only positive thoughts inour hearts for their journey.Thanks Vicki for sharing theexciting news with “Machel’sRanch.” Maybe one day soon,my son will be lucky enoughto attend Santa Fe ChristianSchool. Another tidbit regard-ing a Santa Fe Christian stu-dent is Ranch resident AlbertPlattner’s daughter KeziahPlattner was accepted toStanford University. I will befeaturing more photos in mynext column of outstandingseniors in the community.

Later that day, ChipLevinson took some prettycool photos of the RanchoSanta Fe Little League teamsat Solana Santa Fe inFairbanks. I have includedJake Robbins “up to bat”here as the featured littleleague player this week. TheBulls didn’t win the game thatday, but they did later thatweekend at the YMCA EckeField in Encinitas. Thanks

Strawberries for love and the return of Lemon Twist

BATTER UP Jake Robbins demonstrates his batting form for the Bulls on May 3. Photo by Chip Levinson

IN FOCUS Local photographer John Riedy in Iraq. Courtesy photo

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DDeeaarr DDrr.. GGootttt:: My 5-year-old grandson sometimes awak-ens in the night with pain in hislegs, ankles or wrists. Mydaughter says he has growingpains. Is this true?

DDeeaarr RReeaaddeerr::Yes,it is,sortof. Up to 40 percent of childrenexperience “growing pains”during two periods — from theages of 3 to 5 and 8 to 12.Thereis no evidence to substantiatethat bone growth causes pain.What is experienced is likelycaused by activities such asrunning, jumping, climbing ona jungle gym, and beingextremely active during theday. Most of the pain is concen-trated in muscles behind theknees, in the calves and on thefront portion of the thighs. It isoften severe enough to awakena child in the middle of thenight, leaving a parent unsureof what to do.

When any unusual symp-tom such as fever, fatigue, rash,loss of appetite or weaknessoccurs,a pediatrician should beinvolved. There may be some-thing going on that truly needsto be addressed.In the case of aserious medical condition, achild will prefer not to betouched, because movementcommonly increases pain; how-ever, if the child has growingpains, massage, stretching, theuse of a heating pad and gener-al comforting techniques willbe welcomed.

Keep in mind that yourgrandson can awakenrefreshed and free of pain.Thisdoes not imply he is seekingattention or faking an illness.It’s simply the way the condi-tion presents.

DDeeaarr DDrr.. GGootttt:: I am a 44-year-old female with migraines.I am otherwise healthy with noother medical problems, butI’m about 30 pounds over-weight. I was diagnosed withmigraines at age 12 and wasput on medication,but becauseof the side effects, my parentschose to take me off it, anduntil recently, I haven’t had anytrouble.

After smoking for 15years, I finally quit when mymother passed away from lungcancer. Almost immediatelyafter quitting smoking, mymigraines came back and wereso bad that I couldn’t function.With three active children, this

was not an option for me, so Istarted smoking again, and theheadaches went away.

I am scared of what myfuture holds if I continue tosmoke, and I truly want to quit.I went to my family doctor anda neurologist.I have tried sever-al different medications, suchas antidepressants,antiseizuresand migraine-specific drugs,which didn’t work. I was on ablood-pressure medicationbriefly that worked well for theheadaches, but after a while itcaused my blood pressure todrop too much, and I ended upin the hospital being moni-tored.

I don’t know what the con-nection is with smoking andmigraines, but I’m guessing itinvolves stress. Can you offerany suggestions on what to doso that my children don’t growup without a mother? I don’ttake any medicines except anoccasional over-the-counteribuprofen or naproxen forminor aches and pains.

DDeeaarr RReeaaddeerr:: I am notaware of any connection

between smoking andmigraines. However, in yourinstance,this is clearly the case.I cannot recommend you con-tinue smoking in order to con-trol the headaches. I can, how-ever, try to offer you someadvice and recommendationsthat you may not have tried.

First, migraines are a typeof headache that can be dis-abling when they occur. Theytypically cause severe one-sided head pain, may presentwith a visual aura (flashinglights, blind spots, etc.) andcause sensitivity to light and/orsound. Vomiting and nauseaare also common symptoms.They can run in families, and

those with a family history areat higher risk of developingmigraines.

Each sufferer usually hasspecific triggers that, when aperson is exposed to them, canresult in a migraine. Triggerscan include hunger, fatigue,hormonal changes, certainmedications, stress, head trau-ma, changes in environment,sensory stimuli (such as brightlights or unusual smells) andcertain foods, especially thosewith preservatives (nitrates),MSG or aged cheeses andwines.

If possible, retreat to aquiet, comfortable place at thefirst sign of a migraine.Turn off

the lights, apply heat or ice toyour head and neck,and gentlymassage the painful areas. Forsome,taking an aspirin or otherOTC pain reliever with a caf-feinated beverage such as asoda or coffee can boost thepain-relieving effects of themedication.Too much caffeine,however, may worsen the painor lead to a withdrawalheadache when the caffeineintake is stopped.

Typical prescription med-ications include antidepres-sants, antiseizure drugs andmigraine-specific medicationssuch as those you have tried.For some people,certain blood-pressure medications and

other cardiovascular drugs mayalso be beneficial. However,because you have tried thiswithout success, I recommendone of the following alternativetreatments. Be sure that youhave physician approval firstbecause not all these treat-ments may be appropriate foryour case.

Acupuncture may providepositive results, even though itis not routinely recommendedbecause scientific studies havefailed to show strong beneficialevidence. Because you havetaken the conservative, mod-ern-medicine route, now may


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COAST CITIES — TheAmerican icon of a front lawnin San Diego is a real water hog.Kent Horner with C&HGardens Artistic Landscape &Tree Service, Inc. offers analternative to the commongrass blanket found in mostfront yards. Outdoor ecomakeovers offer many possibil-ities to create a playful sense ofaesthetic beauty with a widepalate of colorful plants with-out intense maintenanceissues. Adding colorful rock,boulders and mounding to theyard helps create texture in thelandscape and prominently dis-plays specimen plants to theirfull advantage while suffocat-ing any pesky lawn that may

have escaped removal.Horner says to resist the

urge to throw down turf andinstead choose from a widearray of succulents, palms andgrasses. He also offers tips onwhy a low-water-use garden is amust in San Diego County.

There are only five areasof the world that share theunique climate categoryknown as the Mediterranean.This mild climate includeswarm, dry summers, relativelywet winters, and a low annualrainfall, depending on El Ninoand the drought cycle.Conditions like these are per-fect for a group of plants thatare by nature drought-tolerant.The Mediterranean plant

palate is large and diverse,which allows Horner to plantlandscapes that are pleasing tothe eye and, at the same time,water-wise.

Even those who don’t careto be water-wise can count onC&H Gardens to get the jobdone correctly.A home is a cas-tle and a retreat from the dailypressures of making ends meet,keeping the kids on track andbalancing the world on ourshoulders on a day-to-day basis.It needs to be a refuge andplace of peace.

With this in mind, Hornerhas compiled the ingredientsfor the quintessentialCalifornia garden. Whetheryour pleasure is an English

Victorian estate, a tropicalpalm paradise, Mediterraneanor a Borrego Springs oasis com-plete with a multitude of succu-lents and cactus, this man canmake it work for you.

Horner has spent his lifein California. “I know themicroclimates, the needs, thevegetation,” he said.“I can cre-ate a beautiful landscape thatrequires minimal maintenanceand will look good for years tocome.”

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OUTSIDE ARTS Kent Horner, owner of C&H Gardens ArtisticLandscape & Tree Service, Inc., utilizes his artistic sensibilities to helpclients move away from the traditional lawn and toward a more water-wise yard. Courtesy photo

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COAST CITIES — UriAkler relocated to NorthCounty from Manhattan inOctober 2009. Arriving inEncinitas at 3 p.m., it tookhim just four hours beforehe was already contributingto the community. Beforehe’d even unpacked, he bid$3,200 on a guitar at an auc-tion just to support thecause and give back to hisnew community that hadimmediately won his heart.

Akler, owner ofNorthStar Limousines, fellin love with North Countyafter just one visit to themeditation gardens at theSelf-Realization Fellowship.During that visit, he decidedthen and there that it wastime for him to move westand bring his entrepreneur-ial spirit with him.

He took a look aroundthe community to see whatwas missing, in order to findhis own niche within thecommunity. Coming from adiverse business back-ground, he decided to opena transportation companywith a different twist.

The concept is to pro-vide a first-class limousineservice for the cost of a taxi-cab.

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As just one part of hisnew-guy-in-town, good-willmarketing program, Aklerhas offered free limousineservice for any future areapolice and firefighter funer-al services. He is also mak-ing the community awarethat his limousines are avail-able for any transportation

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By Randy KalpCARLSBAD — A serial

criminal was convicted May4 of a clothing store robberythat may land the 50-year-old man in prison for life.

A North County juryfound Rodney Riggins guilty

of robbery and theft chargesrelating to an April 15, 2009,hold up at The Gap clothingstore located in the CarlsbadPremium Outlets. Accordingto court testimony, Rigginspulled a box cutter on a lossprevention officer outside of

the store after being con-fronted about putting storemerchandise into some bagshe was carrying.

Police arrested Rigginsshortly after the robbery.They found 14 pairs of Gapjeans in the bags he was car-

rying as well a box cutter.The robbery conviction

marks Riggins’ third strikeunder the state’s threestrikes law. He now faces upto 25 years to life in prison.

Riggins sentencing isscheduled for July 28.

Man found guilty of robbing C’bad outlet store

By Alyx SariolCARLSBAD — Math

often gets a bad rap fromelementary and middleschool students, most ofwhom find the subject morechallenging than Englishand social studies.

However, one localmath teacher refuses to letthat be the norm.

Carlsbad resident AlexKajitani has found a way tobring the difficult subject tolife in a way that not onlycaptured his students’ atten-tion, but also helped themenjoy the subject — MathRaps.

“I like to say that (MathRaps) started out of desper-ation,” he said. “I was a newteacher and I couldn’t getthe students to pay atten-tion or stay on task.”

Kajitani had noticed hisstudents at Mission MiddleSchool in Escondido quicklylearning the lyrics to rapsongs, while failing to recallany information just cov-ered in class. As a fellow rapfan, he decided to try hishand at composing a catchysong about adding and sub-tracting decimals. The endresult, and his first rap com-position, was “The Itty BittyDot.”

“I performed it for themand it was an absolute disas-ter,” Kajitani said, as herecalled how futile hisefforts seemed at the time.

Though later that after-

noon, he noticed his stu-dents singing it in the lunch-room — even students thathadn’t been at his inauguralperformance as the“Rappin’ Mathematician.”

Kajitani’s students filteredin the next day, “totallyexcited to be there,” askingwhen he was going to rap

COOL FOR SCHOOL Alex Katijani, aka the Rappin' Mathematician, speaks at conferences around thenation to spread the word that “Math Is Cool.” Courtesy photo

Math eacher puts rap music in the equation

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Maybe it’s becauseI’m too busy already andwho needs another thingthat comes with a 50-pageinstruction booklet? Andwhen it comes to travel, Ilike to keep it as simple aspossible without totallydeserting the things I real-ly need.

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Separate farmersmarkets

RANCHO SANTA FE— It was incorrectly statedthat the Del Rayo VillageShopping Center RanchoSanta Fe Farmers Market,was related to a CieloVillage farmers marketthat operates onThursdays. The Del Rayomarket is the only marketthat benefits HelenWoodward Animal Centerand is open every Sundayfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at16079 San Dieguito Road.Every Sunday 10 percentof all proceeds will go toHelen Woodward AnimalCenter.

The market will beginits summer Chef SeriesMay 16 with Chef TomMcCabe whipping upsomething organic.

New fire stationRANCHO SANTA FE

— The Rancho Santa FeFire Protection Districtboard of directors awardeda $4,540,000 contract toLedcor Construction, Inc.for the construction of theFairbanks Ranch FireStation.

Bid results and otherrelated documents for thisproject are available on theRSFFPD website at rsf-fire.org/about/bid_docs.asp.

Proud military kidsCOAST CITIES —

Carlsbad third-graderRoark Harris andOceanside fourth-graderKiana Tuzon were namedwinners of the ArmedServices YMCA’s annualStudent Art & Essay con-test.

Roark took secondplace in the third/fourth-grade essay category, andKiana won first placeamong Marine Corps sub-missions in the art contest.

Roark’s award-winningessay is about his father, Lt.Col. Kevin Harris, UnitedStates Marine Corps. Thefull text of his essay and acopy of Tuzon’s art entry are available atwww.asymca.org.

Stellar studentRANCHO SANTA FE

— Tucker Hughes, 17, whoattended The Bishop’sSchool for two years beforetransferring to CanyonCrest Academy as a juniorthis year, is finishing highschool a year early toattend the USD this fall.Advanced placementclasses and concurrentenrollment at CCA andMiraCosta College allowedhim to bypass his senioryear of high school.

Tucker is the son ofJason and Shay Hughes ofRancho Santa Fe.

Tucker’s fatherreceived his MBA from

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chairwoman.“Our husbands are gala’d

out,” she said. “Guys like tohang out and compete butcasino nights have been done.So we picked the most popularTV game shows so peoplecould have more fun spendingtheir money.

“It’s never been donebefore, but so far, so good,”Molin said about halfway intothe event. “The women man-aged to get their husbandshere.”

Molin said she expectedabout 250 people to attend thefundraiser, which kicked offwith $50,000 in sponsorships.

“People really believe inthe community centerbecause it’s the heart of thecommunity,” she said.

The community centeroffers programs, events andenrichment, recreation andoutreach services for adultsand youth.

Billed as Rancho SantaFe’s “premier party of theyear,” the gala also featured avariety of other games, a silentauction and dancing.

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to his home base in England.On this flight there was plen-ty of sunshine and no enemyfire.Up front with him was hiswar-time bride, Pat.

Grunion are backAn early sign of summer

is the appearance along theshoreline of grunion,a tiny sil-very fish related to thejacksmelt. They burrow intothe sand, lay their eggs andreturn to sea. Scheduledappearances are May 28between 9 and 11 p.m. andthe next night from 9:30 to11:30 p.m.They are edible buta fishing license is required toscoop them up.

Lottsa interestMore than 30,000 folks

responded to a call for appli-cants to sign up for thestatewide CitizensRedistricting Commission todetermine new assembly, sen-ate and Board of Equalizationdistricts. The politicos did itthe last time and are the rea-son they are so cockeyed (thedistricts not the electeds) butit assured them of longevityeven when they jumped fromone office to another afterbeing termed out.

SpoilerCoastal Environmental

Rights Foundation based inthe Flower Capital is aimingto prevent Fourth of July fire-works from being explodedover water. Last year a tradi-tional pyrotechnic show on

Mission Bay was cancelledwhen the folks who put it onwere threatened with a law-suit.

One-linersRenovation of Fletcher

Cove Community Center inSolbeach likely will get underway this summer and it’s areminder that contributionstoward the project are stillbeing accepted ... Board ofSupervisors may have the taskof selecting a person to fill thevacancy on the Tri-CitiesMedical Center board ...Former Solbeach mayor andcurrent Councilman DaveRoberts has been elected prezof the 70-plus member Del SolLions Club that was recentlychartered ... Big turnout alongthe railroad between L.A. andthe Harbor City when SantaFe’s 430-ton steam locomotivechugged past cities en route ...Kudos to Marshall Weinreb,departing CEO of the revital-ized Encinitas Chamber whobrought it out of the muck ...The Governator has vetoed abill that would have bannedsmoking in state beaches andparks ... Surfside City residentHenry Dalessio recently blewout 100 candles on a birthdaycake ... San Diego CoastalChamber has just a few paste-boards left for its networkingday at the races Aug. 26.

Hasta la Vista

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up the quest. It limits its popu-lation to about 1,500 by official-ly fixing the number of munici-pal water hookups at 580, butin April, one of the metersbecame available when the citypurchased a residential lot toconvert to a park. The meterwas to be sold at a May auction,with a minimum bid of$300,000.

Uh-Oh!— A recent French docu-

mentary in the form of a TVshow called “Game of Death”mimics the notorious 1950shuman-torture experiments ofYale psychologist StanleyMilgram, who would coax testsubjects to administer increas-ingly painful jolts of electricityto strangers to assess their obe-dience to an “authority figure,”even if contrary to their ownmoral codes. As in Milgram’sexperiments, the Game ofDeath “victims” were actors,unharmed but paid to screamlouder with each successive“shock.” According to a BBCNews report, 82 percent of thegame’s players were willing tor-turers, a higher percentagethan Milgram found, but theTV show’s subjects had greaterencouragement, cheered on bya raucous studio audience anda glamorous hostess.

— According to an Aprillawsuit filed by an employee ofthe five-star Ritz-Carlton resortin Naples, Fla., the hotel com-plied with a February requestby a wealthy British travelerthat, during their stay, his fami-ly not be served by “people ofcolour” or anyone who spokewith a “foreign accent.” Thehotel has apologized to theemployee, but denied that ithad complied with the travel-

er’s request. (Lawyers for theemployee told the AssociatedPress that nine witnesses and acopy of a computer entry provetheir claim.)

— Good News/Bad News:Based on April federal indict-ments of organized crime mem-bers in New York and NewJersey, it appears that any“glass ceiling” to managementin the exclusively maleGambino family has beencracked in that at least onewoman, Suzanne Porcelli, 43,was indicted among the 14 fam-ily members and associates.However, the Gambino “farmsystem” is apparently weak, inthat with the imprisonment ofJohn Gotti and other experi-enced capos, the organizationappears headed in historicallyunfamiliar directions, mostnotably in child prostitution.Until now, even the mostvicious of Mafiosi historically,heroically, protected womenand children from the families’“business.”

Oops!Spectacular Errors: (1)

Milton High School beatWestlake,56-46,for the Georgia5A boys’ basketball champi-onship in March. Westlake’schances evaporated during thepre-game warm-ups, whentheir Georgia-player-of-the-yearcandidate Marcus Thorntonwas forced to sit after spraininghis ankle leaping to ceremoni-ally hip-bump a teammate. (2)Two North Carolina surgeonswere issued official “letters ofconcern” in January for a 2008incident in which they per-formed a C-section on a womanwho was not pregnant. (Theyrelied on an intern’s confuseddiagnosis and followed an ultra-sound with no heartbeat and

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Bill Arballo is an opinionated,retired journalist in the FlowerCapital of the Universe. [email protected].

WHAT'S COOKING? After winning a cookbook on the wheel of fortune, Laura Stansberry, right, shares a laugh with Priscilla Wood.Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

GUY TIME The organizing committee selected a TV game show theme hoping more men would attend theannual event. The logic appears to have paid off as, from left, Bruce Henderson, Robert Campbell and JosephBravo seem to be enjoying themselves. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

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left the Napa Valley buckledbut not bowed.

Both the 2006 and 2007Cabernet vintages are thebest in a decade, and pro-gressive winemakers thatunderstand the need forchange are determined tomake wines that go to newheights of flavor and charac-ter.

In ’06 and ’07, weatherfactors kept the crop undercontrol so the emphasis wason quality, and not so muchquantity. This had theeffect of somewhat limitingthe vulture generics thatprey on vineyards with toomany grapes and productioncosts to cover.

Generics first launcheda number of years ago tocash in on the Napa Valleyreputation, with CharlesShaw, better known as “TwoBuck Chuck,” leading thepack. This was really a wineprocessing company in amonster warehouse inModesto that made box

VINE TIME David Raffaele is the new winemaker at Keyways. Photo by Frank Mangio

Taste of Wine

FRANK MANGIO

What’s in a name on the bottle matters

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Four generations of family take flight togetherBy Alyx Sariol

CARLSBAD — Bob andPatsy Cozens approachedthe tarmac at McClellan-Palomar Airport on May 5 asthe other curious guests did,anxious to see the WorldWar II relics on display.

But what set them apartfrom the crowd was that injust minutes, they wouldembark on a once-in-a-life-time B-17 flight with threegenerations of family in tow.

“It is such a beautifulday,” Patsy said. “And tohave four generations here!”

An Encinitas native, 91-year-old Bob was thrilled tohave his family join him on aflight that he had so oftentaken as a former B-17 pilotin World War II.

The momentous occasionalso marked the first timethat his wife, whom he hadnamed three planes after,would be along for the ride.

“Being the pilot, I had

FLYING FAMILY Four generations of Cozens took flight in a historic B-17 bomber on May 5. Photo by Alyx Sariol

PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF Patsy and Bob Cozens, with their son Tom, were all smiles as they walked to the B-17 for their flight.Photo by Alyx SariolTURN TO FLIGHT ON 24

DDeeaarr BBrruuccee:: I have afriend whose father is inhospice care. They havesome money left but theydo own property worthmore than a million dol-lars.

She doesn’t want tosell this building andwould like to use Medicareto help pay for his medicalbills. Is there any way thatthey can shelter this build-ing from the governmentso it doesn’t get sold? —T.R., Wisconsin

DDeeaarr TT..RR..:: Shouldn’tthey sell the building tohelp pay for his medicalcare?

What you’re tellingme is that we have a cou-ple that are millionairesthat are looking to havethe government, throughits poverty programs, paytheir bills. That just isn’tright.

DDeeaarr BBrruuccee:: I recentlymarried someone who hadbeen previously married. Iwas told that my spouse isentitled to half of the ex-spouse’s Social Securityearnings for the time peri-od of their marriage.

Is that correct? Howdo I apply? Is there a timelimit involved? How is theamount calculated? — T.T.,via e-mail

DDeeaarr TT..TT..:: If the cou-ple was married 10 yearsor more, the spouse is enti-tled to claim against theother’s Social Security,which doesn’t prevent anew spouse or ex frommaking a claim as well.

However, the rules aresomewhat complicated ifthe person you marriedwas employed, that spousemust first make a claim onher own account, and then,if there is a potentialadvantage that she will bepaid some retirement onher ex’s account. This canbe a bit complicated.

You can work it out inperson with SocialSecurity, but in the eventthat proves to be too com-plex, there are attorneyswho specialize in this typeof practice of law.

DDeeaarr BBrruuccee:: I wishyou would give us a gener-al talk about reverse mort-gages. I am not sure that Itrust the advice I havebeen receiving from some-one who is selling them.Are there any special cri-teria that set candidatesapart? — S.W., via e-mail

DDeeaarr SS..WW..:: I haveaddressed this topic somany times, but clearly itis one that is either misun-derstood or just a giant

Rich coupleshould payown way

Smart Money

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the prerogative of naming myaircraft,” Cozens said. “I hadthe Patsy Ann 1, 2 and 3.”

As the extended familywaited to board the plane, Bobreminisced about his servicewith the military. Then a stu-dent at San Diego State, hehad signed up for the ArmyAir Corps and was soon on hisway overseas, but not beforehe married his college sweet-heart in the afternoon on July26, 1942.

“We got married the dayhe got his (pilot) wings,” Patrecalled. “I like to say that Ithen clipped his wings!”

Based out of England,Bob vividly recalls his firstcombat mission on May 13,

1943, and his daytime raidsover Europe.He flew the PatsyAnn 3 up until his 16th mission(out of 25), before he wastransferred to command a newdivision.

“I had to leave my PatsyAnn and my crew,” he said. “Itwas a bit of a tearjerker.”

When it was time for thefamily to start boarding fortheir flight, they were full ofexcitement as they walked thetarmac to the B-17. As theguests of honor, Bob and Patsywere assigned prime seatsright behind the pilots.

After the plane returnedfrom their 30-minute trip upand down the San Diego coast,the extended family climbedout of the plane with perma-nent smiles, finally under-standing what the family patri-

arch had experienced duringthe war so many decades ago.

“It was a lot funner than Ithought it would be!” said 9-year-old Mackana Cummins.He was the youngest to join hisgreat-grandfather in flight,and dreams of becoming apilot some day too.

“It was exciting — so ter-rific,” said Patsy,who had trou-ble sleeping the night beforein anticipation of the flight.“Itbrought back memories ofwhen we first got married.”

Although it has been 65years since he controlled a B-17, Bob noted that not muchhad changed,but that “it was alot more difficult to movearound than it used to be.”

Bob’s son, Tom, summedup the family’s experience inthree words: “It was amazing.”

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mystery to so many of you.Essentially,a reverse mort-

gage allows someone who has alotof equity in a home but a rel-atively modest store of avail-able cash to draw on the equity,not be obligated to makemonthly payments as a tradi-tional mortgage would require,and have the matter settledupon their demise as to returnto the lender.

Both parties must be atleast 62 to qualify for a reversemortgage.

Somewhere around 75makes more sense.

The costs are generally

higher than a traditional mort-gage as will be the interestrates.

There is no penalty to you— your heirs, yes, but not toyou.

You are permitted to stayin the home as long as you live,as long as the taxes and insur-ance is paid.

You never have to make arepayment, that is done afteryou pass away and the house issold by the lender, assumingthat your heirs don’t wish topay off the mortgage and retainthe mortgage property.

If there are insufficientmonies left in equity in thehouse to pay the lender, thenthe lender loses.

Even though you havedrawn out more money thancan ever be recovered by thelender, you have incontrovert-ible life tendency as long as youmeet the obligations containedto your end. It’s a very gooddeal for some and a lousy dealfor others.

By the way, there are noFHA reverse mortgages. Onelimitation with the reversemortgage is even if your houseis worth a ton, there are onlylimited amounts that, by law,are available to be received ona reverse mortgage.

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kept in contact with the pro-bation department since thewoman moved to the districtto determine if the woman ismeeting the terms of her

probation, but the probationdepartment is not forthcom-ing about any other informa-tion about those on proba-tion.

In November, theHayneses brought the issueforward, asking the board to

adopt a policy that wouldgive clear direction abouthow to deal with the prob-lem in the future.

Currier will bring thefinal policy for the board’sapproval to a future meet-ing.

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several obviously failedattempts to induce labor.)

Bright IdeasFrustrated customers fre-

quently challenge bills, andoccasionally,“rescission” of theoriginal deal is a suitable reme-dy.However, it’s not suitable forsome services. Deborah Dillowwas late with the $150 sheallegedly owed to The BombSquad dog waste pick-up serv-ice in Bend, Ore., in April, andappeared to be avoiding calls ather home. The Bomb Squadowner, frustrated by the delays,simply returned all the workdone to that point on Dillow’sproperty in one big pile, in herfront yard.

Alcohol Was InvolvedThe Wonder Drug: (1)

Donald Wolfe, 55, wascharged with public drunken-ness in March in Brookville,Pa., after neighbors spottedhim giving, as he described it,mouth-to-mouth resuscitationto a roadkill possum alongRoute 36. (2) A 62-year-oldman suffered second-degreeburns after launching himselfon a makeshift, rocket-pow-ered sled in IndependenceTownship, Mich., in January.Witnesses said he put on ahelmet, then strapped a con-traption consisting of amotorcycle muffler, a pipe,gunpowder, match heads andgasoline on his back, and hadsomeone light the wick tosend him blasting throughthe snow.

Least CompetentCriminals

Overconfident “Artists”:(1) Clair Arthur Smith, 42, ofCape Coral, Fla., was chargedwith forgery in May after heallegedly tried to doctor theamount of a check he hadreceived from Bank of America.Converting the “$10.00” checkto $100,or even $100,000,wouldseem plausible, but Smith triedto deposit the check into hisaccount after he had marked itup to “$269,951.00.” (2) A 17-year-old was arrested in CollegeStation, Texas, in January andcharged with trying to pass ahomemade $5 bill at a restau-rant. Police said the bill’s frontand back had been computer-scanned and then pastedtogether but that the front ofthe bill was longer than theback.

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Horner has worked formore than 30 years on both res-idential and commercial prop-erties. His clients have includ-ed the Mirage hotel in LasVegas, large property manage-ment companies such asCarlsbad Ranch MaintenanceAssociation, schools like theGrauer School,Ada Harris,SanDieguito Academy and thehomes of hair mogul PaulMitchell (Malibu), writer AnneRice (La Jolla) and theCleveland Indians’ CharlesNagy (Rancho Santa Fe),among many others.

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questions and not knowingwhere to birth their babies,”said Carol Yeh-Garner, a localHypnoBirthing instructor andnatural birth supporter.“They’ve suspended the mostnatural birth, mother-babyfriendly OB in town.”

Lauren Hodges held her2-week-old son, Brayden, dur-ing the rally.“This is one of thelast Biter babies from Scripps,”she said. In fact,numerous chil-dren delivered by Dr. Biterwere on hand. Andrea Belec, aCarlsbad resident, brought her2-year-old daughter Lyla to therally.

“It’s a shame,” she said,lamenting Dr. Biter’s termina-tion.“Shame on Scripps.”

Belec said the positiveexperience she had during thebirth of her daughter was due

in large part to Dr. Biter. “Wewouldn’t have had the birth wedid without him,” she said.

Dr. Biter announced hissuspension on May 7 atMamafest, where he was aspeaker.

Just two days later — onMother’s Day — the firstprotest was organized in hissupport. Since then, Dr. Biterhas not issued a statement andmessages left for him were notreturned.

But his supporters remainvocal in their resolve to sup-port him.

With two institutions tohis credit — Seaside Women’sHealth in Encinitas and Babiesby the Sea Boutique in Cardiffby the Sea — and a brand-newbirth center in the works, thenatural birth advocate is sureto continue a successful prac-tice elsewhere.

“I wish him continued

success,” former patient AmyBerg said. The Escondido resi-dent gave birth to two “Biterbabies,” as most of his patientsrefer to their children.

“He had faith in me, hegave me my first healingbirth,” she said.

Scripps also terminatedthe North County HealthServices nurse midwife prac-tice on Jan.1 of this year.SarahDavis, a midwife who is notaffiliated with the Scripps,saidthe hospital is becoming moreunfriendly to expecting moth-ers who want to have naturalbirths.

“The midwife practicewasn’t making enough moneyfor the hospital,” she said.“They were replaced by a pri-vate practice.”

Hospital officials did notreturn numerous phone callsrequesting comment.

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out in front of oncoming cars,they screech to a stop. Idunno.

When I did turn onto 101,she followed quickly behindme, jumped into the left lane,pulled up next to me, held uptwo shaking fingers, and

yelled, “Twice! I had to honkat you twice!”

She didn’t look any moreimportant than me. She didn’tlook as if she were on her wayto a fire. She didn’t act as ifshe were severely injured andtrying to get to the emergencyroom before she bled out.

Wherever she was going,it couldn’t have been too

much of an emergency. Shehad time to stop and mail aletter, for heaven’s sake.

So, I guess the answer is asimple one: She must be themost important person onEarth.

Tiffany Porter has been a Leucadiaresident since 1980, with a few yearsoff for good behavior.

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Send questions to Smart Money, P.O.Box 503, Elfers, FL 34680, or e-mailthem to [email protected]. .

Local Del Mar publisher BettieYoungs with Cheryl Keenan.

Ranch residents and friendsMaggie Bobileff and Denise Hug.

Dave and Teresa Miller with Brett Humme arriving at the Kids KorpGala on May 15. Photos by Machel Penn Shull

Connie McNally and Dana Falk with Carrie Stone at the CocktailsMixer at Kids Korp.

Kids Korp Co-founder Joani Wafer with Laurie Josepsh and CherieMyron.

The annual Kids KorpsSuper Star Gala 2010 tookplace May 15.The event wasan evening in the spirit of theCannes Film Festival. The2010 gala was inspired by thelifestyle, fashion and enter-tainment epitomized in theSouth of France.

Local youth volunteers,San Diego leaders andcelebrities who have takengreat strides to better thecommunity were honored.

For more informationabout Kids Korps, visitwww.kidskorps.org.

KIDSKORPS

be the time to try this ancienttherapy.

Biofeedback is a relax-ation technique that utilizesspecial equipment to monitorand control certain physicalresponses. By understandingthe body’s response to certainstimuli such as tension, a per-son may be able to learn howto control and alter thoseresponses.

The herbs feverfew andbutterbur have shown somepositive results in preventingor reducing the severity ofmigraines. High doses of vita-min B2 may also act as a pre-ventive. Still others have hadsuccess with coenzyme Q10.

Finally, some migrainesufferers have had successwith cervical manipulation;however, there is no scientificproof that chiropractic orspinal manipulation will helpmigraines.This treatment alsocarries the risk of arterialdamage that may result instroke or death. When per-formed by a qualified profes-sional with experience, this isvery rare.

I suggest you return toyour primary-care physician orneurologist to discuss theseoptions.

In the meantime, youshould quit smoking.Substitute over-the-counternicotine patches or gum toreduce the severity of yourmigraine symptoms duringthis stressful period.

To provide related infor-mation, I am sending you acopy of my Health Report“Headaches.” Other readerswho would like a copy shouldsend a self-addressed stampedNo.10 envelope and a $2 checkor money order to Newsletter,P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH44092-0167. Be sure to men-tion the title or print an orderform off my website atwww.AskDrGottMD.com.

DDeeaarr DDrr.. GGootttt:: My doctorshave told me that there arebetter times during the day to

take vitamins or calcium. Itake a thyroid pill in the morn-ing. About an hour or so later,I take my vitamin with anomega-3 tablet and then takemy calcium tablet with a latelunch or after my dinner. Am Itaking them correctly as far asgetting all the benefits fromthem? I hope you can answerthis question for me.

DDeeaarr RReeaaddeerr:: You ask anextremely important question,and your doctors are correct inwhat they tell you. In somerespects, the most appropriatetime of day to take vitaminsand other medications is whenyou are least likely to forget,such as the first thing each day.

Thyroid medicationshould be taken on an emptystomach a half-hour before

breakfast. If you are a swing-shift employee, judge accord-ingly and plan to take the med-ication at an appropriate time.

Vitamins can be taken atalmost any time of the day, sojust before or following a mealis satisfactory. Be sure to readthe recommendation printedon each vitamin bottle to deter-mine what the manufacturerbelieves is most appropriate.There are some supplementsthat work better when taken onan empty stomach. For exam-ple, if B-complex vitaminsupset your stomach, take themwith food. Iron supplementsshould be taken on an emptystomach. And, whenever vita-mins are consumed, do notwash them down with alcohol.

Calcium comes in twoforms — calcium carbonate,

which is more readily avail-able and inexpensive, or calci-um citrate. Either form shouldbe taken at least four hoursapart from any thyroid med-ication.This also holds true forcalcium antacids, iron supple-ments and many drugs pre-scribed or recommended asantacids. Calcium carbonateshould be taken with meals;calcium citrate can be takeneither with meals or on anempty stomach. Calciumshould be taken in 500-mil-ligram doses or less at onetime.Therefore, if your supple-ment is a 1,000-milligramtablet, split it into two doses,because it can hamper theabsorption of some medica-tions, including those for highblood pressure and antibiotics,so a timing modification might

be required. Speak with yourphysician for his or her recom-mendations.

I do not believe there areany specific requirements foromega-3 fish oils.To the best ofmy knowledge, they can betaken at any time of day andeither on an empty stomach ora full one.

Drugs, whether prescrip-tion or over-the-counter, caninterfere with other medica-tions. Their effect can bereduced, and they can alsolead to gastrointestinal issuesand a number of other prob-lems. Make sure that yourphysician knows what supple-ments you are currently takingso he or she can guide youaccordingly.

It appears to me you arediligently attempting to do the

right thing at the right time.To provide related infor-

mation, I am sending you acopy of my Health Report“Vitamins & Minerals.” Otherreaders who would like a copyshould send a self-addressedstamped No. 10 envelope anda $2 check or money order toNewsletter, P.O. Box 167,Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. Besure to mention the title orprint an order form off mywebsite at www.AskDrGottMD.com.


USD and his sister, StarHughes, will graduate fromUSD this month at age 19.

School honorsCOAST CITIES —

Several North County stu-dents were honored thisspring.

Encinitas residentAdam Swenson, graduatingfrom Boston UniversityHenry M. Goldman School ofDental Medicine, wasinducted into the OmicronKappa Upsilon national den-tal honor society.

Richard Imperiali, a res-ident of Vista, received hisundergraduate degrees fromCentenary College ofLouisiana during the college’s CommencementExercises held May 8.

Sophomore GabriellaDecker of Encinitas, a stu-dent at Wells College in

Aurora, N.Y., recently com-peted in the 2010 spring sea-son as a member of thewomen’s lacrosse team.

St. John’s College inSanta Fe, N.M., announcesthe graduation of GillianRay Saltz of Carlsbad onMay 22.

Got the time?COAST CITIES —

North County craftsmanDaniel Luczak is announc-ing his new line of hand-made, custom watch strapsfor high-end watches.

Each one is individuallynamed and created by handin San Diego and costsbetween $100 and $300. The23-year-old entrepreneur’swork can be seen atwww.DaLucaStraps.com.

New director namedVISTA — Full Access

and CoordinatedTransportation, or FACT,welcomes Arun Prem as its

new executive director.Prem replaces Max Calder,who left in March 2010.

FACT was formed anddesignated as aConsolidated TransportationServices Agency for SanDiego County in 2006. Premrepresented the SouthernCalifornia region on theCalACT board of directorsfor the last six years.

Schulte joinscommission

CARLSBAD — Lance B.Schulte of Carlsbad hasbeen elected to serve as acommissioner for theAmerican PlanningAssociation’s professionalinstitute, the AmericanInstitute of CertifiedPlanners. APA is a 43,000-member organization thatprovides leadership in thedevelopment of vital com-munities. Schulte will takeoffice May 25.

Veterinarian kids dayENCINITAS — The

Drake Center for VeterinaryCare is hosting Kids Day onMay 16 at the VeterinaryHospital.

The Drake Center forChildren ages 5 to 12 yearsallows kids to get a behind-the-scenes tour, view com-mon pet parasites under amicroscope, and do a mockexam on a kid-friendly dogor cat. For reservations, call(760) 753-9393.

Fight cancer and shopENCINITAS — Home

Goods home furnishingsstores fight cancer throughJune 5, giving shoppers theopportunity to support can-cer care and research whileshopping benefiting theJimmy Fund of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Customers may purchasepin-up cards for $1 each with100 percent of the proceedsgoing to the Dana-Farber

Cancer Institute in Boston.

35th birthdayOCEANSIDE —

Canine Companions forIndependence, the nonprofitorganization that providesassistance dogs for peoplewith disabilities completelyfree of charge at 124 Ranchodel Oro Drive, kicked off its35th birthday of the foundingof Canine Companions forIndependence in May.

New deanCARLSBAD — Jeff

Hengesbach has beennamed Upper School Headat Carlsbad’s Army andNavy Academy, succeedingDenis Anderson, who will beretiring at the end of thecurrent school year.

Hengesbach comes tothe academy from the posi-tion as academic dean ofWest Nottingham Academy.He also served as sciencedepartment chair.

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final payment on the OsunaRanch loan. In June 2006,the Association purchasedthe Osuna Ranch to be usedas open space for just under

$12 million.Since then, the econo-

my has been on a downturn.“If they knew then what

we knew now, they wouldhave never put us in thismuch debt,” Plummer said.

The long-range plan-

ning began in 1990 when theAssociation established theRancho 2000 Task Force toprepare the first planningdocument. Ten years later in2000, the Association againestablished a committee toprepare a subsequent long-

range plan.Now the 2010 Task

Force prioritized the topthree topics as traffic, politi-cal involvement and openspace.

After a mini-retreat inJanuary, additional topics

discussed were broadbandaccess, a new patrol facilityand environmental sustain-ability.

The next step will be toname a committee to get toworking implementing theideas.

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Marie Edland rehearses her dance for the Performing Arts Workshop’s annual spring production with members of the Junior Ballet Ensemble. The perform-ances will be held at 3 p.m. May 22 and May 23 at the Truax Theatre at El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside. This performance willfeature the students of the Performing Arts Workshop and their Junior Ballet ensemble. Tickets for this event are $17 in advance, $20 at the door; $12 chil-dren and students; and $15 at the door. For tickets or more information, contact the Performing Arts Workshop at (760) 753-2671. Photo by Chad Sorlie

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the blow to Mark Remleywas an “aggressive slap inthe face,” which he saidhe believed was meant tohurt the victim.

Ehnot, who is nolonger in a relationshipwith the victim, testifiedElizabeth Remley told her,“I’m going to kill you.”

Under cross-examina-tion, Ehnot, who nowresides in Montana, admit-ted that Mark Remley hadpaid for her plane ticketand hotel accommoda-tions so that she could tes-tify at the trial.

Shortly after thealtercation, ElizabethRemley told authoritiesshe suffered a scratch toone of her arms from thevictim grabbing her as heforced her from the house,San Diego sheriff’sDeputy William Yavno tes-tified. She then askedauthorities to file adomestic violence chargeagainst him, the deputysaid.

Charges were neverfiled against MarkRemley in connection tothis incident.

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Doctor Gott is a practicing physician andthe author of the book “Live Longer, LiveBetter” (Quill Driver Books,www.quilldriverbooks.com; (800) 605-7176). Write him at Dr. Gott c/o UnitedMedia, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., NewYork, NY 10016.

Chip for the fabulous photos.On May 6, I met Maria

Pegram at the Rancho SantaFe Cielo Village CertifiedFarmers’ Market. Marialunched the Cielo Market’s onApril 8. Due to poor weatherthe first couple of weeks wereslower, but the word is spread-ing about this exciting newevent on Thursdays. There aremore than 20 vendors with anarray of choices,from hummus,to fresh fruit, jewelry, organicproduce, and other fabulouschoices. For your nextThursday afternoon, show yoursupport to the community andcheck out this lovely farmer’smarket, from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Formore information call, MariaPegram at (858) 679-1343.

On May 7, Jere and hiswife Joyce Owen were honoredfor their donation to theScripps Cancer Center,Stevens Division in the form ofa charitable gift annuity inhonor of their good friend,Elizabeth Staley Sanger, whorecently died from cancer.They made a gift donation of$100,000, toward fighting can-cer. After recently losing agood friend to pancreatic can-

cer, I wanted to honor Jere andhis wife Joyce for their gener-ous donation.It is also rumoredaround town that Jere can-celed a few of his summercruises and used that money tobuy a new roof for the newlyconstructed Village church.Jere Owen is also an activemember of the Rancho SantaFe Rotary Club. If you see him,congratulate him for his hugeheart for all of his recent goodSamaritan acts in the commu-nity. If you are interested inmaking a charitable annuitygift, call (858) 678-7120.

Summer hatsThis summer, find your

favorite hat to beat the heat,and save your skin from morewrinkles. Do wear sunscreen,and most of all, don’t forget tolook stylish, while lookingyoung and hip. Featured hereis Meredith MacDonald wear-ing a “Toby Keith hat” spottedat Mille Fleurs recently withgood friend Karian Forsyth. Ifyou have any stylish summerhat photos, please send themto me. I would love your photoin my next “Machel’s Ranch.”


substituted with an easy-to-make, thrifty, homemadealternative. For one of thethriftiest green cleanersaround, simply mix 1/2 cupof white vinegar and a cou-ple of drops of olive oil. Youcan adjust the amount ofolive oil, depending on howmuch moisture you want toput into your wood furni-ture. Just rub your home-made cleaner on with acloth, and breathe easy (lit-erally), knowing that thisgreen cleaner won’t damageyour health. Give it a try! —T.S., Canada

Home remedy for nau-sea: Whether you’re preg-nant, suffer from motionsickness, or are fightingsome sort of flu bug, there’sa very thrifty, natural homeremedy for your nausea.Simply mix 1 tablespoon ofapple cider vinegar with 1tablespoon of honey, andadd it to a large glass of coolwater. You can drink thismixture straight away, or ifyou’re pregnant and sufferfrom morning sickness,drink it before you go tobed. Cider vinegar has beenused to cure nausea andother ailments for hundredsof years. — T.S., Canada

Cloth sandwich wrap-per: I was at an Earth Dayevent, where one vendor wasselling sandwich wraps thatwere cloth that you canreuse. Basically they arepieces of cloth stitched onthree sides with a flap at thetop that has velcro on it; soyou stick the sandwich inand close the flap. If youhave a couple of them,instead of buying sandwichbags over and over, you canjust wash these. However, Ithought, why should I spendmoney on these? I can justget cloth napkins from anestate sale or resale shopand wrap up my sandwichand put a loose rubber bandaround it or clip it withsomething at the top. —Leslie, Illinois

Added note: You canuse Polyurethane laminatedfabric (PUL), so it’s laminat-ed, too. Here is a tutorial:www.craftstylish.com/item/43 2 2 7 / h o w - t o - m a k e - a -reusable-sandwich-wrap.

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again, he said.Kajitani decided it was

worth giving his Math Rapsanother shot. When theRappin’ Mathematician per-formed a new song, it quick-ly caught on among his stu-dents. He saw his studentsbecome more confident inclass and watched their testscores soar.

“I don’t think it’s aboutrap music — it’s about con-necting with kids on theirlevel,” he said. “All I’mdoing is putting math in aformat that kids alreadylove.”

Unlike most current rapmusic, his catchy songs alsoreinforce a positive attitudeand healthy living choices.With the support of theschool board, he tells kidsthat they don’t have to do orsay everything that they seeon TV just to feel cool.

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“That’s not a terrible

secret,” Del Mar MayorRichard Earnest said. “Thatletter is still there. If the fair-grounds is put back on the list,we continue to be interested.What form that takes remains

to be seen.”Since Feb. 8, Del Mar has

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ties in the city.The negotiatingparties are the state ofCalifornia and city of Del Mar,with “price and terms” listedas under negotiation.

Del Mar CouncilwomanCrystal Crawford said thoseclosed-session meetings areone way for council membersto remain “in the loop” on fair-grounds issues. She said noreportable action has beentaken at any of the meetings sono information has beenreleased.

She said there was no leg-islative action to sell the site,

but “the property is on a list.”“We are actively monitor-

ing that,” Crawford said. “Ifthere are any developmentsrelating to the fairgrounds, wewant to be right there. We’retrying to do our jobs if any-thing should happen.”

Linda Zweig, director ofmedia relations at the fair-grounds, said the 22nd DAAwas aware representativesfrom Del Mar had been toSacramento “more than once.”

Crawford said she doestravel to the state capital peri-odically, most recently to

address Sen. Christine Kehoe’sbill to create a greenway alongthe fairgrounds and SanDieguito River. When asked ifthe greenway was the extent ofher recent dealings with DelMar, Kehoe said, “That’s theextent I want to comment on.”

According to the gover-nor’s revised budget selling theDel Mar Fairgrounds is notback on the table. “But we’realways open to hearing fromanyone who has thoughts orideas about ways to savemoney,” Rachel Arrezola, aspokeswoman with the gover-nor’s office, said.

Solana Beach councilmembers directed the citymanager to research the issue.“I had always hoped that if thestate were serious about sell-ing the fairgrounds, neighbor-ing communities might want toform a partnership,” Campbellsaid.

“I’m a little disappointedthat Del Mar wouldn’tapproach Solana Beach for ajoint closed session. We’vealways gone out of our way tohelp them.”


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Council members alsoupdated the city’s recyclingordinance to include all busi-nesses. When legislationaddressing solid waste collec-tion and disposal was enacted,it covered all single- and multi-family households, office build-ings, hospitality industry own-ers and occupants and industri-al facilities.

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the ecological and economicsense,” Marty Benson, localSurfrider member and attor-ney said. “Ironically, our gov-ernor proposed in the 2010budget that state parks wouldbe funded by revenues fromoffshore drilling,” he said. “Isupport funding parks but notoffshore drilling, so that puts alot of people in a difficult posi-tion.”

Benson, who is fromSouth Carolina, recentlyspoke in Wilmington,N.C.,at ahearing about offshoredrilling. “My specific ask isthat we reduce our transporta-tion infrastructure andDepartment of Defensespending and put it into edu-cation and health care, creat-ing a more holistic approachto the issue,” he said. “Fromone perspective it was advan-

tageous that the spill hap-pened while these hearingswere going on.”

The economics of thedevastation are also an issueon local people’s minds. “Thefishing and tourism industryfor that part of the Gulf willtake decades to recover. Theecological damage is incalcu-lable at this point. I only hopethey get it under control soonso the region doesn’t sufferany more environmental andeconomic damage,” Sekich-Quinn said. “Ecological stabil-ity and economic stability arethe same thing,” Benson said.

Decreasing the expand-ing roadway infrastructurewhile increasing the publictransit system is one way toalleviate the overconsumptionof oil. “From a policy perspec-tive, we just need to engage ina little bit of tough love,”Benson said.

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“I’m so thankful that ourown coastline is so clean com-paratively,” she said. Lindseyis hoping to drum up supportfor a hair drive to make so-called “hair-booms” thatwould provide a bio-friendlysolution to clean up efforts.“There are a lot of alterna-tives to dumping chemicals inthe ocean to clean up thespill,” she said.

Lindsey called the spillone of the greatest environ-mental disasters in the coun-try’s history but one that has-n’t received much mainstreammedia attention. “Thisimpacts us all and I’m just nothearing enough informationabout it except for the blamegame side,” she said.

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Solana Beach bannedsmoking in its indoor restau-rants years ago and was thefirst city in the continentalUnited States to prohibitsmoking on its beaches. Lastsummer new laws wereenacted that prohibit smok-ing in all indoor and outdoordining areas and bars, eleva-tors, public transportation,theaters, museums, gal-leries, farmers markets, pub-lic arenas, child care andsports facilities, and within20 feet of all entryways.

“Basically anywherethat the general publiccould be for their daily lives... we have enacted a ban tohelp their health,” CityAttorney Johanna Canlassaid.

Each year the AmericanLung Association gradesCalifornia cities on theirsmoking ordinances. SolanaBeach went from an F in

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Kathleen Sullivan ofthe American LungAssociation said a main goalof the report card is to pushfor change. She also saidlimiting the effects of sec-ondhand smoke should notbe the responsibility of non-smokers.

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With limited funds andstaff time, it will likely be awhile before any changesare made to the current ordi-nance, but council membersagreed to address the meas-ures during their work-plandiscussion. Most had issueswith many details of the pro-posed new laws.

“I think it’s worthy ofdiscussion but I think weneed to move very carefullyand cautiously ... and get alot of input,” Mayor TomCampbell said.

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“It will tell themwhat they can do andwhat they can’t do,”Smith said.

Beckman said that arepresentative from theAssociation will be meet-ing regularly with thepower company.

“We will be vigilantand stay on top of this,”he said.

At the March 18meeting, Beckman saidthat SDG&E has beenparticularly aggressiveagainst the eucalyptus,the signature tree of thecommunity.

He said he believesthe reason for theaggressive approach isbecause SDG&E’s powerlines were blamed forthe massive 2007 WitchCreek Fire and theydon’t want to be liablefor damages in thefuture.

At the time, MichaelDaleo of SDG&E defend-ed their tree cutting, say-ing the decisions onwhich trees to remove isnot “arbitrary or capri-cious,” and that everytree is considered on acase-by-case basis.

He said the processincludes pre-inspectionsand reports by arboristsand foresters and thatthe company maintains adatabase that tracks thecondition of approxi-mately 400,000 treeswithin its service territo-ry throughout San DiegoCounty.

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All the power compa-ny would say was that therewas a problem with someunderground wiring. I’mthinking trolls. You knowhow vindictive they areand it would actually go along way toward explaininga lot of things in my life,from anything I can’t findto the reason my plantsoften take a sudden dive.

It’s not nearly as funand whimsical, but wecan’t discount those tire-some ground squirrels, whocontinue to flourish inthese here parts. Whateverthe culprit, something

unpleasant to all thingselectrical clearly occurredand it/they did a reallythorough job of fryingthings. As of 7 a.m. the nextmorning, what looked likethe same crowd of repairpeople were still hoveredaround the transmissionbox, with counterparts upand down the street. (I amgrateful to people who willstay up all night restoringmy luxuries, even if the doget triple-overtime.) Thisled me to believe thatwhatever went awry had ascorching ripple affect.That’s never good. I haven’tdiscovered any electronicitems parboiled by thesurge, but it did have usracing around the housepulling out plugs.

I think it’s an English-major thing, but any time apower outage finds mewandering around thehouse, with candles flicker-ing in every room, I findmyself contemplating lifein a time before electricity.I ponder what living everyday with mood lightingwould have been like. Itlets you look simply fabu-lous, softening the appear-

ance of wrinkles, but wereit in times before correc-tive lenses, I could kiss offever being able to seewords on a page, one of mygreat joys.

My morning routine ismuch more liberated fromelectricity than it oncewas, in the day of blow dry-ers and curling irons, but Ihave replaced those withInternet hookups and mybeloved microwave. If I hadto start cooking up mealson a wood-burning stove,my poor family might haveto learn to love oatmeal ora raw food diet.

I try to do my part forthe environment, onlyusing lights for the room Iam in and of course, avoid-ing vacuuming and ironingas much as possible. Still, Itonly took a few electricity-free minutes to make memore aware of the sweetjoy of just flipping a lightswitch.

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be doing everything possibleto make sure that every childhas access to affordable highereducation.”

Several other key issuesthat Busby has focused on inher campaign include support-ing small businesses, endingillegal immigration and pro-

moting conservation efforts topreserve the local habitat.

“How do we capitalize onthe assets that we have here?How do we work together?These are all issues that peo-ple here care about it,” shesaid.

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She hopes to fight notjust for what is right for herpolitical party, but what isright for all voters.

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MAY 25GOOD CAUSE The inauguralSan Diego HIV Golf Classic willbe held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.May 25, The Crosby at RanchoSanta Fe, 17102 Bing CrosbyBlvd.The event will benefit HIVresearch at the UCSD AIDSResearch Institute as well associal services and educationalsupport at Christie’s Place.Contact Kim Schafer at (858)534-5545 or by e-mail [email protected] for moredetails.MEMORY LANE DEMA willhold its inaugural walking tourat noon May 25. Meet at theMoonlight Beach concessionstand. This walk is for anyoneinterested in both historical andinfluential buildings in down-town Encinitas. Call (760) 943-1950 for more details.

MAY 26BEYOND HR SHRM willmeet from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. May26, Sheraton Carlsbad Resort &Spa. The topic will be “HRLeadership: Beyond HRManagement.” RSVP atwww.sdshrm.org.SUPPORT GROUP Tri-CityMedical Center will host abreast cancer support groupfrom 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 26,4002 Vista Way, French Room,Oceanside.This support group isfor community members whohave been diagnosed withbreast cancer. Call (760) 940-

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MAY 31MEMORIAL DAY TheVeterans Association of NorthCounty will sponsor a MemorialDay Ceremony at 10 a.m. May31,The Elks Lodge, 444 CountryClub Lane, Oceanside. ElCamino High School MCJROTCwill provide Color Guard andother support functions. E-mailHarvey Ferman at [email protected] to learnmore.

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their date, the defendantsaid.

Deputy DistrictAttorney Jeff Dusek said oneof the keys to the case was toshow that the medical sup-plies salesman thought aboutthe killing beforehand andnot during or after.

The prosecutor saidStark suffered bruising toher face and body as well asa broken nose from the beat-ing she received fromFrench. After Frenchreturned from the kitchenwith an approximately 1-foot-long knife, Dusek said hemade 13 to 14 superficialknife slices to her neck andthen one fatal cut to herthroat.

“We thought thatshowed a willful, deliberate,premeditated thoughtprocess, and that for some

reason he changed his planfrom hitting and choking tousing the knife,” Dusek said.

After the murder Frenchtried to commit suicide butwas unsuccessful. He turnedhimself into authorities sev-eral hours later.

French faces 26 years tolife in prison. His sentencingdate is scheduled for July 12.According to court docu-ments, French has a historyof physical violence, includ-ing an incident out of Floridain 1992, in which he beat andstrangled a girlfriend. Thedefendant was dischargedfrom the Navy as a result ofthat domestic violence alter-cation.

Retired Contra CostaJudge Peter Spinetta is han-dling the case at theSuperior Courthouse indowntown San Diego,because of Stark’s employ-ment with the county courtsystem.

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be donated to the associa-tion.

It was a perfectevening for the event heldat the Rancho Santa Fehome of Steve and PaulaBlack. In a departure fromthe formal affair in theballroom of a hotel, organ-izers insisted that party-goers be comfortable, sothe dress was resort casu-al.

The evening conclud-ed with a silent auctionand an appearance byGrammy Award winnerShawn Colvin.

NBC’s Susan Taylorand Ed Campbell wereevent co-chairs. Steve andLori Temko were honorarychair persons.

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Sue Turnbull, and Jackie Linson sit with Darlene Shiley, the 2010 recipient of the Reagan/Thal LegacyAward for her tireless work and contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association. Photos by Patty McCormac

Paul and Jill Goldstein were first-time guests of the event.

Board member Bob Schlax poses with Gail Levin, a member of thehost committee.

Maggie Watkins, vice chair of the association, poses with volunteerLyn Granger.

Host Committee Jim Laslavic and NBC’s Susan Taylor, who co-hosted the event.

supported the proposal. “Idon’t see any reason to sayno,” Councilman CarlHilliard said.

But they were alsoadamant that it be revenueneutral.

“We’ve got to have aclear mechanism to definecost recovery,” CouncilmanMark Filanc said.

“I don’t want this to becosting us any money, other-wise I’m going to turnagainst it,” Mayor RichardEarnest said.

Bingo ordinances aren’tdifficult or bizarre to craft,the city attorney said, butnothing is expected to bepresented to council until atleast July given all the otherprojects city staff is workingon.

That means bingogames wouldn’t likely startuntil fall at the earliest.

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— Check “use by” dateson bagged greens and otherprepackaged produce. In arecent test, ShopSmart foundhigher levels of some bacteriain prewashed packages ofsalad that were one to fivedays from their use-by date.

— Consider certainorganics. Some produce car-ries relatively high levels ofpesticide. Consider buyingorganic when it comes toapples, bell peppers, celery,cherries, imported grapes,nectarines, peaches, pears,potatoes, red raspberries,spinach and strawberries.

Bakery goods— Keep them chilled.

Make sure that bakery foodswith dairy products such ascheesecake, cheese Danishpastries, and some pies staycold until you can get themhome and put them in thefridge.

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Fish & shellfish— Cut back on fish high

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— Handle seafood pack-ages like meat. Use bags tocover it, and clean up if youtouch any packaging orjuices.

— Make sure it’s fresh.According to ShopSmart, theflesh should be shiny and firmand not separating from thebone.

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—Buy wild salmon whenpossible. Some tests suggestthat farm-raised salmonmight contain high levels ofPCBs, a possible carcinogen.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Spending some quality time with thefamily is likely to prove to be the mostsatisfying activity for you, even if thismeans merely puttering around thehouse or working in the garden.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Itmay be a good day to take off and dosomething that’s been on your mind forquite some time. It doesn’t have to beanything elaborate, merely very satisfy-ing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - There islikely to be more than one channelavailable to you at this time that offerspersonal gains of some kind. Be alert sothat you can at least get a foot in thedoor when given the chance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Musterthe initiative to take action on anarrangement that others with whomyou’re involved have been remiss abouttaking care of.You can make lots of haywhile they sleep.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Regardless of how eager you are toshare the news with friends or associ-ates about something secretive you’vebeen working on, it behooves you toremain close-mouthed about it whengiven the chance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be

attentive if a co-worker starts talkingabout something on which, unbeknownto this person, you are also working.What s/he says might give you someideas on making your own project bet-ter.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -If you want to be more successful, startrelying more on yourself and less uponothers to carry the load. Regardless ofhow new something is to you, you cando a better job.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Because you’re apt to view life morephilosophically, you are likely to findthings going far more smoothly for you.Stuff that would normally rattle youwill be taken more in stride.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Anidea for an interesting joint endeavorcould develop, one that you will findyourself seriously considering. If youcan’t reach a conclusion, do a littlegroundwork first.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - If youhave to make an important judgmentcall at this time, of which you’re a bituncertain, it still might be best to makeit anyway.You’re likely to make a betterdecision today than you will tomorrow.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Makean outline before diving into your work,and chances are you’ll find yourselfbeing far more logical and methodicalregarding your labors. It could actuallylighten your load considerably.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Engage in some fun activities if youcan, because you might not be able tofind time for leisure activities for thenext two days, despite your anticipa-tions.

CELEBRITYCIPHER

by Luis Campos

Celebrity Ciphercryptograms are

created from quota-tions by famouspeople, past and

present. Each letterin the cipher stands

for another. TODAY'S CLUE: U equals P

“ J R X M L G X J Z K J O G V L G R

M L G H A C E M N H G O J A R

M A F L M A R J S W X V J C

O N H G U J A R Y W P M L J R M L G

H A C E A M M N N E M N S P N C C -

N O . ” - J R J A C R A R

PREVIOUS SOLUTION: “Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut,and you’re no longer a champion.” - Burt Lancaster

FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves

THE BORN LOSER by Art & Chip Sansom

BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce

MONTY by Jim Meddick

ARLO & JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

COW & BOY by Mark Leiknes

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schorr

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