Rancho Santa Fe Review 12.27.12

BY KAREN BILLINGIn this issue, we look back at RSF events in

2012 from January-December.

January• Construction begins on the final

phase of Fairbanks Ranch’s Gates and Road Improvement project. The four secondary gates underwent a renovation in 2011 but work on the two main entry gates began this year. The project involved two new guard houses at the main entrance, new entry monuments, signage enhancements and turn-out lanes onto San Dieguito Road. The project was completed in Octo-ber.

• The Association pledges $170,000 toward work for the Osuna Property lot split — splitting off the 3.3 acres with a single-family home from the horse ranch area. Work for the lot split included the in-stallation of a fire line, re-aligning the road and removing six trees. The funds were also for removing electrical wiring off the side of the historic Osuna adobe.

The board moves ahead with the sale

of the house in March. It’s estimated the home could fetch anywhere from $1.8 mil-lion to $2.5 million.

February• The Rancho Santa Fe community

suffered a major loss with the passing of Dr. R. Roger Rowe. Rowe died on Feb. 4 at the age of 82. While Rowe’s impact is spread throughout the community, his leg-acy is most seen at the school that bears his name, where he spent 43 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent.

“Dr. Rowe’s lauds and accolades spanned a more than 50-year career but it is the numerous generations of students inspired by their time with him that was most precious,” said Superintendent Lindy Delaney. “Rowe’s legendary high standards for his teachers, administrators and stu-dents have cemented a legacy that will continue as long as there is a love for learning and teaching.”

Rowe was also a devoted Rotarian, a

JOE TASHA last-minute attempt to roll back a 6 percent rate in-

crease set to take effect Jan. 1 for customers of the Santa Fe Irrigation District failed on a 3-2 vote of the district’s board of directors at a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Two newly elected board members, Greg Gruzdowich and Alan Smerican, took the dais for the first time at Thursday’s meeting, but they split on the issue of reconsid-ering the rate increase, which was approved at the board’s November meeting.

Gruzdowich proposed holding a special meeting to consider eliminating, reducing or postponing the planned rate increase, but his motion was voted down by directors

Michael Hogan, Andy Menshek and Smerican. Gruzdo-wich was joined in voting for the effort by director John Ingalls, who cast the lone “no” vote on the rate increase last month, before former directors Ken Dunford and Rob-ert “Bud” Irvin stepped down.

Over the past six years, the district has raised rates 74 percent, including the 6 percent increase for next year. District officials said in November that the latest rate hike was needed to cover an anticipated 3 percent increase in the cost of water purchased from the San Diego County Water Authority, as well as helping to pay for projects in

BY CLAIRE HARLINStacy and John Snyder

love their mastiff mix, Char-ger, and when they were watching the homemade Doritos commercial contest submissions last year during the Super Bowl, they had no doubt in their minds that their Helen Woodward adoptee would be the next big TV star.

“We were thinking, this

dog, she just love to do tricks, so why don’t we sub-mit her?” said Stacy, who has lived with John in Ran-cho Santa Fe for 28 years.

The Snyders called to-gether a little team to pro-duce the 30-second Doritos commercial, which they en-tered into the “Crash the Su-per Bowl” contest last month. They brought to-gether Rob Kuty, who works

with Helen Woodward un-der his company, San Diego Pet Training, and previously trained Charger as a puppy transitioning from the shel-ter to the Snyders’ home. And finding their videogra-pher was somewhat seren-dipitous — after months of searching, the Snyders dis-covered on a five-day trip to the Grand Canyon that a family friend who was there,

Kevin Miller, is both a video editor and Rancho Santa Fe resident. Since there’s $1 million on the table for the winner of the contest, the Snyders made a deal with Kuty and Miller — split it three ways if they win.

So far, the commercial, called “Crossword Charlie,” has been well-received. It’s

RSF 2012: Year in Review

RSF water district rate increase starts Jan. 1

Family competing to win Super Bowl commercial contest

RSF student performances

See CONTEST, page 9

See WATER, page 15

See REVIEW, page 16

John Snyder (left) and his dog, Charger, starred in a homemade Doritos commercial, which he submitted into the company’s 2012 “Crash the Super Bowl” con-test. Rob Kuty (right) trained the dog for the produc-tion. Photo: Claire Harlin

(Left) Alden, Victoria and Evelyn at the Rancho Santa Fe Performing Arts Center on Dec. 20 where students presented dance and music performances. For more, see inside. PHOTO/JON CLARK

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Snyders’ Helen Woodward adoptee, Charger, stars in 30-second production

Authorities are searching for two men who tied up a care-giver/housekeeper and robbed a Rancho Santa Fe home.

On Dec. 20, shortly after 3 p.m., deputies from the Encini-tas Patrol Station responded to a reported home invasion rob-bery in the 5000 block of El Mirlo in Rancho Santa Fe, accord-ing to the RSF Patrol and Encinitas Sheriff’s Department.

The investigation revealed two suspects gained entry into the home. The homeowners were not at the residence at the time of the robbery; however, the caregiver/housekeeper was at the residence and was held at gunpoint as the suspects ran-sacked the home.

After ransacking the home, the suspects secured the

Woman held captive in RSF home invasion robbery

See ROBBERY, page 18

(Right) Three snow machines and about 500 cups of hot chocolate put students in the holiday spirit on Dec. 21 at Torrey Pines High School.For more, see more inside. Photo/Claire Harlin

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Editor’s Note: The first part in an occasional series about preparing for college in an in-creasingly competitive world.BY JOE TASH

For the uninitiated, the process of selecting and ap-plying for colleges can be a daunting task, thanks to a bewildering number of op-tions in higher education, including whether to attend a two- or four-year school, a large campus or a smaller, more intimate school, pub-lic or private, big city or ru-ral.

With college costs con-tinuing to rise, and budget cuts forcing colleges to tighten admissions, the competition is fierce, and missteps can mean a student loses the opportunity to at-tend the school of his or her choice.

Admissions officials and counselors at both the high school and college level urge students and parents to work together to come up with the best plan for the child’s education, and take advantage of advisers and online resources for support.

“It’s their high school counselor, that’s who they really need to connect with.

By just setting up an ap-pointment and discussing post-high school options, counselors will be able to answer all their questions. That’s the best resource kids and families have,” said Brennan Dean, head coun-selor for both Torrey Pines High School and the San Di-eguito High School District.

The San Dieguito dis-trict serves Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, Carmel Valley and Encinitas, and includes both middle and high schools. Among the district’s high schools are Torrey Pines, Canyon Crest Academy and La Costa Canyon.

San Dieguito is a feeder district for MiraCosta Col-lege, a community college with campuses in Encinitas and Oceanside, and falls within the service region of Cal State University San Marcos.

In 9th and 10th grade, Dean said, students should focus on taking classes that meet college requirements, and also getting involved in extra-curricular activities, such as sports or student government, “things that

they can talk about in essays and on applications.”

By 11th grade, students should start forming the list of schools where they want to apply. Applications are due in the fall of senior year.

Dean said he advises students to start by thinking about the location and cli-mate of where they want to go to school, whether they want to try life on the East Coast, or stay in the west. Do they want to go to a large school with a football team and lots of school spir-it, or a smaller liberal arts school where students can get to know their teachers well?

Lise Flocken, faculty di-rector of transfer services for MiraCosta College, said stu-dents should also consider such factors as whether they want to join a sorority or fraternity, be near an inter-national airport, attend a school with a religious ori-entation, stay close to home, or spread their wings and study in a distant loca-tion.

She said students and

Keep options open, college admissions officials advise

See ADMISSIONS, page 9

RSF Foundation is grateful to our communityDecember and the holidays provide op-

portunities for reflection on the year that is coming to a close and a time to focus on hopes and aspirations for the next year. At the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation there are many things to be grateful for in 2012; we have seen our assets grow by more than $15 million and grants made from the Founda-tion to nonprofits close to home and around the world will exceed those made in 2011. This is all good news, about which we are very proud, but there are several organi-zations in our community who we recog-nize at this time, without whom we would not enjoy such success.

Union Bank has been our constant and supportive partner for nearly 15 years. Not only are they our “banker” but even more importantly they have provided our space rent- free for this time. They have given us, and the RSF Art Guild, a central and visible presence in the Village and there is no doubt that our growth can be directly at-tributed to this relationship. Our thanks to Gloria Barden, vice president and branch manager, and all of the Union Bank Execu-tive Branch and local staff for their contin-ued support.

We must also recognize the Founda-tion’s very long-standing relationship with the RSF Association. Over nearly 31 years, the Association Boards of Directors and staff have supported our interest in the acquisi-tion and maintenance of open space in our community. The Association and the Foun-dation have maintained an on-going rela-tionship to maintain and oversee the Ewing

Preserve, a 20-acre parcel donated to the Foundation in 1983 by the Ewing Family. Today, this area is dedicated open space and pedestrians and equestrians alike enjoy this rural preserve in the midst of our communi-ty.

Likewise, we must recognize The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe for its continued support of the Foundation’s community outreach programs. The Board of Directors has held their meetings at The Inn for more than 15 years, as well as many programs sponsored by the Foundation for our donors and the nonprofits that we serve. We look forward to continuing this relationship with the new owners.

And finally, our thanks to Lorine Fle-mons Wright and the entire RSF Review staff. The Foundation has benefitted from the superior coverage of our work and events by the Review for 30-plus years. At many levels, the Review has been a voice for the Foundation and our work and a means by which readers can follow our growth.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Foundation staff, we thank you all for the support of your community founda-tion. We would welcome the opportunity to work with individuals, families and regional nonprofits as you begin or continue your philanthropic journey.

Seasons Greetings and best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Christy Wilson, Executive DirectorRancho Santa Fe Foundation

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BY LYNNE FRIEDMANN 1) Natasha Balac is director of

the Predictive Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE), a new initiative of the San Diego Supercomputer Center. PACE will lead a collabora-tive, nationwide education and training effort among academia, in-dustry, and government to create the next generation of data researchers. This also involves developing a com-prehensive suite of integrated, sus-tainable, and secure cyberinfrastruc-ture services to accelerate research and education in “predictive analyt-ics;” the process of using statistical techniques from modeling, data mining, and game theory to analyze current and historical facts to make predictions, assess risks, and identify opportunities involving future events. Predictive analytics is used in a wide variety of fields such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, in-surance, and telecommunications.

2) Phil Baran, professor of chemistry at The Scripps Re-search Institute, is using innovative chemistry to simplify the creation of existing and potential drug compounds for diseases ranging from cancer to heart disease. While break-ing new ground in synthetic methods, his work addresses the real-life challenges of economically providing large quantities of complex natural products with a minimum amount of labor and material expense.

Baran is the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Scien-tist Award by the American Chemical Society (ACS)-San Di-ego, in recognition of his “contributions in the area of syn-thetic organic chemistry, especially creativity in pushing its boundaries with innovative and thoughtful solutions to synthetic problems.”

3) Napoleone Ferrara, a molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow, and developing new treatments for both cancer and age-related macular de-generation, joined the UC San Diego School of Medicine on Dec. 1 as a professor of pathology and senior deputy director for basic science at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center. He pre-

viously was a research fellow at the Bay Area-based biotech-nology company Genentech.

Ferrara was named recipient of The Economist maga-zine’s 2012 Innovation Award for bioscience. The prize hon-ors Ferrara’s work identifying the role of the human VEGF gene in promoting angiogenesis – the formation of new blood vessels that can feed tumor growth – and subsequent development of two major monoclonal antibody drugs.

4) Ramamohan Paturi is a professor of computer sci-ence and engineering at UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineer-ing whose research includes complexity theory, digital li-braries, medical data mining, and evidence-based medicine. He is also founder/chairman of San Diego-based Parity Com-puting, which recently launched Clinical Vigilance™ for Sepsis, a software system for health-care providers caring for patients at potential risk of deadly sepsis which strikes more than 750,000 American each year.

Currently, early detection of sepsis is complex and cost-ly, requiring a high level of expert caregiver attention. Clini-cal Vigilance for Sepsis integrates with current clinical work-flow to assess patient data already being collected as part of standard care. The software automatically and continuously monitors all patients in a hospital setting, issuing alerts that bring immediate attention to at-risk patients.

5) It’s better to detect a disease sooner rather than later, but if that condition is a developmental disorder like au-tism, which strikes at very young ages, how can you spot the first signs? Karen Pierce, assistant director of the Au-tism Center of Excellence, at the UCSD School of Medi-cine, is developing screening tests to identify children at au-tism risk when they are as young as 1 year old (most symp-toms don’t appear until age 2.)

Her functional imaging and clinical tests could help parents and doctors intervene early enough to avoid some of the disorder’s most severe behavioral and cognitive prob-lems. Her work has been highlighted by KPBS, KUSI, NBC, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and TIME Magazine where she was included in the “2012 TIME 100 List” of in-fluential leaders, artists, and innovators worldwide for her work to help identify autism risk at an early age.

6) Erica Ollmann Saphire, a professor in the Depart-ment of Immunology and Microbial Science at The Scripps

Eye on Science: Six local researchers to watch in 2013Research Institute, seeks to understand at the molecular lev-el how certain pathogens overcome and even exploit the human immune system. Research targets include the notori-ously deadly Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa viruses to the more common but less virulent pathogens. In order to translate her research findings to the real world, Saphire has spent considerable time in African rainforest, caves, and huts in order to “see where these viruses live.” Saphire is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engi-neers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. President Obama presented her with the honor at a White House ceremony.

— Lynne Friedmann is a science writer based in Solana Beach. Lynne Friedmann

A multitude of scholarships available through online SD Foundation application process

The San Diego Foundation believes everyone has a right to higher education, and this year’s launch of the Common Scholarship Application is more important than ever. To meet the anticipated increased demand from a slug-gish economy, The San Diego Foundation has launched an online scholarship application to help ease the process for students applying. With one application, students can ac-cess more than 100 scholarships held at The San Diego Foundation.

The Foundation plans to award upwards of $2.5 million in scholarships in 2013. The Foundation’s Community Scholarship program offers a wide variety of scholarships to graduating high school seniors, current college students, and adult re-entry students. Awards are granted to four-year universities, two-year colleges, and graduate and trade/voca-tional schools.

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BY GIDEON RUBINThe massive assemblage

of talent Torrey Pines girls’ golf team had this year brought obvious advantages that helped the Falcons win their third consecutive state title.

But the Falcons abun-dance — or perhaps their excess — of championship-caliber players also present-ed some unique challenges, with some of the junior cir-cuit’s fiercest competitors having to accept obscure secondary roles.

It is not an everyday oc-currence, after all, when a Division I-bound high school golfer who travels around the country on re-cruiting trips, rarely appears in her team’s newspaper box score.

Such was the case for Torrey Pines, fielding a team likely to send at least eight golfers to Division I colleges on scholarships.

Their plight probably never scored the Falcons pity-points with their com-petitors. But in a sport that it is inherently individual-oriented, putting the greater goal of the team ahead of personal aspirations enabled them to cement their legacy as perhaps one of the great-est teams in state history as the program moved into dy-

State champions: TPHS girls’ golf team members leave lasting legacy

Torrey Pines’ 2012 State Champion Golf team: (from left) Shiyang Fan, Jennifer Peng, Sarah Cho, Sandy Choi, Minjia Luo and Christina Park. Photo/Chris Drakenasty territory.

“It’s not as easy as it looks,” Falcons coach Chris Drake said. “All the kids we have on this team are in-credible. They’re committed to the school, they’re com-mitted to the team and they’re committed to golf it-self.”

That commitment start-ed with the team’s two se-nior standouts, Minjia “the Ninja” Luo and Sandy Choi, both four-year players and Division I recruits. Luo has committed to Northwestern, and Choi to Duke.

“(Luo and Choi) did it without an ego,” Drake said. “They were about the team and they really put the team

first and recognized that they weren’t playing well for themselves as much as they were playing well for the team to succeed, and for the team to win.”

Luo was a sophomore in 2010 when she beat out Choi for the San Diego Sec-tion individual champion-ship “and Sandy was just stoked Minjia won it.”

A few weeks later, the Falcons would win the first of three straight titles.

Choi went on to win the next two section cham-pionships.

Luo, who’s been dogged by a bum knee this year, went on to win the state in-

dividual championship in her final high school com-petition.

But their legacies have as much to do with their leadership as with their ad-vanced golfing skills.

“They root for each other,” Drake said. “It’s been amazing how those two re-ally set the standard for what the team was going to be like.”

Their influence helped fuel a remarkable run. The Falcons were 98-1 since Luo and Choi joined the team as freshmen, with a current 80-match winning streak.

“They just have this idea that the team is the

most important thing,” Drake said. “I think that Sandy and Minjia always had this idea that they always put the team first and that’s part of their legacy, this idea of the team suc-cess is more important than individual success.

“We couldn’t have done it without them; I think that’s part of the difference between us and the other teams.”

Despite knowing of their reputations as excellent youth golfers, Drake acknowledged that his first impressions of Choi and Luo offered no indication that they’d go on to be-come the impact players they are today.

In her varsity debut, a freshman Choi failed to clear to a water hazard on her first tee shot at Fairbanks Ranch.

“I didn’t have a lot of experience watching Sandy play and I didn’t quite know how she’d recover off her tee shot,” Drake said.

She turned things around in short order, rallying from a shaky first hole to fire a two-under –par on the day.

“After going in the water on her first shot she was mad and she was going to get those strokes back,” Drake said. “She doesn’t let anything faze her.”

Luo showed up at Torrey Pines her freshman year a di-minutive “4-foot-11 tiny little skinny kid, 70 pounds maybe.

“I didn’t really think there was much there.”There turned to be a lot there.Luo’s career highlights include being the only player to

ever shoot a hole-in-one at the state meet. Her ace on the par-3 17th hole at Poppy Hills helped the Falcons edge out second-place Torrance by one stroke.

It was the second hole-and-one she shot her junior year, the other coming in a tournament in San Clemente. She shot another hole-in-one in practice earlier this season.

Luo was playing on a broken toe when she shot her hole-in-one at the state meet last year.

“She’s a tough kid,” Drake said, noting that she de-clined a cart when she won the state this year playing with knee soreness.

Drake acknowledged it’s tough letting go of players who’ve brought as much to the program as Luo and Choi have. He said he’ll continue to follow their career in college and possibly beyond should they pursue professional ca-reers.

“They’re awesome kids who are going to be greatly missed,” Drake said.


BY CLAIRE DISCENZA“The most exciting

dive was the very first one,” said Doug Bartlett, marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanogra-phy. Bartlett was one of the researchers who accompa-nied film director and pro-ducer James Cameron on his famous journey to the depths of the Mariana Trench in the spring of 2012.

Bartlett presented “Ex-ploring Beyond the Abyss: The DeepSea Challenge Ex-pedition” as December’s in-stallment of the Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science lecture series hosted by the Birch Aquari-um. In his talk, Bartlett gave the audience a play-by-play of Cameron’s ad-ventures.

“It was just magical. It was like 2001 Space Odys-sey,” said Bartlett as he played an eerie video of Cameron drifting down through a haze of sediment toward the floor of the Mariana Trench. At 8.2 ki-lometers below the surface, it was the deepest descent of a manned submersible at the time.

The researchers later beat their own record on March 26 when they sent Cameron down to the bot-tom of the Challenger Deep, the base of the Trench.

“There is still some is-sue as to exactly how deep [the Challenger Deep] is,” said Bartlett. “But it is in the ballpark of 36,000 feet or more. That’s deeper than commercial airlines fly, than Mount Everest or any mountain is high.”

Cameron traveled the nearly seven vertical miles inside of what Bartlett jok-ingly referred to as “12 tons of fun” — a one-man torpedo submarine so small as to require the pilot to sit all 9 to 12 hours of the trip cross-legged. The sub pro-

Scripps marine biologist shares findings about the deepest spot on Earth

Scripps’ marine biologist Doug Bartlett describes gigantism among crustaceans found nearly seven miles below the surface of the ocean.

vided other discomforts as well: the internal temperature occasionally rose to above 100-degrees Fahrenheit.

Yet the strenuous voyage payed off, as Cameron and the submersible were able to film, photograph and collect never-before-seen marine samples — both biological and mineralogical.

At the most extreme depths, the team observed ex-amples of “gigantism,” collecting shrimp-like crustaceans called amphipods that were over twice the size of their shallow-water counterparts. The researchers also found some of the largest known single-cell organisms.

“In these deep-trench environments, it’s a feast or famine existence,” said Bartlett. “There’s some benefit to being larger. An organism that can get the most nutrition from that sporadic nutrient source has an advantage,” he said.

Bartlett and the others made several other surprising discoveries, including the finding of what was likely to be a new species of sea cucumber. “Sea cucumber abundance goes up with depth, and that is even true in the challeng-er deep,” said Bartlett.

“This was an absolutely incredible experience. I think one of the great things we have going in oceanography, and at Scripps in particular, is that we have the opportu-nity to hob-nob with scientists from across disciplines. It’s all very fulfilling and dynamic and productive.”

The Birch Aquarium’s Perspectives on Ocean Science lecture series is held from 6:30-8 pm on the second Mon-day of every month and is open to the public. To learn more, visit http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Public_Programs/Adult_Programs/Lectures/, or watch past lec-tures online at http://ucsd.tv/oceanscience/.

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Village Church Community Theater to hold auditionsThe Village Church Community Theater in Rancho Santa Fe will be holding auditions

for the musical adaptation of “Helen Keller” on Jan. 7, 2013 from 6-8 p.m.. For more infor-mation and an appointment, visit www.villagechurchcommunitytheater.org [email protected].

Polar Bear Plunge back to welcome 2013 on Jan. 1Those who want to brave the Pacific Ocean to welcome 2013 are invited to the popular

annual Polar Bear Plunge, which will be held Jan. 1, 2013 at Del Mar Beach (in front of the Poseidon Restaurant) near the main lifeguard station. Participants usually arrive around 9 a.m. to park, and the event begins about 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., according to a Del Mar Life-guard spokesman.

Rugby season is just around the corner, with matches beginning in January. The San Diego Youth Rugby Mus-tangs Club, which plays and practices in Carmel Valley, is keeping registration open for the U12 and U14 levels only.

The Mustangs are the most successful Rugby Club in San Diego County. The U19 Mustangs are the reining Southern California Champions, while the Torrey Pines Rug-by Varsity — managed by the Mustangs — are undefeated on the pitch over the past two years. Last year’s Torrey Pines Junior Varsity won the Southern California Championship, while the up-and-coming U8 team won the prestigious Back Bay Tournament. Two members of the U19 Mustangs were invited to play on the USA national team last season.

Rugby 7’s (the seven-man version of the sport) will be an Olympic medal event in the 2016 Olympics in Sao Paolo. The USA Eagles train year-round at the Chula Vista Olympic Center, while 31 schools and clubs in Southern California (15 in San Diego County) are growing the sport in anticipa-tion of becoming a new CIF High School sport. San Diego is a Rugby hotbed.

If you have an active young boy, or a boy you want to be active, who likes camaraderie and grass stains, and might be a future Olympian, or just looking for some excitement, then consider Rugby. At the U12 and U14 level, the em-phasis is on fun, safety and learning the sport. Travel is typ-ically only within San Diego County. The Mustangs play Saturday’s at Carmel Valley Middle School, and practice twice locally during the week. All Mustangs head coaches are certified by USA Rugby.

For more information, visit www.sandiegoyouthrugby.org.

San Diego Youth Rugby Mustangs Club registration still open for U12 and U14 levels

RSF Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Gala to feature Jay Leno

The Rancho Santa Fe Auxiliary Unit will hold “Stand Up for Rady Chil-dren’s Hospital, A Night with Jay Leno” at The Grand Del Mar on March 9 to ben-efit the Peckham Center for Cancer Care and Blood Dis-orders.

The mortality rate of childhood cancer and blood disorders is greater than that of any other disease — more than that of asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and pediat-ric AIDS combined. Cancer

and life-threatening blood disorders such as hemophilia are indiscriminate, affecting children and their families across San Diego County in unfortunately increasing numbers.

Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and event tickets are tax deduction eligi-ble! Reserve yours now at: www.rcha-rsf.org or by calling 858-414-6296. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RCHARSFU Sponsorship and VIP table opportunities still ex-ist for community leaders looking to join the Rancho Santa Fe Unit in hosting this amazing evening. For additional in-formation, contact Gala Chairperson, Shaunna Kahn, at 760-420-1262.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to host new member meeting

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Osher Institute) at UC San Diego will hold a New Member Information Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 5. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. followed by a presentation at 10 a.m. on the UCSD Extension Campus in the Rubinger Cen-ter, Building “D” at 9600 North Torrey Pines Road and Muir College Drive. Free parking is available adjacent to the UCSD Extension Campus.

Next quarter’s classes begin Monday, Jan. 7. Members will be welcome to lectures and presentations, including the popular Distin-

guished Lecture Series, which will include “A Conversation with Richard Dreyfuss” and “Ar-chitecture: Modernism and the Non-Western World.” Quarterly membership is $150.

Classes range from a four-part class on world music, led by UCSD music professor David Borgo, to a history of neurology. Other lecture topics are history, math, the joy of learning French, a law and society series, science, plus a book and short story discussion groups, live music presentations, art history and more.

This semester there will also be a discussion of the Balboa Park Plaza de Panama Project led by Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego is an adult education program with a curriculum designed for those who are at least 50 years of age and who enjoy learn-ing without tests or grades. The year-round program offers a broad range of educational op-portunities, with some 120 academic courses, lectures, theater experiences and social events. There are no education requirements, just a desire to learn.

For more information, call: (858) 534-3409; e-mail: [email protected]; Visit olli.ucsd.edu.

UCSD tours highlight campus history, art and architecture

The UC San Diego Visitors Tour Program will offer three types of free campus tours. All start at 2 p.m. from the Gilman Entrance Information Center on campus. Reservations are required: (858) 534-4414 or ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/tours

1) The Architectural Tour (fourth Sunday of the month)looks at the design and history of the university from 1960’s modernist pieces to new

sustainable buildings. Sights include the founding buildings of Scripps Institution of Ocean-ography, the Charles David Keeling Apartments (the campus’s first LEED Platinum certified building) and “Fallen Star,” the latest addition to the Stuart Collection.

Architectural Tours are offered the fourth Sunday of the month.• The Walking Tours (first Sunday of the month)offer a stroll through the campus for a look at UC San Diego’s architecture and one-of-

a-kind art pieces, including Geisel Library and the “Sun God.” • Bus Tours (second, third and fifth Sundays of the month) include the Jacobs School

of Engineering, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, Birch Aquarium and Geisel Library.

San Diego International Auto Show runs Dec. 27-30

Representatives from 36 leading automotive manufac-turers will be on-site to answer questions about the latest ve-hicles at The San Diego International Auto Show, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 27-30, at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive. The event is presented by the New Car Dealers Association of San Diego County. Tickets: $9-$12 at www.sdautoshow.com

Race for active pets and humans to be held Jan. 13 in Del Mar

The 5K9 Walk Run na-tional 10-race series kicks off at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, promoting healthy and fit living for people and pets and supporting local animal welfare organizations through the Petco Founda-tion. The event will feature a 5K and 1-mile walk run and a free healthy living expo for humans and pets.

Registration is at 6 a.m.,m the 5K start is at 8 a.m. and the 1-mile start is at 9 a.m. For more informa-tion or to register for a race near you, visit www.5k9walkrun.com.


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Mr. House explains the school music program.The winter holiday program at the Rancho Santa Fe Performing Arts Center

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RSF School families celebrated the holidays Dec. 20 at the Rancho Santa Fe Performing Arts Center where students presented dance and music performances. PHOTO/JON CLARK

R. Roger RoweSchool Holiday Performances

Three snow machines and about 500 cups of hot chocolate put students in the holiday spirit on Dec. 21 at Torrey Pines High School. Most students reveled in the snow, stopping to take pictures and pretend they were in some other place than sunny Carmel Valley.

“With everything going on in the world, we wanted to try something fun this year,” said Scott Chodorow, director of student activities at TPHS.

He said the snow machines were out on campus, setting the wintry mood for three days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) as students wrapped up the semester before their holiday vacation.

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gotten more than 1,000 views on Facebook and it’s among videos with the highest ratings given by the company. But the biggest key to their success is get-ting the most votes from the public, and the commercials will be up for voting on the contest’s Facebook page dur-ing the month of January, as well as through Xbox Live. Each person gets one vote per day per platform, states the contest rules.

“Everybody who’s seen it, even people we don’t know, say they love it,” said John, adding that the con-test started off as amateurs-only but some contestants ended up submitting major productions, which would have cost much more to make than theirs, which was shot with an iPhone and had no overhead — save for a dozen or more bags of Doritos.

“Ours is all home-grown, and we’re all from right here in the same com-munity,” Stacy said.

The Snyders spent sev-eral months on the commer-cial, which stars Charger opening doors, wearing glasses and helping John solve the crossword clue, “world’s tastiest potato chip.” After jumping onto the kitchen counter, sticking her nose in a Doritos bag, and bringing her owner chip after chip, John figures it out. For the purposes of the commercial only, the Sny-ders changed their dog’s

name to Charlie, as contest rules dictate the commer-cials must not have any team or brand affiliations.

Kuty said working with Charger to perfect her tricks wasn’t hard because she’s been learning tricks from an early age. She already knew how to open doors, but Kuty taught her how to shut them, and also how to easily jump onto chairs and stand at attention.

“The hardest trick was getting her to put her paws on the counter and take a Dorito out of the bag with-out eating it,” he said.

Miller pieced together trick after trick, and even chose shots in which Char-ger gives the most appropri-ate and funny expressions.

“The facial expressions were hard,” said Stacy, but she added that they are also one of the most memorable elements of the commercial. “We’d have a squeaky toy and get her attention, and capture her face right when she tilts her head.”

Kuty began his 13-years of training animals at Sea-World, so he said he loves any opportunity to do the-atre work that comes his way.

“When they called me, I jumped on it,” he said.

Stacy, a former special education teacher who has been volunteering for years for a variety of organiza-tions, said her main motiva-tor to win is getting to do-nate the money to a cause she is already involved in — either Helen Woodward, TERI, cancer research or the San Pasqual Academy.

“I thought, ‘Gosh, if we could win this money, wouldn’t it be great to give a significant amount of it to things we’ve already been contributing?’” said Stacy. “Then, we could really make a difference.”

Stacy is involved in Kids Korps USA and has experi-ence starting up a plant nursery for TERI, a school that serves those with au-tism and other developmen-tal disabilities.

“Now that we’re empty-nesters, we’re not only thinking of things we’d nor-mally be too busy to do, but we realize that all the focus gets put on your dog, this companion there always greeting you, and pleasing you and never talking back,” Stacy said.

John added that they’ve had so much fun making the commercial, that even if they don’t win, he wants to do it again next year — and some ideas are already brew-ing.

“Charger had so much fun too,” he said. “She got so much better with repeti-tion, and she loved being part of the team and getting rewarded.”

Stacy added, “It really gives her a purpose.”

For more information or to vote in the Crash the Super Bowl contest after Jan. 2, visit www.facebook.com/doritosUSA. You can search “Crossword Charlie” to find the Snyder’s video, which has the headline, “Duh?ritos.”

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parents should sit down to-gether and discuss the entire range of options, taking into consideration what the stu-dents want and the family’s fi-nancial resources, as well as admission requirements for various schools.

“It’s a wonderful dialogue based on realities, wants, de-sires and admission criteria,” she said.

Carol McAllister, director of admissions and recruiting for Cal State University San Marcos, said she advises stu-dents, including her own chil-dren, to apply to their local school, even if their top choic-es are elsewhere.

“Always apply to your lo-cal school and spread out from there,” she said. That’s because schools in the Califor-nia State University system give preference to local stu-dents, both as freshmen and as transfer students, she said. Students from outside the school’s local admission area face stricter admissions re-quirements, such as higher minimum grade point averag-es, McAllister said.

While opinions vary on how many applications stu-dents should submit, Dean suggests 12 applications are a good rule of thumb: four “safety” schools, four likely candidates and four “reaches,” or schools where students de-sire to go, but have lesser odds for success.

In deciding where to ap-ply, students will also want to consider which schools offer the types of programs and ma-jors they are interested in. But Dean said that shouldn’t be their top consideration, as many students don’t know what they want to study, even in 11th or 12th grade, and

those who do often change their major later.

“It’s something we don’t hyper-focus on,” he said.

Another decision stu-dents and parents have to make is whether students should start at a four-year school, or begin their studies at a community college and then transfer to a university for their final two years.

The transfer option has a lot of advantages, said Flock-en. She estimated that by go-ing to a community college for two years, the typical stu-dent will save $70,000. “That’s huge,” she said.

Community colleges of-fer smaller class sizes, mean-ing students can receive more individual attention from in-structors, and they also offer students the opportunity to explore different subjects and potential careers as they work to meet general education re-quirements before transferring to a four-year university.

Students also have a chance to mature while study-ing at a community college, she said.

The potential downside is that parents and children must be able to live together for two more years, and suc-cessfully redefine their rela-tionship as the children be-come adults and pursue their college education.

One of the most com-mon questions she gets from parents, said Flocken, is whether students can go through a two-year school such as MiraCosta and still gain admission to a top four-year school, or graduate school.

“The answer is yes,” she said, and pointed to her sons, who attended MiraCosta and went on to UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and law school. The Carmel Valley resident said

she will also urge her daugh-ter, a Torrey Pines High School student, to begin her college career at MiraCosta.

McAllister agreed that community college can be a good option, and noted that students who transfer to a Cal State San Marcos from a col-lege within its service area, such as MiraCosta or Palomar, will have lower admission re-quirements than those who transfer from schools outside the area.

In California, general ed-ucation courses are “articulat-ed,” meaning a freshman Eng-lish course at MiraCosta is equivalent to the same course at Cal State San Marcos, McAl-lister said. “The courses are equally good,” she said.

Admissions officials said students should also visit campuses they are interested in attending, and use websites that help them sort out col-lege options. For example, all students enrolled in the San Dieguito High School District have access to Naviance, a website that provides informa-tion and guidance on college preparation and selection. Most colleges and universities also have online resources to assist prospective students.

Dean tells students to use a spreadsheet to keep track of application deadlines, pass-words and other information needed to submit and follow up on applications.

“You don’t have to go through it alone. You have your counselor here to help you. If you have questions reach out,” he said. “And stay on top of the organization. The hardest part of the college application process is staying organized with dates and pass-words.” Other websites: CSUMenor.edu and Cappex.com

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Paul Brown, Tim Meissner, Mike MeissnerChef Lance Roll Gwen and John MecklenburgPhotos/Jon Clark

Gwen Mecklenburg, Reina Bergfors

Carlie and Jim Stracka Laura Akers, R. WolinPaul Spitzer and Jo KingAnne and Mike Bergfors

Roz Odmark, Tim Canty

Patrick Crais and Jim Stracka

The Rancho Santa Fe Toastmasters International Club held its annual Holi-day Party and Open House on Dec. 18 at the RSF Community Center The club is small and friendly with the goal of help-ing people overcome shyness, or fear of speaking in front of a group. Visit www.rsfcc.org/toastmasters-international

RSF ToastmastersHoliday Party

Zack Beguelin, New MediaKyra Stonerock, Studio ArtTravis Rivera, Guitar Concert

”I Want it Now” — Kayleen Afsa-hi, Lucia Saldivar, Aleksandra Damnja-novic, VPA Explorations DramaChloe Gubbay, VPA Explorations

Jamie Smith & Ezra Bisom-Rapp, Band Con-cert

Earl Warren Middle School Visual and Perform-ing Arts department hosted its winter Arts Festival fund-raiser on Dec. 13. Students and their families viewed art contributions from New Me-dia, Studio Art, Digital Art, and VPA Explorations class-es, and enjoyed performanc-es from the VPA Explora-tions Drama class, a concert from Band and Guitar class-es as well as the Jazz Band.

Photos courtesy Maura Wong (yearbook photogra-pher) and Tami Austin (art/yearbook teacher).

Earl Warren Arts Festival

Nick Williams, Digital Art


BY MIKE HAYUTINTwenty precious children and six inno-

cent educators were brutally slaughtered in Newtown, Connecticut. The shock and hor-ror transfixed the nation with sorrow and in-credulity. How could anyone so viciously commit such acts? I understand that these kinds of incidents are both incomprehensi-ble and far too common. People want an-swers. They want solutions. Some are not willing to comprehend such evil. As a conse-quence they want to see government-crafted solutions. They envision laws that will pre-vent evil.

Please note that the NRA chose to say nothing political during a week of respectful mourning.

But it took less than 24 hours for some on both ends of the political spectrum to use horror to further their political ends. This is indecent, exploitative and counter-produc-tive. It is indecent to grieving families. Ex-ploitative of the 26 murdered. And it is counter-productive because reason rarely flows from high emotion. They should at least let the families grieve and bury their loved ones before lobbying for their long held and often inflexible political positions.

Good judgment and sober analysis should be pursued after time to reflect and without self-righteous claims concerning solutions.

We hear about a gun culture. What gun culture? The illegally possessed guns that fill our inner cities and are used by young men to murder other young men at a rate of about 30 per day? Or are we talking about the gun culture of well-trained and consci-entious NRA gun owners who have had and handled guns safely for generations? Are we talking about a gun culture of single people and families who own a gun for peace of mind? Are we talking about the thousands of people who have defended themselves and others by brandishing a gun when con-fronted? How about the gun culture of psy-chotics or sociopaths who would use a gun, any gun, a Molotov cocktail, a pipe bomb, a knife, a baseball bat, a car or a biological weapon as their murder weapon? The impre-cise rhetoric is hot, not well thought out and extremely self- righteous. In this heated en-vironment effective remedies will be elusive.

We also may have to consider a very un-appealing possibility. Maybe there is no solu-tion to preventing murder by those who are intent on murdering in a free society.

A pox on both campsLetters to the Editor/Opinion

BY DR. KEITH KANNER

“Another one falls through the cracks.” That’s what we will hear at the end of the day after the authorities deter-mine why Adam Lanza, the most re-cent school shooter who committed the second worst school shooting spree in the history of this country. Personally, I thought it was worse than 911. Killing young innocent children? Even Presi-dent Obama wept as he rightfully stated “This must stop,” as he plans to involve mental health professionals, clergy, law enforcement, and others in seeking a resolution to this killing trend. Clearly, these “shooters” are making our country wake up and smell the coffee. Some-thing has seriously gone wrong. We all know it. The question, though, is how to fix it. Will eliminating guns do it? Putting a guard in each and every elementary school? Eliminating “Call of Duty” and “Halo” from each and every Xbox? How about home schooling our kids?

The reality is clear. Seriously disturbed people are out there. Thankfully not in large numbers, but enough of them exist that they make us have to reach further for answers in how to better teach our children right from wrong and protect them. No hysteria needed. There will not be a new rash of school shoot-ings. Just like the world did not come to an end on 12/21/12. Kids need to go back to school. What we need to do is be better detec-tives, all of us, including our kids.

What we do know is clear. People like Adam Lanza are seriously disturbed people. Kids would refer to them as crazy. All previous

shooters in the last 10 years were described the same way: lonely , different, isolated, strange, impulse-ridden and immature. They are not “popular.” They do strange things and every-one knows it. But, no one gets involved with him or her because they are strange and not welcome to friends. When they feel the most vulnerable, because they feel unloved, they be-come crazy-mad and decide this world must die. They get to a point where they don’t expe-rience love from outside or inside and they channel that intense sense of vulnerability into blind rage and kill. No sense of reality exists at that moment and tragedy then happens. The rest of the living world is left in pain and ago-ny. But, is this preventable?

Data teaches us that seriously disturbed individuals just don’t “crack” one day and kill people. It is progressive. They all have signifi-cant histories with many symptoms or signs left along the way. For example, in the Colum-bine case, two of the shooters left live ammuni-tion resting in their bedrooms prior to the shooting. Their parents just did not notice. In the days to come, I am sure that Adam Lanza left signs, as well, but once again, no interven-tion. Why does this happen?

The first explanation is something that the social psychologists refer to as the “By-stander Apathy” phenomenon. Here, the theo-ry, based on research, shows that they more people present viewing something abnormal or even violent, the less likely an individual will get involved. Bottom line is the idea that “someone else will help.” The truth is the op-posite. The more people know something is not right, the less they react. We need to teach more people about this theory and stop it from continuing.

Second is the fact that most people, espe-cially children, are not psychologists and do not having mental health “first aid” training. We need to start to educate children and adults

Your Family Matters: Q: How do you prevent school shootings? A: Early detection and intervention

Dr. Keith Kanner

as how to identify the psychologically un-healthy and become proactive in helping those with mental problems. We spend millions and billions of dollars teaching physical first aid, but nothing on mental health first aid. If small children, for example, were made aware of identifying peers in need by observable behav-iors, a combination of empathy and reaching out to help and get help would indeed save lives and years of potential pain for others.

Dr. Kanner is a board certified clinical child, adolescent and adult psychoanalyst. He is also the host of Your Family Matters which is a media

brand broadcasting on TV, radio, and the Internet. Locally, Dr. Kanner and Your Family Matters is part of San Diego 6’s San Diego Living Show on Friday mornings, while Your Family Matters Radio is broadcasted through UT Radio & UT-TV where Dr. Kanner is also part of the news team as the Mental Health Host. His book with the same name ( “Your Family Matters — Solutions to Common Family Dilemmas” ) recently won the Mother’s Choice Gold Award for excellence in parenting literature. Visit yourfamilymatters.com for more information.


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Sophie and Shirin Raiszadeh, Sophie Howard, Ariana Chadha

RSF resident Shirin Raiszadeh and her daugh-ter, Sophie, a Solana Santa Fe 6th grade student, host-ed a fundraising event on Dec. 19 at C. Wonder in the Fashion Valley shopping center.

10 percent of the eve-ning’s proceeds will benefit SHaRE (Spine Humanitar-ian and Research Educa-tion), which was started by Shirin’s husband, Dr. Kam Raiszadeh, an orthopaedic spine surgeon. The mission of SHaRE is to deliver hu-manitarian care to under-privileged patients, sup-port research for causes and cures of spine-related pain, and provide non-biased education to the public.

The nonprofit has already brought a young girl from Brunei to San Di-ego for surgery, which has drastically improved her quality of life. (Look for a story on Dr. Kam Raiszadeh and his work in an upcom-ing issue of this newspa-per.)

Holiday Week Camp Rancho!We will be offering three days of Camp Rancho fun for

kindergarten through fifth grades Jan. 2, 3 and 4 during the holiday break. Wednesday campers will scale some awesome walls while Rock Climbing at Vertical Hold in Mira Mesa. Thursday we’ll carve up the ice while Ice Skating at the West-field UTC Mall and on Friday we will hit the arcade at Nickel City and then take in a movie! Camp hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and cost $85 for each day and siblings are $75. Extended care is available from 8-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. for $10/hour. These day-camps often sell out due to our limit of 15 children, so don’t wait until the last minute to reserve you child’s spot! We’ll have a great time and hope to see you there! Please con-tact us at 858-756-2461 or visit our website at rsfcc.org for more information or to register.

Holiday Week Multi-Sport Camp and Cool Creatures, Crafts and Cooking Camp

Get ready to pass, dribble and slam-dunk during our two specialty camps January 2, 3 and 4. Coach Mike Rausa will be offering his “Multi-Sport Camp” from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and the cost is $165 for all three days or $60 daily per child. Sports will include basketball, flag football, soccer and ultimate round-ball.

One of our long-time instructors, Robb Daly, will be here with his “Cool Creatures, Crafts and Cooking Camp” from 11

Upcoming events at the RSF Community Center a.m.-3 p.m. on Jan. 2, 3 and 4 and the cost is $180 for all three days or $65 dai-ly. Encounter creatures from salty seas, far-off forests and distant deserts. Splat-ter paint, work with wood, create metal sculptures, blend a smoothie, bake a cake and win prizes. Each day will feature a variety of live animals, cool works of art and delicious snacks. The registration deadline is Friday, December 28. Contact us at 858-756-2461 or visit our website at rsfcc.org for more informa-tion or to register.

Girl’s Volleyball TGIF Tournament on 1/11!Join Coach Mike Rausa and his staff for a fun Friday afternoon of volley-

ball for girls in grades 3rd-6th on Friday, Jan. 11. The 3rd/4th graders will play from 3:15-4:45 p.m. and the 5th/6th graders will play from 5-6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per child and $15 for each additional sibling. We will have a round-robin tournament with t-shirts awarded to the winners of each age group. It promises to be a fun time, we hope to see you there!

Session 3 is Right Around the Corner!Our next 9-week session of youth classes begins the week of Jan. 28 so be

on the lookout for our full class schedule coming soon. We’ve got lots of excit-ing classes planned including: Photography, Tumbling, Video Game Design, Basketball, Tennis, Legomation, Cheerleading, Cooking and much more!

Adult Yoga & Jazzercise at the RSFCC!Join us for Jazzercise on Mondays and Wednesdays and Yoga on Tuesdays

and Thursdays here at the RSFCC. We are very excited to be able to offer two great fitness classes for the community. Our two new instructors have a real passion for fitness and are here to help you get in shape for the holiday season. All our adult fitness classes are from 9-10 a.m., so come on in and get fit today! Cost is $125 for 10 visits or $15 for drop-ins. There will be no adult fitness classes from Dec. 24-Jan. 4 due to the Holidays.


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the district’s 10-year, $60 million capital improve-ment plan.

The district serves 22,000 customers in Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and Fairbanks Ranch.

District general manag-er Michael Bardin has said other water agencies in San Diego County have experi-enced similar rate increases in recent years, and that Santa Fe’s rates are still in the bottom one-third of lo-cal agencies.

A staff report presented to directors in October not-ed that a 10.1 percent rate increase would be needed in 2013 to fully fund the dis-trict’s capital improvement program.

At Thursday’s meeting Gruzdowich questioned why the district can’t reduce operating costs instead of raising rates.

Hogan said the district has been working on cutting its costs over the past year. Those efforts have included staffing reductions and the board’s approval of reduced retirement benefits for new hires.

“I made myself clear (in November),” Hogan said. “Six percent was the lowest we could go without falling into a deeper hole.”

Menshek said he wasn’t

willing to “pull out the car-pet from under staff” just before Christmas, when the board and staff have been working on the budget and rate issues for most of the past year. Both Hogan and Menshek, however, said they are willing to look at additional cost saving mea-sures in coming months.

Ingalls said he had not intended to initiate a recon-sideration of the rate in-crease, because he had his say against the board’s deci-sion in November.

“When the board votes, you salute the flag, you go forward,” he said.

But with new board members taking their place, he said, he was willing to support Gruzdowich’s mo-tion.

In other action, the board re-elected Hogan as president, and designated Ingalls as vice president.

The board also directed staff to come up with a for-mal policy on how directors can place items on the board’s agenda. Staff will draft a policy that will be considered by the board’s executive committee, and then be brought to the full board for consideration, said Bardin.

The issue arose when Gruzdowich contacted Bar-din before the meeting to re-quest that three items be placed on Thursday’s agen-da: reconsideration of the Jan. 1 rate increase, an ex-

ploration of consolidation with neighboring water dis-tricts, and a proposed change to the district’s poli-cy of providing medical and dental benefits to directors.

After consulting with board president Hogan, Bar-din placed an item on the agenda regarding the pro-cess of director requests for agenda items.

The district’s general practice in the past has been for directors to bring up po-tential agenda items during the director’s comments portion of a regular meeting, said Bardin. If the board had a consensus on consid-ering the issue, he said, it would be placed on an up-coming agenda.

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Glenn Vanstrum mixes medicine, music, surfing with love of family, friends

A Minnesotan by birth, Glenn Vanstrum majored in music at Grinnell College before at-tending UCSD med school and training in anesthesiology. He has surfed for 37 years, yet still wipes out frequently.

A pianist since age 5, Vanstrum studied with Cecil Lytle and Nathan Schwartz. He prac-tices daily and per-forms works from the classical, romantic, and modern repertoire on a regular basis, playing duos with violinist Roy Bak and trios with Bak and cellist Janet White.

Vanstrum’s fiction has been published in LITnIMAGE, the Bellevue Literary Review, and THEMA. His book of nature writing, “The Salt-water Wilderness” (Oxford), won a San Diego Book Award. Essays of his have appeared in Si-erra, California Wild, and the Los Angeles Times.

Vanstrum has e-published five novels and two story collections. Kirkus Reviews wrote of his novel, “Northern Liberties,” “smartly writ-ten” and “a fascinating read.”

Find more surfing, writing, and music info at vanstrum.net

Who or what inspires you?Music is my writing muse these days;

along with my wife, Diane; surfing; and crazy stuff from the hospital.

If you hosted a dinner party for eight, whom (living or deceased) would you invite?

Such a fantasy… Beethoven at the head of

the table, of course, the young Beethoven who could hear; and Mozart with his wife, Constan-ze; Brahms would have to be there to meet Ludwig and, of course, his friends, Robert and Clara Schumann, the former, hopefully, before he went insane. Franz Liszt could perform for us after dinner, and Albert Einstein —a fine amateur violinist in his own right — might round things out. Dream on, eh?

What are your five favorite movies of all time?

Diane and I are studying a slew of flicks now, since I’m writing a screenplay with the ta-gline, ”A young psychiatrist, ignoring her lech-erous director, puts three musician-patients to-gether to find that the deeper the madness, the sweeter the music. Brooklyn Notes.” My cur-rent five: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Shine,” “Music of the Heart,” “Mozart’s Sis-ter,” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”

What is it that you most dislike?Cancer. The body turning against itself.

Pollution is analogous at a global level.What is your most-prized possession?That would be my family and our con-

tinuing good health.What do you do for fun?Surf. Or surf. Or, maybe, surf.What is your most-marked characteris-

tic? I’ve always been the tall guy.What is your motto or philosophy of life?“In theory, theory and practice are the

same. In practice, they ain’t.” Thanks, Yogi!What would be your dream vacation?Just had one. I stayed here with my wife

and two sons, practiced trios with Roy Bak and Janet White, gave a solo concert at Encinitas Library, and had a great Thanksgiving dinner party. Did I mention there was also a bitchin’ NW swell? The Vanstrum gang (Erik, Nick, and moi) surfed together at WindanSea. That was a dream, and reality, too.

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member of the group since 1962. A self-described “civic junkie,” Rowe was also on the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation board and very involved in the beginnings of the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society.

“Rancho Santa Fe was still a young developing com-munity when Roger first joined us,” said Jim Ashcraft, RSF Fire Protection District board president. “His finger-prints are all over the good things that happened while he was here.”

• The Solana Beach School District named its new superintendent, Dr. Nancy Lynch. With more than 24 years of experience in educa-tion behind her, Lynch began her new post in April. Outgo-ing superintendent Leslie Fausset retired in March after 40 years in education and seven years leading the Sola-na Beach School District.

• An Association study concluded that there is not a parking shortage in the vil-lage but rather problems are caused when people don’t follow the timed parking rules, often staying well past the one- and two-hour limits.

The board voted to au-thorize the CHP to enforce the timed parking regulations in addition to its ongoing traffic enforcement duties. In March, the board heard that CHP had issued 28 parking ci-tations and that spaces seemed to be freeing up more frequently.

• The Association takes a more aggressive stance about late assessment payments as a result of larger numbers of de-linquencies than it has expe-rienced in the past. Delin-quent members see their membership privileges re-voked and liens are now placed on properties when members are only one pay-ment late rather than two.

March• Rancho Santa Fe resi-

dents Sue and John Major were honored by Girl Scouts San Diego at its annual Prom-ise Circle and Legacy Circle recognition event on March 14.

“The Majors are long-time supporters and great role models for the girls,” said Jo Dee Jacob, CEO of the Girl Scouts San Diego. “They’ve been very, very faithful with donating their time, talent and treasure.”

• The Association votes to loan the RSF Golf Club $1.6 million to pay off one of two loans taken to renovate the clubhouse in 2006. The board approved the loan and new terms of the note in a 5-2 vote on March 15, with directors Eamon Callahan and Dick Doughty voting against it.

• Mary Ann Tessary’s Happy Time Nursery School in Rancho Santa Fe turned 50

years old. Tessary, known fondly as “Big Teacher,” runs the preschool out of her home on Las Colinas and children ride ponies twice a week, enjoy high tea daily and learn all about kindness and love.

In 50 years, Tessary has never tired of her job and her young students.

“They’re just so full of enthusiasm and love,” said Tessary. “How many people get to go to work and have 10 ‘I love you’s’ and hugs and kisses? Not very many.”

April• The Rancho Santa Fe

Fire Protection District’s new Fairbanks Ranch station opens.

• The RSF Golf Club wel-comes new general manager Al Castro. Castro comes to Rancho Santa Fe after a 14-year career at The Vintage Club in Indian Wells.

• Escrow closed on the $28 million sale of the Ran-cho Santa Fe Inn on April 11. The new owners JMI Realty, owned by Rancho Santa Fe residents John Moores and John Kratzer, purchased the historic inn from the Royce family, who have owned it since 1958.

“We’re incredibly excited to be the new owners of The Inn of Rancho Santa Fe,” Kratzer said. “It’s a rare oppor-tunity that your passion and profession bring you home and you’re able to work in your own backyard.”

Plans for The Inn’s $12 million renovation include a refresh of guest rooms and the pool area, a restaurant up-grade and a new spa. The ren-ovation is expected to be complete by June 2013.

May• San Diego County cer-

tified the EIR for the Whisper-ing Palms mixed-use com-mercial and residential proj-ect, a plan that includes 54 apartments and 19,500 square feet of office and 9,500 square feet of retail on 4.3 acres on the corner of Via de la Valle and Concha de Golf.

The Whispering Palms Community Council contin-ues to fight the project in court, objecting to its density and traffic impact.

• An early morning attic fire at a home on Mimosa Place on May 31 causes an es-timated $800,000 worth of damage. Four people inside the home are able to safely es-cape, but the family dog was unable to get out and died.

June• The Rancho Santa Fe

School District goes the way of the iPad, approving a pur-chase off 52 iPads. The iPads would go into the hands of every student in the middle school level, with six per K-6 classroom and 10 iPads for special education.

• Rochelle Putnam and Craig McAllister join the RSF Association board, replacing outgoing members Dick

Doughty and Jack Queen.• The Rancho Santa Fe

Community Center gets a new executive director, Linda Durket. Durket, a Carmel Val-ley resident with a back-ground in marketing and ad-vertising, was the center’s of-fice manager for the last two and a half years.

July• The annual Fourth of

July parade rolled through the village.

• The Rancho Santa Fe School District board ap-proved a new four-year con-tract for Superintendent Lin-dy Delaney at its July 5 meet-ing.

• Work begins on resto-ration of the Osuna Adobe. White stucco was removed from the structure exposing adobe bricks placed in its original 1880s construction.

• Amid rumors that the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club would sell its village club-house, a workshop was held on July 21 to discuss possible solutions for the facility which did not have enough money or volunteer man-power to manage it as need-ed.

Options on the table in-cluded selling the building, leasing unused time to an outside interest, or the club entering a partnership with another organization.

“It was never our inten-tion to sell,” said board presi-dent Helen Dizio. “This is a very important part of our community, one of the best pieces of property, one of the best buildings and we want to make sure the community re-alizes that.”

The club board contin-ues to work on a potential so-lution for the clubhouse.

• The San Dieguito Union School District board makes the decision to place a $449 million general obliga-tion bond on the November ballot. Called Prop AA, the money from the bond would go to support upgrades in the district’s nine schools, such as a total renovation for Earl Warren Middle School and a new performing arts center and gym for Torrey Pines High School.

The bond passed in No-vember.

• A bicyclist, 18-year-old Angel Bojorquez, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Via de la Valle in Rancho San-ta Fe on his way home from work in Albertson’s on July 6. The driver, 19-year-old Jin Hyuk Byun, faces probation or up to four years in prison when he returns to the Vista courthouse on Jan. 3 to face felony hit-and-run charges.

August• Helen Woodward Ani-

mal Center celebrates its 40th anniversary. Since being founded by Helen Whittier Woodward in 1972, the cen-ter has become one of the most respected animal facili-ties in the world and can boast more than seven mil-

lion animals saved or assisted and over one million people served. In November, the cen-ter would welcome 45 dogs and cats orphaned by the devastating Hurricane Sandy in an effort to find them new forever homes.

• In the midst of the London 2012 Olympics and close to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes, survivor Don Alon visited Rancho Santa Fe Chabad to share his story on Aug. 7. Alon told his story of survival after 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by a Palestinian terrorist group called Black September.

“For 34 years, I kept si-lent,” said Alon. “I didn’t talk about it, not to the media, to the public or to my family or friends. I was very shy and I felt a coward that I escaped. And I was very angry.”

Alon only broke his si-lence after the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie “Munich” shed light on the Munich massacre and its aftermath.

• SDUHSD Superinten-dent Ken Noah responded to criticism the district faced on the proposal to place cell tow-er arrays on the Canyon Crest Academy campus.

“The buck stops here,” Noah said, confirming that cell sites at CCA are com-pletely off the table.

District parents had is-sues with the district’s lack of communication regarding its plan and the safety of placing a cell tower on a school.

September• Rancho Santa Fe cele-

brated its historic roots with a very successful Rancho Days, starting Sept. 28. There were high turnouts at the Osuna Open House, Rotary barbe-cue, Taco Fest, trail ride, RSF Fire Department’s pancake breakfast and the RSF Golf Club’s hoedown dance, to name just a few of the events.

Rancho Days was capped off with the RSF Tennis Club’s 50th Anniversary party.

• A renovation of the Rancho Santa Fe Riding Club began, including new paint on the clubhouse and barn exteriors, as well as several other aesthetic improvements to the 11-acre property on Rambla de las Flores.

• The Association voted unanimously to oppose a spe-cific plan amendment for a housing development on a 5-acre parcel off Del Dios Highway. California West Communities’ proposal for 13 two-story homes on Del Dios and Bing Crosby Boule-vard, called Crosby Enclave, was seen as being too dense and inconsistent with the community character of the corridor.

• The Association dealt with a Covenant violation is-sue with the gas station at the entrance of the village. Man-ager Pete Smith determined that the station was in viola-tion of the regulatory code due to horse trailers and trail-

ers stored for long periods of time in view from the street and adjacent residences.

The Association was able to work with the property manager to ensure some planting of additional screen-ing.

October•The Association rede-

fined its 28-year-old open space policy and renamed it the Covenant Enhancement Policy and Fund. The policy and fund established a clear set of guidelines for boards making acquisition decisions in the future.

The redefined policy now allows for acquisition of several types of parcels in-cluding: critical parcels for open space; purchase of par-cels to allow the removal of existing development; pur-chase of buildings, land ease-ments or development rights to preserve community fea-tures, landscapes or historic resources; partnership acquisi-tions of open space parcels; purchase of parcels for recre-ational needs; and expendi-ture of funds to renovate, en-hance or improve Covenant resources or safety.

•The Association and the RSF Foundation agreed to share the $24,720 costs of ad-ditional repairs on the Osuna Adobe after structural damage was uncovered during the concrete stucco removal proj-ect. After the repairs were made, the adobe resurfacing and whitewashing work was able to be completed.

• Construction begins on Plaza de Acacias, a new com-mercial center on the corner of El Tordo and Avenida de Acacias. The two-story, 6,170 square foot project with Lil-ian Rice-style architecture is expected to be complete by May 2013.

• The Rancho Valencia Resort completes a $30 mil-lion makeover, reopening on Oct. 19 with completely reno-vated rooms and entrance. The hotel also features a new restaurant, bar, high-end bou-tique and a yoga pavilion and expanded fitness center in their resort spa.

•October marked the five-year anniversary of the Witch Creek Fire blaze that came through the Covenant.

November• A new playground ar-

rives for Covenant kids, marking the end of a year-long process and the first suc-cessful efforts of many to get a community playground in place. Local mom Heather Slosar was the leader of the ef-fort to get the playground, which was built at the Ran-cho Santa Fe ball fields by community members on Nov. 3.

“It feels great. There are a lot of people who really want-ed this for our community for years,” Slosar said. “It just came down to the communi-ty and the Association really getting behind it. Everyone had a ‘We Can’ attitude.”

The Association held an

opening ceremony on Nov. 17.

• The RSF School District celebrates its highest ever Ac-ademic Performance Index (API) scores. District-wide R. Roger Rowe School earned a score of 960, an increase of nine points over last year. The elementary school enjoyed a 13-point increase for a score of 963; the largest jump in scores since 2005. The middle school had a three-point gain to 954, making them the number two middle school in San Diego County.

• RSF School District Board President Jim Depolo leaves his position on the board after 10 years of service, always doing what he felt was “best for the kids.”

“It was a harder decision than I thought,” Depolo said of the choice not to run again. “I have put a lot of time and effort into the school and I like to think it is a better place in part because of my efforts.”

• Robert “Bud” Irvin also leaves his post on the Santa Fe Irrigation District Board af-ter 15 years.

“A lot of people encour-aged me not to retire but it’s time,” said Irvin, 76. “A per-son shouldn’t hog a position that long.”

In the Nov. 7 election, Greg Gruzdowich was elected to the Rancho Santa Fe seat on the SFID board.

• The RSF School Board election sees five people vy-ing for three spots on the board. Incumbents Tyler Selt-zer and Richard Burdge are elected, as is newcomer Todd Buchner.

Richard Leib and Julie Union were elected to the So-lana Beach School District Board, and Joyce Dalessandro and Beth Hergesheimer were elected to the San Dieguito Union School District Board.

•The RSF Association hears about a proposal to bring a weekly farmers mar-ket to the village on Saturday mornings. The board said they would like to hear what the public thinks of the idea before approving it. Some ear-ly issues with village residents include concerns about park-ing and necessity.

• A wild house party on Los Morros in Rancho Santa Fe results in stabbings in the early morning hours of Nov. 24. San Diego Sherriffs Depu-ties arrived to find nearly 200 people at the scene — among them several intoxicated mi-nors —and evidence of a bloody crime.

December• The RSF Golf Club pro-

poses the removal of a num-ber of trees on the course in an effort to improve playabili-ty on the course. The Associa-tion’s Committee on Natural Environment (CONE) and the golf club agree that the process should involve a community-wide meeting on the issue. The meeting will be held on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. at the club.

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BY MARSHA SUTTON

Over-use of the w o r d “amazing” to de-s c r i b e events that fall far short of jaw-dropping, shocking or awe-filled (the amazing sale at Nordstrom; that amazing steak dinner; an amazing hair cut) is one of my pet peeves.

But “amazing” comes close to describing what the organization called Friends of San Pasqual Academy does for the Academy’s fos-ter kids.

Formed in 2003, Friends of San Pasqual Acad-emy was established as a nonprofit 501c3 organiza-tion to support the children of SPA. Since then, Friends has grown as word has spread of its heartfelt mis-sion to be a lifeline to the children.

Friends of San Pasqual Academy, based in Rancho Santa Fe, works closely with the school, which opened in 2001 to serve the needs of foster children in the county who have been unable to find permanent homes through adoption.

Governmental agencies responsible for the care and protection of the county’s thousands of foster children have long recognized a criti-cal need for stability in the lives of these youth.

Foster children some-times attend five or six dif-ferent high schools by their sophomore year, and suffer from early years defined by poverty, abuse and neglect.

Many children move frequently from one foster home to another, through no fault of their own, some living in up to a dozen dif-ferent homes. Being contin-uously uprooted affects aca-demic performance, emo-tional stability, social skills and dreams for success.

According to the school’s website, many fos-ter youth experience high numbers of home place-ments, lack fully developed independent living skills, are unable to form lasting relationships with peers and adults, fall behind in aca-demics, leave foster care without earning a high school diploma, and have difficulties finding and keep-ing jobs. Many end up homeless.

The academic picture is bleak, with studies indicat-ing that 83 percent of foster

youth are held back by the third grade, 35 percent are in special education, and as few as 15 percent enroll in college.

It’s difficult for many of us who live securely in warm, stable, loving families to imagine this kind of life, but it’s not so hard to imag-ine how being a foster child would sap hope, optimism and motivation.

After many years of planning, in 1999 the Coun-ty of San Diego purchased a 238-acre campus in Escondi-do in San Pasqual Valley near the Wild Animal Park, with fantastical dreams of renovating the facility and creating a residential school for foster teens.

After two years of mod-ernizations funded through a collaborative public-pri-vate-business partnership, fantasy became reality. Doors opened in 2001 and San Pasqual Academy be-came the first residential ed-ucation campus for foster youth in the nation.

The facility is licensed to serve up to 184 children, with about 135 students ages 12 to 18 currently at-tending, all of whom are de-pendents and under the pro-tection of the San Diego County juvenile court sys-tem.

“San Pasqual Academy is a unique program that serves students who have faced challenges many of us can’t even imagine,” said Dr. Randy Ward, County Super-intendent of Schools, in an email. “These kids have come from tough back-grounds but never let that stand in their way.

“They’re fighters, and that includes fighting to catch up academically and excel in school. Thanks to collaboration with and sup-port from community and business partners, we are able to facilitate hope for our students and put them on the path to success.”

Normalcy is the goalThe foster teens, how-

ever, need so much more than government agencies can provide. That’s where the remarkable work of the Friends of San Pasqual Acad-emy comes in.

The Friends of San Pasqual Academy assists the foster teens to help them be-come confident, productive, contributing, educated, suc-cessful adults, through do-nations and resources that improve, empower and en-rich the children’s lives.

A holiday party spon-sored by Friends Dec. 6 pro-

Marsha Sutton

vided for the teens an as-sembly hall filled to the brim with gifts and a “shop-ping” experience of free jeans, shorts, skirts, dresses, T-shirts, shoes, socks, paja-mas, hygiene and toiletry products, coffee mugs, books and school supplies.

More than 30 volun-teers from Friends helped set up the holiday party, which also featured a cookie deco-rating station, photo booth, and raffle with very cool prizes.

Donations to the Friends bought for each of the teens an iPod, a specially created San Pasqual flash drive, plush sweatshirts and sturdy book bags embla-zoned with the Friends of SPA school logo, and a $100 gift card to spend on them-selves.

Donations put to good use? None better.

For those worried about giving money to charitable organizations, not knowing how the money will be spent, donating to Friends reaps visible rewards. The high emotions the teens ex-press for what Friends does is equaled only by how the donors feel when they see the difference their contri-butions make.

Watching the kids line up outside the door, eager to come in and “shop,” was in a way anti-climactic. If you expected to see downtrod-den children bedraggled and forlorn, you would be disap-pointed.

These kids are indistin-guishable from the middle-class kids we see in our malls and on our streets. They look and sound and dress like our own kids – which is a good thing.

Normal is the goal, and to make the teens feel good about themselves, loved, wanted and accepted.

They are just kids like our kids – until you remem-ber who they are and what they’ve been through. And then it makes you cry.

But they are resilient – perhaps more so than we who gaze upon them with wonder at their courage and fortitude. You make the best of what life hands you, I suppose.

A cake with my name on it

“Holidays are particu-larly stressful for foster kids, who are constantly remind-ed of not being able to be in a traditional setting with family members,” said Friends founder and indefat-igable leader Joan Scott.

See FOSTERING, page 18

The San Pasqual Academy storyBY MARSHA SUTTON

San Pasqual Academy is a public, four-year, residential high school for foster chil-dren, administered under the direction of the San Diego County Office of Education’s Juvenile Court and Community Schools.

According to the school’s website, SPA is fully accredited by the Western Associa-tion of Schools and Colleges, and all teach-ers are fully credentialed. Classes are small, with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

To graduate, students need 220 credits and must complete core requirements in English, mathematics, science, social sci-ence, foreign language, physical education, a prescribed number of elective credits, and a senior project. The curriculum is based on California state standards.

Because a major part of adolescent de-velopment includes extra-curricular activi-ties, the Academy offers yearbook, drama, clubs, dances, Associated Student Body lead-ership, Spirit Days, assemblies, and a range of athletic pursuits including football, bas-ketball, softball and volleyball.

The facility calls itself “a bridge to knowledge, support and hope” for the foster teens. The goal on the website is “a rigorous academic program, combined with the ex-periences of a full extra-curricular program.”

“We strive to provide a comprehensive school experience as much as possible, in terms of academics, extracurricular activities and athletics,” said San Diego County Office of Education’s Suzanne Miyasaki, the school’s principal.

The core campus occupies about 50 acres of the expansive 238-acre property and has modern classrooms with computers and technology, a cafeteria, assembly hall, career

information center, gymnasium, weight room, health and wellness center, assembly hall, recreation fields and swimming pool.

The residential cottages are considered by some to be the most unique feature of the facility. The spacious family-style homes, which accommodate up to eight youth, of-fer a common living area, dining area, kitch-en, laundry space, youth bedrooms and bathrooms, and a suite for the adult house-parents who live with the kids.

Each teen has a computer, and Internet access is available in the living area. The houseparents have personal space in an ad-joining suite, which features a bedroom and bathroom, living room, dining area, and kitchen.

“While each home has basic program rules and regulations to follow, there is flexi-bility to meet the needs of each youth,” the school’s website states. “Day-to-day family activities in the home include homework, planning and preparing meals, completing household chores, and participating in fami-ly meetings.”

Housing is also provided for SPA alum-ni, school staff, senior volunteers and com-munity members.

In addition to accepting high school students in grades 9 through 12, San Pasqual Academy also takes younger siblings (no younger than 12) in an effort to keep fami-lies together. These middle school siblings attend an Escondido public school until they reach ninth grade and can attend SPA’s high school.

San Pasqual Academy is a diverse cam-pus with a rich blend of cultures. According to the website, approximately 33 percent of See ACADEMY, page 18


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“Abuse, neglect and nega-tive memories have been part of their lives.”

Friends of San Pasqual Academy provides invalu-able assistance to help these foster teens overcome their history, embrace normality, and become productive adults.

Besides the annual holi-day party, the Friends of San Pasqual Academy also pro-vides many other events and gifts, all to make the special students at this most unique of schools feel sup-ported:

• Shop ‘til you drop back-to-school day

• Staff appreciation day• Spring celebration• New Year’s Eve party

with DJ• Senior prom• Graduation brunch

and ceremony• Scholarships for grad-

uates•Birthday parties and

gifts • sports banquets and

awards• Lettermen’s jackets• Yearbooks • Senior portraitsAt a celebration honor-

ing the San Pasqual youth a few years back, SPA students

expressed their gratitude to donors with words that left many speechless.

One said she had never had a birthday party, and Friends gave her not just a party but presents and a cake “with my name on it.”

Another said about the Senior Prom that Friends provides: “I never saw a tux-edo before. We went to a place called the Hotel Del. I had asparagus. I never ate asparagus before.”

San Pasqual, said anoth-er, is “family that doesn’t leave in a week or two.”

Corsage Day by Friends assists students in making corsages for Prom Night. Se-nior Brunch recognizes the graduating seniors and pro-vides them with basic sup-plies for college and inde-pendent living. Scholarships support graduates in their post-secondary education and career endeavors. And the list goes on and on.

Friends of San Pasqual Academy, led by the enthu-siastic and ever-cheerful Joan Scott, is a key compo-nent of the support system for these kids, one that pro-vides stability, acceptance, love and guidance.

December is a season of giving, a season of joy, but a season also to remember that not everyone lives as comfortably as we in these

affluent communities do. The dedication of all

the partners at the school is impressive. The school’s 95 percent graduation rate is at-tributed to the hard work and commitment of the teens, the caring staff, and the safe and stable living en-vironment.

But there’s more to it than that for the foster chil-dren. There’s knowing that people – strangers – care deeply.

The rewards are clearly a two-way street. Through their tireless efforts on be-half of the kids, the support-ers of the Friends of San Pasqual Academy find meaning and great satisfac-tion in their ability to make a real difference in the lives of these children.

The work of the Friends? It’s truly nothing short of amazing.

For more information on Friends of San Pasqual Academy, call 858-759-3298 or visit www.friendsofsan-pasqualacademy.org. Dona-tions can be sent to Friends of San Pasqual Academy, PO Box 8202, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

— Marsha Sutton can be reached at [email protected].

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housekeeper so she could not call for law enforcement until she was found several hours later by a family member. The housekeeper was not injured. The loss does include jewelry but the exact items and the amount of loss is still under investi-gation at this time.

After the incident, RSF Patrol Chief Matt Wellhous-er, while on patrol, found the suspects’ vehicle.

The suspects have been described as follows:

Suspect #1: White male adult, 25-30 years of age, tall, with long blond hair

Suspect #2: White male adult, 25-30 years of age, shorter, with a baseball cap

If anyone has informa-tion on the case, call (760) 966-3500 or 858-756-4372.

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the students are Caucasian, 31 percent African-Ameri-can, 24 percent Hispanic, 1 percent Asian/Pacific Island-er, 3 percent Native Ameri-can, and 8 percent bi-racial.

The invitation for place-ment at San Pasqual Acade-

my is voluntary but is seldom refused. These are children who have rarely experienced a sense of permanence and sta-bility in their lives. Although the facility does not provide legal permanency, San Pasqual offers them a home, with adults who provide long-term relationships and become their “family.”

Miyasaki said foster care is similar to special education “in that you always start with the least restrictive environ-ment.” She said youth are often placed with relatives first (which can be multiple placements), and then perhaps an invested adult such as a family friend, then foster parents (which can be many different homes), and then a group home.

“So San Pasqual is usually is not the first placement,” she said.

The San Diego County Office of Education, which runs the educational side of the residential school (teachers, ad-ministration, school equipment, supplies, custodians, teach-ers’ aides, etc.), is one of four groups that collaborate to bring to the foster teens an array of services.

Working with SDCOE are New Alternatives Inc., San Di-ego Workforce Partnership, and San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. These four agencies provide ac-ademic, residential, work readiness and dependency case management programs and services.

Also assisting in the work is the nonprofit San Pasqual Academy Foundation which, under the leadership of Devel-opment Liaison Debby Syverson, has received generous do-nations that have enhanced SPA’s physical site, including renovations of the living units, cafeteria, technology center, gymnasium, and health and wellness center. A capital cam-paign is currently underway to add family homes on cam-pus to increase the number of youth who can be accommo-dated.

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Local family competing to win Doritos Super Bowl commercial contest

Snyders’ Helen Woodward adoptee, Charger, stars in 30-second production

John Snyder (left) and his dog, Charger, starred in a homemade Doritos commercial, which he submitted into the company’s 2012 “Crash the Super Bowl” contest. Rob Kuty (right) trained the dog for the production. Photo: Claire Harlin

BY CLAIRE HARLINStacy and John Snyder

love their mastiff mix, Char-ger, and when they were watching the homemade Doritos commercial contest submissions last year during the Super Bowl, they had no doubt in their minds that their Helen Woodward adoptee would be the next big TV star.

“We were thinking, this dog, she just love to do tricks, so why don’t we sub-mit her?” said Stacy, who has lived with John in Ran-cho Santa Fe for 28 years.

The Snyders called to-gether a little team to pro-duce the 30-second Doritos commercial, which they en-tered into the “Crash the Su-per Bowl” contest last month. They brought to-gether Rob Kuty, who works with Helen Woodward un-der his company, San Diego Pet Training, and previously trained Charger as a puppy transitioning from the shel-ter to the Snyders’ home. And finding their videogra-pher was somewhat seren-dipitous — after months of searching, the Snyders dis-covered on a five-day trip to the Grand Canyon that a family friend who was there, Kevin Miller, is both a video editor and Rancho Santa Fe resident. Since there’s $1 million on the table for the winner of the contest, the Snyders made a deal with Kuty and Miller — split it three ways if they win.

So far, the commercial, called “Cross-word Charlie,” has been well-received. It’s gotten more than 1,000 views on Facebook and it’s among videos with the highest rat-ings given by the company. But the biggest key to their success is getting the most votes from the public, and the commercials will be up for voting on the contest’s Facebook page during the month of January, as well as through Xbox Live. Each person gets one vote per day per platform, states the contest rules.

“Everybody who’s seen it, even people we don’t know, say they love it,” said John, adding that the contest started off as ama-teurs-only but some contestants ended up submitting major productions, which would have cost much more to make than theirs, which was shot with an iPhone and had no overhead — save for a dozen or more bags of Doritos.

“Ours is all homegrown, and we’re all from right here in the same community,” Stacy said.

The Snyders spent several months on the commercial, which stars Charger open-ing doors, wearing glasses and helping John solve the crossword clue, “world’s tastiest potato chip.” After jumping onto the kitch-en counter, sticking her nose in a Doritos bag, and bringing her owner chip after chip, John figures it out. For the purposes of the commercial only, the Snyders changed their dog’s name to Charlie, as contest rules dic-tate the commercials must not have any

team or brand affiliations.Kuty said working with Charger to per-

fect her tricks wasn’t hard because she’s been learning tricks from an early age. She already knew how to open doors, but Kuty taught her how to shut them, and also how to easily jump onto chairs and stand at at-tention.

“The hardest trick was getting her to put her paws on the counter and take a Dorito out of the bag without eating it,” he said.

Miller pieced together trick after trick, and even chose shots in which Charger gives the most appropriate and funny ex-pressions.

“The facial expressions were hard,” said Stacy, but she added that they are also one of the most memorable elements of the commercial. “We’d have a squeaky toy and get her attention, and capture her face right when she tilts her head.”

Kuty began his 13-years of training ani-mals at SeaWorld, so he said he loves any opportunity to do theatre work that comes his way.

“When they called me, I jumped on it,” he said.

Stacy, a former special education teach-er who has been volunteering for years for a variety of organizations, said her main moti-vator to win is getting to donate the money to a cause she is already involved in — ei-ther Helen Woodward, TERI, cancer research

A Minnesotan by birth, Glenn Vanstrum majored in music at Grinnell College before attending UCSD med school and training in anesthesiology. He has surfed for 37 years, yet still wipes out frequently.

A pianist since age 5, Vanstrum studied with Cecil Ly-tle and Nathan Schwartz. He practices daily and performs works from the classical, roman-tic, and modern repertoire on a regular basis, playing duos with violinist Roy Bak and trios with Bak and cellist Janet White.

Vanstrum’s fiction has been published in LITnIMAGE, the Bellevue Literary Review, and THEMA. His book of nature writing, “The Saltwater Wilderness” (Oxford), won a San Diego Book Award. Essays of his have ap-peared in Sierra, California Wild, and the Los Angeles Times.

Vanstrum has e-published five novels and two story collec-tions. Kirkus Reviews wrote of his novel, “Northern Liberties,” “smartly written” and “a fascinating read.”

Find more surfing, writing, and music info at vanstrum.netWho or what inspires you?Music is my writing muse these days; along with my wife,

Diane; surfing; and crazy stuff from the hospital.If you hosted a dinner party for eight, whom (living or de-

ceased) would you invite?Such a fantasy… Beethoven at the head of the table, of

course, the young Beethoven who could hear; and Mozart with his wife, Constanze; Brahms would have to be there to meet Ludwig and, of course, his friends, Robert and Clara Schumann, the former, hopefully, before he went insane. Franz Liszt could perform for us after dinner, and Albert Einstein —a fine amateur violinist in his own right — might round things out. Dream on, eh?

What are your five favorite movies of all time?Diane and I are studying a slew of flicks now, since I’m

writing a screenplay with the tagline, ”A young psychiatrist, ig-noring her lecherous director, puts three musician-patients to-gether to find that the deeper the madness, the sweeter the mu-sic. Brooklyn Notes.” My current five: “One Flew Over the Cuck-oo’s Nest,” “Shine,” “Music of the Heart,” “Mozart’s Sister,” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”

What is it that you most dislike?Cancer. The body turning against itself. Pollution is analo-

gous at a global level.What is your most-prized possession?That would be my family and our continuing good health.What do you do for fun?Surf. Or surf. Or, maybe, surf.What is your most-marked characteristic?I’ve always been the tall guy.What is your motto or philosophy of life?“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice,

they ain’t.” Thanks, Yogi!What would be your dream vacation?Just had one. I stayed here with my wife and two sons,

practiced trios with Roy Bak and Janet White, gave a solo con-cert at Encinitas Library, and had a great Thanksgiving dinner party. Did I mention there was also a bitchin’ NW swell? The Vanstrum gang (Erik, Nick, and moi) surfed together at Windan-Sea. That was a dream, and reality, too.

Glenn Vanstrum mixes medicine, music, surfingwith love of family, friends

Glenn VanstrumPhoto/Diane Vanstrum

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PAGE B2 December 27, 2012 NORTH COAST

BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Three years past the bicenten-

nial of his birth, Abraham Lincoln is still going strong. Lincoln-relat-ed books appear regularly — there are an estimated 16,000 of them already — and this year, there are two new films: Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated “Lincoln” and the Tim Burton-produced opus, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” There’s even a “Thinkin’ about Lincoln” rap song.

But there are hardly any the-ater pieces about our 16th presi-dent, who was assassinated in a theater in 1865.

Hershey Felder is filling that gap. A Canadian actor/pianist/playwright/composer best known for his one-man shows playing keyboard luminaries like Gersh-win, Bernstein, Beethoven and Chopin, Felder is stepping away from the piano to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. “An American Story” will run for a month at the Birch North Park Theatre, starting Jan. 4.

Set in New York City in 1932, “An American Story” is narrated by Dr. Charles Augustus Leale, who as a young army medic in 1865 happened to be seated near the president’s box in Ford’s The-atre the night Lincoln was shot and ended up attending to him during his final hours. A live or-

chestra backs Leale’s narration.Felder, who based his play

on the words of Leale and Lin-coln and his score on the songs of Stephen Foster, starts with Le-ale at age 90, going back in time to that fateful evening. He couldn’t save Lincoln — nobody could — but he stayed by his side.

“It’s a great story, an impor-tant story about what it means to be American,” Felder said. “What touched me is what Leale said about that, in his own words.”

Felder discovered Leale on the Internet, while researching another subject for a possible play.

“God bless the Internet,” he said. “I was on the Library of Con-gress website, and found Leale’s speech, written at age 67, about

what happened when he was 23. He only told the story once, and once I read it, I was hooked.”

Leale is the first non-famous person Felder has played, and the first one he truly likes.

“All the others had to show their wares,” he said. “Leale was a quiet man, a really good guy, and there’s something to be said for that. He went on to create a hos-pital, he treated patients largely free of charge, and everything he did, he did quietly, never wanting to call attention to himself. My father is like that.”

Billed as a world premiere, this is actually the second version of Felder’s life-of-Leale, death-of-Lincoln story. The first, at the Pas-adena Playhouse last spring, has been expanded, with the charac-ter’s age advanced to 90, so he could show more perspective on the event that shaped his life, and American history.

Felder is also the show’s pro-ducer, backed by a production team of San Diegans, who were on board in Pasadena, and will tour with the show from here on. All are connected with The Old Globe Theatre, where several of Felder’s solo shows were staged.

“They’re great people and close friends,” he said. “Doing the show with them, it’s like summer camp every day.”

For this production, he has rented a house in La Jolla, where he can hold meetings and do some composing. He also has a home in Point Loma, along with homes in New York and Paris, all of which he shares with his wife, a former prime minister of Cana-da.

“I’ve been all over the world,” he said. “But what I like best is re-turning here.”

At the beautifully restored Birch North Park Theatre, he will be able to recreate the look of Ford’s Theatre, where he played Gershwin, almost a decade ago.

2013 should be a busy year for Felder, who will be directing plays in Boston and Chicago and taking “An American Story” on the road. Catch him here, close to home, while you have the chance.

Hershey Felder plays Lincoln’s last doctor in ‘An American Story’

What: ‘An American Story for Actor and Orchestra’When: 8 p.m. Tuesday-Fri-day; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4-Feb. 3Where: Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave. Tickets: $58. Check Goldstar online for discountsBox Office: (619) 239-8836Web: birchnorthparktheatre.net

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BY CLAIRE HARLINAt the age of 8, Anna Allen endured having her back

and knees broken when a gate support beam fell on her head and spine, and doctors told her she would have to take medication the rest of her life and never be able to walk nor-mally.

It was only a few years later, at age 11, when Allen en-dured a severe car accident, and in the years after that she experienced another car accident, a severe case of bronchi-tis, chronic migraines and walking pneumonia. She also de-veloped fibromyalgia and anaphylaxis, a condition that al-most killed her at age 23 when she consumed lobster that she didn’t know had been cooked in milk.

These incidents and health issues are diverse and span more than half of the 36-year-old’s life, but she said they all have one over-arching thing in common — they were healed independently without medicine and with medita-tion, lifestyle changes and, more importantly, diet.

“I wanted to prove to everyone the doctors were wrong,” said Allen, remembering the attitude she had nearly 30 years ago toward her first tragic accident. Raised in a veg-etarian family that encouraged meditation, she said she learned early on that the mind could not only help her es-cape pain, but it also had the power to heal her injuries when she was physically unable to walk.

“Through breathing exercises and meditation I could vi-sualize the exercises I couldn’t do at the time, and I was re-programming my brain to think my body is not broken, and changing the storyline of my brain made me able to recreate my cellular memory structure,” Allen said.

Allen has coached locals through the same practices, and her story of an outer body experience during the two minutes her heart stopped after that dairy scare more than 10 years ago is published in the best-selling book, “Defining Moments of Courage.” But most San Diegans have come to know Allen as a celebrity chef. Better known as Anna Natu-ralista, Allen has for more than two years been holding healthy dinner demonstrations at private parties and big fundraising events in Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla and other ar-

Anna “Naturalista” Allen stands center with her team of “chefettes” at a private dinner demonstration on Dec. 14 in Rancho Santa Fe. Photo: Claire Harlin

From dinner parties to celebrity chef competitions, Anna ‘Naturalista’ is on a mission to heal

eas. She’s even led her clients on health food field trips through the aisles of Jimbo’s in the Del Mar Highlands.

The local resident is the star of Naturalista TV, an online channel set to launch next spring on Sony BlueRay TV and on her website, www.AnnaNaturalista.com. She was led to that role after winning the title of “top chef” in May at the statewide Orange County Tastefest Celebrity Chef Chal-lenge, a competition to create the best tasting healthy cui-sine that’s replicable at home. Not only did she get the top honor, but she raked in first place awards in almost every other category — best appetizer salad, best entree and best dessert. Unlike the other competing chefs who wore white chef coats, Allen and her team of “chefettes” wore lacy, handmade aprons, putting a smile on the face of the judges panel, which included two chefs from Food Network’s “Pri-vate Chefs of Beverly Hills, as well as Chef Josie Smith-Ma-lave from Bravo’s “Top Chef.”

Allen mainly spends her time, however, assisting her clients through private lifestyle and diet coaching, as well as holding private dinners. She’s taken on clients with various debilitating conditions and adapted diet and exercise plans for them to turn their health around. She also gives classes and is working on two books, a cookbook and a wellness guide that touches on topics such as personal care, keeping a healthy home, pet health, food, gardening and sustainabili-ty.

Allen wears many hats, but there’s a central source of inspiration in everything she does — healing.

“I became my own living example,” said Allen. “My ca-reer naturally happened by way of people watching me and saying, “Oh my God, what did you do? You don’t have your cane or your neck brace anymore.”

And she said her mission to heal means shifting con-sciousness from conventional, processed decision making to healthier, more sustainable living.

“I’m not trying to convert anyone to raw or vegan or anything like that,” she said. “I’m trying to get people to understand that healthy nutrition is absolutely delicious and that you can enjoy health with ease and grace.”

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There are a number of dining establishments that serve gourmet food and offer stunning ocean views

along the coastline of San Diego County. But very few are actually on the water.

Flagship Cruises & Events is one of the exceptions, offering dinners, brunches, luncheons for private charters, and fare for other special occasions aboard yachts that cruise along 25 miles of San Diego Bay.

The signature event is the 2.5-hour dinner-dance cruise, Tuesdays through Saturdays. (Mondays are added in the summer.) Reservations are preferred, but prospective guests are also welcome to walk up to the company’s booth on Harbor Drive and buy tickets.

Once their passes are in hand, people are directed to board either the California Princess or the Spirit of San Diego vessels.

The 115-foot California Princess — used during evenings when fewer patrons are expected — contains two enclosed, climate-controlled decks that feature Honduran mahogany and cherry wood, along with modern, yet classic teak furniture. The enclosed decks are connected by a “sweeping Cinderella” stairway; above them is a 1,600-square-foot, open-air observation deck ideal for dancing, socializing, and taking in the views of downtown San Diego.

In many ways, the Spirit of San Diego is similar, yet it’s the larger of the two yachts at 146 feet. It provides 360-degree views from each of its three levels and has an interior that showcases rich mahogany, brass and lush carpeting.

As guests board their vessel, they are greeted by crewmembers and presented with chilled flutes of bubbly. Patrons are then asked to pose and smile for souvenir photos.

While waiting for the cruise to begin, some wander over to the cocktail bar, which offers selections such as the Fish Bone, a mix of Malibu Coconut Rum, blue Curacao, melon liqueur, orange juice, sweet ‘n’ sour and lemon-lime soda, and served over rocks. Others head to the observation deck to drink in the surroundings.

A half-hour after boarding begins, people take their seats in the main dining area, as the yacht leaves the dock and begins sailing; then it’s time to dine.

Executive Chef Brian Gist recently introduced a menu with all-new appetizers, entrees and desserts.

“Guests have always told us our food was beyond anything they would have ever expected on a bay cruise,” Gist said. “We’ve taken that feedback and used it to shape our extended menu and to offer even more of a restaurant experience.”

Because Flagship is owned by San Diego’s Engel family, Gist believes it is important to

support other local businesses and turns to area vendors for ingredients and other items. He acquires vegetables and fruits from Moceri Produce, sustainable seafood from Chesapeake Fish Co., and bread and desserts from St. Tropez Bakery.

Furthermore, everything is cooked onboard, from raw to finished product.

The dining experience kicks off with appetizers such as the rich and creamy Hazelnut Encrusted Baked Brie with Black Mission Fig Port Wine Jam, and the Grilled and Chilled Asparagus with Creamy Burrata Mozzarella and Fresh Tomato-Basil Concasse.

Among the entree choices is Pan Roasted Baja California Jumbo Prawns and Goat Cheese Orzo Pasta, featuring prawns marinated with basil, garlic and olive oil, then seared and roasted, and served on a bed of Goat Cheese Orzo Pasta.

Another selection is the Char-grilled Free-Range Chicken with Tomato and Onion Jam, served over sautéed wild arugula and alongside a Ramona sage-infused whipped red-skin potato.

Children’s dinners, for ages 4 to 12, include macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, two large chocolate-chip cookies and fruit.

Meanwhile, the meal is enhanced with low-key music. Guests who are celebrating special occasions such as birthdays, anniver-saries or engagements are recognized.

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Once guests are finished eating, they head to one of the upper decks for dancing and views of the nighttime skyline.

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BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITTArtist Mathieu Gregoire is

known for his large-scale public projects, as well as more intimate temporary installations using found and fabricated objects. His skill at the latter is on display this month in his first solo show at the Athe-naeum.

Gregoire has incorporated im-ages of books, plants, fabrics and fragments of architectural features from the music and arts library into his show, titled “Library.” He even sanded down a gallery wall to reveal all the layers of paint used in past exhibitions. It’s his way of looking at the different layers that make up the Athenaeum.

“What do you do in a library?” he asked himself, swiftly answering the question: “You look up things. You look up the relations between things. You connect ideas. That’s the key to my installation.”

“Library” is all about making connections, finding new ways of looking at things. This is not an ex-hibit to rush through. Every section expands in interest as you give it more careful attention.

Consider the large black-and-white wall pieces: all the black shapes are negative spaces. The black symbols that look like some form of Hebraic alphabet: They’re what he calls “nesting forms,” puz-zle-like pieces that fit inside one an-other.

And the different-sized blocks arranged in a corner of the gallery: they’re the Athenaeum’s sculpture stands, some sanded-down, some in miniature, re-pur-posed as sculp-

tures themselves.“This is just me playing with

blocks,” said the artist. “I like paint-ing with a sander, too.”

Project Manager of UCSD’s Stu-art Collection, a campus-wide smor-gasbord of site-specific public art pieces, Gregoire is also a lecturer in UCSD’s visual arts department and an art consultant who advises insti-tutions like Stanford and UC San Francisco on how to assemble col-lections that will work in their own special contexts.

Shining through all these lofty credentials are flashes of humor, a clear delight in turning aesthetics on its ear, as he did with palm twigs he bent, broke, and glued together upside down to make a kind of tree for “Library.”

“A lot of my work is about na-ture and the opposite of nature — nature and artifice,” he said.

The exhibit continues in the Reading Room’s glass cabinets, where Gregoire mixes books from the library’s collection with small pieces of his own that relate to the books, in form or in subject. The closer you look, the more relations you’ll see.

When you’re ready for a change from the ho-ho-ho holiday mad-ness, take a quiet break at Mathieu Gregoire’s “Library.” It will be a real treat for your eyes and your mind.

Artist’s whimsical ‘Library’ takes new look at Athenaeum

Mathieu Gregoire with his wife, Amanda, an artist herself, and daughter of artist Manny Farber. PHOTO/MAURICE HEWITT

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The artist calls his repurposing of the Athenaeum’s sculpture stands ‘playing with blocks.’ PHOTO/MAURICE HEWITT

It’s “CSI: Bethlehem,” in a holiday mystery extravagan-za by Maripat Donovan with Jane Morris. Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages: Whatever happened to the Magi’s gold? Employing her own scientific tools, assisted by a local choir, as well as a gaggle of audience members, Sister creates a living nativity unlike any ever seen, 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 30 at North Coast Reper-tory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach. Tickets: $25-$35. (858) 481-1055. northcoastrep.org

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Gem Faire will be in Del Mar on Jan. 18-20, 2013 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds/Bing Crosby Hall. Hours are Friday, noon-6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. General admission is $7, valid for the entire weekend. Free parking refund!

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The Village Church Community Theater in Rancho Santa Fe will be holding auditions for the musical adaptation of “Helen Keller” on Jan. 7, 2013 from 6-8 p.m.. For more infor-mation and an appointment, visit www.villagechurchcommunitytheater.org [email protected].

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On Thursday night, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solana Beach Library, the Friends of the Library are hosting a presentation by Francine Jensen on “Stained Glass Windows of France: Sublime Light and Colors.”

In this lecture Francine will recount, through slides, the history of the stained glass windows in the various regions of France and describe the technical evolution and trends of this special art form over the course of centuries. Although Francine is a biological scien-tist by training, her leisure-time passion has been the study of French art and history.

The Solana Beach Library is located at 157 Stevens Avenue, Solana Beach, 92075 (tele-phone 858-755-1404). This program is free to the public.

Presentation on ‘Stained Glass Windows of France: Sublime Light and Colors’ to be held at Solana Beach Library Jan. 10

La Jolla Music Society continues the Season’s Revelle Chamber Music Series with Phil-harmonia Baroque Orchestra at the MCASD Sherwood Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. The San Francisco-based Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has been dedicated to his-torically informed performance of Baroque, Classical and Early-Romantic music on original instruments since its inception in 1981.

La Jolla Music Society enhances the concert-going experience by presenting “Preludes” — pre-concert chats and performances – prior to each performance. Ruben Valenzuela, founder and director of the Bach Collegium San Diego, will deliver a pre-concert lecture, “A Particular Genius: The Italian Baroque,” discussing the uniquely high spirits of the compos-ers featured on Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s program, at 7 p.m.

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BY CLAIRE HARLINWhen Fred Pahl first met Edgar Engert in 1972, he said the local man, who worked for

44 years as a landscaper at the Paul Ecke Ranch, was shy and never spoke in groups. But if you knew Engert now, at age 76 — a high-spirited, outgoing leader who starts conversation with nearly everyone he passes — that description would be hard to believe.

Engert has come to be known in North County as “Mr. Encinitas.” He’s headed the En-cinitas Chamber of Commerce, spearheaded Encinitas events like their holiday parade and Octoberfest, and he’s the longest-standing member on the board of the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, which has for decades served communities from Encinitas to Del Mar to Rancho Santa Fe.

But highest on Engert’s list of achievements is the fact that he helped start the YMCA’s service club 40 years ago. Once known as the “Y’s Men’s Club,” the group has, to date, raised more than $750,000 for the Magdalena Ecke Y.

Pahl, the Y’s former executive director, saw a need for the service organization in 1972, and approached 30 local men who he asked to help charter the club. Well-known horticul-turist Paul Ecke Junior introduced Paul to Engert, his landscaper, who Ecke said would be a great person to head the club. Engert is still a leader in the club today, having progressed to head of the club on regional and international levels as well.

“[Ecke] said, ‘I have just the guy for you.’ He introduced me to Edgar because he’s a go-getter, a dynamo.” said Pahl, adding that the group became the first co-ed Y service club in the world when Engert’s wife, Renate, became president in 1975. It was at that time when the group changed its name to the North Coast Y Service Club.

For those who have attended the Y, they may have noticed the remodeled preschool, youth camp programs and structural improvements to the aquatic park, but they may not have known that those assets are the results of people like Pahl and Engert, as well as other members of the North Coast Y Service Club. That’s why, on the club’s 40th anniversary, members are holding a commemorative event to recognize the club’s efforts. The event is open to the public and will be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2013 at The Grauer School, locat-ed at 1500 S. El Camino Real.

The North Coast Y Service Club is comprised of members from a variety of back-grounds, from retirees to working people to stay-at-home moms.

The club’s annual flower sales, which include the poinsettia sale that recently wrapped up, bring in some $8,000 to $12,000 in sales each year, and the group’s holiday giving cam-paign brings in about $250,000 — about $8,000 of which is usually raised annually by Engert himself. The service club also holds an annual casino night that brings in about $18,000.

“Being part of this club has changed my life because I feel good about doing some-thing for the community,” said Engert, who is still very active in the club with his wife. He also said he’s happy to see the Y, which was once small, grow into a 20-acre, ocean-view fa-cility with an extensive number of programs and activities for all ages.

After 40 years, local men still steering YMCA service club

From left: Edgar Engert, Renate Engert and Fred Pahl, longtime leaders of the North Coast Y Service Club.

Engert and Renate travel internationally every year to meet with service groups from Y’s all over the world, from Japan to China to Europe.

“It’s interesting to sit around a table of people with all different languages and make wonderful friendships around the world,” Engert said.

Pahl said he sees Engert as a “Y success story,” and a true leader.

“He helps people at our club know they are part of something larger,” Pahl said.

The service club, which is welcoming new members, meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednes-days, at 7 p.m. at the Ecke YMCA, located at 200 Saxony Road in Encinitas. For more information, find the North Coast Y Service Club on Facebook or visit https://ysmen-northcoast.samariteam.com/. For event ticket information, email the club’s spokeswoman, Michele Wegman, at [email protected].

Coastal Cities Jazz Band to present tribute to ‘Big Band Drummers’

The Coastal Cities Jazz Band, along with guest Ber-nie Dresel, will present a tribute to “Big Band Drum-mers” on Jan. 20, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Carlsbad Com-munity Church.

The concert will feature music that became popular when performed by famous drummers such as: Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa and Ed Shaughnessy to name a few. Bernie Dresel presently holds the drum chair in Gordon Goodwin’s Grammy-nominated Big Phat Band. For 15 years pri-or, Dresel was with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, a Grammy Award winner. Modern-Drummers Magazine’s read-ers poll named him today’s best “Big Band Drummer” and Drum Magazine hon-ored him with a “2002 Drummie” for best big band drummer. Tunes like Gene Krupa’s “Sing, Sing, Sing”, Louie Bellson’s “Air Mail Special”, Buddy Rich’s “Love for Sale,” along with charts from the Big Phat Band li-brary will be on the pro-gram. Cost is $15; $12 for seniors and students. For ad-vance tickets, contact Gary Adcock at 858-775-1113.


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BY CLAIRE HARLINHome to many artists

and writers who have sought inspiration from natural beauty, the Italian island of Capri is a star-studded vaca-tion spot that has historical-ly been progressive and fast-evolving — much like the career of Sal Ercolano, a na-tive of the island who has developed neighborhood restaurants fashioned after his European birthplace.

Villa Capri has been a Carmel Valley staple in Piaz-za Carmel for more than 10 years. In addition, Ercolano and co-owner/chef Antonio Viscito earlier this year brought the upscale trattoria concept to Poway, adding lo-cation-specific menu items and a wine bar.

Italian restaurants are often referred to as “tratto-rias,” but under the true def-inition of the word, Villa Ca-pri fits the bill — with a con-temporary twist. If you came across a trattoria in Italy, it wouldn’t be in a city, said Er-colano. It would be in a sub-urb and it would be casual, a real neighborhood destina-

From left: Antonio Viscito and Sal Ercolano, owners of Villa Capri restaurant, located in Carmel Valley and in Poway.

Italian eatery brings the island of Capri to Carmel Valley, Poway

tion, where — like Villa Ca-pri — everyone knows every-one and the owner is your friend.

“A lot of people come here because they know me,” said Ercolano, adding that a lot of loyal locals at-tend his frequent wine din-ners, which feature special prix fixe menus. “I know my guests too, and I’m usually

at the front.”Viscito is also the type

of chef who interacts with guests about the food and is out in the restaurant when he’s not in the kitchen, Er-colano said.

Viscito, like Ercolano, is from South Italy and in-spired by the food and beau-ty of capri, letting his roots shine brightly in his dishes.

“Capri has always been sophisticated and fish is the No. 1 item,” said Ercolano. “It’s the one place you can find all the local lobsters and shrimps.”

He said the seafood risotto captures the essence of the island, but he also brings to the ta-ble several other authentic recipes. The word “caprese,” often seen on Italian menus, literally means “from the island of Capri” and the Villa Capri menu includes ravioli caprese and moz-zarella caprese, which we more commonly call the caprese salad. For dessert, the restaurant offers a torta caprese, which is a flowerless cake with chocolates and almonds.

Ercolano said restaurant guests’ longtime favorite dish, however, is the Jewish-style arti-chokes, which are sautéed until crispy with parsley and basil.

Ercolano not only has caprese customs at heart, but he has running a restaurant in his genes. His family opened a restaurant in Capri when he was 6, which he eventually took over and sold to work at a restaurant in Bermuda. There he learned English and entrepreneurship fast, and af-ter two years he moved to Manhattan, where he became a restaurant manager. He later spent time managing an Ital-ian eatery in Hong Kong be-fore settling down in San Di-ego, and it’s no wonder he successfully started 16 restau-rants here, some of which he sold and some he kept.

“I was born to be a res-taurant operator,” he said. “It’s in my blood.”

Villa Capri is located in Piazza Carmel at 3870 Valley Centre Drive, #301, Carmel Valley (San Diego), 92130. For more information, visit www.villacapriristorante.com or call 858-720-8777.

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“Christmas Unplugged” was the theme of First Thursdays this month at the Del Mar Powerhouse with Eve Selis and her band playing selections from their soon-to-be-released holiday CD. First Thursdays is produced by the Cultural Arts Committee of the Del Mar Foundation. For more information, go to www.delmarfoundation.org. Courtesy photos

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Del Mar Heights Elementary School held its annual Winterfest Program Dec. 20. The festive event included musical performances by students. The Kinder-gartners will sing at 11:30 a.m. The af-ternoon performance will start with the first graders at 12:35 p.m.

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The Carmel Valley Middle School Faculty-Student Rock Band “Bob & the Cats” held a fes-tive holiday perfor-mance Dec. 20.

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BY CATHARINE KAUFMANAs 2012 comes to a

close, it’s time to reflect on the best and worst of the food trends, and get a glimpse into what’s hot for the New Year.

The Gastronomic GeekWhen Bill Nye the Sci-

ence Guy does kitchen pa-trol you get freaky food cuisine. Molecular gastron-omy has been a growing (and annoying) trend of chef-upmanship where chemicals meet molecules using techniques of emulsi-fication, spherification and thermal immersion to cre-ate such kitschy cocktails and dishes as bubbling mo-jitas, beet foam, arugula spaghetti, balsamic ball-bearings, fruit “caviar,” and edible paper from soy

and potato starch. How ‘bout concocting

some negative-calorie foods to put the skids on holiday weight gain.

Foaming at the MugThe craft beer scene is

booming, with some 40 boutique brewery meisters in San Diego County, trans-forming the SoCal surf town into a Napa Valley for amber nectar. The city is rife with upscale beer pairing events, and even hosts an annual San Diego Beer Week in No-vember.

A head above other breweries is the irreverent Stone Brewing Co., dubbed “All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth,” by BeerAdvo-cate magazine. Stone’s brew-ing facility in Escondido of-fers daily tours like a Disney-land theme park for beer-lovers. It’s adjacent to its bu-colic World Bistro & Gar-dens, pairing flagship brews like the Arrogant Bastard Ale and Ruination IPA (India Pale Ale) with scrumptious locally grown, organic dish-es.

Raw, Raw, RawThe burgeoning raw

foodism or rawism practice is based on the ethos that vi-tal enzymes critical for di-gestion and nutrient absorp-tion are destroyed when

food is heated at tempera-tures above 118-degrees Fahrenheit (varies in raw food community). Raw food advocates consume primari-ly organic, uncooked and unprocessed foods, a mother lode diet of fruits, vegeta-bles, nuts, seeds and grains, but can sometimes include meat, eggs and fish along with non-pasteurized dairy

as raw milk, cheese and yo-ghurt. According to raw food chef Perkunas Core of San Diego-based Veggie Vibes, a weekly raw food de-livery service, “Eating raw foods is a lifestyle that is be-coming stronger and more popular. You gain awareness between the environment and what you put into your body. It’s all about finding

balance, harmony and rhythm through simple, natural foods.”

Spam Bam, Thank you Ma’am

The butt of food jokes, SPAM (whose acronym “SPICY HAM” was intro-duced in 1937 by Hormel Foods Corp.) has become au courant in a bevy of dishes by top chefs throughout the land. SPAM does sushi, eggs Benedict, risottos, frittatas, lasagnas, pizzas, breakfast burritos, hash a-go-gos, and check out Chef Anthony Sinsay’s savory Spam Fried Rice featured in Brian Malar-key’s new cookbook, “Come Early, Stay Late.”

A Cut AboveFor Eric Bauer, Execu-

tive Chef at Rancho Valen-cia Resort and Spa, what rocks is “using off cuts of protein, such as cheeks from fish, boned-out lamb shoul-der confit, and pork or veal shanks, and making them luxurious.”

While Chef forages herbs, fruits and veggies that grow naturally on the prop-erty like wood sorrel, wild watercress, dill and onion flowers, the new year brings row crops including English peas, fava beans and squash in addition to harvesting honey from resident bee

hives. Living High on the

HogPork is popping up ev-

erywhere from honey ham and grilled cheese sandwich-es and prosciutto wrapped shrimp to salted pork clam chowder and maple bacon cupcakes.

Everything Old is New Again

Watch out for creative riffs on oldies but goodies. Mac and Cheese made with quirky pastas, fish “meat” loaf and French fries made from everything but pota-toes.

Kale is the new lettuce, pesto is the new red sauce, flat bread is the new pizza, bison is the new beef, qui-noa is the new rice, farro is the new quinoa, savory is the new sweet, sweet is the new savory.

Runny eggs are back, so are monster rib eyes, quich-es and stuffed everything, including my childhood fave — classic baked apples, now drunken in apple bran-dy and filled with every-thing from cookie dough to salted caramels.

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Serves 4Needed:4 large baking apples (Granny Smith, Fuji)1 cup apple juice or cider1 tablespoon apple bran-dy (optional)1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon gingerdash of nutmeg2 tablespoons brown sug-ar or 1 tablespoon agave syrup1/2 cup chopped nuts (pe-cans, walnuts, almonds)1/2 cup dried fruit (cran-berries, currants or rai-sins)

Directions: Preheat oven to 325-degrees F. In a bowl combine sugar, spic-es, nuts and fruit. Set

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NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATECASE NUMBER:37-2012-00152698-PR-PW-CTLSuperior Court of CaliforniaCounty of San Diego 1409 Fourth Ave. San Diego, CA 92101Madge BradleyEstate of: ROBERT MATHEW IRISH, DecedentTo all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT MATHEW IRISH, aka BOB IRISH. A Petition for Probate has been filed by MICHELE IRISH in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The petition for Probate requests that MICHELE IRISH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicile are available for examination in the file kept by the court.The petition request authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 1/17/13, Time: 1:30 p.m., Dept.: PC-2. Address of court: same as noted above.If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner:RUSSELL E. GRIFFITHRochelle & Griffith, LLP1991 Village Park Way, Ste. 105Encinitas, CA 92024760-944-9901DM819, Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031758Fictitious Business Name(s):Goldstar Properties, LLC

Located at: 1011 Camino Del Mar #210, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 22873, San Diego, CA 92192. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Goldstar Properties, LLC, 1521 Concord Pike #301, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, Delaware. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/06/2012. Lorraine S. Hertzberg. DM818. Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031238Fictitious Business Name(s):Sampson Asset ManagementLocated at: 12702 Via Cortina #101, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Joseph A. Sampson, 12702 Via Cortina #101, Del Mar, CA 92014, Diane Sampson, 12702 Via Cortina #101, Del Mar, CA 92014. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/30/2012. Joseph A. Sampson. DM817. Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030970Fictitious Business Name(s):a. Orion Creative Group, Inc.b. Orion Creative GroupLocated at: 11230 Sorrento Valley Rd., Ste. 200, San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business was 3/19/2009. This business is hereby registered by the following: Orion Creative Group Inc., 11230 Sorrento Valley Rd., Ste. 200, San Diego, CA 92130, California. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/27/2012. Harley Orion. CV430. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030972Fictitious Business Name(s):a. La Jolla Cabb. Clairemont Cabc. Balboa Cabd. Clairemont Mesa CabLocated at: 5110 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Apt. #314, San Diego, CA, 92117, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Mehmet Aykilic, 5110 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. #314, San Diego, CA 92117. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/27/2012. Mehmet Aykilic. DM816. Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 2013

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2012-00058885-CU-PT-NCSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGONorth County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081PETITION OF: Cindy Whitmarsh on behalf of minors for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Cindy Whitmarsh on behalf of minors filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Cindy Jean Whitmarsh to Proposed Name Cindy Jean

2013. Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 46. The address of the court is: 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101.A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Carmel Valley News.Date: Dec. 12, 2012.Robert J. TrentacostaJudge of the Superior CourtCV428. Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030973Fictitious Business Name(s):Chrysanthemum SoftwareLocated at: 3811 Colina Dorada Drive #A208, San Diego, CA, 92124, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 10601-G361 Tierrasanta Blvd., San Diego, CA 92124. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Timothy J. Gillis, 3811 Colina Dorada Drive #A208, San Diego, CA 92124-3806. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/27/2012. Timothy J. Gillis. DM826. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-032141Fictitious Business Name(s):33rd Parallel MarketingLocated at: 2020 Christy Lane, Del Mar, CA, 92014, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business was 10/1/12. This business is hereby registered by the following: SMRT Accessories, 2020 Christy Lane, Del Mar, CA 92014, California. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/11/2012. Jim Benedict. DM824. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031509Fictitious Business Name(s):Blue Bio FuelLocated at: 15190 Penasquitos Dr., San Diego, CA, 92129, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 12/01/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Chris Youngjae Cho, 15190 Penasquitos Dr., San Diego, CA 92129. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/04/2012. Chris Youngjae Cho. DM823. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031641Fictitious Business Name(s):Millions Of MiniaturesLocated at: 900 Santa Hidalga, Solana Beach, CA, 92075, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The first day of business was 11/01/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Kirsten Harless, 900 Santa Hidalga, Solana Beach, CA 92075, Anita Harless, 900 Santa Hidalga, Solana Beach, CA 92075. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/05/2012. Kirsten Harless. DM821. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031175Fictitious Business Name(s):a. Dentistry for Youb. Dentistry for You With CareLocated at: 9420 Mira Mesa Blvd. #G, San Diego, CA, 92126, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business was 11/1/12. This business is hereby registered by the following:

hereby registered by the following: Elaine McDaniel, 14086 Caminito Vistana, San Diego, CA 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/27/2012. Elaine McDaniel. CV431. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-032571Fictitious Business Name(s):Linkup NetworksLocated at: 5731 Cape Jewels Trail, San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 3525 Del Mar Heights, #657, San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: John Yi, 5731 Cape Jewels Trail, San Diego, CA 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/17/2012. John Yi. DM828. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031911Fictitious Business Name(s):ArchiterraLocated at: 3634 Ocean Ranch Blvd., Oceanside, CA, 92056, San Diego County. Mailing Address: same as above. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 01/01/2000. This business is hereby registered by the following: Xavier Orozco, 865 Via La Venta, San Marcos, CA 92069. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/07/2012. Xavier Orozco. DM827. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-032321Fictitious Business Name(s):The Mate DoctorLocated at: 1006 Via Carina, Vista, CA, 92081, San Diego County. Mailing Address: same. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 12/01/2006. This business is hereby registered by the following: Julie L. Holley, 1006 Via Carina, Vista, CA 92081. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/13/2012. Julie L. Holley. CV429. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER37-2012-00087502-CU-PT-CTLSUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of JusticePETITION OF: George Morgan & Miranda Morgan for change of name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: George Morgan & Miranda Morgan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name a. Maria George Fouad Morgan to Proposed Name Maria Anna Morgan. Present Name b. Jolie George Fouad Morgan to Proposed Name Jolie Justina Morgan.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Jan 25,

conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Herbert E. Siegel, 606 3rd Ave. #301, San Diego, CA 92101. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/07/2012. Herbert E. Siegel. DM830. Dec. 20, 27, 2012, Jan. 3, 10, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030958Fictitious Business Name(s):Independent Property Appraisers, A Local AMCLocated at: 14086 Caminito Vistana, San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: same. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 11/27/2012. This business is

Tree Owner: Torrey Pacific Corp. Site Address (Tree/Vegetation Location): 110 Stratford CourtStaff Contact: Matt Bator, AICP, Senior PlannerDescription: The applicants are seeking relief under DMMC Chapter 23.51 (Trees, Scenic Views and Sunlight) for claims of scenic view blockage from trees/vegetation located on a neighboring property.ADJOURNMENTpc2012 01-08. 12/27/12. DM831

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031825Fictitious Business Name(s):Beverages and BlissLocated at: 606 3rd Ave. #301, San Diego, CA, 92101, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 606 3rd Ave. #301, San Diego, CA 92101. This business is

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Whitmarsh-Sweeney; Present Name b. Jaden Nicole Whitmarsh to Proposed Name Jaden Nicole Sweeney-Whitmarsh; Present Name c. Kendall Lee Whitmarsh to Proposed Name Kendall Lee Sweeney-Whitmarsh. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing Date: Jan. 29, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m, Dept 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Mar Times.Date: 12/3/12.Aaron H. KatzJudge of the Superior CourtDM815. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031335Fictitious Business Name(s):a. McMaverick Advertisingb. Maverick AdvertisingLocated at: 4653 Carmel Mnt. Rd., Ste. 308, #88, San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The first day of business was 11/29/12. This business is hereby registered by the following: Michael Gallagher, 4653 Carmel Mnt. Rd., Ste. 308, Unit #88, San Diego, CA 92130, Lisa Gallagher, 4653 Carmel Mnt. Rd.,

Ste. 308, Unit 88, San Diego, CA 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/03/2012. Lisa Gallagher. CV427. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031445Fictitious Business Name(s):MBF SolutionsLocated at: 13295 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 1/15/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Scott Arnold, 13295 Tiverton Road, San Diego, CA 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 12/03/2012. Scott Arnold. CV426. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030625Fictitious Business Name(s):a. Grand Del Mar Limousineb. Grand Del Mar LimoLocated at: 12757 Seabreez Farms Dr., San Diego, CA, 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: same. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 11/21/12. This business is hereby registered by the following: Samad Parvin, 12757 Seabreeze Farms Dr. #9, San Diego, CA 92130. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/21/2012. Samad Parvin. DM813. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031080Fictitious Business Name(s):Organize, Coordinate, DesignLocated at: 2941 Unicornio St. Apt. B, Carlsbad, CA, 92009, San Diego

County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business has not yet started. This business is hereby registered by the following: Kristina Boling, 2941 Unicornio St. Apt. B, Carlsbad, CA 92009. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/28/2012. Kristina Boling. DM812. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-031246Fictitious Business Name(s):Airport & Railroad Safety Consulting GroupLocated at: 1902 Wright Place, 2nd Floor, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The first day of business was 11/27/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Aviation & Railroad Transportation ADM. Inc., 340 W. 32nd Street Suite 441, Yuma, Arizona 85364, Arizona. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/30/2012. Kenneth M. Bettencourt. DM811. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-030740Fictitious Business Name(s):Entree NousLocated at: 2081 Sea Village Circle, Cardiff, CA, 92007, San Diego County. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The first day of business was 01/01/2000. This business is hereby registered by the following: Jessica Leibovich Veseskis, 2081 Sea Village Circle, Cardiff, CA 92007. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/26/2012. Jessica Leibovich Veseskis. DM809. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012


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