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Chilling and Grilling From left: Melissa Cortez, Miss Vista, Rocio Quesada, Miss Teen Vista Princess, and Caitlin Dahlin, Miss Greater San Diego attend the Vista BBQ Classic last weekend. See more photos from the event on page 6. Photo by Tony Cagala
Warfighter Academy opens its doors in former Escondido police headquarters By Ellen Wright
ESCONDIDO — The former Police Headquarters on 700 West Grand Ave. had been overtaken with vagrants. Graffiti splashed the walls, $40,000 worth of pipes and electrical wires had been ripped out and one vagrant had even outfitted the chief of police’s former office as his own personal bedroom, according to Warfighter Academy Partner Mathew Quinn. Yet the founders of the Warfighter Academy saw potential. The 32,000 square foot building is now home to the Warfighter Academy, a tactical training facility for both civilian and professional training, including law enforcement and military training. Instructors lead participants through different scenarios and film them, to show them their strengths and weaknesses afterwards. “It’s paintball on steroids,” said Quinn. One area is set up to look like a home, to give people experience defending themselves against home attacks. Another course pits people against each other with cardboard boxes as their only barriers. Quinn said this type of environment helps people improve their left- and right-handed shooting tech-
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Participants at the Warfighter Academy learn force training using paintball guns. The academy trains civilians and professionals. Courtesy photo
niques since participants are in such a confined area, they must switch the weapon between hands. Participants are outfitted with paintball guns loaded with clear paintballs, which co-Founder Sonny Garcia developed himself. When they explode, they don’t ruin expensive protective gear and people aren’t splattered with bright colored paint. The paintball guns are
also modified so they don’t shoot as fast, which ensures people don’t get bruised during their time at the Warfighter Academy. Garcia said there is no other similar training facility in the nation. The Warfighter Academy got its name from the people it aims to serve, combat veterans looking for an outlet to use their military training once they’ve returned home. Instructor Eugene
Neal said the Academy has helped him fit in to the “real world” since returning from a tour in 2005. “It’s helped me a lot with anxiety and it’s been an amazing tool,” said Neal. “Ever since I got out of the marine core, I don’t really feel like I belong anywhere. I felt out of place everywhere that I’ve been.” He said he’s found camaraderie at the academy TURN TO ACADEMY ON 15
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Denette Tanksley, left, and Jessica Evans walk every year in the Free to Breathe San Diego 5K Walk/Run to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer. Tanksley’s cousin and Evan’s boyfriend Tim Bumbalough passed away from lung cancer at 32 years old. Courtesy photo
Escondido walks to raise awareness for lung cancer By Ellen Wright
ESCONDIDO — Every year nearly 160,000 people die of lung cancer in the U.S., more than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined, yet Escondido resident Denette Tanksley said lung cancer research is still wildly underfunded. In fiscal year 2015, Congress appropriated $10.5 million towards lung cancer research compared to the $120 million appropriated for breast cancer research and the $80 million appropriated for prostate cancer. Tanksley lost her cousin Tim Bumbalough in 2013 to stage IV lung cancer. He was 31-years-old when he was diagnosed and passed away a year later. She said he was not a smoker and lived a healthy lifestyle. About 10 to 15 percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer never smoked. In order to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research, Tanksley began walking the San Diego Free to Breathe 5k Run/Walk. She said she began in 2014 as a way to grieve her cousin who did the walk the year before. “I was excited to participate in the next one, but he didn’t make it to the next one. We were all able to walk in his honor,” said Tanksley. She did the walk with her husband, four children and Bumbalough’s friends and family as Team TimStrong.
Funding from the walk goes towards Free to Breathe’s mission of doubling the lung cancer survival rate by 2022. This year, event organizers hope to raise $43,500 towards supporting lung cancer research and educational programs. In total, Team TimStrong has raised more than $5,100 for Free to Breathe. The most difficult part of the walk, Tanksley said, is continuing. “I think it’s difficult for the ones left behind to continue the fight,” she said. She said she reminds herself that the reason she walks is to hopefully have a small hand in changing other people’s outcomes with the disease. “This is why I do this, so that other people don’t have to go through this,” Tanksley said. “I might have just a teeny tiny hand in preventing someone else from having this experience (and) then it’s all worth it.” She believes that if her cousin had been diagnosed earlier, he would still be alive today. By walking in Free to Breathe, she hopes to raise awareness to enact change within the healthcare industry and to encourage insurance companies to broaden their parameters in regards to routine lung-cancer screenings. A computed tomography scan, or CT scan, is used to diagnosis lung-canTURN TO BREATHE ON 15
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Seniors upset over closure of Nifty After Fifty wellness centers By Aaron Burgin
REGION — A group of seniors expected to attend the TriCity Healthcare District board meeting on Thursday afternoon to protest the impending closure of two senior wellness centers in Oceanside and Vista. The North County hospital announced on July 9 that it would close the Nifty After Fifty locations July 31. Nifty After Fifty, a fitness center chain that specializes in senior wellness, has 39 locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Virginia. It opened its locations in North County in early 2014, but hospital officials cited an inability to increase membership — despite what it called “extensive marketing efforts” — as the reason for the decision to shut down operations. The Nifty After Fifty seniors wellness centers in Oceanside and Vista will shut down Tri-City has offered free six- operations July 31. Courtesy photo
month memberships to its Wellness Center on El Camino Real in Carlsbad to seniors displaced by the closures. The Healthcare district board of directors voted on the closure in June. “The extensive marketing programs have not been productive in increasing membership due primarily to a lack of physician referrals,” according to a staff report in June. Local resident Kimberly Stone said that seniors were unaware of the upcoming closure and will lobby the board of directors to reverse its decision, which Stone said would harm seniors by taking away a place where they can stay in shape and receive other health and wellness programs in an environment conducive to their needs. “While I clearly understand the importance of profit for all
businesses, I believe the loss to the community needs to also be considered,” Stone wrote in her letter to the board. “I believe that we can all work together to make this beneficial for all parties. These unique facilities serve one of the largest senior and disabled communities in North County, their needs will now be unmet.” Stone said that many seniors don’t feel comfortable using the wellness center, which she said is geared toward a younger clientele. Additionally, many seniors won’t able to afford the $75 monthly membership fee after the six-month membership expires. “Seniors don’t like competing with the young people at the gym,” Stone said. “We have many seniors whose main source of income is social security. There is no way they can afford $75 a month.”
Parking fines in San Marcos are going up State fines contractor over labor code violations By Aaron Burgin
SAN MARCOS — Parking tickets are set to rise — for the most part — in San Marcos beginning Aug. 1. The City Council unanimously adopted the first wholesale change in its parking fine structure in more than a decade. With it, the lowest fine amount, which used to be $20 (unat-
tended vehicle), is now $52. Many of the fines are the minimum $52, such as parking in a bike lane, crosswalk or an intersection, or blocking one of the aforementioned areas. Other more serious offenses, such as parking in a bus loading zone or parking near a fire hydrant, will cost $83. The most serious fines
include blocking an access ramp ($350), a sidewalk access ramp with a red curb ($350) or in a handicap zone ($430). The increases put the average parking fine in line with the rest of North County. On average, San Marcos’ fines are $83.67 compared to $83.52 throughout North County. Carlsbad, Vista Oceanside and the county
sheriff’s average fines run higher. A handful of the fines, such as using a false tab, obstructing traffic or parking near too close to the railroad tracks have actually been lowered. The last wholesale change to San Marcos’ parking fines was in 2003, according to the city resolution.
State levies a $450,000 fine to road paving company By Aaron Burgin
Scholarships awarded to first-generation high school graduates By Promise Yee
REGION — Hardworking families in the Crown Heights neighborhood want to ensure a better future for their children. To support students’ dreams of pursuing a higher education, neighbors raised funds to award three scholarships to first-generation high school graduates. Scholarships of $625 were awarded to Morelia Merida and Angel Ortiz, both Oceanside High School graduates, and Santos Peñaflor, a third-year student at California State University San Marcos. The scholarships recognized academic achievement and community leadership. “These three students see education as their gateway to a new life and even though they have bright futures, these kids also want to give back to their neighborhood and to make life better for future generations,” Margery Pierce, Oceanside Neighborhood Services director and scholarship committee member, said. Maria Isabel Rocha, Community Housing Works community building specialist, has worked with the Crown Heights Neighborhood Group for the past three years. She helps residents run a community-funded nonprofit that partners with the school district to provide school bus transportation for students. Money parents paid beyond last year’s bus service costs went into a fund for scholarships. Rocha
From left: Students Santos Peñaflor, Morelia Merida and Angel Ortiz are the first high school graduates in their families. Each received scholarships, recognizing them for their academic achievements and community leadership. Courtesy photo
said parents see the scholarships awards as a win for the whole community. “In this community the parents have always had a primary focus on education,” Rocha said. “(In many families) it’s the first generation of students to graduate from high school.” In selecting scholarship recipients, the committee considered struggles that applicants have overcome to pursue their dreams. Rocha said many students come from other countries, learn English as a second language and need to work extra hard to succeed academically. She added there are
also the challenges of family life, in which both parents work as low-wage earners and housing is shared with one or two other families. Academic potential was also a top qualification for recipients. “We were looking for a student with academic success and potential for future academic success,” Pierce said. Rocha said a motivator for many students to succeed is to help their family live a better life. A shared first step toward academic accomplishment is having safe bus transportation to school. Scholarship winner Merida is the first high
school graduate in her family. She participated in the bus transportation program for seven years. “Having safe transportation to school impacted me and many others in many different ways, but it helped us all be successful in one way or another,” Merida said. Merida is co-founder of Crown Heights Teen Girls United, a teen support and academic achievement group. Ortiz is also the first high school graduate in his family. He graduated Oceanside High School with honors, and has been accepted to the University TURN TO SCHOLARSHIPS ON 15
SAN MARCOS — State labor officials announced a major fine against a Santa Fe Springs-based road-paving company for, among other things, allegedly failing to pay prevailing wage to workers on a $1.2 million slurry seal project in San Marcos in 2013, despite the fact the city’s contract didn’t require the payment of such wage. The Labor Standards Enforcement Division of the California Division of Industrial Relations on July 6 informed the city and the contractor, Roy Allan Slurry Seal, that it would penalize the company for multiple labor code violations for the public works project. The state alleges that the paving company didn’t pay prevailing wage — the wage usually paid to a majority of workers in a certain region — or required overtime rates for the project, and failed to pay provide training fund contributions, all required by the state labor code. All told, the state says that the company owes $93,000 in wages, and $350,000 in penalties, which includes $300,000 for failing to provide certified payroll records. The paving company has 60 days to appeal the ruling and request an appeals hearing, department spokesman Peter Melton said. San Marcos officials said they are cooperating as a liable party in the matter and working with both sides on a settlement. San Marcos, which adopted its own charter in 1994, has provisions in its charter that doesn’t require contractors to pay
prevailing wage on certain projects. When the slurry seal project was approved, the contractor was not required to pay prevailing wage, city spokeswoman Sarah MacDonald said. Since that time, however, the state had passed laws curtailing charter cities’ ability to not pay prevailing wage on projects. Senate Bill 7, which was signed into law in 2013, prohibits cities with such charter provisions from receiving state funding on projects. The Department of Industrial Relations was unable to provide answers when asked about San Marcos’ charter status and the retroactive nature of the penalty at the time of publication. Melton, however, said because the project was paid for with public funds, the awarding body — in this case San Marcos — will ultimately be on the hook for the penalty. The Labor code requires the awarding body to withhold the penalty amount and disburse it to the contractor after it receives a final order from the state board. The San Marcos City Council discussed the penalty at its July 14 council meeting but took no action. In February 2014, the city accepted the work as completed. The nearly $1.2 million paid to the contractor was more than 5.6 percent higher than the original award due to change orders by the contractor, which the city pointed out in the staff report was higher than the public works department’s goal of avoiding increases to the contract due to change orders by more than 5 percent. Melton said that the proposed penalty is one of the larger fines that the department has levied recently. In 2013, the division penalized a hotel in San Diego $8 million for similar violations.
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Community Commentary
Knowledge about vaccines By Darlene Pidgeon
Board approves $1.6M for psychiatric teams By Dave Roberts
With its approval of a $5.4 billion budget for 2015-16, the Board of Supervisors redoubled its fight against mental illness by authorizing an additional $1.6 million to help people in the midst of crisis. The funding puts trained professionals on the streets, apartment buildings, parks — or anywhere else that a mental health episode might be unfolding. One of the professionals is a Sheriff’s deputy or police officer. The other is a licensed mental health clinician. Together, the pair makes a Psychiatric Emergency Response Team — or PERT. Today, the county is served by 23 PERT teams. Supervisors’ unanimous vote last week provides funding for 10 additional teams. Law enforcement officers come from a given jurisdiction’s police agency while the clinician is furnished by the nonprofit Community Research Foundation, a highly-regarded nonprofit group on a mission to rehabilitate people with mental health
problems. The PERT program is in its 20th year. Through those years, PERT teams have deescalated thousands of crises and have greatly reduced the numbers of incarcerations and hospitalizations resulting from those episodes. When a psychiatric crisis call comes in, the PERT clinician rides to the scene right in the squad car. “We go where the action is,” said Dr. Mark Marvin, the Community Research Foundation’s PERT director. In the field, the clinician works to deescalate the situation by starting a dialogue and building trust. Some cases can be resolved on the spot. Others — where authorities believe a person continues to present a risk to himself or others — might result in involuntary detainment. Throughout the county, psychiatric calls are on the increase and psychiatric hospitals often are filled to capacity, Dr. Marvin says. According to county data, PERT calls within the Sheriff Department’s coverage area
have increased by 62 percent from 2008 to 2014. That’s why in April, I called for expanding the PERT program in a letter to the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Dianne Jacob and Sheriff Bill Gore cosigned the letter, which received a unanimous vote from the Board. One of our goals was to increase public safety overall by freeing up officers to respond to other calls while PERTs handle mental health calls. Our funding approval last month was a great first step and I’m excited to continue working with my colleagues to improve this program. Dr. Marvin credits the PERT program’s success, in part, to outstanding collaboration among law enforcement agencies and members of the mental health community. I am proud to support that community and to have voted for funding to help people who need it most. Dave Roberts is Vice Chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
Letters to the Editor Mall signatures Regarding: “Not all in favor of strawberry fields mall” (July 24, 2015). I read in the story that the signature gathering process was used because it will give the Carlsbad city council and our community direct control over the process. Hear! Hear! Our city’s annual citizen survey says what we all know: we trust our mayor and city council members. We love our quality of life and appreciate that our leaders responsibly safeguard it. In a non-election year, more than 20,000 of us put our names on a petition to show support for the Agua Hedionda 85/15 Plan because it will continue to improve our quality of life with new access to open space. We actively participated in the process to bring sustainable, expanded farming opportunities to the strawberry fields, a beloved fixture in our coastal agriculture landscape. My friends and neighbors signed the petition because we want all the 85/15 Plan
offers at no cost to taxpayers. I hope the mayor and city council are impressed by our energetic support because thousands and thousands of us want more open space and want the strawberry fields to thrive. Sincerely, Shelley Wong, Carlsbad Petition signing I signed the petition in support of the 85/15 Plan and found nothing deceptive or sinister with the signature gatherer. I do find it odd that someone would choose to not read it at all and then blame the signature gatherer for their problem. Right there on the petition, signers could read the Carlsbad city attorney’s impartial analysis. It told everyone exactly what the petition was for. I understood that the 85/15 Plan preserves 176 acres of land on Agua Hedionda’s southern shore for open space — meaning no buildings, which are allowed in current Prop D form —
for passive use. We will get new access to miles of trails, picnic tables and benches on land that currently is private property. And all done environmentally progressive and beneficial for all. The plan also sustains and expands the strawberry fields. I have learned that Carlsbad Strawberry Company’s owner Jimmy Ukegawa supports the plan because it helps him stay in business when labor and water costs threaten small farmers like him. Can’t wait for the farm to table experience! If you ask me, the 85/15 Plan does save the strawberry fields and guarantees true open space. If I could sign twice, I would. I highly recommend all Carlsbad residents get truly informed by taking the “perception expanding” tour (from my experience) on Saturdays and attend a Caruso meeting, where you can express all concerns and get all questions addressed. James L. Brubaker, Carlsbad
I read Dr. S.E Rogers’ commentary “Vaccination Risks: Knowledge is Still Power” (July 17, 2015). I felt compelled to respond as his claim that vaccines cause Autism and damages children is disturbing. It is my hope that there is a very, very small percentage of people who agree with Dr. Rogers’ position; and less than the number of fingers on one hand of practitioners who claim to have a “unique approach to detoxifying the victims of vaccine injuries.” Otherwise, more education and outreach would be required in order to dispel today’s myths about vaccines. There is solid medical, scientific and statistical proof for the effectiveness of vaccines in combating often deadly diseases. “The culture of fear” that Dr. Rogers claims is behind the reason for parents vaccinating, is false. I had my children vaccinated as a duty to them and to the community against something preventable. It is the very young, elderly, pregnant women and immune-compromised individuals who are at risk if exposed to a virus. Vaccines have been around since the 1700s, although there is evidence to suggest its earlier existence.1 One of the pioneers in the study of infectious diseases was Dr. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), a British Physician, Scientist and Father of Immunology who created the smallpox vaccine.1 Smallpox was a leading cause of death in the 18th century.2 During the 20th century, it is estimated that smallpox was responsible for 300–500 million deaths.2 Today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as a result of the vaccine, smallpox has been eradicated, allowing discontinuation of routine smallpox immunization globally.3 As such, it’s unfortunate
that vaccine safety gets more public attention than vaccination effectiveness.3 Vaccines annually prevent almost 6 million deaths worldwide.3 In the USA, there has been a 99 percent decrease in incidence for the nine diseases for which vaccines have been recommended for decades, accompanied by a similar decline in mortality and disease sequelae.3 It was not made clear on what Dr. Roger’s claim of “vaccine-damaged children” entails. He has not described cases or cited examples of such. And, the claim that “few pediatricians warn parents of what signs to look for after vaccinations and fewer still will admit the connection” is far-fetched. Pediatricians do provide a list of the side effects and the information is readily available online, there is nothing secretive. My children’s pediatrician provided information and required my signature for every vaccine my children received; it’s called informed consent. Autism, which Dr. Rogers claimed was due to vaccines, was first identified in 1943 by Dr. Leo Kanner, who was an Austrian/American Psychiatrist.4 No medical cause was identified or linked to Autism at that time. Scientists today aren’t certain about what causes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but it’s likely that both genetics and environment play a role.5 If genetics is one determinant, than it can’t possibly be that vaccines cause Autism. There is at least 243 years separating the first vaccine inoculations and the identification of Autism. If the disorder were caused by vaccinations, a higher number of people would have presented with the disorder from the year 1700 to the current day. So, from even a common sense perspective, this obviously is not the case.
Autism exists in parallel to vaccinations, but it certainly isn’t the cause; association is not causation. Given the uncertainty of Autism’s root cause, it is difficult to understand how or why support for anti-vaccine gained any traction in the first place. What I observed of the anti-vaccine crowd was that their protest was to address primarily Autism and not the potential side effects that vaccines have, just like all other medications. The benefits far outweigh any common side effects. This leads me to believe there may be another agenda. On a side note: I am not sure if Dr. Rogers himself had been vaccinated as a child or even as an adult. If so, then I do not believe he should be advocating against vaccinations as he was afforded biological protection that unimmunized children do not have. I highly recommend anyone who wants to learn more about the benefits of vaccines, to read the World Health Organization’s bulletin. It addresses the multitude of gains achieved with vaccinations such as: healthcare savings; promoting economic growth; extending life expectancy; protecting the immune-compromised individuals; safe travel and mobility; the empowerment of women and protection against bioterrorism. And, to this, Dr. Rogers, knowledge IS power. Darlene Pidgeon is a Rancho Santa Fe resident. Sources: [1] historyofvaccines. org/content/timelines/all [2] wikipedia.org/wiki/ History_of_smallpox [3] who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/2/07-040089/en/ [4] autism-resources. com/autismfaq-hist.html [5] ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism. htm
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ARTFUL BRIDGE
The Center for the Arts, Escondido’s footbridge is more colorful now thanks to local artists that created small murals of some of the upcoming 2015-16 season’s performers and entertainers. Picture at very top: Ruben Beaz, a student at MiraCosta Community College next to his mural featuring José González, who is performing March 15, 2016. Elizabeth Bautista, a student at MiraCosta Community College, next to her mural of The Big Friendly Giant, performing Feb. 14, 2016. Photos by Honey Photographs by Alyss
‘Ballerina of Auschwitz’ recounts experiences By Christina Macone-Greene
RANCHO SANTA FE — From 1941 to 1945, the Jewish populations in parts of Europe during World War II were victims of genocide under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Tragically, it is estimated this mass murder ended the lives of six million Jews. One of the Holocaust survivors is Edith Eva Eger, Ph.D., who emerged amid the devastation with dignity, grace and the hope for a better future. In her younger years, Eger was known for her gymnastics and dance skill, which is why she was referred to as, “The Ballerina of Auschwitz.” Eger turned 17 while a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Last week, the Benedek Family opened up their Rancho Santa Fe home for the Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe so everyone could have the opportunity to meet and hear Eger. A humble Eger, now 87, called the evening a heartwarming experience. Although recovering from a recent bout of pneumonia, her positive spirit was contagious. “I feel that this is my opportunity to meet people and to find more meaning in my life by serving others. If I cannot serve others, I don’t know whether I could really survive much longer,” she said. Eger continued, “Surviving Auschwitz, I am so grateful that I was given an opportunity to give people
Holocaust survivor Edith Eva Eger Ph.D., left, with Rabbi Levi Raskin of the Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe, speaks to an audience about her experiences as a prisoner of the Nazi’s concentration camps during World War II. Photo by Christina Macone-Greene
their opportunity to look at their own lives and make a decision that they could be victims or survivors.” American Soldiers from the 71st Infantry rescued Eger while she was at the Gunskirchen labor camp in Austria. Among a pile of corpses, it was the faint movement of her hand which alerted a soldier she was alive. When Eger came to America, survivor’s guilt also followed her. So much so, she couldn’t will herself to attend her graduation ceremony at the University of Texas in El Paso, where she earned honors. After some time, however, she realized through the emotional hardship that
she no longer was going to be victimized. And this is precisely what she wanted to convey to guests at the Benedek home. She desired the evening be a renaissance for all people.
“And to let go of the biggest concentration camp that is in your mind and the key is in your pocket,” she said. It’s about reclaiming one’s genuine self. A clinical psychologist, Eger has a practice in La Jolla, and she also fulfills a position at the University of California, San Diego. Over the years, she has helped those suffering from trauma, including members of the military and battered women experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “I like to empower people to look within themselves rather than living in the past and blaming others,” she said. Eger added, “I was victimized, but I’m not the victim.” Eger agreed that everyone could learn something from her story. She hoped that evening people would return to their homes and try to live in the present. Conversely, if they are not able to let go of something, this may continue to hold them hostage and pris-
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oner. “I personally will never forget Auschwitz and certainly maybe not even overcome it, but I came to terms with it,” Eger said. “It’s a part of my life, and I like to refer to it as my cherished wound.”
SAN MARCOS — The Vallecitos Water District wants to remind customers that an executive order issued on April 1 by Gov. Brown ordered the SWRCB to implement reductions in cities and towns to cut usage by 25 percent. The SWRCB mandated a 24-percent reduction in potable water use for Vallecitos. Effective June 1, 2015, irrigation is limited to two unassigned days per week, eight minutes per station. To help the district achieve water conservation targets, Vallecitos staff began patrolling the community looking for water waste in May. Almost all of the violations being found are for sprinkler runoff, which occurs when the water from the sprinklers over-sprays or drains onto hard surfaces, such as the sidewalk or gutter. Vallecitos customers can schedule a free landscape irrigation audit. For more drought restriction information, go to vwd.org/Drought or call (760) 744-0460.
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VISTA — Vista’s historic downtown district was closed off to cars and opened to smokers, grills and anything else that could get hot enough to put a sear on any meat as part of the Vista BBQ Classic on Saturday. The officially sanctioned Kansas City BBQ Society event draws competitors from around the country to earn points, a cash prize and more during the two-day contest. Bogart Santiago checks on some tri tip at the Hunter Steakhouse booth. Photos by Tony Cagala
Donato Morales of Sausage Master readies to serve up a Josh Tanner, left, and mascot of Dia de los Puercos in Palm Springs, is bratwurst. one of this year’s competitors in the Vista BBQ Classic.
Plenty of BBQ afficianados and tasters get their fill of BBQ from around the country at the Vista BBQ Classic on Saturday.
Mest Gaylor of Ol’Blue BBQ in Indio, Calif. in front of their smoker “Ol’ Blue.”
Avant Hicks of Vista makes his way down the Nathan’s hot dog slide.
New date for Vista Old Fashioned ice cream social VISTA — With inclem- doors, the outdoor annual uled for Sept. 19 on the pa- Drive. ent weather July 18 send- Old-Fashioned Ice Cream tio of the Vista Historical Cost remains $3 each ing everyone scurrying in- Social has been resched- Museum, 2317 Old Foothill for children 10 and under and $5 for each adult, for unlimited ice cream, root beer floats, and soft drinks. The museum will be open for tours during the event. The Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Artists Conservatory Photography Exhibit: “Exploring the Arts and Culture of Downtown Vista,” by fourth- and fifth-grade students was originally set to be showcased during the social. It is now on display at the museum through Sept. 19. Further information is available by phoning the museum office. Museum visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and the first and second Saturdays of the month. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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ANNIVERSARY GIFT From left, Woman’s Club of Vista members April Rosemeyer, Linda Story, Sheila Carlson, Nancy B Jones, Judy Pantazo, Chris Anderson, Fran Jensen, Kay Silverman, Ruth Schneider, Phyllis Skall and Karen Rott, dedicate its Alta Vista Botanical Gardens gazebo, with climbing roses to honor the club’s 99th anniversary. With club donations over the past five years, the gazebo was completed in April 2014 and the brick floor was added in 2015. The club’s Centennial Celebration medallion was installed three months ago. Courtesy photo
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JULY 31 STAYCATION FUN Art Beat on Main Street invites all for free, prize Trivia every Friday at 7 p.m. at 330 Main St., Vista. Play, sip and win, alone or in a groupFor more information, visit info@artbeatonmainstreet.com. THAT’S LIFE MiraCosta College LIFE Lectures will meet at 1 p.m. July 31 on the Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Admin. Bldg. #1000. Check speaker schedule at miracosta.edu/life or call (760) 757-2121, ext. 6972. GANDHI SCHOLARSHIPS The San Diego Indian American Society will recognize 13 high school graduates with Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Scholarships at the 32nd Annual Mahatma Gandhi memorial lecture and award ceremony 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. July 31 at the Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Hall, UC San Diego AUG. 1 SOCCERLOCO SURF CUP The soccerloco San Diego Surf Cup continues to be the summer showcase for youth soccer’s Best of the Best, with U-10 to U-14 teams competing Aug. 1 through Aug. 3. Games will be played at the San Diego Polo Club, 14555 El Camino Real, Del Mar and the SoCal Sports Complex, 3300 El Corazon Drive, Oceanside. Semi-Final games are played on Monday morning, and the Finals are Monday afternoon. For more information, visit surfcup.com. GET OUT AND HIKE The city of San Marcos invites you to a 7-mile hike starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 1 on
the mostly flat trail along the south side of San Elijo Lagoon from El Camino Real in Rancho Santa Fe to North Rios Avenue, Solana Beach. A shorter, 3-mile interpretive hike will also be offered. Registration will take place at 7:30 a.m. at El Camino Real south of La Orilla in Rancho Santa Fe. Pets are welcome, but must be on a leash. AUG. 2 CLASSIC WHEELS From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2, the Vista Downtown Association will host the 26th annual Rod Run with 350 classic cars and live music along Main Street, Vista. Free to spectators. For more information, visit VistaRodRun.com or email info@VistaRodRun or call (760) 941-5075. BURN CENTER BACKING Parisa Beauty Salon is holding a fundraiser for the Dianna Ortego Llabres Burn Foundation from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 at 531 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Shampoo, cut, blow-dry, braiding, curling, flat ironing for a $20 minimum donation. Call (442) 500-8233 to schedule an appointment. AUG. 3 SUMMER AT THE LAGOON Summer Camp for grades 3 to 5 runs Aug. 3 to Aug. 7 at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center, 1580 Cannon Road, Carlsbad. Cost is $225. Camp for grades 1 and 2 runs Aug. 10 to Aug. 14. Cost is $175. Register at aguahedionda.org or call (760) 804-1969. AUG. 5 WORD ON GLUTEN The Curious Fork will host a meet-and-greet book-signing of “Grain of Truth-The Real Case for and Against Wheat and Gluten,” with novelist, wine producer
dynoflagellates, I am told. When any motion of water disturbs these microscopic critters, they light up. I had seen it only one other time in my life, but I had never forgotten it. I crossed my fingers and hoped my children might at least find it something worth staying out late on a school night for. When my son laid eyes on an almost-full moon over waves breaking into bright, blue-green phosphorescent streaks, he went impressively nuts. My daughter was equally amazed. I was floored to get that fabulous, gut-level reaction from them I thought I might not witness again until aliens land in my son’s bedroom or my kids have their own children. Why the phosphorescent sparkling of the ocean struck them, when other wonderful sights have not, I can only speculate. It was magical and amazing and comes around infrequently and unpredictably, but it rivaled all the pyrotechnics my children saw on the TV and movie screen. I was ecstatic. Motherhood sometimes seems to be an endless but fruitless search of things that will entertain and educate my children. To have those actually happen simultaneously is the top Mom prize. We got wet, cold and a bit sticky from salt spray. We oohed and aahed like on the Fourth of July. We didn’t want to go home. Thanks, Mother Nature. We needed that.
hen my children hit the teen years, I became painfully aware and disgruntled by how hard it was to impress them. It used to only take a trip past the monkey cage at the zoo and a day at Disneyland. Now, living in the age of virtual reality and stunning special effects on screen, plus reaching the oh-so-wise age of 12 and 13, made my children yawning skeptics. I tried to remind them that children in most any spot around the globe envy their location and lifestyle. I tried to point out that children just half a state away would trade their spleen for a day at our beaches and amusement parks. I reminded them that I had to walk to school uphill in the snow both ways. My impact? That would be none. We grown-ups got excited every time we spotted the Hale-Bopp comet, but my children were unmoved. I still get a thrill when a space shuttle goes up or seeing pictures of the surface of Mars and Pluto, but my children were unfazed. The fact that a man has actually walked on the moon is mildly interesting but old news to them. Every possible amusement was regular fare to my Jean Gillette is a freelance writer children, courtesy of other hoping for another light show children’s birthday parties. soon, without killing any fish. Many things pleased them, but very little really, truly astounded them. Just when I sadly accepted this as the status quo, Mother Nature caught us all by surprise. All I had to do was drive my children down to the beach after dark one night. When we arrived, we were treated to one of the planet’s most delightful spectacles. The ocean was putting on a light show, known to many as the “red tide.” It is caused by a warm-water bloom of red
com for more information. TUESDAY BOOK CLUB Escondido Public Library invites adult readers to join the 2nd Tuesday Book Club meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 11 in the Turrentine Room. This month’s selection is “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin. RAINED OUT The Vista Historical Society Ice Cream Social has been rescheduled to Sept. 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Vista Historical Museum at Rancho Minerva, 2317 Old Foothill Drive. RSVP to (760) 630-0444 or email vhm67@1882.sdcoxmail. com. RESCHEDULED “Write On, Oceanside!” Literary Festival will be held on a new date, Aug. 29 (not July 18 as originally announced), from 2 to 6 p.m., in and around the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza and Community Rooms. Admission to “Write On, Oceanside!” is free. AUG. 6 M C D O N A L D ’ S For more information, visREADS Escondido Public it ocaf.info/woo or contact Library presents “It’s Book woo@ocaf.info. Time with Ronald McDonald!” from 2 to 3 p.m. Aug. 6, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. Ronald McDonald makes an appearance. For more information, visit library.escondido.org or call (760) 839-4827. STEPPIN’ OUT The Carlsbad Senior Center hosts The Vidals, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad. For more information, visit FREEgCONSULTATIONY carlsbadca.gov/parksanNogcasegisgtoogsmall.g drec and click the Adults Nogfeesgunlessgwegrecovergmoneygforgyou. 50+ button or call (760) Timinggisgcritical.g 602-4650. YoughavegnothinggtogloseY MARK THE CALENDAR DOG DAYS Cardiff hcc hccpcc 101 Main Street presents the Cardiff Dog Days of hcc hcc Summer from 9:30 a.m. to hcfccpc hccc 5 p.m. Aug. 8 along Newcastle Avenue, Aberdeen hcc hccpc Drive and Liverpool Drive, hcc hc Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Visit cardiffdogdaysofsummer. hcc hc LAW FIRM and author Stephen Yafa, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at The Curious Fork, in the Ocean Pointe complex at 512 Via de la Valle, Suite 102, Solana Beach. For more information, call (858) 876-6386 or visit thecuriousfork.com. EXOTIC ORCHIDS Curious about orchids from Brazil? Alek Zaslawski, co-owner of an orchid farm in Brazil, will be at the Palomar Orchid Society meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in the Lodge at Lake San Marcos, 1105 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos. Visit palomarorchid.org or call (760) 510-8027 NEW FRIENDS Carlsbad Newcomers will host survivor of the Bataan Death March, Lester Tenney, at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at Heritage Hall, Magee Park, 2650 Garfield St. For more information, call (760-6343535) or visit carlsbadnewcomers.org.
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Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe readies for series By Christina Macone-Greene
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Village is a place where community, creativity and an appreciation for the arts blend together. Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe is part of this tapestry and ready to unveil its 2015 series on Oct. 9. A 501(c)(3), nonprofit, Community Concerts of RSF has been a gathering place in the heart of the Village for the last 16 years. The idea of a community concert series was started by Holly and Tony Wilson. “Holly sent out a whole bunch of postcards to all of her friends and any oth-
er address she could get a hold of,” said Gail Kendall, president of the Community Concerts of RSF. “They started as mostly a classical music series, and its home was the Garden Club.” Sixteen years ago, the grassroots effort had an attendance of around 50 guests. When word “got out” about the musical talent and they eventually grew out of the Garden Club. Their larger venue is now at the Village Church Fellowship Hall, which holds 300 or more attendees at their concerts. Kendall contributes the growth due to the fact that their music poten-
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tial continues to improve, attracting a more robust crowd. The concerts are also making a positive impact in the community. The allure of Community Concerts of RSF is that residents don’t need to drive to downtown San Diego to attend a concert, and for many, need to drive back home that very same evening. Kendall said most attendees are five minutes away from home. She receives many thanks for bringing good music and a fun evening right into the community. And then there are the preconcert parties. “Everyone is just having a good time because they are meeting all their friends,” she said. Over the years, the music genre has shifted, too. Concerts vary from light classical, jazz, big band crooners, bluegrass, Broadway hits, R&B, and so much more. There is something for everyone. On the musical roster this year is Vivace, a diverse repertoire, who performed at the 2010 Winter Games; The Young Irelanders performing Irish music and dance troupe with Celt-
at an impressive price point, Kendall said. A season membership, which includes the four concerts are $225 per person, while single concerts are $75. Children may attend for free when accompanied by an adult. There are also tiered categories for “giving” and special concert series “perks.” Donations are tax deductible. Kendall wants people to know that their music series is getting better with each passing year. Annually, Community Concerts of RSF handpicks its upcoming choices with Live on Stage, an agency who manages the talent. This yearly conference is held in July. Live on Stage tours these artists from the east to west coast. Kendall is delighted with the eclectic music they have on their concert menu this year.
Gail Kendall, president of the Community Concerts of RSF, says the concerts make a positive impact in the community. Courtesy photo
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“We start with a preconcert party, and we try to keep it a party,” she said. For more information about the Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe, visit online at ccrsf.org or email them at ccrsfmembership @ gmail.com.
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Legoland announces new ninja attraction By Ellen Wright
CARLSBAD — Young ninja heroes will be coming to Legoland next spring to bring the ancient art of Spinjijtzu. Legoland announced Wednesday that construction is now underway for a new attraction based on the popular line of toys, Ninjago. Details about the new interactive experience haven’t been released yet. Park officials are waiting to release more information at a formal press conference in mid-September. The toy line also has an accompanying TV series on Cartoon Network. Brand new episodes that were released this year were accompanied by 22 new building sets. According to city records, a one-story 3,643 square foot building was approved earlier this month. A 12,490 square foot “dark building” was also approved nearby in the southeastern portion of the park. The new exhibit will also feature a Build-a-Boat station where visitors can build and float boats.
Legoland announced Wednesday the addition of a new attraction based on the popular Ninjango line of toys and TV series. Courtesy photo
The attraction will be included with park admission. Fences were put up Wednesday morning, signaling a start to construction. This will be the third addition Legoland has unveiled in the past three years, with the Chima Waterpark, which opened last year, and the Friends Heartlake City, which opened earlier this summer.
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ne of my favorite hangout locations anywhere is the stretch of Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia where Coastal Animal Hospital and Lou’s Records are located. It still has a bit of Leucadia funk going that on and when you add live music, food trucks and pets as Brian Evans, DVM from Coastal Animal Hospital has done with his Food Truck Monday, it sounds like a fun evening for a great cause. I caught up with Brian recently to learn more about the event happening Aug. 3, and his taste in music and food.
Let’s jump right into the event. It’s a great idea, how did it come about? I have wanted to create a nonprofit for animals for a long time and the challenge for any new nonprofit is to raise money. This idea came about as a great way to raise money and enjoy a casual summer evening where people could also bring their pets. It also appealed to me because food trucks have such great variety and can be very innovative. This is something everyone in the community would be able to participate in. The idea of creating another expensive, exclusive black tie dinner event just didn’t really fit with us or the Leucadia vibe.
So back to the music portion of the event. You are located in on of my favorite places anywhere, next to the iconic Lou’s Records. The building you are in was occupied by Lou’s at one point and had plenty of live performances. Do you ever feel any of that energy? Yeah, we definitely feel that. We actually have a lot of people walk in to the building with their jaw dropped because they remembered coming in there and rifling through music for hours on end. I was one of those people too. The building definitely looks and smells a lot different now, but the energy is still there. We still get to participate every year with the Summer Fun on the 101 event where we host live music in the parking lot and get to enjoy that cheese-laden sandwiches old vibe. By the way, we and foods, which is most have some fine musicians likely where you will find playing the event including David Zimmerle, Mike Rume on Monday. dolph and Heather Nation. Tell me more about The Hana Fund, how does it Continuing on the music operate and why is it so im- theme, what was your first concert and where was it? portant? That would have to be The HANA (Help-ANeedy-Animal) fund is a Oingo Boingo at the San 501c3 nonprofit that we Diego State Open Air Thestarted last year with the ater. I was 14 years old and aim to prevent economic was dropped off with a euthanasia for curable dis- friend and we were totaleases. There is a huge need ly excited. Danny Elfman for this as there are a ton of and crew blew our teenage nonprofits aimed at rescu- minds that night and igniting dogs and cats but very ed a concert habit that kept little available money for us going back for more. We pets who get sick and are saw more incredible shows homeless or who are in fam- there, at the Casbah, Soma, Che cafe and any other venue we could find.
Food, music and animals, it’s a great mix. Tell me about the food portion of it. What food trucks will you be having? We have three great food trucks for our inaugural event. There is Organic Food Truck, which serves a variety of delicious food such as Lobster Mac N Cheese, Seared Ahi Tuna Salad or even an organic Chili Dog, to name a few. There is also Dos Bandidos, which serves various Mexican specialties and also offers portabello ceviche. The last food truck is That’s What Cheese Said — specializing in Philly cheese steaks and other
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What would be your dream concert lineup? Three bands, one stage, one night, any era, dead or alive, who are you booking? What a tough question. For nostalgia, I would put Boingo as the opener because they put on a great show and really get the crowd pumped. One of the best shows I have ever seen was Radiohead and they would be my next set. Their drummer was one of the hardest working people I have seen on a stage. My final pick would have to be some classic rock and roll and I think The Doors would bring the entire evening home. What are your top five North County restaurants right now at any price point? If I don’t include Jorge’s Mexicatessen as a true restaurant (I have ordered a bean rice and cheese burrito from there nearly every day for lunch for the past eight years), I would have to say my first love is Q’ero. The small, intimate setting with slow food reminds me of the TURN TO LICK THE PLATE ON 15
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arts CALENDAR Rucker reaches bona fide arena headliner status Know something that’s going on? Send it to calendar@ coastnewsgroup.com AUG. 1 SIGN UP NOW Registration has begun for the Peter Pupping Summer Guitar Workshop beginning Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 10 through Aug. 31 at Ranch View Baptist Church, 416 Rancho Santa Fe Rd., Encinitas. Register at encinitasguitarorchestra.com Cost is $150, includes book and materials. Beginning, intermediate and advanced guitarists in one setting. SON JAROCHO The Vista Library will host a free son jarocho concert with Son de San Diego at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at 700 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista. Son jarocho is a folk music from the southern region of Veracruz, Mexico. For more information, contact Kris Jorgensen at (760) 643-5120. FAMILY ART DAY Carlsbad’s Cultural Arts Office hosts a free Family Open Studios from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 1, in the gallery courtyard of the Carlsbad City Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. CHAMBER TUNES The Chamber Music Players of the North Coast Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Admission is free; donations will be accepted. REGGAE NIGHT Ziggy Marley will play after the Del Mar Races Aug. 1, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. Visit delmarscene.com for more information. BOOGIE DOWN Rock with local favorite band, the Mar Dels, at the fourth Summer Music Series, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Anthropologie Court at The Forum, 1923 Calle Barcelona, La Costa. AUG. 2 TRIBUTE TO JONI MITCHELL Robin Adler and the Mutts of the Planet perform Joni Mitchell at 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Encinitas Library, 520 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. For more information, visit encinitaslibfriends.org or call (760) 753-7376. CONCERT BY THE SEA Come down to Moonlight Beach from 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 at the end of B Street, Encinitas, to hear Betamaxx, free on the sand. Bring blankets, beach chairs and beach toys and get comfy. No glass, alcohol, or pets are allowed at Moonlight Beach. AUG. 3 VARIETY NIGHTS See “Sondheim Unscripted” at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3. Tickets at tickets. northcoastrep.org.
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Darius Rucker says he never counted on reaching a point in country music where he would be a bona fide arena-level headliner. But with his fourth studio album, “Southern Style,” now in stores and a summer tour under way, that’s exactly what’s happened. His itinerary this summer takes him to the large outdoor amphitheaters as he winds his way from coast to coast. “It’s pretty awesome, especially when I remember six or seven years ago starting out and being the first guy on the Dierks (Bentley) and Brad (Paisley) tour and not knowing what’s going to happen, not knowing what’s going to happen with the single, just out there trudging along,” Rucker said in a recent phone interview. “And now seven years later I’m headlining amphitheaters and arenas and stuff. It’s amazing. It’s more than I ever wished for with this. I just wanted to make a few records. I thought if they’d let me make a couple of records, that would be great. It’s great to have actually been able to make those records and have success.” Success might be an understatement. Rucker, who first came to fame fronting the rock band Hootie & The Blowfish (whose 1996 album, “Cracked Rear View,” sold 16 million copies in the United States alone), made the transition to the country music world with his 2008 solo album, “Learn To Live.” He didn’t have to worry for long about whether his
set list. “You know you’re going to play the hits and all that stuff,” Rucker said. “But you’ve got to figure out what album tracks to play. I want to bring back some songs from the first record, the second record and there are probably four or five songs on the new record that I want to play. So it’s really tough. You’ve got put it all together right so people, they want to hear the songs they want to hear. So you put it together right, but you also want to have a blast and play the songs you want to play…It’ll be fun. I know that.” The songs from “South-
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Darius Rucker performs at the Sleep Train Ampitheatre Aug. 2. Photo by Jim Wright
music would register with country fans. “Learn To Live” sold more than a million copies while producing three number one country singles — “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and “Alright.” His 2010 second album, “Charleston, SC 1966,” added two more chart-topping singles to Rucker’s country resume and also went platinum. Then came the 2013 album “True Believers,” which cemented Rucker’s place as one of country’s leading men. The lead single from the album, “Wagon Wheel,” topped “Billboard” magazine’s country singles chart and won a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance. A follow-up single, “Radio,” went top five. Now comes “South-
ern Style,” whose March 31 release was preceded by the single “Homegrown Honey.” That tune reached number six on “Billboard” magazine’s Hot Country singles chart. With his string of hits, Rucker can fill much of his live show with popular singles. This means options for which other songs to put into his live set have gotten a bit more limited — not that he’s complaining that popularity is making it harder to put together a
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OCEANSIDE — Three days of surfing competition wrapped up on Sunday with a new champion being crowned in the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro. Tatiana Weston-Webb, the No. 7-ranked surfer in the World Surf League, took this year’s honors beating out Courtney Conlogue. Conlogue moved through her early rounds convincingly, scoring a 9.30 on her opening wave on Saturday. Conlogue beat out Sage Erickson in the round of 16 heat to move on to the finals and compete against Weston-Webb. Erickson, who won last year’s competition, survived a thrilling heat on Saturday after catching a wave in the final seconds, earning her a chance to move on to the round of 16 on Sunday. The three-day surf event, hosted at the Oceanside Pier, is the largest women’s surf contest in the world, complete with a Festival Village featuring live music, skateboarding demonstrations and vendors. Spectators enjoy the sun and surf action in the water during the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro surf contest held at the Oceanside Pier. Photos by Bill Reilly
Caroline Marks from the Untied States competes in Heat 11.
Georgia Fish competes during Round 4, Heat 1 of the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro held in fun 2 - 3 foot surf on Saturday in Oceanside.
Sophia Bernard of Australia surfs in Round 4, Heat 1.
Stephanie Single of Australia surfs in Round 3, Heat 12.
Leilani McGonagle surfs in Round 3, Heat 12 during the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro in Oceanside.
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Sports Summer is here and so are 12-year-old makes mark at Supergirl Pro — surprise — the Chargers Contact us at sports@coastnewsgroup.com with story ideas, photos or suggestions
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t’s the initial time out of the season, so embrace it. Stadium talk takes a brief seat in the back after riding shotgun this offseason. Where will the Chargers go, where could fresh digs be built, how much will it cost taxpayers — yada meet yada and yikes we’ve had enough. Instead let’s focus on the Chargers, you know the dudes with the cleats and helmets. It’s time to talk about pad level instead of legal pads and thank goodness late summer is here. The Chargers start tuning up this week, opening what could be their last training camp in San Diego. While many questions for coach Mike McCoy and his players will center on venue possibilities, let’s zero in on football. First things first, is No. 17 still pulling his pickup truck into the players’ lot? Yep, quarterback Philip Rivers remains in these parts and we reckon all that chatter of him going to Tennessee was just that. He’s the ultimate titan of the Chargers, with leadership qualities that touch every player on offense, defense and special teams. Rivers has flourished under McCoy’s up-tempo system and there’s no reason for Rivers to find reverse. As long as he’s under whatever center the Chargers employ, this team has a chance. But Rivers needs help and we offer the last five seasons as proof. Despite having an elite quarterback, the Chargers have missed the postseason in four of the past five years. Shame on two front offices for squandering the second half of Rivers’ career, one that has been marked by extreme highs and lows. Rivers has some new options and we commend general manager Tom Telesco. He’s no rock star GM — we’ll leave that to the Padres’ A.J.Preller of Encinitas. But Rancho Santa Fe’s Telesco had an offseason, which didn’t garner national attention; something we’ve learned doesn’t guarantee success. Telesco traded up to draft running back Melvin Gordon. Wisconsin is known for beer and brats, but this former Badger was acquired to deliver bruises and bravado. Gordon, who led the bigboy colleges in rushing last year, will provide an immediate boost to a pedestrian running game. There’s nothing a keen quarterback loves more than a rushing attack to lean on — in case you’re wondering about Rivers’ toothy grin. Rivers also has a new tar-
get in Stevie Johnson, a pair of reliable hands and the quicks to get open. The front line is looking to get back to normalcy. After starting five centers last year, the Chargers pray the offensive line rotation halts. Chris Watt gets the first shot of replacing Nick Hardwick as the line’s anchor. Good luck to Watt, who earned his stripes as guard at Notre Dame. Orlando Franklin settles in at left guard, coming over from Denver. The other faces are familiar as they long to open holes while introducing a physical Gordon to the NFL. But a red flag still flaps on a defense that has very few meetings at the pocket. Ever wonder the price of an inconsistent pass rush? Circle back to that embarrassing number about the Chargers being playoff-free. So it’s another Melvin we call on and Ingram will produce at some point, right? The team’s No. 1 pick showed four sacks last year. The sad part is that was but one-half sack shy of tying for the team lead. It’s well past time for Ingram to wreak havoc and resist the lure of the trainer’s room. If Ingram can stay fit and productive — big “ifs” — the defense could be decent. Corey Liuget passed decent a long time ago and that’s why the team presented a long-term deal. But the standout end needs a few more hands on deck to really shine. What was doom-andgloom last year was the run defense. It was another aspect of a mediocre team and if you don’t believe so you fell asleep after the Chargers drafted Gordon. The next pick was Miami’s Denzel Perryman. When you draft a run-stuffer where there are two returning starters in Donald Butler and Manti Te’o, that’s revealing. The cornerbacks are set with Brandon Flowers and Jason Verrett. Flowers was kept off the free-agent market — a good move by Telesco. Verrett showed flashes in his rookie season, but he must prove his frame can shoulder the physical toll the NFL extracts. All-Pro safety Eric Weddle is in camp and grumpy. He’s ticked the Chargers denied his request for a multiyear contract and he didn’t hide his displeasure. A motivated Weddle is a good thing as he’ll be eager to prove the Chargers made a mistake. What would be a crime is if the Chargers flee. A larger blunder is letting lawyers and spokespeople trump layout catches and spiking the football. The Chargers are back and for how long we don’t know? What’s clear is footballs are filling the sky, a cherished respite from the hot air, which dominated the offseason. Contact Jay Paris at jparis8@ aol.com. Follow him on Twitter at jparis_sports.
OCEANSIDE — She’d be the first professional surfer in the Spencer family if she wants to, and by the looks of it 12-year-old Alyssa Spencer wants to. Spencer got her first taste of surfing against the professionals last weekend when she competed in, and made it through to the money round of the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro in Oceanside. “It was really fun,” Spencer said of her experience, including competing against one of her idols in Coco Ho. “Surfing next to her was sweet,” she said. “I was just going to go out and have fun because they’d be really hard to beat. I just wanted to surf my best,” she said. “We just came in hoping to have some fun, maybe make a heat or two and (she) just kept going. Definitely happy” said her dad Paul. After her final heat on Saturday, Spencer, a Rip Curl team member, was swarmed with autograph seekers and fans looking to take selfies and photos with the up-and-coming surfer. Having been surfing for nine years already, her dad taught her to surf at the age of three, Matt Myers, Rip Curl team manager and Spencer’s surf coach said she has an amazing ability to read the ocean, not just in competition, but whenever they’re surfing around Carlsbad, Trestles or San Clemente. “She’ll go to where the waves are going to come,” Myers added. “That’s something you can’t really teach anyone.” Spencer, who lives in Carlsbad, surfs everyday and credits being out in the ocean a lot for her abilities to read waves and get into the right positions.
Alyssa Spencer, 12, competes against professional surfers, making it into the money round of the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro last weekend in Oceanside. Photo by Tony Cagala
“She’s got a really smooth style and (is) very mature for her age,” said Myers. Her dad said he was a little surprised by her run through the early rounds of the competition. “And she’s surfing against some of the top surfers in the world — she’s got nothing to lose,” Myers said. “That’s the great thing about this event is that it allows a surfer like (Spencer)…to get in,” said Myers. “She barely got in the contest, she was on the waitlist and then she made it through three rounds and then the money round, which is pretty spectacular,” he said.
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Dorothy Helen Randall, 107, died peacefully early Friday morning, July 24, 2015. She was born July 9, 1908 in Long Beach, California. Dorothy was the only child of Virginia S and John McCall. Her early career was with the Hollywood studios working in costume design for Edith Head. Then on to Chevrolet Motor Company, in Portland, Oregon, as a secretary where she met her husband James C Randall of 67 years. She was active in the Rancho Santa Fe, California Presbyterian Church, working as a secretary to the minister for many years. Real Estate caught Dorothy’s interest in 1962 and she held various po-
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sitions, including President, of the San Diego Reality Board for many years. After the death of her husband in 1993, Dorothy made plans to move to Helena, Montana from San Marcos, California to spend her final years near her son and his family, which she did in 2003. Dorothy was an active member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood since 1948 and chaired various committees during her membership years. Dorothy is survived by her son Richard S Randall and wife Julianne of Clancy, Montana. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome. com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Dorothy. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life’s been full, I savored much, good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me, GOD wanted me now, he set me free.
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that he didn’t think he’d find again. “I didn’t expect to find that camaraderie. I had kind of lost hope on that,” he said. In the few weeks it’s been open, the academy has also provided training to those looking to protect their home. Fallbrook resident Carol Bright said she began taking the courses so she could
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of Zinfandel (85 percent) and a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon (15 percent). It’s exploding with plum flavors, black cherry and currents with a rich mouthfeel and a subtle hint of spice,” he said. Langdon has been a wine buyer for Whole Foods in Encinitas since it opened some four years ago. Since then, a steady stream of new customers has come walking through the doors, leaning on the sage advise of this wine guru for what’s new, and for special pricing that Langdon has been able to get to pass on to customers. He constantly seeks local and regional wineries such as Temecula and San Diego County, something you just don’t see elsewhere. Even a few brands from the Guadalupe Valley in Baja show up. Customers can be slow to try these wines, but Langdon tells them they are amazingly good. And he’s right! Southern California has the same climate as Tuscany, Italy, Spain and other countries in the Mediterranean corridor. “I see some real interest lately in the Italian and southern French styles like Sangiovese, Barbera, Primitivo and Viognier. Of course we have lots of Cabs and Chardonnays. They are still the most popular sellers. It’s summer so Sauvignon Blanc is a wine in demand, especially California style. Oh, and don’t forget Sangria, both red and white.” Langdon has over 700 wines on the shelves. He be-
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The Free to Breathe Walk takes place Aug. 9 at 7:45 a.m. at the North Embarcadero Marina Park downtown. It costs $30 before Aug. 5 and $35 after. More information is available online at freetobreathe.org.
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lieves in every one of them. “I stock consumer friendly wines, what counts and what sells. My customers will buy better wines. The average bottle price is now $20 — the top rows in price and quality.” As for the Guru label, his customers gave him that name. “It’s like a badge of honor,” he says. And he wears it well. The local Whole Foods number is (760) 274-1580. The wines made from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo are catching my eye and my palate, and Westerly Wines are right up there with the best. That coastal mountain range that runs North and South takes a fascinating turn in an area called Happy Canyon, in the Santa Ynez Valley North of Santa Barbara. This funnels wind and fog resulting in a beneficial diurnal effect of heating and cooling that grapes love. Westerly wines has an enviable range of wines made by winemaker Adam Henkel who came to Westerly from the famous Harlan Estate in Napa Valley, and is applying the relentless approach to quality that he participated in at Harlan. The wines read like a who’s who of greatness: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and an array of red and white blends. One such white blend was my sentimental favorite, brimming with Rhone Valley flavors, the 2013 Westerly Fletcher’s White. Deep gold in color, it has 37 percent Sauvignon Blanc, 24 percent Semillon, 22 percent Roussanne and 17 percent Viognier ($30). There is limited production
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Wine Bytes The Wine Vault in San Diego will be presenting a Margerum five-course wine dinner Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $59.50. Owner Doug Margerum will be there. Wine is from the Santa Barbara area. RSVP at (619) 295-3939. Capri Blu in Rancho Bernardo is hosting a wine dinner featuring our feature wine, Westerly from Santa Barbara, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. with five delicious courses with five-great Westerly wines. Price is $55. Call for places at (858) 673-5100. A Jazz and Wine Festival will be staged at Grand Tradition in Fallbrook Aug. 22 starting at 4 p.m. It will headline David Benoit and Jane Monheit, with other bands, including food sampling, with beer and wine garden. Advance general admission is $35 and higher with VIP selections. Bring blankets and low lawn chairs with General admission. Look at grandtradition.com/jazz-wine-festival. The Fairmont Grand Del Mar and its Clubhouse Grill is planning a Ballast Point Brewing Dinner Aug. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Savour four-courses of delicious cuisine, paired with a unique craft brew. $50. RSVP at (858) 314-2700. Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur certified by Wine Spectator. He is one the leading wine commentators on the web. View and link up with his columns at tasteofwinetv.com and reach him at mangiompc@aol.com. Follow him on Facebook. pets. Food Truck Monday is happening Aug. 3 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 434 N. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Check out Coast Animal Hospital at sdcoastalanimalhospital.com. Lick the Plate can now be heard on KPRi, 102.1 FM Monday – Friday during at 4:10 and 7:10 p.m. David Boylan is founder of Artichoke Creative and Artichoke Apparel, an Encinitas based marketing firm and clothing line. Reach him at david@ artichoke-creative.com or (858) 395-6905.
VIVA LAS VEGAS! San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn, left, an Elvis impersonator, Founder and CEO of BizAir Shuttle Dan Cretsinger and Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall celebrate BizAir Shuttle’s first flight to Las Vegas Thursday morning. BizAir is offering flights to Las Vegas Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. and Friday and Sunday at 12:35 p.m. Photo by Ellen Wright
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of California Santa Cruz. Ortiz plans to become a family immigration lawyer. Peñaflor is a California State University San Marcos student, and the first high school graduate in his family. Penaflor participated in the school bus program for nine years. “I consider myself lucky enough to have a community that believed
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Style” stays true, for the most part, to Rucker’s first three albums, with a rootsy sound built around his warm baritone vocals. But it’s not a carbon copy of his earlier music, either. For one thing, Rucker considers it his “countriest” album yet. “I thought all of my last three records were country, but this one just seems to twang a little
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The free First Wednesday Programs sponsored by the Cardiff Friends of the Library, present Double Take with Janet Hammer and Nathan Fry, from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff. Call (760) 6351000 for more information. FRIENDS BRING TUNES August’s free family music program sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will feature Odyssey, five women and six men with songs from Broadway, the 50s, doo-wop, barbershop, and contemporary pop. at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at 3919 Townsgate Drive, Carmel Valley. For further information call (858) 5521668.
that school transportation was a necessity, and not a privilege as some might think,” Penaflor said. “Without it I would have had to walk almost a mile to school carrying a book bag that weighed almost seven pounds. By the time that I would arrive to school I would be tired and fatigued leaving no room to focus.” For the last three years Penaflor has worked as a North County Lifeline junior staff member, and assistant coach for the
Club Crown Heights Soccer Team. Mathúin Ó Laighin, a member of the Crown Heights scholarship committee, expressed her pride in the scholarship recipients on Facebook. “Such wonderful young people with positive attitudes and great potential for the future,” Ó Laighin said. “So proud of all these young people and wish them all the best in their academic endeavors.” Scholarships were awarded on July 10.
more than the other three, I think,” Rucker said. Part of the country character of “Southern Style” came down to the choice of songs, Rucker said. In particular, the frisky “Good For A Good Time,” with its Texas swing tempo, fiddle and twangy guitar, and the ballad “Low Country,” with its weeping slide guitar and rustic sound, push traditional country elements to the forefront of
the songs. There’s also a bigger presence of acoustic instruments, such as guitar, mandolin and fiddle, which gives peppy songs like “Homegrown Honey” and “Baby I’m Right” and mid-tempo tunes like “Half Full Dixie Cup” and “High On Life,” a particularly earthy sound. “I think we got a little more organic with the instrumentation on this record, and I thought that was cool,” Rucker said.
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MARK THE CALENDAR SINGING ‘SHREK’ Moonlight Stage Productions presents, “Shrek: The Musical.” The production runs at 8 p.m. Aug. 12 through Aug. 29 under the stars at Moonlight Amphitheatre, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive. Ticket price range is $24 to $52. Visit moonlightstage.com or call the box office at (760) 724-2110. NEW AT THE REP Tickets are available now for the North Coast Repertory Theatre, presentation of “Girl Singers of the Hit Parade” beginning Aug. 20, at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach Tickets are $40 general admission. Call (858) 481-1055 or visit northcoastrep.org. FREE SUMMER FUN Pala Casino Spa & Resort will continue its free events series in August featuring the 60+ Club at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays, live music at the underground wine CAVE and tribute concerts at 8 p.m. on Saturdays in the Infinity Showroom. For the full line-up, visit palacasino.com.
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By Eugenia Last FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015
FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Personal affairs and romantic opportunities will confuse you. Work on your relationships You will be drawn into unfamiliar, exciting with others. More give-and-take and a territory this year. This period of creative focus on equality will help tame any probchange will help you discover a new pur- lem you face. pose and a higher potential. Take a leadership role and fight for what you believe PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Don’t spend time with people you can’t trust. in. Trying to sort out what is and isn’t true will LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Before you take be taxing. Opt to spend time with people on someone else’s responsibilities, make who love and understand you. sure you are reading the situation clearly. Don’t step in and take over unless you ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will gain popularity and status by participatare prepared to go the distance. ing in a cause you believe in. The people VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Practicality and a straightforward attitude will help you meet will help you advance personalyou get ahead. A detailed project will give ly and professionally. Romance is in the you the opportunity to highlight your skills stars. and show your dedication and loyalty.
THE BORN LOSER by Art & Chip Sansom
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You have nothing to lose and plenty to gain if you are open to new philosophies and ideas. Search for a novel approach to a troubling situation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- An overactive imagination will lead to problems. Deal with matters as they are, not as they seem. An unrealistic viewpoint or false assumptions will lead to conflict.
BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce
MONTY by Jim Meddick
ARLO & JANIS by Jimmy Johnson
THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schorr
ALLEY OOP byJack & Carole Bender
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your colleagues will be surprised by your innovative problem-solving techniques. Change will be necessary if you aren’t satisfied with your current position. Go after your dreams.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your power of persuasion will work in your favor. People will be happy to help you get what you want. Others will be inspired by your words and motivated by your ac-
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Consider letting go of projects and people that are dragging you down. Take the direction that suits you best instead of what others want you to do.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your desire for mental and physical stimulation will warrant trying something you’ve never done before. You should air serious concerns with family and close friends in order to get some answers.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Deception is apparent. Listen, learn and observe before signing a deal that requires cash up front. Protect your possessions and your assets, and don’t lend or borrow money.
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Advanced Infantry Courses hone warfighting skills By Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez
CAMP PENDLETON, — The cadenced crack of machineguns and assault rifle fire echoed through the ravines, punctuated by deafening explosions made by improvised Bangalore torpedoes and shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons. The Final Field Exercise was an orchestra of firepower, and the students of the Advanced Infantry Courses were the conductors. The Advanced Infantryman, Machine Gunner, Mortarman, Assaultman and Anti-Tank Missileman courses introduce students to advanced concepts, new technology, techniques tactics and procedures through classroom instruction, lecture, practical application, field training, and live fire exercises. “We give them the necessary tools to lead and more gainfully employ their Marines in the operating forces,” said Staff Sgt. Cody Waldroup, Chief Instructor for the Advanced Assaultman Course and Advanced Antitank Course, Infantry Unit Leaders Training Com-
Marines with the Advanced Infantryman, Machinegun, Mortarman, Assaultman and Anti-Tank Missileman courses conduct the Final Field Exercise, a live-fire exercise which engages the students’ leadership abilities by allowing them a degree of flexibility in planning and accomplishing a company-wide mission. Photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez
pany, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry- West. “They learn and refine advanced tactics, land navigation, close air support and weapons systems.” “Instead of working by
themselves, the students also learn to integrate with Marines from other infantry military occupational specialties at a higher level,” added Waldroup. The course culminates in the Final Field Exercise,
a live-fire exercise which engages the students’ leadership abilities by allowing them a degree of flexibility in planning and accomplishing a company-wide mission. “They get to see timing and sequencing across the board, work together with the other MOS’s, cross-communicate and see what everyone can bring to the table,” said Capt. Brian Hubert, Executive Officer, IULTC, AITB, SOI – West. “It’s a complex exercise.” During the Final Field Exercise, each student had a specific role to play depending on their MOS. Mortarmen commenced the attack by providing indirect fire support, allowing the combined anti-armor team to establish a base of fire and start shelling targets with their 50 caliber and M240B machineguns. This allowed the maneuver element to move into their assault positions. From there, they used demolitions to breach and attack the company objective using small-arms. Coordinating and de-conflicting each unit’s actions was vital to the stu-
Pendleton hosts Military Battle Challenge By Lance Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson
CAMP PENDLETON — Service members competed in the Military Battle Challenge, Commanding General’s Cup competition at the 11 Area shopping center, July 22 and July 23. Competitors raced to complete a series of tasks such as scaling a rope net, moving five 40 pound water jugs and shooting a rifle modified into a laser tagstyle gun. The Military Battle Challenge is a new obstacle course race that tests competitor’s endurance, strength and marksmanship skills against the clock and each other. “Once I retired, I got in touch with Dr. Paul Davis, who had been hosting the Firefighter Combat Challenge for the last 25 years, and we decided to collaborate to develop a functional fitness competition for the armed services,” said Gene Coughlin, a retired Ma-
rine and co-creator of the Military Battle Challenge. “These are all basic battlefield tasks, based on the functional movements that you have to do across all the services.” The first basic task is a 12-foot climb up a cargo net. Competitors next descend a rope and race to clear a 7-foot wall. Competitors must then carry four ammo cans, two at a time, over a set of stairs. Failure to touch each step or secure the ammo cans in their proper place on the other side adding more time to their total run. The low crawl marks the halfway point in the race, followed by competitors moving water jugs from one spot to the next. All five, totaling roughly 200 pounds, secured, the competitors then put their marksmanship skills to the test. “It’s not just a fun competition, there’s a train-
ing component to it,” said Coughlin. “At the marksmanship piece, competitors are finding that when they take their confidence shot at the start of the course it’s very easy to hit the target. But once their heart rate is up and their muscles are trembling, it’s not so easy. So we’re really driving home the point that there is a physical fitness component to marksmanship.” With shots fired and a lighted target confirming the hits, the competitors then scramble to drag a 175 pound dummy wearing roughly 10 pounds of gear 90 feet across the finish line. A clock over the finish line gave contestants their final time, with the best
times coming in under 2 minutes. “The most difficult part was putting the rounds in the target when you’re breathing hard,” said Cpl. Christopher Furlong, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, who came in first with the best individual time at 1:36. “You just have to slow down and breathe.” Furlong’s team, the Freqs, also took first overall in the Commanding General’s Cup portion of the competition with a combined time of 3:36. The next Military Battle Challenge will take place at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, with plans to return to Camp Pendleton in the future.
dents’ success due to the my ability to lead Marines complexity of the exercise in the fleet,” added Bork. and the different fire support assets involved. “The students are going from one or two deployments into a leadership role and they need to understand how to use different indirect fire support assets at a company level,” said Hubert. “We emphasize the need to make sure the desired effect on the battlefield is achieved before they proceed with the attack.” The courses last from five to seven weeks depending on the MOS, and train junior Marines and NCOs to become squad or section leaders when they get back to the fleet. "I don’t have as much experience working with the other MOS’s and it’s been challenging,” said Cpl. Richard Bork, an assaultman and section leader participating in the course. “But we’ve been able to build unit cohesion and integrate with each other, which in turn allowed us to overcome challenges in training.” “I believe it has improved my confidence and
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5500 Paseo Del Norte Car Country Carlsbad
BobBakerVW.com
All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, $80 dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge. Expires 7-31-2015.
ar Country Drive
on new 2015 Jetta & Passat TDI, CC & Touareg models*
ar Country Drive
APR
Car Country Drive
0
% For up to 72 Months
Financing Available