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Mayor Sam Abed gives his speech Wednesday at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido at the sixth annual State of the City.

While patrolling one of San Diego County’s nature preserves Ranger Todd Nordness photographs this coyote in fall 2015 at Buena Vista Creek Ecological Reserve, just south of state Route 78 between College Avenue and El Camino Real. See this week’s Hit the Road on page 9 for the full story. Photo by Todd Nordness

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Abed touts city’s economic health Vista ice cream shop owner served a high honor in annual address

By Hoa Quach

VISTA — Danny Villasenor said his best memory as a young boy growing up in Vista is playing basketball for the Boys & Girls Club. He played every Saturday for years for the club, which was founded in 1963.

Was he good?

“Well, I tried really hard,” Villasenor said. “Let me just say that.”

More than 50 years later, Villasenor doesn’t just try — he gets the job done.

Villasenor, who owns the beloved Pepper Tree Frosty on Santa Fe Avenue, is the chair of the board of directors for the nonprofit.

Villasenor, 63, is also Vista Mayor Judy Ritter’s Person of the Year. In fact, he was given the good news of the significant honor by Ritter herself.

“She just called me to tell me the good news,” Villasenor said. “I was just so honored to be even nominated.”

But the mayor isn’t the only person who recognized Villasenor recently. His business, Pepper Tree, was featured in the nationally syndicated comic “Marmaduke” on Jan. 25. The comic Danny Villasenor, who is the owner of Pepper Tree Frosty on Santa Fe Avenue, was named Person of the TURN TO VILLASENOR ON 6

Year by Vista Mayor Judy Ritter. Villasenor inherited the popular business from his parents who purchased it in 1960. Photo by Hoa Quack

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ESCONDIDO — In front of hundreds of guests, Mayor Sam Abed reported the city is healthy, growing and sustaining business during the sixth annual State of the City address on Wednesday.

Abed discussed the city’s economic health, stating several times that efforts by the City Council and staff have led to an $8 million surplus over the past five years. He said it was quite the change since his becoming mayor in 2010 when the city held a $16 million deficit.

“We’ve done it without raising taxes or using reserves,” Abed said.

In addition, he said $1 billion has or will be invested from the private sector as a result of 25 current or completed projects.

As a result of the economic status, the city’s bond rating has increased to a AAfrom Standard & Poor’s, while 450 new businesses joined the community

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Sam Abed Mayor, Escondido

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Woman’s Club of Vista celebrates 100 years of philanthropy

By Hoa Quach

VISTA — In 1916, a group of women came together in Vista with the mission of helping others through philanthropy and volunteer services. It was 47 years before the city of Vista was even incorporated.

Now 100 years later, the Woman’s Club of Vista remains strong with 34 members who donate thousands of hours and dollars to charities throughout San Diego County.

“We do a lot in the community,” said Nancy Jones, president of the Woman’s Club. “It’s not just money — it’s our hearts and hands. I’m really proud of that.”

In 2015 alone, the members of the club volunteered roughly 5,700 hours at nonprofit organizations such as Alta Vista Gardens, HMLA-369 Squadron at Camp Pendleton, the Women’s Resource Center and at the local schools.

The women also raised and donated $33,000 to 29 charities last year. Some of the charities that received donations include Brother Benno’s, an Oceanside soup kitchen, K-9 Companions and Interfaith Community Services.

The efforts the Woman’s Club make in the community is what drove Fran Jensen, a Vista real estate agent, to join.

The Woman’s Club of Vista welcome new members on Feb. 10. The club, which has a total of 34 members, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Photo courtesy of the Woman’s Club of Vista

“I believe in the old adage that what goes around, comes around,” said Jensen, who has been a member for three years.

“It’s very important to give back to the community, and the Woman’s Club is very good about not only giving money, but giving time. Anybody can write a

check, but the time and effort is very different.”

Judy Pantazo, vice president of the Woman’s Club, agreed about the importance of giving time.

“It’s always great to have a club where people can get together and socialize,” Pantazo said.

“But these people also do

good things for the community at the same time.

It’s a great feeling to do something good for other people.”

Pantazo, who has been a member for two years, said she’s most proud of the club’s volunteer efforts at the local schools. One recent project was Books for

Bobier Elementary School where members collected books after discovering the children had a lack of them to take home.

“They had such few books and they were not the greatest books in the world,” Pantazo said. “We started gathering books from grandkids and neigh-

bors. We ended up giving thousands of books to the children that year.”

The book project has expanded with the Woman’s Club now having 20,000 books to give away.

Members are working toward giving the books away to veterans and more children, Pantazo said.

To celebrate its centennial, the Woman’s Club of Vista will expand its scholarship program by awarding two Cal State San Marcos students $1,250 each, Jones said.

The students will be awarded at a centennial celebration on April 17 at Shadowridge Golf Club.

The event, titled “Dollars for Scholars” features keynote speaker, Cal State San Marcos President Karen Haynes.

“We’ve been giving money to students forever,” Jones said. “But this year, we decided to give away more money to more students.”

The mission of giving back is what Pantazo hopes will drive more people to join the Woman’s Club.

“We are a fabulous organization,” Pantazo said.

“I think if more people knew what we were doing, they’d join. We need more people to join us.”

For more information about the Woman’s Club of Vista, go to womansclubofvista.org/.

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SANDAG reports on massive transportation project

By Steve Puterski

REGION — A $204 billion investment is being proposed for approval in the coming months.

Coleen Clementson, principal planner for the San Diego Association of Government (SANDAG), reported last week to the Carlsbad and Escondido City Councils of the upcoming projects developed by SANDAG for the county looking toward to 2050.

The plan is officially dubbed “San Diego Forward.”

The decades long project will expand transportation routes including widening freeways, adding trolley lines and double-tracking rail lines. In addition, the project will add 160 miles of managed lanes, new HOV and highway connectors and add 275 miles of bikeways throughout the county.

Clementson said the pricey project is a result of growth, which SANDAG estimates to be about 1 million people by 2050 with 460,000 jobs and about 350,000 housing units.

Three goals anchor the plan

SANDAG’s massive transportation project would start with the San Eljio Bridge in Encinitas before moving north for additional HOV lanes on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad.

Photo by Tony Cagala

and they include a healthy environment and community, innovative mobility and a vibrant economy. It will also double the open space to 1.5 million acres.

“We are still growing,” Clementson said. “We are preserving half the region as open space. We

can really focus our transportation efforts on the western third of the region.”

Carlsbad city councilman Mark Packard said he wants to see widening projects and improvements along state Route 78 and at the Interstate 5 inter-

change.

Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, meanwhile, also stumped for better improvements along SR-78, which he called the most congested freeway in the county. Abed said Escondido, along with the four mayors of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos along the 78 corridor, are united in gaining funds for the project.

Abed said improving SR-78 is critical for Escondido and North County’s growth and sustainability.

“We have repeatedly said we need funding for the 78 corridor,” he added. “The plan is to do this in 2020, but we don’t have the funding. If we see funding for the 78 widening, and I think it polls very high, we should support that measure. Right now, it’s probably 2030, 2035. This is not acceptable. I am very confident the 78 funding will be in this allocation.”

Escondido councilman John Masson, meanwhile, questioned the habitat portions of the plan relating to his city. Masson said it appears to be redundant since

so much of the area has already been down zoned to protect environmental elements.

“I would rather spend more money on moving people than habitat,” he added.

Clementson said the habitat portions are to mitigate the chunks of construction along the project.

Funding for the project, Clementson said, comes from TransNet sales taxes. Currently the tax is one quarter of one cent, although it is expected a measure will be placed on the November ballot to increase the tax to one half of one cent.

But before the tax increase can take effect, the SANDAG board must approve the plan.

Clementson said the next several board meetings will take in public input as well as possibly revising any projects.

She said a vote to approve the measure will likely come at the April 8 meeting.

“It requires a two-thirds vote,” Clementson said. “That will be the big decision the board will make in April.”

Ballots still being counted in Measure A election

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — One of the most divisive and controversial measures in the city’s history is still officially undecided after polls closed on Tuesday night.

But after Carlsbad’s special election regarding Measure A, the opposition held a slim lead of 50.28 percent (16,727 votes) to 49.72 (16,541) with 7,100 provisional ballots still being counted as of press time.

According to Michael Vu of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, tallies of the provisional and mailin ballots would be released on Thursday and Friday evenings.

“Mail-in ballots will get into the count first,” Vu explained. “We will work over the weekend and on Monday do another report of the results. That should essentially encompass all the mail ballots. We still have mail ballot voters who haven’t signed their ballots … it (the law) gives them eight days from the election to sign their ballots.”

Measure A, otherwise known as the 85/15 plan, also drew one of the largest turnouts for a special election in Carlsbad history as about 63.8 percent, or 40,368 of 63,265 registered voters, cast a ballot. It is one of the largest turnouts in Carlsbad history and one of the largest in years anywhere in the county.

The measure called for 26 acres to be developed with a Nordstrom’s-anchored luxury mall with farm-to-table restaurants and an orchard among other amenities on the land. The remaining 177 acres would be dedicated to expanded strawberry farming and opening the open space to residents for hiking trails.

Caruso Affiliated, a Los Angeles-based real estate development firm, used a resident-led initiative to get the proposal before the City Council.

Voters take to the polls on Tuesday in record numbers for Carlsbad’s special election on Measure A. Nearly 64 percent of registered voters cast a ballot. Photo by Steve Puterski

Opponents slammed those efforts for circumventing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

A statement from Caruso Affiliated on Wednesday was issued, saying, “With at least 7,100 mail and provisional ballots yet to be counted, we await the San Diego County Registrar of Voters final tabulation. Thank you to our dedicated supporters who have given so much of themselves and to the dedicated civic leaders who have guided Carlsbad so well.”

Activist Cori Schumacher, who has been a vocal leader opposing the measure, said Tuesday night started slow as the first count showed a 9 point deficit. Slowly, the opposition trimmed the lead and overcame about a 2,200vote gap by about 11:30 p.m.

“Finally, at the very end of the night it switched and everybody exploded,” she said. “Knowing within the last two weeks there was this sea change, just this momentum that rushed through Carlsbad … that was the possibility we knew we had a chance.”

A message was left with Citizens for North County President De’Ann Weimer, who was instrumental in or-

ganizing the grassroots organization.

Nevertheless, the City Council unanimously approved the plan in August 2015, but a successful referendum by the resident group Citizens for North County (CNC) led to placing the measure on the ballot.

The council voted in November to conduct a special election at an estimated cost between $450,000 to $550,000.

From there on, each campaign ramped up its presence in the city. Caruso Affiliated spent about $10.5 million over the past year including more than $5 million since November.

CNC, meanwhile, was a grassroots group of residents with virtually no money to counter Caruso Affiliated.

In December, however, the Westfield Corporation, which sold its stake in the Carlsbad Mall just weeks before, donated $75,000 to the group to combat Caruso Affiliated’s efforts.

Still, Caruso Affiliated used its money to send mailers, buy TV ads and other means of mass communication, while CNC used social media as its primary tool of spreading the word to vote

no.

As the days to the election dwindled, accusations from both sides flew as signs were torn down or defaced, along with verbal sparring and even property damage.

Although tensions ran high, the City Council said keeping an open dialogue about the city’s future is critical.

“This election has clearly demonstrated how strongly our residents value Carlsbad’s excellent quality of life and community character. While we sometimes have different ideas about what is best for Carlsbad’s future, we all share a deep love and commitment to our city,” said a statement from the council. “As we await the final election results, we remain committed to working with residents on all sides of this issue so we can better understand each other’s perspectives and use that understanding to make sure Carlsbad remains a place we are all proud to call home.

“The conversation over what is best for Carlsbad’s future can and should continue. Moving forward, it will be up to all of us who care about this city to honor Carlsbad’s long tradition of an informed

and respectful exchange of ideas focused on our common goals.”

While the votes continue to be counted, there are several possibilities on whether Measure A passes or fails.

According to Kristina Ray, communications manager for the city, if the measure passes it still faces litigation in Superior Court in the case of North County Advocates versus the city of Carlsbad, which was filed on Oct. 27, 2015 and seeks to overturn approval of the plan.

Also, the California Coastal Commission must take action on the Local Coastal Plan Amendment application from the city and the Coastal Development Permit application from Caruso Affiliated.

If approved by the commission, Caurso Affiliated will submit plans to the city for review, and if approved by the city, permits and construction begins.

If the measure is defeated, the ordinance approving the plan will be rescinded in 10 days following the election by the City Council.

The land would remain as it did before the election, with visitor-serving commercial development allowed on 26 acres and the 177 would be designated for open space.

However, Caruso Affiliated, at any time, could resubmit its 85/15 plan, or another, to the city through the traditional development process, which includes California Environmental Quality Act analysis and review by the Coastal Commission.

The City Council, meanwhile, cannot approve an ordinance for the 85/15 plan for 12 months following its certification of the election results.

Finally, if Caruso Affiliated terminates its agreement contract with San Diego Gas & Electric (which owns the land) to purchase the site, another party may buy any or all of the property at the discretion of SDG&E.

Roads focus of Desmond’s state of city address

By Aaron Burgin

SAN MARCOS — San Marcos residents should expect a slew of road projects to make their drive around town better than ever.

This was the chief message that San Marcos mayor Jim Desmond delivered to hundreds gathered at Cal State San Marcos’ student union on Feb. 23 for his state of the city address.

San Marcos is on the road to recovery, and there is still work to be done...”

Jim Desmond Mayor, San Marcos

The city recently unveiled a slew of infrastructure projects that will take place over the next two years, including fixes to one intersection Desmond likened to the video game “Frogger.”

“Better traffic circulation for the the residents means they can get to and from work easier, and it means that we are keeping up our infrastructure,” Desmond said.

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Letters to the Editor

Will ‘NASCAR Initiative’ produce naked lawmakers?

California Focus

By Thomas D. Elias

T

urn on the TV next time a NASCAR stock car race is on and get a good look at the coveralls worn by the drivers.

They are covered with patches bearing the logos of many and varied companies that sponsor their automotive efforts, from oil and car making companies to breweries.

Now imagine a normally staid state legislative hearing, where politicians of both major parties today show up in conservative business suits.

Those folks could soon look like a stock car racing crew if an initiative now circulating makes the November ballot and passes.

The measure, formally called the “Name All Sponsors California Accountability Reform (or NASCAR. Get it?) Initiative,” would require all state legislators to wear the emblems or names of their 10 top donors every time they attend an official function.

The measure’s sponsor, Rancho Santa Fe businessman John Cox, takes delight in the idea and has already done some touring around California with 120 life-size photographic cutouts of politicians dressed up as they might have to under his plan.

This idea has some similarity to part of the defeated 2006 Proposition 89, an attempt to set up a publicly financed election system that would also have required every privately-financed political ad, whether on television or in newspapers or mailed flyers, to list its three biggest financiers in type as large as the biggest print anywhere else in the ad.

That proposition lost, but not because of the donor exposure provision.

It went down by a 7624 percent margin because voters didn’t want to be taxed for the sake of politicians.

There’s no tax associated with the NASCAR initiative, which Cox, a former chairman of the Cook County (Chicago) Republican committee, is willing to finance to the tune of $1 million.

“The whole idea is to hold the entire corrupt, stupid system up to ridicule,” said Cox, who ran unsuccessfully in Illinois for both Congress and the U.S. Senate before moving to California in 2008.

One who appreciates the sentiment behind this is Jamie Court, head of the

wonderful,” he said. “The real point here isn’t to force anyone to wear anything, but to fix our broken, ridiculous system. It’s a system where people who want things from government pay for and staff the campaigns of the folks who will run that government.

Any objective person would call that corrupt.”

Cox, however, stops short of calling California more corrupt than his old Chicago stomping ground.

“I haven’t lived here long enough to make that comparison,” he said.

He’ll need 365,880 valid voter signatures to qualify this idea for the ballot, and Cox is convinced his $1 million commitment

The measure’s sponsor, Rancho Santa Fe businessman John Cox, takes delight in the idea...

Consumer Watchdog advocacy group, which sponsored Proposition 89. “This could definitely make politics more racy,” he said. “If this passes, it could turn the statehouse into a nudist colony because no one would want to pin their real owners onto their clothes.

We might even discover that the emperors really don’t have any clothes.”

There is, you might guess, some question over whether forcing lawmakers to wear signage is constitutional, or might be a violation of their First Amendment free speech rights.

Of course, no one forces them to be legislators, any more than stock car race drivers are dragooned into that calling.

Cox, for one, would welcome a court challenge on the constitutionality of dictating dress in the state Capitol. “That would be

will be more than enough to pay for getting it on the ballot.

“The petition drive outfit we’ve hired says this is the biggest slam dunk they’ve ever seen,” he said. “They’re having the petition carriers use it as a lead item to make it easier for them to get signatures for other initiatives.”

He’s also trying to do much of the petition drive online, the measure providing printable sheets with room for only three signatures, thus making it easier for backers to get a full sheet to send it in.

The bottom line: For anyone who wants to afflict the powerful and make lawmakers feel anxious and perhaps a bit threatened, this could be a strong — also amusing — vehicle.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. For more Elias columns, visit californiafocus.net.

Ride your bike, a safe and healthy activity!

One of the challenges for those of us who try to promote cycling is the misperception of it being a particularly dangerous or risky activity.

Statistics show recreational cycling is in fact a very safe activity, on par with many other day-to-day activities such as walking or driving, and with health benefits that vastly outweigh any risk.

Should someone want to take additional precautions there are a number of things they can do, with the wearing of protective headgear well down that list.

Although no correlation has been shown between helmet usage and overall injury rates, if wearing one gives a person the necGerry Rahill essary confidence to ride Leucadia their bike, that’s great,

Riding without helmets I’m looking at the photo of Catherine Blakespear and her attractive family, smiling at the camera as they ride their bikes together (RE: “Blakespear ‘leaps’ into the 1-0,” Feb. 19) ...all without helmets.

The children are breaking the law and the parents are setting a bad example for their kids and others. I hope they change their habits before one of them gets brain damage. I worked as a bicycle safety specialist for Rady Children’s Hospital for 15 years and know too well the statistics regarding traumatic head injury and death that can be prevented in most cases by wearing a helmet (and it’s the law for those under 18).

and they should not be criticized nor discouraged from doing so. If someone is genuinely concerned about risk there are other, more effective approaches, e.g. classes on correct lane positioning and safe riding techniques, run by groups such as the SD County Bicycle Coalition.

But likewise, if someone chooses not to wear a helmet while riding a bike, they too should not be criticized nor discouraged any more than a hiker or motorist should be. Indeed they should be commended.

Many of us strive to promote cycling as the safe, enjoyable and healthy activity it is. I’m proud to see Catherine Blakespear and her husband doing likewise.

Shaun Wallace, Encinitas

Control what you can control, enjoy the benefits

By Dr. Joseph J. Horton

I expect that I confuse a lot of people at the gym where I work out. I have been asked more than once why I breathe so hard. The short answer is that I do high-intensity interval workouts where I raise my heart rate and then recover before beginning another interval.

Some people have looked at me strangely when I talk to myself, probably somewhat loudly because I am wearing headphones. But I suspect there is something about me that is more confusing than either of these.

Many are surely confused because I am pudgy; those who are blunt might even say fat.

I have been regularly doing intense workouts for years, yet I do not have the physique expected of such a person.

I am not alone; the expectation that exercise will result in massive weight loss and a buff body often fails to materialize.

Despite associations between being overweight

and having poor health, the weight-normative position may result in poorer health. It is well accepted that weight cycling, or yoyo dieting, is worse than being somewhat overweight.

Yet if people have difficulty achieving or maintaining weight loss, we are at least tacitly encouraging them to experience weight cycling.

Another problem with focusing on weight is that when people fail to achieve their weight goals despite vigorous efforts they may get discouraged and give up.

If the goal is thinness and we cannot become thin, we might as well stop eating healthfully and exercising.

But exercise has many more benefits than mere weight maintenance. Exercise reduces the risk for many physical illnesses and it promotes mental health.

No one can go to the gym and adjust their weight according to their wishes. We can go to the

gym and choose to exercise well. We have direct control over our exercise behaviors, but do not have direct control over our weight.

There is a small movement promoting the weight-inclusive perspective.

Proponents say we should focus on controlling what we can directly control—our diet and exercise. If we embrace exercise for its benefits, including being able to take hikes without soreness the next day and buying the large bag of dog food without straining our backs, we will be better off than if we become frustrated by failing to achieve thinness and giving up healthful behaviors.

Dr. Joseph J. Horton is professor of psychology at Grove City College and the working group coordinator for Marriage and Family with The Center for Vision & Values. He is also a researcher on Positive Youth Development.

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By Aaron Burgin

ENCINITAS — A prominent Cardiff-by-theSea attorney has been appointed honorary consul of his native country, Denmark.

Malte Farnaes, 41, is one of 36 honorary consuls to the Scandinavian nation in the United States and one of only three in California. He replaces Craig S. Andrews, who retired after holding the position in San Diego for 18 years. As honorary consul, Farnaes will serve as a critical link between Denmark and the United States for Danish citizens in the San Diego area.

More than 90 people gathered to celebrate Farnaes appointment and Andrews retirement Feb. 22 at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, including Danish Ambassador Lars Bo Møller, the deputy chief of mission of the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington D.C., who presented Farnaes with a certificate confirming the appointment.

“This is a great honor,” said Farnaes, who in his speech talked about how as a Danish citizen his undergraduate education at UC San Diego was paid for by the Danish government. “I’ve always felt a little indebted as a result, so let’s just say there has been a weight lifted off my shoulders, and I am very humbled to be able to give

Malte Farnaes, 41, a Cardiff-by-the-Sea attorney, receives congratulations after being appointed honorary consul of his native country, Denmark on Feb. 22. Farnaes came to the U.S. in 1984. Photo by Aaron Burgin

back.”

Farnaes, who lives and works in Cardiff, serves as secretary on the Cardiff 101 Main Street Association’s Board of Directors.

Born in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, Farnaes has lived in the United States since 1984.

As honorary consul, Farnaes will be a resource to Danish citizens in the United States who need assistance with passport mat-

ters or other embassy-related concerns. He also would assist when Danish dignitaries, such as members of the royal house, visit San Diego, as well as work to develop investment and cultural ties between Denmark and local communities.

“He will represent Denmark here,” Møller said. “I think with San Diego being so close to the border and being such a

County supervisor speaks candidly on environmental issues

By Aaron Burgin

ENCINITAS — County Dist. 3 Supervisor Dave Roberts urged his colleagues to adopt a long-awaited climate action plan, urged regional planners to focus on public transportation and called on state regulators to be more “solar friendly” during a public meeting this week.

Roberts was invited to speak at the Feb. 16 meeting by a number of local environmental groups to discuss what the county is doing on the environmental front, including its efforts to combat climate change, sea level rise and drought and water shortages.

About 45 people attended the session, which was held at the Encinitas Public Library, and listened as Roberts fielded questions from Eve Simmons, a prominent local environmentalist who moderated the event.

Roberts spoke candidly about his frustration with the county on its failed legal battle to overturn the lower court’s decision that the county’s 2011 climate action plan did not achieve specific reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020.

The state Supreme Court in 2015 denied the county’s petition for review, but the county has yet to adopt a new climate action plan.

“I don’t understand why we are spending $1 million appealing this decision rather than just doing a climate action plan,” Roberts said. “Let’s get on with it, I just think that it’s been way too long.”

Roberts was also critical of the San Diego County Association of Governments 40-year regional transportation plan, which is also in the legal crosshairs after the courts ruled that the agency’s plan needed to look for greener alternatives to satisfying the region’s transportation demands.

Roberts said he believed SANDAG would have avoided lawsuits if the agency’s plan placed a higher priority on public transit and other forms of people moving, including bicycle paths and making communities more pedestrian friendly.

“If we had done that, I don’t believe the lawsuits we have faced would be as successful as they are,” Roberts said. “We just need to give a little.”

Roberts also discussed the county’s efforts toward improving accessibility to solar energy, including applauding the efforts of fellow supervisor Dianne Jacob and the Building Industry Association of San Diego for supporting a change in the county’s design guidelines that required new rooftops

to be solar compatible.

But he also criticized San Diego Gas & Electric for its decision to saddle much of the cost of storing spent nuclear fuel rods at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Power Generating Station on ratepayers as opposed to stockholders.

Roberts contrasted that to the utility’s decision to use ratepayer money to grow the number of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the region.

“To me, that is a how you use ratepayer dollars,” he said.

Roberts also said he supports the county’s exploration into community choice aggregation, which allows local jurisdictions to “aggregate” electricity demand within their jurisdictions and procure the energy from alternative sources. The model has become popular in recent years and a number of locales, including Encinitas, are exploring it.

He also supports U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa’s bill, H.R. 3643, that would move spent nuclear waste away from the San Onofre site.

The forum is the first sponsored by a group of local environmental groups, which have invited each of the supervisors to attend similar forums. Roberts was the first to accept the invitation.

popular tourist and student destination, there are people in need of classic consulate assistance, and Malte will play a role in delivering those services.”

Møller said that Farnaes was selected because of his strong ties to his native country, his legal background, and his strong reputation in his community. Møller pointed to the big crowd on hand for the event as a tribute to Farnaes’ networking capabilities, also a key attribute of an honorary consul.

“From my dealings with Malte, he is a very dedicated, spirited, warm-hearted and welcoming person,” Møller said.

“I think he is going to do quite well in the position.”

Among others in attendance at Farnaes appointment celebration were San Marcos City Manager Jack Griffin, former Encinitas Highway 101 Coordinator Peder Norby and former Cardiff 101 MainStreet Association Executive Director Tess Radmill, who recently took a position with San Marcos.

Norby said he was excited for his longtime friend, with whom he worked on the Cardiff 101 association for several years.

“Being of Danish background, my father has known all of the Danish consuls since the 1950s,” Norby said. “Now, I can say that I know this one.”

gets San Marcos Council OK

By Aaron Burgin

SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council approved a San Marcos gun shop’s proposal to build an indoor shooting range in one of the city’s industrial zones, but at least one council member expressed concern of the ramifications of changing the city’s zoning code to accommodate one business.

The council voted unanimously to approve North County Firearm’s conditional use permit to build what they are calling the North County Shooting Center, a 15,612-squarefoot indoor shooting facility off of Descanso Avenue near the intersection of state Route 78 and Rancho Santa Fe Road.

But in order to approve the permit, the council first had to vote to change the city’s municipal code to make a gun range an allowable use in the industrial zone, as the city’s code makes no mention of shooting ranges. That vote was 4-1, with councilman Chris Orlando casting the lone no vote.

“We are changing our citywide ordinance to accommodate one facility,” Orlando said. “To me, it seems backwards that we are redefining our industrial zone...for one business.”

The rest of the council believed that changing

the zoning across the city was more appropriate than spot-zoning for one business.

The proposed facility would have 20 shooting lanes, as well as storage and retail space and 41 parking spaces.

The approval also calls for the range to have two safety officers on site at all times.

Four speakers spoke during the brief public hearing, all of who spoke in support of the facility, which they said would promote safe gun use.

“How can that be a bad thing?” said Mike McReynolds, a longtime San Marcos resident who was a former member of the Vista Fire Protection District.

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ALL ABOUT FUN From left: Luis Delia, owner of the Grocery Outlet in San Marcos, Luna Lopez, store mascot Lois Prices and store employee Daisy Galvez at Family Fun Day. The Grocery Outlet is at 125 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road. Courtesy photo

CSUSM explores the mathematics of voting SAN MARCOS — When does a majority exist in approval voting? How does the geometry of the political spectrum influence the outcome?

And what does mathematics have to say about how people behave?

All of these questions and many more will be addressed

by Dr. Francis Edward Su in the second annual Reid Lecture Series event, “Voting in Agreeable Society,” March 10 in the University Student Union ballroom at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM).

Dr. Su, president of the Mathematical Association of America and Benediktsson-Karwa professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd

College, is an accomplished National Science Foundation funded researcher with an interest in geometric combinatorics and applications in the social sciences.

This event, free and open to the public, is coordinated by the CSUSM Department of Mathematics with support by Marion and K. Brooks Reid, and Steve Schlesinger.

A reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by the presentation from 6 to 7 p.m.

The event will be held at the University Student Union Ballroom, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. Visitors may purchase a daily or timed permit in any general parking lot utilizing the daily permit machines.

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100 customers pass through the ice cream shop, which first opened in 1953, every day. The popular joint has been a part of Villasenor’s family since his parents, Chuy and Velia Villasenor, purchased the business in

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showed the main character, a great Dane, visiting the ice cream shop for a bacon sundae.

In reality, more than

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From left, Ariel Satele, Ariella Haimovich, Gil Becker, Shane Warren and Amber Gove take a taste of the “Cookies on Tap,” beer and Girl Scout cookie fest for adults. Stone Brewing and Mike Hess Brewing will partner with Girl Scouts San Diego during National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, Feb. 26 through Feb. 28. Participating Stone Company Store locations are 310 N. Tremont St., Oceanside and 1202 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. Mike Hess Brewing tasting rooms are in North Park, Miramar and Ocean Beach. Girl Scouts San Diego will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each cookie pairing flight, priced at $15 for five 5.5 oz. beers and five corresponding cookies. For more information, visit stonebrewing. com. Courtesy photo

Vista Chamber names business award finalists VISTA — Finalists have been named and winners will be announced at the Vista Chamber of Commerce and Vista Education Foundation’s 5th Annual “Heroes of Vista” Gala reception and dinner April 16 at the California State University Student Union Center.

To purchase a ticket or a table, contact the Vista Chamber of Commerce at (760) 726-1122.

The event, sponsored

by Tri-City Medical Center, will feature a no-host bar cocktail hour and silent auction, as well as a live auction to raise funds for the Vista Education Foundation.

There will be awards given in four education categories, four general community categories and four business categories.

“It was a difficult process this year to narrow down to three finalists in

each business category,” said Bret Schanzenbach, CEO of the Vista Chamber of Commerce.

“We had a large number of nominees with over 25 nominations across the four different business categories,” he added.

The finalists for the four business categories are: • Small Business of the Year: State Farms Insurance – Robert Franks Agency; 181 Fitness;

Pass-n-Go Smog Center • Large Business of the Year: Palomar College; Frazier Farms; Watkins Wellness • Innovative Business of Year Finalists: Solutions for Change; Classical Academy; Tideline Partners • Business Person of the Year Finalists: Brad Peterson, Edward Jones; Rick Guedes, Guedes Construction; Terry Woods, The Vista Press.com.

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Work is expected to begin in summer of 2017.

The city is also installing two bridges over San Marcos Creek: a four-lane bridge on Via Vera Cruz, and two-lane bridge on Bent Avenue.

That work will start next year, and wrap up in 2019.

And finally, Desmond

talked about a major resurfacing project along Rancho Santa Fe Road between SR-78 and San Marcos High School, which will cost $3 million and is expected to start in coming months.

Desmond also discussed the city’s budget stability, which he championed as the city continues to emerge from the reces-

sion, and the guidelines the city has set up guiding when and how its reserves should be spent.

“San Marcos is on the road to recovery, and there is still work to be done,” Desmond said. “And we are maintaining a balanced budget, maintaining our infrastructure and embracing our educational assets.”

business, my sisters and me,” Villasenor said. “I really liked the concept of the business and the customers — they are just so loyal. The locals have embraced the business and make it a point of bringing their friends and family here when they are in town. They are a part of the success.”

And just like Pepper Tree Frosty, Villasenor has played an integral role in the city of Vista. Villasenor is actively involved in the Boys & Girls Club, making him the obvious choice for Person of the Year.

“I have to say that Danny has a record of making

significant contributions to our city over many years,” said Ritter, when she presented the award to Villasenor in late January. “His selfless service to the Boys & Girls Club, where he currently serves as president, has touched the lives of many.

His investment in the future of our youth will benefit the community as a whole for years to come.”

Villasenor said it makes sense to contribute to the club that gave so much to him.

“I learned the concept of teamwork on that basketball team. I learned values,” Villasenor said. “Every chance I get, I try to go to the Boys & Girls Club. We just have so many kids who really need our support. We just want to create a safe, healthy environment for

them.”

Villasenor said the Vista branch works with about 270 kids daily.

All the kids are able to access programs like music and drama, or even learn how to write poetry.

His fondest memory of the Boys & Girls Club so far is playing Santa Claus last December.

He said he was able to hear firsthand what each boy or girl’s wish was.

“They really enjoy coming to the club,” Villasenor said. “I know one little step can make all the difference in the world for them.”

Villasenor who starts each workday around 7 a.m. and works up to 60 hours a week, said he hopes to have his son, Daniel, take over the family business. He also hopes to one day step down from the board of the Boys & Girls Club with the community’s help.

“I hope to see our community take over when I step down,” Villasenor said.

“Maybe one of the kids, like me, will want to give back to their club.”

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and state Route 78 convergence — is the focus of a series of projects that will widen Barham to four lanes between the school and Woodland Parkway, and will widen Woodland under the freeway bridge to four lanes.

1960. Villasenor then inherited the business in 1984 after leaving his career as a plumber.

He said the choice to take over the family business was an easy one.

“We all grew up in this

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ENCINITAS — For as long as Nikki Arm can remember, science has been her passion. So when it came time for the longtime Girl Scout to select her Gold Award project, it was no surprise that it would focus on her love for science — especially robotics.

Nikki, a 17-year-old junior at San Dieguito Academy, combined that love for science and robotics and her other love — creative writing — in a series of books aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, to young girls. She has the published the first book of the series, “Riley Loves Robotics,” a 32-page story done in Seuss-like prose about a little girl who turns to robotics to make 100 posters for the fictitious “Ocean Conservancy Day.”

jean gillette Jean Gillette is taking an early spring break. This week is a vintage column from 1997.

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“Then it hit me!

As I gazed at my posters, At metal figures with gears And powerful motors “Robots!!!” I yelled With a shriek of delight.

“They can make 1,000 posters within one single night!”

I knew right away Just what I should do I’ll build a cool robot That could draw — and color too!”

“I feel that getting girls engaged and involved with STEAM is really important nowadays because girls don’t get a lot of exposure to it at an early age, because it is seen as sort of a guy thing to do,” Nikki said. “I wanted to show them that girls can do it too, and it is really fun, but also really important.”

San Dieguito Academy junior Nikki Arm, 17, poses with her book, “Riley Loves Robotics,” in front of one of the mills at the school’s metal shop. The book is aimed at trying to get young girls interested in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Courtesy photo

Science and robotics play major role in Nikki’s life. A 4.0-student with dreams of attending either UC Santa Cruz or the innovative Minerva Schools at KGI, Nikki is the head machinist on San Dieguito’s robotics team, Team Paradox, which is currently preparing for the FIRST Robotics San Diego Regional Competition March 3 through March 5 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Nikki said she learned about the school’s robotics team during an open house her freshman year. She joined, and has been hooked ever

since.

“I have sort of fallen in love with it,” Nikki said.

When she started working on her Gold Award, she went in knowing that she wanted to do something that embodied her passion for STEAM. She began to research children’s books and quickly learned that there weren’t a lot of books out there that promoted science and technology to young girls.

“I could count the books on my hand,” Nikki said. “I decided at that point that I was going to try to fill the void.”

She modeled the book’s principal character after her cousin, Riley. She had her aunt and uncle take photos of Riley and used a simple computer program to convert them into handdrawn illustrations.

Nikki has already started working on the next book in the series, and says she gets excited thinking of the chance to have an impact on a little girl’s life.

“If one girl makes a decision to get involved with science or robotics after reading my book, then I feel I’ve accomplished what I set out to do,” Nikki said.

CSUSM students protest over change in diversity leadership

By Promise Yee

SAN MARCOS — As university President Karen Haynes delivered the annual Report to the Community, students protested outside the event on the firing of Arturo Ocampo, associate vice president of the Office of Diversity, Educational Equity and Inclusion.

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) students also voiced concerns during the Feb. 4 protest that the Office of Diversity no longer reports to the university president, but to the vice president of Community Engagement.

Patricia Prado-Olmos, vice president of the Office of Community Engagement, took over the duties of the associate vice president of diversity on Feb. 1.

Last Friday Prado-Olmos said the university reconsidered its initial decision, and will continue to have the office report to Haynes.

Prado-Olmos will serve as interim vice president of diversity until the position is filled. She said it’s natural that there are questions and concerns during the change.

Haynes held a forum for students following the pro-

test to allow them to express their concerns, and met with a group of students for further discussion.

Margaret Chantung, university director of communications, said the meeting was held with students who sent a letter with questions about Ocampo being let go, and demands for a black student center.

Prado-Olmos said not having a designated space for a black student center has been a pressing campus issue. She said she will continue leadership and guidance to make the space for the center.

Since being assigned the new role Prado-Olmos has met with diversity staff to go over the upcoming calendar

to make sure events are covered. She said she does not expect office operations to slow down.

“Office staff will continue the projects and programs that matter,” Prado-Olmos said.

One meeting brought together diversity and community engagement staff.

Prado-Olmos said it provided a great networking opportunity.

“Inclusion, equity and diversity is owned by everyone here,” Prado-Olmos said.

In the interim position Prado-Olmos is charged with moving the university’s di-

versity initiative forward, and leading the development of an inclusion strategic plan.

“It’s how we intend to make our campus reflect inclusion excellence in its curriculum, climate and structure,” Olmos said.

The university will launch a search for a permanent associate vice president of diversity.

aven’t we all read about the timeless joys and emotional gratification of the family dinner?

Whatever else you do, the experts repeat, make sure that your entire family sits down together several nights a week to eat, discuss their day and share their world with you.

Maybe it was easy for the Brady Bunch.

It has never been easy for me. It was hard enough to make myself eat with my children.

I love them and enjoy them, but it seems to me that we chat from the time I pick them up from school until I tuck them in at night.

Dinner was my oasis.

When they were younger, I got into the self-indulgent habit of feeding them first, putting them to bed and then rewarding myself with a quiet meal, eaten without interruption.

Very Victorian I suppose, but minus the nanny.

Now I’m not only supposed to sit down and have a meaningful conversation, I’m supposed to cook one meal that we all can, or will, eat.

I am scouring cookbooks for ideas, but so far my children’s menu still excludes most meat, all vegetables, salad, rice and the majority of potato recipes. I’ve learned to make burritos five ways.

Sometimes it all happens. Four place settings, one entrée, everyone at the table.

Why did I think that the conversation would just fall into place? We have debates, all right.

We debate whether or not they were truly chew-

ing with their mouths And there is much disagreement on appropriate dinner table conversation.

This week, I asked my husband to pass the blue cheese dressing. My son immediately demanded to know what the heck blue cheese was. My husband explained it was cheese filled with veins of blue mold.

“Daaad!” my daughter howled. “That’s not funny! That’s gross.” My son followed closely with “Oh sure, Dad. What is it really?”

My husband responded calmly that he was not kidding, that many cheeses get their flavor from various molds allowed to grow on or in them.

My daughter, with the weak stomach, began loud requests for him to stop talking about stuff like that. She was getting ill.

My son pressed for details, wanting to know exactly what a mold is, where it comes from and why isn’t it poison? “Doesn’t bread get moldy and don’t we throw it away when it’s all blue and hairy?” he asked.

This led to further discussion of good molds, bad molds and penicillin, and louder shrieks from my daughter for them to stop.

As my husband tried delicately to finish his scientific explanation, I gave up on the possibility of pointing out that my son should stop eating his mashed potatoes with his fingers.

Life was so much simper when we dined each night with the Flintstones.

Even Fred never chewed with his mouth open, and everybody loved brontosaurus burgers.

Jean Gillette is a freelance writer in favor of the children’s table.

Contact her at jgillette@ coastnewsgroup.com.

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Reflections on Measure A Tales of honor still told among vets Northbound vince vasquez

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ow. What an election.

On Tuesday, voting in Carlsbad wrapped up for Measure A, the proposed Agua Hedionda South Shore Specific Plan “85/15 Plan,” which would have designated 203.4 acres between the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Cannon Road for commercial use and the preservation of open space.

As a Carlsbad resident, and an election analyst, I had a front-row seat to the fight over Measure A, which proved to be divisive in our community.

An estimated $10.5 million was spent by project proponents to secure public support and voter approval. For a North County election, campaigning got unusually ugly, personal and bitter.

As of the publishing of this column, Measure A opponents were winning the vote tally with a razor-thin margin, which is likely to grow in their favor over the coming days. From the rounds of ballots announced on Election Night, it was clear that late deciders were strongly opposed to Measure A, in contrast with early absentee voters, which were mostly in favor. Officially, the winner in this race is “too close to call.”

The details of the proposal aside, the favorable conditions that have supported passage of prior development projects in North County (Legoland, et al) didn’t materialize this election cycle for Measure A. Specifically: Higher Republican

Voter Turnout. From what we know from past election cycles, Republican voters are generally more supportive of development projects than Democratic voters. Voter registration in Carlsbad skews Republican, and in most primary election cycles Republican voter turnout would be significantly higher than Democratic turnout. In this election cycle, Republican turnout was only marginally higher than Democratic turnout.

Higher Voter Turnout in Neighborhoods Far From the Development Site. The stronger the nexus a voter has to a controversial development project, the more likely they are to be motivated to cast a ballot in opposition (obstructed views, traffic concerns, etc.). Conversely, those voters whose residences are further away from the project site are more likely to be in favor, or undecided.

When I mapped absentee ballots returned by Carlsbad neighborhoods I found that those communities geographically located closest to the project site, along Cannon Road and near Interstate 5, casted ballots at significantly higher levels than the citywide average.

These include the communities of Hedionda Point, Kelly Ranch, Rancho Carlsbad/Sunny Creek, and Agua Hedionda Lagoon.

Turnout in neighborhoods further from the Lagoon wasn’t nearly high enough for a comfortable Yes victory — voter turnout east of El Camino Real was 53.8 percent; while turnout west of El Camino was 59.9 percent.

General Election Cycles Are More Development-Friendly.

In some respects, the special election cycle equalized the electoral battleground between the Yes and No campaigns – there were fewer undecided, independent casual voters which to appeal to.

In a presidential general election, there are dozens of other issues, candidates, and political controversies, which would have put Measure A on the back burner. The decision to hold a special election, scheduled only months after a pitched battle that successfully forced a referendum on the proposal, continued to keep the issue in focus, particularly for project opponents.

Vince Vasquez is an elections analyst based in Torrey Pines. He is a Carlsbad resident.

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — As the Greatest Generation slides into history, a group of spry, military veterans still meet each week at the Carlsbad Senior Center.

Typically about eight come together for lunch to reminisce about their times during World War II, Korea or Vietnam, but the group all have another thing in common: Honor Flight San Diego.

Each has boarded a flight from San Diego to Washington D.C. to visit the WWII memorial and others in the nation’s capital.

These men, seven of whom are 91 or older, with the youngest at 80, are full of energy and bouncing around as well as one could expect for being elder statesmen.

They drive to the center to share laughs, eat lunch, enjoy the company of their brothers and even sing.

The group, however, began modestly about a year ago when Walt Travis, a former Marine in WWII, noticed a Marine sticker on a car at a shopping center. Travis, the only California native of the bunch, discovered it belonged to Ray “Pete” Piper, a fellow former Marine.

“I saw a Marine emblem on a car at Costco,” Travis said.

Also 92, Piper and Travis began meeting at the center and soon the group expanded to include former Marines Rip Harper, 98, Vic Freudenberger, 97, Walt “Val” Valentine, 91, and former Army infantryman Jack Moreno, 80, and Army Air Corpsman Fred Koestner, 92, who was a pilot and went on to fly the U-2 spy plane.

Each man, however, has their own unique story as most were born in the “Roaring 20s” and adolescents through the Great Depression before joining the war effort.

Valentine witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, perhaps the most iconic image of WWII, served in Korea and two tours in Vietnam.

Harper, meanwhile, had a private pilot’s license prior to the war, but failed the Army Air Corps test because his distance vision didn’t meet standards, so he joined the Marines.

Years after the service, Piper self published a book in 2011 titled “The Forgotten Battalion,” which documents the events of the Second Division, 3-I-10th.

“Most everyone heard of the Lost Battalion in World War I,” Piper wrote in his preface. “Well, we considered ourselves the forgotten ones.”

The Honor Flight, meanwhile, is an all-volunteer based effort to provide all expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. for WWII veterans. Travis’ daughter, Lesile Granger and honor flight volunteer Don-

Marine and World War II veterans Vic Freudenberger, left, Walt “Val” Valentine, middle, and Honor Flight volunteer Donna Hester gathered for lunch last week at the Carlsbad Senior Center. Photos by Steve Puterski

Former Marines Rip Harper, left, and Ray “Pete” Piper gather each week for lunch at the Carlsbad Senior Center.

na Hester, described their efforts during lunch last week.

Granger said the veterans apply, then are appointed a guardian (chaperone) and flown to the East Coast. Upon their arrival — both to and from — fire engines spray water across the plane in honor of the vets.

Honor Flight is only successful as the donors it cultivates, which range from private residents to businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Granger said about 90 veterans make the trek each trip, giving them the chance to visit the WWII memorial and others in the capital.

“It’s all volunteer and based on donations,” Granger said. “They just love it.”

“The volunteers pay their own way,” Hester added.

World War II veteran Walt Travis relaxes before lunch at the Carlsbad Senior Center last week. Travis has organized a group of WWII, Korean and Vietnam veterans to gather and eat lunch.

High school students won’t face charges

By Steve Puterski

ESCONDIDO — Two Escondido high school students avoided criminal charges after the police department determined they were not a threat to fellow students.

Sam Serrato and Brandon Cappelletti were each cited last week for possessing knives on the campus of

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San Pasqual High School.

The news of their arrest and subsequent media coverage detailed the two students as upstanding students and residents who made a mistake of bringing the weapons on campus.

Security officials were alerted to the weapons after dogs sniffing cars in the school parking lot discovered the scent.

Both students were pulled from class and interviewed by authorities in the presence of their mother’s.

Serrato, according to the Escondido police, said he bought his 3 ½-inch

knife about a week-and-ahalf prior to the incident for personal protection, although he never carried the weapon into the school.

Cappelletti, meanwhile, had three fishing knives in his glove box after a family fishing trip. Both were cited for misdemeanor possession of a knife on a school campus.

“The safety of those attending schools in our community is paramount.

Incidents where someone brings a weapon onto school property must always be taken seriously,” the EPD said in a press re-

lease. “Such cases warrant a thorough investigation by school officials and law enforcement. The administrative investigation conducted by school officials, as well as the criminal investigation conducted by law enforcement will include looking into all of the facts and circumstances that led to a weapon ending up on a school campus.

Both investigative processes worked as designed; as is evidenced by the appropriate conclusion in the cases involving Sam Serrato and Brandon Cappelletti.”

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f you take care of it, they will come.

Ranger Todd Nordness is talking about our open spaces and the wildlife that resides there.

As an employee of Center for Natural Lands Management, he spends his days watching over the welfare of Carlsbad’s ecological preserves and their flora and fauna.

The center is a nonprofit that manages, restores and rehabilitates open spaces throughout California and Washington State.

“The big thing is to keep the plant life healthy,” preaches Nordness, who patrols 15 area preserves, but spends half of his time in Lake Calavera Preserve. “We must do this to keep and attract wildlife.”

As he goes about his rounds, Nordness is never without his Nikon, which captures up-close-and-personal images of many of the animals who call these sensitive habitats home.

“I know if I didn’t carry my camera, I’d see Sasquatch,” he jokes.

Sadly, it sometimes looks as if Sasquatch (Bigfoot) has lumbered through these undeveloped spaces, which are surrounded by development and offer easy access.

Visitors let their dogs run free, fail to clean up after their dogs and drop trash wherever.

“People need to keep their dogs on a leash and clean up after them, especially now because springtime is nesting season,” Nordness explains.

“Urine and fecal matter leave scents, and bobcats are territorial. When they smell dogs, it causes them to leave.”

Off-trail use by bicycles also can leave lasting destruction.

“The soil on the coast is sandy and going off-trail scars (the land) forever and causes erosion.”

When 52-year-old Nordness, a veteran ranger of 20 years, says he loves his work, he means it. For one thing, he lives in the Tri-City area, “so all the places I work at are in my backyard. Philosophically, I’m an environmentalist at heart.”

For another, Nordness’ main job is educating the public about the benefits and care of these habitats.

“I love talking to people and everyone likes talking to the ranger. I’m a walking information booth. On a weekend, I might talk to 200 to 300 people in Calavera. They want to know about the plants and animals, the rattlesnakes and mountain lions. Kids interact with the ranger and they enjoy it.”

And then there are those close encounters with wildlife that he records with his ever-ready camera.

“I spend so much time in the field, which affords me

Ranger Todd Nordness encounters this eastern diamondback rattlesnake in Box Canyon in Rancho La Costa Preserve. How close was he? “Just out of harm’s way — very close to their striking capacity of one-third their body length,” he said. “Although I have a certain amount of fear or respect for rattlesnakes, from years of experience I know just exactly how close to get to take their pictures. It’s been my experience that rattlesnake pictures get people’s attention.”

Ranger Todd Nordness works for the Center for Natural Lands Management. He patrols 15 ecological preserves in Carlsbad and always has his Nikon ready for that close encounter with the local wildlife.

For those who think “there is no life east of I-5,” Nordness offers this He loves educating visitors about photo, one of several he took of two mule deer recently. Photos by Todd the sensitivity and importance of Nordness open spaces.

Nordness helps a friend rescue this barn owl from some backyard bushes near Lake Calavera. The ranger put a towel over “Barney” to avoid getting bitten, then called Wildlife Assist, a volunteer organization that helps rescue wild animals. “I later heard Barney made a full recov- A California quail stands guard ery and was released back into the wild,” Nordness said. over an area that is closed off to visitors in Box Canyon.

the time to come across such wonderful wild things. Even the most enthusiastic nature lover could not pile up the hours that I spend in the outdoors.”

Finding wildlife not only requires time but patience and silence, too.

“In such a busy world, you need to take your time

and use all your senses and see what’s around you,” Nordness advises. “I think I have a real calm about me; the animals have a sense about that.”

E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer living in North County. Tell her about your travels at eondash@ coastnewsgroup.com

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FEB. 26 FRENCH FARCE North Coast Repertory Theatre presents a classic, French farce with “Now You See It,” running through March 20, at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach. For tickets, visit northcoastrep.org.

FEB. 27 CHORAL DOES ‘MASS’ At 6 p.m. Feb. 27, The Village Community Chorale, Chancel Choir, and Orchestra with soloists Katie Walders, Elly Roseberry, Alvin Almazan, and Nicholas Newton under conductor Juan Carlos Acosta will perform Franz Joseph Haydn's “Lord Nelson’s Mass at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe. There is no charge, but a free willing offering will be taken. Childcare is available, and a wine and cheese reception will follow the performance. For more information, call (858) 756-2441 or visit villagechurch.org.

COWBOY JACK Cowboy Jack performs at 6 p.m. Feb. 27, at the Old California Mining Company, 1020 W. San Marcos Blvd. #118, San Marcos.

FEB. 26, 2016 Send your arts & entertainment news to arts@thecoastnews.com

FEB. 28 CONCERT FOR PEACE The Escondido Choral presents “A Concert For Peace in Our World,” at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at the California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido.

Tickets are $20 and $30 at the CCAE box office, by calling (800) 988-4253 or visit artcenter.org.

SHOWCASE THIS WEEK The Encinitas Library Acoustic Showcase concert featuring Nathan James, originally scheduled for Feb. 21 has been changed to at 2 p.m. Feb. 28.

FEB. 29 LOOKING BACK AT VIETNAM “For The Sender: Love Letters from Vietnam,” will be staged at the North Coast Repertory Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach. This live concert performance features the true correspondence between a soldier in 1968 and his daughter.

Artists: Alex Woodard and Molly Jenson. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Shelter to Soldier. For tickets, visit northcoastrep.org.

MARCH 1 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT La Costa Coffee Roasting is currently hosting a one-person exhibit through March 28 by Oceanside photographer Paul Richter at #208 Plaza Paseo Real Center, Carlsbad (adjacent to the Dove Library.) Richter is best known as a nature photographer; this show includes work in other genres as TURN TO ARTS CALENDAR ON 15

MOZART: Vespers

HAYDIN: Missa in Tempore Belli

Actors portray the beloved Addams Family in the musical production. The show comes to The Moonlight on Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.

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Moonlight draws the curtain to 2016 season

By Hoa Quach

VISTA — Classic tales, comedic stories and a bit of history sum up Moonlight Productions’ 2016 season.

Moonlight Productions recently revealed its summer season lineup, which includes four productions: “Sister Act,” “Peter Pan,” “Titanic” and “The Addams Family.” The season begins June 15. Steven Glaudini, who has been artistic director for The Moonlight for four years, said the productions are unique versions of the classic stories the public is already familiar with.

“We all love the classics but we have to rethink the classics,” Glaudini said. “I’ve been trying to listen to my audience and they’ve been loving that we’re giving them new shows.”

Glaudini said “Sister Act” revives the 1992 American comedy featuring Whoopi Goldberg, while “Peter Pan” is energized for the new generation.

“It’s been 20 years since we (at Moonlight) professionally produced ‘Peter Pan,’”

Actress Cathy Rigby appears as Peter Pan in the on-stage production.

The production will come to The Moonlight on July 20 and runs through Aug. 6.

Glaudini said. “It was my professional debut as an actor 20 years ago. It’s time for a new generation. And, now we can fly Peter Pan like we never could before.”

When it comes to “Titanic,” viewers will get a completely different story from the 1997 James Cameron film that follows the relationship

and class battle between characters portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

“It’s a beautiful show that won the Tony Award,” Glaudini said of the production that will appear at Moonlight. “It’s about the actual classes and the crew on the Titanic. It’s very real. It’s a powerful musical that’s unfortunately based

on the worst nautical feature of our time. I’m really excited we’re telling this story.”

The production is complete with a live orchestra of 25 musicians.

The 2016 season closes with “Addams Family,” which follows the unique and perplexing family Americans became familiar with thanks to a cartoon created by Charles Adams in 1938. Moonlight Productions’ version follows the family as the daughter, Wednesday, prepares for her wedding.

“It’s the perfect Moonlight show because Moonlight is all about family,” said Glaudini, who was named Producer of the Year in 2014 by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. “It’s a really delightful score by Andrew Lippa. It’s a first-class production.”

Daniel Kays, managing director for The Moonlight, said the best part about the Vista productions is that it caters to families.

“We’re outdoors. There aren’t four walls so if you have younger kids, you’re in an environment where you can let them stand or dance to the music,” Kays said.

“This environment is a lot less stressful for families.

You’re bringing the kids out to a festive environment under the stars to see unbelievable productions on stage. You’re getting them out of the video world and TV land to experience something live and fresh.”

Kays said The Moonlight also changed its pricing to bring in people from all backgrounds.

“We restructured our pricing to appeal to all people,” Kays said. “We’ve dropped prices dramatically so people can find more affordable seating.”

Moonlight Production subscription sales are currently on sale. Single tickets, which range from $8 to $55, go on sale March 5.

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San Marcos brews new coffee shop in Jackson Craft

By Hoa Quach

SAN MARCOS — Coffee lovers in San Marcos can now get their caffeine fix at a new shop.

Jackson Craft Coffee Bistro, which opened its doors on Mission Road this month, is offering fresh coffee from a local roaster and a distinctive menu that features goods from nearby farms.

It’s also a family-driven business, which owner Barbara Jackson Hernandez hopes customers will notice.

Hernandez, who has lived in San Marcos since 1986, is a trained chef that has owned an architectural firm for 30 years with her husband. “(Jackson Craft Coffee Bistro) is about family,” Hernandez said.

“It’s a lot of family recipes from my grandmother who was an amazing baker and my Uncle Bert. There are a lot of family touches throughout the whole restaurant, starting with the family name.”

Hernandez, who said opening her own restaurant is a dream come true, said Jackson Craft Coffee Bistro will offer pastries deriving from family recipes such as, almond squares, German chocolate cupcakes and her grandmother’s beloved red velvet cake.

“Red velvet cake is really supposed to be something that just melts in your mouth,” Hernandez said. “It’s more than just a red cake. We’ll be offering authentic desserts.”

Hernandez said the food menu will be complete with sandwiches, acai bowls, yogurt parfaits and

son Craft Coffee Bistro will offer fresh brews daily, including a lineup of espresso drinks and gluten-free options.

The beans will come from San Diego-based company, The WestBean Coffee Roasters.

But, more importantly, Hernandez hopes customers will take notice of the effort behind the menu.

“I’m really trying to bring quality food and coffee to the marketplace up here,” said Hernandez, who has six employees. “Plus, Jackson Craft Coffee Bistro opened in February on Mission Road in San Marcos. The restaurant is owned by the business is surrounded by neighborhoods so you Barbara Jackson Hernandez who has lived in San Marcos since 1986. Photo by Hoa Quach American waffles.

“We’ll only use products found in California,” said Hernandez, who designed the menu herself.

“All of our foods are locally grown and we’ll only serve seasonal food. As we grow, we’ll be adding more and more items to the menu.”

But customers won’t just get homemade foods.

Hernandez said she takes pride in the coffee and espresso that her business will offer.

In fact, Hernandez said she used to drive miles for high-quality coffee beans before deciding to just bring the coffee to San Marcos.

“I love tea and specialty coffee, especially handpicked beans,” Hernandez said.

“The coffee tastes so good. It actually tastes how it smells. I would love for everyone to enjoy freshly roasted coffee because of all the antioxidants. When you drink fresh coffee, you still get all the benefits.”

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’m again on the mend, after getting acquainted with yet another Scripps Health Care surgeon. Doctors, as a group, are some of the most avid wine consumers I know.

When the conversation gets around to what I do to keep me going, that’s all it takes to place the spotlight on wine. There’s a nice healthy message there.

Over the years, Washington state wines have held a fascination for me.

I’ve often visited the Seattle area with its wine community of Woodinville, with tasting rooms around every corner.

The big two are Chateau St. Michelle and Columbia Crest.

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St. Michelle has built an empire, emphasizing its European partners.

It produces big winners like Col Solare, a “Super Tuscan” wine with

Italy’s Antinori and Eroica Riesling, with Germany’s Dr. Loosen.

Columbia Crest, on the other hand, is a force in the “value” wine market.

That’s a price that normally ranges from $9 to $15. This wine is produced in Eastern Washington where most Washington wine grapes are grown.

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and so was the foodie community in San Diego.

She decided last summer to follow her own path and launched Savory Made Simple, a meal kit subscription service that delivers fresh, locally sourced ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions to your doorstep.

I gave it a try and loved the convenience, quality ingredients and her recipes. It’s a fun, convenient way to cook and I caught up with Kat recently to learn more.

You are a San Diego native; tell me about what the food scene was like in your home growing up.

I remember the very first “fancy” restaurant I went to was the Lamont Street Grill (now, the Patio) and I ordered the pasta primavera. I was so impressed when it came to the table, because it was the first restaurant I had been to that “garnished” the plate with lit-

Your restaurant experience started in the front of the house, tell me about that experience and how it led to culinary school and your very impressive first gigs after graduation.

I started as a hostess at the Prado at Balboa Park. It was my very first restaurant gig and had no idea what I was getting into. I found that I screwed up more at being a hostess than almost any other job I’ve ever done. I took people to the wrong table, I spilled drinks, I walked too fast, I walked too slow, it was not a good situation. Most of all, people would get so angry with me whether it was because of the amount of time they were waiting for a table, or they didn’t like the table I took them to. I hid in the back of the kitchen one day, avoiding my hostess responsibilities, and that’s where TURN TO LICK THE PLATE ON 15

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Local bodybuilder takes pride in all-natural fitness approach

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — To many, fitness is a lifestyle.

Nutrition and workouts fuel their daily routines, but for some, they have taken it to another level.

Jim Smith, a former Mr. San Diego Masters Bodybuilding Champion, started Team Waya about three years ago, but with a catch. The bodybuilding world is filled with steroid use to sculpt the best possible physique, although the repercussions can be fatal.

Smith’s team prides itself on all-natural ability and to use fitness and bodybuilding as a tool to become a better person, both mentally and physically. Most importantly, however, is to pay it forward, the group’s mantra.

Over the past three years, Smith’s team has swelled to 56 athletes working all over North and Orange counties. On April 2, more than 30 members take center stage at the California Fitness Natural Tour in San Diego at the Kroc Center Theater.

The team, though, works together led by three veterans including Nicole Jolliffe, 33, Jennifer Ashley, 43, and Robert Lemus, 29, who also form part of the team’s leadership committee.

Jim Smith, right, speaks with two members of Team Waya, a fitness and bodybuilding group from North County. Smith has recruited 56 people, many of whom will compete April 2 in San Diego. Photo by Steve Puterski

The trio were each recruited

by Smith, although Ashley returned to the stage after taking years off.

A master personal trainer, Ashely said she noticed Smith

working with different women and wondered what he was doing.

Ashley was introduced and taken with Smith’s approachability and positive attitude. So, she jumped back in after a 20-year hi-

atus from the stage.

“It’s really giving back,” she said. “It’s so personal because I love training so much. I had an eating disorder when I was young.

I started training when I was 17

and it changed my whole world.

I know how empowering it is for women to have control over their physique through nutrition and training.”

Jolliffe, a single mother of three, began her journey about four to five years ago when she hit a rough patch in her life. Feeling down, she returned to the gym and was soon approached by Smith.

Her initial reaction was one of bewilderment, but opted to take a chance and no is on the top women on the team in both the bikini, which includes sportswear, and figure competitions (women also compete in physique). In addition, her self-esteem skyrocketed taking her life out of the dumps and to a place she didn’t imagine.

“I just loved being in the gym,” Jolliffe said. “It was a place I could burn off all the stresses of life.”

Lemus, a personal trainer, was one of the first to join forces with Smith, although he started slowly with the physique (which are upper body focused) competitions. His first show, he said, was nerve racking but he came away with a third-place finish.

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he man with two Grand Slams has a grand idea: assist the Hospice of the North Coast.

“Hopefully we can help it out,’’ Rod Laver said.

Laver, the tennis legend and longtime Carlsbad resident, has played in countless tournaments. On March 5, he’s putting one on.

Laver invited some of his tennis buddies and they’re joining others in the first Mary Laver Memorial Tennis Event at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. “It’s an exciting thing that we can do,’’ Laver said.

“Hopefully we can continue it year after year.

The Hospice of North Coast has a special place in Laver’s heart.

His late wife, Mary, was cared for with a love that Laver appreciates to this day.

So there’s a friendly pro-am competition in the afternoon. Laver will oversee the proceedings, doing a clinic and putting his keen eye to each player’s game.

That’s followed by an evening reception, which will feature drinks and a tall tale or two.

Laver has plenty of those.

He’s the only person to twice win the Australian, French and U.S. Opens and

Wimbledon in a calendar year. Laver just returned from the recent Australian Open, the one played in the Melbourne arena that bears his name.

Laver didn’t come home empty handed.

He became only the third athlete to be awarded the country’s Companion of the Order of Australia, which is similar to the U.S. presidential freedom distinction.

Plus the Laver Cup was unveiled, which will feature Europe players battling the rest of the world in a format that will mimic the Ryder Cup. A check of Laver’s suitcase revealed some goodies to be auctioned at the Mary Laver Memorial.

Novak Djokovic, who beat Andy Murray for the Australian Open title, signed and gave Laver the racket he used in the final.

Roger Federer, who routinely calls Laver his idol, also sent along a racket with his autograph.

“That was very nice of them,’’ Laver said.

Other signed items are from Rancho Santa Fe golfer Phil Mickelson, basketball’s Bill Walton and former Chargers great Dan Fouts.

“I’m so glad I’m able to help,’’ Fouts said.

Then there are ticket packages donated by the Padres and Dodgers.

All of this are people paying back Laver. As solid as the “Rocket” was on the court, he’s better off it.

“Rod is the best,’’ said Carlsbad’s Ken MacDonald, who is playing in the pro-am. “It’s a pleasure to be part of his event and to call him a friend.’’

Seven other amateurs, mostly local doctors, are paired with Laver’s mates.

Among the pros participating are Encinitas’ Larry Stefanki, Bob Lutz, Brian Teacher and Phil Dent.

“It will be interesting to see what flies,’’ Laver said, with a chuckle.

“I think it will turn out well. These guys have been through the mill a few times.’’

The chapters of Laver’s life will soon be on display.

“Rod Laver: A Memoir” has its American release next month at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

But first up is Laver and friends having laughs at La Costa. The ticket cost of $10 is a bargain.

If plucking down $75, you see the tennis and get to listen to the stories and

mingle at the reception.

More information is available at hospicenorthcoast.org.

The best part is the dough will help fund the Pacifica House, North County’s only inpatient hospice house.

“It is the highest compliment to have a grateful family member support the work we do,’’ said Shelly Dew of the HNC. “To have Rod Laver, an icon, lend his name and reputation to Hospice of the North Coast means the world. We are excited to celebrate and honor the life of his late wife Mary while promoting hospice care in our community.’’

By Aaron Burgin

REGION — A host of local boys basketball teams have qualified for the CIF playoffs, including two local teams that will represent North County in the section’s top playoff division.

Torrey Pines and Army Navy received bids to the CIF Open Division, which is reserved for the top eight teams in San Diego as determined by CIFs computer power rankings system.

Torrey Pines, which finished the season with

a record of 23-4 and went undefeated in the Palomar League, received the No. 4 seed in the open division, while Army Navy, which had a 20-8 record and finished second place in the rugged Coastal League with a 10-2 record, received the No. 5 seed.

Yes, that means that both North County teams will face each other in the first round.

That game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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FEB. 26 CATCH SOME RAINWATER The city of Solana is in partnership with the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation (Solana Center) to provide rain barrels for cost $90, with a $75 rebate. The discounted rain barrels (originally $149) are available to pre-order online. For more information, visit rainbarrelprogram. org/solanabeach.

LIFE AND LEARNING Air Force and Airline Pilot Training and Senior Scams will be topics at LIFE Lectures at MiraCosta College starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 26, on campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Admin. Bldg. #1000.

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KNOW EL NINO The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce’s Ready Carlsbad Business Alliance hosts “El Niño Lessons Learned” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Feb 26 at the ViaSat Headquarters, 6191 El Camino Real, Carlsbad.

SUPPORT WOMEN’S SHELTER Mark your calendar now for the women’s shelter fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 6. Local women’s boutique, Pretty Please, partners with Encinitas women’s shelter and local charity, Solutions for Change, offering ladies the opportunity to give

back to coastal community women in need. The shop will donate 10 percent of the afternoon’s proceeds.

Pretty Please and Solutions for Change also encourage locals to donate gently used clothing.

FEB. 27 COLE LIBRARY REOPENS Georgina Cole Library, the city of Carlsbad’s oldest library, reopens Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a 10:20 a.m. ceremonial ribbon-lighting” at 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. The nearly 50-year-old Georgina Cole Library commemorates the six-months renovation and reopening to the library include enhanced technology and WiFi connectivity, additional comfortable gathering and teen spaces, collaborative study and meetings areas, and more.

RUMMAGE FUN St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 609 Pier View Way, Oceanside, is having its annual Rummage Sale from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 27 and from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

LOCAL DOG SHOW The Silver Bay Kennel Club, hosts “Meet the Breeds Extravaganza” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 26 through Feb. 28,with show hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Del Mar Fairgounds. Free admission to all shows. All judging will be indoors. Only dogs entered in the Show are permitted inside, per the American Kennel Club regulations. For more information and breed times visit silverbaykc.com.

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FOOD, FILM AND FORUM The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito and Jewish Voices for Peace are co-sponsoring a “Food, Film & Forum” at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at 1036 Solana Drive, Solana Beach.

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FEB. 28 A GROUP OF FRIENDS The Catholic Widows and Widowers of North County support group for those who desire to foster friendships through various social activities, will attend Mass at St. James Catholic Church Feb. 28 with lunch to follow in Del Mar. On Feb. 29, join them for miniature golf at Bloomers and dinner at Mama ‘N Papa’s Pizza Grotto, Vista.

Reservations are required at (858) 674-4324 JOIN THE PARTY The Vista Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee is in search of volunteers. If you love people, planning parties and having fun, the Ambassador Committee could be for you. It meets monthly and helps with Chamber events. Email edwardadambrooks@gmail. com for more information.

LEARN TO PRUNE Join Solana Center and Revolution Landscape from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, for a hands-on fruit tree-pruning workshop. Registration required. $40 per person. For more information and to register visit solanacenter.org.

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MARCH 1 CHANGING PARKINSON’S A Summit for Stem Cell fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. March 1 at the Pamplemousse Grille, 514 Via De La Valle, Solana Beach, raising awareness and funds in support of research on Parkinson’s disease. Cost is $500 a plate. Proceeds benefit Summit for Stem Cell, the tax exempt fundraising arm of a research project at The Scripps Research Institute. R.S.V.P. to jenifer@ SummitforStemCell.org.

TECH FOR TEENS Teen Tech Month is being held all of March at the Escondido Library, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido, to raise awareness about how libraries extend teens’ learning beyond the classroom with non-print resources. Tweens and teens, ages 11 to 18, are encouraged to “Create It @ Your Library” during the month. For more information about the Teen Tech Challenge visit library.escondido.org/teens or contact Teen Librarian Cathy Janovitz at (760) 839-4283.

MARCH 2 PAMPER YOUR ORCHIDS The Palomar Orchid Society meets at 6:30 p.m.

March 2 at the Lake San Marcos Pavilion, 1105 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos, Kay Klausing of the San Diego Orchid Society will speak on “Orchid Viruses: Introduction and Practical Aspects of Virus Testing.”

NEWCOMER ADVENTURE Speaker Jill Swain, Road Scholar Ambassador will tell of Elderhostel Inc., a not-for-profit organization that provides older adults lifelong learning opportunities, at the Carlsbad Newcomers, meeting at 9:45 a.m. March 2 at Heritage Hall, Magee Park, 2650 Garfield St., Carlsbad. For more information, call (760) 574-7472 or visit carlsbadnewcomers.org.

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glasses. For more information, contact Arminda Ruiz at (760) 405-7385.

R.E.A.D. Escondido Public Library’s Read, Eat, and Discuss (R.E.A.D.) Middle Grade Book Club for ages 9 to 12 will read Rita Williams-Garcia’s book, “One Crazy Summer,” and meets on Friday, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 4,239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido.

GARDEN CLUB The Vista Garden Club will meet at noon March 4 for lunch and a program at 1400 Vale Terrace Court. Vista. Hear about the herb of the year as well as how to use it in cooking. For questions, call P Cooper (760) 736-3009.

MARK THE CALENDAR TOUR THE FARM Tour Aloha Farms Food Forest. Meet at 1 p.m. March 19.

Meet at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace, Vista for carpooling to the farm at 1:15 p.m.

Cost is $5. Wear closed-toed walking shoes. Liability waiver required prior to the tour. Register in advance at clee@altavistagardens.com SAVE YOUR SPOT Vista Elks Lodge 1968 is looking for vendors for its April 30 Flea Market, 1947 E. Vista Way, Vista. $25 per-15-by-20 feet. Bring garage sale items, tools, kids’ things, crafts, furniture or whatever you need to sell.

No birds or animals. For more information, call (760) 390-4061.

ADOBE TOURS The Escondido History Center, at 321 N. Broadway, Escondido, invites all to its Adobe Home Tour 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

March 6. Visit five examples in Escondido and Poway, of the mid-century adobe home design and construction discontinued in the 1980s. The tour is self-guided, with knowledgeable docents at each home. For tickets, go to adobehometour. com or stop by the Escondido History Center.

EVERY GIRL A PRINCESS The nonprofit Princess Project San Diego is looking for dress and accessory donations for its spring dress giveaway, which starts in April all over San Diego County, including a giveaway site to be announced in Vista. Any “princess” with a high school ID, can come get a dress and accessory for prom, no matter where she lives. For more information, visit PrincessProjectSD.org.

FASHION SHOW Shelter to Soldier is selling tickets now for its fifth annual Spring Xposure Fashion Show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

March 31 at the Carlsbad Forum. All of the proceeds will benefit Shelter to Soldier.

Tickets are $60 online, and $125 at the door. Shelter to Soldier is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from an otherwise uncertain future in local shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans.

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FEB. 26, 2016 dio, if you’re going to have to do more or less. Coach helps a lot of people with their diets.”

“Our depletion diet is done about a week out,” Jolliffe said. “You go about three, four, five days. A few days before the show, we refeed our muscle. You are completely shredded and there is no puffiness, so you see a really nice, full muscle.”

All three said the team is a reflection of each individual’s value and beliefs with a zero-tolerance approach to any shady or divisive attitudes.

Their ethos especially rings true when it comes to steroid use, which is common among bodybuilders.

Using any type of illegal substance, they said, goes against their mission of creating a healthy lifestyle.

As for Lemus, the practice is unacceptable.

He said he has witnessed many athletes openly speak of their cycles, but has refrained from using.

In addition, he said it is out-right cheating.

“The sport has a bad name because of all the drugs,” Lemus said. “To me, it’s cheating … and I have caught a lot of grief from people. I think it cheats the process. This is something that is supposed to be healthy. It can give you a short-term fix, but the rest of your life is going to be ruined.”

Although drug use makes headlines, Ashley said her team is above those practices. She said now a substantial team has been formed, they plan to reach out to the community through philanthropic efforts.

First up will be a monthly activity with the Humane Society.

“I think it’s super important because we are such a big team now, that we give back to the community in some way,” Ashley said. “We all love animals, they don’t have a voice so we can be a voice for them.” tasting room hours.

Heaven Hills, a leading AVA wine region in the Columbia Valley.

Last month, a Washington Road Show came to the Rancho Santa Fe Inn north of San Diego, bringing some of the best of the family owned wines from America’s second largest wine-producing region of some 850 wineries from 13 appellations.

Riesling and Chardonnay are the largest varietals grown, with Cabernet and Merlot the top reds.

They were eager to tell their story so they brought in Sean Sullivan of Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

Quote highlights included: “2013 was one of the warmest on record with high production.

The soil is well drained with lots of water from the Columbia River to irrigate.

Although 850 wineries abound, some 800 produce less than 5,000 cases annually, and finally most Washington wines score 90 or above, each with a below average bottle price than other wine making regions of the world.”

Here is a journeyman’s list of exceptional wines from Washington. “Google” the names, or better yet arrange a trip: • Canoe Ridge Vineyard, Horse Heaven Hills, Merlot or Cabernet

• Chateau St Michelle Eroica Riesling and Col Solare • Columbia Crest Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot and Les Chevaux Blend • Dunham Cellars Riesling, Cabernet and Syrah • Forgeron Cellars Chardonnay and Rhone Valley white blend.

• L’Ecole No 41 Merlot and Syrah and finally, beautifully structured red blends by Lauren Ashton Cellars and winemaker Kit Singh: Cuvee Estelle Red Bordeaux and Cuvee Arlette Red Bordeaux.

Jim Tobin, who with brother Bill, owns North County Wine Company in San Marcos, was at the Rancho Santa Fe event.

He’s a proclaimed fan of Washington wines and thought his customers should be, too.

He planned his own tasting event and is stocking lots of Washington wines; call for brands at (760) 653-9032.

Finally, a new urban winery just opened in Ocean Beach called Gianni Buonomo with winemaker Keith Rolle, who spent four years studying and making wine in Eastern Washington.

All his wines are world-class from Washington in the Yakima Valley region, and brought to San Diego to vinify.

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MARCH 4 ITALIAN FILM Foreign Film Fridays features “Ginger and Cinnamon” (Italy, R, 2002, 82 min.) at 5 and 7 p.m. in their original language with English subtitles March 4 temporarily at the Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad. Admission is free.

ACOUSTIC SOUNDS Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay will play 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 4, Ki’s Restaurant, 2591 S. Coast High-

MARK THE CALENDAR BEACH BOYS Tickets are available now for the iconic Beach Boys who will perform at 8 p.m., June 17 on the Starlight Theater stage at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.

Tickets for $85, $75, $65 on sale, with no service charge, at the Pala Box Office in the casino, call 1 (877) 946-7252 or visit palacasino.com.

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rewarded and no Lemus is stepping up his workouts to take on the competitive world of bodybuilding.

“I was kind of the guinea pig,” Lemus said. “The first time I went on stage, it was completely brand new.

I took third and fell in love with it. I never imagined it would grow this big.”

He, along with Jolliffe and Ashley, said their diet and mental toughness are two critical components in competing. They start preparing about six months out, then slice their protein intake with about 12 weeks before a show.

Another drop in protein is followed with what is known as “depletion” about one week before, then with about one to two days before the show, they can take down a good meal.

“Everyone’s body is different, so everybody’s process is different,” Ashley said. “You’re going to have to change your car-

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MARCH 2 CULT CLASSICS The Carlsbad City Library Film Series starts its Cult Classics with “The Princess Bride” 6 p.m. March 2 at Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive. Special features begin at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, and seating is first come, first served. Attendees are invited to stay afterward for an optional

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Wine Bytes San Diego Wine & Beer Co. invites you to taste wines from France Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $10. Call (858) 586-WINE. Capri Blu in Rancho Bernardo presents a B R Cohn wine dinner March 2 at 6 p.m. One of the finest wines from Sonoma will be paired with a four-course special dinner for $55. Call for an RSVP at (858) 6735100.

The Art of Mixology will be highlighted at a special event at Twenty/20 in Carlsbad’s Sheraton hotel; special small plate pairings by Executive Chef Julian Quinones, all on March 3 at 6 p.m. Cost is $40. Reserve now at (760) 827-2500.

Cucina Enoteca in Del Mar is planning a Sangiovese Tuscan special dinner and wine pairing, March 7 at 7 p.m. Taste 10 of the top Sangiovese in Italy for $240 per person including food, wine, tax and gratuity; limited to 14 guests. Call (310) 3875104.

Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur certified

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He is one of the leading wine commentators on the web.

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Oceanside — to foster start-up companies as well as building upon established industries in each city.

Abed also told the audience of an aggressive $300 million plan, which includes $80 million in the next five years, to upgrade the city’s efforts to generate and deliver more recycled water.

He also showed support for Palomar Medical Center, which will relocate from downtown to the west side of the city.

Abed also praised the investment from the Westfield Corp., which owns

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the Avocado West League after finishing the regular season with a 25-5 record, are the top-seeded team in Division 1 playoffs, which is a notch below the open division.

The Wildcats are joined

by San Marcos, La Costa Canyon, Vista, Escondido, Santa Fe Christian as area teams to qualify for the 16-team Division 1 bracket.

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I saw the kitchen dance for the first time. I knew I had to be apart of it. I asked the chef for a job the next day and I was hired right then to start in the kitchen.

Two years later, I asked the chef “how do I become you” and he recommended culinary school, but told me to go to New York or Paris, and that was it.

I went home and applied for Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and 9 months later was on an airplane to start culinary school in Paris France.

After graduating, I didn’t want to come back to San Diego yet, so I flipped through a Michelin Guide looking for restaurants to apply to intern at.

I got about 10 rejections, but got accepted to both WD-50 in New York, and the French Laundry in Napa.

You had a great run with The Cohn Restaurant Group. What was that experience like and how did it shape your style?

It was truly the experience of a lifetime. I am so grateful for all of the opportunities they gave me. They gave me creative control over the menu’s for both BObeau OB and BO-beau Long Beach and also 100 Wines, and allowed me to explore different flavors, different concepts, and see which felt best to me.

They shaped me not only as a chef but as a person too.

How did Savory Made Simple come about?

After parting ways with the Cohn Restaurant

the mall and sunk $100 million into the retail center by adding a movie theater, workout facility and restaurants.

“It’s one of the best shopping centers in the region,” he said.

Prior to Abed’s speech, the City Council honored seven Escondido residents in various fields for their efforts to make the city a better place.

The audience rose to its feet for one, Dan Naylor or “Dan the Man,” who was honored with the Public Service Award. Naylor suffered a traumatic brain injury 20 years ago after a car accident, but was jubilant as Councilman Ed Gallo spoke of Naylor’s ac-

complishments.

Naylor has been a staple in the community helping people whenever possible.

Other awards were given to Vaughn North for community service for creating Escondido Shines!; Cameron Curry of Classic Academies for education; the Escondido National Little League for the youth award; dentist Dr. Leslie Bonar for veteran support; photographer David Zumaya for business; Zoe Sanchez Richardson for literacy; and Danny Sherlock, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego, was honored with the Mayor Leadership Award.

Valley Center, Canyon Crest Academy and Orange Glen were area teams to qualify for the Division 2 field.

Oceanside, Rancho Buena Vista and Tri-City Christian qualified for the Division 3 field.

Sage Creek received the No. 2 seed in the Division 4 playoff field in its first varsity season.

Mission Vista, Escondido Adventist Academy, Pacific Ridge and San Diego Jewish Academy also

made the field.

In Division 5, which comprises mostly smaller magnet schools, Guajome Park Academy in Vista and Escondido Charter made the field.

CIF playoffs conclude on March 3 for Division 5 at San Marcos High School, and March 4 and 5 for the other divisions.

Those games will be played at Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego.

group, I started a food blog called Kats Kitchen Collective.

I posted a ton of recipes every week, but often heard back “looks like an awesome recipe, I don’ have time to prep all of that” or “Wow! Looks delicious! I don’t know where to find that ingredient.”

It made me frustrated and I felt as if I was wasting my time, creating recipes that no one was going to use. So I sat down with a friend and business coach, and we realized that I could just ship the ingredients for the recipe to them. And Voila! Savory Made Simple was born.

of meal kits that you offer.

Every week there are seven new recipes to choose from, and the recipes range from vegetarian, gluten free, paleo and comfort food, and recipes from all types of ethnic cuisine.

You get to choose three recipes to craft your own meal kit. Some examples of these recipes are Korean Bibimbap, Smoked Salmon Pasta with Fresh Dill and Cream Sauce, LeekStuffed Burger with Fries, Grilled hanger Steak with Chimichurri, Shrimp Boil with Linguica Sausage, Seared crusted Ahi, and more!

What would consider your differentiators from some of the other meal delivery services out there?

Savory Made Simple focuses on using premium ingredients from our local purveyors, such as Specialty Produce for all of our produce, Catalina Offshore Products for all of our seafood, Brandt Beef, Mary’s Chicken, Clover Dairy, and more!

The recipes are designed specifically to expand both your cooking skills and your taste buds, and we never hold back on shipping fresh produce and herbs, instead of many dry goods, like some of the other services.

Last, and definitely my favorite, is that for every meal kit purchased, Savory Made Simple donates four meals through Feeding America San Diego to community members in need. It is our goal this year to donate 20,000 meals, and we have already donated over 4,000!

For people who want to give it a try, how does it work?

You can visit us online at savorymadesimple.com and select “order a meal kit” to see this weeks current recipe selection!

We’ll show you exactly how it works from there, and by the next Tuesday, you could have ALL the ingredients for three incredibly delicious meals waiting for you on your door step — there to help save you time, allow you to spend more time with your family instead of at the grocery store, as well as nourishing your body, and providing you with a joyful, stress-free cooking experience!

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