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Another adaptive athlete, Brian Riley, helped Gaal start doing cross fit. “I ended up losing a good amount of weight while doing it in preparation for this ride,” Gaal said. He also coaches the police athletic league and kids basketball. He is getting involved in the Escondido community after living in the area for a few months and hopes to bring a positive message about exercise. “We can all be active, and I want to bring that to the city of Escondido,” Gaal said. His fiancée, Lisa Graves, said she isn’t worried about his physical strength in completing the ride, which is over 2,600 miles. She’s more concerned about traffic on the road. “It’s not the physicality of it, because he has pretty
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Crawford’s goal. If a San Diego spot doesn’t open, then maybe someone else bites. “Of course I want to be here, this is my hometown team,’’ Crawford said. “But you can’t control that. That is not my decision. I worry about what I can control. That’s all I can do.’’ Well, there are other
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alive and active, and is therefore the healthiest way to drink juice. The juice recipes are literally fully loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and enzymes. We work closely with local farmers so that some days the produce is picked in the field that morning and in our juice by noon. I counted 10 different juices at Fully Loaded. What are some of your favorites? At Fully Loaded we usually have between 22 and25 recipes at all times. We are seasonal so that four times a year we take a few recipes off the menu and add a few new ones using produce that is in season. Some of my favorites in the green world of juice are Green Mountain, which features dandelion
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vatoire, will sing Russian choral music from the ancient songs of the Orthodox Church to composers of the 18th–20th centuries and the masters at 2 p.m. June 13 at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 2510 Gateway Road in Bressi Ranch. For more information, call (760) 9301270. MARK THE CALENDAR FESTIVAL OF COLORS The Oceanside Festival of Colors will be held from noon to 5 p.m. June 13 at the Pier Amphitheater, 200 N. The Strand, Oceanside. Come en-
T HE C OAST NEWS - I NLAND E DITION powerful arms. It’s the navigating through traffic that’s probably the most difficult,” said Graves. A support vehicle will follow Gaal throughout the journey, which began in Seaport Village Monday morning and will wind throughout the U.S. He will visit 16 states and his final stop is in Arlington, Virginia. Fellow-adaptive athlete Riley will be driving the support vehicle and will help with any flat tires or other support needed along the ride. Local law enforcement throughout the country will escort Gaal some of the way, which will improve his safety. Graves said she fell in love with Gaal the first time she spoke with him, when she interviewed him for a book she was writing at Freedom Station in Balboa Park. “The reason why I fell in love with him, is his deter-
mination,” Graves said. Freedom Station provides temporary lodging to disabled military service members and helps them transition out of the military and back into civilian life. While Gaal’s goal is to raise awareness for wounded servicemen, Graves said the support he received Monday from dozens of Escondido residents helps him flourish. “These people that come, don’t realize what they give to (the wounded service people) when they come like this. It’s not even about a donation. What it makes them feel like to see this, there’s no check that you can write that’s big enough,” Graves said. She will be posting to Gaal’s website, torangaal. com, the entire trip with route updates and progress information. The couple is also in the process of having a home built for them by nonprofit Homes for Our Troops.
things. Like his mastery of chicken, steak and ribs in the kitchen. Crawford, 24, lives with his mother, which makes playing for the Chargers almost like when he was a teenager playing at El Camino. “We do well together,’’ Crawford said, and if you tasted Jacqueline Crawford’s zucchini and sausage dish, you’d know why. “It’s been me and my mom since I was 7 or 8 and
it’s almost like having a roommate. I love my mom and we just sit at home and chill.’’ Crawford is back in familiar haunts and wouldn’t it be something if he’s here on opening day? With that, you may unbuckle your seat belt and exit the ride. Crawford will take it from here. Contact Jay Paris at jparis8@aol.com. Follow him on Twitter at jparis_sports.
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joy live mantra bands, DJs, interactive dance, yoga, cuisine, color throws, free hugs and lots of love. MAKE A MOVIE Movie-makers can still submit their films to OIFF before the final deadline of June 15. The free Student Film category is for kindergarten through college. Filmmakers will be notified if their work becomes an Official Selection by July 7. Instructions for submitting a film can be found at ocaf. info/oceanside-international-film-festival. THESPIAN SUMMER CAMP Register now for the youth Theatre School @ North Coast Rep June 22 to
June 26. The half-day camp teaches theatre games with rhythm, music and sound. Register at northcoastrep. org. Additional camps July 6 to July 17, July 20 to July 24 and July 27 to July 31. THEATER CAMP Intrepid Theatre Company offers a Theatre Expedition Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with two sessions June 22 and July 13 on the campus of The Grauer School at 1500 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost is $800, $40 materials fee. Enroll online at boxoffice@intrepidtheatre.org or send a check to: Intrepid Theatre Company, PO Box 235852, Encinitas, CA 92023.
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THE GARDEN GANG Volunteers from Guajome Park Academy who joined Farmer Brown at the Earth Day Festival 2015 included, above, Tereza Bautista, Kiersten Bellotti. Myrta Cortes, Kyle Czech, Emily Griego, Jayne Hascall, Macayla Lemons, Ava McAlister, Zoe Nyberg, Jessica Orea, Victor Orea, Chloe Prescott, Rowan Ranjbar and Adraen Robeniol. Others were Cassidy Rozanski, Wyatt Shook, Cheyenne Tackett, Jasmine Terhall, Elizabeth Tsarnas, Alin Velazquez, Aaliyah Velez, Carter Wright, Jackson Wright, Cristina Zafra, Tereza Zafra, Liza Anits, Lena Gazibaric, Viktor Gazibaric and Natalie Taylor. Courtesy photo
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visors. “This seat is the seat,” Krvaric said. He believes two seats that are up for reelection in the coming years will go to democrats. Krvaric believes Greg Cox’s seat in District 1, which represents the south bay, will go to a democrat once he reaches the maximum term limits in 2018. He believes the same
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make that trip. Roberts said those and similar texts were simply staff members joking around but they ultimately led to a situation in which he should have displayed better leadership. “The texts were a joke,” he said. “They were always followed by ‘hahaha.’ I tend to joke with people. I can tell you that I learned from this and my new chief of staff has really implemented some very good policies for all of us in my office about not texting. “When Harold Meza was assigned to the same room with me, after that trip it kind of became verbal joking around. It is not appropriate and we have stopped that verbal joking around. It was done by all sides but as the leader in the office I should have put a stop to it.” Roberts said it wasn’t until recently that he learned there was tension in his office. With his busy schedule and outof-state parents who had some health issues he said he wasn’t in the office frequently during the early part of this year. “There was a lot going on in our office,” he said. “You expect your chief to keep operations flowing
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was a bigger deal because of that. It was refreshing to come back with enough people and a lot of talent.” Jason said the camaraderie between his teammates also contributed to the first-place finish. “It’s huge that the
for Ron Roberts’ seat, which is open in 2018. Roberts represents metro San Diego in District 4. Three supervisor seats are up for reelection this year, District 1, 2 and 3. “Whoever controls (Dave Roberts’ seat) tips the control of the Board of Supervisors one way or the other,” Krvaric said. The County Board of Supervisors sets the law for unincorporated portions of San Diego. Chair of the San Diego
County Democratic Party Francine Busby said she isn’t sure yet if a democrat will run against Roberts in the upcoming election. “Right now, it’s too early,” Busby said. “The story is evolving. There is an investigation going on and we’re watching and waiting to see what the resolution is on that.” Roberts is under investigation from the District Attorney regarding the allegations, according to Gary Gartner, a spokesman for the supervisor.
smoothly and obviously that didn’t happen. “Glynnis Vaughn, as my chief of staff, complained to almost everybody else about problems in the office, but not to me,” he added. “I find that very unusual. I actually learned about this from Diane Porter.” Roberts said Porter and Vaughn did not get along. “There were just issues all along,” he added. “Nobody could please Glynnis Vaughn. She was dissatisfied with everybody, including me.” Roberts said he can only speculate as to how things got so bad so fast or why Vaughn and Porter are making what he describes as false allegations to “misrepresent the truth and defame and slander” another person. “If you look at this objectively some people would say (Glynnis Vaughn) didn’t have the skill set to be a chief of staff,” he said. “She had never been a chief of staff before and she didn’t really understand the process. “I can’t get into the minds of these two people but I can read their claims and all the false allegations,” he said. “Your eyes immediately go to the bottom of both claims and you see the dollar amount their
asking for and I think it’s pretty apparent what this is all about.” Vaughn and Porter are seeking settlements of $475,000 and $250,000, respectively. Roberts said the allegations are a distraction but “my eye is on the ball I am focused on my county work.” He said he has already taken steps to move forward. “I have now hired the correct staff for my office and it’s back to business as usual,” he said. His new chief of staff is Mel Millstein, a finalist when Vaughn was hired. “He’s well-qualified,” Roberts said. “In almost six weeks he has right-sided the ship. He really has put into place a smooth operation and we are continuing our extensive level of service to our district.” Roberts said the accusations have hurt his family, which includes his spouse and five adopted foster children between the ages of 6 and 19, some of whom played with Porter’s kids. “They keep asking why they can’t play together anymore,” Roberts said. “My kids have two less friends now.” Efforts to reach Porter’s attorney for comments were unsuccessful.
short boarders all get along really well,” he said. “We communicated, which is vital in team competition. And we all enjoy surfing as a sport and a hobby. So it wasn’t hard to commit to practice.” He said Sinclair is a great coach whose experience in competitive surfing has helped the team.
“There’s a lot he can apply to each and every aspect of the sport,” he said. “We really appreciate him organizing team events. He’s a coach and a guide.” Canyon Crest, in a new division this year, finished the regular season 4-1. “We came through,” Jason said. “We hope next year will be the same.”