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VOL. 14, N0. 19
SEPT. 14, 2018
For Lienau, charity’s on front burner
High marks for Rowe bell schedule
By Christina Macone-Greene
Middle schoolers say tutorial period helps
RANCHO SANTA FE — At her Tuscan-inspired Rancho Santa Fe estate, Holli Lienau places the finishing touches on her freshly baked sage and rosemary biscotti. She’s not alone. With her on this summer afternoon is a camera crew filming her YouTube cooking show, “Holli’s Easy Breezy Kitchen.” Lienau’s culinary inspiration has branched out to her philanthropic organization, “Holli”day … Anyday!, founded by Lienau in 2018. And her message is unequivocal. Her organization is designed to support both San Diego and Southern California nonprofits that help breast cancer patients, animals and more through playing and paying it forward with food, fun, and friends. Lienau gifts select nonprofits with live and silent auction items relating to culinary innovation and curating experiences. These “experiences” vary from harvesting wine grapes at her estate followed by a homemade pizza party, to a guided tequila tasting event championed by award-winning Nobleza Azul Tequila and Baja California Wine Tasting to name a few. Every event is a backdrop for a special filming of “Holli’s Easy Breezy Kitchen.” Lienau admits that it was her friend Janet Lawless Christ who encouraged her to move forward
By Christina Macone-Greene
five years go at the age of 80. This was tough on Genis, now age 85, who deeply admired her best friend’s charisma and spirit. “I grieved and grieved,” Genis said. “We were joined at the hip.” Genis, who has written poetry for decades, decided to use her literary skills to remember her friend Murphy through a historical ro-
RANCHO SANTA FE — At a special meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe School District board on Aug. 17, it was announced the 20172018 tutorial period will carry on for middle school students in the new school year. R. Roger Rowe Principal Garrett Corduan shared student survey results highlighting how 96 percent of students agreed the tutorial period helped with their homework while 77 percent of students in seventh and eighth grade thought the period helped them be more successful in school. Corduan provided a little history on the middle school bell schedule topic explaining how the decision to change it for the 20172018 was to improve the student experience. When Corduan became the middle school principal in 2013, he noticed some consistent themes that came up in his first few years. “Students had too much homework, there was a limited amount of time to connect with teachers outside of the classroom, and students had a high use of tutors outside of the school,” he said. Corduan wanted to figure out a way to solve those issues. “For me, it was changing the bell schedule,” he said. Corduan went on to say
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ARLINE ‘A.J.’ GENIS shows off the unedited manuscript of part one of her romance novel, “Summer Murphy: A Pirate’s Woman.” The 85-year-old Rancho Santa Fe resident has written poetry for decades, and is now paying tribute to her late best friend through the book, expected to publish in 2019. Photo by Kelli Kyle
Book pays tribute to a best friend Ranch resident’s historical romance novel honors a charismatic and spirited life By Kelli Kyle
RANCHO SANTA FE — Summer Murphy’s life was like a dream. Imagine a real life Holly Golightly — Audrey Hepburn’s character in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” — only more exciting. Born to a religious family in Escondido, Murphy ran away from home when she was 16 years old. She married and divorced four very wealthy husbands and lived with them all over the
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world. And everywhere Murphy went, her best friend, Arline “A.J.” Genis, went too. As an established interior designer, she decorated all of the homes that Murphy lived in. “Paris, London, Cannes, Turkey, and San Francisco,” Genis listed off the spots her friend lived in and laughed. “Every time she got a new husband, I got a new job.” Murphy died by suicide about
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