PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID RANCHO SANTA FE, CA PERMIT NO. 53
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Former residents still in at golf club
THISWEEK MAINLY MOZART The Mainly Mozart
By Patty McCormac
concert series kicked off its season at The Inn at B6 Rancho Santa Fe
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Association approved the request by the golf club to allow members in good standing for at least 10 years, who have sold their property and moved from the Covenant, to retain their membership in the club. The approval came during its meeting on Feb. 17 which was held at the community center because of the large number of people, about 100, who wanted to speak on both sides of the issue. “The most valuable asset in the community is everyone who is here,” Association President Tom Lang said before the discussion began. Partially motivated by compassion and partially by finances, the modification to the club’s plan of operation allows members who have moved away for a number of reasons — including health and financial — to be allowed to stay on and continue the social relationships they have had for years. But, it will cost them at least 10 percent more than regular members. They also may not serve on a board or committee and may not use any other Association facilities. Former resident memberships will be offered on a year-to-year basis, and will be reviewed yearly by the
CLOSE TO HOME A string of daytime burglaries has struck the Ranch since the beginning of the year, and police say caution residents to stay alert A3
A CASKET TOO SMALL
A local group, with support from the community, offers a dignified burial for abandoned newborns B2
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FEB. 25, 2011
THE BIG 100
Association. Jim Boyce, golf membership chair, said the new classification of membership would financially help the golf club because play is down about 12 percent, not only in Rancho Santa Fe, but nationwide. The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club statistics show at least 100 members have been lost in the past five years and that fewer members are signing up. There are less than 20 new members a year currently where once it was an average of 40. “We are just trying to keep some of our friends around who lost their social and athletic lives when they left the Covenant,” Boyce said. “It allows these good friends to remain good friends.” Additionally, the golf club has a $7.7 million outstanding debt for the construction of the player’s clubhouse. The new membership classification would help retire that debt while taking on additional members. On the other side of the issue were people like Holly Manion, who has lived in the Covenant for 56 years, has actively sold real estate there for 32 years and who has been a golf club member of 20 TURN TO GOLF ON A14
Horizon Prep’s first-graders recently celebrated the 100th day of the school year with costumes to make them look 100 years old. The students brought out their best centenarian gear, including gray hair, canes and glasses. Above, Camryn Remy leads the Pledge of Allegiance in her 100th Day attire. Courtesy photo
Resident questions spending on Del Mar Fairgrounds By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — Despite its name, the Del Mar Fairgrounds is owned by the state, not the city in which it is located, and governed by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the governor. So to some it may seem odd that the current board — a few of them Arnold Schwarzenegger appointees — is opposing the proposed sale of
the facility that was negotiated by the former governor’s office. And at least one person is questioning the board’s decision to allocate money, after the fact, to address the impacts of a bill that would authorize the $120 million sale. During the public comment period at the Feb. 8 meeting, Del Mar resident Laura DeMarco asked board members
why they had just approved two contracts, one of which had already expired and another that was halfway to that point. One agreement was with a public relations firm, Southwest Strategies LLC, for “Consultation Services and Development of Public Awareness Campaign TURN TO FAIRGROUNDS ON A13
HOT TOPIC About 100 people came to the Association meeting Feb. 17 to speak on both sides of the proposed former resident member issue that would allow people who have moved to the Covenant to retain their memberships to the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Photo by Patty McCormac
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