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VOL. 7, NO. 22

NOV. 18, 2011

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STAR students lauded By Patty McCormac

RANCHO SANTA FE — Once again, the students at R. Roger Rowe School in Rancho Santa Fe did very well on their state-mandated STAR testing. In fact, many of the students scored 100 percent on their tests and were recognized at the school board meeting on November 3.

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Sierras which was so powerful that it moved a boulder that we had to step on.” She added, “I thought, ‘How am I going to cross it?’ I started crying and thought I was going to die. Fortunately, four guys came by who were more experienced with the river and they showed us how.” Ross and Bolton, along with friends, also encountered a 400-pound black bear in Etna, Calif. “When he saw us, he took off,” Ross said. Another hiker they met had a more chilling story. “He told me he was in a tent when he saw a mountain lion on a knoll about 15 feet away, and eight feet above him,” Ross said. “The only thing he could think of was to press different ringtones in his cell phone. After trying five different tunes, circus music scared the lion off.” When Ross arrived at the Manning Park Resort at 6:30

Their name was called, they were received a certificate of achievement and shook hands with school board members. Before the names of the students were called, Lindy Delaney, superintendent of schools explained to the children what the school board does. “The school board is elected by your parents and they are in charge of governing and making rules for the district. They are my boss,” she said. “They are pretty important people, but they are all volunteers.” After giving a brief primer for those children who have not had much experience shaking hands how to do it, she praised her students. “Congratulations to each and every one of you and we are very proud of you,” she said. “You did your best and your best was perfect.” Those in the second grade who scored perfectly on their STAR math tests were Dax Kay, Michael Kenyon, Zachary Kindel and Donovan Nelson. In grade three were Katherine Arnold, Rhett Bailey, Seraphine Bustillos, Rocco Cappetta, Conrad Delgado, Benjamin

TURN TO TREK ON A22

TURN TO STUDENTS ON A22

“In the Sierras, conditions were difficult due to ice, snow and raging rivers,” explained Barbara Bolton. She and her husband Jack Ross hike the 2,600-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Courtesy photo

After cross-country trek, couple readjusts to normal life By Lillian Cox

Jack Ross admits to having difficulty adjusting to civilization following a 2,660mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. The trek took him from the Mexican to Canadian borders, leaving Campo on April 18 with his wife, Barb Bolton, and arriving at Manning Park, British Columbia, on Sept. 27 by himself. “Life is very simple on the trail,” he said. “I came home to all kinds of hassles like the handle on the toilet being loose and the virus protection on the computer needing updating.” The solitude and peacefulness on the trail also resulted in sensory overload upon his return. “On my second day home, Barb had a party and it grew out of control,” he said. “We have a tile floor which made the noise reverberate. I had to go outside for 10 minutes to get my thoughts together.”

There were other things Ross needed to acclimate to, simple things like opening his closet to find a selection of 15 shirts. For five months he’d worn only the clothes on his back. “I couldn’t imagine wearing all my shirts unless I changed them every half hour,” he said. Eventually, he got used to the idea of living in Encinitas again. “It’s great to be back,” he said smiling. “The weather in Canada really sucked. The second to the last day I got caught in the snow.” Bolton left with Ross in April but on June 24 was forced to return home after being injured. “In the Sierras, conditions were difficult due to ice, snow and raging rivers,” she said. “Over the 10 days I slipped and fell numerous times, fracturing some ribs and causing injury to my back. When I reached Mammoth Lakes, I realized I

could no longer continue.” Ross joined a New Zealand couple they met along the way. The three hiked from Northern California to the Oregon border. Afterward, Ross backtracked to Mammoth to pick up the section he previously missed that included mountains and dangerous river crossings. “Bolton met up with me twice, once in Northern California and the other (time) in Oregon,” he said. “She wanted to hike another 97 miles to be able to say that she walked at least 1,000 miles along the PCT in one season.” The couple confronted perils during their travels, including the fact that there was record snow in the Sierras making 2011 one of the most dangerous and difficult years for PCT hikers in history. “The rivers for me were the scariest,” Bolton said. “The trail ran through a river next to a waterfall in the


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