PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID ENCINITAS, CA 92024 PERMIT NO. 94
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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
VOL. 24, NO. 13
THISWEEK NOW THAT’S LOCAL LIVING!
Sally Foster, dean of MiraCosta College, beat cancer with treatment and care all within walking distance from her A10 Encinitas home
ULTIMATE ATHLETES
The Ironman tournament season kicks off in Oceanside with more than 2,500 B1 competitors
APRIL 2, 2010
Tee time
Charities hit by cut to grant funding
The Kia Classic Golf Tournament was held at La Costa Resort and Spa March 22 through March 28. The top 20 ranked players and a full field of 144 LPGA professionals competed for a $1.7 million purse. Hee Kyung Seo of Korea, below, took top honors and her first LPGA win at the tournament. Right, Michelle Wie tees off on hole 7. See more photos on Page A18.
By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — After hours of public testimony March 22, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to slash funds to a popular grant program. A handful of local organizations were represented among the 108 speakers who spoke in opposition to cuts in the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program. Encinitas Chamber of Commerce CEO Marshall Weinreb said he was saddened to hear the news that the $10 million fund was cut in half.“I thought of the many of us who stood up to speak, it would have some impact on
Photos by Daniel Knighton
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State of City event draws sold-out crowd By Lillian Cox
ENCINITAS — The parking lot at the Encinitas Community Center was abuzz the evening of March 26 with scores of arrivals for the ninth annual State of the City and Awards Banquet. The event was sold out, and more than 60 people were turned away. The large turnout and friendly cajoling among presenters and award recipients extended the scheduled end of the program from 9 to after 11 p.m. Channel 8 reporter Jeff Zevely, who served as emcee, kept the audience laughing with self-effacing humor and anecdotes from his youth spent in Encinitas. “I love Encinitas but you guys deserve someone big like Dan Fouts or Tony Gwynn,” he told the crowd.“I went to Capri
(Elementary School) and Oak Crest (Middle School) and haven’t been back since I was 13. I drove through the parking lot and tripped out.” Zevely introduced his wife, Heather Lucas, who he said he met during his early days in television in New Mexico when she was a source of frustration by scooping him for a competing station. A savory four-course dinner prepared by El Callejon included chipotle soup, chicken enchiladas, beef with cilantro, rajas (roasted chile strips in sauce), salad, guacamole, beans, rice and chips. The buffet was donated by restaurant owner Bernard Jourdain. “We like to help the community and schools,” Jourdain said. “My customers are locals and I want to give back when
I’ve been getting.” The official program began with a pledge of alliance led by the Troop 776 Color Guard sponsored St. John’s Catholic Church. Encinitas Chamber CEO Marshall Weinreb received an enthusiastic welcome from the audience for his efforts in rallying the local business community. “This is a rejuvenation of the chamber,”said Angel Haag, president of the board of directors. “We are transforming the chamber to make new things happen.We are here for you.” Weinreb celebrated the contributions of the RanchoCoastal Humane Society on its 50th anniversary and asked President/CEO Jim Silveira to stand up. He also acknowledged the presence of all five Encinitas council members,
City Manager Phil Cotton, Sen. Mark Wyland, Assemblyman Martin Garrick, Mark Olson from Supervisor Pam SlaterPrice’s office and Brian Jones from Congressman Brian Bilbray’s office. He thanked the chamber’s Marilyn Phenow for her efforts in producing an obviously successful State of the City dinner. Weinreb also put in a plug for the upcoming A Sporting Life Health Family Festival on May 23 at Oak Crest Middle School featuring skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and announced the launch by the chamber of a business-school partnership that would generate paper goods and food for special events. When Mayor Dan Dalager took the podium, he framed his TURN TO STATE ON A19
Make this your kids’ best summer ever! The City of Encinitas Parks and Recreation Department offers plenty of different camps this summer—everything from our classic “Seaside Day Camp” and “Junior Lifeguards” to exciting new offerings like LEGO camps and the new “Beach Kids” program. Online registration begins on April 5 for Encinitas residents, April 7 for non-residents.
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Special Interest Camps Seaside Day Camps Arts & Crafts Camps Beach Programs Dance Camps Sports Camps
Ex-cop confesses to felony threats By Randy Kalp
OCEANSIDE — A former Oceanside police officer charged with threatening his ex-wife with a handgun on Valentine’s Day pleaded guilty March 25. Listening intently as Superior Court Judge Robert Kearney reviewed the plea agreement,Randy Judd agreed to the terms of his plea, which includes possible prison time. Judd, 50, pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a criminal treat relating to the Feb. 14 altercation with his exwife in herValley Center home. A second felony charge of carrying a loaded firearm with the intent to commit a felony was dismissed in lieu of Judd’s plea. In accordance with the TURN TO THREATS ON A21
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