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achievements for North San Diego County. Send information via email to community@ coastnewsgroup.com. KOCT SCHOLARSHIP Cemelli Espitia, a graduate of El Camino High School, was awarded the 2017 $500 Bob Bowditch scholarship by KOCT. Espitia will be majoring in cinema at San Franciso State University in the fall. When she took a video production class, she discovered her broadcasting voice and now works in front of and behind the cameras.
Bagels; the former CFO of the Westwind Group, a large Burger King franchisee, and the former owner of a local commercial bakery, Friedman thinks entrepreneurially. FIRSTLIGHT GRAND OPENING Pascal and Kelley van den Berk, North County residents and owners of FirstLight Home Care of Carlsbad, celebrated their grand opening June 27 at The Crossings in Carlsbad. The company offers complete, nonmedical companion and personal care services for seniors, adults with disabilities, new mothers, those recovering from surgery and others in need of assistance. FirstLight caregivers help with many needs — from personal hygiene and household duties such as cooking, cleaning and running errands, to mobility assistance and dementia care. Visit firstlighthomecare.com to learn more. The new business will serve residents of North County San Diego, including the communities of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Costa, Leucadia, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista.
NEW APPOINTMENT AT TREASURY San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister appointed Hank Kim as new Chief Investment Officer of the Treasury, to oversee investments of the County Pool portfolio. Currently acting CIO of the Treasury Division, Kim was selected after a nationwide search. Kim previously managed Toyota Financial Services’ short-term debt issuance COLLISION CENTER and liquidity management KUDOS What do you get when programs. you combine 52 body shop professionals in a 48,000 squareFRIEDMAN NOW foot state-of-the-art facility all REGIONAL PRESIDENT working together with the end Regents Bank, a division goal of guest and employee of Grandpoint Bank, an- satisfaction? You get the Toynounced that longtime San ota/Lexus Collision Center at Diego banker and business Toyota Carlsbad being named executive and resident of Car- Certified Collision Center of mel Valley Stephen Friedman, the Year for 2016 by Lexus has been promoted to regional National. The award is given president in San Diego Coun- to only the best of the best who ty. Friedman will oversee continually excel at customer operations at Regents Bank’s satisfaction, business and marfour San Diego offices, which keting practices, production include locations in down- and repair processes and extown, La Jolla, Escondido ceeding many other program and Vista. Friedman, who has standards and benchmarks. been with Regents Bank since Rudy Romero has been the 2009, will continue to work Collision Center manager at from the La Jolla office. As the dealership, at 6030 Avenithe former CFO of Bruegger’s da Encinas, Carlsbad, since 2008.
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GENMARK GETS FDA OK Carlsbad-based GenMark Diagnostics, at 5964 La Place Court, released news on FDA clearance of its ePlex molecular diagnostics system and the Respiratory Pathogen Panel, followed by news of $90 million in funding from a public offering of common stock and a drawdown of funds from its existing debt facility. These funds will be used for general corporate purposes and to fund commercialization efforts. GenMark has recently opened a second manufacturing facility in Carlsbad and is rapidly expanding, resulting in new job openings in its Carlsbad offices.
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The Senior Volunteer Patrol of the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station performs home vacation security checks, assists with traffic control, enforces disabled parking regulations, patrols neighborhoods, schools, parks and shopping centers and visits homebound seniors who live alone for the communities of Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar.& portions of the county’s unincorporated areas. Volunteers must be at least age 50, be in good health, pass a background check, have auto insurance & a valid California driver’s license. Training includes a two week academy plus training patrols. The minimum commitment is 24 hours per month, & attendance at a monthly meeting. Interested parties should call (760) 966-3579 to arrange an information meeting.
JUNE 30, 2017
Carlsbad Council, community weigh in on Trails Master Plan By Ruarri Serpa
CARLSBAD — City Council members weighed in on an update to the Trails Master Plan at their meeting on June 20. Council members asked to see prioritization of projects in the plan, and to complete connecting trail segments before starting new ones. Councilwoman Cori Schumacher also asked about completing projects now, and creating a plan for future developments to reimburse the city for the costs, rather than waiting for building to oc-
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The Trails Master Plan was first identified as needing an update after the city adopted the Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element of the General Plan in 2013, according to a report prepared by city staff. Carlsbad has 67 miles of public trails, according to the report, and the updated plan adds another 38 miles. The latest draft incorporates feedback from the public and state agencies since the draft plan was first unveiled in 2015.
The city received 95 comments from the public, which focused on protecting habitat and being consistent with existing habitat preservation plans, enforcing regulations on existing and proposed trails and developing a firm schedule for implementing the trails plan. Two members of the public spoke, including one resident who advocated for off-dog-leash trails. Dianne Nygaard, of Preserve Calavera, spoke against off-leash dogs, and urged the city to include trails
that were already identified in the plan and are in the city’s General Plan, but which California Fish and Wildlife said it did not want. City staff will continue to collect input from the public and the City Council, and revise environmental documents as needed. Kyle Lancaster, parks services manager, said he expects to have a draft in front of the Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission by early fall, and to the City Council by late fall.
San Marcos resident earns fair’s Homebrewer of the Year By Joe Naiman
Above, Cody Carpenter of Oceanside earns his high school degree while working for California Conservation Corps. Courtesy photo
Teen realigns his life with California Conservation Corps OCEANSIDE — Cody Carpenter of Oceanside knew about the California Conservation Corps’ in-house motto when he signed up — “Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions ... and more!” It is the “and more” that has him feeling on top of the world. After dropping out of high school, Carpenter has just earned his high school diploma through the California Conservation Corps. “A year ago, I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. Now I have a pretty good idea. It’s exciting to know what I’m going to be able to do five or 10 years down the road,” Carpenter said. He received his diploma at a statewide CCC high school graduation ceremony in Sacramento last week, and will participate in the local graduation ceremony at the CCC center in Vista where he is based. “It’s not easy for them,” said Bruce Saito, the CCC’s executive director. “They work hard
in the classroom, and this is after a long day of physical work. But, they leave the CCC with solid work experience and a high school diploma.” Life has dealt Carpenter some big challenges in his 19 years. He was removed from the custody of his mother when he was 8, and sent to live with his grandparents out of state where home and school life were difficult. After time in a group home and a brief stint in the military, he located his mom in California. She had regained control of her life and offered him a roof over his head while he put his own life back together. After a few attempts at day labor, he joined the California Conservation Corps which offered him minimal pay for a year of service doing energy conservation work for local schools. The best part, Carpenter said, is the CCC offered an opportunity for him to earn his high school diploma by attending a charter school after his workday was done.
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DEL MAR — The San Diego County Fair’s homebrew competition includes a Homebrewer of the Year award for the zymurgist who accumulates the most points based on place ribbons, and this year’s honor was given to San Marcos resident Nick Corona. “It was definitely a surprise and absolutely an honor,” Corona said. Corona won a firstplace ribbon, three second-place category awards, a third-place class recognition and a fourth-place designation. Last year Bob MacKay of Carlsbad won the Homebrewer of the Year award. “He’s helped me out significantly with my brewing,” Corona said. MacKay and Corona are both members of QUAFF, which stands for Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity. Corona has been a member of QUAFF, which meets at the Karl Strauss brewery in the eastern Pacific Beach area of San Diego, since 2012. “It’s a great club,” Corona said. “A lot of people have helped me out in that club.” Corona entered 10 beers in the 2015 homebrew competition and only won two ribbons; he took first place in the European Amber Lager category and fifth for his English Pale Ale entry. Corona also entered 10 beers last year and won only third place in the Weizen/Weissbier category and fifth place for his New England Cider bottle. “Historically I haven’t done very well the last couple of years,” Corona said. “I was really happy to
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planned to incorporate a hands-on art project for families led by the artist Ted Diamond, a talk with the audience about his creative process and a live country music performance. Carlsbad is ahead of many similar-sized cities in this type of in-depth planning for the arts.
break out of what I considered a slump in this competition.” This year Corona took first place in the Weissbier competition. “That beer has done the most for me out of any of my recipes,” Corona said. “This actually has been my most winningest recipe.” Last year Corona entered that Weissbier in the National Homebrewers Conference competition and it received Best of Show for the best beer at the annual conference. That encouraged Corona to submit that beer to the San Diego County Fair competition. “I entered that again,” he said. Corona’s second-place ribbons were for beers entered in the Marzen, International Amber Lager and Irish Red Ale classes. He placed third in the Schwarzbier category. The fourth-place award was for an American IPA bottle. Corona noted that IPA is usually one of the most heavily entered categories. “I was really proud of the fourth place,” he said. “A lot of competitions don’t award fourth,” Corona said. “The San Diego fair is one of the few.” Corona was raised in Carlsbad and attended Santa Fe Christian High School. He has lived in San Marcos since 2007. He began brewing beer in 2012 and joined QUAFF shortly afterward. Corona has been entering the San Diego County Fair competition since 2013. Corona noted his appreciation to his wife, Kandy. “There’s no way I’d be able to do this without her support,” Corona said. “People are so proud of the community and that really translates over to arts and culture,” Schultz said. The Cultural Arts office will solidify the plan later this year and implement it in winter of 2018. To take the online survey and find out more information about the plan, go to http:// www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/arts/planning. asp.