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25th Annual Christmas Tea and Tree Auction Process

to bring broadband to Ranch continues

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — With the warm scents and flavors of holiday spices, the Rancho Santa Fe’s Library Guild’s annual Christmas Tea and Tree auction attracted numerous guests for an afternoon of festivities. The event was another success bringing guests of all ages together.

The event also marked an important 25-year milestone.

According to Susan Appleby, membership manager at the Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild, funds raised for the Guild was a collaborative effort. Community donations, she said, came from the creation of the Christmas trees and holiday wreaths that were auctioned.

“A few Guild volunteers, such as the tireless Suzanne Johnson, donated multiple trees and wreaths including her ever-popular ‘Bird Tree,’” Appleby said.

Also taking part in the festivities was the National Charity League, Del Norte Chapter who made treats, as well.

From the moment guests arrived, holiday happenings at the library were on the way. First was the Adult Teatime peppered with tea sandwiches and desserts provided by Real Equity Advisors of Rancho Santa Fe, Appleby said.

“Later, the R. Roger Rowe School Choir showed up to entertain guests with contemporary and traditional Christmas and Hanukkah songs. During this time, guests enjoyed the many sweet treats baked by our NCL Volunteers, and purchased $1 raffle tickets from our librarians and volunteers and entered those tickets into drawings for each individual tree,” Appleby said.

Following this, guests gathered together in the Children’s Library for the drawing of the ticket win-

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The R. Roger Rowe School Choir performs during the Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild’s annual Christmas Tea and Tree auction. Photos courtesy Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild

RSF Library Guild Board Members, Susan Bailey Cowan, Lynn Terhorst, Kathy Stumm

Youth Services Library Staff, Sylvia Aspetia, Laurie Knodle, Nancy Brown and Nora Kaiser

ners of each Christmas tree.

“Our premium tree, The Giving Tree, contained nearly $1,000 worth of gift cards and certificates,” Appleby said. She continued, “This was made possible by the efforts of The Rebecca and Greg Arnold Family, including their children Katherine and Dylan.”

Appleby wanted every-

one to know that there were more than 30 trees available for this annual event.

“A fun time was had by all, and everyone headed home in good cheer by the library’s closing time at 5 p.m.,” Appleby said.

“Join us next year for more holiday fun. And remember, the Christmas Tea is always held on the second Christmas Tea Guest Kathy Hoffmann-Grotting and NCL Volunteer, Kathy Flather.

Friday of December.”

RANCHO SANTA FE — On Dec. 10, the Rancho Santa Fe School District’s board of trustees approved the R. Roger Rowe School Master Plan. Superintendent Lindy Delaney told the board and others present that the Master Plan was hopefully a document which would outlast anybody sitting there that evening.

The goal of the plan, she said, was to build it with the vision of the future in mind and for it to be everybody’s plan.

While the Master Plan did not highlight funding, what it did take into account was educational specifications, facility needs and

recommendations for educational spaces, and facility needs and recommendations for athletics.

The plan also took into consideration the acquisition of nearby properties to build out the current campus while looking into the possible future of a new gymnasium.

Delaney said that while they are fortunate to have their current facilities, they wanted to keep looking to improve the current campus.

“We’ve gone out for a survey on a gym renovation project,” she said.

According to Delaney, the school has seven usable acres.

The district’s goal would be to increase that by four more acres to enhance playing fields among other campus improvements.

“In the master plan, we also look at our educational programs,” she said. “We’ve been in this building six years, and in the six years, things have changed.”

Delaney pointed out that the district has a thriving robotics program, its music department has grown immensely, and they’ve added sports. The advanced math and Spanish programs may also be requiring additional classrooms.

Delaney explained that the physical science room is very

The board has heard from residents that high-speed Internet service is critical to them.”

Bill Overton Manager, RSF Association

crowded because the robotics lab is also taking place in there.

She went on to say that the robotics lab has also moved a Spanish class to an area for literary support.

“When you have five or six robotics teams you do need more space,” Delaney said.

The classroom recommendations from the Master Plan include increasing the size of the physical science room to allow an area for robotics. In doing so, a room for Spanish would then become available.

“Things have changed and

tegic planning meeting, the RSF Association Board of Directors determined that bringing high-speed fiber optic broadband service to the Covenant was one of its goals and top priorities for the 2015-16 year.

“The board has heard from residents that highspeed Internet service is critical to them,” Overton said.

Overton also pointed out that the Association received a total of 11 “letters of interest” in the months from September through November from interested parties wanting to bring high-speed Internet services to the Ranch.

The Technology Committee is currently in talks with two finalists, Overton said. The finalists are Hotwire Communications and Symmetrical.

Also part of this agenda item was the approval of two consulting contracts

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Master plan approved by RSF School Board

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — Bringing high-speed fiber optic broadband Internet service to Rancho Santa Fe continues to be a long process. It includes proposal studies, interviewing the finalists who submitted proposals, and then ultimately negotiating an agreement.

At this moment, there is no official timeframe slated.

However, being that broadband is an ongoing project it was brought back to the board of directors for an update as well as an action item.

According to the RSF Association manager, Bill Overton, at an August stra-

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Country Friends

celebrate annual tea

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — This year’s annual event for the Country Friends reached a milestone marking its 20th year hosting its holiday tea.

Roughly 150 guests attend-

ed the festive soiree at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center. In addition to a luncheon, guests enjoyed vendor shopping and numerous opportunity drawings.

According to president Deb

Les Cross, Rhonda Tryon, Yvette Letourneau, Deb Cross and Patricia Mogul. Photos by Christina Macone-Greene

Cross, not only was this the highest number of guests who attended the holiday tea but the vendors taking part in the day were donating 20 percent of their earnings back to the Country Friends

to help support their causes.

The Country Friends Consignment Shop was also touched upon noting how it continues to thrive.

While Cross shared the goals and mission of the

Country Friends, she also noted how their membership fees help support the organization as well has having excellent people resources for their important projects.

Also speaking at the

event was Andrea Naverson who discussed the Art of Fashion, one of the most highly anticipated fundraising events of the year which normally hits the runway in September.

Liz Sheahan and Adrienne Falzon

Margaux Dinerman and Ruth from Canine Companions for Independence

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From left: Alan Zekelman, Rabbi Levi Raskin and Charles Wax light the Menorah during the Hannukah Celebration at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe on Dec. 7. Photo by Christina Macone-Greene

Hannukah celebration draws many

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — On Dec. 7, the Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe welcomed more than 350 guests for the Rancho Santa Fe Hannukah Celebration at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Many who attended this event before described the one this year as being elevated to a whole new level.

“The energy was palpable,” Rabbi Levi Raskin said. “Both the young and old enjoyed the festivities.”

According to Raskin, the children had a long list of fun including ice-skating,

pony rides, face painting, crafts and more.

And everyone enjoyed the Hannukah Smores, latkes, jelly donuts, and DJ entertainment.

Many who attended agreed that the nine-foot Menorah lighting ceremony was extremely meaningful.

Raskin shared the message, “In a time, when there are those that choose to bring darkness, standing here together in unity celebrating life by adding light is the best way to overcome darkness.”

Also sharing a strong Hannukah inspirational

message was Rabbi Yonah Fradkin, the regional director of Chabad of San Diego County.

Raskin said he was very grateful for the warm greeting that Gerome Stark, the general manager of the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, gave all guests.

“Honored with lighting the Menorah was Charles and Randi Wax and Alan and Lori Zekelman,” Raskin said. “The beautiful glowing ice Menorah was lit by the Rancho Santa Fe Hebrew School students and TURN TO CELEBRATION ON 14

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Community Commentary

The worst gift this holiday season

By Gena Knutson

On a recent holiday shopping trip, amidst all of the holiday décor and fabulous sales, I was taken aback by one product I continued to see — electronic cigarettes. From mall kiosks and local convenience stores to gift shops and grocery stores, these products were everywhere.

Our youth are constantly being exposed to the marketing tactics of the tobacco industry.

More and more teens will walk past brightly colored vape pens, candy flavored e-juice, and inexpensive e-hookahs endorsed by celebrities and offered at discounted prices.

Good news, bad news in latest school test scores California Focus

By Thomas D. Elias

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here was good news and bad news — and in other ways no news at all — in the latest results of standardized tests given each year to California public school students.

It was, for example, no news at all that even though this year’s test was more rigorous than ever before and based on new Common Core standards adopted by this state and 41 others, students from wealthier households and school districts did fine, while those with deprived parents and districts did not.

This was demonstrated by the fact that, for example, kids at the Canyon Elementary School in the well-to-do Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles saw their performances in last spring’s testing drop only two percentage points on the tougher new test, from 95 percent scoring at projected grade levels to 93 percent.

Similarly, an average of 60 percent of students in the wealthy — but not nearly as wealthy — Fresno suburb of Clovis, where most families are white or Asian American, performed at grade levels, while those in two nearby districts with heavy majorities of Latino students came in at an average of 20 and 22 percent in combined English and math scores. Formal name for the new test is the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

These results perfectly illustrated a fact that educators have long known: Parents and the emphasis they put on education are more important than any other single educational factor. In this way, the scores on the new test were no news at all.

There was also good news. The new tests contain questions that require deep-

er thinking about themes in literature and the concepts of algebra and geometry. Exams are designed so that no two students should ever be presented with exactly the same test, containing the same set of questions and answers.

This aims to help address longstanding complaints about “teaching to the test,” the practice many schoolteachers have felt forced to adopt over decades of being judged by how well their students perform on standardized tests. The thrust of those complaints was that students were being forcefed rote learning designed purely so they would do well on tests, thus furthering the political and personal goals of teachers, administrators,

families scored at grade level in math, while 53 percent of those from more affluent families did.

This suggests that the better preschool programs to which wealthier parents often send their children do have lasting effects, generally putting kids at a permanent advantage if their parents can afford to give them a head start.

What’s more, students at schools in the most affluent districts dropped less from levels on the previous California-only tests than those in poor districts.

Again, there’s the reality of the advantages conferred by wealthy parents and the disadvantages inflicted on children whose parents must

The persistent gaps between ethnic groups seen in all previous versions of standardized tests remain with us politicians and public employee unions, all of whom have an easier time of it when students perform better.

With the new test stressing critical thinking and knowledge of basic concepts, rather than answers to specific questions, teachers who want to teach to the test now must emphasize thought and understanding of why the answers to some questions are what they are.

Then there was bad news: The persistent gaps between ethnic groups seen in all previous versions of standardized tests remain with us.

In English, 72 percent of Asian students and 51 percent of Anglos tested at grade level or better, while only 28 percent of black pupils and 32 percent of Latinos did as well.

And, proving again the links between economics and education, only 21 percent of students from low-income

struggle just to feed and clothe and house them.

The saddest part of all this was that the lower scores put up by California kids were neither isolated — scores were lower all across the country — nor a surprise.

A field test two years ago indicated exactly the problems that turned up in the first year of full-scale testing.

That indicates little or nothing was done to improve matters in the ensuing two years.

Will anything more be done now?

Will California legislators, parents and educators accept overall results that indicate only about 40 percent of high school graduates are equipped to pass college-level courses? That remains to be seen.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. For more Elias columns, visit californiafocus.net

Over the last 25 years, great progress has been made in California in regards to reducing youth smoking rates and preventing the tobacco industry from marketing its products to kids. Unfortunately, the tobacco industry strikes again. Teen use of e-cigarettes has skyrocketed- nearly 9 percent of 8th graders and 16 percent of 10th grades in California use e-cigarettes regularly.

We are seeing vape shops on almost every corner, even at malls where kids and teens hangout with their friends.

To combat youth access, more than 100 cities and counties in California

have adopted a local tobacco retail licensing (TRL) ordinance, including four cities in San Diego.

As a parent shopping for gifts for my family this holiday season, I was shocked and saddened to see these harmful products marketed so heavily. It is illegal under CA State Law to sell these products to minors, however many youth are able to access these products. A TRL ordinance will require all retailers to act responsibly, creating a safer retail environment and protecting our youth.

Gena Knutson is a concerned parent and Escondido resident

Find the best way to deal with noisy neighbors

By Molly Kirkland

When you live in an apartment community, sharing is everything. Residents usually share amenities like parking, swimming pools, laundry rooms and gym equipment, not to mention those shared walls, walkways and stairwells.

Being so close to your neighbors has its benefits, but sometimes it has its pitfalls, too. One of the most common complaints is noise. Barking dogs, loud music, crying children — all can be unwelcome, especially at night. So what should you do when it just gets too loud?

Many cities have noise ordinances that set a standard for acceptable levels of noise. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that a noise ordinance is not merely a weapon to be used against an obnoxious neighbor. It also protects citizens from unreasonable complaints.

Each city’s ordinance is different. What’s true in Escondido may not be true in El Cajon or Encinitas. But the general rule of thumb is that if the noise is loud enough to keep a reasonable person awake,

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it is probably a violation of the ordinance. Noise limits are typically enforced between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., or midnight to 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. on weekends. Police or public safety officers may have special equipment they can use to measure the noise level (usually measured in decibels) to determine whether a resident is violating the ordinance.

That said, it may be difficult to get a quick response to a noise complaint in big, bustling cities like San Diego.

Police departments have limited resources, and they’re often focused on responding to more serious crimes. It may take hours for police to respond, at which point the problem noise may have already subsided.

If you have a problem with a neighbor, it may be more effective and neighborly to speak directly to them about it, or leave a note. Many well-meaning residents are simply unaware of how much their neighbors can hear. Going directly to the source is up to you, though. Trust your instincts: If you don’t know

your neighbor well, or the problem is a rowdy party or a domestic dispute, you may want to skip the personal contact and go straight to police or your landlord.

Landlords and property managers can be especially helpful in these situations. Many leases include “house rules” or other clauses that require residents to keep noise levels down.

This makes it easy for the management to enforce a quiet, peaceful environment for everyone’s benefit. Even without this specific language in a lease agreement, a landlord or manager can usually help address the situation. Have you checked your lease?

Don’t forget to consider your own noise and how you would like to be treated if a neighbor felt uncomfortable.

As anyone who lives in a multifamily community knows, mutual respect is the foundation of a peaceful and pleasant coexistence.

Molly Kirkland is director of public affairs for the San Diego County Apartment Association.

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Del Mar takes steps Rowe School hosts Robotics tournament to ban plastic bags

By Bianca Kaplanek

DEL MAR — If all goes as planned retail stores in Del Mar will not be allowed to distribute single-use plastic bags beginning in October 2016, with the proposed ban extending to restaurants and the farmers market six months after that.

Following a recommendation from the Sustainability Advisory Board, or SAB, council members directed staff at the Dec. 7 meeting to return with a draft ordinance early next year. Legislation in adjacent Solana Beach that took effect in 2012 will serve as the model for the Del Mar restrictions.

“This is a beach community,” SAB member Helen Eckmann said. “We want to have a beach that stays nice so that visitors will want to come, so that business will continue to flourish, and (so) local wildlife will continue to do well.

“We see having a plastic bag ban as a quality of life issue that is pertinent to the city,” she added.

Nearly 150 municipalities in California have adopted more than 110 ordinances banning plastic bags, which are not biodegradable and often end up in storm drains and waterways, posing a threat to marine life.

Eckmann said there is also a cost to the city for cleanup.

The sustainability group sought input from 22 local businesses and made a presentation to the Business Support Advisory Committee, which according to the staff report, “was generally accepting of the concept of a plastic bag ban for retail businesses, with modifications for special circumstances related to restaurants” for hot liquid foods such as soup.

There were also questions about how enforcement would work and how a ban in Del Mar would be affected by any future statewide ban.

Legislation approved in 2014 in California authorizing a statewide ban will be voted on in the November 2016 election.

Eckmann said Encinitas has had no enforcement issues since the ban in that nearby city took effect earlier this year.

“I’m very much committed to seeing this single-use plastic bag ban pass,” SAB member Litza Lichtling said. “I feel that we need to do this … as a demonstration to future generations, our children.

“It’s an opportunity for everyone to feel like they’re contributing,” she added. “It’s a big important step for Del Mar.” “It’s an honor to be here and speak in support of making Del Mar an even cleaner, more sustainable city than it already is,” said

Mitch Silverstein, from the San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. “A single-use plastic bag ban is a sensible and proven approach to keeping our beaches cleaner, not to mention our streets, while also reducing pressure on an overburdened waste system.

“In the end we all win,” he added. “Our beaches are cleaner and we reduce the amount of disposable waste required to live our daily lives.”

According to a timeline created by the SAB, the ordinance will be introduced in February and take effect in March. But the group is recommending a phased approach that gives businesses six months to deplete their existing inventory.

Eckmann said the goal is to encourage people to shop with reusable bags, but stores can sell paper bags for 10 cents to recoup the increased cost of paper over plastic.

“I’m totally in support of that,” Councilman Dwight Worden said.

Councilman Al Corti said the Business Support Advisory Committee has “some hiccups to work out but in the end they were fully supportive of it.”

“This is a very important issue,” Councilman Terry Sinnott said. “I hope we can progress with it.”

But Sinnott also said he wants more information about the costs for cleaning up the beach and “some justification other than … it’s a good thing to do.”

“I’d like to get some additional information as to what we’re spending and what benefits this would have from a cost standpoint,” he said.

“I’d also like some thoughts about how we can encourage the behavior not just from a ban but from a re-enforcing from the people who do switch over from plastic to paper — something that rewards people rather than government always coming up with a ban.”

Mayor Sherryl Parks said phasing in the proposed law is “thoughtful and respectful of our residents.”

San Diego is in the process of creating a similar ordinance, which if enacted would ban the bags at nearby shopping centers such as Flower Hill Promenade and Del Mar Highlands.

Such a move would likely discourage people from shopping outside of Del Mar, which would result in lost tax revenue, to avoid remembering to bring reusable bags or paying for paper.

The state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds, which lies within city limits but is governed by a different board of directors, would be exempt from the prohibition.

RANCHO SANTA FE — On Dec. 12, the R. Roger Rowe Middle School hosted a First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Qualifying tournament.

Out of 61 teams who competed at four concurrent tournaments around San Diego County, the Rancho Santa Fe Portal Pounders — Katherine Arnold, Taber Ball, Arielle Sanford and Caneel Young —are currently ranked No. 1, earning 12 qualifying points (QP) and 370 ranking points (RP).

The R. Roger Rowe Middle School will host another tournament Jan. 9 at its gym, 5927 La Granada.

For information about this January tournament, and how you can help, contact Pamela Meistrell at pmeistrell5464@att.net.

Only two teams won all six of their matches at their respective tournaments. In spite of several robot malfunctions, the RSF Intergalactic Dragons — Conrad Delgado, Lucas Luwa, Clara Ritto, Daniel Scuba and Justin Yu — are currently

From left, Tyler Bovenzi, DJ Nelson, Grayson Hudgens, Brandon Wong, Katherine Arnold and Gabrielle Nguyen. Courtesy photo

ranked 25th with six QP and 188 RP. The teams who competed at the R. Roger Rowe School’s tournament were: RSF Portal Pounders from R. Roger Rowe Middle School, RSF Intergalactic Dragons from R. Roger Rowe Middle School, Team Uncopyrightable from Mt. Carmel High School, Dragons from Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San

Diego, Tartan Kilt Bots from St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, The Ducks from Western Center Academy in Hemet, RoboRaptors from Western Center Academy in Hemet, MVMS RoboTechs from Mesa Verde Middle School in Poway, Nanovirus from a family and friends group, Strike Team Pilots from Squadron 59 from Hemet,

EngiNERDS from Tri City Christian School, San Clemente High, Furious Falcons from a family and friends group, and the Voltrons from Mexico.

Cory Hoover from Southwest Robotics in Science Education and Pamela Meistrell from the Rancho Santa Fe School District were co-directors of this tournament.

Board of trustees chosen for RSF School District

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — During the last Rancho Santa Fe school board meeting of the year on Dec. 10, an organizational meeting was put in place for an election.

Outgoing president Todd Frank was replaced by Tyler Seltzer who was voted in as the new president of the Rancho Santa Fe School District board of trustees.

Fulfilling the vice president seat is Frank from the results of a 3-2 vote.

Also nominated for a vice president seat was Marti Ritto who was recommended by board member Richard Burdge.

After the vice president election, Ritto was elected as board clerk for another term.

All board of trustees were present for the election and superintendent Lindy Delaney was also on hand.

Following the election, adoption of future 2016 regular meetings for the board of the trustees was also voted on.

The dates include Jan. 7, able on the Rancho Santa Fe Feb. 4, March 10, April 14, School District’s website.

May 12, June 2, July 14, August 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 8. Meeting dates and times will also be avail-

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RSF Garden Club continues wreath tradition

By Christina Macone-Greene

RANCHO SANTA FE — The aroma of pine filled the air at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center during a special annual event on Dec. 10.

Holiday wreath making is a tradition that members and even nonmembers of the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club have looked forward to for decades.

Like years before, participants create a wreath for themselves and donate the second to an organization. According to Erin Browne, executive director of the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, the wreaths were donated on the very same day to the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center.

A total of 20 ladies showed up for the creative event and that many wreaths were delivered to the senior center. The four hour affair was complimentary for Garden Club members and those who were not members paid a small fee.

Half of those in attendance were nonmembers.

“We really appreciate our members bringing their

Adrienne Falzon attends the annual wreath-making event on Dec. 10 Linda Keehan and Jane Larsen make wreaths that are delivered to the hosted by the RSF Garden Club. Courtesy photos senior center.

friends and inviting them,” she said.

A special thanks was also given to Garden Club member Shirley Corless who has championed this

project for many years.

“Shirley is an amazing volunteer who is so giving and wonderful. We could not have done this without her,” Browne said.

Browne described it as that one time of year where people can come together and make wreaths. And this year, exquisite ribbon and “extra bits” were donated.

“It’s fun, festive and smells so good,” Browne said. “Everyone has a chance to be really creative.”

The annual

wreath-making venue has always been at the Garden Club patio, but due to the rain and cooler temperatures, it was decided that the community center would be a better choice.

“With the threat of rain, I just immediately thought of my friends here at the Community Center,” Browne said. She added, “And one of our big efforts at the Garden Club is to start collaborating more with other organizations in Rancho Santa Fe.” Looking back at 2015, Browne said the Garden Club was very excited with the progression they have made since the sale of their building. Their increased activities have received positive feedback and they are looking forward to the New Year.

“We have more plans on our calendar including outings and activities,” she said.

Browne went on to say that these calendar events is just another way to bring the community members of Rancho Santa Fe together while promoting horticulture and philanthropy.

Community invited to help plant trees Exploring Mexicali RANCHO SANTA FE — The community is invited to help plants trees in Arroyo Park in Rancho Santa Fe on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The event is sponsored by the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Committee on the Natural Environment (CONE), the nonprofit Tree San Diego organization and the Stanford Club of San

Diego.

Families and residents of all ages are invited to the event, which includes a tree planting demonstration at 9:30 a.m. followed by planting of 25 native trees.

Gardening gloves and a light breakfast will be provided.

Volunteers are asked to wear hats and dress for gardening.

Representatives from Tree San Diego and CONE will be on hand to answer questions.

The event will be held rain or shine.

To participate, volunteers should RSVP by Jan. 21 to rsftrees@treesandiego.org.

Include your name and indicate the number of people attending.

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f you’re a fan of craft beer, you’re going to want to take a road trip to Mexicali soon.

Last week I spent a few days with friends who are in the Mexicali craft beer scene.

Mexican hospitality is legendary, so suffice it to say I had a great time.

As a craft beer industry analyst, I was also given an up-close look at the challenges and opportunities that shape the local industry.

Mexicali beer is hard to find in San Diego; you’re more likely to encounter a beer from Tijuana in our specialty liquor stores. At last count, there’s about 10 Mexicali craft breweries, most of them reaching small “nano” production levels.

But production is growing, and the popularity of local craft was easy to encounter — busy tasting rooms and craft beer bars filled with patrons.

The city has a lot to offer; Mexicali is the state capital of Baja, and with more than 700,000 residents it’s larger than Portland, Ore. With the current dollar-peso currency exchange rate, you won’t have to spend much money when you’re there. I had phenomenal seafood (mariscos) at an outdoor restaurant, and Mexicali is of course known for its world-famous Chinese restaurants.

My friends drove me everywhere, but I could have biked or taken a taxi around; all the breweries and craft beer bars I went to were a

short drive away from each other, similar to the Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley beer scene. My wait time to re-enter the U.S. also only took 40 minutes, a far cry from the hours I’ve endured waiting at the Tijuana/San Ysidro border crossing.

My recommendations on places to check out while in Mexicali include Cerveceria Tres B (Big Bad Brewing), Cerveceria Legion, The Show Beer Rock Bar, and El Sume Bar. They all have Facebook pages and can answer any questions you have through Facebook Messenger.

Get out of your comfort zone, and have an adventure!

You don’t need to be fluent in Spanish to travel to Mexico, but I’d definitely brush up on Spanish words for basic Q&A you’d expect to have on any trip you’d take. Rest assured, most brewers, bar tenders and waiters you’ll meet are also well educated, fluent English speakers. For trip planning, you can email Cerveceria Tres B for assistance at contacto@tresb.com. mx, or directly email Rodrigo Hernandez Mijares, partner at Tres B and Managing Director at The Show Beer Rock Bar, at rodrigo.hernandez@ tresb.com.mx.

If you’re heading south of the border, Mexicali is about a 2 ½ to 3 hour drive from North County, taking either Interstate 8 or state Route 78 to 111 South. You can safely park your car for $4 a day at Double AA Parking Lot in Calexico, and walk a few blocks to get to the pedestrian border crossing.

PS: When you visit, try a Colita, a unique Mexicali drink that’s similar to a Bloody Mary cocktail.

Vince Vasquez is a think tank analyst based in Torrey Pines.

He is a Carlsbad resident.

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t was time for the trip into the dusty attic, an annual chore I look upon with equal parts of pleasure and dismay. I pull cobwebs from my hair for hours after we emerge. I had put it off, hoping to clean the house before sprinkling it with holiday bedecking, but my children would stand for no more delay.

It was time to haul out the Christmas decorations.

It has always been an event loaded with the sweetest memories.

As a child, no matter where we were transferred, no matter how different the living room looked from the year before, the boxes and barrels of bright, shiny ornaments were a constant in our lives. S omehow they always made the trips unbroken, keeping the same wonderful, musty smell and reassuring glimmer.

One year it would be mom’s traditional red and gold with a green tree.

The next, my dad’s white tree decorated in blue and silver with meticulous shimmering layers of that now-forbidden lead tinsel, that had the weight to hang with authority.

Now my children take equal delight in re-creating our tree each year.

They love that I put their crumply, frayed creations from their early school years right smack in front.

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Little photos of shining faces and small, sweet handprints fill me with such happy recollections.

Even better, they love the ornaments passed on to us or given to us by their grandparents. The cross-stitched mailboxes, trains and bears never fail to remind us that we are greatly loved. Some ornaments from special friends have the children’s names and annual dates on them, making me sharply aware of how quickly whisks by since their first Christmases. Every ornament we possess was given us or made for us by someone we care about.

It makes for a very off-balance, mismatched, theme-less but delightful final product.

My favorite attic discovery was at the bottom of an ornament barrel that had been with us every Christmas of my life. One day, after it was passed along to me by my mother, I idly pulled the newspaper out of the bottom and found it dated Dec. 12, 1943. My mother explained that the barrel had been her father’s, first filled with supplies from his days in wood-floor laying. I felt a strong, lovely connection to the grandfather I never knew as I realized that he must have folded and stuffed that paper at the bottom of the barrel just a few years before he died. Reading the funny advertisements and prices of 55 years go fascinates me, as well.

Whatever peripheral madness may befall me this time of year, my children force me to pause, rediscover and awaken the heart of the season from up in the dusty attic.

Jean Hart Gillette is a freelance writer and occasional Grinch. Contact her at jgillette@ coastnewsgroup.com.

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California history comes alive in San Pasqual Valley

By Tony Cagala

ESCONDIDO — A head of cabbage, perfectly halved by a swift cut from a saber, fell to the ground, landing in the dirt with a palpable plop.

The man with the sabre, Nico Miranda, riding on horseback continued on slashing away at more heads of cabbage attached to poles all at about 6-feet in height — those poles representing soldiers — the cabbages representing the heads of those soldiers.

The demonstration was all part of the annual Battle Day event, commemorating the 1846 Battle of San Pasqual.

More than 150 years ago, on Dec. 6, 1846, chaos unfurled in the North County valley.

For the past 17 years, Miranda has been participating in the living history event, having been introduced to it through a friend.

And it gave him something else to do, said Miranda, who’s worked in the film industry as a movie extra since the mid-80s.

“It was more history — true history,” Miranda said of appearing in Battle Days over the movies. “I wanted to show what it really looked like to see a Californio up close.”

But before that, Miranda, who grew up in Riverside, didn’t know anything

people to get closer to the action and, Giacoppuzzi said, continued to tell the story of what happened at there in 1846.

One of those changes to occur was the introduction of what Giacopuzzi calls a “battle story,” where three costumed actors tell the story of the battle along with firing off a Howitzer cannon.

Equestrian activities show the maneuvers that Californios and Dragoons would take.

Richard Bailey, an Escondido resident and childhood friend of Miranda, has enjoyed participating in the event.

“It’s been great,” he said. “People want to see what you’re wearing. They always seem to have the right questions…and the kids love it up here.”

Bailey said he appreciates the history and what actually took place at the site.

“What I like about this, Nico Miranda rides with a sabre on horseback in the “Running of the Heads,” demonstration. The cabbages represent the heads of soldiers. is this happened here,” BaiPhotos by Tony Cagala ley said. “It’s not like a Civabout the battle that’s recognized as the bloodiest battle in California during the U.S.-Mexican War. Miranda began doing research into the Californios — everything from what they looked like to how they performed in battle.

While going through a museum one day, he said he saw a 100-year-old picture of a Californio, which bore a startling likeness to him.

“And I said, ‘man, that’s a trip. Why I am really here. Was I ghost here?’

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I’d never seen that picture (before).”

That was one of the “magics,” he explained, that has happened to him since he became involved with the event.

“Everything I learned — the history the people don’t know — what they don’t know and can’t see, I’m showing them,” Miranda said.

Greg Giacopuzzi, a state park interpreter at the site, said the park had received its historical designation in 1928 when there was just a monument there.

Then later, a museum was created in the early ‘80s, across the street from the actual battle site.

“The event itself has evolved over the last five or six years,” Giacopuzzi said.

Traditionally, the event featured a variety of living history activities, which also included a re-enactment of the battle.

But safety concerns and finding enough volunteers to participate and enough volunteers that knew how to ride horses, led to some changes being made, including a shift to smaller scale events that allowed

il War re-enactment, which didn’t happen here. This happened here. The blood spilled here. The bodies are buried right here.”

The event averaged 600 to 800 people this year, Giacopuzzi said. Last year, he said they averaged about 800 to 900 peopls.

“It was the bloodiest battle in California during the Mexican War,” Giacopuzzi said. “It was a very important battle that took place that led to the treaty (of Guadalupe Hidalgo), which led to California being a territory and eventually a state within four years after the battle.

“It’s an opportunity for the public to learn about a piece of history that led to California being a state,” he said.

The valley where the battle took place is now deemed a flood channel, Giacopuzzi said. “The majority of the San Pasqual Valley is now been leased… by the city of San Diego to farmers.”

The museum, at 15808 San Pasqual Valley Road, operates on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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A memorable vacation to New Orleans hit the road e’louise ondash

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ometimes vacations don’t go quite go as planned — or a

lot worse.

Just ask Paul Harris.

Ten years ago this past August, the then-San Diego resident bought a plane ticket to New Orleans “just because it’s one of my favorite cities in the U.S. to visit.

It has the food, the architecture, the history, the music, the wacky personalities, the party life. Oh, and did I mention the food?”

Harris, who now lives in Cathedral City, thought that when he arrived in New Orleans his visit would be much like the half-dozen he’d made through the years. It was Friday, Aug. 27, 2005, and Harris was soon to remember this trip as his most memorable.

The next day, talk of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city was monopolizing the news, Harris remembers, and “(my hotel) told us we had to find other places to stay because they weren’t going to be open because of the hurricane.

On Sunday, I walked to another hotel, but (the then-mayor) Ray Nagin issued an evacuation order for the city, so I called a cab.”

Unfortunately, the airport had shut down, so Harris went to the bus station, but it, too, was closed.

“I had to make the decision to stay or attempt to evacuate.”

The latter was difficult to do since he had no transportation, and hitchhiking in what he called a “sketchy neighborhood” didn’t seem like an option either. A policeman told him that the Superdome would be open for those who couldn’t leave the city.

“I went and got some money out of an ATM and bought as much snack food as I could,” Harris said.

“Then I went to the Superdome. I was one of the first 500 people in line.”

The stadium — home field of the New Orleans Saints — was his home for the next three days.

“I immediately found a spot at the 50-yard line,” Harris said. “I figured I’d never get those seats again.”

Everyone who entered the Superdome was “frisked pretty thoroughly,” by the National Guard and were required to place any drugs, alcohol and firearms into a barrel.

While conditions were tolerable at first — there were MREs (meals ready to eat; used by the military) and bottled water — these eventually dwindled and rationing was necessary. Then the lights went out and running water ceased to flow.

Those taking care of sick people could go to the head

Some Superdome residents gather in the outdoor mezzanine area for some fresh air not long after Hurricane Paul Harris and a Haitian woman named Fabiola became friends during Katrina hit. According to Paul Harris, “no one was allowed to leave, and we were told there was martial law their Hurricane Katrina ordeal. “She is just one of the wonderful people and we would either be shot or arrested if we left.” Photos by Paul Harris I met,” he said.

of the food line, but had to return for themselves, often waiting up to three hours.

“I had no idea that it would get so bad,” Harris said. “People were getting scared and nervous. The bathrooms were dark. You just had to go in an overflowing toilet. There was no air-conditioning and it was 90 degrees with high humidity. It was like living inside a Porta Potty. I’m shocked there weren’t more medical deaths.”

There were occasional fights and rumors of rape among the 25,000 inhabitants, but that’s what they were — only rumors.

“There was no black man who raped a 7-yearold girl or a white man who raped two black girls,” Harris said, referring to the rumors.

It was true, though, that one man committed suicide by jumping off a ledge.

“I heard the thud, but I never saw him,” Harris said.

After three days of camping in the Superdome, with the help of a National Guardsman, Harris and about 100 other tourists

This truck, owned by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, was used to take Harris and about 100 other tourists from the sports arena (next to the Superdome) to the Hyatt Hotel. The hotel had no electricity or water, but Paul Harris, a former San Diego resident, took this photo near the Su- “at least it wasn’t as crowded as the Superdome,” Harris said. He finally perdome two days after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in Au- caught a bus to Dallas before coming home to San Diego. gust 2005.

walked to the nearby sports arena. From there they were transported by truck to the Hyatt Hotel, where the mayor and the press were stationed.

“There wasn’t water or electricity there either, but it wasn’t so crowded,” Harris said.

Finally, a week after his arrival in New Orleans, Harris was able to take a bus to Dallas.

“It’s an experience I’ll never forget,” he said. “I learned a lot about human behavior — how powerful

fear is as an emotion, and that most people are good and want to help each other. I also learned that, in a disaster, someone needs to be clearly in charge and accurate information has to

be given out.” go to New Orleans charities Harris’ e-book about such as Habitat for Humanhis experience, “Diary ity.

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Ending the ‘right way’ SAN DIEGO — “There’s nothing like winning in front of your home fans,” said Chargers head coach Mike McCoy following the 30-14 win over the Miami Dolphins at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday.

The game, which was the final home game of the 2015-16 season, could have also been the final game the team ever plays in San Diego, as the NFL considers allowing the Chargers to move north to Los Angeles.

The Chargers season (410) has been a tough one.

“All I wanted to do was win this football game anyway we possibly could for the players, the coaches, the organizations, the fans — every Chargers supporter wherever you live — just to win. The year’s been what it’s been,” McCoy said.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said after the game that it ended the right way. “If it is the end, it ended the right way.”

San Diego Chargers fans come to support the Chargers in what could have been the final game at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday. Photos by Bill

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) identifies the defensive coverage of the Miami Dolphins to his offensive line.

San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Melvin Ingram (54) gets in the San Diego Chargers cornerback Craig Mager (29) pushes face of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) in the second a Miami Dolphins receiver out of bounds in front of the quarter.

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few weeks ago at Solare, a lovely Italian restaurant in the Pt. Loma district of San Diego, packed with fans of the great international wine favorite Castello Banfi and Banfi Vintners, I was presented with Banfi’s Sentinel Award for excellence in wine journalism.

The Sentinel is an icon that shows in most of the Banfi labels. He is a medieval sentry holding the banner of truth and excellence.

In my nearly 11 years and gazillion hours of writing TASTE OF WINE, this is our peak moment in its history. I was humbled and thrilled by the surprise announcement that this was one of only 15 such Sentinels in the world.

When I got hold of my senses and settled down, I have to say, holding the Sentinel was kind of like winning and holding an Oscar, only the Sentinel was fully clothed, an icon with a suit of armor.

Castello Banfi has been an icon in the wine world ever since the brothers Harry and John Mariani founded Banfi in 1978 when they purchased some 7,000 acres at the foot of Montalcino, a mountain town in Tuscany, Italy.

It surrounded a commanding castle, the 755-year-old Poggio Alle Mura.

The Marianis acquired vineyards of Sangiovese cloned Brunello di Montalcino, and in 1984, they added the castle itself, which they re-named Castello Banfi, only the third family to own the castle in its romantic and noble history for some seven centuries.

Banfi has carefully researched its soil, climate and wine expression, to build a family of wines for every consumer budget.

The estate fruit is selected from a constellation of single vineyards, picked from rolling hills and lush valleys, and carefully nurtured.

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This a richly intense ruby red wine with dark fruity tones of cherry sensations, adding to licorice and spices.

Castello Banfi has evolved from a state-of-theart winery and vineyard, adding an antique glass

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Chandler’s Restaurant off the Coast Highway in Cape Rey Resort has a New Year’s Eve dinner from 4:30 to 10 p.m. New Executive Chef Terry McIllwain has choices for every taste. Details by calling (760) 6835500.

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museum, historic Balsameria, Tuscan Taverna and El Borgo, villas with rooms and suites in the vineyard.

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Wine Bytes Solterra Wine and Kitchen in Leucadia has a New Year’s Eve Prix Fixe dinner and wine pairing from 5:30 to midnight for $60. Pairings with the dinner are $80, with half glasses. Call (760) 230-2979 for details.

North County Wine Company in San Marcos is celebrating New Year’s Eve and will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a big selection of wine, beer and champagne. All glasses of wine from the regular menu will be half price. Give the Tobin boys a ring at (760) 653-9032.

Pala Casino Spa and Resort’s Oak Room will have a special menu for New Year’s Eve for $109 per per-

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McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad are big on convenience and charm, and in this case, have a really fun restaurant that has developed a strong following among locals and travelers.

The Landings at Carlsbad, as it’s called, is an airport-adjacent eatery with an eclectic American menu, a modern space and a patio with amazing runway views and regular live music that draws big crowds.

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Bar Mitzvah Club representative.”

According to Raskin, every year the Rancho Santa Fe Hannukah Celebration brings together more local Jews in pride and in unity.

“It is an event looked forward to all year,” he said.

In addition to thanking Stark and the entire staff at the Inn for being such great hosts for a second consecutive year, Raskin also thanked them for their welcoming spirit and support of their community.

Raskin also wanted people to know that the RSF Hannukah Celebration was made possible from the generosity of its supporters, Dr. Bob and Mao Shillman, Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Lori Zekelman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Randi Wax. Raskin also extended his gratitude to all that attended and contributed at the event.

“We encourage you to

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tery was a flight attendant for many years so this restaurant made perfect sense for her. I had a conversation with her recently to learn more about this local gem.

You and your ex-husband have a long history of restaurants at airports and different locations in California. How did the airport connection get started, and tell me about some of the others.

We were partners in six other restaurants with four located at regional airports plus a steakhouse and a bar. The airport connection started with my former husband who has an accounting practice. One of his clients asked him if he was interested in partnering in the restaurant business at an airport location. This parleyed into six restaurants, four of which are airport locations.

The McClellan-Palomar Airport restaurant site became available with the renovation of the airport.

In March of 2008, they broke ground to open a new terminal. At this time, we put in our bid to occupy and own the restaurant. They accepted our bid and our grand opening was December 2009. It was our first restaurant that we were full owners. As of November 2010, I became the sole owner of The Landings at Carlsbad.

With the renovations, you had a chance to put your mark on your new airport restaurant renovations as the designer. What where your inspirations for the new space?

The theme of the new airport was “Land and Sea,” so I took that theme and created many different aspects of the interior to create the ambiance.

One of those aspects consists of a full scale Banyan Tree located in the dining area. Another cool design element is the bar, which is made out of quartzite.

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bring the joy and light of Hannukah into your lives throughout the year by participating in our ongoing classes and programming

year round,” Raskin said.

For more information, Raskin invites all to visit JewishRSF.com for event details.

The name of the quartzite is called Swepei, which is named after a beach in Brazil replicating the ocean.

Another aspect is the stone tile floor replicating a creek, which runs from the entrance of the restaurant to the farthest corner. The restaurant also consists of a large patio area with beautiful lighting above and around the parameter.

The most important feature of the restaurant is that it is located right on the tarmac and the aircraft pass right in front of the windows. Because of the large windows and patio area, all customers have a view of the airplanes as they pass by the restaurant, you can even observe them taking off and landing.

on Fridays and Saturdays consisting of primarily fun cover bands. Some of them include The Greg Douglas Band (Steve Miller), Santana Ways (Santana), Custard Pie (Led Zeppelin), Clapton Hook (Eric Clapton) and Baja Bugs (Beatles). We are also offering Wednesday night solo artist Jim Gibson whose following is increasing every week.

These are just some of the examples I offer but there is much more.

Did you have a hand in designing the current menu or did you leave that up to your chef?

Originally the menu was duplicated from one of our previous airport locations. When I became sole owner, I decided to revise the menu and make it my own. You will still find some of the original items on the menu, as they are very popular with my customers.

What are some of the more popular items on the menu?

I wanted to accommodate everyone’s taste with a variety of recipes. I also offer a beef, turkey, seafood and vegetarian burger. One of our specialties is our peanut butter, bacon and Swiss cheese burger…believe me, it works!

Three of my favorite dishes are the gourmet burger, the shrimp and crab burger and the ahi salad.

We make our soup daily inhouse and also offer a lunch special every day and a pasta special every evening.

Live entertainment is a big part of the experience at The Landings…besides the very cool location of course.

Tell me about your music offerings.

I offer a high caliber of top live entertainment

Back in the day, I got engaged on biplane out of Palomar Airport and it was an amazing experience. Being around aircraft all the time, do you have any favorite types of planes?

As a flight attendant for 30 years, I have flown on many different commercial aircraft. My favorite being the Lockheed Martin L-1011, which was a beautiful aircraft. At the Palomar Airport, I love the private jets and dream of owning any one of them some day.

I’m a big fan of anything aviation related and think you have such a cool location. Do you have a mix of airline employee’s and local customer base?

Much of my clientele consists of local aviation enthusiasts including a diverse group of businessmen & women, families, retiree’s, and young professionals. We get a lot of local businesses coming in for lunch and after work.

The Landings at Carlsbad is open seven days a week and is located at 2198 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad.

Call (760) 929-0200 or visit online carlsbadlandings.com David Boylan is the founder of Artichoke Creative an Encinitas based integrated marketing firm. He also hosts Lick the Plate Radio that airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. on FM94/9, Easy 98.1, and KSON. Reach him at david@artichoke-creative. com or (858) 395-6905.

ENCINITAS — Alex Carballo said he did a lot of traveling over the past year, and realized what was missing in San Diego — good deli-style sandwich shops.

It’s not as though San Diego doesn’t have any delicatessens, Carballo said. It’s just that across the country, it appears the New York-style deli concept is raging back into the mainstream, and it wasn’t quite as evident back where he called home.

Carballo, a chef at the popular URBN Brewing chain, hopes to change that, starting in Encinitas in January.

He has partnered up with San Diego entrepreneur Mario Warman to open a new restaurant, Moto Deli, which is scheduled to occupy the Coast Highway 101 space that once housed the popular Leucadia sandwich shop, Sub Palace.

“We got a few (sandwich shops), but we could use a few more,” Carballo said. “New York deli meats with West Coast flair.”

In addition to the food, Moto Deli takes inspiration from motorcycles, a love of Carballo’s managing partner Warman.

The design will feature many of the original architectural details such as original redwood, new concrete walls and touches of steel, while invoking the nostalgia of an authentic mechanic shop — a nod to Warman’s passion for motorcycles.

The restaurant will also deliver food on motorized scooters.

Carballo said he believes the motorcycle nostalgia, the proximity to the beach and the eclectic mix of Leucadia’s stretch of Coast Highway, and the food will make Moto Deli a fan favorite.

But the hero — no pun intended — will be the food, Carballo said.

In a nod to Encinitas’

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of Magellan and Peace & Shea. Funding was approved for phase 2 for these consulting services needed to bring this project closer to fruition, Overton said.

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they should change. And they should change for the better,” she said.

Delaney then asked board president Tyler Seltzer to share his points of view. He mentioned that on Grandparents Day what would have helped immensely was an elevator.

He wanted to know the probability of adding an elevator to the two-story build-

Alex Carballo, with managing partner Mario Warman, will be opening Moto Deli in January in Encinitas. Courtesy photo

love affair with all things fresh and healthy, sandwiches will be made from fresh ingredients such as organic free-range turkey roasted on site, homemade pickles, and fresh potato chips fried in a deep kettle in house. Patrons will also be able to buy meats, pickled eggs, cold salads and other foods by the pound to enjoy at home.

“We’re not going to put something on the menu just because it’s trendy,” Carballo said.

“But you’re going to get a wholesome meal, and we’re going to make sandwiches as exciting as possible.”

The response, Carballo said, that he and Warman have received from Leucadia residents suggests they’re excited too.

“This building has a lot of history, heck, when we went to the water district for permitting they told us that the lot number was seven,” Carballo said. “So, of course people are intrigued about what is being built and when is it going to open. And when they hear the background, they get even more excited.

“We’re hoping they won’t be disappointed,” Carballo said.

& Shea is a San Diego Law Firm that is assisting us with this project.”

During the course of the meeting, approval of a resolution for assessment liens was also an action item.

“Board approval is required to assess liens to properties for which assessments are past due per the Association’s collection policy,” Overton said.

Following this action item, the board then branched off into a discussion regarding these assessments. This was not an action item. Overton shared how the board recognized how these assessments varied greatly among property owners as assessments are based on property valuations as set by the County of San Diego.

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Cleff estimated that a total elevator completion would cost around $400,000 to $500,000.

“It’s just hard to justify,” Vaughan-Cleff said.

Delaney added that if an elevator were up for consideration, a time to bring it back again, was when the gymnasium discussion reconvened. The superintendent assured the board that the master plan could be revised for elevator deliberations.

On hand was Debi Vaughan-Cleff of WebbCleff Architecture and Engineering. She told Seltzer and the remainder of the board that an elevator assessment was considered but they found it to be cost prohibitive for the new campus structure.

A stand-alone elevator tower would be an option, but just the cost of the elevator alone she said would run $200,000. Vaughan-

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t judge others. A softer outlook will help you get along with difficult people. Focus on the ones you love, not the ones who try your patience.

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‘Micro activist’ tackles latest project: Cleaning Jack’s Pond

By Aaron Burgin

SAN MARCOS — The typical 9-year-old kid is looking forward to playing video games, watching cartoons or playing outside with friends.

Connor Berryhill is not your typical 9-year-old.

He’s out to save the world, one environmental pursuit at a time.

Dubbed the “Micro Activist” by his parents, Connor has, for the past two years, taken on various projects such as beach and lagoon cleanups. His mother, Lynel, maintains a website that chronicles his environmental exploits.

His latest: the cleanup of Jack’s Pond, a popular San Marcos water body that has all but dried up in the wake of the drought, leaving behind a handful of struggling frogs — and a lot of trash.

“It used to be really full of water, and not it’s like, running dry,” Connor explained with the exuberance that only a 9-year-

picking up trash after ourselves,” Lynel said. “We were at an amusement park and he sees the trash and he picks it up and all of it. Of course, all of the adults are worried about him touching stuff that he doesn’t know where it’s been, but he admonishes us, ‘An animal could get caught in this.’”

old can express. “What inspired me about it was going to save the animals, when I was five, I would see a duck down at the pond, and it got hurt and I think it was because of fishing line.”

As the waters have receded, Connor’s fears were realized, as he saw the bottom of the pond was filled with debris, everything from old toys — some possibly left by he and his 2-year-old sister, Mazi (she destroys everything, per Connor), to rowboats.

Yes, rowboats, Lynel Berryhill confirms.

“It was amazing to see all of the things that were down at the bottom of the pond, and Connor said he wanted the pond to be clean so that when it did have water again, the animals could swim in a nice, clean body of water,” Lynel said. “He’s really made this his mission.”

Connor said that he’s brought some of his friends to assist him with the

I want to be an explorer and an animal rescuer and a scuba diver.”

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“It is incredible actually to see him have a passion for something we take for granted, such as

“It is neat to see that type of innocence, for him to speak up and ask why would you let people throw things on the ground and not say something,” Lynel said.

Lynel said that Connor, who is drawn to the ocean (“He’s a fish,” she says) and has a passion for scuba diving, draws his inspiration from an unlikely source for a 9-year-old — famed French explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau.

“He was this explorer who cleaned up the ocean, but he died,” Connor said.

Lynel says that Connor would ask for she and her husband, Shawn, to read Cousteau’s books every night. “That put me to sleep, I tell you,” she said.

Naturally, of course, Connor wants to follow in his muse’s footsteps.

“I want to be an explorer and an animal rescuer and a scuba diver,” Connor exclaimed. “And I want to rescue animals not just in the water.”

DEC. 25, 2015

Odd Files

By Chuck Shepherd Are We Safe?

As if 2015 weren’t bad enough for the Department of Homeland Security (e.g., in June, internal DHS tests revealed that its Transportation Security Administration failed to stop 67 of 70 guns passing through airport screeners), a U.S. congressman revealed in December that, based on a congressional staff investigation, 72 DHS employees currently appear on the FBI’s terrorist watch list. He admitted to Boston Public Radio that DHS’s record makes him squeamish about our ability to vet Syrian refugees.

(Being on the FBI list is not a prohibited category for buying guns, either, and in fact, the Government Accountability Office reported that 91 percent of listees’ attempts to purchase guns in the last 10 years succeeded.)

The Continuing Crisis The vice president of human resources at the Washington Post issued a formal memo in December to reassure female employees in its sleek new office building that people in the seventh floor’s central “hub” could definitely not see up their skirts as they walked on the indoor eighth-floor balcony overhang, even through the clear glass barriers. The memo cited HR’s “multiple” futile attempts, from many viewing angles, to see no-no’s, and thus concluded that the ladies are safe.

Nonetheless, the memo encouraged all employees, when in the seventh floor “hub,” not to look up.

Leading Economic Indicators Dr. Raymond Schinazi was a federal government employee when he led the team that discovered sofosbuvir, which completely cures hepatitis C patients with an 84pill regimen, but, as he recently told CBS News, he only worked for the government “7/8th’s” of the time — and, conveniently, it was during the other 1/8th that he found sofosbuvir.

He admits now that he made $400 million selling his sofosbuvir company in 2012 to Gilead Sciences, which famously set sofosbuvir’s price for 84 pills to $84,000. Now, the Department of Veterans Affairs, with 233,000 war vets with hep-C, tells Congress that it needs much more money, even though Gilead has “cut” the VA’s price in half (to $42,000 per treatment, or $9.66 billion). (In a 2013 medical journal, Dr. Schinazi revealed that sofosbuvir could be manufactured for about $17 a pill, or $1,400 for an entire treatment.)

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DEC. 25 CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY Holy Cross Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas morning service will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 25 at 2510 Gateway Drive, in Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad.

For more information, call (760) 930-1270.

FOOD AND SONG Share a Christmas Carol sing-along service at noon, Christmas Day dinner at 1 p.m. and Santa will arrive at 2 p.m. Dec. 25, at Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas.

Volunteers needed. For more information or to volunteer, contact Melissa at (951) 5539843 or mspiegler@gmail. com.

DEC. 27 HOLIDAY SOCCER CAMP Online Registration is now open for Rancho Santa Fe Attack’s Holiday Soccer Camp beginning Dec. 28 in Rancho Santa Fe at the RSF Sports Field, 16826 Rambla De Las Flores. The camp is open to all ages and will be conducted by Attack Director of Coaching Malcolm Tovey and his professional staff. More information on the camp can be found on the League Web site at rsfsoccer.com or call (760) 479-1500 or by emailing Marilee @rsfsoccer.com.

DEC. 29 EL NIÑO INFO Solana Beach has created an El Niño web page, at delmar.ca.us/elnino, to provide information about what residents can do to be ready and what the city is doing to prepare. The El Niño weather pattern is expected to hit San Diego County in late December or early January. The series of storms are expected to be bigger than usual and may result in heavy rainfall. This could create mudslides, prolonged power outages, and dangerous driving conditions.

DEC. 30 MIRACOSTA BASKETBALL There will be plenty of winter basketball going on throughout the holiday season at MiraCosta Community College.

All listed games will be played on the Oceanside campus at Gym OC-5001.

The first game finds Mira Costa women playing vs.

Moorpark College at 3 p.m. Dec. 30. The Men’s basketball team takes on El Camino College at 3 p.m. Jan. 2 and again at 5 p.m. Jan. 6 against San Diego Mesa College.

DEC. 31 SMOKE OUT OLD YEAR The community is invited to a non-denominational New Year’s Eve “Burning Bowl” ceremony to burn and release the old and welcome in the new from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 at Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas.

STARFISH HOLIDAYS

Visitors to Downtown Encinitas enjoy coastal-themed starfish on light poles along S. Coast Highway 101. Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association designed the starfish lights and artist Danny Salzhandler fabricated 30 shapes, then teams of E101 staff and volunteers wrapped them with LED rope lights. Salzhandler installed the starfish from Encinitas Boulevard to F Street. The association is seeking sponsors to help cover the cost of the lights, and to add more lights and garlands next year. $400 adopts an entire starfish for years to come, which includes a “gift tag” that hangs with the star with the sponsor name. Courtesy photo

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To make an appointment to donate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood. org or call (800) 733-2767.

JAN. 2 HOLIDAY HIKES Join an easy 3-mile San Marcos hike from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 2 or do the more challenging 8-mile hike. Registration will take place at 8:30 a.m. at The Community Center (Outdoor Hearth), 3 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos.

HAPPY HORTICULTURE The MiraCosta Horticulture Club will meet for a succulent garden workshop at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at MiraCosta College, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, Student Center Bldg. 3400, Aztlan Rooms A & B 2nd Floor.

For more information call (760) 721-3281.

MARK THE CALENDAR SOCCER TRYOUTS Attack Competitive Soccer tryouts for boys and girls 2010 to 2002, begin from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. Jan.

4 at the Rancho Santa Fe Sports Field. For levels, times and information, visit rsfsoccer.com or call (760) 479-15600.

BALLET FOR ALL Teen/Adult Ballet classes for age 13+ will start Jan. 4 at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas.

Beginning, Monday 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and intermediate, Monday/Thursday 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. A “Just Barre” class on Thursdays 6:45 to 7:30 p.m./Saturdays 9 to 9:45 a.m. Mixed level I-II ballet class Saturdays from 9:45 to 11 a.m.

For more information visit EncinitasRecReg.com or call (760) 943-2260.

LAGOON BOOT CAMP Want to get fit?

Come to a fitness boot camp at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month beginning Jan. 9 at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center, 1580 Cannon Road, Carlsbad. Cost is $10, free with membership.

DEL MAR SEMINAR Make reservations now to help your child strengthen and develop the “Resiliency Muscle,” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Powerhouse Community Center, 1658 Coast Blvd., Del Mar. There is no cost to attend this event. Registration required at survey.constantcontact.com/survey

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