The Coast News, March 19, 2010

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VOL. 24, NO. 12

MARCH 19, 2010

THISWEEK

Swami’s contest called off By Wehtahnah Tucker

TRICKSTER

Local skate legend Mike McGill found his trick in the limelight when Shaun White used it to win Olympic gold — 26 years after B1 its inception

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ON THE RUN David Kloz of Oceanside, 35, was the overall winner of the Double Peak Challenge with a time of 43:16. Photo by Patrice Malloy

Fitness enthusiasts step up the challenge SAN MARCOS — The inaugural San Marcos Fitness Roundup, a 5K run/walk and 11K trail run, attracted 277 fitness enthusiasts on March 13, according to event organizer In Motion, Inc. Held in collaboration with the

city of San Marcos and Cal State San Marcos, the San Marcos Fitness Roundup featured something for everyone. The San Marcos Community 5K Run/Walk was held on a relatively flat course around the Cal State San Marcos campus and the surrounding

ENCINITAS — In front of a packed chamber, City Council voted March 10 to allow a proposed special use permit for Swami’s Beach to go through the regular process. However, less than a week later, the promoter announced her decision to seek another venue. “It’s absolutely the right thing to do,” said world-class surfer and local resident Linda Benson. Benson read from a prepared statement to a group at the Self Realization Fellowship meditation gardens her motivation for the about face. “My sole reason for this decision is to keep the Self Realization Fellowship TURN TO CONTEST ON A22

city streets. The Double Peak Challenge 11K course was a challenging, mostly trail run up to Double Peak Park and back. Both events finished on the Mangrum Track at the

City looks into train Condemned, longstanding lifeguard tower torn down horn noise reduction TURN TO FITNESS ON A22

By Alyx Sariol

ENCINITAS — The San Elijo State Beach lifeguard tower that has stood on the Encinitas coastline for decades was finally torn down after having recently been condemned. After several delays due to high winds, construction crews began dismantling the tower March 11. A local landmark, the lifeguard tower teetered dangerously close to the edge of the bluff in Encinitas, due in part to years of erosion and extra damage from the recent winter storms. “If you go to Google Earth, go back to 1990 and you can see the erosion slowly hitting the cliff,” said Richard MacManus, a board member with the nonprofit TURN TO TOWER ON A18

By Bianca Kaplanek

TOWER RAZED After removing the wooden observation area of the San Elijo State Beach lifeguard tower with a crane, construction crews took down the rest of the brick structure in increments. Photo by Alyx Sariol

DEL MAR — Plans to reduce noise from trains as they pass through Del Mar remain on track after City Council authorized a citizens committee to conduct an automated horn system test and a follow-up public workshop. The test will examine the effectiveness of wayside horns, which would automatically sound at the crossing to signal an approaching train. If approved, the stationary horns would be installed on the east side of Coast Boulevard to blow sound west out over the ocean. A flashing red X indicates to engineers the system is in place and they are only allowed to sound the TURN TO TRAINS ON A19

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