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OCT. 9, 2009
THE COAST NEWS
Daughters member honored for community service By Bianca Kaplanek
RANCHO SANTA FE — Martha McCarter said she was “honored and surprised” to receive the Community Service Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for serving more than 20 years as a member of the San Dieguito Planning Group. Joanne Murphy, regent of the De Anza chapter, recognized McCarter for her achievement Oct. 3 during the organization’s first meeting of 2009-2010 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. In nominating
McCarter, Murphy said her colleague worked “tirelessly and always with the community’s best interests in mind.” FOR
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Joanne Murphy, left, regent of the De Anza chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presents Martha McCarter with the organization’s Community Service Award for her 20-plus years as a member of the San Dieguito Planning Group. McCarter was named an award recipient in June but the presentation was delayed until the Oct. 3 meeting because she broke her wrist in the spring. Photo by David Wiemers
“Martha has a way of working with great enthusiasm, professionalism and appreciation of those working with her,” Murphy said. “Martha will bring honor to this award.” McCarter is a longtime member of the Daughters of the American Revolution who served as a regent with the Los Angeles chapter before moving to San Diego in the early 1980s. But she received the award solely for her work with the San Dieguito Planning Group. She was a member from the mid-1980s until 2006
and was the organization’s representative to the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority since its inception in 1989. McCarter was instrumental in refurbishing the Sikes adobe farmhouse before it was destroyed in the 2007 fires. Because time spent as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is not considered when selecting award recipients, Murphy said it is harder for its members to receive the award than other community members. “This is a well-deserved TURN TO PARK ON A23
Classic literature reworked into art ENCINITAS — In a very unusual exhibition, book artist Cheryl Sorg takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey through great works of literature and the creative process with her
WORTH 1,000 WORDS Artist Cheryl Sorg pauses by one of her “in readable ardour” art pieces on display through Oct. 31 at the Eric Phleger Gallery, 828 N. Coast Highway 101. The pieces are thousands of words arranged into visual art. Courtesy photo
newest art display,“in readable ardor,” through Oct. 31 at the Eric Phleger Gallery, 828 N. Coast Highway 101. There will be events for youngsters, book clubs and other events during the run of the show. For gallery hours, call (760) 436-1440. “Wow! How many hours did that take to make?” is often the initial response to text artist Cheryl Sorg’s huge, intricate works constructed from books, and the answer is hundreds. Sorg is a booklover, whose love of literature manifests itself in her art through an obsessive cut-and-paste process in which she takes a book (two copies of a book, actually, in order to get both sides of each page, and therefore the book in its entirety), dissembles it line by line and re-configures the text in readable order, with a mother lode of clear tape into a TURN TO SORG ON 17
College receives award for distinction VISTA — The Kaplan College Vista campus was awarded School of Distinction by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, or ACCSC. Kaplan College had four additional schools recognized for this award, as well as one campus to receive the School of Excellence award at the third annual ACCSC Professional Development Conference. Kaplan College’s Vista
campus received the ACCSC School of Distinction award among four other schools in the Kaplan family. The School of Distinction award was given to schools that demonstrated a high level of achievement among their students. The school must possess all the attributes for the award including the demonstration of commitment to the expectations of an ACCSC accreditation, delivering quality educational programs to students, graduates and employers, completing the accreditation process without problems, and submitting fees and reports required of an ACCSC accredited institution.