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Board to review Gateway project RSF Association to go over offices, market proposed for gas station site BY KAREN BILLING At its Aug. 9 meeting, the Covenant Design Review Committee (CDRC) forwarded on the Rancho Santa Fe Gateway project – a proposed new office building with a market – to the RSF

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Association board for discussion. After the RSF Association board reviews the project on Aug. 19, LandRock Development hopes to return to the CDRC on Sept. 13 for a preliminary recommendation and then back to the RSF Association

board for approval in October. It would take about six months to get through the county approval process before the developers could begin construction. The project will require variances from the RSF Association as the project would increase the floorarea ratio allowed in the village zone, a regulation that limits building bulk.

The Aug. 9 workshop represented the fifth public meeting on the proposed development. Story poles have been up for the past few weeks to allow residents to gauge how the buildings will fit into the current gas station site. “We are familiar with the issues that the Ranch has gone through and is going through, and we’re SEE GATEWAY, A20

Whispering Palms to vote on keeping or removing trees Residents must decide between keeping palms or updating landscape BY KAREN BILLING The Whispering Palms Community Services District (CSD) board bent to community pressure and decided to delay its vote on a $339,000 bid to remove the 54 queen palm trees that mark the community’s entry and replace them with new king palms and refreshed landscaping. The item will now go to a community-wide vote, with some 1,400 residents deciding between the options of keeping the palms or updating the landscaping. One-hundred residents had signed a petition to keep the palms as part of an awareness effort driven by Margolin & Associates, a public relations firm hired by Richard Cavanaugh, Whispering Palms resident, founder and developer of the new Palma de la Reina mixed-use center on Cancha de Golf. The decision to delay was made at a special meeting held Aug. 9, with many in attendance objecting to the loss of the palms that one 29-year resident said are the “coat of arms” of the neighborhood. “I understand that you’re vocal and that you care, I get it. But I honestly don’t know how big of a subset you are, I’m just not sure. But I have always agreed from the beginning that this is a big change to the community and you live here and you should have input about that,” Whispering Palms CSD Board President Nancy McElfresh said. “We listened to everybody, we hear you, we hear your concerns. Let’s get the vote, let’s get the facts on the table.” Residents in attendance objected to McElfresh’s suggestion to keep the process moving by approving ballots on Aug. 23 and sending them out the next day. The approval of the bid and the community vote will now be delayed, meaning the project could be delayed until spring. SEE PALMS, A20

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THE COUNTRY FRIENDS HOSTS SUMMER FIESTA

The Rancho Santa Fe Village Vibe is putting on a series of Summer Village Gatherings to bring the community together. On Aug. 9, the series continued with a “Summer Fiesta with Friends” held at The Country Friends in the RSF Village. The Country Friends and the Philanthropy Club Foundation hosted the gathering. (Above) Julie Monroe, Kerri Woodland, Sarah Sleeper, Sophia Alsadek, Beata Pevny, Susan Appleby. See page 16 for more photos. Online: www.rsfreview.com.

RSF Association Past Presidents Council requests board address ‘significant damage’ BY KAREN BILLING A group called the Past Presidents Council is alleging serious financial and managerial issues have occurred at the Rancho Santa Fe Association and they are requesting actions be taken to correct the issues. The Past Presidents Council submitted a letter to RSF Association President Fred Wasserman on Aug. 10 with its recommendations, including engaging an independent forensic audit firm to begin a review of all accounting transactions. “The goal is to help with the process of correcting the operations of the Association that are in error, not to point a finger of blame,” the letter stated.

The group requested a response of the board’s intent by Aug. 19. According to RSF Association Communications Manager Christy Whalen, the board has placed the item on its Sept. 1 agenda. “In the meantime, the board will be researching points in the letter so they may be assessed and addressed,” Whalen said. “The board is interested in and very sensitive to member concerns.” “With the new board, we feel very enthusiastic about the sense of cooperation with the community and their openness,” said Marie Addario, a member of the Past President’s Council. “We do believe that the membership SEE DAMAGE, A20

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Randy Berholtz

Joyce Dalessandro

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SDUHSD board faces contested election in November BY KAREN BILLING Five candidates will vie for the two San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) seats that will be up for election this November. Incumbents Joyce Dalessandro and Beth Hergesheimer will be joined on the ballot by Randy Berholtz, Lucile Lynch and Robert Nascenzi. See below for more information on each candidate (in alphabetical order). Randy Berholtz: Berholtz is the founder of the Sorrento Valley Law Group and an adjunct professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He is also a senior advisor for Mesa Verde Ventures, a life sciences venture fund. He lives in the Del Mar Highlands area, is married and is the father of two daughters, one who recently graduated from college and the other who is a junior in college.

“I am running for this position because I believe I can bring an independent and experienced voice to the board of trustees,” Berholtz said. “I am a 25-year attorney and businessman who has the legal, accounting and finance skills and experience required to ensure that our school district provides students with the best educational resources in the most cost-effective manner.” Berholtz is also an educator with 16 years of experience teaching at local law and business schools, an admissions rep for Cornell and Yale, is married to a languages teacher and is the father of a daughter studying to become a teacher. Berholtz has received the endorsement of the Republican Party of San Diego. Joyce Dalessandro: Dalessandro, a Del Mar resident, has been a member of the SDUHSD board since 1996

and has held the roles of president, vice president and clerk — currently she serves as vice president. “I love my job! San Dieguito Union High School District is a standout among districts in the state and in the nation,” Dalessandro said. “Working every day to preserve and enhance its strengths, keeping each of our schools moving forward, is my goal. Delivering the best education possible to each and every one of our students is my mission.” Dalessandro has a bachelor’s degree in child psychology and a master’s degree in curriculum development. She worked as the assistant dean of students at Adelphi University and has six years of classroom teaching experience. Her two daughters are graduates of Torrey Pines High School and she was a longtime volunteer for the school.

Dalessandro believes that responsible spending has been critical to the district’s success. She said in difficult economic times the reserves the district set aside helped to preserve its programs. In healthy economic times, she said it is the board’s responsibility to “spend down” excess reserves so that taxpayers' money is used to further education. “In this time of change – choosing a new superintendent and sharing the district's vision – stability and experience are of great value,” Dalessandro said. “Positive thinking, creativity, involvement, time, effort, depth of knowledge and passion for education are some of what I bring to the boardroom.” Beth Hergesheimer: Hergesheimer is an Encinitas resident whose three sons have graduated from SEE ELECTION, A21

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RSF Fire District sending violation notices to remove dead, diseased trees In an effort to protect lives and property, the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District (RSFFPD) is vigorously working to eliminate hazardous trees within the district and bring properties within compliance of existing fire codes. Over the last few years, the fire district has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of tree mortality, brought on by prolonged drought, insect infestation, and disease. These changes have led to an increased fire hazard that threatens homes and communities within the fire district boundaries. Within the last few months, tree mortality has skyrocketed and the problem in the eucalyptus forest has become very evident. The fire district is actively inspecting properties within the western part of the fire district.

Historically, the eucalyptus forests created a rural, peaceful setting for those living in Rancho Santa Fe. Unfortunately, these once celebrated trees have now become a fire hazard. “It is the responsibility of the Fire District to identify and address fire hazards within our communities,” said Tony Michel, Fire Chief. “We are working aggressively to mitigate the threat posed by the dead and diseased trees within our Fire District. This effort is paramount for the safety of our communities.” Approximately 90 percent of the dead or diseased trees are on private property. The fire district is sending out violation notices to all homeowners, property owners, and public areas within the fire district. This is a priority for the fire district. SEE TREES, A22

BY KRISTINA HOUCK The board of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which runs the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds, will soon discuss the issues surrounding holding gun shows at the site. Board members agreed to put the item on the October agenda after hearing from two members of the newly-formed group, Advocates for Gun Safety, as well as receiving a letter signed by more than two dozen representatives. “We believe that — in the current climate of anger and fear over increasing gun violence, and the

reasonable, legitimate and growing concerns of an increasing number of San Diegans about gun violence — continuing to allow the public fairgrounds facilities for gun shows is damaging to your reputation as a wholesome, family-oriented venue, and to the brand of the Del Mar Fairgrounds,” the letter states. “Being the home to the largest gun shows in the country does not serve your long-term interests.” On July 9, Advocates for Gun Safety rallied for gun violence prevention across the street from the SEE GUNS, A15

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Accomplished Chief Marshal Tom Carruthers retires BY KAREN BILLING Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Tom Carruthers made a career of capturing wanted fugitives and bringing them to justice, from the streets of Baltimore to remote villages in Cameroon. “I would find people behind sinks, under installation in the attics, in crawl spaces,” said Carruthers, who Tom Carruthers retired Aug. 1 after 31 years of service with the U.S. Marshals. “That’s what happens when you’re the littlest guy on the team.” What the local resident loved about being a marshal was that it was different every day: Extraditions of dangerous drug traffickers, prison transfers, “hunting down a bad guy,” protecting judges, protecting witnesses and asset forfeiture — all those things could happen in a week. Carruthers spent the bulk of his career in Washington, D.C., but took over the Southern California District seven years ago. As the workload and responsibilities doubled, he fought for more equipment and manpower. His

efforts paid off when his district was awarded as the best in the U.S. in 2011. “He spent thousands of unpaid extra hours so that San Diego and all of Southern California can be safer and better protected from the worst criminals on Earth,” said his wife Cathy. “All the time, 31 years, keeping a low profile, never wanting praise, just wanting to do his job with integrity and leave our streets a safer place.” He was shot at four times in his career and his most serious injury was blowing out his knee while chasing a guy — “I still got him,” Carruthers said. “I never lost anybody I chased.” He is proud that in his career no one, not his deputy marshals or one of the “bad guys,” was ever gravely injured. He ensured that his marshals were training every week so they knew how to react in all kinds of situations, to make sure that they went home safe to their loved ones. On June 22 in Washington, D.C., Carruthers was honored with the Meritorious Service Award for Top U.S. Marshal, essentially his lifetime achievement award. The mandatory retirement age is 57 and while his chase speed has slowed some, Carruthers said he might’ve done the job for a lot longer.

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child slave. Because the U.S. doesn’t have an extradition treaty with Cameroon, to bring Mubang to justice required a detailed and coordinated effort to get her out of the country that Carruthers said seemed like something out of a movie. “It’s just amazing sometimes, the gall people have to do harm to others,” Carruthers said. “To lock them up and put them away is satisfying, when they have violated somebody’s rights and need to be held accountable for their crimes.” Being a Marshal sometimes took a fair amount of juggling as cases could come up at any time. When he was called to go to Africa on the Mubang case, the call came at 10 a.m. to be on a 1 p.m. flight. In 1998 on Super Bowl night, he was contacted by headquarters due to death threats to Judge Kenneth Starr while he was investigating President Bill Clinton. Carruthers set up a multi-jurisdictional protection detail and rarely saw his wife Cathy over the course of four months. After 9/11 happened, he had to tell Cathy he honestly did not know when he was going to be home. Marshals were called on to provide security at airports such as Baltimore/Washington SEE MARSHAL, A22

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Canyon Crest Academy Water Polo Alumni. Kneeling: Marcus McCloskey '13, Connor Macleod '15, Martin Vicario '13, Charlie Doherty '14, Shea Brucker '09, Nicolas Waizman ' 09, David Twyman '14, Alden Hozouri ' 09. Standing, row middle: Kyle Grozen '14, Hunter Ricci ' 14, Beau Carlborg '16, Eric Schade '13, Spencer Wiggins '15. Back row, standing: Ashton Hozouri '13, John Guess '13, Josh Trissel '14, Nate Rudolf '14, Matteo Lanza-Billeta '12, John De Vito '16, Taylor Dean '12, Andrew Sanders '08, Elan Alder '14, Kevin Mitchell '08, Tom Lerum '09

CCA water polo program holds first Alumni Game

anyon Crest Academy’s water polo program hosted its 1st Annual Alumni Game on Aug. 13. Head Coach Tyler Ormsby and the 2016 varsity team hosted the event. Twenty-four alumni players attended, including athletes from CCA team years 2007 -2015. The alumni players scrimmaged the current Canyon Crest varsity team. After an hour-and-a-half of continuous play, CCA varsity prevailed 16-8. Players, family and friends of alumni and current players had the chance to connect. CCA also has had a rich tradition of brother combinations in the water polo

Canyon Crest Academy fielded its first boys’ water polo team in 2007 and built its team to their most successful finish in 2013, losing in overtime in the CIF semifinal game. Water polo alumni from CCA have continued playing at the next level, including at the Air Force Academy, George Washington University, Chapman University, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO and University of Redlands. The 2016 varsity team looks to improve on last year’s record and are setting their sights on CIF Division 1 playoffs in November. A special thank you to Jersey Mikes for sponsoring lunch for the event.

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Phil Mickelson helps Aviara Golf Club celebrate its 25th Anniversary BY LOIS ALTER MARK Guests at the 25th anniversary celebration of Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad last week received an unexpected gift of their own when five-time major champion Phil Mickelson showed up to teach a special golf clinic. The native San Diegan offered an insightful lesson on the basics of chipping. He revealed his best tips, warning players, “Never chip with the ball in between your feet. It’s not a committed shot.” He made the crowd laugh when he added, “I know many of you do that. I’ve seen it.” Mickelson graciously answered questions, demonstrated the swing that has won him 42 events on the PGA Tour and, along with Aviara Golf Academy’s Kip Puterbaugh and former PGA player Dennis Paulsen, shared personal stories about the legendary Arnold Palmer. Palmer designed the course, which hosts the annual LPGA Kia Classic Tournament and which was recently named one of the top resort golf courses in the country by Golf Digest and a 2016-2017 Premier Golf Resort by Golf magazine. Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, home to Aviara Golf Club, was awarded the distinction of number one golf resort in San Diego by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler.

To commemorate this special anniversary, the bridge on the third hole of the course was dedicated to Palmer and will now bear his name as well as a permanent plaque. “We are thrilled to be celebrating a quarter century of exceptional golf and unforgettable memories made at Aviara Golf Club,” said Renny Brown, director of golf. “We are proud to honor Arnold Palmer on this anniversary as we have him to thank for this incredible course that has brought so many wonderful experiences to so many people over the last 25 years.” During a brief ceremony, Brown read a declaration from Palmer himself: “To my friends at Aviara Golf Club, I am pleased to send my greetings to all at Aviara Golf Club as you celebrate your 25th anniversary. “I was delighted when I was chosen to design and oversee the construction of Aviara and was pleased how well it turned out. It obviously had withstood the test of time, considering its choice as a tournament site for the LPGA Tour. “How nice that my name will be forever posted on the bridge at the third hole. I certainly appreciate that gesture. “Here’s to another great 25 years and many more.”

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Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson at the recent 25th anniversary celebration of Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad. With its distinctive coastal layout, Aviara Golf is considered one of the most difficult courses in Southern California. A par 72 stretching 7,007 yards, the course is sculpted through rolling hillsides, with lakes and native wildflowers providing an often-needed calming backdrop. Because it’s so challenging, when

Palmer designed the course in 1991, he generously provided insider tips for playing each hole. For example, Hole #8: “This medium length, downhill par 5 is very reachable in two shots, but water and bunkers at the green demand accuracy. The fairway short of the water has a right-to-left slope; so if you lay up, play to the

right side of the fairway. Players should lay back enough to give themselves a full shot over the water to the green.” All of Palmer’s original tips are available on www.aviara.park.hyatt.com/ en/hotel/golf.html. The 40 golfers who played to celebrate Aviara’s anniversary made sure to read them before their shotgun start round of golf. Guests also had an opportunity to experience the food and drinks of Argyle Steakhouse, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, as well. Located at the Aviara Golf Club overlooking the 18th green, Argyle is honoring this milestone with brunch, lunch and dinner specials throughout the month of August. It’s also introducing its exclusive new Steak Knife Concierge Program. An expert concierge will guide diners through Argyle’s extensive knife selection, explaining the appropriate use of each one and helping them choose the best one for their specific entrée. Apparently, looking sharp is a key tenet of Aviara – both in the restaurant and on the golf course. For tee times, log on to www.golfaviara.com/teetimes. To make a reservation at Argyle Steakhouse, call 760-603-6908.

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Rancho Santa Fe artist spearheaded pier project Bahde celebrated his contribution to getting the Ocean Beach pier built 50 years ago BY CHRIS SAUR After living in the same house for more than a third of his life, 90-year-old Chuck Bahde calls Rancho Santa Fe home. But he will always remember Ocean Beach as his second home, and with good reason. Living in that area in 1962, Bahde was an industrial designer, the head of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and a popular local figure. He made a promise to an older Ocean Beach resident, Carl Shroder, who had always dreamed of having a pier at that beach, mostly for fishing. Four years later, Shroder served as master of ceremonies as the 30-foot pier opened on July 2, 1966 — due mostly to the tireless work of Bahde. The moment was commemorated last month with a 50-year anniversary celebration. “When I look back, I don’t know how I did it,” Bahde said. “I had a lot of good people working with me (including Congressman Bob Wilson, former California Governor Pete Wilson’s dad).” “There were objections at the Ocean Beach Town Council,” Bahde said at the anniversary event. “Some people were afraid of traffic, of more

people coming in. They wanted to keep Ocean Beach exactly as it was.” But Bahde convinced enough people that the pier was a good thing, and that it wouldn’t immediately lead to further development. Fifty years later, Ocean Beach is still happy that he did. Now living in Rancho Santa Fe, Bahde gets back to Ocean Beach once in a while, and enjoyed himself at the recent celebration. For many people, getting a project like that done would be the overwhelming highlight of their lives. But for Bahde, it’s part of a long list. At 17, he enlisted in the Marines and was decorated during World War II, when he was in a special squad that helped capture Iwo Jima. The former standout prep athlete then went to the Institute of Design, part of Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating with a degree in industrial design and architecture. Bahde worked in the corporate world for an aircraft company and had several others careers in the Midwest, where he was born. Later, he went to work for a public relations firm in Geneva, where he met his wife Pilar. She was born in

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Rancho Santa Fe resident Chuck Bahde shows some of the smaller sculptures he’s been working on to add to a body of work that he has been putting together for more than two decades. Madrid but raised in Switzerland and, after meeting Bahde, the two moved back to the United States and got married. With Bahde pivoting careers again, going into industrial design and remodeling houses, the couple moved to San Diego in 1959 and raised their two children, Chuck Jr. and Cheryl Kim in Ocean Beach and Point Loma. The Bahdes also have two grandchildren and a great grandchild on the way. Now married 65 years, they live

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he 2-year-olds took center stage on Saturday, Aug. 13, as Kaleem Shah’s Klimt cruised to a 2 3/4-length victory in the Grade II, $200,000 Best Pal Stakes, at the Del Mar racetrack (pictured). Big League finished second, 3 1/4 lengths in front of Thirstforlife. Klimt, with jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard, covered the 6 1/2 furlongs on the dirt in 1:16.11, and gave trainer Bob Baffert his eighth victory in the race. “He’s always shown that he’s a horse that’s going to go farther,” Baffert said. “It was a good race, they didn’t go too fast.

The kind of race you want to see. The (Del Mar) Futurity (on Sept. 5) is next. That’s the plan.” Other stakes winners this past week were Majestic Heat ($150,000 Solana Beach Handicap) and Why Two ($84,535 Green Flash Handicap). Del Mar’s signature race - the Grade I, $1 million TVG Pacific Classic - will be held next Saturday, Aug. 20. It is expected to be a showdown between two champions - 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome, and last year’s Pacific Classic winner, the mare Beholder. – Report by Kelley Carlson

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long yellow banner reading “Stop gun violence, act now” from the Yellow Tape Project, a campaign advocating for what it calls responsible guns laws in America. Del Mar resident Wayne Dernetz, former city attorney of Del Mar and Vista, also helped organize the demonstration and spoke before the board. “Times have changed for us all,” said Dernetz, who has lived in the community since 1973. “In recent years, the proliferation of guns in our society has brought with it increasing violence, growing threats to the life we know.” More than 30,000 people are killed by firearms each year in the United States. In 2013, 33,636 people died from firearm injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. Of those, 21,175 people committed suicide by firearm, while 11,208 people died in gun homicides. After hearing from the speakers during the public comment portion of the meeting, board member David Watson suggested the board place the item on the October agenda, giving staff enough time to summarize the venue’s contracts with gun shows, look at the revenues and consider the issues. “Use this as an opportunity to educate the public and the board,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of myths about what can and can’t occur at gun shows here. ... We have the strictest laws in the nation. There are background checks and there are extensive things that we do here.”

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RSF banker joins San Diego Film Foundation board The San Diego Film Foundation, an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that produces the annual San Diego International Film Festival, recently announced that Kris Michell, president and CEO of the Downtown San Diego Partnership; Mark McClure, former co-founder of Cobra Golf; and Kristian Carr Forster, a private banker with Wells Fargo in Rancho Santa Fe have been added to its board of directors. “We are delighted to welcome these accomplished new members to our board,” said Dale Strack, chairman of the board. “These three established members of the community each bring unique skills and experience, and their leadership will guide the Foundation’s mission to support the art of independent filmmaking.” Forster began a career in finance 13 years ago and has worked for the top four financial firms in

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Teachers do not support Muir and Salazar I read with interest a recent letter to your opinion page written by Rajy Abulhosn, 7-28-16, in which he expressed his support for San Dieguito school board members Muir and Salazar and encouraged the community to attend San Dieguito Union High School District board meetings. Mr. Abulhosn added that those attending should ignore the “three or four people who happen to be holding signs outside [the] board meeting.” Well, I was one of the – not “three or four” – but 20 San Dieguito District teachers informational picketing outside the last San Dieguito school board meeting to raise awareness that district teachers overwhelmingly do not support nor trust board members Muir

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and Salazar. While I am a teacher in the district, I am also an Encinitas resident and a parent of a student in the San Dieguito District and have become increasing alarmed, as have so many of my colleagues, about Muir’s and Salazar’s actions which we find detrimental to our nationally-recognized school district. For example, Muir and Salazar have voted to thwart the taxpayer-approved Prop AA school infrastructure projects, most recently voting against the construction of desperately needed new, modern science classrooms at Canyon Crest Academy. They also have taken actions that teachers believe undermine the integrity of our district’s outstanding instruction and curriculum, while also recently casting votes that were far from the “fiscal responsibility” that Mr. Abulhosn seems to champion. I strongly agree with Mr. Abulhosn when he says that “the decisions made by our board, the

BY RANDI CRAWFORD

Little things go a long way

oday, I want to write about the little things that people do that makes me happy. I’m a news junkie, but lately, it’s all the same stuff – bashing the Presidential candidates. I’ve grown up watching the Olympics, and it’s always been my favorite thing on TV because I love getting to know the athletes and their back-story. This year, I can honestly say that I don’t know a single thing about anyone competing for team USA other than Michael Phelps, who I already know from previous games. That’s sad. They took an American tradition, something I grew up with, and have thrown it away so they can bash Donald Trump all day, every day. I just got back from spending three weeks with a group of boys in Colorado. One of the sweetest things to come out of that experience were the thank you notes that I received from the boys once we got home. I’m one of those people that if you appreciate me, I want to do more and more for you. And a simple thank you, or a hand-written note, goes a long way with me. How can I fail to mention the incredibly thoughtful gifts that a

mom sent me after my team mom duties in Colorado? Every gift was impeccably thought out, and it literally made me cry happy tears. When someone is so thoughtful, and doesn’t just send you something to check a box, it blows my mind. I’m not even sure she knows how much her thoughtfulness meant to me. My husband and I recently went to check out the new bar/restaurant in Carmel Valley. I was ready for a night on the town with my husband and no kids (especially after the three weeks away). We walked in and, right away, two different people said they would help us and then they didn’t. Somehow, we got lost in the shuffle and before I knew it, people were walking in, standing in front of us, and getting seated. My blood pressure shot through the roof and I wasn’t sure whether to stay or leave or yell, but I was very upset. And then a guy with a big smile standing up front asked us if we needed help. I just stood there staring at him for a moment, not sure what to say. Should I flee? Should we give it a try? We decided to stay because we were out and

first priority should be our children.” Please do, as he further suggests, come to a board meeting and see for yourself, and meet some of the many teachers who do not believe Muir and Salazar are making our students the first priority. Also, let me share that never before in the district’s long history have district teachers rallied like this to carry signs at school board meetings. However, my colleagues and I have reached the point where “enough was enough,” and we wanted our parents and our community to understand what Muir and Salazar have been up to. When an overwhelming number of my district’s teachers do not support, do not trust, and do not have any confidence in Muir’s and Salazar’s leadership, it should be of great concern to all our community. Suzanne Brown Encinitas dressed and this doesn’t happen very often. As we sat, I still wasn’t convinced that I should be there. But as soon as we ordered our drinks, the manager came over and apologized. He told us that this is not the way they conduct business, he apologized and, most importantly, he wanted us to be happy and have a good experience. And on that note, he bought us our drinks and, once again, reiterated his sincere apologies and heartfelt desire for us to enjoy our night. So it turns out that the manager literally turned my night around. Imagine holding that kind of power, simply through an act of kindness? Oddly enough, he didn’t even know what had set me off in the first place. But he knew that I wasn’t happy and he wanted to fix it. It was at that point that I started to look around at this new industrial-style restaurant, with a great patio, and noticed how cool this place was. It was like someone threw a light switch and I went from the dark side to the light side. I don’t know if that’s ever happened to any of you, where you are so annoyed that you don’t notice anything good around you. And then someone does something out of the ordinary and all of a sudden your mood changes, and you can see the good in everything. I know it sounds crazy, but it totally changed the course of my night with my husband, which could have really stunk. How could I not write this rant? We all have the ability to be nice and make someone happy. And for me, it’s the little things that mean so much. What say you? Email me at www.randiccrawford.com.

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Local rower wins gold in Rio Olympics

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Kerry Simmonds celebrates her Olympic rowing gold medal with family in Rio. Brian, Karyn, Kerry, Eric, Kyra and Steve Simmonds.

BY KAREN BILLING On Saturday. Aug. 13, local resident Kerry Simmonds became an Olympic champion in Rio. Simmonds, the Torrey Pines High School alum, was a part of the dominant gold-medal winning women’s eight rowing team and the extension of a 10-year winning streak. The women’s boat was in the bronze medal position in the halfway mark of the 2,000-meter course in Rio’s scenic Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in the tough race on Saturday. With a rallying cry from coxswain Katelin Snyder, the U.S. women powered to the finish line with an impressive push — coming from behind to grab gold in 6:01.49. “Crossing the finish line, I remember just an overwhelming amount of emotion. Pure joy and relief all came to the surface. I am pretty certain I yelled or shrieked. I was so very happy,” Simmonds said. “And to be able to share that moment with the eight other women in the boat was incredible. Lots of tears were shed.” The gold was a perfect cap for Simmonds’ tough, “rollercoaster” year of training in Princeton this year, overcoming injury, as well as mental and physical stress. She has been chasing her Olympic dream at the training center in New Jersey since graduating from the University of Washington in 2011. Simmonds will continue to enjoy her team’s victory, staying in Rio for the Olympics’ closing ceremony on Aug. 21.

Adams is dominating Cape League competition CCA alum plays college baseball at USD

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CCA alum Riley Adams tears around the bases during a University of San Diego game this spring.

BY THOMAS JOYCE In order to prove oneself as the best, one must compete well against the best competition possible. This summer, local native Riley Adams is doing just that. More than 3,000 miles away from home, Adams is playing catcher for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In doing so, the Canyon Crest Academy product is playing in what is widely considered to be the top summer collegiate baseball league in the country. The rising junior at the University of San Diego might be used to playing ball in and around his hometown. But geography is not preventing Adams from enjoying his Cape League tenure this summer. “It’s been a blast playing against some of the best competition in the country and that college ball has to offer,” he said. “I can’t complain there. Everything’s been great so far.” Statistically, Adams has been one of the best players on The Cape this summer.

Through 28 regular season games, Adams had hit .346 with six doubles and an .831 OPS. And yes, he was named a Cape League All-Star. What has been the secret to Adams’ success? He said he is confident and does not overthink what he does. “I go into every game thinking I’m going to hang with the best of the best,” Adams said. “It is a good feeling, but it’s only one summer and I’ve got many more years to go.” There is a heavy scouting presence at Cape League games and given Adams’ performance, it seems likely teams would be looking at him as he is eligible for next year’s draft. He was selected out of high school by the Chicago Cubs in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB draft, but did not sign. If he is thinking about the draft this time around, however, he did not admit it. “There’s so much that could go on in the next eight months or so,” Adams said. “I’m not thinking too far ahead, I’m just going out there and playing ball. That’s all I can do, so I’ll stick with that. “I’m keeping it simple,” he continued. “See the ball, hit the ball. Catching, I’m just trying to build a good

relationship with the pitchers because that’s the most important part. I’m not trying to do anything too fancy. I’m just going out there and playing baseball like everyone else is.” Adams is taking this summer to work on becoming the best player possible in every aspect of the game. He mentioned both his hitting and defense as areas he could improve upon. Of course, Adams is optimistic he will be able to parlay his Cape League success into a big year at USD next spring. It should not be difficult for him either, as he hit .327 with six home runs and a .955 OPS in 56 college games this spring. And as far as schools go, Adams knew when he was offered the opportunity to play for a Division I program locally, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity. “It is quite a nice thing to be so close to my family,” he said. “They get to come to every single game. USD is a beautiful campus. I’ve got some great coaching and some great teammates. I’m very fortunate they’ve helped me along the way. I’ve got no complaints and no regrets about forgoing the draft in 2014 to go to USD. It’ll pay off for me in the end.”

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FROM PALMS, A1

hopeful that we’ve developed a project that is sensitive to those issues and meets the needs of the community,” said Fernando Landa, an attorney representing LandRock Development. Landa’s father is the developer, Enrique Landa, and they have lived in the community for over 30 years. Landa said he thinks the plan reflects what the community said they wanted: A 5,000-square-foot market, more village parking with a 138-space garage, and the creation of a more “deserving” entry to the village from the south than the existing back of the gas station, with a portion of the property preserved as green open space. The developers hope to bring Stehly Farms Market in as the grocery tenant, a “beautiful” gourmet store that just opened a similar size location in the Kensington neighborhood of San Diego. As the bulk of the two-story project has been a concern, Landa said they have lowered the building height and broke it up into four buildings connected by a courtyard and walkways. The intent is for it to look more like residences than large-scale office buildings. The CDRC board members complimented the LandRock team for being so responsive and incorporating their suggestions into the plan — “the building is substantially different than where it started,” CDRC member Bill Cardon said. Project manager Jim Simmons said that they have completed a traffic study for Gateway that concluded that the traffic for the gas station and the new facility are “very similar” and there won’t be a significant impact. The parking garage will be accessed off Via de Santa Fe and street parking will remain around the project on La Granada, La Flecha and Via de Santa Fe. Neighbor Bruce Henderson said if what the traffic study says is true, that the traffic won’t be any different, the new building tenants will be out of business because the station doesn’t generate that much traffic. Henderson expressed his concerns about parking, lighting, the massing of the buildings being so close to the curb and what will happen if the market fails. He worried that no one is going to park underground to go to the market. “If the market fails, it will become all office space,” Henderson said. “I want this building to happen, I really want to have a market there, I think it would be fabulous. But how this thing is handled, the details, really are important…I think it’s a wonderful project, I love it, but I am worried about those aspects.” About 40 people attended the meeting at the RSF Garden Club and encouraged developers to consider the significant impacts to those that live in the village. Landa said every attempt is being made to minimize impacts to the community, from construction through completion, to create a benefit for Rancho Santa Fe. “We don’t think the market’s going to fail because the market that was in the village wanted to stay but it is no longer there. There’s a demand for a market,” Landa said. “If anything, the demand for the market has increased since the market’s been gone…I’m confident that the market will survive and thrive in this community as people support the market.”

McElfresh said the CSD is an elected body and a vote is not required for them to make a decision. The board did hold a community meeting in March attended by over 70 residents. Three preliminary landscape designs were presented and about 70 percent of those in attendance voted for the current plan, which was the most “palm-heavy” design. McElfresh noted that about 30 percent in attendance wanted no palms at all. Residents in attendance on Aug. 9 said that the vote in favor of the landscape design was misleading because keeping all of the palms was not given as an option. One resident said when she saw the plans with palm trees it never crossed her mind that it meant the current palms would be removed. “It’s like murdering 54 healthy, beautiful trees that the area is named after,” she said. “I think the palms are an iconic part of the neighborhood, I think they should be nurtured rather than removed,” echoed Doug Manatt, who is one of three candidates running for two seats on the Whispering Palms CSD board this fall. Manatt said he thinks spending the $339,000 is not fiscally responsible and alternatives should be explored. “I think that if you survey the community you’ll find a different viewpoint than the previous outreach…I was not aware of your previous outreach.” McElfresh said that the board has been concerned about replacing the trees for quite some time. The palms are expensive to maintain, costing the CSD $10,000 a year to trim and they also need to consider liability and safety issues with the 50- to 70-year-old trees. In 2014, the head of a date palm fell into the fountain and cost the CSD $8,000 to repair and remove. “We’ve been talking about changing this median for four years so it’s not some deep dark secret or rush to judgment,” McElfresh said. ”For some people, you love them. But I will tell you there are some people out there that think they look pretty bad.” The CSD hired three arborists who all gave conflicting reports about the health of the trees. One said 10 were diseased, another said 23 were diseased,

FROM DAMAGE, A1 should know about these problems and some of the repercussions they have on the community. The community has a right to know.” The Past Presidents Council was formed five months ago and includes 10 past RSF Association presidents and four past Covenant Design Review Committee/Art Jury presidents, including Addario, Jim Ashcraft, Ken Bien, Roxana Foxx, Nancy Hillgren, Bill Hinchy, Ron McMahon, Tom Lang, Bob Stine, Jack Queen, Candace Humber and Marjorie Vandenberg. They hired a consulting group made up of people who collectively represent over 60 years of service to the RSF Association: past managers Walt Ekard and Pete Smith, and former

Covenant administrators Keith Behner and Ivan Holler. The Past Presidents Council believes one of the biggest issues facing the Association is staff turnover — they have had four different general managers and a turnover of 85 percent of its staff in the past two years. Departures have included Smith, CFO Steve Comstock, Holler, Senior Building Official Kirk Dakan, Manager Bill Overton, Administrator Daria Quay, and administrative assistants Nadine Garcia and Shannon Mountain. Building Commissioner Robert Green, who has been with the Association for 19 years, will retire on Sept. 2. The group believes that due to the changeover, there is no one left on staff to advise the board on the Association’s

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The Whispering Palms Community Services District will take a community vote on removing the palm trees on Cancha de Golf. and one done report by Mark Robinson determined that none were diseased. Robinson, who has advocated for keeping the palms, stated that his report was the most accurate because he was the only one to use a truck to go up into the air to inspect the trees. As part of the landscape redesign, the board is also considering a separate sidewalk project. The $39,000 project will relocate the sidewalk to the east side of Cancha de Golf and plant a privet hedge by the Palma de la Reina development. Some argued that planting the hedge was a waste of money and in direct conflict with new landscaping meant to shield the new development. Some have also called it a “spite hedge” due to long-standing disagreements with the developer, Cavanaugh. David Feher, of Margolin & Associates, said since developing the community in 1964, Cavanaugh has made a lot of friends as well as a lot of enemies, with various boards and organizations suing him, always unsuccessfully. Cavanaugh hired the public relations (PR) firm to help inform the community so they could take interest and be more active. He believes that they have succeeded as there was a room full of people at the Aug. 9 meeting and at a July town hall. “Everything we have said and

corporate culture and its unique history. Infractions found in the consultants’ review also include non-compliance with the Association’s bylaws, codes and Covenant, as well as the Association’s “lack of acceptable financial procedures and processes” that could lead to Association funds being misappropriated. “We are confident that quick action by the Association board to begin resolving the issues identified in the report can and will restore the exceptional reputation the Association has long enjoyed,” the letter to the board stated. “The (consulting) team consists of individuals who have each committed substantial portions of their careers in service to the Association. It is the team’s desire to ensure that the dignity and integrity of the Association is maintained

disseminated has been accurate and truthful information, contrary to the assertion that it was misinformation,” Feher said. The meeting was less than civil at times with accusations lobbed toward the board and toward the public relations firm. McElfresh acknowledged that the process has been difficult and the board has been “slurred more than they should’ve been,” but noted it comes with the territory. “I’ve only been doing this for a year and a half and it has not been the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had,” Whispering Palms CSD Board Vice President David Nugent said, noting that at one meeting he was called a “communist.” “What I would really like to see is the truth be put out because no matter what they say, there has been a lot of misrepresentations…,” Nugent said. “Maybe we should hire a PR firm to put our views forward and I want it to be the truth. I think the community deserves it, I think I deserve it. I’m tired of being told that I’m spiteful. That isn’t why I got involved. I got involved because I thought I could make a difference and up until about three months ago I thought maybe I was.” The next Whispering Palms CSD board meeting is Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. at Morgan Run Club & Resort.

and enhanced.” In its letter to the board, the Past Presidents Council recommended that the board retain Alan Zuckerman as legal counsel to oversee the process as he had been previously involved with the Association’s legal affairs for many years. Zuckerman spent over two decades as the Association’s lead counsel. Addario said the group does not expect the problems to be solved quickly. “This is not an easy fix, the damage is so significant,” Addario said. “All we want to know is if the board is aware of the scope of the problems and what they are going to do about it.” The council’s reports and recommendations are available to any member who would like a copy.

www.rsfreview.com FROM ELECTION, A2 district schools. She has been on the SDUHSD board since 2004 and currently serves as board president. In addition to her service on the board, she has experience representing educational concerns through PTA, Booster and Foundation roles, and has represented local schools on Legislative Advisory Committees. Her business background includes work in education, hospital, manufacturing and engineering human resources settings. “My priorities have always been to enhance learning opportunities, strive for academic excellence, advocate for all students and ensure accountability. I strive to work collaboratively with board members, students, parents, staff and community,” Hergesheimer said. “I am particularly proud of the way our district came through the last economic downturn, and what we are currently accomplishing through the voter-approved Prop AA Bond work. I would like to see these projects through to completion.” Lucile Lynch: Lynch, a La Costa Canyon parent, is an active district volunteer, attorney and businesswoman. She believes her legal and business background will bring fresh insights to a board “that has lost its independence.” “One of the incumbent candidates has been on the board for 20 years and seeks a sixth term, the other seeks a fourth term. They recently approved a contract that earned the San Diego

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Taxpayers Association's grand prize ‘fleece’ award for guaranteeing our teachers the highest salaries in all of San Diego County's 42 school districts for the duration of the contract ‘irrespective of teacher performance, student success or the district's financial stability,’ and potentially reducing the district's ‘rainy day’ funding by ‘more than half,’” Lynch said. “What would happen if another district adopted the same provision? We can do better to support our valued teachers while still meeting the district board's fiduciary responsibility.” Lynch has received awards from a 14 public school district consortium for "excellence" in supporting students, and a Congressional Order of Merit. She said she is familiar with the district, its programs, and educational laws governing the district, and over the past few years has been vocal about improving the district’s special education program. “I will work collaboratively, but independently, as a board member to resolve issues and build board unity, better support student populations that have historically performed below state averages, and develop better educational and vocational options to increase postsecondary outcomes for all,” Lynch said. Bob Nascenzi: Nascenzi, a Del Mar Mesa resident, has long been involved with the district as a father of four students. He was an elected member of the Del Mar Mesa Planning Board, and a board

member of the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation, serving as president for two years. He was the endorsement chair for Prop AA, and currently serves on the Prop AA Independent Citizens Oversight Committee. Nascenzi is also a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children and the co-founder of Tech San Diego where he sits on its executive committee. Nascenzi graduated from Boston College and holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In his career he has led various technology companies and successful start-ups. “I’ve experienced firsthand what it takes to maximize the return on limited resources,” he said. Nascenzi said he has always been active in the community, initially coaching Little League baseball and roller hockey, as well as volunteering for various business organizations. “I am running for San Dieguito school board because I want to ensure a continued tradition of excellence in our schools for the benefit of the children in our community. We need leadership and experience to guide us through key decisions and differing opinions that our school district is facing,” Nascenzi said. “If elected, I will bring a pragmatic and level-headed voice of reason to the board and my priority will always be the students’ best interests. I want all kids in our community to have the same educational opportunities that my four boys had attending SDUHSD schools.”

FROM RETIRE, A4 Green joined the Association in 1997, bringing with him more 30 years of experience in architectural design review and urban planning — he started his career planning towns and villages in England. “I am extremely honored to have served this great community for 19 years and I am sorry to go,” Green said. “I came to work here because I thought Rancho Santa Fe was the best community in the country and I have not changed my opinion on that.” As building commissioner he guided the Association’s Art Jury/Covenant Design Review Committee process. In the last 16 years, there have been only three appeals to the board and none since 2003. “Building Commissioner Robert Green provided the expertise and technical support that kept a demanding process running fairly and smoothly,” said Candace Humber, past CDRC president. “We have been fortunate to have a devoted staff member with his immense talent at the helm. He has given 150 percent to all of us over his 19 years here. To say that ‘He will be sorely missed’ is a huge understatement.” Green said he wanted to thank all the people he has been able to work with over the years including the many Art Jury/ CDRC members, board members, residents, architects and designers, builders, the realtor community and landscapers and “many others who are too numerous to mention. “I especially want to thank the staff, past and present, and members of the current board who have been extremely supportive,” Green said. Green, who will turn 62 in October, said the time is right to retire. “My fishing poles are gathering cobwebs and I am looking forward to a nice rest,” Green said. In his retirement he also hopes to have more time to visit family in England with his wife Annette. The RSF Association Board of Directors will address the issue of filling the building commissioner position in the coming weeks.

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FROM TREES, A4 “Unfortunately, we have property owners that believe their trees still have a chance for recovery or that their trees are not dead. If a resident receives a violation notice for dead or diseased trees, that tree has been identified as a fire hazard and must be removed. If the property owner fails to remove the dead or diseased tree, the fire district will force abate the fire hazard within the perimeters of the fire code,” said Michel. “The Fire Prevention Bureau has been sending out abatement notices to residents for these dead and diseased eucalyptus trees,” explained Conor Lenehan, Urban Forester for the fire district. “We are targeting dead, dying and diseased eucalyptus trees that are within 100 feet of a structure or within 20 feet of a roadway or driveway. We are also encouraging homeowners to remove any additional dead or diseased eucalyptus trees that are beyond these parameters. This will help minimize the fire hazard in the community, and allow safer passage on evacuation routes throughout the fire district.” Following increased inspections throughout the district, property owners with diseased trees on their land have been notified via mail that the afflicted trees shall be removed. Additionally, property owners with trees that have debris such as peeling bark or dead limbs hanging from them will receive a notice to clean up the trees, thereby reducing the fire hazard and ladder fuels. The district will first be looking to address those diseased trees that are in close proximity to structures and roadways, and then, where needed, move on to trees further away. Resources such as potential tree removal companies and replacement tree suggestions will be

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It is possible for trees to have leaves on them, or for leaves to re-sprout, and still be diseased and dying. Other trees have simply reached the end of their life cycle. Trees such as these within 20 feet of roadways or 100 feet of structures will be required to be removed. available. Many homeowners within the fire district have already received notice and begun the tree removal process. “We realize there are a lot of trees that need to be removed and it will be very costly to the homeowners,” says Lenehan. “We know this is a large undertaking and appreciate the community’s cooperation as we strive to minimize potential fire hazards within the district. If you received a notice from us or not, we would be more than happy to meet with homeowners on their properties and identify dead and dying eucalyptus tree for you.” The fire district will continue making inspections and working with property owners to abate the diseased trees and

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other hazards. If you have a concern about something that cannot be seen from the public roadway, please contact the fire prevention bureau to make an appointment for an inspection. Fire prevention efforts do not stop with tree removal. During a presentation to the RSF Association board earlier this month, Bill Beckman, chair of the local Committee on the Natural Environment (CONE), outlined the group’s plan to engage the community to facilitate the removal of trees as well as the planting of more drought-resistant trees to repopulate the forest, stressing the importance of the community as a whole to take action. The Rancho Santa Fe Association (RSFA) is also working toward removing the dead and diseased

Everlasting memories of loved ones

Ryan Milligan

April 9, 1956 - August 13, 2016 RAncho SAntA Fe — Born in Los Angeles, california, to Vivian Ryan and Andrew McGowin collins, Ryan passed away surrounded by her family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. In June of 1975, at the Del Mar national horse Show, Ryan met the love of her life, Bill Milligan, whom she always referred to lovingly by his full name. their common love and interest in horses, and everything related, created an opportunity for Ryan and Bill to forge friendships that became a source of continued

enjoyment throughout their entire life together. After Ryan married Bill Milligan in June of 1977, they proceeded to have three sons that were the light and focus of her life.

In addition to her family, Ryan was a devoted real estate professional in Rancho Santa Fe for over 32 years. nothing was more fulfilling to Ryan than her family and real estate, until three years ago when her first and only grandson, Banks Andrew Milligan (aka “captain Adorable”), was born and entered her life. the times shared with Banks over the past three years brought a new sparkle and enthusiasm to Ryan’s life, which she was happy to share with everyone around her. Ryan is survived by her husband, Bill Milligan; their three sons, Matthew (Felicia), Will (Jessica) and

Garret; grandson, Banks Milligan; her loving sister, Missy capone; and her four nieces and nephews, Michael Mulhall, Kristin Mulhall, emily capone (Alex Rodriguez), and PJ capone. the family wishes to thank all those who cared for Ryan so lovingly in her final weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Seasons hospice and Palliative care in honor of Ryan Milligan, 16745 West Bernardo Dr., Suite 240, San Diego, cA 92127. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/ranchosantafer eview.

eucalyptus trees. “Our number one priority is the preservation of the historic community character while maintaining a safe and sustainable environment for the residents,” added Arnold Keene, field operations manager for the RSF Association. “Over the last decade our workload has shifted substantially to focus on the removal and thinning of trees and plants due to drought conditions and insect infestation throughout the region with a renewed focus on the reduction of potential fire fuel in dense roadside landscaping and in the many open space areas throughout the Covenant. The RSFFPD and the RSF Association have worked closely to accomplish a fire safe community and will continue to work hard toward this common goal.” “This is not just a private property issue, this is a community issue that needs to be addressed,” concluded Michel. “I cannot stress enough how important the removal of the dead and diseased trees is for the safety of the community. While the fire district can assist in preventing wildfires, we cannot eliminate them and it is important for each homeowner to take responsibility of their own property. They will occur; and when they do, that’s where our prevention efforts pay off. Fire Prevention is our communities first line of defense. The fire district is fully committed to making this a reality.” For more information regarding tree removal and vegetation management, or if you have questions or concerns regarding a property, please contact the Fire Prevention Bureau at 858-756-5971. More wildfire prevention tips are available on our web site at www.rsf-fire.org. – Submitted press release from the RSF Fire Protection District

FROM MARSHAL, A5 International Thurgood Marshall Airport. “(Cathy) trusted in how I was trained and in my ability to do my job,” he said. “I think she was more proud of it than worried. I was fortunate that she gave me that backing and allowed me to do all the things I was able to do.” After taking over the District of Maryland, Greenbelt sub office, he coordinated efforts for the capture of the Beltway Snipers. After Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad were arrested, he was in charge of all aspects of their case, including the final transport out of district to face multiple murder charges. After spending two years working in human relations as the deputy chief of personnel security and employee relations, he returned to the field in the Southern California district. He took over as Chief in 2011 and was forced to develop a game plan for an “explosion of prisoners.” He found alternatives and developed unique housing capabilities for over 3,600 prisoners with only 1,952 beds in the district. Crushed by an increased workload, Carruthers fought to get the district staff the resources they needed do their jobs safely and efficiently with no violations of prisoners’ rights and no officers or prisoners hurt. “These guys do an incredible amount of work,” Carruthers said of his 151 employees, which included 128 deputies. “They do what’s asked of them and they do it well…The men and women of the U.S. Marshal Service get the job done, resources or not.” In his 31-year career, there weren’t a lot of off days. Carruthers is looking forward to “decompressing” and seeing what doors will open next for him. He is interested in volunteer opportunities — U.S. Marshals had often participated in charity efforts for groups such as Special Olympics and Make-A-Wish. “At this point, it’s about giving back,” Carruthers said, ever humble of all he has already given to help keep all families safe. “It’s bittersweet to leave but I’m looking forward to a new challenge.”

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La Jolla Music Society 2016 SummerFest Gala held in RSF

ris and Matthew Strauss hosted the La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 30th Anniversary Gala Aug. 13 at their estate in Rancho Santa Fe. The Music Society holds two galas each year, using proceeds to support its Education & Community Outreach Program and also the artistic programming of major performances such as its Celebrity Orchestra Series, Dance Series, Jazz Series and SummerFest. Concert schedule: ljms.org For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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Encinitas man’s award-winning short film highlights a local artist Watch ‘26th and Logan’ for free online BY CHRIS SAUR There is a beautiful symmetry between the filmmaking process and the subject matter in Encinitas resident Brian Mahoney’s new documentary “26th and Logan.” And the end result has earned Mahoney acceptance into four film festivals so far and a pair of awards, winning at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards and, most recently, an Award of Merit at the Best Short Film Festival. But just as important to Mahoney as the awards and festivals, is allowing people to see his film, which chronicles local artist Josh Hunter as he creates a piece from scratch with no prior planning and only five days to finish. Less than two years after finishing his official training — an inclusive year-long accelerated program through the UC San Diego Digital Arts Center, Mahoney, 43, was talented enough to figure out a way to make a compelling film about the creative process. The subject of “26th and Logan” — which can be seen for free at www.vaxonfilms.com — is Hunter, 39, creating a piece from scratch

in the empty room of a refurbished building in a period of only five days. At the ensuing show, the artwork of Hunter and many other artists in other rooms served as a way to showcase the property. “I just love to tell stories and the reason I really love documentaries is there is no script that I’ve given anybody,” Mahoney said. “They are just doing what they do and I’m following them around. Then I come home with all of this film and it’s like a big jigsaw puzzle and I have to decide ‘what’s the story I’m going to tell.’ ” Hunter added: “After the first day, I didn’t even really notice he was there. We are good friends and we hang out a lot, so he wasn’t really in my way and I never really felt like the spotlight was being put on me. That was really important. “I didn’t know where he was going with it. The whole thing was really about running out of time, feeling lost, unsure about what was going to happen … and yet still making something out of that pressure. And he really captured that.” Mahoney was born and raised in Las Vegas and worked in the family business — casinos — until

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Encinitas filmmaker Brian Mahoney, right, made the award-winning short film “26th and Logan” chronicling the making of a piece of artwork by his friend Josh Hunter, left. moving to Encinitas in 2007. He lives with his wife Shannon and three kids, 6-year-old Paxton, 5-year-old Van and daughter Lennon (one and a half), who are actually responsible for Mahoney finding his newest passion. “I started doing a lot of video work just filming my children. I

started editing the videos together and the more I started doing it, I really enjoyed it,” Mahoney said. “I went to UCSD … and graduated last September and then created my own company, Vaxon Films, where I do a lot of promotional videos for people, music videos, live events etc.

“I do that other work, but documentary films are really what I love to do and where my passion is. I love telling these local stories about people doing interesting things.” Mahoney was living on Beach Street in Encinitas in 2011, when Hunter moved to the city and settled there as well. As neighbors for the next three years (Hunter moved to Mission Hills in 2014), the two struck up a friendship that eventually resulted in collaborating for “26th and Logan.” “We’d always talked about doing something together, just because he is in that art form and I am in the art form of making film and we just knew at some point we would be able to come together,” Mahoney said. “When that opportunity popped up for him … we didn’t really have any idea what it was going to be. Once I started following him around … the more I thought it could be something bigger.” The film community seems to agree, as Mahoney’s documentary has been accepted to the 2016 Miami Independent Film Festival and Los Angeles CineFest, among others. Though a relative newcomer to the circuit, “26th and Logan” isn’t SEE FILM, B18

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‘Tiger Style!’ coming to La Jolla Playhouse

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BY ASHLEY MACKIN Talk about a homecoming! Tickets are on sale for “Tiger Style!” a comedy coming to La Jolla Playhouse this fall, written by La Jolla High School graduate Mike Lew. And although Lew grew up near the Playhouse, he said he never imagined he would one day stage a production there. “My dad worked at the VA Hospital at UCSD, and I knew there was always this theater nestled there. While I went to plays there when I was a kid, I didn’t know I would eventually get into theater,” he said. “I’ve had productions in New York, this will be the first time I’m working back home. It’s something I’ve dreamt of doing for a long time.” During his time at La Jolla High School (Class of 1999), Lew said he was on a science track, participating in Science Fairs and the Science Olympiads. Trading research notes for script writing, he said it took him a while to see the “rigor” involved in playwriting. “Having a science background, it seemed people in theater were just making stuff up, so it didn’t really make sense to me,” he said. But while attending college at Yale, he was exposed to the performing arts and felt a calling. “I can’t say where it came from, but I went to school in an arts-friendly atmosphere, so maybe it was a matter of exposure,” he said. In his relatively short time in the world of theater, Lew has racked up some serious accolades. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council; a Tony voter; and recipient of the Lanford Wilson Award, Helen Merrill Award, the Kendeda and AracaWorks Grad Playwriting Awards, Heideman Award, Pacific/Rim Prize,

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and is a Sam French Festival Winner. He is co-director of Ma-Yi Writers Lab, the largest collective of Asian-American playwrights in the country, and serves on the Members' Council of Ensemble Studio Theater. “Tiger Style!” is one of 10 productions in which he has been a part. Director Jaime Castañeda said he and Lew worked on this play together at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference two summers ago. “When I joined the La Jolla Playhouse staff last year, I knew it would be a terrific opportunity to bring this

talented writer and his hilarious new play back to his hometown.” Ten years in the making, and somehow a comedy, Lew said the play answers questions he had about growing up as an Asian-American and provides a counter-narrative to the stereotyped, disciplinarian style of parenting. “This play is personal and wrestles with a lot of questions I had growing up about being an Asian-American in this country and how outside perceptions of race influences how people are treated in this county,” he said. “I

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arrived at this play when I knew what I wanted it to say and how to address the ‘Asian type of parenting’ discussion. There are people that have lived through that who have been in that discussion. Now we get to have that discussion with a local audience, and to have it in my hometown is meaningful to me.” The story focuses on “an egghead brother-sister pair,” Albert and Jennifer Chen, who went to Harvard and did all the right things academically to please their parents. But when entering the adult world, they “suck at adult life,” Lew explained. “They’re trying to figure out what went wrong, after following the gospel of academic achievement their parents preached to them that work out when it worked so well as kids.” As art imitates life, Albert and Jennifer are, like Lew, third-generation Asian-Americans and their story explores how family generations have progressed. “My grandparents were immigrants, and they raised my parents a certain way, and my parents raised me a certain way,” he said. “So this is the family play I was scared to write. In the industry there’s a lot of expectation for me to have an immigrant story people have heard, but I don’t have that story, I have a comedy that is completely different.” Hopeful that theater-goers will enjoy his comedy, but still absorb the political message behind it, he said “I’m really excited to have people from La Jolla come see it, this is something I’ve been waiting for.” “Tiger Style!” runs Sept. 6 to Oct. 2 at La Jolla Playhouse’s Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive on UCSD campus. Tickets from $20. (858) 550-1010. lajollaplayhouse.org

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SOCIAL LIFE

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Bob and Ginny Black, Dr. Hal and Jeannette Coons, Dr. Sevil Brahme

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Ron Mannix, Gwendolyn Sontheim, Jessie Knight Jr. and Joye Blount, Marina and Rafael Pastor

Dane and Katherine Chapin (she’s LJMS board chair), Edward and Martha Dennis (she’s LJMS Festival co-chair), Dolly and Victor Woo (she’s LJMS Festival co-chair

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Golf tournament benefitting SAY San Diego to be held Aug. 22 BY KRISTINA HOUCK An inaugural charity golf tournament benefitting SAY San Diego is set for Aug. 22 at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club in Solana Beach. Hosted by the San Diego office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the event will help support SAY San Diego, a local nonprofit that aims to advance the vision of opportunity, equity and well-being for all San Diegans. “We have a strong corporate partnership between our community nonprofit and PwC San Diego,” said SAY San Diego CEO Nancy Gannon Hornberger, a Nancy Solana Beach Gannon Hornberger resident. “We’re enormously grateful that PwC stepped up.” Two PwC executives, Solana Beach resident Sara Hyzer and Irvine-based Trisha Monteleon, serve on the organization’s board of directors. Additionally, SAY San Diego has received grants and donations from PwC, which is among the leading professional services networks in the world with offices in 157 countries and more than 208,000 people. PwC

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SAY San Diego works in more than 45 school sites. employees have also assisted the organization with various donation drives, including school supply drives. PwC, Hornberger said, has a corporate responsibility program that encourages employees to support community causes. “They are very much a leader in our community when it comes to corporate responsibility,” Hornberger said. At the initiative of Hyzer and her colleague, Scott Dudzik, PwC is organizing the four-man scramble tournament to benefit SAY San Diego. With a goal of providing prevention services to struggling youth, SAY San Diego first opened

its doors in 1971 with one paid employee and a $1,500 budget. Since then, SAY San Diego has evolved from a single-focused organization to an agency with 360 employees, more than 700 volunteers and interns, an annual budget of $21 million, and more than 30 programs that work to strengthen the whole child, whole family and whole community. SAY San Diego serves more than 70,000 San Diegans every year. The nonprofit’s core service areas include educational enrichment and preschool; youth and adult mental health and substance abuse prevention; child abuse prevention; juvenile delinquency prevention; and family

self-sufficiency. “Our programs really run the gamut of what it takes to raise a healthy, safe and thriving family,” said Hornberger, who came to Solana Beach three years ago to join SAY San Diego. She previously lived in Washington D.C., where she served as executive director of the national nonprofit the Coalition For Juvenile Justice. Hornberger said the organization is able to offer its services through resources from the federal, state and local government, as well as private grants and individual donations. “For 45 years, we’ve collaborated with the public sector and the private sector and have many

partnerships,” Hornberger said. “So the partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers really represents the best of San Diego. We believe that those partnerships help to build a community fabric and create opportunities and well-being for all San Diegans.” PwC’s inaugural charity golf tournament begins at noon Aug. 22 with a shotgun start. The registration fee includes a golf cart, range balls, Mexican dinner, drink tickets and on-course contests. Registration costs $150 for a single golfer and $600 for a group of four golfers. Sponsorships start at $100. Donations are also being accepted for the silent auction and opportunity drawing. People can also simply just attend the dinner for a fee. Proceeds will benefit SAY San Diego’s Urgent Needs Fund, which helps people experiencing particular hardships or emergencies and need immediate short-term support. “We have a very generous community,” Hornberger said. For more information or to register, contact Dudzik, the tournament coordinator, at scott.n.dudzik@pwc.com or 858-336-2721. For more about SAY San Diego, visit www.saysandiego.org.

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Young Del Mar author releases eighth book

Liana-Melissa Allen pens third book in children’s series BY KRISTINA HOUCK Although some people lose their creativity as they age, Liana-Melissa Allen’s child-like imagination continues to drive her today. The young Del Mar author recently released the third book in her children’s series that began as a fifth-grade class assignment. “It’s something I’ve always been doing,” said the 20-year-old author and illustrator. Recently released, “Max's Day at School: A Horse Valley Adventure,” is the third book of “A Horse Valley Adventure” series. The story follows a horse named Max, as well as his brothers and friend Donkey, who learns that with the right teacher, school can be fun. “I just feel like learning is really important, but having a good teacher is what really matters,” Allen said. The book was inspired by Allen’s childhood, particularly her favorite teachers and memories of Del Mar Heights Elementary School. “A good teacher can really open the door and help you realize what you like,” she said. A creative child, Allen grew up drawing and writing. Her imagination stemmed from her love of reading, which was instilled in her as a young girl by her father. Every day they took turns reading stories in their “Big Chair.” “We had so much fun,” recalled her father, Paul Allen. “I’m a natural ham and I would make voices. It captured her imagination.” By second grade, Allen created a cast of characters

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that later took shape in her first book. Using the characters, in fifth grade, she wrote and illustrated “The Three Little Horses and the Big Bully Donkey,” a spin-off of “The Three Little Pigs,” for a class project. Her father, who read weekly to children at Del Mar Heights Elementary School, shared the story with students.

“It was amazing how the kids just really enjoyed it,” said Paul Allen, a longtime Del Mar resident who volunteered weekly at the school for 13 years. As a high school junior, Allen self-published the book. Since then, she has published seven additional books, including a Spanish version of “The Three Little Horses and the Big Bully Donkey” and the second installment of the series, “Donkey’s Kite: A Horse Valley Adventure.” Prior to releasing the third and latest installment of the series, Allen also published four other books, including picture books “The Tale of Jane Sadear” and “The Ice Queen,” as well as “The Horse and His Girl: A Short Story of Loyalty and Love” and “The Werewolf Apocalypse: A Short Story Fantasy Adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood,” both intended for readers in fourth grade and up. “This whole process has mainly been me figuring myself out, figuring what direction I want to go in,” said Allen, who graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 2014. Since high school, Allen has continued to work on her craft. She now envisions “A Horse Valley Adventure” as a cartoon and has already released cartoons on her Facebook page and website. She hopes to eventually release a book of Horse Valley Toons. “I’m realizing that Horse Valley is more of a visual world for me,” she said. “It always has been.” Allen has plans to also publish young adult and graphic novels. She also wants to continue studying music and performing. A classical and jazz pianist, music is often a catalyst for Allen’s imagination. She created a Horse Valley theme song for the book trailer for her second book in the series. She has also performed at a neighborhood block party and at the open mic nights at Zel’s Del Mar.

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BY LISA DEADERICK nna Danes was 43 when she took up singing lessons — because her daughter had had enough of them. “Grace told me in the car that she was done with singing: ‘Mom, I’m bored with it and I am not singing anymore!’” Danes recalls. “I waved my finger at her from the steering wheel and said, ‘You are going because it’s paid for!’” But when they got to the studio, her daughter sat in the corner, folded her arms, and wouldn’t budge. So, the teacher asked Danes if she wanted to try, and since she didn’t want to waste the lesson, she did. Now, more than three years later, she’s recorded two albums, is working on a project featuring more than a dozen of San Diego’s female jazz singers (The Jazz Divas), and is the founder of Jazz on Cedros, a happy hour event held each month in Solana Beach featuring singers and musicians from San Diego and abroad. Danes, 47, lives in Solana Beach with her 11-year-old daughter from a previous marriage and is the founder of Anna Danes Presents. A former lawyer and stay-at-home mom, she now spends her time immersed in her latest career as a jazz singer and author who also likes to help encourage and motivate others to pursue their dreams. (Her next Jazz on Cedros event is at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 at 118 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, and will feature Gregory Page.) She spent some time talking about her road to becoming a singer, her memories of fleeing communist Poland in 1979, and her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Q: Did you see yourself becoming a full-time jazz singer? A: Never in a million years. I ended up finding an incredible mentor at California Music Studios in Encinitas, Larry White, who’s worked with pretty much everybody I idolized. It felt so comfortable working with Larry, developing my musical skills. ... I was not intimidated stepping into the professional music arena so late in life, and I worked very hard; sometimes taking as many as two to four lessons a week to make up for lost time, learning all I could and watching other performers. I was on the fast track to develop myself. That was only just over three years ago. I still sometimes can’t believe it. I just decided to go for it. Q: Your family fled communist Poland for Sweden in 1979? A: We fled communism just before martial law was declared in Poland in 1979 and the borders were closed, shortly before Solidarity (a Polish trade union) blew up. I was 10. No one told me we were leaving for good. I never had a chance to say goodbye to my friends and never saw some of my family again. We left because my parents, like most Poles, felt communism was a totalitarian regime, with few personal freedoms and extremely limited opportunities. So we escaped to Sweden on a tourist visa, thinking we’d immigrate there. But Sweden wanted to send us back; they were not accepting economic refugees, only political ones. My dad was an engineer and we applied to the Canadian embassy in Stockholm. We had an interview, and we were in. Canada took us because it needed engineers.

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The North Coast Symphony Orchestra is sponsoring a Chamber Music Workshop for string players on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at Seaside Community Church, 1050 Regal Road, Encinitas, 92024. Intermediate level and more advanced players are invited to participate and will be grouped by ability. The music will cover a wide range of difficulty. To sign up for this workshop, please visit the orchestra website at www.northcoastsymphony.com. The cost is $10/player. Participation is limited to 20 players, so sign-up early.

17th Annual Gala in the Garden to benefit San Diego Botanic Garden Join hundreds of local business leaders, Garden supporters and local residents for San Diego Botanic Garden’s 17th annual Gala in the Garden on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 4:30 – 9 p.m. This year’s theme is Grow with Passion, reflecting this year’s Paul Ecke, Jr. Award honoree, Nan Sterman, host, co-producer, and writer of the KPBS award-winning TV show, A Growing Passion. Gala in the Garden is San Diego Botanic Garden’s largest annual event. Guests have the opportunity to explore its garden trails, enjoy fine wine, craft beer, and the best dishes from local restaurants, as well as listen to live entertainment, and view exquisite floral designs. Renowned florist and Gala Artistic Director René van Rems will once again lead a team of local floral designers to create lavish floral displays for the evening. Buy your tickets to the event this week and save. Tickets to the event are $175 per person through Sunday, Aug. 21 or $200 per person after Sunday, Aug. 21. Tickets are available online at SDBGarden.org/gala.

Solana Beach Sunset 5k run-walk fundraiser Champions for Health, a local non-profit foundation, has announced that registration is now open for its 3rd annual Solana Beach Sunset 5k run-walk, a fundraiser starting at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Fletcher Cove Park 111 South Sierra Ave., Solana Beach. The fundraiser is billed as San Diego’s only sunset 5k to be held at low tide on the beach. Organizers are expecting about 900 people will participate. Proceeds will benefit Jump Start for Health, a Champions for Health program designed to prevent diabetes among at-risk adults in San Diego County. Champions for Health, formerly known as the San Diego County Medical Society, operates numerous health promotion programs in San Diego County. For registration and event information, visit www.ChampionsForHealth.org, or contact Kylene Cummings, kylene.cummings@ChampionsFH.org. Early bird registration is $39 per person through Sept. 1. Onsite registration on event day will begin at 3 p.m.

Walk on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The re-vamped event will now feature a variety of live art activities, including the painting of a giant 20ft x 30ft wall at 718 N Coast Hwy 101. The fun doesn’t stop there, through a grant from the City of Encinitas and the Mizel Family Foundation the event will now have seven live art demo locations, including a pottery demo by local legends at The Wheel, leather working demos, oil painting, silk painting and basketry weaving. The grant also helped create the opportunity for live dance performances at the event. The Leucadia 101 Main Street is partnering with Encinitas Performing Arts Workshop to create a special piece for the event that will performed every 30 minutes in the barrel room at Solterra Winery and Kitchen at 934 N Coast Hwy 101. Dance performances by Issador Duncan Dance Technique will be performed throughout the event and you do not want to miss Ballet Folklorico at 1160 N Coast Hwy 101 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. There will also be 15 live musicians performing throughout the day as well! Scripp’s Health will be sponsoring the Children’s Art Pavilion at 616 N Coast Hwy 101 and will also be providing a changing station for mothers and a water bottle refill location. There will be live music and four different children’s art activities at the pavilion with the help of the Encinitas Friends of the Arts and the Oceanside Museum of Art. For those 21-plus, there will be a craft beer garden at 580 N Coast Hwy 101 serving up Port Brewing Co. and Lost Abbey Beers from 1 p.m.-7 p.m. The beer garden will feature some of San Diego’s hottest acts. Join the beer garden for the after party when the art walk ends at 5 p.m. Avoid traffic and parking by jumping on the Magic Bus. Park at Encinitas City Hall (505 S. Vulcan Ave) and the Magic Bus will take you to and from the event. If you are tired of walking feel free to pick the bus up at marked locations along Hwy 101 for a free ride.

Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational Surfers, scientists and survivors will come together to support the fight against cancer at the annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational, set for Sunday, Aug. 21 at the beach near Scripps Pier in La Jolla. The University of California San Diego fundraiser features a friendly competition, which draws surf legends from around the world, followed by a festive luau. All proceeds benefit research and patient care at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. The Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational kicks off at 7 a.m., at the beach near Scripps Pier in La Jolla, where teams of four will be paired with a surf legend for a friendly competition. The luau follows at noon with musical entertainment, a tropical buffet, and live and silent auctions featuring surf-inspired artwork, unique surfboards and

Attendees enjoy themselves at a previous LeucadiART Walk. vacation packages. The surfing competition is free for spectators; tickets to the luau fundraiser are $200 per person. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, team entries, tickets and event activities, call (858) 5822-5630 or visit the event website atluauandlegendsofsurfing.org.

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum to hold Community Appreciation Month In honor of its 20th anniversary, the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (SDCHM) will hold its first-ever Community Appreciation Month. During the month of September, SDCHM will open its doors to the public with free admission. This will be an opportunity for the community to learn about SDCHM’s programs and to share ideas on how to make the museum even more relevant and responsive. Free admission will be offered to anyone who fills out a brief visitor survey. Also, each person who fills out a survey will be eligible for an opportunity drawing, held each Thursday during September. Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses, free SDCHM memberships, museum gift shop items, and more. The museum, located at 404 Third Avenue, San Diego 92101, is open Tuesday-Saturday (10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sundays (12 p.m.-4 p.m.), www.sdchm.org.

Ramona Country Fair runs Aug. 25-28 The Ramona Chamber of Commerce will present the 46th annual Ramona Country Fair, Thursday, Aug. 25 to Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center, 421 Aqua Lane, Ramona. Admission is free. Parking is $5 per carload. Fair hours are: 5 to 11 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 25 and 26; noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Billed as a real old-fashioned country fair, the event will feature amusement rides, a midway of carnival games, prizes, food, a

stage for live music and entertainment, crafts, shopping and contests for crafters and cooks vying for blue ribbons. The fair also will feature more than 100 vendors, including local businesses and home crafters. An expanded food court will offer an assortment of craft and domestic beers and frozen margaritas. Also on display will be the latest Dodge Ram trucks from Poway Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, as well as selected motorcycles from a custom motorcycle rally competition held on Sunday morning. A variety of crowd-pleasing, hometown contests are planned, including pie-eating contest, frozen t-shirt contest, best mustache contest and awards for best jams, jellies, honey, salsa, jerky and pickles. For more information, call (760) 789-1311, or visit www.RamonaChamber.com

Grand Opening event to be held for The Dancing Canvas in SB A free Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting event will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., for The Dancing Canvas in Solana Beach. The community is invited to come learn more about expressive arts therapy. The event will feature fun community art activities for the whole family. The Dancing Canvas is located at 742 Genevieve St. Suite F, Solana Beach, 92075. For more information, visit meetup.com/sbchamber/events/232949307/

Solana Beach to host Beach Blanket Movie Night Aug. 27 The City of Solana Beach’s Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting the 12th annual Beach Blanket Movie Night (BBMN) at Fletcher Cove Park on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. The evening begins with live music by Tower 7. BBMN’s feature presentation is “Ride the Wild Surf.” BBMN offers plenty of refreshments (pizza, popcorn, ice cream, sandwiches, cookies and SEE BRIEFS, B18

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5 or more at this payment. 24 month lease. $4995 cash or trade equity plus government fees and taxes total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

G5E55392, G5F64582 36 month lease. $4995 total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

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2016 BMW X5 sDrive35i

2016 BMW 740i

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Driver Assistance, Sport Package &Tech Package. STK# G5A28258. 36 month lease. $5995 cash or trade equity plus government fees and taxes total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

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5 or more at this payment. 36 month lease. $5995 total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

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STK# GG714666. 36 month lease. $4995 total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

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Previous loaner vehicles. 5 at this payment. 36 month lease. $4995 cash or trade equity plus government fees and taxes total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

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528i Sedan

Previous loaner vehicle. VIN#GD527274. 36 month lease. $4995 cash or trade equity plus government fees & taxes total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). On approved above average credit. Offer expires 8/31/16.

2009 BMW 750i Sedan, VIN#9CY34396.......................................$17,559

2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i, VIN#D0A17473...................................... $27,498

2013 BMW M3 Coupe, VIN#DJ593544........................................ $48,051

2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i, VIN#EVW53960 ................................... $19,490

2013 BMW 528i Sedan, VIN#DDY36391..................................... $28,290

2014 BMW 650i, VIN#ED169090.................................................. $57,826

2014 BMW 320i Sedan, VIN#EK133341.......................................$20,596

2015 BMW 328i xDrive, VIN#FK120248........................................ $31,548

2013 BMW 320i Sedan, VIN#DK128199........................................ $17,735 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i, VIN#BL742574...................................... $19,839

2011 BMW 335d Sedan, VIN#BA950357..................................... $21,498 2013 BMW 328i Sedan, VIN#DF603633 ...................................... $21,980 2013 BMW 328i Sedan, VIN#DF603612...................................... $22,800

2014 BMW 320i Sedan, VIN#ENN90734...................................... $22,810

2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i, VIN#EVW49500................................... $22,889

2013 BMW X1 sDrive28i, VIN#DVW44197....................................$22,987

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i, VIN#D0B00311 .................................... $27,980

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d, VIN#D0B90645...................................$30,598 2013 BMW 335i Coupe, VIN#DJ437585 .......................................$31,671

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i, VIN#D0B03764 .................................... $31,765

2015 BMW 328i Sedan, VIN#FP853933....................................... $31,980 2013 BMW 335i Convertible, VIN#DJ590271...............................$32,479

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium, VIN#D0B07022.....................$32,877

2013 BMW 328i Sedan, VIN#DK103644 ......................................$25,798 2013 BMW 328i Sedan, VIN#DJ461421 ....................................... $27,200

2015 BMW M4 Convertible, VIN#FJ968577.................................$70,850

2014 BMW M6 Convertible, VIN#EDZ78296............................... $83,887

2015 BMW X5 M Sport, VIN#F0C88867...................................... $89,995

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2008 Lexus LS 460 Sedan, VIN#85024385................................. $21,980 2010 Lexus RX 350, VIN#AC022895 ............................................$22,083 2012 Ford Explorer Limited, VIN#CGA61255.............................

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2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport, VIN#CL205291 .................................$23,998 2013 Audi A6 20T Premium Plus, VIN#DN055328....................... $27,878 2008 Lexus LS 600h, VIN#85003705........................................... $27,998 2013 Inﬁniti JX35, VIN#DC327112 ............................................... $29,309

2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT, VIN#C6113114.................................. $13,229

2008 Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT, VIN#80033519 ........ $31,990

13,272 2010 Toyota Prius III Hatchback, VIN#A0208796......................... $15,537 2012 Toyota Prius Two Hatchback, VIN#C5528964 .................... $15,924 2009 Nissan 370Z Touring Coupe, VIN# 9M408433 ................... $18,534 2010 Ford Expedition Limited, VIN#AEB56833............................ $20,631

2013 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ, VIN#DR242321................................ $36,669

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d, VIN#D0B93880................................... $34,241

2014 BMW 320i Sedan, VIN#EK133940.......................................$25,997

2016 BMW X6 sDrive35i, VIN#G0F92363 ....................................$63,577

2012 Mercedes-Benz E350 Sedan, VIN#CA580046................... $21,803

2013 BMW 535i Sedan, VIN#DC818507 ......................................$34,222

2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i, VIN#EVW48170.................................... $24,218 2014 BMW 320i Sedan VIN#EK132133 ........................................$24,570

2015 BMW M4 Coupe, VIN#FK329600....................................... $62,998

2013 Audi A4 Premium Plus Sedan, VIN# DN012870................. $21,500

2011 Honda Accord EX-L, VIN#BA062351..................................... 8,998

2013 BMW 335i Sedan, VIN#DF475341....................................... $33,341

2014 BMW i3 Range Extender, VIN#EV275234 ...........................$24,385

2015 BMW 435i Convertible, VIN#F5A40416...............................$55,597

2014 BMW 428i Coupe, VIN#EK221338 ..................................... $32,990

2013 BMW X1 sDrive28i, VIN#DVW43766....................................$23,590

2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i, VIN#D0A15923.....................................$23,998

Lease Per Month Plus Tax

2014 BMW 535i Sedan, VIN#ED478632...................................... $35,944 2013 BMW 550i Sedan, VIN#DD226681......................................$35,998 2014 BMW 328i xDrive, VIN#EF186060........................................$35,998 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium, VIN#D0G52420 ..................... $37,713 2016 BMW 428i Gran Coupe, VIN#GGL87375............................ $40,980

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2007 Mercedes-Benz CL600 Coupe, VIN#7A003498.................$30,997

2007 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG, VIN#7A084011......................... $37,991 2015 Chevrolet Suburban LT, VIN#FR617743 .............................. $41,998 2014 Toyota Land Cruiser, VIN#E4025317 ................................... $56,100 2015 Cadillac Escalade Premium, VIN#FR277053 .....................$65,997

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Del Mar spot has a novel Massage Concept Office offers flexible, personalized service for an affordable price BY CHRIS SAUR While a lot of massage businesses are either big chains or a single person working out of their own house (or traveling to the customer), Massage Concepts in Del Mar combines the best of both worlds. Located in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Massage Concepts has a clean, professional office, with 10 massage rooms, but offers personalized service at a reasonable price. Most notably, because there are up to six massage therapists on site, walk-ins are welcome. “Anytime you call or come in, you can get a massage that same day, usually with no wait — except Saturday and Sunday when it should be no more than an hour,” explains owner Anne Chao. “I like being able to do that for people.” Massage Concepts does not force, or even try to talk its customers into getting memberships, instead relying on service and competitive pricing to make people want to come back. Additionally, being an independent business, free of the stricter guidelines of a big chain, allows Massage Concepts to cater to the customer’s needs. One of the big positives that comes out of that, is the ability of customers to try out different masseuses, select the therapist they like best and then

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The front office of Massage Concepts, which opens up to the 10 different massage rooms, is staffed by Arleen Vath. choose that person to work on them every time. It also leads to more flexibility in times (massages can go 30 or 45 minutes instead of having to do the full hour), and relaxed rules involving children. “I have a particular customer who works for a big corporation and she always comes around 8:30 p.m. when her toddler goes to sleep,” Chao says. “And I know that, so we wait for her and she calls when her toddler goes to sleep and comes in five minutes after. She’s been here six or seven times, she tried (several) of the therapists and found the one she likes. “Then, she brought her friend in who has a 7-year-old. She couldn’t get a massage unless she takes her child, so we said sure, you can have a private room (with a bed and a chair), the child can play on the iPad while mommy

gets a massage.” That kind of approach has the business growing fast, despite only opening its doors at the end of April. Chao came to San Diego from China 16 years ago to study English, ending up at San Diego State where she earned a degree in marketing. After getting a master’s (also at San Diego State), Chao then spent about 10 years working on international buying and licensing. She married her husband, David, eight years ago and they have a daughter, Molly, who is 4 years old. The family has lived in Del Mar for nine years. Last year, the stress of her job and the time away from her daughter was not working for Chao anymore, so she quit to be a full-time mom. That lasted a few months until she

needed a new challenge, and the opportunity to open Massage Concepts, just three minutes away from her house, was perfect. A massage customer in San Diego since her undergrad years — during finals, massages were a must — Chao worked with her longtime masseuse-turned-friend Tina Sun (a 20-year veteran of the business) to open Massage Concepts. Previously a chiropractic office, the setup of the rooms with beds was already in place, and the location lends itself to Massage Concepts’ unique model of welcoming walk-ins and scheduling affordable, flexible massage times. Being next door to a movie theatre and in the same shopping center as popular restaurants (which often have wait times) and a car wash, allows Massage Concepts to offer specialized services to those patrons. The foot massage, which comes with shoulder massage and other additional work, but is not the total strip-down, fully-relaxing hour-long back massage, is popular for those customers. Chao says that option also appeals to the nearby corporate workers, who come by on their lunch break. She added that Massage Concepts is working with the neighboring movie theater and restaurants to make their relationship official, meaning they can offer combo deals that get the word out to customers who might want to get a massage while they have 30 to 60 minutes to wait for a movie or table. For more information, visit www.massageconceptsdelmar.com. —The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that support this newspaper.

Sweet! See’s Candies opens in Flower Hill By 9 a.m., the line had formed outside to welcome the new See’s Candies store to Flower Hill Promenade on Friday, Aug. 11 – customers were anxious to taste a sampling of See’s chocolates, brittles and lollypops.The new See’s store, in its iconic black and white, held a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony led by San Diego City Council President Sherri

Lightner before opening its doors. The opening marked the 112th See’s store in the country and is one of just two locations that have opened in Southern California this year. The 1,191-square-foot location was handpicked by the See’s management team. Staff greeted customers with samples and a complimentary tote bag.

See’s Candies in Flower Hill.

PHOTOS BY KAREN BILLING

San Diego City Council President Sherri Lightner prepares to snip the ribbon. The first guests picked their favorite candies.

Inside the new See’s.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-018719 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Rancho Santa Fe Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Located at: 5525 Cancha De Golf, Ste. 102, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 11661 Westview Parkway, San Diego, CA 92026. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Jennifer Aldawoodi DMD a Professional Dental Corporation, 5525 Cancha De Golf, San Diego, CA 92091, California. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/13/2016. Jennifer Aldawoodi, CEO. RSF517. Jul. 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-020426 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Rebekah Freedom Located at: 15920 Via Del Alba, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, San Diego County. Mailing Address: PO Box 2745, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-2745 Registered Owners Name(s): a. Rebekah McClaskey, 15920 Via Del Alba, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 07/01/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/01/2016. Rebekah McClaskey. RSF521. Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-019412 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. MV Signups Located at: 4031 Coleman Ave., San Diego, CA 92154, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 4031 Coleman Ave., San Diego, CA 92154. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Isaac Valdovinos, 1818 Port Renwick, Chula Vista, CA 91913. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 06/30/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 07/20/2016. Isaac Valdovinos. RSF518. Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2016 T.S. No. 015048-CA APN: 267-18104-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to CA Civil Code 2923.3 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 9/12/2016 at 1:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12/26/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0912722, The subject Deed of Trust was modified by Loan Modification recorded as Instrument #2010-0310718 and recorded on 06/21/2010 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: AFSANEH BAHA-KAJEH, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE AT THE SUPERIOR COURT NORTH COUNTY DIVISION, 325 S MELROSE DR., VISTA, CA 92081 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16529 DOWN MEMORY LN RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIFORNIA 92127 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $2,167,068.06 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell

Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made

trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 015048-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, California 92117. STOX #505697 / 015048. RSF519. 8/11/16, 8/18/16, 8/25/16.

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Faking Baking: Heatless summer treats

hile summer’s sweet bounty of crisp ruby cherries, juicy peaches, and crunchy plums satiate some dessert cravings, alas, they’re no substitute for homebaked delights. I miss cranking up the oven (but wouldn’t dare), perfuming the kitchen with the heady aromas of baked goodies and indulging in the fruits of my labor. Not to be deprived, here’s a line up of no-bake delights to satisfy the most discriminating sweet tooths without heating up your kitchen. ■ Raise the Bar: One of the few foods emblematic of Canadian cuisine is the prized Nanaimo bar, a confection that originated in the 1950s from the city on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The recipe evolved over the years as homemakers in a friendly competition tried to create the most scrumptious tri-layered treat that frequently appeared in local newspaper columns and other resources, including the “Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook.” While the chewy crust layer stayed faithful to the original recipe, the middle and top layers were constantly being refined. Previous names of the concoction included, “The Quickie Square,” and the “London Fog Bar,” but the current Nanaimo Bar that coveted

the award for Canada’s best confection starts with a bottom layer of Graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, shaved coconut, chopped pecans and sugar, followed by a middle layer of buttery vanilla custard, topped with a silky semi-sweet chocolate icing. A blissful treat, ehh? ■ Nostalgic Noshes: Although National S’mores Day passed (Aug. 10), we can still enjoy “some more” of these iconic campfire treats throughout the dog days of summer. While no one has laid a solid claim to its creation, the first recipe appeared in a 1927 handbook, “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.” S’mores is a triple threat with three solid components: marshmallows, honey Graham crackers and chocolate bars. Creative chefs have tweaked the original version, using super dark chocolate infused with smoky and zesty flavors, including chili, cayenne pepper and earthy sea salts, or adding a layer of crispy, applewood bacon, banana slices, or caramel and toasted pecans. An adult-only version incorporates a splash of Martini of Smirnoff Marshmallow or cinnamon-infused vanilla vodka to the recipe. Rice Krispies Treats, another throw back from the past was the brainchild of Kellogg’s

employee Mildred Day who combined Rice Krispies cereal with melted marshmallows and margarine as a creative way to raise money for the Camp Fire Girls annual bake sale in the late 1930s. For a modern (and healthier) version of these gooey morsels blend Rice Krispies or puffed rice with vegan marshmallows, almond butter, organic butter, and spices to please the palate like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or cardamom. ■ Say Cheese! A smooth as silk cheesecake can be whipped up in minutes, then popped in the fridge for an elegant and luscious dessert. A crispy (and gluten-free) crust combines almond or coconut flour, brown sugar and melted butter. For the filling simply blend cream cheese, sour cream and flavorings to suit your mood. Add a splash of Kahlua for a java jolt, or nutty liqueurs (Frangelico for a hazelnut essence, Amaretto for almond notes), fresh vanilla beans, Meyer lemon or lime zests, or exhilarating mint extract. Top with fresh berries, exotic fruit slices, or dark chocolate wafers to transform simple to spectacular instantly. ■ National Treasures: Whip up no-bake treats from around the world, including Italy’s tiramisu with lady fingers drenched in coffee and liqueur (recipe provided). England’s trifle with creamy custard and seasonal fruits, India’s celebratory sweet called laddu made with gram (chickpea) flour, ghee butter, cashews, powdered sugar and cinnamon rolled into melt-in-your-mouth balls, or Middle Eastern delights, such as, baklava (honey-drenched phyllo pastry filled with crushed pistachios) or halvah, a confection of tahini (sesame paste) and assorted nuts.

Tiramisu A-Go-Go ■ Ingredients: • 18 ladyfingers • 2 ounces Kahlua, Tia Maria or other coffee liqueur • 1 ounce rum •6 ounces black coffee • 1 pound mascarpone cheese •1/3 cup Confectioners’ sugar • Shaved bittersweet chocolate ■ Method: Blend mascarpone cheese with sugar until smooth. Set aside. Combine liqueur, rum and coffee (room temperature). Dip ladyfingers in the liquid careful not to make them soggy. Remove and layer in a margarita or cocktail glass. Spread a thick layer of cheese, then top with another ladyfinger and dollop of cheese. Chill. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate before serving. Serves 4. — kitchenshrink@san.rr.com

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The Loss of Work in the Aftermath Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) affect every facet of life, from memory to physical ability to performing every day functions like speaking and eating. Unfortunately, it goes without saying that TBIs are one of the most catastrophic forms of injury. And when it comes to recovery, restoring full brain function is often rare. In this sense, returning to work after a traumatic brain injury is generally difﬁcult, if not impossible. In a recent report, we learn of one woman’s struggle with traumatic brain injury after she fell backward in a snow

storm, landing head ﬁrst onto icy pavement. “My feet went out from under me and my head just hit the pavement,” said Carey Gelfand, a Glencoe, Ill. resident who said she was on a business trip in New York when the accident occurred. Although she brushed off the accident at ﬁrst, a cognitive fog soon developed. Once she returned home, she began forgetting crucial details and lost the ability to focus at work. Exhaustion overtook her body and she was often plagued with debilitating headaches. “My boss [wanted] to take jobs away from me. I was very diminished in my position. I was just so frustrated and I had such poor sense of self,” said Gelfand. Although most TBIs occur as a result of car accidents, some may occur in the most unfortunate and yet ordinary ways such as a trip or fall. Seeking medical attention as soon as a TBI is suspected is essential when it comes to recovery and possible prevention of further injury. “It is important after a brain injury see a neurologist who can administer the proper

tests,” the article noted. “Not doing so means it could be weeks or years before the injury is diagnosed.” Gelfland said her job suffered considerably in wake of her TBI. Though she did not lose her job, she struggled to keep up with demands. Fortunately, she is able to talk about her experience, striving to create awareness for this surprisingly prevalent injury (TBIs affect at least 1.5 million Americans each year). Although Gelfland has maintained her work, most people are not as fortunate. One small study found that low income and unemployment were quite common in the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury, leading many into difficult financial positions. There is one bright aspect: psychologists, doctors and other healthcare practitioners are working together to increase head injury awareness. “I think we are in... one of those ‘ah ha!’ [moments]. We know better now,” said Chicago-based psychologist Morgan Wolin. “But, if we know better, will we do

better? Will human resources say, ‘Okay concussions are a real thing, let’s take it more seriously?’” As for employee accommodation, most human resource (HR) departments are willing to accommodate individuals with TBIs. For the most seamless transition, employees affected by traumatic brain injury are urged to work with their employers and HR departments to ﬁnd a reasonable solution. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, individuals with a TBI may need special accommodations such as: SCHEDULE CONSIDERATIONS. You should work with your employer to accommodate shorter work days and/or an increase in breaks. Resting is the key when it comes to recovery. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. Operating vehicles, heavy equipment or lifting heavy objects are generally prohibited once TBIs are diagnosed. It’s important to keep activities light while promoting rest.

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FROM DANES, B7 such as Whitney Shay. Q: Do you play any musical instruments? A: Nope, I don’t play any instruments and I do not read music. I’ve sadly not had the time to develop these skills, yet. But I have a good ear and almost perfect pitch. My excuse is: “Ella didn’t either!” Q: When did Jazz on Cedros begin? A: After my first album was released, and my vocals were ready, it was my natural desire to start performing more. I had some limitations to doing that locally. I was in the thick of a contentious divorce and a custody battle, so I could not be out “gigging” at night. And I realized, it really wasn’t what I wanted to do anyway. A suggestion was that I do my own thing, and become the local curator of jazz, that way I can control the venue, the timing and the flavor of the event. It’s a sophisticated happy hour event that’s held once a month now at Solana Beach’s Carruth Cellars. Q: You were able to record your second album at the iconic Capitol Records in Hollywood. What did it mean to you to record there? A: It was pretty much “wow” the whole time! I was spellbound. And the production team knew it, so they sweetened it for me and brought out Sinatra’s microphones for me to use, shared stories about the studios and the building, and even set up a recording booth in the middle of Studio A, just like Frank liked it, and we recorded the last song like that there. It was something I will never forget. Q: What have you learned about yourself as a result of the challenges life has thrown your way? A: It’s not what’s thrown your way, but how you react to it. Change is inevitable so embrace it, don’t fight it. Appreciate your life and everything in it — it could be worse! Your family and friends are the real gold. Q: What is the best advice you’ve ever received? A: It was from my dad, or maybe he got it from Nike and never told me: “Just do it.” Q: What is one thing people would be surprised to find out about you? A: That up until fairly recently, I was very timid, insecure and overweight. Q: Describe your ideal San Diego weekend. A: An early morning walk on the beach or run in Torrey Pines, followed by breakfast at Swami’s in Encinitas or T’s in Solana Beach. Time with my daughter and friends, a little fun shopping on eclectic Cedros Avenue or Fashion Valley for my fashion fix. Tacos or gourmet burgers for lunch, cocktails and sunset with friends, and feet up with an on-demand movie and popcorn at home. – Lisa Deaderick is a writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Fair Trade Décor to host photography exhibit Opening event is Aug. 27

Fair Trade Décor, a local retailer with a global impact, will host a collection of photographs by local photographer Michael J. Kacmarcik, with an exhibit opening Aug. 27. Fair Trade Décor is San Diego’s first 100 percent fair trade store, as well as a member of the Fair Trade Federation. The store holds products from over 40 countries that support artisans with fair living wages and ethical working conditions among other principles. Since opening the store, community events have been a large part of the mission of owners Betsy and Jude Paganelli. For them, local outreach is just as important as global outreach, and supporting local artists such as Kacmarcik is an important aspect of their business. Kacmarcik is an award-winning

Photo by Michael J. Kacmarcik photographer who began his career as a photojournalist. For more than 30 years, he spent his time documenting hundreds of news events, capturing thousands of compelling personal portraits, as well as spending some short time as a war

correspondent. With the change of the news business Kacmarcik channeled his passion for photography in a new direction, and now spends his free time dedicated to his fine art in making pictures of the world around him. He and his wife, Donna, live in Oceanside. The exhibit will be the first for the photographer. The exhibit opening is from 7 - 9 p.m., at 1412 Camino Del Mar. Admittance is free, but with limited space Fair Trade Décor asks that attendees RSVP. For all inquiries and RSVPs please contact Fair Trade Décor at epp@fairtradedecor.com, or by calling the store at (858) 461-1263. Guests are invited to bring friends and family to enjoy live music, light refreshments, and the collection. Signed prints will be available for sale. To view more on Kacmarcik’s work, visit buttonsnpearlsphotography.com.

EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM BRIEFS, B10 brownies) and a raffle with big ticket prizes including a Firewire surfboard, beach cruiser bicycle, wetsuits, gift baskets and much more. Raffle and refreshment tickets will be available inside the park for $1 per ticket. The public is encouraged to bring low-back beach chairs. No alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, or pets allowed.

and are performed to a broad range of music. The first class is free, so come try out square dancing and see what you have been missing. $6 per class. For more information, contact Christine Kiffmann at (310) 710-7530, cdkusa@aol.com and sandpiperssquaredanceclub.org/ level_1_class.htm Fletcher Cove Park is located at 111 South Sierra Avenue, Solana Beach.

TVG Pacific Classic

Del Mar Pizza & Beer Fest The biggest race day of the season, Pacific Classic Day on Aug. 20, just got a whole lot tastier. Introducing the Pizza & Beer Fest, where you’ll find San Diego’s best mobile pizza ovens serving a variety of unique pizza styles. Then wash down the melted cheese goodness with over 100 craft beers featuring hard-to-find specialty craft brews. Fest begins at 1 p.m. For more information, visit dmtc.com.

The Pacific Classic on Aug. 20 is the biggest race day of the year and there are one million reasons to attend the event. On the track, the sport’s most famous thoroughbreds will battle it out for the $1 million purse in the 26th running of the TVG Pacific Classic. 2014 Kentucky Derby Winner, California Chrome is expected to compete in a world-class battle of the sexes against 2015 Pacific Classic winner, Beholder. For more information, visit dmtc.com

Sandpiper Square Dance Club classes

Dedicated animal rescues to hold ‘2nd Annual Trifecta of Love’

The Sandpipers Square Dance Club is starting beginning square dance instruction from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the La Colonia Community Center, 715 Valley Avenue, Solana Beach. If you are looking for a fun social activity that will engage your brain, give you a great work out and an opportunity to meet a wonderful community of really nice people, then modern square dance is for you. The Sandpipers, along with a network of square dance clubs based throughout San Diego County, provide weekly dances where dancers of all ages get together for fun and exercise. The various square dance steps are easily learned

Animal Synergy, Lionel’s Legacy and KIRA: K9 International Rescue Association recently announced they will hold their second annual “Surf ‘n Paws” collaborative event on Sunday, Aug. 21, from noon to 3 p.m. to draw attention to the world of rescue beyond shelters. This dedicated trifecta seeks to raise awareness of the critical role they play in rescuing the community’s most vulnerable animals. More than 300 enthusiasts attended last year’s inaugural event to learn more and get involved. The lively, fun filled event will once again be held at Tsavo’s Canine Rehabilitation Center at 2120 Jimmy Durante Boulevard in Del Mar.

FROM FILM, B2 Mahoney’s first film to earn accolades, as “Down and Out: The story of Forrest Lang” — a short documentary sharing the story of a tattoo artist and the struggles he has gone through in his life — has won three awards, including at the 2016 San Diego Film Festival, and “Kids for Peace” was an official selection of the 2016 Love

International Film Festival. Hunter is no stranger to artistic success either, including co-creating and doing the illustrations for “The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll,” which took silver at the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award for Popular Culture. From Atlanta, Hunter moved to Colorado to go to business school before realizing art was his calling.

For more information, visit www.animalsynergy.org, www.facebook.com/kirarescue or www.tsavoscaninerehab.com.

Lake Henshaw fundraising event to benefit Shelter to Soldier Ramona Ranch Winey and Round Up Grill/John Little Catering are partnering to host “Live at the Lake,” an interactive outdoor music, food and wine fundraising event on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to benefit Shelter to Soldier, a nonprofit organization that adopts and trains shelter dogs to serve as psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans. The event will take place at the Lake Henshaw parking lot located at 26439 Highway 78 in Santa Ysabel, 92070. Guests will enjoy live music by Steelehorse Country (performing contemporary country favorite tunes by George Strait, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith), BBQ and chilled beer from Round Up Grille, and Ramona Ranch Winery craft wines. The event includes a tribute to all military veterans, who are invited to attend the event free of cost (additional fees apply for food and beverage). The cost to attend the event is $30 in advance or $40 at the door (guests under the age of 21 may attend for $15) with complimentary parking provided for all. To purchase tickets, call the Roundup Grill at 760-782-2729. This family-friendly event will honor service dogs of veterans on-site, so hosts respectfully request that guests refrain from bringing family pets. Visit www.sheltertosoldier.org.

He worked on the book project after getting an art degree from The Art Institute of Chicago. Married to his wife Ginny, who is featured in the piece he completes in “26th and Logan,” Hunter works as an artist for himself — check out his work at www.joshhunterart.com — and has a company called Helicon Creative, an independent company that does marketing,

digital and branding work for companies. Recently, he’s been working on creating a new body of work as he steps out of the traditional gallery space and looks more toward working on social media and digital platforms. “That particular project (depicted in “26th and Logan)” has really pushed me to grow quite a bit,” Hunter said.

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Danielle Short receives No. 1 Agent in Sales Volume Award from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Danielle Short, a Realtor affiliated with the Rancho Santa Fe office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has been awarded No. 1 agent in sales volume for the San Diego and Temecula Valley regions of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for the month of June of this year. She was previously awarded No. 1 agent in sales volume in February of this year. “This award is a direct result of my hard work, dedication to excellent service, marketing expertise and my love of the business,” said Short. “I always offer my clients around-the-clock communication, an unsurpassed market knowledge and a selection of tools and resources that enhance every step of their experience.” Short is no stranger to success. She has been the recipient of the President’s Elite award, President’s Premier award, and Consistent Top Producing Agent in Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Rancho Santa Fe office for over 15 years. For more information about Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, visit coldwellbankerhomes.com.

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Regional music events •The Hot Pursuit Band will perform tunes from the 1940s to today, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 at Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove as part of the free Concerts by the Sea series, which runs through Sept. 4. (858) 454-1600. ljconcertsbythesea.org •The SummerFest Chamber Festival, presented by La Jolla Music Society, continues with concerts through Aug. 26 at Sherwood Auditorium in the Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St. At 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 it’s “Bach Cello Suites with Mischa Maisky” Part 1; and Part 2 begins 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 (preludes at 7 p.m.). “Great Quintets” is the theme of the 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 concert with Bolcom’s “Three Rags for String Quartet,” Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 6 in E-flat Major” and Schumann’s “Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44.” For more information on upcoming concerts through Aug. 26, visit ljms.org.

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