Mission Times Courier - June 2014 by Mission Publishing Group LLC

June 2014

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Volume XX – Number 6

Bean artisans roast to perfection in Grantville Jeremy

Ogul

Mission Times Courier

n a retail landscape flooded with cookie-cutter 7-Eleven and Starbucks stores, signs of a craft coffee culture in San Diego can be hard to spot. Demand for high-quality specialty coffee is growing, though, fed by the slow rise of micro-

roasters like The WestBean Coffee Roasters, based out of a Grantville warehouse. In contrast to the burnt, bitter, massproduced black coffee served at ubiquitous international retail chains, the coffee sold by WestBean is roasted with an attention to detail designed to maximize the flavor potential of each cup, said James Rauh, one of WestBean’s founders. “One of the number one quotes we get See COFFEE page 3

The fires could have been so much worse

Students show off real-world knowledge

The lessons of the 2003 and 2007 firestorms saved homes and lives.

Jeremy

Ogul

Doug

Curlee

Mission Times Courier

Editor, Mission Times Courier

ire and emergency officials in San Diego County, and across the state, are breathing huge sighs of relief in the wake of the fires that hit the county earlier this month. The lessons learned from the 2003 and 2007 firestorms, and the mechanisms put in place in the wake of those disasters, stood us in good stead when this wave of fires hit. Fire officials were able to call upon resources that were only dreamed of in 2003, and were only partly available in 2007. The final numbers of the three fires tell the story convincingly. In 2003, the Cedar and Paradise fires consumed just over 400,000 acres, more than 2,400 homes, and most tragically, 17 lives.

2007 brought the Witch Creek and Harris fires, which cost us over 337,000 acres, almost 1,500 homes, and 10 human lives. This month cost us 27,000 acres, most of it aboard Camp Pendleton, about two dozen structures, and only one death - apparently a transient man caught up when a known homeless encampment burned. Conditions this month were much the same as they were in both 2003 and 2007 - howling Santa Ana winds and drought-dried brush eager to burn. Why did we escape comparatively easily? There were a number of reasons, all equally important. See WILDFIRES page 5

igh school teachers sometimes must deal with students who ask pesky questions, such as “When are we ever going to use this in real life?” In the Career Technical Education classes at Patrick Henry High School, that question answers itself. The courses in a variety of disciplines are designed to give students handson training that prepares them for both entry-level employment and higher education. In Kathy Schulze’s engineering design and development classes,

See STUDENTS page 11

STATE WATER BOND MOVING SLOWLY Must be done by June 26th Doug

Curlee

Editor, Mission Times Courier

here are still several proposals for a state water bond being debated in Sacramento. Both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and Assembly realize the 11.14 billion dollar bond issue now on the November 2014 ballot must be replaced with something that contains fewer “earmarks”. “Earmarks” is the polite term for “pork”- provisions that have

little or nothing to do with actual improvements in the state’s water delivery system. San Diego Senator Ben Hueso has emerged as a key figure in the ongoing talks to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution. He’s carrying a (so far) 10.5 billion dollar measure that would seem to answer most of the questions dogging the process. That said, his measure has already had to accept amendments from fellow Democrats, and a few Republicans, See WATER page 20

San Diego Senator, Ben Hueso

DINING & DRINK

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Cheba Hut 6364 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, Ca 92115 619-269-1111 www.chebahut.com

It’s All About the Bread at Cheba Hut Darlene

Horn

Food Blogger

heba Hut is unapologetic about its message and identity. Highlighting “toasted” subs on the signage and offering different sizes of sandwiches like “nug,” “pinner” or “blunts,” there’s no subtle way of saying that it caters to an alternative culture. Even those not familiar with the terminology will realize the full extent of the shop’s message when they see an 8-foot blunt suspended midair by the cash register. There are outposts all over Arizona (its home base), Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and this sole shop in California for crowds that find humor in their message. Politics and social commentary aside, they create satisfying and delicious sandwiches — and the main reason is the bread. For first-time visitors, the main hurdle is at the cash register. With inventive sandwich names like “Humboldt” (a vegetarian option with guacamole, sprouts, spring mix, red onion, mushrooms, tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers, pickles and olives) or “Chronic” (a roast beef number with “homegrown” BBQ sauce, bell peppers, mushrooms and cheddar), it can take a while to make a decision. One suggestion is their popular “White Widow” with chicken smothered with housemade ranch, mushrooms, crisp bacon and provolone cheese. But for do-it-yourself dipping action, the “AK-47” — their version of the French dip with housemade au jus — is another strong contender. Both subs are delicious creations that are a gateway to other things on their menu. Be on the lookout for their “Secret Stash” menu. It’s not as nefarious as you think; it’s a spot for new creations not found on their regular menu like

Clockwise from left White Widow sub with chicken breast, ranch, mushrooms, bacon & provolone. Goo Ball is made from Rice Krispies, peanut butter, honey & cocoa. AK-47 is a French dip with roast beef, mushrooms, provolone & red onionswith home-grown au jus & cocoa. the “Green Gobbler” with turkey, pesto and provolone cheese. All sandwiches are built on your choice of white, whole wheat or garlic herb breads. Sandwiches are toasted with meats and cheeses on top and finished with the rest of the ingredients. The end result is a satisfying warm crunch at first bite, regardless if it’s filled with cold cuts or built to be dipped in au jus. One qualm with the sandwiches are the fillings. Those looking for subs packed high with veggies, cheese and meat should inquire about doubling the fillings when placing their order. Other menu items of interest

are housemade Goo Balls — an addictively dense mix of rice krispies, peanut butter, honey and cocoa formed into a ball — and Kool-Aid on tap. Cheba Hut is open until midnight and they also make deliveries around the College Area. Darlene Horn is a San Diegobased food blogger and has penning her opinions on food for nine years at MyBurningKitchen. com. She’s the author of the semi-autobiographical, foodcentric comic, The Girl with the Donut Tattoo, drawn by her husband and artist, Paul Horn.

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Coffee, from page 1 [from customers] is, ‘This is the first cup of black coffee I’ve been able to drink without cream and sugar. It’s just smooth,’” Rauh said. “We’ve tried to create something that tastes as good as coffee smells. That’s the goal.” According to Andrew Karr, WestBean’s operations manager, the problem with Starbucks and other mass producers is that in order to achieve a consistent product that can replicated in thousands of stores across the globe, you have to roast the beans darker. That scorches all the individuality and flavor out of the bean. “The darker you roast coffee, the less it matters what the bean is or where it came from,” Karr said. “Burnt tastes like burnt.” Karr’s goal at WestBean is to unleash a coffee bean’s potential to be sweet, fruity, floral, earthy, tangy, nutty, chocolately, syrupy or any of the other myriad flavors and aromas unique to each coffee crop. The roasters at WestBean start by sourcing their raw, green coffee beans directly from small, fair trade farms in Brazil, Malawi, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, Rwanda, El Salvador, Honduras and other countries. The altitude, climate and soil characteristics of the farm contribute to the quality of the finished cup. Karr’s job then is to determine the exact specifications — chamber temperature, bean temperature, air flow, roasting time — that draw out the best attributes of a particular coffee variety. One of the biggest challenges for WestBean and San Diego’s other specialty coffee roasters, however, is educating largely uninformed consumers about how coffee can and should taste, said Jessica Percifield, who leads the San Diego Coffee Network. Consumers need to be able to experience the numerous possibilities before they make up their mind about coffee, she said. “I think of coffee as the new wine,” Percifield said. “Just because you don’t like Pinot

doesn’t mean you won’t like a Syrah. The same room in the palate needs to be made for coffee.” The San Diego Coffee Network is working to cultivate a stronger coffee culture in San Diego by organizing barista competitions, tasting events, mail-order coffee subscription services and in-person lessons on the many methods of brewing coffee at home. “Once you’ve had a really good cup of coffee or latte, you’ll never go back,” said Matt Barahura, event coordinator for the San Diego Coffee Network.

Though San Diego is not generally considered one of the great coffee cities, like Seattle or Portland or San Francisco, Percifield and Barahura believe it could be. They have counted 15 specialty roasters running an active business, and many more who are tinkering in their backyards. That’s how WestBean got its start in 2009, when Paul Reizen and James Rauh built a custom home roaster out of a metal drum and started experimenting with green coffee beans the backyard of Reizen’s Kensington home. It was not long before friends and neighbors started requesting the coffee, so Reizen and Rauh bought bigger equipment and started selling roasted coffee beans wholesale to the Farm House Café restaurant on Adams Avenue in 2010.

You can now find their coffee at a number of coffee shops and restaurants, including the Kensington Café, Broke Girls Coffee Bar in Normal Heights, Alchemy restaurant in South Park, Bailiwick in the Gaslamp Quarter, Lofty Coffee in Encinitas and Americana restaurant in Del Mar, among others. Tami Ratliffe, proprietor of a French bistro in Downtown’s East Village called Café Chloe, was one of the first restaurateurs to start serving WestBean coffee. After deciding to switch from a corporate coffee supplier to a local roaster, she sampled coffee from all of the specialty roasters in San Diego. “They never ever hit it right,” Ratliffe said. “Nobody ever hit the mark the way I wanted it.” Then, a friend introduced her to the guys at WestBean, who were able to produce a blend that perfectly captured the nutty chocolate flavor profile she was looking for. She hasn’t looked back since. Café Chloe’s customers liked it so much they began to ask if they could buy some beans to take home for themselves, Ratliffe said. Eventually she had to raise the price because the restaurant was going through so much coffee. WestBean’s passion for coffee shows in the consistency of the product, Ratliffe said. “I still can’t believe how week to week it is exactly the same as the week before,” Ratliffe said. “They know how to make adjustments on their end. They must have the most amazing noses and taste buds.” Indeed, the roasters at WestBean closely monitor each batch of coffee as they roast it, picking out beans to test their smell and appearance. The equipment also allows them to fine-tune the roast to accommodate changes in the bean from season to season. Within the next year, WestBean’s owners plan to open a retail storefront. Until then, their whole bean coffee can be ordered online for delivery or pickup.

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Gigantic Rummage Sale!

Friday, June 27 9am - 1pm Saturday, June 28 7am - 1pm New items added on Saturday!

St Andrew’s Lutheran Church 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, San Diego

To Benefit T.A.C.O. www.tacosd.org Serving San Diego’s Homeless

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Top cookie sellers spotlighted at Operation Thin Mint® Sendoff included six La Mesa Girl Scouts: Carolyn Bank (Cadette Troop 3630), Karen Jean Dumitru (Junior Troop 6743), Ashley Prus (Cadette Troop 21), Taylorann Quick (Cadette Troop 6015), Madalynn Silvia (Cadette Troop 6190) and Kate Urrutia (Junior Troop 4312); and Allied Gardens resident Ellie Jolliff (Junior Troop 3658).

Girl Scouts fuel success of operation Thin Mint Mission Times Courier

ilitary dignitaries and other VIPs saluted local Girl Scouts for their achievements at the 13th annual Operation Thin Mint® Sendoff on the USS Midway. Top Girl Scout cookie sellers spotlighted at the popular event included six La Mesa Girl Scouts: Carolyn Bank (Cadette Troop 3630), Karen Jean Dumitru (Junior Troop 6743), Ashley Prus (Cadette Troop 21), Taylorann Quick (Cadette Troop 6015), Madalynn Silvia (Cadette Troop 6190) and Kate Urrutia (Junior Troop 4312); and Allied Gardens resident Ellie Jolliff (Junior Troop 3658). Taylorann sold 4,000 boxes, the second highest number in the San Diego-Imperial Region. Collectively, the La Mesa and Allied Gardens Girl Scouts sold 16,221 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, of which 2,317 were donated to Operation Thin Mint®. Individually, each sold at least 2,014 boxes in 2014 a goal achieved by just 31 local Girl Scouts. Their successes earned them opportunity to take center

stage at the celebration and take a helicopter ride. All cookie proceeds stay local to fund Girl Scouting activities. In addition, customers can donate cookies for the military through Operation Thin Mint® This was the 10th consecutive year USS Midway Museum hosted the sendoff, which is open to the public. More than 2,600 revelers gathered on the historic ship’s flight deck on May 3 as the top cookie-sellers revealed that generous San Diegans are sending a grand total of 198,470 boxes of Operation Thin Mint® cookies to troops this year. The colorful event also featured skydivers, Uncle Sam on stilts and a Coast Guard helicopter airlifting a pallet of Thin Mints from the Midway to demonstrate how cookies are delivered to some ships. Guest speakers included U.S. Congressman Juan Vargas, BGen James W. Bierman, Jr. (Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot), RADM Patrick J. Lorge (Commander, Navy Region Southwest), Girl Scouts San Diego’s Board Chair Debbie Rider and Girl Scouts San Diego CEO, Jo Dee C. Jacob.

Delana Bennett of Star 94.1 emceed the ceremony, which included an all-woman, joint service color guard. Sendoff attendees had the opportunity to personally thank military troops for their service to the U.S., and to write notes to accompany cookie shipments. Many also contributed to a collection for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank — donating over 100 pounds of groceries. Wells Fargo was the event’s “Five-Star General” sponsor, with Four-Star General sponsor Cox Communications, USS Midway Museum, Star 94.1 and KOGO also providing key support. San Diego Girl Scouts began Operation Thin Mint® in 2002 to give deployed U.S. military troops “a taste of home and a note to show we care.” Since then, U.S. Navy, Marine, Army, Air Force and National Guard troops stationed in Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan and Korea, and aboard ships around the globe, have received nearly 2.5 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies (Thin Mints, plus all other seven varieties) and countless handwritten notes of support from San Diegans.

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Wildfires, from page 1 SEND IN THE MARINES

DEFENSIBLE SPACE

If we heard that phrase once in all the interviews and news conferences, we heard it a hundred times, and deservedly so. “Within the past decade, we have an incredible mix of defensible space and building code improvements that have saved many of those homes we might have lost before,” says CalFire Assistant Chief Thom Porter. I was almost constantly on the fire lines in both 2003 and 2007, and there was one thing all of us out there saw and reported on constantly. That was the fact that homes burned by the hundreds because highly flammable vegetation had been allowed to grow up right along property lines. In Scripps Ranch and Rancho Bernardo, developments were built essentially in forests of eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees not only burn easily, but they explode as well. Their sap boils and expands. I saw exploding trees throw burning embers more than a hundred feet onto roofs and eaves. Changes in state law now mandate 100-foot cleared zones around property, instead of the old 30 feet, and that was a major factor everywhere this time around. Those changes also outlawed shake shingle wooden roofs, and that was another major saving grace.

COMMUNICATIONS One of the enduring images in my mind from the 2003 fire-

It was a little slow getting started, but once the formal emergency declarations cleared the way, the 3rd Marine Air Wing fired up its MH-46 helicopters, and a couple of the gigantic HH-53s, and started attacking the flames in conjunction with the sheriff’s choppers, the city’s fire helicopters, and the CalFire fixed-wing bombers. Marine air crews flew almost 300 hours over civilian fires, as well as fighting their own fires aboard Camp Pendleton. Without them, things might not have worked out so well.

FINALLY - WE GOT LUCKY Photo Credit: Nick Morris, The Image Group Photography

storms was a scene at a gas station at state Route 52 and Convoy Street. We were drinking water and talking to a federal firefighting crew that had been sent to help out the city firefighters. They were suited up, equipped, and ready to work. They had absolutely no idea

where to go, and absolutely no way to contact anyone for orders. Cell phones were hit or miss mostly miss - and they had no common radio frequency with anyone. The ability to communicate now is light years ahead of even 2007, because officials and poli-

ticians who appropriate money saw that seamless communications ability can make all the difference in jumping on fires before they have a chance to really get roaring, and to dispatch ground and air elements on the flames much faster and more accurately. Much of the battle was waged from the county’s Emergency Operations Center in Kearny Mesa, and it worked well. Unlike previous firestorms, just about every agency involved in the battle was present and participating, and that kept everyone on the same page in the playbook. There were no jurisdictional fights, no mixed messages. That had been a problem in earlier fires.

We did not expect California’s fire season to start in May, but it did. In 2003 and 2007, we were more or less on our own, because those happened in the regular fire season in the late summer and fall. This time, we had the only major fires in the whole state, and that freed up firefighters and fire rigs from all over the state to roll south to help us. We saw rigs from not only our adjacent counties, but from as far away as the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. More than 5,000 firefighters were on the lines. We may not be so lucky the next time - and, with the ongoing drought only getting worse, fire experts tell us there will be a next time this year. There may be more than one.

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San Carlos Del Cerro Action Council Council hosts DA candidate forum Area News Jay

Wilson President

They also showed how one can purchase/sponsor one of the seats in this spectacular 500-seat theater. Go to phame.us to learn more about this outstanding addition to Patrick Henry and our community. The theater will serve not only the students at Patrick Henry, but the community as a whole. The theater can be rented by any number of organizations and/or groups — from the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra to the Peter Pan Junior Theater. The recent dry and windy weather, and the wildland fires that followed, brings to our attention the need to ensure that our homes are as safe as possible with respect to brush management, particularly for those who live on a canyon as so many of us do. The city’s Fire-Rescue Department has an abundance of information online that you may find helpful. Go to the city’s website at sandiego.gov and type “brush management” in the search engine above Mayor

ver 100 residents attended the San Diego County District Attorney Candidate Forum held in conjunction with Del Cerro Action Council (DCAC) quarterly meeting in partnership with the San Carlos Area Council on Thursday, April 24. All three candidates, Bob Brewer, Bonnie Dumanis, and Terri Wyatt, participated in the lively discussion moderated by Mission Times Courier Editor Doug Curlee. I hope those who attended came away with a clearer understanding of both the issues and the positions of the three candidates. Following the candidate forum, former school board member, Katherine Nakamura and Director of Instrumental Music at Patrick Henry High School, Matt Kalal, gave a presentation on the Patrick Henry High Arts, Media, and Entertainment (PHAME) Performing Arts Center now under construction. See DEL CERRO page 18

Mickey

Zeichick President

ur guest speaker at the May 7 SCAC meeting was San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman. Chief Zimmerman is a 32-year veteran of SDPD. The department receives 1.3 million calls for service annually and makes about 400,000 contacts. She has asked all officers to do their job. Chief Zimmerman answered questions about the medical marijuana law and the homeless, among other topics. Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, which California voters approved in 1996. “I believe there are thousands of people growing marijuana plants in their homes. That’s what it was for, growing a few plants, getting relief,” she said. Other topics discussed by Chief Zimmerman included identity theft, which is growing rapidly, and NextDoor.com, in which she is a strong believer. She said her focus is on effective communications by everyone in the SDPD. The chief said she welcomes the Department of Justice audit and investigation. She also mentioned that 50 percent of officers in SDPD are eligible to retire in four years and 50 percent have less than six years of experience.

Among the questions to which the chief responded were: How many officers are being lost and why? About 10 per month, mainly for more pay and benefits. How about the proposed budget? She is happy with it, especially since it provides more take-home pay for officers. What about 72-hour violators? SDPD is waiting for the new ordinance to become effective. Limit on the number of vehicles in a pursuit? Yes, it’s all according to a plan. Transients at intersections? They’re a growing problem, but not illegal. Suggests not giving them any money. Help is available, but has to be accepted. She also discussed the pension plan and how the SDPD officers interact with the public. Report from San Diego Police Department CRO Adam McElroy. Officer McElroy introduced Acting Capt. Jorge Duran, who came to the Eastern Division from Homicide. Lt. Duane Voss, who is in charge of the Navajo Area of Eastern, was also present. Officer McElroy explained

that overall crime is down in the Navajo Area communities; however, property crimes, such as residential burglaries, continue, as do car prowls/break-ins at Mission Trails Regional Park, especially vehicles parked on the road near the Visitor Center. Our next San Carlos Area Council (SCAC) meeting will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 in the San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Drive. Our guest speaker will be from the San Diego Fire Department (Station 34). San Diego County District Attorney Candidates’ forum. The three district attorney candidates came together on April 24 in front of an audience of over 100 people. Each candidate was given equal time to present their position on questions regarding medical marijuana, whether the DA’s office is politicized, and the “peace and tranquility” of residents living near Cowles Mountain. The debate was organized by Mickey Zeichick, SCAC president with the help of Jay Wilson, DCAC president, and Doug Curlee as See SAN CARLOS page 18

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College Area Community Council and Planning Board Rhea

Kuhlman President

Many owners have expressed appreciation for our efforts to beautify the College Area.

t its April meeting, the College Area Community Council voted to request funding for a Code Enforcement Services (CES) investigator for the College Area in the city’s FY 2015 budget. A letter was subsequently sent to Councilmember Marti Emerald and the other City Council members, as well as to Mayor Faulconer, explaining this request. The College Area has long had the need for such an investigator, and San Diego State University previously provided funding for that position. However, with the draconian cuts to state education in recent years, SDSU had to reduce its staffing levels, and this position was a victim of the cuts. Nonetheless, the need continued, and has recently become even more apparent with initiation of the city’s Code Enforcement Volunteer Program in the College Area. That program shifted into high gear in November 2013, after volunteers were trained to observe and document code violations visible from the street. Such violations include improper parking, outdoor storage of furniture or other objects intended for indoor uses, illegal signage, and trash. On their own time, community volunteers make note of these violations, take photos, and conduct research to determine the owner of the property. The College Area Community Council then sends a letter to the owner, explaining the violation and asking for voluntary compliance with the municipal code. The letter is accompanied by a photo showing the specific violation. Thus far, we’ve been pleased with the response to these letters. Many owners have responded

stating that they were unaware of the code and, once educated, are happy to comply. Some seek further guidance on how to comply, and that information is provided. Not surprisingly, many owners have expressed appreciation for our efforts to beautify the College Area, since an attractive neighborhood can result in higher property values. In addition to letters to owneroccupied homes, some letters also go to absentee owners of rental properties. A number of these owners have indicated that they were not aware that their tenants were engaging in such activities as parking on the lawn, and are grateful for the information. They have immediately taken action to ask their tenants to comply with code, and have indicated that compliance requirements will be written into future leases. These responses are encouraging, and lead us to believe that the program will become even more effective in future years. In all, voluntary compliance from these first letters is running at about 50 percent. If compliance is not achieved through the first letter, a second letter (with photo) is sent by the CACC, again requesting that the owner make necessary changes to bring the property into compliance, and explaining that owners may be fined for future violations. Fines begin at $250 and go up from there. If this second letter is not effective, the property is referred to the Code Enforcement Services division of the city’s Development Services Department for enforcement action. Since its inception in November 2013, the College Area volunteer group has identified over 230

properties that are in violation of one or more of the San Diego Municipal Codes pertaining to parking, with additional violations found for outdoor storage, illegal signage, trash issues, etc. As of April 2014, over 125 first Voluntary Compliance letters were sent to owners regarding parking issues alone, not to mention the other violations. These first letters were followed up with about 40 second letters. After a suitable amount of time to allow for voluntary compliance, properties still in violation were then referred to Code Compliance and here, unfortunately, is where the bottleneck occurred. Because of extreme staff limitations in Code Enforcement Services, the division has time to deal with only about five cases per month from the College Area. All other violations thus stay in a holding pattern until CES can find time to deal with them. Our fear is that if some neighbors observe that other neighbors continue to be out of compliance, they will revert to old habits which are also out of compliance, due to the mistaken impression that enforcement is applied inequitably. CACC members are convinced that a concerted effort for the next few years will result in a cleaner, more beautiful College Area, which is why we are asking for this Code Enforcement Services investigator. We hope that the mayor and City Council will also be convinced that this is a wise investment in the community. Our next meeting is Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the College-Rolando Library, 5600 Montezuma Road. Check www. collegearea.org for the agenda.

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Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation

The Kumeyaay Nation, Mission Trails, and San Diego loses a matriarch Jay

Wilson

Mission Times Courier

n Saturday, May 3, at the age of 89, Kumeyaay Elder Jane Dumas left this Earth for her next journey. Jane was always a strong supporter of Mission Trails and she blessed the Visitor Center on its opening day in February 1995. She was a member of the East County’s Band of Jamul Kumeyaay Indians. Throughout her life she was committed to teaching everyone about her language and culture. Her knowledge of native plants and their healing powers was unsurpassed. I had the pleasure of knowing Jane for more than 15 years. Saying she will be sorely missed is not enough. Nya’aamx, ‘Iichash werap.

Explore Mission Trails Day

The 12th annual Explore Mission Trails Day on May 17 was a great success. Yes, it was a little warm, but still families were having fun and enjoying themselves from the Visitor Center to the East Fortuna Staging Area. Over 100 volunteers worked tirelessly with Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Rangers, MTRP Foundation staff, and board members. An event like this is not possible without our financial sponsors: Republic Services, Inc.; Superior Ready Mix; Olive Garden Restaurants; Kaiser Permanente; and the City and County of San Diego, plus our in-kind sponsors: San Diego Family Magazine, Mission Publishing Group, and O’Hungry’s Restaurant. A big thank you to everyone who helped make this such a grand annual event.

Music and Art

The San Diego Native American Flute Circle will perform their annual concert in the Amphitheater on Sunday, June 8 at 3p.m. They traditionally have at least 75 flutes on display and ready to be played. “Seven: Our World through Colored Pencil” is the art exhibition on display

Native American flutes in the Visitor Center Gallery through June 20. The seven artists are all members of the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America. The public is cordially invited to a reception in honor of the artists on Sunday, May 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Children’s Classes

The next three Nora’s Children’s Art Classes for children 5 to 12 are May 24: “Monet’s Lilies of the Water”; June 7: “Clark’s Waves” using oil pastel and paper; and June 14: “Picasso Inspired Collage” using various papers. Linda Hawley’s “Nature Adventures!” class for children 3 and up will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on May 26, 27 and 28 featuring Butterflies & Fellow Flutter-bys, and on June 24 or 25 featuring Reptiles: Slithering Snakes & Lounging Lizards! Attend just one class per session. Hawley is offering a free one-hour program, “Paws for Reading,” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the San Carlos Library on June 27, July 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 7. It is possible home school extended units may be used for Nora’s Children’s Art Class and “Nature Adventures!”. Go to mtrp.org and click under “More News” on the appropriate line for more information and registration forms.

Kumeyaay Lake Campground

Roozbeh Ravansari is the center director for the

Kumeyaay Lake Campground (KLC). He is a recent graduate of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography with a degree in Earth Sciences. Check our website for the date of opening day of the KLC, and when you can begin making reservations for any of the 46 rustic campsites. The KLC will be open for camping on Friday and Saturday nights. A special thank you to the members of the Tierrasanta Kiwanis Club and members of the Serra High School Key Club for donating 60 hours of community service to help renovate portions of the KLC.

22nd Annual Amateur Photo Contest

The MTRP Foundation’s 22nd annual amateur photo contest is underway. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 6. Check our homepage under “Events” for information about the categories and entry form. This year’s event is again being sponsored by our friends at Sandiegan.com.

Volunteer at Mission Trails

There are many volunteer opportunities at MTRP including Visitor Center and/or Gift Shop, Trail Guides, Volunteer Patrol, Trail Crew and Habitat Improvement Team. On our home page, mtrp.org, click on “The Park,” then “Volunteer” on the drop-down menu for more information and to the online volunteer application.

MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK Experience an Exceptional June Bloom at Mission Trails Regional Park

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f your outing takes you onto North Fortuna slopes this June, you’ll experience the full bloom of one of our most appealing plants, Yerba Santa. Dubbed Bear Weed, it recalls a time when California grizzlies were familiar residents of our chaparral. Another common name, Mountain Balm, is indicative of the aromatic and soothing resins contained in its long and velvety lance-shapes leaves. Their pale mint color, heightened with bouquets of miniature bluish-lavender trumpet flowers, can stop you in your path. We suggest you do! Enjoy the scent emanating from this wondrous bush growing up to eight feet tall. Mildly brush a leaf with your fingertip and appreciate a delightful experience for the senses. The Kumeyaay Indians extolled the medical properties found in its leaves and shared that knowledge with the Franciscan monks who called the Yerba Santa “the holy herb.” Historically, its widespectrum medicinal uses have addressed ailments from respiration to treating poison oak. Our MTRP Trail Guide walks are an opportunity to learn more about natural Southern California, with its unique landscapes, habitats, local history, plant and animal life. The walks are free, interesting, factfilled, and geared to all ages and interests. Grab sturdy shoes, that comfortable hat, water bottle and sunscreen and hit the trail! Morning walks are offered every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. You’ll start from the park’s Visitor and Interpretive Center, One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. The walk beginning from the Kumeyaay Lake Campground Entry Station, Two Father Junipero Serra Trail, at the San Carlos-Santee border, gives a different perspective of the park and its diverse habitats.

Yerba Santa flower These walks are offered from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, and take in historic Old Mission Dam. Wildlife Tracking reveals the secret lives of animals and brings insight into their survival techniques and habits. Tracking Team members assist in identifying and interpreting tracks, scat and habitats. Join us at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, June 7 in front of the Visitor Center, One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos, for a two-hour tracking adventure. Discovery Table: MTRP Lizards offers an opportunity to enhance your knowledge on the various lizard species populating the park. Step up to our handson science table in the Visitor Center lobby on Saturday, June 14 between 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and gain insight into reptile lifestyles, engage with Trail Guides, and try your skills at matching each lizard with its identity clues. La Mesa Walk and Talk is a fun and informative stroll with your MTRP trail guide amid Lake Murray’s scenic shores and thriving environments. This month we’ll “chat up” native plants and their clever strategies employed for “keepin’ it cool” under the sunshine. We meet at the boat docks Tuesday, June 17, 9:00-10:30 a.m., Lake Murray, 5540 Kiowa Drive, La Mesa.

Bird the Loop with MTRP Birder Jeanne Raimond for avian adventure along one of MTRP’s multi-habitat trails seeking typical species that make MTRP their home. Jeanne recommends binoculars and bird book. See you at 8:00 on Saturday, June 21 for a two-hour exploration. Meet us in front of the Visitor Center, Mission Trails Regional Park, One Father Juniper Serra Trail, San Carlos. Summer Twilight Walk delves into the nocturnal world of MTRP as dusk sets in, transitioning into night. Bring jacket and flashlight for this 90-minute excursion into “night life” in San Diego’s open spaces. See you Saturday, June 21 (First Day of Summer), 7:15 p.m., at the Bushy Hill Drive parking lot (across from the Kumeyaay Lake Campground Entry Station), Two Father Junipero Serra Trail, Santee. Birding Basics, the 90-minute class conducted by Mission Trails Bird Guide Winona Sollock, teaches 5 simple techniques to identify birds “at a glance!” You’ll also pick up tips on bird field guide use. (Bringing one is optional.) Class meets on Saturday, June 28 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. inside the Visitor Center. Meanwhile, come on out and enjoy the park! Visit www.mtrp.org for more information and our events calendar, or call (619) 668-3281. Special walks can be arranged for any club, group, business or school by contacting Ranger Chris Axtmann at (619) 668-2746 or at caxtmann@ mtrp.org.

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Wagner to headline local Dem Club meeting Fernando

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President, La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club

an Diego Planning Commissioner Anthony Wagner will headline the June 4th meeting of the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club. Wagner, an area native, also heads up the Allied Gardens Town Council and was recently chair of Navajo Community Planners. He’ll discuss the results of the June 3rd primary election, as well as the importance of the updated Grantville Community Plan. As a board member of the San Diego River Park Foundation, Wagner will discuss the balance planners must reach in protecting our open spaces and valuable natural resources with the plans proposed for high density development of the Grantville area. Wagner will be joined on the dais by Masada Disenhouse of SanDiego350.org, an all-volunteer team of San Diegans dedicated to raising awareness, developing leaders and advocating for climate change action. La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club is one of the oldest and largest chartered Democratic clubs in San Diego County. It’s home to members from San Carlos, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville,

Anthony Wagner La Mesa, East Mission Valley, College Area, Santee, Casa De Oro and Spring Valley. We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. for social time at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive, just off University Ave. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Please join us for camaraderie, fascinating speakers and personal growth. Meetings are free to the public. Check out our website at www.lamesafoothillsdemocraticclub.com or like us on Facebook. LMFDC has had quite an eventful spring season with our March meeting being headlined by Professor Alan Gin of USD. Professor Gin discussed the economic state of San Diego County from a wage earner’s perspective, in words a layman could easily

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Students, from page 1 senior students spend their final semester developing a product that addresses a real world problem. Take, for example, the universal vacuum attachment designed by students Ryan Marucheau and David Hensley. There are dozens of vacuum cleaner models on the market, many with proprietary attachments. When a vacuum attachment breaks or goes missing, consumers may struggle to find a replacement that has the same diameter as their vacuum cleaner. The solution Marucheau and Hensley devised: a cone-shaped pyramid of rings, each 0.15 inches wider than the next, made out of a flexible material that can snugly accommodate any vacuum attachment. They designed the adapter using computer software and used a 3D printer to fabricate it. Lt. Col. Lars Staack, a teacher at San Diego High School, described the attachment as an “awesome device” after seeing it in action at a recent showcase of student projects from across the district. “If they market it, I’d buy it,” Staack said. “I needed something like that, went to look for it and couldn’t find it.” Another group of students designed a cell phone case that secures a phone’s data by physically locking up the device. Vahe Ohanian, Sam Kearns and Chance Fellers used Autodesk Inventor to design a plastic case that physically covers the power switch and other buttons on an iPhone 4S to prevent a thief from wiping data from the device. The case can only be removed when a metal key is inserted into the attached lock. The hardest part of designing it was determining the exact shape of the phone to create a snug fit, Ohanian said. The students used a 3D printer to fabricate the lockable phone case.

PHHS seniors David Hensley and Ryan Marucheau demonstrate the universal vacuum cleaner attachment they designed for their capstone project in the engineering academy.

Another group of students designed a cell phone case that secures a phone’s data by physically locking up the device. A third group of students designed a moving dolly that can go up and down stairs. Students Laura Stewart, Jordan DeWyse and Klaus Leka modified a typical dolly with special parts that enable it to move smoothly across the uneven surface of a stairway. Schulze’s engineering design and development class is part of a four-year engineering academy at Patrick Henry. Students in program take a series of four courses: exploratory, foundation, intermediate and advanced. This is the third year that students have graduated from the academy. Some alumni of the

program have gone on to study at ITT Technical Institute, the New School of Architecture and the aerospace engineering program at the University of Washington, Schulze said. Meanwhile, in Jack Lococo’s civil engineering and architecture class, 11th and 12th grade students practice the design and development of residential and commercial properties. Using 3D design software, students create solutions for major course projects and present their work for feedback from professional engineers and architects. Patrick Henry also offers a teaching and human services academy, similar in structure to the engineering academy. Designed for students interested in social work, recreation, psychology, teaching or pediatric medical support, this program offers students the chance to work in a preschool or elementary school setting in their final capstone courses before graduating.

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ean Wright-Elson believes life should be lived to the fullest possible, and she tries to prove that every day. The retired Air Force obstetric nurse has traveled the world, and still is. She’s been to Africa, Mexico, Canada, and just returned from Costa Rica, and plans more international travel.

She’s flown planes, swam with dolphins and gone on safaris. She’s an RSVP officer with the police department. She sings in a group that entertains seniors. She’s a lawn bowler, and just generally someone people gravitate to. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that she one day decided to take a little walk on her birthday. Her 85th birthday. To the top of Cowles Mountain. “It just seemed like a good idea, so I did it.”, Jean says. Anyone who’s made that jour-

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The Canine Good Citizen Award; What is it and why is it important? Sari

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n 1989, The American Kennel Club (AKC) created the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program. The program was designed to reward dogs who have good manners both at home and in the community at large. The training teaches the dog to be polite and well-behaved in a variety of circumstances and stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership and canine good manners.

To obtain the certificate, the dog must successfully complete 10 tests that are assessed by an approved CGC evaluator. The 10 tests involved in the evaluation are as follows: Accepting a friendly stranger – A stranger is able to approach and greet the dog’s owner with no negative reaction from the dog.

Sitting politely for petting – The dog sits politely while a stranger gently pets it. Appearance and Grooming – The dog is inspected to ensure it is clean and well-groomed, healthy and an appropriate weight. He behaves while being combed, having his ears and paws checked. Out for a walk – The dog walks on a loose leash demonstrating the owner is in control. The owner performs several turns and the dog complies.

Walking through a crowd – The dog demonstrates that he can politely move about in pedestrian traffic and is under control in public places. Sit, down, and stay on command – The dog demonstrates that he will listen and obey the owner’s commands to sit, down and stay when asked. He must remain in the position until the owner releases him.

Coming when called – The dog’s owner walks away about 10 feet and turns and calls the dog. The dog must come on command.

Reaction to other dogs – The dog demonstrates he can react politely in the presence of other dogs that pass by him. Reaction to distraction – The evaluator will present two distractions, ( i.e.: knock over a chair), and the dog must demonstrate he is confident and under control. Supervised separation – The dog demonstrates he can remain calm when he is left with a trusted person and his owner disappears for three minutes.

The CGC program is open to all purebred as well as mixed breed dogs. As recently as January 1, 2013, the AKC approved the CGC designation as an official title that will appear with the dog’s name when he is registered with the AKC. Besides the pleasure of having a well-mannered dog, why is the CGC training important? The successful completion of this program is often requested by a landlord as a condition to renting a house or an apartment, particularly with large dogs such as German shepherd dogs, pit bulls, Rottweilers, etc. It is also often a pre-requisite for other training programs such as sporting and performance event training. And, if you aspire to train your canine as a service or therapy dog, the CGC designation is compulsory. If you wish to pursue this valuable training, there are numerous individual trainers who offer it as well as Petco and the San Diego Humane Society. Contact www.sdhumane.org for more information. Sari Reis is a Certified Humane Education Specialist and the owner of Mission Valley Pet Sitting Services. For more information, you can reach her at 760-644-0289 or www.missionvalleypetsitting.com.

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Mutual love and admiration next door Anthony

Wagner Mission Times Courier

often use this bully pulpit to rally our community around our common interests. For the most part, the conversation swirls around the hot button issues affecting our future, namely grand-scale neighborhood development. I beat the metaphorical drum on how we need to band together to ensure our collective community character and neighborhood quality of life. It sounds catchy, but what does that really mean? What are the tangibles we want to protect and champion? Surely there’s more to the fabric of our community than protectionism. What truly makes us who we are in the sense of community and whom we want to be? In large part, it’s predicated in the relationship with our neighbor. My neighbor is Marie Ostwald. She’s been here all along with the badge of honor as an original Allied Gardens home owner. She watched her home being framed and got to pick out the original color – pale green. Today, its perfectly manicured landscape and color scheme complement the

Marie Ostwald stands on her porch in Allied Gardens neighborhood. This late octogenarian, fiery redhead, a smidge over five-foot, is as sharp as a tack with a world of experience in her gaze. She studies everyone and anything with an inquisitive intent and an amazing Irish sense of humor to match. Years back, excited to see her sitting in church that evening, I ventured across the street to say hello and tell her I saw her. Her response was priceless, with a warm smile she quipped, “I saw you too… leaving early.” She is a testament to the value of cross generational relation-

ships. There are 51 years and several generations between us, but all is erased instantaneously when we talk community goals. She attends every community meeting, reads the Mission Times Courier and other community publications with voraciously and isn’t afraid to speak her mind after she’s developed an informed opinion. Most Thursdays she’s sitting in front of the TV watching me at Planning Commission on Public Access. No matter how mundane the subject matter, by the time I come home she’s developed an

perseverance. Marie met her husband, Rhyne (friends and neighbors called him “Whitey”) in 1951 at Convair, downtown. Whitey, a World War II veteran, waited and vacillated on asking Marie out on a date because he feared she was “too sophisticated.” They married in February of 1952. By 1957 they collectively had saved enough money to buy a home and finish their already started family. It was a tossup between the up-and-coming Clairemont or still on the outskirts, Allied Gardens. Marie, the home decision maker, chose a lovely three-bedroom, 1.5 bath home on Mission Gorge. Whitey fell in love with the lush greens of Admiral Baker Golf Course across the street and the proximity to daily fishing in the San Diego River. The one Allied Gardens drawback? At the time, the closest food stores were on El Cajon Blvd. With one family car and a gaggle of kids – that meant shopping was a once-a-Saturday event. She raised all four of her children in Allied Gardens – Susan, now age 61, lives in Washington state. Nancy, 58, Dave, 57, and Lori, 55, all still call San Diego

opinion. I often think she watches me as a check-and-balance system of sorts, making sure I preserve my loyalty to my roots and community. I always hope to make her proud. Her eyes reveal a story of family, loyalty, hard work and stick-toitiveness – ranging from a farm girl from Wisconsin to a San Diego City middle class mother and devoted wife. Her life has been filled with twists and turns, and at times the short end of a stick that always turned into triumph. She’s met life, no matter the circumstance, with a warm smile of See ADMIRATION page 19

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NAVAJO COMMUNITY PLANNERS SET SPECIAL ELECTION If interested, you can also contact board chairman Matt Adams Curlee at navajoplanners@cox.net. Editor The board also heard appeals Mission Times Courier from Brett Weiss, speaking for the Cottages Homeowners he Navajo Community Association. Planning Group has set The Cottages sits at the Monday, July 21, 2014 as the extreme north end of Cowles date a new representative from Mountain Boulevard, where the the Grantville community will be pavement runs out. elected. Over the years, Weiss says the canyon area there has become a center for everything from drunk and stoned teens to people using it as a dump. One person even dumped a car engine there. Weiss says she and others have had to clean up dumpsters full of liquor and beer Canyon area at the north end of Cowles containers, used Mountain Road condoms, and The board acted at its May drug paraphernalia, including 19th meeting to call for qualified syringes and needles. candidates for the seat. The homeowners association Qualified applicants for the was asking for support from the contest must meet certain board in getting the City of San requirements. Diego to help pout by putting a They must either be a resident, gate or a barricade where the business owner or their designee, road ends, hopefully denying or a property owner in Grantville. access to the area as much as They must have attended at possible. least two of the previous 12 meetRyley Webb from Councilman ings of the board, and prove that Scott Sherman’s office says the by having signed the attendance city is looking into that idea. sheet kept at the meetings. The board voted unanimously More information is avail- to support the Cottages in the able on the Navajo Community effort to clean the area up. Planning Group website - navajoplanners.org.

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New 2015 City Budget Invests More Dollars in District 7 Community Scott

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City Councilmember District 7

fter reviewing Mayor Faulconer’s FY 2015 budget, I was pleased to see several new measures that will improve neighborhood services in District 7. The new budget calls for an increase in library hours for an additional 203 hours per week citywide. The budget also includes funding for the city’s first comprehensive afterschool program which will provide one-on-one assistance to children in San Diego. The new program adds a trained learning coordinator in 18 San Diego libraries where curriculum-aligned resources, technology and community partnerships all work together to support the needs of your student. These after-school programs will

be available in the Linda Vista, San Carlos and Serra Mesa libraries in District 7. The new budget also significantly increases the funding for road and infrastructure repair on our streets. The budget calls for 16 additional full-time city workers to focus solely on pothole repairs. These new workers are expected to double the amount of asphalt repairs annually in the city. Mayor Faulconer’s budget invests 50 percent of all new revenue back into our community roads. That is over $21 million in additional money that will go into road repairs. As many of you know, our roads and infrastructure had been neglected for far too long and this new budget is a great start to getting our roads back on track. Please contact my office at 619-236-6677 or email me at ScottSherman@ SanDiego.gov to report a road issue in your area.

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San Diego County Republican Women Welcome Campaign Strategist Jason Roe Judy

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ason Roe will headline the June 9, 2014, meeting of the San Diego County Federated Republican Women at The Bahia Hotel on West Mission Drive at 10:00 a.m. Roe, of Revolvis Consulting, will share his insights on the June election results locally and around the county. Roe is the 2014 winner of the Gold Pollie Award for the Faulconer campaign and is a frequent commentator in the national media on politics and policy. Cost of the luncheon is $25. Reservations are required. RSVP to kanthofer1@yahoo. com. National radio personality Hugh Hewitt will be the guest of honor at the SDCFRW fundraiser at the Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center in Mission Valley on September 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 pm.

Hugh Hewitt Donations will be collected to purchase the amazing Track Chair for a wounded veteran. Look for the Federated Republican Women’s booth at the Del Mar County Fair where the women will be registering voters. Contact President Waskah Whelan waskahwhelan@aol.com of Point Loma for information. (www.sdcfrw. com.)

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Recycled drinkable water in San Diego’s near future From San Diego County Water Authority

he San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors has approved a formal resolution supporting the city of San Diego’s proposed large-scale water recycling project Pure Water San Diego, which the Water Authority has identified as the region’s most likely next source of local supply. For more than two decades, the Water Authority has promoted the advancement of water recycling and reuse in San Diego County as part of the region’s water supply diversification strategy. It has done so by promoting ongoing scientific analysis and guidance by technical advisory panels, securing money to study related issues, conducting polling to measure public support for water recycling, and sponsoring state legislation to speed the adoption of regulations for potable reuse. The Water Authority also is assisting regional efforts to advance potable reuse through public outreach, technical collaboration and coordination on regulatory issues. Indirect potable reuse has become increasingly popular in California in recent years. For instance, the Groundwater Replenishment System in Orange

County has been operating since 2008 with capacity to produce enough purified wastewater for nearly 600,000 people. Direct potable reuse projects involve augmenting raw water supplies with advanced-treated water or putting advanced-treated water directly into drinking water supply systems without an environmental barrier. Years of research have proven that technology is available to allow consideration of direct potable reuse as a safe and reliable treatment option. . Several Water Authority member agencies including the city of San Diego are developing or studying potable reuse projects. They include Padre Dam, Helix Water District, the city of Oceanside and the city of Escondido. Also, a large coalition of member agencies in North County is maximizing the region’s reuse potential by combining water recycling efforts, including potable reuse projects. Because of progress on San Diego’s potable reuse project, the Water Authority’s recently approved 2013 Water Facilities Optimization Study and Master

Plan identified Pure Water San Diego as the most likely next increment of supply for the county. The city’s 2012 Recycled Water Study said a multi-phase potable reuse project could add up to 83 million gallons per day of highly reliable water to the region. It also would significantly reduce wastewater discharges to the ocean and help address regulatory compliance at the city’s Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Water Authority also has aggressively promoted water conservation as a way to stretch supplies. Per capita potable water use in San Diego County decreased about 27 percent between fiscal years 2007 and 2013, and local cities and water districts are on pace to meet their state-mandated water-use efficiency targets for 2020.

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ach year, some 1.5 million people flock to the San Diego County Fair for rides, games, food and various exhibits and attractions. With this year’s version dubbed The Fab Fair – celebrating 50 years since The Beatles first visited the U.S. – it’s only fitting that music be another focal point of the festivities. The fair runs from June 7 to July 6 with tons of musical acts performing as part of the Toyota Summer Concert Series on the Grandstand Stage and several other series throughout the fairgrounds. One thing the Summer Concert Series is not lacking in is variety. From rising country stars Joe Nichols and Jana Kramer (June 11) to R&B legend Smokey Robinson (June 20) to veteran tribute band The Fab Four (June 26), this series has a bit of something for everyone’s taste. Most of the shows on the Grandstand Stage start at 7:30 p.m. but there are also the Paddock Concert Series and Coors Light Rock On Series, with most of those shows starting a at 9 p.m. The Paddock Series offers just as much diversity in one of the Fair’s most intimate musical settings. Highlights of this series include renowned rock icon Leon Russell (June 26), party rockers Lit (July 2) and celebrated blues-rock band Grand Funk Railroad (July 5). A unique aspect of the Coors Light Rock On Series is the weekly musical festival produced by one of North County’s premier music venues – the Belly Up Tavern. Each Thursday, the Belly Up hosts a lineup of four or five local bands with a common thread to the music. The first of these festivals, on June 12, features some Belly Up mainstays in the vein

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The Fab Fair – celebrating 50 years since The Beatles first visited the U.S. – it’s only fitting that music be another focal point of the festivities. of Americana and alt-country including Brawley, Nancarrow, and The Highwayman Show. Subsequent dates features lineups of reggae, hard rock, blues, and more. Also on Thursdays, the Solid Gold series hosts midday shows with artists from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. These performances at 1 p.m. offer a great music interlude to a day at the fair. Last but not least this year also celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the annual Gospel Festival. Saturday, June 28, will showcase gospel performances starting at 10 a.m. on five separate stages with more than two dozen artists culminating in a Grandstand performance at 7 p.m. Smokey Robinson

June 21 – Stage IV Jazz at San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room. Free. 7 p.m. www.SanPasqualWinery. com - 8364 La Mesa Boulevard, 91942

Pop Tuesdays – Suzanne Shea and Bob Wade at Bistro Sixty. Free 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.www.BistroSixtySD. com Call and hold your table 619-287-8186 - 5987 El Cajon Boulevard, 92115 Wednesdays – Westside Inflection at Riviera Supper Club. Free. 8 p.m. www. RivieraSupperClub.com - 7777 University Avenue, 91941

with Brent Jones and Fred Hammond. Many of the events are free with paid admission, while others will cost an additional fee. There also are upgraded ticketing options with some including dinner packages. For performance schedules, tickets and more information, visit www.SDFair.com

Fridays – Nathan Welden at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 p.m. www.BistroSixtySD. com - 5987 El Cajon Boulevard, 92115 June 7 – Nadine Risha at Vision. $20. 7 p.m. www. visioncsl.com - 6154 Mission

Gorge Road, Suite 100, 92120. May 31 & June 28 – People of Earth at San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room. Free. 7 p.m. www. SanPasqualWinery.com 8364 La Mesa Boulevard, 91942 June 7 – Danielle Taylor at San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room. Free. 7 p.m. www.SanPasqualWinery. com - 8364 La Mesa Boulevard, 91942

Classical June 2 – Camera Lucida #8 at Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD. $25. 7:30 p.m. www. SanDiegoSymphony.org 9500 Gilman Drive # 0099, 92093 June 11 – Richard Strauss 150th Birthday Celebration: A Lifetime Love Affair with the Violin Special Concert by Victoria Martino, violin, and James Lent, piano at Anthaneum Music & Arts Library. $35. 7:30p.m. LJathenaeum.org – 1008 Wall Street, 92037 June 27 – Elvis: A Tribute to The King at the Embarcadero Marina Park South. $25-$55. 7:30 p.m. www.SanDiegoSymphony. org - 1 Marina Park Way, 92101

Alternative June 13 – Dead Feather Moon, Strange Vine, and Chess Wars at Casbah. $10. 9 p.m. www.CasbahMusic. com - 2501 Kettner Boulevard, 92101 June 14 – The Shakedown Daddies at Pal Joey’s. Free 9 p.m. www. PalJoeysOnline.com - 5147 Waring Road, 92120 June 21 – Tornado Magnet at Riviera Supper Club. Free. 9 p.m. www. RivieraSupperClub.com 7777 University Avenue, 91941 Bands, venues, and musiclovers: please submit listings for this calendar by emailing Jen@ScoopSanDiego. com

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Del Cerro, from page 6 Faulconer’s photo. It is worth taking a few minutes to discover the available information. Crime in our neighborhood continues to be low, but warm weather leads to doors and windows being left open. As Adam McElroy, our police Community Relations Officer, states, “Lock your doors, close your windows, and keep valuables out of site in your car.” Over 80 percent of the home and car crimes in our area are attributable to at least one of the above situations. If you want to reach Officer McElroy, use this email address: amcelroy@pd.sandiego.gov. His office phone number is 858-495-7971. Ryley Webb, our City Council representative for Councilmember Scott Sherman, continues to be on top of things in our community. I have recently been contacted by several residents with city-related matters and Webb has followed up immediately. If you have a city- related

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concern, don’t hesitate to contact Webb directly at RWebb@sandiego.gov. You may also reach him at the District 7 office at 619-336-6677. If you are sending a concern or problem from your Smartphone, don’t hesitate to take a photo of the problem and attach it to your email. Councilmember Sherman sends frequent e-newsletter updates about city- and communityrelated matters to all those who have signed up. If you are not receiving the District 7 e-newsletter, go to the city website, click on “City Council” and then on “District 7” to sign up.

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The 2014 Henry Cluster Mini Golf Challenge, sponsored by Henry Cluster STEMM Foundation, will be held on Saturday, May 31! Students were invited to form teams from each of the Cluster schools to design a miniature golf course hole for a community course. The goal of this event is to challenge students to apply their creative and engineering skills to a project that brings families, teachers, and staff of the Patrick Henry High School Cluster together. You are invited to come and play the course at Lewis Middle School from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and vote on your favorite hole. One team’s taking home a trophy this year. For more information on the Patrick Henry Cluster STEMM Foundation, go to hcstemm.org. Keep in tune to our community through sddelcerro.nextdoor.com and the DCAC website at delcerroactioncouncil.org.

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moderator. A special thank you to Jay and Doug, SCAC Elections I am pleased to announce that I will be president and John Pilch will be vice president and secretary for the SCAC for the year 2014-2015. We invite you to attend our meetings, get informed, share your concerns and help us keep San Carlos the highly desirable place to live and play. Contact me if you are interested in becoming a director – I have applications. San Carlos Friends of Library (SCFOL): Sign up today! In recent years, SCFOL has donated an average of $18,000 annually to the San Carlos Branch Library. Most of these funds were matched by the City of San Diego and used to purchase books, programs, and equipment. All membership funds stay without local branch library. Our goal: 40 new members each month in 2014! PHAME! at Patrick Henry High School: Several board members of the Cowles Mountain Community Foundation; Kevin Carlson, president of the PHHS Alumni Association; David Amos, the first music director at PHHS; and several PHHS students went to Los Angeles to see PHHS alumna, Golden Globe-winner and four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening in her acclaimed performance at the Geffen Playhouse, “Ruth Draper Monologues.” The mission was to personally thank Bening for her $40,000 leadership gift to PHAME!, back in 2012, to update her on the project and to let her know that we are honoring her by naming the lobby in PHAME!, the Annette Bening Lobby. Bening was gracious enough to meet with us after her performance to answer questions about her craft, and said she was thrilled about progress on PHAME! and hopes to be present on opening night with her parents, Shirley and Grant Bening, who live in our community. More than 110 chairs have

been sold in the PHAME! Concert Hall to date, but they are going fast since the groundbreaking in March. Other naming opportunities similar to the Annette Bening Lobby are available. Anyone interested in purchasing a chair can do so online at our website, www.CowlesMountain.com or contact Katherine Nakamura at CowlesMountain@cox.net.

DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND HOW LARGE SHOULD IT BE?

At our July 2nd SCAC meeting, our guest speaker will be a representative from the San Diego Fire Department who will talk to us about defensible space and how to help protect our property in several different ways. Defensible space is the area around a structure where combustible vegetation, that can cause fire, has been cleared, reduced or replaced. This space acts as a barrier between an advancing fire and a structure. You need to clear combustible vegetation in a 100 foot radius from any structure. Only the fire agency may authorize you to clear more. If you have an issue you wish us to consider; a question about the community; who our next speaker will be; need a meeting reminder; copy of the agenda or ... please contact me or go to our Facebook page. My contact information is 619-461-6032 and email is mrzeichick@gmail.com. I will get back with you.

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Vote on Tuesday, June 3rd. If you would like your name added to the SCAC Interested Party email list, contact John Pilch at jfpilch@hotmail.com with a copy to me. Your privacy will be respected and neither your name nor email address will be shared with anyone or used for any purpose other than SCAC business. Messages are sent “Bcc” to prevent you from being spammed.

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College-Rolando Friends of the Library

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he College-Rolando branch library is pleased to have received a generous $60,000 bequest from longtime College Area resident Marie Peelman. This welcome gift through the San Diego Public Library Foundation will go to our matching funds program for books, equipment and programs. Estate legacy gifts help the San Diego Public Library remain a vital cornerstone of literacy, education and lifelong learning. Summer is Happening at the College-Rolando Branch Library. Are you ready for something different? Well, the College-Rolando branch of the San Diego Public Library has just the thing! The library’s summer reading program kicks off this year on June 16th with a special family performance by the musical group Raggle Taggle, and continues through August 15th. This year’s theme is “Paws to Read,” celebrating our furry (or not-so-furry) animal friends! Join your family and other community members at all the special events listed below, and sign up to participate in the summer reading program to earn valuable prizes and coupons for how much you read! See the public library’s website for more details (www.sandiego.gov/ public-library). Summer Reading Events at the College-Branch* Music of Raggle Taggle: Monday, June 16 Hands-on Science with Wild Wonders: Friday, June 20 Science explorations with Mad Science: Friday, June 27 Science demonstrations by Krypton Yvonne: Friday, July 11 Comedy and Magic with Craig Stone: Friday, July 18 Storytelling with Literature Comes to Life: Friday, July 25 Fun with Sparkles the Clown: Friday, August 1 Music of Craig Newton: Friday, August 8 Puppetry of Scott Land Marionettes: Friday, August 15 *(All performances begin at 10 a.m. and last approximately 45 minutes.)

The College-Rolando branch also welcomes a new Youth Services Librarian – Jayne Henn. Jayne comes to us from the new Central Library, where

The library’s summer reading program kicks off this year on June 16th with a special family performance by the musical group Raggle Taggle, and continues through August 15th. she worked in Youth Services and with the History Department. Jayne began her professional career in education, having been a classroom teacher and then a consultant for the California State Department of Education. She is excited about being able to help children, teens, and families learn about and use all that the library has to offer. Jayne can be found in the Children’s Area of the College-Rolando branch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Drop by and say, “Hi!” or plan to attend one of the fun and familyfriendly recurring events at the

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dition. No textbooks, please. We’re also looking for volunteers for our book sale room. There’s still time to renew your annual membership if you haven’t already done so, or consider becoming a Friend to support our library programs. The next meeting of the Friends of the College-Rolando Library is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. You can visit our website http://collegerolandolibrary.org to learn about current library events, classes, volunteer opportunities, plus links to San Diego Library and community. Call (619) 5333902 or stop by the library (6600 Montezuma Road, 92115) for more information. The staff of the College-Rolando branch welcomes you!

Admiration, from page 14 home. She was married to Whitey for 53 years until his passing in 2005. She has four granddaughters, one of whom works close by. Her daughters, Nancy and Lori and granddaughter Emily, all work for Kaiser in the neighborhood. Marie knows the value of work. She retired as a quality control supervisor with Mayer Printing in 1992 at age 67 and then devoted her free time to Father Joe’s Village. She represents everything that is community and family. She is a living link to our neighborhood’s past and the bridge to what our future could hold – an example of stability on what it is to be community and neighborly. She’s a powerful woman. A bedrock. Some are impressed with those who make it to the red carpet or a magazine cover. I’m humbled by Marie’s quiet contribution to the fabric of who we are and who we hope to become. I admire her and duly welcome her neighborly love and affection. She is the tangible representation of what I call community character and quality of life in Allied Gardens. I’m Anthony Wagner, president of Allied Gardens Community Council. We represent the community interests of Allied Gardens and Grantville. Check out our new website at AlliedGardens. org. Feel free to call me at (619) 253-4989 or write me a note at AnthonyJohnWagner@gmail.com or tweet @AnthonyWagnerSD.

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Water, from page 1 who are concerned with the effect the measure might have on their water problems. Many of them represent coastal districts that are NOT included in the Central Valley- oriented State Water Project as it currently exists. They want reassurances their water concerns will be addressed as well. Interestingly, politics have come into play, but not necessarily the standard battles between Democrat and Republican. In fact, several measures sponsored by Republicans have already been shot down in flames in various committees, notably measures from Chico’s Dan Logue. The battles developing in both houses are between Democrats who see more surface storage as critical to success and Democrats who advocate for much more environmentally friendly measures to increase our water supply availability. (Glossary: “Surface storage” means more dams and reservoirs, and/or dredging out the silt and sediment that have accrued in some of our older reservoirs. It also means increasing the size and capacity of other reservoirs by raising the dam’s height. A classic example is the more than doubling of San Vicente near Lakeside. “Groundwater storage” means increased recharging of existing underground aquifers to much higher levels.) Hueso’s measure, SB 1250, will be heard in a couple of weeks by various committees who will

There are questions that will have to be answered in all these measures.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? Right now, no one knows that, and we may not until the final adoption of the end result. Many of the legislators involved say that might not matter right now. But it certainly WILL matter to California voters. Many voters have been scared enough by the ongoing drought that it’ll be easier for them to vote for the bond. But is “many” enough to pass it? We’ll see.

WHO GETS TO SPEND THE MONEY?

There is a plan, or part of one, to build a 26 billion dollar twin pipeline under and around the Delta to alleviate that problem. have to pass on it, and there will have to be a bill coming out of the Assembly that would marry well with the Senate bill. The best bet right now for that might be a bill carried by Fresno Assemblyman Henry Perea. It, like Hueso’s bill, is heavy on more surface storage, as well as addressing the concerns

of the environmental community, insofar as that is possible. Aracely Campa, Hueso’s go-to person on the water bill, says the process is playing out as most measures of this sort have to play out. “Senator Hueso is working with the members of the Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee to address the concerns the coastal districts have expressed, and also to be sure the Delta is protected. His bill was pulled from a Committee hearing last week so he could try to accomplish all that. It’ll go back before the Committee shortly.” One bill sponsored by Republicans is still alive in the Assembly- a 7.9 billion measure by Frank Bigelow and Connie Conway.

This is a much bigger question than you might imagine. Will it be various water districts needing new and improved facilities? Will it be cities and counties? Will it be nine existing water conservancy boards that have done a decent job parceling out money in the past? Will it be the state legislature, in an effort to retain control and pick and choose projects and plans they like?

WHAT ABOUT THE DELTA? Just about every measure currently under consideration has some amount of money set aside for maintenance and protection of the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta, the hingepoint for the existing State Water Project. The old, extremely fragile levees in the Delta are in dire need of repair

and renovation. If the Delta collapses, and it could, the existing State Water Project would likely cease to function, making water transfer from north to south virtually impossible. There is a plan, or part of one, to build a 26 billion dollar twin pipeline under and around the Delta to alleviate that problem. It’s a plan that many experts have already said won’t work, but it has one major, powerful proponent, whose voice seems to override the objections. That leads to the last question that must be answered somewhere along the line:

WHAT ABOUT JERRY BROWN? He is, of course, the lead voice in the “Let’s build the tunnels” chorus. It’s his idea. So, how will he react to whatever bond issue comes out of the Legislature? Will he see it as something the state needs to do, or will he see it as something that would wipe out the need for the tunnels?. Stay tuned. Whatever is going to get done will have to get done by June 26th. If it isn’t, the Legislature will have to remove that original pork barrel measure from the ballot, leaving no measure at all, and leaving the Legislators looking like they just didn’t care enough about the problem to get things done. Not one of them wants that.

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San Carlos Friends of the Library

June 15 thru August 15, our libraries offer a FREE Summer Reading Program (SRP) to keep minds sharp and entertained during the lazy days of summer.

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August events. These programs are FREE to you; their cost, about $2200, is shared by SCFOL and the City of San Diego’s Matching Funds program.

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t IS that time of year. Plants sprout forth from the soil and kids spring forth from school rooms. If you haven’t yet filled your summer activity calendar, June 15 thru August 15, our libraries offer a FREE Summer Reading Program (SRP) to keep minds sharp and entertained during the lazy days of summer. Be one of our San Carlos Branch’s 500+ patrons who each summer read 10+ books and win valuable prizes. Sign up on line or at the library. This year’s theme is “Paws to Read,” and is open to ALL age groups at the San Carlos Branch Library. From June 18-August 13, the Wednesday Storytime @ 2:00 slot, will be taken over by delightful--special entertainers. June 18 is music with Clint Perry; June 25 is the Razzle Dazzle Magic. In addition, Thursdays @ 12:30, we are teaming up with Linda Hawley from the Mission Trails Regional

Park to introduce our youth to the “PAWS” that inhabit the Navajo Canyon area. Youth will love the Native American animal folklore; examine animal pelts, track castings, and skulls; discuss animal life cycles, habitats and diets. The first of this series will be June 26. Click on our website’s “Youth” tab for all SRP June -

YOUTH: Steam2 Academy and tutoring will take a summer hiatus; Tuesdays @ 4:00 is Yoga for kids; Fridays @ 10:00: preschool storytime; June 13, 20. 27 @ 4:30 for ages 3-6 is Character Building. June 11 @5:30 is teen Movie & Pizza Night. HELP!!!! We are in desperate need of young, strong patrons to help store books from 3:00-5:30 at the end of our monthly Used Book Sales. We offer fun work with benefits. Leave a note for Jim or Ron or just show up! ADULTS: June 10-July 3: Art show, oils & acrylics by Johnny Wargo and Norma Cirello. June

27 @ 2:00: local professor and historical-novel author of “Four Seasons,” Laurel Corona, talks about “Putting Women Back in the Story.” OASIS: June 20 @ 1:00: Patrick Anderson takes us to the “Gardens of Ireland.” June 12 @ 12:30: Librarian’s Book Club is reading “Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Mondays @ 1:00-5:00, Crafters’ Circle meets—they knit, sew, and make jewelry—just for fun and in preparation of the SCFOL sponsored “Just Around the Corner Craft Fair,” on October 11. Click on our website’s “Fund Raiser” tab for more information, and “Adult Programs-Just For Fun” tab for more ongoing adult programs. Our 40 per month membership drive is slowing down—speed it up--JOIN THE FRIENDS! LifeMemberships remain at $250. Family memberships are just $20. Sign up for the SRP and we’ll see you at the library checking out books and at the June 7 Used Book Sale. Vote June 3. All programs are FREE--details at www.sancarlosfriendsofthelibrary.org.

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A P.B. for Green’s Jog-A-Thon Fundraiser Karen

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Might be the toughest golf course in town! Karen

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Mission Times Courier

he Henry Cluster STEMM Foundation, an organization dedicated to enriching science, technology, engineering, math, and music and arts education in the eleven schools of the Patrick Henry Cluster, is excited to host the 2014 Henry Cluster Mini Golf Challenge. Teams of students from kindergarten through twelfth grade have been working hard all year to design and build mini golf holes, and they’ve been having a pretty good time doing it. A true community effort, the Mini Golf Challenge has benefited from local organizations and professionals who have generously provided assistance and support. The STEMM Foundation distributed basic building kits of plywood and a few lengths of lumber to get them started. Eric Chamberlain, the San Carlos Branch Library Children’s Librarian, assembled a cart full of how-to books, magazines, and manuals, ranging from basic carpentry to wiring electrical circuits for participants to

browse and check out. Graphic designer Luisa Lopez (and adult team mentor to “The Tiki Techno Techies”) donated her time not only working with students but also contributed a logo to the event. Jose Reynoso and Tina Gerstler-Reynoso are adult team mentors to the “Hardy Har Hars,” a group of fifth graders from Hardy Elementary School. These students faced the challenges not only of creating a mini golf hole but also of learning how to work with construction tools and materials and how to move through the creation process, from design to implementation. It was especially hard, Reynoso said, to keep the students focused on completing steps in sequence when they wanted to jump immediately to the final stage of the project. Mostly, though, they had fun working with each other and sharing the pride of building a machine that works. The high school participants had their share of fun, too. Patrick Henry junior Jordan DeWyse, a member of the team “The Patriots,” said that “being able to work together as a group of friends

was definitely the best part of the project.” He also emphasized how working on his team taught him about group dynamics. “Working on a team allowed us to get more done and have more ideas, which really helped our overall design,” he said. “The challenge [of building a mini golf hole] was very hands-on and exciting and I hope to see this challenge prosper in the coming years.” The Henry Cluster Mini Golf Challenge culminates on Saturday, May 31, when the teams set up their mini golf holes at Lewis Middle School (5170 Greenbrier Avenue). The public is invited to come admire their creations and play the course from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Attendees will get to vote on their favorite hole; the winning team will take home a trophy to display at their school. The event will also include student performances and exhibits of student work. Admission, including playing the mini golf holes, is free. More information about the Henry Cluster STEMM Foundation and the Henry Cluster Mini Golf Challenge is available online at http://www.hcstemm. org.

reen Elementary students raised nearly $60,000 during their Jog-A-Thon on April 9th, smashing all previous fundraising records. The annual PTA-sponsored fundraiser provides the music, art and P.E. education at the school. Green principal Dr. Bruce Ferguson knew the kids raised more than the original $30K goal but did not find out the exact figure — $59,846 — until an assembly where he played a “Price Is Right”-style game. “We are really fortunate that the Jog-A-Thon supports our programs. It is in great thanks to our school community,” Dr. Ferguson said. “This is the most ever raised by any school I have been in.” The students ran a total of 11,902 laps, or 1,488 miles. Caden Romaine Gleim, a fourth-grader and avid athlete, ran 49 laps — the most by an individual student. “I ran 46 laps last year — one behind the school leader but he was in fifth grade, so he wasn’t here this year. I always improve on my record so I think I can squeeze 50 next year. “I like running to keep fit for competitive soccer. It clears

my mind and helps me be where I want to be. I couldn’t have done it without my track team, the Boltz. I can’t wait for [the Jog-A-Thon] next year,” Caden said. Green is an athletic magnet school, and one of a few schools with dedicated music and art teachers. “Elementary music has been cut as a whole,” Green’s music teacher Kristy Aragon said. “Music programs are few and far between now [at the elementary level]. This is my

third year here, which is the third year the position has been PTA-funded.” The PTA would like to thank major sponsors Sparkletts, KIND, Lightspeed Outdoors, GEICO, Windmill Farms and Nicolosi’s Italian Restaurant & Catering, among many others.

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Black soot covers homes, families are displaced and first responders are stretched thin. Fire season arrived early and ferociously in San Diego. Protecting and preventing disasters and taking care of our community when disasters occur are the work of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Each day, these brave men and women leave their families behind to risk their lives to help our community. Without question, they are heroes. But our city government can only do so much to support public services. Charitable partnerships have proven to be an effective means of meeting the needs of the Department to help it meet its one true goal: serving the citizens of San Diego. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department serves not only the City of San Diego, but when the need arises, our entire region as well, as has been most evident with the fires in May. The San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation works directly with the Department to identify unmet equipment, training and technology needs. A gift to the San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation will help provide our first responders with the necessary tools they need to support our community during a major wildfire, in addition to the hundreds of emergency calls they respond to each and every day. San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation’s support starts where City budget stops. You can help our world-class Fire-Rescue Department stay at the top of its ability to serve and protect our region. In these times of crisis, the citizens of San Diego have always been very caring and generous to those in need, including the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and our first responders. Today, we need you more than ever before. Join us in making San Diego and the surrounding region safer for our first responders, our citizens and their families. Sincerely,

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