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Marines Recruits Train with Local Gym PAGE 3 VOLUME 13, ISSUE 42

Feed the Need

Leading up to Oct. 21 Hunger Walk, FAM sees increase in food-assistance requests E Y E O N S C / PAG E 6

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This year’s Hunger Walk, hosted by Family Assistance Ministries (FAM), takes place Oct. 21 at the San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville. Photo: File

CUSD Cuts Ties with Foundation that Raised Funds on Its Behalf EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

Triton Girls Volleyball Continues Major Turnaround into Playoffs SPORTS/PAGE 24

Q&A with San Clemente Surfer Griffin Colapinto SURF/PAGE 26

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Saturday, Oct. 13, the recruits did various exercises and concluded their day with a run through central San Clemente.

“The program is designed to get mentally and physically prepared for boot camp,” Schultz said. “Once you enter the Marine Corps, you could spend eight months to a year in the delayed entry program. We spend time getting you ready to go as you enter boot camp.”

This particular program is optional, but Schultz said recruits will need to do some kind of training on their own.

Five things San Clemente should know this week Trustees Adopt Resolution to Sever Ties with CUSD Foundation THE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 10, adopted a resolution effectively distancing the district from an organization that raises funds for it.

The Board Voted 5-0, with trustees Patricia Holloway and Amy Hanacek absent, to vote in favor of the resolution.

It was brought for the board’s consideration after concerns were raised about how the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation for Education was managing funds it raised for the district.

The resolution calls for the district to direct the CUSD Foundation to “cease and desist from raising funds as the CUSD or Capistrano Unified School District Foundation, or in any way that suggests to unwitting donors that the CUSD Foundation is endorsed by, or any form associated with, the Capistrano Unified School District.”

It also says that there will be a continued effort to educate community stakeholders such as PTAs, booster clubs and schoolconnected organizations about alternatives to the foundation.

According to a board report, the CUSD Foundation issued a statement on April 12 indicating that its Board of Directors became aware of “serious financial irregularities” believed to involve a former executive director who resigned in December 2017.

The report notes that on April 27 the district, concerned with the possible mismanagement of funds, requested that the foundation turn over all funds in its possession that were raised for the benefit of district schools. The district also requested the foundation turn over an accounting of all financial transactions and that all pending and future requests for donations be presented to the district’s deputy Superintendent.

On May 2, the foundation denied those requests, stating that it would be illegal to transfer or turn over funds or approval authority to a public school district.

The report says the district officials researched that claim and found that the law did not preclude the foundation from doing those things.

Despite emails and face-to-face meetings, the foundation had not met the district’s demands as of the Oct. 10 meeting, the report says.

Trustee Martha McNicholas responded San Clemente Times October 18-24, 2018

Marine recruits attend an optional pre-boot camp training session with OC Athletix in San Clemente on Saturday, Oct. 13. Photo: Eric Heinz

to two public speakers asking the district not to sever ties with the foundation.

McNicholas said the foundation had been having “problems” for at least a couple years. That, paired with the recent evidence of financial mismanagement and limited cooperation, left the district with no choice but to adopt the resolution, she said.

“We’re concerned that the foundation is using CUSD’s name to raise money and then we don’t know where it goes,” she said. “And we’ve really tried, like I say, over the last year and a half to try to figure this out, and it’s just come to the point where we just really have to distance ourselves from this issue.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The resolution notes that the superintendent or her designee “shall take any and all lawful action” to implement the resolution, including financial audits, efforts to enforce transparency and legal action. —Alex Groves

Man with Mexican Police ID Arrested on Suspicion of Meth Trafficking THE LATEST: A man who identified himself as a police officer from Mexico was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 9, just south of San Clemente after police officers discovered 50 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Highway Interdiction Team pulled over Miguel Patron, 41, of Ensenada, who was carrying a police identification badge when he was apprehended.

“He was being very furtive, much more nervous than deputies would expect for a vehicle code violation,” said Carrie Braun, OCSD public information manager. “Deputies asked for consent to search his vehicle and he consented, and they brought the narcotics detection dog who alerted authorities.”

Braun said she wasn’t sure where the

methamphetamine was stashed but that it amounted to about 50 pounds. Braun also said OCSD tried to figure out where Patron was heading, but it was unable to determine his destination.

WHAT’S NEXT: Patron has been booked on suspicion of transportation of a controlled substance and use of a hidden compartment to conceal a controlled substance. He was booked in the San Diego County Jail in Vista on a bail of $200,000. —Eric Heinz

Harvest Festival Takes Place Friday, Oct. 19 THE LATEST: San Clemente Playschool will host its annual Harvest Festival to celebrate the changing of the seasons from 10 a.m.noon on Friday, Oct. 19, at Tierra Grande Park, located at 399 Camino Tierra Grande in San Clemente. Children will be invited to decorate pumpkins, participate in carnival booth games, enjoy festive arts and crafts, march in a costume parade and more. Children may wear their Halloween costumes.

WHAT’S NEXT: Registration is available online at www.san-clemente.org/recreation. The program fee is $15 for children 3-5 years old, registration barcode is No. 5306. For more information call 949.429.8797. Parents welcome but not required to attend. —Staff

Marine Recruits Get Pre-Boot Camp Training in San Clemente THE LATEST: Manuel Colon-Perez, a former sergeant in the U.S. Marines and Sgt. Adam Schultz began this introductory training in order to help new recruits.

At OC Athletix in San Clemente on

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WHAT’S NEXT: Some of the recruits haven’t had any physical training prior to enlisting in the Marines, and charting their progress is critical. This was the first program since OC Athletix did a trial run three years ago, Colon-Perez said. —EH

Lawsuit against TCA Seeks Constitutionality Ruling on Toll Road Collections THE LATEST: In 2016, Penny Davidi Borsuk filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) demanding that the court find the methods in which the agencies collect tolls to be unconstitutional.

Now in U.S. District Court, the lawsuit is scheduled for a trial date in January, according to federal court records.

Helen Zeldes, the attorney working for the plaintiff, said some of the claims in the lawsuit include accusations of constitutional privacy violations, statutorily due process claims and constitutional client claims and California consumer law claims.

“Where we are right now is we have a trial date in January, and there’s currently a stay in place pending pre-trial mediation, and the parties are going to mediation before trial to try to resolve the matter,” Zeldes said.

WHAT’S NEXT: The main claim Zeldes said the lawsuit seeks is to stop the dissemination of people’s personal identification used on The Toll Roads the TCA manages. Recently, several lawsuits were certified by the federal court to be tried as a class-action lawsuit.

Public affairs officials with the TCA said it is the organization’s policy to not comment on ongoing litigation.

FIND OUT MORE: The city of San Clemente will host a Toll Road forum from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Community Center, located at 100 N. Calle Seville. The forum will include members of the City Council, TCA, Caltrans and Orange County Transportation Authority to discuss the latest environmental study draft documents related to the TCA’s proposed toll roads and managed lanes. —EH www.sanclementetimes.com

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Viewing an Icon Pier Pride to host Light up the Pier Oct. 25

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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s the month of Pier Pride continues, the nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for the iconic structure’s maintenance hosted a cruise by the Pier on Thursday, Oct. 11.

Members of the Pier Pride organization spoke about the history of the structure and shared some personal stories about having grown up near it.

Ken Nielsen spoke shortly after the boat left Dana Point Harbor, as did Don Hansen and Joel Mathison.

Pier Pride will host its annual Light up the Pier event starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the structure, where people will use their flashlights or cell phones to literally illuminate the Pier. Visit www.pierpride.org for more information. SC

(Clockwise from top left) Ken Nielsen, right, speaks to cruise attendees of Pier Pride on Oct. 11. The San Clemente Pier as seen from the ocean on Oct. 11. Members of the Pier Pride organization gathered to take photos from the ocean-view perspective with the San Clemente Pier in the background. Photos: Eric Heinz

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Feed The Need

Family Assistance Ministries to host annual walk on Sunday, Oct. 21

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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arious factors have contributed to Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) seeing an increase in its registration for food.

FAM, which serves the needs of people who are either homeless or in danger of ending up on the streets, is reporting a substantial increase in the number of people it’s served in the last year.

Tie a Ribbon Week dedicated to drug-free life kicks off with parade

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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stream of people wearing red flowed down Avenida Del Mar on Monday, Oct. 15, as schools in San Clemente kicked off Red Ribbon Week, which is designated as a commitment for students to live drug-free lives.

“Last fiscal year, we saw 11,393 people and 89,952 encounters, so it’s an average of six times per person, but people were coming more often because they needed food,” said Mary Gray Perdue, the executive director of FAM. The organization is headquartered in San Clemente and has distribution offices in Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel.

According to the Orange County Community Indicators, which is compiled by the Orange County Department of Education and several health organizations, one in six children in Orange County was identified as living in poverty. San Clemente’s index noted between 3.7 and 5.6 percent are in that demographic.

“We’re seeing an increase in seniors who aren’t covered for prescriptions, and they can’t (pay) rent,” Perdue said. “We have a senior day now, the last Thursday of the month, to help out with three senior centers locally.”

Perdue said due to the increase in requests for food assistance, FAM has increased some of its workload.

“We’ve added on some additional runs to grocery stores, and (FAM has become) part of national pilot programs for Starbucks’ Feed America and Second Harvey Food Bank,” Perdue said, adding that they’re trying to raise more funds to match the programs’ requirements. “We don’t have an exact number, but we’ve had a lot more people engaging our workforce development crew. When this happens, we see if it is possible for them to get higher earnings or a position that pays more.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent and the cost of food specifically rose 1.4 percent nationwide, which may or may not be a contributing factor to the increase in food assistance requests.

In recent months, FAM received criticism from San Clemente residents who accused the nonprofit of enabling homeless people

to sustain themselves by bringing them food to places such as North Beach or the canyons, where homeless people have been photographed residing.

Since then, Perdue said, they’ve been proactive in trying to curb deliveries of food outside their grounds.

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the FAM Hunger Walk, which raised $109,000 last year, and Perdue said the organization is trying to raise more this year. The funds go toward supporting the food program and “fresh rescues.”

The event starts with check-in at 12:30 p.m. and the walk begins at 2 p.m. at the San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville, up to El Camino Real and south to Ralphs before returning to the starting point, about 2.5 miles in all.

There will be a band performing as well as a magician and face-painting, with Las Golondrinas catering the event.

For more information and to register, visit www.family-assistance.org. SC

Mayor Tim Brown spoke at the event and presented Jan Sener with a plaque honoring her for 30-plus years of working on Red Ribbon Week.

Dana Point Police Services Chief Lt. Margie Sheehan also spoke at the event in place of San Clemente’s Chief Lt. Mike Peters, sharing a story about her own family’s downfall with opioid abuse.

During the week, students are asked to make a pledge to not abuse or use drugs and to educate others about the hazards of such substances.

For more information about the week, visit www.redribbon.org. SC

Students of the San Clemente High School marching band perform during a parade on Avenida Del Mar for Red Ribbon Week on Monday, Oct. 15. Photos: Eric Heinz

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NEWS BITES

Community Meetings

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Rotarians to Participate in ASYMCA Concrete Beach on Friday Volunteers from the Rotary Club of San Clemente will join the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton in feeding students from the Marine Combat Training Battalion. Volunteers will serve classic American cuisine for the training battalion students.

The Rotary Club of San Clemente is always looking for new members to join in fellowship and service with opportunities such as Concrete Beach. Other philanthropic initiatives of the club include maintaining Little Free Libraries around town with children’s books supplied by Beach Town Books; supporting a Medical Center in Santa Catarina Mita, Guatemala; and providing adaptive bicycles to specialneeds children with Special Spokes.

Rotary Club of San Clemente meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wedgewood at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, 150 E. Avenida Magdalena. Dinner is free for first-time guests. You can also find the club on Facebook, Instagram, or at www. sanclementerotary.org.

Spent Nuclear Fuel Meeting Residents Organized for a Safe Environment (ROSE) will host a forum on the spent nuclear fuel at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) with Dr. Tom English and Joe Moross. The organization said in a press release that it will discuss the current state of the fuel as well as the possibility of installing independent real-time radiation monitoring. The symposium takes place from 3-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 1201 Puerta Del Sol, Suite 100, in San Clemente. For more information about the organization, visit www.residentsorganizedforasafeenvironment.wordpress.com

People’s March against Bullying October is National Anti-Bullying Month, and San Clemente High School’s Cool 2 Be Kind students have begun preparations for their seventh annual People’s March Against Bullying, which will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Main Beach in Laguna Beach.

More than 300 people are expected to attend, according to event organizers.

The National Association of People Against Bullying (NAPAB.org) has sponsored the event the past seven years. In San Clemente Times October 18-24, 2018

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

SC EXCHANGE CLUB MEETING Noon. San Clemente Exchange Club meets on most Thursdays at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. Wedgewood Restaurant. 150 E. Avenida Magdalena.

949.412.6301. www.exchangeclubsc.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

San Clemente Rotarians will help feed Marine Combat Training Battalion members on Friday, Oct. 19, at the concrete beach at Camp Pendleton. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente Rotary/Susan Nespor

addition to providing support to bullied children and their families, NAPAB helps schools across the world begin their own chapters of Cool 2 Be Kind.

For questions, contact Anna Mendez, Executive Director/ National Association of People Against Bullying at 949.212.2246, anna@napab.org.

Sponsor a Senior Age Well Senior Services is asking people to purchase a ticket for a San Clemente senior to attend the Annual Age Well Seniors’ Prom fundraiser that benefits Meals on Wheels.

A night of dancing and dinner titled “Harvest Moon” will take place from 5-9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine.

Tickets are $55 each. Call 949.855.8033 to purchase tickets for seniors. The Dorothy Visser Senior Center is located 117 Avenida Victoria in San Clemente and can be reached at 949.498.3322.

Shopping Extravaganza Raises More Than $53,000 The Outlets at San Clemente hosted about 1,700 attendees at its fourth annual Shopping Extravaganza charity fundraiser on Oct. 6, which raised $53,205 to benefit 36 local nonprofits. The Outlets at San Clemente donated $25 for every $35 ticket purchased to a local nonprofit organization of the shopper’s choice. Since the first event in 2015, Outlets at San Clemente’s Shopping Extravaganza has raised more than $189,000 for various South Orange County nonprofits.

“The success of Shopping Extravaganza would not be possible without our gener-

ous community that makes it their mission to give back to deserving local nonprofits tackling key issues facing Orange County,” said Nicky See, marketing director at Outlets at San Clemente.

In its first four years, Outlets at San Clemente increased City of San Clemente tax revenue, employing thousands of workers and donating more than $100,000 in goods and services to community nonprofits each year, according to a press release.

COA Golf Tournament Community Outreach Alliance (COA) will host its second annual Charity Golf Classic 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at Bella Collina San Clemente.

People can purchase tickets for golf and/ or the Happy Hour Event, which includes appetizers, live entertainment from Ava Domini and Sage Escalante, and participate in the silent auction. The golf tournament uses a scramble format.

The day’s event is dedicated to focusing on raising awareness and funds for COA in order for the organization to continue to provide free activities and awareness programs for the youth and families in San Clemente.

COA is also in its fourth session of the Thrive Alive program, which is a free seven-week course that educates middle through high school students on the current culture that can draw them into making unhealthy choices.

For more information, visit www.communityoutreachalliance.com.

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CHALLENGING CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 10-11:30 a.m. A faith-based cancer support group for patients, survivors and caregivers to help encourage and give hope to people whose lives have been affected by cancer.

Heritage Christian Fellowship, 190 Avenida La Pata, San Clemnte. 949.361.1022. www.heritagesc.org.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

DEL MAR FARMERS’ MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday.

Avenida Del Mar. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

SUNRISE ROTARY 7:15 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Course Signature Grille. 990 Avenida Talega. www.scsunriserotary.com.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (BILY) MEETING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meets every Tuesday.

Because I Love You (BILY) helps parents find solutions to any crisis they are experiencing due to their children’s (adult or minor) poor choices.

Presbyterian Church. 119 Avenida De La Estrella. www.bilysc.org.

SAN CLEMENTE TOASTMASTERS 7 p.m. The club meets every Tuesday, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for social and networking time. San Clemente Baha’i Center.

3316 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente. 805.794.0653. www.sanclementetoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24

KIWANIS SAN CLEMENTE Noon. Kiwanis San Clemente meets on most Wednesdays. Fratello’s Italian Restaurant, 647 Camino De Los Mares No. 126, San Clemente. www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

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That distant radio station you can sometimes pick up in San Clemente, AM 660, comes from Window Rock, Arizona, seat of the Navajo Nation. A monument there salutes the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII. Photo: Fred Swegles

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Airwaves Flow to California from Navajo Nation

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ey, San Clemente. Just for fun, see if your car radio can lock onto AM 660.

The search button took me there, quite by chance, early one evening.

AM 660 opened up a whole new world: KTNN, voice of The Navajo Nation.

I was clueless at first. I found myself listening to vigorous voices, chanting loudly in a strange language, backed by a pounding drum.

Clearly, it was indigenous music. What was the message? What language? Where from? It went on for maybe five minutes. I was transfixed.

I thought, “How am I hearing this beside the beach in San Clemente?”

The radio host came on, speaking some mystery dialect, interspersed with occasional words and numbers in English.

The next few songs were, what? Country Western? An interesting crossover from indigenous tunes. Strangest music mix I’ve ever heard, Navajo and country.

When I finally heard the call letters announced in English, I looked up KTNN. It comes to San Clemente from Window Rock, Arizona, about 500 miles away.

I began tuning in whenever I could. I found I could only get KTNN in select parts of San Clemente, only in late afternoon or evening. If you leave the dial on 660 at other times of day, it’s solid static.

When there’s reception, it can be crystal clear or spotty.

Early in the day, I could never lock onto 660. AM 670 dominates.

That’s an Iranianlanguage station in Los Angeles, interesting in itself, but it didn’t excite my curiosity like KTNN’s Navajo chantCOASTLINES

By Fred Swegles ing does.

I decided I had to visit Window Rock. On Google Maps, it’s shown as the seat of the Navajo Nation.

There’s a Navajo Nation Museum. “I’m there,” I told myself.

The natural setting is fairytale gorgeous, like a scene from those animated Disney Cars movies. “Window Rock” is a natural stone formation resembling a giant donut, with trees visible inside the hole. The Navajo have made it the backdrop for their government buildings.

What prettier place to have to go fight a traffic ticket or lobby your government?

The Navajo Nation Museum is surrounded by its own bigger-than-life rock formations. So is the Navajo Zoo. A monument honors the Navajo Code Talkers, who helped the U.S. win World War II by devising secret communications the

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Japanese couldn’t crack.

I left a phone message with the radio station. I wanted to tell the bilingual deejays (who do segments of their commentary in steady English) that they have a fan in San Clemente.

The museum has a scenic, informative film about the Navajo that may entice you to explore the region and learn more about the people and culture. The museum’s current exhibit is about the U.S.-Navajo Treaty of 1868, describing a forced relocation of Navajo people from their homeland. You can read how those who survived a horrific march were later able to return home, albeit saddled with dubious treaty terms designed to benefit settlers and commerce.

My trip to KTNN began with a train journey, 30 hours on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief to New Mexico. I visited cultural sites in and around Albuquerque. I drove a rental car three hours to Window Rock, which straddles the New Mexico-Arizona border, while also taking in some sights along what’s left of historic Route 66. I listened to KTNN the whole way.

Try to tune in sometime. Close your eyes and experience the rush of being on the edge of the Pacific, hearing a distant sovereign nation in the desert, chanting about who knows what, a world away from San Clemente.

Fred Swegles is a longtime San Clemente resident with more than 46 years of journalism experience in the city. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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SOAPBOX

Letters to The Editor SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION DONALD GLASGOW, San Clemente

Lately, I and many other citizens of San Clemente have begun hearing more and more about our many problems and challenges from the candidates running for City Council.

There tends to be an overabundance of issues ranging from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), homelessness, hospital lawsuit, districting, employee morale, other lawsuits, a bureaucratic planning/permit department, sober living homes, citizen safety, toll road challenges, budget dilemmas and other matters that need to be dealt with.

Our city seems to have a serious cash flow challenge of late. Maybe it’s time to get more serious about our need for more revenue/money? I think so.

Let’s aggressively take care of existing businesses so that they can thrive, seek new revenue-producing businesses, get serious about economic development, introduce an aggressive visitor organization to help bring in more visitors to our city, who spend money at our stores, restaurants and a wide range of other services that produce sales-tax revenues for our city.

Can’t we as a city do a better job of totally embracing the Outlets at San Clemente to help them dramatically increase sales that will substantially increase our city sales-tax revenues? Why do we not have an important economic development outreach to attract more businesses to our city? What happened? We had this presence in the past and it worked. Let’s not wait for business and sales-tax revenues to come our way. Let’s reach out everywhere with more revenue-producing ideas.

NO ON MEASURE V JOE JANIS and TRICIA MADING, San Clemente

We at Protect Our Neighborhoods encourage all residents to vote “no” on Measure V, which seeks to break San Clemente into five separate voting districts.

In 2001, the California Voting Rights Act was passed to make it easier for minority groups in California to prove that their votes are being diluted in at-large elections. San Clemente does not need district elections because we don’t have areas with large minority populations that cause dilution of votes.

With our current at-large election process, all San Clemente residents are on a level playing field. Any qualified resident may choose to run for Council during any election period. Residents can vote for whom they want, when they want. With district elections, residents will only be able to vote once every four years for a candidate in San Clemente Times October 18-24, 2018

the district in which they reside. If passed, Measure V will not only severely limit our voting rights, it will also greatly enhance the ability of special interest groups to obtain their self-serving objectives.

Measure V got its origin when a few residents and some out-of-town businessmen were upset with a decision our City Council made concerning sober living homes and vacation rentals operating in our residential neighborhoods. A special interest group was formed. The group actually hired non-residents to come to San Clemente and solicit signatures for their districting petition. You may remember these solicitors collecting signatures at some of our local stores. During the next few weeks, special interest groups will be sending out mailers and posting ads in support of Measure V. They will also tell us whom we should and shouldn’t vote for.

Throw those fliers away.

San Clemente has been able to maintain its small-town charm because our City Councilmembers represent all of San Clemente when they vote, not special interest groups that try to change us for their own gains. Protect San Clemente and vote “no” on Measure V.

ETHICS PROBLEMS AT CITY HALL TONY RUBOLINO, San Clemente

San Clemente is facing a serious issue with lack of integrity in its executive management. This has been shown to be true through public complaints and scathing employee survey results.

Mid-June, a sign was posted at OHBC and VHAC stating the pool hours were being reduced because of the need to fund two deputies. When the public complained, Assistant City Manager Erik Sund responded: 1. “Management was not aware of the sign…” (Proved to be misleading. A sign was directed by management).

2. “A staffer effected (sic) by the cuts decided to put that sign up without seeking approval…” (Proved to be misleading).

3. “It has been an emotional issue…”

(Proved to be misleading. Clear intent to portray sign author as emotional).

4. “But…we also expect that all of us will be professional about it…” (Implied someone acted unprofessionally when they followed directions).

Mr. Sund also sent a similar email to Mayor Tim Brown, creating a press release published by the SC Times and posted on the city’s website.

An email was later produced and proved that a sign was directed by management and that management wanted the public to be told the change in hours was to fund deputies. It was not an emotional, unprofessional employee acting in a random manner as implied by Mr. Sund.

The email clearly tells employees to post hours and “… let them know (customers) that the City Council approved a series of budget cuts to support the funding of the two deputies.” This is the divisive language Mr. Sund stated in the SC Times that the city had no intention of

putting into the sign. To say management wasn’t behind this is simply deceptive.

The city managers want to blame every cut on the expense of adding deputies.

Why? Because they want to make safety in San Clemente seem painful and expensive to residents. More than ever, safety must be a priority in our town.

We deserve integrity in our city’s executive management. The employee survey results and this latest example indicate something is seriously wrong at City Hall.

HARKEY FOR CONGRESS BRIAN L. MARYOTT, San Juan Capistrano

Life in the 49th Congressional District is good. Our economy is strong, unemployment is low and businesses are flourishing. That means more people are working and enjoying and enhancing our local economy. Our high school and college graduates are seeing better opportunities and a brighter future.

Diane Harkey has lived in this district for more than 30 years, serving in elected office for more than 15 years. She understands our issues and has helped our district evolve over time into the strong cities and communities they are today.

But, we are all at risk of losing what we hold dear. The democrat’s agenda would limit all of us to a government-run health care system, and one estimated to cost $32 trillion! Sadly, they mock the middle-class tax relief, and relief for our employers and entrepreneurs. A democrat-majority Congress would have us facing oppressive taxes and regulations that we simply can’t afford.

Diane Harkey has a sensible and realistic approach to solving so many of the issues we face and will work across the aisle as she always has done to get our district and Southern California the federal funding and programs that we need. She has not shied away from tackling some of our biggest problems, expediting the removal of spent fuel at San Onofre, improving access to mental health services for our veterans and our families, and keeping taxes in check so we all can afford to live in this district we love. Her opponent offers no relevant experience, just personal attacks and divisive rhetoric.

At this hopeful but anxious time in our country’s history, we need real experience, practical solutions and a plan. We need Diane Harkey for Congress in the 49th district.

VOTE LEVIN TO PROTECT SURF, BEACHES AND SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY ZOHEB DAVAR, Mission Viejo

There’s an important election this November to represent people who live in northern San Diego County and South Orange County, where I grew up and where my family and friends live.

This is to inform you of one candidate, Mike Levin, and why his lifelong work for environmental sustainability would serve us all.

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Mike has dedicated his career to supporting environmental sustainability through the advancement of clean energy innovation. The organization he founded, Sustain OC, helped lay the foundation for the cleantech industry. And the California Center for Sustainable Energy, where he sat on the board of directors, was actually where I was first introduced to clean technology and catalyzed my career in sustainability.

Having an environmental champion represent the 49th Congressional district that has miles and miles of SoCal beaches makes sense to me. So many of the memorable experiences I had during my years at Capo Valley High School and SDSU took place on the beaches that Mike has worked to protect throughout his career.

As a congressman, Mike’s efforts will be amplified.

If you like to go to the beaches or surf in Orange County, you should care about this election. I learned to surf in front of the nuclear plant at San Onofre. Those are still my favorite waves, but those waves are in jeopardy. In the event of an earthquake, the hazardous nuclear waste sitting there could seep into the ocean and that would mean no more surfing or enjoying the beaches at Churches, Old Man’s or Trails for decades. Mike’s priority is to get the nuclear waste off the California coast quickly and safely.

You can see Mike’s stance on other government issues on his website, www. mikelevin.org. There, it states, “On top of championing environmental policies, Mike will fight for Medicare for all, affordable higher education, preventing gun violence, protecting Social Security, a woman’s right to choose, and a $15 federal minimum wage.”

The election is Nov. 6; make sure you’re registered at www.usvotefoundation.org/ and vote!

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yogis and beer drinkers at Yoga on Tap. $10 for an hour of yoga and pint of beer.

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FREE GUITAR LESSONS 5-6 p.m. Free beginner-level acoustic guitar lessons for middle-school to college-age youth every Monday.

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Thursday | 18 FALL JAZZ SERIES 6 p.m. Vocalist Meloney Collins and Club 33 will perform their jazz favorites. Tickets are $10 at the door and $15 for preordered dinner. Casino San Clemente, 140 W. Avenida Pico. 949.369.6600. www.casinojazz.brownpapertickets.com.

TABLE TENNIS FOR SENIORS 10 a.m.-1 p.m. All seniors 55 or older are welcome to join the Table Tennis Club at the Shorecliffs Terrace Mobile Home Park. Any skill level is welcome and entry is free. 3000 Calle Nuevo, San Clemente.

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HALLOWEEN MAKEUP DEMO 7-8 p.m. Makeup artists from the Cinema Makeup School, whose staff and alumni have received Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA awards for their work, will educate guests about using makeup to create otherworldly faces and bodies for film, television and fashion. A lecture will include a demo for a classic Halloween witch using makeup and prosthetics. Tickets are $10-$12. Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. www.casaromantica.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT IVA LEE’S 7 p.m. Join Iva Lee’s for live music every Wednesday through Sunday. For the ultimate live music experience, be sure to reserve a lounge table on Fridays and Saturdays. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.361.2855. Check their website for the latest performances scheduled. www.ivalees.com.

TRITON BASEBALL X-MAS TREE FUNDRAISER A presale of Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands pre-sale going on now thru November 2nd. Highest quality, freshly cut, delivered direct from the Northwest.

This is a 23-year tradition. For more information, contact Erica at 949.364.5554 or email sctritonbaseball@gmail.com.

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BINGO AT GOODY’S TAVERN: PIERPRIDE BENEFIT 7 p.m. Every Monday, Goody’s hosts a bingo night for a charity of the month. PierPride Foundation is the charity this month. Cards are $1 per sleeve, and raffle prizes are offered.

Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real.

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EDITOR’S PICK Photo: Courtesy of the San Onofre Parks Foundation/Bram Norman

SUNDAY, OCT. 21: WOOFSTOCK Noon-4 p.m. Join the San Onofre Park Foundation for its fifth annual Woofstock. People and Paws for our State Parks event for dogs and their humans. This is a free event, located at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point. www.sanonofreparksfoundation.org.

Friday | 19 MOMS’ NIGHT OUT FOR FAM 7:30-9 p.m. Moms in San Clemente will gather for an event to raise money for Family Assistance Ministries (FAM). The event is hosted by a group of moms in Portomarin of Talega to raise money for Thanksgiving meals. This year’s night out includes a dinner and boat ride at the Dana Point Harbor with the band Flock of 80’s. Tickets are $40. 949.492.8477. www.family-assistance.org.

on by the rangers, lifeguards, park staff, volunteers from the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association, Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association and other volunteers. There will be games, learning booths, food and more. Test out your Halloween costume. Bring a canned or boxed food donation that will be given to local food banks. Doheny State Beach, Picnic Areas A and B, Dana Point. 949.496.6171. www.dohenystatebeach.org.

Tuesday | 23 SC HILL CLIMBERS 8:30-11:30 a.m. Intended for people 50 and older, join the SC Hill Climbers as they hike local San Clemente trails.

The group hikes for two to three hours.

Hiking routes are changed each week and are about 4-5 miles long. Email jnl5555@yahoo.com for more information. 949.481.2275.

NEEDLEWORK CIRCLE 12:30-2:30 p.m. Join the Needlework Circle on Tuesdays as they knit and crochet for a community service project. San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar. 949.492.3493. www.ocpl.org/libloc/sc.

BOOK READING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Author L.L. Starr will read from her memoir A Child In Paradise, which examines various emotions, stages of life and her family’s journey from the Philippine Islands. Talega Swim and Athletic Club, 100 Calle Altea, San Clemente. www.walkingtheearth.blog

OPEN MIC NIGHT 6-10 p.m. Singer/songwriters perform at The Point Restaurant open mic every Tuesday. Bring your instrument and your voice; The Point supplies the sound system. 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. www.thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

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FARMERS MARKET ON DEL MAR 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday.

Avenida Del Mar.

DOHENY HALLOWEEN HAUNT 6:30-8 p.m. A free Halloween carnival put

YOGA ON TAP SERIES 11 a.m.-Noon. Get to know your fellow

FRENCH CONVERSATION CLUB 2-4 p.m. Every Wednesday. Look for the table with the French flag surrounded by a group of people speaking French. No cost to join. Café Calypso.

114 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente.

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SOCKS FOR HEROES 4-7 p.m. Stance and the San Clemente Marine Support Group will host an event for members of the military. The company will sell Stance products at discount prices to raise funds for Socks for Heroes. Attendees must have a current and valid Military ID. to get in. Stance Sock, 197 Avenida La Pata, San Clemente.

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FREE COMEDY AT BLOOMS IRISH SPORTS BAR 8:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, free comedy at Blooms Irish Sports Bar with food and drink specials. There will be local and professional talent. 2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.218.0120.

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 9 p.m.-1 a.m. All levels of musicians are invited to perform at this weekly open mic.

Bring your instruments, or voice, and show off your talent. 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. www.knuckleheadsmusic.com.

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Thursday | 25 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? 6-9 p.m. The Wellness and Prevention Center at San Clemente High School will host a benefit evening to support its endeavors, titled “Do You Believe in Magic?” Dennis the Strolling Magician will perform, and there will be appetizers, beverages and a coffee bar. Casino San Clemente, 140 W. Avenida Pico.

949.680.0516. www.wpc-oc.org.

At the Movies: ‘First Man’ Takes Another Large Step

Photo: Courtesy of Daniel McFadden/Universal Studiossal Studios

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ith The Right Stuff (1983) and Apollo 13 (1995) setting the standard for perfect biopics on the U.S. space program, the pressure to live up to that high quality must be intimidating.

If anyone in modern Hollywood has the credit and chops to take on the challenge, it might be Damien Chazelle with First Man. He won Best Director at the Oscars two years ago for the musical La La Land, and before that received high praise for another music-oriented feature, Whiplash (2014). A bio-drama on real-life astronaut Neil Armstrong might not seem like an obvious follow-up, but it works.

In 1961, NASA engineer Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) is committed to helping the U.S. beat the Soviets at groundbreaking exploration in outer space. He is chosen to be the

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pilot of the Gemini 8 and Apollo 11 missions not long after the tragic death of his 2-year-old daughter, Karen. For the next eight years, we see Armstrong face the dangers and setbacks of getting the spaceships off the ground and onto the moon.

Corey Stoll co-stars as fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Claire Foy is Neil’s wife, Janet, who tries to reel him in and not forget about his family on earth. First Man reunites Chazelle, Gosling and composer Justin Hurwitz after La La Land for some breathtaking 16mm and 70mm cinematography. While The Right Stuff was exciting and Apollo 13 thrilling, the tone of Chazelle’s movie is surprisingly somber. The filmmakers remind us that while we made history, it was at the cost of lives in previous attempts. And, yes, the American flag is seen throughout the film. SC

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Flying the NotSo-Friendly Skies During the Holidays

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ike it or not, it’s official: the holiday season is here. Last month, Costco unwrapped its Christmas trees, toys and trimmings.

I’ve already ordered a noble fir from the SCHS Triton baseball Christmas tree fundraiser. And before long, my family will celebrate our holiday traditions together, including watching our favorite Christmas movies: Elf and Die Hard (oh. yes, it is!).

My two sons are both in their early 20s, and as their lives evolve, so do our traditions. Last November we flew to the Midwest, and my older son hosted his first Thanksgiving dinner. Next month, I reclaim the Thanksgiving feast, and he’ll fly home.

The holidays reunite our family and for that I am thankful; but, I wish our gatherings didn’t entail flying. In the months ahead, my family of four will fly aboard numerous airplanes. Just thinking about aviation triggers my nerves and nausea.

Earlier this month, Christine Blasey Ford was mocked for “a selective fear of flying.” A prosecutor challenged her fear, citing Ford’s recent flights to visit family and vacation getaways. The attorney attempted to cast doubt on Ford’s phobia.

For countless fearful flyers, myself included, being afraid to fly doesn’t mean you don’t do it—it means you loathe it, limit it and suffer anxiety while doing it. I dread flying across the ocean wedged in an aluminum cylinder, but I do it to spend quality time with my kids on tropical trips.

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My fear of flying is rooted in reality.

I flew through thunder and lightning storms, so my kids could visit “The Happiest Place on Earth” in Florida—twice.

In the early 1970s, I eventually landed at the tiny Orange County airport amid seasonal Santa Ana winds. The pilot tried landing several times during the swirling, gusting windstorm. Each attempt, the plane slowed nearing the runway, but before touching down the engines roared and the plane struggled to climb upward.

We circled many times before the blustery weather allowed for our bumpy landing.

When my boys were elementary-school students, our family vacationed in Hawaii. Returning home, we boarded an evening flight departing Honolulu.

After settling in my seat, I immediately popped in the earbuds attached to my LIFE’S A BEACH iPod Mini to avoid listenBy Shelley Murphy ing to the flight attendant advise that my seat cushion doubles as a flotation device.

An hour into the flight, I removed an earbud to ask my husband why I still saw land. My husband said he wondered when I’d ask and then explained I missed hearing the pilot announce that they’d begun dumping fuel for an emergency landing.

After circling the Hawaiian Islands for two hours, everyone aboard readied for an emergency landing as we began our descent. The only sight visible from my window seat were the vivid flashing lights from the fire trucks and ambulances awaiting our arrival.

If I had a dollar for every time someone told me how much safer it is to travel by airplane rather than car, I could afford Capt. Sully Sullenberger’s salary as my personal pilot.

My fear of flying is really a fear of falling, and turbulence sends my mind and heart racing. To minimize my panic during turbulence, I’ve tried mindful breathing and busying my brain on thoughts other than

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Talia. Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter

his pretty kitty is Talia, a big cat with an even bigger personality.

What one might call a buxom lady, 3-year-old Talia struts her stuff as if she owns the cat room. With her friendly demeanor and lap-cat ways, Talia is a combination of both pleasant and plump and would do well in just about any home.

If you would like to know more about Talia, call the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617 or visit with her at 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente. SC

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium Last week’s solution:

plunging to my demise, all without success.

This time of year, my flying fears escalate. My boys are grown, and getting our family together for the holidays necessitates navigating the scary skies.

To take my mind off our approaching flights, I turned my attention to the festive boxes, bags and bows the season brings.

Although early, I texted both of my sons asking if they’d given thought to their wish lists.

They replied. Foremost on both boys’ lists: travel funds for flights to Europe.

See the solution in next week’s issue.

Son of a Nutcracker!

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Clemente with her husband for the past 18 years, where she raised her two sons. She’s a freelance writer and has been a contributor to the San Clemente Times since 2006. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

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Family Fun Carnival Colossal hosts hundreds over weekend

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

The Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foundation hosted hundreds of people from Oct. 11-14 at Carnival Colossal, which took place at Vista Hermosa Sports Park.

The annual event always has an afternoon dedicated to giving children with special needs an opportunity to enjoy the rides at a slower pace and with fewer stimulants.

People were able to enjoy rides, food and activities throughout the weekend. SC

Hundreds of people joined the fun at the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foundation’s Carnival Colossal, which ran from Oct. 11-14. Photos: Eric Heinz

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Mulligan-Crapo Inducted into CIF-SS Hall of Fame Former San Clemente High School girls basketball coach Mary Mulligan-Crapo was inducted into the CIF-Southern Section Hall of Fame at a luncheon in Long Beach on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Mulligan-Crapo was one of 15 coaches and educators inducted as the Class of 2018, including other Coast View Conference inductees in former Mission Viejo football coach Bob Johnson, former Laguna Hills wrestling coach Cliff Jarmie and former El Toro water polo coach Don Stoll.

Look for full coverage of the ceremony at www.sanclementetimes.com.

After her high school career at San Clemente, where she was the 1981 county female player of the year and a collegiate career at UC Irvine, Mulligan-Crapo took over the Triton program at 22 years old in 1986 and coached the girls basketball team for 25 years.

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Mulligan-Crapo was named the CIF-SS coach of the year three times and league coach of the year 12 times. She was inducted into the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2012 and the San Clemente Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 2013.

Youngman Inducted into University Hall of Fame San Clemente resident Randy Youngman, a former longtime Orange County Register sports columnist and current copy editor for

San Clemente resident Randy Youngman, former Orange County Register sports columnist and current San Clemente Times copy editor, was inducted into the North Park University Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 12. Photo: Courtesy

the San Clemente Times, was one of five former athletes inducted in the North Park University Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 12 during a weekend of festivities in Chicago.

Youngman was a four-year starting pitcher at North Park and first-team all-conference selection in 1977. In that season, Youngman was team MVP and

led the league in strikeouts and innings pitched and finished fourth in ERA. He still ranks among the school’s top 10 in career ERA, strikeouts and innings.

In addition to the Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony, Youngman was recognized at halftime during North Park’s homecoming football game against Augustana. SC

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Flip the Script San Clemente girls volleyball goes from winless in league to undefeated league champions with first-round playoff bye

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n Oct. 18, 2017, the San Clemente girls volleyball regular season ended with an eighth straight league loss. The Tritons finished 16-16 overall with a winless South Coast League campaign.

On Oct. 18, 2018, San Clemente isn’t playing again. In contrast to a year ago, however, the Sea View League champion Tritons are enjoying a Division 2 firstround bye while the CIF-SS playoffs start all over Southern California.

With a new coaching staff, a new league

and a new mindset, San Clemente flipped an 0-8 South Coast League record into an 8-0 Sea View League record as the Tritons wait to take on their second-round opponent on Saturday, Oct. 20 at San Clemente High School.

“We really have 18 quality players, and everyone is able to contribute and push each other, in practice, in games,” San Clemente coach Casey Swenson said. “They were ready to turn a corner and change, and we’ve got some really talented players. It’s that ability to get the whole group contributing and moving in the same direction.”

The Tritons (27-7, 8-0) got moving in that direction quickly with a nine-match winning streak to open the season. San Clemente added a 10-match winning streak in the middle of the season and finished the regular season winning 15 of its final 16 with a five-match winning streak to close the season.

“It was just super exciting for the whole group because we didn’t come in with any expectations,” Tritons senior Kirra Shulz said. “We didn’t really know what a new coach was going to bring us, and it ended up working really well. Everyone was super stoked to win. League, undefeated, it’s just fun.”

San Clemente got the league-win monkey off its back right away with a four-set win against Mission Viejo on Sept. 5, but Swenson said he knew his team really had the goods in its first league match at Tesoro.

The Tritons were 3-0 in league at that point, but Tesoro was the other South Coast League team that moved to the Sea View League with San Clemente.

“At that point, there were still a lot of questions about we feel like we should be the favorites, we feel like we should be

competing for that league title,” Swenson said. “Both times we played Tesoro, we dropped the first game… Overcoming that and getting through that first game and building momentum the rest of the match, that’s when the girls really started to believe they can do it.”

League play kicked off that 10-game winning streak and 15-of-16 stretch.

Swenson called Shulz the team’s rock and go-to player. Both outside hitters, Lexi Gruszczynski and Tessa Van Winkle, have been effective. Swenson credited setter Malia Yim as steady and strong, middle Ella Gardiner as a difference-maker and Peyton Johnson and Chanel Sud as strong contributors off the bench.

All of Swenson’s players have contributed to get the Tritons to this point, and they will need to be ready after a 10-day layoff before their second-round opener. ”Taking the whole week in stride, making sure everyone’s healthy,” Swenson said. “Everybody’s pretty confident and feeling like by Thursday, Friday, Saturday, we’re going to be ready to roll.”

The Tritons host the San Marcos-Flintridge Sacred Heart winner on Saturday at 6 p.m. SC

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BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Catching up with WSL Championship Tour rookie and San Clemente original Griffin Colapinto

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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veryone expected big things from 20-year-old Griffin Colapinto when he qualified for the WSL Championship Tour last year, but nobody could have expected he’d enjoy so much success so quickly. In his first contest as a full-time World Tour competitor, he finished third in pumping surf at Kirra on the Gold Coast of Australia. He followed that up with a second-place finish at the U.S. Open over the summer and is currently ranked 17th in the world. We caught up with him between travels to see how things are going this year and what it means to carry the torch for San Clemente.

San Clemente Times (SCT): Is it going as well as expected?

Griffin Colapinto (GC): “I didn’t really

come into this year with any expectations, so I think that’s always a good mindset to have. It’s kind of going how I thought it would go: get a couple good results and then have a few events that were a little bit harder to figure out. I just have to learn about them. I’m not expecting to be going for a world title or anything this year. All’s good.”

SCT: What’s come at you this year that you didn’t expect?

GC: “I thought I was going to do better

in Tahiti. I thought it would have been a good spot for me just because… I like to surf big waves, and if it was big I thought I would do well. But it was small and pretty grindy. It’s really hard to figure out the lineup when it’s that size. Everyone says that it’s the hardest size to surf because it’s so unpredictable. I think I need to figure that out a lot. All the other spots, I think (with) a few more surfs, and I’d be able to figure it out.”

SCT: What about pressure? Did you feel any pressure to start the year?

GC: No, I didn’t really feel much pressure.

I guess the most pressure I’ve felt was before Bali, when I made the quarterfinals.

At home I was kind of tripping, but then I kind of figured some things out mentally, went over there and had a bunch of fun, made the quarters and that just relieved a San Clemente Times October 18-24, 2018

Colapinto soaring into second place at a WSL air show contest in France last week. Photo: WSL/Poullenot

lot of pressure. It put me in a good position in the rankings. From there it was off to J-Bay (South Africa). I got ninth there, and after that I really felt free. I’m backed up on the QS really well, so now it’s just (to) keep on bettering things.”

SCT: And when you went down to J-Bay, your dad came with you. How special was that to have him there?

GC: “It was awesome. He’s always look-

ing at the bright side, so he’s always good to travel with. If anything goes wrong, it’s nice to have him there as backup, to help out. He’s always psyched to help.

He’s put so much work into me over the years just to get me to the point where I can do the professional surfing thing.

He was down at the beach filming for so many hours, a countless amount of hours.

So he probably feels pretty good about it, too, like an accomplishment for him. It’s pretty cool.”

SCT: And your brother, Crosby, he’s ripping, too.

GC: “Yeah, he won that Cabo event, then

he won the U.S. Championships, so he’s on fire. He’s got more of that Joel Parkinson- or Jordy Smith-type build, where I’ve got more of a Julian Wilson build. It’s nice that we have different styles so that

people can look differently at us a little bit. It’s not like we’re just one person.”

t’s been a few weeks since we’ve logged a proper NSSA update, but after last weekend, Jett Schilling is definitely deserved of some ink.

Heading down the coast to north San Diego County, he jumped all over prime autumn conditions at Seaside Reef. With a shoulder- to head-high combo swell offering up all kinds of scoring opportunities, Schilling went the distance in both the men’s and junior divisions.

Catching fire in in the men’s final, he earned himself a perfect 10-point score on one wave, then backed it up with an impressive 8.83 for a total heat score of 18.83 out of a possible 20. In the junior final, he had to settle for more pedestrian wave scores of an 8.33 and a 6.77 to take the win.

Schilling’s been on a bit of a hot streak as of late. Last month, he competed in a unique, wave pool contest in Waco, Texas. Hosted by Stab Magazine, it featured a number of the best aerial surfers in the world. Schilling was right there in the mix, and while he didn’t win, on Instagram he called it “by far the most fun I’ve ever had at a surf contest.”

Lining up next, the North Shore season in Hawaii is right around the corner, and with his sponsor, Vans, hosting the prestigious Triple Crown, he’ll soon be hopping across the pond this winter. SC

SCT: What about your surf crew in San Clemente? When you’re in town, who are you hanging with?

GC: “I’m with my friend and (filmmaker)

Jacob Vanderwork pretty much every day. He’s either filming us or he’s surfing with us, depending on how the waves are.

I surf a lot with Crosby and his friends: Kade Matson, Cole Houshmand and Jett Schilling, those kids. They’re all super cool and fun to hang out with, so I’ll surf with them if they’re around. And then Brother (Kolohe Andino), of course, as well as Ian Crane. That’s pretty much it right there.”

SCT: How about the younger kids, any of them catch your eye?

GC: “It’s pretty crazy. These kids coming

up are, seriously, they’re the best kids in the world, and they all live in San Clemente. I feel like I haven’t seen many other kids from other countries doing what they’re doing. It’s crazy watching them all surf Lowers together and push each other so much. There are actually these two younger kids coming up, Cannon Carr and Makai Bray. They’re going to be gnarly. It’s heavy.” SC

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Jett Schilling. Photo: NSSA

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