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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 27

Pedaling Forward City’s bicycle and pedestrian master plan receives plaudits from professional group EYE ON SC/PAGE 7

The city’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan has received honors as a “visionary document” from professional planning groups.

Citizen activists such as Pete van Nuys (left) and Brenda Miller worked closely with city staff to create the policy. Photo: Jim Shilander

City Council Begins Looking at Marblehead Coastal Financial Plans EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

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Five things San Clemente should know this week City Council Moves Forward With El Camino Gateway Plan

reserve funds. Beaches, Parks and Recreation Director Sharon Heider said the area would primarily be used for free-play, as well as a warm up area for nearby soccer fields.

THE LATEST: While it did not decide to go as far as it could have, the San Clemente City Council approved moving forward with designs for improvements for cyclists and pedestrians on North El Camino Real south of Dana Point.

The council also seemed to favor going forward with a more ambitious vision of the project.

The council unanimously approved $40,000 for consultants and city staff to provide designs for landscaping along El Camino Real’s southbound lane coming from Dana Point. The plan provides for a median to separate a bicycle and pedestrian path of 14-17 feet between the road.

The council, which approved preliminary designs for the project in March, was debating whether providing greater landscaping on the medians would provide more safety, as well as creating a more attractive gateway.

How much landscaping will likely depend on the cost. Staff estimated landscaping 50 percent of the median would add $348,000 to the project’s costs and $460,000 to cover 100 percent.

WHAT’S NEXT: The city also began a process to change the community facilities district agreement it has with the developer, which will have to go before a public hearing at the council’s August 19 meeting.

The revised agreement eliminates the possibility of custom lots at Marblehead and also caps the amount the city can bond for infrastructure related to the project at $45 million—paid back by residents over a 30-year period. If infrastructure costs went beyond the bonded amount, the developer would be responsible for the costs. – JS

The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees presented retiring Superintendent Joseph Farley with several proclamations of gratitude and mementos, including a custom-made watch inscribed with his name and the district seal. Photo: Brian Park

Capistrano Unified Bids Farewell to Farley

cation of $15,000 for relocation expenses.

She is set to begin Aug. 26. Deputy Superintendent Clark Hampton will lead until then. – Brian Park and JS

THE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District and trustees gave a warm sendoff to retiring Superintendent Joseph Farley on what was his last board meeting on Wednesday, June 25.

Speakers praised Farley for steering the district through troubling times, including its worst fiscal crisis. They applauded his openness and willingness to speak with teachers, parents and staff during his four years at the helm.

Farley received framed proclamations of thanks from each of the cities in Capistrano Unified, as well as recognition from local elected officials. Trustees also pitched in to buy a new custom watch, inscribed with Farley’s name and the Capistrano Unified seal.

“I count you as a friend. You’ve been a great mentor,” said Board President John Alpay.

Farley, who will take on a part-time job with a national consulting firm tasked to find school officials, reciprocated the wellwishes with trustees and district staff.

“Am I completely ready for the watershed moment of retirement from this wonderful work? Probably not,” Farley said. “But I’m leaving it with an enormous sense of gratitude and appreciation.”

Fireworks, Celebrations Set for July 4

WHAT’S NEXT: The council indicated a willingness to use money from a fund created to provide additional capacity for roads used in projects such as the freeway exchange at Avenida Vista Hermosa.

The council expressed hope that doing more of the project initially would prevent rising costs if it was delayed.

—Jim Shilander

Marblehead Updates Hit Council THE LATEST: The council moved forward Tuesday with a couple of updates to its agreements on the Marblehead Coastal residential development with new information from its owners, Taylor Morrison.

Land at the Jim Johnson Memorial Sports Park that had been reserved for Courtney’s SandCastle was formally changed to allow it to be used as open parkland, since the playground had been built at Vista Hermosa Sports Park when the residential development was delayed.

As part of the agreement, Taylor Morrison returns approximately $500,000 to the city, which will be placed in parks San Clemente Times July 3–9, 2014

WHAT’S NEXT: The board also unanimously approved the contract with its next superintendent, Kirsten Vital, who currently serves as superintendent of the Alameda Unified School District in the Bay Area.

Her contract runs through 2018 and costs $305,000 per year with no automatic increases. Vital will receive a one-time allo-

THE LATEST: San Clemente will again celebrate the Fourth of July at the Pier Friday.

To prepare, the end of the Pier will close at noon Thursday and will be closed entirely, other than to Fisherman’s patrons, at 8 a.m. Friday until the end of the day. Ocean access under the Pier will be prohibited during the show, and surfers, swimmers and boarders are asked to be at least 1,000 feet from the end of the Pier, where the fireworks are launched from.

A fly-over of vintage World War II planes will be held at 6:25 p.m.

WHAT’S NEXT: Police Services will close vehicular traffic in the lower Pier Bowl from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Pedestrians are asked to steer clear of the train tracks.

Police have also established traffic control routes, with three routes out of the Pier Bowl: Avenida Palizada onto Interstate 5 or northbound El Camino Real, Avenida Del Mar onto Avenida Presidio or Avenida Victoria southbound to I-5.

Residents are asked to take trash with them. Personal fireworks are prohibited by law in the city. – JS

City to Take Over Chamber Building THE LATEST: Following a year of nego-

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tiations over rent and their subsequent move, the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce has agreed to turn over its former offices at 1100 N. El Camino Real to the city, which will be rehabilitating the building before determining a future course.

City Manager Pall Gudgeirsson confirmed Friday that the transfer of the building from the chamber to the city is underway. Once the city has control, improvements will be made over the next several weeks.

The building had been the source of conflict since the beginning of 2013, when the chamber’s lease with the city ran out.

The chamber owned the building but rented land on which it sat from the city.

The chamber had acted as the city’s tourist bureau in return for reduced rent of $100 per year.

Negotiations to keep the chamber at the site for higher rent proved unsuccessful and earlier this year, the chamber moved to a new site in the Talega Business Park at 1231 Puerta Del Sol, Unit 200.

WHAT’S NEXT: Chamber President Lynn Wood sent out an announcement earlier this week that an open house for the new offices will be held July 24, at which point, the chamber would officially turn the El Camino Real building over to the city.

FIND OUT MORE: For future updates, visit www.sanclementetimes.com – JS

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Community NEWS BITES Coral Thrift Shop Awards Meetings $40,000 in Scholarships to COMPILED BY JIM SHILANDER

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THURSDAY, JULY 3

Golf Course Committee Meeting

7 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio, www.san-clemente.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 4

City Offices Closed in Observance of Independence Day MONDAY, JULY 7

Spanish Conversation 11 a.m. Meet at Café Calypso for coffee and conversation. 114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.9803.

German Speaking Group 2 p.m.–4p.m.

German conversations at Café Calypso.

114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.361.8436.

TUESDAY, JULY 8

SC Sunrise Rotary Club 7:15 a.m.– 8:30 a.m. Meeting at Signature Grille at the Talega Golf Club, 990 Avenida Talega, 949.369.0663, www.scsunriserotary.org.

Surfside Quilters Guild Meeting

9:30 a.m. General meeting featuring a special guest at San Clemente Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.

119 N. Avenida de la Estrella, www.surfsidequiltersguild.org.

South Coast Detachment Marine Corps League 7 p.m. Open to all active

The Coral Gift Shop recently awarded $40,000 in scholarships to students at several local schools.

The student recipients were Grecia Rodas of Dana Hills High School and Makena Crawford of San Juan Hills High School and 18 students from San Clemente High School: Felisha Barreto (volunteered at Coral as a student), Dino Beganovic, Cayla Carter, Estephany Cruz, Nolan Forstie, Daysi Garcia, Amy Gomez, Oscar Hernandez, Alejandra Herrera, Lisa Lee, Maddison Nordstrom, Diana Perez, Laura Perez, Sarah Romen, Alison Statham, Sterling Ungphakorn, Diana Ventura and Reese Wahlin.

“This is always the highlight of our year and is especially significant since 2014 marks our 50th anniversary of giving,” Judy Ferguson, the gift shop’s president, said.

Coral Thrift Shop is located at 532-534 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. The store is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers and donations are appreciated.

Hosts Needed for Visiting Japanese Students For the past four years, Japanese high school students have come to Orange County to learn American customs and practice English.

Continuing the newer tradition, the Aikoku School of Tokyo, an all-girls private school, will send 18 students and two adult escorts to Dana Point. Most of these stu-

Students from the Aikoku School of Tokyo visit the Richard Henry Dana Jr. statue at the Dana Point Harbor during a past stay in town. Eighteen Japanese students will call south Orange County home for 19 days next month as they study English and American traditions. Courtesy photo

dents have studied English for four years but have never been to the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Students will arrive on Tuesday, July 22 to meet their host families. Hosting families will be responsible of a student for 19 days and will treat them as their daughters or sons.

On their first day in town, they will tour the Dana Point Harbor with the Mariner Sea Scouts, have a picnic hosted by the Blue Lantern Inn and attend a beach party with a potluck and bonfire.

During their time here, students will attend classes at South Shores Church and will be taught by Bill Prestidge, a retired Dana Hills High School teacher of 30 years. After classes, they will have the opportunity to explore California and its many attractions such as Disneyland, Caspers Wilderness Park, the Orange County Fair and other locales and excursions.

The Japanese students’ last day is August 10, when a farewell ceremony will

duty, retired or honorably discharged Marines or FMF Navy Corpsman at the San Clemente Elk’s Lodge. 1505 N. El Camino Real, 949.493.4949, 949.361.9252.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

Kiwanis Meeting 12 p.m. The local Kiwanis Club meets at Carrows.

620 Avenida Pico, 949.290.8729, www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

SC Rotary Club 12 p.m. Irons in the Fire, 150 Avenida Magdalena, 949.361.3619, www.sanclementerotary.org.

be held, giving them a chance to say thank you to host families and show off some of their own cultural traditions.

Those interested in hosting a child still have time to sign up. For more information, contact program coordinator, Patricia Drewes, at patriciacompass@gmail.com.

—Catherine Manso

Two Local Teens Earn Sea Scouts Highest Honor Highlighting the dedication, commitment and perseverance of two of their own, the Mariners 936 Sea Scouts honored young sailors during a promotion ceremony to the revered Quartermaster ranking.

Equivalent to the honor of Eagle Scout, quartermaster is the highest award a Sea Scout can obtain. In order to achieve this high-ranking distinction, scouts must demonstrate leadership, the ability to teach sailing skills and their knowledge of the water on various levels.

Annemarie Kibbe, of Laguna Niguel, and Joshua Johnson, of San Clemente, received the award upon completion of their sustainable community service projects, one quartermaster requirement.

For his project, Johnson constructed a fence, gates and rabbit habitat for the teaching garden at Concordia Elementary School. Johnson adds quartermaster to his list of accolades including the Boys Scouts of America’s honors of Eagle Scout and Venturing Silver Award. He will attend the California Maritime Academy this fall and major in mariner transportation.

Find out more about sea scouting at www.mariners936.com.

—Andrea Papagianis

French Conversation Club 2 p.m.–

4 p.m. Come and chat at Cafe Calypso every Wednesday; no fees, no registration. 114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.493.5228.

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Annemarie Kibbe and Joshua Johnson are honored by the Mariner 936 Sea Scouts for their achievement in receiving the organization’s Quartermaster rank. Courtesy photo

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City staff, Courtney Smith and the leaders of city nonprofits celebrate the groundbreaking of the second phase of Courtney’s SandCastle Saturday. Photo: Jim Shilander

Start of Something Big at Courtney’s SandCastle

All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website.

The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher.

The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt.

The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.

City breaks ground on second phase of playground project

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente was in a celebratory mood Saturday, as the latest phase of the Courtney’s SandCastle Universal Access Playground project got its ceremonial start.

The project, which began 10 years ago as the dream to allow young Courtney Faye Smith a place to play with her friends, will soon be expanding to include a sensory garden that will provide children with autism and developmental issues the opportunity to stimulate their minds in more tactile ways.

“This is such a monumental moment,” Smith, now a high school junior, said. “This is a place I’ve been dreaming about since I was 4. To have the sensory garden will allow everyone to be included, not just the physical but also the mental, to be included.

I’m so excited we get to start doing this.”

The park will include sensory plant mate-

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO A 20-year-old San Juan Capistrano man accused of killing his parents and attempting to murder his younger siblings was indicted by a grand jury June 16. Ashton Colby Sachs, 20, was indicted on two counts each of murder and attempted murder. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole and is eligible for the death penalty. Sachs is accused of traveling from Seattle, where he attended North Seattle College, to San Juan Capistrano and killing his parents, Bradford Hans and Andra Resa Sachs, while they slept in February. He’s also accused of shooting his 8-year-old brother, who is now paralyzed, and shooting at and missing his younger sister. Sachs was scheduled to be arraigned June 19 but the hearing was postponed to July 21. He is currently being held without bail in Orange County jail.

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rials, interactive water features accessible by children in wheelchairs, a shaded learning area and elements utilizing music.

Mayor Tim Brown noted the partnership between the city and various nonprofits, including the San Clemente Junior Women’s Club, Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foundation and the Courtney’s SandCastle Foundation, to raise funds for the effort, which he hoped could be a model for future projects.

In addition to nonprofits, the project also utilized agreements with the developers of Marblehead Coastal. The new owners of the residential Marblehead property, Taylor Morrison, recently provided $70,000 for the project to help complete the sensory garden.

City park planner Aeryn Donnelly said construction crews would begin organizing for the project this month and that work should be completed by the end of December or in January. SC

DANA POINT Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will continue to provide law enforcement services to residents in Dana Point and Capistrano Beach after the City Council unanimously approved a $10 million contract for the next fiscal year. The contract amount rose by 5.2 percent, or approximately $500,000, since last year, according to a city staff report. The cost surge was seen across Orange County as retirement, worker’s compensation and additional regional resource costs have increased. OCSD has provided enforcement services since the city was incorporated 25 years ago. This year’s contract includes an increase in personnel, including one traffic deputy and one investigative assistant. The contract supports the 41 positions at Dana Point Police Services, which serve the more than 34,000 residents of Dana Point—with costs averaging $297 per capita. That number is nearly $100 more per capita than the near 65,000 residents of San Clemente pay for county police services.

Monday, June 30 DISTURBANCE Camino De Los Mares/Diamante (11:10 p.m.) A group of juveniles strung a rope across the road and were sitting in a gold Honda SUV. This was the second call about the issue.

DISTURBANCE Calle Amistad, 100 Block (11:04 p.m.) A group of subjects were playing basketball too loudly.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Via Pico Plaza (11:02 p.m.) A caller reported a female guest came to the front desk looking for a phone “that is in the bushes.”

The woman appeared to be under the influence of drugs. The caller said the last time the woman stayed in the room needles were found. A 20-year-old woman who said she works “in sales” was arrested and taken to Central Jail. She is being held on $20,000 bail.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE West Mariposa/Escalones (10:29 p.m.)

A caller suspected a group of subjects of spray painting the area. Earlier, the subjects had challenged the caller to a fight.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Linda Lane/Encino Lane (7:06 p.m.)

A church group was setting up tents in the park. The caller believed they were planning on spending the night.

TRAFFIC HAZARD El Camino Real, 2700 Block (5:21 p.m.) A Sonny’s Pizza employee was advised by a customer that huge boulders were coming down the cliff near the Arco gas station on El Camino Real.

DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Camino Laurel, 2100 Block (12:24 a.m.) A caller reported a group of juveniles were being loud and “having a good time.” They were making all the neighborhood dogs bark.

RECKLESS DRIVING Calle Puente, 1100 Block (12:47 a.m.) A white truck was racing around in the park.

Saturday, June 28 VANDALISM REPORT Via Monte Picayo, 100 Block (11:48 p.m.) A caller reported their house was egged four times.

TRAFFIC HAZARD Via Amor/Camino La Pedriza (10:13 p.m.) Seven subjects were seen placing duct tape in the street and scaring drivers. The caller was afraid an accident would happen.

INDECENT EXPOSURE South El Camino Real/ Avenida Victoria (4:21 p.m.) A man was at the Starbucks with his pants down and publicly masturbating.

Friday, June 27 DISTURBANCE Finca, 0 Block (11:05 p.m.)

Three men were playing soccer in the street and one was jumping on a vehicle.

DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Alameda Lane, 100 Block (10:33 p.m.) A caller reported a loud party where multiple subjects were vomiting.

FIREWORK VIOLATION Avenida Vaquero, 400 Block (9:48 p.m.) Kids were setting off fireworks up the hill across the street.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE North El Camino Real/Avenida Palizada (7:29 p.m.) Two men sprayed a small child with whipped cream in front of Brick Pizzeria.

VANDALISM IN PROGRESS Calle Sarmentoso/ Camino Vera Cruz (8:23 p.m.) Juveniles were in the construction zone at the Bernice Ayer Middle School knocking over portable toilets and throwing objects in the street.

INVESTIGATE PERSON DOWN North La Esperanza/Avenida Presidio (9:38 p.m.)

A person was asleep on the street with their legs in the gutter. The subject was unconscious but breathing and was not a transient, according to authorities.

Sunday, June 29 DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Calle Heraldo/Campo Raso (9:56 p.m.) A caller reported “loud techno music” at a party taking place in a backyard. The caller was unclear of what house the music was coming from.

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TRAFFIC HAZARD Avenida La Pata/Via Callejon (7:19 p.m.) A large puddle was forming near a bus stop due to a broken sprinkler.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Avenida Pico, 100 Block (12:49 p.m.)

Four 12-year-olds wearing backpacks jumped a fence into a pool area. www.sanclementetimes.com

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Pedaling Toward a New Future San Clemente blazes a trail for future bicycling improvements

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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rom the outside, San Clemente seems an unlikely candidate to make waves in its planning and zoning plans.

But it has.

San Clemente’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, approved along with the General Plan in February, provides a framework for future transportation plans within the city to include non-motorized traffic. The plan was recently honored by the Orange County American Planning Association and nominated for a statewide honor. Mayor Tim Brown formally accepted the award Tuesday.

It was the culmination of years of work of residents and city staff to set the city on a path they believe is sustainable and embraces forms of transportation beyond cars.

The panel took particular note of the “quantitative model” devised to find the best routes to enhance for bicycles and pedestrians.

“It’s sophisticated, it’s logical,” Randy Nichols, an OCAPA juror who examined the plan and presented the award said. “If you want to defend funding decisions on where you want to spend money, it’s easy to do. It’s a really useful tool.”

He also praised the design standards for new developments and its new ways of measuring street performance, which he called “leading edge stuff.”

Resident and bicycle advocate Brenda Miller said the recognition was about giving the city its due for looking forward and getting help from community stakeholders.

“To embrace the future, a community needs people with new ideas and people to listen to those ideas,” Miller said. “San Clemente is special because we’re lucky enough to have both.”

Gridlock Shows Need to Make Changes Pete Van Nuys, who runs Bicycles San Clemente on North Beach, also leads the Orange County Bicycle Coalition. San Clemente, he said, really jumped ahead of the pack when it adopted the plan in February.

“No one’s even close,” Van Nuys said.

“Other towns have gone after recognition to pick up bicycle-friendly designations, but in terms of visioning and engineering, they’re not close.”

Van Nuys said the coalition’s goal was to introduce the concept of “complete streets” to the city. Complete street engineering and designs, according to CalTrans, “recognizes bicycle, pedestrian and transit modes as integral elements of the transportation system” and encourages those working on new or improved transportation infrastructure to include this in their thinking.

During the initial meeting when he

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introduced the concept, Van Nuys got “blank stares” from people on the committee. That isn’t completely surprising, Miller said, since the concept of complete streets, despite being official policy of CalTrans, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s always followed.

“From an engineering and design standpoint, they (CalTrans) often completely ignore it,” Miller said of the policy, she said is supposed to maximize the safety of all road users.

In recent years, however, as congestion reached new heights in Southern California, and people began making longer and longer trips between home and work, more local governments began integrating transportation planning in their land use efforts.

“In 1999, I attended a CalTrans symposium at USC,” Van Nuys said. “The guys from District 7, Los Angeles CalTrans basically got up and said ‘The freeway era is over, from now on its in-fill and optimization of what we have.”

Closer to the present, Miller said Orange County Transportation Authority officials have also expressed similar long-range concerns. At a long-term transportation meeting earlier this year, Miller reported an OCTA official saying the county could not build their way out of freeway congestion and the present road system would require more efficient use.

“That means you broaden the range of choices available to individual people,” Miller said. “That means providing an option for walkable/bikeable distances.”

Assistant Planner Cliff Jones, who helped write the plan, said the process of working on the project really was an education on the concepts involved.

“I think we’ve all become supporters,” Jones said of city staff and leaders regarding multi-modal transportation.

Evolution, Not Revolution Recent debate this spring over a proposal to restripe Avenida Vaquero could be a preview of how the city might manage implementing elements of the plan. The City Council narrowly approved changes to the road’s striping to eliminate a center turn lane and increase the size of the bike paths.

Residents along the street opposed the total elimination of the turn lane. They argued the turn lane was necessary for residents to safely get in and out of their homes without impeding the traffic flow.

Those living on the street would have preferred a compromise plan that provided for a smaller increase of the bike lane but kept the center, resident Tom Marier said.

“Our concern is that there’s going to be

Mayor Tim Brown, far right, accepts an award from the Orange County American Planning Association for excellence in transportation planning. The plan, juror Randy Nichols (second from right) said, was innovative and a good example of collaboration with the community. Bicycle activist Brenda Miller and assistant city planner Cliff Jones also were on hand for the presentation. Photo: Jim Shilander

Terms to Know Future bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the city include the additions of Class 1 Bike Paths, Class 2 Bike Lanes and Class 3 Bike Routes.

Here’s the difference: CLASS 1: Paved rights-of-way completely separated from streets. Candidate San Clemente projects include: El Camino Real from Camino Capistrano to North Beach, Avenida Pico from Camino Vera Cruz to El Camino Real CLASS 2: Striped lanes on streets, designated with specific signage and stencils. Candidate San Clemente projects include: Avenida Vaquero from Via Cascadita to Camino Capistrano and Avenida Vista Hermosa within Marblehead Coastal.

CLASS 3: Preferred streets for bicycle travel using lanes shared with motor vehicles. Candidate San Clemente projects include: Avenida Pico from El Camino Real to Calle Del Comercio. serious injuries,” Marier said.

Similar objections were raised in Oceanside on that city’s plans to provide new bicycle and pedestrian opportunities came up, Miller said. Restriping, she noted, was the cheapest way for the city to affect changes.

Elsewhere in San Clemente, the changes may be so subtle that residents will not even realize changes they’ve been made, the pair said.

“If we’re smart, we’re not going to have a big test. We’re going to have small successes,” Van Nuys said. “People aren’t going to find any smoke, and where there’s no smoke there’s no fire.”

Where it’s applicable, city staff have already begun trying to find ways to make life easier for cyclists, he said.

Miller cited the increasing number of

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curb extensions, or “bulb outs,” that extend curbs into intersections, shortening the distance between pedestrian crossings and forcing motorists to slow down. She noted city traffic engineer Tom Frank was finding ways to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

“Every opportunity to make it safer for everyone, he’s seizing that opportunity, within the budgetary limits he’s been provided,” Miller said.

“There’s no revolution,” Van Nuys said.

“If this is rolled out properly, motorists aren’t going to feel much.”

Frank said such projects largely depend on the particulars of each situation.

“We look at each street improvement project on its own merits and we try to balance the improvements for all users of the roadway,” Frank said.

The older portions of San Clemente are more likely to get such improvements in general, he said. More importantly, the public needed to be open to the idea.

“I believe, and I think that most of the leaders in our department believe that any change to the streets need to include a public vetting process, because it’s their streets,” Frank said.

The city is also starting a program to get public input on the addition of more roundabouts in the city, which will provide education and feedback.

Bicyclists prefer roundabouts to traditional stops because they tend to slow down vehicular traffic, Miller said, while paradoxically making the routes more efficient for drivers, since they have fewer stops. That would be her ideal solution to the Avenida Vaquero issue.

Jones noted that the plan included 66 “candidate projects” for improvements, too many to be tackled quickly.

“It’s going to be small, incremental improvements to our roadways to support non-motorized transportation,” Jones said.

“The city will be seeking grant funding to do more improvements in the future. And the plan makes us a strong candidate to receive those grants.” SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: Wavelengths by Jim Kempton

Independence Day: Ain’t Nothing Like it Two great American thinkers who were free to differ ’til the day they died

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oth presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we all know, Jefferson drafted the declaration in committee with Adams, along James Monroe and Benjamin Franklin.

Although both were passionate patriots, they were at odds about its implementation.

After George Washington retired from the presidency, John Adams became president and Thomas Jefferson became his vice president. The two men had fought persistently about politics throughout the Washington administration. They were only both elected because during the early years of the republic, whoever received the second highest vote count in the presidential election became vice president.

During Adams’ administration, the two powerful personalities differed on almost every issue. Adams, a devoutly religious, yet often vindictive man, believed in a strong central government. Jefferson, a more secular philosopher, but just as vindictive, believed that states’ rights should take precedence.

Letters to the Editor WATER SHORTAGE? JAMES ALVES, San Clemente

This happens all the time. The city or Capistrano Unified School District doesn’t water the field at Marblehead Elementary for months. It’s dead, full of weeds and holes. As soon as school gets out, the water is on for six hours a day creating a swamp. There are no signs posted that say this is reclaimed water. I hope it is.

Resident James Alves says the fields at Marblehead Elementary School only seem to be either dry or, in the summer, flooded. Photo: James Alves

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Jefferson was appalled at Adams’ decision to pass and then enforce sedition laws, meant to punish anyone speaking badly about him. Adams on the other hand was disgusted with Jefferson’s willingness WAVELENGTHS to slander his enemies

By Jim Kempton without mercy—or in some cases without legitimacy. Running for a second term, Adams was defeated by Jefferson, who took the presidency in 1800, after a particularly vicious and slanderous campaign by both their parties.

Despite having worked together as patriots of the Revolution, Adams and Jefferson became truly bitter political adversaries for many years. Their opposing philosophies in some ways defined the national issues we still argue about today.

There is however, a happy ending to the story. After both men retired and settled into their twilight years, Adams offered an olive branch. Jefferson accepted and returned the apology. They reconciled and became the absolute best of friends, trading long, warm, respectful personal letters

to one another as they lived out their final years.

Both men were conscious of living to see the 50th Fourth of July, and both, despite knowing they were on their death beds, were determined to hang on to dear life until the day had come.

Supposedly, John Adams’ final words were, “Thomas Jefferson survives.” But he was wrong. Jefferson had died just hours earlier at Monticello. Five years to the day after Adams and Jefferson died, on July 4, 1831, the fifth president, James Monroe, passed away. So three of the nation’s founding fathers—the second, third and fifth American presidents—died on an anniversary of the day they fought to bring our nation into the world.

Jim Kempton has always believed that Independence Day is the most unique and most American of holidays. Although many countries celebrate their day of independence, we actually invented it. 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.

FEELING LUCKY TO BE IN SAN CLEMENTE TINA TAYLOR, San Clemente

Having just finished spending time at San Clemente High School setting up, working and tearing down the gym for Grad Night, I am once again reminded of why we love living in San Clemente.

The parents of the students there rallied together to bring Grad Night back to the high school after watching it being moved to an outside location last year. Was it a lot of work? Absolutely. Was it worth it?

Absolutely.

For you who don’t know, Grad Night is a wonderfully fun party for all graduates with games, casino, food, prizes and much more. It keeps the kids safe, happy and off the streets. A huge thank you to the Paula Stewart, Grad Night chairperson and the hundreds of parents who worked like dogs for weeks to bring it all together.

The workers all had fun times catching up with old and new friends and seeing all the graduates we have watched grow up before our eyes having a great party to celebrate their accomplishments. The joy of knowing our kids are safe that night is worth more than you can put a price on.

Each time I drove home exhausted, I was so thankful for the families who love

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their children and strive to create a good environment for them, the local businesses who donated food and supplies and the school staff. We all came together as a community to make this happen and our children know that the whole community loves them and looks out for them. I firmly believe that the people of San Clemente are creating great future citizens as the kids see the example set by their parents who know that we all must work together to make a successful school and city that will produce successful adults.

For all of you who didn’t help this year, mark your calendars for next June to come down and join the fun and keep Grad Night in our home town where it belongs.

I feel very blessed to live and raise my children in San Clemente.

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SOAPBOX GUEST OPINION: City Council Corner Column by Jim Evert

San Clemente Offers Plenty of Fun in the Sun City asks for help in determining future of city parks

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venly disbursed throughout our historic Spanish Village by the Sea are an abundance of recreational facilities and programs to experience and enjoy. Because the ocean plays a huge role in the San Clemente lifestyle, as does our 342 days of sunshine throughout the year, it is a given that we would promote healthy outdoor activity.

The city of San Clemente takes its commitment to health and fitness seriously and just last fall was designated a Healthy Eating Active Living city (HEAL). The city received this designation for its efforts to adopt policies and implement principals that enable citizens of all ages and abilities to undertake exercise.

With so many people playing organized sports in San Clemente, the city strives to offer plenty of CITY COUNCIL sports fields for yearCORNER round use, many which

By Jim Evert are lighted for night use.

Dogs even have their own park and recently received City Council support to be permitted, on-leash, in all city parks. One day we will revisit the community interest for dogs on beaches.

The latest and largest facility, the Vista Hermosa Sports Park, has been hugely successful, and we can look forward to five more public parks coming online at the Marblehead Coastal residential project, currently underway by Taylor Morrison. One park will have sports fields for public use. Public trails will also be added at Marblehead Coastal that will offer beautiful unobstructed ocean views.

The Community Center and San Clemente Aquatics Center are outstanding facilities to enjoy recreation classes and programs. The Recreation Department offers programs and activities for everyone in the entire family. Make sure you read the quarterly city magazine to learn all about the programs and activities offered.

The next issue will land in your mailbox the second weekend of August.

This summer, however, be sure to take part in programs at the aquatics center such as lifeguard training, swimming lessons, aqua physical therapy and toning, aqua Zumba and children’s birthday parties too. And, for outdoor fun at the beach, sign up for the surf lessons and standup paddleboard camp available through the recreation department. To learn more visit www.san-clemente.org/recreation or call 949.361.8264 and 949.429.8797.

Speaking of beaches we see that ours

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SC City Parks by the Numbers Take a look at the amenities the city currently offers by the numbers:

Beach Acreage 20

Miles of Beach 4.7

Park Acreage 174

Number of Parks 20

Golf Course Acreage 133

Number of Golf Courses

1 (and three private courses)

Number of Swimming Pools 3

are eroding. It’s very possible if we let nature take its course, we will be without beaches in the future. To me, that’s unacceptable to our village by the sea. We must demand our City Council not only work toward getting the federal grant for sand replenishment but be proactive in putting a total beach preservation plan together, including alternatives in case we don’t get the federal replenishment plan.

If there are gaps in our programs or facilities, we want to know about it. Are you satisfied with the number and mix of facilities (tennis courts, etc.) and the condition of our current facilities? That is why, in the near future, a parks and recreation survey will be conducted as part of the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The department is working on the request for proposal for this. Please stay tuned, participate in the survey and give your opinions so we can continue to build an even better array of amenities for our residents. In the meantime if you do have concerns or suggestions please contact the city.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer in San Clemente.

Jim Evert was elected to City Council in 2010 and served as Mayor of San Clemente in 2012. 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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the wrong side of the tracks, whose harmonies formed a sound fans couldn’t get enough of. Jersey Boys takes audiences on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on the road from New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Runs through July 13.

Tickets start at $29.25. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787, www.scfta.org.

ALL-AMERICAN BOY’S CHORUS 6 p.m., Sunday Afternoon Concert on the Green. Includes jazz, folk songs, patriotic pieces, work songs, country, pop vocals, classical and songs from the cinema and stage. Free. Newport Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach.

LOS RIOS GARDEN ANGELS 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Help clean and maintain Los Rios Park with fellow green thumbs. Meets every Thursday, except rainy days and holidays, in front of the Montanez Adobe. Bring gloves, clippers and an apron. Must be 18 or older. Sign the volunteer form at www.goinnative.net.

NATURE TOUR 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. This 1.5-mile, docentled walk explores the ecology and natural history of south Orange County. RSVP required to wqintern@danapoint.org or 949.248.3527. Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point, www.danapoint.org.

CAPT. DAVE’S WHALE WATCHING Times vary. Get up close to marine life aboard a Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari trip. Prices vary. 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsafari.com.

OPEN MIC AND COMEDY 8 p.m. Every Thursday night starting at 8:30 p.m. local comedians bring their funniest jokes. Admission is free. And, if you think you’re funny, come down at 8 p.m. to sign up for five minutes of stage time.

Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.492.2410, www.knuckleheadsmusic.com.

ELLIOTT ON PIANO 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Live music, wine and food at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

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Friday | 04 CLASSICAL GUITAR 6 p.m. Every Thursday and Friday night Ricardo entertains at Carbonara Trattoria Italiana. 111 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.1040, www.carbonara.com.

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Sunday | 06 THE VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Shop and stroll along Avenida Del Mar, in the heart of historic downtown San Clemente on the first Sunday of every month, where close to 70 gifted artisans sell their hand-crafted art and fine crafts. Explore a variety of exceptional work including fine art, photography, ceramics, wood work, botanicals, knits, jewelry, leather goods, metal work, organic textiles, natural body products, fused and blown glass and much more. 949.395.7008. www.villagesanclemente.org.

SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday on Avenida Del Mar. Rain or shine.

Photo: Andrea Swayne

SAN CLEMENTE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION 9 p.m. Fireworks launched from the end of the San Clemente Municipal Pier to celebrate American independence.

Lower Pier Bowl closes to vehicular traffic at 7 p.m. More information at www.san-clemente.org.

Saturday | 05 JERSEY BOYS 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. This jukebox musical tells the story of four young boys, from San Clemente Times July 3–9, 2014

HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR 1 p.m. Join the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society for a 1.5-hour tour through town, including the Los Rios Historic District, the Egan House and adobes. Meet at the train depot platform on Verdugo St. Donation $2 for adults, $1 for children. 949.493.8444, www.sjchistoricalsociety.com.

REGGAE SUNDAY 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of summer at Salt Creek Grille each Sunday with the sweet rhythms of Reggae. 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

LA KISS VS. SAN JOSE SABERCATS 5 p.m. Arena Football League game at the Honda Center. Tickets $15-$250.

2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. www.hondacenter.com.

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MOVIE MONDAY: THE LITTLE COLONEL 8 p.m. Come watch as one of America’s favorite curly-haired moppets, Shirley Temple, tries to mend the relationship between her mother and grandfather in The Little Colonel. Free. Bring beach chairs and blankets. Set-up beings at 5:30 p.m.. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Arts Plaza, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787, www.scfta.org.

Tuesday | 08 SUNSHINE READER STORYTIMES 9:30 a.m. Storytelling at the San Clemente Casino featuring storytelling by members of the National Charity League. Free.

140 West Avenida Pico, San Clemente. www.nclcapistranocoast.org.

AARON EMBRY WITH SOULAR BROTHERS 9 p.m. at OC Tavern. Tickets $10.

2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

Wednesday | 09 CAPO BEACH FARMERS MARKET 3 p.m.–7 p.m. Visit the area’s latest weekly market where locally-grown, organic produce and regional artisans are featured.

Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave., 949.573.5033, www.danapoint.org.

FIRE ECOLOGY 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Lecture at The Reserve/ Richard and Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. Admission $5-$10. Call for more info. 949.489.9778, www.rmvreserve.org.

LOCAL TALENT WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Live music at Iva Lee’s.

555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

CHER 8 p.m. Cher performs with special guest Cyndi Lauper at the Honda Center.

Tickets $29.50-$160. 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. www.hondacenter.com.

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Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley star in Begin Again. © 2014 The Weinstein Company.

At the Movies: ‘Begin Again’

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fter a decade as queen of on-screen period pieces, Keira Knightley is branching out and entering into the modern world these days. And just when fans started getting used to him as the latest face behind the Hulk, Mark Ruffalo joins Knightley in a music-oriented romantic comedy from filmmaker John Carney, producer Judd Apatow and musician Gregg Alexander called Begin Again.

Within 12 hours, once hot music arranger—now pothead slacker—Dan (Ruffalo) discovers he’s been let go from his record company, is out of money and oblivious to his teenage daughter, Violet’s (Hailee Steinfeld) life. At the same time, struggling songwriter Gretta (Knightley) has been dumped by her rock star boyfriend and music partner Dave (Adam Levine) but is more inspired than ever before with new material.

When Dan sees Gretta performing one of her songs at an open mic night, he is hit with an epiphany to produce and manage her music. Catherine Keener co-stars as Dan’s ex-wife.

Begin Again is a film for musicians and music lovers alike. Knightley, herself an amateur singer, is actually quite good as the Colbie Caillat-type artist and surprisingly carries a fine tune. Ruffalo and Levine are perfectly cast as the men in her life, and Alexander’s songs for the film are catchy but not corny. Despite an R-rating for language, Begin Again is a perfect film for music and movie fans for most ages.—Megan Bianco For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.sanclementetimes.com.

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

Standing the Test of Time San Clemente couple celebrates 70 years together

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ohn and Dorothy Borthwick were separated at the start of their marriage by war and distance. Now, 70 years in, the two live separately, but the love that brought them together remains.

The Borthwicks, both 92, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Monday.

The couple met at Muscle Beach near Santa Monica during World War II. John, who was in the Army, was stationed in Riverside, but decided to drive to Santa Monica with a friend to take in the waves.

He met Dorothy out on the beach.

“We started going together, but I was being transferred to Tennessee,” John said. “She came out to Riverside and said ‘Let’s get married.’ She came all the way out to Riverside with her suitcase. I couldn’t back out then.”

So they did. The couple had a short honeymoon at Balboa Island.

That didn’t stop John’s transfer, where, unfortunately, Dorothy was unable to follow, other than for a visit. The same was true when John was transferred to Texas.

Though that last visit from Dorothy did result in a son.

“We had kind of an interrupted marriage,” John said.

“We didn’t see each other very much,” Dorothy admitted.

When John got out of the service in 1946, the couple moved to Los Angeles.

John and Dorothy Borthwick have been married for more than 70 years. The couple have raised two children and are now celebrating their great-grandchildren. Photo: Courtesy Sharon Borthwick

Their son Bob was born soon after John returned. The couple lived in an apartment above Dorothy’s parent’s home before they were able to purchase a home in Monterey Park. They also welcomed a daughter, Sharon. Dorothy worked at a library in Alhambra, where she managed circulation.

John worked at Safeway after leaving the Army. After surviving a pair of riots in South Los Angeles, he asked for a transfer to Orange County in 1970. He worked in Mission Viejo, but chose to live in San Clemente, near T Street. John retired in 1980. When the couple moved to Orange County, Dorothy primarily focused on volunteer work.

“I delivered library books to people who couldn’t get out,” she said. Other efforts included the Girl Scouts, YWCA and the Senior Center. She also helped with a “New Neighbors” service that welcomed residents to the city.

Upon retirement, John took up golf, or, as he phrases it, Dorothy “let him” take it up. He played three times a week for many years, both as a part of a group of seniors and also on his own.

“Dorothy eventually got tired of that three times a week, so it kind of worked its way down to once a week,” he said. He still does maintain his once a week effort, playing 18 at the Muni every Monday.

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Everybody has arguments or disagreements once and a while. I really think it’s no big deal. If you don’t die or don’t get divorced, you just keep on hanging in there.

Photo: Jim Shilander

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—John Borthwick

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The crowd at Casa Romantica Cultural Center & Gardens enjoys cigars and ca{ I N S A N CL EM ENTE } maraderie at the Tony Carbonara Gentleman’s Smoker event Sunday. Carbonara, who passed away in January 2013, was a champion of the Casa’s educational and cultural role within the city. The event included a live auction that raised funds for the Casa.

Photo: Jim Shilander

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Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Last week’s solution:

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

See today’s solution in next week’s issue.

The couple have also traveled a great deal, making their way to Guatemala, which Dorothy called, “the most different” of any country they’d visited. They also visited Canada, which included a trek down the Erie Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway, Hawaii, Germany and Scotland, where John was able to play at St. Andrew’s, where golfing began.

Unfortunately, the couple have had to live apart the last three years. Dorothy suffered a broken hip that didn’t heal quite right. The couple initially tried an in-home provider, but it didn’t work out, so Dorothy stays in a care home near Forster Ranch.

John does visit every day, however,

since the couple’s home is nearby. Once a week, he brings her to their home on Calle Nuevo, where she gives him a honey-do-list of yard work and other chores around the house. The couple also play bridge regularly with their daughter and son-in-law.

The Borthwicks say there’s really no special formula to staying together.

“Everybody has arguments or disagreements once and a while,” John said. “I really think it’s no big deal. If you don’t die or don’t get divorced, you just keep on hanging in there. I think we’ve had a wonderful life together. She’s been very supportive of everything I wanted to do.” SC

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Sugar Blossom Owner Launches Cookbook Local pastry chef, shop owner creates desserts reflecting Southern California’s beach lifestyle

Jim Kempton is curating an exhibition of uukuleles and Hawaiian shirts at Casa Romantica. Kempton said these elements of Hawaiian culture helped to influence the surfing culture of Southern California. Photo: Steve Sohanaki

How Southern California Went Hawaiian

Casa Romantica exhibit to display historic ukuleles and Hawaiian shirts

BY STEVE SOHANAKI, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente has long been renowned for its beautiful beaches and coastal scenery. It’s one of many beach cities in Southern California that has cultivated its own unique beach culture.

To explore part of that uniqueness, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is hosting a three-part exhibition called “Aloha Spirit: Hawaiian Shirts and Ukuleles in California Beach Culture.”

The series will take place on July 10, 29 and August 14. There will also be a film screening and ukulele concert on September 4. The collections used in the exhibitions will be on display in the Casa Romantica gallery for nearly two months, from July 8 to September 4.

Exhibition curator, Jim Kempton, has gathered a diverse assortment of Hawaiian shirts and some of the earliest ukuleles made at the turn of the last century from different contributors.

“We have the shirt and ukulele used in Elvis’s film, Blue Hawaii,” Kempton said.

“Elvis helped popularize the Hawaiian shirt across the states with that movie.”

Other items include the ukulele played

by Marilyn Monroe in the film Some Like it Hot, and the Hawaiian shirt worn by Tom Selleck in the 1980s television show “Magnum P.I.” But long before Elvis, Monroe and Selleck, the Hawaiian shirts, also known as aloha shirts, and ukuleles didn’t become popular in mainland America until the 1930s. The story of the ukulele goes back to the 1880s when Portuguese immigrants brought an early version of it to Hawaii.

“Ukulele literally translates to ‘jumping flea’ in Hawaiian,” Kempton said.

It wasn’t until the 1930s, when Whitey Harrison returned to San Onofre following a trip to Hawaii with a ukulele, a Hawaiian shirt, a straw hat and a tiki, that Hawaiian culture began to be introduced to the area.

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“Surf culture was mainly a Hawaiian thing back then,” Kempton said.

Once Harrison exposed San Onofre to Hawaiian culture, it was instantly absorbed into Southern California’s own culture. Ukuleles, Hawaiian shirts and other items of Hawaiian origin became prevalent throughout the coast of Southern California. The spread of the Aloha state didn’t stop there.

“The ukulele only has four strings, it’s so easy to play and it has such an upbeat, happy sound,” Kempton said. “It became a huge craze in the 1930s and spread to other parts of the American mainland.”

When embarking on writing her first cookbook, San Clemente bakery owner Lei Shishak created treats to accompany Southern California heat and transport readers to far off beaches. Photo: Chau Vuong

BY AMANDA HUFFMAN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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Ukuleles and Hawaiian “shirts are collector’s items now. Most people don’t realize that there’s such a rich history behind them.

–Jim Kempton

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The colorful Hawaiian shirt accompanied the ukulele into mainland America.

Some famous people who were seen wearing the shirts included President Harry Truman and actor Montgomery Clift.

Radio and television broadcaster Arthur Godfrey helped promote the ukulele when he played it on television in the 1950s. By the 1960s, the sound of the ukulele had become familiar throughout America and was a regular instrument played in folk music.

“Ukuleles and Hawaiian shirts are collector’s items now,” Kempton said. “Most people don’t realize that there’s such a rich history behind them.”

For more information about Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente, visit www.casaromantica.org. SC

aking is a passion Lei Shishak never believed she would pursue fulltime.

“I always enjoyed baking and cooking,” Shishak said, “But I never imagined I’d become a pastry chef.”

Today, this Dana Point resident is not only a pastry chef and bakery owner, she has also recently released her first cookbook—a compilation of sweet treats to accompany the Southern California heat—titled Beach House Baking.

As a child, Shishak baked alongside her mother while day dreaming of writing a cookbook. And although filled with childhood dreams, her journey to today was not a simple one, but one filled with interesting twists and turns.

Rather than attending culinary school, Shishak, a Pennsylvania native, attended school in Maine and entered a private banking career in Manhattan. A “now hiring” sign outside a New York City bakery eventually put Shishak on that long-abandoned path to becoming a chef.

She kept her finance jobs and started out as a weekend, cake decorator—doing some of the hardest manual labor she had ever done.

A little more than a year later, Shishak left the banking world and attended the Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York. There Shishak perfected skills she would eventually bring to the West Coast, by way of Los Angeles, before becoming the executive pastry chef at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort’s Stonehill Tavern. She served in that capacity for three years.

In 2010, Shishak took her dream to the

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next level and opened her own bakery.

Located in the heart of San Clemente’s downtown, Shisahak’s little shop, Sugar Blossom Cake Shop, is surrounded by restaurants and vibrant retail storefronts.

This bake shop with brightly-decorated windows, on the corner of Avenida Del Mar and Ola Vista, keeps customers happy with cupcakes, cookies and cakes.

Shishak took a year to write the book, which served as a testing phase for her new recipes.

“A lot of the items I would put out at Sugar Blossom,” Shishak said, “So a lot of my customers got to try some stuff.”

This “stuff,” or sweet-culinary concoctions, could be anything from popsicles to pie and ice cream sandwiches, which are homemade right down to the cookies.

Available through Amazon.com, Beach House Baking focuses on desserts and, as the title suggests, all of the recipes come inspired by Shishak’s love of the beach and the local, laidback lifestyle.

“The whole point of the book is that readers get whisked away to beaches around the world,” Shishak said, “I really hope they feel transported to those wonderful destinations.”

Even with her first cookbook published, Shishak doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. She’s beginning work on a frozen cookie dough line that she hopes will be sold in grocery stores across the country in the near future.

“We get emails from people all over the country who really love our cookies,” Shishak said. And when asked what other plans the future holds, Shishak smiled and said, “A second book, for sure.” SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

San Clemente quarterback Sam Darnold will compete in the Elite 11 quarterback competition next week.

Photo: Tony Tribolet

Q&A With Fox Sports Recruiting Analyst Brandon Huffman

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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oon to be San Clemente High School senior quarterback Sam Darnold has had a big offseason.

After a quick recovery from a broken foot, which he suffered in the third game of the 2013 season, the 6-foot-5-inch dualthreat quarterback has blazed through the offseason spring camp circuit, garnering the attention of high-profile collegiate programs in the process.

As of July 1, Darnold holds 13 college

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MARTIAL ARTS Eight members of San Clemente Sunrise Tae Kwon Do will represent the program at the USA Team National Championships Poomsae and Sparring Competition in San Jose from July 1-7.

The eight youth Tae Kwon Do members qualified for the tournament by advancing through the state tournament in April.

The eight representatives include: Colin McCassy, Breanna Arrojo, Kalani Ray, Austin Richardson, Ian Kim, Leah Mave, Damian Gullo and Alex Gullo.

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offers, including USC, Oregon, Utah, Oregon State, Colorado State, Tennessee, Wake Forest, San Diego State, Yale, Harvard, Nevada, Duke and Northwestern.

An impressive showing at the Elite 11 Northern California Regional Tryout earned Darnold an invitation to the highprofile Elite 11 Finals, where he will compete alongside 17 other talented quarterbacks on the national stage in Beaverton, Ore. starting July 5.

Darnold’s stock has no doubt been

on the rise, so we talked with Brandon Huffman, national college football and recruiting analyst for Scout and FOX Sports, about how the San Clemente product entered the national spotlight and what he has seen out of the standout in spring football camps.

San Clemente Times: How many times have you gotten a look at Sam over the offseason?

Brandon Huffman: I’ve seen him in camp setting at least four times but maybe more.

I saw him at the Nike camps and Elite 11.

SCT: He has picked up plenty of offers in a short time. What did he do in those camps that have made him so attractive to collegiate programs?

BH: I think what you’re most impressed about is the arm strength. He has a real smooth, accurate motion and he doesn’t waste a lot of motion. He has the ability to get the ball downfield. His deep routes were really impressive at Elite 11.

He’s raw but he doesn’t look raw. I say that because he lacks a lot of snaps for missing his junior year. He’s really big on the upside factor. You can see those pieces. The more reps he gets, the better he’s going to be. You can’t teach arm strength, size or his unflappability, which you see in the camp setting.

How he looked this spring, coming off missing junior year, you ask ‘Does he have an arm? Does he have decent size? Is he an athlete? OK. We can worry about the rest and develop him.’ He has the pieces of the puzzle, he just has to put them together.

SCT: Given the fact he missed most of his junior season, were you surprised at the number of offers he’s picked up recently?

BH: Yes, I will say I am. Just because he missed his junior year. His junior film wasn’t tremendous, it was more of an upside thing for him. He got the Utah offer, which was early, and the next thing you know he has Oregon and USC. Now the big boys are at the dinner table. What’s been surprising is him just showing the up-

side he’s got. The game film doesn’t speak to that, but his spring shows more of how he’s developed in the last seven months.

SCT: It sounds like that injury played a role in his recruitment.

BH: I think that’s what frankly slowed his recruitment down, it’s the opposite answer to when you asked if I was surprised.

There definitely was the talent there.

He had the Utah offer before his junior season but he hurt himself and needed to have the big spring. The last three to four months of a player’s junior season are big for quarterbacks. His quick recovery has certainly helped him, which is why you see the sudden burst of recruiting now.

SCT: Of all the offers he has, which programs do you think will be the best fit for him?

BH: Honestly, I think he can fit in in a multitude of offenses. He’d be good in the pro-style, in the spread and he’s a good athlete. If you look at it from a depth chart standpoint, Utah may make the best sense. There’s a better chance to play.

They have Travis Wilson, who he already has a relationship with. Sam could come in and redshirt his freshman year and start that natural handoff. USC, on the other hand, had another quarterback in this class (Travis Waller) who was their guy. But Oregon appears to have already gotten him today (July 1). I think it comes down to USC or Utah and maybe Northwestern is in the mix.

SCT: How do you envision him being used in one of those systems?

BH: Well if you watch Utah and what they do with Travis Wilson, that’s it. He’s probably a better athlete than Travis was at this point, in terms of being a football athlete. Sam is more of a threat when he runs. Travis was a little more polished but he also had his whole junior year to build on. Travis made that tremendous jump his junior to senior year and that’s what you would expect, for Sam to do the same thing. SC

BILLIARDS The South Orange County American Poolplayers Association hosted a qualifying tournament for the 9-ball National Team Championships at Mulligans Sports Bar in San Clemente on June 22. Team Blue Felt Hooligans bested the field at the tournament, punching their ticket to the NTCs in Las Vegas, which will take place from August 14-18. Team Blue Felt Hooligans includes: Kim Henline, Joel Holcomb, Ryan Hoffman, Duke Canell, Marcus Fardner, Aaron Kearns, Bob Evans and team captain Cameron Fritzsche.

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Vikings’ Murphy Inducted into SC Football Hall of Fame

Former San Clemente High School standout and current tackle for the Minnesota Vikings Kevin Murphy, far right, tees it up with friends at the San Clemente Football Hall of Fame Golf Tournament on June 26. Photo: Steve Breazeale COMPILED BY STEVE BREAZEALE

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urrounded by his former coaches, teammates and friends at Talega Golf Club in San Clemente on June 26, former San Clemente High School football player and current tackle for the Minnesota Vikings Kevin Murphy was enshrined among fellow Triton greats as the 2014 inductee into the San Clemente Football Hall of Fame.

Murphy was a two-time All-South Coast League player for the Tritons, where he played tight end and offensive tackle. After high school, Murphy attended Harvard University, where he started all 20 games in his final two seasons with the Crimson.

While at Harvard, Murphy was given the Joseph E. Wolf Award as the top interior lineman for the 2011 season. Murphy was also named a first team All-Ivy League selection and All-ECAC first team member.

Murphy originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent for the San Francisco 49ers. He signed with the Vikings in 2012 and has been a member of the team’s practice squad ever since.

Murphy joined roughly 100 other golfers to celebrate his enshrinement and raise funds for the football program at the tournament. There were multiple closest to the pin contests, longest drive competitions and a putting contest at the event. SC

Friends of SC Foundation Hold Golf Tourney COMPILED BY STEVE BREAZEALE

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he Friends of San Clemente Beaches Parks & Recreation Foundation hosted 97 golfers at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course on June 27. The goal of the tournament was to raise funds for the foundation’s many sports-related community services, like their Fun on the Run program.

The funds will also go towards scholarships for local youth to attend programs like the Junior Lifeguards.

The tournament hosted representatives from several San Clemente youth sports programs to compete for the Youth Club trophy and for a second consecutive year, San Clemente Little League took the top prize. The team consisted of Wayne Heft, Bart Peterson, Billy Joe Hobert and league president Sam Masotto.

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Representatives from San Clemente Little League won the Youth Club trophy at the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation’s annual golf tournament. Courtesy photo

man scramble and the winning foursome included Rich Brostrom, Scott Blaney, Ian Britton and Max Cox. Event coordinators anticipate upwards of $10,000 was raised to support the foundation’s initiatives. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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RESULTS Doheny Longboard Surfing Association Annual ’60s Surfing Contest, June 29, Doheny State Beach, Second Spot

Candice Appleby takes three SUP wins, one on river rapids

AUNTIES RIDE YOUR OWN: 1. Katie Calkins; 2. Kim Harris; 3. Denise Reppenhagen; 4. Rachael Wendel; 5.

Deborah Jeffs. HODADS RYO: 1. Daniel Williams; 2. R.J. Hervey; 3. Josh Rapozo; 4. Carlos Cruz Ortiz; 5. Daniel Gromet. KAHUNAS RYO: 1. Guy Takayama; 2. Mike Patrick; 3. Mark Calkins; 4. Marcelo Lobos; 5. Rubio Smith; 6. Bill Harris. GREMMIES RYO 1. Kevin Skvarna; 2.

David Klause; 3. Zach Peterson; 4. Malcolm McClung; 5.

Allison Heinemeyer; 6. Barrett Miller. AUNTIES PICK A STICK: 1. Rachael Wendel; 2. Kim Harris; 3. Katie Calkins; 4. Denise Reppenhagen; 5. Deborah Jeffs. HODADS PAS: 1. Bryce Dewees; 2. John Hasircoglu; 3. Kaimana Takayama; 4. Carlos Cruz Ortiz; 5. Josh Rapozo; 6. Mike Ahumada. KAHUNAS PAS: 1. Geoff Stepien; 2. R.J. Hervey; 3. Mark Calkins; 4. Jim DuCharme; 5. Rubio Smith; 6.

Marcelo Lobos. GREMMIES PAS: 1. Ricky Fodor; 2. Kevin Skvarna; 3. Cameron Duby; 4. Malcolm McClung; 5.

Zach Petersen; 6. Callen Viter. BEST NOSERIDE: Daniel Williams. UGLIEST STICK: Scott Sapp. BEST LOOKING STICK: Mark Calkins. CLASS AND STYLE: Mark Calkins.

MOON DOGGIE: Josh Rapozo. GIDGET: Katie Calkins.

KAHUNA: Mike Patrick

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he month of June marked a great start to the summer stand-up paddling competition season for San Clemente’s Candice Appleby.

Appleby kicked off the month winning the Santa Monica Pier Paddle followed by taking the Open Women SUP Surf national champion title June 15 at the Surfing America USA Championship at Church Beach.

Then June 20-22 she took on another style of SUP competition in Cascade, Idaho at the Payette River Games—racing and SUP cross—earning the overall title and a $10,000 prize.

Appleby conquered the river in a 1.5-mile sprint race and the SUP Cross head-to-head race through rapids. Both divisions were run in heats over the three-day event.

Appleby had the fastest time on day one and day two in the sprint. Day three saw her earn second place after taking a fall.

Her runner-up finish tightened the point spread among competitors, making for a close contest for the overall title in the SUP Cross.

Going into the SUP Cross finals, all five

Surfing America USA Championships, June 13-15, 17-21 San Onofre State Park, Church Beach (13-15), San Onofre State Park, Lower Trestles (17-21)

Candice Appleby of San Clemente wins overall SUP title at Payette River Games in Idaho. Photo: Mike Leeds

competitors had a shot at the top prize.

Appleby finished a few seconds ahead of Olympic slalom kayak silver medalist Rebecca Giddens, for the overall title.

“Coming from an ocean background, I have the utmost respect for the river, or maybe I should say it was a little scary for me,” Appleby said. “It was fun to challenge myself outside of my comfort zone and come out on top.”

Despite her apprehension and little experience with rivering, the four-time Battle of the Paddle champion’s skills translated from ocean to river and served her well.

The event attracted top SUP and whitewater kayak athletes and paid out a total of $50,000, the largest prize purse in the sport so far. The top prize also made history, as the payout was equal for both men and women competitors. SC

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GROM OF THE WEEK

Josh Greene

Josh Green, 14, loves to skimboard. He feels it is a really underappreciated sport, but because it has a world tour and a handful of local contests, he wants to climb the ranks.

“Not many people stick with it as a sport and compete, but it’s really fun when you do,” Josh said. “I’ve done a few contests but I really want to do more and eventually enter pro competitions.”

He likes the skimboard’s finless design and how it creates maneuverability allowing for a different type of wave ride than surfing, along with a whole different set of tricks. Some of his favorite maneuvers include backside wraps and backside aerials.

His preferred training ground is Laguna Beach, due to the beaches’ steeper slopes and coves that create shorebreak perfect for the sport, as well as the tight-knit skimboarding community there.

Josh also enjoys surfing with at Rivi and other San Clemente breaks.

An aspiring filmmaker, his hobby is making videos of friends surfing and skimming and sharing them on YouTube.

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Water Temperature: 69-72 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: San Clemente: 8-12’+ fairCatalina: 20-25’ fair-good

Josh Greene. Photo: Jason Parsons

Josh is looking forward to starting his freshman year San Clemente High School next year and is especially excited about the surf P.E. class. He plans to create a skimboard club in hopes of raising the profile of skimming in San Clemente and growing the local skim scene. Josh is also happy that freshman year will bring together friends from all of San Clemente’s middle schools.

He finished middle school as a straight ‘A’ student taking mostly advanced classes.

“I plan on sticking with advanced classes through high school and hopefully getting into a good college,” Josh said. “I hope to have a career someday in filmmaking or photography. I’m really into that. And I’d like to be a professional skimboarder by then as well.”—Andrea Swayne

Immediate: A blend of continued south/southwest swell, selective south/southeast tropical swell, and modest northwest windswell prevails Thursday. Most spots through Orange County will be in the knee-waist-chest high zone then (2-3’+), while standout spots produce occasional better sets running shoulder high+ (4’+) at times. Size picks up on Friday as a new south/southwest groundswell builds in.

Light/variable wind and a marine layer in the mornings will give way to clearing skies and a light to moderate sea-breeze each afternoon.

Longer Range Outlook: Good size south/ southwest groundswell for Saturday, with a locally solid new south groundswell building late Saturday into Sunday. Conditions are looking most favorable for the mornings and breaks with some structure as windswell will be smaller. Check out Surfline for more details!

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BOYS U18: 1. Nic Hdez, Santa Cruz; 2. Jake Davis, Capistrano Beach; 3. Kanoa Igarashi, Huntington Beach; 4. Seth Moniz, Hawaii. GIRLS U18: 1. Brisa Hennessy, Hawaii; 2. Tia Blanco, San Clemente; 3. Zoe McDougall, Hawaii; 4. Mainei Kinimaka, Hawaii. BOYS U16: 1. Stevie Pittman, North Carolina; 2. Nolan Rapoza, Long Beach; 3.

Micky Clarke, Ventura; 4. Jake Marshall, Encinitas. GIRLS U16: 1. Caroline Marks, Florida; 2. Maddie Peterson, New Jersey; 3. Emily Nishimoto, Hawaii; 4. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente. BOYS U14: 1. Barron Mamiya, Hawaii; 2.

Cole Houshmand, San Clemente; 3. Noah Hill, Malibu; 4.

Eithan Osborne; Ventura. GIRLS U14: 1. Caroline Marks, Florida; 2. Summer Macedo, Hawaii; 3. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla; 4. Julie Nishimoto, Hawaii. BOYS U12: 1. Eli Hanneman, Hawaii; 2. Ocean Macedo, Hawaii; 3. Kade Matson, San Clemente; 4. Sebastian Mendes, San Clemente. GIRLS U12: 1. Caroline Marks, Florida; 2. Rachel Presti, Florida; 3. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad; 4. Gabriela Bryan, Hawaii. MEN 18-29: 1. Jordan Kudla; 2. Tyler Morris; 3. Cody Canzoneri; 4. Morgan Leavel. WOMEN 18+: 1.

Cassidy McClain; 2. Kayla Durden; 3. Grace Muckenfuss; 4. Danielle Zirkelbach. MASTERS 30-39: 1. Paul Pugliesi; 2. Christopher Keet; 3. Stephen Moore; 4. Vincent Duprat. SENIOR MEN 40-49: 1. Rick Takahashi; 2. Neil Bern; 3. Donald Day; 4. Brett William Jordan. LEGENDS 50+: 1. Rusty Phillipy; 2. Steve Mendelson; 3. Thomas O’Brien; 4. Richard Killeen. BOYS U18 LONGBOARD: 1. Trevor Anderberg; 2. Nick Anderberg; 3. Fisher Grant; 4. Kaimana Takayama. GIRLS U18 LB: 1. Rachael Tilly; 2. Sierra Lerback; 3. Soleil Errico; 4. Frankie Seely. MEN 18+ LB: 1. Cody Canzoneri; 2. Terry Gillard; 3. Kevin DeWald; 4.

Andre Derizans. WOMEN 18+ LB: 1. Leldon McClary; 2.

Emma Roll; 3. Karson Lewis; 4. Sandra Goodwin. SENIOR MEN 40+ LB: 1. Michael Takayama; 2. Lance Albright; 3. Terry Gillard; 4. Michael DeWald. OPEN MEN SUP: 1.

Noah Yap; 2. Kieran Grant; 3. Anthony Maltese; 4. Fisher Grant. MEN/WOMEN 40+ SUP SURF: 1. Ian Cairns; 2. Thomas O’Brien; 3. Tyler Callaway; 4. Randall Kato.

OPEN WOMEN SUP SURF: 1. Candice Appleby; 2. Sophia Tiare Bartlow; 3. Diane Wenzel; 4. Izzi Gomez. BOYS U18 SUP SURF: 1. Noah Yap; 2. Fisher Grant; 3. Max Fleming; 4. Dylan Schmarr; 5. Brycen Jernigan; 6. Grayson Epstein.

GIRLS U18 SUP SURF: 1. Izzi Gomez; 2. Mason Schremmer; 3. Lola Schremmer; 4. Alleanna Clark.

UPCOMING EVENTS June 26-July 3: NSSA National Open, Explorer and Airshow Championships, Huntington Beach, Pier July 12: WSA Menehune Surf Fest, Huntington Beach, Goldenwest Street July 20: California State Games, Camp Pendleton, Del Mar Jetty August 2-3: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 1, San Onofre State Park, Trail 6 August 23-24: NSSA Explorer, Event No. 1 and No. 2, Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier September 6-7: NSSA Explorer, Event No. 3 and No. 4, Huntington Beach, Pier

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