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Best and Brightest

Veteran SCHS teacher given district award EYE ON SC/PAGE 6 SCHS teacher Wendy Washington (foreground) has been honored by the Capistrano Unified School District as its High School Teacher of the Year for this school year. She is pictured with her fellow Theory of Knowledge teacher Kathleen Sigafoos and a number of their students. Photo: Jim Shilander

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SC Native Directs First Documentary Film SC LIVING/PAGE 19

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LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTING The department’s Hazardous Device Squad, including bomb-sniffing dogs, was brought on campus to search for a device. Hallock said there was no reason to consider the threat credible, but that the department took the threat seriously.

The squad was only dispatched to SCHS. The school was cleared at approximately 4 p.m. with no explosive device found.

As a precautionary measure, Capistrano Unified School District officials also issued a shelter in place order for other area schools in San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano while school officials performed visual inspections before clearing each campus.

WHAT’S NEXT: Hallock said an investigation into the call is ongoing. – JS

City Investigating Police Services Options

Councilwoman Kathy Ward speaks in front of a crowd of supporters of San San Clemente Hospital at a rally at San Clemente Villas on Saturday. Photo: Jim Shilander

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Hundreds Rally Against Hospital Proposal THE LATEST: Several hundred people rallied Saturday just steps away from the hospital at San Clemente Villas, in support of the current setup of the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center San Clemente campus. The rally came just a day after hospital administrators met with area legislators to discuss potential ways of keeping an emergency room facility open if the hospital board ultimately decides to go forward with its proposal to convert to a 24/7 advanced urgent care and outpatient center. The hospital’s board is slated to vote on the issue at a meeting later this month.

Mayor Chris Hamm, Mayor Pro Tem Bob Baker and councilwoman Kathy Ward all said they are in support of the current setup.

“Everyone realizes how important this is to San Clemente,” Baker said at the rally. “Personally, I think MemorialCare’s idea to close down the hospital is not a very good one.”

Ward said that while the council could have disagreements on issues, all five members are supportive of maintaining emergency services. Hamm said the issue is one of the most important facing the area for the next five years.

State Senator Pat Bates and Assemblyman Bill Brough met with officials of the San Clemente Times March 12–18, 2015

hospital and doctors leading the effort against the proposal separately Friday.

Through a spokesman Tuesday, Bates said she believes MemorialCare may potentially provide more time for legislators to pursue a solution in Sacramento.

WHAT’S NEXT: The city may also be examining a potential alternative site for a hospital if an emergency room designation cannot be maintained by MemorialCare.

At Wednesday’s City Council long-term financial planning meeting, City Manager James Makshanoff said city staff has identified a possibility of using 10 acres along Avenida La Pata, currently designated as open space, and changing its zoning designation to allow for a hospital. Makshanoff said staff believes the designation change could be allowable under Measure V if the council designates it using a “public good” provision. Council members also expressed confidence that voters would approve a change of designation for a hospital if it comes to that.

FIND OUT MORE: For more on the story, visit www.sanclementeimes.com.

– Jim Shilander

No Explosive Found After SCHS Lockdown THE LATEST: Students at San Clemente High School and other schools across the city and southern portions of Capistrano Unified School District were locked down last Wednesday afternoon following a bomb threat mentioning SCHS was phoned into the sheriff’s office.

Lt. Jeff Hallock, public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said the threat was called in at approximately 1:30 p.m. to the sheriff’s department. The only school mentioned in the call was San Clemente High School.

THE LATEST: A greater-than-expected price increase in the contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to provide police services may lead to an investigation into other potential public safety options, City Manager James Makshanoff told the City Council Wednesday at its long-term financial planning meeting.

Makshanoff said he and other city managers from contract cities are looking to speak with Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and county staff about the projected 9.5 percent average increase being presented to cities, including San Clemente. The city had been told last year to expect a smaller increase this year. The highest portions of the increases, he said, came from a new agreement signed with deputies as well as a Field Training Bureau.

“I’ve told Lt. (David) Moodie (chief of Police Services) since I started here that the Sheriff’s Department has to be careful, or they might price themselves out of business, so to speak,” Makshanoff said.

WHAT’S NEXT: Makshanoff said he had spoken with his colleague in San Juan Capistrano, Karen Brust, about the potential of collaborating on a police department.

Mission Viejo has also been involved in some discussions, though Makshanoff was not clear as to how formal they had been. Dana Point had been approached as well, but expressed no interest. — JS

Planning Commission Approves Estrella Plaza Signage THE LATEST: In two separate votes, the Planning Commission approved new signage for the first phase for the refurbished Estrella Plaza shopping center Monday,

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voting unanimously to allow for monument signage along Camino de Estrella and for signs along the north-facing facade of the former Kmart building for Sports Authority, Stein Mart and Sprouts to be larger than normally allowed by the city’s sign program.

The commission split, however, on a proposal to allow a 158-square-foot freeway-facing sign on the southeast corner of the building, ultimately voting 4-3 in favor.

Sports Authority had asked for the sign, and the developer of the property had been given indications that without a freeway sign it might terminate its lease. Commissioners who favored the sign admitted to doing so reluctantly, and expressed doubt that the sign, which, according to the developer’s visual simulations, would only be visible briefly on northbound Interstate 5 and on the southbound on ramp, would be very effective, but said they wanted to provide the businesses in the center every opportunity to succeed in an area that has proven difficult. Sports Authority would be the only tenant allowed to have the freeway-oriented sign.

WHAT’S NEXT: Sign plans for the second phase of the project, including a proposed TJ Maxx store in the former Big Lots space, will likely come before the commission soon. The developer hopes to open Sprouts by Thanksgiving. — JS

City Announces Potential Vista Hermosa Opening Date THE LATEST: The City of San Clemente announced Monday that assuming construction efforts on West Avenida Vista Hermosa and the trail system at Sea Summit continue apace, the City Council will be able to formally accept the infrastructure improvements at its the April 7 meeting.

According to a city news release, construction on the improvements continues to move forward. Tentatively an opening has been scheduled for Friday, April 10 or Saturday, April 11. No formal date has been set.

WHAT’S NEXT: The opening of West Avenida Vista Hermosa will provide a second east/west route through the city in addition to Avenida Pico. With demolition work on the Avenida Pico Interstate 5 overpass set for late April or early May, the city has made it a priority to get the route open to alleviate potential traffic issues. The road through Marblehead Coastal was renamed West Avenida Vista Hermosa because the road will connect with Avenida Pico in two separate locations (the other is in Talega). The name change avoids confusion for emergency services. —JS www.sanclementetimes.com

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Community NEWS BITES Vista del Mar Webelos Meetings Earn STEM Award COMPILED BY JIM SHILANDER

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Middle School Celebration of the Arts

6 p.m. Join San Clemente Middle School students for a night of the arts featuring displayed art, dance, acting showcases, guitar and live jazz. Admission is free. San Clemente High School Little Theater, 700 Avenida Pico.

For more information, contact Chris Smith: smithc@san-clemente.org or 949.429.8764.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

Dark Friday City Offices Closed SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Free City Shredding Event 8 a.m. City

mobile document shredding event free of charge includes secure document destruction at city yard by U-Haul, 390 Avenida Pico. All San Clemente residents and businesses welcome.

Paperclips and staples accepted.

No limits on the quantity. For more information, call 949.498.9436 or www.san-clemente.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 16

Mobility Task Force Meeting 6 p.m.

Regular meeting. Community Development, Conference Room A, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, www.san-clemente.org.

The Cub Scout Webelos from Pack 112 at Vista del Mar Elementary School earned the Charles E. Towns Supernova Award, which focuses on STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. To earn the award, the boys needed to visit an event or company in a STEM field and perform and document a science experiment in a report including their hypothesis, results, research and then write a report about Dr. Charles Townes, the inventor of the maser and laser, along with five additional scientist/heroes in the STEM field of their choice.

This was not part of the requirement to complete their Webelos careers; they all opted to take on the additional work in order to achieve this award. All the Scouts have joined Boy Scout Troop No. 737 in San Clemente.

SC Students Earn Awards from Capo PTSA Grant Foster, a student at Vista del Mar Middle School, and Kylie Marcisz, a student at Concordia Elementary School, have been honored by Capistrano Unified Council of PTSAs for achievement in the 2014 National PTA Reflections arts in education program. Foster’s artwork, titled, “The world would be a better place

Webelos from Vista Del Mar Elementary School recently received the Charles E. Towns Supernova Award for achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Photo: Courtesy

if every animal had a home,” has been recognized with an Award of Excellence in the film production category of the middle/junior division. Marcisz’s artwork, titled, “The world would be a better place if Beanie Boos save the world,” has been recognized with an Award of Excellence in the literature category of the primary division. The award honors imagination, creativity and interpretation of the theme “The world would be a better place if…”

The National PTA Reflections program encourages students of all ages and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts.

Through the program, National PTA, Fourth District PTA, Capistrano Unified Council PTSA, Vista del Mar PTA, Concordia Elementary PTA and PTAs across

Several SC Students Named to Dean’s Lists

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

St. Patrick’s Day City Council Meeting 6 p.m. Regular

meeting in City Hall Council Chambers.

100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

Kiwanis Meeting Noon. The local

Kiwanis Club meets at Carrows.

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

SC Rotary Club Noon. Pride of the

Pacific Bar & Grille, 150 Avenida Magdalena, 949.361.3619, www.sanclementerotary.org.

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

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the country urge students in preschool through grade 12 to create and submit original works of art in the medium of their choice—dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual art—reflecting a specific theme. There also is a special artist division option for students with disabilities to ensure all students have the opportunity to participate. Students are recognized each year for their artistic ingenuity in bringing the theme to life in a personal and meaningful way.

Foster and Marcisz presented their work during an awards ceremony for those who advanced to the Fourth District PTA on Feb. 14, at the Orange County Department of Education in Costa Mesa.

This was after they received the Award of Excellence in their school and then the Capistrano Unified School District.

Fifth grade students at Marblehead Elementary School got a bit of extra fun { I N SAN CLEM ENTE } at the school’s annual Jog-a-Thon event Friday, with a “color run.” Students racing around the track got hit with colored dust by parent volunteers and Marines from Camp Pendleton.

Photo: Jim Shilander

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Brittany Carney, Rebecca Kremer, Monica Lewis, Mark McCarthy, Chase Namimatsu, Marissa Shaw, Danielle Shaw, Dana Wiegand and Cole Zerboni of San Clemente have all been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester 2014 at San Diego State University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be in good academic standing, matriculated, and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 based on a minimum of 12 units of credit for courses in which letter grades were assigned.

Isaiah Albertson of San Clemente, was named to the Honor Roll for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. Students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher who have completed at least 12 hours with letter grades are recognized on the honor roll in fall and spring.

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Wendy Washington received a surprise Friday as she was named CUSD’s High School Teacher of the Year from district and school administrators. Photo: Jim Shilander

Setting High Expectations SCHS’s Wendy Washington named CUSD High School Teacher of the Year

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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an Clemente High School English Department chair Wendy Washington and her second period English Composition class got a big surprise Friday when Principal Michael Halt, Capistrano Unified School District Superintendent Kristen Vital and members of the district board of trustees arrived to make a surprise special announcement. Washington, who was named school site teacher of the year for SCHS last month (for the second time) was named High School Teacher of the Year for the entire district, which includes six high schools.

“Being recognized as site teacher of the year was wonderful recognition again (Washington was also given the honor in 1996), but the district teacher is really meaningful,” Washington said. “I’m a little speechless and very pleased. And I was very surprised.”

Halt said he’s worked closely with Washington as part of the school’s leadership team and as a member of the faculty.

“She’s a true teacher-leader, someone who helps not just her own students but our entire school move forward,” Halt said. “She’s a dedicated professional. The students love her. Every parent would love to have her be in their child’s classroom.”

Changes Provide Different Perspectives Washington has taught at the school since 1987 when she was 25, with two oneyear breaks (1999-2000 and 2001-2002) when she had her two children.

Having children, she said, changed

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some of the ways she sees students. And, now that her own children are reaching high school age, that outlook continues to change.

“It transformed me,” Washington said.

“My expectations have always been very high. And I still have those high expectations, but I’m not as rigid as I used to be.

Having children has made me understand the kinds of demands that kids have in their lives, as has having two very different kinds of children. That’s helped me be more understanding of children from all levels and made me more empathetic and malleable.”

Washington said recently she’s also seen a change in the demands placed on students.

“In recent years, I have seen students under more stress than in the past,” Washington said. “Stress to get into prestigious colleges, stress to fulfill their parents’ expectations, stress to fulfill their own expectations.”

With greater competition for slots in those schools, she said, students often lose the ability to “just be” due to pressure to be involved in extracurricular activities, succeed academically and dealing with the rise of social media. She is also seeing more students facing economic pressures.

“At SCHS, we have more students today who qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch and who need financial assistance than in the past,” she said. “The financial burden adds to the other stresses in these students’ lives.”

While there are some additional

stresses for students, technology has also opened up a world of information for teachers.

“It’s made lessons more accessible and engaging, utilizing so many more types of technology, like YouTube and radio stories,” Washington said. “It’s great for kids to have so much access to information.

But I don’t think who students are or their humanity has changed.”

Washington said her lessons typically touch on multiple subjects in a single period (“I’m not a good lecturer,” she said.) and technology has allowed her to illustrate different points, but she says there still needs to be something backing up all the flash.

“I don’t think technology is the panacea for great education,” she said. “We still have to engage kids with ideas. They can’t passively watch technology. There have to be activities around it and leading it to have it be of value in a classroom.”

There’s also been two major shifts in public education in just the last 15 years, first with No Child Left Behind and the more recent shifts in Common Core. English, she said, probably has been affected less than other disciplines, however.

“English is skills based,” she said. “Yes, we look at content and the seminal American authors we want to study, but I think what I’ve always tried to do is to get students to think on their own. I haven’t really changed my style of teaching to conform to the different kinds of assessments.”

What really stands out “is that while she is very

supportive and encouraging of her students, she never really let down her expectations or her standards.

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—Quinn Hatoff The critical thinking skills being encouraged by Common Core, she said, is generally more in line with this philosophy and the skills involved in the discipline, which was always less about “teaching to the test” than in other subjects more suited to rote memorization.

A Career Turn Washington originally saw herself pursuing a different path, but made a shift

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during her senior year of college.

“My first (bachelor’s) degree was in theater arts; I was going to be a musicalcomedy star,” Washington said. “That was my dream in high school when I did theater. I sang, not so great a dancer but wasn’t a bad actress. But when I got my degree, I thought ‘I’m not going to get a job.’ I didn’t like the acting industry and all the rejection. But I’d always loved English and had some really influential teachers in my life in high school. I decided to get a second bachelor’s and become a teacher.”

Washington has taught freshmen, juniors and seniors at multiple levels, including International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement classes. She currently serves as chair of the English Department and works with accelerated freshmen on academic and college planning through a grant from the San Clemente Education Foundation.

Quinn Hatoff was one of Washington’s students as a freshman and credited her with helping to raise the standard when it came to writing. In 2013, Hatoff received an award for his work at the Harvard Crimson student newspaper reporting on mental health issues on campus by the Society of Professional Journalists.

“Ms. Washington had a genuine passion for her subject and also for her students,” Hatoff said. “What really stands out is that while she is very supportive and encouraging of her students, she never really let down her expectations or her standards.”

As incoming freshmen, Hatoff said he and his classmates were expected to mature quickly as writers.

“In one year, she was able to bring us from writing middle school level response papers to writing what could pass for an introductory-level college research paper,” Hatoff said. “Even when embarking on what seemed at the time an impossible task, a 20-page academic research paper on Greek mythology, Ms. Washington had a way of incorporating creative assignments into the classroom. We hosted an ‘Athenian Festival’ with Greek cuisine and student-centered entertainment. She had a way of navigating the more dry and serious grammar and vocabulary lessons while also incorporating critical discussions and collaborative assignments.”

SCHS senior Courtney Smith had Washington for two years.

“She’s very compassionate and makes you a much better writer,” Smith said.

“She has expectations of her students.”

Washington said she’s heard from several students since the award was announced.

“I got responses from a number of students,” she said. “That’s the beauty of Facebook, how wonderful social media can be. It’s been really nice that some students have reached out to me. Judy Meadows was my high school English teacher for two years, and we still exchange Christmas cards. She left a real impact on my life. I love hearing from students who remember the experience of English. It’s really meaningful.” SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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New Sensation San Clemente residents bring weekly car show to Target

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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fter time in both Newport Beach and Irvine, a weekly car show that regularly features some of the world’s top-of-line automobiles has relocated to the Target store on Avenida Vista Hermosa.

A group of friends, many from San Clemente, who regularly attended the South OC Cars and Coffee gatherings in Irvine, decided they wanted to keep the event going after it was shut down. Simon Wehr, who manages the event’s Facebook page, said he was coming home from an appointment just a few weeks ago when one of his friends, Anthony Tonokaboni, sent out a group text, suggesting that the group begin meeting informally at Target.

“I was heading down Hermosa towards Target and figured ‘There’s no time like the present’, so I changed lanes and headed in.” Wehr said. “Luckily, the girl behind the counter used to go to Cars and Coffee in Irvine every Saturday with her boyfriend. When I asked to speak to the manager, that barrier was broken down and she helped me talk him into it, so we had their approval.”

Wehr said he went home and immediately got to work building a web presence.

Within a week, the Facebook page had 100 “likes” and is now at nearly 700. The event takes place weekly from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Tonokaboni said the group has also

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO San Juan Capistrano Councilman Sam Allevato made an early exit from City Council chambers last Tuesday night following a discussion about his removal from the outside agencies he served on, including the Transportation Corridor Agencies and the Orange County Fire Authority.

The last item on the council’s March 3 agenda was to appoint a representative to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Decommissioning Community Engagement Panel and to consider filling the vacancies on outside agencies created by former council member Roy Byrnes’ retirement.

However, the discussion quickly shifted when newly-appointed Councilman John Perry asked if the council could discuss other positions as well. Perry requested that Allevato be removed from the TransportaSan Clemente Times March 12–18, 2015

A group of friends have come together to restart the South OC Cars and Coffee event at the Target store in San Clemente. The cars shown include a Ferrari 458, three Porsches, a Shelby Mustang and both a 1969 and recent vintage Chevrolet Camaro. Photo: Jim Shilander

maintained connections with high-end car dealerships in Newport Beach from the show’s original home in Crystal Cove, and those dealerships have brought out some of their cars, including Lamborghinis and McLarens. Some young car enthusiasts have even gotten rides in the supercars.

“I keep telling Simon that I’m not sure this can keep growing the way it has,” Tonokaboni said. “Every week it just gets bigger and bigger. People tell each other at the gym, at work. Children as young as 5 years old bring their parents and there’s people in their 70s we see at Starbucks.”

The event includes both exotic, high

end cars, as well as classic vehicles, hot rods and muscle cars.

“There’ll be an 18-year-old kid who comes out with a car that he’s still got primer on but he’s worked on himself and has pride and joy in,” Tonokaboni said.

Wehr said the group’s goal is to encourage a love of these vehicles in the younger generation. Many, Wehr said, are getting a chance to touch something they’ve only previously experienced in a video game.

“It’s not about anything more than a group of friends to enjoy their coffee and their cars,” Wehr said. “What’s really special is when kids come along with their

parents, and their parents aren’t that into cars, but they’re bringing their kids to do something they enjoy together. That’s the rewarding part of it.”

There’s also the opportunity, he said, to get a look at things they hadn’t seen before.

“Last week, the vehicle everyone was ogling over was a 1957 or ’58 Fiat Microbus in perfect condition … even though there was a $2 million McLaren P1 sitting in the corner. That was kind of amazing.”

Wehr said. “The fact that somebody would bring that out to our event, to share with other people … that’s what it’s all about.”

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tion Corridors Agency due to his “outspoken” support of the toll road, which Perry said conflicted with the viewpoint of the rest of the council.

Mayor Pro Tem Pam Patterson and Councilwoman Kerry Ferguson agreed with Perry, and in addition, Patterson recommended that Allevato be removed from all of his positions on outside agencies due to his “lack of decorum and professionalism.” Patterson and Ferguson said they felt Allevato’s emails to his supporters and an editorial he wrote were “personal attacks” against the other council members.

Allevato responded to the council members’ comments by defending the work he’s done while serving on the TCA, as well as boards like the Orange County Fire Authority.

“I’ve worked hard on this and I take this as a personal attack by you folks who have made those comments, because I have done a good job,” Allevato said. “You don’t get to be chair of the toll road agency by not being someone who is dedicated to seeing this project completed.”

Shortly after Mayor Derek Reeve suggested the council have a “valuable discussion” on whether they support the toll road, Allevato walked out of the council chambers.

“You know what, I’m done,” Allevato said before exiting. “You folks do what you want to do.”

The council went on to remove Allevato from the four boards he served on. Reeve abstained from three of the four votes, voting against removing Allevato from the Orange County Library Advisory Board.

Allevato told The Dispatch last Wednesday that the actions of his fellow council members were “spiteful” and “retaliatory,” adding that he has “some decisions to make” and hasn’t decided yet whether to resign following Tuesday’s events. Allevato made similar comments about resigning following the Nov. 4 election, saying at the time that he didn’t want to work in a “toxic” environment.

“I’m considering all of my options right now, and (resignation) is one of my options,” Allevato said. “I don’t want to work in a toxic environment. Time is your most

precious resource, and how you want to spend your time is a big consideration for anybody.”—Allison Jarrell

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DANA POINT The Dana Point City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, March 3, to expand the city’s ability to enforce municipal code rules regarding recreational vehicle and commercial vehicle parking.

In response to complaints by the public, the council approved a change that will specifically allow the city to extend enforcement of a law prohibiting the parking or storage of commercial vehicles and RVs on residential streets other than for loading/ unloading or previously approved 72-hour periods, to privately owned parking lots used by the public.

The vote was a first reading of the ordinance that must be brought back to City Council for a second reading. Upon approval of the second reading, the change will go into effect 30 days from the final approval.

—Andrea Swayne www.sanclementetimes.com

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SC Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY EVAN DA SILVA

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.

Tuesday, March 10 DRUNK IN CAR Avenida Cabrillo/El Camino Real (10:32 a.m.) A drunken woman was found in her black Mercedes Benz without pants on. The car had traffic collision damage, was parked sideways and the keys were still in the ignition.

WELFARE CHECK Calle Nuevo, 900 Block (9:02 a.m.) After noticing a residence was flooded, a passerby shut off the water main and then requested a welfare check on the elderly person who lives at the home.

CITIZEN ASSIST Calle Vista Del Sol, 0 Block (8:03 a.m.) Police helped a man whose 15-year-old son refused to get out of bed and get ready for school.

Monday, March 9 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Monterey, 300 Block After smelling marijuana in his room, a man reported his neighbor on the east side of the apartment complex for smoking.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES South El Camino Real/I-5 Freeway (11:23 a.m.)

A man in a black truck was seen dumping wood into traffic lanes.

MISSING ADULT Avenda Presidio, 100 Block (10:26 a.m.) Police were contacted by the friend of a woman who had immigrated from Honduras and hadn’t been seen in three years.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Pico, 900 Block (10:17 a.m.) A patrol check was conducted for a man looking into car windows.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 800 Block (8:48 a.m.) A 5-foot-11-inch-tall, 20-year-old man wearing a dark jacket and jeans was reportedly asking for money and drugs.

Sunday, March 8 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Palizada, 300 Block (11:24 p.m.) Two San Clemente Times March 12–18, 2015

men were reportedly “banging around” and possibly breaking into a car.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida San Pablo/Avenda Salvador (4:30 p.m.) A woman informed police of a man who had been roaming her neighborhood periodically and lying down in the street blocking cars.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Pico, 900 Block (3:56 p.m.) Multiple customers reported 12-year-olds outside of the business asking for someone to buy them cigarettes.

KEEP THE PEACE Canto Nubiado, 2800 Block (1:30 p.m.) A woman reported her neighbor to the right of her home had been continually videotaped her and her family in their backyard.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 1800 Block (12:03 p.m.)

Multiple calls were made to police about a middle-aged man wearing a blue and red track suit, who was approaching and “creeping out” women.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Vaquero, 200 Block (10:33 a.m.) A man in his 30s wearing a white work helmet, a black sweater and jeans was loitering in front of a business.

He refused to leave, threatened to fight the caller and was carrying a gray suitcase that he appeared to be pulling something out of.

WELFARE CHECK Camino Capistrano/El Camino Real (10:21 a.m.) Police received a report of a woman in her late 50s or early 60s who had been driving erratically in a white Toyota Yaris. She ran a red light, drove through multiple stop signs and repeatedly crossed the double yellow lines. The caller found her incoherent after the vehicle had stopped.

Saturday, March 7 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Salvador, 800 Block (10 p.m.) A caller discovered multiple cars that had been opened and rifled through.

TRESPASSING Camino Tierra Grande/Calle Tamara (8:45 p.m.) Juveniles were seen climbing fences and having a party at houses that were under construction.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Avenida Del Mar, 600 Block (5:26 p.m.) A man near the north side of the pier was apparently drunk, in the water and disturbing the peace.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 2100 Block (8:35 a.m.)

Two men, one possibly homeless and the other riding a scooter, were in a back parking lot possibly dealing illegal drugs.

One was wearing a dark shirt with yellow stripes while the other wore a hat, khaki pants and had a beard.

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SC SOAPBOX San Clemente

VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: View From the Pier by Herman Sillas

Thank You Mr. Spock Author recounts a harrowing flight with Leonard Nimoy

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he passing of Leonard Nimoy also known as “Mr. Spock” brought back fond memories of more than 38 years ago. He had volunteered to serve as my private pilot back in the mid-70s when I was a candidate for Secretary of State in 1974. Unfortunately, I was so engaged in the political arena in the late ’60s that I wasn’t home that much in the evenings and didn’t see Leonard’s performance as Mr. Spock in “Star Trek” during the show’s tenure of 1966 through 1969. But one of my campaign supporters was a friend of Leonard and convinced him and his wife, Sandy, to endorse and support me. He did more than just lend his name.

He offered to be my pilot.

In the race for the office of Secretary of State I faced three formidable Democratic candidates, consisting of two legislators, March Fung Eu and Wally Karabian, and a young woman activist, Cathy O’Neill.

The pollsters said our primary race was too close to call. The L.A. Times decided to assign a reporter to visit each of our respective campaigns and then write a story covering the race. My campaign manager decided it would be great publicity if Leonard agreed to fly me somewhere and have the reporter join us. Leonard agreed to do it. He owned a single-engine plane with four seats. My manager set up a meeting in Ontario and had Leonard fly me and the reporter there. I don’t recall which airport we flew from nor do I remember where we were going. What I do remember was that the person in

Letters to the Editor LET NORTH BEACH COME ALIVE REY HARJU, San Clemente

Those of us that live, work and spend time in North Beach understand that the area has underperformed its potential for years. Over three years ago, we started holding meetings to talk about what we, the North Beach community, could and should do. We had many, many ideas.

Two that kept coming up over and over again were to form a community group and also to have events in North Beach, with a farmers market often being mentioned.

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charge of the airport tower radio seemed confused and had planes circling around in the sky waiting for permission to land.

Leonard decided he had waited long enough and advised the tower that he was going to land. Leonard took his plane down through the clouds onto the airport runway and coasted to a stop.

The Times reporter’s knuckles were white as chalk as he held onto the back of Leonard’s chair as he took us down. We landed while all other THE VIEW planes remained circling FROM THE PIER

By Herman Sillas above us. Leonard and I met with my supporters, and the Times reporter was so shook up he headed straight to the bar. Sure enough, our flight and landing experience was the opening of the Times reporter’s story on the Secretary of State race.

On one other occasion, Leonard flew me to a meeting in Bakersfield. My supporters were thrilled to meet him and he was gracious and patient as he responded to questions and signed autographs. His support and serving as my pilot gave my candidacy credibility to my supporters. What impressed me most was his genuine concern about others. March Fung Eu won the primary and went on to be elected Secretary of State. Governor Jerry Brown appointed me DMV Director and Leonard Nimoy went on to become the renaissance man pursuing his acting

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we formed the North Beach Community Association, and after more well-attended meetings, we eventually agreed on the following: Objective: To encourage businesses and residents to invest their time, effort, and money to make North Beach a better place.

Vision: Historic North Beach is a vibrant village community built around local art, music and surf culture.

Slogan: Enjoy North Beach. An easy place to be.

For the last couple of years, we have held quarterly meetings inviting everyone we can to discuss what’s going on with North Beach. We’ve worked with the city to get new North Beach-themed banners along El Camino Real, a garden in the traffic circle, a garden planted near the 7-Eleven, to get the streets re-striped to make them safer.

In the last year, the board met with

and encouraged two different people who expressed an interest in putting together a farmers market. Many alternate locations were discussed with the city, but there wasn’t a good place for such an event in North Beach.

Meanwhile, the City Council eventually decided to put a parking lot on the ECR lot. The lot was designed for events in North Beach, including a farmers market.

We understand the ECR lot may be re-designed. We, the board of the North Beach Community Association, would like to ask that the City Council make sure that any new construction in North Beach take into consideration the community’s very strong desire to have an outdoor public events area that will work for a farmers market as well as other events, including but not limited to car rallies/shows, outdoor theatre night, music events and art shows.

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career, directing film, taking photos, writing poetry, recording music and having a successful stage career. Our paths never had occasion to cross again, although I kept up with his career through news reports.

Out on the pier, while waiting for my pole to bend, I think back to those days when I was a young idealistic young attorney wanting to save the world and how Mr. Spock came to aid me. I smile now as an old fisherman recalling one white-knuckled reporter who figured he was lucky to have survived one wild ride to Earth. Leonard never blinked and was in full control, just like his character Mr. Spock. Thanks for the memory Leonard and may your new universe be as endless as the one you traveled in “Star Trek.”

That’s the view from the pier.

Herman Sillas is a former U.S. Attorney and longtime fisherman on the San Clemente Pier. His book, “View From The Pier-Stories from San Clemente,” is available online and at the following locations, in San Clemente: The Fisherman’s Restaurant, The Wild Flower, San Clemente Florists, San Clemente Art Supply, the San Clemente Art Association (at the San Clemente Community Center) and Mathom House Books. SC

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SOAPBOX (Cont. from page 9) North Beach’s time has come. With the outlet malls looking down on North Beach, some portion of the millions of people going to the outlet mall are going to find their way to North Beach. The new Marblehead residents will look at North Beach as their beach. There will be great pressure on the city of San Clemente to do North Beach right. We at the North Beach Community Association want to help. The city can start by giving North Beach a location for events such as a farmers market.

TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTH CARE IS COMING COLIN LECLAIR, San Clemente

I have been pleased to hear from the vast majority of San Clemente residents who I’ve spoken with, that they support the transformation of the San Clemente MemorialCare campus. San Clemente’s residents recognize that we have a responsibility to modernize our healthcare system to accommodate the changing healthcare needs of this community.

When I spoke to the City Council last month, I referred to the pervasiveness of hospital closures and transformations across the country. Hospital transformation, though always controversial, has become a common and necessary evolutionary step in every community’s maturation. Ignoring these trends and protecting the status quo will leave the San Clemente healthcare system in a very vulnerable position.

Conversely, a community’s ability to embrace this transformation is a measure of the strength and vision of its leadership. It’s imperative that San Clemente’s leadership understand and acknowledge the macro forces that are driving the obsolescence of acute care hospitals as the hub of our healthcare system, and act accordingly.

The following are the expectations that San Clemente’s residents have of our leadership regarding this important issue: • That San Clemente City Council lead a constructive, balanced and objective discussion about the modernization of MemorialCare’s San Clemente campus.

• That City Council become familiar with the transformation that healthcare systems across the country are undergoing in order to develop an informed opinion.

• That City Council look to experts in healthcare system design and innovation to guide the design of San Clemente’s healthcare system.

• That they become familiar with the economic realities of operating this hospital in this community over the next decade, and the absolute certainty that if this hospital is forced to remain open, healthcare quality will suffer.

• That the council not postpone this transformation, leaving it to the next city leadership team to address.

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• That they balance the perspectives of all constituents, from the very small emotional minority that opposes change, to the majority of San Clemente’s residents who support the transformation and modernization of the healthcare system that we will rely upon for decades to come.

Please let me know if I can provide additional information about how hundreds of hospitals across the country are facilitating exactly the type of transformation that MemorialCare has proposed.

COUNCILMAN BAKER: MEMORIALCARE PLAN FLAWED BOB BAKER, San Clemente

I feel that MemorialCare’s proposal to close down our hospital and emergency room is a terrible idea. Saddleback is a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation that is making this closure decision based solely on money. They chose the IRS designation 501(c)(3), and don’t pay federal or state taxes.

The argument that the new facility will better serve the people of San Clemente is way off base. The new outpatient surgery center is designed to take care of people who are not sick in the sense I am concerned about. The people that use the proposed facility will make appointments for their medical care.

You will be able to go there to get a multitude of tests, outpatient surgery and such. What about the people who are really sick—the people who need immediate life-saving emergency care? Those are the people I am concerned about. Even MemorialCare describes seniors as being the most vulnerable, underserved part of the community. Seniors use the emergency room and are admitted to hospital more than any other group. Where’s the public benefit in closing the emergency room and hospital?

Recent studies show that closing down an emergency room increases mortality rates by 5 percent to 15 percent. That means 5 percent to 15 percent more people die than would with an open operating ER staffed with ER professionals.

I sincerely hope Saddleback does the right thing and finds some other way to improve their profit margin besides closing down our hospital.

I don’t want to be a part of that 5 percent to 15 percent, and I don’t want you to be either.

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GUEST OPINION: Catching Kindness by Michael Kaupp

No Regrets Remembering a friend, ‘The Admiral’

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lost a friend today, in hindsight he never had a chance but he hung on for a number of weeks. A kind and gentle man of 67; Douglas Manwaring Hardacre his obituary will read, but he was Doug or the Admiral to all of us at Stanford Court Antiques here in San Clemente.

A life fraught with challenges or handicaps might be an observation from the casual observer. But through the eyes of a friend of almost 30 years it was clearly a life filled with charm, wit and unexpected color for those that knew and understood him well.

Doug was a wonderfully kind man, Stanford Court was his extended family.

He had been part of that family, one of our dealers, since we began 20 years ago, but I knew him much longer. Back in the days when he did the Bustamante Antiques Shows in Pasadena, I would always make sure to seek out “The Admiral Benbow” as his business was called at the time. The name comes from the great classic, Treasure Island, the Admiral Benbow Inn. I believe that Stanford Court filled a need and sense of purpose for him for almost 20 years. But it is only with loss that we come to realize what someone fills in our own lives. Spending time with his sister Barbara in the intensive care unit at Kaiser Hospital as Doug was slowly slipping away, she reminded me just how often Doug would speak of our long-lasting friendship and what that meant to him. For all of us at Stanford Court Doug was a fixture, there from the beginning in 1995. For some he was a challenge, for others a breath of fresh air, but all of us loved him and I think that I understood him better than most.

Most of us say that we wish we could have done or said something before a friend or family member leaves us—

something to let them know that we loved and valued them. Well he is gone, but I have no regrets, as his sister Barbara would say, “I got him” and I think that by understanding a person you tend to give them your best and get the best of them in return. Taking the time and effort on a daily basis to understand others may seem like a burden. It is that cumulative value that builds day after day, year after year that terminates in a lifetime of understanding of another.

From that understanding comes your actions on a daily basis, actions that convey the love and caring that you feel.

At the end there is no get out of jail free card that can make up for what has not been said throughout a lifetime.

Conversely, when you take the time to understand another and CATCHING treat them in ways that KINDNESS build on that love, the

By Michael last words you were Kaupp unable to speak are not necessary. Like all of us, Doug needed to feel valued and to have a purpose. I did my best to give him that.

That is what a friend does.

He is gone.

I gave him my best and got his best in return.

Yes I am sad, but have no regrets.

Michael Kaupp is the owner of Stanford Court Antiques on Avenida Del Mar. He served 14 years on the San Clemente Planning Commission and has served as president of the Downtown Business Association. 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.

Join the San Clemente Times for Beachside Chat, Friday, March 13 at 8 a.m. at Café Calypso, 114 Avenida Del Mar. Lisa Green of the Shorecliffs West View Learning Garden who will discuss her efforts at Shorecliffs Middle School and partnering with the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues, hosted by SC Times editor Jim Shilander every Friday at Café Calypso, 114 Avenida Del Mar. All are welcome. www.sanclementetimes.com

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

The List What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF

Thursday | 12 PROFESSOR MACK’S LAST TRAIN: A WORLD PREMIER MELODRAMA 8 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to “cheer” for the heroes and “boo” the villains while hurling foam rocks in the Camino Real Playhouse’s annual family-friendly Old West melodrama. Based loosely on old San Juan history, you’ll learn lots of fun facts. Performances run through March 21 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.489.8082, www.caminorealplayhouse.org.

AN EVENING WITH GARRICK OHLSSON 6 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Join GRAMMY award-winning pianist Garrick Ohlsson for a night of live music, cocktails, dinner and a live auction at the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Tickets are $165. RSVP to 949.498.2139 or at www.casaromantica. org. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

Friday | 13 A DIARY OF SURFACE DESIGN WITH GRETCHEN SHANNON 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Enjoy a four-week paper and textiles workshop from March

13 to April 3 at San Clemente Art Supply & Custom Framing. Cost is $150, plus materials. 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

At the Movies: Remembering ‘’71’

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ehind Dane DeHaan and Miles Teller, one of the most successful young actors to break into film in the last two years is Jack O’Connell.

Beginning his career on the UK teen soap television show “Skins” (2009-13) before Angelina Jolie chose him to be the star of her war epic Unbroken (2014), O’Connell was also the lead in Starred Up (2013) and ’71, directed by Yann Demange. Now, ’71 is finally receiving a U.S. theatrical release after spending a full year at film festivals.

Aimless and introverted, Gary Hook (O’Connell) joins the British military in the midst of Belfast’s most dangerous period—during “The Troubles,” when Catholics and Protestants were at war with each other. Leaving behind his little brother in England, Hook is accidently abandoned on the streets of Belfast on his unit’s first day occupying the town after a deadly encounter with locals. All alone and with both groups against him, Hook must find a way to escape without

THE FREMONTS 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.

Saturday | 14 EL PRESIDENTÉ BALL 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The Fiesta Association’s 2015 El Presidenté Ball is a wild Western formal event celebrating the heritage of San Juan Capistrano. Colorful characters are welcome and encouraged to come dressed in Western, Spanish, Mexican or early Californian attire. Enjoy food and old-fashioned fun while dancing under the stars (weather permitting) to live country music at Mission San Juan Capistrano, located at 26801 Ortega Highway. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased online or at Fiesta Association events. For more information, visit www.swallowsparade.com/presball.html.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER DANCE 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Enjoy live music, dancing and food while helping the San Clemente Exchange Club raise funds for local charities. Corned beef and cabbage dinners

by Carbonara Trattoria will be served alongside a performance by the Couchois

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19: BYE, BYE BIRDIE 7 p.m. San Clemente High School Theatre Arts Department breathes new life into the classic Broadway hit, “Bye Bye Birdie” by staging the play in the year of the high school’s opening, 1964. Performances March 19-21 and 26-28 at 7 p.m. and March 28 at 2 p.m. San Clemente High School, 700 Avenida Pico. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for Seniors, Military, Students, and Children. Tickets available at www.schsdrama.com.

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SCOTT ROBERTSON “OC ELVIS” 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Live music at Harpoon Henry’s. 34555 Golden Lantern St, Dana Point, 949.493.2933, www.windandsearestaurants.com/harpoonhenrys.

Brothers Band and traditional Irish dances from the Aniar Irish Dance Academy.

Tickets are $20 at the door. City of San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente, 949.498.3602, www.san-clemente.org.

getting killed.

Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Charlie Murphy and Barry Keoghan co-star. ’71 is both Demange’s and screenwriter Gregory Burke’s first feature Photo: Courtesy film after a decade of working in TV. Their film is unapologetic with its use of graphic gore and corrupted characters showing a terrible period in Ireland’s history, and shedding some light on the terror out on the streets. But the real stand-out in the film is O’Connell, who has the masculine presence of an old Hollywood movie star and delivers effortlessly. Three movies in and it doesn’t look like he’ll be disappearing anytime soon. SC office at 949.492.0465. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

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ASTRONOMY NIGHT 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Join OC Parks and other amateur astronomers to look through telescopes to see Venus, Mars and Jupiter.

Take a guided tour of the constellations and observe wonders of the night sky including nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and double stars. Admission is free, parking is $5 per vehicle. Held only on evenings with clear skies. Call the parks for weather/sky updates or additional information. Caspers Wilderness Park, 33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.923.2210, www.ocparks.com/caspers.

COUNTRY DANCIN’ WITH PATRICK AND FRIENDS 6:30 p.m. Every Monday at The Swallow’s Inn with steak night and happy hour prices. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188.

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Wednesday | 18

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.

COMEDY NIGHT 9:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Live comedy at Molly Bloom’s Irish Bar every Wednesday night. 2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.218.0120, www.mollybloomsirishbar.com.

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? THE MUSICAL 2 p.m. Musical at the Cabrillo Playhouse.

Runs through Sunday, March 29 with performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at www. cabrilloplayhouse.org or by calling the box

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Tuesday | 17 DREAM BROTHER 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Live music at The Cellar.

156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

Getting Fit San Clemente foundation sponsors first annual fitness event and competition

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ome of San Clemente’s fittest residents got to strut their stuff Saturday at Thalassa Stadium, but the first annual High 5ive 4Fitness event, sponsored by the Noble Path Foundation, is about more than just competition.

Cindi Juncal, the founder of the Noble Path Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to educating people, but especially children, to eat in a more healthy way, as well as encouraging fitness said the event came together as a way to spotlight efforts be-

ing made in the city.

“It grew organically,” Juncal said. “We could have just done a run but we were able to use the opportunity to get all of San Clemente’s health and fitness community together for a common cause.”

Saturday, the foundation hosted its first annual exhibition for the local heath community, including gyms and workout centers, juice bars, the San Clemente Community Market and other organizations.

The event included live music and dance performances, as well as a 5-mile fun run/walk.

The event also featured the “Battle of the Gyms” with four area gyms and boot camps, as well as staff from the foundation, competing in various tests of athleticism.

The winners of the competition were 24 Hour Fitness with Orange Theory taking second place, The Noble Path Foundation finishing third, So Cal Boot Camp fourth and Anytime Fitness in fifth. SC

Staff of the Noble Path Foundation, center, cheered on participants in the five-mile fun-run and then the Battle of the Gyms competitors, who competed in relay events that tested their fitness, including the partner wheelbarrow run and ladder runs. Photos: Jim Shilander

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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake

Stuff We Take for Granted

Get rid of your ‘stuff’ so she won’t get rid of you

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s we age, events in life such as moving in together or downsizing can create “stuff.” By “stuff” I mean unnecessary items we hoard that we are reluctant to get rid of: boxes of belongings, old photos, old silverware, dusty books and even items left by our parents that we seldom, if ever, looked at. Stuff is usually stored in attics, closets and basements.

For couples, stuff can be problematic, and even create a rift in a relationship, particularly when one person is neat and tidy and the other is a hoarder of stuff.

Last month, when I sold the deli I had owned for 26 years, 170 boxes of financial records had to be removed from the restaurant’s storeroom. Certain corporate records must be kept for seven years. I did not have room at my Dana Point home.

As a courtesy, Greta, my life partner of 17 years, let me store the boxes on the garage floor at her San Clemente home.

I already had boxes of personal stuff taking up valuable shelf space there.

I could tell by the way she looked at the boxes and then at me that storing the deli stuff there would only be temporary.

ON LIFE AND After a few days, Greta LOVE AFTER 50 said, “I love you. But,

By Tom Blake we need the stuff in the garage moved because we have guests coming and they need to park their car in there.”

I asked Ted Alvarez, my Laguna Beach CPA, if other clients of his have had similar problems. Ted said, “Of course, this happens often when businesses are sold or downsized. You should rent a storage unit for your deli records. It’s a corporate tax write off.”

So, that’s what I did. I went to Price Self Storage in San Juan Capistrano and rented a 10-foot by 7-foot space.

I spent several days sorting through the boxes, tossing some stuff out, repacking the boxes, marking and dating them, and then took them to the storage unit.

I did the same thing with some of my personal stuff stored in Greta’s garage as well. Four 50-gallon containers of trash were filled.

I learned that I should have started years ago to toss out unnecessary stuff I had accumulated. At least I didn’t leave the job for my siblings or Greta to have to do.

Going through stuff that was significant in your life can be a monumental, emotional and time-consuming task.

Sometimes, we find precious items that are impossible to discard.

For example, in a file, I uncovered a 1975 photo that included June Carter

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June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Tom Blake.

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Cash, Johnny Cash, holding his son John Carter, and me.

I also found a signed document dated August 26, 1996, from Johnny authorizing me to use his quote on the back of my first book, “Middle Aged and Dating Again.”

Johnny wrote: “In the 20 years I have known Tom Blake, he has become an authority on dating and relationships.”

In addition, I found a letter hand-written from my mom to my dad, postmarked June 17, 1946, when Dad was in Europe helping post World War II France get back on its manufacturing feet after the war.

Best of all, however, was when Greta saw her garage cleared out she gave me a big hug. Getting rid of stuff kept me in good standing with her.

Advice to stuff savers: Clear out your clutter. It could strengthen your relationship, and you will be doing your heirs a huge favor. Plus, you never know what precious stuff you might find.

For a hoot, check out comedian George Carlin’s YouTube video about stuff: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac The age 50-plus singles Meet and Greet is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Tutor and Spunky’s Deli in Dana Point. For information, contact the deli at 949-248-9008.

Tom Blake is a Dana Point resident and former business owner who has authored three books on middle-aged dating. For dating information: www.FindingLoveAfter50. com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com.

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Christ Lutheran Welcomes New Pastor The church is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Judy Franz, president of their he members of Christ Lutheran Church Council, commented that the Church recently welcomed a new strength of their church and the members’ pastor to their church family. Pastor focus is to support their immediate church Brenda Bos is leading services at two family needs along with serving the needs locations, including the at 8 a.m. “Beach of the surrounding community.

Church” service on San Clemente’s North Those efforts include supporting Beach near the Metrolink train station. military families through the church’s A more formal worship service is held at own efforts and those of San Clemente 10:30 a.m. at the church’s main campus on Military Family Outreach. Members of Camino Capistrano in San Clemente.

Christ Lutheran Church recently Bos received her Master of helped with a baby shower for Divinity from Claremont School 27 military mothers-to-be whose of Theology and her Certificate husbands were away from home of Advanced Theological Studies serving our country. Christ Lufrom Pacific Lutheran Theologitheran Church family also helps cal Seminary in Berkeley. Before Family Assistance Ministries in coming to San Clemente, she providing support for those in served congregations in Santa urgent need within the San CleMonica, Canoga Park and Santa mente community. FAM offers Clarita. Before entering the minPastor Brenda Bos. temporary shelter, job counselistry, Bos worked in television Photo: Courtesy ing and even living expenses to production for 18 years, most those in need. FAM is a valued partner in notably on “The George Lopez Show,” the churches ministry to those in need.

“Suddenly Susan,” “Mad About You,” and Most recently, members of the church “The Golden Girls” were among more than 200 people who Bos said her favorite part of working on volunteered to help count the number of productions was bringing together a large homeless living in south Orange County. group of people to achieve a common goal.

The congregation will also be joining FAM “I loved being in the middle of talented, in their monthly food giveaway on Saturcommitted people and working in a congreday, March 14. gation brings me the same delight in supFor more information, call the church porting people while getting to remind them office at 949.496.2621. SC weekly of God’s love and grace,” she said.

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PET OF THE WEEK: ADONIS This handsome fellow is aptly named Adonis.

He is around 2 years old and has a happy, friendly personality. Full of energy and fun, Adonis often enjoys outdoor activities such as vigorous walks or long romps in the yard playing fetch. If there’s room in your heart for this oversized lapdog, Adonis has tons of love to give.

If you would like to know more about Adonis, please call the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617, or visit him at the shelter, 221 Avenida Fabricante in San Clemente.

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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

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Brian Ivie, a 2009 graduate of San Clemente High School, said his work on the documentary film The Drop Box changed his life. Photo: David Kim/Kindred Image

A Filmmaker’s Journey of Faith

SCHS graduate finds life transformed by documentary

BY JIM SHILANDER, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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hen Brian Ivie, then a student at USC’s film school, read an article in the Los Angeles Times in June 2011 about Lee Jong-rak, a Seoul, South Korea pastor, he knew he had a good story. But it was one he didn’t know would change his life completely.

Pastor Lee had built a “depository” into his home as a safe place for women who might wish to abandon their newborn children they were unable or unwilling to take care of due to disabilities, and to do so anonymously. With Lee’s help, the babies, rather than being abandoned on the street, would be cared for.

“I read this story and I didn’t touch my food, it was just one of those stories” Ivie said. “Growing up in San Clemente, I used to make films that were about being in a battle. My hope was to transcend whatever that was and do something real, even if it was painful. And Pastor Lee seemed to be in a battle. He seemed to have built a bunker and drawn a line in the sand, to say ‘Nobody dies in my neighborhood.’ I was really compelled by that.”

But Ivie admitted he also saw the story as a way to move his career forward.

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“This had Sundance Film Festival all over it,” Ivie said. “I really thought it would be my golden ticket to Hollywood. These kinds of movies were cool and the kind festival judges really wanted to see. So I had a cocktail of motivations.”

Ivie said he sent about a dozen emails to Lee in the ensuing months, and eventually, one managed to get through and get a response. Lee said he wasn’t exactly sure what Ivie wanted or what a documentary film of his life would be, but he invited him to come stay with him for a time. Ivie accepted. He spent his Christmas break that year in Seoul, sleeping on Lee’s floor with many of the children Lee had adopted. It was the first time he’d been away from home at Christmas.

“It didn’t just change my perspective, it changed my whole life,” Ivie said. “I became Christian while making the film.

My spiritual journey is completely defined by this trip.”

Ivie said he hadn’t necessarily taken his faith seriously as anything other than a label, but seeing Lee’s day-to-day struggles made him see how faith could be lived.

“This man was the real deal,” Ivie said.

“He was giving up his life every day for kids on the street. It became a picture of something greater, of God giving up everything for a bunch of lost kids. It made everything else in my life seem really fake.”

Ivie returned the following August and then again in December 2013 in order to work on the film and to work with Lee. “We got about an hour of sleep a night, maybe two,” Ivie said. “We were always on red alert if a baby was left in the box, always with a camera on our hip,” he said.

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Pastor Lee Jong-rak’s efforts to save abandoned children in a poor neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea, drew Brian Ivie’s attention. Photo: David Kim/Kindred Image

for a checkup and then a nursing facility to be adopted, though that process is made more difficult due to a lack of paper work.

While many among the abandoned may have been born prematurely or suffer from disabilities or deformities, he said many now are abandoned healthy.

Lee’s efforts have become controversial in South Korea, which saw an exodus of children being adopted internationally in the ’70s and ’80s, many of whom have since returned.

Finishing the Journey Ivie said his focus as a filmmaker changed from one of depicting Lee’s efforts against a society that might have been seen as obsessed with perfection to one of telling a human story.

“I decided to just focus more on the people,” he said. “When I talked to people it became more of just asking them what they wanted to say. You’re just there to let real life happen.”

He began editing the film in college, sometimes, he said, he’d knock out power to his wing of the dormitory with the

homemade equipment he used. A roommate who spoke Korean would do the translation and place subtitles as the film went along.

“I ended up having to pay him in noodles because I ran out of money,” Ivie admitted. “But it required a lot of blood, sweat and tears.”

The film, titled The Drop Box just received a limited release March 3, 4 and 5 through Focus on the Family. Ivie said the film did well enough that he thinks there will be an encore short-term release before being available on DVD and streaming platforms. Ivie has also written a book of the same title that details his spiritual journey in greater detail.

“We’ve had countless families tell us that they’re now planning to adopt,” Ivie said.

While Ivie is now working on another film, he says he has a new focus.

“I’m working on a marriage” Ivie said.

“I’m getting married in June and that’s my priority. Movies are not the purpose of my life anymore. They used to be. They used to be the thing that I was chasing, but that’s not their role in the universe.” SC

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Triton Report

BY KEVIN DAHLGREN, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Boys Baseball Rated Top Team in SoCal The newest edition of the CIF-SS baseball rankings, released Monday morning, saw the San Clemente Triton baseball program (2-0) ranked top dog in Division 2.

The Tritons leaned on strong pitching performances in the opening games of the Loara Tournament. The Triton pitching staff combined to hold the Edison Chargers to just five hits in their season opening win Friday night. One day later, junior Andre Pallante threw a complete game four-hitter in a 5-3 Triton victory over Lakewood High School.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Tritons traveled to Servite High School for the quarterfinals of the 2015 Loara Tournament.

Senior pitcher Will Tribucher led the way on the mound giving up zero runs, one hit, and striking out eight batters in five innings pitched as the Tritons defeated the Friars 2-0. UCLA-commit Lucas Herbert headed the offensive effort going 2-3 with a double.

The Tritons will face off against Long Beach Milikan in the semi-finals of the Loara Tournament under the lights of Glover Stadium in Anaheim Thursday night.

Results were not available at press time.

Bats Leading the Way for Triton Softball The Lady Tritons are off to a hot start in

2015, thanks in part to strong offensive efforts. After falling short in two of their first three matchups to Los Alamitos (5-3) and Mission Viejo (17-0), the San Clemente bats have sprung to life allowing the Tritons to outscore opponents 26-10 since March 5.

The Lady Tritons scored 12 runs on 14 hits March 5 in a non-league matchup against Capistrano Valley before tallying eight runs against Beckman High School and six runs against Foothill High School in the Foothill Roundup Tournament March 7. The offensive explosion is being led by none other than senior Lauren Kane, who tallied two hits in three at-bats including a home run, while knocking in a pair of runs and stealing two bases against Beckman on Saturday.

The Lady Tritons are currently taking part in the Saddleback Valley Tournament, hosted at Alicia Sports Park March 9 through March 12. Tuesday night the Tritons came from behind to beat the Capo Valley Cougars. The Cougars held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the fi fth inning, but the Tritons tied the game thanks to a key rally. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Ashley Folia delivered an inside-the-park solo home run to put the Tritons ahead for good. Jordan Prussak got the start in the circle for the Lady Tritons and pitched four innings before Lauren Kane came into the game in the fi fth inning and threw three scoreless innings to pick up the win.

San Clemente took on Huntington Beach Wednesday afternoon in the semifinals of the Saddleback Valley Tournament.

Results were not available at press time.

Boys Lacrosse Hoping to Right Ship Against Newport Harbor The Boy’s Lacrosse team headed to Rancho Bernardo High School on Monday night for the opening game of the 2015

Ashley Folia came through with an inside-the-park-homerun against Capo Valley to give the Tritons a 3-2 victory. Photo: Kevin Dahlgren/KDahlgren Photography

season. Unfortunately, the 6-5 loss may not have been the result the Tritons were hoping for. This year’s team, which lost several impactful starters to graduation, was looking to right the ship Wednesday afternoon in a non-league face-off against Southlake Carrol High School (Southlake, Texas), but the team was informed the game would not be sanctioned by the CIF. The team will play Newport Harbor on Thursday, March 12 at 4 p.m. at Peninsula Park on the Balboa Peninsula.

Girls Lacrosse Starts Season on Winning Streak Following a less-than-stellar 2014 campaign, the Triton girls lacrosse team has started the 2015 season right. The Tritons (2-0) began the year with a 9-6 win over San Juan Hills High School on March 3 before scrapping out a 10-9 victory at Dana Hills High School on March 5.

Led by a veteran backline including seniors Shelby Thompson, Julie Goggins, Makenna Scarpone and Jordan Reagan, all returning starters from last year’s team, the Tritons hosted the Laguna Hills Hawks on March 10 (results not available) before the Mission Viejo Diablos travel to Thalassa Stadium on March 16.

Boys Volleyball Gets Off to Good Start

Will Tribucher and the Tritons will face off against Long Beach Milikan in the Loara Tournament semi-finals.

Photo: Kevin Dahlgren/KDahlgren Photography

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The Triton volleyball squad began its 2015 campaign last Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Newport Harbor High School. The Triton win was possible thanks to a total of 33 kills from Matt August, Dominic Brousard and Brandon Hopper and 26 assists from Markus McGuire. Liam Welsh added 17 digs to keep rallies alive for the Tritons.

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lacking in the height department with five players standing at least 6 feet 7 inches tall, will look to the middle blocking unit of August, Brousard and sophomore Kyler Presho-Hartung to carry the Tritons back to CIF-SS playoffs.

Boys Golf Places Second in Early Tournament Led by University of Hawaii, Manoabound senior Sammy Schwartz, the Tritons look to build on a 2015 season that saw them second-place finish in league play and rank 11th overall at the CIF South Coast Team Divisional Championships.

After a hyper-competitive off-season battle for one of the spots available on the varsity roster, the Triton golf team hosted Palm Desert High School at Talega Golf Club in the opening match of the 2015 season March 5. The visiting Aztecs defeated the Tritons 187-181 in a hard-fought day on the course.

Earlier this week, the Tritons finished second in the Aliso Niguel Tournament hosted at Aliso Viejo Country Club.

Boys Tennis Gearing Up Coming off a 2014 South Coast League Championship, the San Clemente boy’s tennis squad began the quest for backto-back league titles last Thursday at Fountain Valley High School. Results were not available at press time.

The Tritons will be a tough matchup for teams in the singles department. Three returning varsity starters from last year’s team will fill out the three-man singles rotation for head coach Jim Stephens. Senior Billy Whitaker leads the Tritons’ prowess, returning to the varsity squad after spending three years as a team doubles rotation player. www.sanclementetimes.com

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ART GALLERIES

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Village Books

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CHIROPRACTIC

Thompson Chiropractic

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HELP WANTED PART-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANT/OFFICE ASSISTANT Days needed are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entry level position. Must be tech savvy and a team player. Please call 949-241-6633 OBITUARY

Eva Angulo

Mrs. Eva Angulo, age 83, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home in San Clemente, surrounded by her family.

She was born on January 8, 1932 in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico.

At the age of 24, Eva moved to Los Angeles where she met her beloved late husband Gilbert Angulo. Together, they built a home in San Clemente, where Eva cared for their family for over 50 years.

Eva welcomed everyone with open arms into her home. Her heart was full of love and there was no shortage to go around.

Eva is survived by her five children: Isabelle Angulo, Maria “Lupe” Littlepage, Jose Angulo, Jesus “Chuy” Angulo and Carmelita Larson, her son-in-law Paul Littlepage and daughter-inlaw Natalie Angulo. She is also survived by three grandchildren: Nicolas Littlepage, Alanna Littlepage and Nathan Larson.

A celebration of Eva’s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at St. Clement’s bythe-Sea Episcopal Church, 202 Avenida Aragon, San Clemente.

A private burial at sea will be held at a later date. In honor of Eva, the family asks that donations be made to the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.

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Local Lacrosse Coach to be Inducted into Hall of Fame

BY ALLISON JARRELL, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n Monday, March 9, it was announced that local lacrosse coach Gerry Manning will be inducted into the Orange County chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

“I’m walking a little bit taller today that’s for sure,” Manning said Tuesday.

The news of Manning’s induction comes following a long, successful career that he began as a lacrosse player in the Orange County Lacrosse Club in the 1960s. Manning went on to create the St. Margaret’s Episcopal School lacrosse program in 2001 and became the school’s first head coach.

He then served as the only head coach throughout the 2012 season and was USL-OC Coach of the Year and Orange County Register Coach of the Year in 2011.

Currently, Manning works as a physical education instructor for kindergarten through fifth-graders at St. Margaret’s, in addition to coaching the school’s sixthgrade lacrosse team.

Manning is one of only two coaches in Orange County history to earn more than 100 varsity wins—his overall record was 123-54. After winning the Orange County Lacrosse Association Championship and State Club Championship in 2005, St. Margaret’s was the first CIF approved boys’ program in Orange County, playing in the CIF–San Diego Section for the 2006 season, going 10-0 in the Coastal Conference and reaching the CIF-SD Quarterfinals, losing to Torrey Pines 7-6. Since the establishment of the CIF-Southern Section for Lacrosse in 2007, St. Margaret’s won

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SOUTH COUNTY CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED Representatives from four southern Orange County golf courses—Shorecliffs Golf Course, San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, San Juan Hills Golf Course and Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club have announced plans to hold the first annual “South County Cup” golf tournament on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at Shorecliffs Golf Course in San Clemente. The tournament will feature 16-man teams from each club competing in a two-day match play format event. Each following year’s event will be hosted in a rotation of the other three clubs’ courses.

The public is welcome to visit Shorecliffs during this weekend to check out all of the activities. For further information and details, call Shorecliffs Golf Course at 949.492.1177.

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Gerry Manning, who founded the lacrosse program at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, has been named to the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame’s Orange County chapter. Photo: Courtesy

or shared the Trinity League during all of Manning’s years as head coach, with a combined Trinity League regular season record of 43-5. St. Margaret’s has won eight consecutive league titles (OCLA 2005, CIF-SD Coastal Conference 2006 and Trinity League 2007-2012), and has reached at least the quarterfinals of its respective championships each year from 2004-2011.

Additionally, five Tartans have earned U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American honors, and three have earned USILA Academic All-American honors. More than 20 former St. Margaret’s players have continued to Division 1 NCAA, Division 3 NCAA and MCLA teams, and several give back to the game by coaching at the youth, high school and college levels.

The lacrosse community will honor Manning at the Orange County semifinals on May 9 at Yorba Linda High School, and plans are underway for a public reception on May 2. SC

MLB SKILLS COMPETITION MARCH 22 S & L Catering Company of San Juan Capistrano will host the official “Pitch, Hit, Run” baseball skills competition of Major League Baseball at San Juan Capistrano Sports Park, Field No. 1, located at 25925 Camino Del Avion in San Juan Capistrano.

The event is open to competitors ages 7 to 14. Participation is free. Competitors will “Pitch” by throwing strikes to a designated target, “Hit” from a stationary batting tee for distance and accuracy and “Run” a sprint from second base to home plate for time. The event will be held Sunday, March 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring a copy of contestant’s birth certificate. For more information, contact Lou De Stefano at 949.378.1754 or slcatering39@gmail.com.

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Lowers Pro set to return with title sponsor Oakley

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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EN: The Enthusiast Network and Surfer Magazine announced on Monday that Oakley has signed on as title sponsor for the 2015 Lowers Pro, bringing the event back to Lower Trestles, April 28 to May 2, after a two-year hiatus.

The Oakley Lowers Pro winner will earn 10,000 World Surf League Qualifying Series points—the same points awarded at WSL Championship Tour events. That, along with a $250,000 prize purse, is expected to draw the world’s best talent from the CT’s Top 34, along with exceedingly apt up-and-coming athletes.

The event’s full lineup will include 96 surfers and two qualifiers from an eightman trial. The lineup will be announced soon, the statement said.

The famous cobblestone beach break at San Onofre State Park delivers one of the most high-performance-friendly waves on the planet and has long been a favorite of athletes and spectators alike, as a stage for mesmeric performances showcasing the very best in progressive maneuvers.

Following the 2012 Lowers Pro— won

by Brazilian Gabriel Medina and then title-

Conrad Rojas. Photo: Courtesy

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San Clemente-based surfer Tanner Gudauskas had an exciting run at the 2011 Lowers Pro, taking the runnerup spot behind winner Miguel Pupo of Brazil, in a close 13.63 to 13.57 final. Photo: Andrea Swayne

sponsored by Nike—marked the last event before the contest’s two-year time out for lack of a title sponsor.

“Oakley has a long history at Lower Trestles and we’re excited to be back at this esteemed surf break to host some of the world’s best surfers in our own backyard,” said Cuan Petersen, director of global sports marketing at Oakley, in the announcement. “Lowers is a perfect canvas for innovative, high-performance surfing… It’s definitely a place that differentiates the good from the great. We’re

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SURF FORECAST

NSSA Open, Event No. 8, Feb. 28-March 1, Ventura, C Street

Water Temperature: 60-62 degrees F

Photo: Courtesy of Hobie Surf Shop

Hobie Surf Shop to Host a Talk with Tom Carroll Professional Australian surfer Tom Carroll will be the guest speaker at the Hobie Surf Shop in Dana Point, 34174 Pacific Coast Highway, on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. “A Talk with Tommy” is a free event featuring videos and stories told by Carroll about his past accomplishments, such as his famous turn at Pipe in ’91 dubbed “the snap heard ‘round the world,” being a two-time world champion and most recently, chasing the planet’s biggest waves.

The talk will be moderated by Quiksilver co-founder Bob McKnight. The evening will also include a free barbecue, live music, raffles, giveaways and an exhibit of some of Quiksilver’s “Modern Originals” boardshorts from eras past. —AS San Clemente Times March 12–18, 2015

looking forward to kicking off the competition at the 2015 Oakley Lowers Pro.” Many notables have clinched Lowers Pro victories over the event’s venerable history including Tom Curren (1982, 2001), Christian Fletcher (1989), Kelly Slater (1990), Rob Machado (1998), Andy Irons (2004) and back-to-back Brazilian champions Pupo (2011) and Medina (2012).

For more information on the Oakley Lowers Pro and to tune into the live webcast, visit www.oakleylowerspro.com. SC

Water Visibility and Conditions: San Clemente: 6-8’+ Poor-Fair Catalina: 10-20’ Fair+ Thursday and Friday: Mainly small scale 1-2-3’ waves for most of Thursday, but a new South and WNW groundswell blend will set up better sets late in the day. That swell mix peaks Friday for waist-shoulder high surf and occasional head high sets at the best exposed breaks.

Light offshore flow in the mornings is followed by a light to moderate onshore sea-breeze each afternoon. Mostly sunny skies each day with beach temps climbing into the mid 70s.

Longer Range Outlook: The South and WNW swell combo holds for Saturday then eases by the end of the weekend. Morning winds remain favorable. Look for a moderate Westerly seabreeze to develop each afternoon. Check out Surfline for more details, daily updates, and the longer range outlook!

MEN: 1. Noah Collins, Manhattan Beach, 13.94; 2. Kei Kobayashi, San Clemente, 9.00. JUNIORS: 1. Yuji Mori, Chiba, Japan, 14.70; 2. Ryland Rubens, Pacific Beach, 13.57; 3. Kade Matson, San Clemente, 10.50; 4. Liam Gloyd, Carlsbad, 8.70. BOYS: 1. Hagan Johnson, San Clemente, 15.17; 2. Taro Watanabe, Malibu, 12.90; 3. Kade Matson, San Clemente, 10.27; 4. Levi Slawson, Encinitas, 5.44. MINI GROMS: 1. Dane Matson, San Clemente, 17.57; 2. Shohei Kato, Japan, 12.77; 3. Cole McCaffray, Cardiff, 7.73; 4. Callahan Corn, Del Mar, 7.23. WOMEN: 1. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente, 12.36; 2. Tia Blanco, Oceanside, 10.84; 3. Avalon Johnson, Carlsbad, 4.30; 4. Steffi Kerson, Thousand Oaks, 2.87. GIRLS: 1. Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente, 18.43; 2. Bethany Zelasko, Dana Point, 9.83; 3. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad, 9.33; 4.

Samantha Sibley, San Clemente, 4.33. PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT: Noah Collins—first Open Men win of the season; Kirra Pinkerton—Open Girls winner and perfect 10 scored in the final; Tia Blanco—perfect 10 wave score in Open Women semis; Alyssa Spencer—posted a near perfect heat total of 19.53 out of 20 in the Open Girls quarterfinals.

UPCOMING EVENTS March 14-15: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 8, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty March 21: SSS Orange County High School, Event No. 5, Huntington Beach, Pier March 22: SSS Orange County Middle School, Event No. 4, Huntington Beach, Pier March 21-22: NSSA Open, Event No. 9, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty

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onrad Rojas, 10, of San Clemente is a stand-up paddle racer and stand-up paddle surfer. Surfing and playing rugby with his team, The Gators, are other interests, but SUP is something Conrad is focusing hard to excel in, hoping to one day compete professionally.

“I started doing SUP when I was a toddler, so like at 3,” he said. “The first time I stepped on a board was at June Lake in Mammoth and my dad taught me. After that I wanted to keep doing it because my dad is really good and I want to be good too. I remember watching him at a race in Tahoe or Utah or something and being really impressed and wanting to do it really bad.”

Conrad also loves SUP because of the great friendships he’s gained from training and competing in the sport. He trains as a member of the Paddle Academy team in Dana Point three days a week and is currently focused on building endurance and speed. He would like to thank his sponsors, Riviera Paddlesurf and SUP Gladiator, as well as his sister, mom and dad for their support in chasing his dream.

A fourth-grader at Concordia Elementary, school is also important to Conrad, as he wants to go to college and find a good career.

“I like school because you learn new things every day,” he said. “That’s important because I like learning and I want to go to college because I want to have a good job that I love and become the best person I can be.”

Conrad’s 2014 SUP highlights include taking first-place in his age group at the Stand Up for Clean Water event in Malibu. Feb. 7 marked a great distance accomplishment, when Conrad paddled with his dad from the Newport Back Bay to Baby Beach in Dana Point Harbor, approximately 22.5 miles, as part of his dad’s 24-hour SUP fundraiser for Ocean of Hope, an organization that raises money for the Sarcoma Alliance.

Conrad also credits SUP training and competition with helping to inspire hard work in other areas of his life.

“I like SUP because it gets me motivated and ready to do things, like working to be a professional paddle boarder and even other things I could do when I grow up,” he said.

“Being good to other people is important to me too.”—Andrea Swayne www.sanclementetimes.com