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What to Know About the 2015 Ocean Fest ival SPECIAL SECTION VOLUME 10, ISSUE 29

Coastal Collections San Clemente surf museum donates items to the Smithsonian Institute EYE ON SC/PAGE 4

Henry Ford, a volunteer and a lead docent at Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, displays the overflow of surfboards at the museum. The center recently had items accepted into the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History. Photo: Eric Heinz

State Beaches Shut Off Rinse Stations Due to Water Shortage EYE ON SC/PAGE 3

City Looks to Stream Meetings on YouTube EYE ON SC/PAGE 6

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Five things San Clemente should know this week State Beaches Closed Rinse Stations Wednesday THE LATEST: On July 7, California Department of Parks and Recreation announced it would shut off all outdoor rinse stations at state beaches effective Wednesday, July 15.

“California is facing extremely severe drought conditions,” California State Parks Director Lisa Mangat said in a press release. “It is important for all Californians to conserve water at home, at work and even when recreating outdoors.”

The press release also stated the department estimates that shutting off outdoor rinse stations will conserve more than 1.2 gallons of water per shower or rinse, possibly saving a total of more than 18 million gallons of water annually.

City of San Clemente officials said they will not shut off the rinse stations at the beaches the city maintains. The decision to do so would have to come from the City Council.

Although the outdoor rinse stations are shut off, the indoor public showers and indoor faucets at state beaches will still be operational.

WHAT’S NEXT: State Park officials said they did not know when they would begin operating the rinse stations again, but the July 7 press release suggested instead of using the stations people should use a towel or brush to wipe away sand, bring water from home in a re-useable jug or use a pressurized sprayer or a pressurized portable shower. —Eric Heinz

San Clemente Library to Open July 20 THE LATEST: The San Clemente Library of is expected to open Monday, as crews finish up the final parts of the construction and refurbishment. The library had been closed for more than a year after massive termite damage and other blemishes had left it in disrepair. With the reopening of the library, a new building to house the Friends of the Library bookstore will be operational in the near future, new computers will be available for public use and much of the building’s interior has been upgraded.

WHAT’S NEXT: According to a city of San San Clemente Times July 16-22, 2015

Clemente press release on Monday, the landscaping around the library will include low-water-using and native species.

“In order to create a more sustainable landscape, 15 trees of varying sizes will be removed and replaced with 22 drought tolerant, California-native specimens,” the release stated. “The existing trees are in poor health, have overgrown their planter areas and are reaching the end of their useful life. Also, the plant palette around the building will be removed and replaced with drought-tolerant material, and the irrigation system will be upgraded to maximize water efficiency.”

The planting project began Thursday and will be completed Aug. 7, the release stated. A grand opening event for the library is scheduled for Aug. 29. —EH

El Niño Predicted to Hit Early This Year

The city of San Clemente has equipped trees on the Esplanade medians with “gator bags,” a method of irrigating trees without using copious amounts of water. Photo: Courtesy of Laura Ferguson

THE LATEST: With the strong weather the nation has experienced this summer and the increase in precipitation in Southern California, the El Niño conditions that have persisted will likely foreshadow a wetter winter and possibly spring seasons.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a press release last week that there is now a 90 percent chance that El Niño will last through the winter and an 80 percent chance it will last into spring 2016.

Philip Gonsalves, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in San Diego, said El Niño conditions since springtime have been evidence of an incoming El Niño weather event.

“The best that we can tell is that the temperature distribution affects a response in the atmosphere,” Gonsalves said. “It’s a complex, and not entirely understood, process. Typically the jetstream reorients further south and adjusts the storm track.

Instead of the Pacific Northwest getting a series of winter storms throughout the late fall and winter, a lot of that ends up in central and southern California.”

Gonzalves said when these significant storms hit the coastline they can cause beach erosion in some places and minor coastal flooding. Signs of a weather pattern came with warmer waters when pelagic crabs washed ashore last month in the area.

WHAT’S NEXT: Gonsalves said the forecast is for the El Niño conditions to at least persist and possibly strengthen through the next several months.

“An El Niño condition in the equatorial Pacific is not a determining factor for rainfall, but it is a contributing factor,” Gonsalves said. “The longer it persists without much weakening, the better our chances are that we will get a heavy rainfall. We express it in terms of probability.”—EH

San Clemente Reaches Water Conservation Goals for May, June THE LATEST: According to Andrew Kanzler, San Clemente water conservation analyst, the city has met more than its obligation for the state-mandated water conservation for the months of May and June.

“City-owned sites have seen a reduction of potable water of 47 percent in May and 52 percent in June compared to 2013,” Kanzler said.

A big part of this has been attributed to the city cutting back on medians and public land irrigation.

“The city has shut off water to the medians and to certain grass areas, and we’ve irrigated medians by hand with recycled water,” Kanzler said. “We converted a number of our parks to recycled water and removed 150,000 square feet of turf, and we’ll remove another 90,000 square feet in November. We’ve cut our irrigation back to two times a week without increasing (watering) times.”

Kanzler said irrigation in some highvisibility areas also has been shut off.

Residents in both June and May used 25 percent less than in 2013. The city must continue to average a 24 percent decrease to meet state requirements.

“If they keep doing what they’re doing, we’ll be in good shape,” Kanzler said.

WHAT’S NEXT: Kanzler said although the city and its residents are doing well to keep water use down, the weather being cooler than normal in May and June could be a contributing factor as to why people used less. The city must use 24 percent less than in 2013 on average by Jan. 1 in order to avoid any penalties from the state. —EH

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Camino Las Ramblas OffRamp Temporary Closures THE LATEST: The northbound Interstate 5 off-ramp to Camino Las Ramblas will close continuously for nine days from 10 p.m.

Friday, July 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 27, according to an Orange County Transportation Authority press release. During the closure, crews will be working to move the off-ramp east of its current location to accommodate an additional lane on the I-5 freeway. Demolition of the existing ramp and paving for the newly aligned ramp will also be done during this period. During the nine-day closure, the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Pacific Coast Highway/Beach Cities will be closed along with the offramp to Camino Las Ramblas, but it will not be closed during the day.

The suggested daytime detour is to exit the PCH/Beach Cities/Camino Las Ramblas and keep left at the fork (PCH/ Beach Cities). Continue on PCH and exit at Doheny Park Road. Turn left on Doheny Park Road and access the PCH loop onramp on the right. Finally, continue on PCH to Camino Las Ramblas.

Also this week, crews will be working in the daytime to construct shoring for a new retaining wall along the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Camino De Estrella. Once shoring is complete, foundation construction will take place, which OCTA officials warn may be loud and disruptive to nearby businesses and residents.

WHAT’S NEXT: For nighttime closure times and detour information for both ramps, visit www.octa.net/I-5Pico. Closure times and detours are plotted on Google maps and updated in real time and can be accessed at www.octa.net/5southCountyDetourmap.

—Alison Shea www.sanclementetimes.com

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Waves of History

SHACC Upcoming Events

Smithsonian recognizes surf culture by admitting SHACC items

August, 21. SHACC National Luau at Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington D.C. A tribute to surfing honoring Bruce Brown, creator of The Endless Summer, as well as stars Robert August and Mike Hynson; worldrenowned artist John Van Hamersveld, the creator of surfing’s most iconic image; and other legendary surfers featured in the film, Greg Noll, Paul Strauch, Fred Hemmings and Joey Cabell. Other attending legends include Wingnut, PT, Tom Morey, Henry Ford, Jericho Poppler and Patti Panicciaat.

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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treasury of surf culture from a San Clemente museum is making its way to America’s most prestigious display.

Recently, the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History’s accepted a gathering of items from the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center in San Clemente, including surfboards and original pieces from the surfing documentary The Endless Summer to be put on display.

The Smithsonian exhibit, “Wave of Innovation: Surfing and The Endless Summer,” will be honored Aug. 22 at the museum.

One of SHACC’s lead docents and volunteers, Henry Ford, a surf legend in his own right, said the acceptance of the surf artifacts into the museum is a hallmark recognition not just for the heritage center but for all of the sport’s culture.

“As time goes on, we hope to donate more items to keep the stoke going,” Ford, 76, said. Ford also sits on the museum’s technical and educational committees.

The items were taken by professional curators, but there wasn’t much polishing or refurbishing done to the artifacts prior to shipping, Ford said.

Barry Huan, curator and creative director of SHACC, said he will miss having these authentic relics of surfing in San Clemente.

“I’m a little bummed it’s all going there rather than staying here, obviously,” Haun said, “but in the sense it gives validation to the historical significance of surfing, I think it’s worth it. Surfing is as romantic and appealing as the Old West. You don’t have to be a cowboy to appreciate that stuff and you don’t have to be a surfer to appreciate this.”

Huan said a film like The Endless Summer is a testament to that historical

Curators with the Smithsonian Institute pack up a board that belonged to Duke Kahanamoku, a famous founding father of modern surfing, along with original footage of The Endless Summer. Photo: Courtesy Surfing Heritage and Culture Center.

significance.

“The early pioneers of the sport… there’s a few of them left, but we’re losing them right and left,” Huan said. In their recollection of major events, “Surfers are like fishermen; that last fish gets a little bigger over time and that wave gets a little bigger too, so I think it’s really important we get their stories firsthand while it’s fresh in their memory.”

Paul Strauch, executive director of SHACC, said museum board member Glenn Brumage was able to convince the Smithsonian Institute that the items were an integral attribute to America’s history.

Because of some connections Brumage has in D.C., they were able to arrange for donations to coordinate the donation quickly, Strauch said.

“It started two-fold with The Endless Summer’s 50th anniversary and with a cache of 50 surfboards, which was narrowed down to five,” Strauch said, adding he’s not sure how many surf artifacts the Smithsonian has currently.

One of the surf boards that belonged to Duke Kahanamoku, a founding father of modern surfing, was donated to the

Items Sent to the National Museum of American History—Smithsonian Institute Items From Keith and Chris Eshelman: • The Endless Summer 16 millimeter film reel • The Endless Summer 60 by 40 inch poster Items From R. Paul Allen: • A Bruce Brown Business Card • BBF Bruce Brown Film Brochure • The Endless Summer Program, 16 Pages, 8.5 inches by 11 • An Original Photograph of Bruce Brown • The Endless Summer Handbill • The Endless Summer Movie Ticket Stubs • The Endless Summer Poster 11 by 17 inches

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• Invitation to the premier of The Endless Summer Surf Boards and Other Items: • Duke Kahanamoku Surf Board, 75 pounds, redwood (Sharon Marshall) • Hollo Blake Paddleboard, 40 pounds (David Kogler) • Paipo Knee/Body Board, 7 pounds (Robert Brunner) • Malibu Chip, Balsa Board, 26 pounds (Spencer Croul) • Hobie Foam Surfboard (Jacob Aguerre)

Smithsonian but one board remains at the SHACC with his signature engraved on the face of the board.

Surfing innovation was recognized by the Smithsonian’s selections, such as surf boards that were fastened as an early method of shipping them, as well as a collection of items that chronicle the culture’s progress. Some of the items SHACC donated came from San Clemente and surrounding areas but also originated from other surfing destinations.

All of the items, including the 16 millimeter film of The Endless Summer, have been shipped to the Smithsonian.

“It gives prominence to surfing,” Strauch said. “When I grew up, my parents were concerned because most of the surfers who came to Hawaii were vagabonds. They came with a one-way ticket, what they were wearing and a surfboard.

They didn’t really have a work ethic.

(They were) so carefree, and it’s been a stigma that makes (surfing) seem (like) a non-conforming sport.”

As the years went on, surfing became much more recognized as a legitimate profession and evolved into the internationally acclaimed sport it is today.

“People look at it from a different perspective,” Strauch said. “It certainly has become an accepted part of America’s culture.”

Having the items from SHACC admitted to the Smithsonian is “the highest honor you can get,” Ford said.

Ford said it took a lifetime of collecting to accumulate all the items SHACC has.

“Our founder, Dick Metz, actually gathered a list of 100 of his closest friends whom he knew would appreciate surf history,” Strauch said. “He asked if people had any artifacts to have donated to a museum he was going to start.”

Metz also raised money through finders’ fees to establish the nonprofit and maintain the items, Strauch said.

“Not many people have a connec-

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August 22. Public donation ceremony

by SHACC to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The exhibit is titled “Wave of Innovation: Surfing and The Endless Summer,” hosted by The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.

August 24. Duke Kahanamoku’s 125th birthday at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

Kahanamoku is considered the “father of modern surfing,” and made the sport world famous by traveling around the globe as the Ambassador of Aloha from Hawaii after winning a total of five medals in three different Olympics. tion to the ocean, unless you were part of a coastal community or a sea-fairing culture,” Strauch said. “With surfing, you could understand the different aspects of the ocean, so for me it’s a very special opportunity for someone who gets introduced to it and has an affinity to it.”

Taking care of the ocean and respecting it is another important factor surfing has had on American culture, Ford said, which is why he is glad to see the recognition.

He said the ecological aspects have always been a part of surfers’ appreciation for the ocean.

“It developed into a lifestyle that I believe will help us save the ocean,” Ford said. “Many of the beginning surfers were watermen; they lived by the sea, they ate by the sea—it was a lifestyle.”

In addition to the Smithsonian pieces, SHACC is archiving tens of thousands of photos from SURFER Magazine and other sources. They can be viewed at the museum’s website under “Collections.” Many of the photos are 35-millimeter frames that are being converted to the digital archive.

“People need to know that we have these things available for them,” Ford said.

People can also bring in albums to be archived, and photographers will have their names credited to the work.

A comprehensive library maintains books and print archives with volumes of surfing information. For more information, visit the SHACC website at www.surfingheritage.org. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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Community Meetings FRIDAY, JULY 17

Dark Friday—City of San Clemente Offices Closed SUNDAY, JULY 19

San Clemente Farmers Market

9 a.m.–1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday. Avenida Del Mar. TUESDAY, JULY 21

Sunshine Rotary

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

San Clemente City Council—Canceled

The regularly scheduled City Council meeting for San Clemente was canceled for July 21. 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

San Clemente Rotary

Noon. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at the Wedgewood Restaurant at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. 150 E. Avenida Magdalena. 949.233.7981. www.sanclementerotary.org

San Clemente Kiwanis

Noon. The San Clemente Kiwanis meet most Wednesdays for lunch at Tommy’s Restaurant. 1409 S. El Camino Real, 949.366.5423, www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

Planning Commission Meeting

7 p.m. San Clemente Planning Commission will meet at the City Hall Council Chambers. 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 23

SONGS Community Engagement Panel Meeting

6 p.m.-9 p.m. The Community Engagement Panel will meet at the QLN Conference Center, 1938 Avenida del Oro in Oceanside.

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City to Use YouTube to Stream Meetings The City of San Clemente will use its YouTube Channel to stream live City Council and Planning Commission meetings beginning Aug. 4.

“As the world’s leading Internet video service, YouTube delivers high-quality live streaming to most computers and mobile devices,” a press release from the city said. “The transition away from the current in-house streaming solution to YouTube, will provide improved performance, reliability and accessibility.”

To access live broadcasts (when applicable) visit the city of San Clemente YouTube Channel at www.san-clemente. org/live or click the YouTube icon on the city’s Homepage. City Council meetings start at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Planning Commission meetings start 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Check the city’s website for updated meeting information at www.san-clemente.org.

Gratitude Garden to Host Ribbon Cutting

SC Sheriff’s Blotter

San Clemente Toastmaster Earns Award

CITIZEN ASSIST El Levante, 100 Block (3:31 p.m.)

An elderly man was kidnapped from his residence and was being held hostage.

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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.

INVESTIGATE PERSON DOWN Avenida Monterey/Avenida Victoria (12:29 a.m.) A male was passed out in his white Sedan on the side of the street with the keys still in the ignition. The door was still open, and the caller said they were too afraid to go any closer.

Friday, July 10

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Vista Hermosa/Avenida Pico (1 a.m.) Two men reportedly stole golf carts and drove toward the beach.

DISTURBANCE North El Camino Real/Mariposa (10:13 a.m.) A homeless man reportedly was screaming “I’ll kill you,” while playing a guitar and heading toward a school from a CVS.

Saturday, July 11

Thursday, July 9

DRUNK DRIVING Avenida Pico/Interstate-5 (5:11 p.m.)

A Toyota 4Runner was headed toward the beach turning into a Denny’s. The driver was “all over the road.”

munication and leadership program.

The award is given by the worldwide headquarters in Rancho Santa Margarita to Toastmasters who have accomplished all the rigorous speaking and leadership requirements to qualify for the prestigious designation.

Northcott is a member of South County Toastmasters, an evening speaking club in Dana Point that he helped start in 2014. He is also a founding member of Toastmasters of Laguna Beach, a club he helped charter last year.

To qualify for the award, Northcott gave more than 45 speeches from various Toastmasters speech manuals, served as a club and district officer, sponsored and mentored new clubs and organized a public service leadership project in the community.

Children enrolled in Gratitude Garden Preschool in Talega pose for a photo. The preschool will host an open house July 31. Photo: Courtesy of Dustine Rey

A San Clemente man has been honored for earning the highest achievement in Toastmasters International, the worldwide public speaking and leadership organization.

Marshall Northcott, of Forster Ranch, was awarded the Distinguished Toastmaster designation recently for his exceptional achievements in the Toastmasters com-

The Gratitude Garden Preschool will host an open house and ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m. July 31.

According to a press release, the school’s design utilizes the teaching op-

Monday, July 13

portunities and discoveries of nature. The classrooms are both indoors and outdoors, allowing students to explore, play and apply hands-on concepts in math, engineering, science, art and ecology. Students can participate in martial arts, cooking, world languages, dance and various forms of artistic expression. The curriculum is designed to instill a love for learning by allowing curiosity, creativity, and meaningful play to drive the process. The preschool is located at 92 Avenida La Pata and can be reached at 949.572.4453.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Dolores/El Camino Real (7:52 p.m.) A California State Parks employee claimed there were men with concrete tools and cinder blocks creating a wall that Page 6

Marshall Northcott of the South County Toastmasters. Photo: Courtesy of John Barry

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would block the path leading into the state park. The men were reported to be in a gray Tacoma pick-up truck and did not look like park officials.

Wednesday, July 8 DISTURBANCE El Camino Real, 100 Block (9:21 a.m.)

A person was found sleeping under a staircase. A probation search was done and marijuana, syringes and heroin were found in his possession.

Tuesday, July 7 UNKNOWN TROUBLE Calle Redondel, 100 Block (11:02 p.m.)

A man called and claimed someone had been stabbed.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Pico/El Camino Real (4:13 p.m.)

A homeless man reportedly harassed the informant, asking her for money. The man then began ranting in an unknown tongue, claiming that he was a “priest” or “messenger” sent to preach the word of his god. www.sanclementetimes.com

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS

GUEST OPINION: Wavelengths by Jim Kempton

Running with the Bulls Mid-July marks one of the world’s wildest festivals in Spain

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t is a phenomenon that is almost unimaginable in an American city.

At 7:30 a.m., hundreds of adrenaline fueled daredevils (many of whom have been drinking all night) gather in a main square of town.

Thousands of onlookers have already taken their places along the 900-yard route of curving, climbing streets that lead ultimately to a bullring packed with more screaming spectators. Starting the week of July 7-14, every year since 1591 in the Navarra region of Spain, the Festival of San Fermin unfolds; an event that (depending on your perspective) is either a glorious celebration of Latin tradition or

an insanely reckless carnival of drunken, masochistic macho.

In my fearless but clueless adolescence, I dreamed of this as a magnificent rite of passage, a test of nerve and daring. It was a chance to experience what I had read in Hemingway’s otherwise uneventful novel The Sun Also Rises. It was, in the end, more analogous to punching a bully in the nose and then trying to sprint away before being beaten to a pulp.

The summer after my sophomore year at university, I had ventured across Europe with a cadre of college chums, taking in the Cannes Film Festival, the Grande Prix in Monte Carlo and the legendary Glastonbury rock music event.

We had arrived on the first day of the festival, with thousands of intrepid Spaniards, a handful of daring Danes, fearless Frenchmen, American WAVELENGTHS college students and a

By Jim Kempton massive assemblage of spectators. Our lack of knowledge allowed us a certain ignorant bliss.

The year before, several runners had reportedly been killed; by the time we had built up the bravado to participate on day three, at least a dozen crazed Spaniards

had been gored, butted or trampled by these two-ton beasts stampeding down the cobbled boulevards each sunrise.

The goal (if such a thing exists) is to run in front of the stampeding herd of horned bovines and reach the bullring without injury. For seven days starting July 7, this ritual repeats, pitting’ each morning’s crew of hapless hedonists against seven big burly bulls who are nearly as scared as the participants—which only makes them more dangerous.

When the 8 a.m. starting gun (a rocket) goes off, the bulls are let loose and the square’s sea of participants empties like a chamber on an Uzi automatic. From there it’s an unnerving half-mile sprint to stay ahead of the bulls without running out of steam before the finish. In front is a blinding blur of red scarves and white shirts, behind is a deafening roar of hooves and screams.

I had given my camera to a girlfriend in our crew and when we reached the underpass where I knew she would be training the lens, I tried to slow down enough to get close to the bulls for a few seconds. It was a miscalculation—a bull on my left periphery surged ahead, battering a hapless runner into the wall like a rag doll. It made a good photo at least. But from there the adrenaline drove all else, legs like rubber and heart like a jackhammer.

At the finish there is a long tunnel leading into the bullring where everything turns black. In that pitch darkness all that can be sensed is the sound of gasping breaths and the smell of fear.

Breaking out into the blinding sunlight of the ring and the bellow of the bota bag swilling crowd is a rush akin to bursting to the surface of the ocean after a long two-wave hold down. A quick vault over the head-high barricades and life never felt quite so exhilarating. Emboldened by survival, I ran twice more that year and several times again in years after.

It is nothing, of course, compared to a surf session at giant Mavericks, a steep run in avalanche country or actual combat in the mountains of Afghanistan. So many souls have survived the San Fermin experience in the decades since my runs that is seems almost overstated now. But for sheer spectacle, looking back at that thundering herd gaining on you as they enter the final stretch is a memory that still thrills even when the dubious youthful purpose of it has long faded.

Jim Kempton is a writer and life-long traveler who has spent much more time covering epic thrill- seekers’ acts than actually performing them himself—getting just close enough (as Hemingway would famously declare) to say you’ve been there. SC

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On Stage at the Coach House: Lucidiom, The Delta 88’s and Martha Davis & the Motels

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

The List

What’s going on in and around town this week

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Thursday | 16 POUL PEDERSEN 7 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. Live music at Iva Lee’s.

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

Friday | 17 A COLOR FILLED APPROACH TO PAN PASTELS 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Experience the world of pan pastels with demonstrations by Lyndelle Stonick. Cost is a $10, which includes credit to purchase any pan pastel item over $10 that day. San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com THE YURT GROUP ART SHOW 7 p.m. The Yurt, in collaboration with Ashes in Orange Peels, launches their community-centric space with the “NEW MOON” group show. A new entity in the emerging arts’ district of San Clemente, the Yurt brings artisan markets, healing modalities and accessible art to the city.

201 Calle de los Molinos, 949.382.5537, www.theyurtsc.com.

Saturday | 18 THE 39TH ANNUAL OCEAN FESTIVAL 6:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. San Clemente’s annual festival will celebrate the region’s largest resource: the ocean. Surfers, stand-up paddlers and lifeguards will battle it out in an array of games and contests. There will also be fishing and surfing clinics, woody exhibits, crafts, art shows, sand sculpting and more. A free beach concert featuring The Cholulas will take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday night. The event is free and runs through 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Free parking and shuttle service from San Clemente High School. San Clemente Pier, 949.440.6141, www.oceanfestival.org.

BY ALISON SHEA, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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aving been together for more than six years, Southern California band Lucidiom will perform on home turf this summer as they open for The Delta 88’s and Martha Davis & the Motels at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 17 at the Coach House.

Lucidiom band members include local drummer Keith Jones, bass player Dominic Fontana and Jones’ two brother-in-law guitarists Clint and David Haycraft.

Jones, a San Clemente native and owner of Flowers & Friends in San Clemente, has been with the band for over a year after 50 years of drumming on his own and with other bands across Southern California. Jones said he’s eager to play locally with Lucidiom this Friday, following a July 11 performance at Cook Park in San Juan Capistrano.

“The music is geared towards recovery,” Jones said. “It’s all original pop and punk music with some ballads.”

Lucidiom has been performing live since

LA JONES FT. ADRIANNA MARIE 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.

Sunday | 19 ART-A-FAIR: LOCALS NIGHT 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Discover 125 artists at this juried fine art festival in Laguna Canyon, which runs through Aug. 30. Residents of Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and other south Orange County cities receive free admission after 5 p.m. on Sundays (with ID). Enjoy live music Thursday through Sunday, outdoor cuisine at Tivoli Too! and daily adult art workshops. The festival is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.494.4514, www.art-a-fair.com

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SOUL FOOD 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enjoy music and meditation on writings from many faiths and philosophers at San Clemente’s Baha’i Center. This month’s theme, “Mountains of Life,” explores the tests and challenges that come in life. Open to the public; admission is free. For more information contact bdjeffers@hotmail.com or badiyazdi@gmail.com. Baha’i Center, 3316 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.791.9192, www.bahaicenter.com.

Monday | 20 MOMMY MOVIE MONDAYS 10 a.m. Moms and dads are welcome to bring their baby along to the theater every Monday at Krikorian Theaters. 641 Camino De Los Mares, San Clemente, 949.661.7610, www.kptmovies.com.

Photo: Courtesy of OC Fair

FRIDAY, JULY 17: ORANGE COUNTY FAIR KICK-OFF Noon. The OC Fair’s 125th Celebration runs Wednesday through Sunday until Aug. 16.

The 23-day event features food, music, carnival rides, exhibits and family fun. July 17 kicks off with an hour of free admission for the first fairgoers from noon to 1 p.m. On Fridays, the fair is open from noon to midnight, and seniors 60-plus receive $5 admission and free Ferris wheel and merry-go-round rides, $2 rides and games for all until 4 p.m. and $2 food samples from noon to 4 p.m. OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. For a full list of special events and deals, visit www.ocfair.com or call 714.708.1500.

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Tuesday | 21 THE ART OF COMPASSION NIGHT 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Artist Laura Miller will help people create collages that promote hope for women who have been victims of violence. Cost is a $25 donation at the door and all proceeds will go to creating a fund at the San Clemente Art Supply Store for local domestic violence shelters to buy supplies for art therapy for their clients.

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Keith Jones, drummer for the band Lucidiom, is also the owner of Flowers & Friends in San Clemente. They will perform 8 p.m. on Friday, July 17 at the Coach House.

2009, opening for numerous 1980s bands at the Coach House such as English new wave group ABC. In 1981, Jones played his first Coach House gig with guitarist Chuck Berry. This past April, the band kicked off the live concert season with a private charity event at the Musician’s Union Hall in Hollywood in April.

Singles off Lucidiom’s album Flux include “Shining Star” and “On the Inside.” Jones said many music enthusiasts have come to appreciate their unique hybrid sound.

“It’s all original material, and it’s all upbeat and rhythmic with a positive message,” Jones said.

The Coach House is located at 33157 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano. Tickets are $20 and dinner reservations with priority seating are also available. For tickets or more information call 949.496.8930 or log on to www.thecoachhouse.com. SC

Only 30 seats available. RSVP to Patricia Drown at scdvtaskforce@gmail.com.

1531 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

Wednesday | 22 COMMUNITY OUTREACH ALLIANCE IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOP 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. San Clemente High School improv comedy leaders will host a comedy improv workshop for people to work on their comedy skills. Free for SCHS students and alumni. 1050 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, 949.388.0114 ext. 205, www.communityoutreachalliance.com.

WHALE TALES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COAST 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Mike Makofske will give a presentation on the five species of whales and four species of dolphin regularly seen in the area, as well as some surprise visitors. Reception begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at whaletales.eventbrite.com or $15 at the door. The lecture takes place at the Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach Campground, 225 Avenida Califia, San Clemente. San Onofre Parks Foundation, 949.366.8599, www.sanonofreparksfoundation.org.

For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.sanclementetimes.com.

Have an event? Send your listing to events@sanclementetimes.com www.sanclementetimes.com

t s e t a e r G “The ” ! f r u S n o Show ach July 18-19 Hitting the Br ewelcomes all to ecto Executive dir tradition San Clemente

“The Greatest Show on Surf!” is an event that takes hold of you.

As a competitor, you vie for the title of champion. As a child, you may swim in a competition, make crafts, perform or play games in the youth pavilion, run in the ClifKid-sponsored Dolphin Dash or participate in a bodysurfing clinic to help you learn how to swim in the ocean.

What better place for artists selling ocean and beach art than in Parque Del Mar—above the beach and ocean events? You’ll also find woody cars on the pier with surfers and athletes below. Rock out Saturday at the beach party with our free concert, featuring “The Cholulas,” sponsored by The Sheckler Foundation, as the sun sets on the horizon for the perfect ending to the day.

A fishing clinic and derby will take place on Saturday, where participants can learn safety tips from the experts and test their skills at this for-everyone event sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching.

Check out the sand sculpture competitions and grand finale—the Duck Race—on Sunday.

The San Clemente Ocean Festival has grown into a tradition for many within our community, the Inland Empire and as far as the East Coast, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. Athletes, participants and volunteers travel from far and near to be a part of this athletic, family event.

We have participants who have grown up locally and are now active in the community as adults. Some will be on the beach during this weekend’s events serving as city lifeguards. I would like to commend the incredible team of lifeguards we have in San Clemente, watching over all of us as we enjoy these special events. Please join us in helping to support them by starting each Ocean Festival morning off with a hot pancake breakfast.

Athletic competitions remain the main focus of the event—many of which are for lifeguards, including the Rescue Relays, international and American Ironman competitions, thrills and spills of the ever-popular Dory Boat Races, and Surf Ski races to name a few.

Sunday’s competitions include the 5K Beach Run, biathlon and 1-mile ocean swim. In addition, the Groms Rule Kids Surf Contest— sponsored by Rip Curl and Farmers & Merchants Bank—and Dolphin Dash Kids Beach Run—sponsored

by Clif Kid—return for our younger competitors, alongside the Sport of Kings SUP race sponsored by Hobie Surf Shops.

This year, we also welcome the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the final leg for the journey of the Special

Olympics World Summer Games torch, on Sunday, July 19. The games are being held in Los Angeles beginning Saturday, July 25.

The volunteer Board of Directors and Associates work year-round toward the final production and are joined by more than 200 volunteers to ensure the San Clemente Ocean Festival continues to meet the expectations of those who helped create it and still watch over it. Our race and surf directors and their committees work hard to provide events that are challenging and fun for all of our athletes.

To our sponsors and volunteers— thank you for all your hard work and support. To those who join us each year and newcomers alike, we welcome you to join us for the 39th annual San Clemente Ocean Festival on July 18 and July 19. If you come, avoid hassles by parking at San Clemente High School, located at 700 Avenida Pico, and take a free shuttle to the festivities.

We hope you will agree that it truly is “The Greatest Show On Surf!” For more information and complete event schedules, please visit our website at www.oceanfestival.org.

—Peggy Vance, Executive Director San Clemente Ocean Festival | July 18-19 | San Clemente Pier

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BY JIM SHILANDER

People looking for a traditional hot breakfast each day at the Ocean Festival get more than a meal. It’s not just a feast. It’s an opportunity for community members to meet the lifeguards who look after San Clemente’s swimmers and surfers, as well as a chance to support work done by the lifeguard association.

Breakfast will be served each morning from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. near the Marine Safety building north of the Pier. It will feature pancakes, sausage and orange wedges, with a coffee or orange juice, for $5. As always, food will be prepared on-site by the lifeguards themselves—though they do get an assist from The Fisherman’s with mixing pancake batter and starting the sausages.

Dennis White, a seven-year lifeguard, is organizing this year’s breakfast. Like many on the beach, White’s interest in being a lifeguard was piqued early.

“I started out in junior lifeguards when I was 10,” White said. “My brother had become a lifeguard when he turned 16 and I decided that was exactly what I wanted to do. Whenever he’d come home he’d always have great stories. I thought it was awesome.”

The event raises money for the lifeguard associa-

tion’s annual efforts, which include blood drives and beach cleanups. White said the association is also focusing on ocean safety educational outreach, targeting children who might not be able to afford the junior lifeguard program.

“This year we’re going to try to donate time to give back to those people, to give surfing lessons, bodyboarding lessons, and teach how to safely get on the beach and check the ocean conditions,” White said.

Another program, “Fins for Friends,” provides fins for those unable to afford them.

“Lifeguards always have fins, they help us move in the surf,” White said. “We’re really trying to get close to the community.”

White said he’s seen many of the same customers year in and year out, many who live in San Clemente, compete during the Ocean Festival. But he also gets to see hundreds of new faces all the time, coming from all over the coast and Southern California.

“We get a lot of thanks, especially from the people who live here, not just for the breakfast, but for what we do on a day-to-day basis as lifeguards,” White said.

Festival is helping me move closer to that role.

“This opportunity came from last year’s Ocean Festival’s Ariel, my friend Brooke Frolich, a fellow OCSA student,” Garrett continued. “She no longer is able to play this role, so she thought of me and asked me if I would like to look into it. I am very thankful to her for thinking of me.”

Frolich helped Garrett prepare for the role by filling her in on things to expect.

“She told me that making the little kids happy will

make their day,” Garrett said. “To be completely honest, I’m curious and excited about the kind of questions that I will be asked.”

Her preparation has also included regular viewings of The Little Mermaid, during which she’s worked to perfect he reprisal of Ariel’s voice, personality and attitude. She’s also building her own version of the mermaid tail and costume.

This won’t be the first time Garrett’s played the character, having done so in a San Clemente Children’s Theater production—the young artist’s first lead role.

King Neptune will once again be played by Ed Howie, who has taken on the role since the late 2000s, and will now be working with his fourth Ariel. That experience, he said, has given him a good idea of what to expect.

“I think we bring a lot of joy to people,” Howie said. “They see us walking around, and we pass out the trophies for the sandcastle event.”

There’s also questions, he said, about just what he and Ariel are doing on land, to which he said he’s developed standard answers.

“I’ve improved, and the questions that come up, I just have to be quick on the draw in order to answer them,” he said.

New ‘Ariel’ Takes the Stage San Clemente native taking on ‘mermaid’ role

BY JIM SHILANDER

Kelly Garrett says she knows what’s ahead for her.

The 14-year-old Orange County School of the Arts sophomore will be taking over the role of Ariel this year. As the famed sea princess from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Garrett will greet young visitors to the Ocean Festival. On Sunday she will lead the mermaid parade. It’s something the San Clemente native, and yearly festival attendee, has wanted to do for some time.

“The role of Ariel at Ocean Festival has been a role that I have wanted to take on for a while,” Garrett said in an email. “One of my dreams as I get older is to become a Disney Princess at the Disneyland Resort, and becoming Ariel at Ocean

San Clemente Ocean Festival | July 18-19 | San Clemente Pier

Protectors of the Shield

This year’s Wieland Shield, which is the name of the perpetual trophy awarded to the winner of the two-day lifesaving event dating back to 1967, will be contested as part of the International Surf Festival at Hermosa Pier on July 31. However, members of both the Victoria and Los Angeles

lifeguard teams will make the trek to San Clemente July 18-19 for a tune-up at Ocean Festival before the big event two weeks later.

The Australians currently hold the Wieland Shield trophy but will attempt to defend the title on foreign soil in 2015. The team from Victoria

was set to arrive on July 16, two days before competition, and will feature the youngest team they have ever fielded in the event (the average age of competitors is 21), according to assistant coach Sonia Kinsey.

Many of the lifeguards in Victoria are volunteers, as opposed to their paid counterparts in Los Angeles County. A majority of the Australian competitors are still in college, according to Kinsey, which makes this installment of the Wieland Shield a two-fold experience.

“The event is as much about mixing and enjoying the culture of one another’s countries and lifestyles,” Kinsey said. “(The Los Angeles) system of competition and lifeguarding is so very different to Australia’s. We hope that the young members of our team will see just what is involved in a typical Californian lifeguard’s day.”

Kinsey said the Australian coaches have asked their nine athletes to compete in as many events at Ocean Fest as they can, in order to acclimate themselves to the variety of events and get used to the fierce competition that will await them when they attempt to defend their Wieland Shield trophy.

sored by Hobie Surf Shops, will set off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Tester said the ocean conditions make for a more challenging competition for top SUP competitors.

“In terms of SUP events in this area, the Ocean Festival is one of the bigger ones,” Tester said.

The Sport of Kings race held at the Mongoose Cup in Dana Point is larger, he said, but the harbor conditions there change the types of competitors who come out. And with no Battle of the Paddle this year, Tester said he expects more top racers to come out for this event.

“We’re expecting to have increased competition, and a higher quality of race field this year,” Tester said. “The Sport of Kings race is super success-

ful in Dana Point because of the flat water, but the beach break in San Clemente does change the complexion for a lot of racers. It makes it more of an expert-only race. In flat water, more people want to race because it’s not as challenging or dangerous. We don’t have the same numbers we do in Dana Point, but we do get great racing, and it’s usually a little heartier type. It’s usually racers with a little more skin in the game. They enjoy racing in the beach break.”

The potential for large swells Saturday and Sunday, he said, may make the racing “that much more spectacular.”

The swells may also make the annual lifeguard competition pretty spectacular as well. Lifeguards from

all over Southern California, the country, and this year, from Australia and New Zealand, are expected to compete. The Australians, he said, are an “all-star” team of lifesavers, while the Kiwis swam the English Channel before coming to the Ocean Festival.

The events will include the traditional dory boat races as well as surf racing.

Lifeguard competitions begin at 9 a.m.

Sunday’s beach events are more geared toward the recreational athlete, including the five kilometer beach run, one-mile ocean swim and the splash and dash relay event for young athletes. Events begin at 8 a.m. with the 5K run.

“We’d love to have people come out, support the cause and enjoy a great day at the beach,” Tester said.

l lifeguard Internationa es Ocean contingent us tune-up Fest as final Shield for Wieland

BY STEVE BREAZEALE

The lifeguards of Victoria, Australia are known for their prowess in the water and ability to navigate some of the most famous—and dangerous— ocean breaks on earth. So too are the lifeguards of Los Angeles county, whose task involves monitoring the densely populated beaches and surf breaks that stretch up and down the coastline.

Every other year, these two historic lifeguard groups come together to show what outfit has the best watermen and waterwomen in a contest known as the Wieland Shield.

Rough Seas Ahead?

Exhilarating challenges expected for Ocean Fest athletic events

BY JIM SHILANDER

With conditions expected to be challenging due to the potential for storms and big swells, Ocean Festival athletic events organizer Barrett Tester says there should be plenty of excitement, for competitors and spectators alike.

The second annual Sport of Kings stand-up paddleboard races, spon-

From L to R: Carter Graves, Shane Scoggins, Joel Simmondson and Kira Kinsey represented Victoria, Australia in the last installment of the Wieland Shield competition. Photo: Courtesy Lifesaving Victoria

San Clemente Ocean Festival | July 18-19 | San Clemente Pier

Stars of Tomorrow

Youth pavilion showcases young performers

BY JIM SHILANDER

Lisa Green, the organizer of the Ocean Festival’s Youth Pavilion, said performers who come on stage don’t just make their mark locally.

“The Youth Pavilion entertainment has morphed into to a youth-centric showcase of rising talent and who’s who of performing youth in Southern California,” Green said. “Starting in 2012 with Gavin Bailey, 2013 with Ugly Paint and 2014 with Sharp Turn Ahead, all who have played at The House of Blues, The Coach House and other top venues both locally and nationally, most have released EPs and have fan clubs.”

While there have been plenty of talented singers who’ve come to the stage, there’s also a number of other talented San Clemente and south Orange County children who get to perform as well.

Students from Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will hold a demonstration both Saturday and Sunday for the seventh year in a row.

Performers from Hula Connection will also be telling stories through dance for the 12th consecutive year on Saturday. Additionally, the South Coast Conservatory will have dancers perform at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

There will also be a new entrant into the performance lists this year, students from the Performer’s Academy, located in Laguna Woods. Students from the academy have regularly gone on to perform in films, television, commercials and on stage as singers and dancers. A troupe of dancers and singers will perform Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Children and parents should also turn out for crafts, games and face painting, sponsored by the City of San Clemente.

There will also be informational booths from the Ocean Institute and ClifKid, as well as a booth for parents to get youth ID cards for their children.

The annual mermaid parade may change slightly this year, Green said, due to the Special Olympic Torch relay event and ceremony, though just how so is still to be decided.

“We’ve got really little mermaids and mermen, and there’s probably going to be a lot of spectators for the torch,” she said.

“We wouldn’t want anyone to get lost, so we’ll see what that looks like. If we can do what we normally do, we will. If not, we may have to go around, not quite to the end of the Pier.”

Homegrown e c a r G o t r e g n i S n o i l i v a P h t u o Y perform s to Morgan Higgin st 2015 for Ocean Fe

BY ERIC HEINZ

Before she hits Broadway, Morgan Higgins, 18 of San Clemente, will shine on the boardwalk.

The flourishing young singer will perform at the Ocean Fest Youth Pavilion 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Saturday and 12:45 p.m.–1:25 p.m. Sunday.

In her career, she has already performed in front of tens of thousands of people, but this will be her first time performing at Ocean Fest.

“I’ve been singing since I was about 2 or 3, and I kind of just started because my whole family is really music-oriented,” Morgan said. “We’ve always had music in our house. I grew up watching the The Sound of Music, and that’s kind of what started me singing.”

Morgan said she started playing the piano when she was 6 years old, and she is trying to get better at accompanying herself on the guitar. Most of the music she sings is popular rock and musical theater.

She couldn’t say which songs she’ll perform, but she did say she will perform renditions by Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, Paramore and Adele.

“I sing a lot of songs of artists who have really big (range),” Morgan said.

Morgan said she enjoys music because it’s a way to communicate without a direct statement— it’s “a universal language,” as she puts it.

Morgan Higgins has had a marquee start to her singing career. The future New York University freshman from San Clemente said she is excited to perform at this year’s Ocean Fest. Photo: Eric Heinz

“I think when I’m singing I feel like I’m where I belong. I’m home and I’m completely calm. Having that place, you know, makes you super comfortable and gives you that creative outlet to do whatever you want.”

Higgins said she coordinates and tactically plans each performance. Currently, she performs with a band she said she’s known since childhood.

“I definitely want to sing and perform professionally,” she said.

Higgins won second place for her singing and was named 2015 best high school actress at the MACY awards a couple weeks ago. She will aim for the 2015 National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City. This is just a small portion of her accolades.

Morgan has performed at Los Angeles Lakers games, and she was also a participant on the ABC TV Network show “Rising Stars.”

To see Morgan perform before she takes the stage this weekend, visit her YouTube page at “iMorganHiggins.”

“I think when I’m singing I feel like I’m where I belong. I’m home and I’m completely calm.

Having that place, you know, makes you super comfortable and gives you that creative outlet to do whatever you want.”

— Morgan Higgins San Clemente Ocean Festival | July 18-19 | San Clemente Pier

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JULY 18–19, 2015 Featured Booths & Vendors 1. Body Surfing Clinic (Sat.), Sand Sculpting (Sun.) 2. Storage/Changing Rooms 3. Youth Pavilion Stage 4. Youth Pavilion Shade area 5. Crafts 5a. Dolphin Dash Registration (Sat) 6. Child ID 7. Ocean Institute 8. Face Painting

9. Game Booth 10. Game Booth 11. Game Booth 12. YP Ticket Sales 13. Clif Kid 14. HERO Nutritionals 15. Saddleback College 16. Swift Health Chiropractic 17. Kaleo Mktg / Wyndham Resorts 18. Duck Sales

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SAN CLEMENTE PIER Featured Booths & Vendors 19. SCOF Tee Sales 20. KWVE 21. Chevrolet 21a. OC Oil Recycling (Sat.) 21a. OrangeTheory Fitness (Sun) 22. Free Speech Area 23. Fisherman’s Food Court 24. San Clemente Times 25. Volunteer/Information 26. Event Registration (Results)

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27. Athletic Refreshments 28. Results Board 29. Rip Curl 30. Hobie Surf Shop 31. Main Stage & Awards 32. Sport of Kings & Groms Rule Registration 33. KABC/KLOS van 34. Pancake Breakfast/Tickets 35. Ocean Art Show

10:45 a.m.

Event 3: Women Surf Ski Race (Lifeguard spec) 11 a.m.

Men Surf Ski Race (Lifeguard spec) 11:15 a.m.

Event 4: National Doryman’s Association Race #1

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12:15 p.m.

Event 5: Women International Ironman (swim, ski, paddle)

Schedule Of Events SATURDAY, JULY 18 SECOND ANNUAL SPORT OF KINGS SUP RACE

12:30 p.m.

Men International Ironman (swim, ski, paddle) 1 p.m.

Event 6: Paddleboard Rescue Relay (2 person, 10’6”) Heat 1

CHILDREN’S FISHING CLINIC AND “ALL AGES” FISHING DERBY ON THE PIER Sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfishing—Saturday only

Event Sponsor: Hobie Surf Shops / Rash Guard Sponsor: Coolies

6:30 a.m.

Registration, clinic and derby

7 a.m.

Registration/Check-in @ Surf Registration booth, North of Pier

12:30 p.m.

Judging & Prizes Awarded

9:30 a.m.

Women Heat 1

*PLEASE NOTE: Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult

7TH ANNUAL “DOLPHIN DASH” KIDS’ BEACH RUN (Ages 12 and under) Sponsored by Clif Kid 7:30 a.m. – 8:45a.m.

Registration/Check-In at Children’s Pavilion, South of Pier 9 a.m.

Half-mile run for ages 4-6 9:20 a.m.

Three-quarter mile run for ages 7-9

1:15 p.m.

Paddleboard Rescue Relay (2 person, 10’6”) Heat 2 1:30 p.m.

Event 7: National Doryman’s Association – Race #2 2:30 p.m.

Event 8: Women 10’6” Paddleboard Sprint 2:45 p.m.

Men 10’6” Paddleboard Sprint

9:40 a.m.

One mile run for ages 10-12

3:30 p.m.

Event 9: Women American Ironman (run, swim, paddle)

9:50 a.m.

Men Heat 1

23RD ANNUAL WOODY CAR EXHIBIT

3:45 p.m.

Men American Ironman (dory, swim, paddle)

10 a.m.

Men Heat 2

8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Displayed on San Clemente Pier

11:45 a.m.

Women Consolation

4 p.m.

San Clemente Body Surfing Club Demonstration

LIFEGUARD COMPETITIONS

Noon Men Consolation

Main Competition Area-Northside of San Clemente Pier—featuring:

2 p.m.

Kids (Boys & Girls 9 to 11)

9 a.m.

Event 1: Men Surf Race

2:10 p.m.

Kids (Boys & Girls 12 to 14)

9:15 a.m.

Women Surf Race

FREE BODYSURFING CLINICS

10:15 a.m.

Event 2: Rescue Relay (2 person, rescue can & fins) Open, Heat 1

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

South of the Pier, next to Children’s Pavilion

10:30 a.m.

Rescue Relay (2 person, rescue can & fins) Open, Heat 2

Hosted by San Clemente Body Surfing Club (Cont.)

9:40 a.m.

Women Heat 2

2:20 p.m.

Kids (Boys & Girls 15 to 17) 3 p.m.

Women Final 3:15 p.m.

Men Final

CITY LIFEGUARD PANCAKE BREAKFAST 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.

North of Pier, near Marine Safety Don’t miss the lifeguards on the griddle

OCEAN ART SHOW 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Parque Del Mar, overlooking the event

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YOUTH PAVILION All day events: crafts and carnival games. Plus, Ocean Institute, Youth ID Cards sponsored by NY Life and Clif Kid booths.

8 a.m.

Ticket sales begin for crafts, games and face painting 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Arts and crafts, Ocean Institute, game booths, face painting and relays 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

The Performers Academy Performance 11 a.m. – Noon Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Demonstration

SAND SCULPTURE TEAM COMPETITION 6:30 a.m.

Registration and Sculpting, South of Pier 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Judging/Viewing (depending on the tides) 2 p.m. (approximate) Awards—Immediately following judging

CITY LIFEGUARD PANCAKE BREAKFAST 7 a.m. —11 a.m.

North of Pier, near Marine Safety

Noon – 1 p.m.

Hula Connection Performance

23RD ANNUAL WOODY CAR EXHIBIT

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Morgan Higgins Performance

8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Displayed on the Pier

* Special presentations throughout the day

OCEAN ART SHOW

BEACH PARTY AND FREE CONCERT 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Dinners available through Fisherman’s Restaurant on the beach 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Free beach concert featuring: “THE CHOLULAS” Sponsored by The Sheckler Foundation

SUNDAY, JULY 19 “GROMS RULE” SURF CONTEST (Boys 14 and under, Girls 17 and under) Event Sponsor: Rip Curl / Rash Guard Sponsor: Farmers & Merchants Bank 6 a.m.

Registration/Check-In at Surf Registration booth, North of Pier 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

North of Pier

8 a.m.

Ticket sales begin for crafts, games and face painting

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Parque Del Mar, overlooking event

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Ocean Crafts, Games and Relays hosted by SC Parks & Recreation Dept.

**SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RUN AND PRESENTATION

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Mermaid Parade with King Neptune and Ariel

On San Clemente Pier 9:50 a.m. (approximate)

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

South Coast Conservatory Performance

BEACH EVENTS Main competition area - north side of San Clemente Pier - featuring: 8 a.m.

Event 10: 5K Beach Run/Walk 9 a.m.

Event 11: Biathlon (1K swim and 5K run) 10 a.m.

Event 12: 10K Ocean Paddle Race (SUP, Paddleboard, Ski) Noon Event 14: One Mile Ocean Swim 2 p.m.

Event 15: Run – Swim – Run

2:30 p.m.

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Event 16: Splash & Dash Relay (one runner and one swimmer)

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Go Fish

Young fishermen get a chance to compete and learn

BY JIM SHILANDER

Paul Jessup has been doing his part to teach youngsters to fish at the Ocean Festival for the last five years at the annual fishing clinic and derby, sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching. Jessup said that every year he sees a good mix of children who are experienced and those just learning the ropes.

The event is open to all ages 13 and younger, and all participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and must provide their own tackle and any other equipment.

“We get both, a lot of kids whose parents fish down on the Pier regularly, and they show up with their parents all ready to go,” Jessup said. “But we also get kids who come up off the train, walk to the end of the Pier and rent a rod and reel at the Pier Shack, and it’s the first time they’ve ever been fishing.”

The latter group is the primary target for the clinic portion of the event, which provides help “in any way, shape or form” Jessup said.

“You don’t have to be there at 7 a.m. for a (demonstration),” Jessup said. “We’ll teach you on an individual basis. (We teach) how to bait a hook, how to fish, how to put it in the water, everything.

Whatever’s needed.”

On the competition side, there are prizes for the largest game fish and the largest shark or bat ray (the latter two must be weighed at the time of the catch). Prizes are awarded for the two heaviest game fish and the largest shark/ray.

In the past few years, Jessup said he’s seen some impressive catches.

“We had one boy, I want to say he was around 10 years old. He caught a big sheep’s head, probably about 10 pounds,” Jessup said. “We got it measured, and then he just dumped it overboard so that it could live, which was cool. That guy had probably been around the Pier for who knows how long. “ This year’s event will be held from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday. While there have been events on both days in past years, the 2015 event will only be one day to allow for preparations to be made for the torch relay on Sunday.

n r u t e R s y d o o W to the San Clemente Ptiefamr iliar gs ou Car show brin les vehic faces, classic

BY JIM SHILANDER

The sight of wood-bodied cars is synonymous with surf and beach culture. And once again, the owners of a number of such cars will be bringing them out to Ocean Festival. The 23rd annual exhibition of woodies will be displayed both days of the festival from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Jim Nielsen, a longtime Ocean Festival volunteer, who has helped put on the car exhibit over the last few years, said although he owns his own classic automobiles, he’s learned much about this classic, beach style in the last several years.

“All my cars have been sports cars and sedans; the amount of workmanship that goes into these cars is kind of new to me,” Nielsen said. “A lot of the people who own them tend to keep them for-

ever. Many have been coming here for 15 years straight and they look forward to it every year because it’s such a unique opportunity, to get to park on the Pier itself.”

Some of the vehicles might also be familiar from other events, such as the San Clemente Car Show and Doheny Wood.

“Most of them are pretty active in the woody club and actively show their cars,” Nielsen said.

Nielsen’s learned a lot about the maintenance and restoration issues woodie owners have to deal with as opposed to owners of metalbodied vehicles like himself. Logistically, he said, the most difficult aspect of the show is the start, getting the cars out onto the pier.

“You have to check the train schedule,” Nielsen said. “We always have to coach the guys, because it gets crowded down there, when we first get on the Pier to let the car ahead get clear of the tracks, to be sure there’s enough room in case a train should come along. And then there’s a lot of people who just aren’t used to seeing cars driving on the Pier, so they might not be paying attention.”

This year also presents a challenge on Sunday, due to the Special Olympics Torch run that morning. Organizers are asking those attending the ceremony planned for the end of the Pier to be mindful of the cars before and after the ceremony.

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A Summer Trip Changes Everything for a Family Packing for a foreign destination and embarking on a new journey

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always look forward to summer vacations spent flying to familiar sandy beaches and the anticipation of adventurous family fun.

But this summer we’re not taking our traditional vacation, instead we’re departing on a daunting trip—an adventure unlike any before. I’m not traveling abroad but I’ll explore new territory so foreign that it should require my passport.

Preparing for this trip I won’t be packing the usual blockbuster book, new bathing suit or favorite beach bag. Instead I’ll load up on Kleenex, eye drops and waterproof makeup.

This summer changes everything.

We tried scheduling our annual family vacation, but the calendar LIFE’S A BEACH wouldn’t cooperate. My

By Shelley Murphy older son accepted a couple internships employing him throughout the summer and that’s good news. The bad news is that it leaves no time to book our vacation.

A few summers ago, after our older son graduated from high school, we took a special cruise to commemorate the occasion. This summer my younger son misses out on a celebratory vacation to mark his recent milestone.

Some friends suggested my husband, younger son and I still take the vacation.

But it wouldn’t be the same, I’d miss my older son. Friends assured me after two days I’d get over his absence. Sure I would, and I wouldn’t miss my right arm much after a couple days either.

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younger son bring a buddy along. I do love many of my son’s friends like family but, again, it’s not the same.

Next month we’ll take a trip we’ve been preparing and saving for the past eighteen years. Our younger son chose the destination, and the dreaded departure date is circled on my calendar. We’ve received our itinerary, list of planned activities and tours we’re scheduled to take on the trip.

We won’t be visiting an amusement park, like when our boys were little, yet I know I’m in for a rollercoaster ride pitted with steep drops and surprising turns.

won’t be visiting “anWe amusement park, like

when our boys were little, yet I know I’m in for a rollercoaster ride pitted with steep drops and surprising turns.

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The lengthy list of goods reminds me of the labor and delivery must-haves I read about in pregnancy books and relied on when packing my bag for the hospital. I followed their detailed instructions and packed lollipops the nurses wouldn’t let me eat; massage rollers I wouldn’t let my husband come near me with; and soothing scented lotions too nauseating to uncap.

Examining the lists carefully I weeded through the useful and useless items, some useful items include: extra-long twin sheet sets, reusable water bottles, bath towels and a first-aid kit.

The many useless items include: a funnel, salt and pepper shakers, envelopes, folding chairs and far too much junk to ever fit into my son’s cubicle like collegiate accommodations.

Arriving at our destination, it’ll take only a couple hours to help our son unpack and move everything into his freshman

dorm room. Then my husband and I will say goodbye to our younger son and drive away from campus.

When our trip is over, we’ll head home minus one traveler and the customary souvenirs, but somehow I’ll find myself with more baggage than I brought.

Returning to our empty nest I won’t have anything to show from my trip. I won’t have earned a stamp in my passport proving I survived my most foreign and life-changing trip to date.

Our summer trip changes everything and when it ends we’ll embark on a new journey—an uncharted adventure for our entire family. 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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Before we load the car and leave home, I’ll help pack-up my son whom I’ve cooked, cleaned and cared for over the past eighteen years. My husband and I will share one suitcase. Our son will take bags containing most his belongings—but he’ll still need new necessities for the trip.

I’ve collected lists of supplies my son supposedly needs to take with him. The essential items are carefully categorized and full of stuff my son won’t use or want once he arrives.

Last week’s solution:

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Soldiering On A 24-hour lacrosse game at Dana Hills High School looks to give back to wounded warriors, veterans and active-duty soldiers

BY EVAN DA SILVA, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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erving in the armed forces is a daily, 24-hour commitment of sacrifice, requiring around-the-clock diligence.

With that in mind, the West Coast lacrosse community wanted to honor that commitment in the same manner.

Shootout For Soldiers, a 24-hour lacrosse game benefitting wounded American military members, veterans and those still on active duty, will hold its first-ever California event at Dana Hills High School on July 31. All proceeds will be going to the Wounded Warrior Foundation, Army Ranger Lead The Way, Semper Fi Fund and the Gary Sinise Foundation.

“The whole point of this event is to bring the lacrosse and general community together,” said Chris Iltis, the California event’s coordinator and Dana Hills head boys lacrosse coach. “It’s not meant to be a competition between the two (teams), but instead it’s all of us going into battlemode to show the tremendous amount of respect we have for the military.”

Hundreds of players ranging in age, from youth to adult, will play 24 continuous, one-hour matches at Dana Hills High School from 6 p.m. on July 31 to 6 p.m.

Aug. 1. Iltis is expecting roughly 48 high school and club teams from all across California, including a number from Arizona and Nevada, to participate.

He explained that, like other Shootout for Soldier events held across America this year, multiple military veteran teams will be participating. Iltis hopes to field several Navy vs. Army/Marine games for fun rivalry matches. Local Southern California high schools will also be wellrepresented. Members of the Dana Hills, San Clemente High School, St. Margret’s Episcopal teams and many other programs will be attending, inducing a number of U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section Playoff rematches from last year.

The idea for Shootout for Soldiers came together in 2012, when a group of high school students from the Boy’s Latin School of Maryland, led by founder Tyler Steinhardt, sought a way to support wounded veterans.

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(L to R): Ryan Patrick, Dylan Iltis, Grant Shiba and Chris Iltis are four of the many local lacrosse players who will take the field at the inaugural West Coast Shootout for Soldiers 24-hour event at Dana Hills High School that begins July 31. Photo: Evan Da Silva

notice of the thriving lacrosse community expected the shootout to find roots in. in Baltimore, thought the idea of a 24-hour “I never would have thought that’d we’d fundraising game seemed a perfect platmake it that far out west,” Steinhardt said. form to raise money.

“The outreach from the folks in the OrIn it its three-year history, the event has ange County area was just overwhelming. raised more than $700,000, hosted a numThat’s what made it clear that we really ber of high-profile spectators, including wanted to go out there.”

Baltimore Ravens head coach John HarAfter searching for venues between Los baugh and had a number of Major League Angeles and San Diego, event manager Lacrosse stars, Stephanie Holland most notably Paul came across Dana Rabil and Harry Hills High School, Jacobs, participate with the help of in games.

Iltis, and instantly “It’s been absofell in love with the lutely incredible,” city.

Steinhardt said.

“She was just so “The first year confident in the we had no idea location because what the turnout it was right on the would be. Our ocean,” Steinhardt first-year goal was said. “That just (to raise) $10,000 got everyone else and it turned out jazzed to play there to be 10 times that. as well. When she Every year since first saw it, it took A veteran and player embrace at the 2014 Shootout For we’ve increased her five minutes to Soldiers event in Maryland. Photo: Andrew Pope our expectation decide.” and goals and every single time the comMusic, food, equipment vendors and munity and the outreach really goes above Under Armor, who is sponsoring the event and beyond.” and building a popup store on site, will all All funds raised come from team fees and be staples for attendees to enjoy. Event donations. The events are free to attend. coordinators are also working to get their This year’s events spanned four differhands on a number of armored vehicles, ent cities across the country including: including tanks, allowing spectators to get Baltimore, Boston, Columbus, Long Island a closer look. The real focus of the day, and New York. Dana Point will be the fifth however, will be active duty members and and final installment of the event this year. veterans of the armed forces who will be Steinhardt admits that The Golden State honored and sitting along the sidelines, enwas the least likely place he would have gaging with the players and taking it all in.

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Iltis himself has seen numerous examples of former lacrosse players pursuing military careers, mainly because he sees an overlap in disciplines.

“Lacrosse and the armed forces share a lot more commonalities than people realize,” Iltis said. “There’s so many specialist positions in lacrosse, just like the military, where if not everyone is doing their job the whole group fails. They both put on protective gear and go into battle, and the lacrosse stick is an extension of the athlete just like a weapon is for a soldier. It’s used for both offense and self-defense.”

Will Patton, a Temecula resident and Veteran U.S. Army Specialist E4, will be working the event while watching two of his three sons participate in the games.

Tevin Patton and Weston Chanthapannha, Will Patton’s two younger sons, will play with the U11 OC Wave and Great Oak High School squad, respectively. Patton’s eldest son, Trevor, holds the same rank as his father in the Army and is currently on active duty in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Will Patton sees Shootout For Soldiers as a great way to connect the military and general community together and to give back to those who deserve it most.

“I think that this event gives so much back,” Will Patton said, “I’m doing everything I can to grab teams and players. My kids have stepped up, too. They want to be there for Trevor and the rest of the soldiers as well.”

To register a team, look for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about Shootout For Soldiers, visit www.shootoutforsoldiers.com or find them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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he Flame of Hope, the official torch that will be used during the opening ceremonies of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles later this month, will make an appearance at the San Clemente Ocean Festival on Sunday, July 19.

The torch will be carried through town

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TRACK & FIELD On the heels of a first-place finish in the 800-meter run at the 2015 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Ill., San Clemente High School’s soon-tobe senior Connor Dunne was selected to represent America at the 2015 International Association of Athletic Federation World Youth Championship track and field tournament in Cali, Colombia this week.

Dunne and Cameron Cooper will represent the United States in the 800-meter event.

Dana Hills High School’s Mason Coppi

until it reaches its destination at the San Clemente Pier, where a ceremony will take place at 9:45 a.m.

The mayor of San Clemente, Chris Hamm, along with chief of police services Lt. Dave Moodie and Capt. Carl White will welcome runner Nigel Davis, a Special Olympics athlete from Jamaica. Davis was selected as one of the area’s “final leg” runners, who will bear the torch as it makes its way to Los Angeles.

The Flame of Hope will be used to ignite the cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, signifying the opening of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games.

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(3,000-meter) joins Dunne as another Orange County representative on the team.

BASEBALL After a lengthy period of inaction Kolby Allard and the Atlanta Braves, the team that drafted the standout left-handed pitcher from San Clemente as the No. 14 overall pick in last month’s draft, have agreed to terms. On July 9 the Braves signed Allard, their top draft pick, to a $3,042,400 bonus, which was $200,000 over the designated slot value for the 14th overall pick.

Allard announced his intent to sign with the Braves on his Twitter account.

Allard was the last of the Braves top-25 draft picks to sign with the team.

As the weeks went by and no news of an agreement between the two sides was announced, there was speculation that Allard might honor his commitment to play at UCLA. An injury to Allard’s lower back, which was diagnosed as a stress reaction, caused him to miss much of his senior season with the San Clemente High School baseball team. Prior to the injury, Allard was ranked by several draft prognosticators as a top pick and was regarded as the best high school arm in the nation. Some held to that belief despite the injury.

Allard will join the ranks of the Braves minor league system, where his high school batterymate, Lucas Herbert (54th overall pick), has already started playing.

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San Clemente’s Connor Dunne was selected to compete in the 2015 IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships. Photo: John Carroll

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Groms flock to the 10th Annual WSA Menehune Surf Fest SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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he San Clemente-based Western Surfing Association held its 10th annual Menehune Surf Fest on Sunday, July 12 in Huntington Beach.

The event, this year named the WSA Menehune Sun Bum Surf Fest in honor of the sunscreen company title sponsor, provided a summer fun contest for surfers 16 and under wanting to try their hand at competitive surfing alongside WSA Championship Tour regulars wishing to keep their skills sharp in the off-season.

With divisions from U10 Shortboard Push-in to shortboard and longboard for boys and girls 13-16, the WSA Menehune offered surfers a fun, low-pressure opportunity to hone their skills without worrying about season points.

The WSA regular season Championship

Girls 13-16 Shortboard finalists (L to R) 1. Chiasa Maruyama, 2. Joceline Marchand, 3. Emma Stone, 4. Coral McDuffee, 5. Hayden Rouse and 6. Kristina Hehl. Photo: Sheri Crummer

Competitors check out the Sun Bum trophies in anticipation of the finals at the 10th annual WSA Menehune Surf Fest. Photo: Sheri Crummer

Jaxson Hutcheon heads down the line in his Boys U10 Shortboard Round 1 heat. Photo: Sheri Crummer

Tour is set to start again in August at San Onofre State Park, Trail 6. The season includes a nine-event tour—plus the West Coast Championship—and offers divisions from Micro Grom U9 Push-in to Legends

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GROM OF THE WEEK

Although he’s been surfing for only two years, Loyal is already becoming one to watch as he also makes regular appearances at Soul Surf Series events—taking a big win in April in Boys U7—and plans to add Western Surfing Association events to his schedule in the upcoming season.

When not surfing, he enjoys skateboarding.

In the classroom Loyal is a diligent student who says he really likes school and is excited to be starting first grade in the fall.

When asked what he likes about surfing, skating and school, Loyal’s answer was simple and delivered with a huge smile.

“Because it’s fun,” he said, adding that he would like to thank his dad for pushing him into good waves.—Andrea Swayne

LOYAL CASH KENWORTHY

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Loyal Cash Kenworthy. Photo: Sheri Crummer

oyal Cash Kenworthy of Dana Point was happy and ready to hold his own among the competitors at the 10th Annual WSA Menehune Sun Bum Surf Fest on July 12 in Huntington Beach.

In the Boys U10 Shortboard Push-in division, Loyal distinguished himself from the start with a second-place finish in round one. After another runner-up performance in the second round, he claimed the thirdplace trophy at the podium.

BOYS SB U10 PUSH-IN: 1. Maikai Burdine, Hawaii; 2.

Caleb Faoro, Carpinteria; 3. Loyal Cash Kenworthy, Dana Point; 4. Hudson Saunders, Laguna Beach; 5. Bryse Celaya, Huntington Beach; 6. Talan Vodraska, Camarillo.

BOYS SB U11: 1. Maikai Burdine, Hawaii; 2. Ty Spencer, Carlsbad; 3. Benjamin Murphey, San Diego; 4. Kolby Aipa, Huntington Beach; 5. Kadin Naber, Huntington Beach; 6. Hudson Saunders, Laguna Beach. BOYS SB 11-12: 1. Tony Nunez, Hawaii; 2. Diego Ferri, Hawaii; 3.

Mick Davey, La Jolla; 4. Myles Biggs, San Clemente; 5.

William Tex Mitchell; 6. Hayden Millerick, San Clemente.

BOYS SB 13-16: 1. Bryce Mattox, Laguna Niguel; 2. Lance Mann, Coronado; 3. Parker Swoish, Orange; 4. Levy Agami Sacha, Tahiti; 5. Max Beach, San Clemente; 6.

Daniel Kane, Carlsbad. BOYS LB U13: 1. Aidan Lauda, Aliso Viejo; 2. Miles Boyd, Costa Mesa. BOYS LB 13-16: 1. Rodney Buck III, Palos Verdes Estates; 2. Jameson Roller, Laguna Beach. GIRLS SB U10 PUSH-IN: 1. Bella Kenworthy, Dana Point; 2. Hayden Suess, Oceanside; 3. Maile Garrett, Cardiff; 4. Malia Callahan, Ventura; 5.

Ryan Chalupnik, Newport Beach; 6. Julianna Romaniuk, Huntington Beach. GIRLS SB U11: 1. Francisca Veselko, Huntington Beach; 2. Lilie Kulber, Los Angeles; 3. Mara Morales, Huntington Beach; 4. Kili Garrett, Cardiff; 5.

Ryan Chalupnik, Newport Beach; 6. Bella Kenworthy, Dana Point. GIRLS SB 11-12: 1. Lani Morales, Huntington Beach; 2. Alaina Heater, Florida; 3. Lilie Kulber, Los Angeles. GIRLS SB 13-16: 1. Chiasa Maruyama, Huntington Beach; 2. Joceline Marchand, Carlsbad; 3. Emma Stone, San Francisco; 4. Coral McDuffee, Oceanside; 5. Hayden Rouse, Huntington Beach; 6. Kristina Hehl, Huntington Beach. GIRLS LB 13-16: 1. Liv Stokes, Aliso Viejo; 2. Cate Stokes, Aliso Viejo; 3. Claire Stokes, Aliso Viejo; 4. Nikki Chamberlain, La Habra.

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 64-67 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-8’+ Fair Thursday and Friday: Blend of SW swell, S/SSW tropical swell, and NW windswell holds on Thursday, and eases Friday. Better exposures are good for mainly knee-chest high waves (2-3’+), with some lingering plus sets on Thursday. Light/variable early morning winds trend light to moderate onshore from the WSW/W in the afternoons.

Outlook: Old SW/NW swell-mix drops off to start the weekend as a selective new SE tropical swell builds in.

For exposures that offers mainly waist-chest high waves.

By Sunday we’re watching for more size as SE tropical swell tops out with sets in the head high to overhead range possible for standouts. Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.