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Seniors (L to R) Tanner Wright, Cole Fotheringham, Vlad Dzhabiyev and Donté Harrington and the San Clemente High School football team head into the 2015 season as the reigning Sea View League champions. Photo: Steve Breazeale

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North Beach Residents Look at Future Projects EYE ON SC/PAGE 8

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Camp Pendleton Controls Fire After 1,800 Acres Scorched THE LATEST: A vegetation fire that started 1 p.m. Aug. 13 at Camp Pendleton about two miles south of San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station on the east side of Interstate 5 was reported under control by Monday, according to the United States Marine Corps Public Affairs Office.

The fire burned more than 1,800 acres of vegetation in the hills near the highway off Honro Canyon Road.

No people were injured and there was no threat to buildings during the inferno, Media Chief Sgt. Christopher Duncan said.

Duncan said this was the fourth wildland fire the base has experienced in a little more than one month. The biggest fire in that time before last week’s was no greater than 800 acres.

Both Camp Pendleton Fire Department and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the fire.

WHAT’S NEXT: At this time, the cause of the fire is undetermined, Duncan said.

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City Council Extends Moratorium on Sober Living Homes, Facilities THE LATEST: In order to provide more time for city staff and council members to examine the issues regarding sober living commercial facilities and residences, San Clemente City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the moratorium already in place for another 10 months and 15 days. The previous moratorium that prohibited the establishment of sober living homes and commercial facilities was set to expire at the end of the week.

Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, the city’s community development director, said the city staff has been examining individual complaints and violations reported since the first moratorium was put in place July 7.

“Some of the things we’re looking at and continuing to work on are consulting with other cities to see how they’re addressing the issues of evaluating noise, operational characteristics and some San Clemente Times August 20–26, 2015

A fire rages Friday across the hills within Camp Pendleton, about two miles south of San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station on the east side of Interstate 5.

Photo: Courtesy of Matt Larmand Photography

(residences) that appear to be operating as collective commercial uses,” Gallardo-Daly said. “We’re also looking at the municipal code in the areas of businesses licenses and home occupation ordinances.”

Code compliance staff has been looking at the different complaints and identifying violations, and some people have already been stopped from establishing sober living homes, Gallardo-Daly said.

As the city continues to investigate the residual parking noise, smoking violations and “un-neighborly behavior,” GallardoDaly said identifying violators helps “build a case” against anyone who breaks the law according to the moratorium.

The city reported in July that for the past year it has received multiple complaints from various neighborhoods in regard to sober living residences and facilities. One of the main topics of discussion among neighborhood groups has been the number of residences that have been established in a small area. Because of decisions recently rendered in the courts from nearby cities, such as Newport Beach, San Clemente City Council has been reluctant to put a complete ban

on sober living facilities, as judges have ruled in some circumstances cities cannot completely prohibit them.

No one spoke during the oral communication period, which is open to the public.

WHAT’S NEXT: City Attorney Scott Smith said the urgency ordinance moratorium can last a total of two years before the city would have to establish some kind of regulation or code or drop the ban altogether.—EH

City Examines Contracting Private Ambulance Service THE LATEST: During the Tuesday meeting, San Clemente City Council discussed the possibility of bringing in a private ambulance service in order to create a cost savings and shorten medical response times. The council approved staff to explore a pilot program to test the waters of private services for one year.

“During the budget discussions … there were some comments made to look at

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different revenue streams and models for medical transportation services,” Assistant City Manager Erik Sund said during the council meeting.

Sund said the program would operate simultaneously to OCFA, which currently provides the city’s medical transportation services.

“We could come in with another full-time carrier and ask council for further direction to look at either going to private services completely or going with OCFA for full-time services at two (fire) stations,” Sund said.

Sund said a memorandum of understanding regarding exclusive operating area contracts would have to be examined with OCFA during the exploration process. Orange County Emergency Medical Services requires a mutual aid agreement in order to have two different operators within specific areas for medical response.

Councilman Bob Baker said if the city does find suitable private contractors, he would like a request for proposal process to take place before approval. This would allow for multiple agencies to submit financial proposals in a public meeting.

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EYE ON SC City Examines Contracting Private Ambulance Service (Cont. from page 3) Mayor Chris Hamm said he wanted to make sure there were no disruptions to services if the city switches to private contractors. Hamm works as a firefighter at Fire Station 59 in Talega.

“One of the reasons were doing this is because right now, a lot of the time, we have two ambulances available and when a third call happens we’re waiting 25, sometimes 30, minutes on response times,” Hamm said, adding he would like a request for proposal to require a contractor to factor in the response time thresholds of the city.

At this time, the fiscal impact of the service has not been determined by the city.

WHAT’S NEXT: The issue was a discussion item only, and the direction approved by council was to have the City Manager’s office to contact OCFA and private service providers regarding the feasibility of a pilot program.—EH

Overnight Work Continues on Interstate 5 THE LATEST: Road work on Interstate 5 has congested some late-night traffic between San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente in the last few weeks.

Most of the congestion has been brought on by concrete slab replacements, Joel Zlotnik, an Orange County Transportation Authority spokesperson, said.

“If you were to drive the freeway between Vista Hermosa and Camino de Estrella you would notice some new concrete,” Zlotnik said. “For crews to do that safely, they need to bring the freeway down to one lane.”

Most of the construction takes place between 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., according to the closure times on the OCTA website.

Zlotnik said the goal is to finish the current portion of the highway project by Friday.

WHAT’S NEXT: Zlotnik said people can expect to encounter the typical construction that’s taken place since the beginning of the I-5 expansion in the area. The on- and off-ramps to Avenida Pico could experience some 54-hour closures in order to speed the construction process.

In September, there will be some filling work for the bridge abutments and pile driving work during the daytime, Zlotnik said.

“As far as lane closures, those are kept to a minimum on the freeway or Pico,” he said.

Zlotnik said there aren’t any lane reductions on Pico or on the freeway during the day and that the 54-hour closures would be overnight.

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undertaking,” Zlotnik said. “It’s an inconvenience sometimes, but we have to keep the bigger picture in mind.”

FIND OUT MORE: For overnight on-ramp and off-ramp closures, visit www.octa.net and click on the District 12 or 1-5 Pico South information.—EH

CUSD Raises Tax to Maintain Bond Obligations in Talega THE LATEST: To the discontent of some Talega residents, the Capistrano Unified School District approved to maintain the tax schedule of the Mello-Roos Community Funded Districts for the area. The special tax, approved during the Aug. 12 regular board meeting, funds projects at San Clemente and San Juan Hills High School as well as neighboring middle and elementary schools.

The raise of two Talega CFDs was 2 percent for one and 1.29 percent for the other.

During a phone interview Aug. 13, Trustee Jim Reardon said because there was an “escalation” for bond repayments scheduled for this year, the obligations to the bonds are still 110 percent of the required annual payments—the CUSD target for CFD payments. Bonds for residents before the 2013 refinancing were 146 percent of the annual obligation.

The organization Talega Residents for Fair Taxation claims CUSD still has $6.2 million in refinance savings, which were implemented in 2006.

During the meeting, tax attorney and Talega resident Susie Hattan and resident Jason Ewell spoke in opposition to the raise.

WHAT’S NEXT: The last date to change the rate method for the levees for this fiscal year is Jan. 1, 2016. To discuss project money CFDs collect, a community committee, comprised of the public, will meet once a week to discuss improvements and enhancements to school facilities, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 at the district office at 33122, Valle Road in San Juan. Anyone interested in participating can sign up at www.capousd. ca.schoolloop.com or email the district at communitycommittee@capousd.org or by mail to the district office. The latest people can sign up is 5 p.m. Sept. 30.

FIND OUT MORE: A slideshow of the bond refinancing can be found at www.capousd. ca.schoolloop.com.—EH

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SC Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY JACOB ONOFRIO

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.

Sunday, August 16 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida San Antonio, 200 Block (11:48 p.m.) A caller reported a man was looking through the windows of the residence.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 2300 Block (10:07 p.m.)

A man was asked to call the police by a woman banging on his downstairs neighbor’s window. He said he did not know why.

PATROL CHECK South Ola Vista/Avenida Santa Barbara (7:56 p.m.) Five gas-powered vehicles driven by teenagers were seen riding around with passengers in the back. The caller said it was dangerous and their parents should not allow their children to ride them.

DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER El Camino Real, 700 Block (1:23 p.m.)

Two subjects left without paying for their room.

VANDALISM REPORT Avenida Presidio, 100 Block (10:15 a.m.)

A caller’s vehicle was keyed on all sides.

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NOW OPEN GRATITUDE GARDEN PRESCHOOL 92 Avenida La Pata 949.572.4453 www.gratitudegardenpreschool.com On Aug. 7, Dustine Rey, Ph.D in educational psychology founder and executive director of Gratitude Garden Preschool, hosted a free grand opening and community play date at 92 Avenida La Pata that was followed by a children-aided ribbon cutting event.

The school hours are 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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BURGLARY REPORT El Camino Real, 3600 Block (9:51 a.m.)

A man reported his garage had been broken into the day before.

Saturday, August 15 SUSUPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida San Pablo, 1100 Block (11:12 p.m.) Two subjects were seen running through the street throwing cans in the air. The caller said they may have been drunk.

DISTURBANCE Calle Frontera/Calle Ola Verde (10:31 p.m.) A caller reported someone was throwing rocks wrapped in paper towels at cars.

DISTURBANCE Avenida San Gabriel, 0 Block (10:08 p.m.)

A woman claimed a bald man who appeared to be in his 50s or 60s kept knocking on her door asking about a vehicle.

The woman did not know who he was.

RECKLESS DRIVING Avenida Del Mar/Avenida Grenada (9:24 p.m.) A caller reported someone was driving a golf cart with its lights off with juveniles in it. The caller said they almost crashed into the golf cart.

CITIZEN ASSIST El Camino Real, 2300 Block (8:18 p.m.)

A 2006 Toyota Camry was stolen from a man’s friend after he loaned it to her.

DISTURBANCE El Plaza Estival, 400 Block (6:22 p.m.)

A group of squatters refused to leave a man’s house.

p.m.) A gas station attendant refused to give a woman the gas she paid for.

Friday, August 14 UNKOWN TROUBLE Loma Lane, 100 Block (8:40 p.m.)

A caller said their cousin was stabbed.

DISTURBANCE – MUSIC OR PARTY Linda Lane, 400 Block (8:28 p.m.)

Juveniles were seen tr ying to start a fire outside of a fire ring.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Camino De Estrella, 400 Block (7:27 p.m.) A caller reported a seeing a man in a gray Ford Explorer in a parking lot, injecting with himself what appeared to be drugs.

DISTURBANCE Calle Del Cerro, 1100 Block (12:14 a.m.)

A woman called the police after five juveniles on skateboards harassed her 17-year-old autistic son as he walked into the apartment.

Thursday, August 13 PATROL CHECK Camino De Los Mares/Diamante (9:47 p.m.) People were seen eating food and throwing trash from their vehicles at the dead end of the street.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Vista Montana, 300 Block (9:01 p.m.) A group of kids were throwing rocks from the vacant lot at the church.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Pico, 900 Block (6:49 p.m.)

A woman attempted a fraudulent return to a store.

GRAND THEFT REPORT Camino Del Vistazo, 7000 Block (5:35 p.m.) A man claimed a moving company stole all of his belongings.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Avenida Monterey, 200 Block (2:13 p.m.)

A man in a black Hyundai was oddly parked under the stairs and appeared to be hiding from something. He sped off after he noticed the caller was watching him.

DRUNK IN PUBLIC Calle Redondel, 100 Block (12:57 p.m.)

A drunken man holding two bottles of gin was seen laying in residential yards and wandering up and down the street.

BURGLARY REPORT Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:39 a.m.) More than 100 pounds of aluminum were stolen from the recycling container behind a grocer y store. The caller said the locks had been broken.

BURGLARY IN PROGRESS Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:12 a.m.) An employee of a travel agency reported a broken window and pr y marks on the door. They were afraid someone might still be inside.

Wednesday, August 12 SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Avenida Talega/Calle Saluda (11:23 p.m.)A man in dark clothing was seen driving a white van around the neighborhood.

KEEP THE PEACE Avenida Mendocino, 2400 Block (5:23

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Camino De Estrella/Interstate 5 Freeway (7:37 p.m.) A man, who appeared to be a transient, was yelling and throwing trash in the middle of traffic.

Monday through Friday, and enrollment options range from two to five days a week, depending on whether parents need full-time or part-time assistance.

All the teachers have bachelor’s degrees, teaching credentials, more than 10 years of teaching experience and have special training in science, art, or world languages, Rey said.

The school’s programs are nature-based with outdoor classrooms and have an emphasis on learning through play utilizing a Reggio philosophy that promotes science, technology, engineering and math.

Balance and play are very important at Gratitude Garden Preschool, Rey said.

The school’s motto is “It’s through meaningful play, but curiosity leads the way.”

Rey said her inspiration in starting her business stemmed from her daughter, Satya, and her 22 years of being an educator. She is also a professor of psychology and early childhood education at Pepperdine University.

Dustine Rey Ph. D, (center in the blue dress) cuts the grand-opening ribbon at Gratitude Garden Preschool last Friday, 92 Avenida La Pata in San Clemente. Photo: Alison Shea

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North Beach: A Work in Progress

Area residents continue to push for improvements, attract business

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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lthough the North Beach area has been a location of some controversy regarding development and economic improvement in the past few years, some new projects are coming to fruition.

What makes development take longer in the area, from North El Camino Real to the beach and connecting with the Pacific Coast Highway, is most of North Beach falls within the California Coastal Commission’s jurisdiction, meaning most projects must be approved by it.

Recent projects that didn’t get the stamp of approval include the parking lot that was debated for about two years on the corner of PCH and El Camino Real.

Another project that did not get approved by city government was a roundabout with low-water landscaping, planned for the intersection at Boca De La Playa and Calle Las Bolas.

Rey Harju, president of the nonprofit North Beach Community Association, formed four years ago, said there is potential for the North Beach area, but some things need to improve, such as infrastructure and accessibility to businesses.

Sidewalks leading into the area also have been lacking either due to a lack of obtaining easements or city approval.

As far as attracting new business to the area, a couple commercial locations have been filled in the last year or two, such as La Colombiana restaurant, Ellie’s Table and Album Surfboards.

“There’s just a lot of gaps in North

Finding a Voice in Losing San Clemente author publishes first novel

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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work two decades in the making, San Clemente-based author Sonia Farnsworth has published her first

novel.

Farnsworth’s first book, Losing the Plot in LA, began about 20 years ago when she finished the first draft, but she wouldn’t return to it until sometime later.

“Life got in the way,” Farnsworth said.

“When I looked back, the voice was very different, so I had to go back and edit it, which was kind of difficult. But I didn’t want to throw it away. I took time off from

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Rey Harju, the president of the North Beach Community Association, overlooks the parking lot to the train depot and beach Friday near the Ole Hanson Beach Club. Photo: Eric Heinz

Beach,” Harju said. “We just want to encourage making this place a better place.

A few of these locations have been vacant for three years.”

Harju has attended recent City Council meetings speaking on behalf of improvements residents would like to see, such as more parking and infrastructure improvements.

Some of the more ambitious projects will take time, Harju said. Because the Mi-

my day job and committed to getting it finally finished.”

Farnsworth said the book changed a little as she reconstructed it, but she wanted to keep the original voice.

The title comes from a term that means to lose your way or to not understand something.

“I lived in England for a while and it’s a big term there, ‘You’re losing the plot,’ a term I use all the time,” Farnsworth said.

“I kind of threw in the LA thing to make it more of a geographic pull.”

The back of the book describes the main character, Sylvie, as a “trendy party girl with more going on than she knows what to do with.” Sylvie is in her mid20s, which entails dealing with difficult relationships, taking care of a puppy and discovering her true herself in her new environment.

Farnsworth said there is lot to be learned from the fictional character.

“Sylvie learns to take responsibility for herself and not blame others,” she said.

“She learns to grow up a bit, emotionally, and realizes one has to give in order to get

ramar Theater is a private location, there’s little the association can do.

However, Amber Gregg, associate city planner, said there have been recent discussions regarding the theater.

“We meet with people all the time and then nothing happens and we have no formal application, but we’re excited when there’s discussion on it,” Gregg said.

The Ole Hanson Beach Club improvements, which have taken place over four

Sonia Farnsworth, an author who lives in San Clemente, published her novel Losing the Plot in LA two months ago. She said she has received positive feedback from readers. Photo: Eric Heinz

and communicate effectively in a relationship. It’s not always the other person’s fault.”

Sylvie doesn’t exactly fit in her environment, Farnsworth said. Like many young

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years, are expected to finish in spring 2016. Another project approved by the CCC is the PCH beach trail for biking and pedestrians. This would allow people to seamlessly travel from the middle of San Clemente at Calle Estacion to San Juan Capistrano (with a couple interruptions between) with a barrier between traffic and pedestrians.

A few residents in the area said they would like to have the area designated as an historic district in order to boost tourism to the area.

City Planner Jim Pechous said more projects have been discussed recently regarding North Beach.

“With Marblehead developing out, I think there’s a lot more focus on some things down there,” Pechous said, referring to the ongoing development of the Outlets at San Clemente and adjacent real estate projects. “Once one good thing happens, a few more things will fall in place.

What we’re looking for is something that can be an amenity to the city.”

“We’ve definitely had a lot more interest in North Beach and the hole in the ground,” Gregg said. “We did a pre-application on the gallery site (on the corner of Avenida Pico and El Camino Real). There was one that went through preliminary process. They’re going back to the drawing board right now and proposing a oneto two-story development.”

A few more refurbishment plans have been in the works, but they are still in the preliminary phases, Gregg said. SC

adults, she said her main character wants a new and exciting life.

“Sylvie is a girl who lived in Orange County but wanted to get out,” Farnsworth said. “She’s moving to LA and meeting new people and experiences the highs and lows of all the shenanigans she gets herself into. It’s a learning experience.”

The setting is contemporized from Farnsworth’s original draft. She said the near-200-page book is a casual read and the content is intended mostly for adults.

Additionally, she said there could be a series in the works, possibly a Losing the Plot in San Clemente. Farnsworth said she has sold anywhere between 500 to 1,000 copies since the June 2 release.

Book Soup in Los Angeles, off of Sunset Boulevard, has placed it on the store’s recommended reading list and it has been on its Best Seller’s List for about four weeks, Farnsworth said.

The book is also being sold at San Clemente book stores and other businesses, and the book can be found on Amazon. com. SC www.sanclementetimes.com

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NEWS BITES COMPILED BY ERIC HEINZ

San Clemente Friends of the Library Building ReOpens

“Our mission is twofold: make quality clothing in America and support young artists,” Jordan said in an email. “One way we plan to do this is by purchasing art supplies for class rooms and donating instruments to children, and 10 percent of all our sales will go toward this purpose.”

For more information on So We Dance, visit their funding site at www.kickstarter. com.

Newell was selected based on her distinction in providing exceptional service to customers and a commitment to Farmers Insurance, a press release stated.

“This honor is a business career highlight and I feel fortunate to represent such a fine organization,” Newell said. “I share this recognition with my entire office team who focus on helping every customer each and every day.”

Open House to Assist Veterans with Real Estate Advice

The new San Clemente Friends of the Library Bookstore is open after more than a year of reconstruction. The building is located within the San Clemente Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar. Photo: Alison Shea

After a year-long closure for the library remodel and expansion project, the San Clemente Friends of the Library is back in business in its new quarters at the San Clemente Library, located at 242 Avenida Del Mar. The new building has been decorated with hand-painted tiles from a recent Friends of the Library fundraiser.

The bookstore hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and the first Sunday of the month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Donation items in good condition are being accepted at the bookstore during operating hours. The bookstore accepts DVDs, music CDs, audio books on CD, books for children and young adult, fiction, art, classics, biographies, sports, cookbooks and history books.

For more information, call 949.276.6342 or visit the San Clemente Friends of the Library website at www.sanclementefotl.org.

Local Man Starts Clothing Line to Benefit Underprivileged San Clemente’s Tommy Jordan recently launched his startup page for So We Dance, a Tommy Jordan. Photo: Courtesy clothing line his company has developed in order to serve underprivileged people. In order to get the business rolling, the company has created a Kick Starter page.

Jordan said he grew up helping homeless people on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and his grandparents founded the Fred Jordan Mission. He said his clothing line was inspired by his work with homeless people. Jordan, 24, said he is taking a break from school to work on the family mission.

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Fitness Trainer Releases New eBook

All veterans, active duty, reservist and National Guard personnel and their families are invited to an open house to learn about Veterans Administration home loan programs. Marisela “Momma Rose” Rodriguez and Rapp Fitzsimmons of Coldwell Banker and Norma Benton of Citywide Home Loans will be on hand to answer questions on qualifying for a zero-down home loan with VA programs, and Liberty Tax will offer tips and benefits of owning real estate for personal or rental use. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Liberty Tax Service office, 439 N. El Camino Real, Ste. B. For more information call 949.677.5190.

NerdWallet Ranks San Clemente in Top 20 Cities to Start Restaurants Consumer finance website NerdWallet recently published a report that ranked San Clemente at No. 16 in the top-20 cities in the United States to start a restaurant.

“In determining our rankings, NerdWallet examined 530 cities in the U.S., each with a population of at least 50,000,” said Samantha Schulte, a representative for NerdWallet. “We used U.S. Census data to calculate the score for each city based on demand for new restaurants and local economic conditions that could affect the success of those restaurants.”

For more information, visit www.nerdwallet.com and search for top restaurant cities.

San Clemente Woman Named A Farmers Insurance Top National Agent Lisa Newell, of San Clemente, was named a Championship Agent by Farmers Insurance for her outstanding achievement and customer-focused efforts by the Los Angeles-based, multi-line insurer.

“To be recognized as among Farmers top agents is a great honor, and we sincerely appreciate all that Lisa does for our customers and our organization,” Roy Smith, president of personal lines for Farmers Insurance, said.

Community Meetings FRIDAY, AUG. 21

Junior Guards Awards Night

5:30 p.m. A hotdog dinner with chips and a drink will be available for $5, followed by awards at 6:30 p.m. and a screening of The Endless Summer II following the awards. The event takes place on the beach between the San Clemente Pier and Lifeguard Headquarters, 620 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.361.8200, www. san-clemente.org.

SUNDAY, AUG. 23

San Clemente Farmers Market Kelly Jean Dammeyer. Photo: Courtesy

Personal fitness trainer and life coach Kelly Jean Dammeyer, wellness director at Fitness Elite for Women in San Clemente, recently released a new eBook Fitness After 40: How to Revolutionize Your Fitness Program to Strengthen and Balance Your Body. The 58-page fitness guide is designed for people who face issues such as struggling with workouts, confusion about which exercises are more effective and needing a new approach to their fitness regimen.

Fitness After 40 claims it will teach readers how to exercise intelligently, offers post-workout nutrition advice, cardio exercises, strength and stretching routines and how to identify signs of over-exercising and more.

“I wrote this eBook specifically for men and women over age 40, but you can benefit from the book no matter what your age,” Dammeyer said.

Overcoming obstacles in losing weight, addiction and illness inspired Dammeyer to enter the world of personal fitness, she said in her bio on her website. She attributes her successes to diet, appropriate exercise and spiritual practice.

Dammeyer is certified by both the National Academy of Sports and Medicine and the American Council on Exercise.

According to her bio, she also holds certifications in Pilates, white lotus yoga, neuromuscular integrative action and postrehabilitative training.

For more on Kelly Jean Dammeyer and Fitness After 40, visit www.kellyjeanwellness.com Have something interesting for the community? Send your information to editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

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9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday. Avenida Del Mar. TUESDAY, AUG. 25

Sunrise 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 Toastmasters

7 p.m. The Toastmasters meet Tuesday night from 7 p.m. 8:40 p.m., with our doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for socializing and networking. The meeting takes place at the San Clemente Baha’i Center, 3316 Avenida Del Presidente, 805.794.0653, www. sanclementetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26

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.

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GUEST OPINION: Wavelengths: By Jim Kempton

Playing the Trump Card Could it be that “The Donald” really is the guy who should be running the country?

D

onald Trump is an American icon.

But when you run for president, almost every candidate is criticized for one thing or another. That’s why “The Donald” could be such a powerful candidate. On every issue he’s got the others beat—call it a trump card.

The big crisis with Bill Clinton when he ran was the charges of womanizing.

That would be no problem. Trump knows exactly how to handle pesky media snoops: “You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media writes as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a**.” It makes a great campaign slogan: He could simply ask “Are you better off than you were four wives ago?”

George W. Bush was accused of evading combat duty by joining the National Guard. Trump on the other hand has done battle with Barbara Walters, Lindsey Graham and seen hand-to-hand combat with Rosie O’Donnell.

John Kerry’s presidential campaign was damaged by the “swift boat” accusations that because he was shot in the buttocks he wasn’t really a war hero. Taking an open watercraft down enemy rivers in a full-on firefight only qualifies if you are hit in the right spot. But “The Donald” trumped that accusation by a rifle length.

Letters to the Editor ‘PARLOR’ WRONG PARLANCE FOR MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS MARCUS CRIDER, San Clemente

Regarding the San Clemente Times Aug. 13-19 article on “massage parlor” compliance, the term “massage parlor” hasn’t been used since the 1920s and it gives an image of a place of ill repute.

I am a long time owner of a holistic health day spa featuring massage and skin care.

When you call massage establishments “massage parlors” you infer they are more whore house than health establishment.

That being said, we have been reporting gross violators to the city for years with little regard from the city.

I agree on more thorough compliance and state license procedures for massage establishments.

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“John McCain’s not a war hero,” Trump recently said. “He’s a war hero because he was captured.

I like people that weren’t captured.”

Apparently being tortured for five years in WAVELENGTHS a Vietnamese prison after

By Jim Kempton being shot down over enemy territory doesn’t count either.

Obama has gotten into hot water for his stance on the definition of marriage.

That’s another area where Trump has everyone beat. Trump knows the definition of marriage perfectly—it’s between an old, very rich, multiply-divorced man and a much younger woman.

Woody Allen never ran for president, but he was ostracized for dating and then marrying his wife’s adopted daughter.

That’s no issue in Trump’s mind. As he said in a 2006 interview regarding his daughter Ivanka, “she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”

Ronald Reagan was accused of mixing entertainment with politics. When asked if it was hard adjusting to being president after being an actor, he replied that he couldn’t imagine anyone being president

without being an actor. But Reagan was talking about communication; Reagan called out Russia to “tear down this wall.”

Trump topped the Gipper; he called out a Senator’s cell phone number.

George Bush was excoriated for raising taxes, even though it prevented the continuation of a massive deficit. Trump has a far superior solution to debt: he just declares himself insolvent. His three bankruptcies cost banks and bondholders millions. But they didn’t read his lips.

Jimmy Carter literally lost his second term bid by failing to negotiate the Iranian hostage crisis in time. Trump meanwhile has the unmatched achievement of brokering a peace treaty on Celebrity Apprentice between Gary Busey and Meat Loaf.

But don’t ever sell Donald Trump short.

Anyone who can pull off that hairdo is capable of miracles.

Jim Kempton is an Orange County writer who knows one this for sure—the only group that will be totally devastated if Trump is eliminated from the Presidential race are the comedians. 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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I know there are sketchy establishments in San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano.

We have even received phone calls from strange would-be clients asking all the wrong questions about services rendered.

We are family-run and work hard to keep a good, healthy reputation for our family business, C’Siren Day Spa in San Clemente.

Using the term “massage parlor” does us and the other good practitioners in town no good.

Please be more careful in your choice of words when reporting such an important subject.

Please make a distinct separation between holistic massage practitioners and the dirty little secrets around town.

TALEGA HOA OVERSTEPS ITS AUTHORITY JULIE PANIGRAHI, San Clemente

As a resident of Talega, I would like to call to the community’s attention the hypocritical nature by which the Talega

Home Owners Association is treating its residents.

One example is with regard to “excessive overwatering.” The HOA has sent certain homeowners notices of alleged “excessive overwatering,” but they are not really able to describe what that is with any certainty. It apparently means water on the sidewalk and streets is considered “excessive overwatering” because it might damage the street. While I understand the desire to compel residents to respect drought restrictions, the HOA itself has a duty to comply with such rules as well.

In fact, the HOA itself should be the first to follow its own rules. However, the HOA has categorically failed to follow its own rules time and time again. At night, when common areas are being watered, there is “excessive watering” by the HOA itself.

There is water all over the place and much more so than any home. This is a clear example of the HOA flagrantly violating its own rules. It seems to me HOAs should be made to follow the community rules it put in place rather than just claiming they (Cont. on page 14)

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SOAPBOX (Cont. from page 13) are enforcing rules on the residents. Such residents pay approximately $200 in HOA fees only to be treated unfairly and, for some, abused. Further, different communities within Talega are treated differently.

In some communities, there is absolutely zero enforcement. In others, the HOA hones in on certain homes in an extremely targeted manner. There is no uniform application of the rules throughout Talega, which is a problem.

Another example would be the fact that the HOA board members themselves are known violators of the Community rules but do not feel compelled to follow the rules that every other resident in Talega is supposed to follow. For example, during the community’s discussion of the sober living facilities in the community, it came to light certain board members run businesses out of their homes, some of which are in violation of the community rules. They do not comply with the community rules but have the audacity to enforce the rules on those residents who don’t sit on the board.

This is a clear abuse of authority.

The HOA does not allow the residents to view the minutes of any committee meetings, including enforcement meetings. As residents who are theoretically stockholders of the HOA, why shouldn’t they have access to minutes? This lack of transparency blocks residents from ensuring that the HOA and the board and committee members do not abuse their authority.

I believe it is only fair for all current and future residents to be made aware of the uneven treatment of the community rules on the residents and on the HOA. I guess it is good to be king, but it certainly shouldn’t be at the expense of the vast number of homeowners paying $200 per month. Had we known how terrible this HOA was, we would not have moved here or encouraged friends to move here as well.

ELIMINATING TRAIN STOP SHOULD BE PEOPLE’S CHOICE JEFFREY HERMAN, San Clemente native serving in U.S. Coast Guard

Our mayor and City Council members are elected to serve for a temporary period of time. Yet, their decisions can have long-lasting effects upon us and our precious town. If a particular decision of theirs might possibly have a permanent negative impact on both residents and visitors alike, we should demand that, instead of it being a council vote, it should be placed on a ballot to allow all residents to vote on it. The proposed elimination of the train stop at the pier area is such a negative decision.

Residents should realize just how vital the railroad was to the founding and early growth of our town. Developer Ole Hanson’s first view of his future “Spanish Village by the Sea” was while riding the train down the coast. He returned to the area with engineers, architects, builders and began grading the lots and streets.

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At the Aug. 4 meeting, the San Clemente City Council discussed the possibility of eliminating the Pier Bowl train stop in an effort to alleviate confusion with schedules and tickets. The notion has drawn the ire of a collection of community members. Photo: Eric Heinz

Hanson himself would personally meet future lot buyers at the train stop and take them on a tour of his future San Clemente village, according to Images of America: San Clemente by Jennifer Garey.

That the City Council wants to discontinue the pier bowl stop to funnel visitors to the future Outlets near North Beach, is an example from my first two sentences above: a temporary body imposing a permanent negative decision upon us.

The mayor and council members should spend some time at the pier train station on a weekend. What they’ll see is visitors leaving the train but staying in the pier area. No one is calling a taxi to go shopping; that’s not what people come here for.

If the city is serious about eliminating this train stop, then let the proposal be a binding ballot measure. Binding so that no other future temporary body will attempt to impose this permanent negative decision upon us.

LESSONS FROM DOWN UNDER: THE MILLENNIUM DROUGHT PATRICIA HOLLOWAY, San Clemente

As California and the Southwest struggle through a fourth year of serious drought, San Clementeans have been asked to do their part by curtailing water use. To date, residents and businesses have responded well to the call to conserve. We’ve reduced outdoor irrigation, removed lawns, shortened showers and installed rain barrels and low-flush toilets.

City government has addressed the crisis by expanding availability of reclaimed water, offering conservation rebates, and replacing non-essential lawn areas with natives and low-water-using plants.

To further conserve, the city recently halted irrigation within its landscaped medians throughout the community—with one exception—it’s still watering the trees.

While grass and shrubs in the medians go dry, the city is keeping trees alive by swaddling trunks with bags of reclaimed water that drip slowly into the soil. This is a good policy.

But why not let the trees die too?

In answer, just look to Australia, which suffered through the catastrophic 12-year Millennium Drought (1997 to 2010), also known as “the Big Dry.” As the drought worsened, Australians in places like Brisbane dramatically reduced water consumption per capita from 80 to 32 gallons per day with similar results in other cities. (For comparison, San Clemente’s residential per capita use in June 2015 was 96 gallons). But in its zeal to save water, the country lost millions of trees. With this massive die off, temperatures rose to unbearable levels in populated urban areas and fire danger soared.

Belatedly, the Aussies came to appreciate the many benefits trees provide: cooling shade, absorption of heat trapping carbon dioxide, release of pure oxygen, filtration of air pollutants, food and shelter for birds and wildlife. Beauty. When at long last the rains came, Australians came to understand the role trees play in wet weather too, by diminishing flooding, erosion and recharging depleted aquifers.

In 2012 representatives from the Los Angeles nonprofit TreePeople traveled down under to learn survival techniques from drought-weary Australians. One critical message they brought home was this: share water with the trees, keep trees alive to mitigate drought conditions. Since

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little can be done to save trees in the wild, everything must be done to save them in populated areas.

Our State Water Resources Control Board has reinforced this advice. “Trees are important. We don’t need to lose them if we act early and water them,” said board chair Felicia Marcus in July. She said during Australia’s severe drought the city of Melbourne doubled its number of trees.

For trees in Southern California to stay healthy, how much water do they need?

Here’s a practical guide from TreePeople.

Water young trees weekly, 15 to 20 gallons (three or four 5-gallon buckets).

Water mature trees once or twice a month, deep (18 inches) and slowly (a trickle from a soaker hose for one hour).

Even if the predicted El Niño arrives, rainfall will not be enough to compensate for multiple years of drought. So when the weather is dry, share your water with the trees, please.

Patricia Holloway is president of the San Clemente Tree Foundation. She has a B.S. in environmental planning from UC Davis and a master’s in city and regional planning from UC Berkeley. She can be reached at pat13holloway@gmail.com.

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2015 TRITON FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Unfinished Business After a 12-2 season, the San Clemente High School football team readies for another playoff push

By Steve Breazeale The San Clemente High School football team’s focus last year was putting the program back on the map of the prep sports landscape after winning only two games in 2013. They accomplished that and then some.

The Tritons barnstormed their way to a Sea View League title, won 12 games and appeared in the CIF-SS Southwest Division Championship game in 2014. It was in the championship game, however, where they hit a snag. San Clemente was bested by league rival Trabuco Hills in a back-andforth bout that came down to the final minutes. The Mustangs, who the Tritons defeated earlier in the season for the league title, ended up with CIF rings.

Now that they have returned the program to contender status, the veteran-heavy Triton program is focusing on taking things one step further after knowing what it feels like to get so close to the top.

“We know we should have finished that (championship) game. Our whole mindset (this year) is just finishing,” senior offensive lineman Donté Harrington said. “In the championship game it came down to the last six minutes … It’s still a little bit of a sore spot to talk about. But there’s definitely something going on this season where we know that we put San Clemente back on the map with what we did last year, and it’s time to finish it.”

San Clemente enters the season with 12 returning starters and five players who have Division I offers from collegiate programs.

Seven players return to the high-powered offense that scored an average of 45 points per game in 2014. A large part of that production was due to graduated senior quarterback Sam Darnold, who had a recordbreaking season and is now playing at USC. But almost all of the pieces that surrounded Darnold are back.

The running back tandem of senior Vlad Dzhabiyev and junior Brandon Reaves lived up to their “Thunder and Lightning” nicknames given to them by the coaching staff last season. Dzhabiyev earned Sea View League offensive MVP honors after rushing for 1,149 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught six passes and scored six times as a receiver. Dzhabiyev will be a focal point on offense but will also play linebacker on defense.

Reaves rushed for 645 yards and 13 touchdowns and added seven more scores as a receiver. He also had several big plays returning kicks on special teams.

Dzhabiyev remains the punishing, down-

San Clemente High School football players run through a tackling drill during practice. Photo: Steve Breazeale

hill runner in the duo, and Reaves has spent the offseason adding 10 pounds to his frame while maintaining his dynamic speed, according to head coach Jaime Ortiz.

Ortiz said his team’s offensive line is the biggest the Tritons have fielded since 2011.

Left guard Harrington (6-foot-3 inches, 285 pounds), senior left tackle Tucker Scott (6-foot-5, 275 pounds), a Utah commit, and center Noah Valovich (6-foot-1, 280 pounds) all started last year and return to

able to spread the ball around a little more and have a few more weapons that we had in the past,” Ortiz said.

The quarterback who will replace Darnold has yet to be named. Senior Jack Sears, junior Sander Lush and sophomore Doug Jackson are all competing for the starting job, but it is Sears who has the slight edge so far, according to Ortiz. Sears, who Ortiz described as athletic and mobile, was the team’s backup last year and picked up an

“In the championship game it came down to the last six minutes … It’s still a little bit of a sore spot to talk about.

But there’s definitely something going on this season where we know that we put San Clemente back on the map with what we did last year, and it’s time to finish it.”

—Donté Harrington

lead the line. Add the Tritons two tight ends to the mix, 6-foot-5-inch senior Cole Fotheringham and 6-foot-4 junior Isaac Rex, and the Tritons have the makings of a large and physical front line.

Fotheringham, a Utah commit who caught eight touchdown passes last year, presents even more options for the Tritons offense to run through.

“This year I think we are a little more wellrounded. This year I think we’re going to be

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offer from Utah during the offseason.

Five starters return to the defense, including seniors Kevin Kling (cornerback), Andrew Frohner (safety) and Tanner Wright.

The trio was a part of a Tritons secondary that recorded 15 interceptions last season.

Wright will float in and out of the outside linebacker and safety positions.

Replacing graduated senior linebacker Riley Whimpey’s school-record 172 total tackles in 2014 will not be easy, and Ortiz

and his staff will be rotating players like Wright, Dzhabiyev, juniors Ryan Russell and Riley Croft in at linebacker.

As a whole, the Tritons defense is not as big as it was last season, which should put a different skill set in the spotlight.

“We’re really focusing on our speed and ability to get to the ball fast. We don’t have the biggest kids but we do have the skill and speed to be good,” Wright said.

Defensive end Liam Buhl and defensive tackle Nate Atkins will be mainstays at their positions. Ortiz said the defensive line will have a lot of personnel changes and movement in the early going.

The Tritons competitive schedule remains almost entirely intact from last year, with the new additions being San Juan Hills and La Mirada.

San Clemente has returned as a contender.

A lot of the players on the roster now know what it feels like to be on the biggest of prep sports stages. But Ortiz is advising his players to have a short-term memory because staying on the map is never a guarantee.

“We can’t rely on last year. We can’t rely on the record, the league championship, the CIF finals appearance and we can’t rely on the players who graduated. It’s about the players in the room right now and they’ve had a great offseason,” Ortiz said. “Right now we’re ahead of where we were last offseason … The kids have learned and adapted on both sides of the ball and it’s going to pay dividends down the line.” www.sanclementetimes.com

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Triton

TALK

Senior Tanner Wright is among several Tritons players with three years of starting varsity experience. Photo: Steve Breazeale

With the football season about to begin, we catch up with three impact players to get their thoughts on last year, the offseason and what to expect out of the Tritons in 2015.

San Clemente Times: Last year’s offense put up big-time numbers. Will this year’s group be able to replicate that? Or will it be a different style?

Donté Harrington (offensive lineman): We put up a lot of points up on the board (last year). This year I think we’ll be pretty balanced too. We have those big dudes up front … we’ll pound the ball …we’re going to definitely establish the run and then open it up with the pass. (Opponents) aren’t going to know what’s going on.

SCT: This year’s team motto is “Respect the Process”. What does that mean to you?

Tanner Wright (linebacker): Coming out

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here every day and being on the field doing your hardest for the people you play with.

It’s also working in the weight room too and making sure you study the other team and know your responsibilities and execute them.

SCT: The defense will have a new look this year. What will be something for fans to key in on when you take the field?

Andrew Frohner (safety): We’re just high energy. (We have) a little more pop this year because we don’t have to build necessarily. None of us are 6-foot-3 or anything. But we’re going to fly around and we’re going to swarm every play. We’re going to gangtackle (players).

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SEASON SCHEDULE AND GAME PREVIEWS GAME ONE

AUGUST 28

San Juan Hills Location: San Juan Hills Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Aaron Flowers League: South Coast 2014-2015 record: 4-7 (1-3 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: DNP Season Outlook: The Stallions were tasked with performing on a big stage last year after being moved up from the Sea View League to the South Coast League for the first time in program history. The wins were hard to come by, but the team was able to scrape together a strong enough resume to earn a bid into the CIF-SS West Valley Division playoffs.

Standout senior quarterback and Nebraska commit Patrick O’Brien will be the Stallions’ lynchpin to success this season. O’Brien, who competed in the Elite 11 quarterback competition this offseason, is a dual-threat quarterback with a big 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pound frame and a strong arm.

GAME TWO

SEPTEMBER 4

Huntington Beach Location: San Clemente Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Eric Lo League: Sunset 2014-2015 record: 3-7 (2-3 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 44-21 Season Outlook: The Oilers are two years removed from a CIF-SS Southwest Division title and will have to find a replacement for graduated senior quarterback Chad James. Whoever steps in under center will have several threats surrounding him on offense. Senior tight end Nick Crabtree, a Boise State commit, returns after a 21-catch, 332-yard campaign in 2014. Senior running back Hunter Simmons, who rushed for 1,020 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, returns.

The Oilers should have depth on defense and will be led by senior defensive end and USC commit Liam Jimmons. Jimmons had 45 total tackles and led the team with nine sacks last season.

GAME THREE

SEPTEMBER 11

Dana Hills Location: Dana Hills Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Phil Skinner League: South Coast 2014-2015 record: 1-9 (0-4 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 49-21 Season Outlook: The Dolphins struggled mightily throughout the 2014 season. Dana Hills played a very tough nonleague schedule and went winless in the tough South Coast League.

There was a shakeup at Dana Hills over the offseason, as former head coach Todd Rusinkovich resigned and longtime assistant Phil Skinner stepped into the lead role.

The Dolphins plan to use an uptempo offense that will feature plenty of junior running back Connor McCloud. McCloud is one of a handful of returning players and rushed for 512 yards and three touchdowns as a junior.

GAME FOUR

SEPTEMBER 18

La Mirada Location: San Clemente Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Mike Moschetti League: Suburban 2014-2015 record: (9-2, 6-0 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: DNP Season Outlook: La Mirada was a pass-heavy team last season.

Graduated senior quarterback Christian Lara averaged 208 yards per game and completed 30 or more passes to three different senior receivers, who have all graduated. The Matadores have a viable running option in the backfield with the return of senior Sei-J Lauago. Lauago rushed for 612 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior.

La Mirada returns several standouts on defense, including lineman Keanu Saleapaga, linebackers Cameron Carr and Titus Dixon and defensive back Micah Croom.

BY STEVE BREAZEALE

GAME FIVE

SEPTEMBER 25

Newport Harbor Location: San Clemente Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Jeff Brinkley League: Sunset 2014-2015 record: 6-6 (3-2 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 47-24 Season Outlook: Newport Harbor’s depth chart took a heavy hit to graduation, but if there is one thing you can count on in Orange County high school football it’s the Sailors always being in the playoff discussion come the end of the season.

Newport Harbor’s head coach Jeff Brinkley is entering his 30th year at the helm and in his tenure the Sailors have made the postseason 23 times.

Juniors Gage Roberson and the 6-foot-1-inch, 194-pound Cole Kinder return to the running back position.

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SEASON SCHEDULE AND GAME PREVIEWS GAME SIX

OCTOBER 2

Tesoro Location: Tesoro Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Matt Poston League: South Coast 2014-2015 record: 9-3 (3-1 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Win, 59-38 Season Outlook: Tesoro continued their success under head coach Matt Poston in 2014, highlighted by a second-place finish in the South Coast League and an appearance in the second round of the CIF-SS West Valley Division playoffs. The Titans depth in 2015 has them positioned for another playoff push.

On offense, the Titans return two of their star playmakers, quarterback Devon Modster and running back Anthony Battista. Modster, a University of Arizona commit, threw for 2,602 yards and 24 touchdowns while throwing just nine interceptions last season. Battista, a fast, workhorse-type back, carried the ball 183 times for 845 yards in 2014.

GAME SEVEN

OCTOBER 9

Capistrano Valley Location: Capistrano Valley Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Ernst Bucher League: Sea View 2014-2015 record: 9-4 (2-2 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 54-27 in regular season; Loss, 28-27 (OT) in playoffs Season Outlook: Capistrano Valley seemed to hit their stride under second-year head coach Ernst Bucher in 2014. The Cougars won nine games and advanced to the semifinals of the CIF-SS Southwest Division playoffs. Several key players from last year’s team have graduated, and the new-look Cougars will be put to the test early by their tough nonleague schedule, which features games against Tesoro and El Toro.

Capistrano Valley’s offense will be anchored by two-sport standout Jordan Bocko. Bocko, a star for the Cougars baseball team, is a versatile back who racked up 942 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns as a junior.

GAME EIGHT

OCTOBER 23

Laguna Hills Location: San Clemente Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Bruce Ingalls League: Sea View 2014-2015 record: 1-9 (0-4 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 49-10 Season Outlook: The Hawks simply could not stop teams with their defense last season. Laguna Hills’ opponents scored 30 points or more against them seven times last year and things got worse in league play, where Sea View League opponents averaged 49 points per game against the Hawks. The defense, which was young last year, returns six starters with experience.

The Hawks used a twoquarterback platoon system last year, with graduated senior Lucky Zuvich getting a slight majority of the touches over current senior Mitchell O’Hair, who figures to be this year’s starter.

GAME NINE

OCTOBER 30

Trabuco Hills Location: Trabuco Hills Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Joe Silvey League: Sea View 2014-2015 record: 10-4 (3-1 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 42-35 in regular season; Win, 44-37 in playoffs Season Outlook: Despite winning the CIF-SS Southwest Division Championship in 2014, a lot of change took place at Trabuco Hills this offseason, starting at the top.

Head coach Troy Henney resigned to take the head coaching job at Westlake and Joe Silvey has taken over.

Personnel-wise, the Mustangs lost All-CIF and All-Sea View League brothers Brenden and Colin Schooler, who transferred to Mission Viejo. Colin Schooler was the league’s co-defensive MVP. Even with the turnover, the Mustangs should remain strong defensively and return their top running back, Chad Crosbie, on offense.

GAME 10

NOVEMBER 6

Aliso Niguel Location: San Clemente Time: 7 p.m.

Coach: Kurt Westling League: Sea View 2014-2015 record: 4-6 (1-3 league) 2014-2015 vs. SCHS: Loss, 56-15 Season Outlook: The bright spot in Aliso Niguel’s 2014 campaign was the youth on the roster getting valuable playing time at important positions. The Wolverines took their lumps and went 4-6 overall last season, defeating one-win Laguna Hills for their lone Sea View League victory.

Several players return for Aliso Niguel this season, including senior quarterback Nick Chapman. Chapman had a strong connection with graduated senior Remy Wasserbach last season and will need to find that same chemistry with a new crop of wide outs in 2015.

2015 TRITON FOOTBALL PREVIEW

5

to watch

OFFENSE

3

Tucker Scott OL (No. 53) Sr.

Scott is another member of the Tritons of-

1

Cole Fotheringham TE (No. 14) Sr.

Fotheringham will be one of the key play-

2

DontĂŠ Harrington OL (No. 79) Sr.

Harrington is a four-year starter at of-

ers in the Tritons passing game in 2015.

fensive line and serves as the voice of the

The 6-foot-5-inch senior had a solid junior

team, according to head coach Jaime Ortiz.

season and will provide a big target who

Harrington, who stands at 6 feet, 3 inches

can also block. Fotheringham, a Univer-

and weighs 285 pounds, will start at left

sity of Utah commit, will help make up a

guard and could potentially play center if

tall and physical offensive front at the line

called upon. Harrington holds offers from

of scrimmage.

Army, Navy and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

4

5

Liam Eldridge WR (No. 19) Sr.

Eldridge was a starting cornerback last

Vlad Dzhabiyev RB (No. 30) Sr.

Dzhabiyev had a stellar junior season

fense with three years of starting experi-

year and led the Tritons with five inter-

running the ball for the Tritons. He led

ence. Scott, a University of Utah commit,

ceptions. This offseason, he has made the

the team with 165 carries, piling up 1,149

will play the all-important left tackle

transition to receiver. The Tritons will

yards and 13 touchdowns en route to

position. Ortiz said Scott, along with Har-

have multiple weapons at their disposal

Sea View League offensive MVP honors.

rington, is the heart and soul of the offen-

on offense this season and Eldridge is in

Dzhabiyev will also be an offensive threat

sive line. Scott was a first team All-CIF and

the mix to claim the top receiver spot.

that can catch passes out of the backfield

All-League selection in 2014.

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to watch

DEFENSE

3

Liam Buhl DE (No. 11) Sr.

Buhl was an impact player on the defensive

1

Andrew Frohner S (No. 1) Sr.

Frohner had a breakout junior season at

2

Kevin Kling CB (No. 24) Sr.

Kling saw a considerable amount of

safety, tallying 77 total tackles and three

playing time last year at cornerback and

interceptions. The All-Sea View League

appeared in nine games. With that experi-

selection returns to help anchor the Tritons’

ence under his belt, Kling will be tasked

veteran secondary unit. Frohner has the

with regular starting duties at the position

ability to make game-changing plays and, ac-

as a senior.

cording to head coach Jaime Ortiz, is among the hardest working players on the team.

4

Nate Atkins DL (No. 77) Sr.

Atkins played in 10 games as a junior and

5

Tanner Wright DB/LB (No. 17) Sr.

Wright, a three-year starter and All-Sea

line last season, racking up 46 total tackles,

will provide some leadership at defensive

View League selection from last year, is

four sacks, seven hurries and even recorded

line. Ortiz said the personnel at defensive

gearing up to be a versatile weapon on

one interception. The Tritons defensive line

line will be a mix and match situation, but

defense for the Tritons. Ortiz said Wright,

lost a few starters to graduation and will

Atkins, who had 22 tackles last year, will

who played safety last season, could do

have a rotating group of players lining up

definitely get a large amount of playing

anything from filling in at a linebacker spot

in the early going, so look to Buhl to be a

time.

to dropping back into coverage as a roving

fixture at the line of scrimmage.

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SC GETTING OUT San Clemente

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

The List

EDITOR’S PICK

What’s going on in and around town this week

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Thursday | 20 BeaCh ConCert series 6:30 p.m. The Long Run performs as part of the Beach Concert Series. Bring beach chairs or blankets. The concert is free and features music suitable for the whole family. Fisherman’s Restaurant sponsors a barbecue dinner served at the beach front for $8 per person. Smoking and alcohol are prohibited. San Clemente Pier, 949.361.8264, www.san-clemente.org.

Casa Cool: Max Bennett Quartet 7 p.m. The Max Bennett Quartet come to Casa Romantica in San Clemente.

Internationally known composer Max Bennett combines jazz, blues, rock and Latin music. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members and $15 for children younger than 18. 415 Avenida Granada, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

CaBrillo Playhouse Playwright readings 7:30 p.m. The Cabrillo Playhouse hosts a number of local playwrights showcasing their work through staged reading of their original plays. It will include full-length plays, one acts and shorts.

Performances are Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $5. 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949.218.5238, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

Friday | 21 Chris anderson grouP 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.

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Friday, august 21 • iron ButterFly at the CoaCh house 8 p.m. Iron Butterfly, the band responsible for the quadruple platinum album In-A-GaddaDa-Vida, performs live at The Coach House with openers Four Sue and Full Blown Karma. Tickets are $20. Dinner reservations are also available and come with reserved priority seating, in front of general admission seating and closer to the stage. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com. ian and sandy cactus scrub communities.

Admission is free, parking is $5 per vehicle.

Participants meet at the Old Corral day use area. Wear comfortable clothing and hiking shoes. Sunscreen, water and insect repellent are recommended. Rain will cancel the hike. Caspers Wilderness Park, 33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.923.2210, www.ocparks.com/caspers.

15th annual ranCho Mission viejo rodeo 1 p.m. Enjoy old-time family entertainment at the richest two-day rodeo in the nation, where the top 30 contestants in saddle bronc, bareback riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, bull riding and team roping come to the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park for the chance of a lifetime. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. and the rodeo begins at 1:30 p.m. $30 per day for adults, $10 for children 4-12 and free for kids 3 and under. 30753 La Pata Road, San Juan Capistrano, 949.842.3782, www.rmvrodeo.com.

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sea glass wire wraPPing 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Learn how to wire wrap sea glass with teacher Rachel Wendel. No experience required. All materials included. $25 per person. San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

oPen Painting studio with CostuMed Models 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Explore colors, textures, anatomy and more while painting a costumed model.

Cost is $15 per class, or purchase a onemonth block for $12.50 per class. San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603, www.scartsupply.com.

Sunday | 23

Tuesday | 25

CasPers nature hike 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Join OC Park rangers every Sunday morning for an easy 1-mile hike on the nature trail, which takes visitors through grassland, oak woodland, ripar-

south orange County toastMasters Meeting 7 p.m.-8:40 p.m. Practice becoming a more confident communicator.

Occurs every Tuesday. Dana Point Community House, 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana

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Wednesday | 26 loCal talent wednesday: shades oF J 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. los lonely Boys 8 p.m. Los Lonely Boys performs live at the Coach House. Tickets are $39.50. Doors open at 6 p.m. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www. thecoachhouse.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS Friday, august 28 • ConCert & Movie in the Park The Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foundation and City of San Clemente host the familyfriendly concert and movie in the park. The evening begins with live music from Wigs and Ties and concludes with a showing of The LEGO Movie. Bring chairs and blankets. Fun on the Run will provide games and activities during the concert. Also, enjoy food from well-known food trucks. For more information visit www. san-clemente. org or call 949.361.8264.

J

oining Starsky & Hutch (2003), The A Team (2010) and of course, Mission: Impossible (1996), Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is the latest in popular 20th century television shows getting film adaptations.

Though the movie might initially appeal to fans of the 1964-1968 TV show, the cast consists of fresh faces and some of today’s most colorful costumes and art direction, sure to grab the attention of younger viewers as well.

In 1963 Europe, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are an unlikely duo. The two are paired up to track down a small town mechanic named Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), whose scientist father has been abducted by Alexander (Luca Calvani) and Victoria Vinciguerra (Elizabeth Debicki), a couple who use their shipping company as a cover to trade nuclear weapons.

Hugh Grant and Jared Harris appear as Solo’s and Kuryakin’s superiors. Sherlock Holmes (2009) director Ritchie has been criticized for his use of “style over substance” his whole career, but with U.N.C.L.E. he uses it to his advantage.

The Cold War-era tale is flashy and glam but not so campy as to reach the “cheesy” breaking point. The cast delivers appropriately tongue-in-cheek retro spy flick performances—particularly Cavill and Debicki. Nearly all the actors successfully pull off ’60s personas and fake accents without being overwhelmed by effects. For fans of the original series, and those craving some retro eye candy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is big enough on style to outweigh any lack of substance in the story.

saturday, august 29 • san CleMente liBrary grand oPening 9:30 a.m.

After more than a year of remodeling, the San Clemente Library will host a grand opening ceremony. 242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.3493, www.ocpl.org/libloc/sc.

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Wanted for Art San Clemente street artist Bandit draws inspiration from human condition PHOTOS AND TEXT BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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orking in the shadows of the night, an artist toes the line between good taste and defacing property.

He is known as Bandit, but he doesn’t steal; Bandit has been one of San Clemente’s most reputable street artists for a couple years.

Bandit spoke to San Clemente Times on the condition of anonymity, identified under his artist pseudonym.

“I started doing street art about five years ago around San Clemente,” Bandit said. “I did mindless graffiti when I was in high school. We usually just painted skate spots.”

Bandit, who is known for his stencil and spray paint work, said many street artists are activists in their own way. They try to put culture into the work, but part of the message is bringing social and political issues to light. He said he also tries to make his art relatable to human emotions.

“Graffiti and street art possess something gallery or studio work do not,” Bandit said. “They are both very raw and expressive art forms. They are uncensored, they are fleeting and they are at risk of being buffed or painted over from the moment you put something on the street. They are both impermanent art forms, which gives them that romance and mystery.”

Bandit said he has worked in every state in the Southwestern United States as well as Montreal, Canada.

A self-taught artist, Bandit said he started with oil paintings and acrylics before diving into the underground movement of public stencils.

Depending on the size of the piece, it could take anywhere from an hour to days to complete a stencil. He said he’s currently working on a project that incor-

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Clockwise from the top: Stencil artist Bandit spray paints part of a mural at an event hosted Aug. 7 at San Clemente Art Supply. The painting, he said, is about helping others in need. Artist Johnny Ashbaugh spray paints with stencils during an event Aug. 7 at San Clemente Art Supply. A chess board with faces painted of politicians, named “It’s Your Move,” sits at an art event Aug. 7 at San Clemente Art Supply.

porates multiple stencils, which will take a week to construct.

“People are pretty receptive to the art, for the most part,” Bandit said. “Sometimes you get pushback, and that’s OK.

The street art genre has evolved a bit in San Clemente over the years. Public murals seemed to become the new medium of graffiti.”

Like most artists in his line of work,

Bandit has experienced the consequences of the type of work he does.

“It is vandalism. You’re putting your work on property you don’t have permission to do so,” Bandit said. “It’s a gray area because it’s not just graffiti; it’s not just (tagging) a wall. If you’re a good street artist, you understand what you’re doing and there’s a purpose behind it.

I think a lot of people can relate to the work we do in the streets. It adds character and beauty and color to a wall.”

Bandit said a couple years ago his home was raided by law enforcement after they linked him to vandalism in San Clemente, Dana Point, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

He said he was sentenced to three years of probation and some jail time as well as $10,000 in fines.

“Down here (law enforcement) is pretty serious,” he said. “A lot of my friends in Los Angeles (who have been caught) by the cops, they let them go usually if it’s not graffiti. When it’s graffiti they look at that as gang affiliation.”

Gang-affiliated renditions are a far more punitive conviction.

Despite the setbacks, Bandit said he would like to see the method of stencil art continue to flourish. He said his incarceration hasn’t stopped him from doing what he loves, but most of his work will probably take place outside Orange County in the near future.

“I hope to see street art become more of an addition to the cities in Orange County,” Bandit said. “Each city has its own character, so it would be nice to see public art represent each city in its own unique way. Public art and street art really attracts people, which in return generates business and revenue to small businesses in small towns, I believe.

Public art, if done right, can only benefit a city.” SC

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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Four Kids and a Dog by Elizabeth Bottiaux

Time Flies When Your Kids are Having Fun

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watch his little chest rise and fall.

Finally, he begins his much anticipated deep, rhythmic breathing. Sleep. My 4-year-old has drifted off to dream land. I devise the escape route.

Holding my breath, I tighten my stomach muscles and, using extreme caution, roll slowly to the left. The twin bed squeaks and squawks. It threatens to blow my cover. Landing stealthily on my knees, onto the plush carpet, I get low and army crawl to the door. I’m nearly there. Silence and relaxation in my bedroom just down the hall beckon me. I long for our childfree, post-bedtime master bedroom oasis.

No kids fighting, complaining, whining...

“Mama?”

My exit strategy has failed. I’ve been caught. It’s all over. Back to square one.

Rookie mistake, and I’m no rookie. Didn’t wait for deep sleep. That’s key for any successful departure.

“Where are you going?”

Inside I’m screaming, crying, begging, pleading for dear mercy. For the love of all that is holy, sweet child, “What?! What, child?”

He’s the baby of the family, and what they say is true. All of it. I never laid in bed with the older kids and coaxed them into dreamland. No way. Yet here I am, doing what I always preached about not doing.

There’s just something about knowing they’re your last baby.

My mostly mellow little man morphs into a wild, high-strung, bouncing on the bed, running all around bundle of bedtime energy. While his older siblings melt into bed, without a huge amount of hoopla, he’s launched into his anti-bedtime campaign.

Well, I’m tired of funding it.

Begrudgingly, I flop down on his bed— again. Big brother is already fast asleep, across the bedroom. The sisters are silent, probably asleep too.

I wriggle over to him. His little peepers are fluttering; fighting to stay open. We gaze at each other. It’s hard to stay mad.

He lays his little boy hand on top of mine

and smiles at me.

Right there.

That’s why I’m a whimp. That little moment when he sucks me in. Then I know, I know that these fleeting moments aren’t forever. They’re like dust in the wind, evaporating droplets of water, temporary.

Sometimes it’s hard to hold that perspective. There are so many things they do that annoy the niceness out of me. The everyday shuffle can be agonizing. I used to get annoyed when those little old ladies in the grocery store would say, with knowing smiles, “Enjoy this time.

It goes fast.”

My kids are growing up. There won’t always be a colossal mound of stinky laundry piled in the laundry room. Those FOUR KIDS mysterious unnamed AND A DOG elves who make messes

By Elizabeth Bottiaux all throughout our home will evaporate. Our home will be strangely silent.

Parenthood is only one season of life.

It’s not always going to be this way. I know this, and yet it’s hard to grasp during those tough days. We need those simple, small moments that make all the other chaos worth enduring.

Next time I lie with him could be my last.

Soon he won’t want me to snuggle with him, burrow my nose into his silky hair and tell him I love him. I’ll take today’s blessings and turn them into tomorrow’s memories.

Elizabeth Bottiaux is mom to four small humans, ages 4, 6, 8 and 10. She’s a San Clemente resident and has lived in Orange County for the past 16 years. She publishes a blog, www.fourkidsandadog.com, about family life in our tri-city area. 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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BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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SC LIVING GUEST OPINION: Life’s A Beach by Shelley Murphy

Moving Out and On: The Summer Sun Sets Too Soon

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any families in Capistrano Unified School District felt the pain of a shortened summer due to the revised school-year calendar. I share their suffering and feel as though I spent my fleeting summer slowly ripping-off a Band-Aid. In midsummer, my husband and I attended incoming freshman college orientation and registration with our younger son.

Arriving on campus, we found our alphabetized line’s sign post reading “No-M” and stood with nervous parents and eager freshman. As we approached the front of our line my son elbowed me and pointed to a nearby sign reading: “Sh-T.” I thought to myself that pretty much sums it up.

Having experienced the process three years ago, I predicted the long day of speeches, edicts and metaphors. The day didn’t disappoint.

We were called helicopter parents and instructed to land. And because we attended orientation on the first day, they pronounced our group of pilots compulsive hoverers and told us to prepare for a hard landing.

Stripped of our pilot’s license, they assigned us the new role of coach—cheering and supporting from the sideline.

University officials deemed our children’s independence as an expression of a job well done and said we’ve done our jobs, blah, blah, blah…you get the idea.

My husband listened to the orators, my son registered and my participation consisted of suggesting they reconfigure their alphabetized lines.

Cynicism aside, the weekend proved eye-opening for me. I realized I’d been so consumed by thoughts of my dreaded empty nest that I’d lost sight of my son’s promising full future.

At orientation it struck LIFE’S A BEACH me that I hadn’t spent the

By Shelley Murphy summer showing my son how to iron or teaching him important life skills like the other helicopter parents.

I’d been so distracted marking my “last” milestones that I almost skipped commemorating his “first” landmarks.

During orientation, university officials announced the first six weeks of college life is a critical adjustment period for students. Youth, freedom and opportunity equals a celebrated time in life; but it can be overwhelming.

They acknowledged college is a time of exploration and experimentation but warned as young adults their college missteps will follow them.

While officials suggested we discuss this topic with our young adults, they reminded parents it’s best not to lecture in the letter.

I’d almost forgotten about the letter, too.

It’s customary for parents to pen a letter to their son/daughter sharing words of wisdom and heartfelt thoughts on life.

The letter is tucked into the student’s suitcase for them to discover after we’ve left campus.

For young adults the written words serve to encourage and free them; for parents it’s a cathartic profession of love and support.

Composing the letter also helps avoid fumbling the final goodbye on move-in day with parting words like, “Remember to empty the pockets of your pants before doing laundry.”

When my son moves into his dorm tomorrow he’ll see familiar faces. He knows both his roommates, but the majority of college life will be unfamiliar.

When his brother left three years ago, their shared bathroom became solely his.

Tomorrow he’ll need to slip on shower

shoes and shorts to walk to the showers.

He’s repositioning from a queen bed to a twin. Yes, it is extra-long, but at 6 feet 3 inches it’s not long enough.

My son knows what his dorm looks like but not what it’s like to live in an 11-foot by 15-foot box.

As the summer sun sets, from my new spot on the sideline, I watch soon-to-be college freshman attend the last of the going away parties and I witness the effect of their painful partings. As my son and his friends face their college departure dates I see their tears flow faster, their hugs cling closer and their goodbyes linger longer.

Tomorrow my son embarks on an empowering adventure and I set-off on a daunting journey. It is time to rip-off the Band-Aid. I only hope he remembers to empty the pockets of his pants before doing laundry.

Shelley Murphy has lived in San Clemente with her husband and two sons for the past 14 years. She’s a freelance writer and contributor to the SC Times since 2006. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@sanclementetimes.com

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

The Pacific Soccer Club Blue Fire girls U14 team won the West Coast Futbol Classic on Aug. 16. Photo: Courtesy

Scoreboard SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

SOCCER The Pacific Soccer Club Blue Fire girls U14 team appeared in yet another tournament championship match on Aug. 16 at the West Coast Futbol Classic. The local club, which draws players from San Clemente and Laguna Beach, won their age division at the tournament for the second consecutive year.

On Aug. 15, the team defeated San Diego Fusion 2-1 in the opening match, shutout Encinitas Express 3-0 in their second game and beat Inland Empire Legends 2-0 to earn a berth in the championship match.

In the finals, PSC Blue Fire and FC Golden State were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and the game went to penalty kicks. PSC Blue prevailed in penalties and won their division.

The PSC Blue Fire girls U14 team includes: Anika Nielsen, Rylee Knapp, Samantha Arrollado, Maile Bartow, Emma Lentz, Emmalisa Randrup, Piper Naess,

Triton Report COMPILED BY STEVE BREAZEALE

Burns Resigns as Tritons Girls Hoops Head Coach After four successful years as head coach of the San Clemente High School girls basketball program, Lacey Burns has stepped down from the position, according to athletic director John Hamro.

Burns has accepted an assistant coaching job with the Pepperdine Uni-

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Jasmine Custer, Kate Calderas, Kate Hess, Kennedy Barlow, Hana Castimanes, Sofia Santoro, Payton Pierce and Gabby Reilly.

The team is coached by Gary Hartung.

SWIMMING The San Clemente Aquatics swim team set 12 new individual team records and recorded 10 new program relay records at the 2015 SCS Summer Junior Olympic Championships at Riverside City College July 29-Aug. 2.

As a team, San Clemente Aquatics finished 13th overall after accumulating 749 points. The club’s girls team placed ninth overall and the boys placed 15th.

Weston Rowan set four new club records in the 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley. Rowan collected 65 points as an individual.

Emily O’Brien set four new individual records in the 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 50 backstroke.

O’Brien, who scored 68 points for the team, was also a member of the club’s record-breaking 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams. SC versity women’s basketball team.

In her tenure with the Tritons, Burns’ teams went a combined 70-34 overall, including a 28-5 record in league play.

Last season, the Tritons won their third straight South Coast League championship and reached the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1AA playoffs.

“I am happy for Lacey and the opportunity she has to move up to the major college level. She had a very good run at San Clemente High School and continued the proud tradition of success over her four year stint as head coach— which included three straight league championships. I wish her all the best,” Hamro said in a press release.

The school is in the process of searching for a new head coach. SC

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

Gud Vibes

San Clemente-based pro surfers the Gudauskas brothers launch Positive Vibe Foundation to give back to the surf community, spread positivity

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ositivity, good vibes and determination are three traits San Clemente professional surfers, and brothers, Dane, Patrick and Tanner Gudauskas have come to be known for in the community as well as the greater surfing world. With the recent creation of their new foundation, Positive Vibe Warriors, the brothers are ready to expand their support of surf-stoked youth worldwide.

Having created the Stoke-o-Rama surf event—free for local kids—in partnership with the Friends of San Clemente Beaches Parks & Recreation Department, the brothers saw an opportunity to do more and, inspired by their own experiences, decided to share their message of good will, good times by sharing ‘Gud’ vibes with an everincreasing circle of friends. Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation is the next step in realizing this dream, they said.

“Growing up around contests, we were always inspired—making friends and meeting loads of new people. We got to know kids from many different places and have made lifelong friends from those events,” Dane Gudauskas said. “The ocean has always been a place of camaraderie for us—a place to get to know like-minded people and hang out with them. It’s given us a good foundation of friendship.”

These childhood experiences are what Gudauskas said originally prompted the creation of the Stoke-o-Rama event at T Street to benefit local kids. Having worked

Dane Gudauskas holds a Positive Vibe Warriors T-shirt, created by him and brothers Tanner and Patrick as part of their new foundation aimed at expanding their support of young surfers worldwide. Photo: Andrea Swayne

successfully with the Friends of San Clemente Foundation over the last four years, the brothers wanted to grow it and take it to other places in the country and beyond.

They created their new foundation to help support this growth.

“We saw the camaraderie Stoke-o-Rama created and wanted to expand on that,” Gudauskas said. “Not to the point of creating a league or anything like that, but to get communities excited about the youth surf culture in their areas and create a great environment and energy because that’s what we felt was important in our childhood and one of the reasons we feel San Clemente is real special.”

As has been the case with the original Stoke-o-Rama, they will continue to focus on youth water safety programs, such as Junior Lifeguards, a program that has been benefiting from their event during its four years of operation, as well as swimming lessons to help kids qualify for Junior Guards.

“If you can’t pass a swim test, you can’t get into Junior Guards,” Gudauskas said.

“We want to provide this for kids whose families can’t afford lessons, or Junior Lifeguards.”

The Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation

will work in conjunction with Stoke-o-Rama events. Vans and other companies will continue to support the contests and the events will be utilized as fundraisers for PVF which will then donate 100 percent of the proceeds directly back into the communities where the events are held. Funding for Positive Vibe Warriors is completely donation-based, from events, PVW merchandise sales and independent donations.

Last year the brothers raised $12,000 for the Friends of San Clemente Foundation through the event sponsors, money that went directly to provide scholarships to the city’s Junior Lifeguard program for children in need.

In other cities, the programs benefitting from PVW and Stoke-o-Rama events might be different as the needs of communities vary, Gudauskas said.

“We want everyone who wants to, to be a part of it,” Gudauskas said. “It’s not an exclusive club. Everyone has the opportunity to be a Positive Vibe Warrior.”

The Gudauskas brothers walk the walk both locally and abroad. With smiles on the beach, win or lose, as well as offering kids free entry into the annual Stoke-o-Rama, they have become role models for young

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has become one of her passions and sparked an interest in dreaming about the possibility of surfing professionally someday.

“I want to take my surfing to the next level,” Nicole said.

She also has plans to take school just as seriously. Having earned the highest marks possible in elementary school, Nicole is looking forward to earning ‘A’ grades in middle school and beyond. She will be starting sixth grade at Shorecliffs Middle School next week, a move, she said, has her thinking of high school and beyond.

Part of her plan for higher education includes going to college in Santa Cruz, “because it’s near the beach and the good waves make the cold water worth it,” she said.

NICOLE ECONOMOS

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Nicole Economos. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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icole Economos, age 11, of San Clemente, has been surfing since the age of 9 and has no plans of stopping, “ever,” she said.

This year, along with her twin sister Alex, Nicole has added Girls U12 shortboard competition in the Western Surfing Association Championship Tour series, after enjoying Soul Surf Series events last season.

Having been inspired to take up the sport by her brothers, she took to it quickly. Surfing

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surfers in the area.

Positive Vibe Warriors can be found online at www.positivevibewarriors.com as well as on Facebook and Instagram.

Along with merchandise sales, the website includes a blog featuring inspirational “warriors,” people who have overcome tremendous adversity in a positive way.

“We want people to be able to share their stories because they could help others find inspiration in their own lives,” Gudauskas said. “It could be anything. We want to hear it. If people want to share, they can reach out to us.”

“We’re hoping to have a global impact,” Gudauskas said. “Hopefully people will enjoy wearing Positive Vibe Warriors merchandise and representing the message.

That would be all we could ask for. We truly believe it has the potential to create a lot of good energy. The surf community is small in the big scheme of things but it’s growing globally. If this brings the surfing community together even a little bit more than it was, then that would be pretty cool.”

Read the full story, online at www.sanclementetimes.com. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 68-71 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: San Clemente: 6-10’ Poor-Fair Catalina: 10-20’ Fair-Good Thursday: South/SSE swell eases, NW windswell up slightly, for knee-waist high waves and plus sets at top spots. Those waves weaken into the 1-3’ zone on Friday. Winds are light/variable early each day, trending onshore through the mid mornings and giving way to a moderate Westerly sea-breeze each afternoon.

Outlook: Small scale Southerly swell and minor NW windswell for the weekend with 1-2-3’ waves.

Favorable morning winds continue. Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

An active multi-sport athlete and budding artist, Nicole also enjoys skateboarding, gymnastics drawing and painting.

“I love surfing because it you can really do whatever you want on the waves,” Nicole said. “Being in the ocean feels really good too.

I love the feeling of doing turns and just being free to choose what to do on every wave.”

Nicole counts her family’s relocation to San Clemente as one of the best things that has ever happened to her.

“I really like the vibe here and being able to walk to the beach is awesome,” she said.

“Where we used to live it was super hot and there was no beach nearby. Now I can go every day if I want to. And I want to.”

—Andrea Swayne www.sanclementetimes.com