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Halloween Homes Brighten the Night in San Clemente PAGE 15 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 44

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Red Ribbon Week seeks to prevent illicit substance abuse EYE ON SC/PAGE 6

Children and parents march on Monday down Avenida Del Mar for the annual Red Ribbon Week parade. Photo: Eric Heinz

Highway Bike, Pedestrian Pathway Study Approved

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Football Sets for CIF-SS Title Rematch on Friday SPORTS/PAGE 17

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Five things San Clemente should know this week Group Continues New School District Talks THE LATEST: On Tuesday, a group of parents and concerned citizens, known as the newly formed Citizens for San Clemente Unified School District, hosted a meeting at the San Clemente Community Center regarding the schools within the city forming a new school district.

Talk about forming a San Clemente school district started in early August when the city provided citizens a road map of the necessary steps organizers would need to take under the California Education Code.

The meeting Tuesday centered on what parents would like to see from a new school district rather than what would need to be done. Many who attended said they would like to see more financial accountability, more accessibly mental and psychological health services for students, retention of quality teachers, better test scores and academic achievement, a smaller bureaucracy within a school district and other things they feel Capistrano Unified School District has not provided students.

A major talking point from City Councilman Tim Brown, who was in attendance, was the cost of deferred maintenance of CUSD facilities. It was mentioned during the August meeting as well as the Tuesday night meeting by Brown that the current district still has $800 million in deferred maintenance costs.

WHAT’S NEXT: Another meeting is planed but has not yet been scheduled for the Citizens for SCUSD. “We are really pleased with how the meeting turned out last night,” organizer Wendy Redlew Shrove said. “We were able to collect lots of good input from the community. Now that we know there is support in the community, our next step is to form a charitable organization and commission a feasibility study. We are looking for an attorney who will help us get underway.”

The roadmap provided by the city is available at www.san-clemente.org on the homepage under “School District Separation Information.”

The organizers will have to get a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the voters within the district, which is nearly 50,000, in order to move to the next step.

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Additionally, the cost to administer the petition could be as much as $50,000 to $70,000, according to city documents.

—Eric Heinz

Bike, Pedestrian Path Projects Near 1-5 Highway THE LATEST: During the Oct. 20 San Clemente City Council meeting, the council voted to allocate funding to a study to look at the construction of Interstate 5 interchanges. The grant would be submitted under the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program from CalTrans.

The cost of the study is estimated to be $200,000 with the city’s responsibility of paying $23,000 of the cost.

The study would look at increasing accessibility for bicycles and pedestrians around the underpasses of Avenidas Pico, Vista Hermosa, Estrella, Palizada, Mendocino, Calafia and another areas of South El Camino Real near the I-5.

During the council meeting, Councilman Bob Baker said he was taken aback by the cost of these studies, which he said would probably show what the council already knows—cost of improvements and how long they’ll take.

Baker said the study would give the council the full, intricate details of the project but questioned whether the cost would be worth it.

Other council members said they would like to see the details of the study even if the cost does seem lofty.

The action was split into two decisions: to fund the study and to authorize the city manager’s office to execute an evaluation of the grant, which passed 3-2 and 4-1 respectively.

WHAT’S NEXT: Council members said the completion of the project could take 10 to 20 years, as the work on different interchanges would be extensive. Brenda Miller, who spoke during the public comment portion of the discussion, said it would be imperative for the city to examine more interchanges along the highways in San Clemente in the near future, citing the lack of available transportation or at least safe transportation at many of the interfaces.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.san-clemente. org and look under “Government” and “City Council” agendas on Oct. 21 to review the plans for the study. —EH

Body Washes Ashore on Tuesday at Poche, Capistrano Beach THE LATEST: The body of an unidentified man was found at 11:51 a.m. Tues-

Wendy Redlew Shrove writes audience members’ suggestions and what they would like to see within their own school district during a meeting on Tuesday at the San Clemente Community Center. Photo: Eric Heinz

day along the area between Poche and Capistrano beaches, according to Orange County Coroner reports.

The man, who was only described as an adult, was not wearing any clothing and had no identification on him when he was found. Officials said it is possible the cause of death was that the man drowned, but an autopsy will be performed.

WHAT’S NEXT: Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said the incident is still under investigation. —EH

Low-Level Flooding Risk Issued Through Thursday THE LATEST: The National Weather Service issued a minor flood warning for low-level beaches Tuesday morning. The warning stated tides could rise as much as 7 feet with high surf and hazardous rip currents.

WHAT’S NEXT: Meteorologists at the NWS of San Diego said the tides would peak 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday. Most of the warnings mentioned Oceanside and beaches to the south of San Clemente, but the city was within the warning area published by the NWS. —EH

Man Involved in Car Chase from San Clemente to Oceanside THE LATEST: Justin Sassilme, 35, of Massachusetts, was arrested in Oceanside after attempting to run into officers with a stolen vehicle in San Clemente.

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reported a suspicious person in a vehicle before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday on the 1000 block of Calle Negocio.

“The informant thought the car was possibly casing the neighborhood, for whatever reason,” OCSD Lt. Jeff Hallock said, adding the car then turned toward a deputy who responded and tried to hit him but missed.

The Escalade left the area and started speeding southbound, Hallock said.

Deputies tried to stop it as it drove onto El Camino Real.

“It got on the 1-5 freeway into San Diego County, and California Highway Patrol office in Oceanside took over the pursuit. We trailed it for a while but then he started driving erratic and at one point was on the wrong side of the 76 freeway.”

Sassilme was apprehended on the I-15 in Poway, where a K-9 was deployed and bit him as officers were pursuing him. The vehicle Sassilme was driving was reported stolen on Monday from Newport Beach.

WHAT’S NEXT: No one else was involved in the pursuit, and Hallock said Sassilme was in custody at a hospital. Hallock said he does not know yet if Sassilme will be booked and stand trial in Orange County or San Diego County. The charges Sassilme will face depend on a number of factors, but he will likely be charged with vehicle theft and attempted assault on peace officer as well as possible others.

—EH

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Community NEWS BITES Assistance League Provides Meetings Clothing to CUSD Families, COMPILED BY STAFF

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

San Clemente Farmers Market 9 a.m.-

1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday. Avenida Del Mar.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Sunrise Rotary 7:15 a.m. San Clemente Sunrise Rotary meets every Tuesday at Talega Golf Course Signature Grille.

990 Avenida Talega, www.scsunriserotary.com.

City Council Meeting 6 p.m. The San Clemente City Council conducts its regularly scheduled meeting at 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8230, www.san-clemente.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

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

San Clemente Kiwanis Noon. The San Clemente Kiwanis meet most Wednesdays for lunch at Tommy’s Restaurant.

1409 S. El Camino Real, 949.366.5423, www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

Planning Commission Meeting 7 p.m.

The San Clemente Planning Commission conducts its regularly scheduled meeting at 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8230, www.san-clemente.org.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

SONGS Community Engagement Panel Meeting 6 p.m. People will have the opportunity to discuss ongoing issues at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as well as attend staffed information booths from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

QLN Conference Center, 1938 Avenida del Oro, Oceanside, 800.332.3612, www.songscommunity.com

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Free Flu Shots 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free Flu

Shots and Christmas boutique at Rehabilitation Institute of Southern California, 2021 Calle Frontera, 949.498.7671, www.riorehab.org.

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Grants to Teachers

In September and October, volunteers from the Assistance League of Capistrano Valley provided school clothing to nearly 900 children from 27 schools and awarded grants to 79 teachers at 12 middle schools in the Capistrano Unified School District.

The clothing program is part of the National Assistance League’s Operation School Bell Program. It was held at the Target in San Clemente and approximately 20 Assistance League volunteers worked each session along with Target staff. Additionally, middle and high school student volunteers, called Assisteens, worked and provided hygiene kits for each student.

This year, $65,000 was budgeted and nearly 900 children received new school clothes. The Assistance League provides $65 for each elementary school student and $75 for each middle school student to purchase clothing consisting of tops, bottoms, socks, underwear and a jacket. Students also receive a $15 Payless Shoes card.

The Links to Learning Program awarded nearly $36,000 in grants to 12 CUSD middle schools and to Journey Charter School.

Both programs are funded by money from the Bargain Box Thrift Store which is located at 526 N. El Camino Real in San Clemente. Donations and shoppers are always welcome. Another major fundraiser for these programs is the Christmas Home Tour which will take place on Dec. 6.

For more information on the Assistance League of Capistrano Valley, or to purchase tickets for the Home Tour Event, visit the website at www.capistranovalley. assistanceleague.org or call 949.291.8408.

The Latest from The Arts Project of Orange County During the weekend of Oct. 17, Neil Simon’s hit production of Rumors debuted at The Arts Project of Orange County, a one-stop shop for all things art. The farcical comedy featured students ages 12 and older as they acted their way through one of Simon’s most beloved plays.

Taking place in a New York City penthouse, the deputy mayor of the city has shot himself in the ear (don’t worry, it’s only a flesh wound) on the night of his wedding anniversary. As guests begin to arrive, he passes out from accidentally taking Valium instead of aspirin. The guests must piece together what has happened and how to help protect their friend from scandal.

Mistaken identities, faulty cover stories and rumor after rumor turn an ordinary cocktail party into farcical mayhem.

This is the fourth production at the Arts

The members of the play Rumors from The Arts Project of Orange County. Photo: The Arts Project of Orange County

Project of Orange County in the past 10 months. They have put on Seussical the Musical, Because Love, Into the Woods and are gearing up for their winter season of both Grease and Harry Connick Jr.’s The Happy Elf. There are over 70 students involved in these productions. Along with doing full length shows, TAPOC has a complete list of fall classes that accommodate all the arts from piano and voice, to painting and drawing as well as musical theater and acting technique classes.

Upcoming events at TAPOC: Oct. 30. Kids Movie & Art Party 6 p.m.9 p.m. Also known as Parents Night Out. Drop your kids off for three hours of art, movies & fun. They will show The Nightmare Before Christmas and paint a canvas of the famous moon scene from the movie with Jack Skellington and Sally. Open to ages 5 and older. $35 per child. Sibling discount.

Nov. 7. Art on the Vine: Comparing Apples to Oranges 6:30 p.m. Art, wine and cheese night, no experience necessary.

Paint “Comparing Apples to Oranges.” Art supplies and a cheese spread are provided.

Bring beverages and any additional snacks you’d like. Cost: $40 Dec. 4. Art on the Vine: All We Really Need for Christmas 6:30 p.m. Art, wine and cheese night, no experience necessary.

Painting “All We Really Need for Christmas.” Art supplies and a cheese spread are provided. Bring beverages and any additional snacks you’d like. Cost: $40 Dec. 11. Kids Movie & Art Party 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Also known as Parents Night Out. Drop your kids off for three hours of art, movies and fun. They will show Elf and paint a holiday-inspired canvas. Open to ages 5 and older. Cost is $35 per child.

Sibling discount. —The Arts Project of Orange County, For the San Clemente Times

Christ Lutheran Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary Christ Lutheran Church in San Clemente will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the church’s 1965 founding on Sunday, Page 5

Nov. 8, with a “Blessing of the Animals” and a neighborhood gathering from noon to 2 p.m., preceded by a dedication and church service at 10:30 a.m. The service will be held in the sanctuary at 35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente, while the gathering and Blessing of the Animals at 1 p.m. by Pastor Brenda Bos will take place on the lawn of the church.

“Pet owner or not, the event is open to the community,” said Judy Franz, church council president. “We will have treats for both pets and people and really hope to meet our neighbors.”

Registrar of Voters Seeks Volunteers for 2016 Election Polls A total of 5,500 poll workers and 1,500 bilingual workers are needed countywide at 1,200 sites, and registration must be completed by April 8. Poll worker training begins May 16.

Sample ballots will start to be mailed out April 28. An estimated 700,000 mail-in ballots will be out on May 9. The last day to register is Monday, May 23. For those poll workers hosting a voter site, poll supplies will now arrive in two smaller, lighter boxes, with “organizer boxes” inside.

By June, there will be 15 California Counties offering online registration.

Gov. Brown signed A.B. 1461, which means people who are eligible voters are automatically registered to vote when they receive their license. A card will be sent to the voter to opt out, if desired. It will take time to get this in place and implemented.

A grant from the Irvine Foundation will fund an effort to make sample ballots more understandable with diagrams and more easily understood language to reach a variety of different voter demographics.

For more information, visit www.ocvote. com/volunteer and look under the Poll Worker Resource Center.

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Staying Clean Red Ribbon Week celebrated throughout San Clemente schools

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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n a community effort to combat underage drug and alcohol abuse, the annual Red Ribbon Week is celebrated in San Clemente in solidarity with the national movement.

For decades, the city, school officials and community volunteers have sought to curtail these issues with local youth as well as adults.

San Clemente High School principal Chris Carter provided the San Clemente Times with some statistics regarding these issues and spoke about the methods in which his administration combats these problems.

Statistics compiled by the high school’s administration show suspensions of students in possession of illegal substances on campus, whether used, sold, or “otherwise provided,” is down 36 percent, from school years 2012-2013 to 2014-2015.

Suspensions for possession or use of nicotine products, however, have risen from seven instances to 16 within those years. Carter said this is most likely due to the increase in electronic cigarette retail nationwide.

Carter said in order for the school to exercise the means of suspension or expulsion, they have to catch the student in the act or determine they are under the influence. The data only reflects instances in which students were caught in the act or having intent to distribute.

“Generally if you are found in possession of tobacco products, it would be a Saturday school, but if you’re found using or caught a second time, then it would be a suspension,” Carter said. “We want children to make good choices, so our policies are generally progressive in nature. If you get caught doing anything we try to use the lowest level of intervention to bring about the most appropriate behavior.”

Overall suspensions and expulsions increased significantly when the Wellness and Prevention Center, an organization within the high school, was established in January 2014; those numbers were cut nearly in half for the following school year, 2014-2015, and expulsions went down more than 60 percent.

In 2013, during former principal Michael Halt’s tenure, SCHS administrators decided to keep the campus closed, meaning students could not leave campus until the end of their school day, which Carter said has attributed to declining suspension rates for substance-related issues.

“We also have had an increase in campus supervision and increased the administrative support on campus,” he said.

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Children march in the Red Ribbon Week parade on Monday down Avenida Del Mar. Photo: Eric Heinz

With all these kids “seeing each other saying ‘no (to drugs),’ it’s a bonding moment for them together and seeing the community come together to acknowledge drugs are bad.

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Hundreds gathered Monday on Avenida Del Mar to march for Red Ribbon Week. Photo: Eric Heinz

— Pastor Pondo Vleisides

Although the school’s data shows proactive measures have paid off, that doesn’t mean students won’t participate in drug and alcohol activities off campus.

Other surveys throughout the school district and Orange County show general data among high school and middle school students regarding drugs and alcohol, but they don’t show the specific statistics from school to school.

“We’re not finding a lot of hard drugs on campus or hearing a lot about our students doing hard drugs, but we can’t be naïve,” Carter said. “Obviously alcohol and marijuana are more prevalent than other substances. The problem is the using of those types of drugs are the gateway to other drugs.”

Health classes within the SCHS curriculum, as well as parent education nights, are a contributing factor in educating students about the effects of drugs and alcohol.

“This school was one of the first schools to have a voluntary drug testing programs, beginning in the early 2000s,” Carter said.

“The child’s parents can sign them up for random drug testing on campus using the California Youth Services group.”

Results from the tests are sent directly to the parents, Carter said.

Students who are suspicious of their

friends or other students abusing drugs and alcohol can send an anonymous text through the schools Text a Tip hotline, and the school has increased its number of student resource officers, Carter said.

Red Ribbon Week has been taking place at San Clemente High School for decades, Carter said.

Keith Stafford, Rappin’ and and Clappin’ San Clemente resident Keith Stafford is now a Realtor and branch manager with Coastal Castles Real Estate, but back in the 1960s and 1970s he fell into an inauspicious social scene.

“I got involved with substance abuse, and once I realized that I wasn’t even getting high it was like … I just started talking to myself, and sometimes you just get caught up (in those situations),” Stafford said. “It’s a social and recreational thing. I never was down and out, but you’re your own worst enemy when you’re in denial.”

Stafford said he sought solace in religion and “just being accountable to my family and children.”

Stafford, now 62, said his brush with substance abuse started even before high school, as he was heavily involved in the music scene during the “Summer of Love” He said he wants parents to be able to talk to their own children about the pitfalls

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of substance abuse, to be able to relay the message in a way they can understand.

Rappin’ and Clappin’ is a program Stafford conducts to help kids understand the dangers and repercussions of substance abuse and to express those sentiments through music. Their main song is aimed at saying “no” to drugs and alcohol.

“It kind of revived me, and I went on and did a whole song on it and had the kids be the background, and it made me feel young at heart,” he said.

Stafford said he has been off drugs for decades.

“When I started this program 26 years ago, the statistics were really focused on teenagers and alcohol-related car crashes,” Stafford said. “(The statistics showed) 96 percent of teenage car crashes were related to alcohol, and that was a real eye-opener. It made us as an organization and community activists, mentors and even made us look for ways to show kids different ways of how to say ‘no.’”

Stafford said in his experience with talking to students around California, from elementary to high school, when he asks students if they know someone or have seen someone doing drugs or participating in underage drinking, many of them raise their hands.

Community Outreach Alliance Pastor Pondo Vleisides, CEO of Talega Life Church and the executive director of Community Outreach Alliance in San Clemente, said he recently screened the film Overtaken, a documentary about drug abuse, to 900 students. He said films like this weren’t always shown to students at a young age, but the proliferation and availability of substances to younger ages has made it necessary.

“We know that drugs are a mainstay of peer pressure,” Vleisides said, adding events like Red Ribbon Week help bring children together and creates a community awareness. “With all these kids seeing each other saying ‘no (to drugs),’ it’s a bonding moment for them together and seeing the community come together to acknowledge drugs are bad.”

Vleisides said he would also like to see discussions regarding drug and alcohol abuse started at a younger grade level.

“In maybe third or fourth grade, we can start talking to them about what they’re going to be offered, what to expect,” Vleisides said.

Community Outreach Alliance serves to bring awareness to issues regarding illicit drugs and alcohol abuses.

For more information about substance abuse informational organizations in San Clemente, visit www.redribbon.org, www.communityoutreachalliance.com, and www.wellnessandpreventionsanclemente.com. SC Editor’s Note: The Wellness and Prevention Center submits an advice column every first publication of the month in the San Clemente Times. www.sanclementetimes.com

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SC Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY ERIC HEINZ

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.

Monday, October 26 STOLEN VEHICLE Avenida Vista Hermosa/Avenida Pico (9:59 a.m.) A man told sheriff’s deputies a rental tractor had been stolen from a housing development construction area.

DISTURBANCE Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (7:14 a.m.) Police searched for a man described as “homeless” in the area who was sitting on the grass in front of a business. The allegedly homeless man was not reported doing anything wrong. The caller said “he doesn’t want homeless people where he shops.”

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Pelayo, 200 Block (3:58 a.m.)

A caller said they were awakened by a “screaming sound” near Max Berg Park.

No further information was provided.

Sunday, October 25 DISTURBANCE El Camino Real, 200 Block (9:13 p.m.)

People were seen screaming and punching street signs.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 500 Block (8:25 p.m.)

A man was seen going back and forth, harassing customers and “talking (about) prison.”

DISTURBANCE Via Cascadita/Avenida Vaquero (8:11 p.m.) A man was arrested after he was found breaking windows at a residence. As of Monday, the man was being held on a $20,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

DRUNK IN PUBLIC Ola Vista, 200 Block (3:53 p.m.) A drunken woman was “causing problems” and refused to leave a residence. She was reportedly upset about her boyfriend taking pictures of girls at the beach. The woman tried to drive away but people had taken her keys.

DISTURBANCE El Camino Real, 600 Block (10:54 a.m.)

A man who was tattooed from the neck down came into a business and asked Page 7

customers if they had any syringes.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Avenida Ramona, 100 Block (6:27 a.m.) A woman said she thinks an animal was deliberately killed and left in her front yard.

DISTURBANCE Via Monte Picayo, 100 Block (2:20 a.m.)

Police were called for four women seen dancing and singing in the street. The women were also reportedly urinating in the bushes.

Saturday, October 24 DISTURBANCE Avenida Victoria, 600 Block (11:15 p.m.)

A woman called police to report a man throwing knives at her and her friend.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Costa Escondida/Vista De Olmo (10:40 p.m.) Fire officials requested sheriff’s deputies after a female juvenile was reportedly vomiting blood. The caller was “in trouble with partygoers for calling 911.”

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:54 p.m.) A man said there were drunken people in the store. One person had passed another an unknown item, and a second person walked into the bathroom and hadn’t been seen in some time.

Friday, October 23 UKNOWN TROUBLE Calle Amistad, 100 Block (11:18 p.m.)

A caller who was “on base” said he was on the phone with his wife and someone broke into their apartment and attacked her. No further information was provided.

DISTURBANCE Avenida Victoria, 600 Block (7:58 p.m.)

A male juvenile threw his skateboard at a parked car. Police reported they have told him not to skateboard near the Pier.

DISTURBANCE West Marquita, 200 Block (6:29 p.m.)

A man said he was attacked by someone.

Police lost contact with the man during the phone call.

Thursday, October 22 BURGLARY IN PROGRESS Avenida Granada, 200 Block (10:17 p.m.)

A drunken man entered the wrong home thinking it was his. No charges were filed.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY East Avenida Palizada/El Camino Real (10 :28 a.m.) Two children were found in a locked vehicle.

PROWLER Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (1:37 a.m.) A caller said a woman was lurking in their backyard. www.sanclementetimes.com

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GUEST OPINION: Lew’s Views by Lew Avera

Water: The Most Challenging Issue of Our Times - Part Two

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ast month I wrote about our water shortage and the issues associated with it and the challenges we face.

Much of what I wrote described the complex organizational structure that obtains and provides the water to all of southern California.

In addition, I asserted that the muchpublicized El Niño we hear so much about would do very little to make up the shortages or to provide the water we need going forward. Briefly, since we have virtually no storage facilities either in San Clemente or all of Southern California, most of the rain from El Niño will flow directly into the ocean.

First in importance is understanding that 30 percent of the potable water in the entire state of California comes from the Sierra Mountains snowpack, which is 700 miles away from us in northern California.

A majority of all of the water in southern California comes from this source via the State Water Project Southern California Aqueduct beginning in the Sacramento Delta and flowing to us via the San Joaquin Valley.

In addition, we get a significant amount from the Colorado River via the Colorado River Aqueduct of 250 miles across the Mojave Desert. Very little of our water is from local sources, including normal rainfall.

The most significant—and a serious problem—is that the Sierra snowpack is practically non-existent. In 2015 that region has experienced the highest average temperatures in 120 years. What is usually up to 15 feet of snowpack is virtually dry.

There is only a slight trace of snow dust-

Letters to the Editor REMEMBER ME, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE HAILLEY HUKILL, San Clemente

He is very frail. I worry if I hug him too hard I will break a bone. He slouches slightly in his chair and has a belt wrapped around his small stomach to hold him in place. When I touch his hand it feels like an ice tray. Most of the time he sits and stares at my family, lost in the trappings of his mind. Every once and a while he will utter a couple of words that seem to make sense, or at least we try to make sense of them.

“I have to go now.”

The words are glimpses into his fragmented brain. We continue to talk to him San Clemente Times October 29-November 4, 2015

ing in some locations. The snowpack acts as a giant reservoir, releasing needed and small amounts of water over time.

We are fortunate, however, in that we live close to a natural source of water, the ocean, and in a county of genuine and forward-looking water experts who are ahead of the problem in a significant way.

While we have not solved the problem, we at least have a jump on a solution and the potential for a major solution.

A large groundwater replacement system, the largest water recycling plant in the world, exists in Fountain Valley.

At present, it recycles LEW’S VIEWS 100 million gallons of

By Lew Avera wastewater per day into potable water. This water is pumped into temporary underground storage and then distributed for potable water use to several water agencies in the county. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is planning another such facility to provide 150 million gallons per day, with the one in Fountain Valley going to 130 million gallons.

A second local solution is desalination, which is the conversion of ocean salt water into potable drinking water. This has been a very controversial subject due to environmental impacts on the ocean life; however, there is the very large de-sal plant in Carlsbad, ready for opening in November.

In addition, plans are well along for another such plant in Huntington Beach, awaitin hopes that things will click in his brain.

My grandpa has Alzheimer’s disease.

It is easy to forget the person he used to be. He played the violin in the Seattle Symphony and loved music and math. He was the top accountant for Vons. Numbers were his thing. They were the last to go.

Sometimes we set up a desk in front of him with a phone and a notepad in hopes that it might trigger a memory of his work.

He was diagnosed five years ago and has since slowly declined. We started to worry when he would forget simple things like how to get home after taking the same walk on the beach he took everyday for years. Eventually we had to take away his license and he would exclaim over and over again “she (my grandma) took away my license! I have never had a ticket. I have never been in an accident!”

He could not understand that we feared he might drive far away and forget how to

ing environmental impact and California Coastal Commission approvals. This could be a significant addition to our supply.

It’s also significant to recall that there have been preliminary plans for a small de-sal plant on our San Clemente border with Dana Point. They have been shelved, but perhaps now is the time to revisit them. At least we are close to a water source in these times of such a terrible drought. In addition to the environmental issues, one of the major issues with de-sal is the costs of having to pump the water all the way from the ocean edge to the users.

Clearly, we in San Clemente have a real cost savings in this area.

Finally, these water issues are complex.

There is no single or easy solution. The solutions will be complex and multifaceted.

I would encourage all of us to read, study and understand them. Part of this is also potential climate change about which there is much disagreement. However, I have to believe there is something going on with the climate, if only for the short run.

We have no choice except to solve these problems. Our lives and those of our future generations depend upon it.

Lew Avera is a retired career officer, Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps. He has been a director of the Talega HOA since 2003 and served on the San Clemente Planning Commission from 2005 to 2013. 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.

get home. Finally, we decided to put him in the nursing home he is in now. It is a small brown house down the street from where my grandma lives. The first night he was there he tried to escape by climbing over the fence in the backyard. He began to decline physically to the point where he could not stand on his own anymore and spends his days in his wheelchair or in bed.

He forgot me slowly but steadily. At first he could not remember my name. Then he started to confuse me with my mother (his daughter). Now he simply does not know who I am. I stare into his eyes silently saying “remember me, please remember me.” It is hard seeing him decline mentally and physically, but it is hardest to watch him forget his loved ones. The people who were once most important to him are now strangers.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association around 5.3 million Americans had (Cont. on page 10)

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SOAPBOX GUEST OPINION: The Bartlett Bulletin by Lisa Bartlett, Orange County Supervisor 5th District

Improving South County Mobility

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n Dec. 10, 2013, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to authorize execution of the construction contract for the La Pata Avenue Extension THE BARTLETT Project. This $126.5 milBULLETIN lion project will provide

By Lisa Bartlett a critical link between the communities of San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente. Commuters traveling this route should expect a 20-to 30-minute reduction in their travel time after all improvements are completed. This project provides distinct benefits to South County residents, including: • Improved public safety – redundancy to I-5 freeway for emergency vehicles • Enhanced air quality – reduction of congestion • Enriched economy – faster transport of goods and services, north-south connector The La Pata Avenue Extension Project is the most significant county roadway improvement remaining in south Orange County.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE There are three phases to this project: • Gap connector (currently underway) • Widening of the existing La Pata stretch from Ortega to just south of Vista Montana • Extension of Camino Del Rio The project celebrated its one-year construction anniversary in April. The first phase of the project, the gap connector, is 75 percent complete and on schedule to be completed in fall 2016. The remaining two phases are scheduled to begin in spring 2016. The project reached a major milestone in August: the completion of the excavation and relocation of approximately 800,000 cubic yards of refuse within Prima Deshecha Landfill. In the next few months, earthwork and the bridge at the Prima Deshecha Landfill entrance will be completed. The county and construction crews have been working diligently to enhance connectivity for our South County communities.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT Due to the uniqueness of this project and number of invested stakeholders, it is fully financed via a combination of funding sources from Rancho Mission Viejo, Communities Facilities Districts (CFDs), Measure M, State Proposition 1B Funds, La Pata Road Fee Program, OC Waste & Recycling, County Road Fund (state gas tax) and utility reimbursements. The total estimated cost for all three phases of the La Pata project is $126.5 million.

This project has been years in the makSan Clemente Times October 29-November 4, 2015

Letters to the Editor (Cont. from page 8) Alzheimer’s disease in 2013.

Come out and participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Orange County by the Alzheimer’s Association. The walk is held on Nov. 7 in Huntington Beach on and Anaheim on Nov. 14.

LOW LEVELS OF RADIATION ARE NOT SAFE Roger Johnson, San Clemente

Above: The new roadway will go under the Prima Deshecha landfill entrance bridge (left). A waste excavation pit (center) is being prepared for backfill.

The La Pata roadway can be seen in the background as it makes its way to San Clemente. Left: An access road for trash trucks to commute across the landfill will go through this tunnel. Photos: Courtesy

ing and is the result of the collaboration of many stakeholders, including the city of San Juan Capistrano, the city of San Clemente, The Ranch and OCTA, all of which have worked very hard to make the vision of this project into reality.

WHAT’S NEXT? During the next few months, the La Pata gap connector phase will progress, as crews continue to conduct earthwork, bridge construction and paving, as well as sidewalk, traffic signals and landscape activities. La Pata Avenue is anticipated to open and help ease your drive by fall 2016.

I am very pleased to be part of this project and I look forward to improving mobility within South County and the region at large.

I-5/Ortega Highway Interchange Project Dedication In other South County transportation news, I’m also pleased to report that Caltrans, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and the city of San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, Oct. 1 marked completion of the $77.2 million I-5/Ortega Highway Interchange Improvement Project, which makes the new bridge transition seamless for daily commuters, lessens vehicle emissions and gets people where they need to go sooner.

The two-and-a-half-year project to modernize the interchange includes: • A reconstructed Ortega Highway bridge over the I-5 Freeway, increasing

the number of lanes on the bridge from four to eight, including turn lanes and through lanes • Realignment of Ortega Highway west of I-5 through the downtown area of San Juan Capistrano • A new northbound loop on-ramp and widened north and south I-5 on- and offramps to improve traffic flow The interchange is a major connection between Orange, San Diego, and Riverside counties.

This project highlights a “bridging of history,” as San Juan Capistrano’s Spanish architectural style is reflected in colored concrete on the new bridge, as well as textured retaining walls that were hand painted. The city of San Juan Capistrano also played a key role in the project’s initiation by preparing the environmental document, from which its City Council approved the selected alternative in January 2009.

The $77.2 million project was primarily funded with $42.7 million from the State Transportation Improvement Program, $24.1 million from the Corridor Mobility Improvement Act and $2.8 million from the Regional Improvement Program (Proposition 1B), a 2006 voter-approved bond. An additional $2.5 million was provided by Measure M, Orange County’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements; $3.2 million was received from the County of Orange and $1.8 million from the city of San Juan Capistrano.

To date, more than $18 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes.

I was pleased to participate in the dedication ceremony and wish to thank the city of San Juan Capistrano, Caltrans, OCTA and the area business community for coming together to deliver this worldclass project. 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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It is worrisome that Edison nuclear operator David Davison is wrong about so many facts.

I stated that the release dates for radioactive discharges into the atmosphere and ocean are secret. David disputes this and says they are not secret. He is wrong.

The dates of release are never disclosed.

The nuclear industry does not want the public to know these dates so the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accommodates them by requiring only that they submit quarterly summaries.

Statements that low-level radiation is safe, does not affect cell DNA, and is not cumulative are irresponsible. The NRC makes up its own arbitrary standards to suit the industry. Their solution to radiation hazards is not to reduce radiation, but rather to raise the levels of what they call “safe.” The NRC now plans to raise the allowable public radiation exposure to 100 mSv (the EPA safe standard is 0.25 mSv). The deadline for public comment is Nov. 19.

The NRC is not a scientific body and its statements have little scientific credibility.

This is obvious from its deliberately misleading statements about cancer and the fact that it is afraid to let the National Academy of Sciences perform a scientific study on cancer effects near nuclear power plants.

Let’s all band together and get this waste removed to a safer interim storage site. And as long as it says here, let’s insist on the safest possible means of storage.

Without massive public support, neither of these goals will be realized.

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Correction: In the front-page headline and story of the Oct. 22-28 edition of the San Clemente Times, the age of Saddleback College was incorrectly stated. We regret the error. The college will turn 50 in 2018.

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At the Movies: ‘Crimson Peak’ is Horror-able

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Thursday | 29 YAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Canines and their companions are invited to the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel for tricks and treats in celebration of Howl-O-Ween. This seasonal Yappy Hour celebration is a chance for pups to strut their stuff in their favorite costume.

Judges will determine which canine will take home the prize in the costume categories of scariest, funniest, most glamorous and best in show. First place prize in each category is a hand-painted dog bowl

by Debby Carman of Faux Paws Productions. Cost to enter the costume contest is $10 per canine. 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point, www.ritz-carlton.com FOR KIDS’ SAKE PRESENTATIONS AND MUSIC 5:30 p.m. The “For Kids’ Sake” youth troupe will present their musical performance along with city, county and state dignitaries from the area and making brief presentations. People are asked to wear something red to show the spirit of National Red Ribbon Week. Bonita Canyon Park, 1304 Calle Valle, San Clemente, 916.266.1789, keithas53@yahoo.com.

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CHARITY HAUNTED HOUSE 6 p.m.-10 p.m. To benefit Families Assistance Ministries, a haunted house will be hosted Oct. 30 and 31. Admission is a canned good. 1601 Via Ameno, San Clemente, 618.975.3910, 2goodhearted@gmail.com

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30: TASTE OF SAN CLEMENTE 6 p.m.-10 p.m. The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce presents the 25th annual event featuring the cuisine of chamber member restaurants, wine and microbrews, silent auction, live music by World Tour-Legends of Rock and dancing.

Tickets are $95 and include an engraved, limited-edition Taste of San Clemente wine glass or beer mug. Tickets must be purchased in advance. There will be no tickets sold at the door. Required dress is cocktail attire—no denim. Casino San Clemente, 140 Avenida Pico, 949.492.1131, www.scchamber.com.

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he most hyped horror movie of the month and of the year is Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak. Three years in the making, the gothic horror flick is one targeted at a specific audience that appreciates an era of horror where scary monsters and melodrama blend together.

Del Toro’s latest Hollywood blockbuster takes cues from all sorts of inspiration, from Hitchcock’s Rebecca (1940) to Kubrick’s The Shining (1980), and is led by popular character actors Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston.

In 1831 Buffalo, New York, aspiring novelist Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) begins a relationship with English heir/entrepreneur, Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston).

Thomas is new in town and hoping to expand his clay mining machine with his sister and partner, Lucille (Chastain), attached to his hip. Soon he proposes to Edith and convinces her to move back to his family’s estate, which is full of eeriness and mystery, along with the Sharpes’ own secrets.

Charlie Hunnam co-stars as Edith’s best friend and local doctor. Despite his suc-

‘SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MAPLE LEAF MURDER’ 8 p.m. The Camino Real Playhouse presents Sherlock Holmes: The Maple Leaf Murder, a mysterious adventure in which Holmes is summoned to the wilderness while a family struggles to cope with the perplexing murder of a ruthless rancher.

Shows through Nov. 1. $20. 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.489.8082, www.caminorealplayhouse.org.

Saturday | 31 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Noon-3 p.m. Enjoy a celebration at the San Juan Capistrano Library’s annual Day of the Dead event with children’s crafts and artwork. Admission is free. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, 949.493.1752, www.ocpl.org/libloc/sjc.

Sunday | 01 THE VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Shop and stroll along Avenida Del Mar, in the heart of downtown San Clemente, where close to 70 artisans sell hand-crafted art and crafts. Explore a variety of work including fine art, photography, ceramics, woodwork, botanicals, knits, jewelry, leather goods, metal work, organic textiles, natural body products, fused and blown glass and more. 949.395.7008, www.villagesanclemente.org.

Monday | 02 EDITOR’S PICK

BY MEGAN BIANCO

IHOPE GOLF CLASSIC 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Annual golf tournament benefits iHope’s mission to help local working poor, at-risk and homeless populations. 10 a.m. check-in/putting contest, noon shotgun start, 5 p.m. cocktail hour and auction, 6 p.m. dinner, live auction and awards. Foursome $600, returning foursome $500, individual $175, dinner $40. Registration and more information, including sponsorship packages are available online. Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club, 200 Avenida La Pata, San Clemete, 949.322.7845, www.ihopeoc.org.

Unified School District, as well as members of the military will be in attendance.

There will be some presentations by ALCV members and dignitaries who attend. 526 N. El Camino, San Clemente, 949.492.2800, www.capistranovalley.assistanceleague.org.

Tuesday | 03 HALF-PRICED WHALE WATCHING 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hop onboard this two-hour cruise to see dolphins, whales and other marine life in the wild. $22.50. Half price on Tuesdays but trips are available every day of the week. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

Wednesday | 04

ALCV OPEN HOUSE AT THE BARGAIN BOX 4 p.m.-6 p.m. The Assistance League of Capistrano Valley will host an open house at The Bargain Box store to commemorate its 35th anniversary. School and city officials and trustees of the Capistrano

WOMEN’S BUSINESS CONFERENCE 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Diane Harkey, County Board of Equalization member, and UC Irvine are hosting a free conference, Connecting Women to Power, featuring a number of breakout sessions and 36 women speakers including Christine N. Simmons, Los Angeles Sparks president; Trisha Nguyen, national manager of operation support and services for Panda Express; Katie Burbank, Yelp community director; and Linda Voss, Red Cross Orange County CEO. RSVP by phone or online. UCI Student Center, 311 W. Peltason Drive, Irvine, 1.888.847.9652, www.boe.ca.gov/cwp.

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cess with Hellboy (2004) and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Del Toro hasn’t really found a market in the U.S. with his films, and with Crimson Peak he might have stopped trying. Peak has vibrant costumes and set design but also graphic gore and ghosts, mixing targeted audiences. Even with the spooky effects, it’s less about shocking the viewer or blowing minds and more about paying homage to a cult genre. Movie fans who enjoy Coppola’s Dracula (1992) or Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999) will like Crimson Peak best. SC JOURNEY THROUGH THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO 1:45 p.m. San Clemente residents Teresa and Les Whitney will talk about their journey on The Camino de Santiago in Spain and the history behind this 800-year-old pilgrimage with San Clemente Garden Club.

The event begins at St. Andrews by the Sea United Methodist Church, 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, 949. 492.2537, www.sanclementegardenclub.com.

BUSINESS OWNERS SEMINAR 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. A complimentary workshop for people looking to reach financial goals and financial independence.

Revolution Financial Management, 903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 230, San Clemente, 949.285.4270, www.financialrevolution.com.

UPCOMING: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 3RD ANNUAL TEETH BLEACHING AND HOLIDAY BEAUTY BOUTIQUE 5 p.m.-8 p.m. A night full of laughter, food and friends to include bleaching trays, various clothing, handmade jewelry, shell bottles, succulent terrariums and many more items for purchase. Dr. John Redmond Orthodontics, 181 Avenida Vaquero, Suite C San Clemente, 949.492.2141, www.johnredmondorthodontics.com.

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PROFILES OF OUR COMMUNITY

Jim Bieber’s children, who helped him decorate the haunted house, light off a simulated canon Tuesday on the 800 Block of S. Ola Visa. Photo: Eric Heinz

Halloween’s Finest Elaborate haunted houses return to Avenida Barcelona, Ola Vista

BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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irates and mythical creatures have taken over the home at 805 S. Ola Vista.

Wrapped all the way from the bottom of the home to the top of the chimney stack, Jim Bieber’s house opens a portal to imagination every two years when he decorates for Halloween.

Most of the decorations were handmade

by Bieber, with the exception of the masks and other plastic stagecraft.

Beiber said he’s been decorating the house like this for 10 years. “(The residents) of Avenida Barcelona said that everyone does something for Halloween, and we didn’t want to be left out,” Bieber said. “It takes about five days to do, but every year I’ll add something new and that takes another couple days.”

The tentacle that wraps around the chimney is the latest addition to the haunted house.

“Everyone seems to enjoy the pirate theme, so I’m stuck with that until I’m old and gray,” he said, adding his children also help out with putting the decorations together.

A fake canon is ignited periodically from the top balcony of the home, and Bieber’s daughter is usually on watch for anything that may go wrong, while his son helps with any carpentry.

Bieber said because of the home’s popularity during Halloween, he said he has to buy about two grocery bags worth of candy.

In addition to the holiday decorations, Bieber said he and his family will collect donations to benefit Family Assistance Ministries and Liberty in North Korea charitable organizations during Halloween night, Oct. 31.

Along with the Ola Vista home, many of the homes on Avenida Barcelona are elaborately decorated during Halloween. SC

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BY MYLES MELLOR Last week’s solution:

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SC SPORTS & OUTDOORS San Clemente

STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORE

Triton Report

BY STEVE BREAZEALE AND CONNOR SCHMITT

For in-game updates, scores, news and more for all of the San Clemente High School fall sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports.

Sears Ignites Shutout Over Hawks, Tritons Prep for Re-Match With Mustangs The San Clemente High School football team finally marched onto their own turf on Oct. 23, playing at home for the first time since their win over Newport Harbor on Sept. 25. The bleachers were filled to capacity as San Clemente’s homecoming crowd anticipated the team’s second league matchup of the year against Laguna Hills.

The crowd enjoyed a one-of-a-kind performance throughout the night, both at halftime and between the whistles, when the student body put on an extravagant halftime show.

On the field, the Tritons handily ran away with a 59-0 shutout win over the Hawks, recording their second league win of the 2015 season.

Junior quarterback Jack Sears was on fire from the start.

Sears went 17-22, throwing for 247 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions against a rickety Laguna Hills defense.

He also rushed for 75 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns, recording seven

total touchdowns before being removed for the entire second half.

Two of Sears’ passing touchdowns were thrown to senior tight end Cole Fotheringham, who caught three passes for 47 yards and played both sides of the ball.

In last year’s matchup against the Hawks, Fotheringham caught 11 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

The offensive success of the Tritons is likely because of their no-nonsense attitude during the team’s bye week.

“We couldn’t slow down. We knew we had to continue to work hard during the bye week,” junior receiver/running back Brandon Reaves said.

Reaves, the Tritons top receiver this season, made the biggest impact on punt return duty. In the first half, he had returns of 13, 20, and 19 yards to set the Tritons up with good field position.

The win over the Hawks is the sixth straight Sea View League win for the Tritons, dating back to last season.

The Tritons (6-2, 2-0) will travel to play Trabuco Hills 3-5, 2-0) on Oct. 30 in a re-match of last year’s CIF-SS Southwest Division Championship game. The Mustangs, who lost to San Clemente during league play in 2014, pulled off a thrilling 44-37 victory in the title match.

While the Tritons had to overcome their share of offseason personnel change, the Mustangs had to deal with an even larger dilemma heading into the new season. Trabuco Hills lost arguably its top two returning players, Brenden and Colin Schooler, and head coach Troy Henney left for Westlake High School.

Under first-year head coach Joe Silvey, the Mustangs have managed to stay competitive and are off to a good start in league play.

The lone shared opponent the Mus-

Senior tight end Cole Fotheringham stretches for the end zone during the San Clemente High School football team’s Oct. 23 game against Laguna Hills. The Tritons won 59-0. Photo: Eric Heinz

tangs and Tritons have is Capistrano Valley. Trabuco Hills beat the Cougars 48-14 last week and the Tritons defeated Capo Valley 42-6 on Oct. 2.

The last time San Clemente saw the Mustangs’ running back Chad Crosbie, he ran for 152 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown in the CIF-SS Championship game. Crosbie, now a senior, has continued to be a threat out of the backfield in 2015, averaging 6.4 yards per carry through eight games. Crosbie is averaging 83 yards rushing per game and has scored 13 touchdowns.

The game between the Tritons and Mustangs will start at 7 p.m. —Connor Schmitt and Steve Breazeale

Tritons Volleyball in Tight Title Race The San Clemente girls volleyball team rattled off four consecutive wins over South Coast League rivals down the stretch to set up their final match of the season on Oct. 28. The Tritons entered the game with a 12-13 overall record and a 5-2 standing in league. San Clemente was set to play rival Dana Hills (6-14, 4-2), who could grab a share of first place with a win.

Results were not available at press time.

The Tritons are currently in a tie with San Juan Hills (17-5, 5-2) for first place in league. The Dolphins and the Stallions will play each other on Nov. 2. —SB

Cross Country Teams Compete at Mt. SAC Sophomore Keith Jones caught two passes for 59 yards and a touchdown in the San Clemente High School football team’s win over Laguna Hills on Oct. 23. Photo: Eric Heinz

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country teams had several standout performances.

Senior Connor Dunne took first-place in the boys varsity Division 1 race, looping the famous track in 15:43. Junior Carlos De Jesus was close behind and placed eighth with a time of 16:20.

As a team, the Triton boys finished second in their respective divisional race.

The Triton girls cross country team placed fourth in their division and were led by Chandler Horton, who placed fi fth as an individual. Horton posted a teambest time of 19:17. Marina McDonough (20:02) placed 15th and Mia McFadden and McKenna Brownell placed 22nd and 25th, respectively.

League finals are up next for the cross country teams. The girls will compete in the South Coast League finals on Nov. 3 and the boys will run in the Sea View League finals Nov. 4. —SB

Girls Tennis Shares League Title With Dolphins For the second straight year, the San Clemente and Dana Hills girls tennis teams finished even with each other at the top of the South Coast League standings.

The Tritons lost to the Dolphins, 10-8, in the final league match of the season, which ensured a share of the title for both teams.

The Tritons are in the midst of the South Coast League finals tournament.

Lindsay Hung, the Tritons No. 1 seeded singles player, and Sami Neilson, the No. 3 seed, advanced to the semifinals, which were set to take place Oct. 28. Results were not available at press time.

The doubles duo of Natalie Nasonghkla and Stephi Neilson also advanced to the semifinals. —SB www.sanclementetimes.com

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

Gene Burrus, DP Youth Baseball Announcer, Passes Away at 88

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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ene Burrus, “The Voice of Dana Point,” passed away Oct. 21 from melanoma. He was 88.

As announcer for Dana Point Youth Baseball for more than a decade and the announcer for the Dana Point Festival of Whales Parade for nine years, as well as his more than 15 years of volunteer service at the Senior Center acting as the unofficial greeter, master of ceremonies and the overseer of food distribution to qualified residents in need, Burrus earned his nickname and the respect and admiration of friends and fans of all ages.

Children remember his voice fondly as he announced play-by-play at their baseball games, making their games feel as exciting and important as the big leagues.

Festival of Whales Parade-goers and participants recall the big introductions every band, float and community group got as they marched down Pacific Coast Highway. And to his large and always growing group of senior friends, his time at the Senior Center created welcoming, fun and active home-away-from home for all.

Among his many community recognitions, Mustang Field at the Dana Point

The San Clemente-based 5onFive 13U basketball team won the Halloween Classic tournament on Oct. 25.

Photo: Courtesy Gene Burrus in 2012 at the renaming of Mustang Field to the Gene Burrus Ballfield at the Dana Point Community Center. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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Community Center was renamed the Gene Burrus Ballfield in his honor in 2012 and he was named the Citizen of the Year for 2013 by the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce.

Following his service in the Navy, in 1951 Burrus embarked on a broadcasting career that would span more than five decades.

A celebration of Gene Burrus’ life will be held on Sunday, Nov. 22 at noon on the Gene Burrus Ballfield at Del Obispo Community Park, adjacent to the Dana Point Community/Senior Center at 34052 Del Obispo Street in Dana Point. SC

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YOUTH BASKETBALL The San Clemente based 5onFive 13U boys basketball team won the Halloween Classic basketball tournament in Anaheim on Oct. 25. The team rallied from down nine points to grab the first-place trophy in the Silver Division.

The team includes: Seth Lewis, Joseph Nelson, Sam Hunter, Ryan Lukes, Mathew Nelson, Dylan Giddings, Jack Carroll, Brock Bowman, Max Bowman and Cameron Kooper. The team is coached by June Banks.

YOUTH BASEBALL San Clemente High School head baseball coach Dave Gellatly is holding a Thanksgiving baseball camp for youth players ages 5 to 13. The S.C. Baseball Camp will run from Nov. 23-25 and will take place at Vista Hermosa Sports Park on field No. 2.

Gellatly will be joined by several SCHS alumni and current Tritons staff.

Camp attendees are asked to bring a bat, glove, athletic shoes or cleats, a snack and water.

Cost to attend is $125 and $100 if payment is received by Nov. 7. For more information, contact Gellatly at dagellatly@capousd.org.

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

UPCOMING EVENTS

Candice Appleby, San Clemente, sweeps Stand Up World Series with win No. 4 at Turtle Bay. Photo: Waterman League/Hank Photo

Appleby Sweeps SUP

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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andice Appleby of San Clemente made it four-for-four, Oct. 16-18, at Turtle Bay on Oahu’s North Shore, in the last event of the Waterman League Stand Up World Series. After conquering the first three events of the four-event series that took her to Spain in June, Japan in September and the US Open of SUP in Huntington Beach earlier this month—and

throwing in an unrelated win at the inaugural Pacific Paddle Games, Oct. 10 and 11 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point— Appleby continued her winning streak at the SUP World Series final at Turtle Bay. Her battle for overall top honors was hardfought, taking the win over Fiona Wylde (Oregon) by a tight six-second margin, for the clean sweep (no SUP pun intended).

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October 31-November 1: NSSA Open, Event No. 4, Dana Point, Salt Creek Beach November 7-8: NSSA Open, Event No. 5, San Onofre State Park, Church Beach November 14: Jacks Surfboards Every Wave Counts Surf Contest, San Clemente, T Street November 14-15: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 4, Pismo Beach, Pier November 21: Soul Surf Series, Event No. 3, Huntington Beach, Goldenwest Street November 21-22: NSSA Open, Event No. 6, Newport Beach, 54th Street November 22: Scholastic Surf Series, OC High School, Event No. 1, Huntington Beach, 9th Street December 5-6: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 5, San Clemente, Pier December 12-13: Surfing America Prime, Event No. 3, Dana Point, Salt Creek Beach December 19: Scholastic Surf Series, OC Middle School, Event No. 2, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty December 19-20: NSSA Open, Event No. 7, Cardiff-bythe-Sea, Seaside Reef December 20: Scholastic Surf Series, OC High School, Event No. 2, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty January 9-10: Surfing America Prime, Event No. 4, Santa Cruz, Steamer Lane January 16-17: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 6, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty January 23: Scholastic Surf Series, OC Middle School, Event No. 3, Huntington Beach, Pier January 24: Scholastic Surf Series, OC High School, Event No. 3, Huntington Beach, Pier February 6-7: Surfing America Prime, Event No. 5, San Onofre State Park, Upper Trestles

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 69-71 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-12’+ Fair Thursday: Fun blend of SW swell, fresh NW swell-mix, and some WSW tropical swell on tap for Thursday. That sets up an increase in size for the better combo breaks, along with peaky shape.

Size for better exposures is in the waist-chesthead high zone (3-5’), while standouts are a notch larger on sets during the proper tides. Morning winds are light for clean conditions, giving way to moderate onshore flow from the W/WNW in the afternoon 8-12kts.

Outlook: Fun size SW swell continues for the end of the week, as WSW swell and NW swell-mix ease. Light to locally moderate+ offshore flow develops for the mornings with onshore flow still due each afternoon. A new round of NW swell is due later in the weekend as fun SW swell persists.

Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

February 6-7: NSSA Open, Event No. 8, Dana Point, Salt Creek Beach February 13-14: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 7, Huntington Beach, Pier February 20: Scholastic Surf Series, OC Middle School, Event No. 4, Oceanside, Pier February 21: Scholastic Surf Series, OC High School, Event No. 4, Huntington Beach, Goldenwest Street

SC SURF GROM OF THE WEEK

CARSON KROPFL

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arson Kropfl, 10, of San Clemente, has been surfing for four years and so far this season has shown a remarkable step up in his competition skills.

Carson surfs in the Western Surfing Association Championship Tour, the National Scholastic Surfing Association and last weekend competed in his third Stoke-oRama at T Street, where he earned his first perfect 10-point wave and the third-place trophy in the Boys 10U division. At his first NSSA Explorer event ever, earlier this month in Carlsbad, Carson was a double finalist, earning a fifth-place in Menehune and sixth in Mini Groms.

Carson said he owes his expanding skill set not only to his dedication to practicing at least three times a week, but also to the coaching help he’s received over the years by Chris Connolly, Collin Crook and Neco Padaratz, among others. “P.T. (Peter Townend) has given me some pointers too,” he added.

Carson also wanted to give a shoutout to his parents to thank them for their support.

“Thank you mom and dad for getting me this far and taking me to contests,” he said.

“I love you.”

Stoke-o-Rama first-place finishers (front row, L to R) Makai Bray (8U), Nico Coli (Boys 12U), Sierra Downer (Girls 12U) and Brayden Burch (Boys 12U) gather for a photo with Dane Gudauskas (bacon) and Tanner Gudauskas (elf) and their giant Vans shoe trophies. Joey Madison (shark) was the costume contest winner.

Photo: Andrea Swayne

Goin’ for Broke at the Stoke Gudauskas brothers’ fourth annual Stoke-o-Rama a surfing, fundraising success

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

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group of 125 local groms ages 12 and under gathered with surfboards and Halloween costumes, giving it their all at the Gudauskas brothers’ fourth annual Stoke-o-Rama surf contest, Saturday, Oct. 24, at T Street.

The lineup, up by 25 surfers from years before due to increased interest, is a free, locals only surf event presented by San Clemente-based pro surfers Dane, Patrick and Tanner Gudauskas and family, to bring youth together to enjoy a fun day of surfing while raising money to support the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation. Each year, the Gudauskas brothers make a $10,000 donation—taking care of the kids’ entry fees— to the city’s Junior Lifeguards program along with donations from the community.

With great waves—glassy and overhead for even the tallest of the groms—and beautiful summer-like weather all day, the beach was crowded with families of the

RESULTS Rip Curl GromSearch National Championship, October 24, San Onofre State Park, Upper Trestles BOYS 16U: 1. Nolan Rapoza ($500) 16.54; 2. Kei Kobayashi, San Clemente 12.10; 3. Cody Young 11.50; 4. Luke Gordon 10.53. GIRLS 16U: 1. Summer Macedo ($500) 16.37; 2. Gabriella Bryan 10.96; 3. Alyssa Spencer 10.80; 4. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 9.13. BOYS 14U: 1. Eithan Osborne ($500) 16.17; 2. Cole Houshmand, San Clemente 14.57; 3. Tyler Gunter 13.67; 4. Bo Raynor 11.80. BOYS 12U: 1. Eli Hanneman ($500) 18.66; 2. Ocean Macedo 16.67; 3. Kade Matson, San Clemente 12.17; 4. Robert Grillho III 7.03. BANZAI BOWLS MANEUVER OF THE EVENT: Jake Marshall ($500).

SEARCH GPS FASTEST SURFER AWARD: Kade Matson, 18.8 mph.

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competitors as well as a selection of former Stoke-o-Rama competitors who have aged out of the competition.

“Every year Stoke-o-Rama somehow has the magic for conditions and today is no exception,” Dane Gudauskas said. “It’s super fun—especially the 8 and under—seeing all the families come together. I think the camaraderie is getting stronger every single year and seeing the kids cheering for each other, smiling and having a great time is perfect.”

Makai Bray, who won the Pops & Pups 8U division, agreed.

“This day is awesome and it feels great to win,” Bray said. “I’m so stoked I got a big shoe! My best wave was my last one. I got four cutties and a big hit.”

The “big shoe” Bray spoke of, was a giant Vans high top sneaker, provided by the event sponsor as first-place trophies.

Bray’s enthusiasm was matched by his fellow competitors—pretty much across the board, win or lose—in both surfing and the costume contest.

NSSA Open, Event No. 3, October 17-18, Cardiff-by-theSea, Seaside Reef MEN: 1. Jordy Collins, Carlsbad 16.90; 2. Kade Matson, San Clemente 15.50; 3. Nathan Carraba, San Clemente 11.97; 4. Austin Neumann, Pismo Beach 9.66. JUNIORS: 1. Kade Matson, San Clemente 13.97; 2. Jett Schilling, San Clemente 11.90; 3. Micah Crozier, Encinitas 9.57; 4. Sebastian Mendes, San Clemente 9.37. BOYS: 1. Levi Slawson, Encinitas 15.00; 2. Jett Schilling, San Clemente 14.46; 3. Dane Matson, San Clemente 12.40; 4. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente 10.50. MINI GROMS: 1. Lucas Owston, Oceanside 13.36; 2. Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach 11.90; 3. Cole McCaffray, Cardiff 10.27; 4. Luke Butterfield, Encinitas 7.57. WOMEN: 1. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla 10.70; 2. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 9.24; 3. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente 8.23; 4. Steffi Kerson,

Carson Kropfl. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Now in fifth grade at Concordia Elementary, Carson said he loves school and takes getting good grades very seriously.

“It’s important to get good grades in school if you want to go to college, get a good job and have a really good life,” he said. “My favorite subject is math. And I am excited to try out for the Shorecliffs (Middle School) surf team next year.”

In addition to surfing and school, Carson enjoys golfing, skateboarding and “a little bit of gymnastics,” he said.

Carson said the surf bug took hold of him after watching local surfers having fun and wanting to join in.

“I wanted to surf because it looked really fun and I just wanted to try something new,” Carson said. “My favorite sessions are at T Street when it’s almost high tide, really glassy and barreling with 4- to 5-foot waves. I love surfing. It feels amazing, kind of like you’re in space. — Andrea Swayne

Stoke-o-Rama Results POPS & PUPS 8U: 1. Makai Bray 2. Charlie Stevens 3. Nathan Stacey 4. Kai Finn 5. Kingston Watts 6. Otto Graham

BOYS 10U: 1. Brayden Burch 2. Ryder Fish 3. Carson Kropfl 4. Dane Matson 5. Cannon Carr 6. Azure Trujillo

BOYS 12U: 1. Nicholas Coli 2. Hagen Johnson 3. Taj Lindblad 4. Myles Biggs 5. Bane Corbett 6. Raiki Nishida

GIRLS 12U: 1. Sierra Downer 2. Sawyer Lindblad 3. Makayla Moss 4. Nicole Economos 5. Reese Hartnett 6. Megan Mills

With this year’s event being so close to Halloween, Dane Gudauskas—dressed as a giant piece of bacon—told the crowd the addition of a costume contest was inspired, not only by the calendar, but also by the annual Timmy Dowell Classic memorial surf contest.

“The greatest part of the Timmy Dowell is the camaraderie, like in this event, and the killer costume contest,” he said. “So we thought, why not carry on the spirit of Timmy here today, and you guys rocked it.”

First place in the costume contest went to Joey Madison, dressed as a great white shark.

Tanner Gudauskas—who dressed as Santa’s elf for the costume contest—said this year’s event owed more than perfect weather and waves to its success.

“This year we worked with Jake Dowell as the contest director so for us it’s a little bit of a different flavor,” he said. “He has been a huge help in running it and I feel like this has been our best year yet. We’re stoked.” SC

Ventura 5.36. GIRLS: 1. Rachel Presti, Florida 14.70; 2.

Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente 12.60; 3. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente 11.70; 4. Ella McCaffray, Cardiff 8.27. PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT: Kade Matson, 13, claimed his first win of the season in Open Juniors and backed it up with an impressive runner up finish in Open Men; Tiare Thompson, 14, with a string of three consecutive victories is undefeated so far this season in Open Women.

Biggs; 3. Jack Hopkins; 4. Ryder Salberg; 5. Noah Brown; 6. Jimmy Wynne. BOYS U16: 1. Gunner Day; 2. Curran Dand; 3. David Economos; 4. Max Beach; 5. Jaric Fink; 6.

Elijah Tomlinson. BOYS U18: 1. David Economos; 2. Matt Economos; 3. Jackson Hinkle; 4. Jack Collins; 5. Blue Engleking; 6. Ryan Mcnally. BOYS LONGBOARD: 1. Gus Day; 2. Ethan Mudge; 3. Jaric Fink; 4. Cole Thompson; 5. Jimmy Wynne; 6. Jackson Todd. BEATER DIVISION OPEN: 1. Ethan Mudge; 2. Kai McPhillips; 3. Jack Collins; 4. Jimmy Wynne; 5. Diesel Rathgeber; 6. Liam Murray.

GIRLS U18: 1. Nicole Economos; 2. Reese Harnett; 3.

Makala Ross; 4. Alexandra Economos; 5. Ella McGuire; 6. Riley Nattrass. GIRLS U18: 1. Zoe Mortensen; 2. Malia Mauch; 3. Reese Harnett; 4. Sierra Downer; 5. Julia Guild; 6. Reese Dewey. GIRLS LONGBOARD: 1. Malia Mauch; 2.

Abby Wynne; 3. Megan Spink; 4. Jenna Fomenko.

San Clemente Surf Classic (San Clemente and Capo Beach locals only), October 18, San Clemente, T Street BOYS/GIRLS U10: 1. Maddox Bray; 2. Kingston Watts; 3.

Remy Todd; 4. Alex Guild; 5. Charlie Stevens; 6. Cannon Montoya. BOYS U12: 1. Ryder Salberg; 2. Niko Ripley; 3. Myles Biggs; 4. Bane Corbett; 5. Joey Madison; 6.

Tyrone Fomenko. BOYS U14: 1. Kai McPhillips; 2. Myles

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