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TWIST & SHOUT ANOTHER NEW COASTER OPENS AT SEAWORLD THIS WEEK
Mission Bay Bucs win CIF softball championship SEE PAGE 7
SeaWorld’s new Tidal Twister, an horizontal, figure-8, dueling coaster opened on May 24. As the coaster accelerates to 30 miles per hour, riders will twist and bank as if they are riding the tide along a tight, figure-8 track that includes dynamic Zero-G roll. Tidal Twister is the amusement park’s third new coaster in the past six years. A fourth, named Mako, is expected to open in 2020. COURTESY PHOTO
New South Mission Beach lifeguard station is ‘beautiful’ Beachgoers walk past the new South Mission Beach lifeguard station. THOMAS MELVILLE / BEACH & BAY PRESS
BY DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS
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aving survived a lawsuit and construction delays, San Diego lifeguards unveiled the new South Mission Beach lifeguard station at a recent open house. “It’s an amazing, beautiful tower,” said San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Gartland. “We couldn’t be happier. It just gives us a great perspective of the beach. What we have now is a state-of-the-art building that will serve our community for the next 30 to 50 years.” The 3,809-square-foot, threestory lifeguard station just north of the jetty replaced a temporary facility, now demolished, that was constructed in 1974.
City committee favors fidofriendly option for Fiesta Island SEE PAGE 2
The new facility features dual-observation areas, a ground floor with a first-aid room, storage for rescue vehicles and equipment, a second floor with an observation deck and administration area, and a third floor housing the main
observation tower. The project also repaired adjacent sidewalks and curbs and installed an erosion-control barrier. It now facilitates disabled access. The project also restriped parking spaces, installed new signage, and put
in a sidewalk from the ample parking lot to the station entrance. The new tower and station directly oversees an area from the South Mission Beach jetty to Ventura Place. “This is definitely an upgrade for everyone,” said Dana Vanos, president of the San Diego Lifesaving Association, during a sneak peak by the Beach & Bay Press of the new station. Touring the facility, Vanos showed off the state-of- the-art men’s and women’s locker SEE STATION, Page 12
Pacific Beach Middle music students earn awards SEE PAGE 8