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www.SDNEWS.com Volume 27, Number 17
Thursday July 3, 2014
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Trio of local athletic fields get green light for various upgrades BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON It’s full-speed ahead for plans to upgrade three Point Loma sports fields — Dana (now David Wells Field), Point Loma High and Correia Middle School — as groundbreaking was held June 30 on a $1.4 million upgrade of Dana to replace natural grass with synthetic turf. “This field will be a lasting tribute to everybody from our school district to our community to our city,” said Mayor Kevin Faulconer during the groundbreaking, noting it was
an example of “teamwork coming together to make this happen.” Major League Baseball AllStar player and Padres pitching legend David Wells, for whom the field is named, is a Point Loma High alum. “Obecian/Point Lomans like myself had rock fields” to play on in their youth, adding that upgrades will make it a more “even playing field,” Wells added he’s “just a coach and baseball guy” lauding the mayor and City CounSEE FIELDS, Page 13
ONE HOT, WINNING CHILI RECIPE Wes Slack reacts after the announcement he had won first place in the Judges Category of the chili cook-off during the Ocean Beach Street Fair on June 28. Slack, who also won for hottest chili, works at The Joint in OB and reportedly has no prior culinary experience. He represented himself and paid Photo by Jim Grant for his winning chili recipe out of his own pocket. A photo gallery of the street fair and chili cook-off is on Page 14.
And the winners of this year’s Beacon photo contest are ... Music lovers turn out for one of the entertainment series during a prePhoto by Mike McCarthy vious Point Loma Summer Concert Series.
Point Loma Summer Concerts launch 14th season of frolic BY BART MENDOZA | THE BEACON One of the things that makes the Point Loma area such a wonderful place to live is the area’s sense of community. Nowhere is that more visible than during the annual Point Loma Summer Concert Series (PLSC). Now in its 14th year, the season kicks off July 11 at Point Loma Park and continues over five weekends, offering free, family-friendly fun. This year’s featured performers will include Motown and classic-rock cover band The
Mighty Untouchables on July 11, award-winning dance and Top 40 band Liquid Blue on July 18, Beatles tribute combo Help on July 25, Neil Diamond impersonators Hot August Night on Aug. 1 and horn-driven soul group Detroit Underground on Aug. 8. While the music is diverse, the bands have one thing in common; they are all crowd pleasers. “What we have found is that people really like cover bands,” said PLSC marketing the direcSEE SERIES, Page 20
The results of the Beacon’s 2014 Amateur Photo Contest are in — and readers have made their choices! During balloting at the June 28 Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili CookOff Festival, more than ballots were cast for 39 unique submissions. Immediate right, placing first with 38 votes was this sunset shot of a lone surfer framed by Ab Cave at Sunset Cliffs. by Scott Mac Laggan. For his winning effort, Mac Laggan will receive a $100 gift certificate to Donovan’s Steak & Chop House. The second-place entry, top right, fell just one vote shy of a tie for first with 37 votes for Sam Warriner’s shot the stairs at Garbage Beach surf break at the foot of Lareda
Street. The second-place honor earned a $50 gift certificate at The Patio Restaurant. Claiming the third and final spot in the Beacon photo contest, bottom right, was this cool, colorful shot of the twilight
mist and wave action at Sunset Cliffs south of the Ocean Beach Pier. The shot was taken by Annie Marsch, who has earned four tickets for free admission to the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Congratulations to the
winners and to all who participated! Many thanks also to our loyal readers who cast their votes in this took time to stop by the year’s contest! Beacon booth at this — The Beacon staff year’s street fair and who