La Jolla Village News, October 22nd, 2009

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009

San Diego Community Newspaper Group

www.SDNEWS.com Volume 15, Number 7

Athletes take the challenge to inspire BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | VILLAGE NEWS

Challenged athletes who run with prosthetic legs and swim despite paralysis will compete alongside able-bodied athletes in the 16th annual San Diego Triathlon Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 25 at La Jolla Cove. The competitors will swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles from the cove to Torrey Pines State Park. The triathlon aims to raise $850,000 for the San Diegobased nonprofit, Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), which provides sports prosthetics and equipment and helps train indi-

viduals with physical challenges. People can also choose to sign up for the 4 1/2-hour spin-a-thon or 5K walk that also take place Oct. 25. Children and families are invited to enjoy the fun zone festivities. University City resident Amelia Opean understands firsthand the power of a community that has empowered her to literally experience new waters. Thirty-one years ago, Opean was paralyzed from her armpits down in a car accident. Two years ago, while dragging her legs along the La Jolla Shores boardwalk, surfers SEE ATHLETES, Page 5

FAREWELL WITH HONOR

VILLAGE NEWS | DON BALCH

Members of the MCRD Rifle Team perform a 21-gun salute in honor of Federico Borjas during an Oct. 16 ceremony at Mount Soledad. Army (Airborne) Reservist Sergeant and former San Diego Police SWAT Officer and U.S. Marine Borjas, who received a plaque at Mount Soledad, was killed in action during service in Afghanistan last October.

High-speed train plans derail UC BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | VILLAGE NEWS

VILLAGE NEWS | SEBASTIAN RUIZ

Warwick’s events coordinator Susan McBeth (from left), County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and Athenaeum Executive Director Erika Torri at the Oct. 13 Art + Culture | La Jolla website gala at Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave.

Arts/culture now in online spotlight BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | VILLAGE NEWS

The La Jolla community has a new online resource anyone can use to discover, and eventually contribute to, the arts and cultural scene of San Diego’s jewel. Political representatives and the leaders of some of San Diego’s foremost arts, cultural and philanthropic organizations gathered Oct. 13 to celebrate the launch of Art + Culture | La Jolla, a new website sponsored by Nancy Warwick, owner of War-

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wick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave. The website should “deepen the community awareness” of the local arts and cultural scene, she said. With the help of web designer Nancy Bockoven, Warwick said the site, www.ArtCultureLa Jolla.com, has the potential to become an online community where artists, students, bloggers and art consumers can contribute and network. Subscribers SEE ARTS, Page 3

The representing voice of University City has deep concerns about plans to tunnel the highspeed rail under the community, with a stop at University Towne Centre. The University Community Planning Group (UCPG) aired the issue at its Oct. 13 meeting. UCPG Chair Janay Kruger would like to see the train bypass University City altogether.

“I don’t believe we’re a tourist destination,” Kruger said. “I don’t understand why we need this transit center.” As it stands, the High-Speed Rail Authority has proposed three alternatives, two of which would send the train 150 feet underground to stop at the University Towne Centre. The other alternative is to send the train through Rose Canyon. Community members would

like to see the authority study another alternative it already threw out the window: a direct route along I-15 to Qualcomm Stadium. Concerned residents have the opportunity to ask the authority to bring back the Qualcomm alternative by submitting comments until Nov. 20. The authority decided not to SEE UC, Page 4

LJCD boys win Coastal South cluster meet BY DAVE THOMAS | VILLAGE NEWS

The La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School boys cross country team continues to do well despite missing some key performers. Currently without this season’s top runner, Lee Klitzner, due to mononucleosis, and also the No. 7 runner, Oliver Hamilton, due to a knee injury, the team still did well in recent action at the

Coastal South cluster meet at UCSD. The Bishop’s School’s Will Botta raced to victory and teammate Patrick Hoagland was second, but a number of LJCD runners came in right behind to score points for the Torreys. Noah Wolfenzon, Alex Fleischhacker and Dennis Roth came in third through fifth for LJCD, while teammate Jake Mack also

did well on the day. It was the efforts of LJCD’s Phillip Poyhonen and Josh Pooley that led to enough points for LJCD to win the team score, 40-43. “This was a terrific race, not only because it was such a team effort but because every individual ran so well,” LJCD head coach Scott Sanders remarked. SEE MEET, Page 12

Imported protest

Words of wisdom

Viva Vikes

UC religious leaders stand up to activists from Kansas who protest at Chabad. 6

Noted writer and grandmother Natasha Josefowitz gives advice on dealing with grandkids. 7

La Jolla High gets ready for Homecoming game against Serra this Friday, Oct. 23. 10-11


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