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TIS THE SEASON — The holidays are in full swing in RSF with a number of festive events taking place. (Above) Annie, Katherine Jane, Finn-Erik, Anders, and Lars Mellander enjoy Santa’s recent visit to the RSF Golf Club. (Right) The RSF Library held its 21st Annual Christmas Tea event where guests also decorated trees, wreaths and more. For additional photos from these and other events, see inside. Photos/Jon Clark

BY KAREN BILLINGThe Rancho Santa Fe School District is seeing a good re-

turn on its $350,000 investment of putting SMART Boards in every classroom at R. Roger Rowe School, according to Assistant Superintendent Cindy Schaub.

The interactive digital whiteboard, operated by touch, is basically a giant computer screen in the front of the class-room, allowing teachers to write in digital ink, save work and create a more fun, engaging curriculum, according to Schaub.

“When we undertook this massive installation of SMART Boards it was a leap of faith,” Schaub said. “It was up to the teachers to make it powerful.”

Schaub said they didn’t want them to become a “glori-fied white board” or just a lectern that teachers worked from. She has been pleased that in their first year, even the teachers who were most hesitant to use the new technology have come around and are using their SMART Boards to en-liven their classrooms.

At the Dec. 8 Rancho Santa Fe School board meeting, Schaub brought in a couple of teachers who are taking full advantage of the new technology.

During Joy Freismuth’s morning routine in her first grade class, students are “coming up constantly” to be a part of the lesson. Classroom attendance or turning in home-work is done by students dragging the snowflake with their name on it into the air on the board (Freismuth changes the themes monthly). They fill in what day it is and can press a link to sign along with a song about the days of the week. They graph the weather and count money by dragging it out of a piggy bank graphic and marking down how much

More information on rules needed from state, fair board says

SMART Boards a hit with students and teachers at RSF School

See BOARDS, page 30

See START, page 30

BY KAREN BILLINGRancho Santa Fe

School District trustee Todd Frank would like to explore the possibility of starting every day at 9:15 a.m., as the school does every Mon-day, instead of at 8 a.m., which he said can be diffi-cult for his family.

RSF School District has one of the longest school days in the county with a schedule of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m, compared to neighboring Del Mar Union School Dis-trict, which runs 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the Solana Beach School District, where the times vary by school (for example, Solana Santa Fe is 8:35 a.m, to 2:38 p.m., Solana Pacific in Car-mel Valley is 8:45 a.m. to 2:53 p.m.).

Frank said a school day

Kindergartner Elijah Montes uses the SMART Board in Lauren Stevenson’s classroom. Photo/Lauren Stevenson

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Stressing the importance of both public participation and the input of regional stakeholders, the Del Mar City Council voted on Dec. 12 to move forward with the draft-ing of amendments to the city’s long-term community plans, which would outline goals and development param-eters for the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

The city’s Master Plan includes little about the future of the fairgrounds, as regional or city control of the state-owned asset was considered unlikely when it was last re-vised in the 1970s. But if Del Mar pursues its own Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA) and the California Coastal Commission (CCC) — the final authority on devel-opment projects — approves it, then the LCPA would be-come the standard used by the CCC in its review process. The set of amendments will also include modifications to the city’s zoning code.

Later start day for RSF School proposed

Del Mar moves forward with creation of development vision for fairgrounds

See VISION, page 22

BY JOE TASHThe Del Mar Fair Board

is asking state officials to provide more information about the rules regarding buy-backs of employee leave, in the wake of a state audit that said such buy-backs for fairgrounds em-ployees were improper.

At its monthly meet-ing on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the board voted unani-mously to send a letter to Ron Shackleford, audit chief for the California De-partment of Food and Agri-culture, the agency that is-

sued the audit report last month.

The report noted that the district allowed manage-ment and rank-and-file workers to cash out nearly $600,000 worth of leave time between 2005 and the beginning of 2011, which it said was a violation of state personnel rules.

The state-owned fair-grounds is operated by the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which in turn is overseen by a board of direc-tors whose members are ap-

See STATE page 30

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BY KAREN BILLINGFish, fowl and trail users are flocking to

the San Dieguito Lagoon, where the five-year wetlands restoration project is finally wind-ing down. The restoration has allowed for the community to have a real asset, safe from development where native species can again thrive in their wetlands and marshland habi-tats, according to Natalie Borchardt, a park ranger with the San Dieguito River Park JPA .

“We were fortunate enough to have peo-ple in this community stand up for protect-ing this area as open space,” said Borchardt, on a Dec. 10 hike.

The wetlands restoration has been a very long time in the making, considering the re-search for the restoration began 15 years ago by the San Dieguito River Park — they were just waiting for someone with the “deep pockets” to finance the project, Borchardt said. When Southern California Edison was required by the Coastal Commission to miti-gate for work on the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the River Park jumped at the opportunity to offer up its project. The $90 million project is one of the largest coastal restoration projects on the west coast. The final opening of the river channel from the ocean was completed on Sept. 19

“The majority of the restoration work is finishing up and they will be completed with the project within the next few weeks,” Bor-chardt said.

She said the project has been a great suc-

cess, with the native species surpassing all the expectations of ecologists. At last count, they were up to around 192 species of birds.

The last project will be on the south side of the river where it flows under Jimmy Du-rante Bridge. Old cement material will be pulled out and replaced with rock and plants to help sustain the riverbank long-term.

Besides establishing more native species in the lagoon, another success has been bringing people to enjoy the area through the addition of trails since work began in 2006.

The lagoon trail runs about two and a half miles round trip from the kiosk on San Andres behind the Albertson’s shopping cen-ter to the Jimmy Durante Bridge — 0.28 miles of it on boardwalk.

There is also another mile of trail that goes east from the kiosk toward the Del Mar Horsepark that opened three months ago, which Borchardt said has been very well used.

Park rangers will begin work this week on the new Horsepark section of the Coast to Crest Trail, revegetating the area by planting some 10,000 plants. The Horsepark section of the trail runs along the western edge and connects to the west side of El Camino Real.

The River Park hopes to work with city in its widening and realignment of El Cami-no Real to ensure safe passage for trail users.

“Right now is an exciting time for all of

Wetlands restoration project near completion•L agoon teeming with life

(Above) Native species in the San Dieguito Lagoon have surpassed expectations since the restoration.

(Right) The over two-mile long lagoon trail is good for hikers, running and cyclists.Photos/Karen Billing

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BY KAREN BILLINGWhile the RSF Association is planning changes and im-

provements for the Osuna property with the lot split and work on the historic adobe, the horse ranch on the property has been thriving since the land was purchased in 2006: There are very happy horses in the Grand Prix champion Hap Hansen-run stables and in the idyllic Rancho Santa Fe setting.

The Association is being good stewards of its open space investment, said ranch manager Daria Quay, and the recent upgrade to the riding arena has been well received.

“The new arena is amazing,” said Christine Praefke, a Hap Hansen instructor. “Everyone’s super excited about [the arena], it couldn’t be better.”

With its old trees and flowering landscaping, benches for perching, trails around the property and quiet, green turnouts, the Osuna is a peaceful setting where horses and owners can really enjoy spending time. The main Hap Han-sen barn is home to several high quality show horses, each of their stalls now adorned with a stocking for the holiday.

“Everyone who comes here says how much they love the facility and that it feels like a park,” said Praefke. “These lush green pastures you can’t find anymore, everywhere else you’re packed in like sardines, but they’ve kept the feel of the original Rancho Osuna, it’s so open.”

Out in the four paddocks, separate from the main barn, horse owner Debra Saum said she tells her horse Romeo ev-ery day that he is lucky to have such a “primo” spot—with a large paddock space, cover for sleep and close access to the grassy turnouts.

“Romeo loves it, he’s never been happier,” said Saum. “The horses think they’re in Kentucky, that they’ve died and gone to heaven.”

Saum said something about the place seems to calm both animals and people—she said she thinks it must be something in the dirt, that the Osuna has been a haven for

horses since the 1880s and the horses pick up on the vibe.“The show horses have a stressful life but they can calm

down here and play in the pastures,” Saum said. “This is a magical place.”

In the middle of the Ranch is the Osuna Adobe, which Quay said just needs “a little TLC.” The Association first plans to relocate a tangle of electrical wires off the side of the house and in the future will complete more restoration work — the adobe plan is scheduled to be discussed at an upcoming January board meeting.

The Association also split the Osuna lot in anticipation of selling the smaller 3.3 acres with a single-family home and large pasture on it. No one has lived in the main house for about three years, save for a caretaker who lives in a small apartment part of the home.

Quay said talk of changes and lot splits always stir up a little anxiety in boarders who don’t want to lose their spot in the slice of “heaven.” Not to worry, Quay said: The split and eventual sale will have no impact on the Osuna Ranch and its happy residents.

Rancho Osuna and the Hap Hansen Stables are located at 16332 Via De Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091. Visit www.haphansen.com.

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The Association plans to remove the electrical wires from the side of the adobe. Photos/Karen Billing

The fence line shows where the lot will be split with the home going up for sale on one side. The split will not affect the horse ranch at all.

Riders and boarders report to be very happy with the Osuna Ranch. (Above) Covenant resident and accomplished rider Caroline Ingalls.


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The Torrey Pines Pop Warner (TPPW) Jr. Midget Falcons cheer squad made history last week, placing first and capturing the Na-tional Championship title at the Pop Warner Super Bowl National Cheer & Dance Com-petition held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. This is the first Na-tional Championship win ever for Torrey Pines Pop Warner and just the second Na-tional Championship in Pop Warner history for the WESCON Region, which includes Southern California, Southern Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Arizona.

The TPPW Jr. Midget Falcon cheer squad, led by head coaches Alicia Smith (for-mer Charger cheerleader) and Andrea Loew-en-Rodriquez, won first place in the Inter-mediate Medium Cheer Division and were among the 400 Pop Warner Cheer Squads representing the best of the nation’s 180,000 Pop Warner cheer and dance participants.

For a cheerleading squad, the difficult road to the Pop Warner National Champion-ship includes placing first or second at the local and regional competitions. The TPPW Jr. Midget Falcons won first place at the local Palomar Conference in October at SDSU and then went on to another first place win at the Regionals in Long Beach at the end of November. A week later they flew to Florida to compete against the best of the best and cheered their way to become the National Champions.

They were judged on their competition routine, which included a combination of cheering, advanced tumbling (back tucks and multiple back handsprings), stunting (pyramids, basket tosses, and scorpions), motion techniques and jumps, as well as their dance portion and overall appeal. The Intermediate division is a more advanced and difficult division and they competed against phenomenal teams from all over the nation.

“I am beside myself with joy for these girls,” said Head Coach Alicia Smith (who was recently crowned 2011 Palomar “Coach of the Year” for Jr. Midget).

“This has been an amazing year for our team. We’ve worked so hard to get to Florida and now we’re the National Champions. It

has been such a group effort by our entire team and coaching staff and I know we will all cherish these memories forever.”

It takes many hours of practice to be a competitive cheer squad. The team started practicing in early August with four days a week cheering and conditioning, and cheered at games for the TPPW Jr. Midget Falcon Football team up until November. They went down to two hour practices three days a week once school started. In addition, many of the girls on the team put in more hours by taking private tumbling classes. One of the highlights of their routine in-cluded advanced tumbling with 16 back tucks (the most done in their Intermediate division at Nationals). The Jr. Midget team is comprised of 11- 13 year old girls in the 6th - 8th grades in Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Ran-cho Santa Fe and Solana Beach. The team not only worked hard at cheerleading, but spent many hours fundraising to raise mon-ey for their team and their travel to competi-tions. They recently designed a t-shirt and got sponsors from local businesses to con-tribute. The sponsors names are on the back of their t-shirts with their team motto “One Team, One Dream.”

TPPW Board Member and Cheer Coor-dinator Christy Mohler couldn’t be happier their dreams came true.

“This historic championship win repre-sents not just the hard work of these incredi-bly talented athletes and coaches, but also the support of our many TPPW volunteers and families, sponsors and community. As a non-profit, 100 percent volunteer organiza-tion, many wonderful people and businesses stepped up to help this team make their dream a reality.”

Torrey Pines Pop Warner (TPPW) is a nonprofit youth football and cheer league dedicated to providing an opportunity for children to experience participation in foot-ball and cheerleading in a structured league environment. The boundaries of the league include Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar and Carmel Valley (Torrey Pines High School Boundaries). For information about the 2012 registration, please see www.tor-reypinespw.com.

Torrey Pines Pop Warner championship cheer squad: Back row: (left-right) Coach Andrea Loewen-Rodriguez, Alyssa Rodriguez, Blair Borneman, Julia Pascoe, Olivia Scott, Coach Alicia Smith, Alexis Filippone; Middle row: (left - right) Adi Azoulai, Sarah Kirby, Kellie Hayes, Ellison Starnes, Aliya Bolt, McKenna Smith, Kaitlin Mohler, Viviana Gil; Front row: (left - right) Palomar Cheer Director Amy Leon, Olivia Krzyston, Annalise Castro, Jenna Agbulos, Mari Hoffman, Olivia Fuller, Stephanie Silva.

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BY KAREN BILLINGFor the last six years, Rancho Santa Fe

Veterinary Hospital has been treating local pets out of a location at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. In October, the Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital relocated to the Lomas Santa Fe Plaza (Vons shopping center) on Lo-mas Santa Fe Drive. The hospital offers all the same services and “didn’t skip a beat” in its move just a few miles away.

For many clients, the new location is ac-tually closer to their homes and in a more convenient location — in the plaza in be-tween 24 Hour Fitness and We-R-Fabrics.

The hospital, with the sweet logo of ani-mals inside a golden heart, is open to cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, and exotics such as rep-tiles and birds.

“We’re very happy here,” said owner Dr. Deirdre Brandes, noting parking is a breeze, their location is easy to find and they love their neighbors and the community.

The feeling is mutual for clients who have followed her from Rancho Santa Fe to Solana Beach.

“She really is a sweetheart of this commu-nity and everyone loves her,” said Heather Dinsmore, a longtime client of Dr. Brandes’. “They are the best veterinary hospital around.”

Brandes attended Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and has been a vet for 11 years, working at various practices before opening her own in 2005. The animal lover has two dogs, two cats and pet rats at home.

“I love animals but a lot of it also has to do with helping people because I strongly be-lieve in the human-animal bond, it’s so pow-erful,” Brandes said.

When Brandes moved into the Lomas Santa Fe Plaza location, it was an empty shell and she was able to build her facility exactly the way she wanted it.

The result is a “homey feel” with a lobby with stylish leather chairs, wood floors throughout the hospital and four treatment rooms with new adjustable treatment tables that can be adjusted depending on the size of the patient.

The hospital does a lot of dentistry work, healthy pet exams, vaccinations, surgeries, in-cluding spay and neuter, and are open for day-time emergencies. In addition to Dr. Brandes, there are three other vets (Dr. Anaika Dayton,

Dr. Vanessa Flores and Dr. Sophie Steele) and a very caring, compassionate staff.

“Our number one goal in moving was to keep all the staff because we’re like family here. The staff is just top notch and clients of-ten ask for them by name,” Brandes said. “They really care.”

She said a special part of her practice is that every treatment decision is made as if the animal were the staff and doctors’ own. To that end, Brandes takes her anesthesia training very seriously and staff is monitored and goes through her “rigorous” training even if they have 10 years of experience.

“(Anesthesia) is the most serious thing we do and my staff is phenomenal,” Brandes said.

Brandes, a Solana Beach resident and San Diego native, has wanted to have her job since she was a little girl.

“I knew when I was 5 that I wanted to do this,” said Brandes. “I am fortunate to be able to open up a practice with high quality vet care and serve the community I grew up in. It’s really special.”

RSF Veterinary Hospital is at 971A Lomas Santa Fe Drive. They are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Sundays. For more information, call (858) 759-8797 or e-mail [email protected].

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Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital owner Dr. Deirdre Brandes with her dog Neo. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING

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RSF-based Mantooth Films recently shot scenes of its new film, “The Rhythm of Things,” at a home in RSF.

Movie magic in RSFThe film follows the

journey of character Inocen-cio Reyes, who is forced to flee his town in the middle of nowhere in Mexico. Un-like the majority of Mexican emigrants searching for a better life in the U.S., Ino-cencio seeks to escape a sear-ing memory.

Inocencio lives on a hill above a shopping mall for three years, doing occasional work to survive, commun-ing with no one but an old Walkman cassette player.

He finds work at an auto detail shop where he learns to work on cars, and becomes friends with the owner who is struggling to support his wife and two daughters. When John finds out Inocencio is home-less, he offers to let him live in the shop.

As Inocencio cleans a car one day, he mistakenly turns on the stereo and an incredible music swells up. Inocencio immediately is grabbed by the piece, the sounds filling his veins, reaching untouched corners, moving him to tears. Ino-cencio finds out from John that it’s classical music being played on a piano, both of which he is unacquainted with. So John brings Inocen-cio a picture of a piano and two tapes of classical piano music.

One day, he finds a real piano in a church he attends after being invited by a woman he met on a street. As Inocencio pushes one of the keys, he is struck by the sound traveling inside him and runs out. At the shop, Inocencio finds a cardboard box and draws a keyboard See MOVIE, page 25

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Raven Wishes Nights give parents and supporters of CCA programs the opportuni-ty to meet their student’s teachers and ad-ministrators one-on-one, learn what is need-ed to keep CCA’s award-winning programs on top, and make a donation to the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation for needed items and programs.

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Family is the opera-tive word in the life of RSF resident Dr. Michele Drake.

At home, she has a family of “two cats, two dogs, two boys and one husband.”

At work, she has an extended family of hun-dreds of dogs, cats, ham-sters, guinea pigs, and all manner of small crea-tures.

She’s a veterinari-an and owner of The Drake Center for Veteri-nary Care, a thriving 3,000-sq.-ft. full service veterinary care center for family pets in Encinitas and North County.

She’s also the recently elected chair of the

20,000-member Magdale-na Ecke Family YMCA in Encinitas, one of the most active and progres-sive Y’s in the United States with programs for toddlers through seniors.

The motto and dedi-cation of her veterinary practice is: “For people whose pets are part of the family.”

And she means it.Ever since she estab-

lished the practice in 1992, Drake was deter-mined to provide more than the usual care for pets.

“For me, my pets are like family members,” Drake said. “I want the best for them. So that’s how I practice and that’s how those who are on my staff wind up here and

how we do things here,” she said.

We interviewed Drake on a busy afternoon in the examination room of her veterinary facility on North El Camino Real in Encinitas.

Drake has been a member of the Y for about 20 years — 17 years as a board member — and loves exercising, either at the Y or playing tennis, beach volleyball, moun-tain biking, hiking, and snow skiing.

What she finds so special about the Y, she said, is its focus on fami-lies, children and the whole community. “We build strong communi-ties, strong families and strong kids.”

The Y’s campus occu-pies 20 acres of Encinitas oceanfront property with an additional 22,000 square-foot gymnastics center in Carlsbad. It fea-tures an aquatics center with two indoor pools, a world-renowned 32,000 sq. ft. skateboard park for youth and teens, ball fields, a preschool, day camps for children, coun-selor training, and more than 140 fitness classes for adults.

The Y’s charitable giving program reaches out beyond its member-ship to provide scholar-ships for 3,000 low-in-come youth, families and seniors.

And it partners with community programs that support families of neglect, domestic vio-lence, children with spe-cial needs, children raised by caregivers, military families, and youth in need of training and edu-cation.

Drake was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her fa-ther was a house builder.

“As soon as I could talk, I knew I wanted to be a vet,” she recalled. “I like people too,” she add-ed.

But as a child, she re-peatedly brought home stray animals and cared for them in her family’s

basement. And as she grew older, she immersed herself in the “All Crea-tures Great and Small” semi-autobiographical books by British veteri-nary surgeon James Herri-ot.

“I just love animals. They make me smile. I love coming to work ev-ery day.”

After she had com-pleted her undergraduate studies and earned her veterinary degree at the University of Missouri in 1989, “I packed up my car and moved to Califor-nia,” initially to Los An-geles for a few years where she met her future husband while playing beach volleyball.

“He stopped and turned around and intro-duced himself to me. And it was just so nice to meet someone with good man-ners. I decided that he was the one I was going to marry. You know peo-ple in Southern California are pretty casual about manners and I could tell he was a good man. And I was right.”

Her husband, Dwight Fromm, is an engineer with Qualcomm. They’ve been married now for al-most 16 years and have two sons, Christopher, 12, and Matthew, 9.

Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs in St. Louis, in California, Drake soon focused on es-

tablishing her own veteri-nary practice in the North County beach community of Encinitas and to raise a family there.

She opened a small veterinary hospital on Westlake Street in 1992, which she subsequently merged into another practice, creating her cur-rent 3,000-square-foot fa-cility on North El Camino Real in 1998.

Her veterinary care center, with its staff of 30 employees, includ-ing six veterinarians, of-fers an extensive range of medical and preventive services, including sur-gery, acupuncture, den-tistry, on-site laboratory services, behavioral pet training, bathing, board-ing, prescription medica-tions, and diet and nutri-tion education.

“It’s really important to listen and try to figure out how we can help both the person and their pet in a situation,” she said.

On her Website, www.thedrakecenter.com, she also offers free video tutorials on pet care.

For children, ages 5 to 12, once a month, she opens the center to chil-dren, dressing them up like veterinary surgeons and giving them a be-hind-the-scene tour of the center.

“And we constantly have interns coming here to learn,” she said.

Her career advice to young people: “The most important thing is to find something you love to do. That’s what I tell my boys all the time…And you just need enough money to pay your bills. I can’t imagine going to work and not loving my work.

After 20 years of liv-ing in coastal Encinitas, Drake and her family moved this summer to the warmer and drier in-land climate of Rancho Santa Fe.

Profi le Michele Drake, D.V.M.For the new chair of the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, family is the operative word in her view of life, work

Quick Facts

Name: Michele Drake, D.V.M.

Distinction: Veterinarian Michele Drake is the recently elected chair of the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA in En-cinitas. She has been a Y member for 20 years.

Born: St. Louis, Missouri

Resident of: Rancho Santa Fe, formerly of Encinitas

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Missouri, 1985; and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Uni-versity of Missouri, 1989.

Family: She and her husband, Dwight Fromm, a Qual-comm engineer, have been married almost 16 years. They have two sons, Christopher, 12, and Matthew, 9.

Pets: Two cats, Max and Ruby; and two dogs, Lyle, a Standard Poodle, named after singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett, and Wilbur, a Jack Russell mix, named after Wil-bur the piglet, of Charlott’s Web fame.

Interests: Playing tennis, and with her family, skiing, hik-ing, mountain biking and playing beach volleyball.

Reading: Lately been reading non-fiction war books: “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption,” by Laura Hillenbrand; “Fly Boys,” by James Bradley, and The Good Soldiers, by David Finkel

Favorite getaway: Mammoth Mountain

Favorite TV: “The Good Wife”

Favorite film: “Anything Clint Eastwood does.”

Philosophy: “Like a shark, always swimming ahead, and learning something new thing, trying something new, meeting someone new.”

Michele Drake, D.V.M. PHOTO: JON CLARK


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Robb, serving as president of the board for the Foun-dation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) is much more than a responsible po-sition, it is a passion and a calling.

Part of her work with FACE — a nonprofit organi-zation whose mission is to enhance and preserve the quality of life of animals by providing access to neces-sary medical care and edu-cation — is to review grant applications, tax records and the qualifications of each applicant. “Some of these stories just move me to tears,” said Robb. “It is my honor and greatest joy to approve these applica-tions.”

Always apprised of the outcome of these grant ap-plications, Robb often finds herself calling the veteri-nary hospital to see how the surgery or treatment is progressing, and each and every case makes an impres-

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and every case deeply moves me. We deal with not just the suffering of the animal but the anxiety and suffering of the owner,” Robb said.

Robb’s passion for ani-mals began very early in her life when she was about 6 years old. A childhood memory is when she went with her mother to take their Boston Terrier to be euthanized. “Bootsie had a long life but the memory is still very painful,” she re-called.

Other family pets in-cluded a cat, three turtles

and a dog named Cuddles. “Our last family dog

was a ‘Standard Wire Haired Doxie’ and that is where my love for that breed be-gan,” Robb said, but then added that she loves all breeds, all animals and all insects. “I cannot even kill a spider or rodent.”

Currently the Robbs — Cini and her husband, Ira — have six Dachshunds and 16 birds. “We recently lost our Canary, Josh, who lived to be the ripe old age of 10. Our African Grey is named Cosmo, and we have two Paroletts, two Love Birds and 11 Cocka-tiels,” said Robb. Their pet

family includes two 9-year-old cats, Murphy and Mulli-gan. The Robbs rescued them from a “No Kill Shel-ter” that they helped build in Long Beach, Calif.

Here in San Diego, the FACE Foundation provides financial assistance to ani-mal owners who are unable to cover the full cost of their pets’ critical or emer-gency veterinary care. Robb has been with the organiza-tion since its inception in 2006, overseeing $640,000 in life-saving grants that have been made possible since then.

“FACE was created to address the tragedy of ‘eco-nomic euthanasia’ whereby beloved companions were being euthanized because their owners couldn’t afford the often unexpected cost of treatment needed to save their lives,” said FACE Exec-utive Director Stacy Steele. “As many people today ex-perience increasing eco-nomic challenges, their pets are suffering too. The num-ber of people who cannot afford critical medical care for their sick or injured pet is growing at an alarming rate.”

Over the years, Robb has supported 16 animal or-ganizations. In addition to

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Paul McCabe, formerly executive chef of L’Auberge’s Kitchen 1540 in Del Mar, joined Delicias on Nov. 15.

“I’m a bit of an entrepreneur,” McCabe said. “I’d been with L’Auberge for seven years. It’s been a great ride. But I kind of hit the top.

“I was very happy there (at Kitchen 1540) — I loved the place,” he said, adding that it was a “cushy job.”

But the ambitious McCabe — who has also been on staff at Top of the Cove in La Jolla and Star of the Sea in San Diego — start-ed pondering ideas about advancing his ca-reer to another level. He revealed that he was approached about becoming a partner in Delicias.

“It sparked my interest,” McCabe said.There was plenty of aspects that he en-

joyed about the restaurant, such as the wood-burning oven and the “awesome” location. McCabe also appreciated the various areas where guests can dine — the front patio with its green umbrellas and two fire pits; the Mediterranean-themed main dining room and black chandeliers; and a courtyard with a fireplace and retractable awning.

“It’s a 160-seat restaurant, but it doesn’t feel like it,” McCabe said.

The North Park resident met with Deli-cias owner Owen Perry, and they discussed plans about refreshing the restaurant, along with the possibility of opening other restau-rants.

“Owen is an entrepreneur himself; he’s

got a vision, too,” McCabe said.Delicias owner Owen Perry said he is

looking forward to working with McCabe.“To get this caliber of chef to come work

in a stand-alone neighborhood restaurant such as Delicias ... is real unusual,” Perry said. “We’re very happy to have him.”

McCabe added that they will initially fo-cus on changes at Delicias and get the restau-rant where it “needs to be.” In about a year, they will begin to look at other opportunities in the region, but the dining establishment won’t be branded, he said.

Former L’Auberge executive chef joins Delicias as new chef, partner

Paul McCabe PHOTO: JON CLARK

The changes planned in-volves the creation of a com-pletely new menu and a dif-ferent menu format, McCabe said, and the changes will be made in January and Febru-ary.

However, the menu is being kept a secret until the grand reopening party in the spring. McCabe did reveal that he will be using all-or-ganic, sustainable products and free-range meats, includ-ing “very local” pork and chicken from sources in San Diego.

“That’s (the organic phi-losophy) always going to re-main with me,” he said.

The chef is enthusiastic about Delicias’ future.

“Delicias has been around so long and has been super successful; it just needs a little shot of energy,” Mc-Cabe said.

Delicias Restaurant is lo-cated at 6106 Paseo Deliciás, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, 858-756-8000, www.delicias-restaurant.com. L’Auberge is located at 1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014, 858-259-1515, www.lauber-gedelmar.com.

The Torrey Pines High School Dollars for Scholars (DFS) chapter celebrates the 25th anniversary of providing college grants to TPHS senior students. DFS is a nationally affiliated organization which awards scholarship monies to graduating high school students. The funds are donated by local com-munity organizations and individuals for general, memorial, or donor specific scholarships. Last year, the TPHS DFS chap-ter awarded $45,500 to students recognized for academic, ex-tra-curricular, community service, and personal endeavor achievements. Beginning Feb. 3, 2012, applications for DFS scholarships can be downloaded from the TPHS homepage at www.tphs.net. All completed applications are due by Fri-day, March 2, 2012. Any TPHS senior with a 2.5 GPA or greater that is planning to attend a two- or four-year college or trade school may apply. All applicants must include the following information: teacher recommendations (two each), brief essay (pertaining to essay prompt), and extracur-ricular activity details. Applicants remain anonymous prior to the group interview of finalists in April. Scholarship recip-ients are notified in early May, and honored at the DFS offi-cial Awards Ceremony on May 23, 2012.

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Lindsay LaPlante and Leroy PHOTO: DON TROUT

BY KELLEY CARLSONUntil mid-November,

Lindsay LaPlante had never competed in the American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show.

That obstacle didn’t stop her — and neither did the 50 poles that she and her horse, Leroy, had to ma-neuver around to win the junior trail class.

“I couldn’t believe it; I was speechless,” the 21-year-old LaPlante said of her vic-tory. “I honestly thought I was dreaming. It was unbe-lievable.”

The local resident said that never in a million years did she think she would be a world champion.

Exposed to horses as a toddler, LaPlante was origi-nally involved in the world of English jumping, begin-ning formal lessons at age 7.

But several years later — at around age 10 or 11, she said — LaPlante fell and suf-fered a concussion, which forced a change in plans.

“My parents had me take a break,” she said. “They decided western (rid-ing) was a little safer. My parents had me try trail. I’m fine with that — as long as I’m on a horse, I’m good

with whatever!”Eventually, LaPlante acquired Pepper, her first trail

horse. “He was 16, 17 years old and able to do everything,”

she said. “I was able to learn on him.”About the time LaPlante made the switch to trail rid-

ing, she learned about Del Mar resident and horse trainer Liz Place, the 2000 world champion in the se-nior trail class. LaPlante’s third-grade teacher had a horse at Far West Farms in Del Mar, where Place was based at the time.

“I’ve been with her (for a while now), and we’ve been friends,” LaPlante said.

Place, who is now with Clews Horse Ranch in Carm-el Valley, trained LaPlante’s first trail horses and gave her lessons. She also showed LaPlante’s horse, Val, in the 2007 AQHA World Champi-onship Show, and finished ninth in the junior trail class, an event for horses un-der age 6.

“Not only has (Place) taught me how to ride, she’s taught me so much about myself and what kind of person I strive to be,” LaPlante said. “I could never repay her for that.”

Two years ago and a couple of horses later, LaPlante acquired Leroy, whose formal name is Only Good Sox, in a trade within the barn. Nancy Wheeler Smith, who had also been a client of Place’s, took over ownership of LaPlante’s

horse Lazy Rocker, also known as Rocky.

“I always liked Leroy, so it was an easy choice,” LaPlante said. “I knew he would be a little bigger than Rocky, and probably make a nicer all-around horse in the future.”

Place had done the pre-liminary training with Leroy at ages 2 and 3, teaching him trail basics such as how to set his head, how to go slow, and how to change leads. LaPlante continued to work with him and further his skills, and last year began to show him as a 4-year-old.

But the red roan geld-ing — who is stabled at Clews — didn’t accumulate many points.

“He didn’t understand the trail like he does now,” she said. “It took about a year for him to figure it out.”

This year, something clicked.

The duo of Leroy and LaPlante started performing well in nationally ranked shows, where points are awarded based on the num-ber of horses in a class and their placing. To qualify for the world championships, a horse-and-rider team must

earn a total of 18 points, of-ten over the course of at least several shows. LaPlante and Leroy reached the goal in two shows, which she said was “pretty quick.”

Even though they quali-fied quickly, the duo partici-pated in several additional shows to get ready for the competition, LaPlante said.

Held in Oklahoma City, the AQHA World Champi-onship junior trail prelimi-naries were Nov. 13; the fi-nals were Nov. 16.

LaPlante described the trail class “like a big obstacle course,” where horse and rider must maneuver around approximately 50 poles in the walking, trotting and loping gaits. The final pat-tern was really difficult, LaPlante said, which in-volved a trot serpentine that went into a lope, doing a U-turn, and then loping again.

“He (Leroy) was such a good boy,” she said.

Ironically, while LaPlan-te won with Leroy, her for-mer horse Rocky finished sixth in the same class, un-der trainer Gary Roberts.

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Just two days before Thanksgiv-ing, John Mevi awoke to find five hungry, flea-ridden kittens aban-doned in a urine soaked box in his yard in Lakeside. Mevi who had ad-opted pets from Helen Woodward Animal Center in the past, called the Center for help. The kittens, who are now about 10 weeks old, have recovered from their ordeal and are ready to find their forever families. In honor of Mevi and his good deed, the kittens have been named after the virtues of the holi-day season – Faith, Hope, Joy, Love (or charity) and Peace.

“First, I was shocked,” said Mevi of finding five kittens in a rat-ty box at the end of his long driveway. “Second, I thought how cute they were and third, I knew that if my daughter saw them, she would think Santa had come a little early and would want to keep them, so I took them to Helen Woodward Animal Center where I knew they would be able to find homes.”

Mevi doesn’t hold it against the people who abandoned the kittens, “In this economy, people just don’t know what to do. I am glad they left the kittens at my house and we were able to do the right thing.” Four of the kittens, three males and one female, are grey with big green eyes, while one lone female is black with green eyes and a white tuft of fur on its chin. They are sweet and playful and ready to find their forever homes this holiday season.

The kittens will be part of the Iams Home for the Holidays campaign which has found homes for 6 million pets since it began at Helen Woodward Animal Center in 1999. This year 3,800 animal organizations are participating worldwide and the goal is to find homes for 1.5 million pets this holiday season.

For more information or to adopt these kittens, visit www.animalcenter.org, call 858-756-4117 or stop by at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe.

These abandoned kittens are now available for adoption at the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

Five abandoned kittens ready for adoption


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The 17-piece Rancho Santa Fe Big Band’s Holiday Concert was held Dec. 11 at the Village Church Fel-

lowship Hall. Under the direction of Professor Jack Wheaton, with Dom and Marie Addario producing the event, the pops-like concert featured holiday swing favorites and marked the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Pearl Harbor, which took place on Dec. 7, 1941. PHOTOS: JON CLARK

RSF Big Band performs annual Holiday Concert

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The Rancho Santa Fe Community Center hosted a special Moms and Tots Christmas Tea on Dec. 7

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Solana Santa Fe Principal Julie Norby is pictured with the recipients of Solana Santa Fe’s citizenship award for being responsible. One student from each classroom received an award during a school assembly on Dec. 9.

Front Row: Ryan Huyghe, Tye Barton, Lina Lingenbrink, Randie Lehberg, Ella Lombar-di, Jack Phillips, Landis O’Coyne and Isabella Vierling.

Back Row: Luca Martinez, Emma Marshall, Brookelynn Nelson, Joseph Bertsch, Cyrus Raiszadeh, Jonathan Ferraro, Felipe Ramos and Griffin Morris

Not pictured: Sophie Howard and Jack Turner. — Stacey Phillips

Solana Santa Fe students receive citizenship awards

Solana Santa Fe supports Community Resource CenterSolana Santa Fe School (coordinated by the Parent Teacher Organization) recently col-

lected new and used items to support the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Encinitas. Founded in 1979, the CRC is a non-profit social services agency serving residents through-out San Diego North County. The CRC will be using the items donated for their Holiday Basket program. Over three days, Dec. 16, 17 and 18, baskets will be assembled and distrib-uted to 1,500 families or 6,400 people.

(Top right) Leesa Davis and Erika Messih, who both coordinated the community service project, with Principal Julie Norby and Katy Mikelman from the Community Re-source Center. (Bottom right, l-r) Anita Ghods and her daughters Nicka and Natalie brought in their donations; Dina Shirazi added canned goods to the items collected at the school. — Stacey Phillips


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BY DIANE Y. WELCHTimothy Ricker knew

that fate was calling when one memorable night, al-most two years ago, he wit-nessed a tragic accident on Interstate 5 by the Lomas Santa Fe exit. A sedan had plowed into the back of an SUV, which then rolled over killing the front passenger, a 24-year-old woman who was six months pregnant. Ricker immediately pulled over to help. He climbed through the SUV’s car win-dow and aided in pulling the female away from the wreckage. Sadly, the woman and her fetus did not sur-vive.

A tragic accident, caused by a drunk driver, thus became the catalyst that urged Ricker to move forward with implementing a business plan for a unique transportation service, a concept that had been brewing in his mind for about a decade.

“It was a big motivat-ing factor to me finally get-ting the company off the ground,” he said.

This service, Round-Trip 101, uses compact, col-lapsible motorcycles that transport company drivers to meet up with clients who

require chauffeur service. Mostly the service has been used for clients who per-haps partied more than they anticipated. The Round-Trip 101 driver meets the client at a restau-rant or bar, folds up the motorcycle, places it in a duffle bag, pops it in the client’s vehicle trunk, and then drives the client’s ve-hicle and the client safely back to their home destina-tion.

Launched this August the business serves North County coastal communi-ties from Carlsbad to Del Mar along the Highway 101 corridor. It is also eco-friendly, utilizing a small fleet of battery-powered motorcycles manufactured in Italy. The bike can travel about 45 miles in range be-fore the battery needs re-charging, at an operational cost of pennies a day.

“Soon we’ll be utilizing solar power to recharge our batteries but, even so, we are still the only green transportation company in California that has zero emissions,” said Ricker.

The service costs a lot less than a taxi or limousine and also saves a lot of fuel.

“If someone had to

leave their car at a bar, grab a taxi home, and then re-turn to retrieve their car lat-er, this would amount to about six trips if you take into account the roaming taxi that picks them up,” Ricker explained.

Typically, most people do not take a taxi to a bar or restaurant, said Ricker.

“They tend to drive themselves in their own ve-hicles.”

In view of this, Ricker started out by marketing di-rectly with the bars and res-taurants. “I realized that if I did not have their support this business model would not work.”

Their response has been very positive.

“Tim has a great, inno-vative service that has given our customers an extra op-tion for transportation to get them home safely,” said Adam Carruth, owner of Carruth Winery in Solana Beach.

“It’s been so easy to work with Round-Trip 101, even though this is a brand new concept, our customers who use the service give us great feedback,” said Meryl Klemow from Solana Beach’s Belly Up. “They say it’s a better option than get-

ting a taxi.”Round-Trip 101 servic-

es have been used by clients at local eateries.

As business grows Rick-er plans to have a philan-thropic component to his business model. “I’m aim-ing to put 1 percent of reve-nues into a separate ac-count for a local nonprofit that supports either a healthy eco-system or wa-ter-system,” said Ricker, an avid surfer who grew up in the Bay Area.

Round-Trip 101’s typi-cal client is a responsible, educated professional who leads a busy life, has things to do the next day and can-not have the inconvenience of not having their vehicle, said Ricker. The rate of ser-vice is a $20 arrival fee, plus $3 a mile. For those who work locally in the service industry there is a special 50 percent discount.

The 24-hour service in-cludes airport pick-up or drop-off, doctors or surgery appointments, golf events, and winery, bar and restau-rant pick-ups. There are also special daytime rates for se-niors. Call (760) 500-5000 or visit www.round-trip101.com

Tim Ricker with two of the compact, collapsible motorcycles used by Round-Trip 101.

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The RSF Garden Club’s Horticulture Committee held its annual morning of Holiday Wreath making on Dec. 7. Participants developed a variety of unique holiday creations. PHOTOS: CLAIRE HARLIN

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Ashlee Singer and Brian Stewart were joined in marriage on Sept. 24, 2011, at the Village Community Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. Jack Baca and Rev. Jan Farley officiat-ing.

Ashlee’s sister, Whitney Singer, was her maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were Brian’s sister Meredith Wank, and friends Brenda Kirsch and Marianne Krueger. Best man was Stephen Fanning, and groomsmen were Bradley Scheiner, Scott Greenberg, and Justin Counts.

Ashlee is the daughter of Robin and Patrick Singer of Rancho Santa Fe. Ashlee attended Solana Santa Fe, Earl War-ren, Torrey Pines, and Loyola Marymount University. Brian is the son of Mary Catherine and James Wank. He attended the University of Michigan and UCLA School of Law.

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Earl Warren Parent Teacher Student Association holding fundraising drive

Each year the Earl Warren Parent Teacher Student Asso-ciation holds “One Fund Drive” to raise funds to fill voids to cover instructional support and materials so that teaching is uninterrupted by budget shortfalls. These funds support Sat-urday School, Homework Hour before and after school, Off Campus PE and Student Response Card sets.

This investment in instruction is valued at roughly $10,000. In addition to funding these programs, the Earl

Warren Computer Lab needs to be upgraded. It is a lofty goal, but the aim to raise $40,000 to pur-

chase 40 new Student Dell Desktop units. All donations are tax deductible. For more information

and pledge forms, visit the PTSA website at https://sites.google.com/a/sduhsd.net/earl-warren-ptsa/ or contact Fund Drive Chair Shelley Stevenson at 858-449-9705.

RSF Chanukah celebration to be held Dec. 21 at Morgan Run

The Chabad Jewish Center of Rancho Santa Fe invites everyone to celebrate the holiday of Chanukah with family and friends at the Rancho Santa Fe’s 6th Annual Chanukah Celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Morgan Run Club & Resort, 5690 Cancha de Golf, Rancho Santa Fe.

The event will feature: Grand Menorah lighting, latkes - donuts, Chanukah crafts for kids, chocolate gelt, fun for the whole family.

Kindly RSVP at www.JewishRSF.com. All are welcome! For more information or to RSVP, please contact CJC at

858-756-7571 or [email protected].

Celebrate the season at RSF GOP Women’s holiday soireeCelebrate the season with the RSF Republican Women,

Fed. on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. for a bit of Christmas Cheer at the home of June and Neil Ash. Music by local re-nowned pianist and jazz man Jack Wheaton.

Cost is $50 per person. Please reserve with Kathi-

[email protected] or 858-756-9906. (The ad-dress of the party will be provided when mak-ing your reservations.) Please mail checks pay-able to RSFRWF: P.O. Box 1195, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

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the birds migrating from the north because they like our weather,” Borchardt said, pointing out egrets and ducks. “They’re true snow birds.”

A walk along the la-goon trail is scenic and qui-et, despite of its proximity to the freeway.

As the ranger led a hike down the lagoon trail she greeted the various us-ers: runners, people walk-ing dogs and families with small children. It makes her very happy to see peo-ple out on the trail and commented it’s the only section of trail they have where she’s seen people in wheelchairs and kids learn-ing to use their bikes be-cause it’s so easily accessi-ble and flat.

After passing under I-5 and crossing the board-walk, the Lagoon Trail ends at the Jimmy Durante Bridge.

The River Park is work-ing on a grant for an initial study called “Reach the Beach,” which would ex-tend the lagoon trail over Jimmy Durante—now it’s a “game of Frogger” for peo-ple trying to cross the busy

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road near the Del Mar Fair-grounds. To get to the beach, users still have to cross the train tracks (ille-gally).

Much work has been done to revegetate the area—new plants grow steadily around the trails and many of it has been the result of volunteers working with the rangers. The Del Mar Rotary, for one, helped in removing invasive species, such as the water-hogging ice plant and replacing it with new trees and plants.

“Without our volun-teers we wouldn’t get half of the things we do accom-plished,” Borchardt said.

They are currently looking for volunteers for their trail patrol, people who utilize the trails often who can help rangers by notifying them of any sus-picious activity or any re-pairs that need to be done, such as felled trees. A train-ing session will be held at the end of January. For more information, visit sdrp.org.

New trail system planned off El Camino Real

You may have seen grading or orange construc-tion fencing up on El Camino Real, across from the Evangelican Formosan

Church and the Stallions Crossing development on Sea Country Lane. The work is not part of any new devel-opment project but actually a new trail loop. The San Dieguito River Park JPA fi-nally received permits ap-proved to build a series of trails on the site, to be known as the Mesa Loop Trails.

There will be an en-trance from El Camino Real and a permanent staging area and trailhead for about two miles of trails.

“It will be mainly for very passive recreation, pe-destrian use only,” said park ranger Natalie Borchardt.

Right now the area is pretty barren but Borchardt said they are starting to see plants grow in—the planted Coastal Sage Scrub should reach about waist high.

An automated gate will be open during the daylight hours and there will be lodge pole fencing to mark the trail and protect bird-nesting sites for least terns. Borchardt is hopeful that they will be able to encour-age the return of the least tern, a bird that hasn’t nest-ed in the area for years due to encroachment on their habitat.

The plan of action pre-sented by city planner Adam Birnbaum would involve input from the already-established Fairgrounds Master Plan Com-mittee, as well as two new committees with regional rep-resentation. The Master Plan Committee, referred to as the ad-hoc committee in regard to this project, consists of 10 Del Mar citizens who were ap-pointed by the council. This ad hoc committee will started the LCPA process by creating a list of issues and factors to be con-sidered in establishing the city’s vision for the fair-grounds.

Next, a steering commit-tee of stakeholders will take four or five meetings to craft policy language to address is-sues raised by the ad-hoc com-mittee. This steering commit-tee will be composed of repre-sentatives from: Solana Beach, the City of San Diego, San Di-ego County, the 22nd District Agricultural Association, the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority, The State Lands Commission, San Diego Association of Governments, the ad-hoc committee chair and a Del Mar staff member.

Next, a policy advisory committee will review the draft language, making recommen-dations and modifications. The incoming Del Mar mayor will

like oversee this committee, according to a city report.

Once amendments are drafted, they will be subject to review by the Del Mar Planning Commission, the City Council and the CCC.

Birnbaum said all meet-ings will be conducted pub-licly, with notices sent out to residents.

Deputy Mayor Terry Sin-nott applauded the council and staff for encouraging and including participation stake-holders in the action plan, as it has “a regional backbone to it,” he said.

When asked by Council-woman Lee Haydu how long the entire process will take, Birnbaum replied, “the better part of a year.”

“I dread calendaring some of these meetings, but it’s a regional asset and it’s important to do so,” he said.

Mayor Carl Hilliard said following these steps that al-low public testimony and re-gional input will help Del Mar in avoiding criticism by the state and others in the re-gion in the future.

Haydu said she is glad the city is finally moving for-ward with the LCPA.

By bringing in other people in the region,” she said, “others can buy into this even though it’s in our part of the county.”

For more about the LCPA or to read the city’s staff report on the plan, visit www.delmar.ca.us.

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well.The Horsemanship

Academy instructor plans to sell him, buy a younger horse, and “start over again.”

“He’s done his job for me,” LaPlante said, and ex-pressed sadness at the thought of losing him.

She explained that he’s ready for other events be-sides trail, such as horse-manship, equitation and showmanship, but those are events at the amateur level.

Because LaPlante teach-es children how to ride, she has professional status, mak-ing her ineligible for ama-teur events. To return to am-ateur status, she would have to stop instructing for five years.

LaPlante loves her job, though.

Another option is that she could show Leroy in the senior class, for horses age 6 and older, but LaPlante said she enjoys working with younger horses.

She credits her family and trainer for her success.

“I want to thank Liz, my mom (Susan Fristoe) and grandpa (Charles Fristoe),” LaPlante said. “Without them, I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today.”

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On Dec. 11, the Torrey Pines High School lacrosse team and cheerleading squad helped donate gifts, load the trucks, and deliver holiday cheer to military families in Camp Pendle-ton with Louis and Tonya McKay, The Bells of Freedom, and many other local volunteers. Families were treated to a very special afternoon of lunch, socializing, and receiving gifts from all the volunteers.

TPHS lacrosse, cheer teams help donation effort to military

Timmons Galleries is pleased to incor-porate Michael Aram’s pieces into its festive gallery space for the Holidays. From popular tableware items such as decorative candles, trays, vases, and platters, to frames and bowls, Aram’s work reflects the beauty of or-ganic pieces that are imbued with a soulful quality and energy. This energy is en-hanced by the tension of line, form, and meaning in each extraordinary object. The objects cause us to pause and consider, and therefore create a sense of ritual and cere-mony in their day to day use.

The gallery is also offering the prod-ucts of Agraria, Americal’s oldest and largest home fragrance company. Many Agraria fans have fond memories dating back to 1970, with the discovery of their Taylor Street boutique on Nob Hill in San Francis-co. Their signature Bitter Orange fragrance was the source of their success with the Stanford Court Hotel, and the flagship I. Magnin store in Union Square. When the legendary director of Henri Bendl, Geraldine Stuz, was given her first box of Bitter Or-ange Potpourri she invited Agraria’s found-ers to showcase Agraria at the front door of Bendl’s “Scentinments” Shop. Agraria is available world wide and is now part of our distinctive gift items in the gallery.

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Don’t miss Handel’s Messiah at Village Church in RSFHandel’s Messiah will be performed by the Village Community Chorale at the Village

Community Church in RSF on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m.The Village Church is located at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; (858)

756-2441.

Be a witness to shepherds following a star that would lead them to a musty manger in a cave. Go back to first century Jerusalem, a Middle Eastern marketplace and an expectant crowd following a rumor about the birth of a King. Hear Moses calling God’s people to free-dom, and the defiant Daniel with his friends in a fiery furnace. It’s the life, death and resur-rection of Jesus, the Messiah. It’s the Living Nativity at Horizon… Share the true meaning of Christmas with family and friends Dec. 17-18 (5-9 p.m.), Dec. 22-23 (6-9 p.m.)

The event will also feature an ice skating rink, food court, camel rides, petting zoo and games.

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Temma Markham, Verna Griffin-Tabor, Betsy Jones, Lani Testa, Pearl Padovano

Sophia Alsadek, Maria Assaraf

Maria Delgado, Andrea Naversen

Heidi Fleischbein

Bibbi Herrmann, Ulla Updegraff Eileen Menees, Rocio LascurainMarci Cavanaugh, Jean Newman

Kathleen Svoboda, Jeri Dobruskin Melissa Gilbert, Lisa Sullivan Charlotte Jones, Dorothy Todd

Joan Ely, Jean Newman, Jolynn ShapiroEvent co-chairs Pearl Padovano and Betsy Jones with past President Jeannie Lucia

The Country Friends of Rancho Santa Fe welcomed

the community to its annual Holiday Tea on Dec. 7. Guests shopped, mingled and celebrated the season of giving back to the community. Visit www.thecountry-friends.org. PHOTOS: JON CLARK

Tea with Country Friends

Lorraine Boyce, Betsy Jones, Nelda Dilbeck

Kim Smart, Andrene Dziubinski, Marie DanielsUlla Updegraff, Linda Howard Rebecca Farrant, Connie McNallyKristi Piper, President Marci Cavanaugh


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Is it possible to raise $1,000,000 for the RSF School to provide our children with a world class education? I be-lieve the answer is “YES”! However, Lee Corso, the ESPN college football analyst might quip, “Not so fast, my friend!”

Here are the current figures as of Dec. 1, 2011:• Grant commitment to R. Roger Rowe School:

$1,000,000• Cash in the door: $676,469• Cash needed to reach grant: $323,531• Participation rate: 70% (Goal 100%)

One can look at the numbers above and say, “Wow! We are already two-thirds of the way towards our goal and its only November!” Not so fast my friend! I see it as “Oh noooo…, we are only two-thirds of the way there!” Why do I say that? There are two reasons:

1) Virtually all of our marketing and contribution re-quests are front end loaded at the beginning of the school year.

2) Historically, the contributions raised by the remain-ing families who have not contributed, as yet, are typically less than those who have already given.

When we dig deeper into the figures, the picture gets a little brighter. If we include pledges that have been made to the school, but not yet received as cash, our potential contribution dollars increase to $876,958. This number sounds so much better than $676,469. However, these are receivables and unfortunately some small level of people don’t meet their commitments. My best guess is the real number as of December 1st is approximately $850,000. Thus, our deficit is around $150,000.

The heavy lifting has just begun! The next phase of our fundraising is focused on convincing the non-contrib-utors what their children get with the benefit of the RSF Education Foundation (RSFEF) and the Five-Star education. It may be better to let them know what they don’t get if we can’t raise funds.

It is baffling to me at times why parents have not con-tributed as yet. I have heard many reasons why and most I really do not understand. Some say, “It is a public school and it is not required. My tax money is enough.” I don’t buy it as we now live in a different education environ-ment. Other reasons that come up include being upset at administration and teachers, and the perceived “aggres-sive” nature the RSFEF goes about fundraising. Another excuse is they don’t believe our school is budgeting wisely and overspending. In my opinion, this is silly given my experience in working with the school administration. In my opinion, withholding parent support of your child’s education is not the appropriate manner to address these issues.

The fact is that almost nothing is free. The old expres-sion “You get what you pay for.” applies in this case. Pub-lic education, as we used to know it, is long gone. Public funding at every school in the country is not sufficient to provide the type of education we all want for our children. State funding is now non-existent and the revenue our school receives from real estate taxes has declined dramati-cally. What are the choices? Either cut teachers and staff, which accounts for 90% of the school budget, or raise funds from the parents and local community. I believe that ALL of the parents at R. Roger Rowe want the best ed-ucation for their children.

Our participation goal from parents is 100%. We truly believe and hope this is, and should be, attainable. Right now, it is hard for me to understand that 30 out of 100 parents have still not contributed. The lack of participa-tion is a slippery slope. It can create a disconnect between those generous contributors who may start to feel that they are paying for other children’s education. Will they continue to contribute in the future or pull back and let others carry the burden.

Okay…enough of my guilt talk, scare tactics, and arm twisting. Now back to why I think we can raise $1,000,000 and what we need to do. It is imperative that we pull to-gether as a school and parent community and create a dis-cussion among all families that it is not a “nice to give”, it is a “need to give.” We’re all in this together!

Back to the numbers…the RSFEF suggests a fair share

Letters to the Editor/Opinion

You get what you pay for…and we need your support now!contribution of $1,497 per student. This is a bargain! It pencils out to about $8 per day for each student.

I know it is possible to make our $1,000,000 grant. We realize that everyone has a different financial situation and are truly sensitive to this. That said, it is criti-cally important that every parent contribute to the best of their ability.

It is important for those who have al-ready contributed that gave less than “Fair Share”, but can afford to give more, to step up. It is important for those that have the mindset that if they can’t give at the Fair Share level, they won’t give at all. They need to step up to what they can afford. For the very small group of people that simply cannot, please contribute emotionally and get involved with the school by volunteer-ing in the classroom or becoming involved on our Leadership Team. It is unacceptable

to sit back and let others do it for you! We ALL have the ability to influ-ence our children’s edu-cation and can make a significant difference in their life now and into the future.

I am so proud to rep-resent the parents as the chair of the RSFEF and will do what I can to help all of our children benefit from a world class education. The administration and staff is amazing and my respect for what they do grows every day. We sincerely thank all of those who have contributed already and welcome new con-tributors with open arms. It is not too late. Always remember…”the difference is you!”

Bill Gaylord, Chair RSF Education Foundation

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This Sing-a-long evening is most definitely a more-the-merrier event, so bring a friend, a colleague or a neighbor! Before you say, “I’m not singing”, think about it: everyone brings a bottle of wine and something they’ve cooked to share with the group; we’ll visit, have a glass of vino and catch up while White Christmas plays in the background; and then we’ll pass out lyr-ics (in large enough font to read without readers) to your favorite Christmas Carols and the pianist will begin to play on the Garden Club’s grand piano.

Truth is, we all remember singing carols, and we’ll sing along in the car occasionally, but we think we cannot sing, and certainly not in front of others! We can. With the lyrics in hand, a holiday beverage consumed, and the piano playing, you’ll be sur-prised what you can do! For me, this Christmas tradition began in Park City with a friend’s player grand piano and we didn’t even have the delight of a live pianist! Trust me, you’ll be grinning from ear to ear after a couple of songs and you’ll think, “Wow, this is fun!”

The Community Center is co-hosting this evening with the Garden Club. While we are both membership based organizations, this event is open to all Ranch residents. There is no cost to the evening, so think of it as a Friend-raiser. We want you to see why it’s a great idea be an active part of your community. Meet us at the Garden Club at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, and wear something festive for the holidays. If you have questions in the meantime, please call me, Erin Weidner, at 858-756-1480, or Steve DiZio at 858-761-7499. We’ll see you there!

Sign your kids up for Winter Camps — Dec. 19 through 23If you’re in town during Winter Break, the Community Center is offering an array of

fun- filled, field trip days for our Rancho youth. We have a week-long session of Winter Day Camps for grades K-5 that include rock-climbing, bowling, a tour of PETCO park, a visit to the San Diego Food Bank, and an action-packed Friday at the RSFCC gym with ping pong challenges and holiday crafts. Our Thanksgiving Camps sold out, so go online to RSFCC.org to reserve your spots for this week. We only have 15 spots available.

Come along on a Low Tide Beach Walk Thurs, Dec 22Thursday Dec. 22 is our second Low Tide Beach walk and several people have written in

asking when we’re doing this again. You can meet up at the Community Center to ride down together, or meet at Fletcher Cove, at the base of Lomas Santa Fe Drive, at 1 p.m., where there is free parking. This will be a leisurely stroll, and a terrific way to unwind before the holidays envelope us with all the love, family and friendships we can handle. Sunshine or clouds, we’ll be there as it’s just a matter of dressing appropriately.

We’ll search for seashells, sand dollars (I always find at least one) and other gifts laid out for us by the sea. A local ocean enthusiast will join us to help us better understand tides as we walk and talk. Last month there were several members who couldn’t find us down at the beach, so this time I’ll bring a bright red cabana with RSFCC taped to the side, so that we’ll have a meeting spot. I’ll be there from 12:45 p.m.

Community Calendar goes online by month’s endFinally(!) we expect to have a truly collaborative online Community Calendar up and

running by the start of 2012. Every non-profit organization in town will now have the op-portunity to upload their activities to this calendar where all our community can see what’s happening at a glance. This will help us to fulfill our mission to truly be the “heart of the community”.

Ongoing Rec-In-The-Ranch programs will be easier to find & follow Look for our new bulletin board at the RSFCC and online in our emerging eCommuni-

tyCalendar. Yoga and Jazzercise have an ongoing, enthusiastic group of participants. Join in the fun, and make some new, like-minded friends:

Yoga: Tues & Thu 8:15-9:15 a.m. Ongoing Jazzercize: Mon & Wed 9:15-10:15 a.m. Ongoing *Core/Boot Camp: Tue & Fri 8:15-9:15 a.m. Beg. Jan 1 *Core Strength Training/Boot Camp will be taught by our Stand Up Paddleboarding in-

structor and fitness enthusiast, Cameron Trickey, beginning in January, with some demo classes in December. These first classes will be complimentary, so that you can see what all of the buzz is about. Fast, burst interval is just what we need to mix things up, and keep our muscle groups guessing.

We’re looking to start the year off right with drop-in Volleyball, Men’s weekend basket-ball clinics, a ballroom dance class (that looks like it will start with a dozen people), and we’re bringing back a morning walking group. We’ve been asked (& responded) for a weekly stretching drop-in session for all those walkers and runners who park in the village, before they hit the trails, as flexibility is an essential part of lifelong fitness. Whew!

RSFCC Year End Appeal is underwayFor those of you who don’t know, the RSF Community Center is an entirely privately

funded 501(C)(3). We do not receive any federal or state funding as do the majority of rec-reation centers across the country. Traditionally, our Year End Appeal garners about 40% of our individual donations. Last year we had 54 community members that donated. My hope for this year’s appeal is to increase the number of donors and family foundations will-ing to contribute so that we can meet our budget while lessening the individual financial burden.

Ideally, we’d like for our programs themselves, and our fundraisers to keep us in the black, but we’ll need a bit more time to make it to that level of sustainability, but we will! I am asking not only for your financial support, but for your willingness to get involved to help bring these programs to fruition.

As you are considering your year end contributions, please consider adding “Your” RSF Community Center to your planned giving. I am always available by phone, or to meet in person, to answer any questions you might have or to provide financials for your charitable giving accountant to review. You can also go online to RSFCC.org and click the Year End Appeal icon.

Thank you for all your suggestions and help in these last few months. We have made great strides together. I can always use a helping hand, a champion for an individual pro-gram or a volunteer, so please don’t hesitate to send me an email ([email protected]) or stop by “your” Community Center and introduce yourself.

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When we think of Holidays, we think of our families and loved ones and being able to spend precious time with them dur-ing this meaningful season. Holidays are particularly stressful for foster kids, who are constantly reminded of not being able to be in a traditional setting with family mem-bers. They have been placed under protec-tive custody by the Court for various rea-sons. Abuse, neglect and negative memories have been part of their lives. At San Pasqual Academy, many of these foster teens are able to overcome this cycle of abuse and become productive adults. A special “San Pasqual Academy family” is created: one that pro-vides stability, support, love and guidance. The volunteers of Friends of San Pasqual Academy are a key part of this support sys-tem. For over nine years, the volunteers have been dedicated to providing positive experiences to these foster students. Many lives have been changed as a result of these efforts.

The 150 foster teens of San Pasqual Academy celebrated the start of the Holidays with many exciting activities. A festive party for the students was held at the unique school, which is both home and school for the foster teens of San Diego County. Many individuals and organizations donated items and most importantly, their time and re-sources to make this Holiday special.

The party began with each student re-ceiving a special Christmas stocking that had each student’s name on them. These beautiful stockings were filled to the brim with wonderful items that were collected and created by Ellie Cunningham. Assisting in the stuffing of the stockings was Monica Sheets and many caring volunteers. Lois Jones purchased flashdrives for all the foster teens, that were placed in each stocking too.

Marc and Patty Brutten purchased sweatshirts for each student that had the school logo, a Dragon, on them, as well as beautiful robes, in an assortment of colors, for all the foster teens.

National Charity League members, co-ordinated by Teri Summerhays, collected t- shirts, pajama pants, sugar cookies and oth-er items for the teens. Liz Wolfe also pur-chased pajama pants for many of our stu-

dents. Courtney Le Beau and her NCL mem-bers collected many unique and colorful t-shirts, that each student greatly appreciated.

Kathy and Terry Lathrum collected gift cards for each teen through the Vista Cham-ber of Commerce. Also collecting gift cards was Becky Heitzman and her book club, Be-tween The Lines. Christmas trees for each cottage were purchased by Friends of San Pasqual Academy. In addition, each student received a $100 gift card, made possible by the members and supporters of Friends of San Pasqual Academy.

Donna Herrick, once again, collected many beautiful items from Sidestreet Bou-tique, a unique clothing store in South Lake Tahoe. The owner, Barbara Paroni, has do-nated hundreds of wonderful items through-out the years to the foster teens. Dresses, shoes, pants, skirts, blouses, jackets, purses, tee-shirts and more were donated by this wonderful individual. In addition, hundreds of socks were collected by Leslie Dwachinski, an item that is highly sought-after by the teens.

Carole and Ken Markstein sponsored a “Photo Booth” where students had their pic-ture taken with their friends, that added to this special creation of wonderful holiday memories. Kay Bennett purchased hygiene items, such as lotions, shampoos, condition-ers, deodorants, razors and more for the teens. Also adding to the fun was a cookie decorating activity, organized, once again, by Shelby Strong. She assisted the students in creating their own special holiday treats.

And, of course, a favorite activity was “shopping” with each student and helping them select items that were collected by many donors. Members of Friends of San Pasqual Academy became each student’s “personal shopper and this was a fun-filled activity.

The party ended with an exciting Raf-fle Drawing that was organized by Ann Boon, Dagmar Helgager, Kathy Lathrum and Teri Summerhays. Many lucky teens re-ceived items that included a flat screen TV, a digital camera, an ipod, an ipad, an Angry Bird game, head phones, an action camera,

Volunteers of Friends of San Pasqual made the holidays bright and meaningful for the 150 foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. Pictured in front row are: Paige Vanosky, Joan Scott, Donna Schempp and Mary Djavaherian. Middle Row: Sheila Skeen, Judy Oliphant, Dagmar Helgager, Andrea Reynolds, Mary Kay Zolezzi, Teri Summerhays, Monica Sheets, Shelby Strong and Joan Kaestner. Back Row: Joyce Hyam, Liz Wolfe, Heidi Hollen, Sue Husband, Sue Sporl, Mary Beth Oblon, Terri Malone, Nancy Clementin, Ann Boon, Lauren Wilks, Helaine Silverstein and Diane Emeridi.

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they have in dollars and cents. They do math prob-lems and can compete against each other to see who can solve a problem first at the board.

“If they don’t get to come up during math meeting they feel cheated,” said Freismuth. “So all the kids get to come up.”

In kindergarten teach-er Lauren Stevenson’s class, she uses her SMART Board to practice reading. Instead of using one “big book” that the class all reads from, she took pictures of the book and uploaded it onto her board.

The pages are then en-larged at the front of class — students read together and Stevenson can teach a lesson about using the vi-sual cues of the pictures (she can circle things John Madden-style on the screen for them to focus on) or use a digital post-it note to cover up words to help stu-dents sound out letters or guess words.

Schaub said the intent is for teachers to be creative and innovative in ways to use their SMART Boards—there is a SMART exchange

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where teachers can down-load templates and files that teachers everywhere are using. A new Safari Montage program, ap-proved by the board last week, is a form of cloud computing allowing Rowe teachers to share their files and ideas with each other.

Stevenson took her op-portunity in front of the school board to share her appreciation for the new boards.

“Thank you for this beautiful piece of technolo-gy,” she said. “I was very excited to dive into it and couldn’t wait to integrate it into my classroom every day.”

Schaub said she can only imagine the possibili-ties if this is as far as they have come in just one year. She said it’s great to see stu-dents so engaged, even those hard-to-reach eighth graders love using the SMART Board.

“Every hand goes up, everyone wants to come up and touch it,” Schaub said. “The engagement level is without a doubt higher than I’ve seen in a long time.”

an Xbox 360, a Karaoke ma-chine, clothing, jewelry, gift cards, board games, a Kindle, sports items and other won-derful prizes that were donat-ed by Ellie Cunningham and Friends of San Pasqual Acade-my members.

And many thanks to the volunteers, who assisted with the Holiday Party, which in-cluded Teri Summerhays, Monica Sheets, Donna Schempp, Heidi Hollen, Joan Kaestner, Shelby Strong, Judy Oliphant, Paige Vanosky, He-laine Silverstein, Joyce Hyam, Andrea Reynolds, Sheila Skeen, Liz Wolfe, Mary Beth Oblon, Mary Djavaherian, Donna Emeridi, Terri Malone, Sue Husband, Sue Sporl, Nancy Clementin, Mary Kay Zolezzi, Ann Boon, Marsha Halso, Donna Her-rick, Kathy Lathrum, Dagmar Helgager, Debby Syverson, and Joan Scott. Again, many thanks to these dedicated vol-unteers and donors for mak-ing this event so wonderful

for the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy!

It was quite a memora-ble day for all who attended, including the volunteers. The foster students ex-pressed their gratitude and appreciation to all who made this possible. It will be a Christmas they will al-ways remember and trea-sure. Most importantly, the foster teens expressed their gratitude for so many people genuinely caring about them and conveyed to the volunteers that their gift of time and love was the most important gift they receive throughout the year.

For more information on Friends of San Pasqual Academy, which is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, please visit www.friendsof-sanpasqualacademy.org or call 858 759- 3298. Dona-tions can be sent to Friends of San Pasqual Academy, PO Box 8202, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

On behalf of the foster teens of San Pasqual Acade-my, “Merry Christmas to All and Happy New Year”!

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can be even longer when optional programs like band are factored in—band prac-tice starts at 7 a.m.

Trustee Tyler Seltzer said the late start mornings are nice but they should consid-er the start times of schools that the district’s students are feeding into. Torrey Pines High School, for ex-ample, starts at 7:45 a.m. He wondered what affect it would have on students to get used to starting at 9:15 a.m. and then have to be up much earlier at Torrey Pines.

RSF School District Su-perintendent Lindy Delaney said it is also a concern that shortened days often mean cutting curriculum. Delaney said she would look into Frank’s suggestions and come back with a report and discussion at an upcoming board meeting.

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pointed by the governor. The district suspended the leave buy-back program ear-lier this year at the direction of board president Adam Day, after the state’s con-cerns surfaced.

Fair board members Da-vid Watson, David Lizer-bram and Tom Chino met last week to discuss the state audit report, and voted to have fairgrounds staff draft the letter.

“The directors have full intention of complying with all laws and regulations ap-plicable to the 22nd DAA. However, as many questions exist regarding the oversight of the district your efforts to respond to these questions are important to our under-standing of the policies, rules and laws governing the 22nd DAA,” the letter con-cludes.

At the fair board meet-ing on Tuesday, Watson said the state’s report faulted the district’s actions in broad terms, but did not cite the specific regulations or laws that had been violated.

“I want to hear defini-tively, either from Food and Agriculture or the Attorney General’s office, what the

rules are,” Watson said.The audit report also called on the dis-

trict to direct its employees to repay the money they received under the district’s leave buy-back program.

But Watson said it doesn’t appear the district has the authority to ask for the mon-ey back. Its only recourse to recoup the

costs would be to sue the employees, he said.

In their official response to the state au-dit report, district officials said the payments were made due to financial hardships suf-fered by employees, only after it was deter-mined that the employees had sufficient leave balances on the books.

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Orpheus SpeaksPresented by Write Out LoudMonday, January 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Write Out Loud, a unique theatre troupe that reads literature aloud, returns to the Athenaeum this year with three new programs of literature about art and music. Most of us were read to as children, but too few of us ever get such tender loving care as adults. Write Out Loud changes that with professional actors who breathe such verve into stories and poems that they seem to jump off the page--alive and aloud!

Single lecture:$12 member/$17 nonmember

To reserve, call (858) 454-5872 or visitljathenaeum.org/lectures.html#orpheus.

Shop at the X StoreAdd an artistic touch to your holiday gift giving this year. Visit the X Store for one-of-a-kind gifts, perfect for the art lover in your life—from unique toys for children and décor for the home or office, to personal accessories and an eclectic selection of books on contemporary art, architecture, and photography.

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Regional Holiday events: Concerts, plays, festivals and more

Two Nutcracker BalletsDowntownThe San Diego Symphony joins Califor-

nia Ballet for performances of the Tchai-kovsky holiday tradition, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 17, Dec. 21-23; 1 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave. Tickets $40-$80. (858) 560-6741. California-ballet.org. The Nutcracker tells the story of a girl named Clara who is given a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. Later that evening, Clara encounters toy soldiers who have come to life to do fierce battle with gi-ant mice before embarking on a journey through the Snow Kingdom and the King-dom of Sweets.

La JollaLeaping Cossacks! Flurries of Snow-

flakes! And a Legion of Rats! See them all swoop and soar in the 22nd annual produc-tion from San Diego Ballet, Dec. 17-18 at Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD. Directed and choreographed by Robin Sherertz Mor-gan and Javier Velasco. La Jollan stars as Clara. Tickets $25-$45. (619) 294-7311. Sandiegoballet.org

*****Holiday ImprovThe Improv Theatre of Los Angeles

takes the stage in “An Unscripted Carol,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19-20 at North Coast Reper-tory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, So-lana Beach. Tickets $20. (858) 481-1055, northcoastrep.org

Old World BeatsA sequence of seasonal motets and car-

ols will be presented by Bach Collegium un-der the direction of Ruben Venezuela at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at St. Andrews Church, 1050 Thomas Ave., Pacific Beach. Each concert will be preceded by a 6:45 p.m. round-table discussion. Tickets $25-$40. Rush door tickets at $10 for students with ID. www.bachcollegiumsd.org/

Christmas FestivalNew this year, “A Christmas Taberna-

cle,” comes to Liberty Station in Point Loma, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 16-18. There will be two entertainment stages, live reindeer, inflatables, cookie decorating, a model train display, carolers, horse and car-riage rides, films and dances featuring local bands and choirs. Tickets $18-$12 at (888) 878-6652 and at the door.

(619) 754-9508. Achristmastabernacle.com

Holiday PopsBilled as “a Christmas sing-along to life

your spirits,” the San Diego Symphony with special guest singer John Pagano and area choirs will perform yuletide favorites, 8 p.m. Dec. 16-17, and 2 p.m. Dec. 17, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, Symphony Hall, 750 B. St. The guest violinist will be Robert McDuff-ie. Tickets (619) 235-0804. Sandiegosym-phony.com

Art lovers looking for new pursuits should consider becoming a docent at the Timken Museum in Balboa Park. Docents provide guided tours and in-gallery talks to a wide range of museum audiences from nov-ice to expert alike. Docents also serve as am-bassadors for the museum, give talks in the community, and help with museum special events and programs.

Dedicated to art and education, Timken docents typically have an interest in art and art history, are outgoing, and have a passion for teaching. Docents are the first faces many of museum visitors see and are essen-tial in creating a meaningful and memorable museum experience.

The next docent training program will begin in February with classes at the muse-um every Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. Upon completion of the 14-month training, new docents contribute a minimum of four vol-unteer hours per month.

The training covers the history of art focusing on the periods and works of art represented in the museum’s permanent col-lection. Docents-in-training also receive an intensive preparation on touring techniques and strategies.

If interested, complete and submit an application. For more information, all (619) 239-5548, ext. 105 or e-mail [email protected].

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SES Pro-Am Donation Check Presentation

A donation check for $3,000 — representing a por-tion of the proceeds raised at the 2011 SES Pro-Am — was presented to a representative of the Empty Cradle on Nov. 30 at Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa (annual host of the SES Pro-Am). As a method to reach many newly bereaved parents who are seeking help from the loss of an infant before, during or after birth, the funds will be used toward enhancing the Empty Cradle website.

Braeden Henton, Tracy Swanson (Empty Cradle), Eduardo Sanchez (Founder, SES Tennis Center)

The website will soon include a new Memorial Sec-tion offering parents a place to write a commemorative message and/or create a remembrance ribbon or quilt square dedicated to their baby. The SES Tennis Center rais-es funds for a youth tennis center in Tecate, Mexico and also supports the efforts of the Empty Cradle in San Diego. Visit www.sestenniscenter.org.


BY KELLEY CARLSON

There’s no place like home, but Le Bambou is a close second for the Do family.

Owned by Andrew Do and his wife, Cuc Nguyen (who also serves as chef) the restaurant has remained virtually unchanged since it opened its Del Mar location more than 20 years ago.

In fact, according to daughter Annie Do, who is manager, Le Bambou is al-most exactly like their house.

Members of the Do family, along with about a half-dozen brightly col-ored fish in an aquarium, greet cus-tomers at the entrance. The simple, yet elegant, dining room is accented with bamboo and surrounded by pink-ish-beige walls. White cloth napkins are fanned onto plates; next to the menus on the table are candles and fresh flowers picked from the family’s garden daily.

“She’s (my mom) here all day; she wants to feel like she’s at home,” An-nie said.

Nguyen, who has never taken a cooking class, is the only chef at Le Bambou and has one assistant. She prepares every dish from scratch, which is why the restaurant is limited to about 15 tables. Her experience stems from cooking for her husband and six children over the years.

The Do family has been a part of San Diego County’s culinary scene since 1977, when they opened Viet-nam Restaurant in City Heights. Ac-cording to Annie, it was the first Viet-

nam restaurant in the county.While the original establishment

featured more traditional Vietnamese cooking, Le Bambou (which replaced Vietnam Restaurant) incorporates more of a Vietnamese-French fusion. The inspiration came from Nguyen’s older sister, who had an eatery in France.

Ninety dishes are on the menu, ranging from appetizers and soups, to vegetarian, seafood, beef and chicken entrees. The portions are large enough for family-style dining, allowing for people to sample each dish.

Start off the meal with a Vegetable Ambrosia, consisting of sauteed vege-tables, tofu, rice noodles, cilantro, mint and peanut sauce. Or order rice paper and other extras, and assemble your own spring rolls. Soups include Suong, which is specially prepared ground shrimp with rice noodles in a chicken broth; and Traditional Style Fish Soup, a tamarind-flavored concoc-

tion with sole or salmon, tomatoes, bean sprouts, pineapple and celery.

Among the restaurant’s specialties are the richly flavorful Cornish Game Hen and the Clay Pot Rice, with mushrooms, shredded chicken, barbe-cue pork, onion and spices.

Annie noted that Le Bambou’s food does not contain MSG, which is typi-cally found in Asian dishes. Also, ad-justments to spice levels and other ac-commodations can easily be made.

“The majority of stuff is made to order,” Annie said.

The daytime is ideal for a casual meal with business associates or friends, with ambient light filtering in through the front door. In the eve-ning, the lights are dimmed and can-dles are lit. The experience is en-hanced with the soft sounds of piano music.

There’s a constant stream of custom-ers year-round, and nighttime tends to be the busiest, Do said. She explained that the restaurant is closed on Mon-days so the family can do inventory and spend time together.

Quite a few of the guests have been coming in for 20 years, Annie said, and a number of the regulars dine on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

“The fun part is seeing everybody grow up,” Annie said. “During the holidays, families come in, and it’s like a reunion. We make everyone feel like they’re at home. We know their names, and we have their orders set.”

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Vietnamese family finds culinary success in Del Mar's Le BambouThe dining room at Le Bambou accommodates 15

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'Shaking Beef' consists of marinated garlic and onion beef cubes that are sauteed and placed on a bed of greens.

Multicolored fish greet customers in their aquarium near Le Bambou's entrance.

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When you walk into Tune Chiropractic, located at 320 S. Cedros Ave. in Solana Beach, the first thing you see is the “do what you love” wall, as Jenna Bleth calls it. On it are a handful of photos of clients doing what they love, whether it be a woman surfing on a pink board to raise awareness about breast cancer or a man doing per-sonal growth coaching. Also shown is Bleth working with children in Bali, and Ryan Gessay, her fiance, doing chi-ropractic adjustments on kids in Brazil.

“As we build a family of clients here, we’re hoping to expand the wall,” said Bleth, a Reiki and intuitive wellness practitioner. “We want it to be an inspiration for every-one who walks in the door.”

Gessay, who specializes in a rare type of chiropractic work called “zone healing,” officially opened Tune Chiro-practic with Bleth in Octo-ber, but there were clients coming to the “boutique op-eration,” as they describe it,

well before the doors were open.

“Before we opened for business we were pulling up the carpet, there were ladders and paint everywhere, it smelled like glue and paint and we were seeing patients on a fold-up table,” Bleth re-called. “The place was in shambles.”

The demand can be at-tributed to Gessay’s populari-ty in San Francisco, where he just relocated from to get back to his North County roots and start a life with Bleth. Not only does he have a perfect rating on Yelp.com that has followed him to So-lana Beach, but he’s got cli-ents from Los Angeles who used to fly all the way to San Francisco and are thrilled to now make the shorter com-mute south.

It may sound extreme for a client to venture that far, but Gessay is one of only a handful of chiropractors in the nation who practice “zone healing,” which is de-signed to balance major sys-tems of the body — such as nervous, muscular, glandular,

circulatory and digestive — which Gessay says any health issue can be traced from. This process starts by touching specific points in the back of the head, which tells Gessay which spinal points to stimulate in order to promote proper commu-nication with the rest of the body.

When it comes to well-ness, Gessay and Bleth work together to create the right solutions for clients and in-corporate education into their healing plans. That may involve sending clients home with material to read up on or encouraging them to attend the weekly mind-body class held at Tune on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Bleth also practices Reiki, a technique that uses touch to minimize stress and promote relaxation, as well as intuitive wellness, which she said helps people “dis-cover truth through spiritual connection.”

While working in ele-mentary schools in Bali — a trip of passion that she made happen by writing the

schools directly — she ex-plored how spirituality is ac-cepted and integrated. With that knowledge and a very “spiritual intuitive” upbring-ing, she hopes to help others “ open, explore and nurture their spiritual gifts,” she said. She also hopes to practice Reiki on children and teach the art to both kids and their parents.

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agenda is to provide a mater-nity package to expecting mothers, which would in-clude a number of wellness services from their practice, as well as others in the area.

Bleth said she is drawn to her work doing Reiki be-cause it involves a transfer of energy from one person to another, which is a “bound-less language.”

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of his expertise stems from the understanding of energy.

“Scientists call it nature and religious people call it God,” Gessay said. “Energy is what created the body and it’s also what heals the body.”

For more information, visit www.tunechiropractic.com.

Couple gets in ‘TUNE’ with North County communityChiropractic, healing center new to Cedros

Couple Jenna Bleth and Ryan Gessay recently moved TUNE Chiropractic, Health and Healing from San Francisco to North County, where Gessay’s grew up. PHOTO: CLAIRE HARLIN


BY BEN DUBOIS, MD, SCRIPPS HEALTHFrom a quarterback throwing a perfect pass

to a flight attendant opening an overhead bin, shoulder pain can strike people of all walks of life. Depending on the cause and severity of the condition, the pain may range from mildly an-noying to so debilitating that even simple acts like brushing your teeth are difficult.

To understand the most common types of shoulder pain, it helps to know how the shoul-der works. Your shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint made up of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), the shoulder blade (scapula), and the collarbone (clavicle). The head of the arm bone fits into a socket in the shoulder blade, and the joint is covered by the connec-tive tissue called the shoulder capsule.

One of the most common injuries I see in-volves the rotator cuff, which is a group of four muscles or tendons that keep your arm in the shoulder socket. As the name implies, your ro-tator cuff helps you rotate and lift your arm. When one or more of the tendons that make up the rotator cuff is injured or torn, it can lead to pain and weakness in the shoulder joint. Most tears occur in the supraspinatus muscle that runs along the top of the shoulder, but other tendons may be affected as well.

Rotator cuff tears can be caused by a num-ber of factors. Trauma such as accidents, falls, and lifting or throwing something that strains the shoulder can cause acute tears. Chronic overuse, which is common with athletes and people who do repetitive lifting or overhead work, can also cause problems. Most rotator cuff injuries, though, are caused by degenera-tion of the tendon over time. As we age, our tendons naturally wear out from everyday ac-tivities, making them more prone to tear. A small tear can get worse over time, especially if the tendons are already deteriorating. These types of “wear and tear” injuries are most com-mon in people in their 60s and older.

The first step in diagnosing rotator cuff in-juries is a physical examination to identify ar-eas that are weak or painful. We may also order magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)or ultra-sound tests, which can enable us to see tears in the soft tissues of the rotator cuff tendons and show us the condition of the muscles and ten-dons in the shoulder.

Treatment depends on several factors, in-cluding the severity of the injury and your age and activity level. Some patients simply choose to live with the discomfort. In mild cases, rest-ing the shoulder and taking over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications may be all that is needed to relieve pain. A cortisone injection can help reduce inflammation and pain as well. Physical therapy may be recommended to re-store movement to the shoulder and strength-en the muscles surrounding it. A physical thera-pist can also teach you to modify movements

that may contribute to injury, and prescribe ex-ercises to improve strength and flexibility, which can help prevent re-injury.

If non-surgical treatments do not resolve the problem, surgery may be needed to repair the torn tendon and reattach it to the bone. In many cases, we can perform surgery using min-imally invasive techniques. Recovery generally takes several months and usually includes physical therapy.

Another common shoulder problem is ad-hesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder. Character-ized by pain and stiffness that progressively in-creases until the shoulder is “frozen” in place, this condition occurs when the connective tis-sue capsule surrounding the shoulder joint be-comes inflamed and tight. Stiff bands of tissue called adhesions form, making it difficult for you—or anyone else—to move your shoulder.

The cause of frozen shoulder is unknown, but it is most common in women between the ages of 40 and 60. Generally, frozen shoulder begins with increasing sensations of pain over the outer shoulder and decreased range of mo-tion. As the shoulder freezes, the pain may less-en, but the stiffness increases.

We diagnose frozen shoulder through physical examination, checking your range of motion and flexibility both when you move your own shoulder and when someone else moves it. In many cases, frozen shoulder can be treated without surgery. Frozen shoulder sometimes gets better on its own, but may take up to two years to fully resolve. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications can help reduce pain and swelling; cortisone injections may also be used. Physical therapy, including aggres-sive stretching and massage, can relieve tight-ness, break up adhesions and restore range of motion.

Should surgical treatment be required, we may recommend minimally invasive ar-throscopic capsular release to break up scar tis-sue, along with manipulation under anesthesia. In this procedure, you are given a general anes-thetic and your shoulder is forcibly moved while you are asleep, which causes the tight tis-sues in the capsule to stretch or tear and helps you regain mobility. Most patients notice a dra-matic improvement in range of motion almost immediately.

If you experience shoulder pain, stiffness, weakness or decreased range of motion that does not improve within a few days or becomes worse, contact your physician for an examina-tion. The sooner shoulder problems are diag-nosed and treated, the faster the recovery will likely be.

Ben DuBois, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Scripps. For more information or for a physi-cian referral, please call 1-800-SCRIPPS. “To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps Health.

To your health: Shoulder pain requires expert diagnosis and treatment

Torrey Pines boys basketball team won the Hilltop tournament title as the Falcons defeated Mission Bay 61-46 in the Dec. 9 ti-tle game at Hilltop High.

Tournament MVP Joe Rahon scored 33 points to lead the Falcons, and Garrett Gal-vin added 15 points.

The Falcons opened the tournament with a 71-48 victory over San Diego on Dec. 2 and then beat tournament host Hilltop 67-42 the next day.

The Falcons secured the best record in their pool with a 55-41 victory over Helix on Dec. 6 that enabled them to get to the tour-ney finals despite a 62-59 overtime loss to Monte Vista on Dec. 8.

Rahon scored 30 points to lead the Fal-cons in the Helix game and Galvin added 11 points.

Rahon scored 32 points in the Monte Vista game and Galvin added 15 points.

Rahon averaged 27.6 points in the sea-son-opening tournament as the Falcons im-proved their record to 4-1.

*****Cathedral Catholic remained unbeaten

as they advanced to the finals of the Wolf-pack-Horseman tournament with a resound-ing 68-36 victory over Carlsbad in the semi-finals on Dec. 10 at West Hills High.

Nick Prunty scored 19 points and had four steals to lead the Dons. Xavier Williams added 11 points, and Niksha Federico con-tributed 10 points.

The victory followed a 73-50 win against Escondido the previous day in which Prunty led the Dons with 19 points.

Williams added 17 points and Federico contributed 14.

The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 5-0. — Gideon Rubin

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The Torrey Pines JV soccer team celebrates winning the 34th Annual Grossmont Tournament.

Torrey Pines JV soccer team tops at tournamentThe Torrey Pines JV soccer team won the 34th Annual Grossmont Tournament on Dec.

10. JV defeated Valhalla High School 4-2 in the finals. Jeremy Dinkin, Jake Heilbrunn, Tyler Valdes and Hunter Willoughby each scored a goal in the championship game. This is JV’s first pre-season tournament under the direction of new JV Coach Danny Berthiaume. The team is looking forward to their next tournament, the North County Inland Invitational 2011 beginning Dec. 19.

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The BU11 team has had a very successful season, winning their Presidio League bracket and other pre-season tournaments over the summer. Coached by Warren Jacobs, this team is looking forward to playing in State Cup and moving up to play AA-A next season.

RSF Attack offers Competitive and Recreational soccer for players ages 4-18. Visit our website at www.rsfsoccer.com for more information on our upcoming Holiday Camp and Tryouts for U7-U9 players.

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RSF Soccer League to hold Holiday Soccer Camp The Rancho Santa Fe Soccer League re-

cently announced its upcoming Holiday Camp. More information on the camp and a registration flyer can be found on the League website at www.rsfsoccer.com, under Recreational — Camps/Clinics.

The Holiday Camp will be held Dec. 19-23 at the Rancho Santa Fe Sport Field, 16826 Rambla Del Las Flores in Rancho Santa Fe. The camp will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon all five days and is designed to focus on im-proving individual skills such as dribbling, passing, finishing, and shooting, as well as speed training and goalie skills. Players will go over the mechanics of opposition (attack/

defend), then work the skills into small-sid-ed game situations.

The camp is open to all players, recre-ational and competitive, and will be con-ducted by Director of Coaching Malcolm Tovey and his professional coaching staff. More information on the Holiday camp and the camp registration flyer can be down-loaded from the League website. Hurry and register to save your spot!

Questions about the Holiday Camp can be directed to the league office at 760-479-1500 or by emailing Marilee Pacelli, director of League Operations at [email protected].

The Competitive division of Rancho Santa Fe Youth Soccer, known as Attack, will be having tryouts for Boys and Girls U7 – U9 the first week of January. The Tryout Flyer along with the Tryout Waiver Form can be downloaded from the League website at www.rsfsoccer.com. Boys and Girls try-outs will be Jan. 3 and 4 with Thursday, Jan. 5, for “Call Backs” as necessary. The tryouts will start at 3:45 p.m. for all age groups. All of the tryout sessions will be held at the Rancho Santa Fe Sport Field.

The Attack competitive soccer program offers teams in every age group from U7 to U19 for those who are interested in a higher level of play. These teams are coached by a highly qualified international coaching staff that train and develop players who aspire to play in college and beyond. Competitive coaching focuses on skill development in the younger age groups and tactical abilities for the older players. Skill development for players is always the focus with winning as the main objective.

Malcolm Tovey, the director of coach-ing, has been with the league for 13 years. Coach Tovey is one of the most well-known

and respected coaches in Southern Califor-nia having been involved with youth soccer here for almost 30 years. Coach Tovey’s philosophy is that soccer is “more than just a game.”

The league’s mission is to develop the passion for the game throughout the com-munity and through soccer have fun, build character and develop an appreciation for the rich spectrum of the world’s cultures.

“Our goal at Attack is to provide the Rancho Santa Fe soccer community with the resources and support needed to learn about the game, and for all youth who want to play, we pledge to provide the highest level of coaching and to organize quality competitions for all levels of play,” states Tovey. “We want to give each player the best opportunity we can to develop by pro-viding only the best in all areas of the game.”

Questions about the Tryouts can be di-rected to the League office at 760-479-1500 or by emailing Marilee Pacelli, director of League Operations at [email protected].

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Creat-ing a “won-der-ful fam-ily and life together” over 25 years is no simple or easy feat! It sounds as if you and your husband have been a pretty successful duo thus far. For most couples who have children together, their partnership can become like co-owners of a small busi-ness; their priorities become task sharing and keeping the books balanced.

Time for each other is relegated to the back burner – sometimes for years until it becomes a habit. A nega-tive cycle of neglect can then develop between the couple; each person is then prone to turn away from their partner looking for other ways to get their needs met. In the extreme, peo-ple grow apart and lose their

The Birds, the Bees, and Blended FamiliesShould this marriage be saved?

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connection to one another. A good many people

get married because it’s time to get married not necessari-ly when they’ve found someone who has all the same interests or is the per-fect match.

It is generally a misno-mer that people have to have the same interests. When it comes right down to it, people say that what they most want in life is to love and be loved. Love comes from feelings of ac-ceptance, appreciation, and encouragement. In long- term marriages, once the children grow up, parents/couples go through an ad-justment period. Some-times, it requires a reinvent-ing of one’s self or for the two of you as a couple. It can become a perfect time to refresh and revamp your relationship with your part-ner.

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MARRIAGEcontinued from page B13

BY DR. KEITH KANNERFor many extended family mem-

bers, the only time they have to spend and get to know their young family members is over the holidays and the time is often brief. From grandparents, to aunts, uncles, and cousins, this time is invaluable to discover what is on the minds and in the hearts of young chil-dren and even adolescents. To truly find out such answers, the interested family member needs to find ways to enter into their lives by joining in the child or adolescent’s interests or activities that they are comfortable doing.

It is almost essential that the adult visiting family members consult with the parents of the child to find out what they are interested in; activities that they enjoy doing; and then demonstrate interest in such ac-tivities when visiting. For example, last year, on of my view-ers at San Diego 6 News wrote me to tell me that she always brings a “bag of tricks” with her when she visits her grand-children over the holidays. Within her bag are items that she has found are liked and enjoyed by her grandchildren, in-cluding drawing materials, puzzles, and two familiar board games. She told me that because she is attuned to their inter-ests, the children readily play with her and teach her about their lives. Each year she then “updates” her bag based on changes that she had learned about not changes in their de-velopment.

Family outings are also great ideas as long as the activi-ty has something for everyone. Making an adolescent go to a museum over the holidays, if they are not interested in mu-seums, will elicit resistance and complaints, and will often ruin the trip for the rest of the family. Therefore, it is a good idea to find activities that all family members seem to enjoy and take a vote. If not everyone can agree, then taking activ-ity turns is another option.

A common error that many adults make when interact-

ing with children is trying to “make them” participate in some activity over the holiday that they do not either enjoy or understand. Although the intent is positive, it is better that with little time to bond, that the chosen activities are fun and interesting to the child.

Spending time with adolescent family members is an-other story. As most adolescents would much rather spend time with their friends, which is normal, finding activities that they will do with you may be difficult, but not impossi-ble. Adults can “hang out” with adolescents as long as they do not ask them too many questions and try to find activi-ties that they like to do, which are usually shopping or going to a movie. The reason here is that they like “stuff” and a movie is a compromise in spending time together but not talking too much.

On a final note, try not to feel rejected by your young family members if you only visit them on holidays. Like ev-eryone else, they may take some time to re-familiarize them-selves with you and begin perhaps shy or resistant. Give them some time and remain positive and interested. In most cases, they will come around although it might be the last day of the holiday. But, be sure to enjoy that day.

Key Points: 1. Join in their interests, not yours!2. Do your homework – find out what they like to do.3. Activities need to have something for everyone.4. With adolescents, do NOT ask them too many ques-

tions. Tell them what you have heard about them.5. Try NOT to feel rejected if they act shy or resistant at

first. Dr. Keith Kanner is host/anchor - Your Family Matters -

WSRADIO; contributor to LifeChanger, Extra TV; a syndicated columnist; author of “Your Family Matters — Solutions to Com-mon Parental Dilemmas” (in press); board certified & licensed clinical child, adolescent, & adult psychologist & psychoanalyst; Assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; National Board Member - Kids-Korps USA; and a father of three great kids.

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Garden of Lights runs through the HolidaysThe San Diego Botanic

Garden in Encinitas is aglow for the holidays with more than 10,000 sparking lights providing a magical winter experience for guests of all ages. Live music will fill the air from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec.

8-23 and Dec. 26-30, while a team of Blond Belgian draft horses provides wagon rides. There will also be a Poinset-tia Garden and a 60-Nut-crackers-strong exhibit, along with costumed char-acters and tales, tunes and

The popular annual Holiday of Lights at the Del Mar racetrack and continues through Jan. 1.

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Softball became even more exciting for a group of 7-and-8-year-olds who made up the 8U Fall Ball team of the North Shore Girls Softball League, when their team recently fin-ished the season undefeated.

“We had a terrific season,” says manager Steve Ratner. “We had girls with some experi-ence under their belts and others who were playing for the first time. Each girl played hard and played up to her potential.”

The Fall Ball season, which runs from September through November, is often a time when softball players sharpen their skills and up their playing ability, according to Ratner.

“It’s less intense than the All-Star season, but more intense the rec season,” says Ratner. “We play against teams outside of our league and that makes it more competitive. It’s also a time when the girls just have fun.”

As an added bonus, the 8U coaches saw skill levels rise, with several girls hitting home runs during games.

“We want to see these girls maintain and improve their skills, and to look forward to upcoming rec season,” says coach Paul Ang. “That’s what Fall Ball is all about.”

While the 8U team will take some time off from softball, all 13 girls are planning to re-turn in January for evaluations and the start of the Spring recreational season.

Registration for the North Shore Girls Softball League is now open for girls from 5 to 14 years of age. To learn more about the league, or to register online for the Spring 2012 sea-son, visit www.nsgsl.com.

It’s a winning season for North Shore’s 8U Fall Ball team. Front row: Allison Bien, Audra Carangelo, Sakura Bindley, Eden Ratner, and Katie Walling. Back row: Leah Teague, Olivia Crosbie, Caitlin Woodmansee, Emily Bertrand, Sydney Ang, and Donya Khaksari. Not pictured: Taylor Ang and Nadia Shaban.

North Shore’s 8U team undefeated in Fall season

TPHS Wrestling Team Christmas Tree FundraiserThe Torrey Pines High School Wrestling Team with Military personnel.

The Torrey Pines High School Wrestling Team recently finished their annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser. Once again the Christmas tree sale was a tremendous success, but this year there was an added bonus: local residents and businesses throughout this area showed their appreciation for the families of deployed Marines and Sailors by buying trees on their be-half.

According to the Team Liaison Patti Maffett, “It seemed like the perfect opportunity to help brighten the holidays for a few of the thousands of military families in the San Diego area who will not be spending the holidays with their loved ones. We are so grateful that we live in America and have the freedoms that we often take for granted. The wrestlers and local citizens were excited to be able to contribute.”

In all, the Torrey Pines Wrestling Team delivered 45 trees to Marines and Sailors current-ly deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton, the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group based in San Diego, and other military families in the San Diego area.


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Superintendent Lindy Delaney and the Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation hosted a special Open

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CCHS Ambassadors Shawn Yazdanmehr and Grace Garcia Susan Daley, Christy Herold, Eric Johnson, Natasha Reiss, Doug Sain

Phil Pape and Decorations Chair Jackie Pape

Co-chairs Janet and Dennis Cruzan

Lynda Linaugh, Molly Collins, Tommy TurpinEvent co-chairs Chris and Alice Collins

Cathedral Catholic High School sponsored “A Christmas Concert with The Beach Boys” on Dec. 11

at the campus. The iconic band will mark its 50th anniversary in January. The event also included silent and live auctions, dinner and, of course, danc-ing to Beach Boys’ hits. Proceeds direct-ly benefit Cathedral Catholic High School and Notre Dame Academy.PHOTOS: ROB MCKENZIE

Fun, fun, fun with the Beach Boys at Cathedral Catholic

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SERVICEScosts, expenses, and advances is $1,439,575.46. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the “mortgage loan servicer” as defined in Civil Code 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has not obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: November 21, 2011 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary KIMBERLY COONRADT D’ AMBROSIO, ASST. SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 92711-1988 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures.com. TAC# 949729 PUB: 12/01/11, 12/08/11, 12/15/11 RSF201

the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier’s, certified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: SHAHIN ANDISI Recorded July 5, 2006 as Instr. No. 2006-0475058 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded August 26, 2011 as Instr. No. 11-441245 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED JUNE 26, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 17620 LA BAJADA, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 “(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness).” Said Sale of property will be made in “as is” condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: DECEMBER 21, 2011, AT 10:30 A.M. *AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING 321 NORTH NEVADA STREET OCEANSIDE, CA At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated

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HOUSESOPENColdwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s The Harwood Group, which operates out of its own office in the Village of Rancho San-ta Fe, has yet another accolade to stack onto its already impressive trophy case. The Har-wood Group has been ranked 30th among the top real estate teams in the U.S. ac-cording to a new list by The Wall Street Journal/Real Trends, Inc.

The Harwood Group carved an im-pressive notch high up on the Journal’s Top 250 list thanks in part to Doug and Orva’s combined 60-plus years of real es-tate experience in the San Diego region. The Harwood Group is a regular on the Journal’s list, having cracked the Top 50 for the past four years. Additionally, the team has been Coldwell Banker’s No. 1 group in all of San Diego County since 2005.

“The Harwood Group’s success is a di-rect reflection of the team’s commitment to their clients’ needs,” said Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage-Rancho San-ta Fe Manager Steve Salinas. “Through their 60 combined years, they have truly seen it all and our clients have benefitted greatly from that immeasurable experi-ence.”

The Harwood Group has its finger-prints on some of the largest real estate transactions affecting San Diego. Recent highlights include Orva Harwood having closed the highest priced property in So-lana Beach this sum-mer, and Doug Har-wood who recently closed the largest resi-dential land deal for 2011 in North Coun-ty. Additionally, Doug has a $29M spectac-ular oceanfront listing in Carlsbad – cur-rently the third highest priced listing in San Diego County.

With 29 agents, The Harwood Group is deeply involved in the community. Among the many projects the team is cur-rently involved in are the Rachel Women’s Center in San Diego, working with chil-dren and adults with cognitive delays and disabilities, Project Concern International, providing food to the homeless at the St. Vincent DePaul Center, being on the board of Directors from Hugs 4 Kids and Kids Korp USA, president of the RSF La-crosse team, liaison for the Torrey Pines High School football team, and a commit-ment by all of the agents to their local schools.

For more information, The Harwood Group can be reached at (858) 756-6900.

Coldwell Banker team ranked among top 30 in nation

Doug Harwood Orva Harwood

12-15-2011 Rancho Santa Fe Review

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