Rancho Santa Fe Review 12.13.12

BY KAREN BILLINGThe Amigos de Osuna

members are ramping up their efforts to raise funds and awareness for Rancho Santa Fe’s Osuna adobe. The adobe is located at 16332 Via de Santa Fe, Rancho San-ta Fe, on the Osuna Ranch.

Jerry Yahr, an Amigo and chair of the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Osuna committee, stopped by the RSF Association board’s Dec. 6 meeting to share an up-date on what has been hap-pening at the historic site.

“We have been busy over the last several years,” Yahr said, noting that over the summer the adobe re-ceived a much-needed face-lift—getting electrical wiring removed from one side, new re-plastered exteriors, and new wooden lentils where the old ones had been dis-covered to be rotten and failing.

The Association paid for the $55,000 adobe resurfac-ing work and shared the $24,720 cost of the lintel re-pair work with the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation. It is now up to the Amigos de

Osuna to come up with the funding to bring the adobe back to its historic roots.

“More funds are needed to start the restoration and furnishing of the adobe,” Yahr said. “We’re looking for more people to join our ef-forts.”

A big part of finding support for the Osuna is still introducing it to members, who share ownership of the adobe since the 28-acre par-cel was purchased by the As-sociation in 2006. Many res-idents still have not visited the site or understand its sig-nificance, Yahr said.

“The response from members is absolutely in-credible once they realize what a unique piece of his-tory it is and how they are a part of it,” RSF Association Manager Pete Smith said.

The goal of the Osuna committee is to restore and maintain the adobe and cre-ate a vibrant community re-source.

“We envisioned the res-toration as recognizing the various layers of history im-

BY KAREN BILLINGThe Rancho Santa Fe

Golf Club will hold a pub-lic meeting for member in-put on its tree removal project on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. A number of trees on the golf course have been tapped for potential re-moval in an effort to im-prove playability on the golf course.

The Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Committee on Natural Environment (CONE) met on Dec. 3 to discuss the tree plan, which involves removing a significant number of trees.

According to director Ann Boon, who gave a re-port on the CONE meeting at the Dec. 6 Association meeting, the tree removal plan has not yet been fi-nalized and needs to be ap-proved by the Golf Club membership.

The committee and the Golf Club representa-tives both agreed that the tree removal should follow a process that includes a community-wide meeting, Art Jury review and ap-proval, and Association board review and approval.

“There was consensus that the process and final approval will be up to our board,” Boon said.

“As it is a community asset, the Association board needs to feel com-fortable that the entire community is aware of what is being proposed and has the opportunity to comment.”

Trees proposed for re-moval will be marked and there will be stakes in the ground were new trees will be planted.

BY JOE TASHAt the 22nd District Agricul-

tural Association meeting Dec. 11, Tim Fennell, fairgrounds general manager, updated the board on the Valitar equestrian show, which closed abruptly in November, leav-ing ticket holders, performers and horses in the lurch. The show had leased a section of the fairgrounds parking lot to erect a huge red tent to house the show, which still has not been removed in the wake of the show’s closure.

Fennell said a benefit show last weekend raised $58,000 to help pay for the show’s stranded

performers to get home. 22nd DAA board president

Adam Day said the district and its food service contractor received de-posits of $130,000 and $50,000, re-spectively, so neither of the entities is facing financial losses as a result of the show’s closure.

But an open question remains as to who will remove the complex of tents, which belong to the show’s producer. Research by dis-trict staff indicates removal costs for the tents will range from $300,000 to $500,000, Day said.

Efforts increased to raise funds, awareness of Rancho Santa Fe’s historic Osuna adobe

RSF Golf Club sets January meeting on tree removal

Question remains: Who will remove Valitar show tents?

Toys for Tots at RSF Golf Club

Christmas Tea for moms and kids

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Cody and Jen Miller spend some time with Santa during the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center Moms and Tots group’s Christmas Tea at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. For more, see inside.PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Above: Joan Scott, Jennifer Dunn, Shel-by Strong and Rose Weeks gather at a Toys for Tots event at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club on Dec. 4.

Left: Toys collected at the the event

See more inside.PHOTOS/JON CLARK

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“We are extremely excited to acquire L’Auberge Del Mar,” said Michael D. Barnel-lo, president and chief executive officer of LaSalle Hotel Properties. “The property is in excellent condition and is extremely well located in a strong market which benefits from numerous demand generators.”

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RSF resident and SD Charger Quentin Jammer receives 10News Leadership Award

Sherrie-Lyn Mahealani Thompson (LEAD San Diego), Quentin Jammer (JFF), Caroline Winn (SDG&E), Jolane Crawford (Schubach Aviation).

San Diego Charger Quentin Jammer received the 10News Leadership Award for establishing and perpetuating the mission of the Jammer Family Founda-tion (JFF), which provides assistance to underprivi-leged youth in San Diego. The 10News Leadership Award recipient is someone who demonstrates leader-ship by making San Diego a better place to live, standing up for those who require help, has initiated or created solutions for others, is a role model and fulfills a local need, thereby improving the quality of life for all San Die-gans.

Jammer currently plays professional football for the San Diego Chargers. Grow-ing up in Angleton, Texas, he saw firsthand the impact idleness has on the youth population. After moving to San Diego, he founded the Jammer Family Foundation in 2007 to help improve the lives of San Diego’s under-privileged youth. Jammer strongly believes that each child should be given the same opportunity for educa-tion and athletics. Through JFF, Jammer has enlisted the help of many high profile athletes to work on his proj-

ects, including Chargers Quarterback Phillip Rivers. The JFF provides encouragement and support for disad-

vantaged youth who have limited resources. Through his work with San Pasqual Academy, in particular, Jammer has developed many programs to enrich the lives of the foster youth who live on the San Pasqual Academy campus. JFF also provides multiple academic scholarships every year to several San Pasqual Academy graduates and Jammer main-tains a mentoring relationship with these students as they move on to higher education.

The JFF is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization estab-lished with the mission that “every child can flourish to reach their highest potential.” In the six years since estab-lishing the Foundation, hundreds of foster youth from San Pasqual Academy have been helped and offers support for other worthy causes, including Mothers Against Drunk Driv-ing (MADD), Solutions for Change, and the Boys and Girls Clubs. Visit www.jammerfoundation.org.

Canyon Crest Academy recently placed second in the 2012 Team Scramble, a na-tional mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing (http://www.natassessment.com).

Coach Brian Shay prepared students for the first major team competition of the aca-demic year, on which students worked furi-ously as the entire school raced to answer 100 problems in a variety of mathematical topics in just 30 minutes. With so many questions and so little time, competitors needed not only strong mathematical skills, but also the ability to quickly decide which problems to solve and which to skip, as well as how to allocate the test questions amongst themselves to maximize their school’s score. This year, the top 25 scores ranged from 41 to 86.

One of the best things about the large-team format of the Team Scramble is that it allows for the inclusion of interesting-but-time-consuming problems that cannot ap-pear on most other math competitions. Some of this year’s more complicated prob-lems were one about the height of a pile of

beach balls, a logic problem in which five suspects were known to have each made ex-actly one true and one false statement, and a question about missing values of a data set with certain relationships between its mean, median and mode.

Not resting on their laurels, Canyon Crest Academy will participate in National Assessment & Testing’s 2012 Ciphering Time Trials on Dec. 13 and the 2013 Four-by-Four Competition on Jan. 31. Each of these contests features ten rounds in which students have three minutes to answer problems, but the first requires students to work individually on three problems per round, while the second allows teams of four to tackle four problems in each round.

National Assessment & Testing admin-isters high-quality mathematics competi-tions for high schools by e-mail. Their con-tests cover a variety of formats, including individual and team tests, as well as a vari-ety of difficulties, from an easier 100 prob-lems in 30 minutes to a more complicated 15 problems in one week.

Canyon Crest Academy places second in National Math Contest

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BY KAREN BILLINGEarvin “Magic” Johnson is

about two things: Winning and giving back. At the Jewish Fed-eration of San Diego’s 16th An-nual Men’s Event “The Magic of Caring for Others” on Dec. 6, the fierce competitor admitted that he still hates Celtics green and he regularly crushes his 17-year-old daughter in one-one one.

The Lakers’ NBA Hall of Famer said he learned in his life that you have to work hard to win and earn success and once you’re blessed with that success you have to pass it on—but not too early on the break to Kurt Rambis (“he would travel every time,” Magic cracked).

“I love helping people and it makes me feel really good to help,” said Johnson. “As you bless others you will be blessed and there’s nothing greater than that. You can’t take the money with you.”

More than 900 men attended the Men’s Event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to hear Johnson speak as well as Gal Fridman, the only Israeli Olympic gold medalist. The event was free due to the generous underwriting by the Mizel Family Foundation. The foundation saw a leap in atten-dance from 250 attendees last year to the huge numbers last week.

“This is an incredible opportunity to bring lots of peo-ple together to support a vital center of Jewish life in San Diego,” said Carmel Valley resident Alan Viterbi, one of the event co-chairs. “This organization is responsible for help-ing so many people in need throughout San Diego,

NBA Hall of Famer ‘Magic’ Johnson shares inspirational message on the importance of helping others at local event

Event co-chairs Alan Viterbi, Steve Mizel, Olympian Gal Fridman, Ira Feinswog, Todd Kirschen, Ronnie Dia-mond and Ira Feinswog. Photo/Karen Billing

Magic Johnson speaks at the Jewish Federation Men’s Event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Photo/Angela Solange

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throughout Israel, and throughout the world.”Viterbi said it was amazing to have two world-class ath-

letes like Johnson and Fridman as guest speakers, both of whom have dedicated their lives to giving back to others.

Fridman won the silver medal in windsurfing at the At-lanta Olympics in 1996 and won the gold medal at the Ath-ens Olympics in 2004.

Fridman said upon winning — the emotional moment when his national anthem played with people singing along so loudly he could not hear the recording — his mind flashed on words his coach had told him during training.

“My coach had told me I needed to think about what sort of person I wanted to be after I won the medal,” Frid-

man said.He accepted his coach’s challenge and began working

with underprivileged youth. In the last three years he has seen graduation rates grow in Israel and seen 90 percent go on to serve their country in the Israel Defense Forces.

Johnson said his love of giving back started early.Growing up “very, very poor” in Michigan and with

nine siblings, he learned early that he had to work for him-self in order to earn any extra money.

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He remembers one day going door to door to shovel snow in weather that was 7 degrees below zero. He got back home to thaw out with some extra dollars in his pocket when his parents told him he wasn’t done yet. They told

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BY KATHY DAYKathy Hedges came up

through the technical ranks at SAIC – one of the first women to do so with the well-known defense con-tracting company founded in San Diego.

Today the Rancho Santa Fe resident is a senior vice president and director of program execution and con-trols. That means she has oversight of the 9,000 pro-grams the company con-ducts, from training, process and tools to best practices, support and troubleshoot-ing.

She also has a hand in making sure the company gets the recognition it de-serves and recently wrote the nomination for the Avi-ation Week Program Excel-lence Awards. As it turned out, SAIC was one of seven winners in the annual com-petition. It was recognized in the Sub-System Level Re-search and Development/System Development and Demonstration category for its Third Generation Infra-Red System/Commercially Hosted Infrared Program — or 3GIRS/CHIRP

That’s a fancy name for a space surveillance system, described as a “Wide Field of View staring sensor,” that is

designed as payload to work within an existing commer-cial spacecraft.

Because the project is classified, Hedges could not elaborate, saying, “You can imagine what it’s survey-

ing.”The project was headed

by Thomas “Tav” Taverney, SAIC’s director of space sys-tems programs, and Doug Loverro, executive director of the Air Force Space and

Missile Systems Center. It was developed on a tight time frame with a goal of “providing the best capabili-ty from space while signifi-cantly lowering the cost,” according to Hedge’s nomi-

nating narrative. Hedges’ husband, Russ

Loftman, who is an electro-optics engineer she met years ago while he was a subcontractor on an SAIC project, was a consultant to the 3GIRS/CHIRP team.

Aviation Week’s press release announcing the awards stated, “The Program Excellence initiative once again identified lessons learned and best practices, with a particular focus on accurate assessment, the ability to alter direction, and execution with speed to drive out cost.”

For Hedges, those objec-tives have been at the center of her career. A specialist in program management, she has been recognized by the Project Management Insti-tute as one of 25 “Influential Women” in the field. She grew up in Santa Monica and attended Pepperdine Univer-sity for her undergraduate degree in statistical social sci-ence and earned an MBA at George Mason University.

She returned to Santa Monica to work for the Rand Corp. but when a piece of the company split off to join SAIC, she was part of that team. She’s been at SAIC for 32 years, 20 of them in her current role.

Today, in addition to her work with the company – which is now based in McLean, Va., but still has a significant presence in San Diego – she teaches program management at UCSD.

“I’m trying to get stu-dents interested in this field,” she said. “This educa-tional opportunity didn’t exist when I went to school.”

While she somehow finds time to raise orchids and pursue her family’s ge-nealogy, she said she has al-ways tried to get her two stepchildren and now the couple’s four grandchildren interested in technology.

Specifically, she said, program management is a “great opportunity and ab-solutely interesting career.”

Accomplished RSF resident helps SAIC earn top honors

At the Aviation Week awards ceremony, from left, Kathy Hedges, SAIC director of program execution, is joined by her husband Russ Loftman, SAIC consultant on 3GIRS/CHIRP; and Amelia Opean, of SAIC’s program execution office and technical writer for 3GIRS/CHIRP nomination; Tom Taverney, SAIC director of space systems programs; Doug Loverro, executive director of Space and Missile Systems for USAF Space Command; and Al Myers, SAIC vice president for business development and marketing and programs manager.


BY KAREN BILLINGThe Rancho Santa Fe

Community Center is capping off the year with a new logo and a new slogan.

The new slogan is “Grow Together,” aimed at shining a spotlight on the fact that the organization is more than just a youth-oriented place, it is a place that can bring everyone in the community together.

“We live in such a unique area in terms of properties be-ing spread out and private, which is a great benefit but families always want to feel connected as neighbors,” said Linda Durket, executive direc-tor. “The Community Center is one of the greatest resources in terms of everyone coming to-gether.”

The RSF Community Center is being steered by two new leaders: Durket and Molly Wohlford, board president, have both been on the job since June 12.

While they are relatively new to their leadership positions, both women have been involved with the center for the last few years. Durket, a Carmel Valley resident with a background in marketing and advertising, was the center’s office manager for the last two and a half years.

For Wohlford, the center has been a second home to her family since she moved to Rancho Santa Fe three years ago.

“I found it necessary to get involved because I was here all the time,” said Wohlford, whose two children have been enrolled in a wide variety of the center’s offerings.

New members on the board also include Alexia Bregman, Sue Schilling, Rachel Doug-lass and Cindy Moran.

As a board, Durket said they undertook a new strategic plan to put even more empha-sis on reaching out to the community at large. They want to meet the needs of everyone in the community—children, adults, seniors and business owners.

“I want the community to get involved, this is their community center and we wel-come all the input we can get,” said Durket. “If we’re not reaching you, we want to know why.”

The center offers everything from woodshop to dodgeball. Junior Dunkers keeps the gym crowded with children playing basketball, and morning yoga and Jazzercise appeals to active adults.

“You name it, we have it here right in your backyard,” Wohlford said.They host Business and Newcomer’s Sundowners — the next one will be held on Jan.

30 — and new offerings such as Hip Hop and fashion design have been added, as well as a new partnership with the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club for tennis clinics.

Targeting adults over the summer, the center started its Supper Club, which was a series of three dinner events held at a private home in the Ranch. Each dinner had a different theme and about 60 people were in attendance for each one.

“It was very successful,” Durket said. “It was a nice way to get affirmative feedback from people that this is what the community is looking for. It got us thinking that we’re not confined by just the community center building, we want to bring the experience out into the community.”

As a mom, Wohlford said the center is especially helpful to families through its after-school programming. Staff members accompany children to the center from R. Roger Rowe after school and a shuttle brings children from Solana Santa Fe School. Drop-in programs are an option for parents who might find themselves stuck and unable to pick up their child right after school.

Wohlford said with the way Rancho Santa Fe homes are situated, it’s not a normal ex-perience for children to be out riding bikes or meeting new friends.

“This is a great place for play dates because all of their friends are here at once and they have so many things to offer,” Wohlford said. “Parents don’t have to worry about having their kids here.”

The Community Center is unique in that it does not receive any state or federal fund-ing and is completely separate from the Rancho Santa Fe Association.

The center gets big boosts from its two big annual fundraisers, the annual gala (which will be held on May 18, 2013 at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club) and its annual golf tournament, which was held this fall in October.

The year-end appeal for donations is being made now and, after the new year, the cen-ter plans to launch its new membership drive.

“We do want to get the word out to get more people to be a part of the Community Center if they want it to continue to be a community resource,” Durket said.

Registration is now open for Winter Break Camp, Jan. 2-4. Activities on the schedule for kids ages kindergarten through fifth grade include rock climbing, ice skating and a mov-ie outing. For more information, visit www.rsfcc.org.

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RSF Community Center Board President Molly Wohlford and Executive Director Linda Durket


Leading up to their flag-ship March 9, 2013 Gala, “Stand Up for Rady Chil-dren’s Hospital, A Night with Jay Leno” at The Grand Del Mar to benefit the Peck-ham Center for Cancer Care and Blood Disorders, the Rancho Santa Fe Auxiliary Unit members have had a busy and event-filled season already! Fundraising kicked off in October with the “Tee-Off Fore Rady’s” golf tourna-ment at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, raising over $40,000 and featuring the announcement of Jay Leno as their March Gala headlin-er along with the incompa-rable music of local favorite “Atomic Groove.” Auxiliary members also turned out in force for Rady Children’s Hospital “Shamu & You Family Walk” at SeaWorld in support of Team “Henry’s Hemophiliacs” which grew to 125 members strong rais-ing an additional $42,000 for the hospital.

This year marks the Unit’s 17th annual Gala and the Rancho Santa Fe Unit is proud to have had it recog-nized as one of San Diego’s premier social fundraising events. Since 1997, the Ran-cho Santa Fe Unit has been supporting the mission of Rady Children’s Hospital raising over $8M to fund needed equipment, research, and direct care. Through the commitment and gener-osity of our sponsors and at-tendees, the unparalleled comedy of Jay Leno and music of Atomic Groove,

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along with the tremendous team at the Grand Del Mar and devoted Gala committee members, this event promises to be both a night to remember and one which will signal our community’s commitment to supporting Rady Children’s Hospital.

This year’s Gala has already received the commitment and generosity of sponsorship from both returning and new sponsors in the community. It is this year after year support that makes a vital difference and the Unit extends its sincere appreciation to those individuals already leading the way: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Spiegel - Henry’s Fund, Crest Beverage, Bridgepoint Learning, Ranch & Coast Magazine, VPG, Rela-tional Investors, Accelrys, Inc. , McCain Inc., Redfearn & As-sociates, and Schubach Aviation

The Rancho Santa Fe Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary cordially invites you to “Stand Up for Children” and join them for a fabulous evening in support of the fight against childhood cancer and blood disorders. The mortali-ty rate of childhood cancer and blood disorders is greater than that of any other disease — more than that of asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. Can-cer and life-threatening blood disorders such as hemophilia are indiscriminate, affecting children and their families across San Diego County in unfortunately increasing num-bers. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Rady Chil-dren’s Hospital, Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Dis-orders.

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Sponsorship and VIP table opportunities still exist for community leaders looking to join the Rancho Santa Fe Unit in hosting this amazing evening. For additional infor-mation on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Gala Chairperson, Shaunna Kahn, at 760-420-1262.

Local seniors earn Boy Scouts of America’s Eagle Scout rankStudents Honored Before Family and Friends at Private Ceremony in Rancho Santa Fe

David Claxton and Dillon Lerach are congratulated by Pacific Ridge alumnus and Eagle Scout, David Hines ‘11 (center).

On Nov. 17, David Claxton and Dillon Lerach, seniors at Pacific Ridge School, a non-profit, inde-pendent middle and high school in Carlsbad, were honored as Eagle Scouts, the highest rank of The Boy Scouts of America, at a pri-vate ceremony at the Ran-cho Santa Fe Community Center. Family and friends of the Pacific Ridge School seniors watched as Claxton and Lerach received an hon-or that only four percent of Boy Scouts are awarded.

Claxton, a third gener-ation Eagle Scout, has been involved with Boy Scouts of America since the age of 5 and has many wonderful scouting memories to show for it. For his Eagle project, Claxton built a shrine hon-oring the Virgin of Guada-lupe at the Church of the Nativity in Rancho Santa Fe. His project was created in an

effort to encourage Mexican immigrants to feel welcome to use the church as a source of prayer and refuge. Addi-tionally, Claxton is an ad-vanced placement scholar and plans to take advantage of his natural math and sci-ence abilities to pursue a ca-

reer in biomedical engineer-ing.

Lerach began his scout-ing career as a Cub Scout in first grade and has since earned 37 Merit Badges. For his Eagle project, Lerach un-dertook an environmental and neighborhood beautifi-cation project, renovating trails at the Point Loma Na-tive Plant Garden, part of the San Diego River Conser-vancy. Lerach is an avid his-tory enthusiast and plans to study French literature and European history in college with hopes to have a future career in journalism or as a lawyer in the International Court of Justice. Ever the Boy Scout, Lerach looks ahead to staying active in scouting through the World Scouting Program.

For more information about Pacific Ridge School, visit www.pacificridge.org.

The Rancho Santa Fe Toastmasters International Club will hold its annual Holiday Party and Open House on Tues-day, Dec. 18, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the RSF Community Center The community is invited to join in the festivities.

The club is small and friendly with the goal of helping people overcome shyness, or fear of speaking in front of a group. The Toastmasters success story is global; world-wide membership is 280,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,500 clubs in 116 countries that make up our global net-work of meeting locations.

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one an-other’s presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Please mark this date on your calen-dar and come to the Holiday Party and Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 5:30 p.m.

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Grace Elizabeth Fenley, daughter of Mrs. Gigi Fenley and the late Joseph Bryan Fenley, of Rancho Santa Fe, will make her debut at The 58th International Debutante Ball on Saturday evening, Dec. 29, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Grace will represent the state of California. Grace is a native Californian who was raised in Rancho Santa Fe. She is currently a junior at the University of Mississippi, ‘Ole Miss’, where she is majoring in business marketing. At Ole Miss, she is very involved with her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. She’s also a member of the Ole Miss Marketing Organization, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and the Na-tional Society of Collegiate Scholars. Grace is a graduate of Santa Fe Christian High School where she spent much of her time volunteering for school, community and animal philanthropies, and was an active member of the National Charity League. In the spring, Grace is looking forward to attending the Novancia Business School in Paris.

Grace’s father, the late Joseph Bryan Fenley, was the founder of Gateway Freight Services. Upon Joseph Fenley’s retirement, the Governor of California appointed him to serve a term as the Director of the California Foreign Trade Office in London, England. Grace’s mother, Gigi Fenley, lives in Rancho Santa Fe, where she is involved with the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation and numerous other philan-thropies. Grace’s brother, Bryan Fenley, is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and is cur-rently a sports anchor and reporter for an affiliate of CBS in Spokane, Washington.

For her debut, Grace has chosen to wear a gown by Oleg Cassini. The design has a sweetheart neckline on a strapless bodice. The beautiful tulle ball gown skirt compli-ments the bodice with a hand-beaded belt sewn into the gown to add opulence and sparkle combining fairytale ro-mance with modern glamour.

The International Debutante Ball, founded in 1954, is considered one of the most prestigious debutante presenta-tions. Young women of distinction from all over the coun-

RSF’s Grace Elizabeth Fenley to debut at The International Debutante Ball

Grace Elizabeth Fenley

Ranch Mail’s Chuck Cetola receives Honorary Membership Award from Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary

For more than a decade, Chuck Cetola of Ranch Mail, has generously donated the resources of his postal service business to support the efforts of the Rancho Santa Fe Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary and its mission to advocate and promote the well being of children in San Diego.

If ever an auxiliary member dashes in with an emergency copy order, Cetola quickly provides the service. “On the house. It’s my way of supporting a good cause,” he always says.

Cetola has charitably hosted the unit’s post box fee for over a decade, without hesitation, dis-played advertising for various fundraising events throughout the years, and quietly and generously covered any postage miscalculations on the unit’s part.

In recognition of his steadfast dedication and unyielding support, the Rancho Santa Fe Unit of Rady’s Children’s Hospital Auxiliary was proud to unanimously nominate Cetola of Ranch Mail as an Honorary Member.

In November, at Rady Children’s Hospital semi annual meeting held at the San Diego Marri-ott Del Mar, Cetola was presented The Honorary Membership Award for his outstanding service, support and friendship to Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary.

Honoree Chuck Cetola of Ranch Mail.

try and around the globe are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties with daughters of diplo-mats, titled Europeans, am-bassadors, governors and presidents of the United States. Over the years the ball has benefited numerous charities from the Interna-tional Debutante Ball Foun-dation.


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BY KAREN BILLINGEver had a dream that you’re back in high school, a

nightmare that you’re being chased or that your teeth are falling out as you ride in a car with Oprah Winfrey?

Helle Brandrup has heard them all. The Rancho Santa Fe resident is a dream interpreter

who specializes in unlocking the meaning behind those im-ages that come awake in the mind at night.

“Looking into your dream is like opening a treasure box with information about yourself and once you open it, you’ll never want to close it,” Brandrup said. “Our dreams are there to help us, they are messages we send to ourselves. It’s just a matter of listening to them and interpreting them to understand their message.”

Brandrup has lived in Rancho Santa Fe for almost a year, moving here from Denmark with her two children and her husband Jan, the founder and CEO of Hyperikon, a LED lighting solutions company. The couple’s two older sons at-tend college in Copenhagen.

“We love it here,” Brandrup said.She has worked as a dream interpreter for 15 years. She studied personal development and astrology and

while getting her education to become a therapist realized how important dreams are and focused on interpretation, an art of deciphering dream symbols that goes back to Sig-mund Freud and Carl Jung.

In Denmark, she did private consulting, wrote a news-paper column on the subject and was a frequent contributor to dream segments on television.

While some people may say they don’t remember their dreams when they wake up in the morning, that doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.

“Everybody dreams,” Brandrup said. Brandrup said people dream over 100,000 dreams in a

lifetime, which breaks down to about 1,300 dreams a year and 35 dreams every night.

Brandrup said every dream means something — it’s never just a “crazy dream” and even if it seems like gibberish there is some meaning behind the symbols. That’s where a dream interpreter can come in and tip you off on something your subconscious wants you to know or something you can work to change.

“Everybody knows it’s important to exercise our bodies,

RSF dream interpreter helps unlock the meaning behind the images

RSF resident Helle Brandrup works as a dream inter-preter. Photo/Karen Billing

but what about exercising our minds? It’s just as important. The body and mind need to be connected to be in good health and to find balance,” Brandrup said.

There is not a stock reason for every symbol in a dream. “No two dreams are the same, it depends on the dream-

er,” Brandrup said. “What might not mean something to me might mean something to you.”

Still, there are some common ones.To dream of falling down usually indicates a lack of

control; a dream of water is about feelings or emotions, and to dream of a car is usually about where you are heading. Brandrup said the interpretation looks into all the details surrounding those basic symbols to see what it means.

“Death is one of the most common dreams and people are always afraid to dream about it, but it only means a change in your life,” Brandrup said. “It’s never about some-one you know, it’s always about yourself. You don’t have to be afraid that it’s something that is going to come true.”

Nightmares can sometimes be a good thing, Brandrup said, as they are strong messages from the subconscious to

get you to listen.She said nightmares could be more frequent with chil-

dren because they are growing so fast and so many things are changing. The dreams represent the mind trying to catch up with the ever-changing physical body.

On Danish television, Brandrup was on a children’s pro-gram and helped children with nightmares.

She once had a case with a boy who kept having the same nightmare about werewolves and couldn’t sleep, hav-ing to sleep in his parents’ bed and causing everyone to have a restless night.

“I talked to him and found out his challenge was that he did not feel good enough in his big family,” Brandrup said.

She gave the child and the family some suggestions on things they could do to make him feel more connected and the nightmares were able to stop.

It was rewarding for her to see how a situation could change with just a little tweak—that’s something she hopes parents would take advantage of.

Brandrup said she often hears people say that if they dream so much, 35 a night as estimated, why can’t they re-member them?

To remember dreams, Brandrup said people have to set their minds to think about dreaming and wanting to re-member. She then suggests putting a piece of paper or a notebook by the bed so you can immediately write down your dream as soon as you wake up, even if it’s just a glimpse or a few words.

“Dreams offer solutions to issues in your life, coming to you in a symbolic way,” Brandrup said. “I’m here to help people understand their dreams…I just want to help get people ‘out of the bushes’ as they say in Denmark.”

Brandrup also runs wellness trips in the Mediterranean. Her staff is based out of Turkey and the trip sails out on a wooden ship—she is booking now for a May excursion.

A total of 16 people can go on the ship and each gets a double cabin and their own bathroom. Packages include meals from a private chef, yoga, meditation, massages and a stop at a Turkish bath. Dream interpretation is, of course, a feature of the trip.

To learn more, visit HelleBrandrup.com or dreaminsid-er.wordpress.com


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BY KAREN BILLINGAs the director of operations for Redfearn and Associ-

ates, Rancho Santa Fe resident Ashley Constans organizes and oversees dozens of events every year for local non-prof-its. But one she is planning for January is especially close to her heart — a benefit concert event to fundraise for Lou Gehrig’s disease/ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) in hon-or of her father, Rancho Santa Fe resident John Constans, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2011.

“Flying for a Cure — Reach New Heights to Cure ALS” will be a concert featuring musician Tristan Prettyman on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla Aventine. The evening’s flying theme is a nod to Captain John Con-stans’ 30-plus year career as a Navy. PSA and US Airways pi-lot.

The funds raised at Flying for a Cure will go toward Team Godfather, an organization founded in memory of Mike Ramirez, who died of ALS on April 12 this year.

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a progressive dis-order that causes permanent paralysis and destroys nerve cells that control muscle movement. Some 5,600 Americans are diagnosed every year and people typically live three to five years after diagnosis. There is currently no cure or treat-ment for this disease.

John Constans was diagnosed in July of last year.“It’s the worst thing that has ever happened to any of

us,” Ashley said. “I’m not going to sugar coat it; it’s the cru-elest disease there is because your mind is still super sharp but your body just complexly deteriorates.”

It is very difficult for Ashley to see her father in a wheel-chair, using a BiPAP breathing mask—her athletic father who was an accomplished pilot and a handyman who “could do anything.”

“That’s all been taken away from him,” Ashley said. “It’s not fair at all.”

The Constans family has a close connection with Team Godfather as its chairman Greg Sacks has known John and his wife Lynn for over 30 years.

While they hadn’t kept in touch all that time, he heard that John had been diagnosed and took the opportunity to reach out to him and his family through Team Godfather, inviting them to their annual Groovin for a Cure event at the Belly Up.

“I was so amazed with Team Godfather,” Ashley said. “We’ve gotten the most resources and avenues through Team Godfather than any other ALS-based organization over the last six months or so.”

Ashley knew she wanted to get involved and do some-

thing to help find a cure for ALS and thought Team Godfa-ther would be the perfect partnership. With help from her business partner, Steve Redfearn, they set about planning a concert event.

Once Ashley got her best friend Prettyman to headline, they were “off and running.”

The event will feature a cocktail and appetizer happy hour with offerings from restaurants such as Urban Solace, Sbicca, Pacifica, Crush and Campine. A live and silent auc-tion will feature over 20 autographed guitars from bands that have toured through San Diego.

Inside the ballroom there will be a buffet-style dinner, live auction and The Paul Cannon Band will kick off the en-tertainment for the evening, followed by Prettyman.

The live auction features a VIP concert package from Valley View Casino Center, chef’s table dinners at local res-taurants, condos in Lake Tahoe and Park City, and more.

Ashley hopes Flying for a Cure can become an annual event for Team Godfather, which started up two and a half years ago when Ramirez was diagnosed.

“It’s really amazing. Since our inception we’ve raised over $500,000 and we’re just a grassroots community orga-nization,” said Sacks, who was one of Mike’s best friends.

“Mike’s goal was to raise $1 million. We’re halfway there and we’re not going to stop once we get there. Our momentum couldn’t be better.”

Of the 14-member Team Godfather volunteer board, Sacks said all would tell you that it’s their second full-time job, something that they have all taken on be-cause of their love for Mike and what he meant to them.

All of Team Godfather’s funding goes to the ALS Therapy Development Institute in Cambridge, Mass., a lab founded by James Allen Heywood after his younger brother was diagnosed with ALS. It became the world’s first non-profit biotechnology organization.

“They’re not a big pharmaceutical company, they’re not in it for the pay day, they’re in it for the cure,” Sacks said.

Sacks said they believe that ALS is not an incurable disease, but an under-funded one and that Team Godfather can make a

difference by getting the funds to the right place.

“There’s hope. It’s going to happen. There’s more peo-ple working on it now, more studies being done,” Sacks said. “We’ve seen significant changes in the level of care for ALS patients and the hope is that a cure is not that far off.”

In November, Team Godfather held its first annual Bike for Mike bike race event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds that Sacks said was “phenomenal” and far exceeded their expec-tations.

Sacks said they were able to reach a whole new audi-ence with the Bike for Mike event and are looking forward to expanding their reach even further with Flying for a Cure.

“This is a great opportunity because of the network that Redfearn and Associates has. So far there’s been a great re-sponse to it and I think things are going very well,” Sacks said. “Ashley is to be commended. This is a labor of love for her; it’s so close to her heart. ALS is such a family disease. It affects everyone.”

Tickets to Flying for a Cure can be purchased online at teamgodfather.org. For table sponsorship details or ques-tions, contact Ashley Constans at [email protected].

In honor of her father, RSF resident spearheads large fundraiser for ALS research•“Flying for a Cure — Reach New Heights to Cure ALS” featuring musician Tristan Prettyman will be held Jan. 19

The Constans Family: from left: John, Elise, Ashley and Lin Constans


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Las Damas de Fairbanks held its annual Showcase of Holiday Homes on Dec. 7. Eight beau-

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Winter Holiday Fun at Camp Rancho!Your children will have a great time welcom-

ing in the New Year at one of our Winter Holiday Camps Jan. 2, 3 and 4. Here’s what we have planned for our popular Camp Rancho Day-Camps:

Wednesday, 1/2- Rock Climbing! Vertical Hold in Mira Mesa

Thursday, 1/3- Ice Skating! Westfield Shop-ping Center UTC, La Jolla

Friday, 1/4- Movie Day! Location to be deter-mined.

Cost: Camp Rancho Day-Camps: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $85 per day, per child.

Extended care available: 8-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m., $10/hour per child. We will also offer both a Specialty Camp with Robb Daly and a Sports Camp with

Coach Mike Rausa on Jan. 2, 3 and 4. Details to be announced soon!Please contact us at 858-756-2461 to register or visit www.rsfcc.org for more informa-

tion.NEW- Adult Hip Hop Class!Join us on Friday, Dec. 14, 9 – 10 a.m. for our Adult Hip Hop Class. Surprise yourself

with just how hip you are! $15 per person. There will be lots of great music and laughter so don’t miss out on the fun. Please call us at 858-756-2461 for more information.

Adult Yoga & Jazzercise at the RSFCC!Join us for Jazzercise on Monday/Wednesday and Yoga on Tuesday/Thursday here at

the Community Center. Our instructors have a real passion for fitness and are here to help you get in shape for the New Year. All adult fitness classes are from 9-10 a.m., so join the fun and get fit today! Cost is $125 for 10 visits or $15 for drop-ins. Must be RSFCC Mem-bers.

TGIF Dodgeball!Fridays are more fun with our popular Dodgeball Tournaments. There will be prizes

and t-shirts awarded to the winning team and pizza is included! Sign your child up now for this week’s TGIF tournament run by Coach Mike Rausa.

Date: Friday, Dec. 14Where: RSF Community Center GymTime: 3rd & 4th Grade- 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. 5th & 6th Grade- 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Cost: $20 per person/ $15 for siblingsPlease sign up online at www.rsfcc.org or call us at 858-756-2461.Session 3 Youth Classes are Just Around the Corner!Our next session of classes begins the week of Jan. 28 so be on the lookout for our full

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Upcoming Events at the RSF Community Center

When Lilian Jeannette Rice, a National City native, passed away on Dec. 22, 1938, she was recognized and acclaimed as a master architect of the highest cali-ber. The only female mem-ber of the San Diego Chap-ter of the American Institute of Architecture, in the 1930s, her position was unique. Her peers — all men and East Coast transplants — in recognition of her work and life created the Lil-ian J. Rice Memorial Fund, which provided scholarships for students of architecture. In addition to helping stu-dents, the fund was estab-lished to show both the loss to the industry and to up-hold Rice’s fine reputation after her death.

Fast forward to today and Lilian Rice’s name is not quite so revered. There are many published errors about her life, work and achievements. Although she was the lead designer and resident supervisory archi-tect for Rancho Santa Fe during the 1920s and ‘30s, some local historians claim that she lied about this posi-tion to garner more residen-tial business. This has dam-aged Lilian Rice’s reputation

Lilian Rice: When the historic record is flawed

in recent years and, in so doing, some of her historic work has been demolished. Along with this negative campaign her name is universally spelled incorrectly and her birth year is often cited as 1888, the date that, until recently, was etched on her headstone. On further investigation into this oddity, a spokesperson from La Vista Memorial Park Ceme-tery, where the Rice family is laid to rest, explained that the headstones were restored several years ago by well-meaning volunteers after vandalism had all but destroyed them. It was then that the mistake was made on Lilian Rice’s head-stone. Her birth certificate shows clearly that Rice was born on June 12, 1889.

In an effort to correct this flaw in the historic record, Diane Y. Welch, Rice’s official biographer – as designated by a family descendent – and author of the award-winning book “Lilian J. Rice, Architect of Rancho Santa Fe, Califor-nia” [Schiffer, 2010], arranged for the headstone to be cor-rected on Dec. 6, 2012, by La Jolla Stone Etching company. The new headstone was funded by Miriam W. Sellgren, the great, great granddaughter of President Ulysses S. Grant,

See LILIAN, page 26


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 memo-ries 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 spe-cial “San Pasqual Academy family” is creat-ed: one that provides stability, support, love and guidance. The volunteers of Friends of San Pasqual Academy are a key part of this support system. For more than 10 years, the volunteers have been dedicated to pro-viding positive experiences to these foster students. Many lives have been changed as a result of these efforts.

The foster teens of San Pasqual Acade-my 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 fos-ter teens of San Diego County. Many indi-viduals 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, Monica Sheets, Teri Summerhays and National Charity League members.

Marc and Patty Brutten purchased an Ipod for each student and they also received a school sweatshirt, school duffle bag and a $100 gift card from Friends of San Pasqual Academy donors.

National Charity League members, co-ordinated by Teri Summerhays, collected t- shirts, pajama pants, sugar cookies and oth-er items for the teens. Vicki Robbins also purchased pajama pants for many of the students. Karen Ventura baked over 300 cookies and Lois Jones purchased flash-drives for each student.

Becky Heitzman and her book club, Between The Lines, collected gift cards that were used as raffle items along with many other wonderful gifts that were purchased by Ellie Cunningham. Christmas trees for each cottage were purchased by Friends of

Friends of San Pasqual Academy volunteers make the Holidays special for foster teens

Friends of San Pasqual Academy volunteers display some of the wonderful items that were donated and collected by many caring individuals for a Holiday Party for the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. The party was held at the school and greatly enjoyed by the foster teens. Pictured are the volunteers that helped with the festivi-ties.

(L-R) Teri Summerhays, Monetta Smoot and Monica Sheets were one of many volun-teers who helped host a Holiday Party for the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. The foster teens greatly enjoyed starting the Holiday Season with a fun-filled day that they will cherish due to the efforts of many; Kathy Lathrum and Teri Summerhays are pictured with a San Pasqual Academy sweatshirt that each foster teen received as a gift from Friends of San Pasqual Academy donors.

See TEENS, page 26

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“I think I was about 6 when I started watching this animated Jackie Chan TV show,” de la Cruz explains of how the seeds of doing martial arts were planted in his head. “At the time, I told my dad it was something I wanted to do. I thought it was pretty cool that you could do a flips and tricks, and beat up a bunch of bad guys. Of course I didn’t want to beat people up, but I was very interested in the form.”

From there, he started taking a once-weekly class at Church’s ATA Martial Arts School in Carmel Valley, and a mere interest snowballed into something much greater. De la Cruz was immersed in the world of “Xtreme Martial Arts,” which is markedly different compared to traditional martial arts skills. “Usually with traditional martial arts, you learn the basic form, how to spar, contact fighting and other gen-eral techniques,” explains de la Cruz. “With Xtreme Martial Arts (or XMA), it gets much more varied. You learn punch-ing, kicking, flips and tricks, in addition to life skills. So it’s

entirely different.”XMA rewards participants using a belt system (much

like karate), and de la Cruz slowly worked his way up the ladder at Church’s, constantly trying to improve his pas-sion and learn new, more difficult techniques: “When I was first learning how to do more advanced stuff like back flips, I was pretty excited,” he remembers. However on his first try, de la Cruz fell flat on his face. “It was pretty scary, but after practicing a bit more I started landing on my knees, and then after more time I was finally on my feet.”

Demitri’s parents, Michele and Norman, noticed their son had a knack and love for the process of XMA, so they enrolled him to take classes at the sport’s World Headquar-ters in North Hollywood to expand his horizons. While there, he studies under Michael Chaturantabut (or Mike Chat), a former actor (best known for his role as one of the Power Rangers) turned martial arts expert who founded

XMA. Chat, who was a mentor to “Twilight” actor Taylor Lautner during his early days, was just the person who could bring Demtiri to the next level. “Sure, it was challenging at the time, but we saw his talent and interest” explained Nor-man who knows all too well about the headache of driving back and forth to Los Angeles twice a week. “If there’s some-thing your kids are successful and talented in, and also have a drive to succeed, I think most parents would support them.” Demitri echoes that sentiment: “I have the best par-ents in the world, because whatever I do they’re there 100 percent.”

Since studying with Chat, Demtiri’s hard work appears to have paid off; he was recently a part of an official XMA demo team showing his skills around the country (which he says was “the best time” of his life), and recently became a third degree black belt, which is considered one of the high-est honors in the sport. Demitri also has the distinction of

being a part the very first black belt graduat-ing class in XMA. In ad-dition, Demitri is also pursuing acting (much like Lautner did); he has appeared in commer-cials for the video games Nintendo’s DS Summer, Activision’s Skylanders, as well as a Public Ser-vice Announcement with Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” fame. “I’m loving all of this,” Demitri explains. “It’s so much fun to be a part of the XMA world.” All of these accomplishments are on top of the World Championship gold medals Demitri won in 2008.

All the while, he has maintained stellar grades at Can-yon Crest Academy. “Some of my good friends who know about my involvement with XMA think it’s pretty awe-some,” Demitri says, who also has his share of admirers. This includes his younger brother, Darion, who is currently enrolled in XMA classes himself.

Sums up Norman: “I’m amazed at everything Demitri achieved at such a young age. He’s done all of this, made the transition from middle to high school, and continues to get straight A’s. We’re just very proud.”

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again, collected many beau-tiful items from Sidestreet Boutique, a unique clothing store in South Lake Tahoe. Shoes from Ooh La La, hy-giene items from Judy Oli-phant, coffee mugs, socks and school supplies from Marian Benassi, and books from Carol Tager and her book club made the foster teens very appreciative for how much many people care about them.

Carole and Ken Mark-stein sponsored a “Photo Booth” where students had their picture taken with their friends, that added to this special creation of won-derful holiday memories. 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 fa-vorite activity was “shop-ping” with each student and helping them select items that were collected by many donors. Members of Friends of San Pasqual Academy be-came each student’s “per-sonal shopper” and this was a fun-filled activity.

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And many thanks to the volunteers, who assisted with the Holiday Party, which included Teri Sum-merhays, Carole Markstein, Monica Sheets, Monetta Smoot, Catherine Nicholas, Heidi Hollen, Jennifer Dunn, Marsha Sutton, Tina Thomas, Donna Schempp, Shelby Strong, Judy Oliph-ant, Paige Vanosky, Joyce Hyam, Andrea Reynolds, Vicki Robbins, Mary Beth Oblon, Patty Brutten, Julia Szabo, Jennifer Nelson, Deb-bie Drake, Dagmar Helgager, Kathy Lathrum, Donna Her-rick, Karen Ventura, Ann Boon, Gayle Valentino, Lin-da Temko, Debby Syverson, NCL volunteers and Joan Scott. Again, many thanks to these dedicated volun-teers and donors for making this event so wonderful for the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy!

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 caring about them and con-veyed to the volunteers that their gift of time and love was the most important gift they receive throughout the

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

who is a living descendent, by marriage, of Lilian Rice. Sellgren’s grandmother, Mir-iam Grant, married John C. Rice, Lilian Rice’s brother.

Additional funding for this project was provided by Cindy Klong, a Rancho San-ta Fe resident and member of the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild, who has painted many Lilian Rice buildings; Tara Tarrant, owner of La Jolla Stone Etching compa-ny; Jim Thomas, whose grandmother, Bertha Kreuz-iger Smale, worked along-side Lilian Rice in Rancho Santa Fe in the 1920s; and Friends of Lilian J. Rice, an association of those dedicat-ed to remembering Rice and her achievements.

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During her life, Rice employed many up-and-coming architects, men and women, whom she encour-aged to advance themselves in their respective fields. Sam Hamill, who designed the San Diego County Ad-ministration Building and the Del Mar Fairgrounds, was one such person. Rice was architect to some of Hollywood’s brightest stars: Bing Crosby, Pauline Neff, Joseph Schenck, Norma Tal-madge, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. She de-signed the San Dieguito Union High School in 1935 (a WPA project) and the Paul Ecke Ranch house the same year. Several of her homes received honor

awards from the AIA in the 1930s, yet few know about her today.

“It is my mission to keep Lilian Rice’s achieve-ments alive and to restore her fine and noble reputa-tion,” said Welch.

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BY JOE TASHTwo Maasai warriors from Kenya captivated students at Notre Dame Academy in Carm-

el Valley during a recent visit, describing a ritualistic lion kill, demonstrating traditional weapons and even teaching them a few words in Swahili.

Wilson Meikuaya and Jackson Ntirkana are from the Maasai Mara area of southwest Ke-nya. They are in the midst of a three-month tour of the U.S. and Canada, both to promote their new book, a memoir called “The Last Maasai Warriors,” and drum up support for Free the Children, a nonprofit they work for in Kenya.

They were invited to Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic school serving grades K-8, by Karen Moyer, a Notre Dame parent who had worked with Free the Children during a previ-ous trip to Kenya with her son, Hutton, who was 16 at the time.

The visit was meant to teach the children about another culture and kick off a cam-paign to raise $8,500 to build a school in Kenya, said Laura Perkins, the school’s assistant principal. The goal will be reached if each of the school’s 450 children brings in about $20 worth of change, she said.

Free the Children was founded in 1995 by 12-year-old Craig Kielburger of Ontario, Can-ada, who had read a story about another 12-year-old in South Asia who died after speaking out on child labor issues.

Today, Free the Children operates in 45 countries, where it has built schools and launched other educational initiatives aimed at moving children out of poverty and away from the exploitation of child labor. The organization was recently featured on the CBS news magazine show “60 Minutes.” Another goal of the organization is to mobilize young people in the developed world to make a difference.

Wilson and Jackson, who are in their 20s, work with groups of visitors to Kenya, help-ing to keep them safe and teaching them about local culture, said Galen Kerrick of Me to We, a sister organization to Free the Children, who also attended the visit to Notre Dame Academy and spoke to the students.

The two Kenyans wore traditional Maasai “shukas,” or tunics, which come to the knees, and plaid shawls wrapped around their shoulders. All of their clothing was colored red, which the men said connotes power, and decorated with metallic discs that jingled as they moved.

They told the children about their upbringing in Kenya, and Jackson related how he had to interrupt his schooling once, when he was 12, to help his family care for their herd of cattle.

Wilson said when he finished grade school, he wanted to go on to high school and uni-versity, but his father wanted him to train to become a Maasai warrior. They struck a deal: if Wilson killed a lion, his father told him, he would be allowed to continue his education, Wilson said.

Kenyan Maasai warriors/authors share experiences at Notre Dame Academy

Two Maasai warriors, Wilson Meikuaya and Jack-son Ntirkana, from Kenya recently spoke to students at Notre Dame Academy in Carmel Valley.

Wilson went to a camp where he trained for months, killing a buffalo and other animals in preparation for the lion hunt. When it was time, a group of warriors tracked a male lion in the forest, until they were close enough for the kill. Several warriors threw their spears at the lion, but his struck first, meaning he made the kill, Wilson said.

While he was proud of his accomplishment, “I was most excited that it meant I could go to school,” he said.

A publisher’s description of their book notes that Wil-son and Jackson are the last generation of their people to engage in such rituals as killing a lion, a practice that has also been banned by the government of Kenya.

They are also the first of their community to attend university, where Jackson studied botany and Wilson stud-

ied sociology.At the school assembly,

the two men showed chil-dren traditional weapons such as a wooden club called a conga, arrows, a metal-tipped spear and a machete. They also taught the children Swahili words for hello and thank you — hujambo and asante sana.

When one student an-swered a question correctly, he was given his own conga, drawing gasps of admiration from his classmates.

From San Diego, Wilson and Jackson were headed to Los Angeles, then Seattle and New York City, before heading back to Kenya in mid-December.

The two said this was their first overseas trip, and they have found the U.S. and Canada very different from home.

“People are very wel-coming,” Wilson said, add-ing that he has been im-pressed by the development and good roads he has seen in his travels.

“We believe this is the way these countries have de-veloped is because of educa-tion,” he said. “It’s the key to success.”


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The committee has done a great deal of research to uncover those layers and find out how the adobe pro-gressed since being built in 1831 as a one-room home with a long front porch and thatched roof.

In the late 1800s, known to the committee as the American period, a liv-ing room and another room were added.

The adobe fell into dis-repair by the beginning of The Railroad period when it was purchased by AH Bar-low. Barlow hired Lilian Rice to complete a renovation in 1924 to add a kitchen, bath-room, a fireplace, an en-closed porch and garden walls in the back of the home and a tile roof. The long porch in the front was demolished, adding just a small porch to the front door.

The committee’s planned restoration will take the adobe back to the Amer-ican period, removing the tile roof and replacing it with wood shingles. They will remove the non-historic kitchen and bathrooms and leave the living room as in-terpreted by Rice.

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They aim to add inter-pretative gardens and bring back natural vegetation sur-rounding the structure.

Yahr said the hope is that the adobe will be used for educational purposes (R. Roger Rowe School educa-tors are very interested in the adobe as a complement to early California history studies), social events like the Rancho Days Osuna event and for artistic uses such as plein air painting groups.

him he needed to go back out and shovel the snow in his elderly neighbors’ yards because they weren’t able to get out—and he’d do it for free.

“I learned how to give back when I was your age,” Johnson told a trio of young boys in the front row. “It shaped me from a young man to becoming a man, to understand you’ve been blessed to be successful but your success is not going to be your legacy. Your legacy is how many people you can reach back and help.”

He learned from his mom and dad to have bal-ance in his life and to do your part for your commu-

nity. He said his father was the only hero he’s ever had and he still talks to him on the phone every Tuesday.

Johnson worked hard at his game to become “Mag-ic,” and his work was re-warded as he was drafted as the number one pick in 1979—he was pleased to note he was drafted shortly after winning the NCAA championship over Indiana State and career-long rival Larry Bird.

Johnson recalled a mo-ment during his rookie sea-son in the NBA, when his Lakers team was disheart-ened flying to Philadelphia to play in game six of the fi-nals without their leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

“I was a rookie and I didn’t know anything about losing…I told my team-mates, ‘Never fear, Magic is here’,” Johnson said. “At some time in your life some-body’s going to doubt you. They told me we couldn’t win. I had to take it on my-self and show the world we could still win without our leading scorer. This little 19-year-old rookie had 42 points, 15 rebounds and sev-en assists.”

The Lakers won the championship.

“When your back is against the wall just come out strong with knowledge

and have a game plan,” Johnson said, who would win five championships with the Lakers and make it to the finals nine times in 12 years.

In his life after basket-ball, Johnson works as a commentator on ESPN, was part of a group who pur-chased the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this year, and in business has been busy bringing quality retail-ers to urban America to pro-vide jobs.

He found success with Magic Johnson Theaters and with Starbucks—he opened 105 franchises in urban mar-kets.

“It put people to work and brought a sense of pride to the community and taught other retailers that they can come into urban America,” Johnson said.

With Magic Johnson Enterprises, he invests in ur-ban-based businesses and with the Magic Johnson Foundation he partnered with HP to build 25 technol-ogy centers throughout the country in underserved ar-eas.

His foundation also provides scholarships for students to attend college—a lot of them are the first ones in their families to go to college.

“I love giving back,” Johnson said. “The one good thing about the people in this room is you already understand what you have to do. Get behind a cause you believe in and that you’re passionate about. We all won’t have the same calls, just as long as you’ve got one.”

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Living Room Bar is open daily and features live music several nights of the week and Bleu Bar is located adjacent to the pool. The property’s 16,500 square feet of flexible meeting and function space includes six indoor meeting rooms and six outdoor areas. L’Auberge Del Mar also offers the 5,000 square-foot Spa L’Auberge and a fitness center in addi-tion to two tennis courts, an outdoor recreational pool

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is a leading multi-operator real estate investment trust. The company owns interests in 41 hotels of which 39 are owned 100 percent. The 39 wholly-owned properties are upscale full-service hotels, totaling more than 10,300 guest rooms in 13 markets in nine states and the Dis-trict of Columbia. The com-pany focuses on owning, re-developing and reposition-ing upscale full-service ho-tels located in urban, resort and convention markets. La-Salle Hotel. For more infor-mation, visit www.lasalle-hotels.com. — Press release submission

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San Diego Musical The-atre is presenting “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” Dec. 13-23 at the Birch North Park Theatre.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heart-warming musical adaption features 17 Irving Berlin songs.

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‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas’ runs Dec. 13-23

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recently with a fun-filled Christ-mas Tea at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Moms and Tots Christmas Tea

Lily and Shirin Raiszadeh An elf paints Luke Zdanowski’s face.

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BY CLAIRE HARLINFor the past 14 years,

Carol Tibbetts has been leading women through 6 a.m. nature hikes several days a week as part of their resort-style experience at Es-condido’s Golden Door fit-ness spa. Though the long-time local resident specializ-es in fitness, nutrition and yoga, hiking is actually her favorite activity, and she said helping her clients con-nect with nature has been a vital part of their wellness plans and weight-loss jour-neys.

“You’d be surprised the way people are changed when they see the sun rise in the morning,” said Tib-betts. “Especially people from places like New York City, who may not get to be with nature often, the hikes can really change people. They are a great balancer and they remind us of our senses, helping us to be mindful and realize that we are part of a whole uni-verse.”

The positive influence Tibbetts has experienced first-hand through incorpo-rating nature into fitness plans is what inspired her to write her first book, “Twelve Mindful Months,” which she released in October.

By helping us be mind-ful, Tibbetts said, nature can make us aware of our goals and how we treat our bod-ies. For example, being aware of our senses can help us make conscious decisions about food consumption or to be aware of our muscles and movements while we are exercising.

“Being present on the yoga mat or on the tread-mill, whatever exercise you are doing, you will perform better,” Tibbetts said. “You can pull more muscles into play and avoid injury, you can appreciate what you are doing for your body as you do it, and when you are walking, you can be thank-ing your feet and your heart and your lungs. When we are grateful, we are much happier people.”

Tibbetts has a passion for photography, which is seen throughout the book. An avid hiker of local spots such as Torrey Pines and the San Dieguito and San Elijo

Local author says nature is the key ingredient in any fitness, weight-loss plan

Author Carol Tibbetts. Courtesy photo

Lagoons, she features numer-ous photos taken in nature, and she goes full circle to in-terpret some of nature’s many messages that she said benefit us throughout each season of the year. For example, she said seeing empty bird nests in July reminder her that we should let our children be indepen-dent, and we should also cele-brate our own independence.

“July is about the time parents prepare to send their kids to college, and they have to act like mother birds teaching fledgings to fly,” Tibbetts said.

A native of the Boston area, where she owned an aero-bics studio for years before moving locally and joining the Golden Door in the 1990s, Tibbetts said she used to close her studio when it snowed, because the harsh weather is na-ture’s way of telling us to rest and break away from routine.

“When all the trees are encloaked in ice, all their energy is being conserved,” she said. “It’s nature’s way of reminding us to rejuvenate our reserves too.”

She said also during the winter many tend to make res-olutions, however, people should let nature be more domi-nant and not be too assertive about their goals.

“Resolutions don’t last sometimes because we are going against the grain of nature,” she said. “Listening to nature in the winter — that doesn’t mean we need to hibernate like bears; It just means we need to make time to reflect and do some quieter activities.”

Since the rise of computers and electronics such as smartphones, people are constantly drifting further away from nature, Tibbetts said. She also said we are increasingly becoming more affected by the media in a society that de-mands a perfect image. Geared toward women, in particular, her book aims to help people let go of their egos in order to love and better themselves.

“Women in particular are always beating themselves up for not being the best,” she said. “Connecting with nature can make us more aware.”

Being more aware, she said, can help us see the subtle changes in ourselves and appreciate them.

“We can also find beauty in the imperfection of nature, just like we can in ourselves,” she said. “Improving ourselves is about looking at the simple things, like a dry leaf, and rec-ognizing the beauty in those things.”

For more about Tibbetts or to purchase her book, visit www.truenaturepress.com.

This year, Mille Fleurs is featuring special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menus.On New Year’s Eve, Mille Fleurs will offer guests the choice of an a la carte or six-course

prix fixe menu as they ring in 2013.For more information on the menus and reservations, visit www.millefleurs.com or call

858-756-3085.

Mille Fleurs offers special Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve menus

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Through February 10, 2013

Behold, America! brings together American art, from colonial to contemporary, from the permanent collections of the city’s three major art museums—the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, The San Diego Museum of Art, and the Timken Museum of Art. This groundbreaking exhibition offers an unrivalled opportunity to see these collections united for the first time. Visit www.beholdamerica.com for more information.

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Yoshimi must choose between two boyfriends, but first she’s got to take down an army of pink robots. This magical tale of love and the struggle for survival is a poignant and humanistic story set to the music of The Flaming Lips.

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Orpheus Speaks presented by Write Out LoudOrpheus Speaks—a unique series of short stories read aloud by talented actors—returns to the Athenaeum on Monday, January 14, at 7:30 p.m. Artistic Director Veronica Murphy explains, “All of us were read to as children and we loved it. Why did it stop? We adults enjoy a good story as much as children do, but the story has to be worth our while, beautifully written and expertly presented. When those elements combine, magic ensues.”

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Patti Dahlgaard, Shelby Strong, Santa Johnson, Joan Flowers

Toys for TotsDottie Mulholland, Diane Tietjen

Peppy Bahr, Harriet Baldwin, Pat Coseo, Lynn LilyquistNancy Lawton, Nancy White, Pat Stein, Sue Weber

Janice Cannon, Patti Dahlgaard, Helen DiZio

Rhonda Wilson, Victoria Wick, Kat Nunn, Libby Frank

Linda Young, Micky Burgess, Barbara Thomas

A Toys for Tots event for children in need took place Dec. 4 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club.

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Fat Fish Cantina Grill■ 4474 Mission Blvd., Pacific Beach

■ (858) 490-2877 ■ fatfishcantinagrill.com■ The Vibe: Beach casual, relaxed

■ Signature Dishes: Classic Copper Pot Carnitas, Spicy Tequila Ribs, Shrimp Pozole, Fat Fish Burrito On Fire, fresh fish entrees

■ Open Since: 2011

■ Reservations: Yes

■ Patio Seating: Yes

■ Take Out: Yes

■ Happy Hour: 4 p.m. to close, daily

■ Hours:• 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Saturday• 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday

Ease on down to Fat Fish Cantina for good grub in a pub BY KELLEY CARLSON

H ere’s the skinny on Fat Fish Cantina Grill: It has an upscale menu, yet it maintains that casual Pacific Beach

vibe. Located within walking distance from the sand and Crystal Pier, it’s almost customary for flip-flops to be part of guests’ garb at this restaurant, which offers “SoCal dining with a Latin flair.” But the fare leans toward contemporary Baja California cuisine rather than typical tacos from shops often found along the shore.

By day, Fat Fish is often laid back and mellow, although Sundays during football season can be an exception, as fans cluster around flat-screen TVs in the sunlit cantina. During fair weather, patrons often sit on the wrap-around patio and sip Blood Orange Margaritas or other libations while relaxing to the sounds of artists like Jack Johnson.

But the tempo picks up in the evening with Latin-fusion tunes, and the festive nighttime atmosphere tends to draw more of a crowd, chef Chris Bates noted. From 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays on the patio, a band plays melodies reminiscent of the styles of Santana and the Gipsy Kings.

In the dining room — which features a high-beam ceiling and skylight — the booths and tables are filled, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.

And likely contributing to the restaurant’s popularity are the weekday specials in the cantina, which begin at 4 p.m. and continue through close. There’s the $5 Maine lobster tail on Mondays; Taco Tuesdays; half off all appetizers on Wednesdays; reduced prices on fish tacos and Pacificos on Thursdays; and $3 Tecates on Fridays.

To get a true taste of the Fat Fish experience, Bates suggests pulling up a seat at the bar and selecting a starter such as the Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms, which are oven-roasted in a white wine and garlic-butter sauce, or the Fresh Corvina Ceviche, consisting of

white fish marinated in squeezed lime juice with serrano chiles, sweet onion, cilantro, tomato and fried corn.

To accompany the appetizers, try one of the cocktails — one possibility is the Drunken Mermaid, a sweet yet spicy concoction of pear vodka, cucumber, serrano chiles, lime juice, agave nectar and elderflower liquor.

For entrees, diners may consider the Spicy Carnitas Lettuce Wrap — slow-roasted pork wrapped in romaine lettuce leaf with roasted pumpkin seeds, habanero pickled red onions and fresh lime garnish. There is also the Potato Wrapped White Sea Bass,

which is oven-roasted with a sun-dried tomato chile champagne sauce and served over a sweet corn cake and steamed asparagus; and the Shrimp Pozole, composed of Mexican black tiger shrimp poached in a dried red chile broth with hominy, oregano, shredded green cabbage and pork belly chicharron.

Along with lunch and dinner, Fat Fish serves breakfast with items, such as pancakes, omelettes, French toast and “Baja breakfasts” with a side of refried beans and tortillas.

“We give a great product for a very decent price, especially at the beach,” Bates said.

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■ This week: Fat Fish Cantina’s Shrimp Pozole

Sierra Mar Grilled Sea Bass, served over avocado, roma tomato and Bermuda onion timbale, and drizzled with a white balsamic dijon chive vinaigrette

Tequila Lobster Bisque is topped with a puff pastry crust, Maine lobster and agave tequila float.

The Crisp Avocado Taco and Chile Relleno combination plate includes a side of coastal rice and black beans.

Seared Ahi Salad is tossed in a blood orange vinaigrette.

The cantina is a popular location to watch sporting events or to take advantage of weekday specials. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON


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The Canyon Crest Acad-emy Envision Dance Conser-vatory will present “The Echo of Dracula” for two weeks in December. Show dates and times are;

Thursday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.,

Friday, Dec. 14, at 4 & 7 p.m.,

Thursday, Dec. 20, at 4 and 7 p.m., and

Friday, Dec. 21, at 4 & 7 p.m.

All shows will take place in Canyon Crest Academy’s Proscenium Theater located at 5951 Village Center Loop Road in Carmel Valley. The community is invited to attend.

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.cca-envi-sion.org/events.html.

“The Echo of Dracula,” an original story co-written by Dance Director Rayna Stohl and Ryan Tobin, explores our perceptions of good and evil, our fears of the unknown, and the struggle to overcome these fears to behave in ways that align with our own true character and values.

In addition to the many original characters from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel — Mina, Jonathan, Lucy, Van Helsing, and Dr. Seward — “The Echo of Dracula” adds an all-know-ing Bat, fairies (both dark and light), a kidnapped child, and a hip-hopping crew of humans. This show is appropriate for an audience of all ages and the runtime is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

The show’s cast includes 14 Conservatory Dancers and an additional 13 dancers Stohl selected through open audi-tions. Stohl is thrilled to have San Diego dance community members Ericka Moore, Annie Boyer, and Jessica Rabanzo-Flores creating choreography for this show. Moore and Boy-er are both longstanding Guest Artists in the dance depart-ment at CCA, and this is Jessica’s first year with our staff. The cast has been rehearsing Tuesdays through Thursdays (and some Saturdays) since mid-September. According to Stohl, “By the time this show hits the stage in December, ev-erything will be clean, polished, and we will be ready to leave our impression on our own version of the supernatural and human interaction.” Visit www.canyoncrestfoundation.org.

Canyon Crest Academy Envision Dance presents ‘The Echo of Dracula’

Magical BalletSan Diego Ballet’s “Nutcracker” will take the stage at the

UCSD campus in La Jolla at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, and 7:30 p.m. on Friday Dec. 21. Tickets: From $20. (619) 294-7311. sandiegoballet.tix.com

Final CurtainsIt’s your last chance to see “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Ro-

bots” at La Jolla Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Theatre. The crit-ically acclaimed new musical closes Dec. 16. (858) 550-1010. lajollaplayhouse.org

Christmas PuppetsWatch an elf build a snowman, the cutest little cookies

dance out of an oven, and a frisky mouse nibble on a Gin-

gerbread House in “The Merry Christmas Show,” performed by Millie Patterson at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12-16 in Balboa Park. Tick-ets: $5. balboaparkpuppets.com

Whale of an AfternoonCatch a glimpse of the annual gray whale migration

from Birch Aquarium’s Tide-Pool Plaza, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, as part of a SEA Days presentation at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way. Get up close to real whale baleen and learn why these mega marine mammals swim more than 10,000 miles each year. Scripps Oceanography scientists will share stories of their research. Tickets: $9.50-$14. (858) 534-3474. aquarium.ucsd.edu

Music of the SeasonBach Collegium San Diego will present “Hodie! Christus

Natus Est,” a sequence of choral music for Advent and Christmas sung by candlelight, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, La Jolla, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the San Diego History Center, Casa de Balboa, Balboa Park. Tickets: $20-$40. (619) 341-

1726. bachcollegiumsd.orgGrinch on StageThe 15th annual production of “Dr. Seuss’ How the

Grinch Stole Christmas!” has its holiday run, matinees and evenings through Dec. 29 at The Old Globe Theatre in Bal-boa Park. Tickets from $24. (619) 234-5623. oldglobe.org

Piano ConcertLa Jolla Music Society will present a piano concert by

Yefim Bronfman, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Sherwood Audi-torium, MCASD, 700 Prospect St. At 7 p.m. Steven Cassedy, UCSD professor of literature and a classically trained pianist, will present a pre-concert chat titled, “The Sonata: From Start-up to Overdrive.” Tickets: $25-$75. (858) 459-3728. LJMS.org

Holiday fun at SeaWorldWith special holiday-themed animal shows, real snow,

reindeer, festive décor and more, SeaWorld is the place to be this Christmas season. Visit seaworldsandiego.com or call (800) 25-SHAMU.

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Wreath-makers hard at work at the Garden Club Monetta SmootMary Jam and Ginger BordShirley Corless and Taunya Daley

It was beginning to look (and smell) a lot like Christmas at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club as members hosted

their annual wreath-making event on Dec. 5. Fresh and fragrant evergreen clip-pings delivered from the Rancho Santa Fe Association gardening crews gave those in attendance plenty of greens to work with at the event coordinated year-ly by Shirley Corless.

Out on the patio, first time and reg-ular wreath-makers alike worked at tables with stacks of clippings and adornments, such as pinecones, leaves and succulents spray-painted silver and gold. All kinds of ribbons and bows were ready to make the wreaths more merry and bright. Par-ticipants were invited to complete a wreath for themselves, as well as one to bring holiday cheer to the RSF Senior Center. PHOTOS/KAREN BILLING

Wreath creations at Garden Club

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If you’re looking for out-of-the-ordinary gifts this sea-son, how about this: an or-nament-making class at Stone and Glass in Rancho Bernardo? Or a special group tour of Garry Cohen’s Glass Ranch in Escondido — bring your own group — including glassblowing demos?

No one on your gift list will say they have one of those!

And you can’t beat the hot glass experience, watch-ing someone twirl a fiery blob of molten sand on the tip of a slim metal rod, and plunge it into the “glory hole” of a 2000-degree fur-nace to keep it pliant. Next, tweak it with tools that look like they came from the Iron Age, thrust it back into the glory hole, tweak it and pull it and paddle and thrust it, again and again, always twirling, in a mesmerizing fire dance that could easily end with a “Floor Model” — a shattered mess of too-cooled-down glass — but comes instead to a grand fi-nale with the rod held aloft to show off a beautifully col-

ored and shaped piece that’s ready to be tempered over-night in a 900-degree kiln.

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craftsmen, with spaces, equipment, and apprentices reminiscent of Renaissance masters, are known for open-ing their studios to watchers and doers, giving novices a chance to try their hands at off-hand glassblowing, an art form that dates back more than 2,000 years.

James Stone, who set up his Stone and Glass studio at Bernardo Winery a dozen years ago, has been blowing glass for almost three de-cades.

“I know the glassblow-ing experience changes your life,” he said. “It changed mine. I got hooked at Palo-mar College, like just about every glassblower in San Di-ego County, and every week I drink out of that first glass I made with my teacher, Garry Cohen, to remind me I’m still on the journey.”

A Jersey boy who started out as a prop-maker for TV and movies, Stone had to leave the trade after a serious injury. He made his way to San Diego, where he now creates fantasy hot glass fur-niture, sculptures, and pieces

of public art and enjoys shar-ing his passion with interest-ed students, both young and old.

“Kids are fearless,” he said. “They’re not afraid of the fire. Adults come in, and they’re afraid. For me, it’s all about taking them on the journey, so when they go out, everyone has a smile on their face.”

In the world of San Di-ego glassblowers, all roads lead to Garry Cohen, head of Palomar College’s glassblow-ing program for the past 20 years. It’s a small world; Co-hen calls it “The Brother-hood of the Burning Sands.” And it all began with Val Sanders, who started the pro-gram in 1969.

Cohen began as a potter and jeweler, but once he dis-covered hot glass, he was hypnotized by the process. He opens his studio and gar-dens to the public two week-ends a year, at Thanksgiving and Mother’s Day, so hun-dreds can have the Glass Ranch Experience for them-selves.

“It’s my Field of Dreams,” he said. “If you build it, they will come.”

Glassblowing classes make hot, hot, hot holiday gifts

James Stone: Stone and Glass• On the grounds of Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo del Vera-no Norte, Rancho Ber-nardo• www.stoneandglass.com/ (858) 485-7701• Holiday Ornament Classes: 5-7 p.m. Dec. 13-16 and Dec. 20;make one ornament ($45) or two ($80).

Garry Cohen: The Glass Ranch• 20307 Beech Lane, Es-condido• www.glassranchstu-dio.com/ (760) 745-7020• Free tours and demos for groups of 15+ through Dec. 21; ask about private instruc-tion and special events

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Garry Cohen and John Pourroy, his assistant since 2005, at the Thanksgiving weekend Glass Ranch Experience.

James Stone, at his Stone and Glass studio, with one of the chairs from his fish-centered series ‘Last Call Before We Eat Them All.’


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Bach Collegium San Diego held a Patron Luncheon and Con-cert at the Rancho Santa Fe

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founded in 2003 “to diversify the music offerings in the San Diego community by providing engaging, accessible, historically informed performances of repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and ear-ly Classical eras.”

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BY CLAIRE HARLINIn 2007, a local line of all-natural equine supple-

ments called Equine Matrix began to turn heads when Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense used the products. But horses weren’t the only ones benefitting from the medicinal mushroom-based products — knowing the supplements were safe for humans, too, trainers and jockeys started taking them.

“Horses are a great laboratory. You can change one variable in their regimented diet and easily see changes and attributes to that,” said Sandra Carter, CEO of Matrix Healthwerks, which created the Equine Matrix line in a facility nestled in the hills of San Marcos.

Carter said Street Sense’s jockey, Calvin Borel, used the products — which are said to be packed with immunity-enhancing vitamins and antioxidants that are naturally found in mushrooms — and notables like German dressage star Isabell Werth, an Olympic and World Championship medalist, began to catch on as well.

There were 10 products in the equine line, but one of those in particular, Carter said, was found to provide natural and healthy energy when taken by humans.

“This great blend worked well for thoroughbreds and performance horses, and a num-ber of us experimented with it and saw it was a great athletic blend,” said Carter, who has worked as a healthcare professional for more than 30 years and has a PH.D. in preventative medicine from the University of Southern California. “For those who loved smoothies, we were putting it in smoothies.”

The folks behind Matrix Healthwerks were on to something, but they just had to do something about the taste of the horse product, which Carter described as “earthy and musty.”

“We knew we had to come up with new delivery mechanism,” said Carter. “Amid all the bad press about energy drinks, we knew this would take off … If you look at how a lot of products are tested, they are tested on animals first, but in this case this was something that was found to be really good for the animals.”

Carter said it was a long process to get the flavoring just right, but the company finally developed the product into a sugar-free, citrus flavored powder that mixes with water or other beverages.

“It’s not so overly flavored that it tastes like a soft drink,” said Carter, adding that her preferred consumption method of the powder, which contains natural Yerba Mate and vi-tamins in addition to the medicinal mushrooms, is in a smoothie.

“You know when you drink it is has some nature in it,” she said of the taste.Called NRG (pronounced “energy”) Matrix, the product has been popular in online

sales and at Mary’s Tack and Feed in Del Mar, Carter said, and it will see its official launch in retail stores this month, with the opening of Del Mar’s Beaming vitality bar on Dec. 17

From left: Matrix Healthwerks CEO Sandra Carter and marketing director Whitney Benjamin are launching a new energy product made from medicinal mushrooms. Photo: Claire Harlin

Local woman brings successful equine performance products to the human market

at 2683 Via De La Valle. It will also be in Whole Foods stores on the East Coast soon, she said.

Carter said the product has the backing of a scientific advisory board, including Rancho Santa Fe doctor Dennis Carlo, who once worked with the late Jonas Salk on a pro-posed AIDS vaccine. Physician and scientist Sheldon Hen-dler of La Jolla, who co-authored the well-known “Physi-cian’s Desk Reference,” also backs NRG Matrix, and the com-pany even partners with City of Hope, which recently re-ceived a $15 million grant to research the benefits of medici-nal mushrooms.

Whitney Benjamin, the company’s marketing director, said there’s going to be some new challenges marketing to people instead of the horses, but just like the products grew among those in the equine industry, word of mouth and

positive feedback has al-ready started to fuel the growth of the NRG matrix brand.

“We have to grow grass-roots because that’s how this will catch on,” she said. “Just like in the horse world, in any community people talk to each other, and like any product, they validate it when it’s good.”

For more information on NRG Matrix, visit www.nrgmatrix.com.

The Holiday of Lights currently open at the Del Mar Fairgrounds is the larg-est animated drive-through light show on the West Coast.

More than 400 twin-kling, lively displays are lo-cated around the Del Mar Racetrack.

The Holiday of Lights runs through New Year’s Day evening.

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BY GLENN PALMEDO-SMITH“Life of Pi” is a must-view for thinking people. Albeit,

the first 30 minutes screens like most foreign films, but if you stick with it, it blossoms into a full-scale magical mys-tery tour.

Magnificently shot, with unbelievable computer gener-ated graphics, the “reveal” of this flick is the moment you re-alize this film can only be appreciated via others’ religious and cultural affiliations. The story (and I presume the book that it’s based upon by Yann Martel – a Canadian) ambitious-ly aspires to explore the “Story of Man” — Who are we? How did we get here? Where are we going? The tale begins today with a Canadian writer interviewing Pi, who was raised in an Indian hotel and zoo – call it The Peaceable Kingdom. As a youth, Pi studies many religions, attempting to become a Christian, Buddhist and Muslim at the same time. However, as a teenager, he and his family must sell the hotel, liquidate the animals overseas and move to a new world — the Ameri-cas. The director, Ang Lee (Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger and Brokeback Mountain), is always in on the joke: example – “Columbus sailed seeking India, but found America. Here, an Indian is seeking America, but finds himself.”

The action begins when a Japanese freighter (Noah’s Ark), along with the zoo’s inhabitants and Pi’s family, sinks in a vio-lent tempest storm. Alone on a lifeboat, Pi soon finds a zebra, a monkey, a hyena, a rat and a tiger scrambling to board. If you’re, say, a Buddhist, Hindu or Taoist, you might see this as Pi’s journey to Nirvana and the movie as yin or yang; it’s se-rene and then violent. If it’s sunny, it’ll storm. Good/Evil. Wet/Dry. Justice/Injustice. Eating and being eaten. When Pi’s alone with Tiger, after all others are relegated as snacks, flying fish biblically fill the boat –– yet Tiger wants only Pi’s fish. From this viewpoint, we learn that human characters are presented as being: The Year of the Tiger (Pi), the Horse (Zebra as sailor), the Monkey (as mother), the Dog (Hyena as cook), the Rat (simply as rat) or the Goat (depicted earlier in movie). The last two serve story mere-ly as provisions for the others. Have I lost you yet?

If you’re Muslim, perhaps you’ll view Tiger as Allah, and Pi as Man; where man must respect and follow Allah at all times, dealing with and serving him daily – with Pi always re-spectfully kneeling towards Mecca, (the lifeboat with Tiger), from a floating and tethered mat. As Bill Moyers states in his book, Genesis, “This God, is a mean God” and this tiger is very, very scary –– yet impossible to look at without complete fascination and awe.

If of the Jewish faith, you might see Pi’s father as all-knowing Abraham and Pi as the wayward son seeking guidance from father’s teachings, while Pi spends the next hour and a half “suffering” as he’s attached to the hip with a savage, raging and hungry tiger –– man-kind? Or, perhaps a bitter descendant of Abraham’s “other” wife, Hagar, (please chuckle -- ah, the guilt of it all).

The Christians? They might see Pi’s father as God, (once ruler of the Peaceable King-dom), and, the once-caged and now loose Tiger as the Devil himself, who Pi (Jesus) eventu-ally finds himself delusionary and alone with, amidst the desert-like sea, having one long conversation with each other, or with himself. When this son of God (in the likeness of fa-ther) arrives with Devil beast on a floating island, Earth, which is inhabited by Meerkats, the creatures embrace their newest arrival, idolizing and rejoicing in Pi as Savior, to best lead the way, with the Devil coming along as part of the deal.

And finally, when descendants of the great Aztecan and Mayan cultures see this movie, especially just before Pi washes ashore in physical Mexico, they’ll perhaps see the fanciful floating island, appearing as snake-roots supporting ancient Aztlán, as a place that feeds you, yet eventually feasts upon you; as described in the legendary book, The Hungry Wom-an, by John Bierhorst. Here, most religions have no relevance, with the tiger and story sim-ply representing “white man” from old Eden, (under the auspices of Pi being the benevo-lent Christ), coming ashore to ruthlessly rule and devour indigenous inhabitants of new Eden.

Thus, the vision of this single story representing each cultural perspective, seen as one wishes to see it, is indeed the point. When Pi inquires the tiger of what he sees, as the ani-mal gazes upon nightly stars, the tiger “shows” Pi the wonder of the universe, as the stars morph into a giant image of mother –– mother as nature, nature as mother. Thus, can any of us really know God? Like the sun, should we dare gaze or scrutinize upon it? Will our eyes and brains fry? As a child, Pi’s father warns him not to trust the tiger (God), not to be fooled, as we only see a reflection of what we believe we are. At the end of the movie Pi asks the interviewer, “Which of these versions do you like most?” Of which the writer states he likes the most symbolic one –– who will then presumably script the story for the ages, thus encouraging future generations to interpret and, perhaps, start wars over.

Glenn Palmedo-Smith is a multiple Emmy Award-winning film director, producer and writer. He has also received many national “Best of Fests” awards. He is the author of Discovering Ellis Ruley, Crown Publishing. If you’d like to share comments with the writer, email him at [email protected]

Glenn’s Film Review/ Commentary

‘Life of Pi’

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Online registration for the Escondido Humane Society’s 14th annual Paws in the Park dog walk is now open. The event will be held on Sunday, March 24, from 8 a.m.-noon at Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido.

Participants can visit www.escondidohumanesociety.org to register and create their own fundraising page. Everyone who registers online before Feb. 1 will be entered into a drawing for a gift basket of pet goodies. Registration is free, and walk registrants will receive incentive prizes such as T-shirts, doggie bandanas and gift cards based on the amount of pledges raised.

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The San Diego Museum of Art to host interactive art exhibition

Traveling from the Centre Pompidou art museum in Paris, France, an interactive, all-ages art exhibition titled “Journey Through the City: Beneath the Moon II” will make its United States debut at The San Diego Museum of Art on Dec. 15, 2012.

This free exhibition will be the first in a new, permanent welcome center at the Mu-seum, which will rotate art and activities throughout the year. This center will be de-voted to providing visitors with alternate ways of engaging with and interpreting art, with an emphasis on the museum’s own permanent collection.

The exhibition realizes a major achieve-ment for The San Diego Museum of Art – the start of an important collaborative rela-tionship with the Centre Pompidou. Through this relationship, the museum an-ticipates developing many, major long-term projects.

The San Diego Museum of Art is located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, 92101. General Information: (619) 232-7931 Group Sales: (619) 696-1935 Website: http://www.TheSanDiegoMuseumofArt.org Twitter: @SDMA Facebook: http://www.face-book.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumofArt

Oscar and five-time Emmy Award-win-ner, Bill Conti, the composer of the 1983 Academy Award-winning, The Right Stuff, including Best Original Score, has been named as principal pops conductor of the San Diego Symphony. Conti’s first perfor-mance of his three-year contract will be the Star-Spangled Pops over the Fourth of July Weekend 2013. This patriotic-themed mu-sical extravaganza is part of the Symphony’s popular Summer Pops Series that takes place at its picturesque waterfront venue, Embar-cadero Marina Park South. As principal pops conductor, Conti will twice again be on the podium at historic Copley Sympho-ny Hall for the orchestra’s City Lights Series, formerly known as the Winter Pops.

Conti’s big break came in 1976, when he was hired to compose the music for a small United Artists film called Rocky. The film became a phenomenon, and Conti’s training montage tune and Oscar-nominat-ed Best Original Song, Gonna Fly Now, topped the Billboard singles chart in 1977. Conti also received a Grammy nomination for Gonna Fly Now for Best Original Score, with his work garnering two additional nominations for Best Instrumental Compo-

sition and Performance. “I’m delighted to be joining the San Di-

ego Symphony. This is a great orchestra of which the city of San Diego can be extreme-ly proud. I performed with the Symphony here once before in January 2010 for a con-cert called A Night at the Academy Awards where we played many themes from Oscar-winning movies. I’m looking forward to getting reacquainted with the musicians and getting to know the San Diego audienc-es,” Conti said.

Conti takes over the position of princi-pal pops conductor previously held by the Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning Marvin Hamlisch, who served in this role for six years and who passed away in August 2012. Several of Conti’s other movie scores include The Karate Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Harry and Tonto, Private Benjamin, Gloria and An Unmarried Woman. The score for the 1971 Oscar-winning Best For-eign language film, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, featured Conti at the piano.

For more details about the San Diego Symphony’s current 2012-2013 season, con-tact the box office at 619-235-0804 or log onto www.sandiegosymphony.com.

San Diego Symphony names Oscar, Emmy winner Bill Conti as Principal Pops Conductor

The Ina Wealth Management Group (UBS Financial Services Inc.) will hold a free infor-mative and interactive meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to address upcoming tax changes, the current financial environment, and implications of the fiscal cliff negotiations in Washing-ton.

The event will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Arterra Restaurant in Carmel Valley (11966 El Camino Real, San Diego, 92130). A complimentary meal will be served.

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The Del Mar Foundation’s Cultural Arts Committee will present two highly-acclaimed bluegrass musicians, Rob Ickes and Jim Hurst, in a special duo performance at the Del Mar Powerhouse on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 pm.

Described as “a meeting of two of the mightiest musical powerhouses around,” this special performance features two artists whose roots are in bluegrass music, but who peform music that reaches far beyond the bounds of a single genre.

As the 14-time winner of the “Dobro Player of the Year” award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), Ickes is the most awarded instrumentalist in the history of the IBMA Awards. In 2010, Rob was awarded a United States Artists fellowship, an $50,000 grant awarded annually to 50 of America’s finest artists working across eight disci-plines (music, theater arts, visual arts, dance, literature, media, crafts/traditional arts, and ar-chitecture/design).

Jim Hurst, who has twice been named IBMA Guitar Player of the Year, and brings strong vocal and songwriting talent to the stage along with phenomenal guitar chops. He last ap-peared at the Del Mar Powerhouse with the highly-acclaimed Claire Lynch Band.

Tickets are available at www.delmarfoundation.org/robickes. Check the website on the day of the event to see if tickets will be available at the door.

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Joined by the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Children’s Choir, with special guest star American Ballet Theatre’s Corey Sterns, the California Ballet will present Tchai-kovsky’s holiday masterpiece, “The Nutcracker,” 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22; 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 16 and Dec. 23; 7 p.m. weekdays Dec. 19-21 at the Civic Theater, 1100 Third Ave, downtown San Diego. Tickets: From $25. (858) 560-6741. californiaballet.org

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Pines Rugby Varsity was un-defeated and almost un-scored upon. Despite losing several key seniors, and with two starters missing, the 2012 Varsity picked up right where they left off, with a 24-0 opening day victory over Patrick Henry. Junior Scrum Half Seth Hill led Tor-rey Pines with two trys, while Mike Cox and Will Johnson, added scores as well.

“We are nowhere close to where we need to be to match last year’s team, but I like the attitude and athleti-cism of this group,” noted Torrey Pines Head Coach Matty Sandoval, a former USD All-American Rugby player.

If the Torrey Pines Of-fense looked a bit rusty, the Defense was in mid-season form. Patrick Henry never got a whiff of the try-zone, couldn’t break any long runs, and every advance over mid-field was snuffed out. Patrick Henry had some fleet backs, but Torrey Pines defenders chased them down before they became a scoring threat multiple times in the second half.

“We are young and in-experienced, which really showed on defense, but I saw a lot of sheer will and that kept them from scor-ing,” continued Coach San-doval. “It’s a challenge to us coaches to harness the ener-gy and desire we saw today, and we could end up a good

Torrey Pines Scrum Half Seth Hill runs the ball out of trouble in Saturday’s 24-0 victory over Patrick Henry. Teammate Alec Mills is on the ground, while Cen-ter Chase Pickwell piles onto the ruck. Torrey Pines Forwards Jackson Backer (mouth guard showing) and, Pierre Pretorious (far right) come up in support. Hill scored two trys to lead Torrey Pines. Photo/Aubrey Hill

Torrey Pines Rugby defeats Patrick Henry in high school boys opener

team.”Both Torrey Pines and Patrick Henry compete in the Southern California Youth Rugby

High School League. There are 15 teams in San Diego County (up from 11 last year), and 31 throughout southern California. Recognizing that some programs are more established, the schools have been divided into “Gold” and “Silver” Divisions. Torrey Pines competes with eight schools in the Gold Division south. The “Gold” division includes rivals Cathe-dral Catholic, St. Augustine, and Fallbrook.

Rugby is not currently a CIF-sanctioned sport. But, with growing awareness, and the recent addition of Rugby Sevens to the 2016 Olympics, supporters of the world’s most pop-ular contact sport believe it is only a matter of time until Rugby joins Lacrosse as a new ad-dition to High School sports programs.

Torrey Pines will meet St. Augustine Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9:30 a.m. in a game at “The Little Q”—a secret Rugby pitch hidden in the southwest corner of the Qualcomm Stadium parking complex. Admission is free.

The game of rugby football developed from a version of football played at Rugby School, England, and was originally one of several different versions of football played at English Public Schools during the 19th century. Today, Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the world. The Rugby Championship is the third most watched television sport in the world after World Cup Soccer and the Olympics. The seven-a-side version of the game, known as Rugby Sevens, has been admitted into the Olympic Games from Rio de Ja-neiro in 2016 onwards. The 15-a-side version of Rugby Union was last played at the Olym-pic Games in Paris 1924, with the United States defeating France in the final 17-3. There are over 40 clubs with over 2500 youth players in Southern California.

For high school standings, visit www.socalyouthrugby.org. For more on the San Diego Mustangs Program, and the Club Season which starts in January, visit www.sandiegoyouth-rugby.org

Torrey Pines High School is hosting its 23rd annual boys prep Under Ar-mour Holiday Classic Bas-ketball Tournament present-ed by Lucky Duck Founda-tion Dec. 26-29.

Tournaments will be held in five divisions, with games played at Torrey Pines (National Division), La Jolla Country Day (American), Santa Fe Christian (Sena-tor’s), Rancho Bernardo (Governor’s) and Carlsbad High School (Mayor’s).

Teams from the United States and British Columbia, Canada will be in atten-dance, including California powers Salesian and Sheldon High Schools, St. John’s

from Houston, TX and Lincoln from Tacoma, Washington.Top players competing in the tournament include

Jabari Bird (Salesian), Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd), Justise Winslow (St. John’s), Kameron Rooks (Mission Hills) and Ahmaad Rorie (Lincoln).

Tickets can be purchased at the door. For National Di-vision games held at Torrey Pines High School, tickets cost $10 per day. Tickets at the other 4 schools will be $8 per day. Tournament passes will be available for purchase on the first day of the tournament and discounted tickets will be avail-able for children and seniors. Games will begin at 10 a.m. on Dec. 26.

For more information, including a complete list of teams, directions to the schools, scores, daily bracket up-dates and game start times, please go the tournament web-site, theholidayclassic.org.

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“I told her I played the clarinet and she asked if there were any bands around here to play in,” said Thum, 69, of Encinitas.

At that time, there was a North Coast Orchestra, but no local band for those living in the North County coastal area. Turnage had just moved from Plano, Texas, where she helped organize a community band, so combined with Thum’s knowledge of the area and the music community, the two were set make history.

“She and I talked and decided we need to form a band right here locally,” said Thum, who asked a local trombone player to be the band’s director and secured the San Dieguito High School band room as a place to practice. The director there also lent the school’s music and percussion instru-ments. She advertised for band members in local newspapers and word spread by mouth. Within less than a year, the 14-member Coastal Communities Civic Band was playing small concerts — such as parades, Del Mar fair shows and the opening of the Batiquitos Lagoon — and by the 1990s the award-wining band was traveling internationally and selling out venues hold-ing more than 1,200 people.

Thirty years later, Thum still plays in the 76-member ensemble, which has be-

come well-respected in the musical commu-nity, and a staple in the north coastal com-munity, partnering with a number of schools and charitable organizations and selling out concerts almost every year.

On Feb. 17, the band — called the Coastal Communities Concert Band — will hold a special 30th anniversary concert at 2 p.m. at the Carlsbad Community Church. On Dec. 2 the band packed the Escondido Performing Arts Center, as it does every year, for its annual holiday concert benefiting Meals on Wheels.

Thum said the band’s annual events of-ten sell out because many locals have been going to the concerts for years.

“When people come to a beautiful hall like that and hear exciting, fun, beautiful music, they want to hear us again,” said Thum. That’s why we have a reputation.”

Much of the reputation also comes from the fact that the band is highly recog-nized and involved. They perform 10 con-certs a year, award scholarships to kids, do music outreach in public schools, and they’ve even won an Emmy.

The band’s members come from all walks of life, some retired and some working professionally in a variety of settings. Mem-bers include Susan Aaberg of Solana Beach, who teaches deaf children, Carmel Valley resident Andrea Mays, a self-taught musi-cian and patent attorney at Qualcomm, and David Paa, a Del Mar pediatric neurologist. Many of the band’s members have played music professionally as well.

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The Coastal Communities Concert BandCourtesy photo

and experience levels and professions, but we all hear a piece of music the same way,” said band member Kate Takahashi, of Carmel Valley. “We are all on the same page when we have that collective sigh when we know a piece went very well.”

The band has evolved and improved over its 30 years in existence, however, it sticks to its mission of promoting music in the community and sharing the pure artistry of classical music.

“The more we play and the harder we play, the better musicians we attract so the better we would get,” said Thum. “We’ve changed conductors a couple of times, made the switch from white pants to grey pants and we changed our name once, but over the years, we’re re-ally just the same band that keeps getting better and better and better.”

For more information on the band, or to buy tickets to the 30th anniversary concert, visit www.cccband.com.


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But the skin’s the thing, winning the prize for the most fat (3.5 ounces contain almost 500 calories and 44 grams of fat compared to the leanest, skinless breast meat with 161 calories and 4 grams of fat). So chuck the skin, choose white meat over dark, and avoid the wing al-together, which packs a whopping 13 grams of fat.

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Use your Noggin’Trim down some faves

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Rice is always nice, es-pecially wild or B-complex rich brown with assorted mushrooms, dried cranber-ries and toasted pecans, or high protein quinoa with nutty, aromatic notes for an elegant change-up.

Slim down mashed po-tatoes blending in Greek yo-ghurt, goat cheese or rice milk instead of the bazillion calorie butter and cream combo. As for the gravy, do mushroom or vegetable-based instead of traditional fatty giblet.

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point bears North 62° 33’ 46” West; thence South 34° 30’ 52” West 191.31 feet to the beginning of a 1,958.00 foot radius curve concave Westerly, a radial bearing bears North 55°29’08” West, thence along said curve; Westerly 2.19 feet through a central angle of 00° 03’, 51”, to a point of tangency with a 25.00 foot curve concave Northerly, a radial to said point bears North 55° 25’, 17”, West; thence along said curve; Northwesterly 45.17 feet through a central angle of 103° 31’, 01”, to a point of tangency with a 1,949.00 foot curve concave Easterly, a radial to said point bears North 48° 05’ 44” East; thence along said curve; Northwesterly 329.19 feet through a central angle of 09°40’39” ,to a point of tangency with a 1,949.00 foot curve concave Easterly, said point also lies on the existing easement to the County of San Diego recorded February 1, 1999 as Document No. 99-0056429 Official Records, a radial to said point bears North 57° 46’ 23” East; Thence along said curve; Northwesterly 93.89 feet through a central angle of 02° 45’ 37”, a radial to said point bears North 60° 32’ 00” East; thence; North 29° 28’ 00” West 5.44 feet to the beginning of a 60.00 foot radius nontangent curve concave Southwesterly, a radial bearing bears North 03°, 21’, 45”, East, thence along said curve; Easterly 37.56 feet through a central angle of 35°52’08” a radial to said point bears North 39° 13’ 53” East, thence; North 32° 36’ 47” West 24.41 feet thence; North 02° 54’ 44” West 104.39 feet thence; North 13° 43’ 52” East 66.16 feet thence; North 28° 59’ 56” West 52.14 feet thence; North 39° 26’ 59” West 92.96 feet thence; North 72° 06’ 04” West 17.15 feet thence; South 25° 48’ 34” West 71.36 feet thence; North 70° 44’ 50” West 52.89 feet to the beginning of a 1,051.00 foot radius nontangent curve concave Southwesterly, a radial bearing bears North 53° 59’ 06” East, thence along said curve; Westerly 658.56 feet through a central angle of 35° 54’ 06” a radial to said point bears North 18° 05’ 00” East, thence; North 71° 55’ 00”, West 120.00 feet to a point of tangency with a 1,949.00 foot radius curve concave Northeasterly, a radial bearing bears North 18° 05’ 00” East, thence along said curve; Westerly 168.95 feet through a central angle of 04° 58’ 00” a radial to said point bears North 23° 03’ 00” East, thence; North 66° 56’ 56” West 163.15 feet to the point of beginning Contains 21.87 acres more or less. Excepting therefrom that portion conveyed to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, a public agency in Deed recorded September 2, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0764499 of Official Records. Also excepting therefrom that portion conveyed to Rancho Cielo Estates, LTD, A California Corporation, in Deed recorded April 27, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0295349 of Official Records. Also excepting therefrom that portion conveyed to Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, a special district organized under the laws of the State of California, recorded April 18, 2011 as Instrument No. 11-0200468 of Official Records. 265-493-11-00 Parcel B: Lot 78 of amended Map of County of San Diego, Tract No. 4227-1, in the County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof No. 14104, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, December 13, 2000. 265-451-55-00 A.P.N.: 265-493-11 & 265-451-55 The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18021 - 18029 Calle Ambiente, Rancho Santa

Fe, CA 92067 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed 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 thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $8,240,843.99 (estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase the figure prior to sale. Beneficiary hereby elects to conduct a unified foreclosure sale pursuant to the provisions of California Commercial Code section 9604, et seq., and to include in the non judicial foreclosure of the real property interest described in the Security Agreement dated 3/10/2006, between the original trustor and the original beneficiary, as it may have been amended from time to time, and pursuant to any other instruments between the trustor and beneficiary referencing a security interest in personal property. Beneficiary reserves its right to revoke its election as to some or all of said personal property and/or fixtures, or to add additional personal property and/or fixtures to the election herein expressed, as Beneficiary’s sole election, from time to time and at any time until the consummation of the Trustee’s Sale to be conducted pursuant to the Deed of Trust and this Notice of Trustee’s Sale. See the Deed of Trust, if applicable. The personal property which was given as security for trustor’s obligation is described in the above referenced Construction Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing. No warranty is made that any or all of the personal property still exists or is available for the successful bidder and no warranty is made as to the condition of any of the personal property, which shall be sold “as is” “where is”. The beneficiary under the Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned, a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a Written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the

sale of this property, you may call 866-210-6524 or visit this Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com using the file number 12-01161 assigned to this case. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 11/29/2012 Stewart Default Services 7676 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 820 San Diego, California 92108 (888) 210-6524 Sale Line: 714-573-1965 Website: www.priorityposting.com Olesya Williams, Trustee Sale Officer P1006123 12/6, 12/13, 12/20/2012. RSF283

Trustee Sale No. 253300CA Loan No. 3018728703 Title Order No. 926381 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12-10-2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-11-2013 at 9:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 12-18-2007, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2007-0777737, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California, executed by: SEAN R. REPKO AND CAROLYN HICKEY, AS TRUSTEES OF THE REPKO/HICKEY LIVING TRUST, DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $2,337,118.61 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 7302 VISTA RANCHO CT RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 APN Number: 265-480-20-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 11-29-2012 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE

the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County on August 4, 2000, as File No. 2000-414618, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 128 as shown on said Map No. 14015, said point also lies on the Northwesterly line of Lot 72, a private street (Calle Ambiente) according to the amended Map No. 14104, in the County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County on December 13, 2000, as File No. 2000-0676774; thence along the Easterly line of said Lot 128; North 89° 41’ 46”, East 612.50 feet thence; North 89° 41’ 27” East 1,133.74 feet thence; South 14° 41’ 39” East 46.36 feet thence; South 36° 15’ 50” East 135.22 feet thence; South 23° 26’ 32” East 176.36 feet thence; South 17° 19’ 24” West 169.19 feet thence; South 05° 06’ 17” West 119.24 feet to the beginning of a 1,050.00 foot radius curve concave Easterly, said point also being on the existing easement for public road (Del Dios Highway) to County of San Diego recorded December 18, 1940, in Book 1115, Page 48, Official Records. A radial bearing bears North 33°, 27’, 05”, West, thence along said curve; Westerly 553.49 feet through a central angle of 29° 06’ 41” a radial to said

County, California, executed by Cielo Village, LLC, a California limited liability company, as Trustor, Cielo Village, LLC, a California limited liabilaty company, as Beneficiary. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by Cash, a Cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: At the entrance to the east county regional center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said San Diego County, California, describing the land therein: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part of hereof. Exhibit “A” The Land referred to herein is situated in the County of San Diego in the State of California and described as follows: Parcel A: Being a portion of Lot 128 of County of San Diego, Tract No. 4227-2, according to Second Amended Map Thereof No. 14015, in the County of San Diego, State of California, filed in

COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For Sales Information: www.lpsasap.com or 1-714-730-2727 www.priorityposting.com or 1-714-573-1965 www.auction.com or 1-800-280-2832 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, this information can be obtained from one of the following three companies: LPS Agency Sales & Posting at (714) 730-2727, or visit the Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com (Registration required to search for sale information) or Priority Posting & Publishing at (714) 573-1965 or visit the Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com (Click on the link for “Advanced Search” to search for sale information), or auction.com at 1-800-280-2832 or visit the Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the Trustee Sale No. shown above. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. P1005454 12/6, 12/13, 12/20/2012. RSF282

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: B537027 CA Unit Code: B Loan No: 0586064438/JOHN T. LY Investor No: 0586064438 Min No: 1000153-0586064438-8 AP #1: 305-071-25-00 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under 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: JOHN T. LYNCH AND CATHERINE S. LYNCH, TRUSTEES OF THE LYNCH FAMILY TRUST DATED JULY 16, 1982 AND ANY AMENDMENTS HERETO Recorded September 14, 2006 as Instr. No. 2006-0653454 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County; CALIFORNIA ,

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auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or visit this Internet Web site: http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case B537027 B. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 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

pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded September 6, 2012 as Instr. No. 2012-0535286 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 SEPTEMBER 8, 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. 6311 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE, 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: JANUARY 2, 2013, AT 10:30 A.M. *AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING 321 NORTH NEVADA STREET OCEANSIDE, CA 92054 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 costs, expenses, and advances is $2,464,205.49. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee

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: December 3, 2012 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary CHERYL L. GRECH, ASST SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 4000 W. Metropolitan Drive, Suite 400 Orange, CA 92868-0000 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 (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or you may access sales information at http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales . TAC# 961049 PUB: 12/13/12, 12/20/12, 12/27/12. RSF281

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 2012-029536Fictitious Business Name(s):a. World Oilman’s Poker Tournamentb. WOPTLocated at: 16236 San Dieguito Rd., #4-23, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 92067, San Diego County. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8049, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The first day of business was 11/01/2012. This business is hereby registered by the following: Cornerstone Acquisitions & Management Company, LLC, 16236 San Dieguito Rd., #4-23, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, Delaware. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on 11/08/2012. Bradley W. Cox. RSF280. Nov. 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13, 2012

Kids Korps LCH and I Love a Green San DiegoBY JULIA ANDREW (10), CADEN MOSS (10), MAKENNA MOSS (9) AND CYRUS ANDREW (7)

Have you ever thrown electronics away in the trash? Do you know what “e-waste” is? On Nov. 10, our Kids Korps chapter at La Costa Heights helped our community by recycling e-waste with I Love a Green San Diego. We wanted to do this project in honor of America Recycles Day.

E-waste is old phones, old keyboards, old comput-ers, old printers, old TVs, wires and cords. These shouldn’t go in landfills be-cause they have chemicals and poison that leak out into the ground. Good recy-clers take apart the pieces and use them for other things. Bad recyclers send them to poor countries and cities. People burn the e-waste and that can cause diseases and it is very dan-gerous. They search through them to find gold. In a village in China they throw the e-waste they don’t need anymore into the wa-

Kids Korps USA: Electronics recycling project

Helping to recycle e-waste are Kids Korps members: (L-R) Trevor Thiele, Soren Mosher, Caden Moss, Jonathon Neuberg, Slade Mosher and Sophia Mosher.

ter.Before the event, we

made posters, made signs and spoke to some neigh-bors. Our parents emailed family and friends and post-ed on Facebook for us. At the event we carried elec-tronics out of the cars and sorted them into groups of old phones, TVs and com-puters screens, computer

towers, printers and cords because they have different things in them. We made signs and waived them at cars. We got to take apart computers because we want-ed to see what was inside them. We watched hard drives getting crushed. Peo-ple said thank you and honked at us. We got thumbs up and waves. We even got a “rock on” sign.

Someone said good job for saving our environment.

We collected 812 pounds of computers, 1,533 pounds of old computer monitors and TVs called CRTs, and 2,532 pounds of general e-waste. That is more than 2.4 tons. We also kept 4,835 pounds of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. This equals 820 gallons of gas, or 186 trees, or 7,007 water bottles, or 32,230 aluminum cans. We saved people from get-ting diseases from the toxins by keeping it out of landfills and keeping it from getting burned and thrown into the oceans. We kept it from go-ing to bad recyclers that send it to China or poor countries. This made us feel happy because it wasn’t go-ing to get burned or thrown into the ocean to hurt peo-ple and animals. In conclu-sion, we felt good about this project because we didn’t have to waste all those elec-tronics. We felt courageous because we were actually helping something we wouldn’t have done without Kids Korps.

UPCOMING EVENTSWHAT: Feeding Ameri-

ca WHEN: Sat., Dec. 15 (9

-11 a.m.)WHERE: San Diego

WHAT: St Vincent de Paul

WHEN: Sun., Dec. 16 (4:30 -7 p.m.)

WHERE: San Diego

WHAT: Interfaith Com-munity Services

WHEN: Sun., Dec. 23 (4:30 -7 p.m.)

WHERE: San Diego

fires.Until this year, the

34th District Agricultural Association, which runs the Modoc County Fairground, received about $230,000 from the state toward its an-nual $355,000 budget. But state funding was cut off in 2012, leaving small fairs such as Modoc facing finan-cial hardship.

In contrast, the 22nd DAA operates on an annual budget of about $60 mil-lion.

Diana Paluszak, of the state Department of Food and Agriculture, which oversees county fairs, said her agency supports Mo-doc’s request under a state adopt-a-fair initiative. She said it is her understanding the 22nd DAA’s $100,000 allocation complies with state laws and regulations, and could be a model for other fairs in the state.

“We’re very excited about this,” Paluszak said.

Currently, Paluszak said, 13 county fairs in Cali-fornia are on a watch list, meaning their reserves have dwindled. But she said she was not aware of any fair other than Modoc in immi-nent danger of closing.

Paluszak’s support of the request from Modoc re-assured 22nd DAA board members, some of whom were concerned about the precedent they were setting. District staff also strongly supported the $100,000 al-location.

“I support it 150 per-cent,” said Tim Fennell, fair-grounds general manager and CEO. Fennell and oth-er fairgrounds staff visited this year’s Modoc County Fair to offer support and help come up with plans to make the organization self-sufficient.

DePaul outlined a series of ventures, including guid-ed wagon tours, cattle drives with local ranchers, guided horseback tours and mountain bike races, that she said could net a com-bined $83,500. Modoc offi-cials also want to offer ame-nities to the estimated 30,000 people who pass through their community on the way to and from the annual Burning Man fair over Labor Day weekend as a way of generating reve-nue.

22nd DAA directors also told fairgrounds staff to come up with a plan to raise money for Modoc and other cash-strapped small fairs, which will include an appeal for donations from attendees to the 2013 San Diego County Fair.

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Pacific Ridge Students showed off their passion and talent for horseback riding at two competitions held in October and early November in Oklahoma City and Del Mar, respectively.

The Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show was held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in October. Eighth grader Victoria Walz, seventh grader Ben Stout, and 10th graders Jillian Hansen and Amelia Coomber all participated in the competition. Among her impressive eight honors, Victoria earned reserve world champion junior west-ern seat equitation and top 5 world junior saddle seat equitation in English. The event represents the pin-nacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world, and the 2012 show drew more than 1,000 horses and riders from 45 states and four nations.

Ten students then participated in the Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper Association championship show held at the Del Mar fairgrounds on Oct. 31 – Nov. 4. For five days, students competed in various events where they were judged on quickness, ele-gance and technique. Together, the Pacific Ridge School students accumulated six championships, three reserve championships and 33 other ribbons for third through 10th places. Margaux Burdick, Ca-mille Burdick, Melissa Ordas and Anna Sepkovic re-ceived championship awards in their events. Also competing were Meila Gross, Erin Lichter, Noelle Reich, Juliana Sapp, Isabella Sevigny and Julia Ventu-ra.

To learn more about the academic, arts, and ath-letics programs at Pacific Ridge School, visit www.pacificridge.org. (Top) Victoria Walz, eighth

grader at PRS; (Bottom) Mar-gaux Burdick.

Pacific Ridge School students win top honors at horse shows in Oklahoma City and Del Mar

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