San Clemente Times

L O C A L N E W S Y O U C A N U S EJ U LY 2 6 –AU G U S T 1 , 2 0 1 2

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 30

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Jaime Martinez and wife Marcela Perez have lived in the Vista Los Mares neighborhood for 11 years and have seen progress to improve the area in recent years. Photo by Stacie N. Galang

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Reinventing a NeighborhoodCity works to transform

the Vista Los Mares neighborhood

Ralphs Fresh Fare in South San Clemente Nears Completion

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Thousands Help Make Ocean

Fest a SuccessSC LIVING/PAGE 16

SC Triton Water Polo Gains Momentum into

Junior OlympicsSPORTS/PAGE 20

What’s Up With...S A N C L E M E N T E ’ S T O P 5 H O T T E S T T O P I C S

1LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTINGEYE ON SC

www.sanclementetimes.comSan Clemente Times July 26–August 1, 2012

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOSan Juan Capistrano residents are still

waiting for their water bills, after printing and software errors caused delays in the billing process. The city is more than two weeks late delivering water bills to nearly half of its 11,200 customers. The first two

cycles of bills in the city’s five-cycle billing process were supposed to be sent out

July 6 and 13. The city delivered notices to affected customers, informing them of

the situation. Water bills for cycle-three customers, which were supposed to be

sent out July 20, are also expected to be late. The software error arose after city

staff tried to apply a 3 percent water rate increase that the City Council approved

last month. Adjustments will be made to affected customers, according to staff.

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DANA POINTCity Council on July 17 voted to seek outside help with improving water quality at Doheny State Beach. The beach has for years appeared on Heal the Bay’s annual “Beach Bummers” list—a report card grading the cleanliness of state beaches. Doheny received an “F” for high levels of bacteria in winter months, rainy weather and at the San Juan Creek outlet but often fares better in dry summer months. Councilman Bill Brough criticized the state’s lack of responsiveness to the issue, saying they’d rather take a regulatory angle than a helpful one. “We’ve exhausted what we can do at the city level,” said Mayor Lara Anderson. “We need help fixing it.” The city will request funding from state, local and private entities and pursue research grants via California’s Clean Beaches Initiative Grant Program.

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THE LATEST: The insurance company hold-ing the bond on the downtown fire station and Dorothy Visser Senior Center notified the city it planned to sue for breach of contract.

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Mary-land filed a claim against San Clemente June 26, saying it sought the balance of the contract funds the company believes it is owed.

The original contractor, Gamut Construc-tion, entered into a nearly $4.3 million agreement to build the facility but within about a year “voluntarily terminated” the contract. The city made a claim for comple-tion of the work and Fidelity made good by finding a contractor, according to the legal documents.

The documents say when Tutor Perini took over work, city-caused delays in-creased project costs, among other claims.

City attorney Jeff Oderman said the city is in settlement discussions with Fidel-ity, and the amount currently disputed is $491,000.

WHAT’S NEXT: The claim is open for 45 days or until the city acts upon it, Oderman said. He said he’s hopeful that by the time a lawsuit could formally be filed, the case would be resolved.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.sanclemente-times.com for updates. —SNG

THE LATEST: Four San Clemente residents have pulled papers to run for the two open City Council seats.

Thus far, City Councilmen Bob Baker and Jim Dahl are joined by political newcomers David J. Clegg and Michael Mortensen in the race for the open seats. City Treasurer Pall Gudgeirsson and City Clerk Joanne Baade, also incumbents, have also pulled papers for their respec-tive offices. All open seats are for four-year terms and will be voted upon in the November 6 election.

The longest-serving member of the council, Dahl, a retired firefighter, was first elected to office in 1996. A commercial airline pilot, Baker is finishing his first four-year term.

Mortensen is a business attorney who has lived in San Clemente since 2010. Clegg could not be reached by press time.

Each candidate can collect up to 30 sig-natures of San Clemente voters although only 20 validated voters are needed for a candidate to appear on the ballot, accord-ing to Baade.

WHAT’S NEXT: The deadline to return papers is August 10 at 5 p.m. If any incum-

… a Potential Lawsuit?

… the Election?

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THE LATEST: San Clemente’s Police Ser-vices Department bit the bullet and joined the social media ranks with a Facebook page of its own.

The page is part of the department’s effort to increase its online presence and better communicate with residents, said Lt. John Coppock, who became chief in March.

“The whole concern was, again, just to become more connected with the com-munity,” he said.

The Facebook page currently has posts

THE LATEST: “Faulty computer model-ing” and “manufacturing issues” were the primary sources of problems at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a 94-page in-spection report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says.

The two factors helped cause the pre-mature wear of tubes on the relatively new steam generators and the radiation leak January 31 that led to Unit 3’s shut down. The Unit 2 reactor had already been offline for upgrades January 9. Neither reactor has produced power since.

The report also states that plant owner Southern California Edison complied with federal regulations when it proposed the replacement steam generators in the first place, a point SCE made sure to note in its own statement about the report.

“We are committed to continuing to work with the NRC on the steam generator is-sues and will continue to use conservative decision making as we work on repairs and planning for the future,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Pete Dietrich in a statement.

But anti-nuclear groups called the com-mission’s report a “dangerous cover-up.” Gene Stone of San Clemente-based Resi-dents Organized for a Safe Environment said SCE’s plan to restart Unit 2 is “extremely risky.”

WHAT’S NEXT: SCE must submit its formal response to questions raised by the NRC, which the utility must do before it can re-start the reactors. Separately, the California Public Utilities Commission plans to open an investigation of the plant, according to its August 2 agenda.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.sanclemente-times.com. —Stacie N. Galang

THE LATEST: As of this week, the Ralphs on El Camino Real is slated to reopen August 3.

Ralphs spokeswoman Kendra Doyel said the finishing touches are being put on the 28,322-square-foot super market that also boasts a 53-foot, 11-inch tower at its entrance. Renovations on the Ralphs Fresh Fare began December 24 with the closing of the old market.

“We are very excited,” Doyel said. “It’s been a long time coming for that store.”

The project was originally proposed as three stories with additional commercial storefronts, but the concept met stern op-position and never received approval. By March 2011, the revised plans — with just the super market and parking — passed muster with the Planning Commission and plans moved ahead.

WHAT’S NEXT: A ribbon cutting is planned for opening day, which is still tentative, Doyel said.

FIND OUT MORE: See www.sanclemente-times.com. —SNG

… a Police Facebook Page?

… SONGS? … the New Ralphs?

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1 2 bent does not file papers, the deadline is extended to August 15 at 5:30 p.m. to any resident except the incumbent. No one has returned papers yet, according to Baade. The city clerk encouraged candidates to submit papers by the August 10 deadline because the extension is not guaranteed.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit the city website at www.san-clemente.org. —SNG

on subjects such as proper installation of child car seats and fireworks safety.

WHAT’S NEXT: The department is cur-rently working with the city’s technical staff to develop its own website as well, the chief said. He and fellow Orange County Sheriffs Deputies culled ideas for their site from other police agencies. Cop-pock hoped to have the site up by the end of the year.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.facebook.com/scpoliceservices for more informa-tion —SNG


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Thursday, July 26

Mutt & Members Sunset Network-ing Mixer & Expo 5:30 p.m. The tri-city chambers have an expo at Sepulveda Build-ing Materials. Cost $10-$20. 28092 Forbes Road, Laguna Niguel, 949.492.1131, www.scchamber.com.

Friday, July 27

Seniors’ BBQ & Birthday Celebration12 p.m. Celebration at The Dorothy Visser Senior Center with entertainment. 117 Ave. Victoria, San Clemente, 949.498.3322.

Saturday, July 28

Family Promise of Orange County Gala Dinner 6:30 p.m. Event at the Wilcox Manor featuring the non-profit that provides support to homeless families. $75-$125. 310 Pasadena Ave., Tustin, 714.353.0428, www.FamilyPromiseOrangeCounty.org.

Sunday, July 29

San Clemente Farmers Market 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh produce, flowers and more every Sunday along Avenida Del Mar. Rain or shine.

Monday, July 30

Help With Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Anger 10:45 a.m. Recovery International provides help to gain control over distressing emotions. Free. El Toro Library, 24672 Raymond Way, Lake Forest, 949.458.2504, www.recovery-inc.org.

Wednesday, August 1

Rubio’s Baja Grill Reading Program10 a.m. Kids ages 4-12 can sign up at the library for the program to earn kid’s meal coupons for Rubio’s Baja Grill. 242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.3493, www.ocpl.org.

Aegis of Dana Point Anniversary Event 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Aegis celebrates 12 years of service to seniors. 26922 Camino de Estrella, Dana Point, 949.488.2650, www.aegisliving.com.

General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting 6 p.m. Library Annex Building, Multi-Purpose Room. 242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.361.8200, www.san-clemente.org.

Thursday, August 2

Kids Summer Show: Buster Balloon10:30 a.m. Show for the kids at the Com-munity Center. 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente, 949.492.3493, www.ocpl.org.

CITY ANDCOMMUNITY CALENDAR

NEWS BITESP R O P S , R E C O G N I T I O N S A N D M O R S E L S O F I N F O

Compiled by Brian Park

Girl Scout Earns Gold Award

u Sofia Medrano of San Clemente recently received the Gold Award, the highest honor in the Girl Scouts, and was recognized by the City Council at its meet-ing Tuesday, July 17. Medrano is a member of Troop 379 in San Clemente and has been a scout for 12 years. As part of her Gold Award project, Medrano implemented a leadership mentoring program at Las Pal-mas Elementary School.

Resident to Sing National Anthem at Pro Tennis Event

u Jolie Adamson has been selected to sing the National Anthem at the Farmer’s Classic ATP Men’s Tennis Tour. Adamson, a 2010 graduate of San Clem-ente High School, will sing Thursday, July 26 during Kids Day. She recently played a guest role on the CBS television show Criminal Minds.

Resource Fair July 28

u The iHOPE Resource Center is hosting the Neighborhood Resource Fair on Sat-urday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The community is invited to come and learn about free to low-cost services in fitness and wellness, children’s programs and cooking for a healthier lifestyle. Information regarding job search, housing assistance, legal services, counseling and credit will also be available. Food and drinks will be provided, and there will be activities and prizes for kids.

SCHS Alum Earns Spot in National Teaching Program

u San Clemente’s Tessa Mizokami has been accepted into Teach For America’s 2012 teaching corps. Mizokami is a 2008 graduate of San Clemente High School and recently received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She joins the organization’s 23rd incoming corps, which numbers a record 5,800 teachers. Mizokami will be teaching in the Bay Area this fall. She was selected from a candidate pool of more than 48,000 applicants.

Baha’is Mark Founder’s US Visit

u The Baha’is of San Clemente com-memorated the centenary of their leader’s visit to the United States on Sunday, July 1 by donating trees to Tierra Grande Park and celebrating with a Unity Picnic. Nearly 150 members and non-members came to watch as two holly oak trees were uncov-ered. Mayor Pro Tem Tim Brown spoke to the crowd about unity and world peace

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before accepting the trees on behalf of the city. In addition to the donation, there were activities for children, free burgers, live mu-sic and intimate socialization. The Baha’i Faith was founded in Iran in 1844 and has more than five million followers, according to the Baha’is website in the United States. For more information, visit www.bahaicen-ter.org.

Casa Hosts Trip to San Diego

u Casa Romantica will host an all-inclusive day trip to the San Diego Natural History Museum Tuesday, August 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to view Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Commemorating the 100th an-niversary of the famous ship’s sinking, the exhibition showcases some 200 artifacts retrieved from the wreck site, including delicate bottles of perfume, porcelain china bearing the logo of the White Star Line and other objects collected from research and recovery expeditions conducted by RMS Titanic, Inc. The trip is in concert with Casa Romantica’s summer event, Fossils, Shells and Sea Cows: A Walk and Swim through Time along the Southern California Coast,

which is on display through August 19. Tickets for the trip cost $75 per person and include admission, lunch and bus transpor-tation. Reservations can be made by calling 949.498.2139 ext. 10.

$20K Raised for SC’s Youth Recreation Programs

u The Friends of San Clemente Founda-tion held their second annual Benefit Golf Tournament in support of local youth rec-reation programs on Friday, July 13 at the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. More than 110 players participated in the event, which raised nearly $20,000. The proceeds will go toward classes and programs such as swimming, dance, drama, skateboarding and surfing, as well as funding for the sec-ond phase of Courtney’s Sandcastle project at Vista Hermosa Sports Park.

Degrees Awarded to Students

u San Clemente residents Devin Mathis, Randy Renk, Natalie Irene Selstad and Elizabeth Simon recently earned diplomas. Mathis graduated from DePaul Univer-sity; Renk received a master’s of business administration in financial planning from California Lutheran University, Selstad re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in biology from Washington State University; and Simon received her bachelor’s degree from Emory University.

Sofia Medrano receives a commendation from City Councilwoman Lori Donchak and Mayor Jim Evert. Photo by Stacie N. Galang

Mayor Pro Tem Tim Brown participated in the Baha’is of San Clemente’s Unity Picnic July 1 at Tierra Grande Park. Courtesy photo


EYE ON SC

Reinventing a NeighborhoodBy Stacie N. GalangSan Clemente Times

City works with outside groups to transform the Vista Los Mares neighborhood

t’s one of the city’s more densely popu-lated neighborhoods. It houses some of the lowest wage earners. It boasts

a population much younger than the rest of San Clemente. It was one of two areas listed in the gang injunction — the court document authorities use to tamp down on illegal activity.

Yet the Vista Los Mares neighborhood exists as an island — multi-million dollar homes surround the 1,300 residents of the two-block stretch. As such, the city can’t direct federal housing funds, as it does in other neighborhoods, to help with programs to improve one of its neediest sections, said Denise Obrero, San Clem-ente’s housing specialist.

“The census block doesn’t give us leeway to go into the neighborhood,” she said.

But in recent years, the city has taken a different strategy and organized programs with local nonprofits, faith-based organiza-tions and law enforcement. It has encour-aged outside groups like graduate students from the University of California, Irvine to bring fresh ideas to the discussion.

“It’s important that we continue to try and create opportunities, programs and events,” Obrero said. “We try to provide and get programs and activities and ad-ditional social services going on.”

Los Mares is filled with multi-family residences, four-plexes, for 175 house-holds. The average household size is seven compared to the rest of San Clem-ente of 2.65, according to UCI graduate students’ report. More than 90 percent of the residents earn less than $35,000 a year compared to the average median income of $81,983 in all San Clemente.

Obrero said the neighborhood was formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and only two property owners actually live there, meaning renters dominate the popu-lation. When the project was constructed, no homeowners’ association was formed.

The neighborhood also became a haven for gangs, but the gang injunction imposed in 2008 helped curb members’ activity. Reported gang activity in Los Mares went from 31 incidents in 2009 to 22 in 2010 and three in 2011, according to the UCI report.

For a time, residents rarely left their apartments during the daytime because of the conditions, Orbrero said. It took nearly three years for her to form relationships with residents in the neighborhood.

“A lot of moms were fearful so they kept their kids inside,” she said. “Folks just kept to themselves.”

By making the community safer, neigh-bors have grown comfortable enough to interact with one another, Obrero said.

“We see clearly that this type of work

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has a positive effect,” she said.For the city, it’s also about social justice,

Obrero said. “As a mom, you be able to take your

kids out whether you live in Talega or Los Mares,” she said.

SEEDS OF CHANGEThe effort formally started with a

$40,000 grant for a community garden, Obrero said. The city partnered with nonprofit OC Human Relations to build the garden across generations.

“People would come together,” Obrero said. “There’s really a lot of passion for gardening.”

It was the first time an outside group held monthly community meetings, and the nonprofit’s work helped to build trust in the neighborhood, the housing special-ist said.

While an element of the gangs contin-ues to exist, their ability to intimidate is diminished as other groups come in and work with families.

Mission Hospital sends two employees into the neighborhood to work with moms on healthy living. They have organized Friday evening walks with mothers and spoken about ways to improve eating habits.

The housing specialist noted that area has no green space and as such kids have very little space to run and play. The Mis-sion Hospital workers are also offering programs like zumba in the streets.

Resident Marcela Perez has emerged as a leader though she describes herself as terribly shy. The mother of three said she was spurred into the role about five years ago when she met with city officials after a fire scorched a tree on her property.

She has called San Clemente home for 22 years, and she and her husband Jaime Martinez purchased their four-plex 11 years ago as their second home. Her brother and his family lives in one of the units and they rent out the two other apartments.

“I would like to become a strong leader in my neighborhood,” said Perez, who works part-time as a student supervisor at Las Palmas Elementary. “That’s one of my goals.”

Perez and her husband raise their children 11-year-old Eduardo, 9-year-old Jahir and 10-month-old Leonel in a modest home in the neighborhood.

She has seen first hand the transforma-tion the area is undergoing. They chose Los Mares because it provided more space for their growing family.

“For the last year and half, it’s been really, really good,” said the soccer mom. “Things are changing now. The neighbors are more friendly. They like to help each other.”

Perez welcomed the influx of groups who have helped create a more closely knit community. She appreciated them and the city for its efforts to make improve-ments.

“It’s been really nice with all the organi-zations that are interestd in these neigh-borhoods to help. We like that,” she said.

Still problems with absentee landlords persist. Perez said she often hears the frustration of neighbors whose landlords can’t be bothered to help with trash or respond more quickly to problems on the property.

Obrero is often frustrated by the lack of response by property owners. Her mes-sages, more often than not, go unreturned.

MAKING PROGRESS IN LOS MARESObrero said she is working with Mis-

sion Hospital to seek additional grant funding from the St. Jude Foundation to tackle topics such as childhood obesity and diabetes.

More recently, volunteers from Saddle-back Church turned out in droves June 30 to help with a neighborhood clean-up day. The city provided eight dumpsters, and the volunteers and residents collected discarded items, especially large items like couches and mattresses left behind by renters.

Saddleback has committed to helping implement the programs and worked with the UCI students. On August 11, the church will hand out backpacks filled with school supplies. They are still collecting donations for the project.

The city is also taking steps to imple-ment the suggestions offered by the UCI students: Brian English, Lindsay Horn, Ryan Kelleher and Jared Riemer.

“We want to leave them with a com-munity plan they can use,” Ryan Kelliher said at the time of their second community meeting in Los Mares.

Before the city’s work, residents thought the city didn’t listen or wouldn’t respond to their concerns, Perez said. As crime reduced more people came out of their homes and connected. The mother of three has been able to encourage neighbors to call the city and police when they have problems with trash, crime or graffiti.

“It’s more calm,” she said. “It’s a lot more comfortable… You can walk around. (There’s) not that pressure about the scary things that were going on. You can walk outside and you can see more the things.”

The housing specialist noted that changes are indeed afoot in Los Mares.

“At the end of the day, it’s a vibrant com-munity,” Obrero said.

The transformation has been notable enough for residents to start their own tra-dition, like the annual Las Posadas proces-sion in December for the past three years, Perez said. In Latin American countries, it’s a Christian practice stemming from the Mary and Joseph’s journey to find an inn to stay in Jerusalem prior to Jesus’ birth. A group goes from door to door seeking a place to stay.

“Things are changing,” Perez said. “A lot of things are going on.”

Perez noted that problems happen ev-erywhere. She’s committed to her neigh-borhood and the city. She and her family has had the opportunity to visit other cities and states, but they would choose no other place to live.

“I guess people, their minds are chang-ing,” Perez said. “I’m glad to be here. I’m just happy.” SC

A group of boys, who live in the Los Mares neighborhood, take a break after a neighborhood clean-up by volunteers from Saddleback Church. Courtesy photo

EYE ON SC

SC Sheriff’s Blotter

COMPILED BY NEVILLE ROANE-KING

All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No as-sumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD Web site.

Sunday, July 22

PATROL CHECKEl Camino Real, 1700 Block (11:33 p.m.)An employee of Knuckleheads Sports Bar reported that people inside a gold Cadillac Escalade were throwing water balloons at customers. A second call was made at 12:21 a.m. Monday for the same gold Escalade still throwing water balloons.

DRUNK IN PUBLICCamino De Los Mares, 600 Block (10:59 p.m.) A woman was escorted out of the Krikorian Premiere Theatres by security because she was intoxicated.

DISTURBANCEAvenida Miramar, 200 Block (8:32 p.m.)A caller reported hearing two men in a verbal altercation in which one of the men had threatened to cut the other. A second caller reported that one of the men could possibly be in possession of a baseball bat because he/she heard glass breaking and someone yelling to put the bat away.

CITIZEN ASSISTCalle Campanero, 200 Block (1:59 p.m.)A caller reported that a 13-year-old neighbor was in his garage, looking for a Frisbee, and then the caller gave the teen the Frisbee that was thrown. The caller suspected the neighbor was throwing the Frisbee in the garage on purpose so he could put a nail under the tire or a banana in the exhaust pipe of his car.

DRUNK DRIVINGAvenida Fabricante/Calle Extremo (9:03 a.m.) A driver who appeared to be drunken was reported driving his tan Dodge Caravan into a parking lot and then dumping out trash. The motorist was driv-ing in donuts around the lot and ran into both a parked vehicle and a dumpster.

Saturday, July 21

VANDALISM IN PROGRESSSouth El Camino Real/Avenida Ramona (11:44 p.m.) A 31-year-old construction worker was arrested after kicking his ex-

wife’s green Honda Accord, which was parked outside.

DISTURBANCEAvenida Miramar, 100 Block (9:36 p.m.)A 42-year-old construction worker was arrested and held on $25,000 bail after being armed with a baseball bat while in his neighborhood, trying to fight people. The caller reported the man as bi-polar.

CITIZEN ASSISTCamino De Estrella/Interstate-5 (1:34 p.m.) A group of females was “flash-ing” vehicles driving southbound on Interstate 5. They were standing on the bridge overpass of Camino De Estrella.

Friday, July 20

DISTURBANCECamino De Los Mares, 600 Block (5:03 p.m.) A man, estimated to be between 55 and 60 years of age, was treated in the emergency room and refused to leave. He was seen wearing a hospital gown and baby blue-colored shoes while walking around rooms in the emergency room.

WELFARE CHECKCristianitos Road, 100 Block (4:47 p.m.)A man called 9-1-1 after entering a fam-ily member’s apartment and finding a suicide note on the counter. The note, attached to the bedroom door, stated

not to come in but to call 9-1-1. No further information was provided.

Thursday, July 19

DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTYCapistrano Lane/Santa Ana Lane (11:50 p.m.) A caller reported that the residents of a house on the block were sitting on their balcony, being loud and telling pass-ersby that they had been drinking all day.

DISTURBANCE-FAMILY DISPUTEAqua Del Caballete, 4700 Block (6:43 p.m.) A man called deputies after getting into a verbal altercation with his mother. She had waved a screwdriver at him, tell-ing him to leave.

DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPERCamino De Los Mares/Calle Agua (6:20 p.m.) A 35-year-old Starbucks employee was arrested after refusing to pay his taxi fare. At the time of the call, the man was still in the taxi van, but the driver believed he was going to flee.

DISTURBANCE-FAMILY DISPUTECalle Amistad, 100 Block (3:39 p.m.) A man called police because he believed a 21-year-old man was beating up his own mother. The caller lived in the build-ing next door and could hear a woman screaming and telling someone to get off of her. She was also heard calling for her 10-year-old.


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City’s Reserves, Liquidity Preserved for Rainy Day

Letters to the Editor

PLEASE NOTE: The opinions offered here are solely those of the guest columnist and may or may not be shared by the San Clemente Times staff. We appreciate, however, their willingness to share their views, and we invite responses to be sent to [email protected].

cross the fi scal landscape, the no-tion of saving for

a rainy day has taken on added import as several municipalities face the reality of fi ling bankrupt-cy. Although the reasons vary and the circumstanc-

es differ from town to town or county to county, governmental agencies and private sector companies may well face adversity stemming from recessions, loss of state funding, lawsuit damages, overwhelming debt or defi cit spending. Thus, it is crucial for all of us to be prepared for rain, which leads to a question I am often asked: Is the city of San Clemente equipped to cope with fi scal turbulence?

To answer that question, I have outlined below our major reserves, or savings accounts, that have been established by Council-adopted “fi scal policies” that are annually tuned during the Long-Term Financial Plan process. The fi scal tenets for San Clemente are—and will continue to be—not spending beyond our means, but preservation of our assets and set-

MANY THANKS TO COMMUNITY

LYNN WOOD, Executive Director of the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce

The San Clemente Chamber of Com-merce, with its volunteers and donors, helped feed about 850 Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and their families at a Welcome Home Beach Bash last month at San Onofre State Park. We are so fortunate to have the community’s support. We had more than 75 volunteers, and many busi-nesses donated items for the Marines. I just can’t believe the individual donations;

I can show you that when it starts to rain everything’s the same —Rain by John Lennon/Paul McCartney

BY THE NUMBERS Pall Gudgeirsson

ting aside bucks for possible inclement weather. The goal is to maintain positive cash fl ow and be geared up for that rainy day.

In addition to the above reserves in the City’s General — or main operating — Fund, money has been set aside in other capital and enterprise funds, such as Wa-ter, Sewer and Fleet, for the replacement of equipment and infrastructure to avoid issuing debt for large capital expenses.

The city’s fi scal weather report? Stable conditions, prepared for rain showers. We prefer the sunshine.

By the Numbers: General Fund Reserves$1.7 million: Vista Hermosa Sports

Park and San Clemente Aquatics Center reserve—a set-aside from the sale of land to Target Corp. in order to maintain and operate the new park and aquatics center.

$2.0 million: Unassigned fund balance— includes remaining resources available at the end of the fi scal year. These funds are typically allocated for capital projects rather than ongoing expenses that would result in defi cit spending.

$4.5 million: Emergency Reserve (9 per-

it is heart warming. There were so many businesses and individuals who donated to the Welcome Home Event. Thank you for showing your support and appreciation to the United States military personnel who risk their lives for our freedom and that of our nation. Thank you all for honoring the men and woman who sacrifi ce their lives for our freedom.

LET REGULATORS DECIDE SONGS’ FATE

GREG WADE, San Clemente

The city of San Clemente got a taste

cent of operating expenses)—to maintain essential programs during periods of economic downturn or to fund emergency expenditures. This can be termed our Rainy Day Reserve.

$10 million: Sustainability Reserve—to provide for economic and fi nancial stability. The reserve may only be used for specifi c purposes, such as providing consistent and adequate level of services, providing future capital needs or provid-ing for asset replacement. This reserve is

a key to maintaining an AAA bond rating, which indicates a strong ability to meet our current and future fi nancial commit-ments.

By the Numbers: Other Fund Reserves

$3.2 million: Operating reserves (8 percent of operating expenses) for Water, Sewer, Storm Drain, Solid Waste and Clean Ocean funds. Emergency reserves for our utilities.

$6.9 million: Replacement reserves for capital equipment, facilities maintenance, park assets and fl eet vehicles. Keeping our capital assets well maintained saves money in the long run.

$12 million: Depreciation reserves for replacement of utility infrastructure.

$30.7 million: Capital Project Funds reserve for acquisition or construction of new parks, roads, drainage systems and public facilities. Does anyone remember the condition of our drainage systems and roads 20 years ago? SC

BY THE NUMBERS: By Pall Gudgeirsson, Assistant City Manager & City Treasurer

of the new normal with the power out-ages last Tuesday and Thursday, if San Clemente Green is allowed to get its way. San Clemente Green and its pipe organ, San Clemente Times, want the immediate and permanent shutdown of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. While there are reasons to shut SONGS down, there is no compelling reason to shut them down without fi rst constructing replace-ment power. San Clemente Green and San Clemente anti-nuke City Councilwoman Lori Donchak have failed to implement or

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even offer up a plan for replacement power. Thus, with this lack of credibility and lack of a clear-and-present danger, I’m going to leave it up to regulators and the California Public Utilities Commission to determine the fate of this $80 billion electricity gen-erator.

WHAT’S SAN CLEMENTE’S STANCE ON TOLL ROADS?

JANICE SMITH, San Clemente

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here is no them, just us.” These words recently jumped off the page of a book and into my heart. They

also closely sum up the experience I have daily, working inside the Gary and Mary West Wellness Center located at the Doro-thy Visser Senior Center.

Our thriving fitness center brings many San Clemente seniors who are getting proactive with their health. Our members are doing so in a safe, supervised atmo-sphere that provides positive encourage-ment and peer support. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are beginning your journey to better health, it can be achieved. Tremendous gains in strength, balance and flexibility can occur at any age with effort. Simply put, a fitness program benefits everyone.

Our fitness center and its members are very special. This is where we get to the “us” part that speaks so loudly to me. We are all aging, and if lucky enough, we all will have the opportunity to be healthy, ac-tive seniors. Those of us who are younger often take our good health for granted and are not aware of the serious social isolation that often occurs within older

Work with San Clemente’s older residents a point of pride

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populations when there is a loss in health and quality of life. Poor health results in being less active and leads to more seniors being house-bound with limited access to social interaction and activities. This

GUEST OPINION: By Robbie Bachar, certified advanced health and fitness specialist

(Cont. from page 8)article and a map about the Rancho Mis-sion Viejo development near San Clem-ente. The map shows the southbound 241 Toll Road dumping into Avenida Pico in San Clemente. Since a majority of San Clemente residents think connect-ing the toll road here is a terrible idea due to congestion and loss of homes in Talega via eminent domain, what’s the City Council’s position on this? Is Jim Dahl, San Clemente’s representative to the Transportation Corridor Agencies, on record opposing this map and asking for it to be changed? Did he vote to approve the TCA’s segmented approach that, accord-ing to the map, is proposing a segment ending at Avenida Pico? Has our repre-sentative had any success influencing the TCA on this matter? It appears he just attends meetings, cashes his paychecks and gives a thumbs-up to whatever the TCA bigshots want.

NO NUKE PLANT IS TOTALLY SAFE

MARVIN DENNIS, San Clemente

It seems Councilman Bob Baker has missed the point entirely, regarding San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, when he states — often over the last few years — that he was “against telling experts how to do their job.”

The point is not about “how.” It’s about whether they should continue to have to do their job at San Onofre at all. If he be-lieves what he says, “Anyone within arms’ length of the nuclear power issue knows there are problems at San Onofre,” then he should have a better understanding of the real issue: Keep it open with all the risks or shut it down.

I’ve said before that nuclear power is extremely safe, with redundant systems everywhere to keep every imaginable problem from happening. The problem is that this plant — or any plant — cannot be 100 percent safe from what we can imag-ine and is not even close to safe from the things we cannot. The smallest probability of an accident has an absolutely horrible consequence for the millions of people who live within the evacuation zone for the plant.

Does anyone think the smartest people at Fukashima ever thought there would be an earthquake that would generate a tsunami that would knock out their back-up power and lead to the disaster that occurred there? Of course not. Yet, it happened.

The number of things that can go wrong at SONGS has to be staggering, and fallible human beings are operating this thing. Being perfectly safe for 10, 20 or 30 years is a credit to how dedicated and

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competent the people are. But missing once is all it takes.

No matter how many chambers this gun has, we’re still playing Russian roulette.

WORDS AREN’T CHEAP IN WAR

JERRY COLLAMER, San Clemente

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of-fered Pakistan a sincere “We’re Sorry” apology for our accidental killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers seven months ago. Because of our deadly mistake, Pakistan closed our military supply truck route through their country—our most direct supply route to Afghanistan.

The U.S. offered many apologies, but we hadn’t said “We’re Sorry.” Two words, and bingo, the truck route is now re-opened. How much did the route closure cost us: $100 million per month for seven months, or $700 million. The detour around Pakistan went through Russia and

Central Asia. Google a map of Central Asia to see just how far the supply-detour was.

It cost $100 million a month for a simple detour through, several neighboring na-tions. All in a days work, in war.

Seems like, listening to the news, the political air is filled with this and that ex-pense: state budgets, federal budgets, city and county budgets, campaign war chests, money owed, money promised, money swindled, CEO payouts and, of course, money lost—poof, gone to where?

Millions, billions and trillions—dol-lars here, there, everywhere. But usually not in the place where it’s needed most, except in war. It cost $100 million a month for a military detour. Ironically, that’s the cheap part of war. Two words saved us $100-million a month. That’s $50 million a word. War talk ain’t cheap. Wonder what the savings is for three words: “We’re go-ing home.”

Longtime San Clemente resident Ed Germann, 90, works out in the Dorothy Visser Senior Center’s fitness center with Robbie Bachar. Courtesy photo

can spur depression, poor nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle.

More physical activity and healthier lifestyles pave the way to a better quality of life. Since we are now living longer with

chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis, we can expect to experience substantial physiological and psychological benefits from consistent physical activity. We must embrace that no value can be put upon quality of life. Quality of life is really what we all are after.

In the course of one shift at the fitness center, I have the opportunity to interact with a group of individuals that have incredible life experience and wisdom. They have made very significant contribu-tions to society. They deserve the utmost respect and more importantly, a quality of life now that they are in their golden years. They have served younger genera-tions well, and now, it is our turn to serve them. I am so proud to be a fitness profes-sional with genuine opportunity to give something back to people so incredibly de-serving. No price can be put upon making a difference in the lives of others. SC

WARRIOR GAMES SHOOTING COMPETITION9 a.m.-3 p.m. Shooting com-petition at OnTarget Shooting Range. Proceeds to benefit Marines through Socks for

Heroes. $25. 27692 Camino Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, 310-728-9166, www.scmsg.org/events/warrior-games.

NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE FAIR 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Event at the iHOPE Resource Center to educate on free and low-cost services for families in need, including wellness programs, kids’ programs, healthy lifestyles, job assistance and more. 106 W. Canada, San Clemente, www.ihopeoc.org, www.sanclementecollaborative.com.

ART SHOW GRASSROOTS 6 p.m. San Clemente Community Market presents Art Show Grassroots at The Coop, featuring artists, music, food, drinks and more. 1506 Calle Valle, San Clemente, 949.441.1266, www.sanclementemarket.com.

LIVE MUSIC CRUISE 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Dana Wharf hosts the music cruise on the 95-foot Dana Pride with a full bar and more. Cost $19. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE 8 p.m. Concert in the Pacific Amphitheatre at the OC Fair. Tickets start at $19.75. 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.708.1500, www.ocfair.com.

COAST CULTURE EXHIBI-TION: FOSSILS, SHELLS AND SEA COWS 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Exhibition at Casa Romantica. $5. 415 Ave-nida Granada, San Clemente,

949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Enjoy a free concert at Sea Terrace Park, featuring Fan Halen—Tribute to Van Halen. 33501 Niguel Road, Dana Point, 949.248.3530, www.danapoint.org.

FLOCK OF 80’S 3 p.m. Live ’80s covers at StillWater.24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003,www.renaissance-danapoint.com.

THE OUTSANE AND SEA CURE 7 p.m. Live at The Coach House. $12. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

BEACH CONCERT 6 p.m. Paperback Writer, a Beatles tribute, performs on the beach at the San Clemente Pier. Bring your chairs and snacks for a fun evening of music. Free.

949.361.8200, ww.san-clemente.org.

BILLY WATSON 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

SAWDUST FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The annual arts and crafts exhibit is now open, featuring more than 200 local Laguna artists. Tickets $7.75 general admission. Runs through Sept. 2. 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.494.3030, www.sawdustartfestival.org.


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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

GETTING OUT

THE LISTA day-by-day guide to what’s happening in and around town. COMPILED BY TAWNEE PRAZAK

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 7:30 p.m. Circus at the Honda Center now through August 5. Check for varying dates and times. Tickets start at $21.50.

2695 E. Katella, Anaheim, 714.704.2500, www.hondacenter.com.

HART & SOUL 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Songs from the Great American songbook at Adele’s. 2600 Avenida Del Presi-dente, San Clemente, 949.481.1222, www.adelesatthesancle-menteinn.com.

RIVERBEND VINEYARD & WINERY TASTING 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. San Clemente Wine Company welcomes River-bend Vineyard & Winery from Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County. Try seven tastes for $15, plus crackers, cheese and chocolate. 2 1/2 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com.

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE SHORE 9 p.m.-12 a.m. The new music hot spot every Friday night at The Shore; this week featuring the Cholulas. 201 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.481.6089, www.theshoresanclemente.com.

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TASTING 7 p.m.–8 p.m. Wine tasting at Vine fea-turing four-courses with wine pairings. $40. 211 N. El Camino Real, San

Clemente, 949.361.9376, www.vinesanclemente.com.

ART EXHIBIT: THE RACERS 10 a.m.-6 p.m. New exhib-it on endurance car racing with vintage photos on display at KONA Gallery and Photojournalism Center through September 21. 412 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.481.3747, www.TheKonaGallery.com.

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*For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.sanclementetimes.com.

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SLAM IN THE RIBS PO-ETRY NIGHT 8 p.m. Open mic for poetry at The Rib Joint Roadhouse. 34294 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949. 661.9500, www.ribjointdanapoint.com.

TREASURES IN YOUR ATTIC? ANTIQUE EVENT7 p.m. Jennifer Garey, of Arts and Antiquities, Inc., visits the library to talk about collectible treasures, how to pre-serve them and how to value them. Attendees can bring one small treasure for an informal evaluation. 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3493, www.ocpl.org

MOMMY MOVIE MONDAY 10 a.m. Special screening of the movie Step Up Revolution for parents of infants at the Krikorian, with early bird prices. 641 Camino de los Mares, San Clemente, 949.661.7469, www.kptmovies.com.

DANA POINT BLOOD DRIVE 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Donate blood at Dana Point City Hall. 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, www.redcrossblood.org.

WILL HEARD & GARY ROACH 9 p.m. Live music at BeachFire. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

KALEIDO-KIDS REPTILE SHOW 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Reptile show for kids at the Kaleidoscope. Free. 27741 Crown Val-ley Pkwy., Mission Viejo, www.gokaleidoscope.com.

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The final episode of the most innovative comic book/movie franchise of the last decade arrives in DC Comics and Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. After a reluc-tant acceptance of Batman Begins (2005), Katie Holmes dropping out of the The Dark Knight (2008) and the sudden, shocking death of Joker actor Heath Ledger months before the release of the second film, the sequel becoming one of the most critically and financially successful movies of all time was certainly overwhelming. Now, four anticipated years later, the saga ends with The Dark Knight Rises. The story picks up eight years later, and nasty, mask-hidden terrorist Bane (Tom Hardy) is ready and willing to take the Joker’s place. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has be-come heavily reclusive, but cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), optimistic cop John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and socialite Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard)

might help him save the day. Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman return for the finale, and Matthew Modine and Juno Temple are added as sidekicks. Bale, Hathaway and Gordon-Levitt lead the film effortlessly, and Hardy and Cotil-lard are visually impressive despite some awkward lines. The tragedy of the recent Colorado shootings has movie-goers understandably cautious to see The Dark Knight Rises. But those who do will find one of the most thrilling, action-packed, star-studded, surprising and, ultimately, entertaining endings to an era of Batman or aWny superhero. — Megan Bianco

AT THE MOVIES: ‘THE DARK KNIGHT’ THRILLS

Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises. © Warner Bros. Entertainment

SUDOKUby Myles Mellor

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

Last week’s solution:

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See today’s solution in next week’s issue.4SCSan Clemente

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ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50: Tom Blake

South OC Champs Meet and Greet Club has Successful Debutn Thursday, July 19, the South OC Champs, a newly established meet and greet age 50-plus

singles club, held its first gathering at Tutor and Spunky’s Deli in Dana Point. More than 70 singles attended.

Phyllis Taylor, San Juan Capistrano, said, “I had a really good time! I have a male friend I will bring next time; it was fun talking to the other women also. A special, fun evening and great eats, too!”

As the owner of Tutor and Spunky’s, my life partner, Greta Cohn, of San Clemente and I decided to establish the meet and greet club. Cohn said, “We have lots of older single friends who frequently tell us they’d like to have a place to gather in a casual environment. With the deli now open at night, and serving beer and wine, we decided to give it a try. Based on the great turnout at our first gathering, we plan to have meet and greets on the second Thursday of each month.”

Nicole Marie and her friend Stella Henry took a bus from Newport Beach down Pacific Coast Highway to attend. It took an hour and then they took the bus back at 8:15 p.m. Nicole Marie said, “Every Champ who attended Thursday’s meet and greet is grateful to you for hosting the event and allowing a roomful of strangers to descend upon the deli. Stella was thrilled to get a ‘personal escort’ to the bus stop!”

Ken Stetter, Aliso Viejo, said, “I enjoyed the first singles night, got to see a couple of good friends, Shirley and

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Bill. What a very small world it is. I have two single male friends that I will attempt to get to attend the August event.”

Bob Fox, Laguna Beach, and Greta’s son, Tony Marchello, San Juan Capistrano, volunteered as bartend-ers. Of course, as bartenders, one responsibility was to engage in conversation with the Champs. They did that well. Fox winked and jokingly said, “For a buck, we will check their ID to ensure they are old enough to have an

adult beverage.”Cohn said, “We need to improve the ratio of women to

men. The quality of the women who attended was excep-tional. Once single guys find that out, they will be lining up at the door.”

Alex Rentzeperis, owner of the Sports Barber, Dana Point, got a few chuckles from the crowd when he an-nounced that he will tell all of the age 50-plus men whose hair he cuts that they have to attend future meet and greets or he will shave their heads.

Cohn added, “For the August 9 meet and greet, we are having a contest with a prize for the woman who brings the most single men that they aren’t dating: a complimen-tary meal for four at the deli.”

There is no age limit. Widows, widowers, divorced and never- married people are welcome. The environment is casual and non-intimidating for older singles, with a focus on developing friendships. Any romantic connections that evolve would simply be the frosting on the cake. We hope older singles will spread the word. To be added to the mailing list, email me at [email protected].

Next South OC Champs Meet and Greet: Thursday, August 9, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tutor and Spunky’s Deli, 949.248.1681. No cover charge. Happy hour prices. Light snacks served. Low-cost special evening menu. SC

From left Shea, Nicole, Tom, Stella and Greta. Courtesy of Tom Blake


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Ocean Fest a Success

hey came. They saw. They con-quered sand and sea at the 36th annual San Clemente Ocean Festival

July 21 and 22.Nearly 60,000 visitors came to the

beach at the San Clemente Pier to par-ticipate in the competition and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

“I think, overall, it was a very successful event,” said Peggy Vance, executive direc-tor of the San Clemente Ocean Festival. “The athletes definitely seemed to be enjoy themselves, and our volunteers were incredible.”

Participants in the sand sculpting team contest pulled off a feat just completing their works of art before high tide washed them away, she noted. This year’s festival also added a full schedule of stand-up paddleboard competitions on top of the already loaded slate of contests.

The executive director said the Chil-dren’s Pavilion had a record weekend in turnout and the band Flock of 80’s drew one of the largest crowds she could recall.

Whether they watched the dory boat races, swam a mile in the ocean or checked out the woodies, good fun was had by all. SC

— Stacie N. Galang

2012 event draws 60K

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Liliana Morrison dances on the pier as Michael Landingham and Aaron Sriggs entertain visitors of the Ocean Festival. Photo by Kevin Dahlgren

Hundreds jumped at the chance to have their photos “on the cover” of the SC Times. “Cover” photos can be downloaded on the SC Times facebook page. Staff photos

Members of Doggie Bag Walks won the Castles & Things category. Photo by Andrea Maben

Biathlon competitors begin the event with a 1K swim followed by a 5K run. Photo by Bill Maben

Over a thousand of rubber ducks were released Sunday afternoon for the 20th Annual Rubber Duck Race as the concluding event. Photo by Andrea Maben

A visitor checks out the 20th annual woodie car exhibit along the pier Sunday afternoon. Photo by Andrea Maben

Onlookers watch carefully as dory boat racers leave their boats to sprint for the finish line. Photo by Kevin Dahlgren


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ASAP Appliance Service 949.361.7713 3200 Legendario, www.asapapplianceservice.com

APPLIANCES SERVICES & REPAIRS

South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589109 Calle de los Molinos, www.southcoastfurniture.com

APPLIANCES

Oasis Heating & Air 949.420.132131648 Rancho Viejo Rd. Ste. A, www.oasisair.com

AIR CONDITIONING

Del Mar Beauty Supply 949.492.8180150 Avenida Del Mar, Ste D, www.delmarbeauty.com

BEAUTY SUPPLY

Mathom House Books 949.361.163383 Via Pico Plaza, www.mathomhousebooks.comVillage Book Exchange 949.492.1114 99 Avenida Serra

BOOKS

San Clemente Art Association 949.492.7175100 N. Calle Seville, www.scartgallery.com

ART GALLERIES

Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 638 Camino de los Mares, Ste. G-105, www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com

CARPET


Complete Business Insurance 949.943.9081647 Camino de los Mares Ste. 108, www.HelpYouInsurance.com

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INSURANCE

Dr. R. Tyler Johnson DC, Chiropractic Center1502 N. El Camino Real, 949.498.6440www.chiropracticcenteronline.comChristiansen Chiropractic 949.276.2956 903 Calle Amancer, Ste. 230, www.christiansenchiro.com

CHIROPRACTIC CARE

San Clemente Computer & Network [email protected] 949.276.1581

COMPUTER REPAIR & SERVICES

Eric Johnson, D.D.S. 949.493.9311647 Camino de los Mares, Ste. 209, www.drericjohnson.com

DENTISTS

Costa Verde Landscape 949.361.9656License: 744797 (C-8 & C-27) www.costaverdelandscaping.com

CONCRETE

AVON 949.370.0433Annie Kyle, www.youravon.com/anniekyleMary Kay Cosmetics 949.248.2868www.marykay.com/madams2

COSMETICS

Arcadia Electric 949.361.1045www.arcadiaelectric.com

Red Point Digital 801.573.2370www.redpointdigital.com

ELECTRICAL

FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION


MATTRESSES

Curbside Pet & House Sitting 949.369.5074San Clemente, [email protected]

PET SITTING

Images/Creative Solutions 949.366.24882927 Via San Gorgoinio, Ste. 100, www.imgs.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Kreative Hair Design 949.498.6245173 Avenida Serra

HAIR SALONS


FURNITURE

All Season Air [email protected], www.allseasonair.netOasis Heating & Air 949.420.132131648 Rancho Viejo Rd. Ste. A, www.oasisair.com

HEATING

Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926 638 Camino de los Mares, Ste. G -105, www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com

FLOORING

Schmid’s Fine Chocolate 949.369.1052 99 Avenida Del Mar, www.schmidschocolate.com

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Jarvis Restoration -24/7 949.362.53881393 Calle Avanzado, www.jarvisrestoration.com

Brian Wiechman, 949.533.9209V.I.P. Independent Mortgage Inc. www.vipmtginc.com/team/brianwiechman

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SC Rider Supply 949.388.0521520 S. El Camino Real, www.scridersupply.com

MOTORCYLE PARTS & SERVICE


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Danman’s Music School 949.496.6556www.danmans.comJanet Poth - Violin & Viola 949.922.6388413 Calle Pueblo, [email protected]

MUSIC LESSONS

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SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

In a final tune-up before they head to Palo Alto, Calif. for the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, the San Clem-ente Tritons Water Polo Club 10U team pulled off a stunning tournament win at Irvine’s Northwood High July 21.

The Tritons went into the tourna-ment ranked No. 21 overall — based on USAWP rankings — and defeated three teams ranked in the top-15 for a clean, three-game sweep.

The biggest of the three upsets the team pulled off over the weekend was an 11-6 victory over No. 3 United out of Washington State. That big win cata-pulted the Tritons to a 14-4 win over

No. 6 Huntington Beach and a 15-7 victory over No. 13 Northwood.

Members of the SC Tritons include Riley Kraatz, Everett Prussak, Dylan

Gallegos, Roland Mantecon, Hayden Kahn,Tyler Douglas, Spencer Snow, Tanner Powell and Andrew Gansel.

The SC Tritons will square off against another 10U team from San Clemente, the Orange County Water Polo Club, in their first game of the Jr. Olympics August 2 at 11 a.m. The OCWPC, led by head coach Peter Asic, has been operating out of the Vista Hermosa Aquatics Center since late May and is ranked 12th overall. Both teams have been playing well recently and will proudly represent San Clemente in the games.

—Steve Breazeale

undreds of athletes descended on the San Clemente Ocean Festival July 21 and 22 to take part in all kinds of activities on and off the water during the two-day event at the San Clemente

Pier. As festival attendees and beach goers walked up and down the strand over the weekend, they were treated to non-stop activity all around them. Saturday featured the more professional competitions, on a schedule filled with dory boat races and Iron Man competitions. Sunday’s events featured a 5K beach run, biathlons, a dash-n-splash race and the ever popular, 1-mile ocean swim, which drew 163 swim-mers. Here is a run-down of top finishers from each Ocean Festival event. See www.sanclementetimes.com for full results.

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Athletic Prowess on Display at Ocean FestHundreds join in beach, ocean contests

Members of the San Clemente Tritons Water Polo Club celebrate their tournament win in Northwood July 21. Courtesy photo

Men’s 40-49Keith MeterWomen’s 40-49Tiffany Cassano Men’s 50-59Larry MooreWomen’s 50-59Kerry DeputyMen’s 60-69Daniel O’Donnell Women’s 60-69Ann TackMen’s 70-99Jon Malhekoff

Biathlon 1. Fabian Villanueva2. Keith Meter3. Brad Ewart

1-Mile Ocean Swim1. Evan Kraus2. Brian Lim3. Randy Eickhoff

Waterman-Waterwoman

Men’s Open1. Anthony Vela2. Christopher Chandler3. Kevin Nerison

Men’s Senior 1. Scott Cheney

Women’s Open1. Candice Appleby2. Jen Higginson3. Emmy Merrill

Women’s Senior 1. Diane Wenzel

Women’s Junior1. Alleanna Clark

400m Run-Swim-Run1. Scott Brandenburg2. Evan Kraus3. Mitchell Gerritzen

Dash-N-Splash1. Scott Brandenburg2. Christian Renfro3. Brian Lim

SATURDAY, JULY 21

Dory Race 11. Mitch Kahn, Rob Pelkey2. David Cartlidge, Tom Seth3. Brett Wolf, Dave Devoer

Dory Race 21. Tom Seth, Dave Cartlidge2. Mitch Kahn, Rob Pelkey3. Dave Devoer, Brett Wolf

International Iron Man

Men’s Open1. Brian Murphy 2. Russ Goulding3. Haydn Tierney

Women’s Open1. Alexandra Brown2. Alison Riddle3. Emma Armstrong

American Iron Man

Men’s Open1. Rob PelkeyWomen’s Open1. Taylor Spivey

SUNDAY, JULY 22

5K Beach Run Age Group Winners

Men’s 1-14Ryan DavisWomen’s 1-14Charlotte RansonMen’s 15-19Matt ParkerWomen’s 15-19Sage PfeifferMen’s 20-29David McerleanWomen’s 20-29Nicki ArnoldMen’s 30-39Isiah GrantWomen’s 30-39Nicole Sayer

Tritons Water Polo Club Hits Stride for Jr. Olympics

Paddleboarders ride the waves into shore during the Paddleboard Sprint race. Photo by Kevin Dahlgren

Brett Wolf runs to finish the second leg of the men’s Dory boat race on Saturday. Photo by Kevin Dahlgren

Swimmers and dory boat racers make a mad dash to the finish. Photos by Andrea Swayne

Participants of the 5K Beach Run take off early Sunday morning to kickoff day two of the 2012 Ocean Festival. Photo by Bill Maben

Brandi Baksic finished eighth in American Iron Man and first in open SUP on Saturday. Photo by Andrea Maben

Age: 14, San Clemente High School

Ethan Schaffer spent last season surfing SSS contests as a member of the Bernice Ayer Middle School team. This summer he’s putting in the hours preparing for San Clemente High School team tryouts in the fall and the upcoming WSA Champion-ship tour. Ethan started surfing three years ago after picking up the sport himself and learning the basics through trial and error and paddling out with friends. This summer’s sessions—nearly every day at Lowers, Rivi or T Street—have largely been devoted to improving his airs and landing them consistently. In school, Ethan is a straight ‘A’ student whose favorite subject is math. “School is important to me so I can have a good job and better opportunities in life,” he said. Ethan wants to go to

college but says he can’t help but chase a professional surfing career as well. “Of course, I’d like to be a pro surfer but after that I hope to be in a career where I can help people,” he said. Ethan also enjoys basketball and after seven years of Pop Warner football, he’s considering trying out for the high school team as a sophomore. When asked where his greatest sup-port comes from, he answered, “Mom,” without hesitation. “My mom is pretty awesome and cool. She supports me by taking me to the beach and shooting photos of me. She’s a great photographer. I’m proud of her for starting her own business. She works very hard at it and her hard work inspires me to always do my best.” —Andrea Swayne

GROM OF THE WEEK Ethan SchafferSCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

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Catching Waves at the ‘Greatest Show on Surf’

By Andrea SwayneSan Clemente Times

Ethan Schaffer. Photo by Sheri Crummer/seasister.com

SC Ocean Festival offers variety of events for surfers

he 36th Annual San Clemente Ocean Festival isn’t just for swimmers, dory boat racers and rubber duckies; the

event offers plenty of competitive opportu-nities for board sports athletes as well.

From stand-up paddlers and surf skiers to grom surfers ages 14 and under, the Ocean Fest brought out some of the area’s most talented, fit and stoked competitors to test their skills at the San Clemente Pier, July 21 and 22.

Here are results from the surfing and surf-related portion of the weekend’s events. Full results from the Groms Rule Surf Contest are listed along with the top three finishers in each of the SUP and surf ski events.

For full results and more photos, log on to www.sanclementetimes.com. SC

San Clemente resident Malia Ward is all smiles as she makes a turn off the top in the Groms Rule Surf Contest, July 22. Photo by Sheri Crummer/seasister.com

John Clark of San Clemente competes in a SUP race at the San Clemente Ocean Fest, July 21. Photo by Andrea Swayne

TGROMS RULE SURF CONTESTBOYS 10U: 1. Kai McPhillips, San Clem-ente; 2. Hagan Johnson, San Clemente; 3. Thatcher Johnson, Hawaii; 4. Luca Aza, San Clemente; 5. Kade Matson, San Clemente; 6. Jackson Fleming, Dana Point. BOYS 11-14: 1. Conner Dand, San Clemente; 2. Curran Dand, San Clemente; 3. Kei Kobayashi, San Clemente; 4. Drew Hemnes, San Clem-ente; 5. Ethan Mudge, Capistrano Beach; 6. Shane Hardy, San Clemente. GIRLS 10U: 1. Liv Stokes, Aliso Viejo; 2. Grace Pelkey, San Clemente; 3. Zoe Mortensen, Capistrano Beach; 4. Makenna Doan, San Diego; 5. Alaina Heater, Florida; 6. Reese Dewey, San Clemente. GIRLS 11-14: 1. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente; 2. Michelle Mason, San Clemente; 3. Malia Ward, San Clemente; 4. Alexxa Elseewi, San Clemente; 5. Cate Stokes, Aliso Viejo; 6. Kalifornia Senn, San Clemente.

OPEN OCEAN PADDLEMEN OPEN STOCK: 1. Brian Lauich, 2. Tristan Holls, 3. Colin McPhillips. MEN OPEN UNLIMITED: 1. Anthony Vela, 2. Deon Loureus, 3. James Bruce. WOMEN OPEN STOCK: 1. Candice Appleby, 2. Kelsey O’Donnell, 3. Jo Ambrosi. MEN OPEN 12: 1. Ryan Helm, 2. Fernando Stalla, 3. Dave Boehne. WOMEN OPEN 12: 1. Brandi Baksic, 2. Alison Riddle, 3. Kristin Thomas. MEN OPEN 14: 1. Byron Kurt, 2. Chance Fielder, 3. Sean Pangelinan. MEN OPEN SURF SKI: 1.Rick Sprout, 2, Brian Murphy, 3. Rob Pelkey.

SURF RACEMEN OPEN: 1. Anthony Vela, 2, Micah Carl-son, 3. Scott Diederich. WOMEN OPEN: 1. Taylor Spivey, 2, Alison Riddle, 3. Samantha Cain.

SURF SKI RACEMEN OPEN: 1. Tom Penney, 2, Rich Sprout, 3. Rob Pelkey. WOMEN OPEN: 1. Tandis Morgan, 2, Alexandra Brown, 3. Emma Armstrong.

1K PADDLE RACEMEN OPEN: 1. Brian Murphy, 2. Shane Scog-gins, 3. Tyler Morgan. WOMEN OPEN: 1. Alison Riddle, 2. Candice Appleby, 3. Taylor Spivey.

SUP TEAM RELAY1. Candice Appleby, Anthony Vela, Fernando

Stalla and Ryan Helm; 2. Mitch Kahn, Rob Pelkey, Brandi Baksic and Byron Kurt; 3. Taylor Morgan, Bryan Murphy, Brett Wolf and Alison Riddle.

3.5-MILE SUP RACEJUNIOR GIRLS 12: 1. Alleanna Clark, 2. Alexandria Higgins. JUNIOR BOYS 12: 1. Nick Scheel. OPEN WOMEN 12: 1. Candice Appleby, 2, Brandi Baksic, 3. Diane Wenzel. OPEN MEN 12: 1. Anthony Vela, 2, Keith Meter, 3. Kevin Nerison. SENIOR WOMEN 12: 1. Suzette Barruc, 2. Jericho Poppler. SENIOR MEN 12: 1. Bruce Brunson, 2, Scott Cheney, 3. Norm Scheel. OPEN MEN 14: 1. Eric Starnes, 2. Tatsumi Kawai, 3. Mike Irete. SENIOR MEN 14: 1. Rod Loftis, 2, Bob Farrar, 3. Mike Downey. OPEN WOMEN SURF: 1. Lori Heckenkame, 2. Kathy Ashmore. OPEN MEN SURF: 1. Mark Leierhoefer, 2. Ryan Kol-lock, 3. Bill Carey.

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