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THE LATEST: The state’s highest court will not hear cases regarding gates and hours of access at Strand Beach that have swirled in debate since their implementa-tion in 2008, city attorney Patrick Munoz confirmed Thursday.

The California Supreme Court denied the city of Dana Point’s petition for review Wednesday of two lawsuits involving the California Coastal Commission and the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation.

In June, a state appellate court remand-ed the cases back to a San Diego trial court where the city must prove it acted in “good faith” when it established the gates and hours of access. The city asked for a rehearing, but that was denied by the court of appeals last month.

Since the gates were installed, Surfrider has held the city has violated the public’s right to beach access, and the CCC has argued the city skirted proper protocol by not gaining commission approval before limiting beach access. The city holds these measures were necessary to protect the public on the two of five pathways from Strand Vista Park to the beach below, which crisscross through a neighborhood.

WHAT’S NEXT: The cases will now go be-fore a San Diego Superior Court. No trial date has been set.

FIND OUT MORE: For developments, visit www.danapointtimes.com.—AP

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THE LATEST: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting September 26 in Carlsbad, to discuss the decommissioning process for nuclear power reactors, including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

Southern California Edison announced June 7 that it would retire the two nuclear reactors of the plant, Unit 2 and Unit 3, permanently. The final fuel was removed from Unit 2 in July, beginning the decom-missioning process for the plant. Unit 3 had its fuel removed in 2012 after a leak was detected in the steam generator tubes.

WHAT’S NEXT: The meeting will be held at the Omni LaCosta Hotel, 2100 Costa del Mar Road, in Carlsbad, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. to allow extra time for security screening.

FIND OUT MORE: For more, go to www.danapointtimes.com.—JS

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CITY AND BUSINESS CALENDAR

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Admis-sion is free, for this weekly market at La Plaza Park, 34111 La Plaza St., featuring local produce, fresh flowers and home-made honey, jams, chips and more. For more information, call 949.573.5033 or visit www.danapoint.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

History Tour 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. The Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, hosts this two-hour, docent led walking tour, exploring the history of the area. Advanced regis-tration is required. For more informa-

tion or to register, call 949.542.4755 or email wqintern@danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

City Council Meeting 6 p.m. After a summer break the Dana Point City Council meets at City Council Cham-bers, 33282 Golden Lantern. Check with www.danapointtimes.com for a look at the night’s discussion.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Friday Night at the Movies 7 p.m. The Dana Point Library hosts a showing of the Argentine drama Clandestine Children (2011), a

historical film centered on an exiled family’s return to Argentina during the Cold War. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Dana Point Library, 33841 Ni-guel Rd. For more information, visit www.ocpl.org/libloc/dana.

Dana Point Civic Association Cof-fee Chat 8:30 a.m. After a summer break, the Dana Point Civic Associa-tion is back to hosting a community chat the third Friday of each month. This week’s discussion will be on copper piping and water leaks some area homeowners have experienced. Coffee chats are held at Coffee Im-porters in the Dana Point Harbor.

THE LATEST: The South Coast Water Dis-trict dug its first hole Tuesday to replace underground water and sewer utilities along Pacific Coast Highway.

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THE LATEST: The state’s largest one-day volunteer event is just around the corner and local agencies are reaching out to residents to take part in cleaning up the Dana Point Harbor, surrounding beaches and inland waterways.

This year’s California Coastal Cleanup Day will take place on Saturday, Sep-tember 21. In 2012, more than 65,000 volunteered for cleanup efforts statewide and removed more than 700,000 pounds of trash from waterways, said Eben

THE LATEST: Last month, Southern Cali-fornia Edison asked the California Public

Schwartz, outreach manager for the Cali-fornia Coastal Commission.

“Over the years the Coastal Cleanup Day has moved well beyond a one day event,” Schwartz said. “The cleanup has helped create a constituency around trash policy and what we are doing about it.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The OC Dana Point Har-bor is hosting a cigarette butt roundup and underwater cleanup for certified scuba divers from 8 a.m. to noon. The Ocean Institute is also holding an event for volun-teers of all ages and events will be held at Doheny State Beach and San Juan Creek from 9 a.m. to noon.

FIND OUT MORE: For more on the under-water cleanup, visit www.dphunderwater-cleanup.com.—AP

work crews along the roadway mark the second sign of visible change coming to Dana Point’s downtown corridor. Since February, a retro-fitted sign has invited travelers heading north on PCH to “Town Center,” but until now, it remained the only visual of the $19 million project.

“I’ve been at this now for what seems like decades, even though it was only approved seven years ago,” said Mayor Steven Weinberg. “It is good to see we are finally breaking ground and getting the Town Center project underway.”

Weinberg’s sentiment of relief that construction was “finally” underway was expressed by many in the crowd of over 50 that gathered Tuesday morning for a short groundbreaking ceremony.

Talks began in the early-1990s to revamp Pacific Coast Highway and Del Prado Avenue and plans were approved by the City Council in 2006. The project took a back seat in 2008, but was revived late last year. City leaders allotted more than $9 million to the project in May, to add me-dians, bus pullouts and widened sidewalks on PCH, and the SCWD set aside $5 mil-lion for utility work along the roadways.

WHAT’S NEXT: While the city has yet to allocate funds for the Del Prado portion, officials said prospective developers could help pay for the work.

Crews will work through January to replace utilities along PCH, with the city following with street-level work. The city’s work along PCH is expected to last until October of next year.

FIND OUT MORE: To read the full story, visit www.danapointtimes.com.—Andrea Papagianis

Utilities Commission to continue allowing the utility to charge ratepayers for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station through 2020, despite the plant being retired earlier this year.

The CPUC Ratepayer Advocate’s office told the body that allowing the utility to charge ratepayers for a plant that was not functioning was unreasonable. But the utility said it was required to return invest-ments made by shareholders.

Edison spokeswoman Maureen Brown said investors would not receive the same rate of return they would have if the plant had been allowed to run until the end of its license in 2022, and the company had cut costs, including the elimination of jobs.

WHAT’S NEXT: The utility has sued Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the manufac-turer of faulty steam generators that ulti-mately led to the retirement of the plant, to recover costs associated with the plant’s closure. Edison maintains that the cost of operating the plant over the next seven years would mostly be paid by a decom-missioning trust fund. Edison’s share of the decommissioning is $3 billion.

FIND OUT MORE: For updates, visit www.danapointtimes.com.—Jim Shilander

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he first day of school is often accom-panied by feelings of nervous antici-pation and optimism. In recent years,

budget cuts in school districts across the country have added an increasing sense of uncertainty to that mix, as education officials have been forced to tighten their purse strings while working to mitigate the effects of a recovering economy.

Now, those sentiments have been magnified further as students, teachers, parents and school administrators begin to wrap their heads around what’s consid-ered to be the most dramatic reform to the U.S. public education system since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.

The Common Core is a new set of educational standards that was released in 2010 and has since been adopted in 45 states, including California, and the District of Columbia. Common Core advocates say the new standards fill gaps created by No Child Left Behind, which introduced stringent forms of student and teacher assessments but highlighted, and in some cases created, disparate standards from state to state, all in the race for fed-eral funding.

While supporters of Common Core say it levels the playing field for students across the country, some critics believe implementing new national standards improves the baseline at the expense of schools that have thrived under the previ-ous model.

In the Capistrano Unified School District, where classes began Monday, September 9, Common Core elements were first introduced last fall and spring, but the real rollout begins this school year, with full implementation in 2014-2015.

“We’re poised to move in that direction,” said Assistant Superintendent Julie Hatch-el. “It’s going to be an ongoing work in progress, but as we do now, we’ll continue to develop a stronger methodology as our teachers and students become more famil-iar with Common Core standards.”

Discussions regarding Common Core over the last several months have shown a divide among the CUSD Board of Trustees.

Trustee Anna Bryson has been a vocal opponent of the new standards, saying that it hurts high-performing districts like CUSD.

“California has had the highest stan-dards in math and English. It’s sad to think that across the state, many districts will implement these lacking, lowered standards,” Bryson said. “The Common Core is not the ultimate answer. There are better ways of helping our students achieve at a higher level than imposing a blanket standard across the nation.”

Board President John Alpay acknowl-edges that the district will have to quickly adjust to the intricacies of the new stan-dards, but, he said, the Common Core re-inforces existing strengths while improv-ing inadequacies in the former system.

“Common Core is not to be feared. The devil is in the details, but as we move forward, we’ll learn,” Alpay said. “We’re not dumping by the wayside all the things we’ve done well up to this point. It’s just an evolution of what we’ve done and allows us to improve our game.”

Although they will have to take their cues from Sacramento, California school districts maintain some discretion. The state budget has allocated $1.25 billion in one-time funds to help districts imple-ment Common Core standards. During a presentation to the board on Wednesday, September 11, district staff explained how it would use the $10 million it will receive for training teachers, instructional materials and technology over the next two years.

In that meeting, Superintendent Joseph Farley opened the discussion by reassur-ing the board and parents that the coming changes in standards would not be as jarring as they have been made out to be in the national discourse.

“One thing I want to disavow folks of is the notion that the Common Core is the next great reform in California education,” Farley said. “It’s really just a natural exten-sion of what we’ve done.”

What is Common Core?Common Core standards were devel-

oped in 2009 and released a year later by the National Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers to address a growing concern that high school graduates were enter-ing the workforce ill prepared and that college entrants, at both two- and four-year

CUSD Adapts to the Common CoreBy Brian Park

Dana Point Times

New national standards mean the district will be going through an adjustment period

institutions, were having a difficult time graduating.

During the planning and development of the Common Core, representatives from the nation’s workforce provided input on what skills graduates would need in the coming years. From that discussion, the basic philosophy of the Common Core was developed: students needed to have greater critical thinking and problem solv-ing skills; effective written and oral com-munication skills; collaborative skills; and the ability to work creatively and innovate.

When those pillars are applied in the classroom, Common Core aims to teach students to be more analytical and rely less on rote memorization. Teachers are being trained to lecture less and act as facilitators, encouraging discussion among students, who will not only give answers, but share their problem-solving process and reasoning. In CUSD, teachers will undergo three days of Common Core training.

“It’s really about student engagement versus just going up there and lecturing,” Trustee Lynn Hatton said. “It empow-ers students to take control of their own learning. When you empower them and teachers are more comfortable with giving them control, more powerful discussions take place. When you’re actively involved, you’re going to retain more and be more excited about learning.”

Under previous standards, Common Core supporters say students were taught a wide breadth of material but lacked an intimate understanding of some subject matter. As such, Common Core stan-dards will scale back on what is taught in schools, in terms of volume, to spend more time on individual concepts.

“It will present a different level of com-plexity of how students demonstrate their understanding of content,” Hatchel said.

In the early going, Common Core stan-

dards will only be applied in English and math, with cross-curricular lessons also expected as more subject areas will be brought into the fold the next year, accord-ing to Hatchel.

Common Core also changes when some subject material is taught, most notably in math, where pre-algebra will be pushed from the eighth to ninth grade.

“I’m not thrilled about that, but that’s an issue we’ll have to address as we move forward,” Alpay said.

Testing Under the Common CoreThe state Legislature on Tuesday,

September 10, passed a bill, AB 484, that will suspend California’s Standardized Testing and Reporting system this year and replaces it with the Measurement of Academic Performance Progress in 2014-2015. Gov. Jerry Brown has indicated his support for the bill and is expected to sign it into law in the coming days.

The bill does not, however, mean stu-dents will avoid any standardized testing this year. District officials and trustees anticipate pilot tests adhering to Common Core standards will be administered to students.

California will not be the first to administer a pilot test, which is currently being developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two multi-state consortia that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education. In Kentucky and New York, Common Core testing resulted in 30-point percent-age drops in reading and math. Common Core decriers point to those figures as examples of the ineffectiveness of the new standards, while supporters maintain lower scores were expected in what was essentially a trial run.

“Children are not to be experimented with,” said Bryson, who expressed con-cern that STAR testing, which has been administered in California since 1999, would be eliminated. “If our students are learning and achieving, why take it away? Why did we trash the nation’s best math and English standards?”

Hatton, who served as executive direc-tor of the Princeton Review in Irvine, applauded the change since STAR testing would not have applied to Common Core standards. In doing away with the old sys-tem, Hatton said teachers will be able to focus on teaching Common Core without worrying about preparing students for different test standards.

“It would have been a mismatch. We want our teachers to start teaching for what they’ll be accountable for,” Hatton said. “Accountability drives behavior. If you’re accountable to a test that empha-sizes cognitive thinking, you’re going to teach that way, and that’s what Common Core is.” DP

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Implementation of national Common Core educational standards marks a time of adjustment for the parents, students and educators of the Capistrano Unified School District. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

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By Andrea Papagianis and Brian ParkDana Point Times

T eresa Carratturo, a Laguna Woods resident who for more than three decades worked in the Capistrano

Unified School District as a campus supervisor at Dana Hills High School and served as a liaison for the school’s Spanish-speaking community, died last Monday in her home. She was 71.

Carratturo died of unknown causes, ac-cording to her son, Dan.

Carratturo was set to begin her 34th year working in the school district this fall. She first began working as a bilingual aide at R.H. Dana Elementary School in 1980 and was an important intermediary for Spanish-speaking students and parents of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) children. In 1990, Carratturo became a campus supervisor at Dana Hills High School, where she was known for engag-ing in playful banter with students as she shuttled them off to their classes.

During the 2009-2010 school year the district recognized Carratturo for her work in the community with a certificate and pin, according to the Dana Hills student newspaper, The Paper. Over the

years, sev-eral Dana Hills students Carrat-turo looked after eventually made their way back to campus as teach-ers and adminis-trators. While he graduated in 1988, just two years before she came to the school, Carratturo waited for Principal Jason Allemann with a smile on his first

day on the job at Dana Hills. “She held our school and the people she

worked with in a special place,” Allemann said.

At Dana Hills, Carratturo continued to serve as a resource for Spanish-speaking students and those who were learning the language. Carratturo often spent time after school tutoring students, both in English and Spanish, and was often the first person parents, students and staff would see in the morning.

Her dedication to mentoring language

learners reached far beyond the school’s boundaries and filtered into the community. On any given day Carratturo could be found at the Dana Point Community Center guid-ing the young and the old through rules of the English and Spanish languages.

“She always seemed to be smiling and happy,” said Vanna Murphy, the director of senior services at the community center. “She really wanted the students to thrive in the English-speaking world. When she was with the kids, she was there 100 percent and didn’t let anything interfere.”

Carratturo was born and raised in Argen-tina, where she studied Spanish literature at a university in Buenos Aires and taught el-ementary school for three years. She came to the United States in 1966 and raised her three sons Dan, Marc and Christian in Dana Point, with ex-husband Arturo.

A devout Catholic, Carratturo attended Mass locally at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church while living in Dana Point, until she moved to Laguna Woods and began attending St. Nicholas. Growing up Carratturo attended an all-girls Catholic school and carried the structure and beliefs taught there throughout her life. Her sons described her as fair, but tough. Stand-ing just above 5 feet tall, Carratturo never

backed down and didn’t scare easily, they said. It is something she passed onto her family with the notion that nothing in life comes easy, and you have to work hard if you want it, Dan said.

Carratturo’s dedication to her family and community was apparent every day, and even with her passing her sons said her generosity and commitment to charity will live on. While going through some of his mother’s things, Dan discovered 40 to 50 different charities Teresa was giving to. He said that while his mother was tight on money, her willingness to give back never faltered.

“You wouldn’t believe how many people called her Mother Theresa because she assumed that role for a lot of kids,” Chris-tian said.

Carratturo is survived by sons Dan and his wife Paige, Marc and wife Leslie, and Christian; and grandchildren Dylan, Madison, Cambria and Avery. All three sons and their families reside in Washing-ton state. Carratturo’s extended family still resides in Argentina. The family will hold a private service on Friday, September 20 and arrangements are being made for a public memorial in Dana Point, her town, the following day. DP

A Commitment to CommunityLongtime CUSD Spanish mentor Teresa Carratturo dies at 71

A dedicated mentor to the city’s Spanish speaking community, Teresa Carrt-turro, died on Monday, September 2. She was 71. Courtesy photo

By Jim ShilanderDana Point Times

N ick Pasquale’s life was about proving his doubters wrong. But the death of the 20-year-old San

Clemente High School graduate, varsity football player and walk-on receiver at UCLA has proven how many lives were touched by the young man and his family, as well as the strength of the community rallying to support one town and one team.

Pasquale, who was home during a UCLA bye-week, was killed early Sun-day morning after being struck by a car near the intersection of Camino de los Mares and Calle Nuevo, just outside of Forster Ranch.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said the vehicle that struck Pasquale was driving in tandem with another car, which was able to avoid Pasquale. The driver of the Mercedes-Benz that struck Pasquale called police immediately and stayed at the scene. Drug and alcohol use has been ruled out as a factor in the incident, authori-ties said. An autopsy indicated Monday

Pasquale’s death was the result of blunt force trauma.

San Clemente Mayor Bob Baker said what happened was beyond simple platitudes.

“Our hearts are broken by this,” Baker said. “There are no good words in a situa-tion like this. It’s too tragic.”

Sunday evening, just hours after word began to spread about Nick’s death, hun-dreds of Pasquale’s former and current teammates, coaches, parents and people from the community, who were touched by the news of his passing, gathered on the Thalassa Stadium field where Pasquale starred for the Tritons for three years as a varsity player. Together, they shared memories of a young man who always put forth the maximum effort.

Mel Pasquale, Nick’s father, said his son showed a fighting spirit early in life.

“At the age of 8, Nick was diagnosed with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, which meant the bone in his hip literally stopped growing,” Mel said. “He had to go in and get surgery. He was in a body cast for at least six months. Had three titanium pins in his hip. We were told he’d never play competitive sports in his life. Nick looked at me and said, ‘Dad, it’s not happening.’

The minute we got him home from the hospital, he was crawling up and down those stairs in a full body cast, up and down, by himself. This kid never, ever quit, and everyone told him he couldn’t do it.”

Mel said he hadn’t had the heart to look at social media or

the stories coming from around Southern California, but said condolences were com-ing from around the country.

“It’s been coming from all over the place. It’s been amazing, the love and support we’ve received, and what a great young man he was,” Mel said.

He also praised the response of Pasquale’s teammates and coaches at UCLA, including head coach Jim Mora.

“I got a hold of him early Sunday morn-ing and he called me right away,” Mel said.

“He was in disbelief, like I was. He was bawling on the phone. He said ‘What’s your address? I’m coming to your house.’ He was at the house an hour later, sup-porting my wife, my son and myself.”

Pasquale played his first game as a Bruin in the team’s season opening win against the University of Nevada on August 31, but the impact made by Nick Pasquale was greater than his contribu-tions on the stat sheet, Mel said. The Bruins will wear patches on their jerseys honoring Pasquale against the Univer-sity of Nebraska on Saturday. The Corn-huskers will also pay tribute to Pasquale by wearing stickers bearing his number, 36, on their helmets.

Services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 15 at San Clemente Presbyterian Church, located at 119 Avenida de la Estrella.

The Pasquale family has asked that in lieu of flowers, those looking to reach out should support the new Nick Pasquale Foundation, which will provide scholarships to San Clemente students who exhibit the kind of determination Pasquale did. Information can be found at www.nickpasqualefoundation.com. DP

News Next Door: Nick Pasquale RememberedSan Clemente rallies to support Pasquale family after tragedy

The San Clemente Tritons community is remember-ing former player Nick Pasquale this week follow-ing his death Sunday morn-ing. Photo by Brian Miller

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COMPILED BY VICTOR CARNOAll 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 in-

cident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption 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 website.

DP Sheriff’s Blotter

Thursday, September 5

BURGLARY IN PROGRESSDoheny Park Road, 34000 Block (10:27 p.m.) A woman called deputies after a male transient went into her residence and stole all of her medication. She gave deputies the man’s name and described him as being in his 50s and standing 5 feet 9 inches tall. She claimed the man lives behind PetSmart.

DISTURBANCECaribbean Way, 33200 Block (10:01 p.m.) A woman called deputies when her son, who is in his early-20s, returned after she kicked him out of the house. She said the young man was in his room, but she is afraid of him and would wait for deputies outside. Deputies later discovered the son had a history with drugs and had over-dosed earlier this year.

DISTURBANCEAlcazar Drive, 33800 Block (9:54 p.m.) A witness reported seeing two drunken women involved in an altercation with a man. The caller said the women were driving in a white BMW and believed they might try to run the man over.

CITIZEN ASSISTSan Raphael, 0 Block (6:52 p.m.) A female guard working in a community off of Camino Del Avion was reported to depu-ties for shouting at residents.

PETTY THEFT REPORTDoheny Park Road, 34000 Block (4:25 p.m.) A man called deputies because he thought his landlord stole his wallet and used his credit cards. The caller also said his landlord was currently in jail because of a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEDiana Drive, 33800 Block (1:15 p.m.) A black or dark blue SUV was parked

in a resident’s driveway with the engine running and the windows rolled down. A caller told deputies that the engine had been running for 24 hours straight and it was unknown if there was anyone inside the vehicle.

FOLLOW UP REPORTPacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (12:46 p.m.) A woman called deputies from a Chevron gas station saying she just saw a man whom she claimed had beaten up her husband six days earlier at Hennessey’s Tavern. She described the man as in his late-teens, standing 6 feet tall and having blonde hair and a thin build.

DISTURBANCELa Plaza, 24600 Block (10:11 a.m.) A man entered Dana Vape & E-Cig, began argu-ing with the caller and tried to pick a fight. The man was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and wearing a striped shirt and brown shorts.

DISTURBANCEDel Prado Avenue, 24400 Block (9:12 a.m.) A man was seen in a verbal confron-tation with a skateboarder who appeared to be homeless. The two were last seen walking westbound on Street of the Amber Lantern and no weapons were reported. The man was later arrested by deputies, but then released.

TRESPASSINGLas Vegas Avenue, 25800 Block (8:43 a.m.) A man called deputies when, after purchasing a plot of land, he found a homeless man and woman living in a tent on his new property.

DISTURBANCEMariana Drive, 33900 Block (7:39 a.m.) A woman called deputies after a verbal confrontation with her son because he refused to move his vehicle out of the driveway. The son’s vehicle was blocking his mother’s car, which was parked in the garage.

DISTURBANCESeastar Court, 0 Block (5:00 a.m.) A neighbor contacted deputies after hear-ing a woman living in an apartment above his crying, screaming and making other noises. The caller was concerned the woman was in distress.

DISTURBANCEAlcazar Drive, 33800 Block (1:37 a.m.) A woman called deputies after an old friend showed up at her residence and refused to leave.

DISTURBANCE-FAMILY DISPUTEEl Encanto Avenue, 34000 Block (12:11 a.m.) A man called deputies because he could hear a child yelling in a neighbor-ing apartment unit. The man told depu-ties that the child had been yelling at his parents and banging on items for the last 30 minutes.

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GUEST OPINION: The Water Column by Lisa Zawaski, Senior Water Quality Engineer, City of Dana Point and Linda Homscheid, Communications Offi cer, South Coast Water District

September is National Preparedness Month ow is the time to prepare for a “per-fect storm” or other emergency, as September is National Prepared-

ness Month. During an emergency, you and your family should plan to be on your own for at least three days before utilities are restored and/or help arrives. Proper planning is crucial to get through safely and with the least personal impact. Devel-oping an emergency plan and assembling a disaster supply kit are top priorities.

Stay Informed in EmergenciesA critical part of your planning is regis-

tering now to receive important informa-tion during a disaster or emergency—in-formation that could protect the health and safety of yourself and your family.

• AlertOC Program. The city of Dana Point participates in the AlertOC program, a mass notifi cation system that issues emergency information directly to resi-dents by phone, email, text messages and TTY/TDD. Sign up today at alertoc.com and click “Dana Point” on the map.

• Emergency Contact Information. South Coast Water District will notify cus-tomers directly during emergencies about the status and safety of their water and

sewer service by phone, email and text message. Sign up at www.scwd.org.

• Websites and Social Media will be key sources of information during emergen-cies. Residents and businesses are encour-aged to monitor the city’s and the district’s websites for emergency information and to receive direct updates through their social media sites:

• Facebook: City of Dana Point (face-book.com/danapointcityhall); South Coast Water District (facebook.com/South-CoastWD)

• Twitter: City of Dana Point (twitter @cityofdanapoint); South Coast Water District (twitter @SouthCoastWater)

Drinking Water in EmergenciesWater is a crucial component of your

disaster preparedness kit. Take this fun quiz to reinforce or learn some important information.

QuestionsQ1. True or False: You can survive with-

out water for up to 10 days, if necessary. Q2. True or False: Sanitary sewer

service is not affected by earthquakes or other disasters.

Answers Q1, Answer False. Three to fi ve days is

the maximum anyone can survive without water. You can actually survive longer without food.

Q2, Answer False. The district’s sanitary sewer system collects sewage and wastewater from inside your home and conveys it to the treatment plant. The system may become damaged or inoper-able during an emergency or disaster. It’s a good idea to include sanitary and personal hygiene items in your disaster supply kit, for example, a fi ve-gallon plas-tic bucket with lid and plastic bag liners.

Community PreparednessIf emergency planning and response

are of interest to you and you want to see how you can play an important role in your community, consider attending the city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course. The next course is at the end this month, you must register and CERT certifi cation requires attendance at all three days of the course. From more information or to register, see www.danapoint.org/cert or call

949.248.3579.This column is a cooperative effort of the

city of Dana Point and South Coast Water District to cultivate conscious living to pro-tect and preserve our coastal neighborhoods and resources. If you have any suggestions for topics, please feel free to direct questions to lzawaski@danapoint.org (City of Dana Point) or lhomscheid@scwd.org (South Coast Water District). DP

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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

ART EXHIBIT DEBUT Noon. Final day to view Saddleback College Art Gallery’s exhibit, 3 Transitions Work Overtime: Paintings by Don McKinney. 28000 Marguerite Pkwy., Mis-

sion Viejo, 949.582.4656, www.saddleback.edu/arts.

BEER VS. WINE 6 p.m. Five-course dinner with beer and wine pairings at Surf and Sand featuring a showdown between Stone Brewery and Constellation Wine Brands. Cost $125 per person. Reservations required. 1555 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.376.2761, www.surfandsandresort.com.

POUL PEDERSON 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Live music at Da-Vine Food & Wine along with wine tasting that starts at 4 p.m. Tasting fee $15 for five wines. 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

JT DOUGLASS 8 p.m. Live music at Wind & Sea Res-taurant. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

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WING CHUN OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Dragon Institute martial arts school invites the public to learn more about their kung fu family and unique approach to martial

arts, featuring demonstrations, lessons and more. 34241 Pacific Coast Hwy. #105, Dana Point, 949.542.8470, www.ockungfu.com.

CRAFT FAIR AND FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fresh produce, crafted goods, flowers and much more at La Plaza Park in Dana Point every Saturday. 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

ANGELIKA WILSON 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Live music at Da-Vine Food & Wine along with wine tasting that starts at 4 p.m. Tasting fee $15 for five wines. 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

KARAOKE 9:30 p.m. Get on stage at Hennessey’s Tavern every Monday night. No cover. 34111 La Plaza, Dana Point, 949.488.0121, www.hennesseystavern.com.

LOCAL SURF SCIENCE: THE SURF MECHANICS OF SAN ONOFRE AND TRES-TLES 8 p.m. The San Onofre Foundation presents another “Summer Lecture Series” on local

beaches featuring a guest speaker from Surfline. Held at the Historic Cottage in San Clemente. 225 Avenida Califia, San Clemente, 949.366.8599.

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WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF REALTORS INTERNATION-AL WINE TASTING EVENT 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The Women’s Council of Realtors of South Or-ange County hosts a fun evening

of wine tasting and dinner at Sarducci’s- $30. Reservations on-line. 26701 Verdugo, San Juan Capistrano, www.wcrsoc.org.

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

TOM CURRAN 8 p.m. Live music at StillWater. 24701 Del Prado, DP, 949.661.6003, www.danapointstillwater.com.

JUSTIN FOUTZ 8 p.m. Live music at The Swallows Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

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Have an event?Send your listing to events@danapointtimes.com

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

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HISTORY TOUR 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Docent-led tour that explores the history of the Dana Point area, starting at the Nature Interpretive Center. 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point,

949.542.4755, www.danapoint.org.

ELEPHANT PARADE - WELCOME TO AMERICA Elephant sculptures are on display throughout Dana Point including local beaches, public parks, resort properties, Dana Point Harbor and other high-traffic locations to increase awareness and benefit The Asian Elephant Foun-dation. More info at www.elephantamerica.com.

WINE CRUISE 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Join Dana Wharf for an evening cruise aboard the OCean Adventures catamaran in the Dana Point Harbor and sample wines from The Organic Cellar, with cheese, crackers and fruit. Cost $49 each. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

FREE FISHING FOR KIDS Noon. A fishing lesson and more for kids at Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watch-ing. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

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

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SAN JUAN SUMMER NITES CONCERT SERIES 6 p.m. The final San Juan Summer Nites Concert with country west-ern performer Justin Foutz

held at Historic Town Center Park. Free admission. 31852 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.5911, www.sanjuancapistrano.org.

SHARK NIGHT 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Special presentation on sharks at the Ocean Institute. Cost $15 adults; children free. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

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BLUE WHALE CRUISE 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Search for blue whales and other sea life with the Ocean Institute. Cost $55. Shorter cruises available on select dates. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

BIOLUMINESCENCE CRUISE 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. The Ocean Institute invited the community to learn about the ability of some marine animals that glow in the dark and to witness the phenomenon. Cost $22-$35. 24200 DP Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

Dana Point Times September 13–19, 2013

There are just some subjects and themes that will always come across taboo and problematic. Granted, Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is considered one of the most read novels in literature and V.C. Andrews’ Flowers in the Attic was a popular guilty pleasure in the 1980s. While scandalous, both stories had interesting narratives and writing techniques to make up for the shadiness. Anne Fontaine’s Adore, with critic favorites Naomi Watts and Robin Wright, isn’t about incest, but it’s the next closest thing. In New South Wales, Australia, Lil (Watts) and Roz (Wright) have been lifelong best friends. When Lil’s husband dies, she and her son Ian (Xavier Samuel) become closer to Roz and her own son Tom (James Frecheville). When Roz’s husband Harold (Ben Mendelsohn) goes to Sydney one sum-

mer, the two friends become discreetly intimate with one another’s sons. Adore is loosely based on a short story with a similar plot by Doris Lessing and adapted and directed by Fontaine. Watts—usually one of the most underappreciated actresses out there—isn’t having the best year, between Movie 43 and now Adore, as she comes off miscast and even too young-looking in some scenes. The scenery does make the audience appreciate how attractive Australia is, but the storyline and content between the four characters brings a level of discomfort viewers should be prepared for. — Megan Bianco

AT THE MOVIES: ‘ADORE’ YOU WON’T

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ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

GUEST OPINION: On Life and Love After 50 By Tom Blake

The Rules of Dating Before the Divorce is Finalizedn the last Thursday night of each month, my Dana Point deli, Tutor and Spunky’s, hosts a meet-and- greet gathering for singles ages 50 to 90. A woman,

we will call Sue, had read about the scheduled August 29 gathering in this newspaper.

She emailed: “I am in the process of getting divorced and am not sure when the final court date will occur. I am 62 and had been with my soon-to-be ex-husband for 38 years. Although we separated in August 2011, I am still hesitant to venture into the dating arena. I am nervous and frightened to begin to even attempt to date. My hus-band tells people he is divorced.

“I feel, in a weird way, that I am violating my marriage vows even though it has taken two and a half years to get to the final stages of divorce, and my husband and I are living apart.

“If I arrived alone at your meet and greet and just wanted to get a feel for meeting new people, would it be the right start for me? I sometimes feel as though I should be officially divorced before venturing out. Just wondering if most people you encounter wait for the final paper work to be processed. Would it be inappropriate for me to at-tend? I am lonely and want to find a good person to share my life with and would like your advice.”

Sue raises an important question for the age 50-plus

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generations: Is getting out socially before the final divorce date appropriate? I say absolutely. She and her husband have been separated for more than two years. They are awaiting the final decree. Who knows how long that will take? Her hus-band has announced that he is divorced. They don’t live together.

Every divorce case is different. When both members of the marriage know a divorce is certain, why shouldn’t they

start to get out and meet new people and make new friends? I have a friend whose 10-year divorce case just settled. Neither he nor his wife waited to date and they would have lost a lot of years of living had they done so.

But there is a catch. When you tell someone who would like to date you that you are still married, that news may send the other person running off. There is a stigma attached to dating while being married. But does be-ing married mean you shouldn’t get out and make new friends? No.

My reply to Sue: “It would be good for you to attend the meet and greet as a perfect start for your re-entry into society. There is no pressure to meet someone to date. Rather, think of it as a social mixer, not a singles function.

Besides, meeting a man to date likely won’t happen for some time.

“Your life isn’t ending with the divorce, it’s just begin-ning. And you must get out and socialize, particularly to make new female friends, which is an important first step. While you are still young at 62, you’ve been out of the singles’ world for 38 years. It’s time to get social, and time is precious. Waiting until the divorce is final will only waste more time.

“Relax, have fun and don’t worry.”Sue did not attend the meet and greet in August. She

says she will attend the next event, Thursday, September 26, but added, “If I am brave enough.”

To comment, email me at tompblake@gmail.com.Tom Blake is a Dana Point business owner and San

Clemente resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at www.findingloveafter50.com. DP

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:

SOLUTIONSOLUTIONSOLUTIONSOLUTION

See today’s solution in next week’s issue.

ach week, the Dana Point Times will highlight one local or regional artist’s contribution to the Elephant Parade: Welcome to America open air exhibit, which

will be on display throughout town until early November. This week we stopped by the OC Dana Point Harbor for an afternoon of seaside views and a read of Dana Point art-ist and author Laura Seeley’s poem on the elephant “Sea the Point.”

For her contribution to the Asian Elephant Foundation’s largest fundraiser to benefit the endangered species, See-ley brought in the region’s relationship to marine life.

Seeley transformed a 6-foot-tall, fiberglass elephant statue into a mix of two of the world’s largest land and sea mammals—the Asian elephant and the blue whale. The eyes of the two creatures sit side-by-side as Seeley wrapped the elephant’s frame with a portrait of a whale, “Sea the Point” by Laura Seeley

and delicately painted a poem about the plight the two species share.

“Magnificence. Fair elephants. Fair whales. Each a prize. And some assume these babies bloom, grow up, grow old and wise. Ideally, the plan should be that elephants keep walking … that whales spray and dolphins play … but challenges come stalking.” —Laura Seeley DP

ELEPHANT SPOTLIGHT

ELEPHANT: “Sea the Point”

ARTIST: Laura Seeley

LOCATION: OC Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Harbor Drive and Golden Lantern, near Dana Wharf and the commercial vessel docks

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As the final battle ensued and visiting vessels raised their anchors and de-parted for their home ports Sunday

evening, the cannon smoke settled on the 29th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival.

It was a weekend-long gathering of historic ships, period entertainers, buc-caneers, volunteers, experienced festival-goers and first-time attendees as the Ocean Institute played host to its yearly celebration of the state’s rich maritime history this weekend.

Festivities stretched from Baby Beach to the edge of the recently opened Mad-die James Seaside Learning Center as thousands of spectators, who were guided by institute and visiting vessel volunteers, toured the festival’s seven tall ships. The ships and their crews came from San Diego and Los Angeles to join the Ocean

Tall Ships in Full Sail for 29th Annual CelebrationBuccaneers, tall ships and festivities galore as historic vessels anchor at Ocean Institute

Institute’s brig Pilgrim and Spirit of Dana Point for three evenings of mock-cannon battles outside the OC Dana Point Harbor and two days of educational tours aboard the wooden vessels.

With this year’s event coming to a close, the institute’s staff has begun preparing for its 30th annual event next fall, said Dan Stetson, president of the Ocean Institute. While planning is in the early stages, work is already being done to improve the festi-val, he said, and there could be a new ship joining in the festivities.

The San Diego Maritime Museum’s work to construct a historically accurate replica of the San Salvador, the ship sailed by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Ca-brillo, is nearing completion. Cabrillo was the first European to set foot on the South-ern California shores when he landed in San Diego Bay in 1542. The project has been ongoing for two years, but the ship is slated to sail in 2014. DP

Members of the Naval Historical Education Founda-tion take part in a mock-battle aboard the brig Pilgrim at the Tall Ships Festival Sunday. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

The festival began with a mock-cannon battle and sunset cruise. Photo by Andrea Swayne

The three-masted American Pride schooner sails Friday evening marking the start of the 29th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival. Photo by Andrea Swayne

The Slackjaw Brothers, Tom Hoffman (left) and Ray Herbeck sing of dreams of seas filled with rum at the Tall Ships Festival on Sunday. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

Pirates, mermaids and Batman, oh my! Ocean Institute instructor Hayley Smith and the superhero buccaneer Dexter Watson, 2, from Dana Point enjoy the festivities. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

It’s a pirate’s life for the volunteer buccaneers of the Naval Historical Education Foundation at the 29th annual Tall Ships Festival. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

5STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES & MORE

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The Dana Hills football team found themselves facing a 14-0 halftime deficit in their nonleague contest against Fountain Valley on September 6 and were not able to dig themselves out as they went on to lose 24-21.

The Dolphins were able to battle back in the second half, outscoring the Barons 21-10, but it was too little too late. After tying the score up in the fourth quarter following a big comeback, Fountain Valley converted on a 38-yard field goal with 19 sec-onds left to ice the win.

The Dolphins now stand at 0-2

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attack and put up 127 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Junior running back Brian Scott, who injured his ankle in the Dolphins season opener, was not available, which paved the way for older brother Justin to get the starting job. Justin Scott rushed for a team-high 112 yards and one touchdown against Fountain Valley.

The Dolphins were set to host San Clemente in a nonleague rivalry match on September 12. Results were not available at press time.

—Steve Breazeale

overall. Dana Hills senior quarterback

Mac Vail completed 12 of his 21 pass attempts, throwing for 175 yards and one touchdown. The Dolphins had a balanced offensive

Dolphins Football Loses to Barons

PACK MENTALITY KEY TO DOLPHINS STATE TITLE HOPES

The Koa tree is synonymous with Hawaii. It’s a large tree that can reach heights upwards of 70 feet and it’s twisting, turning form can be found growing on the islands of O’ahu, Maui and the Big Island. From the out-side, it looks uniform in color. But it is the intricate, ever changing pattern of the Koa wood found on the inside that makes it so appealing to designers across the world.

The members of the Dana Hills boys cross country team, fresh off a trip to Hawaii, can tell you all about Koa wood, especially the unique clocks made of the special ma-terial they were given by Joel Truesdell of Kamehameha Schools, their host on the trip.

“It was about how different one piece of Koa is. It doesn’t have a pattern to it … It symbolizes our DNA and how different we all are and yet, it came from the same tree. That’s where the unity comes in,” said head coach Tim Butler. “This is the way we have to think. This is the way we have to run. This is the way we have to perform. It’s just another one of those symbols that we have.”

Unity and togetherness are the buzz words around the Dolphins’ practices these days. They know that if they stay together and establish the same pack running mentality that served them well in 2012, it could pay off when they head to CIF and the state meet in 2013.

The Dolphins head into the new cross country season as the reigning South Coast League and Orange County champions, but are looking to improve on seventh- and eighth-place finishes at the CIF-SS and state meet, respec-tively.

The Dolphins return five of their top eight runners this season and have several other players that could break into the top group as the season progresses.

Leading the way will be sophomore Jake Ogden, who had a breakout freshman cross country season. Ogden sets the pace for the rest of the Dana Hills runners, like seniors Gavin Diem, Nick Serrao and Wyler Svoboda. At last year’s state meet Ogden posted the team’s fastest time at 15:38 and their seventh runner came in at 16:46, which was a tight gap. This season, the Dolphins think they can narrow that margin even further.

“We have Jake and he’s the tank of the team. Our goal

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is to close the gap as much as we can on Jake. We feel like the gaps will be closer,” Svoboda, a team captain, said. “Right now we think we can get four or five people under 16 (minutes), which can get us a really good score.”

At the Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Invitational the separation between the Dolphins first and sixth runners was 40 seconds, which Butler believes is a good start. He expects that number to shrink down as the weather cools off and the difficulty of the courses lessen.

Senior captain Timmy Wilson has been a member of the Dana Hills cross country team for four years and says the unity of this Dolphins team is unlike anything he has seen since arriving on campus.

“We are hoping for a state title. Last year wasn’t really what we wanted but this team, this year, I’d say is a lot stronger,” Wilson said. “In some of our workouts … some of us will actually cry, just trying to go through the pain. Everyone’s face is grinning and you can just tell they’re working for the team.”

DOLPHINS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RELYING ON RE-TURNING CORE OF RUNNERS

The Dana Hills girls cross country team took a hit at

graduation, losing their No. 1 and No. 3 runners. Head coach Rex Hall and his team have now put their focus on condensing time gaps to make sure the Dolphins finish in tight bunches.

They might be without their top runners but the Dol-phins still return a strong group of seniors, led by Emma Kao, Lindsay Cullens and Lauren Morabito. Rising junior

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// CROSS COUNTRY //Date Opponent Location Time9/14 Laguna Hills Invit. Laguna Hills 7:45 a.m.9/21 Mt. Carmel Invit. San Diego 11:30 a.m.9/28 Dana Hills Invit. Dana Hills TBA10/8 SCL Cluster Irvine Regional Park 2 p.m.10/12 Clovis Invit. Fresno TBA10/19 OC Championships Irvine Regional Park 8 a.m.10/26 Mt. SAC Invit. Walnut 7:15 a.m.11/6 SCL Finals Irvine Regional Park 1 p.m.11/16 CIF Prelims Mt. SAC TBA11/23 CIF Finals Mt. SAC TBA11/30 CA State Meet Fresno TBA

The Dana Hills boys cross country team returns five of its top eight runners from last season. Photo by Steve Breazeale

Dana Hills started their season off with an 0-2 record. Photo by Steve Breazeale

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// GIRLS GOLF //Date Opponent Location Time9/16* Tesoro Tijeras Creek GC 4 p.m.9/18 Corona Del Mar Newport Beach CC 2:30 p.m.9/19* Tesoro El Niguel CC 2:30 p.m.9/20 Triton Tournament SC Municipal 12:30 p.m.9/24 El Toro El Niguel CC 2:30 p.m.9/25 El Toro Mission Viejo CC 2:30 p.m.9/26 Laguna Beach Aliso Creek GC 2:30 p.m.10/1* San Clemente Bella Collina CC 2:30 p.m.10/3* San Clemente El Niguel CC 2:30 p.m.10/8* Trabuco Hills El Niguel CC 2:30 p.m.10/9* Trabuco Hills Dove Canyon CC 2:30 p.m.10/15* Laguna Hills Laguna Woods 2:30 p.m.10/17* Laguna Hills El Niguel CC 2:30 p.m.10/21 SCL Finals SC Municipal 8 a.m.10/22 SCL Finals SC Municipal 11 a.m.10/28 CIF Team Divisional TBA TBA11/4 CIF Individual TBA TBA Regional *denotes league match

// GIRLS TENNIS //Date Opponent Location Time9/18 Peninsula Dana Hills 3 p.m.9/19 Woodbridge Dana Hills 3 p.m.9/24* Tesoro Dana Hills 3 p.m.9/26* Mission Viejo Mission Viejo 3 p.m.10/1* El Toro Dana Hills 3 p.m.10/2 University Dana Hills 3 p.m.10/8* San Clemente San Clemente 3 p.m.10/10* Tesoro Dana Hills 3 p.m.10/15* Mission Viejo Dana Hills 3 p.m.10/16 La Jolla County Day Dana Hills 2:45 p.m.10/17* El Toro El Toro 3 p.m.10/24* San Clemente Dana Hills 3 p.m.10/25 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 3 p.m.10/29 SCL Finals Laguna Niguel 1 p.m. Racquet Club 10/30 SCL Finals LNRC 1 p.m.11/1 Corona Del Mar Corona Del Mar 3 p.m.11/6 CIF Prelims TBA TBA11/15 CIF Division Finals Claremont Club TBA11/23 CIF Regional Finals TBA*denotes league match

SPORTS & OUTDOORS(Cont. from page 17)

Emily Harper is also in the Dolphins top-seven unit. The Dolphins finished second in the South Coast League last year, which is arguably one of the toughest leagues in the state. The Dolphins missed out on winning league by one point and finished eighth at the CIF-SS meet.

Hall also pointed to a group of sophomore runners to help with the Dolphins’ depth as the season progresses. Sophomores Sienna Serrao, Danielle Soto and Noelle O’Brien are still inexperienced in terms of varsity racing but could eventually make an impact, Hall said.

The Dolphins recently returned from a trip to Hawaii, where they claimed the Kamehameha Schools Invita-tional meet varsity and junior varsity titles. They will look ahead to racing in the Fastback Shootout at Mt. SAC this weekend.

YOUTH, EXPERIENCE CREATE TALENTED MIX FOR DOL-PHINS GIRLS GOLF

Golf is a game that can be decided by the slimmest of margins. A putt that hangs on the lip of the cup or a ball that gets the friendliest of bounces and rolls an extra 5 feet towards the hole can sometimes be the difference between a loss and a win.

The Dana Hills girls golf team knows this all too well. Throughout last season they were neck and neck with South Coast League rival Tesoro, but the Titans were able to get the better of the Dolphins, even if it was by a slim margin. In their two matches played against one another in 2012, Tesoro won both by a combined total of two shots.

Despite losing the South Coast League title Dana Hills advanced to the CIF Southern Section Team Regionals for the second year in a row, which marked the end to a successful season.

The sights of the Dolphins this year will be set on Tesoro and league play.

“When we get to play against them we are definitely go-ing to try and have our comeback and hopefully steal the title from them,” senior Elizabeth Soewondo said.

The Dolphins will be without three-time South Coast League individual champion Avery French, who is playing collegiate golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. French was the backbone of the 2012 team and now, that role has fallen to Soewondo, the team’s new No. 1 player.

Soewondo will be joined by returning juniors Tori Hum-mel (42.8) and Sophia Nichols (46.5) at the top of the rota-tion. But the most surprising player that has broken into the Dolphins top-five is Soewondo’s younger sister, Joan.

Joan Soewondo, a freshman, is off to a hot start in the early season and is averaging 40.4 strokes per nine holes, just behind her big sister.

Head coach Phil Wilburton has been liking the mix of returning players and young upstarts that have the Dol-phins standing at 3-1 overall in the early 2013 season.

“One through four we are pretty strong … I’ve been very impressed,” Wilburton said. “My expectations are to obviously make the playoffs. I would like to avenge our losses to Tesoro but it’s early in the season.”

DEPTH NOT AN ISSUE FOR DANA HILLS GIRLS TENNIS After the final point of the California high school girls

tennis season was recorded, it was Dana Hills who were hoisting the inaugural CIF USTA Southern California Regional Championship trophy. The Dolphins, who were bounced out of contention in the CIF-SS Division 1 Cham-pionships weeks earlier, rallied back and rode the stellar play of their seniors and role players to the highest honor in their sport.

Dana Hills head coach Justin Green thinks that this version of the Dolphin team can get back to the same lofty heights, even without standout player Alyssa Smith.

Smith won the CIF-SS Individual title and graduated, which has left the Dolphins No. 1 singles spot up for grabs. It will likely fall to seniors Margo Pletcher and A.J.

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Rising junior Gressa Folley will be an integral part of the Dana Hills girls tennis singles rotation. Photo by Steve Breazeale

Junior Tori Hummel is among the returning group of Dana Hills golfers that will battle Tesoro for the South Coast League title. Photo by Steve Breazeale

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(Cont. from page 18)Gomer. Green has also pegged rising junior Gressa Folley as a possible top singles player.

“This year we have a really deep team … No matter what nine (players) we put in there, they’re all really solid tennis players,” Green said. “It’s a bit of a different look for us … Last year we had Alyssa who could carry us to the top … but we still have a very good team. We’re hopeful to get back to the same spot we were at last year.”

The Dolphins are the reigning South Coast League champions and swept through the competition in 2012. They will face the same opponents this time around and as usual, Dana Hills will be playing some of the top teams in the county in their preseason schedule. On September 18 they will host Peninsula in a rematch of the 2012 SoCal Regional finals.

DOLPHINS WATER POLO USING LAST YEAR’S PLAYOFF RUN AS MOTIVATION

After reaching the quarterfinals of last year’s CIF-SS Division 1 Championships, the veteran-heavy group of

// GIRLS VOLLEYBALL //Full schedule not available

Date Opponent Location Time9/26 Laguna Beach Laguna Beach 5:30 p.m.10/3* Trabuco Hills Dana Hills 6:15 p.m.10/8 Tesoro Tesoro 6:15 p.m.10/17* San Clemente San Clemente 6:15 p.m.10/22* Trabuco Hills Trabuco Hills 6:15 p.m.10/24* Tesoro Dana Hills 6:15 p.m.12/4* San Clemente Dana Hills 5:45 p.m.*denotes league game

// BOYS WATER POLO //Date Opponent Location Time9/14 Agoura JSerra 11:45 a.m.9/20-21 Santa Barbara Tourn.Santa Barbara High TBA9/24* Aliso Niguel Dana Hills 4 p.m.9/26-28 Newport Harbor Newport Harbor TBA Tourn. 10/3 Laguna Beach Dana Hills 4 p.m.10/8* El Toro El Toro 5 p.m.10/15* Capistrano Valley Dana Hills 5 p.m.10/18 Harvard-Westlake San Juan Hills 5 p.m.10/19 Huntington Beach San Juan Hills 1 p.m.10/22* San Clemente San Clemente 5 p.m.10/23* Aliso Niguel Aliso Niguel 4 p.m.10/25-26 Sacred Heart Tourn. Sacred Heart TBA10/31* El Toro Dana Hills 4 p.m.11/5* Capistrano Valley Capistrano Valley 5 p.m.11/7* San Clemente Dana Hills 5 p.m.11/9 Los Osos San Juan Hills 1 p.m.*denotes league game

returning boys water polo players at Dana Hills is looking to make a statement and go where no Dolphins team has gone since 1991—the CIF-SS semifinals.

After coming so close last season, the Dolphins will have their shot in 2013, as they return five starters and several bench players who saw considerable time during last year’s run.

The Dolphins returners also play at several crucial spots. They return their goalie, senior Brody Zachary, their center defender, senior Grady Williams and two talented attackers in senior Spencer Likins and junior Marko Asic.

“It’s not often that you have a player to fill every posi-tion so it’s nice to know at any time there are five other players in the pool who can make and receive a pass or a shot,” Williams said.

Senior attacks Hugh Fitzmaurice and Eric Thorpe both started last year and help round out the veteran group.

The Dolphins have been honing a quick, up-tempo style of play in the offseason. They train in a slightly smaller pool on campus, something that restricts their ability to spread things out, but play a majority of their home games elsewhere, like at San Juan Hills or JSerra. Those campus-es have larger pool decks with more space in the water, which allows the Dolphins to get into more open space and push their offense.

“We have a lot of team speed and balance. I really think our balance is a strength. We have a lot of different guys who can score,” coach Matt Rosa said.

DANA HILLS GIRLS VOLLEYBALLLast season Redondo Union girls volleyball head coach

Tommy Chaffins approached Dana Hills head coach Bryce Baum after their two teams battled in the CIF-SS Division 1AA quarterfinals. Chaffins’ team had just claimed a narrow victory, ending the Dolphins season. But after witnessing a Dolphins comeback against his team, forcing a five-set finale, Chaffins told Baum that he had dubbed Dana Hills the “Cardiac Kids,” because they can give opposing coaches fits of stress and can never be counted out. It was the second game in the playoffs that the Dolphins erased early 2-0 set disadvantages.

The ability to battle back out of deficits was the trade-mark of last year’s Dana Hills squad and a large portion of the team’s nucleus returns for 2013.

The Dolphins are the reigning South Coast League champions and boast several players with multiple years of varsity experience.

Senior outside hitters Nikki Matheis and Tia Scambray have been on varsity for four years and help make up a tall Dolphins front line. Senior Natalie Hurlock and sopho-more Ayla Fresenius will play at the opposite position. All four players are listed standing above 6 feet tall and have impressed Baum in the early going.

“You look at our front row and everybody is 6 foot plus, it’s very intimidating if you’re going to have to go up and take swings against it,” Baum said.

The Dolphins also had to overcome several key injuries last season and so far the injury bug has made its way back onto their depth charts in 2013. Seniors Kelly Shute (middle blocker) and Hailey Zimmermann (opposite) are both nursing injuries but Baum expects them to be back soon. Hurlock will play time at the middle blocker position in their absence.

Matheis isn’t worried by the early injuries. As a member of last year’s team, she already knows that’s just a minor speed bump the Dolphins have proven they can clear.

“We’re a group of really hardworking individuals that believe anything is possible. We believe in the impos-sible,” Matheis said. “This year we have some of those same injuries but we’re going to overcome them and do well.” DP

Senior outside hitter Nikki Matheis is among the strong group of returning players that will lead the Dana Hills girls volleyball team in 2013. Photo by Steve Breazeale

Senior center defender Grady Williams thinks the Dana Hills boys water polo team has what it takes to make a deep run in the CIF-SS playoffs. Photo by Steve Breazeale

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Age: 13, Bernice Ayer Middle SchoolJaric Fink is one of the newest additions to the local lineup, having moved to San Clemente from Vero Beach, Fla. in June. “We decided to move to San Cle-mente because there are waves here pretty much all the time,” Jaric said. “We like the people too. We only knew a few people when we got here but everyone is pretty friendly. I would really like to stay here, at least through high school.” Jaric is an eighth-grader at Bernice Ayer Middle School and is looking forward to trying out for the surf team. He is also an ‘A’ and ‘B’ student whose favorite subject is math. Jaric surfs every day, even on the small days. “If there are waves, I’m out there,” he said. Jaric also enjoys baseball, lacrosse and

skateboarding. This season, he plans on competing in Surfing America Prime, National Scholastic Surfing Association and hopefully the Scholastic Surf Series as part of his school team. His short-term goals include working toward West Coast and national titles and earning a spot on the Surfing America USA Surf Team. Long term, he would like to be a professional surfer. Jaric thanks his parents and sponsors Grom Social and Body Glove for their support in helping him progress at the sport he loves. “Surfing is fun, it’s a good workout and I like meeting new people in the lineup and competing,” he said. “I try to keep a good balance between practicing, free surfing and contests. And I’m happy to be here in Southern California.” —Andrea Swayne

GROM OF THE WEEK JARIC FINK

By Andrea Swayne Dana Point Times

SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 65-67 degrees FWater Visibility and Conditions:10-15’+ Fair-GoodImmediate: A better combo of south/southwest groundswell and northwest swell moves in for the end of the work week. For Friday we expect size to be up into the waist-chest-head high (3-5’) zone at better breaks with overhead (6’) sets for standout combo breaks as the swell-mix tops out. Morning winds are light/variable, giving way to a light to moderate westerly sea-breeze in the afternoons through the end of the week. Long Range Outlook: Blend of south/south-west and northwest swells steadily eases through the weekend. Best exposures are good for continued waist-shoulder high waves (3-4’+) with occasional lingering sets to head high (5’) for standouts on Saturday. Those waves back down through the end of the weekend. Check out Surfline.com details!

Prime Time

T he Surfing America Prime series kicked off its sixth season at Del Mar Beach, DMJs, on Camp Pendleton,

September 7 and 8.This year’s qualifying invitees brought

many new faces to the lineup joining last year’s competitors who aged up, but not out, for the 2013-2014 season.

The competition was fierce and high caliber despite small, although consistent, conditions. With plenty of little “airable” sections coming through, surfers put on an exciting show of their above-the-lip skills as well as demonstrating the new, more powerful, command of the waves a year’s worth of growth and practice brings.

“I love the opening event of the season. Seeing old friends and meeting new competitors, kids moving up a division and going from the oldest in the division to the youngest. Seeing who improved the most over the summer,” said Greg Cruz, Surf-ing America’s executive director. “Some

of the kids seem to grow 6 inches and put on 20 pounds and all of a sudden they are turning into powerful surfers.”

San Clemente surfers took top honors in two of five divisions and six of the 20 finalist spots.

Griffin Colapinto’s 11.87 (out of 20) two-wave total score handily beat runner-up Jordan Collins of Carlsbad who posted a 9.90. Rounding out the final was Noah Hill (Marina Del Rey) in third-place and in fourth-place, Ryland Rubens of Pacific Beach.

Surfing America Prime starts 2013-2014 season at Camp Pendleton

Malia Osterkamp of San Clemente takes the win, September 8 at DMJs, Camp Pendleton, in the Girls U16 division at the first Surfing America Prime event of the season. Photo by Jack McDaniel

Jaric Fink. Photo by Jack McDaniel

Malia Osterkamp won the Girls U16 ahead of runner-up Meah Collins of Costa Mesa, 9.34 to 6.70. Sidney Johnson of Carlsbad came in third and newcomer, Autumn Hays of Santa Cruz took fourth.

“This feels amazing. It’s my first win ever. I’ve been trying to do this for all of last year and it’s awesome that it finally happened here at the first Prime this year,” Osterkamp said. “This is good for my confidence and a great way to start the season.” DP

EVENT RESULTSSurfing America Prime, Event No. 1, September 7-8, Camp Pendleton, Del Mar JettiesBOYS U14: 1. Tyler Gunter, Newport Beach; 2. Tommy McKeown, Oxnard; 3. Noah Hill, Marina Del Rey; 4. Kade Matson, San Clemente. GIRLS U16: 1. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente; 2. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa; 3. Sidney Johnson, Carlsbad; 4. Autumn Hays, Santa Cruz. BOYS U16: 1. Griffin Colapinto, San Clemente; 2. Jordan Collins, Carlsbad; 3. Noah Hill, Marina Del Rey; 4. Ryland Rubens, Pacific Beach. GIRLS U18: 1. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa; 2. Juli Hernandez, Costa Mesa; 3. Tia Blanco, San Clemente; 4. Kylie Loveland, Carlsbad. BOYS U18: 1. Daniel Glenn, Florida; 2. Griffin Colapinto, San Clemente; 3. Noah Collins, Manhattan Beach; 4. Colin Deveze, San Clemente.

UPCOMING EVENTSSeptember 14: Billabong Cosmic Creek Surf Contest, Dana Point, Salt Creek Beach Sep-tember 21-22: WSA Championship Tour, Event No. 2, Ventura, Surfers Point September 21-22: NSSA Open, Event No. 1, Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty September 21: Doheny Longboard Surfing Association Dale Velzy Surf Classic & Luau, Dana Point, Doheny State Beach