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L O C A L N E W S Y O U C A N U S EApril 1-7, 2016

VOLUME 9, ISSUE 14

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Business BeatThe Dana Point business community

welcomes changes, new additions as city enters fi rst quarter of 2016

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DHHS Teacher Kristine Clarke Named CUSD Teacher of the Year PAGE 18

Two Left Forks opened in March on PCH at the former Tavern on the Coast location. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Dolphin Boys Lacrosse Extends

Win StreakSPORTS/PAGE 12

San Clemente Hospital Announces 194 Job Cuts as

Closure LoomsEYE ON DP/PAGE 3

6th Annual Public Reading of R.H. Dana Jr. Memoir

Moves to Ocean InstituteGETTING OUT/PAGE 8

DPDana Point LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTING

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What’s Up With...Five things Dana Point should know this week

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Kristine Clarke (center, left of the banner) a science teacher at Dana Hills High School, has been named the Capistrano Unified School District’s High School Teacher of the Year. Photo: Courtesy

DHHS Educator Named CUSD High School Teacher of the YearTHE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District announced March 30 that Dana Hills High School science teacher Kristine Clarke has been honored as the district’s High School Teacher of the Year.

Clarke has been teaching science at Dana Hills High for the past 11 years, often utilizing hands-on experiments and investigations to engage her students. Principal Jason Allemann said over the years he’s seen Clarke’s students become captivated by her “real world” approach to learning.

One of Clarke’s former students, Mona Mosavi, said, “Both inside and outside of the classroom, students could come to (Clarke) for advice, whether it was about the next exam or a struggle they were dealing with at home.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Clarke will represent the district at the Orange County Department of Education Teachers of the Year pro-gram. Four teachers will then be selected to move on to the state’s Teacher of the Year program.—Andrea Swayne

FAM Opens Satellite Services in Capo BeachTHE LATEST: Family Assistance Ministries, a San Clemente-based nonprofit working to prevent hunger and homelessness in south Orange County, is now offering ser-vices such as food and clothing distribu-tion and counseling at San Felipe de Jesus Church in Capistrano Beach on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FAM Executive Director Mary Perdue said the nonprofit strives to support the people who come through their doors so that they can become self-sufficient. FAM offers an array of services ranging from providing necessities such as food and shelter to offering financial counseling and job coaching.

FAM also provides food, clothing, hygiene products and counseling services through its distribution centers in San Clemente, located at 1030 Calle Negocio, and at San Juan Capistrano’s Community Presbyterian Church, located at 32202 Del Obispo Street. San Clemente distribution

days are Monday through Friday and every second Saturday of the month. The San Juan Capistrano site is open Wednes-days from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHAT’S NEXT: San Felipe de Jesus Church is located at 26010 Domingo Avenue. For more information on FAM’s services, call 949.492.8477 or visit www.family-assistance.org.—Allison Jarrell

Charter School Rejects CUSD’s Conditions of ApprovalTHE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 23 to approve, with 42 conditions, an application for Global Busi-ness Academy charter school to open its doors within the district.

However, GBA’s attorney, Michelle Lopez, informed the board during the meeting that the charter’s representatives are opposed to the majority of the condi-tions proposed by the district and would not wait to reject the conditional approval.

“The way the resolution is currently written … we’d have to wait 30 days for that to be resolved, and that’s not accept-able,” Lopez said.

Trustees were vocal in their dissatisfac-tion with GBA’s application for a new char-ter school at their Feb. 24 and March 23 meetings, citing concerns with the school’s lesson structure, financing and goal of opening for the 2016-2017 school year.

District staff’s initial recommendation on March 23 was to reject the application due to concerns including an “unsound educational program” and petitioners be-ing “demonstrably unlikely to successfully implement the program.” Staff’s alterna-tive recommendation was to approve the application with 42 conditions, including delaying the school’s opening to the 2017-2018 school year and restructuring the proposed educational program.

GBA representatives and speakers maintained that their charter school would make students more competitive in the business world with an innovative techno-logical and entrepreneurial education. In terms of financing, Catherine Sanchirico, a GBA founding member, told the board the school has “many affluent backers” so organizers aren’t “worried about running out of money.”

WHAT’S NEXT: GBA has the option to appeal the trustees’ decision to the Orange County Board of Education.

In February, the Orange County board unanimously approved the application of another charter school, the Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts, which was previously denied by the CUSD Board of Trustees in December.—AJ

SC Hospital Report States 194 Jobs to be Cut THE LATEST: Saddleback Memorial Medi-cal Center in San Clemente will cut 194 total jobs, according to a required filing to the Employment Development Depart-ment.

Officials of MemorialCare, the hospital owner, said 115 of the jobs were full time and the rest were part time or per diem.

“We are grateful to the dedicated employees at the San Clemente campus,” said hospital administrator Tony Struthers in a statement on Wednesday. “We are working with our employees to identify job opportunities within the healthcare system at our hospitals and numerous health care facilities, holding job fairs and providing one-on-one assistance.”

Struthers said the hospital has been hosting job fairs to assist the employees displaced by the closure.

“Our recently held first job fair featured representatives from our sister hospitals and outpatient centers, and our recruiter is expediting interview opportunities

with our sister programs, facilities and services,” he said.

WHAT’S NEXT: The hospital is expected to close May 31.

An Orange County Emergency Medical Services hearing on the impact evalua-tion of the closure of the San Clemente hospital is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 29 in Santa Ana.—Eric Heinz

SONGS Panel Discusses Legislature, Environment THE LATEST: As the federal legislature works through bills that would allow for interim storage of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s spent nuclear fuel, local powers are urging representatives to pass the amendments.

Two bills, H.R. 3643 and S. 854, would amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to allow for interim storage of high levels of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel until the Department of En-ergy finds a permanent solution for it. The interim storage would have to be approved by permit with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

H.R. 4745 recently was introduced and sent to a House Committee, but it is unknown how far the bill will progress this year.

During the March 24 Community Engagement Panel meeting in Oceans-ide, panel members said they have been working to gather local support for the bills, which could remove the fuel off the coastal location by 2022. Councilman Car-los Olvera is Dana Point’s representative on the panel.

“The Department of Energy, the office that is running (newly scheduled) meet-ings, is now geared up and doing what they can within the limits of federal law to help promote the citing of two or more interim storage facilities,” said David Vic-tor, chairman of the CEP Victor.

As SCE leases the land from the U.S. Navy as well as the California State Lands Commission, the decommission-ing process will have to go through the California Environmental Quality Act and the federal National Environmental Policy Act environmental impact reports. The report from the federal government could take until 2020 or longer to be completed, Anabtawi said.

WHAT’S NEXT: A workshop on the Wheeler North Reef, off the San Clemente coast, will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, at the Ocean Institute’s Samueli Conference Center, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive in Dana Point. The artifi-cially-created reef is part of a mitigation agreement between the stakeholders of SONGS and the California Coastal Commission.—EH

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Luna Grill’s signature Norwegian salmon plate. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Dr. Mark Kofford, MD PhD, Riviera Laser Studios owner, stands with members of his staff in the company’s new location on PCH. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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The Dana Point business community has welcomed changes, new additions as the city entered the first quarter of 2016 BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

Business Beat

Roasted fig and prosciutto is but one of Two Left Forks’ tempting menu items. Photo: Courtesy

Dr. Burton Lucich, DC, works with longtime patient Ron Pringle at his new PCH location. Photo: Andrea Swayne

NOW OPEN

TWO LEFT FORKS34212 Pacific Coast Highway, 949.489.8911, www.twoleftforks.com

Two Left Forks, a new restaurant offer-ing “upscale uniqueness with a friendly, value-driven vibe,” opened in March at the former Tavern on the Coast site on Pacific Coast Highway.

Owned by the Laguna Beach-based Andersen family, also owners of Hotel Laguna, the name refers to the experience of sitting down for dinner and finding two forks at your place setting, a signal to the diner that the cuisine they are about to be presented with will be a level above a one-fork meal.

Mike Koch, general manager, said Execu-tive Chef Rob Hines is delivering a menu featuring a creative mix of progressive Cali-fornia contemporary cuisine in the newly-updated and comfortable bistro setting.

“We are very happy to be in Dana Point,” Koch said. “So far the feedback and compli-ments from locals have been excellent and the happy hour has been well-attended. Chef Hines’ culinary talent is amazing, put-ting his own unique twist on the cuisine.”

Popular entrees include pistachio-crust-ed Colorado rack of lamb, seafood paella and organic options such as Shetland Isles salmon, Creek Stone New York strip and locally-caught halibut. Entrée salads, soups and vegetarian choices are also offered. The menu also features “Bites,” such as the hazelnut-crusted goat cheese croquettes and bone-in short rib as well as “Shares,” like the short rib poutine and jumbo lump crab stack.

Restaurant hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. nightly. A daily happy hour menu is avail-able from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. featuring specially priced fine wines by the glass.

LUNA GRILL32525 Golden Lantern, Suite E, 949.481.6800, www.lunagrill.com

In operation for just a little over two months, Luna Grill brings a new choice for

he ever-changing Dana Point busi-ness community regularly sees the arrival of new additions, as well as

changes to long-established companies. Here are but a few of the new develop-ments among the city’s business land-scape as we entered the first quarter of 2016. Stay tuned for more business news in upcoming editions of the DP Times.

fresh Mediterranean cuisine to the city. With more than 20 locations across San

Diego and Orange counties, as well as the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the company prides itself on its restaurants’ REAL (Responsible, Epicurean, Agricultural, Leadership) certification. According to Luna Grill management, REAL is an orga-nization that works with the U.S. Healthful Food Council to promote healthy eating via better sourcing of ingredients, includ-ing non-GMO oils, rice, salmon, lamb and more. Along with all-natural proteins, veg-etarian and vegan options are also offered.

Alma Martinez, restaurant manager, said items on the restaurant’s special spring-time menu, such as the spring arugula salad and the market wrap, are currently some of the most popular items. Other pop-ular choices include kabob and signature plates featuring chipotle chicken, gyros and falafel. Try the gyros quesadilla or the grass-fed burger for a slight departure from classic Mediterranean fare.

“Dana Point has been very receptive to us, so far,” Martinez said. “And the warm welcome we received from the Chamber of Commerce and city officials at our rib-bon cutting was exciting. We are happy to be a part of this community.”

Martinez also mentioned the restau-rant’s online, no card necessary, Luna Re-wards Program in which diners earn one point for every $1 spent and after reaching 135 points, customers receive a $10 credit for their next visit.

Luna Grill is open seven days a week, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

NEW LOCATION

RIVIERA LASER STUDIOS34189 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 201, 949.240.4291, www.rivieralaser.com

Husband and wife team Dr. Mark Kof-ford, MD Ph.D. and Dr. Jeannine Kofford, MD, Riviera Laser Studios owners, bought a new building just before the start of the new year, and after more than 15 years in their former location, made the short move from Del Prado Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway in the Dana Point Lantern District.

The new location, Dr. Mark Kofford said, has resulted in a more comfortable and beautiful setting enjoyed by both patients and staff of their award-winning minimally invasive laser and surgical facial aesthetics practice. Riviera’s procedures include injectable fillers, skin tightening, facial re-contouring, lip augmentation, eyelid rejuvenation and mole and spot removal for men and women.

“We are very happy with our new loca-tion,” Kofford said. “We went with a taste-ful, simple elegance in our new space in a beautiful yet modern industrial style that’s not overwhelming. The space has a clean, friendly and fresh presence. With better use of space and more natural light in the treatment rooms, the location has made a positive difference both in our work and in the comfort of our patients.”

Kofford added that patients so far have also been appreciating the variety of décor from room to room, offering a little some-

thing different each time they visit.Riviera Laser occupies about half of the

building, Kofford said, and has recently welcomed the addition of other tenant businesses focused on health and well-being—Lucich Chiropractic and cosmetic and reconstructive tattoo artist Beauti-fulook—as well as two financial service companies—Mortgage Depot and Zuk Financial Group.

“We are easy to find and our ample parking and our discreet back entrance here are also appreciated by our patients,” Kofford said. “If we haven’t yet met, I invite you to stop in for a visit. We always offer free consultations, including a 3D facial analysis with a complimentary 15- to 20-minute tutorial on the anatomy of facial aging. Just call for an appointment. We look forward to meeting you.”

LUCICH CHIROPRACTIC34189 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 201-B, 949.240.6422, www.ocmobilechiropractor.com

After 19 years in his previous La Plaza location, Dr. Burton Lucich, DC, made the short move down the street to the building recently bought by Riviera Laser Studios owners.

Lucich said he and his patients are pleased both with the newness of the facil-ity as well as the comfortable atmosphere.

“I truly care about helping patients get well,” Lucich said. “I do everything in my power to coach, guide, mentor and empathize with them so they can get through whatever discomfort they’re going through or reach wellness goals. I meet my patients on the level that they’re looking for. Some people are looking to be out of pain, and that’s it, and others are looking to improve their entire lifestyle.”

Lucich’s practice includes pulsed mag-netic field MAS Mat therapy, far infrared BioMat therapy, chiropractic care and lifestyle, wellness and sports performance consultation. Occupying a smaller space than his former location, the only service he did not bring to his new location is massage therapy; however, he now offers some new services: taking on corporate accounts and making house calls.

“Make an appointment, consultations are free,” Lucich said. “I am also happy to also offer new patients a complimentary first session on either the BioMat or the MAS Mat.” DP

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Community MeetingsSATURDAY, APRIL 2

Recycling Event at Dana Hills High School9 a.m.-11 a.m. Residents can drop off plastic bottles and aluminum cans in the school parking lot for students to collect and sort for recycling. For more information, email president@dhhsptsa.com. Dana Hills High School is located at 33333 Golden Lantern.

MONDAY, APRIL 4

Planning Commission Meeting6 p.m. Dana Point City Hall, Council Chamber, 33282 Golden Lantern, 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

TBID Special Meeting3 p.m. The Tourism Business Improvement District meets at City Hall, Public Works Conference Room, 33282 Golden Lantern, 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

City Council Meeting6 p.m. Dana Point City Hall, Council Chamber, 33282 Golden Lantern, 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Join members of the volunteer-centered club for breakfast and a meeting each Wednesday at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, 25135 Park Lantern, Dana Point, www.monarchbeachrotary.com.

DP Sheriff’sBlotterAll information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls rep-resent 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 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.

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Sunday, March 27

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34700 Block (11:31 p.m.) Six Marines were in an argument with other bar patrons.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLEDel Rey/Vista De Todo (9:21 p.m.) A patrol check was requested for a white sedan occupied by a woman the caller said “is involved with a drug house nearby.”

DISTURBANCE Street of the Park Lantern, 25100 Block (9:45 p.m.) A shirtless man in boxer shorts hit his female companion in the hotel lobby. The 29-year-old man, was arrested and then released the follow-ing day after posting bond.

HIT-AND-RUN FELONY Selva Road/Street of the Golden Lantern (8:40 p.m.) A driver left the scene after hitting a pedestrian. A 44-year-old woman, who works in the mortgage industry, was arrested and is being held on $100,000 bail.

CITIZEN ASSIST Pacific Coast Highway/Ritz-Carlton Drive (6 p.m.) A woman found an injured duck at the tunnel from the park-ing lot to the beach. The caller said the veterinarian they called would pick up the animal only if police were present.

TRAFFIC STOP Harbor entrance (1:57 p.m.) Two kids under the age of 13 were seen on a vessel not wearing life jackets. Harbor

Patrol issued a warning and the subjects put life jackets on.

DISTURBANCE Doheny Park Road, 34200 Block (1:25 p.m.) A transient man was seen trying to take a backpack from a woman.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway/Ritz-Carlton Drive (12:53 p.m.) A drunken, sunburned man with a shaved head was yelling at people near the snack bar at Salt Creek Beach.

DISTURBANCE Calle La Primavera, 33900 Block (12:34 p.m.) A man and woman with a 10-year-old girl were at the St. Edward’s Church exit holding a sign asking for money. The caller said deputies responded to an earlier call (11:17 a.m.), but the panhandlers left when they saw the police car drive up.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESBayside Lane, 33700 Block (11:06 a.m.) Four teenagers, two girls and two boys, were seen lighting something on fire at the pool area. The caller saw smoke and a large black burn mark on the wall.

Saturday, March 26

DISTURBANCE Del Obispo Street/Stonehill Drive (3:45 p.m.) A transient man with a gray beard was bothering customers and stepping in front of cars.

DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER Del Obispo Street/Stonehill Drive (2:57 p.m.) A lock-smith called deputies after opening a door at a residence. The resident promised payment upon entry but after being let into the homew, told the locksmith he had no money to pay.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Pacific Coast High-way/Dana Point Harbor Drive (1:25 p.m.) Animal Control was called when a dog was seen locked inside a green Subaru Outback.

RECKLESS DRIVING Niguel Road/Camino Del Avion (12:47 p.m.) A man in a black Jeep Wrangler kept slamming on his brakes.

Friday, March 25

DISTURBANCE Street of the Amber Lantern, 34300 Block (11:07 p.m.) Four people who had been riding in a 1960s VW Bus were being loud and urinating on lawns.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESDel Gado Road/Camino Capistrano (9:39 p.m.) A caller saw the beam of a flashlight and a silhouette on the roof of a house un-der construction. There was also a silver car running nearby, the caller said.

PATROL CHECK Street of the Ruby Lantern/San Marino Place (6:05 p.m.) Someone was lying in the bushes, covered with a blanket on the west side of San Marino near the hair salon.

PATROL CHECK Doheny State Beach (5:35 p.m.) Two people riding personal water-craft were in the surf line between Doheny Beach and Beach Road, weaving in and out of the surfers.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESCamino Capistrano, 34900 Block (1:40 p.m.) Four to five male subjects were seen smoking in a non-smoking park and uri-nating in the bushes “in front of kids.” The subjects complied with deputies’ orders.

Thursday, March 24

PETTY THEFT REPORT Quail Run, 25600 Block (12:46 p.m.) A woman suspected her neighbor had been breaking into her home, stealing her things and then trying to replace them. The woman said the neighbor has a key.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLELa Cresta Drive/Selva Road (7:52 p.m.) Five to six people in a Honda SUV ducked down when the caller drove past the vehicle. The caller believed the group was doing drugs.

DISTURBANCE Victoria Boulevard, 26100 Block (7:13 p.m.) A woman’s boyfriend slapped her and she slapped him back. The incident happened in front of a preschool.

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PATRIOTISM AT PARADE SEVERELY LACKING

TERRY GOLLER, Dana Point

Dana Point is very lucky to have such a great hometown parade and our pride is the Festival of Whales. My Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) daughter and I took our fl ags to wave and had the shock of our lives. When the three platoons of Marines went by carrying the fl ag, some people were not standing in respect. Of course they were reminded more than once as the fl ag went by several times. This has to be a refl ection on the schools, and patriotism is a must whether you speak the language or not. We all love America and are blessed with all the many benefi ts. Let's model this devotion and fl y our fl ag at every opportunity.

DECOMMISSIONING SAN ONOFRE ON THE CHEAP PUTS US ALL AT RISK

GARY HEADRICK, San Clemente

Edison's Community Engagement Panel met last Thursday, March 24, to update the public on plans to decommission the nuclear power plant at San Onofre. The average citizen would have been reassured there was nothing to be concerned about.

Unfortunately, Edison has a history that must be remembered. In 2010 San Clemente Green was contacted by staff who were afraid of retaliation from management for making safety concerns known. We were forewarned about the faulty replacement steam generators that resulted in leaking radiation in 2012. Edison knowingly put us all at risk, ignoring their own expert's warn-ings. Edison is now under investigation for a deal leaving ratepayers with most of the $4 billion gamble they lost.

Now they fi nd themselves between a rock and a wet place: the Pacifi c Ocean. With nowhere to take radioactive waste, Edison has come up with a risky and experi-mental solution: To bury the waste in the sandstone bluffs, 100 feet from the waves and only inches above the water table. Rather than spend more money on cast iron canisters that are 20 inches thick, they have selected half-inch thick stainless steel containers known to have cracking issues.

Please join us in calling for the best stor-age system available. Write to gary@sancle-mentegreen.org to be added to the list of concerned citizens. You can fi nd support for our claims at www.sanonofresafety.org.

Letters to the EditorPicket Fence Media celebrates

10-year anniversary of the San Clemente TimesT

he month of March marked the 10th anniversary of the Dana Point Times’ sister publication the San

Clemente Times.Picket Fence Media launched the SC

Times on March 23, 2006 in a hybrid “maga-paper” style, combining tradi-tional news reporting with the forward-looking philosophy of deliver-ing information that would give readers the opportunity to become more involved in the

community and all of the great things it has to offer.

Delivering on its promise to provide “Local News You Can Use,” the SC Times proved to be a successful model and

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the company expanded with the acquisition of The Capist-rano Dispatch in 2007 and the launching of the Dana Point Times in 2008.

As we embark on our second decade of publishing the tri-city area’s most popular and trusted news sources, we’d like to thank those who have made our longev-ity possible: our treasured readers and advertisers.

We invite you to visit the online edition of this week’s special anniversary edition of the SC Times at www.sanclementetimes.com to take a trip with us down memory lane. DP

Andrea Swayne

in 2008.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2: FIRST ANNUAL GROHENY FESTIVAL9 a.m.–6 p.m. The first ever Groheny Festival is an eco-friendly event, featuring horticul-ture education, vendors and live music by Jessy Greene, Dub Rock Duo, We Da People, Ambient Waves, Anesha Rose, Soulag Vibrations and Jah-Mex. Groheny is the brainchild of Kevin Miller, a student of the horticulture and landscape program at Saddleback Col-lege. The event is free, family-friendly and will feature educational workshops, games, prizes, fresh produce, gardening and cooking demonstrations. Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, 949.680.9909, www.groheny.com.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNERGETTING OUT

Dana Point Times MApril 1-7, 2016

Friday | 01GONE COUNTRY10 p.m.-1 a.m. Country music and dancing every Friday at the Point Restaurant. 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.464.5700, www.thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 3: READING OF ‘TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST’1 p.m.-4 p.m., as well as April 2 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 3, 9 a.m.-noon. With the brig Pilgrim—a replica of the historic ship that brought the city’s namesake Richard Henry Dana Jr. to this coast—as a backdrop, more than 100 volunteers will read Dana’s memoir, Two Years Before the Mast, at the Ocean Institute’s Mari-time Barn. Volunteers take shifts reading for eight to 10 minutes each, for a total of 15 hours over three days. This year’s event will be the Historical Society’s sixth public reading of R.H. Dana Jr.’s book. Free admission. Stop by to watch and listen or volunteer to take part in this special annual event. To volunteer, email twoyearsbeforethemastdp@gmail.com or call 949.899.0907. Ocean Institute, Maritime Barn, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, www.danapointhistorical.org.

The ListWhat’s going on in and around town this weekCOMPILED BY STAFF

Saturday | 02DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET AND CRAFT FAIR9 a.m.-2 p.m. Seasonal produce, flowers and much more at La Plaza Park each Sat-urday. On the first Saturday of the month, hours are extended to include a craft fair.

SCOTT ROBERTSON: OC ELVIS7:30-11:30. Live music at Harpoon Henry’s, 34555 Golden Lantern, Dana

Scenes from last year’s Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast at Sea Canyon Park. Photos: Andrea Swayne

Point, 949.493.2933, www.windandseares-taurants.com/harpoonhenrys.

DANA POINT NATURE TOUR9 a.m.-11 a.m. This 1.5-mile, two-hour docent-led walk explores the ecology and natural history of the Headlands area. Tours occur on the first Saturday of each month. Tour capacity is a maximum of 10 people. RSVP required to dpnaturalre-sources@danapoint.org or 949.248.3527. Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point, www.danapoint.org.

Sunday | 03ORANGE COUNTY WINE CRUISE5:30 p.m-7 p.m. Climb onboard a Dana Wharf luxury catamaran for this 90-minute wine cruise around the Dana Point Harbor. See more events online. Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watch-ing, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 888.224.0603, www.danawharf.com.

Tuesday | 05SPECIAL MUSIC STORYTIME10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Interactive stories, songs and activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Miss Brooke and the DP Library present Music Together’s award-winning sing-along storybooks. A new book will be introduced each week. No pre-registration required. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point, 949.496.5517, www.ocpl.org.

Wednesday | 06READ TO A DOG3 p.m.-4 p.m. Children can practice their skills and build confidence reading aloud by sharing favorite tales with certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the library. No pre-registration required. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, 949.496.5517, www.ocpl.org/libloc/dana.

UPCOMING:SATURDAY, APRIL 9THE MAGIC OF COMPOSTING8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Learn to transform kitchen scraps and yard clippings into “black gold” for your garden at this fun and informative workshop. Backyard composting bins and vermicompost-ing (composting with worms) kits will be available for purchase. Dana Point residents attending the workshop will receive a $50 voucher toward the pur-chase of either type of composting bin. Registration by April 8 is required. To register call the Community Services and Parks Department at 949.248.3530 or sign up online using code “8771.” Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo Street, Dana Point, janderson@danapoint.org, 949.248.3571, www.danapoint.org

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James Ide (left) and Kevin Smith of Dub Rock Duo will perform at the inaugural Groheny Festival on Saturday, April 2. Photo: Courtesy of Dub Rock Duo

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EDITOR’S PICK At the Movies: ‘Dawn of Justice’ and Backlash

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BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES

or years people have contem-plated when the fad of two to three superhero movies released

yearly will become tiring and passé. Now, with the first Hollywood movie to feature mega superheroes Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) together, an unexpected controversy and a war of its own has grown. Last Easter week-end Warner Bros.’ Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was greeted with scath-ing reviews three days before release and an online feud between DC fans and Marvel fans.

In a whopping two-and-a-half-hour runtime, we get Superman/Clark Kent coming face to face with Batman/Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. There’s also hyperactive, psychotic Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), damsels in distress Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and Ma Kent (Diane Lane), and a lot of lengthy dream sequences and heavy-handed religious analogies aimed at Superman.

Zack Snyder’s latest comic book film is disjointed, badly written, badly acted and stuffed with too much content in an already long feature. There is hardly anything that works here, and what does is over fairly quickly (such as a cameo by Ezra Miller as The Flash). Batman is a hypocrite, Superman is shockingly unlikable and Wonder Woman is practically pointless—all this on top of Eisenberg’s Luthor, the most out of character. Snyder isn’t familiar with the concept of subtlety or appar-ently the source of the universes to which he is adapting. Are people finally beginning to grow tired of superhero movies? It’s hard to say, but I can say that 10 Cloverfield Lane and Midnight Special are the best movies in theaters right now. DP

as the former historic Southern Pacific Company.

After San Francisco, things changed. In 1912, Woodruff brought a slander lawsuit against a former business partner for claiming he wrecked their United States home building company. This was in re-sponse to a lawsuit brought by Barron Es-tate Co. against him for fraud and deceit to secure contracts. The California Supreme Court documents stated Woodruff mis-

eet Freesia, an 8-month-old dwarf mix hoping for a new home. Freesia is an active girl and loves to zip around her pen. Once she settles

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If you would like to know more about Freesia, please call the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617, or visit with him at the shelter, 221 Avenida Fabricante in San Clemente. DP

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“ The California Supreme Court documents stated Woodruff misrepresented himself as ‘an architect and designer of great skill and experiences and construct-ed many buildings in eastern cities.’”

IT’S HISTORY By Carlos N.

Olvera

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S.H. Woodruff. Photo: Courtesy of the Olvera Collection

ur local area was a destination for the cow hide trade in the 1800s. To-day, it is a destination for people—

residents and visitors. In the early 1920s attempts were first made to make Dana

Point a place to live or for weekend getaways, but not until 1927 did a full-size plan take place. It was a follow-up to the successful Los Angeles development of Hol-lywoodland, a 500-acre project. The developer and architect of the plan was Sydney Woodruff—but was he an architect?

Sidney Hawks Woodruff (he mainly went by S.H.) was born February 27, 1876, in St. Clair, Michigan, the oldest of three children. Around 1895, the family lost their fortune and went into heavy debt. By 1900, the family moved to Buffalo, New York, where his father owned a shipping vessel and where S.H. was a 24-year-old self-declared architect and builder. It was his mother’s, Clara Hawks, hometown. His first building was erected in York, Maine. By 1903, he designed the headquarters for Buffalo Milk Co., a Medina sandstone and Roman brick structure in the neo-classical style, among others. He would travel to Illinois and Pennsylvania looking for other projects to develop.

After the 1906 San Francisco earth-quake, S.H. went there to help rebuild the city. In August 1906, Woodruff, as a “foremost architect of New York City,” was quoted as saying San Francisco will be rebuilt in five years. One of his build-ings was the California Fruit Canners’ building at California and Drumm streets. It was completed in 1916. Today it remains

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represented himself as “an architect and designer of great skill and experiences and constructed many buildings in eastern cities.” He also moved on to Arizona for more projects where he wanted to tap the Gila River underflow to bring water to the surface for irrigation.

While living in Los Angeles in 1918, Woodruff was employed by Testing Laboratories manufacturing torpedoes. By 1919, he had moved to Santa Monica and was working with the Tracy E. Shoults Company. After Shoults’ sudden death, Woodruff took over the joint real estate company. By 1921, his successes were demonstrated by the development and sale of New Windsor Square. Here we know of his success with Hollywoodland and then on to Dana Point. He tried to get the Ritz-Carlton to build their new hotel in Dana Point on the headlands, but they chose Hollywood instead. Woodruff was a sponsor for the project as was E. L. Doheny, which was announced in Novem-ber 1930.

By 1930, the Woodruff family home was located at 630 South Rossmore in the Wilshire District of Los Angeles. Built in 1924, Woodruff declared its value at $14,000. Today its value is closer to $2.5 million. When he married Olive Bronson in 1925, they lived next door at 638 Ross-more, which he valued at $65,000. Today’s value is $2 million.

Lots in Dana Point went for a drastic sale at $125 each in 1938. The Dana Point project went into bankruptcy in 1939, but not after trying many different cash flow ideas until the economy came back. They included growing flowers to create a perfume industry, drilling for oil and gas, and a boat rental business for fishing or pleasure, all to no avail. Reorganized as S. H. Woodruff and Associates, he bid on a housing project outside of Las Vegas in 1949 for the Air Force base but was not successful.

Woodruff died in 1961 in Los Angeles at 85. His wife Olive died in Laguna Beach in 1964 and is buried in Redlands near her daughter from a previous marriage and her first family. Olive and S.H. had no children together. His sister Mildred, a Los Angeles socialite, never married and died in 1960. Woodruff’s real success was in real estate and business develop-ment. He was dedicated to the Dana Point project. The new Lantern District is his epitaph, as is Hollywoodland, as none else can be found.

Carlos N. Olvera is chair of the OC His-torical Commission and a Dana Point city councilman. DP

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San Clemente senior Aaron Strange (28) hits against Dana Hills’ Nathan Simpson (21) and Trevor Weinert (14) during a South Coast League volleyball match on March 29. Photo: Monica Merrill

Dana Hills junior pitcher Hans Crouse threw a complete game shutout in a 6-0 Dolphins victory over Villa Park in the Anaheim Lions Tournament on March 30. Photo: KDahlgren Photography

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Tritons Volleyball Doesn’t Quit in Win Over Dolphins

After battling back and forth with one another for the better part of two hours on March 29, the San Clemente and Dana Hills boys volleyball teams saved their best exchanges of the night for the fi nal three match-deciding points.

San Clemente took a 14-12 lead in the fi fth set after a kill at the net by senior Keenan Cleaver ended a lengthy back-and-forth rally. A Triton net violation brought Dana Hills back to within one point at 14-13, but San Clemente sealed the fi ve-set win when Cleaver and junior Jess Hunt ended yet another long rally with a tandem block.

Once their block hit the ground, Cleaver and Hunt followed suit. Both players fell to the ground at center court with arms outstretched in celebration as their team-mates rushed toward them.

“We were all exhausted, us and Dana Hills, and we just gave it our all. Those are the rallies we play for and practice for,” Hunt said. “When we’re in a tough situa-tion, we won’t give up. We can fi ght until the end.”

San Clemente defeated the Dolphins 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 15-13.

Dana Hills (16-8, 0-3 league) won the fi rst set behind the effort of senior outside hitters Jake Freeman and Grady Yould. The two combined for 11 kills in the fi rst.

San Clemente (14-7, 2-1) found its foot-ing in the second and third sets, and chal-lenged Yould and Freeman more effective-ly at the net. Junior Kyler Presho led the Tritons with fi ve blocks and senior Aaron Strange, who was tasked with matching up with Yould, recorded four blocks. San Clemente went on an 8-4 run to close out the third.

San Clemente appeared to have the fi fth set put away after jumping out to a 6-1 lead, but Dana Hills responded with an 8-2 run to take a 9-8 lead, setting the stage for the wild fi nish.

Hunt led the Tritons with 17 kills, Bryce Curtis had 14 and Presho had 11. Sean Carroll recorded 40 digs.

Yould had a game-high 23 kills and Freeman chipped in 15 for the Dolphins.

Dana Hills will host Laguna Hills (4-11, 0-2) in a league match on April 12.

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, DANA POINT TIMES

Dolphin Report

Baseball Sees Mixed Results in Anaheim Lions Tournament

The Dana Hills baseball team’s run through the Anaheim Lions Tournament this week was fi lled with ups and downs. The Dolphins could not carry momentum over the fi ve-day stretch, but earned a 3-2 overall record in the tournament.

The Dolphins were sharp in their clos-ing matchup against Villa Park on March 30. Junior pitcher Hans Crouse threw a complete game shutout, allowing only fi ve hits and one walk while striking out 12 in a dominant performance.

Crouse pitched his way around the Spartans until the fi fth inning, when Villa Park loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with two outs. Crouse was able to get out of the jam by inducing a fl y ball that was corralled to end the threat.

The Dolphins had six hits and scored four runs in the fourth inning to take the lead over the Spartans.

Boys Golf Proving to Be a Tough Matchup

Since the start of South Coast League play, there has been no stopping the Dana Hills boys golf team. The Dolphins have recorded three consecutive wins over argu-ably their toughest competition in league and sit in the driver’s seat for the league title.

Senior Tanner Podres carded a 34 (-2) on the front nine at Coto de Caza Golf Course to lead the Dolphins to a 195-205 win over Tesoro on March 22. Dana Hills (6-3, 3-0) bested the Titans again two days later at the Dolphins’ home course at El Niguel Country Club, 189-219.

Podres and senior Clay Feagler each

posted rounds of 34 (-2) at El Niguel in a 185-203 victory over San Clemente on March 30 to conclude the hot stretch of play.

Dana Hills will play a league match against El Toro on April 13.

Boys Lacrosse Extends Win Streak

Following back-to-back shutout victo-ries, the Dana Hills boys lacrosse team continued its stretch of solid play in a vic-tory over San Juan Hills on March 30.

The Dolphins (9-1, 3-0) earned two rare shutouts against Laguna Hills and Damien on March 22 and March 28, respectively. Dana Hills defeated Laguna Hills, a Sea

View League opponent, 12-0 and blanked Damien 18-0.

Colton Brown, Max Ramenofsky and Brandon Rogers are the Dolphins leading scorers this season, according to head coach Chris Iltis.

The Dolphins will play a nonleague game against Viewpoint on April 8. The Dolphins will host El Toro, the reigning league champions, on April 12.

Softball Readies for League Play

The Dana Hills softball team’s opening match in South Coast League play will not be an easy one. The Dolphins will open league on the road on April 12 against Mis-sion Viejo, the defending champion and the No. 2-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 2.

Dana Hills (9-8) has played a tough non-league schedule in preparation for its run through league. Dana Hills closed out its nonleague slate with back-to-back matches against Sea View League opponents Trabuco Hills and Tesoro. The Dolphins cruised past Trabuco Hills 11-0 on March 29 and were scheduled to play Tesoro on March 31. Results for the Dolphins game against the Titans were not available at press time.

The Dolphins will look to carry their red-hot offense into league play. The Dol-phins hold a collective .323 batting average and have a .380 team on-base percentage.

Senior Samantha Williams is batting a blistering .484 through 17 games and senior Hailey Hoklotubbe is batting .403 to anchor the Dolphins lineup. league game on March 28 and host San Juan Hills in a league game on March 30.

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itch Colapinto, owner of Cola’s Surf Camp in San Clemente and a teacher at Truman Benedict

Elementary School, has been spending his summers sharing the joy of surfing and the satisfaction of accomplishing a difficult goal with children for the past 19 years. In that time, he has consistently made it a point to offer scholarships for kids whose families are not able to afford camp tuition.

“I’ve seen so many kids discover surfing over the years and have witnessed first-hand how it has not only given them a new sport but helped them with life in general,” Colapinto said. “It’s a great sport because it’s really hard to learn and the kids have to put out a lot of effort. It’s not easy but once they get it, they have that reward, that satis-faction. I think that’s probably the greatest thing about surf camp.”

Many of his surf students are afraid of the ocean on their first day at camp and can’t even stand up on a surfboard, he said, and to be a part of helping them to overcome their fears and learn to surf is an undeniable perk of the job. He also enjoys introducing kids, as well as their entire families, to a sport that can be enjoyed throughout one’s life.

For the upcoming season, Cola’s Surf Camp is looking to expand its scholar-ship offerings to include more kids who

riffin Colapinto, 17, of San Clemente turned in the top performance at the World Surf League Pipe Pro Junior

on March 22 on the North Shore of Oahu.After spending much of the winter training in Hawaii, his time there paid off in a big way at this event.

“It felt really good,” Griffin said in a post-event WSL interview. “I stayed at the Billabong house all winter long and I surfed out here in all conditions, so I was pretty con-fident with everything knowing the lineup.”

Dropping the second highest wave score of the event in the final, a 9.40, Griffin had the field comboed early in the heat, leaving Braden Jones (Arroyo Grande), Cody Young (Hawaii) and Ryland Rubens (Pacific Beach) trailing, and then finishing in that order.

Griffin’s 15.40 heat total beat runner-up

Cola’s Surf Camp students practice their pop-ups on the beach. Photo: Courtesy

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OUTLOOK: Good mix of SSW and NW swell mix going into the weekend. Surf mostly in the waist-head+ high zone. Bigger sets for the standouts. Best conditions will be in the morning hours with the lightest winds. Check the full premium fore-cast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES otherwise might not have the opportunity to attend.

For nine years, Steve Muller of The Muller Company has been donating a scholarship for kids interested in learn-ing to surf. Although the scholarships are open to everyone, the community’s Hispanic and Latino kids have often been the beneficiaries.

“It has been so much fun to see more Latino kids coming to camp and taking up the sport as a result of Steve’s scholarships,” Colapinto said. “Last year one of his nine scholarships paid for a boy who was destined to spend his entire summer at the YMCA, as his parents were going through a gnarly divorce. We arranged a ride for him from the Y to attend a couple of weeks of surf camp. It made a world of difference to him.”

This year Banzai Bowls owner Joe Bard—who has been sponsoring the camp on Fridays for the past two years with free Banzai Bowls for campers—is also donating four, one-week scholarships.

“We truly believe in what Mitch (Co-lapinto) is doing,” Bard said. “We feel it is very important to come together and be a part of the community. We want to lead by example, and offering kids who otherwise would not have the chance to surf and learn about the ocean is a big part of that.”

Individuals and companies interested in adding their donations to the scholarship

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Jones by a comfortable 4.80-point margin.“All the boys were dropping big scores

all day so I knew it was going to be pretty much whoever got the best waves and the biggest waves, and I found two of the best waves and it was good,” he added.

Looking ahead to the next winter season, Griffin said he will continue to train hard and chase a few ambitious goals: surfing in the Triple Crown, winning a Qualifying Series event and cracking the QS top 50 by the end of the year.

With the amount of talent and dedication Griffin has shown thus far in his career, we believe he’s got a great shot at making his plan a reality. —Andrea Swayne

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GROM OF THE WEEK GRIFFINCOLAPINTO

fund can contact Colapinto. Camp fees are $350 per week or $80 per day, including all equipment.

“Even partial scholarships would be welcome,” Colapinto said. “Especially for kids growing up here, so close to the ocean, learning to surf shouldn’t be out of reach for anybody. For so many local kids, it doesn’t even cross their minds as a pos-sibility, and this scholarship program fixes that situation, bringing a new possibility to those kids.

“Anyone who knows someone out there they think would benefit from attending

Griffin Colapinto. Photo: WSL/Tony Heff

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Opening night for Art Brewer’s latest show, “Surfing Photography of Art Brewer,” is set for Friday, April 1, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Old Orange County Courthouse, third floor exhibit gallery, 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. in Santa Ana.

The majority of images on display are from the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center’s collection.

One opening night attendee will win a SHACC family membership.

The photos will be on display through June. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact SHACC at 949.388.0313 or visit www.surfingheritage.org.

Bringing Surfing into ReachCola’s Surf Camp scholarship program expanding for summer 2016

surf camp should apply,” Colapinto said. “Apply or nominate someone, with a short paragraph explaining why they (or you) are deserving of the scholarship, and we’ll take it from there.”

Applications and nominations should be sent to Colapinto via email at cola4surf@yahoo.com by April 30.

Camp starts July 5, offering five one-week sessions and daily “drop ins” for ages 7 to 16, from beginners to intermediate surfers.

More information about Cola’s Surf Camp can be found on the company website at www.colassurfcamp.com. DP

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