february 28, 2013

L O C A L N E W S Y O U C A N U S EF E B R UA RY 2 8 – M A R C H 6 , 2 0 1 3

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9

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SC Chamber of Commerce Honors

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City Residents Training to Help in Disaster Scenarios

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Mann Election Flier Suit Tossed by

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOStarting March 15, train engineers will no

longer be allowed to sound their horns when passing through San Juan Capistrano after

the City Council voted last Tuesday to estab-lish quiet zones at five public railroad cross-

ings. The crossings are at Avenida Aero-puerto, Del Obispo Street, Verdugo Street,

La Zanja Street and Oso Road. The quiet zones were made possible by a countywide

OCTA project to install safety enhancements at more than 50 crossings. OCTA paid the lion’s share of the cost in San Juan Capist-rano, around $10.3 million. The city put in

$1.1 million. The city’s insurance provider, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority,

excluded quiet zones from their coverage in 2009. But following discussions with the city, CJPIA removed the exclusion and now

offers up to $50 million of liability coverage.

NEWS NEXT DOOR

DANA POINTA state appellate court overturned an Orange County Superior Court judgment last week against a medicinal marijuana dispensary shut down by the city of Dana Point in 2011. Garrison Williams, former owner of the dispensary Ho-listic Health, carried his case to the 4th District Court of Appeals after a May 2011 summary judgment ruling awarded more than $2 million to the city. The ruling meant the case never went to trial. The city alleged the dispensary operated illegally as a for-profit business. But the dispen-sary held it operated as a nonprofit cooperative. An assertion Williams argued the superior court failed to consider evidence on. The appellate court agreed. “The record shows, it remained a disputed issue of triable fact whether Holistic Health made a profit from distributing medical marijuana,” Associate Justice Richard M. Aron-son wrote in the court’s opinion.

WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING

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THE LATEST: Dana Point City Councilman Bill Brough has announced a bid for the California State Assembly seat now occu-pied by his former boss, Diane Harkey.

Brough worked as Harkey’s Chief of Staff and is in his second term as a coun-cilman in Dana Point.

The 73rd Assembly District, which

THE LATEST: A former married couple from San Clemente was convicted Monday of stealing $330,000 from the mother of one of the defendants.

Peter Garcia, 70, and Virginia Kay Furr-Garcia, 50, were each convicted of felony grand theft, conspiracy to defraud another of property, conspiracy to commit forgery and theft from an elder. Sentenc-ing enhancements for property loss over $200,000 and aggravated white collar crime over $100,000, are also potentially in place, according to a release from the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

The two defendants conspired to close a number of annuity funds belonging to Garcia’s mother, then deposited the funds

THE LATEST: San Clemente Community Development Director Jim Holloway said the city is still working to establish audible warning systems for trains throughout the remainder of the city, after quiet zones were established at the two North Beach train crossings last year.

“We are still working with the California Public Utilities Commission to get the appli-cation for the audible warning system, Hol-loway said. “We’re making good progress.”

Holloway said the process was being held up by opposition from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, which utilizes the track. Holloway noted, however, that the Orange County Transit Authority was working with Metrolink to prepare for the construction an audible warning system.

He said the death of San Clemente resi-dent Dan Tavarez on the track on Christ-mas Eve took place on an area of the track without safety improvements.

“If anything, it illustrates the value of how important those safety improvements are,” Holloway said.

WHAT’S NEXT: Holloway said he expected resolution on the audible warning systems at the seven remaining crossings in San Cle-mente within the next two or three months.

FIND OUT MORE: For updates, see www.sanclementetimes.com. —JS

THE LATEST: California Public Utilities Com-missioner Mike Florio and Administrative Law Judge Melanie Darling, in Costa Mesa last Thursday, heard testimony from elected officials and members of the public on the investigation into how the down time at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will affect the pocketbooks of ratepayers throughout Southern California.

Florio explained the CPUC investigation consists of four phases to be conducted at the same time. One focuses on the costs incurred by Edison in the time since the shutdown of Unit 3. The second will focus on whether the nuclear plant needs to be re-moved from the SCE rate base. Another will be on the process involved in the replace-ment of the steam generators and a final one will focus on what would happen to the grid if San Onofre were to be taken off of it.

No decision is likely for several months, he indicated.

WHAT’S NEXT: Florio said the CPUC’s process, which is separate from the investi-gation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion’s into SONGS, will include an additional public hearing in San Diego this spring, as well as a number of evidentiary hearings at the CPUC offices in San Francisco.

Florio indicated that the CPUC would also be look at contingency plans for provid-ing power during the summer if SONGS were not restarted. Unlike last summer, a restarted power plant in Huntington Beach would be unable to provide power, though it might be able to be run in a different mode to keep a voltage baseline, which SONGS has supplied in the past.

FIND OUT MORE: See more at www.sanclementetimes — Jim Shilander

THE LATEST: Watchdog for San Clemente Responsible Government, the political group run by Charles and Jeri Mann, prevailed in its legal battle against Marble-head Coastal Commercial developer Steve Craig Friday, over fliers the group produced during the City Council election last fall.

Orange County Superior Court Judge David Chafee ruled in favor of the Mann’s position that the fliers produced by the organization, which were distributed to approximately 11,000 homes in San Cle-mente last October, were protected under the Constitution and did not constitute libel.

Chafee ruled that the Manns had met their assertion that their words were pro-tected political speech. Chafee also ruled that Craig’s suit was unlikely to prevail on the merits of the claims.

WHAT’S NEXT: Mann said in an email to the SC Times that Craig had been ordered to pay attorneys fees for the case, and that the Watchdog group would remain active in area politics in the future.

FIND OUT MORE: For the full story, see www.sanclementetimes.com— JS

…the SONGS CPUC Meeting?

…the Election Flier Lawsuit?

…a New Candidate for Assembly Seat?

…Couple Convicted of Theft?

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Harkey currently represents, includes Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Harkey is term-limited and cannot run again. Earlier this month, she announced plans to run for a seat on the state Board of Equalization in 2014.

WHAT’S NEXT: Brough indicated he will continue to serve on the city council dur-ing the campaign as it will not change his ability to serve the people of Dana Point.

“The reality is that I need to show my commitment early to win the seat by rais-ing money and collecting endorsements now,” Brough said.

One other local politician, Rancho Santa Margarita City Councilman Jesse Petrilla, has declared his candidacy for the seat.

Both men are Republicans. The primary election is scheduled for June 3, 2014.

FIND OUT MORE: For updates, see www.sanclementetimes.com. — JS and Andrea Papagianis

into personal accounts.

WHAT’S NEXT: Each face a maximum of six years in prison. Their sentencing is sched-uled for March 22.

FIND OUT MORE: For updates, see www.sanclementetimes.com — JS


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Friday, March 1

“TGIF” Party 12 p.m. The San Clemente Villas duo of Barbara Tancredi and Chris Anastasio will provide a “Happy Hour” at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center with lunch too. Suggested donation $4. 117 Ave. Victoria, San Clemente, 949.498.3322.

Saturday, March 2

Capo Bay Area League of Women Voters 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Capo Bay Area League of Women Voters hold their final meeting of their Initiative and Referendum Study to make recommendations on changes or retain current procedures. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point, 949.492.7675.

Yoga in Nature 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Yoga hike on The Reserve/Richard and Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. Cost $5-$10. Call for info, 949.489.9778, www.theconservancy.org.

Sunday, March 3

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

Monday, March 4

Spanish Conversation 11 a.m. Meet at Café Calypso for coffee and conversation. 114 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.9803.

Help With Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Anger 10:45 a.m. Recovery In-ternational provides help to gain control over distressing emotions and improve general well-being. Meets Mondays. Free. El Toro Library, 24672 Raymond Way, Lake Forest, 949.458.2504, www.recovery-inc.org.

Tuesday, March 5

Toastmasters 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Practice public speaking every Tuesday in a friendly and supportive atmosphere at the library, 242 Ave. Del Mar, 949.361. 8463, www.sanclemente.freetoasthost.net.

Wednesday, March 6

Kiwanis Meeting 12 p.m. The local Kiwanis Club meets at Carrows. 620 Avenida Pico, 949.290.8729, www.sanclementekiwanis.com.

SC Rotary Club 12 p.m. Irons in the Fire, 150 Avenida Magdalena, 949.361.3619, www.sanclementerotary.org.

Thursday, March 7

Spring Series Children’s Program Signups San Clemente Library has signups for programs starting March 11. 242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.3493, www.ocpl.org.

CITY ANDCOMMUNITY CALENDAR

SC Sheriff’s Blotter

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 incident often differs from what is initially reported. No as-sumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.

Tuesday, February 26

DISTURBANCEAvenida Palizada/El Camino Real (3:04 a.m.) A caller found his 22-year-old neighbor having sex with a Taka-O Sushi employee at the restaurant. The neighbor stated that she didn’t remember it happen-ing. Both the informant and the neighbor waited outside the establishment for the police to arrive while the Taka-O employ-ee remained inside.

Monday, February 25

DISTURBANCE-FAMILY DISPUTECalle Anacapa, 0 Block (11:16 p.m.) A woman called police regarding a do-

mestic dispute with her ex-husband. She stated he was verbally abusive and began to grab her wrists during an argument over property.

DISTURBANCE-FAMILY DISPUTEGema, 0 Block (8:17 p.m.) A mother was throwing all of her daughter’s posses-sions in front of the house. She also threw the daughter’s computer at the girl. The daughter is pregnant and was the one to inform police of the incident.

UNKNOWN TROUBLECanada, 100 Block (7:08 p.m.) A caller informed police that his neighbor had possibly just beaten up his wife, because he had heard choking sounds and things being thrown, along with the child and mother screaming and crying. The home’s prior call history includes attempted sui-cide and disturbing the peace.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEAvenida Del Mar, 200 Block (6:55 p.m.) Three males, about 20-years-old, were seen smoking narcotics inside of the library. They then walked outside but left their belongings inside. The caller believed they were selling drugs.

DISTURBANCECamino de los Mares, 600 Block (5:03 p.m.) Police were called because of a 6-foot-tall, 270-pound combative man in the Emergency Room. When police arrived to the scene they found the man hiding in a bush behind Ralphs.

9-1-1 HANGUPCalle Aveituna, 0 Block (3:49 p.m.) 9-1-1 received a call that consisted only of a baby crying, with no other voices heard. The line remained open for several min-utes as the crying continued, until voices of a woman talking to an older child were heard.

Friday, February 22

DISTURBANCEEl Camino Real, 3300 Block (2:19 a.m.) After exiting a bar, a woman called police because her green Ford was missing. The caller appeared to be intoxicated and said she knew her friend had taken it.

Thursday, February 21

UNKNOWN TROUBLEAvenida Buena Ventura, 100 Block (11:43 p.m.) A woman informed police that a man she knew had allegedly taken a prescrip-tion opiate pain medication and was wor-ried because he wasn’t breathing and she couldn’t turn him over. The man’s mother was informed and was on her way. When police arrived, they found that he had moved from the bed to the bathroom.

BURGLARY IN PROGRESSCalle Canasta, 600 Block (4:15 p.m.) A man notified police that five neighbor kids had broken into his garage with a crowbar and were currently drinking and smoking marijuana. The caller preferred to remain anonymous.

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

Compiled by Jim Shilander

Knights of Columbus Hosting St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

u The Knights of Columbus is sponsor-ing a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday, March 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima church’s McGowan Hall at 105 N. LaEsperanza.

The event will offer a traditional Irish meal of corned beef and cabbage along with hot dogs and pizza for the children. The cost is $18 for adults, $7 for children 6-12 and children age 5 and under free.

This is a family event with singing, Irish dancing, joke telling and a “Most Irish” contest. Ladies who wear green may win the “Ms. Most Irish” contest.

For information and tickets call Guy Gansel 949.361.0640 or Frank Jarvis 949.366.6119.

Casino Announces Wedding Contest Winners

u Rather than just one winner, the Casino San Clemente selected four winners of its Diamond Jubilee Bridal Giveaway February

www.thecasinosanclemente.com.

Artist-in-Residence Begins Casa Tenure

u Gianne Harper has begun her tenure as artist-in-residence at the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Harper will be painting the Casa gardens from February through April.

Born and raised in California, Harper has lived in Paris for the past 24 years. Her paintings have been widely exhibited in France, Italy and Sweden. In 2011, Harper painted at the private chateau where Mary Cassatt lived and worked from 1891 to 1893.

Harper’s works will be showcased in her exhibition “In the Garden of the Casa,” on display at Casa Romantica from May 11 through June 10.

Casa Romantica is open to the public Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Closed Mondays. Admission is $5. Children 12 and under are free. For more information see www.casaromantica.org.

14. The four winning couples will have use of the facility for their ceremonies through-out the year.

“The decision making process was ago-nizing for us. Each story was memorable, inspiring and touching. In fact, the only way we could settle on a winner was to actu-ally select four winners, not just one,” said owner Linda Sadeghi.

The winning couples and their ceremo-nies themes are as follows:

Jill and Cliff Gerhard and their theme “I Do, Take Two.” Natalie Carrick and Brad Kr-eowski were judged “The Perfect San Clem-ente Couple.” Nicholas and Caterina Ahrens will use the Casino for their forthcoming stateside reception (both are in Sweden as Caterina’s immigration status is being resolved). Marshawn Clark and Christopher Sheffield’s ceremony leads to the theme, “Second Chances.”

For more details about the giveaway and glimpses of the stories presented, please contact Linda Sadeghi at [email protected].

For further information on The Casino San Clemente and its recent rebirth as an ocean view, private event venue, please visit

www.sanclementetimes.comSan Clemente Times February 28-March 6, 2013

EYE ON SC

Prepping for The Big One

By Jim Shilander San Clemente Times

an Clemente was hit by an earth-quake just before 10 a.m. Saturday, trapping about two dozen high

school students inside the city’s offices on Calle Negocio.

Obviously, that’s not actually what hap-pened Saturday. But for about two-dozen San Clemente residents and employees, the scenario, while not real, served as the next closest thing—a capstone to the Community Emergency Response Team classes put on by the city.

The Community Emergency Response Team consists of 43 volunteers who have taken courses with the city and continue to receive training online to help in case of a natural disaster.

Jen Tucker, the city’s emergency plan-ning officer, said more than 150 people will have gone through the program (in-cluding the new graduates), which is open to San Clemente residents and those who work in the city. Tucker expressed hope that the class would also lead to the city’s 50th certified CERT member.

Certified volunteers are sworn in by the city as service volunteer officers. All graduates of the training program are offered the opportunity to apply to be on the CERT team, Tucker said, but must pass a background check to join the team and be certified. Other graduates simply want to take the skills they’ve learned back to their families and businesses, she said.

Just before 10 a.m., Tucker provided the class with the scenario they’d be deal-ing with—just after they finished a final review of any and all procedures.

At that point, the class was divided into two teams, one that examined “damage” to the outside of the building (marked with pieces of paper with pictures of damage) along with putting out a controlled fire and working with a dummy trapped under-neath debris. Inside, the other half of the group assisted the high school student volunteers, who were made to look like they had injuries to various parts of their bodies. After approximately 45 minutes, the teams switched tracks.

The students were confined to a single room, and made up to have different levels of injuries, from gruesome looking but minor—such as a piece of glass in their arm—to serious, like a closed head injury, that required the volunteers to talk to them and work to try and understand what was going on.

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The student volunteers come from the Advancement though Individual Deter-mination Program at San Clemente High School. Teacher Erin Dollar said the program, which targets students who may be the first in their family to go to college, encourages community service, and the CERT training was a popular project.

“It starts with the makeup and the drama of it,” Dollar said. “But then they realize what they can do. They like the interaction with the CERT volunteers. It gives them confidence in working with adults. And it shows them that community service can be fun and rewarding.”

Junior Ryan Waltman said this was the first time he’d done the CERT training as an activity, but his second year in the AVID program.

“It’s a lot of fun to play around and act like this to help them do their job,” Waltman said. “I like it a lot. Joining the program was probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Sophomore Mildred Mendez had her face made to look like she’d sustained a major gash across it.

“It’s fun, I really enjoyed it,” Mendez said. “The last time I did it, it went by re-ally fast. This time it seemed much more realistic.”

It was less enjoyable for Juliet Ekinaka, one of the new volunteers finishing the class who was responsible working on helping to “rescue” the students, assisting with triage and other work.

“It was a little overwhelming, but also a lot of fun,” Ekinaka said. “You start to understand the process you’ve been learn-ing.”

Ekinaka said she signed up for the course based on advice from her mother, who was part of the CERT team in Costa

Mesa. “It sounded like a lot of fun,” she said,

adding that she was also interested in a lot of the topics covered by the course, like disaster psychology, as well as for her own sake.

“I’d like to be prepared for my own personal knowledge and the safety of my family.”

Another class member, Larry Carroll, joined for similar reasons.

“This is something I wanted to do to volunteer for the community,” the 38-year resident said. What surprised him, Carroll said, was all that had to be accounted for.

“It’s the enormity of what needs to be done in the event of a disaster, and the amount you need to know,” Carroll said. “They laid it out pretty well, there’s just a lot to learn. It’s hard to remember it all.”

The class participants were assisted by current members of the CERT team, as well as members of the Orange County Fire Authority.

While Tucker was on the scene, some of the longtime members of the CERT team were taking charge of the exercise.

Bill Dunham, the operations manager for the team, was in charge of the exer-cise. He joined the CERT team two years ago as a way to volunteer. After taking the class, he’s kept up his training, using online resources from the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency.

“I’ve always been a person who wanted to help other people out,” Dunham explained. “My thought was that we’re in an earthquake zone, and at some point, we’re going to have the ‘big one.’ Better to train now to help people when something happens.”

Don Fisher, the CERT leader, has lived in San Clemente for 22 years.

“I thought this would be a good oppor-tunity to volunteer to serve the commu-nity,” Fisher said. “Disaster preparation is an issue. I thought it’d be a good use of my time.”

Fisher said he was especially inter-ested in being prepared for disaster due to the close proximity of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

Fisher was very complimentary of the most recent crop of trainees. He was manning the fire station, operating the controlled propane fire that the CERT trainees were putting out with water.

“The classes have been great, it’s very instructive.”

Bill Ryan of the OCFA said having the help of citizens would be important in case of a natural disaster.

“This is huge,” Ryan said. “When ‘the big one’ happens, our resources are going to be few and far between. We only have two fire engines, one fire truck and one ambulance.”

Having trained citizen volunteers, he said, could provide significant assistance to help people as emergency responders made their way around to the hardest hit areas.

“We’re going to depend a lot on these folks,” Hart said.

Tucker said that feedback from train-ees, CERT members and students had been positive about Saturday’s exercise.

“It went very well,” Tucker said. “The class participants did a fantastic job of dedicating what they’d learned. There was great feedback. The participants were worried about the drill going in and thought it was great for them.”

Tucker said there will be another CERT training course in May. For infor-mation, see www.san-clemente.org. SC

Members of the CERT training class tend to “injured” students from San Clemente High School as part of their training exercises Saturday morning at the city offices on Calle Negocio. Photo by Jim Shilander

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTSSOAPBOX

GUEST OPINION: By Michael Kaupp, President, Downtown Business Association

Is the lack of parking in the downtown area a deterrent to shopping and dining?

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When is a Good Thing Not a Good Thing?In an effort to provide our readers with a

wide variety of opinions from our commu-nity, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at [email protected].

have heard the saying for many years that having a parking

problem is a good prob-lem to have. It means the area is busy and prosper-ing. I get that, and to a point, agree. But have we reached a point in

downtown San Clemente where our “good thing” has become an obstacle to shopping and dining? Have we waited too long to ad-dress a looming problem that will now take years to solve even if we started today?

I was reading the SC Times last week and noted a letter to the editor dated Feb-ruary 20, 2013 by Al Meichler. It was a dis-

turbing letter because of the far-reaching implications. Mr. Meichler wrote,

“After reading the January 24 letter ‘Parking an Issue on Del Mar’, I noticed parking cops running around town mark-ing tires. I’ve lived in San Clemente since 1980 and it’s never been this bad. Then on Saturday, February 2, I took several visitors downtown for lunch and shopping. No parking anywhere on Del Mar and no parking at any of the three-hour lots around Del Mar. It was quite frustrating. Then I solved the problem. We went to Dana Point Harbor, dropped about $400 and had a pleasant afternoon. No parking issues. I marvel at my own genius.”

If you take this one incident and multi-ply it by only two people per day getting frustrated and heading for other shopping venues, you have 730 people per year spending hundreds of dollars per visit in other areas. If you mirror Mr. Meichler’s spending example with his out-of-town friends you are looking at a whopping $292,000 per year leaking out of down-town. Are we inadvertently encouraging shifts in spending habits, which over time will continue and grow, all because of our

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“good thing”?Enter Marblehead Coastal with the

outlet mall housing approximately 12 proposed restaurant locations and 600,000 square feet of retail with ample free park-ing. Much closer than Dana Point for sure and people may feel that if they go there they are still shopping local. The bottom line is residents will feel they are still supporting San Clemente and downtown takes the hit. Couple that with the fact the new outlet mall could in fact tempt the existing downtown restaurants to move by offering them locations at Marblehead. It happened before when Gordon James and Beachfire were considering new locations. Restaurants abandoning downtown for greener pastures with abundant park-ing; you are now developing a recipe for economic disaster for downtown.

When old town Pasadena was devel-oped, 20 some years ago, the city created a developer agreement that protected Lake Avenue, a very successful shopping area of Pasadena, from this kind of raid. This was clearly forward thinking and that area has thrived side by side with other areas of town.

I hope we are not creating a new hot spot for San Clemente, at the expense of our downtown. Have we been thought-ful about how to protect the heart of San Clemente? By refusing to address the long-term parking issues and the potentially disastrous effects of flawed developer agreements, will the heart of San Clemente continue to thrive or will the historic downtown we all love be going on life support in the near future?

Michael Kaupp is the President of San Clemente’s Downtown Business Association and the owner of Stanford Court Antiques on Avenida Del Mar. SC

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FIRST SUNDAY BOOK SALE 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Friends of the San Clemente Library host the booksale featuring a huge amount of books on a variety of topics.

242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.276.6342, www.ocpl.org.

WHALE’S TALE SAILING ADVENTURE 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Ocean Institute hosts a tall ship sail featuring insight on man’s evolving relationship with the ocean and the whales that travel the California coastline. Cost $23-$40. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

RUN FOR A CAUSE 9 a.m. In Balance Pilates & Fitness presents a 10k and 5k run to help animals with all donations and proceeds gifted to local animal shelters. Registration

Fee: Clean blankets and towels, un-opened bag of food, or $5 donation. 31473 Rancho Viejo Rd, San Juan Capist-rano, 949.878.2213, inbalancepilatesstudio.com.

DP RESTAURANT WEEK More than 15 of Dana Point’s restaurants will take part in this food event occur-ring March 1-10. Visit www.dprestaurantweek.com for a full listing of all participating restaurants and more info.

DIXIE SWIM CLUB 8 p.m. Hilarious comedy set in the days when Eisenhower was president at Cabrillo Playhouse. Tickets $20. Shows through March 17. 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949.492.0465, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

LEO RISING 9 p.m. Live music at Goody’s Tavern. 206 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.492.3400, www.goodystavern.com.

BACKYARD SKILLS AT THE CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE: GARDEN DESIGN 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Learn how to better your backyard with a well-designed garden in-cluding soil composition, design and maintenance at the Center for Living Peace. Cost $12. 4139 Campus Drive, Irvine, 949.854.5500, GoodHappens.org

CUBENSIS 10 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute band at OC Tavern. Tickets $10. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

SOCSA’S SPRING PLAY: TWELFTH NIGHT 7 p.m. SOCSA Actors’ Repertory Class presents the play by William Shakespeare at Dana Hills High School. $12-$15. 33333 Golden

Lantern, Dana Point, 949.240.1994, www.socsarts.org.

AGE 50+ SINGLES MEET AND GREET 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Singles 50 and older are invited to Tutor and Spunky’s Deli for a meet and greet event; no cover. 34085 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.248.9008, www.TutorandSpunkys.com.


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LIVE MUSIC & WINE TASTING 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tim Johnson (Lord of The Strings) performs live, plus wine tasting at DaVine Food & Wine (wine tasting starts at 4 p.m.). Tasting

fee $15 for 5 wines. 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

DIRTY DEEDS AT THE DEPOT 8 p.m. New play set in the glory days of the San Juan Capistrano back in 1895 debuting at Camino Real Playhouse. Special preview night tickets for $18 tonight only. Regular shows $24; runs through March 23. 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capist-rano, 949.489.8082, www.caminorealplayhouse.org.

TOBIN JAMES CELLARS TASTING 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Wine tasting at SC Wine Company. $15; includes complimentary cheese plate and chocolate. 212 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com

DAVID LINDLEY 8 p.m. The Coach House, also with Toulouse Engelhardt, The Delta 88s. Tickets $20. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

WHAT MAKES YOU TIC? 9 a.m. St. Margaret’s PTF Parent Up Speaker Marc Elliot will speak in in Hurlbut Theater on the fundamental lesson of teaching toler-ance and how to live with our own differences, and those of others. 31641 La Novia Ave., San Juan Capistrano, 949.661.0108, www.smes.org.

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Spanning two weekends, March 2-3 and March 8-9, the 42nd Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales kicks off this Saturday with educational and entertainment hap-penings for the entire family. The annual Festival Parade opens at 10 a.m. Saturday and features marching bands, floats, classic cars, horses and Macy’s Day Parade-style giant balloons. Pull up a lawn chair or stake out your piece of curb along the Pacific Coast Highway route from Selva Road to Golden Lantern. But remember, the road will be closed for vehicle traffic from 8 a.m. to noon. After the parade, stop by the Street Fare Festival presented by the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce at La Plaza Park. The family-friendly culinary-centric fair includes live music, over 80 craft, food and beverage booths and carnival-style games and attractions. Swing by the Ocean Insti-

tute for a hands-on maritime history lesson aboard the tallship Pilgrim, as the volunteer crew explains the often turbulent relationship between humans and whales. Wander down the Harbor and check out local artists and Dana Hills student works the Art in the Park exhibit. Wind down the day of excursions with an evening movie at Baby Beach. Bring your chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner as the City of Dana Point and Orange County present Flipper (1963). Free shuttles will run each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. between most parking lots and festival locations. Check out www.festivalofwhales.com for more information on the festival and a full calendar of events. Planning on attending? Tweet and Instagram us @danapointtimes your festival pictures with #DPTimesFOW and we may feature them online or in an upcoming paper. —Andrea Papagianis

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STORY TIME FOR CASA KIDS 10 a.m. Stories for kids ages 3-5 at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Free. 415 Avenida Granada, San

Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

FROG AND TOADS 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Biologist Ruben Ramirez, frog and toad expert, gives a lecture on Orange County’s amazing amphibians at The Reserve/Richard and Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. Cost $5-$10. Call for info and directions, 949.489.9778, www.theconservancy.org.

KRIS WINRICH 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Musician from Flock of 80’s at Iva Lee’s. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

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COUNTRY DANCIN 6:30 p.m. Every Monday at Swallow’s Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

MAYOR’S PRAYER BREAK-FAST 7 a.m. Annual event at the SC Community Center sponsored by the San Clemente Kiwanis Club and the City of San Clemente. 100 N. Calle Seville,

949.498.9325, www.san-clemente.org.

BENNY/FLAMENCO 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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VILLAGE ARTS FAIRE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. More than 60 vendors have arts, crafts and other fabulous items along Avenida Del Mar in San Clemente. Put on by The Down-town Business Association the first Sunday of the month. More info, 949.218.5378, www.villagesanclemente.org.

OCEAN AWARENESS DAY 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ocean Awareness Day featuring interactive displays, demonstra-tions and entertainment. 34451 Ensenada Place, Dana Point, 949.923.2255, www.danapointharbor.com.

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an Clemente’s business community honored the city’s most active com-

munity businesses, volunteers and citizens Thursday at the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Installa-tion Dinner at Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club.

John and Margaret Ezell, who have worked tirelessly in a variety of philan-thropic causes across San Clemente, including the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area, San Clemente Rotary and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, since moving to the city in the 1970s, were honored for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement.

“I was absolutely shocked,” John Ezell said, about receiving the award.

What made it special, he said, was that neither he nor his wife knew the award would be presented to them both. John said he thought the award was going to the Donchaks (Lori and Andrew)—who had actually nominated the Ezell’s for the award. Margaret Ezell thought the award was going to John alone, and was visibly shocked when Michael Kaupp, the previ-ous recipient of the honor, announced her name along with her husband’s.

The couple has been active volunteers since they began dating one another in high school in Long Beach, when Marga-ret asked John if he would join her as a “candystriper” at a local hospital.

“San Clemente has a unique sense of community you don’t find in a lot of places,” John Ezell said.

Denise Sutherland, the recipient of the 2012 Citizen of the Year award, was honored for her contributions in helping to provide brighter days for children, as part of the Special Spaces program, which decorates the bedrooms of children facing life-threatening illnesses.

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Sutherland said she first learned about the program in 2011, while watching the ABC television program “Secret Million-aire,” which included a profile on the orga-nization. She said she was inspired by the organization’s efforts, which reminded her of her own family. Her brother suffered from a severe illness growing up, leading her to want to help others facing a similar situation.

“It really rang a bell,” Sutherland said. “I know what those families go through.”

So far, Sutherland said, the organization, which covers all of Orange County and Camp Pendleton, has done two bedroom makeovers, one in San Juan Capistrano and the other for the child of a Marine family based at Pendleton. However, more are being planned, including one Friday in Newport Beach, with the help of Suther-

land’s volunteers, which include a number of family members.

Dr. Darin Reagan of San Clemente Dental Group and Orthodontics credited his staff with helping to earn the title “Business of the Year.” The office was recognized for a number of major efforts to provide dental services to less fortunate children on a pro-bono basis, as well as raising funds for disaster relief.

“We just go about our day to day busi-ness and try to reach out to the underprivi-leged,” Regan said. “It’s our way of giving back.” He credited office manager Bar-bara Vartanian with helping to establish many of the relationships with charitable organizations in the city.

Other honorees included Educator of the Year Patrick Harris, the counselor at San Clemente High School, Chamber Volunteer or the Year Ben Medina and Chamber Ambassador of the Year Burton Brown. SC

Dignitaries and colleagues congratulate San Clemente High School counselor Patrick Harris (fourth from left) on being chosen as the Teacher of the Year. Photo by Jim Shilander

The staff of San Clemente Dental group and Orthodontics celebrates their award for Business of the Year. Photo by Jim Shilander

Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates presents Citizen of the Year Denise Sutherland with recognition from the county on the honor. Photo by Jim Shilander

City Council member Tim Brown emceed the presentation of the Chamber awards. Photo by Jim Shilander

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After eight intriguing and exciting weeks of award ceremonies and tributes, Oscar season has come to an end. The Academy Awards on February 24 entertained and put to rest the traditional abundance of pre-Oscar specu-lation among filmmakers and movie fans everywhere. Those wondering who—with Ben Affleck not receiving a nomination—would take home Best Director Awards, if it would be Jessica Chastain or Jennifer Lawrence named Best Actress and whether anyone still cared about Les Misérables, can know stop pondering.

What seemed like an overlooked film after receiving its nominations, Life of Pi became the dark horse of the night winning Best Visual Effects, Best Score, Best Cinematography and Best Director. The latter marking the second Oscar win for Ang Lee. Quentin Tarantino also nabbed his second Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained, as did Christoph Waltz for a second time as Best Supporting Actor for Django. While Argo gained Best Adapted Screenplay for Chris Terrio and the big award of the night, Best Picture.

Anne Hathaway’s winning streak this season was capped off with Best Supporting Actress honors for Les Mi-sérables, as did Daniel Day-Lewis as Best Actor for Lincoln. As of now, Day-Lewis is the only male actor to achieve three Oscars. And Jennifer Lawrence also made history as the second youngest female actor to win Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook. Winners or losers, Hollywood and the Oscars more than delivered another great year of future legends and classics. —Megan Bianco

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From Adversityto OpportunitySometimes vacations don’t go as planned but turn out more memorable

In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opin-ions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the SC Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at [email protected].

or Christmas, my partner Greta surprised me with an early Val-entine’s gift, a vacation in Hawaii.

Turns out, her daughter Tammi and son-in-law Stephen are converting their Oahu condo from a regular rental to a vacation rental and Greta wanted to be the first to rent it—she booked it for the month of February.

The property is located in the Ko Olina resort, West Oahu, about 20 minutes

from Pearl Harbor, where the spectacular Disney Aulani Hotel opened in October 2011.

A few years before, Tammi and Stephen lived in the condo when he was based at Kaneohe in the Marine Corps. When they returned to the states five years ago, they shipped their furniture to the mainland.

Tammi and Stephen decided to ship the furniture back to Hawaii because it fit so perfectly; it was scheduled to arrive January 14. They arrived in mid-January to ensure everything would be ready for our February arrival. The shipping company informed them a California dock strike would delay the furniture by a “few” days.

Greta and I flew from San Diego to Honolulu on Febru-ary 5. Stephen and Tammi met us at the airport with long faces. The furniture had not arrived; it was three weeks late. Greta laughed and said, “We’ll make the best of it,” even though there was no furniture.

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Well, that’s not entirely true. There were four outdoor patio chairs and a small end table acquired at a furniture liquidation sale. And there was one twin-sized mattress, which Tammi and Stephen insisted we sleep on. They slept on the floor in another bedroom. They purchased new beach towels and sheets so we had the essentials.

There was no TV, Internet, living room or dining room furniture and no plates or kitchen utensils. All of that was aboard a ship. There was, however, a refrigerator and microwave.

Adversity often turns into opportunity. We had a blast and lots of laughs while adapting. Stephen and Tammi acquired an electric golf cart so we could get around the Ko Olina resort in open-air fashion. Near the Aulani Hotel, a new small market opened with all the necessities one could want, wine, vegetables, fruit, cheese, hot dogs and more wine.

It’s funny how things work out. In January, I went through some of my mom’s old belongings and placed an antique paring knife and spatula in my suitcase, but had forgotten about them. Mom had rewrapped the handle of the knife with black electrical tape over and over again, instead of discarding it, circa 65 years ago. When I opened my bag in Hawaii, I discovered the two utensils. Wow, did they ever come in handy. We used them for every meal.

In nearby Kapolei—close to the former Barber’s Point Naval Air Station—there is a Costco, Home Depot, Target and most importantly a Starbucks with free Wi-Fi, which is where Stephen and I went for a couple of hours a day to conduct Internet business.

At night, we would go to the homeowners’ association swimming pool and cook on the outdoor barbeque equip-ment. With plastic silverware and paper plates we did just fine dining poolside. Instead of watching TV, we’d talk for

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

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

A passing train on the historic railroad of Oahu that is run by the Hawaiian Railway Society. Photo by Tom Blake

hours and meet new friends. We felt compassion for the people in the Northeastern U.S. who were getting ham-mered by the snow and ice storm.

And, compared to the vacationing passengers on board the dead-in-the-water Carnival Triumph cruise ship, who were adrift without power in putrid sanitary conditions, we were in nirvana.

Greta and I loved taking the golf cart to a place called “The Secret Beach,” a small sandy cove, inaccessible by car, where there were never more than two or three people at a time. We swam and snorkeled there amid at least eight curious and friendly sea turtles.

On the weekend, a narrow-gauge, Oahu Railway train ran near “The Secret Beach.” We wouldn’t have seen it had we had not been for the golf cart.

February was wedding month in Ko Olina (not for us). Each day, we watched up to six weddings on the beach near the big hotels. The couples were mainly Japanese and the same photographer kept bringing them to the same photo spot.

Each morning, Tammi or Stephen would check the furniture status with the shipping company, but it was the same old excuse. Finally, on Wednesday, February 13, when I was on an airplane flying home, the furniture was delivered. But, the legs to the dining room table were missing. They arrived the next day.

It was a great relief for Tammi and Stephen to have their vacation rental condo fully equipped with all of the conveniences of home, but we all agreed, it was almost as much fun being in camping mode.

To comment: [email protected]. Tom Blake is a Dana Point business owner and San

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he spring prep season at San Clemente is right around the corner and for some teams, their year has already begun. Some squads have league title

aspirations, others are focused on staying competitive, and all of them are coveting the ultimate goal of succeeding in the CIF playoffs.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports all season long for in-game updates, news and more.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD League realignment is something that will affect the two-time defending Sea View League champion San Clemente girls track and fi eld team in 2013. Only time will tell if that is good or bad for them.

Over the past two seasons, the Tritons have had their way in league competition. But this season could be dif-ferent, as the team moves to the historically tough South Coast League.

“It’s defi nitely not going to be a cake walk like it was before,” head coach Dave Proodian said of his team’s shift to a new league.

The reason for so much optimism in the Tritons camp is a strong group of returning players spread out over multiple events.

The San Clemente distance runners should be a bright spot in the new season, as most of them are members of the reigning South Coast League cross country squad. Senior Sara Kebede and junior Melissa Eisele are poised to continue their solid year in distance running.

Senior Brittney Thornton, who will compete in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles, as well as the relay teams, likes what she sees in the team so far.

“Compared to last year, I think our team is pulling in real strong … hopefully we can win league again,” Thorn-ton said.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Head boys cross coun-try coach Dan Johnson was expecting his team to claim its second consecutive Sea View League title last year, but a slew of unexpected injuries to key athletes derailed the Tritons’ hope at a repeat. This season the Tritons will be joining the girls in a jump to the South Coast League,

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The San Clemente boys soccer team wasted no time in their February 26 CIF-SS semifi nals match against visiting JSerra by scoring two crucial early goals and holding on for a 3-2 win.

The Tritons now advance to play Ser-vite in the Division 1 fi nals either Friday or Saturday.

Tritons junior midfi elder Bryce Ka-minski started things off for the home team and scored fi rst for San Clemente, making it 1-0. Senior defenseman Colin Mcdermott then found the back of the net with an assist from senior Gage

Zerboni, giving the Tritons a convinc-ing 2-0 lead early in the fi rst half.

JSerra did not go quietly. A quick Lions counter by Alex Duarte cut the Tritons breathing room in half and

things stood at 2-1 for some time.There were less than 20 minutes

left in the game when Tritons junior midfi elder Oscar Hernandez provided what would be the deciding goal of the match, putting the Tritons up for good at 3-1.

JSerra would score one more goal late in the game to make it 3-2.

Servite comes into the fi nals riding the strength of their defense. In four playoff games, the Friars have conced-ed only one goal. —Steve Breazeale

Gage Zerboni battles against a JSerra defender during the teams’ CIF-SS semifi nals match on February 26. Photo by Brian Miller

GIRLS SWIMMING Last season the San Clemente girls swim team won their fi rst dual meet in three seasons. This year’s version of the squad will feature plenty of returners along with a strong crop of freshman swimmers that have impressed veteran head coach Don Laster.

In fact, Laster has so many strong young swimmers on his roster, he left his preseason varsity roster a little bit shorter than usual. With so many athletes fi ghting for spots on varsity, Laster will wait a little while longer to see who really emerges.

“It’s a good problem to have,” Laster said. “Everything kind of fi ts in right … I’m really excited for this season,” Laster said.

Freshman freestyle swimmer Flora van der Schoot and freshman breaststroke swimmer El Seabern will be among the new faces looking to make an impact.

Raselle Chetwynd will be the lone CIF qualifi er return-ing to this year’s squad. Chetwynd has the ability to swim in almost any event, according to Laster.

There will also be three girl divers on this year’s team, a trio that includes junior Makenna Chamoures, who fi nished third at CIF last season.

BOYS SWIMMING Longtime swim and water polo coach Marc Parker is hoping that an infl ux of water polo players and club swimmers will lead the San Clemente boys swim team in 2013.

After coming on as head coach midway through last (Cont. on page 18)

TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

2/28 Huntington San Clemente, 2:45 p.m.3/7 El Toro San Clemente, 2:45 p.m.3/9 Irvine Invitational Irvine HS, 7:30 p.m.3/14 Aliso Niguel Aliso Niguel, 2:45 p.m.3/16 Triton Invitational San Clemente, 2:45 p.m.3/27* Tesoro San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/29-30 Trabuco Hills Invtl. Trabuco Hills, 8 a.m.4/3* Dana Hills Dana Hills, 2:45 p.m.4/17* Mission Viejo San Clemente, 2:45 p.m.4/20 OC Championships Mission Viejo, 8 a.m.4/20 Youth Invtl. Meet San Clemente, 8 a.m.4/24* Trabuco Hills Trabuco Hills, 2:45 p.m.4/30* SCL Prelims TBA, 2:45 p.m.5/3* SCL Finals TBA, 4 p.m.5/11 CIF Prelims Trabuco Hills, TBA5/18 CIF Finals Cerritos College, TBA5/24 Master Meets Cerritos College, TBA5/31 State Finals TBA, TBA* Denotes League Play

relying on some returning talent, as well as bright up and comers to carry them to success.

Kelsey Benoit and Rocky Fenton are a pair of throw-ers who have stepped up and impressed in the offseason. Johnson believes both have the potential to go to state in the discus and shot put events.

There’s been friendly competition between the Tritons hurdlers, as senior Corey Casler has been attempting to break the school’s 300-meter hurdle mark. Right now he is half a second away from besting the old record. Junior Clayton Skinner has been right behind Casler in practice and the two are set to be the teams’ top hurdlers heading into the season.

“We’ve got a bunch of hurdlers this season ... I can’t wait to see what kind of talent people have to offer when the season rolls around,” Skinner said.

Senior girls track and fi eld standout Brittney Thornton will compete in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles as well as the relay teams as the Tritons head into the South Coast League. Photo by Steve Breazeale


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BOYS BASEBALL SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

3/1 Santa Margarita San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/2-9 Loara Tourn. TBA3/15* Laguna Hills Laguna Hills, 3:30 p.m.3/16 Paramount Tourn. TBA3/20* San Juan Hills San Juan Hills, 3:30 p.m.3/26* Dana Hills San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.3/28* Aliso Niguel San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.3/30-4/3 Anaheim Lions Tourn. TBA4/9* Laguna Hills San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.4/10* Laguna Hills Laguna Hills, 3:30 p.m.4/17* San Juan Hills San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.4/19* San Juan Hills San Juan Hills, 3:30 p.m.4/20 Great Oak San Clemente, 11 a.m., 2 p.m.4/24 Tesoro Saddleback J.C., 4 p.m., 7 p.m.5/1* Dana Hills Dana Hills, 3:30 p.m.5/3* Dana Hills San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.5/7* Aliso Niguel Aliso Niguel, 3:30 p.m.5/9* Aliso Niguel San Clemente, 3:30 p.m.* Denotes League Play

BOYS TENNIS SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

2/28 Irvine San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/4 Mater Dei San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/7 Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, 3 p.m.3/12 University University, 3 p.m.3/14 Huntington San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/19* Tesoro San Clemente, 3 p.m.3/26* Capistrano Valley Capistrano Valley, 3 p.m.3/28* Dana Hills Dana Hills, 3 p.m.4/2* Tesoro Tesoro, 3 p.m.4/4* Capistrano Valley San Clemente, 3 p.m.4/16* El Toro San Clemente, 3 p.m.4/18* Dana Hills San Clemente, 3 p.m.4/24-26 Ojai Invitational Ojai, TBA4/30-5/1 SCL Prelims Niguel Racquet Club, TBA* Denotes League Play

BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

3/7-9 Capo Relays Capistrano Valley, TBA3/11 El Toro El Toro, 3:15 p.m.3/19* Mission Viejo San Clemente, 3:15 p.m.3/26 Trabuco Hills San Clemetne, 3:15 p.m.4/2* Dana Hills San Clemente, 3:15 p.m.4/16* Laguna Hills Laguna Hills, 4 p.m.4/23* San Juan Hills San Juan Hills, 4 p.m.4/30 Boys League Prelims TBA, 3 p.m.5/1 Girls League Prelims TBA, 3 p.m.5/3 SVL Finals TBA, 1 p.m.5/7 CIF Prelims Diving Riverside, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.5/9 CIF Prelims Riverside, 9 a.m.5/11 CIF Finals Swim & Dive Riverside, 5 p.m.* Denotes League Play

(Cont. from page 16)season, Parker inherited a team that was fairly competitive in the South Coast League and went on to place third.

This season, the Tritons will be competing in the Sea View League and a few key additions have Parker excited about the teams’ prospects.

“As a team, we’re a little stronger (than last year) be-cause of the club swimmers … I think we have an outright shot at winning the league title,” Parker said. “I think with our depth, if we put people in the right places, we’ll be able to win the title.”

Sophomore Josh Schwartz will look to bounce back after a promising season in which he qualified for CIF in the 100-meter backstroke but was not able to race due to illness.

Three senior water polo players looking to make an impact will be Andy Reyes, Derek Cousineau and Robby Stiefel. Parker stressed how their freestyle ability will add depth to the Tritons roster.

Freshman Caleb Dickson will also dive for the Tritons.

BASEBALL The Tritons senior No. 1 pitcher Danny Atkinson recently suffered a shoulder injury and is on the mend, which has left holes that head coach Dave Gellatly and his coaching staff are attempting to fill.

The Tritons have a wealth of arms and many of them have stepped up in the early goings. Senior Cody Maples figures to be at the top of the Tritons rotation. A pair of sophomore arms in Kolby Allard and Will Trabuco will help round out a group that also features returning senior Marshall Pautsch and senior lefty Garrett O’Toole.

“Obviously you lose your No. 1 guy and that makes you rethink things. But I think we’ve got a lot of arms and kids

who can throw strikes. I think the kids will step up and fill those holes when it’s necessary,” Gellatly said.

A new addition to the Tritons roster will be sophomore catcher Lucas Herbert, who has already committed to UCLA. Gellatly projects Herbert, who has big power, to hit third in the Tritons lineup for years to come.

A solid group of senior veterans that includes Shane Elias-Calles (LF), Jake Terkoski (1B), Dan Caresio (CF) and Brock Eissman (RF) return for the Tritons, who will compete in the Sea View League this season.

BOYS GOLF The six returning starters on the San Clemente boys golf team know that they now have the experience to build on last season’s performance.

After a down season, Tritons head coach Mike Hurlbut sees a drive inside his players to step things up as they head into Sea View League play in 2013.

“They realize we haven’t had the success in the win-loss area that we’d like to, so they want to beat teams. They want to defend their home course … and they don’t want to be left out of CIF (team playoffs) again,” Hurlbut said.

Leading the charge is standout sophomore Sammy Schwartz, who broke through to play for the varsity squad as a freshman and was the team’s No. 1 player. Schwartz had a busy offseason and qualified to compete in the pres-tigious SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup.

“He drives the ball better than he drives a car,” Hurlbut said of his young player. “He has a lot more experience driving a golf ball than a car.”

Four-year varsity player and senior Matt DePalma returns, as does senior captain Alex Haines, who Hurlbut relies on to keep the team internally motivated. —Andrea Swayne contributed to this report.

BOYS TENNIS Nine players return to this year’s San Clemente boys tennis team, which bodes well, consider-ing they took home a share of the South Coast League title the previous two seasons. The Tritons roster is full of players who have seen success both at the league and CIF levels.

Junior Nic Valko will return as the Tritons No. 1 pro-jected singles player. Valko, a three-year member of the varsity team, is the teams’ resident grinder, who wins a lot of matches with his ability to extend long points and wear his opponents down.

BOYS GOLF SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

2/28 Aliso Niguel/ El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m. Newport Harb. 3/5 Corona Del Mar Newport Beach CC, 2:30 p.m.3/7 Dana Hills Monarch Links, 3 p.m.3/13 Dana Hills/ CDM Talega, 3 p.m.3/19* Laguna Hills Bella Collina, 2:30 p.m.3/21* Laguna Hills Laguna Woods, 3 p.m.3/26* San Juan Hills Bella Collina, 2:30 p.m.3/28* San Juan Hills San Juan Hills GC, 2:30 p.m.4/2 Tesoro Coto de Caza. 2:30 p.m.4/4 Tesoro Talega, 3 p.m.4/16* Mission Viejo MVCC, 2:30 p.m.4/18* Mission Viejo Bella Collina. 2:30 p.m.4/22 Estancia Tourn. Mesa Verde CC, 12 p.m.4/25* El Toro Bella Collina, 2 p.m.4/29-30 SVL Finals Coto de Caza, 9 a.m.5/6 CIF Team Div. Talega, 7 a.m.5/9 CIF Team Qual. Mission Lakes CC, 8 a.m.5/13 CIF Indiv. Reg. Skylinks GC, 7 a.m.5/20 CIF Indiv. Finals La Purisima, TBA5/30 So Cal Champ. Brookside #1, TBA6/5 State Championship Quail Lodge(Carmel), TBA* Denotes League Play

(Left to right) senior Alex Haynes, Sammy Schwartz and Matthew DePalma and the San Clemente boys golf team are determined to defend their home courses in 2013. Photo by Andrea Swayne


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BOYS LACROSSE SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

3/2-9 Knights Challenge SMES/Tustin Sports Park, TBA3/12 Capistrano Valley Capistrano Valley, 7:30 p.m. 3/14* El Toro San Clemente, 7:30 p.m.3/19 Great Oak Great Oak, 7:30 p.m.3/21* Tesoro San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.3/23 Corona Del Mar Corona Del Mar, 3:30 p.m.3/26* Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m.3/28* Trabuco Hills San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.4/2 Marina San Clemente, 7:30 p.m.4/4 Aliso Niguel Aliso Niguel, 5:30 p.m.4/13 Nighthawk Open Tourn. San Diego, TBA4/16* Tesoro Tesoro, 5:30 p.m.4/18* Mission Viejo San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.4/20 Agoura Agoura, 2 p.m.4/23* Trabuco Hills Trabuco Hills, 5:30 p.m.4/25* El Toro Serrano Middle School, 4 p.m.5/2-8 OC Playoffs TBA5/10-11 CIF Championships TBA* Denotes League Play

GIRLS LACROSSE SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

3/1 Capistrano Valley San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.3/5 Laguna Hills San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.3/9 LA Shootout TBA3/14* El Toro El Toro, 5:30 p.m.3/19 Rosary San Clemente, 6 p.m.3/21* Tesoro Tesoro, 5:30 p.m.3/22 St. Margaret’s St. Margaret’s, 4:15 p.m.3/26* Mission Viejo San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.3/28* Trabuco Hills Trabuco Hills, 5:30 p.m.4/4 Aliso Niguel San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.4/16* Tesoro San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.4/18* Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m.4/23* Trabuco Hills San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.4/25* El Toro San Clemente, 5:30 p.m.* Denotes League Play

BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

3/5 Edison San Clemente, 5:15 p.m.3/8 Best of the West Tourn. TBA, 8 p.m.3/13 Laguna Beach San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.3/15 OC Championships TBA3/19 Fountain Valley San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.3/21 San Juan Hills San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.3/22 Alumni Night San Clemente, 7 p.m.3/26* Tesoro San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.3/28* Trabuco Hills Trabuco Hills, 6:15 p.m.4/2* Dana Hills San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.4/4* Capistrano Valley Capistrano Valley, 6:15 p.m.4/16 Aliso Niguel San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.4/18* Tesoro Tesoro, 6:15 p.m.4/23* Trabuco Hills San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.4/25* Dana Hills Dana Hills, 5:30 p.m.4/26 Redondo Classic Tourn. Redondo High, TBA4/30* Capistrano Valley San Clemente, 6:15 p.m.5/7-18 CIF Playoffs TBA* Denotes League Play

Freshman Jay Yeam has proven to be a nice addition to the team, according to head coach John Stephens. Stephens pegged Yeam as an all-around talent and expects the young, tournament player to make some noise in his first season with the Tritons.

Senior Ryan Mariano spent time playing both singles and doubles last season and will continue to do so this year.

Sophomore Billy Whitaker and Matt Greenberg, who make up one of the Tritons top doubles teams, finished second in the South Coast League last season and are set to play alongside one another yet again.

SOFTBALL The 2013 San Clemente softball team might be short on experience, and in fact, they might be one of the youngest teams in school history. But that doesn’t worry head coach Paul Hill in the slightest.

The Tritons—who feature one senior, one junior, seven sophomores and four freshmen—have already shown they can play at a veteran level.

Due to a shift in county-wide preseason procedures, the team was able to play several scrimmages against some tough competition in the offseason. The results of those games have Hill thinking the Tritons can compete for a second consecutive league title.

Sophomore transfer pitcher Lauren Gonzales-Willis and sophomore Lauren Kane will provide a dynamic one-two punch from inside the circle this season. Hill described Gonzales-Willis as a pure power pitcher while Kane relies on her precise location to get batters out. Both sopho-mores also excel from inside the batter’s box and Hill expects them to be in the top three or four spots in the batting order.

“The key will be how we handle our competitive ma-turity. The talent is there. That’s without question. (The competitive maturity) will just be the big thing,” Hill said.

and seniors Thomas Ahola in goal and defenseman David Anthony.

Hutnick brings a defensive emphasis with him to San Clemente and has been busy implementing that mindset throughout the Tritons offseason. Hutnick has only been coach for a short while, but appears to be liking what he sees.

“Last year they made it to the big show, but fell slightly short, and I know they’re still chapped about that,” Hut-nick said. “Across the board I’ve seen fantastic improve-ment with this team, and I look forward to seeing them perform towards the end of the season.”

Goldstone also pegged senior middle blocker Garrett Costello, a second-team all-league returner, as a player who is poised to have a solid year.

“We have a number of guys who can play at the net and we have good size and ball control … It’s a matter of mak-ing sure everyone knows their role and plays hard every night,” Goldstone said.

GIRLS LACROSSE The San Clemente girls lacrosse team is on the rise in 2013 and after seeing a growing level of interest and numbers, head coach Josh Cain is excited about his team’s prospects heading into the new year.

There is a lot of new talent on the Tritons roster, and most of them are underclassmen. Only two seniors and six juniors are on the Tritons varsity roster.

USA Lacrosse Women’s National Team defender Holly Mcgarvie-Reilly has been brought in to assist Cain in coaching duties. Her presence has paid dividends for the young Tritons and she has been effective teaching advanced technique and mechanics, according to Cain.

Cain was hired the day before the Tritons 2012 cam-paign and has since helped build the program by imple-menting his system.

“This year we have a lot more team play and commu-nication,” Cain said. “We’re more pass oriented, getting everyone involved.”

Junior attacker/midfielder Olivia Merlino returns to the team and has taken on a leadership role, according to Cain. Sophomore standout attacker/midfielder Katelyn Miner is poised to have a breakout year and figures to be among the Tritons leading scorers. SC

BOYS VOLLEYBALL The Tritons boys volleyball team is coming off a solid 2012 season that ended with a run to the CIF-SS quarterfinals, capping a year in which they placed second in the South Coast League.

In 2013 San Clemente will have three all-league players returning to a roster that is built around height and athleti-cism.

The highly-touted Yoder brothers will be among the centerpieces of the Tritons game plan. Jack Yoder, a set-ter, gives San Clemente a versatile option at the net. Head coach Ken Goldstone likened him to a Swiss-army knife because he can receive and initiate high passes as well as hit from the outside. Brother Lucas Yoder is one of the team’s primary outside hitters that will fuel the Tritons attack. Both Yoder brothers are committed to play at USC in the fall.

SOFTBALL SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION, TIME

2/28 Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, 7 p.m.3/2 Foothill Tourn. Hillview JV Field, TBA3/4 Laguna Hills Steed Park Gold, (Doubleheader) 3:30/5:30 p.m.3/8 Trabuco Hills Steed Park Gold, 7 p.m.3/11-14 Laguna Hills Tourn. Alicia Park, TBA3/16 Foothill Tourn. Hillview JV Field, TBA3/21 Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, 4:30 p.m.3/26* Tesoro San Clemente, 4:30 p.m.4/2* Dana Hills Dana Hills, 4:30 p.m.4/3-6 Michelle Carew Tourn. Anaheim, TBA4/18* Mission Viejo San Clemente, 4:30 p.m.4/23* El Toro El Toro, 4:30 p.m.4/25* Dana Hills San Clemente, 4:30 p.m.4/30* Tesoro Tesoro, 4:30 p.m.5/2 Capistrano Valley Capistrano Valley, 4:30 p.m.5/6* Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, 4:30 p.m.5/8* El Toro San Clemente, 4:30 p.m. * Denotes League Play

BOYS LACROSSE After coming up short in the US Lacrosse Division 1 South Championship game last May, the San Clemente boys lacrosse team figures to be in the mix yet again under first-year head coach Mike Hutnick.

Several players, who were a part of the Tritons deep playoff run from last season, will be returning to the team, including senior Robbie Burns, who set a school record by scoring 70 goals in 2012, and junior attack/mid Peyton Garrett (who committed to D1 High Point), the reigning South Coast League Offensive Player of the Year. Also returning are senior Jordan Riggs, who recently signed to play at the collegiate level with D3 Southwestern next fall,

Senior Ryan Mariano will return in 2013 as the San Clemente boystennis team eyes a third consecutive South Coast League title.Photo by Steve Breazeale

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Dana Point eighth-grader August Riley Reinhardt has been surfing for four years and began competing this season in the WSA Championship Series where he is currently ranked in the middle of the pack in Boys U16. With his serious work ethic—practicing every day before and after school—look for his ratings continue to rise as he begins to make his mark on the local ama-teur surf scene. His goals include qualifying for the Surfing America Prime series and eventu-ally being chosen to represent the country as part of the PacSun USA Surf Team. Ultimately August would like to become a professional surfer but he has also expressed interest in be-

coming a doctor someday. Right now his training consists mainly of working on improving his turns and vertical hits and run-ning mock heats to prepare for contests, usually at his home break, Salt Creek Beach. When not surfing or studying, August also enjoys skateboarding and photography. In school he earns ‘A’ and ‘B’ grades and his favorite subject is science. August credits his success to coaching and encouragement from his “super supportive family” and would also like to thank Nation Surfboards’ Ryan Engle for his “magic boards.” Whatever the future holds, August is certain that surfing will always be a part of what makes him happy. “It’s super cool just to be in the water, whether free surfing or in a contest,” August said. “I never feel like I get enough on any wave and I just want to keep catching more and more. It never gets old.”—Andrea Swayne

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Surfing Heritage Foundation founder and Hobie retail pioneer Dick Metz tells the Hobie story, from the beginning

SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 56-57 degrees FImmediate: Fun blend of continued north-west swell and building new southwest swell prevails on Thursday for mainly knee-waist-chest high waves (2-3’+) at better exposures. Standout focal points are larger at times. More northwest and southwest swell energy moves in Friday, with surf running in the knee-waist-shoulder high (2-4’) zone. Conditions are looking favorable in the mornings. Long Range Outlook: A blend of slightly larger southwest and northwest swells prevails over the week-end. Conditions look favorable Saturday, but a little dicey for Sunday. Check out Surfline for all the details!

he Surfing Heritage Foundation and the Hobie companies came together on the evening of February 25 for a

historical walk down memory lane cour-tesy of Hobie retail pioneer and Surfing Heritage Foundation Founder, Dick Metz.

At the beginning of the launch of Hobie surfboards Metz was instrumentally involved in shaping the retail course of the Hobie brand.

Together with Hobie Alter, the brand’s namesake, Metz and Alter forged the first major push into what is now known as a “lifestyle brand.”

In fact, the very first combination of a surf retail storefront with a factory was pioneered here in Dana Point on Pacific Coast Highway where the Taco Surf res-taurant now stands.

The evening held at the Surfing Heri-tage Foundation Museum in San Clemente was presented in a slide show format curated by Metz from the Foundation’s archives and his many years of leading the

Memories with Metz

Hobie program. Gathered at the event were many of

Hobie’s current and past employees. Mark Christie, Hobie company presi-

dent, let the employees off early to attend the program so they could get a better sense of the history and beginnings of the company.

During the presentation Metz remi-nisced about the many Hobie stores he managed both on the mainland, east coast and in Hawaii.

Metz and Alter both shared the dream of building a business where you would never need to own hard-soled shoes, wear a tie or have to work east of California’s Pacific Coast Highway.

It was this simple idea and their love of the beach that guided many of their original business choices.

Prior to his involvement with Alter, Metz was traveling around the world when he came upon the fledgling South African surf scene. It was this discovery that led him to suggest to Bruce Brown that he should film there for his next movie. That movie became the iconic surf film, The

Hobie employees and Surfing Heritage Foundation members gathered at the Foundation’s museum in San Clemente for a walk down memory lane with SHF founder and Hobie retail pioneer Dick Metz on February 25. Photo by Linda Michael

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Endless Summer.At the end of the evening Metz shared

his goal of preserving surfing’s history and culture and the importance of the Hobie legacy as part of that history.

To learn more about this story and countless others, see the Surfing Heritage Foundation’s collection or to find out how to become a member, log on to www.surfingheritage.org, call 949.388.0313 ext. 0 or visit the museum at 110 Calle Iglesia in San Clemente. SC

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