San Clemente Times

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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 33

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Longtime Triton Football Coach Eric Patton and four other coaches were replaced this week. File photo

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Coach ControversyTriton football faces setbacks as fi ve coaches abruptly removed,

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THE LATEST: One step in the lengthy process to clean Poche Beach finished last week when the public comment period for a permit by the Army Corps of Engineers ended.

The corps received about 180 letters and emails, the majority of which addressed public access and water quality at the beach overseen by Orange County, according to Stephen Estes, the corps’ project manager.

Frequent visitors, neighbors and city officials near the historically polluted Poche Beach have grown increasingly frustrated with years of high bacteria levels. This year, Poche Beach ranked No. 5 on Heal the Bay’s Top 10 Beach Bummer List and earned the No. 4 spot last year.

An ultra-violet filtration system installed at Poche has yet to achieve its promise of cleaning the water. Additional measures, including the maintenance program being vetted by the corps, are expected to aid in cleanup.

WHAT’S NEXT: Estes said the agency must now prepare an environmental assessment, and the corps’ permitting decision will be based on these findings. The corps will complete its review of the permit application and make a decision in a timely manner, he said.

FIND OUT MORE: For questions about the maintenance program at Poche Beach, call 213.452.3660 or the corps’ public af-fairs office at 213.452.3921 or by email at [email protected]. —Stacie N. Galang

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www.sanclementetimes.comSan Clemente Times August 18–24, 2011

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Mayor Sam Allevato announced this month

that in-N-out would not be opening in San Juan Capistrano any longer. The burger chain was interested in opening on Del

obispo Street, the site of a closed down Siz-zler. The burger joint however, had to jump through a few hoops to even be considered

by the city to move in to that location. previ-ously, there was a ban on drive-through

restaurants in the city, but the ban was lifted and in-N-out was cleared to submit an

application to use that space. Unfortunately for residents, in-N-out pulled out and is

“headed to Texas.” The location will not be empty for long and will likely be filled by a

Corner Bakery Café. panera Bread is also set to open in the strip center where Subway

and Aldo’s Sidewalk Café are located.

News Next Door

DANA POINTA meeting between all the players in the ongoing dispute regarding beach access at two gates leading through the Headlands at Strand development to Dana Strand Beach has been postponed. The meeting was tentatively scheduled for August 9 in Long Beach.Although a firm replacement date has yet to be set, the meeting will be rescheduled—in an effort to avoid future litigation—for some time after City Manager Doug Chotkevys returns from vacation. The city has been in court for over a year with the California Coastal Com-mission and Surfrider Foundation since the city declared an emergency nuisance ordinance to abate crime in the area and posted what oppo-nents refer to as “banker’s hours” at the gates.Two alternate paths to the beach have no gates and 6 a.m. to midnight hours.

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THE LATEST: The Planning Commission entertained changes to the way residents

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THE LATEST: Redevelopment agencies received a reprieve last week when the state Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the governor’s decision to end the agencies and allow them to reorganize only if they paid an upfront fee.

San Clemente had already voted to make its first payment of $970,000, but now can hold off sending the funds.

The case, California Redevelopment Association versus Matosantos, questions the constitutionality of the budget bill that eliminated the agencies, which attempt to revitalize blighted areas by capturing additional property taxes as the values improve. By taking the case, the state’s highest court temporarily stopped Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision. He dissolved the

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can get the word out about garage sales.In the past, residents could only post

one sign on their own property and no off-site signs. The new code would allow for three off-site signs on private property with a maximum of one sign per inter-section and proof of permission. It also prohibits posting signs on public property and those that interfere with traffic.

City Planner Jim Pechous said San Clemente also wanted to create an online community message board to post garage sale dates, times and locations. Residents who used the message board would have to sign off that they had read the code prior to their garage sale announcement going live, he said.

WHAT’S NEXT: The commission was expected to discuss and possibly vote on the proposed changes Wednesday after deadline.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.san-clemente.org to read the staff report. —SNG

agencies, saying they siphoned off too much money from the state.

“We’re confident the State Supreme Court will ultimately strike down this unconstitutional legislation that ignores the voters’ will and that will destroy local economies,” said Chris McKenzie, League of California Cities executive director, in a press release.

WHAT’S NEXT: The court is expected to hear oral arguments as early as possible in 2011 or early next year and render a deci-sion shortly thereafter. Redevelopment agencies are required to make their first payment by January 15.

FIND OUT MORE: See www.sanclement-etimes.com for more news on redevelop-ment agencies. —SNG

THE LATEST: Mike Evans has been named the president of Casa Romantica’s Board of Trustees, succeeding Ron Redmond.

A seven-year member of the board, Evans is creator and director of the Tree of Life Nursery and a native plant horticulture specialist. The election took place at the end of June.

Some of the events Evans was involved in during his time on the board include the 2007 AR Valentien Exhibition and many Native American events.

WHAT’S NEXT: “I believe wholeheartedly in the Casa’s mission, and I am honored to have been involved in the organization from its earliest years, primarily with a focus on the gardens,” Evans said in a press release. “I look forward to working with the board, staff and volunteers at Casa Romantica to serve the community and further our mis-sion in the year ahead.”

FIND OUT MORE: Check out www.casaro-mantica.org for more information about the Casa Romantica. — Krysta Worthen

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THE LATEST: Two weeks after video foot-age of stand-up paddler Adam Crawford’s close encounter with a blue whale went viral, both paddler and videographer Dave Anderson appeared on the Today Show August 13.

On Saturday, July 30 Adam Crawford of San Clemente was training on his stand-up paddleboard off the coast of Dana Point when a blue whale surfaced.

Anderson of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari in Dana Point happened to be on his whale watching boat and caught the action on video.

“It was actually about the fifth one I saw that day,” said Crawford.

Anderson posted the video to YouTube and it was picked up for the Yahoo home page where it went viral—attracting over 2 million views.

“I come across a variety of sea life out there and find it impossible to adequately describe it to my family,” said Crawford

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who also had a camera on him that day. “I get goosebumps thinking about it. It was amazing.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The whales are expected to remain in the area as long as krill—their main food source—remains in the waters off Dana Point.

FIND OUT MORE: To see the video, visit www.sanclementetimes.com. —Andrea Swayne

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By Stacie N. Galang San Clemente Times

Coaching Controversy

arsity players on the Triton Football Team wrapped up an uneventful practice around 2 p.m. Friday but by

Monday the season they had envisioned would be upended.

Head Coach Eric Patton, who would have walked into Thalassa Stadium for his 13th season in San Clemente, was abruptly removed from his post Monday.

Swept up in the removals are varsity defensive coordinator Jeff Veeder, running back coach Joe Wood, defensive back coach Ken Goldstone and freshman head coach Jaime Ortiz, last year’s defensive coach.

“It was a little rough finding out about everything,” said Triton quarterback Travis Wilson. “We’re staying strong through the whole thing.”

Officials with the Capistrano Unified School District offered few details. Super-intendent Joe Farley said he could not talk about the coaches’ removals, saying it was a “confidential personnel matter.”

“I’m really not going to get into any detail,” he said.

Patton, San Clemente’s four other coaches and additional coaches around the district had come under scrutiny after an investigation by PBS SoCal in May looked into possible kickbacks with a now defunct athletic team supply company called Lapes Athletic Team Sales.

Former Capistrano Valley Coach Chi Chi Biehn was also named in the investigation. Programs at Aliso Niguel High, Dana Hills High and Tesoro High were also allegedly involved in the scheme, which apparently went on for years but stopped in 2007.

District Board of Trustees member John Alpay would not comment or confirm that the coaches’ removal was linked with the television investigation of Lapes Athletic. He did say the district had been investigat-ing a matter for some time, and the board had been kept fully informed as the process continued.

“We’re conducting an investigation, and staff is taking appropriate action,” Alpay said. “I can’t comment on any individual.”

Patton’s attorney Veronica Norris de-scribed her client’s situation as “unsubstan-tiated rumors.” The coach had not been ac-cused of anything, and she and Patton were simply waiting for information, she said.

“It’s odd to me that we have been pre-sented really with nothing from the district in terms of any kind of charges,” said the at-

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torney who is representing Patton solely with the district. “We just don’t have anything that we can inform you on.”

She described Geoff Sando, who filed the original lawsuit against Lapes and prompted the television investigation, as an “unhappy litigant.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Depart-ment currently has an ongoing, active investigation into the financial allega-tions related to Lapes Athletic, said department spokesman Jim Amormino.

“We still have some time to complete it,” he said. “Potential financial crimes take time to investigate.”

Farrah Emami, the Orange County District Attorney’s spokeswoman, said that as of Wednesday morning, her office did not have any cases submitted with Patton’s name.

Tritons ReactThe team had a planned ropes course

outing Monday in Anaheim Hills and had been told some of the coaches couldn’t join them because they needed to attend a meeting. News about the changes began to trickle back, the quar-terback said.

Wilson said the players met up at San Clemente High at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. The better part of the team, nearly 30 athletes, arrived in the parking lot and talked, grappling with the change beset upon them.

By 9:30 p.m., they agreed that they needed to approach Athletic Director Jon Hamro who had been named interim coach. En masse, a group of teenaged football players arrived at Hamro’s door-step — unannounced.

“It was definitely crazy,” Wilson said. “He was pretty shocked when all of us showed up at his house.”

Parents received only a one-page let-ter dated August 16 from San Clemente High Principal George Duarte saying Athletic Director Jon Hamro would as-sume interim leadership of the football program, the letter said.

Patton’s name was never mentioned in the letter. The principal directed ques-

tions to the district.In his letter, Duarte told parents he

would host a meeting with Superintendent Joe Farley August 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Triton Center. Parents would be permitted to ask questions about the sports program at that time.

“Please know that school and district officials will maintain support for Triton football,” the principal said. “Thank you for your support and patience as we move forward to resolve this situation.”

The news comes just two weeks before the Tritons are to take the field for their first game.

The Man Behind the Xs and OsPatton, who holds a doctorate in educa-

tion, was a star player for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, earning a football scholarship to Notre Dame, according to his faculty biography at Concordia Uni-versity in Irvine. He played professional football briefly before he started teaching and coaching at Capistrano Valley High School in 1977. He stayed until 1996.

Patton arrived in San Clemente in 1999, coaching football and teaching English, his biography said. He led the Tritons to a South Coast League Championship in 1999 and boasts eleven consecutive playoff appearances.

Norris said her client has a very good reputation. He hoped to return to the sidelines soon.

“My client is totally dedicated to his stu-dents, and he looks forward to coaching students as soon as he can.”

The lawyer would not comment on when or if she or Patton had been notified about actions taken by the district or any move on her part to contact administra-tors. She did say that she and Patton lacked enough information to make a decision about their next move.

“We’re just waiting,” Norris said. “I know he just loves these students. He loves his jobs. He loves the parents. We look forward to seeing him back there.”

The attorney added that the coaches are good hardworking people and that their situation hadn’t “even reached the stage

Coach Patton works with his team in 2009. File photo

of credible allegations and yet this is what they’ve done to people.”

Friday Night LightsPatrick Knauf, vice president of the Triton

Touchdown Club, said overall parents were baffled by the timing of the decision about two weeks before the team plays its first game of the season. They want to know who will take the reins of the team.

“I know Jon’s working on it,” Knauf said. “He’s working on it big time.”

He said the players have used the situa-tion as a rallying point.

“They won’t let this get in the way of the season,” said Knauf, a 1981 graduate who was a running back for the Tritons. “This is still a good team, and it’s going to be a good year.”

With one high school in San Clemente, football games rank among the top social ac-tivities in the fall. Games draw nearly 5,000 people, enough to trickle over to the stands for the visiting team, said Knauf.

“It’s probably a great example of Friday Night Lights in Orange County,” Knauf said, referring to the television drama based on high school football.

The simultaneous loss of five coaches two weeks before the season could be disastrous to most teams, but Knauf was optimistic.

“This team will rally, and the community will rally behind the boys,” he said.

Alpay put his faith in the team to over-come their pre-season obstacles but he wanted to keep the focus on learning first.

“We’ve got to remember that our prior-ity is education,” Alpay said. “I understand football is important. At the end of the day, they’re there for an education. Football comes second.”

The superintendent said the district hopes to keep the program vibrant.

“We are doing everything we can to con-tinue the excellent football program at San Clemente High under the leadership of Jon Hamro who is a very respected coach and athletic director.

The FutureThe Triton Football team spent 45 min-

utes with Hamro Monday, the quarterback said.

“It was definitely important to get his input, to find out what really happened,” Wilson said. “We kind of wanted to know what was going on and what the future was going to be like.”

He said the team was just trying to work through it, and some of his teammates were upset about the timing.

He said many of his teammates have been playing together since they were in elemen-tary school.

“We have a pretty tight group,” said Wil-son. “It definitely makes a big difference.”

Wilson said the team is trying to wade through all the information and hoping to have the coaching changes in place soon. The players have resolved to practice like they had done thus far.

“I think it will definitely motivate us, help us become strong and know that we need to stick together as a team,” he said. SC


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SC Sheriff’s BlotterCompiled By Krysta Worthen

all information below is obtained from the orange County sheriff’s department website. the calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. the true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially re-ported. 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 Web site.

Monday, August 15

BURGLARY IN PROGRESSCalle Puente, 1100 Block (12:14 a.m.) A man with a baseball bat was seen trying to break into a Las Palmas Elementary School classroom. He had already broken a window with the baseball bat. The 20-year-old man, who listed his occupation as cook, was later arrested.

Saturday, August 13

UNKNOWN TROUBLECalle Balandra, 2300 Block (6:56 a.m.) A female caller stated she did not know where she was and that someone was trying to kill her. She told the dispatcher she broke into her current location to get away. A man in a white mask was chasing her and after breaking into the house she was in, she locked herself in the master bedroom. She was on the second floor and believed she was the only one in the house but could hear noises downstairs. She then said someone was trying to open the bedroom door. The woman was later cleared out of the home and taken to a hospital.

Friday, August 12

PROWLERAvenida Granada, 200 Block (10:26 p.m.) A caller notified authorities to say there was someone in the backyard and no one was expected to be home. The windows and doors were locked but one window was found open, and the caller thought someone entered the house. The caller could see the subject in the backyard.

Thursday, August 11

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESCalle Puente, 1100 Block (6:12 p.m.) Six male juveniles were seen climbing the

fence at Las Palmas Elementary School with golf clubs in hand and heading towards the kindergarten classrooms.

Wednesday, August 10

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESCaballista Del Norte, 2900 Block (7:22 p.m.) A caller phoned deputies to report a registered sex offender who lives in the neighborhood who was seen the past two nights walking around with a 10-year-old boy.

PROWLER REPORTAvenida Santa Barbara, 200 Block (12:27 p.m.) A man was seen looking into the caller’s daughter’s window early in the morning, and the caller’s brother saw someone jump over the fence.

DEPUTIES BRING IN FOUR FROM FIESTA, ISSUE 19 CITATIONS

Four arrests were made and 19 alcohol violations issued as part of Sunday’s Fiesta downtown.

Two juveniles were taken into custody for violations of a gang injunction.

A 27-year-old man was arrested after he fled from a fight outside Fred’s Liquor Store, according to Sgt. Scott Kennedy. A 24-year-old woman, identified as his girlfriend was also taken into custody.

Deputies responding to the fight at

about 6:30 p.m. were alerted to the man by a group of people pointing him out, the sergeant said.

“As soon as deputies got up there, they saw him running,” he said. “He ran right behind the command center.”

The deputies gave chase and grabbed the man’s backpack, which slipped off and allowed him to elude authorities. Deputies tackled him into a wall, but he managed to get away again.

The man ran into Italian Cravings Res-taurant and out another door, but deputies were eventually able to snag him. The chase lasted about 25 seconds, Kennedy estimated.

The woman grabbed at a deputy’s arm while they were chasing the suspect. When she was taken to the command center, she punched a deputy twice in the face, Ken-nedy said. She was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing an officer.

“Both were intoxicated and really didn’t know what they were doing,” the sergeant said.

The citations for alcohol violations come with fines of up to $150, Kennedy said. Most involved people drinking in public outside of the area designated for Fiesta, he said. About 30 deputies patrolled the event throughout the day. They finished their work at 7:30 p.m.

“Really for a Fiesta, it went fairly well,” Kennedy said. —Stacie N. Galang


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Fundraiser Set for Saturday

u Be a Hero, Become a donor founder gina cousineau is hosting a fundraising barbecue saturday, august 20 for elaine gjonovich who has been diagnosed with liver cancer.

gjonovich started outdoor fitness adven-ture club and fitness studio with her husband richard gjonovich.

“(elaine gjonovich) has been a pillar of the community for some 25 years as a fitness professional and resident,” said cousineau by email. “she has changed the lives of many by teaching them to embrace our spanish Village by the sea and utilize its beautiful venues to improve their health and fitness.”

the barbecue will be at cousineau’s san clemente home. all money raised from the event will go to elaine gjonovich who is unable to work. for more information, contact cousineau at [email protected] or 949.842.9975. for those who cannot attend, a donation can be made at www.helpinghearts-4friends.org.

Resident Earns Diploma

u Brianna l. rhodes earned her bachelor’s degree from grand Valley state University in allendale, Mich. rhodes completed her under-graduate study after the Winter 2011 semester in april.

Tritons to Wash Cars for Charity

u triton football players will be holding their first charity fundraiser for the child abuse Prevention center saturday, august 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of san cle-mente High school. the athletes will offer a community car wash and donations from the fundraiser will go to the charity, which offers in-home parenting and education programs and in-home mental health program.

the triton touchdown club will also support the car wash with a $5 barbecue hot dog lunch while drivers wait. Proceeds from food sales will benefit the triton touchdown club. for

more information, visit www.tritonfootball.com.

Ocean Friendly Gardens Class Offered by Surfrider

u surfrider foundation’s south orange county chapter is hosting an ocean friendly gardens class on sustainable landscaping practices on saturday, august 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the dana Point recreation division facility, 34052 del obispo street, dana Point. surfrider initiated the ofg program to help its members and the general public, take steps at their own homes to prevent pollution from reaching our precious ocean. the class will be taught by the green gardens group, a sustainable landscaping education and consulting firm. seating is limited. a light breakfast will be served. the cost is $25 fee for members and non-members. to rsVP, call 949.496.2979. to learn more about surfrider’s program visit www.oceanfriendlygardens.org.

Methodist Church Hosts Luau

u Palisades United Methodist church will host a luau saturday, august 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the event is open to the

public and includes food. entertainment will be by a Polynesian dance group. the luau is $20 for adults and $5 for children under 12. the church is located at 27002 camino de estrella in san clemente. for tickets, call ellen davisson at 949.496.9352.

School Supply Donations Being Accepted for Capo Unified

u financial advisor Burton B. Brown of edward Jones is collecting school supplies for students in the capistrano Unified school district. donors may bring regular ruled paper, colored pencils, pencils and pens, crayons, pencil pouches, binders, tab dividers, college-ruled paper, bus passes for high school students. Brown is also collecting general items of toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo and soap. He is accepting donations through september 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at his office at 300 s. el camino real, suite 102B. for more information, call 949.492.1274.

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Thursday, August 18

Landlord Workshop 3 p.m.-5 p.m. event put on by the the fair Housing foundation at the community center. 100 n. calle seville, san clemente, 800.446.3247x1104, www.san-clemente.org.

Friday, August 19

Party at Senior Center 12 p.m. Join the senior center for a party with entertainment by singer tony rogers. 242 avenida del Mar, 949.498.3322.

Saturday, August 20

Swim Lessons 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. ole Hanson Beach club has swim lessons for kids ages 6-12. available on a first-come-first-serve basis. 105 W. avenida Pico, san clemente, www.san-clemente.org.

Beautification Event 8 a.m. cleanup and unity event at calle campana and calle canasta in los Mares neighborhood. 949.361.6188, www.san-clemente.org.

Sunday, August 21

Arts & Craft Faire 10 a.m. saturday and sunday at the community center. 100 n. calle seville, 949.492.1131, www.scchamber.com.

Monday, August 22

Mom Business Associates 12 p.m. education group for mom business owners at lavender lounge tea company. 104 n. el camino real suite B, 760.MoM.2359, www.mombusinessassociates.com.

Tuesday, August 23

San Clemente Toastmasters 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. group meets to help develop and improve public speaking skills at the library. 242 avenida del Mar, 949.892.8121.

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VIEWS, OPINIONS AND INSIGHTSSOAPBOX

back to School: Teachers Will Attempt to Enlighten Your Children in Class

with my education.” My kids on the other hand, have not

been passionate academics, and no amount of effort from my wife and me has been successful in impressing on them the amazing opportunities in our wonderful American educational system. I’ve always tried to tell my kids that no matter how smart they think they are they can learn something if they just open their mind. “What you learn after you know it all, is what counts,” I tell them. But going back to school always seems to elicit groans.

The fault can’t lie with the quality of our local schools. Most of San Clemente’s educational facilities are in the top tier of California’s academic ratings, which only proves what a mess the rest of the state must be in. No, I’m just kidding. My three kids all went through 12 grades of public school here, and they had some of the best teachers anyone could ask for.

Teachers are still the most underrated, underpaid, underappreciated contributors to our great country’s success. Ameri-can literacy, skill sets and scientific and

s hard as it is to believe, school will be starting soon.

It is the time of year for kids to endure homework, gym class and cafeteria food. It is the time for parents when children will grow two inches just after purchasing all their back-

to-school clothes.Near any local campus, we can once

again look forward to traffic paralysis from 7:53 a.m. to 8:01 a.m. Monday through Friday. Once again parents will show up to meet their children’s teachers and explain how gifted they are. Wise parents avoid such illusions. Wise teachers send this note to all parents on the first day of school: “If you promise not to believe ev-erything your child says happens at school, I’ll promise not to believe everything he says happens at home.”

I loved school, enjoyed the whole crazy process. Of course, as Mark Twain once said, “I never let my schooling interfere

WAvElEngTHS: by Jim kempton

WAvElEngTHS by Jim kempton

Educators’ real contribution is even more important to parents everywhere

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

technological prowess – all due to our teacher’s hard work – is a cornerstone of our primacy in the world. We owe them a debt of gratitude and overdue respect.

Teachers serve another very important purpose as well—one that we rarely admit to: they assist in the mental health of every mom and dad in America.

Let’s face it. After an entire summer with the kids, if there were no school-teachers to take them for a few hours everyday for the other nine months, the psychiatrists’ couches would be filled with parents.

Jim Kempton holds a MBA in interna-tional business, which has been of almost no use to him in his actual career. He is convinced that learning how to solve problems and take initiative is far more important than any specific area of study you choose. SC

ONlINE POllDoes Talega seem like a separate

area in the city?

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Yes. Talega feels and acts distinct.

78%

No. It’s just the newest area of San Clemente.

18%

I really haven’t thought about it.

4%

Letters to the Editorwill discuss lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan and answer questions from the public.

But the City Council should reconsid-er—and not wait until September—issuing a statement that, at a minimum, should address our concerns regarding the danger that the plant poses to the peo-ple of San Clemente and to the millions who live and work within the perimeter of SONGS’ nuclear emergency evacuation zone. We should hear what the NRC and

CounCil needn’t WAit to Weigh-in on SongS

RICARdO NICOL, San ClementeThe City Council has twice rejected

requests by the local environmentalist group San Clemente Green to call for the temporary shut down of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station because a split majority of the council wants to wait until a September 27 public meeting to hear from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and from Southern California Edison who

Edison have to say, but the City Council represents us, not the NRC or Edison. Also, by and large, neither we nor the council are knowledgeable enough about the science and technology of nuclear plants to even ask the right questions or properly evaluate the answers. However, we do know enough about the construc-tion of the plant and about its location.

We already know and understand that SONGS was not designed to resist the potential earthquake intensities for its

location. If the plant could be retrofitted to resist what we know now, it would almost certainly be inadequate to resist what we will know about seismic risks and forces 10 or 20 years from now. Through the years, the more knowledge we have gained about earthquakes in the area around San Onofre, the potential risk and the intensity have increased, not decreased.

The conclusion, which was obvious even before Fukushima, is that nuclear plants,

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CORRECTION: In the August 5 edition of the San Clemente Times it was erroneously reported that 16-year-old Huntington Beach skater Nyjah Huston was the youngest person to win the Men’s X Games Skateboard Street following his performance at Summer X17. That honor, in fact, goes to San Clemente’s own Ryan Sheckler who became the youngest X Games gold medalist at the age of 13 in Skateboard Street after taking the win in X Games Nine in 2003. The SC Times regrets the error.


SOAPBOX

(Cont. from page 12)given their inherent potential for cata-strophic damage in case of failure, should not be located in the highest seismic-risk zones in the world as identified by seis-mologists and as recognized and rated by the International Conference of Building Officials. Places like Japan, Chile, most of Iran, the coast of California, with its two nuclear plants in SONGS and Diablo Canyon, and many others throughout the world that periodically make tragic news on television and newspapers. Also, for the same reason and even if located in low-risk seismic zones, nuclear plants should not be located in the proximity of highly popu-lated areas like southern Orange County.

Even if the safety of the plant in case of a major earthquake and a possible tsunami was not an issue, the on-site growing accu-mulation of thousands of tons of radioac-tive spent fuel is a grave safety concern. But you can’t separate the plant from the on-site accumulation of radioactive waste as long as there is no solution for its safe storage. But, for many reasons, including political reasons, a satisfactory solution to the storage of lethally radioactive nuclear waste appears to be many years away, if ever.

With Interstate-5 as our main escape route, we also already know about the in-adequacy of the measures for emergency evacuation of huge numbers of people, especially if the nuclear emergency is caused by a major earthquake because our roads would become impassable by even minor buckling of the roadbeds or a few collapsed overpasses, both of which have occurred in several past California earthquakes.

So, based on what we already know and understand, which is pretty much irrefut-able and enough to constitute an unaccept-able risk, the City Council should recon-sider and, before the September meeting, take a position regarding SONGS that is consistent with the best interests of the people it has been elected to represent and to whom, according to the city’s mission statement, it is dedicated to “maintaining a safe healthy atmosphere in which to live, work and play.”

Give the Breed A ChAnCe

ROBIN F. CAtONE, CarlsbadI am upset and frightened by Jim

Beiber’s vitriolic hyperbole and extremist viewpoint (SC times, July 21) against the pit bull breed. Extreme beliefs lead to ex-treme and nonsensical outcomes that are harmful to both human and other species on this planet.

My husband and I live happily with four dogs: a Rhodesian ridgeback, one pit bull and two pit bull mixed breeds. I often walk all four with no problems. We make sure our dogs are well trained and live in a loving environment. I have had a number of occasions where loose dogs have attacked me while walking my four dogs. the breeds ranged from 25-pound terriers to 70-pound German shepherds and even one very bold cat. My point is that all breeds can be aggressive. I just saw a story in the news about a Chihua-hua chasing an armed robber out of his owner’s store.

Pit bulls are the media darlings and not in a good way. It’s interesting when I was a young girl in the 60s the dog to be feared was the Doberman pinscher. I remember people running to get in their houses when a pinscher was off leash. today, the breed is considered a proper family dog.

I have many friends who live with pit bulls, and I support a couple of pit bull rescue organizations. If you were to inter-view these people, you would get a very different picture of the breed. they would tell you that the dogs are loving, playful and sweet. I can certainly attest to that with my own.

I support the premise that there are no bad dogs, just bad owners. Bad owners run the gamut from training dogs to be vi-cious to not training their dogs at all. Both extremes can produce unfavorable results. Who loses? the dog.

Any shelter attempting to find loving and forever families for the animals in their care make sure the animals they put up for adoption are well adjusted. Mr. Beiber’s letter with the emotional anger and half-truths presents a significantly biased view and can prevent people from making the decision to adopt a perfectly good animal. No one wins. Innocent, loving dogs are left in shelters or worse, euthanized for no rational reason.

I know that others have or plan to write you with our side. I’d like to think that if you are unbiased on this subject, you will post our responses. If you do, I’d like to ask the readers to contact the Best Friends Animal Shelter in Kanab, Utah at www.bestfriends.org or It’s the Pits Rescue organization at www.itsthepits.org. Both of these organizations can give a more positive perspective on the breed. Please give the dogs a chance.

To submit a letter to the editor for possible inclusion in the paper, e-mail us at [email protected] or send it to 34932 Calle del Sol, Suite B, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624. San Clemente Times reserves the right to edit reader-submitted letters for length and is not responsible for the claims made or the information written by the writers. Please limit submissions to 400 words.

WhAt if SOnGS hAd A BAd hAir dAy, needed tO evACuAte?

LEWIS LUStMAN, San ClementeOK, please stand up if you’re against

extending the 241 toll Road. Wow, that’s a lot of people. Now, if you drive more than 20 miles north on Interstate-5 every weekday, please remain standing. Huh, just a few.

Not surprising. All those whose jobs require them to drive a fair distance on the I-5 appreciate the necessity of an alternate route. I work in Anaheim, and due to traffic, my daily commute can range from 40 to 90 minutes. I’d love to have a choice and would gladly pay a toll to enjoy less time spent driving. If you don’t want to drive on the 241, don’t.

Smart guys like Joe Anderson and John t. tengdin have noted in these pages that the extension will not only reduce traffic on the I-5 but also provide a vital evacuation route for San Clemente residents. What does letter writer Jerry Collamer recommend should San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station have a bad hair day? What is his escape plan? Pacific Coast Highway, with its single north-bound lane? the I-5, already congested even on a normal Saturday afternoon? I’d love to hear his answer.

I fear too many NIMBYs in San Clem-ente who are retired or work locally are blissfully unaware of the increasing con-gestion on the only available freeway and believe an evacuation will never be neces-sary. I hope they’re right. But should we need to get our families out due to the very real possibility of an earthquake, radiation leak or other disaster, it would be prudent to support the transportation Corridor Agencies’ plan.

Only AlmiGhty dOllAr driveS tOll rOAd devOteeS

JIM BENDEL, San Clementethere are only two things in life that

are inevitable, and the 241 toll Road extension is not one of them. Let’s take a slightly different look at some of the facts Cup of Joe columnist Joe Anderson spills in his recent column (SC Times, July 21) promoting the extension. And while we’re at it, let’s address the newest pro-toll Road tactic: Fear mongering.

Joe and the 241 advocates would have you believe congestion through the Inter-state-5 corridor is going to worsen signifi-cantly through the year 2030. An interest-ing argument, considering the New York times and other major media reported in March 2011 that over the last decade, California experienced the slowest rise in population growth in the state’s history and what growth did occur, shifted inland away from the coast. Additionally, in June 2011, California’s Department of Finance published a report projecting both Los Angeles and Orange counties will grow

less than 10 percent between 2010 and 2020. In truth, the statistics 241ers end-lessly regurgitate like a vulture feeding off its young are, at best, outdated and, at worst, intentionally biased.

those trolling for toll road support also argue it won’t damage the trestles surf break or threaten endangered species because there are studies concluding just that. Another fascinating contention, considering the California Coastal Com-mission and the U.S. Department of Com-merce—the two ultimate decision making authorities—rejected the extension based, at least in part, on the toll road’s incon-sistencies with the Coastal Zone Manage-ment Act and its negative environmental impacts.

Next, Joe says the Marines are neutral on the toll road project. that’s funny be-cause I remember in March 2010 the com-manding officer of Camp Pendleton issued a letter to news outlets stating “In our view, it’s time for the tCA to find another alter-native to its current proposed alignment of the 241 toll Road through vital training areas on Camp Pendleton.” Doesn’t sound very neutral to me.

Which brings us to the most recent propaganda employed by toll Road-ians—the claim we need additional routes to escape a San Onofre meltdown, wildfires and the ever-present threat of undetonated grenades rolling around on Interstate-5. Please. Most rational residents understand the risks of living in San Clemente, and these risks are minute. Even if a multi-billion dollar highway was constructed through or around San Clemente, does anyone really suspect it’s going to make a significant difference if we’re hit by a tsunami or catastrophic radiation release? And if I recall, there have been at least two major wildfires running along exist-ing stretches of 241. Any guess how those started? Could it be the result of careless motorists?

In the end, there’s one primary motiva-tion driving the extension advocates – the smell of money. And the scent is particular-ly strong this time of year—tourist season. Don’t buy for a second Joe’s cup runneth over with altruistic concerns about conges-tion relief or public safety. Instead, what’s driving him and other toll road stakehold-ers is the thought of how quickly they’ll line their pockets as scores of people from the Inland Empire pass through 241 toll booths each summer heading to and from area beaches.

Actually, I take back one thing I said; there are three things in life that are inevitable - death, taxes and the unflagging pursuit of the almighty dollar.

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8 a.m. Friday, August 19at Café Calypso

LapuLe Jammers ukuLeLe ConCert 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Concert at Hulaville. Tickets $5. Reserva-tions required. 2720 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente,

949.369.1905, www.hulavillecafe.com.

owL peLLet DeteCtives 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Special educational event at The Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. Cost $5-$10. Call for info and directions, 949.489.9778, www.theconservancy.org.

CataLina snorkeLing Cruise 8 a.m.-8 p.m. The Ocean Institute hosts an adventure to Catalina Island on the R/V Explorer where guests can go snorkeling, enjoy a barbecue dinner, learn about marine life and much more. Cost $70-$78. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

musiC unDer the stars: sapaDiLLa 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Mission San Juan Capistrano’s concert series continues with Sapadilla: Steel Drum, Calypso and Island Music with Caribbean Dancers. Call for ticket info. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1315, www.missionsjc.com.

What started as a simple idea has turned into a monthly acoustic jam dubbed Sunday Ses-sions featuring local musicians at the Cabrillo Playhouse. This month’s 6 p.m. show brings artists Paige Bennett, Joe Eslick and band Outside Over There with Nico and Bash Evans. The Sunday, August 21 session marks the sixth time the playhouse has hosted the event, said organizer and Cabrillo board member Laurel Zwilling. She credited Cabrillo’s Anthony Yuro and musician Melody Atwood for planting the seed for the shows. “I played there when I was 11,” Atwood told Zwilling. “I would love to play there. It’s such a great space.” Atwood opened the series and helped find the other two performers for the first March session. Every month since, new acts have turned out. Most have been singer-guitar players but a few have picked up the violin, keyboard, ukulele and hang drums, Zwilling said. “They don’t have to compete with the sounds of a noisy bar,” the organizer said. “People come to sit and listen to them play.” The musicians also appreciate the fact the sessions help the local nonprofit theater,

she said. The Sunday Sessions are held every third Sunday that’s not a holiday at 202 Avenida Cabrillo. A $5 donation is suggested. For more information or to suggest a musician, visit www.facebook.com/LocalSundaySessions, email Zwilling at [email protected] or call the theater box office at 949.492.0465. No advance seats are sold. —Stacie N. Galang

BeaCh ConCert 6 p.m. The reggae group, Common Sense, plays at the San Clemente Pier as part of the free concert series. www.san-clemente.org.

BasiC neeDs speaker series 6:30 p.m. The Ecol-ogy Center presents Christian Beamish, author of “By Sail and Oar—the Cormorant Journeys,” for an evening conversation, wine, beer and light fare. Cost: $10 members, $25 non-members. 32701 Alipaz St., San Juan Capistrano, 949.443.4223, www.theecologycenter.org.

BLaCk Cat Bone 7:30 p.m.–11 p.m. Live music at Iva Lee’s. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

nathan James & FrienDs 9 p.m. Back-porch blues at BeachFire. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clem-ente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.


SCSan Clemente

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

GETTING OUT

The ListA day-by-day guide to what’s happening in and around town this week. Compiled by Tawnee prazak

thursday 18

the ChoLuLas 9 p.m. Live music at Molly Bloom’s. 2391 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.218.0120, www.mollybloomspub.com.

pageant oF the master’s 8:30 p.m. The annual theatrical event where art comes alive; this year’s theme is “Only Make Believe.” Nightly shows through Aug. 31. Tickets $15-$100. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.494.1145, 800.487.3378, www.lagunafestivalofarts.org.

DJ & groove Lounge 9:30 p.m. Dance while great DJs spin hit music at OC Tavern. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

karaoke 9 p.m. El Mariachi Restaurant hosts Karaoke Night in English and Spanish every Friday and Saturday. 1925 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.369.5111.

Denny white 7 p.m.–11 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

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roBBen ForD 8 p.m. Concert at The Coach House with Robben Ford featuring Renegade Creation, Michael Landau, Jimmy Haslip and Gary Novak. Tickets $25. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

arounD the worLD wine tasting 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. San Clemente Wine Company welcomes Tony Marino of Total Beverage Imports. $15 for seven wines. 212 1/2 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com.

Big Fat steve 8:30 p.m. Music at Swallow’s Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

art-a-Fair 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Art festival in Laguna Beach with fine art, interactive workshops, live music and much more. General admission $7. 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.494.4514, www.art-a-fair.com.

sLow Burn CLassiC roCk 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Concert at Adele’s. 2600 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.481.1222, www.adelesatthesanclementeinn.com.

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Caminovation awarDs event 6:30 p.m. Camino Real Playhouse presents its third annual awards event to honor the best actors, directors, choreographers, volun-teers and more; includes musical numbers and after party. Tickets $10-$15. 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capist-rano, 949.489.8082, www.caminorealplayhouse.org.

Live musiC Cruise: seCtion 8 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Dana Wharf’s Saturday music cruise featuring rock group, Section 8. Full bar onboard. Tickets $19. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

wine tasting 1 p.m.-8 p.m. DaVine Food & Wine hosts wine tastings every Friday, Saturday and Sun-day. Cost $15-$18. 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

weLL hung heart with suBsurFers 10 p.m. Concert at OC Tavern with Well Hung Heart and guest Subsurfers. Cost $5. 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

marC seaL 7 p.m. Concert at The Coach House. Tick-ets $15. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

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

BeDazzLeD 8 p.m.-10 p.m. A popular drag queen show at Adele’s. Tickets $10 advance, $15 at the door. 2600 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.481.1222, www.adelesatthesanclementeinn.com.

Leroy anD the BaD Browns 9 p.m. Live music at BeachFire. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

THIS WEEK’S WEATHER8.18 Partly Cloudy H: 85° L: 63°8.19 Partly Cloudy H: 80° L: 61°8.20 Mostly Sunny H: 73° L: 60°

8.21 Mostly Sunny H: 75° L: 61°8.22 Mostly Sunny H: 77° L: 62°8.23 Mostly Sunny H: 78° L: 64°8.24 Partly Cloudy H: 78° L: 64°

oDe to giving 10:30 a.m. Event at the Baha’i Center themed on giving and receiving. 3316 Avenida del Presidente, San Clemente, 949.218.8284, www.soulfoodoc.com.

sunday 21

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(Cont. on page 20)

paige bennett. Courtesy photo

Missy Andersen 7 p.m.–11 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

Cheese & Wine PAiring 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. San Clem-ente Wine Company welcomes Starr Cornwall and Eric Reichenbach who will be featuring wines and cheeses from Northern California. $35 for four cheeses paired with wines. Reservations required. 212 1/2 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com.

deAn greCh 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Live acoustic music at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

Kids storytiMe At the CAsA 10 a.m. Casa Romantica hosts storytime for youngsters ages 3-5; free. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

JAred froM KnoCKout 9 p.m. Live music at BeachFire. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.


GETTING OUT

17 Monarch Bay Plaza, Dana Point, 949.234.1679, www.stellasitalian.com

Best Known For: Seafood, happy hourMost PoPular IteM: Chilean sea bass

This isn’t just any Italian restaurant. This is serious. Stella’s Serious Ital-ian is a restaurant and lounge that manager and chef Marco Mariselli calls “unique.” Mariselli, who was born and raised in Italy, adds authen-tic flavor from his homeland to the restaurant when he’s in the kitchen. Stella’s is best known for seafood with dishes like seafood del grotto, which is made up of mixed greens, jumbo prawns and Alaskan king crab legs. The eatery also boasts a variety of more traditional Italian

meals such as margherita pizza and ravioli. An additional feature of Stella’s is its live music six nights a week. Mariselli raves about the restaurant’s saxophone player who has been performing there for about two years and plays every night except Monday. Upcoming at Stella’s is its winemaker dinners in which four to six people will experience a five-course meal accompanied with five different wines. The chef and a representative of a winery will be there to help customers pair an appropriate wine for each dish. With 10 different specials nightly and an enduring happy hour, Stella’s is the place to go for a serious Italian experience.

PrIce: $8-$29 Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Saturday – Sunday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.reservatIons: Yes PayMent: Cash, credit

By Krysta Worthen

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SC Times Restaurant SpotlightStella’s Serious Italian

sMoKey KArAoKe 8 p.m. Sing fearlessly at BeachFire and enjoy Mojito Monday. No cover. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

Clif Miller live 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Live music artist at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint.com.

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Will heArd 9 p.m. Live music at BeachFire and Taco Tuesday. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfire.com.

Poul Pedersen 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Live acoustic music at Renaissance. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.renaissance-danapoint.com.

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Tate Taylor’s screen adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help has

been receiving a few critical comments over its stereotypi-cal view, at least seen through the film’s poster and trailer, of racial issues in the ‘60s being resolved by a sympathetic, middle class white woman. While, yes, two main characters are middle-aged, black women who work as servants (Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer) and the story includes a middle class young white woman (Emma Stone) and even the typical prejudice villain (Bryce Dallas Howard), in hardly any other way are the black women desperate for help or the white women caring out of pity.

While the promotion of Dreamworks’ movie might make it seem like Stone is the protagonist, The Help is very much an ensemble effort. After returning home to Jackson, Miss. after graduating from college in 1963, Skeeter Phelan (Stone) is set on nabbing a full-time job in journalism. When she discovers that her so-called friend Hilly Holbrook (Howard) has plans to build separate bathrooms for the house help, Skeeter decides an article on the maids’ perspective would be the perfect pitch to start her career. Not only does Hilly disapprove, but also so do her two servants (Davis and Spencer) who Skeeter wants to interview. Soon it’s realized that there is not only trouble at the Holbrook household, but also at the maids’ homes—and

Jackson in general.Stone and Jessica Chastain (portraying town bimbo Celia

Foote) are two of the most promising actresses in Hol-lywood today, and their performances in The Help are no exception. Davis may be the actress with the Oscar nomina-tion already under her belt, but it’s Spencer who grabs view-ers’ attention. While Taylor’s screenplay sometimes plays a bit too tongue-in-cheek with its references to taboo aspects of the early 1960s—such as Skeeter’s mom’s reaction to ho-mosexuality—his direction is fine. Ultimately, it’s the acting and characters that give The Help strength. SC

Megan Bianco is a senior at Cal State Northridge majoring in Screenwriting and Film Criticism. A 20-year resident of San Clemente, Bianco is also a graduate of the California Conservatory of the Arts and JSerra Catholic High School.

AT THE MOVIES

The help Is ResouRceful

BY MEgAN BiANCO

emma stone and viola Davis in The Help. ©DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC.

ConCerts in the PArK: hot August night 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. The city of Dana Point presents a free concert at Sea Terrace Bay Park with Hot August Night (Neil Diamond Tribute). Pacific Coast Hwy. and Niguel Road, Dana Point, 949.248.3530, www.danapoint.org.

Morning Breeze Cruise 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Ocean Institute presents a cruise with music by Jazz! FM 88.5 KSBR. Log online for tickets. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

BeAtles ClAssiCs 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The Festival of Arts presents Jason Feddy and Friends playing music of The Beatles every Sunday through August. Free with $7 admission. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949.494.1145, 800.487.3378, www.lagunafestivalofarts.org.

West CoAst filM festivAl Celebration of great films at Regency Theatre ongoing now through Aug. 25. Tickets $10-$25. 26762 Verdugo St., San Juan Capistrano, 949.661.3435, www.westcoastfilmfest.com.

sAn CleMente fArMers MArKet 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh produce and more along Avenida Del Mar.

Ashun 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Live music at Wind & Sea. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

dAniel tosh 7 p.m. Concert at the Honda Center. Tickets start at $39.50. 2695 E. Katella, Anaheim, 714.704.2500, www.hondacenter.com.

fAMily sCienCe night 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The Ocean Insti-tute presents an event featuring marine mammals. $7 per person, or $25 for a family pack. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

tWo-for-one At the WhArf Dana Wharf has half price on all fishing trips. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

Benny/flAMenCo guitAr 7 p.m.–11 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

Mission sJC’s historiCAl exhiBit 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit Mission San Juan Capistrano’s historical collection featuring precious and rare paintings, religious arti-facts and historical documents. Free with paid admis-sion $5–$9. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.


SUDOKUby Myles Mellor

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

Last week’s solution:

SOLUTIONSOLUTIONSOLUTIONSOLUTION

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

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Text and photos by Stacie N. Galang San Clemente Times

Olé: 58th Annual Fiesta Brings Revelers to Downtown

he 58th Fiesta Street Festival celebrated good times on Avenida Del Mar Sunday with about 35,000 people who feasted, imbibed and enjoyed a slightly overcast day

downtown. The numbers of revelers were so high that many of the food booths run by local charities served plates of sandwiches and sides of corn until no more was left.

“It was wonderful to see the nonprofits run out of food at 3 p.m. in the afternoon,” said Norma Hernandez of the San Clemente Chamber. “It’s what the fiesta is for.”

For the chamber, which organizes Fiesta, the event was among it’s largest yet.

“It was the biggest fiesta ever that we put together,” Her-nandez said.

In addition to those who came for food and music, 24 participants arrived to compete for salsa supremacy.

Hernandez noted that more young families took part in events like the salsa contest. They sat on the grass next to the tent—and adjacent to the community center—to dip their chips into the variety of salsas made for the day.

Hernandez also thanked the Sheriff’s Department for their work to make the event safe.

“They did a wonderful job, an absolutely wonderful job just trying to patrol the outside perimeter,” she said. SC

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From live music to petting zoo to salsa contest, event featured fun for all ages

JUDge’S chOIce

BeST ReSTAuRANT: St. Roy at the Vine of San ClementeBeST iNDiviDuAL: Alvina’s Green Salsa by Alvina Lowe Lloyd of San Clemente

BeST DecOraTeD BOOTh

iNDiviDuAL: San Clemente Elks LodgeReSTAuRANT: St. Roy at the Vine of San Clemente

Hot SHotSSalsa Contest Results and Numbers

PeOPLe’S chOIce

ReSTAuRANT: 1. Crispins of San Clemente; 2. Fred’s Mexican Café of Laguna Niguel; 3. St. Roy at the Vine of San Clemente

iNDiviDuAL: 1. Tres Generations Salsa by Corrine Dixon of San Clemente; 2. B.W.T. Motorsports by Michael Carrillo of Corona; 3. Salsa Mama by Nancy Serranto of San Clemente

NuMBeR OF PARTiciPANTS: 24NuMBeR OF SALSA TASTeRS: Nearly 1,000

SOuRce: San Clemente Chamber of Commerce

clockwise from top left: Julie Kruger of indiana takes a photo of her son clay, 7; claire Bush of San clemente performs with the hula hoop; Tyler Johnson of the noontime Rotary club sells corn at the club’s booth; Sara Leard of San clemente and her son Titan, 18 months, pet goats in the petting zoo; Pat Drummy, man-ager of St. Roy at the vine, and chef Jared cook give out salsa samples; Raquel Drew, 7, of San clemente has her face painted by Donna Hofstee.


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The Gibbs Law Firm, APC 949.492.3350110EAvenidaPalizada,Ste.201,www.gibbslaw.com

San Clemente Auto Wrecking & Repair Shop 1520AvenidadelaEstrella,Ste.B,949.492.6121www.sanclementeautowrecking.com

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Del Mar Beauty Supply 949.492.8180150AvenidadelMar,Sted,www.delmarbeauty.com

BEAutySuPPly

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San Clemente Window Fashions 949.498.9515www.sc-wf.com

Village Book Exchange 949.492.111499AvenidaSerra

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San Clemente Art Association 949.492.7175100n.calleSeville,www.scartgallery.com

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Curbside Pet & House Sitting 949.369.5074Sanclemente,[email protected]

HouSESitting

Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926638caminodelosMares,Ste.g-105,www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.comShaw’s Carpets 949.492.8070135Avenidavictoria

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B Construction 949.481.84441046callerecodo,Ste.i,www.bconstruction.netThe Cooper Company General Contractorlicense#B638754, 949.361.2538www.biffcooperconstruction.comDunham Construction, Inc. 949.492.7100license#450880,www.dunhamconstruction.netHutton Construction 949.492.2808www.brucehuttonconstruction.com

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Anaheim Carpet & Flooring 949.366.65641046callerecodo,Ste.i,www.anaheimcarpet.net

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Arcadia Electric 949.361.1045www.arcadiaelectric.comGallagher Electric 949.412.6602P.o.Box986,www.gallagher-electric.com

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Coldwell Banker Home Loans - 949.307.7982nmls#261832.tomFashing,MortgageAdvisor,[email protected]

HoMEloAnS

Paradise Jewelers 949.361.4367808n.Elcaminoreal,www.paradisejewelers.com

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

MoldrEMovAl

SC Rider Supply 949.388.0521520S.Elcaminoreal,www.scridersupply.com

MotorcylEPArtS&SErvicE

San Clemente Optometry, David J. Nota, OD 224AvenidadelMar, 949.492.2029www.sanclementeoptometry.comSeaside Eyecare 949.493.2269638caminodelosMares,#A120,www.seasideeyecare.com

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Danman’s Music School 949.242.4431www.danmans.comLeslie Lowe - Guitar, Bass & Drums [email protected] Poth - Violin & Viola 949.922.6388413callePueblo,[email protected]

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lAndScAPE&dESignCosta Verde Landscape 949.361.9656license#:744797(c-8&c-27)www.costaverdelandscaping.comGreenscapes Landscape & Design949.366.65641046callerecodo,Ste.i,www.greenscapesoc.comLiving Gardens Landscape Design949.218.7459www.livinggardenslandscapedesign.com

KC Painting & Decorating 949.388.6829

PAinting

MASSAgEtHErAPyC’Siren Day Spa 949.498.7700312AvenidadelaEstrella

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Garrison Property Services, Inc. 949.370.1125lic.#B609809,[email protected]

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VIP Pet Spa 949.492.7473810S.Elcaminoreal,www.vippetspa.com

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Colony Termite Control 949.361.25001402calleAlcazar,www.colonytermite.comEnvironment 1st Exterminating, Inc. 949.218.11112340S.Elcaminoreal,#13,www.freetermitereports.com

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Dr. Alice P. Moran, DMD949.361.4867(guMS)1001AvenidaPico,Ste.k,www.moranperio.com

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Images/Creative Solutions 949.366.24882927viaSangorgoinio,Ste.100,www.imgs.com

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Kreative Hair Design 949.498.6245173AvenidaSerra

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Designer’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926638caminodelosMares,Ste.g-105,www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com

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Timothy C. Metcalf, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCwww.wfadvisors.com/tim.metcalf 949.862.1250

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Carbonara Trattoria 949.366.1040111AvenidadelMar,#B,www.carbonara.com

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Craig Workinger CPA’s Inc 949.218.3224629caminodelosMares#307

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Izza Neapolitan Pizzeria 949.248.4925376CaminodeEstrella,www.izzapizzeria.com

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A to Z Leak Detection 949.499.44641218PuertadelSol,www.atozleakdetection.comBill Metzger Plumbing 949.492.35581218PuertadelSol,www.billmetzgerplumbing.comChick’s Plumbing 949.496.9731www.chicks-plumbing.comSan Clemente Plumbing 949.366.2691647CaminodelosMares,Ste.108,www.sanclementeplumbing.com

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Radiant Pool & Spa Service 949.290.5616www.radiantpoolservice.com

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Printing OC 949.388.488827134PaseoEspada#B203,www.printingoc.com

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Janet M. Seymour, PsyD 949.633.08131443N.ElCaminoReal,Ste.BManny Tau, Psy.D., PSY14892 800.865.0367300S.ElCaminoReal,Ste.218,www.drtau.com

PSyChOLOGISTS

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

WATERDAMAGE

Pacific Coast Veterinary Hospital 949.429.15551242PuertaDelSol,www.pacificcoastveterinary.com

VETERINARIANS

San Clemente Website Design 949.246.8345www.sanclementewebsitedesign.com

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Bayside Window Cleaning 949.290.8230www.baysidewindowcleaning.com

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Best Blinds & Vacuums 949.492.871973ViaPicoPlazaDesigner’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926638CaminodelosMare,Ste.G-105,www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.comSan Clemente Window Fashions 949.498.9515www.sc-wf.com

WINDOWCOVERINGS

San Clemente Wine Company 949.429.7076212½AvenidaDelMar,www.scwinecompany.com

WINEShOP&WINETASTING

The Cellar 949.492.3663156Ave.DelMar,www.thecellarsite.com

WINEBAR

Study with Stacy 949.632.1176www.studywithstacy.com

TUTORING

Sure-Fit Screens 949.498.9412www.surefitscreens.com

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South Coast Furniture & Mattress 949.492.5589109CalledelosMolinos,www.southcoastfurniture.com

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San Clemente Surf School 949.334.7649www.sanclementesurflessons.com

SURFSChOOLS

Jim Thomas Roofing 949.498.6204162CalledeIndustrias

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Salon Bamboo 949.361.3348150AvenidaDelMar,Ste.A,www.salonbamboo.comSalon Bleu 949.366.2060207S.ElCaminoReal,www.scsalonbleu.comSanctuary Salon & Spa 949.429.58021041AvenidaPico,Ste.B,www.sanctuarytalega.com

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Casa Verde Homes 949.212.5800License#B906391,www.casaverderenovation.comDesigner’s Magic Flooring 949.496.1926638CaminodelosMare,Ste.G-105,www.designersmagiccarpetandflooring.com

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Altera Real Estate - “Sandy & Rich”www.sandyandrich.com 949.293.3236Antonio Fiorello, Forté Realty Group949.842.3631SanClemente,www.forterealtygroup.comCasa Verde Homes - Simon Wilson 949.212.5800www.casaverdehomes.comCentury 21 OMA - Eric Benson 949.584.3751www.sanclementecoastalhomes.comDoug Echelberger First Team Real Estate407W.ElCaminoReal, 949.498.7711www.echelberger.comMarcie George - Star Real Estate South County [email protected] 949.690.5410McDaniel Gilmore Group - Surterre Properties 949.464.3226www.livetalega.comPrue Putnins- Regency Real Estate 949.366.1984www.TheTalegaTeam.com,www.homesByPrue.comSteve Smith 949.632.8139OlympianAlteraDCP,[email protected] Realtors - The Metcalfs949.533.59991001AvenidaPico,www.Metcalf4homes.com

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

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San Clemente Preschool 949.498.1025163AvenidaVictoria

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Yorba Linda Tile & Marble, Inc. 949.276.5752www.yorbalindatilemarble.com714.757.3490

TILE&STONEINSTALLATION/RESTORATION

Sea View Pharmacy 949.496.0123665CaminoDeLosMares#101,www.seaviewpharmacy.com

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Memories Of Me Photos 949.361.0680wwwmemoriesofmephotos.com

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CHRISTIANSEN CHIROPRACTICI’m a proud Triton Alumni and excited to be back in this beauti-ful city. Christiansen Chiropractic’s goal is to relieve pain, promote wellness and fitness. I treat many types of ailments including sports and fitness related inju-ries. Please stop by or

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Midnight Madness Fun Ride, South San Diego CountyAugust 20, 8 p.m.

The 38th Annual Mid-night Madness is a fun night of cycling, contests, prizes and entertainment to support community youth programs. Info: www.sandiegomid-

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Orioles vs. Angels,Angel StadiumAugust 19, 7:05 p.m.

After going toe-to-toe with Texas for four games, the Angels prep for another series against Baltimore this weekend. Info: www.

losangeles.angels.mlb.com

Quakes vs. 66ers,Arrowhead Credit Union ParkAugust 20, 7:05 p.m.

The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino—a Class A, Advanced af-filiate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, hit the diamond for a game against Rancho Cuc-amonga. Info: www.web.

minorleaguebaseball.com

Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy, Home Depot CenterAugust 20, 7:30 p.m.

The pitch heats up as the LA Galaxy get ready to rumble with the San Jose Earthquakes at the Home Depot Center.Info: www.lagalaxy.com

BASEBALL BASEBALL SOCCER BICYCLING KAYAKING

Outdoor Adventure Fitness Club, Dana Point HarborAugust 24, 5:30 p.m.

Stay cool and fit with a fun outdoor activity as the Outdoor Adventure Fitness Club hosts a great kayaking adventure. Fees do apply. Info: www.outdoor-

fitnessonline.org

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to us at 34932 Calle del Sol, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624 by each Monday at 5 p.m.

BARnEtt tAkES SiLvER MEDAL At FEnCinG SUMMER nAtiOnALS in REnOThe U.S. Fencing Association Summer Nationals kicked off in early July in Reno, Nev.

as the annual event–and the largest fencing tournament in the world–attracted more than 3,500 fencers. San Clemente’s Mary Barnett, 12, took home the silver medal in Y12 Women’s Sabre. Barnett, in 19th place after the early pools competition, battled back through direct elimination to make the gold medal bout against Jessica Whang of New York. Eventually, Whang prevailed 5-4, 5-3 to take the gold while Barnett wrapped up the finals with the silver. Danya Hu, a sophomore at Dana Hills High School, also took home a medal for fifth place in Y14 Women’s Sabre. And Ian Jones, a sophomore at San Juan Hills High School, won the bronze medal in Y14 Men’s Sabre. Barnett, Hu and Jones all fence together at Laguna Fencing Center under the guidance of coach Nick Dinu.

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GOODwin GOES BiG, tAkES HOME FiRSt PLACE At BMX nAtiOnALS HELD in CAnADA

Ryan Goodwin, 6, of San Clemente, took home an almost 4-foot tall trophy for his first place finish at the American Bicycle Association’s BMX Vancouver Island Nationals. The competition, held in Victoria, British Columbia from July 8 to 10, drew hundreds of riders from around the United States and Canada.

Ryan learned to ride a bike at 2 years old and started racing BMX at the Orange Y BMX track at age 4.

The Vancouver Island victory was his first nation-als win in the 6 Intermediate class.

“It was awesome,” says Ryan, who’ll be a first grader at Vista Del Mar Elementary School this fall. “It means a lot to me. Winning a national is what I’ve always wanted to do.”

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SCHS SkAtEBOARDERS tAkE SECOnD PLACE, SHORECLiFFS nEtS FiRStFollowing the Orange County Skateboarding League finals and semifinals June 29

at Vans Skatepark at the Block in Orange, San Clemente High School rolled away with second place behind Costa Mesa High School and just ahead of third place Fountain Valley High. In the middle school ranks, Shorecliffs Middle School ended up riding off with first place for the year. San Clemente High’s Sandro Violo finished in first place in the High School Bowl while taking second place in the high school street final, which featured 10 of the best skaters in the county. Violo also took second place overall in high school standings. Devyn Flanner took third place in high school street with Kyle Denton taking second place in bowl. Shorecliffs eighth grader James O.Whelan also finished in first place in the street event.

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BMX rider Ryan Goodwin stays stead-fast on his racing line at the American Bicycle Association’s BMX vancouver island nationals. Courtesy photo

BROUSARD tHROwS FOR GOLD in SHOtPUt, DiSCUS At intERnAtiOnAL BLinD SPORtS FEDERAtiOn wORLD GAMES in tURkEy

Kevin Brousard, a 2008 graduate of San Clemente High School, brought home gold medals in both the shotput and discus events from the International Blind Sports Federa-tion World Games in Antalya, Turkey back in June. Brousard, a junior radio broadcasting major and a member of the men’s track and field team at the University of La Verne, threw 42 feet in shotput and 139.5 feet in discus at the games. He also threw his best personal record in discus and tied his personal best record in shotput to help seal up the gold medal. Brousard suffers from Stargardt’s Disease–a deterioration of the retina in both eyes–and wears prescription contact lenses with a visual acuity of 20/400, which essentially renders him legally blind. In his overall career, Brousard has competed in the Junior Blind Olympics, the World Youth Games and in the Pan American Games for the Blind among others. In addition to his success in the world of blind athletics, Brous-ard has found plenty of success at the NCAA Division III level with the La Verne track and field team going on to take eighth place in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships last May. Brousard, who competes in a division with other partially blind athletes, has high hopes to compete in the Paralympics for shotput and discus and looks forward to one day hopefully training full time at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

TRACK & FIELD

SCHS vARSity FOOtBALL tEAM BOnDS At ROCk City ROPES COURSEThe San Clemente High School Varsity football team took to the ropes Monday at

Rock City Climbing in Anaheim Hills for some team bonding exercises. The climbing wall was over 60ft in height. The boys also jumped off a 275ft zip line from 60ft up in the air.

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Photo by Brian Miller


Age: 13, Shorecliffs Middle School

The Melanson family will be moving from Mission Viejo into their new home near T Street next week and Nick Melanson couldn’t be happier. After all, T Street is among his top three favorite surf breaks, along with Trestles and the pier. “I’m most excited about being within walking distance to the beach,” said Nick. “I plan to go surfing as much as possible before and after school.” Nick is looking for-ward to starting school at Shorecliffs Middle School in the fall and trying out for the surf team. This summer, a typical day for Nick begins with getting up, check-ing Surfline and heading to a local break to work on putting more power into his maneuvers. “I’m trying to make everything as big as possible,” said Nick. As the new kid in town, he says he’s looking forward to getting to know more surfers here, although he already knows a few guys from the local lineup and contests.

This season—in addition to SSS school contests—Nick will compete in the Gatorade WSA Championship Tour. Nick is a focused student who says school is “pretty important” to him. He works hard to maintain As and Bs and especially likes studying math. When not surfing, he enjoys skateboarding. Welcome to San Clemente Nick. —Andrea Swayne

Grom of the WeeK Nick MelansonSCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

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Local Surfer Honored at Waterman’s Ball By Andrea SwayneSan Clemente Times

San Clemente surfer Greg Long named Waterman of the Year at annual event

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Rusty Long Home from Hospital Accord-ing to Greg Long—brother of fellow big wave surfer Rusty Long who has been recovering from burns suffered during a July 24 acci-dent—Rusty was released from the hospital on August 13.

During his acceptance speech for the Water-man of the Year Award at the 22nd Annual SIMA Waterman’s Ball on August 12, Greg thanked the surf community—on behalf of Rusty and the entire Long family—for all the support and well wishes Rusty received during his stay in the hospital.

“Rusty sends his regards and wants to thank all of you for all the love and support you’ve shown him, as do I, as does our entire family.” said Greg. “He’s been recovering, so well in fact, that he’ll be released from the hospital tomorrow - three weeks earlier than planned.”

Log on to www.sanclementetimes.com to read the full story.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 20-21: NSSA Southwest Explorer Event No. 1, Huntington Beach, 9th StreetSeptember 3-4: NSSA Southwest Open Event No. 1, Oceanside, South JettySeptember 10-11: NSSA Southwest Open Event No. 2, Huntington Beach, PierSeptember 10-11: 15th Annual Surf for the Sea, Oceanside Harbor, North JettySeptember 17: Dale Velzy Classic and Luau, Dana Point, Doheny State BeachSeptember 17-18: NSSA Southwest Explorer Event No. 2, San Diego, Crystal PierSeptember 24-25: Nike 6.0 Surfing America Prime West, Camp Pendleton, Del Mar JettiesOctober 1-2: Gatorade WSA Championship Tour Event No.2, Ventura, Surfers PointOctober 1-2: NSSA Southwest Open Event No. 3, San Onofre State Beach, UppersOctober 8: Surfing America Prime West, San Onofre State Park, Church Beach

reg Long, San Clemente-based pro-fessional big wave surfer, was among three honorees at the 22nd Annual

SIMA Waterman’s Ball on August 12 at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

Long was honored as Waterman of the Year, Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner of Malibu as Environmentalist of the Year and Hawaii’s George Downing was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

“This is without a doubt the greatest achievement in my career. When I first found out I was selected I was baffled,” said Long in his acceptance speech. “Looking back at previous recipients—Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, Rob Machado, my heroes and idols—I didn’t really feel like I fit among these larger than life characters. I was extremely humbled and flattered that, not only my peers but my mentors and the entire surf industry felt that my actions both in and out of the water are worthy of such a prestigious award.”

A crowd of nearly 700 surf industry VIPs, professional surfers and celebrities were in attendance at the Surf Industry Manufactur-er’s Association (SIMA) annual gathering to raise money in support of ocean conserva-tion organizations.

The evening began with silent and live auctions that together raised more than $400,000 for the protection of the world’s oceans and surf breaks.

The Ball was the culminating event of Waterman’s Weekend which included the 11th Annual Waterman’s Classic Golf Tour-nament at the Monarch Beach Golf Links on August 11.

“…Waterman’s Weekend has raised more than $5.8 million over the past 22 years for environmental causes,” said Paul Naude, President of the SIMA Environmental Fund and President of Billabong USA. “A special thanks goes to our honorees, Greg Long,

George Downing and Zuma Jay for their dedication to the sport of surfing as well as their constant efforts to help preserve and protect our ocean.”

Beneficiaries of the fundraising effort include Surfrider Foundation, Ocean Insti-tute, WiLDCOAST, Heal the Bay, Orange County CoastKeeper and many more.

Log on to www.sanclementetimes.com to read the full story—including more from Long’s speech—and see a photo slideshow from the event. SC

Water temp: 65-68˚F Water visibility and conditions: San Clemente: 12-15’ Poor-Fair; Catalina: 15-25’+ GoodRemarks: South swell and small Northwest windswell offers up good size surf on Thursday. Surge is moderate and visibility is relatively low, making for poor-fair diving conditions at best. Short range: Size is in the 3-5’+ (waist-head high with some overhead sets) zone on Thurs-day as a South groundswell holds up and mixes with small Northwest windswell energy. Size then fades for the weekend as a new, smaller Southwest swell shows. Conditions look clean for the mornings and generally fair to good overall. Long range: Smaller but still fun size surf prevails for the weekend/early next week with a modest Southwest swell holding up rideable waves. Stay tuned to Surfline.com for updates.

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Bidders mingle among artwork and other items for sale during the silent auction. Photo by Andrea Swayne

22nd Annual SIMA Waterman’s Ball honorees (L to R) Greg Long, Waterman of the Year; George Downing, Lifetime Achievement Award and Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, environmentalist of the Year. Photo by Andrea Swayne

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