The Capistrano Dispatch

J U N E 2 2–J U LY 1 2 , 2 0 1 2VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12

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San Juan Hills seniors receive their diplomas during their commencement ceremony at the Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine. Photo by Brian Park

Los Rios Dinosaur, City Budget,

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Graduates accept diplomas, look forward to future

Congratulations Class of 2012

THE LATEST: The installation of a dino-saur replica at Zoomars Petting Zoo in the Los Rios Historic District has stirred up the ire of local residents who say it is an unbefi tting addition to the area.

Zoomars owner Carolyn Franks pur-chased the 40-foot-long, 13-foot-tall apato-saurus, made of fi berglass and steel, at an auction in Anaheim. She had the dinosaur moved to the zoo on Wednesday, June 13, but less than 24 hours later, Franks received a stop-work order from the city, after a group of longtime residents with ties to San Juan’s earliest families com-plained that the dinosaur interrupted the area’s historical character.

“I fi nd it offensive on some of the most sacred and cherished land in San Juan,” said Capistrano Historical Alliance Presi-dent Jerry Nieblas, whose family predates the Mission.

On Tuesday, June 19, Franks told the City Council that the dinosaur would serve an educational purpose.

“I think it’s important to talk about not just what happened 200 years ago but 200 million years ago.”

Franks, who is set to become the presi-dent of the San Juan Chamber of Com-merce in July 2013, also told the council that the dinosaur is a necessary step in evolving her business.

WHAT’S NEXT: Franks met with city staff on Friday, June 15, who directed her to put together a plan for how she intends to utilize the dinosaur. Franks has enlisted the help of a paleontologist and an archae-ologist to help her prepare for a meeting this week.

Nieblas said his committee is prepared to organize a protest of the dinosaur.

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…the Dinosaur?1

1LOCAL NEWS & IN-DEPTH REPORTINGEYE ON SJC

www.thecapistranodispatch.comThe Capistrano Dispatch June 22–July 12, 2012

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THE LATEST: On the same night San Juan passed its budget for the next two years, the City Council reluctantly added to its expenses for the 2012-2013 fi scal year, agreeing to a $191,911 increase in the city’s contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The council approved an amendment on Tuesday, June 19 that will increase the city’s fi nancial obligation by 2.68 percent, to $7,350,382 for service that runs until

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…the Budget?2THE LATEST: After months of work, the San Juan City Council and staff declared its budget balanced, after the council unanimously approved a new two-year budget on Tuesday, June 19.

The budget for the 2012-2013 fi scal year will be $71.3 million and $65.5 million in 2013-2014. The city projects a general fund reserve of 25 percent in the fi rst year of the new budget and a 31

SAN CLEMENTEVandals have shot up signs, discarded bottles

and left a general mess at the Richard and Donna O’Neill Conservancy, which borders

San Clemente, and City Councilman Bob Baker wants it stopped. “This is not good,” said Baker, who represents the city on the

conservancy board. “This is not good at all. Stop it.” The culprits have been entering no

trespass areas designated as habitat for the California gnatcatcher, which the federal gov-ernment lists as threatened. Baker noted that

trespassing tickets cost up to $400. Fellow City Councilman Jim Dahl, a former fi refi ght-

er, noted that the area is susceptible to fi re. In 1976, 2,000 acres of the area burned and caused extensive damage to nearby homes.

City Manager George Scarborough called the area and the potential for fi re “the single

biggest risk to our community.”

NEWS NEXT DOOR

DANA POINTDoheny State Beach hosted a free lunchtime reggae concert by the Dirty Heads to celebrate the release of the band’s new album, Cabin by the Sea and to raise funds for the state park and Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association. Omega Events, concert promoter for the Doheny Blues and Doheny Days Festivals, produced the event with partners, 106.7 KROQ, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos and Monster Energy. The event drew at least 2,000 people and raised $2,700 for the DSBIA through food sales and donations from attendees. “Omega Events will donate an additional $5,000 to the DSBIA to help with their goal of reopening the visitors’ center and aquarium at Doheny State Beach,” said Omega Events President Rich Sherman. Sherman also recognized Wahoo’s owner Wing Lam for donat-ing another $5,000 to cover costs including sound equipment, equipment rentals and more.

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percent reserve the following year.General fund revenues were conser-

vatively projected, according to a city staff report, but factored in projected revenue growth through sales taxes and the transient occupancy, or “bed” tax. Citing a city-wide increase in retail sales and the addition of new car dealer-ship and the Costco expansion, sales tax revenue is expected to increase by 10 percent. The Marriott Inn, which opened in February 2012 and is located on Camino Capistrano, is projected to increase bed tax revenues by 110 percent and 10 percent in the next two fi scal years, respectively.

In the process, several cuts were also made, including the elimination of the city’s $60,000 contract with its state and federal lobbyist, Townsend Public Af-fairs. The cut was made, albeit reluc-tantly, because the city had to repurpose

Zoomars owner Carolyn Franks stands in front of the dinosaur replica she had installed on Wednesday, June 13. Photo by Brian Park

“We stand for preserving historical integrity,” said Nieblas. “[Franks] needs to focus on the current history and building on that—not chiseling it away.”

FIND OUT MORE: For more information, visit www.thecapistranodispatch.com —Brian Park

funds to pay for the Sun Ranch Drainage Project, which will cost up to $3.22 mil-lion. The capital improvement budget is projected to be $11.2 million in 2012-2013.

“We totally respect the fi nancial situa-tion you’re in,” said Townsend President Christopher Townsend to the council. “No hard feelings.”

This is the fi rst time San Juan has gone with a two-year budget, according to City Treasurer Cindy Russell. “It’s really a long-term planning tool. It really helps us set our goals and a longer-term period to achieve our goals and allocate resources,” Russell said.

WHAT’S NEXT: The budget takes effect on July 1. Under the new two-year plan, the city will review and update the budget at the midterm, as well as continuing to do so on a quarterly basis.

Several council members indicated that they would consider renewing a relation-ship with Townsend, once the budget would allow for it.

FIND OUT MORE: To view the entire budget, visit www.sanjuancapistrano.org. —BP


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Serra Catholic High School an-nounced on Wednesday, June 6 that Robert Dolan, Jr. has been

hired as interim president. Dolan will serve as interim president, effective immediately, for a three-month term with a month-to-month commitment thereafter. He was recommended for the position by several of his colleagues on the JSerra Board of Directors and was approved by a search committee and

an Juan residents Jan and Warren Siegel have been named honorary chairs for the Romance of the Mis-

sion Benefit Gala, set to take place on Fri-day, September 14 at Mission San Juan.

Since moving to San Juan 25 years ago, the Siegels have been community advo-cates for the preservation of the city’s cultural heritage. Jan Siegel is a member of the Artifacts Council at the Mission, a docent for the Architectural Walking Tour, and a commissioner of the Cultural Heritage Commission; this year, she also

confirmed by the Board and Trustees. The search committee will continue to look for a permanent president.

Dolan attended Catholic school from elementary to graduate school, accord-ing to a news release. He earned a mas-ter’s degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego and spent 10 years in his family’s insurance business. Dolan is replacing former JSerra President Frank Talarico, who

served as chairwoman of the Citizens Celebration Committee to celebrate San Juan’s 50th anniversary. The Honorable H. Warren Siegel was appointed as an Orange County Superior Court judge by then-Governor Pete Wilson in 1993 and retired in 2009.

The Mission Benefit Gala is a black-tie affair presented by the Mis-sion Preservation Foundation, which announced David Gaines as this year’s entertainment. Gaines, who has per-formed the title role of The Phantom of

left the school in February to become the president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County.

Dolan’s hiring is one of several changes in the school’s leadership. John Freeh will take over as JSerra’s new principal on July 9, replacing Tom Waszak. Fr. Robert Spitzer, the former president of Gonzaga University in Spo-kane, Wash., was also hired to serve as the school’s new rector. CD

the Opera more than 2,000 times, will perform a live concert during the gala in the ruins of the Great Stone Church. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel will provide dining in the Mission’s Central courtyard following the concert.

Proceeds from the event will go toward funding the second phase of the Gate House Preservation Project, which will relocate the Mission’s gift shop to the street and return the Sala building to museum use. For more info, visit www.missionsjc.com. CD

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…SONGS?5THE LATEST: Federal regulators are looking into design and manufacturing changes of the replacement steam gener-ators at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which has had both its reactors

…the CUSD Budget?4THE LATEST: With the budget deadline approaching, the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees ap-proved the transfer June 11 of approxi-mately $21.3 million from previously restricted funds to its general fund, allowing for what they called more finan-cial flexibility.

The board made this move in prepa-ration for a $30 to $50 million shortfall expected in November. If Gov. Jerry Brown’s educational tax initiative pass-es, the district expects to make roughly $30 million in cuts and $50 million if it fails—something many trustees, includ-ing Superintendent Joseph Farley, have been calling a worst-case scenario.

Trustees Ellen Addonizio and Sue Palazzo were the lone “nay” votes in the 4-2 decision, refusing to agree until dis-trict staff was clear on which programs would be affected by the transfer. The

concern was that programs such as the Regional Occupational Program and Cal State Student Support Services, pro-grams that are currently being run on minimal monetary support, would lose out on important funding.

“My constituents need to know how this is affecting them, how this affects their children. It’s a little frustrating,” Addonizio said.

Presenter Clark Hampton, deputy superintendent of business services, said that not all of the $21.3 million would be included into the general fund and the transfer simply gives the district financial flexibility.

The board has already implemented $11 million in cuts, as part of the planned $100 million reduction for the 2012-2013 school year.

WHAT’S NEXT: Farley said the transfer would not end any programs and that the board will receive specifics when they adopt the budget June 27.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.thecapist-ranodispatch.com for updates. —Steve Breazeale

(Cont. from page 3)June 30, 2013.

The increase is primarily due to a rise in the department’s transportation costs and a rise in the salaries and benefits for shared position employees, who work in both San Juan and with the department’s South Operations Division, according to Lt. John Meyer, San Juan’s chief of police services.

The $62,864 increase in transportation cost also includes the addition of a new vehicle for two new positions that were obtained last year. According to Meyer, a second vehicle is also being sought through grant funding.

There is no change in staff in the new fiscal year, according to the city staff re-port. However, with the termination of the red light camera program at the end of the year, one motorcycle deputy, who had previously spent 30 percent of his time administering the program, will now see his active patrol and enforcement time in the field increase.

The city is currently served by one lieu-tenant, five sergeants, two investigators, 19 deputy sheriffs, one crime prevention specialist and two community service officers, whose general responsibilities include parking enforcement and traf-fic accident investigation. Salaries range from $88,636 for the crime prevention specialist to the chief of police services’ $279,923 salary.

The increase comes at the three-year mark of a five-year agreement that began on July 1, 2010.

WHAT’S NEXT: The increase goes into effect July 1. Pending labor negotiations for the Deputy Sheriff’s Association and the Orange County Employees’ Associa-tion may yet increase the city’s financial obligation even further, or in the case of an overall decrease, the city would receive credit.

FIND OUT MORE: To view the staff report, visit www.sanjuancapistrano.org —BP

out of operation since January and has no timeline for their return to service.

To a standing-room only crowd in San Juan Capistrano, inspectors from the Nu-clear Regulatory Commission said that vi-brations in the steam generator tubes had caused them to wear down excessively and unpredictably and led to the radiation leak that forced the rapid shutdown of the plant’s Unit 3 reactor January 31. Also, original simulations of water flow grossly underestimated the speed of water in the tubes further affecting them.

Plant owner, Southern California Edison, took its Unit 2 reactor offline for planned upgrades January 9 and has continued to test it in light of the tube degradation in the other reactor.

But anti-nuclear groups described the meeting Monday and the inspection pro-cess as a “sham.” Leaders of Friends of the Earth said Edison misled regulators when it failed to disclose all the design changes and bypassed what would have been an 18-month relicensing process.

Despite the criticism, SONGS’ Chief Nuclear Officer Peter Dietrich, said SCE had satisfied federal requirements to power them up in the first place.

WHAT’S NEXT: Monday night’s meet-ing was a first in a series the NRC plans to hold on San Onofre after subsequent inspections.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.thecapistra-nodispatch.com for updates. —Stacie N. Galang

Mission Basilica Students, Teachers

to Use iPads in ClassMission Basilica School will be the first

school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to implement a new program that will provide an iPad to every student, starting next school year. The program is designed to increase student engage-ment and help teachers personalize their lesson plans. “It is important that we remain aggressive in technology and prepare our students for their secondary schools” said Principal Tina Rolewicz in a news release. “We want our students to be a part of how technology can improve learning experiences in the classroom.” Faculty will undergo iPad training sessions on how to effectively use the technology in the classroom. IPad workstations will be introduced to students in kindergar-ten through the fifth grade and will be integrated with Smart Board touch-screen technology, which has already been in use for the past two years. By midyear, the school expects textbooks will be available for the devices. —Brian Park

JSERRA TAPS DOLAN AS INTERIM PRESIDENT

SIEGELS NAMED HONORARY CHAIRS FOR MISSION BENEFIT GALA


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San Juan Relay for Life Will Be a 24-Hour Event

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event in San Juan will be a 24-hour affair, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 and concluding the following morning. The theme for this year’s event is “Be Unstoppable!” So far, 17 teams have signed up, raising $33,649.

The event will take place at San Juan Capistrano Sports Park, located at 25925 Camino Del Avion. Admission is free, and even if visitors aren’t part of a team, they can still enjoy food booths, a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses and a continuous stream of live entertainment.

At 9 p.m., the Luminaria Ceremony will feature bagpiper Steven Megarity per-forming “Amazing Grace” as cancer sur-vivors, family members and care workers take a lap in remembrance and celebration of those who have survived and those who have lost their lives to cancer. On Sunday morning, Julio Montero and his daughter, Claudia, will perform a harp and guitar duet during a breakfast prepared by the San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club. The closing ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m.

For more information, visit www.relay-forlife.org and search “San Juan Capist-rano” or call 949.661.7077.

Wolfert Selected Student Adviser to School District

Madison Wolfert, a junior at Capistrano Valley High School, has been selected to serve as student adviser to the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 school year. Wolfert will represent the district’s 50,000 students during bimonthly meetings of the board of trustees.

Wolfert also serves as president of the Mission Viejo Community of Character Youth Committee, which helps plan com-munity events. Wolfert is also a founding member and the current president of Titans for Literacy, a group committed to helping students at Kinoshita Elementary School improve their reading skills. She is also team captain for a Destination Imagination team, a member of the CVHS symphony orchestra and plays for the var-sity golf team. Wolfert holds a 4.56 GPA, is a candidate for a full International Bac-calaureate Diploma, is a member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation and has been named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll every semester.

“It is important that the Board of Trust-

ees seek out and consider students’ ideas, viewpoints and reactions to the educa-tional program,” said Board President Gary Pritchard in a release. “Madison’s ability to think critically and advocate on behalf of our students will give us valu-able insight as we make critical decisions that will impact our students.”

The student adviser serves a one-year term and attends all meetings except for closed sessions. Student advisers may cast a preferential vote, which is recorded in the minutes, but does not affect the numerical outcome of a vote.

St. Margaret’s Freshman Wins Award at the Cappies

St. Margaret’s freshman Morgan Hig-gins was named “Best Featured Actress in a Musical” at the ninth Annual Orange County Cappies Gala held on Sunday, June 3 at The Grove of Anaheim. Hig-gins, who lives in San Clemente, has been participating in voice and musical theater since she was six years old. Higgins has produced more than 30 cover videos and has more than 980,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, “iMorganHiggins.”

The Cappies is a national organization with 17 programs throughout the United States and Canada—the Orange County chapter is the only one west of Texas. In the same vein as the Tony Awards, the Cappies Gala recognizes excellence in high school musical theater. This year in Orange County, more than 240 Cappies critics reviewed 58 shows at 34 partici-pating schools.

San Juan Hills Student Invited to Naval Academy Program

San Juan Hills High School junior Domi-nic Gaeta has been invited to attend the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar, a six-day program designed for students who are interested in pursuing an ap-pointment to one of the nation’s service academies and serving as a military of-ficer after graduation.

Gaeta is one of 2,250 students who have just completed their junior year of high school to attend the program in Annapolis, Md. Students will live and eat on campus, participate in academic and leadership workshops and experience a variety of other activities that intro-duce them to opportunities at the Naval Academy. The program is run by current students, known as midshipmen, and supervised by active duty Navy and Ma-rine Corps officers. Students are selected

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San Juan Resident Crowned ‘King of the Grill’

San Juan resident Michael Kinder was named “King of the Grill” at the inaugural Great American Grill-Off on Friday, June 8. Kinder impressed a panel of judges with his Hawaiian BBQ burrito. His prize includes a $1,000 dining certificate to three Orange County restaurants—Bi-stango and Kimera, both in Irvine, and Bayside in Newport Beach. Hosted by Bistango, the Great American Grill-Off is billed as a search for Southern California’s best and most creative grill master. The panel of judges included Tina Borgatta of Riviera Magazine, Christina Christensen of Orange Coast Magazine, Susan Belknapp of OC Metro, Anne Mare Panoringan of OC Weekly and Terry Walsh, food aficio-nado and Bistango VIP. Kinder was one of five finalists, chosen from more than 70 entrants, to compete for the title in a grill-ing competition at Bistango. More than 300 guests cheered on the competitors.

Marco Forster Student Captures State Surfing Title

Marco Forster Middle School student Kayl Cota captured the boys shortboard title at the Scholastic Surf Series Middle School State Championships held on May 19 and 20 in Oceanside, Calif. Local schools swept the top three positions of the competition. Shorecliffs Middle School won the state title, followed by Bernice Ayer and Marco Forster middle schools in second-and third-place, re-spectively. Competitors were drawn from 23 middle schools from Santa Cruz to San Diego and were treated to excellent surf conditions. Waves ranged from 3 to 5 feet on Saturday and 3 to 4 feet on Sunday.

Caliber Collision of San Juan Launches Food Drive

Caliber Collision of San Juan is launch-ing a two-week food drive to contribute to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. As part of the company’s Rhythm Restoration Food Drive, the public can donate non-perishable food items at six Caliber locations in Orange County, including San Juan, from June 18-29.

Non-perishable food items must be packaged in either cans or plastic bottles. Second Harvest Food Bank and Caliber cannot accept food in glass or open con-tainers and homemade items. Caliber has also pledged to match a $1 donation for every item of food contributed.

Caliber Collision of San Juan is located at 26442 Via De Anza. The company has also set up a website for cash donations at http://vad.aidmatrix.org/vadxml.cfm?driveid=6406.

College Graduation Announcements

The following San Juan residents earned their bachelor’s degrees and participated in their respective schools’ commencement ceremonies. Jason Flem-ing (psychology), Virginia Soto (public relations) and Ethan Fleming (math-com-puter science) graduated from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. on May 13. From the University of San Diego, Kelsey Fox (political science), Elaina Montgom-ery (psychology), Kristin Swasing (com-munication studies), Matthew Turcutto (political science), Hannah Worley (Eng-lish) and Veronica Tracy (international relations) earned their degrees. Tracy graduated magna cum laude.

San Juan resident Michael Kinder and his wife Vanessa Kinder pose with a trophy after Michael Kinder was named “King of the Grill” at the inaugural Great American Grill-Off. Photo by Davey Ferchow

EYE ON SJC

SJC Sheriff’s Blotter

All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website (www.ocsd.org). 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 assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided.

Tuesday, June 19

DISTURBANCECalle Perfecto, 32800 Block (2:41 p.m.)A tow truck company called to report a male who was unhappy his car was being towed and refused to let the tow truck driver tow the car.

PETTY THEFTPlaza Drive, 31800 Block (1:42 p.m.)A store owner reported that he had caught a juvenile trying to steal a pack of cigarettes. The juvenile was held in the back of the store until deputies arrived.

Monday, June 18

DISTURBANCECamino Capistrano/Del Obispo Street (8:28 p.m.) A patrol check was re-quested for an unknown male who ap-proached the caller’s vehicle and began to get very agitated.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCYOrtega Highway, 27100 Block (5:24 p.m.) Police were called to a local hotel to assist Orange County Fire Authority with a man who was having alcohol-related seizures on the property.

TRAFFIC HAZARDDel Obispo Street/Camino Capistrano (3:01 p.m.) A report was received about

the train signal going off, but the cross-ing gates were not lowering to block the tracks.

Sunday, June 17

PROWLERCharro Drive, 25500 Block (11:36 p.m.)A man called police after hearing a kick at his front door and his daughter told him that she saw the shadow of a man outside her bedroom window. Deputies arrived but found no sign of anything out of the ordinary.

Saturday, June 16

ILLEGAL PARKED VEHICLEPaseo Carolina, 32200 Block (5:42 p.m.)A white Chevy pickup truck was report-ed to be parked in a red fire zone for at least two hours. Before deputies or the tow company could arrive, the vehicle’s owner returned to the car and moved it.

Friday, June 15

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEPaseo Bahia, 28700 Block (10:29 p.m.)Several teenagers were congregating in the parking lot at the location. Two of the teens were believed to be carrying bottles of alcohol and smoking ciga-rettes.

DRUNK IN PUBLICDel Obispo Street, 31800 Block (2:25 a.m.) An unknown intoxicated male showed up at the fire station and began to demand that the firemen give him a ride home.

Thursday, June 14

PETTY THEFT REPORTCalle Chueca, 30600 Block (7:33 p.m.)Police were requested to file a report regarding a bike that was stolen from inside a garage.

DISTURBANCECalle Santa Barbara, 26500 Block (2:24 a.m.) A man and a woman were heard

having a very loud argument in the stairwell of the apartment complex. Deputies were unable to locate either person involved when they arrived on scene.

Wednesday, June 13

PATROL CHECKVia Escolar/Rancho Viejo Road (4:46 a.m.) San Diego Gas & Electric employ-ees called to report that the batteries that control the traffic lights were dy-ing, causing the lights to stop working. A power outage in Mission Viejo was causing the lights to run off the batter-ies and SDG&E crews were working to get power back to the affected areas.

RECKLESS DRIVINGVia Madonna/Calle Cartagena (12:41 a.m.) A red BMW was reported driving up and down the street at a very high rate of speed for approximately 15 minutes.

Tuesday, June 12

TRESSPASSINGRancho Viejo Road/Spotted Bull Lane (2:38 p.m.) Two carloads of juveniles in a red Jeep and a dark grey Jeep were seen driving through the trails off Rancho Viejo Road. They were also suspected of accessing the trails off Spotted Bull Lane.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCECalle Arroyo/Via Parra (11:04 a.m.)A group of walkers called to report a middle aged man, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and wearing a Dodgers baseball cap, following them on his bicycle and acting very strange.

CITIZEN ASSISTVerdugo Street, 26700 Block (1:44 a.m.)An employee at the San Juan Capist-rano Amtrak Station called to request assistance with an elderly couple who were worried something may have hap-pened to their granddaughter, who was supposed to pick them up a few hours

earlier. The couple stated they had attempted to contact the granddaughter but were unable to do so.

Monday, June 11

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCETrabuco Creek Road, 29200 Block (7:49 p.m.) A woman was reported sitting in her blue sports utility vehicle at the dead end of Trabuco Creek Road. The caller was unsure if the driver was stranded or in distress.

DISTURBANCEPaseo Carolina, 32100 Block(1:25 a.m.)Several males of unknown age were re-portedly drinking and being loud near the parking lot of Capistrano Valley Christian School.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCELos Rios Street, 31500 Block (1:10 a.m.)A neighbor called police when he heard several children in the house next door screaming. Deputies responded and it was discovered that the children had been watching a scary movie.

Sunday, June 10

TRAFFIC HAZARDOrtega Highway/La Novia Avenue (9:52 p.m.) A black Ford Taurus was dis-abled in the westbound lanes of Ortega Highway. The car had been left by the driver, who left the scene on foot, head-ing eastbound on Ortega Highway.

DISTURBANCE-AUTO INVOLVEDAlipaz Street/Mariner Drive (6:49 p.m.)A patrol check was requested for three teenage males riding dirt bikes in the flood channel that runs alongside Del Obispo Street.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCECalle Santa Rosalia/Calle El Sauzal (7:51 a.m.) Two juvenile males, wear-ing dark hooded sweatshirts, were seen looking into cars and trying to open car doors.

COMPILED BY KEVIN DAHLGREN


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JONATHAN VOLZKE: My Turn

ne of the biggest changes in my life since taking my new post at Faubel Public Affairs – aside

from having to ditch my fl ip fl ops for real shoes – is my daily commute.

When I was working at The Dispatch, my commute was an easy eight miles south to Capistrano Beach. If I didn’t feel like taking the freeway, I’d stay on Camino Capistrano, cruise through downtown, then ultimately alongside the ocean before heading up Palisades Drive to the offi ce.

Now, I slog north on the 5 every morning. How long is my commute? Just over 16 miles. Go ahead and groan, all of you road warriors. It’s OK. Google Maps says it should take me just over 20 minutes. And sometimes, usually when I don’t have any meetings or anything pressing in the offi ce, it does take less than a half hour. Other days, though, it’s been an hour. Those are, of course, the days I have an early meeting or some deadline looming.

It’s a tad frustrating, because there seems to be no rhyme or reason. Fri-days going home are slower, but other than that, no real pattern—so no way to know when traffi c will be fl ying, or when I’ll be sitting in the car crying.

But even after a few weeks of com-muting, I know that road improvements won’t solve all of the problems. I’ve watched delays caused by something you just can’t fi x: selfi shness and stupidity.

My old Jeep is best kept to the right lane, close to the shoulder, just in case. I don’t mind chugging along at 55 mph or 65 mph, keeping up with traffi c, but what’s infuriating when it’s stop-and-go

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Jonathan Volzke

Good, old-fashioned politeness is always welcome on the roadis the folks who believe they’re in a big hurry and use the shoulder as a merge lane, only to then wedge across two lanes as they try to make their way to the inside. That then causes a mini-bottleneck, as

people moving from the insides to get off at the next exit have nowhere to go … and we all go nowhere.

The behavior doesn’t surprise me. We see it around town every day. With apologies and exceptions to those just visiting, how many times have we watched someone from the far right lane of Del Obispo Street try to swing all the way to the left when turning onto Del Obispo? Waiting to go straight east on Ortega, I’ve waited through many a green light with some car stretched across the through lanes.

Irritating, but not as dangerous as those aforementioned selfi sh-stupid drivers who ignore the fact that the right lane heading south on Camino Capistrano at Del Obispo is a right-turn only corridor. I’ve nearly had the pas-senger door taken off more than once by someone who bypasses the waiting traffi c on Camino Capistrano to zip up the right lane, then continue straight across Del Obispo rather than turning right.

The fun part is pulling up next to those folks, usually at the light in front of Vons, and being able to give them a friendly wave. All that speeding and zip-ping and … cleverness … really doesn’t buy much time around town.

Now, I know the Ortega issue will

likely be fi xed when the interchange is rebuilt, a project that will start this year. The new interchange will have drivers who want to go north on the I-5 entering from the right lane of Ortega, then looping underneath, so there won’t be any need for that mad dash to the left.

And Camino Capistrano just south of San Juan Creek – a bottleneck now because of the ramp construction – is supposed to be fi nished early next year. Also nearing completion is the widen-ing of the Del Obispo bridge, which will allow two left-turn lanes onto Alipaz and eliminate the vehicles backing up through the intersection at Paseo Adelanto.

But anyone of us who really pay attention when we drive around town know that every problem can’t be fi xed. In some cases, there’s just no way to create an alternate route. In oth-ers, there’s no room to widen streets without taking out homes or busi-nesses.

So what can be fi xed is getting fi xed. And while that will take some patience for all of us, some street smarts and good old-fashioned politeness will go a long way, too.

Jonathan Volzke is an 18-year resident of San Juan Capistrano who founded The Capistrano Dispatch. He now works for Faubel Public Affairs. Reach him at [email protected].

DANGEROUS PRECEDENT SET WITH ZOOMARS’ DINOSAUR

—Jerry Nieblas, president of the Capist-rano Historical Alliance Committee

To begin, please allow us to share our mission statement of the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee: “With integrity, the Capistrano Historical Al-liance Committee proudly recognizes, respects and honors all the historical elements of San Juan Capistrano - its land, its structures, its families and its traditions...”

That being said, there’s a dinosaur in San Juan Capistrano and it’s caused quite a “roar,” no pun intended. Two facets exist in this controversy, the historical and the factual.

First, the historical Los Rios Street is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the state of California and is designated as such with the National Historic Regis-ter. The National Historic Register has its own set of guidelines, which must be upheld. Sacred land and memories are being violated. Zoomars has stated its intention to create a mini-dinosaur area. Frankly, there’s nothing wrong with a dinosaur learning or play area for children. It’s not a bad idea, but it’s the wrong location.

Last and most importantly, the facts: A dangerous precedence has been set. Zoomars did not get permission from the City Council, Cultural Heritage Commission or the Planning Depart-ment. Zoomars did not pull permits and Zoomars did not consult with San Juan Capistrano’s Code Enforcement staff. The most bothersome is that Zoomars directly violated the Los Rios Specifi c

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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 Capist-rano Dispatch staff. We appreciate their willingness to share their views, and we invite responses to be sent to [email protected].

Ready to Take on New ChallengesSan Juan Hills Class of 2012

Capo Dispatch Valedictorians and Salutatorians

San Juan Hills Scholar of Scholars: Dominick WongSan Juan Hills Stallion of the Year: Michelle AlmanzaSaddleback Valley Christian Schools Scholar of Scholars: Brittany Renae ThaungJSerra Valedictorian: Thomas AllenJSerra Salutatorian: Sam MillerCapistrano Valley Christian Schools Valedictorian:Sonia ZhangCapistrano Valley Christian Schools Salutatorian: Courtland SherreittSt. Margaret’s Valedictorian: Ted Ko

heir speeches were similar in theme, despite differ-ing greatly in design and delivery.

San Juan Hills High School seniors Kelly Delga-dillo, Marc Urbino and Dominick Wong each took to the podium to deliver their parting words to their 436 peers who made up the graduating class of 2012.

Delgadillo went fi rst, citing the likes of John F. Kennedy and Henry David Thoreau in her speech. Urbino followed, with a decidedly more comical approach that drew heav-ily from his personal experiences.

And then spoke Wong, whose speech struck a balance between that of his two predecessors but with no less aplomb.

“I don’t pretend to know what lies beyond the other side of those doors … I only know that we are here to-gether now, just as we have been for four wonderful years of waiting, trying to fi gure out this mess we call life,” said Wong, who, as the Scholar of Scholars, was the lone graduate to wear a gold cap and gown that almost-quite-literally highlighted his 4.6 grade-point average—the highest in the class. “As we go out into the world beyond these modest hills, we will face whatever lies out there with the bold tenacity and the fi erce determination that we’ve taught each other.”

Ushered on by their three commencement speakers’ call for a fearless approach to their post-high school lives, the San Juan Hills class of 2012 celebrated its graduation

on Wednesday, June 20 at the Bren Events Center, on the campus of UC Irvine, and in front of family, friends and school offi cials.

The class of 2011 owns the distinction of being San Juan Hills’ fi rst graduating class. But based on the words of Delgadillo, Urbino and Wong and the collective list of accolades and triumphs, the class of 2012 are trailblazers in their own right.

In a year marked by further district-wide budget cuts, the class of 2012 has proven to be a resilient bunch, according to Principal Tom Ressler, as evidenced by the highest standardized test scores for a senior class in the school’s fi ve-year history.

“The standards they set for future classes would be just how you accept other people, how you always work hard, and when you run into disappointments, you just keep going,” said Ressler. “They were very united. They recognized that sometimes the path is more important than even the goal you have.”

Whatever their goals may be, the path will continue for many of the graduating seniors. From the Academy of Art University in San Francisco to Willamette University in Salem, Ore., there are more than 150 different colleges and universities that San Juan Hills students will be at-tending this fall.

Wong, who will be studying sociology at UC Berkeley and would like to pursue a career in education or social work, said that the uncertainty of life after high school is something that excites him, much like the uncertainty of entering San Juan Hills four years ago.

“Everyone else was apprehensive about it because San Juan Hills was the school by the dump, we only had two years going for us, but I liked it. I felt comfortable,” said Wong.

In his speech, Wong told his classmates, “We each left our childhoods at that doorstep and when we each leave here, we must learn to be adults—a task that may scare you … I don’t know what the future has in store for us, but I have little doubt that we will rise to the challenge.”

— Brian Park

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San Juan Hills Stallion of the Year Michelle Almanza, Scholar of Scholars Dominick Wong and Senior Class President Colbie Racobs moments before their commencement ceremony. Photo by Brian Park

Gustav Alexander ÅsbergAston Burton ÅsbergOliver Georg Åsberg Nicky AbanianAlexander J. Adams Jesenia AguilarKevin AguirreRicardo AguirreConnor Robert AlaridPedro Fernando AlegreIsolde M. Alfaro Michelle AlmanzaGabriella Anna Angotti-JonesFernando Lagunas AntunezDulce Monica Anzures BahenaBenjamin AquinoWiley Coyote ArchboldNatalie ArciniegaEdy Emmanuel ArcosJonathan Tyler ArevaloEmily Jean ArringtonAishani Ataliwala Nathan Jason AuclairCristian Garceau AvilesAaron Michael AzoffEvan BackalCarly Austin BaggHirod R. BahadoriJuan Carlos BalderasJoseph Dizon BalingitMolly Kate BarbyChristopher Henley BarnesJustin Lee BarnesLuis Angel BarreraAllyson Carol BarysSamantha BattisKyle Austin BauerMackian John BaumanMarcella Two Doves BelardesKathleen Elizabeth BellHaylee Brooke BergstromJoshua Thomas BertogTyler James BickelBrendan Scott BiedermannMadison Brianne BishopAshley Marie BloodgoodMax Jacob BlumenNicholas Joseph BrennemanKimberly Paige Brooks-GonzalezForrest James BrownJared Roy BrownKristin Bobbi BrownKeatyn Renae BucknamRyan J. BurkeKristen K. Busan

Aubree Noelle CalderwoodJessica Danielle CaldwellSteven Kyle CamposJanet Cano- FrancoTony CardenasNeeley Christine CarlierCody Steven CarmeloAlexandria CarrErick Arturo CarrilloJesse Keiki’aina CarrilloLeila Keikilani CarrilloMichael CarterOscar CarvajalAlex Fernando CastanedaKassandra Lyanne CazaresMadison Ann Centen-RightmireAlma D. CervantesCameron Samuel ChapmanJack Rhys ChapmanHolly Lynn ChaseLindsey Rose ChaseGregory Edmund ChavezGuadalupe ChavezAmy Claire CheeverEmily Elyse ChetneyMatthew Ryan ChetwoodSean Robert ChinneryAshlee Diane ChowRaul CibrianMitchell Anthony CiccomascoloJayne Carmen ClarkBrynn Marie ClarkeNicolas David ClevelandCilver Tiffany ColemanJody Paige ConnersLuis Francisco ContrerasYasmin CoronadoXavier Favian CortezJedediah Charles-Dean CoxTimothy Joe CrankshawJenna Noelle CrisostomoWilliam Felipe CrisostomoAnn Olivia CrowRyan Michael CroweHector Abel CruzAlexander George DafnisChristopher Daniel DaloIsaiah Blair DanleyEvan Alexander Da SilvaMiranda Ferguson DavisNau De PazJesse Blair deDianousAnaluisa Del RiveroKelly G. DelgadilloClaudia Pineda Delgado

Alexis Yvonne D’EpagnierXavier Alexander DeShayKaren Christine DiazTina DibayiKaitlin Rae DillonKevin Doaifi Riley Bowman DrewKateri Briana DrewesAntonio Luis Calugtong EbolDanielle Rose EdenLeslie Michelle EigleEdlin Veronica Enciso-VegaTaylor Michael EnsleySarah Anne-Marie EntezariHana Christine EricsonAlyssa Joann EspinozaMadison Waite EstelAngel Javier Mendoza EstradaAlejandro EzquivelKori Lynn Fairfi eldIliana FariasKristina Nicole Felix-Tuu’uMaria Elizabeth FernandezMelvin FindleyIban Jesus FlorentinoCarlos Estevan FloresDaniela FloresTroy Arthur Jacob FlynnGrant Reid FoerstelJeremy Allen FogleChristopher ForemanHope Katherine FrischBrooke Ashley FryerJanet Delgado FuentesKattie Jasmin FuentesShane Christian Fulton-DragottaEmily Noel GallaherYeri Esmeralda GallegosNicole Catherine GarauLaura GarciaMatthew Ellison GarciaRyan Howard GeeKalen Leigh GellLaurel Susan Fishinghawk Ger-manyShelby Diane GillEleazar GonzalezLeonardo Daniel GonzalezSean Patrick GoodwinSarah Helene GordonJanelle Marie GrantAlexandria Noel GreeneCoulter F. GrenierBettina Adrianna GrilloDylan James Robert GronnerudAlexandra GrosKirsten Elizabeth GrossenNathan Alan GrubbLauren Michelle GrulkowskiSergio Guadarrama OcampoMarissa Ann GustavsonTailyr JaNae HaagChadwick Bradly HallOrion Jay Halva-FerreroBrandon Thomas HamiltonAustin Blaine HanksDevan Riley HardingAlexandra Jade HarriganKatherine Gayle HarrisKirby Christine HarrisKaren Zuleyma HernandezMiguel Angel HernandezGina Maree HewittNichole Thapany HickeyVictoria Rose HigginsMadison Elizabeth HoferCamille Nicole Holbrook

GraduatesSan Juan HillsSan Juan Hills

Shelby Ann HollowayGrant M. HonetschlagerHope MacRae HonetschlagerAbigail Joie HopkinPhillip HorrackDena Michelle HoutStefan Nicholas HuberLlexza HuckabyJose E. HuertaKiana Ranica HuiDonna HurtadoGianna Marie IavaroneVeronica IbarraSarah InlowIsaiah IrbySamantha Elizabeth JacksonJanelle Ann JankeHannah Christine JarvisNicky Donnell JenkinsAlexandra Rene JerniganSofi a KabirTatianna KahaSarita Kriti KanamarlapudiSarah Samir KantariBrittany Kinuye KatoShawn Mark KayHeather Nicole KeilJakob B. KellettConnor Ryan KellySina KhatirManali KhatriJay-Kyung KimBrian Henry KlotzBria Jorrae KnowlesRebecca Dorothy KremerMatthew Reid KroeChelsea Michelle KruthersKristine Marie KurraschOlivia Francis LachenauerRobert LaneVictoria Christine LarsonKaley Nicole LascolaRiley Harrison LaveringCassidy Dianne LawleyZakary Robert LepreTaylor Danielle LewisMadison Glenn LindekensEmily Nicole LindseyHunter Taylor LittlejohnEmily Lynn LoboMaria Elena LopezMartin Lopez-BandaKatelyn Mchall LorenzenOlivia Marie Lowe

Lorena LoyaSarah Ashley LuxonTaylor Margaret Rebecca K MajorAustin Michael MannErika Allie MarshallDavid Alfonso MartinezLeonardo Manuel MartinezYasmin Rivera MartinezMichael Carl MassaroClayton Sterling MathewsMatthew MaxeyAldo Gamboa MataMaria Guadalupe MayaRyan G. McCarthyHailey Madeline McClainKaitlin Ann McDonaldBrian Kevin McInerneyJacob Mitchell McIverKianna Danae McManusMarisa Claire McNameeMercedes Victoria MearsRicardo MedinaJessica Paola MedranoDavid Roman MenaAllison Marie MendezAlexander Quentin MilewskiNathan MillatMaxwell Martin MillerRebecca Anne MillerSarah MirakhorliWahlid MohammadEdwin MolinaAllison Elaine MonahanSteven Gregory MontevideoBryan Joseph MoralesJose A. MoralesEric MorenoPhoebe Renee MorganJake Matthew MuckKaren MurilloRyan Martin MurphyTyler David NailGiuseppe Giovanni NavarroIsamar Andrea NegreteNicole Kiyono NelsonOlivia Rae NeuBrianna Nicole NicosiaEsteban P. Ocampo, Jr.Jasmin OcampoJavier Ocampo MenaKimberly OchoaCory Don O’Day(Continued)

Bolded names indicate valedicatorians.

San Juan Hills High School Graduates (Continued)

Alexi OnofreAlaia Chloe Ann OrlickChristian Andrew OrtizHeliodoro Ortiz, Jr.Leonel Ortiz, Jr.Katherine Elizabeth OttKjersten Hannah OvesonErica Ruth OwenNicole Marie OylerMarilu PachecoCassidy Lynn PairJoseph Michael PalmerIvan Palomera-SaldivarCarlos PalomeroElinell Roque PamintuanTracy Lee ParcoScout Thomas Parker

Ramon Alejandro PedrazaAdriana PeñaJanet Perales-ReyesEliana PerezJose Manuel PerezJustim Jose PerezMaria Guadalupe PerezYolimer Cuellar PerezChloe Lynn PetroneGabrielle Elaine PfauAlexander Trevon PickeringJake Andrew PintarVictoria Carlota PitaKaitlyn Alexandra PlourdeForest Parker PoppaAnthony Price-RestaArthur PriestNicholas Edward PufpafBrandon David PughColbie Rene RacobsCynthia RamirezVictor RamosJacob Richard ReimersGeordi August ReinerKennady Savannah ReulandJensen Robert ReyesAlec William RichterKellie Ann RinglerBrisa Jazmin RodriguezDeborah Naisha RodriguezGypsy RodriguezJeannine RodriguezJessica RodriguezMaria Magdalena RodriguezNicholas Alexander Rodriguez

Norma Celia RodriguezRyan Austin RodriguezAlexis Joy RogersDerek Michael RomeroCaleb Dillon RoushNatalie Luisa RudloffAzadeh Safavi-TehraniLogan A. SalatHoracio SanchezIsaiah B. SanchezJavier SanchezTeagan Christine SanchezJoaquin Sanchez GonzalezFernanda Daniela SantillanRaquel SeguraEmily Elizabeth SenesChanel Marie ShankHailee Marie SherwoodSadie Sue SileskiMateus Cesareo SilvaWylie Grey SimpsonTanisha SinghCassandra Anne SisnerosKarissa Breanne SisolaJanelle E. Slater Morgan Victoria SlyeNathan John-Allan SmithBrooke Marie SotoJorge Jacob SotoMadison Rae SpangenthalDavid Robert SpiersDylan William SpraljaAllyson Jeanne SprengerNicholas James SteilHaley Gabrielle Stewart

Airik Dean StrandbergOwen Henry Talbot StrassnerAlexander J. StropkoChloe Alexandra StrumpfElizabeth Margaret SummersTatijana SuskoEmma SutherlandJenna Rebecca SweeneyMadeline Marie TaylorBrendan Anthony TerrellWilliam Blake ThompsonDiana Laura TiemposErick TorresJerry Diaz TorresMaria Guadalupe TorresMarissa Nicole TriboletMerrick Brad TuttleCaden D. UnderwoodMarc Frederick UrbinoMeredith Soul ValdezRyleigh ValdezTyler Thomas VanceBrittany Anne VanSmaalenAubree Rose VasquezFabian Eduardo VazquezOlivia Rose VegaOmar Alfredo VenturaJaniel VictorinoJose Luis Lopez VieyraTracey Jayne VogtBrionna S. VoytovichChristina Annette WallaceMegan Nicole WalleyMcKenzie Lee WalshRachael Mercy Walsh

Tyler Walter WebsterCharli Suzanne WeieKody Brandt WeilCameron Michael WeinbergHaley Elizabeth WernerGeorge Richard WiddowsonMaximilliano George Huartato Juares WilliamsAlexandra Mia WipplerDominick Eugene Wong*Garrett Martin WrightJacob Ryan WrightMatthew Stevens WrightAmelia XifoQuinn XifoTrevor Dean YarnallLaura Anne YoungItzel Cardoso ZagalRosa Angelica ZamarripaAndres ZamoraErica ZavalaJacob Ryley Zawoysky

*Dominick is graduating with the highest overall weighted grade-point average, 4.6, based on coursework in English, history/social science, math-ematics, science and world languages. He will be attending the University of California, Berkeley this fall and plans on majoring in sociology.

GraduatesSt. Margaret’sSt. Margaret’s

Nicholas Daniel AdamsJoseph Stephen AgüeroMary Catherine AhearnRobyn Allan Melanie Kathryn ArnoldRamon Ignacio ArriagaNatalie Ann Barbaresi Christopher Colin BarwickChristopher Douglas BauerAurahm Justin BayatJessica Michelle BissontzPaul Benjamin Brenneman*Conor Timothy BurkeMartin Joseph BurkeIvana Chabeli CantunaConner Eric CarnahanGabrielle Electra Carpenter † Jacob Harris Carpenter †

Isabella Carracino* Tara Rose CassanoHayden Raine CavesEsmeralda ChaidezElizabeth ChenTiffany Katherine ChengCrystal Su-Lin Chin † Chelsie Courtney ChurchillGeorge McGuigan ClemmonsJake Tyler DappenJoan Christine DavidsonAshley Katherine DavisHayden Giovanni deCarion † Oliver William deCarion † William Mark Desmond † Katherine Ainsley DonahueMatthew Lawrence Dueñes*Arian John Faraji Najet Lily FazaiDavid Joseph Field Katherine Elise FragapaneRocelle Eden FrostJacob Marvin Garrett † Jessica Jeanette Garrett † William Philip GaudreauJonathan David GencarellaCole David GennrichRyan Elliott GoodingLauren Sadie GottliebMadison Elizabeth GottliebAndrew Arthur GreeneNatasha Christine GreyFabiola Candela HernandezHeather Marguerite HughesMeaghan Adelaide Hurr*Kent Julian IizukaMadison Skye JahnBethany Rebecca JohnsonColin Wolcott Johnson †

Matilda Rae Keane† David Youbin KimMatthew Nicholas KlossTed Ching-Teh Ko † Ekaterini Sophia KontoulisMichael Akira Kushner † Monika Iva Laird † Kyle Andrew LarrabeeSamantha Elizabeth LarsenGabriela Teran LeichnitzNolan Ryan LynchAshleigh Spencer MagnusByron Vito ManzoJennifer Alexandra ManzoJames Cameron MarcuClementine Rose Marcus † Jordan Isaac McDanielTabitha Francine Miller

Matthew Kenji MiyamotoMaxwell Charles Monahan † Emily Roseanne Moore † Marina Morales GonzalezCatherine Alice NallyAbigail Elizabeth Mae NemethMark Andre OlivierLauren McCaully Patch*Hasina S.PatelGregory Everett Paul † Stephanie PerezVeronica Antonia PowellAlexander James Ramadan † Alena Macedo RiggsAlexandria Marie Robinson † Anastasia Nicolette RobinsonEllen Mary RoneyAnam Sadruddin

Saba Saghafi Katherine Trevas Schneider † Camille Barbara SheetsDavid Anthony Shelly*Chase Lee StueberChristian Teruo Tanaka † Ryan Geoffrey TanakaJennifer Nicole Tedori † Nicolas Sebastien Toubia Barrett Keagy TravisBrian Esler Holland VailCaroline Braddy Walters † Heather Jean Zusman † Jenna Elizabeth Zusman † Nicholas Taylor Zusman †

† Student since Preschool* Student since Kindergarten

St. Margaret’s Valedictorian Ted Ching-Teh Ko. Courtesy photo

Carson Vellanoweth AcostaKerilynn Grace AdamsErica Julieann AguileraTae Young (Tony) AhnRachel Holly AhrensAustin Michael AllenThomas William Allen, ValedictorianKarl Patrick AmesWilliam Bernard AndersonAllison Marie AquilinoGiulia Marie ArcuriKatelyn Victoria AshbyAlyxandra BakerNatalie Elena BarkleyBrooke Taylor BarnidgeRobin Paige Elizabeth BarrShannon Renee BarrettJohn Clint BarronKyle Reese BarronNicole Marie BartoTyler Frazer BeemanHenry Steven BehrleKaitlin Elise BianchiTanner BilyLuke Taylor BlanchartAlison Michelle BlountTrent Bryan BoiceDante Paolo BorrusoGiacomo Vito BorrusoMatthew Roger BowmanChelsea Christine BradyWhitney Elizabeth BraeutigamKaitlyn Ann BrogdenJacob Michaelson BrowningAna Paula BuenoAustin Hartman BuhlerTayla Lee BurkeCristian CanalesHelena Aria Cardiel-StevensJosef Sergei Calayag CastroAlexandra Danielle CelonaLeslie Clotilde ChangTrevor Michael CharpieShengdi ChenShelby Angela CiullaBlake Taylor CliftonChristine Elaine ClinkinbeardShannon ConboyDaniel Marshall CorwinKathryn Carter CoxStuart Alexander CummingDerrick William D’AmicoSara DabbaghNatasha Marie DaboubHeather DadashiBryan Scot DahlNicholas Frank Darras

Sarah Adams DavidJordan Alexandra DavisDanielle Rae Del RioJames Thomas DonovanSarah Marie DonovanCody Marcel DupuisFrederick Victor Ferketic IIIJohn Erik FerrierCaitlin Anne FitzpatrickBrian Michael FlammerErin Theresa FlanaganAshley FlorisCaitlin Ann FranscellSamuel T. FreudenbergerMichael James FreySara Patricia GallagherJessee Patrick GameErica Danielle GarciaCamila Katherine GilbertSean GlackinSarah Catherine GleasonRobert Paul Goe, Jr.Lauren Marie GomezAmanda Maria GraceffaSebastian Alexander GrantCollin Delmar Griffi ttsJuliette Nicole GuerryAustin Jacob GuzmanPorter James HahnJake Benson HallSara Elizabeth HaneyRami Elias HannaSamara Elias HannaConnor Stephen HansenJacqueline Colleen HarkinsCharles Henry HarmonRyan HashemiRobert Edmondson Hearn IIIEdwin Michael HendrickLogan McKenzie HendricksonRyan Louis HipshmanWilliam George HoagNicole Jeannette HoesThomas Kenneth HondaBrynne Juliana HustrulidSagar S. JambusariaTroy Andrew JanikowskiAndrew Henry JensenJames Parker JohnsonMargaret Rose JohnsonNikole Marie JohnstonOlivia Frances JonesSuness Johnie JonesThomas JosephLauren Rebecca JurewiczCatherine Ann JuskaClarice Elizabeth Juska

Travis Daniel KellyDaniyel KimGa Hyun KimHunter James KimplerCaroline KossDimitri Alexander KoutroulisRiley Owen KozlowskiJoshua Alan KranawetterRyan Patrick KranigerBrendan Joseph LankJonathan LaRosaMatthew George LauenerEmily Grace LawrenceStephanie LeJae Wook (Daniel) LeeKathrine Alexandra LemosTravis Jon LesethAlison Leigh LewisJiayong LinStephen Brent Lindsey-OrtegaAllan Lee LipniskyShane Matthew LongwayDavid Christopher Lown IIBrendan Ming Sien LukeAshleigh Catherine LuscheiSavannah Lynne LuscheiJeremiah James LussierDaniel Thomas MahanBryan Joseph MaldonadoAllison Jayne ManningLuke Jackson MartinAlexander Andre MatarScott Michael MatthewsPatrick Ryan McManusRebecca Marjory McQuinnConrad James MeinholdConnor MendozaBrendon Fyfi eld MeyerNicole Gabrielle MicalizziDavid Thomas MickleSydney Lauren MilesSamuel Lee Miller = SalutatorAriana MinaiAdam Joseph Molina

GraduatesJSerra

Kevin Michael MontevideoEric John MooreCarly Elizabeth MorrisJenna Marie MorrisTroy Adam NewellBrady Scott NicholsonMichael Edward NowickiShea Kathleen O’ReillyTaylor Nicole OgdenErik Gunnar OhlundKirsten OlivierJonah Gabriel OrtizEric Anthony OymaianKelsey PalsgaardJae Hyun ParkKeith Thomas ParkerMathew John ParkerJoseph Declan PauluzziErika Kristin PeratonerDaniele PerazzoDack Brian PetersenCharles Tyler PlumpGregory Vernon Pore’Andrew Joseph PotterHailey Rose PrescherJohn Ellis PressonJacob Aaron PurcellKevin Robert RajcicKatherine Marie RakowDaniel Jacob RazzanoDylan Chase ReddingRyan Robert ReidMadeline Rose RenezederGarrett Alexander RibasSean Michael RobbJordan Lee RodarteHeather Leanne RosenMatthew Richard RuddMallory Quinn SaldanaMichael Clarence Salzle-MartinezRenee Matsue SamuelsonLauren Michelle SchwartzJohn Lawrence SiegelKelsey Rae Simonson

Eric Stuart SitkoKent Thomas SmithHalo Faberge St. Clair BairdLauren Renee StaffordDaniel Alexander StarsiakAleksandr StashikKevin T. StidhamThornton Bradley StockwinLauren Catherine StrnadAndrew StrohlEvan Virgil StrombergerRyan Charles SuttleStephen Robert SuttleBlake Anthony TafoyaKira Lei TangJuan Diego Galvan TempleSharon Teresa TengolicsJonathan Gregory TheodoreElijah Nelson ThomasHenry Richard Thomson-SmithKristjan James ThordarsonLauryn Elizabeth ThorpeJalen TraversDanielle Leonor VazquezRachelle Elizabeth VazquezLeah Renee VitranoJake Matthew VogtConnor Sheridan WagstaffAlyssa Lynne WebbPeter John WhiteKier A. WilcoxAlexandria Christine WilkAustin Martin WilliamsJonavaughn Rishard WilliamsKyle Keith WillisCaroline Christina WilsonTaylor John WilsonHaven YangNicolette Jeanmarie ZakEric Stephen ZamucenMichael Clark ZanidesJiarui Zhou

Senior Daniel Jacob Razzano (center) celebrates his graduation from JSerra High School with his brothers. Courtesy of JSerra High School

Timothy Matthew AneyBroden James BabickMonica Summer BalmerAnsley Engram BridgesBrandon Michael BurgerJinyi Regina CaiHannah CameronJacen Gabriel CarpenterCasey DeffenbaughAnh Bao DuongSamuel EichlerQian Fu

Kimberly Elizabeth HarrisHannah Mary Joy HartmanZachariah George HerrickBrianna MacKenzie HickeyJordan HodgeKathryn Elizabeth HortonChloe Elizabeth JolliffAimee Belle KeehnJun Su KimDaniel KohChristian Jon LenzenJae Won LimHuang Derek LuFrancesca Marie Manzo

Kelli Faith NelsonKyle Andrew PickellGiselle PurecoLogan Alexandra PurgasonAshley Morgan RadasCourtland Michael SherreittJeffrey Phillip SholarJessica Anne UpdegraffKassidy Channing WestSiyi YangBryant ZengSonia Lee ZhangYing Sabrina ZhaoKemiao Chloe Zheng

Graduates

Graduates

Capistrano Valley Christian School

Saddleback Valley Christian School

Kimberly Elizabeth HarrisHannah Mary Joy Hartman

Graduates

Scholar of ScholarsBrittany Renae ThaungValedictoriansJohn Lowell AndersonSean Anthony BowersDanielle Christine Marilyn Jean ChambersJoshua Allen CrichtonYoungJae LeeSierra Noelle MaytorenaBrendan Thomas McIntoshJenna Nicole ReedKyle Alexander SpeikNicole Elizabeth StaffordBrooke Christina Wanser

Jarod Curtis AbneyArianna Rose AnvariLaura Rebecca BarryRyan Charles BialobreskiChristian Jesus BonifacioLevi Pierce BurbageSara Joy Buster

Madison Ellen Chambers-GarciaYani Ya-Tzu ChenMilton Kam Shing CheungSabryna Layne CostelloMark Christopher EdmondsonJacob Andrew EstenJoshua David FanningElizabeth Cathryn HamadaRachel Christine HandVictoria Anne HayesBlake James HeathertonEric Chan Ieong HoMick Chung-Ming HsiehMahala Rain HughesDavid Rey JocsonCurran Michael JohnAlec Landon KnappWonJae LeeJohn Huei-Hsuan LinMichelle Yu-Tung LinEmily Alicia MajanoMichael Vincent Marandola

Wesley A MarienthalJasmine Olivia MartinZachary Irons MorrisKami Mariko NishikawaAlexis PaiementJonathan PenalozaSarah Cynthia PerezAlina Marie PopJessica Nicole PowersRachel Leanne RainsAlexander John RoveskSierra Rae SalviatiNathan Michael SheldonBrandi Marie SicilianiJoo Young SongLacey Nugent TrippNathanial Ellis TumlinsonAlexis Victoria VarelaStephen Luke VerstegenAdam Michael WebbCrandall Jeanne Viter Brendan Carey WardNicolas Zhaojie Xie

Valedictorian Sonia Zhang

Salutatorian Courtland Sherreitt

SOAPBOX

Plan. Residents and businesses alike on Los Rios Street are obligated to abide by the plan. Zoomars needs to be held accountable and should remove the dinosaur until the issues of compliance and more are decided.

The bottom line is that all of this was avoidable if Zoomars had followed due process, instead of exercising blatant disregard for well-established laws and ordinances.

DRIVERS MUST TAKE CARE IN EQUESTRIAN AREAS

—Kim Crawford, San Juan CapistranoThe City of San Juan Capistrano’s his-

tory and culture supports a very active equestrian community. Unfortunately, it seems that some of the automobile drivers in the city do not understand the importance of our safety when they encounter riders on the road. Today, I had a very dangerous encounter with a driver while I was on my horse cross-ing San Juan Creek Road at Tar Farms. There is a crossing with stop signs that allows us to enter the trails into the hills. A truck had stopped to let my friend and

I cross, however, the impatient adult driver of a new silver Kia Optima (with paper plates, or else I would have your license number) decided to pass him and get very close to our horses. We could have been seriously injured or worse. Please be careful in equestrian areas and do not step on the gas or honk your horn when you encounter horse and rider. We appreciate it.

BE ON THE LOOK OUT

—Lena Harvey, San Juan CapistranoI always read your Capistrano Dis-

patch that is filled with happy, fun-filled events, advertising, community calendar and (column) “Finding a Mate after 50.” The latter one seems so irrelevant to our community because San Juan Capistrano seems to have a lot of fami-lies and not so many singles that your newspaper needs to spend half a page on. Sorry. Just my personal opinion.

On May 15, my world changed a bit. After having been a resident of San Juan Capistrano for more than seven years, we got burglarized. Somebody had been watching us for a while and kept track

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of when we left in the morning and entered our house between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.

We live up in the hills on the left hand side going south on Interstate-5 — a safe, sleepy, mostly retired community, where most residents start their day around nine in the morning.

The predators used a “hide-a-key” to enter our home and stole our big screen TV and a safe filled with our past and present life. They went through the entire house, leaving two cigarette butts as the only clue in our garage. They seemed very familiar with the surround-ings.

Going through our house with their filthy fingers, they stole — among other precious things — a passport, hard drive with photos of our happier times from over 11 years ago, several expen-sive watches and some inherited little heirlooms from my early childhood—a watch and watchband my now deceased father used to wear.

I treasured that watch and band in my lone moments missing my dad. It meant something very special to me. Now, it’s gone.

The police came out and did their usual report, and that was it. Being burglarized in your home is a pretty ter-rifying experience, mentally.

Don’t you think this is something worth mentioning, that how cute and pretty this little horse and cowboy town is but something more is brewing underneath. People are being preyed upon. Don’t you think it’s worth telling my fellow neighbors? Guess what? Somebody wants what we have, they spy on us, and we are so stupid and trusting of all the cars, trucks driving by staring at all the silent beauty we have up on the hill. So look out, fellow neighbors.


YOUR TWO-WEEK EVENT PLANNER

GETTING OUT

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

BASIC NEEDS, SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Ecology Center hosts ethnobotanist, plant ex-plorer and author, Mark Plotkin. $10-$20. 2701 Alipaz St., San Juan

Capistrano, 949-443-4223, www.theecologycenter.org.

HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR 1 p.m. SJC Historical Society leads a tour to see Los Rios Historical District, O’Neill Museum, Montanez Adobe, the Mission and more. Meet at the

train depot on Verdugo Street. Every Sunday. $2 adults, $1 children. 949.493.8444, www.sjchistoricalsociety.com.

SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Enjoy a free concert at Heritage Park with Elton the Early Years and Simon, Mitchell & Joel (Not a Law Firm). 3400 Old Golden

Lantern, Dana Point, 949.248.3530, www.danapoint.org.

SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH THE FULLTONES 2:30 p.m. Swallow’s Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

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DANA POINT CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Two-day event at the St. Regis and Sea Terrace Park with more than 200 classic cars. $30. One Monarch Beach Resort, Dana

Point, 949.433.1303, www.danapointconcours.org.

MARIACHIS AT THE MISSION 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Cap-istrano Community Mariachi program at Mission San Juan Capistrano. $5-$9. 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.

TASTE OF DOHENY 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Food, music, brewer-ies, a car show and more at Sea Terrace Park. Niguel Road & PCH, Dana Point, www.tasteofdoheny.com.

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SJC’S FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION & FIREWORKS 3 p.m. The city’s event with activi-ties, food, live music, and more, plus a fi reworks

show around 9 p.m. at San Juan Sports Park, 25925 Cami-no Del Avion, 949.493.5911, www.sanjuancapistrano.org.

LIBRARY LEGO DAY 2 p.m. Fun with legos at the library for kids. 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.1752, www.ocpl.org.

GARDEN ANGELS 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Meet at Los Rios Park to volunteer. Bring gloves. 31661 Los Rios St., San Juan Capist-rano, 949.606.6386, www.goinnative.net.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME11:15 a.m. Children ages 3-6 and their caregivers are invited to join the library for stories, songs, crafts and fun. 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capist-

rano, 949.493.1752, www.ocpl.org.

COUNTRY DANCIN’ WITH PATRICK & FRIENDS6:30 p.m. Every Monday at Swallow’s Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

NETWORKING DINNER MEETING 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Topic is “Determine Your Cus-tomer.” $10-$15 (doesn’t include dinner). Sarducci’s, 26701 Verdugo, San Juan Capistrano,

888.244.4420, www.sanjuanchamber.com, www.nafe.com.

SURFERS HEALING BENEFIT CONCERT FOR AUTISM 8 p.m. Fundraising concert featuring the band Common Sense at OC Tavern. $20. 2369 S. El Camino Real,

San Clemente, 949.542.8877, www.octavern.com.

SJC ROTARY/TOYOTA CHARITY GOLF TOURNA-MENT 12:30 p.m. Tourney at San Juan Hills Golf Club. Fee $150 each. 32120 San Juan Creek Road, 949.233.7162,

FERNANDO RAMOS 6 p.m.-9 p.m. The solo mariachi guitarist plays at El Adobe every Friday and Saturday night. 31891 Camino Capistrano, 949.493.1163, www.eladobedecapistrano.com.

LARRY FRESCH 7:45 p.m.-11 p.m. Live music at The Vintage Steak House. 26701-B Verdugo St., San Juan Cap-istrano, 949.661.3400, www.thevintagesteakhouse.com.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. The 24-hour annual event held at the San Juan Capistrano Sports Park. 1 Via

Positiva, www.relayforlife.org/sanjuancapistranoca.

FUNNIEST HOUSE WIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY8 p.m. Live comedy at The Coach House. Tickets $20. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: BOOK SIGNING 4 p.m.-6 p.m. The Ecology Center features authors of The Urban Homestead, and Root Simple, Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne who lead a discussion on homestead tips and D.I.Y. skills followed by a book signing. 32701 Alipaz St., San Juan Capistrano, 949.443.4223, www.theecologycen-ter.org.

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“It’s better to burn out, than to fade away,” Kurt Cobain wrote in his infa-mous suicide note 20 years ago. He was quoting Neil Young’s song “My My, Hey Hey” from 1979. In between Neil’s song and Kurt’s letter, the line was also borrowed in the single “Rock of Ages” by ‘80s rock band Def Leppard. For the last six years, Chris D’Arienzo’s musical production “Rock of Ages” has been rocking and rolling with a soundtrack of popular tunes by Leppard, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Bon Jovi and Quiet Riot to name a few. This June, Warner Bros. re-leased the screen adaptation of the retro romp. It’s 1987 and all the hot, young people want to be on the Sunset Strip, specifi cally the Bourbon Room. Wide-eyed Oklahoman Sherrie (Julianne Hough) dreams of singing; young, ambitious Bourbon bartender Drew (Diego Boneta) hopes for rockstardom; club owner Dennis (Alec Baldwin) needs to save the place from bankruptcy; mayor’s wife

Patricia Whitmore (Catherine Zeta-Jones) wants to shut down the bar down; and Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) is the rock-star about to hit the city. Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand and Malin Ackerman round out the cast, with Adam Shankman as director. Cruise, Jones and Baldwin give memorably campy performances. But unfortunately it seems viewers under 40 are increasingly losing interest in the era. Classic rock lovers, however, will get a kick out of the farcical ode. — Megan Bianco

AT THE MOVIES: ‘ROCK OF AGES’ STILL ROLLIN’

Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand in “Rock of Ages.” © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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4LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY

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4COMMUNITY CALENDARFriday 6.22

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Cultural Heritage Commission Meeting 5 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Wednesday 6.27

Housing Advisory Committee Meeting 6 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Thursday 6.28

Citizens’ Bond Oversight Commit-tee 6 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Monday 7.2

Open Space, Trails & Equestrian Commission Meeting 6 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Tuesday 7.3

City Council Meeting 6 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

Thursday 7.5

Design Review Committee Meeting 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.

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ongtime San Juan resident Jeremiah Williams “Jed” Pearson III, a retired major general in the US Marine

Corps, who fl ew more than 400 combat missions during the Vietnam War and served as the former head of the manned spacefl ight program at NASA, passed away on June 1. He was 74.

Regarded for his intelligence and quiet demeanor, Pearson played an integral role in the formation of San Juan’s 1st Battalion, 11th Marines Marine Adoption

LCommittee in 2006 and served as the committee’s chairman for several years.

“The man was a great leader and a real intellectual,” said retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas Vetter, who worked with Pearson on the committee. “He wasn’t a person to mince words or waste time. When he did speak, it was with some great authority and conviction.”

Pearson was commissioned sec-ond lieutenant, upon graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology in

1960. He graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School in 1966. From 1974 to 1977, Pearson was assigned to Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the aviation plans offi cer in the Offi ce of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation.

During his fi nal assignment in the Ma-rine Corps at NASA, Pearson supervised 19 successful space shuttle missions, in-cluding the fi rst Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.

Pearson made an unsuccessful bid for

Former Council Candidate, Marine Passes Away at 74

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

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50: Tom Blake

Wasted Days and Wasted Nightshy do I keep loving you when you always make me blue?” are words from Wasted Days and

Wasted Nights, a popular 1959 song (re-make in 1974) by singer Freddy Fender.

Lately, more and more people have been asking me why older adults waste years staying in dead-end marriages and relationships.

A woman named Sharon wrote: “You meet someone and they express serious interest and days turn into months and months turn into years. But there is al-ways some reason that the other person can’t totally commit—kids from a previ-ous marriage, not the ‘right time,’ afraid of another divorce, and of course the classic, ‘Why do we need to get mar-ried? Can’t we just live together?’

“After an on-again, off-again relation-ship with a man for 18 years (yes, I am a slow learner), we fi nally broke up—this time for good. My advice is that if a man or woman can’t commit to their partner within a reasonable amount of time (I would say a year to two at the most), move on. Don’t waste precious years of

WMany older adults spend too many years in dead-end marriages and relationships

your life like I did.“I just turned 60, so

meeting someone may be too late for me. I wasted a lot of time on the wrong man.”

For Sharon, perhaps those 18 years weren’t entirely wasted. There must have been some good in them for her.

It’s not only women who get stuck in dead-end relationships. It happens to men as well. I have a male friend who has dated a woman for fi ve years. They have great compatibility and fun together. He’s ended the relationship eight times, but each time he goes back to her. She’s the one who won’t commit, because he’s 20 years older and she fears she’ll become a widow.

I know unhappy, miserable married couples who stay together. Why?

I’m not an expert so I cannot authori-tatively say why older adults remain in dead-end relationships. Everybody’s situation is unique, but here are a few of

my ideas and most of them center on fear.

It’s damn hard to break the chain. It can rip the insides right out of your stomach. I know; I’ve been through it. You’re afraid you’re going to hurt the other person; you feel guilty, blame yourself. You fear that dividing the as-sets is going to wipe you out fi nancially or cost you too much money and that you won’t be able to afford to live.

Or, you fear leaving your home where you love many things that are such a major part of your life: your garden, friends, neighbors, the roominess, the location, or having to abandon a cherished animal.

Maybe you just hate being alone.These factors are huge and have to

be weighed against the other side of the coin. The longer you stay in the wrong relationship, the longer you de-lay starting a fresh new life and delay the possibility of meeting a new person with whom to share the remaining years.

It takes incredible intestinal forti-

tude to make the break, and for some, they will never do it. The price is too dear. They may feel they are too old to start over. Staying isn’t necessarily a bad choice; it’s the best decision for them.

But as many widowed people—who didn’t make the choice but had it forced upon them—have found, the human spirit is remarkable in helping people bounce back and fi nd some rainbows later in life.

Why do so many older people waste years by staying too long in dead-end relationships? Perhaps our readers will share their opinions.

Tom Blake is a San Clemente resident and Dana Point business owner who has authored three books on middle-aged dating. For dating information: www.FindingLoveAfter50.com To comment: [email protected]. CD

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

a city council seat in 2006. On Tuesday, June 19, the City Council dedicated their meeting to Pearson.

“Our community and nation suffered a great loss with the passing of Gen. Pear-son,” said Mayor Larry Kramer. “It was an honor to know this man.”

The memorial service and interment will be conducted at Arlington National Ceremony at a later date. Pearson is sur-vived by his wife, son and two daughters. CD —Brian Park


5STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES & MORE

SPORTS& OUTDOORS

5By Steve Breazeale

The Capistrano Dispatch

JSERRA SWIMMERS PREPARE FOR OMAHA, OLYMPIC QUALIFYING

wo current members of the JSerra swim team, Katie McLaughlin and Kaitlyn Albertoli, are heading to the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb.

June 25 with hopes of earning a spot on the USA Na-tional swim team and a trip to the London Olympics.

Albertoli is attempting to qualify in the 50-freestyle event while McLaughlin is going for spots in the 100- and 200-freestyle and the 100- and 200-butterfl y. Preliminary heats start on Monday, June 25.

The two were part of a young JSerra swim team that exceeded expectations, winning the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championships May 12. The Lions were crowned CIF champs with only fi ve members on their team, four of them freshman.

“It was really exciting because we had a small team,” McLaughlin said of the CIF win. “We just went to have fun and didn’t expect to win.”

Both Albertoli and McLaughlin came up huge for the Lions at the Southern Section Finals and both of them were a part of the Lions 200- and 400-yard free-

Tstyle relay teams that won the two events.

As an individual at CIF, McLaughlin placed second in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:47.52 and won the 100-butterfl y with a 53.70 time.

Albertoli had a pair of second-place fi nishes in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events at CIF.

McLaughlin said that of the four events she is attempt-ing to qualify in at the trials, she does not have a favor-ite, or one that she thinks she is stronger in. She hopes she is solid enough in all four of the events to qualify.

Omaha will offer McLaughlin and Albertoli, who are both on the same club team, the opportunity to swim alongside some of their childhood idols.

“It would be really cool to qualify. But I’m really young and don’t have any expectations so I just want to go have fun,” McLaughlin said. “I’m looking forward to the experience...And I’m excited to watch guys like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte compete.”

Prelims at the trials run from June 25 to June 29. CD —Steve Breazeale

ix years ago coach Tom Lewis had an idea to start a summer basketball tournament to keep his high school team in shape. The former JSerra

coach knew that the area was rich in basketball talent, and he wanted to fi gure out a way to have a free fl ow style tournament that still offered competitive chal-lenges for teams.

The fi rst installment of the Summer Classic featured only 10 teams. Fast forward six years to the 2012 edi-tion of the tournament, which was held June 13 to June 17, where the number of teams in attendance was 52.

“One of keys (of the tournament) is to get quality reps,” Lewis said. “So we have a shot clock and play with a running clock. It gives coaches and teams the quality they’re looking for.”

Aside from the sheer number of teams that were

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involved in the 2012 SVC Summer Classic, what makes the tournament unique is the structure of it. Coaches get to pick and choose who they want to play and Lewis sets the schedule. He usually tries to accommodate two

of the coaches’ choices for matchups. The benefi t of selecting an opponent gives a coach

the chance to pit his team up against a larger team with more depth or an in-league rival, according to Lewis.

Lewis was happy with the way the Warriors played over the fi ve-day event and pointed to his team’s vic-tory over division rival St. Bernard, the reigning CIF Southern Section Division 5AA champion.

“St. Bernard is a team with a huge reputation. Beat-ing them was a huge win for us. It really helped our confi dence,” Lewis said.

Some standout tournament performers for the War-riors, according to Lewis, were junior Josh Adams and senior Bryan Velasco, who transferred from Servite at the end of last year.

The Warriors are set to compete in not one, but two tournaments at the same time starting June 21. They will play in an El Toro High sanctioned tournament as well as a Corona Del Mar run event. CD

FORMER JSERRA CATCHER THRIVING

IN FIRST FULL SEASON IN MINORS

Highly touted catching prospect and 2011 gradu-ate of JSerra High, Austin Hedges seems to be fi tting in nicely in his new role as minor league ballplayer.

Hedges once had a commitment to UCLA to play ball for the Bruins, but in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft, the San Diego Padres selected him with the No. 82 overall pick, and he signed.

In 183 at bats with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, a high A-minor league affi liate of the Padres, Hedges has collected 49 hits (.274 avg.), hit fi ve homeruns and stolen seven bases as of June 20.

While Hedges’ offense seems to be holding steady, it’s his defense that shines for scouts and managers. Hedges was named the best defensive catcher in the Padres farm system for 2012 by Base-ball America and the No. 10 overall prospect in the system by MLB.com. CD —Steve Breazeale

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

San Juan Hills senior Corey White competes in a game from last season. Courtesy photo

The spring practices are done for the San Juan Hills football team, but that doesn’t mean they get to take the summer off. The Stallions will be hosting their passing league tourna-ment, the Stallion Shootout, on June 23 at 8:30 a.m.

Passing tournaments are a good place for fans to take a look at which players will be stepping into roles that were once fi lled with seniors leaving for college.

The Stallions are coming off a 0-10 sea-son and will be without their main offensive weapon, Ryan Crowe, who was the team’s leading passer and rusher last season.

Soon-to-be junior Marco Cianciola will be one Stallion looking to make his mark. As a

sophomore, Cianciola got in 29 throwing at-tempts at the quarterback position, the only other Stallion besides Crowe with signifi cant reps. With Crowe gone, Cianciola could be the one to fi ll his void.

Reigning San Joaquin League champions Saddleback Valley Christian will be at the tournament with standout quarterback Bran-don Towles in tow. Towles threw for 1,845 yards and 25 touchdowns.

One SVC player to watch this weekend will be senior Forrest Lohman, who got time in at the running back position last season but will surely play a more prominent role in the fall, with the departure of last year’s featured back, Curran John. —Steve Breazeale

STALLION SHOOTOUT

Saddleback Valley Christian Summer Classic Tourney a Hit

Members of the 2011-2012 Saddleback Valley Christian basketball team. Photo courtesy of SVC Athletics

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