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Fifth grade students at R.H. Dana Elementary School in Dana Point are all smiles, waiting for the morning bell to ring. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Water District Applauds Residents’ Conservation Efforts

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Emergency Preparedness Expo Draws Largest

Crowd to DateLIVING/PAGE 13

As the School Bell Rings

Back to school at R.H. Dana Elementary brings changes,

a golden anniversary

Dolphins Football Set for Season Opener PAGE 15

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Traffic alerts will be available on www.danapoint.org on the home page under “City News” tab “Town Center” link “PCH/Del Prado Construction.”

A map of the full Del Prado Streetscape Improvement Plan can be found there as well. Updates will be sent from the city’s social media accounts at Facebook (www.facebook.com/DanaPointCityHall) and Twitter (@CityofDanaPoint).

For questions and more information, contact Matthew Sinacori, Dana Point city Engineer, at 949.248.3574 or at [email protected].—Eric Heinz

Doheny Village Planning Charette Begins Sept. 8THE LATEST: A four-day planning char-rette aimed at creating a land use plan and zoning code for upcoming development in the Doheny Village downtown area, is set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Avenue in Capistrano Beach.

The community workshop is the first in a series of four meetings with Opticos Design, Inc., the firm hired by the city to provide form-based code for the long-awaited revitalization plan for the neigh-borhood. The charrette will include daily design studio sessions where immediate feedback from the public will be gathered by Opticos to be used in the creation of a new zoning code.

At the first meeting, Opticos will introduce the plan for the charrette and familiarize attendees with the “building form” first and “building use” second process of form-based code that will be used in the plan.

WHAT’S NEXT: The charrette will continue on Sept. 9 and 10 with public open studio

time and a daily progress report from Opti-cos. These sessions will also be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Capo Beach Church.

On Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the same location, Opticos will give a final presentation. that will lead to the actual creation of the new code.

FIND OUT MORE: For more information, visit the city website at www.danapoint.org or contact Economic Development Manager Cindy Nelson at 949.248.3519 or [email protected]. —Andrea Swayne

Capo Beach Farmers Market Expands HoursTHE LATEST: The city of Dana Point an-nounced this week that the hours of opera-tion for the Capo Beach Farmers Market, held on Wednesdays in the Doheny Village area of Capistrano Beach, will be expanded.

“The attendance has been low with the earlier hours,” said Cindy Nelson, the city’s economic development manager. “We think the later hours will attract more shoppers as they return to the city from school and work.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The market hours, for-merly 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will now be from noon to 6 p.m. The Capo Beach Farmers Market is located at the corner of Doheny Park Road and Domingo Avenue, next to Lucy’s El Patio restaurant.

Dana Point’s weekend farmers market will continue to be held on Saturdays at La Plaza Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with hours expanded to 2 p.m. on the first Sat-urday of the month to accommodate the addition of an arts and crafts fair.—AS

CUSD Invites Public to Discuss Facility NeedsTHE LATEST: The Capistrano Unified School District is inviting community members to join a committee tasked with examining facility needs and funding chal-lenges facing the district.

All residents, parents, students, busi-ness owners, teachers, retirees and taxpayers within district boundaries are welcome to sign up to assist staff and administration in reviewing, discussing and ultimately making decisions regarding “current and future needs for improving and enhancing” school classrooms and campus facilities.

“The committee will also address school funding challenges, public information and community opinions as well as recommen-dation to the CUSD trustees,” a district press release read.

The community committee will meet on Thursdays for four weeks beginning Oct. 15 and concluding on Nov. 5. The meet-

ings will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will take place at the district office, located at 33122 Valle Road in San Juan Capistrano. CUSD asks that volunteers participate in all four meetings.

WHAT’S NEXT: Those interested in participating can sign up at capousd.ca.schoolloop.com, email [email protected] or mail a notice of interest to the district at 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. Potential volunteers are asked to submit their name, phone number and email address no later than 5 p.m. Sept. 30.—Allison Jarrell

Contractors Gather for SONGS Deconstruction Bid THE LATEST: Southern California Edison, the majority owner of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, hosted a networking session with subcontractors on Monday at Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point to discuss deconstruction of the shuttered power plant. More than 100 subcontrac-tors arrived at the Marriot to meet with the three main contracting companies that have been selected by SCE for the decon-struction of the nuclear power plant.

Many of the subcontractors at the event spoke about their experience in environ-mental reclamation and transportation of materials. Bechtel-Westinghouse, Q Energy Solutions and AECOM are the three main contractors selected for the deconstruction process that have teamed up with other larger contractors.

“We have to conduct a fair, equitable standard process,” said Doug Bauder, SCE vice president of operational services and chief procurement officer. “We ask from the prime vendors to make commitments to diverse business enterprise spending. The physical work doesn’t really start until 2017, so we’re out in front of that.”

One subcontractor, Bob Lawrence, president and CEO of MLM & Associates Engineering in Laguna Hills, has conduct-ed multiyear water quality inspections, including projects with LAX and adjacent areas in regard to environmental aspects.

As a small business owner, Lawrence said the competition for the project is “awesome.”

“You’re going up against some very big companies here,” Lawrence said. “Every-one’s trying to get a piece of the work. When you’re a small business, you’re like a minnow in a big lake, and you’re just trying to see how close you can get to the big fish.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The approval of the bid is expected to take place sometime in the first quarter of 2016. The bid process began Aug. 3. The duration of the decon-struction is expected to take eight to 10 years.—EH

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Town Center Lantern District Construction Update THE LATEST: Construction continued this week on Golden Lantern Street from Del Prado Avenue to La Cresta, as well as work on Amber Lantern, Ruby Lantern Violet Lantern and Old Golden Lantern streets south of Del Prado, according to a city of Dana Point traffic alert.

On Friday, the final phases of asphalt surfacing will take place on Golden Lan-tern from La Cresta to south of Del Prado. Traffic delays are expected on Golden Lantern during the construction, which typically takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHAT’S NEXT: PCH/Del Prado street construction is expected to be completed in September, according to city of Dana Point updates.

Road closures are expected from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 on Ruby Lantern from PCH to just south of Del Prado, and Violet Lantern will have closures across the Del Prado section. Amber Lantern and Old Golden Lantern will have closures Sept. 7 to Sept. 11 near the Del Prado intersections. Del Prado will remain open during these times.

FIND OUT MORE: To receive traffic updates, send a request by email to [email protected].

Asphalt resurfacing near Golden Lantern and Del Prado Avenue is in the final stages. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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Back to school at R.H. Dana Elementary brings changes, agolden anniversary

ith pencils, books, backpacks and tales of summer vacation adventures, students across

the Capistrano Unified School District returned to class this week. At R.H. Dana Elementary School in Dana Point, back to school brings exciting changes on campus and anticipation of an upcoming celebra-tion of the school’s 50th anniversary.

Prinicipal Christina Portillo, said the school welcomed nearly 300 students to class, just a bit fewer than last year, but with a collective enthusiasm just as great, or greater than previous years.

The new year brings much to look forward to she said, including new cur-riculum, Chromebooks for grades three through five, a fully-equipped art studio and the fun of planning the school’s up-coming golden anniversary festivities.

“This is the oldest school in Dana Point, established in 1966, so 2016 will mark its 50th year,” Portillo said. “We are still figur-ing out whether to celebrate in the spring or fall of 2016.”

Portillo herself has some big news too, having completed her doctorate degree in education and organizational leader-ship over the summer, she returns with a new title. And as we walked through the schoolyard before the day’s opening bell, her students seemed delighted to call out, “Good morning Dr. Portillo,” excitedly greeting her with their smiling faces.

“It was a three-year program at Brand-man University,” she said. “It has helped me to understand how to better work with

As the School Bell Rings

WBY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

Christina Portillo, principal at R.H. Dana Elementary School in Dana Point is greeted by students. Photo: Andrea Swayne

the staff and provide greater leadership and professional development.”

A new Math Expressions curriculum that teachers were trained on over the summer will be introduced. The program, based more on Common Core, has a tech-nology component, manipulatives and an increased emphasis on inquiry and using different strategies to achieve an answer, Portillo said.

“Our teachers have embraced it thor-oughly,” Portillo said. “They understand the concept behind finding evidence to base an answer upon and empowering students to find answers using different strategies—collaborating to achieve an answer.”

Going into the second year of Common

Core, Portillo said she suspects some of the push back in other districts may have been due to a lack of teacher training on how best to implement it.

“Where some districts have struggled, ours did a really good job last year of train-ing teachers and adopting great Common Core-based curriculum,” she said.

A new emphasis on allowing children to explore their creativity through art, with the addition of a new art studio is another reason to celebrate, Portillo said.

“My teachers were really inspired after visiting a number of other campuses and seeing art studios,” she said. “It will be a room, apart from the normal classroom, where teachers can take their students for Meet the Masters art lessons as well

as the teachers’ own curriculum-based lessons.”

The studio will be designed as a calm-ing and inspiring environment with music playing in the background and stocked with everything kids need to get their creative juices flowing.

“This is a piece that we haven’t had in the primary grades,” Portillo said. “Although our PTA does fund the Meet the Masters lessons for all the grades, art has been limited by not being part of the regular curriculum offered through the district. We wanted to explore that avenue and are excited to be bringing more arts opportunities into our school.”

The new studio, she said, is expected to be open within a month. DP

SAN CLEMENTEMeeting to Examine Establishing New San Clemente School District

San Clemente City Manager James Makshanoff will moderate a discussion regarding the establishment of a new school district in San Clemente. A memorandum published June 29 details the factors of the current school demographics and logis-tics with the city’s borders or adjacent to them. The report can be found on the city’s website at www.san-clemente.org under the Latest News section.

The meeting comes on the back of recent controversies within Capistrano Unified School District, which operates all San Clemente schools, particularly involving San Clemente High School.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. In order to get a propo-sition on the next election ballot, a petition would have to gather signatures from 25 percent of registered voters within CUSD. —Eric Heinz

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOCommunity Emergency Response Team Training Begins Sept. 16

San Juan Capistrano’s Community Emer-gency Response Team, or CERT, is hosting a

free six-week course for area residents age 16 and older.

CERT training, which has been offered by the city since 2003, aims to teach par-ticipants about the importance of disaster preparedness. Topics include fire safety, basic first aid, search and rescue methods, disaster psychology, team organization, ter-rorism and disaster simulation.

The next six-week course begins Wednes-day, Sept. 16. Classes are held 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., culminating in a Saturday morning simulated earthquake disaster drill from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CERT members receive about 20 hours of initial training. Sessions are conducted two times each year in Sep-tember and February.

For more information or to get a sched-

ule or an application, call 949.234.4565 or email [email protected]. Information about CERT is also available on the city’s website at www.sanjuancapist-rano.org/CERT.

In addition, on Saturday, Sept. 12, CERT will be holding its annual exercise—a simu-lated event that will take place in one of San Juan’s neighborhoods. More details will be provided at a later date. The exercise will include Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capist-rano. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to [email protected] as soon as possible so organizers can get a head count.—Allison Jarrell

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Free Electronics Recycling Event Set for Aug. 29Students in the Dana Hills High School

recycling club will host a free electronics recycling event on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dana Hills High School, 33333 Golden Lantern.

Drop off unwanted computers, moni-tors, televisions, cell phones, printers, ink and toner cartridges, microwaves, MP3 players, cables, wires and other electron-ics for recycling by All Green Electronics Recycling.

Proceeds will benefit the Dolphin Force

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DP Sheriff’sBlotterAll 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 website.

Monday, August 24

DISTURBANCEPacific Coast Highway/Ritz-Carlton Drive (2:34 p.m.) A homeless man sitting in front of the snack bar was reported. The caller claimed he smelled “foul.”

DISTURBANCEDel Prado, 24400 Block (1:23 p.m.)The caller believed a group of skateboard-ing kids was damaging the property.

DISTURBANCECamino Del Avion/Street of the Golden Lantern (1:45 p.m.) A homeless man was sitting on the corner, begging for money and cursing at people as they passed by.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NON-INJURYDel Prado/Street of the Violet Lantern (12:07 p.m.) A woman crashed her silver Mercedes into an unmarked ditch.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESCalle Real, 26800 Block (11:16 a.m.)A man believed to have run away from the recovery house on Los Ramblas came to the caller’s door.

VANDALISMDana Point Harbor Drive, 24500 Block (10:41 a.m.) A county car fell victim to ma-licious mischief in the east side parking lot.

DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPERDel Obispo Street, 34200 Block (6:37 a.m.)

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Community MeetingsTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Labor DayCity Hall offices closed.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8-10

Doheny Village Planning Charette5 p.m.-7 p.m. The public is invited to attend the opening presentation by Opticos Design, Inc. discussing the plan for the four-day Doheny Village planning workshop on Sept. 8. On Sept. 9 and 10, attend the public open studio time for the daily progress report. Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Avenue, Capistrano Beach, www.danapoint.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Doheny Village Planning Charette Closing Presentation11 a.m.-1 p.m. Final presentation from Opticos Design, Inc. showing results from the public open studio times. Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Avenue, Capistrano Beach, www.danapoint.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

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

ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7

Summer Weekend Trolley ServiceNoon-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat-urday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, through September 7. Trolleys are free and arrive at stops every 15 minutes. See trol-ley route map at www.danapoint.org. For real-time arrivals, visit the Trolley Tracker at www.dptrolley.com.

Two subjects left without paying the bill.

DRUNK DRIVINGStreet of the Golden Lantern, 34600 Block (12:21 a.m.) A woman was believed to be drunk after she was seen driving errati-cally through the parking lot.

Saturday, August 22

DRUNK DRIVINGStreet of the Golden Lantern, 34500 Block (11:47 p.m.) A limo driver appeared to be drunk after he ran into a center median and blew out the tires.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRUMCSTANCESEl Encanto Avenue, 34000 Block (11:13 p.m.) Police ran a patrol check for a white van driving around in circles with no lights on. The van was unknown to the area.

KEEP THE PEACECalle Maria, 27000 Block (10:56 p.m.)A caller’s neighbor claimed his charity event was too loud. The neighbor then parked his vehicle in front of the event and set off the car alarm to annoy the attendees.

PROWLERPalm Beach Court, 0 Block (10:54 p.m.)The caller reported a white man was in his backyard “on business.” Many similar calls were made and it was unknown if the caller had a mental illness.

CITIZEN ASSISTStaysail Drive, 25200 Block (10:51 p.m.)A man wished to make a complaint about whoever complained about his party.

DRUNK IN CARPacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (9:58 p.m.) Police investigated a man who was leaning on his car and had “the face of a drunk person.”

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESDel Prado, 24500 Block (9:44 p.m.)Subjects in the alleyway behind the location were talking about possibly driving drunk.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCESDel Prado, 24500 Block (9:30 p.m.) A caller heard vehicles speed down the alleyway and believed he heard people talking about not calling the police or driving a different way.

DISTURBANCEDomingo Avenue, 25900 Block (9:02 p.m.)Four teens were smoking and drinking in the laundry room.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHCILEPuerto Plaza, 34600 Block (7:25 p.m.)Several subjects were drinking in vehicles parked in the lot near the jetty.

PETTY THEFTCamino Del Avion, 24000 Block (7:05 p.m.) A man took merchandise from the market. Some of it was recovered while he was walking down Camino Del Avion.

PATROL CHECKCamino Capistrano, 34200 Block (3:58 p.m.) Three skateboarders were skating on a short wall in the business complex. The caller stated it was private property and they should not be there.

DISTURBANCEPacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (3:50 p.m.) A drunken man with a beer in his hand was throwing rocks.

TRAFFIC HAZARDCamino De Estrella/Camino Mira Costa (2:40 p.m.) Men were taking pictures and stepping into traffic near a maroon van.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLEDel Obispo Street, 34000 Block (11:02 a.m.) Police ran a patrol check for a white Toyota Camry left unoccupied with the engine running and the radio on.

ABANDONED VEHICLEOld Golden Lantern/Santa Clarita Avenue (9:32 a.m.) A trailer sporting the Bud-weiser logo had been parked on the side of the road for about a week. Taps on the trailer were unattached and leaking beer.


Foundation, an independent, parent-run nonprofit organization that supports high-priority projects benefiting all students at Dana Hills High School.

Over the years, students have helped to protect the environment and curb il-legal exportation of hazardous and illegal e-waste to developing nations by collect-ing more than 50,000 pounds of electric waste. The club’s efforts have also helped raise funds to update parts of their school such as installing security cameras and purchasing 39 new computers for the computer lab.

Dana HillsHigh School Sponsors Book DriveDana Hills High School is sponsoring

a two-week book drive to collect gently-used children’s books for donation to R. H. Dana Elementary School—where Student Government students will visit to read to the children—and local libraries.

Collection boxes will be placed in front of the school, 33333 Golden Lantern, and near the front office on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Last year students collected 1,043 books and have set a goal of 2,000 this year, said junior Madison Myers, student deputy of community service.

For more information, call 949.496.6666.


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Kyle Radomski is the new owner of Fitness Together. Photo: Alison Shea

NEW OWNERSHIP

FITNESS TOGETHER34255 Pacific Coast HwySuite 107-108Dana Point, CA 92629949.488.0005

Florida native and family man, Kyle Radomski, is the new owner of Fitness Together and although new to Dana Point, he is definitely not new to personal train-ing and staying active.

He spent his youth playing soccer and 13 years ago, at age 20, he began personal training and has been doing it ever since.

Radomski owned a personal training studio in Santa Monica for the last eight years, and when the opportunity to open a studio a little further south came, he jumped on it with his family, including baby twins, in tow.

Because he enjoys helping people, personal training “has always made sense for me,” Radomski said.

He received his degree in exercise sci-ence from the University of West Florida and after spending some time in the Los Angeles area putting his education to use. He said he never felt as though his LA house was really a home. But after only two months in Dana Point, Radomski

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already feels more at home and the area even reminds him of the area in Florida where he grew up.

Fitness Together specializes in one-on-one customized personal training and is a discrimination-free studio.

“The embarrassment and/or intimida-tion that comes with working out in big-ger, public gym is not an issue,” Radomski said, adding that people with health condi-tions can use the resources at Fitness Together to improve their well-being since it is personalized and individualized.

Nutrition, cardio and resistance training are the three main components of the pro-gram and common goals of clients include weight loss and pain relief.

According to Radomski, the majority of clients are women, ages 45 to 65, but the studio is open to people of all ages who wish to help themselves improve their fitness and health. –Alison Shea

Ralphie Andrews, 52, is the co-owner and partner of Killer Dana Surf Shop on Del Prado Avenue in the Dana Point Lantern District.

We stopped in for a short Q&A with Andrews to find out a little bit more about

the man behind the beloved surf shop.

Dana Point Times: What’s your hobby?Ralphie Andrews: Surfing.

What’s the worst thing you did in grade school? Oh man … lied to my parents.

Name two things on your bucket list. Surf Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa … hmm ... I’ve been everywhere else. Oh, and learn to fly.

Name your greatest success.My greatest success would be becoming a partner with Killer Dana founder Gary Wright.

What is your favorite thing about working here? Creating relationships with all my customers.

What’s the most embarrassing thing you did as a teen? (Laughs) I parked my car on a hill and it popped out of gear and rolled into another car.

How do you feel about the construction in the Dana Point Lantern District, where your store is located? It’s going to be great, once it’s done. It’s gettin’ close. DP

Stop and TalkLighthearted Chats with the People of Dana Point’s Business CommunityBY ALISON JACQUES, DANA POINT TIMES

RALPHIE ANDREWSKILLER DANA SURF SHOP

24621 Del Prado, 949.489.8380www.killerdana.com

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MEGHAN HILDEBRECHT, Dana Point

Please don’t cancel the lights this year. It brought people so much joy and so much business to the Harbor.

SAY IT ISN’T SO

SANDRA ACKERMAN, San Clemente

What? I cannot believe that the Dana Point Tourism Business Improvement District is canceling the holiday light show at the Dana Point Harbor. It was a huge success and people came from far and wide to see how beautiful it was. I’m just so disappointed, I’m speechless.

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GUEST OPINION: By Wayne Rayfi eld and Rick Erkeneff, South Coast Water District Directors

GUEST OPINION: Straight Talk by Al Jacobs

ast month the South Coast Water District reported on the June 2013 water-conservation results –col-

lectively, customers achieved a 31 percent reduction over June of 2013 usage and sig-nifi cantly better than the state mandated reduction of 24 percent.

The July 2015 fi gures have just become available and SCWD customers broke their earlier record, achieving an astound-ing 33 percent reduction.

We would like to extend our most sincere “thank you” to all of you who have responded to the call to conserve in such an outstanding manner.

While most everyone had a hand in this impressive result, this month we want to extend special thanks to the largest of our customers, and in particular to those who saved 50 percent or more this July compared 2013:

Bal Harbour Community Association 50.6 percentCounty of Orange52.1 percent

he report from NASA was pro-vocative: “Scientists fi nd Earth’s ‘Cousin.’” The article that followed

announced that scientists at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, have found “another Earth-sun twin system” with the potential for “liquid water on the surface . . . that could mean life.” The planet is designated Kepler-452b; the source of this discovery is the Kepler Spacecraft, launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 7, 2009. During the past six years this project, which employs count-less scientists and technicians, has been scouring the heavens in search of planets which may support living organisms.

Though this may seem enticing at fi rst glance, a few details must be revealed. Our “cousin Earth” is not exactly next door and therefore ripe for discovery. It resides in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 1,400 light years distant. If we could launch a rocket toward it at 30,000-miles-per-hour—the same speed as our recent space mission to Pluto—it would take 31.2 million years to arrive. It goes without saying that if earthlike beings inhabiting Kepler-452b, possessing a technology comparable to ours, should wish to visit us, we’ll not see them for 31.2 million years. Nonetheless, the Kepler project, which has thus far cost $550 mil-

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

STRAIGHT TALK By Al Jacobs

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The Village at Dana Point HOA53 percentWaterford Point HOA 54.3 percentCity of Dana Point54.2 percent.Monarch Bay HOA56.3 percentSearidge Condo. No. 1 Association56.4 percentOld Mill Pond HOA58.6 percentSouth Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA)59.5 percentCapistrano Unifi ed School District65.8 percentSt. Edward’s Catholic Church70.5 percentCaltrans 90.7 percentLaguna Beach Golf and Bungalow Village 90.9 percentAnother signifi cant reduction came from

the St. Regis with a jump from a 6.6 percent

lion, will continue to function as planned, with each successive “discovery” lauded as another important victory for science.

During the Cold War era there was justifi cation for the space race. We were in competition with a hostile Soviet Union and the technological expertise we might develop could be a factor in guaranteeing

our national survival. Here in the 21st Century this is no longer the case. Except for providing grants for selected benefi ciaries and salaries for a lot of chosen people, it’s diffi cult to describe exactly what NASA’s 2015 budget of $17.4 billion actually does for the average American.

Just as there was a slogan which com-memorated America’s success in the space program of the 1960s and 1970s, and which immortalized a generation of explorers of our solar system, you may be certain we will craft a slogan for our current involvement in the heavens. In all likelihood it will be: One small step for mankind; one giant leap for the gratuity.

Al Jacobs, of Dana Point, is a professional investor for nearly a half-century. He issues a monthly newsletter in which he shares his fi -nancial knowledge and experience. You may

reduction in June to a 21 percent reduc-tion in July that is directly related to a new recirculating system in their laundry which saves 900,000 gallons of water per month.

We truly appreciate everything that you, our customers have done. Please keep up the great work as we fi nish out August and enter into the fall season.

In spite of the forecast for a signifi cant El Niño weather pattern this winter, there is no guarantee of rain. In fact, The Farmer’s Almanac, that great predictor of weather and all other important things since 1818, has predicted continuing drought after a wet fall.

If you are among those who have not yet started a serious water conservation effort, please start now. You can learn how at www.scwd.org/conservation.

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Devon Allman. Photo: Courtesy

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9:DEVON ALLMAN AT THE COACH HOUSEFor a mid-week dose of guitar-heavy blues, country rock, rock and soul, San Juan Capistrano is the place to be on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when the Devon Allman Band per-forms live at The Coach House, with open-ing acts Robert Jon & The Wreck and Ryan & Faris. As part of the Ragged & Dirty Tour—named for his third solo album—Allman does the family rock-n-roll legacy proud while performing with a soulful mu-sical style and powerful voice that is all his own. Tickets are $15. Dinner reservations are also available and come with reserved, priority seating. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Allman takes the stage at 8 p.m. The Coach House is located at 33157 Camino Capist-rano in San Juan Capistrano. For tickets and more information, call 949.496.8930 or visit www.thecoachhouse.com.

Friday | 28CONCERT & MOVIE IN THE PARK6 p.m. Family-friendly concert and movie in the park. Event includes live music by Wigs and Ties followed by a showing of The LEGO Movie. Bring chairs and blan-kets. Fun on the Run will provide games and activities during the concert. Also, enjoy food from food trucks and popcorn for the movie. Entrance is free. 400 Linda Lane, 949.361.8264. www.san-clemente.org.

“I’M A SHOE ANGEL” PRESENTSCRUISE 4 SHOES8 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The inaugural Cruise 4 Shoes event will raise money to fund I’m a Shoe Angel’s goal of providing new shoes to area kids in need. The cruise will include a night of food, drinks and live music by Audio Threat. Tickets are $25 per person and are available for purchase online. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, Dana Point Harbor, Dana Wharf Dock 1, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, www.imashoeangel.com/event/cruise-4-shoes.

Saturday | 29DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET9 a.m.-1 p.m. Seasonal produce, flowers and much more at La Plaza Park each Sat-urday. 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

OLIVIA RHODE3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Live music at DaVine. Taste blends from the West Coast’s smallest, finest wineries accompanied by vibrant small plates and live music. DaVine Food & Wine, 34673

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Bands take the stage at Heritage Park. Admission is free. Attendees may take the free Dana Point PCH Trolley from other areas in Dana Point to the concert. Heritage Park, 34400 Old Golden Lantern, Dana Point, www.danapoint.org.

WINE DOWN SUNDAYS4 p.m.-10 p.m. Half price wine by the glass Sundays at Salt Creek Grille. Monarch Bay Plaza, 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreek-grille.com.

Monday | 31COUNTRY DANCIN’ WITH PATRICK AND FRIENDS6:30 p.m. Every Monday at The Swal-low’s Inn with steak night and happy hour prices. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

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Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE FASHION SHOW7 p.m.-10 p.m. Fundraising fashion show event with fabulous clothing lines, raffle prizes, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, gorgeous models and other surprises. Tickets $25. Proceeds benefit the Dana Point Harbor Youth Foundation and the Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta. Dana Point Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Drive at the Dana Point Harbor, www.dpyc.org, www.tinyurl.com/rhdfashion, 949.496.2900.

Sunday | 30DANA POINT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Live music by DC Baby-lon & The Hanging Gardens Band (jazz and rock) and The Springsteen Experi-ence-The Ultimate Tribute to the Boss at the city’s annual summer concert series.

Tuesday | 01OPEN MIC NIGHT6 p.m.-10 p.m. Singer/songwriters per-form at the Point Restaurant open mic every Tuesday. Bring your instrument, bring your voice, The Point supplies the sound system. 34085 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, 949.464.5700, www.thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

Wednesday | 02CAPO BEACH FARMERS MARKETNoon-6 p.m. Visit the area’s latest weekly market where locally-grown, organic pro-duce and regional artisans are featured. Capo Beach Church, 25975 Domingo Ave., 949.573.5033, www.danapoint.org.

PAINTING AND VINO6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sip wine while participating in a step-by-step instructed painting class taught by a professional artist. All supplies provided. $45. Register online at www.paintingandvino.com. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.danapointstillwater.com.

Thursday | 03BRIAN FLAMMER7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Live music at Har-poon Henry’s with half-price wines by the glass. 34555 Golden Lantern St, Dana Point, 949.493.2933, www.windandseares-taurants.com/harpoonhenrys.

LINDSEY & JUSTIN9 p.m.-1 a.m. Live Music at Brio Tuscany Grille, 24050 Camino Del Avion, Dana Point, 949.443.1476, www.briorestaurant.com.

At the Movies: ‘She’s Funny That Way’ is Kinda Screwy

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BY MEGAN BIANCO, DANA POINT TIMES

fter 20 years of struggling to get the film off the page and onto the screen, film legend Peter Bogdanov-

ich’s She’s Funny That Way was finally re-leased this month. The movie was originally co-written in 1994 by Bogdanovich with ex-wife Louise Stratten, and then it went through many stages of recasting from 2003-2012 before production finally went through in 2013. But the film was pushed back from release for two years. While not

exactly terrible, the throwback screwball com-edy isn’t exactly memorably amusing either.

In New York City, eccentric director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) pays for a night with escort Izzy, or “Glow,” (Imogen Poots), then gives her a charitable $30,000 to change her profession and follow her dreams. Only her dream is to be a stage actress and she coincidently ends up winning a role in his latest play. Meanwhile, the play’s writer, Josh (Will Forte), is living with Izzy’s therapist Jane (Jennifer Aniston), and Arnold’s wife

and Izzy’s co-star, Delta (Kathryn Hahn) is attracted to the male lead, Seth (Rhys Ifans).

Cybill Shepherd, Illeana Douglas and Richard Lewis also make appearances in this all-star cast. What’s remarkable about She’s Funny is primarily Poots’ performance, which is charming and impressive, as are Forte’s scenes alongside her. But both acts are wasted on a comedy that isn’t very funny, and although Bogdanovich attempts to pay homage to old Hollywood glamor-ous nostalgia, his direction comes across as

more outdated and stale, unfortunately. The long-awaited She’s Funny That Way sadly has too much going on and not enough naturalism for its great cast. DP

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Dana Point

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

This week, a woman named Merijoe emailed, “Between all of the articles you’ve written, plus the Finding

Love After 50 Facebook group, and the meet and greets at Tutor and Spunky’s Deli, did anyone actually get together with someone or become a couple?”

Her question took me aback. My gosh, I thought, I’ve been writing about finding love after 50 for 22 years and she wonders if my material has helped anyone find a mate.

In those 22 years, I’ve written upward of 3,500 newspaper articles and enewsletters, and published three printed books and multiple ebooks on the finding love subject. I even married one couple. Chances are, I’ve likely helped a few couples find each other.

Take the meet and greets at Tutor and Spunky’s. In the two years since those were implemented, I am aware of 32 people (16 couples) who met there. Now whether all of them are still together, I can’t say, but it is a nice to know that 32 people found happiness by meeting there. The couples range in age from the mid-50s to 93.

At the Heritage Park concert last Sun-day, I ran into Robert, a longtime friend of

mine. He said, “I’m here today with my girlfriend, the one I met at your meet and greet two years ago.”

My latest book, How 50 Couples Found Love After 50, features 58 couples who met after age 50. Not all of them met as a result of read-

ing my articles, but I can assure you that many of them did, which is how I got their stories for the book in the first place.

Also, I would like to think that my two appearances on the “Today Show” and my interview with Diane Sawyer on “Good Morning America” helped bring a few couples together.

I have been a speaker at the American Association of Retired Persons national conventions five times, talking about finding love after 50. Usually, 500 to 600 singles at-tended those presentations. I know at least one couple met at one of my speeches when I made the people introduce themselves to those sitting around them. That couple

Older Singles Do Find Love

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

came back the next year and told me they met because I nudged them to shake hands the year before.

On the Finding Love After 50 Facebook page, which I started 10 weeks ago, about 350 people have joined. Have any of them met a mate there yet? I don’t think so. But the 350 people made new friends they otherwise would not have met. And when older singles start making new friends, who knows to where that might lead?

Having friends of the same sex often becomes as important to older singles as having friends of the opposite sex. For single women, having a woman friend with whom to attend social events can make venturing out less intimidating.

I am not a date-matching service; one-to-one introductions and fix-ups haven’t worked well for me. I’ll leave that to the big companies like Match, eHarmony, Our Time and the multitude of others.

My mission as a writer is trying to help older singles overcome their loneliness by providing ideas they can use to get out and make new friends. As we age, people find getting out harder and harder to do.

In 22 years, my No. 1 piece of advice for singles 50 and older hasn’t changed. To improve one’s chances of meeting a mate later in life, both men and women have to get off the couch and out of the house and pursue activities they enjoy; they need to meet new people. Waiting around for a potential mate to appear doesn’t work. It takes time, effort, energy and a positive attitude to make something happen.

When that happens, I’ll be able to report to Merijoe that another couple has gotten together as a result of our encouragement.

How many over the years? Enough to make what I do rewarding and ongoing.

Tom Blake is a Dana Point resident and a former Dana Point businessman who has authored several books on middle-aged dating. See his website at www.findinglove-after60.com (Time marches on.) To com-ment, email [email protected]. DP


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Annual emergency expo the largest yet

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brenda Ortiz introduces Search and Rescue K-9 officer Reese to Maverick Ray Cheney, 9, and Jordan Lepe, 4.

Alden Miller, 3, was excited to hop into the pilot’s seat of the Upland Fire Reach air ambulance. ‘It’s like a ‘helicopto wocket ship’ Alden said.

Baron Banuelos, 9, hops aboard a United States Coast Guard Wave Runner.

Catherine Boston, 11 (center) and Elizabeth Boston, 8, talk with OCSD tactical flight officer Deputy Jer Kahala about his department’s helicopter.

Kelly Woolman lifts Olivia Woolman, 2, to get a closer look at the OCSD horses.

Brayden Russell, 4, tries on Orange County Fire Authority equipment.

Jack Frey, 2, talks ‘ambleeantses’ with EMT Evric Aragon.

Jessica Mitchell (left) and Stephanie Brown from Alert OC are all smiles passing out Preparedness Buckets to attend-ees of the Dana Point Emergency Preparedness Expo.

South Coast Water District Reclamation/Water Use Ef-ficiency Supervisor, Larry Fregin gets a visit by his dad Lar at the SCWD booth.

he city of Dana Point’s eighth annual Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday, Aug. 22 drew its

largest crowd ever, said Mike Rose, direc-tor of disaster preparedness and facilities.

“It was our biggest and best so far, with the most emergency equipment and best attendance ever,” Rose said. “This was a make or break year and we put a lot into it. Based on the high turnout we are already

Be Prepared

TSTORY AND PHOTOS BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

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

SudokuLast week’s solution:

BY MYLES MELLOR

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

Pretty little London is a sweet 4-month-old kitten in need of a good home. Found wandering the

streets as a tiny kitten, she has since blossomed into a great little cat. London is playful and very affectionate with other kitties and she would make a great companion.

If you would like to know more about London, please call the San Clemente-Da-na Point Animal Shelter at 949.492.1617, or visit with her at the shelter, 221 Ave-nida Fabricante in San Clemente.

PET OF THE WEEK: LONDON

planning next year’s event and plan to make it even bigger and better. We are also con-sidering a venue change for next year.”

Although it’s difficult to count, as people arrive from every direction on foot and by car throughout the four-hour event, this year’s event drew an estimated 2,000 attendees, Rose said, based on the volume of giveaways and food sold.

“The city sponsors and is involved in a lot of special events throughout the year but this event is special, unique and important because it’s the only one that focuses on public safety,” Rose said. “Obviously we use all the emergency equipment to draw in kids and their families for a fun day, but more im-portantly, we are really trying to educate the public on how to get prepared for emergen-cies and protect their families and homes.” DP


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Football: Dolphins Set For Season Opening Tilt with Tillers

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BY STEVE BREAZEALE, DANA POINT TIMES

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or in-game updates, scores, news and more throughout the entire high school football season, follow us on

Twitter @SouthOCsports. The energy and buzz surrounding the

Dana Hills High School football team in recent weeks took a considerable hit on Aug. 24 when head coach Phil Skinner learned that Connor McCloud, the team’s senior leader and running back, had trans-ferred to Tesoro.

Just days before the Dolphins were set to open their season on the road against Tustin on Aug. 28; they are now down their top returning offensive weapon. McCloud was also slated to be a starting cornerback and top kick returner.

The Dolphins are young this season and, with McCloud gone, they will be even younger. But Skinner and his staff have been busy this offseason instilling a new up-tempo offense that they feel best suits their personnel.

The Dolphins offense will be run by sophomore Corey Cisowski, who has won the starting quarterback job. Surrounding him will be utility junior Charlie Bortnick and junior receiver Ryder Lynch.

Bortnick’s role on the team is vast. Skinner said that Bortnick will line up at receiver, occasionally play quarterback and will be a safety on defense.

The Tillers come into the season with their top returning player, quarterback Alema Pilimai, running the show. The 6-foot-4-inch dual-threat quarterback has offers from both BYU and Oregon State and will test the entire Dolphins defense. The Tillers’ running game should be strong this year behind Pilimai and return-ing junior running back Derek Soto.

The Dolphins’ defensive front, anchored by defensive end Christian Cortez and line-backer Juan Moreira, will be responsible

Dana Hills’ Charlie Bortnick, left, and Juan Moreira go over coverage assignments during an offseason practice. Photo: Steve Breazeale

Senior linebacker Juan Moreira and the Dolphins defense will be tasked with containing Tustin in their first game of the season on Aug. 28. Photo: Steve Breazeale


for stopping the Tillers’ potent run game. Dana Hills opened their 2014 season

against the Tillers. Tustin came away with a 20-14 win.

The obstacles the Dolphins have had to overcome this offseason include a large senior class graduating, the resignation of their former head coach and a swath of transfers. McCloud’s transfer will hurt their depth and it will only be a matter of time to see how the Dolphins react to yet another bump in the road. DP

he first round of the city of Dana Point adult recreation sports league postseason is

in the books. The recreation depart-ment’s co-ed kickball and softball leagues will now enter the semifinals.

Here is a breakdown of the first-round postseason action.

MONDAY KICKBALLSixth-seeded Pitch Please provided

the lone upset of the first round in the Monday co-ed kickball league, defeat-ing No. 4 seed Ron Swanson’s P&R 7-0 on Aug. 24. Pitch Please will advance to the semifinals, where they will face No. 1 seed Hairless Harriets.

On the other side of the Monday kickball bracket, third-seeded Hairy Larry’s narrowly edged fifth-seeded Blue Ball Crushers 5-4 in the first round. Hairy Larry’s will face No. 2 The District in the semifinals on Aug. 31.

WEDNESDAY KICKBALL There are only five teams in the

Wednesday co-ed kickball league, which means the last two seeded teams, No. 4 One Kick Wonders and No. 5 Evolution Hospitality, had a one game play-in match to determine who advanced to the semifinals. Evolution Hospitality wound up with the 4-1 victory and will play top-seeded Luxe Restaurant on Sept. 2.

Grass Kickers, the second overall seed, and Just Can’t Kick Enough will play in the semifinals on Sept. 2.

MONDAY SOFTBALLIn the first round of the Monday

softball league, CrossFit Dana Point was able to upset S&L Catering, 12-9. CrossFit Dana Point will square off against No. 2 Feel the Heat in the semis.

In the top half of the bracket, The Gimps put on an offensive display against Dirty Ball Tossers in a con-vincing 21-8 victory. The Gimps will play top-seeded Dead Pull on Aug. 31 to determine who goes to the champi-onship game.

The softball league will hold their semifinals and championship game on Aug. 31. DP

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RESULTSFirst-place and local finishers only. For full results, see www.danapointtimes.com.

NSSA Explorer, Events No. 1, August 22, Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier

JUNIORS: 1. Kairi Noro, Japan. BOYS: 1. Max Beach, San Clemente. MENEHUNE: 1. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente; 6. Ryder Salberg, San Clemente. SUPER GROMS: 1. Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach; 3. Makai Bray, San Clemente. WOMEN: 1. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. GIRLS: 1. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. SUPER GIRLS: 1. Ella McCaffray, Cardiff; 2. Sawyer Lindblad, San Clemente. SUPER SENIORS: 1. Darren Collins, Carlsbad. DUKE: 1. Rick Fignetti, Huntington Beach. NSSA Explorer, Event No. 2, August 23, Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier

JUNIORS: 1. Jordy Collins, Carlsbad. BOYS: 1. Zach Mc-Cormick, Del Mar; 4. Max Beach, San Clemente; 6. Liam Murray, San Clemente. MENEHUNE: 1. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente. SUPER GROMS: 1. Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach; 2. Makai Bray, San Clemente; 5. Ben Brantell, San Clemente. WOMEN: 1. Rachel Presti, Florida; 3. Sa-mantha Sibley, San Clemente. GIRLS: 1. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad; 4. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. SUPER GIRLS: 1. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad; 3. Sawyer Lindblad, San Clemente; 5. Bella Kenworthy, Dana Point. SUPER SENIORS: 1. Rick Fignetti, Huntington Beach. DUKE: 1. Patrick Schlick, Leucadia. LONGBOARD: 1. Jovan Smith Scott, Huntington Beach. KNEEBOARD: 1. Sean Noone, Alisa Viejo.

Taj Lindblad of San Clemente won both NSSA Explorer season-opening events No. 1 and No. 2 at Crystal Pier, Aug. 22 and 23. Photo: Janice Aragon

Groms (L to R) Jett Schilling (San Clemente), Rasmus King and Kyuss King (Australia) are all smiles after enjoying one of their final summer sessions at Cottons and Trestles last weekend. Photo: Andrea Swayne

Max Beach (San Clemente) took his first ever NSSA win in the Boys division at event No. 1, Aug. 22 at the Crystal Pier in San Diego. Photo: Janice Aragon

Samantha Sibley of San Clemente started the NSSA Explorer season with a win in Women on Aug. 22 and Girls on Aug. 23. Photo: Janice Aragon

SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 68-71 degrees F

Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-10’ Poor-Fair

FRIDAY: SSW swell slowly builds in through the day, along with modest WNW swell-mix. Better breaks start the day in the knee-thigh occ. waist high range (1-2+ occ. 3’), with larger sets pushing waist+ for best breaks through the afternoon and evening. Winds are lightest and most favorable in the morning,before a moderate Westerly sea-breeze develops in the afternoon.

OUTLOOK: Fun blend of SSW swell and WNW swell-mix prevail into the weekend. Better breaks are up into the waist-chest high range on sets, with occasional larger peaks for standouts Friday through Sunday around the proper tides. Favor-able morning winds continue. Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook.

he end of summer marks the begin-ning of the amateur contest tours and for three local surfers, the new

National Scholastic Surfing Association Explorer season marked their first victo-ries of the new year.

The NSSA Explorer season kicked off with a doubleheader in San Diego at Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier on Aug. 22 and 23 in 1- to 3-foot surf.

Taj Lindblad of San Clemente made the most of the back-to-back events, posting double wins in the Menehune division. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente, also took home two first-place trophies, in Women on Saturday and Girls on Sunday. A third San Clemente surfer, Max Beach, took

TBY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES top honors in Boys division competition in

event No. 1, his first ever NSSA win.“The season opener was awesome—lots

of new and familiar faces,” said Janice Ara-gon, NSSA executive director. “The kids were all pumped to get the contest jersey back on after the summer break. The level of surfing was extremely high, especially because of the smallish challenging condi-tions, but the kids need to learn how to deal with anything Mother Nature throws at them, and they did. We even saw a perfect heat score of 20 out of 20 posted by Jordy Collins (Oceanside)—a great sign that it’s going to be an exciting season.”

Up next, NSSA Explorer events No. 3 and 4 are set for Sept. 26 and 27 at the Huntington Beach Pier. DP

NSSA Explorer Season UnderwayThree local surfers win at National Scholastic Surf-ing Association Explorer opening doubleheader

GROMS OF THE WEEK JETT SCHILLING, RASMUS KING AND KYUSS KING

e ran into super-stoked groms—Jett Schilling (12), Rasmus King (10) and Kyuss King (15)— on

Sunday, Aug. 23 as they were just finishing up a session at Cottons and Trestles.

Although the waves were small, their smiles were huge as the trio made the most of the final weekend of summer break.

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“We got some fun ones,” Rasmus said, as he stood waiting for his brother Kyuss and friend Jett to paddle in.

The three have had some good times together, Jett said, adding that the King broth-ers have been staying with him and his family while on their annual summer visit from their home in Australia.

While the start of the school year means back to the classroom for many, these ath-letes are living the “endless summer” dream. Jett and Kyuss are now in Nicaragua and upon their return next week the King brothers will head home to Oz, where their summer will just be getting started.—Andrea Swayne

august 28, 2015

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