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Berenika Schmitz, executive and artist director, and Dean Anderson, principal conductor and music director, of the Dana Point Symphony, will open up the symphony’s second season, on February 8, with Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Rossini. Photo by Robin Gray

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THE LATEST: Friends of the Dana Point Library board members agreed to a licens-ing contract with the Orange County Public Library system allowing the nonprofi t or-ganization to reopen its library bookstore, last Thursday. The store was closed on November 1, due—in part—to unresolved issues between members of the nonprofi t.

A draft of the agreement was approved in December by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and sent out to all Friends of the Library groups. The deadline to sign the agreement was January 1, but the Dana Point board held out—until now.

This new agreement formalizes the relationship between the Friends groups and the county, in order to protect both parties’ interests, said County Librarian Helen Fried.

WHAT’S NEXT: A grand reopening of the bookstore, at 33841 Niguel Rd., is sched-uled for 11 a.m. Saturday, February 9.

FIND OUT MORE: For more information see www.ocpl.org or call 949.496.5517. —Andrea Papagianis

THE LATEST: City Council members on Tuesday were once again called to provide leadership and act upon revitalization plans for the Dana Point Town Center by a coali-tion of citizens and local business owners.

Plans were approved back in 2006, but since, little movement has been made.

“The council can no longer be gripped by paralysis or inaction,” said Robert Hows, a resident and long-time realtor in Dana Point. “The time to put aside all of these old ideas and misconceptions is now.”

Hows expressed concern over the up-

THE LATEST: The Dana Point City Council unanimously postponed a decision Tuesday night over the allowance and regulation of short-term vacation rentals, and directed staff to continue working on an ordinance with more stringent penalties.

The decision prolongs the fi ve-year debate over whether or not the city should allow rentals—of less than 30 days—in residential areas. Current city code is silent on the issue, and as such, such rentals are

WHAT’S NEW: Southern California Edison announced last Friday that it started shar-ing technical responses to requests for additional information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the utility’s plan to restart Unit 2 of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

The NRC submitted a request for ad-ditional information on the restart plan on December 26.

In a release from the utility, Edison senior vice president and chief nuclear offi cer Pete Dietrich said he believes the restart plan is in good shape.

“We are very confi dent in our safe restart plan for Unit 2,” Dietrich said. “This technical question and answer process is an important part of safety-based techni-cal solutions in the nuclear industry, and it strengthens our ability to communicate the safety principles and proven industry operating experience that the plan was built on.”

The restart plan submitted to the NRC calls for running Unit 2 for fi ve months at 70 percent power, followed by a round of inspections to assure safety.

WHAT’S NEXT: The NRC will host a public

…Friends of the Library?

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5THE LATEST: Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called for a new investi-gation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generat-ing Station.

The request is based on informa-tion gathered from a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries document indicating Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi offi cials were aware of potential safety problems with replacement steam generators at the plant and rejected enhanced safety modifi cations.

In a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission chairman Allison Macfarlane, Boxer and Rep. Ed Markey (Mass.), asked the NRC to consider the information, before making a decision to allow a Unit 2 restart, “this newly-obtained information concerns us greatly … safety, not regula-tory short cuts, must be the driving factor in the design of nuclear facilities.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Edison offi cials reacted to the congressional letter in a press release that stated they take the allegations raised “very seriously” and are “fully cooperating with the NRC review process.” The next NRC meeting is scheduled for February 12.

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coming budget process, in which the city’s budget for the next two fi scal years will be determined, in what he said “could be the most important budget cycle to affect public goods in the city since it was founded.”

Over the next several months, the City Council and staff will prepare the city’s next budget, to be adopted prior to June 30. According to City Manager Doug Chot-kevys, the process will focus on economic recovery and the impact on the city.

Other speakers pushed the city to take a risk and invest capital in the project.

“When I start a new project in my busi-ness, if I focused on the reasons not to do it, I would never have any projects, ever,” said Mike Powers, owner of Greenfi eld Commu-nications. “Either explain to us why it can’t be done, or show leadership, fi nd those hurdles and let’s overcome them.”

WHAT’S NEXT: On February 15, Chotkevys and Brad Fowler, director of public works, will be on hand at the Dana Point Civic As-sociation Coffee Chat to provide the latest information on the Town Center project. Coffee Chats are held the third Friday of every month starting at 8:30 a.m. at Coffee Importers, 34531 Golden Lantern St.

FIND OUT MORE: See www.danapointtimes.com. —AP

considered illegal. The proposed ordi-nance is based on 2009 Planning Commis-sion recommendations, staff and citizen suggestions, and draws on information from a survey of 43 cities.

WHAT’S NEXT: City staff will return to the drawing board to address concerns of council members and citizens. Before a council vote is made, the ordinance will need Planning Commission approval.

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meeting February 12 in Capistrano Beach to discuss the status of the restart plan. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Capo Beach Church (formerly Capo Beach Calvary Chapel), 25975 Do-mingo Avenue.

FIND OUT MORE: The utility stated its re-sponse will also be released on its website, www.songscommunity.com. —Jim Shilander

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Dana Point Symphony: An Encore PerformanceBy Andrea Papagianis

Dana Point Times

As called for by the audience, the Dana Point symphony is set to begin second season

ast year it was a new inspiration. This year it is destiny—a preor-

dained, central element of Dana Point.

At least as Berenika Schmitz, the sym-phony’s musical director sees it.

“I believe it was the destiny of the orchestra to have another season and to remain in Dana Point as a vital member of the community,” Schmitz said.

This week, the Dana Point Symphony Orchestra’s second season gets underway, with Schmitz taking a calculated risk and pushing the limits—and expectations—of a symphony, in the traditional sense.

In shaping the season, Schmitz said she aimed to showcase the possibilities of the orchestra in order to present the audience with the “highest caliber performance.”

Through the adoption of multimedia elements and the introduction of young, passionate artists—instrumental, visual and vocal—to the public, the symphony will not only stay on the cutting edge of performance art, but will also reach out to an entirely new audience.

On Friday, February 8, conducted by music director Dean Anderson, the symphony will debut their season with the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, featuring classical violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn. The concerto is considered one of the “most beautiful pieces for violin ever written,” Schmitz said.

A celebrated-American soloist, Pitcairn will perform on the Red Mendelssohn vio-lin, a nearly 300-year-old instrument made by the Italian luthier, Antonio Stradivari in 1790. The instrument, purchased at a 1990 Christie’s auction in London for $1.7 million, is said to be the inspiration for the Canadian film The Red Violin.

“I thought what would be the most compelling piece for this instrument in the hands of a master like Elizabeth,” Schmitz said, “and the natural selection was Tchai-kovsky.”

Opening night will also feature a performance of Mendelssohn No. 3—also known as the “Scottish” symphony—as the historic violin once belonged to the family of German composer, Felix Mendelssohn. In addition, artist Ingrid Wolters’s paintings will be on display, with an artist’s reception immediately following the performance, as visual artists will be showcased at each of the four concerts this season.

A collaboration with the 42nd annual Dana Point Festival of Whales, on the March 8 symphony production, will bring opera and orchestra together, in a fusion highlighting Dana Point’s most expansive feature, the Pacific Ocean. Inspired by the community, this performance will

meld visual, literal and musical elements to express ocean moods and celebrate the city’s landscape—where rugged cliffs meet tranquil waters.

“Everything on the program is very ac-cessible musically,” Schmitz said. ”It is not avant garde music by any means, but it is presented in a new way.”

Young composer, Athena Adamopoulos, whose work has been performed by Yo-Yo Ma, will unveil a new commissioned work for the orchestra, pulling inspiration from the ocean.

Coincidentally, this year is the cen-tenary of English classical composer, conductor and pianist Benjamin Britten, born in 1913. The orchestra will perform four interludes—Dawn, Sunday Morning, Moonlight and The Storm—from Britten’s first opera, “Peter Grimes” (1945) a story about a lonely fisherman.

The Sea Interludes, flow through peri-ods of a day, expressing the disposition of the ocean at times of peace and moments of upheaval. Britten was inspired by his travels along the Californian coast in the early-1940s, Schmitz said. In keeping with the synthesis of art forms, Alisa Lapidus, production media manager with the Los Angeles Opera, will present an original, multimedia art commission capturing the movement of the ocean—during the musi-cal performance.

Speaking of Lapidus’s commissioned work, Schmitz said, “it is something very creative and highly in the moment, and people will be moved within that moment.”

To add a verbal musical interpretation, three opera singers—Victoria Robertson, Gregorio Gonzalez and Joshua Guer-rero—will perform arias relating to or having descriptions of the ocean. And the concert will feature violinist Mira Khomik with the meditation from the Jules Mas-senet opera “Thais.”

Pulling from the local terrain and surf-ing culture, Paul Carter, Michael Brindley

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and Heather Ritts will display surfboard visual art.

“The program has something for every-body,” Schmitz said. “If you don’t neces-sarily love opera, you may love the visuals, or the violin or something else.”

Returning to its roots in April, the symphony orchestra will premiere Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Beethoven’s final symphony, is also one of his most beloved works and one deeply engraved in the orchestra repertoire, she said, and a piece that is “very much at the core of what it means to be a symphony, in a clas-sical sense.”

Last year, the symphony performed with the women’s glee club from the Naval Academy a collaboration that Schmitz and Anderson wanted to recreate in some way, but on a larger scale. This year’s perfor-mance will feature the choir from Church of the Master in Mission Viejo, led by John Elg, choir director.

In the final event of the season, the symphony will be at the musical whim of the audience. Over the course of the season audience members will be asked to vote on—one of three choices—what they would like the bare orchestra to play.

“Often times it is the artistic director and music director working together … and we (Schmitz and Anderson) wanted to encourage our audience to make some artistic decisions as well,” Schmitz said. “We have a diverse population, so we want to be inclusive and diverse in our program-ming and this gives us the opportunity, hands-on, to directly engage them (the audience).”

“This is the Dana Point Symphony, it belongs to our community,” she said.

And for one performance this season it will be just that.

Symphony performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 33926 Calle La Primavera. Season passes for all four

The 2013 Dana Point Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Robin Gray

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8

OPENING NIGHT WITH ELIZABETH PITCARIN PLAYING THE “RED VIOLIN” Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinIngrid Wolters, visual artist

FRIDAY, MARCH 8

OPERA AND THE OCEAN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FESTIVAL OF WHALESAthena Adamopoulos, new commission for symphonyJoshua Guerrer, tenorGregorio Gonzalez, baritoneVictoria Robertson, sopranoMira Khomik, violinAlisa Lapidus, digital artistPaul Carter, Michael Brindley and Heather Ritts, surfboard visual art

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

BEETHOVEN NO.9 FEATURING THE CHURCH OF THE MASTER CHOIR FROM MISSION VIEJOChoir from Church of the Master with John Elg, directorSally Strand, visual artist

FRIDAY, MAY 31

AUDIENCE PICK YOUR FINALERick Delantey, visual artist

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concerts are available for $45. Individual tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, children and members of the military. Tickets for all performances are available at the door or online at www.danapointsymphony.com. DP

Contest is open to all children ages 9 and under. Two free kids with one paid adult. All entries must be received by March 13, 2013 for judging. Dana Point Times, San Clemente Times, The Capistrano Dispatch and Dana Wharf Sport� shing assume no responsibility for lost or late entries. All completed entries will receive one free kids tickets with one paid adult ticket, complaints of the Dana Wharf Sport� shing and Whale Watching, mailed to the address on the contest entry. We do not accept the tickets on any group outing, and no copies are valid. The grand prize winner will be contacted by telephone. Some entries will be displayed around Dana Point Harbor during the 2013 Festival of Whales. The Grand Prize entry will be displayed at Dana Wharf Sport� shing. Contest entries will become the property of Dana Wharf Sport� shing and cannot be returned. Employees of Picket Fence Media, Dana Wharf Sport� shing and their families are not eligible to win. All winners are responsible for taxes and applicable fees. All parents/legal guardians of the winners will be required to verify identity through a signed a� davit, social security number and valid driver’s license. Contest void where prohibited. Entry into this contest will serve as entrant’s agreement of the above contest rules. Coloring contest winner will be announced at the Festival of Whales Concert Sunday, March 10th at Baby Beach.

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All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls rep-resent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD Web site.

Tuesday, February 5

UNKNOWN TROUBLEDana Point Harbor Drive, 24800 Block (10:15 p.m.) A guest at the Dana Point Marina Inn heard another guest yelling his intention to shoot people. No gun was seen. Deputies reported the subject seemed mentally unstable. No arrest was

n July 1, 2011, John Yang opened The Little Kitchen Asian Café in Dana Point, built around the best

parts of a home kitchen. Using the finest locally sourced farm-fresh ingredients and no MSG or preservatives, Little Kitchen provides the community with a healthy, home-cooked meal at an affordable price.

Yang and his wife are originally from China, where he worked in the medical field and owned a pharmaceutical com-pany. However, Yang left his success in the medical field and immigrated to the U.S. with his wife 20 years ago, so she could obtain her doctorate at the University of Southern California. Upon her graduation she took a position as a professor at USC, and still teaches at the university today. John Yang, however took a different path, and tried his hand at opening a restaurant, called Quick Wok.

His first restaurant venture has grown to include four locations throughout Orange and San Diego counties. However successful Yang’s Quick Wok was, he wanted to open a new restaurant with a different business model. Yang started

reported. Police gave the “all clear” at 11:35 p.m.

Monday, February 4

911 HANGUP-WIRELESSLa Serena Drive, 34100 Block (1:22 a.m.) A Spanish-speaking female was whisper-ing that she doesn’t speak English. The Spanish translator said the woman was mumbling and could not be understood. Another call to dispatch was receive earlier, possibly from the same woman, reported someone driving drunk and try-ing to run over the caller.

SHOTS HEARDPacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (1:03 a.m.) A caller was driving and heard a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot coming from somewhere in the vicinity be-tween The Harbor House Restaurant and the ocean. The sound was later identified as fireworks coming from a nearby party.

Sunday, February 3

DISTURBANCEVia California/Via Verde (9:25 p.m.) A male and a female were having an argu-ment that was disturbing the peace some-where on Via California. The female was possibly in a car but it was too dark to tell. A 25-year-old man who listed his occupa-tion as “manager” was arrested and taken to the Theo Lacy Jail. The man posted bail and was released.

scouting out locations and recognized that Dana Point was the right place because of the city’s beauty and relaxing feel. He also loves the beach and as a photogra-pher—in his spare time—loved coming to

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EYE ON DPDISTURBANCEPark Lantern, 25100 Block (7:15 p.m.) A disturbance took place at Laguna Cliffs Marriott near the back loading dock be-tween an employee—who possibly had his vehicle stolen from the hotel some time that day— and the wife of the car’s regis-tered owner. The caller tried to break up the fight and the wife took a swing at the caller. The husband and wife left in a black Toyota driving down the back driveway.

Saturday, February 2

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCEPalisades Drive, 26500 Block (9:17 a.m.) A woman phoned police to report a woman who was standing in the caller’s driveway screaming and yelling.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEPacific Coast Highway, 34200 Block (7:59 a.m.) A woman walking dogs at the Dana Niguel Vet Hospital called police after see-ing a large puddle of blood and a bloody hand print on a light pole approximately 100 yards from the business. A second caller reported finding bloody handprints on the center median at Copper Lantern and PCH. Police also received a call at 1:07 a.m. regarding a male transient seen bleeding from his left hand near Denny’s on Del Obispo. The earlier caller wanted to call paramedics but the bleeding man refused help. A check of area hospitals found no one checked in with an injured hand.

Dana Point to photograph the ocean and sunsets.

Managed by Lauren Liam, Little Kitch-en offers a wide range of menu options. The restaurants chefs use fresh ingredi-

Friday, February 1

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS/CIRCUMSTANCEPacific Coast Highway, 34200 Block (1:01 p.m.) A caller stated that a blonde male transient with “scraggy” hair, a green army jacket and cut off beige pants was behind her business. When the caller asked the man to leave he got belligerent and tried to pick a fight with a male staff member. The subject left running across PCH—almost getting hit by traffic—to the Party Time Liquor store. He appeared to be drunk or under the influence of drugs, the caller said.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-NON INJURYMercator Isle, 33800 Block (8:36 a.m.) The drivers of a construction truck and a burgundy Ford Edge were involved in a loud argument. The caller said he was doing construction at a residence in Niguel Shores and a neighbor wanted him to move his truck. The neighbor then proceeded to back his own vehicle into the caller’s truck while he was standing behind it. The infor-mant was not injured.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEDel Obispo Street/Camino Del Avion (1:50 a.m.) A caller reported a suspicious person pushing a blue car south on Del Obispo Street just past Camino Del Avion. The subject was described as a tall man with dark hair wearing a tan jacket and jeans. The caller told deputies she almost hit the subject and his car. According to the caller, the man was pushing the car with no lights on and looked “weird.”

ents to prepare all items from scratch, and made to order. Specialties and favorites include the seared ahi tuna salad, kitchen beef, orange zest chicken, and Sichuan fish. Yang used an open concept layout when designing Little Kitchen, which al-lows customers to watch all their favorites being prepared.

Along with delicious food, friendly staff greets customers and welcomes them into the Little Kitchen family. In addition to being warm to their customers, the Little Kitchen staff is also friendly to the envi-ronment. Since opening the doors, Yang has implemented environmentally friendly business practices and has taken the initia-tive and already started implementing the city’s ban on plastic bags.

Little Kitchen is proud to be a new ad-dition to the Dana Point community and is glad to be part of the neighborhood, offering high-quality, healthy Asian cuisine at an affordable price to residents and visi-tors of Dana Point. For more information about The Little Kitchen Asian Café, 24831 Del Prado or visit them online at www.yiscafe.com or call 949.276.7799. DP

Mayor Steven Weinberg and Heather Johnston, executive director of the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, present The Little Kitchen Asian Café with the business of the month award. (L to R) Heather Johnston, Lauren Liam, John Yang, Chris Liam and Steven Weinberg Photo by Andrea Papagianis

Business of the Month: The Little Kitchen Asian Café By Robert Sedita, Management Analyst, Dana Point Community Development

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ARTISTS’ RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT OPENING4 p.m.-8 p.m. Artists’ reception at The Shed featuring the debut of the new “Arrival” exhibit with works by artists from California

and Chicago. 24471 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.429.5591, www.theshed-danapoint.com.

WHALE WATCHING Noon and 2 p.m. Dana Wharf offers daily whale watching tours on the OCean Adventure cata-maran. Cost $30-$45. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

GETTING OUT

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

MARC “SELLY” SELIGSON6 p.m.-8 p.m. Live music and wine tasting at DaVine Food & Wine (wine tasting starts at 4 p.m.). Tasting fee $15 for five wines. 34673 Golden Lantern,

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

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Special wine tasting at SC Wine Company. $15 includes 7 wines, cheese and chocolate. 212 _ Avenida Del Mar, San Clem-ente, 949.429.7067, www.scwinecompany.com

THE DANA POINT SYMPHONY - OPENING NIGHT7:30 p.m. The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto will be per-formed by American violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn on the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, at St. Edward’s Church. Tickets $10-$15. 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point, www.danapointsymphony.ticketleap.com/season-pass.

WINE AND MUSIC CRUISE 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Dana Wharf’s cruise on a luxury catamaran with wine, snacks, music and more. Tickets $49. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

THE WAILERS 8 p.m. Reggae concert at The Coach House. Tickets $29.50. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

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VALENTINE TALL SHIP SAIL 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Treat your valentine to a ro-mantic tall ship adventure at sea with the Ocean In-stitute. Light refreshments

included. Cost $40 adult, $23 child. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

MUSHROOM WALK II 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Join the seasonal search for fungi popping up after winter rains at The Reserve/Richard and Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. Cost $5-$10. Call for info and directions, 949.489.9778, www.theconservancy.org.

SOUTH BOUND JONNY 2:30 p.m. Sunday Funday at The Swallows Inn. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

SENIOR CENTER VALENTINE DINNER DANCE5 p.m.-10 p.m. Romantic night of dinner and dancing for seniors at the Dana Point Community Center. Cost $15-$25. 34052 Del Obispo St., Dana Point, 949.496.4252, www.danapoint.org.

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WHALE AND DOLPHIN TOURS Capt. Dave’s Safari has daily 2.5-hour whale and dolphin watching tours on a high-tech catamaran with un-derwater viewing pods. Call for

times and reservations. Cost $55 adults, $35 children, 2 and younger free. 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsafari.com.

FAT TUESDAY CELEBRA-TION 6:30 p.m. Iva Lee’s hosts their annual Fat Tuesday cel-ebration with a three-course dinner, feathered masks, beads for all guests. Music will be

provided by Maxwell Garces Gypsy followed by The Fremonts. Cost $35 each. 555 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.

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JAZZ VOCALS BY CHERYL 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Singing by Cheryl Silverstein and guest Stu Pearlman on piano

Montego Restaurant and Bar. 27211 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, 949.481.2723, www.montegorestaurant.com.

OC ELVIS 8 p.m. Valentine’s show at StillWater. 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, 949.661.6003, www.danapointstillwater.com.

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

ROMEO AND JULIET VALENTINE’S DAY DINNERFour nights (Feb. 14-17) of special menus in honor of Valentine’s Day at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

DANCE EVENT: WE ARE RISING 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Come to Duke’s to support the end of violence against women and the group One Billion Rising, by dancing for and hour or more. 204 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, www.onebillionrising.org.

SINGING VALENTINE Send a message of love to that special person, sung by a local barbershop quartet. Includes rose and personalized card. Prices start at $50. Info and reservations: 949.581.1081, www.singingvalen-tines.info.

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VALENTINE DIAMONDS WINE PAIRING DINNER6:30 p.m. Wine pairing dinner at The Wine Bistro to benefit the Dana Point Youth Charitable Foundation. Cost $75. 34091 La Plaza, Dana Point, www.dpycf.org.

Just when people thought zombies were about to be as overexposed as vam-pires, Summit Entertainment and Jonathan Levine go and put a spin on the trend with Warm Bodies. We’ve seen horror with zombies in 28 Days Later…(2002) and Dawn of the Dead (2004), comedy in Shaun of the Dead (2004), and even Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012). Now, here comes a new romantic comedy about beauty and a different kind of beast. In a post-apocalyptic world, zombies outnumber humans and if there’s anything worse than zombies, it’s a “boney” (flesh eating skeleton). One zombie called “R” (Nicholas Hoult) sees a young girl named Julie (Teresa Palmer) and becomes strangely attached to her. When Julie accepts R despite his lack of speech and skin, and befriends him, he slowly starts feeling more human by the day. But not everyone is as accepting

of a “nice” zombie, especially Julie’s zombie-killing leader father (John Malkovich). Dave Franco, Rob Corddry and Analeigh Tipton co-star. The Australian Palmer and English Hoult are not only good at their put-on American accents, but also give life to what could have easily been stiff characters emotionally. Though a love story involving a zombie sounds unbeliev-able in theory, Levine adapts Isaac Marion’s popular book with wit and fun from beginning to end. Warm Bodies is a kind of bloody valentine for young viewers. —Megan Bianco

AT THE MOVIES: ‘WARM BODIES’ A ZOMBIE LOVE STORY

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

Beware of Online Romance ScamsIn an effort to provide our readers with a

wide variety of opinions from our commu-nity, 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 reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editor@danapointtimes.com

anti Te’o, the University of Notre Dame linebacker, and runner-up in college football’s Heisman Trophy

voting last December, will likely be a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft. What an exciting time for this young man.

Unfortunately, his football prowess has been overshadowed in the last few weeks as a result of an online, long-distance ro-mance with a coed from Stanford Univer-sity that turned out to be a hoax.

Te’o probably doesn’t realize or appreci-ate that he’s done a big favor for singles of all ages by getting caught up in a romance

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scam that became headline news around the globe.

In the beginning, my guess is all this youngster wanted was a girlfriend he could con-fide in, fall in love with and maybe someday marry. But the girlfriend didn’t exist. Some dude

played a joke on him and the world heard about it.

What happened to Te’o has happened to lots of lonely older singles. The culprit seems to be loneliness, which can cloud thinking. Singles meet someone online and slowly, over time, start to believe the person on the other end is the love of their life. And while Te’o’s situation drew the spotlight, hopeful and naïve singles age 50 and up are the ones who get caught up in online romance scams the most.

Long-distance relationships are a natu-

ral outgrowth of Internet dating. Singles meet online and then spend hours, weeks, months, and even years communicating, sharing secrets and fantasies, establish-ing trust, exchanging photos, building hope and planning a life together.

The problem often grows from merely having an online friend to falling in love with—not with a person, but with an im-age—someone the single has never met in person, someone he or she thinks they know, but doesn’t because there has nev-er been a face-to-face meeting. Chemistry cannot exist and compatibility cannot be judged without an in-person meeting.

Eventually, an event or a suspicion may make a single realize that the person on the other end of the telephone or com-puter isn’t who he or she says they are. They might ask for money, or keep mak-ing excuses why a face-to-face meeting isn’t possible. The lonely person discov-ers the scam and her world—or his, like Te’o—comes crashing down. It’s sad, and it doesn’t have to happen.

he Dana Point Chamber of Com-merce swore in a new leader, Terry Ross of Independence Bank, and

board members at the organization’s annual meeting and installation dinner, held at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, 25135 Park Lantern, on Thursday, January 31.

In her acceptance speech, Ross laid out plans to strengthen the chamber through a 25 percent rise in membership, an in-

Mature singles who meet online must be diligent. They should use Skype to see the other person, insist on face-to-face meetings as soon as possible, trust their instincts and listen to the advice of friends and family members. Background checks are important as well.

Online romances can waste a great deal of a single’s time. Wouldn’t South County singles be better off to attend an age 50 plus singles meet and greet event at Tutor and Spunky’s Deli in Dana Point, where they can meet potential mates in person?

The events are held the second and fourth Thursday of each month, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There is no cover charge. The next event is February 14, Valentine’s Day. For details, visit www.tutorand-spunkys.com.

To comment: tompblake@gmail.com. Tom Blake is a Dana Point business

owner and San Clemente resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at www.findingloveafter50.com. DP

crease in board involvement in commit-tees and the stabilization of membership retention through an outreach program for businesses, to “once again become the most successful chamber in all of Orange County.”

Chamber membership over the last year increased from around 200 members to more than 400, Ross said. She said the growth within the chamber was “astronomical” and attributed the achievement to the hard work at the chamber office, diligent ambassadors and successful membership drives. DP

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SETS COURSE FOR 2013

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

SUDOKUby Myles Mellor

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The 2013 Dana Point Chamber of Commerce Board at the chamber’s annual meeting on Thursday, January 31. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

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Dolphins Take Talents to the Next LevelBy Steve Breazeale

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Dana Hills student-athletes sign national letters of intent for collegiate sports teams

wenty-three student-athletes, joined by a crowd of family members and friends, fi lled the gym at Dana Hills

High School on February 6 to take part in National Signing Day. Athletes from a wide range of Dana Hills sports teams happily signed their national letters of intent and will take their talents to major universities in the fall.

For a full photo slideshow of the day’s events, visit www.danapointtimes.com .

The list of Dana Hills athletes who signed a National Letters of Intent includes : Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer (girls tennis), Georgia Tech; Brenna Barker (track and fi eld), Columbia University; Paige Canterbury (cross country/track and fi eld); Matt Chasman (boys soc-cer), University of California, Berkeley; Sydney Chiodini (girls soccer), Cal State Monterey Bay; Alec Cranford (decathlon track), University of Iowa; Rachel Edel-stein (girls soccer), Cal State University, San Francisco; Taylor Eljenholm (track and fi eld), University of California, San Diego; Kelly Fitzgerald (girls soccer),

University of California, Berkeley; Avery French (girls golf), University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ashlynn Harryman (girls soccer), Texas A&M; Marc Hughes (lacrosse), Concordia University; Skylar

Johnson (track and fi eld), University of California, San Diego; Peyton Quinn Jones (girls soccer), Dominican University of California; Megan Danielle Largey (soft-ball), University of Delaware; Sam Pfeil (boys waterpolo), Stanford University; Daniele Repper (diving), University of Cal-ifornia, Los Angeles; Devin Rizzo-Foden (football), Kansas Wesleyan University; Matthew Slade (football), Sacred Heart University; Alyssa Grace Smith (girls tennis), Duke University; Blake Taylor (baseball), University of Hawaii; Bryce Yould (boys volleyball), Cal State Univer-sity, Long Beach; Sydney Zuccolotto (girls soccer),Loyola Marymount University. DP

23 student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on February 6 at Dana Hills High. Photo by Christina Debowski

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SIGNING DAY NOTES• Dolphins girls soccer sent the most

athletes of any other team, with six players going to the next level.

• Both Matthew Slade and Devin Rizzo-Foden are saying they will have the opportu-nity to compete for starting job as freshman at their respective schools.

For his efforts in winning the 145-pound division at the 2013 South Coast League individual fi nals tournament on February 2, Dana Hills’ Austin Grimsley is our Athlete of the Week.

Grimsley wrestled in a competitive weight class and found himself up against Laguna Hills’ three-time league champ, Wyond Mills, in the fi nals. Grimsley bested his opponent, 5-3, in overtime and earned an automatic bid to wrestle in the CIF championships.—Steve Breazeale

Austin Grimsley won the 145-pound division at the South Coast League individual fi nals tourna-ment on February 2. Photo by Tony Tribolet/www.XPSPhoto.com

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

Austin Grimsley

As the prep sports season winds down, multiple Dolphins teams are either in the mix for, or have already captured, league titles. Here are few storylines. For a full version of this week’s Dolphin Report, visit www.danapointtimes.com.

Girls Basketball Shares League Championship Honors The Dolphins needed to get past San Juan Hills on the road on February 6 in order to claim

the Sea View League title outright but instead suffered a 54-46 loss. The Dolphins (14-12, 6-2 league) now share the Sea View League title with Tesoro (13-13, 6-2). The Dolphins last won the league title in 2010.

Dolphins Girls Soccer Claims League Title A 3-1 win against rival

San Clemente on February 6 secured the South Coast League championship for the Dana Hills girls soccer team. The Dolphins (11-1-4, 6-1-1) man-aged to lose only one game the entire regular season and outscored their in-league opponents 15-4 in eight games played.

Boys Basketball Still Alive After winning four straight Sea View League games the Dolphins boys basketball team put themselves in position to share a league title, barring the out-come of the February 7 game between San Clemente and Trabuco Hills. Results were not available at press time. If the Mustangs win, there will be a three-way tie at the top with the Tritons, Dolphins and Trabuco Hills all knotted at 6-2 in league play.

Dana Hills sophomore guard Serena Saba drives to the basket against Mission Viejo on February 4. Photo by Tony Tribolet/www.XPSPhoto.com

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Shorecliffs Middle School eighth-grader Tera Richardson has been surfing for seven years, and now, in only her second competition season, has risen to the top ranks of her school surf team. In Scholastic Surf Series competition Tera came up with her second win in a row February 2 at the San Clem-ente Pier. The win catapulted her into the No. 1 ranking among SSS Orange County middle school girls. “I felt pretty confident at the end of the final but I honestly didn’t know I won. When I found out I was really surprised and happy,” she said. “The waves were small and I just knew I had to do my best on whatever waves I could catch.” Tera is also competing in the WSA this season and is ranked No. 3 in the Girls U14 shortboard division. She has also recently joined a water polo team and says that she has plans to try out for

both the San Clemente High School surf and water polo teams next year. In school, Tera is an ‘A’ and ‘B’ student whose favorite subject is art. Painting at home in her spare time is also a favorite hobby. Looking into the future, Tera said she will continue to pursue a pro surfing career but would also like to become a doctor, a chef, or an artist someday. For now, she will enjoy working on her surfing by practicing at least three days a week. “Being on the waves just makes me happy,” she said.—Andrea Swayne

GROM OF THE WEEK Tera Richardson

By Andrea Swayne Dana Point Times

Tera Richardson. Courtesy photo

Orange County middle school surf teams met February 2 at the San Clemente Pier for the third event of the Scholastic Surf Series

SSS Orange County Middle School, Event No. 4, February 2, San Clemente, PierTEAM: 1. Shorecliffs, 263; 2. Bernice Ayer, 189; 3. Thurston, 147; 4. Marco Forster, 117; 5. Don Juan Avila, 56; 6. Vista Del Mar, 50; 7. Niguel Hills, 49.

BOYS SHORTBOARD: 1. Noah Hohenester, Bernice Ayer; 2. Curran Dand, Shorecliffs; 3. Bryce Crane, Shorecliffs; 4. Gunner Day, Shorecliffs; 5. Noah Atwood, Shorecliffs; 6. Jeremy Shutts, Thurston.

BOYS LONGBOARD: 1. Jacob Atwood, Shorecliffs; 2. Gus Day, Shorecliffs; 3. River Covey, Shorecliffs; 4. Kai Takayama, Bernice Ayer; 5. Jack Benjamin, Marco Forster; 6. Luke Overin, Bernice Ayer.

GIRLS SHORTBOARD: 1. Tera Richard-son, Shorecliffs; 2. Alexxa Elseewi, Bernice Ayer; 3. Bethany Zelasko, Shorecliffs; 4. Lily Benjamin, Marco Forster; 5. Maya Harrison, Bernice Ayer; 6. Ashley Beeson, Niguel Hills.

GIRLS LONGBOARD: 1. Teresa O’Connor, Marco Forster; 2. Maya Harrison, Bernice Ayer; 3. Kailey Biggs, Shorecliffs; 4. Gabriella McCormick, Bernice Ayer; 5. Kaila Patterson, Shorecliffs; 6. Kendall Osorio, Marco Forster.

COED BODYBOARD: 1. Derek Reynolds, Ber-nice Ayer; 2. Brad Prolo, Shorecliffs; 3. Luke Overin, Bernice Ayer; 4. Shane Kimbrough, Bernice Ayer; 5. Kian Feiner, Shorecliffs; 6. Kyle Saavedra, Marco Forster.

range County middle school surf teams gathered at the San Clem-ente Pier February 2 for the third

Scholastic Surf Series event of the season.The weather was warm and although

the waves were small, in the 2- to 3-foot range, they stayed glassy and contestable throughout the event.

Noah Hohenester from the Bernice Ayer team turned in an exceptional perfor-mance to take his second Boys Short-board win in a row making him the No. 1 rated surfer in the division.

Also, taking back-to-back wins was Tera Richardson from Shorecliffs Middle School. Her victory also sent her to the top of the ranks in Girls Shortboard.

With two contests remaining in the season, Shorecliffs is in the lead.

“All the teams are chasing second behind Shorecliffs,” said contest director Carolyn Krammer. “The Bernice Ayer team, consistently in the second-place spot, has been working very hard to close

SSS: Shorecliffs Still in the Lead

the gap and have so far dominated the season in Coed Bodyboard.”

The next event is scheduled for March 3 at Goldenwest Street in Huntington

Teresa O’Connor (Marco Forster Middle School) and Alexxa Elseewi (Bernice Ayer Middle School) jump for joy following the trophy presentation at the SSS OC Middle School competition February 2 at the San Clemente Pier. Photo by Sheri Crummer/seasister.com

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