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A juvenile garibaldi is observed on a Reef Check survey dive against the backdrop of purple sea urchin below the waters of the Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area, near Salt Creek Beach. The nonprofi t Reef Check records data on underwater ecosystems around the globe. Photo: Michelle Hoalton

Below the SurfaceInternational nonprofi t observes

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Empty Gun Case Prompts Authorities toLockdown Dana HillsTHE LATEST: Students at Dana Hills High School were finally able to leave the school around 4 p.m. after more than four hours on lockdown Thursday, May 29 fol-lowing the discovery of an empty gun case at the school.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies were on campus for an unrelated incident around 11:30 a.m., according to department spokesman Lt. Jeff Hallock. While on scene, school staff informed dep-uties that an empty rifle case was found in the school’s parking lot. Upon inspection, officials placed the school on lockdown around 12:15 p.m. to perform a systematic campus-wide search, he said.

“Based on the fact there was a case found, we want to be sure there is no weapon on campus,” Hallock said of the incident. Sheriff’s officials monitored the situation from helicopters. SWAT and Critical Incident Response Team members were also called in to assist in the search.

Orange County Fire Authority person-nel also helped the sheriff’s department.

WHAT’S NEXT: During the incident, authorities and Capistrano Unified School District officials maintained that students were safe and the search, performed by armed officers and K-9 units, was a pre-cautionary measure.

“They just have to do their due dili-gence,” CUSD chief communications of-ficer Stephen Nichols said at the time.

After receiving word of the lockdown, parents gathered at the school Thurs-day afternoon, anxiously awaiting their students’ release. No weapons were found and no arrests were made.—Andrea Papagianis

Former JSerra Teacher Convicted of Lewd Acts with Student

THE LATEST: A former JSerra Catholic High School teacher was convicted Thurs-day, May 29 of three felonies for having sex with a former 14-year-old female student.

Ricardo Aldana, 40, faces a minimum

sentence of four years and four months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration, according to a release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury acquitted Aldana of four other counts.

Aldana, who taught Spanish and coached boys soccer at JSerra, met the victim when she was a 13-year-old student at the private school in San Juan Capist-rano, according to the DA’s office.

In June 2011, after the girl turned 14, prosecutors say Aldana inappropriately massaged her shoulders, over her clothes, while they were alone in his classroom. He was accused of “grooming” the girl through frequent text messages and phone conversations.

Aldana picked up the girl from her home in September 2011 when her mother was out of town, took her to his Dana Point residence and snuck her into his bedroom to avoid his roommates, prosecu-tors said. Aldana was accused of having sex with the girl before dropping her off at her home at 4 a.m.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Depart-ment began investigating the case after an instructor at an out-of-state academic camp overheard the victim talking to other students. Aldana was arrested in Decem-ber 2011.

WHAT’S NEXT: During the trial, the jury heard a recorded call with Aldana begging the victim not to say anything about the case, according to the release. A prior victim also testified that she had sex with Aldana multiple times when she was 16 and he was in his early 20s.

His sentencing is scheduled for Friday, July 11.—Brian Park

Precautionary Measures Urged During Summer Rattlesnake SeasonTHE LATEST: Authorities are urging pet owners to use caution in the coming months as Southern California enters its rattlesnake season.

The venomous reptiles are common in south Orange County during the spring and summer, said Jen Stinett director of the Coastal Animal Services Authority. At least one dog has been attacked by a snake recently at a home in San Clem-ente’s Marblehead area.

WHAT’S NEXT: The easiest thing pet owners can do is to simply keep an eye on their pets, Stinett said.

“I wouldn’t recommend leaving them outside alone,” she said.

Stinett said snakes are especially dan-gerous because they can fit through most any hole in a fence. She recommended keeping grass trimmed and keeping ani-

mals clear of weeds and bushes. Anyone who spots a rattlesnake

is encouraged to contact CASA at 949.492.1617.—Jim Shilander

Roof Repairs Coming to San Clemente High SchoolTHE LATEST: Much needed repairs will be made to the roofs of several San Clemente High School buildings after the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees last Wednesday approved a contract to begin work.

The school board unanimously ap-proved a $754,823 contract with Commer-cial & Industrial Roofing Company, using monies from the district’s schools facilities improvement fund for the area.

The contract was actually the second lowest the district received. The lowest came in at $583,000 from C.I. Services, but the company requested their bid be re-lieved after they discovered that a clerical error—corrupted computer spreadsheet files—had resulted in a lower-than-intend-ed value.

State law for public contracts allow for bids to be relieve if errors were made when they were submitted, resulting in incorrect values. C.I. Services said had they calculated cost estimates correctly, their bid would have been worth $717,380. The highest bid came in at $799,000 from ERC Roofing.

WHAT’S NEXT: Both the Triton Center and the Little Theatre will be getting new roofs. For buildings in the upper campus, where needs are less pressing, roofs will simply be repaired.

Deputy Superintendent Clark Hampton said repairs would buy the district roughly 10 years before additional work had to be

done. Facilities needs at SCHS are among

those district staff has identified as requir-ing immediate attention. Other south Orange County schools with high-priority needs include Dana Hills High School, Shorecliffs Middle School and Las Pal-mas, Palisades and R.H. Dana elementary schools.

Estimated needs at the six schools adds up to about $13 million.—BP

Library, Bookstore Closures for Skylight Construction ApproachesTHE LATEST: The Dana Point Library and Friends of the Library Bookstore will soon undergo closures for a roof renova-tion project that will replace large aging skylights that cover much of the library.

The Friends, the all-volunteer group that supports the Dana Point Library, raised $70,000 toward the project that will provide more light and improve the library’s energy efficiency.

WHAT’S NEXT: Target closure dates for the library are Monday, June 30 through Monday, September 1. Library patrons can visit nearby branches in Laguna Niguel, San Clemente and San Juan Cap-istrano during construction for services.

FIND OUT MORE: Contact the Dana Point Library at 949.496.5517 with questions and visit www.ocpl.org for information on library services available at neighboring branches.—AP

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Sheriff’s department vehicles line the street as parents gather at the intersection of Golden Lantern and Acapulco Drive Thursday, May 29 when the Dana Hills High School campus was placed on lockdown after an empty rifle case was found in the school’s parking lot. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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Below the SurfaceInternational nonprofit observes world’s reefs, promotes conservation of vital ecosystems

OBY SEAN ROBB, DANA POINT TIMES

n the sunny first day of June, volun-teers from the nonprofit organiza-tion Reef Check surveyed kelp

forests and rocky reefs off the coast of Salt Creek Beach.

Reef Check is an international nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of two of the ocean’s vital ecosystems—the tropical coral and rocky reefs of the world.

Through global surveys of coral reefs, the organization aims to educate the pub-lic on the value of and crisis affecting reefs and marine life. With teams of volunteer surveyors, Reef Check has created an international network of supporters that collaborate to produce sound and sustain-able solutions all while inspiring local com-munity action to protect and rehabilitate reefs worldwide.

Founded in 1996 by ecologist Gregor Hodgson, the Los Angeles-based not-for-profit organization has grown to include reef-surveying volunteers in more than 90 countries and territories across the globe.

Ten such volunteers were on hand on Sunday, all of whom were highly experi-enced scuba divers who have participated in numerous Reef Check dives. But before they took to the waters off Dana Point, volunteers were given detailed instruc-tions from Colleen Wisniewski, regional manager for Reef Check California, on what to look for among the reef and what to record on their underwater slates.

“Simply put we could not do this project without volunteers,” Wisniewski said.

Reef Check conducted the first-ever health survey of coral reefs on a global scale in 1997. Findings were published in a scientific journal two years later, high-lighting the impact humans have on coral reefs. In 2002, the organization released its first five-year report which compiled data collected by thousands of volunteers in more than 80 countries that showed a decline in coral reef health worldwide.

While the report showed most reefs in the world were impacted negatively by hu-mans due to overfishing, pollution and cli-mate change, it highlighted that through monitoring, management and protection the world’s reefs could recover.

Reef Check’s reach has grown ever since, including the expansion of research right in its own backyard. The organiza-tion launched a California-specific reef program in 2005, tasked with monitoring the state’s more than 1,000-miles of coast.

In California, there are just six staff

Volunteer divers from the international nonprofit Reef Check, which monitors the health of reefs worldwide, get ready for a day surveying rocky reefs and kelp forests off Dana Point’s coast. Photo: Sean Robb

members and more than 250 active Reef Check volunteers. One hundred of those volunteers work to survey sites in South-ern California. All volunteer divers are required to go through a strenuous set of courses that involve memorizing a large number of different marine species and

how to survey various types of reefs. Once in the Dana Point State Marine

Conservation Area waters Sunday, divers dispersed into pairs to survey 30 meters of reef. Looking at different marine spe-cies living in the reef, they identified and measured each fish and invertebrate to the nearest centimeter. They also exam-ined the rocky coral, logged observations of the kelp-filed forests below the surface and documented the substrate, or ocean floor, where plants and marine animals live and grow.

These reefs off the shore of Salt Creek are the only ones the organization monitors in the Dana Point area—in part, because these reefs differ from all others along the Orange County coastline.

“The kelp here is more stable than any other kelp in Orange County and it’s actually probably the healthiest too,” Wisniewski said.

Reef Check monitors more than 50 sites in California, including reefs near San

Diego, Catalina Island, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Los Angeles. But through a partnership with area resorts, Reef Check is able to monitor Dana Point’s near-shore reefs twice a year, as opposed to once a year, as is the case for other locations.

Two years ago, the Dana Point Tourism Business Improvement District signed on to help Reef Check research the local underwater ecosystem. Much of Reef Check’s funding is provided through dona-tions and, most recently, a program called Adopt-a-Reef. The TBID was a founding partner for the Adopt-a-Reef program back in 2012 and corporations like Quiksilver and Patagonia have signed on since.

The TBID is comprised of Dana Point’s four major resorts: The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, St. Regis Monarch Beach, Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa and Doubletree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach.

It was formed in partnership with the city of Dana Point in 2009 to market the city as an overnight tourism destination.

Through a $3 a night self-assessed bed-tax, TBID embarks on campaigns for the city and helps sponsor attractions like last year’s Elephant Parade, which brought more than 30 colorfully painted elephant statues to Dana Point to raise aware-ness and funds for the endangered Asian elephant.

This partnership, however, helps provide Reef Check the needed funding so staff and volunteers can continue their research, which is shared with policy makers, academics and the general public to help educate and influence decisions regarding underwater ecosystems.

“The biggest thing for us is that if it wasn’t for our ocean, then we wouldn’t be a destination for visitors. We feel the need to protect it,” said Matt McNally, director of destination services for the resorts.

Through the Reef Check partnership, the improvement district hopes to further protect local reefs and educate the city, and its visitors, on its unique environment. Dana Point’s resorts hope this relationship will help spread Reef Check’s message and attract more partners to the cause, McNally said.

Lyn Evins has been working closely with Reef Check. Evins, the outdoor events coordinator at The Ritz-Carlton, observed Sunday’s dive from the boat and spoke on the partnership’s meaning.

“I think it’s very important to the com-munity that we protect these reefs and show the city and tourists how special these reefs are,” Evins said.

Reef Check will hold an event Sunday, August 10 at Salt Creek Beach to teach visitors, especially children, about the nearby tide pools, all while spreading Reef Check’s mission. To learn more about Reef Check’s international, national and regional work, and to see data collected log on to www.reefcheck.org. DP

Andrea Papagianis contributed to this report.

Ted Sharsan, a veteran Reef Check volunteer diver, tallies up data he recorded on a dive Sunday. The data collected will be uploaded into an online-public database. Photo: Sean Robb

What’s Below?

On Sunday, June 1, volunteer divers from the nonprofit Reef Check took to waters of Dana Point’s coastline in a state-protected marine conservation area to survey reefs and kelp forests. Through a partnership with area resorts, the organization is able to conduct two dives a year, monitoring the impacts humans can have on marine eco-systems. Findings from each dive volunteers make worldwide is compiled into an online database, www.data.reefcheck.us, and is available for public review.

Here are a few findings from Reef Check dives near Salt Creek Beach over the last two years:

AVERAGE DIVING DEPTH: 7 meters

TOP FIVE FISH RECORDED: Barred sand bass, opaleye, pile perch, rock wrasse and rainbow perch

TOP FIVE INVERTEBRATES SEEN: Red Urchin, kellet’s whelk, bat star, pink abalone and purple urchin

TOP FIVE SEAWEEDS DOCUMENTED: Giant kelp, sea palm, laminaria, pterygophora and bull kelp

SUBSTRATE MAKE-UP: 55.6 percent bedrock, 25 percent sand, 12.8 percent boulder and 6.7 percent cobble

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DP Sheriff’s BlotterAll 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, June 2

VANDALISM IN PROGRESS Pacific Coast Highway/Del Obispo Street (9:54 a.m.) A woman in a white Kia Sol reported that a suspect threw something that shattered, into her window while she was driving.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Dana Drive, 24300 Block (7:05 p.m.) Two men inside a burgundy-colored van were suspected of drinking alcohol.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE Dana Strand Road, 34300 Block (9:59 p.m.) A caller alleged that two suspects in a white van with large dents were rocking back and forth inside the vehicle. The caller suspected they were doing drugs.

Thursday, May 29

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34100 Block (7:51 p.m.) Three subjects were disturbing customers at a gas sta-tion, smoking cigarettes at the gas pumps and refusing to leave.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEStreet of the Golden Lantern/Camino Del Avion (4:23 p.m.) A man repeatedly pulled the zipper of his jacket up and down and then tried to throw ice into a trash can but missed, hitting people stand-ing nearby. The caller believed that the man was drunk.

Wednesday, May 28

DISTURBANCE-MUSIC OR PARTY Alcazar Drive, 33800 Block (11:11 p.m.) A woman reported that subjects at a loud party next to her house urinated from a

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEPacific Coast Highway, 34500 Block (1:12 p.m.) Drivers on PCH were forced to swerve and stop after a man pulled up a manhole and dragged it onto the street in front of Salon Rouge.

Tuesday, May 27

DISTURBANCE La Cresta Drive, 24200 Block (4:25 p.m.) A shirtless man with tattoos on his forearm and wearing blue jeans, was circling kids at the playground area of the YMCA and refusing to leave.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCEDel Prado Avenue, 24500 Block (3:44 p.m.) Three subjects were seen digging in a large garbage can outside Shwack Beach Grill. One of the subjects was wearing a white Halloween rubber-face mask and had black hair.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Calle Juanita, 26700 Block (2:12 a.m.) A woman found a key that does not be-long to her in the lock of her silver Toyota 4 Runner.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

Movies in the Park: Frozen8 p.m. Join the city of Dana Point at Lantern Bay Park, 25111 Park Lantern Road, for this annual summertime movie festival that kicks off with Disney’s new-est princess feature, Frozen. Pack your blankets, chairs and the family to sing “Let It Go” and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” with princesses Anna and Elsa. Popcorn is free. Snacks and refresh-ments will be sold. Call 949.248.3530 or visit www.danapoint.org for more information and upcoming movies.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

Nature Tour9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. This 1.5-mile walk from the Dana Point Nature Interpre-tive Center explores the ecology and natural history of the region. Walking tour occurs first Sunday each month. RSVP to wqintern@danapoint.org or call 949.248.3527. Tours start at 32558 Scenic Drive.

Farmers Market and Craft Fair9 a.m.–3 p.m. Seasonal produce, flowers and local handcrafted goods are fea-tured at this weekly market at La Plaza Park. Call 949.248.3500 or log onto www.danapoint.org to find out about purchasing a booth.

MONDAY, JUNE 9

Tribute Elephants on DisplayEach day during library hours. Tribute el-ephants from the international Elephant Parade, which visited Dana Point last fall to raise awareness about the plight of Asian elephants, are on display at the Dana Point Library, located at 33841 Niguel Road.

Planning Commission Meeting6 p.m. The Planning Commission meets at City Hall, Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern, to discuss area develop-ments and more. Check out the meeting agenda at www.danapoint.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

VFW Veterans Assistance1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. Dana Point VFW Post 9934 offers free veterans’ benefits assistance at the Dana Point Community Center, 34052 Del Obispo St. Call 949.248.1419 or visit www.vfwpost9934.org for more.

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News Next DoorWHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS

SAN CLEMENTEA young San Clemente man died Thurs-

day, May 29, following injuries sustained in an encounter with Newport Beach police, authorities confirmed.

Gerrit Vos, 22, was identified by the Orange County Coroner’s office Friday af-ternoon.

Officers responded to a 911 call from a convenience store on the 1400 block of Superior Avenue at approximately 8:16 p.m. regarding a disturbance, according to a Newport Beach Police Department press re-lease. Authorities reported using “less-lethal force” and firearms against Vos after he charged them with a sharp object in hand, the release said.

Vos was transported to Western Medical Trauma Center in Santa Ana, where he later died.

No officers were injured. A store clerk was hurt during an altercation with Vos, the release stated.

An investigation into the incident is being conducted by both the police department and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office—the latter investigates all officer-involved shootings.—Jim Shilander

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOCalifornia may be in the midst of a

drought but the volunteers behind San Juan Capistrano’s newest park hope their gar-den of native plants serves as an oasis for guests, as well as local wildlife.

Hundreds gathered Saturday for a dedica-

tion ceremony and to take their first walk through Reata Park and Event Center. The 12-acre park, located at 28632 Ortega High-way in the city’s eastern territory, features ample recreational space, an equestrian staging area, space for weddings and group events, a network of paths and trails and a restored historic home that will serve as a welcome center.

The nonprofit San Juan Capistrano Open Space Foundation built and funded the park. For over a year, volunteers spent nearly every weekend building fences and park benches, planting trees and flora and clear-ing paths, all for the citizens of San Juan Capistrano.

“You own all this. This is yours,” said Dick Paulsen, the foundation’s vice president. “Over 7,000 hours were put in to build this park … We loved building this park. All of our families will enjoy this for generations to come.”

The park also features more than 2,000 native plants, made up of around 240 differ-ent species, making it the first and only large

native plant park in Southern California, ac-cording to Mike Evans, owner of Tree of Life Nursery, which provided the plants.

“The story of Reata Park is one of a big vision becoming a reality for public enjoy-ment,” Evans said. “Reata will serve as an example for homeowners and municipalities throughout Southern California.”

The land is part of 132 acres of open space, including the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, the city purchased from Rancho Mission Viejo in 2010 for $27.5 million, us-ing a $30 million bond approved by voters in 2008. The park’s welcome center is located in a restored 1920 ranch house.

Barbara Critchlow grew up in the home from 1942 to 1978, before moving to Texas. She and 18 of her family members were visiting Southern California, when they were invited to participate in the dedication as honored guests. Critchlow noted how much things had changed but praised the city for its new park.

“It’s gorgeous,” Critchlow said. “Don’t let it go to waste.”—Brian Park

Guests take their first walk through the Reata Park and Event Center in San Juan Capistrano. The park opened to the public Sunday, June 1. Photo: Brian Park

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National Running Day Opens Turkey Trot Registration To celebrate National Running Day,

the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce launched registration for one of the na-tion’s premier holiday runs.

While others were watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, buttering turkeys and putting finishing touches on their pumpkin pie, more than 17,000 par-ticipants took to the race course last year for the 36th annual Dana Point Turkey Trot. Starting Wednesday, June 4, partici-pants could begin signing up for the 37th annual races, named “one of America’s best Thanksgiving Day runs” by Fitness Magazine.

“The 37th Turkey Trot will be bigger and better than ever,” said Heather John-ston, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. “Our Turkey Trot is the perfect place to bring your family to run the race before your stuff your face.”

Races include a 5K, 10K and a 1K Gob-ble Wobble for kids. Early race details and enhancements have also been announced, including the addition of course enter-tainment, a post-race beer garden and an expanded Health & Wellness Expo.

Organizers are also calling on sponsors for this year’s event. For more information on race registration, early-bird pricing and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.turkeytrot.com.

Sea Scouts Honor Chris Cvengros, Award ScholarshipMariners 936, a Sea Scout program

based in Dana Point, celebrated youth of the community and its season of sailing at the annual Bridge of Honor event on Wednesday, May 28 at the Ocean Institute.

Founded 30 years ago by Jim Wehan, the current skipper of the Spirit of Dana Point, Mariners and Mariners Junior are programs designed to get area youth out on the water. Each year, participants and program volunteers gather to celebrate their season and honor one of their own with a scholarship.

One graduating Mariner is annually awarded a college scholarship by the Cvengros family. The honor is in memory of their son, Christopher William Cven-gros, who died in 1996. He was an active, dedicated member of the sea scouts and his death shocked and saddened the close-knit community.

Every year, this scholarship is awarded to the Mariner believed to embody a great work ethic, both at school and in Sea Scouts, who demonstrates the love of oth-

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Competitors near the finish line in the annual Thanksgiving Day race around the Dana Point Harbor. In honor of National Running Day on June 4 registration for this year’s Turkey Trot opened with early-bird specials for racers. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

ers through community service and has a keen concern for safety at sea.

This year’s scholarship recipient is quartermaster, boatswain and San Clem-ente High School senior Josh Johnson. He has been involved in scouting programs for 12 years and is an American Red Cross instructor in lifeguarding and first aid. Johnson has been accepted at the Califor-nia Maritime Academy, where he plans to major in marine transportation.

San Onofre Foundation Presents Summer SeriesThe San Onofre Foundation is present-

ing a summer gallery and lecture series at both San Clemente and San Onofre state beaches.

A gallery exhibit, named “The Lifeguard Story,” will be open to the public from Sat-urday, June 21 to Tuesday, September 30. An opening night reception will be held Friday, June 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The exhibit is a historical perspective on the country lifeguards of California State Parks told through photographs and memorabilia. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The gallery is located at the Historic Cottage, San Clemente State Beach Camp-ground, 225 Avenida Calafia. There is no charge, but donations are encouraged.

There will also be a lecture series at the

cottage that begins Wednesday, July 16 at 8 p.m. The first lecture is titled “Country Lifeguards of the California Coast” and a reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Speakers will include Mike Brousard, a retired lifeguard chief at San Clemente and Huntington state beaches, and Steve Long, a retired state parks chief lifeguard, park superintendent and SOPF founder.

Additional information about the series is available at www.sanofoundation.org.

Historical Society Holds Annual Scholarship FiestaTo honor local students and scholarship

awardees, the Dana Point Historical Soci-ety will once again host its annual scholar-ship dinner at Doheny State Beach.

This year’s event is set for Tuesday, June 24 at 6 p.m. Guests of the historical society will also be invited to view the newly re-opened Doheny visitor’s center. Tours start at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served by Jack Saunderson from El Patio Café and guests will have a chance to meet this year’s scholarship awardees.

Advance purchase tickets for historical society members are $25 and $30 for non-members. RSVP early, as the event can fill up fast. For more information, to download the registration form and to learn more about the historical society, log on to www.danapointhistorical.org.

Relay for Life Organizers Host Kickoff Celebration Join local Relay for Life organizers for a

kickoff celebration to this year’s continu-ous 24-hour walk supporting the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer.

The 2014 Dana Point relay will be held at Lantern Bay Park from 10 a.m. Sat-urday, September 20 to 10 a.m. Sunday, September 21.

Organizers are getting started early though. Learn how to get involved in the local relay on Thursday, June 12 at the Surfin’ Cowboy, 34235 Doheny Park Road in Capistrano Beach. Celebrate the relay’s kickoff with complimentary appetizers, happy hour specials, live entertainment and opportunity drawings.

To RSVP, contact Judy Brandmeier at brandmeier@cox.net. Find out more about the local Relay for Life by visiting, www.relayforlife.org/danapointca.

Also, on Monday, June 9, Stuft Pizza, located at 24821 Del Prado Ave. in Dana Point, will be donating 20 percent of its sales to the American Cancer Society. Mention the Relay for Life when ordering eat in, takeout and delivery orders. Promo-tion runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Results are in: November Races Take ShapeDana Point councilmem-bers advance to general election runoffs

SBY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS AND JIM SHILANDER, DANA POINT TIMES

outh Orange County voters joined Californians at the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary elections.

Two candidates from Dana Point ad-vanced to the November general election by finishing second in their races. Since the primary ballot is non-partisan, the top two vote getters advance to a runoff in the general election in most cases.

With all precincts reporting to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Dana Point Mayor Lisa Bartlett finished second in her race with three rivals for the 5th District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Laguna Niguel City Coun-cilman Robert Ming won the race by 328 votes—15,341 to Bartlett’s 15,013—poten-tially setting up a closely contested race in the fall.

Mission Viejo City Councilman Frank

Ury finished with 12,294 votes and Deputy District Attorney Joe Williams with 9,291.

The 5th District seat is being vacated by Pat Bates, who is term-limited and ran un-opposed for the state Senate’s 36th District that encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties.

In the race for the 73rd Assembly District, constitutional lawyer and Irvine Valley College professor Wendy Gabriella, a Democrat, led all candidates, with 28.5 percent of the vote. However, the seat is considered a safe one for Republicans.

Dana Point City Councilman Bill Brough led among the four Republicans with 27.6 percent or 11,818 votes. Rancho Santa Margarita City Councilman Jesse Petrilla had 19.1 percent. Former Laguna Niguel City Councilman Paul Glabb, who dropped out of the race, actually had more votes than the candidate he endorsed, Capistrano Unified School District trustee Anna Bryson, 5,969 to 4,663, respectively.

Another CUSD board member, Gary Pritchard of Mission Viejo, finished third in the race for County Clerk-Recorder, with 12.3 percent of the vote. Incumbent Hugh Nguyen handedly took the race with 60.3 percent of the votes, with Monica Maddox trailing with 19.1 percent.

Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, a Republican who currently holds the 73rd Assembly seat, led her race for the state’s Board of Equalization District 4 race early, but ended with the second highest vote count, 245,601 to Democrat Nader Sha-

hatit’s 248,088, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.

On the State- and District-wide BallotsSan Clemente resident Joe Leicht

was 14th of 15 candidates in the race for California governor, receiving 7,005 votes, for 0.2 percent of the vote. Incumbent Gov. Edmund “Jerry” Brown, a Democrat, re-ceived 54.4 percent of vote statewide, with Neel Kashkari ahead among Republicans with 19.1 percent.

Rep. Darrell Issa topped two challeng-ers in the 49th Congressional District, with 61.4 percent of the vote. Issa cur-rently represents portions of northern San Diego and southern Orange counties and will see Democrat Dave Peiser in the November election. Peiser finished with 28.7 percent of the vote.

In commanding numbers, voters statewide favored California’s Proposition 41 that would authorize the redirecting of $600 million in bond money to fund hous-ing for low-income and homeless veterans, with 65.4 percent, or more than 1.9 million votes.

Proposition 42, a proposed constitution-al amendment that requires local govern-ing bodies to comply with state public records and opening meeting laws, was also favored by California voters, receiving 61.5 percent of the vote. The proposition will make municipalities and other bodies financially responsible for coming into compliance with the state laws.

Countywide, Measure A, which would require Orange County’s 12 elected of-ficials, including the five supervisors, to contribute to their pensions, received wide support, with 87.5 percent of the vote.

Upcoming City Elections Take ShapeThe city of Dana Point’s official nomina-

tion filing period for City Council candi-dates opens July 14.

Three of the five-member body’s seats are up grabs as Bartlett and Councilman Steven Weinberg are termed out of their seats. Brough is up for reelection, but with his moving on in pursuit of the 73rd District seat, he said Thursday morning he planned to focus solely on the Assem-bly race.

The nomination period begins Monday, July 14 at 7:30 a.m. when the city offices open. The filing period will remain open until Friday, August 8 at 5 p.m. However, if an incumbent councilman, in this case Brough, does not file nomination papers, the nominating period for all candidates, except the sitting councilmember, is extended until Wednesday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m.

One council candidate, Alan Wickstrom, the current president of the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club and former Arts and Culture commissioner, made an early move in the City Council race and filed his intent to run last month.

Find out more about the city’s election at www.danapoint.org. DP

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Letters to the Editor

so much support from our residents is baffl ing. We elected you to be the voice of our community. The community wants this.

It seems all City Council cares about is Town Center and what fl ags and signs they will install, putting in more hotels, making our hotels bigger and refurbish-ing the Harbor. But what are you doing for our youth? What are you doing for our families?

By denying a skatepark in Dana Point, the council is overlooking many of the positive characteristics we put so much value on. Skateparks foster a strong sense of community, build camaraderie among kids and families and help keep our chil-dren active and healthy in a safe, secure environment.

City Council’s dismissal of this recent “Skatepark of Dana Point” movement, combined with the fact that skateboarding is banned in all city parks, is extremely disappointing. And now Marco Forster Middle School has even banned kids from riding their skateboards to school, citing complaints from area businesses. Seri-ously? These are children we are talking about here.

Skateboarding benefi ts our youth in so many ways that it should be encour-aged rather than ignored and banned. It is a means for them to get around and to expend their energy in a positive way. It provides an opportunity for our kids to get outside, stay active and be athletic while engaging in a positive alternative to typical team sports.

Why is the city trying to criminalize something that is so good for our kids both physically and mentally? Are our leaders truly representing the community that elected them? The support behind

SKATEPARKS: KEEPING KIDS OFF THE STREETS AND OUT OF TROUBLE

OSKAR LINDSTROM, Dana Point

My name is Oskar Lindstrom and I have loved to skateboard since I was 5 years old.

Dana Point needs a skatepark because it would keep kids off the streets and provide a great place for exercise. I have skated around Dana Point and gotten in trouble several times. If we had a skate-park then this would not happen.

BE THE COMMUNITY’S VOICE, SPEAK UP FOR A SKATEPARK

JASMINE SMITH, Dana Point

“The Parks Division of the Community Services & Parks Department is respon-sible for the maintenance of 23 beautiful parks that provide safe, clean and attrac-tive facilities for the citizens of Dana Point. There are 82 acres of developed park land with approximately 3,000 trees, six out-door restroom buildings, 10 playgrounds, fi ve dog fun zones and 18 parks with security lighting.”

When I read this on the city of Dana Point’s website I was taken aback. The city won’t entertain the idea of a skatepark be-cause there is nowhere to put it? You can have fi ve “dog fun zones” and 82 acres of parks, but you can’t fi nd one spot to build a skatepark for our kids and teens?

How our elected City Council has written off something that has garnered

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Signs are posted at all 23 Dana Point city parks informing visitors of rules that include no skate-boarding. A recent movement has revived the debate about building a skatepark in Dana Point. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

this movement is hard to ignore. Let’s get a skatepark in Dana Point. It’s

time to give back to today’s youth.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jasmine Smith is senior designer of the Dana Point Times, San Clemente Times and The Capistrano Dispatch. The opinions expressed here are entirely those of the letter writer and do not refl ect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media.

GUEST OPINION: by Al Jacobs

Straight Talk: Crime that Never EndsDeemed fi t for release, does the recirculation of predators cause endless issues?

n May 23, 2014, a Superior Court Judge in Orange County sentenced 32-year-old Travis Batten to 107

years imprisonment on seven counts, including forcible rape. Upon sentencing, the judge told Batten, whose assaults were committed over a fi ve-year period, “You are a violent sexual predator that poses an immense danger to the public if ever released.”

On the same day, a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County ordered that 63-year-old serial rapist Christopher Hub-bart be released from confi nement. Hub-bart acknowledged raping and assaulting 40 women between 1971 and 1982, when sentenced to prison.

Paroled in 1990, he was committed to a state mental hospital after committing another attack just two months after. Doc-tors at the hospital recently declared him fi t for release. He’ll wear a GPS monitor on his ankle and be accompanied by security people when in public.

I have a few rhetorical questions. Why only 107 years when 307 would sound more impressive at the judge’s next reelection campaign? When will Travis Batten be declared by some doctors to be fi t for release? How many persons make their living by re-circulating vicious preda-tors in a process that never ends? What must be done?

We may scrutinize statutes as to their

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 editorial@danapointtimes.com

O effectiveness, debate the fairness of capital punishment and philosophize on the ju-dicial system. But basic to the problem is this fundamental truth: Any society unable to dispose of its refuse may expect to be engulfed by it.

Al Jacobs, a longtime Dana Point resi-dent and a professional investor for nearly a half century, distributes a monthly newslet-ter in which he shares fi nancial knowledge and experience. It is available at www.onthemoneytrail.com. DP

YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNERGETTING OUT

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Friday | 06LORD OF THE STRINGS CONCERT 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Called “a giant of the acoustic guitar” by the San Diego Reader, Peppino D’Agostino performs as part of the ongoing acoustic concert series at the Dana Point Community house. 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana Point, 949.842.2227, www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com.

MOVIE IN THE PARK: FROZEN8 p.m.–10 p.m. Sisters Elsa and Anna, Disney’s princesses of Arendelle, take the silver screen in the city of Dana Point’s summer tradition opening night. Pop-corn is free. Refreshments available for purchase. Lantern Bay Park, 25111 Park Lantern Road, Dana Point 949.248.3530, www.danapoint.org.

Saturday | 07MARINE MAMMAL CRUISE10 a.m. Get onboard the Ocean Institute’s 70-foot R/V Sea Explorer to view fish, sea lions, dolphins and other wildlife along the Southern California coastline. $35 for adults, $22 for children ages 4 to 12. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

MUSIC HARBOR CRUISE8 p.m. Enjoy music from Party Bots aboard the 95-foot vessel Dana Pridewhile cruising the harbor. Boat features a full bar. $15. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

Sunday | 08SAN CLEMENTE FARMERS MARKET9 a.m.–1 p.m. Bundles of flowers, fresh produce and much more every Sunday on Avenida Del Mar. Rain or shine.

MIKE HAMILTONNoon–4 p.m. Enjoy live music at Mission Grill each Sunday with guitarist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Hamilton. 31721 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.240.8055, www.mikehamiltonmusic.com.

ASHUN4 p.m.–7 p.m. Live music at Wind & Sea Restaurant. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

Monday | 09CAPT. DAVE’S WHALE WATCHINGTimes vary. Get up close to marine life aboard a Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari trip. Prices vary depend-ing on the vessel. Call for more info. 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsafari.com.

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DISTRESSING YOUR EMOTIONS10:45 a.m. Recovery International provides help with gaining control over distress-ing emotions and tools to improve coping skills. Meetings held every Monday. Donation requested but not required. El Toro Library, 24672 Raymond Way, Lake Forest, 949.380.0809, www.lowselfhelpsystems.org.

Tuesday | 10PRESCHOOL STORYTIME11:15 a.m. Stories, songs and crafts for kids 3-6 at the San Juan Capistrano Library. Occurs every Tuesday. 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.1752, www.ocpl.org.

DANA HARBOR TOASTMASTERS7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Practice becoming a more confident communicator in a fun learning environment. Occurs every Tuesday. For more info, email 1707@toastmastersclubs.org or contact Ray at 949.496.2275. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point. www.1707.toastmastersclubs.org.

Wednesday | 11DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET3 p.m.–7 p.m. Fresh flowers, produce and specialty foods from around 40 vendors in downtown San Juan Capistrano, on the corner of Camino Capistrano and Yorba Street. Occurs every Wednesday. www.farmersmarketsjc.com.

Thursday | 12DANA POINT COASTMASTERS7 a.m. Fine tune your public speaking skills each Thursday at the OC Sailing & Events Center with the local Coastmasters chapter. 34451 Ensenada Place, Dana Point, www.coastmasters.org.

OPEN MIC/COMEDY NIGHT8 p.m., Every Thursday night local co-medians bring their funniest jokes. Free. Knuckleheads, 1717 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente, 949.492.2410, www.knuckleheadsmusic.com.

PLAY ON!8 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $15 for students. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949.492.0465, www.cabrilloplayhouse.org.

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Join the Ocean Institute in celebrating World Oceans Day by exploring the seven seas and underwater life through hands-on activities and fun for the whole family. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

WORLD OCEANS DAY • JUNE 810 a.m.–3 p.m. Celebrate the world’s seven seas and the ocean’s array of wonders and re-sources while considering ways to help with conservation at the Ocean Institute. Discover unusual animal adaptations through hands-on activities and learn about the importance of the ocean from different cultures, both past and present. $6.50 for adults, $4.50 for children 3 and up. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

EDITOR’S PICK

For our full calendar, visit the “Event Calendar” at www.danapointtimes.com.

Have an event? Send your listing to events@danapointtimes.com

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At the Movies: A Less Wicked Side to ‘Maleficent’

or over a decade, musical fans have been wondering about and waiting for a film adaptation of

the revisionist take on the Wizard of Oz, “Wicked” to occur. This summer, Disney takes on not “Wicked,” but something ee-rily similar: a live-action re-interpretation of Sleeping Beauty’s villain, Maleficent. Following the recent trend of CGI-heavy, live-action fairytale movies—such as Alice in Wonderland (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013), Maleficent is both old and new with the updated retelling.

In a fantasy kingdom, a dark fairy named Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) is banished to a magical forest by king (Kenneth Cranham) of the mortal land. Maleficent’s love from her youth, Stef-fan (Sharlto Copley), takes the crown following his father’s death, only caring for greed and power, rather than humans and creatures. His daughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) is cursed by Maleficent to fall asleep after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel needle until her true love, Prince Philip (Brenton Thwaites), can wake her with a kiss.

Sam Riley co-stars as Maleficent’s sidekick, and Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Juno Temple play Aurora’s fairy godmothers. Jolie and Fanning are fittingly cast as the heroine and villainess of this classic story with a new spin. As expected with Disney, the protagonist, though evil, is given likeable qualities but unfortunately this holds the feature back from being a complete success. The special effects are distracting at times but the characterizations are at least more interesting than previous efforts. Malefi-cent is one of Disney’s best villains but maybe the heroics should be left to Philip and Aurora. — Megan Bianco

Photo: © Disney Enterprises, Inc.

GUEST OPINION: It’s History by Carlos N. Olvera

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 editorial@danapointtimes.com

IT’S HISTORY Carlos N. Olvera

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Dana Point

an Juan Creek fl ows through Dana Point, but the watershed fl ow to the ocean passes through the Santa Ana

River, which is nearly 100 miles in length, making it the longest river in Southern California.

The fi rst European to set foot in this area was Juan Gaspar de Portola. He and his expedition party landed nearby in 1789 and named the river after the Santa Ana Mountains, which were named after Saint Anne’s Day, for the grandmother of Jesus Christ. The name was originally spelled Santa Anna.

In March 1938, a fl ood resulting from fi ve concurrent days of rain occurred, leaving more than 50 dead. Some 68,000 acres were fl ooded and an estimated 2,000 people were left homeless in the Los Angeles basin. Reports on this number vary. In north Orange County, more than eight inches of rain fell in one day, leaving a path of destruction from Yorba Linda to Fountain Valley.

The fl ood was classifi ed as a 50-year fl ood, meaning the expectation of a fl ood this size would only occur once every 50 years.

Farm animals were carried downstream

Water Water EverywhereSouthern California fl ood of 1938 leads tocommunity preparedness, federally built dams

S before fi nding themselves at the shoreline. Railroad lines were uprooted. Traffi c to San Diego was cut off when a Highway 101 bridge over the Santa Ana River was swept away. Families were evacuated and communications were crippled. To make matters worse, hysterical radio broadcasters sent out images of death and destruction with screaming voices when

in fact they themselves were looking at noth-ing. Severe looting was reported in Anaheim, which prompted auxilia-ry guards to be deployed and some 60 National Guard troops to assist.

By March 11, traffi c from Newport Beach to San Diego, by way

of Dana Point, resumed when an emer-gency bridge across San Juan Creek was constructed. The walled adobe entrance to Doheny State Beach was severely damaged, having been completed in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Onlookers observe damage to Carl Benson’s hotdog stand along the Laguna Beach boardwalk after fl ood waters rushed the shore in March 1938. Photo: Courtesy of Orange County Archives

Readers who are up early Sunday, June 8 can turn on NBC Los Angeles for the

weekend edition of the TODAY show to see a few familiar faces. Dana Point Times bi-monthly columnist Tom Blake, the voice behind On Life and Love After 50, and his partner Greta Cohn, will be featured on a segment about older couples who cohabitate but are not married. The segment is scheduled to run Sunday between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. before coverage of the French Open begins.

SCENE{ I N DA N A P O I N T } 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 diffi cult. Level: Medium

Sudoku

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

Last week’s solution:

BY MYLES MELLOR

The devastation left plenty of room for thoughts on how to control Mother Nature. Within a week, Laguna Beach was holding classes in fi rst aid and emergency preparedness and communities were ask-ing for federal grants for storm and fl ood damage rehabilitation.

This epic event caused the government to initiate a $1.3 billion effort to tame the Santa Ana River. By doing so, it would remove thousands of homes and business from the “100-year fl ood” zone saving mil-lions in insurance premiums.

One answer to the problem was to build the Prado Dam near Chino in Riverside County. The dam was authorized in 1936 but the fl ood of ’38 proved its necessity. An-other three dams would be built in the Los Angeles area following the fl ood of 1938.

San Juan Creek is a part of this wa-tershed. Beginning southwest of Lake Elsinore, there are about 19 tributaries that fl ow into it, including Trabuco Creek that follows along Ortega Highway. As it reaches fl at land, seepage into the ground provides an underground aquifer. This underground reservoir became the water source for Sidney H. Woodruff’s Dana

Point development in the 1920s and was the beginning of the Dana Point Water Company, with its landmark storage tank at Stonehill Drive and Golden Lantern.

With the knowledge of San Juan Creek as a major part of the water fl ow to the ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey installed water gauges to measure the water fl ow, and therefore the water height, during two periods. They were recorded from 1929 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1984. The highest peak was measured at 5.6 feet during the 1969 fl ood, and the second was during the 1938 fl ood.

Orange County has made a concerted effort to save this water since 1968 when it was reported that 3.259 million gallons of water pour down the creek every year and is lost to the sea.

Carlos N. Olvera is Vice Chair of the OC Historical Commission and is a Dana Point Councilman. DP

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ucked behind security gates, among home lots with unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean, sits a pristine

household. Situated high above Dana Strand Beach along the bluffs of Dana Point’s Headlands, it is a sight few have seen. But thanks to the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, visitors can now step into the coastal luxury of the Strand at Headlands while supporting youth music education programs.

In its 22nd year, the annual Philharmon-ic House of Design event brings together 19 local interior creators, who have trans-formed a 7,500-square-foot home into a cohesive design. With color pallet in hand, this year’s designers created a fluid space where the transition from one artist to the next is seamless.

“None of us wanted to fight the beauty of the ocean, everyone wanted to keep things neutral so the ocean was the one doing the talking,” said San Clemente-based interior designer Beverly Stadler.

ana Point Harbor is known for its calm waters, gorgeous views and marine activities for the community

including serving as home for the annual Boat Show.

From Thursday, May 29 to Sunday, June 1 the 14th installment of the Dana Point Harbor Boat Show docked in town. Throughout the event people from across southern California interested in purchas-ing a boat or simply perusing had the opportunity to check out more than 100 new and used sailing and motored vessels being shown by area brokers.

Ray Jones, president of Long Beach Yacht sales, helped interested customers throughout the weekend fulfill their boat-ing needs and reach their boating goals.

“The people who have boats here love this marina and we’ve never experienced that in a boat show before,” Jones said. “It’s been a wonderful experience.”

Boats weren’t the only things sold over

Stadler, who has been involved with the Philharmonic Society for more than a de-cade, designed a first floor powder room and hallway, complete with blue marble countertops, crinkled-linen wallpaper and a specially-created painting from San Clemente artist Rick Delanty. This is the second time Stadler has participated in the House of Design event, it’s a contribution she sees a highly important for the arts.

“I feel that in my business it is critically important to give back and to give back some of the talent, that as designers, we have,” Stadler said.

Funds raised through the Philharmon-ic’s House of Design go on to benefit area youth through music programming and performances. The Philharmonic Society’s music programs reach nearly 200,000 students from kindergarten through high school each year. Since its founding in 1956, the society has introduced millions of children to classical music and has facilitated programs bringing artists, con-certs and other educational programming to students countywide.

The House of Design tour runs through Sunday, June 29 and is closed on Mondays.

Home tours are available Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday touring starts at 10 a.m. and designers will be on hand for meet and greets with visitors from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sunday, the home can be seen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free parking is available at Strand Vista Park, located at Selva Road and Pacific Coast Highway, and a shuttle service will run visitors to and from the home every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $40 to $50 and are available for purchase online at www.philharmonicsociety.org. DP

the weekend. More than 100 vendors exhibited a variety of marine services and products that were for sale. Vendors var-ied from transportation, such as Catalina Express which does daily service to Cata-lina Island, to electronics and beyond.

Almost anything needed on, with or above a boat was available.

Although vendors reported numbers were slimmer than the estimated 10,000 attendees expected to attend this year’s event, the number of boats on display has steadily increased. During the first boat show 14 years ago only 30 land exhibits were on display. Now, that number has grown to more than 100.

This year organizers allowed the public free entrance on Thursday, which is unusual for a boat show, according to founder and producer Ray Hebert. Hebert, who has 45 years of special events production experience, was an associate producer for the 1984 Olympics and has put together some 400 boat shows.

Philharmonic Society’s house tour supports music programs for area youth

Boat show docks at Dana Point Harbor for 14th year

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Stepping into Seaside Luxury

Annual Show a Boater’s Dream

More than 100 boating vessels are displayed at the Dana Point Harbor for the 14th annual Boat Show. Photo: Catherine Manso

BY ANDREA PAPAGIANIS, DANA POINT TIMES

BY CATHERINE MANSO, DANA POINT TIMES

At the end of last year’s event, Hebert received a report that some 25 boats were sold, adding up to an estimated $10 million in sales. Numbers for this year’s show

were about the same, with 25 boats sold for about $9 million.

“This turned out to be a wonderful event,” Hebert said. DP

Nineteen designers from across Orange County came together to create a cohesive feel throughout a Strand at Headlands located home for the Philharmonic’s house tour. Wendy Ann Miller, of Orange, designed the dining room, pictured above. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

Beverly Stadler, an interior designer from San Clemente, stands in the hallway she designed for the Philharmonic Society of Or-ange’s annual home tour. A painting by local artist Rick Delanty hangs in the background. Photo: Andrea Papagianis

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ARCHITECTURE - PLANNING

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AUTO REPAIR

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CAFE - DELI

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COFFEE SHOP

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DANCE/FITNESS

Club Salsa Dance Studio34202 Camino CapistranoCapistrano Beach, 949.230.0543, www.clubsalsadance.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN

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ICE CREAM

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INSURANCE SERVICES

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State Farm/Ted Bowersox34085 Pacifi c Coast Hwy., Ste. 204, 949.661.3200, www.tedbowersox.com

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LANDSCAPING

Organics Out Back449 Avenida Crespi, 949.354.2258, www.organicsoutback.com

LOCKSMITH

Dana Point Lock & Security949.496.6916, www.danapointlock.com

MUSIC INSTRUCTION

Danman’s Music School24699 Del Prado, 949.496.6556, www.danmans.com

Kenny’s Music & Guitars24731 La Plaza, 949.661.3984, www.kennysmusicstore.com

PET GROOMING

Dawgy Style34085 Pacifi c Coast Hwy, Unit 112, 949.496.3315, www.alphadoggroomshop.com

PLUMBING

Chick’s Plumbing949.496.9731, www.chicks-plumbing.com

POOL SERVICE & REPAIR

Palisades Pool Service & Repair949.542.7232, allenesommo@cox.net

PSYCHOTHERAPY

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REAL ESTATE - RESIDENTIAL

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STORIES, SCORES, SCHEDULES AND MORESPORTS & OUTDOORS

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ana Point’s Will Schmidt has trav-eled up and down the California coast in recent years, displaying his

endurance paddling on a stand-up paddle-board. For every journey, be it traversing through the Channel Islands and down to Dana Point Harbor or crossing the Cata-lina Channel solo, Schmidt has completed his missions, all while raising funds for United States military members.

Schmidt, a veteran of the Marine Corps, is in the midst of his longest SUP journey to date.

On May 29, Schmidt set off roughly 10 miles into the Strait of Juan de Fuca near

Will Schmidt Embarks on Epic SUP Journey

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Will Schmidt. Courtesy photoRyan Sheckler will compete in Skateboard Street at this year’s X Games. Photo: Courtesy ESPN

hen Dana Point resident An-gelena Ormonde had a minor stroke three years ago at the age

of 34, she never thought competing in the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tourna-ment in the world would be a possible. Last week, after months of rehab, that’s exactly what she did, as she took third-place in her division at the 2014 World Jiu Jitsu Championship at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach.

The four-day tournament took place from May 29 to June 1.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a unique grap-pling form of martial art that emphasizes ground fighting techniques, like take-downs and submission holds, over stand-ing strikes, such as punches and kicks. At tournaments, competitors are categorized by gender, belt-rank and weight class. Or-monde, 37, competed in the heavyweight division with other female brown belts.

As a result of the minor stroke she

Stepping Back onto the Mat

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Local Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter overcomes stroke to win third-place at prestigious tournament

suffered three years ago, Ormonde had a delay on the right side of her body. Even though she’s left-handed, the delay still brought some difficulties into her life.

“My smile was deformed because I had problems with much of the right side of my body. It took an entire year for me to recover,” Ormonde said. “Everyone has different goals in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Mine was never to be a champion. I just wanted to make it out on the mat.”

For the first three to four months after her stroke, the only physical activity Or-monde could do was basic exercise. When she became strong enough, she resumed the training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that she started four years earlier at Gracie Barra San Clemente.

“I’ve been training for a total of seven years now,” Ormonde said. “Around three to four months after my stroke, I started training again because my doctor said it would be good for me.”

Ormonde explained that training in

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu forces the participant to use both sides of the brain as well as every muscle in the body. She said this helped stimulate the parts of her brain and body that were languished by the stroke.

Taking third place at one of the most highly regarded Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

tournaments in the world has changed her goals in the sport.

“I want to encourage more women and youth to train. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t about beating your opponent, it’s about overcoming your own fears. That’s what you do when you step out onto the mat,” Ormonde said. DP

Angelena Ormonde, far right, placed third in the heavyweight brown belt division at the 2014 World Jiu Jitsu Championship in Long Beach. Photo: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

Locals to Compete in X Games Austin

he 2014 edition of the summer X Games will take place in Austin, Texas from June 5-8. As usual, San

Clemente and its neighboring cities will be well represented at the high-profile extreme sports tournament.

San Clemente native Greyson Fletcher, 23, will make his third X Games appear-ance in the Skateboard Park event, which begins on June 7. Skateboard Park fea-tures bowls, ramps and rails which com-petitors use to rack up points in qualifying and championship heats. Fletcher, who has an historic action sports pedigree, finished 16th in the event at X Games Barcelona 2013 and 19th at X Games Los Angeles 2012. Fletcher is the grandson and son of local surfing icons Herbie and Christian Fletcher, respectively.

Ryan Sheckler, 24, returns to the event that put him in the national spotlight—Skateboard Street. Sheckler battled through injury last year in the buildup to X Games Los Angeles and has not medaled in the event since 2012. But Sheckler is no stranger to the podium at X Games. The San Clemente product has five X Games medals to his name, including two gold and two silver. The Skateboard Street elimination rounds begin on June 6.

Seven-time medalist and Capistrano

Beach resident Tanner Foust, 40, is set to compete in the Rallycross event on June 7. Foust, who also hosts the popular History Channel show Top Gear USA, has medaled in three out of his last five Ral-lycross events at X Games.

San Juan Capistrano’s Rhys Millen, 41, will also compete in the Rallycross event. Millen has yet to medal at X Games in four attempts.

Coverage of X Games Austin will be available across multiple ESPN and ABC platforms, including television and online. Check local listings for event times. DP

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the Canada-U.S. border and plans to travel down to Border Line State Park, near the Tijuana-U.S. border in an unassisted solo paddle.

In an email, Schmidt stated he plans on paddling around 30 miles per day and has planned out his route with desired stop-ping points along the way. According to Schmidt’s fundraising website he passed the waters near Portland, Oregon on Thursday, June 5.

All funds raised by Schmidt during his trek will directly benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information on his journey and to track his progress, visit www.areyouinspiredyet.com. DP

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Dolphin ReportBaseball Playoff Run Ends in Quarterfi nals

After a run that saw them capture the Sea View League title and advance to the quarterfi nals of the CIF-SS Division 2 Championships, the Dana Hills baseball team’s season came to an end on June 30 in a walk-off loss.

The No. 2 seeded Dolphins gave up a seventh-inning RBI single to Temecula Valley’s Alec Garrett, which put the home-team Golden Bears up for good, 2-1.

Dana Hills faced a tough matchup against the Golden Bears, who entered Friday’s contest ranked third in the CIF-SS Division 2 rankings.

Golden Bears starting pitcher Brandon Koch (8-1, 0.69 ERA) entered the game riding a streak of 36 innings pitched with-out allowing an earned run, a mark that began back on March 25.

Dana Hills’ Reid Lundeen started off the top of the second inning with a double to left-center fi eld and scored one batter later on a single by senior Kayman Koen to give the Dolphins an early 1-0 lead. The Golden Bears quickly tied the game in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Garrett that scored Mitch Kemp from second base.

Dolphins starting pitcher Louis Ray-mond matched Koch pitch-for-pitch on the day, allowing only two hits through the fi rst six innings.

With the game tied 1-1, Raymond took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning looking to send the game to extras.

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Kemp singled for Temecula Valley and, fol-lowing a sacrifi ce bunt by Samari Buchan-an, Garrett stepped up to the plate with the winning run on second base. Garrett ended the Dolphins season with a ground ball single that scored Kemp.

“Raymond pitched a great game but we missed some opportunities. We had the bases loaded and couldn’t come through with a hit. We failed on a bunt play that would have moved a runner into scoring position,” Dana Hills head coach Tom Faris said. “We should have won this ballgame, but came up just a little bit short. Our expectations were high all year and we felt like this team could really do something special and they did.”

The Dolphins set several school records over the course of the season. The team had the best overall record (26-8), most hits (292), runs scored (176), RBIs (144), team ERA (2.05) and stolen bases (74).

Dana Hills will return 11 players to the varsity level in 2015.—Kevin Dahlgren

Feagler Tees it Up at CIF State Regional

Dana Hills sophomore Clay Feagler competed at the CIF/SCGA Southern California Regional Championship at Brookside Golf Club on June 2, carding an 18-hole total of 75 (+3). Feagler’s score earned him a t-29 fi nish at the elite post-season event.

Feagler had an up and down front-nine at Brookside, tallying two birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey on the par-4 seventh hole for a total of 38 (+2). His back-nine 37 (+1) featured eight pars and one bogey. Had Feagler fi nished inside the top-9, he would have advanced to the state championship.

Feagler advanced to the tournament af-ter winning the CIF-SS Southern Division Individual Championships and making the cut at the CIF-SS Individual Champion-ships.—Steve Breazeale

The Dana Hills baseball team graduates eight seniors, pictured above, from the 2014 varsity team, which advanced to the CIF-SS Division 2 Championship Quarterfi nals on June 30. Photo: KDahlgren Photography

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RESULTSSurfing America Prime, Event No. 6, May 31-June 1, Oceanside Harbor, North Jetty

BOYS U14: 1. Cole Houshmand, San Clemente; 2. Eithan Osborne, Ventura; 3. Nick Marshall, Encinitas; 4. Tyler Gunter, Newport Beach. SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U14: Eithan Osborne. GIRLS U16: 1. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente; 2. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla; 3. Juli Hernandez, Costa Mesa; 4. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad. SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U16: Meah Collins, Costa Mesa. BOYS U16: 1. Griffin Colapinto, San Clemente; 2. Nolan Rapoza, Long Beach; 3. Jake Marshall, Encinitas; 4. Kei Kobayashi, San Clemente. SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U16: Griffin Colapinto. GIRLS U18: 1. Tia Blanco, San Clemente; 2. Frankie Harrer, Malibu; 3. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa; 4. Avalon Johnson, Carlsbad. SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U18: Tia Blanco. BOYS U18: 1. Griffin Colapinto, San Clemente; 2. Colt Ward, San Clemente; 3. Ryland Rubens, Pacific Beach; 4. Jake Davis, Capist-rano Beach. SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U18: Griffin Colapinto.

BOARD SHORTSSONNY’S RESTAURANT TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR SHORECLIFFS SURF TEAM The Shorecliffs Middle School surf team is holding a fundraiser with the help of Sonny’s Pizza & Pasta on Tuesday, June 10. Mention the Shorecliffs surf team when placing your order, including takeout, and Sonny’s will donate 15 percent of the bill to the team. Sonny’s is located at 429 N. El Camino Real in San Clemente. The restaurant can be reached at 949.498.2540 and sonnyspizza@sbcglobal.net. Sonny’s menu can be viewed online at www.sonnys.com.

SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 66-70 degrees F

Water Visibility and Conditions:San Clemente: 8-15’+ fair-Catalina: 20-25’ fair-good

Immediate: Primary SSW swell gets some re-inforcements through the back half of the week while some modest NW windswell blends in. Most spots through Orange County will be in the knee-waist-chest high zone (2-3’+), while standout spots produce occasional shoulder high (4’) sets/peaks. Morning winds are light/variable for most areas, before light+ becom-ing moderate Westerly flow gradually rises up through the mid to late morning into each afternoon. The marine layer persists along the coast in the early mornings, before clearing up and becoming mostly sunny into each afternoon.

Longer Range Outlook: Fresh South ground-swell joins in over the weekend, with NW windswell up slightly. Conditions remain semi favorable for the mornings. Check out Surfline for more details!

pectators, event staff and surf-ers were pleasantly surprised last weekend when a combination of

swells brought unexpectedly good chest to overhead waves to the Oceanside Harbor North Jetty for the final Surfing America Prime event of the season. What wasn’t surprising was the pure wave riding prowess in the lineup that led to eight of 20 podium spots and all five season titles being awarded to local surfers.

Skies were blue, the water sparkled and the sun shone down on the May 31 to June 1 event, providing a perfect backdrop as the talented pool of the West Coast’s best under 18 Prime athletes vied for the 2013-2014 season’s final points and champion-ship titles.

This year’s Prime series competitors have proven junior surfing in the U.S. has a bright future both stateside and on the world stage, said Greg Cruse, Surfing America Prime’s executive director.

“When we kicked off the first Prime season, there was skepticism among the judging panel as to whether the U14 boys had the ability to surf to ASP standards,” Cruse said. “Now, six seasons later, even our 12-year-olds surf like experienced professionals, using their rails and throw-ing first-turn full-rotation airs. These kids are going off.”

Although every heat of the two-day event featured inspired, high-performance surfing, one of the most adrenaline induc-ing heats of the contest came during the Boys U18 Semifinal No. 1. Jake Davis of Capistrano Beach came out on top with a combined two-wave total of 16.10 (out of 20) to runner-up Ryland Rubens’ (San Clemente) 15.00. Ryland claimed the high-

OC Surfers Prime PerformersSurfing America Prime season ends, champs all local, Capo Beach’s Davis a finalist

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Griffin Colapinto of San Clemente won the Boys U16 and Boys U18 at the final Surfing America Prime event of the season, May 31 to June 1, in Oceanside. Colapinto was also awarded the season championship titles in both divisions. Photo: Jack McDaniel

est wave score of the day, 9.0, prompting cheers and applause among spectators for his near-perfect performance on what would become his back-up wave.

In the finals, Cole Houshmand of San Clemente took the win in Boys U14, strik-ing first with a 6.17—the second high-est wave score of the heat—on his first wave and holding on to that momentum throughout. Ventura’s Eithan Osborne was hot on his heels late in the heat but Houshmand managed to keep the lead, earning a combined two-wave score of 11.80 to Osborne’s 11.57 at the final buzz-er. After tallying the full series’ scores, the season champ title went to Osborne.

The Girls U16 final was taken by San Clementean Malia Osterkamp who man-aged to pull off two buzzer beaters, a 5.83 and a 4.90, to overtake La Jolla’s Tiare Thompson, 10.73 to 10.50, after Thompson held the lead throughout the majority of the final. Meah Collins of Costa Mesa was the division’s season champion.

San Clemente’s Tia Blanco was the big winner and season champion in Girls U18. The finals heat saw Blanco take out run-ner-up Frankie Harrer, of Malibu, 10.47 to 9.07, in an exciting exchange of waves in the 4- to 5-point range, late in the heat.

The day’s top performance came from Griffin Colapinto, also from San Clemente, who took the wins in both Boys U16 and U18, along with season champ titles in both.

The season’s final event serves as the culmination of the hard-fought competi-tion to qualify for spots in the upcoming Surfing America USA Championships, set for June 13 to 15 at Church Beach and June 17 to 21 at Lower Trestles.

Invitations were scheduled to go out the week of June 2. DP

Age: 14, Vista Del Mar Middle SchoolBodyboarder Jason Parsons can often be seen in the lineup at T Street, practicing his favorite maneuvers—back flips and ARSs (air, roll, spins). This talented eighth-grader has been a member of the Vista Del Mar Middle School surf team for two years and is looking forward to competing next year as a freshman at San Clemente High School. A multi-sport athlete, Jason has been playing soccer since age 3 and hopes to continue through high school as well. In school, he is an ‘A’ and ‘B’ student whose favorite subject is sci-ence. Although he has yet to decide on a course of study, Jason

would like to attend college at either the University of California-Santa Barbara or the Univer-sity of Hawaii, due mainly to the schools’ close proximity to the ocean. With the help of his dad and friends, Jason is currently working on a video showcasing his bodyboarding skills, in hopes of attracting sponsors. His favorite things about growing up in the San Clemente-Dana Point area are the abundance of good surf breaks and having a close-knit group of friends who share his enthusiasm for wave riding. Jason’s long-term bodyboarding goals include competing at the professional level. “I want to go pro someday so I practice three days a week and I’m at the beach for 10 hours a day on weekends,” Jason said.—Andrea Swayne

Jason Parsons. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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