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L O C A L N E W S Y O U C A N U S EAugust 27-September 2,
2015
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 35
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Group Seeks to Help Miramar Revival PAGE 6
Concordia Elementary second-graders (L to R) Eti Velez, Lyla
Bolton, Israel Gutierrez and Owen Shannon run back to class as the
recess bell rings Tuesday during the fi rst day of school. Photo:
Eric Heinz
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Former President of Softball League Under Investigation
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Three San Clemente Surfers Win at NSSA
Explorer Season OpenerSURF/PAGE 22
Boy Scouts Trek 50 Miles of New
Mexico Wilderness LIVING ON SC/PAGE 16
For Whom the (School) Bell Tolls
Firsts for both studentsand teachers
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SCSan Clemente
Softball League Scram-bles After Funding Misuse THE LATEST:
During the Aug. 18 San Cle-mente City Council meeting, Chad Wilcox,
the newly appointed president of the San Clemente Girls Softball
League, spoke to council regarding a funding discrepancy the league
is trying to correct.
Wilcox told council members the league is trying repay $18,000
in debt after for-mer president Jack Cannon had misman-aged the
leagues funds.
The council was voting to approve or disapprove subsidies for
various sports entities.
Council members voted 3-2 to approve a one-year platinum
partnership, the citys highest subsidy, for the league, with
council members Lori Donchak and Kathy Ward dissenting.
Much of the misuse was attributed to overextending the budget
for using the citys field lighting and appropriations of league
dues and tournament registration fees, Wilcox said.
Orange County Sherriffs Department officials confirmed on Monday
there is an open embezzlement investigation taking place under the
Economic Crimes division regarding Cannons involvement with league
funds.
The exact amount, which has not been accounted for, could be as
large as $100,000, according to OCSD Deputy David Zill.
Were seeing some inconsistencies in our figures, Wilcox told the
San Clemente Times on Saturday. Were going to piece together the
records and once we get the numbers well figure out how to pay what
we owe. Im confident by this time next year well be out of the
red.
Wilcox said Cannon had unilateral access to the funds and none
of the other league officials were able to keep tabs on the funds.
Since then a seven-member board with attorneys and chief operations
officers has been established, he said.
Wilcox said the league started to get pres-sure from the
American Softball Association regarding league dues in May. On June
16, a check to the ASA bounced and Cannon was nowhere to be found,
Wilcox said.
Wilcox said during the meeting the league has had the top tier
subsidy agreement with the city for years and not getting the
status approved would result in
a 1,800 percent increase to the operating costs to the softball
league.
Despite the allegations, Wilcox said Cannon was a very
well-liked individual who had a history of performing good deeds
for the San Clemente community and the softball league.
Laura Slye, a volunteer who has worked with the San Clemente
Girls Softball for years, said she does not believe there was an
embezzlement but that Cannon wanted to escape the pressures of the
declining league fund.
Calls to Cannon from SC Times were not returned by press
time.
WHATS NEXT: The councils approval comes with a stipulation that
the league must provide a report within 30 days from Aug. 18 to the
city in order to continue to receive funding. The league must also
work closely with the Beaches, Parks and Recreation staff. Softball
practices start Tuesday. Eric Heinz
Contractors Gather for SONGS Deconstruction Bid THE LATEST:
Southern California Edison, the majority owner of San Onofre
Nuclear Generating Station, hosted a networking session with
subcontractors on Monday at Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana
Point.
More than 100 subcontractors arrived at the Marriot to meet with
the three main contracting companies that have been selected by SCE
for the deconstruction of the nuclear power plant.
Many of the subcontractors at the event spoke about their
experience in environ-mental reclamation and transportation of
materials. Bechtel-Westinghouse, Q Energy Solu-
tions and AECOM are the three main con-tractors selected for the
deconstruction process that have teamed up with other larger
contractors.
One subcontractor, Bob Lawrence, president and CEO of MLM &
Associates Engineering in Laguna Hills, has conduct-ed multiyear
water quality inspections, including projects with LAX and adjacent
areas in regard to environmental aspects.
As a small business owner, Lawrence said the competition for the
project is awesome.
Youre going up against some very big companies here, Lawrence
said. Every-ones trying to get a piece of the work. When youre a
small business, youre like a minnow in a big lake, and youre just
trying to see how close you can get to the big fish.
WHATS NEXT: The approval of the bid for the deconstruction
portion of SONGS is expected to take place sometime in the first
quarter of 2016. The bid process began Aug. 3. The duration of the
decon-struction is expected to take eight to 10 years.EH
City Examines Sand Replenishment Options THE LATEST: To expedite
the process of sand replenishment at portions of San Cle-mente
beaches, City Council listened to a presentation by Chris Webb, a
representa-tive of Moffat & Nichol, an engineering
infrastructure adviser, during the Aug. 18 council meeting.
A proposed project would bring in new sand outside the immediate
coastal area and increase the sand volume in the
beaches on San Clementes coastline. Some of the beaches,
particularly in the northern areas, have lost a great deal of sand
due to development and because of cobblestones implemented to help
maintain sand, which council members said didnt work.
Webb said this could be a soft solution to a long-term problem
and can be costly.
WHATS NEXT: A project headed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
to bring in 250,000 cubic yards of sand from Linda Lane to South T
Street is in develop-ment. Congress approved it to be eligible for
funding but it has not been directly funded. A design phase is to
take place, which city officials said could take about two years.
Another review of the sand replenishment projects is to be brought
to City Council in a couple months, officials said.EH
Meeting to Examine Establishing New San Clemente School District
THE LATEST: San Clemente City Manager James Makshanoff will
moderate a discus-sion regarding the establishment of a new school
district in San Clemente. A memo-randum published June 29 details
the factors of the current school demograph-ics and logistics with
the citys borders or adjacent to them. The report can be found on
the citys website at www.san-clemente.org under the Latest News
section.
WHATS NEXT: The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 at
the Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. In order to
get a proposition on the next elec-tion ballot, a petition would
have to gather signatures from 25 percent of registered voters
within CUSD. EH
City Home Element Survey Available THE LATEST: The city of San
Clemente is currently engaging citizens to take a survey to explore
the citys housing needs and priorities. The survey can be found at
www.san-clemente.org. Click on the Housing Element Workshop Survey
Available link under Latest News.
WHATS NEXT: The results of the survey will be added to the
Housing Element of the General Plan, which was adopted earlier this
year. The citys Housing Ele-ment Community Workshops to discuss
some of the questions in the survey will take place 6:30 p.m. Sept.
23 at the Com-munity Development Department Offices, 910 Calle
Negocio, Suite 100 and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Community Center,
100 N. Calle Seville. EH
Whats Up With...Five things San Clemente should know this
week
Doug Bauder (left), SCE vice president of operational services
and chief procurement officer, speaks with prospective
subcontractors for deconstructing San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station on Monday at Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point. Photo:
Eric Heinz
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Community MeetingsFRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Dark Friday San Clemente City Offices Closed
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Liberty Tax Service, Learning About VA Home Loans 11:30 a.m. An
open house for military and their families to learn more about
Veterans Admin-istration home buying and financing. 439 N. El
Camino Real, 949.271.1200, www.libertytax.com.
SUNDAY, AUG. 30
San Clemente Farmers Market 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bundles of flowers,
fresh produce and much more every Sunday. Avenida Del Mar.
Luxre Realty Paper Shredding 10 a.m.-1 p.m. People can bring up
to five file boxes of unwanted paper per household. A truck will be
on site to shred papers and volunteers will help people unload
their cars. Refresh-ments will be served at Luxre Realty. 222
Avenida Del Mar, 949.498.3702, www.luxrerealty.com.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
San Clemente City Council Meeting 6 p.m. The San Clemente City
Council regular meeting will take place at City Hall in the Council
Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200,
www.san-clemente.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
San Clemente Rotary Noon. The San Clemente Rotary Club meets
every Wednesday at the Wedgewood Res-taurant at the San Clemente
Municipal Golf Course. 150 E. Avenida Magda-lena. 949.233.7981.
www.sanclement-erotary.org.
San Clemente Kiwanis Noon. The San Clemente Kiwanis meet most
Wednesdays for lunch at Tommys Restaurant. 1409 S. El Camino Real,
949.366.5423, www.sanclementeki-wanis.com.
Planning Commission Meeting 7 p.m. San Clemente Planning
Commis-sions regular meeting will take place at City Hall in the
Council Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio, 949.361.8200,
www.san-clemente.org. Marine spouses line the sidewalk Aug. 22 near
the San Onofre Community Center.
Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente Marine Corps Support Group
Into the Woods cast members pose on stage after the performance
on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of The Arts Project of Orange
County
Childrens Theater Sets Auditions for SeptemberThe Tony
Award-winning musical Into
the Woods made its San Clemente debut last weekend at The Arts
Project of Orange County. The play featured artists as young as 6
and as old as 17. This is TAPOCs third show. In May, the theater
debuted with Seussical the Musical and then produced the play
Because Love. They had more than 45 students involved in Into the
Woods and are gearing up for their fall show season. Along with
doing full-scale productions, TAPOC also offers music, singing,
acting, musical theatre, dance and art lessons for both kids and
adults.
The goal of TAPOC originated when the owner, Michelle Hanson,
realized parents were running around town trying to get their kids
dropped off at various activities. Hanson wanted to create another
home for kids to come and be creative.
Auditions for the fall season are coming soon. Grease auditions
are 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4 and 10 a.m. Sept. 5. The Happy Elf auditions
are 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 and 10 a.m. Sept. 12, all at 1317 Calle
Avanzado. Call 949.276.2787 for more info.
San Clemente Ocean Festival Yard SaleOn Saturday, Aug. 29 a San
Clemente
Ocean Festival yard sale will be held at 3005 Calle Arco from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
If it werent for the storm on the week-end of the Festival, all
of the Ocean Fest T-shirts and long-sleeves would be sold out,
Ocean Festival coordinator Peggy Vance said. But since there are
still some leftover, the Friends of San Clemente Foundation is
going to give people the op-portunity to purchase the shirts.
Kumi Elston, who will be in charge of
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the event at her residence, said the short sleeves will be $16
and the long sleeves will be $20. The white tees are in stock in
all sizes and the blue tees are in stock in all sizes except
extra-large. The hoodies all sold out at the Festival.
This will be the last opportunity for people to get 2015 Ocean
Fest Apparel, Elston said.
Pet Project Collects $552 from SC Fiesta Donations Through San
Clemente Fiesta-goers
donations, the local Liberty Tax Service collected $552 to
benefit Pet Project Foundation.
We volunteered to operate one of the beverage booths for Fiesta
this year and loved the idea of being able to raise money for a
local charity, said Vicky Wilson, Liberty Tax owner and Community
Events Manager.
For almost 30 years the Pet Project Foundation and the San
Clemente-Dana
Point Animal Shelter have been united in a partnership to
provide humane care to the lost and abandoned animals of the two
cities. PPF provides significant financial support, as well as
donating 25,000 hours of volunteer time each year.
For more information on PPF visit www.petprojectfoundation.org
or Liberty Tax at www.libertytax.com/18813.
Camp Pendleton Thanks Ball Gown Donors By 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
Aug. 22,
there were approximately 100 Marine spouses lined up in the
parking lot of the San Onofre Community Center at Camp Pendleton.
They were there for the Say Yes to the Dress event hosted by the
5th Marine Regiment. About 700 ball gowns, shoes, handbags, jewelry
and wraps, along with more than 200 cocktail dresses were donated
by the women of San Clemente, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Laguna Hills
and Rancho Santa Margarita, the adoptive communities of the four
battalions and headquarters that make up the regiment. More than 50
volunteers were there to help with sorting, hanging and acting as
retail consultants. Each of the approxi-mately 250 attendees was
able to walk away with a gown, a cocktail dress and accessory of
their choice. Many of the Marine spouses said they were pleased,
excited and grateful for the generosity of their neighbors to the
north. The leftover garments are on their way to the Marine
Installation at Twenty-Nine Palms for the Marine wives there.
Thank you to all the donors and vol-unteers who made this event
possible, a press release from Camp Pendleton said.
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Cocordia Elementary Principal Paul Foucart oversees the end of
recess Tuesday during the first day of school of the 2015-16 year.
Photo: Eric Heinz
BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
Life Raft May be Coming for Miramar
Resurrecting the Miramar Theater has been a process spanning
more than two decades.
Now, a group of people is trying to give the dormant
entertainment center some help.
On Friday, Fred Divel, a San Clem-ente resident who said he has
had fam-ily in the area since the 1920s, hosted a fundraiser at OC
Tavern to raise awareness of the theaters current state as well as
help fund a new nonprofit organization dedicated to reviving
the
Miramar. For a first event, we did very nicely,
Divel said. We only had about 100 people attend, but we had nice
auction items and the raffles and a few donations.
Divel did not disclose the total amount raised during the event,
but he did say it was enough to start the nonprofit, which is
expected to be filed under the name San Clemente Theater, Inc.
What happened was rather amazing of the people who have come out
of the woodwork they have ideas about the theaters future, Divel
said.
Divels goal for the nonprofit is to raise $2 million and, if
possible, partner with other entities to fund projects.
The San Clemente Historical Society is trying to help with
restoration and upkeep, but the society does not get involved with
planning how the theater would be oper-ated and what kind of entity
would occupy the space.
Marc Spizzirri was part of an ownership with the Miramar Theater
from 2007 until at least 2011 when it went back on the market.
Today he is more of a consultant to El Camino Real Holdings, LLC,
which owns the theater.
Spizzirri said hes received more inter-est in the theatre in the
last year than when he was part of the ownership.
Theater stakeholders look to refurbish San Clemente icon
Theres been a lot of local developers and people trying to get
involved, Spiz-zirri said. Ideally, the goal has been to find a way
that preserves the dignity and the history of the architecture but
at the same time provides an opportunity economically. It would be
premature to say what it should be. Some of the things that have
been discussed have been a commu-nity center, event center, retaila
broad gamut of things.
Spizzirri said more than a dozen people have expressed interest
in utilizing the theater, including investors, builders
and others who have very clear and defined ideas of what theyd
like to see Miramar become.
You get one shot at this and doing (this project) right and you
want to make sure everyones on board, he said. No one wants to do a
project the city and the community dont want. Multiple ideas are
better than one.
Divel said he would like to see the theater return to operating
as a movie theatre, playhouse or some other kind of entertainment
center, but as long as its functional he would support a
legiti-mate proposal.
The first line of business is to clean the theater up and make
it look nice and become a visitors center, Divel said.
Social networking has been integral in spreading information to
interested people.
Young people are starting to become involved with the original
buildings and they feel violated when something is torn down, Divel
said.
Some of the items sold at the auction and raffled off to benefit
the planned nonprofit included a surfboard painted by Drew Brophy
and some paintings of the Miramar Theater.
For more information about the Mi-ramar Theater organization,
visit www.sanclementetheatre.com. SC
Fred Divel has been working to revive the Miramar Theater and
adjacent bowling alley, located at 1700 Deschecha off El Camino
Real. Photo: Eric Heinz
BY ERIC HEINZ, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
A First for Everyone
Anew school year is the end of sum-mer fun for students, but for
teach-ersespecially those who are start-
ing their first full-time yearit is the sum total of their
training coming to fruition.
Elizabeth Eldridge, a third-grade teacher in her first year at
Concordia Elementary, said she obtained her teach-ing credentials
in 2011 and started her career in private tutoring. Eldridge
tutored students from second grade to high school seniors for four
years before becoming a school teacher.
The big difference is the time Im able to spend with each
student, but I make a big effort to differentiate my lessons and
access all the learners, Eldridge said.
During her first day, Eldridge said she quickly realized she
will need to be flex-ible and willing to change when things dont
always go according to plan.
The curriculum is fantastic in third grade, where they learn a
lot, she said. Im really looking to develop myself as a
professional and continue to learn new things and bring technology
to the classroom.
Textbooks have morphed to more ad-vanced creatures in the
classroom. Each student in Eldridges class is equipped with a
Google Chromebook.
In order to keep students focused and shake off the mental
cobwebs from sum-mer, she said she tries to make her lesson plans
applicable to the students budding minds.
Im teaching to their real life experienc-es so they can see a
practical application of what theyre learning in the classroomsto
see that its useful beyond these four walls, Eldridge said. I want
to show them
As students return, new teachers prepare lesson plans
that its something they can use each and every day and not just
information were pushing at them.
Concordia is a school of 645 elemen-tary students, kindergarten
through fifth grade, with three new teachers this year.
In his third year at Concordia, Principal Paul Foucart said his
favorite part about the new school year is seeing all the children
and hearing about their summer breaks.
Foucart also is preparing his staff for more technology and a
new math curricu-lum being implemented this year.
Were hoping to look at our data (on students) and see where we
need to go from there, Foucart said. What were trying to do is for
the students who are going home to iPads and technology, we want to
teach them digital citizenship and standards.
Kristen Bisch was a long-term substi-tute teacher at Truman
Benedict Elemen-tary School last year, and was hired at Concorida
on Aug. 19.
I looked back on my old lesson plans and innovated new things to
go with them, Bisch said. It helps that I taught second grade last
year because it helps me understand whats expected.
She holds a similar standard to her second-grade students; Bisch
said she wants to maintain high but obtainable expectations for
them, especially with the implementation of more technology in the
classroom.
I think you have to have the kids understand what you want from
them, Bisch said. You set those regulations and during the first
week of school you go over those consistently and they get used to
that routine.
Getting her credentials just three years ago, Bisch said it
helps that shes well-acquainted with what is expected for
contemporary second-grade learning.
Second-graders sometimes they know a lot more with iPads and
computers because theyve grown up knowing only that, Bisch said.
Theres so many jobs popping up with technology these days, and to
prepare them for that, (lessons) are changing. SC
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EYE ON SC
SC Sheriffs BlotterAll information below is obtained from the
Orange County Sheriffs 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
doesnt represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the
entries listed on the OCSD website.
Monday, August 24DISTURBANCE El Camino Real, 1800 Block (11:33
a.m.) A man was asking customers for money and drugs as they passed
by.
CITIZEN ASSIST Escalones, 100 Block (6:37 a.m.) A caller
reported Move your car was found written in shaving cream on the
front windshield of their car.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Cristal, 0 Block (12:31
a.m.) A suspicious man called saying there were people outside his
house who wanted to kill his whole family.
Sunday, August 23PATROL CHECK Avenida Vista Hermosa/Camino La
Pedriza (10:34 p.m.) Police ran a patrol check for a group of
people throwing water balloons from the golf course at passing
vehicles.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Ola Vista, 1900 Block (8:53
p.m.) A group of subjects were seen loitering outside of a house
known for drug activity.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Ave-nida Pico, 900 Block (6:12
p.m.) A man in a grey four-door vehicle was seen giving cigarettes
to children.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 3600 Block (4:10
p.m.) A man wearing a red jumpsuit climbed onto the callers
second-story balcony and stole an American flag and a towel.
STOLEN VEHICLE El Camino Real, 2300 Block (3:48 p.m.) A 2006
silver Toyota Camry was last seen at 9:30 a.m. The caller said they
did not have the keys to the vehicle.
KEEP THE PEACE Avenida Algodon, 100 Block (3:22 p.m.) The front
desk of a hotel refused to let a woman check in because her
reservation had been canceled; the woman claimed to have already
paid for it.
PROPERTY FOR DESTRUCTION Avenida Pico, 900 Block (3:20 p.m.) A
woman at the customer service desk found illegal sub-stances in the
bathroom.
TRESPASSING Avenida Serra, 100 Block
COMPILED BY JACOB ONOFRIO
(12:34 p.m.) An unknown person was tak-ing a shower inside a
unit under construc-tion.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Intser-state-5 Freeway/Camino De
Estrella (12:13 p.m.) A man appeared to be fiddling with the wires
of a transformer box.
VANDALISM REPORT Calle Nuevo, 900 Block (12:04 p.m.) A toilet
was knocked over and bags of construction tools were dam-aged.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Avenida Pico/Interstate 5
Freeway, (5:09 a.m.) A woman dressed in all black was seen walking
eastbound in the middle lanes on Avenida Pico.
DISTURBANCE Via Garona, 0 Block (3:16 a.m.) Eggs were thrown at
the callers house. The callers daughter was hit in the face,
causing a cut above her eye.
Saturday, August 22TRAFFIC HAZARD Camino De Estrella/Inter-state
5 (11:38 p.m.) After exiting south-bound Interstate 5, the caller
saw a dead animal in the intersection. It is unknown what the
animal was, but it was believed to have been a dog.
ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY El Camino Real, 400 Block (11:13 p.m.) A
54-year-old woman was speaking incoherently about having been
drugged.
DISTURBANCE Avenida Talgea/Camino Viento Fuerte (9:25 p.m.) A
shirtless 10- to 15-year-old boy ran across the street after
throwing rocks at the callers vehicle.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NON-INJURY South El Camino Real/Avenida Ramona
(9:15 p.m.) A caller reported his brothers Ford Ranger was hit by a
white van in the alley behind the hotel. The driver of the van
appeared to be intoxicated.
DRUNK IN PUBLIC Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:03 p.m.) Two
drunken patrons were in front of the location. The caller was
concerned they were going to leave in a vehicle.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES El Camino Real, 2300 Block (7:35
p.m.) The informant said he watched his neighbor break the side
bedroom window and then walk toward the back of the complex.
DISTRUBANCE Calle Puente, 1100 Block (6:43 p.m.) Four male
juveniles and one female juvenile were found drinking and smoking
on the corner near the pre-school.
FOUND PROPERTY Avenida Victoria, 600 Block (2:54 p.m.) A gray
oxygen tank on wheels was left at the park off Del Mar by the pier.
No one was seen standing by it.
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The Amtrak train passes by the San Clemente Pier stop Friday
during the final Beach Concert Series performance of the summer.
City Council has recently discussed the possibility of eliminating
the stop leaving only the North Beach location. Photo: Eric
Heinz
Letters tothe EditorCLOSING PIER STOP WOULDNT ELIMINATE
CONFUSION
CHRISTY MACBRIDE-HART, San Clemente
I commuted from San Clemente to Santa Ana College for 32 years
and twice commute by train. Sxiteen years ago I went by Metrolink
from San Juan to Santa Ana then returned by Amtrak in time to meet
small boys at home after school. Also, a few years ago I went in
and out of North Beach on Metrolink.
City Council is considering closing the pier train stop to avoid
confusion, but eliminating the stop will not do that.
When I would return to San Juan Capistrano by Amtrak, several
times I gave someone a ride to San Clemente who thought the Amtrak
would stop in there. They didnt know Amtrak only stopped in San
Clemente twice a day in each direc-tion. All other Amtrak trains
pass through San Clemente without stopping. Closing the pier stop
would not eliminate that confusion.
At the Amtrak station riders buy a Metrolink ticket at a kiosk
but buy their Amtrak ticket on the train or in advance. Closing the
pier stop would not eliminate that confusion.
Thursday, while on the trail, I noticed several families walking
down the trail toward the pier with many small children, ice
chests, umbrellas, boogie boards, etc. in tow. My guess was they
had taken the Metrolink to the pier, but Metrolink only stops there
on weekends. Closing the pier stop would not eliminate that
confusion.
I have read a concern about the Metro-link kiosk being out of
service at the pier. However, the Metrolink ticket kiosk at North
Beach is sometimes broken. Clos-ing the pier stop would not
eliminate that confusion.
On weekends hundreds if not thousands of people ride the train
to enjoy our pier and downtown. The weekend Metrolink stops at both
North Beach and the pier, so visitors can choose whether to enjoy
North Beach, and soon the outlet mall, or to enjoy the pier and
downtown. If the councils goal is to take business away from the
pier and downtown and give it to the outlet mall, then by all means
close the pier stop. But if the councils goal is to eliminate
confusion, closing the pier stop will not do that.
PROTEST YOUR SAN CLEMENTE WATER BILL
BRAD MALAMUD, San Clemente
I sent letters to the San Clemente city attorney and manager and
all City Council members informing them tier 2 and 3 water rates
and the Water Base Fee are illegalas are finesand our rates are
significantly higher than what the residents of Talega pay for
their water de-livered by Santa Margarita Water District. The city
has failed to provide cost or legal justification for the current
rates and fines and stated there are no documents that indicate the
fines will reduce water use.
Residential customers with tier 2, tier 3 rates or fines should
write the city and request rate reductions and removal of fines.
This is a sample letter:
I am requesting a refund/reduction in my water bill and a
hearing with respect to excess rates and fines for the following
reasons:
(1) The Water Base Fee does not reflect the cost of base
services.
(2) Tier 2 and/or tier 3 rates are in excess of actual costs
incurred by the city and the rates charged to commercial users.
(3) All penalties and/or fines are (Cont. on page 10)
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(Cont. from page 9)illegal and are not charged to commercial
users. See CTA v. SJC.
Please provide me a hearing date or a make the reductions
requested for all charges in excess of tier 1 rates and to
eliminate fines and the Base Fee.
ABANDONING PIER STOP IS BAD BUSINESS
RICK ANDERSON, San Clemente Pier Bowl Merchants Association
Twenty years ago, Jerry Lehman and I worked together with the
city of San Clemente, Metrolink, the Orange County Transportation
Authority, Riverside County Transportation Commission, Cali-fornia
Coastal Commission and several more stakeholders on an experiment
to bring three Metrolink trains from the Inland Empire during the
summer of 1996 to the San Clemente Pier. We branded it as, The
Beach Train. Now 20 years later its proven to be a huge success. So
much that Metrolink now maintains the pier stop regularly
throughout the year. Addition-ally, Amtrak has adopted the train
platform and resumed service to San Clemente that it had abandoned
for over a decade due to no approved platform at the pier. Amtrak
does not stop at North Beach as its not their station; it remains
unknown if they could or would. However, Metrolink stops at both
stations.
Metrolink is served by Measure M gasoline tax dollars and the
five counties of Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura and
Riverside. The Beach Train was a way to introduce and provide a
bene-fit to the majority of the Southern Califor-nia population,
from the commuter train for those who did not use the service they
were paying for through their Measure M gas taxable purchases. We
in business call this a win-win situation.
Also throughout the vast Metrolink train system, the San
Clemente Pier is the only station where when you arrive, you have
arrived at a visitor serving commercial destination opportunity. A
huge dominating factor to the California Coastal Commission. Which
should also be a considering factor to this city as it at-tempts to
adopt its Local Coastal Plan from the Coastal Commission. Im not so
sure the Costal Commission would consider the North Beach parking
lot an acceptable alternative destinationbecause a ticket Kiosk
does not work.
The Metrolink trains provide cleaner visitor auto volume,
reduced pollution and eliminate concentrated freeway traffic
pres-sures to access our Southern California pier to thousands of
visitors weekly, without taking up one limited beach, restaurant or
downtown business parking space!
This fact was highlighted when I received an award from the Air
Qual-ity Management District for reducing pollution, congestion and
traffic on our freeways. That was on June 27, 1998 as I dedicated
and gave the new 100 percent
volunteer-built pier train platform, valued at $250,000 to the
city of San Clemente. As the organizer and general contractor along
with several local volunteers and busi-ness owners who chipped in,
we built the 510-foot-long platform in seven working days around
moving trains.
Now our City Council is considering closing the pier station and
defaulting to North Beach for single-stop service. The only
explanation being the ticketing kiosk at the pier is confusing and
doesnt work, and the desire to support North Beach business
including the new outlet center at Marblehead.
What about downtown? The Pier Bowl merchants? Casa Romantica?
The highly- regarded and protected T Zone? And dont forget all of
the center city restau-rants and small business that depend on
tourism dollars in the stronger summers, in order to be able to
survive the slower winters that allow them to remain in busi-ness
to service the rest of our town year after year? Especially at this
point and time when they need city support now more than any time
in our history.
I just cant understand it at all. Ive heard the train service at
the pier no longer has an economic impact, No visi-tors come up Del
Mar anymore. Perhaps those with that opinion should to talk to the
businesses. Every five years a new generation of visitors kids are
born. Kids are coming today with parents for the first timekids who
werent even born 20 years agoto explore our town, spend money, and
return. They do not tax us, we tax them. They provide jobs and
income to the city.
The Pier Bowl Merchants Association, Downtown Business
Association, San Cle-mente Historical Society and San Clemente
Chamber of Commerce all oppose the proposed abandonment of the pier
sta-tion. Our chamber has already contacted Senator Pat Bates and
Assemblyman Bill Broughs office for their support. This is
unprecedented that any City Council would treat their local
business in this manner.
As the city grapples with how to replen-ish its pier beach sand
they must consider part of the qualifying need of government
support calculation from the Army Corps of Engineers was based on
tourism head-counts to the beach. Metrolink passengers were
considered in the formula. The only other way to replenish the
beach is to have each visitor bring a bucket of sand with them and
then walk it to the pier.
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Last month I wrote of an overnight assembly of a special Marine
company in 1956, its journey to the
Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, North Carolina, and
its staging to board eight USMC C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft for a
journey to an unknown location for an unknown period of time.
Twenty-five Marines were loaded aboard each of the aircraft
along with the weapons, live ammunition and hand grenades. The
aircraft were configured as re-fuelers with large fuel tanks taking
up most of the room, but with tight web seats along both sides of
the main body, there was just enough room on each plane for the 25
Marines. We departed in serial order, about 15 minutes between
planes. The pilots knew where we were headed; however, the Marines,
including the com-pany commander, did not.
Our first stop turned out to be the Naval Air Station in Gander,
Newfoundland for refueling. We then proceeded across the Atlantic,
still not knowing where we were going, with the next stop at Lajes
in the Azores Islands. It was only here that we learned our final
destination, Port Lyautey, Morocco, also known as Kenitra. With all
of the weapons and live ammo aboard, we expected to jump off of the
planes into battle, but, this was not quite the case.
Lyautey/Kenitra was a group of joint Naval bases occupied and
shared with the French military about 80 miles north of Casablanca.
It included a large U.S. Naval Air Station, U.S. Seaport, a forward
U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot that stored all the nuclear weapons for
the U.S. Sixth Fleet, a Hospital and one of eight com-munications
stations/links in the U.S. Navy worldwide communications system.
Nearby was a U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command bomber base with
nuclear capability. Morocco had been occupied by the French after
liberation from Germany in World War II, but it had recently given
Morocco its independence.
The key variable in all of this is while France had given
Morocco its indepen-dence, France would not leave Morocco and
continued to occupy the country militarily, and of course, residing
on bases with the United States. The Moroccans had enough of it and
were threatening to drive France out of the country with military
force.
One story was the Moroccans had driven a tank column up to the
gate of the ammunition depot where our U.S. nuclear weapons were
stored, guarded by U.S. and French Marines. The Moroccans allegedly
lowered the guns on the tanks and threat-ened to blow the French
out of country if they did not leave. Another story was on several
occasions local Moroccans had
been apprehended in the large antenna fields of the
communications sites, de-stroying the antennae necessary for the
sites to function.
There was a permanent detachment of 400 U.S. Marines stationed
at Lyautey/
Kenitra, with families for three years in a peaceful setting.
However, the situation had obviously escalated beyond their
capabilities, thus the reason for our deploy-ment. While we did not
depart the aircraft firing our weapons we did deploy for the next
four
months until early March 1957, securing these bases. I, along
with 50 Marines, was assigned to the two communications sites and
we were able to protect them from further damage. In doing so we
appre-hended a number of Moroccans attacking and attempting to
destroy the sites.
Our return trip home, in 1957, with these same C-119 Flying
Boxcars, in need of refueling along the way, was via an Air Force
base near London, England for 24 hours. We did some quick site
seeing into London on the train and Keflavik, Iceland where it was
15 degrees below zero, and then back to Cherry Point. While we did
not engage in an actual shooting war, it was a wonderful experience
to assemble and work together with these Marines in protecting our
country from the possible violence and havoc, which at that time in
history were just around the corner. There is a plethora of info on
this location and these facilities on the Internet.
Lew Avera is a retired career officer, Lt. Col., U.S. Marine
Corps. He has been a director of the Talega HOA since 2003 and
served on the San Clemente Planning Com-mission from 2005 to 2013.
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Join the San Clemente Times for Beachside Chat
Jim Getz, Retired Seniors Volunteer Pro-gram coordinator for San
Clemente, will be this weeks guest. Hell discuss some of the
programs activities and benefits it provides for the city.
Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues,
hosted by SC Times editor Eric Heinz every Friday at Caf Calypso,
114 Avenida Del Mar. All are welcome.
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BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
fter 20 years of struggling to get the film off the page and
onto the screen, film legend Peter Bogdanov-
ichs Shes Funny That Way was finally re-leased this month. The
movie was originally co-written in 1994 by Bogdanovich with ex-wife
Louise Stratten, and then it went through many stages of recasting
from 2003-2012 before production finally went through in 2013. But
the film was pushed back from release for two years. While not
SATURDAY, AUG. 29: SAN CLEMENTE LIBRARY GRAND OPENING9:30 a.m.
After more than a year of remodeling, the San Clemente Library will
host a grand opening ceremony. Live music will be provided by El
Mariachi Zacatecas, and the Friends of the San Clemente Library
Bookstore will be open. 242 Avenida Del Mar, 949.492.3493,
www.ocpl.org/libloc/sc.
Thursday | 27OPEN ARTIST STUDIO11 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy a creative
workspace alongside a community of artists. Free. Ages 16 and up.
San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 N. El Camino Real, 949.369.6603,
www.scartsupply.com.
Friday | 28CONCERT & MOVIE IN THE PARK6 p.m. The Friends of
San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Foun-dation and City of
San Clemente host a concert and movie in the park. The evening
features live music from Wigs and Ties and a showing of The LEGO
Movie. Fun on the Run will provide games and activities during the
concert. Also, enjoy food from food trucks and popcorn for the
movie. Entrance for this event is free. 400 Linda Lane, San
Clemente, 949.361.8264, www. san-clemente.org.
SAN CLEMENTE VARSITY FOOTBALLAT SAN JUAN HILLS 7 p.m. San
Clemente Tritons football takes on San Juan Hills for the first
game of the season. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for el-ementary
students 10 and younger, $5 for visiting students with ASB and $8
for all students without. Preschool children and home students with
ASB get in free. 29211 Vista Montana, San Juan Capistrano,
949.234.5900, www.tritonfootball.com.
IM A SHOE ANGEL PRESENTS CRUISE 4 SHOES8 p.m. The inaugural
Cruise 4 Shoes event seeks to raise money to provide new shoes
The ListWhats going on in and around town this week
949.361.2855, www.ivalees.com.
Sunday | 30LIVE LIKE NICK 5K RUN/WALK 7 a.m. Participate in a
fun and healthy way and help contribute to The Nick Pasquale
Foundation and San Clemente High School Athletics. Open to all
ages. 700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, 949.492.4165
www.livelikenick5k.com.
DANA POINT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Live music by
DC Baby-lon & The Hanging Gardens Band (jazz and rock) and The
Springsteen Experi-ence-The Ultimate Tribute to the Boss at the
citys annual summer concert series. Bands take the stage at
Heritage Park. Admission is free. Attendees may take the free Dana
Point PCH Trolley from other areas in Dana Point to the concert.
Heritage Park, 34400 Old Golden Lantern, Dana Point,
www.danapoint.org.
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to kids in need. The event will take place in Dana Point Harbor
and is a night of food, drinks, rhythm and fun on the water. The
organization partners with BIG5 Capistrano Beach and services the
Boys & Girls Clubs in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente.
Tickets are $25 per person and are available for purchase online.
34675 Golden Lantern, Dock 1, Dana Point, www.imashoeangel.com.
Saturday | 29FAMILY FAIRNoon-5 p.m. Food trucks, a concert,
games, prizes, petting zoo, face painting, balloon art and more.
Admission is free. $1 game tickets may be purchased. Moun-tain View
Church, 32222 Del Obispo, San Juan Capistrano. www.mvclife.com
THE CHOLULAS7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Live music at Iva Lees. 555 N. El
Camino Real, San Clemente,
EDITORS PICK
exactly terrible, the throwback screwball com-edy isnt exactly
memorably amusing either.In New York City, eccentric director
Arnold
Albertson (Owen Wilson) pays for a night with escort Izzy, or
Glow, (Imogen Poots), then gives her a charitable $30,000 to change
her profession and follow her dreams. Only her dream is to be a
stage actress and she coincidently ends up winning a role in his
latest play. Meanwhile, the plays writer, Josh (Will Forte), is
living with Izzys therapist Jane (Jennifer Aniston), and Arnolds
wife
and Izzys co-star, Delta (Kathryn Hahn) is attracted to the male
lead, Seth (Rhys Ifans).Cybill Shepherd, Illeana Douglas and
Richard Lewis also make appearances in this all-star cast. Whats
remarkable about Shes Funny is primarily Poots performance, which
is charming and impressive, as are Fortes scenes alongside her. But
both acts are wasted on a comedy that isnt very funny, and although
Bogdanovich attempts to pay homage to old Hollywood glamor-ous
nostalgia, his direction comes across as
more outdated and stale, unfortunately. The long-awaited Shes
Funny That Way sadly has too much going and not enough naturalism
for its great cast. SC
Tuesday | 01TACO TUESDAY WITH DJ BAIT8:30 p.m.-midnight. Every
Tuesday at The Swallows Inn. $1 street tacos 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $2
Bud/Bud Light drafts, $2 shot/drink specials, $5 Abreojos
mar-garitas and shots, $2 regular tacos. 31786 Camino Capistrano,
San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.
CAPT. DAVES WHALE WATCHINGTimes vary. Trips available every day
of the week. Get up close to marine life aboard a Captain Daves
Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari trip. Prices vary depend-ing on
the vessel. Call for more informa-tion. 24440 Dana Point Harbor
Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsa-fari.com.
Wednesday | 02NATIVE AMERICAN BASKET WEAVING10 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn
about the traditions and culture of basket weaving at Mis-sion San
Juan Capistrano. First and third Wednesday of every month. Free
with paid admission. 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano,
949.234.1300, www.missionsjc.com.
UPCOMING: SUNDAY SEPT. 6VILLAGE ART FAIRE 9a.m. The Village Art
Faire is held on the first Sunday of every month and is put on by
the Downtown Business Association. Stroll and shop Avenida Del Mar
where more than 60 vendors will have arts, crafts and other items.
Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.395.7008,
www.villagesan-clemente.org/village-art-faire.
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GUEST OPINION: Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake
Local Boy Scouts trek 50 miles through New Mexico wildernessBY
BO BURICK, ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTER, TROOP 737
ElevatingExperiencesOutdoors
Acrew of seven teenage Scouts and two adult leaders went on a
life-changing trek through the Sangre
de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New
Mexico. Philm-ont covers 214 square miles of vast wilder-ness with
trails that climb from 6,500 feet above sea level to as high as
12,441 feet. During their trek, the Troop 737 crew hiked 50 miles
over six days.
They backpacked with everything needed to survive while hiking
from camp to camp. The Scouts participated in back-country programs
such as rock climbing, trail construction, blackpowder rifle
shoot-ing and blacksmithing. The trek included a conservation
project where they learned
A memorial for Jane Yagi was spotted Friday on the hiking trails
near the Outlets at San Clemente. According to social media
accounts, Yagi was a frequenter of the trails. The memorial reads
Yagi was a loving wife and mother.
SCENE{ IN SAN CLEMENTE }
Troop 737 Scouts (L to R) Andrew Stefaniak, Josh Vollebregt,
Christian Wentzel, Jason Keany, Johnny Burick, William Hirsh and
Kyle Burick hike toward the peak Tooth of Time in the background.
Not pictured: Bo Burick and Dr. Jim Keany. Photo: Courtesy of Bo
Burick
ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50 By Tom Blake
This week, a woman named Merijoe emailed, Between all of the
articles youve written, plus the Finding
Love After 50 Facebook group, and the meet and greets at Tutor
and Spunkys Deli, did anyone actually get together with someone or
become a couple?
Her question took me aback. My gosh, I thought, Ive been writing
about finding love after 50 for 22 years and she wonders if my
material has helped anyone find a mate.
In those 22 years, Ive written upward of 3,500 newspaper
articles and enewsletters, and published three printed books and
mul-tiple ebooks on the finding love subject. I even married one
couple. Chances are, Ive likely helped a few couples find each
other.
Take the meet and greets at Tutor and Spunkys. In the two years
since those were implemented, I am aware of 32 people (16 couples)
who met there. Now whether all of them are still together, I cant
say, but it is a nice to know that 32 people found happiness by
meeting there. The age range of the couples range in age from the
mid-50s to 93.
At the Heritage Park concert last Sun-day, I ran into Robert, a
longtime friend of mine. He said, Im here today with my girlfriend,
the one I met at your meet and greet two years ago.
Also, I would like to think that my ap-pearances on the Today
Show and my interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America
helped bring a few couples together.
I have been a speaker at the American Association of Retired
Persons national conventions five times. Usually, 500 to 600
singles attended those presentations. I know at least one couple
met at one of my speeches when I made the people intro-duce
themselves to those sitting around them. That couple came back the
next year and told me they met because I nudged them to shake hands
the year before.
On the Finding Love After 50 Facebook page, which I started 10
weeks ago, about 350 people have joined. Have any of them met a
mate there yet? I dont think so. But the 350 people have made new
friends they otherwise would not. And when older singles start
making new friends, who knows to where that might lead?
I am not a date-matching service; one-to-one introductions and
fix-ups havent worked well for me. Ill leave that to the big
companies like Match, eHarmony, Our Time and the multitude of
others.
As we age, people find getting out harder and harder to do.
In 22 years, my No. 1 piece of advice for singles 50 and older
hasnt changed. To
improve ones chances of meeting a mate later in life, both men
and women have to get off the couch and out of the house and pursue
activities they enjoy; they need to meet new people. Waiting around
for a potential mate to appear doesnt work. It takes
time, effort, energy and a positive attitude to make something
happen.
When that happens, Ill be able to report to Merijoe that another
couple has gotten together as a result of our encouragement.
How many over the years? Enough to make what I do rewarding and
ongoing.
Tom Blake is a Dana Point resident and a former Dana Point
businessman who has authored several books on middle-aged dat-ing.
See his website at www.findingloveaf-ter60.com. To comment, email
[email protected]. SC
Older Singles Do Find Love
and participated in the upkeep of Philm-onts ecosystem. Not only
was the New Mexico backcountry challenging and beautiful, but the
entire group learned many things.
The first challenge was hiking over several peaks, through heat,
rain, hail, thunder and lightning at high altitudes through bear
and mountain lion territory. The even greater challenge was for all
crew members to come together and truly work as a cohesive
unit.
The Scouts shared all forms of duties, such as carrying
equipment and food, cooking, cleaning, securing water, setting
camp, hanging bear bags and on-trail navigation. Most often, these
duties had to be performed at the end of a long day of hiking in
foul weather and in the dark. Through these efforts the crew
acquired the memories and experiences they will carry with them for
the rest of their lives and shape their futures.
Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of Americas premier high
adventure camp and the largest youth camp in the world, serving
more than 1 million participants since 1938.
Troop 737 crew included Bo Burick, Kyle Burick, Johnny Burick,
William Hirsh, Dr. Jim Keany, Jason Keany, Andrew Stefaniak, Josh
Vollebregt and Christian Wentzel. SC
Photo: Norb Garrett
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been
subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the
puzzle, each row, column and box must
contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three
grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium
SudokuLast weeks solution:
BY MYLES MELLOR
See todays solution in next weeks issue.
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SPORTS & OUTDOORSSCSan Clemente
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SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
LIVE LIKE NICK 5K RUN/WALKThe second annual Live Like Nick
5K
Run/Walk will be held at San Clemente High School on Aug. 30
beginning at 7 a.m. Proceeds from the Live Like Nick 5K will go
directly towards the Nick Pasquale Foundations charitable
initiatives, which include donating scholarships to Triton
student-athletes.
Last year, the Live Like Nick 5K raised enough money at the
event to fund three scholarships for San Clemente High
Scoreboard
Junior Brandon Reaves and the San Clemente High School football
team will open its season Aug. 28 on the road against San Juan
Hills. Photo: Steve Breazeale
For in-game updates, scores, news and more throughout the
season, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports.
he 2015 prep sports season has arrived and on Aug. 28, the San
Clemente High School football team
will travel to play San Juan Hills for the first time in program
history. The Stal-lions, who call their home stadium The Badlands,
are fresh off their first-ever run through the South Coast League
and an appearance in the first round of the 2014 CIF-SS West Valley
Division playoffs.
The game between San Clemente and San Juan Hills is set to start
at 7 p.m.
Here are some key storylines to follow heading in to the first
game of the season.
BOTTLING UP OBRIEN San Juan Hills senior quarterback Pat-
rick OBrien will present a tough opening challenge for the San
Clemente defense.
OBrien vaulted up the recruiting charts over the offseason,
displaying his strong arm and physical style of play at passing
league tournaments and quarterback events. OBrien was invited to
compete in the Elite 11 quarterback competition and was one of the
18 players looking to make the final 11-man cut line.
Before he headed off to Elite 11, a com-petition that featured
former Triton Sam Darnold in 2014, OBrien made his college
commitment to Nebraska.
OBrien is a dual-threat quarterback and will be treated as a
potential running threat. As a junior, he passed for 2,093 yards,
completed 65 percent of his passes and tossed 12 touchdowns to 11
intercep-tions. On the ground, OBrien showed his ability to extend
drives and confuse defenses. He led the team with 143 carries for
640 yards and 13 scores.
OBriens skills will test every unit on
Football: Tritons Head to the Badlands for Season Opener
T
BY STEVE BREAZEALE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
School student-athletes and donate $5,000 to the schools
athletic department.
The 5K Run/Walk is open to all ages. Check-in and registration
opens at 7 a.m. and the kids 1.5-mile run begins at 8 a.m. The open
race 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. and the masters run/walk 5K starts at
9:15 a.m.
Cost for the kids run is $10 and cost for both the open race 5K
and masters run/walk 5K is $36. San Clemente High School students
can register for $22. To register for the event, visit
www.livelikenick5k.com. For more information on the Nick Pasquale
Foundation, visit www.nick-pasqualefoundation.com.
VOLLEYBALL San Clementes Noah Dyer and the U.S.
Boys Youth National Volleyball Team finished seventh overall at
the 2015 FIVB Boys U19 World Championships in Argen-tina on Aug.
23.
Dyer, a 6-foot-6-inch outside hitter, and the American team
defeated China 25-21, 25-23, 25-15 in the seventh-place match on
Aug. 23. Dyer had four kills in the teams final game.
The American team started the tourna-ment off hot, winning their
first four pool-play matches against Turkey, Belgium, France and
Argentina, respectively. It was the first time in program history a
BYNT
finished pool play undefeated in the World Championships.
In the round of 16, team USA defeated Mexico in straight
sets.
Team USA hit a speed bump in the quarterfinals, losing to Russia
25-22, 25-20, 25-23.
In the consolation bracket, where the best the Americans could
hope to finish was fifth place, Brazil defeated team USA in five
sets. The loss to Brazil led to the match against China.
The seventh-place finish is the highest ever for the BYNT in
World Championship competition. There were 20 teams in the
tournament. SC
the San Clemente defense. The Tritons defensive line is
relatively inexperienced and, along with the linebackers, will be
charged with containing OBrien and keeping him from running
loose.
SEARS THE STARTER?
The Tritons offensive weapons, like running backs Vlad Dzhabiyev
and Brandon Reaves along with tight end Cole Fotheringham, are well
known. What isnt known as of Aug. 27 is the identity of San
Clementes starting quarterback.
All signs point to junior Jack Sears getting the nod on Friday,
but head coach
Jaime Ortiz has maintained that the posi-tion is still up for
grabs. Sears has been competing against junior Sander Lush and
sophomore Doug Jackson in training camp.
Sears was the teams backup quarter-back last season and was also
used at receiver, where he caught 12 passes for 178 yards and three
touchdowns. Because the Tritons found themselves on the right side
of several lopsided victories in 2014, Sears got a small amount of
playing time as a backup. He completed 18 of 34 passes for 215
yards last year and was even called upon to perform on the biggest
of stages
when Darnold went down with an injury in the CIF-SS Southwest
Division Cham-pionship game against Trabuco Hills. Sears took the
field in the second half and attempted to keep the Tritons afloat
while Darnold recovered.
(Sears) has got that athleticism that youre looking for in a
quarterback. He is one of the better athletes on the team. How that
translates to playing football thats the unknown, Ortiz said. We
saw glimpses of it last year I think hes got some special skills in
terms of the ability to move thats at the forefront. SC
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SC SURF IS PRESENTED BY:
SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITYSC SURFSC
San Clemente
RESULTSFirst-place and local finishers only. For full results,
see www.sanclementetimes.com.
NSSA Explorer, Events No. 1, August 22, Pacific Beach, Crystal
Pier
JUNIORS: 1. Kairi Noro, Japan. BOYS: 1. Max Beach, San Clemente.
MENEHUNE: 1. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente; 6. Ryder Salberg, San
Clemente. SUPER GROMS: 1. Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach; 3. Makai
Bray, San Clemente. WOMEN: 1. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. GIRLS:
1. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. SUPER GIRLS: 1. Ella McCaffray,
Cardiff; 2. Sawyer Lindblad, San Clemente. SUPER SENIORS: 1. Darren
Collins, Carlsbad. DUKE: 1. Rick Fignetti, Huntington Beach. NSSA
Explorer, Event No. 2, August 23, Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier
JUNIORS: 1. Jordy Collins, Carlsbad. BOYS: 1. Zach Mc-Cormick,
Del Mar; 4. Max Beach, San Clemente; 6. Liam Murray, San Clemente.
MENEHUNE: 1. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente. SUPER GROMS: 1. Hayden
Rodgers, Laguna Beach; 2. Makai Bray, San Clemente; 5. Ben
Brantell, San Clemente. WOMEN: 1. Rachel Presti, Florida; 3.
Sa-mantha Sibley, San Clemente. GIRLS: 1. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad;
4. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente. SUPER GIRLS: 1. Alyssa Spencer,
Carlsbad; 3. Sawyer Lindblad, San Clemente; 5. Bella Kenworthy,
Dana Point. SUPER SENIORS: 1. Rick Fignetti, Huntington Beach.
DUKE: 1. Patrick Schlick, Leucadia. LONGBOARD: 1. Jovan Smith
Scott, Huntington Beach. KNEEBOARD: 1. Sean Noone, Alisa Viejo.
Taj Lindblad of San Clemente won both NSSA Explorer
season-opening events No. 1 and No. 2 at Crystal Pier, Aug. 22 and
23. Photo: Janice Aragon
Groms (L to R) Jett Schilling (San Clemente), Rasmus King and
Kyuss King (Australia) are all smiles after enjoying one of their
final summer sessions at Cottons and Trestles last weekend. Photo:
Andrea Swayne
Max Beach, San Clemente, took his first ever NSSA win in the
Boys division at event No. 1, Aug. 22 at the Crystal Pier in San
Diego. Photo: Janice Aragon
Samantha Sibley, San Clemente, started the NSSA Explorer season
with a win in Women on Aug. 22 and Girls on Aug. 23. Photo: Janice
Aragon
SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 68-71 degrees F
Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-10 Poor-Fair
THURSDAY: New SSW swell slowly builds in through the day, along
with modest WNW swell-mix. Better breaks start the day in the
knee-thigh occ. waist high range (1-2+ occ. 3), with larger sets
pushing waist+ for best breaks through the afternoon and evening.
Winds are lightest and most favorable in the morning,before a
moderate Westerly sea-breeze develops in the afternoon.
OUTLOOK: Fun blend of SSW swell and WNW swell-mix prevail Friday
into the weekend. Better breaks are up into the waist-chest high
range on sets, with occasional larger peaks for standouts Friday
through Sunday around the proper tides. Favorable morning winds
continue. Check the full premium forecast on Surfline for more
details and the longer range outlook.
he end of summer marks the begin-ning of the amateur contest
tours and for three local surfers, the new
National Scholastic Surfing Association Explorer season marked
their first victo-ries of the new year.
The NSSA Explorer season kicked off with a doubleheader in San
Diego at Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier on Aug. 22 and 23 in 1- to
3-foot surf.
Taj Lindblad of San Clemente made the most of the back-to-back
events, posting double wins in the Menehune division. Samantha
Sibley, San Clemente, also took home two first-place trophies, in
Women on Saturday and Girls on Sunday. A third San Clemente surfer,
Max Beach, took
TBY ANDREA SWAYNE, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES top honors in Boys
division competition in
event No. 1, his first ever NSSA win.The season opener was
awesomelots
of new and familiar faces, said Janice Ara-gon, NSSA executive
director. The kids were all pumped to get the contest jersey back
on after the summer break. The level of surfing was extremely high,
especially because of the smallish challenging condi-tions, but the
kids need to learn how to deal with anything Mother Nature throws
at them, and they did. We even saw a perfect heat score of 20 out
of 20 posted by Jordy Collins (Oceanside)a great sign that its
going to be an exciting season.
Up next, NSSA Explorer events No. 3 and 4 are set for Sept. 26
and 27 at the Huntington Beach Pier. SC
NSSA Explorer Season UnderwayThree local surfers win at National
Scholastic Surf-ing Association Explorer opening doubleheader
GROMS OF THE WEEK JETT SCHILLING, RASMUS KING AND KYUSS KING
e ran into super-stoked gromsJett Schilling (12), Rasmus King
(10) and Kyuss King (15) on
Sunday, Aug. 23 as they were just finishing up a session at
Cottons and Trestles.Although the waves were small, their
smiles were huge as the trio made the most of the final weekend
of summer break.
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We got some fun ones, Rasmus said, as he stood waiting for his
brother Kyuss and friend Jett to paddle in.The three have had some
good times
together, Jett said, adding that the King broth-ers have been
staying with him and his family while on their annual summer visit
from their home in Australia.While the start of the school year
means
back to the classroom for many, these ath-letes are living the
endless summer dream. Jett and Kyuss are now in Nicaragua and upon
their return next week the King brothers will head home to Oz,
where their summer will just be getting started.Andrea Swayne
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