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THE LATEST: There is no definitive ground-breaking date for the La Pata extension project to connect San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, but county officials said Tuesday it should begin this spring.

Officials from Orange County Public Works and other agencies met with mem-bers of the public at San Juan Hills High School to present information on the project and answer questions.

The project will be done in three phases. The first will close the 2.27 miles between San Clemente’s Avenida La Pata, near Calle Saluda, to La Pata Avenue near the Prima Deshecha landfill in San Juan.

WHAT’S NEXT: Another open house will be held Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the upper campus at San Clemente High School, 700 Avenida Pico.

FIND OUT MORE: Follow updates onwww.danapointtimes.com.—JS

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CITY AND BUSINESS CALENDAR

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

Farmers Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Fresh pro-duce, flowers and more are available at this weekly La Plaza Park market, 34111 La

Plaza. Visit www.danapoint.org or call 949.573.5033 to find out about rent-ing a booth.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16

History Tour 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. The Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, hosts a two-hour, walking tour exploring the history of the area. To register, call 949.248.3527.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18

Preschool and Toddler Story Times10:15 a.m., 11 a.m. Dana Point children’s librarian Ericka Reeb hosts two story times each Tuesday for preschool-ers, toddlers and their caretakers. Call

the library at 949.496.5517 for more information.

City Council Meeting 6 p.m. The city’s five-member governing body meets at City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern. Stay with www.danapointtimes.com for a look at the night’s discussions.

Dana Harbor Toastmasters Meeting7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Participants can practice public speaking skills in a friendly environment each Tuesday at the Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road. Go to http://1707.toastmaster-sclubs.org for more.

THE LATEST: With the filing deadline passed, the race to fill Assemblywoman Diane Harkey’s 73rd District seat is shaping up as four Republicans and one Democrat met the March 7 cutoff.

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THE LATEST: Whale watchers and a fifth-grade class visiting from Irvine had a chance encounter Wednesday as a pod of false killer whales made an appearance of Dana Point’s coast.

These typically warmer water cetaceans have been seen in these parts before, but their sightings are rare, said Mike Bursk, a captain with the Ocean Institute. Bursk, a 15-year Ocean Institute employee, missed a similar sighting five years back. This was his first spotting of the creatures.

At first sight, Bursk identified the pod as pilot whales, but with confirmation from other watching vessels they were recog-

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THE LATEST: The 19-year-old son of a divorced couple found shot to death in their home in an upscale San Juan Capistrano neighborhood has been charged with killing his parents, authorities announced Friday, March 7.

Ashton Colby Sachs was taken into cus-tody in San Diego County on March 6, nearly a month after his parents, Bradford Hans Sachs, 57, and Andra Resa Sachs, 54, were found dead in their home, at 32271 Pepper-tree Bend.

The couple’s 8-year-old son was also shot and critically injured in the incident, suffering paralysis. Two teenage daughters were inside the residence at the time but were unharmed. The DA’s Office’s release indicated that Ashton Sachs also shot at and attempted to murder one of the sisters but missed. The Sachs had five children, includ-ing another son.

WHAT’S NEXT: Ashton Sachs is believed to be the only suspect in the case, according to homicide investigator Justin Montano. He had been attending college in the Seattle area since the fall of 2013. He graduated from Dana Hills High School in 2012.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have yet to determine a mo-tive in the killings but recently recovered a weapon they believe was used in the double homicide.

He is currently being held without bail at Central Men’s Jail.

FIND OUT MORE: Stay with the Dana Point Times for updates.—Brian Park

THE LATEST: While last week’s lockdown at San Clemente High School was lifted without

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nized as false killer whales. The mammals are in the dolphin and

whale family, and despite their color differ-ence are often mistaken as killer whales, said Capt. Dave Anderson, of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.

“They are truly a unique cetacean,” Anderson said of the large, gray ocean mammals. “They are gregarious and curi-ous … but seem to be more vocal than killer whales.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The false killer whales splashed about the water and swam up to nearby vessels, Anderson and Bursk con-firmed. Anderson said this was only the third time he’s encountered the whales, often seen in warmer Hawaiian waters.

FIND OUT MORE: Check out photos on www.danapointtimes.com.—AP

City Councilman Bill Brough, Capistrano Unified School District Trustee Anna Bryson, former Laguna Niguel Mayor Paul Glabb and Rancho Santa Margarita Council-man Jesse Petrilla. College professor and public-interest lawyer Wendy Gabriella is the race’s only Democrat.

The 73rd District represents Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and four other cities in south Orange County, along with the unincorporated areas of Ladera Ranch and Coto de Caza.

WHAT’S NEXT: Harkey is termed out of her seat. She is running for the state Board of Equalization’s 4th District, a seat currently held by Michelle Steel, who will also term out of office.

Statewide primary elections are Tuesday, June 3. The two top-vote earning candidates in the 73rd District will advance to the Nov. 4 general election. All registered voters are permitted to vote in the primary election for any candidate regardless of their political affiliation.

FIND OUT MORE: Register to vote at www.sos.ca.gov or www.ocvotes.com/regis-tration.—Andrea Papagianis

incident and nothing suspicious was found, officials and school administrators are still dealing with the aftermath.

A bomb threat was discovered by the school’s resource officer Friday, March 7 on the anonymous mobile-social networking application, Yik Yak, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Lt. Jeff Hallock. Officials initially deemed the threat “credible.”

The school was placed on lockdown and students were not allowed to leave their class-rooms. The OCSD Hazardous Device Squad searched the campus and found nothing out of the ordinary.

The lockdown was lifted at 1 p.m., four hours after the threat was discovered on Yik Yak, which has caused similar disturbances across the nation. The app allows users to send comments anonymously and location services bring comments to a user’s feeds from others nearby.

According to Yikyakapp.com, the only information asked for is the commenter’s location.

“No profile, no password, it’s all anony-mous,” the website says. The site goes on to say, “Anonymity is powerful, for better or for worse.”

The originators of the threats have not been identified, Hallock said.

WHAT’S NEXT: The app has since been shut down on campus, said SCHS principal Michael Halt.

FIND OUT MORE: Track breaking news on Twitter @DanaPointTimes.—Jim Shilander

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pl. Richard Stalder’s life changed before he ever deployed. As he prepared to move out with

his unit, Stalder received the same pre-deployment immunizations as his fellow U.S. Marines. But his body did not react well and he was unable to deploy.

“I was in a combat battalion and not being able to deploy and watching my brothers leave without me put me in a big dark place for a long time,” Stadler said.

The young Marine retired in 2012. Now at 23, Stalder still suffers from full

body tremors, unstable gait and fainting episodes. Because of his physical instabili-ties, he relies on a cane for walking and often uses a wheelchair—a vehicle Stalder now employs on his road to recovery.

While stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Stalder became involved with the Wounded Warrior Regiment.

The regiment provides non-medical care and strategic planning for Marines and sailors attached to or who served in support of Marine units that are ill, wounded or injured. Servicemen and women who are being treated for wounds received in battle, injuries incurred while training or who are suffering from mental scars related to their time in combat all fall under the regiment’s scope.

Also, Marines who are fighting terminal or other illnesses receive care. The regi-ment doesn’t differentiate between causes, it simply exists to support Marines, keep them in the military for as long as possible and help them transition back into civilian life, among other services.

There are two battalions of the regi-ment, with the western division being housed at Camp Pendleton.

For Stalder, the regiment introduced him to a new way of life and gave him something to be proud of.

Over the last week, he joined more than 350 wounded, ill and injured active duty and veteran Marines, as well as military counterparts from nine allied nations, to compete in the fourth Marine Corps Trials at Camp Pendleton.

The trials are the first step for many Ma-rines to compete in the Warrior Games, a worldwide, Paralympic-style event held in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the U.S. Olym-pic Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Here, Marines and veterans under the Wounded Warrior regimental scope have the opportunity to train for events including wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, track and field, shooting, recumbent cycling and swimming.

Regimental commander Col. Willard Buhl said the importance of these events goes well beyond Camp Pendleton, the

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participants and their families. “This is important to the Marine Corps,

and this is important to the world,” Buhl said. “This is about recognizing the sacri-fices of the heroes of the 9/11 generation and keeping them in the public’s mind and hearts. Each and every one of these men and women are healing right now, and so are the caregivers, the volunteers and the leaders who are enabling them to heal.”

The events provide an opportunity for Marines to get out of their barracks and military hospitals, to feel special and a part of something larger than themselves. It gives them the chance to return to the military brotherhood and sisterhood they’ve known, and it reestablishes some of that camaraderie they may have lost, Buhl said.

“Most of the Marines in the Wounded Warrior Regiment are on their way back to society,” Buhl said. “This regiment gener-ally starts our Marines on a positive path to a healthy life in the years ahead.”

For Stalder this rings true. “I was told I needed to come down here

and try some of this out,” Stalder said of joining the regiment and training for the games. “I did, and I haven’t been in a dark place … in a long time. I have broth-ers here now. I have something to look forward to. I have something I’m actually good at.”

Stalder, who got the nickname “Shaky Jake” due to his tremors, said the compe-titions also provide him with a welcome respite from the stares and questions he sometimes gets on the outside, in his civil-ian life.

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I go out to a restaurant and I’m in my wheelchair or I’m hobbling with my cane, they look at me funny, they wonder what’s wrong,” Stalder said. “Here, I don’t have to worry about that. It’s a good feeling.”

Inspiring Across the World

Veteran Artem Luzukin lost both legs above the knee after stepping on an impro-vised explosive device on June 22, 2011, in Afghanistan. But he hasn’t let his injuries hold him back.

Months after the incident, Luzukin began training in seated volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

“It helped me cope and put my anger and frustration toward a different direc-tion,” Luzukin said.

While he competed in past years, this year Luzukin focused on his training and improving his skills. Even without contending in this round of trials, Luzukin sees the significance his involvement in the contests and training camps plays in his physical and mental states of recovery.

“I honestly didn’t realize just how important this program was until I actually got to the trials,” Luzukin said. “It’s an epic program. There’s allies from different countries. I’m talking to other guys and hanging out with them. A lot of guys came to seriously compete and win, but a lot came for the camaraderie.”

Luzukin said the events help him recon-nect with others going through the same situation.

“When you retire, you go back home … you’re isolated,” he explained. “It kind of keeps you back in the loop with everyone

and keeps you occupied. These people will help you … and you can keep yourself busy throughout the year.”

At last year’s trials, Luzukin had the chance to meet the United Kingdom’s Prince Harry. That royal visit to Colorado inspired Harry to create a similar style event in Britain, known as the Invictus Games.

The announcement came last week where, according to the Associated Press, Harry joked the event was “such a good idea by the Americans that it had to be stolen.” The games are set for London’s

Lance Cpl. Kendall Bane (left) and retired Lance Cpl. Mark Seifert compete in the airsoft rifle contest Monday. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

Competitors from the United States and Colombia share a laugh before a seated volleyball game Tuesday night. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

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A number of British Royal Marines were among members of the armed forces Allies competing at Pendleton this year, which also included contingents from Georgia, Colombia, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Canada.

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Jenae Piper, an active duty member of Battalion West, came to the unit last year just as the trials began.

She was unable to compete. This year, she medaled in shooting and

cycling. Piper also competed in seated volleyball.

“Everyone was talking about it, and I was like ‘What is all this?’ I want to do something,” Piper said. “I felt like an outsider last year because I was so new and everyone had their own groups and their own teams. Being a part of it makes a huge difference, mental more than physi-cal for me.”

Having not fired a weapon in the Marine Corps since 2010, Piper said she was pleased with her performance and with her gold and silver medal wins in the airsoft pistol and rifle contests. Being her first year of competition, Piper said there is plenty of room for improvement.

For many, the trials and Wounded War-rior Games simply serve in their recovery process, to strengthen their physical

abilities, build confidence and reestab-lish military relationships. For others, the games serve as a stepping stone for high competitions—mainly the Olympic counterpart, Paralympic Games that take place just behind the summer and winter contests every four years.

While most don’t make it that far, the competitive nature of most Marines should never be underestimated, said Lt. Col Dan Huvane, who serves as a public li-aison for the Wounded Warrior Regiment.

“It’s no easy thing,” Huvane said. “It’s a long road with a number of different steps to become Paralympians, but for a few at least, that’s something they can do. Marines have a competitive instinct.”

For most, however, it’s about providing a spark that keeps them going through their recovery.

“Many have called it a crucial step in their recovery,” Huvane added.

Buhl said the effort is remarkably important. And the games are a modest symbol of our nation’s overall responsibili-ty to these men and women who volunteer for service.

“We as a nation have to understand that whenever we send our young men and women to war of any kind, or often just into harm’s way, they’re not going to come back the same,” Buhl said.

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Clockwise from top: Wheelchair basketball teammates get advice from their coach. Cpl. Richard Stalder (right) and Lance Weir (center) take the podium Monday. Janae Piper is awarded with a gold medal in the Wound Warrior air-rifle contest. Photos by Andrea Papagianis

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SONGS Community Panel Holds First Meeting in San Clemente

To address community questions sur-rounding the San Onofre Nuclear Generat-ing Station’s retiring process, plant majority owners have established a community engagement panel made up of elected officials from nearby cities and counties, military personnel, environmentalists and other stakeholders.

The group’s first meeting will be held Tuesday, March 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the San Clemente Community Center, located at 100 N. Calle Seville.

Lisa Bartlett, Tim Brown and Sam Alleva-to, the mayors of Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, respectively, were named to the panel in February. They are joined by Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees President John Alpay and Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates.

Southern California Edison, the plant’s majority owner, announced the shutdown of SONGS in June 2013 in light of doubt surrounding the fate of the nuclear plant since its two steam generators, Units 2 and 3, were taken offline in January 2012, after a small radiation leak was detected in the latter unit.

Visit www.songscommunity.com to find out more information.

Town Center Lantern DistrictFocus of Upcoming Coffee Chat

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Dana Point’s downtown. As construction crews replace sidewalks,

add medians and bus pullouts and upgrade gutters and traffic signals, the one-way PCH inches toward becoming a two-way roadway. Overall improvements are antici-pated to last through October. It’s all part of the city’s Town Center Lantern District improvements slated to make Dana Point more pedestrian-friendly and to encourage growth in the downtown area.

Brad Fowler, the city’s director of public works, will be the Dana Point Civic Associa-tion’s guest at the community forum-style chat Friday, March 21. Fowler will give a construction update and answer questions.

The Civic Association hosts Coffee Chat on the third Friday of each month. Chats be-gin at 8:30 a.m. at Coffee Importers, 34531 Golden Lantern at the Dana Point Harbor. Guest speakers and discussion topics vary to include issues and items of interest to Dana Point residents.

The event is always free, open to the pub-lic and complimentary coffee is served.

Marking the Day of the Trees

The San Clemente Tree Foundation presents an Arbor Day event for families Saturday, March 15 at the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The event will include children’s story time, crafts, as well as presentations by Dr. Voyteck Zakrzewski of the Ontario Provin-cial Ministry of Natural Resources in Canada and by Jodie Cook, director of gardens at

Casa Romantica. The first 100 visitors will receive a 15-gallon tree.

Mayor Bartlett to Give State of the City Address April 29

Dana Point Mayor Lisa Bartlett will deliver the annual State of the City Address during a lunch event hosted by the Dana PointChamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa.

Tickets are available for $75 for non-chamber members and $60 for members. Sponsorship opportunities for businesses are available starting at $250.

The event will feature an address by

Dana Point Mayor Lisa Bartlett readies to taste en-tries in the annual clam chowder cook-off at the Festi-val of Whales Saturday. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

Bartlett to celebrate Dana Point’s 25-year cityhood and touch on the future of eco-nomic and business development within the community. Additionally, the chamber will honor community members and businesses owners who have done their part to improve the town. Nominees are now being accepted for the annual “Beautification Awards.”

The St. Regis is located at 1 Monarch Beach Resort. For more information about the event, contact the chamber at 949.496.1555 .

Job Fair Seeks Senior Caregivers

Seniors looking for work can learn about part-time caregiving opportunities on Mon-day, March 17 at the Seniors Helping Seniors job fair in Laguna Woods.

The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clubhouse Six, located at 5365 Algarrobo.

Seniors Helping Seniors provides in-home care, housekeeping, personal care, trans-portation and over-night supervision and more. The company recently expanded into Orange County and is seeking senior work-ers to join their team providing care for the area’s elderly population.

For more information, contact Sue Erskine at sue@homecarebyseniors.com or 800.481.2488.

wo men were arrested March 5 at the Interstate 5 checkpoint outside San Clemente for attempting to

smuggle drug-laced candy products, ac-cording to a U.S. Customs and Border Pro-tection press release. Authorities believe the candies were meant for children.

At approximately 1 a.m., the men ar-rived at the checkpoint driving a 2012 Chrysler sedan, the release said. Agents referred the driver to a secondary inspec-tion. Both men are U.S. citizens and said they had medical marijuana in a prescrip-tion bottle inside the vehicle.

However, when agents searched the ve-hicle they discovered three sealed boxes containing candies laced with tetrahydro-cannabinol—or THC—the chief intoxicant in marijuana.

Agents also discovered 15 marijuana

Candy Drug Smuggling Attempt Stymied U.S. Border Patrol agents recover more than $160,000 in candied drugs

Te-cigarette cartridges, three marijuana cigars and 12.68 pounds of bulk mari-juana inside the vehicle, according to the release.

A second search that day resulted in another arrest. At about 4 p.m., agents encountered a 24-year-old U.S. citizen driving a 1999 Volkswagen Golf. A canine sniff raised an alert, as did the man’s dif-ficulty answering questions, the release said. California National Guard members performed an inspection, which revealed anomalies in the vehicle.

Upon inspection of the vehicle, agents discovered eight wrapped bundles, six of which tested positive for methamphet-amine. The other two tested positive for cocaine.

All three men were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered lollipops and hard candy laced with THC on March 5 at the Inter-state 5 checkpoint near San Clemente. Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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day before one of the U.S. Navy’s newest advanced warships was welcomed to its home port of San

Diego, whale watchers, commercial fish-ers and private boaters, as well as specta-tors on land, caught a rare glimpse of the USS Coronado near Dana Point.

The vessel arrived in San Diego on Monday, March 10, but passed by south Orange County a day prior. A reason for the visit has not yet been confirmed, but one of the vessel’s two commanders has local ties.

Cmdr. John Kochendorfer, a Dana Point native, and his crew brought the 419-foot, fast-maneuvering combat ship home this week, just over a month after sailing from Mayport Naval Station in northeastern Florida. The ship has a draft of 14.4 feet. Draft is measured from the waterline to the ships lowest point.

The advanced vessel—known as a littoral combat ship—is designed for near-shore operations to combat subma-rine, mine and surface warfare. The USS Coronado was built in Mobile, Ala.

Along its journey, where crews checked equipment and systems, and completed certification training, the USS Coronado visited ports at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Colombia, Panama and Mexico.

“I couldn’t be more proud of my crew as they’ve conquered every obstacle in their way and thrived,” Cmdr. Kochendor-fer said in a Navy press release. “From day one when we departed Mobile, the crew has performed superbly and sailed

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Navy’s newest, most advanced vessel under the command of Dana Point native

Coronado with expert seamanship. They’ve proven that they can accomplish anything.”

An LCS is outfitted with two rotation crews of 40 sailors and can hold up to 35 mission crew members.

A formal commissioning ceremony is scheduled Saturday, April 5 at the Naval Air Station on the ship’s namesake Coro-nado Island. The vessel is the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Coronado.

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Cmdr. John Kochendorfer, a Dana Point native, stops for a picture March 10 as one of the U.S. Navy’s new-est and most advanced vessels, the USS Coronado, arrived in its home port of San Diego. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy, by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward

rosecutors filed 10 felony charges Tuesday against a suspect accused of attacking a Dana Point man with

a crossbow, fire extinguisher and gun before leading multiple agencies on a more than five hour manhunt near the San Onofre nuclear plant this weekend, officials confirmed.

Julian St. John, 49, from Orange is being held in Santa Ana on a $2 million bail, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors filed charges for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and evading officers while driving recklessly, among others.

St. John is accused of being involved in a Sunday morning incident that left one man injured and sent Orange and San Diego County deputies, U.S. Border Patrol Agents and U.S. Marine Corps officials on a manhunt near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

The ordeal began around 10 a.m. Sun-day after deputies responded to a shooting in a Monarch Beach neighborhood.

According to the DA, St. John entered the victim’s home and shot a loaded cross-bow at the resident’s head. St. John is then accused of hitting the victim’s head with a fire extinguisher multiple times before chasing him into the backyard. Prosecu-tors have accused St. John of pulling out a firearm and shooting the victim in the hand. The victim then ran into a bathroom and locked himself inside. St. John is ac-cused of firing a shot into the bathroom.

Deputies responded to a home in the 35000 block of Crete Road and discovered a man with non-life threatening wounds, said Lt. Jeff Hallock, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman.

Paramedics arrived on scene minutes later and treated a 56-year-old man who was shot in the hand and suffered lacera-tions to his head, said Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Steve Concial-di. He was transported to an area hospital

Shooting Suspect Charged with 10 Felony CountsMan accused of shooting Dana Point resident,leading authorities on chase

and is expected to survive.The victim was alert and talking to

authorities on scene. An investigation immediately ensued

and with the victim’s help authorities identified St. John as the suspect. Hallock said a preliminary investigation revealed the two men knew each other.

The suspect fled the scene in the victim’s Mercedes Benz SUV, authorities said. Deputies located the vehicle near San Clemente and attempted to pull the driver over. A failed stop resulted in a south-bound pursuit on Interstate 5 with the suspect traveling at a high rate of speed.

The chase ended off of Baslione Road near the San Onofre Nuclear Generat-ing Station. St. John is accused of driving through a security gate and fleeing on foot. Authorities recovered the stolen SUV and a weapon inside believed to be involved in the shooting, Hallock said.

A multi-agency search followed with authorities calling off the active search around 5:30 p.m. St. John was apprehend-ed hours later, at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, by California State Parks rangers.

St. John’s arraignment was set for Wednesday morning.

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Julian St. John, 49, of Orange was arrested in con-nection with a Sunday shooting in Dana Point. Photo courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department

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The USS Coronado made an appearance near Dana Point Sunday. The littoral combat ship, designed for coastline warfare operations, is under two commands, one of which is headed by Dana Point native, Cmdr. John Kochendorfer. Photo by Shannon O’Neill

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Letters to the EditorREINTRODUCING OUR CHILDREN TO HUMANITY, HUMILITYANN WORTHINGTON, Dana Point

It was wonderful to read about Dana Hills High School’s recent “What If” Week.

Not only was it timely in light of the re-cent Yik Yak incidents, but also important from a human relations standpoint. In a world that seems destined to be fi lled with cyber bullying and cruelty, it’s imperative that our children also experience positive, supportive and meaningful interaction.

As parents, none of us are “alone” in our struggles, and we certainly don’t want our children to feel alone either.

Thank you Dana Hills for bringing humanity back to school.

KIDS PARTAKING IN GRUNION RUN BRINGS PURE JOYJIM AND CAROLE WELING, Capistrano Beach

The short article in the Dana Point Times dated March 7-13, 2014 entitled “Runnin’ in the Grunion” was pure joy.

How wonderful to see those children participating in their very own kids’ 1K.

We do not know who had this great idea but it is one of the best. We extend our many thanks.

DO WE NEED ANOTHER HOTEL? SURE, WHY NOT?ALEC GRIFFITH, Dana Point

In response to Steven Moss’ letter (“Do Our Dana Point Offi cials Get It,” Dana Point Times, March 7-13, Vol. 7, Issue 10), once again, the vocal minority seeks to impede a good project by raising bogus

Anonymous notes scribbled on brightly colored Post-its lined the halls of Dana Hills High School during the student led “What If” Week initiative are accompanied by responses letting students know that they are not alone. Courtesy photo

issues and talking trash about Mayor Lisa Bartlett. Our mayor is terrifi c and this kind of slimy innuendo reveals a basic ignorance by the writer.

By the way, what ever happened to the concept of American property rights that allow a property owner to exercise the right to responsibly use the parcel they have invested in? I guarantee you that Mr.

Moss would be the fi rst one to start howl-ing if anyone tried to tell him he wasn’t allowed to use his property as he desired.

Do we need another hotel? Why not? An attractive hotel at the gateway to

Dana Point—instead of the seedy urban blight that exists there now—is a great idea that the vast silent majority in Dana Point would happily support.

Instead of asking “do we need another hotel,” I would ask Moss why he thinks we need to have another fast food joint and a trash strewn corner for transients to loiter at, because that is what currently greets residents and visitors at the south-ern entrance to Dana Point.

Thank you Mayor Bartlett and keep doing the excellent job you do.

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3YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

GETTING OUT

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

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GARDEN ANGELS 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Volun-teers meet every Thursday in front of the Montanez Adobe at San Juan Capistrano’s Los Rios Park to help maintain the

garden and more. Bring gloves and wear close-toed shoes. 949.606.6386, www.goinnative.net.

DANA POINT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXER 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Take the opportunity to network and discuss business with the Dana Point Chamber of Com-merce while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and drinks at The Surfi n’ Cowboy. $12 for members and $20 for non-mem-bers. 34235 Doheny Park Road, Dana Point, 949.496.1555, www.danapointchamber.com.

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

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

ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT THE SWALLOW’S INN8 a.m.–close. Special event at Swallow’s Inn with food and drink specials all day, plus DJ Patrick. 31786 Camino

Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

SMOKEY KARAOKE 8 p.m. Your turn to get onstage at BeachFire. 204 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.366.3232, www.beachfi re.com.

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CASA KIDS STORY TIME 10 a.m.–11 a.m. Stories for kids at Casa Romantica Cultural Cen-ter and Gardens every

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HART & SOUL 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m. Live music at Montego Restaurant and Bar. 27211 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, 949.481.2723, www.montegorestaurant.com.

DUSTIN FRANKS 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Live music at The Cellar. 156 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, 949.492.3663, www.thecellarsite.com.

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JOHN TROY AND WINE TASTING 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Live classic rock during wine tasting at DaVine Food & Wine. Get a fl ight of fi ve wines for $20. 34673 Golden Lantern,

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

DEREK BORDEAUX BAND 7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Live Motown and R&B covers at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pa-cifi c Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

MIKE SCARPELLO 8 p.m. Live music at Wind & Sea Restaurant. 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.6500, www.windandsearestaurants.com.

LEPRECHAUN HUNT9 a.m.–11 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day event at The Reserve/Richard and Donna O’Neill Land Con-servancy with activities, history and more. Admission $5-$10.

Call for info. 949.489.9778, www.rmvreserve.org.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT OC ZOO 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the animals of the Orange County Zoo, with crafts and more. Admission $2, ages 2 and under free. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, 714.973.6847, www.ocparks.com/zoo.

WHALE WATCHING WITH UNDERWATER VIEW-ING PODS Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari offers 2.5-hour trips daily. Call for departure times. Tickets $59 adults, $39 kids (3 to 12), under 2 free. 24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.488.2828, www.dolphinsafari.com.

BACKYARD SKILLS WORKSHOP: FRUIT TREE CARE 1 p.m.–3 p.m. The Ecology Center hosts a work-shop on the basics of fruit tree care and how to design the backyard orchard of your dreams. Tickets $10-$20. 32701 Alipaz St., San Juan Capistrano, 949.443.4223, www.theecologycenter.org.

PYRATE ADVENTURE SAIL 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m. The Ocean Institute offers a tall ship adventure onboard its schooner Spirit of Dana Point. Cost $23-$40. 24200 Dana

Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

ORANGE COUNTY WINE CRUISE 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Cruise the Dana Point Harbor and enjoy wine aboard a luxury catamaran with Dana Wharf Sportfi shing & Whale Watching. Tickets $49. 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

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LORD OF THE STRINGS CONCERT: TRIO DINICU7 p.m.–9 p.m. Music by the gypsy jazz trio as part of the ongoing concert series at the Dana Point Community House. Tickets $30. 24642 San Juan Ave., Dana Point, 949.842.2227, www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com.

UPCOMING: FRIDAY, MARCH 21

18TH ANNUAL TASTE OF DANA 5:30 p.m.–9 p.m. Help support a sober, fun graduation night for Dana Hills High School’s class of 2014 with food from more than 20 local restaurants, live music, raffl es and more. Tickets are $15. Dana Hills, 33333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, www.tasteofdana.com.

Members of the Dana Hills High School culinary class prep for service at last year’s Taste of Dana. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

One of the most aesthetically recognizable fi lmmakers of our time has his own niche of fre-quent collaborators, colorful set decorations and retro soundtracks. Wes Anderson’s newest feature, titled The Grand Budapest Hotel, is also his grandest, most extravagant, artistic and star-studded fi lm to date. For those wondering where they can fi nd 2014’s fi rst masterpiece, look no further. In 1932, in the fi ctional Eastern European country of Zubrowka, a teenager named Zero (Tony Revolori) becomes the new lobby boy of the Grand Budapest Hotel and sees fi rsthand how concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) runs the place. After a month into the job, Zero and his boss are dragged into the investigation of the mysterious death of Gustave’s older lover, Madame D. (Tilda Swinton). The two go on the run from her greedy son Dmitri (Adrien Brody) and Dmitri’s hired assassin (Willem Dafoe) when it’s discovered Gustave is left some belongings in the Madame’s will. Saoirse Ronan, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Léa Seydoux, Jeff Golblum and Anderson regulars Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson appear throughout. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a fi lm that is surprisingly charming and clever yet adult oriented in its art and narrative. The fi lm shows a director who is completely at home in his craft for his fans to enjoy but also manages to attract other viewers. Though the cast may seem too crowded, Fiennes and Revolori shine brightest in this grand affair. —Megan Bianco

‘THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL’ IS THE GRANDEST OF ALL

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AT THE MOVIES

Wednesday. Free admission. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949.498.2139, www.casaromantica.org.

FIESTA GRANDE 6:30 p.m. Fiesta Association’s annual event at Swallow’s Inn featuring an array of contests includ-ing Best Mustache, Best Beard, Hairiest Man/Smooth Puss, Best Dressed Western Man/Women and more. Cost $5 per entry. 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, www.swallowsparade.com.

ON LIFE AND LOVE AFTER 50

By Tom Blake

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

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 reflect 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

sually, single people age 60 plus who contact me about not being able to meet potential mates are

women. Men typically find potential mates more easily. And yet, a guy named Tom, living not too far from south Orange County, isn’t meeting women.

Tom, a former Dana Point resident, said, “I’m a 66 year-old American living in Baja, Mexico. I have a beautiful beach house right on the water 35 miles south of San Ysidro. I’m semi-retired, have a good life and friends, but where are the ladies who could move across the border and live like kings and queens for less than 1/3 of the cost of living in San Diego? And be safer. Really.

“I’ve been here for two years—told I’m attractive—yet don’t meet the right ladies, help,” Tom wrote.

Among all of the reasons why find-ing love after age 60 is difficult, one of the most overlooked is where a person chooses to live. When Tom decided to semi-retire to his beach house, assuming he was single at the time, he likely didn’t think about the lack of potential mates in Baja California, Mexico.

While he says it’s safer living in Baja than in San Diego, the perception among most people in Orange County is that get-ting there, which would be by car, is not safe because you have to drive through Tijuana. Most of my friends won’t chance it. And over the past few years, there have been lots of reports of horror stories that have happened down there.

My guess is that most single women who decide to leave California go to Ari-zona, Florida or another stateside mecca for retirees. Also, there are other areas in Mexico, and other countries, consid-ered much safer, where American expats choose to live.

Singles living in remote areas of the

s the scene of this year’s Dana Point Symphony season opener unfolded, the Harbor transformed

into a dreamlike world where orches-tra, opera and musical theater came together.

Aerial ballet artists twisted and flipped from the brig Pilgrims’ masts as the symphony performed, giving audiences throughout the weekend a glimpse into the mind of symphony artistic director Berenika Schmitz. The third season opened with bagpipes and ended with standing applause. The happenings in between were all part of Schmitz’s reimagining of a traditional symphonic orchestra.

Down came the concert hall walls and with them any preconceived notions of the classic or traditional.

“It is a new frontier for orchestras in the United States,” Schmitz said. “I think this is the way I want go to and hopefully the audience does too.”

For Friday night’s opener on the docks of the Dana Point Harbor, the air was clear and crisp with hues of blues, greens and purples lighting up the tall ship and performers from the Los An-geles and San Diego operas, Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles and students from Dana Point’s own South Orange County School of the Arts.

“It was such a great performance, and everyone was having fun,” said SOCSA junior Christopher Tusan, who said he enjoyed in the opportunity to work with professional artists from varying backgrounds.

Different Across the BorderSingle man living in Baja wonders where the women are

A HIGH-FLYING DANA POINT SYMPHONY SEASON OPENER Orchestra, opera, musical theater and aerial ballet meldaboard the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim

country, or in small towns, or on oil rigs, are in the same situation. There aren’t many poten-tial mates in those areas, and being attractive has nothing to do with it. I picture Tom sitting on his deck, looking out at the magnificent Pacific Ocean, enjoying a sunset

with margarita in hand, but doing so alone. Not much fun.

Perhaps Tom will get a few nibbles from single women from today’s article who might be willing to check out the area if he would host them for a visit. But not many, he’ll likely have to meet them somewhere in between. And since he’s been told he is attractive and has a beautiful beach front home, that might just be enough of an incentive for women to give it a whirl.

To meet potential mates, Tom may have to venture north of the Border. Perhaps he should attend one of the monthly Meet and Greet gatherings at Tutor and Spunky’s, my Dana Point deli. Lots of lovely women attend these events. The March event is on Thursday, March 27, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Where one lives can be a huge factor in one’s chances of meeting a potential mate. People planning to relocate at this stage in their lives, who hope to meet a mate, should do research beforehand to ensure they aren’t going to isolate themselves from being able to meet a potential mate.

To share your thoughts, email Tom at tompblake@gmail.com. DP

The players remained, but the scene changed slightly for Saturday’s matinee as stand-up paddleboard races joined the mix. Kayakers, stand-up paddlers and casual afternoon strollers were treated to a unique performance highlight-ing the ocean journey of Dana Point’s namesake, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., fused with the theatrics of “Pirates of Penzance.”

And as racers rounded their final buoys in the Mongoose Cup at Baby Beach, Richard Wagner’s climactic “Ride of the Valkyries” echoed.

The blended scene of sport and sym-phony may not soon be repeated, but Schmitz said she hopes to continue to grow performances and introduce more people to a re-imagined orchestra. DP

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Dana Point Symphony conductor Dean Anderson directs the orchestra during Saturday’s performance on the brig Pilgrim. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

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SUDOKUby Myles Mellor

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

Last week’s solution:

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

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here wasn’t a cloud in the sky as the Dana Point Festival of Whales got underway this weekend.

Clear skies and smooth waters brought large crowds down to the Dana Point Har-bor for the 43rd annual celebration of the California gray whales’ 10,000-mile roundtrip migration from Alaskan seas to Mexican lagoons—and their often sightings here in Dana Point.

From carnivals, concerts, stand-up paddle-board clinics and symphony performances to car shows and a clam chowder cook-off, the event drew people from nearby, and afar, for the last two days of the yearly education-al and just plain fun festivities.

To see more photos of the festival, visit www.danapointtimes.com. DP

You Better Baleen It Was Fun

By Andrea PapagianisDana Point Times

Clockwise from top: Hudson Dunlop, 7, of Mission Viejo, checks out his reflection in a hub cap Sunday. Photo by Andrea Swayne Dana Hills High School students David Peel (left) and Nick Savage display their work along professional artists at Art in the Park. Photo by Madison May Fish for Life founder Jim Holden (third from right) is joined by volunteers at his organization’s annual clam chowder cook-off. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

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Dana Point Festival of Whales weekend two brings crowds to Harbor

(Above) Ricky Bautista, 15, of Long Beach enjoys the Festival of Whales in Kung Fu Panda style. Photo by An-drea Papagianis (Below) Ian, 7, and Audrey, 9, have fun in the Rotary Club’s Diamond Dig. Photo by Jenna Ross

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LOCALS ONLY BUSINESS LISTINGS

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ARCHITECTURE - PLANNING

ART INSTALLATION

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Call Debra Wells for pricing at 949.589.0892 or

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David “Dave” Greene, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. He was born to Law-rence “Jack” Greene and Bernice Sison on June 6, 1922 in Los Angeles.

After Dave graduated from Los Angeles High School he launched a career in real estate finance. Later he started his own business, the Greene Mortgage Company, serving central and southern Orange County. Shortly after WWII, he met and married his “soulmate” Joyce, with whom he raised a family in Santa Ana.

He and his beloved wife Joyce greatly enjoyed deep-sea fishing and for years were members of the “Thursday Regulars” on the Clemente out of Dana Point Harbor. Dave loved to keep the passengers and crew entertained with his zany behavior. One day, while showing off a family heirloom, a man’s one-carat diamond ring, he hooked a small barracuda, also known as “slime” for its slippery skin. While releasing the under-sized fish back into the Pacific, he also “released” his diamond ring over the side. Dave’s other true love, after Joyce, was traveling. He was sel-dom home from one vacation before planning his next adventure. Later years were spent traveling the seas on family cruise vacations and lounging in his dream home in Three Arch Bay.

Dave is survived by his brother-in-law John Taylor, daughter Lucy Greene, son Jonathan Greene and daughter-in-law Gail Greene, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He will be missed and always known as someone who “did it my way.”

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HUGE RUMMAGE SALE! Something for Everyone! 3/15. NCL Monarch Chapter@Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. 33501 Stonehill, Dana Point 8:30AM – 2PM. Proceeds benefit local charities

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Dolphin Report

By Steve Breazeale

Follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports for in-game updates, news and more all season long.

DOLPHINS BASEBALL IN TOURNAMENT MODE

The Dana Hills baseball team is in the midst of a busy tournament schedule,

OUTDOOR SPOTLIGHT

On March 31, the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will host their 22nd annual charity golf tournament at Mon-arch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point.

The event will benefi t several local charities, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley, the Dana Hills High School football 12th Man Club and the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group.

The day will kick off with a putting contest and lunch, followed by a 12:45 p.m. shotgun start. Contestants play-

The view from the tee box on the No. 3 fourth hole at Monarch Beach Golf Links. Photo by Steve Breazeale

Dana Hills pitcher Louis Raymond is 2-0 to start the season. Photo by Steve Breazeale

ROTARY CLUB HOLD CHARITY GOLF TOURNEY AT MONARCH BEACH

s the Mickey Muñoz Mongoose Cup’s fi fth installment began Sat-urday morning, one thing became

clear: The sport of stand-up paddleboard-ing knows no boundaries.

Competitors lined the sand: boards in one hand paddles in the other.

The excitement built. With one loud buzz they were off, crashing into the quiet, calm waters off Baby Beach in the Dana Point Harbor. A wave of teammates rushed to the waterline, each calling out words of encouragement, pushing the pad-dler toward that top spot.

When racers rounded the last of three buoys, action on the beach stirred. Arms waved frantically. Names were yelled. Paddles were raised high above heads in an attempt to get riders’ attention. Dozens of eager competitors waited for that last turn, the fi nal sprint and their turn on the race course.

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The fi rst transition was rocky but by the fourth rider, the teams—made up of com-petitors of all ages, shapes and sizes—had the hang of things. Relay races Saturday highlighted just how SUP has developed from a waterman’s sport to an all-inclusive activity where all walks of life are repre-sented.

Hundreds took part in the day’s events that featured clinics for beginners, contests for all ages and races to benefi t our nation’s wounded military men and women. Since starting out fi ve years ago, the Mongoose Cup has grown and advanced right alongside SUP, reaching across fi nancial and physical barriers.

This year’s event showcased just how SUP has changed with stand-up paddle-board yoga clinics, adaptive-wheelchair board demonstrations and a few rounds of XSUP, an Orange County-created game that combines SUP with components of lacrosse and soccer.

Visit www.danapointtimes.com to see more pictures of the event. DP

By Andrea PapagianisDana Point Times

Series of clinics and races brings the sport of stand-up paddleboarding to all

The fi rst wave of relay competitors hit the water at the Mongoose Cup. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

Skyler Math, 10, of San Clemente readies for her relay race. Photo by Andrea Papagianis

A rider tests out an adaptive stand-up paddleboard Saturday. Photo by Madison May

one that saw them play fi ve games in one week.

The Dolphins (3-2) have apparently been up to the task, securing wins over Paramount in the Edison Tournament and wins over Canyon and Pacifi ca in the Loara Tournament, which is still ongo-ing. The Dolphins were set to play Santa Margarita on March 13. Results were not available at press time.

Senior pitcher Louis Raymond has been sharp in the early going and holds a 1.50 ERA in 14 innings pitched to go along with a 2-0 record. He pitched a complete game shutout against Paramount on March 4.

BOYS TENNIS TOPPLES EDISON The Dana Hills boys tennis team evened

their record on the season with a close 10-8 win over Edison on March 12.

The Dolphins doubles groups won six of nine matches and senior Chase Masciorini swept his singles matches to secure the win.

DOLPHINS SOFTBALL RALLIES LATE FOR WIN OVER HAWKS

The Dana Hills softball team scored fi ve runs over the fi nal four frames to earn a come from behind nonleague win over Lagu-na Hills on March 12. Senior Olivia Baltazar went 3-4 with one RBI and three runs scored.

ing in the scramble format will wrap up the day with awards and dinner.

Prizes that will be given away throughout the day on several of the course’s par-3 holes include $5,000 cash, a seven day Royal Caribbean cruise, a set of Callaway Golf irons and two round trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States.

For more information on the tourna-ment, email the Rotary Club at golf@monarchbeachrotary.com.

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DP SURF IS PRESENTED BY:

SURF FORECASTWater Temperature: 61-63 degrees FImmediate: West/northwest swell winds down and smaller/inconsistent southwest swell mixes in, for knee-waist-chest high, (2-3’+) waves at the exposures. Light+ NE winds turn to light+ westerly winds in the afternoon. Longer Range Outlook: West/northwest swell eases going into the weekend, along with smaller southwest swell. New northwest swell due by the end of the weekend. Check out Surfline.com for all the details!

RESULTSNSSA Interscholastic State Championships, March 7-9, San Onofre State Park, Church BeachTeam and local finishers only.

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY TEAM: 1. San Clemente 107; 2. Huntington Beach 81; 3. Dana Hills 74; 4. Carlsbad 63; 5. Mira Costa 56; 6. San Dieguito 45; 7. Edison 42; 8. Newport Harbor 35; 9. Marina 14. HS VARSITY MEN: 1. Conner Dand, San Clemente 15.07; 2. Kei Kobayashi, San Clemente 13.67; 4. Josh Benjoya, Dana Hills 8.20. HS VARSITY WOMEN: 2. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 10.57. HS VARSITY LONGBOARD: 2. Andy Nieblas, San Clemente 11.34.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM: 1. Shorecliffs, A 132; 2. Bernice Ayer 57; 3. Shorecliffs, B 55; 4. Sowers, A 51; 5. Marco Forster 43; 6. Dwyer, A 36; 7. Dwyer, B 26; 8. Sowers, B 14. MS BOYS: 1. Gunner Day, Sho-recliffs 15.24; 2. Curran Dand, Shorecliffs 14.93; 3. Crosby Colapinto, Bernice Ayer 11.17; 4. Jaric Fink, Bernice Ayer 9.07; 5. Noah Atwood, Shorecliffs 8.07; 6. Ryan Martin, Shorecliffs 6.70. MS GIRLS: 1. Alexxa Elseewi, Bernice Ayer 10.53; 2. Bethany Zelasko, Shorecliffs 10.27; 3. Cameron Duby, Marco Forster 8.00; 4. Samantha Sibley, Shorecliffs 5.97; 5. Lily Benjamin, Marco Forster 5.63. MS LONGBOARD: 1. Gus Day, Shorecliffs 18.17; 2. Ricky Foder, Marco Forster 14.50; 3. Jared Bernier, Bernice Ayer 7.37; 5. Finn Beard, Shorecliffs 7.26.

COLLEGE TEAM: 1. SDSU, Black 124; 2. Saddleback 114; 3. Point Loma 96; 4. UCSD, A 92; 5. Mira Costa, Red 71; 6. UCSB, A 64; 7. CSUSM, A 52; =8. USC 51; =8. CSULB 51; 10. UCLA 45; 11. CSUCI 44; 12. UCSD, B 28; 13. UCSB, B 24; 14. SDSU, Red 16; 15. CSUSM, B 15; 16. CSULB, A 8. COLLEGE MEN: 1. Jack Boyes, Point Loma 13.17; 2. Shaw Kobayashi, Saddleback 12.50; 3. Jeremy Carter, Saddleback 10.73. COLLEGE WOMEN: 1. Chandler Parr, UCLA 12.20; 2. Danielle Wyman, Saddleback 12.16; 3. Marissa Shaw, SDSU 11.00. COLLEGE LONGBOARD: 1. Sam Zaiser, SDSU 12.17; 2. Casey Powell, USC 11.77; 4. Dennis White, Saddleback 9.10.

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Age: 12, Bernice Ayer Middle School

Riley Nattrass is a member of the Bernice Ayer Middle School surf team and the No. 7 ranked surfer in Scho-lastic Surf Series Girls Shortboard competition. Since learning to surf about three years ago, she has come to embrace both longboarding and shortboarding. “My dad always surfed and I thought it looked fun,” Riley said. “I was right. I like it because I get to be in the water with my friends. And it makes me feel excited and happy.” Contest surfing is something she en-joys because of the team camaraderie and the opportunity to test her skills against friends who surf for other schools. Riley is fluent in Spanish, her favorite subject, and an honor roll student. When not doing school work or riding waves, she also enjoys playing softball for her team, The San Clemente Slime, and tumbling class. Even with her busy schedule, Riley manages to surf at least three days a week. She is currently working on bottom turns and off the lips, as well as walking to the nose on her longboard. She is determined to start noseriding soon. Her favorite breaks are the San Clemente Pier and the Oceanside Harbor

North Jetty. Having taken surf trips with her family to Hawaii and Nicaragua, she has fallen in love with travel and hopes to continue to explore the world’s tropical surf destinations. “It’s fun to explore different waves and when the water’s warm you don’t need a wetsuit. That’s my favorite part,” Riley said.—Andrea Swayne

GROM OF THE WEEK RILEY NATTRASS

Riley Nattrass. Courtesy photo

By Andrea SwayneDana Point Times

an Clemente middle and high school teams continued their longtime sweeps in team competition and

claimed four of six individual titles at the National Scholastic Surfing Association In-terscholastic State Championships, March 7-9 at Church Beach.

The San Clemente High School team claimed their sixth consecutive title and Shorecliffs Middle School their 10th.

In high school individual competition, SCHS’s Conner Dand took top honors in the men’s varsity division. After scoring a 9.07 set wave early, his back-up wave, a 6.0, didn’t happen until late in the heat.

Janice Aragon, NSSA executive director, said Dand’s momentum seemed to build after taking third in round one.

“In the final he just took his surfing up a notch and put his talented aerial prowess to work,” Aragon said, adding that his home court advantage was apparent.

“Last year I won JV so it felt like a really big accomplishment to win varsity because there were so many great surfers in the event,” Dand said. “I was really happy it went my way.”

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SC Sweeps, Dana Hills Has One Finalist, Third-place TeamTwo San Clemente school teams, five surfers take NSSA Interscholastic state titles

Dana Hills High School took third in team competition and team member Josh Benjoya came in fourth among varsity men. The middle school individual divisions were a complete sweep by San Clemente surfers. Brothers Gunner and Gus Day from Shorecliffs won the Boys Shortboard and Boys Longboard divi-sions, respectively. The top shortboarder

in the girls division was Alexxa Elseewi from Bernice Ayer Middle School.

The excitement wasn’t restricted to surf-ing on Sunday as Orange County Sheriff’s deputies, park rangers and authorities from Camp Pendleton pursued a shooting suspect who was on the run after a 10 a.m. incident in Dana Point. The suspect led po-lice on a chase through the park that even-

Conner Dand from San Clemente High School was crowned NSSA Interscholastic state champion in the men’s varsity division. Photo by Kurt Steinmetz

Gunner Day and Gus Day from Shorecliffs Middle School claimed NSSA state titles in shortboard and longboard, respectively. Courtesy photo

tually led to his apprehension on Monday. Aragon said, despite the manhunt, the contest ran smoothly and on time.

“A huge shout-out goes out to the sher-iffs, state parks and their staff for keeping a watchful eye on the situation,” Aragon said, “and also to all of the teams, coaches, competitors and spectators for obeying the orders of the authorities.” DP