Local artist hopes work on exhibit at San Diego
Cancer Center will help patients with the healing process
By Diane Y. Welch
The work of local artist Heidi Rufeh portrays passion and thoughtfulness through the use of intense hues and energetic form. Her provocative, aesthetic style, developed over several decades, draws the viewer in.
Thirty of Rufeh’s art pieces are now on exhibit at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas and will remain there through Jan. 18. Under the curatorship of Dr. Yanina Yadler, who is also an artist herself, the center has opened it’s facilities to local, acclaimed artists. It provides both exhibition opportunities and an aesthetic, calming environment for its patients.
Local violinist plays for a cause
Musical talent comes naturally for Janet Jeong, a local resident and The Bishop’s School senior, and with this talent births a desire to do more by exercising her predilection to give back to a community. Jeong is an extremely accomplished violinist who has compiled a sampling of violin solos performed by her and recorded on a music CD to benefit a charity in South Korea. Proceeds from the CD sale specifically will be donated to the hospital division of a convalescent home – equipped with an orphanage, hospice, and hospital – called the Flower Village in a province near Seoul.
Grand Del Mar unveils edible display of Santa’s workshop
A colorful 52” high by 73” wide rendition of Santa’s Workshop is now on display at The Grand Del Mar. Weighing in at more than 100 pounds, this scrumptious sculpture is comprised of chocolate and other sweet delectables.
Entirely edible – don’t even think about the calorie count! – the fanciful display depicts 11 cheerful elves engaged in various activities, from hanging holiday lights to distributing gifts to decorating cookies. The brainchild of the resort’s talented pastry team, this whimsical creation took more than 240 hours over three weeks to design and assemble.The sculpture will be on display in the resort’s lobby through Dec. 30. The Grand Del Mar is located at 5300 Grand Del Mar Court, San Diego, CA 92130; 858-314-2000; www.TheGrandDelMar.com
Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. dares San Diego
to the ‘$100,000 Challenge for the Oceans’
The “$100,000 Challenge for the Oceans” is a holiday fundraiser in support of the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF) and major donor Eugene Roddenberry is encouraging his neighbors to support this local charity during this difficult economic climate. He is looking for 500 people to contribute $20 each throughout the end of the year, to which he will match each dollar. He also is seeking environmentally conscious companies that would like to show their support by matching his $10,000 donation. Are there eight green, or should we say ‘blue,’ companies out there to help the San Diego Oceans Foundation reach their $100,000 Challenge for the Oceans?
Son of Gene Roddenberry, who created the Star Trek television and film series, and passionate advocate for the oceans, Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. has even started his own Roddenberry Dive Team in an effort to embody the optimism inspired by his father’s philosophy. Roddenberry’s love of the oceans began in college and his philanthropy extends beyond financial contributions, he also volunteers his time with the San Diego Oceans Foundation as an Ocean in Motion Marine Science Education and Snorkeling Program volunteer. Roddenberry is an avid SCUBA diver and has created the Roddenberry Dive Team. This group gathers together to explore strange new worlds, which are more easily accessible than those in outer space. For more information on San Diego Oceans Foundation visit http://sdoceans.org.
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Breakfast with Santa and ‘Snow’ at Flower Hill Dec. 12-13
Sometimes our warm weather makes it hard to get into the holiday mood, but this weekend, Dec. 12-13, a visit from Santa Claus, free photos with Santa, and some “snow” should help everyone catch the holiday spirit at Flower Hill Promenade in Del Mar.
Fusion Academy and Learning Center offers customized education for a variety of students
By Karen Billing
Solana Beach’s Fusion Academy and Learning Center has been working to make education personal for 20 years. Students learn in a one-to-one ratio, in a fully customized education that includes flexible scheduling, counseling services and support for students who need it most.
Bishop’s student’s hobby skates to profit
Dante Vicino, local resident and Bishop’s junior, has discovered that his creativity and solid business know-how can elevate a simple skating hobby into an industrious company that sells customized longboards. As a skater Vicino has a passion for skating, but one thing differs from other skaters, he also enjoys the art of crafting woodwork. Three years ago in his garage, Vicino harnessed both hobbies into a company named Inferno Boards. He has since carved out varying styles of longboards.
Bishop’s School Equestrian
Team jumps to new heights
The Bishop’s School Equestrian Team is riding high. In early November, juniors Sophie
Greenspan, Stephanie Holmes, Megan Watson and Ryan Wilkinson competed in the Orange County Interscholastic Equestrian League horse show in San Juan Capistrano. Watson was the champion in the varsity jumpers division, and the rest of the teammates placed as ribbon winners. The rider’s individual scores brought the equestrian team’s season total to 294 points.
Forty-six schools competed in this show mostly from Orange and LA counties; five schools represented San Diego County. The Bishop’s riders mainly focus on the Hunter and Jumper Divisions. This is the second season that The Bishop’s School Equestrian Team has participated in the show. The equestrian season runs from September until January with eight shows (competitions) through the fall and winter sport seasons.
Photographer captures a Boomer moment
By Kathy Day
Staff Writer
Those who bodysurf at Boomer Beach, like Durdam Rocherolle, say it is a “spiritual place.”
For the local resident who has been bodysurfing at the La Jolla beach since he was 17, the spirit gained new meaning on Thanksgiving weekend.
That’s when a photographer’s eye caught Rocherolle in a wave with a Western gull soaring in nearly perfect “synch” beside him.
TPHS grad Chris Acquavella and Nate Jarrell to play concert at CV Library April 14.
By Karen Billing
Torrey Pines High grad and reformed punk rocker Chris Acquavella will perform a concert at the Carmel Valley Library on Wednesday, April 14. The free 7 p.m. concert presented by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will feature Acquavella and Nate Jarrell as Duo LaRe performing on the mandolin and guitar.
Duo LaRe’s concert is titled “Il Mandolina Dolce,” Italian for the “the sweet mandolin” and will feature a repertoire from baroque to original, contemporary music. |
SB lifeguards still working winters at Fletcher Cove
By Jonathan Horn
Contributor
Despite a decline in attendance, this is the time of year that Solana Beach lifeguards have some of their hardest work cut out for them
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Multi-talented TPHS senior Paddy Galvin named ‘Student of the Month’ by RSF Rotary Club
Patrick (“Paddy”) Galvin was recently recognized by the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club as “Student of the Month” for November.”
Paddy is a senior at Torrey Pines High School.
He is “Editor in-Chief” of the “Falconer,” which was recently voted the #1 high school newspaper in the country.
Paddy has a 4.5 G.P.A., plays varsity football, and is also on the varsity swim and diving teams. |
Local student wins ‘Best Research’ award at 2009 Stanford Model United Nations Conference
More than 500 students from all over the world assembled from Nov. 6-8, for the 2009 Model United Nations (MUN) Conference at Stanford University. Staffed by more than 80 Stanford students, the Conference hosted 22 different high school student committees that spent the weekend conversing on conflicts, events and principal actors of the international arena. 18 students, accompanied by two faculty advisors, traveled to Stanford this year to represent Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad. Local resident Elle Lichter won the “Best Research” award at the conference for her thorough research and preparation on the World Bank.
Kenyan activist Wahu Kaara imparts message of ‘Globalized Hope’ to Grauer School
By Matt Liebowitz
The prevailing message was one of global interconnectedness and grassroots action as renowned Kenyan social justice activist Wahu Kaara addressed an appreciative Grauer School audience recently.
An internationally-known educator and activist from Nairobi, Kaara is the executive director of the Kenya Debt Relief Network, which she helped start in 1999. She also launched the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in 2005 with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and was one of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2005.
Kaara was in San Diego to accept an award from Project Concern International, a San Diego-based organization dedicated to preventing disease and improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable children, families and communities, and from the Gem Foundation, which supports collaborative, community-led networks.
Woodward Animal Center’s Winter Critter Carnival on Dec. 19
The Helen Woodward Animal Center will hold a Winter Critter Carnival on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will include animal presentations, carnival games/prizes, winter crafts, photo opportunities with Santa and more. Bring a pet toy or pet food donation and receive Free tickets for the Premium Activities. Winter fun for everyone! General admission on day of event: Children –up to age 18: $15; Adults: $5; (20 percent advance purchase discount for children). For more information, contact: Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Education Department; 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe, 858-756-4117 ext. 318 or log onto www.animalcenter.org. |
