Village Voice, January 2012

[email protected] Vol. XXI, No. 1 | January 2012

The Village Voice is a publication of the OHCC Journalism Club

EditorialMetropolitanWater District toSubsidizeLandscapeChanges

Knowing about OHCC’s longterm plans to remove turf as part ofour effort to reduce water consump-tion, the Oceanside Water Utilitiesdepartment granted OHCC theopportunity to participate in a MWDprogram to subsidize turf removal.The subsidy is $1 per square foot.The Landscape Director quicklyresponded that we have plans toremove the turf on the Cannon Roadmedian and the lawns up to ourwalls, an area of about 180,000square feet. This request was accept-ed as part of the Oceanside package.

The work has to be completed byJune 2012. This will be a tightschedule to get plans completed,approved by the City of Oceansideand our community and MasterBoard of Directors. Then, three bidsmust be sent out and decided upon.

At 180,000 square feet, theamount of subsidy would represent$180,000 or nearly 40% of the esti-mated cost. This is a subsidy certain-ly well worth significant efforts toreach the deadline. The LandscapeCommittee and Board are to be con-gratulated for instituting the long-term turf removal plans.

See Cannon Photo at Right

Journalism Club MeetingShare the audacious adventures of Marshall Lubin, who at 17 years old,embarked on a surfing safari to Hawaii, penniless and ended up working hisway around the world. Join us for lunch at 12 noon, Tuesday, January 31st 2012at the Men’s Clubroom. All are welcome.

Turf onCannon

Road to beremoved.

After months of frightening news ofreports of home burglaries in theVillage, the person suspected for therash of burglaries in October andNovember, has been apprehended. Inthe middle of the last week in december,several Oceanside Police Officers cameinto the Village and apprehended a 28-year-old man suspected of the multipleentries.

It was later discovered that the SanDiego Police requested the OPD toapprehend this person who had beenliving in his grandmother’s residence.Apparently someone in the San Diegoarea had discovered an item listed on“Craig’s List” that he was able to iden-

tify as a stolen article. It was reported tothe San Diego Police which then noti-fied the OPD.

According to Dulci Fish, CrimePrevention Specialist with OPD, thesuspect had a prior record of a string ofburglaries in the area and while shecould not definitely link the suspect toour burglaries, the likelihood was veryhigh that this person was responsible. Itwas not ascertained if he had an accom-plice or if he had worked alone, but fur-ther investigations are ongoing.

Meanwhile, Dulci recommends allresidents should continue to take everyprecaution to insure their safety and thesafety of their home and property.

Burglary Suspect in Custody

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It required four trucks andtwo dozen residents to pack-age and box the toys thatwere sent to Camp Pendletonfamilies. The toys numberedclose to 900 items. One ofthe trucks was through thecourtesy of O’Connell, butrequired additional trucks tocomplete the transportation.

The YMCA at CampPendleton handled theadministration and distribu-tion of the toys to the 1100families living on the base. Toys were then separated into “agegroups” and then each family was able select toys appropriatefor each child. Needless to say, the parents and children were

Volunteers loading toys for Camp Pendleton.

Medal in appreciation toWoodchucks.

Camp Pendleton ExpressesAppreciation to OHCC andWoodchucks

Jim and Mel and the shuttle bus.

Recreation CommitteeAnnounces Local Mall Trips

Chris Bessey, OHCC Recreation Director, revealed thatstarting January 30, the first mall trip will be to the NorthCounty Fair in Escondido (currently renamed Westfield NorthCounty Mall). The bus will leave the Village at 10 a.m.and theexpected return time will be 3 p.m. Some of the upscale storesinclude Nordstrom, Ben Bridge, Coach, Swarovski andCharlotte Russe. The major department stores includeJCPenney’s, Macy’s and Sears.

Future trips are scheduled for the fourth Monday of the firstmonth (January), the fourth Wednesday of the followingmonth and alternating Mondays and Wednesdays for the com-ing months:

Monday, Jan. 30 North County FairWednesday, Feb. 22 Forum in CarlsbadMonday, March 26 Fashion ValleyWednesday, April 25 Carlsbad OutletsMonday, May 21 Temecula Promenade(Third Monday due to Memorial Day)Wednesday, June 27 Mission Valley

Residents are requested to make reservations for theJanuary trip by January 29. Chris asks all residents to contin-ue to make reservations at least a day before departure toinsure a seat on the shuttle.


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overjoyed at the gifts.The Camp Pendleton YMCA awarded a bronze medal to

the Woodchucks and OHCC in deepest appreciation for theireffort and generosity during the holidays.

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Mary JaneMatthewsNamedJournalismClubPresident

The Journalism ClubBoard of Directors namedMary Jane Matthewspresident of the OHCCJournalism Club. Afterbeing on the board forseveral years, Mary Janewill oversee the entireoperation of the club,including the publishingof the monthly periodical, the Village Voice and meetings atthe clubhouse.

The Village Voice has been a staple independent publica-tion for nearly 20 years. It has been distributed free of chargeto every household in the Village.

Club meetings are scheduled three times a year, featuringvery interesting speakers.

Members of the Board include; Gilda Barnard, VP;Charlotte Pichney, secretary; Seymour Prell, treasurer; BobWong, Editor and Marileen Johnson, director.

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ResidentsUrged to Hirea Marine

Jessica Bottrell, represent-ing HirePatriots Organizationwill speak before the VillageVets Club on Thursday, Jan.26, 2012 at 3 p.m. atAbravanel Hall.

HirePatriots is a freeonline job board that con-nects our local military/veter-ans with full-time, part-timeand one-day jobs posted bylocal companies and sur-rounding communities. Herpriority is getting the word out about the One Day or “ActiveDuty Jobs” that are available on their job boards. Communitymembers can post chores and projects with which they needhelp and know they will also be helping a service member orspouse at the same time. It is a brilliant concept and is whatmakes job boards so unique.

HirePatriots has helped tens of thousands of our localMarines, sailors and vets find one-day, part time and full timejobs, held a dozen job fairs with over 100 companies at each,

hosted seven marriage retreats, and several Welcome Homeparties for returning regiments. Overseeing HirePatriots is the501(c)3 non-profit organization, Patriotic Hearts.

Jessica is a San Diego Affiliate for Homes for Heroes, spe-cializing in North County San Diego Real Estate. Homes ForHeroes offers discounts and rebates to both active-duty andretired Heroes. These Heroes include all Military, Police, FirstResponders, Fire/EMT, Medical Professionals and Teacherswhen they are purchasing or selling their homes. She is also amember of the Miramar Semper Fidelis Rotary Club which isvery proud to support the Marines and Sailors of Southern CA.Her husband, Jim, served as a Major in the USMC until 2004.

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Mary Jane Matthews, newPresident, Journalism Club.

Jessica Bottrell to speak atVillage Vets meeting.


New Trash SystemWaste Management has announced a new system of trash

pickup. All residents will receive three wheeled carts each forseparate types of trash:

• Gray trash cart: general trash• Blue trash cart: recycling• Green trash cart: green garden trash.The standard size for all trash carts have a 96 gallon capac-

ity, large enough to hold five trash bags. The blue trash cartreplaces the yellow and green crates currently in use. Allpaper, aluminum and tin cans, most plastic containers, maga-zines, and packing material can go into the blue trash cart.

Alternative sizes of trash carts are available upon request.They come in 35- and 64-gallon sizes. Residents can disposetheir old recycling crates and the old trash cans they no longerneed, by labeling them with a special sticker for pick up.These stickers will be provided along with the new trash cartdelivery.

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New Laws for MotoristsThe Vehicle License Fee (VLF) has been reduced to .65%

of the vehicle’s accessed value, down from 1.15%. In 2009,the fee was increased to help fill the state’s budget deficit andgenerated $1.7 billion each year.

• The automobile registration fees have been increased to$43, up for last year’s $31. It will be used to fund DMV oper-ations.

• The child passenger restraint law now requires childrenunder the age of 8 (or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall) to be prop-erly restrained in a booster seat in a vehicle’s backseat.Previously, children under 6 years of age or 60 lbs wererequired to use booster seats.

• Used-car dealers must provide a vehicle history report tothe buyers prior to the sale. It prohibits the dealer from offer-ing a used vehicle for sale unless the dealer first obtains thereport.

• The new law prevents law-enforcement officers fromimpounding a vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint if the driver’sonly offense is not having a valid driver’s license.

(From Westways, a publication of the Auto Club ofSouthern California.)

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Wasp Spray for Self-defenseNot RecommendedBy Dannica Wood

The use of wasp spray as self-defense was discussed atsome meetings, and the Oceanside police said they would notrecommend it.

1. Wasp spray contains pyrethrin and was not formulatedto be used on humans - the effect could potentially be much

more harmful or less effective than expected.2. Many jurisdictions specifically prohibit the use of any

self-defense sprays other than pepper spray. Most spray insec-ticide containers include the warnings stating that it is a viola-tion of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistentwith its labeling.

3. The primary benefit claimed in advocating the use ofwasp spray over pepper spray is that the former can “shoot upto twenty feet and is a lot more accurate.” However, canisters

of pepper spray with an equiv-alent or greater range are nowcommonly available.

For more information, go towww.snopes.com/crime/ pre-vent/waspspray.asp

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Not Exactly aScam: Credit at76% Interest

Practically everyone in theVillage around the holidayshas been bombarded with adsfrom department and boxstores offering merchandise atunbelievably low prices. Ofcourse they do this to enticeyou to come into the store notonly to select the loss leaders,but also to select items thatrepresent a profit to the store.

Recently, a flyer for an elec-tronic/furniture company wasslipped into the local papersadvertising TVs and lap tops atguaranteed low prices. It fea-tured a 73 inch TV at an every-day low price of $1650.However, you “own it in 24months” by paying $110 permonth. In addition there is a10% for a “Service Plus.” Nowanyone with a simple calcula-tor can figure this adds up to atotal of $2904, or 76% interest.Does this company think wecan’t figure out the math andthat we are stupid? Some peo-ple want instant gratificationand don’t look beyond thatmonthly payment. At our age,we seniors are a little smarterthan to fall for that.

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Shopping AroundFrom Seymour Prell, we are informed that replacement

lights for the address light boxes affixed to the houses areavailable at

Batteries Plus2070 Hacienda Dr. Ste. DVista, CA (760) 940-0940It is suggested you take along the burnt out bulb, so they

can match it perfectly. (It is interesting to note that residentshave discovered this is a good place to replace any kind of bat-teries, from car fobs, watches, camera and car batteries. Andthe best thing, they’ll install them as well.)

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Zora Neale Hurston ComesAlive at Abravanel Hall

In recognition of National Black History Month inFebruary, a theatrical performance will be presented of thewords and works of Zora Neale Hurston by American PlaceTheatre of New York.

Zora Neale Hurston, was the gifted author of Their EyesWere Watching God, a novel that revealed her remarkable giftand talent for comedy and sheer visceral terror of the book’sclimax. First published in 1937, it breathes and bleeds a wholelife’s worth of urgent experience. Zora Neale Hurston wasborn in Alabama in 1891, died in 1960. With a grant wonby the Oceanside Public Library, the National Endowment forthe Arts BIG READ Program in partnership with ArtsMidwest, this theatrical biography will be presented atAbravanel Hall, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at 1 p.m. All residentsare invited to attend. Admission is free. This program is spon-sored by the Journalism Club with cooperation by OHCClibrary and the Oceanside Public Library under the aegis ofMonica Chapa Domercq. Jim Schell is the resident coordina-tor of the program.

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The Crusty Cur-mudgeonBy Bob Wong

Christmas and Thanksgiving timealways represent a time for stress. Idon’t mind doing the shopping, but itcan get hazardous and on many occa-sions downright dangerous. But afterall these years, one learns how tomaneuver around crowds and how topick the best deals at the malls andmarkets. I think men have the advantage over their wiveswhen it comes to that department. Women love to graze. Theyspend hours wandering about the stores in what resembles ahypnotic glaze. Men are more objective. They have a list andare not deterred by distractions of sales, of 50% off signs andof inflated price tags. They get out there and with determina-tion and planning, get in and get out.

Right after Christmas, I went to the mall to return a gift ofoversized slippers. I got there early, but the line stretchedalmost around the block. When the doors opened I was sweptin with the crowd, then joined them and we all headed to theshoe department like a herd of crazed African buffaloes. Air

Jordan shoes was the target and I, in a state of mass hysteria,also landed a pair. “What?” I shouted at the sales clerk, “Onehundred and eighty dollars for a pair of tennis shoes? “Yes, butyou get a free set of shoe laces with a genuine Michael Jordansignature, guaranteed for 10 years.” “Really, how can I missout on this deal? I’ll take them.”

I love to play games with Ralph’s, Albertson’s and occa-sionally I let the Stater Brothers join me. This time, if you buya turkey, you will get another one at only 89¢ a pound. So Ifigure if I bought two turkeys, look at all the money I wouldsave. It’s such a deal; I couldn’t pass it up. Then Albertsonsoffered the same deal except the price for the other turkey wasonly 49¢. What a deal; I couldn’t pass it up. Guess what? Wehave four 20 pound turkeys in the freezer. My wife screamed“There’s no more room in the freezer.” “But honey, look at allthe money we saved.”

After being served turkey three meals a day and seven daysa week, week after week, I was beginning to feel like a turkey.

“Look, honey. Ralph’s has a great deal on ham.” Armedwith a carving knife, she took away my Ralph’s card, Albert-son’s card and Costco card. I feel as naked as a jaybird on aflagpole.

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Treats For TheTroopsBy Phyllis Ward

This will be a short message to allour kind, generous and warm heartedcontributors who have helped to keepour five monthly boxes going out reg-ularly to our troops in Afghanistan. Itis so amazing and satisfying when werealize that we have been sendingthese boxes out for four and a halfyears, with never a break. As long asour troops are in Afghanistan, we shall continue doing so. Inaddition to our regular boxes, we have also sent many boxesof those great green anti-microbial boot socks. As a matter offact, we sent five boxes in both November and December.Unfortunately, beginning with our next order, there will be aprice increase.

Susan sent this message: “Thanks for the order, we shippedit yesterday and I charged your card for $375.00. I wanted tolet you know that we have had a price increase that actuallywent into affect during the summer. I have been trying to holdoff passing it onto you as long as I could. The cost per dozenis increasing from $15.00 to $24.00 and will begin with yournext order. This will still include shipping charges. I know it

is a substantial increase but we havebeen absorbing price increases forquite some time now and cannot dothat anymore.” This is an unfortunateincrease, but that is a way of life. Sonow it will take just a little longer tosave up to purchase the socks, but wecan do that.

We have had so many generouscontributors to whom we send ourthanks: Ruth & Seymour P, Jacque T,Jane V, Muriel K, Ken H, Kaye P, PatR, Barbara B, Gail W, Harriet M, Fred

& Ginny O, Jeanette Y, Rex & Mary L, Barbara S, Jirina S,Jack & Linda M, Lillian A, Virginia S, Connie S, Kat & DonF, Cyd M, Bob & Judy H, Elsa O, Gabriella L, Bob K, Char-lene K, Betsy C, Sunny & Dirk F, Pinger B, Jeanne B, ChristyH – Ruth’s hairdresser. We also receive many supplies, such astoothpaste from Dr. Buss and staff, hand sanitizer from Flo-rence E, hand knitted caps from Dorothy C, magazines andcandy from Jacque T. A couple of people have brought overbags of DVD’s they no longer need. Gail W has been a bighelp with supplying DVD’s. And did I tell you about the TellerKylie Campbell at Bank of America in Albertson’s down byWalmart? When I was cashing the checks last month, shenoticed the Treats for the Troops name on some of the checksand asked about it. I told her about our group sending theboxes overseas each month to our Troops. When she finishedcounting the money out to me, she said wait a minute. Shewent to her purse and came back with a $20 bill to add to ourcollection. A great big thanks to each and everyone of you.

Our next packing date will be Friday, January 27, 2012 atmy home, starting at 9:30 a.m. Come on down and visit. Everyone is welcome. A very happy, healthy and prosperous NewYear to All. God Bless our Troops.

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Soldiers at prayer.

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BridgeBy Dan Neilson

Four Card OvercallsWe are told that it takes a five card suit to make an over-

call. Having a five card suit when overcalling at the two levelis prudent because of the risk of doubles, but this risk vanish-es at the one level. There are several major advantages. Firstyou could end up in a good contract if partner has four cardsupport. Secondly, you will give partner a good lead, assum-ing you possess something like K109x. Finally, the bid willinterfere with opponents bidding. Following are some handsfor your evaluation, assuming opponents open one Diamond.

1. QJ10x Ax xxx Qxxx2. AKQx xx xxx KQxx3. Qxxx AKxx x J10xx4. KJx KQxxxx _ xxxx

1. Overcall one Spade. This gives partner a good lead andeven if they raise with three you should be in good shape.

2. Overcall one Spade. Some people will double but Ialways get a heart response. Get into the bidding and disruptthe opponents.

3. Double. You are ready for any response. If you wait foran opening hand to double, these opportunities will pass youby.

4. Two hearts. Don’t even consider one Heart. Make it dif-ficult for them to get together. This is a standard preemptiveovercall.

It is almost impossible for the opponents to double a onebid and even if partner raises with three card support (theyalways assume you have five cards), you should be in a goodcontract. When they push on to three your chances of settingthem rises greatly.

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My ServeBy John Finnegan

ScoringServer announces score. The Server shall announce the

game score before the next point of the game and the pointscore before each subsequent point of the game.

Disputes. Disputes over the score shall be resolved byusing one of the following methods, which are listed in theorder of preference:

• count all points and games agreed upon by the playersand replay only the disputed points or games;

• play from a score mutually agreeable to all players;• spin a racket or toss a coin.

Hindrance IssuesTalking during a point. A player shall not talk while the

ball is moving toward the opponent’s side of the court. lf theplayer’s talking interferes with an opponent’s ability to playthe ball, the player loses the point. Consider the situationwhere a player hits a weak lob and loudly yells at his or herpartner to get back. If the shout is loud enough to distract anopponent, then the opponent may claim the point based on adeliberate hindrance. If the opponent chooses to hit the loband misses it, the opponent loses the point because the oppo-nent did not make a timely claim of hindrance.

Feinting with the body. A player may feint with the bodywhile the ball is in play. A player may change position at anytime, including while the Server is tossing the ball. Anymovement or sound that is made solely to distract an oppo-nent, including, but not limited, to waving the arms or racketor stamping the feet, is not allowed.

Lets due to hindrance. A let is not automatically grantedbecause of hindrance. A let is ‘ authorized only if the playercould have made the shot had the player not been hindered. Alet is also not authorized for a hindrance caused by somethingwithin a player’s control. For example, a request for a letbecause the player tripped over the player‘s own hat should bedenied.

Grunting. A player should avoid grunting and making


other loud noises. Grunting and other loud noises may bothernot only opponents but also players on adjacent courts. ln anextreme case, an opponent or a player on an adjacent courtmay seek the assistance of the Referee or a Roving Umpire.The Referee or official may treat grunting and the making ofloud noises as a hindrance. Depending upon the circumstance,this could result in a let or loss of point.

Injury caused by a player. When a player accidentallyinjures an opponent, the opponent suffers the consequences.Consider the situation where the Server’s racket accidentallystrikes the Receiver and incapacitates the Receiver. TheReceiver is unable to resume play within the time limit. Eventhough the Server caused the injury, the Server wins the matchby retirement.

On the other hand, when a player deliberately injures anopponent and affects the opponent’s ability to play, then theopponent wins the match by default. Hitting a ball or throw-ing a racket in anger is considered a deliberate act.

When to Contact An OfficialWithdrawing from a match or tournament. A player

shall not enter a tournament and then withdraw when the play-er discovers that tough opponents have also entered. A playermay withdraw from a match or tournament only because ofinjury, illness, or personal emergency. A player who cannotplay a match shall notify the Referee at once so that the oppo-nent may be saved a trip.

A player who withdraws from a tournament is not entitledto the return of the entry fee unless the player withdrew morethan six days before the start of the tournament.

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Cooking With BeverlyBy Beverly Nickerson

Mrs. Santleman’s Vegetable CasseroleDuring my first year in college, I rented a room at Mrs.

Santleman’s home in Santa Barbara. She grew up near Chica-go, was married to a man who ran several hotels. DuringWorld War II, while her husband was in the armed service,Mrs. Santleman lived in hotels where she was served all of hermeals. However she learned to prepare only four entrees oneof which is the following casserole. Needless to say, her lim-ited selection became very boring, but I feel you will enjoythis one.

Vegetable Casserole1 pound hamburger (94% fat free)1 medium size onion, peeled, cut in half and sliced 1/8- to

1/4-inch thick4-6 medium Russet potatoes (2 lbs), peeled , sliced 1/4-

inch thick3 large ribs celery sliced 3/4 in thick1/2 (16 oz) pkg frozen peas, slightly defrosted, so they sep-

arate2 medium-large fresh tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick or 6

canned tomatoes without extra juice.

Special Equipment: 4- to 5-quart porcelain on cast iron orheavy aluminum Dutch Oven. Spray with “Pam.”

Optional: use a Cuisinart, #3 blade

Preheat oven to 350º

Saute the hamburger in the casserole without additionalfat, breaking up the meat as it cooks 10 to 15 minutes. Salt andpepper to taste. Remove pot from the range and place all thesliced onions on top of the beef. Place half of the sliced pota-toes over the onions and salt the potatoes. Repeat with theremaining potatoes and salt again.

Place celery on top of potato slices, then scatter the peasover the celery. Place tomato slices (or canned tomatoes cutopen) all over the top, salt and pepper the tomatoes. Cover andplace pot on the center rack of a pre-heated 350º oven withoutpeeking for two hours.

Note: Usually there is enough liquid from all the vegeta-bles to keep the casserole ingredients moist without addingwater. When done, the casserole should be firm and moist, butnot wet and mushy. If you find it is a bit dry, next time add 1/2cup water.

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Vegetable casserole, a meal in itself.





Veteran’s ProfileGeorge Naff

Whenever it was possible to escape work at his parent’sgrocery store in Spring Valley, Illinois, George could be foundat the nearby Naval Air Station watching the planes take offand land. While at high school, George was athletic and let-tered in football, basketball and track. In 1942, when he was18 and attending the University of Detroit, he was called intomilitary duty and despite his flat feet, he was accepted into theNavy. After extensive training, he was commissioned anensign and a fighter pilot. He was trained in the F6F Hellcatplanes, one of the most powerful and maneuverable planes inthe Navy.

Soon George was attached to Air Group 18 on the Essexclass aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. They headed to theMarshall Islands where his group bombed the enemy, then toMindanao to continue strafing and bombing. It was there thepilots objected to the use of napalm bombs that incinerated thevillages and buildings. Napalm bombs were discontinued.

Soon, they were attached to the 3rd fleet under the com-

mand of Admiral Bill Halseyand saw action in the Philip-pines. The fleet was enor-mous: 15 carriers, three bat-tleships and dozens of escortdestroyers. One day, Georgehad Combat Air Patrol dutythat provided air protectionabove the fleet when he spot-ted several enemy Kamikazebombers heading toward thefleet. He made several pass-es at them and was able todown three of them withinminutes. He also attacked ascout bomber that he sus-pects also went down and islisted as unconfirmed.

George was also involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf wherethe Japanese lost most of their fleet, it was a major turningpoint in the Pacific war.

The air group suffered losses due to casualties and battlefatigue. In December of 1944, it was disbanded and Georgeheaded home. Assigned to the Naval Air Station on Coronado,his group prepared for the invasion of Japan. While there hemet his future wife and in 1945, they married. They had 2 sonsand one daughter. His wife passed away in 2001.

In 1949, he obtained a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engi-neering and Astronomics from Wayne State University and aMasters degree in Program Management from Hughes Air-craft where he worked for 38 years. He retired, but continuedto work, this time for Rockwell International for 7 more years.

Looking back, George was awarded three DistinguishedFlying Crosses and two Air Medals. George kept none of hisawards, having passed them on to his children. But his shoe-box full of photos brings back fond memories. George is oneof our great heroes, despite his flat feet.

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George Naff 67 years ago.

George Naff at home.

George (on right) receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross.



By Mary Jane Matthews and Charlotte Pichney

Luna Grill2681 GatewayRoad, Carlsbad760-438-5862Open Mon.-Fri.from 10:30 a.m. to9 p.m. (open halfhour later on week-ends.

The Luna Grill isin the Bressi Ranchcenter located nextdoor to Souplanta-tion Express and faces El Fuerte. The restaurant seats 88 andis brightly decorated in red, white, chrome and neon with a

sort of retro look. They specialize in Near East and Mediter-ranean cuisine offering natural meats (no hormones, grain fedand humanely raised). They do not use MSG or lard and manydishes can be adjusted to vegetarian or vegan versions. Hereyou will be selecting dishes from a guilt free menu.

We tried to miss the rush hour, still at 1 p.m. there was ashort line and only a few indoor tables available. Anyone on atime constraint can utilize Luna Grill’s web site menu to placetheir order on line or via phone and the food will be ready andwaiting when they get there. Then you can eat indoors or out-side on the very large patio. Orders are placed at a counter, youare given a number and then a server delivers the food to yourtable.

The Luna Grill menu advertises “The Ultimate Kabobery”so of course that is what we had to try. All lunch entreesinclude green salad, basmati rice, 3 small pita bread quartertriangles, tzatziki sauce for dipping and a slice of grilled toma-to or carrot (these you’d do well to skip). Mary Jane enjoyedthe very tasty, moist and tender Lamb Kabob. There were (5)cubes of marinated lamb on top of a large portion of flavoredbasmati rice. Charlotte had the beef kabob plain instead of themenu option which is described as marinated petit tender (fivecubes) grilled and skewered with onions and bell peppers. Youcan individualize ingredient choices to suit your particulartaste. Also, all kabob meats are cooked to your specified done-ness and then served off the skewer on top a bed of fluffy bas-

Beef kabob, rice and salad.

Red interior creates excitement.


mati rice. In addition to kabobs there are wraps on wheat flat bread or

pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, house dressing and choice offries or rice. A soup of the day, burgers, fresh entree saladsincluding pita bread with a variety of add-ons. A kids menu isavailable for $4.99

Desserts include baklava, red velvet cup cake, and choco-late roll. Fountain drinks are self-served and domestic andimported beers and wines are available. Most meals are under$10.

Conclusion: we both thoroughly enjoyed the food andambiance. We recommend the Luna Grill as an all-aroundvalue for its variety of fresh, prepared to order, varied menuchoices, good portions and the biggest plus is that all of thefood is natural.

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The Golf GameBy Pete Russell and Frank Procsal

Pitching and ChippingHave you ever thought about lowering your golf score? I

bet you have, and I would like to suggest that we live in a per-fect environment at OHCC to do just that. First let’s break upa typical PAR 3 hole into its primary components: 1) the drive(ideally onto the green, but probably not); 2) the pitch or chipshot onto the green; and 3) the putt. In a perfect world youwould be on the green in regulation, and then go for a two putt.That would be a perfect PAR of three.

The drive involves so many physical and technical issuesthat I would like to concentrate on the second componenttoday, the green approach shot. Using either the pitch or chipshot, this includes the selection of the right club and how touse that club for an ideal layup on the green setting up for aone-putt. Sound good? There is an old adage that “if you wantto improve your putting just hit the ball closer to the hole inthe first place!” That is the job of the pitching or chippingstroke in this scenario.

First try assessing the criteria in your lie: if you’resomewhere within about 30 yards from the green, you proba-bly want to consider using a wedge (lob, sand or pitching).The real decision is to ask “Do I want this ball to land and stopon the green, or do I want it to land and roll?” Pin placement,distances, up or down hill lie, overflying a trap, etc. are all fac-tors to consider. If you want the ball to land and stop, then youneed a pitching shot with a high arc, almost all in the air. If youdecide that the ball should land and roll, then you should makemore of a “bump-and-run” shot, with a low arc with little timein the air, mostly running on the green. You should practicethese different scenarios around the practice range so thatyou’re comfortable with the various distances and other fac-tors.

LAND & STOP: using one of your wedges, start and stopyour swing with about 70% of your weight on your left side,playing the ball forward of center with an open clubface.

LAND & ROLL: Using either your nine iron or pitchingwedge, line up the ball in line with your RIGHT foot as you

would for a chip shot,and use a short back-swing.

JUST OFF THEGREEN when youcannot use yourputter: Using yourchipper (35 deg), or oneof the irons such as a 9,7 or 5 iron depending onhow far the pin is away,place the ball near yourright foot and hit downon the ball. Practice thisshot for near pin place-ment (9-iron), mid-pinplacement (7-iron) andfar away pin-placement(5-iron). In each caseyou want to just hit theball in the air far enoughto get it to the green andlet the club and backswing dictate how far itwill roll. Check out theURLs below for someexpert advice.

Recognizing theimportance of yourgreen approach shot ona PAR-3 hole, and con-centrating on the properclub selection, you willundoubtedly improveyour stroke count. Besure to PRACTICE,PRACTICE, PRAC-TICE.

(Excerpts from arti-cles by Butch Harmon and Janet Coles, LPGA.)

Chipping: aim for the green.

Determine whether to land andstop or land and roll.


branch in Carlsbad is classic Italian with food we all know andlove.

We ordered an Antipasto Misto as an appetizer, sharing theb r u s c h e t t a ,eggplant, pro-sciutto, salami,m o z z a r e l l a ,fried calamariand gourmetcheeses. Thereis a selection ofnine antipastos,eight saladsincluding cap-rese, importedbuffalo moz-zarella andheirloom toma-toes. Thechoice of soupsinclude a sea-sonal vegetable

soup, but I selected the soup of the day which was a deliciouscombination of spinach and zucchini served in a bowl so largeI could have bathed in it. But I finished every drop of it.

Vigilucci’s Cucina Italiana2943 State Street, Carlsbad760-434-2500

Vigilucci owns seven restaurants eachdifferent from the other, from elegant,stylish, classic to wood fired pizza... allmouth watering and delicious. This

How canyou choose onewonderful aldente pastafrom a selectionof twenty-two?My favoritewas spaghettiand clams andit sent me toheaven. Thee i g h t - p a g emenu includes5 choices ofchicken rangingfrom ChickenMarsala to Chicken Parmigiana. There are seven veal dishessuch as Medaglioni Ai Carciofi, pan-seared veal scaloppini,bathed in a white sauce with artichoke hearts and diced toma-toes.

The listing of seafood is extensive: besides fish, there isshrimp, clams, mussels, and cioppino, a delightful mix ofshellfish and fish. For the vegans, the menu lists Melanzanealla Parmigiana, baked eggplant with three cheeses and amarinara sauce. Grilled vegetables and crispy polenta areamong the four vegetable dishes offered.

Spaghetti aglio e olio and seasonal vegetables are servedwith all entrees.

I chose the Tortino al Cioccolato for dessert as I confess tobeing a chocoholic. It was a mini chocolate cake served warmwith gelato and a fresh raspberry sauce. Delicious!

We went twice with our guests last week and everyoneraved about the restaurant. We had a great meal along withprofessional service. That combination will make us patronizeVigilucci’s very soon.

Reservations are suggested, but I suggest going early toavoid the crowd. There is a full bar and parking is on thestreet. The prices are moderate and well worth your money. Ican’t wait to return.

(Gilda Spiegl is a California Restaurant Writer.)

Linguini marinara.

Spaghetti with clams in a white sauce.

Chocolate cake with a molten chocolatecenter.


Watching WildlifeBy Russ Butcher

Are Birds Responding to ClimateChange?

We are hearing a lot these days about climate change, a.k.a.global warming. While skepticism abounds regarding howmuch if any of this phenomenon is being caused by humanactivities, virtually all leading climate scientists agree thatincreasing evidence from around the world confirms globaltemperatures are in fact measurably warming and doing so inrecent decades at an accelerating rate.

What about our feathered friends, the birds? Are they beingaffected by and responding to climate change? For somespecies, the answer is clearly yes. One example is found in theWhitebark Pine forests of the northern Rocky Mountains.Enormous expanses of this timberline-anchoring tree havebeen killed by an unprecedented invasion of bark-burrowingbeetles. As winters have been warming, these insects havespread into higher elevations and now thrive where previouseons of winters had been too cold. With the demise of thepines, their nutrient-rich, nut-like seeds are consequently nolonger being produced. It is these seeds that are the primaryfood source of the Clark’s Nutcracker – a striking foot-longgray bird with black-and-white wings that lives only in tim-berline forests. Will the nutcracker survive this loss of its vitalhabitat and food?

Several species of California’s beautiful oak trees, understress from the warming trend, are increasingly susceptible toan insect, the Gold-spotted Borer. More than 80,000 oaks inSan Diego County alone have already been killed over the pastdecade, and experts say the beetle’s invasion could easilysweep northward into more than 30 million acres of oakwoodland statewide. Several kinds of woodpeckers dependupon the annual crop of the oak trees’ acorns as their primarysource of food. Will woodpeckers survive if the oaks arewiped out?

Studies have revealed that more than 150 kinds of birds arespending their winters farther north. Robins, chickadees, andowls are wintering roughly 35 miles farther north than they

did just 40 years ago, the California Quail more than 100miles, the Snow Goose more than 200 miles, and the PurpleFinch more than 400 miles to the north. Some kinds of migra-tory waterfowl and songbirds are heading northward to theirsummer breeding habitats earlier and delaying their autumnmigration longer than in previous decades.

Enlargement of a gold-spotted borer, killer of 80,000 oaks inSan Diego.

So far, for most of us humans, climate change is perhapsstill only a vague theory. For other species, though, it isalready a reality. While some birds appear to be successfullyadapting to the warming trend, will others be able to adjust tochanging habitat and food quickly enough to survive?

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Health, Exercise and YouBy Andy Truban

Keep Mental Decline at BayIt is well known that an older brain does not work the same

as a younger one, yet the mechanisms responsible for brainchanges are not well understood. “The first brain function thatchanges is processing speed,” says Jane Martin, PhD, atMount Sinai School of Medicine. As your processing speedslows down, it may seem that your memory becomes worse,but it just means that the same processes take longer than theyonce did.

“The structural changes that occur in the brain vary great-ly,” says Margaret Sewell, PhD, at Mount Sinai. “Howeverthere is a lot that people can do to compensate for thesechanges.” To keep your brain functioning optimally, regard-less of the changes the years have caused, follow these ninesuggestions:


Be selective with your attention. “Attention is the processmost vulnerable to aging,” says Dr. Martin. “Focus your atten-tion on things you want to learn and remember, and minimizedistractions.”

Stimulate your brain. “Read, go to museums, or play amusical instrument,” says Dr. Sewell. Any activity thatrequires problem-solving skills will work, e.g. word and num-ber puzzles, chess, and card and board games.

Recognize and treat depression. “Depression has a toxiceffect on attention, which in turn affects memory,” says Dr.Martin. Depression has many symptoms besides sadness-such as changes in sleep patterns or appetite, irritability, orlack of interest in activities you used to enjoy.

Get and stay physically active. Physical exercise has adirect benefit in improving performance on cognitive tests.Whether you walk, bike, swim, take a class at a gym, do yardwork or housework, it all contributes to a healthier brain.

Eat healthy. Restrict your intake of saturated fats (foundprimarily in high fat meat and dairy products) and trans fats(found in packaged foods like cookies and crackers). Sourcesof fats that benefit your brain include olive and canola oil andfatty fish like salmon and mackerel.

Interact regularly with others. Don’t allow yourself tobecome socially isolated.

Get adequate nutrition. “Malnutrition and vitamin defi-ciencies can lead to cognitive impairment.” Says Dr. Sewell.“Specifically, be sure that you are not deficient in vitaminB12.

Use tools to compensate for decline. “Develop skills thataid memory: write things down and make lists,” says Dr. Mar-tin. For example, take paper and pen to all doctor’s appoint-ments and make notes. Ask the doctor to repeat or explaininformation you did not understand.

Get enough sleep. Your brain needs adequate rest to func-tion well. If you have problems sleeping, ask your doctorabout ways to improve your sleep habits.

Besides these suggestions, remember attitude is alsoimportant. “Part of dealing with cognitive changes is accept-ance. Age related changes do occur, but that doesn’t mean youhave dementia. You can learn new things, but it will take a lit-tle longer now” advises Dr. Martin.


(Reference: Focus on Healthy Aging, Mount Sinai Schoolof Medicine, Volume 10G-R )

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Village HappeningsBy Selma Leighton

Well, It’s January and the partyseason has finally come to a close.The ladies can stop having their hairand nails done and the men can puttheir suits and tuxedoes in mothballs.

I must admit though, the parties Iwent to, were all fun and from what Ihave heard from my roving reporters,so were the others. If I have left some out, please forgive me;I just didn’t have the info.

Dear to all hearts was the Village Vets party, with so manywar vets represented. I love the picture of Vinny Rosa andfriends on the cover of the Observer. For me, it brings backmemories of 9/11. I was in New York that morning and I stillcannot remember that day without choking up. However, I dobelieve it did turn N.Y. into a kinder and softer city.

To begin with, the two golf club affairs was wonderful. Theladies’ golf luncheon was fun. Along with good food and anIzod fashion show and wonderful goody bags filled with won-derful goodies. That was the brainchild of my co-chairman,Pat McGarvey. She found the miniature Santa pants. Actually,we know that Santa has some pretty big pants to fill. The GolfBall was beautiful as were the people. The very elaboratetablecloths mimicked a St. Andrews plaid and the centerpieceswere perfect. What made it extra pretty were the lovely dish-es and glassware that Opal Martin picked out. Great job, Opal.Everyone looked so pretty and handsome and it was a wonder-ful festive atmosphere. Of course my feet hurt in high heels.

The combining of the Ski, Racquet and Swim Clubs partywas a great idea. They were sold out in nothing flat. MarylenNaimark, one of the chairpersons, told me everyone liked theidea of meeting people from other clubs. I tried getting tickets,but it was too late. (Don’t these people know the power of thepress?)

I didn’t get to the Garden Club Tea. A tea sounds so charm-ing and old fashioned. See, you can have a good time sober.The Bridge Club had a dinner at El Camino: no nonsense, let’seat and play.

The Bocce Club had Santa John Finnegan ready to take hispicture with guests. I hope no one sat on his lap; the way Ihave been eating this holiday season, I could suffocate him.The Yiddish Club had one of those nights where if anythingcould go wrong, it did……not due to anyone’s fault. Startingwith the caterer’s mistakes (not Mama Lynn, her people weregreat) and ending with mike problems for the entertainers.However the Israeli dancing was lovely and Molly and David,the singer and pianist were wonderful.

The New Years Eve party will occur after I turn in this arti-cle. I hear it is going to be a great turnout and it gives meanother occasion for my feet to hurt. I expect to drink as muchwine as possible instead of taking pain killers for my sciatica.It’s more delicious and definitely more fun. And as you allknow, I like fun.

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“I Love A Mystery”By Ira M. Landis

Fans of Michael Connelly will be delighted that his latestnovel, ''The Drop,” featuring Harry Bosch, his 15th thrillerwith Harry, is now available. Our hero is facing the end of theline with his assignment to the DROP--Deferred RetirementOption Plan — which gives him three more years on the jobuntil he'll be forced to retire from the LAPD. With his daysgrowing shorter, he desperately wants cases more than ever.His wish is answered when he gets two cases in one morning.

First, a cold case from 1989 gets a DNA hit for a rape andmurder indicating a 29-year-old convicted felon. Was he an 8-year-old killer, or has the Regional Crime lab made a horren-dous error which could possibly compromise all of the DNAcases currently in court.

Then Bosch and his partner are called to a crime sceneladen with internal politics. A Councilman's son has jumped orwas pushed from a window at the famous Chateau Marmont.The Councilman, a long-time nemesis of Harry, demands that

Bosch handle the investigation. In the course of his investigations, he discovers (1) that for

over thirty years a killer has been working in the city, and, (2)an ongoing long-time political conspiracy involving the policedepartment.

Those of you who enjoyed "The Lincoln Lawyer" will beglad to get another taste of Michael Connelly's work. JackReacher, the hero of "The Affair,” is the kind of guy you wantin your corner when things get nasty. He plays by his ownrules as he drifts from town to town. This is the 16th in LeeChild's best-selling series and he takes readers on a diversionas we get yanked back to a moment before Reacher starteddrifting across the nation's heartland. He shows us how Reach-er became the man he is today.

In that earlier point in his life he still played by establish-ment rules. He was assigned to go undercover to monitor amurder investigation. A woman has been viciously raped andmurdered near an Army base. It quickly becomes evident toReacher that one of the soldiers is probably responsible. Oneof the base's infantry captains is the son of a powerful U.S.senator which adds to the intrigue. Additional murders com-pound the suspense as does the involvement of a militia groupfrom another state which adds to the overall confusion. Forthose of you who have not read any of the Reacher novels, thiswould be a good start right from the beginning.

For your information, and as a preview of coming attrac-tions: Tom Cruise will play the 6-foot-5, 220 plus pound JackReacher in "One Shot," based on the eighth book in the series.

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Deadline for submissionsfor articles in the VillageVoice is the 28th of eachmonth. No exceptions.


2012: Another Bright YearBy Tom Fuller

Each new year is a wonderful giftFor all of us to enjoy;

We’re still alive and kickin’and our talents we’ll employ.

Some have many more than one and these are multi-blest

If they will use them for our common goodas everyone requests.

The harmony in our village is sweetand we benefit one and all

The “little people” are counted dearand for this we all stand tall.

We realize how quickly things can changeand ill befall our safety net;

but because of our honor and fortitudeit hasn’t really happened yet.

May things always be the same as nowwith never an ignoble day’

we love our beautiful place in time and for this we all will pay.

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LegalertBy Bill Walsh

New Laws for 2012Crabby Charlie came by for one of his periodic visits.Hi, Chuck. You’re looking mighty gloomy for this bright

sunshiny day. Did someone name a cheap wine after you?Nah! I just opened my mail and found a traffic citation

from one of those camera controlled intersections. I called andthe fine is over $600.00.

Does the photo clearly identify you?I’m afraid so. Am I sunk?I’d say your boat is certainly taking on water.What should I do?You can pay the fine and go to traffic school or appear

before the commissioner and plead your case.Bill, we have way too many laws.Chuck, you won’t be pleased, but there are hundreds more

to take effect January 1st.These include: A ban on the “open” carrying of handguns

with a fine of $1000.00 and 6 months in jail; Out of stateretailers must now collect California Sales tax on sales if theretailer has a presence in the state; the presidential primary hasbeen moved from February to June; All of California’s 55




electoral votes must be cast for the winner of the popular votein the presidential election; all driver’s license and ID cardapplicants must state whether they want to donate their organsat death; and companies who hold consumer data must notifythe affected customers when the data is breached so as to haltidentity theft.

The California Reader Privacy Law prohibits the govern-ment and third party snoops from gathering information onInternet Users reading, book shopping and eBook habits;Employers are barred from requesting credit reports on Cali-fornian employees unless they work in financial institutions orlaw enforcement; and the California Gay Bullying Law(Seth’s law) protects the LGBT community from certain bul-lying tactics.

Consumers with legal claims have expanded rights inSmall Claims court. The court’s jurisdiction is increased from$7500.00 to $10000.00 for an action brought by a natural per-son. (Personal injury claims still have the $7500.00 limit until2015).

Residential landlords can now prohibit the use of tobaccoanywhere on a tenant’s premises.

California is the first state to bar the sale of over-the-count-er cold and cough medications containing dextromethorphan(DXM) to minors. DXM is known on the street as robo, skit-tles, triple C, vitamin C, dex, red paint and tussin. Becauseabusers commonly use Robitussin to get high, the act of abus-ing is known as “robotripping.”

Good news for traffic ticket scoffers. The California Supe-rior Courts are granting amnesty on the unpaid amount due ontraffic-related bail and fines imposed more than three yearsago. The law allows anyone with an unpaid ticket dating fromJanuary 2009 or earlier to pay the ticket off in the first sixmonths of 2012 for only 1/2 the fine amount.

So Chuck, if you have some older tickets, we may be ableto help you.

I think you attorneys advocate for more laws just too padyour retirement accounts.

Chuck, I have further bad news for you. The state bar hasjust announced that we are about to admit 4635 new lawyerswho have successfully passed the bar exam. There are current-ly 237000 active members of the California Bar.

Bill, that calls for a drink.OK. Chuck. Here’s $2.00. Trader Joes is right down the

street.

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Travels With JoeBy Joe Ashby

PeruLake Titicaca is located between Bolivia and Peru and is

one of the most fascinating lakes in the world. It is situated ata very high altitude, over 12,000 feet above sea level. Thislake is a sacred place for the Inca civilization as the Incanmythology says that the first Inca king, Manco Capac, wasborn there. According to Incan mythology, this is the placefrom which the world was created, when the god Viracochacame out of the lake and created the sun, the stars and the firstpeople.

We gathered at the port and boarded a small chartered boatthat took us to a man-made floating island. These islands num-ber about 36, last for 60 to 80 years and have been in existencefor 3,000 years. Stepping upon one of these islands, our feetgave way as we walked toward the numerous huts and housesconstructed entirely of reeds. Charro, our guide introduced usto the inhabitants and to their culture and way of life. Theyhave to cut the reeds to make the island, but not too short as tokill the roots. If successful, the reeds will grow back in just acouple of weeks. The reeds are joined together to form a blockand the blocks are tied together to form an island whose baseis five- to six-feet thick.

This island has 35 inhabitants consisting of three familiesand a few other individuals. They rely on shaman and healersto keep them well and to cure their problems. A small isletwith two teepee style reed huts was a home for guinea pigs.They do not eat guinea pigs, but use them to diagnose illness-es. After waving a guinea pig around the head of the ill, theguinea pig is eviscerated and the entrails examined for the ill-

Man-made floating island.


ness of the individual. They find it effective and cheaper thanx-rays. Some children were sucking and chewing on the heartsof reeds which is rich in iodine. Small fish were neatlyarranged in rows and drying. Ibis birds were using their curvedbeaks to keep the island free of insects. Solar collectors pro-

vided enough electricity to power one or two TVs. Weshopped among their handicrafts, danced with them on thespongy reeds. When we departed on our boat, they saw us offas if they were losing their best friends. We felt we were leav-ing perhaps the happiest people we had ever met.

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People live entire lives on the islands. An island marketplace.


Deadline for submissions forarticles in the Village Voice is the

28th of each month. No exceptions.

Book ReviewBy Tom Lynch

Unnatural Selection: choosing boys over girls, and theconsequences of a world full of men, 2011, by Mara Hvisten-dahl, a Beijing-based correspondent for Science. If you’retired of worrying about global warming, you can switch to hertopic, an equally or perhaps greater worry.

As is well known, most of the world’s population giveshigher status to men than to women. Hvistendahl presentsrecent history and data that indicates parts of the world, espe-cially in Asia, is unnaturally selecting male babies over femalebabies. There are many factors of a very complicated sort,which she covers, and it appears that technology that enablessex detection of the fetus along with abortion, has led to cou-ples choosing to abort female fetuses so that they can have asmall family that for sure includes a boy. The most extremeexample of this is in the Liayungang region, China, where theratio of boys to girls in children under five is 163 boys forevery 100 girls. If this continues, in 20 years this region ofChina will have 24 million more men than women. Talk aboutclimate change!

Why does this matter? Men undomesticated by family lifeof their own can easily be led by demagogues who use violentmeans to improve their situation. Again, this is a very compli-cated social phenomenon, and cannot be summarized in a few

words. Read this book and also War and Sex by Potts and Hay-den, which I reviewed earlier this year. One might think ifwomen are scarce, their value would go up. Not necessarilywithout radical change in regard to Confucianism and Patri-archy. In South Korea, where there is currently a shortage ofwomen, excess men with money purchase brides from impov-erished areas in Asia, usually 20 years or so younger, unedu-cated and totally dependent on their husbands. If things gowrong, the women are dumped on the South Korean socialservice system – these women cannot go home.

Governments in Asia see the imbalance of men and womenas a threat to social stability, and have tried to stamp it out, atleast in recent years. China outlawed sexual determination in1989, but has not enforced it effectively. India is aware of theproblem, but it is a hard struggle to take meaningful action.

Hvistendahl puts a quote from H. L. Mencken at the headof her last chapter: “There is always a well-known solution toevery human problem – neat, plausible, and wrong.” She isquite aware the issue she raises is very complicated and sheends with no neat plausible solution. Her book is focused oncreating awareness of the problem. She points out that sexualselection in the United States is available, but not much used,and when used, a female baby is preferred 80% of the time.American women have economic choices and are utilizingthem. There are no laws against sexual selection in the US sofar, as there are in 40 or more other countries, although thereare groups protesting selective abortion.

In many parts of the world today, apparently, it is still verymuch a man’s world complete with all the atrocities somewomen suffer at the hands of men and women. Hvistendahldoesn’t want to us to ignore this. I hope she succeeds.

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MarshallLubin toSpeak atJournalismClub Meeting

In 1964, 17 year oldMarshall and his buddyleft their parents’ nest toembark on a surfing safarito Hawaii. Dissatisfied with the poor surfing conditions onOahu, they searched out better waves in American Samoa.After their share of surfing, they found themselves penniless,but found themselves working on a copra cargo boat. Soonthereafter, they joined John, a 24-year-old owner of a 79-footketch. The three youngsters commenced a surfing and sailingadventure that young men only dream of. Boat fires in Samoa,a near sinking in Fiji, a major cyclone in Australia, huntingbutterflies in Papua, New Guinea and a gut wrenching hurri-cane in the North Atlantic greet them on their serendipitousjourney

Marshall is the author of From Boys2Men, nominated in2011 for the adventure/travel Book of the Year at the SanDiego Book Awards. He will hold his audience spellbound ashe weaves the story of his two-year around-the-world adven-ture. All are welcome at thisJournalism Club Meeting, 12noon, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012,in the Men’s Clubroom. Abook signing will followhis talk.

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Happy New YearBy John Finnegan

I got to musing about what was important in all of us; a fullbreath of air in early fall, the smell of flowers in bloom, aslight breeze that carries us to a better world, the crunch ofsnow, sliding freely on patches of ice, and just plain feelingyoung again. Yes, pain also comes with old age, it’s just ahabit that we learn to bear... almost. I won’t mention the fearof being in company,,, so one stays at home. Discovering thatbeing alone isn’t all that bad; it comes with old age.

Remember that a new year is upon us, with all the hopes ofa better tomorrow, And realize that only you can create truehappiness. Forget the senseless wars and all the killing of ourbest and brightest and bickering in our governments. In spiteof all this there is hope for a better New Year and tomorrow.(Forgive my candor I’m just tired of the false gayety).

Have a Happy New Year.

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AnnouncementORT News

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, ORT is hosting our annual GAMESDAY at Shadowridge Country Club. A short meeting starts at11:00 a.m. followed by a lunch of Taco Salad or Tuna Saladwith coleslaw and dessert followed by games of your choice.

Get together a group to play MahJong, Bridge, Pan,Canasta, Mexican Train or any other game. The cost is $22and is one of our two annual fund raisers.

If you have questions, call Gay Hartman at 760 806-9728.Your checks, made out to ORT, should be placed in the mailtube of Bernice Loeb, 4694 Barcelona.

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Lost MoneyBy Leon Smith

I went to an estate sale at a home on Alicante on Friday,Jan. 6th. While I was there from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m., I lostten $10 bills secured by a black plastic paperclip.

I hope a resident in our community found it and if so, I willsplit 50/50 with this person. Please call me at (760) 630-6989or place it in a envelope and put it into my tube at 4151Andros Way.

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Ocean Hills Holiday Gift FundThis past holiday season, 211 residents and 27 social clubs

contributed to the Holiday Gift Fund. Their generosity result-ed in $10,830 being distributed to those men and women whowork to make our community a great place in which tolive.Thank you for making their 2011 holiday so special.

— OHHGF Committee

potpourri

Marshall Lubin to speak abouthis adventures.

Marshall (on right)goes around the

world in 720 days.

City of Hope ReminderThe Ocean Hills Chapter of City of Hope wishes to remind

members of their anual dues payment and those who wish tobecome members. Activities occur throughout the year. Formore information, please call Joyce Lazarus at 7670-806-1063.

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awarded in March. After two othersignals in the city are installed, theShadowridge/Cannon signalsshould be completed by October,2012.

There have been several acci-dents at the site due to increasedtraffic on both streets. It has been afavorite street for drivers to race onCannon. Several years ago, a driv-er of a sports car sped and smashedinto a pine tree in the median. Hewas killed. The barren bark of thetree is a constant reminder that thatstretch of road can still be danger-ous.

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For a number of years, offi-cials at the Oceanside CityCouncil have studied the situa-tion and have finally approvedthe installation of new signalsat the Cannon Road and Shad-owridge Drive intersection.This junction has been identi-fied as one of the most danger-ous intersections in this area.According to Tela Cotter, Cityof Oceanside assistant engi-neer, signals will be installedfor this “three legged” inter-section, complete with left-hand turn signals.

After the bids have beenreceived by City Council inJanuary, the final bid will be

Street Signals Scheduled for CannonRoad and Shadowridge Intersection

Signals scheduled for Cannon & Shadowridge in Oct.2012.


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plumbing, drywall, paint, appliances.Reasonable, honest, reliable, local. (760) 525-2523

PROFESSIONAL HOUSECLEANING SERVICESLicensed and bonded. English speaking. 12 years exp.

Supplies provided. Excellent refs. Free estimates.Vicky Martin ,760-807-6502

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Need Help? Lessons?Audio/Video/TV/DVD. Call Tim O’Bryan: 760-305-8095 or my cell: 619-955-3646. Resident of OHCC.

Dennis "The Computer Doctor" Computer Repair at your home. Servicing Ocean Hills

for over 10 Years. Hundreds of Happy customers.760-598-6222

NEED HELP? Greetings, my name is Eve. I’m a verygood and honest person. I’m looking for part time

work. What I can do for you is shopping, errands, lighthouse cleaning, garden, moral support, walk with you.

Miss Eve, 760-758-8958

LET ME HELP AND SUPPORT YOU! Will providetransportation to the airport, doctor, vet, your favoriterestaurant or take you shopping. I can also help you

organize your home. If you are planning a party I canhelp you prepare for it. I am very creative

CALL LENI @ 760-468-8536

EXPERIENCED DOG WALKER — I am availableto walk or run your dog, including all other types of petcare and pet sitting. Also available for light handyman

jobs and transportation assistance. Son of a Village resi-dent; lives close by. Dan 951-440-8476. (1-12)

Our deepest condolences are extended to thefamilies of the following:

Francis Corcoran • John FoleyMildred Turley • Edward Frapwell

Irving Abeson • Steve SchenkerDorthea Rice

RemembrancesOur deepest condolences are extended

to the families of the following:

Jacquelyn SchmidtDorothy Blackburn • Selma Ochs

Wesley Foster • David WardellJohn Walker

SOURCE: Ocean Hills Security Dept.(To acknowledge the passing of the deceased, a family mem-ber or close neighbor is requested to report the name of the

deceased to the Security Department.)


Floral BeautiesDwarf Powder Puff,powderpuff plant(Calliandra emarginata)

Anyone entering the pool from the club-house willpass by ane n o r m o u svine clingingto the wall,s p r i n k l e dg e n e r o u s l ywith flower-ing powderpuff like blos-s o m s .C o m m o n l yknown as apowder puffplant, thisflowering vine bears blossoms with numerous and conspicu-ous stamens grouped delicately together. The red flowerswhich are about two inches in diameter present a wonderfulcontrast to the medium green foliage. It’s a wonderful peren-

Powder Puff Vine by the pool.

nial shrub that blooms almost throughout the year and attractsmany winged beauties such as butterflies and honey bees. Nodeadheading is necessary as the bloom dries up and eventual-ly falls to the ground, helped by the rain and wind.

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