A Sneak Peek the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Center Remodel Nears Completion Thanks to Community Support
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VOTE FOR BEST OF DANA POINT AT WWW.DANAPOINTTIMES.COM NOVEMBER 18–24, 2011 LOCAL NEWS YOU CAN USE VOLUME 4, ISSUE 46 A Sneak Peek The Doheny State Beach Interpretive Center remodel nears completion thanks to community support EYE ON DP/PAGE 4 The Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association accepts a $7,000 donation from Rainbow Sandals on November 11 at the nearly completed Interpretive Center at Doheny State Beach. Photo by Andrea Swayne Celebration of Life for Shorter INSIDE: Doris Walker-Smith Set School 2011 Turkey Trot for November 26 Year? Event Guide EYE ON DP/PAGE 3 EYE ON DP/PAGE 3 4-PAGE INSERT SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION JunQies (junk- eez) This stylish eclectic shop located Our name, The Little Kitchen Asian Cafe, reflects the on 24662 Del Prado (southbound PCH) offers a core values of our restaurant. At The Little Kitchen, tantalizing array of anything and everything! 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For more information or Drive, 949.493.2759, www.monarch- pick-up will be held in parking lot on the to inquire about purchasing a booth beachrotary.com northwest corner of Dana Point Harbor for $25, please call 949.573.5033 or Drive and Golden Lantern. costume Turkey Trot Pre-registration and Expo 951.271.0669. www.danapoint.org contest judging begins at 9 a.m. at the 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Avoid the long lines on starting line. 10K starts at 7 a.m., 5K at race day. Register and/or pick-up bib, Monday, November 21 8:30 a.m. and kids’ race at 10:15 a.m. For T-shirt and goodie bag at the pre-reg- more info, see www.turkeytrot.com. Planning Commission Meeting istration site located in the parking lot DP of the Dana Point Harbor at southeast 6 p.m. city council chambers, 33282 Dana Point City Hall Offices Closed In observance Golden Lantern, 949.248.3563, corner of Dana Point Harbor Drive and of Thanksgiving Day, city Hall offices www.danapoint.org Golden Lantern. Free Health and Well- will be closed November 24 and 25. ness expo will also be open. For more www.danapoint.org Wednesday, November 23 information, see www.turkeytrot.com. DANA POINT’s1 T op 5 H ott e s T T opi c s What’s Up With... years, the current state spending plan calls bound Golden Lantern from Lantern Bay WHAT’S NEXT: About $250,000 of the 1 … the Walker-Smith for automatic cuts in the mid-year budget if Drive to Dana Point Harbor Drive is closed project will be paid for from federal grants, Celebration of Life? revenues did not meet assumptions. to the public. From 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., Dana and the remaining balance $577,000 will The $3.7 billion is enough to trigger cuts Point Harbor Drive from Golden Lantern to come from the city’s Capital Improvement Project budget, the report said. THE LATEST: Memorials to historian Doris to all levels of education, including $1.4 bil- Pacific Coast Highway eastbound gets shut Walker-Smith and her husband Jack Pierson lion to K-12 schools. down, affecting access to Puerto Place; the FIND OUT MORE: Visit www.danapoint.org Smith continue around Dana Point with But another proviso this year: State law Embarcadero Marina; Mariner’s Village and to read the full staff report. —SNG the library creating the latest, a display of prevents districts from laying off teach- launch-ramp area; Dana Wharf parking lots Walker-Smith’s books and related docu- ers in mid-year budget cuts. That means and Doheny State Beach. ments. districts that have already weathered years Dana Point Harbor Drive from Golden of budget cuts have little left to trim, mak- Lantern to the Ocean Institute will be closed Walker-Smith, beloved Dana Point histo- 5 … the Arts and rian and award-winning author, and Smith, a ing a week-long furlough at the end of the off from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. affecting of- retired Marine Corps Major, died as a result year an attractive option. A shorter school fices and businesses throughout the area. Culture Commission? of injuries they suffered in an October 30 year was one of the options allowed by the WHAT’S NEXT: Deputy Brett Gardner cau- house fire. Smith was pronounced dead legislature, although the furloughs need tioned that if visitors must go to Dana Point THE LATEST: The city’s recently created upon arrival at the hospital that morning teacher approval. Harbor on Thanksgiving Day, particularly Arts & Culture Commission convened its and Walker-Smith succumbed to injuries the Capistrano Unified trustees on Monday between 6:30 a.m. and noon, they should inaugural meeting Wednesday, November following afternoon. agreed to reopen negotiations with the Capistrano Unified Education Association plan accordingly and allow extra time be- 16.