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AUGUST 2016 SERVING THE NATURIST COMMUNITY FOR OVER 14 YEARS VOL. 15 NO. 8 SO CAL NUDISTS PREPARE FOR ANNUAL SUMMER GAMES AT OLIVE DELL Several of the nudist clubs have announced they will be SCNA EVENTS IN AUGUST 2016 sending teams to the annual Summer Games at Olive Dell Ranch in Colton on Saturday, August 6. Saturday, August 6, 11 am Annual Summer Games, Olive Dell There appears to be a lot of interest in taking the coveted Saturday August 13, 6 pm – 9 pm Silver Cup away from the Olive Dell team, who won it last Nude at the Art Gallery, Costa Mesa year in close competition with both NitOC and SCNA. Nearly 100 people had signed up on Meetup with a week to go before Saturday, August 20, Noon Bates Beach Party the event. Saturday August 27, Noon – 7 pm Rolf Holbach, SCNA president, hopes there will be a large Zorthian Ranch Pool Party and Talent Show, Altadena turnout from our club to both participate and to cheer on the Sunday August 28, 2 pm other club members. Annual Free the Nipple Top Freedom March, Venice Beach The Games are devised so there will be individual medals in Monthly Meet-up Dinner Meetings each sport, plus overall first-second-third winners based upon Tuesday, Aug 9, 6:45 – 8:30 pm, Van Nuys total points earned. Monday, Aug 15, 6:45 – 8:30 pm, Pasadena The team sports include a Paper Cup Water Relay, Hula Hoop Thursday, Aug 25, 6:45 – 9:30 pm, South Bay/Torrance Team Passing, Pool Noodle Relay Race, a Baton Relay Race Friday, Aug 12, 6:45 – 9:30 pm, Ventura Tues Aug 16, 6:45 – 9:30 pm, Carpinteria in the Pool, and an Egg & Spoon Race. There will also be a balloon toss for teams of two. Added this year is a water SCNA EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2016 bottle retrieval game off the bottom of the pool. Individual Games include: a Water Bag Toss, Frisbee Throw Saturday-Monday, Sept 3-4-5 Memorial Weekend & Sunday Luau, Olive Dell Ranch, Colton for distance, and a Frisbee Toss for accuracy. Saturday, Sept 10, Noon – 6 pm We have also added some kid-level games for those under Octoberfest Jacuzzi Party, Westchester who are ages 6-18. Saturday – Sunday, Sept 10-11 The Games will conclude with the traditional Pudding Toss, Hike & Camping at Deep Creek, Bowen Ranch which is just what it sounds like. Saturday Sept 17, 9am-Noon, Noon-6pm More information can be found under Activities on page 10. Annual Beach Cleanup Day, Carpinteria then Beach Party Saturday, Sept 24, Noon – 6 pm Ice Cream Social, West Hills Friday-Sunday, August 19-21 and Sept 16-18 Lupin Lodge Travel Club Weekend, Los Gatos Monthly Meet-up Dinner Meetings Tuesday, July 12, 6:45 – 8:30 pm, Van Nuys Monday, July 18, 6:45 – 8:30 pm, Pasadena Thursday, July 28, 6:45 – 8:30 pm, South Bay/Torrance Friday, July 8, 6:45 – 9:30 pm, Ventura Tues, July 19, 6:45 – 9:30 pm, Carpinteria

RIGHTS RESERVED. IMAGES AND TEXT ARE THE PROPERTY OF SCNA AND Meet the 2016-2017 Board of Directors. Back row: Mike Glinzak, Mark Walters, CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT ADVANCED WRITTEN PERMISSION. Cheryl Case. Front row: Rolf Holbach, Tim Doggett, Cynthia Holbach, and Robert Young. See story and more photos on page 2.

SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Page 1 of 12 of the Board, however Rolf was elected to another term as SCNA CLUB NEWS President and Tim was reelected as Vice President. Treasurer David Tiktin, a non-board member, was selected as Treasurer, and Mike Glinzak replaced the retiring Patty Fitzgibbons as Secretary. Patty received a round of applause from the members for her 13 years as club secretary. After the meeting, people returned to their partying, and a few people decided to play a game of horseshoes near to guest house. There was also a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. As the shadows grew longer, many decided to visit the Jacuzzi before leaving. Others came inside to hold court with Gary to discuss the Old Days at Elysium and the upcoming Members gather for the traditional group photo on the front lawn of Arroyo del Sol. AANR-West convention and Naturist Gathering, A lively MEMBERS REELECT EXISTING discussions there! The party lingered until about sundown, when everyone SCNA BOARD FOR 2016-2017 reluctantly decided to get dressed, clean up, and then go home HOLBACH REELECTED PRESIDENT except for a few who stuck around for a nice conversation 07/16/2016, Arroyo del Sol - The annual members meeting around the outside fire pit. and party moved from Northridge to Altadena this year, but Thanks again to Rolf and Cynthia for hosting this event. even the traffic challenge of a nearby freeway closure did not deter us from spending a very enjoyable afternoon on the lawn under the shaded trees. The weather was perfect – in the high 80’s – and the new pop- up swimming pool took the edge off whenever someone felt the need for a cool dip. Rolf announced he and Cynthia are about to start construction on a permanent pool in the yard, which will make this an even more desirable destination in a few months. The official attendance was 39 people with five guests. The regulars made them all feel like they were meeting their new Rolf addresses the members. best friends for the first time. Most everyone brought a potluck item to share, from seasonal fruit and salads to baked chicken, tacos and taquitos. Several people brought elaborate pastries, cookies, and cakes, which were much appreciated by all. The official reason why we were gathered was for the Members Meeting, a legal obligation mandated by the State of California because SCNA is a non-profit corporation. Each year the officers must report to the members a summary of its activities and financial decisions made during the previous year. Rolf, Tim, Gary, and a few others spent the next hours speaking to the members and fulfilling this obligation. Our books revealed that while we actually made a small profit last year, most of our income went right back into keeping the The new temporary pool cooled off the guests. club and our community service projects up and running. Next, it was time for our annual election of the club’s Board of Directors for the following year (July 2016 to July 2017). For the first time in several years, all seven of the existing Directors decided to seek re-election, and without any additional nominations from the members, it was decided to forego a ballot and these seven were elected by unanimous voice vote. Serving as your Board for an additional year are Rolf and Cynthia Holbach, Tim Doggett, Mike Glinzak, Cheryl Case, Mark Walters, and Robert Young. As stipulated in our By- Laws, these seven then adjourned to meet separately to select the four club officers for the next 12 months. Our By-laws state that the officers do not necessarily need to be members The potluck table was busy with people grazing all afternoon.

Page 2 of 12 SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 IN MEMORIAM NAKED HIKING NEWS WE SAY GOODBYE TO CLAUDIA BEATS BACK STATE LONGTIME MEMBER AND PARKS OFF-TRAIL PROPOSAL On April 22, 2016 the California FRIEND JOE RUBIN, 1937-2016 Department of Parks and Recreation Longtime SCNA member Joe Rubin (DPR) Director proposed a new passed away the morning of June 28, regulation restricting off-trail use by the surrounded by his family. Joe was 79. public within the state park system. He joined the club in 2004 and The reason stated was to stop the harm immediately delighted the members being done to both plants and animals with discussions of his days as a movie by people who hike, camp, or drive off extra. “I always played the creepy old the existing paths. No public hearing man who lived next door,” he used to was scheduled, but they said they

say, smiling. would schedule one if anyone He often joked about his five seconds of fame with Elvis submitted a written request before the Presley in Viva Las Vegas. “It was a crowd scene and you close of the public comment period on had to look fast, but there I am.” June 6. In 2008, he coauthored a book, Off the Beaten Path, with his Claudia Kellersch, who lives in San Diego, is a member of the daughter Bronwyn Ralph. It highlights all the little-known Camping Bares club. She believed this was going to historical landmarks around the San Fernando Valley. The negatively affect members of her club who frequently hike book remains successful in the travel/tourist industry and is and camp off-trail in and around the Anza-Borrego State Park now in its fifth printing. (this is adjacent to the De Anza Springs Resort nudist Park in Jacumba). Claudia immediately called her fellow nudists to Joe was also a good cook. In 2007, he won the SCNA Best attend the only public hearing on the proposal, scheduled for Soup contest with a dish of hot and spicy barley. His recipe is June 22, just three days away. AANR-West couldn’t organize on the club website cookbook. He loved horses and writing an email campaign or send speakers on such short notice, so (he left a desk full of unsold scripts). He also loved a good Claudia did it herself. At the meeting were other camping joke and was a great storyteller. groups, members of the Sierra Club, and other individuals. He died of congestive heart failure and kidney failure. A According to Ron Mercer of NitOC, the Orange County Korean War veteran, he was buried at Forest Lawn Glendale nudist club, nearly 100 people attended the meeting and none on July 5 with full military honors. spoke in favor of the regulation. As a result, the Parks He will be missed by all of us who knew him. proposal was dropped. Much thanks goes to Claudia who organized this on her own on very short notice. It demonstrates what a dedicated and passionate naturist can do when motivated. JULY 23 BATES BEACH VISIT

Over a dozen members and guests of SCNA and Friends of Bates Beach spent a pleasant “Bare as You Dare” afternoon at Carpinteria’s Bates Beach on July 23 with no hassles from anyone. People on neighboring towels didn’t mind our nudity and so we spent the afternoon enjoying the surf on a warm day. Next visit is planned for mid-August. See page 9.

SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Page 3 of 12 NUDE BEACH NEWS SKINNY DIP EVENT AT BLACKS BEACH IS CANCELLED An estimated 600 naturists trekked to San Diego’s Black’s Beach on Saturday, July 9, only to be told that the advertised attempt to shatter the official world’s record for the number of skinny dippers at one location at the same time had been cancelled. 24-hours prior, the organizer of the event, Evan Rumble of Indrani Healing Arts, learned that they needed to take out a permit from the California State Parks and Recreation Department. While the permit only cost $100, they did not have $5000 of liability insurance, which was also required. Also, State Parks required them to arrange for extra lifeguard coverage, at an additional cost of $1000. Most of the naturists did not get the news in time and showed up

Mark’s decorated truck in the Carpinteria Parade. Photo by Tim Doggett. anyway. Sources say everyone had a great time with perfect weather. But the Guinness record would have to BATES BEACH ENTRY IN wait for another day. CARPINTERIA PARADE DRAWS The “official” record remains at 786, set in 2015 in Perth, Australia. SPECTATOR APPLAUSE By Gary Mussell HOMEOWNERS ABOVE Members of SCNA and Friends of Bates Beach enjoyed a PIRATE’S COVE LOSE BID TO warm reception for its decorated truck and signs as we RESTRICT TRAIL ACCESS traveled down Linden Avenue in the annual Carpinteria Background: Last month we wrote that the Bluffs HOA above Independence Parade on July 2. Pirate’s Cove near San Luis Obispo was at it again, trying to This was our fifth appearance in the yearly event, and this one restrict access to the nude beach below their homes. looked like a much larger crowd than previous years. There In January, the HOA first tried to restrict access to the beach were also many more parade entries (39) than in years past. from the East by posting “No Trespassing” at the trailhead Everyone not on the street clapping was probably in the and hiring a security guard who threatened to issue citations. parade, from local dignitaries, the Boys and Girls Club, the The beach group got that reversed within a few days after Junior Lifeguards, the high school cheerleaders, equestrians, they wrote to the Coastal Commission (CCC), who sent an the local 4H club, and representatives from different military Enforcement Letter to the HOA. The CCC reaffirmed the branches. We were very happy to be part of this community. beachgoers have a right to access any portion of property During the afternoon, we enjoyed the display of 200 old hot under a specific easement granted several years ago when the rod cars from the 50’s and 60’s that lined the street. Our Bates homes were built above the beach. Beach group separated into teams that bought food and At a June meeting of the Pismo Planning Commission, the souvenirs using $2 bills (the official nudist currency in town). beach group presented four public speakers, all opposed, and It was a pleasant surprise to hear from the vendors that they the president of the HOA, who spoke in favor of their knew who we were and were happy to see us! We spent close proposal. to $200 in $2 bills to help the local economy. While decorating Mark’s F-150 truck with patriotic colors for the The hearing was continued until July 12 so that the parade, we also shook hands and had brief conversations with commissioners could obtain legal advice. several of the local politicians who were there. On July 12, four beach people again went to the Pismo At precisely 5 pm, the parade took to the street and members Planning Commission meeting. This time there were six Mark Walters, Gary Mussell, Helen O’Neill, Paki Arizo, speakers, and, again, the only speaker in favor was the Sally Knight, Pam Ross, and Sonya Robinson climbed onto president of the HOA. The commissioners revealed they the truck and waved flags to the approving crowd. SCNA VP received a letter from the Coastal Commission opposing the Tim Doggett walked along the curb taking pictures. When plan. All five commissioners then stated for the record why the emcee announced over the loudspeaker that we were each was opposed to the project. At that point the HOA advocating for the nude beach, much of the crowd applauded president got up, walked out, and went home. with approval, many more than in previous years. Several The Commissioners voted 5-0 to direct staff to document the people in the crowd came up to us during the parade to ask for reasons for rejection and referred the item to a future date. “It “Nudist and I Vote buttons that we were wearing, a great sign looks like this issue is done,” said Gene and Cathy (two of the of support. I guess our marketing efforts in town over the past beach speakers opposed) in an email to SCNA. few years are paying off!

Page 4 of 12 SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 bounced off the mirrors and shown on the side of the NATIONAL NUDE NEWS Convention Hall a block away. The shoot took less than 30 minutes, and afterwards the women took turns snapping photos of themselves nude with the city skyline in the background before getting dressed again and scattering off into the morning. Tunick said he was pleased with the results. YOUNG NATURISTS CELEBRATE BODYPAINTING DAY IN NEW YORK CITY 07/09/2016 – Dozens of artists used the naked bodies as canvases on the third annual NYC Bodypainting Day, which celebrates freedom of artistic expression and body acceptance. TUNICK PHOTOGRAPHS 100 While women in New York state are NUDE WOMEN OUTSIDE GOP allowed to be top free, full public nudity is legal in the city only when NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL it's for artistic purposes. 07/17/2016 – The women quietly assembled in the hour before dawn at a location just outside the chain-linked perimeter surrounding the Cleveland Convention Center, where 24 hours later the Republican National Convention would convene. The location along the Cuyahoga River had remained a secret until just a few hours before to protect the participants from both uninvited onlookers and the news media, but the time had finally come for Spencer Tunick to climb his ladder with his camera and take a group photo of 100 nude women holding reflective mirrors pointed toward the convention building. Tunick had put the word out in May that he wanted to make a dramatic statement. Tunick stated that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has been criticized for offensive comments about women, and his vice presidential pick, Mike Pence, signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws as governor of Indiana. "This is for you and this is for our future," Tunick tells the assembled women. "We will shine your light and power onto the RNC. We're going to shine the light of women into this arena." Since May, 1,800 women signed up to participate and over 200 were assembled there now to help Tunick make his statement. A reporter at the scene from Esquire Magazine observed that the women were of all different ages, shapes and races. “They came from as far away as Belgium and as close as down the street. Some are here to send a message to Donald Trump and others just wanted to take the opportunity to proudly show their bodies publicly.” The women start arriving at 6:20 a.m., tightly holding sheets as they walk up. Even though the event was on private land and thus exempt from Ohio’s anti-nudity laws, Tunick asked the women to bring a cover in case the local cops decided to cite or arrest people anyway. His backup plan is to have some women make a wall of sheets along the property's perimeter. After signing waivers, the women were arranged by Tunick into multiple rows and give large reflective mirrors to hold over their heads on cue. As the sun rose, its reflection SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Page 5 of 12 Your fight is foolish and ludicrous…And don't you ever say DEBATE OVER TOP FREEDOM that anyone has no constitutional rights to not be comfortable IN NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADS TO at all times in public. How dare you! My father and grandfather, who were both Marines in wartime, did not LETTER-TO-EDITOR EXCHANGE fight so you (could) expose yourself anytime or anywhere Background: In June, three women were arrested for going topless just because you have some weird feminist agenda to prove. on a beach in Gilford, New Hampshire, while participating in a “Free So please do me a favor and keep that shirt on, or I will gladly the Nipple” protest. They have pled “not guilty” and await trial in a call the police, because that is one of my rights. challenge to the city’s anti-nudity law. The Free the Nipple debate rages on through exchanges of letters to the editor by both sides. Denise C. Burke, Gilford Here is an edited (for space) sampling of the exchanges in the A FEW DAYS LATER, AANR TRUSTEE FRED VAN Laconia Daily News and in the Gilford Daily Sun. Full text can be NEST WROTE A PERSONAL REPLY. read at: www.laconiadailysun.com/opinion/letters/. Dear Ms. Burke, July 6, 2016 When our forefathers wrote our Constitution, the people To Chelsea Davis: wisely insisted that one person’s freedom of expression must Your letter to the editor about [the need for women to] dress prevail over other people’s freedom from discomfort or modestly and that women not expose their breasts in public, offense. Think what a horrible country this would be if people shows you don't understand what the Free the Nipple of color were restricted from eating at lunch counters because movement is really about. their presence made a Caucasian person uncomfortable. Your implication that my mother didn't raise me to be You may wish that the Constitution protected your right to be respectful and "modest" is wrong… I was raised to wear a free from being made to feel uncomfortable in pubic but, shirt, bra, or bikini top. It wasn't until last year that I started fortunately for the rest of us, the fact is that it does not. On the exercising my legal right to go without a shirt. contrary, the New Hampshire constitution protects Kia’s right How can women ever expect to be treated completely equal in to be top free in public. all regards, even in wages, if we cannot do a simple thing like Tolerance isn’t always easy, but it *is* one of the things your going without a shirt the way men are allowed? Me going father and grandfather fought for and one of the things that shirtless does not restrict your rights. You do not have a make this country great. Ms. Burke, please try to become constitutional right to be comfortable at all times in more respectful of other people’s values even though they public. But you do have the constitutional right to be differ from yours. treated equally under the law regardless of gender. PS: Up until the mid-1930’s men were prohibited from being If you see me shirtless at the beach you have choices. You can top free in public also, presumably because their hairy chests turn away, move, or even leave. While you may feel you are offended people! being forced to leave, you are not. It is your choice and your Fred W. Van Nest response is your responsibility. I will not comment much on the Bible and what God may or ON JUL 15, 2016 SCNA FORMER PRESIDENT GARY may not think of people going without a shirt. But ask MUSSELL SENT HIS OWN: yourself, why does God have no problem with men parading The question of whether Ms. Sinclair is a nudist or around without shirts but not women? exhibitionist is irrelevant. There have been countless local and …No, I do not want to go to a "designated spot" for federal cases that allow nudity in public places absent nudity because I am not a nudist. If a man walking deliberate intent to entice a sexual response or lewd conduct. around without a shirt isn't nudity, than neither is it for a Besides, in Ms. Sinclair’s original letter she declared she is woman. not a nudist so let’s take postpone that discussion for another day. Free the Nipple is about more than going topless. It's about getting rid of breast and nipple shame for women. It's about Her point is that anything a man can do, a woman should be getting rid of notions and implications like yours, that I wasn't able to do also. Gender equality. Period. raised right. Keep your shirt on at the beach if you want, I I know that makes some people uncomfortable because won't. women have been treated as unequal for most of human Kia Sinclair [leader of the local Free the Nipple effort – Ed.] history. Women only were granted the Constitutional right to vote 100 years ago after 80 years of sometimes violent HER LETTER GARNERED THIS RESPONSE: struggle. Dear Kia: If I read her letter correctly, she simply wants the right to take No you're not (a nudist), but you are clearly an attention- off her shirt on a hot day if a man can also do so. seeking person. Why should I go to the beach to enjoy my day The courts can decide if anti-top-freedom laws are off and have to see your breasts out on display? unconstitutional. and if women are really equal to men under This is not about breastfeeding. We are not in Europe and the law. I’m betting on the women. even they have designated spots for nudity/toplessness. Go Gary Mussell there and stay out and off New Hampshire beaches! Moorpark .

Page 6 of 12 SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 ON-GOING SCNA ACTIVITIES Open to members, non-members, and first-timers! Topics range from personal experiences to current club info and news events affecting local beaches, nudist parks, or the naturist movement in general. Find us on-line at: http://www.meetup.com/nature-519/ and at http://socalnaturist.org/meetup/. This meeting is a great first-step for non-nudists who are curious and have questions about naturism, and it is a required orientation before non-members are invited (on a space-available basis) to attend one of our regular monthly parties. Meals are “Dutch treat” at a local restaurant, so obviously this is a clothed event. We have reserved rooms or separate areas at all locations. Your RSVP is not necessary, but appreciated: call (818) 225-2273.

FRIDAYS: VENTURA/OXNARD Aug 12 and Sept 8, 6:45PM - 8:30PM Location: Main Street Restaurant & Steak House, 3159 East Main Street Ventura, CA 93003 Directions: 1 block west of the Pacific View Mall shopping center, north side of street just NW of the 126 Fwy and 101 Fwy interchange (take the Main St off ramp). (“Coffee shop” food.) TUESDAYS: CARPINTERIA Aug 16 and Sept 20, 6:45pm – 8:30 PM Location: Best Western Carpinteria Inn at 4558 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria 93013. Directions: From Los Angeles take the 101 Fwy to Casitas Pass Rd, left to Carpinteria Ave, turn right. Hotel is 3 long blocks on the right. From Santa Barbara: Exit Carpinteria Ave. Hotel is one long block on the left. Meeting is on the third floor, across from the restaurant TUESDAYS: SAN FERNANDO VALLEY overlooking the courtyard. Take the elevator and turn right. Aug 9 and Sept 13, 6:45pm – 8:30 PM Location: Denny's (separated rear section on left side of NUDE YOGA restaurant) 16575 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA, 91406 NUDE YOGA – MEN ONLY CLASS Directions: In the San Fernando Valley, take the 405 freeway August class has been cancelled to Sherman Way off ramp. Go West on Sherman Way Location: Canoga Park, $20 per class approx. 2 miles thru the airport tunnel to just past Havenhurst (Note price change) Ave. Restaurant is on the north side of the street. RSVP directly to the teacher at [email protected] and pay him directly. Directions will be given upon your RSVP. MONDAYS: PASADENA-GLENDALE Aug 15 and Sept 19 , 6:45PM - 8:30PM NUDE YOGA – ALTADENA Location: Coco's Restaurant, 77 N Lake Ave Pasadena, CA Sunday, August 7, 9:30-11am Co-Ed 91105 Sunday, August 14, 9:30–11am Women Only Directions: Take the Lake Ave off-ramp from the 210 Sunday, August 21, 9:30-11am Co-Ed Freeway and go south about a block. Restaurant is on the A minimum of five students are needed for the Women's and Co- right (west) side of the street. We are usually in the semi- Ed classes ($27 per person), and a minimum of three couples are private banquet room in the back of the restaurant. needed for the Couples Only classes ($30 per couple. Register for the Women’s Only class at: THURSDAYS: SOUTH BAY/TORRANCE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/goddess-only-kundalini-yoga- Aug 25 and Sept 22, 6:45PM to 8:30PM meditation-class-tickets-19736118261 Register for the Co-Ed class at: Location: Coco's Restaurant (left-rear section of restaurant) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scna-co-ed-kundalini-yoga- 18120 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, 90504 meditation-class-tickets-19916924056 Directions: Northeast corner of Hawthorne and 182nd St. We Due to non-attendance, the Couples Only class has been will be in the semi-private Banquet room to the right of the suspended indefinitely. front entrance. (Ask for “SCNA Meetup” at the front counter if you can’t find us.)

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Saturday, August 6, 11am ANNUAL SUMMER GAMES Location: Olive Dell Ranch, Colton Members And SCNA Guests: $16/Person* This Weekend is going to be lots of fun! • We have planned 10 events that will test your strength, endurance, and intelligence – the total-points winners receive some nice medals! Games include some team sports (water relay, hula-hoop relay, egg & spoon race, and the infamous noodle race around the pool). Individual competition will include a water bag toss for accuracy, breath-holding, and Frisbee toss). PLUS THE BEST FOR LAST! OUR ANNUAL PUDDING TOSS! (Yes, it’s just what you think it is!)  At 11AM, we will meet at the patio, which is the center of park activity during the summer months. The first event will begin around noon.  The Awards Ceremony will be held during dinner.  Lunch and Dinner available at the restaurant, cost is separate.  You must RSVP to us at (818) 225-2273 before the evening of 08/06 as we must submit the list of SCNA attendees to the OD office. Saturday, August 13, 2016, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM NITOC NIGHT AT THE ART GALLERY Location: Jamie Brooks Fine Art Gallery, Costa Mesa 2967 Randolph Ave. Unit C, Costa Mesa, CA ENTRANCE FEE: $14 This is a special Private Fine Art Gallery event for NitOC and SCNA card carrying members are invited to attend. ADMISSION: NitOC & SCNA members: $14.00/single, $24.00/family Guest: $17.00/single, $28.00 with family Limited to 40 attendees This is a private art gallery located in the art district of Costa Mesa. The gallery owner would love to have a naturist event at this gallery. He even picked the date and time for us! NitOC will provide light finger foods. There will be donation tickets available to secure a glass of wine. We will also have the music stylings of NitOC’s Gregg Gatewood on the mandolin. The show will be a mixed media of art, no specific theme. This will be a juried show showcasing numerous artists. Naturally all the art will be available for purchase if you are feeling the need to add art and culture to your home. RSVP only on NitOC’s Meetup page at http://www meetup.com/Naturists-in-the- OC/events/231842837/

Call (818) 225-2273 or email [email protected] for possible carpool opportunities.

SCNA SCREENING POLICY FOR NON-MEMBERS AND GUESTS Non-members may be invited to the party only by SCNA members, who are responsible for the actions of their guests. Card-carrying members of either AANR or The Naturist Society may also attend (on a space-available basis). We request that all potential party guests first attend one of our Meet-up dinners (see Page 6) so we might get to know them better before they attend their first SCNA party. Because we provide a safe, family-friendly environment at our activities, SCNA reserves the right to screen any or all non-member guests through the Megan's Law national database before the event.

Page 8 of 12 SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Saturday, August 20, NOON – 6 PM BATES BEACH PARTY! Location: Santa Barbara/Ventura County Line The Santa Barbara nudity law remains in effect. Persons removing their swimsuit do so at their own risk. Go as bare as you dare! Your decision, your choice! Bring your own picnic supplies, chairs, bathing suits and sunscreen and make a day of it. Afterwards we will all go into Carpinteria to have dinner and pay for our meals with $2 bills! Call us at (818) 225-2273 or RSVP to [email protected].

Saturday, August 27, Noon – 6:00 PM ZORTHIAN RANCH POOL PARTY MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS: $25/PERSON CHILDREN UNDER 18: NO CHARGE LOCATION: ON A HILL OVERLOOKING PASADENA AND ALTADENA The Zorthian Ranch is a 48-acre mountainside artist enclave in the hills above Altadena, which has been used for fashion shoots, movie locations, and was the site of the annual LA Folk Festival in past years. The Ranch was the life work of the late Jirayr Zorthian (1911- 2004), a world-famous artist. Many of his unique sculptures and structures are on display here. There is a large swimming pool that overlooks the Los Angeles city below, and the Plaza Del Primavera where we will be holding our clothing-optional party and potluck. We have rented out the entire property for the afternoon, so to cover our costs we are SCNA’S GOT TALENT? opening up the party to the Olympians, YNA, Camping Bares, and NitOC clubs to enjoy the day with us. SCNA will provide the soda and water. Please bring a dish for the pot luck. It’s time for a Talent Show! Bring your instruments and serenade us, Important! We need the full name of any NON-SCNA member at least 48 hours in tell a joke or two, read a story or advance in order to verify membership with the other clubs and/or to check them through poem, juggle, dance, whatever your the Megan's Law and FBI sexual predator databases. NON-SCNA members will also be talent is that you’d like to show off, required to secure their RSVP's with payment via PayPal, check, or Money Order, 48 hours start practicing now for the party on prior to the event. Aug 27. Please let us know if you would like to perform as soon as PLEASE RSVP to SCNA at (818) 225-2273 or via email to [email protected]. Specific possible so we can work you into the directions will be sent to those with paid RSVP’s a few days before the event. show! For more information about the Ranch, see their web site at: www.zorthianranch.com

Sunday, August 28, 2PM “FREE THE NIPPLE” TOP FREEDOM PROTEST SET FOR VENICE BEACH Location: Venice Beach Boardwalk This is not an SCNA event. The Go Topless Day at Venice Beach is an annual protest for the promotion of gender equality. Part of a worldwide movement, Go Topless Day aims to raise awareness of gender discrimination that prevents women from baring their naked breasts in public. The event encourages women to go topless in public and men to cover their chests by wearing bras or bikinis to show the inequality. Locally, the march starts at 2PM at Boardwalk and Navy Streets, although traditionally, many will start arriving after noon. The demonstration will include a march down the boardwalk followed by a few speeches. It always draws about 50-75 women and about 10 times that many men plus a couple dozen police officers. Because of the nudity ordinance in effect at LA County beaches, women are encouraged to go as “bare as you dare,” however, as in previous years, most women will opt for wearing red Band-Aids in a crisscross over their nipples and areolas. Go Topless Day always falls at the Sunday closest to Women's Equality Day, Aug 26. It was on 8/26/1920 that women earned their right to vote. In 1971, Congress designated Aug 26 each year as "Women's Equality Day.”

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Saturday - Monday Sept 3-4-5 POLYNESIAN FESTIVAL AND LUAU Olive Dell Nudist Ranch, Colton, CA Gate Fee: $16/person + separate Luau dinner fee (below) Join us at Olive Dell Ranch in Colton for their traditional Labor Day Luau event. The gate fee is discounted for SCNA members to $16 per person per day for this weekend, but ONLY if you are on the list SCNA must submit to Olive Dell by Thursday, 9/1! Otherwise you will pay the regular $22 per person per day gate fee. Sunday is the main event, the park’s annual Polynesian Dinner Buffet with all the trimmings and entertainment by a troupe of Tahitian dancers and fire-twirlers doing a new act, different from previous years, plus some Call SCNA at (818) 225-2273 to additional talent involving a piano that cannot be get your name on the entrance list! revealed until that evening! The Luau dinner/show has a separate cost besides the gate fee: $30 single or $55/couple. You do not pay SCNA for your gate fee, or the luau tickets! You pay directly to Olive Dell upon arrival. Saturday, September 10, Noon – 6 PM OKTOBERFEST IN SEPTEMBER PARTY! MEMBERS: $10, NON-MEMBERS: $20, AGES 18-25: $5, CHILDREN UNDER 18: FREE LOCATION: WESTCHESTER (NEAR LAX) This is a true pot luck, which means members and guests are responsible for the food, so please bring something to share with about 8 people (main dish, side dish, dessert). In keeping with the party theme, try to bring a German-themed dish! Suggestions include any kind of German cold cuts, (Bierwurst, bockwurst, blutwurst, liverwurst), Black Forest ham, small sandwich rolls (brotchen), various cheeses, sauerkraut, potato salad, potato pancakes, apple strudel, black forest cake, etc. Frankfurters, bratwurst, knackwurst, or any other cooked sausages need to be cooked prior as the kitchen will not be available for preparation. Of course if you bring beer and imbibe, please drink responsibly! Bring a pot luck dish to share; SCNA will provide soft drinks. RSVP to the club Message Center at (818) 225-2273. Saturday September 24, Noon - 6PM ICE CREAM SOCIAL & POOL PARTY Location: West Hills Members: $10, Non-Members: $20 Young Adults 18-25: $5, Children Under 18: No Charge What better way to celebrate the end of summer than with an Ice Cream Social? The club will provide the basic flavors (including some sugar-free) and also a large variety of toppings - build your own sundae! SCNA also will provide soft drinks/water. Please bring a pot luck dish to share. RSVP to (818) 225-2273 or email us at [email protected]. There will also be a 50-50 cash raffle.

Page 10 of 12 SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Saturday September 17, 9 AM TO NOON CALIFORNIA BEACH CLEANUP DAY Location: Bates Beach, Carpinteria Every year on the third Saturday in September, people join together at sites all over California to take part in the State's largest volunteer event, California Coastal Cleanup Day. The event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, which is the largest volunteer event on the planet! This year, SCNA and Friends of Bates Beach are in charge of this annual event at North Rincon (Bates) Beach. Bring gloves to wear and maybe a long-handled picker tool if you have one. Otherwise bags and other material will be provided. The 9am start time is assigned by the state Coastal Commission who is organizing the event statewide. If you can’t make the 9AM start time, you can still come as late at 11AM to help with the second half of the cleanup. If you come closer to noon, you can help the people returning from the beach to weigh and then take their bags to the beach trash bins. Please call us at (818) 225-2273 if you can join us. Good showing at this event will impress the local County and Carpinteria City officials. This is our last planned Bates BATES BEACH PARTY, NOON – 6PM Beach event for the year. After the Cleanup is completed, weather permitting we will celebrate the rest of the day with a picnic on the beach. Location: Down the foot ramp toward the west about 1000 yards near the concrete barrier where the beach starts to curve to the left. Bring your own lunch, towel, umbrella, sunscreen, and a chair.

Saturday & Sunday, Sept 10-11, 10:30 AM - Sunset DEEP CREEK HIKE/CAMPING Location: Bowen Ranch, San Bernardino Mountains Gate Fee: $5 /Person Per Day, Plus $10 If Staying Overnight Pay at the Bowen Ranch entrance, exact change in envelope with license number if no one is there to collect your fees. SCNA is joining NitOC and the Camping Bares in a joint event at Deep Creek Hot Springs. You are responsible for your own camping equipment, food and drink to pack in (and to pack out any leftovers!). You may go for Saturday only, or stay overnight along with perhaps 20 other nudists (the number we usually average on these trips). RSVP early to (818) 225-2273 so we Camping is only allowed in the Ranch parking lot, not at the creek. You may also just meet can get a head count and arrange for the group on Sunday morning and hike down with them. car-pooling Friday-Sunday August 19-21 and September 16-18 TRAVEL CLUB DAYS AT LUPIN LODGE Location: Los Gatos, California $16/day gate fee with your club’s membership card Yurt, RV or dry camping fees extra. Lupin has agreed to hold Travel Club Days for all the Non-Landed Clubs in California. The discounted day use cost will be $16 (vs $20-$30 depending on affiliation and day of week), and there will be a discount for staying overnight in one of their yurts ($50 vs. the usual If you need directions to this resort, email SCNA at [email protected] $80/per night). These discounted prices will be in effect from May until October. RSVP to Lupin Lodge at (408) 353-9200.

HOW TO RSVP AND PAY FOR SCNA PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES Payments by cash or check are accepted, but we prefer members pay by credit card through our on-line PayPal (you don’t need a Pay Pal account yourself to use ours). We accept MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and American Express. Party cancellations are also accepted no later than 48 hours before the start of the event because that is when we buy the party supplies and food. No Refunds are given after that deadline. Thank you for understanding. To encourage payment in advance, we have instituted a $5 surcharge for people who reserve during the last 48 hours because in the past too many people RSVP without paying and then just don’t show up after we buy the party supplies.

SCNA Newsletter for August 2016 Page 11 of 12 TRAVEL CORNER LUPIN LODGE: A HIDDEN CALIFORNIA NATURIST TREASURE IS REBORN ONCE AGAIN By Gary Mussell Lupin Lodge is a 110-acre private club and resort where clothes are optional and having fun is infectious. The club is surrounded by pine- fragrant hills in the Santa Cruz Mountains that separate the beach community of Santa Cruz, California from the high tech corridor known as “Silicon Valley” near San Jose. Lupin is about an hour’s drive south of San Francisco and it has blended nudist enthusiasts from this mix of Bay Area countercultures through many generations. Next only to the natural beauty that surrounds it, Lupin's most appealing feature may be its microclimate. While the California coast endures its annual spring and early-summer ritual of daily low clouds and fog, Lupin is located high enough in the mountains to usually avoid what the locals call “The June Gloom” and remains perhaps the sunniest spot in the Bay Area during those months .Newcomers are often surprised to learn that the resort actually began life in 1936 as a winery, and that its buildings have been built and rebuilt by many a succession of owners through the years. It has also survived a series of challenges through its histories, from the 1989 Loma Prieta 6.9 magnitude earthquake (whose epicenter was only a few miles away), to a recent dispute over water access rights, to the sudden death of its longtime owner, Glyn Stout, earlier this year. Lori Kay Stout, the present owner and general manager, settled the water issue out of court soon after Glyn’s death and now focuses on the club future. There is a new well on the property and a new water treatment plant. There was also a lot of El Nino rain last winter, so the storage tanks are full. The lawns are once again green and the surrounding flora is blooming. Also back are the families of deer that roam the property after dark, some pesky raccoons, and a couple of tame skunks (just don’t startle them!) romping through the flowerbeds. The swimming pool above the lawn area continues to attract volleyball and water volleyball enthusiasts, especially midday on weekends. Following Glyn’s death it seems the Lupin members rose with one voice to say, “Yes, we can!” and pitched in to make the guest experience the best ever. There is an almost entirely new staff at the registration desk with new computers to make check-in much easier than in year’s past. The restaurant remains one of the better ones among naturist resorts in California. Lori Kay insists on hiring chefs with culinary school experience, so the dinners are always a great delight. The restaurant also has a new computer so food prices are charged accurately and quickly. One can also use a credit card to make a purchase, a change from years past when only cash was accepted. We visited the park on its inaugural Travel Club Weekend. Once each month, Lupin assigns one 3-day weekend to attract members from other clubs in the region at discount rates. The theme for our weekend was Summer of Love, and each day there was a nostalgia band performing songs from the Age of Aquarius. A folk trio set the mood on Friday night, followed by a couple of bands rocking under the big oak tree on the clubhouse lawn. A couple of members brought their hula-hoops and put on a spontaneous performance while others blew bubbles across the audience on the lawn. Saturday night, a DJ played all the major hits from that era, bringing back many fond memories. Unlike what is happening at several other nudist parks around the country, Lupin is successfully attracting a new generation of Millennials (and younger) to the park. They have given them a big tent behind the yurts to camp out together, and they let this younger crowd bring their recorded music to the Redwood Grove grass area behind the pool. The weekend we were there I observed a group of perhaps 20 younger people hanging out together, although most were more interested on texting than interacting with each other. (Note: The entire park is a WiFi “hot zone,” and cellphone access is excellent nearly everywhere on the grounds.) Overnight guests may rent a furnished Yurt with a queen-sized bed, desk table, heater, and fan, although frankly, not much time is ever spent there. Guests may also camp in a tent, or rent an RV hookup. I must admit I was a little skeptical about Lupin before I got there, especially because of the continued drought across California. But Lupin has come back, yet again, and seems like all it needs is more visitors to come and enjoy its energetic and effervescent soul. Lupin Lodge is located at 20600 Aldercroft Heights, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Telephone: (408) 353-9200, Web site: http//www/LupinLodge.org, Email: [email protected]. Lupin Lodge is hosting the Naturist Society Western Gathering July 28-31. Rolf will be writing a report about it in the September newsletter.

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