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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Winter Edition 2007 Point Loma Foundation: Creating a Village of Dreams By John Calabotta, President, Point Loma Foundation create the Village of Your Dreams. Gordon Carrier, Point Loma resident and principal of Carrier Johnson Looking across the barren landscape of what is now Architecture and Urban Planning, provided his staff Downtown San Diego, Alonzo Horton stated: “Go forth “pro-bono” to the Point Loma Foundation to conduct a and build the city of your dreams.” Perhaps in our “charette”. My French is limited to one high school corner of the Peninsula, we can paraphrase Mr. semester, however, in the practical sense, a charette is Horton’s quote to “Go forth and create the Village of a series of brainstorming sessions within a community Your Dreams.” We can allow our dreams to expand to to dream, gain input and quantify what is needed for components of a Village that includes art work, educa- and wanted by a community and its inhabitants. tional benefit, history that tells the story of generations past, and pedestrian promenades that beckon those to The charette focused on the Village and included indi- www.PLAweb.org enjoy all that Point Loma has to offer. viduals from community groups around the Peninsula and residents from the Point Loma area. Individuals Are you an artist or do you know one who would love to tackle In concert with our imagination is the reality that, in like Dick Lareau, Barbara Morton, Jim Hall, Robin addition to vision and pure will, capital is needed to painting a utility box in Point Loma? Call Kerri De Rosier, Utility Wilson, Larry Pappas and Klonie Kunzel, just to name frame the pictures of our imaginations. As many of you Box Committee Chair, at (619) 226-2251. a few. know, there exists a source to raise capital for the benefit of the Point Loma community. I am writing of Out of the charette came several ideas for the land- the Point Loma Foundation. The Point Loma scape and urban plan for the Village. Those ideas are Who We Are Foundation provides the opportunity to raise capital presented in renderings that will be shared with the Point Loma Association was organized in 1961. Originally called and fund both immediate and long range projects that Point Loma community over the course of the next year. P.O. Box 60212, San Diego, CA 92166-0212 “Point Loma Village Beautiful,” we were primarily concerned with benefit the Point Loma community – projects that I will be contacting many of you to share the results of range from public benefit to educational advancement. the charette and garner your input as well. In addition, Officers the aesthetics of the Village. this first step is one of many that will become part of the Potential sources of donations to the Point Loma Patti Adams, Chair Today, in addition to beautifying the Peninsula, PLA represents the broad plan to create The Village of Your Dreams. Bill Klees, Vice Chair community through direct involvement with agencies of federal, Foundation can be from individual donors, planned Continued on page 2 Raymond Simas, Treasurer state and local governments, the Port District, the San Diego Unified giving, corporate giving and sponsorships, formation Leslie Harrington, Secretary of endowments for long range support, grants from Our annual dinner chair, Karen School District, the Peninsula Community Planning Board, and other foundations and grants from government and Wheeler, has planned a fabulous Board of Directors others who directly affect our quality of life. private agencies. In addition, all contributions to the evening on the Inspiration, a new Larry Bauman Rita Moller PLA Membership consists of residents and local businesses working Point Loma Foundation are held and professionally Hornblower yacht. On Tuesday, Peter Benjamin T. Morgan Hollingworth managed by the San Diego Foundation, one of San Save the date! Ron Brooks Barbara Morton together. We donate time, effort and money to make the Peninsula a May 22, we will enjoy cocktail hour Diego’s finest institutions. Tony Calabrese Melanie Nickel better place in which to live and work. Annual Membership is $30. and silent auction opportunities Dee Kettenberg Larry Pappas We appreciate donations at additional support levels: $1,000 Platinum, In order to maintain the membership base and advo- while cruising San Diego Bay and Klonie Kunzel Martha Phillips Windie Knoth Celeste Trepte $500 Gold, $250 Silver, and $100 Bronze. Our membership year is cacy efforts of the Point Loma Association, the Point looking out on our beautiful Point Donis Lovett Joe Watkins July 1 through June 30. To request a membership brochure, please call Loma Foundation is a separate entity managed by a Loma. An entertaining program is Tracy Morgan Hollingworth at (619) 225-8156. Board of Directors that meets quarterly. The Point Loma being planned by Dick Lareau and Foundation is organized as a 501(c)3 corporation and Chairpersons Dwight Harrington. Can they top its incorporation date is May 2005. Already, capital has last year? Be there to find out! Beautification: Ron Brooks Our Mission: been raised and distributed to fund the short term and Membership: Tracy Morgan Hollingworth PLA is an organization of residents and local businesses committed to long range projects of the Point Loma Association that More details and your invitation will Newsletter editor: Kerri De Rosier improving the quality of life in Point Loma through beautification, benefit the community. follow in your Spring newsletter, so [email protected] education, charitable activities and civic collaboration. Regarding long range projects, as president of the be on the lookout! Point Loma Foundation, I am pleased to announce the To join one of the committees (silent completion of a major first step in our attempt to auction, program, decor, seating and more) call Karen at (619) 224-3760. Point Loma Foundation, continued C OMMUNITY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Donations sought for Hugh Story Memorial C ALENDAR Many of you have asked how to make gifts to the Point Loma At the last meeting, the PLA Board approved a fantastic conceptual design created Patti Adams, 2006-2007 President The Point Loma Garden Club has Foundation. Some have asked how to make a gift for a specific by Kirk O’Brien for a memorial to Hugh Story at the south entrance of the Point program such as the Point Loma Association’s Bus Bench program, meetings and workshops at the UPSES Raindrops on roses and whiskers Loma Branch Library. The design includes a stylized structure of a submarine, Hall (new location) on the second art work for the utility boxes, The Village of Your Dreams Plan, and, on kittens Wednesday of every month. Meetings most recently, for the construction of the Hugh Story Memorial. which functionally can be used for seating, and a landscaped area that flows in the Warm Santa Ana’s and no need begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by work- wake of the boat. “It’s a metaphor for Hugh’s life - from warrier to Johnny shops at 12:00. For meeting topics, go to for mittens To make a gift to the Point Loma Foundation, please contact our Appleseed,” said O’Brien, who also stressed that that the final design will be the www.plgc.org. AFC Champions with Super treasurer, Klonie Kunzel, at (619) 222-1950, or me at (619) 225- result of a community process. Bowl Rings Workshops: January 10 - Flower 5620 so we can provide you with the proper information on how to Arranging Part I; February 14 - Flower These are a few of my favorite things! make your gift with the specific purpose for which it is intended. City approval is required before plans can be finalized. O’Brien hopes to have Arranging Part II; March 14 - Flower more detailed renderings by the next PLA meeting. Arranging Part III I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season The Point Loma community overflows with creative and committed and took time to enjoy your favorite things in individuals who want to improve on what we all enjoy today about Celeste and Gene Trepte have planted the first seed with their generous gift to the January 16, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. America’s Finest City from our outstanding Point Loma. With your support, the Point Loma Foundation can pro- Chamber Installation “Super Mixer,” fund. All donations for the Hugh Story Memorial should be mailed as follows: Fiddler’s Green corner of it, Point Loma! vide the capital to create The Village of Your Dreams and much more! San Diego Foundation/Point Loma Foundation Fund Upcoming programs at the Hervey One of my favorite things is the path between Point Loma Library: (Registration Southwestern and San Diego Yacht Clubs. It Beautification Awards 2508 Historic Decatur Road #200 required for OASIS classes) San Diego, CA 92106 January 10, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. is beautiful any time of day. It’s a great place By Ron Brooks & Betty Allman to watch both the sun and the moon rise, and Attn: Leslie Harrington OASIS: Artfully Asian Our winter garden awards take us to to watch junior boaters learn their skills in little Jan 10, 7:00 p.m. sabots. It’s also an excellent spot to study the crossroads of an ancient Greek Please make checks out to the Point Loma Foundation. All funds donated through Nancy Bildsoe, Mark Twain: Horse and learn about the wind on the water and writer and towering evergreen trees, the Foundation are tax deductible. A notation that the funds are for the Hugh Story Sense and Nonsense enhance your sailing skills. And, if you are better known in the Loma Portal Memorial should be made on the check or via an attached memo. Address February 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. lucky, you can see everything from ducks to community as Xenophon and questions about the Point Loma Foundation to John Calabotta at (619) 225-5620. OASIS: Chocolate Tastings and Trivia dolphins enjoying a swim in La Playa cove. Evergreen. The Gail Thomson garden Thanks to the efforts of Celeste February 28, 7:00 p.m. and the Barbara Reeb garden act as Trepte and Matt Awbry from Music of Africa: World Beat Center This little path could be -- and probably is -- Musicians. Children welcome! Councilman Kevin Faulconer’s office, the original La Playa Trail. This brings me to two book-ends resting high on the bluff overlooking Liberty Station, the west side of Cañon Street was February 28, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. another one of my favorite things! The La cleared of weeds and trash. Celeste OASIS: Evolution vs. Creationism Playa Trail Association is a brand new organi- Lindbergh Field and beyond. Sego palms and Star Pine; budding called Matt with her concern about paperwhites, perfect hedges and sloping lawns form verdant, leafy, March 7, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. zation committed to documenting, preserving, the fire hazard caused by the over- OASIS: Freud, Jung, Campbell: The and enhancing the history of the La Playa blossoming gardens that capture our attention and this issue’s grown brush, then Matt contacted the Concept of Shadow Trail. I am thrilled to have people committed Beautification Award. Well done, Gail and Barbara. Fire Rescue Department, who deter- mined that there indeed was over- March 21, 7:00 p.m. to preserving the history of Point Loma. They Mary Harker on Poetry of Adrienne Rich are planning an informational fund raiser at grown brush along the side of the the UPSES Hall on February 15th to bring road that was encroaching into the March 28, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. street – in violation of the California OASIS: Your Mouth: a Reflection of Your like-minded people together. Hope you can Fire Code. Matt called on the Alpha Total Body Health join them from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Or, if you Project to clear the brush – and they just want to support them with a check, let February 15, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. did. The project was completed in La Playa Trail Association informational me know! record time. meeting and fundraiser at the UPSES This year’s annual dinner is going to be one Hall. of our favorite things. Karen Wheeler is plan- News you can use... March 3, 2005, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ning a fantastic evening on May 22nd, 2007. 59th-annual Ocean Beach Don’t miss this one or you’ll miss the boat! Newsracks: We reported in the last Bench update: You may have noticed Kiwanis Kite Festival that the bench in front of Point newsletter that the Newsrack Kite making, entertainment, prizes, Lastly, new years are a big favorite. I love the Ordinance went before the Land Use Loma/Shelter Island Drug remains broken. Bruce Cook is working on a lunch, and a parade to the beach. See sense of a fresh start and a renewed commit- and Housing Committee. The issue is Arts Calendar for details. Home of Barbara Reeb solution to fill in the flower bed, ment to my goals and aspirations. Here’s now going before the City Council on reinforce the bench, and then place a SAVE THE DATE! wishing you all a 2007 filled with the delight of January 30 at 2:30 in the Council flower bed on either side of the bench. Taste of Shelter Island - April 17. your favorite things. Room on the 12th floor of the City Tickets on sale in March. Administration Building. PLA Annual Dinner - May 22, 2007 It’s a wonderful life! You can see these photos in color by going to the PLA web site at Point Loma Peninsula Community North Bay Midway Planning Ocean Beach Ocean Beach www.plaweb.org, clicking Association Planning Board Redevelopment PAC Advisory Committee Town Council Planning Board on the “PLA newsletters” Meets second Meets third Thursday, Meets quarterly on first Meets second Meets fourth Third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday,2 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. OB Recreation Center link, then clicking on the Bali Ha’i Restaurant Pt. Loma Library Peninsula Community Peninsula Community OB Recreation Center 4726 Santa Monica Ave. link for the Winter 2007 2230 ShelterCIVIC Island Dr. 3701 Voltaire Street ORGANIZATIONSService Center Service Center 4726 Santa Monica Ave. Marc Snelling, 819-0287; newsletter. Patti Adams, 887-9313 Cynthia Conger, 3740 Sports Arena Blvd. 3740 Sports Arena Blvd. Dave Martin, 515-4400 [email protected] Home of Gail Thompson Beautification Committee 665-3210 Lydia Goularte-Ruiz, Tom Traver, 295-5551 1st Tues, 8:00 a.m. SDYC 533-5170 Ron Brooks, 224-9912 Around Point Loma... The Point Loma PLA Pitch N’ Putt a huge success Phase Two of Utility Box Project underway Beautification Committee By Leslie Harrington, PLA Golf Tournament Chair and By Kerri De Rosier, Utility Box Chair NTC Update Office District – The office district is works hard for Point Loma PLA Secretary After great success with the Utility Box pilot project two Everyone wants to know...When is almost complete, with one, 109,000 Did you know that there are more than 43 The PLA Pitch N’ Putt for the Point was held at Sail Ho years ago, the Utility Box Committee is ready to tackle Trader Joe’s opening? According to square foot building remaining to be items on the Point Loma Beautification constructed. Leasing is underway in all Committee’s maintenance schedule? Golf Course on October 2, 2006, just two days after Sail Phase Two. Greg Block, Community Relations Tasks include weed control, watering, fer- other buildings. For leasing information, Ho officially opened to the public. PLA members were Manager with The Corky McMillin tilizing, trimming, pruning, cleanup, check- It took a while to determine who owns each box, but after contact Matt Hietbrink at 619.226.5840 among the first to play the beautifully renovated course. Companies, the new opening date is ing sprinklers, and oversight. Here’s a list many phone calls and e-mails, the committee has chosen to or [email protected]. of the areas on the Landscape We had 60 players and netted $3,000 for PLA. First place end of January. Starbuck’s will also paint the following boxes: Maintenance Schedule and lead people went to Mike Long’s foursome, which included Bill open at that time. Here’s an update on for each area: your dues at work! Writer’s Symposium at PLNU Vickers, Roy Long and Al Bruton. Linda Eves and Bill other Liberty Station venues: Bali Hai, 2230 Shelter Island Circle Word by Word, the 12th annual ~Pork chops at Nimitz and West Point Vickers won the closest-to-the-pin contest. Dr. David De Rosier’s office, 3019 Emerson Street Loma (Karen Davis) Liberty Station Marketplace – Vons, Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, will Dana Middle School - corner of Chatsworth and ~Dewey School (lead: Mean Green Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Coldstone be held on the Point Loma Nazarene Team) Narragansett (4 boxes) Creamery, Panera Bread, Da Kine’s University campus February 21-23, ~Nimitz Triangle (lead: Ed Streicher) Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans Street and La Salsa will open in the spring. 2007 in conjunction with the ~Cañon Street Sycamores, Elderberry (3 or 4 boxes) Wesleyan Center Conference, an event bushes, and wildflowers (Debbie Collier Park, Soto Street (2 boxes in front of the NTC Park Phase I – The first phase focusing on writers’ and artists’ depic- Hatz) Community Garden) is in its maintenance period. While tion of the Christian life. ~Jacaranda Trees on Rosecrans and McMillin anticipates an early spring Cañon Streets (Karen Davis and The cost estimate for each box is $500, which includes an opening, the City of San Diego will Featured guests of the Writer’s Ardetta Steiner) artist stipend ($200), supplies, and box preparation. The determine when the park is ready for Symposium include Anne Lamott, ~Gold Medallion Trees (Karen Davis Bali Hai and Emerson boxes are privately funded; the PLA public use. Watch the progress of the author of Bird by Bird, Traveling and Ardetta Steiner) needs to raise money to fund the rest. Kerri De Rosier is park on the NTC Park Cam Mercies, Plan B: Further Thoughts on ~Dana Middle School (Jess Walker) currently seeking grant money from the City and County, http://www.libertystation.com/web- Faith, and Operating Instructions; and ~Nimitz Median (Jodie Bruhn) Mike Long, Bill Vickers, Roy Long and Al Bruton and the PLA will graciously accept donations. ~Tennyson Triangle (Ed Streicher) cam/index.html. Eugene Peterson, scholar-pastor and A big thank you to our sponsors: author of The Message, Under the ~Nimitz Wall (Dee Kettenburg) The themes for the boxes will be: history of Point West Hotel – A 200 room Courtyard Predictable Plant, and Christ Plays in ~Nimitz West (Ed Streicher) The San Diego Foundation Loma/La Playa (Portuguese influence), Point Loma by Marriott and a 150 room Hilton Ten Thousand Places. ~Point Loma Entry Sign at Nimitz West Award Mortgage Lighthouse, San Diego marine or sea life, sailing, nautical Homewood Suites near the corner of (Bob Sherman) Red Sails Inn themes, Regional plants and flowers. Harbor Drive and Laning Road are For more information or to register for ~Village Flower Project / Catalina Diane Sullivan, Realtor/Prudential CA under construction, with an estimated the symposium and conference, go to Jacarandas (Klonie Kunzel) Seaport Realtors The Utility Box Committee is making the following late summer 2007 opening. www.pointloma.edu/wesleyan. ~Graffiti Removal (Ann Silliman) Point Loma Community Bank changes for Phase Two: Farmer’s Insurance ~Newsrack project (Ron Brooks/Betty Klonie Kunzel is working on recruiting members for Harbor Square – Located adjacent to Allman) Bali Hai Restaurant an independent jury to review submissions from artists the West Hotel project, this project ~Code Compliance Issues (Celeste Sign Diego will include 24,000 square feet of Trepte) Warner Springs Ranch In addition to the Point Loma Artists, who supplied all ~Al’s Garage (Ron Brooks/Betty Allman) Liberty Station the artists for the pilot project, get the word out to other restaurants and other retail uses. artists in the Point Loma/Ocean Beach community. Do Construction is underway. Tenants ~Beautification Awards San Diego National Bank you know anyone? Please call Kerri at (619) 226-2251. such as Oggi’s Pizza, Subway, Dinner (Ron Brooks/Betty Allman) Add a “Project of PLA” label on each box. Studio, Los Primos, Sushiya and The Mean Green Team meets every We had fabulous Rose’s Nails expect to be open for Friday at 9:00. For the schedule, raffle items and One exciting aspect of the project is working with the e-mail Ron Brooks at business late spring 2007. delicious food schools. We are planning to hold art contests at Dewey [email protected]. provided and under- Elementary and Dana Middle Schools to select winning East Hotel – Miller Global, a Denver designs. An artist will then do a rendering based on the based Real Estate Investment and Thanks to Dee Kettenburg for helping to Fuel Plume update: written by Miguel’s create a sparkle in the Village this holiday winning submissions. The schools’ principals and art Development Company, has submitted There was a town hall meeting on Cocina – a special Nan Lutes, Linda Ybarra, Linda Bienhoff season. She sent over 500 letters to local teachers are very excited! 12/7 in which Capt Mark Patton thank you to and Lynn Jewell a Planned Development Permit appli- businesses encouraging them to put up cation for a 650-room hotel at Liberty lights for the holidays. As you can see in reported, "We know the boundaries Barbara Morton! Thanks to Randy Littlefield with SDG&E, Duncan Hughes Station’s east hotel site, across the this picture featuring Willis Allen’s display, of and have contained the plume." Raffle items included a two night golf package at Warner with the City of San Diego, and Joe DiCarli and Brian Next steps will be to pump out the boat channel from the West Hotel. The the reaction has been very positive. “I have Springs Ranch, a spa gift valued at $200 to Glow MD Skin Westly of Cox Communications for being helpful and people calling me saying, ‘hey, I like this!’”, product using a trench system permit application outlines plans for Care and Spa in Liberty Station and a beautiful golf basket approving our box locations. said Dee. which will take approximately six donated by Donis Lovett. the development of a potential family years and a complete rebuilding of Unfortunately, we’re unable to paint any boxes belonging friendly “Nickelodeon Resort Hotel.” Thanks also to Jean Leighton with Impact Designs, who provided lighting and design the tank farm over two to three Thank you to the golf committee: Patti Adams, Bill Klees, to AT&T at this time. for BOTH sides of the Nimitz Bridge this years. You can see the Captain’s Martha Phillips, Bruce Cook, Tracy Morgan-Hollingworth year, in memory of Hugh Story. presentation at and Blake Harrington. See you at Pitch n’ Putt 2007! Thanks also to Donis Lovett, who will be the artist liaison, www.epointloma.com. and to Lee Lipsey for her valuable input. The Board of Directors thanks all of our members for their support. Every member at every level is important to us and valued by us. It is a special pleasure to recognize our members who are able to support the PLA at a higher level. They are:

Platinum ($1,000): Bronze ($100) Scott & Mary Clifton Jean Anderson Russell H Ginns Connie Melhorn Kent & Cynthia Andrews Connie Golden Terry & Barbara Moore Frankie & Marcia Lo Vecchio Larry & Susan Baumann Ken & Fran Golden Michael & Barbara Morton Peter & Stacey Benjamin Julio & Lynn Guidi Noreen & David Mulliken Joseph Benoit Fred Hage Jr. Gary & Cheryl Nogle Gold ($500): Bruce & Linda Blakley Kathryn Hattox, Portola Properties Kay G. North Richard Bregante William & Joanne Herrin Elizabeth & Dene Oliver Hugh & Diane Bennett Stephen & Priscilla Bothwell Ron & Ann Brooks Andy & Karen Hewitt Larry Pappas Glenn & Joanne Dethloff Sally Stevens Jones Esther Burnham John W. Hilton Mrs. Homer Peabody Jr. Lyle W. Butler Patricia C. Houser Nancy Peckham Dick & Dorothea Laub Tony & Nancy McCune Mike & Cindy Caruso Susan Houser David & Suzanne Pettigrew The McMillin Companies Joseph & Dee Wambaugh Charles & Tillie Cheyney Fred & Bonnie Howe Frank Pettit Don & Judy Clark William Jewell Louise Phillips Nancy Coleman Allen Jones & Rebecca Michael John & Brenda Rebelo Gus & Helen Coukoulis Dianne & John Kernan Dick & Jere Riley Silver ($250) Mr. & Mrs. L.G. Dameson Dee & Bill Kettenburg Joyce Rochester David & Kerri De Rosier Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Kimball Susan Rodi Dr. Bob Brower Carolyn Brown John & Michen Denney Richard & Windie Knoth Phyllis Monise & Antone Rose Dr. John & Jodie Bruhn Jeff Bruhn Ronald Erbetta Klonie Kunzel Rodney & Missy Simms Coldwell Banker Lawrence & Margaret Coleman Bill & Thalia Evenson Bob & Laura Kyle Gregory & arlette Smith Frank P. Fera John & Carol Landis Dan & Mary Snell Bruce Cook Karan Cooper & Greenwald Bennet Mari & Mike Fink Dick & Vickie Lareau Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Springstead Barbara Darnell DMV Mary Lou & Fredrick Harris Beth & Dave Finster Dr. & Mrs. Merl Ledford Diane Sullivan Annette & Dick Ford Bruce & Joanne Leidenberger Sun Harbor Marina Gary H. Hayes Craig & Rebecca Irving Betty Foss Tom & Terry Lewis Frederick & Patricia Tellam Ross & Sharon Irwin Don Lang Kent Foster & Pamela Fairley Lee & Geoff Lipsey Emory & Lois Thompson Lincoln Military Housing Rita Moller Ken Frederick Alan & Dorothy Lord Tom & Barbara Tourtellott Allen & Judy Garrett Sean & Jeanette McCarthy Judge Howard & Marlene Turrentine Dr. & Mrs. Lee Monroe Occidental Landscape Inc. Douglas & Mary Giddings Betsy McCullough & James Hare Craig Whitwer Jim & Sue Ogle Point Loma Community Bank Gillian Robinson Margaret Roulette San Diego Marine Exchange Judge Gordon & Jean Thompson United Portuguese S E S Inc. Nancy Stove & Jon Warwick Robin Wilson Marvin & Bebe Zigman Thank You! Around Point Loma... The Point Loma PLA Pitch N’ Putt a huge success Phase Two of Utility Box Project underway Beautification Committee By Leslie Harrington, PLA Golf Tournament Chair and By Kerri De Rosier, Utility Box Chair NTC Update Office District – The office district is works hard for Point Loma PLA Secretary After great success with the Utility Box pilot project two Everyone wants to know...When is almost complete, with one, 109,000 Did you know that there are more than 43 The PLA Pitch N’ Putt for the Point was held at Sail Ho years ago, the Utility Box Committee is ready to tackle Trader Joe’s opening? According to square foot building remaining to be items on the Point Loma Beautification constructed. Leasing is underway in all Committee’s maintenance schedule? Golf Course on October 2, 2006, just two days after Sail Phase Two. Greg Block, Community Relations Tasks include weed control, watering, fer- other buildings. For leasing information, Ho officially opened to the public. PLA members were Manager with The Corky McMillin tilizing, trimming, pruning, cleanup, check- It took a while to determine who owns each box, but after contact Matt Hietbrink at 619.226.5840 among the first to play the beautifully renovated course. Companies, the new opening date is ing sprinklers, and oversight. Here’s a list many phone calls and e-mails, the committee has chosen to or [email protected]. of the areas on the Landscape We had 60 players and netted $3,000 for PLA. First place end of January. Starbuck’s will also paint the following boxes: Maintenance Schedule and lead people went to Mike Long’s foursome, which included Bill open at that time. Here’s an update on for each area: your dues at work! Writer’s Symposium at PLNU Vickers, Roy Long and Al Bruton. Linda Eves and Bill other Liberty Station venues: Bali Hai, 2230 Shelter Island Circle Word by Word, the 12th annual ~Pork chops at Nimitz and West Point Vickers won the closest-to-the-pin contest. Dr. David De Rosier’s office, 3019 Emerson Street Loma (Karen Davis) Liberty Station Marketplace – Vons, Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, will Dana Middle School - corner of Chatsworth and ~Dewey School (lead: Mean Green Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Coldstone be held on the Point Loma Nazarene Team) Narragansett (4 boxes) Creamery, Panera Bread, Da Kine’s University campus February 21-23, ~Nimitz Triangle (lead: Ed Streicher) Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans Street and La Salsa will open in the spring. 2007 in conjunction with the ~Cañon Street Sycamores, Elderberry (3 or 4 boxes) Wesleyan Center Conference, an event bushes, and wildflowers (Debbie Collier Park, Soto Street (2 boxes in front of the NTC Park Phase I – The first phase focusing on writers’ and artists’ depic- Hatz) Community Garden) is in its maintenance period. While tion of the Christian life. ~Jacaranda Trees on Rosecrans and McMillin anticipates an early spring Cañon Streets (Karen Davis and The cost estimate for each box is $500, which includes an opening, the City of San Diego will Featured guests of the Writer’s Ardetta Steiner) artist stipend ($200), supplies, and box preparation. The determine when the park is ready for Symposium include Anne Lamott, ~Gold Medallion Trees (Karen Davis Bali Hai and Emerson boxes are privately funded; the PLA public use. Watch the progress of the author of Bird by Bird, Traveling and Ardetta Steiner) needs to raise money to fund the rest. Kerri De Rosier is park on the NTC Park Cam Mercies, Plan B: Further Thoughts on ~Dana Middle School (Jess Walker) currently seeking grant money from the City and County, http://www.libertystation.com/web- Faith, and Operating Instructions; and ~Nimitz Median (Jodie Bruhn) Mike Long, Bill Vickers, Roy Long and Al Bruton and the PLA will graciously accept donations. ~Tennyson Triangle (Ed Streicher) cam/index.html. Eugene Peterson, scholar-pastor and A big thank you to our sponsors: author of The Message, Under the ~Nimitz Wall (Dee Kettenburg) The themes for the boxes will be: history of Point West Hotel – A 200 room Courtyard Predictable Plant, and Christ Plays in ~Nimitz West (Ed Streicher) The San Diego Foundation Loma/La Playa (Portuguese influence), Point Loma by Marriott and a 150 room Hilton Ten Thousand Places. ~Point Loma Entry Sign at Nimitz West Award Mortgage Lighthouse, San Diego marine or sea life, sailing, nautical Homewood Suites near the corner of (Bob Sherman) Red Sails Inn themes, Regional plants and flowers. Harbor Drive and Laning Road are For more information or to register for ~Village Flower Project / Catalina Diane Sullivan, Realtor/Prudential CA under construction, with an estimated the symposium and conference, go to Jacarandas (Klonie Kunzel) Seaport Realtors The Utility Box Committee is making the following late summer 2007 opening. www.pointloma.edu/wesleyan. ~Graffiti Removal (Ann Silliman) Point Loma Community Bank changes for Phase Two: Farmer’s Insurance ~Newsrack project (Ron Brooks/Betty Klonie Kunzel is working on recruiting members for Harbor Square – Located adjacent to Allman) Bali Hai Restaurant an independent jury to review submissions from artists the West Hotel project, this project ~Code Compliance Issues (Celeste Sign Diego will include 24,000 square feet of Trepte) Warner Springs Ranch In addition to the Point Loma Artists, who supplied all ~Al’s Garage (Ron Brooks/Betty Allman) Liberty Station the artists for the pilot project, get the word out to other restaurants and other retail uses. artists in the Point Loma/Ocean Beach community. Do Construction is underway. Tenants ~Beautification Awards San Diego National Bank you know anyone? Please call Kerri at (619) 226-2251. such as Oggi’s Pizza, Subway, Dinner (Ron Brooks/Betty Allman) Add a “Project of PLA” label on each box. Studio, Los Primos, Sushiya and The Mean Green Team meets every We had fabulous Rose’s Nails expect to be open for Friday at 9:00. For the schedule, raffle items and One exciting aspect of the project is working with the e-mail Ron Brooks at business late spring 2007. delicious food schools. We are planning to hold art contests at Dewey [email protected]. provided and under- Elementary and Dana Middle Schools to select winning East Hotel – Miller Global, a Denver designs. An artist will then do a rendering based on the based Real Estate Investment and Thanks to Dee Kettenburg for helping to Fuel Plume update: written by Miguel’s create a sparkle in the Village this holiday winning submissions. The schools’ principals and art Development Company, has submitted There was a town hall meeting on Cocina – a special Nan Lutes, Linda Ybarra, Linda Bienhoff season. She sent over 500 letters to local teachers are very excited! 12/7 in which Capt Mark Patton thank you to and Lynn Jewell a Planned Development Permit appli- businesses encouraging them to put up cation for a 650-room hotel at Liberty lights for the holidays. As you can see in reported, "We know the boundaries Barbara Morton! Thanks to Randy Littlefield with SDG&E, Duncan Hughes Station’s east hotel site, across the this picture featuring Willis Allen’s display, of and have contained the plume." Raffle items included a two night golf package at Warner with the City of San Diego, and Joe DiCarli and Brian Next steps will be to pump out the boat channel from the West Hotel. The the reaction has been very positive. “I have Springs Ranch, a spa gift valued at $200 to Glow MD Skin Westly of Cox Communications for being helpful and people calling me saying, ‘hey, I like this!’”, product using a trench system permit application outlines plans for Care and Spa in Liberty Station and a beautiful golf basket approving our box locations. said Dee. which will take approximately six donated by Donis Lovett. the development of a potential family years and a complete rebuilding of Unfortunately, we’re unable to paint any boxes belonging friendly “Nickelodeon Resort Hotel.” Thanks also to Jean Leighton with Impact Designs, who provided lighting and design the tank farm over two to three Thank you to the golf committee: Patti Adams, Bill Klees, to AT&T at this time. for BOTH sides of the Nimitz Bridge this years. You can see the Captain’s Martha Phillips, Bruce Cook, Tracy Morgan-Hollingworth year, in memory of Hugh Story. presentation at and Blake Harrington. See you at Pitch n’ Putt 2007! Thanks also to Donis Lovett, who will be the artist liaison, www.epointloma.com. and to Lee Lipsey for her valuable input. Point Loma Foundation, continued C OMMUNITY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Donations sought for Hugh Story Memorial C ALENDAR Many of you have asked how to make gifts to the Point Loma At the last meeting, the PLA Board approved a fantastic conceptual design created Patti Adams, 2006-2007 President The Point Loma Garden Club has Foundation. Some have asked how to make a gift for a specific by Kirk O’Brien for a memorial to Hugh Story at the south entrance of the Point program such as the Point Loma Association’s Bus Bench program, meetings and workshops at the UPSES Raindrops on roses and whiskers Loma Branch Library. The design includes a stylized structure of a submarine, Hall (new location) on the second art work for the utility boxes, The Village of Your Dreams Plan, and, on kittens Wednesday of every month. Meetings most recently, for the construction of the Hugh Story Memorial. which functionally can be used for seating, and a landscaped area that flows in the Warm Santa Ana’s and no need begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by work- wake of the boat. “It’s a metaphor for Hugh’s life - from warrier to Johnny shops at 12:00. For meeting topics, go to for mittens To make a gift to the Point Loma Foundation, please contact our Appleseed,” said O’Brien, who also stressed that that the final design will be the www.plgc.org. AFC Champions with Super treasurer, Klonie Kunzel, at (619) 222-1950, or me at (619) 225- result of a community process. Bowl Rings Workshops: January 10 - Flower 5620 so we can provide you with the proper information on how to Arranging Part I; February 14 - Flower These are a few of my favorite things! make your gift with the specific purpose for which it is intended. City approval is required before plans can be finalized. O’Brien hopes to have Arranging Part II; March 14 - Flower more detailed renderings by the next PLA meeting. Arranging Part III I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season The Point Loma community overflows with creative and committed and took time to enjoy your favorite things in individuals who want to improve on what we all enjoy today about Celeste and Gene Trepte have planted the first seed with their generous gift to the January 16, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. America’s Finest City from our outstanding Point Loma. With your support, the Point Loma Foundation can pro- Chamber Installation “Super Mixer,” fund. All donations for the Hugh Story Memorial should be mailed as follows: Fiddler’s Green corner of it, Point Loma! vide the capital to create The Village of Your Dreams and much more! San Diego Foundation/Point Loma Foundation Fund Upcoming programs at the Hervey One of my favorite things is the path between Point Loma Library: (Registration Southwestern and San Diego Yacht Clubs. It Beautification Awards 2508 Historic Decatur Road #200 required for OASIS classes) San Diego, CA 92106 January 10, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. is beautiful any time of day. It’s a great place By Ron Brooks & Betty Allman to watch both the sun and the moon rise, and Attn: Leslie Harrington OASIS: Artfully Asian Our winter garden awards take us to to watch junior boaters learn their skills in little Jan 10, 7:00 p.m. sabots. It’s also an excellent spot to study the crossroads of an ancient Greek Please make checks out to the Point Loma Foundation. All funds donated through Nancy Bildsoe, Mark Twain: Horse and learn about the wind on the water and writer and towering evergreen trees, the Foundation are tax deductible. A notation that the funds are for the Hugh Story Sense and Nonsense enhance your sailing skills. And, if you are better known in the Loma Portal Memorial should be made on the check or via an attached memo. Address February 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. lucky, you can see everything from ducks to community as Xenophon and questions about the Point Loma Foundation to John Calabotta at (619) 225-5620. OASIS: Chocolate Tastings and Trivia dolphins enjoying a swim in La Playa cove. Evergreen. The Gail Thomson garden Thanks to the efforts of Celeste February 28, 7:00 p.m. and the Barbara Reeb garden act as Trepte and Matt Awbry from Music of Africa: World Beat Center This little path could be -- and probably is -- Musicians. Children welcome! Councilman Kevin Faulconer’s office, the original La Playa Trail. This brings me to two book-ends resting high on the bluff overlooking Liberty Station, the west side of Cañon Street was February 28, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. another one of my favorite things! The La cleared of weeds and trash. Celeste OASIS: Evolution vs. Creationism Playa Trail Association is a brand new organi- Lindbergh Field and beyond. Sego palms and Star Pine; budding called Matt with her concern about paperwhites, perfect hedges and sloping lawns form verdant, leafy, March 7, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. zation committed to documenting, preserving, the fire hazard caused by the over- OASIS: Freud, Jung, Campbell: The and enhancing the history of the La Playa blossoming gardens that capture our attention and this issue’s grown brush, then Matt contacted the Concept of Shadow Trail. I am thrilled to have people committed Beautification Award. Well done, Gail and Barbara. Fire Rescue Department, who deter- mined that there indeed was over- March 21, 7:00 p.m. to preserving the history of Point Loma. They Mary Harker on Poetry of Adrienne Rich are planning an informational fund raiser at grown brush along the side of the the UPSES Hall on February 15th to bring road that was encroaching into the March 28, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. street – in violation of the California OASIS: Your Mouth: a Reflection of Your like-minded people together. Hope you can Fire Code. Matt called on the Alpha Total Body Health join them from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Or, if you Project to clear the brush – and they just want to support them with a check, let February 15, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. did. The project was completed in La Playa Trail Association informational me know! record time. meeting and fundraiser at the UPSES This year’s annual dinner is going to be one Hall. of our favorite things. Karen Wheeler is plan- News you can use... March 3, 2005, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ning a fantastic evening on May 22nd, 2007. 59th-annual Ocean Beach Don’t miss this one or you’ll miss the boat! Newsracks: We reported in the last Bench update: You may have noticed Kiwanis Kite Festival that the bench in front of Point newsletter that the Newsrack Kite making, entertainment, prizes, Lastly, new years are a big favorite. I love the Ordinance went before the Land Use Loma/Shelter Island Drug remains broken. Bruce Cook is working on a lunch, and a parade to the beach. See sense of a fresh start and a renewed commit- and Housing Committee. The issue is Arts Calendar for details. Home of Barbara Reeb solution to fill in the flower bed, ment to my goals and aspirations. Here’s now going before the City Council on reinforce the bench, and then place a SAVE THE DATE! wishing you all a 2007 filled with the delight of January 30 at 2:30 in the Council flower bed on either side of the bench. Taste of Shelter Island - April 17. your favorite things. Room on the 12th floor of the City Tickets on sale in March. Administration Building. PLA Annual Dinner - May 22, 2007 It’s a wonderful life! 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