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October 2007 Docent General Meeting Saturday, October 20Th 9:00 A.M Torrey Pinecone A news bulletin for the Torrey Pines Docent Society October 2007 Docent General Meeting Saturday, October 20th 9:00 a.m. National University, 11255 N. Torrey Pines Road State of the Reserve: Natural Resources and Ecological Programs at Torrey Pines State Reserve Darren Smith, the Environmental Scientist and Natural Resources Program Manager for the San Diego Coastal District of DPR will be our speaker. Program for the September variety of folks and organizations that Docent of the Month: Dawn request these uniquely tailored walks Docent Meeting: unique Thieding (2006) is being recognized and elucidated the personal for her work with organizing the and informative! enjoyment of leading these walks as music for the Plein Air Art Festival by Sharon Clay Rose well as the financial benefit to TPDS. and coordinating next year’s Earth Opening comments by Ken Baer, Barbara Wallach of Whacky Day event. Director of Programs, led into a Weeder fame presented the many dynamic video presentation on Trail ways that docents are contributing to Patrol by Paul Whitby along with the beauty of the reserve as well as additional commentary about the developing camaraderie and getting special value of Torrey Pines State to know more about the nooks and Reserve by Bobbi Whitby and crannies of TPSR. Margaret Fillius Docents were treated to a DVD Cecily Goode, Director of presentation of Herb Knufken’s Children’s Programs gave a lively magnificent and inspiring presentation on the rewards of photography. This will be shown to working with children in the reserve. plein air artists to prepare each of She demonstrated some of the them to select their “spot of beauty” materials used for the Kumeyaay when they come into the reserve to do program while modeling the willow their paintings. skirt that “Mrs. Kumeyaay” dons as The “open house” format for the part of the children’s learning docent meeting program provided an experience. For the final portion of enjoyable and informative her presentation she showed slides of showcasing of these talented hard children in the reserve along with working docents copies of thank you letters sent to September Docent Meeting docents by the children. Notes Photo by Herb Knufken Margaret Fillius then explained Ranger Report: Ranger Jody Excerpted from notes from the TPDS the history of Special Walks, a Kummer reported that, starting on General Meeting, September15, 2007 program set up 5 years ago by Don Monday (9/17/07), the upper 2 lots by Secretary, Judy Schulman. Grines. She spoke about what is and the lower lot will be slurry Complete minutes in Library. involved in leading walks for the sealed. No cars will be allowed in the Torrey Pinecone October 2007 1 park on Monday and possibly on now enter their General Meeting Annenberg Foundation: President Tuesday. They may also prevent hours more efficiently. Steve Usher announced that we have walkers from coming into the park. received a $10,000 check from the She also plans to have a life-size Bookstore: (Nancy Woodworth) Annenberg Foundation to be used for whale design on the parking lot Two new items were showcased. the Children’s Program. The purpose nearest the bathrooms. This will One is a book called Land of Sunlight is to extend our outreach to low make it easier for docents and staff to which features many of the artists income children and schools. He explain where the bathrooms are. In who will be at the Plein Air Art thanked TPA president Pat Masters October, they will slurry seal the Festival. It also includes Joan Grine for her involvement and Priscilla front half of the North Beach parking (Don Grine’s wife whose painting the Lewis for doing the extra paperwork lot. First they have to do test drills TPDS used on a t-shirt). The other needed. This is an important example for waterlines and check for item is the 2008 Southwest Calendar. of the TPDS and the TPA working archeological sites. She encouraged together in furthering their mission to all of us to come at 2 p.m. on Friday Membership: (Walt Desmond) The support the Reserve. to help set up for the Plein Air Art Festival. The volunteer appreciation roster by docent’s first name is now Gourd Workshop: Barbara Wallach dinner will be the first Sunday in available. Please let him know if announced that there will be another October. [Ed. Note: The date has there are any changes that need to be th made or if you want your Torreyana gourd and craft workshop on October changed to October 14 . See 13 starting at 9 a.m. [see page 3] announcement later in this bulletin]. and Pinecone electronically. Benefits It will include a movie on the beach for getting these newsletters from a high school student who used electronically are color, additional Docent Question of the Month his project to get into USC’s film photos and more up to date. – October 2007 school. She is also interested in Courtesy of Jim Larrimore & Gill getting photos of docents in action. Trail Patrol: (Sherry Doolittle) All Williamson There is a new gas fireplace. Trail Patrol members are urged to be Q: Can you safely drink tea made Historian Victor Walsh will replaster out in force on Saturday for the Plein from leaves of the Yerba Santa in the adobe wall. The North Beach Air Art Festival. Torrey Pines State Reserve? concessionaire contract has not been A: (See p. 4) signed yet. It is doubtful they will Library: (Michael Yang) There come in until next summer. She was a recent acquisition of an 18- Painting the Air with Music thanked docent Steve Tarkington and hour DVD course on Geology by Dawn Thieding her volunteers for picking up 12 bags (recommended by Lillian Lachicotte). Photo by Herb Knufken of trash on the west side of 101. There is also CD for making Not even rain could dampen the nametags for the Children’s Program spirits of festival-goers at the First by Diane Greening. Lodge Duty: (Irene Larrimore) There Annual Torrey Pines Plein Air Art was a clarification that the time Festival. Upon arrival, attendees were period stated in the docent manual Treasurer: (Priscilla Lewis) to date greeted by the sweet sounds of Peter (9:30 a.m-1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.- there has been $43,000 in income and Sprague and his brother, Tripp. 4:30 p.m.) is for Saturday and $43,000 in expenses. We are breaking Sunday only during Standard Time. even. $200 was given to the Docents are asked to let her know if endowment in memory of Arnie they are having problems with the Shaw and Katherine Chaffee. new 3.5-hour shifts. Plein Air Art Festival Schedule: Children’s Program: (Cecily (Steve Usher) Herb Knufken has Goode) Handouts were available on produced 62-photo DVD of Torrey how to signup for the Children’s Pine scenes that will be played in a Program online. continual loop at the artists’ cocktail Peter (guitar, above) grew up in the reception on Wednesday night. [Ed. area and is a long-time patron of the Communications: (Roger Note: The schedule for the volunteer Reserve. Through his experience and Isaacson) Anne Williamson was participation in the event was clearly expertise, he beautifully matched the acknowledged for her work on the presented. See complete minutes.] flow of guests and the majesty of the hour Tracker program. Docents can Torrey Pine. With Peter on guitar and Tripp on flute and saxophone, their 2 Torrey Pinecone October 2007 melodies sang to the trees, while the offered their works to be auctioned to CHILDREN’S PROGRAM guests dined on lunch provided by the help the Reserve, but parental bids UNDERWAY! Lodge at Torrey Pines and strolled kept the works in the family. by Cecily Goode the festival grounds. After lunch, Everyone thoroughly enjoyed The Children’s Program started Nature provided a surprise themselves! Thanks go to the Thursday Sept. 20th with a first-time performance of "The Sound of Rain," volunteers who helped keep the glue Carrillo School in Carlsbad. What a followed by guitar duo Paper Moon, tidy and the water cups clean: Diana great way to start the school year with who entranced the crowd as the sun Davis, Vince Castiglione, Sally this beautiful fall weather. The came out again. Performers Scot Whitlock, Priscilla Lewis, and Joy children had an opportunity not only Taber and Daniel Dever captivated Kenawell (non-docent). Special to see TPSR, but also to observe the audience with their original thanks to Barbara Wallach who Plein Air artists at work. The artists compositions. Their unique and up- donated the many colored sand invited the children to observe them beat acoustic sound had something palettes and boards for the sand painting, to take pictures and engage for everyone, as they combined painting, and Laura Lowenstein for in conversation. I heard comments traditional styles with a contemporary suggesting the cardboard frames for like: “I can’t wait to show my parents flavor. A good time was had by all! the watercolors. the pictures I took of them painting,” A HUGE thanks goes to John Dorian, and “Those are beautiful paintings.” the sound technician, for graciously Library News: New DVD There are still open slots to be donating his time, expertise, and filled for the docent led hikes. Don’t equipment. John's generosity allowed Series and Checkout hesitate to sign up on the Web site or the music to paint the air at the Procedure just come tag along. festival and brought much unity and by Mike Yang joy to the event.
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