!"#"$ #$% &'"(## )*#*+!,#$-.&+!-/% #-0+%/&.,1+'- !&"2/$ 0,*+345 6,78,9%&" RANCHO SFNEWS .com VOL. 7, NO. 13 THE RANCH’S BEST SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS JULY 15, 2011 THISWEEK Upgrades STILL GOING The Association will prepare continue California Highway Patrol’s senior programs, where retired volunteers help their school community run more efficiently B1 for year WAY TO GO By Patty McCormac Local college students RANCHO SANTA FE — earn top honors and The new R.Roger Rowe School grades at recent will finally get comfortable commencements A3 chairs for its Performing Arts Center. The board of trustees voted unanimously at its July 7 BACK HOME meeting to fund 350 cushioned Columnist Machel Penn chairs with arm rests at a cost of Shull enjoys her Fourth no more than $28,404.38. of July weekend in Iowa Staff and administration in this week’s “Machel’s have had the opportunity to Ranch” B7 test several chairs, which have been outside the office of Superintendent Lindy Delaney for the past few months. The most popular will be pur- INSIDE chased. TWO SECTIONS, 32 PAGES Also approved for pur- chase were bookcases and Calendar . A5 READY! 6:;+#<:=>+!?<@+ABB+:C+"?D<E:+#?D>?+FG+H?>EGI+?>+>EG+J>?HKDH+?IG?+LGC:IG+>EG+J>?I>+:C+>EG+M?I?NG* Photo by Patty McCormac classroom cubbies and tables Classifieds . B12 not to exceed $15,000. Although there are no stu- Comics . B14 Fourth of July celebration, Ranch-style dents at the school during the Consumer Reports . B5 summer, planning for the next Crossword . B14 By Patty McCormac are no rules or limitations. country’s birthday. It’s an “I think he wanted to be school year keeps staff and RANCHO SANTA FE — You never know how many occasion where just about Grand Marshal just to have administration busy. Frugal Living . B4 One of the most fun things people are going to show up, everyone and their dog — yes his Jeep in the parade,” There are carpets to be shampooed, fire extinguishers Hit the Road . B8 about the annual Rancho how many cars there will be, their dog, many in costume — teased Sue. Santa Fe July 4 Parade is that how many kids; how many turn out to join the celebra- But on a more serious to be recharged, paint to be Hot Off The Block . B4 organizers never know who is bikes, how many horses. It’s tion. note, Gordy said he was hon- touched up and staff to be hired. Kiss The Cook . B8 going to show up and what just everybody come as you This year’s grand mar- ored to be chosen for the posi- they will be entering. are. Every year it just keeps shal was Gordy Bartow, one of tion. Delaney said she is look- Lick the Plate . A6 “I love the organized getting bigger and better.” the organizers of the original Many people arrived ing for drama, art and music teachers for the new school Machel’s Ranch . B7 chaos of it all,” said Shannon For the 30th year, this lit- parade. He and his wife Sue, early to stake out prime spots Mountain, one of the organiz- tle parade has marched dressed in World War II circa on the grassy area on Avenida year. Odd Files . A3 ers of the parade who works through the Village of Rancho Army uniforms, rode in Still, with all the activity, for the Association. “There Santa Fe in celebration of the Gordy’s Jeep from that era. TURN TO FOURTH ON A11 Delaney said it seems more Opinion . A4 quiet this year. Ranch History . B10 “Maybe it’s because we are not moving,”she said with a Real Estate News . B4 Landscape crew applauded for their work laugh referring to last summer Small Talk . B1 when the construction project By Patty McCormac on the new school went into Smart Money . B3 RANCHO SANTA FE — high gear and everyone and Taste of Wine . A7 The Rancho Santa Fe everything in its way had to Landscape Crew was recog- yield. The day school was out Who’s News? . B3 nized for its hard work all last year, everything had to be year long at the July 7 meet- emptied out of several tempo- ing of the Association. rary classrooms and some class- HOW TO REACH US They were introduced rooms in existing buildings, (760) 436-9737 individually and earned a keeping staff busy, keeping up round of applause for their with the pace of construction. CALENDARS SECTION: fine job in keeping This summer there are [email protected] Association grounds gor- some residual issues from the COMMUNITY NEWS: geous. construction process with [email protected] “It’s always an honor to which to deal,such as some out- work with this group. 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Being named to the age of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 campaign for troops FILES Rancho Santa Fe resident honor roll is a high distinc- scale, have at least 12 graded Kristen Hudson received her tion, which includes students credit hours, no incompletes, The Coffee Bean & Tea donate any retail item includ- Doctor of Medicine degree in in the top five percentile. and no grades lower than a C. Leaf has launched this year’s ing coffee, tea and accessories LEAD STORY from the School of Medicine SMU is a nationally Cornell University campaign to donate money to to the troops. On May 21, Jesse of Emory University at the ranked private university in announced the graduation of The Fisher House Foundation The delivery of the coffee Robinson either established 166th commencement in Dallas founded 100 years Rancho Santa Fe resident and bags of coffee to active and products to overseas or tied the unofficial world May. Hudson is the daughter ago.Today, SMU enrolls near- Jon Haahr, who earned an duty U.S. soldiers serving troops is facilitated through a record for unluckiest under- of Robert Kyle Burgess and ly 11,000 students who bene- Artium Baccalarius degree in abroad. nonprofit organization called age drinker of all time when Janet Louise Burgess.