PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID RANCHO SANTA FE, CA PERMIT NO. 53 BOXHOLDER RANCHO SFNEWS .com VOL. 7, NO. 24 THE RANCH’S BEST SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS DEC. 16, 2011 THISWEEK Board mulls email use By Patty McCormac RANCHO SANTA FE — How to best use email to com- municate with the residents of Rancho Santa Fe is still percolating, although the Association board decided at its Dec. 1 meeting to move for- TEA WITH TREES ward by considering hiring a Local residents, professional email company schoolchildren and the to handle the project. The Library Guild get board is also looking at ways together for some holiday to make sure the information cheer and charity. B1 exchanged between members and the company is secure. In addition to transmit- INSIDE ting Association news, board members hope email can be TWO SECTIONS, 28 PAGES used for urgent communica- Arts & Entertainment . A13 tions such as notification of a lost child, or as a way to tell Baby Boomer Peace . B7 residents to evacuate, as in Calendar . A13 the case of the Witch Creek Fire. Classifieds . B9 “In the case of the 2007 Comics . B10 fire, that developed in 10 The Waterman family, Phillip, Luca and Stefani who are on a month’s visit from London, took part in the wreath-making class. Stefani grew up in hours,” director Anne Eye Spy . A7 Photos by Patty McCormac Rancho Santa Fe and now teaches at an international school. Feighner said. “There was not Hit the Road . B8 time for a board meeting.” Lick the Plate . A14 Feighner said that email could also be used for the less Machel’s Ranch . A6 Wreath making a charitable tradition urgent matters, such as notify- Marketplace News . A12 By Patty McCormac ing residents about specials at RANCHO SANTA FE — the golf club restaurant or Odd Files . A3 Members of the Rancho special events at the various Opinion . A4 Santa Fe Garden Club have clubs in the Covenant. been making Christmas “After a week away, mail Pet of the Week . A14 wreaths for charity since piles up so much you have to Ranch History . A4 World War II. prioritize,” she said. “If you “We used to deliver could learn of these things on Small Talk . B1 them to the Camp Pendleton the road, that would be nice.” Sports . A15 hospital,” said LaVerne Email could also be used Taste of Wine . B8 Schlosser, who has been par- to notify residents of street ticipating in the tradition closures, committee openings, Who’s News? . B3 since 1978. “Now we give budget summaries, assess- them to the senior center for ment collection policy, board HOW TO REACH US homebound seniors.” minutes and architectural She said she comes to changes notices. (760) 436-9737 the event each year because “Implementation of an CALENDARS SECTION: she enjoys the camaraderie electronic communication [email protected] with others who are doing system was subsequently something worthwhile. identified as the board’s COMMUNITY NEWS: And, of course, carrying eighth highest priority for the [email protected] on the tradition is important. 2011-2012 at the 2011 board LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: “It is a tradition and I retreat,” said Bob Green, [email protected] like tradition and the Garden Covenant building commis- Club holds onto its tradition sioner. Green gave a detailed FREE CLASSIFIED ADS quite well,” Schlosser said. report during the meeting Sell your car at any price, or There was still a little about the staff’s progress in any one item $150 or less for nip in the air at the 9:30 a.m. the area. free! Go online to start of the event on Dec. 7, “The recent Rancho www.coastnewsgroup.com or but many women braved the Santa Fe Strategic Planning call our free ad hot line at chill and got started. Research Survey identified (760) 436-1070. Deadline is “This is one of the most that 67 percent of residents Monday at 4 p.m. TURN TO WREATH ON A14 Barbara Peason and Andrea Kessler are hard at work on their wreaths. TURN TO EMAIL ON A14 A2 RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS DEC. 16, 2011 DEC. 16, 2011 RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS A3 by CHUCK SHEPHERDODD Country Friends host shopping, tea By Patty McCormac FILES RANCHO SANTA FE — One of the brightest tradi- Uphill both ways tions of the season in Rancho Santa Fe is the annual — Chinese Education Holiday Tea hosted by The Values: To get to their Country Friends. For the 16th school, 80 children (aged 6 year, these modern-day fairy to 17) in the mountaintop godmothers held the event at village of Pili, China, near their consignment shop on the borders with Tajikistan Dec. 7. and Afghanistan, make a “It’s a wonderful event,” 120-mile journey that said Bonnie Wright, who said includes 50 miles on foot or she has been coming for the by camel. The most danger- past 10 years. “Everybody ous parts of the route are an feels good and it’s a good Beautiful harp music, provided by inches-wide path cut into a thing to bring people to who Heidi Fleischbein greeted guests. cliff (over a 1,000-foot want to get involved in some- drop), a 600-foot-long zip- thing worthwhile.” line drop and crossings of About 150 beautifully four freezing rivers (easier Kim Smart, Andrene Dziubinski and Andrea Naversen peruse the items inside the shop before the tea begins. dressed women braved the Photos by Patty McCormac in winter when they are chill of the cold snap of the frozen solid). The kids must past two weeks to sit outside outside for half a block. of Fashion event. to women, children and the make the chaperoned treks for the tea catered by The “This is one of our The Country Friends was elderly. four times a year — coming Promiscuous Fork. As the biggest fundraisers,” said founded in 1954 to help oth- Its consignment shop in and going for each of two event continued, the sun Andrea Naversen, who knows ers help themselves. The the Village, at El Tordo and long sessions. According to warmed up the venue that a little something about group concentrates on and Avenida de Acacias, sells an one teacher, Ms. Su, the kids spilled out of the Friend’s fundraising having been the gives support to human care generally enjoy the adven- patio onto the brick sidewalk chairman of last summer’s Art agencies that provide services TURN TO FRIENDS ON A14 ture. The government is building a road to the vil- lage, but it will not be fin- ished until 2013. Cultural Diversity — Globally (except in Japan), family-run business- es under perform those run by professional managers. Japanese corporations often seem to have a talent- ed son to take over for his father. The main reason for that, according to an August Freakonomics radio report, Carol Baden owner of the Del Mar is that the family scions usu- Hat Company and one of the bou- ally first recruit an ideal tique shops set up outside the “son” and then adopt him, event, says the whimsical “fascina- often also encouraging their tor” hats worn at the royal wedding Country Friends Martha Harris Pankau and Anna Waite check guests in Bonnie Wright said she has been coming to the annual event for at least in April are finding favor with daughters to marry the to the tea. a decade. American Women. men. (Japanese adage: “You can’t choose your sons, but you can choose your sons-in-law.”) If the man is already Parents offered training in ongoing classes married, sometimes he and The Fusion Academy San — Jan. 11, Fostering How electronic communica- the signs of use. Strategies for Teens. his wife will both get adopt- Diego is hosting a free speaker Healthy Parent-Child tion impacts adolescent’s lives — April 4, the Impact of Deborah Briggs, an ed. In fact, while 98 percent series for parents, monthly Communication. Scott Koenig, and development, presented ADHD on Family expert in creative problem of U.S. adoptions are of chil- through May of 2012. a clinical psychologist, will by Julieann Myers Relationships. Lori Rappaport solving, will explain how teens dren, 98 percent of Japan’s All the workshops will be offer advice to parents on how — March 7, Rollin’ with and Lewis Ribner, co-founders can acquire this valuable skill. are of adults. held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the to maintain open lines of com- the Rubin-PillsKill Program. of the ADHD Center for Register for the work- — At an October cere- Fusion Academy San Diego munication with their chil- Sherri and Aaron Rubin will Success, will help parents shops at mony in the Satara district campus, 512 Via De La Valle, dren. educate the audience on the understand the effects of FusionSanDiego.com/Events in India’s Maharashtra Suite 201 in Solana Beach. — Feb. 1, Social Media danger of prescription drug ADHD on families. or call (858) 792-2300. state, 285 girls were allowed The schedule includes: and the Adolescent Brain. abuse and how to recognize — May 2, Success to change their names, as each of them had originally been named the Hindi word “Nakusa,” which translates Club Xcite — HELP WANTED — to “unwanted” (expressing their parents’ disappoint- Receptionist / ment at not having had a offers camp son). 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