WASHINGTON — 

Last week’s NATO summit in London should have been a nice little success story for President Trump.

For once he went to an international meeting without intending to blow it up. Instead, he planned to trumpet how he had convinced several European allies to boost defense spending, one of his foreign policy priorities.

But that story line got lost the moment Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on camera making fun of the president, drawing laughter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.

The clip became fodder for late-night comedians, plus a biting video from Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. “The world is laughing at President Trump,” it said.

Well, yes. But the mean-girls melodrama at the NATO summit reflected more significant problems with Trump’s foreign policy as he runs for reelection.

A president who promised to make “great deals” hasn’t actually gotten many deals done. Most of the international agreements Trump vowed to make in his first term are unfinished at best.

And after three years of Trump’s threats, bluster and policy reversals, leaders of other countries appear perfectly willing to push back.

His most important trade negotiations, with China, could be on the verge of an agreement — or maybe not. In London, Trump said a China pact could wait until after the 2020 election.

Even then, the proposed deal is relatively modest. It would mainly increase Chinese purchases of U.S. goods, not reshape China’s trade and investment policies as White House officials once sought. And the targets for U.S. farm exports to China are underwhelming, no more than might have been achieved without a punishing trade war.

In nuclear security, Trump set out to persuade North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to dismantle his nuclear arsenal in exchange for aid and investments.

But 18 months after Trump and Kim met in Singapore, the nuclear talks are stalemated, and perhaps sliding backward.

North Korea has stopped testing nuclear weapons, but has resumed testing short-range missiles. After Trump referred to Kim in London as “rocket man,” a reprise of his pre-summit insults, a North Korean official condemned it as the act of “a dotard,” a repeat of their earlier barb.

In Afghanistan, Trump set out to cut a deal with the Taliban, the Islamist faction toppled from power by U.S. forces in 2001.

He even invited their leaders to Camp David to sign a deal to permit withdrawal of all U.S. troops and end America’s longest war. But Trump’s offer blew up in his face. The Taliban weren’t interested in a photo op, and Republicans in Congress didn’t like the idea either.

Last week, a U.S. negotiator set out to restart the talks, but initial signs weren’t promising. Trump said the Taliban “want to do a cease-fire.” Taliban officials said that wasn’t true.

In Iran, Trump and his aides have imposed crushing economic sanctions, saying their aim is to force the Islamic regime into negotiations toward new restrictions on its nuclear program.

The sanctions have helped produce economic chaos and riots, but have not succeeded in budging the Tehran government, which says the United States should return to the 2015 nuclear deal Iran made with President Obama.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, Trump promised a major effort to negotiate peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and put his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in charge.

“We will get it done,” the president promised in 2017. “It’s something, frankly, maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years.”

That ambitious project never got off the ground. Kushner was reassigned to help close a trade deal with China and build a border wall with Mexico.

Why hasn’t Trump’s negotiating style, honed in the bare-knuckled world of New York real estate, delivered the Nobel Peace Prize he yearns for?

Because diplomacy requires give-and-take, not just threats and bluster. Demands that might win concessions from building contractors don’t always work with superpowers, or even weaker but prideful countries like Iran.

When Trump has succeeded overseas, it has come from redefining his goals downward — by making modest deals and describing them as historic achievements.

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That’s what happened in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, a useful but not earthshaking update of the 1994 North America Free Trade Agreement that is still awaiting approval from Congress.

That’s what will happen if China agrees to a trade deal with soybean purchases as a centerpiece. And it’s the case at NATO, where Trump still wants big increases in European defense spending but is happy to accept modest growth for now.

The president still insists that major agreements are on the way. “Everybody wants to make a deal,” he says.

Do they really? Trump clearly does. Next year, voters should look at his record and ask: Where are the deals?

The Corona del Mar High football team wasn’t supposed to need not one but two late goal-line stands to secure Saturday night’s Southern California Regional Division I-A bowl game against visiting Oceanside.

The Pirates got nearly right to the goal line on the last play of the game but couldn’t get farther as two players wearing jersey No. 7 met head-on.

Corona del Mar outside linebacker Mason Gecowets tackled Kavika Tua just short and the Sea Kings earned a 14-7 victory at Newport Harbor High.

Corona del Mar (15-0) will play Northern California champion San Mateo Serra (13-1) for the Division I-A state title next Saturday at Cerritos College.

Against Oceanside (11-4), the Sea Kings, who came in averaging 48 points, did not score in the first half and lost five fumbles.

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Coach Dan O’Shea said it was a bit of a hangover game for the Sea Kings after winning the program’s sixth CIF championship last week.

“As much time, energy and passion went into last week, it’s hard to bounce back,” O’Shea said. “We just were not on point mentally and focused. They’re young kids, and we felt it all week.”

Oceanside took a 7-0 lead late in the third quarter on a five-yard touchdown run by Tua, who finished with 27 carries for 141 yards and a touchdown. That seemed to awaken the Sea Kings, who scored touchdowns on their next two drives.

The game seemed to be all but over when Chandler Fincher made an interception at the Sea Kings’ one-yard line with 1 minute 35 seconds to go. But Oceanside’s Cannon Belew recovered a fumble on the next play.

On fourth and goal at the Sea Kings eight, an Oceanside pass was incomplete but pass interference was called, moving the ball to the four. This set up the Pirates’ final play on offense and Gecowets’ game-saving tackle, which gave the ball to the Sea Kings with 27 seconds left.

Ethan Garbers’ one touchdown pass gave him 67 this season to tie Mater Dei’s JT Daniels in 2016 and Western’s Anthony Muñoz in 2018 for the Southern Section and Orange County record.

The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings.

1. SIERRA CANYON (7-0); at Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary on Saturday (last week, 1)

2. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (2-0); vs. West Torrance at Corona del Mar, Tuesday (2)

3. WINDWARD (7-0); vs. Muir, Wednesday (4)

4. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (8-0); at Corona Centennial, Tuesday (5)

5. ST. ANTHONY (8-0); vs. Hesperia at St. John Bosco, Monday (6)

6. ST. BERNARD (7-0); vs. Santa Monica Pacifica Christian, Wednesday (19)

7. ETIWANDA (8-1); vs. Desert Pines at Pasadena CC, Saturday (3)

8. FAIRFAX (5-0); vs. Palisades, Wednesday (8)

9. ST. JOHN BOSCO (5-1); vs. L.A. Jordan, Monday (10)

10. CORONA CENTENNIAL (4-1); vs. Harvard-Westlake, Tuesday (11)

11. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6-1); vs. Marshall at Alemany, Monday (20)

12. RANCHO CHRISTIAN (7-2); vs. Liberty at PCC, Saturday (13)

13. SANTA CLARITA CHRISTIAN (5-2); vs. Harvard-Westlake, Dec. 20 at Heritage Christian (12)

14. BIRMINGHAM (7-1); vs. Van Nuys, Tuesday (7)

15. RIVERSIDE POLY (0-0); vs. Colton, Today (14)

16. CHAMINADE (8-0); at De La Salle tournament, Thursday (17)

17. MAYFAIR (4-2); at New York South Shore, Saturday (18)

18. RENAISSANCE (6-4); vs. El Camino Real at Beverly Hills, Monday (9)

19. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (6-2); at Carlsbad, Saturday (15)

20. WESTCHESTER (2-2); at Venice, Monday (16)

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21. ROLLING HILLS PREP (5-0); at Wildwood, Tuesday (20)

22. JSERRA (7-2); vs. Vista Murrieta at Capo Valley Christ., Wednesday (NR)

23. DAMIEN (7-2); vs. Santa Fe Christian at Carlsbad, Saturday (22)

24. TAFT (5-2); at Cleveland, Wednesday (25)

25. CAPISTRANO VALLEY (8-1); vs. Poway at Carlsbad, Saturday (NR)

CALGARY, Canada — 

First the Kings ran short on bodies Saturday night. Then they ran out of gas.

After building an early two-goal lead at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Kings allowed four unanswered en route to a 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. It was their 11th consecutive road defeat, tying a franchise low set in 1970. And unlike their previous losses away from home, Saturday’s story unfolded in reverse — a strong start squandered by tired legs and a contentious mid-game ejection.

The controversial tipping point came late in the second period, when Kings forward Nikolai Prokhorkin took a high hit from Flames forward Zac Rinaldo. Prokhorkin was left lying on the ice for a few moments before being helped back to the dressing room. He returned for the third period; teammate Kyle Clifford, however, did not.

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As the game went into a television timeout with trainers tending to Prokhorkin, Clifford made his way toward Calgary’s bench. The 6-foot-2, 211-pound veteran, who was playing through an illness that kept him out of Friday’s loss in Edmonton, didn’t actually see Rinaldo’s hit in real time.

But “knowing that guy’s history,” Clifford said of Rinaldo, a fourth-liner with similar past incidents on his ledger, “he’s got a reputation for it.”

Clifford and Rinaldo stared each other down, shared a few words, then dropped the gloves. A linesman immediately got between them, breaking up the scrap before any punches were landed. Still, both players were ejected for fighting during an official timeout.

“I’ve never seen that in a timeout before; not in a long time,” Flames interim coach Geoff Ward said. “I was watching the girls trying to shovel the ice. They were terrified as these guys were getting ready to drop the gloves.

“According to Rino, Clifford asked him to go. He said, ‘Well, we can’t fight in a timeout,’ and [Clifford] goes, ‘Well, we’re going to fight anyway.’ So Rino went, ‘OK.’”

Clifford’s effort was appreciated — Kings coach Todd McLellan called it a “team move;” goalie Jack Campbell said he wasn’t surprised — but his absence was felt. With the Kings playing their eighth game in 13 days, McLellan had to make do being one player down. The team’s comeback bid suffered.

“We became a three-line team, basically, the second half of the game,” McLellan said. “Ran out of gas a little bit.”

At the time of Clifford’s ejection, the Kings already were behind 3-2, their first-period power-play tallies from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty answered by Flames goals from former King Milan Lucic, Rinaldo and Sean Monahan. Less than two minutes into the third, Dillon Dube added to Calgary’s advantage.

“When you’re tired, you’ve got to be really detailed,” McLellan said. “In those situations, we weren’t and they made us pay.”

A Matt Roy one-timer pulled the Kings back within one with more than 14 minutes to play, but it proved to be too little, too late in the team’s fourth consecutive defeat — all of which have been decided by one or two goals.

“A pretty honest effort again by the group,” McLellan said. “Moral victories aren’t what we aim for, but that’s what we’re taking out of the last two games. I thought we were pretty competitive in a lot of areas.”

Afterward, the Kings questioned why Rinaldo’s original hit on Prokhorkin, in which the Flames forward appeared to leave his feet and make contact with Prokhorkin’s head, wasn’t penalized. Clifford called it “dirty.” McLellan didn’t mince words either.

“Of course I looked at it, and you guys looked at it too,” McLellan said. “What usually happens is, one coach says, ‘I haven’t looked at it yet.’ The other says, ‘I think the player was in a vulnerable position. I think the head was targeted. I think the weight went up. I think the feet came off the ice.’ Figure out which coach was which.”

It only added to the sting of another road defeat, this one coming despite the Kings taking early control.

“We’ve played very well with the lead,” Doughty said. “After the first period with that good start, we felt pretty comfortable in here. Maybe too comfortable. Didn’t push enough in the second. Maybe sat back a little too much. Allowed them back in the game. … It’s getting painful.”

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we’re pretty sure who is going to win the 3-year-old colt Eclipse Award.

Before we get to trainer Bob Baffert’s dominance in the Los Alamitos Futurity and Starlet (and five-win day), let’s briefly talk about Maximum Security locking up the 3-year-old colt Eclipse Award by winning the Grade 1 $750,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.

Maximum Security is best known as the only horse in the 145-year history of the Kentucky Derby to be disqualified from first on race day. It was his third Grade 1 win of the year, which includes the Florida Derby and Haskell. It was his third win in a row.

The colt went to the front and never looked in trouble. He took command on the far turn and breezed home. The winning margin was a hand-ridden 3 ½ lengths. Luiz Saez, his regular rider was in the saddle. And Jason Servis is the trainer.

“If the horse comes out of this race fine, then the Pegasus (Jan. 25 at Gulfstream) will be his next stop,” said Gary West, who co-owns the horse with is wife Mary. “My personal opinion is he ought to be the 3-year-old Eclipse Award winner. I don’t think anyone has the credentials he demonstrated throughout the entire year. He’s had setbacks with colic and fought through some things, but that was a pretty impressive race we saw there.”

eg. vs. i.e.

In Saturday’s newsletter I made a comment about how Rick Baedeker, in his letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, used an eg. and I would have used an i.e. A couple of journalists, including Bob Kieckhefer, the UPI racing writer and expert on international racing, messaged me to say they were not the same thing, as I had said. What I said was they “mean” the same thing and I stand by it.

Eg. translates to “for example” and i.e. translates to “in other words.” In my little pea-brain I think the general concept is the same, although I will concede that if splitting hairs there is a slight difference. It got me thinking as to thousands of things you learn about the language as a journalist and how those things stick with you.

For example, (or is it in other words?), I was crushed when Webster’s made “host” a verb. I spent a lot of time changing sentences like, (not such as) “The Dodgers will host the Nationals.” to “The Dodgers will play host to the Nationals.” But then host became a verb because that’s how it was used when speaking.

Another one is the usage of “more than” and “over.” Over can be used as a physical position (“He towers over his opponent.”) or in conjunction with an age (“The race is for horses over 2.”). More than pretty much covers everything else. (“He ran more than a mile.”)

And, finally, for those who believe (not feel) they’ve had enough, there is one I won’t give up on. Drives me crazy to see learned people misuse “anxious” and “eager.” Here it is in a nutshell. Anxious is a word you use when you are dreading something. (“He is anxious about his meeting with the stewards.”) Eager is when you are looking forward to something. (“He is eager to get to the winner’s circle.”)

Or as you are thinking: “I’m going to get awful anxious if Cherwa keeps acting like he knows the language. I’m eager for him to stop.”

And, so I shall. Writing lesson is done.

CHRB rules reaction

And speaking of Baedeker’s letter to the Gov., my email blew up on Saturday. Just a scant few of you believed these measures were steps in the right direction. The overwhelming tone of things were that these were going to further weaken California racing, driving it to extinction.

The current hot-button issue is use of the whip. There are two proposals out there, both severely limiting its use. I’ve had several bettors tell me if whip use goes away then they will go away with it. It’s an optics issue mostly. No one wants to see a horse being whaled on down the stretch and that’s the perception racing is trying to erase.

Another thing brought up by a couple readers is there is no such thing as zero tolerance to any drug-tested medication. That’s true, so the CHRB will have to set minimum standards just so the testing falls in a margin of error.

These changes are a very emotional issues to those who follow California racing. How it ends up, we’ll have to wait and see.

Los Alamitos daytime review

Baffert won five of the nine races on Los Alamitos’ Saturday card. He thought it was the first time he did it since 1982 when he was training quarter horses at Prescott Downs in Arizona.

“I thought all five of these horses were live, but usually that means you’re lucky if you win one,” Baffert told Bob Mieszerski of Los Alamitos. “You never know. It worked out well.”

He won both stakes races and also won with Speed Pass (allowance/optional claimer), Message (a/oc) and Ra’ad (maiden special). But let’s get to his big wins.

Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity: Baffert won this race for the 12^th time when Thousand Words was best in the 1 1/16 mile Kentucky Derby qualifying race. This was the sixth time the race has been held at Los Alamitos, previously at Hollywood Park, and Baffert has won all of them. The 2-year-old, running only his second race, stayed near the lead in the four-horse race and went to the front in the stretch. He did have to work for the win, beating Anneau d’Or by a neck.

Thousand Words paid $5.40 and $2.40. High Velocity, also trained by Baffert, was third and Wrecking Crew, who was eased, finished the field.

Here’s what the winning connections had to say.

Baffert (winning trainer): “Turning for home I thought I could run 1-2. But then I saw [Anneau d’Or] and I thought, ‘Oh no, he’s going to get us, but [Thousand Words] was game. When that horse came to him, he took off and when he came back after the race, he wasn’t even blowing hard. Distance isn’t going to be a problem. That’s impressive when they can win like that second time out.”

Flavien Prat (winning jockey): “He broke fine and relaxed perfectly. He was looking around a little bit when he made the lead, but when [Anneau d’Or] came to him, he regrouped and fought back.”

Grade 1 $300,000 Starlet: It was a tough race but Bast went to the lead and never gave it up despite being pressured by Donna Veloce, the heavy favorite. It was only a five-horse race. Bast paid $6.40 and $2.10. Donna Veloce was second followed by K P Dreamin, Gingham and Roadrunner’s Honor.

Here’s what the winning connections had to say.

Baffert (winning trainer): “She was doing so much better for this race than she was before the Breeders’ Cup [Juvenile Fillies]. I think the race before (a neck win in the Grade I Chandelier Sept. 27) took a lot out of her. She was training like she did at Del Mar. [The Juvenile Fillies] was my fault. I told [jockey John Velazquez] to get her into the race early and she got involved with some fast fractions. She did well to hang on for third because that track was so deep and tiring. We knew when we got her on this dirt surface, she would love it and she just bounced over it. Turning for home I was confident because she had been doing so well and her last work was so strong.”

Drayden Van Dyke (winning jockey): “She was going easy out there and really responded when I asked her in the stretch. The track was great [Saturday].”

Los Alamitos daytime preview

Here’s a trivia question for you. Which is the only track in the U.S. on Sunday with a graded stakes race? By the positioning of this question, the answer is pretty obvious. The Grade 3 $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles is the feature race on this nine-race card beginning at 12:30 p.m.

The favorite, at 5-2, is Mirth for trainer Phil D’Amato and jockey Edwin Maldonado. She was sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, but there is no turf course at Los Alamitos. She does have a Grade 1 win in the Rodeo at Santa Anita. She is five-for-17 lifetime.

Lady Subee is the second favorite, at 3-1, for John Sadler and Tyler Baze. She has won four-of-17 lifetime but her best win was a black type stakes, the Tranquility Lake at Del Mar. She was 10^th last out in a minor stakes at Santa Anita. Post is around 4 p.m.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 6, 6, 7, 9, 10, 8, 7, 8, 10 (2 also eligible).

Ciaran Thornton’s Lrc picks of the day

RACE THREE: No. 1 Heywoods Beach (10-1)

Heywoods Beach is a trainer John Sadler and owner Hronis Racing horse with Tyler Baze riding. Finished sixth, 10 lengths back in the debut on turf in October but the race proved strong with the first- and second-place horses returning to win. The colt cost $180k and races protected on Sunday. Baze is winning 36% for Sadler and the 10-1 morning line price is attractive in this wide-open race.

Saturday’s result: Ultimate Shiloh drifted out to 20-1 post time and looked a winner for half the race tracking the gate to wire winner in second until fading badly. Watch next out if they race this horse shorter.

Ciaran Thornton is the handicapper for Californiapick4.com, which offers daily full card picks, longshots of the day, best bets of the day.

Big races review

A look at graded stakes or races worth $100,000 or more on Saturday or late Friday.

Aqueduct (2): $150,000 Winter Memories Stakes, fillies 3-years-old, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Winner: Feel Glorious ($5.40)

Gulfstream (2): $110,000 Claiming Crown Express, 3 and up, 6 furlongs. Winner: Brother Chub ($22.40)

Aqueduct (4): $125,000 Autumn Days Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 6 furlongs on turf. Winner: Saratoga Treasure ($37.80)

Gulfstream (4): $110,000 Claiming Crown Glass Slipper, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile. Winner: Liza Star ($12.40)

Tampa Bay (3): $100,000 Inaugural Stakes, 2-year-olds, 6 furlongs. Winner: Zayno Boyz ($38.00)

Gulfstream (5): $110,000 Claiming Crown Distaff Dash, Fla-bred fillies and mares 3 and up, 5 furlongs on turf. Winner: Thinkin Cowtown ($8.00)

Aqueduct (6): Grade 3 $250,000 Go for Wand Handicap, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile. Winner: Spiced Perfection ($4.80)

Gulfstream (6): $110,000 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit, 3 and up, 7 furlongs. Winner: Royal Squeeze ($7.80)

Gulfstream (7): $110,000 Claiming Crown Canterbury, 5 furlongs on turf. Winner: Shekky Shebaz ($2.60)

Aqueduct (8): Grade 2 $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes, fillies 2-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Lake Avenue ($10.80)

Laurel (6): $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, Mary-bred fillies 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Winner: Hello Beautiful ($5.00)

Laurel (7): $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity, Mary-bred 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Winner: Laddie Liam ($6.80)

Gulfstream (8): $110,000 Claiming Crown Iron Horse, 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Yes I see ($135.20)

Parx (8): $100,000 Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes, Penn-breds 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Winner: Hockey Puck ($29.80)

Aqueduct (9): Grade 2 $250,000 Remsen Stakes, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Shotski ($19.60)

Gulfstream (9): $125,000 Claiming Crown Tiara, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Winner: Lucky Long ($9.40)

Aqueduct (10): Grade 1 $750,000 Cigar Mile, 3 and up, 1 mile. Winner: Maximum Security ($4.60)

Gulfstream (10): $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, 3 and up, 1 1/8 miles. Winner: Leitone ($3.80)

Los Alamitos (4): Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Thousand Words ($5.40)

Tampa Bay (9): $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes, fillies 2-years-old, 6 furlongs. Winner: Lucezia ($4.00)

Gulfstream (11): $125,000 Claiming Crown Emerald, 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Winner: Muggsamatic ($5.80)

Los Alamitos (7): Grade 1 $300,000 Starlet, fillies 2-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Bast ($6.40)

Big races preview

A look at graded stakes or races worth $100,000 or more on Sunday. All times PST:

10:17 Aqueduct (4): $100,000 Garland of Roses Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Pauseforthecause (1-1)

11:37 Gulfstream (7): $100,000 Confraternity Caribbean Cup, Caribbean-breds 3 and up, 1 1/4 miles. Favorite: Kukulkan (2-5)

1:09 Gulfstream (10): $115,000 Caribbean Cup Speed, Caribbean-breds 3 and up, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Ferragamo (5-2)

1:44 Gulfstream (11): $300,000 Caribbean Classic, Caribbean-bred 3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles. Favorite: Thibaut (7-2)

2:11 Woodbine (9): $125,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes, Ont-bred fillies 2-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Cool Shadows (2-1)

3:56 Los Alamitos (8): Grade 3 $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Mirth (5-2)

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

SIXTH RACE: No. 4 Mr Kelly (3-1)

He ran much better than looked in last fifth-place Los Alamitos Two Million trial outing when lugging out badly early from his outside post. He eventually leveled past the 1/16-pole when fifth vs. winner Runforyourlife, a two-time futurity first-place finisher this year. Two outs ago, Mr Kelly dropped a head photo in this maiden condition vs. Royally Significant, who next won a Golden State Million Futurity trial.

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And now the stars of the show, Saturday’s results and Sunday’s entries

Los Alamitos Race Course Charts Results for Saturday, December 7.

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FIRST RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $12,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $6,250. Time 22.22 45.63 57.58 1:04.03

Winner–Towards the Light Ch.g.5 by Munnings out of Golda M, by Orientate. Bred by James M. Lynch & Patrick H. Durbin (KY). Trainer: Kelly Castaneda. Owner: Castaneda, Kelly and Soto, Silvia. Mutuel Pool $69,451 Exacta Pool $30,602 Superfecta Pool $23,220 Trifecta Pool $24,672. Claimed–Bully for Eric by George Sharp. Trainer: Kerri Raven. Claimed–Seattle Encounter by Sides, Clary R and Valenzuela, Martin III. Trainer: Martin Valenzuela, III. Scratched–Dutt Bart.

TOWARDS THE LIGHT sped between horses to the early lead, set the pace a bit off the rail, fought back outside the runner-up in the stretch and inched away under left handed urging. RMANIE’S GREY SUIT saved ground stalking the pace, bid along the rail in the stretch and held second. BULLY FOR ERIC broke a bit slowly, pulled his way along to stalk the pace between horses on the backstretch and turn, came three wide into the stretch and was edged for the place. SEATTLE ENCOUNTER stalked three deep, came four wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. HARROVIAN chased outside a rival, came out into the stretch and did not rally. PURIANO stalked three deep, came out into the stretch and lacked a further response, then was unsaddled at the end of the stretch and vanned off. MI BOUCHON a step slow into stride, saved ground stalking the pace, came out into the stretch and weakened.

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $15,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $20,000-$18,000. Time 23.35 46.65 1:12.21 1:25.50 1:39.08

Winner–Spectator’s Dream B.r.3 by Take Charge Indy out of Sparky’s Dream, by Giant’s Causeway. Bred by Dixiana Farms LLC (KY). Trainer: Jesus Mendoza. Owner: Summer Knights Stables, Inc.. Mutuel Pool $74,684 Daily Double Pool $17,268 Exacta Pool $46,869 Superfecta Pool $31,939 Trifecta Pool $32,918. Scratched–none.

SPECTATOR’S DREAM angled in and dueled inside then off the rail on the backstretch, kicked clear on the second turn, drifted out into the stretch and just held under urging. FORT DODGE saved ground off the pace, came out into the stretch, angled back to the inside in the drive and finished well to just miss. DERBY STORM stalked outside a rival then inside on the second turn, came out into the stretch and held third. MALIBU MAGIC chased outside then alongside a rival, came three wide into the stretch, angled in some and was edged for the show. SHARPSHOOTINGEORGE settled outside a rival, came three wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. WESTERN FLYER chased off the rail then outside a rival, angled in some on the second turn and weakened. MERWIN’S MAGIC angled in and saved ground chasing the pace and gave way. ULTIMATE SHILO a bit washy at the gate, dueled outside the winner, dropped back on the second turn, drifted four wide into the stretch and had nothing left for the drive.

THIRD RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $25,000. Starter Allowance. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000. Time 23.34 47.06 1:11.64 1:37.32 1:44.46

Winner–Blue Dancer Dbb.g.7 by Bluegrass Cat out of Two Halos, by Saint Ballado. Bred by Keene Ridge Racing, LLC (KY). Trainer: Kerri Raven. Owner: Kerri Raven. Mutuel Pool $80,781 Daily Double Pool $9,843 Exacta Pool $40,947 Superfecta Pool $20,859 Trifecta Pool $27,176. Scratched–Single Me Out.

$1 Pick Three (5-4-7) paid $616.10. Pick Three Pool $28,265.

BLUE DANCER sped to the early lead, set the pace off the rail, dueled outside a rival on the second turn, drifted out some in the stretch but regained the lead and held between foes late under urging. MEISTERMIND came off the rail early to chase the pace, entered the stretch three deep and surged late outside foes. STREET TO INDY saved ground stalking the pace, bid inside on the second turn to take a short lead and fought back along the fence through the stretch. HOOTIE stalked off the rail then three deep leaving the backstretch and on the second turn and into the stretch, drifted in some in the drive and weakened. ARCH ANTHEM close up stalking the pace three deep, fell back on the second turn, came four wide into the stretch and weakened. BITTER RING HOME stalked a bit off the rail then between horses, continued just off the inside on the second turn, angled in through the drive and also weakened.

FOURTH RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $200,000. ‘Los Alamitos Futurity’. Stakes. 2 year olds. Time 22.47 45.87 1:10.43 1:36.37 1:43.19

Winner–Thousand Words B.c.2 by Pioneerof the Nile out of Pomeroys Pistol, by Pomeroy. Bred by Hardacre Farm (FL). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Albaugh Family Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC. Mutuel Pool $167,876 Daily Double Pool $14,515 Exacta Pool $41,324 Trifecta Pool $23,969. Scratched–none.

$1 Pick Three (4-7-3) paid $127.70. Pick Three Pool $16,526.

THOUSAND WORDS stalked outside a rival then bid alongside the pacesetter to duel for the lead, took a short advantage in upper stretch, fought back between horses a furlong out, was briefly headed by the runner-up nearing the sixteenth pole and gamely prevailed under urging. ANNEAU D’OR saved ground stalking the pace, came out on the second turn and three deep into the stretch, bid three wide in the drive, momentarily put a head in front nearing the sixteenth pole and continued gamely to the end. HIGH VELOCITY tugged to the early lead and angled in, set the pace inside, dueled along the rail on the backstretch and second turn, fought back inside in the stretch and weakened late. WRECKING CREW broke a bit slowly, came out and went three wide into the first turn, stalked outside a rival, dropped back on the second turn, gave way and was eased in the drive. WRECKING CREW wore calks.

FIFTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 21.68 44.62 56.39 1:08.42

Winner–Speed Pass Dbb.g.3 by Bodemeister out of Julie Napp, by Curlin. Bred by Colts LLC (Roger W. Schipke) (KY). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul. Mutuel Pool $174,082 Daily Double Pool $23,197 Exacta Pool $92,582 Superfecta Pool $46,695 Trifecta Pool $64,393. Scratched–none.

$1 Pick Three (7-3-7) paid $51.10. Pick Three Pool $36,264. $1 Pick Four (4-7-3-7) 4 correct paid $373.80. Pick Four Pool $100,797. 50-Cent Pick Five (5-4-7-3-7) 5 correct paid $2,797.25. Pick Five Pool $250,454.

SPEED PASS stalked outside then alongside a rival, came three wide into the stretch, took the lead under left handed urging three wide in midstretch and drew clear. TOROSAY broke out a bit, dueled outside a rival, took the advantage in upper stretch, was between horses in midstretch and held second. MAKE IT A TRIPLE squeezed back at the break, chased off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and bested the others. ROGALLO forced out a bit at the start, stalked off the rail then between horses on the turn, came out into the stretch and lacked a rally. LEAGUE OF SHADOWS had good early speed and dueled inside but a bit off the rail, fought back in upper stretch and weakened. OWNING saved ground stalking the pace, continued inside on the turn and in the drive and also weakened. RICK’S DREAM chased outside then three deep on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and also weakened in the lane. ROGALLO and RICK’S DREAM wore calks.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000. Time 24.28 48.81 1:13.97 1:25.94 1:38.35

Winner–Message B.f.3 by Warrior’s Reward out of Song’n Dance, by Carson City. Bred by C. Kidder & N. Cole (KY). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Baoma Corporation. Mutuel Pool $83,355 Daily Double Pool $11,784 Exacta Pool $34,098 Superfecta Pool $8,453 Trifecta Pool $18,472. Scratched–Ms Peintour, Smoovie.

$1 Pick Three (3-7-3) paid $13.80. Pick Three Pool $45,127.

MESSAGE had speed inside and set a pressured pace, inched away a bit off the rail on the backstretch, responded when rivals bid again a half mile out, edged away again leaving the second turn, was shaken up with the reins to widen in the stretch and drew off under a couple taps of the whip and a hold late. MONGOLIAN EMPIRE saved ground stalking the pace throughout and edged a rival for the place. AMATARA prompted the pace three deep then stalked outside a rival, re-bid three wide a half mile out, stalked again leaving the second turn, came three wide into the stretch and was edged for second. MULHIMA (IRE) pressed the pace between horses then stalked off the rail, re-bid between foes a half mile out, continued off the inside on the second turn and weakened.

SEVENTH RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $300,000. ‘Starlet Stakes’. Fillies. 2 year olds. Time 22.80 47.22 1:11.99 1:36.73 1:43.36

Winner–Bast B.f.2 by Uncle Mo out of Laffina, by Arch. Bred by BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Baoma Corporation. Mutuel Pool $306,962 Daily Double Pool $15,184 Exacta Pool $77,588 Trifecta Pool $66,041. Scratched–none.

$1 Pick Three (7-3-2) paid $12.40. Pick Three Pool $44,165.

BAST had speed between horses then set a pressured pace inside then a bit off the rail, fought back under urging in midstretch, drifted out a bit from the whip a sixteenth out and held on gamely under steady handling late. DONNA VELOCE pressed the pace outside the winner throughout, fought back alongside that one through a long drive and continued gamely to the end. K P DREAMIN stalked three deep, came four wide into the stretch and edged a rival for the show. GINGHAM close up stalking the pace between horses, continued outside a rival into the stretch and was edged for third. ROADRUNNER’S HONOR saved ground tracking the leaders throughout and weakened in the drive.

EIGHTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 21.60 45.15 57.47 1:10.12

Winner–Ra’ad B.c.2 by Twirling Candy out of Tough Market, by Suave. Bred by Machmer Hall (KY). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: RRR Racing, Inc.. Mutuel Pool $145,496 Daily Double Pool $17,441 Exacta Pool $73,729 Superfecta Pool $45,498 Trifecta Pool $52,386. Scratched–My Sunshine.

$1 Pick Three (3-2-6) paid $11.30. Pick Three Pool $22,548.

RA’AD stalked three deep then outside a rival, came four wide into the stretch, rallied under left handed urging to collar the runner-up a sixteenth out and won clear under a hold late. PHAST PHAROAH sent between horses early and was quickly clear, set the pace off the rail, drifted inward in the stretch, could not match the winner but was clearly second best. OPUS EQUUS chased between horses, found the rail in the stretch and edged a rival late for the show. ABSOLUTE UNIT stalked a bit off the rail, came out into the stretch and lost third in the final stride. HALLOWED GIFT broke in and a bit slowly, went up between horses then chased a bit off the rail to the stretch and lacked a rally. MOONLIGHT BEACH stalked three deep, was three wide between foes into the stretch and weakened. WAR PATH saved ground throughout chasing the pace and weakened.

NINTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Prices $50,000-$40,000. Time 21.96 45.73 58.12 1:05.04

Winner–Baltimore Beecho B.c.2 by Govenor Charlie out of Elusive Beauty, by Any Given Saturday. Bred by Victor Flores (CA). Trainer: Jorge Periban. Owner: Carrillo, Saul and Flores, Victor M.. Mutuel Pool $172,927 Daily Double Pool $45,012 Exacta Pool $95,437 Superfecta Pool $70,060 Super High Five Pool $14,063 Trifecta Pool $71,108. Scratched–He’s a Hit, Overkoter.

$1 Pick Three (2-6-10) paid $16.10. Pick Three Pool $64,963. $1 Pick Four (3-2-6/7-7/10/12) 4 correct paid $41.50. Pick Four Pool $302,624. $2 Pick Six (3-7-3-2-6/7-7/10/12) 5 out of 6 paid $14.20. $2 Pick Six (3-7-3-2-6/7-7/10/12) 6 correct paid $354.00. Pick Six Pool $113,722.

BALTIMORE BEECHO dueled three deep, took the lead outside the runner-up in upper stretch, inched away under urging and won clear. PAPA TONY had good early speed and dueled inside, drifted out into the stretch, fought back in upper stretch and held second. BEYOND PRECHER stalked a bit off the rail then inside on the turn, came out into the stretch and edged a rival late for the show. TIGER THE MAN had speed four wide then stalked off the rail, continued outside on the turn and three wide into the stretch and was edged for third. RADIO TIM dueled between horses, continued off he rail into the stretch and weakened. CHAMPS SUCCESS chased off the rail then between horses into the turn, angled to the inside leaving the turn and lacked the needed rally. RIDGE ROUTE broke in a bit, chased just off the inside then outside a rival into and on the turn and did not rally. ZEES EMPIRE settled outside then chased off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and lacked the necessary response. STARTLING hopped in a bit of an awkward start, chased off the rail on the backstretch and turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. TENGA’S GOLD broke a bit slowly and was squeezed back, saved ground off the pace, continued inside in the drive and also weakened.

Los Alamitos Race Course Entries for Sunday, December 8.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California. 3rd day of a 8-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $16,000-$14,000.

SECOND RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. State bred.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds.

FOURTH RACE.

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5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies. 2 year olds. Claiming Prices $50,000-$40,000.

FIFTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. State bred.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $16,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $12,500-$10,500.

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $100,000. ‘Bayakoa Stakes’. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

NINTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $15,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000.

A charity event Saturday night at the Rose Bowl to raise money for nonprofits serving homeless people will feature musical performances by Ziggy Marley, Randy Jackson, Meghan Trainor and others, part of a worldwide evening of solidarity with the less fortunate known as as “The World’s Big Sleep Out.”

Organizers of the event, hosted in Los Angeles by Charity On Top, hope to bring 50,000 people “sleeping out” in 50 cities across the globe and raise awareness and money to fight homelessness worldwide and for local charities that serve those living on the street, according to a news release.

Other musical guests scheduled to perform include Sean Kingston and Ellie Goulding. The night will also feature stories read by celebrities, including a “final bedtime story classic by Seth Green,” the news release said.

Homelessness is an all-consuming issue in Los Angeles County, with 95% of voters calling it a serious or very problem, according to a new poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Business Council Institute. Homelessness increased by 12% in Los Angeles County this year to just shy of 59,000 people, while in the city of Los Angeles, the number soared to more than 36,000 for a 16% increase, according to local officials.

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Doors for Saturday’s event open at 4:30 p.m. Light rain is expected, so organizers advise bringing an umbrella.

POWAY, Calif. — 

A boil-water advisory in effect in Poway since Nov. 30, when discolored water was seen coming from taps in several parts of the North County suburban city, has been lifted after final tests confirmed the water was safe to drink, officials said.

The state’s Water Resources Control Board lifted the warning about 6 p.m. Friday and residents were notified quickly via numerous methods, including reverse 911 phone calls.

The action allows all restaurants, bars and other food-handling businesses in the city of about 50,000 people to reopen. Following the state advisory, the county’s Department of Environmental Health ordered them closed for public safety reasons, which was unprecedented in Poway’s history.

A few reopened over the last few days after obtaining temporary permits from the county that limited what and how food could be served. But most had remained dark for six days, leaving hundreds if not thousands of employees without a source of income.

Starting immediately, the county said, businesses can reopen after following some disinfecting and cleansing guidelines that include flushing their water lines for several minutes.

The lifting of the advisory also means all residents served by the city’s water system no longer need to boil their water before drinking or cooking. And distribution centers at City Hall and Lake Poway Park have now been closed after handing out hundreds of thousands of free bottles of water to residents.

“I’m thankful we’re back in business,” Mayor Steve Vaus said moments after the advisory was canceled.

“I’m thankful that all the folks at all the restaurants can get back to work. I’m going from here over to the Brigantine for an appetizer and then probably the Hamburger Factory for an entree.”

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The problem came about Nov. 28 and 29 when 2 inches of rain fell. A 48-inch storm water pipe that runs beneath the city’s clear well reservoir near Lake Poway and next to a water treatment plant, backed up causing storm water to leak into the reservoir.

Mud and residue then clouded the water as it was sent in pipes to homes. The state issued the advisory on the 30th in an abundance of caution until it could be sure the water was clean and safe. Numerous tests since showed no bacterial issues.

A representative of the state said two days ago that Poway will eventually be cited for what happened and be ordered to prepare redesign plans to make sure the clear well is no longer connected to the storm water pipe.

Sean Sterchi, San Diego district engineer for the state’s Water Resources Control Board division of drinking water, said modern regulations don’t allow for such connections, but the city’s facility was built in the 1960s before such requirements were in effect.

The city says the clear well and the rest of their water operation is routinely inspected by the state and never has any mention of a problem been made. Nevertheless, Sterchi said in an interview, now that the problem is known, it must be corrected.

A citation cannot be issued until an incident report has been submitted by the city to the state, officials said. Such a report must be filed within five business days after the end of the incident.

Jones writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune

As Common walked into a large dorm-style room at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, where men sleep on metal bunk beds with razor-thin mattresses, the Grammy Award-winning rapper and activist stopped for a moment to talk with one of the young inmates.

On top of his bunk bed was a portrait of Common that the man, Yusef Pierce, 32, had painted himself. There were also portraits of Jay-Z and slain rapper Nipsey Hussle.

“Wow,” Common said, as he eyed the painting of Hussle. “I love this. I just saw Nipsey’s father the other day. God bless his soul.”

But Pierce didn’t show much emotion.

The warden asked if she could take their picture as dozens of other inmates looked on. Common agreed, and both men posed for the cellphone photo.

Pierce still didn’t smile. Afterward, the men shook hands, and then the rapper left to meet other men at the facility.

Once Common was gone, Pierce let out a big grin. One of the other inmates said, “You better smile, you created that.”

Later, Common said society would not want men like Pierce to show their emotions. The stereotype, Common says, is that men like Pierce are simply a number in the system. But to him, they’re more than that. And he’s going to use his platform to show their humanity, he said.

On Friday, Common performed a concert for the inmates at the center. It was the ninth prison concert in the last two years for the Academy Award-winning rapper, who has championed social justice causes throughout his career. The concert was timed in part to coincide with the soon to be released movie “Just Mercy,” about a black death row inmate in Alabama who was wrongly convicted of killing a white woman.

But with the 2020 election also approaching, Common said it’s important to be visible promoting social justice reforms.

“The goal behind all of this is to give people hope,” Common said. “We need to make sure that we recognize these people as human beings. We want to wrap our arms around them and make sure that they know they’re loved.”

Common, 47, whose real name is Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn, grew up in Chicago and said witnessing his uncles go through the criminal justice system is what sparked his interest in social justice. Reading the book “The New Jim Crow” heightened his awareness for criminal justice reform, he said.

In 2015, Common and John Legend won the Academy Award in the original song category for “Glory,” which they wrote for the movie “Selma,” a depiction of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1960s campaign for voting rights. On stage that night, Legend recited a statistic that more black men were incarcerated today than there were slaves in the 1800s.

“That really hit me and made me want to get involved in help changing the conditions of people in the system,” Common told The Times as he walked off the stage Friday after a sound check. “I wanted to see the system for myself and to do anything I can do to prevent people from becoming a part of it.”

Soon afterward, Common called film producer Scott Budnick, who founded Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), a criminal justice reform organization. The duo embarked on prison tours in 2017, talking to inmates and hearing testimonies of how they had changed while serving their sentences, but felt that aspect wasn’t being recognized on the outside.

After those visits, Common and Budnick decided to host prison concerts across the state while promoting success stories and lobbying for policy change. On the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento, Common performed a free concert after meeting with lawmakers to advocate for two juvenile justice reform bills. Former Gov. Jerry Brown signed those bills into law.

Friday’s concert for the center’s 3,000 inmates, staff members and friends was co-sponsored by the “Represent Justice”campaign, a movement tied to the release of “Just Mercy,” which Budnick produced. The movie, which is based on a true story, stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

Before the concert, Common, ARC staff and about 50 inmates engaged in a round-table discussion, talking about how they’ve changed and what they hope to do when they are released.

Mario Contreras-Navarro, 32, who has served 13 years for attempted murder, talked about how he recognized Matthew Conant, 47, an ARC employee who was released from prison on parole two years ago. In a powder blue prison uniform, Contreras-Navarro noted how he and Conant once served time in the same facility. Now, he was wearing a black ARC sweatshirt.

“Where did you get those clothes from?”Contreras-Navarro asked Conant jokingly from across the room. “You and I were just wearing blue together?”

Contreras-Navarro said the concert and the discussion changed his way of thinking. He thanked Common for his empathy.

“I feel really blessed right now,” Contreras-Navarro told The Times. “This gives us hope, and some people may think we don’t deserve that. It’s just a beautiful thing from a beautiful person.”

Throughout the concert, Common, dressed in a hoodie that said “Beast Mode to Peace Mode,” slipped into freestyles between his set list. In one of them, he recounted the stories of those he met, saying that the improvement they made behind bars would help make the world better once they get out.

As he spoke, two inmates wrapped their arms around each other, smiled and said, “We’re next.”

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SAN DIEGO — 

The USS Midway Museum hosted its annual Pearl Harbor ceremony Saturday, and how the story of the attack on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, gets told is shifting as the number of survivors dwindles.

It used to be that all the attention went to the service members who were on the island of Oahu that morning and suddenly found themselves at war. Surviving that horror — 2,400 dead, 1,200 injured — made them heroes at the Midway commemorations in San Diego, which started 15 years ago. They gave speeches and tossed memorial wreaths off the flight deck.

Ten years ago, there were about 20 survivors at the ceremony. Saturday, there was one: Clayton Schenkelberg. He’s 102, and in a wheelchair. When it came time for the wreath, his son rolled him to the edge of the flight deck, where his great-grandson did the tossing.

The torch of remembrance is being passed.

“It will be sad when everybody’s gone,” said Pat Thompson, a San Diegan who was a 10-year-old girl living with her Navy radioman father at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese planes arrived 78 years ago. She thought they were American and went outside to wave.

Thompson and another “child survivor” were singled out in the audience by Scott McGaugh, the Midway’s marketing director, who emceed the ceremony. Several times during his remarks, he talked about the families of the servicemen and what they endured during and after the attack.

Thousands of spouses and children were evacuated to the mainland, he said, while others stayed in Hawaii amid rumors that another invasion was coming, or that the water supply had been poisoned. There were air-raid practices at school, and black-out curtains at home. Even children were required to carry ID cards, complete with fingerprints.

“Imagine the uncertainty,” McGaugh said. “They all exhibited a quiet heroism in their own way.”

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The ceremony drew several hundred people, a smaller crowd than in previous years, probably because of the rain, which grounded a planned airplane fly-over. It sent many of the guests for cover under the wings of aircraft parked on the flight deck and forced the organizers to move up the wreath toss by about 20 minutes; they usually aim it for 9:55 a.m., the minute the Japanese planes first swarmed Pearl Harbor.

But the rain didn’t keep people from rising spontaneously to give Schenkelberg a standing ovation when he was introduced. He attended with his son, Patrick; two grandsons, Shaun and Todd; and his great-grandson, also named Patrick. The grandsons and great-grandson are retired or active-duty military, all Navy, and they were there in uniform. To follow in the footsteps of someone who was at Pearl Harbor, Shaun said, is “very humbling.”

During the attack, Schenkelberg was stationed at a Navy submarine base. Fearing what would happen if Japanese bombs hit a stockpile of torpedoes sitting on a railroad car, he drove the train to a safe spot. Then he dodged enemy bullets while making his way back to the base.

First-hand accounts like that have always animated our understanding of World War II, McGaugh said, and “when that history is gone, the story will change. That presents challenges for us. But the lessons of Pearl Harbor and what came after it will be no less important, no less poignant, and it will be up to the rest of us to find new ways to continue to tell those stories.”

Saturday’s featured speaker was Karl Zingheim, the Midway Museum’s historian, and his talk connected the past to the future, too, reminding the audience of how galvanized and united America became in the aftermath of the Japanese attack: “Everyone pitching in,” he said, “in every conceivable way.”

Wilkens writes for the San Diego Union Tribune

Here is a list of dance performances in L.A. for Dec. 8-15:

Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker The Debbie Allen Dance Academy is joined by Raven-Symone, Tichina Arnold and others. Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 E. Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach. Sun., 2 p.m. $40-$110. thehotchocolatenutcracker.com

Iron Women Donna Sternberg & Dancers stage this site-specific inspired by the current exhibit “The Medea Insurrection: Radical Women Artists Behind the Iron Curtain.” The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City. Sun., 3 p.m. Free. (310) 260-1198. dsdancers.com

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake The British choreographer’s reimagining of the Tchaikovsky dance fable returns. Ahmanson Theater, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. Sun., next Sun., 1 and 7 p.m.; Tue.-Wed., Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 and 8 p.m.; ends Jan. 5. $35-$145. (213) 972-4400. CenterTheatreGroup.org

Noche de Triana Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile, Misuda Cohen, Timo Nuñez and Bianca Rodriguez are the featured dancers in this Forever Flamenco presentation. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., L.A. Sun., 8 p.m. $30-$50. (323) 663-1525. fountaintheatre.com

The Nutcracker Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is joined by Encino’s Los Angeles Youth Ballet and guest dancers. Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Sun., 3 p.m. $49 and up. (818) 677-3000. thesoraya.org

The Nutcracker Festival Ballet Theatre performs with guest dancers from San Francisco Ballet, Ballet West and Joffrey Ballet. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Sun., 1 p.m.; Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; next Sun., 1 and 6 p.m.; ends Dec. 24. $45-$90. (949) 854-4646. thebarclay.org

The Nutcracker Inland Pacific Ballet’s locally touring production. Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. Sun., 2 p.m. Also at Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. Sat., 2 and 7:30 p.m.; next Sun., 2 p.m. $39 and up; discounts available. ipballet.org (Also in Claremont, Dec. 21-22)

The Nutcracker Los Angeles Ballet’s annual locally touring production sets the holiday tale in the City of Angels circa 1912. Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Sun., 2 p.m. Also at Royce Hall, UCLA, 10745 Dickson Court, Westwood. Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat.-next Sun., noon and 5 p.m. $34-$109; 10% discount for students, children, seniors and military. (310) 998-7782. losangelesballet.org (Also in Hollywood, Dec. 20-24; and Redondo Beach, Dec. 28-29)

The Nutcracker Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre performs. The Luckman Theatre, Cal State LA, 5151 State University Drive, L.A. Sun., 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; next Sun., 2 p.m. $42-$64. (800) 838-3006. Maratdaukayev.com

The Nutcracker Westside Ballet of Santa Monica, with special guests including New York City Ballet soloist Savannah Lowery, performs with a live orchestra. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. Sun., 1 and 5 p.m. $45. (800) 595-4849. westsideballet.tix.com

The Nutcracker Suite American Contemporary Ballet puts its own spin on the holiday favorite in this intimate and immersive show. Metropolis Los Angeles, Upper Level, 877 S. Francisco St., downtown Los Angeles. Sun., next Sun., 2 and 5 p.m.; Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 5 p.m.; ends Dec. 24. $55-$137. acbdances.com

Solo Fete Dancers from Pasadena Civic Ballet perform. AGBU Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Performing Arts Center, 2495 E. Mountain St., Pasadena. Sun., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. $15. agbupac.org

Nochebuena: Christmas Eve in Mexico Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles performs with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman University, 415 N. Glassell, Orange. Wed., 7:30 p.m. $25-$58. (844) 626-8726. muscocenter.org

What Remains Heidi Duckler Dance premieres this experimental, site-specific mix of dance and opera inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the writings of poet Ranier Maria Rilke and a short story about life in East Germany by author Christa Wolf. The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City. Thu.-Fri., 7 p.m. $35, $50. heididuckler.org

I Share the Body Avant garde works by Jordi, Matias Anaya, Julienne Mackey, Dominique McDougal, Sy Anon, Devon’te Jameson and Ironstone. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. Fri., 8:30 p.m. $15, $20. highwaysperformance.org

The Nutcracker American Ballet Theatre returns with its spectacular staging of the holiday favorite, with Pacific Symphony performing Tchaikovsky’s classic score; with featured dancers including Misty Copeland. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; next Sun., 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.; ends Dec. 22. $29 and up. (714) 556-2787. scfta.org

The Nutty Nutcracker Inland Pacific Ballet’s family-friendly spoof of the holiday favorite. Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. Fri., 7:30 p.m. $39 and up; discounts available. ipballet.org (Also in Claremont, Dec. 20)

Things to do

Holidays Around the World Two-day event features Mexican ballet folklorico, Bollywood dance, German folk dances, Chinese lion dance, plus live music and more. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Sat.-next Sun., 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. (714) 556-2787. scfta.org

Navidad en Whittier Danza Floricanto/USA performs traditional Mexican folk dancing in this holiday show. Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Ave., Whittier. Sat., 7:30 p.m. $20, $25. (562) 907-4203. shannoncenter.org

Nochebuena Latin-flavored holiday celebration with Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and vocalist Eugenia León, a.k.a. “La Diva de México.” Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Sat., 3 and 8 p.m. $39-$86. (818) 677-3000. thesoraya.org

The Nutcracker California Dance Ensemble performs. Calabasas Performing Arts Education Center, 22855 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; next Sun., 1 and 5:30 p.m. $22-$37; discounts available. CaliforniaDanceEnsemble.org

The Nutcracker Long Beach Ballet performs with a full symphony orchestra. Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach. Sat., 2 and 7:30 p.m.; next Sun., 2 p.m.; ends Dec. 22. $34-$115. (877) 852-3177. longbeachballet.com

The Nutcracker Palos Verdes Ballet performs. Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Sat., 7 p.m.; next Sun., 1 and 5 p.m. $28, $39. (310) 544-0403. palosverdesballet.org

The Nutcracker Pasadena Dance Theatre performs. San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel. Sat.-next Sun., 2 p.m.; ends Dec. 23. $22-$68. (626) 683-3459. PDTNutcracker.com

The Nutcracker Conejo Civic Ballet performs. Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Next Sun., 1:30 p.m. $20-$36. (800) 745-3000. ticketmaster.com

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