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Evolution
of the Sandpiper
The
Sandpiper was conceived
in the ‘90s by
a group of citizens
who felt that Del
Mar’s
Community Plan was
central to the story
of how the community
developed. It would
be a forum for all,
but especially for
those newcomers who
were attracted to
this unique community
but did not know its
history or core values. At
the time there was a
publication being circulated
that dealt in ugly personal
attacks. Many were concerned
that it reflected badly
on our community as
a whole, as its authors
refused to identify
themselves. The Sandpiper
was born as an antidote
to this nefarious paper.
Its authors were KNOWN
TO BE members of our
community. Over
the years, the paper
has proven to be a useful
and credible forum for
a variety of news and
views in our community.
Volunteer authors number
well into the hundreds.
For years, editing and
producing the paper
was a time-consuming
and stressful challenge.
We are indebted to a
series of heroic citizens
who managed to crank
out a quality product
every month. Bouquets
to all who served so
nobly: Chuck Newton,
Gay Hugo Martinez, John
Kerridge, Penny Abell,
Jacqueline Winterer. For
the past two years we
have been engaged in
an experiment to produce
the paper with an editorial
board, ably led by Carol
Kerridge and Shirley
King. Responsibilities
have been distributed
among board members
so that no one individual
has had to endure the
back-breaking pressure
of putting out the paper
alone. This experiment
has been dramatically
successful. We have
developed a system that
is efficient and requires
only a few hours a month
from each board member.
Of course, we are blessed
with a large cadre of
volunteer authors. Feedback
from our readers seems
to confirm that the
quality endures. We intend to continue this group approach and are now at the point where we need to expand the editorial board membership. Our goal is to achieve more diversity in terms of age, skills, and backgrounds. The one unifying prerequisite is a commitment to Del Mar’s Community Plan.
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