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Home My WebLink About1996-12-24 - Orange Coast Pilotr • SPORTS Football coaching shakeup at Newport? Hollday cheer is all in perspectWe I was feeling sorry for myself the other day. It's the first time I won't be spending the holidays at my parents' house in Northern California and, quite frankly, I found it depressing. I'm sure my parents find it even more so. Without family, a spouse or significant other -or some sem- blance of tradition -the holidays can seem pretty lonely. But with Christmas on a Wednesday and being unable to afford both a flight and gifts, staying put seemed the only practical alternative. And granted, it wasn't an overwhelming turn-out-the- lights-pull-the-shades kind of despair, but I was in a definite funk. Poor me. But then, something horrible happened. A co-worker died, killed on her way home from Mass, of all things, and I realized how dismal-this holiday will be for Donna Jacobson's family. There is a JawaNqil ~ spend the holiday without a spouse, two men who won't share Christmas with their moth- er. Numerous friends who will miss her smiling face and feel sadness at what should be a fes- tive time. And I realized just how lucky I am. Because the list goes on. I have a former boss who will be celebrating her first Christ- mas without her father, a col- league whose sister will be absent from the family gathering and a close friend who will be trying to dredge up some Christ- mas cheer without his mother, who was diagnosed with cancer 1n July and died in August. My best friend's father went back into the hospital on Friday. My hairstylist is going through a divorce. A friend and her boyfriend are ending a four-year relationship. I have a roommate who has no family nearby. A fireman friend who will work his fourth Christmas in a row. A number of journalism colleagues who will help put the news in newspapers that day. And still there are others whose families either don't want to or don't care to spend the holi- days together. Yes, I am extremely fortunate. • SEE CHEER PAGE 4 PHOTOS BY MARC MARTIN I DMY PILOT The elves were busy sorting gifts and food items Monday ln the parking lot of SL John the Bapttst Catholic Church for the Share Our Selves annual Adopt-A-Family program. Marcy Leffingwell (center) navigates a maze of boxes while carrying a load of gifts. Eight Costa Mesa schools distribute Christmas stockings stuffed with goodies, gifts and food to families ln need. and a. MERRY • CHRISTMAS II to a11 • Community big hearts line up to make sure needy families don't go without; 'It's my favorite day of the year,• says one volunteer. By Susan Deemer, Daily Pilot A convoy of cars, mini vans and pick- up trucks crowded into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Monday to drop off food, clothing and toys so that about 1,500 needy families could have a Christmas to remember this year. It was the 27th year that Share Our Selves orgdized the Adopt-a-Family pro- gram in an effort to help less fortunate Orange County residents have a better holiday. By adopting a family for Christmas, donors purchased food and gifts for an entire family. They wrap the presents and box the food, then deliver it to the church. · The donors never meet tbe families they adopt. It was the first year Diane Burton took part in the program, but she says it defi- nitely won't be her last. "Just to know that other people are going to be happy, it's a good feeling," said Burton, a Costa Mesa resident. But despite the crowds, fewer families were adopted that in years past. To make sure nobody was overlooked, SOS volun- teers put together an extra 412 boxes of food and gifts for those unadopted fami- lies. Last year only 250 families were not adopted, the year before it was about 300. "It was a real stretch,• said Jean For- bath, founder of the charity. "They (boxes) are skimpier than-they have been." Using money donated to the charity, volunteers purchased toys, clothing and food to complete Christmas packages for those families that were not adopted. Every family that signed up for the pro- gram -even those who were not adopted - will receive packages. Volunteers met over the weekend at St. John's Hall to put together the packages using the names of children and their ages as a guide. Some donors prefer to give money and let the charity do the shopping • SEE ADOPT PAGE 4 · THE VERDIC ·T A bus tidcet sol;ved possible finan<iol woes •Rose Bowl-bound Buckeyes squad will sp end eight days at Costa Mesa's Westin hotel. By Christopher Goffard, Daily Pilot COSTA MESA-By this time next week, there will be one word on the lips of every guest in the 390 rooms of the Westin South Coast Plaza: Buckeyes. The Ohio State football team, along with its coaching staff, fam- ily, friends, a smattering of alum- ni, and a band of rovmg reporters, will take over the hotel as the Rose Bowl looms. "It really becomes the football team's hotel," said John Gtlbert, the Westin's general mandger. "The Buckeyes are wonderful for us because they've been here before. It's nice to have· a team that we know." The Buckeyes themselves, who face the Arizona State Uni- versity squad on Jan. 1 in Pa!>dde- na, will arrive here by charter flight from Ohio on Chnstmas Day, and stay for eight days Two Ohio radio stations will pro\ride live sportscasts from the lobby, and WBNS TV from Columbus, Ohio will broadcast speaals from a satellite truck parked outside Pro-Buckeye banners have already been hung throughout the hotel, and the staff is maklng last-minute preparations for the mass arrival. The Westin has a long history with football teams, once hosting the Los Angeles Rams during home games, Gilbert said. "Our staff doesn't even plan to go away on Christmas holidays in the hopes that we'U have a sports team," Gilbert said. "It's part of this hotel to have something like this here." Gilbert said the hotel's location gives it a special attraction for teams, with nearby shopping, theaters, and restaurants. "It's all within a three~block radius of the hotel,• he said. "It keeps them close to home. (The coaches) don't want them out wandering the cities.• Thougb professional football teams often throw lavish parties during the week of big games, the hotel isn't planiling any elab- orate ceremonies for the college team. "That is not in the collegiate nature at all," Gilbert said. "These kids are lOcused faere. nus is one of the most important • SEE BUCKEYES PAGE 4 At top of holiday wish liSts: parking at mall r---~-~----------, I I I I I I I I I I The Nativity -Latino-style Forget 'lickle Me Elmo' -a parking spot iS the hottest commodity among shoppers on the final days befme Clarisbuas. ~OSTA MBSA -napped beblDd another shopper 1n the peat.tna lot ol South Cout Ploza, IMt mlnuta-ebopper 'lbm Mu-._.19 watdMd !Mlpleilly u the jlltlDe c;'!:I. ~ WU --~::,wded per'! I lal .. mllnd8I. MM· I .... IWtMI .. WM ..... I I I I I I I I I I I • f • La Posada celebration reenacts the Holy Family's search for lodging in Bethlehem. By Susan Deemer, Daily p;Jot • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1996 around town ' BOB WINTON VINEYARD CHRISTIAN The Vineyard ChriJtian Fel- lowship of Newport Beach offers a Chri.stma.s 'Eve Vespers Service at 6 p .m. at 102 E. Baker St., Cost Mesa. For more information, call 556-8463. Ciancio offer a semtnar on "Do I Need Estate Planningf" at 10 a.m. at 881 .Dover Drive, Suite 300, Newport Beach. Cost is $20. Reservations are required at 574- 0866. Computer specialist brings Christmas spirit to life ST. MARK PRESBYTERIAN St. Mark Presbyterian Church offers a brief informal service for ;&Sf~ and their f ~..... .- at 2100 Mar VlSta, Nfl Beach. A 1 p .m. service for all will feature the reading of the Christ- mas Story and several anthems by the choir. Child care will be provided. For more information, call 644-1341. DANCE CLASSES Orange Coast College offers five intermediate to advanced level modem dance classes at 10 a.m. on Dec. 26 through 28 and 30 and 31 in OCC's Dance Studio C. Registration fee is $10 per class or $35 for the entire series. For more information, call 432-5506. .. , SAnJRDAY HYPER PEPPY Launch Pad offers a Robot Workshop at noon for children ages nine to 11 and at 3 p .m. for ages 11 to 14 at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. The workshop enables a parent and child to learn ~ow to assemble #Hyper Peppy the robot and discover how robots are used in the film and amusement industries. Cost is $30 and the workshop is $6 for members and $8 for guests. For more information, call 546-2061. HYPER PEPPY Launch Pad offers a Robot Workshop at noon for children ages 9-11 and at 3 p.m. for ,ages 11-14 at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. The workshop enables a parent and child to learn how to assemble #Hyper Peppy" the robot and discover how robots are used in the film and amusement industries. Cost is $30 and the workshop is $6 for members and $8 for guests.Call 546-2061. DEC. 31 KIDS SLEEP OVER The Newport Beach Commu- nity Services Department offers a #New Year's Eve Kids Night Out" for children age four through 12 at 7:30 p .m. and concludes at 8:30 a .m. the next day at the Commu- nity Youth Center at Grant Howald Park on 5th Avenue and Iris Avenue in Newport Beach. Movies, popcorn, games and breakfast will be available. Cost is $35 and siblings pay $17. For more information, call 644-3151. JAN. 2 DfVORaTALK The Law Offices of Lisa A. Ciancio offer a seminar on •Divorce -What To Expect How To Proceed" at 6:30 p.m . at 881 Dover Drive, Suite 300, Newport Beach. Cost is $10. Reservations ar~ required at 574-0866. JAN.4 OfVORa TALK The Law Offices of Lisa A. CHEERLEADING Children from ages 6-11 may enroll in a five-week cheerlead- ing class from 3 to 4 p .m . on Mon- s a t the Community You t ' Newport Beach. Registration fee is $35. For more information, call 644-315t . ADD TALK Coastline Counseling Center offers a free lecture called "Atten- tion Deficit Disorder: The Big Pic- ture • a t 1 p.m.1 at 1200 Quail St., Suite 105, Newport Bea~. For more information, call 476-0991. ONGOING SMOKERS The Nicotine Anonymous .fel- lowship wants to help men and women who smoke to quit and remain smoke-free. Call 650-2713 for the local evening meetings nearest you . HELPLINE A private telephone consulta- tion is offered at no charge from 1 to 8 p.m. every Monday at 759- 0357. Talk with a professional about difficulties in your life. NETWORKER The Tuesday Morning Net- worker share leads at 1 to 8 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi's Cafe, 1835 Newport Bled., Cotta Mesa. For more information, Call 215- 2903. SURPLUS FOOD Seniors and low-income fami- lies of the Costa Mesa/Newport · Beach area can obtain free USDA surplus food from 11 a .m. to 3 p .m. the second Friday of each month in the rear parking lot of the church on 740 W. Wilson St., Costa tv1esa. Bring picture identi- fication. Call 631-2177. MOMS SUPPORT GROUP Group process focuses on work, success and parenting issues every first and third Thurs- days from noon to 1:15 p .m. and 1 to 8:15 p.m. at 2900 Bristol St., Suite J-108, Costa Mesa. Theses- sion cost $15. For more informa- tion, call 850-1689. REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY The Costa Mesa Republican Assembly meets every third Thursday of the month at the Neighborhood Community Cen- ter, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Call 645-5326. CAREGIVER SUPPORT A support group for Adult Children of Aging Parents is being offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p .m. at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Call 644-3244. COED SUPPORT The Newport Beach Psycho- logtcal AssOO.ation offers-a coed Support Group that meets every Thursday at 1 p.m. at 3101 W. Coast Highway, No. 311, New- port Beach. The support group requires free pre-assessment before joining. For more informa- tion, call 722-4588. • Send your AROUND TOWN Items to: The Dilly Piiot. Around Town, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mes., Callf. 92627; flX ~ 170 or calf 540-1224, ext. 333. HE IS A computer specialist with an alternate holiday identity. lltE SANTA GIG Bob Winton spends most of his year as a managing director at a computer applications com- pany in Tustin. But once a year, he coveis his brown hair with a white wig and beard, covers his shirts and ties with a red suit and fills out his slight frame with stuffing. The 21-year Harbor View resident plays Santa to needy children every year at Santa Ana's Southwest Community Center. The center provides food, clothing and support to those in need, and Winton served holiday meals there with fell ow m embers of Mariners South Coast Church before vol- unteering for the Santa gig. Woman injµred in accident Friday night A Newport Beach woman was fighfiiig for her llleMOn<lay after her car collided with another car at the inte rsection of Harbor Island Drive and Bayside Drive Friday night. Around 4:45 p.m. Paula iye Earl, 64, was turning left onto Harbor Island Drive when her car was struck by a Ford pickup driven by a 17-year-old male, also of Newport Beach, said Newport Beach police Sgt. John Desmond. -'1lot llEADEll$ HOJUNE 642-6086 Delly ,.._ P.O. 80lt 1560, Costa Miu, CA. 92626. 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"We did, and now I've done it for years." lltE CENTER OF THE PARTY One day out of every Christ- mas season, for the past five or so years, Winton as Santa has been the center of a .day of fes- tivities at the center. He arrives in a red 1957 Thunderbird con- vertible. Then he hands out donated gilts to anywhere from 800 to 1,400 kids. MA lot of kids, this is the only gift they'll get this year," he said. Over the years, he has grown to recognize some of the chil- dren who come back to the cen- ter year after year. He tries to talk to all the kids, struggling to talk to the Span- ish-speaking children in what little of the language he knows. #I've got 'Feliz Navidad' down," he said. COMPUTER EXPERT BY DAY Winton has divided his pro- fessional life between the com- puter applications industry and the health care industry. He now devotes all his.time to Net Solutions in Tustin, a company that puts together computer net- working systems. He grew up in Iowa, where he went to college, then got his master's degree from the Uni- versity of Minnesota. He then moved to La Jolla in 1969, final- ly settling in Newport Beach in 1975. In addition to his Santa vol- unteering, he also serves on the Board of Directors of the Food Distribution Center, which serves 280 county agencies that cityside Earl was rushed to Western Medical Center in Santa ~a. where she remained Monday in critical but stable condition. The second driver was unhurt. Police are still investi- gating the accident, but don't believe alcoh ol was involved, Desmond said. -By Chrhtopber Go Hard Robbers sought in pasta house robbery Police are still searching for gun-wielding robbers who made off with $2,000 ~cash from the Spaghe tti Bender restaurant over the weekend. Around,~.m. Saturday .night two men walked into the restau- rant at 6204 West Coast High- way and confronted a busboy, said Newport Beach police Sgt. John Desmond. The men took the busboy into the kitchen, confronted a waiter and a manager, and demanded cash, Desmond said. Desmond said one of the robb ers - described as a brown-haired male Latino in his 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, of average sure wtll eccompilny A groundswell ls COSTAMISA feed the hungry. His three kids -one no.w- grown daughter and a college- age twin daughter and son - attended Andersen El~tary School and Corona del Mar High School. CHRISTMAS LESSONS He started out playing Santa with a costume borrowed from a friend but has since gotten his own red sUit and white beard. He has willingly repeated his Santa pedonnance year after year because he enjoys it -and because it helps put his own family life in perspective. MWe brought our kids there, and it helped them to under- stand that there is a need out there that you don't see living in Newport Beach," he said. -Story by Jennifer Armstrong, Photo by Don Leach weight -carried a gun, possibly . an Uzi. The second robber is described as a male Latino in bis 30s, about 5 1 eet 11 inches tall, with 1l mustache, dark hair, a thin build, and wearing a dark blue baseball cap, a dark colored jacket, and light colored pants. The robbers took the cash from the register and fled on foot through the front of the restau- rant, Desmond said . He said they were last seen in the New· port Shores area. -By Cb.rfltopller Gottard we.et offshore wtnds. bulldlng from the • IJOO llilodl. of lrtstol ltnlft A~ disc~ end Skies Yllll remain west-northwest. lut property worth $2,580 w.r• stolen from I pWked Cit. Tht wfn-p.1rtiy doudv . on Chrktm.s Eve, dow was left down •n Inch. through aft.moon. w.'11 be looking It • 2IOD Wodc of IMta ~ Drtve: A rnowrt.aln bib about 2-3 feet on worth S4lO was stolen from • ra . Tht bike a.bte was cut. ,.. • JIOO ...... of ........ -...: $1,575 worth of pr~ -TODAY loclt bffches. At the best spots. k>c* for Inducing golf dubs end clothes -WW. stolen froril I ~ Antlow CM. 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J.t rVfiJff on the bMd\, of..., _llllln hM • r ,,_..,.no tlgn of =~tN--11 --5 ... ~:-:-..... open. ·• ., a 11t *'-'-. ,. ...... '° =...,...,.,,,._ •rill•11•lhl.,.•cllll=llt S7 ~ " • . .. . --• .. ..... -r Newport Be.ch/Costa Mesa Da.ily Pilot TU~SDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1996 Avoiding county bankruptcy _for the price of a bus ticket T be other day I bumped into Gene Langhauser, one time highly respect- ed public defender and later highly respected municipal court judge of this county. His opening remark, "Re~ember Oswaldo Lopez?" put me into a state of shock. How could I forget Oswaldo Lopez? Impossible! But I had. .Attribute it to galloping senili- ty. So, for better or worse, here's Oswaldo Lopez. Oswaldo Lopez was a thief, a happy-go-lucky, illiterate, ~~!oi~~~e7 extensively many moons ago when this county was much smaller. Oswaldo was one of the most inept thieves I have ever known. Typical was the night he was walking past the Salva- tion Army Thrift Shop in Santa Ana and saw in the window a man's coat. He promptly picked up a large rock and threw it . through the plate glass win- dow. The ensuing crash awak- ened the whole neighborhood, and 911 calls swamped the police department. Oswaldo climbed through the broken window (thus elevating a petty theft to a burglary), put on the coat, and walked about a block where he bumped into half the Santa Ana Police Department. Another time a family returned from the picture show to find Oswaldo makmg a peanut butter sandwich in their kitchen. Again, a burglary. I doubt that Oswaldo ever com- mitted a successful crime, but that didn't deter him. Oswaldo robe rt gardner u th: ;,ia..i. ~ \. ~ij . '-.ti}.,; · .. L 4, was no quitter. Oswaldo didn't mind going to jail. Actually, he rather liked it. Three square meals a day, plus a warm place to sleep at night, plus pleasant compan- ionship. Both prisoners and jailers liked Oswaldo. The only flY. in the omtment of Oswaldo's place in our cul- ture was he insisted on plead- ing not guilty to each of his crimes, thus necessitating a tri- al. And with Oswaldo, a trial was a pretty expensive pro- ceeding. We had to hire a sign language interpreter and a Spanish interpreter to try to convey to Oswaldo what the witnesses were saying. There was some quesllon whether. as a deaf mute, he had ever l~amed any la n- guage, Spanish or EngHsh. And for sure he didn't know sign language. Still, we had to g ive it the old college try All through the proceedings Oswaldo smiled happily and enjoyed the attention being lavished on him, expensive though it might be to the coun- ty. Les Echols, our penny pinch- ing county auditor (who would have caught Bob Citron before Bob got out of the starter's gate), screamed like a wound- ed eagle every time be received the expense account for an Oswaldo Lopez trial. Then I came up with a solu- tion to avoid county bankrupt- cy. After Oswaldo's most cur- rent tridl and conviction, as he ~ci.qg ~~nt~~~~flll.<W Ji> t<rttte-bench ~~n Wi1I1affis, dis- trict attorney, and Dick Sulli- van, pubhc defender. "Gentlemen, we are about to solve the Oswdldo Lopez prob- lem," l said . "The three of us are going to split the cost of a bus ticket to El Paso, about $10, and send Oswaldo there." They agreed. We pooled our money, gave 1t to my bailiff, Lee Brusso, who took the mon- ey and Oswaldo to the local bus stdtion, bought a one-way ticket to El Paso, put Oswaldo aboard w1th instructions to the driver not to let him out until I he arrived in El Paso. We never heard of Oswaldo again. I BriUidnt solution to a trou- blesome problem. One nagging question remains. Did some Judge in El Paso do exactly the !>ame thing a few years earlier, I thus foisting off on Orange County d troublesome El Paso proble m? I'll ne"er know 1---- 1 • ROBERT GARDNER is a retired judge and Corona del Mar resident. Plug into the Pilot Classified section to find services from electronics and plumbers, to landscapers and painters We want to thanb you for beinq a valued customer and wish you a happy new year filled with the maqic of The Disney Channel~ now on your basic service. 24-hours a day -with no com mercial interruptions - all year lonq! It's our special qift to you this Holiday Season. 549-3500 Happy H olidays from our family. to y ours I mContlnental Cablevlslon ·~ Hope all your news is good this holiday season. 1\JESDAY, DECEMIER 24, 1996 ADOPT CONTINUED FROM 1 b them. Porbath Mid. •we spent s1,200 yesterday OD turkeys, $1,300 on fresh pro- duce, Sl,000 on can goods and about $7,000 on toys,• Porbath said, standing in the church's auditorium where volunteers were ICUII}'ing to get the boxes ready. M the can rolled in, d<nens ot volunteers -including cbil- chen in the Save Our Youth J>l'09l'8IIl -helped assemble the packages according to what school they were to be deliv- ered to. Families receiving the packages pick them up at their cblldren's schools. MARC MARTIN I DAILY PILOT SOY volunteen Ted I.attn and German DoJaquetz wheel their carts through a maze of donated gl8' Monday. PARKING CONTINUED FROM 1 Jobmon 141d. About two weeks ago, Johnson said the hood of a female mop· per's vehicle was dented after another motorist's male passenger punched it sevetal times. The fem.ale motortst allegedly trled to run the man down because he was trying to save a parking space for his girlfriend, Johnson said. Although tt appears there are no parking spaces available at South Coast Plaza, smart shop- pers know a few tricks that may save tim.e and hassle -but $5 alet .parking may not be one of em. •To me this is Christmas," Mid Pat Bath, a volunteer who t lJl::..'QI' ._b,as'~ out forJb~~;fl\"l{~·._-..,.£...a~cal.-Irvine,, • <-~i.fI-1\. ~-•Z-.nr..;-c...4 -t.;A t~~:t.(.. ~ "~byean, "Jt'sm faV&l'te'd6f '·"r ~ 1il ,ma :"tHI' Opi=u 3(tto35". of the year.• y trips Monday to drop off food families total throughout the Ji.mmf Kawalek of Aliso Viejo ~,.A9gut 10 ~~ondav 1>t•·~t~~arldD"if r6clle~ trieved his car: But on a prior trip, he said he waited about 45 minutes. Pat Buchanan a clinical and gifts for families adopted corporation and had ' good administrator tor' Bristol Park by her company's employees. time doing it," she said. BUCKEYES CONTINUED FROM 1 days of their lives ... The Buck.eyes are here to win, so the less dis- ! . tractions before the game, the . better.· . l ·: The Buck.eyes will practice at i : Prange Coast College in Costa :POSADA . ·:CONTINUED FROM 1 . ,. : to three homes in the neighbor- : hood that were taking part in the · · La Posada. A small nativity scene : ts carried from home to home by two teenagers. •They (children) come for the food and the pinata," Rios said, 1 sipping on traditional Christmas : tea served after the neighbor- , ·'hood procession. "They know when there is a posada there's a pina.ta and that means candies for them." · However 9-year-old Yareli Lopez says it's more than just the food. like tamales and bunuelos a sweet tortilla with cinnamon. "It's fun and I like to sing," she said. 1be re-enactment is accompa· Died by traditional songs that tell the story as Mary and Joseph attempt to find a room to spend the night. After knocking on doors of neighbors, they are turned down by those inside who ling •1 cannot open the door it may be a burglar," Rios said. "They do the same thing (throughout the neighborhood) until they go back to the original house" she said. Rios said Monday's "La Posa- da" needed help from Juan Gas- par who usually strums the gui- tar along with the songs, but this actory Mesa. Though the team will get free time to tour local attractions, Gilbert said, "They're not here to go to the beach. These players are here to go to the Rose Bowl." Helen Davenport, the catering manager, recalled that 1,200 peo- ple turned out for a rally for Penn State when the hotel hosted the team two years ago. But she said she didn't expect time he forgot to bring it. Resident Ignacia Estrada, an immigrant from Michoacan, Mexico, organized the local "La Posada" because she wanted local children including her own to maintain their cultural tradi- tions. The children quietly prayed the mystery of the rosaries as they walked from house to house, but by the next night they didn't want to give up their holy robes. "Every night (the children) ask if they can do it again," said Estrada's daughter Erindira, 23. "I said you can't do that because BRAND NEW-COSMETICALLY IMPERFECT Get the Best tor Leal • ,, .. • t .. ' . RUFFEll'S UPHOLSTERY INC. 1~T.116 Ml CASA n I ' IC 1\N 11I\l1\lJf(,\~,J f White ftsh Slfved on a soft com t.ortilla with our ·spec1a1· wNta sauce. cabblge. c:heese, gulCllnOlt ni 1 slk» of llme. Uk• tl'9f..,... on tM eo.t or IA.JAii Our ft)Mll .,. • trtp to BAJA •well•MBXJCOn , "?'~ , ii:1!Fa S 21165 llmbol' Blvd. .• eo.taflleu .,.. Blodl Soutll of 405 l"wy fill 545-7168 that kind of turnout this year. "11lis hotel has a history of hosting football teams," she said. "We all love to have the atmos- phere and all the excitement of a bowl game. The Rose Bowl espe- cially, because it's the grand-dad- dy of them all." The team leaves town on Jan . 3. you have to take turns ... they were so excited." The Hispanic Parish Council, which c9nsists of parishioners from about a dozen local min- istries, held the first posada a week ago at St. Joachim Church. On subsequent nights, La Posada is hosted by different families in the community with the final one held at Shalimar Drive. Tonight, a community proces- sion will return the nativity set to the church and a "midnight Mass" will begin at 8 p.m . at St. Joachim Church 1964 Orange Avenue. For more 'information, call the church at 574-7400. "Three days ago I was here and they lost the car," said Kawalek. "They misplaced it and four guys were runnina around trying to fin4 ~t." --U' CHEER CONTINUED FROM 1 My family is harmonious, healthy, happy. And -the luck. continues -my sister and her husband have also opted to stay in Orange County, giving me a warm environment to spend the holidays. 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OtrUtma.r Cottu11 witla tlw St. Janw1 C"°""I Cltolr """Jllbllat. B1Ur 11 pm Futival Euduuvt ,_ U Wiiia dw>lr Olld bras.r WedD.ll!llaJ, Dlcie I • 25 10.,,, Holy EadtM1# Jui. II • D. Jones of Westminster wait- ed about 25 minutes for his car at the valet parking station. •Theo- retically it's supposed to be quick- er,. he said. ,r• Even with 75 valets at the three ' parking ~tionl ot So~°*" Plaza -normally there' are bnly 10.J car jockeys-the traffic on lanes in the parking lots is so slow it makes mobility difficult· Although there are plenty of reports of scratched and stolen vehicles during the Christmas sho_P.plng season, police say most incidents take place in January. Inside the mall, arrests of shoplifters and petty thefts · account for about 120 arrests from the day after Thanksgiving through mid-January, Johnson said. , "This year we beefed up our police activities," Johnson said. :.·:~ 9t~~·~~* Ji'Was lciSfyear. : St.arting the day after Thanks-: giving, about 12 officers patrol the 1 I mall area through Jan. 12:Usual-1 ly there are only two police offi-: cers on patrol in addition to l numerous South Coast Plaza L--------------------._ ____ _, security guards, Johnson said. I bodies (arrests) for shoplifting and "(Sunday) we took at least 14 credit card fraud," he said. remind me what Christmas is all about. My heart goes out to the Jacobsons, my friends and col- leagues, and everyone else who has some adversit}!: to overcome this holiday season. It can be a mighty tough time of year. And for the rest of us, it is important to keep things in per- spective. It's easy to get caught up in your own problems, but if you take a look around, it's abundantly clear that there are many others less fortunate. So I hope everyone will join me in pausing for a moment to ponder what -and who -is important to us. Reach out and tell others how you feel. Find joy in the little things. Be thankful for all that you have. And help spread the cheer to others. Drop a relative a note. Call a friend. Share a toast with a co-worker. Donate toys-to noody children. Give a blanket to the homeless. Because the holidays are still the holidays -no matter where you are or who you are-with. So make the most of this sea- son -and don't forget to count your blessings at every opportu- nity. You'll be surprised what a time-consuming project it really is. • LAURIE IUSBY is a Daily Pilot editor. Join Us Far Holiday Catering Specialists Remember we cate boats ~ charters •tn your home or In our dining room ... • LUNCH • DINNER • SUNDAY BRUNCH For ReseT\lations and Direc1ions Call 723-0621 25 1 Shipyard Way • Newport Beach EYE Ol'ENER TongClaremonthev~geof leaving Newport Harbor Huntington Beach High product Tony Ciarelli · first in line for the head football job at Oilers' campus, and he is a 'lock' from all indications; Ciar~'s value as Newport Harbor's defensive coordinator, strength coach and shot put and discus coach in spring considered irreplaceable. Tl~~~~A~;#-:;.;~"~.;;t~=~ Harbor High football and to both programs. track and field programs, but it A move to Huntington would appears veteran defensive professionally reunite Oarelli coordinator, shot put and discus with h!s wife Stephanie, the coach, and strength guru Tony Oilers' current strength Ciarelli could be leaving the coordinator, as well as brother Sailors to become the new head Rocky and sister-in-law Cammy, football coach at Huntington who co-coached the girls Beach High. volleyball team -including Oarelli, in his eighth year Tony's daughter and All-CIF • teaching and coaching at Harbor, senior setter Allison -to section after an eight-year run as a and state Division D titles this walk-on at Edison High, is the fall. A history teacher whose three-year run as Coach Jeff Brinkley's defensive coordinator has included a 14-0 CIF Southern Section championship campaign in 1994 and this fall's Division V runner-up finish and 12-2 record, Qarelli 1s the favorite to replace interim coach Mike Dodd. Dodd, a longtime Oiler ~~~~ the team to a 3-7 record this fall. He took over for 13-year head man George Pascoe, who was abruptly relieved of his duties last spring for reasons still not made public. An obvious blow to the Harbor football program, Ciarelli's departure would also leave a huge void in the shot put and discus rings, where his expert tutelage has produced Sailor standouts including Wade • . QUOTE OF THE DAY '1+&'d low to ""in thtJb-~ ...• -O:M /IOOl&4U. aMDI Dia F1&iMAN. AUW1NC ro lmTA M£sA AMJ 1E PAD/RC QMsr ~ Coach (the equivalent of the CIF Southern Sedion's track and field coach of the year), is recognized as perhaps the foremost West Coast authority on the Olympic lifts (snatch and clean and jerk) weight training method, which emphasizes developing explosiveness key to CdM Coach Dick Freeman · and Costa Mesa's Jerry Howell have agreed to play the second week of the 1997 season. Freeman said he hopes the : matchup, in which the Sea IGngs have won 22 of 27, mcluding the last 13, will be a precursor to a : potential future league alliance · ~crm•~o~nn~an~ce~in f.QOtbaJL1nd the ~~ ~ ~~~,~Ci\ """·S"'-•r ~~~~~~"'---:; ~"".~~ barry faulkner Tift (UCLA), Gina (Stanford) and Cara Heads (Cal), Tony Mancuso, Laura Wilson, Shane Reese, Beau Ralphs and Steve Gonzales, to name just a few. Ciarelli, the California Coaches Alliance's 1993 Honor His expertise in that field has impacted Harbor athletes beyond football and track and his philosophical approach to attaining goals has made him an inspiration to numerous Sailor athletes. .J In other Newport-Mesa football news, the district rivalry between Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa, interrupted in 1993 after a 27-year run that began in 1966, will resume next fall. league,• said Freeman, one of many Sea King coaches and administrators preparing to push for a shift from the Sea View League to the Pacific Coast League when releaguing meetings begin next month. :J The Newport Harbor g1rll basketball team received some bad news in last week's • SEE FAULKNER PAGE: 8 • ,. . • SOC< F H Eaglesb~ two more, • wmcrown • Estancia·zips seventh · straight victim; LB Poly, • Pacifica each fall, 1-0. ANAHEIM -Estancia High's Eagles rolled to their sixth and seventh straight shutout victorits Monday afternoon, despite the absence of six varsity players on holidays, with 1-0 victories over Long Beach Poly and Pacifica on the way to the Magnolia Tourna- ment championship. Freshman Esaul Mendoza, off an assist from Jose Quintana, scored the winner against Polf; another freshman, Cesar Ter- rones. with an assist from Silv¥> Alderete, scored the winn~r against Pacifica. Senior Fernando Lara w~ named the tournament's MVP as Estancia dominated throughout. Goalie Brad Wayman w"s aedited with eight saves in eacn of tbe victories for the 7-1 Eaglei, who have lost only to El ioro in the season-opener, 2-1, when an errant boot by an Estancia defender trying to kick back to Wayman, bounced into the net for El Toro's winning goal. Coach Steve Crenshaw brought four freshmen up to the varsity for the Magnolia Tourna- ment because of the absence of the six varsity players, including sweeper Ramon Garcia, Miguel Lelaya and Armando Quinones. : t • : • Newport's Carl Kraushaar was one of the originals at UCLA under the Wizard of Westwood. new coec::h they wanted him to meet. ·1 talDd with him a couple ol hours and l liked his pbiloeophy,. Kraushaar Mid. ·1 wmt to ... Pranoel, my flancee, and told b4t the new1 that I was going to By Jim Walten,, Deily Pilot UClA Tblil I told my mom and dad. • •1 jUlt wded ooe long talk wtth Coach • and tbat WM enouQh. • : 1be CoM:b WU lobn Wooden. The • IHICJll WU WoOdm'I tint U tbe BndDs' : heed man beck ID 19'8-49. : 11ne playws frca ttMl tlMln-0.0.V-J Stanlth. Almi ~ and.KraUlbUr- would ... drafted .br ... NBA. Stamcb and ICnNlbw,.... baii tabbed bJ tbe • Roch t• .,,.. 9 I ch In ... l9000d : round tind ICrauilbMr.......... : SawJww• dl9ftld bf W ........ tD.. • Md" roP.ad _....,.. _ ,..., sn : ball.Al *'tie ...... 9 • lllllillr Ql!Mtu, ar I ••dMn -ar bo1IL. •B IOWJ9UtJ:M WI TIJESOAY, DEQMlfll 24, 1• Ncwpw18wM'.w.._ Diii>',.. KNER Tbe~ ..... 11-. ! KRAUSHAAR ·•aotlfGOed.· 53,_..,N111,b.am1ll5. FAUL · enmaeDy to tbe wiaw el di. -S •cad WM a bmd WGdrs. & -W.W Md W talb. • c::ro.town -*· but ti .,... : wq \IDl'lfleh .... ,.. •• Woodm k19u¢ ·=....,,.. ·1n-.. JOU can tONTINUED FROM s eoWyOGth*PCLm• 'b1g1., Maa• ,.,_~ win : CONTINUm flOM 5 Mid. ·Healway198ft•good betbmldullbe'lnothmtlag ecoardtng t.o Scott. CAiGt I. Ant ! •art. He wu a good guy to _,_.... We W a Jot ol Dice pre-Chrlltmal mail, at the ctP C CYPlllSS _ Coeta M..a i 1be 8-foot·5 Kna'Ulbur wu have UOWMl. ...._together.• Soutbeln Sec:doD Office tent T1MMlgla NeWfiort IDaAlll ~ balUtball team : UCLA'l ltalUng cmts OD a telUD •ffe W..1 tall iD ~ aoUlicedon that the s.11on COM:h Jeff~ woUkl baft 74 • rouM ... ..._ : tblt wmt from 12-13 owran (3-8 tD oar a would compete ln the I>Msion loved to have edded. ~me w -• bl CiODfa'mce) the prWYioul yw otbn ..... '1 oe ...... "'°' ll-A Playoffs, rather than m -AA, triumph OV9l' Santa Margutta to Win* Oulk at BrMbnc ~ to ~7 ovsaD and 10-2 en the cma.n. KraUlbur accept9d a polttbl u •• "'-thought tbe "'_. "'-...... •'--e-n---• ..... 1e Cbdllua !IP Monday evmtDg. • to p-..a•-Cout but ... _ '-h ~_.. Oil ut.-.-.1-'I ...., UH\ ' IU~t 1-.J _,.. ~ __. -· ..,.....,. ~ 71•30, behtnd : way a w; &.-J"" ~ n~ •niey made a m1sta.k.e by CIP M"'tflMI upMt,ol ....,..... • ...,.._ • ComeNDCll title wun't u ltd leaving us in m -AA ln the initial top-1111ded s.vtta r&Db blah on tbe ~ ol CM5ntay Peyton ! Tbe 8nliDI ~ 2'·7 ln lbalt u ·it wb a vwy pollttve breakdown,• SailOB girls coach his lilt of all·Uzne victodel at ~er~ m: (l ) and. ' JCauy : JCraUlbaar't eenicl' fW and be would aperieooe, • be Mid. • AJ1 tbe Bob Du.lrus said Saturday. ·0ur Harbor. · n. .._ ... • : ~am WOil the com...nce title. be today. mechet bad to be 1u bJI otftce enrollment was about 150 more ..__ .... n .... _ .J'--.· .,..._ .... ---. •• wu\ flnt.•--Heltalted ~ ...... at a certain time ~ ......__. au. ~---9' M 17 tt • 11 • .tt .........:..•--~-•"'-• .,.., • than anyone in m-AA." dramatic 20.15 CIP tltle-oame "'liiiia I 1 • I -JO : Ul"UMll _____ YMli two • would plan the vanity The shift takes the Tars from a . triumph over S.VU. m t8'M1 a CMlll&~~ tL.*:'*: ,.!:... : year. He wu also c:hOMn years for practiCle, and then f11Mhman relatively fertile postseason 28-21 dedlicn over CdM in the li ;:"..-••: ~ •• 1. • All.cout, which oov.-.d all me.• practice, on paper. So many. · grouping to a division that famed Battle ot the = JJ • •,:,:~· ~;~i. : playtn on the WMt Cout. •u 1 turned out for the team mmutel for this. 10 muc:b for that Includes Brea Olinda, winner of semtflnal game In 1 1 the ,..... ..-......,. • ~ -: •we bad a pretty IOIJd !\OW they would point me to the -and that wu how you did lt. eight straight section crowns and 13-10 overtime win over PootbiU • ANAHlllM -Newport Harbor : b&Ddub, • be Mid. •we didn't guard.I,• Krauabaar said • M a play•, you don't really ,,,:,, P~~.No. ~ ~5?1"ftll~!' ~~~r -~~~tltl£t11a; $,.1.ii:.ili' ~-?~~/;)~ ... ~1v;~ ~ • -. ~~) .:;:;~_:..~ :;::,~ The lnltlal Costa the '92 ~ ~1 tory at ltONIJ Hiah Monday : George. Alan and J could all ket. • a ball out . • -...... 'J Mesa-Estancia gftls basketball an 8-1 triumph over a favor.cl night, tmprovtng tfietr overall : dunk, but ot coune we wouldn't Wooden bad a good laugh Wooden'• attention to detail 1.s meeting this season , a 51-30 Cd.M squad that went on to win record to 5-4 behind the scortnq : think ot doing it Coach wouldn't when told Kr~Ulhaar hu a legendary. He left nothing to Mustang victory in the the section champiombip in ol Breua BadGnk (18) and M.S : allow lt UCLA vanity license plate on chance. Sven teaching bi1 Mayfair-BeWlower ni;off 1989; and a 15·1.i -Clayton (18). : •J remember one of the b1a powder blue Lincoln that playen how to put on their IOCks Classic on Dec. 7, won't count in season-opening verd1ct over a ,.....,. ~ ~~.,. 41 ! players made a behind-the-back read.I •woN PYR.: the Wooden way to avoid the annual Lady Bell lfopby · Santa Ana squad oomtng ott ......,. ...,_, u ,. 25 u . • : pus ~t went out of bounds. •oh my," Wooden said blilten. stakes, according to trophy back-to-back CIP tttt---ame ....., to • 1S u · .s : Coach Wooden blew his whiltle obvion•lv touched th.at Krauabaar canted on the . J' Sc _,, .................. , .. 0............ . , -1 originator un ott. appearances. a..~ .... ,.,.... 1. ,-., t. a..-11. : stopped practice, and said 'We'll Kraushaar thought enough of tradition in hil high IChool -------------------------....-~ __ ., __________ : have no more of that.' That wu thoee days to do th.al "Th.at'• coaching days. : it," really nice." •rm sure the Id.di thought I SMITH CONTINUED FROM 5 Mistri said of Smith, who had }line points (three assists and ~ goals) in 1995. Smith, who played fu the 1994 l?wna Cup and Orange County All-Star Game, was a two-time :All-CIF Southern Section Division ID selection for the Sailors, one of lwo former Tars playing in college (Justin Kerr is at Princeton). : Smith, 5-foot-7, 155 pounds, made All-Sea View League three times at Newport Harbor. His freshman year he tore cartilage :in his knee and missed most of the campaign. Smith, whose passion away horn the soccer field is surfing, grew up playing AYSO in the community. Ziad Khouiy, Newport Harbor's tint-year head vanity coach who organizel lqce1 youth leagues, took Smith under bJI wing when he wu 11. • Alea1o was a star all the way,• Khoury said. ·even now, he'• a top-notch player, but he'• very quiet. In a lot of ways, that works to b1a advantage, becaUH you always like the sleeper who cam. out ol nowhere." Smith played for tbe highly respected M1aion Vlejo Pateadores club team. *aUM Newport Beach at the Ume only fielded AYSO teama. Khouiy 11 hoping to change th.at •My sophomore year in high school, that'• when I rully started taking soccer seriously," said Smith, who played on the Pateadores with former Corona del Mar ltandout Juon Boyce, : "I ltill don't like the dunk,• Actually it was Frances, Wat nuts telling them how to put the Mountain DA'Yilion Player ol : WQP(len said during an interview Krauahaar'1 wife of •s112 years, on their aockl," he said. •we had the Year th1I wton in tiie MPSP. : at lbe rec:ent John Wooden that got him the license plates. aome fatr b8nclubs. You do the Keep in mind, Smith'• most : Oallic at the Arrowhead Pond. ·she didn't even tell me about best with the material you've memorable lpoltl moment came : •1 don't like the ahowmansbtp. it. sbe did that all on her own,• got." in 1981, when be traveled to : "There'• too much tndividual Kraushaar said. •The car 11 two ·Kraushaar spent 33 yean ln South Africa with the U.S. : play today and not enough team yeus old. It'• UCLA blue with the Excelsior D1.str1ct (now the IA Surfing team. : play. Today's playem, without a matching interior. Mirada Diltrict). He was also a •a.tore my IOpbamore year,• : doubt. have more ftneae and _:_It's verj_ spedal to me.• D1ltrict adminl.strator and spent Smltb.added. •1 would play : maneuverabillty. I just wilh teem Elpedally lince Prances died 10 years in the clallroom. He (IC>CIC*) nery day, but I didn't · : play bad progreped u much.• 1n January of this year after a taught senior hi.story, IOdal •-'--•, --'-··tu 1 , : His philolophy may IOund battle with a fonn of bone mar-science and physical education --••--1• wam t : old-fuhtoned. but ill hard to row. cancer that went undetected before retiring ln 1987. tNnldng ~bout c:oDege or the : argue wtth· Wooden'• aucceu. for four years. Pl'OI· : Hil teams won 10 NCAA •There'• been a lot of •t looUd at~ and IOlt of : champtnnahtpa -nine straight adjustments to make,• Krau.ahaar ~ the two, and J figured : from 1963-6' to 1912·13. admitted. •t Wat prepared to education lhou1d come flnt. IO I : take care of her for the rest of tWt.d foa&ling on IOCC8l' IO I : CJ her life. aNld get a scboJanb1p. That's : •1 wa med to belng on 'She went through a bone WtMn I ttaNcl progNll1ng l'Mlly ! wtnmng teams.• Krauab.aar said. marrow tran.splant and it fut. . : •All through IChool -junior worked. but the chemotherapy •'J'har1 when my goe.11 were · : high, high IChool, junior college, took too much out of her. She Mt. (Socclr) gave me something : UCLA -1 wat never on a team died of a blood infection.• to ttrtve for.• : that didn't win a. champlomhlp. Wooden also loll h.11 wife of CJ •eo.m Wooden really taught me a.bout life,• Krausbaar said. •1 remember that he said: 'Succeu 1.s peace of mmd, which ii a direct result of telf-enmmation, 1n knowing you did your best to become the belt you are capable of becoming.• By any tenm, Kraushaar 1.s a Wooden 1UCC811 story. .cm ......... •• GENERAL . HOUS!S/ HOUSES/ ·CONDOS CONDOS ~.•0.•-SALl!-~-1POR RENT By Fax (7,14) 631-6594 (Plrase include your name and phone 11umber and we ·u call you biic.k with e price quote.) 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