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Home My WebLink About2000-03-14 - Orange Coast PilotSERVING THE NEWPORT -MC.SA COMMUNmES SINCE 1907 lUEsDAY, MARCH 14, 2000 1 -Bechler trans ctjpt.s~· hint -at f o~~l pl_ay ., • Taped discussions between accused killer Eric Bechler and innocence since hfs arrest last October, his · lfri d 'd H-· t ti , 'd the 98-page transcript offers chilling gtr en provi e giuupse 1D o prosecu on s evi ence. insight into the prosecution's case Gfe9 Risllng Tina New, took place in a noisy Mexican ag~=rs believe Bechler killed his D restaurant the night of his arrest New AllY PILOT wore a wire after cooperating with author-wife on July 6, 1997, when the couple NEWPORT BEACH -Court tran-ities when they responded to her Garden rented a powerboat for their fifth wedding scripts of taped conversations between Grove apartment over a dispute with a anniversary. Bechler claims he was on a murder suspect Eric Bechler and his man believed to be Bechler. Boogie board ~d ~e vessel when a girlfriend reveal explicit new details In the transcripts, New repeatedly rogue wave pitched ~ under water. about the death of his then-wife who tries to pump Bechler for information When he surfaced. be said, the boat was disappeared during a boating trip 1 three about his wife's disappearance and circling in the distance and his 38-year-old years ago. appears to make some headway for wife was ~~where to be found. . . Tue documents filed by prosecutors last authorities. Authonties searched for the Ol.lSSJ.ng Friday show Bechler, 32, "So what, what was it about her that woman for several days, but her body of Newport · Beach, ' inade you want to go to that extreme?• was never found. . . talking openly about asks New. . Prosecutors contend ~hler _kill~d his his troubled mar-•1 felt like I was backed in a comer wife to ~amer a $2.5-million life insur- riage, the mysterious like she was gonna steal the kids away ance policy. T!>e co~ple had rep~rtedly boating trip in which and I'd never . see them again,• he encountered finanaal pr?blems m t.he his wife, Pegye, dis-responds. •1 mean, she was just super months ~fore Pegye vanished. appeared, and his controlling of the children.• A police r~port su~;igests she may future plans to Dee to Bechler later told New that killing ha".'e be~n killed with a dumbbell Las Vegas. was not part of his personality profile. we1ght:wtelded by Bechler. . The conver-"All I know is that l would never, ever Dw:ng the taped ~onversati?n, B~h- sation between do anything to harm anybody ever ler clauns he dealt wtth a marupulati.ng Bechler and again,• Bechler says. his girlfriend, While Bechler has maintained his SEE BECHLER PAGE 5 STEFANO PALTERA I DAILY Pit.OT Architect Steven Ehrlich designed Orange Coast College's new arts center. From the ground A decade after announcing n ew arts center, OCC plans to break ground on $15-million facility this summer Amy R. Spw9"ft DAILY Pit.OT W hen the idea for a new multi- miWon-dollar arts center first came up at OCC, Ronald Rea- gan was in the White House, gas was going for about 80 cents a gallon and no one had ever heard of the Internet. Now, n¥fly two decades later, col- lege officials are finally preparing to break ground on the $15-million facility this summer. •1 didn't have gray hair when I signed on to this project,• said architect Steven Ehrlich of Steven Ebrlich Archit~ in Culver City. District planners first approached Ted Andersen parents can't produce a uniform vote • Not enough parents voted on a proposed. policy change requiring elementmy school students to dress in standardized. dothing. • ' . '. Baker, then dean of fine arts at OCC, in the early 1980s about the condition of the college's six arts buildings. The ground supporting the 40-year-old struc- tures had shifted and swelled over the years, causing damage to doors, walls, plumbing and electrical systems. SEE CENTER PAGE 5 , Excerpts of traDscripts "I'm gonna head to Vegas, start over• -EttclecNW "Every time they [police/ ask you a question, just say 'I don't know' • -...-toTNN9w "What are you gonna do, put me in a purple bag and kill me?• -,... to lleCHer. "M y life's situation changed drastically• _...., -«OOOOOOUt00000000000000f00000oOU00U-O-•OooHOo·oo•ooOuo· .... 0<•••••0Mo_o_o_o_··-·---oooo--•oo ... •O•---·-· ..... "What are we gonna cheer to? Can it get any worse?" _,... "Yeah, I could _be in jail" _...., Police force urged to join anti-drug coalition • City Manager Allan Roeder wants more information before Costa Mesa Police Department joins drug task force. Andrew Glazer DAILY PILOT COSTA MESA -The Costa Mesa Police Depart- ment will have better access to drug-fighting resources -and add to city revenues -if it joins a coalition of anti-drug agen- cies, police officials say. But Qty Manager Allan Roeder counters that a Police Department report - which says the city would generate more revenue from assets seized in drug busts if it joips the Southern Califor- nia Drug Task Force -lacks important information. Police offi.cials presented "I wonder if the city should g et in bed w ith the DEA." Gordon Wiison Aliso Viejo-based activist. the report to the City Council which delayed mak- ing a final decision, last Monday. The council will discuss the issue at its March 30 meeting. •The financial figures were not complete,• Roeder said Monday. •And I wanted to make sure to be focused on law enforcement and not some notion that the city would be receiving a windfall of financial gain.• Lt. Ron Smith. a detective commander with the Costa Mesa Police Department. saJd redeploying one of the department's nine narcotics officers to the task force would "help cut off the big suppliers.• The officer would join representatives from about 30 other city, state and federal anti-drug agencies - including the United States Department of Justice · and the Drug Enforcement Administration -in investigating regional drug trends. Some revenue from the sale of boats, cars and homes seized by the coalition in drug arrests a.re distributed among the 30 member agencies. .... SEE POLICE MGE 5 11111 .A ' ft nll•f-----.--6 ~---_;,...-' wmms • 91115 ~------' •'911 -------' --.,, ' .... T=t' s.· 1 ,,. • • ' , ' ... 2 :Tuesday, ~rch 4, 2000 . I I Kio Tai~ BACl1•• r I \ What's up with the Web? We asked some sixth-grade students from Newport Ele- mentary School about the Internet. Here's what they had to say: "It's cool. Wedo social stud- ies, we look up stuff. We are current- ly research- ing Origa- mi. We are also learning how to design a Web site.• SE-JUNE PARK. i 1 .Huntington Beach "I like the Internet. It's fun. It's useful to look up stuff, or, if • you are bored, you can look stuff up. You can also talk to friends who live far away. I think it is cool that we have it here at school." •f think it's good because if you have a question about something, you can look it up. MIA MCELROY, 11 Costa Mesa Also, since I am originally from England, it allows me to keep in touch with my friends and family back home.• SIAN WEffiRN, 11 Costa Mesa "I like it because you can research social stud- ies, math and other topics that we study in dass. You can chat with other people.• TRICIA TREACCAR, 11 Newport Beach "I think the Internet is cool because you can learn things and view the stock market. You can also e-mail your friends.: ···-:... ··- BRODIE AUSTIN, 11 Huntington Beach VOLKN0.13 . ' .. ..... ., Bo:v Scou1s Sea Base Ill Wiii J, • ~The Bev Scoull SH,, ... of Newport BffCh. which tMChes ICOUts ~ ulllng and leldenhip. . IMders *-d The Argus. I 95-yelr- old tall ship used In ectumioNI sailing ..pedltions. Volun-• ~ Erik Berliner, pmt com- modcn and first rNt9 teers do not need • • ADGMH· 1931 W. Pacific CoM High- ~ Newport 8ffch sailing experience, but they do need to rMke 1 commitment for weekend 1nd'or ~sailing auises. t • W: (949) 642-5031 • • r •~ Volunteers to att as crww • Dally Pilot '• 1 SEAN HUER I OAl.Y Pl.OT Jenny Takahashi, right, assists u cJaamate Nicole Schultz gets ready to lgnlte hydrogen during a chemistry experiment at Newport Harbor High. Fire and Water Experiments create ·combustible atmosphere. in high school chemistry class Danette Goulet DAILY PILOT • IN THE ClASSltOOM is a weekly feature in which Daily Pilot education reporter Danette Goolet visits a campus within the Newport-Mesa school district and writes about her experience. L·arge plastic goggles covered students' faces as they dripped hydrochloric acid into beakers filled with zinc. They stood in pairs at scarred counter tops, with sinks in the cen- ter flanked by gas spigots. At the front of the Newport Beach class- room were orange tubs for sorting the various materials: black rubber stoppers, glass beakers and test tubes, corks and rubber tubing. Anne Baffert's chemistry class at Newport Harbor High School was conducting experiments with hydrogen. But the scene was so familiar it could have been any high school chemistry lab in America - including mine. My sense of nostalgia grew as I settled in with two girls and watched the experiments unfold. Juniors Nicole Matten and Becky Overton were following the directions on their lab sheet like a recipe. Becky read the directions slowly and carefully, tracking the text with her finger as Nicole car- ried out her instructions. A tube connected a beaker of zinc to a tub of water. The girls were filling beakers with pure hydrogen gas by displacing the water in the beakers with the gas, which was created when the wk:h or hot entree. • TODAY PJementary lunch menu for the Newport-Mesa UtUfied School Dis- trict: • ~ are oot accepted for .._ S11.so . • Elamentary hanc:het are $1.?S • 1bere are three menu cbo6cm evmy day, including a vegetanan entree. The vegetarian Mlaction veriel and may be a salad, sand- MlqriMIM hmcb Nied with fruit yogurt or mm dog, OYeD-bllked pota- tom. fruit ailp, cboiat ol milk WEOftlSDAY Munchable lunch salad or chick- en nuggets, com. cbeny bealtb bread, cboice ol fruit, cbak» ol milk lHlmDAY Vegetarian l&Ddwtcli or two hydrochloric acid was added to the zinc. Once four beakef'!! and two test tubes were filled with the gas, they began the experiments. What did they learn? When a flame is put to a test tube of hydro- gen, it makes a popping noise. When a test tube of hydrogen is held upside down and a flame put to it, it also makes a popping noise. "So, what does that mean?" I asked. The girls both looked at me with expressions thaf said "I have no idea.• Next, they allowed 15 seconds' worth of air into a beaker of hydro- gen and put a flame to it Result: a louder popping noise. But when they reversed that experiment ... no noise. Nicole had an answer for that one. "That means h ydrogen is lighter,• she deduced. The next mix was hydrogen and oxygen -a combustible combina- tion. That discovery set off pure chaos across the room, as teams of 16-and 17-year-olds created their ·own miniature explosions. Boys snick- ered, girls shrieked and everyone jumped as their neighbors' experi- ailpy tacoe with lluedded &eetum. me.a and Mlle; 100% fruit juicer cbo6ce ol milk ·FRIDAY Muncbable lunc:b l&lad or ftlb lticb with tartar N\&Clef cwen- baked potatoes, cbake ol fruit. dfoke ol milk, St. Patrick'• o.y alb • MONDAY Mnndwble hmdl lllliad or all- t.11 bot dog on a buD wllh llltdlup, FYI • WHO: High school sopho- mores and Juniors in Anne Baf- fert's chemistry class • WHAT: Students conduct hydrogen experiments • WHERE: Newport Harbor High School · • MATERIALS: Zinc and hydrochloric acid = hydrogen + oxygen = water and flames • l,ESSON TAll<itrn Hydrogen and oxygen make water • LESSON LEARNED: Hydrogen and oxygen are combustible ments were ignited. Baffert, listening to the students' conversations as they cleaned up the lab, said the combustibility of hydrogen and oxygen is a popular topic among students who conduct the experiment each year. Odd, but no one ever seems to notice the condensation created in the beakers. If they did , they would realizes what they already knew before the experiments began -that hydrogen and oxy- gen make wa ter. or actv.rtlsements herein CM1 be reproduced without written I*· mls.slon af copyright owner. I ':I WEATHER AID·SURF · POLICI flllS HOW JO BEACH us OmMdon The Times 0r.,. County (IOO) 252-9141 AdwtM• . Clalfled (Mt) 642-5671 =(Mt) 642~1 News (949) ""2·5AO Sports (Mt) 574Gl.J ~ Sports,. (Ml) 14Mt10 fof'ftlll:del~ liWROllb ...,_ Offlc9 (Mt) W~t ...,_ ,_ .,_ 6Jt-7UI ~ .. -..(Du:u:...._Nlca ........... a..-... .... 1D91DATURES Balboa 68152 Corona del Mar 68153 Cos1.a~ 6!r'54 Newport 8Nch 953 NMC1Port Coast 953 WPOMCUT nw west9fty SM11 dlcr 11111 todly for Mts In the wMt-to chest-• high .... LOCAftON 1111 *dge ..................... 2 .... w Newport. ................ .2 .... w 119ckle\. ................. .J .... w """'Jlfty ................ 2-4 w ~"'-"" ............ .-2 .... w ' TIDU TODAY First low t1:l0 a.m .................. -0.2 First high 3:51 a.m ................... A.I Second low 11:00 p.m .................. 2.3 second h4iJh 6:21 p.m~ ................. .3.5 \First low lft9' midnight. ........... nl• Ant high S:Ol 1.m ....................... 5.J Second low 12:25 p.m .................... -0.7 Second high 7:04 p.m ...................... .4.0 .. COSTA MESA • Ft*vtew Roed: A car stereo worth S200 WM stoten" in the 2700 block at 11 :30 •.m. M9rth 1. • ........... Avenue: A bicyde worth S100 WM stolen In the 2300 blodt at 8:30 •.m. ~ 2. • lbwn c:.ntiM' om..: A car stereo Md 25 com- pkt discs worth $525 were stolen In the 600 blodc the evening of Marth 3. NEWPORT IEAOf I • .w.t 0.... ........ A celtua... phone worth S200 w• stolen from • buslnela In the • 1800 blod( the evwnlng of M8n:h 1. 1t ... art C..W Drlwc A cearua.. phone worth $150 Ml stolen from • bullr-. In the IOO blodt .,_ .. _, 4 and I p.m. Mild\ 2. .. • ' Doily Pilot Tuesday. ~rch 14, 2000 3 O:mrart men Weren Jt exactly working class , On TH AGENDA NEWPORT·MESA SCHOOL BOARD PR_EVIEW FYI SVPPORT FOR PROPOSED ARTS CENTER the s~hool board, at its last meeting, for a letter of support. I keep writing about the adventures and misad- ventures of Sam Oxarart and I forget I'm writihg about a time when this town was much smaller and everyone knew everyone else. For those who may not know, the Oxarart family was interesting. . They were Basques and P.art of the Bastanchury fam- ily, also .Bas.que, by mar- riage. The original Bas- tanchury, a sheepherder, started a citrus ranch in the hills behind Fullerton, which finally became the largest citrus ranch in the country. The original Bastancbury married an Oxarart, and the two families lived in luxury on the Bastancbury ranch. Mrs. Oxarart once told me it was nothing out of the orcti- nary to have 30 people for dinner while they lived on the ranch. But then came the Great Depression and the ranch went bust. The Oxararts moved to Balboa -Mr. and Mrs Oxarart and three sons, Charlie, Sam and Vic. With the change in family fortunes, Mrs. Oxarart got a job with one of those govern- ment entities that sprung from the Depression. Unlike his wife, Mr. Oxarart stayed home and devoted himself to endless jigsaw puzzles. He had never worked and saw no reason to start even in the •face of crisis, particularly since his wife had a job. His life reminds me of what Lionel Barrymore said about his brothe~ John, who, was in San Francisco during the earthquake worked the Army during the deanup. Lionel told it this way: •It took an earthquake to get my brother out of bed and the United States Army to get him to work.• And so it was with Mr. Oxarart. It took a world war to put him to work. When World War 11 broke out, he reluctantly left his puzzles dtld went to work as a civil- ian at the El Toro Marine Corps base. His attitude about work was shared by his son Char· lie, whom I knew rather casually. We had played water polo against each oth- er in high school, and for some reason I never fully understood, Charlie moved in with me one swruner. I w as living in a room in the Balboa Apartments at the comer of Main Street and the bayfront, working seven 10- hour days a week to make enough money to carry me through college for the next year. I have no recollection or inviting Charlie to live with me, but there he was, even though I couldn't really afford a guest. When the summer was over, and I went back to use. Charlie moved in with a San- ta Ana dentist and his two attractive daughters. The next summer, he couldn't move in with me because I was living with Hersh Teeter, the life- guard captain, and a couple or other guys, and there was- n't any room. So Charlie moved in with a family that ran the lumberyard. And had two attractive daughters. Looking back, I can't remember him ever having a job during those years. Like his Dad, it also took World War ll for him to get a job. He latcl:fed on with Douglas, a Job he held until his death many years later. Back when I knew the Ox.ararts, Vic, the youngest of the sons, was just a kid. So it fell on Sam to be the only man in his family who always had a job. He worked in a laundry, then with the labor gang ' Re Paint.ing? If you're looking to paint°' repaint. rebuild it. ~ it °' re5Uft it. look in the Plot Ci.ifleds to find the StNice btst fitting 'f04I needs. Dailf Pib • Robert Gordner THE VERDICT putting the sea wall around Balboa Island, and also as a bartender at Gus Tamplis' bar in Balboa. During the war, he also went to work at Douglas. After the war, he worked for Alex Oser, the wealthy junkman who lived on Lido Isle. NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS • Whitt to expect: The school board will consider approving a set of specific guidelines and standards -~ govern the new high school graduation require· r;nents. Last spring, the board approved a new pol- icy requiring stud~nts, • beginning with th~ class of 2003, to perform commu- nity, service and to •com- plete a senior project in Onlhe COUNCIL Newport-Mesa Unified School District 2985-A Bear St., Costa Mesa 92626 Phone: (714) 424-5000 Super'.ntettdent: Robert Barbot •WHO: Newport-Mesa Unified Board of Education • WHA~ Regular meeting • WHEN: 7 p.m. today • WHERE: District Education tenter. 2985--A Bear St., Costa Mesa order to graduate from high school. The ' djstrict recommends the board approve the new guide- lines. Robert Barbot • Wh•t to expect: The school board will consider sending the Newport Beach City Council a letter supporting a proposal for an arts and education center t5ehind the Newport Beach Library. A commit- tee of library trustees and arts commissioners has proposed a 22;000-square- foot, S 12-million faci lity that would house an audi· tdrium, reception hall, art gallery, studios and class- rooms. The group as~ed VANGUARD OFFERS ARTS FAOUTY • What to expect Van· guard University is building a performing arts facility. University officials would like to make the new Jacilt· 1Y available to the N~wport· Mesa Unified s,hopl District to enhance arts in the com· munity. The school board will consider signing a letter of agreement w ith Van· guard making this possible. Jim Ferryman Martha Fluor Judy Franco Sam finally branched out on his own in the airplane parts business and did quite well. He was a responsible, hard-working man. But somehow, he seemed lo con- stantly be in the wrong place at the wr;ong ti.me -hence the many Sam Oxarart stories. Oh, yes. After I became a Superior Court judge, I was able to get Mr. Oxarart the perfect job. He was appoint-. ed the official Basque court interpreter. He was qualified, since he spoke Basque flu- ently, and it met his personal attitude toward gainful employment -There was not a single case during his tenure in which a Basque interpreter was required. lloenl: Dana Black, Judy Franco, Jim Ferryman, Martha Fluor, Wendy Leece, Serene Stokes and David Brooks • ROBERT GARDNER is a Corona • del Mar resident and a former judge. 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TODAY <>raoge Cout College will host ·outdoor Adventure Awareness Day• from 10 a.m. to~ 2 p.m. on its quad. The event will feature a rock- climbing wall and displays of outdoor retailer products. OCC is at 2701 Fairvie.w Road, Costa Mesa. "For more infor- mation, call (71.C) 432-5601. The Newport Beach Public Library's Manuscripts Liter- ary Lecture Series will feature Or. Maureen Stout, assistant professor in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at California State University at North- ridge. She will speak at 7 p.m. about her book, •The Feel- Good Curriculum: The Dumbing-Down of America's Kids in the Name of Self. Esteem.• Admission is $8 for foundation members, $10 for others. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 717-3890. The Daily Pilot, as the exclusive newspaper sponsor for the 53rd Annivesary Newport to Ensefiada International Yacht Race, will proudly publish the only official tabloid on Friday, April 14, 2000. This year's "THE SPIRIT OF THE MILLENNIUM" race will be celebrated with a week of festivities starting the weekend prior to the big day. The special section will be your guide from Newport down the coast to Ensefiada. For advertising, call (949) 6424321 . . 5~t · .. . Tiie Jewtlla Commaally c.a- ter will bold a •Prelcbool Hamantuchen factory• event from 9:30 to 11 :30 a.m. today and Wednesday . Prescboolen will be able to mix and roll douqb and spoon fruit filling into the three-cor- nered pastries known u •bamanta.scben, • which are associated with the Purim holiday. The center is at 250 E. Balter St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 755-03-40. F~e1-C,01la Mesa will hold street law seminars beginJling today and running Tuesday evenings tprougb April 4. The 'SeIDinars' will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Whitti- er Elementary School, 1800 N. Whittier Ave., Costa Mesa. Tonight's seminar will discuss landlord and tenant rights. Meetings in the weeks ahead will cover family, immigration and employment law. For more information, call (949) 574-3970. WEDNESDAY 1be Orange County cbapter of Women in Business will host a discussion and book- signing by Gloria Mayer, president of the Institute for Health Care Management and the author of •Goldilocks on Management.• The event will'ta.ke place at 5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. C::ost is $35 for mem- bers, $42 for guests. For more infonnation, call (714) 731J 1077. @iuniiiwWJJ Floral & Gifts Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 10-5 369 E. 17th Costa Mesa (Across from Ralphs) (949) 646-6745 TM 0.....,. Comly dMpW of The Single ·Gourmet will bold a gourmet dining event at 6:30 p.m. at Fleming's Prime Steakboule and Wine Bar, .C55 Newport Center Dri- ve, Newport Beach. For more information, call (800} 750- DINE. Dr. Mk.bael Corey of Cony Chiropractic will dilcuss ear and sinus infections ·at 6:30 p.m. at hil office, 2867 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. To RSVP, call (949) 673- 8489. • ' Orange County Coutkeep- ers will hold a general.meet- ing at 7 p.m. at Newport Dunes. Shelly Moore of the · Southern California Coastal Water Research Project will speak on •vtsuaJ presenta- tion of Composition and Ois- bibution of Beach Debris in Orange County." Newport Dunes is at 11~1 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 723-5424. Borden Books, Music and Cafe will present the free seminar •How to Offend Everyone: Lessons in Cross- cultural Sensitivity• at 7 p.m . Samuel Scheibler, a consul- tant on cross-cultural aware- ness issues, will speak. Bor- ders is at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 432-7854. The beauty store Sepbora will hold a •beauty blitz" from 7 to 9 p.m., with hand massages, mini facial peels, complimentary make-overs 50% OFF TOPARIES AND FLORAL Home Decor Specialty Furniture Siik Florals Custom Floral Arranaements Antique Furniture, Artifacts & Architectural Elements from China 670 W. 17th St. Costa Mesa OPEN: TU -WED -THURS 10-4 Or by appointment, call 949-929-1102, 72 1-5754 'A!so at Jeffries Ltd., 852 Production Place, N.B. ~... 'f ... • YMCA H.!1thyKkl1Day ~ Summer Camp Slgn-upl Sat, April 1st 10sm-3pm \ BIKll RODllO S~'1, -8TATll PAllll .... llAllCm Agent Irene L. Johnson 10lim-Noon 1 (; FREE Swim 0 Games & A . . · 0 ff cal th r:-• ctivttics rair 0 Fitness Fun Daily Pilot and more. 1be store is at South Cout Plaza, 3333 Bris- tol St., Costa Meaa. Por more lnfonnation, call (71.C) .C29- 9130. YHUISDIY Tbe Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will hold a 90- minute breakfast boost start- ing at 7:15 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa. County treasurer John Moorlach will speak. The .event is ~12 if paid in ad'V~ce or $17 ,at tht! door. For more information, call (714) 885-909$). The career Network meeting at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for the unemployed will feature Jacqueline Coudray of Matthew Ryan & Associates, who will speak on •Critical Communication Skills.• The meeting runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the church, 600 St. Andrew's Road, New- port Beach. For more informa- tion, call (949) 574-2239. . Hoag Healtbl Center wtll present a talk by Peri Gunay, Hoag Hospital pediatrician, who will speak on attention deficit d.isoJ:der from 6 to 7:30 · p.m. The health center is at 1190 Baker St .. Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 514-HOAG. 1be Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will hold its Hall of Fame Awards presentation from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $30. For more infor- mation. call (714) 885-9090 FRIDAY • Whittler Law School wtll hold· its annual law sympo- sium, •intellectual Property on the Pacific Rim: Asia Latin America and the United States," starting at 9:45 a.m. The school is at 3333 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. For more information. call (7 14) 444- 4141. The Orange County Fair- grounds will hold a craft show featuring a raffle for an Amish quilt, from noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the craft show is free. The fairgrounds are at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Raffle tickets are $2. For more infor- mation, call (323) 462-2424. Borden Books, Music and Cafe will host Victoria Seitz, author of •Power Dressing• and •vour Executive Image,• who will discuss ·using Your . Image in Marketing Your- self" at 8 a.m . The store is at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 432-7854. The Orange County Fair- grounds will host the Costa Mesa antique show and sale from 10 a.m . to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a .m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admis- sion is $6. The fairgrounds are at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (760) 943-7500. SATURDAY The Costa Mesa Hiltortc&I Society will hold an open house froJ?l 10,a .m . to 3 p.m. The event will feature histori- cal displays such as hand- made dolls, antique irons and more. The Historical Society is at 1870 Anaheim St., Costa Mesa. For more inlonnation, call (949) 631-5918. The AlzhelmiU1 ~lion will hold a seminar titled •Everything You Need to Know About Your Home• from 9 to 11 am. at Edwaros Big Newport Theater, 300 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The seminar is free, and mate- rials and refreshments will be provided. For reservations, call (800) 660-1993, ext. 40. The Pour SeMom Hotel wW offer a coune titled "The ABC1 of Table Mannen • from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m . with etiquette expert Theresa Thomas. The $105 coune for children 8 to 12 will cover napkin and 1utemil place- ment. posture, the ouancm of eating soup and more. Pour Sea.sons is at 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 759-0808. Vldorta S.lta, aatbor of •vour Bucuttve Image,• wm give I free lecture OD •Jnter- national Savvy for BUllMll- ma end wom1m· at 3 p.m. al Borden Boob, Mumc and Cafe. 1be .,.. II at 3333 Beu St., Cotta Mm. Por ............ ., .... ...... • ' \ .. Doily Pilot BECHLER CONTINUED1FROM 1 wife who 'smothered the cou-· pie's three children. •1 mean, I can take way better care of the kids than she did before,cµiything ... , • Bechler says. As for the boating trip, . New presses Bechler about details and leaving possible CENTER CONTINUED FROM 1 ·All schools suffer from buildings that went up in the 1940s and 1950s, •said Baker, who is now retired. "We have tougher laws now.• Baker said builders in those days were concerned with short-term goals and looked for. ways to cut costs. By 1989, OCC faculty, Coast Community College District board members, Ehrlich and the state decided that erect- ing a single · new building instead of repairing the old ones would be. fiscally responsible. In 1990, OCC made public its plans for the new $11-mil- lion arts center, scheduled to welcome students in the fall of 1995. However, cutbacks in state funding for education deter- mined otherwise, Baker said, and plans for the arts center were shelved indefinitely. "It takes a long time 'for things to happen sometimes,• said OCC's foundation direc- tor, Douglas Bennett. "It takes people to be tenacious and hang in there.• That's UNIFORMS CONTINUED FROM 1 Friday's non-result may e nd discussions for this year, but the topic will be raised again, said PTA president Lockie Russell. "I guess we'll try again next year,• Russell said. •In the meantime, there was def- initely enough interest to bet- ter enforce the existing dress code.· The school does not have too many problems with dress code compliance, Manos said. The main prob- lem is with safety on play- grounds, with students wear- ing open-toe shoes or popu- lar platform shoes. "It will be brought up again in the fall, but right now we're just going to POLICE CONTINUED FROM 1 But Smith stressed that judges, not the anti-drug agencies, decide where rev- enue from seized property should go. "It isn't like King George," he said. But he said he expects city revenues to increase it the city joins th~ task force. Mem- ber agencies equally divide the money judges allot to the coalition. "The (task force] covers a wider area," Smith said. •Joining it will increase the number of crooks you're going to catch, drugs you're going to seize and assets seized." Money seized can only be used to expand drug-fighting programs . . A group ol nearly 10 Orange County residents at last week's City Council meeting questioned the regional drug-fighting alliance. Most were con- cerned about the fairness of seizing property. •1 wonder lf the city should get in bed with the DEA," said Gordon Wilson, an Allio Viejo-based activist. •The DEA ts a violent gang. And the drug war ii destroying us." Smith said Costa Mesa res- idents have nothing to fear. •The federal government ii not running amok," be Nkl. No matter what ~·re doing, your hometown ,f'tf!WSfJIP« -~ Dailyf;lb ' . evidence behind. •uh, what about the weights? Wouldn't it be enough?" New questions. "Oh yeah, I thought it out pretty well," Bechler replies. •was there a lot of blood on the boat?" she asks. •Are you sure she didn't feel it? •Uh-hum," Bechler says. New and Bechler report· edly had taken a hallucino- genic drug known as Ecstasy before the meeting at the restaurant, and both were one in my head,• New drinking margaritas during pledges. their conv~rsation, In the transcript, Bechler . New has changed her also professes his fear of jail, · mind since cooperating with where he spent a short 'time authorities, now believing on a domesti~ violence con· Bechler wasn't responsible viction last year. for bis wife's death. He .tells New he plans to The two argued on the go ~o Las Vegas .because he tape about what ston-Ne"{ is worried about violating would give police Sh6uld they 1 his probation for the fracas ask about Bechler's alibi.. at her apartment. H'e worries "Give me a structured sto-that police will hold him ry, one story and I'll keep that over for the minor violation and pin him with his wife's murder. •No, I'm saying once I'm in the system, I'm at their mer- cy," he says. •nat means once I'm in jail, they're go~ f---wlth me for years; it's not gonna be just six months. •All they have to do is convince a jury beyond area- sonable doubt, and I go to jail for life. So I'm not even gonna give them the oppor- tunity .• said. "The reason for the arts campus in Santa Monica. has to do With ·the human · "This building makes two spirit. They are an important main statements: the impor- part of our lives. H lance of the ~ to the com- The three-story, 60,000-munity and the ability of peo- square-foot building Will ple who visit the building to ""house disciplines such as be.influenced by the arts,• be computer graphics, pho'togra· said. pby and film and video pro· Construction is scheduled duction. OCC is believed to to be completed in 2002. have one of the largest com· Plans also c&ll for the arts munity college fine arts center to be accompanied by departments in the state, a $2-million arts pavilion. The Baker said. · · · -8,500-square-foot facility, also · The use of light and the designed by Ehrlich, will concept ·of communication house the college's art played major roles in the gallery, a new young artists · building's design, said gallery and a cafe. STtFANO PALTERA I DAILY PlLOT Architect Steven Ehrlich d.iscu.sses the site plan of Ehrlich, whose architectural Because the state will not credits include the Dream· provide the necessary funds, Works SKG Animation Stu-money is being raised to pay Q.ios in HollyWood and the for the pavilion's construc- Sony Music Entertainment tion. Orange Coast College's new arts center with project manager Gary Alzona, left. -----=~=~~==========~==~ what Ehrlich and Baker did. #Patience is a virtue. You have to maintain patience and always hope for enthusiasm,• Ehrlich said. "I always had hope that we'd get it done." By the late 1990s, the state had recovered finan- cially and the center was given a green light. Even then, however, mandated enforce the current district dress standards," Manos said. "We haven't had a problem here. Maybe that's why the voting wasn't as strong." Three other Newport Beach elementary schools ate considering the issue with plans to vote in the upcoming months. Ballots will be mailed earthquake retrofitting of other buildings took prece· dence over the project. It was another setback for Baker, who had passionately championed the project's completion. But at least, this time, the end was near. "It is important for stu- dents to have facilities to learn about the arts," Baker home to Mariners Elemen- tary School parents on Fri- day, said Peggy McKennon, uniform committee chair· woman for Mariners. Parents will be given about a week to ca!it their votes. For parents whose chil- dren will be attending New- port Coast Elementary School this fall, ballots are due at the district by Friday. • F ULL SERVICE COOR DI NATION • ETIQUETTE SPECIALIST •CONTEMPORARY 8t TRADITIONAL 949•640•7843 www.hwallaceweddings.<X>m ~/come to S 0 LJ RC One "'Your Southern California Mobility Sp«.ialisu" I l'ID llOMI DpJVDY I • "'WI•°' Moo-Fri ,...JOpm 711 W. I 7da Sc. Suite A·5 C.-.Maa Mf6U.Jlll M,_ ~ 467-9156 \ •Representing the full line of Pride Mobility Producta • Service & Repair • lmu.rance Rambuncment Specialist MUNICIPAL BONDS ONE OF •California's leading underwriters • New offerings available •AAA Bonds • Non Rated Bonds SUTRO&CO Investment Prcfessionals SinGt 18:;8 Private Client Group To Set an Appointment, Please Call ... LANTZ E. BELL Branch Manager 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 900 Newport Beach, Ci 92660 (949) 720-8901 lbell@sutro.com • VaJances & Cornice Boxes • Roman Shades • Blinds • Verticals • Shutters • Bedspreads Complimentllry Cons.Jt4tion in Your Howu '"">()4, , \' ,' I -41) ,1 ( >1 :1 : r11te44~ DESIGN CENTER Factory & Showroom i998 Hatbor Blvd., Costa Mesa ...... l'UM ... -..111181. ... , ...... , .. ,. 642-8400 .. Tuesday, Morch 14, 2000 5 I , COMM .. TlleySllWff' "I'm sure many oJ WI are tired of seeing every square Inch beiitg developed to its maximum." -Newport Beech Coundlman 1Dm 1honuon, on his support of the so-called Greenllght measure ori the November ballot. 6 Tuesday, Morch 14, 2000 / 111un1L -Sfilith: Get on hoard to :rebtJild schoolS I ignored columnist Steve Smith's earlier commentary on the upcoming Newport-Mesa Unified School District bond issue and why he was choosing not to lend it his support. I did so believing that, as the facts about the conditions of our schools became known, he'd learn why this step is so desperately needed by our community, and so inform your readers. Smith's tirade in last Saturday's Pilot let me know how wrong I was to let the first opportunity pass without a response ("Board: Accept responsibility before we accept bond,• March 4). Put succinctly, it appears he's not going to support the bond issue until the board accepts ·responsibility for allowing our schools to fall into such disre- pair.• Even though he acknowl- edges the schools are in sorry shape, and that his kids deserve improved educational facilities, and that the value of his proper- ty would increase with the boild's passage, he's against the measure because board mem- bers haven't accepted responsi- bility and issued a public ~ea culpa. Unbelievable. I'm a member of the district's Citizens Budget Advisory Com- mittee, as well as the Facilities Advisory Committee. The board appointed me and a number of other concerned citizens to help advise it on bow to rebuild our schools. Notice I said rebuild - not repair. Smith seems hung up on why the board hasn't maintained our schools. What I've learned over a year of meetings is that the mem- bers have, to the maximum extent allowed by available (read discretiopary) funding. I learned that millions of dol- lars have been speqt over the last few years in maintenance and repair. Was it enough? No, becaus~ enough money wasn't - and isn't -available, for all the reasons you don't want to hear about. But what the board could- n't and didn't do is rebuild. Stop and think about it. The youngest of our schools is more than 30 years old. Many are muchlolder. Their plumbing and wiring ailfi.heating I, ventilation systems and roofs and sidewalks and doors and windows are wom out or broken. No amount of maintenance and repair can restore them. They need to be rebuilt. The folks of a generation or two before us paid to build these schools, using a bond. Isn't it our tum to rebuild them for the generations to come usllig the same sort of funding method- ology? And then, under the watchful eyes of independent dis- bursement and oversight commit- tees, composed of the appropriate professionals, we keep them in top-notch condition for genera- tions to come? That's exactly what's planned. Steve, I've satisfied myself that it's nor the board's fault our 29 schools need us to step up and rebuild them. In fact, a group of community members, many of whom were on the Facilities Advisory Committee, are so dedicated to resolving the problem they've helped to . quantify tbat. They chose to · form Citizens to Rebuild Our Schools, a nonprofit organiza- tion, in an effort to do exactly that. You and the community will hear from them during the coming weeks. I trust you'll choose to drop your prejudices and the need to place the blame and exact retrt- bution and take an objective look at this issUe. H you do, I'm sure you'll come up with a different conclusion and begin to support 'our collective efforts to give your kids, and all of our kids, the schools they so richly deserve. CHUCK CASSITY Costa Mesa . t f . South County says it's time to compromise T hanks for your editorial, "It's time to regroup on El Toro airport plan," March 9. I agree with your statement: "Newport Beach leaders need to strike a deal with their South County enemies: If you help us freeze John Wayne in its current state, we'll stop our push for an airport at El Toro." As a South County resident, I am con- cerned about the quality of life in Orange County, not just in South County, but in New- port Beadi as well. I love the beauty of the Newport Beach area. I hope to @joy bike riding along the Soundsfrem ~~~g 1::~· :ru~ TllE SOUTll ~=~ C:::~e ~ ;r;. beach without the di&'ttaction of airj)lane noise. I would be very supportive of restrictions on John Wayne Airport. I'm sure there are much better solutions than expanding an airport in our own backyard. Let's work together. : GARY CONKUN"' ;: Irvine lbe jets continue to Wt oft from John Wayne ·Airport. SEAN HtUER I DAILY PILOT The Pilot is to be congratulated for its truthful and complete reporting of the pas- sage of Measure F. This victory will ensure all of Orange County the quality of life that we all want for our future -especially Newport- Mesa. prevent expansion of John Wayne Airport. There is no business case for a new airport or an expanded John Wayne. We are con- vinced Orange County does not need a new airport or more flights out of John Wayne .. Orange County air passeng-er growth will not exceed 5 million additional passengers over the next 20 years: Let's get together and agree to send them to Ontario International Airport (where they desperately need the business and the jobs). The county needs to wake up to the fact that the people have spoken and they are unhappy with the county's planning process for the reuse of El Toro. BENJAMIN BRAUN Laguna Niguel The county's plan to continue With the planning for an airport in the face of the incredible election results on Measure F only confirms that our county is not representing the interests of the majority of the people in Orange County. Measure F represents popular county poli- cy. The voter turnout was very large, the result was overwhelming and even cities such as Anaheim, Buena Park and Orange were more than 60% in favor. Down here in South Orange County, we still want to work with Newport Beach resi- dents to prevent more struggles and more wasted public money over El Toro, and to Nbw is the time for a few good people from both sides to sit down and begin the dis- It's clearly time for the Department of Defense to allow local communities to be involved in the former El Toro base reuse planning process. · cussions. · IOW TO CONTACT '"" YOUI IEPllHITlllVll OTY Of COSTA MESA Costa Mesa City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, 92626, (714) 754-5223 Mayor: Gary Monahan Coundl: Joe Erickson, HeatMr Somers, Libby Cowan and Linda Dixon OTY Of NEWPORT llAOt Newport Beach Qty Hell. 3300 Newport Blvd., 92663, (9'9) &M- 3309 Mmyor: John Nayes Council: Gary Adam8, -Deba~ ... Glover, TOd ~ way, O'N.U~ 1boineon Dunes balloons convince residents We were surprised to see how low the Dunes hotel sil- houette will be after teeing the test belloons this weekend. From the attics' hype, we were expecting to see something objectionable. What we saw was clearly suitable for the location. Each and every yeer th1s hotel will . add a minimum of St milltoo of new tax revenue directly to Newport Beach's general fund, while providing a much-needed- resort for our dty. Thil ts a project we all can be proud of, end it should be approved. ~AMENDT CHRISTM AMENDT Newport Beadi Reader asks GreenHght questions l'w jult ....Sm al1k:le (911 Grwnllgbl =-liglltf' Peb. 21) ID tll9 Piiat. and l have a comment. daD, your paper's~ OD Green• I Ugtll more ...my report CJD.tlMaf lnidatmf Por aample: Havw you ~~ . repolted that Qremllgbt ii the .v l MICHAELE. SMrTH Mission Viejo MAILBAG citizen's response. to the City Council's recent weakening of our previous traffic protection law, the naffic Phasing Ordi- nance? Have you reported that our economy is in its 89th month of expansion, the longest expansion period in ow histo- ry, and hu challenged the City Council to live within its existing revenue as opposed to always seeking additional revenues' Have you asked why any tu-supported entity (such as N~wport ~dl) ls _ not opera~at a surplus in view of above' Have you bed an article dis- ' CUiiing what wW. happen when the city ii •cxmp1eta1y buOt ~' Wiil Newport be. houte of c::ardl tblt (lDIW tumbling ~ when it am DO longer growf 1 wve you to preMnt a men balanced report. S1VH1Nmus Newport 8eacb I Andersen School. MIKEIARON Aliso Viejo While it would be easy for me to expound the glories of stellar teachers and magnificent curriculum, I am afraid what the •scores• show is a demo- graphic chart -in which high- ly professional people with impressive salaries, most with advanced degrees, pass' on those genes and their enriched environments to their offspring. How can one expect Santa Ana Unified School District to compete, when prevalent fac-. m -~as migrant popula· tiom, students who speak Eng- lllh as a l8CODd language, many parenll with poor educa· .--. tion and envtronmantal condi- Uom -are incongruent to edu- cational acblevement. · M UIU8l, numben are num- ben and ltatlatics report through numben. >.. dtbrem, we are left to uk ounelv81, •What dO tbete numben meanf• 'Note tbat IOID8 acbooll wttb ... blgMlt ~ omttt8d tbe =mlagAW•i populatlaa ..... llldude .... - dmll. Do tille fectois affect the l9lalllf You bet tbay do. JO·~-.-.r Newpmtl..m ...... MMJIUS 'The o.ily Piiot welcomes letters on IS1ues mnc.mlng Newport Beach Md COs1A Mesa. n.te .. four ways to tend In your com- ments: • L1na1 -Mall to the Dally Pilot. 330 W. ~St.. CoSU Mesa 92627 • ~.,.,..._Call (949) 642-6086 • MX -Send to (949) 646-4170 • IHIAIL -Send to dallypllotfllatimacom All correspondence must lndude your full nMM, hometown Md phone numbet (for wriflatk>n purposes only). Daily Pilot · ' (jay Geiser-Sandoval EDUCATIONAllY SPEAKING Are fund-raisers teaching kids the right lessons? S pare change for cancer victims. Canned food drive for the home- less. Jogathons for schools. Rolls of giftwrap for grade-level activities and field trips. Community service work. These are all worthy causes and fund-raisers to support them happen regularly on our district campuses. But are our students truly altruistic, or do they expect something in return? Recently, I attended a "School Pride" event. Students, parents and staff were asked to come on a Satur- day to clean, paint and plant the cam- pus. Our labor would be valuable to make-the place where the students spend theif day more pleasant, As I w orked, I asked the students why they came. I didn't find one kid who was there out of the goodness of bis or her heart. The students were there because a club or organization on campus required them to be there or because a teacher was giving them extra credit. The first question upon arrival was- n't, "How can I help?" It was, "Where do I sign up for my extra points?" It saddens me that we have to use bribery to get kids to take care of their own campus. It saddens me that so few parents, and even fewer staff members were there to set a good example. But upon reflection, it seems the ·I" in charity was established long before these students got to high school. I can't remember ever having a- school run -a jogathon or similar campaign designed to raise funds - in which the kids who collected the most money didn't get some terrific prizes. Through local donations and by expending up to 20% of the run's con- tributions as incentives, there were lots of prizes to give out. At rallies • before the run, we never emphasized the school improvements that would be made with the donations. We focused on the prizes, which were promenaded out to boost student enthusiasm. Fund-raisers sponsored by fund- raising companies already come with the prizes built in, which triples the price thtlt supporters pay for the wrap- ping paper or candy. Instead of just offering a pencil or token for the student's labor, big bucks are offered via a trip inside the •mon- ey machine.• The student who collects the most, climbs inside a tube with paper money blowing around him and grabs as much as he can in the allot- ted time. Is it any wonder that the true spirit of giving may be lost on our cbil- dreni Some contests don't promote indi- vidual prizes, but rather the whole class wins or loses by its combined total. This type of contest is used for canned-food campaigns, PTA mem- bership drives and money coUections during the holidays. . The kids often get a pizza or ice cream party. It isn't uncommon for teachers to sweeten the pot with extra points or a free pass to avoid home- work if the class wins. Part of the rea- IOD ror these tactics is that the win- -Ding ~m teacher may &e up for her own set of prizes. It isn't uncom- mon for the teacher to get dinner cer- t:tfkates, limo rtdea or other gteat perks for his or her promotional ak:ills totbeclua. The Jut bastion of g1vtng WU the . .students' volunteer community service boun. Now, in order to graduate, each ninth· through 12th-grader must com- plete 10 houn of community l8tvice eechyeer. My concern II that when our atu- denll graduate from ICbool end are uked to give time and mooey beck to tMlr ~UDity, will they be uldng fGr • .,..., Wiii Ibey help If tbef ...... notMng belldes .. ~ tbat tt ...... right tbtng to clof - .. • "1Wt's •daulitw1ba ..... olTrox. Westllai...,liilalat _ _. . . Klrtl llauermeln-. Mesa coach , . . ' 0 I Sf>orts Editor Roger Carfson • 949~74-4223 • Tuesday, Man::h 14, 2000 7 Troxel will touch both dugouts Friday • Memory of late coach, beloved at Estancia and Costa . ' Mesa, will be everpresent at the PCL baseball opener. E stancia High and Costa Mesa open the Pacific Coast League baseball season Friday at 3: 15 p.m. on the Mustangs' diamond and emotion in both dugouts will be stirred by more than cross-town bragging rights. Players from both teams will, no doubt, draw inspiration knowing they are playing, for the first time, fo r the Paw 'li'oxel Trophy. The perpetual award, which will go to the annual series winner, is named for the universally loved man who coached at both schools before his death at age 40 last spring. · D-. ~..__ Troxel touched"players at Costa Mesa, where be ""'• 1 ~ was an assistant coach to longtime friend Kirk ptirar Bauermeister the last two seasons. Estancia players U" ~ know him from his work as the school's good-, humored equipment man. An Estancia graduate, he also coached in the Eagles' baseball program for 17 seasons. "There's no doubt we'll be thiniing of Trox, • Bauermeister said. "We still talk abo~~ him a lot.· Friday's gaine also features some unfamlllar alleglances, u tbe entire Estancia coaching staff will be trying to top its alma mater. Estancia head man Doug Deats graduated from Mesa, where be coached the varsity for four seasons, before Bauermeister took over three seasons ago. BRIAN P08UOA I DAILY Pl.OT Estancia pitcher Katte Wyman sends a pitch toward home plate in the Eagles' nonleague duel with Kalser High. Deats has enlisted Rob Gloster and Chris DeSandro, both All-Newport-Mesa District performers for the Mustangs last spring, as assistants. , • · . , Eagles run into a steel wall Costa Mesa sophomore Nick Cablco, who retumecl to Mesa after spending the fall semester at Mater Dei. was expected to significantly improve the Mustangs' chances to return to the CIF playoffs this spring. His primary contribution, however, figured to come on the mound. •Kaiser _of Fontana puts Eagles through the mill, 16-1. COSTA MESA -First-year SOf1IAl1 Estancia coach Jen-. ny Hart summed up Monday's 16-1 nonleague loss to Kaiser High of Fontana. "We really Qeed to work on mak- ing all the basic outs on defense," the former Loyola Marymount standout said. "That's the biggest thing I feel *1s group needs to work on. We just need to fine-tune the little parts of the game and we'll be hne. • · The Eagles (1-5) were their own worst enemy. Six errors on defense led to 12 unearned runs for the first-year Cats of Kaiser. Ten of those 12 charity runs came in a luckless filth lililing, where two errors, two hit batsmen, three walks and three hits turned a 6-1 game into a blowout. Junior Alisha Tanielu managed to get the Eagles' lone hit in the ball- game, a two-out bloop double to right, scoring Lauren Cassity, who reached safely on-a dropped third strike by the Kaiser catcher. . Cassity had the defensive gem of the game in center field with a diving snag of a line drive by Belinda Rodarte, ending the fourth inning. "She has tremendous speed out Che~~ CrHk BRUINS a.ny er.-High School 11•1waa~ Colondo · Seed: Third / Highlight: Colorado state champions 26 of the last 27 years School lnfllWmlltloft Founded: 1955 ·~3.600 Mdaw:Bruins c.lon: Red, White and Royal Blue A:U rr• 9300 EMt Union Ave., Englewood. Colo .. 80111 C-* John Gtbm .. ...., •• CllM......., sr., Colcndo .... champion at No. , ~In 1917, .. Ind '99; ---~~ ......... champion • No.! ._In ,,. MMt '99; ................... chtmpion. No. 2 ... In '97 • and9tNo.Jslnglesln'91; ..... VIMI•-. • .. ..._champion 8t No. 2 doubles 1n 1917 a .., and at No. , doubles In .. ............... champion at No. J doubles In 'ti: AIM a:o• •I\ IOPh.. ._champion • No.. 4 double In ...... " IV• Jr., .... chlmplol18t No., 4..._lnW.lndMND.1 ..... In ....... , t~. • there,· Hart said. "That's why she's our leadoff hitter and center fielder because of her speed and Jlatural abil-ity.. . naighe Concannon (40), Milton Wat- son (41) and Scott Tippett and Jake Allanch, both at 42. The match will be completed April 21 at Pelican Hill Goll Co\me. Instead, the varsity veteran has pitched only three innings and is swinging a white-hot bat. Heading into tonight's 7 o'clock nonleague home game with Los Amigos at TeWinkle Park, Cabico had nine hits Cats' pitcher Natalie Alcala went the distance, striking out five, while facing only 17 batters. ·we managed to make some con- tact against her, but we just couldn't get the ball into the holes,• Hart said. Left fielder Jenea Gudvagen also was a defensive force, making numer- ous catches off of Kaiser line drives. Amber Jackson went 2 for 4, including a grand slam, four runs scored and four RBis. Alcala reached base all four times, scoring three runs. -by Ton== Ka1Mr11.Est.ndll1 Kaiser 201 13(10) • 16 7 O Estancia 000 010 · 1 1 6 Alcala and Garcia; Wyman, Friel (5), Wyman (5) and Acosta. W • Alcala. 4-0. l • Wyman, 1-3. 28 • Tanielu (E). 38 • Chavez (I(). HR • Jacbon (K). Tars roll at Pebble Beach PEBBLE BEACH - Newport Harbor High's IOLf boys goU team has piled up a 36-stroke lead over Robert Louis Stevenson High following Monday's play over nine holes at Spyglass Goll Course (233-197). Kevin Olson led the way with a par 36, followed by Daniel Kush (39), Pirates edge Saddleback COSTA MESA ~~al I -The Orange ~ lltllU. Coast College soft-· ball team rallied to knock off visiting Saddleback, 4-3, in Orange Empire Conference action Monday afternoon. nailing, 2-0, in the top of the sec- ond, the Pirates (14-10, 3-5 in confer- ence) tied the score in the bottom of the second and took the lead for good with a two-run third inning. "It was just a great game," Coach Rick Buonarigo said. ·we really bat- tled hard against them today. I'm extremely proud of the way the girls battled all game." Monica Ortega battled a hamstring injury to throw a complete-game four- hitter, allowing no earned runs. "It was her decision on whether she should pitch or not,• Buonarlgo said. ·she could hardly walk, but she was awesome.• Jennifer Jenson had an RBI double to give the Pirates the lead for good over the Gauchos (7-6-1 , 4-3). OCC will meet rival Golden West SEE BRIEFS PAGE 8 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS CelftllwUI High School ••kilnfl•ld. Cellf. Hlghllgt1t: a~ Central Section Division I champions in 1998 and '99; league champions from 1994 through '99. 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""" School ~v.g111111 NllllalllghMulllllllll:ll: Finished nationalty rankecfin 1998 (No. 8) n •gg (No. 1 S); Virginia state champions . in 1998 n '99; state regional and district champions the last sewn~ 11~11111: ,.... •• * 1952 ........ *'·-...... Ran Col9n: Royal blue and whit~ ,,, 11:2111Mtmotia1Me., Lync:hbwg, Va., 24501 Coll*INM~ .. ...., •• .,... ..... Sf., Virginie lt9t9 linales end ·~ champion In ,,.. end '91. ,..... ,._ In nMiar'l In 111 slnglin; c.llla 1t1tn"'1:. • .. ute cblblll ~In 1• end '99,renMdtllhln~ r...•ac1M1a11111..--~-........ ,...JJrd . lnMATA1tl..__ .. _ tr .. ,..... 1Jlh '°'MATA 111 ...... -.......... r..ad _..In MATA 141 ..._ -:;sm:--1-.1n MATAtll -IMI 4 ...._ IRIMTAMr -----~-. ..... Z-.ln..-Atll~ t ,..., II: .... • SEE PREPS PAGE I ont Vi t MATADORS Mant8VlltaHllhld...e Oi•• ... Clilf. ....... 11: Of Centr .. Co.st Section champions thrwe consecutNe yHfl SdlOOlll5'taw .... 1n: ,..... •• * 196955 .. al: cult: 2.100 ....... M-.dan Call Ii: f'Urple. gold end whlt9 A I ' 11 21M> Mlo.len M.; (.uptnil io. C.alf .. t5014 ... _8_ruesdor~·-Morch __ 1~A,_2ooo ____ l _______________ ~~~P()RfS~------------------------------~----i~_Pi_~ ·1N ALL KINDS. OF WEATHER . There are no 'eras' when it comes to rain game. High mates bad lofty views of bis potential. give local football fam a run for their money, so he'd nm all this ru:zle-4 Mother Ni;iture. O ne of the worst-ever rain storms to sweep · over the grid at Davidson Field made its mark in the season· of 1934 wh~n Harbor High played host to Huntingto':l Beach. The word got around that Langmade couldn't remember his plays so some claimed be drew them on bis grid togs, which once made Sutherland laugh. He said it didn't appear that it bothered then-grid coach Ralph Reed "because he never asked Langmade to wipe them off.# His first burning shock in the Th>jan lockerroom soon prompted him to fold the uniform back up and slowly ease out the side door. • Doti~ stuff like the tue of Uberty an<l swingout p,ta . Idon!t wWl knock but be wasap 'happy. o-luckyguy wb9 asked nothing m9re of the guys than to 'play your best. Win, lose or One could have called it, ~The Puddle and Mud Bowl." The late Judd Sutherland, the '34 Tar captain said, •1t was so bad, both teams argued with the refs all afternoon as to where the ball should be placed following a tackle. The ball carriers would get hit. then slide 15-20 yards across the mud." That's bow the tale went for many years until after Langmade returned to the Harbor area after years of serving as a gynecologist in Pasadena. His version was much different. He only bad the play numbers marked down, not the plays, he explained. His opening view caught the face of a giant lineman tumbling around his locker with the gear SIDEUNES and flashing a wide mouth that featured no teeth. In those days, helmets had no face gear and it often round numerous tough guys losing their front teeth. draw, it doesn't matter--just have fun.' * Not all players agreed with Sutherland a.bout Reed, including one of the school's most versatile athletes of that time, Al Irwin, who returned to Harbor High in 1948 and took charge of that football team. The amusement? Lang- made said, "I wasn't stupid.• Reflecting back on Harbor High grid coach Reed, Sutherland oace said, "I like him very much, but be was not a real football coach. He was a fine basketball and track coach.• At any rate, Langmade The team also had a line quarterback named Charles Langmade, but some felt he had a problem and that it surfaced during the huge did have a fanciful idea · when be went to USC and felt he could continue on with bis role as a quarterback since the Harbor He added. "He wanted to Out of amusement, Irwin had a habit of by-passing most of life's controversial ~sues on and off the sports ·field. BRIEFS CONTINUED FROM 7 at home on Wednesday before traveling to Fresno City College for a weekend tournament. OllANGE EWtRE CONRRE.Na OMNGE CoAST 4, SADOtDACK 3 Saddlebadc -020 100 0 · 3 4 3 Orange Coa.st 022 000 x • 4 8 3 Carlisle. Alcaraz (3) and Habinger; Ortega and Degree. W -Ortega, 9-8. L • Carlisle, 4-4. 28 • Jensen (OCC). Bucs ace three foes COSTA MESA -Bri-GOLF an Winston shot a two- over 73 to lead the Orange Coast College men's goU team to a Orange Empire Conference [our- tearn match win over Santa Ana, Palomar and Santiago Canyon Monday at Mesa Verde Country Club, par 71. The Pirates (11-4, 6-2 in confer- ence) shot a team total of 394, bet- tering the Dons' 402, Palomar's 411 and Santiago Canyon 's 423. Mike Akahoshi shot a three- over 74, while Erik Hebert (80), Tlmo Sakkinen (82) and Ken Kato (85) rounded out OCC scoring Pirates Jose, 5-4 OftANGE EMPm COM'INNCIE....,. 5MtA AIM 5, Olwm CoAsr 4 Singles. K~jzer (OCQ lost to TENNIS Ramos, 1-6, l-6; Goode (OCQ lost to J.cvl»n. 1-6, H; McNa- mara (OCO def. YullllN, 6-3, 6-4; Yoshida (OCO def. Watanabe, 6-3, 6-2; Andrus (OCO def. Stoltz. 6-2, 7-6; Nllgashlma (OCQ lost to Mendee. 2-6, 6-4, 1-6. ~ -Keijztr~ (OCO def. Jae.· ban-Yuliana, 6-1, 6-2; McNamara-Yoshida (OCO lost to Stoltz..ftamos, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6; Andrus-Nagashlma (OCQ, lost to Wetanabe- Bravo, 6-1. 5-7, 5-7. MARC&. BROliwER ... llom: Aug. 31, 1981 tWlht: 1.9 rMtefl Wdwllt: 160 Sport: Tennis Poe: No. 1 singles V..: Freshman High IChool: Brede, The Netheflands COM:h: T•ndy GUifs c VOLLEYBALL OlfOt ... ~ (at FrMXh ...... High) s.turcl9y's o.. ........ lrecbt Mewport Hwbor def: Fountain Valley. 15-7, 15-10; lost to Las Vegas Durango. 15-12, 12-15, 8-15; def. Powary, 15-7, 10-15, 15-8; lost to Mater Oei. 14-16, 10-15. Corona def Mllr lost to Poway, 7-15, 15-10, 14-16; lost to University (San Diego), 9-15, 15-10, 14-16. TODAY'S SCHEDULE ........ ~ ·Vanguard Un'-tlty lit Nonhwood, 2:l0p.m. Community col• • ~ CoMt lit 11'-'lde. 2p.m. High IChool • loo Atnlgot "'-Cosu 114-. ti TeWlnki. Patlc. 7 pm~ Corone de! Mer lit ~ dou~.~p.m. .,..,.. Community College rMn • Orengt COMt •t FutlettOt\ 2 p m. Community college women • Fuli.rton at Ot11n99 Co.Mt. 2 p.m. • Softllell College ·Vanguard Un"'-nity ti llo4obll•. Ala, noon. High school · SaddlelMdt lit E$1Mlda, 3:15 p.m. • Swimming High Khoo!" boys and glrh • G~ Grewe at Eslanda. 3 p.m. • Goff High school boys • E standa \!$ Woodbrid9t, It Mell Verde cc. 2: 15 p.m. Cotta Meil ""' 1'Ultll\ at Costa Mel Ga<:C. Me\I Unda <OUrM. l p.m.. Corona del Mer ""-El Toro, at Newp«t ~ C.C. ):lOp.m. Uons drop 6-3 verdict NONCOM lllEMZ Wfll OICl.AHalM Ort ' VMa!AM>J Singles • He1m1nen (VU) 1ost TENNIS to Honrado, 1-6, 1-6; Johansson (VU) lost to Reeno, 4-6, 4-6; Ulfebrend {VU) lost to Caldas, 1-6, 2-6: Skreaynskl (VU) lost to ~Mt. S-7, 4-6; Str~g (VU) lost to Custodio, 6-7, 4-6! Makowc (W) ~. Copk. 6-4. 3-2. DcMllllee • Helmln.n-~ (VU) def. R~ldas, 8-4; Skrezecynsld-Strombefg (VU) ~. Custudio-Kent. ~ Ulfwbrend- Melcowc (VU) lost to Honrado-Genovart. 2-8. El&YJOOS £11om:JM.10, 19IO. c ·=5-foot-5 '50 Sport: Wmmlng .. so. 100,..rd brell9tltrOke ~Sophomore PREPS · CONTINUED FROM 7 in bis last nine at-bats, spanning two games'. His recent tear, which includes eight singles, one double and five RBis, has upped bis average to .688 (11 for 16). , Cabico, a former Costa Mesa American Little League star, bad just one hit in his 12 varsity at-bats as a freshman. The Costa Mesa High track and field program will soon enjoy an upgraded facility, according to Bauermeister, the school's boys athletic director. • Work will begin soon to replace the high jump, long jump and triple jump runways. Bauermeister also said decomposed granite will also be used to upgrade the dirt track. Estancia boys soccer ls sttll producing news. Esaul Mendoza and Irving Islas represented the CIF Division IV champions, ranked No. 25 nationally in Student Sports magazine's final poll, in the a: senior all-star game Sunday at Pasadena City College . Mendoza, who scored 46 goals for the Eagles, scored the game's first goal to help the South earn a · 6-1 win. Estancia Coach Steve Crenshaw was an assistant coach for the South. Newport-Mesa fans nearly bad a local roottng interest in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Estancia product Jim Faulkner (Southern Utah) and former Newport Harbor star Matt Jameson (Miami of Ohio), carried their Big Dance bids into their respective conference championsbip games, before their seasons ended. Faulkner, a senior starter for the Thunderbirds, completed bis career in a 71-62 loss to Valparaiso in the Mid-Contenent Conference title game Tuesday. Jameson, just a freshman, will get three more chances to experience March Madness. His Red Hawks were bested, 61-58, by Ball State in the Mid-American Conference title game Wednesday. Newport Harbor High senior Blair Jones, a SuperPre p All-American offensive tackle bound for USC, will represent the Sailors in the Shrine California-Texas All-Star Classic, scheduled June 24 . The 6-foot-8, 270-pound Jones, who helped lead the Tars to the CIF Southern Section Division VJ championship last fall, bas added eight pounds since the December title-game victory over Irvine. He . would, however, like to put on as much as 20 more before reporting to preseason camp Aug. 2. "I know I need a few more pounds, so I don't get throttled,• Jones said ·1 want to show up with Rain was expected at least o~ time during the . fall of yesteryear, but not •swamps• and most rans and players, no doubt. recall those contests clearly. Another kind pf weather that ~ once in the fall was w\J'ld and s0mettmes it becapte the intense Santa Ana windS, which created 1J18ddening problems. " Some of the hot and heavy winds were so severe, the schools would not allow their bands to take the bus or attend the game. The devil winds were not so bad if they blew hard during the week. but if one thundered across Orange County on a game night, the teams could count on trouble. One of the most severe attacks was recorded the evening of Nov. 2, 1946 when the Sailors rolled into the Santa Ana Bowl to play the defending CIF champion, Santa Ana Hlgb, Jed by outstanding tri~} threat Johmlf Fouch. • The wind h already swept the field alrly clean of inost fleJd maddngs. The white cbalk llad spread froll\; one sid=t ,another. / Ren back, tackl Bob R ins said. •He (Coach wet\jfen Pickens) mags' sure w~ µnderstood the J.&Ient we • • were up agalnlt, but he stressed that anybody can handle a team if they gave it their best ... I have never seen a coach that had the respect of a team any more than him." The ugly ~ds affected both teams and it was 7-7 at halftime. However, it was the Harbor spirit that kept hampering the Saints. Winds affected the Tar punting game and blew the key extra point off course. Fouch attempted a PAT run at the end and it collapsed. Final count was 13-13. Party crashers • Costa Mesa's golf team has the ability to break into the Pacific Coast League's upper crust. . Joseph Boo DAILY PllOT COSTA MESA -There are no country club membets Of players who picked up up a sawed-off goU club at the age of five on Costa Mesa High's boys golf team. But make no mistakes about it, the Mustangs are good this year. "This is probably the best team 1 ever had,• Costa Mesa..Coach Tom Baldwin said. Mesa-finished fifth in the Pacific Coast League last year, but it is returning key players from that team. l\.nd the.Mustangs have three newcomers. Senior Jeff Montoya is considered Mesa's most dangerous golfer. He 's entering his third year on Mesa's varsity squad, and be finished sixth in the Southern Cahfomia Regionals last year. The other two returnees for Mesa are junior Luther Mitchell and sophomore Bryce Sheridan. Both have improved tremendously from last season, according to Baldwin. Senior Lou Carrasco is a Hilt schoo~JOlf 0 TLOOK THE MUstANGsm Lou camnco Sr. Nue Kahele So. Billy Lund So. Luther Mitchell • Jr. Jeff Montoya Sr. Joakim Rising Sr. Bryce Sheridan So. Collch: Tom Baldwin transfer from Woodbridge and the grandson of Senior Professional Golfers' Association member Ray Carrasco. The younger Carrasco boasts a 34 round in a half-match this season. Sophomore Nue Kahele is a transfer from Hawaii and came to Mesa with experience and accom- plished goll skills. Senior Joakim Rising also crossed an ocean to bring bis solid golf game to Mesa. He is a foreign exchange student from Sweden. Sophomore Billy Lund rounds out the Mustangs' roster. Mesa takes 20-stroke lead over Western ANAHEIM -Costa Mesa High's boys goll team took a 20- shot lead over host Western Monday in nonleague action at the Dad Miller Golf Course, par 35. Lou Carrasco shot a two-under 33, while Jeff Montoya had a one-under 34 for the Mustangs. Bryce Sharidan (40), Joaldm Rising (41) and Billy Lund (45) round out the scoring for Costa Mesa. Mllfor: EawlOmb• ,..,.... food: •tt..fian ~ ..... ldlool: Bishop Union High c...dl: M'tk• Giles ~~ ........... ~ twnburgen_· .. , ......... '"'Soulh hit .• ... .-..C I ma ~ig 10-....1n"" ,..,...__ ....... enough bulk to hold my own. I don't want to get Corona delMar falls to Irvine, 197-199 thrown around.• • MexlcM" ,..,_.......,.. 'theGudfllllw• ................... "'I grellml,., In .. flrwl ol lf'I ~It toumll'rWlt." A .... of ...... D Led er.,. COMt "*' ~ ~ 6-1 Yittofy in Sen Otego mllCh. ..., ... Coll«for .,_... Olld--00.S , • ............... ...., ftra In .. 1CIO ... !ID bll 21 ... ... Gtwwnou"" wllha,..,... e.of.M.-." .... CakW ......... Jones has not ruled out playing in the July 14 IRVINE -Corona del Mar High's boys goll team won the Orange County All-Star Game. Jones, who is has also second half of its match with Irvine, 197-199, but still fell over- been contacted about an all-star game featuring all, 396-407 to the Vaqueros. teams from California and Florida, said.be won't Innes MacDonald and John Kwon each shot a two-over 38 commit to a second all-star game until weighing all f'1onday at Oak Creek Golf Course for an 18-hole total of 79 . _th_e_p_ros __ an_d_o_ons_. ____________ . Joe Kwon (81), Chris Franta (83) and Chris Fernandez (85) °I: SEA: Mal.,.., counts . 41ort LMdng • 1 boat. 15 anglers. 1 sand bass, 10 rockflSh, 7 sculpln . were the other top scorers for the Sea Kings (0-2) . CdM will complete a match with El Toro today at 1:30 p.m . at the El Toro Marine Base. ri~l r:"· T: ~ ~-.. -~"" . :-··· '· r .,. ' . ~;a : : h . . J. 1'<-~ ~~. : ....... 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Al· 2000 1 EllSe Marie ErikSen locale $30.000 from Ee· T796 / This statement waa onomlc Development rneo wtth the County c:tpltal account to asailt ~!' ~L Clerk of Qrange County with coeta ol aN Newport. on 02·14·2000 e.acn 1t1eae.rs. • aOOOM111721 PLIBllC HEARING Dally Pilot Mar. 14. 21, 2 0 0 O, 2 0 0 5 C 0 N · J h OUllll clatdlld 28, April 4, 2000 T799 ByFu ByPbeoe By MaMn Person: ·C'J ~ '" .... .,. .. ,. -··ff7 SERVICE DIRECTOgy IJ.+IJ ldf·h:111i l~t1.,111•l•~t.· \1111rllt1h• 1•1•' I~"""' 1111111lrr m•l" 11' .111 '"" l•.ll'l •nh 1• J•t"tt-1' •1rno1r •1-1•1 11-+:!-.ll1-x ,\,JO \\1•-t fltll "'lrtl I ( 11•111 \l1··u. 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' ' ' ~· \ I ~.l ,1 • ~ -•••••••-••• ~-fUFFSl $461,711 HOMES OF : 2& ~lo , Ml5ler retreat, • • • ~ kilchen, 2 patios. THE WEEK • OCN11 & bay views. Agenl, • Angle. 949·212·2837 Showcue Homn ForS. In OUr Sit RMI Eat.Me Supplement I Dl1pley Ada Swt at $85. ONdllne Tuesday SPM Alto ... OpenHOUH U1tlng1 Avl. Oeldllne Thursday 5PM It P1y1 to AdvertlH In the Beat LOCAL Real Eat.Me Section Call Today II LISA RIVERA MM74-4252 ANNE WILLEY . MM74-4249 • 714-2as.3071 : ... lllMd PWidlM 3Br • 3.~ slr9t leVel, piile • kit, CUl10m bua-lnl. malbll • ertrt. crown molclng. NICEI sm.ooo Bkr 949-646-2011 RRon1twMIWi2ato1y. 38' 1.75bl. 2c Ill gar. lrg gwdtn plbO, tkelll, lvOwa Ill, bike to .. l>elCh. di locGoll $249,900 Camien =949~2-3873 • vllW sii 288 Em latoe yalll Wllrult trees & floWers. • Could expend & buld 2nd • story 90·646·20 It. • 683-8911 • GCii19CXI• ~Sty f.,... : In Equnlrlln ArM. • Gated comm, front row"" ol • Bid! bay Clly lights. Lii & • bltlt ldl, !iY rm & MBA bo4h : hava panoramic views =ra1 Slntl Lucia De¥. 48" UIA ofllce IPP'Oll 400Cllf $1 ,uo.ooo &Mfar"9 Meurw • l'tmU .... 717-7184 Call 949-54&-0492 VV'~Jlfarina 4~enL'& Bayhont communiry with privace bca.ch & marina, Walk to Balboa bland 1hop1. Minule• from FulUon l1land. Extra.- large apanmenu with wood burning fireplace and priv.te g•rtagc"· • Boat aJip• available • Sorry No Pea NOW LEASING l BR/ l BA. 2BR/2BA and 2BR/2BA with den st 750~$2700 Please call (949) 7 60·0919 :m: • E.-.r-: --9 ~! .... , . ' -.< :..;.;__!. ~ Motel MANAGERS •SPECIAL• $154.00+ tax Wkly (Most present this Ad) 235 1'1111 & ldtdlenetts. Situated on beautitully llndlcaped groundl FEATURES: 24-tiour Lobby/Direct dl11 P11ones/Fr11 HBO. l:SPN J Oilc:IPool & JKl.lul, GlllSl lll#l- dly CloM IO 405 & 55 Fwys Mln'1 lrom 0 C Flirgrds, college and bdll Wellllg Its· llnCe to stiops and ,..,,.,. COSTA MESA MOTOR INN 22n Hertlof llt¥CI PtlOfle ... ••5 ... ., 28R • 28A C•b•n• ~d~ $5,000 to $37,900. 3&R • 2&A 19&7 FUQUA Reduced $3.000 to $46.900. ·~~.,._.SJ t• . t -f , .~I ,. ~ ;.·',·~ ' 8 I' ·"'·' '"'Jt'"••,' ' t 'i..•, .. ~ I I ~ upper unit. It 11. 000. lllbol HewpcK1 Ae.ily .. fl:M* I I I • • r I . 2·5tory 511vercreet From $118,290 ·.FREE RENT ~II June 1, 2000. --··-.•·e .............. ................ =-:.= ~---...... -• ' . i;. I.' I •I. • 'Mt{."'.. • '!i fBli'\.. ... ~-1 . . ........ • l1·l··pliu111· a I0.1111-"11101'111 \lut1tl•' f n•ln \\111~-111 IHll.1111-·1 UOp111 \~..,.1.1 I n.l..1 * FREE TO YOU * 2 Hospital beds. Good oondrt.ion, r~ lof f?ldcup. 949-644·4993 1.-:fl'l.~~1 1 ' , • • --· • 1'"1 '. .) ,f. \•I , I • , , -:--:. -. ~--' . Fi •,T· • FlctltloUe 8ueln1H ...,,,. ........... The ·~ PlflOrll ,,. doinll ~ aa: A & M LIOUOA. 5811 W 19th St , Costa Meu, CA !r.1627 Muna Swe.ctan. 1225 ~,Mohbrae,CA Men1our Aldayy91, 1225 Redgwood , Miiibrae. CA 94030 Thia bullnesl Is oon- dUded by an lnclMdual H1111 you 11arted doing business yel7 No Mansour Aldlyyat This 11a11men1 was liled With the COunry Cieri< ol Orange County on 02·22·2000 200QM203i4 Dajly PIJ<>t ..,.r. 7, 14, 21 , 28, 2000 T791 ~·· .. , .· .. ~-·· . FlcWoue...._ ...,,,.........,. The lollolMnO penon9 are doing busineM at KarMln Enterpnset. 1975 VISta Caudal, Newport Beach, CA 92680 Kirsten Minasian, 1975 Vista Caudal, Newport Beach. CA 92660 This buslneU ii con- ducted by. an lndMdual Have you started doiog bulineSI yet? No Kirsten Mlnulan This sta11ment was llled Wltll lhe County Cle"' of Orange County on 03·03·2000 2QOOM2'14M Daily P11Qt Mar 14, 21, 28, ~. 4\ 2000 T794 H.111• .111111l1·.i1ll1111. m· -ulijl'f11111·l1Jtl!!t'11.11111111111111111 I lw pul1li-lwr n··•·n•·· tlll' n:?lll h• 11·11-ur "1 l.1··lfl ri·\ 1·1· "' r1·11·1 1 illl\ 1 l11-.1fw1l 111l, .. ru·1·1w111 1'11·.i·•· rt'I'"" Jll\ .. rr11r 1li11! t1h1\ I .. 111 \11111 1 l,1•·1f11•d ,1,f 11111111·tf1,11! h f li1 l>.11h 1111111 tll • l'J'I• 1111 lt.1l•1l1t\ 1111 .1111 1·11111 111 ,111 .11h,.1t1••'llit'lll fur 11.1111'11 11 lllol\ lw I• ·1~·11-1lol1 l'\H'I'' lur ,, ....... , 111 •Ii·· 'I'·'',. 111 llhtlh IM'I "I''''""' tl11 •·rr111 t 1nl111 .111 011h lw Jllo11.1•1I fur 11!1 l1r•t "''"'""" .-------Deadlines ------. \111nrhn ............ ~ rnla~ .HMlpm Thul'tla) .. \\1•tlnt'~dJ) ~:OOpm Tw· .. da~ ......... \lm11lu) .):OOpm FriO<l) ......... Thur-dJ) .:;~(IOpm ""dnNl.i) .... Tut' .. dd) 5:00pm :-..iturda) ........... Frid..t) ~:OOpm CASH INNOW ON NEXT INTERNET GIANTll Ual~olters lh• serlous ent11pren1ur an 1xtrl0r0nwy opotv IObe~on .. C1IM'd lloof ol ~~·d e S1001h + Pl! yr . •WOiie al home eNoc MLM 88Ml1-6759 Serious, bu1in1u minded lnd!Vidullt cdy . m: ·-, . :~ .. ~ HOSPITALITY POSITIONS: There en many =fOf ~withow fast growing restaurant and catering company. • lanquet ProdU<lion l*lnogei • •esrauront AoOI •=rive Aisislont • Dishwasher • Pr99 Cook • Reslouront and lanquet Ser¥1r$ Texas HQ Catwila & Ri""°°' a.s..... CAU~S77 ...... Bc:M PlMc For 11tc lkM People To Wortit APPOLYDlf..'YT Sml'JlS foll-um Di\ • CWllill!! sh.Jh Top· producers higher • ILlllla IA-ttul -.'f •.,, Ki'IM •r.t .... .u.. •l.,..1m1c.P,•_,,. t..uihll..i..ll In l 1~'1 Ill (1..U '"" ltlltjltt .. 111f1 UJl'""'I~• .~,·~-47" •Coob Hiring now b FT & PT politionl. "Wt in pnonlt •• ,..o-. ........... "111 llftll °""' ,,,, .. ..,Dr. "-""._..,CA •Ta.au ED( ..... .. _. ... ............. ....., ... .... ,_ ...... I -.............. .... a ... "" ....... ' .. . . . . • Tuesday, Mardi 14, 2000 I TODAY'S . CRQS5WQBl2 ~UZZLE I Cal tor Answers •r...,..-·~-·STUMPED? •• ,.,-1·900-37IHl00 ext. code 500 AVOCADO RANCH Seti!· EARN s.tOK PER YEAR. Ing partn« $1ot< + lnWll Easy medcal billno tor required. Gr18t lifetime local phy$1CianS. Fulf su~ Income. 1...._305-3417 port. Computer ni modem MARINE BUSINESS r e q u I r e d . C a I I A Profitable Tum-Key 1~93. ext. 186. Situation Cal For Oetais (CAL'SCAN) Broker 949-646-20I1 -~94_9~~"""'"89=1=1.,.---COKE/PEPSl/WELCH'si $1.00 STORES! Fr1to Vending Roules. Great proructs. Financing avd-Prolils$$$ Mi~ Invest· able. Complete from ment $4,000. AnMcing. $47 ,900 . Call : F ree Video .I (l . .R DEBT COHSOUOATION. Lower ~I Stop late lees! op or recble lo-teresu Stop coleclor cal$! Fttritj Ctedil Coooulng. Noo-proR Christian Agency. Recorded messege. 1-«>0-729-7964 www.larrilycredt.OllJ (CAL'SCAN) CtaMltlecl Toart I I ..... ,.. $1·$10 Storesl 10,000 locations. $$$All Cash [~ 1-800-829-2915. 1·800-337-1375 (24 hours). l (CAL'SCAN) (CAL'SCAN) • I TAXES TAX & AccoUNTINC PROFW10NALS WE Elccaonic fil' widt tu prcpanaion AtNndi on I ., J J.ynidl IW. c.aa NOW! 949-ISl-'676 HOM!&ir ~ti Porcelain • Fiberglass Sinks • Showers Count en 949-MS-7723 MMOGIL I ., .... Al ~~h.t'V:: i:ii1r.,, MC7JVlla •n•• ... * f-~' ;-;~~ -;-,·.~~ :tJ1'..~·{;1l·i· : It-:'~. "<t' '' . . . ~ . ' I,• ~I . · .• 'I ,_.. J I~··.. .. _. ' .. ~. ~ 1· ' •.1! ~ . ......... .......... ·1.. .. ... .. ....... 81CHMl'S ~OMAR md,TANNNf SUGRTI..Y BE'ITER Both vulnerable. South deals. NORTH •K2 O 'J 1098 0 432 •A43 2 WEST AST E • ~109 • .., 4 .., 0 ~1085 0 • QJ7 •• SOUTH J8 6532 J9 1098 65 •A7654 3 o AKQ o .AK76 • Vo&cl ~inb NO I• ,_ tNT JO .... •• ,. ..... ~ • Opening le:id: King of • ' ()OS thal look Be ~fut of si1wui familiar. All 100 often 1 lie difference. which pro key 10 making your con here is a sub- ves 10 be 1h.: lnlCI or being defca1cd. Nonh judg~d thal the ncr's firsl sui1 and the mode the: hand loo g k.inJ in pan-ouiside ace preference to three s thou&h Nonh's failure to immcdlnicly Sll'Olljly SU ood for n mere pndes. Even raise spades ggested only ,,~, Are you drowning In ownlue blll1? Statewide Agency can help you g.c beck on 1c:Jl' with 111y lln1ncl1I lfllcultl11, bu1ln111~, hom11, boltl, hive IUtlon Ind peraonll. 1·536-1454 $200,00010% lnltl'Ht 1 r,ear. Secured ~S1 T on NB home. loan 10 value. 949·7f7·6576 949-640-062$. ,. . ( '-..... ~ :",.,-... . . -'4. { ,. '.'a-LP • Adanta Blue (C09609) $34,995 STERLING BMW IMH45-5900 BMWZ3 '97 Aulo. 26k ml, 2.8 nr. t01dedl (C02304) $26,995 CREVIER BMW 714-835-3171 BMWZ3 '91 1.9 ltr, &Iver wlblacic 880 POWER BOATS· (4ANB762) $24.995 I CREVIER BMW • 714-135-3171 BMWZ3 '97 I Low Miles OONZI 16ft 'N while wired tl1m. Bimini lop, trim labs, dUal batteries. Pp $17,995. 949-64S-1196 OWN 11or20ft ELECTRIC BOAT. FREE DOCK INCLUDED. Call tor de!alls P9nny 714-557-5100 x12 , ... ·~1 (B78023) $25,995 STERLING BMW IMH45·5900 BMWZ3 '99 6 Cylinder (F79530) $32,995 STERLING BMW IMH4S-5900 BMW 311 lCA '97 Conver1ible (Y If 600) $27 ,995 STERLING BMW IMH45-5900 BMW 328 IA ,97 CADILLAC StYlllt Ste '95 Low miles! Polo green, tan leather. 290 (v53906) $29 995 H.P. No111\s1ar, CD & morel • !824595) $16.988 STERLING BMW NABERS IMM4S-5900 (714)54o-9100 BMW 321 IA '97 CAOiillc SEVILLE •90 Low miesl Chromes!" Midnight blue. low miles, (VW>42) $29.995 tealhef, excelent condl STERLING BMW (St1575) $8.988 -~IM~W.~~S-~Sll00~~-1 NABERS BMW 321IC 197 (714)540oa100 Cooverullle (T62SOm..3 $33,995 CAOIUAC StYlfle Ste 'II UNG B .. W Low mllu, 2SO H.P. NOl1h- Acur1 ~ "l " 'llO wtile, 4dr, 6, auto, A/C, IMM45-Se00 star, CO, atlof.1 & ITIO(el BMW 3111 Convt '97 -.... 8,...:ii;.,;.w;..,3;,.21'""1S.;,;A;,;...;.,, ... ......--1 (80S9tO) 524•988 CO & more Heated Seats hABERS lthl. IUI ~ ps, pb, pw, cruise cootr • am·fm cass, 137k ml, snit, 1-owner. mil'( cond $8,100 Mt-723-1963 BMWM3 '97 • Loaded (El I~ $37,600 UNG BMW MMU-5900 ' t-·~-· ~~--i' •: "'IT• :" .. '(•JI I ... ·.. ' . ·: t ' \ . f1 "' · r : it . . I , .:II ,,11,· .. ~ .. . ' --,Lj . ' ' . t , ,. -f' .... .. I .,. .... T ... ... , 1 • 1. (410654) $23,995 (T36253) $31,995 <714)54M100 CREVIER BMW STERLING BMW CAOIL.LAC STS •91 714435-3171 MH45-5900 6.225 ~ miles, BMW 3111 '96 BMW 5211 '97 lthl, Bose CasslCO, chrome CO. 5-speed, blaclc Wlsandl l ow mies, CD & morel wheels, memolY pkg (C51304) $21,995 j (34T5851) $33,995 (928903) $39,995 CREVIER BMW CREVIER BMW COAST CADIUAC 714-135-3171 71""'354171 1-IC)0.7M:OAST ,.. \ ' ' \ "'~ ... ...., ... ,.,•I' 1t .. 1I' " CllllB IASSalllllWIST •==ti:ia ........ =~ .. .,. ....... .,.,., 949·642·1610 =-col11ttrol, over • --10 1ncr ... e1111gy? Xlnl nutrftlonal lomlull'9Ull.COIMllrtl "'* • Oii MMl?-IOM Canlt11inpln1difopt l11u·n rort1Sprinklm T'" mnllns/11/latiomRf'tllOf' PUBLIC NOTIC E The Calif. Public· Utllltles Com· mission REQUIRES that all used"house· hold goods movers . print their P.U.C . Cal T number; ftmos and chaulfert print their T.C.P. runtier lnall~. II you have I quit· tlon lbouC the legal. lty of 1 mover, ino or chautler, C81: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISION 714-55M151 -. . ·-:r.g:· . \ . . ..:• . ' .. .. . --- PROl I '>'>ION/II P111Nr1rJ<. \ -. ''\ •, I ' .. ~. ~ I I I .. . ... -' JEEP WRANGLER 'IO lint cond, cd player, herd top, wlllll, S1200lobo. Mt-722-4007. ~ ROVER •ii. v'i ~ .... Int, 4 wN dr!Ye, 2 moon roofs, IUI pwr, lrmllcJ $17,500. 94M&4-4120 '.·kfe ''fl' lie!; tfoa ,/:i/rite : ..... -f A ·GOOD ADI Olffomie Sr.re Lk;. No. ~1as49 AJ types d roofing and repairs l.ieb!litY and Worker's Compel llllltior'I lnslrence Mamber National Roofing Coutr~ "-"· Sinoe 1987 (MIJllNll1 -.com • • The Dally Piiot Wiii pub!ISh a Tax. • Flnanclal Directory to assist our readers 1n finding a tax professional. Reaching over 40,000 homes In a high-end market. you are sure to find many who need your help. A smart move on your part ·would be to take advantage of our 1ncredlbly low rates and place your ad with us. Only $55 per week If you sign up for tne · entire 17 weeks, or a .m1n1mum 4· week run at $40 per week. TAX TIM 'E IS COMING Size of Ad 2x2 --. . . .. . . l l •. • -' r .......,....,.,...... -~ -~·~ . . ~. - . ""'~··, . . ?T" -i-r· ,.... . . .. WI A1· IAPPllS If JOU 001'1 AORIRSl1 1011111 Call the Cla11lflecl1 IMft 642·5671 I • 1 l "