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Home My WebLink About2001-05-27 - Orange Coast PilotDennis P. Lahey, commander of the American Legion on Balboa Island, talks with City Editor S.J. Cahn about why Memorial Day is Important and what the legion offers the community of Newport-Mesa. Sff Page11 ........ UFI & UISURE Are you getting ready to lay some shrimp on the barbie this Memorial Day? Before you do, check out oy_r barbe<ulng tips. Sff PageS Corona del Man Brian Morton r~ a serve from Peninsuta during a OF doubles match. Morton, along with Garrett Snyder, won the CIF doubles title with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph. S..hge12 c ........... flfHllHOOD They pitched our first baseball, showed us how to surf and let us drive the cat when mom wasn't loottlng. 'They',. our fathers. Help the D-1ly Pilot celebrate ,.....,.. Olly by sendlnQ in pictures and stories in honOr of your father by June 12. You can fax to (949) 646-4170, e-mall to jennl~r.mahalO latimucom or send it by ":. ' regular mall to Father's ._. _,Day, Dally Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Cost.a Mesa, CA 92627. ·•eN>t~ SUNDAY STORY T hi lfves of 6-year-old little girls usually involve school, birthday parties and playing wjth friends. But for 6-year-old Robin ~andolpb and her 11-year-old sister, G1ee, it involved blackouts. gas masks and digging trenches .• • , Robin and her~ 10 miles away from PMrl Harbor on Dec. 1, *i;..&be day it was attacked. 'llleir father, Ralph Rand~ 'l'(as Recently dilcovered. Maryedlfh Randolph's journal gtves a ftntband account of the attack on Pe.arl Harbor. an executive officer an-boa.rd the USS Allen, a destroyer ~ Originally from and stationed In San Diego, Ralph Randolph was transferred to Honolulu, Hawaii. just four months before the day that lives in infamy. For the Corona del Mar women. that day not ooly lives OD in memOOes, it was recorded in a little bl4clt book by their mother, Maryedith Randolph. Robin Randolph, now. Robin McDowell, recently discovered the diary in a book case. Though mostly empty, the volume bas brought the past back to life for the sisters. •1 didn't know mother kept a diary,• McDowell said. The cover is faded black leather with the title •A Une A Day• in gold writing. The entire journal is empty except fortbedaysfromDec. 7-12, UM1, with just a few lines penned each day. But those lines are lifelines to the past. SEE DIARY PAGE 4 . ' ' ' A ·T TACK Pearl Harbor survivor Ted Hubert. 'We thought it would come sometime ' T ed Hubert lived tbrouoh tbeeback OD Pead HaJbor 9) yMm ego. but be is planning to relive the expe- rience again by seeing the movie •J>eirl Harbor,• which hit the ~ this weekend. Hubert. an executive ofticef SEE HUBERT MGE I • .oq n1 • TOP ROIY ~;~Bush's tax pl~. bsn::'.gets mixed reviews -what's all the racket about in Nl!fl!P<Jrt?-· 1 .. Den.m RndJMrl's Ntpdle appeorance at lut week's Qty Council meeting ~Y caused some exdtement. But the ex-bas-lllWPOll ketbell star's plea to llACll halt plans for a more stringent noise ontinance didn't convince council memben. In a 6 to 1 vote, with Cow>dhnen John Heffernan the lone dissenter, they tentatively approved the law change. A sec- ond hearing is due June 12. Once the revised ordinance takes effect. city officials hope that it will be easier to file crlmina1 cbugel against nobe Clftenden. So far, the distl1ct attomey'I oftioe ba balltated to prosecute trouble-muen, saying Newport Beach's ailting law dldn't help to prove tbe willful intent of a person to makenoile. Polb down at Qty Hall have been saying that the change was long overdue· iuid will be applied to a1l residents who don't keep the Ide dawn. But they also readily admit that Rodman's May 12 birthday bash. which was broken up by 20 police officers at his West Newpdrt Beach c>cMnfront home, helped speed up the procml. But the Worm'• already said that be won't change his lifestyle as a rmult., end his lawyer said it's likely Rodman will make his views beard more frequently at council meetings. -........... CO\'ef1 Newport leech. He mey be ruched at (949)"574- ,4232 Of by e-mail at m.thls.~com. . Mah ahooCB man in public - almost execution-style. It hap- pened May 18 in the parking lot of a Jeck In The Box restaurant at tbe comer of 17th s~ 4Dd TulUn A'99Ilue. Ramadan DoJrovic. COPS & 42, ot Downey COlllS allegedly pulled out a le .. loog-barelled gun andsbot4~yeaM>ldNewport Beach resident Miroslav Marie sevezal times in front of at least a dozen witnesses. Police ltill don't know the motive behind the bizarre shoot- IQg. But that la not wbeie the ~aspect of the c4ae ~On Monday, Costa Mesa POii. announced Marie died after be wu taken off life support. But ~ lldmowledged their mistake 1\Jeiday laying that Marie WU ltill m Hfe support Monday. >.. it 9tanda, bolpital offidals say be died Tuesday afternoon while the Orange County coroner inalntalm Marte died Monday morning. Dokovlc will be arraigned June 1. 1be District Attorney will most likely charge him with murder tmtead of attempted murder. Heavy IWf on Monday caused a near drowning in Newport Beach when two children -a 12- yea.r-old boy and 10-year-old girl -were swept off their boards by a big wave. Officials said the girl WU doing better but that the boy was ltill in aitical condition. He wu tint taken to Hoag Hospital and later transferred to Children's Hospital of Orange County. Offid41s said waves that day wete three to ftve feet with occa- sional sbt-foot sell coming through. -0...---aMl'I cops end eoutts. She mey be reeched at (949) 574-4226 Of by e-mell at deflpe.blwe~tkMS.com. .. • --. . . DllCll• fOI A IOOD CAISI "TliiB la somethlrig they'll remembft_r40iever, and hopelUIJ'i, ore\ler. Will be a long ti,me~ • -~ .... ~Of the AlwkM c--c.-. I.ran\ LMgull. on the Dlndn' CllMpobs lldoli held Mir JO-' 1ht .....,.S*t °"'* NIOft. The..,. wes I for cHldNn ftgtjtlng arQf • .. PHOTO ·op THE WEEK 1ADVERns1NG MAN1 1111.ns NlOll • ICma Good thing• come to thoae who wait, or at 1eaat that la how the .ay1ng goea. Photojownallam la all about the moment. H you're not at the right place at the right t1zne, you ml.a IL In this cme, I was at the right pJace and the right tlme, but dldn't hnow lt. aee JI one guy. would pop hJa head over the board. giving the mu.Jon that the d.lno.aur wm looking dght at him. I waited and waited. Nothing happened. I aaw a worker clbnblng on a bulletin board tor a tobacco advertiaement that leaturell a cartoon lketch of a dinosaur. I thought It would be cool lJ I walted to I became tru.trated and decided to check out the other aide ol the board to 1ee what wm keeping ~ guys ltom oomJng over to my aide. When I walked over, I 1CJW um aeaaoape with MUce Benavlde% 11111ootlalng out a c:rea., and Jwt JmeW um was the p1ctu.re I wut waltlng tor. • · ' .. . · -lun·H~ CEUllU1lom11DIWlllS In preparation of the long weekend, schools.tried to tire everyone out lut week. There were open houlea, parties celebrating prindpall and book dona- tions. There were flag railing cere- monies, jog-a-thons and EDUCATIOI surt-lide Olympk:s. 1be hoopla started blight and early Monday momlog when two sc:hoo1I celebrated being named National Blue Ribbon Schools. Harbor View Elementary School in Corona del Mar became the eighth school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District to capture the honor, while Our Lady Queen of Angela School, also in Corona del Mar, became the ftnt Catholic elementary school in Orange County to earn the prestigious award. OOH LEACH I ON.Y PIDT Another huge honor for N~ Mesa was announced Tuesday when Cotta Mesa High School's Jon Undfors was named one of Orange County's four lMchers of the Year. . -.,. ... ~ aMl'I education. She rrwy be reeched at (949) 574-U21 Of' by HNll at denetc..QOCMteNrlmacom. ll01lll Piii fOIBTllO Shunned by tbe political estab- lishment., Newpolt fteach resident Ouu:Jea Grlflln la taking his idea for an airport at the closed El lbro Marine Q>rps Air Station to the public. Griffin, who has EL TOIO floated a proposal to AllPOIT realign the base's two runways from a aoss to a ·v· shape, announced his intention to circu- late a petition to place the concept on the county's March ballot. After analyzing the V-Plan, as it has become known, the county shelved it Newport Beach officials warned Griffin that his poaible initiative could Jeopardize the county's airport plan. Other objections have come from. a pilots' group, who said the plan's tight departure slope and other elements gives it •serioua and specific limitation.. Also, the federal Aviation Administration has refused to com:lder it. South County spokesman Meg Waters summed it up when she said; •1t•1 got something for every- body to bate .• _,...a.... ~1he enWormellt end John w.-Airport. ... rrwy be r..ched at (949) 1'4-4330 Of by e-mell at pte&~lil•com. M'!lf!S HODM (949)642~ . ~Npr.ws ..... -. ·~ ecleDfW metW 0# ........ lilll111nt1 ... CM be~ dumd wtthout wrta.n ,..,,...,, VOL IS, NO. 142 • YWGf''l M.'°91•°" ~ '"*"~ ...,, u.~ CJlrldllor ~~ ....... ~ ... I E•...W. ,..........., _C ... IFL ......... .,.,.,. ... ..., .. ,.. 111 ......... -··----.... .. , .. . ..... UM• IL " . "*»td ~ CIOffWMf1tl ~ the D.tlly flllot °' news tlpl. Olf~OMW. HQWmlUQtU$ Qud d n The 11mel ar.,. COW1ty *Gtm-tu1 i\\lhallllls4 a.tW.,, 142-5111 =---M2-G1 ......... , .. ai • .. ... 17""'2.ZJ ............ ~ ..... ,,., ,..,....,.a........., ...... .... .. ..,142..W1 .._,_..,aMUll ~-ftrtl9C'&1a1....,..._ . ............ ~,...... ................ .. ....... QUOTlllES •w. am~ Uaouaanda on a wllla, Gnd you want a 69- . • ..... •*'llh ~ dndor of P'Oll'• ~on futflHng the wlltm of .. ,,.., .. chlkhn. • 1t'I better than going to a PffYC}Uatrlat. You aha.re your teeHngs.• -Mwt"-llfl. CClf'Ol'\I def ~ High juNor, on per· tidpstlng lh OwlHenge D.y on M-, 19. The al~ .wtrt foc:uled on tol-- erMC9, awing and corrmunatlons. •Mani It waa lJ.ke Woodatock out here. It wm /uat that •. lnatead ol hlpplea, there were pom atan. • -an•,_ neighbol of Oenni5 Rodnw\ commentkig on ~'I 40d'l bW.s.y petty. ......... •we made a mlstake.Mistakes do happen.• -c:Nllf .......... of h "*-Mesa ,.,.. Depalt· ment, on an •rc."°'8....., ,...._ Mond9Y tt\lt Yid~~ 49, of Newport leech had died ... being pulled off lit. support. ~ who was~ outside• 1-st- food restaurWtt ftldey, was still .atve on MoncS.y. AJ:t»tdll ig to the hosP- tal. he died lUecYy. ·we'H open 1n 14 million.• _,...... ....... uecutlw dltectot of 1ht IMboa Performing Arts ThNter ~ on when 1ht ~ which had Its groundbruklng Cl&efnony lUecYy. wllt welcome Its f'lnt ~ •1bcfay aeema llke a very IJW1'eGl moment.• . -Dllfl'9~ PNSldlnt of the lelboe ,.fol••• 19 Arts 1hMW founclltlon, on 1ht groundbruklng c.emony for 1ht thMtar; which lndudld • Widow bllet. •Songs are 1J.lre chlJdren. And 80me ol them behave better 80J11e night.a • than othet1." _ ........ k •• one third of 1ht folk group Ma ,... ... M9ry. upon beir'9 ...... wtwt his~ ....... The~ perbmed ~1ht hdftc ~ ~ owr1ht WMMiiil: I I t the end of tbe charming, closely-knit spit of le.nd known as Balboa Island, there is -another tidbit of history - tc ~Wn's Island. It belonged l kl toaman 00 ~J named BACK $a Newport resident who owned a hefty portion of the city in the ear- ly 1900s but is little remem- l:fered today except in asso- ciation with some fun Holly- wood stories. Collins, a land promoter ahd owner of Collins Com- diercial Company -a boat- ratd -eventually sold most elf his property but kept Bal- boa Island. Collins Island lies at the tip of Balboa, and be built his home here. The rest of Balboa was lower and vulnerable to high tides. Between 1906 and 1007, Collins built a sea wall itfOUDd the island and sold lQt.s for $350-$750 apiece, ssPd longtime Newport lJeach resident Jim Jennings. People bought these lots ") Brieflt_in THE NEWS rt! fYlass shard found at Circle Park A Newport Beach pa.rent found a sharp piece of glass in the sand at Muir Beach Circle Park Tuesday. This marks the fourth such incident in the city's parks. Similar glass shards were found twice in Buffalo Hills Park at the comer of Port Margate Place and Port Cb~1Tles Place on May 2 and at Cliff Drive Park on April 27, when a police volunteer ONGOING EVENTS ·~~.items to the-0.iiy Plk>t, J30 W. 811Y St... Cos-- q Mesa, CA 92627; by tu to (949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574- 4298. Include the ti~. date and location of the eYent. as well as a contact phone number. A complete lifting Is available at http:llwww.dailypl/otcom. Scrabble Club 350 meets the first Sunday of every month for a seven-game. full-day tournament, with cash and tfrizes, at the Newport Dunes kv Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Bea~. $35. (949) 206-9822. •\ G>range County Sierra Sin- gles meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at the C~~ Mesa Community Cenier. 1845 l'a.tk Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. ~14) 847-4330. X series of kids' and teens• ~nline classes will be offered JJ and built homes, but e.xtremely l:Ugh tides or stormy days still let the water in over the sea wall. So developers began build- ing houses on stilts four feet off the ground. •When be was selling the lots, his sea wall didn't prove to be workable, so people quit buying and th~y were mad at him and be kidd. of skipped out,• Jennings said. •vanished from the area." The city later built a high- er sea wall that protected the homes, but if you were to dig a bole abQut five feet deep into the island's sand, you'd still probably find the original sandbar. "That could have been what Collins did, and it's probably a darker color, and you have the old shells lay- ing down there,• Jennings said. What's remembered about Collins today is, unfor- tunately, not the most forgiv- ing. According to the history book •Newport Beach, The First Century,• Collins was also one to make promises and not keep them. Some of these promises included a huge, concrete bridge connecting Balboa to found tbe glass wedged between slats of a park bench. Barbara Foster had taken her children to the park on Muir. Beach Circle on Tues- day when she found the one- inch shard in the sand next to the monkey bars, according to the police report. Her husband, John Foster, said his wife reported the incident to the police because it looked like the glass fragment was planted deliberately in the children's play area. "That was the only piece . of glass in the area,· he said. "It just didn't make sense.• .Over the last two months. this sununer by Orange Coast College's Community Educa- tion Office. Each course is $49. Subject to be taught will include reading and wrttin~, history, sciene&, m,ui, aru- mals, stamp collecting, astronomy ond native plants of California. Registration is underway in OCC's Educa- tion Office. Orange Coast College. 2701 Fairview Road. (714) 432-5880. The Costa Mesa MOMS Club -Moms Offering Moms Support -meets al 10 a.m. Fridays at a different park every week in Costa Mesa. $30 for membership, which includes more than just meet- ings. Call for each week's location. (714) 549-4504. Comfort Zone, a support group for people living with a the mainland, ferries to ca.ny acroa eight cars and a botel on the island, the book says. A bridge was built. but it was 12-feet wide and uneven, according to the history. It was built by Joseph A. Beek, who later became a well-known local figure and is a separate his- tory all on his own. But one of the DlQ5t <:our mon stories associated with Colllns is how James Cagney bought ~ house and attract~ ed the likes of Humphrey Bogart and other stars who also hung out at local joints like the Village Inn. While waterskiing in the Back Bay, longtime local Gay Wassail-Kelly remem- bers trying to catch a glimpse of the Hollywood celebs. · "For a while it was called Cagney Island," she said. ·we'd slowly go along ln case we saw a movie star. It was kind of fun.• • Sunday, tJOy 27, 2001 3 • Do you know of a petSOO, place or event that deserves a historic.al LOOK 8ACJ(7 Let us know. Con- tact Young Chang by fax at (949) 646-4170; e-mail at young.changOlatlmes.com; or mail her at clo Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Collins Island, at the Up of Balboa Island, was home to William Steppe Collins, who for a Ume owned most of eastern Newport Beach. razor blades were found on playground equipment in several par~ Costa Mesa "'and Newport Beach. The cities' police departments are working together on the case. Officials had said they were not sure if the same people were involved in all of the incidents or if they were copycat attempts. Police have not made an arrest on the case. No one has been hurt in any of these incidents so far. Seminar will explain state's power crisis The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host a mental illness, meets at 7:30 p .m. Thursdays at the 275 Medical Building, first-floor conference room, 275 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Free.. {9'9) S.8-7274. - small-business seminar by Southern California Edison from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 7 at Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive. Edison officials will explain the state's power crisis and give tips on ways to reduce use of electricity. The free event will include a continental breakfast. Information: (714) 885· 9095. No trash collection , sweeping Monday NeWport Beacll trash col- lectors will not pick up refuse The breakfast referral net- working group will meet every Wednesday from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi's Cafe. Call Angie Stafford for reser- vations and informa\ion, (949) 474-2225. Tbe Costa Mesa Senior CelM.t, . ter hosts ballroom dancing Hoag Hospital bolds i upport with live music trom the Peter meetings called •Naturally Van Orschott nto trom 7:30 to Sweet" for sufferers of dia· 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the betes every Wednesday of center, 695 W. 19th St., Cost4 every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Mesa. $4. (949) 548-3884. Free and no reservation are The Special Touch Custom Alterations for tht Compktt '°"s~ "t Ltzrxr cf Pttiu Siu Sµdltlisa Wti/Jin8' Brilinm4Uis Motkr Dmm cf Ept-nint Gowns ~ils • Brw.s • Al'l'les • kcasoria Dms Mllitint • Rmylint •Gown Pmnvation ~!:/'M":::J,: 714-9 56-3 5 2 5 ~ y,,_ &1· on Memorial Day in areas regularly scheduled for a Monday collection. The trash will be collected on Tuesday instead. The collection schedule for all other areas of the city also will be delayed by one day throughout the week. There will be no street sweeping Monday. Information: (949) 644- 3055. Memorial Day tribute set in Costa Mesa Veterans of Foreign ·wars Post 3536 will host the 47th annual Memorial Day pro- required. Heidi Woodring, (949) 760-2065. The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:45 p.m. at the Oasis Senior Center, Room 6, 800 Marguerite A.Ye .. Corona gram at 11 a.m. Monday at Harbor Lawn Memorial Park, 1625 Gisler Ave., Costa Mesa. The 60-member All· American Boys Chorus will sing a medley of pab'iotic songs at the public event, which will honor veterans of all wars. Wreaths will be placed at a living memorial tree being dedicated in honor of World War II veterans. The program will con- clude with a 21-gun salute, the !iOunding of taps and the release of white doves. Information: (949) 646- 6302. • del Mar. $2. (949) 646-5293. The Padftc BustnelS Xchange has weekly break- fast meetings at 7 a.m. Tues- days at the Pacific Oub, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Free for the initial meeting. (949) ~0-0588. Highly A:p.preciated Assets. ; Many of us have assets that have appreciated in value: ,equities, bonds, residential homes, apartment buildings and office buildings. There are presently .. some strategies, other than charitable trusts, that can reduce not only estate taxes, . but also income taxes. If you would like to fmd out more about these solutions, call Brett TharloW at (949) -t76.5138 or· visit us at Fashion Island in Newport Beach at 620 N~n Cmter Drive. SICU&ITIU ..... Cllillt • .. 4 Sunday, May 27, 2001 DIARY CONTINUED FROM 1 OnDec.?, 1941, the~im: r •Ja~ made surprite attack. Jtq>b ~· When I awakeo.d him, be Mid, 'NuD l beven't bad a peaceful • • Sunday since I got here.' We've been Jitting by the radio all day. It's atOl like a dream. U I don't bear from Ralph, It will become reality. 1bls woman's job ~ wattlng. • BOth McDowell and Glee RGndolph, now Glee Queen, remember a lot of watti.Qg and a lot o( worrying during those days. Their memories of the JDOm1ng that forced the U.S. out of peace and into world war are still sharp. •Glee bad spent the night with a girlfriend,• recalled McDowell, 66. •Her friend's parents were listening to the radio when the program was intenupted with the announce- ment, and they sent her home. Mom was getting me ready to go to church. We could hear· planes 1n the distance, but we didn't pay any attention to it, since we were so dose to Pearl Harbor. •Glee came in breathless that morning. We turned the radio on and heard the call for all servicemen to return to their bases. Then came the chilling words; 'lb.ls is not a drill. This ii not a drill.'" The sisters remember that when their mother woke their father to tell him the news, he didn't believe it at first. But it didn't take long for him to spring out of bed and into his uniform. •My mother insisted that my sister take me to church," McDowell said. "I think she stayed home to listen to the radio, and to worry. I don't think that church lasted very long that day." teak • I • •, Queen remembers running to the school across the street, climbing up on the roof and watching the planes. "We took pictures of the planes. I was just a kid, and I was excited," said Queen, 71. "The planes were so low, we could see the pilot's faces. It felt like we could reach out Huge Beanie Baby · Blowout Sale! Mnnoria/. D4y Party Gooth 0-Nautical Decor Arriving Daily Via Lido Drugs 949 /723-5858 3445 Via Lido Plaza next to Ed ward's theatre M...S.. IN Sn IG-5 "Glee came in breathless that morning. We turned the radio on and heard the call tor all servicemen to retu111 to their bases. Then came the chilling words, 'This is not a drill. This is not a drill.'" Robin McDowell Above: Glee Queen. with her sister Robin McDowell, holds a photograph of them as children. lbetr mother took the photo tn Honolulu, prlol' to lbe 19'1 idtadt Oil Peart Harbor. Le~ Maryedlth Randolph wean a gas mask. TOP PHOTO BY DON LEACH I DAILY Pl.OT and touch them. We could see . the rising sun on the wings.· The next day, Dec. 8, the blackouts started. •They continued for months,• Queen explained. "They put barbed wire on all the beaches be ca use they thought there would be a beach invasion. I didn't really start feeling scared unW we had the blackouts, and they started i.&suing gas masks in school I know mom was tem- fied." TIIE JOURNAL ENTRIES The entry for Dec. 8 says, •Another day of suspense - terrific damage ~one at Pearl Harbor, heard from Ralph, his ship got three planes. Laid in as many supplies as possible." Dec. 9: "Ralph is here for a few minutes. Blackouts every night. The President Ls now talking and an air raid has been sounded. Got off word to our families today, they must be worried. Glued to the radio reports, the need to stock up on provisions. I'm glad to see Ralph now and then. Girls fine." Dec. 10: "It's a rush to get everything done 1n the day- time and it gets dark so fast." Dec. 11: "Have aHmnpted to get in necessary supplies today. ... We are all very tired. Listening to radio reports . Blacked out kitchen, did some Red Cross .knitting tonight.• Qec.-12: •Took the girls downtown for a little outing and-Cliri.stmas shopping. Had a call from Ralph this morn- ing, hated to have him hang up not knowing when he'll call again. Will try to blackout the bedroom tonight. I ·need sleep!" The journal entries ended almost lfS q~"Cjtly as they began. "I just wish she'd written more,• McDowell said wistfully. GEnlNG THE PICTURE But what isn't said in the journal can be brought back to life through the family pho- tographs the sisters have of those days. "This is how we dressed to go to school,· Queen explained, pointing to a photo. "We were barefoot, in dresses and had our gas masks in a bag slung over our shoulders." There is also a picture of their mother with the gas mask on. •My gas mask was a small- er version of what older people bad. It was called a Mickey Mouse mask.• McDowell said. "We also had to practice hold- ing our breath inc.ase we did- eafood UTAa&.ISHE> am Swordfish, Salmon, Or Halibut (Blac:Uncd. Poached, Grilled, Our 19th Year-·Or Sautitd) Baked Shrimp Scampi Deep Fried Jumbo Shrimp Calamari Steaks Scallops Belle Meuniere Fried Deep Sea Scallops Australian Lobster Tail Lobster Thcrmador Abalone Scooe Crab Claws &om FIOrida Maryland SOft Shell Crab a.b <Alea . Alaelgn Kig Crab 1.;ep BOWllabaiue Dolly Pilot p't hive our IDMkl with us. We OUG trandMi, bomb tbelters and victory gaidelll. I worked very bard and got a ribbon for my victory gardens. I was much better at them than I wa,, ft math.· Queen bat carefully kept the original edition of the Honolulu Star Bulletin from , that fateful day. It has browned ' a bU over the years, but the words of war and dest:rudion practically jump olf the pages. A lot of blltory lives in that news~r. which i~ ci.Mr worth tar more than the wrttten price ot 5 cents. Both women recoil being on edge after the attack. • •A month later a bomb was dropped near our house,• Queen said. •They missed t Pearl Harbor, and it landed in the high school parking lot. It j was close enough to us that 1t really janed our house, and the impact shot me in my bed from one end of my room to the other.• THE SOUND Of FEAR The Randolphs were in Hawaii for at5out six more months, until they were able to get passage home. "We weren't even there ~ year, but it sure seemed like longer," Queen said ·we went through a lot." McDowell said the whole · experience really took a toll, on their mother, who became "plagued by fears and worries." McDowell bas also found herself experiencing fears. finding it hard to watch war movies. "To this day, I can still hear the sound of those planes,• she said. When they filmed "Tora! Tora! Tora!" -a film about Pearl Harbor-at El Toro sev- eral years ago, McDowen • remembers being frightened at the noise of the Japanese planes. •1 heard that same sound, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up straight,· McDowell said. ·1 started crying.,, Queen nodded in agree· ment. "That was so spooky.· The journey home to California was not easy for the wom~ "I think we were all a little scared coming home.• Queen said. •we were on a military transport ship with destroyer escorts for protection, but one of our escorts was torpe- doed and sunk by a Japanese submarine." The girls spent the summer of 1942 at their grandmother's house in Long Beach. "It was still wartime, and for some reason I pushed the dresser in front of the door at night,• McDowell said. "I'm not sure why I thought that would protect me from a bomb, but that's what I did." AFTER THE WAR Their father made his career in the Navy, which meant the sisters traveled some. After the war, they spent two years liv- ing in Guam. "There were Japanese liv· ing in the caves who didn't know the war ended,• Queen said. McDowell remembers going with her father to the trial of a Japane•e medical colonel who was accused of torturing and experimenting on American Marines. •1t gave me the chills," McDowell said. lbday, the listen live only three blocks apart in Corona de1 Mar with their tp0uset, BID McDowell and Tom Queen. "It's great to know 1b•'s right nearby,• McDowell ukl. Both have nitumed to PMrl Harbor as adults. •1t wa1 very emotional . Wbeil l took our ch1ldren to 118 lt. • McDowell said. "It ~t evwytbing beCk to me.• Queift Mid that Villt1Dg the memodal of tbe USS Arizona, wbk:b tank c:luriDg tbe auack. gave !Mr tbe cbSll. ·rt'I ...n, Nd to ahlnJtf an tboee 1o1t 1w11. • tbe . WllbllillMr>a.rtl9iielle of tbe ~ • ...., Harbor,• ........... dmddewbetber' m not to nillft tMt day once a~. ·rm nat ... , MRy wtna to ... tbil IDCMe, but rm .,. I ...... Mcl>oW.U Mid. •My ff ll 'lfWIDblt•~· •Meth we tu .. ,191.1 •bmdltol# 0\lf bad Daily Pilot Koren W19ht NO PlAQ UKE HOME 1heres magic in the details of hospi,ta,lity I have a Southern mother. I'm not talking about Southern California but the South, as in Confed- erates, fried chicken and ma.shed potatoes, supper instead of lunch, fireflies and summer evenings and girls' finishing school. You know, the South. In fact, I not only have a Southern I think my mother Southern but two Southern roots grandmas. Now, if you're a Southern California native, this does not mean much to you. But if you have any Southern relatives, you know account for a lot of my personality quirks, or perhaps 'traits' is a nicer way to put it. that fried green tomatoes is not just a side dish or the name of a movie but a way of We. I think my Southern roots account for a lot of my per- 90Dality quirks, or perhaps •tratts• is a nicer way to put it. I yearn for a more Wd- back, tie-dyed philosophy. But I can't seem to overeome what has been inbred, and if you're a Southern girl, you have a lot of rules to follow. •Rules for Living• was the topic of a discussion I had this week with Debbie and Jennifer, who both work at Butera Home Collection in WestcWf Court. As I walked by the store this week, Jenniler was con- ducting an informal query on which one of a salt and pepper pair has more boles. It seems like a simple ques- tion: which shaker has more boles? But the question turned into a provocative discussion. Once you put that impor- tant question out to the gen- es.al public, watch out. You get all kinds of answers. And by the way, everyone thinks bis or her way is the only way and all other opinions SEE HOME PAGE 7 nP Of· Tiii Wiii SEAN Hl.l.ER I OAl.Y Pl.OT ~g for Memortal Day, one of the biggest barbecue days of the year, Tom Shields beats up the grill at 1be Bungalow In Corona del Mar. A Local experts give tips on the best ways to fire up those coals this Memorial Day weekend Young Chang DAILY PILOT · summer. A h, the smells of sor for the Costa Mesa location of Barbeques Galore. ' . • The salty sea . Water- melon juice that drib- bles down your chin. Dampened grass courtesy of the hose that also drenched your brother. Melted fat dripping onto fiery coals, the smell of a sizzling T-bone steak smoking away. ·nie first big barbecue of the season is usually Memonal Day, and Father's Day is also a big bar- becue weekend, as is the Fourth of July of course and then the season finale, Labor Day,· he said. Everyone will be doing it -in ' I the yard, on the beach, in the park, on the balcony -S'O area barbie- pundits offer their insights. to remember Vaporized fat is all it is, but this aroma is what makes barbecuing the hot event once temperatures rocket and Memorial Day arrives, said John Doughty, store supervi- Cook with tbe coals after they've completely ashed over into a light gray, which takes about half an hour. Don't assume the food is SEE BBQ PAGE 7 TRAVEL TALES Traveling through the Canadian landscape Young Chang ·. J ;-c.-i. ~~~. DAILY PtlOT ~~~ ' Tiough a thick, fogged · • ,,. window, Corona del Mar From the train, they saw trees and mountain goats, melting snow and a river that was for some reason almost bright green. It was called the Fraser River and connected the town of Fraser to Vancou- ver. The train co\ll'&ed above it, and Dick Freeman looked 2,000 feet straight down. which was almost scary, the 72-year-old said. •• CMUOA ' sidents Dick and Jane D••d11t: ~ Dw r ::: ,_..., Freeman saw the landscape between Montreal and Van- couver while heavy wheels spun and chugged below them for about two weeks on a Canadian railway. ?11k44 DESIGN CENTER . "For All Your Decorating Needs/H fURNITURI! Rl!UPBOUTERY •Custom-Made Furniture •Sllp Covers •Patio Furniture •Draperies, Shades, & Bedspreads The couple traveled during late April with about 40 others from the Elderhostel Program. an international. nonprofit group that provides •actventures• for adults 55 years or older. Cana- da's Railway Dream. which is the trip the Preemans joined. included lectwes and landmark tours, excursions through provinces such as Toronto and much time on the train. Freeman, who runs a con- sulting firm, answered honest- ly when asked U he likes being in the train. •Not particularly, but when you know it's going to be this sort of thing -the views, the people and the food as good as they were -the whole ambi- ence becomes much more SEE TRAVEL MGE 1 HAPPY MEMORIAL:. DAY ~flwl§'jzJuJ,.,.. THI! BEST YOU VIE EVER HAD ... OR ITI FlgKI .GUARANTEED We,_. dW our Al N..nt (anciWodc Ind hormooc he) Hag MYmU ,... :aw• c~ or lpraredlt1Wttenduend~IMiwt~ or.,_ 1111*1 bl&. . . COSTA MESA '· Orange County Fairgrounds Every Saturday Night April • October Gates Open 5:30 p.m. First Race 7:~0 p.m. 9,9 .,92. 9933 ULTIMATE ' '/ CONTACT USI Do you haw .., upcornlt\9 ft9frt71he O.lly PilOt wel-comes submlslionS to 1111 wwn~, 6 TODAY A•WAMODIM SpOllMNd~The Orange County Museum of Art hosts a traveling exhlbltlQ(I Of modem design rulled from the collection of the . Metropolitan Museum of Attandthe JohnC. Waddell Coltectlon Where: Ori1"9e County Museum of Art. SSOSan Clemente Drive, ~ When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays till Aug. 19 Cost: $5 adults, $4 sen ion and stu- dents. free for members and children 16 and younger Contact: (949) 759-1122 MONDAY 47Tlt AfNIAL llBIOIUAL DAY PllOGMM SpOlllONd ~ V~erans of Foreign Wars Post 3536 Wherw: Harbor Lawn Memorial Park. 1625 Gisler Ave .. Costa Mesa When: 11 a.m. Cost: Free Contact: (949) 646-6302 TUESDAY CATALINA AND THE OtAMlllEl ISLANDS EXHHllT Sponlorwd. Newport Harbor Nautical Museum 29 Where: Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays till June 30 Cost: Free Contact:(949)673-7863 WEDNESDAY 30 STORY TIME Sponsored. . Barnes & Noble Booksellers Where: Barnes & Noble Metro Pointe, 901-8 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa When: 10:45 a.m. Cost: Free Contact: (714) 444-0226 THURSDAY 1NT01HE WOODS' SpOI--· 31 Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse Where: Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton St. When: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays till June 10 Cost: $15 Contact: (949) 650-5269 JUNE • ..,_ _ M.it to the Ody Pilot, 330 W. hy St., Cost.I Mesa 92627 • MX -Send to (949) 646-4170 • I.MAIL-Send to dallyplfotOlatlrMS.COm IOI Fiii Wff« 01 .Ur 27.Jl•I 2, JOO 1 Don't go away little boy DOllY OSllOllD II THE CElnl Forever he will be enshrined in memory as a teenage heartthrob. But Donny Osmond Is more than just the cute one of the· Osmond Brothers, the sib- ling of Marie. He's a singer in his own right -as his tour and reviews a few years ago in the lead role of •Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will attest. Osmond will be perform- ing for one night, Saturday, at the Orange County Per- forming Arts Center, giving fans a chance to catch his toothy grin before he hits the road again. Young players keep those wheels turning KI'S BEi AID JUllOI BEi IUTIIS The concert will feature songs from such Broadway shows as "Rent,•"• Jekyll & Hyde," "Seussical the Musi- cal," "Whistle .Down the Wind,• "Riverdance" and "Guys and Dolls." He will also sing numbers included on his latest recording, "This Is The Moment.• Who knows, maybe he'll even pull out his hit song "Don't Go Aw~y Little Girl." FYI Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Costa Mesa When: 8 p.m. Saturday Cost: $39.~$59.50 Call: (714) 556-2787 PLINlllNG-llEID • RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ONOERELLA South Coast Repertory's Teen and Junior Teen Players will pre- sent two public performances in June -"The Wheels Keep Turn- ing" and uThe Weather Started Getting Rough." The Or~ County ~ng Arts <Anter wiM present Jamie-lynn Sigler of ~ Sopr.nos" and £artha Kttt In Rodgen a Hammerstein's "Clnderefta.• •111Lt1r.,.._S.....,. .......,,...10 FYI What: "The \Nheefs Keep Turning" wt-.:~ 655 Town Centef Drive. Costa Mesa l WIW\! 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 4 p.m.June3 C.mt:$5 c.I: (714) 7<&5555 What: "The WNthef Started Getting Rough" When: 1 and 4 p.m. June 9 and 10 Where: SOI, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa Cost: $5 • Call: (714) 708-5555 OTIZEN Of THE YEAR WNOtEON Newport tWbor AIM Olamber of Commerce will tell us who they haw picked for Cltlzen of the Yffl'. 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Cost: SUl·S49 Contllct:(714)708-5555 . tEMi>LE BATYAHM CONCEIU COMMITTEE proudly presents Sunday, June3,2001 7:00 PM Cantor Jonathan Grant Temple Bat Yahm . c/lnd Zo-" c4'!YeieJ z_imujf!lt. <3Ao.m!e Los ANGELES ZIMRIYAH CHORALE Doors Open @16:30 pm Tickets Available Preferred $36 ~ • General $18 l ' Student/Senior $12 ~ • • I ' TEMPLE ; BATYAHM~ 1011 C'.amelback Saect ; Newport Beach, CA 92660 ~ 949.644.1999 949.644.9810 FAX www.tby.org The Lory} BeaCb Coin & Collectih.~ Expo Pr~enti Tbe 3?'1 Annual Summer Expo, May 31 "W Jilne ~ 2001 •J lty Pilot TRAVEL f ONTINUED FROM 5 ~vorable, • he said. : In Montreal, the group eed at a small hotel and wed the city's famous spots, uding the Basilica of tre Dame and Old Montre-l!. The latter tpwn was filled 1vfth interesting architecture, Ed Jane Freeman, who ded that this was a high- gh\ of the trip. l "And there was a lovely are with flower stalls and of people strolling and uWul statues and foun- ' • the retired clirector; of bor Day School added. Jasper, a ski town, was a favorite stop for the 72- ·old. Snowcapped moun- acted as a backdrop for uster of cozy·coffee shops rhile the weather was kind. ·vou learn so much, and you experience so much, and r_ou meet so many people fTom all over the country,• I I ~~n9ueo FROM 5 ooked just because you ade a big flame. "It's full cooking as pposed to jtist fire cook- g, • said Nancy Martin, 'tchen manager at Ban- era Restaurant in Corona el Mar. ·People like to see e flame, but that doesn't ~ook the food , that Just pums the food.• she said. "It's different. and lt's broadening.• A historian also traveled with the group and gave more than a dozen lectures. One was about Canada's rail- way heritage, another was about Quebec and yet anoth- er focused on railway culture. But Dick Freeman's recol- lections indicate that in some instances, simply seeing can be the most educational. Between the deer, elk, moose and bears that dotted the views between towns, the Canadian landscape was equivalent to eye candy for this unweary traveler .. "The train also had a cou- ple of dome cars, where you can sit in the dome and kind of watch the land go by,• he said. • Have you. °' someone you know. gone on an interesting vacation recently? Tell us your adventures. Drop us a line to TRAVEL TALES, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; e-mail young.changOlatimes.com; °' fax to (949) 646-4170. ' SEAN HU.ER I OAA.Y PILOT Dlck and Jane Pnanln of Corona del Mar joined about -40 otben fora two- week train ride through Canada. Here, they stop in Vldoria. If you're barbecuing on the patio or balcony, don't dump used coals in a plastic container, especially if the bin sits next to a wooden railing or something else, flammable. Use a metal con- tainer. "The coals will bum through the plastic container and set the balcony on fire,· said Capt. John Blauer, from the Newport Beach Fire and Marine Department. In parks, remember not to throw ashes, hot coals and firewood onto the grass. , If you're using a gas grill, which most people )ire these days according to Poughty, clean it. Unclog au the chips to prevent )ncomplete cooking. I · U the grill is dirty, you end up just smolung your ~ood instead of cooking ~our food,• said Tom ~hields, the chef at The Bungalow in Corona del Many peopll! will be enjoying barbecue cooking this Memorial Day w~kend. Same rule for the beach, except it's don't bwy your trash in the sand. This is especially bnportant in fire rings, or areas designated for open fires on the beach, where shore barbecuers are encouraged to cook. ~ar. , How do you know when !the food is cooked? Take its ~emperature. Have a ther- mometer and test the meat. ~round beef should have Ian internal temperature of 1~5.5. to 160 degrees, Shields ~· Steaks can vary, W'tependlng on how you like !1hem. Chicken should be bout 160 degrees, fish bout 135 to 140. : Shields cautions about :b>oking ground meat. 1 •A steak tends to have :any bacteria it bas on the !outside, so it's killed quickly :with cooking,• he said. !"With ground meat, the •bacteria outside is inside :•cause you ground it and it !mixes it all inside. So you :have to cook it really well to 'cook internally as well as :externally." l Some pre-cooking tips: 1use high quality meat. j "If you don't have really good meat you might as well not bother,• Martin insists. Don't leave the food out too long where it's warm. Keep the ingredients sbn- ple, because too many condiments can complicate cooking. Shields said. Season the food after it's been well cooked. "This ~ what experts rec- ommend,· Doughty said. "That you shouldn't season the steak with salt first because it tends to pull the juices out" Adopt a family of bell peppers -yellow, green, red -they're grill-worthy, as are squashes and zuc- chmis. "Toss 'em in a little oil, salt. pepper, and put 'em right on a grill.• Shields said. Try one of his creative toppings: grill some sliced yellow onion with a little bit of butter, salt and black pep- per in a little foil tub. Cook this for about 5 to 10 min- utes -the longer you cook it, the sweeter the onions will get. 1ly the same with ~$~~~ R es taurant -----EstabtlSheCI In 1962 ----- Stea/11 • Seafood • Co clttaiu Quality Service • Nightly Entertainment gieen onions, scallions or leeks. "They're great for a grilled steak or a grilled piece of chicken,· he said. Com: don't husk it. Don't even season it. Just put it on the grill and the corn's nat- ural moisture will juice it. Whatever you're cooking. wrap it in bacon. Doughty does this with his tilet mignon. Stick with spatulas and tongs. Avoid poking around with forks because boles in the food let juices escape. ~ And, as always, be safe. C heck your equipment if it's been Sitting in the garage for three seasons and make sure nothing's leaking or broken. ·People have great big fires at night and at the end of the day they toss the sand on top of it to put it out and it's like a great big oven underneath and people will bum their feet just b¥ step- ping on a 12-hour old fire,· Blauer said. When it comes to grill safety. Shields recommends a good dose of common sense. "There are a lot of gas grills and barbecues, so it's really just a matter of you getting used to the one you have. Practice and have fun with it,· he said. •And just keep a squirt bottle handy.· Athletic ahon • llfntyte apparel • performance ftt come to the new balance-•4§.I.@·3·®1 (949) 720-1602 HOME CONTINUED FROM 5 are plain wrong. Aa Debbie, Jennifer and I stood there, we asked people the salt and pepper question as they walk.eel by. Our answers were evenly divided between •salt bas more holes" and "pepper bas more holes.• So, who knows the right answer? In my kitchen set, the holes are the same. But in my dining room set, there are more holes in the pepper shaker. My formal salt and pepper sets are about 60 years old, so I doubt the reason there are fewer boles in the salt shaker is because of con- cerns about high blood pres- sure. It's just that they came that way, and I never doubt- ed the configuration. This subject did prompt a weighty discussion about rules in general. And, as the product of a Southern moth- er, I live by a lot of rules. Fifteen years ago, my grandma nearly burst a seam when she came to my house and saw that I bad candles on the table with unburned wicks; a major faux pas. This led to a discussion on hospitality and the impor- tance of not wanting your guests to feel that you went out of your way to welcome them into your home. She said that all the can- dles in my home should have wicks that have been burned, even if it's ever so slightly. Plus, used wicks light faster; a bit of practi- cality thrown in for good measure. In my fortysomething years, I have been instructed in quite a few odd and unusual practices that my Southern relatives consider part and parcel of a well- mannered life. The toilet paper in a pow- der room should always have the f,;[_ee edge hanging over the rOU. In addition, the loose square should be folded in a triangle. This is a nice prac- tice until your children rou- tinely use the powder room. Try teaching this to a 15- year-old. You should always have at least three hand towels avail- able. Always. Don't ask why three is the magic number unless you are entertaining a large crowd. , Always have more food than you need. TbJI ii the yenta·meetl·Southem matron rule ~ livlng. Always haw freah Dow· era. They don't need to be fancy. Something from tbe garden is fine, but cut flow- ~ are a must. Always have a dish of candy available for guests. (Ibis is a toughie for me, because I'm a treat freak.) Food and my grandma• were inseparable. Home- made treats were the order of the day. Of course, they also weren't worried about fitting into their jeans, but comfort food was high on the priority list. Manners. Can't have too many of these. Of course, the fact that my grandma and mother went to the same "finishing school" before their college studies could have something to do with it. This was expected of me as well. When I announced that I would attend UCLA as a four-year university rather than attend finishing school first, my great-grandfather, Daddy Eph, didn't talk to me for six months. Oh, a public university, the shame of it all. There are a lot of rules to follow for a girl whose moth- er thinks of herself as a cross between Scarlet O'Hara and Jackie Onassis. Never wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Chipped nail polish is the equivalent of committing a public embarrassment. Your purse and shoes should always coordinate. And you need to iron everything. I mean every- thing. I have vivid recollec- tions of irorung my little sis- ter's panties. That was weird, but I did it anyway. So, back to the salt and pepper shakers. People are emphatic .that their way is best. And 1 guess it is, for them. We all live in our own worlds. Some just have more rules than others. Some have more guilt tbanpthers. And some require IUIDfe work than others. So whether you set yout table with silver or plastic, remember that there is mag- ic in the details. Gracious hospitality and good man- ners translate across all bor- ders, all cultmes and throughout all time. • KAREN WIGHT is • Newport Beach resident. Her column Is put>. lished Sundays. • <!luiRiiwWJJ Floral &: Gifts 50%0ff Silk Florals, Topiaries, Orchids, Palms & Trees Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-S, S un 10-4 369 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA ,..._,_~, (949) 646-6745 . . 8 Sunday, May 27, 2001 BUFFA CONTINUED FROM 1 It really depends on what your definltton of •noise" ta. During the council meeting, Mr. Rodman presented a MC· ond argument, even more compelling than the first. "If kids are playing Out· side, ls that too loud?• he asked. · Hmm. I think it would depend on how many heli- copters, rock bands and bun dreds of oth~r kids were out· side, but I must admit, it is an interesting comparison. It wasn't long, though, before the council meeting became more, wnm. anhnat- ed. Mr. Rodman soon found himself in a decidedly side- ways orientation with the mayor of Newport Beach, Gary Adams. That was unfor· lunate, because Mayor Adams is not a good mayor with whom to become sideways. Gary is a quiet, thoughtful man who treats everyone with respect, but when challenged to a game of one-on.one with an unruly speaker, Gary will win every time -and I don't care if your name is Dennis Rodman. Before long, Mr. Rodman was out of time, out of theories on the nature of noise and on his way out of the council chambers .with an entourage of lawyers, reporters and cameramen playing catch-up. TAX CONTINUED FROM 1 period. "I'm all for it.• Halpbide said "But just like anything else, I'll be skeptical until I get my check in the mail or see-the withhold- ings on my pay check go down.• Some said they have mixed feelings about getting money back from the government. •I could always use the extra cash," said Belinda Ocan~ of Costa ME1-1a. "But I'd rather see the money benefit OK. it wasn't~ .i.. coWldl meettna, bUt whet ii this an aboutl ti Is, qule lim· ply. ebOut marketing -in this cue. the market1Dg ot a celebrity. Now that bJI hoop years are behind hhn. Dennis joins the ranb of the people who are famoul for being famous. And in this country, people wbo are fomous for being famous are famously peJd. Let's nMe'w. It's another Tuesday night at Qty Hall. DO more no less. Dennis Rodman shows up with iu,.attomeys, front and center, end the place is crawling with press, including most of the Los Angeles stations. ls that a coincidence or what? Famous person, lawyers, reporters, camera crews, mayor -all converg· ing at the same point in time and space. Nobody could have called that one, no sir, not in a million ... wait. I for- got A publicist could have called that one. Why would you bring your lawyer, let alone lawyers, to a Qty Council meeting? You wouldn't You're not a famous person. But if you were, you'd know that if you can goad someone like, I don't know, a mayor maybe, into having • you handcuffed, dragged from the microphone and arrested -hallelujah, it's the mother lode! We're talking about the lead on every news- cast, 10 and 11, and two, maybe three consecutive nights on "Entertainment Tonight" and• Access Holly- the community.• The pas'Sage of the bill means people could start receiving their checks as early as this summer. IndMduals could get back up to $300 and manied couples up to $600, according to the plan. The bill gives some relief to the middle class, said Michael Hawk of Costa Mesa. "I think it's great for the working class,• be said. "It freaks me out sometimes to see how much is taken away from my pay check.• Some believe a tax relief has been a long time coming. "Taxes are horrible," said Costa Mesa resident Chuck I• •' wood,• and tbart ~ODD· servattve. You IDUlt ~your Work and W!Jrk your pl.In. AW, Mayor Adami didn't take the bait Tbe story dkl get some play and made molt of the LA Oudlits that night, though not the lead. In ht argot ot the publldlt. the story did not grow Jegs. Plve cops dragging a haDdcuffed Oen· nls out of Qty Hall kicking and saeaming it "The Letter· man Show,• team coverage on ESPN and God only knows what Pox would do with tt. But an angry Denn1I stomping out and amwering questiom on the front ltepe is the tag in tonight's sports seg· ments. It ain't euy being famous. Somettmes it's sign· ing books in a wedding gown. sometimes it's a Qty Cound1 meeting. It's a living. Dennis' final word.a did not bode well for future rel.a· tions between the athlete and thedty. "I'm not going to change my lifestyle,• he stated. Then came the bombsliell. He hinted that he might become a regular at Qty Coundl meetings, and might even get involved in local pol- itics. Well OK then! Now this thing gets interesting. A third party that might actually work -the Party Party. Sid, are you listening to this? We need you back here. I gotta go. • PETER llUffA is • funner Costa Mesa """YOf"· His cok.wm runs Sun- days. He may be reached via e-mail at PtrlUOM>J.c:om. C hick. ·when I look at the money made and the taxes being taken away, I don't see the point of working so hard." Others say they have already started thinking about what to do with the money. Dave Rogers says he is going to invest it in the stock market. . •All stocks are pretty cheap now,• said the Ari7.0na resident, who was with his family in 1\iangle Square on Saturday. "It's a good time to buy." It's about time working peo· pie got a break, said Rogers. •This is a good idea,• he said. "I believe we've been overtaxed all these years.• GRAD , Let them know how proud you are! . A special page will publish in the Daily Plot on Wednesday, June 20th to honor our graduates. For ~r daughter, son, friend or special someone be a part of this tribute for only $19.00. Fill in the form below and mail it to us with their photo. Be sure to put the name and address on the back of the photo and we'll return it to you. GRADUATE'S INFORMATION GradU4Jts Namt: ------------~ School Namt: ---------------About tht graduate: Hobbies, inttrtsts or foturt plans ' (Limited to 40 word mtssagt) I . . . . ----•,}.,., Submitted by.· _______ _ Addms:~-------~------~-- Credit Gird No.: &p.:_ Signature for credit c41ti: _~_...;.....;. __ (If you pida, JOI _, cndoee SI 9 died: mack payable ID "Dtily P'ilOC. j Mail au form with photo to: 2001 GJw)s 330 Y. Bly St.~ Mal; CA 9'1Q7 ftsfr J1riJo !w 15' ' HUBERT CONTINUED FROM 1 Oil balld tbiemlnesweeper Reed Bird at the time, recalls the inornJng 11 lf it just happened. ·we thoUgbt it wo\Jld come sometime, everybody was aware ol the threat of war,• tbe Newport Beach resident explained. •There were plenty of fears. For about six months before that, we thought every day we'd be bombed. But not on a Sunday morning. •Jt was a sne8k move, and they got away with it. We had pattols, but they didn't see any· 'thinq. It's a mighty big .ocean . out there.• Hubert. an independent real estate broker, shared h1s mem- ories and photographs h:om his days in Pearl ~art>;or. •Here's where we tied up, at the end of Hickam field,• Hubert explained, pointing to a well-wmi map. •lbe entrance to Pearl Harbor had a gate across it, and our job every morning was to open the gate, go out and sweep. Actually two ships did. •we'd go up and down, up and down to about a mile out This was our sweeping duty, and it took about three hours.· When the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, Hubert was having a day off. · •Four of us were at a friend's house on the beach about 10 miles away when the blitz hit the fan.• Hubert said. "It was Sunday morning, a little before ei9_ht o'clock when we heard yelling that we'd been attacked. We looked out and saw planes dropping bombs nearby. 11Several planes with big red balls on their wings new right over us. I remember picking up a handful of sand and throwing il at them. That was my first ges- ture towards them, but certain- ly not my last.• Hubert remembers getting in the car and racing down the hill toward the harbor at around 80mph. •All we could see was one big mass of smoke and fire gushing, just gushing,• he said, his voke trailing off for a moment. "We couldn't beliSie it, even when we saw it. y strafed Hickam pjeJd. They ev strafed the barracks and the hos- pital. We saw smoke and fire coming out of the barracks, and you know there were people sleeping in there.• At first, even experienced military personnel thought the attack was just maneuvers that Daily Pilot Cary Grant shakes Ted Hubert's ~d ln 1940. were getting rough. Hubert said. But then they took a closer look. ·we finally started believing it when we realized what we were looking at. There were guys ~g. trying to get out, and some of the ships did make it out,• Hubert said. ."When you see aplosiom, ships burning up, turning over and sinking, you finally believe it." Hubert's journal of those days is clearly written in his memory, and he paused occasionally to flip through the pages. •we got to our ship as <Nck- ly as we could and started shoot- ing at them. Three or four of them new over us,• Hubert said. "I was too busy to be scared. We never actually got shot at because they were finished. They didn't pay any attention to a little old mine sweeper.• The battleships were the worst bit. The Arizona, Oklahoma, California and West ViJginia were sunk or destroyed. "It was the worst massacre of service people, of the Anny and Navy. We lost about 2,300 peo- ple in about an hour that day,· Hubert said. "It was a dastard- ly thin .• HuGert, originally from Glendale, stayed in Hawaii for a year after the attack. • 1 loved the islands,• he said. ON VACATION A year earlier he bad grad- uated as an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve. and was working at Columbia Studios, where he'd wor).<ed during vacations. Among hie:; pictures is one of Cary Grant shaking his hand. . "He was a great guy: Hubert said. ·n was just a few days before Christmas m December that year [1940) that I was told to report to San Diego, which I did. I got my minesweeper, and took it to Hawaii. It took 13 days to get there.· Hubert went on to get hll> wings iii Pensacola, after going through dive bombing train- ing. Then, he became a military instructor in Daytona, Fla . . before getting a call lo go to Japan. where he served as the executive officer of the fight- ing squad.rQn aboard the earn- er Shangri-La. Hubert flew Corsairs. "It was the best plane in thP .world,• be said, pointing to d picture of one that bangi. proudly behind his office desk "We attacked all the airfieldc; up and down Japan. 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The city readily approved the other parts of the project pro- posed by South Coast Partners, which owns South Coast Plaza, and the Center. But the future of the garden -designed by lsamu Noguchi in 1982 -proved a major stick- ing point as city officials trieq to work out a deal with Common- wealth to develop its part of Town Center. At first, it appeared an agree- ment had been reached under which Commonwealth would maintain the garden for 25 years. Surprisingly for Com- monwealth officials, the City Council backtracked and nixed it as its members -led by Councilwoman Linda Dixon - began pressing for the garden to b~ maintained •in perpetu- ity." That wording sent Com- monwealth into a whirl, which is understandable: Common- wealth, which all along stressed it had no plans to alter the gar- den, is in the business of mak- ing money. Finally, last week -and not without last-minute glitches that abnost delayed the deal again -the council and Com- monwealth reached the end ol · a negotiation that should never have dragged on at such length. Commonwealth, after all, owns the garden and could have tom the whole thing down, ending the back-and- forth debate in the worst way possible. But it didn't, and the city should have recognized that as the good-faith gestw"e it was. The Noguchi garden rightly deserves protection, and the council, residents and Com- monwealth should be pleased with what is in place. But with so many other important issues facing the city -redevelop- ment of the Westside, opposi- tion to development in other parts of towp, not to mention a council tbat is running less than smoothly -these negotiations were an unfortunate use of energy that 'could have been better spent. With all this bad history, the council still must· approve the · rest of its agreement with Commonwealth.•lt would be a shame for more time to be wasted. Still, thereis one positive to find from all the messy negotia- tions: Perhaps all the press reports will raise resid~ts' interest in the garden, many of whom hadn't visited it and did- n't even know it was there. They should see what all the fuss was about. It's on Anton Boulevard behind the El Torito Grill Education awards make great headlines 0 ften these days, schools make head- lines as a result of vio- lent acts. Fortunately, the past week saw two won- derful headlines pop up. In Corona del Mar, Harbor View Elementary School and Our Lady Queen of Angels were named National Blue Ribbon Schools. Then a few days later, the Orange County Department of Education named Costa Mesa High School choral music teacher Jon Undf ors one of its four teachers of the year. It'• just a shame these awards aren't handed out unW the end of May every year. And it'• also too bad awards such as these aren't given out more often. . But awar'3 such as these are great because they counter the bad news that can occur any time at any school an~here. 'Jbe awardl al.lo must remtnd IChool admimatrators and teadaen why they got lilto tbe iducaUon busm .. In the fiiit place. ~ ' ·ran overwhelaied, • 1Jnd· fors said after the county announced he was one of four teachers of the year. "When I first started this and filled out the application, I had no idea it would go this far." The 15-year veteran will also receive $15,000 as part of the award, something that any teacher would welcome with open arms. Meanwhile, the two Corona del Mar ,schools were blue not out of sad.Deas, but out of pure joy. And with good reason. The schools placed blue ribbons and blue balloons everywhere. "It's such an exciting day,• said Karen K~ndall, prlndpal of Harbor View Elementary School, the eighth school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School Diltrict to earn the honor. Kendall had a little more fun with the victory when ibe decided a fire drW would be the belt way to tell the ltu· dents Of tbelr award. "The cbUdren went nuts,• she Mid. • tt wu 10 cute.• Now that'• the type of newt we want to hear every Ume, everyplace and n• rwbln. ................... -... -... - . . ..... GITPmlmB •1 did nothing wrong. My whole point 181 get haraBBed every day" _ .............. who lnlde • ~ vWt to ft NMUP:Oft -..ct\ Oty C.oundl mMllng ~on~ unf~ llngled out~ dty offkWs wherl It comes to Ns noisy Pl"* Daily Pilot ·• 1 No1 A CR-DOK. '' Westside better than any Stepford touin I live on the Westside of Costa Mesa, and I have a comment regarding the Daily Pilot's ongoing series on the Westside. I have enjoyed the evenhand- ed reporting, but please also realize that the vocal minority interviewed and reported upon does not necessarily speak for any other residents of Costa Mesa's Westside, so I wanted to submit another opinion. In contradiction to the spring 2001 report of the Westside Improvement Assn., I believe it is fair to point out that we, some actual residents of the Westside of Costa Mesa, have not been apathetic about our •mood• towarc) our home, but instead . have repeatedly voiced our opin- ions, including oppositipn to any plan for a bridge at 19th Street. It would be interesting to note bow many people on this partic· ular committee, which purports to represent the residents of the Westside, actually reside within its boundaries. I am not alone in Connie Megley SOUNDING BOARD stating that they do not speak for me nor represent my interests. I was also surprised when I received a flier for a Costa Mesa Citizens' lmprovem~t meeting that included a particular item for discussion: the 19th Street bridge. Of course, anyone may discuss anything they like, but hasn't the 19th Street bridge been stricken from the cxrunty plan1 Hasn't It met with vigorous opposition at every turn? There were so niany over- whelmingly negative aspects to a bridge at 19th Street that repeti- tion of references to such a bridge does not make it any more viable an idea today than at all the prior meetings. Let us honestly address the many options to this unteasible idea. Wouldn't a bridge at 17th or 16th Street have much less envi- ronmental impact upon the dis- IM ll!l!rf 1111n Enlarge El Toro, not John Wayne or I.AX In 19941 Orange County vot- .. vOt8d that an airport II the belt NUle plan for the m Thro ~ a.p, Air Station, I beU9ft this " the only Viable ~ tolbe fonMr mmn. .... ·Upon pua1ga al MeuuN A, SoUtb COunm3:aand..S mil• lb.-and at~· da&n ont=':Ddl in bopal 61 ..... • il'Crw111m. ••. ...... ._.JWAtD-M, iDdnaoar...,Ollk c:T''n di II full of tall ... lil..Sll•••ltd .. tance across the riverbed? Per- haps such a bridge might even bring ·a tax benefit to Costa ,Mesa, more so than a 19th Street •shortcut• to the freeway, which would simply bypass Costa Mesa businesses, disturb residential neighborhoods and the environ- ment, cause traffic burdens, and soon. Finally, we Westside residentS in my •bafrio• embrace our neighbors. It has never occurred to me to ask whether we all have green cards. To the mean-spirited folks who feel the need to improve my ~ckyard under the guise of act- mg as concerned citizens, thanks but no tAanks. This •solution• is of more concern to me than any purported problem.. I Jove my neighborhood's diversity and, even if the Westside may have projects to address, I choose to live here rather than in a Stepford-perfect dty. • • C::Ot•• MIGLIY Is a rtsldent of the Wests6de of Cost.a Mesa. do.needed in my mallbox, yet they continue to !lend tt to my home. I Meanwhile, the ICboola and many dties' needs ue put on hold becaUM South County Will' do whatever it tik• to penuad8 the public a GnMlt Park II f« our future needs: The~ Coun~ voter'i need to protest ScMllb CouDty'I attempt to oni1blvw our local ~. IAl'I-., .. mad· DW and.,..,_......,, We DMd to tab tbll .... to ..... ...... ftistUd LAX-No. J111•··~. ............. v .. IUll. llMQHA-:a: Daily Pilot CoMMuNtrv FORUM Sunday, f.iay 27. 2001 11 Re me ~ering true heroes Dennis P. Lahey, commander of the American Legion on Balboa, talks about the importance of Memorial Day -...: Dennis P. Lahey Age: 59 , P....aly: Wife, Britt; daughter, Shannon Education: Graduate from the University of Wisconsin. Comm""lty Involvement: Commander of the American legion, the oldest community service organization in Newport Beach. . lllYIR FOIGEI FRIENDS WHO FELL 'We knew people by name that fell in battle. I recognized so many names on the Vietnam Wall that I could not continue more than halfway. That m eans that on M emorial Day, when w e remember those who died, we see real fa ces of our friends al)d not just a composite image of a soldier.' T here axe few places in Newport-Mesa that are a more appropriate site for Memorial Day cele- brations than the Ameri- can Legion Hall on the Balboa Peninsula. With its historical photos and plaCaids, the ball every day invokes memories of past wars and those who fought in them. Dennis P. Lahey has one month left as comn:iander of the legion, though he has no plans to stop his consistent volunteer work and community service. Lahey sat down with Pilot City Editor S.J. Cahn to talk about the mean- ing of Memorial Day and the role of the American Legion in New- port-Mesa. Why ls lt important to celebrate Memorial Dayl It is a long tradition in our repub- lic to honor those who have paid the ultimate price to preserve that repub- lic. In 1858, the commander of the Army proclaimed May 30 as a day to honor those who died in the defense of their country . Uncoln's famous Gettysburg • Address was not given at a political fund-raiser and written by some spin-doctor. It was delivered on the battlefield to honor those Who died on that very spot. It was written by bis own hand. Unfortunately, we have continued to lose people to wars ever since then. They deserve to be remembered. What cWferences do you see In bow people who served In the mlll- tary or Uved through Umes of war celebrate as opposed to younger people who don't have that immedi- ate esperlencel We1mew people by name that fell in battle. I recognized so many names on the Vietnam Wall that I could not continue more than halfway. That means that on Memor- ial Day, when we remember those who died, we see real faces of our friends and not just a composite image of a soldier. On Memorial Day, we tend to stand a little straighter and sing the national anthem a little louder in their merqory. The younger peof>le have their own friends who are at risk in Bosnia or, as we saw, over the Chin8 Sea. We will be at Newport Harbor High School [last Friday) to dedicate a plaque to those from the high school that died. All of the stu- dents there have been exceedingly respectful during the past cere- monies. I am very proud of those , younge.r people. Do you think people that don't have that experience of war under- stand. or can understand, what Memorial Day means to veterans? Unless they have experienced it ·firsthand, people can never really understand. We all hope they never have that experience. Thal is why the veterans fought, so that others would not have to. But the people I have talked to seem to understand what Memorial Day means to veterans. As a tnvial example, unless you have actually played organized football, you can- not understand the pain and effort involved. However, you can appreciate the dedication of the players, and you do appreciate their efforts. I have noticed that people appreciate what the veterans have done even if they would never want to do it them- selves. But, of course, most veterans tlid not have to go through it either. What does the American Legion do, both around Olli day and throughout the year, to foster remembrances of veterans and past want In additioq to Memorial Day, we honor Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and Flag Day on June 14. Poppy Day, which our Ladies Auxiliary sponsors, is going on now and remembers the veterans. When we publicize any of our community service events, we show that proceeds will be benefit· ing the veterans in Long Beach Vet- erans Hospital, our primary charity. Many of the veterans in the hospital continue to suffer from the physical and mental wounds they received. My brother was wounded by shrap- nel in the Battle of the Bulge, was m pain most of his life and died on the operating table when they tned to fix the problem. He never showed up as a casualty of war, but 1 know he was. The veterans in the hospital are the continuing casualties of war. What else does Ure American Legion do throughout the year? We do many things as a communi- ty seIVice organizabon. We provide a place for other commurtity and chan- ty organizations to meet by making our meeting rooms available to them Through our affiliate, the Amencan Legion Yacht Club, we sponsor events like the Sail for the Vtsually Impaired along with the co-sponsor, the Wcflnen's Ocean Racing Assn. We provide fingerprinting for children. We send teachers to a week studying history on-site at Valley Forge. We sponsor many tugh school Juniors to study government through our Boys GREG FRY I OAllY Pit.OT State and Girls State programs. We sponsor oratoncal contests on patriot- ic sub1ects. We provide a nfle squad and nag bearers for veterans funer- als We sponsor the Law and Order Dinner to honor those involved in public safety. The Sons of the Amen- can Legion is a major sponsor of du.Id wellare The list JUSt goes on What role does the American Leqton play, or should It play, in Newport-Mesa 1 Each month before our meeting, we all pledge ourselves to serve our country and our community. Newport Beach and Costa Mesa are our com- munity. Last year we were able to contnbule $2,000 to the Newport Beach Firefighters Assn for their bum urut. We sponsored a parade for Olympic swimnung hopeful Aaron Piersol and we re able to contribute a little financially to his effort. We put on the dIUlual Fourth of July Old Glory Boat Parade for the benefit of the conunuruty. In adcltbon to the things r mentioned above , we encourage our members to con- tnbute through activibes with other chanty organizabons like the Rotary Our role is to help our community in any way we cdll With over 2,000 members,-we try to be a powerful force for good in our commuruty. Should Newport Beach silence Dennis Rodman? AT ISSUE: City officials drew up harder noise rules to crack down on party animals such a~ the former NBA star. M y number is listed if there are residents of West New- port who are disturbed ht the self-absorbed antics of this pampered prlma donna but fear signing a complaint. Just invite me over when the racket starts, ru sign the complaint and t•tity when asked. ru 8ftl1 bdDg a couple friends for co-ligning and support. What's to fear? lbae are jUJt your garden-variety adolescent brats, search.lng desperately for the meaning of life 1n the bottom of a Budweiler botUe. Itts just Dan.oil Rodman. Neigh- botl who rational~ the diltur- bance should get IOIDe ..U- esteem, IO then they wouldn't ·need to Mk out •c.tebftties• to be lD the company of and~ , they are impo.rt&Dt by Utodatl011. He Mlpt diMdvantaged ldds. SoWb&tf Tbe comm\antty II full ol IMd- en WhO do that and apect no apedaJ pmueg.i lD retum. Ultlo.5 ColteMelia Readers RESPOND tents that spoil it for everyone else. I don't see the majority of Rod.man's neighbors up 1n arms. U you live on the peninsula, you are going to have pa.rt:les in the neighborhood. If you want peace and quiet, go live 1n Montana. When did ~ving fun become a a1me~ We have raieed three kids in Newport, and they were all harassed by the party police just because they were teenagers. The creation of a teen center where the kids could bang out bas never happened. and the Qty Council continues ill anti-bullnea - restaurant and entlirtatnment - bias to appeue tbla minority. Newport ls not a ~t com- munity, it II a dty-witla a ~ population and many ctmerent lypel of IMdgbbolboOda. --.atMDSON Newport Beech ROcbnen sure -to make gooc1 con ror your Np011er1, but there ii ICWtblng tbat II Wldeu to liOID8 Of your Neder'l lb me. Hiii ~ ... c:omplelntng. or 10CD80D9 ii, WI DO cme II 1t11'*'9 upto .... r:a:-•'*-• =:-~-..... 1'1.-Wlllitlllllll..S•Gf ...... .. .. t 111 I ...... welllltDllew.,1111-,_ MCDmlllllt• '£----'wM&MdDlllar ....... la .,,, .. ......_ Why doesn't the community, e .g. the dty's government, put his energies to better use, embrace his kind heart and his financial well-being to allow him to con- tribute to a positive effort for com- munity children~ Perhaps he could be invited to show them basketball techniques or some other sports endeavor. This idea may sound too far afield fo1 some to embrace, but the city's opposition to this dtizen smacks of other agendas that have not yet come to the surface. I say embrace him, welcome him to the community and uk him to partidpate in some positive way. P£NELOftluouX COIODa del Mai' The question is: Wbat, if any- thing, ahoWd Newport Beech do 'to keep J*.1Y "1imaJs like Dennis Rodman in cbeckf Tbe answer la: N~, leave him elOM. I often MIDdel: U Rodman were white ud clklni bave the body jMldDg _...me. am, would ...,.... ..aaDllcef ............ from the rest of UI and IMt II Wllat maket bim dilf ............ Mm fOf tMl l.M ................ tbe ftnt J-.lla • ID beve a ~ 1111 .:;:.teM ..., ,.... .. ' who have long forgotten their younger days ROD JEHEBER Newport Beach We a re both 62 .years old. If Dennis Rodman doesn't hurt any- body, then at least be makes us laugh. PATTY AND CHUCK LYNCH Costa Mesa Whtle attempting to tighten up Newport Beach's noise ordinance to better deal with individuals like Dennis Rodman, our City Council should also loosen up certain restrictions on others. The luau to benefit • charity at the Newport Beach Tennis Club recenUy was m06Uy ru:ined because one of the neighbors complained abOut tbe drUm noise. You would never guess that it was only aboUt 8:30 p.m . on a sebh- day eveniJig. Since hula dancing wtthOut percussion is like the Colonel's chick.en Wllhout the sectet lplces, the function was pretty much ruined. NI do not tolerate well even the sound Jewl in 1:ftY MrObic • exerdMdt1111, I c.wa .... to the fact tMt ........... --~at all ""''" lmt. " .. tbUI ti llf ,., fOf our dly ID__. 11111 ..... ma .. fuDdiGal. Wlltlda I,._. .......... JIM. bee•·•······ -......... ...... .. .. _,. ..... , .... ? ........ .... ...., .. --- ordinance for John Wayne Alrport would appear to be reasonable for functions like tlus one. JOHN T. CHIU Newport Beach You asked readers to recom- mend a potential solution to the noise problem of specific residents - such as Rodman -whose par- ties force having Newport Beach police to be dispatched I would suggest that the Newport Beach City Council pass a. noise ordi- nance that would record the nwn- ber of times the police a.re dis· patched to a spedfic residence during the course of a year. The mt OC('WTence would car- ry a warning. The second occur- .. rence would impose a atation and appropnate fine to cover the rom- plet C05t of th police being dis.- patched. 1b Uliid occurrence would carry a stiff. fine aDd mandatory jail time. Each addi- booal Ott\&mlmC'e woWd double • the prior oc:'CUm!O(:e, both In tenna Of the ftne and t.M jail time. 8Ued OD What I know ol Newport 8Mch rilllklents. tbe ftM wW like· ly nGt cNnge ....a. bebam. But jaU dine likely would. 'The ~ otbel' Mtuttoi\ I cu tbllaltol .....,...,......., 1ta4nMll WOUid ....... !Jilltarlty ae.--.ao...,11aatw '9A ...... ··---..... '° ......... a.._,. .. •1-Gt1NIA11•1• 1W • ................. a J..,al .. ,_ C::U:ll:. • , I , • ... I don't Mid a ... hlllging on h wal to know If .., t.n _..herd. They're cfal"°"5 in my book ... • Steve c:ontt. CdM volleyball coach ;.. r I ntrstt• _...,21.... I !1plltl 1111.,.... 11ooa m1111Y011 i ~ .. -I J2 Sunday, f.kJy 27, 2001 •Sports Editor Roger Carbon,• 949-574-4223 •Sports Fax: 949-650-0170 . Daily Pilot1 ( • • CdM's Morton, Snyder .rule CIF tenms • Sea King duo sweeps t~ CIF doubles title in less than an hour to complete unbeaten pc)stseason run. s-. Virgen DAILY Ptl.ar HUNTINGTON BEACH -After do1Din4lting their opponents, Corona del Mar High's Brian Morton and Garrett Snyder cradled their CIF Southern Section doubles champi- onship plaques, stood side by side and posed for a snapshot. It was easy to smile. Without a serve broken in the title match and without surrendering a set the entire tournament, Morton and Snyder won the CIF doubles title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Phil Sheng and Andrew Ueu from Thou- sand Oaks, Saturday at SeaCliff Country Club. . •(Morton and Snyder) played at a high level and just . stayed DAILY Pit.OT fll.E PHOTOS 8Y STEVE MCCRANK there," CdM Coach 11m Mang said. Corona del Mar High sophomore Garrett Snyder (above) and senior Brian Morton (right) reign as CIP Southern Section champions In doubles after Saturday's '1dory. SEE TENNIS PAGE 13 Pillaged . by flrates Ti e Corona del Mar Jii9h boys olleyball season ended with hugs, handshakes, a·few tears and a whisper of regret. · But the BS-minute massacre at the hands of Santa Ynez's Pirates Saturday at Cypress College, was anything but typical for this scrappy band of Sea Kings, who appeared stunned by the severity of their CIF Southern Section Division IV title-match defeat. "We khew it would be tougl;l, • senior setter Evan Burden said. •But it basically wasn't our day.• Senior outside hitter Charlie Alshuler, who, like Burden, had watched from the bench when the Sea Kings defeated the Pirates in five games for the 1998 CIF Division Barry Faulkner PREPS m title, said his team simply didn't elicit. However, both Sea Kings, as well as Coach Steve Conti, credited santa Ynez, the best little vol- leyball dynasty most people have never heard of. One particular ta,rget of their praise was . 6-foot-8 junior Matt McKinney, who bombed from the front row, hammered away from the back row, blocked with bravado in the middle and also showed some quality ball-control capabilities as well. McKinney finished with 24 kills, eight blocks and the admiration of all who witnessed one of the top juniors in the nation. •Matt is one of the dominant players l've ever been associated with or seen," said Santa Ynez Coach Chip Fenenga, who has sent a bus load of talent on to Division I college success. Included among Fenenga's frame of reference is former Stanford All-American and current national team member Andy Witt, as well as NCAA Tournament MVP Mike Wall, who led BYU to the Division I crown as a junior this season. •He does the things (Witt and Wall) did as seniors and he's only a junior. And the thing most people don't realize about him is how good a passer he is." McKinney, the Los Padres League MVP in both basketball and volleyball this season, also conducted himself as a champion, during and after the match. Santa Ynez also rode the talents of senior setter J.T. Gilmour, last year's CJP Division m Player of the Year. The 6-7 Gilmour shared aetttng chores with junior Nate Alker, so be could allo provide a net presence, u well u hil puling skills. Yet another key for the winnen WU the ~y of 6-,3 junior Jeff Urton, wbOM riltUrn from a Ja•MUOO ankle tnjury solidified What Pemnga mllld the ltrongelt SEE VOUEYIALl MGE 14 , STEVE MCCAANK I OM.Y Pit.OT Corona del Mar Higb's ~an Inman (left) and Cbarlle Alsbuler (right) go up to block against Santa Ynez bitter Matt Pede~n ... • Mistakes prove costly for Corona del · Mar in three-game loss to Santa Ynez at CIF Division IV Finals Saturday. Tony Altobelli DAILY Pl.or CYPRESS -The HI h L-..:.1 L- Corona del Mar High r; ICllUUI ""I' boys volleyball team ' LLEYBIL picked an inoppor-,, tune time to have an off day. The Sea Kings saw too many mistakes mount on • their side of the scoring sheet and it proved too much to overcome in Saturday's 15-9, 15-5, 15-8 loa to : Santa Ynez in the CIP Southetn Section Division IV ' title match at Cypress College. •That's been our Achilles' heel all seuon long," C.dM Coach Steve Conti Mid of the Sea Kings' l errors. •sut I don't need a banner hangtng on the • wall to know if 11\Y team worked hard. Tbey're cbem- pions tn my book." , CdM senior Brian Gallagher led the fourth-Med· ed Sea King1 with 1-' kills a00 U digs, while l8DJor I Charlie Allhuler c:hipp.d in 11 kills and 10 digs. Evan Burden triggered the attack with 36 Uliltl. ) ·arian brought hil complete ge.me to u. teble," Conti Mid. •AD yder, we've had dmerant people atap up and have a grwt match. Brian't bud bitting and • CharUe'1 ucellent deleme ware~ me. to 1ea out • u..· . uiitcirced errors, ccmbiiaed with the Santa v-. i: tall tlmben, made an unMt•llng coaatitnatba for tb8 1> defending OMllon I ma: Sia Klnal"(tS.'1), WbO w-. IMlriDg ttMdr ~ tllle-matm I ·~· " I I .. Daily Pilot I (IRllllG UP WITH_ Dave " • Laughter is the key to successful longevity for Orange Coast College's legendary Dave Grant. Stew Virgen DALY PILoT A sk Dave Grant to reveal the secret of bis success and you may be a bit surprised. Grant, whose resume reads like a tale of adventure, finds balance in the.pleasure of laughter. The longttme Orange Coast College administrator and men's crew coach sometimes relies on humor to level the playing field. "Humor has been an important part of my life,• Grant said. ·1 admit to reading all of The New Yorker cartoons, before I read the articles. Humor diffuses a lot of pro~e::;:~e served as OCC's ~ president from 1989 to 1997, Gr t broke the ice and mended fences with some comic relief. •I used funny stories all the time,• Grant said of his days as the school's president. •Sometimes things are full of tension. When you cut a million dollars out of the budget every year for three or four years, it's tough. And you have got to find some way to keep some balance." . . SPORTS Sunday, May 27, 2001 13 presented itself. Yet. whatever . takes place, he'• traveling to South Africa this fall. Prom England, he will board a ship sailing to Cape Town. He also travels; at least once a year, to Australia to ·do some sailing down there,• he said. ·Australia is like a second home to me. T've been there every year for probably the last 30 years.• Throughout his We, Grant has kept in mind the lessons learned from bis former swim coach, Al Irwin, at Newport Harbor Higlt. Said Grant, "I learned from him that if you don't expect a lot, you don't get a lot.• Grant must have expected a lot out of life. During a 1972 sabbatical leave, be sailed a 28-sloop to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji and New Caledonia, retracing some of the routes of Captain James Cook. In 1989, Grant climbed with a team to the 19,340-foot summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. He was also inducted into the intercollegiate Salling Hall of Fame in Annapolis, Md. in 1975, becoming only the sixth West Coast mariner to be given the honor. The feats' were all based on bis zest for life and that welcomed humor. These days humor is sWl a friend, whethi he's coaching the Pirates or maintaining bis other interests. Grant remains heavily involved with the Orange Coast College Foundation. He was the chairman of the fund-raising group that raised $1 .2 million for the recent addition to the college's School of Salling and Seamanship. ERIC SANTUCCI I OAJlY Pit.OT U rou're looking for Orange Coast College's Dave Grant, check out the boat ho~. He's sure to be there. "Harry Parker, the bead coach of rowing at Harvard. him and I are ve·ry good friends,· Grant said, before explaining an example of the importance of humor. ·we spoke about crews that we've had that have been particularly successful, and what characteristics they have in common. There's the obvious ones. But, the overriding characteristic that joins those Harvard and Coast crews that were spectacularly good, was a very strong sense of humor. And not just ha-ha humor, but clever humor. It's an important J>{lrt of life.• its season with its annual bapquet. out on the ban.ks of the Charles The number of men rowing for River." Grant said. "It's such a Coast doubled from last year. tremendous event for oarsmen.• Earlier this month, OCC crew Coast , the only community placed all of its teams in the finals college with crew, provides a for the first time at the Avaya "'-unique e:xperlence, for which Collegiate Championship Regatta Grant takes great pride therein. outside Atlanta, at the same venue • iocc crew) is a kind of happens for nine months of the year. It's very special.• Grant remains stumped as to how long he will continue coaching, but as long as he has fun, he will press on, he said. Regardless. coaching is just a piece of the puzzle' of Dave Grant. Grant also serves on the board of trustees for the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, and was the president for two years. used at the 1996 Olympic Games. fraternity and sorority,• Grant said. ."l have a few other things m the fire besides rowing,• he said. At age 63, ·Grant shows no signs of slowing down. Last week, be and his rowing team celebrated The Pirates also competed in ·It gives people a home or a place last fall's Head of the Charles to meet, where they know Regatta in Boston, in the fall. everyone and see each other •About 300,000 people come everyday. This feeling of home · !TENNIS CONTINUED FROM 12 •1n high school tennis, friends and we flow together you're not going to see that on the court.· type of playing anywhere, The Sea Kings later broke except for here: Lieu's serve again for a .3-0 In less than an hour, Mor-lead, as the Lancers cornmit- ton and Snyder controlled ted a string of errors and dou- Ueu and Chang, never allow-ble faulted for the loss. ing the Thousand Oaks tan-With Snyder serving at 30- dem to gain any type of all, be put away a shot after rhythm or momentum. the longest rally of the day. The top-seeded Sea King Morton, who is bound for UC , duo seized the momentum in Irvine, then deceived with a :the third game of the first set, near-perfect drop shot on :then from the first game of match point. I the second set to charge on "This was just a great for the win. win, "Mang said. ·we took 1 •That's what set the ca.re of one of the top (singles) !tone,·snrder said of break-players in the nation (Sheng) ::!ie~~ s~~.~:~~ ~ ~~n!,e~~)~ South- we gave them any type of The Sea Kings entered the , advantage, they would take final match brimming with control.· confidence as Morton playful- ' The Sea Kings were on ly teased Sheng while warm- , game-point, before the ing up. Lancers battled back for Morton told Sheng: "Even J deuce. But then Snyder if you play as well as you did struck for two winners, the 2-then (in the Easter Bowl), • 1 lead and possession of the you'll be lucky to beat us I momentum. today.• 1 U Game 3 of the first set Sheng teamed with K.C. t wu an indication of whoae , Corkery in the Easter Bowl • match it was, Game 1 of the and defeated Morton, who 1 second set revealed the title was paired with Oemck Bow- belonged to CdM. er. Sheng enjoyed a bot Sheng, a senior who won streak and took care of Mor- the CIP singles title two yean ton's team as well as the pair- • and wu runner-up last in f s d d p t I year, served for Thousand g 0 ny er an 9 er Oaks to begin the second sel Par~rton and Snyder Again. CdM reached game reached the finals with a 6-4, polnt u Morton challenged 6-1 victory over Damien's Sbmg with solid returns to Emil and ---~ )J~ lead. 30-0. Snyder then setup ·~-·~ ... -.In Lieu wt•t. a bueline lob shot the morning. lbe Novack.I tM managed to break Morton's and the CdM sophomore 181'Ve, but that wu aboUt 1he smuhed b1s return. 'Ibe Only bright spot for the Sper-LanC:en, however, struck ........... U...wuw __ , .... bKk to~-.C.. ' -· &T~ ....... ... .... up Wtlb MoitoG and Snydlir line a retwn found a ftNet ...aerect )Ult GDe • '*--spot A1on9 the 9'deffne, just IOD U ..., CCJDdlMle lbillr Mhtnd Ue\l. Sheng then =::::..~.:..: cgmm4tMd •rare error, giving ua Jell r •&: ... ._. CdM. t-0 IMd. • -:..• -.. ...... •w. j\111 S:'° a bed blm uum • ~ Nrt."Nld ' wbo ti ,... 'Dpn •• bGllliid a •we na., • .....,. _ _....... • "*"''tUletopK9Eltup.ll NbllD IO bg'JI wllllit ...... '° ................... .... -Wllllila~lluirbillill ... _Cl' DH' a V • 111lw• llit to ,w.i •1•t*K >'I ..... -.· .. a 1CMt.. 0';WELL BANKER COAST NEWPORT PROPERTIES Event Sponsors ...._i.Sabda •'I a ,.. •• ,.,, teJ .au• • a:= °'~-:-... ... 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Urton, a beach play,er who won an amateur two·man tournament in Australia over the summer, played in the front row for the first time in about a month. Penenga said. He chipped in six kills, while adding his trademark passing acumen. •His passing makes us so much better " said Gilmour, who will join his older brother Marcus, another fOIIDer Pirate, nan year at USC. While Santa Yl'ft celebrated wtth a nonchalance fostered by winning lix section championships in the last seven years, including three straight, the CdM playen congratulated the victors, as well as themselves for a noteworthy 15-7 campaign that included a share of the Pacific Coast League championship. nus was a CdM team that lost three All-CIF standouts to graduation after a 22-1 . CIF Division I title season last year, including Division I Player of the Year Kevin Hansen, now a setter Stanford. "When we started the season, we weren't sure we would even make the playoffs,• CdM senior standout Brian Gallagher (a team-high 15 kills) said. "And here we were playing in the CIF Finals.• After the awards ceremony, Conti addressed bis team for several minutes in the comer of the gym, before they dispersed into a spirited CdM crowd, which did its best rally the troops during a brief third-game surge. Conti exchanged bugs with many of the seniors and his embrace with Alshuler included a thank you from th.e player to his coach, as well as an apology. "I just wanted to tha,nk you for everything and I'm sorry,• said Alshuler, who would have liked to have delivered Conti, coaching in his fifth straight section title match, his third CIF crown. Fenenga, who grew up In San Clemente and has long professed his admiration for the Cd.M volleyball tradition, was gracious after the 15-9, 15·5, 15-8 verdict. "That's an incredible program, which is well coached and very talented,• Fenenga said. "I'm thankful to have won. espedally in three straight. We just got into some rotations and served well enough to give them some problems. U we played them again, they'd probably beat us three straight.· Fenenga called Gallagher ·a.stud horse hitting machine• and also complimented the work of Burden {35 assists) and 6-7 seniQr middle blocker Forrest Mack. In light of the grief brought on by the death of Sam Johnson. the father of Santa Ynez junior middle blocker Roy Johnson and lnelex • -·-m -.... Cl g .... • ....... -·- I a beloved figure in the Santa Barbara County-based community, Penenga said he was relieved not to put bis playen through a five-game match. CdM and Santa Ynez split five-game Division m title-ma.tch wars in 1997 and '98. Further, CdM is the Qllly school not to be swept by Santa Ynez in a MCUon title match. The Pirates surrendered Just 16 points last year to Chaminade and yielded just 15 against Laguna Beach in 1999. "I told the guys Sam was someone everyone admired for his strength and now was the time for them to show theirs,• Penenga said. •He died Wedll.esday (after a battle with cancer) and there were a lot of tears after we beat Northwood in the semifinals that night. There we.re about 1,000 people at Sam's funeral Friday and the school basically shut down.• The younger Johnson was inserted for one rally late in the third ga.IJle. His appearance generated rousing applause from the Pirates' rooting section. Wbat tbe Pirates did was Ue Loyola for the most section titles (six) in the 28-year history of volleyball as a CIF-sanctioned sport. Their three-peat is the second the program has accomplished. Only Loyola has won more crowns in a row with four from 1985-88. CdM has four CIF titles in seven trips to the Finals. And, with only one senior who received playing.time Saturday, Santa Ynez is primed to keep the steak going. Not bad for a program that Fenenga began in 1993. The logo on the back of the Santa Ynez players' b~ck jerseys is a buffalo skull. Explained Fenenga, 11My brother works for a (beachwear company) and they had a line of clothing called Pirate Surf. Originally, that featured a cow skull,' but we decided that wasn't menacing enough. So, we went. to the buffalo skull.• M~cing, indeed. • -·-liill -iii --.r llyhs (~'J l-6.'>CH I"-,_ _ _. ....... -....... ,. .. .,.. ................. _) eDM CONTINUB> FROM 12 •we walbcl through what I thought ~ would try to KCOmplilb, • Pirates Coach Clip Penaga said. •Buical· lY we wanted to serve away from No. 10 (Gallagher) and No. 16 (Pouest Mack) and let our aggressive play take a,er.• , The Pirates, win.Den of tb'Ne straight section aowm and m. dating back to 1995, were Jed by 6-foot-8 JunJor Matt McKinney, who pound· ed 24 kills and had eight blocks. •fie was all over the place," Conti said of McKln· ney. •ney did a good job of moving hUn around and keeping him involved at all times. It seemed 11.ke be was everywhere out there.• McKinney made his pres- ence felt right away with two kills and two blocks as the second-seeded Pirates (20'"") jumped out to a 7-2 advan- tage in the opening game. ·ne opening ball of the first game was pure adrena- lin.• Conti said •we just had to .settle down and regain some composure.• Which ts exactly what the Sea Kings did. Burden sparked a 5-0 run with a block and a kill for points as CdM tied the game at 7-7. In a game which had a number of . momentum changes, Santa Ynez regained control with a 4-0 run, thanks to a block by 6-7 J.T. Gilmour, an ace by Tom- my Witt and a kill by Jeff Urton. CdM cut the deficit to 11- 9, but the Pirates took advan- tage of Sea King mistakes for tbree straight points and end- ed Game 1 with an emphatic kill by McKinney. It went from bad to worse for Corona del Mar in Game 2. quickly falling behind, 8-0. McKinney had a couple. of kills during the run, but it was the Sea Kings' passing woes which caused the most dam· Daify Pilot J OM.Y pt.OT PHOTOS IV STEVE McCllANIC~ Corona del Mar High'• Charlie Allhuler {left) deUven a scorlDf paDch egatmt the Santa Ynez defente Saturday. "Pusing sets up our entire offense and when we don't pass, well, it falll apart.• Con- ti said. •we'd hang in on a point, but we'd spoil the effort with a bad pass.• Santa Ynez extended its lead to 14-5, but CdM refused to go away quietly. The Sea Kings fought off six match po.ints before an errant return finally gave the Pirates a 2-0 advantage in games. ·we did a good job of mix- ing up our serves,• Penenga said. "Plus, our defense, which usually isn't the best in the world, played well enough to win today.• Corona del Mar tried to pull the momentum out of the Pirates' grasp early in Game 3. A Gallagher kill, an ace by junior John Grod and a block by Gallagher, gave CdM a 3- 1 lead and brought the Sea King fans to their feel The joy didn't last too long, however, as Santa Ynez maintained composure and ripped off eight straight points, mainly on wide or long returns by Cd.M. Later in the game, CdM trailed, 12-5, but thanks to a Mack block, two nice blocks by Alshuler and a Pirates' vio- lation. CdM cut the lead to 12-8, forcing Santa Ynez to call a timeout. •nere were three or four, long rallies ~here if we were"' to win those points, w& might have been able to. grab some momentum,• Conti said. •Unfortunately. ' we weren't able to capitalize on them.• A Santa Ynez block ~, two CdM return errors later,, the match ended 85 minutes : after it began. ' "'Ibey were a better teaJ1l. than we were today,• Conti', said. •Perhaps if we had another chance to play them on a different day, it mighi: have been a different ou come.• : According to Fenenga, the , Pirates also had an emotion4t advantage, following the tragic death of Sam Johnso the Pirates well-known suir • porter and the father of junior • middle blocker Roy Johnson\ : Sam Johnson died of cancer;· Wednesday. •1t was almost like having a seventh player out there,• Penenga said. "This tragedy brought these kids together. You could see it at the funer- al. It was a shared experience. and the players fed 'off of tha today. Sam was loved by a lqt• of people.and it was nice to.I win this one for him.• -------DeaflhKA -------. Mooday .•...•..•... Fri.day S:OOpm Frida,y •••... -.. Thunlday 5:00pm Tuc.day ......... Monday S:OOpm !aturday ........... Friday 3:00pm Wedndday ••.. Tue.day S:OOpm Sunday ............. Friday S:OOpm Thunday .. 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