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Home My WebLink About2001-10-31 - Orange Coast Pilot.. l _ • j : ' \, . ......... SERVING THE NEWPORT -~SA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1907 ON DE WEB: WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2001 Residents question Home Ranch proposal •Costa Mesa needs to find business land use. a healthy balance between homes and businesses, opponents of development say. Her comments came dwing a spe- cial City Council meeting scheduled to discuss the controversial Home Ranch project. Recogniz1ng that the special meet- ing was designed to h ear opposition to the project, developers did not give a presentation. A balance between revenue for the city and residents' quality of life, Lef- fler said. The Segerstrom's Home Ranch project -which proposes a 17-acre Ikea retail site, 791,050 square {eet of office $pace, 252,648 square feet of industrial space and up to 192 resi- dential units -strays too far from the general plan, opponents said. Pro-HoIDe Ranch group wants fune to speak LolltalWper DMY Plu>T COSTA. MESA -The Home Ranch project is a high Wire balancing act. some residents said Monday, and one misstep could cause the dty a great fall But Leffler and a handful of her col- leagues took full advantage of the allotted time and addressed the coun- cil during a two,-bo\U presentation, outlining the problems they believe the project would create for Costa Mesa residents. •Newly formed resident organization says it deserves the same time given to anti-development forces. Lolltll ....,... DAILY PILOT 1be project proposed for the 93 acres of fonner lima bean fields just north of the San Diego Freeway is top heavy - with large retail. industrial and office use -and only a small portion focused for residential use, said Robin LefOer, vice president fOI' the Costa Mesa Citi- 7.eDS for Respoosible Growth. •Some people have favorite parts of the Bible or the Torah or Koran. I have my favorite part of the [city's) general plan, • Leffler said, smiling. That part ouWnes a need for bal- ance in the city, lhe said. A balanoo between jobs and housing. A balance between residential and •Tue proportion of residential is shrinking while business and com- mercial use are growing exponential- ly,• Leffler said. Costa Mesa's 1990 general plan calls for about 20 a cres of residential zoning north of South Coast Drive and about 63 acres of industrial below. C.J . Segerstrom & Sons has consis- tently pointed out the general plan COSTA MESA -With so much a~ntion on resident groups o1'l><>sed to the highly contentious Home Ranch pro- ject., those who support it said Monday they want equal time to be beard. "There's a new group m town,• said Doug Sutton, a member of Costa Mesans Unit- ed, recently formed to support the Home Ranch project. Sutton and fellow member Del Heintz asked the City Council about sch e duling a SEE GROUP PAGE 4 SEE PROPOSAL PAGE 4 HALLOWEEN HOOT OON l!ACH I OAl.Y fl'l.OT Dreaed u an owl. Marla Lua takeS a break from ber job u groundskeeper at the Orange County Falrgrounds In Costa Meta to make a c.11. Lara Joined olber crew memben at the fairgrounds who Wo.re Halloween costumes to work on Tuesday. \: .Hoping for a not-too-sGacy Halloween night •Residents d the port streets are gearing up for another holiday in an effort to keep tricks few and treats many. ' .... c ..... 0 AllY PILOT . NEWPORT BEACH -Har- bor View residents still hon1fied by Halloweens ol 1999 and before are~ Jut year's enorta to avert pn>!Wrmt In thllir popular trick-or-treat location . •My biggest concern is get· ting ~ HaDaweeb mgbt, .. Jill Money, board member ol the Harbor V\ew Homeowners A.an. Mid. •i.ut year, the police did an outitendlag job. But belore that. we had terrible vaDdallim, weapons -it's been awful.• The Harbor View area - known best as the port streets bordered by MacAJth\U Boule- vard, Sen Joaquin Hills and Old Ford roads and San Miguel om.-• unusually prone to trou- ble. aid Newport Beach Pblic8 ...,,.., ~ S'8Ye Shulman. 11le taamel, which ere cJoee ~an euily navigable, &t ---. attract trick-or-treaters I from outside the area. Among them, some high school students tend to bring along things such u shaving cream, water bal· loons and eggs to pelt at people and can. In 1999, one boy was taken in on weapons chAr9es for baftig a pellet gun or limilar toy weapon in hil poaesdon., Shulman Mid. SEE NIGHT MGE S -Roasting ma~bmalldWS over tbejlames of war Newport angry over switch on El Toro • Change of heart by former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan, who is expected to run for governor, is seen as pandering by pro-airport officials . P.ul Olnton DAILY PILOT NEWPO RT BEACH -Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan's rollback ot bis support for an airport at El Toro Oil the eve of bis expected run for govemO<hasn't made I ""..._. , him popular in town. story. .. Riordan announced hge s. the reversal d\Uing a community meeting in Costa Mesa on Monday. "I'm very disappointed to see it because it speaks very loudly ot politidsm. • New- port Beach CoundJman Steve Bromberg said. •He is of the mind that Newport Beach will vote for him anyway because il is mostly Republic.an. lb that end, he's writing us off. I think tt's very shallow." At the same time, it makes sense polit- ically because, after a decade of explo- sive growth d\Uing the 1990s, South County contains a larger portion ol COUD.· ty voters, said UC Irvine political ldence professor Mark Petracca. That doesn't keep it from being pen· derlng, be added. •Jt's the worst type of pandering because it's so transparent.• Petracca. said •tte ~~be hAs to win Orange County to will~. And be can't win Orange County, ti ~'s pro-airport.• The change of lieai1 could hurt if tMt pandering hurts Riordan's credibmly beyond Newport Beach, Mid Counc:f!mn Tod Ridgeway. _ •tte didn't take an abeobltec.K",...._,. Ridgeway Mkl. •Jt'S 'What l'da Mdg- ing position. TbJs is what giV9I p i&llH- a bad name.• The new stance, Rjdgeway •' 0 I I. blurs Rbdan.. positioo on tbe --. instead ol darifyiDg it. SEEnTOM>Mml .. ·NTOf 111 Larry Spitz · Hes always been something of a bookworm B ooks have always been a part of Larry Spitz's life. Part of it when he studied English literature at Northwestern University during"World War II. Part of it again when he began vol- unteering a few years ago to help raise money for the Newport Beach Public Ubrary. Spitz spends a good chunk of his week beating the bushes around town to gather donations of both cash and used books. He doesn't do it alone. He works with staff of the library. members of the Newport Beach Public Ubrary Foundation and members of the Friends of the Ubrary. ·we do everything we can to assist the library to acquire materi- als and to provide services,• Spitz said. "My feeling is that the library is, next to public safety, the single most important se~ce a city can provide.• Most notably, Spitz is president of the 15-member foundation,· which has raised $1.38 million for the library since its inception in 1994. In that role, he oversees efforts to increase donation levels. As a member of the Friends, Spitz over- sees the library's bookstore, which sells used books to raise funds. Annual receipts from those sales total about $60,000, Spitz said. The biggest challenge for Spitz in that arena is finding donors of used books. •Please bring down your box loads of used books,• Spitz said. The city funds the library with about $4.5 million a year, but that usually isn't enough to hire staff, operate the facilities and acquire new materials. •we sWl don't have enough materials and provide enough ser- vices," Spitz satd. The library's four branches, including the Central Ubrary at 1000 Avocado Ave., serve the dty'a 70,000 or so residents, as well as many visitors lrom the outlying cities, Spitz said. A fifth branch is planned for ALMANAC DUI ARRESTS COSTA MESA • Jean Francois Debon, 45, Costa Mesa SUNDAY . • Christopher Jongeward, 21, Costa Mesa • Paul Joseph Nelson, 22, Modesto • Christina Oenice Waughey, 32, Irvine SATURDAY • Scott Lawrence <:ampbell, SO, Carlsbad •Jesus Jaime Contreras, 28, Costa Mesa • Daniel G. Mendivil, 37, Huntington Beach • Judy Kim Nguyen, 22, Alhambra •Scott William Robinson, 44, Santa Ana • Rldt Lee Spargur, SO, Costa Mesa • Raul Leeland, 38, Newport Beach • Tyrone Phillips, 34, Irvine FRIDAY • James Matthew Oawsen, 23, Cerritos • Donna Hermann, 70, Newport Beach •Christopher Walter Schlegal, 21, Mission Viejo THURSDAY • Scott Piette, 39, New Hope, Pa. OCT. 24 • Francisco Xavier Barraza, 25, Pico Rivera • Robert Scott Beaupre. so. Irvine • Linda Gaye Thomsen. 43, Aliso Viejo REAL ESTATE FRIDAY - • Midlael Andrew Baldwin, 2z; Long----IRANSACTIONS · Beach . •Natalie Alanna Devlin, 18, Los Alamitos COSTA MESA • Erik Jasen Parsons. 26, Grand Terrace • Bradley Eugene Prescott. 32, Costa Mesa • Michael Anthony Sanchez. 30, Costa Mesa 1638 Iowa St., S 170, 500 1808 Iowa St., $311,000 THURSDAY 1254 Londonderry St., $308,000 107 Morristown Lane, $219,000 1840 Oriole Drive, $4SO,OOO •Arlene Ornelas-Perez. 25, Midway Oty • Jay Vincent R~er, SO, Santa Ana 142 Yorktown Lane, $197,000 NEWPORT IEACH IEWPOIT IEACH SUNDAY 19 Gretel Court, $324,000 • Troy Watton Kennedy, 33, Newport Beach • Ky Ardem Lambert. l2. Huntington Beach 2621 Harpden Road, S 1.02 million 15 Jetty Drive, $615,000 1456 Key View, $899,000 • Or1ando Rangel, 27, Lake Forest 717 Kings Road, $678,500 • Anthony James Silva, 27 Chino • Melvin Jon Wright, 41, Claremont · 703 Marigold Ave., $700,000 2504 W. Ocean Front, Sl,525,091 251 Prospect St., $415,000 SATURDAY • Michael Eugene Breitenstein, 46, Hunt- ington Beach 1416 Sandcastle Drive, $1.4 mlllion 16 Seascape Drive, $262,000 440 Serra Drive, $720,000 VOL 95, NO. H2 .......... ~ ~~ ...., """--. ~~r~ .............. .. ,._. AttOlr.aot ""'S74<122• ~'°'" .... ~ "'*~ (Mii~ ~ .... .... -.... ..... Ct'-Ind CICKft ........ 57....ut ... ~ .... ,_ -.o, * ~ ...... ,..,... ... ~ . }lllaci••• 0 •• Cont ............. .-..~~" ...... ,.,...,. ........ _ .... a... ~ ....................... ,...... .-;ldh•••--........ c..,... ,..,.,._ .. .,um ~..-· dltOlll ------................ .,...., ................ .......... .................. ••u•tlt ,_ llEAQ£RS HOIUNE (949)642~ ~your conwnetlts ~the ~ Piiot °' newt tips. Newport Coast once the dty annexes the unincorporated area early next year. Spitz, 77, retired from the appar- el business five years ago. After selling a small importer business he bad founded, Spitz volunteered at Hoag Hospital. But his love of books and reading drew him to the library a few years ago. -Story by Paul Olnton; Photo by Steve McCrank GeH~!l, .. .-lllVULYID • Gl111NG INVOWID runs period- ically In the Dally Pilot on • rotating basis. tt you'd like Information on adding ~ organlution to this list. atll (949) 57~. ING BROTHERS, 8Ki StSTERS lbe local chapter 1' looking for men and women older than 20 who have lived in Orange County for at least six months and have been on the job for at least three months to serve as big brothers or big sisters for children ages 6 to 16 from single-parent homes. (714) 5.44-7173. CRISIS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INC. This nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for its expanding trauma response program. Some volunteers assist law enforcement, fire- fighters and emergency-type responders by providing emo- tional first aid and support to injwed or traumatized peo- ple. Other volunteers provide dispatch and office support. No experience ts necessary. 'fiaining will be proviped. (949) !)88.1414. NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION The library foundation needs extra hands to perform cleri- cal duties, such as filing, orga- nizing and stuffing envelopes, at the Central Ubrary, 1000 Ayocado Ave. (949) 717-3890. ORGANIZATION FOR THE HUMANE CARE OF ANIMALS Volunteers are needed to ca.re for stray and lost animals in the Newport Beach. Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar areas. (949) 122-1357. Residents yoice. Big C~r:ona concerns •Survey respondents say they want some, but not many, changes made to the beach. June CasagrMCte DAILY PILOT NEWPORT BEACH Though their beach is perhops ln more dire need of change than any other in the city, resi- dents near Big Corona have voiced a strong desire to keep change to a mini.mum. City officials are reviewing comments from 180 residents who responded to a survey about ways to best upgrade decayed facilities such as roof- less restrooms and impossible parking. Residents' clearest, most uni- fied message: no new restau- rants. Of the 176 who offeted their input on food service at the beach, 109 said the city should keep a tingle concession stand in the area. · •we don't need more food vendors or restaurants to have even more noisy, horrible traf. fie," one respondent wrote. Residents differed greatly on what types of restaurants could be added that would best fit the area. Many envisioned an upscale restaurant -•some- thing very attractive with indoor and outdoor seating,• as one wroie. Others disagreed. · "I strongly feel that a full-ser- vice restaurant is not in the interest of residents or beachgo- ers, • one wrote. B.J. Johnson, chairwoman of the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce, said that while a restaurant would be a nice amenity for residents, it would make a bad parking situation even worse. ·1 just can't see any way they could handle the parking." she said. . Anlwen to the survey will help decide bow the city spends the $1 mWlon &et aside to fix up the area. About half tbe money will come from a settlement from the 1990 American 'Irader Oil spill; the other half will be paid with a.state grant. "The most noticeable thing we're seeing in the results is that people don't like change," said Assistant City Manager Dave IQ.ff, who is heading the city review of the survey. But everyone a91ees some changes are necessary and desirable. Topping residents' priority lists were requests for more trees and landscaping. Added grassy areas and more restrooms were also high priori- ties. ·I think high on the list is to totally remodel the restroom facilities and the concession stand,• said Councilman Dennis O'Neil, whose district includes Big Corona. Johnson added that increased permit fees and limitations on group events on the bluffs oould discourage overly large crowds from dominating that public area for too long. Kitt said results of the survey, which was sent to about 1,000 area residents, will likely come before the Patks, Beaches and Recreation Commission at its December meeting. "Big Corona has probably the most dilapidated structures, including the concessions and the restrooms,• Kiff said. "It's a problem area that needs some sprucing up, and we got resi- dents' input because we wanted to do it right." He said it's too soon to tell which priorities will prevail, but there's a good chance that initial work on restrooms could begin in April or May. Other work will have to wait until after the sum- mer swimming season, he said, and could include some innova- tive parking solutions, such as shuttle service. Newport Beach pushes back planning event • A variety of factors forced the change in dates, but city officials still want resident input on a number of issues. June Cuagr•nde OAJLY PILOT NEWPORT BEACH -A ·visioning festival" originally scheduled for this week won't take place until Jan. 12. That's when the city will kick off the process of updating its general plan -a mundane- sounding process that city offi- cials hope residents will see actually has a direct. profound effect on the city. For example: Does the city want to promote tourism? Should its employment centers grow? Is office development in the airport area acceptable? What should the West Newport industrial area look like in 10 years? How do people feel about larger homes in established neighborhoods? What will be the effect of a pro- jected 40,000 students at UC Irvine? How should the city use its tidelands? And. perhaps the biggest hot button: What can be done about traffic? These are the types of ques- tions that officials want residents to address beginning with the visioning festival. "We want to get input on what the community thinks about this city and its future," Counci.b:qan Dennis O'Neil said. The city's general plan, a basic guide to development and growth, hasn't been updated since · 1988. ln July, officials announced that the visioning process would begin in Novem- ber, but a number of factors pushed back the date. "For one tl;llng, we got bogged down interviewing con- sultants,· said Councihnan John Heffernan, who is on the Gener- al.Plan Update Conunittee. He noted that consultants will oversee such things as traffic studies, economic studies and the visioning process itself. ·And also because of the holiday sea- son, the Sept. 11 incidents and school holidays," he added. The Nov. 20 special election on the proposed Koll_ Center expansion was also a factor. Heffernan said he expects traffic concerns to be paramount among .-esidents. Anticipated increases in traffic from inside and outside the city will be con- sidered as they affect major thor- oughfares such as Balboa and Ne wport boulevards. Officials and residents may even consider creating an interchange at Jam- boree Road and MacArthur Boulevard. "This is a blueprint for the entire city. It's pretty comprehen- sive,• Heffernan said. A location for the festival has not yet been selected. It will be an indoor event with booths, dis- plays and discussions on the city's future, said Assistant City Manager Sharon Wood. Food and diversions for children will also be OD hand. The goal, she said, is to get residents as involved as possible in steering the city's course for the future. BRIEFLY Ill THE llEWS Legislators headline chamber event California state Sen. Ross Johnson and state Assemblyman John Campbell will demystify state government when they talk at the Newport Sunrise Break- fast of the Newport Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. ln a talk tailored to Sacramen- to outsiders, the duo will discuss the basics of state government business and how it affects Cali- fornians, including taxes and current hot topics, such water quality and workers compensa- tion. The break.fast will begin at 7 :30 a .m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel Newport Beach, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. Cost is $25. Reservations are request- ed. Information: (949) 729-4400 or visit http://www.newport- beach.com. !l)!i~ WINDSHIELDS AulO cu-.sc; Mattress Outlet Store BIWIJ IEW • COSMm'.:ALLY lllPElf'ECT Get the Bed for Lta/ ~ 165 lhnol' Blvd. Costalllesa O.. lloc:k...,. "'.-oa "'1 (714) 545·7168 set hope ID motion to ~ve local ~· DIRECT 949-673-6299 714-348-7 440 Christmas at Summerhill A charming collection to help you celebrate the spirit of th.e season Moc-Fri 10 am-6 pm, S.t 10 am-S pm, Swl 10 un.-4 pm Locatecl W.iod Plum's Patio 369 E; 17th Sueet. C.O.U Mesa. PhoM (,_.9) ~745 1 Rain won't . dampen Halloween activities • Forecasters say Tuesday's btief storm will blow over this morning and leave today just partly cloudy. °"IN BhM'•th DAILY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -'Ilick-or-treaters will not have to worry about getting their costumes wet or treading carefully on muddy ground for Halloween this evening. The light sprinkles and showers that fell from a cloudy sky Tuesday were expected to end early this morning, said Noel Isla. meteorologist for the National Weather Service in San Diego. Orange County was likely to get less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall Tuesday, Isla 'said. Today will be only cloudy or partly cloudy while bright sunshine will return Thursday, he said. Tuesday's showers were a result of a cold front approaching Southern Califor- nia, he said. "It is quite common for this time of the year," Isla said. However, he said, forecasters expect a •normal winter" this year in tenns of temperature and rain. · •It's not going to be anything out of the ordinary." he said. ·•1t•s not going to be an El Nino year.• Local police and fire departments said there were no reported incidents as a result of the light rain. However, the county health care agency issued an advisory Tuesday evening to warn swimmers that bacteria levels may rise significantly in ocean and bay waters because of the rain. Heavier rains typically cause the elevated bacteria levels to last longer. according to the agency. Fashion Island's Halloween show "will go on• today as planned, spokes- woman Shayne Voorheis said. The center will host several activities in the afternoon, including a costume parade, trick-or-treating at the stores and photo sessions at the pwnpkin patch. Voorheis said she does not recall rain falling on Halloween for the last three years. "It's the harvest weather, and I think people know that," she said. Kids and parents may have to cover up a little bit to protect themselves from the chilliness in the air, Voorheis said. •Our events are in the afternoon, so I think it should be OK,~ she said. "We're hoping it'll be a perfect day." cosaMESA • ••&IWOOD P&Am: .,._ C*1t...,.... wm rtipOft9d In the 200 blodc at 7:27 •A Mond.y . ......... ~A.petty theft wes ~In the 2900 blodt at 2:0 p.m. Mondey. • HAM&J'Ole ~A home ~ Wiii NpOrted In the 700 block at l:ll •.m. ~ • ~ 90UUVAllD: A commetml bwg'-'Y was repotted in the 3100 block M 5:30a.m.~ • tlt.MOA llOUUVAllD MIO SCIMC AVINUm: A. trafflc co~ llsk>n Involving .,, lnjuty was reported at 12:42 p.m. Mon- dliy. • IAST 17nt ~ A110 ... OllT 90UUVAllD: A. tAfflc colllslon Involving injuries was reported at 1: 18 p.m. Mc>nday. • IAST 111H Sl'RIEr. A. home burglary was reported In the 100 block at 4:59 p.m. Mon- day. NEWPORT BEACH • llAYSIDE DltlVE: Burglary was reported In the 900 block at 6:57 p.m. Monday. •WIST COAST HIGHWA~ A commercial burglary was reported In the 3100 block at 12:28 p.m. Monday. • fOllD ROAD: A grand theft was reported In the 2300 block at 9:04 a.m. Monday. • fULURTON AVENUE: Annoying phone calls were reported In the 500 block at 6:24 p.m. Monday. • MACAR1llUR llOUl.EVARD AND EAST COAST HIGHWA~ A hit-and-run was reported at 12:33 p.m. Monday. • 21ST ~ A.n auto theft was reported In the 100 block It 1:15 p.m. Monday. POSAL GROUP CONTINUED FROM 1 s~al council meeting in which they could be given an hour -or three -to outline the benefits of the proposed development The men said they were asking for the same oppor- tunity that was given to Cos- ta Mesa Citizens for Responsible Growth and a service employee labor union that are opposing the project. At first Mayor Ubby Cow .. an told the group it would not be possible because a uni· formed schedule had already LINES CONTINUED FROM 1 bead. Timothy Leary would soon come back from the dead, I thought, carrying a box of oddly colored sugar cubes and mumbling that old mantra about tuning in, turn- ing on and dropping out. And I wondered when the marsh· mallows would trot out some twistedversionofthatold Woodstock protest tune by Country Joe McDonald: •And .. ....... t to tbe general ..... w... die dtiMD ~ conceded tbe 11 ·year-old plan could Ul8 • change, tbe splrtt ol tbe plan lbould be' ~tbeyNkl. tiaJ trattlc and pollu· tion problems were ilio addressed by former council members Jay Humphrey and been planned. Costa. Mesa Citizens for Responsible Growth •has been involved in this the whole time. Tonight is the first time I've heard from Cos· ta. Mesans United," Cowan said. But the mayor quickly realized the possible ramifi. cations of limiting speech and opened Uie question for council comment. Councilwoman Karen Robinson, who was largely supported by vartous mem- bers of Costa Mesa Citizens for Responsible Growth in the last election, said the city m"'8t be careful in granting additional time. There is ·substantial dan- it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop Afghanistan." Surely that would be their anthem to rail against arrogant American imperialism. I was almost right. Nine days after the United States began raining bombs on the home field of Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network, the nation's bastion of peace and love and air kisses, Berkeley, Calif., felt compelled to for- mally urge our nation to stop I DOiiy Pilot - Sandra a... Tlae dtizea ~~~· ............ Jepiit '* .. dliWl ~ durtDg hs c.9m-procw. P1iCJD! a.ad tyft flO .,..... .... ill lbe general plan, 10 projec;t tndUded the GIMr Street bridae wbml tt ii "911· ~.that tbe dty ii try· tag to make sure the bridge ii never bUilt. wb llM traffic aatys11 '" haft to ac:mow~ it tDd~ tbe ~· but then you prove you C4ll •The studies are ~ work wttboUt it," Hoffman and bued DO Octioo, and I'm said. strUggUng with that.. Robbi· Councilwoman Karen Robinson, WbO WU heavily suppcm,ed by ll*llben of the ger that everyone watching at hoaie would want to say they're a group and get extend~ time also,• Robin· son said, while adding that it was lmpbrtant to treat all the groups fairly. Councilman Gary Mona- han said the council was heading down a slippery slope by already agreeing to grant certain groups addi- tional time. •tcy area when you start trying to separate groups," Monahan said. •we started this in the spirit of of giving, but we are going down a dan· gerous road.• Sandy Genis, a member of the Costa Mesa Citizens for Responsible Growth and a son said. Carol Hottman, a COQIUl· tant hired by the Segerstroms, defended the former dty mayor, said she could empetblze with both sides of the issue. AB mayor, Genis said, she ran into similar problems but solved them by not allowing the developer to have unlimited presentation time. And as a member of a community group, she understands the importance of getting equal time to pre- sent a viewpoint She suggested Costa Mesans United work with the Segerstroms and present their concerns as part of the developer's portion of the meeting. "Since nobody ever limits their time to speak,• Genis added. the bombing. To stand down. idiocy that put me over the Led by Councilwoman edge, that sent me into a Dona Spring, the Berkeley froth. Did these dolts under· City Council passed a resolu-stand that Sept 11 represent- tion calling for an end to the ed the worst attack in this American bombing cam-nation's history upon the sov- paign •as soon as possible,• ereign territory of our main- while ~ressing a concern land? Did they cootemplate for the innocent people of the unspeakable honor lived Afghanistan. It then took an by the dozens and dozens obtuse poke at American for-who chose to plummet to their eign policy in the Middle deaths from the highest floors East by suggesting the Unit-of the World "Il'ade Center ed States end its dependence rather than bum to death? Did on not just foreign oil, but oil . they at all grasp that war bad altogether. been declared on the United This was the exercise in States on that September day? Certainly the rest of the coun- try bad. For once the news media planted its incisors into Berkeley's plea for an end to the violence, the city was bombed with angry letters and threats of boycott from coast to coast. The reaction. I thought. would SW'ely shake these relics out of their Joplin- bumming pacifism and into a recognition that our country is ei;igaged in a war it must win by whatever means necessary. • LOUfA *41 a CCMtn Costa Mell. She ""' be ~ It (949) 574-4275 ot by e-mail at•lollta.harp-.,.,.dmes.com. . The council ultimately decided to hand the issue over to City Atty. Jerry Scheer, who is expected to return with a formal opinion at Monday's meeting. Unable to promise exclu- sive speaking time, Cowan suggested the new, pro. Home Ranch group take advantage of the general comment time allotted to the public. "You have four minutes. u all 10 of you got up to speak, you would have 40 minutes total," Cowan said. • LOUTA HARP1R covers Costa Mesa. She may be reached at (949) 574-4275 or by e-mail at lolita.harp- erOlatimes.com. Hogwash. This scrap's just begun and has months and years to go. Thousands more bombs will be dropped and rounds fired. People, both bad and innocent, will die, including our own. But that's the nature of war, folks. We'd better be prepared to fight it with every ounce that we have for as long as it takes. And for those who don't have the stomach for it, there's always Berkeley. Or Canada. • IYllON DE A.••""1. is a writer and communkations consultant He lives In Costa Mesa. His column appeMS on Wednesdays. R~aders can reach him with news tips and comments via •mall at byron- ~rOmsn.com. Hoag Hospital Foundation and 552 Club Membership Committee would like to thank new members of the 552 Club for their support of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and the new Women's Pavilion scheduled to open in 2005. Not so. Instead the council membeni -particu.Jarly Spring -were all in a dither as if someone bad placed a box fan under their sun dress- es. "I never expected to be so m.isco~ • Spring said. And Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean worried aloud )Vb.at IVEJ~ICA H. PAT McCARTHY Co.la,..._~ Veronlce H. "Pet" McCatl'ly bom Mardi 13. 1930, died Oe1lot>9t Z'T, 2001 le New members as of December 1, 2000 -July 31, 2001. CAMPAIGN economic effect a wave of boycotts would have on her city, an ironic bit of capitalist thinking given the city's tradi- tion of listing heavily to port. Since then. the •coveted box" (my term of endear- ment for the television) has been filled with boobs and yahoos insisting our military campaign against terror is bogging down, that we're at risk of a Vietnam quagmire. llllfLY II THI llWS Hoag Cancer Center ranks above average Five-year survival rates for cancer petients of Hoag Hos- pital are at an all-time high and exceed the national aver- age, hospital offidals have announced Between 1989 and 1996, the five-year survival rates for all patients diagnosed with invasive cancer was 65%. Thi$ exceeds by 9% the cen- ter's rates during the previous seven years. The national average is 60%. 1be rates are adjusted for otb.-ege·related CAUHI Of death. . Hoag Canoer Cenlllr is the largest cancer program til Southern California, outllde Of Loi AngalM County. The center treats more tban 2,000 new petlentl annually. lclV9d llnd mllMd by her hulbllnd or 43 yea,. Francia Bulb Mc:Cat1hy, her lix chlldnln and ftV9 gf81ldchMd1W1: Frank McCal1hy. his wff• Vicki, their eon Ben; Joe McCarthy, hit wtfe Suzanne, their children Jenny and Clarence; Shella MoCatthy; Julia McCarthy, her hueband RUIMll 9Mmer: John McCarthy. hie wife Kerry, their eon Seen Lllll'n; Tom McCatl'ly and his daA9*r an. Aft9f MfvtnQ her '°"'cl duty ... us Navy ~ Pat devoted her life to her hulblnd, c:hllchn llnd gnu ldchlldr9l 1, wottc.d ... volunteer In 1he oonw'Ndy and was .. Senior EIC9Cl11Ye \1C9 Preektent of MMCS, 1nC. a Wnly Owned bulinMa. Pit• kil.._ anti genemelly .. be me..d by ttlOM wtlO kMw and loYec! har ....... by .. tu1dr'9dl of ... _.. whoee lvM lhe toucNd. A~ mua .. be held II Out Lady Queen of Angila c.flOlc Ohurcl'l 9t 11 :00 on M ... l>iltY (Nowwnber 1. 2001) .. . OOMmlalll fobwlng al l:OO al AMrllde ~ °"' ..... ~ . Daily Pilot ·~. Oclciber 31, 2001 s • Send ~ lOMll ~to the Dally Piiot, 330 W. lay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92621: bv fax to (949) MM 170; ot bv calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, dai. and loc.a- tion of the ewnt •well as a contact phone number. A complete listing Is available at http:llwww.dallypllot.com. AIOllDTOWI 5588 for information. and Jamboree Road on tbe ua North Campus ln Irvine. The festfval includes lectures on bow to grow orchids, local hobbylstl displaying their work with orchids, and ordlid sales. $2. Pree for Friends ol the UCI Arboretum and memben of sponsor- ing orchid societies. (949) 924 .. 5833, AirpQrt proponents wary of new El Toro timeline SATURDAY A program otlertng vlstton advice on designing soundtracks for video and visual products wW be given by the Orange Apple Computer Club at a free meeting from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the chemistry building at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The meeting also will fea- ture a question-and-answer session for beginning and advanced Macintosh computer users and a presentation of the latest Mac shareware. (949) 770- 1865. http://www.oacc.org. • Navy plans to hand the base over April 15. about a month after a countywide initiative calling for a central park at the site. TODAY A Halloween costume parade and trick-or-treating will be held f,rom 3 to 5 p.m. at Fashion Island, off Newport Center Drive, in Newport Beach. Chil- dren can trick or treat at stores and fol- low treasme maps leading to six loca- tions in Fashion Island. (949) 721-2000. THURSDAY Prestdent of USC Steven Sample will continue the USC Orange County Center's. Executive Briefing Leader- ship Senes with a presentation titled ·The Contrarian's Guide to Leader- ship,• beginning with a breakfast at 7 a.m. and followed by Sample's speech and panel discussion at 9 a .m. at the Pacific Club, 4100 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $35. Call to make reservations. (949) 752-5505. A one-session mottvattonal workshop titled #Set Your Sights to New Heights• will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 202 at Costa Mesa High School. Jean Krueger, who is featured in a book written by Sarah Ferguson. will be the presenter. $59. Call to reg- ister. (714) 432-5880. The UC Irvine School of Ecology and the Los Angeles Times Orange County will host a free community forum titled ·we in America After Sept. 11 , 2001 • from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Crystal Cove Auditorium in the UC Irvine Student Center. Professor Raymond Novaco will serve as moderator. Call for reserva- tions. Space is limited. (949) 824-1278. UC Irvine will h ost •An Evening With Maya Angelou,• at 7:30 p.m. in the UCI Bren Events Center. Angelou is considered one of the great voices of contemporary literature, receiving a National Book Award nomination in 1970 for • 1 Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,• and a Pulitzer Prize nomina- tion for "Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die. ft $12, $10 for UCI faculty and staff, $6 for UCI students. (949) 824-5000 for tickets. (949) 824- 1be poweT of the ml:Dd and bow It can affect the body will be the topic Patri- cia 81.anden speaks about at 9 a.m. today, Sunday, Nov. 5, Nov. 17. Nov. 18, and Nov. 19 at the Innerlight Cen- ter at 2900 Bristol Street, Suite J 206 in Costa Mesa. Blanden will present her breakthrough treatment, Points of Power at the seminar. (714) 549-4668 or (949) 795-9606. A tour of Costa Mesa's Fairview Park will begin at 9 a.m. at the south end of the main parking lot on the west side of Placentia Avenue. Costa Mesa's Fairview Friends Committee will host the guided tour of the park to educate the community about changes to the park and discuss the city's adopted Master Plan. (714) 754-5686. Want to have a penonallzed tnneu and nutrition program? Then come to No Xcuz's •ttow to Design a Personal- ized Exercise and Nutrition Program,· from 9:45 a.m. to noon at 1617 West- cliff Drive, Newport Beach. This is the first in a series of monthly workshops. (949) 642-5866. An invlte-only reunion and celebration hosted by Southern California Olympians will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at 135 Sailview in Newport Coast, above Pelican Hill Golf Club. $200 tax- deductible donation per person of the $250 admission price. Seventy-five Olympians have coIIUJlitted to attend. Call for reservations. (714) 998-1996. 1be Fall Orchid Festival pretented by the UC Irvine Arboretum will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Campus Drive A one·•ndon workshop titled .. Dig It Get Into Nature• for fifth. and lixtb- graden will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 101 of Orange Coast College's Art Villag~. 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $39. Children will learn about ecosystems tbro'ugh science and nature-related games. Partidpantl may register by phone. (11.C) 432-5880. The Orange County CouOCeeper wW host its first benefit and silent auction to recognize individuals and organiza- tions that have been involved in the preservation and cleanup of Orange County's marine environment at 5 p.m. at the Village Crean, 2300 Mesa Drive, Newport Beach. Steve Bozeman, the legendary litigator and founding board member of the Pensacola Bay- Keeper, will speak. $150, purchase tickets in advance. (949) 723-5424. MONDAY A support group for careglven spon- sored by the Alzhemier's Assn. of Orange County will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Our Lady Queen of Angels, at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, New- port Beach, or St. Mark's Presbyterian, or both. Free. (949) 640-1750. A free ledure about Attention DeUdt Disorder (ADD) will be held at 7 p.m. at the Coastline Counseling Center of Newport Beach at 1200 Quail, Suite 105, Newport Beach. ADD affects more than 12% of Americans. Coast- line's founder, Joan Andrews, will give the lecture. (949) 476-0991. NOY. 7 Careg:lven ef people suffering from Lewy Body Disorder may attend a free support group meeting sponsored by the Alzheimer's Assn. of Orange . County at 9 a.m. in the second Door conference room of the Gillespie Fad.1- ity at UC Irvine. Call Kim I;Wliley or Liz Eastin for reservations. (800) 660-1993. NIGHT CONTINUED FROM 1 said Councibnan John Hef- fernan. who lives in and rep- resents the area. •It's pretty calm there now.• Along the Bayfront streets, if tlaey don't get 590 to 1,000 kids, f d be surprised.• PIMllClnton OMV PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -A new Navy timellne for the proposed El Toro airport was cautiously welcomed in New- port Beach on Tuesday. The Navy and Federal Avi- ation Administration plan to issue a completed environ- mental review of Orange County's airport proposal by Feb. 22 and begin handing the base over on April 15. What gives Newport Beach officials pause is what's sandwiched in between those two events -an expected countywide referendum on a Great Park for the base. "l'm cautious: said New- port Beach Cound.lman Tod Ridgeway. "It's great news to keep the momentum going, but there may be an initiative." South County airport oppo- nents have collected the nec- essary signatures to place their· Great Park initiative on the ballot, but the measure has been held up in cqurt. A Supe- rior Court judge ruled the bal- lot title and summary were •affirmatively misleading.· EL TORO CONTINUED FROM 1 South County airport opponents, naturally, wel- comed Riordan's change of heart. The former Los Ange- les mayor had staunchly sup- ported development of the base as an airport during his tenure in office. "He's looking more global- ly than he was as mayor," said Meg Waters, the spokes- woman for the coalition of Like last year, increased police patrols in cars and on bicycles are part of the plan to reduce aime and mischief. Added outdoor lighting will also be back this year to dis- courage kids from clustering under cover of darkness along the green way, a public field at least 100 yards long that stretches between Andersen Elementary School and a public pool. Other neighborhoods in the city also attract trick-or- treaters frqm outside their areas. But Harbor View is alone in its Halloween crime problem. due in part to the largenumbersofhigbscbool students who come there, Shulman said. But the Balboa Island com- munity isn't as conducive to crime, in part because the close-knit neighborhood gives resid~nts a good view of everything going on in the streets. "I've never seen or heard of a problem related to trick- or·treaters here,· Bromberg said. "I've never even seen a house get (toilet-papered).• heer Shulman said that when the area is lighted. kids con- gregate there for fun instead of mischief. •Four or five years ago, it was so bad that on Halloween you had to show ID that you lived there in order to get in.• Balboa Island's close-knit houses and high incomes tend to draw outsiders angling for the most efficient way to pro- cwe lots of the best candy. Some of the city's best-decorat- ed homes also create a draw. "I'm convinced. that Bal- boa Island is the ultimate des- tination in the United St.ates for Halloween," Coundlman Steve Bromberg said. •At my house, we get about 200 kids. Harbor View homeowners aspire to rival the island's safe reputation. Last year, there wasn't a single call for police service and only two arrests -both for alcohol. .... CASAClllHmE tOYerS New- port Belch. She may be react.:I at (949) 57~2 OI by e-mail at )UM.~ndeelatlmes.com. reasures on Consiw.iment A project of ASSISTANCE LEAGUE• of Newport-Mesa (Na.,... a-. .. .., ff)~S"7 A dvertise during the holiday season with two special Daily P ilot's restaurant and ·entertainment issues. Your ad will reach readers in Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa. · PuLlish Date: Friday, Decamlxn: 1 Space, Cop7 & Advertorial Deadline: TJ..MJay, ~ 1<} Polll have indicated the park bas wide support ln the county. If the measure passes, the zoning at the base would be changed to open space, nullifying plans to build an airport there. Assistant Seaetary of the Navy H.T. Johnson presented the new timeline to Orange County supervisors during a Monday meeting. The Navy plans to issue a •record of decision• on April 15, which would essentially place the county in escrow with the Navy to work out the final details of how the base would be handed over. That process is expected to take at least a year, though it could drag out until 2007, said Meg Waters, a spokeswoman for airport opponents. The Great Park measure, if it passes. could throw a big WTench into the county's plan. But Waters said the county has already lost its airport. "They have lost big time,· Waters said. "What they wanted was the (record of decision I by March 5. It's dear that's not going to happen.• South County obes fighting an airport. ·1 don't know the man. I don't know what's going on in bis head. But I like it. ft ln his off-the-cuff remarks, Riordan also reiterated his view that Orange County needs more air service. His answer -an airport in the lnland Empire. • MUL CUfllTON coven the envi- re>nrnent and John Wayne Airport. He may be reached at (949) 764- 4330 or by e-mail at pau/.clintonO/atimes.com. ·aucm °' 1li .,. •naere were zero ~ That waa }u.t a pathetic performance. I have no ldea'What Uae rea.onlng la ... • Milon LfnCh; Newport HlrbOr: High • bOYs water polo coach 6 w.dnesdoy. October 31, 2001 C/Fta"/dng good look at Sea ttew placement in playoffs With releaguing plan set, Newport Harbor football's division placement could change, beginning in '02. N ow that the Orange County releaguing plan has cleared its final hurdle -approval by the CIF Southern Section Council Oct. 8 -the next shoe to drop could deliver a swift kick to the Newport Harbor High football program. As a leading contributor to the # Sea View League's dominance in ClF Division VI, the six-team Sea View configuration that adds Foothill to the existing five members, might find Itself in another division when the Southern Section staff generates playoff groupings for the next four years sometime in March. OAl.Y Pl.OT PHOTOS BY STEVE MCCRANIC Newport Harbor's Ross Sinclair (4) applies the defensive pressure on El Toro'• Matt Grace (17). Southern Section Assistant Commissioner Rob Wigod, the section's football administrator, said he has already started work aligning leagues, usually five per division. He said his charge is to weigh competitive equity, geography and enrollment equally when grouping leagues together for playoff competition. He said none of the three criteria, which are also used to place schools in leagues, will carry more weight than the others. But principals in Orange County have continually admitted competitive equity is the lead.Ing consideration when weighing relative compatibility Barry Faulkner PREPS and Wigod came to the section office from Los Alamitos High. That being said, the Sea View League just might have worn out its welcome in Division VI, which also includes the Century. Golden West, Empire and Suburban leagues. Since the current Division VI was formed before the 1998 football season, the Sea View has produced all six of the combatants in three title games. Newport Harbor and Irvine have squared oU each of the last two seasons, following the 1998 title dash between Woodbridge and then·Sea View member Santa Margarita. Further, the last nine Sea View champions have gone on to claim their respective CIF division title and the last 13 section title games have included 18 Sea View representatives. The latter run includes Sea View's placement in Division V (1994-9?), Division IV (1992-93) and Dtvls:lon V1 ( 1988-91). The last nine seasons, six teams not from the Sea View League have opened the dlvtsl.on's playoffs as the top seed, only to face elimination each time at the hands of a Sea View foe. Of those teams (La Mirada in 2000, Mayfair in '99, Servite in '96 and '95, Canyon Springs in '93 and Rutndoux in '92) only Servite and Canyon springs reached the title game, before being bested by Sea VlaW Npremadsts. Still, Wigod said, contrary to popular opinion, the Roman .oumerala srtVen dMstons outside ot DMllon I dO not necessarily conll8p0Qd to • relative competitive *-oth of bi teems m those ...... So, Dtrilton m should not lie «lOIWMetecl to piay a brand of la.._ tlMtt IS better than. say Pltkl•Vl ~ dw) ~tof Roman ••• rnll 11 allde merely for Is r oetto. purpo1e1, Thia, Uong • ptldD n n.nt ant.nee With rs Ju•••~ County, moy .......... View 11m_ ......... ~.ely Tars bulled over Defending CIF Division I champion Newport Harbor struggles against a familiar foe in nonleague matchup. Richard Dunn DAILY Pll.OT LAKE FOREST -For the Sea View • League champion Newport Harbor High boys water polo team. this week's two nonleague exams SCOlllOlll are a prelude to Newport 7 the CIF Southern EJ ._ 16 Section Division I playoffs. Tuesday's first test didn't go so well for Coach Jason Lynch's Sailors (12-12). They lost to host El Toro, 16- 7, in a nonleague game that probably wasn't as dose as the score indicates. "There were zero positives,• Lynch said. "That was just a pathetic performance. I have no idea what the reasoning is." For defending CIF Division I champion Newport Harbor, this is not a good thing with the playoffs starting next week. "That's one of the weaker Newport teams I've ever seen,• said longtime El Toro Coach Don Stoll, whose squad (18-8) outscored the Ta.rs in the first three quarters, respec- tively, 5-1, 4-1 and •-1. The Sailors featured freshman goalie Michael Robinson (six saves) playing his inltial varsity oontest In the second, third and fourth quarters. But El Toro had too many weapons. "The only positive was Robinson in goal.• saJd Lynch. whose team led. 1-0. for 30 seconds, before the Chargers scored seven straight goals (including five unanswered in the first quarter). •(Robinson) never played in a varsity game before in his life . (Tuesday) we called him up (from frosh/soph), tiecause we weie getting no production out of any other goalkeeper."He's going to be the man. I'd say (he's going to start ln the playoffs) ... (Robinson) had never played water polo before (this year). There was no age-group polo. He's super raw, but be's 6·foot-2 and definitely bas some potentiaJ. • With an abbreviated league schedule already wrapped up, the Tan have two quality Divlsloo I opponents this week: South Coast Newport Harbor sophomore Michael Bury shoots, and connects In Tuesday's nonleague duel at El Toro. He scored four goals. League El Toro, which is ranked No. 4 in the Southern California region by ·The Times and No. 3 in Orange County, and Capistrano Valley, the Tars' nonleague foe Friday at home, which is No. 9 in the county. • u·s an important game for me (Priday). • said Lynch, wbo coached at Capo Valley for seven years. before accepting the Newport job this year (replacing Brian Kreutzkamp), "but I don't know lf any oi my players will have the same sentiments ... Capo Valley (11-11) is not bad. (The • Cougars) lost to El Toro, 12-3, but they're also in DMsion I and we could get them in the playoffs, because we're a first-place team and they're a third-place feam (tn the South Coast)." El Thro, which defeated Newport Harbor, 11-1, in the South Coast Tournament earlier this season (after leading 10-4), scored from all angles in the first half, including a goal with 0:01 left in the first quester by El Toro goalie Jeremy Randall. who Ja'10Chld one the length oi the tank to give the Chargers a S· 1 lead. •(The Sailors) were really ICnJD,g last year when they won CIP, bUt they graduated 12 setdon and lbeM guys do not have mudi ~. • Stoll said. Sophomore two-meter player Michael Bury, who led Newport Harbor with four goals, scored the game's first goal with 4:51 left in the first quarter on the counterattack. But El Toro's Chris Allen (three goals) tied it, 1-1, with 4:21 on the clock and Matt Grace (three goals) scored an extra-man goal with 2:19 left in the first quarter to give the hosts a 2· 1 edge. Allen added an extra-man goal with 1 :30 left, Grace scored again with 0:29 lo play and Randall put the k:tng OD the first-quarter cake with his powerful. full-tank shot. Geoff Wright. who led El Toro with four goals, scored three in a row to close out the second quarter, giving the Cbargen a commanding 9-2 lead at the intennlsston. El Toro built its lead to 12-2 in the third quarter, before Newpo1t Harbor's Charlie Hockenberry (two goals) scored from the bole on a pass from Bury, who also bad two assists. pr= • TailliD , ........... 7 ...... u.. , , 1 4 -7 ll'follo s 4 4 J ·16 MU 5 I 1 -9'.y t\ Hocbnberry 2. WlirMJ 1. se.-9'ablNon " ...... G. ~"A.~ 3, CirllOI J. Mien .. ""'°" 1, Geclfve 1, ~ 1. ........ ,,. Spam feJia 949-6500170 Daily Pilot PREP 1A51UI I . Sailors tab Desgµipfor baseball post Former CdM, OCC assistant will attempt to make long- struggling Newport Harbor baseball program a winner. Sany Faulkner DAILY Pit.or NEWPORT BEACH -Joel Desguin, a 15-yea.r coaching veteran with stops as an assistant at Corona del Mar High, Orange Coast College and several schools in Florida, was named varsity baseball coach Tuesday at Newport Harbor High. Desguln, j?, replaces Jim Kiefer, who resigned earlier th.ls month after six seasons at the Sallors' helm. Desguln teaches physical education at Kaiser and Mariners elementary schools. He said he will work this year as a walk-on, then hope to gain a teadung position at Harbor. "My philoso- phies are kind of old school,• said Desguin, who was a junior varsity assistant last year at CdM, after two seasons on Coach John Altobelll's Joel n-n.na .. OCC staff. "One of ~..,, ....... big things I tell the kids is that hard work beats talent, il talent doesn't work hard.• Desguln said he knows little about the Newport baseball team's lack of success, which includes 12 straight seasons without making the ClF Southern Section playoffs. The Tars were 18-7• in the rugged Sea View League under Kiefer. ·1 do know that other programs here have been successful. so there have to be some athletes,· sald Pesguln. who met with his players Tuesday and wtll begin assembling a staff immediately Desguin, a Costa Mesa resident. helped lead Charlotte High in Punta Gorda. Fla., to a state title game. before playing one season as a starting outfielder for Piedmont College in Georgia. He then attended Florida State University, where he eventually became a graduate assistant, and coached at several high schools in Florida, including bis alma mater. He also was an instructor at the Doyle Brothers Baseball School, beaded by former major leaguer Denny Doyle. This is his first varsity bead-coaching position and he said he plans to remain at Harbor long enough for his 8-year· old son, Jordan, to eventually play for him. "Newport reminds me a lot or my high school and I plan to be involved 111 the community,• Desgul.n said. ·1 told someone this ls a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to coach at the high school my son is going to go to. I don't plan on moving anywbe~ elJe. • FIELD HOCKEY Sailors win, 2-1 Harvard-Westlake falls. MOORPARK -Newport Harbor High's glris fteJd hockey team. by vtrtue of flnt-balf goals by KJnten Cb.amberla.ln and Caitlin Farrell. and strong defensive play by Carlin Schnelder, Danielle Pfaff, ntfany Vandenloot, Athena Vasquez, JUI Whltfteld, Chloe Cox and goaltender Amanda Wittman, recorded • 2· t victory over Harvard-Westlake ln the raln at Moorpark College Tuesday attemoon . The vk.1ory lends tM &imet League cbamplona into Tbur1day'1 5 p.m. Tournament of Cbamptou final at Ectilon, ~Marine or~· SPORTS w.dl~. Ociober 31, 2001 7 Rosso's 195i team Will be feted Saturday Qrange Coast celebrating SOth allriiversa.ry of original Championship football team. I wen~ tribute is due or Orange Coast College and dedicated staff 1n the drive jmd planning for a 50th reunion that wW honor the ftm occ champlonablp football team from f951, coached by Ray Rosso. and she expected IOIDe otbeJ1 to appear. She's still looking tor Ok:k Bennett. Dale Buckman, Dick Bums, Mike Kohn, Sid Manning, Jack Meeks, Simon Munez, Ned Parsons, John Schlenum, FWton Smith, Millard Souza and Don Willla.ms. Two one-time stars, former Newport Harbor High halfback Harlow Richardson, who died of a recent heart attack 1n Colorado, and star tackle Jim Keeline, a graduate of El Monte High who died 1n an accident some years ago, will be sadJy missed. Mott ot the pl.ayers on the team balled from Hubor High, Huntington Beach, Downey and Orange. Other Harbor High graduates of note from the Al Irwin era 1n 1949 and '50 include high-sc oring 'IM halfback Mel Smalley, tackle Bob Woodhouse, who became a name prep coach years later tn San Diego County; Jack Meeks, a rangy end; a one-time Sunset League halfback named Bob Watts; tackle Ed Don Cmtrel SIDEUNES Mesa. on the '51 team. Hal Smith was an outstanding fullback and deemed most valuable In '51. One report lncbcated that Owens, who advanced to become a 30-year admlnistrator at Golden West College, helped spark the drive for a '51 football reunion. Although be was born and reared m the state of Washington, he came to Southern California after Marine duty and never left. He still lives in Costa material and • 10und pn>gTam. Rosso and bk family were drawn to the 9eUbore by Orange Cout. In fact, be ind his femily $penl molt every week.end ttaveling to Newport Beach from Catano. Mayer Mid Roao may now be 85 years old. •But he still gets around with ample energy,· Mayer said. "He still gets out to Orange Coast to visit the campU5 and greet old friends." The '51 season marked Rosso's fourth year at OCC. He had great success with the '49 team. which recorded an 8-2-0 record and earned a bowl bid. One cl tbe major events will lDdudi an afternoon football game for tbe Pirates' playen of '51 (Satutday, at Coast's game with vilttlDg Santa Ana) and the second major treat Will be a social get- togetber and &pedal food treat, after the grid contest. Jeanette Mahoney, one of the key staff memben, bas been handling the ~bllity of tracking down a long lilt of former OCC gridders from '5 t . A few others will be unable to visit due lo some d.ifticuJt physical aihnents. A one-time Junior Rose Bowl coach, Rosso told fqrmer tackle Ed Mayer that he bad hopes of making contact with the Black brothers, Charley and Johnny, in Palm Springs where they had attended bigb school in 1950 Mayer, who earned the coveted Rod Gould trophy 1n '51; and Richardson, a star halfback in '48. Two top names from Orange featwed halfback Ned Parsons and center Gil Steam, while Syd Manning, a rugged end, and guard Dale Buckley hailed from Downey. Owens drew wide popularity U'l bis OCC days, sometimes sporting an Irish derby and a brfght Irish green scarf. "I always favored his spirit and good humor,· said teammate Mayer. The team finally chose to nix the invitation since it bad come across too many injunes ln the long season, according to Rosso and quarterback Harlo LeBard. At one count, she was up to 46 names until discovering that it would subsequently note a band.ful of those who have passed on in recent years. It wu definitely up to 32 at last count Charlie was a great defensive back while bis brother was a spectacular runner. One of the top holdovers from a prior season was Fred Owens, a tough guard and one who had served some challenging times in the Marine Corps. He finished as team captain After Rosso's two outstandlng years coaching at Chaffey College, following World War II, he was approached by new college president Basil Peterson from OCC and offered the football coaching JOb. Coast's game with Santa Ana on Saturday starts at 1 p.m. with a reception planned m the lobby of Basil Peterson Gymnasium followirHJ the game for the team members, coaches, support staff and their families. Although Chaffey had good HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 5-11 190 OT 5-7 155 OT Mustangs' front wall comes through with big plays &.ny Faulkner DALY Pilar Unlike some of theu peers, defensive linemen on the Costa Mesa High football team are asked to make plays, not piles But, when it comes to 1ui!Msblng a rare blend of bulk.. s£rength and quickness, the Mustangs can pile on offensive rivals with a deep and motivated collection of trench warriors. •we can give teams a different look, even at the same position,• said Costa Mesa Coach Dave Perkins. who uttllzed a two-deep rotation to help earn a 21-6 Pacific Coast League victory over crosstown rlval Estancia in the Battle for the Bell Friday at Orange Coast College. Defensive ends Jesse Cardenas (5-foot-9, 230 pounds) and Dorotha Pov (5-10, 300) provide pJenty of muscle, while tackles Doug Amburgey (5-7, 155) and Andrew Strickland (5- t 1, t 90) add a merrunal element to the startmg front four And, with plenty of asststant coaches to monitor performance, the hkes of Bnan Rayner, Juruor Epenesa, Eric Reyes and Kenny Bun are always ready to contnbute when duty calls. "If somebody messes up, they're out of there,· said Perkins, who also gives defensive line coach Jesse Nuno the optJon to insert fresh horses, even when those on the held are getting the job done. That JOb Friday mcluded lmutmg Estanaa's veer option offense to 149 lolal yards, 95 on the ground. "Those guys really deserve the crerut, • Perk.ins said of his flrst line of defense, which used a variety of techniques to conquer the neutral zone. ·we had guys assigned to knocking their tackle as far into the backfield as possible, while the other side slanted lo the strength of the held,· Perkins said. Whether wtth sheer mass or extreme movement, th.ts stable of Mustangs can present problems for blockers. •Amburgey has been playing great, ever since we changed ow defense from the double flex (to a four-three),• Perkins said of the diminutive senior. •He is always slanting and moving and the new defense really suits him well." Strickland, a seruor who was a backup quarterback last fall and played outside linebacker early this season, has also benefited from the new scheme. After coming back from a stinger injury, he bas earned a starting job. •He read a screen pass and made an interception, caused a fumble and was in o n eight tackJes, • Perkms said of the team's Defensive Player of the Week. "His quickness is really a weapon and we can also move him to end, espeaally 111 pass- rush situations.· Cardenas, surprisingly nimble for his size, can contribute stuffing the run or even dropping into pass coverage. ·Jesse just hammers people, but he can also play in space,• Perkins said of the senior who began the season at fullback. ·He does a pretty good job running around m pass coverage.· Pov, a junior. was a nose guard in the double flex. Now, he brings supreme leverage off the edge. "When he gets his 280 pounds moving forward, be can do some damage,· Perkins said. Gamebusters LAs'J' WEEK'S IUCH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ftAYS Of 30 YA.RDS OR MORE • 52 • Nldl Cablco (Costa Mesa) ldclcoff return. • '9 • 9ee"9 Ward (Corona del Mar) pass.from Dylan Hendy. • 46 -Mark a-duW (Corona del Mar) run. • 41 -N.a. Hantman (Estanoa) kickoff return. • 37 -Nkls Cabko (Costa Mesa) interception return. • 36 -sen. Ward (Corona del Mar) TD pass from Dylan Hendy. • 33 -N.a. Hantman (Estancia) kickoff return. Gamestoppers Cooper and Jeft Reed joined forces on a stop for a 2-yard loss ... Skalla penetrated to make a tackle for a 3-yard loss ... Skalla sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss in the fourth quarter ... Defensive end Joseph Carr recorded fourth-quarter sacks for a combined 11 yards in losses. • NEWPORT HAI.BOil -Middle linebacker Cory by led a pack of tacklers to stuff a run for no gain ... Comerback 8dan CHt.a stopped an off-tackle play for a l·yard gain ... End Jim Rothwell tackled a ball carrier for no gain ... Rothwell, David Manball and Joe Poley all converged to produce a l-yard loss ... Rothwell stayed home on a bootleg to Nill LAsT WEl!IC'S 110 o!l'l!NSIVE KAYS QB forltn &-yard loss ... Robert Cbal and lJler MWer combined on a stop tor o 1-yard loss ... End Bryu Brelmd foroed a fumble • COSTA MESA -Comerback nm Iller and liriebacker Dave Ericbon recovered at bis own 4 ... Breland leveled an Estanda pass receiver oa a screen &tuffed an olMadtle run for a 1-yard Joss ••• Gaeta aDd linebilc:ker for a 3-yard loss ln the third quarter ... Tackle Mtll l!ndnlM combined to bteak up a pus in the end iooe ... AIMlreW Sb1dsJUd made a jolting f1rst hit on Safety Wuna .hiiMwtda made a big blt on a 2-yant gall\ •.• a l·yard gain 1n the first qua11er. which was Miller made a tackle for• 4-yud lol.s, one pJay befoc-e ROtbweD ~wed by a big fourth~own ltQP by free recoveted •fumble that let up a touchdown ... Comerbadt .mty Nldt CaMCO and UMbllcker loMry ~ ..... W two fomth~ inteiceptiQIJI &Dd MIU • ArTOyo ... EDd ,,._ C.dm" ltoPPed •nm . McDflllMl'l lnterneption wu nullified by a penalty. ... no gmlD ...... ..,...,. daliVered a bt9 flnt htt (Of no gabl on • __... ................. c-..a -..._ ... .+a-.. _;.a ... ..l-fourtb down ... StdddillMt. Dldry .... and .... v .. teamed on ._.. • .._~ ........ ....---umu uu-'a.., lot DO galll °"third down ... Strtckland intercepted • pus MCU ID the l«'ODd bait for~ yardl ... ao... anct •.,..s e bd oamer for an &--yilnl loll ... SCranQ llfety lDcludlng ~·to-beck MCkl '° mngte- ....., • ~ a..pec1 to tJreU up a pall end allo Ntumed • hendedty thw.it one Mm ddWi ... 1nMde ,-... NCONY 23 ·fmdl to end the itd.rd qlillrter ... Amrfo llDtbecMi ~ a11 ' r ~town 1 ~a ,...,log inl tilt fOf DO gai,n. for a •-Tlrd km -Mu 1• Ha.id ~Nida YllMll ..... ... • CCJaONA IJ& MAil • Cclmilbid.... cinllr ................. Qll 11' g .... :iN....., _.. ....,.t8ptld •deep.-llDll ..a.-.d Luwll!• 0 0 wwwcuwd • ,_.. IDd a.glll • llldlmS ... ,_..._want....,dldllil.-.cl ,,...wlfter•!z;q•1e .... aewclldMra ... ~ tit? ..... n ....... '1 .. ~tllAIMtla 1eoocuilda~ .. ..-.. ........ wO.•snt '•llflam ....., • ..,...-.,_111:~1 'um• llli91.,.cl ....... t ta -.....lebllmnllWllf••-,._..., ........... 1 ........ ,.. Qaw ... JM tr ........ _ .. ,._ .... . II ')IM:.,.'ftdJ9 .......... ~. ••PS! aplly ...... ... ..... ,.. ........ . ,.,_.._.111v_,,-,~Urt11t n.... Qltr1s .. BRIEFS Sea Kings clinch second in Pacific Coast League Corona del Mdr High clinched a second-place I @ I Pacific Coast League brush Wlth a 15-0, 15-1. 15-10, victory over host Costa Mesa m gim voUeybdll Tuesday. Lawen Snell had 10 kills, Mackenue Conover had eight and Morgdn Snuth contributed with seven to lead the Sea Kings (7-2 in league). Elsewhere: • Llz Lord had eight kills to help visiting Newport Harbor High defeat Woodbridge, 15-2. 15-5, I 5-5, in d Sea View League girls volleyball match Tuesday. Lindsey Mille r bad hve kills and Kalle King had 28 assists to contribute lo Newport's effort. The Sa.t.lors ( 17-9, 7-1 an league I finish tied for hrst U'l league with Irvine. The Sailors will face Corona del Mar Fnday at Newport. • Brethren ChnstJan High defeated visiting Sage Hill, 15-6, 15-10, 15-2, in an Academy League gll'ls volleyball match Tuesday. Samantha Bwns had eight kills, eight rug!>. three blocks and one ace to lead the Lightning. Hayden Hutchison had six kills, four digs and an assist while Shelley Smith contributed 10 digs. four kills, two blocks and one ace fpr Sage Hill. Brethren ChnsbdJl amproves to 11 - 10. 7-2 in league. Sage Hill is 3-11, 1-8. Newport's Anderson 10th in Sea View SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO -Newport Harbor High I o· I senior Margie Anderson shot 29-over-par 100 lbesday to finish the two-day Sea View League andiVlduaJ championslups m 10th place. Anderson, who shot 96 Monday at San Juctn Hills Country Qub, earned the last of 10 medals awarded, though only the top five advance to the CIF Southern Section inruviduaJ championships. Newport Harbor Coach Mananne Towersey also announced Newport junior Amanda Campbell has earned first-team all-league honors. Anderson is a second-team alJ-league choice. lightning's Voge eighth at league finals ORANGE -Sage Hill High freslunan M>ke Voge 11\ I finished eighth at the Academy League boys. cross country finals Monday at Irvine RegaonaJ Park Voge completed the three-mile course m 17 43, just 16 seconds off the league's sixth and final mruvidual qualifying berth into the CIF Southern Section preliminanes. Following Voge, who had the top time among freshmen, were teammates Thstan Corruer (26th in 19:42). Macs Frederick (27th in 20:04), Chris Chiboucas (34th in 20:4 t) and Kent Kwan (35th 20:48) Sage Hill firushed fifth in the seven-team competition with 130 points. Whitney won the boys team title and Patnck Fitzgerald from Calvary Chapel of Downey (16:42) was the lndiVlduaJ champion. In the girls race, Breeana Garrett paced Sage Hill. finishing 28th in 24:48 Alis Brito (34th lD 25:26), Keila Aguilar (36th in 27:27), Ashley Negrette (38th in 28:04), Megan Cuny (39th an 28:57) and Sayeb Nodoust (41st in 29:46) also ran for the Sage Hill girls, who finished seventh as a team. Oxford Academy won the girls team title and Susan Bush from St. Margaret's (21 :15) was the individual wmner. OCC plays to sooreless tie at SD Mesa soccer team played to its firs1 tie d the semon. firUsl:uDg ~ SAN DIEGO-The Orange Coast College women's'~ in a ()..() nonconference standoff at San Diego Mesa • Mooday. OCC goalie Laurie Perkins anchored the defense, recording t 1 saves to notch ber second consecutive shutout and her fourth in the past &ix games. Tbe Pirates {10-2-7) will return to ac:tion Friday at 3 p.m., when they host Riverside to end Orange Empire Confetence play . PREPS CONTINUED FROM 6 1be Newport Harbor varsity bU company in tbe uiabeaten ranks, as the Tars' freeM>en wut; co.ched bf Joe Urbu. ls 7-0 and hoping eo dole out wlMat WoWd be the 9CboOI ...... fniebman looCbel ... c:batapombipiD .... Urbua b1Mr.w 1a more..._ 30 yws 'JlnDilSay .a.nocm. NI~ C0111iD9 oft a .. .,....,,,,~ . .......- ........ ca*tnd~.- 9e tirltr ;. ..... luah p. .... Ml• 11 llJ"' ....... 'YllW ..... lit 1:15 pa. Index II -·-g , ... Cl ...... Cl ·&I .... .,. ib.···~, 'l :'.I • r,•.,.....t..-:..:..; --en SEWICE Dma1ow -f'Or Al Your Home .nJ 8usine9 Ntedt ......... ..., ........ 10 CUSTOM HOll!9 •UIA ""'* -.ooo 0,-..... ......,M ,._M IATtN ... M1M ............. ..... •wtoPlaceA II --·-;; ~D•o&D -lly t'llX By ....... Pea Will ~ .:<> .. Q) 11-'i .., .. ~'>1 .,. ...... lk-t.. ... ,_, __. .... 1 lly ... 1•e l""Q) 11+:!-->(1"'8 .1.10 i·,.., Ron g,,...,. 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