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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-12-06 - Orange Coast PilotSERVING THE NEWPORT -ME.SA CO.vMUNmES SINCE 1907 ON 1HE WEB: WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 Steel tries. to . calm waters • Says he wants to put election controversy to rest, but raises eyebrows by nominating Robinson as Costa Mesa's vice mayor. Jennff• Kho right. The facts are going to come out, DAILY PILOT and there was no fraud or attempt at COSTA MESA -Councilman Chris Steel began his term Monday with an attempt to quiet controversy about his campaign victory. ·well, here I am,• said Steel, who got the most votes in the Nov. 7 election, •after 22 years in the making .... I am sorry (Costa Mesa resident Michae\· Szkaradek) has taken issue with a polit- ical difference we had back then and has held it against me, bur he has that fraud on my part or on the part of the (signers). I wish people would be fair and give me the benefit of the doubt. Yes, mistakes were made but nothing intentional.• Szkaradek, who ran against Steel in a 1986 City Council race, claimed after Steel's election that one of the signatures on Steel's nominating petition was forged. The city attorney's office, however, conduded after an investigation that Steel should not be barred Crom taking office. Supporters many of them wear- ing •steer buttons- clapped after his speech and again when he made his first vote to make reelect- ed Councilwoman libby Cowan the city's mayor. But Steel .steered Chris Steel into more controversy when he then surprised the crowd by nominating newly elected Councilwoman Karen Robinson SEE STEEL PAGE 4 llOll COlllCa MWI Strip mall developers propose housing projects • Council also extends moratorium on new small-lot houses for 18 months. Jennifer Kho D AILY PILOT Shopping Center site and part of the Harbor Center property, and also renewed its moratonum on building houses on small lots. COSTA MESA -The City Council gave a unani- mous go-ahead this week to process proposals to build houses on the El Camino Two development compa- nies want to change their properties' zoning designa- bon from commercial to res- idential in an effort to lower the density and the effect of the projects. The council voted Monday to make its SEE HOMES PAGE 4 Supervisors get on board airport cap extension •Newport mayor says unanimous approval bodes well for fight to maintain restrictions at John Wayne. Alex Coolman DAILY PILOT NEWPORT BEACH - City air- port activists won their second victo- ry in a week Tuesday as the Orange County Board of SupeI'VlSOrs agreed to help them extend flight caps at John Wayne Auport. The supervisors voted unani- mously to begin preparing environ- mental reports needed to main- tam the caps, which must be done before they expue m· 2005. The restrictions lurut the number of annual passen- gers to 8.4 Dlillion and allow no more than 73 John Noyes daily departures. PHOTOS BY GREG FRY I DAILY PILOT Carla Brockman, ln background, wearing black, malntalns she bas the right to put a gate across a path on her property that has been used as public aceess to the Back Bay. Equestrians and othen ln Santa Ana Heights are fighting her decision. Departures are allowed from 7 a.m . to 10 p.m . Monday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Arrivals are allowed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. No ~Qre giddyap Santa Ana He.ights residents argue a path to Back Bay should be open, but a homeowner says it is on her property Alex Coolman DAILY PILOT SANTA ANA HEIGHI'S -The signs on Carla Brock.man's new gates try not to leave much room for confusion . One says "private drtve• fu flo- rescent orange letters. The other shows a silhouette of a horse and rider with a large line slashing tbrougbll Brockman put up the gates around Thanksgiving to block a path that runs through her proper- ty from the end of Birch Drive to the winding trails of the Back Bay. She says the barricades -two metal barriers, and one made out of sticks-are supposed to address a liability concem raised by the inJ\UY of an equestrian last year. SEE PATH PAGE 5 Brockman argues with Jlm Auster, a Santa Ana Heights resident who Is protestl.ng the gate across an unpaved path that rum to the Bliek Bay, ~eanotber upeet resident. U..Clement. u.mwblle on laaneback. Jticy selection process starts. in Bechler murder trial •Juror inteIViews will continue ,today; judge also allows secretly taped conversation to be used as evidence. ' tntO evideoce ~ reconSed con- venatiom between Bechler, 33, of Newport BeaCh and bll G-\lblfdlbd 1lna New. 1be tapes, wbk:h haft mm eealed by tbe court. awpurtldly contatii dlicullbl by BOW Nlllllng .., the detaali of bll ..... cleatb. • PraMcuton allege tbat leclallir murdlired bll 3B-,_.;old ..... "979 BecNlr.-a.•a."1MrCID tbebwl wttba+w1+.1w1~w body OMtMwd dudllg • "*' ·-bolltmg-o8 of .. Nl'wpalt lwla ' The action comes only four days after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw out a county ini- tiative, Measure F. that would have made it harder to push for an airport at the dosed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Outside the board chambers after Tuesday's vote, Newpert Beach Mayor John Noyes said the unani- mous vote boded well for the fight to keep the caps. • •rm really gratified to see the board come through on a quality ot life issue,• Noyes said. adding that be thought the unanimous vote indicat- ed a willingness on the part of the lX>ard to rise above the bickering that bas characterized the airport debate. •Tu me,• be said. "that says it all.• But the victory was not without a twist for Newport-Mesa. Boerd Chai.rma.n Charles Smith. who 16p! I e DIS the tit District, tllidDld an amendment anto the dedDcm that directed staff to begin looking at SEE AJRPORTMM 5 11111 • ... ·LocALs 2· Wednesday, December 6, 2000 For I GOOD CAUSE Maria Sanchez Drasdo · · She gives a voice to both doctor and patient COSTA MESA -When Maria Sanchez Drasdo speaks, both doctors and patients listen. That's because at the Share Our Selves Free Medical Clinic, Drasdo gives both doctors and patients a voice. She is an interpreter, volunteering time every Wednesday to translate pain. hope, diagnosis and advice between Spanish· and English-speaking people at the clinic. "I feel so good when I accomplish something and help somebody and, in this setting, I see the results inunedi- ately," Drasdo said. "I help people who are sick, who don't hav.e money and who are afraid to go to the mainstream hospitals because they know they can't pay. I see faces coming in worried and leaving with a smile, and that just does it for me. Tue hope you give them is incredible. For me, coming here is like going to Disneyland. I have so much fun. And 1 make a difference.· Drasdo said she beqan volunteer- ing at her children's schools after she was invited by a volunteer she met after moving to the country 26 years ago. ·1 noticed right away that people here are really generous, not just with th.eir wallets but with their time, wliich is more valuable," Drasdo said. "It's not enough to make a good living and be happy. You have to give something back. It is very important, and I want- ed to be sure my children learned it from me by example. The message has come through; they are volunteers too." ALMANAC DUI ARRESTS The following people have been arrested recently on suspi· cion of driving under the influ- ence of an intoxicant. They have only been arrested on suspicion of a crime and, a9 with all crimes, are considered innocent unW proved guilty. COSTA MESA TIJESDAY • Hilardo Reyes-Castro, 26, Costa Mesa FJlIDAY • Corey Christopher Campbell, 21, Costa Mesa • Tirso Pascual. 40, Anaheim • Joseph Christopher Wapner, 22, Dana Point • Crisogono Herrera-Reyes, 44, Santa Ana SA11JJU>AY •Erik Jaysen Ellingsen, 21, Costa Mesa • Jane Louise Bidnick, 42, Lake Forest • Daniel Stephen Lacaze, 24, Solano Beach FJlIDAY • Joshua Earl Hall, 20, Costa Mesa • George Brian Ke nt, 37, Costa Mesa • Robert Rene Morel, 33, Hunt- ington Beach When her children -Salvador, 21, and Daniel, 19 -finished high IChoo1. Drasdo had to search for something else to do, and ooe d her fJiendl 1dd her of the clinic's need for inteJpreters. Drasdo, who has volunteered at the clinic for three years, is also In c:barge d scheduling the vohmteen during ber shlft -about four hours every Wednesday-and ensuring everything runs smoothly. But her favorite role is that of the interpreter. "I am the link between the patient and the doctor,• Drasdo said. •J get to practice my fint language, Spanllh. which is nice because my kids ~ English and we use English at bOlle. And it's an eye opener. I mean.~ of these people have never been to a doc- Mesa • Michael Osborne, 33, Costa Mesa NEWPORT BEACH SUNDAY • Jeffrey David Toomi.re, 26, New- port Beach SA11JJU>AY • Gary Licon, 40, Anaheim • Brett Gavin Farrell, 35, Newport Beach • Lauren Melissa Moon, 20, Irvine • Courtney Blair Vickery, 23, Laguna Niguel FJlIDAY •Beverly Sturgeon Smith, 71, Newport Beach •Keith Jason Rooks, 30, Mission Viejo REIL ESTATE COSTA MESA 2989 Milbro St., $263,000 2262 Avalon St.. $279,000 2278 Fordham Drive, $298,000 2783 Tern Circle, $439,000 3030 Country Club Drive, $377,500 NEWPORT BEACH 253 Chesterfield, $390,000 3137 Corte Marin, $630,000 21 Long Bay Drive, $859,000 1015 Muirfield Drive, $490,000 2112 VlSta Dorado, $446,000 18 Rue Cannes, $555,000 •Greg New.kirk Pierce, 42, Santa Ana THURSDAY • Lauri Ann~ Byrd. 42, Costa NEWPORT COAST 21 Portica, $900,000 43 Renata, $850,000 .. PIT OF THE Wiii · Christmas kittens Christmas kittens are available for adoption through the Animal Network of Orange County. 1be group holds adoptlonl every Saturday and Sunday tn front ol RUllO'I Pet BxperieDce at Fashion Island, 905 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Its fund-raising arm. the Com- munity Animal Network. accepts donations for me<HcaJ bills. Information: (9'9) 759-3646 or http:/ /www.anJmalnetworlc.org. tor before or have had bad experiences with doctors.• 1be challenge is to translate every- one's m01mings exactly, she said. Getting the tone and implications just right is important to avoid misun- delstimdlngs, and in some ways, Drasdo said. she feels like an actor trying to imitate people. Drasdo sakl her Mexican birth gives her an added advantage: She under- stands the voice inflections and body language that give her additional clues about the ~tients. "Theres a little bit of psychology involved.• she said. "Sometimes I tell the doctor that I think something is wrong other than what someone is telling you or that I think someone is lying, and usually I am right Sometimes they need food or they're having fami- ly problems.· The hardest part is not the work itself, but the pain of translating bad news, ~o said, adding that hope and the knowledge that patients are getting good treatment keeps her spir- its up. •At first. I thought I would stay here for maybe six months, but now I'm hav- ing too much fun to leave,• she said. ·The people -those who work here and those who come here for help-are so much fun. I meet so many people I probably wouldn't have met otherwise and people a an~· I'll probably retire from volunteering here. U God allows me, I will be here for a long time.· -Story by Jelwtlfw Kho: photo by Sun Hiiier Daily Pilot GeHl!I,; INVOLVED • GE1TING INVOLVID runs peri- odically In the Deily Pilot on a rotating basis. If you'd like lnfOf- metlon on adding your organl· :utton to this list. call (949) 574- 4228. SHUii HIGH SCHOOL UCHAllGE PROGRAM Host families are needed in the Costa Mesa area to pro- vide a bed, meals and a loving home for high school students from more than 28 countries including Ger- many, Japan, Brazil, China and Poland. The students, all between ages 15 and 18, participate in cross-cultural exchange to learn about America and share their ~wn culture. The students stay for five to 10 months and are screened twice for • academic excellence and proficiency in English. (888) 533-8514. SIEUUN LllURY & GARDENS You could assist with the garden or help in the gilt and tea shop of Corona del Mar's botanical garden and historical research library. Dorothy Wood, (949) 673- 2261. SlllLl IUSllESS ASSISTANCE CENTER The Small Business Assis- tance Center of OCC needs volunteers to advise small business owners in finance, accounting, law, market- ing, sales, human resources and other areas. (714) 432- 5916. SOMEONE CARES SOUP KITCHEi Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for kitchen duties. The organization IS at 720 West 19th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 5-48-8861 . SOUTH COAST LITIUCY COUNCIL Volunteer tutors are need- ed for an increased demand of literacy and English as a Second Lan- guage (ESL) classes. Stu· dents are taught English reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small groups or on a one-to-one basis. There are centers all over Orange County, once trained, tutors may choose the center in which they want to teach. Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458- 8664. SHiii OUR SELVES CLINIC The clinic, which provides emergency services to tne needy in Orange County, is looking for volunteers to deliver and pick up food from local restaurants and grocery stores, beJp with medical and dental staff, data entry, asslst with.food sorting and distribution. to help at the front desk and some other duties. They also need translators. (9'9) 515-7316. 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' • Daily Pilot Wednesday, December 6, 2000 3 Neupon Beach must remain united in battle f or El Toro airpott F inally, a few victories. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Otero summarily dis- charged Measure F to the ash heap of unconstitutional ini- tiatives. And Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, in a unanimous vote, gave the nod to fire up the machinery for extending the flight caps and curfews of the John Wayne Airport Set- tlement Agreement for an · additional 20 years. The wins are sweet, to be sure. But in the case of mov- ing the settlement agreement extension off the dime, awk- ward cracks in the city's uni· fied offensive for an El Toro airport emerged. How do we know? There was a whiff of equivocation in the air at the Nov. 28 session of the New- port Beach City Council. When the council's business lit upon its move to prod the Orange County Board of Supervisors to open formal discussions extending the set- tlement agreement. outgoing Mayor John Noyes looked like a guy who was running out of time and was tired of fighting. Council members Dennis O'Neil and Norma Glover looked the same way. Seemingly bruised and . Still the best deal on Christmas trees in Orange County. Pacific Northwest Noble Fir, Grand Fir & Byron de Arokol BETWEEN THE UHES weary from a years-long fight with South Orange County's vehement opposition to an airport at the shuttered El Toro Martpe Corps Air Sta- tion, Noyes, O'Neil and Glover more than hinted that they now view the extension of the flight caps and curfews at John Wayne as an issue to· be hammered out separately from the ground battle over El Toro's future. "In the dialogue we've had with [South Orange County cities],• said Noyes, "they understood fully that we believe.EI Toro is an option. We were listening to them tell us that they think there are other options [for El Toro), and we will continue to listen. And down the road, who knows, we may be able Douglas Fir from S32.95 Nova Scotia Balsam Fir from S39.95 North Carolina Fraser Fir Small Trees from S39.95 from S14.95 \l Still at Newport Dunes Located in Newport Beach BMOA lnvita family, frienJs. anJ employees to 11. •• 2()()() ?/~ Z'~ Z'a#ee Thursday • December 7th 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us aboard the ~?~ Enjoy spectacular views of Christmllf lights, dine on a Mlicious holiday mea4 dance to lively tunes of Alturas and sing a few Christmas carols as we cruise the. harbor. "No Host" Bar Opens: 6:00 pm Boat Departs: 7:00 pm (sharp!) Boat Returns: 9:00 pm $45fwi.~ A portion of each ticket will be donated to Nt wport Elnnm tary School anJ Balboa Performing .Arts Thtater FountlAtions Ticketa may be purdMleecl at Briaa'1 CAR, C.talin• A,. or 9" "'Hing (949) 615-9445 to help them look into those options." "We've represented to the Board of Supervisors [that) our request to extend this set- tlement agreement is really separate (and) apart from the El Toro issue,• O'Neil said. Added Glover: ·w e have deliberately tried not to tie this to El Toro." Why the olive branch? The conciliation? It's clear that, tac~ with the expiration of the existing settlement agree- ment -which restricts ~e number of flights and the pmes of departures and arrivals -at the end of 2005, the.City Council was being presswed by the clock. And it was sobered by the reality that hammering out an exten- sion will be a lengthy and dif • ficult exercise not unlike pushing a car uphill with a rope. I think there's more to it than that, however. My theo- ry is the City Council felt the hot breath of the 800-pound gorilla (read: El Toro oppo- nents) represented by 5th District Supervisor Tom Wil- son. While Wilson, the coWlty representative of Newport Beach, favors extending the settlement agreement. he could not afford to press the opening of formal negotia- tions if his South County con- stituents believe Newport Beach is advancing the settle- ment agreement and an El Toro airport as two parts of one solution. That would be politically untenable. So it may have seemed strategically savvy to uncou- ple the El Toro rhetoric from the engine of the settlement agreement extension. And perhaps that's why the City Council conveniently left the Airport Working Group and its fiery leader, Barbara Lich· man, out of the noodling ses- sions that produced the first drait settlement agreement resolution that was placed before the Board of Supervi- sors and roundly rejected. After all, that group is a per- sistent and effective advocate for an airport at El Toro. 'Nevertheless, the Airport Working Group played a principle role in writing the 1985 settlement. It is a signa- tor to 'the compact. Equally important, Llchman's deep experience in complex airport !iD~ Mattress Outlet Store BRAND fEW • COSMETICAU.Y IMPERFECT Get the Best for Less! ·~ 3C -.... !.l!...-.: 3165 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa One mock South or .\05 Fwy 545-7168 AlSO ON OUR MENU: .FISH TAcos· WE TAl<E DINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL! negotiations and her take-no- prisoners style represent potent weaponry that New- port Beach musl have if it is to preserve the provisions of the settlement agreement That's why the council's exclusion of Che Airport Working Group was short- sighted, if not fender-headed. And Lichman let them know it at the Nov. 28 gathering. "We are somewhat non- plused that a year's worth of discussions has gone on with South County, a non-stake· holder in (the extension issue), while the stakeholders in Newport Beach have not been consulted,· Lldunan said. "We ask most urgently • that the Airport Working Group be immediately involved in all action relative to the extension of the agree- ment. We deserve that cour- tesy.• She got it. The council and the Airport Working Group 1r- 'I , ~ • I f.;2 • -,..,, ~I --·').-. If·~ -* ... penned new langwlge to the extension resolution language that enumerates tbat the lig· nators to the 1985 settlement agreement must be a part ot the negotiations to extend the flight caps and curfews. So long as Llcbman and the Newport Beach City Council remain on the same team, I'm hopeful the city c.an maintain a united front with respect to an airport at El Toro. For without an El Toro airport, any settlement agree- ment extension will quickly wither under the inevitable legal challenges seeking the expansion of John Wayne Airport as the only means to accommodate the nation's air transportation demands. · • BYRON DE ARAKAL is a writer and communications consult.ant. He lives in Costa Mesa. His column runs Wednesdays. Readers can reach him with ~tips and comment5 via e-mail at byronwriterOmsn.com. ·J~ ~ Wllltus••Fu.nLmS J~G~ • v .... s.lldiolt. °"" .... " c....-.. GtW ~ Gwu ' ,, lUSTN AUTO aNTER • rJ 14) 544r4800 • www.tustlnlexus.com • @JmiiiiwW11 FloraJ & Gifts ~ JltWrJWJ at 67u/fJtJ1l(3~ Wreaths Ornamc:n ts Lang Card!. Garlands SPECIALIZING IN Vintage Santas Teacher Gif1s Topiaries Christmas Decor Tree Skirts Stockjngs Mon-Fri I 0-6, Sat I 0-5, Sun I 0-4 369 E. I ?ch Srreec, Cosca Mesa, CA Phone (949) 646-6745 Loc.au:d in Wtstpon 5qua~ acros.s from Ralphs ~ 1Ae9TO/idag5 wiM ~fieUe!oOMfoeh$~ faddJ at-ea e 4 Wednesday, Oec;ember 6, 2000 HOMES CONTINUED FROM 1 final decision on the zone changes at a later time, after city staff have reviewed the plans. The El Camino proposal seeks to convert the run- down, 2.5-acre Mesa Del Mar retail center -bordered by single-family homes, an office building and apart- ments -into medium·den· sity housing. Representatives of El Camino Partners LLC said they bought the shopping cen- ter in March with plans to improve it. But, they said, neighbors resisted any com- mercial development, argu· I'm not worried, my agent Is Cnalg Brown Insurance Call 1oday for auto & home owner's lru.umnce! (949) 760-1255 Fashion Island QUESnOI HOME SHOPPING? Do you think It's • Fod klutoreplMe•Mltjh- borhood ....., .... cen- t. with horttetl? call our Readers Hotline at (949) 642--6086 or send e-mail to dai/ypilotOlatlmes.com. Please spell your name and include xour hometown and phone number, for verification purposes only. ing th()t the center did not belong in the middle of the primarily residential neigh- borhood. The council voted to con- sider medium-density hous- New n Beach • Lie,,. 0550290 ing at the site after developer Jeff Pratt said that if a low· density zoning designation was imposed dn the residen- tial project, then be would rather stick with the commer- cial designation. Lots in medium-density zones are allowed between 8 and 12 housing units per acre, while those in low-density zones must have between 6 and 10 per acre. One resident, Dan Goldman, urged Pratt to reconsider low density, bu t most residents -includlng a representative of the Mesa Del Mar homeowners asso- cia~on -spoke in favor of the project. • • u 's pretty defunct right now and, as a homeowner there, I would be happy to see it become residential,• said Douglas Toohey, another res- ident. The Harbor Center project. Be a part of tradition' Join &::::\ \ff!!) Call 949/574-7208. LA JOLLA VILLAGE TOWERS -----A CLASSIC IESIDfNCf IY----- H_;t.Al:...T • Senior LMng and Candnumg eve with the Hyatt Touch. For La Jolla Village Towers residents Marge . Bwggraf, Kay Musick, Flttcnce Leigh and Manha Moore, services delivered with the Hyatt Touch• mean more time ro tee <Xf, bid for a birdie or hope for a hole-in-ooe. 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CC.Le>* ....... .,.,. -.--A~....._ ., .......... ..... ..,......, ... ....... ~-....... --.... ,.. .. .._ which seeks to convert an L- sbaped Jot behind Home Depot into housing, met with more controversy. The developer, Harbor Center Partnen, applied to change the commercial and high-density residential lot to medium-density residential, but the ooundl decided to con- sider only a conversion to a low-density residential zone. Three residents spoke against the medium-density proposals -saying they could increase noise and traffic, but were in favor of low density. Councilwoman Karen Robinson also spoke in favor of low density .. "ls it too much to ask for you to give back to residents who have gtvenup so much to accommodate Harbor Center, which has been a profit for you?• she said. "I would be letting everyone who voted for me down if I didn't press you to go (low density) and to take a profit cut to give back to those residents.• There have been recent discussions on how to keep home builders from submit· ting projects that bunch sev- eral houses on small lots. In June, the council imposed a moratorium to halt small-lot, cookie-cutter residential pro- jects while the dty staff work on new development stan- dards. On Monday, the coun- cil voted to extend the build· ing freeze for 18 months. The Planning Commission is scheduled to review the revisions to the development standards Monday, but the new policy would not go into effect unW approved by the City Council. Councilwoman Linda Dixon said even though the standards will probably be ready before the ta months are up, she would rather "play it sate• and then lift the mora- torium when the council bas •an ordinance we feel strong· ly about." 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Nearly a month after the election, some residents are still challenging Steel's right to take office, saying Steel should not be exempt from disqualification just because the alleged forgery was discovered after the elec- tion. "Steel should not have been on the ballot,• said resident William Kuhn. "If Mr. Steel takes office, he will follow a pro- gram of deceit. There is no bet- ter time or place than now to ask for a recall of Mr. Steel. God save Costa Mesa." Supporters maintain Steel won fair and square. "The vote count is complete, and Mr. Steel received more votes for City Council than any other candidate," said Rich Studerick, who lives in the city "It is a clear expression of the will of the people. Refusing to swear Steel in based on a dub1· ous allegation would be thwart- ing the will of the people.· Mae than 10 people spoke for or against Steel at the meeting BECHLER CONTINUED FROM 1 questions about his legaJ tactics and "what his attorney told him." Fasel said he was concerned about references to Bechler·~ attorney in the taped conver- sations but explained that he does not believe the recorc:tings will keep Bechler from gettlng fair triaJ. The judge also denie d a request by the defense to dis· miss the case. The case has been delayed severaJ times during the past year, but the trial is getting underway with opening state· men.ts scheduled to begin when jury selection is complete lntonnation about the jury pool was not available Tuesday evening. It is difficult to predict exact- ly when the Jury will be seated, said Tori Richards, a spokes· woman for the Orange County district attorney's office. That however, didn't stop attorneys from lining up witnesses for the trial. Deputy Dist. Atty. Debora Lloyd has said she intends to call at least 12 witnesses - mostly biends and family mem- bera-to testify about Bechler's marriage and how he was as a husband and a father. . KENNY ,· PRINTER Join Today. 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"They can't just say, 'OK, you closed it off, it's yours,'· said Santa Ana Heights resi- dent Jim Auster. "They have a responsibWty to protect public access here.· Auster and other residents argue that an easement exists granting a public right of way across Brock.man's property. It explicitly allows for pedestrian and bicycle access, Auster said, and the equestrian use is an ·implied dedication· because it has been going on for years. Brockman disagrees. She argues that the easement is not on her property but at the end of Mesa Drive. And the fact that horse riders have been using her trail in the past doesn't mean they have the right to continue doing so now. The earnest arguments of the public access proponents don't faze Brock.man. They can sue, she said, if they're convinced they know what they're talking about. And in the meantime, if they try to take their horses down the path, she'll call the police. "Whatever the courts decide, we're happy to live with,• she said. After speaking briefly about tl).e path last week, Brockman did not respond to attempts to contact her again. The county's . position doesn't clarify much in the muddled debate. "It's a limited easement,• said Josh McDonell, commu- nity and government affairs officer for Orange County. ·we don't really think we can stop the property owner from installing the gates as long as our flood-control access is not impeded, and it's not.• McDonell said, though, that the state Department of Fish and Game may view the matter differently. Representatives for Fish Be a part of tradition. ' Join Hoag Hospital Foundation 's 552 Club. and make a difference in the health of our community. 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As they stand now, Brock- man's gates don't keep out pedestrians or bicyclists. But horses must travel to the end of Mesa Drive, a few hun- dred yards away, to get to the Back Bay. Auster said he thinks this arrangement is, if anything. less safe than it was before. And the court battle Brockman invites, he said, is all too likely if she will not voluntarily remove th,e gates. "It put us on notice that we better take some action,• Auster said. AIRPORT CONTINUED FROM 1 restrictions on flights landing at a potential El Toro airport. Fifth District Supervisor Tom Wtlson initia11y objected to this amendment, arguing that the board should work to maintain a distinction between policies at the two airports. But Smith prevailed after emphasizing that a dif- ferent committee would study caps at each site. A second amendment. which did not pass, would have required the city, the county and John Wayne Air· port to draw more interested parties into the process of preparing the environmental reports. Though language requir- ing inclusiveness was not approved, Newport Beach officials stressed their desire to keep the flight cap extension process as open as possible. . ' Wednesday, December 6, 2000 5 "To have all these other groups involved is good,· Councilwoman Norma Glover said. "It's going to be cumbersome, and it's going to be fraught with many chal- lenges, but I think we can get it done.• Third Distnct Supervisor Todd Spitzer also pressed Newport Beach City Atty. Bob Burnham to keep the documents connected with the cap extensions accessible to the public. , ·we all have to have'the same information,• Spitzer said. ·w e need to baby-sit that a little more.• Councilman Dennis O'Neil, speaking after the vote, ~greed. • 1 think (accessibility of records I is an important issue,• he said. 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Daneer 11 honoree .amHMlOfMMI DOii IUlllS .: ---- 6 Wednesday, December 6, 2000 • Spom Editor Roger Carlson• 949"5744223 •Sports Fax: 949-6500170 Doily Pilot TARS' B.LOCK(ER) OF GRANITE -.. Senior fullback Trimble rocks defenders' world, so Sailors' offense can roll. Barry Faulkner 0AIL'Y PILOT A fan of the World Wrestling Federation, Newport Harbor High senior lTavis Trimble's favorite performer is "The Roel<.· 11u.s is, somehow, fitting for the rolling boulder of the Sailors' offense. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound battering ram of a fullback has laid nearly as many blocks in two years as a BOYS BASKETBALL Newport gets past Barons • Tars improve to 4-0 with 64-52 victory in the opening round of Bill Reynolds Classic. NEWPORT BEACH -Aaron Yarnal picked a good bJne to find his offense. The seruor shooter. stuck on two points for three quarters, scored 11 of hLs 13 points 10 the final frame to help the Newport Harbor High boys bas- ketball team to a 64-52 pool play win over visiting Fountain Valley at the Bill Reynolds Classic Tuesday night. Tony Melurn led the Sailors (4-0) with 20 points, while Greg Perrine (12 points) and Erik Peterson (10 points) also reached double ftgures. The Tars led by as many as 13 points midway through the third quar- ter. but Fountain Valley (1-1) drew even with six minutes left in the game. From there. Newport outscored the Barons, 21-9. with Yamal and Melum contributing 15 of those points. The Sailors will host Calabasas on '.Thursday at 8: 15 p.m. followed by Rancho Verde on Friday at 6:45 p.m. -by Tony Altobelli ...... R£YNOU>S CLASSIC Pool play ~ HAMCIR 64, foUNwN VAUS.Y 52 Fountain Valley 10 9 18 15 -52 Newport Harbor 10 15 16 23 -64 Fount.-fn V•llev ·Dailey 18, Ball 10, Fendon 8, Torres 8, Wheatley 5, Guerney 3. 3 pt. goals • Dailey 1. Fouled out -None. Newpott HMbor -Melum 20, Yarnal 13, Perrine 12, Peterson 10, Young 5, Spigner 2, Diefenbach 2 3 pt. goats Young 1, Yarnal 1. Fouled out • None. Mesa thumps Saddleback COSTA MESA -Costa Mesa High senior guard Steve Whittaker had 18 points and 10 rebounds and senior center Mike Payne had nine of his 1 t points and all eight rebounds in the second half to help the Mustangs earn a nonJeague boys basketball home win over Saddleback Tuesday night. Senior Jun GandJa added nine, all on three-pointers, for the winners (3-2). Whittaker drained tour three- pointers as the Mustangs hit 10 from beyond the arc. NONUAGCllE CosTA MBA 61, SADOLOAOC 19 Sc:IOre by Qulllt«I Saddleback 6 16 8 9 • 39 Costa Mesa 16 14 17 14 · 61 ~ -Isais 15, R. Gonzalez 12, Winrow 3, Singh 3, Reyes 2. Sosa 2. Amezcua 2. 3-pt. goats · Singh 1. Fouled out -J. Gonzalez. c:o.ta Mesi! ·Whittaker 18, Payne 11. Gandia 9, Conte 6, Vakili 6, Krikorian S, park 2, Fregoso 2. Miiiward 2, cabko 0, B~ 0, Amburgey 0. goals · Whittaker 4, Gandia 3, Vakill 2, rlkorlan 1. Fouled out · None. Sea Kings fall, 71-33 WESTMINSTER -The Corona del Mar High boys basketball team fell behind big and could not recover in Tuesday's 71-33 pool-play loss to St. John Bosco at the La Quinta Tourna- Jllenl • Eric Snell led the Sea Kings (0-2) with 11 points and ldean Shahangian chipped in with eight. The Sea Kings continue in the tour- nainent ThW'lday when they duel Saddleback at 4':30 p.m. I.A°""".'°'~ Pool Pllly IT. Jaelle llota> 71, CollOM D1L MM JJ St. John Iosco 21 21 13 16 -71 CoroN def M41r a 9 a a -33 It. '°"" lioeco • Dyer 9, LMe 6, Quiroz 27, Ruth 2. St. Amont I. T-vk>f 4, Vtn Routen 9, D. Wlffllmf 4. T. Wiiiiams 2. J pt goels • Quiroz 7. floultCt out -None. c:...e .. --Shehanglan 8, ftkNnilon 0, I . Mtnclllas O. Alshuler 5, te. Mlndllas o. Snell 11, ltMster 5, ~o.a...o.~~Greyo. J pt. goell -sn.11 J, hNngJan 1. flouted out • None. ' varsity starter, as the ancient Egyptians dropped at Giza. "Personally, I enjoy hitting people,• said Trimble, a former Jr. All-American offensive lineman for whom carrying the ball is almost a distraction. Trimble, who will start his 27th varsity game Friday night, when the Sailors host lrvi.ne in the CIF Southern Section Division VJ championship football game at Orange Coast College, has 21 carries this fall for a pedestrian 113 yards. He has, however, scored two touchdowns, including a 5-yard rumble on his only carry in Saturday's 35-16 semilinal triwnph over top-seeded La Mirada. It was his second carry in a month. 1iimble's career numbers include 36 rushing attempts for 159 yards and four TDs. He has also caught 10 passes for 145 yards (five for 40 this fall) and a.nother TD. His mother, Roxanne, the point of eontact, not the end zone. is still talking about last year's windfall against Aliso Niguel, when he gained 85 yards on three receptions. His •1 just like my job,• he said. •Any time I get the ball, it's a .surprise. It's fUn to score a touchdown, or catch a pass in the flat and be one-on-one with a comerback. But the biggest thing on my mind (ln those situations) is not Travis Trimble to fumble.• single.game rushing record is 38 yards. on six attempts against Cathedral City this year in Week 9. But lhmble doesn't waste time fantasizing about finesse. He packed on 17 pounds in the offseason in order to bring more to Typically, the only thing jarred loose when Trimble is involved, is a defender's cognitive state. •He can tum some guys over.• Sailors' Coach Jeff Brinkley said, referring to Trimble's ability to plant dpponents on their posterior. "He only gets the ball about once or twice a game, so most of the time, he's plugging up in there. He's an offensive lineman-type guy. who is unselfish and believes in the. team concept.• 1Timble also believes in corporal punishment, which. for him, involves slamming the front of his 11 helmet into an opponent's upper torso/face. His primary block involves kicking' out the deferaive end/outside linebacker on the Sailors' favorite off-tackle running play: "Power.· When Harbor runs •Blast• up the middle, he typically leads on a linebacker. SEE TRIMBLE PAGE 7 IOYS WATER POLO II ·All~PCL .. DON LEACH I DAA.V PILOT Corona del Mar Hlgh's (from left) Jaycee Mahler, Elisha Morgan, Kristen Manson and Allison Harvey celebrate Morgan's first-half goal In a 2-1 nonleague victory over vtstUng Santa Margarita. CdM shaking things up. •With a 2-1 over Santa Margarita High, Corona del Mar appears to be joining the elite of Orange County. Steve Virgen DAILY PtLOT CORONA DEL MAR -Some people call them statement games, an opportunity for a team to prove its worth. In the Corona del Mar High-Santa Margarita girls soccer matchup, Tuesday, one team was bound to put up or shut up. With two goals in a wild first half, the Sea Kings made their statement with a 2-1 win over Santa Margarita, ranked No. 3 in Orange County. The second half would be even more wild. "(This win) better put us in the Top 10, • said Kristin Hanson, who scored CdM's second goal. "It shows that we can compete with the best of them.· U last year's CIF playoff appearance was the Sea Kings' coming-out party, then the Wl.11 over Santa Marganta wds proof they have arrived. "(Santa Marganta is) probably the toughest team we'll race this season,• Sea Kings' Coach Ron Evans said. "Our girls really rose to the occasion. They came out and played to win.• GIRLS SOCCER CdM (4-1) was quick to make to its statement. Just four minutes into the game, CdM's Elisha Morgan scored otf a reoound from Lauren Shepa.rdson's shot. And then, six minutes later, Hanson struck tor h er goal when she finished Alli- son Harvey's pass. Despite the 2-0 deficit, the Eagles (1-1) controlled the first half. They outshot the Sea Kings, 13-5, but CdM goalie Britta Vogele stopped Santa. Margari- ta's chances. She finished with 10 saves. The Eagles' relentless attack in the first half did result in one goal. In the 31st minute, Shannon Foley. who wowed the crowd with somersault throw-ins, tipped in Lisa Perrotta's shot attempt. But, the 2-1 advantage had the Sea Kings confident and they carried momentum into a second half which had that playoff-type abnosphere. Play stopped three times in the second half for injuries. Evans was warned for talking back to an official. And players from both teams challenged officials on some calls. Though Santa Marganta hard- ly threatened offensively, the bat- tle seemed to go back and forth. And CdM would not give in. "I don't think the calls were going our way.• Evans said. "The girls didn't worry about that. They rose above that. We gave up the one goal in the second hall. (This win) says something about the character of our team.· Said CdM captain Molly O'Meara, "The win says we play with a lot of heart. Everyone plays together.• In the 10th minute, Santa Mar- garita had a chance to tie the score. Aller a CdM foul, the Eagles attempted a direct kick 20 yards 10 front of the net. But the attempt was quickly turned back by the Sea Kings. An offioal warned Evans for disputing the foul call. The offi- cial's judgment did not effect CdM's quest to m!.ke its state- ment. ·u he's going to make those calls, I'm just going to keep play- ing." O'Meara said. •That's why we pull through and win.• Costa Mesa just misses • Mustangs put forth a solid effort despite a 1-0 setback. COSTA MESA GIRU SOCCER -The Costa Mesa High girls soccer team gave visiting Aliso Viejo fll it could handle in Tuesday's 1 ·0 nonleague loss. •we played well against one of the top teams in Orange County," Mesa Coach Dan Johnston said. "Our JChedule doesn't get any eas- ier after this either.• Midfielder Rowe Coakley 5cored in the 10th minute for the Wolver- ines (3·0), ranked No. 2 in Orange County. The Mustangs (2-1) nearly tied the score at the end of the game, but Usa Dunn's shot wa1 saved just in front of the goal as time expired. Che1lea Sorta had 12 saves 1n goal tor Mesa. Johnston was also pleued with the play of Katie Roche, Sarah Sm4llcomb and Devin Denman. "I usuoUy lei p tTack of great ~ wlth little 1ta.r1 ln my not • k and Katie mutt have had 1 half-dozen,• Johnston uJd. , Tars blank Northwood NE w Po RT GIRU SOCCIR BEACH -Amy Burlingham scored three goals to lead the Newport Harbor High girls soccer team to a 3~0 nonleague wtn over visiting Northwood Tuesday. All three goals came in the first half for Newport (2-1). Tory Man- chester and Laura Hauth supplied assists to two of Manchester'• goals. The Sailors out.shot lhe Tunber- wolves, 17-3. Newport's goalie tan- dem of .Kissa Tyler and Jonna Predrtk.sen combined for two saves. CdM girls breeze. 14-4 R 0 L L 1 N G wana POLO HILLS ESTATES - Corona del Mar High'• Danielle Carlton connected for nine goals ID the a 14-4 rout of holt Peninsula Tuesday u the girl water polo teem improved to 3·0 with the nonleague vlctory. Chrt1Una Hewko added five goals and had ts 1teela u the two CdM gitll provided a 1 ·l 5"'JDC:h that ltmply overwhelmed the holta. f BRIEFLY Goalie Jessica Wells had five saves. NOM.aAGUE ~DB. MM1 ... P1u1t••u 4 Cor<>N del Mar 6 2 4 2 -14 Penlnsut. 12 1 o 2 -4 C.oroNI ., MM' -Carlson 9, Hewtco S. Saws -Welk. 5_ .......... ·Scott 3, Lyman 1. Saves · CofCOf.n 13. Eagles rip St. Joseph COSTA MESA WIRI POLO -The Estancia High girl.a water polo team took ca.re of visiting St. Joseph, 15-5, Tuesday in nonleague action. Katie Menden led the Eagles with m goal.I, while Somer Plaher- ty and Jenea Gudvagen each chipped ln with four goals. Ellzobeth Ahmed added another goal for the Eagles, while goalie Ann4 Rumunen had to aave1. • Allo on Tuesday, Costa Mel& loat a 1.C·7 nonlugue dedltoo at Lagu· D4 HUii, dropping Mesa to 0-2 on the..uon. . honors to r eight CdM .~: standouts - •Sea Kings, back-to-back champions in the Pacific . Coast League, dominate . : l the coaches' selections. Corona del Mar, which contin-' ued its Pacific Coast League dom- inance this can. earning its secon<t league crown since joining the·dr- cult, have elght . players on the • coaches' all-league selections .. Seniors Garrett Bowlus and Chriss Street, a.s well as junior· Micha.el March and sophomore , Artie Dorr, are first-team honorees' from the Sea Kings, who also sue-• cessfully def ended their CIF Southern Section Division II title. Senior Chase Emery, juniors. ~by Messenger and Sherwin. , Kim. as well as sophomore Beau Stockstill. represent CdM on the ' second team. Estancio senior Phil Westphal ls .;:. another second-team selection. rn University senior Ted Peck is ~ the Most Valuable Player. ~ 2000 COllChet' A.IMtiidfk C,wt I ..... ~w.-pOlo MoftV.a. ..... ,._... Ted Peck. University ... "" Sr ... Ant taant • • Garrett Bowlus, COfona del Mar Sr.: Michael March, Corona del Mar Jr. Artie Dorr, Corona del Mar • Chrls.s Street. Corona del Mar Nick Olukia\ University Charlie Nutt, University Trewr Lyle, Laguna Beach Pat Sandyl. Laguna Beac.ti DaYid Bartetls; Lagtina Beath SeCDIMltMln So.: Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr: •T .. Bobby Meslenger, COM Jr.'" O\a5lt Emery, Corona del Mar Sr,•• SherWin Kim. C.orona del Mar Jr. 8Mu Stodcst.111, Corona del Mar So. Phil Westpha~ Estancia Sr. Bry., °'9n, Un~ Peter Fyfe. Unfvenity Kirk l.Jegler, t..gunl 8Md'I MktlMf ~ Lagurii ~ Jason Llntgen, Nof'thWood GIRU BASKETBALL Sr •• Jr .• Sr.<I! Sr. So. .. No. 1 Troy awaits CdM tonight in semiflnal ·: FULLERTON -Corona del MM Hlgh's girls basketball team movell - into tonight's 8 o'clock semifinal with host Th>y' following a 52~ win over Bell Gardens Tuesday. • .. With a 3·0 record. the Sea Kings will get a very good idea just hQw ' they measure up, consldertng ~ ls the top-ranked team in 0tan9' County. .... Kristin McCoy led the Sea ~ ln the victory over Bell Garde:m. McCoy scored 18 polnts ~ grabbed 10 rebounds. Jackie McCoy scored 12, while Ca.n1e Hawkins and Kally Luu flnisbest with lout each. '1WY TCJUl••J•n • ~ aa MM 52., laL Gtt mw • ..,, G9rdtnt 11 • 17 12 •• CoroM def Mer I 20 7 17 · lit ......... Ltuno 7, flllwta 26. .. Vmquu 10, ftodrtguel 2. ROMtet 4. ).pt. go.es. Lal.no 2, V.quu '· ,.. RIYtrl f. '°"'" out • None. • " c..n. .. -. "*" 2. ~ lr"' GnA>er '· I(. McCoV ' .. l(llen 2. Ml•• wy 2, H.wktn. 4, Luu ... : J. McCoy 12, Snow J. Snltl 0, Mettcs 0. "" AlltWM 0. s-.rri 0. on.b6111 o. J.tiC. aolll • IC--. 1, GnAler '· J. McCor 1. Fouhld out. None I Doily Pilot YOUTH SOCCER Shooting Stars top foe, 2-1 • Girls under 12 squad captures AYSO Region 120 Division 4 championship with a solid team effort. COSTA MESA -The Shooting Stars defeated the Gold Rushers, 2-1. to win the AYSO Region 120 girls Divi- sion 4 soccer title on Nov. 21. Kelly Doerr and Carina Merida each scored goals for the Shooting Stars, while all-around play was turned in by Allyson Doerr, Amber Easter, Victoria Farrow, Brittney Gump, Krista Hoffmann, Jacquellne Johnston, Kayla Kuvakas, Erica Thomas, Alexis V.ela, Allyson Webb and Jasmine Werdel. .. SCHEDULE lOOAY .......... Community college men - Cuyamac.a at Orange Coast 7 p.m. High school boys -Corona del Mar at La Quinta Tournament. vs. Saddleback, 4:30 p.m.; Estancia at Fullerton Tournament. vs. Western, 5p.m. High school girls -Corona del Mar at Troy Tournament. ·~ High school boys -Mater De1 at SPORTS ~~&IL() l{S' S [CON DA;&~Y -- •1•1; 1 r 11'0 r p. 1 1 1 , d I i; 1 -.. c 1 11 111 • 11 I' Ii i <...: i 11 I II 1 • < 11 I ' I .i.!):.u.tIS: -- Wednesday, Dec:ember 6, 2000 7 TRIMBLE CONTINUED FROM 6 "When we run blast. I'm trying to blow the linebacker out of the whole," Trimble said. "I just try to get a good piece of bun.· His kick-out blocks, hls favonte, must be much more precise. . "You have to get the inside angle and it's usually a little bit different agamst every team,• Tumble said. With Tri.rpble leading the way, behind a stalwart offensive line. senior tailback Chris Mandertno has amassed 2,068 yards and a school single-season record 31 touchdowns. Last year, 1hmble contributed to the late Andre Stewart's New- port-Mesa Distnct single-season record 2.404 yards. Trimble was named second-team All-Sea Vie w League by the Daily Pilot in 1999. "He has been a really good I-formation fullback "He's willing to do whatever it takes for us to be successful and I know Andre and Chris have really appreciated what he~ done for them ... " Jeff Brinkley Newport Haibor High football coach for us,• Bnnkley said. "H e's willmg to do whatever it takes for us to be successful and I know Andre and Chris have really appreoated what he's done for them.· Mandenno said Trimble has been even more effective in the postseason. "He doesn't get a lot of recognition, but he's done a great JOb all year." Manderino said ·And he's really gotten to his blocks the last couple weeks.· ec ucat·on at Newport Newport Harbor, 3:15 p.m.; Aliso Niguel at Corona del Mar, 3:15 p.m.; Estancia at Santa Ana, 2:30 p.m.; Costa Mesa at Huntington Beach, 3:15 p.m. High school girls -Costa Mesa at Laguna Hills, 3 p.m. •The pride and joy of Evan Chalmers. Barry Faulkner well as safeties Dane Barton and 0dvid Sprenger, helped limit Kennedy quarterback Geoff Etherson to 84 passing yards, 60 fewer than his career average. Working against a blanket zone, which included outside linebackers Chris Manderino dnd Andy Rankin, Etherson, who finished his varsity career with 3,544 yards and 25 touchdowns passing, completed just 13 of 26. He threw two inte rceptions, without a TD, in the Tars' 49-10 quarterfinal victory. have an idea what they're doing Tht>y don't fear dnyone, now, when there had been CJdrnes they played a little tentatively.· DAILY PILOT HAPPY BIRTHDAY Chalmers said Gaeta. a 6-foot-2. 180-pound 1uruor, succeeds with dthletiosm and a competitive rmnd-set. CIL .... ._.,..,,.... MNe .. or._ ... ..._ r--------------------, : Ii I f ·1 I l I I By midterm. the Newport Harbor High secondary had passing marks when It came to pass coverage. But, in order for the Sailors' football team to get where it is -the CrF Southern Section DiVlSioo VI final Friday against Irvine -higher marks were required. Luckily, the secondary's private tutor, defensive coorclinator Evan Chalmers, was there to speed up the learning curve. The challenge got steeper for the Harbor patrol in Saturday's semdinal against top-seeded La Mirada and heralded senior signal caller Erik Meyer. Meyer came in with 2.788 yards and 37 TDs m 12 games as Spruth (5-9, 162), a seruor. is the most experi- enced, having played comer dll four years m the pro- gram, as well as m J r All-Amencan before that. He hds two mterceptions. "He doesn't have mcredJble skills. be he knows his JOb and he's always where he heh to be, "Chalmers said. Spruth and Gaeta have dlso provided sure tack- ling on run support. I I "Evan is a great teacher on the practice field and he's done an excellent job with those guys, "Newport Coach Jeff Brinkley said. "It's a group that was very inexperienced. But, as the season has gone along, they've developed some conlidence. They're playing really well right now." a varsity stdrter. . I I I I I I I I L----------------~ ,.... . ., Barton (6-0, 160) is the best hitter Ill the group and, assigned to the wide side of the fonnatlon. the senior Is asked to cover more ground. -CAllJ.AS 0 ls..:M M9Cl'l'UU. Just in time, as it turned out, as the Sailors encountered high-powered aertal attacks the last two weeks But, with pnndples similar to those used against Kennedy, the Sailor secondary held him to 188 yards (44 below his average). Further, Meyer's one TD toss was one-third his average and Gaeta's second-quar- ter interceptiorr was only the fourth Meyer had thrown. Harbor won. 35-16 ·None of these guys started last year and Gaeta (a team-high six mterceptions) had never played any secondary at all, until lhls year,• Chalmers said. ·But they've worked very hard to unprove and they really ·He's a good striker in the open field and his turung to the ball has been very good,· Chalmers ScUd. ·He also is domg a good job of calling coverages for us • Sprenger (6-2, 172) is a 1uruor who has unproved the most m the group, accordmg to Chalmers He is second on the team Wlth three mtercepllons First, comers Brian Gaeta and Ryan Spruth, as F1ctltloue BulJnea Heme Stntment The '*"'1nCI l*IOM .,. dolrlO buMllie u. al W1bt1lk, ~ W1bt1lkmlnu111, c WlblalkminutH.oom, Wlbtip, 1) Wlbdp com. 11 SMml'll C1t ., New- port 8Mctl. CA ll29e3 Lautle-J1yne Y~ M1nuner11, 11 Seamt9t Clf..'J. __ ~ BMdi. CA~ Thie bullnlea II oon-~ld by: an lncMdull Have you 1t1r11d doing bu1lne11 yll? Y... 11/ll2000 Laur1e-Jayne Yapel M1nzanar11 Till9 IUltement ... flled """ the ~ Cllfk d OIWlgl CountY on 11IOllr.!OOO HIHltll'1 ~ PMol Dec •• 13, .• wm GOOD JOBS. llBUABLB SBRVICBs. MDBmNG 1JllNGS ro lfJY. /TSAU llDJ mmMf IN aAUl1lll "9Jfa.D ~1 NOTICE OF SEIZURE PURSUANT TO HE.ALTli AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11411N1481 AND NOTICE OF INTENDED FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO HEALTM AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11481.4 On NoYemblf 1. 2000. CA 11 2190 Col!Q. No. 18, eo.ta M-. CA the property d..cribed 11: $2,910 WU MIHd pur· tuent 10 Health and Safely Codi Section 11471/11488 by Iha eo.ta Mesa Pollcl 0.- pertment Thi property WH Mlzed with retplCl IO • leged vtol•llon(.) of a Secbon(•) at the HMlltt end Safely Code Sedlon. You .,. hetlby nollfied that the Dialtlc:t Attorney ol Orange County hH lnl11111d PIOOMdiuge IO IO!llil the lbove-deecrlbed prop· erty pursuant lo Health end Safely Code Sec:llon 11488,4. YOU are lnllNc:Sed IMI It you dllite '° oonlMI J°'11iture of Ihle , pureuent to end SaletY Codi Sec:llon 1 ~ you mull .. a dllm ltating your llUreet In IN~. You muet 1111 .. dalin In .,. &l-~r10f Court of lhe COUf'llY °' ~ wlllln (30) dlyt of ht wt l)Ubo flcatlon of Ihle Nollce. unleN you racelv1 actual nottc.. (PIMM Uff OOF11043). You ""* llfW .,, ltldotMd copy at IN dlllTI on IN Dtl(rtcC Altomty at Or· ange Covnty (Attn. D1pu1y-1n-Char~•. N.E.T.) at 40t CMo Cent•r Ori~ WHt, Sal* Ana. CA 12701 --*' '*1Y (30) .. d .,. ~ of h c:iWm In .,. 8ul*tor COUfVCMI DMalon. Thi..,. lo~ .. end l9CU9 • ~ ::.~e.;,~ ~ .. ,.. In ... ~:: .... llO.,. ... of e.. .... and .... ..... purHant 10 llt• d"-91 ... c. 9lclDfl .... ~ =.:-.,~ .. ~M"M. ~ ........ ,.,. Siifi!t .. -,,.,,,..,. JJD lllf ' ._ .. ..., ~,.... d ...... (Hlr:r .. ADVERTISEMENT ~~~ FOR BIDS 92897-2460 Su~ICI lo oonditlont ATTENDANCE AT preecribed by 1he under-THE PRE·llD CON- tq'lld, Neild bldl lor I FERENCE IS MAN-~ Sum Conlr8d are DATOAY FOR ALL Invited lor fie lolloWlng PRIME CONTRAC· Work RENOVATE TORS; TME MEETING .. WILL BE CLOSED AT HYDRAULIC t:05 AM. AHY PRtME ELEVATORS CONTRACTORS AR· PROJECT NO. ttll77 RIVINO AFTER TMIS UMVER9fTY Of 111111! WILL NOT BE CALIFORNIA, IRVINE EUGelf TO PARl'la- IRVINE., CALIFORNIA PATE IN THI 910 ~ t2tt7 Cl!SS Al A PRIME PROJECT DUCRIP-CONTRACTOR. TION: Thie project will On1v biddlr1I who par-upgrlde 1hi ""-ton t1e1pai1 In boCh lhl Coo- lly ,..,i.c1ne and up-flf'ence end lhl Job d1tln11 control •Y.. Wll< In I*' entirely, wil tem1, hy*-'ltlc pump bl lllowed to bid on the unla. OIP lrMltof9 and Project u prime cion· doore •nd nl1t1n11 trec:t«I. FOJ tunner ln- lfftRor and machine lonnlllon. contact UC1 fOOfll ...... EllMtlor9 Conttact• Department Mlectld .,. 11, ~. as. w11t11n Dlejgn a eon.. U , 11, and .0. 11ruc1lon S1t'(lce1. HTIMATl!D CON-S.._.... Arm1tfong 0 ITRUCTION COIT: 194ii' 824-3089. '271.000.00 The IUCOlllful 8ldd4H' H«*: P"IM Bidden and it1 Subc:onlr1ctore who do not • meet tM .. bl ,.qWed lo IOloW QUaJtncatlona In the the noodllc:r'•r•idon ,._ Contract Document• qulremenll 111 IOfth In ""'Y not M llgRlle for the Bidding Docomenl• 1w1rd. Ind 10 pay prevailing Bidding Document• wege ,_ It "' loat-wtl bl lv.lllbll IO Bid-11on _. a..... ,,.,..,, .. dire on Wl!DHUOAY, nie"' ~ Bidder OECEMe!A I, 2000, w11 bl~have Ind wil .,. 1aauec1, at the . &ale of DE9IOH Calllomla 0(1 CONSTRUCTION 1ic1t11e curr*1t et the SERVICES, time of ..eam.ion of IN ~at Bid: Callornla, !Mne, LICENSE 3!500 ~ Pllcl. CLASSIFICATION: IMnl. CA t.2fl87·2~ E1ev91or Cont!llCIOr (~Ill ~· LICENSE COOE Hot.....-C·11 (Mt) IM-lt17 0.... "°"°' ...... Bidding Document• flea: •"'-' Ouall-wtll noc tie evelllble to ....._ ..._. fer to ,,...._ Blddll'I after: .,. •I rM&ll It lllM Of W!DHllOAY1. .._. ........ W -l'ICllt ~ 1., ... I 11111..., ..... to: ..;: : :.n:-:: =-..,., ... ....:-=:. --In ... ""°'" d ....... =·:"" ..... Pl' Mt of... .......... "' clnQ Docunlnll. ... ... .... Chec:b are to be 1ar 1111111 _, -.. ,.,... ,.,..,.. llO ''Thi ............ ....... Of .the ~-= Cllrre 0# 't.:!ci er::. not .. ~wwrm Of a~ 1fter l tOI ~ 2000 '··:.L.-WIDNllDA Y, Newpot1 ---· ..... BMefl.00.t• MeH ...:.. ~ ':. :: ~-=-Otoamblr .. ~""" ... lld. _. Wl74 ducllnt ......,, ... •• .... ;_ ..... c...,a7!!lilllllllw• ~ =. ':; lld~lllll.en .. ... Oelll9M, .... "' -...... ll'lll•:ll ..... .. Cllllfnlla. 0. C":"I: "' ~ ~-.. w~': ,. ..... , ~= ... I wamf I wmwmf f wm.J ( wmta1f f CITY OF COSTA MESA ORANGE COUNTY I CALIFORNIA NOTICE INVmNG BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thll Haled propotals 10< fumlthlng 111 labor m111n1l1, equtpment. trensporta· tlon and sud! Olher lecil-n. u may bl requtred fOf THE CANYON COMMUNITY PARK F\.OOD PROTECTION PROJECT, CfTY PROJECT NO. 00-11, will be r~ by the City of Costa Meea et lhe Office at lhe City Cieri!, n F1ir Drive. Costa Mesa. Callfomoa, unbl the hour of 10 00 1 m.. Monday, January a. 2001. at whlCh tJme they Wiii bl opened ~ llPV and rMd aloud In !he' Council Ctiambera S..led propoul• Iha. bear the' lilll at the wort! and name at Che bldcllf but no olher dl11- Jnouilhino mark8. Any bid rec.lved after the echedulld doling tlm• f0< lhl receipt of bkla et\111 bl relumld IO bid-der unopened. II lhll bl the loll l'MPOfllitlllily at 1he biddlt to ... thlt hil bid .. recelllld in prOPlr time A Mt of Bid Docu- mentl may bl obtlllned • lhl Olllcl ol lhl Cly enu--. n Fair Ol'IYe. COiia ....... Calllomla, upon nonrefund1bla peyment of S15.00. At1 lddltionel clwlrgl of N.00 """' bl Included " hlndled by ma.It Bid Docomantt Ind oil* conna documerlll mey ., bl llClll'nlnld • the Ofllol of fie O!y Cllrll d .,. City °' COlfl Miii Bid DocumlnG wll not bl malled unllll .. '°" dlOOrlll S5 00 Cltwge .. IJnc:Mjld wlfl pe)'l'llft Each bid INI bl made on the~ lonn. ...... P-1 hough P.f Pf'OVlded In lhl oon-tt91C1 doc:Umlnt9. end hlbl~by a Olf1lllld Of oaahlef'• Cl-* Of • bid bond '°' not ... than 1~ of "' lll'IOUnl of their bid, ........ tolhlQ!r °' co. ...... No ,,.... ... .,. con- ---unlMI aooom-,... by llldl ..... dleCtl. °""· "' ~ bond. No tlld .... .. .,. ......... """' ... midi :.:.:::-~~-; Call&~ .......... Ill II Id&• wltl 119 r.J• of tfl• :-.:.. .... a..··1.·--=:= .. -=:n ~-==:ir-:. • =-.:;: .:.: ... = .. --? I ••it required to pay the wage r111 at that craft or clas· 1lllcatlon most closely related to II aa shown 1n lhl Generel De1erm1na- b0nll effldive al the time at Che call for bids Thi Contree1or s.haH comply with the pt0\118tON Of SecllOll 1no to 11&0. ~. at the Callfomoa Labor Codi. Che prevailing rete Ind -fl at WllQl1 8$- tablilhld by the City °' Co~n• t.4181, wlltch ere on fill wllh !hi Ctty Cieri! of the City of Costa Meaa. end •hall torten p1n1lllet prescribed lhlf'ltn lor noncomphanoe ol Mid Code The C4ty Council at the Ctty at Coste MeA r• _._ the rlQN to rejld "'Y and/or el bids MARY ELLIOTT, Deputy City an. CftY of Coeta ..... Publi1hed Newport BHCh·Co•la M111 Daily Pilot December 6. 13. 2000 W278 or in written corretp0nd1nc1 dehverld to the City Council et, or Pilot to. lhl pobllc heatinQ NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN thll It thl lbov1 ttm1 and pl8ee, Ill ln- tereS1ed peraont may appeer end be '-rd by thl Ctty Council on Ille lloremenuooed mane< MARY T. ELLIOTT, DllMltY City Clertl 'Pu6ll1hed Newport B11ch-Co111 M111 Dally Piiot Decembl< 8, 2000 W275 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (S.C.. 1101· 6111 U.C.C.) NOCiol • hlrlby given to crldllorl at lhl Wllhln named Miter(•) that • "'* .... .. abOut to bl medl on plf10nll prop- erty h1r1ln1ft1r di· scribed The neml{1) end bulf.. ""' addr111 at lhl in. llnded lllllr(I) are• Slgnmattlf, Inc.. OBA $9'1Mtlllf', 3033 Brillol Ave., Sul11 L. Costa Mlle. CA 92980 The neme(•) end bulj.. ,_ eddr-. of WW n- ll!'lded buyolr(I) -An Nu)IU!Uklan. 900 Pao- orema Aoed, Fullenon. CA 1112831 The ~ per1lnlnl hlf•to " delCl'lbed In glMfll u meleflala. 1uppll11, m1chln•ry. parta, equipment end lrt- YlfllOfy end II loclted 3033 Bnstol Ave • Suite L, Costa Mesa. CA 92660 Th• business name Uled by lhl said Mller(I) II said IOclbon ts Signmallll Said bulk sale shall bl consummated on or 11- tef ~ 28. 2000 II .. offices at SurCell au-BroQrs II 6 Venture. Su111 225 llVllMI. Cal!lomia 92618 This bib ule II MJbjlC:I to Slctlotl 8106 2 at thl C1lifornl1 Commercial Code. Claims of 1ny creditor of Mid Miier may be filed wilh tald ~ 11 the ldclr-... lor1h llboY9 lor buyer Al- tenllon Ara Nuyujuklln The last day for f1linQ '*'"-.. Dlclmblr 2'f. 2000. wt1ICh II fie lu1 ~ dey bllor• lhl con1umm111on dtll ~ lbove So fat .. • known to uld m1ended bU19r(1), II.Id intended Iller(•) UMd the followlng llddl· Ilona! bUslness names end 1ddresse1 wotnln Ille lhrM years tul past (It none• so stete) none Dated December t. 2000 le/ ,.,. Nuyuf'*'8n Pubtllhed Newport BHch·COlll M1se Delly Piiot Dec:ernber 6 2000 W279 I • • NIClmn&S IB.lmuwAY Mortuary * Chapel Oemation 110 Broadway Costa Mesa 842-9150 l)iSl'OUllt ( :a,kct ( •!It f I., I Ii I l di " ''' • Gmrtt 5"vtct •Ni QtMWtJ Gu.Mi far Las Direct Cremation •• $495 Immediate Burial •. $995 (Jttdw/n (Ad,n) Prcamngcrm-nc ~ A"..aabk for Funcnal Sirv1c:a. cmn.1iona and Cultca I c • ·, I I · \ I: I , , , I ·, \ \ I I . I ' \ • 1, I ! 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V6 (3311542) $13.988 NABERS (7141549=!100 Oldlmoblle c.-.. "' 'IHI. low mils, (339196) $12988 NABERS (714)540-1100 Plymouth Voy~g« '11 rpy. ..., 7. II.Aly lold9d. ale, IU10, $8, 199 WeM maintained, all reco1dl 714-969-0560 wL, u Hd+ v~AA-w~. A GOOD AD! Call (949) 642-5678 GET THE POINT? 1>.1il~·l'ilo1 , 1.'"""" ,.,, """' 1 .. 1 , ..... HOME flair I &dtflll JUrlai11 R'81u6'ReTurbt~~ Porcelain • f1bef'glass Sinks • Showefs Counters 949--645-7723 FIND SELL \ Bridge ' DIG UP THE HIDDEN LINP. Bodi YUlncrlble. 5'>ulh ebb NORTH •KJI093 ? 962 ..,, .. 7 5 • 4 J WFSf .. :ASr •1652 • A4 0 1 O A7J o KOI03l 0 91 • '5} • Q .. 10 8 7 6 SOUTH •Q7 K Q J 1054 A64 •AK 'The bidding: SOl.TfH WF.ST ORTH f.AST ·~ .._ I• 2• 4~ Pa_~ PUi Piw Opening lead: King of Beware or COlltnlCU that tool. too easy. There arc oflcn hidden IIllp' awaiting the unwlll)' declarer. illld counter·me&Mlrcs m1glu not be easy to spoc. ~rvc South'< Ytrtuoso pcrl"onnancc on tho deal The bidding wa.~ ~1mple. Once North could respond South, with eight sun: tricks m hand exlepl for a terrible heart bccak. "cn1 dll'CCtly 10 !he most ltkely game. Wcs1 led 1he t..mg of diamonds, giving South 11 ~ond tnck m the: ~u11 'incc W~t wa~ unhkel) to ~ from an unguarded klllg when partner h.ad bid a suil. With anothc:r tnck pnwid- ed by dummy's ~pad". it might \CCm automatic 10 win !he ICC and SW1 on INmps. Thal would have been diJu.. 11·011.1. Since West probably held dia· mood kl\clh. 1 defensive dWnond ruff suddenly bcctrne a d1Rinct pos. sibihty. To protect qainst that, declarer elected 10 hold up the ace of diamonds -the Blllh Coup, rwncd ana lhe spa in EngLnl wtim it oria· inaled in the days of whist. Wea shifted to the deuce of clubs, taken in the closed hand pcrl"OJCC. The kin a or hcaru wa.s allowed IO win the llCllt tnck. both defenders following low. There wu ~uu one more pitfall for lleclarer to avoid. Since declarer now had lll\Olhcr dtamood I°"' 10 cake c~ of, spades v.ould have to be set up for a discard. If trumps were 2-2. dcclalCr could afford 10 lead a second round. However. the percentage break WI&.\ 3 I. and a trump conttnuatioo would allow a defcndcf IO win and return a trump, removing the table's only entry 10 the ~pades. The soluuon wa.~ most elegant. ~lan:r led !he queui of spades. overtalung with the kmg in Cl5C the ace would appear on the first round. bul East did not c:oopc:raie. Next. clcclarer returned to hand with the ace of dllllDOl'l(b, casbecl !he rcmaitung club honor and led another ~pade. endplaying East. A trump return would allow declarer to win m dummy wuh the mnc 10 lead a high \Plldc. IUld 11 club would pmnrt a \lurf-ruff. removing the d1amood l<her 111 either case. 95 MITSUBISH 3000 GT P11rt wtute. ~w llh1, 222HP, AT llM'l-rool new 1 r Anllfl ctvome nms & lirta, meticulously main· !lined, S 15,000 ftrrn 941·289-6996 52111 .. ... 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Aft er reviewing 21 pre-owned vehicle programs, IntelliChoice® named Jaguar Select Editiop. the country's Best Certified Pre-Owned Program and Best Pre-Owned Warranty.• • 6-year/100,000-mile warranty • ·120-point cosmetic & mechanical inspection • 24-hour roadside assistance • Financing and leasing · • option • Available at authorized Jaguar ~ dealers only · · _ ~ JAGUAR SELECT EDITION PRE -OWNED AUTOMOBILES Bauer . Jaguar _ 1455 South Auto Mall Drive . I Santa Ana • 5 5 Freeway at Edinger 7 14·953·4800 • www.bauerjaguar.com Coverage includes remaining new-car warranty plUJ the Select Edition premium warranty, which provida coverage for an additional 2 yeanl 50,000 miles on eligible 1996 modd year vehicles or newer. CcMrage ~r 1995 modd year Ydtlcles will differ. See your dealer for deraila on du. limited coverage. Not all can to be 1e>ld u Sel«t Edition. *IntcUK~hoice Inc., www.intdlichoice.com, September 1999 review Of21 manufacturer p~. J...-tied for fint place. For more information, call 1·80<>+ JAGUAR or visit www.jiguar.com/t..11. 02000 J.....-Can. f I I ti I . ... ROGER'S A GARDENS Unhkc \~\er g.wJcn. «-nre~. H Nothing ~v"-lkes th~ :>pint "')( Oui m\o quite lik~ the \.'i\'iJ scent o( tre:-h evergreen~. Our collection C)f fresher, fullv, hardier 1(1'\-en is tuu· ws~ fu)n\ the lush fore."ts uf the l\\dfk 1. North\\!\...~, tlnwn M u, Jil'\.-ctly1 onJ tht>n 1ru,inl"~incd heft' in a refriaerai.ct container. •I ~ SPECIAL HOLIDAY l OFFER FOR Plac:e ,our order onllne for Christmas Greens English Basket Gardens and Ecke Poinsettias between December 1st and 10th and w.,. clellwr them to ,our ~C. addNn FR!! OF CHARGE. • o.ta.ltt aft!._.. ati , £1~JC1ELLJ~rJED 1/rt:-ar.h -- Wt' \mly ~"quire ('oinsett-\a$ actually ~..,wn at the n.-n\J~'t'IC\.i www.rogersgardens.com Look for ....... "HoUda1 Sh'PIMna Offw0 l ''"'lo! .inh till h1)lhC'l qu.1l1t) 11<• .. h \.Ill ,lt\\I dnc\I ~rn•n-., 1,ur l1U\hlll" d'''IJ,,!11 (\',II\\ h,1, t ll'cltc1J ·' ltnc 1 '' '-''qu1,11t·h embelllahed wreaths. 1arland1 .ind swap Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinita(. This insure~ th:•t t)Ur cusMmcni "-"Cl'"'"~ \)(\ly the hi~hcst ~ua.lity r oit\S('l· tia-~ a\1lil:lhlc. 'Holly Point' ju~t l'\_~dvro the prest~i1.:ius Aor.lStar ,\\\ .. lN {\ the nh \.\( (lll~nmdi~ t'll'W rlnnt of the \~M. 11' uni~tac ~"-'" and ~11.)kl foli~· will ~~mtcn any home with i~ h\)lly-l1kc aprearnncc. 'Holly Point' ls available EXCLUSIVELY at Raser\ Gardens. f.: R OKO ~Jnt ze CoJJ ctJota Harken back to the l 940's and 50's with this charming collection of ornaments by intemationally~renowned designer, Christopher Radko. He had both of those eras foremost in JJillld when putting togtther this unique coll~n. He used the simple, classic round shapes ofthe forties and tthies and topped them with star shapes, indented them with starburst designs, and surrounded them with vivid coloq swirling around their centers. Afterward, he enhanced them with intricately-detailed patterns here and there. Among our favorites' are the two picrured here: Star Reflection (front) 3fld Floral Reflections, both new for 2000. •Twist-proof bulbS • I OS lights per mand •'Tangle free dd ... ,, flit \:l'lll hnl\\1.' ;II th1~ \'\.'I ) 'l'l'\ 1.11 till\\',,, \'\':II. Bm\t.? the. c ... l'1'\.l' of<. 'hmtma~ tndl'l<'l"' h) cnh.mnng l'ach f\)\)m with Roger\ Exdu!'livc English Basket Gardens TM. The'le degum sca~on<\I ~cccnt~ feature live tndc•or c,>lor off· ~thy cascadmg foliage c;uch as ivy or fem ... u~ them (lO tabletops and mantle,, a' well a~ cntf)·w,t)S. On your way to a C hristmas pdrty w1thuut a gift ? A quick smp at Roger's guarantee~ ynu an English Raskct Garden that your ho~t anJ ho:,tc'' will enjoy for wccb! PftE-Lrr ArcJncJ 1 ·r, Put chc fun back into Jecorating your tree this year with a premium-quality Pre-Lit Artfflclal Tree from Roger's. Why buy pre-Ut wnw green! FAST and EASY co setup . SAVE HOURS of time. Lights are WELL-SPACED. Decorating is a PLEASURE. COMPACT torage box. Your beautiful new pre-lit tree will become a treasured part of holiday celebrations for years to come. rsgardens.com ' , ~nMI., Corona del Mu, CA 92625 Open n.dy ~gp. ... HOLIDAY DECOR Roger's offers the world's largest tollectlon of Christopher Radko ornaments. These heirloom· I quality glass treasures are mouth-bl~wn and hand-painted by artisans throughout Europe. Carousel of Dreams, pictured left, is but one example of the intricate craftsmanship required to create a single Radko ornament. This limited edition work of art features three snow-white swans gracing an enchanting carousel featuring radiant coral tones accented by bronze, silver and gold highlights. I 9 CrJ tcl"ackets Our buyers ventured co the heart of Germany early this year co meet with Herr Steinbach him elf co personally select a diver e assortment of his best Nutcrackers. Meticulously hand- carved anJ painted, they can be enjoyed hy your fam ily for gener· acions co come. We're featuring twency-fivc themed trees adorned from fl (X)r to ceiling with uni4uc ornament~ from aero s the glohe. Individual ornaments range from chandelier-,, mu 1c::i I iru.rruments, mirrnrhall ·, angels and hel ls to candy canes, u m, mhor,, teddy hear:., hirds, hoats and more. Some of our tree themes are ... o· N 1-1J£ Frorn atourid the WorJd ANGEL MUSIC• BABY• CATS & DOGS• ELEGANT SANTA FABERGE/RELIGIOUS• GARDEN FLOWERS• GINGERMAN INTO THE WOODS• NAUTICAL• OLD WORL.D SANTA SILVER & GOLD •SPORTS • TANNENBAUM •TOY BOX IFTS Cut crystal lends an air of sophistication and style to any home. Our 24% lead crystal I vase • ro e bowls, and biscuit barrels· are the I perfect extravagant gift, yet surp,risingly .. Blue and white porcelain plates, curio hoxe , vase and cache pots ... even blue and white ornaments, mnkc wonderful gifui for family and friend . lmponcd from Holland nnd China, these e legantly designed items look 1fCat as tand-nlonc accents or addi· tfons to existing collections. affordable. Simple, classic designs il)lported I ( from Poland. ' ') 1 I I I ' I ,You have to see these jeweled frames, dmepleces and boxes up close to appreciate their beauty. The special women In your life will be thrilled to receive any of these lovely items by Jar Stronpater and 1Wo._ Company. l I I www.rogersguilens.com 2301 Sa:n )a11quin Hills, Corona del Mar, Califomia, 9262S 94~5800 \