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Home My WebLink About2002-04-07 - Orange Coast Pilot• '' • . IPllll fOIWAID Don't forget to set your docbfor- ward an hour. Day- light Sav-~---lngs Time has arrived. • SUN DAV ' • • ; ' ~ •.. peek-a-boo with the douds today, giving the day that speckled, partly c.loudy feeling. s..,..,.2 SERVING THE NEWPORT -MESA COMMUNmES SINCE 1907 ON THE WEB: WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM SUNDAY STORY I ' Inside SPORTS Orange Coast College's red-hot Pirates kept their cool and pulled out a 9-8 Orange Empire Conference bAseball victory in 12 innings at Cypress College Saturday. See Page 9 Inside COMMUN In FORUM Keiko Beatie. a features programmer for the New- port Beach Film Festival. talks with Features Editor Jennifer K Mahal about this year's event. which starts Thursday. See Page 7 Inside UFI & UISURE Karen Wight espouses the joys of citrus while reporter Young Chang clues us in about the Southern California Spring Garden Show. See Page 5 GIT YOUI IUIDI Want to know what's playing at the Newport Beach Film Festival? Check out the Daily Pilot's guide in Monday's paperandlookforyour chance to win tickets to the opening and closing galas. THE CITY HAS BEEN NAMED 'TREE CITY USA' FOR A DECADE, THANKS IN PART TO TH E WORK OF lTS URBAN FORESTER A FOREST A California pepper tree ls treated with an .. lnjectidde" boWe, which baWesa microorganism from the inside rather than spraying from the outside. The method is healthier, less damaging, quiet and long lasting. PHOTOS BV DON LfACH I 0M.Y N.OT A West Coast Arboruts worker trims a eucalyptus tree on Windward Lane in Newport Beach. Below, a tree trimmer moves into position to cut limbs from a tree. The value of the dty's trees ls esttmated to be $63 mlWon. June C.sagrande DAILY PILOT L ook around. Between the asphalt roads and the glass and steel office buildings, a forest grows. It grows because of and in defiance of nature. It grows on terrain that, left to its own devices, would produce only shrubs. It's easy to take Newport Beach's trees for granted. Their beauty is such a perfect complement to sur- rounding aesthetic wonders that their presence seems natural. But the roughly 33,000 trees that m4ke up Newport Beach's wban forest are really the carefully nurtured outgrowth of planning and care. They are Indian lawel fig trees, also known as ficus, Mexican fan palms, Brazilian and California pepper trees, weeping figs, lemon- scented gum trees and dozens of others. "The urban creates a habitat for all life forms, not JUSt humans. It has a cooling effect on neighbor- hoods, and the aesthetic benefits are obvious,• said John Conway, the oty's urban forester. But one of the most important benefits of the city's urban forest, Conway said, is the monetary value the trees create for the entire oty: The city-owned trees themselves are valued iJt about $63 million. I And it's estimated that trees increase the value of residential SEE FOREST PAGE 4 r • TOP STORY Sensing a need for road mies D • Taiko drummers and karate were part of the Lab Antimall's cultural Saturday. COSTA MESA Karate expertt blocked out the din of the Lab Antimall Satuiday after. noon and fOCUMd on per· ·~ lhelt cNft. The ~ at Urben OUtfltten, tM .._ at tM Q)1»1Y o.a. -.... tlMI-*'"""'"I g up more customers of the Thiko peifonnen should breU theii con- centration, said Andy Ortega, Chief tmtructor at the.Santa Ana locatioo ot United studios Of Self Defente. • •The students are trllined to perform wtth • dl.stradionl. It bWPI UI ID fOCUI, • Ortega lldd. A.._of_.IOID UnltlicladDl .... ID sum ADI. Mi .... Bllda and a.la ,.... ... li«tC""l..a bf .... nlDlo dn Ml lllDa .. 1*-C..all.cllAllg 'p ............. ' ; • 'WEEK 1N ·· '' FOR THE LOVE 'Of 'JONG ' 'It's like patriotism. We take,it or granted until all of a sudden, we realize what u:s about.' 2 Sunday, April 1, 2002 WHEN ACTRESSES 1n1c1 Newport Beach police arrested actress Tawney Kitaen-Finley Monday on suspicion of battering her husband, Conner Angels pitch- er and current Cleve-PUlllC land Indians pitcher SAFETY Chuck Finley, during a domestic dispute. The couple.had gotten mto an argument Monday after dinner on their drive home, offioals said. Police said Kitaen-Futley beat her husband with her bare hands and high-heeled shoes, causmg cuts and bruises to his arms, legs and face. Police said they received a 911 hang-up call from the couple's Newport Coast home. Kitaen-Fin- ley was released Wednesday on her own recognizance. She faces arraignment April 28 on two domestic violence charges. Kitaen-Finley is also scheduled to be arraigned on a vandalism charge April 18. The incident, offi- cials said, happened in Newport Beach when the actress allegedly got in a fight with another woman over a parking spot and then keyed her car. A judge ordere<1 that Kitaen- Finley stay away from her hus- band and that she not attempt to contact him. -Deepa INnth ~ public saffly and coorts. She may be reached at (949) 574--C226 or bt ~at dttpa.bhanfhOlatknes.com. l·TEllT·TION The Costa Mesa City Council, in a swprise move last week, unanimously rejected a Planning Commission decision and approved a 36-root-high tempo- rary sanctuary for Calvary Church while its pennanent building ls under construction. COSTA MESI The 7,910-squaxe- foot tent at 2115 Newport Blvd. will be used to host church services for about five years. Council members have asked the church to return ix). 2 1/2 years with an update on con- struction. Planning commissioners had voted down the tent because they said its appearance was not con- sistent with other buildings in the area and that neighbors were con- cerned about noise and increased traffic. The council al.so voted 4 to 1 to keep the controversial Job Center open -to Costa Mesa residents, as well as those from other cities. The Westside employment hub for day laborers will, however, charge a higher registration fee -a hike from $5 to $10 for residents and $1 5 for nonresidents. Several people who spoke in support of the center said it pro- vides locals, as well as others, with an opportunity to earn a living 1n a dignified manner. Those opposed said the center does not check identification and attracts illegal immigrants into the area, increas- ing aime and hurting the quality of ll!e. Chris Steel was the lone council member to cast a dissenting vote on the issue. -0...,. ..,.. tovers publk safety and eourts. She may be rffChed at (949) 5744226 or by .-mail at ~r•thOWtimes.com. SENT TO THE llG HOUSE A mysterious NEWPORT group has been IEICH mailing out fliers on Balboa Island, warning of a trend toward "manslonization. • It appears the VOL M, NO. 104 ,,....."....._ NllNr . P.HOTO OF lHE WEEK ' TllOU&llTS flOll 1111 SClllli The most di/IJcult part about being a photographer is chooalng the right photo. Especially in situaUons that involve news coverage. With two photographers on the scene of Wednes- day's rollove1 accident on the Corona de/ Mar Free- way, there were tons of of outtakes to look through. What angle, which moment and what frame would best document the incident. QuesUons like these are the loundaUon tor editing any assignment. The photo stall sorted through the takes, expressing our individual opinions. Then with a near-tie vote, we agrel!d on one photo to tell the sJory-a shot of emergency workers trying to tree James Gianulas lrom his Porsche. ln·tjmes like these you can really appreciate the indMduality and unique vision of Lhe talented pho- tographers that surround you. -Sean Hiiier BOND, $344-MIWON IOID Coast Community COUege trustees voted last week to explore tbe merits of a $344-million bond that would be used for facilities improvements. A committee bas been set up to examine the viability of the bond and wW report back to the full board with its recommendation sometime this IWD- mer. EDUCATION The uc Irvine Dean of the Graduate School of Management will not be leading the school next year as administrators have declined to renew bis contract. David Blake, who bas been at the school since 1997, came under fire by a group of senior p rofessors who accused him of m.l.sgulded marketing strategies and a decline in tbe Health Care Executive MBA program. A junior from Newport Harbor , High School won first place in the Diane Booth classical dance competition of the Music Center Spotlight Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Diane Booth scored $5,000 and a chance to take a class with the artistic director of American Ballet Theatre's junior company, along with eight of the top finalists. -Deirdre~ coven education. She may be reached at (949) 5744221 or by e-mail at deird~ newmanOlatimes.com. trend doesn't exist on the island. But in areas such as Corona del Mar, it's emerging as a major concern. Members of American Legion Post 291 have been offered a 50- year lease on their city-owned property. But they say it's too soon to tell whether they'll sign on the dotted line. Peninsula resiQents concerned about plans to repface ficus trees on Main Street wW have a chance to be beard at the May 1 meeting of the city's Parks, Beadles and Recreation Commi!lsioo. Some want to keep the 25 ficus trees there, while others say it's time to replace them with a species more friendly to their city surroundings. -June c:.ugr.nde coven Newport llff<:h. She may be reached at (949) 5744232 or by e-m11il atjune.as.gra~latimes.com. INSUUICE COSTS Tiii OFF Things just keep getting more expensive at John Wayne Airport. IOHN WAYNE ~~s~=~ the AIRPORT that insurance costs would jump more than 60%. Airport insurance policies from the prevtous year lapsed on-Mon- day, at whiCh time they were replaced by new, more expensive coverage. Orange County wW be paying 61 .5% more for property cover- age and 66.5% more for protec- tion from lawsuits stemming from injuries. The jump was caused by fall- out from Sept. 11 and the sky· rocketing insurance costs a s a result. In other news, an internal mvestigator's report exonerated Newport Beach from any impro- priety in the sending of dried-out sewage to an Irvine landfill for 12 years. The March 29 repOrt, which was released Monday, cleared any black clouds over City Hall in saying no state laws were broken. -P..e Olnton coven the environment. John Wrpte Airport and polltk:s. He may be rudled at (949) 764-030 or by e-mail at 1»ul.dlntonOl•tlmacom. Daily Pilot Not•lale QUOTABLES "People greatly c118card older people today, but here you will llnd, as I lead you through th.la story, that th.la guy was really something.• _..,.,,s.... .... entertain« who will perform "Chevalier. Maurice Wld Me" at Orange Coest Collegia today, on his dllldhood Idol Maurice Olf!YaUer. "This isn't racl.sm. lt'a reality. It's time we got out of the Job Center buslnesa. • -Owis 51MI, Costa Mesa councilman, on his opposition to keeping the city-funded Job Center open. The council voted 4 to 1 that the center remain open. FAii IS FAIR "'This i:J about the hands that peel the potatoes, chop the tomatoes and wash the lettuce thal goes to your table. Everybody deserves the right to put food on their table.• -Paty Medueno, member of the Orange Coonty C.ongregation C.ommunity Organ~ tion. St. Joachim's Church and a resi· dent manager at Costa Mesa Family Village, on Costa Mesa's Job Center remaining open. "We don't know if that would help or hurt us. It's a crap- shoot right now." -Erin Cohn. public affairs director for the Coast Community College District. on a SJ.44.million bond to Improve facilities that would likely compete for attention with a S 13 billion statewide bond If placed on the NC>Yflnber ballot. "I played for 30 years. That's an it was. Just playtime." -Jules<iag9. former Newport Harbor High athletic director and basketball coach at Newport Harbor and Costa Mesa high schools. on his career here. "'He never really lilced the spoWght. But the times he was under the spotlight, he was really good at it.• -Undlallehl. former Newport Beach resident on her husband Peter Biehl, who died last week lfter complk.atlons from colon surgery. Biet'll's daughter Amy, a Newport Harbor High School graduate, was killed In 1993 by a mob of.,,ngry YQUths in South Africa. "I was really exdtecL I was very happy with niy performance. It felt like 1 was Sarah Hughes.· -ot..~ 1 classical dine.er from Newport Harbor High School, on winning an award for dance at ~ MU$1c Center Spotllght Awards last week. -.J. ....... MOlrtaot ("'9) 574-W4 READW HOTUNE (949)642~ riOht: No news m>ri11. IHusttltlons. Hltot'll! INtttf Of ~ilements IWeln can be r.producad without SURF AND SUN }lw~---~ Pholo SuperWot (Ml 7'4-4lSI ~nw Nnri5Wr ........ Racord your commeirts ~the Dally Piiot or news tips. AQOIWS wrtltiln pwml9elon °' ~ ~. HOW m BEACH U$ ~ WEATHER FORECAST Well, at letit It's not ~nlng. knot'5. 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The program starts students on the road to self·suffidency by offering services such as academic advising, a subsi· dized work-study program a,nd child care. "I was a wreck when I came here,· Bruce said. •They've helped me a lot and reminded me about my umer strength.· Knowing fimhand the value of the program, Bruce was shocked and saddened when she heard Gov. Gray Davis is considering slashing 89% of the statewide CalWORKS bud· get. Such a cut would essen· tially decimate the program at OCC and the other two com· munity colleges in the district. Drawing on her inner strength, Bruce and about 25 of her fellow CalWORKS benefi- ciaries at OCC spent Friday morning firing off letter.; to state • GREG fRY I OAJLY PLOT Former CalWORKS beneficiary Sharon Sullivan, here with daughter Leilani Borkowski, wrote to 1tate oftl- clals hoping to discourage them from cutting funding. offioals urging them to recon· sider the draconian cuts in such a valuable program. ·we're making them understand that we're not just doing nothing here,· said Michelle Canales, 26, who supports herseU_ and her two children. "We're accomplish· ing things and be ttering our· selves.• CaJWORKS has been pro· motin9 its motto of selJ-suffi. ciency through educatiOn on the college's campus since the 1997 ·98 school year and has served about 500 students to date. If Davi!>' cuts become reality, all of the work-study JObs wo uld be eluninated, and the only remaining funds would be for child care, said Vickie Hay, coordinator. Students now have to fulfill 32 hours a week combined of work and classes. With the proposed cuts, none of the stu· dents can maintain 32 hours of work and school, Hay ~d. putting them at risk of losing their welfare benefits. nus w0uld come as a harsh blow to Bruce, who relied on ffie h elp of CalWORKS, not just in going back to school, but in finding an apartment for her and her son and a place to go for counseling, she said. "Without CalWORKS, I would probably be in a sheller and wmtdng scme kind cl Jaw.pay· ing job and struggling severe· ly, • Bruce said. Bruce credits CalWORKS with supporting her desire to get an education, as she &a1d the county often encourages welfare recipients to find a job right away. Hay drafted a sample letter for students to send, encourag· ing them to include their J;>m· sonal stories and bow they have benefited from the program. After three years with the CalWORKS program. Hay said she is not going to stand by and see it dismantled without a fight. •rm feeling a real sense of commitment and passion because I truly believe educa· tion is the only way to escape poverty,• she said. Hay will travel lo Sacramento nt!Xt week to meet face·lo·face with some state legislators to continue the bat· tle to save the program. A former CalWORKS stu· dents said she didn't think it was fair for the state govern· ment to give up on so much funding for the program when the participants haven't given up on themselves. •Before CalWORKS, I was only a vagabond," said Sharon Sullivan, 44. •I worked myself into breakdowns. These coun· selors saw that and helped me. Hay helped me with my child care. Otherwise, I would haye JUSt quit.• Young~ DAILY PILOT Say the name Donovan Southworth to any long· time Costa Mesa rest· dent and you'll hear some· thing about the dips. "You have lo tell the story of the Southworth (dips),· said Mary Lookiil' Ellen God· lie dard, a volun- teer at the Costa Mesa Historical Society. ·u was a cheap way of carrying off runoffs -dips in the roaiii. • As Costa Mesa's first city engineer, Southworth is best remembered for paving and constructing the area streets and making them conduave to proper drainage. The Idaho native, who died four years ago in New- . port Beach, grew up in Washington and graduated in engineering from Wash· ington State College, accord- ing to former mayor Bob Wil· son's book "From Goat Hill to City of the Arts: The Hts· tory of Costa Mesa.· His wife was Evelyn Allen, the couple had two sons and the family lived in Newport Beach. He was very proud of his wife's paintings, Goddard said. •And he was very qwet and not self-assuming,· she added "He didn't make a big deal.. he was 1ust a qwet man• Donovan Southworth Def ore taldJ:1g a position with the city of Co&· ta Mesa, South· worth. who was a lieu· tenant colonel during World War a accord· ing to Wil· son's history, worked as an engineer at the Santa Ana Anny Afr Base. Through his seruor years, he continued to attend reunion events. wtuch were «>flen held at the Costa Mesa Historical Sooety, Goddard said. He became oty engmeer for Costa Mesa in 1955, according to Wilson's book, and paved so many roads tluough seven unprovement distncts that by the time he retired, the area saw 124 miles of completed streets. Before he was appointed to the position, Costa Mesa made do with mostly unpaved, "old country roads,• said Wilson's book. • Oo you know of a person, place .>r event that Qeierves a historical LOOK BAO<? Let us know. Con· tact Young Chang by fax at (949) 646-4170; e-mail at young.changOlatimgcom; or mail her at cJo Daily Pilot. 330 W. Bay St.. Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Antiques show to benefit local charities Crash claims third life •Lido Isle women's group will host its third annual Newport Beach Spring Antiques Show, starting with a preview Thursday. FYI • What: Newport Beach Spring Antiques Show Young Chang DAILY PILOT NEWPORT BEACH - Llnda Giannini likes the look of posh with patina, contempo- rary American furniture with altogether other·worldly trim· mings. "Many people like to com· bine an (antique) pece with their more contemporary architecture arx1 cAhB' pieces,· said the mem· ber of the Lido Isle Women's Charitable Foundation. "lbat's a wonderful blend.· For their third annual Newport Beach Spnng Antiques Show, to be held Friday through April 14 at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Pavilion, the women will strive to mix the past with the present and raise funds for charity at SuppQrt Our . Schools Shop HmborBlvd. ofC.S the !)dJTle rune More than 50 dealers will present 18th and 19th century antiques from Europe, America and Asia, with goods includ· ing furniture, rugs. porcelain, glass, silver and jewelry. A lecture series featuring tluee speakers will cover gen- eral lifestyle topics. Ann Fraser, a widely respected decorator, will gwe a talk titled •Style Makers Past and Present.• Arianna Huffington, a writer and lecturer. will speak about "The Power of Style and Substance.· Laune Firestone, SOC1dl secretary to former pres- ident George Bush, will talk about "Entertaining m the White House.· • 1rs not JUSl about antiques,· Giannini said. "It's the whole ambience of style and living • When: Preview bene· fit will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 • Whe,..: The Newport Dunes Waterfront Pavilion, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach • Cost: S 12 for admis· sion to show. S 100 for preview benefit. • Call: (949) 729-1234 around beautiful ttungs. • But when 1t comes to goods aged with history and time and even nostalgia, antique fans say the beauty is something different. Lorraine Hennessy, a fellow member of the foundation with //\/ 1 /1\// .. t lll Hono W.lnHt S/nimp s,,,.JJ ................................................ s7$0 U'f' or <Ambo .............................. s 1095 SW«l 1nJ &nvnr Sbrirnp Sm11/J ................................................ s 7s o CATHAY NEWPORT U.cir or <Ambo .............................. s 1095 Di"' S,,,,. (BBQ Porlt BHn) (./)..,_ ................................................ s41'$ '/'/I/I/' 1;;;,':: Jf:::}./!:~::'.,~~ .................. S6 45 (II-Ti,,_ 7CJ.l)ll • -'t) $7'!)5 Dinner C.Ombo Sun At ................. . AU COMBINATION PLATES INaUDE. AP/>ETIZDS. RICE. SOUP OR SALAD I Health ConJcious Mmu Available I Giannini, said antiques remind people of family and ongms. •There is something special about living with a piece of tus- tory, • Hennessy said. •I have a beautiful English trestle table that I adore, that my mother gave me. I was with her 35 years ago when she bought it. It has traveled with me.· Giannini said she aJso has some passed down treasures in her home. •And it's wonderful because I look at them and I think, 'My goodness, somebody used this 300 years ago.'" she said. "They bring sort of a wealth of experience and of the past. .. of perhaps a more gracious time.· Charities to benefit from the show's funds include Child.help USA. Share Our Selves, the Assistance League Newport· Mesa, Human Options and other beneficiaries. A preview benefit dinner party will kick off the week· end on Thursday. •Man airlifted from Friday toll road crash dies at hospital. Young Chang DAILY PILOT A Laguna Niguel man who was airlifted to the hospital after a head·on collision on the San Joaquin Hills toll road dJed Fnday night. Farzad Yaganeh, 42, of Laguna Niguel, died hours after an acadent involving a total of five cars that also lulled Steven McLln, 20. of Long Beach and Fereshteh Sadeghi, 42, of Laguna Niguel. Mcl..m and Sadegtu died at the scene. Cahlorrua Highway Patrol ofhaals said the collislon hap- pened early Fnday everung when Mclm drove his Ford Ranger onto a toll road offramp from Boruta Canyon Road. He traveled south in the north·bound side of the road and collided with a Jaguar carrymg dnver Sadeghi and passenger Yaganeh. McLm spun and tut a Toyota Tacoma and caused a swerving Volvo to hit a Lin· coln Towncar, offioals said. Mclin and Sadeghi died immediately. Yaganeh was flown to Western Medical Center in santa Ana in criti- cal condition. Costa Mesa resident Deb- bie Kellog, who was driving the Tacoma. was treated for minor injuries at Hoag Hospi- tal. officials Sdld. The passengers or-the Vol- vo. also Laguna Niguel resi- dents, were not mjured. lnvesbgators still don't know why Mclin was dnvulg the wrong way. The toll road from Laguna Canyon Road to New· port Coast Dnve remained dosed for hours Friday. IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT JOHN MCKAY . 4 SundOy, April 7, 2002 PUILIC SAFETY POLICI LOGS COSTA MESA • AdMM AwnUe: Petty theft was ~td In the 1200 block at 5:06 p.m. Thursday. • lftstol Str.et: Petty theft was reported In the 3000 blodc at 1: 19 p.m. Thursday. • ~ Street: Petty theft was reported In the 300 block at 7:47 p.m. Thursday. • trv1ne Av.nue; A hit-and-run felony wM reported In the 1900 block at S:1 t.p.m. Thursday. • r.lrvlew Rold; A vehkle bur· 9lary was reported In the 2500 t>fock at 12:29 p.m. Thursday. • Hyland Avenue: Grand theft WM reported In the 3300 block at 12:48 p.m. Thursday. • South eo.st Drive: A com· merclal burglary was reported in the 900 block at 10:37 a.m. Thursday. • WAiiace Avenue: Vandalism COMMENTS CONTINUED FROM 1 Last week, the lnchans were in town for a series with the Angels at Edison lntema- tionaJ Field. On Monday night, the couple went to din- ner, as many people are wont to do when they are hungry and the hour grows late. Apparently sometime before. during or after dinner, a point of contention arose between the FinJeys. While driving home, the chscuss1on seems to have evolved into an argument, with Finley behind the wheel and Kitaen-FinJey in the pas· senger seat, though not for long. According to Ton Richards, spokesperson for the Orange County OJstnct Attorney's office, Kitaen-Fm- ley allegedly kicked Finley with her high-heeled shoes and ·at one point had the heel pressing on his foot over the accelerator." OK, maybe "argument" IS a little understated. Richards also said Kitaen-FinJey grabbed her husband by the ear and twisted it. l hate that. My oldest brother Dom used to do that. Even worse, he'd grab the fatty part on the irts1de of your upper arm and drag you around by it. I don't know why police bother with handcuffs and come-aJong devices. U you get someone by the mushy part on the in.side of their arm, they'll do anything. Anyway, sometime after the Finleys returned home, a 911 call was made lo the Newport Beach Police Department, and here the plot thickens. The police srud the call was a "hang up" made by a third party in the Finley home. A hang-up call mearts the caller -the mys· terious and still unnamed third party - changed their mind for some reason and thought just hanging up meant "never rrund." What they chdn't know is that the place from which a 911 call is made is displayed on the dis- patcher's screen whether you stay on the line or not, and they are reqw.red by law to follo'w up, which IS a good thing. Police were dispatched to the Finley home dl1d qwck.ly determined who did what to whom with what. According to Sgt. Steve Shulman, Finley had cuts and bruises on hts INDEPENDENT LAND ROVER was repc)tted )n the 2000 blodc ~ 5'.'08 p.m. Thunday. • NEWPORT BEACH ..... ~andw..t eo.st Highway. A traffic acci- dent Involving Injuries was reported ~ 12:36 a.m. Friday. • EMt Cwt lllghw.y. A hit· and-run felony was reported In the 2800 block at 9:41 a.m. Friday. • Flalglhlp llOlld: Grand theft was reported in the 400 block It 10;51 a.m. Friday . • Old Newport ~Md! A physical fight was reported In the 500 block at 2:23 a.m. Friday. • East 0cun Front Petty theft was reporwd In 'the 800 block at 10: 11 a.m. Friday. • Shlpywd w.y: A boat theft was reported in the 200 block at 9:24 a.m. Friday. bands and face allegedly as a result of blows that were struck by his wife's bands and her high heels. Kitaen-Finley was arrested. and held at the Orange County Jail until Wednesday, then released on her own recognizance after posting bail of $25,000. So what have we learned from all this? I have no idea. But it could be good news for Verizon, Sprint and Revlon. Using a cell phone or putting on makeup behind the wheel doesn't look nearly as bad after the Finleys' excellent Monday night adventure. At this very moment, there are a number of bills in the works in Sacramento that would ban using cell phones or putting on makeup while behind the wheel. But I would bet there isn't a single proposal for a ban on hitting a driver using high heels. l think it's something both our cities might want to consider. Speaking of cell phones, cars and 911 calls, did no one see this couple's apparently wild ride? If I was in the car behind or beside them, it def· initely woula have gotten my attention. Every time I listen to a KNX traffic report, •Road Warrior~ from Rialto or "Big Wheels" from Brea has just called in to report a Pekinese on an off-ramp somewhere - but no one saw this? I don't get it. OK fine. What's done is done. But with a zillion cars on Orange County's roads and freeways day and night, we do need some new ground rules here. Here's what I've come up with. U you have any comments pr suggestions, let me know. You may not hit, bite or scratch the driver. Neither passengers nor the driver may remove their shoes while the car is in motion, and only one foot on the accelerator at a time. preferably the driver's. You absolutely, positively may not twist the driver's ear, and you may never, ever, ever grab the fatty part irtside the driver's upper arm. If the . driver has upset you, you may inform the driver in a firm but subdued voice that you will · make him wish be had never been born when you get home. My wife added the last one. l thlnk that's il I gotta go. • PETER IRffA is a former Costa Mesa mayo!'. His cofumn runs SUn- days. He may be reached via e-mail at PfrlUGaol.com. CONSIGN • DESIGN Quality furnishings for your home . Just Arrived: ··eeach Cottage" Acee sories & Furnishings Consignments Accepted By Appointment ?r.ly 369 E. 17th Street #JO •Costa Meaa • (949) 764-1746 ,.....,,,., ....., ,.., ,.,. Helin' Moe.fri JC>:CIQm.S!)Qpta; Stl IO:OOim-s~ S.. I~~ ......... Ill_ ....... __ Doily Pilot SEAN HILUR I DAllY PllOl Rocky Kitamura and dancers from the Talko Center of Los Angeles perform at the Lab Antimall in Costa Mesa. DRUMMING CONTINUED FROM 1 for the Antimall's Day of Arts and Culture. The karate experts per- formed everything from fight scenes to breathing tech· ruques while a crowd of after- noon shoppers 9rew. Behind them, Taiko drum- mers performed a style or Japanese folk drumming that sounded appropriately FOREST CONTINUED FROM 1 and commercial property by as much as 20%. •They're living organisms that are also a fixed asset of the city,• said Marcelino Lomeli, maintenance super- inte.ndent for the city's park and tree department, which oversees Conway's urban forestry program. A lot of thetr work takes place outside the spollight, but sometimes, such as at the March 27 City Council meeting, trees can become a hot topic. About a half-dozen people showed up to implore council members to save the ficus trees slated for destruc- tion on Main Street on the Balboa Peninsula. The ficus trees, some officials argue, are just a bad breed. They cause $50,000 lo $100,000 a year in damage lo city prop- erty, plus the cost of about $285,500 paid to property owners in damage claims from 1998 to 2001. They were planted because they're beautiful and fast growing, but their legacy indudes root-dam- aged sewage lines and tom- up sidewalks. The ficus are also vulnerable to diseases that other breeds can resist. Conway, a certified arborist who came to New- port Beach in 1993 after working for the cities of San Bernardino and Fontana, oversees the health of the city's trees. He also supervis- es trimming by contractor West Coast Arbortsts, tree removal and tree planting. But the bulk of Conway's time is spent working with the people he serves, for example, homeowners who have problems or concerns with city-owned trees near their properties. At homes with sidewalks in front, the stretch of land between the sidewalk and the road ls public property. The trees on it belong to the city. And while thia 1s a much-appredeted benefit to many, sometimes i.t causes confl1c1J. •People ca.ll asking t.bingl like what IO do when a tree beg'ins eocroacb;ing on their view, and things like that,• aggressive alongside black· belted pundits kicking and jwnping. The drummers stood with their feet apart as if to attack the drum and yelled mono- syllabic sounds similar to what the karate experts were screaming to release energy. •we use chi energy.• said Tom Kura.i, director of the Taiko Center. "It's not physi- c;al, but we use energy from the diaphragm.• In Asian cultures, clu IS a form of internal energy that can be channeled through breathing and used to help with everything from healing to strengthening the body. Kurai, who is also a priest at the Sozenji Buddhist Tern· pie in Montebello where the Taiko Center is headquar· tered, said the drums are uru- versal instruments that can be used for cultural, musical and religious purposes. "It's kin<l of like martiaJ arts, but creating music," he srud. Julie Shumaker, market· ing director of the AnllmaU, said the center hosts reguldr outdoor shows induding bvP concerts. fashion shows, bin- go games and Earth Day eel· ebrations. ·we were looking for c1 unique day of arts and cul- ture, experiencing somethtnq we haven't before,• she Sdtd • Young O\ang wntes f~atur~ She may be reached at (949) 574 4268 °' by e-mail at young.chan90lat1mes.com. DON UACH I DAILY PILOT Pest control worker Antonio Gomez measures a pepper tree to determine bcSw many bottles of insecticide treatment It will need. Gomez drills boles then delicately injects the lnsectidde into the tree to battle insects like lerp psyllids. Conway said. Technology is making his job easier. Through aerial satellite images accessible on the city's Web site, Conway can zero in on image of an exact address. The images are so detailed, he can actu- ally look at a picture of any city-owned tree on his com· puter while discussing it with a resident on the phone. When a caller complains of view p bstructions by a city tree, Conway visits the home lo see what can be done. In some cases, he can help. Other cases, such as the beachfront homeowner who recently complained to Con- way. a.re more quesUonable. "I walked through all the rooms in his house, all three floors, looking through the Windows at the views,• Con- way said. Ev~g looked fine until, at lut, the man led COnway to one of his bath· • rooms and told him to Sit down, he Mid. The window OYerlooking the ocean was J)4itially bloCked by 4 trM - Wt.only f'dr IOD\eOne in the ~~. Ra.re momentl like th aide, Conway II often able help lndMdualJ and the city at large through his work. He proudly points out that while the city planted about 500 new trees last year, it removed only six. And Conway and Lomeli are both quick to point out that the city has been named "Tree City USA" by the National Arbor Day Founda- tion for 10 consecutive years. •It's an honor that means a lot,• Lomeli said. In pa.rt, it tnarks the city's ongoing series of victories 9ver some of its forest's worst foes. Prominent among them are lerp psyWds, called lerp for short -a minuscule insect that found Us way to the United States from Aus- tralia on a wood crate in 1998. First attacking euca- lyptus trees in El Monte, the destructive pests sooo made their way to other Southern California cities, including Newport Beach. The best tool in their arsenal for bat- tling tho bugs: microJnjecbon of lnSecticide, eomettmes celled •tnJecticide .• •rt lets us treat the trees without having to spray pes. tlddes. lt'1 mucb more pre- d.le, • Conway Mid. But the blggeat threet to the dty'1 urban forest is, not surpnsingly, humans. Devel· opers to be exact. "With so much develop· ment going on in the city. keepmgpeop~awareofthe rules about the trees is a challenge,• Conway said "It's so important to take care ol the trees we have and to plant today so New- port Beach can have trees to enjoy 20, 30 and 'O years 10 the future.• · • M'9 c••:gr•llde covers New· port Beach. She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail ~ juM.ca~randeelatlmes.com. tr·. . 1 - Doily Pilot Karen Wight NO PLACE LIKE HOME The sweet smell of citrus y:ou can take the girl out of Riverside, but you can't take Riverside out of the girl. Even though Ben and I have called New- port home for more than 20 years, we still miss the sweet smell of the Riverside orange blossoms each spring. So much so that in every house we have lived in, we planted and then left behind a citrus legacy. Our first home was on Cabrillo Street in Eastside Costa Mesa. It had an enormous orange tree in the backyard laden with fab- ulous fruit. We considered the tree an "omen" of sorts and bought the house. Even though the Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket illuminated our backyard, we bad our orange tree, and that was good enough. The family grew and the next house got \ the touch of citrus. Not just in the yard, but also in large pots that were planted with dwarf citrus trees. The pots were a great anchor for the patio, and that way I could have the trees near the kitchen window to enjoy. Our next locale, and the house that we still live in, came citrus-less, 1 think that but did not remain so for long. A lemon tree was every house added immediately just outside the kitchen door. should have The large pots with the dwarf citrus trees moved with us, and over the years, a few more trees (and children) have been added to the tribe. at least one citrus tree. Beyond the intoxicating fragrance, citru$ trees have glossy The windows of our master bedroom.are now the strategic loca- tion of the original two pots of dwarf Washing- ton navel orange trees. I evergreen guess you could say that leaves and we have "his and hers" trees. The tree by the an extra window on Ben's side of bonus of the bed bas more blos- soms, but the tree by my fruit. window bas the sweeter fruit. I think the trees are the perfect metaphor of our marriage. I think that every house should have at least one citrus tree. Beyond the intoxicat- ing fragrance, citrus trees have glossy ever- green leaves and an extra bonus of fruit. Whether you use your oranges to eat or for juice, nothing beats fruit picked right off the tree. Umes are great for meat mari- Mdes, squ~ over papayas and a pre- requisite for a killer 1IW9arita. Presh lemons are a necessity for cooking (squeeze over seafood), c.Jeaning (run some lemon rind down the garbage disposal), and home "spa" tnwltments (cut a lemon tn half and sink your elbows or heels in the pulp for a few minutes). My personal favorites are kumquat trees. They are highly ornamental (the fruit bangs in small dusters ot vivid orange) and are great as a gamisb on a platter, scattered on a table or stuffed in a vase with flowers. Most peopJe d= kumquats, but I think they are a d taste semation. The rind is very sweet. which is unusual for dtrus, and the pulp is bitter. They are the perfect edibJe juxtaposition. . M far a1 good looks go, if you cboole to plant your dtnlt treel in pots, you also have the opportunlty to plant seuonal color arowid the bue of the tree. You can have panties in the winter, candytuft tn the spring, nutwtiwm in the IUIJlDler and alyaum in the fall a.tru. trees provide fragrance, fruit and, tn out ophUoo.. ~ty to your garden. Each tree ii like a fmnily member and bes ttl OWD strengths and W"llml!•BI. Some treel may beV8 beautiful bJoMoma. Sc.De are~ ornamental with denle shiny le&vea. Otben have fruit that have their own unique taste. My family In Rtvel1k:le bas an orange tree that bu~ tbe ·awmM1t· onnge1we've8YW' eaten. !!wry Decwnbar, we look forward to our aDotment ol Jttvw. llde fruit. 1bll ,..r bowwvs. the •enemy• tree dec"'ed I WU rwty to niant afts .0 ywl ol fdblul wvtm. lb o+un ....... tbe m ol our •t.a111y """''*• W9 '-" IMnt8d • mw t191 ID cu:sy cm a. lifDKY. wm tbe trua ...... .,.. .. Nim .... ~ ,.. .......... ~ ....... ......... 1119 ..... ..WUI. ·-•A.t •wll llfHI* I lar ... ::\:'.~ ........... • ) Sunday, April 7, 2002 5 GllEC. FRY I DAil\' PllOl Brtaget 1Jo)orquei"waters the orchids at Smith •and Hawken, which wtD be presenUng the Southern California Sprfng and Garden Show Friday through April 14 at South Coast Plaza. The free show is expected to attract 80,000 people. Garden show to 00 Y~O\ang 'DAILY PILOT G ardening can be enjoyed alone, but it's also a pastime that lends itself to good company and shared wisdom, said Bob Denman, owner of the garden tool specialty store Denman and Co. There's a reason green-thumbed enthu- siasts join societies and rose dubs and attend events like the 13th annual South- ern California Spring Garden Show, to be held Friday through April 14. "You get to see an awful lot of plants you wouldn't see otherwise in one place, and you get to hear people you wouldn't normally find speaking everywhere,• he said. The show, presented primarily by the home and garden store Smith and Hawken, will be held at South Coast Plaza's Crate & Barrel I Macy1s Home Store FYI • What 13th annual Southern California Spring Garden Show •When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 14 • Where: South Coast Plaza's Crate & Barrel I Macy's Home Store wing, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa •Cost: Free • Call: (714) 435-2160 wing. Organizers expect to attract 80,000 visitors to what looks to be the earliest and largest bloom this spring yet. About 75 garden exhibitors will set up displays, miniature gardens created by children in Orange and Los Angeles coun- ties will be on view and a host of competi- tion gardens featuring outdoor living spaces will give gardeners a taste of what TUVEL TILES Thirteenth annual event at South Coast Plaza will bring those with a green thumb together you can do with natural beauty Katherine Whiteside, a company spokesperson and garden expert, will also be a speaker at the show Apnl 14 wtth a talk btled "Planning Before Planting. Where to Begin?" Denman will talk about tools and sou building and understanding soil's contents. "The biggest problem for most people is, when they're trying to create a garden or restore a garden. it all gets back to soil,· he said. "I'm going to teach them how to analyze the soil by separating the sand. silt and clay.• For his tool talk, Denman will empha- size the basic need for shovels, spades, spading forks, hoes. rakes and other gar- dening musts. The four-day garden fest will start Thursday with a preview gala at South Coast Plaza, the proceeds for which will benefit preservation projects at Mission San Juan Capistrano. Cruising the seas to Columbia in style Young Cheng DMY PILOT H ilda Sanchez took it upon henelf to let the lhip'1 crew know that she and her buaband w~ aboard the Royal Princesi to celebrate their 25th wedding annivWMry last month. So durtna their to.day . auile froDi Fon Lauderdale to ~ Cokmlbla, journey- ing through the Pana.ma Canal, tbe ~Beach ciNple enjoyed apeda1 treat· ment. umoo. Grand Cayman and CoadDeL Mextc:o were lame oC the ports tb.e couple went eo. 0n March s, their annm.r-sary, tbe lldp Mt the Pilr •t .. ~ .. table fat ctil\Mr. n.r gaft ... a9dlt In .... .,..., .... , ...... ,,.. .... -..11r1...Sbdooal8d :0:..z:.e=~-===---. ... ., .. ..-.,caa•rnlw. ... ............ .,.t ... Beach. •And the Pana- ma Canal bas always been on our list and it was a place where the weather was good in March." DaVid Rigby, a data processing consultant in Newport Beach. sa1d they've always been avid cruisers and chose the Royal f>rincell ride mnply because they've never beien on it. •we jutt ~it wa1 time,• be said 1ri the Panama C8nal. the lbip'I ~gen traveled • through three IOdCa (a nauttcal elevating tool that tak.-you to • higher .... an tbe oc:een) wbOe the ~tluitk: OeNn NIMtnedat ........ •ft'I kind of Mb taldQg an UrYOJr up .. ftDor.. Sadmlidd. 1nu..-.u-.--.o1 E ... ~ .. ald ................. ............ .._. .....=t·lolla-cca1•MN ..._..,'ta W!l 11 .. ......,.. .. ............... .,..... • \ COMMUNITY 6 Sunday, April 7 , 2002 EDITORIALS What exactly doe~ a $344-million · school bond buy? T he number is stagger- ing -$344 million. That's more than a third of a billion dollars that the Coast Commu- nity College District will be ask- ing the public to shell out to help rebuild, reshape and repair the aging facilities of Orange Coast, Golden West and Coastline com- munity colleges. To put that number in perspec- bve, m 1998, the O'Malley family sold the Dodger baseball empire to Fox media mogul Rupert Mur- doch for just $311 million. So Just what can we buy for Lhat $344-million pnce tag? Furthermore, just how much is 1t going to cost mom and pop to finance that bill? Well, we don't have the answers to those questions just now, but that ts exactly the point we'd like to make. When the Newport-Mesa Uni- fied School District embarked on ilc; campaign to get a $110-nullion bond to repair its aging campus- es, 11 made a good case to the public that the money was well- needed. There were no surpnses. The plan was well thought out and, thanks to a detailed spending and repair plan generated by dis- trict officials, voters knew if they said yes to the bond, then the money would be spent properly and for good reason. And, they'd also know just where the cash would go. The result was a stunning 72% victory at the polls, easily sur- passing the 66.6% two-thirds majority needed to pass. That was no easy feat, and while the leaders at the college district need only secure 55%, thanks to Proposition 39 that passed last year, we urge them to follow the example Newport- Mesa set. They need to make the case to the public that the college facili- ties are truly in need of fixing. That the repairs are so great that they call for such drastic mea- sures as a $344-milllon bond. They need to spell out dearly how much it is going to cost resi- dents if this bond is passed and how long we will have to pay the money back. We will all need to know this and certainly before we can lend our support, before the public can be expected to get behind such a major initiative, lots of questions need to be answered. We'll be eager to hear what those. answers are. Some have forgotten why Job Center works W e've said 1t before and we'll say again: The Job Center does what Costa Mesa officials intended it to do when 1t opened Oct. 4, 1988. Some contend that it does nothing more than cost the city $87,000 while attracting illegaJ ururugrants. But these critics have a short memory. The Job Center was cre- ated in response to the influx of day workers who were loitering on oty streets and in parks, not the other way around What the center at Placentia Avenue and 17th Street actually does, for the money, 1s create an employment hub where day- workers can gather while await- ing a day's work Before the hir- ing hall's creation, workers could be found lmmg up in the streets and crowding Lions Park - much to the chagnn of the city's residents. The City Council majority made the right decision Montiay in keeping the Job Center open to both dty residents and nonresi- dents. The council -with tl\e exception of Councilman Chris Steel, wbo instead prefen to cast the workers who use the center as scapegoats to the city's problems -al.so raised a one-time registra- tion fee from $5 to $10 for resi- dents and $15 for nonresidents. Steel based bis 2000 campaign on eliminating the Job Center and continues to challenge its exis- tence. But he and those who sup- port him make false arguments. They argue that the center is a magnet for illegal immigrants. But they should know better. Migrant workers, legal or ille- gal, have been fixtures on the Westside long before the Job Center existed. That's not to say the Job Cen- ter couldn't be run better. It could and while we back the cound.l's decision Monday and wish the Job Center continued success, we also encourage the oty to do everything it can to appease valid complaints about the site and the oty's operations of it. Unfortunately, we're sure we haven't heard the last of these divisive and sometimes mean- spirited crltlcisms of those who use the center, crltid.sms tlult will become especially heated as we near the November City Cound.1 election. . Still, we urge those who oppose the center to come .up with positive solutions and cre- ative ideas to address the day worker issue, and avoid what amounts to smears on the hard- working men who use the fad.lity. THE LAST WORD Mucking through the muck I t appears there was a lot of unnecessary muclaaJdng about Newport Beach'• nq>· posedly heinous dumping of dried-out ..-wage in an Irvine lancltill. When the atory came to Ught, lt waa front-~ fOdder In the local media, Including the Pilot'• UM of U\41 word •n..co • to describe What bad happened. We all NW the muck and ran Wbb IL But now a ..,art-not.blr. . axclf> '#~M--lllldi lbltDO..... ,_. ddr'I! dul'tDg e.cm. ~ ..... ,.,......, .. ,.... .. .," - Howlo .,.. .• 'They're incredibly deceptive. 1 don't have a clue as to who would have done this.' I -Ne ... Dtt ... City CWllmlft Steve lrombet'9 on fliers on manslonlzatlon that uwd City Hill as a return address BOLTON Newport should have consulted residents The county and Newport Beach did indeed spend far too much on the airport project -as it happens, to no avail, thus all our money was wasted. • Fwthermore, Mayor Tod Ridgeway is absolutely wrong: There has not been cSommunity • support for it. The community has never been consulted. This is a case of Ridgeway supporting bis own agenda against the wishes of the people he was elected to repre- sent, as is the practice of many elected officials -an example is the Supervisor Cynthia Coad rejection, which demonstrates the community's response to such out- rageous behavjor. J. PETER CUNLIFFE Newport Beach Looking for answers to JW.N.s, expansion So the DailJ Pilot thinks that Newport Beach should no longer pursue Bl Toro (Editorial, "More dty money for El Toro airport risky and unwite! March 17) while in the meantime explosive population growth is occuning in Orange County, specifically South County. Those people will have to fly out of somewhere. Let'a not forget about future cargo demand as well. The ultimate question is can the John Wayne corridor dtiil count on the PAA and Alt 1\'am- port Ami. to accept Scenario 1 for John Waynte a:penslon1 lt would elJow for 84 fligh\I and_ keep the cwfews. II they Will go on l'96ord usu~ It. then there are aJrtalnfy merits for no longer • JooldDQ at El lbrO. JWnember, tbe federef peiDllWDl -not tbe county-II the ftnal autbortty on the mau.r. In Iba meenttme, the dock tO 2008 ii tidlmg .way. How9ftr, I Ila PAA ..S the Air Thlnlpmt ~ dml 1181 that °'9191 C-t) biaft a IJAg· p2'-baurlillJllllt .......... tbmBl'Jmowiullllbl .. ..... onrd dlalaa. ...... .... ........ .,,..._. .,...... ii .... ..... .., -.. .. .... 111111111 ,_... •i' 2002 Ai~rt DI BATE recently donated 11,000 acres of open space. In that case, there would be no homes or schools affected whatsoever. Also, the runways are longer and much safer than John Wayne. Most communities would kill for such an upgrade opportunity. In fact, such a thing happened in Austin, Texas, where they chose to go from tiny Mueller field and take advantage of the dosed Bergstrom Air Force Base. As for Orange County's future travel needs, John Wayne expansion is obvtously not the answer. REX RJOCS Huntington Beach There exist other county airport options I a1'i astounded since the recent election at the steady flow of artides and letters indicating a continued offensive by supporte~ of the airport plan for the vacated Bl Toro military base. The people of Orange County have spoken, folks. They don't want an airport at that location. The vaunted Amerlcan democra- cy in action. So now: plans for lawsuits. The will of the electorate to be over- ruled. by an indiVidual Jurist Why not Just face reality and move on? Let's put our efforts regarding airport growth into J>OS· ltive, doable altematt,Ves Ulte John Wayne Ai.rport to Ontarto lntema- donal AJrport ground transporta. tion. Or maybe an airport at the 1till relatively rural Camp Pendle- ton, if that would be feasible from a mWtary poiiit ol view. We cx>uld mend the u1lting toll road, pem.pe &«'Ompenied by an apiw light rail. Yea, there are enWonmental concema and poUtbJ llluel, but theie can 9Ul'lllY t"9 de.it with. By the W8f, rm not. South ==~== ·~ ....... -blla ............... d.~ ............ , ... •GI•' 1J mm11 • ..Z.1n = .. _,::1:.,1= ... Daily Pilot takeoff pattern. Let's move forward now, wtth a better plan. Homes, commeroal. and, yes, maybe even a park and cultural center seem a far better choice for El Toro, for the sake of all the county, including Newport Beach. TERRYMUWNS Newport Beach Marine base can't host another 250,000 There seems to be confusion about the amount of developable land at and around the former El Toro Marine base. Andy Rose (Sounding Board, •it's wondedul to learn Measure W's real out- come,• March 24) says the figure is 17 ,000 aaes, of which roughly 14,000 is the "buffer zone.• The buffer zone is land that cannot be developed for residential uses. M~ of the buffer zone is already developed with commer- Clal uses, such as the entire center of.Aliso Viejo, which contains office bulldinga, shopping centers, etc. The actual amount of devel- opable land in the buffer zone is far less than 14,000 acres, and there is no way new construction could fadlltate another 250,000 residents. OOllEMAY Costa Mesa Daily Pilot 110 N•me: Keiko Beatie Age: "Old enough to know better, young enough to still try harder." Occupation: Features programmer/special projects for the Newport Beach Film Festival, a volunteer position Residence: Laguna Beach Family: College-age son Education: Bachelor's degree in business, minor in film and music from UCLA Hobbles: Volunteer- ing, kayaking, reading, dancing, foreign films, music., playing guitar and kickboxing LOOKING FOR A GOOD STORY 'A good story is everything. I still believe that there are good stories that deserve to b~old and ii it's mixed with the cinematography. I want to see the story uni old with deep richness and a presentation that just takes you into wherever the story is set. That's two fa ctors right there. And ii it has a good cast, good acting. I don 't need the special bells and whistles of special effects, which are· always great. The story is everything.' CoMMUNmY FORUM Sunday, April 7, 2002 1 J Finding films . for the festival Keiko Beatie, a f eatures programmer for the N ewport Beach Film Festival, talks about reel life. W ~=w-port Beach Film Festival opens Thursday, Features Program- mer Keiko Beatie and a host of other volunteers will breathe a sigh of relieJ and then J :T- l: t: --a .,.. ~-e.c 1:.;'._ i' U"' ___ ,_:;-__ 1 ;;:-; !. =j-2 __ 3 ~ ·_r-· .:.-!!. ~ ~ -= - <: - :: - start running. The eight days of the festival, which ::'-.:-I e- ;: . ends with an awards ceremony April 19, will bring nearly 200 films from 25 countries to this seaside town. It will also bring a slew of filnunakers a nd movie-goers. Helping to choose the films a nd deciding when they will play is part of Beatie's job, a job she volunteers ror. Beatie sat down with Features Editor Jennller K MahaJ to talk about the festival and the films. r. What does a features program- mer do1 A features programmer's goal is to see as many films of quality and caliber and make a decision if those films would be worthy and justified and a service to the public or the community where you're having your film festival at lo screen those films. My personal outlook -I enjoy Hims from all over the world and I en1oy independent films . When I was growing up, my grandmother didn't speak English, she spoke Japanese, and as a treat my uncle and as a treat my unde and father would dnve us to a Japanese movie theater. I was maybe 5, 6 years old when I started going. I had to learn how to read subtitles real fast. And, thank goodness to my mother, we were very voracious readers and 1 became very used to seeing films with subtitles. And it just transcended from there a t an early age on. And see· ing what it was like in different worlds, dilferent countries and how people lived. lt inspired me to always know we're JUst a small rrucrocosm here in California, and there's a whole rest of the world to look at and appreciate. I was very enriched at that age. For features programming, I trunk that's why I want to be able to share with people the wonderful aspects of the world and how peo· pie live, what they have to offer to ennch us. The Newport Beach Film Fesb- val is a wonderful community and there are people here who are real- ly wanting to see films from all over and not getting the opportunity on a day-to-day basis. We have so many people who comment and thank us and just really ep predate what we try to bring to them. Sometimes it's very hard making the decision what will be in and what m ay not be appropriate. How do you make the dec:l- slona' J undentand it~ not Just you. but how do you bring the . _.... HJms forward tbat you think are worthy of belng ln the festival? I've been fortunate enough to travel to different states and cities and fortunately enough there would be large film festivals when I would be there traveling and that was a very fortunate thing. Going to other film festivals, you have people who are experienced in programming bnngmg you the best of what their festival has to offer. To be able to sit there and view the best of their best -you can glean from that and give support to other festivals with the knowledge you gather about some gem frQIJl India or some really wonderful acbon piece from Australia. You do take Crom that and il you are able to see the film, sometimes talk to the producer or director, invite them to your festival or invite a submission There are other organizations that you put the word out there that there IS a {ilm fesbvaJ looking for subrruss1ons and from that we get submissions from all over. Some are first time filmmakers and some are experienced. A lot of times ... a buzzword or film that wins an award can create a whole new career for someone, such as Steven Soderbergh with "Sex, Lies, and Videotape.• He's a name brand wnter-producer·director now because of that experience .... Peo- ple are looking for the next one to come out of a film festival. You watch hundreds of Wms. What makes a Him stand out to you? I fmd more so I am visual as well as d good story. A good story IS everything. I still believe that there are good stones that deserve to be told and lf it's mixed with the cine· matography. I want to see the story unfold with deep richness and a presentation that just takes you into wherever the story is set. That's two factors right there. And ii it has a good cost, good acting. I don't need the special bells and whistles of special effects, which are always great. The story is everything. And that's why I think many of the films that do make it 1 2 3 4 5 6 here m Orange County are generat- ed by the larger studios with theu own formula And not that I don't appreciate that at tunes, because I do, but when l go out lo lhe theater and see something that grabs me like a "Memento· -something completely out of the ordinary, extremely onginal, a story that has not yet been told like that with wonderful acting. That's a film that grabs me .... I believe we have some extra- ordinary films m our festival that can present the same thing to the community. What's the hardest part of the festival for you, In terms of putting It togetber1 Actually, l enjoy so many aspects of it that I can't trunk of a hardest part. One of the hardest parts was sitting down and formaJizmg the Wms and scheduling them to the appropnate feature at the appropn- ate blne. If a film 1s m, every film· maker wants that Friday-Saturday everung, 7-8 p.m., and not that their film is not worthy of being there, it's just that we have time constraints. I respect the filmmaker I think one thing about our festwal 1s more unique than other festivals, we have a real support team here just for the filmmaker. We know how mcreclibly hard 1t 1s for them They put so much or their llfe. thetr soul, their sheer inner bemg out on the line to be vulnerable and make t.tus film be out there. I think we really support them with so many trungs that other fesbvals do not It's an honor that they wtll be here and come and show their hlm And it's an honor that we can be there to be able to support them in their cre- ative expression. How many tllms were submitted or seen venus the number ln the fesUvaJJ Over 600 wer~ screened and around that number, I'm not qwte sure on S'Ubmlssfons, definitely screened over 600. Of the films that are in we have 73 features this year, which 1s about 35% larger than last year. And 22 of those are documen- 1 2 3 ·--·-,.. 4 ~Jr--i'~ .. -i =... 5 6 lanes and we hdve over 100 shorts We have the largest short furn le!>ll· val within a maJor hlm fe!>llVdl And I have talked to othe r hlm festivals -the largest film !esllvdl m North Amenca is the San Franctsco F1Jm Festival. They've been doing 11 for 45 years. Ttus year they hdve d total of 198, including features and shorts, so we M e nght up there with some of the mdJOr feshvdb. This Is the tlrst year you've had more than one screening for certain films. How do you decide whJcb f:Ums screen mor e than once? And that was something that a lot of Uine was invested mto discussing. the pros and cons of showing a fllm twice and how to make that deos1on Having made a decision was defJrutely on the cal- iber, the appeal of the hlm and the possibility of partiopauon by either the filmmakers, cast, crew, etc We wanted to be able to play films twice that were hlms that. .. we felt the commuruty wanted to see as well. So that was a hard decision to make We have possibly up to 15 that will be playing twice Whal t'1ti are you personally most excited to see on the big screen? "The Broken Wmgs of EhJah Footfalls,· I will be very exoted to see that on the big screen There's one I did see on the big screen that I did en1oy, and r would Wee to see how other peopJe appreciate that There's another one I'm really looking forward to IS •When the Rain Litts.· The anematographer for that -Shoji Ueda -bas done many films for Akira Kurosawa. I'm really looking forward to seemg that on the big screen. Both of those would have to be chosen more for the visual effect, and for the story too. The stories a.re great. And •interstate 60, ~ not that it's visually up there, but it is interest· ing in story and has a fun cast . Mayor leaves out a few Costa Mesa: pluses Joel Faris SOUNDING IOAID ) . yet just ou de our bord r) "".,.. not given the Cle.served spotlight. Ow blufl .re Just over mUe from the ocean. provtding 1hal ..... of COlta MMe with ocean V1eW1 ad eOol ... bnall. 1be lmlor cmdlf w mmitioned, bow•••· • DKb llKft CU be dam ID mab ..... anNnd .... cmllr ...... farouu ' a. Alaf-tlbilllg ~~ m 1ar .............. .. .... ._ ~-.,, , ........... ..... .. .............. _ .. .... ...... I• Soont CoAs1' llErialOJIY ANNOONcEs 5cHEDuLE FOR 5"' ANNuAL PACIFIC PlA'VWRIGHTS fEsnvAL IN APRIL. AlJGIJST Readings of new plays by Julia Cho, Steven Drukman. Beth Henly, Julia Joidan and Lynn Nottage, the premier of Horton Foote's Getting Frankie Married - and Afterwords and the West Coast premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Dazzle will form the first part of South Coast Repertory· s 5"' Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF), April 26-28, 2002. TQe Festival, which will continue with the 17ti Annual Hispanic Playwrights Project (HPP) in August, has quickly become one of the premiere sources of new plays for theatres across the nation. To accommodate new construction to expand' SCR's facility, HPP will be held in the summer, when the warmer evenings will be more conducive to a reprise of last year's California Scenarios, performed outdoors at the nearby Noguchi Sculpture Garden, also known as California Scenario Call the box office at (114) 108-5555 /or in/ormation. l7ranmt!I t./uoa"'l- t. \ 'Q,,,;,,ate~I ~.fsitl'I ~/n1erican <9rdieBlra 9lj9h/ights Bha,,ce//or ~ 0isli'1911ished g-e/fotOS tJeJCt°es u1 ~·tp,vt • Gcorgio Agambcn presents "Community, Idenciry, Trama" Noon Monday, April 8 Humaniries Research Inscirure, Administrative Building, Room 338 ' • Worbbop with Jodaiko (UCI's scudenc organizacion which performs Taiko drumming) 8 p.m . Wednesday, April 10 Winifred Smich HaJI • Cleo Parker Robinson presents "The Healing Power of Arts" Noon Wednesday, April 24 Winifred Smith Hall For more information call (949) 824-7372 or visit www.evc.uci.edu/ cdfs/ All even ts are free and open to che public. ULTIMATE CONTACT USI Do you hav9 .,.. upcoming 1Ytnt1 The Dally Piiot welcomes tubmltUons to 1MIUUW11~· ·~-Malltothe ~ P110t. llO W.111)' St., eo.t. Mesa 92627 8 TODAY PIANIST AUMD. IMfJDIL Spo.,..... by. Irvine a.daylheatre 7 --.: kvloe hrday lhfftre, 4242 Campus DriYe. IMne When:7p.m. eo.t S49-S69 ~(949)8~7 'otlVAl.Et MAUNa ANO ME' SpOf..,..... by. Or11nge Coast College Where! OCC's Robert B. Moore ThNtre, 2701 Fairview ROid, Cost. Mesa When:llp.m. eo.t S19-S25 Cont8ct (714) 432· 5880 ,.,ONDAY ·~. IDENTITY, TRAUMA' 8 SpoMoNd by. UC Irvine's 2001-02 Chancellor's Distinguished Fellow Series Where! UCl's Humanities Research Institute, Administrative Building. Room 338. The ampus Is at the intersection of University and campus drives. When:Noon Colt Free Cont8ct (949) 824-7372 Of www.evc.ucl.ec:lulcdfsl TUESDAY 'GETilNG RlANKIE MARRIED -AHO AFTERWARDS' 9 SpotllONCI by. South Coast RepertOf'Y's Pacific Playwrigh~s Festival When: SCR's Mai~. 655 Town Cent.et Drive, Costa Mesa When: Through May 5. Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. 5aturday, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday Colt S19-S52 Cont8ct (714) 708-5555 WEDNESDAY TAJKO DRUM- MElllS WORKSHOP Spot_,.9Clby.UC 10 Irvine's Chancellor's Dlstlnguished Fellows Series When: UO's Winifred Smi1h Hall. The campus is at the Intersection of Uniwnity and Campus driv@s When:B p.m. Colt Free Cont.ct (949) 824-4904 'SOUDAIUTY wmt !YAEL' SpOf.ared by: Jewish ~ation of Orange County Where: Jewish Fedefation Campus. 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa When: 7:30 p.m. Colt Free Cont.ct (714) 755-5555 THURSDAY NATUUWAUC SpoMoredby. Environmental 1 ~ture Center founder Robert Hol.M Where: Erwlrorvnental Nature Center, 1601 E. 16th St.. ~ Beach When:Noon C.ost: Free Cont.d: (949) 645-M89 ASlAN ~ OMJtlSlM SpOf!IClnd by. UC lrvlne's 2001-02 O\arollon oktlngulshed Fellows Ser1es wt.-.: ucrs Wlnlfnld Smith Hall. The campus is at the lntenectlon of Campus and Unlvetslty drives. When:Sp.m. ~Frte ContKt: (M9) 824-7372 or ~eK.ud.«luk:dfsl • MX -send to <941> 646-4170 • lotMIL-Send to }MnJfer.ma~IOl~tfrMS.com IOI 1111 Wll• 01 ANli 7· f J, 2002 . SPOTLIGHT Let's go to the IIIovies NEWPORT IUCH FIUI FISllVIL It opens with •Tue Bank• and is sure to go out with a bang. The third annual New· port Beach Film Festival opens Thursday, bringing a ',taste of Hollywood glamour to ~ewport's theaters, Almo~t ~00 films -including 73 fea- tures -will screen during the eight-day event, which ends April 19 with an awards ceremony. Among the people being feted this year are indie film legend John Waters, film composer Elmer Bernstein and director McG, better known to Corona del Mar High School grads as Joseph McGinty. This is the first year the festival will open with a pre- miere rather than a retro· spective. •Tbe Bank,• direct- Young adult author Sones to speak SOllYA SOIU AT 111 lllWPOIT IUCH 01111.11. UIUIY ed by Robert Connolly, is an Australian thriller starring Anthony La Paglia as a greedy banker llOd David Wenham as the mathemati- cal genius who could hold the key to making a fortune. Members of the cast and crew are expected to attend. A schedule for the festival can be found in Monday's Daily Pilot or by logging on to www.newportbeach/J1rn. lest.com. FYI wt-= "The Bank· opening night g.ta ~ Edw¥ds Big Newport. 300 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Post-saeenlng gala will be ' held In Palm Garden at the Four Sffsons. When: 7:30 p.m. c...t: S75. Bladt tie optional Cont8ct (949) 253-2880 "' www.~filmmt.com PLllllllNG AllEAD 'DEADMAN WALKING' Award-winning author and poet Sonya Sones will be on hand to meet with people Thurs- day at the Newport Beach Cen· tral Library. Sones' work has received poetry awards. and her book •stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy• was nominated for a Los Angeles TI.mes Book prize in the young adult category. Opera Pacific will pre- sent •Dead Man Walk· lng•atthe~ County Performing Arts Center. The opera Is besed on the boo« by Sister Helen Prefean. ap.w~Apt116 UCllMNE OPEN HOUSE UC lrvlne will host Its 2Ath annual open house, fNtuin9 brth Day actMdes, chndren's games and rides, • pet· ting ZOO, I magi( show and more. FYI When: Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 AllOCado Ave~ Newport Beach When: 1 p.m. Thursday Colt Free Cont8ct (949) 717-3801 FRIDAY l'IMndly, ... 11 SATURDAY 'THI DAZZI.I' Daily Pilot APRIL I II T W T P I , J J • s ' 17 I I !!Gib bl Wt51'U."J0 21 zz n ~ JS e v 21 21 30 MAMYOUlt CAUNDAltS 11: Newport Beach Fiim Festlval begins 26: Newport to Ensenada nKe MAY SMTWTFS 1 2 ) 4 0 6 7 191011 $U1't51617• " » 21 Z2 2l ~ 25 ll& 0 21 2t 30 JI MAJIKYOUR CALENDARS 5: Cinco de Mayo 12: Mother's Day • :t7: Memorial Day JUNE SMTW TFS 1 2 1 • s ' 1 a 9101112\JMtS 0 11•19202122 23~2526172129 MARK YOUR CALEHDARS 16: Father's Day JULY SMTWTFS 121 Q s6 7t9101l q)O 14'51617•'9» 21 22 2l ~ 2S l6 lJ 21 2' )() )I MAllKYCMM CALENDARS 4: lndepetidence Day 12...U: Orange County Fair begins llUMlllCAll.Y SPUlllG The number of documentaries among the almost 200 films in the New· port Beach Film Festi- val, which starts Thursday. sountlRN CALIFORNIA 5"JNG GARDIN SHOW Spoll90Nd by. Smith and 12 lpofllored by. South Coast Repertory wt.e: SCR's Second 5Uge. 655 Town Center 13 Hawken and the Automobile Club of Southern C.llfomla ~ Soutti Coast Plaza's erai. I BarrellMacy's Home Store Wing. 3333 Beer St, Costa Mesa When: 10a.m. to9p.m. ~ 10a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Ind 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 14 eo.t: Fr" ContKt: (714) 435-2160 NIWPOllT 1aAOt Sl'RINO ANT1QUIS SHOW Sp DlllOIM by. Udo Isle Women'S Olertt.bie Foundation --.: NMport ~ Watemont Pa>Allon at the Newport Dunes Aesott 1131 ad~ OriYe, NMport Beach When: 10•.m. to8!30p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.rn. to 5 p.m. Ai>fll 14 c.t: S12 c..m (949)451~S46 Ot1Ye, Costa Mesa wt.ft: Through April 28. ShOYy times_,.. 7:AS p m. Tuelday through F~ and 2 and 7:A5 p.m. S.Wrmy Ind ~-$51 c.ontMt: (714) 708-5555 TOMWOMT Sp a l190l'tld by: Orange County l'Wformlng Ms c.nten c..twet 5et* -.. nie Centef; IOO Town c.ar Dttve. Cotta Mesa .....7!30p.m.~ ~ Md.ly, and 7:30 and 9:30 p.m, s.turdty and 7 p.m. Aprll 14 c.-S46 Of S49 C...-:t: (714) 7•7171 ' FASlllON ISLAND" You~5~ will make their mark on F"hion !&land duri~ the center'& annual Tiie Pslnti~ event, by painting their ~ tiles that will eventual~ pave the pa5e05 of the 5hoppl~ center. The 12· inch ttrra cotta tile~ are $100 each, with a portion of the procud5 benefiti~ chikJren's a~ ~rams at tht Ora~e County Mu5eum of Art. The popular painUd tile6 were flr5t introduced at Fashion Island in 19-00 and have become a signature of the shoppi~ center. There are currently 1215 hand·painttd tiles throughout the center's pa5e05. Fa5hion lsland'5 island Terrace Food Court ~pecial ~v~nt Advertise on the Ultimate Calendar Page, a Sunday Edition. ~ $20 per inch, Call QuOn OF THE DAY . "Just another typical Orange Empire ConJerence game ... " - John Altobelll, Orange Coast College · baseball coach · Doily Pilot TENNIS Anne Yelsey advances at Ellster Bowl CdM junior star defeats second-round opponent in third-set tiebreaker Saturday in strong Pahn Springs-wind. PALM SPRINGS -Corona del Mar High junior Anne Yelsey, seeded 17th in the girls 18s. defeated Monica Wiesener of Woodland Hills in the second round Saturday in the Easter Bowl, the United States Tennis Association's Super National Spring Championships at Riviera Resort. for Yelsey, ranked 47th in the nation and 11th in Southern California, 1t was a roller coaster ride against Wlesener with a 6-4, 0..6, 7-6 (7·3) victory in windy conditions. Yelsey, who adv anced in the opening round with a 6-1, 6·0 win over Julia Goyer of Birmingham, Ala .. wlll play longtime Beverly Hills nemesis Ins lchim, the No. 6 seed, today in the third round at 11 a.m . Yelsey has never beaten lchim in three career matches, her father, Arthur, said Saturday night. Sports lclitor Roger Carlson • 949..574-4223 • Spom FaJC 949-650-0170 Highlighting the boys action m the "desert, CdM freshman standout Carsten Ball, a left-hander and the No. 2 seed in the 14s, advanced to the Round of 16 with another straight-sets victory Saturday in the third round. OAJlY I'll.OT PHOTOS BY STEVE M<CRANK Orange Coast c~tcher Ryan Hanson (above) reaches to snag the ball for an out in Saturday's big victory. Ball defeated Justen Roth of Short Hills, NJ .. 6-1, 6-2, tus third consecutive win in straight sets, CdM Coach Tun Mang said. In the boys 1 Bs, C dM senior Cameron Ball was knocked out m the first round of the championship bracket by 12th-seeded Stephen Bass of Bronxville. N.Y., 6-3. 3-6, 7-5. "Cameron had him. 4·2, in the third set, but (Bass) came back and beat him,· Mang said. In the girls 16s. Taylynn Snyder lost ln the second round Fnday to ninth- seeded Bryce Marable of Darien, Ill., 5- 7, 6-2, 7-5. ~ Another Ne....;,ort Beach player. Mater Dei H.lgh's Raes Van't Hof in the boys 16s, won his first-round match Friday. Van't Hof is unseeded. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Sage Hill falls in tournament final NEWPORT COAST -Errors came back to haunt the Sage Hill High baseball team, which committed six crucial errors in the championship game ol its tournament. the Sage Hill Classic. and lost, S..3, to Wmdward Saturday. Though the Lightning (6-6) matched Windward (11-1) bit for hit. 7-7, Sage Hill succumbed to four errors in the fourth inning that led to four runs and a 7 -1 deficit. •w e bad two poor defensive innings and that made all the difference,· said Sage Hill High Coach Chris Torino. •w e were talking about this (townament) being an oasis for us. But we found out we would be mis.sing two players and we had more of a challenge. We came together and responded. Hopefully, this is some SEE LIGHTNING PAGE 10 Bucs in 12, 9-8 Orange Coast blows 7-0 lead, but holds on to win in extra innings at Cypress. Steve Virgen DAILY PILOT CYPRESS Victory No. 9 on the Orange Coast College baseball team's winning streak came with wild dramatics: A 12-SCORllOAID inning game that ,....... featured prolific CYPfess pitching from OCC sophomore Matt 9 B Clanton, redeeming efforts from sophomore Glenn Hedgpeth and a con- troversial call, leading to the Ptrates' 9-8 win over Orange Empire Conference host Cypress Saturday. ·Just another typical Orange Empire game,• OCC Coach John Altobelli said The Pirates (23-7, 7-5 m the OEC) lost a 7-0 lead when the Chargers (21 - 10, 7-6) rallied with two runs in the eighth UUlUlg and five runs in the ninth, sending the game into extra innings. Cypress could have ended the game in the ninth, but an umpire's call might have prevented that. Alter Cypress freshman Jeff Tuttle crushed a three-run home run on Hedgpeth's 1-2 pitch to bring the Chargers to within 7-6, Jose Rodriguez chipped a grounder to OCC shortstop Donnie Murphy. Rodriguez looked to have beat out the throw to first, but the home plate umpire, who was the game's lone official, called him out for the Chargers' second oul Cypress Coach Scott Pickler challenged the call, but to no avail. Pirates' Donnie Murphy (left) awaits the sliding Joel Clark (9) to make the tag in Saturday's Orange Empire Conference contest at Cypress. Charger freshman M att Fry, on the ensuing at-bat, came up and slammed a solo shot over the nght·center held Jenee to lie the srore. Fry was ejected from the gdJDe ford remark he made to the umpire when crossing the pldte Pickler Sdld Fry's C'omments related to the controversial C'dll. "There was no doubt. (Rodrigun) was safe," Pickler said. "That wai. a crazy qame It's sad that you have two good tedms and 1t comes down to dn umpire who doesn't show up and you lose a ball game It's not fair to the lods • OCC sophomore pitcher Jusbn AxLe. who was credited with the win, scored a run in the 10th 1nning on Cbns Sinner's RBI double. But the Chargers answered. sconng a run with two outs because of an error by Hedgpeth However. Hedgpeth. who pounded a three-run home run tn the fourth and a two·run shot in the eighth. came up with another RBI in the 12th, that gave the P1rdtes the winning margm His line-dnve base hit over second base scored pinch hitter Joe M orrison, who reached on an infield smgle, moved to second on Ryan Hanson's sacnfice bunt and advanced to lhlfd on d passed ball C hap Southerland, an OCC sophomore nght-handed pitch er. packed up the save after mducing Tuttle to hit mto a 6-4·3 (Murphy to Jake Garaa to Hedgpeth) double play and SEE BUCS PAGE 10 EYE OPENER JMGmD..11 Sparta HaD (I Fame ( ~ tt ... wlllnilllluru Apll I honotwe CRAIG PHOENIX Sundoy, April 7, 2002 9 COWGE BASEBALL UCI edges UCSB, 3-2 Smith tosses two-hitter over seven innings and Eucce delivers key hit as Anteaters win Big West Conference duel Saturday night. ANTEATER BALLPARK -UC lrvme shortstop B.J Eucce singled home the go-ahead run tn the sixth inrung and Anteater starter Brett Smith recorded his SCOIEIOAID third win of the UCSB season with seven ~ solid mnings Sat- 2 3 urday night as host UCI defeated UC Santa Barbdra. 3-2, an a Big We!:tl Conference baseball game lrvme committed lour errors but managed to hold off the Gauchos (14 - 19, 1-4 in the Big West), who never led and were kept m check offensively with three tuts Smith struck out eight and walked three, while yielding only two tuts and two unearned runs as UC! unproved to . 21 -15, 4 -1 Anteater relJever Mlchdel Koehler earned tus club·leadmg c;LXth save with two shutout mrungs. UC lrvllle nght fielder Chns Klemm scored Jordan Szabo m the fust mrung and Matt Anderson m the lhlfd as the hosts built a 2-0 edge. UC Santa Barbara answered with a run m the fourth on Josh M cCanne's RBI tnple, sconng Chns M dlec. and a run in the fifth to tie 1t when an lrvm e error allowed M att Wilkerson to cross the plate In the sucth, Eucce's single up the nuddle scored Jon Horwitz, the UC! center fielder Horwitz went 1 for 2 to extend tus rutting streak to 14 games. The Anteaters conclude theu three- game senes against Santa Barbara today at 1 p.m. 1!G WEST COllEIHKI UC 111Y1N1 J, UC 5NnA llMIMA 2 Smfoeby ..... UC Sant.a 11art>¥ • 000 110 000 • 2 3 0 UC Irvine 101 001 OOx • 3 9 4 Thompson, 5ogMrTlan fn, Mill« C'n and Vogt; Smith, Koen!« (B) and Mill«. W • Smith. 3-0 l • Thompson. 2· l Sv • Koetll«, 6 28 · Mill« (UCI} 38 · McCanne (IJCS8) CREW Pirates storm into the finals at Mission Bay SAN DIEGO -The Orange Coast College men's crew made the most of its first appearance in the Caillorrua Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic Saturday in Mission Bay The Pirates' men's varsity eight finished with the best time of the day and qualified for today's hnal folloWlllg a dramatic wm in their heat OCC's Rob Jordan, coxed by Sierra Caldwell, finished in 6:07 . grabbing the lead on its last stroke just ahead of Colgate at 6·08. Rob Jordan also mcluded C hris Pope, Stuart Blair, Matt HJetbrink, Gints Salaks, Brian Scheele, Jesse Wal- dowski, Alan Twigg and Mike Krueger The Pirates' novice eight also qualified for the bnals hrushing second in their heat at 6:28 It~-Greg Katz UCI bask~tball public address announcer's distinctive style has become 'trey' sheik. 10 Sunday, April 7, 2002 BUCS CONTINUED FROM 9 then Rodriguez popped to center tleld where Jeremy Lahmann gloved the final out. •He had an off day,• Altobelli said of Hedgpeth. who collected his fourth and Mb home runs of the season, yet allowed five runs and two home runs when be pitched in the ninth. •He hasn't been playing a whole lot,• continued Altobelli. "He's had good batting practices and has been working on things. We got him in the lineup and he did a great job. Unfortunately, he kicked the ball at first base (ln the 10th) and gave up runs. (But) be got a chance there to redeem himseU." Hedgpeth's heroics helped Clanton's pitching performance rema\n as a reason for lhe Pirates' victory. Clanton, a 6- foot-2, 210-pound nght-hander, pitched seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts, alloWl.Dg just one hit. But, he grew tired in the eighth, allowed two runs and two hits, and then he faced one batter in the ninth before leaving. "This team is starting to find themselves,• Altobelli said of the Pirates, who are in third place in the OEC and resume action Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Irvine Valley. ()UNG( IMH COMFPPKI Olw«z CoAsT 9. C'MEss I Ora~ Coast 000 500 020 101 · 9 11 2 CYJ)'eu 000 000 025 100 · 8 9 1 Clanton. Hedgpeth (9), Azze (9), Southerland (12) and Hanson, Hall, Greenwalt (S}, Casarez (8). Rodriguez (9) 5te<ry (10) and HarMn, Rodnguez m. Gcvoa (9), Rodnguez (10) W · A:a.e, S-2 l · Sterry. 2-j: Sv • Southefllnd. 2B • Sinner (CX:Q, ICungl (Q HR • Hedgpeth (CX:Q 2. Fry (0. Tuttle (Q LIGHTNING CONTINUED FROM 9 momentum for us as we go back into league.• Junior Cliff Swanson led the Lightning with a 4-for-4 performance, while sophomore Tim Wilkins pounded out a double and scored· a run. Willdns, pitcher Zach Fnedrichs and first base man Jordan Salinger were all-tournament choices. Wilkins recorded l3 strike- outs to lead the Lightning to an 11-2 victory over Southlands Christian in the semifinals. Wilkins also crushed a double and scored two runs, while Salinger went 3 for 4 with a walk, three runs scored and a stolen base. The Ltghtnmg resumes Academy League action Tuesday at 3: 15 p.m., playing at Oxlord Academy m Cypress. -by Steve Virgen SACil Hill (WSK Owmp6cMllhlp..,,.. WINDwMD 8, SAGI HILL J Windward 103 400 O • 8 7 1 Sage Hill 001 020 0 • 3 7 6 Wapmck and Brand, Friedrichs and ICormwiet. W • Wapnldt, 1-0 L • Friedrlctis, 2-4 2B • WIPf'lldt {IM, Em«s00 (IM, Brand (IM, Wilkins (SH) SemlflnM SAGI Hu. 11 5cJuntuM)s o..mv. 2 Southllnds ()()() 011 • 2 3 1 59 Hin 101 072 11 7 4 Olion, Roll1c (S) and SplUwidc; Wilkins and KOl'llSWMlt. W -Wilkins. J.2 l · Olfon, 1·2 28 • Slnchez (SO, Rn.. (SO, Salinger (SH), Willuns (SH), Fnednchs (~) Vanguard University catcher Curt Gamer shuts down Wesbnont base runner Grant Davis as the latter tries to reach the plate Saturday. DAILY PILOT PHOTOS SY SEAN HILLER ·sroRTS ' Vanguard· splits Lions bounce back from 3-2 loss in opener to punish Westmont in the nightcap, 12-2. COSTA MESA-Sam Baeder slugged a grand slam' and Curt Garner had a three-run homer to power the Vanguard Uni~ersily Lions to a 12- 2 baseball victory over SCOlllOllD Glime, Westmont l Lions 2 GM'92 Westmont 2 Lions 12 visiting Westmont Saturday in the nightcap of a Golden State Athletic Conference double- header. Marcus Hanis pitched the first five innings and got the vtetory, ahawtng three hits. He struck out five. Matt Caston pitched the last two innings or shutout ball. Michael Bair (2 for 3), Joe Carnahan (2 for 3), Curt Gamer (2 for 2) and Sean Moglia (2 for 2) were all multiple-hit batters Vanguard's Sam Baeder ts safe at first base Saturday. for the Lions, who improved to 14-18-1, 9-9 in the GSAC. The Lions had six doubles, in addition to the homers by Baeder and Gamer in their 13- hit attack. Vanguard had a 2-1 edge through eight innings in the first game, but Kevin Boles slugged a home run 10 the ninth inning to give Westmont the victory. Britt Echols, who allowed seven tuts m a distance effort, striking out seven and issuing just one walk, took the loss. GOU!QI STAB ADIU11C COlllllNCI ca.n.., WESw J, V/IWAJIWI 2 Westtnont 000 001 002 • 3 7 I Vanguard 001 000 010 • 2 9 3 McCondlle, Bollmln m and Waldo; Echols and Gamer. W • Bollman, 1-ll. l • E<hols. 2-4. 28 -Boles (IM HR • Boles (W). a.-2 VNGJ/llG 12, WU1w 2 We1mont 0001100 -2 s 1 Vln!lllftl 115 1 Oh • 12 13 1 O'Neil Kiely (3), Moore (4) and 8oumao; H«m. c.ston (6) and 6-'n«. w -H..m. S-2. l • O'Netl, 2-fi 28 • Gore (W), Chop M. CamaNn M. s.ane M. Riddell M. Moglia M . HR -Gamer M . BaederM. COWGE MEN AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Magana leads Vanguard with 15:22 in 1,500 CERRITOS -Vanguard University junior Tony Magana won the 5,000-meter race in 15:22, while teammate Robbie Jones finished second (15:30) at the Falcon 1Tack and Field Lnvitational at Cerritos College Saturday. Vanguard junior Sarah Hall won the women's 3,000 with a personal-best 10:53, while freshman Jenny Thune finished second in the 800 meters in 2:21.8. In addition, sophomores Mike Sacco and Debby Baeder broke school records in their respective events. Sacco broke the javelin record with a 176- 9 throw, surpassing Randy Smith's 153-1 set in 2000. Baeder's 16-9 mark in the Long jump erased Angie LaMance's 16-3112 from 1996. Baeder also ran seasonal bests in the 100 (12.8) and 200 (27.2) and anchored the 400 relay team to a fourth-place finish (53.3). DEEP SEA SADJIPAJ'S COUM1$ -~·art Un6tg . l boW. 62 englerl 7 blGlmith perch. 53 aillc.o beSf. 54 sand basis. 1 halllut. a 5<.Upin. 7rodcfish, 4 ~ 1 sargo, 1 ~ 5Hbe!6 (TelMMd}, 4 red~. 7 s.lfnon grouper, 1 c.bez:on. 1 ling cod. Doily Pilot COWGllRIEfS UCl's Cendejas doubles at Big West Challenge Cup Anteaters' standout leads a 1-2·3-4 finish for UCI in the women's 800 meters, and she takes the 1,500 in 4:31.69 at L9ng Beach State. UC Jrvine junior Tessa Cendejas won two events in ~ lhe Big West nack & Field Challenge Cup at Long Beach State's Jack Rose 'Jiack Saturday. Cendejas captured first place in the 800 meters wtth a time of 2:1:.2.61. UCI took the top four spo~ in the event. as Jenny Llou was second (2:14.57), Cathy Picha was third (2:15.79) and Janelle DeJ Soldato finished fourth in 2:16.16. Cendejas also won the 1,500 ln 4:31.69 and Llou finished third wtth a time of 4:38.37. Lauren Adams took first place in the 400 wtth a time of 56.01, the seventh-fastest mark in UCl history. Suzanne Puonort won the 400 hurdles in 1:03.56, the ninth-fastest time in the Anteater record book. Jessica Stafford won the jav~Hn throw with a toss of t 30· 1 O for the No. 7 mark in UCl history. Stafford finished second in the high jump at 5-5. Erin Curtis placed second in the 100 (12.13) and the 200 meters (25.03), and she was third in the pole vault at 11-113/•. UCI also won the 400-meter relay in 47.29 and the 1,600 relay in 3:49.08. Long Beach State won the women's team title with 187 points, UCI was second with 183, Cal State Fullerton scored 138 points and UC Santa Barbara 129. In the men's competition, UCI freshman Scott Jarvis was second in the 110-high hurdles (15.05) and in the 400 hurdles (54.06). Mike Beerer placed third in the shot put (48-83/•) and in the hammer throw (168-0). David Santos was third in the 1,500 (3:56.89) and Jules castano was fourth (3:58.49). Curtis Lehmann was fourth in the 400 with a time of 48.28. . Long Beach State also won the men's team title with 20R points, Cal State Fullerton was second with 170, UC Santa Barbara third with 149 and UCI was fourth with 117 points. UCI women split in northern tour San Jose State w~ a 9-7 winner over visiting UC ~ Irvine in women's water polo. Nerissa Reidenbaugh, Chelsea Colton and Melissa Fernandez scored two goals each for UCI, 7-17. 1-6 in the Mountain Pacific Spo-rts Federation. San Jose State improved to 16-8, 5-5. Later in the day the Anteaters rebounded to claim an 8-6 vlctory at Santa Clara. Michelle Carey led UCI with two quick goals in the early going to ignite a 4-0 lead, an advantage the Anteaters would not relmquish. Santa Clara fell to 18-12, while UCI improved to 8-17. UCI women win 10th straight match UC Irvine's women's tennis team swept to its 10th [][] straight victory Saturday, a school record, with a 5-2 Big West Conference decision over visiting Pacific. The Anteaters swept the doubles, while Anna Bentzer, Hui Leow and C hristie Posner all swept their singles competition in the 4-5-6 slots. Tiffany Chang won a three-set match at No. 2. The Anteaters (14·6, 6-0) ftnished their home season with a 12-0 record. l!G WIST COllPDKI UC lllVINI S. U...:&dth OP THI PACR: 2 Singles· Bertel (UOP) def. Seymc>16, 7-6, 6-4; Oi.lg (UO) def. Htil, 6-2. 4-6, 6-2. Kocsis (UOP) def. Tranddno, M, 6-7, 7-3; 8entztt (UO) def. Owonell, 6-0, 6-1; Leow (UO) def. Bittner, 6-0, 6-2; Posnef (UO) def. t.asm; 6-3, 6-1 ~. Seymour.o.ng (UCl)def. ~.1-5; ~ (UO) def. KOCSIS-Sremr-. 8-1; Posner-Tranddno (UO) def. 8rttrw~. a.5. Anteaters fall in four at Pacific 24-30, J0..28, 30-24 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ~ UC lrvine's men's volleyball team dropped a 30-18, ~ decision at the Univeisity of the Pacific Saturday night. X@ dropping UCI to l t-16, 5-15. Erick Heleniht (14) and Jimmy Pelzel (13) were UCl's kill leaders. Biola sweeps Vanguard in GSAC play Vanguard CTI] University \ f dropped a double-( ~ header to visiting Biola University Saturday in Golden State Athletic Confer- ence softball. Blola scored four runs in the 10th Inning to take a 5-1 decision over hard-luck loser Gina Llebengood in the opener, then posted a 5-0 victory in the seven-mning nightcap. Llebengood struck out 15, but lost it in the 10th inning when Kim Woods hit a bases- loaded tnple to break It open. Melissa Salios fired a four- hltter for Biola in the second game. Celine Camarillo had two of the Lions' four hits, including a triple. Vanguard falls to 26-19-t, 9-7 in the GSAC. Biola Is 34·9, 12-4. GOt.DOI $Jl1I A11UDC WllllDICI 0....1 laA S. VMaWD 1 Blola 000 000 010 4 • 5 5 1 Vanguard 000 000 010 0 • 1 2 0 logJdon and MenJare; Liebe! lgOOd and Rolle. w. Logldor\. 1 ~ l • Uet>eogood, 12·10. ll -WoodL O....J laA 5, y..,., 0 lllola 010 200 2 • 5 9 1 ~ 0000000 -041 Salios .-id Menj9res; a.ti .-id "*· w -s.lio5, S.3. l • .... 1().9. 28 • Logldon (I). 31 • RobefU (I), Clmarillo M. HIGH SCHOOL SORBAl.L Costa Mesa wins, twice HAPPY BIRTHDAY Celebrating the Dally Piiot's Athlet. o' the Week series KATZ CONTINUED FROM 10 West Conference and the school's fourth trip to the National Invitation Tournament. "The team played well and the fans were great. It sure made the environment a lot more fun in the arena. I even heard a lot of people talking about UCI at the P\nal Four. ARROYO GRANDE -Costa Mesa Hlgh's IOftball team improved to 10-6 wtth a pair of victories on Saturday at the Arroyo Grande Tournament, Montclair Prep falling by the wayside, 3-2, and Buena, apparently miffed because one of the Bulldogs' playefl had been ejeded in their fifth-place eemifinals game, walked off the field at Soto Sportl CompJex and banded Costa Mesa a forfeit victory. Thia Undsay struck out two and lilii1ted Montclair Prep to four hits an route to the 3·2 win. 'The Mustangs scored twice in the second inning, which was keyed by Jane-e Yamamoto's triple and a nm-sooting bit by Kelly Topps. In the third inning, Uyen Mal singled. stole second and scored on a single by Ann Marie Topps. Mesa finished fifth In the tournament. HIGH SOIOOl TRACI AND FED · Rosete stands out In Cerritos for Estancia Eltande High Junlor Diana Rolete Jed a ateedy ouung for lb Eagl • ~ &nck and field team 11 the Cerritos Invitation.al at Gahr High SChooJ se~. . AOIMe "iWetwi third in the 3,2()().m t.er race (11:39) and fowth tn the t,8iGO C"3l4 wtliM Ndy Hetnaodez came in aixth m the 3,200 (13·00). ~flltawtik. Ludl Valdez flnAlhld fourth ID b«helt Jn lbe 300 bwdMt ~-• P!*ll'r' blll~l.8, anchbe aJao completed a .,..,...i belt tn the 800 '2:30.1) IDJIDllll Mb m her heat. 1a ..,._veld.a~ the i.eoo.., ._... (J...une Gekler. ......... Hili1d Oeklif) break lhe -Nclald .... opm dl•lllbn .. 17~ ••••••' 11111 IO the open~....,.._ (Hllllllend ;J J' Gl6dlr• Antt:le Abboet) " ...... ._.(114 a ' Olldlr' rts1Cllbinhllrl•Ua .. 0(1dLfa.wllll~ c-. ....................... ,..PNl ........ ,..,(M-1) ' ( TODAY VANISSA CioomV. NeWport Hwbor tennis when someone made a three-pointer, I'd say Three-point basket by (player's name), three-point basket.' Most people identify me wtth that particular phrase.• Katz said he'll bear i.mitattons of his •tbree·polnl basket• delivery from passersby at the su~lcet. He was introduced al a UCI game th1s year to an a.year-old boy, who, his dad revealed, did lmpressiont of ~tt'a announcing at the dinner table. •J asked the boy bow the i.mitaUon went,• K.o.tz l't(a)Jed, "•nd he aald, 1"hree-polnt bi.skel' • Vanguard notes Katz 1a1d be w overnea.nt biS tradCmark tedtation -punrtUated wtth a rhythmic Vanguard Unlv nlty hlla ~~don In Katz' dbtincttv• tone-at algn d 6·fopt-7 buketb•ll p~ ~ID Irvine ud at varioul atandout n. IUJ"IMlle out of otange Couety gyma. San Clemente High ... the Uom' .. J thlnk ll'l l'lOOf,. Kall Mid. 1ottball team has algned ln reca.nt yean. at the reque.t al 10me Buchanan High (Clovlt) •tar folb al UCt, Katz ha rolled hll tongue on v ....... lolldt ... Vabgu&rcrs the lint Uveeeeeeee·polnt basket, 1 women's volleyball team bu ~M ~makeltotbe added J_.. HMbl, a tnmf* ~wide trehd toWard more from Nonh c.aroun. Ga~ publlc-eddrw n.ir. to ltt 2002 rotter •.. SoltbeU Kall Mid tbe recieot ~ ol the plt(ber Gina U•b• ..... • Ai*idW» men't progqm. Wl9ktl be four-year starter. bu btlea _.,.._.., OMdll Pll Do1lglm end named Lion ol lhe WMk ~19:~ dl(Umict guard Jt1;rr 0Nm. bM bllped racking up her 65tla .... .mlllmld ._.._....,..,..,.Ill lhe victory wttb Ven~ a e...~_. vtdoryewtWCCJlllCXlldlL •1twe!!r . ..l', Ill M,• l(alzUJd a1t0 named Golda af die•• •Ml Pl Hp d IWda AthlMk Collfawww lftd ..,... a lltlllld-... • ftJwdgn. wtddl ~2 .... olU. trdiW1'1*C11 =, pn¢'1•oftbellg •When there are 5,000 people at the Bren It's UCl against Utah State, lt'a easy to aound' good as the public address announcer,• Katz said. Katz, whose schedule at ltl winter peak can tnclude beaketbell getnes m Dlghtl • week (coechmg alid/or anDoUndng), Mid his roundball raptun! lbowl no ilgsw ol fadiQg, •For IOllle people. ttail may bi a pt"'ng fancy, but for me, It's a way d Mre. • Katz said .• When baketbaD COIMI, my de knows It~ aMOUDdag ...... 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EARL & JUDY TAYLOR 949.642.4722 180 d.g111e views of ocean, lights and mountains. 4 Bd. 3 Ba. Beautifully remodeled. GINNY ANDERSON 949.759.1997 OPEN SUNDAY 1·4 520 LAVI,_ WAY Super Nrp temis villa condo. Tastefully cleootated with a light. young feel. A must see! JUDY GOCX> 949.759.3752 Architectural Belcourt custom view. S Bd. plus library and office. COMEGYS & PETERSON 949.717.4750 • Four plex on oceen lide of P.C.H, on two'R-2 lotl In g!Mt loc::ation. This Is ..... flndl EARL & JUDY TAYLOR 949.642.4722