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Home My WebLink About2002-04-22 - Orange Coast PilotI . . . . WIAllll Forget the early morning fog 'cause the rest of the ~ looking nice and sunny. SMP-ee2 SERVING THE NEWPORT -N\f.SA COMMUNmES SINCE 1907 ON 1HE .WEB: WWW.DAl~YPILOT.COM MOf«)AY, APRIL 22, 2002 • A new image, but old style, for ·yacht race •The annual Newport to Ensenada has a fun-loving reputation that is well desetved but not all there is to it. June C.sagrende DAILY PILOT NEWPORT BEACH -It once was called the Tequila Derby -a yacht race brimming with parties that converged into a huge, wild Baja bash. But now, say organizers. the par- ty boy image of the legendary New- port to Ensenada Yacht Race has grown up. Its mature, evolved image is now personified by Tommy Bahama -a fictional character who strives to represent the perfect bal- ance between lighthearted outdoor leisure and upscale dignity. "In the 55-year history of the race, it's finally growing up,· said Ralph Rodheim, president of Rod- heim Marketing, whlch promotes the annual race. "It's going from its wild teen years of fun and frivolity to its more young adult years of class and fun." Popularity has never been a N T problem for this, the largest interna- tional yacht race. From its infancy in 1947 when planners expected about 30 participants and ended up with 117. the race has been a hit. Along with some of the best and best· known racers in the world, the event also draws novice racers and boaters in it mainly for tun. But the price of its success has been an image of the race that conjures up beer bashes in Ensenada, Mexico, where "yachties" mixed with motorcycle gangs who also con- verged on the peninsula party town for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. •It was just a free-for-all for years,• said Gino Morrelli, a Newport Beach yacht designer who was pa.rt of the team that set the Newport to Ensena- da record in 1998 aboard Steve Fos- sett's boat "Stars and Stripes! "It was known for being pretty wild back in the 1960s and '70s. • Enter a new image Partly by chan9'111g the race dates to av_o1d the Mencan holiday, and partly as a result of the passing of time, the race's wildest years faded away. But the party image has per- sisted . Enter Tommy Bahama, the fic- tional icon of the Tommy Bahama apparel and restaurants. The com- pany signed on tlus year as the event's first title sponsor, investing an undisdosed sum into a three- year deal for a mutual image boost. SEE RACE PAGE 4 Cities begin discussing sk4te park • Growing support for a skateboard arena leads Newport-Mesa city leaders to share the table this month. June Casagrande DAILY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -Support is growing to create a skateboard park for Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, despite some res1dents' reluctance to see one built too dose to their homes, one official said A joint meeting of the two cities' parks commissions on Tuesday drew dose to 20 people who came out in sup- port of finding a place to build a skate- board park. On Thursday, Newport Beach City Manager Homer Bludau met with Cos- ta Mesa City Manager Alan Roeder to discuss the possibility of building a park for skateboarders from both cities. PHOTOS BY (X)N UACH I OAJlY Pit.OT Rachel Pindrob. 9, walks her guinea pig like a wheel barrow during the Youth Expo at the Orange County Fairgrounds. "I think the ingredient we· re starting to see in both cities is the commibnenl of the city councils and of the residents to create a skate park.• said Marc Franklin, a member of Newport Beach's Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission and a longtime supporter of creating a skateboard park. g out the best Pampered Pet Contest at the Orange County Fai.rgrounds · draws chameleons. chicks. guinea pigs and even a two-headed snake Bryce AlcMrton DAILY PILOT P et lovers stro~ed their animal's hair or scales, dressed them up in bandannas and even waited for them to jump -all 1n the name of boasting their animals' ta.lent or looks at a pet contest on Sunday. The Pampered Pet Contest held during the 23rd annual Youth Expo at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa attracted about 40 friends, family members and other spectators to check out the talents of animals ranging from dogs and chickens to chameleons and a two-headed snake . Fountain Valley resident Becky Brewer sat on a hay bail with the cage that held the family's two-head- ed California King Snake. The Brewer family -Becky, hus· band Jay and daughters Julia, .10, and Andrea, 5 -bought the snake from a friend a little more than a year ago. On Sunday, the snake won the grand prize in the Most Unusual Pet category. And it marked the first con- test the family entered the snake in. The snake eats small mice that Jay Brewer feeds it. The Brewers prefer to let visito{S to their house discover the snake on their own. John Hunsaker bopa.bls cat Amy will wlil llnt Piln ID SEE PETS PAGE 4-the "Best Puri'ball" category. . Students get ready to dare to dance . · · .•Assembly at Davis Elementafy . ·. · . ,pre~ students for their own · :school darice neit month. . ; I Officials warn, though, that it is loo early to say whether a skateboard park will ever come to be or which locations are being considered. "What we had was just a prelimi- nary discussion to find a site acceptable to both communities,• Bludau said of tus meeting with Roeder. "It's impor- tant to n.ote that, while tlus is something we're working on, this is not one of our top priorities at this time.• Neither Franklin nor Bludau would name any possible sites, but Franklin said that sites in both cities are under consideration. Many residents have opposed the idea of buildmg a skateboard park. fearing the facility would attract prob- lems such as vanda.hsm that some asso- ciate with a skAteboording subculture. Others have spoken up to defend the sport and its partidpants, deaying Such unfair stereotypes and insbting that the sport deserves the same lesped as bas- ketball or any other activtty. SEE SKATE MGE 4 ..... The ntW9t ..... '9 center from~ of it. lablMd Miii GPlf" on lriltGI StrWlt in (Oita Miii and cMlll IO...,.,... ...... ....... Above the SUUICI Beglnrilng SM b;aki"lo rolling dlnla and priv1te Jessons 1re1sO:~r:i ;~:~ Power, 1500 w. Bajboj Blvd., S.lboa. ~ak arid sea ski renta · (949) 675-1215. , 2 Monday, April 22, 2002 PHOTO COURTESY Of '!ME SAWYER COUECTlON AT lliE N(WPO«T HARBOR NAUT1CAl MUSEUM Rhodes Class Sloops starttng a race off the Balboa Pier, about 1950. Newport Beach's own Point Conception John Blaich SPECIAL TO THE DAILY PILOT • EDITOR'S NOTE: John Blaich is a Corona del Mar resident and volunteer at the New- port Harbor Nautical Museum. About once a month, he writes histori~ of interesting boats that graced Newport Harbor. S. everal yachts and corrunercial vessels have "gone on the beach• on the Balboa Peninsu- la between 13th and 16th streets. This area could be called the •Point Conception• of Newport Beach. During most of the year, there is about a 3-knol current down the coast. Sometimes there is a counter- current up the coast inside the breaker line. This combination at certain times of the year can cause a •sucking action• that pulls ships ashore. These currents also create underwater sandba.rs or berms just outside the breaker line. The ocean sailboat races used to start and finish off the Balboa Pier. A race committee boat would anchor off the pier. A nag on a bamboo pole would be anchored shoreward from the committee boat, thus a starting and finishin~ line was established. Many times, before World War II, the fishing barge anchored a mile off the Newport Pier was used as the weather mark. Right after the war, the Coast Guard set several perma- nent racing markers: A spare buoy just west of the Newport ~er, a bell buoy a mile off the Balboa Pier and a final buoy about a hall-mile east of the Balboa Pier. These permanently anchored marks aeated many differ- ent race murses for the race commit- tee to choose from. When tacking up the coast to round the weather mark, •savvy• skippers would stay just outside the surf to keep out or the 3-knot current going down the coast. Aggressive racing sailors would Da~PJlot The stretch of water between 13th and 16th streets has been treacherous for those racing in the area hold on until the last second before tacking out of the breaker line. One potential 'shipwreck at ~ location was averted. Gleru'I Brock- man, sailing Rhodes Class Sloop No. 14, was hit by a large groundswell and pushed ashore. The crew dove into the cold water, it was winter, and with the help of volunteers was able to keep the boat pointing into the surf. Bill Taylor, who was following in Rhodes No. 12, quickly lowered his sails and put the outboard in the well. A line was attached to the bow of the stranded Rhodes No. J 4 and Taylor started pulling. Jack Mallinckrodt, sailing Rhodes No. 38, also gave up the race, low- ered his sails and quickly got his out- board going. A line was passed from the stem of his Rhodes No. 38 to the bow of Taylor's Rhodes No. 12. With both outboards going full speed ahead and with people pushing on Rhodes No. 14 from the shore, she was pulled free of the surf. The three boats then hoisted their sails and resumed the race. The final words from Rhodes No. 14 were, "But we were ahead before this hap- pened to give us a head start.• On a Saturday afternoon in August 1947, Bob Allan was skipper- ing the Rhodes-class racing sloop •Ruth• (R No. 20) when she Inadver- tently was caught in the surf and went on the ~ch at 13th Street on Balboa Pentn.sula. A crew member was sent running through the dry sand to the nearest telephone to call for help from South Coast Ship Yard. Their tugboat, Wal- rus, under the command of Dick Dickson, was dispatched. However, she had to go down the length of the bay and then up the coast to the shipwreck-a distance of about 8 'miles. In the meantime, Allan's crew and volunteers removed all sails, out- board motor and other items. They rigged a towing bridle by literally wrdpJilaj the hull with lines. When the Walrus finally arrived, a tow line was taken ashore and attached to the towing b'ridle. When Ruth was pulled through the surf, she sank to the bottom. However, tugboat Walrus kept pulling. With Ruth bouncing along the bottom, Walrus pulled her into the harbor entrance. They stopped at N Street due to the submarine tele- phone cabler that extends along the bottom of the bay to Corona de! Mar. It was getting dark by this time. The engine exhaust stack on the Walrus was glowing red hot from the heavy load put on the diesel engine. The next day, Sunday, Ruth was raised using a floating crane and pumped out. She was taken to South Coast Ship Yard where repairs were hastily made. Rhodes 33 "Ruth• was out sailing the next weekend and Allan won the summer series of races. The next summer, a series of Yel- low Can buoys were placed well out- side the breaker line between the Balboa and Newport piers. All racing sailboats were required to pass these buoys, to starboard when tacking up the coast. Thus the challenge to gain a few feet on your competition by sailing into the surf was eliminated. In recent y~ars. most all of the ocean sailboat racing is started and finished well offshore between the Newport Pier and the Santa Ana Riv- er jetty. The weather mark is placed well out to sea -there is no need to tack into the surf to win a race. ... A.S...... MOW'eau( CM9) S74-U24 READERS HQJUNE (949) 642-6086 right No news stories, lllusvltbw. editor~ matter Of Mfwnllll'Mnts ...., c.an be rtpt0duc9d without Wffttitn pennlsUon of~ OWlw. /OH~limtuom ............. ,,__~ • (9411 HoM• ~«Ord ~comments~ the o.l,!y Pilot ot news tlpa. VOL 96, NO. 112 ....... ~ ADQIESS '*-"'"" ...... l'l.tlllll1lt '°""..,. (dlar .,,,.,.,,... • its ,.. • Ohair u..---. 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Every year, Clean Harbor Day helps to increase the awareness that the litter in the streets and parks eventu- ally gets washed down into the bay. Just last week, I saw a minjmarket clerk dump the chemicals from his noor mop bucket into. the storm drain in front of his store, so it's time to educate the masses. Also, this week is the Tommy Bahama Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, which is the largest international yacht race in the world. The week will be busy with arriving sailboats, racers preparing for the voyage and the race events both north and south of the border. There is a new marine concierge service available to the racers provided by the Marine Committee of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. Mark Silvey coordinates the setVice, wb¥:h will help .~ting boaters who do1U>t laldW where to go or do not have local transportation. 1'he concierge service wil1 be able to obtain delivery parts from marine stores, refer mechanics, riggers, bottom cleaners and even help pro- vision your vessel. There is no charge for using the concierge service, which can be reached at (949) 642-6229, and there will be a concierge table at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. The start of the race will be dramatic, as always, with hundreds of sailboats vying for position. Spectators' boats should remain seaward of the farthest start marker just west of the jetty entrance. Anyone shore-side can get a great view with a live com- mentary at the bluffs above Big Corona State Beach. To see the list of boats and times, go to www.nosa.org. I hope everyone bas a great sail down as I will leave at sunrise aboard a motor yacht, missing the start. but we need to be in Bn.senada that evening in time for our dinner reserva- tions -there me some prior- ities in We. • • • np of the week is for Ml'ke Whitehead THE HARBOR COLUMN those of you sailing south to Ensenada this weekend. The Newport Beach- based U.S. Coast Guard Cut- ter Narwhal will be under- way to assist the race fleet. even in Mexican waters. Lt. John Kidwell, com- manding officer of Narwhal, said that bis ship and crew will be in Mission Bay Friday morning and that he will get underway to follow the sail- boats south. Vessels requiring assis- tance can contact the Nar- whal on VHF marine rad.to channel 16, but keep in mind the transmission range of the VHF radio. At times, a relay from another boater is neces- sary to pass along the infor- mation. So if you hear a boater bailing an emergency, espe- cially in Mexico, listen to hear if anyone answers. After a few unanswered transmis- sions, then please answer the caller and remain on 16 for all emergencies. Pint try and establish the location with the kttttude and wn~tudecoordinatesmthe vessel and nature of distress such as immediate loss of vessel H it is not imriiedlate life·th.reatening, also get the veuel'nJ.attle, desatptton and how many persons onboard (POBs). Then try to hall the race's committee boats and the Narwhal to relay the infor- mation and, for emergences, you still might be in the range to contact the •coast Guard Activates San Diego· antenna tower site. • In some locations, it may be necessary to stop your boat to stay in between both parties for the radio relay. Keep in mind, if you divert coune to head for the vessel in trouble that is out of radio reception, then most 1ike1:y you will sail out of reception, too. Lastly, for those of you canying an EPRIB only, set off your EPRIB if you cannot make radio contact or if the Coast Guard requests activa- tion because you are lost without accurate laVloog coordinates. Lastly, cell phones will not get a signal oU most of the Mexican coast once you pass lljuana until .Ensenada. Safe voyages. SUIF AllD SUll WEATHER FORECAST While the morning sterts off foggy. ewrythlng should dear by noon. wfth highs topplng out In the low 70s. The low wOI be In the low 50s In ~· -.. Conditions should be slmllw Oll9t the next fWI dfYl, though w.•n cool off c:onsid«abfy come 'Thut1dey. ,....,.,...., www.nws.nott.gov •nd • notthwest swell of 5 ffft. The same wUJ be encoun- tet9d et nl~ ~fog wtu return. SURF CondltiOnS appetr ~ flat todlly. wtth most ~ felling Into the knee htgh rengt. tf you find etf'ff .... ~ con--sider~ ....... 'IN W4Mi ihcMM pldt up I Ud on ~end 'J/tdi II dlY. wtth Wlfst-Nghi Md the Wlf'I OCD- ~ ~ ~ ... TIDU ftM 5:15 I.Ill\. 11:11...., ,. ...... ... ... .. · .. . . . . Daily Pilot • . COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION· PREVIEW On the AG-ND A PERMIT REYOCATIOll The P1anning Gomm~ sion is poised tonight to revoke the per"'it for an income day-care facility becallse t~e owner ignored conditions of approval and violated various codes, offi- cials said. Babette McGary, the owner of a day care facility in the 2400 block of Orange Avenue, will come before planning commissioners to argue that her business should remain open despite the city's findings. According to a planning department staff report. McGary continued to use her garage as a play area when it was directly prohib- ited by her pern:iit and viet- lated city codes ~ carpeting the garage, installing a door, window, pool and spa without approval. The city's first contact with McGary in December of 2000 was in response to a reP.Ort that she was operat- ing a day care facility with- out a permit from the city, the report stated. Although she was licensed by the state Department of Social Ser- vices, she must still apply for a business license and obtain permission from the city. McGary said she no longer uses the garage as a day care but refuses to remove the permanent play equipment. the report states. WHAT TO EXPECT: Planning Commissioners are expected to revoke McGary's permit to operate a day care center. BRIEFLY IN THE llEWS Church parking lawsuit in court A church-state separa- tion suit against the city of Newport Beach will move forward today wll~ ~ttof neys hold a~~. t:<Jnfer- ence on the case. The conference, sched- uled for 8:30 a.m. today in District Court, will be the next Step toward resolving a lawsuit by Newport Bea.ch resident John W. Nelson. Nelson's suit in January alleges that the city's prac- tice of not enforcing park· ing meters near churches on Sunday morning amounts to public subsidy for religion, a violation of the Constitution's Estab· FYI • Wit(): Costa Mell Planning Commhisk>n meeting • WMIN: 6:30 p.m. today • Wlm•: CoOnCll O)arnben at dtY ttall, n fair Drive: • •OIU'tlATION: (714) 7§4.;5245 LIMO SERVICE The owner of Fun lime Limo. will come before the commission tonight to legalize an existing business that has been operating without proper city approval. Steven Furman, who rep- resents owner Bryan Schaf- fer, is asking the city to approve the operation of a limousine service at 1731 Superior Ave. Two luxury vehicles will be kept on the . site but no repair or mainte- nance service will be per- formed there, a staff report states. In 1988, the Planning Commission approved a per- mit for an auto body repair shop for the front portion of the commercial building, which is currently being used by Fun lime Limo. The owners would like to update that permit to allow the limousine service but are not requesting any on- site repair or maintenance. WHAT TO EXPECT: The Planning Commis.. sion is expected to approve the permit, subject to condi· tions. -Compiled by Lolita Harper lishment Clause. City officials stand by their oniinance, passed in the 1970s, lhAt provides special parking-meter enforcement times near four houses of worship, the only ones in th,e city adja- cent to ~tered spots. All oK'~ Peninsula.1.. they are CbrlS\ Church by • the Sea. 1400 W. Balboa Blvd .; Christian Science Church and Reading Room at 3303 Via Udo; SL James Ep iloop& Church of New- port Bea.c.h, 3209 Via Udo; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 1441 W. Balboa Blvd. • The conference will be in United States Court's Central District in Santa Ana, in the courtroom of Judge David Carter, Court· room 9-0. -----Est.ltMIShed tn 1962 -----Su•/u • Sillfo•J • C•dtt•ill • s.... "lMt#r c.-.. .,., ..... .,.., ..... ~ •T..._.t.W •• , d •• • ifl!«tf ............ .,,...,., •.MIA tflM~J"MI . Aw.°"°"',,,,. ..... (,_,,.,,; lljl6) .,...., .... ., ... Monday, April 22, 2002 3 . It's time for The Camp • Newest shopping center from creator of the Lab/ Anti Mall opens on Bristol Street in Costa Mesa and caters to adventure seekers. Lolltll tt.rper DAILY PILOT COSTA MESA -Taylor Parks doesn't care 4bout the bottoll) line. permits, traffic fees or development. He just wants to have fun. Decked out in a helmet and knee pads, 6-year-old Taylor carried his skateboard under his arm after a tiring session at the new half pipe in the Billabong store at The Camp at 2937 Bristol St. "The best thing about Billabong is that I can do more stuff than on my ramp at home,• Taylor said. "This one has rails.• The Camp retail center bas more to oiler than a half pipe. The shopping venue is strategically located across Bristol Street from its sister development. the Lab/ Anh Mall, and similarly caters to the ·alternative• shopper. Skate, surf, snow and out- door lilestyles are the themes of the rugged 35,565-square- foot shopping center. The outdoor sporting specialty stores combine to offer the ultimate destination for adventure seekers. "If you are into that lifestyle or culture, this is the place,• said d eveloper Sha- heen Sadeghi, . who also brought Costa Mesa the Lab/Anti Mall. Wood; rocks and shrubs adorn the retail center. giv- ing it a very rugged, outdoor look. Concrete trails wind their way through the three- acre property while a tape plays environmental sounds of chirping birds and run- ning streams. Billabong, Cycle Werks and Patagoma@Adventure 16 anchor the center and are open for business. Future businesses include a scuba center, high-scale eatery, tra- ditional cafe, cyber care, bakery and yoga studio. There 1s also an amphithe- ater and campfire area designed for guest lecturers and product demonstrations. Patrice Simon said she 1s excited to open her Birkham Yoga Studio at the site next month. She was immediately drawn to the unprecedented architecture and nature theme of the center. The Camp shoppers are exactly the kind of clients she hopes will patronize her 4,000- square-foot yoga studio. •1 fell in love with the whole concept immediately,· Simon said. Sadeghl's newest venture dtd not come without its hur- dle5. Neighboring shops like J()bn Bloeser Carpet One and Shooters Sports Bar & Cafe expressed conaems during the early stages of the development -specifically about parking. Both filed let- ters with the city document- ing an unwillingness to share parking facilities. Shooters went as far as to threaten liability in a letter from attorney J . Cranor Richter dated March 5, 2000. Representatives from the sports bar could not be reached for comment Friday. Sadeghi said rrunor oppo- sition is always expected, especially when his retail concepts are not ·run of the mill .• Dave Duhame l, sales manager at John Bloeser Carpet One, said his busi- ness has no problem with The Camp. ·we think The Cdmp is great,• Duhamel stud Friday. ·we were just simply letting the city know that we don't have any parking fanuty to share. We're crammed enough as it is.• Sadeghi was also hit w1th an unexpected $62,000 in added traffic fees from the city: "This is not your white. varulla shopping stnp, so it's going to take a little longer to go through the city,· Sadeghi said •All in all, I the city) hdS been very support- ive.• The Camp IS the second large development 10 SadeghJ's larger vision for Bnstol Street and the imme- dlate area The developer - who has cilready cloi.ed escrow on a little stnp mdll directly Ill front of The Camp calJed Bristol Square - hopes to cultivate the South On Bristol Entertdinment Arts and Culture d1i.tnct SOBECA. he called 1t "The big picture 1i. thdl we are trying to bring together the community, cul - lure and commerce and ere- . ate a nice balance in between,· Sadeghi said ·1 like the propertJes we Me accumulating there • He 1s c:tlso in negotiahoni. for some properties on Ran· dolph Avenue to build d mixed-use type of product with artist lofts, gallenes and a culturc:tl center. ·we have been d ed1cdted to the area for more than t 0 years now.· Sadeghi said ·We hope people wtll see our v1s1on." JWA guard will change May 10 •California National Guard will hand over security of passenger and baggage screening checkpoints to Orange County Sheriff's deputies. Bryce Alderton DAILY PILOT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT -California National Guard troops stationed at the airport the last six months will leave the airport May 10, officials said at a Sunday afternoon press conference. The troops, at the airport since Oct. 12 to provide secu- rity at passenger and bag· gage screening checkpoints, will give way to Orange County Sheriff's deputies, whom the airport contracts with, until the federal Trans- portation Security Ad.minis- tration trains its own security force to work at the airport. •Until the [Transportation Security Administration I hires those omcers, airports are required to have added law enforcement at screening checkpoints,· said Michael Hart. deputy director of oper- ations at the airport. Fully-trained officers were already manrung cursives, parking structures and other areas of the airport prior to Sept. 11 , but now shenff's officers will be stationed at passenger screening and baggage checkpoints, Hart said. 1115 ~ Mattress Outlet Store 8RNIJ IEW • co.wE11CAUY IMPERFECT Get the Best for I.ea! The airport has added a lit- tle more than 100 law enforcement officers since Sept. 11 , Hart added Smee October, California National Guard forces fluctu- ated from 36 at peak holiday times to a low of 27 troops at the airport, said Nate Red- dicks, deputy commander of the Air Task Force South, whtch oversees 15 airports from Bakersfield to San Diego. The California National Guard is made up of Anny and Air National Guard forces. The federal government de ployed 8,000 National Guard troops at US commer- a al airports nationwide fol- lowing orders from state gov- ernors at Preside nt Bush's request following Sept. 11. Plug into the Pilot Classified section to find services from electronics and plumbers, to landscapers and painters. Cahfom1a deployed the largest number of NabonaJ Guard personnel, 800, to 30 airports statewide. Eventual- ly, two airports stopped com- merctaJ flight service so the number dropped to 28. •tt was a complete suc- cess,· said Col. William H. Wade II, commander of the J oint Task Force AEROSAFE. "We've had notlung but great cooperabon with every- one at the auports. The guard has a lot of things to be proud of." The 2 1/2-week window will glVe troops the opportu- ruty to return home to their famtltes and jobs, take any accrued leave time and/or dllow the National Guard time to prepare troops for future redeployment, Wade said. 4 Mondoy, Apfil 22, 2002 POLICE f ILES COSTA MISl • a..r Md St. OM»lr ttreets: Possession of a dangerous weapon was reported at 2:52 a.m. Saturday. , • Bristol Street: A petty theft was report· ed In the 3300 block at 5:48 p.m. Saturday. • Bristol Stre.t: Embeulement was reported'in the 3300 block at 10:25 a.m. Saturday. • Faint• RolMI: A robbery was reported In the 2700 block at 3:45 p.m. Saturday. • Gisler Avenue: An open container In a publk park was reported in the 1200 block at 1 1 :33 a.m. s.,turday. • Harbor' lloulevard:: Possession of a con- trolled substance was reported In the 2700 block at 3:20 a.m. Saturday. • Park Avenue: A burglary was reported In the 1800 block at 12:24 a.m. Sunday. • 22nd S1Netl A burglary was reported in the 100 block at 12:30 p.m. Friday. NEWPORT BEACH • eo.lst Hlghwa~ •nd 1\.tstin Avenue: A male was arrested for possession of a con- trolled substance at 4:20 p.m. Saturday. • 49th Street and Neptune: A male was arrested for possessing a controlled sub- stance at 5:50 a.m. Friday. • Huel Drtve: A man reported his brief- case had been stolen from his residence in the 500 block at 8:S5 a.m. Friday. • Pelican Hill Road: An ATM card, U.S. currency and sunglasses were reported stolen from the men's locker room at Peli- can Hill Golf Cl ub in the 22600 block at 12:4-0 p.m. Friday. • Sidney Bay Drive: A cement mixer was reported stolen from a construction site in the 100 block at 8:34 a.m. Friday. • 26th Street and Newport Boulevard: A male was arrested for reckless driving at 2:15 p.m. Saturday. • Westminster. A man reported someone had scratched the side of his white 2000 Toyota Tacoma in the 400 block at 1 :25 p.m. Thursday. • Wild Goose: A woman reported the tires to her 2000 silver Dodge Neon had been slashed in the 100 block at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. dance. . BRIEFLY IN IHI NEWS Costa Mesa resident dies in car collision One person was killed and three others were injured in a traffic accident in Costa Mesa on Sunday, police officials reported. Costa Mesa resident Luther Mitchell, 19, was killed after the Chevrolet Suburban he was dri- ving bit 41'\ Acura, drl\r!m by 41- year.old Vicki Phillips of San Diego, and rolled several times before it hit a cinder block wall, a police report read. Mitchell sustained major head trauma and died at the scene. 'IWo passengers traveling with Mitchell sustained injwies. Palm Desert resident Isaac Sepulveda, 20, was ejec.t.ed from the car and suffered major injuries. He was transported to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he is in critical condition, polioo said. Costa Mesa resident Nadar Abedrabo, 20, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Western Medical Center. Phillips was treated and released with minor injuries from Hoag Hos- pital Presbyterian in Newport Beach. No arrests were made and the collision is under investigation. The accident occurred on South Coast Drive,' west of San Leandro, in Costa Mesa at 11 :30 a.m. Sunday. The Suburban was traveled eastbound on South Coast Drive while the Acura drove westbound on the street, police said. Witnesses at the scene said the Suburban lost control as it tried to DANCE CONTINUED FROM 1 transformed into a giant col- umn of coolness as they strut- ted to the Bee Gees and per- formed lTavolta's signature move. "When you're not feeling upbeat, turn on the music and move to the groove,• Lane said. "l'm here to tell you to have fun, dance and live." MoVJng on to the '90s, Lane showed the contrasting styles of a country western dance, the macarena and hip hop. "Don't look so serious, loosen up,· she encouraged, as they moved to the groove of "Men in Black" from the movie of the same.lllUJle. Once the t8UI A!G ended, Lane suggested ~they try some of their favorite moves on their own. "You gotta feel good about yourself -go home and look in the mirror and say, 'Hey, baby, I'm ready to rock and roll.'" Lane said. Kyle Wimmer, 11, said it was fun to try all the different dance moves. "Breakdancing was my favorite,• Kyle said. German Bricena, 12, who worked up a sweat hopping and bopping around, said he would definitely practice some moves at home. That's just what µndy Werrter-Deehan, the parent who .organized the event, wanted to hear. "I wanted to get the boys involved and feel comfort- able instead of standing on the sidelines,• Wemer-Dee- han said. DON LEACH I OAll.Y PILOT, Costa Mesa pollc:e Investigate scene where a Suburban filpped on South Coast Drive, hitting a wall and ldlllng one. pass, other cars while driving in 'the left-hand tum lane, eventual- ly striking the Acura, police said. Police arrest 3 in purse napping 1\vo adults and a youth were arrested Saturday after they allegedly stole a purse from a woman walking into a Costa Mesa· restaurant, said a Costa Mesa Police sergeant on Sunday. The woman's purse was recov- j!red, but not before $20 in cash and a checkbook had been taken, said Sgt. Frank Rudisill. Santa Ana residents Marcus Paige, 20, and Maurice Dunning, 19, along with a 17-year-old male, were arrested for robbery, Rudisill said. . Paige and the juvenile were booked into Costa Mesa Jail while Dunning turned himself in at Orange County Jail, Rudisill said. Bail amounts for each were set at $50,000. The three are scheduled to be arraigned at Harbor Court today, police said. Dunning allegedly grabbed the purse from the woman as she walked toward the Coco's restau- rant, 2750· Harbor Blvd., at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and ran behind the restaurant where Paige and the juvenile waited in a Chevrolet compact car, police said. The victim followed Dunning as he ran behind the restaurant, Rudisill said. A witness took down the car's license plate num- ber as the car sped off leaving Dunning with the purse still in his hand, he said. Dunning then ran into a near- by apartment complex_ and tossed Doify Pilot the purse, which was later recov- ered Detectives lost sight of him. With the license plJlte informa- tion. Costa Mesa police alerted security personnel at nea.rby Orange Coast College that the car Paige and the juvenile OC:CUPi~ could be in the area, Rudisill said. Security at the college notified Costa Mesa police a halt-hour afte{ the purse was reportedly taken that they had located the unoccupied car in the gym park- ing lot, Rudisill said Paige and the juvenile approached security officers, and Costa Mesa police anested the two suspects 35 minutes later, Rudisill said. Arson suspected in Rite Aid fire Fire officials blanie arson for a Sunday morning. fire at a Costa Mesa drug store. Costa Mesa Fire Department officials say someone lit papers ablaze at the Rite Aid at 3029 Harbor Blvd. Employees at the open drug store had already evacuated the store when fire personnel arrived at 10 a.rn., said Costa Mesa Fire Department Bat- talion Chief Keith Fujimoto. The store's sprinkler system had activated, sending about 500 gallons of water into the store, Fujimoto said. Fire . department authorities estimate $2,000 in water damage and loss of paper products, Fuji- moto said. The fire is still under investiga- tion, he added. -Bryce Alderton • PETS CONTINUED FROM 1 ·we usually let people get surprised,• Becky Brewer said. Surprise filled 13-year-old San Clemente resident Logan Bates after Joye, his 1- year-old Australian Cattle Dog, jumped up in his arms during the best Silly nick category. ·1 feel great," Logan Bates said. •1 didn't think he would do that goqd. He was playing a lot." Bates said he hadn't prac- ticed the trick much with Joye prior to Sunday's con- test, but offered up an expla- nation. "He's pretty smart," Bates said. "He just likes attention.• She also talked about the positive emotional benefits of • DEIRDRE NEWMAN covers edu· cation. She may be reached at (949) 574-4221 or by e-mail at delrdre.~anOlatimes.com. STEVE MCCRANJC I DAA.Y Pl.OT Sixth-graders at Davis Elementary learn dance moves to promote positive Westyles. The Orange County Pair, 4-H and Canine Caviar spon- sor the pet contest. Many participants in it come from 4-H's Orange County chap- ter, said Darlene Brown, chairwoman of the expo's jazz festival and pampered pet contest. RACE CONTINUED FROM 1 The race is now named the Tommy Bahama Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race. "The Newport to Ensena- da we felt was really a good reflection or the lifestyle of Tommy Bahama -a guy who loves the outdoors, especially sand and sun, wbo loves adventure, loves competi- tion," said Julia Jackson, cor- porate sponsorship director for Tommy Bahama. Jackson explained that, though Bahama is fictional, the company likes to empha- size the icon as a living person who embodies a sun-kisSecl brand of upscale living. "We felt the Bnsenad.a GEnlNG INVOLVED , • GnT1NG INVOLVED runs perlod- k.llly if' the Daily Piiot on a rotatlt'lg basJS. If yoo'd Ilk• infonnltk>n on ~Ing your organization to this lbt. call (949) 574-4298. race reflected all of that.• she said. But the Newport Ocean Sailing Assn., which puts on the 125-mile race each year, isn't pinning all of the event's new image on the fictional character's shoulders.· Race events also now benefit the El Viento Foundation, which helps Children and young adults from the Oak View community in Huntington Beach develop job skills through sailing and water activities. A party at Tommy Bahama's Newport Beach restaurant last week raised about $10,000 for the charity. But, proving that fun is still a· top priority for event planners, the otherwise dignified fUnd.. raiser was called the •Ufe is One Long Weekend• party. "The race 1s kind of a AMERJCAN HEART ASSN. The AmeJic:en Heart A.an. ti looking for volunteers to per- form various general office duties in the main oftlce and implement educational and fund-reJ.sin9 event. through Orange County. No upe.ri· benchmark irt a way for a lot coastal race route to bail out. of people who don't race very But the Newport to Ense- often, • said Morrelli, who has nada also draws serious rac- raced the Newport to Ense-ers, creating some some very nada about 15 times. "It's one · serious competition. In odd- of the few races every year numbered years, when the that a wide range of people 1rans Pac Yacht Race from will aim at because it's big, it Los Angeles to Hawaii is goes someplace fun, it's rela-held, the Newport to Ensena- tively easy, it's overnight. It's da serv~ as a season-opener an easy race to get to. It's a and wannup for the Pad.fie convenient, fun event that's competition. not super-challenging. "That's what's so unique Novice racers can get their about this race,• said Scott taste of ocean racing without Zimmer, whose 65-foot sled heavy air or without too much "Ragtime" finished sixth last of a challenge." yeer in its ultralight category. Still, fun's a theme Another draw for the less- than-world-class racer: Unlike races that go to Hawaii or AUltralia, there are plenty of 1pota along the ence necessary. 1\'aining will be provided. (9'9) 856-3555. ANIMAL NE1WOIUC Of ORANGE COUNTY Become a bottle-feeder or tab in pregnant cats at your home. Many ihelten kill pregnant call ,.. arttvaL Dogt and ma ... ilio avail· able fur ~.(949) 1~ 3646 or www.anbnalnel- work.C>l'g. f "It draws all kinds .... When you get past the jetty, all of a sudden you see anywhere from 400 to 500 boats out there. Jt's an eye-opening experience the first time you see that It's really a sight and it's something you normally never see.." to learn English as a second language are also encour- aged to call. Call to register. (714) 435·3310 or (714) 545- 3«5. Parties will persist as a hallmark of the race. After, all, the Newport to Ensenada has a monopoly on fun no one wants to lose. But if organiz- ers have their way, tequila shooters will continue to fade away in favor of martinis and mimosas. And, they hope, the result will be the perfect bal- ance between fun and laid- back maturity. "We have to put on and continue to improve upon a quality event," Rodheim said. "In the long-tenn, the goal is to continually push toward quality and not lose the camaraderie, the friendship and the tun.• "We had about the same participation as last year," Brown said. •A lot of partici- pation comes from 4-H and that helps.• The exact nwn- ber of enbies in the pet con-· test were not available Sun- day. More than 30,000 visitors attended the three-day youth expo at the Fairgrounds that ended Sunday. The expo showcased more than 10,000 competitive entries and fea- tured the 47th annual Sci- ence and Engineering Pair, a talentsearcb,ajazzfestival, the pampered pet contest, educational exhibits, a pet- ting zoo and a carnival. • JUNI CASAGRANDE covers New-• lltYQ AlOllCiOH Is the news port ee.ch. She may be reached at assistant He mty be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by •mall at (949) 5'14-4298 or by e--mall at juM.asagrandt!Ol•tlmes.c.om. b¥e.aldertonelatimes.com. SKATE CONTINUED FROM 1 .. .. .. . I • . Doily Pilot • Send AROUND TOWN Items to the 0-'ly Piiot. 3JO W. by St., CoN Mesa. CA 92627: by fax to (949) 646- 4170: or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include ~ time, elate and locatlon of the ewnt • 1111ell • a ~ phone number, A complete llstlng Is available at www.dallypilot.com. TUESDAY The Service Corps of Retired Executives will host a work- shop on international trade from 9 a.m. to noon at Nation- al University. The workshop is sponsored by the l:J.S. Small Business Administration. The event is $25 per person, or $20 if preregi.stered. i:he universi- ty is at 3390 Har6or Blvd., Costa Mesa. (714) 550-7369 or www.SCORE114.org. WEDNESDAY A home show featuring dis- counts on pewter ware will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thurs- day at 1001 Muirfield Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 644- 6824. Cleo Parker Robinson. the founder and artistic director of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver, will present a lecture titled "The Healing Power of Arts" at noon. The lecture is part of the UC Irvine's 2001-02 Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series and will be he ld in Winifred Smith Hall. Free. (949) 824-7372 or www.evc.ud.edu/cdfsl. Giorgio Agamben's, professor of aesthetics at the University of Verona, Italy, will give a lecture titled, "The Law and the Exception: Benjamin, Schmitt and the Paradox of Sovereignty,• at 12 p .m. today in the Humanities Research Institute. Agamben is an internationally known scholar on humanistic inquiry and critical theory. His book on Nazi death camps exam- ines survivor testimony and the fragility of identity under extreme conditions. UC Irvine welcomes Agamben as part of th& 2001·2002 Chan- cellor's Distinguished Lecture series. The lecture will be held in room 338 of the Adm.lnistrative Building. Pree. (949) 824-6713 or www.evc.ucl.edu/CDFS/lnde x.html. The Costa Mesa Cb.amber of Commerce will host a blisl- ness after-hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p .m. at the Comer Office Sports Bar & Grill, 580 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. $10, members free. ('114) 885· 9090. THURSDAY Paul FoUno, president and chief executive of Emulex. will speak on "LeadetSbip: Surviv- ing and Turlving• as part of UC Irvine Graduate School of Management's Executive Speaker Series. Folino will speak from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in UC Irvine's student center. Parking is available for $5 in the parking garage across from the student center. Reservations requested by Fri- day. (949) 824-2728 or e-mail sgaumer@uci.edu. A monthly network.Ing meet- ing sponsored by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for those unemployed will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the chapel at the church, 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. Free. Reservations not necessary. (949) 574-2239 -0r (949) 631- 2880. FRIDAY A charity shopping event benefiting five nonprofit organjzations will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 3l:>.m. April 27 at St. Michael and All Angels Church, 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. More than 50 vendors will be sell- ing everything from hand- crafted gifts, home and gar- Spruce Up for SPJ:.ing!_ 50% OtTTopianeS" 369 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, (locat~d /Nhind Plum's Patio) Phone(949)646-6745 WHY STAY HOME Sunset Dinners <Rjstorante 9damma qina Monday-Friday: 4:30-6:15 P.gplant Pannigiana or c.a.nndloni Alla Florentina (with soup or salad) JUST $10.90 The Real Prime Rib or Filet Mignon (with soup or salad) JUST $13.90 Sandabs Piccata or Salmon Alla Checca (with eoup or ..lad) JUSf$l~90 (949) 673~9500 WW'tt'.m•mmagina.ClOm 251 &It C.O..C High_..,• Newport Bcacb Support ·Our Schools AROUND TOWN den decor to jewelry, hand- bags and children's ~cea- sorles. The event ls put on by the Glass Slipper Guild of Children 's Hospital of Orange County, Harbor Vlew Ele- mentary School, Our Lady Queen of Angels Mother's Group, Casa Teresa and Sl Michael and All Angels Church. (949) 552-6122. Tbe Orange County chapter of the Archeological Institute o1 America · wUl host a gala titled "It's All Greek to Me" from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Countr:y Club. The .ev~t will feature a discussion by UC Irvine professor Mar- garet M. Miles about Greek food and feasting for both enjoyment and ritual ce.Jebra- tion. The gala will also mclude a silent auction. Tickets are $42.50, or $37.50 for members. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa. For reservations, call Lianne Oakes. (949) 476-2572. SATURDAY Costa Mesa Boy Scout Troop 106 will host a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kaiser School, 2130 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa. The troop is rais- ing money for summer activi- ties that include a river raft- ing trip, summer camp and a trip to the Nippon Jamboree in Japan. Melody Daigle, (949) 645-4155. The Service Corps of Retired Executives will host a work· shop titled "How to Start Your Own Business" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Nat.Jon- a) University. The event 1s sponsored by U.S. Small Busi· ness Administration. The event is $40 per person, or $35 if preregistered. The uni- versity is at 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa (714) 550- 7369 or www.SCORE114.org. SUNDAY The Orange County Charity Bash will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. at the Hilton Costa Mesa Hotel at 3050 Bristol Sl, Cos.. ta Mesa. Eight hours of live, continuous dance music, including jazz, big band, Latin and swing will be played. $30, or 525 for advance.. tickets. Proceeds benefit nonprofit organiza- tions that provide services lo stroke victims and better ca.re for the elderly. (949) 675-9708. APRIL 30 A workshop on marketlng and promotion will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Nation- al University. The workshop is hosted by the Service Corps of Retired Executives and ·sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Ad.ministra· tion. The event is $25 per per· son, or $20 U preregistered. The university is located at 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. (714} 550-7369 or www.SCORE1 14.org. MAY 1 The Urst of the Uve-day 29th annual Newport In-Water Boat Show will begin today at noon and run until 7 p.m. at the Newport Dunes Water· front Resort and Marina, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The show features hundreds of yachts, sport fishers, sailboats and speed- boats. Experts wtll be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate the latest prod- ucts. $10, children 12 and younger are free. Other b.mes for the weekend are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 2-3, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 4. and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 5. (949) 757-5959 or goboatingamerica.com. To kick oH National Straw- berry Month, the Orange County Market Place will hold the third annual Straw- berry Sunday Funfest and Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Automotive Road of Dreams area of the lt"1 A Pit LoVer'1 Orum hy Tht tntll't ratrgrounds Will ~ ftlled With animal stagt shows, competltkw 6 dtmonstrldons. • OVir 1JOO Alllliii WI lliM 11111 v.11 • ..... GIA .. _,,, Of N ......... • Mwlll rw"' ...... swap meet at 88 P&r Dnve, Costa Mesa. Classic ca.rs c.a.n choose from 30 divisions to enter. $10 per car except all red cars and white cars with red interior are tree. Activities include a strawberry pie eat- ing contest, strawberries and strawberry shortcakes for sale. $2 for ages 13 and older and free for children t 2 and younger. (9•9) 723-6616. (949) 723-6663 for car show information. www.ocmarket· place.com. MAY·2 ' A dozen congregations wtll bold a peace vigil from 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodtst Church, 420 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Particip~nts will march on 19th Street between Newport and Harbor boulevards carry- ing signs saying .. Pray for Peace" and "Pray for our Leaders.• Free parking behind the church. Reserva- tions not required. MAY 10 The 2002 Scout-0-Rama, which celebrates the ments of the 92-year-old Boy Scout organization, will begin at 5:30 p.m. today with an Eagle Scout Alumni Reunion open to all individuals who have earned the Eagle rank and will include dinner and a pre- sentation at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, 1131 Back Bay Dnve, Newport Beach. The publJc is uw1ted to partiopate , bequuung at 10 a.m.. a day of canoe races, obstacle courses, wall chmbs and other actJvjhes. $5 to attend Saturday's festivities. The weekend will conclude at 10 a.m. Sunday when about 250 Boy Scouts will accompa- ny their mothers for a Mother's Day brunch. (714) 546-4990. MAY 11 The Balboa Island Bayfront Monday, April 22, 2002 5 ArtwaJk will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along the South Bayfront promenade on Bal- boa 1s1and.. More than 75 local artists will be painting from Marine Avenue to the Feny Landing. Free. (949) 723-6171. MAY 16 Environ.mental Nature Cen- ter founder Robert House will lead a walk beginrung at ooon at the nature center office, 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach. Pree, brlng a sacJc lunch. The walk will take about one hour. (949) 645-8489 . ONGOING The Newport Beach Walldng Club meets each Tuesday through Thursday and Satur- day at 9 a.m., and every day at 7 p.m. at the comer of Hos· pital Road and Superior Avenue in Newport Beach. (949) 650-1332. The Costa Mesa Senior Cen- ter will host ballroom dancing with live music from the Cos- ta Mesa Music Makers on Tuesday rughts from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The event IS $4 per person, and refreshments will . be provided. The center is at 695 W. 19th St .. Costa Mesa. (949) 548-3884. Newport Beach Newcomers hosts monthly meetings the thud Wednesday of each month at vanous locations. (949) 644-4032 or (949) 854· 4501 A monthly career oetworldng resource meeb.ng will be held the last Thursday of every month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for people currently unem- ployed. The meeting is spon- sored by St. Andrew's Presby- tenan Church and will in the Stewart Lounge chapel in the ad.nurustration bwlding. Free. The church is located at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 574-2239 or (949) 631-2880. See Dr. Monica Bonakdar's Advanced FOTO-FACIAL to Reverse Aging & Create Beauty! The Interactive fo.-.t of thl1 1emin•l' wUI enable you to atk Dr. Bonakdar que1tlon1 r a b o "t the I ate 1 I aavaacH In • variety of co1•etlc proced•rn1 lad•cllng ••d• n-jeda u l.aMr Hair &nloYal ... lldacare. • QUOTE OF THE.DAY "1 always I elt like I could .play this game, which is why I stuck with it ... " Ahrnlid Miiier, Mr. Irrelevant XXVll EYE OPENER April 29 honol'ee · DENNIS EVANSF 6 Monday, April 22, 2002 ~ lcltor Roger Carlson • 949-5744223 • Sports Fax: 949-650.0170 Daily Pilot IRRMLVANI' WEEK XXVll -Miller time in Houston Texans expand horizons by taking 320-pound UNLV defensive lineman with 261 st pick in NFL draft. Barry F•ulkner DAILY PILOT Ahmad Miller, who nearly cast his lot as a collegian with the University of Houston, will be given a chance to make his NFL dreams come true in the same Texas town, after being chosen by the expansion Houston Texans with the last pick of the NFL draft Sunday. With his selection, the 261st of the seven-round, near-18-hour draft held over two days in New York, the 6-foot- 4, 320-pounder, who started three seasons on the defensive line at UNLV, becomes Mr. Irrelevant xxvn. As such. Miller will be honored June 16-22 in Newport Beach during the annual. Irrelevant Week festivities. initiated and overseen by former NFL player and prominent Newport Beach businessman Paul Salata, who announced the final pick Sunday. And while Miller seems to be warming to the Irrelevant Week theme of "doing something nice for somebody for no reason,• he said during a post- draft phone interview from Las Vegas that he'd just as soon not have put himseU in that position. "If I'd have worked harder, not depended on anyope else and taken the steps I should have taken since high school, I don't think I'd have been the last pick in the draft.• said Miller, who turned 24 April 10 and plans to graduate with a degree in social science May 18. "People say I was inconsistent {al UNLV) and l don't.argue. l know it's my fault and I've learned my lesson. I've been working hard all offseason and l just want to go make the team. I know COLLEGE ROWING ~' . . I have to go ip there and beat some people out, but I believe I can do it.• Miller, who twice received honorable mention for AU- Mountain West Conference honors and collected 96 tackles and five Ahmad Miller sacks in three seasons as a Rebel, said sell-confidence helped get him through an inauspicious start to his high school football cqreer. "I got in a fight and was kicked off the team before the first game my freshman year and I wjls ineligible the-second half of my sophomore season on the varsity,"• Miller said. He went on to star a t defensive end and middle linebacker at Southeast High in Bradenton, Fla., but he did not qualify SEE MILLER PAGt 7 PHOTOS BY KENT TREPTOW I DAILY l'l.OT Coxwain Sierra Caldwell gets tossed Into Newport Harbor by the Orange Coast College men's vanity eight crew, which led from start to finJsh and won Its race by more than eight seconds Sunday. Grant honored,, OCC wins Pirates crew captures Pahner Cup, Watson Cup, but veteran coach .earns top honor Steve Virgen DAILY PILOT NORTH LIDO CHANNEL -Dave Grant, who will retire as Orange Q>Ut College men's crew coach at the end o/. the season, received an extra gift Sunday, when the school dedicated its boathouse tn his name. Grant's Pirates won the Palmer Cup and the OCC men's varsity eight captured the Watson Cup after winning its race (6:21 .3) in the Newport Regatta In the North Lido Channel. "I'm very touched,• a misty-eyed Grant said after OCC President Margaret Gratton asked for the boathoute's new nameplate to be unveiled. The Pirates' vamty eight maintained its undefeated season (5·0 in regattas), which includes captwtng the Calitomla Cup ln the San Diego Crew Clastic April 7. The OCC eight rowed tn "Rob Jordan,• the boat named after thf fonDer OCC crew member who died in tlM World Trade Center attacks. JordU"• llepf ather, Bob Stewart, cm..a a 118 Pirates et tbe Devld ~ CJr.-lalliD~I Sl~y. '9ft a._.., tbmg we beve Wt fl ., • ..,,.. ....... mocbef (AIM, ...................... =<. ... .... him ---ol ..::..1,). ft llltaDO for UI 90 be .............. Gl.Dt1 Salak1, BrWn Scheele. Jes1e Waldow1ld, Alen Twigg and Mllte Xl)leger. 1be Pireltl led from Mn to ...... •del•Mid runner-up UC5'8 J*F bJ I; l MCOftdl, The Untvmsaty d Sm SHg.rll .. 1 Ill Ill Spom HaJI Of Fame Celebrating the millennium c BERRY Newport Harbor There's no road less traveled for former Irwin-era fullback who earned a scholarship to UCLA. Richard Dunn DAILY PILOT W ell-traveled and 1111 highly educated Charlie Berry journeyed through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India before territories became off limits, and trekked across Thailand and Laos before the Vietnam War escalated and the regions fell into communist hands. Berry, a 27 -year world history teacher at the prestigious Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii, likes to tease his sophomore students about his globe-trotting days when he lived in parts or the world that would be difficult or impossible to visit today. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Berry was the only teacher on staff who had been to Afghanistan and suddenly became the resident expert. •1 wasn't a hippie, but I had a beard (in the 1960s), • said Berry. who also volunteered to go to Israel ~r the 1967 ~lit broke out, "but it was over in six days.• "I'll just have to suffer out here in the sun,• said Berry, 64. "I've done a lot of my traveling.• For the last 29 years, Berry has lived in Hawaii for 10 months of the year and in Austria for two months in the summer, hlking, climbing mountains and traveling around the region. "There are a lot of interesting people over there. They're older and full of world history,• he said. "Every year l meet more people and find more interesting things ... I might even retire and go over there.• In his athletic career, Berry was fodtball'coach Al Irwin's star fullback at Newport Harbor for two years. Most of the time, Berry's number was called to carry the ball or he was used as a decoy. · "I liked to run hard , and I liked to run into people." Berry said. "I enjoyed that. I didn't mind that." JJ~rry. alsi<> J.Jle i!!aw 's placekicker, was the Sunset League scoring .leader in the fall of Berry, a former Newport Harbor High football standout who also played at UCLA in a backup role, traveled and lived in various parts or the world after Charlie Berry 1955,.his senior year, until the final game of the regular season, when the Tars lost to perennial power Anaheim, 27 -6, and one of legendary former Anaheim Coach Clare finishing school, which included earning a master's degree in Russian and Eastern European geography. When Berry returned to the United States in 1968, the country wasJn turmoil and world travelers with beards didn't always receive warm greetings. So, after teaching one year at Los Angeles City College, Berry joined the Peace Corps, where he remained from 1969 through '73. After a three-month language training program in Hawaii, Berry was sent to Thailand, where he taught English as a Second Lahguage, and later earned a second master's in ESL. Berry, who speaks English, German, Thai and Laotian, returned to Hawaii after leaving the Peace Corps and has remained on the Islands ever since. "l always thought about going back to teaching at Newport Harbor, but I ended up here,• he said. "Both sch~ls are good." Berry, also the freshmen class advisor at Kamehameha, which is on Oahu, plans to retire from teaching after the spring semester. However, Berry doesn't intend to travel much. Van H6orebeke's players surpassed Berry's total. Berry, whose old~r brother, Bob, was also a standout at Newp<)rt Harbor in the Class of '49, competed in track and field in the spring and was one of Coach Ralph Reed's most versatile athletes. "I did everything from the 440 and below, and any of the field events,• said Berry, often referred to by his Newport Harbor teammates as the lronman. Berry, who said the late Don Bums was his mentor, earned a football scholarship to UCLA, where he was a starting wingback on the freshmen football but •didn't do anything on the Coliseum floor.• At UCLA, Berry discovered rugby, which he ended up enjoying much more than football. He also competed ln track and field, but switched to rugby after his 'sophomore year. "There were some pretty fut guys at UCLA at the time,• Berry said. "We had Rater Johmon and C.K. Yang, those kind of peoS>le on the track team.• ' Berry is the latest honoree in the Daily Pilot Sports Hall of Pame. Newport Beach'• &an Frome, one of • the Aast to enter, Wiii the <lnlt cant8ltant Ln the Daily Pilot'• Irrelevant Wffk XXVD Very MOit Relevant Contest V to pk:k 1-U-lU-JV Ln Saturday's NFL Draft tn New York qty, tabb6ng P191DO State'• David Carr, Nortb CaroMM'I Julhat Peppen. Oreuon'i Joey ffar. ~and Mike WUUaimd'JUeato ... p6aed In UMt older "' HOUltoD, Celallni. Detroit and =-~ wtD be pr•• hdllaW CbilO la tbe MU'=t;= dl9f...,.bya c 11 ~~\\Wis ~ •'PMcMw...._ w-.cal•' ,,~ ~ il.JuDi XVI· Doity Pilot " MILLER . CONTINUED FROM 6 academically to attend four..yeu schools. He played one seaton at s.outhwest f Milsltslppl Community College, before sdting out the 1998 season while dttendlng Manatee Community College in bis home town. Millet's rare blend of size and athletlcism, however. kept h1m on the mlnds of collegiate recruiters at Houston, UNLV, South Carolina and West Vuyinia. • 1 visited Houston and I really liked it there, but I dedded to go to UJl.U.V.. be said. "It was a tough choice.• Miller began his first season dt UNLV as an end. but swttmed to tackle after five games. He made all but a handful of his 33 starts at tackle, where his unusual quickness helped h1m develop into what last year's lJNLV Web site profile described as •a reliable run stuffer.• Miller said quidmess and a physique overhauled in the weight room have helped him malle good on projections made by UNLV coaches when they recruited him that he may event114lly pursue playing on Sundays. "I weighed 250 in JC, but, after sitting out for a season, I was 326 when I came to Vegas, with no muscle and no definition,• said Miller, who related bis time in the 40-yard dash as 5.0 or 5.1 seconds. •I've replaced most of the fat with muscle and I'm in better shape now than I was even last season. "Even at 300-some pounds, I lh1nk I was still one of the best athletes on the team. People see my size and don't believe bow well I move. or how quick I am. I always felt like I couJd play this game. which is why I stuck with it." Miller also stuck· with bis studies, which bas obviously made his his family proud. "I talked to my iµom on the phone (Sunday) and the only thing she was worried about was whether I was going to be (in las Vega,,) for my graduation next month,· Miller said. Miller, a supplemental selection. was among 13 coillege players picked by the Texans, who also picked 18 players from other NFL rosters in a February expansion draft. As if Sunday afternoon, Houston bad 89 players on Its roster, Including six other defensive tackles. Among tliem is tbird·round pick Charles Hill from Maryland (83rd overall), elQbl-year veteran Gary Walker who made his first Pro Bowl appearance representing Jacksonville last season, and six-year veter<Ul Seth Payne who also started the las\ three seasons at Jacksonville. Miller, the 18th defensive tackle selected in the draft, said the Texans plan to use a lhree- man defensive front, wbicb also figures to Inhibit his chances of making the team. Miller will attempt to become the ninth Mr. hrelevant to play in the NFL, the fifth siIQ the draft was shortened to seven rounds. Mr. Irrelevant XXVI, Tevit.a Ofanhengaue, a tight end out ol BYU, was cut in the pn.!lea500 by the Arlmna Cardinals. SPORTS STEVE MCCRANK I DAILY PILOT Newport Harbor Hlgh's Mai Tajima, shown here in recent competition, will be among the Back Bay contingent from the Sailors and Corona del Mar taking part In the Mllllkan Southern Section Relay Championships tonight at 6 at Belmont Plaza. COLLEGE BASEBALL ·Anteaters pound Cal Poly SAN LUIS OBISPO · UC lrvme freshman designated bitter· R.J. Brown went 4 for 5 with three doubles and four RBis to pace the Anteaters' 10...J Big West Conference baseball victory et Cal Poly San Luis 06lspo Sunday. The win allowed the Anteaters (24-18, 6-3 in conference) to win the three- game series, two games to one. Freshman first baseman Matt Anderson also went 4 for 5 and scored three runs for UCI, for which junior center fielder Jon Horwitz bad three hits and junior catcher Chns Miller went 2 for 5, mcluding a two-run homer. Junior Chns Klemm s1Dgled twice and drove in two runs, while freshman left-hander Glenrt Swanson worked into the eighth inning to record his seventh win in 10 decisions. Swanson surrendered just six hits and three earned runs. stnking out two and wallung four. UCI hosts Fresno State in a nonconference game Wednesday at 7 p.m., before battling Long Beach State ma three-game Big West series Friday. Saturday and Sunday at Blair Field "'wm C0111101C1 UC IRvN 10. CA&. Poly J UC Irvine 004 204 000 • 10 18 1 Cal Poly 000 030 000 • 3 7 1 Swanson, French (8) and Miller; Cor· rN, Mosel' (6), Kougl (8) and Wlllon, Hersh (8). w . ~ 7-3. l ·Correla, 7-3. 28 -Brown (UCI) l, Guthrie (UO). Escobedo (CP). s.ul (CP) 38 • ~ (CP). Miller (\JO) Monday, April 22, 2002 7 .UCl men's golf bids for repeat ' Anteater men's and women's golf teams contend for Big West · Conference crowns, beginning today. EL DORADO~ HJLLS -The UC Irvine men's golf 0 team will attempt to defend the program's first Big West Conference title, while the ua women will compete in the first conference tournament as the two-day Big West c.oot~ Championships begin with 36 boles at Serrano Country Oub. The UCI men. ranked No. 9 in the most recent Pacific Region rankings, three spots behind Big West competitor University ol the Pacific. finished seventh at the U.S. Intercollegiate tournament completed SlU'lday at the Stanford University Goll Course. UCI's three-round total of 873 was 25 shots of1 the pace of victorious USC, but Just 11 strokes behind third-place Stanford. Junior Mike Lavery tied for 17th individually with a three- round tot.al ot 217, 12 strokes behind winner Philip Rowe of Stanford. The Anteaters were fifth at the Western intercollegiate last week. Lavery, sixth individually at the Western intercollegiate, led the Anteaters with a 72.37 scoring average (over 27 rounds) coming into last week. Lavery is backed by teammates Jeff Coburn (73.48) and Ryan Armstrong (7•.17), both juniors, as w~ as Anteater sophomore Brandon Murray (74.50). lav~ry. Coburn and Annstrong all have three top- 10 finishes this season. The UCI women enter the conference tournament~ by a pair of freshmen. Through Wednesday. Walailak Satarak boasted a scoring average of 73.40 through 15 rounds this season to 0iUD the No. 13 ranking in the Gollstat Cup standings. UCl's Stella Lee, with a 75.05 average in 19 rounds this season, bolds the No. 35 ranking. The two Anteaters are the only Big West women ranked in the top 95. Idaho's JuJie Wells checks in at No. 98, having ·averaged 76.36 in 22 rounds. After completing 36 holes today, competitors will play t 8 holes Tuesday. Ex-Bucs win title co:S~ cC:~g: I &:\} men's volleyball I(@ standouts B J Lightvoet, Nack Pt.asc:tunslo and Brad Evans helped lead William Woods University to rt fu'St NAJA title in any sport after the Owls rallied from two games down to win. 19-30, 29-31. 30-28, 30-22. 19-17, over Undeowood Saturday. The Owls (31-4) overcame a 1•-6 deficit in the fifth game. Lightvoet. a Costa Mesa High product, served eight straight points to tie the game and the Owls later went on to defeat Linden wood. 19-17. Ptasc.tunslo. a setter who had 7 I assists an the win, was selected as the National Tourname nt Most Valuable Player, whtle Lightvoet (26 kills) earned all-tournament laurels. Lightvoet and Ptaschinski shared Orange Empire Conference MVP honors last year when they led the Pirates to an OEC btle and a runner-up firush ID state Ev~ was first-team All- OEC for the Pirates two years ago -By Steve Virgen VU athletes shine POMONA ·1 ~I Vanguard Umvers1ty ~emor Beth Weider broke her own school record in the women's tnple Jump with a mark d 34-10 112 to higbllgh1 Uoos track and held athletes' efforts at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Fnday. We.idler's mark was well better than her previous best (34-5). Vanguard junior Robbie Jones broke the four-minute barrier in the men's 1,500 meters. docking a time or 3.59.36 to finish fifth in tus heat His prevtous best in the event had been •:07.5. 1\vo I.Jons hdd persooal bests in the 800, as sophomore David Johnson went 1 :58.92 to break the two-minute barrier. He finished seoond ID his heat, le&.s than a half. second behind the winner. Juruor Sarah Hall docked a 2:25.09 in the women's 800, nearly a full second better than her prevtous best More than 60 schools parttc- 1pated ID the meet. CREW won its race in 6:28.5, wtule Coast finished second in the first novtce eight race and third in the second novice eight race to win the Pahner Cup. awarded to the team with the most points. occ totaled 19 points. three better than UCSD. TODAY'S SCHEDW HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONTINUE.D FROM 1 Diego finished third, followed ~ by Loyola Marymount, San Diego State and UC Irvine, respectively. OCC's second varsity eight DllPSU S.J1CMIS UCI finished third ID the rust novice eight and hfth in the second novice eight Newport I.anding. 4 bmts. 106 Mglen. 43 calico bm. 24 sand bl9.. 4 hlhbu1. 10 ltVtpln. 2A rockflllh. 20 sNepheld. 6 ~ 1 c.abuOf\ 22 blue perch. 5 bonito. OeYey'I Lodi• • Ho report. . ~ ' ._., --·. _.,. MHWL High school -NelNpol1 ~at ~ Hlfls. 3:15 p.m. -Cdfege "*" ..S women -UC k'line. Ilg ws eom.110 ~lltilpi.tSenw ~ Qb. 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'-. ipl. new -t• H5 3151 I• FKEMBD I FtHCES DECKS PATIOS Atdwood Ceder C1'lainllnk Re.J:lred LI 489'5 °' .... ::= 1-A~] ~OMMSHARIF and TANNAH HIRSCH ANSWERS TO WEEKLY BRJOOEQtJLZ A -Thit ia 1 teittboolt hand. With ' ei&llt rue trick.I 1vaJlable Ind • lpnj, so1id major suit, jump to pme in the swt. BkHour hearta. Fanner can have many holdinJs. which will give you eitcellent play for I 0 tricks. Q l -As South, vulnerable, you hold: The btdding lw orocccded: SOUTH WFS1' NORTH •• ,._ 2 J ... p-J-· 1 What do you bid now? F.AST .... .... A -You cannoc be sure whether panner is fishing for slam in dta- l110ndt or to play no tNmp, bu1 your third bid ts elev-cut. Jump to five diamonds. That tells panner you have extra trumps lll suppon.. bu1 do no1 have 1 club control since you failed to cue-bid clubs en rO\ne. Q J -Neither vulnerable, as South you hold: •AJ7 ""K984 ,. 6 •AQ97 4 The btddlllg has procc:cdcd. NORTH EAST SOUTH I p-z.. J. .... ? What do you bid now'! WEST Pu; A -Obviously. the choice~ he between three no trump and three hearta. Three no trump will probably end the llllCI ion; three hearts lea 'VC S room to probe for 1Jam. Since "-C think alam is still possible, we \light· ly pnfe:r three hearts, though v.e adm11 that three no trump could be the winning action Q 4 -80th "ulncrable. ~ South you hold: • ltQl ~QtlH O I •J lt41 The bicldm& bu J)loceedcd: NOll'lll EAST SOUTH 1• .... i. ... lO ' Whal do you bid now? WP.ST .... A -Your hand tS wonh anocher bid. The problem 11 that you have only three-card support for ptnnet'11uit.. 50 bid three hearta. That ahows at leut a nve-card suit and tells partner you have ooly three Jpades. while implying shonnen in diamonds. The ban 1s now in pl(lllC:l'1t C01,1n. Q 5 -Neuher vulnerable, as South you hold • K J 10 6 • ' A K II 4 2 • Q 9 S The bidding lw proceeded; SOtrTH WFSf NORTH EAST I ,._ l'7 ,_ I• ha 2• Pus 1 Whal do you bid now? A -Panncr'1 bid is fourth-suit fon:- ing and does not nc:ccuarily promise anything in cl ubs. Your first duty is to suppon panner's major with three card\. l.aclong Ow opuon, the neitt choice 11 to show 1 1topper 1.11 the fourth 5\ltl by blddmg no trump. Tiiat is the case hc111:. albeit your club stopper·~ ienuous 8 1d two no 11\lmp Q 6 -A~ South, vulnerable. you hold 72 AQ9J.• IOll The bidding has procccdcd: ORTH EAST SOUTH t . p-•• J• PUI ? What do you btd now~ WEST Pll55 A You ha..,c no 1de1 "'here the hand tS headed,e.11cep1 lhat some slam •~ likely. We see no rcuon why you ~houJd not ~imply conunue to show your du1111buuon. Bid \hrcc dia· moods. Panner's neJtt bid ~houldclar- 1fy matters. Ma.day, April 22, 2002 9 TODAY'S CROSSWORD PUZUE 1·c::11-~11-~1---. ---.. ----- P11tiflnder XE 't7 V6, 2 Pondle CelltkllM 111 ... 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