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Home My WebLink About2004-01-04 - Newport Mesa Daily PilotCOMMENTS& CURIOSITIES • So much to say in 2004 I l is a new year -most of you ~ ~ware of lhal. . I wanted to do somel.hing really important, something weighty, something socially relevant for my first column in 2004 AD. "Do somel.hing informed and insightful," I told myself. "Something about what I.he coming year holds for California, for America, for I.he world - that kind of l.hing." PETER BUFFA What did I com e up with, other l.han ending a phrase with a preposition? Nothing, niente, nada, zero, zilch, zi ppo and we're not talking about cigarette lighters. As always, at I.he end of the day, I.he only thing I have to offer is all the news I.hat is barely Iii to print, and even that's a stretch . I.e t others wring I.heir hands over mad cows in Washin gton. L thin k I.he real story is pooping horses in Santa Ana Heigh ts. Someone needs to get to I.he bottom of it. Santa Ana Heights is ho!"!>)' country, as you know - lots of horses and wide open spaces where a horse can do what a horse has to do and believe me l.hey're not shy. Pursu ant to a flood of state and wderal clean water regulations, the great city of Newport Reach posted s igns reminding riders thal they are. res ponsible for any mementos their ponies might leave behind, especially those l.hal could end up in the storm waler syslem , which means in the ocean with the next major storm. The signs also mentioned the fmes I.hat could be imposed for aagrant memento leaving. But, for a local riding association called the Back Bay Equestrians, both the references to water quafity and poten tial fines are a problem. According to th e group's spokesperson, Jayne Jones, "We don't believe that horse manure is a problem for water quality." Hm m . I don't know, Jayne. I keep wracking my brain for "lhings lo do with water and pay no attention to the horse manure," but I am just stumped. Negotiations between I.he city and the Back Bay Equestrians are ongoing and J tell you we will follow this story wherever it leads. . See COMMENTS, Pase A4 CtECKITOUT Now's the pe,rfect time to improve yo~e, and th• NewponBe ~ Library has ton• of boob to help you keep those New Year's resolutions. S..PegeA3 FORUM . Deane Bottorf a ties to the TOumament of the Roses date back to the 19309 and the use alum shared hi• experiences of the annual parade and bowt game. S..PegeA7 L' SUNDAY EDITION Serving the Newport-Mesa comriunity since 1907 JANUARY 4, 2004 SUNDAY STORY Jack Tomei, 6, front, plays a game of charades with Chang Seo, 10, right, Jack's sister Emily, center, and Michael Rea, 8, far left, during Discovery Days at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach. Bad weather couldn't dampen the fun students had at a winter-break program at the Environme ntal Nature Center. Camping out indoors Deepa Bharath Daily Pilot Jackson Anthony couldn't !>ii in orw plan· while 1lw min ldl "ieatlily m11:.ick Inside the 1-.nvironmcntal Nature Cente r. in the rnzy hNtt, his campn1ates wt•re si lting around a table .... 1ringing head'> and talking. f'hey wert• s upposed to float boat-; out-.ic.lt· wday. It was tlw las\ day nf t:amp. Nature, wllil'h they had been learning <1h11ut for the last week as part of the I >i:-cc>wry Dar• c<1111p. hatl other plans. Jarkso11, Ii, w;i:-. lung done with th<' heath. I le worl' till' rnlorful siring around his 1ll'l'k and walked about. just "dwcking things out," hl' said. Ill' peered inlll a 111icrosi·o1w. I le looked up pu;o.zled. I le pit:kcd 11p a pla:-.tir box with a dead, hairy tarantula inside. "That's a big spidI!r," he told himsl'lf. I k climbed up ;1 1·ha11 at the enlranCl' tu tht• l'Cllfer. "Now, Jarbon," '>aid I ~iri Whalen. program dirertur at the center. "We don't want lo go tlll'rl· aftn what happe1wd the other day, right?" Jackson didn't reply. I le just got off I he d1:iir and Marted walking toward ;1 n ip wilh '>('Vl'ral pt'ns in it. Then, he walked once around the wblc where the urlwr.. wen.• sitting, ... till engrossed in their 11L'ad:-.. I le went around a11d hugged naturalist nan Gr(•c11, who wa:-. running the work.c;hop. Over the !<isl wet'k, < ;recn had taught Jark.,on .111d 1he other children how to 111ak1· rnckl•I:-. ;md shoot them up i.n the: air. They blew giant bubbles together and made liltk wooden cars that they tl'St-drove outsidt'. Their colorful gliders, d ecorated with paint and glitter and propelled by a rubber band. landed on 111<.' rustic grcc1wry behind the \.'Cntl'r. Midial'I 111°11 was d isappointed wilh the rain. "I forgot what we were going tu du today." thl' H·yl'ar-old s<.tid, picking up a blue head. "B111 I wanted 10 he oubidt•. It would've been lun." { >n any otht•r day, I 0-yl'ar·nld Yun Seo, would0Vl' prefl'rrl'd to sit inside ;111d make ll'Wclry ~hl' likl's 111 W(•ar. "Bui I l1>Vl' tlw rain," she said smiling. "My tcaclwr at ... dlOol ui-.ed to let us go out in (lw rnin and pl;1y ... J111•k I onwi dOt'.~11·1 ~hare Yu11's love for I he r;1i11 "II\ too 1old 1111r..1tlc." 1lw H y1·nr·nld '>ilid. 111hhm).: hi., hand-.. I lis friend, lark KParl. also fl. <1greed. "We're Jack and lark," Jack rnmci said wi1 h a laugh. Jack Tomt·1 made his rwr klat<' with IOI l>calb. PHOlOS BY CHRIS URSO I DAil Y Pll Of Emily Tomei, 9, creates a beaded necklac e at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach. Children from kindergarten to fifth grade took part in activities at the center. "0111• h11ndn·d .. and one." he said See CAMPING, Page A4 SPORTS UC Irvine's men's bnketball team opened its Big Wett Conference schedule against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at the Bren Events Centey S..Pege81 I TOP STORY State beach fees are going up State offici als say that all parks. including severaJ around Newport-Mesa. will cost as much as double the current fees to visit. loltta Harper Daily Pilot CRYSTAL COVE -State park officials are giving bcach-~rs fair warning of a significant rate increase, effective July, that ~ set in place to offilet Increased budget cuts and keep popular public spots. such as Cry&tal Cove. open for~ The fee chanees wUl not go into eft'ea until July l but ttate offid~ saJd they wanted to gee the informadon out so people could plan accordingly for sum· m er vacations. Families that en joy camping at Crystal Cove arc looking at a 36% to 92% Increase in camping fees. TI10se who enjoy the 3.5 miles of sandy beach between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach, can ex- pect a 64% rate ~ fo day uae. Huntington Beed\ resident Amanda formes WM 81 the padc letting bet' '°"' bum off some energy befort1 they heeded back to tlCbool on Monday. She said ....... P .. •M Flt£ Pl~OTO I OAllY PU OT The open sands of Crystal Cove State Beach, and other state-owned parks, could cost as much as 92% higher to camp out in, as a new tee schedule wiN.be implemented on July 1. ' -~--~~~-~~·'-..____._ '~----~-'-''-'--=----'-""-"'~~~.:_;;;_----~--..c__;~~~~----~-~~--"-~ ------~ ~ ~ --~ -~ - • AZ Swlday, .JnAlry -4, 2004 EEKINREVIE PUBLIC SAFETY Firefighters gather to mourn one of their own A memorial iervice was held on Monday for Newport Beach Training Dtvtalon Chief Randy Scheerer who died on Dec. 20 of a t}eart altad. He was 53. Mott than 1.250 people. includlng several from the fire service, a1tended the service, which was organized by the fire department. •Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who they say Wt a bicyclist at Crystal <:ave Slate Part on Dec. 28. Scott Oelarneter. 38. of Newport Beach was riding bis bicycle eastbound on Coast Highway near Reef Point when a golden compact veered into the bib lane and hit him from behind. Delameter suffered a fractured back and a concwslon and is recovering a1 Mission Hospital In Mission Viejo. Police said the driver didn't bother to stop. No other descriptions of the vehicle or the driver were available, but officials sald several peoplt> witnessed the incident. -Dttpa Bharatl1 EDUCATION Students explore the great outdoors at holiday program Newpon-Mesa students on winter break took a tour of California at the Environmental Nature Center. The center. near Newpon I !arbor High School. ho~ts Mudents for nature hikes, lessons and crafts during school vacations and during the school year. It has represen1a1ions or 14 different California habitats. mcluding wiJdlife like hawks. squirrels and coyotes. • Urtiversiry of Phoenix. the largest private urtiversiry in the country. is relocating one of its learning centers to Costa Mesa. The universlry, geared ro working professionals, is moving its Fountain Valley localion to a new, 67.000-square·foot space on Bristol Street. About 160 classes wilJ take place each week In its 37 cl!Wlrooms and 17 srudy rooms. -Marisa O'Neil BUSINESS Brokers say stock market will be bullish in new year Newpon stock market expen~ suggested the economy was looking sLronger, given the n..e in the three major indexes during 2003. llleir predlctions were mixed about how long the good times would lasr. however. Some see a fmc-looking 2004. while others said investors mjght be disappointed by a slow recovery. • New Year's Eve was the last chance for hungry folks to get lo Ollmayo Grill at Fashion island. The restauran1 closed its doors with a casual final evening. Owner David Wilhelm will replace the eatery with Rouge, a French b istro. -Daily Pilot st11/J NEWPORT BEACH Citizen committee says parks sbouJd be run by the city Four tiny parks in the Newport Coast area would be better managed by the dry than the counry, residents say. The Newport Coast Advisory Committee will consider whether 10 ask. the city to ask the counry to hand over four UltJe pans they believe the county might also be happy to get rid of. • Horse enthusiasts an could be dose to a co how to keep local PHQTO OF THE WEEK 'SOLEMN MEMORIAL' KENT TRCPlOW/OAILYPll.Ol On Monday. a memorial seMce was heJd for Newport Reach Thaining Division Otier Randy Scheerer, who died of a bean anadc a1 the age of 53. More than I .250 people anended the service 10 honor Scheerer. but the faces or N<.'WpOrt Beach Fire Chier Tim Riley and Scheeret's wife. Marilyn, told the story of his ~g. They were wearing expressions we have shown our readers numerous times in the past: people bearing the burden of losing someone laved No maner how many times we run photos of people grieving. it still strikes a cord in the reporters and photo staff. COSTA MESA Scheer's settlement not sitti ng well with deputy Depury City Atry. Marianne Milligan is the sole defendant not to !>ign off on a settlement agreement the ciry reached with fo rmer Ciry Alromey Jerry Scheer in October. Milligan said she hasn'r signed off on the agreement becaust> doing so wouJd prevent her from filing cl;ums against the c1ry or Scheer in the fun1re. "I may have potenuaJ clauns againsr the oty: Milligan said. The lawsuit, filed by Scheer in September. makes 29 complainr.s against the defendants including -Srew M<.Oank. photo editor · violation of the Family and Medical I .eave Act. slander, libel and retaJlarion. Besides Milligan. the defendants named are Mayor Gary Monahan, Councilwoman Ubby Cowan and former Councilwomen Karen Robinson and Linda Dixon. ru PHOTO I DAILY PILOT A skateboarder practices his footwork near Newport Elementary School. A skate park is scheduled to open in Costa Mesa. • Public Services Director BUI Monis and Recreation Manager Jana Ransom met with seven resjdenL'> of the Mesa del Mar neighborhood Tuesday. While the meeting was designed to keep them clean-water ordinances. The rules require all animaJ waste be picked up but equestrian groups say it's not practical for M>meo ne to pause in the middle or a trail ride every time they have to clean up afrer their horses. Equestrian leaders att implementing an Adopt-A-Trail program. City leaders are offering to install friendlier signs on the trails. • The Newport Beach Conference app~ of how thin~ are going with the TeWmlde Pan skate pan-.. some residents used the opportunity to vent their opposition to the project. On Monday, the council will and Visitors Bureau leaders hope to gel a bigger cut of the ciry's hotel tax. Though some officials worry it's a bad time to spread rev~nues any thinner. others say that's why It's a good time to invest in attracting more convention business to the city. • A day at the beach will cost more next summer for vi rtors to Crystal Cove State Beach and maybe Corona del Mar. To deaJ with budget cuts, the decide whether to rehire the same company that designed the Owte-Hamllton skate park so those plans can be tweaked for the TeWuUde Park site. -!Nirrire Newman California State Parks will raise day-use fees [rom SS to SIO at Crystal Cove starting July l. The city of Newpon Beach. which runs the Corona del Mar State Beach. may raise Its $6 fees to reduce oYercrowding and bring it in line with other state beaches. Fees for camplng and annual passes throughout the camp system wilJ also l.ncrease. -Jmie Casagrandl! NOTABLE QUO TABLES 'We'n1 working tulth a contract from 1993. Who would have seen 9111 coming? Who would have seen this economy and all this competition in l!Jitntington Beach and Laguna?" -Marta Hayden. head of the Newpon Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau. on the group's need for more funds from the city's hotel taxes. "Pkase help us protect Newport Bay and be consiLU?rate of others by: removing manure from streets, driveways, bridk rrail, and sidewalks; not littering; staying o,. trails where appropriate, and reminding others to do so, 100.~ -A new, friendlier sign being proposed by Newpon Beach officiaJs for the horse trails in Sant.a Ana Heights. 'We've gone 1hro1'gl1 some clllliknging times. but we seem to have gotten through most of it.~ -Tom Lydon, president of Global Trends investments in Newport Beach. on the stock maB:et closing up for2003. HAt SS. Crystal Cove is still anractive. If it goes up to $10, it would be more attractive to go "P to Corona del Mar. We might have to raise those fees to manage the crowds. But even if they went up to S8 or $10 fat C:Orona de/ Mar/, that could send peopk inro side strttts for parking ... -O.W Klff, Newport Beach Assistant city manager, on news that fees for state parks and beaches will rise In JuJy. "We need to edua4te children in schools abo1" gun safety. It 's like driver's education classes. Just because yo" teach a kid to drive, he's not going to become a roce-ror driver. and just because you teach a ldd abo"t guns. he's not going io become a shooter. 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This can encompass everything from hiring a designer for remodeling the total look of your home to sewing some new throw pillows or revitalizing with some new prunt. In any case, the library is an e>tCeUent place to start th.inking about the changes you want to malce. Even if you hire a professional to sweep in and take care of every little detail, you will still need to know what you want the final product to look like. UnJess you've been thinking about this for a long time, you will need some ideas. The Newpon Beach Public libraries have some beautifuJ interior design books made for browsing and gathering ideas. "Mary GWlaU's Complete Room by Room Decorating Gulde" begins with basic design principles and, then, carries them out for you in a beautifully displayed book -room by room. "Style on a Budget: Affordable Ideas for a ReJaxed Home" by designer EmiJy CllaJmers, is geured for Lhc I-can't-have-anything-I-wan t set, but the ideas and innovations are worthy of any home. ls there just one room you want to make over? Look at "01armlng Guest Rooms: Decorallng Secrets from Country Inns," by Mickey Baskett. It is a wonderful and, yes. charming book on decorating a guest room and adding the speciaJ iouches 1ha1 will make your guests feel comfonahle and treated as if they were staying at an inn. Cllildren·s rooms pose special problems. What was once perfect for a 5-year-o ld becomes inapproprialc for tha t 5-year-old who is now 12. Carol Sc.:heffier has wrillen a terrific book, "Great Kids' Aooma: Decorating Idea for AU Their Yean at Home," full of style ideas and practical instructions. Design guru Terence Conran, has written "IOtchens: the Hub of the Home," which includes alJ the latest design concepts. appliances, and Ooor plan 111 make your kitchen more welcoming. efficient, and beautiful. "Bed and Bath: Decorating Ideas & Projects" is onJy one in a Jong series of great idea books from "Better Homes and Garden." Do you want to go from t11e generaJ 10 the specific? The library aJso has some s pecialized books for the home ,tJesigner who is loolcil)S for a particular slyle 10 dominate the home. Su:t..anne Slesin, for one, has put out a series of wonderful idea books that include "Caribbean Style," "Japanese Style," uNew York Sryle," "Indian Style," and "Spanish Style" 10 nam e a few. Other tiUes. not from thal beries. are ''Paciflc Island Style," "TradJtJonaJ Houses of RuraJ Prance," and "Adobe! llomes and Interiors of Taos, Sanla Fe, and the Southwest.'' And do11"t forget that if you only wane to add some .;plash or i.p1c.:e, there arc tons of hou~ on window treatmcnL!t, pillow making, faux painting. nuwN arranging. and much. rnud1 more. Jusl remember ihat the Newport Reach Public: Uhrarit•s are here tu help you get i.otne fre:.h ideas and 10 help you jump right in spruc.:in~ up. or redoing. your home lo r1;:0ect the New Year and thl' 11l'W you. •CHECK IT OUT 1s w11tten by the staff ol lhe Newport Bead1 Public Library. This week's column 1s by Sara Barnicle. All titles may be reserved lrorn home or office compulers by accessing the catalog at http:ltwww.newpo1t beachl1brary.org. For more information on the Central Library ol any of the branch locations, please contact lhe Newport Beach Public library at (949) 7 l7 3800. oplion 2. GETTING INVOLVED •GETTING INYOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call (949) 5744298. ENV1RONMEHTAL NATURE CENTER The Environmental Nature Center provides quality education through hands-on experience with nalure in a 3.5-acre outdoor classroom. Adult voluntee r trail guides are needed to in the afternoon during the week 10 lead children's lours in !he Center. Several other volunteer o pportunities are also available. (949) 645-8489. FAMILIES -COSTA MESA This team of communily-based organizations, which works 10 provide youth and fam1l1es with counseling, family support. heallh educahon, menloring, lutormg, after-school ac1i11111es and kinship services. needs Sunday, J~ 4, 2004 Al volunteers in all areas. (9491 in our community. (714) educational and enrichment 574-3976. 556-4396. opportunhies for girls and boys. (9491646-7181. FISH -M08llE MEALS FRIENDS OF THE Call 19491642-6060 to help NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY HOSPtCE Frien<41 In Service to Humanity The bookstore needs donations PREFERRED CHOfCE with the Mobile Meals program for book sales. Good quality Volunteers are needed to help and provide ongoing children's and nonfiC1ion books make a difference in the lives of emergency assistance to those are especially needed. They terminally ill persons and their in need. Both always seek may be left at any of the branch families. Volunteers would volunteer assistance in a libraries -Balboa, Mariners or assis1 them with nonmedical variety of areas. (9491645-8050. Corona del Mar -or in the -needs such as providing respite special book closet neJCt to 1he for the primary caregiver, FRIENDS Of THE Friends Book Score, a1 1000 running errands, reading to the BAU.ET MONTMARTRE Avocado Ave. Volunteers are patients and weekly social The Friends need volunceers needed 10 staff the used book visits. (7 14) 980-0900. who wanl 10 help talented local store, which is inside 1he dancers per;form in entrance of the Central Library. HUMAN OPTIONS professional theaters. 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ORANGE COUNTY If ..JI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEGERSTROM I !All BOX OFFICE lOAM-6PM WWW OCPAC.ORG (714) 740-7878 tlc"-•t-•t•r (71 4) 755-0236 GROUP SAlES (714) 556·2787 INFORMATION (714) 556-2746 nv TODAY'S FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS By Daw Wong ·me National AsM>t1ation of Realtors® <NARI did a survey/study of the buymg and ~I ling panems in lhe fin.t quar1er of 2003. This is a slight variation on the surveys done in past years, which covered the entire year. The next such survey should be completed in a couple of years. Assuring us of the health oft.he real estate marl.cl. the NAR noted that 40% of the thousand~ of buyers surveyed were still tin.1- time buyers. As NAR ·~chief economist, David Lereah said. "Tile strong demand from first· time buyers provides a ready martcC'I for eiusting owpc:rs and allows sellers to move to another home." The iyprcal first-time buyer was 32 ye~ old, with a household income of $54.800. She and/or he made a down payment of 6% on a home costing. on 1he average. S 136,000. Remartably. 37% of the tirsc- time buyers were single. compared 10 28% of repeat buyers. Among all buyers, single women llCCOunled for 21 % of al I transaclionR. single males for 11 %, unmarried coupl~ for 8%, and married couples for 59%. Knowing all of these fact~ hel~ bui Iden martc-et. We· re 00( selling homes, in mosc ~. 10 Ozz~and-Harrie1 (two adulls, one working, and 1wo children) fllnil.ies. We're ~lling to a rainbow of poccntial buym whh myriad need.'I and wishl!s. For help with your necd9 and wishes call me It 949-533-1200 or visi1 my websites 11 davewong4.oom or ooef ordrolld..com .. V.w ~flt htu ~ wllinx ho#Ut in Nnvfo.rt Bt""h sinet 1989 11,,J is with CAtut Nnvpon l+opmia/Co/.tiwr/J &nlur. ~ ,, ' , \. .-.....-EK IN REVIE PUBLIC SAFETY Firefighters gather to mourn one of their own A memorial service was held on Monday for Newpon Beach Training Division Oller Randy Scheerer who died on Dec. 20 of a heart onack.. He was 53. More than l ,250 people. Including several from the flre service, attended the service. which was orpniud by the fire department. • PoUce are looking for a hit·ar1d·run driver who they say hit a bicyclist at Crystal Cove State Park on Dec. 28. Scon OeJa.meter, 38, or Newpon Beach was riding bis bicycle eastbound on Coast Highway near Reef Point when d golden compact veered into the bike lane and hjl him from behind. Dclameter suffered a fractured back and a concussion and is recovering at Mw lon Hospital ln Mission Viejo. PolJce said the driver didn't bother IO stop. No other descriptions of the vehicle or the driver were available, but officials said several people witnessed the inciden r._. -Dttpa Bllarutl1 EDUCATION Students explore the great outdoors at holiday program Newport·Mesa students on winter break took a tour of CaJi fomia at tJ1t' Environmental Nature Center. The center. near Newport Harbor High School, hosts studenu. for nature hikes, lessons and crafts during school vacations and during the school year. II has reprt'Sentalio ns of 14 different California habitats, including wildlife like hawks. squfrrels and coyo1es. •University of Phoenix. the largest priva1e university in the country, is relocating one of i1s learning centers 10 Costa Mesa. The university, geared 10 working professionals. is moving its Fountain VaJJey location to a new. 67,000·square·foot space on Bristol Slreet. Aboul 160 classes will lalte place each week In Its 37 classrooms and 17 srudy rooms. -MarLM O'Neil BUSINESS Brokers say stock market will be bullish in new year Newport stock market experts suggesled the economy was looking stronger. given the rise in the 1hrcc major Indexes during 2003. 111elr predlcrions were mixed about how long the good times would last, however. Some see a fme·lookln~ 2004. while others said investors might be disappointed by a slow recovery. • New Year's Eve was the last chance for hungJy foUts to get to Chimayo Grill at Pashion Island. The restaurant closed its doors with a casuaJ final evening. Owner David WaJhelm will replace the eatery with RouRe. a French bistro. -Daily Pilot staff NEWPORT BEACH Citizen committee says parks shouJd be run by the city Four tiny parks in the Newport Coast area would be better managed by the city than the county. residents say. The Newpon Coast Advisory Committee wlll consider whether to ask the city to ask the county to hand over four liftJe parks they believe the county might also be happy to get rid of. • Horse enthusiasts and d ry leaders could be close to a compromise on how to keep local trails in Une with city PHOTO OF THE WEEK 'SOLEMN MEMORIAL' KENT TREPTOW /DAILY PILOT < >n Monday. a memonal servn:e was held for Newport !wadi Training Division Cllief Randy Scheerer. who diet.I of a heart attac.lc al the age of 53. More than I .250 people a11cnded the service 10 honor Scheerer, but the faces of Newport Beach Fire ChiefTim Riley and Scheerer'!> wife, Marilyn. told the story uf his pas.<;ing, TI1ey were wearing expressions we have shown our readers numerous limes in the past: people bearing the burden of losing someone loved. No maner how many times we run photos of people grieving. ii still strikes a cord in the reporters and photo staff. COSTA MESA Scheer's settlement not sitting well with deputy Deputy City Atty. Marianne Milligan is the sole defendant not to sign off on a settlement agreement the city reached with former City Attorney Jerry Scheer in October. Milli~ saJd she hasn't signed off on the agreement because doing so wouJd prevent her from fiUng claims against the city or Scheer in the future. "I may have potential claims against tJ1e city," Milligan said. -Steve McCra11Jc. plioto editor TI1e lawsuit, filed by Scheer in September. makes 29 complainls against 1he defendants including violation of tJ1e Family and Medical Leave Act, slander, Ubel and MaJiation. Besides Milligan. the defendants named are Mayor Gary Monahan, Councilwoman Libby C,.owan and former Councilwomen Karen Robinson and Linda Dixon. ALE PHOTO I DAILY Pit.OT A skateboarder practices his footwork near Newport Elementary School. A skate park is scheduled to open in Costa Mesa. • Public Services Director Bill Morris and HecrcaUon Manager Jana Ransom rncl with seven residents of tJ1e Mesa del Mar neighborhood Tuesday. While the meeting was designed 10 keep them clean·water ordinances. n1c rules require all animal wasre be pie.Iced up but equestrian groups say Ir's not practical for someone to pause in the middle of a trall ride every tim e they have to clean up after their horses. Equestrian leaders are implementing an Adopt·A·fuil program. City leaders are offering 10 install friendlier signs on the trails. • Tile Newport Beach Conference apprised of how things are going with the TeWinkle Pilrk skate park.. some residents used the opportunity 10 vent their opposition to the project. On Monday. the council will and Vis itors nureau leaders hope to get a bigger cut of the city's hotel tax. Though some officials worry it's a bad time to spread revenues any thinner, others say that's why it's a good time 10 invest in attracting more convent.ion business to the city. • A day al the beach will cost more next summer for visitors to CrystaJ Cove State Beach and maybe Corona del Mar. To deaJ with budget cuts, the decide whether lo rehire the same company thal designed the Olarle-Hamilton skate park so those plans can be tweaked for th e TeWinkle Park site. -Deirdre Newman Ca.lifornia State Parks will raise day.use fees from $5 to $10 at Crystal Cove starting July l. The city of Newport Beach, which runs the Corona del Mar State Beach, may raise its $6 fees to reduce overcrowding and bring ll in line with other state beaches. Fees for camplng and annuaJ passes throughout the camp system will also increase. -J11ne Casagramk NOTABLE QUO TABLES ' 'We'm working with a contractfrom 1993. Who would have seen 9111 coming1 Who would have ~n this economy and all this competition in Huntington Beoch and Lagunar -Mu1a Hayden. head of lhe Newpon Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau. on the group's need for more funds from the city's hotel taxes. ·Pli!:a.u! help us protect Newport Bay and be considerate of others by: removi'ng manure from streets, driueways, bridle trail, and sidewalks; not litterfny; staying on trails where appropriate, and reminding others to do so, llJ()," -A new, friendlier sign being proposed by Newport Beach officials for the horse tr.UJs in Santa Ana Heights. 'We've gone through some challenging times, but we seem ro have gotten througl1 most of it .• -Tum Lydon, president of Global Trends Investments in Newpon Beach, on the stoc.k market closing u p for 2003. ''.Al $5, Crystal Cove is still attractive. Jf it goes up to $10, it would be more attractive to go up to Corona del Mar. We might haw to raise those fees to manage the crowds. Bur even if rliey went up to SB or SJO fa t Corona de/ Mar/. tlwt could setlll people inlo side streets for parking." -Dew K.lfl', Newport Beach Assistant city manager, on news that fees for state parks and beaches will rise in JuJy. "We need to educate children in schools about gun safety. It's like driver's education classes. Just because you teach a kid to drive, he's not going to become a race-car driver, and just because you teach a kid about guns. he's not going ro become a shooter. Education ls the most important thing here." -Randy Gerall, owner of the Grant Boys, on new laws for guns and what he thinlcs is the best path toward gun safety. Daily A Pilot Aide~ POSTMASTER: Send address SURF AND SUN Porttic&, butinea end environment c;henges to The Newport reportel', (9411) 7644330 Beed\/Cost.a M9$8 Daily Pilot. P.O. allcJa.roblnBOn@lltti,.,,...com Box 1560, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. 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This can encompass everything from h iring a designer for remodeling the total look. of your home to sewing some new throw pillows or revitalizing wilh some new paint. In any case. the library is an eJtCeUent place to start thinking about the changes you want tu malce. Even if you hire a professional to sweep in and take care of every little detail, you will still need to know what you want the final product to look Like. Unless you've been thinking about this for a long time, you will need some idea~. The Newport Beach Public Librdries have some beautiful interior design books made for browsing and gathering ideas. "Mary GWJatt's Complete Room by Room Decorating Gulde" begins with basic d esign principles and. then, carries them out for you in a beautifully displayed book -room by room. "Style on a Budget: Affordable Ideas for a Relaxed Home'' by designer Emily Lllalmers. is geared for the I-can't-have-anything-I-want set, but the ideas and innovations are worthy of any home. Is there just one room yc1u want tu make over? Louk at "Olarmlng Guest Rooms: DecoratJog Secrets from <:ountry Inns," by Mickey Basken. It is a wonderful and. yes, charming book on decomting a guesl room and adding the speciaJ touches thal will malce your gues1s reel comfortable and treated as if they were staying a1 an in n. Olildren's rooms pose spC'cial problems. What was once perfect for a 5-year-old become!. inappropriate for lhat 5-year-old who is now 12. Carol Scheffler has wrltten a terrific book, "Great Kids' Rooms: Decorating Ide• ror All Their Yean at Home," fuJJ of style ideas and practical instructions. Design guru Terence Conr.111. has written "KJtcheos: the Hub of the Home," which includes all the latest design concep ls, appliances, and floor plans lo make your lcitchen more welcoming, efficient, and beautiful. "Bed and Bath: Decorating Ideas a. Projects" ii. only one in a long series of great idea books from "Better Homes and Garden." Do you want to go from 1hc generaJ to the specific? The library alrn has som e specializ,cd books for the home designer who is loolciqg for a particula r style to dominate the home. Suzanne Slesin, for one, hru. pul out a series of wonderful idea books that include "Caribbean Style," "Japanese Style," "New York Style," "Indian Style," and "SpanJsh Style" to name ;I few. Other titles. not from that ~crici., are ''Pacific Island Style," "TradldonaJ Houses of Rural Prance,'' and .. Adobe! Homes and Interiors of Taos, Santa Fe, and the Southwest." And dun·t forget that if you only want IO add o;ome 'Plash ur i.picl!, 1here are ton~ ol book., on window treatments, pillow making, faux painting, Ouwer arran~rng, and much, muth more. Just remember that tht• Newport Beach Public l.ibrariC's arc here to help you get 'iOllll' fresh ideas and tu help you jump right in sprucing 1111. or rctloing. your home to reflect the New Year and the new you. • CHECK IT OUT 1s w111\en by the staff of the Newport Beach Public Library. This wee1c·s column is by Sara Barnicle. All 111les may be reserved from home o r office computers by accessing the catalog at http:llwww.newport beactil1brary.org, For more information on the Central Library of any of the branch locations, please contact the Newport Beach Public Library al (949) 7'7 3800. option 2 GETTING INVOLVED • GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call (949) 574-4298. ENV1RONMENTAL NATURE CENTER The Environmental Nature Center provides quality education through hands·on experience with nature in a 3.5·acre outdoor classroom. Adult volunteer trail guides are needed to Jn the afternoon during the week to lead dlildren's tours in the Center Several other volunteer opportunities are also available. (949) 645-8489. FAMILIES -COSTA MESA This team of community-based organizations, which works to provide youth and families with counseling, family support. health education, mentoring, tutoring. after·sc:hool activities and kinship services, needs .... ORANGE COUNTY Sunday, Jaooary 4, 2004 A3 volunteers in all areas. (949) in our oommunity. (714) educational and enridlment 574-3976. 556-4396. opportunhies tor glr1s and boys. (949) 646-7181. ASH -MOBILE MEALS FRIENDS OF THE Call (949) 642-6060 to help NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY HOSPtCE Frien~s In Service to Humanity The bookstore neods donations PREFERRED CHOfCE with the Mobile Meals program for book sales. Good quality Volunteers are needed to help and provide ongoing dlildren's and nonfiction books make a difference in the lives of emergency assistarl()e to those are especially needed. They terminally ill persons and their in need. Both always seek may be left at any of the brand\ families. Volunteers would volunteer assistance in a libraries -Balboa, Mariners or assist them with nonmedical variety of areas. (949) 645-8050. Corona del Mar -or in the needs sudl as providing respite special book closet ne><t to the for the primary caregiver, FRIENDS OF THE Friends Book Store, at 1000 running e"ands, reading to the 8Al.L£T MONTMARTRE Avocado Ave. Volunteers are patients and weekly social The Friends need volunteers needed to staff the used book visits. (714) 980-0900. who want to help talented local store, which is inside the dancers perform in entrance of the Central Library. HUMAN OPTIONS professional theaters. For 30 Volunteers musl be members The organization shelters, years. the organization has of the Friends of the library counsels and educates abused provided the community with and are asked to work one women and children. It is quality Russian ballet training, three-hour shift per month. looking for volunteers. (949) helping youlh develop strong (949) 759-9667. 737·5242, ext. 24. discipline skills, build high self-esteem and adlieve GIRL SCOUTS JUNIOR LEAGUE dreams of being a professional Girl Scouts of Orange County Of OR.ANGE COUNTY dancer. (714) 241-7424. needs volunteers who wilrbe The organization of women, trained as troop leaders, serve committed to promoting FRIENDS OF THE COSTA on special committees and give volunteerism. developing the MESA LIBRARIES lectures. demonstrations or potential of women and The Friends is a support group classes. (7141979-7900. improving communities for the three libraries in Costa through the work and Mesa. Help with fundraising GIRLS INC. leadership of trained events and help promote OF ORANGE COUNTY volunteers. is seeking new library programs and services Volunteers are needed to offer members. (949) 261-0823. Conventional w isdom says to fully fund your 401(k) before contributing to an IRA. But for many people. the Roth IRA offers tax-advantaged opportunities to achieve long-term financial goals that no 401 (k) plan can match So before you fund your 401(k) this year, call Smith Barney for our free special report o n the important advantages of the Roth IRA. •You can withdraw Roth IRA contributions at any time and the earnings after five years, and age 59i4 totally free of income tax or penalty •The Roth IRA offers unique opportunities to help fund a first-home purchase or college education •You can pass on all your Roth IRA money to your spouse or children without any income tax • Unlike regular IRAs, your investments keep growing with no minimum age for distribution Call for your free copy of "How the Roth IRA Really Work~ " • (949) 717-5300 THIS IS WHO WE ARE. THIS IS HOW WE EARN IT; (800) 468-3352 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite l 100 Newport Beach. CA 92660 SMITH BARNEY c1t1groupt 'lm•ttl fl,irnP~ doe\ not nfle• IJ• 01 IPQ,11 .irlv•n • JOO! l 111q11>op \1lob,1I Ma1lPt\ Int Ml'mhe1 ',ll't '>m11h S~if"'Y '" J dM'·•Ofl .11111 \t'1v•11• m.i•l ''' < 111911,111• l1lolldl Mc11l1•1\ 1111 .. ttid •I\ dlf•l•JIP'. .i1"t " u~t>d Jntl 11'lj1'.l~1ed 1l11wqt•11ul ti w "''" l1J r 111<,i.0111' 111d ti••· UmhlPlld llPvl(f' .tr•• ti tt1•·111,11\\ inr! \P'''' nm 11h ol I ''""'" 01 •I\ .)lttl•.!1••\ ~nrt a•<' IJ\Prt ·ll•'l • '\ll\tll1>11lh111111t11'1 Hw 'hClld SEGERSTROM HALL W ~ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. BOX OFFICE 10AM • 6PM WWW OCPAC ORG (7 14) 740-7878 tlclc•~-.Nr (714) 755·0236 GROUP SAlES (714) 556·2787 INFORMATION (71 4) 556.2746 TTY TODAY'S FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS By Daw m,ng The Na1ional Association of Realtor.;® (NAR) did a ~urvey/study of the buying and selling panems in the first quuner of 2003. This is a slight variation on the survey~ done in past years, which covered the e111irc year. The next such survey should be completed in a coupll' of yean.. Assuring us of the health of the real estate market. the NAR noted that 40% of the thousands of buyers surveyed were ~till lirs1- 1ime buyers. As NAR·s chief economist, David Lercah said, "Tllc strong ~mand from first- time buyers provides a ready market for existing owners and allows sellers to move to another home.·· The typical fir.ct-time buyer was 32 years old, with a hou~old income of $54.800 She and/or he made a down payment of 6% on a home costing. oo the average. S 136.000. Remarkably, J7% of the first· time buyers were single. compart:d to 28% of repeat buyers. Among all buyers, single women accounted for 21 % of all tnansactioos, single male~ for 11 %. unmarried couples for~%. and married couple~ for 59%. Knowing all of these fact~ hel~ builders market. We're nae selling homes, in most case.1. to Otzie·and-Harriet (two adults. one worting, and two children) f1n11lies. We're selling 10 1 rainbow of potential buyers with myriad nee& IOd wishes. For help with your needs and wishes call me It 949·533-1200 or visit my websites at davewong4.com or onefotdroad.com. D•w. '"1nt ha.J /Nm stlllnt, l»w.n in Nt1U1fort &arh nna 1989 •"" i1 with Cotti1 Nh41port Propmin!CoUweU &nlm-. ~ 'I M Sunday. January 4. 2004 PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE FILES .... ORl'IUCH • .... ,....,.,_. .. M_, lrNortl!I_. ~IESA • AttlG_., ~ Pettym.tt w .. repo.-ct In tho 300 bled at 8'44 p.m. Thurtday. rtpOf1ed In N 200 block It 12:101.m. Thuredty. • ....., lllwl: An a..-uh we• report.d In che 3000 bloc* M ~ p.m. Thur.day. • Hoeg Dltwe: Bd91V WU reported In tN 100 block •t 5 1.m. Thurtdty. . '°" ........... endPolt .... •• .-.: • ......... IWMI: P9av ~--repocted In ~ 2300 block at 7:A7 p:m. Thurtday. V1ndalltm wet~ It 2:27 p.m . Thurad1y. •OtleltrMtendW....-...rAwenue: • MkAl1tlur 9oul..-'d: An auto 11.tt w Vendalitm wet repo.-d 1t 1 :09 p.m. • reported in the 4600 .bfoci .t 5:~ a.m. Thurlday. Thurtday. . • Plllcentla """'* A vehlete ~rgtary WM reported In thft l700 bloc* at 4:21 p,m. Thursday. • Newport loul..-d and JZnd hMt: A phylbl fight wea repoft8d at 8:44 p.m. Thurjday. •&at 17'dt l1rMt wad Newport ~'iewrd: A person wat reported drunk in public 1t 2"..42 a.m. Fridl!Y • w.M 171h StrMt: A comrnerclal burglary was reported In the 600 block at 3:39 p.m. Thursday. •&...,tor Avenue: A vehidt butglary wme reported In the 1400bloc*1t 1 p.m. Thurldlly· • Suaex l,ane: A physical fight wn repot19d .... ....., ... In the 1300 bloc* at 3:04 a.m. Thur9CWt, • V\a Antibee: Battery was reported ln the 100 block at 11:02 a.m: Thursday. CAMPING Continued from Al rl'pl'atnlly. "That'i. a nitt' llllllllll'I, liuht' I Ir likeLI tht• work.shop lwl'all .. 1• he lt:.'amed about dilh•r1•111 111cani. ol 1c.11hpor1<11iun. about how 1w11pl<· used lo travel and how tlwy might travel in the futun:. "What if.ff he said. 1>aus111~ "What if people can Oy'? What 1f l1t·1t·r Pan wai> real?" But even Mit:hacl <.:hccrt'<l llp wh1•11 Whalen caUed everyone ,111iu11 tl 111 play charndei.. "OK." -;aid Whalen. taking rnnt rol. "One of you ib going 10 l.ll'I likl' an animal. l have 1hei1 11c111ws <Lnd pictun!s in my hnnd. 1 lw11~ .. 1 of you are ~uing 111 1-:ll!'SS what animal it Is." Juck. Kt'arl walked up to Whalen nnd looked at tht:.' card i;he lwltl with the name and ptellJrt' of an animal on it. I It' got tfown and crawled 011 all four.. as 1he olhers ycll<'tl out thl'ir guesses. "Skunk." out any more clues. Makes it loo easy." 11 wai. dose to 3 p.m. Two momi. wdlke<l in t.he door. "Ir's quiet in here," one of tht•m said. seemingly surprised. Hain is 1101 u11usual during 1hii. annual holiday camp. Green -.aid. "It r.illts every single year," he said. "l should have gotten used to it by now:· 'll1e children ftJed out one after another as their parents came in. Even Michael had forgurten about tl1e rain and his quiet last day al the camp. He "No. I'm kidding, .. he said qulddy. with a small 19ggJc. '1111' rain showt'<l ntt~nf ll•fling up. A niisl had M!ttl1·d 111 1lw p11rki11g lot. wh1rh wa~ pit•d w11h puddle,. ·nwn· wa!> prnht1hly a 11'111 a11 htHll kfl lil'f1l11· thl'ir pa1t•111 .. w1111ld d1 lv1: 111 111 ptl'k thl'lll up . ~:.:__ --· ·----.-J "It rrawl.,," J;11:k h1111t•1L "!'\11.tkt'." -· ~dy out the door, walkln~ acrus~ the slushy parking lot with his m om and "W1°11• 1111t gu111g to lluat hoat~ todJy." .. Hid Mid1;11'1, .. hak111g.hi:. lwatl "No," Whali:n lntcrn·ptttl "It h.1 .. ,t toni-:ut• and .. 111'1,.-. 11 Olli like· thut." "l.iw11f." ~.ull < l1.mg :-.co. juinpi11g up. "You'n• riKht," Whalt-11 sail! with a smllt' "But 1'1111111t giving ~iSll'I', • DEEPA BHARATH covers public safety and courts She may be reacl1ed at 1949) 574-4226 or by e-inail al deepa.bharath1@ a times.com. FEES STATE PARK FEES ON THE RISE Continued from A 1 till' stall· pad .. luL .. alway-. ht•(•n Ollt' 111 her lavonlt-1111 ·at ion~ 1111 varntwn 11r 1u~1 ;1 day 1111 the w:111•rfr11nt Campers, who could pay aa much aa double the original fee, are just one group that will be affected by the July 1 stat~de Increase. One-day fees to visit state beaches are also mote. '"lltl'y haVl' th1· ht.~I little hcarh down 1h1•n':· .J1p '-<lld. "It ts Ml hcau11ful." u .. Day use Camping, family Camping. group PNMnt ... ,..., ... S3toS5 S4to $14 $8 to $13 $11 toS26 $12to$270 $14to$450 Yl'ar' of ll1•v1•lop111t'nt around tlw arl'a havt' dwapcm.'Cl 1h1• ex· l>l'rif'lll'(• for Fonm:s. 1-he suit!. and tlw 111111h..:1 111 two sa)"> the in· cn'asl' in prin~ is11't w~komc. Pri!mium sites $4 additional $10 additional "Illa!'.. j11M rr.tY.y... .~lw said, "Who L .. AOlng to puy Sl1to1-(0 lo a ht•;u·h that is !.llppo:.ed IO bt· owm·d hy llit· puhlir'?" Hookups for sites Boat launc:hing Museums and Historical sites Annual peases Annual boat pass Hearst Castle per site per site S3 additional S3 to $9 additional per site per site $2 to$4 $6toS8 $2 to $4 $2 to S8 $67 $7610$126 $45 $7S $7 to$12 S8to$30 '1111· l<'l' hih.., art· not l!Xdusiw to tht• whttc i.;mtl-. arnl nt~c.'O, 111 the r-11111• paru dtparlml'nt. NOT£: No change for the diubfed, veterans, Golden 8Hr and • seniors. "Aftl'r l\'pt.•ale<l h11dg1•1 redut · lion~. Wl' lt<M.' rc<ithed t.ht' j)(lint whert' tlwrc I~ no other choice ... said 1!11111 C:olcmarl. 1hc s1a1c park." dtrt'Ctor. "ll1i~ is a reason- able :.11h11ion to help get tht state thr<>ugh hanl hudgct tim~. ·mt:. plan kttps the sysll'lll open and operating. whik a!M> kt-<:ping it as affo~abl~· as po!>.Sihl1· for all Cali· fom1a11~. 'lne state parlcs hud~ct wa' re· duced by $4.8 millJon in 200!-02 and anotJ1er $15 milliun in 2002· 0.1. said department. spoke:,man Hoy Steams. In 2004·05 the de· part.men• is exp<.-'t:ted to reduce iLc; opcmti11g budget hy an additional $15 million, totally nearly $.'l5 in L1JL'i over the past four years. • LOUTA HARPER is the community forum editor. She also writes columns Wedoesdeys and Ffldays. She may be readied at 1949) 5744275 or by e-mail at loltta.harperlrfi/atimes.com. We've Added Classes! Due to state budget difficulties, Orange Coast College cut 500 classes from its schedule last fall . Fortunately, we've been able to put many of those classes back into our schedule this spring! Orange Coast College remains committed to: Preparing you for a career! Our career programs are seco nd·to·none. OCC alums work for busi nesses, corporatio high-tech firms. hotels, hospitals and medical facilities around the country. Getting you to a university! We rank third out of California's 108 community coUeges in transferring students to four·year universities. Tuition for California residents is $18 per unit. Call now for spring re,gist,-,tion information: (714) 432-5072 Clauea begin Monday, Peb. 2 See the· class schedule online at orangecoutcollege.co ' AROUND TOWN • Send AROUND TOWN Items to the Dally Pilot, 330 W. Bay St.. Cott• Meta. CA 92627; by e-mail to tui&,J»N<fl1fjmes.com; by fa)( to (949) 3464170; or by calling 1949) 574-4298. l~lude the time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number. WEDNESDAY Or-.. County tor o..rt. a political orgeniLation supporting the presidential campeig'n of Democrat Howard Dean, will, host a Meetup at 7 p.m. at Karl Strauss Brewery, 901A South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Newport 8each Sen* SentiCes and Recreation will present a new series of drawing and painting worlcshops by artist and lecturer Mimi Sharon Stein for beginners through advance students in mixed-media from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning today and lasting eight weeks in the Jorgensen Center at 2005 Dover Drive, The cost Is $66. Information: (949) 644-3151. THURSDAY Book Soup South Coest Plaza will present mystery writer Jerrilyn Farmer, author of #Perfect Sax,# in conversation with mystery writer Nathan Walpow at 4 p.m. at 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400. Information: (714) 689-266S, http://WWW.booksoup.com. FRIDAY Th• Environmental Nature Center will present a Full Moon Walk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the center, 1601 16th St .. Newport Beach. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Information: (949) 645-8489. . SATURDAY There will be a Computer Fair at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 10 and 11 in Building No. 10 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults; children 10 and younger get in for free. Information: (800) 800·5600. http://WWW.ocfair.com. JAN.12 The UC lrirlne Center for Unconventional Security Affairs will host a forum, #Are Schools as Safe as They Should Be;' with keynote speakers Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carone and Orange County Superintendent of Schools William M. Habermehl from 8:30 to 11 :30 a.m. at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine. Information and reservations: (949) 824·9670, cusa@uci.edu. JAN. 14 Sherman Library 8r Gardens will present ~Floral Design Using Tropicals; a floral design class, at 9 a.m. at 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Ma r. The cost is $45 and preregistration is required. Information: (949) 673· 2261. http://www.slgardens .• org. JAN. 15 U.Ura Scht.slinger will sign her new book #The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Metro Pointe. 901 B South Coast Drive. lnfonnation (714)444-0226. JAN.16 A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held COMMENTS Conpnued from Al If what's going on in Santa Ana Heights Isn't bizarre enough for you. try Bf"ai'JJ. It's where a Sao Paulo man went to the hospital with an ear Infection and was given a vasectomy by mlstalce. Personally. I would have started asking some questions about exactly what part of my ear Lhey were after when they gave me the local anesthetic, but things are different In the Southern Hemisphere. Back home, spelling remains a problem, whatever the year. The new Marriott Newport Coast Villas at Newport Coast Drive and East Coast Highway are a knockout. If you must hang out on a comer, that's one heck of a com er to be at. Both the builder and the city are proud of the strildng new resort, as weU they should be. When the builder asked that the new street leading to the villas be called #Marriott, ff the city said sure. why not, live your dream. Unfortunately, 1he recently lnstalled signs read "Marriot.· which ls jus1 one #t" 8hort of the truth. And they were '° dose. Some people mtght confuse Newport Coast with Italy's Adrlatk Coast That's where an Italian woman in a village near Bari beat her husband to death with • .aub brush a few dayw before OutstJbaS bec:au.e he.had never ~her a child. The woman Is 74 yeus old. and her late hUllbend wu 78, all of which BEST BET PltO IO COURl[SV or CRIS.TOFER GROSS Low-priced previews of ul overs and Executioners." a comic battle of the sexes, begins today on the Julianne Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory. There will be a "Pay What You Wilt" performance at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10. Regular performances are Tuesday through Sunday at 7:45 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $19 through $55, with discounts for students, seniors and groups of 15 or more . For tickets, call (71 4) 708-5555 or v1s1t http://www.scr.org. For group sales, call (71 4) 708-5569_ South Coast Repertory at 655 Town Center Dnve m Costa Mesa. starting today in buildings No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The show will be open from noon to 8 p.m. today. The cost is $S.75 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for children ymmger than 12. Information: (818) 557·29SO. JAN.17 The TEX•US Guitar Show will be from 10 a.rn. to 6 p.rn. in building No. 14 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is S 10 for adults, dtildren 12 years old and under are free. Information: (9181288·2222. A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show wi ll be held in buildings No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. The cost is $5. 75 for adults, $3 for seniors (SS+) $3 and free for children younger than under 12 are free. Information: (818) 557·2950. The West Coast Reptile Show will be fr om 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in building No. 17 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $S for adults and S3 for dlildren 12 and younger Information: (714) 826-6600, http://wwwradicalreptiles.com. The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit organization, will have a seminar on parrot nutrition from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 197S Balearic Drive, Costa lead" till' 111 ask. twu qurslions. Couldn't you haw said some1hi11K soont·r? Anti exactly how big is your scmb bn1sh? New luw'I arc always worth a menlion at this time of yrar. In its on·going campaign 10 find small businesses wherever they pop up and s1amp them out before they spread, Sacrame11t11 did whal it could to im-rt·use the cost nf doing business in California, including a m ountain of other laws that we have someone managed to live wiU11>ul until now. As of July I. then' will be a new tax on televisions and computer rnonilori; lo fund a statewide elec1ronic11 recycling program. Calif omia will become the first state to ban certain chemicals used In fire retardants, but the law doesn't go into effet·t w1til 2008. Don't ask. Until further notice. It is now illegal 10 farm salmon, exotic ft.sh and geneticaJly altered fish off tJ\e coasr of Califomin. Oh.OK. We won't. It's also nuw i.Uegal to givc medical advice over the phone In Qalifomia If you're not a Ucensed medical professional. l11n't that always a good Idea? Afld what doe11 the phone have to do with anythlngl lf you plan to sell diet supplements with ephedra, you berter flnd another state to do it In, which will be tough. since the FD\ just . banned thctl'l anyway. Could anyone still be using this stuff'l ls it fust 11 death wish orwhat7 Assemhly 8111 l 96 wUJ b11n Mesa. Information: (949) 631-3606. nttpJ/www.peac.org. JAN.18 A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held in buildings No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. The cost is $S.7S for adults, $3 fo r seniors and free for dlildren younger than 12. Information: (818) 557-2950. The West Coast Reptile Show will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . In building No. 17 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is SS for adults and $3 for d1ildren 12 and younger. Information: (714) 826-6600, hNp:l/www.rsdicslreptiles.com. The Sdtool of Americln Ballet will host auditions for intermediate to advanced ballet dancers from 12 to 18 years old for its summer course. The auditions will be from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Jimmie Defoe Dance Center, 151 Kalmus, Suite G3, Costa Mesa. The application fee is $20. Girls must bring pointe shoes, and all applicants must provide nine-digit Social Security numbers. Whittier Law School professor Michael Bazyler will discuss and sign his new book "Holocaust Justice" at 7 p.m. at Borders Books Music and Cafe in Costa Mesa, 1890 Newport Blvd. See TOWN, Paa• A5 huusinv; or job discrimination agai11s1 people whose appearance differs from that normally associated with their St'x. Umm ... let's not go there. As of July I. t.here will be no soda sales at elementary and junior high schools, although soda in high schools is OK. Finally! When l think. of the problems facing young people today, nothing is more worrisome than 11 I >r. Pepper in the wrong hands. Sijeak.ing of laws that are dogs. wandering packs of stray dogs in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh have gotten out of control in recent years. In the finest tradition of "we're from Phnom Penh and we're here to help,· the government's answer was to law1ch a new public information program urging people to eat more dogs. A French hunter was seriously Injured as he loaded his gear a.rld his hunting dogs into the car when one of the dogs stepped on the trlgger of a loaded shotgun. ~ b~u. Score one for the pheasants. Finally. in a New Year's ceremony. officials In Fiji' apologized to descendants of a British missionary who was kilJed and eaten by their ancestors 130 years ago. WeU. OK. It's a UttJe late. but at least they apolop..ed. l think that'\ everything you need to know for now. We'll be in touch. I gotta go. • PETEA 8UffA It a former Co.ta MOM mayor. Hit column runt Sundav-. He may be reed'led bv a-m11ll Ill ptrwflaott:om. .~ Sunday, January 4, 2004 M GETTING THEIR HANDS • • .SOAKED 'I ' 01 LUXURY PERFD ..... CE VALUE ,..... ............... • VOlUME SHECTION •OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE • GREAT PRICES GUARANTEED Feat11rin.g A Live Tribute To Frank Sinatra Every Monday & Tuesday 6-9pm For Rn•'M"1tio11s (,41/ (949) 646-7944 Steaks •Seafood • Cocktails • .. Qualily !)~rviu,. .. "'Nightly Ent~nain rnent"' 169~ ln·lue J\w., Cn•l" M ... ,., llt••4'f' ... u ,....J "-• "'' frq,n1 i."'" n., h "r-'• .. ~. '° Newport Beach Firefighters get drenched by water shooting out of a severed fire hydrant as they try to :.hut 1t off tit the> entrance of the North Newport Apartments off Bastia in Newport Beach Friday night. The accident wa s a t11t .ind run. 111volv1ng one car and the hydrant. PRINTING • w~ Pnnt •>n the Prmlises • IMdelbeTy l'r~ • I ·.I Cok>n. or more • hill • Emho .. ,1119 • Full lolr>r TOWN Continued from A4 JAN.22 HHg Hospital will host •Nutrition for the Lung Cancer Patient;' a daytime lung cancer support group, from 2 to 3:30 p.m . at the Hoag Cancer Center, conference room A. The speaker will be Kathy Pham, a Hoag Hospital nutritionist. Information: 194.W. 760-5542. TIM Friends For Planned Parenthood luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at Sherman Library & Gardens, will focus on sex education in the Santa Ana Unified School District. Teen activists from Campfire USA and Girfs Inc. will discuss a curriculum that only teaches abstinence until marriage. Sherman Library & Gardens is at 2647 E. Coast Highway. Information: (714) 633--6373, ext. 121. FEB.3 Hoeg Hospital will present a community education class on •Heart Attack: Signals and Actions ff by Dr. Lee Carter at 6 p.m . at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and rtlservations: (800) 514-4624, http://www.hoaghospital.org. FEB. 5 ~ Hospital will present a community education class on "Stroke: The Warning Signs· by Qr. Subbarao Myla at 6 p.m. a1 the Hoag Hospital Conference Center In Newport Beach. Information atid reservations: (800) 514-4624, ~ttp:llwww.hoog/1ospital.org. ~8.10 Hollg Hospital will present a community education class on -:What is Arrhythmia ff by Dr. Brian Chesnie at 6 p.m . at the ~oag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. 1nl>rma11on and reservations: (800) 514-4624. hrtp:/1Www.hoaghosp11ol.org. FEB. 11 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class 011 HDrug-Elting Stent: Sening a New Standard" by Dr. Richard Haskell at 6 p.m . at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624. h ttp:llwww. lwaghospiro/. org. FEB. 17 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on #Setting the Pace: The Latest Pacemakers and OevicesH by Dr. Neala Hunter at 6 p.m . at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624, http://www.hoaghosp1tal.org. Book Soup South Coast Plaza will start its new book club uwe Want Fiction" at 7 p.m . at 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400. The first book for discussion will be "The Great Fire" by Shirloy Hanard. Information and reservations: (7141689-2665. FEB.21 The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit organization. will have a seminar on feather-destructive behavior frorn 1 to 2:30 p.m . at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-3606. http://www.peac. or ~7, FEB.24 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on "The New Guidelines on Hypertension# by Dr. Richard Blankenbaker at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624, hrtp:l/Www. hoaghospital.org. FEB. 25 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on HHeart Healthy Cooking" by Hoag chef Ridiard Reilly at 6 p.m. ar the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. lnformatien and reservations: (800) 514-4624, http:llWWW.hoaghospital u1g FEB. 26 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on "Innovations in Cardiac Surgery" by Dr. Douglas Zusman at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (8001514-4624, hrtp:llwww.hoaghospital.org FEB. 28 Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on HBlood Pressure and Cholesterol Screening" from 7 to 11 a.m . at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $25. Information and reservations: (800) 5 14-4624, http:llwww.hoaghospital.org. ONGOING The Newport Center Toastmaster's Club can help you improve your public speaking skills o r polish your business presentations. Members com e from a variety of professional disciplines and baci<grounds. The group meets every M onday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 610 Newpor1 Center Drivo. Newport Beach. Validated parking 1s avoilable in the parking structure next to 24 Hour Fitness. Guests are w elcome Information: (9491721-5732. The City of Costa M esa's Recreation Division will havo registration for its 2004 basketball league fo r adult players from 8 a.m . to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 to 16 at the Downtown Recreation Center, 1860 Anaheim Ave. Information: (714) 327-7563. SALE NOW IN PROGRESS! FITS a great selection of widths, from super-slim to wide. • Van· Eli • Sesto Meucci • Rangoni -Ladies' fall shoos & accessories! Corona Del Mar Plaza 949-721-1325 Next to Chico's South Coast Plan will have S,m1.1·.., [ ><pll'~· 11,1111 runn111!-1 lllrt11 1qll J.in ·l ll lhc Crato & 13.irr<:I M.1ry's I lvme Ston· w 111!-l 1111 l1·vcl l · l11form<111011 ( 114) 4'1'• .f'083. /trip WIHV W•llf/11 11 1'( '"·'~·' ~ 11111 The Newport-Mc-;11 cnhbage club 111u .. 1s 011 thr-~1·101111 ,11111 luurtlr W1:d111•sdo.1ys ol 1•v1•1y 1 11111th 110 111 G •Vi to!) p 111 .11 Uc.1s1s ~:1•1111" L "nt(ll. KOO M,11 ~111H1te /\v1· 111 C:11ron.1 d1•I M.11 The t:ost ... $1 l11f111111.tt10l1 ('1'1'll 1'>4& 57:)3 The ACLU of Oranyo C.ounty meets ill 7 p 111 11,,. tl111t1 lw~sdtiy o f Pv1·ry 111011111 .11 th11 Urn1.1ri<ln I l111vf'1<;;1lt'.I < 11111 1 II, 1259 V1cto11,1 SI 111 (.11•.1.i M1·~a Ea<.h n1011th's 1111;ct111~J will feature a d1f1ercn1 ">JJCilkl'r on issues relatmy 10 llw 8111 c>f Rights. lnlo rrnatmn (71-'\) 957-6107. Yoga classes will be offered Tuesdays and 1 ht11l:.d11ys from noon to 12-40 p 111. tor 111111~ WtJeks at We!.I N1·w111111 tomrnun1ty I f'ltl1·1 lrtlortn 11ton (949) 644-31!>1 Costa M esa's Recreation Divisibn Will µr1)v1dc cl three-hour th1!1111• h1r1hday party for ur to 20 yursts ,1t tlw Balci.lric Cornrnu111ty Cr:nler wrwkdays fron1!ito1:1 p 111 . SJlurrf..iys from 11 " m 111 I p m or 4 to 7 1>.11 1., .111ll Sundc1yo; from 4 to I II rn. 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EDITORIALS Landmark eatery needs to stay put N c•\vport lit'ad1 ha., rn~u1y d1:11min~ l:tnclm;irk.'>. 1 lw 1'.1v1l1on. 1ht• I h11w ... 1111' Bnlho.1 Ray Cluh, tlw I 11n him· .md tilt• (:<uttWry art• 1)111 ,1 It·" ol lhO,t' A11<.l riw11 1ht·1t· alonl! w11h rhcm i!. tlH' l\rl'lw .. n· .. 1;1111an1. An i111>lillltion 1>inc 1· I !122, tlw /\rd1es is 1>lt't'Jlt'd 111 Nl'wport Rroch hi,1ory. I .q .w11cl h:i' 11 1'1.11 nary ;i h1g land th.,11 in till' rity wa' appmvc·d w11h1mt tl pnwN htn1..'h \II lht• i\1< I\(•., l'l<'IWl'('ll lilt' tll'vt·lopt·r 11111g1d' :rnd 1 11 y ollit:i<iJi.. Movk st.ir' ''H ha~ I l11111phn·y Uogart, I ~llllt'll 11.u .. 111 .uul John Wnynr haw d i1wd at illi whit·'· a11d "'"H' 11l 1lw 111•wf'r gli111·1.111 co111111111· lo dn "' ~>it wa' with 'Ollll' tfi.,111''' tlwt wt• 11·anwd tilt' 1ww' 1h~11 lo11~111m· 1\rd1t·' 11w11t•r I >:urn Man·lw:1110 j, 111a~111g plan' to dlN' up rlw Matinn .. ~lilt· fOC'alc am.I pt•rl iap' l'\lt'll n '1 l(lt'll 1lw n·,1uura111 111 anotlwr dly 'I lw l\rl'hl',, whirh ~ll'an' '" naml' from till' m•arhy hrid~l· owr th(• Coa't I llghway. rt•ally lll'l-<l' 1<1 't;ty p111 If Mard11·a1111. wh(I h:1' 11111 till' /\11 h1·1> 1>im·1· I ~)ll:!. want., IO opc·11 h1' 'l11 'r1·.,,f11 I 1':t11 •ry in :i11othcr n •wer and bigger space. w1• wish him all rhe l><.>st and a rc runfident tha t hl' will continue 1u offer top-notch dining and camaraderie 10 thusc who patronizr hi co;tablishrnc111 - tliou~h wi> hope he kt•eps thi~ lt-gt•ndary restaurant in Newport Bf'nd1. But Wl' abo hope there are no plnn~ to tear down the actual hllilding rhnt houst'" the /\rchc~ rl'-;tauranl. Tht· reason is till' lm:alc. The t\rl'hes sits on prime n·al t'State :1t thP weStl'rn end of Mcirincrs Milt:. itself a dog-cared s trip of rt''>l<lllrants and marine-hust•<l businesses that m•<.'<15 a boost. Rut while it is an aging la11d111:irk, thl' Archc~ cnn rrally lw :i diamond in tlw rou~h. It 1t•p11•,t·nts a piece of tlw town\ lu,tory and ll·~l'nd. l.01>ing thl' i\rdw., lro111 Marirll'r!-Mill' will llUI 011ly hurt th.II hi!.tory. hut rhe hu~incssc'i along thi~ 1>trctch of Con .. t 1 lighway could al .. o ... ufft•r t'Vt'll more>. Wc: urgt· t:ity official~ and the lanllownrr to wor~ together and figun.· out a way to keep this piece of Newport Beach history in tart. I he Arches i-; a prt•ciouo; tn•ai.urt· that nc:l'd~ to lw pn·~l'rVt'<l. Band of brave carry on de spite hard times F 1r1•hgh1111g ,, ,, 1111>fl·.,...io11 th.111 .111-. 101 hravt•ry :.111d ''ll'llgth 111 1lw l.ll t' nf ;ul\'l'r,1tv I Ill' mt·n a11d wonwn 1111111r ln1 .II d1·p.irt11ll'llh 1t·pt'a1t ·cllv h av1• li\1 •d 11p to th.11 .. 1:111Cl.ml. J\11d 1lwy have 'hnwn r11t11 ag1· ,111d 1 am;1radl'rit· 111 whnl c~111 only ht• <lt•'t'rilrl·d a~ ;i w 1y I ryinr, y<':rr 'I Ill' Nc•wp1 l1 t lka1:h Pire l >t•p:innwnt wn:-. hit hattk~t a' 11 -.aid gootlbyt• 10 two collcaKut•s: ltamly St:hcl·rt·r. who passt•d away I )f'C'. 20 of ~• ht'art attack: a11d Al Sf"h nwlil. \vhn di1•d in /\Uj.tUSI tJf h1;rl11 t'llllt't•r. Sht:Nl'r, 'j I. Jll<l St'h111l'11l. "11 , WCH' !.lrnck J own in tlw1r pnnw, ll'avillK tile tlepnrt 111l'lll rc•i.-lirlg from the lo!>~ or it.. highly rcga1<11:cl m1•mhr1 1>. Fire pcri.unnt.'I al'o c11tlt1tl'd the pain of not only watch i11g collea~ue Rrian Sl;Hcr hattJc through t:ritical injury after u body bonrding actidf'nt. h111 nl-.n r('SJXHH.llng 10 a ro11tim• 1.•aJI on L3hor Day wcckl·m.J to fr11d hi., life being balann•d in tlwir expen hands. Slater is rcrnwnni.t 11111 b ~till out of servir1" The depurtr11l·r1t has pcrs~vcrcd. dcl'l pi11• losi118 m ore than 75 yc:ar~ of t•xp1.·1 il•fln• a11cl the ins piration tlmt rnnwi. from dccoratt•cl :-.c·n ior fll(•f1lhl'n.. Add to Lhose los. .. es the ra¢ng wild fires i11 San Bernardino and ~nn Diego counties, in which local fire fighters lent their -.uppon . and there wa'\ a long 'twtch ol hurdles our loc<il hl'roes had to cros. ... What is m ost 11otahll·. howl•vcr. b the sense of community in the tightJy knit indu try. l lunclrecb of supportl'rs, including arra residents. fellow firrfightNs and civilian employees. rallied in s11ppor1. I l11ndreds of sympathclk <'Y('S g:ivc comforting glance.-. to Srheerers widow, Marilyi1, a:-. she said good-bye to her husband. A chorus of grieving voices came together to honor Sdlmchl with one of his favorit<' son~i.. "Hand of Brothers." And hundreds of those who were touchC'd by the undying spirit or injured paramedic Slater flooded the lohhy of Hoag Hospital with prayer a nd positive energy. (llallcngcs such as these often ll'"I the mettle of even the most valiant of people. As area fil\'fighters turn the page on 200~. they rnn he confident that. together, they have proven their slrt'ngth. They can be assured thar their bond and relentless '>pirit will only get stronger In the y<'llr to come. THE LAST WORD World-class cook J use about anyone who' wa)k('<.1 t.hrough the doors of . Oyster,t restaurant can't he swprised thnt chef Scort Brandon will be t't>O~ up a meal for an even mo~ elite crowd than usuaJ this ~nesday: Brandon will be showing off his Aslan·lnfluenced cuislne for the prestigious James Beard f'OundatJon winemaker dinner. Brandon has been with Oyster.J for eight of the ~urant'R 15 years and has helped the East Coat Hiahwny spot stand out in the sea ol RDStronornkoJ chokes J ' Newport-Mesa offers. The dinner he's planning is delicious evidence of how he's done It: a six -course menu that induded plwn-wine-braised veal short ribs with Tuscan ble and shiltake mlW\room gravy. bleu cheese produa!d in Point Reyes and oysters. 'Jbe invitatJon Is a well-d~ honor for Brandon and the Oysters staff. It Is abo a fine feather ~ the dlef's hat of this community, saumpdo\W proof that fliw lMog. and dln1ng. is alive and well as~ ~ 2004. ILL ~ BlQ(. Ill SPll ru_~ ~.•ruGET MYWAY! BOLTO~ ~w Yet.tr '.Btb.!f 1 COMMUNITY COMMENTARY Ridgeway hesitation put to rest By John Heffernan A s you may remember, I vntt!d aRainst Newport Beach Councilman Tod Ridgeway for mayor in the recent City Council clt·clicm 011 Ike. 9, which c:aused .;ome rnnstcrnation in the COlllll\UIUty and among m y pC'Ct!'. I want IO clear the air about lhe reason~ I did ~ 1lwn and what hai. transpired since. On Dl'c. 9, I voted ag-dinsl Ridgeway fur ethical reasons. df'i.;ing fr1Jrn hi rl'l'enl purchase uf hay-fr<int real e~tate in hi cm111d l d1s1ric1. which I ohjectt'd to hccau-.e I 1hou.:h1 no council member .,hould purt•hase property in a counl'il di'itricr that he represenh ht'cauM: uf connict of interest issue:.. F.~(X'dally 1he recently approved Weda Cannery l.nfts. whkh an· adjarenl lo llidgeway's acqu1s1tion. lhe pcndi11g Marina Park Hotel vow. nt'xt November, and also any city action regarding the pending rt•developmcn\ of the South Coast Shipyard property jusl serve 10 reinforce 1hnse complications. I also want ii known that I did not provide any informal ion or encouragement to, nor did I have any direct or indirect hand in w mmcnts made frnm the podium by resident Brian Oarkson at the Dec. 9 meeting rt'g<trding the "<>urces of Ridgeway'i. prior campaign contributions. < >n Dec. 15, ll11Jgeway and I met in person, and ba~d on thar mcc1ing. I am "kllii.fic:d that llidgeway ha.' a leguimare business purpose in purchasing hb property. and that hb property purchase was not connc1·1L'1.l with past or pending city affairs. flid~eway also said he recogruzes and acrt'pls that his ownership of hb property matters wiJJ requirt: him (()abstain rrom potential City Council votes on adjacent property maners -when I.host: arise -in accordance with the cicy·s confl.ict of in1eres1 rules. If that private rneeling occurred before the council's mayoral election, based on the new information, I would have voted for hjm, It is my hope thar my earlier vote has not and will not disrupt the business of the City Council. and if it has. then I apologi.1.e for it. It is my objective in this next year to assist Ridgeway as mayor. our City Co uncil and the ciry of Ncwpon Reach, wherever and whenever I can, to do some good for our community. • JOHN HEFFERNAN is a Newpon Beach City Councilman, who represenis District No. 7 READERS RESPOND Residents are howling at the wind AT ISSUE: Park Newport residents, whose homes a re near the Back Bay, want city officiaJs to do something about coyotes. Regarding the anicle. "rtesiden1 wants coyotes oul," on Friday: II is interesting that one fearful. seJfish, self-important resident -wilh a minority dissenting opinion -should receive such disproportionate representation in the Daily Pilot. Most people -especially those with any reasonable coni:eption of humanki.ntJ's interactions with our ecosystem -are tolerant ot or even pleasantly excited by. the presence of wildJlre In their midst. They are willing lo forego some of \heir anthropocentric entitlements to allow the spatial co-existence of wildlife and humans. TI1ey recognw,e that these animals are beneficial to humans both directly. by • conrrolling mesopredators and preventing more ioonolic disea.c;es than Uley create. and indl.recdy ln a spiritual context 1ha1 bolsters the human-ecosystem connection. The relatively few people who are Intolerant of wildlife seem to lack this neussary connection. Perhaps they are more comfortable on concrete than a mountain trail or more at home on a computer than walldng through Bnck Bay. WhateYer the underlying tause. thl.8 sma1l segment of our population espouaes a huhriatic view of human seJ.1'-lmporcance. 'Chey place the interests of their pets and themselvt's • ahead of those animals that, incidentally, tnbabtted this landscape lo~ before humans crested the evolutionary horlu>n. lb the minority of peopje who have not >"" figured It out. I say: Your way Is not working. We aD need lo ah~r o'1r behaviors to accommodate nature in this human.influenced hostile landscape. It is becoming difficuJI 111 listen to thc!'C fear-based. self-serving jusLifica1ion1> for defacing our planet and its inhabitants. It is no longer just about you and yours: It is about et:o-centric cooperation. A!> a veterinarian, 1 do what is/"' necessary to keep my cats and dOg sale while attempting to create an environment where other animals can eke ou1 their meager cx.istences. And I am not even going 10 delve into the reasons why someone's child mjght be far enough from his or her parents to be at risk of a coyote allack. Coyotes are very adaptable. If we remove their access to food sources we deem undesirable (i.e. pet food that anmcts coyote prey. cats and small dogs, chUdren), I.hey wiD tind other sources of sustenance presumably in other areas. If you continue to place your wants above the needs of others. then your cats may become unwilling prey. Given the knowledge you possess about coyote behavior. only stubborn anthropocentric thinking or carel~ess wiJI place your pet or child In harm's way; and, only you can be held accountable for this sad, but \let)' preventable. ~o. JAYB.UTVAK C:OSta Mesa 'Tl\e o.lly Pilot's Friday ankle, ·Residents ~nt coye>le& out,• about a Part Newport *'dent's concern about coyotes being a danger to our community made me think back to my chUdhood days here In Newport Beach. In the dayt before l\aathlufl' was <k!M!loped. the days before FashJon Island wu built, and the da~ when people at.1wtlly enjoyed the natural wlldllfe pmialent in the am. There are peoptc even today that enjoy the natural wildlife that still exists. or what is left to exist in this still growing and increasingly congested community of ours. I am one who respects. enjoys. and appreciates how fonunate we are to have such a wonderful resource as the Back Bay Ecological Reserve, and this includes the coyotes. " But Oaire Friend, a resident of Park Newport. almost lost her beloved cal 10 a coyote. And Friend is concerned about the safety of her neighbor's children and pets due to the coyotes. Friend lives bordering an ecological preserve. which mus1 have beerrone of the attractions for her moving to such a beautiful place lo begin with. Then she Jet's her cat roam outside? TI1is is incred.il* that someone. who supposedly loves their pet, lntenllonally puts her pet in danger. Oh come on, it's not like anyone, at anytime, is not aware of the wildlife. ind uding the coyotes, stepping off their designated preserve from time to time. As a past resident of Big Canyon I was delighted to see coyotes, deer, raccoons and other of aature's creatures occasion~ on the golf course or In the brush. But maybe if I were lib some other residents I would have wanted these animals to be exterminated. How about a deer hunt on d\e golf course? How about we trap the coyotes in the Back Bay'f And how about thoee mjgratory birds that poop on my car? Can we get rid of them too? Oh heck. let's just get rid of the Bade Bay and put up a parking lot. Oh, I got to stop myself right here. Put up a parking lot? Forget that. I gut a better Idea. Domesdcated cats that are • allowed to roam free In nature or In a netghbor's back ~ at any hour of the day or night arc the problem. or should I soy their owners who allow thla are the problem. Let's pt rid of chem. · PU.. JMEl ULDWwt Newpon Beach ~ I Daiy Piiot BIO Name: Deane Botto rf Age:78 Residence: Corona del Mar t=.mity: wife. Betty. dog, Soda and a daughter F O R U M Sonday, January 4, 2004 A7 Coming up roses • Corona del Mar's Deane Bottorf has had close connection to the Rose Parade since he was a· child. T he 'JTojan fight song resonated from the grand piano in Dame Bottorf'I living room, as his busy fingers played a welcoming tune for a fellow Trojan. Bottorf is more than just your average USC fan. His ties to the Rose Bowl and the parade are stronger than that of the average SC alumni. The Corona del Mar resident grew up in South Pasadena and made his debut in the famed Rose Parade when he was just 4 years old. His home was festive, with a large Ouisttnas tree decorating the large picture window at the front of the home and a colorful poinsettia on the table. A black Scottish terrier named ''Soda" -the only thing the Bot1orfs like with their scotch - scurried about, happy to entertain guests. CllRIS URSO/DAILY PILOT Deane Bottorf, 78, remimsces about his many appearances in the Rose Parade that began around 1930. Bottorl's father worked for Adohr Milk Farms and decorated a float pulled by horses. Hobbies: Playing piano, reading, golf and rooting for the Trojans Faded pictures of a smiling toddler, covered his piano, as he shared his Rose Parade memories -and others -with columnist Lolita Harper. commissioner of the committee 10 build the Hoal. And I said. ·1 don't lt111w anything about building .i Ooat." And they said, "Don't worry. Deane. wt''ve got a lot of help." And lhl'Y did. We had people coming fro111 ~111 lkmardinu lo won: on 1J1a1 Onat. .... IN THE SHOW How did you land your role In lhe 1930 ROiie Pllndd So how dJd you end up In Newport Beacht 'They d ressed me up in the m.ilkman suit and the guy decorated a little wagon with a milk bolt Le on top and that was that.' WeU the basic idea W-dS that my father worted for Adohr Milk Fanns in Pasadena and I guess I was a cute and tractable little boy and I wouJd do what I was told. So they dressed m e up like a m1llcman and put me on a can. I guess in those days it was casual. Some of the homes aJong Orange Grove were still being occupied and the people who owned them would have the hired help roll our a carriage from the carriage house and put Bowers on it from the garden and they would be in the pamde. Really. it was quite casual, or so I was told be<-ause I really don't remember much. WeU. we tivecJ m Sierra Madre and my daughter finished junior hig)1 up there and was about tu gu to high school. We had a little duple)( on the peninsula that we ah a~ went to in the summer. We decided. if we are going lo move. we best move before she Maned high school. so we came down here in 1960 .• Did Y,OU watch the Rose Parade this yart Yes I d id. PHOTO COURfl SY or OEANf UOI mm Deane Bottorf, pictured circa 1930. stands beside an Adohr Milk Farms Rose Parade float. He first was m the Rose Parade at age 4. Anyway. they~ me up in the millcman suit and the guy decorated a lirtJe wago n with a mllJc bottle on top and that was that. Do you h.ft a rawrtte memory from th.al day? Well most of what I remember is prompted by the pictures. And also by the fact thal we won, I th.ink. third prize in our division because I remember for many years I had a Dannel banner on a pole that said "Third priu. 1.930." I don't specifically remember actually d oing what I was told. which was lo smile and wave. Are you a big fan of the &8e ~1' Do you watch lt eYery yeatl I wouldn'r call me a big fan but I have had a close association over the years. I grew up in South Pasadena. so our junior high band played in the Rose Parade in what. 1939, was it? I played in the band, of course. And sold programs one year. And later. we lived in Sierra Madre, and there they build their own Boat, and somehow I wound up the Oki you have any ravorites! WeU, you know, yeah. as an old Hoat·buiJder, the details on the lion on the Auto Oub Ooat was spectacular. You know, they won one of rlm se prius. And that dragon. boy. I couldn'r quite gel what that Disneyland noal was all abou1 -with thal lower. Ir just seemed lo m e whar they were doing was promoting a ride. I don'r know. So, you watched the Rose Parade, dJd you watch the Rose Bowt1 Of course, because I am an olc.J S< · grad. you kn ow. I am. CJ;L'>-' uf I %0. And yes. lhal was pretty <iwesornc. I had played in the m£1n:hing banc.J for awhile al USC: hut in those two years, the football team lrt Ul> down and they neve r did make it 10 the llo:.e Bowl. So, I never marrhed in the paradl• with 1he USC band. What lnstnunent dJd you play? Well. I play the piano. But the band thing was just because I wanted to be ·in the junior high marching band but I told the director that I couldn't aITord to FROM THE NEWSROOM buy a horn. I le gave me a baritone hum , which is abour the worst thing you can march with. It is this grea1 htg horn that sits in your lap. When you play it silting down. ii sits right in your lap. Hut when you play ii while marching. you're holding ii 0 111 like llm. cllld the mouthpiece is moving around on your mouth, while you are trying In luok down and lo,ok out for dog doo cllld Lhe h11rse doo. II is ju~I lcnihlc. 11111 I don't play that. I couldn't "1Y I play. f\u1 I am -;1ill a working pmfoi.5iom1I. Realty? Yl'S, I have pl;iycd music 111y whole lill· ClCCC'pl lor '' roupll· of wur-;. I have he1·11 in b.1r... .md { luh~ all my life. hchind the p1a 1111. So where are you playing now? Well. I don't play c;1eac.Jy. I 1ust play c~ual. You sec al my age. I 111~1 play with a lilllc waup of ('quaJly :-l'nior musician~. < >11 Nt>w Y1•Jr's l·.v(' we played at a ret.ircmcnt home 111 Oa rem onr. And a1 a quarter ,,r eighl. they let luo'ie tlw hallO•Jll' antl Wl' playc-d .. Auld 1.ang ~y1tl'" and by ll'l:i p.m. ii was all OVl'r. Everyho1ly went It> bt'd. Hui we alway ... play par1i1!' and play in our little group. Any plans for 2004 or resolutions? What are you looking forward to? Well. I am plann111g lllOlt' r1:ading ut honk.-.. I do a lot ul reading of m .ig<11j11l'' h111 I c.Jon'1 reall y gel to a lot 111 hunks. /\Hd I tk cidcd that. I play golf 011rc a week ut the NH gulf ruur...e. so I J iil going 10 play goll 111urr-. Ami I 1ide my bikt-. Ami I d11n'1 h.1w c1 sailho.11 a11ymon:. Bur I am go111g 111 int:rc·a ... e 111y llohby of making rt·rnrtb ~·c. I record right hl'rc 111 till' living rnolll, lake 1hcm 01110 llw 1·111np111cr and bum ii onlu a Cl>. I'll remind you that 1111' fidelit y i.:. terrible b 111 thl' piano playi11g is great. This i), all one 1r.11 kitnd you put it on and ii just keeps grnng the wh1>le time amJ you are suppo!icd 10 lry to idt·nrify 1hc songs. See. you would prohahly nor bl' able to, seeing ai. they are all lrorn Wotld WM II. Rut yt>l• 111ight know one or twu. The bedrock for Newport-Mesa event planning B y now. m ost of yuu should have ~n our new Daily Pilot Community Events Calendar. The glos.5)1, four·color :.pecial edition is the culm ination of many, many months of planning. So let me share with you all the thinking behind the calendar's concept. What we hope to create. with this caJendar, the bedrock for Newport-Mesa event planning. If you take a peek at the caJendat pages. )'OU wtJl lee that M filled it with u many local events that we couJd. You'll see that noc only is Feb. 2 Groundho8 O.y (and you won't see thil bul lt't my daughter Kristen~ birthday) but ll's also d1e night olthe Grants 10 ''feachers Dinner at the Hyan Newporter and the beginning of the spring semester al Orange Coast College. Tuesday, Man:h 16 lu ~ day al the Newpon Man1ott as -Ole Philhannonlc Society of .oranp OJunty'a Fuh.lon Show takm place a)oog with the 1blblba Smiol' Oaslic ·~Blw.kfllt. ... Aprtl23 II the opening of "Trout F\llh1ng In America.· at TONY DODE RO the Orange County Performing Arts Center as weJJ·as the start or the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race. So If you're planning on an ending opening night at The Center and going on the yacht race. you'w got a conflict. Hence the reason for the caleodar. Aa loo. kk:b Into.-. we ~ 00 b!eping the Clllendar going ln a couple ways. The ftnt will be in the newape.per. ~ the last Sunday of the month. we will publlsb the calendar of em'lts for the fOUowtng month. Those who haw aheradont to the pnnted calendar or have an event they believe should be ln there. 9hould e-mail us at ~a>m. The next place we plan to cake the~ It to our Wtb lite hap:llwww.""""""""°'"' which ia ICbeduled to be overhauled thisynr. \ lf all goes as plannt.'d, readers will be able 10 log o nto the Web site and consult the Community Events Calendar for scheduling big events or meetings to make sure they don't clash with other big events in the community. Our hope is that the caJendar becomes a useful and necessary tool for all local busin~s. organizations and civic entJties. While we're on the topic of the calendar, I wanted to answer a reader's concern about the photographs, which she contended were all based In Newport Beach, save the badr. oover. The reuon for that la because the photot on the inside of the calendar were choeen by advmUlen. who purchued the top half of the calendar ~· The editorial department bas no conJrol over those photos or what an adYerti5el' chooses. The photos on the cover and the beck of the calendar were cholen by our news atatr. ~ Than why we cl'°8e the cover ehot of a uilboat boat crutsiog chrouF Newport Harbor and the tMd CXM!r, being what we aD thought wu a great M'lol from rhe gr.ind opening 11igh1 nf rhc newty eXJlant.led South Cna~• Repertory theater. Both, we thought, wN c l'..lfl'at illustrations of the hes I Newport·M~ h<L'I to oiler Mope that e xplains 1hings heller. If you didn't gel a calendar please call the Daily Pilot front offices at (949) 642-4321 Monday through Priday from 8:30 a.m. tn 5 p.m . Extrn copies oflhc calendar are $5. ••• As I read through our roundutJ of news stones and assone<l yenr end features, I noted two namPS mi.Wng rrom our ~inp feat\fta -ronner Newport Beach Councilman and Mayor PhO Sllllllone and local attorney David Shorw. Sansone passed awuy In May at the age or 83. Sansone had retired from polltJc:s and moved to Kontl, Hawall after the de3th of his beloved wtle. Nadine. As I noted in this space In May, I truly mL'l.11 the phone caJl!I and e-mail dl~ Sansone and I had over the years. And 11' reading his obiluary, II Wll.'i nice ' h> '>ec· rhal Sansone remains revered in the hearu. and min1lc. of Newport Reach ac11vists. < 1rt'C'11ligh1 or otherwiSt.'. I never really knew Shores. who died of a sudden heart at1arlt. in November at the age of 58. except by telephone calls. I le had a thick. raspy voice and a wry sense of humor. The local a11omey had famously defended Ryan Huntsman against the Newport-Mesa school dislrit1's 1.ero-tolerance policy. Huntsman became a casualty of the policy after police reportedly found him In pos..~lon of a ma rijuana pipe and an empty 7jp lock bag. He was ordered by l11e district to transfer from Corona del Mar 10 Newport Harl>or HJgh, per the 1,ero-tolerance punishment. Shores su~fully argue.I that the Huntsman drcumstllJlces were unfair (police never d red him for possession of drugs) and the hJgh school senior was allowed by the courts to stay at Con)lla del Mar. ' More ~entJy, Shores was the anomcy for John Bnuna. the Coron3 del Mar baseball coach who was sued by tJ1e father of a former player because of TELL rT TO THE EDfTOR TONY DODERO is the editor. He welcomes your comments on news coverage. photography or other newspaper·relatod issues. If you have a message or a lette r to the editor, call his direct line at (Mt) 574-4251 or the Auct.n Hot11ne at 642-eo86, send it by e-m all to tony.dodero@letimes.com or dai/ypilot@latimes.com. or send it by mail to 330 W. Bay St .. Costa Mesa, CA . 92627. disputes over playing rime That same father later sut'd the Daily Pilot and lhen-s1Xll1swrl1t•1 Rich Dunn, who's 11ow the sport" editor, for s1oric:. we publi'lht'tl nhoul the• lawsuit. Ro1h the suit again st Emmc•i. and 1hc uil against the l'llot and Dunn werr thrown out ol court, nnd the father was ordered to pay allorney fers. Shores played a b ig role in those v1ctorles. As wtth the other ~lnp. Sho~ and ~ne mark two big 10!!8eS for Ncwport·Me!IOa. ~ ' Good•Tocld t4t.f5t.J752 ~DB. MM P,,.tff ... Custom 12,000 sq. ft. plus view home. Unique. elepnt. 949.6'M. 9060 .............. Nt.711.1114 fft.71U7U t4t.75t.l705 f4t.7St.J7lf Ht.67l.1700 : .-W.WCOUD' 56 ...,.. Q • °'*' ...... ,...,,,,. 8-dut-...... '9wl l bcl. 2 .... G-.d c:ammunitr· Li&f1t lfld brWlt- ' . fft.75t.J7SI 9MOrCANYOW $Ull.lll Shady c.n,.on• S bcl. Cvstom comer lot. Mlny extras. Pool and spa.. Hinman • Hinman Ht.75t.J705 ...W •'ND $2.1 .... New 3 bd. European villa. Family room. nudy. e1eomor. Completion Sprioa 2004. t4t.759.J716 • ' .. QUOTE OF 11E DAY "A s a program. we try not to say anything negative about other team~ but I was extra pumped up to play tonight." AdMI PerMa, UCI senior center Dally Piiot Sports Editor Richard Dwwt: (949) 5744223 • Sports Fax: (949) 650-0170 GIRLS BASKETBALL Griffins stand tall and « ."" • overpower Mustangs · Los Alamitos uses height to its advantage in 50-42 nonleague victory at Costa Mesa Saturday. Bryce Alderton Daily Pilot Ing Los Alamitos used its size • nine points to go with eight by and strength to outmuscle the Brittany Vergara. Mustangs and earn a 50-42 Ashley KeUy and Brittany victory Saturday. Vergara each had five re- The Griffins' starting front bounds while Bethany Verga- Line averaged 5-foot-9 whjle ra made four steals. Deanna the Mustangs' three tallest Sanch ez cam e off the bench starters (Susy Trujillo, Ashley Kelly to tally five assists to go with three an d Bethany Vergara) were all 5-6. from senior point guard Cassey Brick. Los Alamitos senior center Tealisha "Oifferenl days differenl people get Riley used her 5· I 0 frame to score a hut." Weeks said. "We have 10 fight game-high 19 points to go with nine for every little bit we can get. It is a rebounds. She converted 9 or 13 field-matter or finding the right consis- goaJ anempts, virtuaUy aJl of them tency of people, playing tough de· within five feet of the basket. fcnse and hitting the key sho ts to pull EYEOPENER ~POOt Sportl IWI tJ/F.,. l•Jti~tK lhw ulih•tkiiln Jin. !> honofff DON WATSON Sunday, January 4, 2004 Bl COSTA MF.SA -What the Costa Mesa High girls basketball rerun lacks in height this season requires other intangibles, such as scrappy defense and accurate shooting. to find the successful path. Mesa Coach Jim Weeks said noth· ing has come easy and the Mustangs players could attest to that after visit - Junior Heather O uff scored a ca· something off. (The Griffins! took ad· reer-high 12 poin ts -all on three· van1age of their strength." MARK C. DUSTIN I O~ILV PILOT Costa Mesa's Bethany Vergara, center, fights off Los Alamitos' Jodie Goya, left. and See MUSTANGS. Pa1e 82 Kyla Johnson, right, to take control of the ball in the Mustangs' 50-42 los~Saturday. pointers -off the bench lo lead the Mu!>langs. Trujillo, a senior, tallied MEN'S BASKETBALL Anteaters 'SLO' Poly Prompted, Parada leads UCI to win over Cal Poly in Big We st opener Saturday. Bury Faulkner Daily PiloF ... -,.. BREN EVENTS CENTER -UC Irvine men's basketball coach Pat Douglass hu searched for the bet· ler part of five seasons to find the right motivational buttons to pro- pel 7-foot senior center Adam Para- da to stardom. But Douglass only gets a por- tion of the credit for detonating Parada's most cru- cial performance of the year Satur· day in a 74-69 Big West Confer- ence-opening win over visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. "!Parada! looked like a big man out there tonight,· Douglass said of the inconsistent preseason mid· major AU-American, who scored seven of his 17 poinrs in the final 10:04. included in his late scoring was a one-handed reverse slam dunk that put UCI up, 68-64, with l :38 left and a l 7 ·fool jum~r with 2:36 remaining to help the Ant- eaters rally from a second-half deficit 10 improve to 6-4. Parada, who said he was eager to play against returning first-team all-conference pe rformer Vam.ie Dennis, wasn't even scheduled to start, he noted, before lea.min g at the pregame shootaround that 6-8 junior Greg Ethington would be sidelined indefinitely by what the school called an academ ic-related issue. ·eoach had (Ethington) starting all week ~ractlce and I was ~ Ing 10 cmn~ off the ben-eh," 'J>a.ra'da - said. If that wasn't enough to inspire Parada, however, he said the 6-8. 26.5-pound Dennis. who came in leadlng all Big West players in scoring with 19.4 points per game, including a career·high 38 in the Mustangs' win over CaJ State Stanislaus Monday, provided extra incentive 10 play well. "I le came in here last year call-, ing our post players soft," Parada said of the senior who helped Cal Poly hand UCI one of its two con- ference home losses last sea.'>on. ''As a program. we try not to say anything negative about other teams, but I was extra pumped up to play tonight." Parada. who made fl of 13 field - goal attempts. including 5 of his last eight to help the Anleaters make 50% or their 44 shots. added a team-high to rebounds. But his defensive contribution may have been biggest of all, as he helped hold De~1 to 13 points on S· of-12 shootlrlg. "We helped out lin the post), but Adam did a real good job on Oen - njs, • Douglass said. ·1 thought (Parada( competed well." STEVE McCRANK /ONt.Y PILOT UC Irvine's Jeff Gloger (1 0) drives past Cal Poty's Shane Schilling for a bucket and a foul, See ANTEATERS, Pa&• 83 two of his 17 points in the 'Eaters victory in their Big West Conference opener Saturday. CATCHING UP WITH Gary Robinso·n Former three-year varsity starter at Newport Harbor has freshman basketbaJI team off to 6-3 record in hia--firat~hing stint. l ryce Alderton Daily Pilot . I tis only .. Ont year, but Gary RDblttaOn .. already become hooked on coaching. The 22-year-okl funner three-year vanity guard for Lany Hint's Newpor1 Harbor High boyt bMketball team bu led the ecbool'a frelhrnan team to a 6'-3 reoord this wtnter tn hit tint COlldq job and loob forward to~ to wodt ewry day. "The kids are a dole~knlt ~and dM!y work hll'd In pr'ldk:e," .-id Aobfl11CJ11to who pduated lom ~ ~ Univalyln Maywtlh • • degree in humanities. "One of the hardest thi~ for a high school coach ia getting teenagers to work bard. Somehow they work hard for me. but it's probably because they know if they don't, I will take them out." While in college. Robinson stayed In touch wtt.h hl.<i rather, lolepb. ~ announces Harbor's home games.~ the happenlngl with the Sailors. Gary Robinson, who led the SaJlon In his senior year (1998-99) with 41 three-pointers. inquired about a position with Hirst Wt spring and waa coadUng the fre.Wnan by the end of the summer ae95ion. Bryan Cottriel. Wt year's junior wntty COllCh. moYed up to be Hint's ... , •• tbla teMOO, dcMlnl Bob 'lbcrtbio-. former Newport pkyer and the protp"U1fl hehman coedl last winter -to• cmcrol ol the Junior vanity eqmd. ... ..a ........... -----'----- THE BIG EASY Beginning the year with a few predictions P eering into the crystal ball ... Logic is the onJy motive in predictions, and with that in mind, here are a few for 2004: •A benh in the CIF Southern ~ wiAI be the,Wtima1e fOCiis'TOP'Newpon A'lubcir, C<>rona del Mar. Costa Mesa and Estancia basketball and foo tball 1eam s this year. Newpon football could be the exception and make a serious run for the Sea View League championship. And, maybe, off a 36-point blowout of Estancia in basketball, CdM has the horses 10 deal with Northwood in Pacific Coast League hoops. •A clear winner in ROGER CARLSON Golden West League basketball is Huntlngton Beach-based Ocean View where Coach Jim Harris has his son. Jimmy, lined up to replace rum. I larris has been the Sea.hawks' only head varsity basketball coach in the school's 24-year history. His daughter, more sooner than later, will be the girls basketball coa\:h. But they won't call It Harris High. They'll have to senle for Harris Gymnu ium, eventually. •Costa Mesa High football coach Dave Perkins wiU continue his domination of the "Pemns Bowl." with a 5-0 record in his pocket as the winning coach in the I~ five Costa Mesa-Estancia football games. He and his Eagles were winners over Mesa twice before coaching Costa Mesa to its last three wins over Estancia. I lis first Estancia team was drubbed, 52·0, by the Mustangs. •Football coach Jeff BrinkJey and his Sailors will s111l rule the waters in the Battle of the Bay against rival Corona del Mar. Nine Newport victories ln the last 10 starts with CdM suggests that I have a 90% chance for accuracy. •Several standout coaches wlU call It quits or move on, because of the sorry display of no commitment to former &tancia High basketball coach O\rls Sorce. The Newport-Mesa diatrict's respom1e to each loss wm be about the same as a two-line note imlrnall •agate " type that "the coach resigned after so many years.· • Qruw: Coast CoUep'.s LeBa.rd St.ctium. with a~ tlr«·llii synthetic awface, will become an even more attractfve lite for a football pine, but Blta.nda Hilb wUl condnue to act u lf lt It aome aort of os:pban because It has to play on the Pirates' pristine field. What crosses 10me have co bear. ••• Pn!d.ictiooa In terms of the tube. where J lpepd mott of my time, are without ltmjta, Already beyond any resemblance of common sen1e, It's an arena which dee. ftlllnlnt ... IAIY,,...11 • 12 Stllday, .Jarury 4. 2004 SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Macias, Waldron, Sapolu All-Golden West League picks Trio chosen to first team; four Mustangs, two Eagles selected to second team. Patrick Laverty Daily Piiot &tanda Hisb's qeo Madu and Costa MeM's Jetr WIJdron and Luke Sapolu led • group of eigllt playen from the two hJgt1 schools who wese named to the AD·Golden West League foodJell team&. Madu, who caugbt puses. lhtew pa5&eSI ran the ball. punted and kicked. returned punts and kickoffs and sianed at comerback for the Eagles. who finished J.. 7 In c.oach Oafs Fer· dg's 6nt season. was the lone F.s· tancia player to be selected first· team all·league. AU.-Gol.DEN WEST I EAGUE FOOTULL SMr'ICohen ~ ... St. Ol .... MMinez er.,. St. Ol Wile~ Orenge St. Ol ,..,. Wllemil.-Sr. DL Z.Aoblnton Orenge Sr. lJI Owie Spencer Orenge Jr. LB Edwtn'9na Sedcllbec* "'· LB ~Riv .. Seddllill•dt Jr La ICerMn Vhamel SenUIAN Sr. LB ... Burda e>c.env.w Sr. DB Alex De GiKOmO w..trnlr"'9r Sr. DBfMt ... Smith ~ .. ., Sr. lllVNA Altfttotrv Mertct. er-. Sr. 08 Jutn M.ctinez Orange Sr. 08 SECOND TEAii Mltd'I Eaton Orange Sr. QB Tommy le Y.-,11itilter Sr. QB Omar Ruiz COll9M-. Sr. RB Bu~K.epko Ettencla Sr. RMB MronGonya Ooean\llew Sr. RM>8 Gulllenno Garcia Sedd1ebedt Sr. QB Mater Cnlln Orenot St. T! Alfof'90 Razo S...AN Sr. Ol Jullo ct'9YG SenmAN Sr. OL Brycecntl eo...Meu Jr. Ol Rodrigo Gutierrw ComMeu Jr. Ol. Johnlelev• Std••*-* Sr. Ol QWa'Parralee Or.-.ge Sr. DE M.noCMlro Or-. Sr. Dl . Ernesto Mona Westrnlnstwr Jr. PL Br.ndonOn•~ ~ Sr. Ol Men:Oenw. ComMelt Sr. Dl .lhoYMnv R9mitez ~n Vltw Jr. Dl Mld\MI M.cut. s.ddlebec* Sr. Dl Jemea Straog Westm"--Jr. lBITE MikeCahHI Eat•nda Sr. tame Md*" laurel w.tmlnster Sr. lM8 Joeh Pac::heco Senta AN Jr. LB George Gomez Seddlebtc* Sr. ~B Henry Kwon Orange Sr. 08 Mike Myre Orange Sr. 08 Albert Garcia Saddlebadt Jr. DB1WR Demetrius Mey Saddlebadt Sr. 08 Waldron, the Daily Pilot's de· fensive player of the year. and Sa· polu were first-team selections for c.osta Mesa. which finished the year S-5. A junior linebacker and wide receiver. Waldron led the MlJStan&' in interceptions and~ among the leading tack· lcrs. Sapolu, the son of fonner San i:mncisco 49er and current < .oi;tn Me"<I assistant coach Jesse S.1poht. provided senior leader· ship at the &nter and linebacker positions. Four Mustangs were selected to the second team, including running back Omar Rui7.. who rushed for more than 1,500 yards in his senior season. 1\vo players who helped Ruiz achieve tha1 mark. junior offensive linemen Bryce Carich ana Rodrigo Gutier· rez. were also second-team selec· tions. The final Costa Mesa player selected wdS senior defen· sive end Marc Daniels. Fstancia's rcpresclllalives were rmmded out by a pair of senior leaders who comprised the Eagles' offensive bad.field, in ad- dition to manning the linebacker position on dcfenst'. rushing and scori11g and wdS a second-team seleclion. Not far behind hin1 in either calcgury was Milce Cahill. also named to the second team. from league champion Orange. Pen i'" teammate Justin Jones was 1 mmcd the offensive player of the year. Uncback.er Alfred Tau. from second-place Westminster. was named the league's defensive player of lhl:' year. MUSTANGS Continued from B 1 Los Alami tos Coach loe Stern CX· p1•ctt•d Mesa (5·6) to zone, but Wn•k..;, who has coached basket· hall for 23 yearl>, said he always play!> man lo mau. "ll'alil>ha down low b our bread· jfl\J·buller." Stem said. "Sht• got grt•at percentage '\hot" and hit cht•m.· Me-.a :.hot 9 of 33 from three· poml rnngl' (27.2%). part ofa lti of 'lH performance from the field (l7.5%). Vergara hit two three-pointers while Vt•nise Enesi (three points). Trujillo and Betha11y Vergara (live points) each drained one trey. 111e Mu~taug' (5·6) came Into the ganw :.hootang 33% from the field amt :10% from beyond the three- polnl line. statistics tha1 caused Stern some initial concern. "We were scared of their 'ihoot· l'r'·" ~tern said. "·we didn't dare zom• them. We wanted to maJte tht·m put the ball on the noor. ILac:k of height! doesn't matter. Costa Mesa is a well-c:oacht-d team." "Wilh a zone there b no ddcn cave rebounding. so ii give!> chc hig warn more of an advantage.· Weeks said. "(In a man-to-man '>l'enariof the guard!> pressure more on the outside and try tu kt·ep the ball from getting into po· sitiun. We weren't able to ~top them.· 'nw Mustangs burst to a 4 ·U lead and held a 13-12 advantage at the end of the first quarter, but a layup by Hiley gave the Griffins (7 ·6) the lead fur good at 14-13 with seven mi11utes. 18 seconds to play in the first half. ROBINSON Continued from B 1 lliat left the freshman job open rmd Gary Robinson eagerly took the n:ins. "I love wortdng with kids and sporu. is a passion." Gery Robinson said. "I 1old myself it would be dumb not to do something I am passionate about." Peter 1 lelfrich, a longtime f'amily lriend. was a mentor to Robinson at Nt-"Wp<>rt. Before he took the job, Robinson, a Newport Beach resident, joked with Helfrich about possibly becoming the freshman coach. The Mesa went 5:51 without a field goal in the second quarter as Los Alamitos went on a 9·0 run before a OufT three-pointer sent the Mus- tangs into the half trailing. 25· I 8. TI1e Griffins outscored the Mus· tangs. 15-10, in the third quarter, before Mesa staged a final push in the fourth period. Brittany Vergara's second of two fourth-quarter threes cut the Grif- fins' lead to 43.37 with 3:27 left. but Riley answered with a tum· around bank shot In the key on the ensuing possession. Trujillo rebounded a missed three and scored to cut Los Alaml· tos' lead to 46-39 with 2: 13 left. buc the Griffins quJckly moved the balJ up court and Riley answered with her final two points and the Mus· tangs ran out of time. The Griffins went 7 of 20 from Lhe line (35%) while Mesa at· tempted just six Cree throws, mak.· ing one. ·we missed some down the stretch and that hurt us," Weeks said. The Mustangs begin Golden West l.eague play when they host Saddleback at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nonleasu- lo s AJemltoe so. Com Me.II 42 S-.bvau....... Los Alamitos 1) 13 1s 10 50 Costa Mesa 13 s 10 n '2 lo• Alemitos -Flanagan 6, Riiey 19, Howe 4, Okimoto 5. DeGudll 5. Goya 3. Fonre 4, Boyd 3, McOaniel 1, Cazares O. JohnsonO. 3·pt goals -Flanagan 2, Goya 1 Fouled out -None. Tectlnicals -None. CMta Meu -Be. Vergara 5, Trujillo 9, Kelly 0, Br. Vergara 8, Brick 0, Cluff 12. Akansel 4, Ene•i 3, Bjelland 1, S.ndlez 0. 3 pt. goals -Cluff 4, Br. Vergara 2. Enesi t , Trujillo t, Be. Vergara 1. fouled out -Cluff. Ted'lnicals -None. p poM!bility became reality and Robinson is beginning to return the favor. Helfric:h's son, Matthew, is Robinson's starting point guard. Robinson gets to wort in the same gym where the Sailors upset Santa Margarita. 50-4 7, in February 1998 when the F.agles were ranked No. I in Orange C.Ounty and eventually won a OF state tide. Santa Margarita had defeated Newport by 40 in the team's prior meeting that seMC>n and led the Sailors by nine with 6vc minutes to play that night at Newport. But the Sailors would not be denied M RobiJ\llOn hit two three-pointers and knocked dawn two free throws in the fourth quarter. Hubba Kapko led 11stancia in ·n1e league MVP w<L'! James Pe· ni. a fuUhack and defen!>ive end MARK C. DUSTIN I OAJLY PILOI Costa Mesa's Venise Enesi (31 l attempts to get a shot off over Los Alamitos' KatNeen Fonte in the first quarter of Saturday night's game. Los Alamitos emerged victorious m the nonleague contest, 5042. He finished with nine points. "The gym was rocking." Robinson said The responsibility of being in charge of a team -Newpon 'o; freshman squad consists of 17 players -is a challenge Hobin son loolts forward to. ~All of the kid<> are looking to me• as their leader, so it is real exciLing." Robinson said. "I've tried to downplay it since day one. but I had a feeling we would he pretty good and we've done weU. • But with ahy profession. challenges also lie ahead "1here are still a lot of art>as to improve on ... La.Icing each game as its own game. knowing the opponent better and figuring 0111 the different combinations of players to use to play to lthe team's( strengths versus the opponent's weaknesses." Robinson said. 'Ole Sailors finished third in the F.'itanci<l tournament and fifth in the Santa Ana tOltntament. Robinson would ideally tilce to coach and teach. I le is using this -.ea.;on a' a trial run. ·1 have a higger passion for coaching." Robinson said. "lf I can pursue a pmfes.sion like teaching Lhat could rnmhine with coaching. I will look toward getting my credential." In the meantime, Robinson wilJ focus on the next practice or game. "I'm real excited." he said. "I don~ want Lhc season to end.~ EASY Continued from Bl •In 1he Nfl. more rnmmercials will be provided hy changing to a Canadian Football League feature. two downs and a punt, aJJowing for more interruption!> and more time to promote various !>oaps and spcdah. As for presencation, look for five in lJ1e booth with occasional stops to show a key play in a drive. This gives the quintet ample opportunity to yuk it up quite nicely without'thc need 10 show any live game action, with a quick review of each drive, folJowed by furd1cr analysis. Aho look for a new feature: a p~ychologist to present his or her viewpoints on how the players and coachc'> arc feeling and what they'rl' saying to thcmsclvc:. as play goes aJ9ng. And in)itead of a booth. 1hc ex pansion to a lounge will be coming, which will give the various announcers the ability to toss the ball around and experiment with a few plays. And. it will allow for continuing analysis on thl' vari ous celebration shots in the end zone, with mulliple cameras and angles. Also new to lhe set, a fonune teller, to predict which play will be next. assuming the analysts haven't already done ii. And. even if the anaJysts have "opined," the fonune teller can verify. ESPN will be the first to come up with an all -female team of announcers and anaJysLs, and ha.lftime will be limited 10 si.x minutes, again provi ding more commercial lime and promotions for ABC. Fox's major contribution will he more women prancing about on the :.idelincs, one at each comer of the field . They'll he calJed "Foxy's Angels.~ In college football: • It has been determined what is reaUy needed is another bowl game. Inspired by the collap)ic of Nurre Dame and Alabama. a new bowl, the Toilet Bowl, wilJ feature the two considered to be the biggest Jisappointments or Lhe season. After spots in the other bowl ~ames arc filled. teams will be determined by the RCS computer. The ~ite will be Seattle, home of the original skid row. 111 basketball: •Kobe walks. Fame and fonune outweigh the details. •No doubt, Dennis Rodman i~ Lhe mole. ... One thought about the BCS college football rankings: If USCs schedule was so crummy, how is it that I lawaii defeats Houston, California tops Virginia Tech. Washington State puts away Texas, Oregon State thumps New Mexico, and Oregon is a 31 ·JO loser to Minnesota in bowl games? UCLA? ,ecbclow. Oklahoma's scheduJe. cm the other hand, included bowl-game losers North Texas. Kansas. Texas. Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Missouri. rexa~ Tech is only winner on the Sooners' 2003 schedule. Fresno State doc!-11'1 count. since UCLA lost to everyone. I fey! See you next Sunday! •ROGER CARLSON is the former sports editor for the Daily Pilot. His column appears on Sundays. He can be readied by e-mail at rogeranddorothea@msn.com. 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Schilling and Denni,, giving new meaning 10 the '"triangle" offense. combint•tl for all h u1 two C..al Poly points A Gray three hall wrth :17 'l'l° onds left drew tht· vi!>i tors with· in 70-69, b111 frt•'>hman Mark I lill. who madt• hi' lir!>t !>L<trl, and senior Mall < >kmo, each hit a pair of foul sho1 s to lwlp I JCl earn a valuable rnnferencc tri- umph. '"We just beat a very good Learn and Vamie Dennis is an MVP candidate in our confer· enc.:e,.. Dougla)>.' !>3id. ···n1i!> is going to be a tough c.:nnlerencc -;eason. but you haw tu hold ~erve at ho mt'." UCI made 9 of its la:.L lO foul shots, after hi11ing just 16 of its flISt 26. to claim victory in its first game since a disappoiming Dec. 20 IO'>.'i at Sacramen to State. Sophomorl' pni111 1,•uard lelT Gloger, who Sal for eight min- utes of lhe second half. includ- ing an einemJed !>trt•td1 midway Lhrough the period, had live of his 17 pointi. in th<' fin al 4:0!'>. I le also added an aS5iM on the aforementioned athletic P·Jrada slam and finii.hcd with .i game· high five steal!.. Sophomort• f_'trard Mike EfC'v - berha. who playl'd JUSI eight minutes aflcr ha I ft ime. 'con·d 14 of hb 16 before i111c·rrni,si11n, while senior ~1anblav i'.1v.<1k. added 10 points and six n·- bounds. Okoro, rn111ing off the bench for the fi1,t timP in eiµht gan1es. finished with liv<' points and four boardi.. Hill's twu fret• 1hmw!> wilh 27 sc.'Conds lefl gaw llU a 72 11!J lead and Okoro ncm·d 1wo 1111m· from the line with I :1 til'k:-re maining to finali1c the ~curing. IJCI hil six of It!> fir,t Sl'Vl'll field -goal 1rics to datm a I :1-:t lead and used two Y·O runs, ·'' well as another H-0 hur!>t. to claim a 40·30 hJlltime t·dgc. llllt a I 11.tv tltrt·t'·poi nll't with U :5!"'1 ldt rapped a I 0-1 C ~11 Poly hl111 t It.rt gaw tilt" Mu'>tallg'> rlll'rr ""' IN1d, 'ill ·17 ZOTS It is not known how lung 1u111or Greg Ethington will be oul, llul UCI Coach Pat Douglass sa111 Eth1ny1on needs 10 mcc l w 11h at lcdsl one professor before he could 1etu111, a11c1 11 1s possible that won't uc1.ur lieforc school rP!.umes Frn:l.iy. Th e only olhC'r true po!>! ptdyer besides St'rnnr Adam Parada, Ethington averaged 5.2 po111ts and 2 4 ieliounds through nine ya111es Fmfily's win pusherl UCI to 32 9 in its last 41 gdmes dnc1tlcc1 by ftve or fowm points It was UCl's Above, UC Irvine's Starnslav Zuzak (1 2) puts up a shot over Cal Poly's Nick Enzweiler, left , and Varnie Dennis. Lett. UCl's Adam Parada. center. 1s forced to fight Dennis, left, and Enzweiler to hold onto a rebound in the first half of Saturday;s Big West Conference victory at Bren Events Center. l'llOH>5 HY SlfVl Mcl.kANK DAllV Pll UT fourth straight win m Big West openers ... Parada and Cal Poly center Vamie Dennis, the11 sdlools' career leaders in ltlo(;t(ed shots. had two and one. respectr11ely. Saturday Parac1a now has 124 and Dennis 125 as collegians. Bi& West Conference UC Irvine 74. Cal Poly 69 Cal Polv Entwo1le1 2. Sc:hill1ng 19, Dennis 13. G1ay 35, Jadson 0 3 pt goals Gray 5. Sc:h1tltng 3 t1outeri out Sch1lhny Tectin1cal!i Norie UC Irvine Zwak 10, Hill 5, Parada 17. Efovborlta 16. Glogor 17, Okoro 5, Camptloll 2. Baskouskas 1 3 pt goals Efcvbcrha 2, Hill t Fo11l11d oul None Tech111cals None We deliver. Take classes online, un television or in a classroom near you. Register now for Spring classes. BRIEFLY Ross finalis~ for player of the year USC senior women's volley- ball star April Ross, a product of Newport Harbor I ligh, is among four finalists for the prestigious Honda Award in volleyball The winner of the nationwide balloting will become a nomi· nee for the I londa-Broden ck Cup. awarded annually 10 the nation's culleKiate woman ath· lete of the year at the Collegiaw Woman Athlete of the Year ban- quet. scheduled June 14 i11 Or· lando. Fla. Ross. a 6-foot -I ouLSidl! hi1 ter. completed her succesi.ful career by leading USC to a i.t•c- ond·slraight national c.:hampi- onship on Ike.:. 20. After leading the lop-ranked Women of Troy In kills, scrvu:c aces and points per game, Huss wa!> a lirsHeam AVCA All-American. flrsHeam AU -Pac-IO select ton. and P-JC.:· 10 Player of the Year (the first USC player to ewr earn the honor). Kim Willo11ghhy (I lawaii), Kele Eveland (Ct'orgia 'lh :h) and Ogunna Nnamani !Sta n- ford) round ou1 tlw :.!OOJ-04 vol· leyball nominl'l''· utes with a 10-3 run to put away the Vaqueros (6-6). Freshman guard Jessica Otades tallied I 0 points to go with three steals for the Pirates (7 · 7). who opens Orange Em- pire Conference play against visiting Riverside Wednesday ;it 7:30 p.m. Honcont.,.ence Ofange Coast 56, Santa Barbara 42 S1nt1 Blrbart -Shahvaran 16, Wingard 6. Douville 2, Joyce 6. Agin 6. Unsinn 0, Stengel 6. Hayward O. Durian 0. 3 pt goals -Joyce 1 Fouled out -None. Teohrllcals -Nono Or1nge Coast -Naff 7. Camilo 16, Shaw 2, Chades 10. Arganda O. Viloria 5, Stepanski 8, Van Buren 8, Hauotor 0. 3·pt. goats -Naff 2, Vitoria I, Chades l. Fouled out -Nona. Technicals -Nona Halft ime -OCC, 29 24 CdM takes fifth place • 111\SKETBALL: The Corona del Mar I ligh girls ha!>kcthall team used good warn defense 10 overcome a four poi11t, lirst - quartcr deficit and roll 10 a 5R-Lions win sixth straight J 2 victory uver llaneho Alami- • 111\SKETBALL: Freshman tos in the fifth -plan• gaml' in , Kelly Schmidt 'cored a game-the Cavalier CJasMC.: Saturday at high 22 p11i11ti. to lead the Van: Santiago I ligh. guard llnivt•rsity women's Sophomorl' Mt•gan Benbow __ Jwsketlwll lc•anL J.O. i&s sixth -P:&!'•·tl CdM's balann:d sc.:uring ~traight w111. a 77-li:J Golden attack with 12 point~. while State A1hl\'I\\ C"1111fNcnce vie· Mlpho more Kri!.tina Wayte and 111ry over vi'>lt ing l·n·!>no Pacific 'l'lliur Colleen Marki. t'al·h had Saturday. "l'Vl'll. Sc.:hmitlt, wh11 grabbed a All wurnamenl 'l'l<'cllon game-high n111t• rehuunds, was K:1t l' I h!el.chcn addl·d ~ix one of four I.io ns whu scored points for the Sea King~ (4-7), in douhlc fi glrre-.. l.i!.a Faulkner who open Pucific: C:oa!>l l.l'ague tontributcd 1:1 po ints, while play fhursday al L:igu na La cey Mills and Lindsay lkach. Mc.:O ellan addl'd 10 poin1 ... each for tht• l.ionl. (I 0-1, 2 · t in cnnfcrencc). ranked No. 3 in the NAIA. Fresno l'acifk (fl-5. 2· I ), ranked No. 25, was let.I by Sheila Kamp!>, who scored lfi poin1s. Vangl1ard re1urnl> to ac.:tion Tu esday a l 5::!0 p.m., playing al The Ma!>ll'r's Collt.'gl'. which i!> ranked No. 4. Golden Sute Atttt1tlc Conference Vanguard 77, Fresno Pac.iflc 63 Fresno Pacific-Clark 15. Fa51 10. Kamps 16. G11tesp10 4, Burnen 14, McAm•s 2. M ontova 2 3 pt. goals -Burnen 4. Clark 1 Fouled out -Gillespie. Technicals -None V1 ngu1rd -Josefsson 8, Mills 10, Burns 5, Faulknur 13, Schrrndl 22. McClellan 10, Bosso 7, Oittenbir 2 3-pt. goals Faulkner 3, Mills 2, Josefsson 2. Fouled our -None Technicals Nono Halh1me VU. 34 25 Carri I lo Ii fts Pi rates • BASKETHAU.: Sophornon· forward Alisa Carrillo scored I f'i points to lead the Orangl' Coast Colll'gt• wornen"s basket ball learn w a 56·42 nonc.:on· ference victory over vi~i1ing Santa Barbara Saturday. Carrillo c.:1111verted n of~ frel' lhrows as the Hues finished 12 of 16 from the line. OCC led. 29·24. at hall'lime and opened tht• finaJ 20 m in Cavalier CIH51C flftfl·pl•c• &•me Corona del Mu 58, Rancho Alam itos 32 Score by Ouerters Rancho 10 1 ~ 10 CdM b 10 a 21 Rancho -Corne10 t, Al mar c11 2. Hanna 4. Whitney 21. Gautier 4 3 pt goals -None Fouled out -None Technicals -None. CdM Snell l , Benbow 12, Stern 2, Hueschen 6, Long 0, W<Jyto 7, Marks 7, Wadhws O. Schulte d. Ouemberger 6, Kawata 5. Skalla 6 3 pt. goals -Kawata l Fouled out None Tochrttcals None UCI wi ns.three titl es •SWIMMING: UC Irvine wun the men's and women's ti- tles at the lJC Irvine/Country Inns & Suites Invitationals in· rlividual d istance m eet. ant.I lhc Anteater m en\ :.wim team won the sprints meet title at the Anteater Aquatici. Complex Saturday. In the worncn"s dislance meet, tlw Anteaters won two of 1 he four events. Sophomore l.Jra Bjargardottir won the 41JO individual medley (1::l7.74). St.'n iur Semah l'.avareh won the 1,650 freestyle ( 17: IH.ll I). In the m.en'!> t.listam:e meet, lJCI ~cniur Kareem Adnan won t 111' 1,650 free ( 16:4 I. 11 ). Fresh- 111.111 Brian Rucha 11a11 won I he !iOIJ lrt'C' (4:57). San Diego State edged UCI for Lhe women's sprint title with 398 points. UCI finished with 384 for second. UCI freshman Ashley DePaul won 1he :wo IM (2:08.25) and the I 00 butterfly {57 .21 l. Junior Kim Do won the 100 back- stroke (56.84). The Anteater m en's team dominated the sprints mee1 wi1h wins in nine of the 10 events. Senior Phil Garcia won the WO free (I :46.28), the 50 free (2 I .J2) a nd the I 00 free (47.4:1). Junior Bomb Pattana- i.inth won the 200 IM (2:02. I HJ and the 100 ny (53.81 ). Junior Gonny Shimura wo n the IOO back !5:1.91i). Fn:~hman Daniel Simonsen wun 1hc I 00 breaststroke (58.421. Sl•nior Brian Kim won 1hc i!OO brt>ast (2:08.17). Fresh man Mtke Cohee wo n the 200 hack (2·00.t!H). VU winless in GSAC • HASKlffBALL: The Van guard UniV{'ri.ity men's basket- ball 1c11m remained winle-;s in the <;olden SI ale Athletic Con- ferctu·e. Jo~ing. 67·56. lu vi!>il- ing l·re!.no Pacific Saturcfay. l'lw Sunhirds (9·4, ] 0 in confcrenn·J l>hot 7 o f I I half 10 grab a :14 ·20 lt·aJ at the bn•ak. Kevin Dalafu canw off the lw 11rl1 111 lead tlw I.ion' ((i-7. 11.:11 with 111 ro1111' on 6-of-7 'hooting from hl·yw1d tlw arr. l'he I.i on' !>hot :11.11% in 1he first half (7 fo r 22) a11d fi11ishl·d :17% for the· game (20 for 541. Golden St.ate Athletic Confer1nce Ne9no Pacific 67. V1nguard 56 Fresno P.clflc -Sligh 7. Norcross 0. Huggins 13. Barnen 13. Jones 10, Jennings tO, Mc1hrish 9. Caroll 5 3 pl. goals Huggins 3, Barnell 3. Jennings 2. M ahrish 2. Vanguard Wo1mety 10, Seok1ns 2, Bumctto 7, P1e1son 7. Kim 6. D11tulu 18, Watson 2, Enns 2 3 pt goals -Dalafu 6, Kim I Halh1nu; Fresno Pac1r.c. 34 20 UCI goes cold late •BASKETBALL: The IJC Ir· vine women'!> basketball team led by three with 2:4~1 lcll. hut did not !>C:Orl· the rest of the way and lo'>I. 60-56, to hoo;I Cal Poly San l.U•l> Obispo in the lli~ WeM Conference opener for holh 1eaml> Saturday. Courtney Ferguson. w ho drained 4·of-B threc-poinlt'r'>, scor<'d a season -high 17 points. which was thl' ~ame hi~h for lJCI (I -El. 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After dnwina three roueds ol tnnnpi. dtcliwr led a low ch1b, Ind Ea5t wiidy followed low -rbing wilh the ICC would have <X>nrcdcd the CODU11Ct to dccllll'Cr. South cro.wd to I.he table with I diamood 10 lhc quceo and led the king of clu~. covered with the ace and nrffcd Normally. you should elect 10 play m a 4-4 tru~ fit -it is the mos& flexible. But when yoo arc consider· i n.g 11 slam 1111d have oaly one loller outsidr of trum~. select the men solid ~uit u trumprt Con.~idcr this deal. Since declattr was an. entry !lhor1 10 ~ Ind ctih the loog club. he uicd to 1n1p Eu in an endplay by cashing the ace of •p;o<it..'. intending to Cllit with a ~ ((l East\ king, forcing a minor-suit return. Clever. but ~ saw it comillj Wld scuuled that plan by 1lenly jt'lli50111ng Ille ki.og undr.r the !lee -down OOc! Declarer oouJd hllve made tbe hand by drawin~ exllCll y rwo rtiun.ds or trumps. 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